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Presidential nHirhu-r In disclosed by the fol- lowlnr: On tha fourth of March. neat. I "Hall t-rvrd three ana a nan ,--. intM aol a bail yeare conatliutee mr Bra' ... t-.. -.,u r.,aim w h u h llmita lh' r-eideni to two t.rrue rafaraa mt "-.,..-. and not tha form. And nno-r 0.0 . I I. a ranrtldate for a -.-at another nomination. Thaodora ltteelt. November S. 1IW. I haa not cbanaed and ahall sot chanse that declaim thua announced Totouort li'oaavaiu twtmbtr tl. ISvI. I will ncept the nomination Meat if It l tendered 10 roe. for Pre .Theodore Koaavii. yfpruw7 - . If Colonel Roosevelt shall be nomi nated. Ihe Republican party will thus have accepted a fact his astounding aaaumptlon that he In In all tnings Uw unto himself and will have com pletely absolved him from keeping his wi-rd with the American people. If such promise, aolemnly made and formally repeated, need not be Kepi what Dledee. or promise, or agree ment, or obligation, by him' need be Veot? The "wr1.e custom" will be held to be not a wiae custom, and "under no circumstances" will be Interpreted to mean "under any circumstances." if a third term, then of course a fourth term and a fWth term and l:Ie term. The American people must some time learn to get along without Colo n l Roosevelt for President. It Is well to begin now by rebuking Insatiable ambition. -LET THE PEOPUt RCUS I " 1. 1. ....Una to tea how often tha s t-atnlte on both aldra comblna asaloat tba tana and moii-rata man who ar irylna; ta lain a raal batila for Juattce. rrom Tliro- d ra Kooaavall apccn at . n.a Jdarrtl li. Had ( not known that Colonel Roosevelt was opposing- President Taffa renomlnation, we might have taken these words to have been spoken In defense of the President against those extremists on one side who denounce him as a raflical and those extremists on the other side who denounce him as a reactionary. But the Colonel goes on to denounce the President's course In enforcing the (Sherman law as a policy of destruc tion. Apparently he "would have the President, who Is sworn to enforce ail the law of the United States, pick and choose which lawa he will enforce and which he will allow to become dead letters, according to his own opinion of the wisdom of those laws. An Ex ecutive who assumes such power is in effect usurping the power to repeal laws of which he disapproves a pow er which Is vested only In the legisla tive bod 3-. Roosevelt's assumption of such power while he was President and his Implied Intention again to usurp it if ne should be re-elected Is the basis of the widespread distrust of him. He has such sublime confidence in his own lofty purpose and in his own su perior wisdom that he did not hesitate 10 set aside laws enacted by Congress of which he disapproved. He main tains that the will of the people must prevail, but he has not scrupled to set slde that will, as expressed through the chosen representatives of the peo ple. As he has qualified hut antl-thtrd term pledge by Interpolating the word "consecutive." so he makes a mental reservation In proclaiming his slogan: "Let the people rule." He adds the proviso: "So long as they demand what I think good for them." It Is possible that the time may mm a when the people will be ready to elect some man to the Presidency for a third term, but he will not be a man of the Roosevelt type: he will be a man who. by his scrupulous regard for Constitutional limitations on his power, has proved that he can be trusted with a long lease of that power. OfR HtVT TO MEXICO. Mexico should understand that the T'nlted States has undertaken to pro tect the republics of the American hemisphere against Kuropean aggres sion, and that In assuming this obliga tion we have placed the other Ameri can republics under an obligation to us that they protect the lives and prop erty of foreign residents In their terri tory. By entering a veto on the inva sion of American territory by Euro pean nations, we have In effect given bond for the good behavior of our sis. ter republics. If those republics do not live up to their obligation to us. there Is but one way In which we can make good our bond to the world. That Is. by using our own power to restore peace and order In countries like Mexico, where lives and property of foreigners are In danger or have already been sacrificed. A nation has as much right to sup press a disturbance on its borders as an Individual has to quiet a riotous neighbor. It was on that principle largely that we interfered In Cuba. We waited patiently for the outcome of the Madero revolution, but that has been followed by the Zapata revolution and now by the Orosco revolution. Madero appears to be making no headway in crushing these two revolts In two widely separated parts of his territory. Meanwhile rapine and pll laare are rampant, and Americans are the greatest sufferers. There is a limit to American pa tience. Madero needed a hint that, if he did not restore peace within a rea sonable time, the United States would take the Job off his hands reluctantly, hut as the lesser of two evils. His re sentment at the hint Is not surprising, but he should remember that we also have some cause for resentment. If .nir hint shoutd serve to spur him to niore vigorous measures against the rebels, ending in, their defeavt, he will have cause to thank us for giving it. If he