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The sun., 1919-10-20
SEEKING MURDERER
OF GUEST AT PARTY
Police Hold Two Youths After
Girl Finds Michael Ryan's
Body in Street.
STAB WOUND IN THE SIDE
Victim Had "Invited Outside"
the Person Who Poured Beer
Down His Neck.

A taxicab drove at top speed to
Roosevelt Hospital early yesterday.
Five young men jumped out and lifted
sixth into the hospital entrance. There
they asked for a physician. Dr. Heyl
found that the young men had brought
In the body OF Michael Ryan. 20. o. $40
Elton street, The Bronx, killed by a
knife wound in the side. They said they
had found the youth at Eleventh avenue
and Fifty-eighth street.
As DR.. Heyl was completing his ex-.
animation hospital attendant notified
the police, who responded and held two
of the taxi passengers as material wit
nesses. After a long examination the
police were unable to learn who was
responsible for Ryans death.
The police said that Ryan had been
guest at a birthday party given by Mrs.
Mary Grant OF 81 West Fifty-eighth
street in honor of her daughter, May,
Saturday evening. About midnight some
of the young men became boisterous and
one poured a container of beer down
Ryans neck. Ryan resented the act
and invited the joker outside. The two
adjourned to the street.
The party continued merrily an hour
or so later no particular thought being
given by the merrymakers to the fact
that neither Ryan nor his annoyer had
returned. In going home one OF the
girl guests stumbled against an OBJ
struction at the Eleventh avenue corner.
ITS Mike Ryan" she screamed.
The others came running up, and the
young men, seeing Ryan was wounded,
decided to take him to the hospital.
general police alarm has been sent out
Robert Platner, 20, soldier. and Saliva
tore di Lucca. chauffeur, OF AS West
Forty-ninth street. were held In $4,000
bail each in Jefferson Market court on
the complaint of Margaret Peterson, an
actress, of 3O4 West Forty-fourfh street.
charging the theft of a trunk Containing
clothing and jewelry worth $1,000. Miss
Peterson said Platner had stolen her
trunk check.
Samuel Osian. motor truck driver,
bound with consignment of 100000
worth Of dry goods and silks from Man
haitian to Philadelphia, was held up
while passing through woods rfeor
Highland Park, N. j., early yesterday
and forced to drive ten miles to a point
near Colonial, N. j., where the bandits
dropped him Off the car and sped on
They took $43. all the money he had.
Twenty-Five pieces of silk valued at
about $4,000, were st6ien from the New
ark warehouse of the Merchants Textile
Company of Paterson, and removed in a
motor truck. The robbery took place
between 1T and 5 AS A. NJ. yesterday.
when no guard was at the building. ac-
cording to police information. A second
story window was forced.
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CLUE TO KIDNAPPED
CHILD IN A SWAMP
Searchers Find Buns "BiHy"
Ddnsey Might Haze Had.

The search of a big swamp near Ham
monitor. N. J.. produced two discoveries
yesterday that seem to bear out the po-
lice theory of the kidnapping Of BILLY"
Dansey and have warmed the authori-
ties to the TRAN Of the three men who
are believed to have stolen the child.
Half a mile in the swamp from the d.
rection OF Hammonton was found a bag
OF cinnamon buns with sticky finger
marks which may have been those of the
child. quarter OF mile further on
Philadelphia newspaper. dated Octo-
Der 7. the day before the disappearance
OF the boy. was picked out OF the mud
The police opinion since the receipt of
a letter by Mrs. Dansey telling her the
boy had been stolen In mistake for the
grandson OF a prominent PHILADELPHIA
civic leader who was campaigning
against radicals. has been that the kid
nappers came from that city. It is now
believed that the kidnappers after taking
the boy from his home held a rendez-
vous In the swamp near the edge OF
which they met a fourth man with an
automobile who took them on to New
ark.
Miss Ruth Gardner has testified to
seeing machine with a party of rough
looking men and a well dressed boy
about the age OF the Danssy child pro-
ceeding toward New York. It Is thought
nrobable that the party stopped at New
ark, where the letter was mailed to Mrs
Dansey, and then went on.
The searching party will enter the
swamp again to-day. One discovery to
which little Importance is attached was
mud covered mass. thought TO he de-
cayed flesh, found near an abandoned
shanty.
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BOY CLAD ASA GIRL FOUND
SLAIN IN HIS POWER BOAT
Mother Finds Body of John w. Lempke of Flushing
Hanged in Cruisers Cabin-Mystery in Fate
of disappearing Youth.

