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II has been the experience Of New
York city through many generations
that the men whose business acumen
and breadth Of vision In the manage.
ment of their personal affairs brought
to them conspicuous material success
have ever been the most acutely con-
scious OF their civic duties among it's
citizens. They have labored not for
The attainment Of selfish purposes but
for the welfare OF the community In
which their lives were cast and In
which they attained eminence.
Such man was AUGUSTUS ID.
Ju1LIIARD, who died on April %. That
he was great merchant OF wide and
varied Interests, Of trained intelll-
gence md daring, whose ventures car
rIed his name and fame far into the
world, is accepted and has been ac-
cepte1 for mi ny ye?rs by his init
mates and by the people OF the city
who knew him only through reputa-
ton rs fact to oe recognized but
not calling for particular comment. II
was. indeed one Of those facts which
IKE tho prohity Of man ~ estab'
,lshcd honor. are 10 he taken for
granted. WhcH curiosity was ex"ite'
concerning Mn. JUILLIARD 1t WAS as
70 the form his activities for the bon
,ht OF his fellows would next as
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should remember him longer than all
the others. not excepting BURR, for he
was the man who built the first rail-
road In the country. put the first
steam vessel on the Atlantic, and was
practically the father Of the patent
laws. We may imagine AARON Undue
ing JOHN STEVENS to leave his castle
on Hoboken Island and the fascinat-
ing pursuit Of designing, with MICH
oLAs RoosEvELr and ROBERT II. LIv-
INasToN, a Hudson River steamboat,
and to come over to the city and sign
a subscription to q dry business like
a bank.
The New Yorker whose ancestor
did or didn't take stock in BuRR's
bank will take pleasure In reading the
names Of the subscribers who fol-
lowed the original thirteen. Not many
were plungers. Pm: LIVINGSTON paid
$65 for twenty-six shares. HENRY
RUTGERS invested 500; PIERRE DE
PEYsrEn. $50; JOHN SPEYER, SOS;
GEORGE G. ANrHor, $50; CORNELIUS
G. VAN ALKN, $50; ALEX MAooMB, $50.
Among the larger investors, JOHN
STEVENS subscribed for 500 shares for
ROBERT Il. LIVINGSTON, who probably
was too busy on the boat to attend
TO the matter DE Writ CLINTON, then
a State Senator and soon to be Mayor,
took 1000 shares. On one of the
pages of small subscribers Is the name
Of STEPHEN BAKER, whose grandson
and namesake Is now the president Of
the bank.
Anybody who knew the story Of all
the slgners In this souvenir would
have mighty good history Of the
New York that greeted the nineteenth
century.
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THE LUMBER TRADE.
Conditions Affecting One Great Amer
lean Industry.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN - SIR: Iron
and steel, copper and lumber are walt
ing patiently for peace to be declared
and labor questions settled enough to
warrant capital to step forth and give
the world chance to progress.
i name iron and steel first because
Of the fact that more capital and labor
are needed to keep the trade in operation
than the others, but lumber employs al
most as many men and nearly as much
capital, but at present very little 10
being done In the trade. as there 10 but
little demand owing to the fact that the
builders and contractors feel that prices
may fall In the near future and that
II the consumer buys to-day his neigh
bors may be able to mako better bar.
gains SIX months hence. But it is ex-
tremely doubtful that lumber prices will
fall off for many years to come be-
cause Of the high cost of production.
Take for instance yellow pine or what
is known as NORTH Carolina kiln dried
pine" which Is the cheapest wood known,
In the lumber trade. Reports were filed
in Washington recently by a large num-
Der Of mill owners who manufacture this
wood showing the average cost of pro-
duction ut their mills In the South to
be between S37 and SIS q thousand ;set
board measure. whereas the present SELL
ing price 10 several dollars less. This
condition has existed for several months.
but the demand has been so poor that
II has been impossible to get market
for the product OF the mills at the
actual cost to the manufacturers, ana
the result has been that large number
OF them have been compelled to shut
down their mills. as they cannot obtain
new dollar for an old one under pres
ent cond lions.
During normal times, It has been esti-
mated, the annual consumption In the
Eastern States of North Carolina
pine" was between 1.bOO. 000. 900 and
2.000, 100000 feet and that east Of the
Miss ssippi River there Is only about
5000 900, 900 feet left standing. II II
easy to estimate that this will be con-
sumed In . very few years and our
cheap lumber will then have to come
from the far West and the freight will
bring up the cost to the consumer.
In tho meantime the public stands and
waits for lower prices There Is great
need in the suburbs Of New York for
wooden houses, and as soon as the
builders and contractors are convinced
that lumber will not fail of In price
work will go ahead. DEALER.
LAKEWOOD. N. j., April 20.
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A Neglected American Flag.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN--Sr: As
an American patriot feel Il my duty
to call your attention to an American
nag that Is flying from a city bath
houss at Wilson and Willoughby ave-
nues. Brooklyn.
This nag was raised six months ago
and has not been taken down since.
/ have always thought Old Glory
should be raised every morning at sun
rise and lowered at sunset. and think
a city building ought to be compelled
to do II and not let It remain out in
all weather until II looks as II II were
a piece OF old muslin instead OF our
flag, A PATRIOTIC READER.
BROOKLYN. April 90.
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PUBLIC LECTURES TONIGHT.
MANHATTAN.

