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Republicans in Tennessee Aid Suffrage Fight Caucus Called for To-day to Pledge All Members of the Legislature to Support the Amendment One Senate Vote Needed Ballot Not Expected Until End of Week; Governor Promises Special Plea ll Dispatch to NASHVILLE, Aug. de? termined effort will be made to plectro Republican vete in the Ten re to ratification of isati B. Anthony amendment at a th? pa rty's members of the Assembly hero to-morrow morning. Suffrage leaders believe that upon suit depends the fate of ratifica? tion bj Tennessee. The extraordinary of the General Assembly will opei at noon to-morrow.

The feature of the minority caucus a speech by Mrs. Harriet Tay? lor Upton, vice-cha man of the Repub N'ational Commil tee. She bears a message from Chairman Will H. Hays Republicans in the Legislature. The caucus was called by Senator Harry Chandler, the most bitter oppo nent of suffrage in the Legislature.

He issued it by virtue of his position as of the joint Republican forces in House and Senate. His position, vi will be determined by the cau? cus, as will Jthat of several other Re? ins who are, so far, non-commit? tal on rat fication. Tear for Senate Seats vs. Upton has come to Nashville arer of the wish of Senator nd Chairman Hays that all of their party in the Legis cal It is known, it lissaries of the state's ad? are also on the ground, attempting to block ratifica? tion, arc believed to be nds Senators Wadsworth, 3 and Brandegce are said to be le aiding the suffrage op Their arguments, it is said, thai if women vote in the Novem? ber el etion Republicans may lose seats the Un ted States Senate from N'eu- irk. Connecticut and New 5 infu ion of the th? mocra I guberna? torial marj into the ratification ty of the Legislature ratification has melted at on vote, and that a oked to to decide the This i the na where ranks sly culti prop the.

wo of rat reducing to 1 ii 1 tor, a Re i nd a labor leader and trade union official, Ids the balance of or in the view of suffrage leaders. He is Senator Finney Carter, of Ham County. Carter's Promise On -July 9 hi Ige 1: ''I will vote in favi of ratifying the amendment to Constitution extend rent of suffrage to women comes before the Legislature state." His present attitude is that of a con us objector, who will not vote for ratification because of "the consti? question." Suffrage leaders have appealed to national labor lead? ers to use their influence with Carter. Labor officials in Chattanooga, his are up in anus over Carter's di ng 1 hat if his refu sa vote at i suffrage labor will be WANAMAKER I BOOK I Ireland in story, song, politics holds a wealth of faery, fancy, life and on the shelf today. St.

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Christensen, candidate of the Farmer Labor party for to-day began to see what influence he could have with the recalcitrant labor' leader No action will be taken to-morrow on 3Ul rage 1 ho afternoon will be occu? pied with the commitment of various local bills to committees. The thirteen: newly elected members, eleven of whom are pledged to suffrage, will not obtain their certificates of election until Tuesday or Wednesday, and will be sworn in then. After their official reception, suffrage hearings will begin the committee on the ratifica? tion of the Federal amendment, to which the ratification resolution will he referred. The vote on the tion itself is not expected until the lat? ter part of this week. 1 Governor to Make Plea Governor Roberts is working on his message to the Legislature to-night.

He let it he known that it contained a plea for the ratification of the Fed eral amendment, and that he will take up in it the question of the conflict I of oaths to the Federal and state consti- tutions which is being given by anti- I suffrage gislators as their objection to a ratification by the extra session. it is believed that his message will have a powerful effect with the Demo-; cratic members, who are in the main strong supporters of the Governor, As soon as the session opens Speak? ers To.id of the Senate and Walker of the House will introduce the ratifica? tion resolution. It will be referred immediately to the Committee on Fed? eral Amendments, where the fireworks will occur for the next few days. Nashville is full of suffrage to-day. Every train brings in piore workers for or against the amendment.

The work of the anti-suffragists is admit? tedly of more avail in lining up an op? position to ratification here than it lias been in other states. The suffrage op? ponents are skilfully arraying Demo? crats against Republicans, telling leg? islators of each party that the women will be organized in November'against 1 them and for their opponents Suffrage leaders are doing their utmost to counteract this, but are a bit discour aged by it. Close Suffrage Vote Forecast in IS. Carolina Amendment Supporters Admit They Have Been Able to Line Up a Special Dispatch to The Tribune RALEIGH, N. Aug.

sides in the fight over the ratification of the national woman suffrage amendment admit that the vote in the North Caro-j lina Legislature at the special session opening here Tuesday will be close. Representative Everett, floor manager for the suffragists, said to-day he had not been able to line up the necessary 'majority. Representative DawsonJ leader of the antis, predicted the de? feat of the ratification resolution by a han- majority. Sixty members of the joint body of Senators and Assemblymen have open? ly signified their opposition to ratifica? tion. Tho suffragists have been amazed to find that many Republicans who voted thirty-one of their thirty-three mem bers for municipal suffrage at the reg? ular 1919 session will not obey their state and national platforms, even as the Democrats ignore theirs.

