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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08

K1RKMAN William. thirty-four years old. No.
Johns Hospital Hunters Point. where ne
was taken Thursday
MAGLOwsKY. ---. elk months old. No. 24o
Front street. BROOKLYN; died 81 home
NEWARK, Rosie eighteen months old, No. 20
Lewis street
O'sHEA. Margaret. forty-tour years Old. No.
3O6 East 2sth greet.
Wyckoff avenue. Brooklyn. died al home
SCHALECK, Mrs. Hedwig sixty-three years old,
No 15S Seventh avenue.
SHANNON. James sixty-nine years Old No 20
Degraw street. BROOKLYN. died a. home.
SLOAN. Annie, sixty-four years old No 325
West 18TH street.
cMITH. Antonio. twenty-six years old. Nc. lll2
Fulton street, Brooklyn.
SMITH. Patrick thrty-egnt years Ole. No. 226
East SD street.
TRACY. JOHN. sixtv-two years old. No s37
Knickerbocker avenue. Brooklyn, overcome
IN the Brooklyn Rapid Transit station,
Ridgewood. died in the German Hospital.
WALTERS. Mrs Ernest, Hftv-ive years old,
no. $50 Hooper street, BROOKLYN.
WICZERTZ, Martin, Kane Lane Whitestone,
died IN Flushing Hospital, where he was
taken on Tuesday.
WRIGHT Lawrence ffty wears old No. IS
st. Felix street. Brooklyn, stricken AT No
119 Liberty street.
Underlined man found dead from heat az Jack
son aygnue and 5th street. Woodside, Queens
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
BROADWAY YIELDS TO HEAT
Casino, Winter Garden and Folies
Bergere Close To- night.

The an-star revive, OF Gilbert g. Sulli-
vans "F1nafore. now running at the
Casino Theatre, Will be discontinued with
the performance tonight. and will reopen
early in August. The members Of the cast,
including De Wolf Hopper, Miss Alma
Francis and Miss Ida Adams. combined in
perroning for a rest. and this was grant
ed. The same cast will appear when the
play starts again in August
The management Of the Winter Garden
has decided 70 close tonight, on account
OF the hot wave, but will reopen the house
early in August The Russian Ballet, with
Gertrude Hoffman,. now az the Winter
Garden, will be the attraction al that time
The Folies Bercere will close tonight, 70
resume early N August The management
believes that the present warm weather is
TOO much for the comfort Of both audience
and performers and has decided 20 give
the members OF the company brief vaca-
ton. Il Is planned 70 reopen on July 81.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
TWO KILLED IN STORM
Motor Boats Wrecked-Steamer
Blown Ashore at Wheeling.

Wheeling. W Va July Two deaths
the Wreckng of five motorboats on the
ohio River and a narrow escape from de-
struction OF the Pittsburg- Cincinnati packet
queen City were caused by a severe storm
that broke over this city early this even
ing. Terrific wind was accompanied by
almost A cloudburst
The Queen City. under the suspension
bridge, was torn from her mornings and
blown ashore, where she crashed into and
destroyed Eve gasolene launches anchored
al the Ohio Valley Yacht clubs landing
The big steamboat was not damaged
On the Ohio side Of the river. near Bridge
port Frederick Young, a mill worker. was
feeding his pigs. when a small run over
flowed almost in an instant and carried
Young and his pigs in violent torrent
down the hillside into Bridgeport. where
they lodged under stone culvert. Young
was dead when his body was found, but the
pigs we're alive.
Dorothy Maxwell. thirteen years old
while bathing was blown out in midstr-am
by the wind and drowned before help could
reach her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
HEAT DELAYS ARTILLERY
First Battalion, Marching to Peekskill
Camp. Moves Slowly.

The Isl Battalion, Field Artillery y. g.
y Y. composed OF the lst and I'd Bat
teries. Of Manhattan. and the Sd Battery,
Of Brooklyn, which left New York yester-
DAY morning. passed through White Plains
al $40 o'clock in the afternoon en- route
10 the state camp al PeeksAiN. The bat
talon, which is under the command OF
Major David Wilson. was several hours
behind schedule time, as the march had
been slow, in order " save both men and
horses. As II was, one Of the horses died
from heat
The men stood the heat well and there
were no patients in the amhulances when
ire battalion reached White Plains. The
battalion started Its march at l72d street
and ConcoUrse, The Bronx. at 5 o'clock
Yesterday morning The art!lerymen
canned last night at Armonk
Tie men viii camp al the lst Bauery
farm n salem Centre tonight ana pro-
ceed 10 camp Sunday morning, arriving
aUolt noon There will be military ~
neral al Salem Centre to-day, when RANK
collins. a trumpeter ot the "a battery,
VINO dieo m THIS city Thursday, VIII De
buried in the burial plot owned Dy the
arf{IlerNuqcu.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
HEAT KILLS TWENTY-0NE
Philadelphia Has SO Fatalities
Due TO Hot Wave.

