THE SUN, MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1916.
3
500 AMERICANS
VOICE HOPE OF
ALLIED VICTORY
42 States Bepresentcd in
List of Signers of State
ment Attacking Teutons.
6AY "HKLGIAN CRIME'
CANNOT BE JUSTIFIED
BonvN. Apill 1. An "Address to trie
rtople cf t ho Allied Nation," bearing
spuiturm of RrtO Americana, represent
IK forty-two Btnten of the Union, !
mite miMIc In tlie United States and
Europe !tlniuttnnenul to-dny.
The communication la a strong Indorse.
. i of the allied ratim nd exDrenta
the hope ttiat the Untente Powera wilt
revtctorloiiH In the prenent war. 11 con
ei'nn bitter nttnokn on the Teutonic
tr.tt!-o! nf warfare, mils the Invasion of
Ftl?lm " crime which can never be
.'ftvd. a Mot on the hUtury of Europe"
nd nates that the Atncrlran judgment
tmrtrnlnit the rlRtitM and wrongs In trie
.r ! rlollhcrntelj- funned and la baaed
L.v larKfly on ft ntudy of German ilocu-
n-trt' and of Herman statements as to
, '.fre rn'nts iit lieje."
J The f Itntrs of the addrcas assert mat
Itty confMer It their duty "at last to
Ik clrnr our aolldarlty of aentlmenl
tlth tlice who are ntrugRllns' to preserve
it litcrtiis of the world and the highest
Idm1n of civilization."
The aiidrcei fiilluwn:
To the IVovIe of tho Allied Natlotm:
"Wo, the unili-mlKiHil cltliciiH of the
Criteil States of America, send to you.
tr people of th.j tuitions of the Triple
ftmtf and vmir allies, this message:
Our Juclutm-nl Hupi'oils your cause,
! our tyntiutliloK and our hope! are
mth you In this stniKcle. 'n aaylng
tij e tire confident that we are ex-l-tfini!
the conviction and feelings of
. e..nv,ielinltiK majority of Amerl-
: ' f tlie irKinulnir of the present
tr- trtO i nnllli't there have not
tf - l.i hie in Anieilca Individual cx
frf n nf aril.Mit i-yiuiulliy 1th the
riix nf Hi at Uriliiln. Frailer and
rr ul and horror and detestation
o' i . ti.rt miN i inployed by the Teuton
'(i.ra-e In the rnndlli't f the war.
IV- .lie Miierie.ine, hovvr.vcr, whllo In-
. iilu I 'i puhllf and In private ex
,rl"S lli.'lr McwH -whlch have also
mind ).' .ilitindiititly In the dally
t . m ail part- of the country have
h'V 'n In dilated tn unite III any more
'hi, ( '.i'.ini'iit. at tlrst because they
,i i., the i iv crtiiueiit npeuk and
ler ' r f ar nf einlairriisMnis the V"ov-.-
.eat ti the itllllitilt ncRotlatlons
5- n ic v of liciinan nffrnccti imd
, dnlt.iviir t" iiuilutatii that otll-
a: icu' alliy which It has felt Ini-
'ti to hi Hold In the hope that through
u'rtlit t . ouhl best Miilrt the
c , la of International law
I .1 i- imtvIiik tn use the Presl
.' tin' f.iuudatioiiK upon
k c can be rebuilt.'
"iillilnrll nf 'iitlniriil."
"Tin i lie I .time, however. If In
ImI i,i. not lone since iassed, when
i ,i ii- .up ,t to themselves to ex
c s hum publul ami more formally
it ipiine. iiihI their judgment.
r,. lie haw alaf. held our.-flve
a ..i f i. to tApress. openly our
. i id .-"l'l"- stiiiKUllue for
fin i. i now e bave the duty
f isi n .ikiiit; i b ar our solidarity of
r if hi u Hi i lose ibo aie stnK'ctlni?
i . n I. In . iie of tin; world and
lib a s of civilization
' t 'i ! tl e treat moral questions
.1 . i .iit solution of which Is
i i Or wiuib' future course of olvlll
r' ii iii nu i jean conscience cannot
ii an hi It cannot run the rink
( n.i ii i . be neutial minded wltb
fii .jji ii t own InteRrlty and lt
'(.if.p i. I or tbls reason It seeian
fr sc , i ii.iilful hut Anu rlcan public
p .ii id ilil ircelvu some more collcc-
l V r- 'II
"The in n facta In the controversy
ttr I'll".' b'en before us. Thq case of
ll Tenmiiii al'les. especially, hu not
l-Krt fulness of statement. The ablest
li' mar pul.M sis and professors have
tr..f ted 'he Vutrn-t5crman conten
"ins 'ii'h cieat ebullience. Numerous
O.rnnn dm umenw have been widely
'Irml if i and an active, and some
. r ii, his fjfrnian propaganda haa
ten fMin-ibely cained on In the United
f!ais,
Joilument lli'lllieriilely I'ol-mrd.
