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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02

The Virginian reproduced a day or
two ago a letter which DR.. r. II. Pitt,
president of the Anti Saloon League
OF virginia. sent to the News Leader,
in which this sentence occurs:
AS president of the league I
have not spoken or written thus
far one word on the gubernatorial
campaign, but ! feel justified IN
breaking my silence to say that
in my judgment the men who are
sincerely interested In securing
what we have already achieved
and in peTfecting and making
MORE permanent the policy ;or
whose adoption we have strug-
gled through the long years.
would do we'll to see to II that
the next governor of Virginia Is
IN cordial sympa ny with the law
and approves the great principle
which II embodies.
In DIR. Pitts presidential l1essa ge
to the recent Anti Saloon convertic n
he uttered this general warning to
the men who believe in the paramount
Importance OF the great reform:
Victory Is often more democrat
izing than defeat. In all great
movements like ours there is n
subtle peril in a distinct ard
definite and remarkable triumph.
We are too prone to think that
not only the battle has been won
but that the war has been won
and SO we lay down our arms and
disband our forces, and assume
that the enemy has been finally
routed. This, however, can never
be taken for granted. when we are
dealing with an interest so sinis-
ter. SO menacing. so surcharged
with self-interest as the liquor
business. ! venture. therefore, to
urge upon all whose interest In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02
MH1fer& RhoadD
"THE SHOPPING CENTER"
This Is the Home Of
ReliableLuggage

FIRST CONSIDERA-
TION of any one look
ing toward the purchase
of any article of lug
gage, be it Trunk, Bag
or Suitcase, should be
its ability to meet one 5
individual requirement
its quality and de
pendability. Z n f o r
tunately, with many
people, mere sightliness
(good looks) is per
mitted to sway ones
Judgment, and the best,
most serviceable article
IS given second place
or refused. This, in part,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02
80 TO ]PtAK
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mated his wife for Secretary OF War
was evidently convinced that she had
talent and wanted her to get into a
broader field.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02

The Russians have always been
most dangerous when running away.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02
Patriotic Rivalry.

Patriotic Rivalry.
A man we hate
Is Samuel Bowers:
His backyard gardens
Better'n ours. ~
Macon Telegraph,
The later bug
We hate. by hup'
Our backyard gardens
All ct up.
Commercial Appeal
We have no strafe--
The riddles not hard
The Y, NJ. c. a.
Has no back yard.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02
Seeing Things.

Seeing Things.
1t looks funny
To see the water-wagon
Hitched up to
The booze demon dragon,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-02
Another German Outrage. Fossil

Best OF all was the execution OF
Christine Miller. who sang the Star
Spangled Banner.
--Englewood Gn.) Economist
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21
BRIBING AMERICAN STATESMEN

The worst fears of the American people are realized
IN the latest disclosures made regarding German intrigue
in the United States. A message from Ambassador
Bernstorff requests the Berlin government to allow him
to expend $4,000 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 $4,000? These are things the
people of this country would like to know. Was it dis
tributed among senators like Stone, Norris, La FolletteS
Gronna, Gore and Stone, and certain congressman who
have been pleading for peace at any price and attempting
to obstruct all efforts to successfully prosecute the 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 1t
quite naturally brands as traitors to their country those
senators and congressman who have expressed friendship
for the Prussian cause. The common belief will be that
they received the money disbursed by Ambassador Bern.
storf, 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.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21

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 week at the latest. At
the same time the outlook for peace in Portland is said to
be frightening. At Seattle, where the I. W. w. gang
started the trouble, conditions are said to be growing
steadily worse. 1t 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. 1t 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.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21
The Daily Novelette,
4 X X \ X x 4 i X X X X X =
THE CULPRIT.

Oddsen Ends, the riddle fiend, was
swinging unconsciously along, whistling
81 knew He Was a Sailor When / Saw
Them Sailor Pants, when a large man
in a small suit of blue under wear thrust
himself nine-tenths way out of a parlOr
window and cried, "Hallo, there
there IS a gas leak in the house and I
can't locate It. Come in and help me.
will you? Everybody is asleep and I'm
afraid they'll all be asphyxiated, and
1 don t want to wake them up and tell
them to stop breathing"
81 think it, your parlor chandelier"
said Oddsen Ends the moment he had
climbed inside.
Ono, it IS not. I've tried that. It's not
the chandelier"
Oddsen Ends shook a finger at him
roguishly.
81 have a very decided reason for
thinking it's this chandelier" he per-
sisted. "Do you want to know why l
think this chandelier is responsible?"
why, in heaven name?" roared
the frantic payer for the leaking gas.
"Because it looks so gilty!" 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 the neck and
nape of the trousers, he carried him out
in the back yard and hurled him over
the fence two blocks out of the way.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21
APT XI.


