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New-York tribune., 1920-01-15
3 Manhole Explosions
Scatter Ruin in Block
Triple Blast Snashes Building
Front. Skaters Windows and
Terrifies Shopping Crowd

Three manhole covers blew off at
once last night in Sixtieth Street be-
tween Third and Lexington avenues,
with the noise of exploding twelve-inch
shells and almost as much resulting
damage.
Plate glass windows in Blooming
dale's department store were shattered
and most Of the other window panes in
the block were smashed When the
manhole cover in front Of 1877 East
Sixticth Street scared skyward it tore
out nearly all of the first floor of the
building, weakening the structure so
that for a time it's collapse WAS feared.
The concussion and the crash Of glass
terrified the crowd of late shoppers
who remained in Bloomingdale's Clerks
and aisle attendants Gained the fright
ened customers. No one was injured.
Flames Immediately spouted from the
manhole openings and these were ex-
tinguished after a hard fight by en-
ployees of the Edison Company sub
station in the block Reserves from
the East Fifty-frst and Sixty-seventh
Street police stations were called out
to keep order in the crowd that poured
from the houses.
Police lines were established and the
block roped off. The house at 1877 East
Sixtieth Street was in so shaky a con-
dition that the Building Department
was obliged to send men to shore up
the structure. Patrolmen were sta
toned in front Of all the damaged
houses to prevent theft.
Residents who might have suffered
severely with cold because of their
broken windows we're aided by the Edi-
son Company, who sent truck load
OF cardboard with which the openings
were patched
New-York tribune., 1920-01-15
Girl, Six, Selects
New 5EFather'' and
Runs Off With Him
Protests When Police Take
Her From Man, Who Has
Had Her Since She Was a
Baby, and Send Her Home

Samuel Bonestee!. forty years old,
who disappeared Tuesday from Brook
lyn with six-year-old Ruth Eleanor
King, was arrested in Jersey City last
night by Detective John MCGOWAN, of
the Fourth Avenue station. He was
found at the home of a friend 1877
Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City.
Little Ruth was with Bonesteel when
the detective found him, and when she
learned she was 10 be returned to her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard King
of 5G22 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, she
protested that she wanted to remain
with "Papa Sam" who has cared for
her since she was six months DID, In
spite of her protests, the child was
taken to Brooklyn and turned over to
the Kings. Bonesteel was locked up as
fugitive from Justice"
"nen Detective MCGOWAN told Bone
steel ne was wanted on a charge of
kidnapping, Bonesteel replied:
why, you can't arrest me for that.
have taken care of this girl all her
lie and have taken good care Of her.
III go with you, but I'll beat you in
the courts"
Little Ruth said:
II like Papa Sam better than nv
other papa, and I want to stay with
Papa Sam"
Mr.. King, who is a shpwright, told
the police at the time he asked them to
search for Bonesteel and his daughter
that he had no desire to prosecute the
man. He said, however, that if he
could arrange it Bonestcel in the fu-
ture would not be given an opportunity
TO take the child again.
King said Bonesteel had been the
cor stant companion Of the girl since
Ruth was four months old. She lived
with Bonesteel at various places in
Pennsylvania and New jersey until
month ago. wien the chlds father,
after long search. found them almost
oestllute IN t"e r.ar Of Il barber shop
IN Grove Street. Jersey City. At thai
time Bonesteel, formerly farmer, had
pawned his overcoat to buy food for
the little girl. King since then had
been sheltering the man until he could
get job.
The King and Bonesteel families, &C
cording to the fathers report to the
ponce, were neighbors in Nostrand
born. Then the Kings were desperately
poor. and Ruth was taken by Mr.. and
Mrs. Bonesteel. Subsequently the
Bonestecls moved to Glen Eyre. Pa.
where Bonestecl took a farm For
year or more the foster father corre-
sponded with the Kings. Then letters
ceased.
year ago King said he went to
pennsylvania in search Of his douehter.
lie found that the Roncstcel couple had
parted, and that Bcnesteel had taken
Ruth and gone away. KIM mear1ime
had procured work at shipyard and
in time off continued the search. He
rac.d Honestee. TO Jersey City, and
finally found the girl. she was wel
led, but Bonestcel was allnos, fra a
tate of collapse from starvation.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-15
Manufacturer for
lO-Cer,t Car Fares
College Point Man Urges a
Unique Scheme to Save the
Queens County 0iLtc0y

