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The Lake County times., 1918-07-13

be obvious 20 all II required time and
opportunity 10 study the situation froi1
every angle so sas 10 be sure. In the
end. that they had given due weight tr
all Of the perplexing phases Of th-
problem
TO Spare NO Pains.
While these studies We're being made
the Red Cross was convinced that II
would be wise to spare no pains To be
ready for any demand that might be
made upon Il. and While we have in
creased our knowledge of the problem
month by month, the tremendous pre-
ducticn OF all these useful articles has
been going on i'm every part Of the coun-
Try SO that We have thus far been able
90 not only meet I'm enc way or another
all OF the demands upon he Red Cross
from every quarter. but have at the
Same time, been able TO do one further
thing which we consider essential That
is the creation OF great stocks OF neoes-
sary articles So that emergencies-and
emergencies are the rule Of war-nlight
always md us ready.
Everything SO far produced IS Of posi-
tive value This is war OF such tre-
mendous proportions that * seems al
most impossible ever to figure on having
too much of anything connected with
ITS conduct, particularly Of those things
which tho Red Cross chapters produce.
If there was no limit 10 the amount
of war material available I'm the country
and the shipping space which might be
used % transport the completed articles
70 the point OF need the policy OF almost
unlimited production might be justified
But there rs a limit and very definite
limit 70 resources, both Of material and
transportation. and SO it is not only
wise but necessary that we put the
entire production as rapidly as possible
on the basis of our best estimates Of the
most urgent needs so shat while We
care for Red Cross requirements ade-
quately we may At the same. time be
conserving the country's resources OF
material and IT'S transportation facilities
now SO sorely tried.
Tho situation Today.
Surgical dressings. The rate al which
surgical dressings have been produced
has been constantly increasing and Is
now at n point higher than our esti-
mates Indicate as necessary for some
months 70 come. This rapidly increas-
Ing production has strained the capacity
y tho manufacturers OF raw materials
The Lake County times., 1918-07-13

Rays knowledge of architectural
draughung makes him of added value
around the motion picture studio,
where bis suggestions as to interior
decoration of sets are always well
coined. When he is not appearing be
fore the camera the popular young
star may most always be located in
the architects room working out some
new idea. His most notable achieve
ments in this direction are said TO be
presented in his new Paramount pic
ture. The Claws of the Hun" which
allows particularly for novel settings
The Lake County times., 1918-07-13
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y ne same disciplined effort which ha
met the needs Of tho past year VII
answer The new demands The wone
Of tn country must expect 10 respor
70 sudden change in orders and 10 &C
cept frregularity in supplies as thes
are necessary outcome or war de
mands and war conditions. 1t is pre-
+ cisely this ability to respond 10 tn
/ situation. be It what it may. no matte
how confusing 70 previous plans an,
IDEAS. that makes the Red Cross a de
pendable and efficient force for winnin.
tho war
/ Other Eed Cross Activities.
We arc not attempting in this lette,
g cover tho situation with respect r.
many other important Red Cross actfvl
ties Of the chapter. the hove service ane
the canteen service and work Of The
actual Administrative affairs of the chan.
ters. neither have We made any atten,n,
- forecast some of the newer forms ot
activity. such as reclamation 81 sol
1iers' clothing. While all Of these mat
ters are OF first Importance. We are con
hning ourselves IN this letter To chapter
rrs ducsion.
Your chapter viii be asked hv this
office 20 produce definite quantities OF
certain articles. These auofnents VIII
be changed from time TO time as we
receive further estimates of REQUIRE
tae1ts from national headquarters. and
5ou are urged on all accounts to con
line your production to these definite
allatnents and to secure your materials
through our division supply warehouse.
1Gu are particularly requested not TO
purchase through outside sources any
OF the materials We carry In stock. even
though you may at times be able to get
more expeditions deliveries thereby
he reason for this request is that the
government has agreed to allow US 10
participate in purchase of eauze. cotton
cutting flannel and such staple materials
At the prices paid by the government
and on practically the same terms OF
delivery. only with the specific under
standing that chapters would refrain
from outside purchases OF these ma
terials. This condition IS imposed be-
cause such purchases tend TO demoralize
market conditions and make more dtf-
helit the government task CT regulating
the manufacture and marketing of these
staple materials.
It IS hoped that this long letter may
convey very clear understanding of the
difficult problem which confronts Us
and the spirit in which we are trying
70 meet it.
There has been nothing finer than the
unselhsh snd devoted way that the
women Of the country have given OF
ths+r time and skill IN making Red
Cross aid dependable. We appreciate
that work done in this way lacks some
thing of the personal touch which comes
from working for particular fnstttu-
ton. or for a particular group of people
abroad. or in the field. We.are none the
less sure that the basis on which. broad
y speaking. we are attempting to han
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urged by someone. who has had a lin
tied experience abroad. as superior to
the Red Cross standard. Our standards
are. however, meeting the test of real
service every day. The goal which we
have set is not a visionary one. but we
have hard practical war facts TO face
We are confident that every loyal
The Lake County times., 1918-07-13

