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1 THE SUN AND NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1920, HMHTKMLEET HERE FOR' REST fty FJghtinsr 8lip Anchor L?1' J Hudson After Practice ;r in West Indies. ' 35,000 SAILOHS IX TOWN X W Secretary Daniels Talks Over SWircless Telephone and If I Vessels Pick Up Speech. ptel,Atcr and eoje-yed U rteiplUiltr of the New York Press Club, nlorte with other Pre!dentlal well, possibili ties. The great erajr battleehlps nnd the wicked looking destroyers, with their Dervlce and supply auxiliaries, brought flno sunshine to a dismal morning. When the three destroyer flotillas slid through the Narrows and up the bay shortly after 8 A. M. a nasty wind was driving an castborne- rain before It, and the face of the bay was whipped and out. Hut when the Oklahoma, guiding the other seven dreadnoughts, loomed down the bay and pointed for the river mouth out came tho sun. The sky warmed from dirty cray to gentle blue, and the spirits of folic afloat and ashore went up with the mercury. The Oklahoma. Nevada, Arlzonn. Pennsylvania, Utah, Florida, North Da kota and Delaware were preceded up the river by two destroyers, 290 nnd Hi, and by a pair of airplanes from the navy air station at Rockaway Point These wore the 3.C03 and the 3,610, and thev were manned resoectlvely by Lleuts. Lamb ami 0. It. Illmes nnd by Llcuten- ant-Pommnnclrr A. II. Douglas anu Lieut. Dietrich. They carried motion picture photographers, who snapped topside views of the great fleet as It strung along the teeming river. All the ships arriving hero for a uventn days' visit after their long tour of duty at Guantanamo and- prior to another long speu in mo ooumcrii around! were bedecked with American flags ami the little whipping signal ban ners. The 33,000 ton Pennsylvania flew three special flags one for Uncle 8am, hi own Stars and Stripes: one for the Sccretarv of the Navy, which Is a white anchor uwr, s. blue "ic:a scaring a ns;o star In each corner, and the two fitnrreu Hag of tho Itcar Admiral commanding the Atlantic neet, tienry ii. uson, Thrilling SlRht From Shore. Thousands o( people witnessed the fleet's incoming and felt the thrill that so Inevitably comes with the apcctncle. and all iid the river the breeze carried the sound of cheern as each section of the riverside greeted the dropping of a ship's mudhook and watched the monster swing and settle to the drive of tho tide rip. To-day tho ships, nil tuned ud lllce a Swiss watch, will be ready for the BwarmB of visitors that will fill the bumboats tripping from the various. Government docks to tho battleships. Last night the city fairly surged with the fine, clean cut and clean behaved lads of tho navy, for tlw vessels had scarcely dropped anchor when the rush ashore on leave began. From now until May tf llfo will be one diver sion after unother to tho 15.0W hoys that man tho Atlantic fleet, boys and vessels the same that brought about the most humiliating surrender ever known, the backdown of the Imperial German Navv. As tho Pennsylvania slid slowly pa? Fifty-ninth street on her way to her berth off Ninety-sixth street she was hoarded by Hear Admiral John J! Glennon. commanding tho Third Naval district, and shortly after the Secretary called Admiral McDonald by wireless phone and made a speech about what a grand little navy we have, and how nice It Is for the sailors to get back to New York, and how much like homo New York seems to them, and so on. Then the Secretary was piped over the side when the Pennsylvania anchored at 12:53 P. M. and went over to the navy yard to Inspect the Tennessee. Prund of Work In Training. Admjral Wilson had this to ray about the winter's work: The commander In chief feels that the winter's work has been successful. Officers ami men were confronted with difficulties not usually met. An un usually large proportion of the crew was comparatively untrained, and an excessive amount of work had to be put In training these men. It Is with prld? that the commander In chief looks upon