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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-23
GEN. COCKTAILS GETS
JOHN FRITZ MEDAL
Engineers Highest Award Pre-
scented to Builder of
Panama Canal.

The highest mark Of distinction in
the engineering profession. the John
Fritz medal, was awarded last night to
Major-Gen George Washington Goethals
In the auditorium of the Engineering
Societies Building, 20 West Thirty ninth
street. for his achievement as builder
of the Panama Canal. The presentation
Of the gold medal, with an engraved
certificate stating the origin Of the
medal and the specific achievement. was
made by Ambrose Swasey. past presi-
dent of the American Society of Mechan-
ical Engineers. Mr.. Swasey in his
speech said Gen. Goethals had gone to
war with the elements when his coun-
try was at peace, and had truly repre-
sented himself In the ten years fight
on the canal>job as a soldier, engineer
and. man.
In responding to Mr.. Swasey. the Gen.
eral said several other men came to his
mind in accepting the medallion, chief
among them being the late Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, ! whose courage and
steadfastness as the chief executive of
the nation made the canal possible. Gen.
Cocktails, his voice auivering. recalled
how the medical men OF the army con-
quered the yellow fever scourge only
after several OF the best among them
died and others were left permanent
crpples for their sacrifices, which he
compared to any that had occurred in
the world war. And in concluding he
paid a tribute to the $4,000 American
workmen who did their part. imbued
solely with the idea that their efforts
meant the future glorincation OF the
country's greatness.
Henry L. Stimson. who was Secretary
! OF war. and w. l.. Saunders. past presi-
dent of the American Institute Of Min
ing and Metallurgical Engineers also
spoke.
Sixteen men form the board of award
| for the medal. four representatives from
each of the four national societies OF
civil. mining, mechanical and electrical
| engineering constituting the group. The
medal has been awarded to many nota biz
men.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-23
SOLDIER TESTIFTES
AGAINST ROBINSON
Treason Defendant Said to
Have Attacked Z. 5.
War Policy.

Testimony about the trip to Holland
which Willard J. Robinson began just
before the United States became a bel
ligerent 10 1917 was given yesterday at
his trial before Judge Learned Hand
and a Jury in the United States District
Court. He is accused OF treason. He
Is alleged to have been courier for
Hermann vessels and Nine Marie de
victorica, alleged German spies.
Johan Stems. a sailor on the tank
steamer American. identified Robinson as
the cooks helper on the steamer when
it sailed from New York on March %.
The steamer left Halifax. but was re-
called by O radio when the United States
declared war. 1t started again after
a long delay and arrived in Rotterdam
was going to Norway. he said. They
signed for the eastward run only.
Robinson returned on the steamship
Ryndam as a second class passenger, ar
irving June 90, 1917. Several passen-
gers identified him in court.
Stuart r. Weston OF Utica n. Y.
4 former soldier testified about a speech
made by Robinson at a street meeting
at Broadway and Thirty-seventh street
on a night in August, 1917. He said
that Robinson said that any man who
would send American soldiers 5000
miles to fight on foreign soil was a
traitor to his country.
William Travers Jerome. counsel Tor
Robinson, objected to the testimony.
He argued. that criticism of the Govern
ment, even in time of war, is not trea-
son. He said that Senators Of the domi-
nant party had said things similar to
those credited to the defendant. The
| language was i'll chosen but 1t was not
| an appeal to violence against the law
| the lawyer said.
| Robert =. Stephenson, Assistan
! United States Attorney, argued for thu
| testimony as tending to show the inten
| OF the defendant and not as proof of al
overt act. The court upheld his conten
| ton.
Benjamin f. Benson. an American ex
| porter with an office in Stockholm. toll
Of relations with one Milton. Germa
agent, in Stockholm in the winter O
1s17-1s1S. Benson negotiated with Nil
ton under instructions of the America
embassy.
He testified that he agreed to bring
message in invisible ink to Robinson
this country. Milton gave him 1000
kronen for Robinson, he said. He turne
the written message and the kronen owe
to the American legation. Milto
showed him a picture of Robinson s
that he might know him in this countr,
The trial will be continued to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-23
VERDICT CUT, BUT
CHALONER SMILES
Judge Hand Reduces Judg-
ment Against Evening
Post" to $17,5O0.