V r r an judgment has been
VHAT FISKE SAID OF
THE GRAPE JUICE ORDER
Admiral's Letter to Daniels Calls Such a Regulation
Unnecessary, Unwise and Affecting the Good
Name of the Naval Officers.
Wabhinuton, Apt II t. Another
chapter haa been added to the con
troversy between the Secretary of the
Navy, Josephus Daniels, and kl former
chief aid and adviser. Hear Admiral
llradley A. Flske.
It Is a letter written by Admiral Flske
and mad; public to-night on the sub
ject of Kccretary Daniels's "wine mes"
order. A photographic copy of the com
munication Is to be Included In the hear
ing of the House Naval Affairs Com
mittee at the nuthor'o tcquest as a reply
to what he alleges to bo Secretary
Daniels's misrepresentation of his atti
tude on the much dlsctatsad question of
Intemperance among naval officers.
Secretary Daniels on tha final day of
the hearings before the House commit
tee gave as on reason for hi disagree
ment with Admiral I'lske on the question
of naval policy the latter's resentment
against the "wine mess" order. Ad
miral Flake, he said, not only objected
to the order, but predicted that naval
officers "If deprived of their cocktails
would take to cocaine."
Admiral Klske ncnted the Implica
tion that he held naval ofllcers In so
low esteem and Immediately wrote to
Chairman Padgett of the House com
mittee asking for an opportunity to ror
rect the Impression Secretary Daniels
had made by his testimony.
Documentary Kvldrnrc,
This opportunity was denied to him
on the wrnund that no public Interest
was to be subserved tlieieby. Permis
sion was given to Admiral Klske. how
ever, to submit documentary evidence to
be Included In the record of tlve hear
ings. Among these documents Is tha
letter now made public.
The letter was written by the Rear
Admiral under date of May 14, 191 .
when the prohibition order was under
consideration. Admiral Klske nays:
"I know that I do not apeak for myself
alone, but that 1 voice the belief of more
than 95 per cent, of the officers of the
navy. Including many ofllcers who are
total ahstalnerw and not excluding chap
plains nf experience.
"I nm sure that my opinion Is shared
by officers of the army : and so far as I
can Judge from what la said to me anrt
written to me by civilians, both In pub
lic life and private life, my opinions are
those of n very large majority of the
Influential people of the country. The
evil effects of I he abolition of the can
teen In the army are too well known to
I.eed more than a mention."
Admiral Klke goes on to say that the
abolition of wine and beer on board ships
would be a very serious mistake becau-e
"It would not Increase the temperatencss
of officers ; because It Is unnecessary:
because It will Increase the difficulties
of maintaining discipline and because It
will Impair Jhe military efficiency. nf the
service."
Whr he Order la fnnecessarr.
In support of his contention that the
order would be unnecessary Admiral
Flske says:
"That while there are many causes
which prevent the efficiency of the navy
from reaching the mark naval offleers ml
nsplre to Intemperance Is not one or
them. Officers of the navy arc the only
body nf men who study Its welfare pro
roundly, not superficially.
"Most of them recognize that the nav
Ih a profession as clear cut as that ..f
medicine, so that Its officers are the only
ones who can know what Is best prac
tically for the peculiar conditions In the
"""In ali of the discussion of the Naval
Institute and the War College and In
other meeting' of naval officers I can
not recall a single Instance In which In
temperance wna mentioned as a factor
existing In such degree an to Injure
the efficiency of the navy."
Admiral Flske then takes the Surgeon
tleiieral of the navy to task for the as
sari Ion that numerous courts-martial of
officers for drunkenness wete detrimental
to the good naliii; of the service. Of this
Admiral Flske kiiih;
"I think I am not wrong In saying
that there went Into the mind of every
person who read this statement, man,
woman or child, an Impression that
officers of the navy drank more than
they should and that the Surgeon-llen-eral
of the navy found It necessary to
call the attention of the Secretary to
the fact. The reputation of the navy
suffered In the minds of every finite
person who cead the statement.
Calls the Statement l'tr.
"livery single officer In the navy was
Injured by that statement. The only
possible Justification for the statement
and for Its publication throughout the
world would be thai the statement was
true. If (he statement whm true I
would have nothing to say, and the
ofllcers of the navy and their friends
and families would feel no sense of In
dignation, but the statement Is not true,"
Admiral Klske .nidi that drunkenness
Is much greater among enlisted men
than among officers ntul th.it the fact
that the former aie not permitted to
have on" bottle of beer for dinner will
not alter the situation, because they will
get just as drunk on shore. Ite asserts
that he haa never known a case of drunk
enness aboard ship due to the wine mess.