the results obtained by the earnest, conscientious efforts of these ofUc-jrs and older men. as well as upon the spirit with which the new men have entered upon their duties. The target practice was In most respect all that could be expected under tho conditions. The steaming trials resulted In steady Im provement. There has been a develop ment In signals In radio. The athletic side was a big factor. Baseball leagues were formed by the wardroom and Junior officers of the various ships, and one of the leagues consisted of Fili pinos only. Trophies for rowing and sailing were fairly well distributed, the Arizona being the largest winner. "Perharn not many Americans are And at night he went to the awarB that the I'nlted Stales naval sta- "Mr. Josephus Daniels of Halelsh. N. C Lord High Admlnl of the Navy, steamed up the North Itlver yesterday snd anchored off Ninety-sixth street, ilr. Daniels was accompanied by eight steel frigates, a quantity of destroyers 4'nd enough mine layers, supply ships nd other auxiliaries to bring the fleet ettength up to an even fifty vessels. iMr. Daniels's outstanding "stunt." as the gobs call those Interesting or divert fjng episodes thit are variations from the eommonplace, was to carry on a wireless telephone conversation with Rear Ad miral J. D. McDonald, the Secretary speaking from the flagship Pennsylvania Hi. Nlncty-slxth street snd th Hr Admiral reDlvInc from the com- jaahdtnt'a office at the Navy Yard In Brooklyn, the places being about two miles apart. The odd thing about this experiment In wireless telephony was that while 3Jr. Daniels's voice was clearly audible over the face of the waters, sounding n Strong and true to the receivers t-.nd amplifiers of the big snd littlo ships all about. It did not carry over land very satisfactorily. The newspaper reporters in the wheelhouse of the mine sweeper Owl picked up tho dulcet tones of Mr. Daniels and ships distant as much as a mile heard his short speech' of rlse for the navy and of compliment for New York. Rear Admiral McDonald over In the Yard caught the speech pretty well, but the rooftops In Brook- Sn and Manhattan that tried to absorb a Secretary's words could make noth ing ot tho electrical Jazz thn tortured the air. I fesmlela Gets it Wireless Hating. BAmehodv was iazz nz the secretary it 'the Navy. At all events, that is the gossip that was zipping oround profes sional and amateur wireless circles last night. It was too much of a good thing to' have been accidental or coincidental, for when the placid accents of the fiecre rv heffan to take the air It sounded yry much as If every spark transmitter tnr manv miles a round was having a SU The air shook and quavered under tKe burden of such unusual discord ancies, for the effect was what might bef" Imagined if a swarm of gigantic hornets was released In a lunatic asy lum. The big transmitter at the navy yard Itself, the monster at the Hush Terminal, the distance devourer at Say vflie, the Tuckerton flash fllnger, dozens fblg commercial plants and scores of Wflp horse amateur rigs 'took up the taxy chorus tho Instant the Secretary commenced his amiable platitudes, and tjf course they Just drowned him out. .?fobody on land could hear more than B broken syllable or two of his whole aech. Naturally a voico amplifying experiment that was tried by an uptown newspaper wasn't very successful. They say that Mr. Daniels was considerably annoyed by the tremendous Interrup tion of his much advertised wireless phone talk, and that there may be an Inquiry to see What navy operators wero guilty of butting In upon the boss. 