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BRIBING AMERICAN STATESMEN
PUT OUR GRIEVANCES IN THE BACKGROUND
The worst fears of the American people are realized
m tne latest disclosures made regarding German intrigue
in the United States. A message f rom Ambassador
Bernstorff requests the Berlin government to allow him
to expend $50,000 for the purpose of influencing the
American congress "through the organization you
know of."
What is the organization referred to by the ambassa
dor, and who received the $50,000? These are things the
npnnlfi of this countrv would like to know. Was it dis
While nothing definite has been told as to the progress
the federal mediator has made toward settling the strike
in San Francisco, it is stated the strike will probably end
this week or by Monday of next woek at the latest. At
the same time the outlook for peace in Portland is said to
be brightening. At Seattle, where the I. W. W. gang
started the trouble, conditions are said to be growing
steadily worse. It looks as though Butte had taken the
proper course. There the mines were closed down and
the strikers were given to -understand they would remain
closed indefinitely. If men can refuse to work, which
they undoubtedly can, they should not be surprised when
the employer refuses to work too. He can shut up shop
and go fishing or autoing, and he can stay idle much long
er than the average laborer. It is as much of a calamity
for the employers to quit as for the workmen to do so.
Under present conditions, when every man regardless of
position or occupation should be doing all he can toward
winning the war, strikes and lockouts should be unheard
of. As Americans we should forget such things until the
war is over. If we must have strikes and labor troubles
lets put the whole business off until after the war, and
then fight it out comfortably between ourselves without
aiding Germany.
: The Daily Novelette I
THE CULPRIT.
A leading Chinese editor commenting on China's capa
bilities in the way of furnishing fighters for the Russian
front says China could send 250,000 men over the Siberian
railroad in nine days if she had the money. And yet the
story has been told time and time again that the Siberian
x n.ii.u.irsi man wns "r.wn sr.rpnica nt nisr. ann n mcrnr. rvr wav."
tributed among senators like Stone xm orris, ua. r - -- " "davs it can rive the
Gronna. Gore and Stone, and certain congressmen who'1 'Jn Pr.PyT-
ouuuieni racuit; carus anu suaues aim ueai u nanus
have been pleading for peace at any price and attempting
to obstruct all eftorts to successiuiiy prosecute tne war.'
The very wording of the request indicates that it was
not the first time money had been used for a similar pur
poses, and thus the inspiration for many of the pro
German speeches in congress during the past three years
may have been discovered in the message just revealed by
the state department.
What is the worst feature of the disclosures is that it
quite naturally brands as traitors to their country those
senators and congressmen who have expressed friendship
for the Prussian cause. The common belief will be that
they received the money disbursed by Ambassador Bern
storff, whether this was the case or not, and if any of
these men are innocent and, therefore, honest in their ex
pressions of opinion and the casting of their votes they
must necessarily suffer in the estimation of the public
along with their guilty colleagues.
GERMAN INSPIRED STORIES
spades
down. This suggests the S. P. should send for a China
man to superintend it. Maybe then it would be able to
deliver a carload of piling every week and provide cars
enough to haul a few barrels of asphalt for the Pacific
Highway, arid incidentally build a new depot in Salem.
Oddsen Ends, the riddle fiend, was
swinging unconsciously along, whistling
"I Knew He Was a Sailor When I Saw j
Them Sailor Pants", when a large man '
in a small suit of bluo under wear thrust
himself nine-tenths way out of a parlor
window and cried, "Hallo, there I
there's a gas leak in the house and I
can 't locate it. Come in and help me.
will you? Everybody is asleep and I 'mi
afraid they'll all be asphyxiated, aud !
I don't want to wake tliem up aud tell
them to stop breathing. ' '
"I think it's your parlor chandelier"
said Oddsen Ends the moment he had
climbed inside.
"No, it 's not. I've .tried that. It's not
the chandelier."
Oddsen Ends shook a finger at him
roguishly.
"1 have a very decided reason for
thinking it's this chandelier," he per
sisted. "Do you want to know why I
think this chandelier is responsible!"
"Why, in heaven's name?" roared
tho frantic payer for the leaking gas.
"Because it looks so giity!" explain
ed Oddsen Ends.
"Skrynx" gulped the large man in
the small suit of b. o. And catching Odd
sen Ends by the seat of tho neck and
nape of tile trousers, he carried him out
in the back vard and hurled him over
the fence two blocks out of the way.
FERGUSON YTLL NOT ANSWER
If the vote of the Argentine senate is any criterion as
to the sentiment of the masses, then Argentine will sever
diplomatic relations with Germany so soon as the lower
house has a chance to vote upon the matter. Under the
Argentine constitution it is stated, the president can veto
the action of the congress should he so desire. The vote
in the senate was that charmed number, "23" to 1 in favor
of breaking relations. Pretty soon the war will be be
tween Germany, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria on one
side and the balance of the world on the other. And yet
the Prussian militarists would make the German people
believe the world has designs on her territory and has
combined to destroy her.