Another elTcct of the order. Admiral
Klske says, "would be the Increased
temptation to olllcetx lo secrete wine
in their rooms and to drink whiskey (u
most ilamterous thing) Instead of wine
or beer. Another effect would be an In
crease of temptation to use cocaine and
other drugs. This danger Is real, not
Imaginary .Many pei-ple crave stlm
ulants of some sort, and If they ciuinot
get wh-it they prefer will take anything
they can get. Cocaine takes up little
pace and is very convenient Its use
among enlisted men has Increased since
they were prohibited the dally bottls
of beer."
Admiral Klske then refers to the fins
spirit illsiilafd by the navy In Mexl
cmji liters, and adds
"Without this indrlt no amount of
regulations can avail. To hold our of
llcers up to the country a a body of
men lacking In the self-control neces
sary for the performance of their duty,
which would be done by making an or
der of the kind fiiegcstcd, would be to
strike directly at their dignity as men
and lower their pride In themselves and
their railing,"
As a minor consideration Admiral
Klske callw attention to the fact that
in intercourse with foreign diplomatic,
jntlltary and naval officials embarrass
ing situations might arise, because,
"whether tight or niong, the world cus
tom Is to use wines In the exchange of
official courteeiew."
It is contended for Admiral Flske
that his letter discloses the fact that
he did not have the low ovlnlon of
naval officer that Secretary Daniels
, Implied In his testimony. However
convincing iih oojecnons io me wine
mess older might have been, they did
not have that effect on the Secretary
of the Niivj who testified before the
House committee that hi" only regret
was that be bad not issued the order
on Match .", the day after he assumed
POPE MAKES PLEA
FOR POLISH JEWS TOO BIG FOR CHARITY i NEARLY READY FOR 0. S
Writes American of Instruc
tions to Clorpy'to Fiffht
Persecutions.
'ALL MKX ARK BRKTHREN'
office.
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sludv of (iennati docil
liirnian statements .is to
i.-Mle,
i ot tins document are not
the great contributions
' lias in the past made to
icriiii .. nr:iHiiie ol modern rlvilUn-
i' i.' iii'ktnm Icilgn our debt to
e.ii" ol in have had tho ad
' ''mum iiliicatioii: anino of
'" mi ii, blond. I tut the wcl-
ib limn for which f!er-
.o niiiiii, the highest In
ii. i" herself, demand that
' lie! many and Austria
an. i Vi. I'onllileully nnd
. mi w mil lo that result.
f llelglum we regard
Ah". eatl never be jtlstl
i I 'eniaiii a blot upon tho
' 1 i oin The coiisolenco of
iiii.iii' iTles out and pro
s inn ii4 upon civilization
i nil1 i n ii-. and against
i of uarfain that break
"it laws nf nations and
'' 'if humanity
Itlglils ol s, Nil Inns.
of Heath" ihi- rights
Ho iuetn as lo
i' s' li.i 11 ilimiln.itc livil
' iivolwil lu 1 1 final dc-
lo"s not restore Hc.
H. lu in veople. and lo
" nelll vv II It'll does Hot
' iiemnii) as n ill al-
'in' ij. i'isliile, lo re-
a- eil i IIIim ami vll-
1 ' again tlnir ruined
"' a w hi'il does lint
,'hi'. ni tin' smaller na
i ope. i peace which does
' gii.iiaul) that such a
pie "id iv a r bliall not
uliliii iloeti pot insure
n i lin a disaster nnil not
lie b.'hee Ihal the
Hi i:. mi. Kranii', Italy
' in in i he ittdorntlnti
s,.vin. imd the sup
i n i li, I mm .illicitly
(summation In that
i ne fiitiue nf chillmi
el '
liiiiude, nntnug nthns,
.Milmtt, editor of the
I'ii
I'i'.se
1,1 1 man
Outlook: I'rof Ceorge Hurton Adairw "f
' . .. ii vticcll. nresblent
I'rof. .1. Mark Baldwin. John kendrl K
Hangs. James M. Keen. .i";" ,
i.l..l,' Hiram Hltighnm. t.ut-
"M"V:f.., " , V A. ltrackett. cm-
7.011 iiorhoi - . ,.
Coventor of .Mnssa.imsettsi the Kev
CvriisTownsend Hrarty. nisnop im.......
H. HrcwMcr m on, ' ""; , ..
Hrown. dean or )"''' '';""':
.tames Crosby Hrown. I'rof. l raticis M.
imrVk of Columbia diversity. John
Burroughs. John Cadwalader of hlla
ii ei..,mi,i.Tiiv nr. Winston
nmrchill.".
the Ilev. Henry nvcrtson v ....... . ..
Moore Colby. Krederlc II. Coudert, Ilalph
Adams Cram, (ieorge Creel.
