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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-06

passing them down to tho street. Fire
men Huth and Laughran occupied the
post at the TOP Of the ladder. Huth's
right hand WIS cut by falling glass, but
he remained at his post.
The fremen Of Hook and LADDER
Company 10 soon had another extension
ladder at work, and in response to q
second alarm Hook and Ladder Com
pany go toined its forces to those Of
the others. Not until the last per-
son had been rescued did the hremen
realize to the full tho peril they had
confronted.
Live, Cable Near Ladder
Automatically they had avoided con-
tact with q heavy cable which was
stretched at about the height of their
ladders. When they descended, cx-
hausted, employees of tie Edison com
pany told them that they had been
perched within arms length of the
high tension wire, which carries 1000
volts. Danger from the current ex-
listed only during the FIRST few minutes
Of the fire, as the electricity WAS
switched to another wire at the earliest
possible moment.
Damage caused by the FIRE Is esti-
mated at $4,000. Mrs. Corsine, four
Of whose children were killed, is be-
side herself with grief. She Is be-
ing cared for by neighbors.
William Quigley, Acting District At
torney Of Bronx County, and Fire
Marshal Thomas P. Brophy are con-
Quoting Investigations to discover the
origin Of the fire. Both suspect that
some one set the house afire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-06
Four Children
Killed, Z Hurt,
I'm Bronx Fire
Blaze, Believed to Have Been
of Incendiary Origin,
Drives so Families From
Tenement to the Street
Firemen Rescue Score
Tenants Cut OFF From the
Stairway by Flames Are
Carrie d Down Ladders

Four children were killed and seven
persons injured, one Of them SO &C.
riously that he may die, early yester-
day morning in fire. believed to have
been of incendiary origin, which swept
through a five-story tenement house
at 100 st. AIMS Avenue, the Bronx.
The roofs Of the two tenements adj
joining the burning building caught
fire and more than fifty families were
driven to the street. Firemen carried
score Of persons down ladders.
The dead, children of Julio Corsine,
who lived on the top floor of 100, are:
Victoria Corsine, IA years old.
Edna Corsine, 10 years old.
Harry Corsine, years old.
William Corsine, 5 years old.
The injured, who received serious
burns about the body, are:
Andrew Taylor, % years old.
Catherine Taylor, SO years old, wife
of Andrew.
Warren Taylor, u years old.
Charles Taylor, 15 years old.
Andrew Taylor jr., ID years old.
Herbert Taylor, years old.
Rose Fitzpatrick, Is years old.
All Of the injured were taken to Lin
coin Hospital. Herbert Taylor is In q
serious condition. Physicians said that
he had inhaled flame.
Started on Second Floor.
The fire started on the second floor
in the public hallway. Flames shot up
the stairwell and broke through tho
roof when William O'Neill, Of 301 East
125th Street, taxicab driver, saw the
glare little after a. m. and turned
in fire alarm.
When Hook and Ladder Company
II, the first to arrive, reached the house,
the windows overlooking the street
were thronged with panic-stricken
tenants. Most Of them were occupants
of front apartments who either could
not find their way through the smoke
to the fire escape balconies in the rear
of the house. Or were cut off from them
by the flames.
The firemen ran up their sixty-fve-
foot extension ladder and began pluck
ing the people from their perches and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-06
Vice Charges Are Denied
BY Army Hospital Head
Superintendent at johnson City,
Tenn, Defends Patients; Adj
rnifs Some ROOfIegging

~
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn, Aug. g.
The majority Of patients at the gov
eminent sanatorium here, where for
mer service men are being treated are
"well-behaved, orderly, satisfied and
cooperating excellently In the enforce
ment Of discipline" DR.. Walter G..
Klotz, the superintendent, said in q
statement to-day. "They are not
vicious Or immoral" he added.
Tho statement was issued as a re-
suit Of charges made before Senate
investigating committee at Washing
ton yesterday by Director Forbes. Of
the Bureau Of War Risk Insurance, and
M. p. MeInerney, an agent for the
board. who made a secret investiga-
ton of conditions. The two charged
that the patients were living under
astounding conditions of corruption
and immortality, with discipline lack
ing.
There arc only few drug addicts
in the sanatorium and these are
properly disposed Of when discovered"
the statement said. "Only recently
baggage and effects Of all members
were searched throughout the SENATOR
ium and only a very few weapons were
found and promptly confiscated. There
has been some bootlegging, which is
not unusual at any sanatorium where
there are 1000 men,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-06
Girls Joy Ride
Ends i'm Death
On Third Rail
One of Three Young Women
From Brooklyn, Fleeing
Chauffeur ID e M an din q
Fare, Stumbles in Subway
Friend Sustains Burns
Party Visited Broadway Cab
arets and Obtained Some
Drinks, Survivors State

