.THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 5, 1915.
ENGLISH LAUDED
FOB-WAR ATTITUDE
Edward Russell Accused of
Warping American View
by Misrepresentation.
HALF TRUTHS CALLED LIES
Itutli V right , Kauffman Describes
Conditions From Personal Ob
servation and 1'ecls British
Are Done Grave Injustice.
BT RTJTH WRIGHT KAUFFMAN.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4. Is there a def
inite intent on the part of certain per
sons maliciously to misrepresent Eng
land? As an American woman, not of the
first, second or third generations, who
has just returned from residence in
London and who has had exceptional
opportunities to see into the heart of
England, from persons of great impor
tance to persons of great poverty, I
feel I must try to put right a few un
warranted misunderstandings.
I have kept meeting, nearly every
day since my return. In newspaper
print, statements of one sort and an
other against England, and though I
do not wish to think these Inspired, at
least I believe that the fair-minded of
the American press will grant a hear
ing to the other side.
Russell's Attacks Answered.
"France says England is not doing
her share," says a correspondent of the
New York Evening Mail. " 'England
eaved France!' That's fine faking," de
clares Edward Russell in an article in
Pearson's Magazine. As one without
military knowledge, I cannot speak of
England from a military point of view;
but I know a good deal about her from
a human point of view, and what state
ments cf Mr. Russell's 1 shall attempt
to answer, I answer, knowing what I
am talking about.
"All the theaters are open and well
attended; money was never more plen
tiful nor spent more freely.
Children neglected and unfed while
their mothers lay drunk on the floor,
clutching the last shilling of a separation-allowance.
. . . The British
press, under the compulsion of the
wonden-headed censor, has been chiefly
engaged in misrepresenting to the
British people the actual condition of
their affairs."
AnNi-rtlotiK Declared False.
There is jUMt enough of the odor of
truth about this to give it the full
smell of truth. Yet It is false.
1 admire Charles Edward Russell's
work. All I can pit against the clever
writing of a good craftsman and an
efficient politician are the unvarnished
statements of fact.
t'envor Is Defended.
I know personally the "wooden-head,
ed" censor referred to. I spent, within
a few weeks, the better part of a
day in the country-house of the orig
inator of the British censorship. Sir
Frederick E. Smith. I had no reason
to doubt his word when he told me of
the feverish origins of a censorship in
a country whose press and private ut
terances have always been as unham
pered as our own. when, he gave me
Instances of the 70 ruinous cablegrams
fortunately stopped among others
doubtless that were legitimate in the
first week of the war. and hinted at
the prevention, through the efforts of
this careful supervision, of more than
one disaster similar to that of the
L.us!tania.
1 believe that he spoke truthfully
when ho said that there had never been
an attempt to keep back, from the
British ; ublic any more than from the
American, news other than that which
might directly benefit the enemy, and
that only in cases where suspicion rest
ed definitely on individuals had. pri
vate letters ever been opened.
Censorship Pound LJght.
That the British censorship has from
the start been lighter than that of the
other belligerent countries must be
well known; that censorship, in a coun
try where there has never before been
censorship. Is bound to make more mis
takes than censorship of long estab
lishment, is also certain: but it is un
fair to denounce an entire nation for
certain acts of stupidity of the tirst few
anxious weeks of war when most of
these mistakes have been corrected
and none would have been in evidence
except in a nation with a free press!
It is true that the theaters are
packed. But consider. More than half
the theaters of London are closed. The
actors are working at greatly cut sala
ries, and generally several times a week
play to charity houses. I counted at
the Lyceum, where I saw a melodrama
not long ago, the number of men in
one typical section of 3G chairs. Fifteen
were soldiers; there were only three
other men. These soldiers were con
valescents or men on leave. The
women and children with them. I
judged from appearance, were nearly
all members of their families.
People Declared L'nlted.
It is not true that every afternoon
the drilling of volunteers at Gray's Inn
is watched by more "slackers" than
attended by recruits. I have had occa
sion to go more than once to Gray's Inn
during my stay in London, as well as
i to Wellington Barracks and past other
drilling squares. Two or three persons
stop for five minutes to watch; these
persons are not young men; they are
women or nurses with babies or old
men.
Nor is it fair to say that London's
poor do not care and do not under
stand the grave dangers of war. I
have been through parts of the East
and youth of London, going from house
to house and asking questions of the
war. and everywhere I met the most
marvelous spirit of courage, enthusi
asm and unselfishness Time and
ttuain, among London's poorest. I have
been led into the smal rooms to see
the photographs of the sons or hus
bands in uniform, to see the babies
left behind, or the baby that "daddy"
lias not "yet set eyes on." to hear from
mothers and wives, with tears in their
brave eyes, stories of their sons' or
husbands' heroism.
