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PRIZES FOR MODEL AIRCRAFT
Ts,aI 81 a6OR O1ereA Tor Ntuta-
tore Machines.

THE Aero club Of America believes the
future Of aviation lies in the interest IN
s,iIled Into II among the YOUNGER genera
ton and that practical experimentation Il
the best way to improve preeent theories
In aerodynsmics. The executive board
has therefore offered prizes amounting 70
ssss for dying competitions OF small
model a~eroplanes driven by rubber bands
or miniature gaeo,ene and compressed air
motors. to be competed for by the various
clubs Throughout, the United States his
eummer
Tn. National Model Aerop,ans Com
peti,ion was institution last year by the
club and a trophy cup was donated ny
Henri s. Willard, shich was won nv the
Illinois Model A%eroplane club. This Gun
becomes the property OF any club that
Wins II three years In succession.
The conests arc 70 he held on any da'
during The last half of eac month. he
ginning this month. and are To he Judged
by representatives Of the aero clubs of
the vicinity or by the Aero 'luh ~
America. Each model club In Allowed ak
representatives and six substitutes. and
priyes will be given fov distance and
duration flights for model arroplanes. ny
ting boats and hydroacrcplane~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-17
WOOD TALKS TO G. A. R.
MEN ON PREPAREDNESS
Not in Favor Of T.. s. Owned
MumitiOn Plants. He Says
in Flushing Church.

Major.,ien Wood spoke in the Con.
day afternoon on preparedness. federal
ization Of the National Guard and Gov
ernment owned munition plants. Tie u
IN favor Of the hrst two. but against
the last.
The front pews of tho church were
filled with members Of the q. A. r.
You men OF the civil war know" he
said. what would have happened II the
men Of 81 and So had been confronted
by the men OF "a and '6j. No wolf is
frightened by the size OF n flock OF sheep.
although he may be puzzled to pick
out N" latest sheep. 4 well
organiscri army OF men with y fixed pur-
pose M definite plan would not be
alarmed nv the size ~ n mass Of men
loaded with money and fat. Your gold
Il worthless unless hardened by iroa
and character and preparation"
He said tho Nationsl Guard had good
officers and men and did all II could for
them under n defective system. but that
weapon OF defence. q unit. and not a law
suit.
Discussing Government ownership OF
munitior works he said That in time Of
peace tho Government would have a
great ar'rv Of officers and skilled me
chanicS on It's payrolls who would nav
little 10 do except to wait for a war. lie
SAID the men In charge OF y Federal
plant would not keep pace with private
enterprise. and that he would not b
concerned with the cost of production.
He made n plea to his women Ncarrrs
"r will be your husbands and sons eh"
will have to nrh, n war comes. hc said
"you want to give them a chance for
their lives"
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THINKS WAR TASKS
TOO Big FOR CHARITY
Banker Wolcott Says Organ
lied Government Must Save
Stricken Poles.
SEES STRIFE FOR YEAR

