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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
WINS BY SHINES,
THEN DEATH CALLS
BOOtblack Polished His Fortune
Out of Wall Street, but Dies
Of PrivatiOn.

John Cuneo. victim Of his own sue
cessful system of operating on Wall
Street, knew nothing OF war brides,
impending dividends and sure things.
His method Of operating was TO shine
his wealth from he shoes OF the brok-
crs who took the risk involved IN spec
ulation. Sometimes the brokers won.
sometimes they lost; hut John the
bootblack had constant and ever-in-
creasing income that falling stocks
and business depressiOns could not al
fect.
There was another way that John the
Bootblack had the best of the other
operators on the Street. He had set
himself a definite goal and saw himself
o step nearer ~ at the end OF each
days work While the men whose
shoes he shined rose from S5.000-a-year
ambitions 20 untold fortunes. and still
were unsatisf 2. John worked steadily
toward a sum mat would be Sufficient
TO carry MIN back TO Italy and leave
him the modest amount that would be
necessary 10 provide him with the
comforts he desired IN old age.
Some time last week the total was
reached. Armed with steamer folders,
FtlllOdU llllF ldU4f. anu an AiA' AtsACt
nation that the local agents Of an
Italian ship concern could give him. he
clambered to his room Thursday even
ing lie totalled the savings credited
TO his name in two bankbooks and
the cash that was sewed in the lining
of his coat, and found that the amount
was considerably more than $1,000.
But the wealth had been gained at a
cacrifce of tho nouri 81 mpnt necessary
TO keep body and soul together. Sixty
years of privatiOn. reinforced by the
Penetrating dam2ness Of the night. sent
unaccustomed sniyers up and down the
bent back of John the Bootblack. He
drew his little oil stove close TO the
bed and huddled over il in a vain ef-
fort 20 get warm.
That was the way they found him
yesterday when the landlady. suspi-
cious Of the fact that his room had
been locked for three days, called a
policeman and had the door broken
open. John the Bootblack was dead.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
FINDS GOLD WINE
In A POORH0USE
V. Everit Macy Brings
Prosperity to WeStches-
ter institution.

Y. Everit Macy, as Superintendent Of
the Poor of Westchester, raised last
year 1858 bushels Of potatoes, encour-
aged the hens to lay Elsa dozen eggs,
bought Sl,249.33 worth Of tobacco. and
for the first time in the history Of the
institution wound up the fiscal year
August 81, 1915. with every bill paid
In the second year Of the new admin
stration the poor OF Westchester
County arc responding to Macy treat
ment. They are now partially earning
their living, and last summer, for the
first time. some Of the able bodied men
were so well satisfied with their work
and food, even though they had to
sleep in barn all winter, that they
stayed at the poor farm all summer to
help along with the work.
On 500 acres Of land. with only one
overseer, the men produced last year
among hundred items 1900 pounds Of
celery, 1907 quarts Of milk and ton
and quarter Of dressed pork. And
the women folk canned 55S quarts Of
fruit. besides making 3.l79 garments.
Not one inmate has a chance TO put
anything over on the administration
now. for every inhabitant Of the farm
is card indexed from the day he arrives
till he leaves. If he is not able-bodied,
lust what diet he is getting Is known.
The installation Of the card index dis
closed that the county was paying Tor
thirty persons who lived in the aims
house only in memory. but TO balance
this thirty others were found sleeping
in the barns and attics who had strolled
in without the ceremony Of registering.
4 special table is provided for the
working men. who are earning their
grub" clearing wood lots on farm
purchased last year.
The children work was organized
under a separate superintendent last
year. and the management Is trying to
get the boys and girls into good homes
one advertisement last year brought
more than 500 inquiries ABOUT the poor
house children.
Not satisfied yet, Mr.. Macy insists
in his annual report that he must have
an assistant farmer. lest the $1,000
worth of stock suffer at the hands or
the inmates; that he should have
paid cook, to have the present loss re-
sulting from paying only s. 70 have
$500 worth Of food prepared; that he
must be allowed TO increase the wages
of the children's superintendent. and
that without another stenographer that
card index system will be swamped.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
BINGHAMS BODY ARRIVES
Brought Back on Ship That Carries
Seven Members Of Ford Party.