Federal Judge Augustus y. Hand
summoned John Armstrong Chaloner to
his court yesterday TO tell him that the
jury which awarded him damages In
$50. 900 against the Evening Post the
day before had been too generous. The
court cut the judgment to S17,500 and
said that II that amount was not ac-
copied in five days he would set the YER
dict aside.
Chaloner, who sued the Evening Post
because of satirical comment 1t made OF
his acquittal by Virginia jury of re-
sponsibility for the death of a farm
hand. was In high good humor while he
waited in the corridor for the court &c
dispose Of business that did not concern
him He has come to know many peo-
pie in the Federal Building during the
short time he has been in New York. 'Ir
the centre of n crowd his face beamet
as he talked Of the trial and Of its re-
suit
When the motion OF William NJ
Wherry, Junior counsel for the newsps
per. to set the verdict aside as excessive
was reached and Judge Hand told Chalo
ner that he did not agree with the jury''
notion of the damages Chaloner's moot
did not change. He said that vindica
ton was the thing he sought and, get
ting that. the money did not matter 81
much. He said he was ready to settle a
once II the newspaper would pay "casl
on the nail"
Judge Hand explained he based hi
decision on the fact that the newspaper
paragraph complained against did no
mention any names 1t said: The lat
est prominent assassin had the rar
foresight to have himself declared in
sane before he killed his man."
This paragraph appeared two day
after John G. Gillard had been killed II
scuffie in Chaloner's home and one da.
after a coroner's jury had held Chalone
TO have been blameless.
Chaloner limited that there would b,
developments relating to the lunacy pro
ceeding that has barred him from New
York for twenty years in the near fu
ture.
Judge Hand extended the time limit II
which Chaloner may stay in New Yorl
under a writ of protection from sever
to ten days after the trial.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-23
GERMANS GIVE PLAY:
$50 GUARDS NEEDLESS
800 See First Event of Kind
Here Since u. S. Entered War.

German actors, speaking their own
language In a public performance In this
city for the FIRST time since America
entered the war, presented last evening
the three act comedy Der HImmel auf
Erden" before 500 persons in the York;
Vile Casino. East Eighty-sixth street.
For the first time also when public
use OF the German language in New
York has been attempted there was no
interference by soldiers, sailors or
marines. Those directing the play had
taken the precaution to summon a squad
of fifty men of the provost guard under
Lieut. Cannon. and possibly twice that
number OF policemen and detectives In
command of Inspector Underhill
The military cops and the others in
blue reached the casino we'll before
o'clock, the time set for the start of the
show. The military policemen were dis
tributed In and about the theatre. while
the city policemen kept themselves
pretty well out OF sight by remaining
secluded in doorways and the like Be-
tween 40 and 8 o'clock there was a
steady stream of Germans, men and
women. withNa few children, streaming
into the casino.
Not an American uniform was in
sight. however. either inside or outside
the big building, and tour OF invests
cation by Inspector Underhill in nearby
streets showed that men In uniform
were not lurking in the offing. Rumors
that they would show up sooner or later.
however. attracted a crowd OF persons,
but the cops shooed them away. Then
the police and provost guards stayed on
the job until just after IL o'clock the
curtain was rung down on the third act
To make sure that there could be no
doubt regarding the Americanism of
those in the crowd. The Star Spangied
Banner" was played by the orchestra
before the curtain went up the first
time. Ten policemen in uniform who
were standing at the door Rpplauded
loudly
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-23
LOWTHER MAY COME TO U. s.
Speaker of House Mentioned for
Ambassador Here.

