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New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
Many Sporting Events
Held in Newport To-day
Baseball Game, Golf and Ten
mis- Matches To Be
PLAYED
speclol Dispatch to Tho Tribune


NEWPORT, r. l.. Aug. 27.-Newport
society is anxiously awaiting the event
of tomorrow. the baseball game be-
tween the summer residents and the
Newport City officials. A mixed
doubles tennis tournament for prizes
offered by Mrs. Louis G.. Morris will
also Start in the morning land tho an
nual thirty hole medal play handi-
cap for the Count Di Turin Cup will
be held in the afternoon.
Mrs. Cornelius Tangeman and Mrs
Robert E. Strawbridge gave luncheons
given by Mr.. and Mrs. F. Lothrop
Ames, Mr.. and Mrs. Marsden j. Perry,
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury. Blair, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank K. Sturgis, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
Suffern Taller and Mr.. and Mrs. E. j.
Belwind. Mrs. William F. Whitehouse
gave children's party for her young
son, William Fitzhugh Whitehouse jr.,
this afternoon.
Miss Muriel and Miss Consuelo Van
derbilt, who have been in New York
for the funeral Of their grandfather,
William X. Vanderbilt, returned to-day
to Newport with their brother, William
K. Vanderbilt jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fahnestock
have leased Gravel Court, owned by
Mrs. ]. F. D. Lanier, on Bellevue Ave
nue., for next season.
Mrs. Stuart Duncan and her son, Dy-
son. have returned to Bonnie Crest
from a motor trip to Canada. Mr.
Duncan will return in September.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gordon King,
and Miss King have returned from New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rutherford Trowbridge
and the Misses Elsie and Rachel Trow-
bridge, of New Haven, are at the Hill
Top Inn.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
Navy Shooting Improves
Long Range Practice Scores
Better Than Last Year

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-Further
aetalis a Of navy target practices con-
quoted f,a s q during the last year, made pub
mI at tne Navy Department, show that
.nlie the short range battle practice
scores were somewhat lower than a
year year ago. the efficiency of the maj
Mlps at long range practice under
simulated battle conditions was greatly
improved. Firing by divisions at
ranges up to 10000 yards, the battle
snip scores as finally tabulated showed
d. average merit Of 1915 this year, as
compared with CSC year ago.
Al; IN day firing at long ranges for in
alVldual ships the average merit this
year was 44.46, the announcement said,
against 32.07 last year, an Improvement
VI 81 per cent. The short range di-
rector or centralized control firing also
sSao~ed S an Improvement this year
me .ne greatest progress in gunnery
was made during the year by the
'@ttleships, the announcement added.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
Stettinius Gains Rapidly
Recovery Assured After Opera
tion for Appendicitis

The condition OF Edward r. Stet-
Nnius, former Second Assistant Sec
ere'ary of War and member of the
nfm of J. P. Morgan g. Co., who under
went an operation for appendicitis
thursday night at Roosevelt Hospital,
was much improved yesterday.
!, IT was said at the hospital last night
mat the patient is completely out of
eovery.
Mr.; Stettinius is ffty-fve years old
and lives at 1921 Park Avenue. The
I,peration was performed by DIR. James
l. RUSSELL and DR.. Henry Cave
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
Administrator>Asks Court
TO Settle Wendell Estate
Photographs and Manuscripts
Worth $23O,O0O Are Be-
uueathed TO Harvard

