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1 THE BROOKLYN DAILY EACiLE, NEW YOHK, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 10 I I Q26 Car Plates Now Ready Woman "Red Grange' Leads Upsola College Grid Team AMERICANISM TALK AT HEIGHTS FORUM MISSIONARY UNION HOLDS CONFERENCE WOMEN IN TRIBUTE TO MRS. J. PRATT FINNS SEND FIRST CARGO OF REDWOOD TO BORO FOR PULP of the Did World who come to exchange their poverty nnd ignorance for our enlightenment." Among the speakers who dls-cussed the various points of Mrs. Lease's nddress were Paul Klen-worth. John Kewlsh.

Kellx Hughes, Mrs. Selbert. W. V. ldch, Kob-ert Mackay, W.

McCarthy. H. Vol-lenbach. Harry Rrliikerhnff. Mrs.

K. Los3cll, W. Roberts. J. E.

Carlon and J. Chlrn. William J. Dllthey, chairman of the forum, presided. lishment of Sunday Schools and churches In backward sections of the country.

Mr. Tahcr Knox of the Women's Board of Domestic Missions outlined missionary aiiilever.ietits in Oklahoma and New Mexico among the Indians. Brief speeches were made by Do Wilt Knox, who expressed gratitude to the women for their recent gift, and Miss Elizabeth Van Brunt. It was announced, by the outgoing president, Mrs. Peter A.

MacLean, that 1 5,730.8 1 had been raised by the Union for Missions during the past year. XT mini 2 s9 Elect Officers at 34th Annual Session of L. I. Group. The Women's Missionary Union of the Houth ChiHsis of Long Island held its S-ltli iinniml conference yesterday at the Old First Reformed Church.

Carroll st. and Till ave. Mrs. Howard C. Hasbi'ouck of the New Lots Church and Mrs.

Lawrence Van Slc-len of the Gr.v.cscnd Church were elected president and vice president of the union for the coming year. The Itev. John V. Warnshuls, missionary from India, was the prlncl-pal speaker at the conference. He told of I he opportunities for spiritual and educatlonil reform constantly confronting missionaries which could not bo utilized because of their lack of American hunnort in the matter finances.

Deputations from entire villages havo come, asking that they might be Christianized," he said. "This request proceeded from a mixed motive. These Inhabitants of tho villages recognized that there was a redeeming clement In Christianity which would rilse them up from their condition of Illiteracy nnd degradation. They knew, too, that the missionaries would exert their influence wltl governmental officials to effect better social and educational conditions for them." Mrs. Luxon told of the work accomplished by the Women's Board of Domestic Missions in the estab A1 v.

Reports Conditions in Europe Arthur Wilniott, chairman of the budget and taxation committee of the Flatbush Chamber of Commerce, who recently visited In England, spoke last night at Krasmus Hall High School of his observations, political, social and industrial, during his five-month stay there. "Radio conditions are far different from what they are here," he said, "their sets being far inferior to ours crystals are in use In most cases and a J2 yearly tax is collected for the use of a receiving set." The New Y'ork Telephone Company gave a practical demonstration of the Inner workings of the telephone system. Joseph N. Neef presided. TOUNO FOLKS about to underteke life" erloue rciponalbllltlei ilioulA form the habit ol Kegie Claulned read Inf.

full line of imported and pearl necklaces. FULTON AND SMITH STREETS BROOKLYN Mere Is Ordered as Experimental Trip of S. S. Gus-tavsholm Proves a Success. That tlie of all the worH may not ko liuncry.

American piipr manufacturers mo bopinnlnt; to dip Into (lie preat forests of Finland for the wood from which to turn out pulp. What Is perhaps the carso of redwood lo be hroiislit to this country from Finland wis broiiRht over on the Swedish-Anicr-ioan-Mexican freighter aw.stavsholi.i. which Is at ricr 32, at the foot of Lie-eraw ft. According to Chief Officer Klncr kagerblnd of the Gustavsholin, tho 750 tons of redwood and the 1,200 tons of paper and pulp arrived on his boat when it reached Brooklyn from HelsliiRfors. Finland, are inertly by way of an "There are slightly more thin 63.000,000 acres of InmV In Finland piven over to declared the officer, "and although the, country exports about one-fifth of the lumber it produce.

