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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

trial drop, "a single hcmrcu rope IS sub
sututed ana the steel ones are detached.
BY means Of the single line IN" elevator
is drawn up to the top of the shaft ana
Mr.. Ellithorpc enters the car, armed with
a rod, on the end Of which is fastened a
sharp blade. Everything being clear be-
low, he deliberately proceeds To cut the
supporting rope, Just fancy how you
would feel If YOU were in that car and
heard strand after strand Of the hbres
snap and knew that just so many threads
remained to hold YOU aloft ana away from
the yawninE hole some hundred feet below
YOU. There Is sudden final rip as TN"
last of the GJrcs are torn apart and jh"n
the car drops swiftly and silently toward
seemingly certain destruction There is a
rush OF passing air and a slight ringing
In the ears. # the mouth be cl 'sod. TIE
demonstration finds his heels or ,hc No"E
ard seems TO be- touching il but lightly
with only the balls of his frct-as Dr. the
car had got a bit Of start OF him 100 ths
race downward. These are only the fec
ing Impressions of Il moment. and th,r
the heels settle easily upon the iioor o..
ears cease TO ring, and. with ao'rn' '.
speed. the car is checked easily but surely
in the very last stage of tine dr.r,r'
battling at the bottom Of the 81 an g.
gently that water is unspillsd from
trimming goblet.
This probably souuds Ike fiction. and
thu man firm Nj souri, need not a"ol)-
gize because he Is rightly one Of q
numerous class. Like most men who q"
big things. Mr. Elllthorpc has that c'ar-
acterlstically quiet manner OF IFS fellows.
and II IS not easy TO get from him
voluntary recital with any mo1sur" of
local color or thrills i'm it ne simply
tells YOU that his primary object is to
save life. and in doing that il is part oi
his days work to prove that ris a'-
paratus is equal 10 the maxim M demand
which may be made upon b ai amy ir-
slant Of service. Hc has never cNptG
cnccd much difficulty IN obtaining r"-
cruits for a demonstration after the face
but IT has been a fairly hopeless task 20
get uninitiatcd persons To 20 down with
him I'm The first drop. OF course. there
were always many VINO We're seemingly
ready 10 accept his invitation hut some
how they did not turn up gt the ugat
time and Mr. Ellithorpr has regretted
more than once rot having compiled
book Of the excuses offered. These 'N-
plantations would sDrv, 10 SHOW hos
trlling are tie diHcutics which not In
Frequently halt tho boast uI brave. IT,.
whole performance undoubtedly does
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

through bodily and 80 tearing ou to the
ground floor As thc outcome showed.
there was absolutely mo- p,rcrptiblc SHOCK
m bringing tho falling car to a stand
t.U. and the spectators were FAR more
relieved than they cared to admit The
approaching tryout of the appardtrs as
now developed to meet the Tar moro eN-
ACTING demand Of the towering Wool
worth Building has undoubtedly rs meas
urc Of uncertainty, but this does not dr-
u,ar 20 disturb Mr. ElNthUrro iu the l.as.
somehow. 10 the casual larman The whole
performance appears To be- much aka To-
climbing out upon a limb oycrhangDS "a
pr,cric. and then " cc.-iuE TO sT"
that limb through between YOU and ;h"
parent tree.
When You were "A boy, and during your
school days. You know how much pleas
IRE you got out OF "a poI2un IA h.orcd
from bit at wooden tubing or piece
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

stallation which is to be tested here by
a seven-hundred-f foot fall.
For distance of about one-ifth OF the
total length Of the elevator shaft-let us
say l2J feet-this travelway IS Enclosed
from the basement upward by "A metallic
casing strong enough to withstand the
bursting force Of "A column OF air COM
pressed by the downward plunge Of six
tons moving at speed of nearly LOO feet
a minute. This steel tube or shaft is the
envelope of the air cuShion-the word
cushion I'm this case does not describe
the baglike affairs with which most Of us
associate the term. This cushion has
sealed sides and bottom. but with It's top
open. There is no escape for the air
from this cushion when the elevator
enters 1t, except upward past the sides OF
the descending car. and the internal con-
tour of che shaft Is nurnosely formed so
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

bristle with the quintessencc OF danger
and daring, and even Mr.. Ellithorpe's as
surance is not enough to disspate pre-
liminary doubt
When the air cushions were tested in
the Philadelphia Public Buildings some
years ago, making the present record
drop Of 81 feet. the test car had a sheer
fall from d point just below the statue
of William Penn to within something like
hundred feet of the ground. 1t TACT, the
elevator shaft came to a halt on the door
above what is known as the Mayors
conversation gallery and right over =
magnificent chandelier which mad cost
the citizens of the City OF Brotherly Love
a tidy sum of thousands. The authorities
in charge Of the building felt reasonably
certain that the chandelier would be
Jared to pieces II the dropping car dld
not-whch to them seemed likeiv-break
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