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$2.00. Ttie Tribune rwid by and I ambit loua Telephone your Help Want Ad. to iieekman Gompers Sees joker hi Price War Truce ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of La? bor, was asked to-day for his opinion concerning a plan for employers to reduce prices 15 per cent if employees would consent to a reduction of 5 per cent in their wages. "There is no probability of cap? ital doing any such thing at this time," said Mr.

Gompers. "No such proposition has emanated from that quarter and I do not care to discuss it." "But would you advocate such a plan?" he was asked. "It is not a plan," said Mr. Gompers. "It is simply a hypo? thetical proposition, and I don't care to talk about it." grounds: First, the late primaries in North Carolina developed an opposi? tion to ratil ation too inti nsc to be risked in a state or national campaign; ecoi majoi pai ty in rat ing without debate the Federal prohibition amendment aroused such rural ani mosi as to maki any move Federal am? ndmenl lingly risky.

The Republicans are running wom? an on their State ticket, nevertheless their vote be badly divided and they will not unite to qualify their eantlidate by ratifying the amendment and making her a voter. The two partie-, which wont to such lengths four months aero to give women the vote i'i precinct primaries and repre in county and state conven tiens are running away from their state platforms. Tlio Legislature was called into spe? cial session work out tax matters and suffrage is an incident. Miss Harrison, Descendant Of Two Presidents, Is Married CALDWELL, N. Aug.

Roso Harrison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Harrison, and descendant of two former Presidents of the United States, was married this evening at the homo of her parents on Cleveland Street, to Leslie I. Gumport. The cere? mony was performed by the Rev.

Nelson B. Chester, of this place. The bride was attended by her sister in-law, Mrs. Charles Harrison, and the best man was Herbert Gumport, brother of bridegroom. Gumport was at the border with the New Jersey militia and went overseas with the 114th Field Artillery.

Yacht Victoria Keaehes Portland Under Own Steam PORTLAND, Aug. steam yacht Victoria, which stranded on York Ledges yesterday, arrived here under her own power late to-day from Portsmouth, N. It was an nounced that she had suffered no dam other than to her bottom and that she would be hauled out here for ex an.ination and repairs to-morrow, or Tuesday. Arthur Meeker, of Chicago, the own er and the members of his party who were taken ashore at York Harbor when the yacht struck, were aboard. Going On To-day DAY 1 American Museum of Natural History.

Admission free. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Admission centB. Van Cortlandt Museum. Admission free.

Aquarium Admission free. Park. Admission 25 cents. i Convention of the United Master Butchers' Association, Hotel Pennsylvania, all day. Luncheon of the Laundry Board of Trade, loi of Pennsylvania.

Merchandise show of the Interstate Ex? hibitors' Corporation, Hotel Commodore. Convention of the Lota) Orange Institution. Masonic Temple. Twenty-third Street an.l Sixth Avenue, 9 a. m.

to 6 p. m. Address by lion Walter M. Chandler on of the Campaign issues," and a talle by the editor of "The Wall Street on "What the Federal Reserve System Owe? to the Republican Party," at the Republican Women's Ko rum. Vanderbllt, 3 p.

rn. VKiHT Dinner of the Alexander Hamilton Insti? tute, Hotel Higher Rents, Fewer Flats, Seen in Fall (Continued from page on?) per cent, and In some cases higher. A canvass of representative sections of the city shows thnt the average in? crease asked is about 50 per cent. If the renter shows a disposition to resist the demands the lenses are with? drawn nnd a process of eviction begun under pretexts which the new luws leave open. Justice Robitzek has al? ready signed 10,000 such final eviction orders in the Bronx, effective next spring.

Unless the Legislature in the mean timo adopts remedial measures these people will be thrown out of their homes with absolutely no legal re? course. Landlords Want Property It can be seen that the city is facing a situation unparalleled in all its his? tory when it is known that in more than HO per cent of the cases now com? ing before the municipal court justices for trial the landlord is asking for pos? session of his property. The courts are averaging between' 200 and 300 such cases a day, and the Bronx court is known to have had as many as 1,500 eases on its calendar for one day. In a number of cases the municipal i court justices are persuading the owner to accept a reasonable advance, i In the majority of the cases, however, there is no question of a higher or lower rental. The landlords insist on possession of their property, and the justices usually grant stays of two or three months to year.