John w. Lempke. 81 years old, left
his home in 22l South Parsons avenue,
Flushing, Queens, yesterday about noon
and told his mother and father, William
j. Lempke, that he was going fishing
in his power boat. which then was
moored about 400 feet off the foot of
Eleventh street, College Point. When
he left home the boy wore a sailors
uniform and a pair Of low black shoes
The next time anybody saw Lempke,
so far as the police have ascertained
was Just after noon. when Charles Tewes
saw the boy and another youth, who ap-
peared to be about the same age, row.
ing out to the power boat
Lempke had told his mother that he
would be home for supper. and when he
failed to appear she became alarmed
Later the boys father and mother and
his sister Miss Mildred Lempke, went
to the foot of Eleventh street in their
automobile. There they saw the power
boat, thirty six foot cruiser. some dis
lance of shore. Miss Lempke obtained
skiff and rowed out to the boat with
her mother as a passenger. There was
no sound as they neared the power craft
and no answer to their shouts. Finally
they boarded the craft.
There was nothing on deck to indicate
that young Lempke was about Mrs.
Lempke then went below to the cabin.
There. according to Capt Herbert
Graham of the Queens Detective Bureau,
Mrs Lennpke found the body Of her son.
1t was hanging by the neck from q
rafter and was fully clothed in the dress
of woman-a Bingham house dress,
with women's lingerie, black silk stock
ings; and even corset On~the floor
Of the cabin was another pair of long
silk stockings and/a pair of women s
dancing pumps. Hanging In the cabin
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behind curtain was the clothing that
young Lempke had worn when he left
home. with s44.sS in the pockets. So
far as his mother knew that was all
the money he had when he left home.
Mrs. Lempke, the police declare. left
the body hanging in the cabin and went
back to shore with her daughter. Then
Mr.. Lempke accompanied them to the
power boat. cut down the body and car
ried it to the deck. When the detectives
reached the scene they found the boys
body, still arrayed in women's clothing,
lying on the deck Of the cruiser, with
the right arm tied in front of the body
With slip knot and the left arm tied
behind the body with a similar knot
Around the neck was a length of rope
tied in hangman's knot. There were
no bruises. but the police say that there
was a small burn on the boys face. near
the mouth, which might have been
caused by lysol. bottle of which was
found In the cabin.
Mrs. Lempke said last night that she
had not admitted to the police that the
boys body was hanging in the cabin
when she found 1t. and that his father
did not cut 1t down. The body was lying
on the cabin floor, she said, and had al
ready been cut down when she got there.
She also declared that there was a can
vas bag pulled down over his head and
shoulders. which the police say they
know nothing about
Both Mrs. Lempke and her husband
declare that the theory that their son
committed suicide Ia ridiculous They
believe he was murdered. although both
Of them said that 30 far as they knew
he had ne enemiee.
The boys father lis a member OF the
firm of Sexauer & Lempke, iron founders,
in Long Island City. The son was EN-
ployed by the concern as a draughtsman.
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Finest silks
of the WOrLd

