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the the the the the the the THE STANDARD ARD UNION 20. 1919. CONEY'S CARNIVAL CLOSES TO-NIGHT Business Men of Island Look for Record-Breaking Crowd at Finish. CHILDREN TO SEE PARADE. Veterans of Foreign Wars Line Up in Big Pageant.

The Coney Island Mardi Gras will come to a close to-night, or rather early, to-morrow morning. With tavorable weather, the business men of the resort are looking forward to a record breaking attendance to participate in the last, night of the fesLivities. There will be no parade this evening, but the pageant will be held at 2 P. M. for the benefit of the be devoted to the revelry visitors.

children, and the entire evenins, will With the close of the Mardi Gras, it does not mean the end of the Coney Island season. The business then of the seashore resort are looking forward to many more weeks of sunshine and warm weather, in which event they intend to keep open their attractions. A number of the places will remain open all winter. The feature of the festivities last night was the participation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in the parade. Soldiers, sailors and marines who saw service in France, Italy, Russia and Belgium, an well as those who were in the Philippines, Cuba, Porto Rico, Mexico and in China, during the Boxer uprising, were in the line of march.

The division was headed by Don C. St. John, mander of Victor H. Bridgman Post, 44, as grand marshal. Each marching unit carried standard: describing its service.

The winners in the comic division for Wednesday and Thursday evewing, announced last night by the committee, are: Wednesday night, John Litz, first prize: Mrs. H. Schwartz, second prize: James HarTigon, third prize: J. Barnick, fourth prize; Louis Wolf, fifth. prize; 11.

Moran, sixth prize, and M. Posenberg, seventh prize. Thursday night, Elsie Rich, first prize: Samuel Schwartz, second prize: Fred. Chevaller, third prize: Anna: Matthews, fourth prize: George Gates, fifth prize: H. LeMaire, sixth prize: Geo, Shannon, seventh prize: George Hoffman, eighth prize.

A group of friends of Congressman Reuben L. Haskell, Republican part candidate in the for parade. County Ten Judge, automo- took biles, gayly decorated' with Amer- lean flags and Haskell banners were included in tie delegation. The two first cars were occupied by band of music. Following the parade, the took part in the steady stream which runs up and down Suet avenue until after midnight.

The Haskell party was greeted with enthusiasm and cheers all along the line, of march. CALDER RESOLUTION DELAYED IN SENATE WASHINGTON, Sept. -Senator Calder, of New York, and other Republicans yesterday, pressed for action by the Senate on the resolution proposing investigation of the Allen property Custodian's office, but after two hours, fight, in which several Republicans Joined Democrata in opposing the inquiry, the resolution was set aside without action in order that the Senate might proceed with the peace trenty. Attorney General Palmer, the former custodian, was the storm centre of the debate. Several Republicans insisted that his administration of the vast alien property fund of about $750,000,000, should be investigated, as proposed by a special Senate committee.

Democratic Senators, declaring that Mr. Palmer did not oppose an investigation. urged that the Senate Judiclary Committee first decide whether an inquiry was desirable. BODY OF MARTIN BRADY RECOVERED AT FLUSHING The body of Martin Brady, 23 years old, of 5 Fowler street, Flushing, who was drowned in Flushing Bay, off Ryan's dock, Flushing, on Thursday afternoon, wan recovered yesterday, Brady, when drowned, had been crabbing. AVIATORS SHAKEN UP WHEN MACHINE DROPS Sergt.

Joseph Saxe, of the photographic section of the Aero Service, suffered a broken nose and scratches, bruises yesterday when the airplane in which he was sitting as observer, overturned making South Beach, 8. Saxe's forced landing in marshy, land near home is in Weatbury. Paul Brewe, of Brooklyn, civil. ian, formerly a second lieutenant in the 217th Aero Squadron, driver of the plane, suffered from shock. The machine started from one of the aviation fields at Mineola.

While 4,000 feet over the harbor off Staten Island the engine went dead. Brewe volplaned down with ease, but the landing gear sank into the soft ground. Both men were taken to the. Government Hospital at Fox Hills. PULPIT AND PEW BAPTIST Lefferta Park, Seventy-sixth street and Fourteenth avenue.

The Rev. E. IL. Lovett, D. pastor, will preach in the morning on "The Choice of Experience." In the evening Robert Skinner, who has returned from work in France, will relate hia experiences, Lenox road, near Flatbush avenue.

The Rev. Waiter I. Southerton, D. will preach to-morrow in the morning on "Beneath the Surface." Evening service topic, "The Child Who Furnished Needed Help for Thousands of Grown Persona." Bedford Heights, Bergen street above Bedford avenue. The Rov.I Curtis Lee Laws, D.

pastor. Morning sermon topic, "Be "In for evening. nible To Be Saved From Benetting Strong place, near street. The Rev. William J.