George Blagden, administrator of the
estate Of Evert Jansen Wendell, philan-
thropist and clubman, and in his
younger days noted Harvard athlete,
applied to the Surrogates' Court yester-
day for a judicial settlement of his ac-
counts. The value of the estate is
$514,606, of which $230,oO0 is the value
of gift to Harvard University.
Mr.. Blagden said it took 488 packing
cases to get this gift to Cambridge. It
consisted, in part, of 10000 photo
graphs, $4,000 sheets Of music, 10000
play bills, 1000 autographed manu-
scripts, 5000 pamphlets, 5000 plays,
1000 theatrical portraits, 5000 Ameri-
can portraits. 1000 foreign portraits,
1000 engravings, $4,000 books and 1000
sundry articles.
Mr.. Wendell also left a cash beuuest
Of $4,000 to Harvard University, s10,-
900 to the Children's Aid Society and
$4,000 to the Five Points House of In
dustry. To his brother, Professor Bar
ret Wendell, of Harvard, the testator
left as mark of my affection" two
bequests of $1,000 and $4,000, which
Professor Wendell has declined to ac-
cept
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
George H. Peet, Lawyer
And Newspaper Man, Dies
Stricken Suddenly in Washing
ton Home; European Gov
eruments Decorated Him

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-George H.
Peet, newspaper man and lawyer. died
suddenly tonight at his home here.
He was fifty-three years old.
Mr.. Peet was born at Sheridan. N. Y.
Although graduate Of the Columbia
University Law School, he had been en-
gagged in newspaper work most of his
life. principally in this city and New
York. During the war he was one Of
The Associated Press representatives
at the State Department.
Shortly before the meeting Of the
peace conference Mr.. Peet went to
Paris, where he acted as adviser to the
French government on American press
matters. When he returned he joined
the Washington staff Of The New York
Sun. At the time of his death he was
a practising attorney
Mr. Peet had received decorations
from the French, Swedish and Greek
governments
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
Suitcase in Jersey Park
Civse New Murder Clew
Police Investigating Mystery of
Stained Clothing Discov-
cred i'm Harrison

The police of Harrison, N. j., an
nounced yesterday the discovery of
suitcase containing bloodstalned cloth
ing. They think that the stains indi
cate murder and are not certain
whether the clothing constitutes a clew
in the mystery of the woman's torso
found off Jersey Citysor whether there
has been another murder. the victim
of which has not been discovered.
The suitcase was picked up Thurs
day in West Hudson Park, Harrison.
Park employees said that it had been
there for almost a week, no one think
ing it worth while to investigate the
battered object. 1t was near the
tracks of the Erie Railroad.
It's contents consisted of a woman's
clothing of a cheap sort and the uni
form coat of an A. D. T. messenger.
Stains on both led to the belief that
a body, still bleeding, had been car
ried on the shoulder of the person
who wore the coat. There was a mans
name in the coat, and through this
and the label the police hope to trace
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
Brook Trout Form Soviet
To Battle Water Snakes
Sim 8 bury, Not Far From
Winsted, Conn.,, Sees Re-
markable Conflicts
Special Dispatch to The Tribune

WINSTED, Conn.,, Aug. 27.-The trout
of Simsbury have united to defend
them selves from the attacks of water
snakes, according to E. E.. Brown, of
Walnut Street, Winsted, who returned
to-day from trip to Simsbury.
Mr.. Brown, his sons. Edward and
Stanley, and Raymond Baglin, of Hart
ford, were walking along the bank of
a trout stream on Carl Browns farm,
which is under lease to Senator George
Mclean, when they saw a comm otion
in the water.
A water snake had clamped it's jaws
on trout just behind the dorsal fin
and in turn was being attacked by at
least score Of other trout, who sought
to rescue their fellow. Mr.. Baglin
thrust a stick into the midst of the
turmoil and tipped the snake and its
victim ashore. The snake was forty
two inches long and the~trout eight.
The snake was killed and the trout re-
turned to the stream.
few rods beyond the party came
upon another fight of the same char
acter and settled it in the same man.
ner. Both trout darted away, appa-
rently unhurt, when they were put
back in the water.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
Milk Price To Be Raised
Grade B Quarts To Be One or
Two Cents More

