New-York tribune., 1912-03-03

heavier than air flying man leaped from
an acroplane al Jefferson Bar1cks' near
St Louis and descended safely 20 earth
In a parachute Captain Albert Berry
made the spectacular leap OF l@o feet. and
It was witnessed bv hundreds of soldiers
"Tha jury that tried Wills Vernon Cole
Christian Science healer. FOR practising
medicine without a license. could not agree
upon verdict The Jurors took three
ballots. each of which showed eight for
acquittal and four for conviction.
William Henry Hall Of No. 2s5 West I'D
street wealthy retired builder who years
ago constructed some OF tho finest dwelling
houses in tho uptown district was run
down and fatally injured by skdding
automobile when be- attempted 10 cross
Broadway ar SD street lie was put into
the car and hurried TO Roosevelt Hospital.
whore he died within a few minutes.
CHINESE ToNGs BUSY AGAIN.
In the second outbreak which has oc-
CURED In chinatown this year following
the expiration Of tho treaty OF peace Lc-
tween the on Lfongs and the HIP sings
TWO men. both members OF the On Longs
were shot and seriously wounded. The
shooting was followed by a running hSht
down the I@shaped arcade which runs from
Mott street to Doyers street and which
marks the boundary line between the terri
tory Of the rival tongs.
Mrs. Frederick O. Beach. we'll known
New York woman. was injured by negro
AT Aiken. ). c. Mrs Beach was cut about
the neck. but the knife clashes were not
deep. and II Is not believed she will suffer
anything but temporary injury. The negro
was apparently intent on robbery. Mrs.
Beach was formerly the wife OF Charles +.
Havomeycr, who died in 1898.
1T took more than "A letter OF apology, it
IS said. TO settle the suit OF General Thco-
doro Bingham against Mayor Gaynor'
which was discontinued when on February
lG the Mayor wrote TO the former Police
Commissioner that the strong words used
I'm his letter on which the suit for 10000
was based should not have been applied 10
General Bingham. There were expenses
incident TO the suit for court costs. witness
fees and such matters. Larger than these
was the fee paid to General Binghdm's
LAWYER. the total being something like
expenses, and it was upon this condition
that General Bingham dropped the suit
with the sailing OF the steamer Lusi-
tana the other day the Cunard Line began
it's new policy OF starting It's big boats on
their eastward trip at | a. m. This innova-
ton has been made possible, the officials
say. by the lighting of Ambrose Channel,
now as safe to sail by night as 1t is by day.
ETHEL CROKER BREEN'S SUIT.
The divorce suit OF Mrs Ethel Croker
Breen, daughter Of Richard Croker, for
merly boss OF Tammany Han, from her
husband John J. Breen. former groom at
Durland's Riding Academy, came to trial
before Justice GoT. The couple were Sc
cretly married I'm Hoboken on April 2s, 1910.
The Jury i'm the case disagreed.
by a decision OF the Court of Appeals,
handed down at Albany. Richard Barry, Of
New York. wins in his fight to be restored
TO membership In The Players, OF New
York His membership was vacated be-
cause he wrote a magazine article in March,
l9ll crticising actors as a class. lie denied
he had violated any Of the rules OF the club.
with a stroke OF his pen Governor VIII
son OF New Jersey put an end to one Of
,the most thriving industries OF the Mos
quito state particularly in Jersey city
and Hoboken. lie signed Assemblyman
Martins bill taking from justices OF the
peace the power to perform the marriage
ceremony.
THE estate Of Charles r. Yerkes. the
traction capitalist OF Chicago, which was
variously estimated at from sl5.cO,OO0 to
100000. amounts TO only about 100000.
Wallace $. Fraser. Deputy State Control
ler filed I'm the Surrogate's Office the trans
fer tax appraisal Of the estate
MUTlNY OF CHINESE SOLDIERS.
Has anything of interest developed In
foreign lands?" inquired Busy Man
"A mutny OF Yuan Shih-kars soldiers
started In Pekipg. Many OF the natives