Or. wilfred Grenfell, missionary.
physician Of Labrador. who has been
with the Harvard unit Of the American
Ambulance in France. returned yestcr-
day BY the American liner New York
confident from his long observation 81
conditions on the western front that
there WAC mo chance for the Germans to
break through the French and English
lines" The English had established
semi-permanent hospitals close to the
rear lines. which indicated that they felt
sure that they could not be d~islodsed.
The medical corps had done much to
advance the science u surgery and
methods Of Transporting the wounded.
DR.. Grenfeli 10 accompanied by mis- wife.
They will 90 back to their home IN
Labrador.
Prof. John Duxbury. elocutionist and
lecturer. who has talked 20 hfty-nine
camps on the western front. said Eng
land would undertake a big offensive In
july. She has abou 1000. 900 men on
all nc,ds and :.o0o.o 900 In England. ny
Juns she will have another million ready
for the firing line.
r. e. Wolcott Of william p. BonriGht
4 Co. bankers. Of ~ Wall street. was In
France on financial business when he
was made a member Of the Rockefeller
Foundation Relief Commission and went
10 Poland. Tie said the suffering in that
stricken country was almost past belief.
The civil population underwent more
hardsh!ps than the fighting forces
Poland. he thought. could not be saved
by all the charity in the world. The CO.
operation OF organized government was
necessary. he said. as money must he
loaned to the people In vast sums or they
would perish. The war. Mr.. Wolcott
aided. might last a year or fourteen
months longer and no one could foresee
what the an'icted people could do for
s%ustenancc The outlook seemed almost
hopeless
Other passensers BY the New York
were J. 1. Matthews OF the Bethlehem
Steel Company. nine Japanese army and
navy officers. who have been observing
the war VII the French ard English
forces and are returning 10 duty In
japan Samuel Kaplan and Aaron Fem
stein. diamond dealcre. who were pas
senxer> on the steamship Mecklcnhurg
when she sank after striking a mine.
These two dr,f'eh hours after the up-
setting ~ a lifcboat they were In and
were finally picked up by tho Holland
America steamship westerdyk.
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OLD SALOON FOE OF
ROCKEFELLER DEAD
John Jacob Melin's Place a
Thorn In Side Of Oil Man
Till Forced Ont.

rArsvrowN. y Y. April IS.--John
Jacob Me,'n. who for years rejoiced
that his saloon opposite the entrance Of
John n. Rockefeilere Pocantico Hills
estate was a thorn In Mr.. Rockefeller
side n refused to sell out to him. died
to-day q pauper In the aimshouse. He
was SIS years old.
The same swedish stubbornness that
made him refuse liberal offers from Mr..
Rockefeller for hts ra mshackle one story
saloon drove Meiin to the almshouse.
for finally Mr.. Rockefeller virtually
~stranglcd his business. The oil mag
nate bought al, tho property rot the
place. which included most OF Briggs
Vile. put his own tenants on II. and
forbade their patronizing Meiin.
Mclin had conducted the Anchor. as
his place vas called. long before Mr..
Rockefeller moved to Pocantico. Mr..
Rockefeller tried the courts to get rid
of the saloon. but to no purpose. Then
the loca, ". G. r. 4. started = crusade.
but could not prove tho Anchor was
other than an orderly place
Finally. however. he was forced ont
Of business. and eight years ago he had
10 sell the Auchor ~ auction. II went
for s',oo". and n little l,ter he sold his
antique furniture too fhen Nj. Rookie
Teller got the saloon he had wanted so
long. after al M.iin's right 10 prevent II.
Mclin tried &" get work. but was too
old Hts money dwindled. and a year
ago gave out entirely and he had tn go
to the ~almshouse. There were many
old customers at the funeral TODAY in
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SIX Big SUBMARINES
NEARLY READY FOR U.S..
They Are Of the IT. Type and
Carry Four Torpedo
Tubes.