unique scheme eyhereby the manu-
facturers of College Point may, by
cash expenditure, come to the aid OF
the trolley company which carries their
employees was proposed yesterday by
John W. Rapp, president OF the Empire
Metal Company. The line to be assist
ed is the New York and Queens County
Railway, whose officials nave notified
tie manufacturers that, unless help
comes soon, the College Point trolley
vii, be discontinued. These cars carry
$500 workmen every day from Manhat-
tan ard back
MIR Rapp's idea is to have the manu-
facturers buy trolley tickets from the
company at ten cents each and then
turn them over to the employees at five
cents. He has called a meeting to-day
Of TIE heads of twenty five College
Port fctories to consider this scheme.
Mr. Rapp says that any such assis-
will necessarily be temporary. He i'm
tends to send petition to the Board
Of Estimate asking that the fare be in
creased to 10 cents.
Tho employees Of the College Point
factories who live in Manhattan can get
to work by no other route than the
New York and Queens County Railway.
TIE manufacturers fear that If the
line is discontinued they will lose their
men and be forced out of business.
John H. Delaney, Transit Construc-
ton Commissioner, yesterday issued an
order to the Interborough Rapid Tran
sit Company to make such changes In
it's equipment on the Corona and As
tcrsa lines in Queens as Will permit the
joint operation on those routes Of the
intersorough and New York Municipal
Railway cars.
The new York Municipal cars are
operated to Sixticth Street and Lex
in2ton Avenue. On April Is it Is ex-
pecied that the line will be extended
across the river, and the cars are then
to be operated over the Corona and
Y Astoria lines from greensboro Plaza
These cars, however. are from twelve
to fourteen inches wider than those
OF shr intcrborough. and it will be
necefsary To cut about eight inches
from. the station platforms in order Ia
accommodate them.
Transit Commissioner Delaney ha,
beer negotiating with the two com.
panies for several months. The Inter.
borough has insisted that It should no,
be compelled to enange the platform
widthg, because that would leave gar
Letween the platform and its cars
Tif Com missioner expects that the
Jnterborough, in compliance with yes
tercsy's order. will provide an auto
matte deyice to ciose the gap between
sIsticr platforms and car platforms.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-15
Hurley Executor Removed

John Dunstan. one Of the proprictors
of Jacks Sixth Avenue Restaurant, was
superseded yesterday us administrator
OF the estate of his partner, Tim othy
Hurley. when Surrogate Foley appointed
in his place Ryram l.. Winters, law
yer. The Hurley heirs complained that
Dunstan had failed to render an ac-
counting and was antagonistic to their
interests.
Hurley left most of his estate to his
NATURAL sons. Mrs. Jennie Brew, who
the decedent believed was the mother
OF these sons, recently admitted they
never existed, although she had led
Hurley to think he was the father Of
two boys.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-15
The Reason
For our semi-annual silk packet sale

For our sen1i~an1ual silk packet sale
Regardless of silk market conditions this is pre-
sented regularly in order eliminate all odds ends of
silks and vevets which have accumulated in interval
Many years OF packet sales have proved their as
Wanamaker Institution for the customers benefit.
Tables will be located in the Silk Rotunda and Main
Building. ~ ~
One hundred sales people will expedite the customers
selections and purchase.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-15
building Settles. Fall Feorcd

IN" three upper floors Of six.storv
business building at 297 Cherry Street
1et1Ied about four feet at 6:30 o'clock
aa nst night. Acting Battalion Chief
Michael Martin ordcrsd every one ont
Of the building. Eight hrms occupy
the structure. S'
New-York tribune., 1920-01-15
Bandits Rob PHILADELPHIA Bank

