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fl lW -Tr- if 1 MTION FAILURE Sffcakcrt'Ilotary Club Din f'net Scoro Administration for Present Condition. THE SUN AND NEW YORK HERALD, WhDNttSDAY, 3TAKUH 3, M0 I If TO AID INDUSTRY X'iwrcnpo Jfrlggs, CoJ. Woods $nd Acting Major la Guar- ' dia UrgQ.?fn,tionnJ Action. JHs ' ?iore than rwr hunawd merobnr no tfilf vJtorii of lh notary Club of New York, at a dinner last night lit the MeAlpIn lintel, applauded vigorously when speaker at "Aviation Night." rolled the gnat wheel all ovr th present Admin istratlon for the failure of America to Mid her place a on of tho foremost nation of th worM- In building up aviation elnco tho termination Of the war. Three,-,-speaker-' particularly Law. tence U Drift;, president of the Amerl can Flying Club; LUUL-CoL Arthur Woods of the National American Com minion and acting tayor L Guard! took the AdnlhUtralfoh and. ConSrti severely toUsk beeauM.lSLjlort In thla country hi4 been Allowed jo Jag Instead Sot Worrtsi p'rp4rtlonatfy-wIth thena tlon'a financial und engineering ability. Mr. Prices, after outlining the hlitory of the American Hying Ctub, said forci bly and bluntly: "We are convinced of the fact that the present Administration wjll net do anything for aviation. We have devoted oureelvee to the task of restoring Amerl can (aviation to the pedestal that richtly belongi to It Ilut we jfiuet appeal to the business men, rather .than to the Ad ministration or to Congress, to bring thla about, and we appeal to you to help us build eommtrcla.1 aviation from the ground up." Like a I'rohlMtkon Lobby, . Dr. Drlgffs talked ve'ry briefly. Then He Introduced Mr, La Ouardla. The acting- Mayor told of the present split organisation of the Government bavin to do with aviation. lie eald there were four different branchta dabbling In It, while there shout! be only one depart rocnt of the alrM 8,n1 organisation that would eliminate waate. loit motion and conflicting 4Mhrlty. He the Army, the JfaWOiftPpitOfflce and the Interior Departmental! were .conducting thrtlr own work.. )' . Tho army," herald. Vrieo the reputa tion of havlne the" grandest amount of junk on It hand;,. The nicy Is dabbling in nolltlea excuse rile, I mean aviation. In every tiort that trt:have nlrshlpal they are rotting because there are not iifnrlnt men to handle them.. J thought if J wo had profited by the mlatafces.of the, l ' tast But I soon ran up against such" a lobby, during my work In Washington, that It waa second only to the prohibition lobby. "We have no air service. The few machines wo have at the border have no replacement In case we should have trouble there. During the war we spent $1,000,000,000 on aviation. What waa the result? We have a few swamp lands for aviation fields, but when we come to ex amine the titles to them w do hot tlnd them good. ...... "America ought to havo the best avia tion service In the world, because Amer ica gave aviation to tho world. It Is the duty of every cttisen to study thy report of the Congressional committee that In vestigated the aircraft situation, see the -"Waste and then compare It with the promises of Congrees during the war. Heed Air Force to Keep Peace. ' Lieut-Col. Woods declared there had teen outstanding shortsightedness In Washington Is not developing aviation. If only as a means of defence. 'If this country had-a real air force," he said, It would bo Impossible for any enemy to get within COO miles of us. We have never been an offensive nation ; we have V been a stubbornly defensive nation. We want to live In peace, but in oraer to do so and be a good neighbor to our friends on the other side of the ocean we have got to bo strong enough' to maintain the right Those who do right feebly do not do It at all. "We have gone from bad to worse In aviation. We are without any defensive aviation policy." Air Commodore L. E. O. Charlton, British Air Attache, eald the country clal aviation had the best weapon- nY the world for offensive or defensive war, and no nation would be Quick to attack another If It knew the other waq.pyi erfol In the air. Otto Praeger, Second Assistant rest- hot a ( Noted Briton Here With American Wife Lord and Lady Auckland-ai they appeared on the deck