Sly, Ph. of Philadelphia, will preach in the tion." morning The pastor, the Rev. Floyd on "Christian Adama, will preach in the evening on "Sufficiency of the Gospel of Jesus Christ." Kings Highway, at East Seventeenth street. Robert Skinner will preach in the evening. Calvary, Fourth avenue and Fourteenth tanhouse, street.

pastor, The will preach in the Rev, George Ritevening on "A City of Culture." The Rev. Maurice R. Hamm, superintendent of the Extension Department of the New York Anti- Saloon League, will speak at the morning service. Wyekoff, Forest: avenue and Sum. The pastor, the Rev.

George C. on McKiernan, will His preach Own." in the morning "God and and in the evening on "Choosing the Way of Life and of Usefulness." CHRISTIAN. Vanderveer Park. New York avenue and Avenue D. The Rev.

Lindsay Franklin Johuson. D.D., pastor, Morning sermon topic, "The "Christ Rewards or of the Faithful': evening, Ruin." CONGREGATIONAL Kings Highway. Services at 10:30 John M. Preaching by the Rev. 448 Harrar Sunday on wahool.

"Work at to 12 o'clock. GradThe Rev. Fritz W. Baldwin will Clinton A Avenue, corner Lafayette, preach in the morning. Avenue, corner McDonough street.

The Rev. J. P. Huget, DID. pastor, will prench In thin morning en "With Faces Toward the Light." Bushwiek Avenue, Cornelia street.

The Rev. John Lewls Clark, pastor. Morning sermon topic, "When the Holy Spirit evening, "Both. Good and Bad." St. Mark's, Decatur street, between Ralph and Patchen avenues; the Rev.

Charles W. Dane, D.D., pastor. Morning sermon topic, "The Motive of Joy in Religion. Evening, Hidden Treasure." EPISCOPAL. St.

James, Lafayette avenue and James, place. An augmented chorus choir will sing a festival mana at the 11 A. M. service in celebration of St, Matthew's Day. LUTHERAN.

St. Luke's, Washington: avenue. near DeKalb. The Rev, W. A.

Snyder, D. pastor, will preach in the morning on "Are We Grateful for Our Blessings Good Shepherd, Fenimore street. Heart Rogers avenue, the Rev. G. 8.

Haremann, pastor. Morning sermon topic "Do We Need a Now Kind of CASTORIA Te a ate and Caldron, In Use For Over 30 Years MARIA FAHY GILBERT, MISSION WORKER, DEAD Widow of Prominent Architect Was Formerly Wife of Jerry McAuley. Maria Fahy Gilbert, widow of Bradford L. Gilbert, who was a wellknown architect, and formerly Mrs. Jerry McAuley, founder of the McAuley Mission in Water and, the McAuley: Cremorne Mission at 104 West.

Thirty-second street, Manhattun, died yesterday at her home, 585 Park place, this borough. She was stricken suddenly on Thursday. Mrs. Gilbert was 78 years old. Before her marriage to McAuley she was Maria.

Fahy and a native of Ireland. When In 1868 Jerry McAuley, drunkard and convict, was converted by missionaries on Cherry Hill, Miss Fahy was his friend. She watched with interest his struggle in his new life. Later they were married. Mrs.

McAuley, stood by her husband in his spiritual struggles and with him founded the two missions which bear his name. When Jerry McAuley died in 1 1884 his widow. determined to carry on the work alone and for eight years served as superintendent of the mission. Then her health failed and for time it seemed she must die. Bradford Lee Gilbert, an architect, married her at this and time took when her of was poor her.

Mr. Gilbert hnd been one of Jerry McAuley's friends at the Street Mission and was a trustee nt the Cremorne Mission. Gilbert in survived by an adopted daughter, Blossom. the daughter of a sister, Funeral services will be held at the McAuley Mission in Water street at 3. o'clock afternoon.

Burial will be to-morrow in Woodlawn Cemetery. ROUTINE BUSINESS AT MINERS' CONVENTION CLEVELAND, Sept. 20. -Routine business held the attention of the United Mine Workers of America convention to-day. 'With the conferenco of miners and mine operators only a days off, delegates expected Monday to usher in the most strenuous and important sessions of the convention.

Insurgents defeated the administration forces on two resolutions affecting the policy of the organization in selection of traveling field workers and district statisticians. Selection by popular election Instead of by appointment WAS demanded by the insurgents. wage scale committee is in constant session in preparation for its report next week. pastor, will preach in the morning on "The Crusaders Needed To-day." Cuyler, Pacific, street, near Hoyt. The Rev.

Campbell, pastor, will preach in the morning on "Paul's Trial." PRESBYTERIAN. Arlington Avenue, at Elton street, the Rev. John H. Kerr, D.D., pastor, Morning sermon topio, "The Endorsement of the Holy evening, "The Battle for a Soul." PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL. Calvary, Bushwick avenue, above Gates.

The Rev. John Williams, rodwill preach morning and evening. Christ, Bedford and, Division avenues. The Rev. William Sheate Chase, rector, will preach in the evening, and the Rev.

Thomas J. Lacey, D. nt the morning service. UNITARIAN. Church of the Saviour, Pierrepont street and Monroe place.

