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Tellowstona Xatlonal Park, where tie wtU remain until April 21. MILWAUKEE; April 1, President Roosevelt was the pi est oi the Milwaukee Merchants and Manufacturers Associa tion at a banquet at the Planklngton House tonight, the occasion being- the climax or the President's ten-hour visit to Milwaukee. Covers were laid for ESO rep resentative citizens. A corps of skillful decorators had worked out a complete transformation of the banquet-room, which was fairly canopied with Aln'ma smilax. which arose from 12 chandelfenr and. spreading out In a graceful arch, met In all parts of the room. Lines of aspara gus vines trailed from chandelier In all directions, supporting at regular Inter vals fern balls filled with American Beau- 7 roseiv carnations -and other beadtlf. oiOMomj. a thousand electric, lights ado- . ed nc banting beauty to lha- room. At the President's Immediate right sat United States Sen' tor Queries, while E. D. Wadhams, president of the Milwaukee Merchants and Manufacturers Associa tion, and toastmaster of the occasion. was seated at his left. Extending la op posite directions, from the President's ta ble were 12 other tables, at wh'irh bers of the Merchants' and Manufactur ers Association and their friends were seated. After, the banquet had been served, Toastmaster Wadhams Introduced President Roosevelt, who responded to the toast, "The President of the United States." The President took this occa sion to give his views on the subject of trusts. He said: Address on Trails. , Mr. Toastmaster, Gentlemen: Today I wish to speak to you on the ques tion of the control and regulation of those great corporations whlca are popu larly, although rather vaguely, known as trusts; dealing mostly with what has act ually been accomplished In the way of legislation and In the way of enforcement of legislation during the past IS months, "the period covering the two sessions of the Mlty-seventh congress. At the out set I shall ask you to remember that I do not approach the subject either from the standpoint of those who speak of them selves as anti-trust or anti-corporation people, nor yet from the standpoint of those who are fond of denying the exist ence of evils In trusts, or who appar ently proceed upon the assumption that If a corporation is large enougn It can do no wiong. 1 think I speak 'for the great majority of the American people when I say that we are not In the least mlmt iraih - - such, whether Individual or corporate: that o mriviy uHua to see any amuse or cor porate or combined wealth corrected and remedied; that we do not desire the aboli tion jor destruction of big corporations, but. on the contrary, recognize them as being In many cases efficient economic instruments, the results of an Inevitable process of economic evolution, and only desire to see them regulated and con trolled so far as may be necessary to sub serve the public good. We should be false to the historic principles of our Gov ernment If we discriminated, either by legislation or administration, either for or against a man because of either his wealth or his poverty, lucre is no proper place in our society eitoer lar tne ncn man who uses the power conferred by his riches to enable him to oppress and wrong his neighbors, nor yet lor the demagogic agi tator who, instead of attacking abuses as all abuses should be attacked wherever found, attacks property, attacks prosper ity, attacks men of wealth, as such, whether they be good or bad. attacks cor porations whether they do well or ill, and Beeas in a. spirit oi ignorant rancor, to overthrow the very foundations upon which rest our national well-being. Problems of Prosperity. In consequence of the extraordinary In dustrial changes of the last half century, and notably of the last two or three dec ades, changes due mainly to the rapidity and complexity of our Industrial growth, we are confronted with problems which in their present shape were unknown to our forefathers. Our great prosperity, with Its accompanying concentration of population and wealth. Its extreme spe cialization of faculties, and Its develop ment of giant Industrial leaders, has brought much good and some evil, and It Is as foolish to Ignore the good as willfully to blind ourselves to