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Including county and state. -Postage Rates 10 to 14 pages, 1 cent; 18 to J8 pages. 2 cents; 30 to -JU pages, o 40 to 60 pages. 4 cent Foreign postage, double rate. , va.rm RninMA fifties Verre At ConK- ln New York, Brunswick building. Chi cago. Etf-grer bunum;. bab trancisro Office R. J. Bldwell Co. European Office No. 8 Regent street. S. V .. L.ondon. PORTLAND, TXESDAY, SEPT. S, 1913. THE GO-BETWEEN. Colonel Roosevelt Introduces Sena tor Bourne, of Oregon, into his IBftOO.wnrrl contribution to the Roosevelt - Penrose - Archbold contro versy. The Colonel gives the text of two interesting highly Interesting and suggestive letters written by him to the Oregon 8enator in 1908, when Mr. Bourne was altogether persona grata at the White House, being an assiduous and welcome caller there. It was at a time, besides, when Sena tor Bourne was making fervent ap peals to the country to give President Roosevelt a "second elective term." But all the appearances of Senator Bourne at the White House during the year 1908 were not inspired by his great mission to drag Colonel Roosevelt again into the Presidential race. At that time the Government was making preparations to begin suit to dissolve the Standard Oil Com pany. "On three or four occasions," says Colonel Roosevelt, "Senator Jon athan Bourne brought Mr. Archbold to see me." After the first visit the President wrote Senator Bourne a letter. After "the last of those inter views," as they are described, an other letter was written. The first letter is dated February 23, 1908; the second July 31, 1908. It Is clear that there were several calls on President Roosevelt by Mr. Archbold, under the chaperonage of Senator Bourne, be tween the dates of the two letters. The text of Letter No. 1 to Senator Bourne is as follows: Sagamore Hill, February 23, 1908. My Dear Sir: As to what you told me the other evening about the standard Oil people: Do remember that while any proposals they will make will be considered In an entirely frank and honorable spirit, yet these pro posals must be conditioned upon absolute obedience to the law and must be laid in detail before the ' Attorney-General and Frank B. Kellogg, before It "would be pos sible for me to express any opinion upon them. 1 know you know this, but I want you to be sure that the Standard Oil people don't misunderstand it and do not get the impression that It Is by my desire or on my initiative that negotiations have been entered Into with them by you or anyone else. Sincerely yours. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Just what Mr. Bourne told the President about the Standard Oil peo ple must for the present be left to broad conjecture. Colonel Roosevelt says he wrote to Bourne after the first interview between Bourne, Arch bold and himself. Except for this explanation it might have appeared that the letter was a purely personal note of caution to Bourne to be on his guard, after some preliminary representations by Bourne to the President on behalf of Standard Oil. No mention is made therein of Arch bold and it could easily be inferred that Archbold was not there, though Colonel Roosevelt says he was. But If he was there, what was Bourne saying to Roosevelt about the Stand ard Oil people? What did he know about them that he should have been put forward, or have put himself for ward, to make their plea. In the ac tual presence of John D. Archbold, then political paymaster of the great trust? The reasonable inference is that Senator Bourne had approached Presi- dent Roosevelt with a message or commission of some sort from the "Standard Oil people" and had ar ranged for an interview which was clearly about the impending prosecu tions under the anti-trust law. Later he took Mr. Archbold to see the Presi dent, either at the White House or at Sagamore Hill. Senator Bourne appears not to have, been discouraged by the first Roosevelt note of warn ing against Standard OH, for there after he appeared in the Presidential presence several times with Mr. Arch bold. The activity of the Senator in procuring these interviews obviously brought the President to look upon the Oregon Senator as an "intermedi ary" between Standard Oil and the Administration, so as to bring about an adjustment between them and to vert the proposed suit or suits. The President had indicated in his letter of February 23. 1908, that all pro posals what proposals? must be laid before the Attorney-General and Frank B. Kellogg (the special Gov ernment prosecutor). The President said he knew, of course, that Bourne understood the required procedure, but he wanted to be "sure that the Standard OH people don't misunder stand it." Therefore he "told Bourne. We are to suppose Bourne was to tell Standard Oil. Whether the proposals on behalf of Standard OH were ever laid before the Attorney-General and Mr. Keilogg, the correspondence does not disclose, but the calls by Bourne and Archbold at the White House (or Sagamore Hill) continued until the President made up his mind that further negotiation was futile, and he wrote the follow ing (Letter No. 2): Oyster Bay. N. Y-, July 31. 