WASHINGTON. April is.-six new sub
marines similar to the III type, the big
gest In the United States navy. vii, he
ready for service within the next three
months They are nov being RAPIDLY
completed for the Government by the
Electric Boat Company at the works OF
the Fore River s%hipbuiidins Corporation
At Quincy. Mass.
These VESSELS. which will be $50 feet
over all, will differ In appearance from
the usual type in tia, the bow is ship
shape and not rounded. This. IVA val Of
ncers explained. will add materially to
their speed. The vessels carry four tor
pedo tubes In the bow and are propelled
by Diesel oil burning engines.
The f,rst vessel OF this type. the III.
has been placed In commission at the
Boston navy yard Because Of minor
engine and battery troubles 1, took a
year before tho Governments reouire
ments we're met But the other six
boats will nov he rapidly turned over
TO the Government Two will he ready
for service this month. It IL said. and
the others will he rcady IN MAY and
June.
Although these /. boats are larger
than any others now IN tho United
States navy they are Of INC coast type
rsther than the larger seago,n9 Kind.
which Secretary Of IN. Navy DANIELS
has authorized for experimental pur-
poses. There will % three of these 500
ton vessels. and IL they prove successful
the Navy department viii heeln "on-
struction on a feet ~ these raft
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o,,,,ol. Prof George Burton Adams OF
Vale. the late James u. Angel pres'"eh'
cueritus Of the University OF All'h'san'
prof I Mark Baldwin. John Nehht!'h
Range lanes NJ. Reck. Nicholas ''on'''
poui,nev Rigelow. Hiram Bingham. "u'-
ron Rorylum, John q A. Rrackett' 'N-
Governor of Massachusetts: Inc 'eV'
,'yrus Tow BRADY. Bishop 'hau"'es
u Brewster of Connecticut, mares ~
Brown. dean Of Yale pivinit! S'"o",'
lanes Crosby Brown. Prof' rta"''s ~
Purdick of Columbia 'mVcrs''s' 49,
Burroughs, John Cadwalader OF fh,'a-
de,pb;a. II. Chatfeld-Taylor. Winston
churchill, ex-senator William A. ozark.
the Rev. Henry f.vertson Conn. rra'k
Moore Colby. Frederic II. Coudert, itaiPn
Adams Cram. George Cree'.
other signers are: The Rev. samucI
McChord Crothers. Presiding 1uue.
charles NJ. Curtis Of the Suprem' '"ur'
Of Delaware. Prof Dewey OF Co!""ola
University, Howard Elliott. presluen, y
the New Haven road Charles r. rAIr-
child, ex-Secretary OF the Treasur!'
Charles NJ. Floyd. Ex-Governor OF New
Hampshire: Daniel c. rrencn' 'ep.
sentative A. p. Gardner. James II. Gar
neld. ex-Secretary Of the Interior Ham
lin Garland, Prof. Christian Gauss OF
princeton University. Prof. Franklin IT,
Gliding. Of Columbia. Lawrence Gods
kin, Henry Sydnor Harrison. George
Harvey, Childe Hassam. President John
Grier Hibben OF Princeton. Judge
Howard c. Hollister OF Cincinnati, Will
lam Dean Howells. Prof. DR.. C. Jane,
way. Tudor jerks. Robert tnderN"od
Johnson, Charles Dean kimhall. eh-
Governor OF Rhode Island IL. Il. kreh-
bieI. Prof. George Trumbuli l.add OF
Yale. ,
Yet other signers are: Prof. Samuel
McCune Lindsay. president OF the Acad-
envy OF Political Science Thomas l."
L!vermore Of Boston. Guy Lowell. Ham
| ilton Wright Mabie, Isaac T.. Marcos
son. Rrander Matthews. George ". Milf
hin, Paul T.. Moore, editor OF the Walton:
Dave ~. Morris, Gouverneur MOTIFS.
Robert Treat Payne I'd. the Rev. Charles
II. P%arkhurst, l. stuart Patterson or
| Philadelphia, bliss Perry. clifford PIN
| chot, George Haven Putnam, samuel
| Rea, Clinton Scollard. Otis Skinner.
f.. II. Sothern. Henry l., Stimson. for
mer Secretary of War MOorfield Storey
! of Boston, Booth Harrington. William
| Roscoe Thayer. Charles T.. Thwing. pres
| ident Of Western Reserve University
| Daniel $. futile. bishop Of Missouri
| Henry Watterson. editor of the Louis
| Vile Courier-J0urndl; Richard yelling,
, prof. Barrett Wendell, Everett p.
Wheeler, Stewart Edward White, George
w. Wickersham. Dr. Talcott Williams,
owen Wister. Prof. George T.. Wood
berry and Theodore $. Woolsey.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-17
DOUBT OVER ARMY BILL.
I Uncertainty. Eatsta R~garding Its
Form when senate uasses II.

