THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, 3IARCH 14, 1906. 5 ISE MORAL ISSUE Parker Furnishes Democrats! - With New Slogan. CONVICT ALL -CRIMINALS Defeated Candidate Tells Alabamans Political Corruption Dales From Protective Tariff Publicity Ills Cure for Ills. JACKSON, Miss.. March 13. Judge Al ton B. Parker, of New York, dolivcred a speech on "Democracy" before a Joint fosslon of the Mississippi. Legislature at the Century Theater today. An audlcnco of about Mu was assembled. Judge Park er said: Nothlns: can convince n and nothing should twrvc u from our Inf-ralned oonlctlon that an tradnnltc extension of the powcre of gov ernment, cither at home or abroad, la nolth ?r American nor safe; that, the levy or any rae-noy for taxrs. which cannot Jc collected without fear or favor, or without conferring undue privilege upon person or interests, or that Is not needed for purely public purposes, can bo anything but perilous; or that the failure rigorously to enforce the criminal laws by the punishment of all guilty men, whatever their offence or their nominal ftand tfi In the community, can be other than fatal to Justice and violative of all preceptf, whether divine or human. "While thepe ihrce primary questions are closely connected, there has been manifest, of jHte years, a strange tendency to over look the intimate relation which the. two laEt named mutt bear to each other. Every erious evil with which our society is now cither afflicted or threatened has grown out of the abuse of the taxing power of the Gov ernment. It is nearly half a century flnco sve finally consented to levy Federal taxes fr a purpose other than that of meeting the real needs of Government. During all tho recoding pertodB of our history this policy had been concealed behind the plea of In fant industries, or appeals for independence of mric vague but shrewdly chosen enemy. A purely protective duty was not advocated as good, or even right, in and of Itself, or even mentioned without apology. It was de fn4d only a an expedient, never as a pojlcy to be adopted or applied permanently. All Due to Protection. Judge Parker said the people became busy with the development of the coun try's resources, and continued: This left them little time to watch tho prwth of taxation, levied not for Its own ke. but a nyptem which poured (1 into the pockets of special Interests and individuals, while leaving $1 for the Government. Almost silently there accumulated In our communities the wealth that came from abil ity and enterprise, and from the quick appre hension of opportunities. To thlf our people have . always been accustomed, and lta pos session accounts for comfortable and even luHrinw homos, a hlch standard of com fort, artistic tastes, and the general diffusion f education and culture. This wealth came lowly and mirely. as the natural reward of industry, and brought with It multiplied blessings, and no social or political perils. AH at once, with a growth like Jonah's pourd. there 'came to our people the knowl edge of a new kind of wealth. Individual fortunes, amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars, were even to be the product of a few years devotion to a single Industry, in which, by Its laws, tho Government had doubled or trebled the value of the wares Wore they reached the consumer. Without doubt, great organizing genius, with the gift of oweatlng both human brains and human bodies, had been applied to the work of mak ing three gains, but. In spite of this, there emerged from the American teel and iron industry, no Bessemer or Siemens, no great original master process, which, bringing Its duo and proper reward to the inventor or the discoverer, makes the whole world better as well as richer. Under our system. Govern ment subsidies took from the American con sumer the fruits of the ability and the In genuity of these great men. and enabled a chosen few to pocket most of the profits for themselves. Lobbying and Corruption. He attributed the growth of lobbying and political corruption to the monopolies which, he said, were bred by protection, and proceeded! In this progress of privilege, almost Im perial In it rapidity and the methods em ployed, the time came when the opportunities conferred by the Federal Government were not xufllclcnt to satisfy the growing cohorts of monopoly. Then the powers of the states wore invoked. Although they could not, to the same uxtent ac the Federal Government, create values by taxation, they could con fer powers and authority upon railroads, street railways and corporate bodies, often organ ised by an abue of the general laws, though deviled for the encouragement and promo tion of honcet enterprise, and they could sanc tion the combination which Federal exactions bad made desirable to those who would stifle home competition. Fo every mate Legislature lxtrame first the retort of a lobby, and. when this became too exicnslve, the method was changed and the boss came to his own. Here, again, not only was the system which had lwn so effective in Federal politics relentless ly applied, but Its power was added to the