The Rev. J. Lathrop, pastor, will preach in the morning on "A Religious Secret." At Willow Place Chapel in the evening Rev. William J. Greene will preach his first sermon as assistant minister.

UNIVERSALIST. Our Father, Grand avenue and Lefferta place. The Rev. Thomas E. Potterton, pastor, will preach the morning on "A Physician Preacher." Good Tidinga, Stuyvesant avenue and Madison street.

The Rev. Charles H. Vail, D.D., pastor, will preach in the morning on "The Gospel of All Souls', Ocean and Ditmas nues. The Rev. Leslie W.

Sprague, D.D., will preach in the morning. MISCELLANEOUS. Prominent speakers will have charge of afternoon's sere vices at the In-As-Much Homo for Elderly Women, 1148 Pacific street. Christian Church, Park place and Vanderbilt avenue: the Rov. M.

M. Amunson, D. pastor. Morning sermon topic, "What a Man Means 10 His Church': evening. "Some Strangers to God." Church on the Highway, Bedford avenue and Madison street; the, Rev.

H. S. Moeller, pastor. Morning seemon topic, "Who la Responsible for the High Cost of Living evening, "Peace or More Bloodshed Ahead?" Catholic News To-morrow, the fifteenth Sunday of Pentecost, the Forty. Hours Devotion wall be held in the churches of St.

Bartholomew, Elmhurst; Our Lady of Good Counsel, Inwood; St. Josephat's, Bayside; Holy Family (Slovak), Brooklyn; Our Lady of Consolation, Brooklyn, and St. Paneras, Glendale. During the coming week the following feasts will be observed! Sunday, St. Matthew: Monday, St.

Thomas: Tuesday, St. Linus; Our Lady of Merdy: Thursday, St. Finbar: Friday, 88. Cyprian and Justina: Saturday, 88. Cosmas and Damian.

The annual fall meeting of the Federation of Catholle Societies: will be held to-niorrow afternoon in the parish hall. of Holy Cross Church. Church avenue, when plans for an active fall and winter campaign will be made. The Rev. John Rehleder, S.

P. of the of St. Frances de Chantal, Borough Park South, will observe the twenty-fifth anniversary of his ordination next week. Father Stern. C.

88. will begin the tinal weole of the retreat at the Prospect House, Shelter Island. on Monday. The priests who were on retrent this week returned to their respective parishes this afternoon. During the first week of October the fall conferences of the clergy of the diocese will be held at tha Colof St.

John. Lewis avenue, when historical and dogmatle papers will he road and The Redemptoriet: Fathers will AMERICANS IN MEXICO WILL BE PROTECTED WASHINGTON, Sept. American citizens entering the Tampico district of Mexico will be afforded the same protection that any national of this country has while in a foreign nation, Acting Secretary of State Phillips announced yesterday in repudiating the recent decree of the Mexican authoritics requiting Americans to sign affidavite waiving responsibility of the Mexican: Government. Secretary Phillips into a message to the consulate at Tampico' asserted that "compliance with the waiver requirement will not interfere with the relation existing between the United States and its citizens and that Amerleans so nomplying will in no way lose the protection of this Government." Greenpoint Calford Club's Smoker, The second annual and smoker of the Calford Social Club will be held at the clubrooms, 202 Calyer street, Saturday evening, Oct. 4.

American Legion Post Meeting. The next meeting of Greenpoint Post, American Legion, will be held at its temporary headquarters, 161 Meserole avenue, next Tuesday evening. Ex-service men are invited to this meeting to file their applications. Alpha Republicans' Party. The entertainment committee o1 the Alpha Republican Club planning for the apron and necktie party to be held at the club, 138 Nassau avenue, Saturday evening.

Oct. 4. The committee in charge of the event are James MeCleery, chairman; J. T. Benjamin, A.

Merdes, Clarence Zimmer, C. J. Maxwell, Al Gilmore and Dick Wright. Democrats Endorse Ticket. The Fifteenth- Assembly District Regular Democratic Club, of which James A.

McQuade is leader, has endorsed all the regular tion candidates and is planning an energetic fight for the candidates on the Democratic county and local tickets. Several mass meetings are being planned by the club at which both McGuinness and McLaughlin are expected to speak. Gave: Pastor Birthday Surprise. The Rev. G.

R. MacDonald, pastor of Noble Street Baptist Church, was surprised recently on his birthday when a large number of members of the Young Peoples' Society and others collected in the church assembly room. A routine business meeting of the organization With held, and then the lights were extinguished and another wing of the close the mission for married woman In the Church of St. of Alexandria, Fort Hamilton avenue, -morrow afternoon. The services will consist of sermon, papal bleg4 ing.

renewal of baptismal vows and benediction of the Blessed Haera ment, In the the opening sormon of the single women's mission will be preached. To- morrow aftornoon and evening there wi be solemn pilgrimage processions to the shrine in the 'grotto of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Broadway and Aberdeen street. The monthly meetings of the Brooklyn Alumnis Sodality, which were discontinued for the summer will be resumed to-morrow at Brooklyn College, Nostrand avanue and Carroll street. Father Herbert, of the Church of St. Fidells, College Point, has been transferred by Bishop McDonnell to the Church of the Assumption, berry street, taking the place of Pathor Saunders, who has been recalled to the diocese of Little Rock.