The steamer Kristianiafjord, having
on board the body Of Lloyd Bingham.
who was a member Of Henry Ford's
peace party and died soon after his ar
rival at Christiania. arrived last night
and anchored off Quarantine.
Seven persons who were connected
with the Ford party returned on the
Kristianiafjord. They we're: Lawrence
Dormour. Joseph d. Golden, Phillip A.
Warner and Robert Cushing, first cabin
passengers. and s. Higgins, s. Hill and
christopher Phillips. second cabin.
Other arrivals we're: Oscar J.
Frances. secretary of the American
Minister at Stockholm; Fernando Lera.
secretary Of the Mexican Legation a,
Christianis; David Bergstrom, Norwe-
gian Consul General at Montreal. and
Michael Godolsky. representative o.
the Russian government, en- route to
Washington for a conference with the
Russian Ambassador.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
,,yer Killed. but Friends
I n;de On, Ignorant OF
Companions Death.
voTHER SEES SON
TOSSED TO DEATH
o,,biue Then DashcS Over Limp
sOdy-Bcy Hurt When Push
mobile Bumps Taxi.

v,-rcvoc5 con
Harold h' EN- ,o,,,or .nnsrin.
q William "a. vo-t Custons
r-ient q the Ne"
v,~.e. wss killed near ioS'er NeS'er-
n''' TO when his head was
'sy ..',--~o,h rolc He
.ra.Aed against " '''' sop
:, thrust through the window OF
~ -. when Che car lurched into
nous, - o.rc,s i'm the car did
.,cs. f'"' ss...~ e,. min
go resi-e ne was -., 60
80 e4.cr She acc dent Inc ehHu'-
,-'' n. S.t,~r. Of Englewood. has
,tcr' 0'''
s@pqcarct
according Gu George Iiiiotson' OF
l..,,s who was sitting with Tier
trs'"'' .....~c,,c from w
,,y, ne parry WEI" ~
..s after ;aa.rc -"" if'chas nome me
10 81, r,.t ,..t outside % Clos
''' ''', ...-. .- 81 Htch for $50
'sr sno ''. .:s, a..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
FLOOD AID RUSHED TO YUMA
Colorado River Recedes-City' MeXi-
can Quarter in Ruins.

Yuma. Ariz.. Jan. %. With the Colo
RADIO River receding. work of rescuing
Yuma Valley sufferers went on to-day.
From Tucson the Southern Pacific Rail
road sent equipment to supply the city
with water. gas and electricity. The
food damage Is more than Sl.0O0.O00.
The river fell two and half feet
this morning. though II was still above
the 33-foot stage. Practically every
house in the Mexican quarter OF the
city was in ruins to-day. Many of the
business houses still were flooded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24

hour day IN the soft coal fields. The
miners have been for years working
eight hours in most of the bituminous
districts where they have contracts
with the operators.
The opinion among miners prevails
that there will be no serious trouble IN
negotiating new agreements. MANY
district officers say the convention will
not make what they consider radical
demands
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
CENTRAL PARK BEAR
BITES OFF BOYS FINGER
12-Year-Old Climbs Over Rail-
ing-POliceman Rescues Him.

There is sign, Don't Feed the
Animals" on the rock and iron cage
for the polar bears in Central Park,
but twelve-year-old Edwin Wallace, Of
IS West Fifty-third Street, did not stop
10 read it yesterday afternoon. He
climbed over the railing TO get IN close
touch with the bears.
He got too close. As he thrust his
arm between the bars one of the bears
snapped at him. Edwin's right fore
finger was missing and his arm badly
torn when Patrolman Owens. OF the
Arsenal station. rescued him. The boy
was taken 20 Flower Hospital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
HYPEENS PLAN POLLS DRIVE
Milwaukee Teuions Urged TO Become
Citizens and Vote.

Milwaukee. Jan. %. The German
American Alliance Of Milwaukee ia
sending out a notice 10 all its mem
bers advising them 10 become natural
lied. so that they can vote at the com
ing elections.
To facilitate this move the alliance
will obtain from the national organi-
zation pamphlets coaching candidates
for naturalization. The alliance Off
Gals do not say whether the notice
refers TO national, state or city issues.
There is a move under way to put an
arms embargo plank in the state Re
publican platform.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
Even His Sermon Had the Grip.