Philadelphia July 7--Twenty-one sddi-
tonal victims were claimed by the heat
here to-day, bringing the total number OF
deaths during the present hot spell to
eighty-ntne A fourteen-rnile breeze brought
some relief this afternoon, the temperature
dropping from 80 degrees IT ? O clock 70 r
az clock tonight.
Tonight the temperature is lower than
az any time during the last four days
Storms occurred n several parts OF the
state tonight a cloudburst swept away
two hundred feet Of the track Of The Penn
sylvania Railroad between Shocks Mills
and Collins
A 25-degree drop IN the temperature &C
CURED in Columbia. where trees, poles and
wires were thrown 70 the ground BY the
fCIce OF the storm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
EXTRACTION DELAYED
Dix Gives Second Hearing on
Curphey- Kirkbride Case.
lBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune J

Albany, July 7-Governor Dix. n Is eye
pected, will give out his decision to-nor-
row in the case Of Alfred George Cnirphey
and Captain T. ". Kirkbride. for whom a
requisition has been made By Governor
Tener Of Pennsylvania on an Indictment
growing out Of the divorce proceedings
brought by Andrew D. Mellon. OF Pitts
burg Curphey and Kirkbride came from
England to testify for Mrs. Mellon. They
were indicted for contempt for Leaving
Pittsburg for New York after being sub
penaed by Mr.. Mellon 10 appear before a
notary TO give testimony before the divorces
trial
The Governor to-day gave a hearing on
a supplemental application. making a new
charge OF conspiracy against the two men.
This application was made since a hearing
given two weeks ago BY the Governor in
eYtradition proceedings
Ex-Judge Alton B. Parker. who argued
against the application. contended that It
was an attempt 70 amend the Indictment,
which, he said, could only be changed BY
the grand Jury. He held that the indict-
nent did not charge conspiracy. and that
the change could not therefore be consid-
davit by Curry SCHNEIDER. who is en-
ployed in the divorce proceedings Schin-
eller alleges that the men conspired 70
leave the state. Among other things he
swore that ne saw the two men being
driven 70 the railroad station in an auto
mobile owned by Mrs Mellon.
John Z. LINDSAY, Of New York. pho an
peared for District ATTORNEY Blakely. ot
Ptttsburg said that the second applica-
ton vas based on new charge. ara
that both applications should be considered
together. He commended that II had been
shown concIusively that the men wanted
committed a crime and that there vas
absolute proof BY their own confessions
that they conspir-d 70 leave Pennsylvania
FOR New York
There never was a more denant ard
fragrant attempt 70 trea- the courts vi'r
contempt" he declared in closing
James Gay Gordon. Of Philadelphia, ar
peared with Judge Parker for the accused
men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
MRS. JENKINS BEFORE JURY
Federal Investigation of Alleged
Jewel Smuggling Begins.

An Investigation into the alleged snug
Cling Of Jewels ard gowns valued at $50
90 said to have belonged 70 Mrs. Helen
Dwelle Jenkins. was begun yesterday oy
the federal grand jury. Mrs. jenkins and
several other witnesses we're examined be-
tore the Jury b. Carl z. Whitney. assist
ant federal attorney.
II is understood that Mrs. jenkins re-
heated the story Of her return from Eur pc
in June 1903. with Nathan Allen, swealthy
leather manufacturer q Kenosha. WIS.
and John r. Collins. OF Memphis. when.
she said TIE Jewels and Anery which Allen
had given her abroad were brought in free
OF duty.
The appearance OF Mrs. jenkins al the
Federal Building was closely guarded. Gov
eminent agents, II was said, kept her in
der surveillance on the way from her apart
ments. In the Wellsmore. Broadway and
nth street. and saw that she arrived safe
-rfr er festifying She had
received anonymous letters threatening 20
o., n.r personal INJURY L. sne .tte.... ia 10
10 before the grand Jury. ~ was said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
WIcKEPsHAM INVESTIGATING
ATTORNEY General Looking Into Hudson
River Improvement Question.