May be seen, and pur.
chased in the Silk Ro-
tunda, today
Among them, 10 pieces
made by master-weavers
ON. old French hand looms.
Examine closely the master
piece at $3.50 yard, woven in
Lyons while the Great War
waged. The design is of the
Louis XIV. period-multi-col-
ored velvet flowers and brocaded
gold flower sprays, on old ivory
faille. There are more. than
10000 threads of silk in the
warp and velvet alone. Weav-
ing so artistic will probably pass
with the master weavers, now so
few in number, and quite old.
A Master Viewers
. Swan Song
The wonderful piece at s1S5
a yard, probably the last work
of the artist craftsman who
wove it, in the sixth story of a
400-year-old house in Lyons, on
an old hand loom that had been
in the same family for genera
tons. AS his father, grand
father and great-grandfather
had done, when he had finished
the piece, he donned his Sunday
best and carried it to its >pur-
chaser, very, very carefully.
Silk threads from 1900 bob
bins are in this piece.
There are the Parsee, Tigris
and Hafiz pieces, designs repre-
senting the Shah's hunt; in gold
and silver and silk brocade on
satin grounds; and Pergamos
and Pontus, Byzantine designs
in ooptic red and Greek blue;
40 inches wide, $50 yard.
There is a pure Louis XIV.
design, taken from one of the
court robes of the period-32
inches wide, $125 yard. A
Gothic silk and metal brocade
on satin depicting the Norman
conquest of England, SO inches
wide, $50 yard. And a moving,
shimmering piece, Fleurette
and gold brocade on parchment
colored grounds - 20 inches
wide, $40 yard.
1t took more than two years
to weave some of these fabrics
"a day to weave two Oh three
inches.
Hundreds of other
examples of fine workmanship
and texture and design-a col
lection unsurpassed in the coun-
try.
Silk Rotunda,
Main floor. Old Building.
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THREE ARE RESCUED
BY FIRE CHIEF WALSH
He Is Almost !Ouercome in
Tenement Blaze.

A tenement at 40 Norfolk street hous-
ing forty families got aflre yesterday and
the upper stories were burned James
Walsh, chief of the Fourth Battalion, led
the way to the burning building and
from the third floor rescued the last
three persons in the house. Mrs. Sarah
Kamanisky, her 12-year-old son, and
Jeanette Levenburg. 9. by dropping them
to firemen sitting in window lodges
below.
The fourth floor had fallen in when
Chief Walsh, closely followed by Kurt
Fuchel, fireman OF Engine Is. gained
a second floor window. Mrs. Kamanisky
was at the window above, holding her
child in her arms, preparing to jump.
The chief left Fuchel stationed on the
second floor, and rushed to the burning
staircase He fought his way through
and reached the frantic mother. Her
own and her childs clothing was afre
Chief Walsh saved the boy first, beating
the flames with his hands and dropping
the lad into the arms OF Fuchel below.
On the ground the firemen were run
ming up scaling ladder. While It was
humping along the wall to reach Walsh
and the woman, Jeanette Levenburg
came out of the smoke filed hallway and
tried to Jump from the window. Chief
Walsh passed her to Fireman Fuchel
and then smothered the flames attacking
the clothing OF Mrs. Kamanisky The
woman tainted and knew nothing more
about her rescue until she was safe in
Bellevue Hospital
Almost overcome by the smoke, Chief
Walsh held the woman to the window
nd har h,tr at,,.x
until the ladder reached the window
ledge. Then he handed her to a fireman
and followed her down the ladder. He
reeled once from his footing and seemed
to fall, but he chung on tenaciously
until he got to the street. After he had
received medical attention he continued
to direct the work of the fremen.
The sun., 1919-10-20
POLICE AND FIREMEN
GIVE CURRAN A FOB
Candidates Work for Higher
Pay Is Appreciated.