Other signers are: The Rev, Samuel
McChord Crothcrs. Presiding Judge
Charles M. Curtis of the Suprem- l ourl
of Delaware. I'rof Dewey of Columbia
University. Howard Elliott, president of
the New Haven road: Charles I. Falr
ehlld. ex-Secretary of the Treasury.
Charles M. Floyd. ex-Governor of New
Hampshire: Daniel C. French. RI"
sentatlve A. P. Gardner, James It. Gar
field. ex-Secretary of the Interior: Ham
lin Garland. Prof. Christian Gauss of
r... .ti, irof. Krnnklln II.
Glddlngs of Columbia. Ijiiwrence Gorl,
kin, Henn- Sydnor iiarriso,,. urihc
Harvey, Chllde llassam. President John
Grier Hlbben of Princeton. Judge
Howard C. Hollister of Cincinnati. Will
tan, Dean Howells, Prof. Dr. C. I.me
wav, Tudor Jenks, Hobert rnicrvond
Johnson, Charles Dean Kimball. e-
.. ,.. , . II l. L'rph.
governor or iinoue iswnu . ,
blel, Prof. George Trumbull Land of
Yet other signers are: Prof. Samuel
McCune Lindsay, president of the Acad
emy of Political Science: Thnma L.
Llvermore of Roston, Guy Lowell. Ham
ilton Wright Miible, Isaac F Marcos- i
son, llrander .viaunews, nnirge ... .u- i
. ... -. -.II...- -.f .I.a .li..i. I
lull, ram l'.. aii.urc, ei.iiu. .i i " i" .
Dave II Morris, Cnuverneur Morris,
Itobert Treat Payne 2d, the Itev. Charles
II. Parkhurst, L. Stviart Patterson i.r
Philadelphia. Illlss Perry, ClfTord Pin
chut, George Haven Putnam, Samuel
Ilea, Clinton Scollard. Otis Skinner,
H. H. Suthern, Henry L. Stlmson, for
mer Secretary of War; Moortletd Storey
of Boston, Booth Tarklngtnn, Wiljhim
Itnscoe Th.oer. Charles F. Thwlng, pres
ident of Western Ilesetve University:
Daniel S. Tullle. Illshuii of Missouri :
Henry Watterson. editor of the Iritis.
vllln 'c'oiiiier-Jouriidl; lllcliiird Welling.
Prof. Marrett vveiioeii, i-.verici i".
Wheeler. Stewart KMward White, George
W. Wickershani. Dr. Talcott Williams,
Owen Wlster, Prof. George 1-:. Wood
berry nnd Theodore S. Wooleey,
LONDON LAUDS ADDHKSS.
Press Cnminenta Ki press (irstltnile
of Allies,
,V;irn t able Hftptteh to Tils St v ,
Lonpiin, April 17 I Monday). Willi'!
Ilin niornliiK papers give a conspicuous
place to tho address nut all print com
ineulH. Tho illt yiieyiMih says:
"It Is difficult to Imagine a nunc dc
Inched attitude of mind than Is nilectcd
In the address, but either this or some
thing ttimner Is the attitude of fimr
llflhs of AmerlcatiH and with Unit fact
Germany will have finally to mako Its
lei'konlii-,' "
The )ll' .Venn says:
"II Itlm ad'ltessl In extremely digni
fied and li'imu'i-iile Its Importance Is
bcjoiid iliesllon."
The lltillu Krpreag "ays:
"The allied peopleH will read It with
pilde and gratitude. W are slad to
know thai Iho people of the United
States realize that we are fighting tor
all they hold dear."
DOUBT OVER ARMY BILL.
I. ni'rrtsjlntr, lltUta Itensrdlns; Its
Form Wlien .senate Passes It.
WasiiinotoS. April I'l. The Senate
will end the long debate on the army hill
Tuesday. Tile measure will be paesed
In .. unl.Dlai.il a ... i Licit.. ... !.. . .
i -.- . ii.ri-iiiiiii ,...jv..i,. in JU.-.I nnai
tnrm It will gn throng!, Is a matter of
iiiiiiui i ue mil is neiix loaned ilown
with many iiint'iidments inostl designed
... .ii. . rr- i- ,ll"f l l.l Hi.- tl 111. .Ilt-
t'nnal Cuaiil of the t'nltetl states,
.i,- . urn' . n. - i'.iii.ii . i-- iiiaj vuiiiri
seme of thitte matters ami make the bill
s ii nnau.v eumee it. jne mo nouses ror
anu, iiii.ii in mi- iiiini oi it euiiiereuce re
port conform nmre neaily to the original
bill repotted by the Senate committee.
The House leans very strongly toward
the mllltl.i Idea. This Influence In tho
House may be exerted on the conference,
the leaders say, and there Is Just a bit
of disappointment shown In the Senate
over the outlook.
