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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
DECKER, FREE, SEES O.
DEAD GIRLS BROTHER
Miss Harris, Drowning Vic
tim, to Be Buried To-day.

Lester Decker was released early yes
terday after he had been detained for
several days In the Passaic county Jail at
Paterson as a material witness in the
investigation of the death OF his fiancee!
Mabel Harris OF Pompton Lakes, N. j.,
whose body was found on Wednesday in
the Ramapo River. Decker's release
was ordered by Magistrate Frank Ro-
mano of the Paterson City Court on
order of Michael Dunn. County Prosecu-
tor.
Decker went Immediately to Pompton
Lakes to the home OF his brother, will
lam. He did not visit his sister Eliza
beth. who lives two doors away, nor did
he 20 to the Harris home, which is
about 500 yards from William Decker's
house. Grant Harris. a brother of the
dead girl. came to visit Decker and they
sat on the front porch together about
fifteen minutes, but little speech passed
between them. Decker would not COM
ment on his case. except to say he was
glad he had been released and that the
autopsy had shown that the girl was
drowned.
The funeral of Miss Harris will be
held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
Harris home. Interment will be In the
Laurel Grove Cemetery in Paterson.
Decker is not expected to attend the
funeral. as several members of the dead
girls family have said they did not
want him. -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
NEW YORK-TORONTO
AIR RACE PLANNED
Will Be Round Trip Hdndi-
cap for $4,000.

A race in the air of 1,076 miles, from
New York 70 Toronto and return or vice
versa, will be held In the last week OF
August, according to an announcement
made last night by the American Flying
Club Of II East Thirty-eighth street.
The speed contest, which has the sane
ton of the United States Government
will be q handicap affair, so that every
pilot, whether he handles a fast scout
plane or a slower but better weight car
rying machine. will have a chance.
Among the pilots who already have en-
tered are Ave army men. including Col
Harold Hartney. who will fly De Havi-
land o: Col. Archie Miller, commanding
officer at Hazlehurst, who will have
similar machine: Capt George Semoni, In
a German Fokker; Major William F.
Schroeder, who will drive a VET, and
Capt. George Fraill, who will drive a
Bristol fighter. Lawrence Sperry In an
English Avro, Col. J. @. Vincent In a
Packard, Frank Burnside in a Thomas
Morse, Capt. Jack Foote in an l.. w. F,
and Howard Rinehart in De Haviland
also will compete.
The start may be made from either
New York or Toronto. the Prince OF
Wales acting as starter in Canada and
Gen. William Mitchell of the United
States Air Service here. The Hotel Com
modore prize of $4,000. offered by John
NICE. Bowman. divided into twelve parts
with $4,000 for first place, and American
Flying Club. Canadian National Exhibi-
ton and Aero Club of Canada trophies
will go to the winners. Flights must
be made between August 20 and August
29. The object of the race Is to promote
the science and sport OF aviation. Stops
must be made at Albany, Syracuse and
Buffalo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
BOY DROWNED AT
MANHATTAN BEACH
Efforts of Nine Doctors Fail
Body Found at Rockawoy.

Nine physicians and policeman
worked from 1 80 until o'clock yester-
day afternoon at Manhattan Beach in a
frultless attempt to resuscitate William
Leahy. II years old, Of 1929 Union
street, Brooklyn, who had been dragged
ashore by a life guard.
The boy, who was a son OF William
j. Leahy. superintendent for B. Stern
& Co, wholesale tailors OF 632 Broad
way, Manhattan, motored to the beach
with his mother and half a dozen other
persons. He and Helen Lear. IA. Of 21s
Macon street, Brooklyn. entered :he
water together. Soon afterward the
girl saw young Leahy sink and called
Lucian N. Schmitt, a life guard.
DR.. Weston answered a call from the
Coney Island Hospital, and he and Pa
trolman Edwin Kautter of the Coney
Island station began work with pull
motor. Eight other physicians, who
CHANGED to be among the bathers, volun-
teered their services and the attempt to
revive young Leahy was not abandoned
for two hours and a half. Every posi-
BILE expedient was resorted to.
Young Leahy, who was employed as a
clerk by William Stake & Co, insurance
brokers at 80 Maiden lane. Manhattan
recovered from pneumonia only recently
and the doctors think his heart may
have been affected. He graduated from
the Commercial High School, Brooklyn
this year.
Two boys found body floating OF
the naval aviation station at Eockaway
Point yesterday afternoon. II was later
identified as that of William Milton Of
421 Miller avenue Brooklyn. The iden.
tification was made by brother
Michael Milton of 40 West 10th street
Manhattan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
AMERICANS LEAD
DRUG ADDICT ROLL
Most Victims Here Between
rs and 80 Years.