City Magistrate Henry H. Curran,
who is the Republican candidate for
President of the Borough of Manhattan,
received yesterday afternoon a token of
the gratitude of the Patrolmen's Benev-
olent Association and the Uniformed
Firemen's Association for his fight in
1916 for increased pay for fremen and
policemen. The gift consisted of dia-
mond studded gold watch fob.
Joseph p. Moran, who headed the
committee that waited on Mr. Curran at
his home. 81 West Eleventh street. said
the Magistrate had made a record by
eluding the entire New York police
force for three years, during which time
the members had been waiting to give
him some token of their appreciation for
the salary fight in 1916, when Mr.. Cur
ran. then a member of the Board of AL
dermen, was largely instrumental In
getting the men a 5000 increase in four
annual increments of $50 each. They
had sought Mr.. Curran. he said. lust
after his return from the first /Platts-
burg camp in 1917. but before he could
be located his army duties had taken
him elsewhere. Finally they learned
that he was in France as commander
of the ammunition train of the Seventy
seventh Division. but resolved to wait
until ne returned Even tnen they were
delayed because the Magistrate was alb
sent from the city for considerable
time
The Magistrate, after expressing his
thanks for the gift, said:
Nov we are in another fight. You
ask that your pay be raised to $1,000
81, 800 and $4,000 for the three grades.
and your petition is made openly, hon.
orably and directly to the people on its
merits. I am with you, and the whole
town is with you. ask my opponent,
who is now a member of the Board Of
Estimate, to use his influence and vote
to give you this raise now. Let him
bring this about, and I will join you In
thanking him. A square deal for SER
vice, but not one cent for waste, Is
good rule"
The sun., 1919-10-20
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
PRESS DEFENDED
Rabbi Wise FaUors Using 1t to
Americonize.

Rabbi Stephen s. Wise said yesterday
at Carnegie Hall that the foreign Lam
guage publications. ought not to be sup
pressed. He contended that these pub
locations are the ablest media OF Ameri-
canization. Instead OF shutting up the
foreign press, he said, attention could
better be directed to English language
newspapers which he said we're trying to
arraign America against Great Britain,
and were urging public meetings to that
end
Dealing with the Americanization
question from the standpoint OF the Jew
Rabbi Wise said money spent to Chris
tianize the Jew was thrown away. He
said:
IF you ask the Jew to uproot that
which Is Jewish within him you have got
a pretty poor specimen OF humanity The
worst thing to do to a Jew is to shake
him loose from his anchorage. The
money spent for Outstanding the Jew
is being pocketed by Jews who are
broken down morally and spiritually.
Jews may be diyded into two classes
those who have too much and those who
have too little. The latter class can be
bought
The sun., 1919-10-20
Sample coats
at half
For UOmen

A small but exquisite coiIec-
tion of individual coats from a
manufacturer noted for excel
lent taste and custom-Iike work
nanship-s6S.5o to sISs today.
Sample coats of silky fortuna
cloth, fine silk duvetyn and wool
velours. Some are trimmed
lavishly with fur-fne skunk, .
beaver, nutria, wolf, Hudson
seal and other fur. A few of
the wraps are suitable for eve
ming wear. Several are without
fur.
The range of prices, $69.50,
$72.50, $3.50, $3.50, $95,
$105, $132.50, $135, S142.50
and up to $185.
Women's Coat Salons,
Second floor, Old Building.
The sun., 1919-10-20
WOn,en's
stockings from,
England
For WOmen

All wool mixtures to
wear with Autumn street
and sports costumes; in all
the delightful colors for
which English wooden
stockings are famous -
plain light heather, dark
lovat, and Wedgwood,
$3.50.
Atwood and with embroid-
cred clocks; Wedgwood and pur-
pie heather; IS.
Also English cotton and WOOL
mixed stockings in lovat mix
lures, black and purple; and
black and blue; SO. Sizes 9 and
Oh.
Main floor, Old Building.
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Please bear this in mind

AT recent sale of bankets-those Governmental
spected blankets-we sold about $4,000; great
the crowds of people that that had close the
doors and admit them in groups.
This means two things: blankets are aoanted, and
blankets scarce.
The war took so many blankets for soldiers and
stopped production for general consumption to such
extent that the mills haven't caught up yet.
Only the mildness of last winter prevented rea
hardship from the blanket shortage.
This winter is expected to be severe and cold
last winter was mild; so the prophecies say.
We are not prophets People will have to use their
own judgment But we are merchants and we know
this is of the most remarkable blanket opportunities
we have been privileged to offer.
Be guided accordingly
Fourth Gallery Bldg
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JOHN WANAMAKER
The storeth reflects the good taste of New York
JOHN WANAMAKER
Formerly A. T. Stewart 6 Co.
Broadway at Ninth, New York.
Store Hours 9 to $50.