100S. My Dear Senator: In my Judgment It Is not only a waste of time, but inadvisable to try to carrv on the negotiations through you as Intermediary. Let the Standard Oil. anv or all o; them, as Mr. Archbold or Mr. Rockefeller, or anyone else, may choose, deciue as lo the course they wish to follow, and then communicate direct with Mr. Kel logg or the Attorney-General. Sincerely yours, THEODORE ROOSEVELT. Thus President Roosevelt refused to have anything more to do with Archbold, or with Bourne as the Standard Oil Intermediary, and re ferred them to the Government offi cers authorixed to prepare and pros ecute the suits. The Archbold-Bourne calls ceased. The suits were brought nd Standard Oil lost. The two Roosevelt letters open up wide field of speculation and pos sibility as to Mr. Bourne. Mr. Arch bold, and Standard Oil. There are many gaps in the record, and they may never be supplied. Yet they should be. We shall hope to know some day why Mr. Archbold, who four rears before bad eriven $100,000 to the National Republican committee sought Senator -Bourne to arrange foi a consultation with the President, 01 n-hv SAr-nrrir RnnvnA xcvuerht Mr. Arch- boH so as to take him to the White House. President Roosevelt is care ful, however, to write in black and white to Bourne that he desires Standard Oil to understand that it not "by my desire or on my initiative that negotiations have been eniereo. into with them bv you (Bourne) or anyone else." . No one can misinter pret what the- President said and meant by that statement. The Presi dent did not send Bourne after Arch bold or Standard OH. But Bourne went to Archbold, or Archbold came to Bourne, nevertheless. The Century dictionary describes "intermediary" to be "one who or that which interposes or is intermediate; art Intermediate aeent: a eo-between." "Go-between" seems to be an entirely satisfactory definition. PROPOSED RECALL OF WEST. The Oregonian hazards the guess that, if the nrooosed recall of Gov- ernor West ever reaches the ballot and a special election, the Governor will have an easy triumph. What ? t?o u-ni havA .heen vindicated n , I., ct rtnliMna Wa will DTO- ceed to enforce them and others with all his meddlesome ana trouDiesome energy. Oregon will nave a mgaij disturbed two" years. f The proposed recall is ill-advised. Its inspiration Is obscure, but its un- iricrlnm lo Tint If West Shall haV6 tO go before the people again he will be able to rely upon his personal iohow ers and his political supporters, and together they are formidable. But he will have also the effective sympathy of all who suspect the motives of the DftamntAd recall and rift will have the energetic Indorsement of the consid erable numbers who are against any recall, except for proven malfeasance. The OregOrrian- unqualifiedly pro tests against the recall movement. The people elected Governor West for four years. It is time enough to discuss recall at the end of his term. NOBODY TO BLAME. Let us assume that the vice com mission has been deceived by false testimony of hired spies and that moral conditions .are not nearly so bad as they have been painted. Let ns nm thai the Mavor and the Chief nf PfiHoo dt"slr to do their duty and are really striving to do it. Let us assume that the Sheriff Is acting according to his best lights, and that District Attorney is doing as well as he can. With all these things taken for granted, it must De admitted that vice flaunts its brazen tnrtt nnrnlv In the city, the police are Inefficient, the Mayor is weak, the Sheriff is disposed to resent outsiae suggestions or interference, and the prosecuting attorney is no terror to law-breakers. pr.Ks.ihiv th Mavor would be all right with full authority over the po n nnssihiv the nolice wrould be cap able and trustworthy with a Chief over, them having power to compel obedi-onr-o- nnssihiv the Sheriff would take a hand in municipal affairs if there were some one to make mm ao .. nnssihiv the courts would show less innionnv it thev were resDonsible to some directing hand; possibly the District Attorney wouia De zeaious and diligent if he knew how to be and if hA wr tn he accountable Imme diately and summarily for any de linquency. ThA ti-nnhlp with our state, county onH ttv cnvpxnment is that there is no way of fixing responsibility and requiring service. There are confu sion, inharmony, evasion, Jealousy, self-seeking, recrimination and lack of co-ordination and co-operation. Every public official looks out for himself. He ca res nothing; for any one else. The situation grows worse instead of better. Vat w think there is authority or nnnM onnnvh nnv for a Mavor who wants to do things, to get things done