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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-18

Strong Russian Attack
erlin, via Sayyille wireless, Jan. Is.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
.SENATOR-ELECT JOHNSON |
REFUSES PAY VOUCHER
Will Not Accept Salary for Time He
Has Not Served-Several
Precedents for Action.

Senator-elect Hiram johnson of Cali
has refused to take any salary as sena-
tor from March 4 until the present be
cause he does not consider he is en-
titled to 1t. He did not serve as senator
during that period. He remained in
California until few days ago, re-
state up to March Is, when he resigned.
There are several precedents for Sem
ator Johnson's action. although he is
entitled to the salary under the law.
Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia was
governor of his state when he was
elected to the Senate. From July until
November Senator Smith retained the
office of governor and did not take
the oath of office as senator. He re-
fused to accept any salary as senator
until he was sworn in.
The refusal of Senator Johnson to
accept money legally his also recalls
the case of Representative Richard
Parks Bland of Missouri ("Silver
Dick'D. who, when the House voted
itself an increase in salary of s2,500
per member. and then voted to make
the increase cover the previous two
years, refused to take the $4,000 which
was due him. That money is still in
the Treasury to his credit, although he
is dead No member of his family ever
has agreed to accept it.
Senator johnson has been assigned a
room in the Senate office building next
to that of Senator Penrose of Penn
syIvania. whom Senator Johnson eX-
when Johnson was one of the leading
bull moose.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
LECTURERS TO EXPLAIN
QUARTERMASTER DUTIES
Series Arranged to Increase Eff
cheney of Members of
Reserve Corps.

4 series of lectures on suhiects per-
I,.. 9 =.
tanning 10 the ''u'r 'er ih's ster Norps iof
the purpose OF increasing the efhclency
of the Quartermaster Reserve Corps is
-. -, ~, a;ro,.;o, 80 ,,,i
10 oe given uiiuer 'ie oii eo'ioii VI -naJ
Gen. Henry q. Sharpe. quartermaster
general of the army. beginning Tues
A. aooo-dire no anrounceu,ent ,nade
"''' "
at the war department. All Will oe
held in the lecture room of the Army
Medical School AGA Louisiana ayenue
northwest
officers of the Quartermaster Corps
and Ouartermaster Reserve Corps and
aal,;sa,o. 60. ,ho O,,.r+er,naster on
Cd 't'f''e9 ioi INC - sN''i w
GERS Reserve Corps are expected TO at
tend.
Gen. Sharpe VIII be the hrst lecturer
on the opening date, at S:l5 PM when
will be the hour of all lectures: he VIII
take as his subject The Quartermaster
Corps" He Will be followed April II
Corps who will discuss office Or
ganiza ton and Correspondence of the
Army"
The other dates subjects and lectures
are as follows: May /. THE Use of the
Commercial Cable and Telegraph for
Army Purposes" William Albert King.
chief of the War Department telegraph
division: May IS. The Supply of Sub
siStence for the Army, Capt. VIII IL
Point Quart ermaster Corps; June 5.
Field Bakeries" Capt. Point; June 1e:
Water Transportation for the Army,
Lieut.. Col Chauncey b Baker Quar-
Evening star., 1917-04-01

| AT the beginning of 1916 the
| auxiliary cruiser Marie left for East
Africa commanded by Lieut.. Soerensen
of the naval territorials. also carrying
ammunition, several thousand rifles
many million cartridges, artillery am
| munition. several guns, field guns, field
howitzers and gun carriages for the
gether with a large number of uniforms
and other materials for the European
and native troops and material for the
manufacture OF ammunition.
Lieut.. SorenSen successfully passed
| through the guard of British ships in
| the North sea and the Atlantic and ar
! rived about the end of March at Suda
! bay, East Africa, unnoticed by an Eng
| lish cruiser on guard about fifteen
! miles distant The cargo had been dis
charged and the steamer was ready to
sail when she was discovered and
| shelled by British warships. The crews
| Immediately repaired the ship, which
| five days later was again shelled by
the British. Although the vessel was
| hit more than 100 times. yet her crew
succeeded in repairing her once more
Leaving the bay, she passed into the
Indian ocean, eluding British cruisers,
and arrived on May IA. 1916. at
Tlandyong Priock (Java), bringing the
conditions in East Africa.
The newspapers consider that thanks
to these two splendid achievements TIE
German troops in East Africa are
now well provided with all that is
necessary to enable them to continue
against numerical superior enemy
Evening star., 1917-04-01