~ bamboo into which YOU fitted, on
stick, a plunger or piston wrapped with
cotton TO make IL tight The other end
you closed with cork conveniently held
within recoverable bounds by a length OF
string which gave that missile sufficient
range to reach some nearby but unsus
Eecting person. You can recall mat as
you pushed the plunger in to compress
the air more and more resistance was Of
fered until finally the movement was al
most halted just before the cork flew out
violently from the other end with loud
pop Now. Mr.. ElIlthorpe's lifesaving de-
vice is a mechanically perfected applica-
ton OF that boyhood popgun. but the
tube is open only at one end, and the
falling car becomes the piston or plunger
entering this tube. But while this broad
ly is the idea OF what is termed an air
cushion" still there are number ~ re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
IMAGINATION NEEDED MASSAGE

w. ID. Howells, at a luncheon al r.
terry Point. said OF a certain popu'@'
novelist: IN
"rbere is about as much poetry y"
him as there is i'm McMasters. -.
"McMasters. YOU know, was "" ',''a.
with a beautiful girl in a wild Ne" i."'
land wood. AZ,
what is your favorite flower
AIcMasters?' the girl asked softly
"AIcMasters thouSSt moment
cleared his throat and answered.
"'Wen. | believe l like the ""'''
wheat best
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
POPULAR MISCONCEPTIONS.

II is popularity believed that in a drop
Of a few hundred feet, or even less, the
breath is forced out of the lungs, and 1t
IS often declared that the victim OF
fall luckily is unconscious before he hits
the ground-being smothered into insen-
sibility. II this were the case. parachute
performers would give probably only one
exhibition N a lifetime and then their
friends would be principally concerned
with disposing Of their remains and rails
ing monuments TO their memories. The
lungs have a way Of doing their duty
involuntarily, and there is no reason To
suppose that persons falling from con
siderable heights exhaust their lungs In
a gasp Of terrified surprise any more
than other people who are suddenly over
whclmed by some accident. The time
of dropping is so brief that it probably
is well within the normal interval OF
time between inspirations. The parachu-
fist veriies these facts every time he
makes a drop. Not irfrcquently exhibit
crs of this sort fall several hundred feet
before their parachutes spread and the
air. thus attacked. checks their further
rapid descent Long before the performer
reaches the earth he is settling so grad
ually that the hazard Of shock or con-
cussion is practically nil This shows US
that it is not necessary TO check plung-
ing elevator quickly and violently in
order to save the lives of its occupants.
But do you think the parachute jumper
would be quite at peace in his mind If
he had TO fall iiyc-siXths OF the distance
before his apparatus even began to arrest
his plunge? Probably not-bccause when
something Of this kind has happened it
has generally proved fatal. the fabric
Of The parachute being torn to shreds by
the opposing rush Of the passing air;
and yet, in effect, this is just what Mr..
=. T. EilithOrpc viii do when he tests
the "air cushions" which he has dc
signed 10 make safe the seven hundred
foot fall of an express elevator. This
knowledge probably won't Increase your
desire to take advantage Of Mr.. ELI
thorpe's invitation TO join him when he
makes his initial drop from the lifty-iirst
floor o. the Woolworth Building.
Each big elevator in that structure.
when loaded. will represent a total Of
twelve thousand pounds, and the lifesav-
ing installation must be capable OF over
coming the momentum of this falling
mass, which is capable OF delivering a
blow of fully three thousand, foot tons.
In some of his work in the past, which
has been gradually leading up To this
present spectacular climax, Mr.. Ellithorpe
made preliminary tests with rats ard
eggs. and the results uniformly refuted
the dsheartening story of our nursery
days which recounted the sad end OF
Humpty Dumpty. Perhaps the rats were
not entirely satisfied with their expert
ence but they were ar least unhurt. and
the shells OF the eggs remained intact.
on the strength OF those showings Nj.
Ellithorpe made the test himself, and his
greatest record up to date Is successful
fall of 372 feet
ordinarily, most elevators so up and
down at the end of stout steel cables-we
have an seen these metallic lines in ac-
tion-but when Mr. Ellithorpe makes his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
sToPPAoE BY PROGRESSION.