What will'become of the old tenant; then is a question that is now bother? ing the authorities and. which will be discussed in another place. Another class of tenant is going to the Mayor's Committee on Rent Profi? teering for relief. The army of these complaints has been growing steadily larger and larger until now the com- mittee is called upon to handle 500; complaints a day. Mr.

Hilly says that more than 100,000 of these cases have come before, the committee within the last year, and that 115.000 cases have been handled since April 2 of this year. Tenant Faces Eviction The tenant in this instance has his landlord summoned to the offices of the committee in the Municipal Build? ing for a discussion of the matter. As a general rule the owner asks for an increase of 60 per cent, ami is finally persuaded to take 25 per cent. It is difficult for the tenant to prove that this is more than a fair return on the value of the property, as he has no access to the owner's accounts. If the i tenant is willing to accept this ar rangement the matter is settled.

In many cases he can't see his way clear i to do so and has to face an eviction process in the courts. Most of the trouble here, it seems. ni from thu misinterpretation on the part of the landlord of the rule limiting his increase to 25 per if this is found necessary to grant him a fair return on his investment. The difficulty of arriving at this fair return under the existing regulations is troubling the authorities. Mr.

Hilly asserts, however, that the number of complainar.ts appearing be fere his committee a mere scratch on the surface of the great army of I discontented householders who are re fusing to sign tho leases offered them nnd are waiting to see what, is going to happen. The situation is thus be? coming more desperate than ever, with the owner unable to grant possession to newcomers who are willing to meet his price because he. doesn't know what the old tenant is going to do. Few Apartments Vacant The trouble appears at Its worst in the West Side, Washington Heights anil the Bronx sections. In tho West Side district inquiry disclosed there were fewer than 100 vacant housekeep i ing apartments to be had at the pres ent time.

While the owners and agents declare their boosts are not much more than 25 per cent, it was learned from the tenants that most the increases were from 50 to 100 per cent and some even higher. There were few apartments in section to be had for less than $3 000 a year: Under normal condi tions there were always at least 1,000 available. Slawson Hobbs, 102 West Seventy second Street, had twenty-five house? keeping apartments to offer, with a bachelor apartments in converted dwellings. There were few for less than year. Calhoun, 212 West Seventv-second Street, liad twenty apartments out of a normal 200.

member of the firm declared there, was great uncertainty as to the disposal of a large number of accom? modations handled by it. because of the attitude of the tenants. The prices of those, available, it was said. ranged from $810 to $0,000 a year, and "the increases were not much more than 25 per cent." Jules Nehring, of Jules Nehring, had only eighteen to twenty i suites ranging from to $00 a month, with "increases of about 25 per I cent on all apartments held by this firm." Frederick Zittel Sons, Seventy-ninth Street and Broadway, who usually have 250 to 300 suites, had only twenty-five to offer, ranging from $1,000 to $7,000 a year. A num? ber of the firm declared they were asking from 35 to 100 per cent more for their apartments, depending upon the kind of leases their tenants held.

Must Accept Additional Burdens A better supply of quarters could be i had in the Park Avenue section above the $3,000 figure, with about fifty apartments available. In the fall it was said there would be nothing at all for rent here beyond an occasional bachelor apartment. In addition to tho increases, some tenants are receiving leases with clauses compelling them to accept ad ditional burdens. In one house, besides having their rent raised from 25 to 90 per cent, the tenants are asked to meet i out of their own pockets any increase in the price of coal beyond $12 during the term of the lease. Some of these leases also contained a clause in effect praising the landlord for his modest demands and acknowledging the boosts as "fair and just." A contributing factor to the strin gent housing conditions is the growing tendency among real estate men to at tempt to dispose of their holdings on the cooperative plan, whereby the ten? ant shares ownership in the building with the landlord on an installment basis.

This scheme is being extensive? ly used to oust tenants who are un? willing to meet the owners' demands. The Landlord's Side In presenting the landlord's side of the question Frank Zittel, secretary and treasurer of Frederick Zittel Sons, says: "In the first place, the original own 1 ers of properties used for dwelling purposes were warned long ago by in? surance men and others not to sell or lease to speculators or raise their rents too high at one time. They ap? parently have not heeded this warning, and the result is that they are being attacked from every quarter. "A largo number of the apartment properties suffering from excessive boosts have been sold and resold sev? eral times and each time the new own? er has exacted a higher rental. How such juggling can be stopped is beyond me, but the fact remains that this is one of the main causes of the present unusually high rents.