Figures giving a partial statistical
analysis of the registration OF drug ad-
diets conducted by the Department Of
Health at Its bureau. 1913 Prince street,
were issued yesterday for publication
by Health Commissioner Copeland.
The data given out is based on about
one-fourth of the total registration.
Analysing the figures according to age
groups addicts OF the ages ranging from
rs to 80 are found to be In greater
number than those of any other age
period.
According to race $50 whites. IS
negroes and Q Indians are registered.
The figures do not include any persons
of the yellow race.
The nationality Of the registered ad-
diets Is shown by the statistics to be:
Fifty-eight natives Of italy, IA Russians
and 904 native Americans. The Commits
sioner commented upon this high total
for our natives of the United States. say
ing that drug addiction Is essentially an
American disease and may be due In a
large part to the fact that Americans
live very strenuous lives. There are very
few Irish drug addicts registered.
The occupational groups shown by the
registration as far as 1t has been
summed up are as follows: Forty-three
| ctors. of whom 21 are male and 20
female: 10 chauffeurs, sc clerks, lis
drivers, 16 electricians, IL elevator op'
orators, II factory workers, 127 house
wives, 10 janitors / journalist, 13C
| laborers, IL laundry workers, Is long
shoremen, 23 machinists, 20 maids. Is
painters, As statesmen, 10 plumbers. "a
| porters, 10 printers. steamftters,
students, 10 tinsmiths, ushers, 20 ped
dlers and 81 walters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
UNSCATHED IN WAR.
BATHTUB GOT HIM
Returning Major Had For
gotten Its Treochery.

The Dutch steamship Zeelandia finished
yesterday her last trip as transport.
arriving at Brooklyn from Brest with
the Thirteenth Field Artillery of the
Fourth Division, sixty officers and 1.470
men, and the 18th Ammunition Train.
fifteen OFFICERS and 420 men, and casual
officers. all under command OF Col.
Wright Smith of the Thirteenth. who
wears the Distinguished Service Medal,
the Legion OF Honor Medal and the
Croix de Guerre. The Thirteenth got to
France in July last year. and was forty
seven days on the fighting line. Col
Smith, who has been thirty years In
the Regular Army. was wounded once
and gassed once.
The soldiers of the Thirteenth brought
six dogs and several cats and rabbits
as mascots, and made an effort to
smuggle aboard a goat in the bass drum
of the band. but the goat butted his
way to liberty and was put ashore
Goats are forbidden passage to America
because of the existence in Europe Of
the foot and mouth disease.
Major H. w. Insley Of the Medical
Corps, who went through tho war un'
wounded and ungassed. learned from
Lieut.. C. A. Berger. ships surgeon
| that there were reals bathtubs aboard
and begged to pc led to one. He hac
not INDUCED IN the luxury OF rea
porcelain tub since he had been II
| France, and had become a bit unfamiliar
| with the construction. He slipped II
, the tub and broke two ribs, which Lieut.
| Berger promptly repaired. The Ma1o'
| felt disguised with his postwar WOUNDS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
KERR LINE WILL NOT
TAKE GERMAN SHIPS
Report of Hamburg-Americdn
Merger is Denied.

The report published in Paris that
the Hamburg-Ame Line had ar
ranged to consolidate It's interests with
o large New York steamship corpora
ton" is viewed by the leading steamship
men here as somewhat improbable.
Rumor had the Kerr Steamship Com
pany, II Battery place, as the corpora
ton likely to be interested In the prog
ress Of the Neutrality-suspicious. Line,
chiefly because former experts Of the
German company. all of whom are
American citizens, had been employed
by the Kerr Line.
The only other ground for the rumor
was the fact that the Food Administra-
ton had appointed the Hamburg -Ameri-
can Line to look after the interests In
Hamburg OF the Kerr Line, which main
tains a service between New York and
Hamburg. The head Of the Kerr Line
said emphaticany that there was no
truth whatever in the report of n merger
Julius p. Meyer, American head and
! New York passenger agent Of the Ham,
| burg-American Line. and William G.
Sickel. manager OF the American freight
interests. have been In Hamburg several
days consulting with the homo officials
of the company and the result Of their
deliberations may not be known until
they return to New York. 1t is regarded
as likely that the interests of the Ham
burg-Amerlcan and tho North German
Lloyd lines will be merged. The fleets
of both companies are much depleted
and they have no offices or piers in this
port, all having been confiscated by the
Government
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
CITY WILL OPPOSE
PIERS AT MONTAUk
Asks That Shipping Board
Use Facilities Here.