Hackensack, y. j.. Jan. 23.-The Rev.
DR.. Albert Won Schlieder, OF the First
Reformed Church. preached this even
ing on the subject "lIave You Had the
Grim" The minister has two children
suffering from whooping cough, his
wife is i'll with tonslitis and his fur
race refused 10 work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
Calf TO Prove Education.

To demonstrate the practical educa-
.0n afforded by Hampton Institute a
student Will. on the evening Of January
Fl. bring a 1--we calf on the stage OF the
Academy Of Music. Brooklyn. and an
vter wll tell all about the building OF
q cart whee. Tie Brooklyn Armstrong
ASSOCIATION announces that the pro
samme viii te rounded out with mo-
ION pictures. and two speakers. George
NcAneny and Major r. K. Motion. who
1cceeds Booker r. Washington as head
O. Iussegee Institute.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
Firemen Dance, Flames Also.

Hartford. Conn. Jan. 2. While
,,,ost Of the residents of West Redding
we're attending a dance given by the
local fire company at the Mark Twain
Library. at Redding. Conn, early to-
dav A bungalow near the West Red,
ding railroad station caught ire and
was destroyed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
Mrs Wilson to Give Box Party.

Ms. Woodrow Wilson will give a
bov party tonight at the Liberty
Theatre. where Julia Sanderson' Don
aid Brian and Joseph Cawthorn are
appearing in the new musical comedy
"Sybil"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
sak5&Gumpany
Broadway at 34th Street
For today-a special offering Of
5000 Mems Shirts

EVERY one of them tailored with the same care
Il and precision that has ndividualized SakS
shirts heretofore.
The designs and striking. The ma
teraIs are of kind usually seen in the better
grade madc-to-order shops
Altogether-a collection of shirts to suit the
taste and pocketbook of most any
At$185 Soft cuff and At 81 As Soft and stiff
nleated and stiff cuff neg cuf. neggee and pleated
ligees dainty woven-fg ioel' WI n.iii '"io IL
urea Madras laioreu u heathers, and other desr-
a nicely. and equal to able materials Figure
shirts sold at much higher des gins and dull
prices in "custom-made' stripes white col
shops. ored grounds.
At Csc Unusually good shirts in woven
Madras, finely woven crepes and mercerized
cloths in new figured designs and stripes on
light grounds.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-03-31
LIST OF PRIZES AWARDED
AT FIDDLERS' CONVENTION

Orchestra-First, $500, O,Shields,
Kitchens, Pruitt and Brock; second.
socks and handkerchiefs, White, May.
Lawson and Gowan.
Orchestra Trio-First, $500, Brook
shire Bros; second, 3 ties, Parks,
Kitchens and O'Shields.
Best Fiddle Duet-First, $500, Kel..
ly and White; second, jars tobacco.
Stokes and White; third, $1.OO, Ship
man and Stepp.
Fiddle and Banjo-First, $500, Lin
er Bros; second, subscription Times
and Progress, Gallman and Burgess.
Best Fiddle Solo-First, $500, John
w. Gregory; second, $3.50, D. c..
White; third, sack cotton seed meal,
w ~ I 9fWillard;. fnertb-.S1.0o r.
Best Banjo Solo-First, rug, AL
man; ;second, suspenders, Brookshire.
Best Guitar Solo-First, knife,
Johnny O'Shields; second box ties,
Stepp.
Best Old Fashioned Snging-First,
shirt, Mr.. Mays.
Best Dancer-First, razor, "Jay-
bird" Willard.
Funniest Mandarin clock and tin
cup, "Jaybird" Willard.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-03-31

was several hours before assistance
arrived.
The Sussex now lies in shallow wa
ter in Boulogne harbor. She will not
be total loss. Most of the damage
is above the water line The main
shock of the explosion was spent in
blocking off the fore part of the ship.
The disaster is graphically de-
scribed by rescued passenger, |, N
Lipsart, who says he jotted down the
facts in regular sequence in his diary
The diary reads:
Describes Disaster.
Friday, l 80 p. NJ, left Folkstone;
j +. NJ, torpedo, boats launched, wire
less broken; 3:15 p. NJ, wireless re-
stored, smoke of steamer seen sailink
ship on horizon; $50 p. NJ, rain fall
ing, life boats, 800 yards away; p
NJ, life boats returning; p. NJ, YES
sci remaining afloat, many passengers
asleep, all calm; 80 P. NJ, French
trawler arrived from Boulogne, women
taken off, torpedo boats arrived, Sat
urday, $50 A. NJ, wounded and off
GERS taken aboard destroyer"
The main facts of the disaster were
given by M. Lipzart as follows:
Torpedo shattered the forepart o:
the vessel, although she was travel.
ing very fast on an unusual course
between Folkstone and Lieppe. There
was some loss of life at the moment
OF the explosion. During the launch
ing of boats further loss followed
and nearly three hours later two boat.
capsized with more casualties.' Tn,
remaining boats were recalled and tn,
passengers taken back on the ship
from which the first persons were re
moved by French trawler half al
hour before midnight"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-03-31
Will Be Changed to Joint Stock Company
and Its Affairs Put on Purely Business
Basis-Special Committee Report
Adopted Unanimously.