forces already In existence, so that the briber va able to draw upon new resource, from a field greatly widened, and' thus to ley blaekmnll from an enlarged constituency of victims. Grabbing of Franchises. Still privilege grew by what it fed on: still, with the daughters of the horseleech, it tsrled: "Give!" "Give!" In almost every city and local community of Importance there were public franchises and rights. So theso were 'lther given away or sold at prices ridicu lously low. nearly always without those wise restrictions which provided for the payment of taxes1, or for renewal on new and more favorable terms, fair alike to public and to private interests. It was not long until the holJers of those franchises formed alliance with those above them in rank. From this new ource there trickled down added rlvu lots of bribe money, and other legislative bodies were opened to manipulation by the bo ps. "When the vicious circle was complete, the greater so Included the less that the so called organisation of the Republican party hud at Its command every capacious and well-filled reservoir of political corruption, with eupply pipes draining from them into every camp where its favorites were found. It is one of the natural, but Interesting and often overlooked, facts of political his tory, that, with all the development of bosses" throughout the country, during the past generation, there is no Instance where, in any state, a Democrat has come to the front with the will and the opportunity to use public power or revenues to enrich himself, ur his henchmen, or his followers. It 16 also true that, - In no mors than three or four ciUcs, has this rank and foul excrescence been able to gain a hold, to grow and to flourish for any considerable time in the Demo cratic party. Cause of Democratic Virtue. , He attributed this alleged fact not to party virtue, but to the fact that the Democratic party had no favors to sell. He referred with merciless Invective to the recent revelations of breach f trust by insurance financiers, and went on: But why should there have been any cause for wonder? When, for nearly hair a cen tury, we have been binding our manufactur ers as apprentices to monopoly, why should we be surprised that a few of our "financiers, or a bare handful of our merchants and law yers, not only learned the trade, but bettered the instructions of their teacher? Having, ourselve?. created the forces which thus threaten to break up the fountains of the great deep of morals, why should we gruffible. or fume, or reetac? Shrraklsg back at tho. sight of our owb hldea6 BMter, wfey-afeovld we take eowoot of despair? He reaseur4 hte hearers with the '..' t- ment that the revelation of half a dozen offenders among Insurance or railroad men did not justify nuepldon against all others, for the majority were honest and able. Convict Criminals, Rich or Poor. Judge Parker urged the punishment broadcloth or fustian, adding: of all criminals, whether they wore The way to convict la to convict. There are today within the State of New Tork a few men who. Involved in insurance frauds, have themselves furnished evidence, fairly corroborated cn the witness stand, of their own venality. I do not believe It would be possible, in that greaA metropolitan olty. to draw a grand -Jury, which would not In dict format least two. and perhaps three, of the mort serious crimes known to the law Still farther, it would not be possible, by any change of venue, for any one of the men so. indicted. If fairly proven guilty, to escape conviction before a trial Jury In any one or the other 00 counties of the great State of New York. This does not mean that the taw Is seek ing to take vengeance, orf that its repre sentatives should enter upon a reckless crusade. Dut it does mean that in New York, even In greater measure. If pos sible, thaa in Missouri. Its Instruments recognise the existence and the Influence of a moral movement. They will Indict and convict, not because one thief has expo-d another, or the newspapers have published charges, but for. the reason that the law has; been outraged, that trusts have been be Irayed, and that palpable, demonstrated wrongs, have been dono not only to Individ uals, but to society itself. Publicity .tbc Best Remedy. "When this has been done, attention ought to be turned to all movo rnonts which can Insure proper publicity In business, as recommended nearly 25 years go by Governor Cleveland. Especially should the libel laws be strengthened, by amendment. If necessary, to that publicity shall 'become a real, and not a sham, thing. David B. Hill, when Governor of New York, in 1SS0, insisted in his annual message to the Legislature, that the securities of corporations should represent and reflect real values; investment, not prospects: the actual condition of proper ties, rather than remote possibilities. It was Ignored then, but it Is not too late, even now, to take his advice. At 'the satno time, nothing Is more In cumbent upon our people" than lecocnltlon of the fact that few new enactment are needed for the correction of these giant evils. A single