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t : THE OltEGOX STATESXAHt HATUIUWY. JULY 20, 1018. r ; THE PRECOX STATESMAN t SATURDAY. JULY 20. 1018. ' . . . . - ' ' 1 ii : " i EDITORIALS OF THE PEOPLE (The Statesman la nleased to print communlcattona upon toplca of general interest at any time. There la scarcely any limit to the topics of "genera.! In terest." It is asked only that corre spondents refrain from personalities use care that nothing- te written meeting where the resolutions were adopted. Therefore his allusion to me should not be as a "eoconspiraior. since he relishes that term, but arcn conspirator." 1 plead guilty to dit ing engineered the whole matter and am proud of the part that I took in it. If I had the opportunity I wouia do the same thing over, ior n u had the result of acquainting iscn- with the fact that there is one body of patriotic and loyal citizens of this state and city who are not afraid of him or his dirty sheet and dirtier methods, and It will be a long time before he again offends in a like manner. As far as his intimations or gran and incompetence in the state print- . of a libelous nature. Letters must have line department are concerned, 1 can writer's name aad address, though net I nn i .av that anv one who Is ae- aecessarily for publication. Ed.) SEFTOX MAKES REPLY. GO EAST Through THE CANADIAN PACIFIC ROCKIES Mountain wonderland, beauties, and grandeur piled together in every rooixl and whim of utility na ture, fio through the heart of llis K;fty Switzerland in one reached only ' by the World's Greatest Transportation System The Canadian Pacific Railway ENJOY THIS SCENIC TRIP BY DAYLIGHT IT COSTS NO MORE Write or call for illustrated booklets on Canadian Pacific Service and also The Alaskan Service. B. E. Chace, C. T. A. ', Canadian Pacific Railway Company 05 Third Street J . Portland Oregon '3 WAR SUMMARY (By Tk Aitocioted Presa) Notwithstanding the fact tinat the Germans have thrown large rein-' forcements into the new battle line ' between 8oissons and the region of Chateau Thierry, they could not stem the onslaughts of American and the French troops. T Friday the Americans and French battered their way eastward into ihe deep triangle which has Solssons, Rheims and Chateau Thierry as its points. They withstood a terrible ' counter-attack on the plateau south west of Solssons, where the allied guns dominate this strategically im portant town. ' The gains Friday were carried to their greatest depth In the center, of the 25-mlle line and on the southern flank northwest of Chateau Thierry where the Americans are holding forth. J The fighting was particularly vio lent throughout the day around So lssons and in the region of Chaudun, where the Germans sent in large forces of reserves in an endeavor to push back the allied troops. Here the American artillery did notable 'work, killing or wounding many of the enemy and aiding greatly in stav ing off the Germans. "-- The Americans northwest of Cha tcau Thierry have driven in the line . upon the plateau north of Ronnes and i. to the height to the north of Cour- champs, the former position repre senting a gain of. three and a half miles from the point of original de parture at Torcy. While it Is. not possible as yet geographically to de limit with exactitude the gains made in the two days' fighting along the front by the French and Americans, St Is known that at its deepest point the penetration has reached approxi mately seven miles and that over the entire 25-mile front It ranges down In addition. & the infliction of. ex tremely heavy casualties on the en emy, the French and American forces up to the present have taken more than 17,000 prisoners, including two colonels with their chiefs of staff, and in excess of 360 cannon.. The offensive on the entire west ern front seems to have shifted to the allies. East and west of Rheims where the Germans, last Monday started a battle along a sixty-five-mile front from Chateau Thierry to eastern Champagne the enemy is now on the defensive on most of the sec tors where there is any fighting. Frl day saw the Germans lose additional ground along the Marne to the French and Italian troops. East of Rheims the Germans have not seen fit to resume the. fighting.. Southwest of Ypres the British have carried out another successful incursion into the German lines, cap turing the village of Meteren, a point of strategic value for observation purposes, while further' south Aus tralian troops gained ground. The two maneuvers cost the Germans nearly 400 men and made prisoner and the loss of a number of machine guns. 7 The American armored cruiser San Diego has been sunk off the Long isiana coast, it is proDaoie that a German submarine was responsible for the disasten ' The Cunard line steamer Carpath ia has been sunk by a German sub marine off the Irirsh coast and the British transport Barunga, carrying unfit Australian soldiers homeward, has also been sent to the bottom by an enemy underwater craft. ill AUTHORITY K NOT GOBBLED .ii ARBITRATION TO BE CARRIED OUT Railroad Administration Con cedes Commission's Right at Home Editor of The Statesman: As would