Either the united daily service OF the
clty's elevators Is coTespondingly greater
than that of other municipalities or the
number Of accidents here is unpardonacly
large An expert in matters of this sort
.has declared that 70 per cent OF all OF
these breakdowns which result In loss OF
life or injury to passengers could be
avoided II proper safety apparatus Were
empioyed. 1t is certainly evident that
better protection is needed.
IL does not call for mathematical NINA
10 realize that the higher up one goes the
further will be the fall and the more
likely grave injury SHOULD an elevator
drop. ana II Is not necessary that the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

that il will at fairly closely about the out
lines cf the lower body Of the elevator.
The car does not fit into this tuoe IKE
the plunger in the popgun Of our boy
hood days. and we shall presently see
why not. The prime aim is to bring the
falling car to a halt before 1t can MT the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
on day exodus from a downtown SKY 70fSp0f
In Philadelphia's Public Buildings F. I. ELI
thorp's Air Cushion Has Demonstrated
That 1t Can Halt a Car at the End
of 372-Foot Drop Without
Any Perceptible Jar.
SSotOn

tube walls come nearer and nearer u
the sides of the vehicle, and the outlet
for the confined air grows smaller and
smaller, the air below the floor Of the
car dixie that ahead Of the plunger IN
the popgun) exertins each succeeding in,
slant more Of a check upon the dropping
elevator This resistance accumulates
stage by stage as the elevator sinks fur.
Their and fuytEcr into the inclosed shaft
until in the final period Of Its downward
course the motion is extremely slow. The
car at last f. brought to a standstill 50
easily that there is not the sense Of re-
,ovcry which is generally felt IN passen-
ger trains, even when they are sklfuIly
stopped within the limits Of q railway
station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

X Ii aboard for the 7O0-foot drop!
~ l: will all be over in moment
y gentlemen. so don't hold back
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23
SKYSCRAPER KILLS TRADE
Street Obstruction Blamed for
Kalil's Restaurant Troubles.

Creditors Of KaliIs Restaurant, cor
poration, which had a large restaurant at
Nos 16 and is Park Place. have received
a circular stating that the business Of the
corporation became much embarrassed by
the erection Of the big building AZ Broadway
and Park Place in obstructing traffic to and
from the restaurant. The building Will
eventually increase the business Of the res
taurant, and the corporation has made
every possible effort to tide over the time
until completion.
During the last few months the corpora
ton made money and reduced the liabilities
by several thousand dollars. hut several
creditors whose bills and notes were long
overdue became SO insstent that judgments
and bankruptcy were likely 10 follow. The
Merchants Exchange National Bank, which
holds the lease Of the premises and chat
tel mortgage on the fixtures, has forcclosed
its lien and has transferred all the property
to a new corporation called Kalirs Catering
Company. which will continue the business.
The new company gives back to the bank
the same security as it had before, and the
hank has agreed TO deposit all tho stock ot
the new company, which represents the
equity Of the old corporation. with three
trustees. 10 he held for the benefit Of such
creditors as may file their claims with the
trustees. and agree n take no steps against
Gabriel Ahukalil and Kalirs Restaurant
tcorpOration).
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23
MANY JOIN WELFARE WORK
Condition of Woman Employe
Discussed at Conference.

'Welfare Of the Woman Worker was
the principal subject OF discussion NJ
conference Of the employees welfare de-
partmcnt Of the National civic Federation
held yesterday I'm the assembly han OF the
Metropolitan Life Building. Another I'M
portant subject that was discussed at great
length was the condition Of the men VINO
work beside the girls in the department
stores.
An important point which was emphasized
at the outset was that the labor unions are
antagonistic 10 the welfare work because
it initiates against unionism and prevents
strikes, owing to the happiness caused
through entire uplifting of employees"
Miss Gertrude B. Beeks opened the meet
ing by saying that every week more firms
were asking for welfare work. "Emula-
ton she said. is the watchword OF our
organization. We do not in any way use
compulsion. but wish all employees to come
in voluntarily"
Mrs. r. <. Brtten Of Cleveland, told N
her experiences among the workers OF sew
eral firms in her native town, adding that
many Of them would come In in a snort
time Mrs. r. c. Craven, welfare worker
l'' 'liIl'tl ipl'AufINr iHlldh'iBl''"f
cannot give enough praise to the members
Of the firm, who in every way assist In well
fare work, and no question Of expense ever
stands i'm their way"
Another speaker was Miss Diana Hirsch-
Ter, welfare worker for r. II. Macy CO.
She said the store serves more than three
thousand meals daily and that It distributes
milk, tea and coffee free 10 the juniors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23
TO OPPOSE THAW'S RELEASE
Mr.. Carmody Wants Him Kept
in MatteaWan.