I believe that this Is 111. first real shipment of redwood tin has been brought from Finland lo Amerlci. Hut it won't be the last, for we already have orders on our return to prepare to bring another cargo of pulpwood to Brooklyn." Taklna pack Cargo of Flour. Thousands of baps of flour se being loaded on the Gustavshnlm for the return trip, and although sonic of the flour Is going to Swedish ports, by far the greater part is being taken back to Finland. According to Chief Officer Lager-blad, this is partly due to the fact that the Finns are turning Jrom agriculture, despite tho efforts of the Government to keep agriculture the main industry.

"The residents of Finland are turning more and more to manufacturing and the sawmills are running at rapacity," the officer stated. "Their exports are Increasing, but so are their Importations of agricultural products, which they formerly raised for themselves. The Government has established several schools for the scientific study of agriculture and keeps a group of agronomists en hand to advise the people and to further production stations have been established to experiment and determine what sort of crops can It raised best in the country." According to the officer It Is not difficult to raise crops In Finland as In other countries as far north us Finland, because the climate of Finland Is more moist and therefore less severe. ACT IV COAL STRIKE. A resolution addressed to Fresl-dent Coolldge condemning the existing coal situation, and Including an appeal that the Government exert its powers to bring the coal strike to a speedy end and reduce the price of coal, was unanimously passed by the members of the AVyckoff Heights Community Center at their weekly meeting in Bushwick High School last night.

Hobcrt J. Schneider presided. ELKS TO SING AT BAZAR. Th Glee Club of the Brooklyn Lodge of Elks at the direction of Exalted Ruler Fred G. Schaefer and tinder the leadership of Richard H.

Sheridan will sing this evening at 8 at the bazar of the East Mld-n-ood Jewish Center, now being held at Its headquarters, 1(125 Ocean ave. Plncus Weinberg, president of the Center, states that the purpose of tho bazar Is to raise $50,000 to contribute towards the building fund of the Center. Final Clearance of 'GiADYSSCNLRUl Ki) II The girls of tho women's football team at Upsola College, Fust Grunge, X. have tackled football with the same enthusiusm that they formerly tackled dancing and other sports and they now rub their noses In the mud as frequently as they formerly rubbed them in the powder puff. Capt, Gladys tSchermer of their team Is known as the Red Grange of woman footbad.

Declares Women Spend 85 Percent of Income "Kighly-flve percent of the earned Income of the Nation Is spent by women," said Miss Lillian Backus of the women's department of the Greater New York Havings Hunk, 5th ave. and 8th In her talk before the Brooklyn Management Club' at Its luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce, 32 Court yesterday noon. "Since women are tho spenders, advice to them on how to best dls-pose of tho money Intrusted to them is Important," she said. "Women are more patient In matters of this sort than are men. and so there have come into being women's departments of banks.

In some smaller Western and Middle Western communities there are even women bank presidents, but when a bank, to be managed solely 1 women was proposed for New York City woien In banks here voted against It, realizing that the complications In such a great city as New Y'ork are too great for such a project." Following her talk a general discussion of sa vines plans took place. Dr. Alfred K. Shipley, president of the Management Club, presided and told how the Knox Hat Company, of which he is patsonnel manager, uses a savings plan. Merrill 11.

Lott. personnel manager of the Hperry Gyroscope Company, revealed the advantages and difficulties of the plan In use at that Arm's plant. wr First call was'issucd to New York motorists Nov. 16 by the Htute Motor License liurcau in advance of anticipated rush for this certificate, expected soon. Above, Butler is shown giving the IflL'ti unto license plate the once over.