Good morning!
This is October 20.
The aOeather to-day prob
ably aOiU be fair.
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TypicaIIy Venetian

Another set of twelve Vene-
tian lacquer chairs with red
damask seats. Typically Ven
etian in line are these chairs,
with high curved backs and
graceful legs, showing the in
fluence of the Louis XVI.
period; $3.50 the set.
Fourth floor, Old Building.
The sun., 1919-10-20
For instance,

For instance,
There is Au Quatrieme a set Of
-four exquisite Louis XIV. chairs
made in Italy, of walnut with
gold groovings and red damask
seats. They are beautiful as
a dining-room set, or even for
more formal use. The set is
5000. 1t would cost just about
twice as much to reproduce
them today.
The sun., 1919-10-20
The AdUantage
of Buying
Antiques Today

Today, when the cost of
production is so enormous,
when labor is so expensive
and woods 80 difficult to OBJ
tain, fine old antique furni-
ture is often less expensive
than modern reproductions
of the same furniture.
That is why many wise peo-
pie in Italy and France are in
vesting in antiques. 1t is, of
course, an exaggerated condi-
ton, but it shows the tendency
of all countries.
The sun., 1919-10-20
7oday-a "Get-Ready-for-a-
Hard Winter
Sale of Blankets
1907 -Wanamaker standard
$21,556.5O worth to be sold for
$16,366.25

prices below give the savings on each bIanket)
Double bed size, single bed size, three-quarter bed
size, and extra size.
Mostly white blankets with pink and blue borders;
gray with pink and blue borders others in plaid
In quantities of each kind ranging from lots of only
three pairs to lots of $50 pairshe variety is apparent
Most of the blankets have cotton warp with cotton.
and wool lnga proportion of each that insures both
warmth and
Some of the blankets almost entirely a-woo
and one grade Atwood but of this last named blanket
act fbpmI
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16
Catholic Church News.

Father P. Geirmann c. H. P. a
prominent speaker from Denver
will open an 8 days Mission at
Cheyenne Wells, Ee sinning Oct.
26th at 9 a. m, Services will be
held every day at 8 a. M. and
7,30 P. M. Every body is sincere
ly invited. FATHER KEIFER
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

Jake Hollander, two brothers,
two sisters and father, Of South
Dakota autoed to Cheyenne Wells
arriving here Sunday to visit
their son and brother. Phil and
family. This was quite . pleas
ant surprise to Phil - be was
not expecting them.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

T. E. Hickman came up from
Kansas City. Saturday morning
to spend Saturday and Sunday.
with his step son, JAS Rainwater
and wife. He returned home
Monday morning.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

J. o. Hittle. Of Kansas. who
owns . piece Of land south and
west Of Cheyenne Wells arrived
in Cheyenne Wells Friday. He
came in to look after his land.
He expects to move onto it in
the spring.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

There has been a number OF
people in our town this week
looking over our country and we
persume our Real Estate men are
doing good business and that a
number of pieces Of land has
changed hanos.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

We acknowledge q social call
from Mrs. B. d. Piatt the latter
part of last week. She informs
rs that she Is feeling fine since
her recent operation; of which
We are pleased to inform our
readers.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16
NOTICE

Having purchased q large truck
I am prepared to do all your work
in the line Of draying and trans
portation whether it be . small
or large job il will have careful
attention. n. C. Kogrell
Cheyenne Wells, Colo.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

The basement for the new Ms
pei Land Company's building,
is comp'e ed and work on the
building will soon be under the
course of construction.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