It makes no difference how long /
live, how old 1 get, 1 never shall for
get that night; the first l was even
separated from my husband. AT two
0 clock 1 could endure it no longer and
called up Tom Langley. A servant an
swered, and said that Mr.. Barton had
been suddenly called away on business
and had gone almost as soon as he had
returned from the country.
''Who is calling?" the servant asked
after her explanation.
'Never mind 1 said and hung up.
I was glad Elsie had not answered. But
in my fear for Bob l never thought that
had I been it Elsie's place, and some
woman who refused to give her name
had called Bob at two O'Clock in the
morning, 1 should have resented it.
I was so absolutely numb with fear
when at a little after three, 1 heard
Bob's key in the door, and he came in,
q long drawn whistle escaping him as
he saw the place lighted.
''Oh, Bob, Bob, where have you been?
1 thought Won were killed." 1 cried as
I flung myself on his neck.
''For goodness sake, Margaret, what s
the matteri Why didn't you stay with
your mother as you said you were 60
ing to2''
81 knew you would be lonely, and
I wanted to surprise you," l s0bbed
drenehing his weskit with my tears.
Surprises aren't always the pleas
ATTEST things in the world" he return
ed grimly. "'There, I'm here, so stop
CRYING and let's get to bed. After this
when 1 am gcing out, go to bed and go
to sleep like a sensible woman, instead
Of a silly girl. One would think You
were nineteen instead of twenty-nine. -
I know that Bob meant nothing by
that speech. know it now, but then it
hurt me dreadfully. Would he have hest
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21
Margaret CARROTS
mc Husband X
By JANE PHELPS
c X X X * X X X X X X * X 1

"Now, dear, tell me all about It'll
Did you get the business?' determined
to show that L was interested, though
1t was really more curiosity to know
what he had done, where he had been,
than interest.
eyes, 1 think I shall land ito, he
said, his mouth full of food.
"But why did it take you so long2''
! persisted. Then L got my first insight
into what Elsie had termed the uneven
ness of my husband IS 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, l a
tell you'll" and without even noting the
look of horror with which l listened he
launched into the most. enthusiastic
praise, not only of the woman's voice,
but of the woman herself. ''She was
lovely, in hen dark foreign way,'' he
said as he stopped for breath, land so
young"
Glow old was she?'' I asked, as
tonished that Bob should praise another
woman to NE, and praise her SO full
somely. 1 couldn t have done such a
thing to save my life.
About eighteen, . and again he sang
her praises with kindling eyes until he
looked at his watch, and with an exela-
nation that he would be late at the Of
flee rushed from the table. He kissed
me as usual however, and when 1 whis-
pered that 1 loved him so, that l could
mt stay in the country, he replied:
IAN right, then, don t say you are
going to stay unless you mean it."
l cried for an hour, then, realizing
that 1 couldn t persist and not look un-
attractive when he came home, 1 tried
to comfort myself by thinking that
rothing in the world, no one, would have
kept him out had he known I was wait
ing for him.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21
AGONY OF SPIRIT
PHELPS

tated to stay out if I had been nineteen2
Was that what he meantq
He led the way into the bedroom and
we went to bed almost in silence. 1
tried to tell him that it was only my
great love foc him that made me come
home; that it was that same great love
which made me anxious. But he would
MT listen. And when I asked him to tell
me where he had been, what kept him
sc long, he wouldn't answer.
"Ask me in the morning. 1 want some
Sleep" was al he would say.
After he was sleeping soundly I
leaned over and kissed him. He probab-
ly had been disappointed in getting the
business he had expected, and that was
the reason he didn't want to talk. And
he probably hadn't had anything to
eat since dinner.
The tears came into my eyes as I
thought of my housewifely plans all
forgotten in fear for his safety. The
chicken, the mushrooms, all spelling on
the table, added ~poignancy to my grief.
1 should have put them in the ice box.
Then came the thought.
"No nineteen year old girl would
have cared what became of them, they
didn't have sense enough" and COM
forted by the thought that I was doing
as a younger woman would have done
1 finally went to sleep not caring that
the food I had prepared would be only
fit for the garbage pail But what I DID
mind was that Bob could find ANYONE
ANYTHING that could interest him for
that length of time without me. Why 1
eouldn t even be eontented with father
and mother without him.
When we went in to breakfast the
next morning, Della wore a "didn't I
tell you so' air that was most aggra-
gravating.
After she had waited and left the
room, I said to Bob:
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21
FERGUSON YILL NOT ANSWER