Reports from Washington that the
United States Shipping Board would de-
velop harbor at Fort Pond Bay. near
Montauk Point. to berth the 1000 foot
passenger steamships that 1t will build,
have aroused New York officials to ac-
ton They do not look forward with
any pleasure to commerce being taken
away from this port, and will make
every effort TO show the United States
authorities that they are willing to take
care of their boats here.
AS a matter of fact, there is one per-
fectly good 1000 foot pier at the foot OF
West Forty-sixth street, which cost
about s5,500.00O. The city can and will.
II necessary. duplicate this pier at the
adjoining slip. 1t will ask return Of
IA per cent. on its investment.
The pier was completed during the
war and the city did not find 8 private
tenant that was willing to pay the price
asked. It has been used for storage
and for handling the mail for the Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces,
The Mayor and Dock Commissioner
Hubert have asked the United States
Shipping Board TO give them a hearing
in opposition to the spending of large
amounts of money in developing another
port at the end OF Long Island.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
RELEASE OF NAVAL
RESERVE ORDERED
Discharges to Be Given on
Written Application.

The discharge of the Naval Reserve
force upon written application was or
dered yesterday in a radiogram received
at the navy recruiting station, "a East
Twenty-third street. The order read:
ION their own, written requests re-
lease as rapidly as clerical work in
volved will permit all men Of naval re-
serve force, duration of war men. and
men who enlisted or reenlisted for four
years between February 3. 1917, and
November II, 1918.
Vessels OF transport force including
personnel now on shore connected there
with and forces under Commander,
United States Naval Forces. operating
in European waters are only forces ex-
| empted from provisions OF this order,
Reductions made in these forces will be
made by force commanders as rapidly as
circumstances will permit"
The naval reserve has been waiting
impatiently since the armistice to be
relieved of duty, and recruiting officers
said 100000 applications for discharge
already have been filed. The opinion
was expressed that the navy will prob
ably be decreased to $4,000 men and
| Duilt up again to 10000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
nth FLOOR BLAZE
PUTS 700 IN PANIC
Girls Terrified at Explosion
and Blaze in Laboratory
High in Air.
100000 NEWARK LOSS
Chemical Plant There Swept
BY Flames After Series
Of Blowups.

An explosion In the twelve story loft
building at Il West Thirty eighth street
yesterday afternoon, spread fear among
the 700 people employed there. A cry
of Fire I" on the eleventh floor was
followed by loud report Floors and
walls quivered and windows crashed
into fragments There was rush OF
people from all the floors TO the street.
The explosion occurred In the ether
room OF the Pease Laboratories on the
eleventh floor. On this floor and the
one above, where the laboratory COM
pany has offices, $50 girls were en-
ployed. Panic occurred among these.
Two elevators, each packed to its capac-
ity. started for the street floor leaving
girls hammering against the shaft doors
pleading for help. There was head
long flight OF girls down the stairs.
A foreman noticed a burst of flame
before the explosion, but afterward the
flames spread slowly. The fire was so
near the top of the building that what
smoke there was did not serve to In
crease confusion among the girls as
they fed down the stairs.
Male employees OF the Pease company
fought the fire with hand extinguishers.
There was much danger from more ex-
plosions among the chemicals. The fire.
men quickly reached the place and water
from hose line that was carried
up the stairs ended the fire. The
alarm had been turned in from the box
at Sixth avenue and Thirty-seventh
street by a special policeman. who saw
girls and women running from the build
ing.
A rush of spectators from Sixth ave-
In
| serves from the West Thirtieth stree,
police station being called.
The cause of the fire was not estab-
| lished. The damage was small.
More than half Of the chemical plant
OF the Mas & Waldstein Company
Riverside avenue, Newark, was de-
| stroyed yesterday in fire following ex-
ploslonS which rocked other building:
| in the neighborhood.
Great volumes of heavy black smoke
that could be seen for miles ascendet
from the burning structures. Three
alarms were sounded. The loss was es
timated at 100000.
| The wooden ties on the Greenwood
| Lake branch OF the Erie Railroad. which
skirts the chemical plant. caught fire
and spread % the bridge over the Pas
sale River. The steel Orders on tho
bridge became SO hot from the heat o.
the flames the firemen were unable t.
| stand on the structure and were driver
across the bridge to the Kearny side.
The fire on the railroad was soor
| smothered by the firemen. The plan
lies between the Passaic River and thu
railroad. Nobody was hurt.
1t is thought the fire started in a dis
! filling room, which is usually filled will
4 vapor from benzol. This yapor. II II
said. will travel sixty to eighty feet, anC
1t is believed that a spark from a ma
chine ignited the fumes. Almost in
stantly the entire building was in flame
Persons who happened to be near a
the time said the flames leaped acros
a road to a nitrating plant. which i'm
rnediately caught fire. There were sixt!
or more drums of benzol in this building
They exploded, but did little damage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
HEALERS ARE HELD
AS CHILD SLAYERS
Christian Scientists Will Aid
Parents of Dorothy Walker.