Father Patrick Casey, 8. a forme. Brooklyn boy, has been appointed by his provincial, Very Rev. John Rockwell. S.

head of the then Jesuit high school of St. Francis Xavier, Sixteenth street, in Manhattan. The Vincentian Fathers, who have been conducting two-weeks' migsion in the Church of St. Rose of Lima, will bring the services to 8 close to-morrow with sermon, papal blessing and renewal of baptismal VOWS. The priests of the Fathers of Mercy will hold their annual retreat during the latter part of the month.

At its conclusion a number of important changes affecting the fathers of the order will be made. Announcement will be made in the churches of the diocese to-morrow regarding the annual rally of the Diocesan Union of Holy Name 80- cieties which will take place the last Sunday of the month. About twenty-five thousand men will participate in the rally exercises held In twenty different sections of the borough. Three priests will shortly celebrate their silver Jubilees Catholic priests, the Rev. Daniel J.

McCarthy, rector of the Church of St. Mark, Francis J. O'Hara, rector of St. James Sheepshend Bay: the Very Rev. Pro-Cathedral, Jay street, and the Rev.

John O'Neil, rector of the Church of St. Catharine of Alexandria, Fort Hamilton avenue. To-morrow in the Church of St. Matthew, Utica avenue, the titular feast of the parish will be observed by the celebration of a solemn high mass with special sermon and music morning and solemn vespers in the evening. Father Barry, of the College of the Immaculate Conception, Washington avenue, passed his vacation in Ireland, visiting relatives.

He expects to sail for New York next Wednesday, Y. M. C. A. NOTES.

Bedford Branch, Bedford avenue and Monroe street, will hold its first men's mecting of the season to-morrow afternoon at. 4 o'clock. The Rev. M. M.

Ammunson, of the First Church eral months as a Y. M. C. A. secre- of Christ (Disciples), who spent tars with the Seventh Division in France, will tell of his experiences.

Dr. Cadinan has consented to delivers another series of addresses before the men's conference, beginning Sundey, Oct. 5. ST. MARK'S SUNDAY SCHOOL TO REOPEN St.

Mark's Episcopal Sunday School, Adelphi, street. between DeKalb and Willoughby avenues, will reopen after the summer vacation to-morrow: morning at 9:30 This year an attractive course of lessons is planned. Among the members who were most faithful in attendance during the pant reason and who earned an award siv. building thrown open, showing many decorated tables. collation was served, after which Miss Lauretta Doughty, newly elected president of the society, presented Mr.

MacDonaid with parcel which, whet. opened, proved to be a sum of money A birthday cake was cut and enjoyed by the young folks, Carnival is Postponed. Owing to the failure of several of the attraction to arrive, the Greenpoint playground committee has postponed the opening of its two weeks' carnival until next Monday night. -It is to take place at Eagle and Provost streets, and it is Hoped to make $2,000 or more to help maintain two large paygrounds for children of the Greenpoint section. John W.

Riedell will be in charge of the carnival. St. GermainIn the Little Church Around the Corner, in Manhattan, on Wednesday afternoon, Miss Dorothy Himmeimann, pffice secretary of Greenpoint Branch, M. C. was.

married to Dolph Joseph St. Germain, of Springfield, Mass. The ceremony was performed by the Dr, Lacey. A few relative. and close personal friends witnessed it.

Miss Alice was bridesmaid and Julian Baldwin' best man. The bride was graduated from the Eastern District High School. Mr. St. Germain was a student at New York University.

The couple will live at Springfield. Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller, of 179 Russell street, spent a week at Hetauket at the home of Mrs.

L. Hulse, formerly of Greenpoint. COL. JENNINGS IS MADE A BRIGADIER-GENERAL Col. Edgar 8.

Jennings has been promoted to the rank of, Brigadier General in the New York Guard and assigned to command the Fourth Brigade, the headquarters of which are at Buffalo. Col. JenYork National Guard regimental nings is the first of the old New, commanders to be made a brigadier general in the New York Guard. Col. Jennings formerly commanded the old Third New York National Guard Regiment many years and served as its commanding officer on the Mexican border.

He went to Camp Wadsworth with the regiment, and when the Twenty-seventh Division WAS organized was placed in command of the 108th Infantry, remaining in command of that organization until it was mustered out of the Federal service, in April. Col. Jennings was one of the two New York National Guard regimental commanders who was assigned to command an infantry regiment in the -seventh Division. en for perfect attendance Miss Florenco Saunders has the distinction of being present every seasion during the past seven years. At a meeting of the officers and tenchers held last Sunday in the st of the rector, the Rev.

Lewis Chest Morrison, plans for the Leason were discussed and the following officers elected: Superintendent, A. Wilson Beeny: treasurer, William H. Martin; secretary, Joseph Brock, and assistant secretary, Ellsworth Wood. Lillian Somerville was chosen pianist. A chmpaign for new members is planned.

