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The New York herald., 1922-12-22
Opening of Shutters Causes
Blast of Air That Knocks
Men Downstairs.
ONE NAY LOSE HIS SIGHT
Companies Fight Flames an
Hour and a Half Alongside
the Elevated.

Lieut.. Patrick wynne of Engine
Company No. and five firemen were
seriously burned last night when they
were caught in a back draft that blew
with such force that it ripped the iron
doors from an elevator shaft on the
sixth floor of the seven story brick
and steel building at 450 Sixth avenue.
Two others were slightly hurt. but
were able TO go home after being
treated by ambulance surgeons. Half
an hour later George Bauer. chief Of
the Seventh Battalion, was burned and
cut while leading detachment up the
stairs. He also was treated and sent
home.
Sergeant Groh and Patrolman
Michael Ward Of the West Thirtieth
street police station were on the Sec
ond floor landing Of the stairs, on their
way to rescue man whose wife said
he had been trapped on the fourth
floor, but who could not be found
there later, when the back draft fol-
lowed the opening Of iron shutters on
the sixth fioor\
Men Blown Across Room.
The firemen were hurled across the
room and down the stairs, many OF
them rolling and tumbling. with their
hair blazing and the flames scorching
their bodies and faces. as far as the
third floor landing.
The policemen grabbed two of the In
jured men and carried them into the
street. while other nremen hurried into
the building and up the stairs. They
found the firemen lying on the stairs
and on the fioor of the sixth floor yooms.
with the woodwork burning all about
them. their clothing and hair on fire,
and one, Fireman Peter McCaffrey of
Truck Company "a, with his eyes almost
burned out.
They carried their comrades down
stairs and ambulances were summoned
from New York Hospital. bringing Drs.
Cornell. Palmer and Thompson. DR..
Harry NJ. Archer, the Fire Department
surgeon, also arrived, and the injured
men were carried across the street into
a store, where their burns and wounds
were treated.
One May Lose His Sight.
In addition to Lieut.. Wynne. who was
sent to Bellevue. and Battalion Chief
Engine Company l and Firemen
John s. Meila and George Weiner of
Engine Company No. and Firemen
Patrick Haipern. Henry Balz and Nc
Cakrey Of Truck Company "a, all OF
whom were sent to New York Hospital.
Firemen Henry Lutz and William Lyons
Of Engine Company l were able to
go home. It was saij that Fireman
The New York herald., 1922-12-22
FIREMEN DAILY FACING
WORSE STREET RISKS
Kenlon Tells of Dangers That
Menace Traffic.

John Kenlon. Fire Chief. addressed
the Rotary Club at the Hotel McAlpin
yesterday. Narrow streets and traffic
congestion make the work of the fire.
men difficult and hazardous. he said.
but they will control the situation. so
that the fire underwriters would not
have any excuse for raising their rates"
How fire apparatus reaches its destina-
ton without more accidents Is mys-
terry to him.
II fear no conflagration." said the
chief, but / don't want my men killed
responding to fires. Traffic conditions
are becoming so bad it. Is not only
dangerous for ffremen but for the pub
lie as WELL
The chief informed the Rotarians
that when he asked the Board Of Esti-
mate for a gas regulator to protect his
men from fumes at fires. ''all the
crowd at the meeting thought Of was
the few dollars the piece OF apparatus
would cost.T
The New York herald., 1922-12-22
THREE FREE ON BOND
IN NAVAL BASE CASE
Others Face Prospect of Holi-
days in Jail.

Most of the twenty-three men ar
rested after an investigation Of thefts
of supplies at the navy supply base In
Brooklyn face the prospect of Christmas
and New Years In Jail. But three of
them thus fare have been able TO make
the $4,000 bail fixed by United States
District Court Judge Garvin.
The three accused who were not found
wednesday appeared yesterday. They
are Peter Meurer. SO Suydam street /;
Benjamin Rode. 1875 Eldert street, both
Brooklyn, and B. Holly Of G52 West
160th street. Manhattan. Holly Is the
only one of the twenty-three not con-
nected with the navy base. He is a
merchandise broker. All are being held
for trial January 8.
The New York herald., 1922-12-22
SWITZERLAND HEARS
YOUNG HOOVER'S RADIO
Relay League Reports Success
of Another Amateur.