The Borden Farm Products Company
and the Sheffield Farms Company, Inc,
announced yesterday that the price of
Grade B milk would so up cent a
quart, and maybe two cents. next
month
D. S. Horton, secretary of the Shelf
field Farms Company, said chat the
more milk than they did last August.
They used more milk, he said. because
the weather was warm. When the
weather was warm, he said, the cows
gave less milk. He didn't say that the
public. the cows and the weather man
were in conspiracy against the milk
man, but ne intimated that the milk
man had a pretty tough time, what
with one thing apd another.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
Miss Kent Roosevelt Heir
Woman Receives House and
$4,000 Income for Life

The petition for the probate of the
will of Samuel NJ. Roosevelt, artist,
sportsman and cousin of Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt, was filed in the Sur
rogates' Court yesterday. The will
was filed on Wednesday. One of it's
provisions gave Miss Eleanor Kent the
life use of the house at 1875 West Nine
ty-ifth Street, and its contents. Mr..
Roosevelt also provided for Miss Kent
u life income Of $4,000 a year.
Like the will, the probate petition
does not mention that Miss -.ent is in
any way related to Mr.. Roosevelt. The
testator made provision for his widow,
Mrs. Augusta f. Roosevelt, in his will
and left the residuary estate to his
nephew, Major Henry Lathrop Rooss-
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
The Tribune Fresh Air Fund
Extracts From a Fresh Air ssTenchor's', D;nrx

"Such tumble of girls-brown-eyed.
blue-eyed, yellow-haired and black
haired! Such tumble of names
Annie, Angelina. Tessie and Rosie,
Such tumble of nationnlities!
II put my foot in it twice yeste rday
while making up my report. of nation
alities. To three sisters, black haired.
black-eyed and brown of skin, l said,
You all are little Italians, aren't YOU p
The most supercilous of the de Medicis
had nothing on the eldest of the three
for~dignity, as she drew herself up and
ired at me, Irish descent, if you
please!
"The next two seemed to look upon
my data collecting as a sort O. court
martial, to- be- -shot-at-sunrise proceed
ing, for their replies came weepingly,
especially the one to my query as to
nationality: We're only (sniffle, snuff
ho) Christian Americana
But the Irish descent, if YOU
pleased the Christian Americans, the
Italians, the Jews, Poles and Serbians
all play together, eat together, laugh
together and get brown, fat and rosy
together in-almost--pe amity dur
ing the two weeks of their stay here.
after dinner to-day it was hot and
lazy 81 IlScly games were TABOO.
gathered my twenty-five little women
about me on the veranda to talk and
tell stories. After a few stories l
started them telling what they wanted
to be when they 'growed up Their
ambitions arc various.
Zone wants to be a dressmaker and
!. make dresses with pink beads on 'em,
/ cause, as she says, Il love pink beads
One wants to be like Miss Duane-a
vague ambition, III say, for Hermi's
| like myself and hasn't definitely de-
clded on a career yet.
Another aims to be "a school teacher
like Miss Thatcher And still another
wants to be like Miss Hokenson, an
git married like she's gonna
"Alas! poor old Felicia from Vir-
gnny hasn't any imitators. But I've
made good with one Of my cherubim
lare cherubim male or female y.
When, last of all, it came Margaret's
turn, she said to me, 4 wanta work in
store an sell gloves; and if you'd
come with all the money in the world
III your pocketbook I'd make you put
it all back and I'd give you a pair
for nothin'.
"At last I've made a lily to bloom.
When she got here, Lily was a case.
She had no sign of the life and pep a
child of nine ought to have. She
wouldn't play, she wouldn't say word
that anybody could understand She
just whined and mumbled She's Just
like that home; l guess her mother
don't like her. a kiddie who lives in
the same house in the city told me.
$50 I took her in hand. Evefy
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
Nat COOdwinLeft
But $6,895 Assets;
Debts We're $4,000
Actors Father, Who Acted
as Administrator of Sons
Estate, Files Report; Calls
Mining Shares Worthless