SO it was that as men went about
face of the great events impending.
some of them recalled these phrases of
President Wilson's coined in the pres
ence of the Gridiron Club and its guests
at dinner the night of February IS.
1915. in speech he has since told some
of his intimateS he did not know five
minutes before making that he intend
ed to delivers
consent of both the President and the
Gridiron Club because so many requests
for copies of il were received at the
White House, is now out of print There
is nothing left of it at the White House
except a proof from the government
which many of those who heard il be-
lieve will be long remembered. and to-
day, as men search their consciences.
cropping to see their duty by their chill
dren. their fellow-men, their country.
specializing upon the advice the Presi-
dent may give the country in the ad-
dress he is about to deliver to Congress.
some of its phrases retain a signifi-
canoe that is almost startling.
At this time, when the attention of
almost the whole civilized world is
focused upon President Wilson and
what he is about to say. it is recalled
that the President declared early in
seeks the presidency of the United
States for anything that it will bring
him is an audacious fool 1t was in
this speech, too. that he said: II would
a great deal rather know what they
are talking about around quiet fire
sides all over this country than what
they are talking about in the cloak
rooms of Congress-
Evening star., 1917-04-01
To Make Report on Service.

Service given by the Retail Mer-
chants Association of this city, as
compared with that of similar or
CARNATIONS in other large cities. is the
purpose OF Il survey now being made
by Charles ]. Columbus, secretary of
that body. The information collected
thus far is to be outlined at a meeting
of a special committee of the credit
mems section of the association tomor-
row evening. This committee included
David Sanger. chairman; c. NJ. Keefer,
Leo Baum, A. V Hoffman and Mr..
Columbus.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
Trowel Club Holds Meeting.

The Trowel Club. composed of master
Masons OF the Interior Department
held It's March meeting last night in
the REQ parlor of the New Ebbitt
by employees of the Indian Office. Those
contributing to the evenings enter
tainmcnt were Miss Edna. Scott Smith
PGad Il. Morehouse and wife. Miss Nir-
g.nia A. Robinson and Miss AnEabci
Ruth. accompanist. Patriotic songs
were sung.
Evening star., 1917-04-01
Staked All for Justice,

