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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-24
Mission Ceremonial.

1 Washington, May 24.-His Roya
Flighness Prince Arthur of Connaught
arrived in this country today with 9
British commission bound for Japan
carrying special message from the
British king to the japanese Mikado
The prince and the mission will visit
here briefly and call on President Viii
son. His Royal Highness is head Of the
mission and he is proceeding to confer
with the field marshal of Japan and
the japanese emperor following the
king S appointment of him as field mar
shall Of the British army.
The visit at this time when the Jap,
anese-Sihsrian question is up, caused
speculation here and the state depart
ment declared that the mission s pur-
pose is purely ceremonial.
Prince Arthur is a major in the Brit
ish army, Knight of the Garter,
Knight of the Thistle and Personal A..
D, c. to the King. He is the grandson
of Queen Victoria and first cousin to
King George.
His sister married the Crown Prince
of Sweden and his father, Duke of
Connaught gave up his claim to the
throne of Saxe-Coburg Gotha rather
thaa become German prince
Prince Arthur served with the Brit
ish expeditionary force.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-24
BASEBALL MAY co
into THE DISCARD
Leaders Worried Over Out
look Which at The Best
Means Losses
By H. G. Hamilton

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
/ New York, May 24.-Professiona
aseball was obviously worrs-u tedav
following publication of the provost maj
saal generals order that all men of
draft age must fight or work at solnv
useful occupation.
I That professional baseball would be
Treated the same as theatres, which re-
eeived the same consideration as base
ball IN war tax, was the hope of those
prominent in the game, but it was ad-
mitted the game, as well as every other
professional sport, is standing on inse-
cure ground.
There is little likelihood that the
parks will be closed on the initiative of
'he owners, for such step would be
more costly than to continue, even win
attendance falling off m account Of
disintegration Of teams. Overhead ex-
penses are tremendous at all big league
parks and at most minor league parks
there is such an outlay that suspension
would be ruinous.
The huge National league park at Bos-
tVH houlu represent IN ltSelf a loss OF
thousands if allowed to remain idle. It's
owners would be faced with loss great
ar than would be the ease if allowed to
continue. The Polo Grounds represents
great expense. The Yankees pay a rem
tai there, of $4,000 annually.
1t is hoped among followers of base
ball here that test eases will work out
the salvation of the game, taking some
players, but leaving sufficient for the
magnates to continue their businesses.
Other sports can hardly fare SO well
Boxing undoubtedly will be wiped out.
Horse racing will be dealt a severe blow,
Most of the star jockeys come within
the ruling of the provost marshal gen
eral. Trainers however, are over the
age for the most part.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-24

San Diego, Cal, May 24.--Benny
Leonard, lightweight champion of the
world, is here today making ready for
the boxing tournament which will take
place at the municipal stadium satur.
day night for the soldiers athletic fund.
Leonard will box Mike Golindo, light
weight champion of the Pacific fleet
and there will be five other bouts on the
bill, Leonard will box Gus Williams at
Camp Kearny this afternoon. The cham.
| ion yesterday took an aeroplane ride
with Major John Purroy Mitchell, for
mer mayor of New York, and was so
pleased with the experience that he af-
terward said he would try for a flying
c c)mmission.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-24
Udine Of Italy was here.

Prince Arthur of Connaught, Lieuten.
ant General Sir William Pulteney of the
British army and the Earl of Pembroke
and Montgomery and their aldes ar.
rived here today. Their vessel was met
and boarded by American aud British
officials. Colonel e. NJ. House, close
friend of President Wilson, intended to
join them shortly afterward. The party
is en- route to Japan and will probably
visit Washington en- route.
Among those who met the prince were
General Kuhn and his aide; Admiral
Hase and aide; Assistant Secretary Long
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-24
AMERICAN TROOPS
lGontinued from page onel

women of the women S motor corps. The
prince went from one to another, shak-
ing hands cordially. He spoke Oh sne
great work women have done in this
war, mentioning the women who insist
ed on sticking to their tasks in the Pi-
cardy battle, until some were killed.
The voyage, the prince said, was un-
eyentful except for one very rough
day.
Arthur is the first royal prince to
visit the United States since Prince
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-24
Camn Grant Won

Rockford, ILL.,, May 24.-Camp Grant
boxers. won a victory last night over
Camp Custer, Michigan, with two knoct
outs, one draw, two decisions and fot
feh out of seven bouts. Mike 0'Dowl
mlodleweight title claimant, forfeited
to Eddie McGoorty, O'Dowd entering
the ring merely to announce he was out
Of condition.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-24
jackson Quite Game.