W~AsHiNGToN. April lS.-Thc Senate
will end the long debate on the army bill
Tuesday. The measure will be passed
by a substantial majority. In just what
form II will go through. is a matter of
doubt Tho bill is being loaded down
with many amendments mostly designed
TO Increase the Importance OF the Ma
t'onal Guard of tn" United States.
The conference committee may correct
some OF these matters and make the hill
as 4. finally comes TO the two houses for
adoption in the form OF a conference re-
per, conform more nearly 70 the original
bill reported by the Senate committee.
The House leans very strongly toward
the militia idea. This influence in the
House may he cxcrted on tho conference,
the leaders say, and there Is Just a hit
Of DISAPPOINTMENT shown in the Senate
over the outlook.
The most important amendment added
to the bill In the Senate other nan the
militia amendments IL the authorization
for a Government nitrate plant to cost
81 600. 900.
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Institute and the War College aud In
other meetings Of naval officers ] can
not recall "A single instance IN which In
temperance was mentioned as a factor
existing in such a degree AZ TO injure
the efficiency Of the navy"
Admiral Fiskc then takes the Surgeon
General of the navy to task for the as-
sartion that numerous courts-martia OF
officers for drunkenness were detrimental
to the good name Of the service. OF this
Admiral Fiske says:
~ think 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 S~urReon-Gcn-
eral OF the navy found II necessary TO
call the attention Of the Secretary 20
the fact. The reputation Of the navy
suffered In the minds Of every single
person who read the statement.
Cats the Statement CatPue.
Every single officer in the nav was
injured by that statement. The only
possible justification for the statement
and for it's publication throughout the
world would be that the statement wa
true. II the statement was true I
would have nothing to say and the
officers of the navy and their friends
and families would feel no sense Of In
dignatiou. but the statement IL not true
Admiral Fiskc adds that drunkenness
Is much greater among enlisted men
than anon officers and that the fact
that the former are not permitted to
have ~ bottle OF beer for dinner VIII
not alter tho situation. because they Will
get just as drunk on shore. lie asserts
that he has never known a case ~ Trunk
cnncss aboard ship due to the wine mess.
Another eject of the order. Admiral
Ftske says. would be the increased
temptation to officers Ia sccrete wine
in their rooms and to drink whiskcy Ca
most dangerous 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 people crave slim
ulants Of some sort. and II they cannot
get what they prefer will take anything
they can get. Cocaine takes w little
space and Is very convenient. Its use
among enlisted men has increased since
they were prohibited the daily bottle
of beer"
Admiral Fiske then refers TO the hne
spirit displayed 10y the navy in Mexi-
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NEW DEFENCE FLAW IS SEEN.
Many industries Arc Ueacicnt.
Says Sccurity I.eagu~.

The industries Of the country are "a
deficient in IN" way OF national pre-.
paredness AS arc the army and navy.
according 20 a statement Of the National
Security League issued yesterday. Vice
Chairman Hurley OF the Federal Trades
Commission recently made q canvas
Of .so,0oo mercantile manufacturer II
Is said, and found that more than ONE
third were in "a generally unsatisfnc-
tory condition. Tile SUPERINTENDENT Of
tho nrmy has reported that IN case ~
necessity e. would he Impossible for
him to mobilize within the country n-di
ral supplies for 900. 900 men
Nj theS" matters and others rcia;oi
80 them will be discussed az the Ma
tional tonserVatiou Congress In Wash
ington next month.
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REVOLUTIONARY INN SOLD.
Property ~ CarmeI Taken
Over ~ Complain.