'Anyway, even If this part of North America did havo a lot of fun kidding Josephus, he had a bully time before fyjfl after he brought the ships to town feed lined them up In the North River from Fifty-ninth street to Dyckman street. There was a lot of fuss made over him, though the forts managed to retrain their enthusiasm and conserve t their powder, being without orders to Ki, led a party of high officers of the fleet over to the Navy Yard and ln jjtjifcted the new dreadnought Tennessee, the- first sixteen Inch gun of the United fgltea Navy, and the ship that Is to be o (leered and manned by Tcnnesseeans oyly. tloa at; Guantanamo haa vMCAPT. ALFRED TURNER meneeiy. u is mo dmo ior mo " .iriii nt ih Atlantis fleet It lias an Im mense alhletlo field, and on tho night of April 23, when tiro final boxing and wrestling contests were held, the spec tacle of thousands of men silling unucr the stars In their white uniforms was one not to be forgotten. In addition to visit ing the British West Indies the fleet spent ten days In the Panama Canal Zone, and the authorities placed a dally train at the service or uio onicers anu men. The fleet sailed for home on Oie night of April 26, the Secretary of the Navy coming aboard the flagship off 'ho Virginia Capes, Tho period of rest and recreation hero will be followed by a further nerlod of target practice,' inu then a month .will be devoted to giving officers and men mora extended leave, Dakota Makes Fast nun. CaDt. T. It, Kurtf. chief of staff of the fleet, said that, the North Dakota r.i.vJe the best showing in a two hour steaming trial neiu ior mo Deneni oi air. uanieia. Tho ship averaged 20 knots. Tho fleet averago was IS. A full power run win be made when tho ships head south again. There nro four oil burners. In eluding tho Pennsylvania, that can make full speed without smoke, On tho voyago the Secretary made a complete Inspection of the flagship, and was particularly Interested In the crew's mess. He said, moro or less jocularly, that the advice he would hand on to his successor would be to spend a lot of time with the fleet, In addition to the battleships, the Inst word In naval strength, there Is an old, time cruiser or two that will Interest Visitors. One of these ia the Ruchrctir, which used to be the Saratoga, and be fore that was the New York nnd Samp son's flau'shlp oft Santiago. She flies the flair of Riar Admiral Plunkett. the dls tlngulahed officer who took the big naval guns to Franco to pound the German army. The Blacic uawK, lonnony a merchant ship, files Rear Admiral Straus's flag, the same Straus who com manded the mine layers and mine sweep ers our navy Bent to tho North Sea. The series of entertainments for the fleet, amusements for the 6.000 men that will recclveshore leave dally.wlllbc led by the New York Community Service, whose address Is 15 East Fortieth street and whose phone number Is Murray Hill S210. Under this guidance more than a Fcoro of organization's will provide vari ous accommodations and amusements, nnd these will be listed In a "Fleet Bul letin" to be distributed by tS Commu nity Service aboard the ships every morn ing. Also the polite have btefi provided with a pamphlet of directions jhamly for answering such questions as roaming sailors are pretty sure to ask- ARRIVES ON LAPLAND He Will Sail Sir Thomas Lip- ton's Challenger. Tho Red Star liner Lapland, carrylntf 1,333 passengers and two stowaways, beat tho American battleship fleet up tho Hudson River nnd eldled Into her dock In plenty of time to avoid gumming up the procession. Tho liner, which came from Antwerp and Southampton, had on board Capt, Alfred Turner, salllrr master of Sir Thomas Llpton's Shamrock IV., chal lenger fpr the America's Cup. Also on board wero eighteen sailor.-, who, with six already In this country, will man the .Irish yacht. Col. Duncan F. D. Nellf. yachting representative of Sir Thomas In this country, met Capt. Turner. The sailing master brought with him what ho considered quite the most Important bit of luggage on the ship, the challenger's compass. The men will go to City Island to morrow. Tho Sh-.mrock IV. Is being rapidly fitted out at a shipyard on the Island for early trials otf Sandy Hook. Among the sailors on board wero several who came hero In 19H to man the chal lenger In the raco which the crash of tho world war prevented. One of tho second class passengers was the Baroners Herry. accompanied by her two daughters, The baroness had mado her Home