Next year's plates are dark blue, with white letters, similar to tho present New Jersey license. Hrooklyn has been alloted numbers and I' CATHEDRAL EOCHRE ATTENDED BY 3,500 More than persons representing every parish In Brooklyn attended the fourth annual euchre lust right, at the 13th Regt. armory, Sumner and Putnam given by the ladles Auxiliary in aid of Cathedral College of the Immaculate, Conception, Washington and Atlantic the seminary In which boys are given a preparatory course for the priesthood. Mnr fhan.iftnn nlaved euchre. pinochle, bridge and 50n, for which nearly 1.000 prizes were awaroe'i.

Three prizes were offered to non-players. All the prizes were do-nat'oA viv thousand dollars was cleared. wWch will be used toward maintaining the college. Mrs. James A.

Spellman Is president of the Ladies Auxiliary and was general chairman of the euchre. Sho was assisted by Mrs. James Car-berry, Mrs. Kdward A. Brand, pinochle chairman; Mrs.

Edward A. Curlcy, chairman of prizes; Mrs. Mary Falrbrother, book committee, and Mrs. Michael J. Rowan.

The 3th llcgt. Band furnished tho mu sic. Ridgewood to Excavate Stovepipes From Camphor Ridgewood residents this Thanksgiving have something more than the usual turkey and fixings to look forward to. A sweeping campaign to "high hat" the entire community has been carefully laid out. If you don't own a plug hat you don't belong, that's ail.

The 39th annual parade and ball of the 21st Ward Plug Hat Guard is the occasion. Wilson and aves. Is tho place. The parade will start In the early afternoon and only those equipped with the style of sky-piece so much In vogue when granddad was a can get in. From Indications last night at the meetlnr of the Republican Cuptalns' Club In the clubhouse.

1282 Hushwlck where the plans were made, there are still several hundred stovepipes'' left, which will glisten ln the inarch. A prize bowling match will follow the parade at Palm Garden and the ball will be held In Schwaben Hall, Knickerbocker and Greene In the evening. MILLINERY We are closing out every velvet and velour hat, regardless of cost. Hats that were formerly $12.50 O.50 to $35.00 are now lu -LO Wc are also allowing a boutonnicres, corsages Speakers Honor Alderman-elect at Testimonial Dinner. Women prominent In practically every field of Activity pnld tribute John T.

Pratt, Alderman-elect of the 15th District. Manhattan, at a luncheon given In her honor at the Hotel Roosevelt yesterday by the Women's City Club of New York Mrs. Piatt la the flrit woman 10 be elected lo the Board of Aldermen. The speakers at the luncheon included Miss Mary Ganett Hay. Mrs.

F. Louis Slade, iMi.ilrmnn of tho N. Y. State league of Women Voters; Mrs. Mary K.

Hlmkhovltch, director of Greenwich Hone; Miss Freda Kirch-ney, managing editor of The Nation; Miss Annie Mathews, Register; Henry Bruere, John Lovejoy Wlllot, lieudworker of the Hudson Guild, and Mrs. Pratt. Mrs. II. Edward Ureter presided.

"The troublo v.ltlvXew York City," said Miss Hay, "Is that it has been fathered to death. What it needs Is a little molheiing. nnd I'm glad. it's going to get some now. I'm delight- en that the Republican party had the Rood sense to nominate and elect 1'ratt." Mrs.

Slmkho ltch said she be lieves that Pratt's election will lead to the passing of distinctions between high and lowbrows, und that Mrs. Pratt will work out a plan for life in New York Cily that will be non-partisan. Mrs. Slade said that the election of Mrs. Pratt Is of Importance, Dermis it opens the way for women to serve the city.

She has worked for the election of women candidates, not go much because she cared about "women's rights." she said, but because she wanted the countrty to ha-ve the benefit of her citizens. "It Js a proud moment for New York City when so outstanding a citizen as Ruth Tratt Is elected to office," she said. Dr. Elliot stressed the fact that thought seems to be turning In the right, direction to the rights of small groups and Individuals rather than to mass action. Miss Mathews said that her election and that of Mrs.

Pratt have proved that women do not weaken a political ticket, as nas oeen claimed before. Mrs. Pratt, sfter expressing her appreciation for the honor paid her ny mo women's City Club, declared that she will hold to her sincerity of purpose and will fill her office to the best of her ability. Tells of Development of Gyro-Compass in Boro The story of the development of a Brooklyn manufacturing business that supplies navies of everv nation of the world with their most impor tant means of navigation the compass was told last night by O. B.