the evlL The evil has been partly the Inevitable accompaniment of the social changes, and where this la the case It -can be cured neither by law nor by the administration of the law. the only remedy lying In the slow change of character and of economic environment. But for a portion of the evlL-at least, we think that remedies can be found. We know well the danger of false remedies, and we are against all violent, radical and unwise change. But we believe that by proceeding slowly, yet resolutely, with good sense and modera tion, and also with Qrm determination not to be' swerved from our course either by foolish clamor or by any base- or sin ister Influence, we can accomplish, much for the betterment of conditions. Minneapolis .Speech Reattrmed. Nearly two years ago, speaking at the State Fair In Minnesota, I said: "It Is probably true that the large ma jority of the fortunes that now exist In this country have been amassed, not by Injuring our people, but as an Incident to the conferring bf great benefits- upon the MRimunltv. and this, t.o matter what may havex oeen the conscious purpose .of those amasxlnir them. There is but the scantiest Justification for most of the putcry against tne men ox weaitn as sucn; ana ii out to be unnecessary to state that any appeal which directly or Indirectly leads to sus picion and hatred among ourselves, which tends, to limit opportunity and therefore to shut thn door of success ajcalnst Door men of talent, and. finally, which entails the possibility, of lawlessness and violence. Is an attack upon the fundamental proper ties of American citizenship. Our Interests are at bottom common; in tne long run we go up or go down together. Tet more and more it is evident that the State, and it necessary the Nation, has got to pos sess the right of supervision and control as regards tbe great corporations which are Its creatures: particularly as regards tbe great business combinations which de rive a portion of their Importance from the existence of some monopolistic ten dency. The right should be exercised with caution and self-restraint; but It should exist, so that It may be Invoked If the need arises." Control of Trnats. Last Fall in speaking at Cincinnati I said: "The necessary supervision and control. In which I firmly believe as tbe only method of eliminating the real evils of the trusts, must come through wisely and cautiously framed legislation, which shall aim In the first place to give definite con trol to some sovereign over the great cor porations, and which shall be followed, when once this power has been conferred, by a system giving to the Government tho full knowledge which la the essential for satisfactory action. Then, when this knowledge one of the essential features of which is proper publicity has been gained, what further steps of any kind are necessary can be taken with the confidence bom of the possession of power to deal with the subject, and of a thorough knowledge of what should and can be done in the matter. We need additional power, and wo need knowledge. ... Such legislation whether obtainable now or obtainable only after a .constitutional amendment should provide for a reason able supervision, the most prominent fea ture of which at first should be publicity; that is, the making public, both to the. Government authorities and to the people at large, the essential facts in which the public is concerned. This would give us exact knowledge of many points whtch are now not only In doubt hut the; subject of fierce controversy. Moreover, tbe -mere fact of the publication would cure some very grave evils for the light of day 1; a deterrent to wrongdoing. It would doubtless disclose .other evils with which, for the time being, we. could devise no way to grapple. Finally.