Running along the subway tracks in
an effort to escape taxi driver clam
oring for his fare, Katherine Hogan,
twenty-four years old, living at 157
Pacific Street, Brooklyn, was electro
cuted early yesterday morning on the
third rail of the Pacific Street station
of the Fourth Avenue subway. She was
one of party Of three girls who had
been at cabarets on Broadway and were
on their way home when the accident
happened
Maude Stevenson, twenty-five years
old, living at 681 Classon Avenue, was
burned in an effort to save her COM
panion. John Murray, trackman, who
pursued the fleeing girls, also was
burned. Crowds of early morning work
ers, standing on the subway platform,
witnessed the accident.
Michael Freeman, the taxi chauf-
feur, gave his address as 10 West
Sixtyfourth Street, Manhattan, was
arrested on a charge Of homicide and
was released after telling his story to
District Attorney Harry E. Lewis. Con-
Trajectory stories were told to the
police by Freeman and May Kenny, of
rs Rush Street, the third young woman
in the party.
Miss Kenny told the District Attor-
ney that they had had something to
drink in Manhattan. They were hailed
in the vicinity of Columbus Circle by
the taxi driver, whom the dead girl
said she knew, Miss Kenny asserted.
lyn and he offered to take them home
free of charge, she said. Miss Steven
son said that Freeman did not set his
taxi clock. The machine was driven
to Pacific Street, near the Fourth
Avenue subway station. When the
young women sought to leave the cab
he demanded $2.70 in fare.
They refused to pay and made .
dash for the subway. Miss Hogan and
Miss Stevenson jumped to the tracks
and ran blindly for a block and a
half The platform superintendent and
trackman, armed with lanterns, fol-
lowed the girls down the west bound
tracks and reached them just as the
the train came in sight. Together they
slipped between two pillars and es-
capped injury, although the train, in its
swift passage, swept off Miss Steven
sons hat. Miss Hogan then broke
from her rescuers and rushed up the
track toward the station platform. In
turning to climb to safety, she tripped
on cross-tie and fell. Her face struck
the third rail. She died instantly. The
Stevenson girl tried to raise her friend
and was shocked by the current.
Freeman told the District Attorney
that there was no question Of q free
ride at any time. He never saw the
girls until they hailed him for fare
in Columbus Circle, he said. He imme
registering 1910 at the station.
| Misses Stevenson and Kenny were
held as material witnesses. In the deae
girls handbag was found s15.
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GeneraI yyeather f,ondlt,on.

General Weather Conditions
WASHINGTON Aug. 5.-The Western
disturbance will move eastward attended
by unsettled. showery weather over most
urday and Sunday. However, generally
fair weather is probable in Now England
saturday and In the upper lake region
Sunday. There will be little change in
temperature Saturday. except that cooler
weather will overspread the upper lake
region. awhile the weather will become
coolr sunday throughout the lake region
the Ohio and middle Mississippi valleys and
the interior of the north Atlantic states
Pressure continued high the middle
ATLANTIC and northern Atlantic states to-
day while 1t fell considerably from the
st. Lawrence Valley and the lake region
southwestward to the Rio Grande. There
were two centera of minimum pressure at
night. one immediately north Of Lake Su-
perior and the other over northwest Mis-
souri, Pressure was high and rising over
the north Rocky Mountain region, and it
continued high along the north Pacific
coast. Local thunder showers have oc-
Cured within the last twenty-four hours
In the east Gulf and south Atlantic states
Tennessee, east Arkansas, portions of tho
upper lake region and the Dakotas. In
other regions generally fair weather has
prevailed.
Temperatures continued slightly below
normal in the Atlantic states. while higher
temperatures prevailed In tho middle Mis-
sissippi and lower Missouri valleys and the
south plains states. and considerably
cooler weather overspread the Dalotas
the north Rocky Mountain region and the
west Canadian provinces.
District Forecasts.-Eastern New York;
Increasing cloudiness Saturday, follow ed
by showers Saturday afternoon or night ;
Sunday showers. cooler In interior.
Eastern Pennsylvania-Unsett Satur-
day, probably showers; Sunday Showers
cooler in west and north portions.
New Jersey and Delaware-Unsettied
Saturday, probably showers; Sunday show
ers; not much change In temperature.
Southern New England-Partly cloudy
Saturday, probably showers by Saturday
night; Sunday showers, not much change
in temperature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-06
Decision Reserved
In Recommendation
For Thorne Divorce
Sailor Is Referred 10 >.
precious Ray of Sun.
shine" in Letter From,
Wife; Religion Cited