It is true that the government pays
nn allowance to the families no
longer supported. buta large part of
this allowance usually Is sent by the
families to the soldiers to provide
them with extra comforts, and the
cost of living is of necessity increased
by war conditions. There Is the
spirit of work everywhere. Far from
drunkenness and. luxury, work, which
Is not sister to ease, predominates.
There is no luxury in England now,
not even among those poor who have
been spoken of as rolling In the wenlth
of $5 and $6 a week of government
maintenance. Let any fair-minded
American who wishes to talk authori
tatively of the present condition of
London's poor, do as I did. go from
door to door and really learn of these
women: no obstacle was set In my
way: none will be set In his.
There always has been a dissolute
type of London woman that has wisps
of hair sticking out and she always
bus frequented the bar-rooms, she the
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GENERAL VOX BESELER.
Riga, Russia's most important port on the Baltic, must be taken at all
costs, and the German general staff has assigned General von Beseler, the
conqueror of Antwerp and Novo-Gtorgievsk. and known popularly tn the
fatherland as the "Battering: Ram," to smash his way through the Russian
lines and capture the city. The latest announcement from Berlin says that
he is battling: for the possession -of Friedrichstadt, about 20 miles Bouth of
Riga. General von Beseler was la3t mentioned as Governor of all Russian
territory occupied by the Germans and duo to his former triumphs he was
placed in command of the campaign against the Russian port.
hopeless middle-ager outgrowth of de
cayed pleasure; but she is not typical,
and she is not the result of the war;
she has nothing to do with the war,
and there is no more of her than there
used to be. Rather what one sees is
that poor and rich alike are working
themselves nearly to . death, adding
to their former actual duties some
voluntary service of patriotism,
whether sewing, nursing, making res
pirators or n only scrubbing floors,
with no thought of Reward other than
a spiritual reward.
No BitterneMs In Evidence.
Everybody helps. Everybody Ih
busy, is luxury ever busy?
The most wretched of these people
have their personal affections and havi
made their sacrifices: it is no joy that
those dearest to them are in constant
danger; their only Joy, while they wait
and work, is to read aloud, over and
over, the scanty letters, to show post
cards and trinkets sent home, to ex
hibit a rumpled clipping from "The
News of the World" in which General
French has mentioned the courage of
their son's regiment, and to speak, not
with bitterness but with horror and
amazement, of their enemy. I never
heard a word of bitterness against the
Germans.
Nor is there any whining.
"My son," said one dear old woman
to me after she had apologized for the
stove-Jilacking on her hands, "is in the
submarine. You don't get to learn
much from the submarine: it wouldn't
do."
The tears of love and anxiety were
in her eyes.
"Aren't you just a little sorry you
let him go?' I tempted.
"Oh, no. Miss. Yqu see," she said
confldentialy, felt ' 'ad to go.
That's what e felt- ,
And the neglected and unfed chil
dren? I went with Will Crooks,
member of Parliment and beloved
labor leader, through the worst streets
of East End London, where dock
laborers and casuals live. It was a
Sunday morning. Then, If ever, the
children would be neglected while
their parents or parent, for the
father has generally gone might be
supposed to sleep off Saturday night's
drunk. Not much. Poverty stared at
me, but it was not apathetic poverty.
Where the children were ragged, their
faces were clean, their hair was tightly
plaited, a ribbon was around their
waist or a necktie at their collar:
there was something to indicate a
spirit of attention. As Mr. Crooks put
it:
"Somebody cares." Somebody cared
very much even here.
T fart ft Excites Wonder.
It has been said that nobody knew
how rich England was. The English
themselves have been astonished at
what they have learned of their own
wealth. The poor who have been
thought thriftless have come forth
with their weekly pennies for this
charity and that, have done their share
toward the war loan, have contributed
to their own hospitals, to the Bel
gians" sustenance, to the French Red
Cross, to the Serbian stamping out of
contagion ; the middle-class have dug
deep in their pockets and brought out
for patriotism hoarding that they would
not have dreamed admitting the ex
istence of for personal benefits ; the
eight bands of professional musicians
in London are supported entirely by
voluntary contributions as are the rest
rooms, the canteens for training sol
diers and munition-workers, the cof
fee and tea and sandwiches in all the
stations where soldiers return from
the front. As for the very well-to-do,
I have seen many instances of their
unbounded charity and self-sacrifice,
and I think particularly of what the
Countess of Essex said to me of din
ner parties.