should fail to defeat thejn, he will have had fair warning as to what he may expect. HEXrlNO L.U1TJITV. Two members of a former City Council, who served with Congression al. Claimant Shepherd, have declared for that modest gentleman for Con gress. They give no testimony as to Shepherd's Councllmanlc record, and perhaps It is well enough that it be Ignored and forgotten. Yet they are doubtless in position to say something Interesting, if they will, about Coun cilman Shepherd's disinterested efforts in behalf of Big Business, which so much worries him now. and something else about the circumstances of Shep herd's retirement from the Council to take a Job as roustabout and lobbyist for the Harrlnun railroad. Shepherd has always been a crumb eater and dlrt-heaver of Big Business nothing else. He seeks to fasten the same stigma on the leading candidate for Congress, without the slightest ex cuse, or basis or Justice. Shepherd's chief qualities are an unparalleled cheek and a burning itch for a Job that will keep him before the public. That is alL The only possible effect, and the probable purpose, of 8hpherd's can didacy is to nominate Lafferty. The office of stalking-horse for Lafferty would Just about suit Shepherd's char acter and record. A vote for Gantenbein is a vote for a suitable candidate and a vote against Lafferty. A vote for Shepherd Is half vote for Lafferty. CRAr-EFTLLY OROW1NO LPV Since every normal person wishes to live to a green old age. It follows that the rules by which eminent Individuals have reached and passed their three score and ten without impairment of their faculties are always Interesting. )lr. F. Hopklnson Smith, the noted author, has Just given the public the recipe by which he has lived seventy- three years while still retaining the ability to write entertaining novels. According to him there are two pre cepts to obey if we wish to grow old slowly and happily. The first Is not to eat too much. The second, not to take a great deal of exercise. Mr. F. Hopklnson Smith eats for hla breakfast nothing more substantial than an egg and a roll, with a cup of cofTee for lubrication. Just what "an egg and a roll" really signify in this connection Is not perfectly clear. We have heard modest people speak of 1 egg" when they meant three or four eggs, and perhaps Mr. F. Hopkln son Smith's roll may expand to half a dozen before he gets through his breakfast, but we will hope. not. be cause If that were the case his dietary precepts would degenerate Into mere sermons. Preaching without practice Is rather stale in these days. One egg, then, and one roll make up Mr. Smith's ascetic breakfast. For lunch he partakes of "a piece of bread and a glass of milk." How big a piece of bread? The witness sayeth not. It may be a whole loaf. It may be a sin. gle thin slice. But again we will trust hat the piece Is little and the glass hich contains the milk something less than a schooner. At the close of the day Mr. Smith relaxes his austerity and eats a good, substantial dinner. The rule of his diet seems to be tem perance rather than abstinence, and it Is a good rule not only for diet, but for almost everything else. As to exercise, Mr. F. Hopklnson Smith does not believe In it very pro foundly. After dinner he "swings the dumb-bells a little." but not a great deal. There Is apparently a bold re volt against the tyranny of exercise go ing on In the upper-class world. Not long ago we heard that J. P. Morgan had sworn off completely and felt bet ter for the change. Dr. Woods Hutch inson abominates It. And now Mr. F. Hopklnson Smith lets it be understood hat the less he takes the better he feels. Shall we ultimately pass our lives In bed ? WHY IKK 1NDOKAEWKNT? Senator La Follette In his address Portland displayed deep-seated alarm concerning the growth of the trusts and urged the people to help him smash them: he held up Roosevelt as an agitator and not a constructive statesman: he denounced the Payne Aldrich measure as an "abominable bill" and then he Indorsed Senator Bourne. Touching, but why the in dorsement? When the Payne-Aldrich bill was nder discussion In the Senate, Sena tor Bourne declared that the tariff did not build up monopoly and that he pproved combinationa of capital. He said (we quote from the Congressional Record): Mr. President, the lendenrr In all rlvlhae't countrlea la toward centralization, both in vernment and In buslnesa. It will be but short time-toafore tha creat bulk of tha businea of this country will lie conducted bv large corporailona or trusts. Within oite or two decades wa will probably sea the transportation business of this country conducted by half a dosen corporations with capitals of three or four bllllona of dollars. Personally, 1 believe In trusts, properly reaulated and honorably conducted, because the best brain and createat efficiency In any portion of each organization must elevate the whole organisation to the same plana. Does Senator La Follette believe In trusts? In the same speech Senator Bourne indorsed the "abominable" Payne-Aldrich bill and expressed his admiration for Senator Aldrlch. We quote again from the Congressional Record: T have recognized with admiration tha breadth of mind of the aenlor rirnator from Rhode Island AMrlrh in hla willingness to lend his valuable and able assistance In securing legislation which, on nrst pres entation, was not In