A plea of not guilty was entered yes
terday before Judge Stickel in Newark
by Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Walker, Chris
tian Scientists OF $50 South Sixteenth
street, that city, on an indictment charg-
ing manslaughter in connection with the
death OF the couples eight-year-old
daughter, Dorothy, last May 4. They
were released in $1,000 bail each.
When Dorothy was stricken with diph-
liberia ten days prior to her death no
medical treatment was given her She
had embraced the Christian Science
faith and when her parents asked her
IL she wanted a medical practitioner
they said she expressed preference for
treatment by Christian Science healer.
Samuel Macdonald. counsel for the
Walkers, said that all of the forty-1ve
Christian Science churches in New Jer-
sey have interested themselves in the
| case. He added that It was too early
to say whether the churches will give
material assistance to the defence when
the case comes to trial He also refused
to state whether tho mother church
| would take an active part in the case.
The indictment against Mr.. and Mrs
Walker charges that on May they
''one Dorothy Walker. In the peace of
God and OF this State then and there
| being. feloniously did kill and STAY"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
MOTHER PRAYS FOR
RETURN OF HER BABY
Advertisement Clues Clue In
Wentz Child Kidnapping.

A postal card mailed to Mrs August
Wentz of 725 Home street. The Bronx,
calling attention TO an advertisement
offering a baby for adoption which APP
peared in a morning newspaper was the
only new clue obtained yesterday In 1he
search for Arthur Phillips Wentz. the
seven months baby who was kidnapped
on Tuesday from a baby parking place"
in front of Bronx department store.
The card was signed frankie Brand"
and stated that the description contained
In the advertisement corresponded with
that published of the missing child. The
card was turned over TO Capt. Andrew
Wines ard Lieut.. McGrath of the Nor
risania station, who are working on the
case
Mrs. Wentz spent most OF the day
praying In st. Augustines Church, l67th
street and FRANKLIN avenue, and was
hopeful on her return home that the child
would be found. She has been unable to
bring herself to approach the baby's
empty crib in the bedroom, or even to
enter the room.
Physicians have been asked by the
police to report any case that may bear
on the kidnapping.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
First fall hats

are lovely creations with the re-
freshing new thoughts in their
designs. They seem to tilt, not
sharply, but in round sweeping
curves on one side.
Interesting is the way the
peasant colored Paradise
feathers are placed on a gray
suede and black velvet hat.
Some of the little curved-up
street hats are frightened with
embroidery.
Black velvet is combined with
duvetyn in a smart turban.
The new hats give a wonder
full promise of new materials,
colors and lines.
First floor, Old Building.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
DIDN'T DIE AT DAWN:
STILL HAS HIS $500
Rizzo Called a Cop and Letter
Writer is Grabbed. !