"There are no dinner-parties," she
said. "When, after one's work, one
happens to dine among a few friends,
the dinner means soup "or" fish, no
soup 'and' fish; means meat and a veg
etable, and a sweet 'or' a salad: thatls
all!"
Truth is often a matter of color: If
you paint a white man u. good shade
of brown, you may even fool people
who have never seen the real thing
into believing he was born a negro.
But I cannot help believing that we
Americans are honest enons-h - wnt
to wash off the paint.
GAME "GUARDIAN" DUE
SEW YORK ZOO DIRECTOU TO TELL
OK rHESERVATlO.V PLAN.
Campaign Launched to liaise Perma
nent Mild Life Protection
Fund of 11100,000.
William T. Hornaday, director of the
New York Zoo. who will deliver a lec
ture at the Central Library next Sun
day night, believes "in the building of
a great perpetual-motion machine for
the preservation and increase of wild
life throughout the United States for
the next 200 or more years.'
For the accomplishment of this pur
pose, ' Mr. ilornaday two years ago
launched a campaign to raise a perma
nent wild life protection fund. The
fund will contain 10"0,000. and the in
come from this amount will be used to
carry on the work originated by Jlr.
Hornaday. Close to $S0,000 already has
been subscribed, and of that amount
only 10 per cent has come from the
sportsmen of the country, demonstrat
ing the fact that others besides the
sportsmen of the country are interested
in the protection of game.
The benefits of the permanent fund
will touch not only the United States,
but all North America, and upon urgent
occasions will lend a hand abroad.
The first great cause that this fund
has inaugurated is the plan to enact a
Federal law for the creation of a great
number of wild life sanctuaries In the
National forests. The plan has re
ceived the approval of the officers of
the United States Forest Service and
the Biological Survey.
To explain his plan for the with
drawal of portions of the National For
ests for game preserves. H)r. Hornaday
will visit Portland. While in this
Western country Dr. Hornaday will de
liver lectures in Minneapolis, Denver.
Cheyenne, Salt Lake City, Pocatello,
Helena, Seattle, San Francisco, Los
Angeles, Pasadena, Tucson, Albuquer
que and Portland. He will present the
bill to Congress early in December.
NAVAL HONORS TO BE GIVEN
Officials Plan Funeral for Victims
of Submarine K-4.
HONOLULU. T. H-, Sept. 4. Burial
with naval honors here of the dead of
the submarine F-4, whose bodies have
beeri recovered, is being planned by
Navy officials. The date of the funeral
has not yet been set.
Search . yesterday and today of the
hulk brought forth no more bodies,
nor have any further identifications of
those already recovered been made.
Whether the body of Lieutenant Louis
Alfred Ede, commander of the F-4, is
among those recovered has not been
determined.
Little credit is given by the members
of the board of inquiry investigating
the accident to the F-4 to the report
that the F-4 type is to be withdrawn
from the service.
BELGIAN WOMAN IS FREED
Wife of Minister of Justice Let Go
on Request of King of Spain.
GENEVA, via Paris. Sept. 4. Madame
Carton de wiart. wife of the Belgian
Minister of Justice, who was arrested
in Belgium late in May and sentenced
to three months' imprisonment, charged
with corresponding with her husband,
has been released.
After Madame de Wiart's arrest in
Belgium, it was stated that she had
been taken from that country and
placed in prison in Berlin. It was an
nounced last night from Havre that in
deference to a wish expressed by the
King of Spain. Madame de Wiart would
be released from prison but would not
be allowed to return to Belgium,
R
WARRING m
PLAY BIG STAKES
Influence of Balkan States
Vital and Allies Issue
Warning to Bulgaria.
GREEK PROTEST WINS OUT
Germany Korced to Realize if Rela
tions AVltli United States Were
Cut Off It Slight Have Great
Moral Effect in Balkans.
BY JOHN CALLAN O'LAUGHUS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. A great dip
lomatic game, ' involving . the Balkan
I states, which undoubtedly will have a
potent lnnuence upon the result or the
European war, is being played by the
belligerent powers.
That game Involved the United States,
though the American people have been
only slightly aware of It, as a result
of developments growing out of the
submarine controversy, now so hap
pily settled by Germany's surrender.
