THE TIMES THE TIMES I to the rescue of the “ innocent” victims of the “ monster” Burns. We believed all along, that Gompers was cognizant of these dastardly crimes, and that his appeal was the purest hypocrisy throughout. It P u b lish ed e v e r y S a tu rd a y by T H E T IM E S C O M PA N Y , In c o rp o ra te d a t 2 1 2 f i r s t S t r e e t , P o r tl a n d , O re g o n . P h o n e * ; M a in 5 6 3 7 ; A -2 6 4 6 . now appears that Burns entertains similar beliefs. After receiving T H E T IM E S is n ot resp o n sib le fo r an y opinions ex p ressed by co rre sp o n d e n ts the letter above mentioned, Burns is quoted as having said: “ (lumpers has no cause yet to pat himself on the back. We are a p p e a rin g in its colum ns. not through with him yet. and we will not stop until we bring every K n te r e d in P o a to ftic e a t P o r tl a n d , O re g o n , a a s e r o n d c la a n m a t t e r . inun who was implicated in the McNamara case to justice. When we A F E A R L E S S E X P O N E N T O F IN D U S T R IA L P E A C E get ready we will take Gompers into a court of justice. “ Gompers knew who was at the bottom of those many and ter S U B S C R IP T IO N R A T E S — $2.50 per y e a r, in advance, rible dynamiting eases over the breadth of the country. When he | A D V E R T IS IN G R A T E S m ade know n upon ap p licatio n . >aid the arrest ot the McNamaras was a frame-up and a gigantic con spiracy, he lied. lie is a liar and he knows it. and before we are Saturday, February 24, 1912. through with them we will show how rotten the labor leaders are.” Each man should have the right to earn his way, ■ Burns is a man who could illy be spared at this time. Should,, And each should have for fair day’s work a fair day’s pay, however, so lamentable a thing as "his taking-off occur, the guilty will Each man should governed he by Justice's right not escape for long, since there is more than one nemesis upon their And gain his ends by peaceful means—not dynamite. track. Some day all organized labor will rise up and pay tribute to I Burns tor clearing its ranks of assassins. At present the scales over their eyes, but these will disappear. OUR P L A TFORM THE TIMES is earnest and outspoken. It advocates what it believes to be right, and that without fear or favor, and unencumbered by the shackles of circumstance. THE TIMES will not swerve from the path of duty, and it cannot be purchased or compromised. THE TIMES unqualifiedly sub scribes to the great principles of human liberty under the law; of equal rights in all fields of legitimate endeavor, industrial freedom and to the advancement of the great Pacific Coast. TO THE EMPLOYER—THE TIMES will ever be open to the employer of labor, that he may have, through its columns, an opportunity to place the truth before the public regarding the business conditions which govern him and his environ ments. The co-operation of the employer and the employe are the substantial proofs of what has made the Pacific Coast what it is today. Their interests are identical, are inseparable. The mutual experience, foresight and confidence between the business man and the wage-earner have made and are making for success. The investments of the one coupled with the efforts of both are solid bulwarks of present prosperity and the assur ances of the future. Minus these, advancement along the lines of industrial and commercial progress of the Pacific Coast is impossible. Without this hearty co-operation, a continuance of the highest possible development of our agricultural, horticult ural, timberal, mineral and other resources is out of the ques tion, and we must retrograde and decay. TO THE EMPLOYE.