The most Important amendment added
to the bill In the Senate other than the
militia amendments Is the authorization
for a Government nitrate plant to cost
111,000,000.
Ror nf R Resoned In River.
Thomas Naughton. t. of 4 IK Hist
Fifty-second street, fell from tb string
piece at Fifty-first street Into the IQaxt
Blver yesterday aftcrmon. Caught by
the swift tide, he was carried far nut
anil would have drowned had not Noel
Watklnson. "I. of t.11 Hast Fifty-first
street, Jumped after him. Watklnsnt,
put the boy on hit back and fought back
,'ccalnst the tide to the pier.
In answer to representations made by
the American Jewish Committee that un
speakable cruelties have been perpe
trated upon Jews In the war tones, par
ticularly In Poland, the Pope, through
Cardinal Oasparrl, has written that
v1i'!e he la unable to express himself con
cerning the special fact submitted he
arrees firmly with the principle that all
men are brethren and that the principles
of natural right should be observed In
relation to Jews as to all men,
The American Jewish Committee an
nounces that the Pope's letter has been
foltowed by directions from him to the
Roman Catholic clergy In Poland ad
monishing them to use their best en
deavors to put an end to the per.icutlon
of the Jews.
The signers or the letter to the Pope
were Louis Marshall, rtialrman. nnd the
executive committee of the committee,
Jacob II. Schlff, 0car S. Straus. Mayer
Pulrherger. Cyrus Adler. J. I.. Magnes,
Julian W Mark, Julius rtoscnwald.
Uasc W. nernhelm, Harry Cutler. Jacob
H. Hollander. Samuel Dorf. Cyrus L.
Sulzberger. A, Leo Well and Tsedo'
Sobel.
The Pope's, letter Is as follows:
"The Supreme Pontiff has with Inter
est taken notice of the letter bearing
date December 30. 1915. which you have
been pteased to address to him In the
name of the 3.000,000 Jewish citizens of
the United States of America In order to
communicate, to him generally the treat
ment to whlrfh your coreligionists com
plain that they have ben exposed In
various regions and at the same time
you have recjuestsd him to interpose the
weight of his supreme moral and
spiritual power In order that these suf
ferings may he terminated by an act of
that humanity to which the Holy Father
Is so passionately devoted,
"The Supreme Pontiff la unable to ex
press himself concerning the special
farts referred to In the memorandum
submitted with your letter, but In prin
ciple, as the heaid of the Catholic Church,
wiiloh. faithful to Its divine doctrine and
to Its most glorious traditions, considers
all men as brethren and teaches them to
love one another, he will not cease to In
irulcate the observance among Individuals
as among nations of ths principles of
natural tight and to reprove every vio
lation of them. This right should bs Ob
served and respected In relation to the
Children of Israel as It should lv as to
all men, for It would not conform to Jus
tice and to religion Itfelf to derogate
therefrom solely because of a dlffersncs
of religious faith.
"Moreover. In his paternal heart,
pained by the spectacle of ths existing
horrible war, the Supreme Pontiff feels
In this moment more deeply than ever
the necessity that all men shall recollect
that they are brothers and that their
salvation Ilea In the return to the law of
love, whloh Is the law of the gospels,
lie a ln desires to Interest to this noble
end all who, eseWaly by reason of the
sicred attributes of their pastoral min
istrations, are able to bring efficient aid
to this Important result.
"In the meantime his Holiness re
Jolcws In the unity whioh In olvll matters
exists In the United States of America
among the memliers of different faiths
ami which contributes so power
fully to the peaceful prosperity of your
great country. He prays to God that
vmco may at length appear for the hap
piness of that humanity nf wlilali you
truly say the Holy Father Is 'the
guardian.
"Accept, gentlemen, the assurances of
my moet distinguished and devoted
sentiments.
"P. Cant.vAi, C.Asrvsm."
THINKS WAR TASKS
SIX BIG SUBMARINES
OLD SALOON FOE OF
ROCKEFELLER DEAD
Bnk.r W.l.l Suva Onr,n-! TI"'V Ar" 'lj.n l,il i ''"I"' I"' . .''!" "
ized Government Must Save
Stricken Poles.
SEES STRIFE FOR YEAR
Cnrry Four Torpedo
Tillies.
ThAMi ! i.f nil Mm.
Tilt Forced Out.
WOOD TALKS TOG. A. R.
MEN ON PREPAREDNESS
Not in Fnvor of U. S. Owned
Munition I'lnnts, Ho Says
in Flushing Church.
Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, missionary
physician of Labrador, who has been
with the Harvard unit of ths American
Ambulnnce In France, returned yester
day by the American liner New Torlt
confident from his long ebservatlon of
conditions on the western front that
there was "no chance for the Germans to
break through the French and F.ngllsh
lines." The rjngllsh had established
semi-permanent hospitals close to the
rear lines, which Indicated that they felt
sure that they could not be dislodged.