Albany, July The question as 70 the
right Of the present Democratic state Canal
Board 70 rescind the action OF the FORMER
Republican Canal Board in ordering the ter
r,ination OF leases 70 certain waterpover
users AZ tae state dam a. Troy, and its
bearing on the appropriations made by
Congress Tor improvements in the Hudson
River is being looked into by Attorney
General Vickershan, according 70 a letter
received By Governor Dix from Secretary
Stlnson % the War Department
The Governor sa!1 he was anxious 70
have the federal government continue the
work Of improving the Hudson even
though the controversy over the Troy dam
dispu-a was not settled this year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
NEW ENGLAND DEATH TOTAL 2O7
Seventeen Reported at Boston, Al
tbougb Heat Wave Had Disappeared

Boston. July Although IL was eooi ana
comfortable. with the official Weather bu-
reau thermometer registering only 20 &c
rrees vet deaths and prostrations result
ing from exhaustion during the last nFe
davs Of heat afiictio1 continued To-Day
about greater Boston. III. -
Figures from various towns ana chies N
New England indicate mat the deaths Vi
207 persons were due wholly OF ~ pa. 70
the oppressive heat In addition, hi's 49,
persous most Of whom were seehlhs ~, ~
IRON the neat. were drowned IN Ne" nns
land waters. Although to-day was
parativeiy cool seventeen deaths "e''
ported in this city. ,,, Ros,o,
The ice and milk supply Apoa orons %
continued TO be short to-day Du' ,r1n,o,,st
the market gardeners were nut"
by he shOWerA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
COURTHOUSE BILL RECALLED
To Be Amended in Accordance
with Gaynor' Suggestions.
nv Talegraph 10 The tribune.


Albany. July The Senate and Assem-
blv to-day adopted concurrent resolutions
recalling from Mayor Gaynor the Stilwell
New York County Court House bill The
measure IS 20 be amended so as 70 give
the Board Of Estimate and Apporuonment
An additional SIX months in which 70 Sc
lect suitable site for the courthouse ana
II il fail in that time the Courthouse COM
mission may select any site II sees NJ
The cin "a it was passed by the present
legislature provides that unless the court
board and the Board Of Estimate and APP
porrionment shall agree on a site WITHIN
four months the site in City Hall PARK
sbsu be selected and used. The amend
ment was suggested by Mayer Gaynor.
Both houses held the usual FRIDAY per,
flnctorv sessions today ana ao!o lie'i
until Nondav AZ $50 ?. m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
HEAT AFFECTS THE CABINET
So President Orders Session Held il
His Ice Cooled Office.

Washington, July When the Cabinet
members came struggling into the Executive
Offices to-day they found the temperature Of
the Cabinet room, in spite OF all that anxious
doorksepers and electric fans could do 10
keen II down, we'll Up in the aos. They sst
IN uncomfortable leather chairs. perspiring
freely and making more or less vehement
remarks about the weather When the
President entered he found so much heat
that he Immediately issued an executive
order that the session De held in his pri-
vatA Office. This once is cooled by breezes
from a ton Of ice stored beneath II. The
ref-igerating apparatus keeps the mercury
down around the 90 mark, and makes Il
easier for the President than for Congress
TO contemplate the probable date of sd-
iourrnent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
FIGHTER ASKS DIX FOR LOB
FIX Festherweight Champion
Wants To Be Commissioner.

Albany. July Jack" Sicily. OF yong
ers. former featherweight champion OF me
world. and for many years well known
boxing promoter, was introduced TO Gov
amor Dix today BY Assemblyman Harry
uaires OF Westminster County. Mr..
Sicily announced 70 the Governor that ~
was a candidate for member 81 me S's ''7
Boxing Commission. provided tor n 4 OlI'
introduced by Senator Frawley
Although passed ~ both houses me OIL.
is not yet before the Governor, technlcsi
change having had 70 be made IN l. Inc
Governor told the former prtzehghter thar
"a would seriously consider him IN case ne
approved Of the measure
Mr.. Sicily said that the Governor did
rot indicate in any way whether NJ "oulo
sign rhe bill or not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
NINE DEATHS IN BALTIMORE
Maximum Temperature Of 92-Storm
Reduces Heat.