—The columns of THE TIMES will always be open to the employe, whether he may be an inde pendent toiler or claim affiliation with a trade organization. THE TIMES hopes that by thus affording a medium for the interchange of opinions and by untrammeled discussion of la bor questions in its columns, that a better understanding will be brought about between the employer of labor and the man who earns his bread by the sweat of his brow. THE TIMES believes that by this method the rights of both will be con served and advanced. In the field of labor THE TIMES will champion the prin ciple of “ equality of opportunity,’’ with all that it means to independent labor and to the average good citizen. This paper will be the staunch and undeviating friend of all honest toilers, of all unshackled, law-abiding, sincere workers; and while never denying the right of workmen to organize lawfully, this paper will be the unyielding foe of lawless, proscriptive, monopolistic and exclusive labor organizations, because they are the selfish enemies of their own class, and the common dan ger of the industrial world. Our position in this matter is un mistakable, and will be maintained. THE TIMES will at all times stand for the conservation of human life and energy and character, with all their tremendous potentialities; for the preservation of the community and the nation; for the protection of property; for the flag and its glorious traditions; for the national life and honor with their pregnant possibilities; for the continuance of a brave, virtuous and patriotic citizenship, without which no nation can be either truly great or really good. AN UNWORTHY CAUSE 1 he banana and hot tamale republics to the south of Fncle Sam’s domain are in a perpetual state of ferment. They pull off revolutions with every new moon. While the full-blooded Spaniard is not such aj bad fellow, these mixed breeds, part Spanish and part Indian, or in i some places with an infusion of African blood, are most unstable ele-j ments upon which to build up a republic. Mexico, while under the control of l'orfirio Diaz, was fairly peaceful because lie autocratically , forced the people into a quiescent condition. Madero, as a president, is a joke. I he Texans are a hot-blooded people, and they have ad-! mirably controlled themselves from the irritations of the people across the border. The l nited States has enough problems to work out now without adding to them and armed intervention in Mexico might have ted us into serious complications. Perhaps the only salvation for Mexico rests in the recall of Diaz. * The system of giving tips to sleeping-car porters, to the colored | boys who take care of the hats of barber shop patrons and to hotel and restaurant waiters is all wrong. It is breeding a class of para sites who are seeking to gain a livelihood through petty grafts, sleep ing-car companies, barber shop proprietors and those of hotels and restaurants should protect their patrons from these exactions. They should be compelled to pay their help living wages and not expect an already overburdened public to make good their shortcomings. BURNS. THE INSTRUMENT OF JUSTICE ETECTIVE WILLIAM J. BURNS’ name is one calculated to strike terror into the hearts of wrongdoers. It has a sound un pleasant to the ears of organized labor, particularly to the McNamara- structural ironworkers’ stripe, lb* is always “ on the job. and it is not surprising to hear that lie has been marked for destruction. Burns long ago said that this was the case, but there has come a new proof that this is true. The other day lie received a letter at Bridgeport Conn., stating that $200 had been placed on his head. This the great sleuth characterizes as the work of some humorist, l’rettv grim humor, that. Burns uttered one significant remark concerning Gompers Sometime ago THE TIMES showed that Gompers was unquestion ably two-faced. When the McNamaras were-arrested, Gompers put fo rth a sniveling appeal to organized labor the country over to come D \ Modern administration of law is becoming such a farce that un less it is speedily made less so, discontent is sure to grow. At much expense a felon is captured, tried, convicted. He is either eventually | freed on a technicality or pardoned by some sentimental Governor. The rich felon some way escapes entirely, which his poorer brother in crime pays the full penalty. Another young man “ gone