of the Imperator on their arrival yesterday. master-General, told of the develop ment of the Postal Air Service. George II. Houston, president of the Wright Aeronautical Corporation! Glenn L. Martin, president of the Glenn L Mar tin Company; Prank O. Dlffcn. presi dent of the United Aircraft Engineering Corporation, nlto spoke, while Capt Douglas Campbell, an American acc, told of experiences over the lines. John F. Bchlndler was toaitmaster. Fifty two Ilotarlans from Brooklyn attended. INSPECTORS GUILTY IN CARFARE RIOTING J alt or $100 Fine for Ejecting Brooklynites. Two Inspectors of the Brooklyn City Railroad Compariy. oJseph Thompson, 14, of (71 Madison street Brooklyn, and Paul Milarkey, 27, of id Clermont aVe nue, Brooklyn, were found guilty of as sault In the third degree In the Court of Bpeclal gessions, Brooklyn, yesterday In connection with the second fare car riots at Flatbush and Foster avenues last TVcfember. The alternative of 'a fine' of tlflC or thirty days' Imprisonment was Imposed. - Walter J. Rogers, of 1223 .Tblrty seventh street, charged that upon his refusal to pay a second fare at Foster atenue he was forcibly ejected from a' car by Inspectors. Execution of -the sentences was suspended pending the appeal being taken on behalf of Frank Monarch, tho first Inspector to be con victed. Several more await trial 2 KILLED IN SCAFFOLD FALL Marble Workers Are Hurled Down Iron Staircase. Two marble workers were killed In failing twenty feet down an Iron stair case when a scaffolding broke In the building under alteration at Fifth ave nue and Forty-third street at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The building formerly was Sherry's, and Is to be known as the Guaranty Fifth Avenue Building. The men were Bernard Hughes, C2, of 2S7 Lawrence street, Antorla, L. I., and Maurice Healy, 51, of 323 East Ninetieth street. For Salt Grocers 50c per Pound Again Selling at Prc-War Pricw Banks Hold the World Together IN every important country thefe is a native commercial bankwhich serves as a point of contact with world business These great international commer cial banks have the,same standards of financial ethics; they.observe the same. code of rules, and work together in telligently to coordinate national, busi ness customs into '$n international process for the safe,,aq$i orderly con duct of world romnjere'ev , t The National Bank of Commerce in New York is anassociate .of, the leaders among these international commercial banks, and through them offers to its friends comprehensive aid in matters relating to foreign trade.- National Bank of Commerce in New-York ' Capital. Surplus andTJfidivided Profits Over Fifty Million DolIars PERJURY CHARGE IN I. W. W. MURDER TRIAL Two Witnesses for Soldiers, Slayers Are Arrested. at Ktijano, WSh.. Marsh 1. duy Bray, 16 yearn old, and Jay Cook, after testifying to-day in the trial of ten al leged h w. W. chanted with murder In connection with the death of four former service men In the Centralla armistice day parade, were arrested on charges of perjury. They were released to-night on.bJ.nda.of $500 each. Both were called by the defence In an effort to establish an overt tfet on the par tof Warrtn O. Grimm, with whose murder the defendants are charged spe cifically. Defense counsel, contending proof hed been established that Qrlmm had partici pated In an attack on the I. W. W. haT! In Centralla. which the defense asserts Immediately preceded the killings, re newed efforts to get before tho Jury evi dence relating to an alleged conspiracy of Centralla business men to raid the halL The Court sustained objections to this testimony, but agreed to hear argu ments on the matter to-morrow. Bray Is, charged with having sworn falsely In testifying that Frank Van Gilder, an American Legion- member, was standing near the door of the I. W. W. hall when firing began. Cook gave evidence conflicting with thai glvln by several taate witnesses and one defense witness regarding the point where the parade halted prior to the firing,. WHEAT POOL PROBE ASKED. Senate rtraolntlon Aimed nt V. 9. Grain Corporation, WASiitNOTOjr, March 2. Senator Itced (Mo.) to-day Introduced a resolu tion calling upon the Senate Manufac tures Committee to Investigate the al leged "dealings, operations and epecuia' tlons" of the United States Grain Cor poration and the alleged wheat pool. The resolution, which resulted from the recent report of the Federal Grand Jury In Spokane, Wash., was referred to the auditing committee. 