"Then you must consider that every The Tribune Fresh Air Fund Find Kindly in Country The Country Folks, God bless 'em! I The "Fresh Airs" give the and well they may, for their country hosts overwhelm them with kindnesses. As a sample of their whole-hearted hospi? tality read this letter from the chair? man of the Penn Yan, N. Fresh Air committee: "Many thanks for your kind letter of yesterday. I am glad, indeod, if my services have helped and have been satisfactory. "So far as your end is concerned, I am delighted.

1 thin? It is wonderful that you could go into the East Side of your city and gather up seventy-one children and have them all so good. "Yesterday morning I came to my office expecting, at least, to have some muddle to straighten out, but not single complaint have I had. Every one is delighted with his child. "In one hour after they arrived tlyj had been fed and had gone with theii host a. "We have wonderful people in Peni Yan when they are SHOWN.

I hav? oilers of all the money I need. "The boys at the Y. M. C. A.

camj will have a great time. I providei them with bathing suits, towels, blan kets, canvas shoes, khaki pants, etc They will be taught to swim, row boat, play ball and all sorts of game; "There are 120 boys at this camp, an to-day they have all gone in autos Watkins Glen. I have made arrange ments that whatever the camp boy do, OUR boys do. "They have a camp bank. I depoi ited a little money in the bank to tb credit of each of OUR boys, and he hf the privilege of drawing on his accoui each day to buy a limited amount candy.

"It is a great pleasure to see thcr and while I decided to forego my ov, vacation to take charge of this work, guess 1 am amply repaid. "I will send you a couple of our vi papers for the rest of the a count. There was a crowd of people tho station to sec the children arriv and if I had had twenty-five I could have them. "Mrs. Elmer Pratt, who has a gi named Dorothy-, would Like adopt her.

"Mrs. W. C. McCuaig would like adopt. Josephine "Will advise you of return pla later.

Thanking you and assuring of my desire to cooperate, I am, si cerely yours, WALTER B. Notice that to these host? the Fre Air boys are "OUR boys." Two mol erly women, seeing the paleness a meagerness the tenements beget children, want to adopt, their lit guests so that they may live alw? where it is possible for roses to bio in children's cheeks. Not only must the boys have fr? air, but they must have money in bank to draw upon for candy and other necessaries of a complete vaca? tion. Do you wonder the "Fresh Airs" bless their country hosts? This is all written of Penn Yan and its people, but a similar story might be told with slight variations for many another village and country district which has opened its doors to the chil? dren of the city. The fund has no claim upon these hosts; the children- all strangers to none.

It is all done out of the great goodness of their hearts. "The country folks, God bless 'em!" City folks, help The Tribune Fresh Air Fund send the children out to these kind-hearted people. They give their hospitality, but the fund has to pay railroad fares. Contributions to the Tribune Fresh Air Fund: Previously acknowledged Working girls at Mr. Eastman's house "0 S.

B. 1'. 3.00 S. Colvin. 1 Oeorgo and Leonard Hall.

15.00 In memoriam W. It. August 9. Cohocton (N. Fresh Air Com? mittee 50.00 rn loving memory of little Betty Erwin 2.50 Mr.

and Mrs. B. O. 100 00 M. FI.

Benton. 7.00 Charlotte E. Clark. 30.00 C. C.

Loatham A. W. 26.00 In memory of M. E. A.

YV. E. and A. C. John Chapman 7.20 A friend 00 Mrs.

Charles L. Livingston. 2.00 II. Fi Ilollins 7.00 In memory of Eliza Eastman Oarretson 7.00 Edmund Coffin 50.00 Mrs. William W.

Tompkins. 10.00 Margaret E. Kldder 28.00 M. 11. 7.0? R.

M. Pape 7 00 Misa Mary 10.00 Holy Rosary 25 00 K. M. 25 00 Tommy Haliiday 21.00 E. C.

B. 7 00 Chester Masslich 10.00 Mrs. W. H. Hyde.

5 00 .1. E. Wyckoff 7.00 In memory of L. and A. 50.00 W.

A. R. jr. 14.00 Mrs. Philippine Klehnlo 7.00 Louis M.

Fanning 5.00 R. W. K. 7.08 C. O.

Corwin 2.00 Mrs. Edward Holbrook 14.00 Mrs. Edwin Tatham 10.00 C. E. Camp 7.U0 S.