PARIS, May 22.-The recent visit t
Paris of Earl Curzon. Government leader
in the British House of Lords and Lord
President of the Council, during which
no conferred with, American officials, has
led to a revival of reports concerning
the appointment Of a new British Am
bassador to the United States. The
names of James William Lowther
Speaker OF the House of Commons; Her
bert A. L. Fisher, Minister of Education
and Sir Albert Stanley. President Of the
Board Of Trade. are being mentioned as
possible appointees to the Ambassador
ship.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-23
WANTS HOME FOR EX-KAISER,
to Provide for William.
lsso1iof.H p~...

BERLIN, May FL (delayed) The Ger-
man National Peoples party has pre-
sented to the National Assembly at Wei
mar an appeal signed by many thousands
Of the party's members asking that the
legislative body provide a governmental
home in Germany for the former EN-
peror William.
The party has also telegraphed to
President Ebert asking him to support
the plan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-23
Deeds of goth Put on Panel.

BOSTON, May ga bronze panel en-
grayed with the names of battles in
which the Twenty-siXth Division par
ticipated has been presented to the State
by Major General Harry c. Hale, who
commanded the division when it returned
to this country. The tablet was sent to
Gen. Hale by the Countess du Bois-
rouvray, vito of the ranking French Of
ficer on duty with the Yankees in
France.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-23
British Shipping Aid. Dine.

Two hundred members of the stan OF
the British Ministry OF Shipping in the
United States had a banquet at the
Hotel Pennsylvania last night. J. NJ.
Cairns. who is attached TO the financial
bureau of the British Embassy in
Washington. was the POSTMASTER, and
the principal speakers were Sir Ashley
Sparks. former Director General of the
Ministry's New York ONCE. and f.
Manifold Raeburn. the present Director
General
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-23
Need for Help shown.

While the relations of the League
ot ned Cross Societies with the League
" Nations will be intimate. there will
ve no statutory connection. since the
league OF Red Cross Societies is a vol
unlary organization, non-political, nom
governmental and non-sectarian. The
movement &c continue and to enlarge
Aeo cross activities In time Of peace
sVnes at the psychological moment when
ne world il familiar with the work of
Snet performed by the Red Cross dur
- the greatest war OF history, and when
we suffering and distress following In
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-08
FRANCES GRAND OLD MAN.

The story Of Cemenceau is the story Of fighter as
well as clever diplomat. He is the original old French
political warhore and the clash of combat is pleasant to
his ear.
Now, at the age of IT, he is fighting bravely and
gorousy for the rights of the French people as though
he were young soldier entering his first battle.
Like all strong men, he made fast friends and bit
ter enemies.
Forty-eight years ago. at the close of the Franco
Prussan war he sent to Metz as one OF the French
delegates for concluding the treaty with Germany When
the cesson Of AsaceLorrane was proposed ne roared
with indignation and refused to sign the treaty. decar
ing: Men cannot be sold slaves in Africa nor sold as
serfs in Russia nor delivered like cattle into the hands
of Bismarck In the face of dsapprova and personal
risk he stuck to his point though he lost it, and with II
much Of his prestige.
He has lived to see everything he protested returned
to France and returned exactly the same ground that
he was laughed out of power for mantainingthe right
of people to self determination
He has put heart and soul into his leadership in this
war; He has visited the front trenches in the cold and
snow and worked with private soldiers in the ranks tie
has kept in daily touch with the army heads He has
cheered and reused the people Of France when all their
hope had fled Now presiding officer OF the peace
conference he is apng the reward Of victory for France
and the world.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-08
HARD SURFACE ROADS
Continued from page one)