accord with his pre roncelvad nollona. I cannot concur In the logic of the deduction, made by some per sons, accompanying the-presentation, of thta bill, that tha Intention Is to make thla an esperlmental or temporary measure. and that it will be repealed In the near future. I unheeltatingly predict that with this law on tha ataiuta book it will remain for all time. The question of revenue is one of secon dary consideration: If It be found that tha revenoa be too large, tha law win not be repealed, but may be modified so that tha amount of tha lax be reduced. Rut the gr-at fundamental of publicity Incident to this meaaure. whan once written on the statute hook, will forever remain, and will prove the beginning of legislation toward tha culmination of what the people have so long demanded, namely, tha regulation and control of corporations. So good was the "abominable" Payne-Aldrich bill. In the mind of Senator Bourne that he predicted It would remain In the statutes forever! Senator La Follette, in his Portland address, ascribed the "downfall" of Taft to the fact that he got "into the hands of Aldrlch and Cannon and min isters and servants of those mighty powers." But what does La Toilette's friend. Bourne, say about associations and the origin of measures? Again resorting to the Congressional Record, we find him uttering these words: I have so patience with those hysteriacs of our country who oondemn principles and fundamentals because they are offered, pro peuodeci. or advocated by tha aenlor Senator from flhode Island on the one hand, or the amor eenator from Wisconsin on Ihe other, who Judge meaauree by the sources through which uer ate offered rataer thma by cais- , fully analyzing and walithlnir their marita. I have heard critica of this pmpoaed amend ment qnentlon Its mTlt limply brcauea It waa advocated bv the aenlor Senator from Rhode Ialand. ' Thene crltlt a. upon consid eration, muat realiza that doubt thua founded la but an Inault to the doubters own intelligence and aelf-reliance. Senator La Follette is making his fight for the Presidential nomination on the trusts and the high tariff. Sen ator Bourne in 1909 was not with him on either issue, but La Follette was then, as now, denouncing both. In 1908 Bourne was a leading "third termer." He wanted the agitator Roosevelt elected again. In 1909 he was for Taft.. In the speech from which the preceding quotations are taken Senator Bourne said: I wish here to make the prediction that not only will tha people be aatlslled with president Taffa Administration, but rejoice In hla Arm. able. conservatl and, at the same time, progressive leadership of our Matiun. He is now for La Follette for Presl. dent, yet he opposes La Follette prin ciples, or has himself become an "hysteriac." Where will he stand if returned to the Senate? Do La Fol lette men want weather-vane Senators to carry out their leaders' policies? Is there no likelihood that new Idols will gain the Senator's adoration? Isn't La Follette capable of selecting stancher timber for the ship of state than this? AVIONS AND BATTT.ESHIPS. Persons who wish to speak with un impeachable correctness w-111 soon be gin to call a military aeroplane an "avion." This la the new and scien tific name for them. Of these con trivances France has at present more than any other nation. In the art of military flying she is far ahead of Ger many, while the United States and England are simply nowhere com pared with her. By the end of the year 1912 the French war office will have at Its disposal 344 avlons, each provided with a full equipment of men- and weapons. The avions are de ployed in squadrons like aerial cav alry. Assigned to these machines are 2536 men and officers, of whom forty are surgeons. This is only the beginning of French ambition for the control of the air. Before three years have passed the war department expects to have about 3000 avlons In commission, with all the accessories of men and material to make them efficient. In order to secure the best results from military aviation, schools have been established for training pilots, officers and me-, chanlcs. In these schools we are told that "all red tape has been discarded and the most useful and competent men are placed In charge, regardless of what. their rank may be or where they come from." There are at least five of these schools operating- now. One of them Is In connection with the famous military academy at St. Cyr. Next to France In the competition for the military command of the air comes Germany. For a long time the Germans relied on the dirigible bal loon, but sad experience with the Zep pelins convinced them that the aero plane was better. In January, 1912 they had 100 avlons In service, and have since built some sixty new ones The number will be increased rapidly, since the sum of 34,000,000. nearly, is available for their construction dur ing the year. The French will spend more than 35,000.000 for the same purpose. In view of these facts, some military prophets believe that the warship will soon be discarded. Fighting against a fleet of avlons, it would have no chance whatever. A i slnglo -well-dl' rected bomb would sink the most ex pensive battleship and it could not re tort upon its nimble and evanescent foe with any effectiveness. Many wise observers say that the expenditure of money on warships ought to cease and that the