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. II. 49, -Four
armed motor bandits held up the Over.
broek Bank In tbs suburbs to-day, got
So $50 IN cash and some securities and
esesped after holding up the cashier
snd ethsr smployees.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-23

williamson 70 spend Sunday, Char.
man White said that the state sit.
uatlun was improved as a result OIL
the Democratic state convention a:
Wheeling. The Democratic guber.
material nominee failed to make
the Impression before the conyen.
ton that was expected. Men who
were present said that his speech
was barely audible a few feet In
front Of the platform and many Of
the unterrified expressed disap.
pointment because be failed TO
measure up to the advance notices.
Nj. Koontz in his public utter.
ances, as quoted in the newspapers,
attacked not only Judge Morgan
and some Of the Republican lead.
ers Of the state, but also flayed
Mr.. Montgomery, the non.parti.
san candidate. His attack on judge
Morgan went beyond the line Of
political propriety, one Republican
observing:
at seemed wholly unnecessary
for M Koontz to attack every Re.
publican engaged In the coal indus.
try merely because be was charged
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-23

Christ Episcopal church Nm
James T. Eastman. Chairman, y
garments.
First II. P. church Cast sidel
Mrs. George Cox, Mrs. Joe dewitt
chairmen. s. garments.
Central Christian church. Mrs
n. c. Battsrger, chairman, 81 gar
ments.
Fleming chapel, Mrs. L. N. Yost
chairman, 100 garments.
Diamond street N. E. church
Mrs. E. A. Gross. Mrs. J. L. Leecf
chairmen, 22s garments.
Daughters Of Isabella. Mrs. Jonr
Burchinal, chairman, 172 garments
Palatine Baptist church, Mrs
Viola Springer, chairman, 2ss gar
ments.
Grace Lutheran church. Mrs
Clarence Bloom. chairman, 5:
garments.
First N. E. church. Mrs. Rich
ard Hall, chairman. 400 garments
NJ. P. Temple, Mrs. Geo. Amos
chairman. us garments
N. E. South, Mrs. John Phillips
chairman, 81 garments.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-23

With being the nephew Of. former
Senator Watson. which he DID not
attempts to deny"
At Republican headquarters II
was said that many assurances Of
support had come from former SER
vice men Who we're completely ig.
nored In making up the Democratic
state ticket although Il was hand
picked and the entries placed on
the ticket by the Democratic lead.
ers Just before the lists were closed
prior to the primary. Some Of the
service men claim that the failure
10 place a soldier on the Demo
cratic state ticket Is an attron;
which will cost that party thou.
sands Of votes In November.
Chairman White will return TO
Charleston Sunday night and Gu
Monday leave for New York to con
fer with National Chairman WIN
H. Hays.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-23

In trest IN the Armenians WI
not Buhside IN E1irmont With the
close Of this appeal and the ds.
patching Of the boxes for over u
the DaAt side N. P. church Is Z
Sunday school class Of young ID
6ieS whose teacher Is Mrs. Lalelle,
and this class supports an Armen-
ian child. contributing five dollars
q month for this purpose. Tbs
example Is a splendid one. and
mightibe adopted by other Sunday
school classes. who in this way
could be constantly at work re.
lieytng misery and want.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-23
lllII[ !
IIR|FIH|5SIl|I[.
..I[|'|ll|| So united
stste Chairman White
Very Confident as
Campaign Opens.
G|lLHORI his CAUSE

Sc
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-23
All Sorts Eel for
the Ponzii Scheme

BOSTON. Aug. IA list q m
yestors In the Ponxi postal scheme.
persons who trusted In the ability
Of the get;rleh-quick ananeier 70
make riches for them In Z inonth
or two. looked like . cross section,
Of the community when turned n
today. Al walks Of life were there.
men and owemn Of professions Of,
business and labor. It Is enamlt.
ed mat about $4,000 In ~ gave
money in the scheme which Is now
in receiyership and Of these about
half withdrew with or without me
50 per cent interest PonEi paid Dc.
fore the crash.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-23
Railroad Notes Of
Interest Here
q .Ylnm

:osepa Graanger, Brownsville
Pa, assistant to the trainmaster,
stopped in Falrmont today en-
route to Mt. Lake Park. Nd.
This Is pay day on the Mononsa'
hela railway.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-23
2,6}2 GARMENTS.
(continuea from page one.)

opened >by the committees; Il
resdins this list It must be re
membered that some church cor
greratlons are very much smalle
Than others and the difference u
contributions thus in no way Re
fleets on the generosity OF tn
PENNINGTON. Mrs. ". W. Gallien
chairman, 20l garments.
RiyesvilEe, Mrs. Maud fost chair
man, 100 garments
warrington, Mrs. 6. L. How
ell. chairman, 40 garments.
Monongah. Mrs. Lee Satterfield
chairman, IS garments.
EaIrmont.
First Baptist church, Mrs. W. A
Lawer, chairman. $50 garments.
Presbyterian church, Mrs. J. H
Beckman, chairman, ll9 garments
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-23
West Virginia is Dead
Against the Wilson
League Of Nations.