die the matter IS the only practical one.
Our standards are based on first hand
knowledge and careful observation Of
people who are right on the gground.
We hope 70 change our standards as
little as possible; we hope 70 have them
as simple as possible. Other patterns
OF a particular thing are sometimes
The Lake County times., 1918-07-13

member Of the Red Cross will do the
utmost to promote the efficiency Of the
organization SO that We may continue
- be the greatest relief agency operat-
ing in the war.
Yours very truly
F. E. ABBOTT.
Director Bureau of Development
The Lake County times., 1918-07-13

Arrangement of cover on crock
containing fermented vegetables.
Note the use of parafhn, board and
cloth, says the National War Garden
Commission of Washington, which
will send any reader of this paper a
free canning and drying book for a
two-cent stamp to pay postage.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18

There are still those who balk at
"Yanks" or "Sammies" as nicknames for
the A. E. F. "The Providence Journal"
not only balks but tenders a worthy SUBJ
stitute, "The Avengers, which it urges
as true Characterization of our cause.
1t would be hard to find more accurate
word. 1t is free from the taint of re-
venge, Of harming out of personal re-
sentiment; it expresses we'll the spirit of
burning Righteousness that sends us forth
to plain, bloody, horrible war;" that the
future of mankind may be made safe.
But will the tongues of the Allies accept
Avengers? Alasl That is another
matter. Nicknames are thing beyond
wisdom or truth or accuracy. We can
only cast vote of approval for "Aven-
gers" and trust to fate.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18
To July 1, 1918, none.

1t will be observed that to acquire own
ership Of the tubes at the maximum price
in the manner recommended by the Con-
gressional commission will involve a fur
ther expenditure of $1O,260,747, which the
department considers unnecessary. In fact,
it would cost more than this, as it IL we'll
recognized that the cost of operation of
the tubes because Of war conditions will
be materially increased over the estimates
of the engineers.
In letter dated August 19, 1915, ad-
dressed to Joe P. Johnston, chairman of
the department commission to investigate
the pneumatic tubes at that time, Mr..
Ames, the president of the American Pneu-
matte Service Company, stated
GAS president of the American Pneu-
matte Service Company, which controls
the New York Pneumatic Service Com
pany, Boston Pneumatic Transit Com
pany, Chicago Postal Pneumatic Tube
Company and st. Louis Pneumatic Tube
Company, acknowledge receipt of copy
Of the order Of the honorable Postmaster
General" etc.
Which shows clearly that the American
Pneumatic Service Company controls the
pneumatic tube service in the cities of
Boston, Chicago. New York and St. Louis
In letter addressed to Mr.. Johnston, as
chairman of the department. committee, BY
Mr. John E. Milholland, under date of Oc-
tober 8, 1915, in referring to ex-senator
Mason, he stated:
"He was asked to see Senator Lewis by
Chicago member Of the American Pneu-
matte stockholders committee, of which
l am chairman, committee formed to
protect the interests of the tubes be-
cause. judging by what you said hap
pened in Chicago and New York, they did
not seem to be very we'll defended by the
management of the properties
You yourself really aroused our activ-
tiles in this matter more than ANYBODY
else, for when we heard your explanation
of the way in which the Chicago COM
panies had presented or failed to pre-
sent, their case, without the support OF
single business interest or civic bodv
how they had, as you bluntiy put IL.
tried to have the commission do thar
work for them,' and how you had finally
told them that 1t would be we'll for their
interests to build up the strongest
argument they could for the continu-
ance OF the service, it seemea ~ -.
that something ought to be done IN .bs
premises II the cause at Chicago were not
70 go oy default. l said so to Presidents
Ames OF the American Pneumatic Service
company IN rather emphatic language,
Aa0 saio SO to others, and the saying 90
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18
AS Far as Il Goes