Austin, Texas, Sept. 21.-James E.
Ferguson, suspended Texas governor,
refused to tell the senate from whom
he borrowed the $156,500 which he al
ready admitted was delivered to him
in currency. He was on the stand in
his impeachment trial.
"If the price of the governors of
flee is that l must break-my word and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21

General Davis has approved the appli-
cation for parole of James B. Smith,
president OF the Western Fuel COM
pany, and Vice President Mills, who
are serving terms of Is months each
in San Quentin prison. The men were
convicted after a sensational trial on
charges of ~defrauding the government
out of nearly $500, 900 in duties in
connection with weighing of imported
coal.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21

Grover Cleveland stopped a big strike in Chicago and
this over the objections of one Altget. He remarked he
would settle the strike first and attend to MI. 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.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21

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
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.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21

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 al. 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.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21

Three more days and then the state fair. 1t is time for
every Salemite to put his affairs in order so he and his
can attend, and this every day of next week.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21

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 of the same kind
residence cities contrary to the usages of civilized war
fare. 1t was deliberate murder because it was the 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 could order it done.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21

throw away a fortune that l have work
ed like a dog to get-then | 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.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21

A leading Chinese editor commenting on China's capa-
railroad in nine days--if she had the money. And yet the
story has been told time and time again that the Siberian
railroad was "two streaks of rust and a right of way"
If it can handle 100000 men in ten days it can give the
Southern Pacific cards and spades and beat it hands
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 piIIing every week and provide cars
Highway, and incidentally build a new depot in Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21

Washington street is impossible 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. 1t 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.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21
R M INSPIRED STORIES

German inspired stories caused the Russian troops to
mutiny and murder their officers. One story was to the
effect that Korniloff had executed an entire regiment OF
soldiers, another story accompanied it to the effect that
Kerensky had requested troops be sent by General Vassi-
mf to aid in the defense of Petrograd 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 became frenzied. They murdered every of
fcer 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 detection
of the Russian soldiers. 1t is quite possible that some of
these stories were also of German inspiration, and cOnse-
quently unworthy of a second thought.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21

The Russians always put up a pretty still fight after
they have been licked to death.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21

The strike in the ~shipyards is laid at the door of Ger
i~ntriguers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21

PAROLE FOR COAL KINGS
San Francisco. Sent. 21.-Solicitol
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21

pie 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 DER the leas, and journey, when
the sun goes down, to rob some farmers apple trees. So
mark the hogs of gasoline, who heed no warning, howe'er
kind, who still go s~corching Ger the scene, and leave a
cloud of smoke behind. They still pursue the wasteful
game, and viii while they possess the price, and they're
the ones who'll bear the blame when all our cars are
placed on ice.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21
Ripping Rhymes
by Walt Mason
SAVE GASOLINE

Be sparing with the gasoline, if you APP
prove good craftsmanship; 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), "Thereu 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
hnrn and thnrn DC nn,,nh DC thnnnhtfnl nnn-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21

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
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
to destroy her.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21

1t is a hopeful sign when a paper published in the
German language suddenly finds tt is necessary to use the
English language instead and also to change it's name. In
Portland the German language paper, the Deutsche Zeit-
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 perfulnery Any
way it is to be congratulated on having gone the limit
while it was going. The name is all right.
1t 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 e%verytime. The American
having gone through the melting pot some generations
ago has ~sharpened his wits, receiving from all nations the
cleverness belonging to each.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-21

THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL
Is the only newspaper in Salem whose circulation Is guaranteed Py Ge
Audt Bureau of Circulations
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-08-22
Telephone Line Sold

Pageland Insurance and Real.
ty Company has purchased the
metallic telephone line from
Pageland TO Monroe, and we
are advised that this line will be
kept in working condition.
This is good news to the busi-
ness men of Pageland and clti
zens of the community. Until
Pageland has a telegraph office
OF IFS own, it is important that
we have a connection by which
we can reach the Western
Union office. Also our calls to
Charlotte 90 out over this line
and cost less than messages
routed over the Camden line.
The charges will remain the
same they have been, and SER
vice Will not be continued to
persons who do not pay their
calls at the end of the month.
The object of the present own
ers in making the purchase was
TO give better service, believing
that the service could be inn
proved with business manage
ment. This line has been oper-
atlng in fairly Guod working
order since the second day of
August, but we are advised that
many polls need TO be replaced
by new ones and shat the line
needs tightening at certain
points. All this work will re-
ceive attention at once. and I'M
provements will be gradually ex
tended until the whole line is in
as near perfect condition as it is
possible to make ii.