1,287 PERSONS HERB ABOARD IMPERATOR Lord Auckland and American "Wife Arrive on Way to Floridn. BIG SHIP IS TIIR0NGED Passengers Include! Italian Dcleffation'intcrcstcd in Transatlantic line. Hie Cunard steamship Imperator, An glicised German liner and second largert rtsr-el In the world, waa held lq Quar antine several hours altar ber arrival yesterday from Liverpool so eho might dock on a favorable tido and thus avoid ooMlblo trouble. She brought 1,217 passengers, of whom 410 were In tho first cabin, and the customs force was inable to handle all the baggage last night. A delegation or Italian oanxers ana teamshln men. headed br V. E. Parodi, organiser of the Transatlantic Itallana Steamship Company, arrived oh businees connected with proposed loans to Italy and the enlargement of the fleet df the Qreen BUT Line, 'with which some of the Italian companies are amuaieo. me delegaUon was greeted by Joseph Mer cadente of the Groen Star Line and was escorted to the Blltmore. Lord and Lady Auckland, the latter originally Miss Susan Heteridge of Florida, arrived to spend tho rest of the winter In tho Southern homo of Lady tuekland. They brought along the Hon. Susan Constance Eden, 1 year old, who had a placo alt to herself on tbo pas senger list. Before golwc South they will stop a while at the Hotel Gothani. They are accompanied by Lord Auck land's secretary, Capt. Hubert B. Broad of tha British army. In the war Lord Auchland, otherwlte Frederick Colvln Kden, waa an offlcer (n the-King's Royal mats. USES 'MOVIE? CAMERA 'CHINESE PREMIER IN QUEST OFyGAME RESIGNS OFFICE L Fintey of Portland San FrahcUto Surprised, vrasnmgion mjouoib jkevui. W. Gives Pictures of Wild Life, v Bolshevism" had nin riot In the for ests of the State until f when game protection became more thari the mere enacting of reguIaUotft, George D. Pratt, Conservation Commis sioner, declared last night at a dinner marking the close of the sixth national tame conference, held by the American Game Protective Association in the V'al-dorf-Astoria Hotel. "Tha introduction of business effi ciency and organisation In the conduct of gamo protection under my distin guished predecessor, John D. Burn ham, was the best step forward In the s years since game legislation was first passed In New York." he said. "But though thero have been laws in exist ence that many years, until recenUy they did hot protect game, with the result that though they were passed to protect moosfl and elk and deer the most Important big game wo now have to protect Is the cottontail rabbit 1'' The skilled eportemen with rod and gun who attended tho conference were amazed and thrilled by an exhibition of hunting with a 'movie" camera, the hunter being William L. Flnley, noted naturalist, from Portland, Ore. Mr. Flrtlay dtiplayed four reels of Intimate glimpses Into the private Uvea of some of tho most timid and wild animals, large and small, In the Cascade Moun tains. The other speaker of tho evening was Col. Henry S. Graves, chief of the United States Forest Service, from Washington, whose topic was tho pro tection Of elk herd In Yellowstone Park. United On Improvement Offer. ' The United Gas Improvement Com pany of Philadelphia, Interested In pub llo utility companies In various parts of the United States, will offer soon through It bankers 115,000,000 of 6 per cent, preferred stock. The corpora tion has never before floated an Issue of preferred stock. Its present capitaliza tion being 161.072.700 of one class of stock, on which It has paid 8 per cent, since 1889. According to report, tho bankers for the corporation will sell tf, 000,000 of tha proposed lesue and the balance will remain In the company's treasury. MAI SON BERNARD' FIFTH AVENUE . at FIFTY1 SEVENTH ST Special Offering 76 SPRING MODEL DRESSES These are Original Models of the Most Exclusive Character relumed from our Palm Beach Exhibit for Afternoon and Evening Wear. Chiffon, Taffeta, Charmeuse, Satin, Georgette, Laces, Embroidery, etc. Regular