United States should direct all Its available resources to construct ing avions. THE BONAPARTE RABY. During the Winter antf-republican gibble gabble has been unusually live ly In Paris on account of the expected birth of an heir to the Bonaparte pre. tensions. The child came into thi world on March 20. but it turned out unhappily to be a girl. The old Salic law does not permit females to reign In France, or at any rate It has been thus interpreted, and consequently the hopes of the dethroned descendants of the Bonaparte family have been post poned again. The father of this un welcome little girl Is Prince Victor Napoleon and her mother in Clemen tine, one of the daughters of the late King Leopold of- Belgium, who made an enormous fortune by his Infamous exploits In the Congo. Clementine in herited millions of money which she employs In mild Intrigue for the bene fit of her husband against the French republic. The government which she wishes to overthrow does not take her very seriously and her hucband ap pears to feel only a tepid Interest In her plottings. He Is an easy going man of the world who cares more for quiet than for ambition. He Is not made of adventurous material and if the republic stands until auch as he overthrows It many centuries will elapse before its downfall. Still In a sort of a way Prince Victor is the heir to the French crown, and if that somewhat shadowy object Is ever materialized again his descend ants may possibly wear it. That is not certain, however, because - there are opposing heirs. The descendants of the old legitimate stock are alive yet and perfectly capable of making themselves heard at the proper time. Their blood runs back to Charle. magn'e and of course they look down with scorn on upstarts like the Bonn part es. Prince Victor's father was Eu gene, the only son of Napoleon III. He was born in 1856 and perlxhed In 1879 In South, Africa where he was taking part In a British expedition against . the Zulus. His mother was the unhappy Eugenie who took refuse in England after the downfall of the empire at the close of the war with Prussia and has lived there ever since. Some readers may be interested to learn Just how 1t came about that the hopes of the Bonaparte dynasty are centered in this little girl who ought to have been a boy. The gTeat Napo leon, who founded the fortunes of the family, had four brothers all of whom except Joseph, the eldest, he hated. Naturally he would have chosen Jo seph's descendants for his successors, but unluckily there were no sons among them, to say nothing of the terrible fact that his wife w-as a plebeian. Luclen the second brother bad two daughters by his first wife and of course the, Salic law excluded them. His second wife was the daugh ter of a stockbroker who gave birth to nine children, some boys and some girls, but the Emperor detested her and therefore would admit none of her offspring to the Inheritance. Lu clcn's eldest boy, Charles Luclen. lived la Philadelphia for six years, during w hich he wrote a valuable book on the birds of the United States. The third brother, Louis, is the most important of the four, and we shall speak of him as soon as we dispose of Jerome the fourth. Jerome waa cruising about in the West Indies in the year 1803 when the approach of a British fleet caused him to flee to the United States for safety. He went to Baltimore in the course of his wander ings and there married Elisabeth Pat terson, v by whom he had children whose descendants still live in that city and are proud of their ancestry, though the marriage of Jerome, was dissolved by the great Napoleon. He married again after he returned to Europe and one of his sons by this second union married a daughter of King Victor Emmanuel of Italy. Jerome was a romantic figure in the history of his time. He led a life of exciting adventure, enjoying himself all his idays. and died in 1860, eight or nine years after his nephew Charles Louis became virtually Emperor; of the French. This Charles Louis, who beeame Napoleon III. was the son of Napoleon's third brother, Louis, and was born in 1808, The Emperor had made a law that his inheritance should go to the sons of either Joseph or Louis. Joseph, as we have said, had no sons, so Louis was the luckjr man. By his. wife. Hortense Beauharnais, whom he married by order of his great brother, he had three sons. The first died in childhood. The second lived to the age of 27, but had no male issue. The third was Charles Louis, who became Napoleon III. The son of the great Napoleon, the Duke of Relchstadt, was called Napoleon II., though he never wore a crown. The Emperor abdicated in his favor after the battle of Waterloo, but the allies did not permit him to reign. He died without male issue in 1832. Hortense Beauharnais. Napoleon Ill's mother was an extremely inter esting woman. Her mother was Jo sephine, whom the great Napoleon afterward married, and her father was General Beauharnais, whom he put to death. Hortense knew what It was to be poor When she was a girl, but of course after marrying Louis her cir cumstances were princely. She had a fine literary gift, wrote an account of her own life and also a number of acceptable songs for which she com posed the music. Her son Charles Louis led a precarious life here and there in Europe until the "revolution ary year 1848." In June of that year he was elected a member