wrong” . Another department of the j city government—the water department—is “ in bad” . The young! man, occupying a trusted place, abuses the confidence reposed in him and already a $500 shortage has been discovered. Mayor Rush- J light, it seems, is finding that public office is not “ a snap” . It he cleans up this mess, it will “ help some” . The Municipal Vice Commission seeks to have the City Council j enact an ordinance to regulate the sale of lewd books, postcards and I photographs. There should be no trouble in bringing about such an j ordinance. It ought absolutely to be impossible to buy such con-! taminating things in Portland, and THE TIMES trusts that a measure may be passed prohibiting these vile and unclean things with a severe | penalty for its infraction. In the local courts during the week a suit was begun by one man against another to recover money lost in gambling. Any man, who will deliberately sit in a game until he has lost $555 as this man j •laims he did, deserves to lose. He ought not to recover, neither night the winner to be allowed to retain such ill-gotten gains. He should be compelled to turn the money over to some public charity. WORTMAN MURDER (Continued from page 1.) by the adherents of rabid union ism. Judge Gatens’ court was closed Thursday — Washington’s birth day—on account of its being a legal holiday. Court reopened, however, Friday morning, when tiic tedious work of getting a jury was resumed. After the usual wrangle, J. P. Eckles, 707 Neha- lcm street, was the fourth venire man secured. The fifth venireman passed for cause was Elbert R. Hall, driver for n laundry com pany. Witnesses were excused Friday until next Wednesday, when it is probable that a full jury will be obtained. HURSDAY was the day IVmed by those interested in the strikers at, the local railroad shops as “ tag day,” at which all members of organized labor were asked to contribute their mites to aid in the relief of these strikers and their families, who now begin seriously to feel the pineh of deprivation. All “ tag days” are supposed to be in tended to aid the unfortunate who are really deserving. Of course, there could be no objection for members of organized labor or any one else, for that matter, giving all they felt inclined to the strikers and their families. But is this a worthy cause for the charitably- inclined f We do not think so. All these men had permanent posi tions and were in receipt of good pay—far better than many other mechanics have received. They saw tit to make unreasonable and unjust demands upon the railroad company. These were impossible of performance and against public requirements, and were therefore very properly rejected. Then the employes, listening to the ukase of their leaders, laid down their tools and walked out. The company GOVERNMENT UNCOVERS did more in fairness than it could reasonably be expected to do. It NEW DYNAMITE cave the men who had attempted to injure its business and property EVIDENCE a chance to return under old conditions. They did not see fit to do so. To protect itself and to carry out the objects of its incorporation, the company did the only thing it could do in the circumstances— INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. — That employ such men as were willing to perform the duties necessary. new evidence relating to the na Part of the strikers showed good enough sense to leave Portland and tionwide dynamite conspiracy had secure employment elsewhere. Others, unwilling, or perhaps unable been uncovered here was the to do so, remained here, and have striven to keep the now dead issue statement today of United States of the strike alive. They have stationed pickets, not for the peaceful District Attorney Miller. Miller purpose of attempted moral suasion to influence new workers or older said that the returning of the in ones who declined to listen to the dictates of unionism and leave the dictments had refreshened the company, but for tin* especial purpose, it would appear, of calling memories of various persons