HARTFORD Conn. Dec. 21.-Herbert
Hoover. ,Jr.'s amateur radio station In
Washington, d. c.. was heard by anna
teurs In Switzerland Tuesday. American
Radio Relay League headquarters an
nounced to-day.
When notified In New York young
Hoover wired the relay league:
"Hooray. have operated from 18th to
21st. writing details now
He is one OF about 1900 amateurs
participating in transatlantic tests with
British and French amateurs.
BY coincidence. Hiram Percy
Maxim. president Of the A r.. r. L.,
was In Washington to-day to confer with
Herbert Hoover, Sr., on amateur radio
matters.
The New York herald., 1922-12-22

McCaffrey probably would lose his sight.
The fire was discovered by the motor
man of southbound Sixth avenue ele-
waited train, who blew his whistle. Pa
trolman Ward turned IN an alarm and
Joseph Martin. acting chief. turned in
second alarm. The fire was extin-
guished after about an hour and half
with the flames confined to the sixth
and seventh floors. although all floors
were damaged by water. aa
The two upper floors were occupied
by the cloak and suit manufacturing
firms OF Max Arbit. Schnur & Shipman
Heller & Cohen and Bellert & Schles-
singer. Reserves from the West Thir-
tieth street station handled the crowds
that gathered.
The New York herald., 1922-12-22
PoLICEMAN's NAME IS CLEARED
Drop Attempted Bribery Charge
at Yonkers.

The charge of attempted bribery pre-
ferred Wednesday by Lawrence Dono-
hue Of 81 Cliff avenue, Yonkers, against
Edward s. Sands. motorcycle patrol
man, attached to the Kingsbridge police
precinct, was withdrawn yesterday In
the Yonkers court. This action followed
a consultation between Donohue's at
torney, Joseph A. Corbalis. and Sands
and his attorney. William A. Sands. the
defendants brother.
The defendant was also accompanied
to Yonkers by his commanding officer
No reason was given for the withdrawal
Sands was charged with drawing pistol
and demanding bribe of SIS from Don
ohue after the latter had been over
hauled for speeding.
The New York herald., 1922-12-22
FOUR CoLoNELs GET d. 8. M.

Major-G Gen. Robert L. Bullard. COM
manding tho Second Army Corps area.
yesterday presented Distinguished Ser
vice Medals to these four officers In
recognition of exceptionally meritorious
service during the world war: Col. Ray
mond F. Bacon. Chemical Warfare SER
vice; Lieut.-Col. Joaquin e. .s Zanetti.
Chemical Warfare service; Lieut.-Col
Stephen G. Clark, Adjutant Generals 8
Department, and Lieut.-Col Samuel
McCullagh, Reserve Corps and Medical
Corps.
The New York herald., 1922-12-22
OBSERVE PAsTEUR BIRTHDAY

The one hundredth anniversary OF the
birth OF Louis Pasteur was celebrated
under the auspices OF the Alliance
France de New York. at the Waldorf
Astoria last night. with Andre MorIze
OF Harvard University as the lecturer.
The exercises were in French.
The Washington times., 1922-12-05