-It wfluld disclose others which could be grappled with and cured by further legt latlve acUon." In my message to Congress for 1901 I said: , . "In the Interest of the whole -people the Nation should, without Interfering with the power of the States In the matter. It self also assume power Qf supervision and regulation over all corporations doing an Interstate business." Effective IYr- Passed. The views thus expressed have now re ceived effect by' the wise, conservative and yet far-reaching legislation enacted by Congress at its last session. In Its wisdom Congress enacted the very Important law providing a. Department of Commerce and Labor, and further pro viding therein under tb Secretary of Commerce and Labor for a. Commissioner of Corporations, charged with the duty of supervision of and of making Intelligent investigation Into the organization ' and conduct of corporations engaged in Inter state commerce. " His powers to expose Illegal or hurtful practices and to obtain -.11 infrtrnvitiAn nmlful for.tha mirooses Of fnrthpr InfelHsrvnt leidttlijlsrL seem' ade- Quate; aulthe' oubUOun.I nt proper r public ?lerposSTs satrtActorItl guoraniera. - xaa law weA-wnerv. o-t very end of the stsslon ot Congress. Ow- ing m un in ieuT ui iw iwfc. eress was, not able to provide proper equipment for .th new Department: and the first few months must necessarily be spent in the work ot organization, and the first investigations roust necessarily be of a tentative character. The satisfac tory development of such a system re quires time and great Jabor. Those Who r irntri with the sulmlnstrstlon of the new law will assuredly administer It In a spirit of absolute fairness ana jusuce &nri nf .ntfr. feArleAJtneas. with, the firm purpose not to hurt any corporation doing. a legitimate ousiaraa-u iun tuiiwj help It end " on the' other hand, not to t pa re any corporation which may be guilty of illegal practices, or the methods of which may make it a menace to thepubUc welfare. Some, substantial good will be done In the Immediate-future: and as the riM..rfm.nr cf fairlv tf work under the law. an ever larger vista for good work will tbe opened along the lines Indicated, The enactment of this .law Is one of the mn.t slimiflcant contributions which have been made in our time toward the proper solution of the problem of the relations to the people of the great corporations ana corporate comoinauuos. Rebates Given the Trosts. But much though this Is. it is only a part ot what has been done in the effort to ascertain and correct Improper trust pr mnnnMiulIf nractiees. Some 15 months ago the Industrial, Commission, an able and nonpartisan body, reported to Con gress the result ot their Investigation of trusts and Industrial combinations. One of the most important of their conclusions -mi. that Incriminations In freight rates and faculties- .vere granted favored ship pers by tbe railroads and that these dis criminations Cicajljr icHuoi l.. v. -"v-v',- .mi nrruiiirtlnnf and Drlces in many fields of bu'iness by large combinations., That this conclusion was Justifiable was shown by the disclosures in the Investigation of rotima1 methods nursued In tbe Fall and Winter of 1W1-1902. It was then shown- that certain trunk lines had entered into i.-an-ftii nprpments as to the trans portation of food products from the West to the Atlantic seaboard, giving a few- favored snippers rates rauca dciow uin tariff charges Imposed upon the smaller dealers and the general public These unjust practices had prevailed to such an extent and for so long a time that .many Af msller ahlDners had been driven out of business, until practically one buyer of grain on eacn raiiwaj- system iiau-vccu able by his illegal advantages to secure a monopoly on the line with which his rt romnact was made: this monopoly ensbllng him to fix the price to both pro curer ana consumer. .hhj t uie svw. packing house concerns were shown to be fn combination with each other and with most of the great railway lines, whereby tv.v entered laree secret concessions in rates and thus' obtained a practical mo nopoly of the fresh and cured meat in- uustry oi mc wuij. m ."". though violative, ot the statute, had pre vailed unchecked for so many years that . . .