In this project the plan is to distrib-
rte the movey over the greatest mile
age of feeder roads.
In order to crystalline sentiment on
this question 1t was arranged yester-
day to call mass meeting of citizens
and farmers to be held in the Com
mereial club rooms on Saturday af-
ternoon. February 18th. Manager Chap
man Of the club, has mailed out a cir
cular letter to leading citizens in all
parts of the county, ealing attention
to the fact that one of the greatest
problems is now confronting the peo-
pie in the matter Of improved high
WAYS. Dccmiag it advisable to get an
expression of opinion from the great
est numh~r of citizens, he urges every
Interested man TO be present and be
rrndy 70 cir his views. This meeting
will decide the question whetheE-or
not tho matter will be brought bcrore
the voters in special election. It is
believed there has been vast change
Of sentiment in the matter of road i'm
provcment since the advent of the au-
tomobile and truck into the rural dis
triets.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-08
BIG CONSOLIDATION
Continued from page one)

house rules, and others insisting that
the house could control itself, Speak
or Seymour Jones finally ruled that
the members had a right to say wheth.
er the roll call should be dispensed
with and that the house had right
to vote when it wanted to providing
"a quorum was present. As 40 of the 60
members were there and more than
anxious to give the consolidation bill
"a final knock out, the speaker final.
ly, after about two hours of wrang-
ling, called for a vote as to whether
the bill for creating a department Of
agriculture should be definitely post.
poned.
And it was with smiles and congrat-
ulations that members of the house
most emphatically went on record as
opposed to abolishing state jobs and
as opposed to the proposed consolida-
tion measures II is conceded that with
the showing made, not even a funeral
will be necessary for the other con
solidation bills. They are already dead
and buried.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-08
RIPPING RHYMES
BY Walt Mason
POST MORTEM.
Ry Wall Ma,

Men skmp and save until the grave has got them in
its keeping they plant and in toll and for heirs
and lawyers reapng Il can't afford to step aboard
ship and visit Parry says Farmer JONES' who has
bones than any man could carry. "Td like to see the
world" says he, I'D like full well to travel; but saving
dimes for wintry times just keeps scratching gravel
Some day he dies out he les by hard work beaten
under and lawyers stand every hand and look around
silent waters and every bone he had is blown by spend
thrift and daughters For bonds and stocks and dust
and rocks dead has vision no passing soul can
take roll into the fields Elysian We live but and
saves and never Graves the JOY of spending giving The
wise man salts in reproof vaults portion Of his treas
ure then takes the rest and goes aqest for eighteen
kinds Of pleasure He puts PUNK in his tin trunk then
takes another dollar and paints the town reddish brown
and makes the peeers holer.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-08
FIGHT AGAINST
Continued from page one.)

with them"
The four bills to be reported out Mon
day afternoon are senate bills oi, %
48 and 80.
Senate bills 67 and 6S, introduced by
Senators Lachmund and Thomss ,ait
the ones causing the patented paving
concerns the most worry. They are ing
bills which Mr.. Hill insisted would
drive the patented payements from of'
egon.
Senate bill 81 relates to speelfles-
tions and provides that whenever the
state or county contemplates laying a
patented pavement there must be also
specified in competition with the pat-
ented pavement at least one kind of
non.patented pavement of similar char
acteristics.
The bid also provides that when any
pstentee or his agent, submits a old
for the laying Of patented pavement
the bid must clearly specify the portion
and amount Of the bid representing ray
alty of license fee and the portion and
smount representing cost Of materials,
labor. machinery, profit and other items
relevant to the actual performance of
the work,
Senate bill 6S provides that prior to
the calling OF bids by any public offi-
cial for highway improvement there
shall be filed with he proper public Of
ficial declaration from the patentee
setting forth the terms, fees, prices,
royalties and conditions under which
the patented material or mixture may
be used by any contractor bidding on
the iOh
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-08
THE GLAMOUR OF A COLLEGE
EDUCATION.
CHAPTER III.