one arm. he rushed away to the
stairs. eager to give It to the
boy and get back to the diary
once more. In fact, so eager was
he that he failed to notice Anne,
where she stood just within the
door Of his room. her arms filled
with flowers from the garden.
THE OTHER WOMAN.
She had come on an errand Of
love. to place fresh blossoms In
the old.fashioned vases in his
room. and at the sound OF his
step on the stairs, had turned to
watch him as he hastily descend
ed them. Her eyes glowed with
pride and love. as they dwelt on
the man to whom she had given
her heart. Instinctively she ran
forward and peeped over the ban
mister for a glimpse Of him as he
crossed the lower hall.
anu tHch suc baW inc pHOto-
graph which lay, face upward, on
the top step. She remembered
having almost unconsciously motel
the flutter of something white
falling from the folded bearskin
that was punched up under her
lovers arm. The flowers fell soft.
ly from her arms as she stopped
to pick It UP.
1t was the photograph Of
woman-a very beautiful woman.
obviously. And across the bottom
of It. in clear. bold writing, were
the words
Dear John. WITH love from
Irenie."
In spite Of the vague misgiv-
ings and doubt she might have
felt now and then since the For
tune Hunter came to Somerton.
Anne had never really distrusted
him until now. when she stood
at the top Of the staircase with
the photograph in her hand.
He had said that there had
been no other woman in his life:
and It was lie. The thought es.
The Washington times., 1922-12-05
THE STORY so FAR

The Fortune Hunter. twenty.
eight years old and broke. after
q fortnight tramping through
England. stumbled over the
body Of . dead man In . wood.
He peered into the face and
found that In features the dead
man had been much like him.
self. The two were Of about the
same height and weight. He
picked Of leather pocketboOk.
On the flylcaf o: an old photo
graph Of \ girl with wind blown
hair he found the unfortunate
mans name, John Smith," A
letter revealed that this girl had
been waiting for the man for
ten years ut "Cherry Lodge,
SomertOn on Thames" The
name signed was "Anne."
The Fortune Hunter walked
on, coming into view Of q girl
and q youth In q parat on the
river. The boy LEAKED far out
Of the boat. the small craft
lurched and the Lad tumbled
into the water. The boy would
have drowned had not the For
tune Hunter plunged into the
river and brought him to shore.
lie proved TO be = cripple. DE.
spite the boys rudeness. the
Fortune Hunter helped the girl
to get her charge 10 their old.
fashioned house nearby.
YOU'D better get Q hot hath
at once" the Fortune Huntef
said casually. ~ he prepared
to take his leave. "a ducking
doesn't hurt mo-"
"What Is your name'" she
asked.
John Smith," he replied.
Il knew It was YOU" she
The Fortune Hunter found
himself accepted by the girl
and her guardian as the man
he had found dead In the
woods. Although conscience
stlit ken, he accepted the role
even to the extent Of kissing
the girl.
At the Inn he overheard the
conversation Of q sharp-faced
man, . potential enemy,
Fernic. Fernie revealed that
the John Smith," who the
Fortune Hunter IN believed to
BE-. Is an ex-cOnvict, and that
Anne Is wealthy. Fernie hints
mt doubt that the Fortune
Hunter really Ii John Smith.
Now 20 on with the story
The Washington times., 1922-12-05