-, inm tntrenehed in and inter woven with the commercial life ot certain large distributing localities; although this was of course at the expense of the vast body of law-abiding merchants, the gen eral PUDiiC. ana psniraw") wi lnralftles- Under those circumstances It was a serious problem to determine the wise Mtir.. tn fniinw In vitalizing: a law which had In part become obsolate or n-Av" ineinani. ni fiuarcemtni. ul what the Attorney-General did In enforc ing It I shall speak later. The decisions of the courts upon tbe law bad betrayed weaknesses and Imperfections some of them so serious as to render abortive efforts to apply any effective remedy for tne- existing eviis. Will Enforce Anti-Rebate Law. Tt la clear that co roe rations created for quasi public purposes, clothed for that reason with the ultimate power of tbe state to take private property against the will of the owner, hold their cor porate powers as carriers in trust for me lainy impartial serwee ot su tile nubile. Favoritism In tbe use of such powere. unjustly enriching some and un justly Impoverishing others, discriminat ing in favor ot some places and against r.tUmm I.: Tinna-i?-- vtnTn Mt nf -it. In principles oi justice, aucn a practice un rhecked la hurtful in manv wava. Con. greet, having- had 'Its attention drawn - to the matter? enacted a -most Important anti-rebate law. which greatly strengthens the interstate commerce law. This new law crohlblts .under adeauate nenaltlea the giving and as well the demanding or receiving ot such preferences, ana pro via rs tne preventive rem ear or in junction. The vigorous administration ot (Concluded .on Tag ft.) Ifl HAS BEGUN Macedonia Blazing Into Rebellion. BLOODY BATTLE FOUGHT Turks Between Two Fires In the Provinces.- AUSTRIA MAY SEND TROOPS While Albanians Ilesist Reform, Macedonians Rise for Independ ence, Lett by n. Bishop Thou sand Killed in Battle. BERLIN, April J. A dispatch from Con stantinople to the Lokal Anzleger, dated at nocn today, announces that the Bul garian bands .and Turkish troops in the Okhrelda district have fought a battle. and that 10CO men were killed or wounded. REBELLION IS SPREADING. People Rise, Led by Bishop Austria May Occupy Macedonia. CONsTAITINOPLE, April X.-Offlclal advices from Monastlr say the Bulgarian Inhabitants of 10 villages In the Okhrelda district, totaling 3000 men. and supported by the bishop and a number ot revolu tionary bands, nave risen against the Turks. They surrounded a small detach ment of Turkish troops In the mountains northward of Okhrelda, but the troops succeeded in cutting their way out after sustaining considerable loss. Another dynamite outrage at the town of 'Mustapha Pacha, has led to the dis covery that the revolutionary committee is supposed to be responsible' for tbe at tempt to wreck the Oriental express early In the morning of March 31, when the bridge of the Turkish-Oriental Railroad between Andranople and Mustapha Pacha was blown np-by aa-lnlernai machine. ' Although affairs 'at Mltrovitzs. arid, ftrfstlc are. reTorted to be calmer", the. -rKtng; ot the Albanians in those- districts-. creates intense) concern at the palace sad among the Ministers 'end' at'the Embassy. It Is felt that a continuation of the trou ble In the vicinity ot Saridjak and Navi zar Is Ukely to lead at any moment to an extension of Austrian occupation over the entire Sandjak; district, and as far as. Mltrovitza. although it Is believed that nothing short of absolute necessity will Induce Austria to take advantage of its right, which is restored to her by the treaty of BerlltL GLAD HAND TO IRELAND. Offered by Lenders ot Tory Govern ment. LONDON, April 3. Viscount Gran bourne, Under Secretary for Foreign Af fairs, speaking at SL Albans tonight, "said that, though he did not believe that a dissolution ot the House of Commons was Imminent, the TJnlontet party ought to be. prepared for all contingencies. Mr. Wyndham. the Chief Secretary for Ireland, opeaklng at Manchester tonight, alluded to the same subject. He said he believed that when the bell rang for the next elections, the Tory party would be found ready and would again carry Its flag to victory. Referring to the Irish land bill. Mr. Wyndham believed that It would be re pudiated. Ireland, he said, had not en joyed the opportunities at the disposal of other parto of the empire, partly te cause In 1S1 Parliament, instead of giving her Justice, gave her litigation. "In times of peace," said Mr. Wyndham. "Ireland is our best customer, and In war time, when everything would depend upon our control of the sea, it would be well to have a big meat supply in Ireland. Every true Imperialist wishes Ireland to be a bridge and not a chaem between ourselves and Canada, and with Canada I would associate our kinsmen in the United States, and even a possible chance of attaining that object was worth