Germany was forced to realize that
if this Government broke off diplo
matic relations a moral effect would
be produced in the Balkans which
might cause those nations to join the
allies. She had comparatively little
to fear from this country, but she ap
preciated the powerful assistance her
enemies would receive from a union
with the Balkan peoples. So one of
her reasons for abandoning the meth
ods of submarine warfare to which the
United States objected was the Balkan
situation.
Developments of Great Interest.
The developments in the negotia
tions with the Balkan states are there
fore of direct interest to the American"
people. They are necessarily of greater
importance to the belligerents.-
The Oregonian correspondent has
learned the facts in connection with
these negotiations.
Shortly after the German and Austro
Hungarlan forces began their tremend
ous drive into Russia the allied powers
approached Bulgaria and asked what
compensation she would desire in order
to Join them.
Bulgaria's Course Doubtful.
Up to that time Bulgaria had been
pursuing a policy inclining to the
central powers. Unaware of what she
would do and apprehensive that she
might throw in her lot with Germany
and Austro-Hungary, she . paralyzed
Greece and Roumanla. Neither of these
countries cared to enter Into hostilities
with their flanks exposed.
The allies understood there was basis
for this fear. So, during the month of
July, they sought to dissipate it by se
curing the support of Bulgaria.
The Bulgarian government responded
with a demand for- territory from
Serbia, Roumanla and Greece. It de
clared that its Jurisdiction should be
restored to the boundaries fixed by the
treaty of London, which concluded the
first Balkan war against Turkey, some
years ago. . .
Trio Refuse to Accept Demand.
The allied powers transmitted the
Bulgarian communicatici.. to the Greek,
Serbian and Roumanian governments.
These three governments proved un
willing to acquiesce in the Bulgarian
proposals.
In the meantime, the central powers
forced Turkey to suggest a railroad
concession, earnestly sought by Bul
garia, and a part of Turkish Thrace.
Bulgaria was and is In the position
of being prepared to support the high
est bidder.
Greece Protests LoadlT-
Greece particularly protested against
the suggestion that she should sur
render the Kavala region to Bulgaria.
. The Greek government and people
felt the allies should not have asked
them to mako any such concession.
Their attitude, from the beginning of
the war, has been that of benevolent
neutrality toward the powers of the
entente. In their opinion this surely
deserved consideration.
The powers replied the"y were not
seeking to force Greece to join them
against her will or against her inter
ests: that they submitted the Bulgarian
proposals merely for her consideration.
The Greek reply, which is described
as a masterly document, pointed out
that if the territory desired by Bul
garia were given to that nation It
would secure a preponderance of power
in the Balkans. Moreover, the inhabi
tants of the Kavala region are of the
Greek race and of Greek civilization.
To surrender them to an alien people
would be contrary to the high princi
ples of the Greeknation.
Kavala's Position Vital.
Moreover, Kavala dominates the
Greek port of Saloniki on the Aegean
Sea. That port would be useless if
Kavala were in the possession of Bul
garia. Greece pointed out. moreover,
the vagueness of the compensation
proposed elsewhere by the allied pow
ers. It was generally understood that
Greece was to receive territory in the
vicinity of Smyrna, Turkey; hut Italy
has 'control of the Aegean Island off
the Turkish vc-ast there.
Those who have seen the Greek "note
say, that it was the final word of the
Greek eovsrnment: that oven the new
Prime Minister has acquiesced In its
declaration, and that as a result Greece
will not Join the war if she has to give
compensation to Bulgaria.
Roumanla an Serbia are more will
ing than Greece."" according to published
reports, to make concessions to Bul
garia. In well-informed circles, how
ever, it is regarded as exceedingly
doubtful ,that these concessions will
be as extensive as desired by Bulgaria.
Bulgaria Gets Warnlns.
The allied powers have notified Bul
garia that if she' should enter into a
treaty wiih Turkey tney will regard
it as an unfriendly act.
It is probable, under the circum
stances, that Bulgaria wl:i not s'sn
the treaty. The powers are applyirg
pressure to Serbia and Roumanla and
will make further representations to
Greece to induce tliem to meet Bul
garia's vishes.
If the Balkan States should jcin the
allies, it follows tha; the capture of
Constantinople ind the Dardanelles
will be speedily accomplished. Such a
result is of great moment to the allies.
With the Dardanelles in their posses
sion. Russia will be able to ship out
hfr excess cereals oni other products,
and import munitions of war. of which
she is in sad need.