of the French assembly, but soon resigned on account of the opposition he met with. The next Fall he was chosen again ry five different constituencies and in the following December he was elect ed President of France by a vote of five to one over-hls opponent. Three years later he made the "coup d'etat" by which he became virtually Emper or of France. He reigned until he was driven out by the Prussians. President Taft has found a way to settle the tariff question and to take It out of politics. The methods by which the Payne-Aldrich revision was made were aa object-lesson to him, right un der his eyes. In the necessity of a fun damental change in those methods. He saw committees bombarded with pleas that a reduction of duties would cause ruin to certain industries. He heard heated denials from the other side that any duty at all was needed to protect those Industries from extinc. tlon. He saw "no unprejudiced effort to discover which of the contending parties told the truth, or whether the truth lay midway between the two op posing positions. He saw that other nations had for years possessed the means of making this unbiased Inquiry. He decided that this Nation must 'have similar machinery if the tariff turmoil were ever to cease. He accomplished this by procuring the creation of the Tariff Board through the very bill which was an example of the perni cious character of the old methods. Tt Is Greek against Greek when two Judges begin to cite each other for mutual contempt, as Judges McKinley and Owens are doing at Chicago. The problem of commanding respect seems to grow increasingly difficult for some of our courts. The Roman augurs used to grin at one another when they met on the street but they maintained a decent solemnity before the public. Perhaps these wrangling Judges might take a useful lesson from them. President Taffs reappointment of Collector Little, of Salem, Mass., Is sufficient answer to those who accuse him of using Federal patronage to promote his renomlnation. His re mark: "At no time has the Federal patronage exercised less influence In the National convention than.lt will in the one to be held at Chicago," needs to be taken to heart by the eminent citizen of Oyster Bay, who Is filling the ir with cries of fraud. Albert Johnson performed a valua ble public service In exposing the trea. sonable character of the I. W. W. from the mouths of their leaders. The I. W. W. is condemned by patriotic citi zens, not because it Is a labor organi zation, but because It Is disloyal and seeks to destroy the Government. The death of W. T. Stead is as great a loss to the worm as that or any or the millionaires who perished in the Titanic disaster. A man who honestly and fearlessly expresses his opinion with as great ability as did Stead can be ill spared even by those' who did not think with him. By their obstinate policy of conceal ment the White Star officials give themselves the appearance of crimin als. They may be entirely blameless. but they have managed to make the world believe that they are burdened with a sense of terrible gul't. An opinion from the defeated can didate's wife would be a valuable con. tributlon to current literature. The man who can smile and smile and be a "mixer" still will find two years a short Interval. New Mexico has a perfect climate for those who bet on the wrong man on the Fourth. A public dance under municipal con trol is the limit of paternal govern ment. ' The high cost of living has reached the horse, with oats at 2 cents. Ladies' Beavers. day may inspire the This is the day of Uie political heart ache. "The people are on trial, not I." t TRIBUTE PAID TO F M. VARRE. 1 .calls M. Scott Extolls Virtues of Pio neer Lost oat Titanic. PORTLAND, April 18. (To the Edlc tor.) Frank M. Warren was a true and truthful man, vigorous and suc cessful, intellectual, kindly, lovable, religious, reverent. He went to death with the sturdiness that marked his career as Oregon pioneer, courageously making- way for safety of the weaker. Mr. Warren was widely known among older elements of Oregon: less known among younger and newer residents, unless by name. His habits of retire ment showed him a person of uncom mon modesty. He was highly resource ful, possessed unusual energies and re markable mental vigor. He lived an upright life, loved his fellow-man, reared a family whose members do him honor, observed the fidelities of life end affairs, fulfilled his duty and des tiny as citizen and father, and passed out. lamented by kin, friends and fel low citizens. He made no pretensions in life, for he was a true man, and truth makes no pretensions. His name is linked with one rever ently held in Oregon annals that of George H. Atkinson whose son-in-law he was. Dr. Atkinson is one of the most lovable figures of pioneer Oregon. The widowed daughter of this re spected man survives shipwreck, and will be restored to her children. Those who love the history of early Oregon and honor the characters who made that history find additional cause for sorrow in the death of Mr. Warren and for sympathy with the bereaved. . A typical pioneer was Mr. Warren resourceful, self-reliant, vigorous, cour ageoua. He belonged to the New Eng land stream of pioneers who joined in Oregon with the settlers from Middle West and South. He was an individ ualist like all the founders of early Oregon, had no sympathy