Abiding to these forefathers, Presi-
dent Wilson said:
They were ready to stake every
thing for an idea, and that idea was
not expediency. but justice. And the
infinite difficulty of public affairs gem
tlemen, is not to discover the signs of
the heavens and the directions of the
wind. but to square the things you do
by the not simple but complicated
standards of Justice Justice has
nothing to do with expediency. Justice
has nothing to do with any temporary
standard whatever. II is rooted and
grounded in the fundamental instincts
of humanity
America ought TO keep out of this
war. She ought to keep out of this
war at the sacrifice of everything ex-
cept this single thing upon which her
character and history are founded. her
sense of humanity and justice. If she
sacrifices that. she has ceased TO be
America she has ceased to entertain
and love the traditions which have
made US proud to be Americans, and
when We 90 about seeking safety at
the expense OF humanity, then | for
one will believe that | have always
been mistaken in what ] have con
ceived to be the spirit of American
history"
The President also went on to say:
There is only one way in which TO
determine how the future of the United
States is going to be projected, and
that is by looking back and seeing
which way the lines ran which led up
to the present moment of power and of
opportunity. There is no doubt about
that. There is no question what the
roll of honor in America is. The roll
of honor consists of the names of men
who have squared their conduct by
ideals of duty. There is no one else
upon the roster; there is no one else
whose name care to remember
when we measure things upon a ma
tional scale. And l wish that whenever
AN impulse of impatience comes upon
US. whenever impulse to settle a
thing some short way tempts us. we
might close the door and take down
some old stories of what America n
idealists and statesmen did in the pas
and not let any counsel in that does
not sound in the authentic voice of
American tradition.
After saying that he would be just
as much ashamed to be rash to he
q coward the President concluded
with the ringing sentences at the OPEN
ing of this article: '.Ealor withholds
itself from all small implications and
entanglements and waits for the great
opportunity when the sword will flash
as If it carried the light of heaven upon
IS blade"
Evening star., 1917-04-01
EXTENSIVE EAST AFRICA
OPERATIONS ARE HALTED
British Take Advantage of Rainy
Season to Repair Com
munications.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 31.-The war office
announces that since the advent of the
rainy season all extensive operations in
East Africa have stopped. Advantage
has been taken of this to reconstruct
the railways and communications Cam
aged by the retreating Germans. The
whole German territory north of the
Central railway has been transferred
from a military to a provisional civil
administration.
BERLIN. March 25, by wireless to
Sayville. n. Y. March 31.-The story of
how the German troops in German East
Africa were supplied with ammunition
and war material by German vessels
breaking the British blockade is told
in a summary of current newspaper
articles on the subject given out today
by the Overseas News Agency (the OFF,
cial German news bureaul. The chief
aid in this work was given by the aux
iliary cruiser Marie, a brief account of
whose exploits during the early part of
1916 was published late last summer.
The MORE detailed account, as given
today BY the news agency, reads:
Evening star., 1917-04-01
Presidents National Ideals.

But it was the expression of the ma
tional ideals by the President which
attracted the most attention, and which
attracts attention today, as the United
States prepares for war with Germany.
On that subject the President said in
part:
The point in national affairs never
lies along the lines of eXpediency. 1t
always rests in the field of principle.
upon any principle of expediency: it
was founded upon profound principle
of human liberty and of humanity, and
whenever IL bases its policy upon any
other foundation than those il builds
on the sand and not upon solid rock"
After saying that he wanted TO know
what they are talking about around
quiet fresides all over this country"
the President continued: There is only
one way to hear these things, and that
IL constantly to go back to the foun-
tains of American action. These foun-
tains are not to be found in any re-
Gently discovered sources"
The President continued:
II heard somebody say do not
know the exact statistics-that the
is one hundred and three millions If
there are 100000 thinking the same
things that that original 5000 900
thought. the hundred million will be
saved for an illustrious future" He al
luded to remark that I'VE ought to
try when we are a hundred million
strong to act in the same simplicity of
principle that our forefathers acted
in when we were 100000 strong"
Evening star., 1917-04-01
Carried Large Supplies.

In February, 1915. a steamer left a
German port under the command of
Reserve Lieut.. Christensen, carrying
rifles, machine guns, several million
cartridges. food clothing. sanitary ma
terial and equipment for the engines of
the cruiser Koenigsberg (the German
warship bottled up in African waters
at the beginning of the war;.
The steamer during April passed
through chain of British guard ships
and reached Mansa bay. East Africa.
When entering the bay she was discov-
cred by the British cruiser Hyacinthe,
which shelled the German ship. AL
though the German boat was on fire in
places and in a sinking condition in
shallow waters. nevertheless her cargo
was discharged without hindrance by
the enemy.
Evening star., 1917-04-01

Bids have been opened in Norway on
cast iron or steel pipes for a new mu-
nicipal waterworks, delivery to be
made in the latter part of 1917.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-16
GARDEN
CHANGES BILL