Brandstein 00 Mrs. Elliott C. Ou 10.00 Adelo E. Sheplor Charles D. Chapman 10.00 In memory of C.

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C. Murphy 00 Mrs. Emma Schumann 10.00 Mrs. M. M.

Williams 7.00 Barbara Scudder 7 en Philip B. Newmark 2.00 Miss Catherine S. Condlt. 2fi.no A. May Condlt 100.00 Total, August 7, Contributions, preferably by check or money order, should be sent tu the Tribune Fresh Air Fund, The Tribune, New York City.

I thing has gone up in price and that it if reasonable to expect the same move? ment in real estate. The peculiar con? dition here, however, is that we had to make jumps suddenly, whne the rise in the price of the average commodity was more gradual and so less notice? able. Where we were formerly able to get an elevator man for $30 a month we must now pay $70 to $80. Coal has gone from $4.40 to $10.50 a ton, and we must pay 50 cents a ton to have it put into our bins. We expect coal to go to $14 and $15 a ton this winter because of the increase in freight rates.

Is a Realtor's Market "And then it is the real estate man's market. For years the tenants have practically been lords of the property, affording the owners a mere 3 per cent on huge investments. There is a de mand for apartments now as there 'might be for any commodity, and we arc asking the market value. It is the law of supply and demand. "When a commodity becomes scarce its price goes up.

Nobody blames tho business man foi getting all he can un i dor similar circumstances. As a mat ter of fact, loft and business property owners are raising their rents without any interference or complaint. Why should the apartment house owner Do singled out and called a robber when he is merely doing what is regarded as the privilege of his neighbor? "I admit, however, that the increases should be more gradual. I can't con? demn enough the brutal activities in the poorer sections of the city, where undoubtedly a great deal of suffering is caused. Personally, we have received few complaints where our increases have not exceeded 50 per cent.

We have received kicks where we boosted an apartment, from $2,000 to $4,000 be cause the rate had not been increased for several years. But we regard this as the market value and believe we can find the person to pay tho price." The nature of the crisis expected on October 1, what relief the tenant may then expect from the new rent laws and what measures are being for the renter's welfare to tide him over the crisis will be presented in subsequent articles. Tennis Tournament at Newport Opens To-day Visiting Players Guests at Nu merous Entertainments; R. C. Vanderbilt Gives Dinnt NEWPORT, P.

Aug. tennis courts were in all day to-da; i by players preparing for the start i the tournament to-morrow. There wer I numerous entertainments for visitinj 1 players this evening. One of the principal events of thi evening was a dinner at the Clambak Club, where the host was Reginald Vanderbilt. Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Gould Shaw 2 gave a dinner at, Gull Rock this ever ing. General W. E. Wilder, of New Yorl who has been a visitor here, has re turned to New York, prior to sai lin for Europe.

Mrs. W. S. Coe and Miss Marie Storl of New York, are at the Hilltop Inn. George T.

Adee, of New York, wh came up to assist in the arrangement for the tennis tournament, is the gue: of Governor Beeckman. Mr. and Mrs. Julian M. Gerard ai visiting Reginald C.

Vanderbilt Sandy Point Farm. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Griggs jr.

ar Mr. and Mrs. William D. Guthrie, New York, are at the New Cliffs. George Drexel Biddle is with parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Craig Biddle, i the Muenchinger-King. Both he ar I his father are entered in the tourn Governor Beeckman has added to team, which is to play the Newpo city officials in baseball later in tl month, the names of Sumner Gera and I. Townsend Burden jr. Capta Douglas E.

Dismukes, commanding ot I cer of the training station, has offer I the services of the station band the affair. Houghton Hearing Postpone When Herbert H. Houghton, pro inent real estate operator, was i I raigned in the West Side Court yesti day for examination on a charge of i sault made by Mrs. Helen Birch, I wealthy widow, the case was adjourn I until to-day at the request of the I lice, who told the magistrate that Birch's physical condition prevent her appearance in court. Senators Consider Housing Situai ion Here This Week Committee, of Which Cal? der is Chairman, Protests Against Raise in Freight oh Building Materials The Senate Committee on Rceon struction and Production, of which William M.

Calder. of New York, is chairman, is scheduled to hold here this week to consider housing conditions, the railroad situa i tion and other problems. Mr. Calder last night made public a letter to the Interstate Commerce Commission, pro? testing any increase in freight rates on basic building materials. The suk gqstion was made that freight iu creases he worked out on the basis of the ability of various commodities to I stand advances, to maintain the na? tion's economic balance.