with uplift schemes that teach men to look, for resources elsewhere than in their own efforts, and detested shams and for malities. A figure eminently display ing these .Individualist qualities was George H' Williams. Judge Williams was a slmole-llving man. wholly de pendent ..on his own exertions and talents, and believing all men should be the sarne disfavoring the later doc trines of "individual dependence on the mass," never In hrs life resorting to make-believe or pyrotechnic effects. Mr. Warren belonged to this sturdy pioneer race. The tragedy at sea takes from Oregon a valued citizen: with his departure a strong force has gone out of the world. The writer had frequent contact with Mr. Warren, chiefly In newspaper work. Mr. Warren had been described as reti cent, taciturn, repelling. But he re vealed himself lust the opposite. He was open-hearted, kindly, generous minded, talkative. He told all that was wanted, but here came in one of his noteworthy traits always enjoined omission of his name. He wished never to ha nuoted in newsDaoera on any sub 1ect. -Here are the facts," he would say; "use them, but don't mention me." Mr. Warren was a man of good deeds throughout his life and at the end. Names and characters fade away and are lost in the lapse of years and cen turies, but we may believe the influence of good deeds lasts through an lime, extending in ever widening circles. "How far that little candle tnrows nis beams! So shines a good deed in this world of ours." All Oregon loses by the loss of Frank M. Warren. LESLIE M. SCOTT. ALDRIfH AMD VOTES OK BOl RK. Orcaroa Senator Went Down'l.lne With Man ! Follette Denounces. PORTLAND. April 18. (To the Ed Itor.) To settle a dispute, kindly pub lish Jonathan Bourne's votes on the Aldrich-Payne tariff bill, together with wool and cotton amendments, etc. Is it true that Bourne voted with Aldrlch on these bills. Why is La Follette in dorsing Bourne In his speeches and at the same time so bitterly condemn' ing" Aldrlch? ORKGON REPUBLICAN. It is impracticable to give the votes of Senator Bourne on the Aldrlch amendments, because of their great number. It would require several col umns of SDace in order to set them out. But covering the subject is Senator Bourne's statement, in a speech de livered in the Senate near the close of the debate on the bill. The following is taken from the Congressional Record and is a part of that speech: Because of these views and because I am a protectionist In my attitude toward home lal.or and Industries, believing- that protec tion means hlfrher waites, that higher wages mean better cltlxenshlp. and because. Mr. president. I have felt that the committee on finance had better opportunities for collat ing data, far greater experience as to how the tarirt can best be applied to produce me ereatest a-ood for tha areatest number, and I mvselr havlna neither the experience. In formation, nor means of obtaining data. I have voted almost without exception In sup port off the committee's recommendations. Senator Aldrlch was chairman of the finance committee. Senator Bourne voted "almost without exception" with Aldrlch. ' VETERAX WOULD DEPORT I. W. W.S A .R. Man Propose Sending; Anarch- late to Some laland. HALSEY. Or.. April 16. (To the Edi tor.) Please slve me space for a few remarks in regard to socialism and the I. W. W..' which are all the same. It seems to me it Is high time something, . ,-. - -, it -nn,o. ir. iiwinp a set of lawless creatures to parade our streets and abuse our flag, our laws and our churches, it is high time to say, "stop." I know the old G. A. It. boys feel Just as I do when they hear abuse of Old Glory. I for one am ready I any time to shoulder my musKet. as 1 we did 50 years ago, and rout the traitors from" our land. There should be a petition pre pared and all the G. A. R. boys should sign It and present it to Ben Selling, If elected, to introduce a bill in the Senate to have a National law. Let this law provide that whenever a man or set of men abuses cur laws and the Stars and Stripes, such out laws, who don't believe in having any money or law, shall be deported to an Island. There has got to be something done and that pretty soon. I would like to hear from all the ol'd guard, to find out Just what they think about the matter. If those officers in Portland haven't the sand to rout them, call on the old boys and we will soon have them on the run. If ever a city needed a recall and woman suffrage, Portland surely needs it. S. J. KIGGINS. International Law Needed. PORTLAND. April 18. (To the Edi tor.) Could not the chief maritime powers combine to promulgate and carry Into effect an international law that should make It compulsory for every ship that sails the high seas ito carry boats sufficient and to spare for crews and passengers alike? Seeing that natural economic laws without some sane ano nigner equi librium naturally trend to eliminate all safeguards, it would be beneficial and uplifting to the oversea's commerce of all civilized folk. What are the im mense navies of the world for other than to act the part of marine police? Strike while the Irons not. G. B. CLARK. China lp-o-Date. New" York Satire. "Confucius was once the ruling spirit In China." "Yes, and now ifs Confusion." A Great Wrong Righted By Charles J. Srhnabel. Once Upon a Time there was a Man who lived in a Village with a Forest