An entire change OF program in
the cabaret revue at he Palace Gar
dens will BE- offered starting sunday
afternoon with two new acts and new
songs. dances and comedy present
ed by the other members Of the com
pany under direction OF Harry
Walker.
The new acts are Dressler and
Floyd, who present an deliberately
costumed dancing act, and Al. Nut
tie and his stage full Of musical in
struments. presenting galaxy OF
tunelul melody. Nine Krogon. pre-
mier danseuse. whose act was a big
hit opening week. has surrounded
herself with four Detroit girl dane
ers and the ensemble viii offer
pleasing tableau dancing specially
this week. Harry Walker comedian
Frank Bessinger. Detroit tenor. Ray
shannon, character singer, Julia
Haver. dramatic soprano; .Iadam
Southern. light opera. and Antoine
Southern, contralto, make up the bal.
ance of the cast OF IA performers
and Shocks Jazz orchestra furnish
es the music.
The feature az the Palais de
Danse Wednesday evening will be
Aviation night" with souvenirs
suited to the occasion and singing
and dancing demonstrations by
Dressler-Floyd. together with sing
ing speciality by members OF Palace
Gardens Revue company Friday
evening Is prize fox trot night
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-16
I. A. c. ENJOYS
MILITARY MESS

The Tippecanoe Athletic club
members held military mess Fri
day evening IN Hotel stauer, march.
ing round the tables between
courses 10 military strains and gen
orally emulatng the methods o,
army eating A detachment OF ma
iines was on hand ano The navy
quartet SANG Frank i Lodge and
j. Hayelock Northmore spoke OF Tie
prospects of the organization Mar
tin Z. Calvin, president presided
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-16

gresham Smith. After a short time
the man told me Congressman
smith did not answer and asked il
he should have him PACED
- wish you would send boy
TO his ROOM said, and make sure
that he is not IN.
We cannot disturb guest.
madame, said the punctilious but
stupid room clerk. Mr. Smith does
NOT answer the telephone and that
shows he Is either not in or does
not wish 10 be disturbed We will
page him for you.
II was just opening my mouth TO
make explanations when Alma put
her hand over The mouthpiece Of
tho telephone and sHfd Hang up,
Paula. II there Is anything the mat.
ter and the story breaks. all the
detectives In New York and Wash.
ington will be trying to find out who
the woman IL that was trying 10
telephone Mr. Smith and was so IN
sistent that his room should be
opened.
Il hung up the receiver immedi.
ately. and then Alma and sat
down and waited Did you ever
wait for some terrible thing, you
knew not what TO happen 20 you.
Margie? II takes the greatest cour-
age.
"one may nerve himself up 20 a
splendid action which means death.
one may enter into the doing OF
great things when the ultimate re-
suits mean absolute sacrifice, but
moments OF exaltation do not last.
No one Is a hero all the time. and
TO watch and wait while the exalted
mood grows cold and you face the
sober grim rve-wracking minutes
that lag themselves into hours OF
waiting--then is the time that your
courage Is melted in the crlcible OF
grim resolve by the FIRE or the most
intense suffering II is given mortals
to know.
"Margie, altho Congressman Smith
was nothing more to me than an.
other human being who had held
his hand out to me for succor. yet
that few hours OF waiting scared
my very soul
At last Alma could stand Il no
longer and she went ont and wired
TO a friend on a New York paper:
Congressman Smith az Hotel
-. You can probably get
beat II yos get to him for inter
view. Say Ilsent you.
After that we closed the Office
and taking a little Victoria we went
for n ride. Way ont on tho road
"a. Arlington we passed a limousine
the curtains OF which We're partly
down. but under them saw the
peculiar American beauty sports
coat which ! know was worn By
Flissie Smith.
That limousine belongs to Sen.
ator Ross. said Alma
Ito Be Contlnucd)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-16
MAJESTIC.