German inspired stories caused the Russian troops to "if , ?
mutiny and murder their officers. One story was to the1" T V -7
uanuy uuu inui v. v, j TTno'lien Innmintrp lnsrpnH and nlsn tn pnnncrp its nnmp. n
effect that Kormlolt had executed an entire regiment oi "71, "-- KTKTvJ,.
ung, understanding it was about to be suppressed,
switched very suddenly and blossomed out printed in
English and under the name "The American.'' The poet
has said: "A rose would smell as sweet by any other
name," and possibly the German paper printed in English
may do the same, or even improve the perfumery. Any
way it is to be congratulated on having gone the limit
while it was going. The name is all right.
soldiers, another story accompanied it to the effect that
Kerensky had requested troops be sent by General Vassi
luf to aid in the defense of Tetrograd and that the re
quest was not complied with. Both stories were absolute
ly untrue, but the unreasoning mob took them as gospel
truth and become frenzied. They murdered every of
ficer they caught. Of course the soldiers were utterly
foolish to accept any such story without positive cor
roboration, but they did; and the result should not be
pleasing to the German officials, for the acts of the sol
diers showed they are intensely loyal. This outbreak
should quiet for all time the stories told of the defection
of the Russian soldiers. It is quite possible that some of
these stories were also of German inspiration, and conse
quently unworthy of a second thought.
A German spy is reported to have caused the death of
nine student aviators in Canada. He enlisted and then
took advantage of his opportunities to file some of the
brace wires of the machines, almost to the breaking point
so that when the students took their flight the wires
parted and they were dashed to death. This is another
example of Prussian "kultur," and is ot tne same Kind!
that murders women and children and drops bombs in I
residence cities contrary to the usages of civilized war- j
fare. It was deliberate murder because it was tne Killing
wantonly of men whose death cannot in anyway effect the
result of the war. There is nothing to be gained by such
criminal acts, and no one but a subject of the kaiser would
consent to do that kind of dirty work for any other gov
ernment supposing any other couli order it done.
Washington street is impassable and is badly torn up.
As is usually the case when that street gets in bad shape
the street light at the corner of Saginaw and Washington
goes on strike. It was the case last night to the grievous
sorrow of an autoist who got into the mess, by himself
but who had to send for help to get out.
It seems American secret service men have not only
been able to decipher Germany's secret code, but within
a few months to translate three separate ones. When
the German mind is matched with that of the American
in such work, it falls down everytime. The American
having gone through the melting pot some generations
ago has sharpened his wits, receiving from all nations the
cleverness belonging to each.
Austin, Texas, Sept. 21. James E.
Ferguson, suspended Texas governor,
refused to tell the senate from whom
he borrowed the $150,500 which he al
ready admitted was delivered to him
in currency. He was on tho stand in
his impeachment trial.
"If the price of the governor's of
fice is that I must broak-my word and
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September 24 to 29
Oregon State Fair.
Don't Miss It.
SALEM'S BANKING HEADQUARTERS
throw away a fortune that I have work
ed like a dog to get then I cannot
pay the price," he told M. M- Crane,
counsel for the prosecution.
"This was a clear-as-daylight trans
action between friends; no law of Tex
as was violated," the governor said.
PAROLE FOR COAX KINGS
San Francisco, Sept. 21 Solicitor
Grover Cleveland stopped a big strike in Chicago and
this over the objections of one Altgelt. He remarked he
would settle the strike first and attend to Mr. Altgelt
afterward, and as usual Grover kept his word. Altgelt
passed into innocuous desuetude, but it was some later
that Grover discovered that condition and realized just
what he,had done to the Chicago anarchist.
The striker who is exempt from the draft because of
his occupation will not remain so unless he is at work at
that occupation. This will cut no figure with those above
the draft age, but there is a large percentage of the strik
ers in the shipyards and at other pursuits who are within
the draft age. These have the choice of going to work or
going to war.
The equinox has arrived and so far there is no storm
in sight, though the skies are gray. The weather man
said yesterday it would be cooler and fair. That . last
statement is what we are all interested in here in Salem.
We do not care much about the cooler, but the "fair" is
the main thing for the next ten days.
Three more days and then the state fair. It is time for
every Salemite to put his affairs in order so he and his
can attend, and this every day of next week.
The Russians always put up a pretty still fight after
they have been licked to death.
The strike in the shipyards is laid at the door of Ger
man intriguers.
General Davis has approved the appli
cation for parole of James B. Smith,
president of the Western Fuol com
pany, and Vifio President Mills, who
are serving terms of 18 mouths each
in San Qucntin prison. The men were
convicted after a sensational trial on
charges of defrauding the government
out of nearly $500,000 in duties in
connection with weighing of imported
coal.