Baltimore, July 7-Baltirnore was a.
forded some relief from the heat today
pv q cooling breeze that preceded rain
shortly before 2 N The maximum, Off
cial temperature was 90 degrees, and dur
ing the rain The mercury dropped from g
70 70
Nine deaths from the heat and a num-
Der OF prostrations we're reported to-day
The heat has caused thir-v- I've deaths
since last SATURDAY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
DIES AFTER WRITING TELEGRAM.

Danbury Conn, July 7-Samuel L. Well.
man, OF Omaha. journeying in com
pany with his daughter from Pittsheld.
Mass. TO New York. dropped dead from
heart disease IN the station OF the New
York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Just after writing a telegram 10 Jay G.
Deuel. No. To- Warren street. New York,
asking him 70 meet the train az New York.
as ne did not feel well Mr. Wcllman had
left his daughter on the train when he
stepped of 10 write the message and she
was not Informed OF his death until the
train had reached Branchvine She con
tinued her Journey 20 New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
TELEPHONE MERGER CERTIFIED.

Albany. July Tho New York Telephone
Company to-day certified to the secretary
OF State that IL had absorbed the Bell Tele-
phone Company. of Buffalo. The certificate
is signed by Frank H. Bethel wee presi-
dent OF the New York Telephone Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
PRESCRIPTIONS FOR ICE
Springfield, Ohio, Has a Famine and
Dealers Refuse TO Make Deliveries.

Springfield Ohio, July The ice famine
here IS serious. Dealers are refusing 10
deliver 70 customers, hoping that b. so
doing they viii have a large enough supply
on hand ~ Saturday 70 deliver for Sun
day use To-day butchers alone could Sc
cure the frozen luxury although other peo-
pie could obtain small pieces on doctors
PRESCRIPTIONS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08

J. L. Scott State Superintendent Of Pris-
ons. had called competitive exanina don
for head OF Mstteawan. following an in
vesrigation OF the institution by his chief
clerk. Charles F. Baker II was rumored
then that DR.. Lamb would get out.
DR. Lamb has long advocated parole
system for Matteawan. In his last report
70 the State Superintendent OF Prisons he
called attention TO the overcrowded condi-
ton OF Matteawan and admitted that ideal
attendants were hard 70 get
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
SEVEN DEATHS IN PlrTseURe.

Pittsburg July Relief from the ex-
cezsiye heat Of q week came 10 Plttsburg
TO-DAY and al 10 ?. n. the temperature
was o. Seven deaths and three prostra-
tons were reported. In the surrounding
territory there were electric storms and
heavy downpours Of rain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
TWO HEAT DEATHS IN CLEVELAND

Cleveland. July Although Cleveland
enjoyed ideal summer weather to-day. the
deaths Of TWO men this afternoon were at
tributed directly 10 the heat The maxi
mum temperature FOR the day vas II de
gree.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
CHICAGO HAD Is DEATHS
Permits for Burial Of Il Babies-An.
other Heat Wave Predicted.

Chicago, July "A return OF the heat
which has already claimed some 200 victims
in Chicago, is predicted tonight by the
local weather forecasrer Although the
merctry did not rise above 80 degrees TO-
day twenty-five deaths were reported az
q result Of the heat The number OF burial
permits issued for babies was forty-touri
the largest number vet recorded IN 2 day
IN Chicago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
GOOD ROADS FOR RENSSELAER,.

Albany. July 7.-Governor Dix TO-DAY
signed the bill Of Senator Allen appro-
grating $4,000 for good roads construction
IN Rensselaer, County.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
NINE STOKES LETTERS
ARE STILL MISSING
Only Half of Those Written to
Miss Graham Have Been
Produced in Court.
HOTEL DETECTIVES STORY
Testifies That He Thought He
Was Furthering the Ends Of
Justice by Having En-
ployer Censor Them.