CnAI lEh IL.
Neil Forbes was g. college graduate
That too was another attraction to me
High school had been all possible fol
men, and for most boys and girls of tht
town. One or two of the boys had gone
away to work their way through col
lege, but never had returned to theil
home town. So Neil was the first col
lege man with whom had come in con
tact.
He had been graduated about year
He was just twentyseven the spring HI
came to Huntington. He was working
| IN q capitalists s office in New York
His father was dead, but he had c
mother and two sisters in Canada. OF
course he didn't tell all this the first
time l met him, but gradually as We
became better acquainted
His vacation lasted a month. We got
| up picnics and did all the things small
town people, without much money, can
do to entertain visitor. He taught
me to play tennis; but / beat him al
ways at croQuet. The time fairly melt
cd away. l never had been so happy
in my life as / had been since Neil
came to visit his aunt, 1t had soon be.
come "Bab" and "Noil" with us. And
he spent almost as much time at our
house as he did with his aunt.
| Neil admired everything in the town,
He often said how restful it was after
tho hustle and hustle of the city; and
he thought the trees and flowers Won
derful. When we told him that place
like ours could be rented for about fiji.
teen dollars month, he said one could
It get single room for that in New
York. That such home was out of
the reach of all but millionaires, 1t
made me quito proud Of my home when
he talked that way,
His aunt told mother in confidence
---they didn I know l was where could
hear that Neil was getting a hundred
dollars g. week in the office, and that
he was expecting a raise,
A hundred dollars seemed a fortune
to me. II didn't need mothers sur
lpriscd exclamation to make me fairly
gasp. Why, no young man in Hunting
ton ever earned as much as that. /
doubted if more than two or three of
the men in town had more than that to
spend with families. 1t gave Neil
an added interest in my eyes. Not that
] consciously liked him any better be-
cause Of his riches--as such an income
seemed to me, But it proved his shili-
/ ty.
Neil was happy natured fellow, al
ways joking and smiling. He was tall,
straight, without an ounce Of super.
fluous flesh, slthough no one could
speak of him as "thin.n He had dark
brown hair and laughing eyes. He
dressed well, and was thoroughly well
groomed. Is II any wonder that I should
have loved him almost from the begin.
ningf And that my dreams were col.
lorfal because of the part he played in
them.
Now that | have told you how Neil
looked, suppose I should try and dc.
scribe myself, Barbara Hill Wen, |
was Mother tail nor short. was very
Hight with almost gold-colored hair, but
instead of the blue eyes that usually
20 with such hair. / had deep violet
eyes. had good complexion, and for
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-08
You ought to go to the auto show.
THE PROMOTERS WIFE
BY JANE PHELPS
BY JANE PHELPS

the rest an nose, eyes and mouth like
other girls. Altho Neil said I had the
sweetest mouth he ever saw. But that
was because 1 had dimples in the cor
ners.
When Neil told me he must go the
next day--he had already overstayed
his time and could not 60 to Canada fol-
a few days, as he had intended cried
all night long. Then it took me an hour
in the morning to remove the traces Of
my tears.
We spent that last morning together
wandering thru a littlo wood near the
house, and sitting on log where we
had often sat and talked of different
things Neil doing most of the talking
Someway l felt my lack of knowledge
when with him, altho he never in any
way obtruded the fact Of his better
education.
~ shall miss you ALL" he had said,
digging his stick in the soft moss at
our feet.
"And I shall miss you," my voice
tremblod.
"ShGll you really, Babs" then he put
his arm around my waist and kissed me
on my check. "Will you answer my
letters if I write youq"
"Indeed SHALL" I returned as
brightly as I could; yet with queeg
little feeling of disappointment that he
hadn't said more.
Tomorrow-A Kiss Meant Much to a
Country Girl.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-02-08

fieial strike statement, was that the
strikers would take no action but to
await any move by the authorities, hay
ing by Mayor Hsnson' s proclamation
been placed on the defensive.
Thus the good natured apathy of the
first day had passed through more sober
and searching curiosity of the second
and had come now to tense anxiety ON
tho third.
Strikers wives marched with their
men. The wives of business men with
theirs. They met with challenging
glances.