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Be sparing with the gasoline, if you ap
prove good sportsmanship; joyride nine
miles or seventeen, but shun the long and
useless trip. Our Uncle Sam would hate
like sin to shut off all our joyride juice, but
tricks of that sort he'll begin, if from rank
waste we don't cut loose. He's warned us
all in tones of brass (and may the warning
be not vain), "There'll be sufficiency of gas,
if every one is safe and sane. But if the
visible supply should shrink too much, you'll
have a jar, for in the twinkling of an eye,
I'll tie a can to every car." So let us motor
here and there, as much as thoughtful peo
ple want, and give the folks some evening air, and take a
little Sunday jaunt. We still may jog around the town
and down the pike and o'er the leas, and journey, when
the sun goes down, to rob some farmer's apple trees. So
mark the hogs of gasoline, who heed no warning, howe'er
kind, who still go scorching o'er the scene, and leave a
cloud of smoke behind. They still pursue the wasteful
game, and will while they possess the price, and they're
the ones who'll bear the blame when all our cars are
placed on ice.
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Margaret Garrett's
Husband
By JANE PIIELPS
AGONY OF SPIRIT
CHAPTEK XI.
It makes no difference how long
live, how old I get, I never shall for
get that night; the first I was ever
separated from my husband. At two
o'clock I could endure it no longer and
called up Tom Langlev. A servant an
swered, and said that Mr. Barton had which made me anxious. But he would
been suddenl- called away on business: n't listen. And when I asked him to tell
and had gone almost as soon as he had ' me where he had been, what kept him
itated to stay out if I had been nineteenf
1 1 Was that what he meant f
He led the way into the bedroom and
we went to bed almost in silence. I
tried to tell him that it was only my
great love fo? him that made me come
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returned from the country.
"Who is calling? " the servant asked
after her explanation.
rever mind," X said and hung up,
sc long, he wouldn't answer.
"Ask me iu the morning. I want some
sleep," was all he would say.
After he was sleeping soundly I
I was glad tisie had not answered. But , leaned over and kissed him. He probab
in my fear for Bob I never thought that ly had been disappointed in getting the
had I been iu Elsie's place, and some, business he had expected, and that was
woman who refused to give her name: the reason he didn't want to talk. And
had called Bob at two o'clock in the: he probably hadn't had anything to
morning, I should have resented it. jcat since dinner.
I was so absolutely numb with fear I The tears came into my eyes as I
when at a little after three, I heard j thought of my housewifely plans all
Bob's key in the door, and he came in, i forgotten in fear for his safety. The
a long drawn whistle escaping him as! chicken, the mushrooms, all spoiling on
he saw the place lighted. : the table, added poignancy to mv grief.
"Oh, Bob, Bob, where have you been! I should have put them in the ice box.
I thought you were killed!" I cried asjThen came the thought.
I flung myself on his neck. "X0 nineteen year old girl would
"For goodness sake, Margaret, what's have cared what became of them, they
the matterf Why didn't you Btay with didn't have sense enough," and com
your mother as you said you were go- f orted by the thought that I was doing
ingtof las a younger woman would have done
"I knew you wouM be lonely, and; I finally went to sleep not caring that
I wanted to surprise you," I sobbed j the food I had prepared would be onlv
drenching his weskit with my tears. J fit for the garbage pail. But what I DID
"Surprises aren't always the pleas-; miud was that Bob could find ANT ONE
antest things in the world," he return- j AXTTHIXG that could interest him for
ed grimly. "There, I'm here, so stop, that length of time without me. Why I
crying and let's get to bed. After this wouldn't even be contented with father
when I am gcing out, go to bed and goi.and mother without him.
to sleep like a sensible woman, instead When we went in to breakfast the
of a silly girl. One would think you! next morning, Delia wore a "didnt I
were nineteen instead of twenty-nine." , tell you so" air that was most aggra-
I know that Bob meant nothing by j gravating.
that spfeeh. Tknow it now, but then, it j After she had waited and left the
hurt me dreadfully. Would he have hesi-jroom, I said to Bob:
"Xow, dear, tell me all about it!
Did you get the business?" determined
to show that I was interested, though
it was really more curiosity to know
what he had done, where he had been,
than interest.
"Yes, I think I shall land it", he
said, his mouth full of food.
"But why did it take you so longt"
I persisted. Then I got my first insight
into what Elsie had termed the uueven
ness of my husband's disposition.
"Oh, after we finished talking
Creedmore took me to a studio affair a
friend of his was giving, to introduce a
new singer. She had a voice, too, I can
tell you!" and without even noting the
look of horror with which I listened he
launched into the most, enthusiastic
praise, not only of the woman's voice,
but of the voman herself. "She was
lovely, in hot dark foreign way," he
said as he stopped for breath, "and so
young."
"How old was she?" I asked, as
tonished that Bob should praise another
woman to me, and praise her so ful
somely. I eouldn't have done such a
thing to save my life.
"About eighteen," aud again he sang
her praises' with kindling eyes until he
looked at his watch, and with an excla
mation that he would be late at the of
fice rushed from the table. He kissed
me as usual however, and when I whis
pered that I loved him so, that I could
n't stay in the country, he replied:
. "A right, then, don't say you are
going to stay unless you mean it."
I cried for an hour, thenv realizing
that I couldn 't persist and not look un
attractive when he came home, I tried
to comfort myself by thinking that
cothing in the world, no one, would have
kept him out had he known I was wait
ing for him.