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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-02-26
February Much Colder Than 1919

Weather in February has been
Glow normal during the first three
weeks. The records of the U. S.
Gather bureau show that the total
for the first three weeks was II
degrees below. This is in direct
contrast to the weather last Febru
airy. For the same period in 1919
the books show that the tempera-
ture was 121 degrees above nor
NAL.
Precipitation also shows a great
variance. During the three weeks
just passed it measured LA inches
below the normal. Last year for
the same period it was but 80 Of
an inch below.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-02-26
No More Birthdays.

"Popl"
"Yes, my son."
"What are the middle ages'f"
"why. the middle ages, my boy, are
the ones which when the women reach
they stop counting."-Yonkers States.
man.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1920-02-26

SALESMAN WANTED-to solicit
orders for lubricating oils, greas
es and paints. Salary or COM
mission. Address The Lennox
Oil & Paint Co., Cleveland, o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-14
Flyer Starts One-Stop
Trip Across Continent
Mail Airplanc Expected to
Reach Long Island From
Omaha TONIGHT

One of the two Larsen. all-mctal
raonoplanes which recently hlazed a
new mail airway across the continent
left Los Angeles yesterday on an at
tempt to fly back over the continent
with only one stop, according to infor-
nation received by local officials OF
the Larsen company.
The machine is being pilotcd by S. c..
Eaton, and John NJ. Larsen, The owner
is accompanying him as passenger.
According to the telegram from Los
Angeles the plane was expected to
reach Omaha last night, and resume
the last leg Of the flight to Central
Park, L. l., this morning. srriving
there tonight
If the machine is successful in ac-
complishng its task, it will be the
first time that the continent has been
crossed with only one stop; also it will
establish record in time for
crossing the continent.
Another monoplanc of this type made
an attempt to fly from Omaha to the
Long Island flying field without stop
few weeks ago, but had to make a
forced landing near Philadelphia. a fter
the pilot had lost his way during the
hazy weather. On that occasion the
machine had been in the air ten hours
and fifty-eight minutes and had covered
about ! 200 miles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-14
Mother Was Seeking Work;
Did Not Abandon Her Child
Court Decides Young Woman Was Victim of Con-
spiracy; Child Given Into Friends Care While
Parent Tried to Earn Money to Support 1t

Mrs. Bella Brooks did not abandon
her six-weeks4old baby, who was
brought to the Oak Street station on
Wednesday night. but was the victim
of a conspiracy in which some one
tried to give the impression that she
had deserted the infant the court
concluded yesterday, in Diminishing her.
Mrs. Brooks told the court that she
had taken the baby from her home at
AZ Oliver Street, to Mrs. Nicolas Chris
tocos, at Sd Cherry Street, who had told
her that she would persuade Nicolas,
her husband, to pay for its keep while
Mrs. Brooks hunted work That was at
5 o'clock in the morning.
But Nicolas Christccos, the police
say, took the baby to the Oak Street
station that night and said he had
found it in his hallway. To the baby's
clothes was pinned note. directing
how to feed it. The note was in Greek.
Mrs. Brooks says she cannot write in
Greek
About the time Christocos took the
baby to the police Mrs. Brooks returned
from Paterson, N. j., where she had
failed to find work. Hearing of what
had happened to the baby, she went to
the station. and was held there until
yesterday, when Alexander Lehman, AS
sistant District Attorney, questioned
her in court, and Magistrate Bruce de-
clared there was no evidence that she
had abandoned the baby. Detective
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-14
Hylan Seeks TO Aid
Beach Bungalow Owners
Asks Commissioner Hirshfield
to See if Properties Can
Be Saved for Them

Mayor Hylan yesterday directed
Commissioner of Accounts Hirshfield
to conduct an inquiry to ascertain
whether anything could be done for
the bungalow residents on Gravesend
Beach, between Bay Forty-ninth Street
and Coney Island Creek, who are said
to be in danger of losing their bung--
lows Fifty-tive per cent of the bunga
low residents are all-year occupants
Of the seaside places and will be home
less unless the city can intervene and
do something in their behalf.
Commissioner Hirshf;eld said he
thought the grants under which the
bungalow lands are claimed by the
Harway Improvement Company were
originally given out by the old town
Of Gravesend, and may be contested.
He will investigate to see if any
action can be taken in this direction.
In regard to the Rockaway Point
bungalow controversy. which the COM
missioner had also been directed to in
vestigate. he said he feared that the
city could do nothing to help the bunga-
low occupants there. He said he looked
into the matter year ago and found
the city does not own any of the land
In question at Rockaway Point. If
there is any dispute as to the owner
ship of the property, it is between the
State of New York and the corporation
which claims title to the property,
Commissioner Hirshfeld said
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-14