he had fixed the last stud and
struggled his bow into place.
The mirror in his wardrobe door
showed him a tall, well-set.up man
with Immediately brushed hair
and q wellcut dinner jacket. and
he made a wry grimace at his
reflection before he turned away,
IF things were only what they
SEEM" The thought went through
his mind with great bitterness rs
he went down to be introduced
to Geoffry Foster.
"Geoffry''-it was Anne who in.
troduced them-"this Is john"
There was a shy sort Of pride IN
her voice. and the Fortune Hun
ter was quick to see the unfriend-
iy CLEAN in the other mans eyes
as they formally shook hands.
'Er-pleased to meet you" He
spoke with a slight drawi. Heard
80 much about you. don't you
. know. but never thought We
should see you at Somerton."
The Fortune Hunter met his
gaze steadily.
i've always had a reputation
for doing things that are not ex
pected Of me-" he said quietly, and
turned away to speak to Tommy.
who had limped into the room,
looking very cross and uncom-
Portable.
THAT WEDDING ONCE MORE.
Its all rot" he growled as the
Fortune Hunter sat down beside
him. why should we all dress
up like IDIOTS. just because Foster
chooses to come to dinner?"
"You don't like him?" Tommy
shrugged his shoulders.
"Oh, he's got a decent launch"
he said evasively.
But It was very evident during
dinner that Tommy was not par.
ticuiarly friendly with Foster: he
hardly spoke to him. and when he
did It was either to contradict
something he had said. or to raise
an argument about II.
Foster took 1t all good.natured-
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ly: he addressed most Of his con-
versation to Anne.
so there win be q wedding in
Somerton soon, suppose?" he
said. turning pointedly to the
Fortune Hunter. 1T win be quite
an event in our sleepy village"
The Fortune Hunter looked
quickly down at Anne and was
surprised to see the distress in
her face.
II don't know that there will
be q wedding at Somerton at
ALL" he answered coolly. 1T
much prefer the idea of going to
London myself. hate q lot Of
fuss"
Mr.. Harding broke in agitatedly.
But. my dear boy. surely you're
not going to deny us the little
pleasure down here. Why, gra-
The Washington times., 1922-12-05
The Story of an Adventurer, Who
Finding a Body in the Woods, Had
the Identity of the Dead Man
''Wished Upon" Him.

cious me. I've planned it all in
my mind-I'vs even jotted down
notes Of the speech I shall make"
"Oh. Uncle!" said Anne. laugh
ing. Tommy laughed too.
Uncle loves q fuss in the vii
lage." he said. Don't you have
It. John; I'd hate It myself. Clear
off to London by the first train
that's what I would do, and &c,
fixed up with nobody in the
church."
II don't sec why we need talk
about 1t, when there's nothing al
all arranged" Anne said rather
constrainedly. And. anyway. ther,
seems to be plenty Of time" sh
added under her breath SO tha
only the Fortune Hunter besh
her caught the words.
Ito Be Continued TomorrOw)
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End Cottage with Fernie. He has
a wonderful collection of curios
there. you know. and Tommy loves
them"
He dosen't share your dislike
Of Fernie. then?" the Fortune
Hunter said. dryly. Anne shook
her head. mo. they are quite
friends"
They went back through the
garden and into the drawing room.
Anne walked over to the piano and
sat down. idly turning over the
pages Of a song that stood on the
rack.
The Washington times., 1922-12-05
A Seeker of Thrills Finds Himself
Mistaken for Another and Thereby
Becomes Enmeshed in a Maze
of Love and Mystery.
RUBY NJ AYRES.

bank about half a mile along.
It's q tumble-down place, but
rather picturesque. Fernie won't
do anything to It, Of course; they
call It Long End Cottage"
"And he lives there alone?"
She looked away from him
across the river.
TITS his own fault" she said.
In rather hard voice. He had
a wife. but she ran away from
him. I don't know. but they say
he was awfully cruel to her. At
any rate, she ran away-oh. years
ago!-and took their child with
her."
We'll, you can hardly blame
her when you look at the old
man." the Fortune Hunter admit
ted whimsically. He rose to his
feet.
Shall we 60 for q walk?" 1t
was getting dusk as they walked
through the village and past the
wood where John Smith had been
found. Anne stopped at its en-
trance with a little SILVER.
II used to love the woods?" she
said, but now I don't believe I
shall ever want to go there again. "
The Fortune Hunter made no
reply; he was wondering what she
would have felt had he told her
that It was he who had found the
dead man lying there under the
bracken and what that dead man
was.
A THROB OF JEALOUSY.
He glanced down at the pretty
face beside him-grave now and a
little sad and q throb of jealousy
touched his heart? Was 1t he for
whom she cared or the dead man7
He put an arm around her and
drew her to him with a fierce lit
tie movement
els 1t me you love-" he asked,
or the man you thought / was
all those years ago?"
She looked up, flushing sensi-
lively; then her eyes fell. 4 think
it's you," she said at last, be
cause since you've been here some
how ! seem to have forgotten all
that happened-all those years
ago."
Il wish you could forget utter
ly," he said: then he let her 60
and his face was moody as they
walked on.
He tried in vain to shake off his
melancholy. but 1t chung Like q
mantle: he was bitterly angry with
himself for that little scene with
Tommy; he liked the boy. and had
not wished to hurt him. apart
from the tactlessness of such q
thing.
docs Tommy often stay away
like this?" he asked abruptly. and
Anne admitted that he had done
so before. wish he would come
home, though" she added uneas-
lily; II daresay he's down at Ions
The Washington times., 1922-12-05
Copyright, 1895. BY
The Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.