The Prevention and Correction OF
Speech Defects" DR.. Frederick Martin.
President National Round Table fer
speech improvement, director of speech
Improvement. Board OF Education. wash
inston High School. 40 Irving place.
James Russell Lowell. the Humanist"
cago University. Public School 81. Forty
second street. east of Third avenue.
Codnt Leo Tolstoi." DR.. John II. Ran
dali, Public School 20. l5sth street and
St. Nicholas avenue.
The Healthy Human Body" Theron
w. kilmer. N. D.. FIRST Of q course OF nvs
Public School 50. 22s East Fifty-seventh
street.
France: the Discovery OF the For
gotten Self. Louis U. Wilkinson. Lift. D..
Public School g. Hester and Essex
streets
Arizona and Its Natural wonders-
The Grand Canyon" Raphael Constan-
las avenue and l27th street
The Moon. tho Child OF tho Earth,
and Why 1t Ia Lifeless" Garrett p. ser.
viss. Public School los, 22s West 1os;h
Current Events" Nelson p Mead. Phi.
o., Bible School Hall. I'll West Fifty
sun" Lieut.. Esmont p W. t RS.c Hssn's 3.
Columbia Hail, 343 West Twenty e ghth
street.
BRONX.
Modern Symphonies," Part I. Daniel
gregory Mason Morris High School
lbsth street and Boston road
scn m%nd .s ;os, Mark pcnman Public
bridge and Briggs avenues; Illustrated By
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TRUSTING GERMANY.
Would the Helgoland Basin Provide
Base for U.Boatsi

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN--sir: I
gied feelings Of surprise and amuss-
ment:
The changes concerning Heigoisnd
leave intact the present large basin
constructed on an extensive scale for
the use OF submarines during the war.
It was concluded that the use OF sub
marines had now been 20 restricted
that the basin no longer constituted a
menace. and its continuance was de-
eided upon as providing a useful haven
for the North Sea fishing feet in case
Of distress. Tho fortincations OF Helgo-
land are to be dismantled. so that the
basir 10 virtually tho only thing re-
tained.
What in the name OF human intelli-
gence does the Peace Conference think
the Germans are? Angels? Models OF
virtue and honor?
No submarines7 IT'S enough TO make
your famous office cat yield up one of
her valuable nine lives. Do they really
think In Paris that Germany will pay
any attention to anything In the way OF
restrictions unless forced to do SO?
Another thought is due TO these hon
orable gentlemen. Another stroll through
Noyon. Another glance al the German
haired children In dark haired French
provinces. Another reading Of the Lust.
tania's loss.
Those people not build submarines II
they need them7 Oh. shucksi They'll
begin to prepare the day peace is signed
stronger by 100000 German Aus.
TRANS and many troublesome Polackt
and Alsatians.
A STUDENT OF HISTORY.
NEW York, April 26.
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ITALY'S ASPIRATIONS.
Political, Racial and Military Reasons
for Her Demand for Fiume.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suH-ST: II
10 with much pleasure that I read your
several editorial articles regarding the
present situation Of Italy with Fiume.
Since the allied delegates met at Verr
sailles to study how TO bring peace out
of the great war much has been written
In behalf of the different nations, their
claims and their treaties. During this
tine ] have RETAINED from expressing
any opinion. but now l feel that the
time has come for all those who love
Italy and her culture to declare for her
rights In the world. II In your estimable
paper may claim some space.
1 was born In the southern part Of
Italy (Basilicata), where a Spanish king
ruled Throughout this locality the de-
sire for the unity of the Italian States
was most serious. Several OF my an
cestors who were members Of the Carbo-
mari and later the Mazzini societ .es
were compelled to work continuously
under cover owing to the persecution Of
their foreign rulers. was but youns
child when the revolution took place in
1850 with Mszzini. Cavour and Carl
baldi, but / still have before me thu
v. e 80
'n' We" was W." ."o Unity u
was s'eonpl s"'eu' inc 'rencn'
ep."isn "na austrian ruiers were onveh
Uo', pu' W ehs treaty Oh peace 'hiee
.'AiA" e.A'es "ere ofn'''eo from inc
.n'oi anu "it uhaer tho eohtroi oi
N'S. iIen'in' On ehe "or'n' is.,'A
y" mo n'r'heast ana Dai"Auh on me
ast, 'ue' 40 n'uon iea.an se'tieiheh.e
as ."ples VI sehce. th.s RANKED III
t'e near Vi eSery A'ahAi, lar anu "'"e'
90 any ohe Knows VINO mas oeen asso-
''a,eu nj al WIN .he itai'an peop'e'
~" ~heh i'aiy entered the sreat
was 'or ene purpose nrst anu
iae'' u .ree not only AL people VINO
were ens'a'eo by tho Teutons' Du' TOT
our own As Weh' ehe Irredehta tne
unIeueemea provinces OF Ireht'ho' istria
ana DaimstM)' her very own Whose
peopie hao oeeh ciafhorihs lot the pho
teot on OF inc mother Government; that
'hey might speak IN tneir own language
worship III 'heir own language, use theH
own money i've uhder the laws they
sAnc'ioneo'
II ID quite true that there are many
saws NV ns IN tnose provinces now
pu' 1hey oio not emiGrato there They
were sent a coloniTs by the Austrian
government ana tney ruled with an
iron hahd' since there Id this large
population OF former Austr ans living
'here' the Italians are Wiling - sur
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WAR KNITTERs QUIT.
Comforts Committee OF Navy
League Discontinues.