CHARLESTON, ". Va. Aug. q
-T6of0pghly familiar with condi'
kionS IN each county Of the state
Chairman N. Q. White, Of the Re
publican State committee, initial
"a the campaign Tor q Republican
Victory this. week which will be
carried into every election precinct
81 tnAEtate. With the opening Of
state headquarters the machinery
was eel in motion for what thu
chairman declared would be the
greatest victory. ever won In
West virginia by forward.looking
Republicans aided by voters Of the
opposite political faith who have
tired Of one:man' rule and misgov'
eminent at Washington"
Chairman White has supreme
confidence in the result. His early
expectations were increased by the
wonderful convention held at
y Wheeling, which was declared by
old.time Republicans to have been
the greatest convention ever held
n tlle,history Of the state, .an1
where Republicans from every
county worked In harmony for the
common goal Of entire Republican
success.
Since the two state conventions
were held In Wheeling and the
Democrats staged their biggest
show IN having Governor Cox pres
{ ent there have been many reports
from that city which say that the
Republican convention was much
more representative and more i'm.
pressiYe than the Democratic
meeting.
Chairman White Is already in re.
ceipt-cf information from many Of
the counties In each Of the six con.
gresdotAl districts which, he stat.
ed, showed q greater unity among
the Republicans than has existed
: IN years and these reports from
local. leaders have been confirmed
sbytleld agents Of the Republican
National committee who have been
In the state since the state conven-
stion inQuiriAg into the national sit.
spattur:
) IN response to inquiries madt
from Republican headquarters In
various counties It Is the expressed
opinion OF local leaders that Gov.
egnor Cox's speeches have been in.
furious to his cause rather than to
help his candidacy. These expires.
siols have come from men who are
wholly capable Of making a fair
and impartial survey Of the situa.
ton. Some Of them recite that the
Democratic nominees attack upon
Harding and the Republican con.
gress has been responsible for the
welding Of all shades Of Republl.
can belief and as one Of them stat.
ed the Republican party is the
greatest cohesive organization In
the world"
Amajority Of the expressions re.
fer'to the blunder Of Governor Cox
when he embraced the Wilsonian
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-23

or 10 average farmhouses' IN the
United States. according to gov.
eminent figures, eight have no
bathrooms.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-23

idea Of a league Of nations against
which there is a tremendous sentl,
ment in West Virginia. Letters ana
personal inquiries show that the
Wilson covenant has not met with
favor In the state and the opposi-
ton Is most pronounced among in.
dustrial workmen. among the farm
ers and among the service men
who were In the world war. It is
an almost unanimous belief that II
Is an incentive rather than a pre-.
ventative Of war.
Before leaving for his home at
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-23

The chief ivory market Of che
world is In Antwerp.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-06
PHILOSOPHERS TO HOLD
ANNUAL BANQUET

Sixty students in the junior and
senior philosophy courses at Notre
Dame Will celebrate ST Thomas
Aquinas day at the university Mon
Gay IN keeping with a tradition a
half century old a holiday for
junior and senior philosophers has
been declared and classes for them
have been dispe nsed FOR the day.
They win an attend a special mass
i'm Holy Cross seminary Monday
morning and viii meet in the uni
ycrsity purlor for a discussion of
philosophical subjects. Following
the talks the members viii be ban
quoted i'm Corby refectOry.
The feast of St Thomas is OBJ
served 1y students OF philosophy
throughout colleges of the country.
ST. Thomas was the founder of the
scholastic philosophy, the branch
now taught at NOtre Dame and 9TH
err leading American universities.
His feast day i'm the early years was
celebrated 10y an students in the
philosophy courses. but in recent
years the celebration has been con-
fined. because of the number of stu
dents. 90 juniors and seniors. They
home VIII enjoy the Monday holl-
day
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-06
ANNOUNCE PROGRAM
OF SUNDAY MUSIC