In an appealing picture. OF youth.
love. and ambition. Vivian Martin
will be seen NJ her best IN Giving
Becky a Chance" next week. in tho
Majestic thcRter. All her life Rocky
had lived in small country town
where her father was the keeper %
ttTc general store. -ftascncro during
the summer was the mecca for city
folks. Her father by dint Of muCh
hard acrapinE. AZ last sent her on 20
boarding school where she told the
other girls that shc came from Rose
mere Eer companions naturally sun
posed that this was the name ~ her
summer home Poor iftle Becky.
starved for companionHhin with Elrls
who dressed a. She had always want
Cd 90. had not the courage 90 tell
her new and smart friends the truth
in tho matter. ~ seemed but a little
thing 90 her AT the time but in roHf-
ity it was the incident that resulted
in changing her entire life and os-
peciaily her rela tons with Or Tom
Fielding whose sister was school
mate ~ Rocky To cap the mis-
fortunes which befeil Rocky her
mother was stricken dangerously ill
and her father threatened with husi-
ness ruin. u was then that she r1ii-
ed int oplay her one talent. tho the
employ ment 90 ~ nearly cost hrr
the love % the young doctor ierk
Holt PLAYS tho Young doctor. rn
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-16
One Woman S Story
sY cARoLYN sEEcHeR.

The sudden opening OF my eyes,
The loss Of my telfrespect, upon
which dwet almost made me ill
Robert appeared frankly anxious
about my health. and as ] looked
into The mirror / did not wonder
had NOT been able 20 sleep and
my sunken eyes. and pale face
made me look really ill J tried TO
reassure him by telling him I was
only tired but be insisted that I
needed a-ohange. and urged me TO
go home for month But I re-
fused 90 go away without him
what has come over you. Mar
garet," Dee asked a biz impadenily.
1T Is absolutely impossible for me
10 leave home, but you can go very
well Martha will take good care
Of the children. and ri also keep
an eye on them"
There Is no use talking Of g.
Robert, replied Unless you and
Bruce can 90 with me. ] shall not
go"
Strangely enough, ever since Har-
per Cartoons passionate acknowl.
edgment OF his love for me. had
been more Jealous Of Robert than
before. was obsessed with the
idea that because OF her beauty, her
cievcrness. Phyllis Lawson had won
Robert in a greater measure than
had Harper Carleton knowing what
] had done, made me mistruatful.
unjust TO other women Then, TOO.
my own feeling OF unworthiness
made Robert more desirable. Can
you understand how that might be?
The DAYS dragged along. then
once again I thought ! had proof OF
Roberts interest in Phyllis LAWSON
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-06-16
The Confessions of q Wife
Errors Lead to Rash Acts.

Alas. Margie.' said Paula. as she
continued her most interesting
story, Alma never wrote Flossie's
story which we intended 10 dlscredit
In the clever ways a newspaper re-
porter can do without saying any
thing, for while she was talking 10
me a thick special delivery letter
was brought in 20 me. I recog-
Hissd the boss handwriting and
tore II open. quickly. II began:
Dear Little Secretary-lt seems
strange TO me that OF all the old
friends whose names pass thru my
mind OF people 20 whom
might address this letter--only your
face and loyal eyes look out OF the
blur OF Misunderstanding and mis-
takes
"'Child. f. II rather unselhsh OF
me 10 burden you with my vapor-
ings at this time. / recognize clear
ly that Il would be much more
courageous for me 10 keep my
mouth shut and simply let the
world-the little world--which has
known me and my life say what #
may.
But Paula, don't want every
one 10 think am a scoundrel and
IL seems 20 me that ! can best
mako you understand that I am only
fool and not a villain. Paula.
swear 10 you that when | left
Washington had no more idea
that F1oasle would do what she has
done than | have at this moment
that I shall ever look upon her fair
and false face again.
"'True. we had a terrible quar-.
rel when the story which you and
your friend Alma answered so
splendidly came out. At last In
desperation accused her OF being
n milestone around my neck and she
replied that she had lopg wanted
TO get rid OF me.
81 said. ITO marry Ross"
"'This seemed 10 brighten her.
know now that she had planned this
divorce business for just that thing.
and she did not want him brought
into It. So she suddenly turned
about and asked newly did not
love her any more. told me that II,
she had been extravaganza and fool
ish she was ready 10 make up with
me BY being economical and sensi-
BILE In the future. God help me,
believed her and I turned quickly
10 take hor In my arms. but she
pulled away and in 30 doing she
stumbled and fell against a chair.
This Is probably what she re-
fers 20 when she says ] struck her.
for grabbed hold OF her arm TO
save her from falling. and in my