Sand, gravel, crushed rock, brick and cement were specified as the materials which should be exempted. Increased charges were placed upon the moving of building materials i ing the war, the letter points out, which was largely for the purpi placing an embargo upon materials non-essential to the prosecution of the war. It is said that should further increases now be allowed, it will result in the further stiffling of much construction. "This committee earnestly urges," the leter concludes, "that your com? mission will make such an adjustment in the rates as will cause the different kinds of freight to bear the burden in proportion to their ability to pay. It is the belief of this committee that rates on goods of high value should be increased a greater percentage than the rutes of goods of less The committee will conduct hearings at 29 West Thiny-ninth Street, Tur day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week.

Tuesday the committee will investigate New York i ling conditions, when it is expected much valuable information will be furnished by Frank Mann, Tenement House Com? missioner, and Rudolph Miller, both of whom will testify. Willard, chairman of the ail committee of the Association of Railway Executives, D. H. Wentz, of the National Coal Association, will testify before committee Wednes? day, when the railroad situation will be reviewed. Otto II.

Kahn will reveal the situation in transportation and the financial of reconstruction Thursday, when the committee investi? gates that subject. Commissioner Clyde B. Aitchison, of the Interstate Commerce Commission, will explain the underlying principles and practical effectiveness of the priority system Friday. Hill Stops Runaway Engine Crowd on Tube Train Sees Locomotive Make Plunge A crowd of Sunday pleasure-seekers on a Hudson and Manhattan tube train I looked on yesterday when a runaway locomotive in the Waldo Avenue- yards in Jersey City struck an open switch and plunged from the era into a hill. The locomotive was derailed about 200 yards from the tube train tracks.

Officials of the Pennsylvania Rail I said last night that a leak in the throt? tle caused the runaway, The loco was standing on a slight jjrade wl started on its run west. The accid i had no effect on traffic. The the investigation to the railroad officials. Coney Crowds Set 2 Records 100,000 Visit Resort; 150 Lost Children Are Reported Coney Island drew a mated at 400,000 yesterday, Coney's oldest of oldtimers declared it to be the record attendance for all time. It was estimated that 100,000 of the visitors went into the surf.

Ihe price of bathing suits ranged from 75 cents to $1.50, with persons complain 1 ing. Transportation facilities were heav i ily taxed to care for the throng, but in SDite of this there were no accidents, and the police reported they bad one of their quietest days. One hundred and fifty children were I reported lost In the crowd, which was at.other new record for Coney. Rev. G.

F. Moody's Dies on Way Here Evangelist Created Sensa? tion by Preaching Ser? mon on Rockefeller Con? tributions to the Church The Rev. Dr. George Frederick Pentecost, a widely known Presby? terian clergyman and evangelist, died on Saturday night while en route from his home in Darien, to this city on a New York New Haven train. Death was due to heart disease.

The body was taken to funeral parlors at 14 East Thirty-ninth Street, pending arrangements. For a number nZL years Dr. Pentecost was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of Yonkers, and previous to that had served in the Tompkins Ave? nue Congregational Church, in Brook? lyn. He was born in Albion, 111., In 1842. In the Civil War he served as chaplain of the 8th Kentucky Cavalry.

From 1887 to 1888 he did evangelical work in Scotland, and was on a special mission to the English-speaking Brah? mins in India from 1889 to 1891. He also had served as special commis? sioner of the Presbyterian and Mis? sionary Societies of the United States in Japan, China and the Philippines. Dr. Pentecost began his association with. Dwight L.

Moody in 1808. He had been ordained to the Presbyterian min? istry in Boston when Moody was con? ducting his great revival there, and in the course of time he became the great revivalist's most intimate associate, often taking his place in the pulpit. In 1900 Dr. Pentecost caused a na? tional sensation when he preached a sermon on one of Rockefeller's con? tributions to the church. He protested against "tained wealth" and said that Mr.

Rockefeller's huge contribution? were less welcome than the dimes of the poor. Dr. Pentecost was the author of sev? eral books, including "The Birth anc Boyhood of Christ," "Christian Im? perialism" and a collection of lectures on conditions in British East India which he delivered in 1888, after his return from Calcutta. FREDERICK STURGES ALLEN SPRINGFIELD. Aug.

erick Sturges Allen, general editor "Webster's New International Diction ary," and prominent as a lawyer, diei to-day at his home in this city. Mr. Allen was born in Norwall; Conn. He was a graduate of Y'al University and Law School. ERIE.