Following is the musical program
for Sunday. March Z, 1920, at the
First Methodist Episcopal church.
under the direction of Fred G.. Haas,
organist and director:
Morning. 1910.
Prelude" Fantasia" ... Swift
Professional Hymn No. ass ...
.......... Mozart
Response (Chant) The Lords
Prayer ............. Holden
Offertory-"A ndante Pastorale"
--...--..-.-. .....-.... 1880. ALEXIS
Anthem-"Like as a Father" &C..
.......-.....- ........... MarStoil
ReCessiOnal (ChOir).
POstlude-"Petite Marche" .....
Evening, 1880.
Prelude-"Nocturne in b Minor"
.......... cote
Professional Hymn. -. -. 800.
Response.
Onertory- "Berceuse" go. Dennee
Anthems Softly the Silent
Night" .. Neidlinger
POstlude-"Postlud in d" 800.
................. Bruce Steane
(Tempo d Minuetto.)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-06
Revelations of a Wife
Their Second Honeymoon
ADELE GARRISON

devil. the wings collapsed. and he's
thrown into a nose dive But
Masonry God Mason. do you see
what he's DOING"
There's Nerve For You"
Even my terror-flled, fascinated
eyes could see what the figure in
the airplane. plainly visible now,
though very tiny. was doing He
was crawling out from his seat. and
in "A few seconds, like hours TO us,
but which must have been eternity
10 him. he had stepped out upon
the collapsed wing.
The officers voice, shaken out Of
its soldier calm, spoke again.
He's holding the wing fittings of
the collapsed wing into the sockets
OF the fusalatei" he exclaimed.
There's nerve for YOU He must
have shaken the controls for the
gunner 10 take control OF the ship
when he unloosened his belt and
crawled out there! believe on my
soul. Mason. he's going to make it,.
He's almost got it into control now.
no. his grips giving, and he's within
hundred feet Of safety-the ships
nosing into the ground"
His last words came back over his
shoulder, for both men had started
on the run toward the machine when
it made its final dive, throwing the
aviator into a crumpled, shape
less mass on the ground With a
scream, Edith Fairfax sprang after
them.
But II stood motionless. repeat
ing aloud and parrotlike TO myself
the officers last words:
His grips giving, the ships nos
ing into the ground"
My brain seemed incapable OF ac-
ton. For while I was watching the
] man lighting for his life above me,
an awful hallucinataion had taken
! possession of me. Surely ] knew
Z that 1.-the figure, hidden though il
was in the aviator's uniform. Every
movement that he made had a tor
turing loved familiarity
| 1 felt hands shaking my shoulders.
saw Mrs. Durkee with the tears
running down her face, heard her
voice as if 1t came from far away:
"Madge. Madge, dear" she was
saying You must be brave. Come
with me. just a little till the doc
/ tors have finished. Then we can
I find out"
/ But like a wild thing I had
wrenched myself from her kindly
grasp. horrible, pitiless realization
breaking over me. and was running
toward the broken shape upon the
grass-Dicky. my husband!
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-06
announcements

The o. 2. s. auxiliary will meet
Monday afternoon. March %, in the
Masonic club rooms Mrs Maude
Swintz. Mrs Anna Archer, Mrs.
Emma Sausman, Mrs. Ida Mayer
and Mrs Cora Daicey will be the
hOStesseS.
Kodak finishing at Schilling's
251-6
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-06
HOMER HUBERT WILL
REPEAT HIS LECTURE II
Y4NK ~ THE FAR EAST"

Homer b. Hubert, j.. r. G.. s.,
diplomat, editor, lecturer and states
man. who spoke before the Knife
and Fork club some time ago. viii
give his lecture. "A Yank in the Far
East" Sunday afternoon in the
main lobby OF the Y. NJ g. a. The
lecture will be at 8 O'Clock and will
be open TO the public
Prof Hubert was the personal
adviser OF the emperor of Korea
and in Korean government work for
20 years He is considered an
authority on social and political con-
ditions of the far east where he has
lived amongst the stirring scenes.
He has devoted his life 10 exposing
the wrongs of Korea at the hands
Of Japan.