Tho lady knitters have beaten the
Pence Conference to II. They have
ceased TO knit. This Is the reason given
yesterday by Mrs. Herbert L. Satterlee
chairman Of the comforts committee Of
the Navy League. for the official dis
continuance OF the committees work OF
providing wool for the knitters and send
ing the garments 10 the men IN the
service.
The grand finale incidentally. OF the
committees work will be a sale OF the
large stock OF wool still on hand in the
committees headquarters at io7 Mad.
son avenue on May all OF this wool
will be marked at below cost price and
sold 70 the first Corners. II will not be
obligatory for the buyers of this wool
to return II for the use OF the men still
in the service. but they can do 70 II
they no wish.
Our mail Is still full OF appeals from
men who will not leave the service for
months to come. soldiers, sailors and
aviators." said Mrs Satterlee. but the
falling of OF interest among the women
knitters has made 1t impossible TO sup
ply them. Those who wish 10 turn In
their garments later. for the coming fell
and winter. will receive notice OF the
collecting depot to which II should be
sent" ~
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Appeal for sunday schools.

This upbuildnE of Protestant Sunday
schools In the war stricken sections OF
France IL about to he begun on n arg
scale by the Interohurch Committee TO-
Christian Relief In France and Belgium.
which issued an appeal yesterday for
funds TO carry on the work. The Inter
church committee ~ cooperating with
tho United Protestant Committee OF
France In the work Contributions are
now being received at the lnterchurch
headquarters, 2S9 Fourth avenue. at the
rate OF $500 a day, but much more
money is needed II the plans now formu-
lated are to he completed successfully.
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The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

MINIATURE ALMANAC
Standard Tine
Sun rises. ....6.oo AN Sun Sets. ....7:tiP
Moon rises,....t:to AM
The foregoing table has been corrected -
the new artificial time.
For eastern New York, Increasing
cloudiness to-day. rain tonight and to-
morrow gentle to moderate south winds
For New Jersey. increasing cioudiness
to-day; rain tonight and tomorrow;
For northern New England. Increasing
cloudiness to-day; Tomorrow rain; mod
crate south winds.
For southern New England. Increasing
to moderate south winds
For western New York. rain to-day and
probably Tomorrow; little change In tenn
perature.
WASHINGTON. April a1---Pressurs has
southwestern New Mexico northern Utah
an0 northsrn Alberta. ana rains were quite
inrough ins west Gulf and Plain States
INTO the mississippi Valley and the upper
lake region. In the Ohio Valley, the lower
Pacific States the weather wa. fair.
~ considerably warmer in New England,
the middle Atlantic and Gulf States and
eTsao ana 'n Hri HpPsr Il. e.;
west high temperatures continue. Rain
may be expected quite generally east or
ne Mississippi River on Monday ans Tues
Tuesday. Temperature changes will not
be important.
Observations at United States Weather Bu-
r r stations taken Of p. N. yesterday.
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The BONDS Soldiers Have Paid 70 r