Wilmington, Del, May 24,-Joe Jack.
son announced today that he is done
with professional baseball.
st makes no difference when the
war ends. | shall not attempt to go back
to bali playing to make a living. l in
tCna To make my home here and to fol
low the trade of ship building.'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-24

$32 a week will be paid to Chicago
teamsters and truck chauffeurs Begin
ming June 3, according to an agreement
effected by federal mediators today. A
short strike for $5 a week increase re-
suited in winning a So boost.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-24
PROHIBITION RATIFIED.

Phoenix, Ariz-, May e4.-The federal
prohibition amendment was ratified by
unanimous vote of the senate of the
Arizona legislature, in - special war
session today. The house is expected to
take similar action before evening.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-24

A movement is on to- consolidate a
number of school districts lying con-
tigucus to Burns, the News says, that
the children may have the advantage
of standardized and fully equipped
school,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-24

sheriff of Yamhill county filed his re-
turn showing he had served the same
by taking into his possession 1900 rail
road ties ON the c. K. Spaulding lands.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-24

Richard Weber resident of Ashland
was examined before the county court
here as to his sanitay and was commit.
ted to the state hospital for the insane
Mrs. Livia Balistriere, of Portland
was examined before Judge Bushey to,
day as to her sanity and was sent to
the asylum.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-24

III the matter of the estate of F. n,
Slower, deceased, the administrator filed
his report of receipts and expenditures.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-24

Moscow, May 17.-Refusing
to heed the German ultimatum
ordering them to disarm within
q hours, the second Polish army
gave battle in the vicinity of
kieff, according to a dispatch
from that city today. 1t is re-
ported that $4,000 soldiers par
ticipat9d.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-24
Court House News
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One marriage license was issued today
it being to Joseph +. Pieser of Sub
Unity and Myrtle NJ. Ream of Stayton.
In the suit Of D. Takeoka against the
Eureka Manufacturing Company the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-24
POLISH ARMY FIGHTS.

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-05-24

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

this time on It will be one Of the most
tremendous forces at the disposal Of any
statesman with n good cause. 1t is to be
regarded as a great new weapon because
II did not exist until education became
general And the potential force Of public
opinion has Increased steadily with the
perfection Of the printing press. the cable
service and wireless telegraphy. The
achievements of the modern scientists have
indeed narrowed the world of western
civilization down until IT may said that
Europe and America will always be within
the sound of any mans voice when any
momentous thing Is to be said.
President Wilson was the first to rec.
ognize the importance of a universal appeal
made possible by the wireless and the
cables in behalf Of a Just cause.
The beauty Of his method and of the
suggestion just advanced by Lord Robert
Cecil is that a just cause is presupposed
in each case. No dispute in which the
world is the jury can ever end in an inter
national conflict. 1t is reassuring now to
know that hereafter the means will always
exist to present the evidence in the case
directly to all the peoples concerned.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16
WIRELESS NEWS ABOUT AIRSHIPs