The 808- sions will be held every Sunday at 9:30. The class teachers are: Mrs. J. Ryder, Miss G. Martin, Miss Ward, Mrs.

W. H. Martin. Miss Somerville, Miss H. Corbett, H.

Beeny, Misa Dolbin, Miss Newell, Miss Stelbe and F. Parrett. ILLUSTRATED SERMONS IN MASPETH CHURCH, Last Sunday night's service Trinity Lutheran Church, Maspeth, at at which the pastor, the Rev. Will'am H. Pretzsch, spoke on the "Temper," was well attended.

The subject, address was Illustrated with opticon pictures. Master William H. Pretzsch operated the lantern and Miss Janice Hahn was organist. The next service with stereopticon illus. trations will be held Sunday night, Oct.

12, when Pastor Pretzsch will speak on the subject, "The Life of Dr. Martin Luther and the Pastor Pretzsch will deliver the confessional sermon at the conference of the New York Ministerium next Tuesday morning In St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Lexington avenue and Fifty -fourth street. Manhattan. conference will continue its sions the following Wednesday.

BAZAAR TO AID SISTERS OF THE SICK POOR The bazaar for the benefit of the Nursing Sisters of the Sick Poor will commence Monday, Oct. 27, and continue for four days. The bazaar will be held in the convent, corner of Henry and Harrison streets. Meetings of the Ladies' Auxiliary will be held each Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock commencing next Monday, until the opening of the bazaar. All the members of the society and the many friends of the, sisters are requested to attend and to donate articles, 'The residents of Second place are combining forces for a block party to be held between Court and streets on Saturday, Sept.

27. The Clinton proceeds will be donated to the Nursing Sisters of the Sick Poor. DR. DOCKRELL TO PREACH FINAL SERMONS HERE D.D., The Rev, Henry Gratton Dockrell, will officiate to-morrow Baptist Sixth Church, Sevehth avenue and street, where he has preached to large during the past summer, for congregations the last time prior to his return to England a8 nacie. pastor of the Nottingham Dr.

Dockrell will preach in the morning on "Greenwood's Futufe" and in the evening on "What We Know About Dr. F. W. O'Brien, pastor of Greenwood Church, will preside. The St.

Cecile Quartet of Manhattan will sing several selections at the evening service. EPWORTH LEAGUE NOTES, BROOKLYN SOUTH DISTRICT The annual fall convention of the district will be held at the Samis Street Chapter Saturday, Oct. 25. Members of district chapters are to-day participating in the annual excursion up the Hudson on the Day Line Steamer Albany as far al Now burr. They will stop at Dear Mendfain on the return CITY WORKERS SEEK NO LABOR ALLIANCE Municipal Employes Organize to Get Substantial Salary Increases.

I LOYAL TO ADMINISTRATION. George Stansfield, of Charities Department, Chairman. Abundant rambling discussion was indulged in at a meeting of the delegates of the so-called Municipal Employes' Association in the Department of Health building, yesterday afternoon, before a parliamentary Moses showed them that it was idle to talk of the increase which they want in their salaries until they were properly organized. Some of the delegates were in favor of demanding a 50 per cent. increase all along the line.

They finally elected, as temporary officers, George Stansfield, Charities Department, chairman; Miss Catherine F. Reilly, of office of the Borough President of Manhattan, secretary, and Samuel Prager, of then Chairman Charities Stanfield Department, told the treasurer. hundred or more delegates that it was not ed the intention of the municipal employes to affiliate with the AmerIcan Federation of Labor. He said that he wanted that positively understood at the outset, before they effected a permanent organization. The organization, he said, sented all municipal employes.

Many. of the city departments were not represented. A delegate from the Prooklyn Tax Department said that no application blank had been sent to her, but she told that she could act as a delegate. Take Steps to Organize. C.

E. Weisz, the Department of Charities, acted as the Moses to lead the delegates out of their parliamentary confusion by introducing a motion to bring about permanent organization. moved that four committees be appointed, each to consist of one person each borough and two at large. The committees that he suggested were on organization, plan and scope, finance and legislation. A recess was taken to make up the committees.

When the delegates reconvened. Chairman Stansfield said that he deemed it to appoint only the committee on organization and let the appointment the other committees go over until the next meeting. WIII Not Join A. F. of Lay The committee on consists of Samuel Prager, Bayard Collins, of Bellevue Hospital: James Higgins, of the Munichpal Civil Service: Alexander Cooper, of the Borough President's office Manhattan: Thomas W.

Crowe, the Law Department; Miss Edna McKeever, of the Charities Department, and Miss Wilhelmina Rotherman, of the Health Department. Hylan One of the saying delegates that he quoted intended Mayor as fire all the "labo: from employment by the city and he wanted to know if the delegates were considered "labor agitators" by the Mayor. He was declared out of order and no one enlightened him. Mr. Prager introduced long resolution, which was carried, reAssociation was Municipal distinct from Employes the the various groups of city employes who met recently at 5 Beckman street, the Manhattan, and were affiliated with American Federation of Labor.