William Burns said it was plain that
Mrs. Brooks loved the baby and was
desperately trying to support it..
Since it's birth the baby has been the
tenth member of rather crowded
household, all existing somehow in two
tiny rooms, five flights up, on the $26
which Grandfather Stavoras Schiotes
earns making belts.
The baby never saw its father, AL
bert Brooks, an Englishman. Brooks
quit his Greek bride two months after
the wedding. Mrs Brooks said yester-
day that she did not expect him to re-
turn. An intelligent, dark eyed girl of
nineteen, she declared it was too much
to SIX her father to support the baby
any longcr, SO she had determined to
do that herself
II hadn't been able to work since the
baby was born" ~she said. 81 was i'll,
but just this week Mrs. Nicolas Chris
tocos, the niece of Mrs. George Bahia
gifts, of 81 Cherry Street, the baby's
godmother, told me that she would
take care Of the baby until could get
work.
II went to Paterson because l used
to get $l2 week in waist factory
there before | was married. To-mor-
row Pm going there again to see if my
sister won't keep the baby while | find
something to do l have taken the
baby to one charity organization, but
the people told me that they couldn't
help me because had only one child
I'm afraid work will be hard to get be-
cause 5000 arc on strike in the factory
where | had a place before"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-14
Public Service Engineer
Warns of ''L'' Accidents
Use Of Wooden and Steel Cars
in Same Trains by d. II. 7.
Called Grave Menace

Raymond II. NeXen, chief electrical
engineer for the Public Service Com
mission, asserted yesterday at hear
ing before Morgan I. Donnelly, Deputy
Public Service Comm missioner, at the
offices of the commission, that there
was grave danger of serious accidents
on the B. r. T. elevated lines on trains
made up of wooden and steel cars
This danger, Mr. Nexeh said, is par
ticularly great during the week and
trains are sometimes run without rear
lights.
Representatives Of the B. r. T. de-
MED the company ever operated wooden
and steel cars together; and as for
some trains failing to show rear lights,
they said, employees who disregard the
rule to have the rear lights always
showing are severely disciplined.
MIR. Nexen, in explaining the situa-
ton, said the wooden cars are not
equipped with "trippers," which op-
crate the automatic safety device OH
the lines. He admitted, however, on
ross-eXamination by Mortimer HotT-
man, counsel for the B. r. T., that the
company was equipping it's system with
"trippcrs" as quickly as possible Mr.
Nexcn admitted, also, that it is impos-
sible to employ "trinpers" on the FVl-
ton Street elevated line because Of it's
peculiar construction, but that tn mat
ter can be adjusted by slight repairs
The Public Service Commission in
ST. ucted the B. r. T. to have its ex-
perts present at the hearing on Angus.
81 to testify On this DOint
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-14

pleased and wholly able to take care
OF himself out in the Great World
But that was when he was safe in the
dear Old arpatch. Now he felt
very small indeed, very small and hep
less And he was lonesome. He was
the most lonesome little Rabbit in ali
the Great World He wanted his
mother. lie wanted her as he never
mad wanted anything before in all his
short life
u wi-wi wish hadn't run away" he
sobbed. Il wi-wi-wish l hadn't disc
beyed: wa-want to go home. I
90. wa-wa want to go home, and l
don't know where it isl
way, way up in the blue, blue sky
ne saw black speck sailing round
and round. 1t was OF Mstah Buzzard
taking his last exercise before going
to bed for the night. But the lost
little Rabbit didn't know this He was
sure that 1t must be Redtal the Hawk.
or whom Mrs. Peter had warned him to
beware because of his fondness for
young Rabbits. 1t wouldn't do to stay
out here in plain sight SO he
scrambled back through that little
round doorway and then sat just at the
edge OF 1t, peering fearfully up be-
tween the protecting grasses at or
Mistah Buzzard.
"l-l-wish had never walked up"
sobbed he. Il do | do. l wi-wi-wish
| had never walked up
Copyright 1920. by T. w. Burgess)
The next story: Strange Voices Are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-14
BY Thornton W. Burgess