Albany. April 22.-Attorney General Car
mody will so to New Rochelle on Satur-
day to oppose the application Of Clarence
J. Shoarn for the rclasc under habcas
corpus proceedings Of Harry X. Thaw from
Mattcawan on the ground that he has re-
covered mis- sanity. Tho Attorney General
is Of the opinion that Thaw is still subject
to fits Of insanity no matter how rational
ne may now appear
Deputy Attorney General Kellogg said this
afternoon that il is entirely optional with
District Attorney Whitman whether or not
he will Join in opposing the application.
As the trial of Thaw for killing Stanford
White was i'm New York County, he said,
the New York County District Attorney
has the right to join in opposing an appli-
cation for tho prisoners release If he SO
wishes
The Deputy Attorney General did not
know whether Mr.. Carmody had asked the
assistance Of either District Attorney Whit
man or ex-District Attorney Jerom" 1t
has been thought Mr.. Jerome might he
called on because Of his familiarity with
the case, he having prosecuted Thaw and
opposed other similar habeas corpus pro-
CcedinCs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23
OCEAN BATHERS RESCUED
Rush Season at Coney Island and
Come to Grief.

The first rescue Of the season at Coney
Island followed the attempt Of carr
Johnson and James Sharkey. two Brook
lvn men. to take a swim near the ond OF
Oceanic Walk carly last evening. Shar-
KEY was Immediately seized with cramps
and but for the timely aid of some men
on the beach both would have gone
down.
In answer to their cries several per-
sons ran out to the end of the walk ana
threw them "a rope. Sharkcy was too
exhausted TO pay any attention to the
attempts to save his life. but Johnson
grabbed The rope and Sharkey AZ about
the same time and told the rcscuers 10
haul away. He had such viselike grip
that both he and Sharkey were pulled
up aboard the walk. Both we're taken
10 the Coney Island Hospital for the
night. They will be out to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23

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tltpEltS 1851 t'D.-4h ne 4oIlO"iHe oIueis
have boru issued.
ARMY.
Retirement of Major WILLIAM T. FLYNN,
,.t.i... uuass. l,ucd. announced.
captain HI-.'bHN d. bREE9 'd'G'Ht-'ahP)'
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captain IlAOIIiN NJ. IOOGhIAN' from Iill
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Captain ICkION G.. Nj NINA. "a cavalry,
nom stat" University oil Iowa Sep'em-
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23

Aspc Jelly, moulded in a ring mould
makes a pretty border for salad Of spring
greens with mayonnaise. Hard boiled
eggs moulded in the aspic make IL more
nourishing and add TO the decorative APP
pearance. If preferred, the eggs may be
devied before being moulded in the jelly.
This is the happy season when one can
serve merlngues with filings OF straw
berry cream. famous cook prepares the
cream for these meringues by mixing four
ounces Of powdered sugar with half a pint
OF strawberry pulp and then folding it into
a quart Of whipped cream.
Boiled spinach left over from dinner may
be acceptably served again at breakfast
with poached eggs. Reheat the splnarh
with a little butter. spread IL in plats hall
an inch thick on a platter or place each
on small plate. Season with salt ana
pepper and put on each "A perfectly poached
egg Dreamed asparagus may be used IN
the same way, with the addition, II desired,
Of very thin slice IF toast. If luncheon
dish is wanted. CRATE cheese over the egg.
4 poachcd egg served on a slice OF tomato
and garnished with crisp little squares OF
bacon is delicious and a plat OF curred
rice makes a pleasant change.
Shells Of puff pastry may he used as
cups 10 hold any variety of sweet dessert.
4 soft custard. favored with vanilla and
thlckened slightly with cornstarch, may
I'll the centre. and n cover ~ the paste he
placed on top. Bake it, spread with cur
rant Jelly. glaze in the oven and serve cold
with cream. Instead ~ the currant Jelly
the ton may he spread with coffee frosting,
decorated with rings Of chocolate icing and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23
MRS. MUMFORD GETS DECREE
Reported That She Will Immedi-
atelv Marry Rich Californian.
rRy Telegraph TO The Tribune J