Nathaniel c. Goodwin, Of Roxburv.
MASS, filed his accounting in the Sur
rogates' Court yesterday as admin
lstrator of the insolvent estate of his
son, Nat c. Goodwin, the actor. The
accounting shows that Nat Goodwin,
VINO Tor many years had been rated
as rich man with large Western
mining interests, left assets valued at
sS,s96, 50, with debts amounting to nearly
Zion we're e' sxRsn's' rSs 1i eft any
s3,763 for distribution among the
creditors, who included dozen phys
icians and couple of hotels. Some
of the debts owed by Nat Goodwin
were: John Wanamaker, $lO8 for a
piano for Mrs. Margaret Moreland;
Lambs Club, $274 for dues and sun
dries; Hotel Breakers, Atlantic City,
Sl56 for service to Miss Gardner;
Hotel Claridge, $431. Adolph Marks,
of Chicago, filed claim for 5000 for
said he rejected.
The furnishings of an apartment at
COL West 115th Street were appraised
at $3,263. These were claimed by Miss
Georgia Gardner, now living at the
Hotel Pennsylvania, who based her
claim on a letter by Goodwin, giving
her the furnishings. At the time Of
the actors death it was said that he
contemplated making Miss Gardner his
sixth wife. Mr.. Goodwin reported that
he had sold for. $3.50 wines that be-
longed to the estate Of his son.
Nat Goodwin, for many years in
terested in mining properties, still
held large number Of shares, but his
father and administrator appraised as
of no value 278,998 shares in the
Kodiak Gold Mining Company, and
1000 shares in the Beaver Head
Hydraulic Mining Company. In this
list there were also ten $1,000 gold
bonds of the Smith Utah Mines and
Smelter Company and twenty shares
uop,ptop Road Hofn1 Cor,pou1y
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
Eugene Meyer Jr.
Urges Extension
Of Postal Savings
Tells Senate Reconstruction
Committee Interest Rate
Should Be Raised to 40 (;
Would FosterThrift F Spirit

Addressing the Senate Special Com
mittee on Reconstruction and Produc-
ton here yesterday, Eugene Meyer jr.,
former managing director of the War
Finance Corporation, urged the exten-
sion of the postal savings system at
an attractive rate. Of interest. in order
to furnish banking facilities to the
great body Of common people"
The financier advised amending ex-
listing legislation so as to authorize
payment of per cent rate of in
terest on postal savings deposits, in
stead Of the per cent now offered. He
also advocated increasing the number
OF postoftlccs authorized to accept
postal savings from $500 to all the
$4,000 now in the service.
Gould Pay Floating Debt
Within year, Mr.. Meyer said, these
offices would receive deposits sufficient
to pay off the floating indebtedness Of
the United States government. He
gave 1T as his opinion that deposits
that they would cover q large part, if
not all, Of the Victory Loan maturing
in 1929. amounting to more than s4,-
000,OO0,O0O.
The taking up of Treasury certif-
Gates by postal savings would relieve
the banks Of the burden the govern
ment imposed on them during and
since the war and would permit the in
stitutions to use all Of their available
sInas Msver ,a;d fGd business l. purposes, Mr.
In addition to improving the posi-
tion Of the Federal Reserve, banks, the
redemption of certificates would bring
about, he said, rise in Liberty ponds
of from 5 to 10 per cent
Another result expected by Mr..
Meyer from the extension of the pos
tai savings system at more attrac-
tive rate was the bringing forth of at
least $250,000,000 in coin and currency
now being boarded. This money, he
said, would be restored to circulation.
The raising of the rate of interest
on postal savings would, Mr.. Meyer
explained, mean the saving of large
amounts of money that would other
wise be invested in wildcat" schemes
Or turned over to unscrupulous promo
ters. A low estimate of this saving
would be S200,000,0O0 a year, he said
$50o,000, 900 Saved
Mr.. Meyer also estimated that from
$500, 100000 to $5Oo,oo0.oo0 a year
would be saved as a result of the spirit
of thrift the extended postal savings
system would inculcate.
Every man, woman and child, for
eigh and native" Mr.. Meyer said, "has
contact with the government through
the postoffice, both at home and in
business, and if he becomes a depos-
itor, with his government as his
banker, he is bound to take create,
interest in his country and its affairs
He will be more patriotic and become
a better American. The extension o,
the postal savings system is the very
best method of spreading Americaniza.
ton to our foreign population"
The financier asked the committee
to consider the proposal favorably ane
recommended a series of hearings or
the subject from all parties interested
including officials Of the Postoffice De
partment, the Treasury, the Fedora
Reserve Board, savings banks, fnan
ciers and economists and representa-
tives of industrial, labor and farm or
CARNATIONS.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
Cape Cod Begins
Pilgrims Landing
Celebration To-day
American and French Wat
Vessels at Provincetown
to Take Part in HOnorine
Tercentenary of Arrival