through a Chief of Police who knows how and Is willing to do them. WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN, what win hannen if neither Taft, wiisnn nor Roosevelt shall secure a majority of the electoral vote? That Is a question which is frequently asked of The Oregonian and Is being discussed In newspapers and maga zines. If none of the candidates for fresi- j.n chnnld rerrtve 266 electoral votes, that number being' a bare ma jority, the present House wouia pro ceed to elect a President from among the three having the highest elec toral vote, on the second Wednesday of February, each state having one ,.nA of tho fnrtv-eia-ht states, twen ty-two have a majority of Democratic Representatives and would mereiore vote for Wilson; twenty-two are Re publicans and would vote for Tart, inless some of them Drotce away ana ...&nt tn T?nnsAvalr and four are tied. Twenty-five votes being necessary no a choice, Wilson would nave to gain u . to to In adriirlnn tn the KOlid L 1 i i L O icb-0 Democratic voter Taft would have to gain three in addition to the solid Republican vote in order to be elected. Roosevelt might possibly receive the votes of one or two states counted as Renuhliran. In anv case, an election by the House is virtually impossible. The Senate would at tne same time nnao tn olopf as Vice-President one of the two candidates having the highest electoral vote. Marshall will mrelv be one of these, Sherman al most surely the other. Each Senator would have one vote, the Senate being Ai-iA thus T? Amihliran. Bo. Demo crats 44, vacancies (Colorado and Illinois) 2. These vacancies will probably be filled in January. Even if they should both be filled by Dem ocrats the Republicans would still have a nominal majority of four, the number necessary to elect Deing roriy nine, but in that case the abstention twn nf their number would pre vent an election, while if both the vacancies should be filled by Repub licans, four absentees wouia proauce th same lark of result. Of those elected as Republicans the following have announced their adhesion to tne PrnrreMire rjartv: Dixon. Bristow, Clapp and Polndexter. Borah, Bourne and Works have remained In the Re publican ranks, out tneir sympatny with Roosevelt is strong and they would be unwilling to vote for Sher man, since the deadlock in tne ttouse would give him a full' term as Presi dent. Even though the latter three remained In line, the four declared Progressives could by voting for John son nrevent either Sherman or Mar shall from becoming Vice-President and from immediately succeeding to the Presidency through the failure of the House to elect. T'nner -the law rjrovidins: for the" filling of the office of President in case of the removal, death, resigna tion or inability of both the Presi dent and Vice-President, the Secre tary of State would then act as Presi dent until a. President had been elected. The same law makes it man datory upon the acting President upon taking office to call a special session, giving twenty days' notice, the evident purpose being that Congress shall call a special election, as provided by Article 2, Section - 6 of the Constitu tion. Therefore, in case of a deadlock In both Senate and House, Secretary trnn- umiiiii hennme artlncr President. another election would be held at a date fixed by Congress and Roose velt would have a second opportunity or winning. Tf TfAfMavalt anil .Tnhnsnn should receive a larger electoral vote than Taft and Sherman,, the cnances or a deadlock In the House would not be rMminishert and four Republican Sen ators could, by their absence, prevent . T -I the election or jonnson as ute- n . atltl mnl Wnn-r- actina President until a new election by the people was held. c.nh 1o the (.hftnlnr nf nnssihle Com plications opened by the advent of the Progressive parry, n is a pleas ant prospect of turmoil and tribula tion. THE DAJTGER FROM TUBERCULOSIS. In a temnerate and reasonable let ter a correspondent of The Oregonian deplores the growing habit of isolat ing tuberculosis patients. This may go so far, she fears, as to exclude them from society and all the pleas ures of life, so that they will be treat ed like lepers. She does not object to some sanitary precautions "when ever possible," but she does not be lieve that she ought to be shunned when she goes to church, nor forbid den to enter places of business. The question of conduct toward Dersons afflicted with tuberculosis is a delicate one. Tears ago the entire family of the sufferer made her bed side a common resort. The neighbors went In and out carrying the germs with them throughout the neighbor hood. No precautions were taken to prevent infection. In fact, the patient was a sort of heroine, whose piety and resignation often afforded an example so edifying that her bed became a shrine in a modest way. When sne finally passed over and was burled, usually in the dead of Winter, all her sisters