CARMEL. y. V. April lS.-The Snallev
Inn. the hotel wher. Gen. Israel Putnam.
for whom Putnam county was named,
had his military headquarters during the
Revolutionary war. has just been sold
To the Carmel Company
The new roinpan,. OF which State
Senator Charles + Murphy of Brooklyn
H. president. was organized to enlarge
and operate the hotel. which was pur-
chased from tho heirs Of the late John
T. Cornish. Eugene y Golfer IL the
treasurer ~ the new organization \
large portrait of Cen. Putnam L. hung In
the ,un To- commemorate tho MANY daNs
he sCe,t there. The old management of
the hotel will remain in charge for H."
{ resent
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WHAT FISKE SAID OF
THE GRAPE JUICE ORDER
Admirals Letter to Daniels Calls Such a Regulation
Unnecessary, Unwise and Affecting the Good
Name of the Naval Officers.

WAsHINGroN, April l6. - Another
chapter has been added to the ron.
troversy between the Secretary Of the
Navy. Josephus Daniels. and Biz former
chief aid and adviser. Rear Admiral
Bradley A. Fiske.
1t Is a letter written BY Admiral Fiske
and made public tonight on the sub.
}ect Of Secretary Danieis's wine ness
order. A Photographic copy OF the com
munication Is to be included In the hear.
inss Of the House Naval Affairs Com
mittee at the authors request as a reply
10 what he alleges to be Secretary
Daniels's misrepresentation Of his att
tudc on the much discussed question OF
intemperance among naval officers.
Secretary Daniels on the ANAL day OF
the hearings before the Hous commit
tee gave as one reason for his Disagree
ment with Admiral Fiske on the question
OF naval policy the lattcr's resentment
against the "wine mess" order. Ad-
miral Fiske. he said. not only objected
to tho order. but predicted that naval
officers III deprived OF their cocktails
would take To cocaine"
Admiral Fiskc resented the iinplica-
ton that he held naval officers In 40
low esteem and Immediately wrote 10
Chairman padpett ~ tho House com
m,,tec askiny for an orportunj,y TO cor.
rect the IMPRESSION Secretary Daniels
h.d made hv Mis- ,ca,,mony.
Docwmevtsry Evidewce.
"
rms oppor'uhI,! was ue,'e" 70 nIn
on the GROUND tna' no pubic ,n'eres'
was 10 oe suDser>e" .n'S , nnm..
e.. ".r' .,onar, .,.,,,nr.o o.
be included IN the record OF .ne near.
letter now made public.
The letter was written by the Rear
Admiral under date OF May ~. 1915
when the prohibition order was under
consideration. Admira, Fiske a
81 know that I do not speak for myself
alone, but that ! voice the belief Of more
than e5 per cent. OF the officers Of the
navy. Including many officers who are
total ahstainers and not excluding chap
plains OF experience.
II am sure that my opinion is shared
ny officers OF the army and so far AZ !
can Judge from what il said to me ana
written to me by civilians. both in pub
lie lie and private me- my opIU'o"s ~
those OF a very large majority Of the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-17
hoy Of 4 Rescued In River.

Thomas NauEhton. 4. Of AIS fSast
Fifty-second street. fell from the string
piece at Ffty-first street into the East
River yesterday afternoon. Caught by
the swift tide, he WAS carried FAR out
and would have drowned had not Noel
Watkinson. II, of All East %Fifty-hrst
street. jumped after him. Watkinson
put the boy on lis back and fought back
against the tide To the pier.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-17
LONDON LAUDS ADDRESS.
Press Commcmts Esprcss Gratitude
OG Allies.
.sp.ciai Cobie DrSpntch TO Tue su>,