The medical corps had done much to
advance ths science ot surgery and
methods of transporting the wounded.
Drj Grenfell Is accompanied by tils wife.
They will o bach to their home fit
Labrador.
Prof. John Duxhury. elocutionlat and
lecturer, who has talked to fifty-nine
camps on the western front, said Eng
land would undertake a big offensive In
July She has about 2,000.000 men on
all fields and 1,000,000 In England. By
June she will have another million ready
for the tiring line.
r C Wolcoll of William P. Botirlght
A Co., bankers, of 14 Wall street, was In
Frsnce on financial business when he
was made a member of the Hoekefellcr
Foundation Belief Commission and went
to Poland, He said the suffering In that
stricken country was almost past belief.
The civil papulation underwent more
hardships than the fighting forces.
Poland, he thought, could not be mved
by till the charity In the world. The co
operation of organized government was
necessary, he said, as money must be
loaned to the people In vast sums or they
would perish. The war. Mr. Wolcott
a-lded, might last a year or fourteen
months longer and no one could foresee
what the afflicted people could do for
sustenance The outlook, seemed almost
hopeless
Other passengers by the New York
were J. 1. Matthews of the Bethlehem
Steel Compiny. nine Japanese army and
navy officers, who have been observing
the 'war with the French and Kngllsh
forces and are returning lo duty In
Japan : Samuel Kaplan and Aaron Fein
stein, diamond dealers, who were pas
sersgers on th steamship Mecklenburg
when she sank after striking a mine.
These two drtfteil hours after the up.
fitting of a lifeboat they were In and
were finally picked up hv the Holland
America steamship Westerdyk.
FRIZES FOR MODEL AIRCRAFT.
Tatal ef Offered for Mints
tare Machines.
The Aero Club of America believes the
future of aviation lies In the Interest In
stilled Into It among the ouner geners
tton and that practical experimentation 1s
the best way to Improve present theories
In aerodynamics. The executive bosrd
haa therefore catered prises amounting to
X9S for flying competitions of small
model aeroplanes driven by rubber bands
or miniature gasolene and compressed air
- . - v. m.Mi.ibi fur hv th virions
muimn. t" ."i " ""ii" '
club throughout the tutted States this
summer
The National .Model Aeroplane Com.
petition was Institution last year by the
club and a trophy cup was donated by
Henry S. Villard, xvblch was won by tho
Illinois Model Aeroplane Club. This cup
becomes the property of anv club that
wins It three years in succession,
The conests are to be, held on any dav
during the lat half of each month, be
ginning this month. Slid are to be Judged
by representatives, of the aero tiuhs of
the vicinity or by the Aero Ouh of
i n..,.1l ..luh l .illnu'AH alv
,mrrii-a. i. .m..,. . - --
........nlallf,. Utld mIy StlllStllllf eS. RDl
prizes will be clven for distance and
duration IlKnts tor inonri armi'iane. nf
Ing noats ann nynroaeropianrs.
Wasiiinotov, April l. Six new sub
marines similar to the I.-l typ, the big
eert In the tTnlted Slates navy, will be
readv for service within the next three
months They are now being rapidly
completed for the Government by the
F.lertrle Boat Company at the works of
the Fore nicer Shipbuilding Corporation
at Qtilncy, Mass.
These vesSels, which will be 160 feet
over all, will differ In appearance from
the usual tpe In tliat the bow Is ship
shape and not rounded. This, naval of
ficers explained, will add materially to
their speed. The vessels carry four tor
pedo tubes In the bmr and are propelled
by Diesel oil burning engines.
The first vessel of this type, the L-l,
has been placed In commission at the
Boston navy yard Because of minor
engine and hatter.v troubles It took a
year before the Government's require
ments were niet But the other six
boats will now be rapidly turned over
to the Government Two will be ready
for service this month. It Is said, and
the others mil h ready In May and
June
Although these I, boats are larger
than any others now In the I'mied
States navy the are of the coast tvpe
rather than the breer seaKolinr kind,
which Secretary of the Navv lun!es
hHS authorized fur e.vpei Inieiital pur
poses. There will , three nf these soo
ton vessels, and If thev prove successful
the Navy Department win heelu ,oii
st met Ion on a fleet of these craft
Tap.p.tto wk. N T. April Hi. John '
Jacob Melln, who for years rejoiced '
that his saloon opposite the entrance oft
John D. Hockefeller'a Pocanllco Hills'
estate was a thorn In Mr. Hoekefeller's
side and refused to sell out to him, died
to-day a pauper In the almshouse. He
was to years old, I
The same Swedish stubbornness that
made him refuse liberal offers from Mr.