Whitaker of the Snerrv Gvroscone Company at tho Neighborhood Club, iu i.iarK st. According to Mr. Whitaker, Elmer A. Spen-y took a fancy to an Instrument riisnlaved In a Iondon nawn broker's window during a trip abroad. He bought it for his boy to play with.

The apparatus Interested Mr. tsperry, and by the application of its possibilities, the IT. S. S. Delaware was equipped in 1911 with the "gyro-compass," a "directional Instrument indicating true north under all conditions," and not subject to the inaccuracies associated with the common magnetic compass used bv mariners throughout history.

Following the talk by Mr. Whitaker, two reels of motion pictures were exhibited, showing processes of manufacture of the gyro-compass in (he Sperry plant, Manhattan Bridge Plaza. AND NOW turn to The Essie Classified newel children, for infant U'akrfirld, Mass. TO KXKMPI.ITY art DlXillKE. Knights of Columbus will exempli- ry ine major uegicw me oraer IiVMiiv evening lit St.

Charles Knr. romeo Hull. Sidney pi. and Livingston st. George L.

C. deputy 'of the 14th district will of- nciate. me win De conierrea nt 9 o'clock. DANIEL JEEVES INC Reeves big stocks of toothsome table delicacies will help you make the Thanksgiving dinner a complete culinary success and Reeves prices will make yuur purchases a perfect shopping success! This list offer many tempting suggestions. Watch For Reere' Economy Column Weekly Del Monte Asparagus Canned freih in SpeCUI the asparagua field Deliriously teuder.

vj Large square can 4F Del Monte Peaches Tree ripened. Special packed fresh. Of tempting flavor. WV lt Halved or sliced. Ma3V Large can Del Monte Pineapple Sliced Canned with all the delightful fla- Special vor of sun-ripened mam Hawaiian fruit.

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can WALNUTS iCa, Fancy Budded, lb. CALIFORNIA ALMONDS Paper shelL ACe Pound SMYRNA LATER FIGS Pound CLUSTER TABLE 4r RAISINS Pound DEL MONTE RAISINS Seeded or Seedless tA' Package DROMEDARY 9 DATES Package DROMEDARY frr LEMON PEEL Pkg. DROMEDARY 1 LZc ORANGE PEEL Pkg. Mu DROMEDARY 9ftC CITRON Package CURRANTS Cc Fancy-Pack. Pkge.

AJ CRANBERRY fc SAUCE Cape Cod. Can5W BELL'S POULTRY IOC SEASONING Pkg. PRESERVED FIGS Skinless, in rich, 35c heavy syrup. Large jar PUMPKIN Large can 17c QUEEN OLIVES 3LOc Large stuffed, bottle 57 GINGER ALE trgc Imperial Dry. bottla AJ WHITE ROCK Ce WATER Pint ot.

ROYAL BAKING POWDER ROYAL GELATINE DESSERTS 2pks.5 DAIRYLEA MILK Evaporated. 3 cam DANIEL REEVES INC. Over 500 stores An address on "Americanism" last night by Mrs. Mary KHzabeth Iease. lecturer for the past 30 years with tho New York Hoard of education, before the Brooklyn Heights Public Forum, nt I.

S. 15. Schermerhorn it. and 3d precipitated a. discussion In which more thnn a dozen speakers participated.

The whole gam lit of vltnl current questions, including Prohibition, the schools, the religious question anil the coal situation, was threshed out by tha' speakers. "The United States." said Mrs. Lease. "Is the only true Republic the world has ever known. It is the Constitution of this country which makes It stajid unique the republics of historv.

"Don't permit policemen to enter your homes, and break down your doors in search of liquor, regardless of Prohibition, for such acts defy the American Bill of nights." Discussing the foreign element in American society, and particularly the present Immigration situation, Mrs. Lease said: "This country i.i oppressed by the oppressed people Cleans quick! Tubs and sinks, too. Woodwork. Tiling and linoleum. Cutlery.

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