1t is good news-so far as it goes
that our all-wise War Industries Board
has tackled the trouser-cuff for males
and the knee-boot for females. Never,
it seemed, had those strange beings who
determine styles done as ill-looking and
absurd job as since the war came to
America. Skirts rose, but not as
measure of economy, for boots rose with
them and multiplied in color till it
seemed as if there were as many shades
of boot tops as there were shapes of
calves The waste was appalling.
For the male the style creators ap-
parently took cloth belt as the symbol
of war and tackled it on anywhere. 1t
have now been officially prohibited and
that the new crops Of trousers and coats
and waistcoats will be sensibly bare of
meaningless and wasteful trappings.
But-suppose some visitor from an
other orld should drop in and want to
know why, instead Of saving these small
per cents of cloth and leather, we didn't
go to it and limit the number of suits
and pairs of shoes each person could
buy in year! Suppose we not only cut
out the little knick-knacks of style, but
the whole colossal item of extravaganza
in dressing! Well, just what would we
say? Just what would our all-wise War
Industries Board say?
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18

princely salaries of railroad presidents
and introduce drastic economies IN
the better paid positions; but the effect,
we believe, is already being felt. 1t is
said in Wall Street that many young
men in railroad work are seeking new
fields, saying very frankly that there
is nothing more in railroading," meaning
by this that the prospects of large
rewards are to be sought elsewhere.
This is exactly what has taken place,
also, not only among the higher grades
of railway mechanics, but among the
employees in general. They have turned
to openings for better pay and appar-
emily better prospects. If this goes far
the result will be impairment Of the
general morale and of efficiency in all
the ranks.
Governmental work, save in some
special branches, has not hitherto been
characterized by any notable enthusiasm
or energy. If the emergencies Of war
arouse this spirit, that will in itstl If be
very notable gain.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18
Saving a Boy

To the Editor of The Tribune.
80 Sir: The object of this letter is to add
one more protest against the electrocution
Of Paul Chapman. 1t does not seem possible
to hold a minor to be responsible for COM
mittng a felony when he is not legally
able to make an independent contract.
am in the United States Navy, and am
only two years older than Paul; / was
one year older than he when enlisted, and
have had my chance, and have done as
much as was expected of me, so am satis-
fed. When will Paul have chance to say
that he has done his bit if this stain Of
blood is to be imposed upon him? Surely,
Paul is entitled to an opportunity to make
good, and may every mother in the land
echo the same words, and may God have
mercy on mis- soul W. A. C.
A Brother Of Five Boys
U. s. Submarine Base, New London, Conn.,
June II, 1918.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18
A Call for Humanism on Railroads