In British Columbia for several years and was returning to tt fter an unsuccessful effort to Induce Ur relatives In r,n;land to leave their acre sheltered life for the rougher but more glorious country of Canada. MORE PAY FOR NAVY MEN. Ill 11 Will Be Passed Early In the Week. The navy Increased pay bill will bo passed and made ready for the Presi dent's signature early in the week, ac cording to a telegram received yoftcr day by the Navy Legal Aid As?oclatlon from Senator Carroll S. Page, clialrman of tho Senate Committee on Naval Af fairs. In this telegram. Senator Page assured Emery C. Wellcr. executive chairman of the association, that the Senate and House conferees were agreed on the need for more pay. and that the measure would bo expedited as much as possible. Announcement of that development In the fight to obtain more pay for the men of the navy was made last night In connection with tho appearance In the city of the first contingent of furlough men from the battle fleet. ERIE SHOPS QUIT PORT JERVIS. Dnnmorr, I'n.. Benefit From Threat Cnnsed by Strike. Sptcial lo 'tat Bex ind New Vosic HiRil.n. Tort Jtnvis, N. Y May 1. Tho equip ment shop of the Erie Railroad here was moved to punmore. Pa., to-day, about 200 shop and yardmen being ordered to report at that station for duty. An nouncement was made later that the Wyoming divls:on terminal will also be moved to Dunmore. The action carries out a threat of officers made In tho recent strike in which the rail shop was forced to nhut down. The traffic tleup at this termlnr.l was one of the most severe of the Krle system. Officers said then if there was any way of preventing a recurrence of shop and yard troubles here they would take the necessary steps. HOSPITAL FUND $1,208,015. 1'uK-Crndnnte Announce Several I.nrKe Contributions. The endowment fund of tin Post Graduite Medical School and Hospital Is well over tho million mark and headed for tho goal of J2.000.000, according to an announcement last night by the en dowment fund committee. Tho total now is $1.205.015. SO. Tho contributions announced yesterday totalled $266,701. With tho half way mark passed, tho campaign workers expect to bring their efforts to a successful close within an other week. - , followlnir: James C. Brady, 1125,000 rrHctiit Astor. $78,000 Mrs. Nicholas F. Brady, 125,000 r John a Keys, 110,000; International Nickel Company, 35,000; James . jams. . nan - MW. flnrnnre O. Campbell, 11,000 ; James R Deerlng, 1,000; Charles & MoVelgh, $600! Franklin Pettlt, $500: F, M. ICavanaugli, $sooi . w"" 11111, $300: George Oakes, $500; O. Salant, $600; Benjamin B. Laurence, $500. SCOWS SINK DREDGE;- 14 LEAP INTO RIVER Men From Government Craft Rescued by Launch. Fourteen men working aboard a Gov ernment dredge In the channel between Hunts Point and Rllcer's Island leaped for their Uvea last night when two empty sand scows that had been lashed to gether crashed Into the dredge, damag ing It so badly that it sank In two nnd ore-half minutes. A launch from tho Hunts Point lighthouse, from which the collision wa3 cn, put out Into tho chan nel nnd rorcucd tho men, whoso suffer ing consisted mainly of a bad wetting. Tho ucows wero two of eight being towed up the channel by a tugboat en route to Huntington, L. I. They were on the extreme end of tho lino and a strong wind swept them toward the dredge. Tho dredge sank so quickly after the collision that not even tho crow ot the tugboat realized what had happened. Tho tugboat was owned by Goodwin & GaltAghrr of 17 Battery plac?. Soon after tho dredge had sunk Harry Honeck, warden of Rlkcr's Island, heard whistles and notified Capt. Alfred Hug, commander of tho City Island launcn. Capt. Hug cruised around tho wreck, which was partly out of water, for moro than an hour. He returned to Hiker's , Island and reported that he had been Informed by another launch that the crew of the dredgo had been landed safely at Hunts Point Iljc 11111 Faces Opposition. Washington-, May 1. Legislation to protect the American dye Industry was considered