James Cumming, house detective OF the
Ansonia, related under oath yesterday the
part he played in that absorbing little
drama entitled The Mystery Of the Miss
ing Letters" The play had a small cast
at the start. with ". E D. Stokes. letter
writer snd hotel proprietor. among the
stars But as the intricacies Of the plot
are revealed. as II gradually approaches
it's unknown denouement. Central Office
lieutenants. lawyers. assistant district at
torneys and others appear before the foot
lights. adding much 70 the effectiveness OF
the production.
II is true that Mr.. Cumming faltered in
his lines badly from time to time. but IN
der the prompting OF Robert NJ Moore
counsel for Miss Graham and Miss Conrad,
he got through.
The witness said that he, with 4. n.
Gleason. OF counsel for the Hotel An
sonia. and Lieutenants Walsh. Sullivan
and Mccormick. Of tn, Central ONCE, went
70 the girls apartment in search Of evil
dence. that in the sitting room, which is
small even for the sitting room of a typi-
cal New York fat, he found the bundle OF
stokess letters and showed them 10 Mr.
Gleason. that Gleason said: Slip them in
YOUR pocket We will carry them 70 the
District Attorney later: that he did go
and that. 10 the best Of his knowledge. none
Of the detectives employed and paid by the
CITY saw him find or secrete the letters.
Mr.. Cumming told the court that al
though he was aware of the fact that three
officers Vi the department Of Justice We're
present. me thought he was furthering the
ends Of Justice by secreting the letters
and not turning them over 20 the citv's de-
tectives He said he wanted Mr. Stokes ''to
have an opportunity TO censor them and
thought that that, too, was furthering the
ends Of Justice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
This Big Day Is the
Only Summer Vacation

these wornout women and their
babies get
After the fierce heat the relief Is
especially urgent We need your
help TO meet the emergency.
Hundreds OF families are applying
daily.
1t costs only p cents to send and
entertain each mother or child for
a day.
Ten dollars will make a family
your guest at Sea Breeze for
week.
How many persons will yov give
vacations this year.
Send contribution TO R. s MIN
TURN, Treas. Room 2l2, los East I'D
ST, y. Y. Association for Improving
the Condition OF the Poor.
R. FULTON CUTTING. President.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
BAD DREAMS FOR THE SMOKERS.

America applied
of
regulations smoking pub
lie NJ places"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
US OFFICIAL TEMPERATURE,

Highest temperature for yesterday, a.. a
,oon. lowest. 20 ar II D. N.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-08
10000
Mothers and Babies
in the
Tenement Districts

will be entertained ar Sea Breeze
for at least one dav this summer.
The evening world., 1911-12-11

To-day the mark was III miles and four
ispe. The old mark. established by the
late George Leander and Floyd krebs
In 1902. was 141 miles and two laps.
Shortly before 11.3 Lorenz bandaged
but apparently feeling nj was back on
the track to relieve SAldow. He got a
great ovation from the crowd. with
whom he 10 very popular. At this time
the riders were still several miles be-
hind the record.
After the two sensational morning
sprints the riders settled down to a Jog.
They maintained a three minute clip M
turned a deaf ear to the galleries de-
mand for another stealing attempt. The
riders apparently thought that two
heart-brcaklng spurts so early in the
long grind ought TO hold" the crowd
for a spell. The puncture trouble that
held the riders behind the records dur
Ing the morning after they had set q
new six-hour mark seemed to have been
overcome this afternoon. u the riders
still remained two or three miles below
records.
Although there was little going on on
the track to create excitement early this
afternoon the big crowd OF regulars en-
joyed itself hugely by keeping up a rum
ming fire Of comment on various topics.
And the throng didn't get sore either
when shortly after noon the Pinkertons
drove all hands out of the arena boxes
and seats up into the galleries.
The evening world., 1911-12-11
WOULD CANCEL LICENSE OF
KID M'C0Y'S OLD PLACE.
New Certificate Obtained by Sub
terfuge, Says State Excise
Commissioner In Suit.

State Excise COMMISSIONS William A..
Farley this afternoon began a suit IN
the Supreme Court to restrain he sale
81 liquors In the saloon formerly owned
and managed by Kid Mccoy. at Thirty
eighth street and Broadway, In the old
Hotel Normandie Building. Attorney
william A. Sweetser asked Justice Ford
for an injunction. Decision was re-
served.
The Excise Commissioner complains
that the license under which the saloon
Is operated was given to John Whaien
for No. 100 West Thirty-eighth street.
and that the old license under which
the saloon was III was given as NOS
1886 Broadway. .
Also, that the license to sell liquor nj
Nos. 1886 Broadway was revoked. April
last. on the grounds that It was dis
orderly. Mrs. Elise Ruehl was named
on the certificate as operating the
saloon.
No. i2o West Thirty-eiehth street. the
complaint says. Is an entrance round the
| corner from Nos. l3s4-6 Broadway. for
the same saloon.