WE ARE so accustomed to modern Won
w ders that when the Public Ledger on
Saturday contained a Marconi wireless
dispatch from London announcing that
Mr.. Handley.Page is now accepting orders
for airships which will fly 900 miles and
be equipped with a comfortable stateroom
for use at night or in bad weather, we
read the news with no more thrill than we
experienced when we read of Mr.. Wilson's
arrival in France.
Indeed, the perfection of wireless 'eleg-
raphy did not create so much excitement
in the world as was caused when the first
telegraphic message was sent over wires
few generations ago 1t is worth while
however, pausing now and then to consider
the progress of invention since the Napo-
leonic wars. The steamship, the railroad,
the telephone, the electric car, the auto
mobile, the sending of messages by wire
less, the arship and the submarine have
all been perfected within hundred years,
and all but the steamship, the railroad and
the telegraph within the memory of men
now living who are still a long wa this
side Of old age. The commercial use Of
the airship does not look so impossible to.
day as the commercial use of the auto
mobile looked twenty years ago. And the
possibilities of wireless communication for
written messages and even for the spoken
word are still unexhausted. The young
men of today may live to be able to talk
by wireless from their houses in the coun-
try, miles from a railroad station or an
ordinary telephone station, with their
business offices in town or even from their
airships in which they fly to and from town
| every day. The wonders that have been
are as nothing to the wonders that shall be
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16
Objects to Provost Smiths Remarks

, To tho Editor Of tho 'Evenfp1 Public Ledger:
. Sir-A short time ago Provost Smiths
remarkable statement regarding s. A" T. C.
men appeared in your paper. Thus far his
remarks seem to have gone unchallenged
and they have given the public the impression
that we men are slackers. Our venerable
provost has branded us as bullet dodgers"
; VIII Doctor Smith please answer this: Did
the colleges of the country send out circulars
to men of college age, telling them that IL
was their patriotic duty to come to school
ana prepare for commissions in the army or
did they not? The Committee of Public
Safety of Pennsylvania sent out circular
letters signed by George Wharton Pepper to
al men or college age In Pennsylvania urg-
Ing 1t upon them as a debt they owed their
country In the present crisis to 60 to school
and train for commissions. Both these letters
terms -
When the S. A. r. c. was Organized and
all the plans were known, every man in IL
knew that he would be at camp In, at the
latest, six months. We went into It despite
the removal Of all the glamour from the plan
as as originally described In the letters cited.
The writer has seen more than one man who
was physically unht for military service beg
to be allowed to join the unit, not because
they wanted to dodge bullets. but because
they saw here an opportunity to serve
HiiSiiSd lHdl WdS tne sentiment that
actuated all Of us-the thought that here we
would be given the chance to do our bit in
the most practical way We came here as
preparation for officers training camp work
Men who save up their professional courses
to devote their time to their country are
bullet-dodgers, according to Doctor Smith.
Men who gave up good business positions and
offered their services TO America are bullet
dodgers Men who answered the call of
Doctor Smiths and Mr.. Peppers letters are
bullet-dodgers, according to Doctor Smith s
own words, Remember. Doctor Smith, we
came into this voluntarily. We were not
conscripted!
With every call from camp for urgent
military service more than double the men
needed Immediately volunteered Penn's
bullet-dodgers did this. When the call came
for the motor transport corps for immediate
overseas duty, hundreds of these bullet
dodgers volunteered for this work and ap-
piled for transfers. because things were too
slow here
Doctor Smiths remark was entirely un-
called for and an Insult to his boys" as he
fondly (?) calls us. S. A. T. G.
Philadelphia. December H. --
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

Poles. The word liberty Is magic to them.
Why should they not respect the liberty o.
their own fellow citizens? ,, .,g.yS
On the other hand, what nation ever craVed
most for world dominion? What nation is
most interested In the nonexistence OF an
independent powerful Poland? Germany Of
course Germany is Just now using every
means to keep open the gate which leads INTO
Russia d through Russia to the much
coveted treasures or Siberia. Whatever
serves that purpose meets with German APP
proval and support And II she succeeds in
arouslng public opinion sufficiently as to
prejudice the delegates to the Peace Confer
ence against an Independent Poland, her
aim will be achieved. She will have
frustrated the Allied plan Of erecting a waiis
Of nations. extending from the Baltic to the
Adriatic. which would put AN end to her
traditional policy of "Drang mach Osten'
(push toward the East). "tN. (,
One thing remains certain: whether in
dependent or not. whatever may be the de-.
cision of the peace tribunal. the Polish lai
will never be wiped of the face OF the ear IN.
and on that Polish soil will continue TO live
$4,000, 900 Poles side by side with 6,500,000
Jews. Even II all the Jews in the world
G3,000,000 in alD were to migrate to, Po-
land still the Jews would be in the minority.
And If the Poles hold conclusive proofs that
the Jews are responsible for the ynon-
naturalization of their hopes for independ-
ence then hardly could the Jews ask for the
application of Christian principles of for
giveness in regard to themselves.
Join you in asking Justice to the Jews.
to all Jews, to those of Poland as we'll as to
those very Jews who regard themselves as
Poles and are despised by their brethren, the
Jewish Nationalists. go. t'1r-'5Nt
New York, December 10.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

