New-York tribune., 1918-11-23
Big Corporations Guarantee
Half of Local Deficit
of $3,00O,OOO
Two City Boroughs
Reach Their Goal
Industries Division Brings
Total Half a Million
Nearer Quota

The United States Steel Corporation
and the Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey are included among the group
which will guarantee half of New York
City's $3,00o,00O deficit in the United
War Work Campaign, it was said yes
terday.
A. c. Bedford, chairman Of the
Brooklyn committee, announced that
Judge f. II. Gary, of the Steel Corpo-
ration, had promised 100000 in honor
of President James j. Farrell Of the
firm. Mr.. Bedford, who is chairman
Of directors of the Standard Oil, added
that his own company would match
the amount given by the Steel Corpo-
ration.
While every borough OF the city is
going on with the drive for $35, 100000,
to end Monday afternoon, i'll accord
ance with resolutions passed by the
general committee, two of the bor-
oughs, Queens and Richmond, were an
nounced yesterday TO nave passed theiN
quotas.
Richard s. Newcombe. chairman of
the Queens County committee, said
the borough had contributed more than
100000, it's quota. This was assured
when Ray Palmer, chairman of the
committee on industries, reported that
his groups would turn in subscriptions
amounting to $175.oo0 from factories
alone. "Victory Bows" and "Victory
Girls" aided in making the drive 4
success by raising 500 600 instead of
the $4,000 they had been called upon
for.
Expect Victory Report To-day
No new figures or tabulations were
made public yesterday at New York or
national headquarters. At the latter
it was said that every state had been
communicated with. and that final fig
ures, which, it is expected, will be over
the $17O,5O0,OOO mark, will be ready by
this afternoon.
More than half million Of the sum
needed to save this city from falling
down in its pledge to men in the ser
vice was announced yesterday by the
industries division, of which Judge
Gary is chairman. Three of the largest
subscriptions, not previously acknowl-
edged. were gifts of $500, ,0O0 each from
the Cities Service Company, Henry l..
Doherty e. Co. and Frank FrueaufY
Other donations yesterday included:
Fifteen Thousand dollars, Sinclair Gulf
Corporations; $4,000, Sinclair Oil and
Refining Corporation; $1,000, Vein
stein Brothers.
The waist and dress makers have
kept right on making collections for the
fund, and yesterday reported $4,000
more than the $4,000 they were ex-
pected TO contribute The Beth FL Sis
terhood and the FL Temple, under
the leadership of Mrs. Lazarus Kohns.
has collected up to date sd ,545, and
started yesterday to bring the total
past the $4,000 mark
Japan Contributes S150.OO0
Two contributions of more than ordi-
nary interest were announced yestcr-
day. From Japan came a cable saying
the allotted S150.0O0 had been raised
and that this sum would be greatly in
creased. At the same time it was an
nounced that the Office force of the
international Y. NJ. {. a. and War
Council had contributed 100 per cent,
the total amounting to $5,133.
10 correct an erroneous impression
which it is believed hindered the war
work campaign, c. N. Bliss. jr., of the
American Red Cross War Council, tclc-
graphed from Washington yesterday
that the coming Rcd Cross drive was
not for funds, only for membership,
and that people should not hold back
money which might be given TO the
seven welfare organizations which have
had difficulty i'll raising their allot-
ment