attended the funeral and stood shivering by the grave while the last sad rites were performed. They then returned home and in about a week the next younger slater was attacked. Her illness followed the same course,, and after her came the turn of the third, and so on until the whole family of ten girls, or twelve as the case might be, departed this life in a manner as foolish physically as It was improving religiously. The successive deaths were meekly accepted as a'dis pensation which must not be ques tioned, and the family gained a cer tain renown, since their conspicuous affliction in this world was sure to be compensated in 'the next. Thus it was in the past. Now we have perhaps, gone to the opposite extreme. Instead of flocking around the consumptive to partake of spir itual refreshment at the expense of filline our bodies with germs, we shrink from him as if he were a walk ing nest. Tuberculosis can be commu nicated from one person to another, but not very readily if proper precau tions are observed. Still there is al ways some risk which should not be forgotten. The best authorities now tell us that the germs can be exuded In the patient's perspiration and may be conveyed to another In a hand shake or a casual contact of any kind. But such accidents are. so rare that one need not fear them much. DK. LOCKE OS EUGENICS. With his usual good sense Dr. Da A a starr Jordan does not believe that eugenic marriages can be promoted very satisfactorily by legal enactment in the present state of public opinion, it wnnld naturally be the aim of the law to unite . persons in matrimony who were desirable mates Dotn men tally and nhvsieallv. but Dr. Jordan points out that such Individuals are likely to have strong wills or tneir own and would not submit to have their marriatres Arranged by statute. The most we can do as things stand is to teach the young to look lor proper nhvsinai and mental traits in their sweethearts and thus gradually build up a sentiment in favor of eugenic unions. Dr. Jordan goes on to ay, in effect that inve has been found to be a highly flexible passion which yields readily to persuasion ana js ettany taught. The old notion that a person rnnid love but once and that first pas sions endured forever is exploded, he remarks, and we see inaiviauais oi either sex happily united to two or three , partners in succession. Of course he had no Intention of suggest ing that anybody should have more than one spouse at a time. Hui rr Charles Edward Locke could discover in this doctrine any thing aproaching "free love is a mys tery. Still he did it. President Jor dan's teai-hinir. he tells us. "is a direct step toward free love and its kindred hnrrnra" This marvelous piece of dis. cernment was part of a sermon last Sunday in which he iook ur. joraan to task for his heresies, xjt. locko s no ntlmi lni-itv nn the- sublect of matri mony reminds one of the famous con troversy between the Vicar of Wake field and his great opponent. Dr. Wil mot. The latter contended in his celebrated treatise that it was not con trary to the canon law to take a sec ond wife after the first had passed be yond. In fact, he argued that it was perfectly legitimate to take a . third and even a fourth, should Providence provide successive openings. But the Vicar of Wakefield, with even more than Dr. Locke's rigor of doctrine, de-.io-ed that a second marrlaffev after the first wife's death was polygamy. and notnmg less. Accoraing to ur. Locke's theory, every man who has married aealn after belne left a wid ower is practicing free love. Dr. Prim rose would say that he was practicing rjolveamv. The distinction is perhaps without much difference. But there is more in Dr. Locke lucubrations on President Jordan's eugenic theories which .merits com ment. He said further, for instance, that "love and adoration between the parents of the coming generation has mn-A tn dn with thfl rhftracter and fit. ness of the offspring than , has mere physical perfection. To attempt to nlana the sacred marriasre ties unon a scientific and cold-blooded basis is hor rible, and nothing could result Dut chaos." It would be instructive to h, rr- T .no Ue's nninion-as to what has resulted from placing the sacred marriage ties upon an unscienunc ana -blooded basis. II he would steal hnur nr twn from th learned se clusion of his study and take a trip to the police courts ana tne divorce iriaiE he would gain some inkling of what is going on in that sacred realm whence science and common sense are so rig orously excluded and "love and ad oration" mingled with greed reign supreme. If Dr. Locke would forego the ministerial habit of turning his eyes away from the facts of life and face: things as they are for a moment he would perceive how silly It is to speak of "love and adoration In con nection with many ordinary mar riages. - A young couple who happen to meet at a ball are attracted to each other by