throughout the country and that men “ scabs” and brutally assaulting them. Matters have fallen out exactly as might Ijave been expected. new developments were expected. The strike benefit fund has been sadly strained. Women and helpless children have been compelled to feel want, and now that the heads of WEJRD COINCIDENCES. families who might all this time have been earning a livelihood can no longer support their needs, they appeal for charity. They seek to wring out of the pockets of the frugal and industrious the dollars Cu rieua R e p etitio n of ■ T ra in W raslt a Lucky E scapo. that w ill buy potatoes and meat and flour and fuel, that will pay rent la ird Ac and tun fo r m auy y e a r s k ep t a •ud other family needs. record o t coincident-«!. A v ery s tr a n g e TDK TIMES feels sympathy for the helpless wives and children •n e o ccu rred w ith in Ida o w n e ip e rl- hut none whatever for the husbands and fathers who have placed loctk them in this uncomfortable position. Charity thus directed is mis-1 A ru m o r b ad sp re a d th a t bla w ife bad d ro w n ed h erself. S h e b ad d o n e applied and should not be given. T D eliv erin g B read o n Skis I n St. M o r itz , S w itzerla n d c ity an d C h ica g o . Bad th e u n c o m f o rta b le e x p e rie n c e o f b a r i n g a w h eel b re a k Im m e d ia te ly u n d e r b is a e a t w h ile tb e tr a in w a s g o in g a t full speed. I t w as o n ly by t b s m o st f o r tu n a te o f leaps t h a t be w a s a b le to e s c a p e lo sin g bis | life N a tu ra lly th is e x p e rie n c e m a d e a v e ry d eep Im p ressio n upon him . I t w as aii£~>at a y e a r In ter t h a t he to o k th e sa m e tr a in a n d by a s tr a n g e < c h a n c e w n s a s sig n e d th e sa m e c h a ir. D u rin g a c h a t w ith a f rie n d w h o m be h a d Ju st m et h e g lan ced o u t o f th e w in d o w an d reco g n ized th e la n d sc a p e a n d th e v e ry sp o t o f his n a rro w escap e. H e to ld th e frie n d th e sto ry o f th e b ro k en w heel. J u s t a s he re a c h e d th e c lim a x o f bla re c ita l, sa y in g . " T h e cold s h iv e rs go d o w n m y b ack a t th e m ere th o u g h t o f : l —th e r e 1t Is a g a in ." In c re d ib le a s I t m a y seem , th e Id en tical a c c id e n t h a p p e n e d on th e s a m e tr a in . , a lm o s t b etw e e n th e sa m e tw o fields a d jo in in g th e tr a c k , a n d th e v ic tim o f j th is o d d e s t o f co in c id e n c e s b e re ly es c a p e d th e sa m e w a v a s before. S u c h w e ird c o in c id e n c e s a r e a lw a y s d iffic u lt o f c re d e n c e , b u t no less a n a u th o r ity th a n D a rw in , th e n a tu r a lis t, j m e n tio n s o n e o f th e sa m e k in d , th o u g h d if fe r e n t tn d e g r e e O n e o f a p a rty w h e re o f D a rw in w a s a m e m b e r w a s j s p e a k in g o f tb e e a r th q u a k e o f T a le s- | h u a n o . In n o r th e rn C hile, on w h ich oc c a s io n tb e f a t h e r h ad lost all b ts p ro p e r ty a n d th e n a r r a to r h im s e lf b a d b a r e ly e s c a p e d w ith hts life. T h e n , w r ite s D a rw in , th e r e e n su e d s c a rio u s co in c id e n c e . A G e rm a n , o n e o f th e p a r ty , g o t up. s a y in g th a t be w ou ld n e v e r s it I n a ro o m in th o s e c o u n trie s w ith t h e d o o r s h u t, ns. o w in g to his ] h a v in g d o n e so. h e o n c e n e a rly lost h is life a t S oplapo. A cco rd in g ly , h e open- j e d th e door. No so o n e r b ad he d o n e so th a n h e c rie d o u t " H e r e It co m es a g a in ! ” a n d a n o th e r sh o ck co m m en ced . T h e w h o le p a r ty e s c a p e d .