The sun., 1919-05-28
FILMS AND PRISONS
AID SALYATIONISTS
Trade and Hotel Committees
Doing Nicely for Drive to
Get S18,0OO,O00.
MARINES TO HELP TO-DAY
Sightseeing Yachts to Give
Entire Receipts Tomorrow
ct" to Army's Fund.

Since the Salvation Army started It's
drive for s1s.ooo.oeo eight days ago Jefr
Davis. seneraiisslmo 6f the hoboes, has
been splitting various war secrets, but
yesterday he gave, Wall Street chill
with one OF the most narrowing tales
that have yet ooxed from under the lid
OF censorship.
A picsyune collection Of SO to the
Home Service Fund, for which JEFF Is
campaigning, would not unseal his lips,
and for several minutes his buddy pal, !"
Sailor Wolf. exhorted the crowd as fol-
lows: -
Come on now II you want to hear
the great JEFF Davis tell something thatll
make yer blood run cold you've go ter
shell out more than that"
The crowd "shelled out" and finally
S25 lay In the bottom of the red kettle,
and then, Jen proceeded to freeze the
veins OF his hearers. He prefaced his
narrative, with his oft told tale about
how he went to Germany as q spy, de-
tails being omitted.
And do you know what I found cut
them Germans was scheming to dor" he
asked OF his auditors And then he
proceeded without awaiting an answer.
X found they was going to march right
here to Wall Street, and I'll tell you how
they was going. to do IT,
Wall Street Foes Objective.
They wasn't coming across the big
ocean where It's 1000 miles wide They
was going to march O big army of
100000 men. with millions more to
back 'em up. right across Russia and
Siberia. They was going to pull them
across Boring Straits, where IT'S only
thrty-nve miles wide. And then they
was, going to march them right down
through Alaska and through Canada
and right here into Wall Street.
And I spotlt their scheme" continued
the hobo king. 81 come back here and
told them about II at City Hall, and
that's why they rushed and landed SOL
diers in Siberia. And I'm going to tell
you how"
sand your tracks. Jeff." said Sailor
Wolf; they amt put up enough dough
to hear any more. We better be on
our way" And Jefrs motor truck,
= which was made up to resemble q box
car until the Flstiron Building air cur
rents dismantled 1t q few days ago,
rurnbled on its way.
While Jeff was thus providing down.
town crowds with thrills the army of
workers (Jefr disowns the titled was
vigorously fighting to bring the city up
to It's $1.S00.o0o QUOTA Brig.-Gen. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt. who addressed a large
open air meeting at st. Nicholas avenue
and 181st street, announced that total
collections for the city, according to a
count taken during the afternoon.
amounted TO s1.o70.o00. This left a to-
tai Of $4,000 to be raised by to-mor-
row night, the time scheduled for the
close OF the extended drive.
=. 'Alhee's Committee Doing Well.
It was announced yesterday that
among the various committees cooperat-
Ing in the drive the theatrical and mo-
ton picture committee. headed by E. F.
'Afbee. leads the entire city, it's dona-
lions made largely from collections
taken among the audiences OF various
.playhouses, climbing toward $3.50. 900.
The trades committee has raised $751;
600. the hotel committee 10000, and the
Stock Exchange Is expected to give at
least $4,000. The Hotel Manhattan has
turned over S1.sss raised by the sale of
doughnuts among its patrons.
Commander. Evangeline Booth re-
ceived yesterday the following commu-
nication from J. B. Twombly, warden of
Clinton prison at Dannemora, N. Y:
Happy to report that the inmates OF
Clinton prison have subscribed $134 in
amounts from cents up. with more to
follow" ''
Some of, yesterdays contributors and
the amounts given by them were: Ralph
Pulitzer. $1,000; Walter and Frederick
Lewisohn. $1,000; Edgar L. Marston.
$500; Plaza Operating Company, $500 (;
Goldman. Sacks & Co. $500; F. w. An
drews, $500.
Capt ]. P. Roberts of the sightseeing
yachts Tourist. Observation and Halcyon
has offered to donate to the fund the
proceeds of all trips about Manhattan
Island which his boats make tomorrow.
He has invited Salvation Army workers
to take over his ticket offices and run
them for the day.
The United States Marine Corps Band
from the Philadelphia Navy Yard will
march up Fifth avenue to-day and will
provide nJ.4ic at a rally to be held be-
fore the J ysAlic Library at which a great
number a marine veterans will boost
the fund. Lieut.. Harry Miller. who will
have charge of the Devil Dogs" has in
yited. all of the discharged marines to
Join in the affair II they can ind time to
do 30.