The sun., 1918-08-02
WHEELS IN WHEELS
IN DRAKE SCHEMES
Many Funds Listed in Pro.
moter's Collection Of
Circulars.
SWAMI HOLDS BAGGAGE
Investigation of "Section SAM
taire" Is Not Yet
Completed.

The Drake Section Sanitaire, disbanded
Wednesday as a result OF action taken
BY District Attorney Swami. was not the
only war activity in which Miss Ethel
Langdon Drake was interested. accord
ing to developments yesterday.
The old Jacobs mansion at Bayside.
l.. l.. where the nineteen wealthy young
women were being trained under mill
tary discipline Cat 500 a monthly to
serve as ambulance drivers In France
was deserted. But in the rooms were
found lists. including tie names OF many
wealthy New Workers. and piles Of circu-
lars inviting subscriptions.
The Barraque Fund the Refugee Fund,
the Surgical Instrument Fund, the Bed
Fund and the Cpkeep OF the Bed Fund
were various subdivisions OF the war
work grouped under the general mead or
the Hospltal-Symons- DRAKE, - DE estab-
lished in France as soon as Sufficient
contributions had been received to war
rant such a step.
The special merits OF each OF these
funds were enlarged upon in pamphlets
scattered ABOUT utStTltu ce'ou'
house. Within their leaves were blanks
with dotted lines to be filed in by the
donor with the amount OF the subscrip-
ton. The Guaranty Trust Company, 513
Fifth avenue and the American Ex-
press Company in Paris were given as
the depositaries Of the funds. Miss
brakes name appeared on the blanks as
the secretary and treasurer OF the Hos
pital-Symons-Drake.
Luggage Is Impouuded.
When Miss Drake started to leave the
Ritz-Carlton, wi ere she and Mrs 5. j.
Symons. her coworker. have been living
she was told yesterday that her luggage
had been impounded by order OF the Dis
trict Attorney. Deeply aggrieved she
walked out OF the hotel. announcing that
she was going down town to see the
French Consul.
Mr. Swami confirmed the statement
regarding the luggage. His Office was
still investigating the accounts she bad
opened in different banks. Mr.. Swami
said he had notified the French Ambas-
sador in Washington that the latters
signature would be necessary before Miss
Drake could obtain any OF the money
she had on deposit as subscriptions for
her various enterprises.
None of the nineteen young women
who have been living under canvas on
the grounds OF the Jacobs mansion at
BaysIde for the last fortnight would
have anything &c say yesterday concern
ing the Drake Section Sanitaire or their
experiences in camp.
Expected 1000 Girls.
At Bayside the manager OF the local
.elenhone exchange said that Miss Drake
had promised him that before the sum-
| lner ended there would be 1000 girls
there, all training to become ambulance
! drivers in the war zone. Bayside con-
| tractors stated that she had consulted
them regarding the erection of a garage
which would house twenty-five automo.
! biles. The discussion never progressed
| further than the preliminary stage. how
| ever.
The nineteen young women who paid
for training at the camp arrived at Bay
side July l5, most OF them driving theli
own motor cars Their tents and cots
came on a dray, a second vehicle beins
| loaded with equipment and kitchen uten-
sls
| "They were a mighty swell looking
bunch OF girls declared Fredercl
Richter. the Bayside florist, yesterday
! Richter leases the Oaks from +. II
Jacobs, 42s Fourth avenue. its owner
and he aided Miss Drake in putting tn,
| place in readiness for the young women!
arrival. II was being guarded yester
| day by policemen from Flushing, actinl
| on orders from District Attorney Swami