Aug. Phelps, president and editor of thi Erie "Daily Times," died to-day, after ness, a hospital here. Mr, Phelps, who was one of the best known newspaper men in Pennsylvanis had been the chief executive of th "Times" for twenty-five years. from New England thirty-fiv years ago. II" is survived by his JESSE P.

PARTRIDGE sse B. Partridge, forty, for th pasf seven years superintendent i the Pratt estates in Glen Cove, L. I4 died yesterday at his home there. Mr. Partridge was formerly intendent of the Franklin B.

Lord es? tate at Cedarhurst. He was born in this city and was a member of the F. A. and of tho Elks. He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.

Fahnestock Estate Robbed Expensive Furnishings Report? ed Stolen From Cottages PEEKSKILL, N. Aug. wai reported here this afternoon that burglars had entered cottages on the large entate of Dr. Ernest Fahnestock, lying in Putnam and Westchester coun? ties, stolen expensive furnishings and caused considerable property damage on the grounds. The intruders were driven from tin cottages, it was said, by two who fired at them.

It is believed tha the burglars may be hiding somewhere on the estate, which consists of about. 8,000 acres. Dr. Fahnestock is a brother of Dr. Clarence Fahnestock, who was a major of infantry in France and who was to have been the richest America a killed in the war.

State troopers ar-? a search for the burglars. Two Alleged Assailants Heh: Police Believe They Are Con? cerned in Fatal Attack on Man James Merrill, of 3PS Fifth Avenue. Brooklyn, and James Burns, of 79 Third Avenue, Brooklyn, were held for ex animation yesterday in the Flatbusl police court on suspicion of being con cerned in the attack on Francis Gill, 158 Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn. Monday, which resulted in his death Thursday at Holy Family Hospital Gill was set upon at Butler Stree'.

and Fourth Avenue, within a block his home. According to detectives he had been in a dispute a few hours be? fore with members of the White Han Gang, in the Fort Hamilton section, 1 and the detectives believe they followed him and waylaid him near home. Boy Falls Five Stories, Fives Frank Marcino, eight year- old, o'f I 5 Chrystie Street, fell from the roo" 1 of a five-story building at 113 Mul? berry Street yesterday afternoon. striking, an awnkig, which sei. break the fall.

Marcino went unassisted, although a physician later that the boy was suffering from a possible fracture of the He was sent to Gouverneur 11 tai. Molybenite Hardens Steel Molybenite, chiefly found in Tasma 1 nia. is used for a variety of purposes, 'but its principal value is in the man ufacture of steel, to which it gives hardness and that makes th steel suitable for use in propeller shafts, guns and boilers. 6 Hose Insured for Frank M. Clark, 1- ix re? if ly received life of the largest hog in the world, which died en his Silver I it farm Not 1.

ng age Mr. Clark for the animal. Birth, Engagement, Marriage. Death ami In Memoriam Notices may be telephoned to The Tribune any time up to midnight for insertion in the next day's paper. Telephone Bechjnan 3000.

DEATHS i Upper Montclalr, X. 1 920, 'aniel Webster mi treasurer of the Erie id Put I servil will bo hi his HO irewill Cpi er v. on Monday afti rno? 5 o'clock. On Thursday, August 5. 1920, Winifred, wife of the late James Carney, of the late lell i Carney Dana her, and beloved mother of Thomas and Ow Carney.

Funeral from her late lence, 163 Park Brooklyn, on Monday, Uigust 9, rit 9:30 a. m. to the icred Hi irt Rom Church. Interment at Holy oss mi tery. CARY After a lingering illness, Edward A an l'ai bel ived son ot Edward I Hi I sei ill I i ivn I tion 5 A ugust 9, hi p.

m. DAYIKS OH August 6, 920, Rose il th and Ro? ii i I i I 1 ist 29tl si VI ('UMAX I vid, lo husl and iml her of. i i Monday, si 11 hi a 1 in law, I i 'ond a FI'Y iddi on Augu? I 1920 bel 'i lov .1 wife nf Henry S. i Huff 'unera from 101 1 Uro rlyn, on Monil Aug ist mass at 10 o'clock, St. 's 'hurch.

I nt? rmenl Holj Ci as 111 ERNST Jacob suddenly, In his 61st id husband of Annie (n-e brother of Sarah Neli i and the late Clara Isaacs. lees his late residence, 1923 Crotona Parkway, Bronx, Monday, Au st 9, at 10 a. m. FRIEDE Suddenly, at Alx-les-Bains, on lay, July Co. Marcus Sergey Friede beloved husband of Julia and devoted father of Sydney A.

and Donald s. Friede. Funeral services will be held In the chapel at Salem Fields Cemetery, Cypress Hills, on -Monday morning. Au- gust 9, at o'clock. Automobiles leav? ing at 10 o'clock from Hotel Chatham, 33 Easl 48th st.