is so poor in any country nowadays that
he may not grow frenzied beard, buy a
soap box and promulgate new theory
of government with the complete assur-
ance of definite following. Invariably
such one will preach a system involv-
ing injustice for those whom he happens
to dislike or misunderstood. And the
first element dispensed with in every
such new philosophy is faith-which the
radical of these days calls superstition.
They all forget that faith is the con-
victions of the heart, that the heart is
stronger and surer in its reactions than
the mind and that as the heart of man.
kind dictates so will 60 the world
upward or down.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16

TIP UNDER the guns, to the very first
~ line trenches, the Red Cross carried
for the American soldier, an almost mater.
nal care, When man was carried from
the battle it was the arms of some unsung
heroine OF the service that Graded him.
1t was the Red Cross that watched him
through the night and wrote his letters and
kept him happy and cheerful
Through al. the terror OF modern war the
Red Cross has maintained it's service as a
reassuring symbol Of the ineradicable
human desire for good 1t will be on duty
in Europe till the last American of the
expeditionary force is safely home. 1t Is
at work now everywhere on the Continent
amid the dreadful aftermath of war-be.
ginning at tie very foundations of the con-
structive scheme. avertng pestilence and
famine, caring for the homeless and doing
all that human effort can achieve to help
discouraged dispirited and desolated mil
lions. In riany parts of Europe it is the
hrst advance agent of a re-es 'ablished
civilization. Some of its heaviest work Is
still ahead
The Christmas drive for membership be-
gins today and membership costs only
dollar. No d uar ever spent could do more
for those who get 1t and the one who gives
than the dollar required for membership in
the American Red Cross.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16
Little Studies in Words
CABAL

A CABAL is a clique or faction given to
\ intriguing. The word is applied to any
group of men who meet in secret and plot
for the Accomplishment Of their purposes.
The word is an acrostic made up Of the
initials of the names of the committee for
foreign affairs of Charles II of England
which served from 1917 to 1878. The mem.
bers Of the committee were Clifford, Ar
lington, Buckingham, Ashley and Lauder
dale. This committee was exceedingly un-.
popular and it was spoken of in derision
as cabal, and the word came into COM
mon usage to describe clique Of mea en-.
gagged In nefarious schemes.
The. cabal was the precursor of the mod
ern cabinet, body of ministers named
from the small private room in which they
were won't to meet for consultation with
themselves and with the king. And cabinet
is the diniinutive of cabin. @F.s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16
WHEN DID WILSON SAYIT?
POSTMASTER GENERAL BURLEs,

DOSTMASTER GENERAL BURLESON
I has announced that his resolution, in
troduced in Congress, providing for Gov
ernment ownership of the telegraph and
telephone lines, had been shown to Mr..
Wilson and had been approved by him.
So far as the general public knows, Mr.
Wilson, has not committed himself to Gov
ernment ownership OF either the telegraph
lines or of the railroads. The country
would like to have some definite word from
him on the subject instead of accepting his
views at second hand. This is important
because it is desirable that the opponents
OF Government ownership should know
with what forces they are to reckon. A
proposition supported by a handful Of
theorists in Congress is not so dangerous
as when 1t is backed by the President with
all the powers at his command.
In spite of Mr.. Burlesons intimation,
the country will await some definite word
direct from the President before believing
that he favors turning over the telegi aph
and telephone lines to a Government de.
partment which has managed the colec-
tion and delivery of the malls with no.
torious inefficiency and extravaganza.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16
No Polish Pogroms
To the Editor Of the Eventng Public Le