tSSsoS SBV0sSsSS s"~s
Continued from Yesterday
E<T AM afraid he is angry
with me. He got some
u keys and opened the-my
box. and I snapped his head off.
ITS my fault. I'm sorry"
Mr.. Harding said: Dear Mel"
very mildly. Tommy is rather
sensitive. you must not take any
notice of his little ways" but
his eyes sought the young mans
face sharply for an instant before
ne changed the subject.
When dinner was ended the
Fortune Hunter made another at
tempt to find Tommy. Let me
20 and look for him. Where is
he likely to be?"
Anne shook her head. 81 don't
know. He wanders off by him
self for hours at a time. Leave
him alone. john" she smiled.
suddenly. "If you want to be
Particularly nice to him whom
he comes in hunt up the bear
skin"
The Fortune Hunter flushed
and frowned. but he answered
quietly enough: VERY well, II he
really wants It,"
They wandered out into the
garden together again. and sat
down on the narrow steps that
led down to the river.
"It's very dull Eere in Somer-
ton" Anne said suddenly. 1T
wonder how soon you will be
tired of it. John7"
when you are tired OF me.
perhaps"
She leaned her cheek against
his shoulder. you know you are
quite safe in making that re-
mark" she answered.
There was q little silence which
the Fortune Hunter broke. What
DO people do here all day? People
who live here. I mean." he
asked.
IT don't know; I look after
the house for uncle and 60 about
with Tommy. and sometimes we
20 to dinner at the Fosters or
other people"
Eyes. but I mean ordinary
people, man like Fernie. for in
stance"
"Oh-Fernie!" She gave
little SILVER Of distaste. IT don't
know what he does. He's kind
Of mystery altogether. Some
people say he is very rich. and
that his little house is a regu-
lar treasure island; other people
say that he has only just enough
to live on"
The Fortune Hunter picked up
Q smooth little stone and threw
Il idly into the river. "Where
does he liver" he asked.
Anne pointed down the river.
"There's a little cottage on the
The Washington times., 1922-12-05
CHAPTER XXI.
Something Wrong"

Aho rVit uhO IIuitcf SoAho INV
the room eagerly. ''Have I been
long? Tommy kept me chatter
ing" He put his hands on her
shoulders. turning her round to
him. what is it. Anne? Arc
you angry with me7" he asked
swiftly.
She looked up. and away
again: she tried to laugh.
"Angry because you stayed
downstairs with Tommy! OF course
not! How foolish" She put her
hand to her throat with a little
sitting gesture. TITS 30 hot
here-shall we go downstairs?"
In a moment" he barred her
way to the door. Something
has happened since I went down.
stairs" ne insisted. His eyes
searched the room swiftly for a
clue. "Anne, tell me what 1t
Is. dear"
The tears rushed to her eyes
at the gentleness of his voice.
but she brushed them angrily
away.
There is nothing the matter,
nothing. Please let me go down.
stairs-it's 80 hot here. and my
head aches"
The Fortune Hunter looked
after her with a frown. Some
thing had happened. but what?
He shrugged his shoulders, though
there was a line of pain between
his eyes.
We'll, II would have 10 come
sooner or later, he knew: the
first doubt. the gradual estrange-
ment. and then-then the sooner
he walked out of her life. the
better.
He went over TO the gabled
window and looked out; the road
wound away like white ribbon
through the trees and toward
the town: the road by which
he had come to Somerton: the
road which he would take again
out int othe world.
Tommy called again from the
bottom of the stair, John! John"
john
Coming" The Fortune Hunter
went slowly downstairs.
"well, what is It?
Tommy raised preoccupied
face from the task Of arranging
his bearskin over sofa at the
head of his bed.
Nothing; only Anne asked me
to tell you that Godfrey Foster
il coming to dinner tonight"
He shrugged his shoulders. such
a bore. I suppose wen have to
dres for dinner. all Of u.s." He
looked up with sudden interest.
II say, have you got a dress
suit7" he asked.
The Fortune Hunter smiled cyni-
cally. 1T believe I have" he said.
Tommy looked embarrassed.
"Oh, well. only asked" he said
alphabetically. I know you
couldn't have had much use for
one bear shooting"
no" the Fortune Hunter agreed
dryly. 4
There wasn't exactly much use
for one there"
But he was rather pleased with
his appearance that evening when
The Washington times., 1922-12-05
Prehistoric Monsters