Infraction of the law by a railroad official, uncot'cred. and relentless ly punUhed. through authority already clear ly denned, would have been of more real value than runny months or agitation for new powers. What has been lacking, of late. Is the disposition to enforce the criminal law against corporate law violators. And tho underlying reason has been corporate political contributions or other service. Beware of Demagogues. Judge Parker warned his hoarers against condemning rich men, whose success i.s due to great ability, com bined with lofty character, because few rich men have strained the moral j or violated the criminal law. He said: Above and beyond all thing, wc must avoid the demagogue like the pestilence which walketh in darknww. For the first time In our history, we ie reflected upon the :reen of the future the shadow of this baleful, minster figure. Hitherto, both In our National life, and in our Important states, even the suggestion of his presence ban been resented. Now there are signs that the profession of attachment to one good thing may mean tho practice of an other wholly bad; that so-called independence may be used to cover the most i elfish par tisanship, and that humbug may lead u into untried and dangerous paths. He defined conservatism as "at tacnpd" to that which has Justified Its existence by its uscfulnoss" but .15. hav ing "a strong, unwavering enmity to old things that are dangerous." He concluded: Moral Issue for Democrats. As Democrats we have much work to do of a scrlouB kind. Wc have only the smallest responsibility for the fundamental evils which have put into pril the great moral heritage of our people We have never bought or sold options in tho market of priv ilege or monopoly. We cannot gain or re gain power by fiubterfuges, and we ought not to do so. If we have no principles fixed immutably upon ideas, and genuine attach ments to the public interest", we shall then be without hppe. If we cannot now ee how vital a moral issue may be made on the side of both policy and righteousness, then we may as well abandon the field, and let either the corruptlonlst and the monopolist, or the radical, the destructive and the anarcbUt, have their way. II COMBINATION DAXDS PORTLAND DRCMMEIt IX JAIJD. Wanted in Canton, Ohio, C. B. Rob inson Is Arrested in Toledo. Female Drummer to Retcuc. TOLEDO. O- March 13. (Special.) C- B. Robinson, a traveling man of Canton, whose homo Is In Portland; Or., was arrested here tonight on tele phonic orders of Chief of Police Mc Cloud. of Canton, for embezzlement. The charge against him Is the out growth of the Investigation of his books, which, according to tho Ameri can Specialty Company, his employers, show a shortage aggregating almost 51000. Ho was taken here at tho Dcvcaux Hotel protesting his innocence. Ho Is 35 years of age and married. A woman named Bessie Wentz Is connected with the case through his sending for her to take charge of his personal effects. She came to the station and talked to him. She claims to be a drummer and to have met Robinson on the road, be ing merely a friend. TELLS OF TAHITIAN STORM Steamer Brings Details of Disaster in South Pacific. AUCKLAND. N. Z.. March 13.-The steamer Tavlnul. from the Samoan Isl ands, has arrived here bringing addition al details of the storm which swept over the Society, Tuamotir and Cook's Islands on February 7 and . The first indica tions of the tempest discerned at Papeete ere the falling of the barometer on Feb ruary C and the Increasing sea on Febru ary 7. the breaking of the waves on the foreshore caused the natives to evacuate the houses. The morning of February 8 the seas increased, and many houses were shat tered to pieces. At 8 o'clock the trees were leveled by the tornado. At noon the worst of the storm had passed. - The only white person known to have perished was a man named Lcbolach, a carc-lakcr, who was drowned. The damage to the harbor at Papctec Is estimated at JC00.CO0. and on tho whole Island of Tahiti. $900,000. It, Is believed that three schooners were lost at sea. The warship Zelee reports that Tuamo tu. a low archipelago, suffered severely. The small Islands of Vaero and Hukueru arc said to have disappeared. Heavy seas swept ovr many Islands, the natives feck lng refuge by climbing cocoa palms. Six lives were lost on the Island of Ta hiti, Including Father Paul, a Catholic mlssionaryt who. after having sought safety In a tree for several hours, fell. Into the waves. Twenty-five persons were drowned on Anae Island, on which the once bcauUful district of Tulrare was re duced to a bare coral strand. There- were six deaths on the Island of Motiitonga. where native divers saved the Jives of many people who had been in the water 12 hours. It will prafeftWr le seat time before the Aaro&gft to UM TuuMtu Imi is kaowa. THINGS IN GENERAL House Hears Strictures Civil Service. on LITTAUER GROWS CAUSTIC Death Only Way to Get Rid of Aged and Incompetent Xcw Tiork and Kentucky as Produc ers of Ideals. WASHINGTON", March 13. The House devoted Itself to general debate on tho legislative appropriation bllL First there was