You remember that after long and
dreadful night of wandering he knew
not where Peter Rabbits willful runa-
way son had crept into a hole in the
ground just as jolly, round, red Mr..
Sun began his Gaily climb up in the
blue, blue sky. He crept only far
enough IT 10 be out of sight Of any one
passing. He didn't dare go way down
IN that hole. You see, he didn't know
whether or not any one lived there
He was so worn out from running
and from the dreadful frights he had
received that no sooner had he dragged
himself into it than he fell fast asleep.
He slept and slept and slept. He slept
SO hard that. he didn't even dream
He was too tired to dream He slept
all morning and way into afternoon. In
fact, it was only little before jolly,
round, red Mr. Suns bedtime when the
eyes of that willful little Rabbit
opened.
For few minutes he lay perfectly
still, blinking slcepily and trying to
think where he could be- At first he
thought he was in that old house
Grandfather Chuck built long ago in
the very middle of the dear Old Briar-
patch, and he wondered where his
brothers and sisters were. He won
W w ~ tHSS lidO gone out 10 play and
left him sleeping there.
Then, with dreadful sinking feeling
at his heart, he remembered that he was
lost and that this was strange house
or which he knew nothing He didn't
know who had made it. He didn't
know whether any one was living in it,
he didn't even know where it was or
now TAR 1t was from the dear Old
brlar-patch. On little legs that shook
with fright he crept to the doorway
and peeped out. Long grass hung over
that doorway, and he could see nothing
but the bluc, blue sky between the
blades of grass.
For some time he sat there, not dar
ing to go any further. But at last he
gained courage enough to scramble out
and sit up just outside that doorway,
Then he stared this way and that way.
every way. 1t made no difference which
way he looked-there was nothing
famlIiar to be seen. Everything was
strange. He, couldn't see the dear Old
Brlar-patch, He couldn't see a single
thing that was familiar. He was out
IN the Great World without the least
idea IN what part of it he was. and
suddenly the Great World became a
very terrible place. He was lost, utter
ly lost.
Big tears rolled down his checks.
Only the day before he had felt himself
very big. quite big enough to do as he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-14
No Suicide Motive Found
For Girl Poison Victim
Young Woman Found Uncon-
scious in Hotel Improves,
but Refuses to Talk

The police were unable yesterday to
discover any motive for an attempt
at>suicide on the part OF Blanche
Grover, Of Lima, Ohio, who was found
unconscious Thursday night on the
loor Of her room at the Martha Wash
ington Hotel with a bottle labeled
"belladonna' beside her.
Miss Growers condition showed i'm
provement yesterday. She is at Belle
vue Hospital. She declines TO answer
question as to what drug she took and
why. Dr.. Johnson, of the New York
Hospital, said that be thought she was
suffering from morphine poisoning No
morphine vial was found in her room
however.
1t was learned that the telephone call
which led to the discovery of Miss
Grover came from j. Van Bechden, of
the Hotel Wellington. Until few
days ago he was a cashier at the
Martha Washington Hotel. He met the
young woman there, he said, and called
hey up without any suspicion that she
needed help.
When Miss Grover failed TO reply to
the call Of the switchboard operator a
bellboy was sent to her room. He
found her unconscious
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-14
600 Wild Animals Arrive
White Ass, Cal Bear and Black
Apes in Odd Cargo

Six hundred wild creatures from
foreign jungles and plains arrived here
yesterday on the Atlantic Transport
Line steamship Minnesota consigned to
permanent charters in the Geological!
Gardens of the Bronx. They came from
Regents Park, London, in the care of
James Bailey.
The star attraction was a white ass
of India. According to Bailey he needs
no grooming and spends his entire time
and he has time to burn-keepne
his shaggy coat immaculate. OF course
he gives brief intervals to eating
drinking and sleeping.
Among the other creatures were a
cat bear eighteen inches high five
black apes, two wild swans from India
half dozen Oriental owls, several
regal pythons and two cobras.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-14
Alleged kidnaper
OF Coughlin Baby
Has Secret Hearing
ssT1e Crank" Is Held With
out Bail to Answer
Charges of kidnapping,
Burglary and Extortion