while to make an effort." In seeking a solution be would set only two limits: One, that we must not weaken the Imperial credit, and the other that we must not sap the elasticity of our revenue, which is our reserve In times of danger. LONDON. April 4. The Liberal papers this morning, commenting on Mr. Wynd ham's remarkable speech at Manchester last night, and the flying rumor of the government's intention to appeal to the country on a programme ot eelf-govern-ment for Ireland, declare that it might have been the speech of a Gladstonlan. so friendly were Its accents toward. Ireland and the wisdom of trusting the Irish peo ple and conciliating the Irish sentiment In the United States-and Canada, SAVED BT THE IRISH. Tory Government Escapes Defeat by Aid ot New Allies. LONDON. April 3. The House of Com mons today rejected the second reading of the bill providing that the light dues hitherto paid by shipowners ehould be defrayed from the imperial funds, and transferring the lighthouse administration to the Board of Trade- Tbe government opposed tbe biU. LONDON, April L The government was only saved from defeat In yesterday's di vision In .the House of Commons on the second reading of the private bill regard ing the payment of light dues by the sup port of a number of Nationalists. NEAR A CRISIS IN CHINA. Rebel Generals Send Ultimatum to Dotrager Empress. SHANGHAI, . April S. Advices received from Fou Cheng. Province of Hu pel, say that a large detachment of Hnnanese troops arrived at Fou Cheng yesterday on their way to Blanfu. Province of Shen SL This Is regarded as a confirmation of the rumors that Prince Tuan and General Tung Fun Slang have sent an ultimatum to the Dowager Empress, Insisting on the. deposition of the Emperor and enthrone ment of Pu Chun, formerly heir apparent, and that otherwise they will maxe the Provinces of Shen SI and Kan Su a sep arate kingdom, with Slan Fu as the cap ital. KAlSEn OX A JATJNT. Visits Northern Jlnsenns, Dlnes.Wltb, Klnsr, Goes to Party. COPENHAGEN. April X The German Emperor this morning made a visit" to the Museum ot Northern Antiquities, and this evening dined with King Christian. He afterward attended a party given at the residence of the Crown Prince of Den mark, at which 400 guests were, 'present. REBELS BLOW UP BRIDGE. Bulgarians Attack Railroad and Cat Telegraph Wires. SALONICA. April J. The railroad bridge over the Angista River near Drama was blown up by Bulgarians during the night ot April L An the telegraph wires In the vicinity have been cut. Drama is about 3D miles from Seree, Macedonia. Plana for Xew German Loan. BERLIN, April 1 Germany's new 3 per cent loan, amounting to 171,500,000. will be subscribed for April IT. The subscription price la 92. A meeting ot a syndicate of bankers was held today to arrange the details. The Reclchbank beads the syn dicate, which Includes 1$ Berlin banks, banking-houses of Frankfort and Cologne and the North German Bank of Hamburg. The German capitalists do not expect for eign subscriptions. In view of the cheap ness and abundance of money in Germany and Its dearness In ether countries. The price which the syndicate pays for the loan Is not stated, but it Is understood to be only slightly below the subscription price. Students Riot In Madrid. MADRID. April 3. Bands of students have made a demonstration in front of the Ministry of the Interior as a protest against the occurrences at Salamanca. The carriage ot Senor Maura. Minister of the Interior,- was stoned, l'he police dis persed the rioters. Eight policemen and many students were wounded. LADRONES TWICE ROUTED Vengeance on Captors of SarlaRo Another Band Beaten. MANILA, April 3. A force of troops and constabulary, commanded by Captain Perry, overtook and routed on the shore of Lake Malnle. March 31, the band of convicts and ladrones who recently at tacked and held for a time possession of Surlsgo. Island of Mindanao. No details of the fighting have been re ceived. Captain Perry Is pursuing the enemy. A mixed- force of scouts and constabu lary numbering 173 men defeated 200 la- drones in two fights near Idan, Province of Cavtte, yesterday, killing several of the enemy and wounding 12. The Govern ment, troops had no casualties. " Trariiiport Tliomaa From Jlnalla. ' : "SklT FRANCISCO. ASTIV 