He said that his organization represented the 87,000 employes of the city. The resolutions stated that there was no intention of the Municipal Employes' Association to affiliate organized lapor of any kind, and that then organization was being formed for purpose of improving the and conditioned of all city administration employes, the and public that the salaries of city employes should be substantially increased. It was also asserted that the sociation proposed with the Mayor, the Board of Estimate and the heads of departments for the promotion of efficiency to secure increases in salaries. It was stated the only weapons to be employed would be "respectful petition." The association pledged itself to be loyal to the administration and declared that, attainment of their objects, they would not discredit the Mayor, Board of Estimate, nor the Board of Aldermen in the estimation of the public. The meeting adjourned to meet on Monday night in Room 1418, Munici- pal Building.

FIND SUNKEN STEAMER; PASSENGERS MISSING KEY WEST, Sept. Spanish passenger steamer nera, bound from Spain to and missing since the gulf hurricane, sank in forty feet of water after going aground in quicksand at Halfmoon Key, according to to reports. The fate of the passengers, said to number 300, and the crew has not been learned here. The steamer arrived off Morro Castle on Sept. 9, when a great troptcal hurricane was raging.

Being unable to enter port she put out to sea to wait for the storm to abate. Faint wireless calls supposed to come from the Valbanera were picked up here and at Key West, but they were s0 feeble the vessel's position could not be learned. The International Sunday School Lesson COPYRIGHT, DAVIS W. CLARK. THIRD QUARTER--LESSON XII: PSALM XIX: 7-14; 2 TIM.

HI: SEPT. 21, 1919, The Holy Scriptures. Nineteenth Psalm beauty, dignity and utility Psalm of Two Bibles. Nature. They suggested, -a spectacle more startling dent.

Without twilight leaps from behind the course which seems an Oriental bridegroom tendants. And the sun's with beauty. There 13 has subtle power 'to make No wonder David esclaims, Days and nights are praises. This they do not heard." Yet for that as universal as the works the end of the world. St, sufficient revelation of 1.

20). The Bible of Nature not, written. With 40 the chat seventh both 111 subject and in meter; that two Psalms are here the change of subject, and the most natural that could and described an Oriental manifestation of God in he bethinks himself of that tion by the Bible of Revelation to light. No wonder he of the Lord is perfect." peculiar structure of Hebrew sion of descriptive terms, Term. Law.

Testimony, Statutes, Commandments, Fear, is a little Bible all of the whole volume. The first six verses undoubtedly, and glorious in or other precursor, horizon. He starts insignificant to him in his under a gorgeous canopy passage is not a mere nothing hid from the seeda germinate and "the heavens keep responsive choirs singing inaudibly: speech their testimony is of God. Their Paul declares that Jehovah, his eternal is a polyglot; there unbelief anywhere or verse of the Palm 50 much so that telescoped together consequent and be conceiven of. sunrise, and has been nature.

But while he greater sunrise, that in which life changes both theme and Here is a poetry--parallelism characteristics, and Characteristic. Perfect, Sure, Right, Pure, Clean, True. by itself. It illustrates the It may be called the are devoted to the Bible of by the sight of the sunriso the Orient than in Occiat a single bound, the sun steadily, like a racer, upon strength, or he walks like held over him by his atpageant. Use combines hent thereot, and that heat harvests grow telling the glory of God." alternately the Creator's nor language, their voice is none the less effective.

It is inarticulate words have gone 12 this testimony of nature is power and Godhedd. (Rom. is no language in which it any time is inexcusable. there is a sudden change some critics have affirmed by some careless editor, But appropriate change of meter, in David has just witnessed led naturally to assert the is still gazing and musing more complete illuminaand immortality are brought tune, and sings "The Law beautiful example of the of iden. Here is a succeseffects, ascribed to the Bible: Effect.

Converting, Making wise, Rejoicing, Enlightening, Enduring. Making true, upon the Bible of his glorious attrireveal atonement which humanity a sunrise in the Bible of Reveshine with beams Bible of Inspiration la a distin ct and great advance God could be found in the latter without doubt, of wisdom; power and love. But nature does not immortality. And these Are the very truths of in greatest need. The revelation of these makes Everlasting thanks should be given to God for the whose bright display makes a world of darkness The Teacher's Lantern In the printing of a chibmo the impact upon the first stone hardly leaves any noticeable impression.

The is true of the second, third and so on. In the fifth and sixth faint outlines appear. It it is a human face, perhaps it is an eyebrow or the ridge of nose. So one feature after another is added until perhaps with the thirtieth a perfect face appears. It 1s with the revelation of the Bible.

Here a line and there a line. until the likeness of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of men, is complete. Mr. Tyndall once described the phenomena of which we can be cognizant as the keyboard of a piano and the experimental evidence associated with each as the note corresponding to ench key; he then frankly added: "There may be an invisible extension of this keyboard to right and left, but it there be such an extension I cannot know it. The phenomena are extension imperceptible, the experimental evidence There is an of Mr.