nm farm at Retortell, SPAIN have been found large
" deposits of animal fossils reported aquatic. One,
complete, measures seventysix feet; another il
detached head, measuring about thrtysix feet.
The Washington times., 1922-12-05
when you buy Aspirin

Unless you ses the name ''Bayer"
on package or on tablets you are
not getting. the genuine Bayer prod.
uct prescribed by physicians over
twenty-five years and proved safe
by millions for colds. headache.
toothache. earsche, neuralgia. lum-
bago. rheumattsm. nsuritis. and for
The Washington times., 1922-12-05

pain IN general. Accept only ''Hay.
or" package which contains proper
directions. Handy boxes Of twelve
tablets cost few cents. Druggists
also sell bottles of ~ and 100
Aspirin In the trade mark Of payer
Manufacture Of Monoacsticacidestsr
OF 6alicylicacid-
The Washington times., 1922-12-05

capped her before she was aware
Of 1t, and in a panic she tried to
smother It.
John would never have lied to
her; there was some simple ex-
plantation; she would show 1t to
him. and he would laugh, and
everything would be right be-
tween them again.
And yet-when presently she
heard his step ascending the
stairs-she turned back into the
ROOM" thrusting the photograph
into the bosom Of her frock.
She was afraid; although she
would not acknowledge 1t even
to herself. she knew that she
was afraid to question him.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-15
WHY
The Earth Is Not Flooded With
Light at Night

Why is the sky not Illuminated al
night as it is during the day? The
space in which the earth moves is con
stantly flooded with light from the
sun; why, then, is not the sky al
night as bright as in the day except
for round shadow cast by the earth
Ought not the sky outside that sha.
dow, visible in wide expanses, to be
as bright, sunshiny blue in clear
weather as during the day?
This is q question that has often
been asked, but the explanation is
simple.
Rays Of light, unless they enter the
eye, are not visible. Therefore the
rays from the sun that pass by the
earth are not visible to anybody on
the earth unless they are reflected
back into the eye from some Opaque
substance in the sky, as the moon,
acting like mirror.
In addition to the direct rays of the
sun the earth is Illuminated by rays
that would pass 1t by were it not for
the myriad particles of dust and mois-
ture that are In the atmosphere. These
rays are reflected to the earth from
the particles. If the atmosphere en-
velopng the earth were several mil
lion miles deep instead of only 40 to
SO, which is a meresflm in comparison
with the earths size, the twilight
which is caused by the light reflected
from it for short time after the
sun drops behind the horizon would
last far into the night.
1t is reflected light from the at
mosphere that gives the sky its beauti-
full blue color. When the particles
Of dust and moisture In the air are
large enough they reflect the light
completely. When they are sufficiently
small the light waves are broken up
and parts of them scattered and the
component of light that is easiest
broken off and scattered in this man.
ner is the blue.-Cleveland News
Leader.