to-day by the Senate with prospects of considerable opposition. Tho bill passed tho house last September and was materially revised by tho Sen- Among the big gifts announced yes- ato finance committee. BATTLES OF 69TH TO BE SHOWN IN FILMS Official Showing for Benefit of Wounded Men. Friends of tho Irish lads of the Old Sixty-ninth will havo a chance a. week from to-night to see the boys In action In the battles, with tales of which they have been regaled for a year. War De partment pictures of tne lesm uniiea States Infantry In action In Franco will bo displayed on tho evening of Mny 7 in tho Central Opera House, Sixty Seventh street nnd Third avonue. by the New York Chapter of tho Rainbow Di vision Veterans' Association, composed utmost entirely of men of tho 165th. Tho entertainment, orranged by Lteut. Col. A. K. Anderson, who fought with tho regiment In all Us battles, will be1 for tho benefit of wounded soldiers of tho outfit. These will lt In boxts that are being taken by friends of tho rcgl- ment, nmong them Uiarcnco .uacicay, John D. Ryan, M. Robert Guggenheim, Joseph P. Grace, Charles E. Htoncnam, Daniel Sf. and Nicholas F. nrndy, Tlrvnn Kennellv. William Kcnnclly, Mnlor Thomas T. Rcilly and Father Francis P. Duffy, Lieut-Col. Anderson, Majors William Kennelly ond Martin Mcaney and Father Duffy are the com mittee. Detroit Papers Raise Prices. UtrrnoiT. May 1. An Increase from two to three cents n copy, effective May a -na nnnounced to-day by tho Detroit .Vcu'.t and the Detroit Joumnl, evening ninr. Increased nrOdUCtlon COSt Is given as the reason. CANADA DETECTIVES HELD wmCKY' CASE Accused of Meeting Bond Suspects Across Border. Assistant District Attorney John T. Doollng admitted yesterday that two Montreal dotectlves have been secretly detained here as material witnesses In tho bond theft caso for which Nicky Arnsteln and others have been Indicted. A Montreal despatch said the New York police wero holding four men who formed part of a group of twelve the gang which Is supposed to have helped Arnsteln dispose of $1,500,000 worth of Liberty bonds. Mr. Doollng said tho tvo Canadians gave their names aa Janus Keane and James Haines and are in the House of Detention under $10,000 ball each. Do. tectlve August Mayer, who made tho arrests, says In his affidavit that when Joseph Cluck and "Big Bill" Furcy. two of tho alleged bond thieves now In the Tombs, went to Montreal, they met Haines and Keane. Ho feared the lat ter, being nonresidents, might leave tho Jurisdiction of tho court If not detained. No other Montreal men have been ar rested, Mr. Doollng said. Fifty Killed In Streets In April. In Its monthly report cf traffic haz ards tho National Highways Protective Society announced yesterday that In this city In April fifty persons were killed by automobiles, nineteen of them chil dren under 10 years. Surfaco cars caused tho -death of four and wagons six. Throughout tho State tho deaths from automobile accidents reach"! eighty-two. Correct Mourning Apparel for Stout Women In our endeavor to 'provide foi tout women the same let vice that other store piovide for (lender women, we carry a complete line of black apparel leady foi immediate wet. Suitable for mourning weat and for the women who weat cn!y black. Sizrs 39 to 56 Bust Goicns. . . .$29.85 to $150.00 Coats $48J0 to $225.00 Suits $54JS0 to $165.00 Blouses ... $7.50 to $U.75 21-23 West 38th St. MiB!liMii! YXjT fj in 1 LJ M m Cfcif?vaU?"l- J.. 7H ? CI nw V axon sale o 4 Exhibition Models ft T is decidedly unusual for Maxon to feature a Sale in May. But, because of present market con ditions, we have been singularly fortunate in procuring a few large collections of Exhibition Models at exceptionally big price reductions. Now, we turn right around, and offer both the models and the price reductions to you! Hence, commencing Monday, you can capture here an exclusive, faiciiuting. Hgh-grade. and superbly rr.ide Cown, Suit. Coat. Wrap, or Sport Costume, At Less Than Half the Usual Cost SI9 tosI39 Here About $49 to $339 Elsewhere Alsi Exquisite Blouses on Sale. 7567 Broadway, 3xr.48Sk Stern Brothers West 42nd Street Between 5th and 6th Avenues) West 43rd Street EXHIBITION DISTINCTIVE of SILKS Special display of Copyrighted Weaves "FAN-TA-SI" -For Sport Wear. "PIERRETTE" For Sheer Wear. "MOON-GLO" For Everywear. AT SPECIAL PRICES: Dew Kist, .39 inches wide; YARD Kuinsi-Kumsa, 39 " " Kliiuax Satiiiv 40 " " " Chinchilla Satin, 39 " " Pussy Willow Satin,(Biack).. 