Prices 110 to 225 Sale prices 50, 75 and 100 A most unusual opportunity. Who is She? , ., ....... , She's Your Grocer's Sweetheart SAM FlUKCteoo, March i Itafilo aV vlces from Honolulu containing new of the resignation In Pekln of Premier Chin Yun-PEng of the republic of China waa received with uurprUa by leading Chi nese here to-day. Premier Chin, a non party man, assumed offioe four months ago. He waa looked upon by Chinese leaders as a power In the development of a new Chinese Government, tending to uhtncallon of the north and south motions. Premier Chin at the tlma of hla as sumption of the Premiership Urged re habilitation of tho official departments of China to permit wider representa tion, and provide conciliation betvrn the two fighting factions of the republic Indorsing President Wilson's fourtetn points. Premier Chin. asserted he waa an ardent supporter of open diplomacy, and continuously fought against etcret treaties to China by any nation.. WAaniKOTW, March 2,-WhlIe official confirmation of the reported resignation of Chin Yun-Pne was lacking here to-day. It waa recalled that Insistence of the Chinese military party on negotia tions with Japan for settlement of the Shantung dispute already had caused changes In the Chinese Cabinet It Premier Chin has resigned, It was said, there wss little doubt his action was due to the same cause. vmIkM Embargoes Llftea. . ifrrh a. The Boston and MsJhe and tho New York. New Haven and Hartford ; removed to-day tbt em Mnroes on freight ihtpmenU which have beeS in effect for several days as & re sult of storm and lea conditions. Abeot i-8 f year Ur U spent In an office!, liu'i It w ertb f umbMiii wtlir QUICK & McKENNA OFFICE FURNITURE bKtlnen-tlks rfriki and i.trh will mak nteud sr year offlce as you ire cf your Mm. furnUhljlK aka vau as Qultk & McKcnna tf r Broadway Tel. Frsnslln 8709 You do not have to be told the 'ft&rqe of the man in the above pic ture who siu on tne none in rough rider uniform. Harriman N ational Ban k 1 Fifth Avenue and 44th Street New York Foreign Department The ; Harriman National Bank announces the return. rrqm Europe of Charles F. Koth, Vice President and Manager Foreign Department, and the enlarge ment of its offices and facilitcs for dealings in all branches of international banking and finance. The correct solution of the perplexing problems arising, from! and peculiar to the present state of the foreign exchanges, and the right answers to questions concerning them, dep nd upon judgment baed on fresh and first-hand information. The Foreign Department of the Harrimiin National Bank is thus prepared to co operate efficiently with customers in their foreign deal ings, and may be consulted freely in an adviiory ca pacity. The chief activities of the Foreign Department of the Harriman National Bank are concerned with the financing of import and export trade., commercial and circular letters of cr dit, the purchase and sale of for eign drafts and currencies, remittances by check or cable, investigations of foreign credits and general aid in facilitating profitable dealings with foreign custom ers. Tho Foreign Department of the Harriman Na tional Bank (telephone: Murray Hill 9200) may be called by wire for quotations on exchange, and on any matter connected wjth the Department's activities. These services of the Harriman National Bank are offered to its customers and the public on the basis of a comprehensive acquaintance with the subject and in connection with the general 6ervices.of the institution. BANRlNG HOURS FROM 8 O'CLOCK A.M. TO 8 O'CLOCK P.M. SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS OPEN FROM 8 A. M. TO MIDNIGHT Borden's Bottled Milk The Economical Food Ever since 'way back in the '80s Borden's Bottled Milk has insured New York people tho most in qual ity milk for the lowest possible price. m On February 1st wc put into effect drastic cuts in prices. To-day you buy Borden milk, chock full of Borden quality, for less than you can buy any other quality milk. ' When you buy milk think of quality first. But don't overlook the fact that price counts. Borden's Grade B Bottled Milk 1 6c Per Qt. Except in Richmond, where it ts I.e. per .quart Phone us for our solicitor and we wQl UTsnse for prompt delivery. . 