3lTticrTrSni! wrt steamer Thoriia. sCe&Eed.tnth ' tfi4 L-fcar her this, afierhbon frca Manila! Amine- the passengers on board were: Brigadier. uenera. t. it. jsajawin BBa-.isrigacier-uea-eral M. C Foote. Sne has 5S2 .enllaWd men of the- Twenty-fifth. Twenty-eeventh. Thirty-first and Thirty-sixth ' Batteries- of Coast' Artillery, and the Fourteenth and .Fifteenth Batteries of Field Artillery. There are also 1ST discharged soldiers. US casuals and 3S rick soldiers. Strike to Maintain Union. ALTOONA, Pi, April 1 What pronv- Ises to be one of the most bitterly eon tested strikes over known in the Central Pennsylvania bituminous coal region has begun at the mines of the Lehigh Val ley Coal Company at Snows hoe. Pa. The men say that the coal company Is trying to destroy their union. President Mitchell has wired District President GUday to contest the strike to a finish. Trial Trip of Submarine Boat. SAN. FRANCISCO, April X The second trial of the new Holland torpedo-boat Pike proved as successful as the first. She ran over a two-mile course In Mission Bay with only her conning tower showing above water. Later she raced baciC and forth over the course totally submerged. The boat traveled 12 miles, coming up at tne end of each two-mile' spurt. She averaged 7.3 knots during the entire trip. CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER. National Affairs. President RoosqtcU soeaks at Milwaukee on trusts, at Wsnkesha on foreign relations, at Madison on college education. Pages 1 and 2, Administration opposed to tariff revision. Page 8. Eeren defeats of ladrones in Philippines. Page.:. Domestic. Argument ot Southern Pacific case ended: de cision on Monday. Page ft. Chicago brokers at war about bucket-shops. Page S. Enow storm paralrxes railroads and wires. Page 2. Fore Ism. Rebellion breaks out in Macedonia. Page 1. British government offers olive branch to Ire land. Page 1. Allies want Venezuela to pay cost of blockade, but Bowen refuses. Pace 3. Bonllla. beslezlng capital of Honduras. Page X Sport a. Los Asseles defeats Portland,- 3-1. Page 7. Sacramento- wins from San Francisco. 7-5. Pag 7. Seattl defeats Oakland. 4-2. Page 7. Pacific Northwest Leagn meeting In Tacoma. Paz 7. Americans ahead In chess contest. Page 7. Pacific Coast. Gatch chosen by sfarloa, County convention. Page 4. , Girl disappears with threats of suicide. Page 4. Lands orened for settlement In Baker and Wallowa Counties. Page 4. The political situation In Clackamas County. Page 3. Murdered la cold blood. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. Bean markets ot the -Coast are. strong. Page 13. May wheat closes weak at Chicago. Page 15. Heavy liquidation of stocks at New York. Page 13. Firs tstrawberrles appear In San' Francisco market. Pace 13. Decrease m commodity prices shown by Dun's index number. Page 13. Loss of the steamer Albion River la Bodega Bay. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. E. A Smith, of McMlnnvtlle College, censured for placlartsm. Paze 1 Senator Fulton returns from Washington. Page IB- Democrats are. drumming up then hosts for Congressional hauls. Pace II. FrecT A Ball In chosen to design fireboaf. Page 10. Tm of wire serves aa elet to Tousg burtlars. Face 10- JSxpert Black's report on 'shortages Is County Clerkrs ossce tone checked vp. Page 12. GUILTY GFTHEFT E. A. Smith Censured for Plagiarism IN HIS WINNING ORATION His Speech Too Much Like Senator Vance's Lecture. DEADLY PARALLEL IS DRAWN Oratorical Association Convicts Mo- Mlnnvllle Representative of "Gross and Culpable Carelessness" In Preparing Ills Essay. FRIZE ORATOR CHARGED WITH PLAGA1RISM. "In consideration of the fact that Erastus A Smith, of McMlnnt llle Col lege, winner of the lntercollglate ora 1 torlcal coatee, constituted a considera ble portion of his oration from the lee- tare ot Senator Vance, entitled "fhe Scattered Nation.' we. tbe executive commlttse of th. Intercolleaiale Ora torical Association ot Oreron. do here by censure such action as cross and culpable carelessness, and state aa oar opinion that he Is not entitled to the honors awarded him. and, furthermore' bar McMlnnvlUe College from partici pation In tbe next annual contest." Erastus A. Smith, student at cMlrra ville -ollege, prize orator at the recent state contest held In Eugene, has had his honors bedimmed and his honor tarnished by the proven charge of plagiarism, Though a man of middle-age, and -or sev en years a preacher of the Gospel, he Is charged with stooping to purloin the in tellectual property of another, and to achieve tame through fraud. He i-ae, hcitever, only beeni censured by the eg Mtitlv mmmlttee. of the Intercollegiate -"Qiato'iicaV AsiatieSi'Sr'i'grois anbf.crA. ii, "b. Tt,i ii-JMs.tiAM .