—SL L o u is R e p u b lic. Abandoned Mines. O ld w o rk ed o u t m in es a r e o fte n h ig h ly d a n g e ro u s. W h en th ey a r e a lm o st fo rg o tte n th e g ro u n d a b o v e th em will n o th in g o f th e kiod. b u t It w a s q u ite s o m e tim e s c a v e in w ith d is a s tr o u s re I t Is n o t a n u n co m m o n th in g tr u e th a t a B a ro n ess A cton had d ro w n s u lts . ed h e rse lf a t T eg ern see. w h e re Lord In a n old m in in g d is tr ic t to see a a n d L ady A cton w ere s ta y in g , a n d h ad b o u se o r ev e n p a r t o f a to w n t h a t h a s b een w reck ed by d ro p p in g Into a n u n d ro w n e d h e rs e lf u n d e r th e ir very win su s p e c te d a n d long a b a n d o n e d tu n n e l dow . The o rd in a ry p re v e n tiv e T b e s tr a u g e s t o f all c o in cid en ces b e n e a th . noted by L o rd A cton c o n c e rn e d S ir Ed- m e th o d u se d in A m erican m in es la A m a n d B e rry G od frey , w h o w s s m u r m o re o r less e x te n s iv e tim b e rin g d e re d a t tb e bo tto m o f w h a t Is no w m e th o d u se d In E u ro p e a n a n d A u s tra P rim ro se hill, b a t w a s th e n k n o w n aa lian m in in g d is tr ic ts Is th e filling o f a b a n d o n e d w o rk in g s w ith sa n d . T h is G reen b e rry hill. In L ondon. T h re e m en w e re b a n g e d fo r th e m u r la s s o m e » h a t e x p e n s iv e m e th o d to der T h e ir nam ee. resp e c tiv e ly , w e re s t a r t w ith , b u t o n c e d o n e no f a r t h e r th o u g h t n eed b e g iv en to It. a s th e G reen , B e rry a n d Fllll. S om e y e a r s ago a w ell k n o w n b u s i a b a n d o n e d m in e hits p ra c tic a lly becom e ness m an . w ho w as a ________ c c u sto m e d _ to o n ce m o re a p a r t o f th e so lid c r u s t o f make weekly trips between an eastern tb e e a r th . P h o to by A m erican P re sa A s s o c i a t i o n . S T. M O R IT Z la Cbe m o st fa m o u s o f all re a o rta f o r tb e d ev o te e s o f w in te r sp o rts , su c h a s co a a tln g , to b o g g a n in g , c u rlin g a n d ik lln g . T h e la a t n am ed la n o t m erely a ap o rt. b u t a m e a n s o f lo com otion In th e v illa g e s tr e e ta w ith th e ir f re q u e n t ate e p p itch es, ao t h a t tb e b a k e r 's b oy m a k e s bla ro u n d s w ith th e u n g a in ly s tr ip s o f se aso n ed a s h a tra p p a d to h is fse tN v lth - o u t a ttr a c t i n g m o rs a tte n tio n th a n a m e sse n g e r boy on a b icy cle w o n ld hara. In s p ite o f Its h u g e h o tels S t M o rlts still re ta in s m an y o f th e c h a r a c te r is tic s o f a S w iss villag e, a n d o f a S u n d a y a fte rn o o n b a k e r ’s boy a n d “ d u k e 's so n , son o f a b elted e a rl." n o t to m en tio n a few ro y al p rin ces, m ay b e se en a id in g o r to b o g g a n in g on th e sa m e slope. T h e se a re s p o r ts t h a t level a ll ra n k s la m ore le n s e s o f th e w o rd th a n one H o w L ondon C elebrated th e C en ten ary o f D ick en s’ B irth P h o to by A m erican P re s s A ssociation 0 C R E n g lish c o u s in s a n tic ip a te d th e a c tu a l d a te (F eb . 7) In c e le b ra tin g by a London th e a tr ic a l p e rfo rm a n c e th e r e n te n a r y o f th e b irth o f C h a rle s D ick en s, t t took p la c e a t th e C o liseu m , o n e o f th e g re a t m usic h alls, a n d th e p ro g ra m c o n siste d alm o st e n tir e ly o f d ra m a tic p re se n ta tlo n s o f th e g re a t n o v e lla t's w o rk a N early all tb e b e st k n o w n a c to rs a n d a c tre s s e s In th e m e tro p o lis took p a r t la th e p e rfo rm a n c e , th e p ro ceed s of w h ic h —a b o u t *10,000— w e re ad d e d to th e h in d w h leb a L ondon n e w a p s p re is ra is in g f o r th e b en efit o f D ic k e n s' g ra n d d a u g h te r s A m ong tb e c h a r j . ten» re p re s e n te d w ere S cro o g e an d M rs S stre y G a m p V ery In te re s tin g aiso w ss th e ta b le a u based u p o n S ir L u k e F lld e s' fa m o u s p a in tin g " T h e E m p ty C h a ir." r e p re s e n tin g D ick en s' lib ra ry a t G ad sh lll filled w ith flgnrea o f tb e c h a r a c te r s of tb e n o v els a n d o f bla w ell k n o w n c o n te m p o ra rie s Q u tlp an d S sm tg o n B ra s s, th e c h a r a c te r s sh o w n tn t h s Illu s tra tio n , w ere Im p e rs o n a te d by Iv an B a rty n a n d F re d Rosa.