discussed tho question of eliminating aged clorks from the employ of the Governmont; then came discussion of free alcohol for the arts, the restriction of Japanese immigration and finally a defense of New York City. Llttauer, of New York, and Livingston, of Georgia, representing tho Republi can and Democratic views, concurred on the question that something must be done In the way of reorganizing the Government service. Marshall, of Nortn Dakota, gave his voice to the proposi tion for free alcohol: Hays, of Cali fornia snnkA In behalf of restricting Japanese and Corcan immigration and Bennett, of New York, defended his city in rolatlon to the clnss of foreign ers who make New York City their home. . , . The bill carries a total appropriation of 529.134.1S1. Civil Service Home for Aged. In explaining the bill, Llttauer (Rep.. N Y.) said it provided the salaries for 1M05 public servants, ombracing the en tire service. He at once proceeded with an elaborate critical explanation of the increasing power of tho Governmont bureau chief and helpless condition of committees in controlling the expendi ture of appropriations. A classification of salaries of Govern ment clerks Is, he said, a crying neces sity. Men doing exactly the same work now receive some J1S00, some JIGfO. some 51400 and others 51000. All this tends to domorallze the service. He suggested a commission to ko into the question. If something Is not done, he predicted the condition win grow worse. The service of the Government, If busi ness methods should bo applied, Llttauer maintained, could be conducted with half the money It now costs and with three fourths the number of clerks. The door of the entrance to this service Is wide open, but once In It opens only wide enough to let a coffin out. It is a life tenure. Grosvenor asked If there was no way to get rid of an Incompetent clerk. "There Is. "but It Is not lived up to." answered Llttauer, who continued by declaring that this Gox-crnment should not be made a, charitable Institution and its service a home for the aged and In firm. Hays, of California, spoke at length In favor of extending the Chinese ex clusion act to. the Japanese and Co roans. A eulogy of New York City by Ben nett, of that city, occupied the last hour of the session. Some time ago. In- a .carefully-prepared speech on the Immigration question, Hopkins, of Kontucky, made the statement that twc-thlrds of the Italians coming to this country were anarchists. Taking . v. l. r.. 1,1. invt ..ml tVio fnrfhnr 1 n tf- m(.nt ,yr Honklna that he would not ' iro to Xew York for his Ideals. Bennett .compared the illiteracy of the County of Sew York with that of Floyd Coun- tv. Kentucky, of which Hopkins was one time School Commisslonor. greatly ( to tho advantage of New York and tho , amusement of members of the House. MUST XOT BETRAY SECRETS Senate Passes Bill Against Prema ture Divulging or Crop Reports. WASHINGTON. March 13,-Before tak ing up the railroad question today, tho Senate passed a number of bills, somo senate paoscu .i . . . I of which were of considerable Import ance. One of them provides for the pun ishment of Government officials for the nrematurc dlvulgcnco of secret Informa tion of Government bureaus In such mat- . n r. v. c- nnnttiAl tl I nt I lors as 111c i hji 1-, D . .... Executive authority In the matter of construction of bridges over navigable streams, and still another gives Congres sional sanction to tho effort on the part of Delaware and New Jersey to adjust their long-pending boundary dispute Simmons made the speech of the day on the railroad rate question. He announced his support of the House measure, but said he would not oppose reasonable modifications. Tillman an- noun cod that after tomorrow he would seek to have the rate bill taken up for consideration each day Immediately after disposing of routine business, instead of waiting until - o clock. Scott presented an amendment to the railroad rate bill requiring railroads to make connection with Intersecting lines, with proper fa cilities for transfer of business and tho exchange of cars. The following bills were passed: Authorizing the erection of a public building at Denver, Colo., at a cost of Regulating the use of reservoir sites on the public lands. Authorizing the Secretary of War to donate to the State of Idaho two Knipp guns captured by Idaho troops In tho Philippines. Providing for the disposal of isolated tracts of public land. Providing for the establishment of townsltes on the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Indian reservations In Oklahoma. Authorizing the erection of a monu ment at Washington to the memory of John Paul Jones at a cost of 330.COX Prescribing general regulations for the construction of bridges over navigable waters. Authorizing the erection of a public building at Eureka, CaL. at a cost of J175.O00. Amending the law relative to the bonds of shipping commissioners. Providing for the punishment of offi cers or employes of the United States who prematurely divulge Information se cured by reason of such, employment, and prohibiting such officers from