Tyndall's keyboard. Its keys give no uncertain sound. They are the sure words of prophecy. For example the question arises, "Is there a God?" You lay your finger on the kerboard of revelation and instantly there comes the assuring note, "Ono and Father of all." So of forgiveness, Justification, prayer. immortality, 60 the hand of faith sweeps the keyboard of revelation, and unearthly music nerves one for life's struggle or death's agony.

The Codex Sinaitious is again in great peril. The Bolshevist leaders may have left it to its fate or may have even wantonly destroyed it in their atheistic obsession. Its first peril was from the ignorance of the monks in the monastery of St. Catherine on Mt. Sinai.

They were using the priceless parchment to bind comparatively worthless volumes. From such a fate Tischendort rescued it sixty years ago. Since then it has been the supreme treasure of the Imperial Library in the Russian capital. It contains most of the Old Testament and all of the New and was written in the Fourth Century. Only the Codex Vaticanus equals it in value.

belonging as it does to the same century. Tischendorf believed that one of tite scribes who helped to make this manuscript was also employed on the Sinaitious. Young People's Devotional Service. TRUTHFULNESS. The work of Christian character-forming is both instantaneous and gradual, paradoxical as that may seem.

Creation from its very character must be instantaneous. The "new-man, as St. Paul calls the incipient Christian life, is put on in a me nent, but never so in its entirety. The evoIation follows if the amounts to anything. The "old man" is sloughed off as the remnants of him are discovered, The former way of living is thrust resolutely aside whenever it attempts to assert itself.

One of the last and most relics of the evil nature to he eliminated lieing, in its farms and aradations. At hi there comes stare whore one does not mittely refrain from Truth, baly the truth le and that at all AID POLICEMEN TO OBTAIN MORE Citizens' Committee Conside Announced Increase. Insufficient. Probably, the first civic organ tion to be formed for the purpose aiding of the city in taining an increase in salary is Citizens' Committee of Bay. Rid It.

was organized last night at office avenue. of Martin A. Ansbro, 6104 FL Its membership includ some of the most influential resides of the section, A. Heilbronn, who 'Incepted movement, called the meeting order. He said the policemen having trouble coping.

with the creased 'cost of living' and declar that the proposed salary increase them, as announced yesterday. mission sufficient. of a He petition to suggested the the Board Estimate and Apportionment by Patrolmen's Benevolent Associati requesting a salary of $2,000 for grade patrolman, $1,800 for patrol in the second year of service $1,600 for patrolmen in their first of service. Edward Dannemiller, president the Citizens' Association of Tridge and Fort Hamilton: William Johnson. John J.

Meagher, Del ocratic Fifth nominee for municipal cot justice, District: Stephen Duffy and Martin Ansbro spoke approval of Mr. Heilbronn's sugge tion. It was ultimately decided circulate petitions throughout Ridge to be signed favori the raise. The following were elected, offle of the organization A. Heilbronn, president: Edwal Dannemiller, vice-president; Steph Duffy, treasurer, and Anthor Huber, secretary.

John J. Meagh tive was elected committee. secretary of the exec TROLLEY HITS AUTO. Traffic was held up for five mil the De Kalb avenue line la yesterday, when a westbound tro ley crashed into an automobil driven by Max Brinberg, of 151 Eastern Parkway, on DeKalb nue, between Gold street and Fla bush avenue extension. The fron part of his car was smashed, but th chauffeur escaped injury.

Edwar Wetherell. of 134 Irving avenue, the motorman. FIRE PREVENTION WEEK. Mayor Hylan yesterday issued proclamation designating the wee of Oct. 6-11 as Fire Preventid Week.

LUTHERANS PLANNING SCHOENFELD MEMORIAL evening. "Abraham's Church of the Redeemer, English, Lenox road, near Flatbush avenue. The 8. Weiskaten, D. Da pastor, will preach in the morning on "The Need of the Hour." Trinty, of Flatbush, Avenue and Coney Island avenue, tha Rev.

C. Koonig, pastor. Morning sermon topic, Model Church The Rev. G. F.

Schmidt will preach the evening. Our Savior, Covert street, near Broadway, the Rev. A. R. G.

Hannor, pastor, Morning sermon topic, "An Appeal to Those "The Foolish Man." St. Peter's, Hale avenue, near Ridgewood avenue, the Rev. Arthur Brunn, pastor. Morning sermon topic. "A Family evening.

"The Second Commandment." Trinity, Degraw street, near Clinton, the J.ov. G. F. Schmidt, pastor. Morning sermon toplo, "The Fruits of the Spirit." The Rev.

G. C. Koonig will preach in the evening. METHODIST. First Primitive, Park place and Nostrand avenue, the.

Rev. J. Proude, M.A., pastor. Morning worship, subject, "A Sleeping Beauty." Sunday school at noon, Evening sub- at song service and sermon; ject, "The Lord's Knickerbocker Avenue, corner of Menchan street, the Rev. Carl E.