Reno, New. April 22-Mrs. Elizabeth
Bissell Mumford obtained divorce from
Thomas 7. Mumford in the courts here
to-day, and the custody of their son. six
years old. was awarded To her. MI
Mumford is a capitalist of New York
and San Francisco, and is said to have
large income. The couple were mar
ried in 1903 and separated six years
later
Mrs Mumford testified that property
adjustment had been made between
them out Of court. She charged that her
husband frequently returned from MS
club intoxicated. She went to New
York. she stated. and while there she
received a letter from her husband re-
fusing to live with her any longer. She
met him in a New York hotel uheN-
pectedy, with fellow cluh meihoeI'
and talked only about their child.
Mrs. Mumford, it is reported. VIII I'M
mediatoly marry Frank l. ToWl'' 81 Hdn
Francisco. who Is reputed to he wealthy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23
THE WEATHER REPORT.

.,..., ,,ocord a.d Forecast Washington.
.... ..,.r.. r.a. WAS over the upper
Arr. - Dee -.''.- ..". d.
Mississippi Valley SUNDAY ''-" ''"
,.r,n Alaau. states and is passing '' -''.
pnr.rr the last twenty -four hours 1t caused
general rains "'' mum ''"'
rp region uom ih' MISSISSIPPI cast W anu '.'
.r.... che A;ant. Coast. There were h'aFj
.o.aI 'a!'' '' '''' ...,.. ,t. r..l., Noun
states of'r III. F."."- ia. ',..,,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23
Some Seasonable Recipes

.o,,red tust before serving with circle
of whipped cream. Tiny shells Of pSh
psste. filled with preserved cherries pre-
especially dainty crowned with nernSue
or a rosette Of whipped cream.
To make Jelly strips roll out puff paste
ill very thin, spread with jelly ana then
fold over sandwich fashion. Cut INTO
strips about four inches long and brown
them I'm a hot oven. Spread with nut
icing before serving.
A delicious Jelly can he made by adding
the Juice OF three oranges and halt a
crapefruit-which together make about a
cupful-to half a cupful of sherry and
cupfuI Of boiling water and sweetening 70
taste. Stren with any preferred brand OF
gelatine, dissolving 1t in half cupful OF
water. Two big tablespoonfuls of tho best
English geatine would be required. Jhst
before it begins TO become firm stir In
candied orange and lemon peel or any
candled fruit preferred.
Maitre d'hotel butter, moulded IN hths
forms. IS very attractive with hsn.
Mould the butter IN eggcups and set thsin
on ice for their contents TO become very
firm. Tomato jelly may be moulded IN the
same way. and these little moulds OF teIly
are delicious at this season when used as
a sarnlsh TO salad Of spring green. n
watercress salad served with tiny moulds OF
this ielly makes a delightful spring dish.
one housewife makes strawberry tartlets
as follows: Fill shells Of fine pastry with
fresh strawberries busted with powdered
sugar Flavor some stiff, beaten cream
Lean II over the berries. Then sprinkle
with a small quantity Of powdered naea-
rooms and serve Immediately.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-23
Aston HOME PLANS UPSET
Colonel Had Intended to Spend
Manv Thousands at FernClltf.

BY TclrErdpN 20 Inv I'''''
Poughkeepsip y. Y, April 22.-Th" future
or Fcrncliff. colonel John Jacob Astor
beautiful country estate at Rhineheck' Is
Unsettled. II was said to-day that the
colonel had planned To spend several nun
lrod thousand dollars in Improvements, in
Guiding the erection Of mansion.
colonel Aston did not have his plans COM
uletcd. but II is said that he expected 10
work out the details upon his arrival from
abroad. and personally direct much Of the
york during his stay at Fernclif this sum-
rler The employees nave not been advised
as 70 what Vincent Aston expects 10 do
with the estate, which comprises 400 acres
Of land. Herbert Pinkham, manager OF the
stor properties IN Duchess County, said
to-day that ne had not received any IN
formation regarding the plans of Vincent
Aston