speculat ing In articles with which their respec tive offices deal especially. This House bill is fntended to cover such cases as that which arose last Summer In the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Agriculture. MINERS HOPE FOR PEACE Advance Guard of Convention Be lieves Increase "Will Be? Gained. INDIANAPOLIS. March lXAt the spe cial National convention of the United Mlncworkcrs of America, called by Presi dent John Mitchell, in response to the, request of President Roosevelt to make efforts to avert a striko of all coal min ers In the United States, the business of the first session, which will open Thurs day morning In this city, will be & dls cwMtien of 4.im for a Joint conference wit a ta M luminous operators la Iedlaa- apolls next week. Most of tho officials are here, and the remainder will arrive tomorrow. While all of. tho locals In the union will be represented, the numerical strength In the gathering will not equal that in Janu ary, as many of the smaller locals are sending their proxies by representatives of other locals. Instead of by special dele gates. There Is a glimmer of satisfaction on the faces of the members of the miners National executive board which indicates that they believe there is yet hope for a settlement with their employers, and that at least part of their demand which relates to a substantial Increase In wages will be granted. Open Shop for Edison Company. CHICAGO. March 13. Employers scored the first "open shop" victory of the year against a labor union yesterday when ICO strikers returned to work for the Chi cago Edison Company. The men, who were employed on outside line work, walked out early in December, when the company refused to agree to employ union electricians. The Edison Company for years has employed union and non union men Indiscriminately. Tho union called strikes on all buildings whore nonunion men were working. Interfering seriously with the completion of large building contracts in the downtown dis trict, Xo Child Iabor in Iowa. DES MOINES. Ia.. March 11 With the passage by the Senate today of the child labor bill, the measure will become a law. as Governor Cummins will sign It. The new law prohibits the employment of children under IS year old In any occupation Injurious to health. CONVINCED MINERS LIVE ENGINEER SAYS ALTj ARE NOT DEAD AT COCRRIERES. Funerals In Hundreds Line Roads Near Mine High Praise for German Rescuers. PARIS. March 14. A mining cnginoer namc-d Francis Laur, whose dispatch, however, has not been confirmed, tele graphs today's Issue of the Journal from Lens his absolute conviction that a num ber of miners arc still, alive In distant parts of pit No. 1 at Courricres. Cavings ln on the pit hinder operations. If alive, the dispatch says, the men may bo abla to live for three days. Hundreds of funerals were held today In the towns surrounding Couniores. Snow has fallen, but lines of mourners tilled every road. In many, cases the mourners carried caskets where hearses wore not obtainable. At BUHn-Montlgny, a rough altar was erected In the open air. and funeral serv ices were conducted over 0) bodies. An other and similar ceremony occurred at Mericourt over the unidentified dead. The company's latest figures show that there were 1212 victims of the. explosion. Mining Director Mcyor. of Hcrine. Prussia, with his rcscuo corps of Wost phalians. recovered 26 more bodies thlc morning. The heroic efforts of the Ger mans arc exciting admiration and praise. SQUEEZING DOWN VALUE Supreme Court Decision Causes a Panic in Chicago Traction Stocks. CHICAGO. March 13. Prices of the Chi- cago traction stocks suffered severely to day on both the Xow York and Chicago stock exchanges. In New York, the price 0f Union Traction common broke almost in half. droDDlnc from llTi to 74. The preferred stock, which closed last night at jg declined to 30. West Chicago showed a decline of 13 points from a close of 5 last night, and North Chicago was down 55 points. Tncre were no sales of the stock of the Chicago City Railway Com pany yesterday, and the last quotation prior to the opening of the stock ex changes today was 1934. It changed own ership at 179. It Is estimated by local financiers thax the decision of the Supreme Court 1ms wiped out franchises belonging to the ,.nin,, Tmrilnn Pnmranv valued at anv- wherc from $W.(O),0 to JSS.OW.Oj). EXPERTS IN BARBARITY Corcans Torture and Roast Fcllow Countrynian. Accused of Theft. HONOLULU. March 15. Five Corcans on the Island of Hawaii have been ac cused of a murder of unusual atrocity. The alleged victim was a fcllow-coun-trvman susnectcd of stealing J36. They ro raid in hve Kolzed him in a canotleld and then held an Inquisition. I it i allcced that he was beaten and I cut. and. when ho fnlnted. his captors revlvcd him with wine, of which they partook themeolvcs, resuming the tor tures when he was strong enough. To add to his sufferings, salt Is said to have been placed In his open wounds. He died when a lire was kindled under a portion of bis body. Besides the five men indicted, four oth ers arc In custody In connection with the affair. BELIEVES