The New York herald., 1922-05-05
Franklin, Home on
Homeric, Says US.
Must Move Things
Mercantile Marine Head De-
clares Selling Powers Abroad
Must Be Stimulated.

p A. S. Franklin, head Of the Inter-
returned yesterday by the White Star
liner Homerie from a business trip
during which he inspected the new
White Star liner Majestic. biggest ship
in the world. fitting out at Southamp-
ton for her maiden trip to New York.
He said his observation had led him
to conclude that the trade of the world
would have to be revived before the
shipping business would be what II
should be. There can be no better
ment of the situation" he said, until
goods are moving again to all parts OF
the world. And this business OF NOV
ing things is Americas business, for
we are a selling nation and the United
States should do everything possible TO
stimulate her selling powers abroad.
And our efforts should be to help the
world so our outside markets can be
built up"
ID. w. Griffith. motion picture pro-
ducer, who has been six weeks away,
said he was working on his master
piece, which will cost S10,000.0 900 and
require several years to produce. Even
to start the Aim, the producer said,
would entail the expenditure of S5.-
900, 900. He described II as a "stu-
pendous lesson and propaganda against
war" and said 1t would be exhibited
on a lyceum circuit around the world.
Two well known men of England,
whose names he does not care to d.
vulge yet. Mr. Griffith declared. are
deeply interested in the peace Aim.
Af tta
Radio Corporation of America. back
from the European conferences of the
Commercial Radio international Com
mittee, said that big wireless stations
for the handling of commercial mes
sages would be erected at once in new
locations, particularly in South America.
Chief among the latter would be q
super-powered station. to be completed
next year, in Argentine, near Buenos
Ayres, capable of. transmitting and re-
ceiving simultaneously with similar sta
tions in New York, London. Paris and
Berlin.
Winchell Smith. author of 'Lightnin',' =
returned with Mrs. Smith and theii
Daughter and will attend the final per-
formance of the play Saturday night
Mr.. Smith said he was working on g
gambling play and that he had tried ou
at Monte Carlo, where he accumulated
local color, theory Of the luck of the
gambling hero. His system applied
to the tables personally. turned out tt
he like most, or all, OF the others-s
fine thing to lose by. The gambler ir
the play will have the same sort ot
a system.
Samuel ] Ballinger manager for AL
fred Dunhill Of London, Inc. arrived
10 open. what he said would be the
largest retail tobacco store in the worlt
az Forty-third street and Fifth avenue
An electric automaton, "Adolphus," will
smoke newly purchased pipes for pa
irons who do not care to hire long
shoremen to break them IN.
Others on the Homeric were Irving J
faylor, back from a successful huntinf
expedition on the White Nile; Johr
Tiller. English teacher of stage dane
ing; Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick H. Prince
from their villa at Pau: Col II. Cliff
ford Wallis. DR.. Melton Porras of tn,
Peruvian commission of the Anco,
treaty conference in Washington; Mrs
Rutherford Stuyvesant, Major and Mrs
George G. McMurtry, Mrs. Alexande
| Jowett. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick w. NJ
Hall. DR.. Abraham Flexner. DR.. Bash
ford Dean and Mr.. and Mrs. Richar,
| Cole