Justice Burr reserved decision rs.
tcrday on the application Of conn,,s
for Joel Wolf Thorne, clubrnan 49,
heir to several million dollars fror
tho estate of his father, Samuel Thorr.s
for the confirmation by the court Of -.
report Of David r. Daily, referee. II.
report recommended that Mr.. Thorn
be granted decree of divorce aga;s..
Mrs. Mary Casey Thorne, Bsrnara
graduate. formerly known az the aBella
of Third Avenue"
Former Justice John G. Dyer. cou,.
sci for Mrs. Thorne, opposed the -.
ceptance Of the findings Of the ref
cree and the confirmation of his -.
port, and said that they were FOUNDED
on untrue testimony. He said that tbs
relations Of Mrs. Thorne and Raymond
B. Wilson, formerly a sailor in the
United States Navy, named as core
spondent, had been misunderstood
Mr.. Dyer mentioned the deep rslir.
ious sentiment of Mrs. Thorne end
Wilson, saying that on the very night
of their alleged misconduct they had
attended church services together.
Frederick L. C. Heating, counsel for
Mr.. Thorne, produced letters from tho
correspondent to Mrs. Thorne in which
the writer used many terms of endesr.
ment. These letters Mr.. Heating said
proved 1t was not alone religious sent
ment that was responsible for the
friendship of the couple.
Mr.. Heating referred to other letter,
from Mrs. Thorne to Wilson. in whicb
she addressed him as my hubby" and
precious Ray of Sunshine"
In one letter written by the sailor
while he was at sea, he said: ayuss to
have my arms around your body snug
gled up close to me. can Just See
your brown eyes looking into mine"
There isn't doubt as to the dsvc-
tional sentiment of those letters" said
Mr.. Heating, 'but certainly, it seems TO
me, there Is considerable doubt about
the religious part Of that devotion"
Mr.. Dyer said: at is all detective
testimony, paid testimony, bought tss-
timony, if l know bought testimony
There is not jury in the land that
would have found my client guilty Of
indiscretion on the testimony of such
witnesses. It is unfortunate that my
client mistakenly consented to have
this case tried before a referee"
Mrs. Thorne and Wilson were in court
during the argument.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-06
Janitor Goes TO Jail Cheertully
For Tossing Minnie Out Windo,v
Assures Judge Cat Was Desperate Character and
Climbed Her Own Tail While Suspended From
Fifth Floor, Bit Him and Committed Suicide

Michael Zistoni was sentenced yes
terday in Morrisania police court to
serve two days in the workhousc for
throwing Minnie out of a fifth-story
window Of 1912 Seneca Avenue, an
apartment house Of which he is super
intendent. Minnie was a cat and the
episode closed her career.
zistoni went TO prison cheerfully, al
though ne was of the opinion privately
that honors should have been conferred
upon him instead. In any event, he
was rid of Minnie, and he would have
gone to the workhouse with light
heart at any time since her advent to
accomplish that result.
Nevertheless, he told Magistrate
Marsh earnestly he had not sought
Minnie's life. In his opinion Minnie
committed suicide. There was prac-
tically no other desperate deed pos
sible to an interruptions cat that Min
ME had left undone, he said, and Min
ME was thorough she would not have
it naid that what a cat could do she had
left undone.
Tenants had complained lot about
Minnie, whose owner, Mrs. Julia Bau-
ernfriun, also lived in the house. Zis-
toni said, and he was forever chasing
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Minnie out of somebody's APARTMENT or
out of his own quarters.
The day that Minnie met her fate
1istoni had chased her to the roof, and
then Minnie had clambered down to the
fifth floor and into the apartment of a
tenant who did not like cats and dis
liked Minnie above all other cats.
Zistoni followed. Minnie attacked
him, he said, exhibiting scratches on
his hands and face, and he seized her
by the tail He did not do this out of
cruelty, he said, nor with the purpose
Of injuring Minnie. He merely thought
that 1t might calm her to be suspended
by the tail in such q manner that she
could do no harm, and when Minnie
had been sufficiently soothed Zistoni
intended to look up the proper munich
pal authority and take Minnie to him.
Minnie, however, climbed up her
own tail, Zistoni averred, jumped on
his back and thence to the window SILL
Fearing she contemplated self destruc-
ton, said zistoni, he tried to seize her
again for the purpose of calming her,
but Minnie jumped off into space.
Two witnesses who saw Minnie navi-
eating space testified that she did not
look like cat that was going some
where voluntarily. but like a cat that
had been sent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-06