George Rizzo, a shoe dealer at 10
Broadway, Flushing. Queens. received a
letter yesterday. in which he learned
that he would die in the morning II he
did not hand over 5000 or $500. He
did not know what to do; 50, disobeying
one of the instructions of the letter, he
called in Detective Fallon and showed
it to him.
The letter was written in italian as
follows:
"If YOU want happiness In your fam
lily do not let the police know anything
about this. l am a friend Of you and
II you want to be treated good you must
do this. Death II you do not. 1t Is
better for you. We need your money
and you are the one who has got to give
II to us, II you want happiness in your
family.
you are the one who has got to give
me $500 or $500. II not $500. you give
me $500. II you do this favor. in a
month the money will be in your home
It is better not say anything about this
money to no one. Give this boy the
answer without saying anything. I ar
friend of yours and not a friend
Every one of these (x xxxxx TX ]
x x) is a fat man. Regards from the
one who sends this. Death in the morn
ing"
The two boys who had brought the
letter were still In the store and Fallor
asked them who had given them the let
ter They told him. young man had
given It to them telling them to deliver
II at Rizzo's. Fallon came upon the
youEg man. who led Fallon a chase o.
several blocks. In the police station h,
gave his name as Michael Lombardo o.
, 3O2 East Fifty-ninth street and his sg,
as is.
Fallon said Lombardo confessed Il
writing the letter, when the case wa,
brought up in the Flushing Magistrate.
court and Magistrate Doyle held hin
In $4,000 for examination In August
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
Wraps e coats

The first real autumn coats
are here, and they are very
luxurious, indeed. Slightly diff
ferent inclinations appear in the
lines which have interesting
little tendencies. Some are
wrappy in silhouette; others
have a little idea that they
might flare bit at the hem.
The Paddock coat 10 the
greatest novelty. 1t is inspired
by the old coaching coats Of by
gone days. 1t must be seen to
be appreciated.
While the materials and huge
fur collars and cuffs are ex-
tire. ,ely luxurious, the coats are
practical in every sense of the
word.
The colors are various, but
the favorite tones seem to be
the marvellous browns, which
blend in from soft shades to the
bright beaver colors and go into
the new sensational peasant red
dish brown.
1t is a pleasure to see the
comfort of women so happily
anticipated in these distinctive
models for the coming season.
Second floor, Old Building.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
NeU n,aLine Scarfs
a Paris idea

Copied from a little model we
imported, these charming wisps
of maline to throw around the
neck give a very becoming finish
to the frocks. They are
weighted down with beaded tas-
sells on each end.
In navy blue, black. brown,
and light shades, too; in fact
they will be made in any shade
needed to match any gown.
$2.76. Main floor, Old Bldg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
Handkerchiefs
"A sale

WoMEN'S woven tape hand
kerchiefs of Irish linen with
neat H-inch hem; assorted
tapes; six different sorts; 6 for
$1.45 (S2.10 grade).
WOMEN'S embroidered linen
handkerchiefs in white and
colored designs, also in black;
many different sorts; 6 for S5c
Isl to $3.50 grades).
WOMEN'S plain sheer hem
stitched linen handkerchiefs, 6
for 81 ($l.25 grade).
MEMS plain fine white Irish
linen handkerchiefs; " inch
hem; large size; 6 for SO ($4.50
grade). Main Aisle, Old Bldg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
BOys' suits

$1,000 is now the price of
our fancy mixed suits that were
$13.75 to S16.50; sizes 7 to 18
years.
$3.50 is now the price of
our fancy mixed suits that were
S18 to $22.50; most of these
suits have two pairs knickers;
sizes 8 to Is years.
$3.50 is now the price of
suits that were $3.50 to
5000; sizes 8 to II years.
Alpaca lining in every coat;
all knicSers full lined.
Second floor, Old Building.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
ADMIT. 100000 SIX Theft.

Louis Stegar. 81. OF 402 East Eighth
street pleaded guilty to the theft OF
$40. 900 worth of silks from the Su.
perior Hat Lining Company's factory al
il West Third street yesterday and was
held in $4,000 bail for General SEES.
sions. stegar was formerly employed in
the factory and is said to have had the
help of two accomplices.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
The range of separate pieces

Bureaus from SIS to $122 for
STATS to $188 grades.
Chiffoniers from $1s.25 to
$84 for $21.50 to $126 grades.
Wardrobes, chifforobes and
chiffoliers from $21.50 to $3.50
for $23 to 5000 grades.
Dressing tables. from $3.50
to $3.50 for $34 to $163
grades.
Night tables from $11.75 60
$23 for $13 to $46 grades.
Fourth, Fifth an,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-01
Our special
Ueek-end sUeets

Delicious Cameo chocolate
covered ocoanut-m-m-m -spe-
cial, SOC h., today, in the
Cameo Shop, Main floor, Old
Building, and Eighth Gallery,
New Building.
Clear candy in assorted
favors, special 35c h., today,
Eighth Gallery and Downstairs
Store, New Building.