unanimously carried:
Resolved, That the Union Hospital
association hereby agrees to and does
transfer all it's available assets to the
new corporation unanimously proposed
at the annual meeting held at Union,
S. c., March %, 1915.
Resolved further, That a committee
of three be appointed to take the
proper steps to secure the legal dis
solution of the Union Hospital asso-
ciation."
1t was moved by DR.. Theodore Mad
dox and seconded by Mr.. R. L. Nc
Nally, and carried, that the same COM
imittee, consisting of Emslie Nichol-
son, r. P. Morgan and l.. M. Rice, be
empowered to take the necessary steps
looking to the dissolution and trans
ferring of all the property and avail
BILE assets of the Union Hospital asso.
citation to the corporation.
There being no further business be.
fore the meeting, it was on motion put
and carried, adjourned.
s. G. Sarratt,
Secretary
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-03-31
SPECIAL SERVICES AT
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
A Series of Special Services
Will Begin Friday Night and
CONTINUE Through Sunday
Mighf-EveVbody is In
Mfed TO Attend.

Friday Night-Service for business
and profession men. All men and
boys invited especially. This service
open to everybody. Subject: "The
Philosophy of Success"
Saturday oon-"Twentieth
Century Special for Young People and
Children, to which everybody from
seven to ninety is invited. Service at
3 o'clock.
Sunday Morning at II O'clock
Special Service for Old People. Sub
iect: Heaven"
Sunday Afternoon at 3:3O-Masa
Meeting for women and girls only.
All the women and girls of the town
are invited. All club women specially
invited. Theme: "The Woman of the
Twentieth Century and Her Respon-
sibility."
Sunday Night at O'clock-"The
Masters Call to the Lost"
All the services above are open to
the public and everybody invited to
all the services except the mass meet
ing Sunday afternoon, which is for
women and girls only.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-03-31
H. GOLDSTEIN'S STORE
BURNED MONDAY MORNING
valuable Machinery and Considerable
Stock of Goods Cansumed-Prompt
Work of Firemen Held Flames
to One Building.

The store and shoe shop of H. Gold
stein, located in the heart of the city,
between the Edisonia theatre and
Tlnsley's jewelry store, was Quilted
by fire about 2 o'clock Friday morn
ing and the contents of the building
were completely destroyed. A num-
Der of valuable machines and a con-
siderable stock of shoes, recently nn-
backed went up IN flames. Mr.. Cold,
stein had 81, 900 Insurance. ms -f1aa
chimes and stock of goods were valued
at about $4,000.
1t is not known how the fire origi-
mated. But for the prompt work of
the fire company there would have
been other valuable building de-
stroyed.
The store room was owned by J
Cohen, and was partially covered by
insurance. The walls of the building
were not destroyed, and the work OF
rebuilding will not necessarily be :
heavy financial undertaking.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-03-31
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
Meets in Charleston May SIS Plans
Being Made for Great Meeting
Gathering.