King Pardons Italian Deserters.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30. A spe
cial amnesty or pardon to all Italians
who are deserters under the military
and naval laws of Italy has been
granted by King Victor Emmanuel,
according to advices received at the
Italian consulate from Rome. Under
the royal order, all deserters under 28
years old will be pardoned on the con
dition that they will Immediately en
list in the present , war. and all de
serters more than 28 years old will
be unconditionally pardoned whether
they serve or not.
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MILL WILL REBUILD
W. H. Eccles Lays Plans After
$100,000 Fire Loss.
EMPLOYES ALL FIND WORK
Early Moruing Blaze at Baker City
by Heroic Work or Firemen Is
Kept From Spreading to Million-Dollar
Lumber Yards.
BAKER, Or., Sept. 4. (Special.) Be
fore the fire that destroyed the plant
of the W. H. Eccles Lumber Company,
with a loss of nearly $100,000, was com
pletely extinguished early this morning",
V. II. Eccles, president of the com
pany, announced that because of the
great rush of orders the plant would
be hurried, to reconstruction' so that
it would be running: again within three
weeks.
He also plans to use all employes,
who otherwise would be thrown out of
work becauee of the fire, in the con
struction work so that they will not
lose a day's work. Pespite tfeat the
plant was uninsured and was therefore
a total loss, Mr. Eccles plans to spend
$ 50,000 on a planing mill and box fac
tory at first, o that it can be turning
out lumber, and later add the other
improvements while the planer is run
ning. The company saved 1,200,000 feet of
lumber in its yards and this will be
shipped out at once to fill pressing or
ders. Construction of four miles of
railroad to new timber land and ths
company's sawmill at Austin will not
be stopped, .because the new Baker
planing mill will have a capacity of
100,000 feet a day and the Austin mill
turns out only 60,000 in that time.
By heroic work firemen and citizens
prevented the blaze, which started at
12:20 o'clock this morning when a spark
from the boiler-room ignited the saw
dust pile, from spreadng to the entire
South Baker district with its more than
$1,000,000 in plants and lumber. The
Eccles plant burned like tinder and
the planing-mll, box factory and lumber
eh.eds were wiped out in an hour and
a half. Six O.-W. R. & N. boxcars, two
loaded with lumber, were also lost.
eal age. and M"iss -Mary Albano. 17 years
old, hoh of Portland.
RICHARDSON' - RICHARDSON Sylac
Richardson and Mrs. Georgia A. Richardson,
both of legal age and of Portland, remar
ried. MILLER-GRANT Charley Miller, and
Miss Eva Gram, both, legal age, and of Ev
erett, Wash.
ZETZ-LOPER DanlI I. Zetz and Miss
Mamls F. Loper, both of legal age, and
both of Vortland.
FREEUAX-BARR James L.. Freeman, of
Portland, and Mias Mary E. Barr, of Esta
caria, Or.
EDWARDS-KINGST.EY Charlea R. Ed
wards and 'Mis Maude Klngsley. both of
Portland.
W'HiTESEL-COX Warner V. Whltesel. of
Blue River. Wis., and Miss Margaret L. Cox.
of Vancouver.
DAILY - CITY STATISTICS
Marriage Licenses.
RANEY-STANLEY Charles H. Raney, 30,
Gresnam, Or., and Myrtle E. Stanley. 22,
Gresliam, Or.
FEXTKESS-COTTER Carroll T. Fentress,
S2, Elton Court, and Marie I Cotter, 20,
tiT.'i Ollsan street.
LUCAS-BUTTS Fred R. Lucas, 22. Ore
gon City, Or., and Ethel Anna Butts, 21.
65'. East Forty-fifth street North."
MUSCH A.LIK-HOL.LADAY Richard F.
Muschalik, 21, 84 Preacott street, and Char
lotte V. Holladay, 10, 1435 Mallory street.
JONES-BAXTER I. A. Jones, legal. 946
Milwaukee street, and Elva Baxter, legal,
au:t Fifth street
ES1BRY-BAUMAXN Dr. M. W. Emery,
legal. Good Samaritan Hospital, and Olive
Margaret Baumann, legal. 1815 East Everett
street.
ELSTEAD-AASLI Olaf N. B. Elstead, 27,
3S9 North Twenty-fifth street, .and Gudruu
Aasll, 2t, Gl." Pettvgrove street.
HENSHAW-HEXSHAW Fred Henshaw,
legal, 175 East Thirty-fifth street, and Etta
Henshaw, legal, same address. '
Births.
FISHFR To Mr. and Mrs. Hayden S.