Hoekefeller for his ramshackle one story
saloon drove Melln to the almshouse, j
for finally Mr. Rockefeller virtually'
strangled his business. The oil mag
nate bought all tha property around thai
place, which Included most of Urlggs-1
villi, put his own tenants on It, and
fnrhadn their patronlr.lng Melln.
Melln hsd conducted the Anchor, as ,
his place was called, long Issfore Mr.
Hoekefeller moved to Tocantlco. Mr. j
Rockefeller tried the courts to get rid
of the saloon, but to no purpose. Then )
the local W C T f started a crusade, i
but could not prove ths Anchor was
other than Mil orderly place
Finally, however, he was forced out
of business, and eight years ago he had 1
to sell the Anchor at auction It went
for l.'.,i0'i, and a little titer he sold his
antique furniture inn Then Mr llncke
feller got lb. salnon he had wanted ro
lung, after all Melln's rtirht to prevent It
.Melln tried to git work, hut was too'
old His inonev dwindled, and a year,
ago gave out entirely and he hud to go
to the almshouse. There were many i
old customers at the funeral to-day In,
a local undertaker's rooms ,
Major-Gen. Wood spoke lu tho Co.i.
greg.itlnnal Churvli of Flushing yester
day afternoon on preparedness, federal
ization of the Natloii.il Guard ntul Gov
ernment owned munition plants. Ho Is
lu favor of tha first two, but against
the last.
The front pews of the church were
filled with tnembeis of tho (1. A, It.
"Vou men of the civil war know," ho
said, "what would have happened If the
men of Ml nnd '6- had been confronted
by tho men of '64 and '6f, No wolf Is
frightened by the size, of n flock of sheep,
although he may be puzzled to pick
nut Hi" fattest sheep. A well
organlieil nrmy of men with a fixed put
pose and definite plan would not ho
alarnvd by the slue of n mass nf men
loaded with money and fat Your gold
Ii worthies-! unless hardened by Iro.i
ntul character and preparation."
He raid the National Guard had ?ood
ofllcers and men and did all It could for
them under a defective system, but that
Ir. case of war whst was needed was a
weapon of defence, s unit, and not a law
suit Olseusslng Government ownership of
munition works he ssld thit In time of
peace the Government would have a
great armv of ofllcers and skilled me
chanics on Its payrolls who would have
lUlle to do except to wait for u war lie
Mild the men In charge of Federal
plant would not keep pace with private
enterprise, nnd that he would not b'
concerned with th coit of product to,
II" made n plea to his women bearc
"It will be your husbands and soiik wh.
will have in fleht If war comes," he fald
"Yoti wnnt to give them a chsnce for
their lives."
WOOD PREDICTS WAR.
NEW DEFENCE FLAW IS SEEN.
Mans Industries Are lledelenl.
. eciirllt l.rsanr.
The Industries f the cnuntrv are as ,
deficient In th" way of iialhuial pre.
paredtiess as at" the arniv and navy,
aocnidlnc to a statement nf the National,
Securltv League Issued yesterday Vice.
Chairman Hurley of the Federal Trades
Commission teciitly made a canvas 1
of :"i0,00 mercantile manufacturers. It I
Is said, and found that more than one-!
third were lu a generally unsatisfac
tory condition The Sitrgeon-Getieial nf
the Mi Mi) has reported that lu case of
necvssly It would be Impossible fur
him to mobilize within th country tnedl
cal supplies for l.onti.OOn men
All the-e matters and other related
to theni will lie discussed at the Na
tlonol Cotiservatl'iii Congress In Wa-h
ingtnn next mouth
REVOLUTIONARY DTO SOLD.
MiiaHcy Property st Csrmel Taken
Over h? fiininsn.
C.viiMl.l.. N. Y. Apill K.-.The Smalley
Inn. the lintel where Gen. Israel IMtisum,
for whom Putnam county was named,
had bis mllltiuy lieaduuaiters during the
lievnlutiiinary wui, ban Jut been o)d
to the Carmti Cnniauv
Tlie new compaii) . of which State
Senator Charles: F Mutpliy of Brooltljn
In president, was ot;anl.ei to enlarge
and iterate the hotel, which was pur
chased from the heirs nf ths late John
I" I'omlsh. Kugene H Cnler Is the
treasurer of the new organization A
'irge portrait of Gen, Putnam Is hung In
the Inn to commemorate the man tlavs
lie nietit theie. The old management ol
ttie hotel will remain In rhntge fni the
I resent
Trnnhle With First Class Power
Tint Improbable.
Mnjor-Gen 1yonsrd Wood, speaking a
I the rimreh of the Ascension forum last
nlctit. said thnt this country may look
I forward to a war with soniD tlrst class
Power
"Never In the history of the United
I States since It became a leader In world
events." said Gen Wood, "have we been
' engaged in wai with n Power of the first
order That ts smiieihlnn ahead of us."