Eeron caught by one foot in cruel
steel trap. 81 don't think he has much
chance" said he. "If Farmer Browns
boy should find him it would be all
right. The thing Is to get Farmer
Browns boy to find him before Reddy
Fox or Old Man Coyote finds him.
You are the only one I can think of
who can get Farmer Browns boy over
there unless it is your cousin, Blacky
the Grow, and somehow ! would
rather trust YOU"
"Thank you again." replied Sammy
Jay graveiy, though there was
twinkle in his eyes. You are getting
to be flatterer. Now just how do
you think can get Farmer Browns
boy over there?"
by keeping watch until you see
Farmer Browns boy somewhere about
and then screaming with all your
might. He'll be sure to come over to
see what you have found. You know
he always does"
Sammy nodded. "But supposing,"
said he, chat Farmer Browns boy
doesn't come where he can hear ME %
"Then there is nothing you can do,
or any one else, for that matter" re-
piled Peter, looking very anxious.
"All right" replied Sammy. "I'm
of to see that young Heron and then
to watch for Farmer Browns Boy"
And as silently as he had come
Sammy few away,
tcopsrlgh,, 1877. b. 4. W. EaYges
The next story: Sammy Jay Is
True to His Word"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-06
Jersey Priest Sues
Four for SANDER
And Asks SlO5,OOO
Churchman Treasurer of
Irish Fund Says He Was
Called LIAR SLoafer, and
Asked to Give Up SIS, 600

TRENTON, N. j., Aug. 5.-The Rev.
Father Sexton, Roman Catholic
priest, living at 1874 West Ninety
eighth Street, former pastor Of St.
Lucy's Church, Jersey City, filed suit
for $105,000 yesterday, alleging defa-
nation Of character against Hugh Mon
tague, president of the New Jersey
State Branch Of the American Associa-
ton for the Recognition of the Irish
Republic, and three other members of
the association.
The Rev. Father Sexton is described
as treasurer Of the New Jersey associa-
ton. According to copy Of the COM
plant filed by his attorney, George L..
Record, of Jersey City, the priest
charges that he has been accused by
the defendants of mishandling funds
of the organization and asked to re-
store $4,000 to its treasury.
The. other defendants named with
Montague are Eugene F. Kinkead,
former Sheriff Of Hudson County, now
Of South Orange; Thomas j. Maloney
and Thomas J. Stanton, of Jersey City.
The complaint says that the Rev.
Father Sexton has been made the vic
tim Of conspiracy by the defendants
to damage his reputation as a priest.
The first passage Of hostilities be-
tween the priest and the defendants,
the former says, took place in the Of
fee Of Harry Bo1and, secretary to
canon de Valera, at All Fifth Avenue.
During this conference in Boland's
Office DR.. Sexton says one of the de-
PENDANTS said to him, according to- the
complaint:
"You are liar and loafer and not
fit to be trusted with money as treas
urer Of this association-you are not
fit to wear the Roman collar"
This conversation, Father Sexton de-
clares, was on March 81, 1921. Later the
priest charges, the defendants had
printed and caused to be circulated a
letter traducing him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-06
NoHorne, Says Bride
OF nj. Auerbach i'm
Suit for Separation
Wife of Wealthy Dealer in
Artificial Flowers Says He
Refused to Buy Dishes
and Threatened Her Life

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, Aug. 6.-Mrs.
Doris Aue1bach, Of Manhattan, young
bride Of Maurice Auerbach, member
OF the firm Of KATE & Auerbach, deal
ers In artificial flowers and feathers at
627 Broadway, who says her husbands
income is $4,000 year, filed suit for
separation yesterday before Supreme
Court Justice Arthur S. Tompkins in
the White Plains branch Of the su-
preme Court.
Mrs. Auerbach charges that her hus-
band had struck her on several &C.
casions since their marriage and
threatened her with death. Since her
marriage in New York, January IL,
1920, the petitioner says she has had
no home worthy the names He re-
fused to purchase dishes for their fat,
she says, and adds that the apartment
was also barren Of carpets.
Mrs. Auerbach charges that Auer-
bach bought her an automobile soon
after their marriage but rebelled at
the upkeep and put the car in storage,
saying that it would cost too much to
maintain. One day, returning from a
walk, she threw her coat on the bed,
whereupon Auerbach, she declares,
called her vile names and demanded to
know why she hadn't hung the garment
or a hanger.
When she returned convalescent
from an illness in New York .hopi-
tai, the wife AYERS, Auerbach handed
her large roll Of bills, telling her to
purchase new outfit Of clothing. She
thanked him for the money and when
he had left the house counted it. The
roll wasRmade up Of 81 bills. There
were sixty in all.
AS result of her husbands ill
treatment, Mrs Auerbach says, she was
compelled to return to her parents. The
affidavits of the wife and Of her father,
Abraham Schneider, were submitted by
Humphrey j. Lynch. attorney for Mrs.
Auerbach. They cite that Auerbach
has caused to be transferred his
equities in a Manhattan apartment
house and other buildings assessed at
$78O,000.
The affidavit quotes Auerbach AS hav-
ing said to his wife:
You haven't thing on me. have
transferred everything I own to corpo-
rations and you can't use me as a
meal ticket any longer. l am sick of
you and everything connected with
| YOU. Back to Ma"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-06
Bedtime Stories
Peter Rabbit Consults Sammy JAY
BY Thornton w. Burgess
When all is said and all is done
You'll find there's good IN every
one. Sammy Jay.