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 13.-Augusto
Pasquale, known as "The Crank" was
held without bail to answer charges of
kidnapping, burglary and extortion in
connection with the kidnapping of
Blakely Coughlin, at a preliminary
hearing to-day in the Montgomery
County prison at Norristown. No tcsti-
mony was taken.
The prisoner was held for further
hearing in order that there may be
no difficulty in removing him from the
prison at any time he is required by
the state police and other officials, who
are still endeavorng to unravel the
mystery surrounding the disappear
ance of the thirteen months-old child
on June 9
The hearing was not open to the
this city was not notified that it was
to be held. Pasquale had no counsel
at the hearing and did not ask for any
the justice of the peace said. District
Attorney Francis X. Renninger, an AS
sistant District ATTORNEY. counsel for
George II. Coughin. the missing chld's
father; Captain Gearhart, Sergeant
Price and two other members of the
state police were in attendance.
Pasquale is reported to have am
plfied his confession in which he de-
MED he is the actual kidnapcr. charg-
ing that the baby had been taken by a
man named ,"Joc" and woman The
name of this woman was given as Rose
McDonelle, who, the prisoner is quoted
as saying, he lived with for time in
Philadelphia. She aftcrward married
"Jce," he said
The police say they do not place any
.credence in this confession and fear
the child has been killed. One theory
of the authorities is that Pasquale
who has served several sentences for
larceny, was looking for something to
steal and choked the baby to death in
attempting to stilc it's cries when it
was awakened.
crowd of several thousand persons
gathered around the Montgomery
County prison when it was rumored in
Norristown that Pasquale had con-
fcssed. He is being guarded by fifteen
members of the state police.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-14
Policeman Made Defendant
Accused Merchant Released,
CHARGES Officer With Assault

Jacob Rothstcin, who was arrested
for disorderly conduct by Patrolman
Dominick Caropresc, of the Fifth
Street police station, for displaying
goods on the sidewalk in front of his
store at 1862 Orchard. Street, was dis
charged yesterday in Essex Market
police court and a charge of assault
was made against the patrolman
Caroprese was paroled for a hearing
Monday.
According to Rothstcin, the trouble
began when he declined to buy more
than one ticket for the police games
from Caroprese. The latter called him
pllcr, he said, and the next time he
came around ordered that the goods
be removed from the sidewalk. Roth
stein said he told the patroman chat
he would do so as soon as he had
finished waiting on customer then in
the store, whereupon, he says, Caro-
prcse struck him. breaking his jaw and
dragged him to the police station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-14

WASHINGTON. Aug. 13.-Pressure is
high over the Western Atlantic and over
the plain states and the Upper Mississippi
Valley. and 1t is relatively low over the
great central valleys and the lower lake
region and also in the Pacific states
Showers were quite general within the
last twentyfour hours over the states east
of the Mississippi River and in louisa ma,
Texas New Mexico and North Arizona
Fair weather prevailed in other parts Of
the country.
The tempera ture remains norma al
throughout the Eastern states. 1t is nor
NAL in the mississippi Valley and the
Southwest and it is much above normal in
the Northwest.
The outlook is for partly cloudy weather
and occasional showers Saturday and sun
day in the Atlantic and East Gulf States
and Tennessee In the lower lake region
and the Ohio Valley local showers Satur-
day will be followed by generally fair
weather Sunday. In the upper lake region
The weather VIII be fair and warmer Sat
urday and Sunday.
No important temperature changes are
Indicated for the Eastern and Southern
states.
District Forecasts-Northorn New Eng
land. southern New England Eastern New
York. Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey-Partly cloudy, with local showers to-
day and probably tomorrow. No change
In temperature.
Western Pennsylvania and Western New
Iork-Partly cloudy weather, with prob
ably local showers to-day; tomorrow ia.
NO chanee in temperature
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-14
Broker Arrested
For $4,000 Theft
Of Hospital Fund
Treasurer Accused of Tai.
ing Money From Samar;.
tan Institution; Police Saw
Prisoner Has ConfesseJ