Spartanburg, Ma cch 21.-The Rev.
John G. Benson, Of Brazil, Indiana,
who has organized Sunday school of
1000 active members, in a town of
10000 population, is to be an inter
esting speaker before the South Car
olina Sunday School convention, which
is to be held in the Citadel Square
Baptist church, Charleston, May, 3-5,
|sy Rev. Mr.. Benson is pastor aoosf the
First Methodist church of Brazil. ana
his, Sunday school, which embraces
nearly half the entire population of
the town, is famous more for its eff
ficiency, even, than for it's size. The
January number of the Ladies Home
journal devoted an entire page to pho
tographs of his school, designating it
as "The Big, Efficient Sunday School,"
The school has mems Bible class of
over 700 members, and its cradle roll
includes 678 babies. How the school
has been built up to this phenomenal
membership, and how every unit is
kept actively at work under the eff
ficient system worked out, will be
some of the interesting things Mr..
Benson will tell the Sunday school
workers of South Carolina at Char
lesion in May.
Although pressed with numerous re-
quests for engagements, Mr.. Benson
has written r. d. Webb, secretary of
the South Carolina association. that
he will accept the invitation to speak
in Charleston, and is willing to be
used wherever possible on the pro-
gram. Mr.. Webb announces that he
will speak before all the sessions of
the convention and will take part in
the conferences.
The detailed program for the con-
vention, which is strictly an interde-
nominational event, will be announced
in few weeks. w. C. Pearce, of Chi
cago. adult division superintendent of
the international association, will be
one of the speakers and a number of
other prominent workers are being
engaged. At least so of the leading
pastors, Sunday school superintend-
ents and other workers of the State
will take part on the program. The
convention promises to be the most
successful ever held, and it is conf
IDENTIFY expected that every one of the
5000 schools of the State will be rep
resented. The Charleston people have
arranged for free entertainment for
a pastor, superintendent and three
other delegates from each school.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-03-31
NJ. w. BOBO WILL
REOPEN BUSINESS.

Announcement is made today that
the NJ. w. Bobo company, funeral
directors and embalmers, will open
for business on April Is in the store
room on North Church street re-
Gently occupied by w. r. Brown,
wholesale grocer. The place has been
extensively worked over and new fix
lures installed.
Orders have been placed for mod
ern and uptodate equipment, stock
etc, which will be received at an
early date for installation.
Mr.. Bobo was formerly in the un-
dertaking business here and prior to
that time he was in similar business
in Union.
For the past few months he has
been engaged as travelling representa-
tive for the Woodmen of the World.
Journal, March 27.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-03-31
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION .s
HAS BEEN REORGANIZED
DIR. GOING'S RESIDENCE
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Church Street Home Complefely
Wrecked Saturday Morning-Por. i
ton of Furniture Saved.

The residence of Mrs. DR.. J. G.. Co
ing, on Church street, was DESTROYED
oy fire which broke out Saturday
morning about $3.50 o'clock. The fire
originated in the second story of Che
building and the whole roof was ablaze
before the sleeping inmates were
aroused and the alarm turned in. A
considerable portion of the furniturs
on the first floor was saved, but the
building was wreck and much of the
contents of the upper story was de.
stroyed. The building was one of the
largest residences on Church street,
and for time it seemed inevitable
the house would go. s
The building was insured for SO, 500,
and the furniture for $500.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-03-31
MANY DIED ON SUSSEX
1O2 MISSING, INCLUDING FIVE AMERI-
CANS---COULD NOT CALL HELP
Wireless Injured When Explosion Occurred---Cap-
tain Says Ship Undoubtedly Torpedoed
How Casualties Occurred

London, March 2G.-Although there
is still some uncertainty as to the
loss of life in the disaster to the cross
channel steamer Sussex last Friday
there no longer is any doubt that the
deaths list is much larger than the
early advices indicated. The latest
figures compiled in London show as
many as 102 persons missing, includ-
ing five Americans
The Sussex had 436 persons aboard
of which the following have been ac-
counted for: Landed at Dover, 72;
landed at Boulogne, 250; dead at Bou.
logne, 8; dead at Dover, 3.
The list Of missing may be slightly
diminished by the fact that some OF
the passengers who landed continued
their journey without reporting theil
safety.
The casualties occurred in two
ways: First, in the explosion, wher
the ship was struck, and second by
drowning, when two life boats cap.
sized.
Capt. Mouffett, together with sew.
eral of the officers and a number o1
the passengers, asserts that the shiI
undoubtedly was torpedoed. Most Of
these witnesses declare they saw the
torpedo when it was distance OF
about 100 yards. Unfortunately they
say there was not time enough t.
avoid it although the captain made ar
attempt to save his vessel by a quicl
manoeuvre.
Prevented Calls for Help.
The explosion killed or wounded
several men in the engine room ant
some occupants of the saloon directl,
above it. Injury to the wireless appa
ratus prevented calls for help and i