SpcCtdI DtspOtcH TO INC 1Tt0U1s
PROvINCETOWN, Mass, Aug. z7-i
The tercentenary celebration Of The
landing of the Pilgrim fathers will opsr
here tomorrow and continue three
days. Representatives of foreign gov1
ernments, state and Federal officials
and leaders of patriotic and historical
organizations are to take part in the
program.
Inc American battleships Florida
and Delaware and the rench battles
ship Vile d'Ys have already arrived.
Terrific footing of whistles greeted the
two Yankee battle craft as they hoye
dropped anchor close to the French
craft. Captain P n. Olmstead, of the
Florida, is the ranking officer, conse-
quently the official delegation Of the
town went aboard that craft to extend
formal welcome to him and to Captain
Thompkins, of the Delaware. Captain
NJ. Derufi de Penteves Geyaudan, COM
mander of the Vile d'Ys, also visited
the Florida to pay his respects.
Provincetown's main street and the
harbor to an even greater extent have
assumed an international aspect. The
streets tonight are crowded, and
IcHCH ana american SdliOIS MiuSio
conspicuously in the throngs. The
buildings are covered with bunting.
Secretary Of State Bainbridge Colby
is now expected to be one of the
speakers at the exercise Monday. The
British Embassy at Washington has
sent word that Captain Godfrey will
represent the British government.
Special services will be held in all
the churches Sunday morning.
At least $50 persons from North
Truro are coming to the services as
their Pilgrim fathers did. All will
wear the Pilgrim costume. The men
ders and the women will carry their
Bibles in their hands. Priscilla ALI
den" will lead the procession on a
heifer, in accordance with the tradi,
tion.
Monday is to be the big day. The
feature is to be street parade.
American ships are providing 1000
sailors and marines and an equal num-
Der is expected from the foreign ships.
The several art colonies, delegations
from every town on Cape Cod and from
nearly all the patriotic societies will be
in line. Plymouth is to send 1000 cos
tuned persons Another section will
be composed of 1000 school children
of Provincetown, costumed to represent
a sunrise. More than forty floats have
been entered. They represent the Mays
flower, signing the compact, first
Thanksgiving, Flanders Fields and
other historical subjects.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
Many Cancer Victims Seek
Cure by Radium Treatmen

More than twenty cases of cancer
have been brought to the attention of
the New York POSTGRADUATE Medical
School and Hospital as a direct result
of the publicity given to the hospitals
radium clinic in New York newspapers,
according to DR.. James +. McKernon,
chairman of the institutions $4,000, 900
endowment fund campaign.
In addition, he said, the clinical de-
partment has corresponded with persons
from many parts of the country who
wish to come to New York for treat
ment.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
u. 5. Medal for CraVath
Lawyer Honored by Govern.
ment for War Services

Paul D. Cravath, attorney, of 50 Will
lam Street, was presented with Dis
tinguished Service Medal in his Offices at
entation was made by Colonel B. W.
Atkinson, commanding the New York
recruiting districts The award was
made at the direction of the Secretary
Of War. The citation reads:
paul D. Crsvath, representative of
the Treasury Department. For excep-
tionally meritorious and distinguished
services. With great ability, energy
and patience, he cooperated in interna-
tional matters involving the interests of
the American Expeditionary Forces. Es-
tablishing and maintaining the most
cordial relations with the British au-
thorities, he greatly contributed to the
establishment of their effective cooper
alton with the Military Board of Allied
Supply, and in many other matters of
extreme Importance"
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
Autoists and Wet Cargo Held
Millionaires on Way to Newport
Arrested in Greenwich