A very remarkable document setting
forth the plans and purposes of the gov
ernment's Railroad Administration has
been issued by Director General Nc
Adoo. According to "The Journal of
Commerce." this document is the work
Of Mr.. Theodore H. Price, editor of
Commerce and Finance" and it is, first
of all, declaration that the winning of
the war is of the first Importance, in the
conduct Of the railroads as everywhere
else, and that Ito this everything else
must be subordinated." Further aims
are, in order Of Importance:
(a) Service to the public
(b) A spirit Of sympathy and better un-
derstanding with employees and patrons.
(c) The application of sound economies,
such as the purchase of material and
equipment at the lowest prices consistent
with the reasonable profit, intensive en-
ployment Of all equipment and the like.
The Secretary states that he believes
that "great progress has been made tow
ard the goal of these ideals" and that
intelligence, public spirit, loyalty and
enthusiasm" have been shown in deal
ing with the problems that await solu-
ton. The Secretary adds:
II feel assured of future in which the
lessons Of our accumulating experience
will be effectively employed to humanize
the science Of railroading and negative
the idea that corporations have no souls. I"
Rather banal as the most of these
recommendations and principles seem,
this declaration seems to foreshadow a
very interesting development. That is
the arousing, if we may so phrase it, of
spirit of service in governmental work,
q service for the nation rather than sim
ply for so much pay. 1t is wise and
admirable move, and it is fairly evident
that unless it is successful governmental
operation of the railroads will almost
inevitably suffer. Itseems to many high
N laudable act to slaughter the rather
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18

THE following letter from J. C.
A Koons, First Assistant Postmaster
General, is in reply to The Tribume's
request for statement of the Depart
naents side Of the case:
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In response to inquiry as to the
cost of the purchase of Che pneumatic
tubes and Mr.. Milholland's connection with
the various companies, the records speak
for themselves. The majority report of the
Congressional commission, dated March !,
1918, signed by Senators ]. H. Bankhead, as
chairman; Thomas w. Hardwick and J. w.
Weeks, and Representatives Thomas M.
Bell and Halvor Steencrson, contains a
table setting forth the appropriations
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18

simply this. The Supreme Court is con-
stituted to define the language and mean
ing of acts passed by the official repre-
sentatives Of all the people. 1t is mis-
fortune when bare majority only con-
ours in an opinion upholding an action
which two highly regarded members OF
the Supreme Court say is wholly un-
warranted by even color of law" And
this is very important matter. Here
is a decision by the Supreme Court so
extending the language of a statute as
virtually to give the right to any Federal
judge to say what shall be printed and
what shall not be printed in a newspaper.
There is here no question Of wartime
law or wartime procedure. This was
matter which antedated even the out
break of the war in Europe. 1t has
nothing to do with the conduct Of the
war. 1t has to do wholly and solely with
the liberty Of the press.
In our judgment this decision OF the
court is an unwarranted extension OF the
law and the plain wording of the statute.
We feel that we have right, and that
every newspaper has right, to state
such an opinion, in view of the COM
ment of two eminent justices of the
court itself 1t seems to US that here
is a case of court-made law. And we
feel that Congress should lose no time
in so amending the statute that no such
construction of the amended act could
by any stretch or twist of meaning be
made to bear the meaning which it has
been given by a bare majority of the
Supreme bench
Our courts are not infallible. They are
not above criticism. They exist solely
for the Interpretation and not for the
enactment of law. 1t is not especially
germane to the issue, but it is worthy OF
note that this same Judge Killits was
moved against only four months ago by
the Department of Justice, which asked
permission to file before the Supreme
Court contempt proceedings against
him for suspending sentence against an
Ohio banker. In an opinion rendered by
Chief Justice White in 1916 the Supreme
Court held that Judge Killits had ex-
ceeded his authority and that his act
was null and void, that it was in effect
an attempt to "usurp the pardoning
power of the President"
In spite of this decision Judge Killits
refused to pay any attention to the or
der of the court and the Attorney Gen.
eral therefore, made the extraordinary
move Of asking leave to proceed against
him for contempt of the Supreme Court
1t is highly unfortunate that it should
be a judge of this temper and reputation
whose endeavor to suppress criticism of
himself should be upheld by the Supreme
bench.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18
Aircraft
Discoveries
By Theodore NJ. Knappen
0X 7ASHINGTON, June 17.-In a cer-
wv tain airplane factory somewhere