40 " " 'Dream Crepe, 40 " " Sport Satin (White) 39 " " " Broadcloth Silk, -white) 32 U!:.' :" Crepe de Chine (White and Flesh)40 J'. " Crepe GeorgetteiWhiteandFlesh)40 " " - $5.50 5.95 5.50 5.75 4.50 2.95 4.50 2.35 2.25 1.85 MAISON BEKNAKD. I Dlto. UIUAI REMOVAL jALL FIFTH AVENUE at FIFTY1 SEVENTH ST Those who could not be -waited upon during our last Monday sale owing to the unusual attendance will be amply rewarded. to-morrow when A MAGNIFICENT NEW COLLECTION OF GOWNS WRAPS CAPES MANTEAUX MILLINERY consisting of latest Paris Models and freshly made-up garments from surplus French materials will be offered at UNPRECEDENTED REDUCTIONS The following are only a few examples of the most extraordinary but not exaggerated values offered at this sale; At $25 .. $95 Heretofore $75.00- lo $250.00 All Gowns, Suits, Wraps, Manteaux, Sport Costumes, French Lingerie Dresses, including latest Paris models. All sizes. Prevailing shades. ALL HATS Heretofore up to $45.00 Including lalewodels for Sport and Summer Wear $7 50 $10 $15 At $25- Former Prices up to $150 35 Capes and Coats for street, motor and sport, some lined with the finest silks. (No more than one uill he tolJ h a ttulomtr.) OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL 8:30 DURING THIS SALE ADDITIONAL SALESWOMEN IN ATTENDANCE s wM mm 'L.I -w-fcfcl. t I i. I II ill! lied Itoom suite in Mahogany Six titer. SO I7CZ. 00 With ticin beds, If ERE is illustrated a notc rf worthy exception to the usual order of things a suite of fine simplicity and low price, distin guished by the generous dimensions and high type of craftsmanship ordi narily found only in the heavier, more elaborate p eces. itien pieces, SH5.00 The Dresser, for example, is fifty inches wide, and the other pieces, in proportion. Superior workmanship, made possible at the price by avoiding elaboration, is apparent in every detail: Enamel Bed Room Suites are of Seasonable Interest A Louis XVI. Suite in Gray or Ivoiy Enamel, alio in Mahogany or Walnut, eight piccts, including twin beds, or seven pieces indui ng full width bed, priced respectively at $850.00 and $715.00 An Ivory Enamel suite with Hand Painted Decorations, tix pieces, is specially piiced at $595.00 A Suite in Gray Enamel with Hand Painted Decorations, eight pieces, including twin beds, at $675.00 A limited number of twin-size Colonial Four Post Beds, in mahogany, still arc available at the special price of $39.50 each. W A. HATHAWAY COMPANY 62 West 45th Street, NEW YORK 21-23 W. 38th St. Just West of 5th Ave. Announces a Reduction Sale of 225 Dres SGS and Gowns Stout Women m Embroidered Georgette, 5 9 -so Formerly Selling at $79.50, $89.50 and $110.00 $59.50 We have arranged this sale in keep ing with our policy to provide for the woman ,of extra size the same service that other stores offer women of normal figure. These dresses arc priced at less than to-day's wholesale cost. No greater values were ever offered iji New York. Styles. There arc about 20 different styles to choose from. Models suitable for street, afternoon, restaurant or dinner wear all the very newest, all beautifully made and trimmed all specially designed to fit and become the woman of extra size. The two pictured are merely examples. Materials. Beaded, Figured and Plain Georgette, Tricolette, Taffeta, Foulard, Crepe de Chine and combinations of materials. Colors. Navy, black, brown, tan, Copen hagen blue, bisque. The values are really astonishing. They must be seen to be appreciated. On Sale Monday, 9 A. M. Extra Salespeople No C. O. D. No Exchanges MAIN FLOOR (Itergtlle and Pust'j Willow, 59-50