be rematked in parlia mentary debate, I arise on the ques tion of personal privilege, and since, fortunately for the editor of the eve ning paper, I have no mouthpiece of my own to answer his malicious slanders. I ask that you grant me the space necessary for this communica tion. The continued outbursts of venom on the part of the editorial writer of the Evening Grouch, yclept the Jour nal, remind one of the ravings of a mad dog as he surges along the high way snapping at everyone in sight. I feel, however, like apologizing to the dog for the comparison, for a dog, unlike the public scold that mis manages the Journal, usually under stands when he is in the wrong and shows a proper repentence for his past offenses. -Fischer," like all of his ilk. evades the issue, and following the characteristics of the slimy octopus when his skin is punctured, squirts his inky venom into the clear waters of public opinion by resorting to ly ing attacks upon those who have had nothing to do with the matter under discussion. By carefully guarded lies and outright misstatements of fact he hopes to get out from under the weight of opprobrium that en velopes him. He has the audacity to tell the public that he merely criticised the "unprincipled leaders" of union labor and not the rank and file Itself. A reference to the article that has placed him on the defensive, even with that portion of the public that does not have any affiliation with or sympathy for the labor movement, will show that he is even a poor liar, as well as a malicious one, for he said in that article: "Next to the kaiser the nation's most dangerous enemy is union labor and its irresponsible and ' unprincipled leaders." In the urn arttclA hA also stated that ''the commercial telegraphers. like CLARK CLASHES engaged in war work, are for the kaiser unless their unreasonable de mands are met." This Is an indict nent of every individual member of inion labor, from the highest to the 'owest. and no evasion on the part of he editor of the Journal can clear bis skirts of the charge that he has vilified beyond recall millions of pa- 'rlotie and loyal citizens of the Unit ed States, any one' of whom is so far ibove blm from the standpoint of uanhood and every virtue that roes to make up a good citizen that there ' at a i4m f nr- iAmnflriAfi C a a w ... awi ,-..a a . i.i So . far as his personal attack Is concerned, I may add that every statement he makes in regard to the action taken by me in the matter of the withrdrawal of the union print ers from the Journal office is man ufactured out of whole cloth and Is the product of a diseased imagina tion. I am not a labor leader, never have been and never expect to be; and no one, not even my Immediate superiors in the state printing office. had anything to do with the initial move. ' I am a delegate to the Cen tral Trades and Labor Council from the Typographical Union, and wrote and introduced the resolutions adopt ed by that body, as well as the ones adopted by the Typographical Union later on. The Central Labor Council Is composed of men from every labor organization in the city, and is there fore a representative body. The Tes sa v nuaintoH with Arthur Lawrence, the state printer, knows that the con temptible subterfuge is only another of the many manifestations of venom on the part of Fischer to leach the executive branch of the state govern ment. I. hold no brief for either Governor Wlthycombe or Mr. Law rence, as both gentlemen are able to take care of themselves. DUl i ao say that an incompetent man finds him sef in disagreeable company and lasts but a short time In tne siaie printing office, as several of them have learned to their sorrow. The nrosent force is as efficient s can be found in any office In Salem or in Portland, and having followed the nrlntlng business for twenty-seven years, both as a Journeyman and em ployer, I feel tnat I am compeiem io judge of the capabilities of others, if not of, my own. Fischer has neither the courage a .1-11 akrf nor manliness io me u""1 charge of graft, but hiding behind such evasive expressions as proo- ably" escapes the libel law.- Ana since every member of the printing force in the state office has secured his situation according to the.ruies followed in ail union offices, by pri ority right, his statement that they secured their positions through po litical "pull" is a lie on Its face. If all of his charges in other Instances and against other Individuals are of the same degree of veracity as mis one. It is not to be wondered at that his paper has neither dignity nor in fluence with the intelligent ana thinking masses. Men like riscner are. no oouui, like' war, smallpox, measles and oth er excrescenses which are said to be the handiwork of God, necessary con comitants of an Illogical social an achronism, "necessary evils," as it were, created as a constant reminder tn man that there Is no limit to tne tionth nf degradation that may be reached by the human race. Respectruiiy yours. Fred L. Sefton. Salem, July 19, 1918. ) WITH TODD 4 (Continued from page one) CARS ABUNDANT, SAYSfADOO Director General of Railroads Makes Surrey of Portland