The evening world. Newspaper, October 9, 1919, Page 3

7: { WALL CULE EARTH TO-ARRANGE FLIGHT “AROUND THE WORLD Commission, Accompanied by Committee to San Francisco, Starts To-Morrow. ‘The first scene in the greatest and by far the most spectacular of all @erlal events—a derby around the World—will be enacted to-morrow, when a commission representing the Aero Club of America and the Aerial League of America departs from Grand Central Station on a trip around the world to make arrange- ments for the flight. Before sailing on Nov. 3 from San Francisco the commission of three and a deleation of ten enthusiastic supporters of flying will stop at 16 @ities between New York and the Pacific to be received by members of Tepresentatives of city governments, @eronautic committees and scientific organizations. ‘Tho “advance agents” of the aerial derby around the world are Commo- dore Louis D. Beaumont, President of the commission; Major Charles J. FER Ts HOW HE HEATED DEATH INBURNING PLANE French Officer Guest ,Lauds Lieut. Gish’s Heroism During Fire in Air. Lieut. Daniel B. Gish, before mak- ing his second start in tLe transconti- nental race to-day, told how he made his landing when his plane caught fire yesterday near Rochester, Lieut. Gish showed a letter written by Capt. De Layergne, the French military at- tache at Washington, who was his passenger, commending his skill and nerve in making the landing with the blazing plane. Capt. De Lavergne is to present Lieut. Gish, as a memento of their experience and a token of bis gratitude and admiration, with a gold cup. The cup was presented to Capt. DeLavergne by the Government of Switzerland as a prize in a flying contest. “We were going along in good shape,” said Lieut. Gish, “flying high over a hilly country and I wab look- ing out for landmarks to guide me to the landing field in Rochester twenty minutes ride away, when I saw a flash from the engine. A sheet of flame rolled back, set fire to my hel- Glidden, Executive Secretary and Benjamin Hillman, | “The object of the aerial derby,” (Major Glidden said to-day, “is to Greate world-wide interest in aero- nautics and advance the art and sci- ence of aviation and the building of better and safer aircraft. The rea- A sen for our trip around the world in ./° &« @@vance of the derby ts to select safe and suitable landing places, organize met and scorched my face and eye- brows. “I reached down and ehut off the i is gasoline line from the carbureter to| Operate in Conjunction With Mets engine, then tore off my burning] Nathan Hirsch’s Committee elmet and, shielding my face with my left arm, went into a nose dive.| amd a Square-Jawed Cop, Luckily we came down in a field. 1| and They Settle Disputes by straightened the machine out twenty ‘ feet from the ground and we made| Using Common Sense and Fairness — Profiteers Get Their Deserts, and So Do committees and appoint referees who eto Aig orden pears qeotpy ea Agitators Who Stir Up Trouble for Honest Land- will check the arrivaf and departure |De Lavergne out and we beat out ef the aircraft.” the fire. We found we erb on the The Committees of Ten which wit [outskirts of a town called Canadice lords. te the Coast is made up as follows: New York by train to make another Afan R. Hewley, President Acro |start, Club of America; Henry Woodhouse, member of the Board of Governors of | Mark Ovendon, Major Albert B, Lam- the Aero Ciub of America and Vico | berth U. 8, A; Major Thomae 8. Bald- President of the Aerial League of Bates tenes’ Por ee Ny baer Three girl “Judges” and one poltce- man are doing some remarkable team work in the Mayor's Committee on America; Col. Jefferson Demont]| Stops will be made on the way to|Rent Profiteering that shows result: Thompson, ef, and Lieut. Col. 6.) San Francisco at Rochester, Buf-|in the record = Chairman Mitkas Herbert Mapes, Assistant Chief of| flo, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, Hirsch for eettling thousands of dis- putes without going into court. The “judges” are Miss Eva R, Detroit, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minne- apolis, Omaha, Kansas City, Denver, Seattle, San Diego and Los Angeles, the Aerial Police of New York; Sid- wey S. Veit, Harmon Spencer August, Lord & Taylor 38th Street —FIFTH AVENUE— Store Hours 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. Men’s: Fall Suits $35, $40 to $70 We have studied the requirements of men in all walks of business life. We are enabled, because of this serious attention, to present clothing which will meet the requirements of all. Suits that will fit the figure as well as the personality, 39th Street « Clothing bears an important relation to the professional and business man’s every-day life i We keep this in mind in choosing our materials | . . Uke and patterns, in working out our models. Advance }. orders placed prior to many sharp advances in price I enable us to quote prices that insure a noteworthy saving. New models, new fabrics, tailored with the same care as the best custom-made clothing. 