y hO houu5 coASAcHS heNc Hutu TO
THE SUN Is glad to print thus con-
sIlcuously the subJolned letter from
an authority on bonds owned by SOL
diers, but undelivered to them by the
Government:
ITO THE EDITOR OF THE suS-Sir:.
With reference to the attached clip
ping. which Is taken from the editorial
page OF the Issue OF THE SUN Of this
date, beg to advise you that evi-
IDENTIFY your representative misunder-
stood the statement made by some
one in the Army Building. New York
city. with reference to the place at
which enlisted men In the army who
had subscribed for Liberty bonds
should make application for the de-
livery OF such bonds.
1.-THE Bureau OF War Risk Insur-
Rnce Is part OF the Treasury De-
partment. and has nothing whatever
to do with the collection Of the SUBJ
soriptions o: the enlisted men In the
army for Liberty bonds or the de-
livery OF these bonds to the men.
This is a function that In entirely
under the War Department.
'"rhe writer Ia on duty In the
Adjutant-General's once at WASH
ington, d. C.. and is thoroughly
familiar with this subject.
You should advise all officers and
enlisted men who have made allot-
nents for Liberty bonds on which
they have completed their payments.
and where ths bonds have not been
delivered. that they should make APP
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A College Pamphlet which Might
Deceive Fosterlty.

The arrival of the first published
draft Of the so-cnlled Wilson covenant
In this country was the signal for the
composition, by a large number OF
amateur diplomatists, Of similarly i'm
pressive documents binding the future
conduct Of the world. This harmless
amusement seems to have been pur-
sued even earlier In at least one col
lege, the University OF North Carolina.
We have before us pamphlet, issued
by the class In English Of Of that
institution, which "is the product of
twelve weeks work" To say that 1t
imposes reparation penalties Of s19,-
coo, 900, 900 upon Germany. decides in
detail the division Of all disputed ter
ritory and establishes the United
States as mandatory for Armenia,
Albania and Mesopotamia gives but
an Imperfect picture Of the patient
labor Of President LINDSEY and his
young men.
We have only one criticism to make
Of this pamphlet. 1t might be the
innocent means Of deceivlng posterity.
II is so realistic that II the cover and
the title and foreword pages were re-
moved, or II they were rotted away
by time. an archnologist Of A. d. 89l9
might believe that he had come upon
a draft of the real thing. After the
title head. 1.-THE Peace Treaty. Includ-
Ing the Constitution Of the League of
States" the deliver into that past
which Is our present would come to
the Preamble, as follows:
The representatives Of the United
States Of America. Great Britain.
France. italy. Japan, Belgium, Bra
zil. China. Cuba, Greece, Guatemala,
Hsyti. Honduras. Liberia, Panama.
Portugal. Rumania. Serbia, Siam,
Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and Tur-
key. gathered In conference at Chapel
Hill. North Carolina, March rs. 1919,
for the settlement OF the problems Of
the late war between the Allied Pow
ers and the Central Powers. do hereby
agree to the following treaty for the
establishment OF peace"
Consider the possibilities. The his
torians of the SEVENTEEN century
might wonder whether they should
not throw out all references to the
Conference Of Paris and speak instead
Of the Conference Of Chapel Hill. Or
II might be urged that there were
rival peace meetings, each attended by
delegates from all over the world.
The distribution Of the pamphlet
can do no present harm. It's arrival
In Paris might cause smile among
the delegates from n dozen or so of
the countries named In the Preamble.
Gathered In conference at Chapel
HILL" they would read; and they
would be tempted to add, $50 far as
we. not Of the Big Three, are con-
cerned. we might as well be In that
pleasant place In rural North Caro-
lima, far from the strife Of Paris"
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An CID Su description Book.