Friday, August 6, 1920. Joseph beloved husband of the late Catherine Gavagan (nee Barry) and father of Catherine and Florence Gava? gan. Funeral from his late residence, 600 West st. Monday, August Solemn requiem mass at St. Michael's Church, 10 a.

m. Into rest August 6, i32n, Margarei Gluck (nee Daus), dearly be? loved wife of William and mother of Hen Rose and i lecella Glui Funeral from her late esidence, 349 East 65th si. Tuesday, 9 30 a. thence to St. Joseph's Church, 87th st and 1st 10 p.

m. Atlantic City, August i. in his 85th year, Morris, bel I father of the Carrie rim.v.r. Fan nle Manspach, Ray. Freeman, En Abn the late Samuel Grabfelder Residence, 169 West moth New interment Mt, Hope, Cypress Hills Cemetery, HERRING- -At Martha's Vineyard, August Rev.

Dr. Hubert Herring, of New York. Services at First Congregational Church, Cambridge, on Tuesday, at 2:80 M. On Aus 7, Bettle (nee Schwab), beloved wife of Sigmund and mother of Irving. Funeral rnr? late residence, 470 Central av, Far away, on Monday, August 9, at m.

Interment at Rodeph Scbolmn i nion Fields). Brooklyn. Chi? i pa pli copy. HOI.DEN Suddenly, on August 7. Ed Holden Funeral services from his nee.

1074 Boston Road, t. on Monday. August a' Intei nt Woodlawn HOI STON At lent. Deborah Houston, on day, August 6 Funeral services ugust hi l.on.- of her Mrs M. Ross, B4 Garrison Jersey City.

Interment Machpelah mi August 6, Theresa, In her 59th beloved wife if the late Max Devi ted mother of Kate and Alfalk from her late residence 1881 Bronx, August 9, at 10:10 AuguM 5, Henrietta, widow of Lorel I.udwig, after a lingering 1 ineral service? at her laie ,28 West 162d Monday. igt at i ii. m. Interment Lutheran Ce not A daughter of the itherine Mein tyre. Requl? mas? 10 lugust 9, 1980, at ttw West iL'il Jl'KKOX- -On August 8, at her home.

564A Julia i charle? I A John Mary .1 isephtne and Helen A Me at St. Mary's Star niay morn Saturday, August 7. at hi? 89 I Martin, in the 89th year of hi? age. 1 Muta requiem at All Church. at.

nui MadiAcn on DEATHS A p. at 10 a. m. Autom Ml neral. IMO.

Cornelia i "ha pi un, fo of ISdwai -I Metcalfe Funi ral hen Mcr ritt Harlei 1 We? st i-te- evening. 10 Tenn and I pa par? MIM.IR Suddenly, at on B. I vate Hackenctack. 5, 1920, at reside) MORISON I Ben In Louisa Fled In Red Most OW1 Loul I fat her Moss and Rena ear. Reti Jani' I OWENS I il PENTECOST 1 i lelpl a P1NKHAM 'm Sunday, Aurui G9th yen im mi i i Te- and I on rival I Tue? Automobile BICE ii ugrui i- ot Oeoi tie- Patrick 111 I BOWK i i-'i-i lay, to i i thi late Ellhu I I aervlt-t-f? the I mi her I lace, M.ir Grave i Wh STI.KM.I KEBT On rg S.

Sten belov? isband if tho In term? II Mi of tho T1IOMSEN Suddenly, on Saturday. Au a loved of Ellis Si his I2d i i- in will i I Uli Te COI i 1 i Monday, al Intarment private T1IOBNTON Patrick, suddenly, on Au it at Great Neck 1 Fu TI8CHEH In hi? 84th Jewish pital Rei iri klyn Interi TOM. ''n August at her i ry lid Hen ry Ton? Requ eui i Ii the II ly Name. and a lUgUSt 10, ut 10 a m. Inl TRAINEE On Auwual l-i ii'-r, lieut 81 -ni Ed? and brother Funeral aa at tus inca.

Arvi rne, Monda; at i 19 a 1 hem Rosa 'if Lima Roman hureh, Falrview Han station, I. where a requiem Will WAUWK Baturday, August 7. Frank I. Masonic rno-i be held iharles A. Benedict's 16'? Weat 1 si, Monday evening.

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