To the Editor Of the Eventng Public Ledger:
Sir-Your paper on December published
letter from Mr.. Maur Drances to which
you gave the title OF Justice to the Jew"
May be granted the privilege of having
you insert few lines of comment?
While all reports about the massacres O,
the Jews have come from Berlin or Vienna
via Stockholm or Copenhagen, at the same
time also were received, through the Asso-
ciated Press from the special correspondents
of the New York Sun and Washington Post
and other sources fiat denials of those SUP.
posed pogroms
In other words, while Germany ana
Austria, at all cost. strive to prejudice public
opinion against Poland. It looks as though
the Allies were trying to warn the American
public against this latest German camoufiaged
propaganda
1t is an historical fact. corroborated by
some Jews themselves, that Poland has been
the most tolerant OF all European nations.
(See Ellenberger's Jewish Encyclopedia.
volume IV.) While the Jews were Slaughter
ed and prosecuted everywhere in Europe.
they found a safe refuge In Poland and were
granted not only protection but ,special
privileges as far back as 905. In 1345 they
were given the freedom of the country.
Why should the Poles have suddenly
altered their traditional policy of respect for
the creeds and nationalites of others? Is IL
reasonable to believe that having suffered
for $50 years themselves, from the oppre sslon
Of others, they should wish to persecute
others?
Kosciusslso and Pulaski have fought for
the liberty OF this country. No army during
the last century went 10 battle for freedom
which did not count In - ranks thousands OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16
MR.. WILSON'S UNAssAILABLE LOGIC

THE principle OF justice has seldom been
= defined with more powc. and dignity
than in the pregnant key sentence of Mr..
Wilson's address to President Poincare
The details to be considered in the Paris
conference are multfarious. But the spirit
which shoul4 animate their adjustment Is
of elemental and eternal simplicity.
1t vitaizes the American Presidents ap-
probation Of the necessity of such action
in the final settlement of the issues Of the
war as will not only rebuke such acts of
terror and spolation but make men every
'where aware that they cannot be ventured
upon without the certainty of just pun
shment"
The two purposes for which America
went to war and for which she now
shares in the peace making are here po.
tently expressed. Criminals must pay the
condgn penalty. Valid coercive guaran-
tees must be given that such outrages
shall not occur again.
Mr.. Wilson's position as revealed in his
first formal pronouncement on foreign soil
Is morally unassailable. 1t presages, in
spite Of multiplicity Of interests, an
ultimate wholesome concord between the
nations that are remaking civilization. 1t
completely repudiates the mealy.mouthed
propaganda Of Huns plotting to open a
breach of aims between the United States
and the Allies
Justice is never more unimpeachable
than when 1t Furnishes the guilty. This is
why the Presidents conception of it. fore
shadowing such action. rings so reassuring
and so true.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-16
SUNDAY MUSIC OF THE BEST

VIRTUAL assurance is given that Coun.
ellis Finance Committee will favorably
recommend the Philadelphia Orchestra's
offer to give a series Of free Sunday con-
certs during the winter provided the city
will appropriate $4,000 toward the under.
taking.
The assets of entertainment spiritual
stimulus and esthetic development in such
a. proposition cannot be gagged by the
expenditure necessary to make it thrive
Good music available to the public at a
time when the public is best able to enjoy
1t may be productive not only of pleasure,
but of the right sort of artistic betterment
which should be sought by any large com
munity.
Blue laws" still operate against pay"
concerts on Sundays here. Lofty idealism
may be formidably costly, as the orchestra
association learned when several years ago
1t tried to finance gratis entertainments
here out of its own treasury
The present scheme appears both prac-
ticable and fair. The orchestra will add
$4,000 to the city's gift. The total sum
will enable all debts to be met. No profits
from the plan are contemplated. The
music will be offered as a benefaction to
a community whose artistic progress has
already been so admirably intensified by
the regular weekday subscription concerts.