close by on one side and a Rich Tract of Agricultural Land on the other side. The man worked in a Factory owned by three other men, whose names were Jones, Brown and Smith. This factory made washtubs, for which there was a good and increasing sale among the wives of the Farmers who inhabited the Agricultural Land. A Great Boom struck the Village where the man worked, and the profit in making Washtubs no longer looked good to the factory owners, who de termined, to go into other lines of busi ness. Jones went into the Real Estate Business, Brown bought a Saloon, and Smith g;ot himself Admitted to the Bar, in which occupations they were soon getting very Rich, while the man who had worked in the factory was out of a Job. Now, this man was a Bright Man, and he read Good Books, and thought a Good Deal about how best to get along in the W orld. Also he had saved a Little Money out of his wages at the Washtub factory, and, seeing- the de mand that had sprung up for Fire Wood in the Village, owing to the immense Numbers of Eastern People that came Xp buy Town Lots there, he concluded he would put his savings into a Piece of Timber and make fire wood to sell to the People. He went out and looked over the land where the timber grew, and found piece that lay in such a way that a Wagon with Wood in it could be hauled down grade Very Cheaply to the Vil lage. Then he bought this piece of timber and paid his savings to the man I that owned it as part of Its price and gave the Timber Man a Mortgage for the Balance due on it. Then he hired a wagon and horses and bought an Axe and started to make firewood, which he hauled to the Village and sold at a Good Price. Some of the other men in the village who were not in the real estate busi ness or who had no Saloons to keep and did not know how to be Admitted to the Bar, seeing the man making money out of the firewood, dectded that they would go into that business, too. But the First Man had got the Best located piece of Timber there was in the Tract I and the other men had to take pieces of Timber not quite as good for haul ing the Wood cheaply to Market, and they soon found that while they could make Good Money on rheir wood, the First Man could make More Money be cause he not only had the advantage of his down-grade road to the Village, which road he had improved at Great Labor, but he had studied out a new way to sharpen Axes and make them stay sharp longer than the other men's axes. So, at the price the villagers paid all the men for wood, the First Man made more money than the Others could. Then these other men began to Murmur and Complain. They said to each other, "Let's hold a Meeting and pass some resolutions about this wood business." So they got together at the meeting and spoke to and exhorted and sympathized one with another about the way this First Man was doing, say ing, "See how he is Getting- Along; his Wife wears Bigger Hats than our Wives wear, and we hear he is Talking about sending his daughter to the Seminary, and he has bought More Wagons and is going to hire other men at High Wages to help cut more wood to sell." And they said. "We must Get Busy or this man will soon be Rich, while at the present High Cost of Whisky we will be Poor Men and have to go out of the firewood business." Then thev made up a purse and nirea Smith and he drew up Initiative and Referendum and Recall papers and took them down to Washington to the President, and when he showed the President how this man was making and saving lots of Money because ne had a Monopoly on getting his wood to the Village over the down-graoe road he had built and on account of his way of sharpening Axes, the Presi dent was very mad and sent a regiment of soldiers forthwith to arrest tne man. Also the soldiers tore up the man's down-grade and threw his wagons into a creek. The solders toon the man to the Penitentiary, where he ever afterwards was kept because he was a Malefactor of Great Wealth. MORAL Whereas the Easterners in the Village and others used to buy cord wood from the malefactor of great wealth at $3 per cord, now they have to pay $4.50 for the same. But never theless there was great reJoicinB be- ' . . .... j . 1 1' V. I cause tne people naa rui "i iuon Work. A Work Pong and an Kcbo. . London Tit Bits. In the Tyrol it is the custom for women and children to come out mm the open when it is the latter's bed time, and sins:. Their husbands, fath ers and brothers answer them from the hills on their way home. Not Without SmllinR. London Answers. Father I never smoked whn I was your age. win you De auis w ten mai to your son? Willie Not and Keep my face as straight as you do. dad. Quite a MltlnlKht Mnnolneue. Boston Evening Transcript. I Clinton Did you get in without your wife hearing you last night? Clubleieh No ; and I didn't get in swithout my hearing her, either. - Thrlftlneaa.of Sweetheart. "Fliegende Blaetter. -With the good poxition you had in view why did you break your engage- mentr' "My fiancee took the position.' New Special Features for The Sunday Oregonian Will He Signal From the Spirit World? An eminent man gave promise before his ddtith, recently, that lie would seek to communicate with the world. A pae of deep interest and importance is devoted to the preparation for receiving hih message, should it be sent. The Candidates An intimate nonpartisan view-of the lives and fortunes of