IN MODERN WAYS Chinese Prince Says Old Empire Should Adopt Them. NEW YORK, March IX Wh.on Prince Tsat Tse, first cousin to the Emperor of China, visited Chinatown tonight he was given a royal welcome. He was accom panied by the Imperial Commissioners. Shang Chi Hcng and LI Shong. The Prince was entertained at the Hotel Savoy. Joseph Singleton, president of the Chinese Reform Association, made a speech of welcome, to which the Prince responded. He said he believed In European ways, and thought it was about time that China should adopt them. The American peo ple, he said, were most interesting, and he was much Impressed with everything that he had looked at In the way of me chanical improvements- He believed that before long China and the American peo ple will be on more friendly relations. UNDERTAKER IN SCHEME Insurance Swindler Confesses, Ex oncrating His Own Relatives. CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo.. March 13. John J. McEachern, convicted of conspir acy to defraud the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, confessed today. Implicating George R. Hall, an undertak er. Luke Kellogg and John varley In an alleged plot to swindle the above com pany and several fraternal societies. The confession exonerates McEachcrn's wife and his brother-in-law, Frank Mava- lin. and wife Hall had not been pre viously accused. At his own request Xr. Hall was placed uscr arrest. 'TWILL BE A SQUARE DEAL A PERSONAL LETTER FROM OF THE HOUSE. All Awards Will Possess Real Value All Contestants Assured That the Big Word Contest of Eilers Piano House Will Be Honestly Conducted. Adv. Dept., Dear Mr. Schell: Complaints are pouring into this office as to the very questionable manner in which certain word contest awards, or prize certificates, are being honored (?) by a "copy-cat" concern that has been advertising an "original" word contest, with a soli tary piano as the prize. These complaints are very significant. We may have some more to say about them. They show conclusively that it is nothing less than com mercial suicide for any firm to deal with the public on any other than a basis of hon esty and strict integrity. Our "publicity contest" involves the biggest appropriation we have ever made. It ends tomorrow. Spare no expense and employ every safeguard to have the lists checked correctly. The awards must go to whoever is entitled to them, rich or poor. We want this appropriation to secure for Eilers Piano House all the benefits that we have in view. The record must remain untarnished our reputation above everything else. You have authority to engage the best corps of examiners for this purpose. You will be held personally responsible for the correct conduct of the contest. Let everybody understand, too, that every prize certificate which may be issued by Eilers Piano House will mean just that much in actual money toward payment of a piano. There will be no "Hundred-Dollar-Certificates-good-for-only-Fifty-Dol-lars-if-piano-costs-less-than-Five-Hundred." There will be no raising of prices. You might go a step further and ask any contestant to look at our pianos now; to investigate the prize instruments, to get our prices and to compare them with what their neighbors have paid for the same instruments. In other words, this "publicity contest" of Eilers Piano House must be, and will be, in every respect a "square deal." Signed, HY EILERS, President. TANNER TO TIM Grand Army Chief Condemns Proposed Oslerism. CHAMPIONS HIS COMRADES Scheme to Bcdncc Aged Civil Serv ants Pay Considered Blow Aimed at the Veterans and Called Monstrous Law. WASHINGTON. March 13. Corporal m int,ir f n x 1 .Wilier. cuiHiKattuvi -ii-;im ui. i R.. has written a letter to Jame3 A. J Tawney. of Minnesota, chairman of the Kouf-e committee on appropriations, pro testing vigorously against the action of , jlr. Tawney s conimuiee in recumiueiiuuis the enactment of a law reducing the com pensation of Government clerks after they liave attained the age of years. Cor poral Tanner writes particularly in be half of his comrades of the Civil War. many of whom, now employed In tho Government service, would be affected seriously by tho proposed reduction in compensation. The letter in part follows: Calls It Penalty or Loyalty. TM epenttkHi of the proposal ponalty for loyal and faithful swrvke- would fall jh hfavlly MfMn the who ttore tse tranln of th battle in tlte Unlen Army that I mint treat it as If their wert the note t;nflciarles. It Is for them, my eomra4. I speak. They rtood with me when to rtam! meant victory then that Ihr Ceagre Of th Called States should meet ever Mnre. and now In Washington Instead of Richmond: that the Stars and Suiocet rhowM noat forever and a day over alt. emMwnatlc of a united, prosperous, happy country. I venture to my that you won't And a Confederate soWIer behind your bill. Only this moment I Indorsed on eurneit re quest to our seMler PrreWent to bener a Confederate brigadier whom your proposed )im!iation" would remove from the watting lUt, becaww. when, having the power to re- JlKn n tarn, ntlfnhf at ItlV comrade. h placed hi relKnatlon a the kanda of hfe w perl or If a cdegle one of them was to be disturbed. They are holding down the nnw desk today with exceptional ability, too. Rattle Rones over atones. that the almobetue alone shall be the veterans- refuge In life, and perhaps fter you have kicked him out. "to rattle nis k.KM aver th tones." will deny him burial In coKtifcrated ground and close against him the gatea of Arlington. yam mir najw the cruel, anient, monstrouj law. while the stars remain In the nag and the memorlea of mon and women are not .,v.n irfth narIs. but before you do. I hope you'll hear Whltcemb Riley recite "Good bye. Jim; Take Keer oc leuneii. uur comrades la the Government service are. by the elreurotKaaceo of their poaitten powers Um to defend themielve. 