A most interesting autograph album
Is the handsome book issued by the
Bank Of the Manhattan Company In
honor Of its 10th birthday. 1t was
In April. 1799. that AARON Burr and
his financial associates opened the
subscription book of the bank. the
charter Of which had been made pos
sible, in spite Of political opposition,
by the crafty AARoN's Inserting in It's
franchise joker which permitted the
Manhattan Company not only to pipe
water from the Collect Pond but also
to use its surplus capital for any other
enterprise not Inconsistent with the
law. The souvenir now issued Is a
reproduction of the sixteen pages
upon which the original subscribers to
the stock of the new bank set down
their names, the number Of shares
taken and the amount paid therefor.
On the first page are the names Of
the thirteen original directors, the
men who put up the $4,000 with
which the bank bought the house at
10 Wall street where 1t has thrlved
for q century and two decades: DAN
LUDLOW, JOHN. STEVENS, RICHARD
HAAlIsoN, PAscHAL N. SAITH, JOHN
BECOME, h. CAUBcH. AARoN BURR,
JOHN WATTS, JOHN b. Coles, WILL
IAN EDGAR. SAMUEL OsGooD. WILLIAM
LAIGHT and BBoCKHoLsT LIVINGSTON.
All but WATTS and LAIGHT subscribed
for 1000 shares each at $3.50 a share
The two exceptions took each 800
shares, OF all these men JOHN WATTS
wrote the clearest hand-a hand as
handsome as himself, and he and his
wife. JANE DE- LAsCEY that was were
! accounted the best looking couple In
! New York. BURR's Is the most eau
! tious chlrography of all; RICHARD
/ HARRIsoN's the most ornate, with
many hourishes and undertakings
LIVINGSTONE signature 10 as delicate
as II a womun had written II rather
than a soldier who had been with
ScHUYLER and ARNOLD. He signed
without using the "HENRY" with
which his name originally began. for
be had dropped It soon after the Rev
olutiOn. A more soldierly signature
than his Is the fist of SAMUEL OsGoop,
veteran Of Lexington and Concord,
member Of the Continental Congress,
first Commissioner Of the Treasury,
Postum ster General of the United
States, and the friend and c0rrespon-
dent Of WASHINGTON, JEFFERSON,
FRANKLIN and JOHN ADAMS.
Four or Ave Of the front page sub
scribers are remembered on this island
through streets named for them or
their families: WILLIAM EDGAR, who
then lived in Wall street and whose
name Ia borne by the shortest thor
oughfare In the city; DANIEL LUDLOW,
who was an Importer In Wall street
and who used to drive down In sum-
mer, four-in-hand. from his country
place on the East River; JOHN
BRooME, the merchant politician, who
. was member of the State Constitu.
tI0nal Convention OF 1777 and who
was elected Lieutenant-G Governor in
! 1904; WILLIAM LAIGHT, whose family
was one of the oldest and most pros.
. porous In Manhattan. Alas! There
r is not Laight in the city directory
, Of to-day.
: JoHN STEVENS was man of fifty
when he attached his name, and he
+ had forty good years to so. America
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TRADE BRIEFS.

Theye IL an excellent opportunity In
China for the sale OF railway material.
Buyers. however. nave been laborlng I'M
der great difficulties chiefly occasIoned by
che almost prohibitive cost OF railway sup
plies and inadequate shipping space for
their transportation.
Argentina continues to be undecided as
10 how It shall provide susc!ent revenue
20 meet Its needs. The custom house IL
stil the principal means OF nliinE the
treasury.
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The Canal street station of the
Broadway subway having been de-
prived Of It's interesting nsh pond and
streams, New York sportsmen must
look further aheld to take advantage
Of the now legalized Sunday fishing.
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The Tuncful Shave Of q Bay state Man.
From the Palmer Repister

FFOT" INC runner htVh'o'
Herb Davis recently had q shave to the
tune OF tho "Arkansaw Traveller" z. J.
Duncan had Mr. Davis all lAthered when
N. j. Dillon picked up the hddle. There
10 always a nddle in tho Duncan shop. as
the proprietor repairs them.
Those who are familiar with the well
known ArkansAn musical offering will
realize that Il goes too fast to be shaved
by. II 10 all right for the straight away
places down tho cheeks. but for under the
chin and where there are uneven places
in tho surface It does not At. Before he
fully realized It, Mr.. Davis was beating
time with both feet. Mr.. Duncan was
shaving him at the rate Of eighty hairs
to the note. and q couple OF other Gus
toners were doing tho buck and wing In
the corner. In tho hospital yesterday Mr.
Davis was stiii q little weak from loss Of
blood. In future he will be shaved TO the
tune OF AUD Lang syne" or Garry Ne
Back to Tennessee"
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That freedom OF the air" will soon
supplant freedom Of the seas" as an
important commercial slogan General
CRTcuLET OF the British Royal Air
Force does not doubt. But 1t would be
wise to fine out what the old phrase
means Def accepting the new.
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The tribute paid yesterday to the
men OF New York State who give
their lives in the war did not give
the measure OF our debt to them.
No ceremony could do that It was a
solemn recognition Of the existence of
that debt which must never be for
gotten and which never can DO paid.