Situation . rOKTLANO. July 19. William G. McAdoo. secretary of the treasury of the United States and director gen eral of railroads and his official par ty arrived today and made a compre hensive survey of terminals and con ditions here. Mr. McAdoo said the country now had an abundance of cars and locomotives and tnat tne railroads were well equipped to han dle the business of transportation of the country. There was no shortage of coal so far as it would be due to transportation of fuel, he said. It would be moved as fast as It is pro- d uced. Mr. McAdoo, following a confer ence of railroad heads of the north western district and with Regional Director It. II. Alshton. authorized an order by which the "North Coast Limited" train of the Northern Paci fic would be operated beginning July 28 over the Spokane. Portland and Seattle, the Northern Pacific and the Chicago and Northwestern railroads between Portland and Chicago. II. L. Corbett, president of the chamber of commerce of Portland, conferred with Mr. McAdoo on off short traffice out of this port and af ter the conference It was unofficially announced that Portland would try to secure the operation of steamers to Asiatic ports and that the rail roads would move traffic consigned to thla port. Mr. McAdoo visited the terminals at the mouth of the Columbia river this afternoon. Mr. McAdoo was accompanied by Mrs. McAdoo, Oscar A. Price, private secretary: Carl It. Gray director of operation, and Edward Chambers, director of traffic. R. II. Alshton. northwestern regional director. Join ed them here. Meet Airs. KHto, Who Is a Coroner .-; S' . 's- ' . - ' . f i . . - . A, r : ;V A i ; ' . v 1 rv r' - Vs Fifteen Millions Made Available for Highways State Highway Engineer Nunn has submitted to Governor Wlthycombe a statement showing the total of es timated available funds for highway improvement purposes contemplated by the commission for the five-year period 1917 to 1921 inclusive. The statement shows that from the several sources a grand total of 115. 058.500.12 will be produced. Since up to July 1. however. SI. 895.525.91 bad been expended the total amount available in the next five years will be $13,162,974.22. DIM. fA. UaMJi:Rr I olutidns which I speak of were adopt- a loiii ivi siauutiug- uuuuu i ed witbout a dissenting voice, unless Problems Made at Meeting With Disque v R. H.r Alshton, regional director for. the railroad administration, told members of the public service com mission in Portland yesterday that the administration will defer to the Oregon commission, relative to the policy of the latter on grade cross ing questions and also that it will not be necessary for the commission to surrender its Jurisdiction over in trastate traffic and short line rail roads that are not under control of the government. "Only two particular crossings were mentioned to Mr. Alshton," said Chairman Miller today. "These were the crossings at Divide on the Pacific highway in Lane county where the commission has ordered an overhead crossing, and that at .Votaw on the Yamhill division of the West side Southern Pacific linos, where the commission has ordered an underground crossing.' lie promised i to order both crossings. Mr. Alshton requested us to keep-expenses to a minimum, but said he would defer to our Judgment. He mentioned the necessity for economy at the ptfsent i time 'and emphasized the need of co operation of state commissions with the railroad administration to the end that nothing Interfere with trans portation of troops! and war materials "The question of Jurisdiction over Intrastate tiaffic was not taken up in detail because It is a legal matter. We told Mr. Alshton, however, that we expected to assume our ordinary authority over Intrastate traffic and abort line roads in the state and he agreed that thla would be proper." PORTLAND, July 19. Provision for arbitration affecting employes and employing lumbermen and log gers of the Northwest were framed here today when nearly 200 operat- stateg District Attorney Haney It may be said that they were hardly strong enough to suit the member ship. . Tuesday, the day following the publication of the contemptible artl cle in the Journal, and the day pre vious to the adoption of the resolu tions by the'lahor council, I made a trip to Portland at my own expense and took the matter up with United gaged. He insisted that thla was no time to enter upon a project which he asserted,-- entailed too .much ex pense and was of 'doubtful utility. Moreover, the school district now has an unused" school building on its hands, and that one or two projects have been attempted in the past and then abandoned. "He declared other institutions .had undertaken the me chanical department and found it an elephantine expense. Superintendent Todd came baca warmly with a reminder that schools in Portland and Washington cities had introduced the department and not only found it of practical utility but largely self-su porting. He sta ted that forty-two states of the union are now making use of the Smith- Hughes act. and reminded Clark of a former contention tnat tne ursi in stallment of the government money