George W. Wason, broker 20 -
Trinity Place. was arraigned in Adsn.
Street court, Brooklyn, yesterday on :
charge of misappropriatinp fnnas :.
the Samaritan Hospital, Of wbich ~ =.
was treasurer. He was held VIII. ns
bail for a hearing next "Wednesday
Wason was arrested Thursday n;as.
in an Office in the Standard Oil pnsiss
ing, 26 Broadway, by Detective W;IGssr
Roddy, after DR.. Alvarez H. Sm;.s
president of the Samaritan Hosn;. sI'
and DR.. Clifton Bogardus, chairman -
the board Of trustees, had placed e,;
dence Of the alleged thefts in ~
hands of District Attorney Lewis tie
The accused broker was brought -
the District Attorneys Office in Broot
Ign and there questioned. After tho
examination Mr.. Lewis announced he
had obtained confession from Wasor
The total of the thefts from the nos.
pital funds SO far uncovered is said -
amount to $1,000, but the hospital an.
thorities believe it will amount -
$4,000. "
According to the reported confession
of Wason the Withdrawals from 's .Sa
hospital funds began shortly after b;s
appointment as treasurer in Februarr'
1918. They were mostly of small
amount, but recently a single chez
for $1,000 was drawn. It is os
this specific amount that Wason was
arraigned yesterday
Wason is married and lives at Noun.
tain View, n. j. District Attornsy
Lewis said that Wason is well con.
nected in the financial district and did
large brokerage business.
DR.. Bogardus, Of the Samaritan Hos.
pital, said yesterday that the hospital
had no statement to make as vet in
the case. He said Mr.. Wason had been
treasurer for about three years and
that he had charge of the general
funds as we'll as those of the new
Samaritan Hospital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-14
Ii. II. Il. Union Will
Appeal to S NTH
As a Last Resort
If Mayor and Judge Mayer
Refuse to Aid Cause
They Will Go TO Governor
Hoping to Avert Strike

Union leaders of the employees Of
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
now engaged in Il controversy with Re-
cciver Lindley NJ. Garrison over his
refusal to grant their demands for a
closed shop, so per cent increase in
wages and changes in working condi-
ton. intend to take their case to Gov
crnor Smith at Albany, it became
known in Brokolyn last night. The
union chiefs will 60 to Albany Tues
day, it was learned, if their confer
ences with Mayor Hylan and Judge
julius Mayer Monday fail to bring
about the relief they desire.
The committee which may go to AL
bany will be headed by William D.
Mahon, international president of the
Anna lgamated Association of Street and
Electric Railway Employees, who
reached this city yesterday and has
practically taken charge of the entire
situation. Other members of the COM
mittce will include James Sheridan,
president of the Brooklyn local of the
amalgamatcd; Patrick j. Shea, organ
izer and member Of the executive board
Of the amalgamated. and Louis Frid-
iSeI, general COunSel Tor the aSSOcla-
ton.
Hope to Avoid Strike
I'VE have determined to leave no
stone unturned to win out this year"
said one of the union leaders in Brook
Ign last night. 1--WE expect to get a
favorable answer from Judge Mayer
TO our request for an audience with
him. In the event of that conference
being unsatisfactory from our point
Of view, we will then lay the whole
matter before Governor Smith We can
do nothing with Receiver Garrison.
he men are all talking strike, and
unless their more important demands
arc granted it will be very nard to
hold them in line. We all hope that a
strike can be avoided'
The committee that may go to AL
bany is the same one that called on
Mayor Hylan yesterday, but found him
unable to receive it, Instead, it left a
letter explaining the situation and say
ing it would return Monday morning.
On that afternoon the committee will
call on Judge julius Mayer in his cham
bers in the Woolworth Building.
1t is Judge Mayer who, according to
Mr.. Garrison, has forbidden him to
grant the closed shop on the B. R. T.
system. The committee wants to find
out whether that is really so, and, if so,
whether judge Mayer can be prevailed
upon to alter his attitude
Judges Attitude in Doubt
Persons in touch with the situa-
ton believe Judge Mayer will give the
committee scant encouragement.
Should Mayor Hylan Judge Mayer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-14
Aldermen Authorize Whalen
To Buy Astoria Ferry Boats

The Board of Aldermen met in ad-
journed session yesterday to take up
the matter of purchasing the old ferry
boats of the New York and East River
Ferry Company which suspended oper-
alton early in 1913 On the ferry be-
tween East Ninety Street and
Astoria. The board passed resolutions
p Knitting Grover A. Whalen, Commits
sloner of Plant and Structures. to pur-
chase the three boats for $4,000 with
out public letting, and also approved
the emergency work done on the VIII
Eamsburg Bridge by the commissioner
without public letting, at a cost Of
$4,000. Commissioner Whalen told the
aldermen that he would have the boats
ready for operation on the Astoria
ferry early in September.