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I, The policeman is William McHugh, No. 41 Stevens Street, Astoria, Nom|- nally the three young women are stenographers, but in addition to their pothooks and typing they arbitrate enough disputes to enable the male assistants of Chairman Hirsch to ayoid being swamped by the work. “We hare watched the men at work until we have learned the trade,” Miss Ohfbaum said, “After a while it is not so hard to settle the cases, but there are a good many and wo find that lots of the landlords are profiteers, “Arbitrating rent disputes {s not 60 casy as it sounds, Not all of the land- lords turn out to be profiteers. 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And who knew his legal rights Why, the landlord knew his rights. <The belligerent landlord was taken back a little when Miss Ohlbaum took him invhand, She told him some very harsh things in @ very gentle way. ‘Then, before he could get his breath, Miss Grant took him in hand and read him the riot act. Next Mrs, Tighe diplomatically explained to him wh. t shocking things can happen to land- lords who profiteer, especially on sol- diers’ families, even if the armistice was signed way back last November, Most of the fight was gone out of the landlord by this time and.he glanced uneasily around in an effort to enlist sympathy from some mere inale, But the only eye he could catch was the stern eye of Policeman McHugh, “I'm going to ask Chairman Hirsch | to take this case up personally,” sald | McHugh, The landlord hesitated, then an- announced he was ready to make res- titution and act like a human being now and hereafter, and hoped he might be excused for being alive. He managed to get his hat and made his loxit, a changed man, pa acl a AUTO VICTIM IDENTIFIED. ain Unconsctous |Governess Had Since Tuesday Nig | An unconscious woman, who has been | in Mt. Sinal Hospital since Tuesday night, suffering from a fractured skull land three fractured ribs, was identified | last night as Clarice Deckwis, sixty, of | No, 112 it 106th Street, She was {dentified by Dr. A. K. Stern of No. 44 West 87th Street. He said she was employed by him as a governess, She was hit by an automobile at 106th Street and Fifth Avenue, driven by Mise Dorothy Brodsky of No, 197 West 110th Street, Miss Brodsky took her to the hospital, Girl Arbitrators in Rent Gouging Form Trio of Resourceful Portias Who Bring the Profiteers to Time THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1919. FRENIEN PARADE ~INKONDR OF FRE PREVENTION DM \Pass Through Many Streets and Avenues—Speakers Ad- dress Pupils in All Schools. Lea by the department band, a fire- men's parade started from the Mu- nicipal Building at 11.30 o'clock to- day, for the annual Fire Prevention Day demonstration. In the parade were Engine Com- pany No. 65, Capt. Howard C. Rush; Engine Company No. 26, Capt. Wash- ington Slater; Hook and Ladder No. 24, LAeut. James T. Daniels, and Hook and Ladder No. 26, Capt. Raymond George. For the first time, all the apparatus was motorized. The engines and trucks’ were decorated with signs urging common sense methods of pre- venting fires. The route of the parade was: From the Munictpal Building, up Centre Street to Lafayette Street; Lafayette Street to Eighth Street; Highth Street to Second Avenue; Sec- ond Avenue to 23d Street; 23d Street to Fifth Avenue; Fifth Avenue to §9th Street; 59th Street to Second Avenue; Second Avenue to 72d Street; 724 Street to First Avenue; | First Avenwe to Houston Street; Houston Street to Sheriff “Street; 8 to Grand Street; Grand t to Bow Bowery to Park { Row Half an hour before the parade started, class work halted in public! |and parochial gchools throughout the nd back to starting point. city and pupils were addrersed by | speakers sent by the department, urg- ling them to carry the message of fire prevention to their homes. pthc “Acne HOUDINI SUES FOR $40,000. | Mandeaf King Charges Fi ers Held Back Moy Harry Houdini, the handouft king, filed papers with the County Clerk to- day In a suit for $40,000 damages against ‘the Octagon Film, Inc., Benjamin Rolfe and Harry Grossman, Houdini alleges that in June, 1918, he contracted with Rolfe and Grossman to produce @ film play in which he was to star. He was to receive $1,500 a week and hatt of the profits. After the picture was take: states, Rolfe an, Aanign thelr contract with him to the Octagon Film, Inc., and production of the picture netted profits amounting to $225,000, Of this sum Houdini clatme $40,000 1s stil jue him, a er ererney Four Towns Send Ald to Jersey Fire, KEANSBURG, N. 2, Oct. 9. men from four towns terday im extinguishing a blaze which originated In a one-story frame building occupied as a poolroom, and which for @ time threatened th Point Comfort section of ‘Keansbure, Red’ Hank, “Atantio' Highlands aad eyport sent, & estimated at $6. pinay thon: adnate Sa $150,000 Leather Factory Fire. NORTH WOBURN, Mass. Oct. 9,— Fire, which started late last night and was not under control until early to-day, practically destroyed factories, of the ¥o eather Ke and the Andrew Pet here. The damage $150,000. 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