Bash pastor. Regular service to-morrow, with sermon by the pastor; primary Sunday school at intermediate and seniors at evening service at 7, and sermon 8 o'clock by the pastor on "A Better Way." Cornerstone Temple, Manhattan avenue and Noble street. The Rev. Dudley Oliver Osterhold, pastor, will preach in the evening on in Hanson Place, corner' St. Felix street.

The Rev. Harry Knight ler, pastor, morning sermon topic, "Knowing and Serving God:" Ing. "Triumphant or Overthrown Civilizations. Flatlands, Flatlands avenue, corner East Fortieth street. The Rev.

ward E. Wright, pastor, Morning topic, "Joy Cometh in the Morning:" evening, "Power." Sheepshend Bay, Ocean, corner Voorhfes. The Cyrus W. Severance, pastor. Morning sermon topic, "Church Membership;" evening.

"The Fountain of Many Days." Janos, Reid' avenue and Monroe street. The Rev. W. W. T.

Duncan. pastor. Morning sermon topic, "What World Has to Offer the evening. "The Wayfarer." PRESBYTERIAN. Prospect Heights, Eighth avenue and Tenth street.

The Rev. Edwin Dunton Balley, pastor. Morning sermon topic, "The Holy Alliance and the Proposed League of evening. "The High Cost of Living and the Cure." Bedford, Nostrand avenue and Dean street. The Rev.

8. E. Young, D.D.. pastor, Morning sermon topic, For the Inner Life': evening. All Hail, American Legion." First.

Henry street, near Clark. The Rev, L. Mason Clarke, morning. D.D., pastor, will preach in the Lafayette Avenue, corner South Oxtord street. The pastor, the Rev.

Charles Carroll Albertson, D.D, will preach morning and evening. Classon Avenue, corner Monroe street. The Rev. William E. Foulkes, D.D..

secretary of the New Era Movement, will preach morning and evening, Franklin Avenue, Italian, near Myrtle. The Rev. Stefano L. Testa, Bears the Signature The Lutheran Education Societ at a recent meeting adopted a lution requesting the president the society, H. F.

Hessmeyer, to point committee of five to devia ways and means for a memprial honor of the late Rev. William Schoenfeld, who died suddenly Lake George July 30. This commit tee is to consider and report on memorial that would be most ex pressive of Pastor Schoenfeld's char acter, Ideals and work, determine the situation how much money coul be raised and suggest ways an means for raising the funds, Suggestions for the memorial were the erection of a memoria chapel at Concordia College Brownsville; a gymnasium. at th college, the erection of a permanent endowment fund for the benutit the college or the building of a Luth eran centre or headquafters in New York. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

GENERAL, INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDER ON WORK TO BE DONE FOR, OR SUP CITY PLIES TO BE FURNISHED TO THE OF NEW YORK. The Nature, butes and stands soul. lation of The person or persons making a bid service, work, materials or supplies The City of New York, or for any of it nish partmenta, same bureaus or offices, shall for the in a conled envelope, dorsed with the title of the supplies, mate work or services for which the bid the made, with his or their name or names date of presentation to the President or Board or its the head of the Department at his or office. on or before the and heur named in the advertisement tel the same, nt which time and place the tide will Board publicly opened by the President or head of said Department and read, and the award of the contract mad necording to law 8000 -thereacter practical. Each bid shall contain the name place of realdence of the persona the same.

and the names of all persona Interested with him therein, and. other person be so interested, de shall tinctly state thnt fact: also, made without any connection with other person making a bid for the purpose, and 1. in all respecta fair and without collusion or fraud, and that member of the Board of Aldermen, heal of a department, chief of a bureau, deputy or thereof, or cleric therein, or other officer employee of The City of New York shall be or become interested, directly contracting party, partner. stockholder, surety or otherwise or the performance of the contract, or work or business to which it or portion of the The bid must be In writing. of the party or parties Other Ada See Opp.

making the bid that the several matters stated therein are in all respects true bid will considered unless condition precedent to the reception consideration of such bid, be accottpanied by a certified check upon one of the State or National Banks or trust of The City of New Fork. or a check such bank or trust company toned by duly authorized officer thereof, drawn the order of the Comptroller, or money corporate stock or certificates of Indebtednes of any nature Issued by The City New Fork, which the Comptroller shall approve as of the equal value advertisement with the to security required the amount of not than three not more than five per centum of the amount en the bond required, an provided in 429 or the Greater New York All bide for supplies must be submitter duplicate, The certitied check or money should enclosed in the envelope containing bid. but should be either separate envelope addressed to of the Department, President or Beard, submitted personally upon the presentatia of the bid. For as to the quantity. quality of the supplies or the the reference made to the plans etc.

on Elle in the said the President, Board or Department. No bid be accepted from tract awarded to any person who la in to The City of York upon or contract, or who is a defaulter upon obligation of The contracts must be bid for a The right in reserved in each case to all bide if it la deemed to be for interest of the City so to do. Bidders will out the amount their bide in addition to inserting the same figures Bidders a requested to upon the bank farina prepared nished by proper to tract..