SpeCtul DiSpdtCk TO IHc tribune
GREENWICH, Conn, Aug. 27.-James
F. Behan and Martin j. Mcdonnell,
said to be Newport millonaires, were
arrested in Stamford this morning on
charge of violating the VQlstead act
The police say ten cases of whisky and
gin were found in an automobile in
which Behan and Mcdonnell were trav-
cling to Newport. The liquor, it is de-
clared, was to be delivered to the New
Port Reading Room, a millionaire Club
at Newport.
The men were arrested by Patrick
Powers, revenue agent The car, with
its alleged wet cargo, is supposed to
have started from New York. The pris-
oners were released in $500 bail each
by United States Commissioner Hugh
Lavery. The liquor was taken to
Bridgeport, where it will be stored in
the Federal Building.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
l25 Answer Taft's Call
Prominent N. Men andWomen
Join Unitarian Committee

One hundred ana twenty-five men
and women have accepted an invitation
of William Howard Taft to become
members of. the national committee
which will conduct the forthcoming
Unitarian religious and educational
campaign, it was announced yesterday
Prominent New Yorkers are among
those selected. Mr.. Taft is honorary
chairman of the committee.
Among them are George F. Baker
Warren Delano, Alexander j. Hemphill
r. H. Kissell, Percival R. Moses, John
Burnett Nash, Ira A. Place and E
Morgan Grinnell.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28

morning I'd chase her around the lawn
two or three times to get her reused
up. then I'd take her up on the porch
and give her some vocal setting up
exercises exc, Now open your mouth
vide Ia say, and count. One, two,
three, four. Shout It! Louder!'
Then I'd tell her to shout 'Hellov
and good morning and lot more
stuff of the same kind. And after
three or four days of it she actually
came to look forward to her morning
driil. She is getting so now that she
isn't afraid Of the sound of her own
voice. She's beginning to like to play
with the rest. This morning on our
walk she picked bouquet and shyly
handed it to me wit this is for
you, teacher
Il think I'm getting head over heels
in love with this work with these
children. Pitiful little tots, what a
them!"
Here" is The Tribune Fresh Air
FUNDS Bethany Home on the shore of
Great South Bay, at Amityville, L. |.
Since July 1 the fund has sent 750
Lilies, Armies. Angelinas, Tessies and
Margarets there for country fort
nights. One hundred and fifty of them
are there to-day.
'"old Felicia from virginny," as she
styles herself. is one of the eight
teachers" who help the girls to get all
the fun and health possible out Of
their vacations.
Contributions to the Tribune Fresh Air
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
LIEUTENANT JOHN H. WEAVER

Lieutenant John H. Weaver, former
ly in charge of the air service of the
Marine Corps in Santo Domingo and
Hayti, died yesterday in the naval hos
pital in Savannah, Ca, according to
word received here. He was a son Of
Professor and Mrs. Eli H. Weaver, of
25 Jefferson Avenue, Brooklyn.
Lieutenant Weaver's death resulted
from injuries received in fall from q
De Haviland airplane at the Marine
Corps station at Paris Island, S. c.,
last Friday. He served in the war as
pilot on the Belgian front. The body
will be sent to the home of his par
ents, where services will be held.
New-York tribune., 1920-08-28
LADY MUsGRAvE

Word was received in this city yes
terday of the death in East Winsted,
England, of Lady Jennye Lucinda Mus
grave, daughter of the late Dudley
Field, Of Stockbridge, Mass. She was
eighty seven years old.
Lady Musgrave was the widow of Sir
Arthur Musgrave, one time Governor
of Jamaica and later of Western Aus
tralia.