the men who seek to serve as President during the next four years. Speedy Oregon Horses A page about fast horseflesh that has been developed in the state. Revolutions Made to Order A view behind the scenes of Latin American intrigues. Where Women Are Not Wanted An unusual aecount from the Monk republic that will not let a woman cross the border. Love as the Poet's Theme Another of Laura Jean Libbey's en tertaining letters, elaborately illustrated. Two Short Stories: "The Door of Death," a love story, and "The New Minister," about a new choir and minister. The Jnmp-TJps Mrs. Jump-up goes in for private theatricals and Jim's jealousy is aroused. Sambo captures a giant; Slim "Jim is captured at last; Hair breadth Harry and the others have fresh mishaps. MANY OTHER FEATURES. Order Today From Your Newsdealer. Half a Century Aga From The OreBonian of April 1ft. 1S2. The Memphis Avalanche of February 25 speaks thus of General McClellan: "The indications seem to be that Gen eral McClellan Is showing- himself capable of vast combinations and to have the power possessed by few the skillful management of a vast army. McClellan has been purifying the command, dismissing weak and in competent men, and now he has a well appointed command, his soldiers well drilled; brave and gallant." The Union meeting at the Courthouse last night was large and enthusiastic. The meeting was entertained with speeches by Messrs. Gibbs, McBride. Shattuck, Johnson and Hamilton, which were received with decided evidence of approval. Every day the steamer from Oregon City brings down quite a crowd, all or nearly all bound for the mines. If the rush continues much longer from that quarter, we fear the farmers will not be able to get along very well. We would advise the farmers to stay at home, and we think they will make more money than by rushing to Salmon or elsewhere. Up to last night the steamers had taken 4800 persons to The Dalles on the way to the mines. A considerable number - have passed up the trail, a trip which no sane man would under take. There are at least 600 miners now in the city. At least 5000 persons have left this city for the mines since February. Word for the Street Commissioner We wish he would go about the city and notice the mud-holes covered with green slime. We are to have hot weather now and, if we would preserve the health of the city, these holes should be filled with earth, or in some other way the nuisances should be abated. We noticed several men at work yesterday In grading opposite the Courthouse. We learn that hereafter the ferryboat will make her landing at that point. As "Ed" Howe Sees Life It is necessary to curb nearly every progressive in his disposition to vote bonds for future generations to pay, since we cannot compel future genera tions to pay present Interest. The opponent most difficult to meet is the one who says to you politely and good-naturedly: "You are intelligent and must Inevitably come around to my way of thinking." Don't you sometimes feel that you need a guardian? If you ever find a very capable one have him appointed for me, too. Another progressive is causing a great deal of uneasiness among auto mobile owners by persistently declar ing that all automobile engines now tn use are wrong in principle and must be discarded not later than next year. you usually find that a progressive in politics is a rank conservative In his personal financial affairs. How tough people enjoy hearing nice people "talked" about! If vou love the political game, have some consideration for those who hate it. I know two brothers-in-law who are in a quarrel. One of them asked my advice. I suggested that he see his relative and have a candid talk with him. "I have done that repeatedly," he replied. "I have said everything to him that can be said." Tsn't this the situa tion in your quarrels? Vou say you are fair and able to see both sides of a question, but your op ponent laughs at your statement. Is It possible for a man to consider fairly his opponent's side of a question? Was it ever done? u A roan of good intention will finally get around a good action as surely as a man with a bad Intention will finally get around to a bad action. Mr. O'Brien Aaka Qiirslinn. PORTLAND, April 18. (To the Edi tor.) Last Sunday, in The Oresonian, there appeared a paragraph the purport of which was that an individual named J. II. Murphy sent a dispatch to Hon. J. E. Redmond, leader of the Irish Par liamentary party, in the British House of Commons, stating that the Irish home rule bill recently introduced, had the approval of the Irish-American cit izens of the Northwest. A number of these Irish-American citizens have re quested me to ask through your col umns who authorized this Mr. Murphy to be their mouthpiece in this matter? WILLIAM O'BRIEN. Information on Bolivia. ASHLAND, Or., April 17. (To the Editor.) Kindly tell me where 1 may get authentic information regarding Bolivia. South America. C. G. FEEBLE?. Write to United States Embassy, Sucre, Bolivia: to Carlos Sanjines. Bo livian Consul, Pan Francisco, Cal. Yes. PORTLAND, April 18. (To the Ed itor.) If a woman marries a man and finds that a former wife is living, not divorced, should she thereafter use her maiden name? READER. Saturday. PORTLAND. April 17. (To the Edi tor.) Can you please tell me the day of the week for the date of January 26, 18g4? JULIA CASTELLA.