-Till J "mJv; Mlnnvllle tTclfSre has beWn debattecttram ; participation, in. the 'fresh annual "bra tor- icafceontesi. "; Waen" Smith's oration, on. "The Home less' Nailon" Is compared with Senator Zebulon Balrd Vance's lecture pn "THo Scattered Ration," when the two are set up In "deadly parallel.." it Is evident to average observation that every t-ought and form ot expression, and in some places IdonticaO lihes, word for word, of over one-third of Smith's oration were cribbed -direct from Vance, and practically identical sequence. The plagiarism Is all from the first few pages of Vance, znd Is. with the -exception ot one paragraph, all contained in the first half ot the. oration. Investigation Started. It was Immediately after the close ot the contest at Eugene that a. very prom inent man. known all over the state, who has made a special study ot Jewish his tory and literature written on that sub ject, made this statement: "To my cer tain knowledge, the McMlnnvtlle oration was plagiarized." "The matter was quietly laid before Rev. Stanard. pastor of tne Baptist Church here," says tbe Newberg Gra phic, "and a friend ot Smith's, who tele phoned the situation to the orator, advised him to come down. Without consulting with any of his college people. Smith came down early the next morning. Sun day, and faced the evidence against him. While, here he denied ever having seen the Vance oration; but, after his return home, wrote that he found he had read u a year or two previously. He also said In effect that, while the wrong had not been done Intentionally, the result was tbe same. He was assured that it was not the desire to prosecute him and his coege, and that he would be allowed to tags the initiative in the matter, provided he 'fessed up.' He accordingly laid the matter before the president of the state association at For est Grove." The result Is the meeting of the execu tive board and its findings as given in the foregoing. Smith Is said to receive Uttle sympathy m his own college. President Boardman acknowledging Smith's gin.i, and he is reported as saying Smith saould be convicted of plagiarism. A Case of Tit for Tat. A remarkable circumstance in the case is the fact that Smith was among the foremost In prosecuting charges against another In a Similar case. Two years ago. when Elwood Mlnchln. of Pacific College, won the state oratorical contest at Cor vallis, McMlnnvlUe College immediately filed charges of plagiarism, claiming that Minchln's oration on "Wendell Phillips, tbe Agitator," was cribbed from a well know oration on that subject, After a thorough Investigation the executive com mittee decided that Mlnchln was not guilty, although It was evident that the thoughts, and. In some Instances, the very expressions, were borrowed. Now, when McMlnnvlUe wins the contest. Pacific Col lege Is the accuser, and wants Smith thrown out, so that -the medal may be turned over to Miss Cause, of Pacific, winner of second place. It Is interesting; to note In passing that McMlnnvlUe Col lege wanted Mlnchln turned out In 1901, so that J. Sherman Wallace, of that school, might have first place. Another Interesting feature of the affair Is that the composition of Smith's oration should have been passed upon, without discovery of plagiarism, by David Starr Jordan, of Stanford; Benjamin Ide Wheel er, of Berkeley, and 3. L B. Penrose, of Whitman College, Walla Walla. Tho Judges Of delivery were BL F. Mulkey, o the Ashland Normal School; Rev. W. S. Gilbert. Calvary Church. Portland, and Rev. E. L. House, First Congregational. Church, Portland. The Deadly Parallel. Following Is Smith's oration from tho beginning to tbe point where plagiarism ceases. Paralleling It are extracts frost the great lecture by Senator Vance, of North Carolina, printed In- volume S of "Modern Eloquence." which valuable work (Concluded oa Fact S.)