wv 7ASHINGTON, June 17.-1n GER
'" tain airplane factory somewhere
in America, in the remote in
terror of great jungle of plant, J. came
in the course of my wanderings in pur-
suit of real aircraft facts. upon certain
battle plane, protected by wire entangle-
ments and guarded by two soldiers with
loaded rifles. After various rituals of the
pass / got inside the barriers.
"Why all this prccauton?" I asked Of
my guide.
"Hist." he answered. at the same time
gancing melodramatically in three dimen-
sons. It's to keep the Signal Corps Of
fcers away from this--our at last COM
pleted model. They've gone clean daffy
changes. They don't want production.
They want perfection. Ia almost like to
see German army land somewhere in
the United States just for the effect it
would have on aircraft production. The
way we would put out planes then would
astonish the world"
My guide voiced the sentiments Of prac-
tcaly every plane manufacturer in the
United States. There's another side, but
that's their side
There have been 1000 changes in the
blueprints for this particular type of
plane" said another manufacturer, "and I
am willing to swear that not one of them
has added materially to the efficiency of
the plane"
The way our manufacturers turned out
training planes when they were turned
loose shows how they can and will turn
out battle planes once they get started
Whether it's the fault of an individual
or Of individuals or of the system, it is
a fact that aircraft production has been
strangled by something that looks like
timdity and indecsion. Too many cooks
in the aircraft kitchen, 1 guess.
In company with a certain distinguished
officer of the army 1 was inspecting new
plane model. 1t looked good. 1t was good
"Now if somebody only had the inita-
tive to order ESQ or 500 Of them as they
stand" he said with a sigh.
His words were few, but they told a
big story.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18
German Guarantees
(From The Roch..,. D.

From The Rochester Post-Erpress)
Inc Germans guaranteed safe conduct n
Norwegian ship carrying food to hungry
Sweden but seized the vessel and too. Il
and its cargo to Germany as a prize Th.
1efmahs asked through the Pope that the
frencn and British should agree not to
bomb Cologne on Corpus Christi day. The
Allies agreed, but Germany bombed pari.
on that same day. If Germany has left
anything undone to prove the worthless
ness OF her word. it is seemingly an over
sight.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-18
The Postal Tubes Row
Letter From Senator John W. Weeks and One
From the First Assistant Postmaster General

THE folIo1ving letter from Senator
4 John ". Weeks is IN omszoer to a
Washington dispatch printed IN The
Tribune last Thursday morning.:
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: I desire to call your attention to
an article which appeared on the fourth
page of The Tribune this morning relating
to the American pneumatic tube situation.
I do not take this action to call attention
to the numerous exaggerations and errors
in the article-such as the statement that
the purchase was to cost ten or eleven
million dollars, when the maximum amount
recommended by the tube commission, to
which reference is made, was 81 APT 900, to
be reduced to such amount as the
Interstate Commerce Commission might de-
termine, or to the connecting Of Mr.. John
E. Milholland with the New York, Boston,
Chicago and St. Louis tube systems. The
information before the commission was to
the effect that he had no interest what
ever in the tubes located in those cities.
But / wish particularly to call your
attention to is the reference made to the
firm of Hornblower & Weeks, of which
was member until | entered the Senate.
and to myself. The slightest investigation
or inquiry on the part Of your Washing
ton correspondent would have demon strated
the absolute unfairness, in fact, untruthful-
ness Of the statement made, and / cannot
refrain from entering my protest against
against me in this article.
The facts are that in 1916 list Of the
stockholders Of the American Pneumatic
Tube service was published in '"The Con-
gressional Record" and that list showed
some stock standing in the name of Horn
blower & Weeks, but an investigation which
/ made at that time demonstrated that the
stock belonged to a customer of the firm,
and that the firm itself did not and never
had owned a share Of the company's stock
Tie same statement is true of every men,
Der of the firm and of myself. / do not
now have and never have had the slightest
interest in this company; and yet am ex-
posed to the public member of COM
mission and member of the Senate urging
the adoption of report relating to a COM
pany in which it is charged that l have
financial interest, or that those formerly
connected with me and in whom l would
naturally have some personal interest have
a financial interest. The unfairness and
unrighteousness Of such All accusation with
out any attempt to investigate it's truth
must appeal to you, and I trust that you
will take such action as seems to you fair
to correct the impression which the article
in your paper has given
JOHN w. WEEKS.
United States Senate
Washington, June 13, 1918