L v. Hll.oa and family have
moved onto the w. G. Schultz
ranch for the winter. L. v. hav-
ing bought the feed on the place
and has leased the buildings un-
til March l.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

Next Number of the Lecture
Co lrse will be held October 2lst
by the She elan Concert Com
pany. This will be musical en-
tertainment and promises t, be a
very interesting NUMBER. Don t
forget the date October 81.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

Ivan Ambr osier spent Satur-
day night with his parents and
attended the dinner at Mr. Smiths
.aday and returned to Che. enne
Wells with the Editor and fami-
ly in the evening.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

Nelson end Sears have added
another room to their new Office
which will be more convenient
for them, when their Office is fill
ed with land buyers.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

Peter Ralde and ]. L. Mousel,
of First View were Monday busi
ness visitors at Cheyenne Wells.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

Carl McCrumb's new house is
now ready for occupancy. and
we persume before this is read
by very many they will be enjoy
ing the Home Sweet Home
feeling.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16
NOTICE.

The Cheyenne Wells Creamery
& Cheese factory are buying daily
cream, milk and eggs. we also
have ice. butter and cheese for
sale, and will have ice cream in
the near future.
Will pay cash for cream and
eggs on delivery %
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

Dewey Compiler left Monday
morning for Montana, where he
will remain for a few weeks, and
then will return to Cheyenne
Wells again.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

D, I. Hollywood. of the A apa
hoe country was transacting busi
ness at Cheyenne Wells Mond. Y
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

T. M. Kistlsr, Of the Arapahoe
country was business visitor at
Cheyenne Wells Monday.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

Mr.. and Mrs, Harry Smith
have moved into their new resi-
dence near Pail Il Handlers in the
west part of town.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

STRAYED-One black filley 8
years old 2 white hind feet. spot
in forehead, wire mark on right
shoulder. Notify Jack Shelley.
Cheyenne Wells Colo 23-tf
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

STRAYED- Several head of
cattle 6 branded , de M lk,td Notify e. T; G.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16
phone No. Al when you wan,
the Record Office

Virgel Hull Of Arapahoe was
in Cheyenne Wells the first of
the week.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

The farmers of this part of the
county are wearing smiles on ac-
count of the wet weather we
have been having this week. 1t
is sure fine OH the fall grain.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

STRAYED- IL head of steers
branded -C- on left hip. Lib
eral reward. Phone 56-12.
Fred Burchett
soft Cheyenne Wells.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

LOST 1 Mud Chain for Ford
Car in lane about 1-2 mile north
Of Joe Groffs place. Suitable re-
ward for return to this Office.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

FOR SALE Residence for sale.
a bargain. See G. L. Herrick.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

Real Cemcrt Work
Plastering q specially. All
work done in q workman like
manner. Your patronage solici.
ted.
lS1y II. SCHUBER,
The Kit Carson Coutracter.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

For Sale-Wind Mill and tower
also Feed Grinder in good repair
r. E. Reynolds
Arapahoe Colorado. 25tf
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

Stock Of general merchandise
for sale or trade for Cheyenne
county land. 22
Livoni Investment Co
Cheyenne Wells, Colo.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

Strayed- L light red heifer long
yearling. branded diamond-k.
Notify ]. w. Mcfarland.
Sheridan Lake Colorado.
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

STRAYED-From my range
southwest of Cheyenne Wells,
several head of cattle brandedENI
ON left side or hip. Eaa
Will pay reward for informa-
ton leading to their whereabouts
L. w. Wells, Cheyenne Wells,
Colo. 2ltf
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

For Sale One extra good dark
red Short horn bull calf. Inquire
Of E. Plessinger Cheyenne Wells
Colorado. 27tf
Cheyenne record., 1919-10-16

Mrs. Sallade and Mrs. Parker
will entertain the Ladies Aid on
Thursday afternoon Oct. %, at
the residence of Mrs. Chas. Par
ker. All ladies are invited.