NnSftTf U SVcp"''' ~ '" So
LuNpoS, Apri, II monday Wh,ic
The morning papers give a conspicuous
place 20 the address not all print COM
ments,
The Daily Telegraph says:
at IL difficult to imagine a more de-
tacl,cd attitude OF mind than Is reflected
IN the address. but either this or some
thing warmer is the attitude OF four
Nfths OF Americans and with that act
Germany will have finally to make its
reckoning"
The Ddity Nous says:
1T 1.-THE address, IL extremely digni-
fed and t"mnerate Its Importance In
he, ond question"
The Daily Express says
The allied peoples will read II with
pride and gratitude. We are glad TO
know that the people OF tho United
states realize that we are fighting Tor
all they hold dear"
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u" 100. 80, of treaties. the rights
.N'' "'Iuls, ~" question A. to
.''' '. .'t'ss slIall dominate civil
~ ."' 1. 'l involved in The final de-
."' -IyN do"s not restore Rel
i~ri-riN i,"nplc aud to
"'. ',..''uurcut which does not
"th nni"unry as viii al
tar - possible. Ia re-
.'.. NIs'rI cities and viii
''rlurn again their ruined
''. " n"H'" which does not
Il" '' r"his Of the smaller ma
'.Irup". - peace which does
' r guaranty that such a
'I' present war shall not
l., ''u which dpc- not insure
NJ. '- ""lll be- "A disaster and not
""-..
." ,t... wc ir!i"y" that the
',|'ai Rri.ain, France. Italy
| '. "' mctu the restoration
L., uI ~"rviH. ana tho sup
.r. irti~ru iiuni We .id.ntly'
' .uu~sUuumntion ~ that
!" We '.'"'' the futur" Of civlliza-
' mu 'o 10" Iuvp|rcd"
r' NtuHllr"~ Include, among others.
'I man Abbott. editor OF the
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500 AMERICANS
VOICE HOPE OF
ALLIED VICTORY
Y States Represented in
List Of Signers Of State.
ment Attacking Teutons.
SAY BELGIAN CRIME"
CANNOT BE JUSTIFIED

RosrpN. April 17.-An Address to the
People Of tho Allied Nations.' bearing
signatures NJ 800 Americans, represent
N. torty-two States OF the Union, 10
made public In the United States and
Europe simultaneously to-day.
The communication Ia a strong indorse-
,e,t ~ the allied cause and expresses
the hope that the Entente Powers will
\. victorious In the present war. II o
| ,a'us bitter attacks on the Teutonic
| methods Of warfare, calls the invasion OF
\ Belgium "a crime which can never be
justified. a blot on the history of Europe
ard states that the American judgment
concerning the rights and wrongs in the
,ar us deliberately formed and is based
y., largely on a study Of German docu-
merits and OF German statements as to
i.,hc points at issue"
The slsners OF the address assert that
they consider 1t their duty at last to
AJAX. clear our solidarity OF sentiment
,i,h those who are struggling to preserve
-4 liberties Of the world and the highest
IDEALS " civilization"
The address follows:
TO the People of the Allied Nations I:
We. the undersigned citizens Of the
United states Of America. send TO you,
HE people OF the nations OF the Triple
r,,.r,. and your allies. this message:
our Judgment supports your u
snt cur synpathics and our hopes are
Nth YOU in his struggle. In saying
"a. We are confident tina We are ex-
t-sssrg tho convictions and feelings of
"a ov,rn hclming majority OF Ameri-
rt's
since the beginning Of the present
| ,,r- hio world conflict there have not
hen lacking IN America individual cx-
MISSIONS "r ardent sympathy with the
! .au,e of Great Britain. France and
,h,r allies aud horror and dctestation
o. a., methods employed by h Tcuton
.or'cd,-Dtc> in the conduct of the war.
Patriotic .Nuericans, however. while In
dNdull'' IN public and IN private cx-
PRESSING their icWs-whir have also
found ,nic" Alundantly IN the daily
. rf.ss m al parts OF the country--hare
hitherto hc>ttat'd Ia unite in any more
'o-m,l statement. AT first because they
.ol.d tu tho Government - speak ana
,'er FOR fear Of embarrassing the Gov
eminent 10 the difficult negotiations
:-pR'ne ont of German offences ana
p It, cudcavor to maintain that offi-
-al neutrality which it has felt i'm.
asled 10 uphold in the hope that through
|a'rality It could best support the
a''.rIuc PILLARS Of international law
ID aid NO preserving use the Fresi-
s's phrtSc-the foundations upon
! A.. n peace can he rebuilt