He urged the Importance of military
training and appealed eijiectallv to the
women n the audience not to oppose
tialnlng ramps snd military preparedness
foi their husbands snd sons
To send an armv of untrained men to
war would be s useless sacrifice, he ssld,
atid mentioned cast's in the preeent wat
when i;ncllshm'n had lo so t" lb" front
before they were readv to undergo the
t itdsliVw. nf a campalm
Tenacious Tires are made of this
Goodrich "Barefoot-RubW
ccncDAJ
MOTOR TRUCK
"The truck of proven value"
1J,-ton ... $1850
2 -ton 2150
3 1, -ton 2875'
IMMEDIATE DELIVERIES
WK do not have to apolo
gize for our prices. They
art' just to you and fair to us.
Federal motor trucks speak
for themselves. F.vcry Fed
eral truck ever built is still in
M.TVICC.
MortonW.Smith
146 West 52nd Street
rhone Circle til. Neter Closed.
!iL Co.,
Inc.
J4-liotir Service
Easter in
A Saks Cutaway
Coat and Vest
will cost a man $25, $28 or $38
and be well worth it!
J A cutaway should be a star performer.
flit is in its nature radically different
from the average sack model, and there
fore any fault in its lines or its fit is
more susceptible to criticism.
J The newest Saks Cutaway this
Easter is a one-button proposition.
J Hardly gets thru rolling at the lapels
before it dips gracefully over the hips.
Snug in the blades, tight in the waist,
fits everywhere, girts nowhere.
q Black, or Oxford, braided at three
prices, and silk lined at $28 and .$38.
Fine Striped Trousers
$7 to $14
The higher-priced varieties are im
ported London three-quarter trouser
ings. But whether domestic or imported,
beauty of design is common to them all.
They are the richest, choicest weaves
ever shown for cutaway wear.
aks&(!!nmumuj
Broadway at 34th Stmt
NOTtCF.
"Vn Concern in ,Wr)fn mle',
er nM, during it ltt h! f,
heitlv ,o mny MotorCar Tire. a
Hid The B. F. I'oodrich ' o
"Our pohlivlifd I liallfii, mil
aniniwertd, rrovc, tkii."
New York Branch: 1780
IKE a Pup to a Root," do they hang on to tho
Earth, when you throw in the uutcn, or
throw on the Brakes.
But instead of merely arindina ajrainst said
Earth, for Traction, they CLING to it, much as
your bare foot clings to slippery surfaces.
This new ana wonderful Goodrich discovery,
called "Barefoot Rubber," is as stretchy almost as a
pure Rubber band, and as Light-tvcight as Rubber in
ita native amber color when it comes raw from the
forest, but stronger, tougher, longer-wearing (in
Tires) than pure Rubber could ever be.
That Lightness, Stretch, and CLING-quality is
due, In part, to the absence of the heavy and inert
white substances which, in other Tires, provide the
"sandpapery" texture designed to give effective, but
grinding. Traction when Clutch or Brakes do their
work.
u AO provide Ita maximum Tract ion with mini-
Imum Friction (which means m'nimum
Heat, minimum Tread-Wear, and lessened
Strain on the rubber adhesive . between fabric
layers.)
That's the Mission of th new Goodrich "Bart
foot Rubber."
How well ft does this work,-how much more
Resilience, Comfort-in-riding, and Mileage, it gives,
(without a farthing more cost to you) may be known
and realized byputting on your Car even one pair of
BLACK-TREAD Goodrich Tires, for test.
"BarefootRubber"can bo had in Goodrich FABRIC
Tires, Goodrich " Silvertown " Tires,- Goodrich
Inner Tubes, Goodrich Motor-Cycle Tires, Goodrich
Bicycle Tires, -Goodrich Truck Tires, Goodrich
Rubber Boots, Overshoes, Soles and Heels, and in no
other muka but Goodrich. '
GET a sample of this wonderful "Barefoot
Rubber" at tho nearest Goodrich Branch
or Dealers today.
Stretch it till you are tired,' but tear its fibres
you can't
Willi all this, observe that the best Fabric Tires
in America made of this TENACIOUS "Barefoot"
Rubber. cost you no more, and usually less, than or
dinary Tires made by other responsible manufacturers.
This, comparison of Goodrich ."Fair-List" prices
with others will prove.
There are no "larger-sized" Tires (taken Size for
Size and Type for Type), made in America than
Goodrich Black-Tread Tires.
Why, then, should any Business Man pay tnors
than the Goodrich "Fair-List" Price, for any Tire,
until he has at least tested one pair of these new black
tread Goodrich Safety-Tires ?
THE B. F. GOODRICH CO.
Akron, Ohio.
Broadway. Telephone Columbui 8700.
GOODRICH
AREFOOT T:
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