traits which are exhibited un der the glare of the lights to the sound of the music. Those traits are any thing but the highest. There is noth ing sacred, as a usual thing, about the passion which results. It is of the earth earthy, and the union which fol lows stands an even chance of being unfit both mentally and physically. But without pursuing this trend of the subject, let us ponder for a mo ment over Dr. Locke's sapient dictum that "love and adoration" can do more than physical perfection to bring desirable offspring. Suppose the hus band has poisoned himself with alco hoi until his system is fatally im paired. The best medical authorities tell us that his weakness will be trans mitted to his children and may take any one of half a dozen frightful forms epilepsy, insanity, Idiocy, crim inal proclivities, and so on. The love of the parents for each other could not possibly affect this heredity. The taint in the germ plasm Is a physical fact, and as such It will obey physical laws in spite of eloquence and good wishes. The primary basis for a sat isfactory marriage is sound physical health. Sentiment is a, fine thing In Its proper place, but Dr. Locke must learn, if he wishes to become a truly helpful teacher,- that sentiment is something that can be educated, in Egypt under the Ptolemies it was per fectly proper for brothers to marry sisters and accordingly they reii in love with each other, following the custom of their time. In our day love has been so educated that no brother dreams of cherishing a passion for his sister. It is possible, by a little in struction, to direct the sex feeling in any direction, desired. It is about the most flexible of all our mental capacities and apparently nature has made it so for good reasons. Owing to this docility of love, human beings can be taught to seek for suitable qualities In their mates Just as they now look for surface beauty and. mon ey. The flexibility of the sexual pas sion Is the great hope of those who are working to produce a better race. By educating It, they believe that young persons can be led to choose such mates as will supplement their own traits and thus children will be born who inhertt the qualities neces sary for success and happiness. The eugenists do not depend much on legislation for their results, though they want laws to prevent the mar riage of the defective and criminal classes. Their principal reliance is education and they are convinced that it can be so directed that "love and adoration" between the sexes will re sult In lasting arid ' happy marriages. Instead of the transient and miser able ones which are now so sadly numerous. Contrast the athletic woman, forty- five years old and gray-haired, who swam the - Mississippi River at St. Louis and won a prize, with the anemlo young creature of fifty years ago. In those days the heroine of a fashionable world did nothing but weep, swoon and tell her dreams. She never ateShe could not work. To play golf would have been mannish. To study a science would have been. impious. The woman of today is a fully developed human being. With all resneot tn Dr. Charles Ed ward T.nn k-e the nstrich is not a rood example to hold up to the man who would tackle matrimony hooked up tandem ThA nstrirh ia held to be a silly bird who hides his head now and then. A widower who would do sucn a thing but the widower is not thaf. kind of a bird: A former Gold Hill man, after a lapse of many years, has written for a list of his debts so that he can pay them. We trust that his action has been superinduced by the activities of a germ which can be Isolated and de veloped by science. Germany may Join England in re taliatory measures against the United States because of our Panama Canal policy.. We are prepared to m-?it any bluff, even if we have to back up our stand with our second-rate Navy and tenth-class Army. The artemnt to rob the Yamhill Bank should lead the, country banker to Increased vigilance. This may be the beginning of an extended raid, but few killings will stop it. TWe-rlrn aeraln assures US of the fiTOOd will of the government Except for these occasional messages of courtesy. we might not suspect Mexico of having any government. The few cooling showers that have been this way of late appear mild in deed when compared with the des tructive weather waves of the Middle West and East. The nrnrpra nf ft.ri af ed Los Ansreles religious fanatic for death have finally been answered. His cult might further substantiate the efficacy of their en treaties by praying for taxes. Marking a milestone in Portland's progress a big mark, too a Portland establishment begins business . this morning in a veritable mercantile pal ace. There is no limit to the vagaries of love, as was proved by the French medical student who made a drink ing cup of his fiancee's skull. Beauty Isn't taken Into considera tion any more In making awards at local "baby shows. Admirable