1 bes you to peak for. Instead oi against. If you cannot leave them aione. SAFE FROM CZAR'S POLICE Galdsls Admitted to America, and Cnn ov Knjoy Freedom. NEW YORK, March 13. Felix Galdsis, the Russian who was arrested at the request of the secret police of Su Pcters hnro ntwin his landinsr hero recently, was today set free and allowed to enter the United States. He was charged by the Russian authorities with embezzlement. Galdsis, howevor, claimed that he was really wanted as a political prisoner. His case was first passed upon by tho Immigration authorities, who refused to send him back to Russia and released him. The St. Petersburg police then caused his rearrest and took the case to the United States courts. Bnnkwrcckcrs Go to Prison- DENVER. March 13. Leonard B. Im boden and James A. Hill, convicted of conspiracy to wreck the Denver Savings Bank, were taken to the state peniten tiary at Canyon City today to serve their sentences of nine and ten years, respec tively. AT THE HOTELS. Tho FortlHd A. S. Watrous, Flint. Mich.: C P. ilokelson. Muon. Mich.; W. C Brown and wife. Lansing. Mich.: C B Rhodes. Salem. Or.: E. G. Dewaid. Saa Fran cisco; A. Klngier, Chicago; H. J. Ottenhelm er. J. H. Merrill. San Francisco; S. T. Lofti and wife. S. J. Shcrer, Chicago; C P. Cham berlain. J. D. Farrcll. Seattle; J. Craig. Sll verton; R. A. Plnkerton. New York: C N". Cotton. New Mexico; It. Smith. Spokane: E. ur. Grand Itacldi. Mich.: J. A. Macaaler. ( Boston i IU N. Riblet. Spokane; VT. G. Davis, Seattle; E. P. Charlton. San Francisco; E. B. Orelman. Chicago: G. E. Morley. Seattle: A. Goldman. Chicago: G. E. Youle. Seattle: G. Umax and wife. Chicago; Mrs. L. Wiley. Seattle; F. Nase. St. Louis; J. II. Hughe. Fairbanks. Alaska; G. H. Plummer. Tacoma; J. A. Soderberp. Seattle; M. Stlefcl. Chicago; C. U Hover. San Francisco; J. B. Sharper and wife, J. Kroitenberg. Xew York; H. L. Vanderhorst and wife. KaianAzoo. Mich.: I. G. Connell and wife, rittsburg; C. J. O'Deli. Savannah. Ga.; J. F. Stark. Nashua. X. If.; W. A. Dwlght. San Francisco: J. W. LIHlng water. B. H. Jarjssen. New York: G. Phlpps. St. Paul; T. C Cameron. City: L. L. Reenan. G. W. Gaines. Philadelphia; John Lewis. Salt Lake: N. Prelw. New York; W. G. Swaney, Pittsburg; A. L. Cochrane. Denver: M. P. Martin. Tacoma; C. A. Rand. San Francisco; J. A. Sullivan. New York: H. M. Adams and wife, G. Stewart. Seattle; H. S. Selby and wife. Guthers Center. Ia.; J. H. Mor rison, Jr., New York. The Oregon J. R. Adams and wife. New York; R. Mackenzie. Tumwater; James Ma glnnls. Chicago; R. H. Goddard. Chicago: A. W. Gans. W. A. Foster. San Francisco: Peter Calhoun. George Calhoun. New York; Frank Gray. San Francisco; 11. Jacobson, San Francisco; G. F. Thorndyke. H. Watson. Seattle; Grant Smith. Chicago; George Paul son. Fred Lilyman. W. T. May. Seattle: Mrs. Barlow. Sumpter. Or.; G. F. Connell. Min neapolis; A. W. Kugler. Denver: Louis Loeb, Chicago: F. F. Rogers. Canuda: George Lem ke. H. H. Standard. Los Angeles: D. Thomas Davis and wife. Seattle: E. O. Jasmer. Chi cago; L. G Rowcll. San Francisco: E. L. Gandette, BcIIIngham: Charles Beck. Toke land. Wash.; W. C Yeoman. Pe Ell. Wash.: B. M. Giuk. Cleveland. O.; R. B. Wray. Woodburn. Or.; A. B. Vanderwleler. Au burn. Wash.: J. A. Storey, Monahan; E. C. Hales. New York. The rerklns S. Mettller, George E. Mal hom, Tacoma: J. W. Leanell. San Fran cisco; E. E. Espy. Castle Rock; Jennie Fra iler. Aberdeen: Bruce Wallace and wife. Athena. Or.: John Bernice. Alphlan: S. Ber telson. Frank Albert. H. Fowler and family. Tacoma: G. R. Clark. Seattle.; John F. Uhl horn. Salem: J. M. Nell. Boise; L. S. Thomp son and wife. Fred W. Jackson. Eureka; M. L. Reby. S. M. English. San Francisco: J. Glover and wire. Spokane; Quintella M.. Desher. Grand Island. Neb.; J. Miller and wife. Eureka. Cal.; J. P. Rudolph and wife. Mayvllte. Or.: Ezra P. Munson. Hood River; Mrs. F. h. Arnsnerger. iiiss laau. atocKion. Cal.; William E. Bassett, Provo. Utah: Mr. M. T. Nolan. B. W. Coiner. A- L. Flynn. The Dalles; John HInier. Atplin: Frank Albert. Tacoma; W. Witzgman. Cathrine M- Ln Terell. Seattle, J. C. Hayncs and wife. J. K. Henkle and wife. Minneapolis: Charles Thomas. Henpner. Or.; James Maine and wife. Ds Moines; E. McLennan. Shanlko. Or.: V. W. Wade. Memphis. Tcnn.; E. K. McLaran. Portland: Miss Bagnelt. Mrs. Love lace. Lucy