Fisher. ti20 Forty-fourth street Southeast.
August '2'.i. a sun.
EHLERS To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ehjers,
213 East Eightieth street North, August
2ti. a son.
FRIZZ ELL To Mr.' and Mrs. porter T.
Frfzzell, Rickreall. Or.. August 2"4, a son.
BURTON To Mr. and 'Mrs. Charles Bur
ton, ti? East Thirty-eighth street, August
2 i. a d a u 2 h t e r.
TAYLOR To Mr. and Mrs. Carl V. Tay
lor, city. August SO, a daughter.
BASE -To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Base.
S."5 East Forty -eighth street. August 31, a
daughter.
SMITH To Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Smith.
S3J Glenn avenue, Angust 30. a daughter.
FEARU-LEY To Mr. and Mrs. William H.
Fear u ley. Myrtle Point, Or, August liO, a
daughter.
LABBK To Mr. and Mrs. Charles H.
Labbe. 4J3 Vista avenue, August IS. a son.
LIVELY To Mr. and Mrs. Karl V. Lively.
47.3 East Twent y-fourth street North, Aug
ust 17. a son. i
VAVGHAN To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Vaughan, .V70 East Twenty-third street
North. Aiirust 30, a daughter.
SCHVLD To Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Fchuld.
B11s Station, Or.. AUKUSt Sfl. a dauKhter.
HErTMAX To Mr. and Mrs. Edward C.
Hetttnan. 4S3 Sixty-third street Southeast,
August 2. a daughter.
ROPER To Mr. and Mrs. Leroy S.
Roper. SS22 Sixty-third street. August 25,
a son-
EMERSON To Mr. and Mr, diaries J.
Kmerson. 6738 Whitman street. August 21.
a son.
Vancouver (Wash.) Marriagre Licenses.
LOOP-COOK Carl W. Loop and Miss
Elizabeth M. Cook, both of legal age and
both of Portland.
fETRASEO-ALBAXO Tony Petrasso. le-i
THE DALLES PAPER IS SOLD
Clarence Hedges Takes Over the
Chronicle, H. G. Miller Retiring.
THE DALLES, Or., Sept. 4. (Spe
cial.) A deal which -was concluded
yesterday transferred the ownership of
The Ualles Chronicle to Clarence
Hedges, for many years one of the
leading newspapermen of California.
H. G. Miller, who has been publisher
of the Chronicle for many-years, will
retire from the business. Ben R. Lit
fin, advertising manager, and H. T.
Hopkins, editor, who have been asso
ciated with Mr. Miller, will remain on
the paper.
Mr. Hedges was Introduced to tire
newspaper game in Salem and Forest
Grove, Or., in the early seventies, and
also was connected w:th Portland
papers. Going to California in 1881,
he becarrfte superintendent of the plant
of the Fresno Republican.
The new Chronicle owner is the
father of C. G. Hedges, a cement con
tractor of this city.
HIGHWAY INSPECTION DAY
Tomorrow. Special trains leave Union
Depot 9 A. M., stopping along the high
way. Hound trip, 65 cents. Tickets at
Union Depot Adv.
CANAL READY FOR FOE
GE.VERAL. GOGTUALS ADVOCATES
. "OSB.MAN" RILE 1" ZOXH.
Danger From Slides Said to Be About
Over Military Well Prepared to
Withstand Armed Enemy.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4. Major
General George W. Goethals, Governor
of the Panama Canal Zone, told today
of the need for enlarged terminal facili
ties, and advocated a " one-man " form
of government for the zone. He de
clared the canal capable of defense in
war.
"There are those who believe we will
never have a great war," General
Goethals said, "but the military believe
otherwise, .and. through the efforts of
the military, the canal will be well
protected against any possible armed
foe when the present plans are com
pleted." .
General Goethals said that he be
lieved the trouble with slides was
about over. By 1916, he said, the canal
would be clear and he said he did not
fear any further slides.
He advocated a continuation of the
" one-man " form of government for
the canal zone.
"An executive head of more than
one," he said, "would be a failure in
the zone." One man would dominate
a commission, he said, "and there would
be trouble among the commissioners."
Woman lYoni' War to Take Pulpit.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 4. (Spe
cial.) In the First Congregational
Church. Mrs. Carrie W. Allen will de
liver a lecture on the great European
war Monday, iSeptember 6, at 8 P. M.
Mrs. Allen has been traveling for the
past six months In Europe among the
warring nations, and she is said to
come with a story that entertain, in
striictg. startles and inspires.
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