81 do believe Sammy Jay can help
II only he will" thought Peter Rab-
hit. He'll come back here. He'll
follow Reddy until he sees that Reddy
is really going to his home in the
Old Pasture, then he'll come back
here to try to find out what Reddy
was doing here. know him. They
can talk about my curiosity but l
haven't bit more than Sammy Jay.
All need do is to be patient a while
longer and Sammy will show up as
sure as my tail is short"
So Peter sat down near the old log
in which he had escaped from Reddy
Fox and waited. He didn't have to
wait long. AS silently as he had en-
tered the swamp before Sammy Jay
returned. He saw Peter at once and
he guessed right away that il was
Peter that Reddy Fox mad been
waiting for.
"Heiio, Peter!" said hs. "where
were you when drove Reddy Fox
away?"
"ln that old log" replied Peter,
pointing to it. "You did me good
: turn that time and Pm much obliged
to you. / wonder if you would like
to do some one else GOOD turn"
Sammy cooked his head to one side
and looked at Peter shrewdly. THAT
depends on who it is" said he.
at is some one in great trouble, /"
replied Peter. II know you dearly
love to make trouble for other peo-
pie, but / also know that you arc not
so bad as some people like to say
you are"
Thank you." replied Sammy Jay
81 haven't forgotten how you
helped Mrs. Quack when she was in
trouble" continued Peter. II know
of some one else who is in even worse
trouble and il is one of the featrercd
folk, too"
who is it?p demanded Sammy,
locking very much interested.
That's telling" rctorted Peter. 81
won't tell until you promise me that
if you won't help you at least won't
tell anybody else about it."
"l'll promise that" replied Sammy
promptly. He was growing more
and more curious.
"And you will help If you can p
asked Peter.
s.ae,sny thought it over sor few
minutes Finally he agreed that he
would help ii he could. Then Peter
told him all about the poor young
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-06
Pastor Asks Governor
To Stop Fight Pictures
Canon Chase Assails Censors
for Permitting Dempsey.Car-
pentier Film To Re Shown

The Rev. Canon William Sheafe
Chase, rector Of Christ Episcopal
Church, Brooklyn, yesterday appealed
to Governor Miller to revoke the per-
nit granted by the recently appointed
Motion Picture Commission for exhibi-
ton of the Dempsey Carpenter fight
pictures.
Canon Chase was one of the prime
movers for the appointment of the com
mission. In discussing his appeal for
revocation of the permit, Dr.. Chase
said he considered the commission was
plainly evading the duty confronting it
when it granted license for exhibition
OF the fight pictures, which he declared
to be exactly the sort of pictures that
ought not to be permitted.
Canon Chase asserted that the COM
missions plant Of lack of jurisdiction
in cases of pictures which had been ex-,
hibited prior to August 1, when the
commission became operative, displayed
an unwillingness to assume respons;-
hility for stopping an exhibition which
was plainly immoral and brutalizing.
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moves to investigate alleged cruelty to
her daughter, three years old, he
found the child imprisoned In crock
cry crate In the front yard, with rain
pouring and no protection whatever
for the child.
The child is shriveled and enact
ated, he says, and shows signs of much
abuse. 1t weighs only nine pounds,
although three years Of age. The
Court authorities charge she hoped to
collect $50 insurance she holds ON the
baby's life. 1t is charged that she
gave Helen, the baby, nothing but one
crust Of bread each day, and it was
literally starving to death.
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Humidity

est. GO. at 6:3o a. M: average, 10; average
Same date last year. II; average game
date for thrtythree years "a degrees.