2891 conveniently lo cated stores wni serve you. In addi tion to our wsgons. Borden's Farm Products Co. 63 Vesejr St., New York , Telephone Cortlandf 7961 AFTER GRIP OR COLDS IS . PERIOD OF REAL DANGER Victims of Enidemic. TTVaHGu - v i Need Pure Food Tonic LikeS Father John's Medicine Ttf W Rebuild Wasted Tissue You kn6w Ills honor the man. name and you .Thousands of victims of the recent grip epidemic And tho struwla to lain atrength very hard tecum . tho grip seems to havo left them in a weakened, run-down condition which hangs on. At such a tunc tho weak ened system, falls on easy victim to Jany Uiseaso germs. I During thla period of weakness I Father John's Medicine proves Its I value ns a puro food tissue builder. It is Composed of. pure, anu wtioiesomr. nourishing elements which are easily ,'taket UP by tho weakened system ana promptly made into new flesh and streagtK Because It la euarantee'd You remember him as a Great American vrho roved his country and, YOU, his fellow citizens. His name and his deeds are in your hearts to remain as long as you live. His name? COL. VELT. THEODORE ROOSE- You loved him in life: you re vere him in death. Now you have th$ chance to show how much you loved him. Aa Equestrian Ststue of Co!. Theodore Roosevelt in rough rider uniform is to be erected irv Central. Park, a lew hundred feet from a new entrance to the park to be made at 6th Ave. and 59th St Park Commissioner Francis D. Gallatin thoroughly approves of the idea of making a new entrance to Central Park at 6th Ave. and 59th St, and he thinks it is splendid that a fine memorial is to be placed in the Park as a tribute to Col. Theo dore Roosevelt, that great 100 per cent American. free from alcohol or dangerous drugs is a safe tonlo to take after .tha grip or a heavy cold. Tho racking, irritating cough which often follows tho grip Is another.xlan geroua featuro which Father John's Mcdlclno promptly relieves. because, the soothing, healing elements In this old-fashioned, family medlclno allay the Irritation and help to heal the throat and breathing passages The gentle, lasatiyo effect of Father Jphn'a Medicine drives out Impurities and re stores normal health. Keen a bottln in tne nouso rigm aiong.-aav. When final plans are completed they wilt be submitted to the Art Commission for approval. The Heart 'of New York will gladly respond with contributions to pay fojr; this tajembrjal to. Cdli fhtSodorcRodseVelii arid. jhb ne entrance :6 Central Park. It will be, we are surf, a spbn taneous heart, offering from hun dreds of ;thousahdR of people. The Committee wishes very much that all red-Hooded Americana will contribute- what .they can afford. All contribution-nlckette: quarters,, half-dollars, dollars, Eva dollars, ten dollars, hundred rf Ati lars, thousands of dollarswill be", welcome and the name of every contributor wilf go on the honor roll of the Roosevelt Central Park Memorial League- This is'to be the people's trlbuto to a Great Mart a Good and Godly Man. Send your contribution to day, this minute, to Curtis J. Beard, Treasurer, -who it eaihier of the New Natherland Bank, 41 West 34th St., New York City. Members of the Committee who have thus far agreed to serve and whose names are attached, ami Contributors fiat all money sub scribed mil be used for the pur poses mentioned in this announce tneat. TUB COMMITTEE: T. Coleman da rent Jeeeptr It. Chortle, Jr. Charles D. IllUes . Robert W. Ulgble O. Grant la Fares Mrs, C Grant la rant WlUUra K. WUIeox Copelaod ToOTucnd Brandtr Matthews Rev. Dr. W. T, MannLns Her. Dr. Mottet. . M areas U. Marks , Corl E. Akeley Hea. dames VT. .Gerard' . Major Anthony JTala Gerard M. Dahl, jT. B. W. Gardiner ' Nathaniel A. Eijoerg JaUos Hols ' ' ' Ham la Garland Bobert A dam ton John 8. Hamilton Capt. E. J. Bourka Lodwls NUaen William McAdoo William C. Freeman Henry IV. Stoddard YUhJahnur 8tefanaMn tttarlM Hanaoa Towne. Executive Board! CHARLES T. WINDER, Chairman: GEN. LEONARD WOOD, GEN. OKORUK W. OOETHALS, JAMES I. HOL LAND. Trrasarert CURTIS J. HEARD, New Netherlands Dank. , Depositories' t New ''Nrthcriand Bank Yerk Kw Terk, lactto - Baak of 4 v I ajl(ifsar..asMihi- ' ' f