would practically cover the cost of a temporary structure, tws runner fact was cited that a government rep resentative had been on the ground and endorsed the project. As a final effort Mr. Clark ad vised delay tn letting the conts&ct ior a ouuaing unui a committee ui the board could visit other buildings of the kind and gather data of the cost. After some further discussion It, was moveA by R. C. Bishop that bids be advertised for. covering the fwo types of building, wood and con crete, the floor and foundations to be made of concrete suitable for i permannent building, said bids call Ing for the completion of the build ng not later than August 31. This motion carted. WASHINGTON. July 19. A ten per cent minimum income tax for in dlvlduals and corporations in Ilea of the present four per cent for indi viduals and six per cent for corpora tions, was favored at today's ex ecu tive session of the house ways and means committee, which Is drafting the new war revenue bill. No con clusion was reached, however. Low erlng the fixed amounts exempted from taxation also was discussed, but sentiment largely was In opposition 1r ors of Oregon, Washington, Idaho j Hariey decided that Fischer could not ttledlCal Men VlSlt Camp ana western Montana met witn col onel Brice P. Disque, commanding the spruce production division of the United States signal corps. The ac tion of this conference is considered A. ST .11 . m mm most eiieciive ana rar-reacning as a potential power for adjusting la bor problems. ine resolutions oeciare for a mu tual understanding of employes and employers; open shop; a basic eight - J M. nour nay, now ana alter tne war; a conierenee committee of employes from each plant to meet with enr plpyers and .a general committee named by Colonel Disque. Colonel Disque. Colonel Disque Is to act as solo arbiter. r i a f ioionpi. uisquo aeciarea tne ac tion was most important because "the employers have taken the em ployes into partnership." wniic our lads in r ranee are gaining a grrat victory in the world war for democracy, the spirit of de mocracy has won a signal victory in the lumber organization of the northwest and will be surely an -aid in winning the war." said Colonel Disque. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children In U so For Over 30 Years Alwci bears EigMtorcof aW5 ' . was Y CADET KLIEK-KILLED SAN DIEGO, Cal.. July 19. Al bert Melvin Emery, a cadet flier at tached to the aviation school at Im perial Beach, near 1ierc. was killed south of that rrtace late today, fall ing tnree thousand feet in a tail rpin. Emery was doing acrobatic flying at the time of the accident. His death was Instantaneous. Emery had almost finished bis course of flying Instruction, His home was in Washington state. , be reached through the .espionage act, for which he expressed regTet, but his condemnation of the "asinine and idiotic article," as he expressed it, and its more asinine and mentally unbalanced writer was extremely vig orous and to the point. Upon my return to Salem I called upon the president of the local union and showed him the clipping, which he had not seen. At my request, and also by his own inclination, he called a special meeting of the union for the purpose of taking action on re cent editorial appearing in the Cap ital Journal." This notice was post ed lq the Journal office, as well as the other offices In the city employ ing union men, and of course: Fischer saw it. Here enters the small Hand edness and petty duplicity of tjie In dividual, -fof,rt scenting trouble of some character, he wrote what he peased to call a "commendatory" ed itorial praising the International Typographical Union and published it, "hoping the.fby to forestall action by the men whose loyalty he had de liberately outraged. As recent events have shown, he" reckoned without his host, and could he have heard some of the remarks that were made at the meeting his ears would burn with shame, if such a virtue is still a part or his insignificant , entity. To my positive knowledge, and 1 atn willing to take oath as to the truth of this statement, no man ex cept myself, or set of men. politicians or otherwise, had anything to do with the matter from start to fin Ish. with the exception of the stale printer, who accompanied me to Port land, at my request, and who took but a secondary and inconsnicuons part in the proceedings, even at the on Last Day of Meeting CAMP LEWIS, Tacoma. Wash., July 19. The last day of a three- day session of the Tri-State Medical associations annual meeting was held here today when 472 physicians fiom Washington. Oregon and Idaho were in camp all day. The physicians and surgeons Ie- gan arriving ear'y this morning from Seattle where the first two days were spent, and spent the forenoon In observance of the methods used In the base hospital. This afternoon they met In the Y. M. C. A. auditor ium where short talks were given them by medical officers In camp on the general theme of the physil cx animation of recruits. .laier tney inspected the garage transfer station, the milk depot and in tbe tnlirn.ar.es. Ten Per Cent Proposed Minimum for Income Tax TAXKEH HAS :WM M EX. NEW YOItK. July 19. A tank steamship arrived at . quarantine at 10 o'clock tonight and reported that she had 300 men on board. They are presumed to bo survivlrs from the San IDego. NATIONAL LEAGUE At Cincinnati Score: R. II. Boston i 4 11 Cincinnati 6 S Rudolph and Wilson; Ring. Ja cobs, Regan and Wlngo. At Chicago- Score: R. II. E. Brooklyn 2 10 Chicago 0 2 Pfeffer and M. Wheat; Douglas Carter and O'Farrell. f i I1' p lit fV fiVV VvV- -U b Mrs. Lillian Kitto Is the coroner at Woodland, Cal.. her home. She can't understand why any one should be surprlrsed she has taken such a : place nor why she likes It. Other officials of her county say the is performing her duties as well af any of them. - - .. v. Score: New York . . St. Louis .... Sallee and Gonzales. McCarty; R. II. E. 2 10 1 .. 5 14 1 Ames and At Pittsburg Score: R. II. E- Phlladelphia 2 10 0 Pittsburg 3 4 3 Oeschrer. Davis and Adams; Corn- stock and SchmidL 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE j At Boston Score: R. II. E- Detroit 0 3 2 Coston 5 10. 0 Bailey and Spencer; Mays and Schang. At Washington Score: Chicago Washington Russell. .Benz. R. II. 5 7 C 12 Danforth E. 1 4 and Schalk: Plcinich. Ayers, Reese, Ilovlik and At New York St. Louis-New York game postpon ed; rain. At Philadelphia Score: R. II. E. Cleveland 0 3 0 Philadelphia .....2 3 0 Coumbe, Enzmann'and O'Nelllu; Watson, and McAvoy. I COAST LEAGUE At Los Angeles Score: Vernon Los Angeles Dell and Devormer; Lapan. R. IT. E ..4 C 1 . . 1 S 1 Fitter and BASEBALL GOSSIP Reds is reds. As In previous years the Cincinnati Reds started like a whilwind and then faded away before July 4. "Babe" Ruth, the Red Sox ham mering marvel, has chalked up el even home runs so far this season. The veteran Jesse Burkett Is pi loting a teatn of speedy roller! in the semi-pro field of New Eng land this summer. Rube larqnard. Brooklyn's flos sy twlriercertalnly has the number of his old team mates, the Giants this saason. Nearly all the members of the New Orleans teams have landed berths In the big yard since the closing of the Southern league. - From the way the Senators have been going of late-there doesn't seem much to be the matter with Clark Griffith's astlpmers. It begins to look as If the Pirates had seen their best days., at least so for as this year's campaign Is con cerned. The Cleveland Indians appear to be in good condition to start some thing, should the Red Sox or Yan- . kees hesitate In -the American Eagle pennant struggle. Despite of the fact that he had a ahot-to-pieces team with which to start the merry doings this year. Pat Moran has kept his Phillies well up In the race. The Boston BravePwere the first big league team to 7 play ' twilight baseball, their games at name betas scheduled to start at i o'clock. Pitcher "Hippo" Vaughn is hav ing one of the best years of his car eer on the mound, with considerable benefit to the Cubs In their race for the flag. The -gsme fight which the New York Yankees have been putting op is an excellent testimonial to tho abilities or Manager: Miller Hug gins. The St. Louis Browns were for tunate In annexing a string of vic tories In the early season, other wise their recent slump would have . landed them in the cellar. Bob Steele, the Pirate pitcher shipped to Kansas City, should prove a high' card for the' Blues In tht ir battle for the meArlcan Associated pennant. Captain Eddie Collins of the White Sox has averaged a pass to first per game so far, and 19-fit-tntpes of continuing the clever work up to the close of the big show. Even with their great record ot victories the Bridgeport Eastern league leaders can't afford to fal ter for a second. Right at their heels are New London and Protl dence and both going strong. Luzerne Players at Chautauqua Present "PLAYS OF OUR ALLIES" Artistic Arches Will Be Bailt on Streets DALLAS. July 111. (Special t" The Statesman) At a meeting or city council this week a resolution was adopted favoring tho construct ion of concrete arches over the mill race at the Intersection of Lvens. Church and Jefferson streets. The new concrete arches will .take the place of the old wooden ones which are considered dangerous to travel by the eouncilmcn. Bids on the con struction of the new Improvements will txt let at an early date and It 13 propopd to have the work com pleted this falL (tfW 1 iy.. v; Hays of Our Allies, one of the Ostnr renbara of the Chautauqua thla season, consists of four one-art drsmst taken from the best works of Ecr?xa d-TL lists. They truly depict the life and customs of our allied countries acrossthe Atlantic. The Lurerrs I-.) era. is-ier the personal direction of Luzerne West rot t CrandaTl. who will pre sent -Plays of Our Allies.- is a co-jpa-, 0f eer?eace4 artists, poees,!ng hlstronlc ability of a high order. Mr. Crandall was formerly Managlnx-rMrectw cf Us People'. LitUe Theater Company of San Diego ,nd is at present Instructor In Dramatics and Public PW.i at the Cveisity of Arizona. DnHnc the ranaraa-Callfornla Exposi tion in San Diego in 1916-17. Hi. CrvadalT compacl. presented several productions with unusual success for the Exposition management. - '