Jones. Chemawa. Or.: Harriett Jones. Chemawa. Or.; Mrs. J. W. Phillips. Kenneth. Cat.: A. O. Kyelland. Valley City, N. D. ; F. F. Post. Salem; F. Kennedy. Ska mokawa: F. Hurley. Wasco. Or.; S. B. Wells. Pittsburg; J. A. Byrne. Arlington. Or.: John McCarthy. Eugene; Sot Shyman. Seattle: E. Rollck. Crookston. Minn.; W. R. Wither. Pendleton. Or.: L. A. Loomls. Itivaco. Or.; R. F. Owrey. The Dalles; J. W. Cole. Oregon City; J. Lorter and wife. Chris Shepherd. Tacoma. The Imperial John Cashner and wife: A. F Toner. Dallas. Or.; E. M. Rands. Van couver. Wash.; Ike Rosenblatt. San Fran cIjco; O. P. Aman. Sidney. O-: M. Hawthorn. Astoria: R. A- Young. Aberdeen. Wash.; F. M. Scott and wife, Seattle: L. Blumentbut and wife. North Yakima. Wash.; C. T- Pit son. Seattle: S. S. Strain. Kelso: Mrs. Marie Redkopp. Mrs. Nettle Redkopp. Salem; W. N.- Meserne. Gray's River. Wash.: Dean Blanchard. Rainier; A. McDonald. Centralla. Wash.; E. Devoto. San Francisco; James Crawford and wife. Maud Crawford. Pen dleton; C. M. Wilson and wife. Salem: Mrs. C. Alsted. Harrisburg; G. R. Cumming. Mrs. Cralc and family. Glens Ferry; Henry D. ThelUon and wire. Salem; C. A. Frear and wlfr Seattle; C. L. Hawkins and wire. As toria; Miss Belle Colilver. Heppner; Miss Ada Byers. Independence; W. J. Jawney, Union; C D. Putnam. W. J. Furnish. S. A. Watson. Pendleton: O. E. Bodmer and wife. Paradise: A. Bodmer. Baker City; W. C. Christy. Kansas City; A. E. Roe. San Fran cisco; A. G. Simmons. Baker City; Mrs. Hat tie Longmllier. Eugene. The St. Charles H. Berg; C. S. Howard. Oregon City: W. H. King; H. O. Howard, Rainier; W. J. Miller. LInnton: W. B. Mitch, ell. C H. Hartzeli. Kelso: Mr. and Mrs. Bakscy; B. Lam. Carroliton; P. W, Bowers, ..I.-. cr LouUo IVmbrerht SfAkan- n- MOTHER AND CHILD. Let the mother take Scott's Emulsion for the two; it never fails to benefit them both. One can eat for two, but nour ishing two is a different thing. It calls for a de gree of internal strength that the average woman lacks. People of luxury are not very strong by habit; overworked people are weak in some func tions from exhaustion or their surroundings. Scott's Emulsion can be depend ed upon to overcome such conditions. It is a won derful food for a mother and child. SCOTT & BOWNE, 49 Fexrl Street. New Yerk. THE HEAD Bressli and family. Eureka. Cal.; J. Farr. Goble; W. A. Ward. Bench Prairie: J. Malov. Wallace. Idaho: A. Leland and wife. HurJ burt: J. P. Egan and wife. White Salmon; F. Kelley. Seattle; G. F. Mason. Salem: C Morrls. Columbia City; C. Rlgdon. Dayton: G. Rlgdon. Dayton: R. S. Brown. Manor: J Studer: T. McNlsh. Kalama; O. H. Belknap. Chinook: A. L. Bozarth. Woodland: W. W. Nlckell. McMlnnrille: Rev. B. Felne. Klam ath Falls; A. Eskman. Overton: T. W. Sink and wife; I. D. Burneson. B. Dyson. Bakr City: S. C. Strong and wife. Lewis River: E. J. Gordon. San Francisco: W. J. Miller. LInnton: G. Waliman; Mr. and Mrs. Calt beck. Portland; Bessie Englert. Woodland: J. F. Short. Monitor: i C. Brown and wire. W. R. Wiley. Hotel Donnelly. Iacoma. Washington European plan. Rates. 75 cent to 5'J.38 pr dav Fre 'bun. ! COLUMBIA LIFE & j I TRUST COMPANY! Portland, Or. Is often brought Into service by older penons to frighten children Into obedience. The agents of many life insurance companies adopt the same tactics to cause their policy-holders to be good and to frighten those whom they have reason to believe contemplate in surance In some company other than the one they represent. We Have a Proposition Which never falls to commend Itself to a careful thinker. It Is a combination of life insurance policy and an investment bond, whereby the insured for the same payment made to other companies leaves his estate more In event ot his death and gots more cash If he lives. Our competitors, having less, desirable forms of contracts for Mile, seek to frighten our Insurers by trotting out all sorts of Bogle Men. Don't Be Scared By the stories of our competitors; It Is easy to understand tho cause of their alarm. Let us reason with you and show you the facts -on which our system is founded. Our policies provide absolute protection for life and arc free of many re strictions. If you are interested in the subject of life insurance, if you desire additional protection, or If you are carrying an expensive form of policy, it will be greatly to your interest to investigate our plan. Phone Main 1573 and a gentle manly representative will call. I COLUMBIA LIFE & : I TRUST COMPANY j W. M. LADD, President. 9 T. B. WILCOX, Vice-President. EDWARD COOKINGHAM, Second Vice-President. Temporary Offices. Sixth Floor, J J Concord Building. m Every Woman t In tTMtid and should knoxr ft bo at the -wondirfHl MARVEL Whirling Spray new TuiaU SjriM. selec tion and tfurrton. Ilea t Sail et Mon conTonient. HC!uftItinU7a 1j toot drnrxUt tar Si. If hn cannot sepply the giAHVKiit aeeept ao tvjtsr. but tend itarati tc r nimirxted boot . It rive fall cartteslart and dfrxttona ta- yateable to !. M.RVKIj .., 44 K. 3S4 ST., 51 W TORK. Woodard. Clarke .t Co.. Portlasd. Orejfsa. 8. G. Skldaera & Co.. Hi 3d. Portlasd, A Bogie Man ABOI tsa.M m