dip lomacy. Nobody supposed macaroni to be dangerous, but the explosion in a fac tory near San Diego shatters faith. In a swimming contest for women Sunday it is recorded that six misses and a missus swam the Mississippi. Mr. Hogan's opinion of Oregon rain would be choice reading, since the showers dls'.ouged the Vernons. Let Portlanders be neighborly and visit the State Fair in overwhelming numbers. - , Brobdingnag is well represented at the Salem Fair this week. LAW FOB HAXGIXQ VERY CLEAB Sir. Stewart Avers That Governor West ' Should Enforce Sentences. PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 28. (To the Editor.) In reply to lettet signed 'O. E. Frnnk," in The Oregonian. I would refer Mr. Frank to fhe words of Gov ernor West as printed' in The Orego nla.i of August 24, viz: "A man that .on't do his duty in office is a dirty croolc and is worse than the man that con-mltted murder" Mr. Frank knows, as well as every- hodv else, that Governor wests par doning" power was given htm to use to prevei.r an innocent person convicted of murder (subsequent evidence com ing to light to warrant a pardon), from being- hanged. This was done to pre vent a miscarriage of Justice, which is right. If it was intended that Gov ernor West pardon all murderers, why does the state try these murderers? Why do 12 Jurors decide his guilt or Innocence? Why does the judge pro nounce sentence of hanging, all ac cording to law? Because the penalty prescribed by law in the State of Ore gon fir murder in the first degree is hanging. Enforce the law! Those who don't enforce the law or who advocate the r.on-enforcement of the Jaw are law breakers. Now show me any statute that states the Governor shall have the authority to nullify any law he does not approve of until he can ask and irot the people's sanction by vote to the repeal of that law. Enforce the law: then, if the majority or tne peo nle unhold that law. let them vote on it and if the majority say repeal it let us abide by their decision; but as the law stands now I claim it should be enforced. Mr. Frank is in favor of advocating the Governor's private wishes against the enforcement of the law. Right always prevails in the end, and there will be no exceptions in the State of Oregon. My denunciation of Governor West is In his own wora end I will not take back aiytning" I have said. I. too. helped to put him In office by voting for him, and am very sorry for It. Regarding the good Governor West is dolner. as referred to by Mr. irarK, I- don't care to get into a discussion that would draw me into a pollttcal argument. Any good that Governor West does for the good of the commu nity at large he should have credit for. Anything he does or Bays against the welfare of the state I take the liberty of a taxpayer in voicing my opinion. I cannot accept Mr. Frank's sym pathy, as expressed, but trust he may i.ever realize what It is to have a child murdered. No one. unless he have ex perlenced this trial, is able to discuss or look at it as those who have ex perienced it. There may be some of the taxpayers who stand back of that Dower he speaks or, but mere are thousands and tens of thousands In the Stato of Oregon who are standing for enforcement of the lawt no matter what that Jaw refers to, and are against mat power as abused by Governor West. Which class of taxpayers are in the majority the next election will show, CHARLI3S STEWART. REINCARJfATIOSr OP CELEBRITIES. They Are Very Much In Evidence Locally, Says Mr. Meadows. PORTLAND. Aug. 28. (To the Edi tor.) Had the late lamented Cato had access to the tomes of history which lie unread before us he would . have saved an immense lot of work on his somewhat famous soliloquy. He would have known at a glance that man is Immortal, that he comes to earth, goes away and comes again when time re quires his services. In other words, he would have cut out the soliloquy and cited facts substantiating the science of reincarnation. This, as all of us know who are versed in the higher law, is immortality. Does any one dispute it? Let the doubter look about him and contem plate - Theodore I, whom . we fear to nrown lest we nut a stine in him. Is he not an exact replica of Caesar Did he not say four years agq, "Let me have fat men about me, and such as sleep o' nights"? - Come nearer to home. Who has heard of Mr. TJ'Rcn of Oregon City and not recalled to mind Zoroaster, the law giver of the Medo-Persian empire? And if further proof be needed .behold nur heroic vounar Christian Governor, Oswald West, who can be none other than a reincarnation of Peter the Her mit who preached the Crusades in the eleventh century. The Governor looks like Peter, acts like him and is not only like him, but is him. The white forehead, the long jaw, pointed chin, and glittering eye of Peter are reproduced in me ikb i the Governor. Peter deplored violence, tt toil a. thine to be avoided at any cost.. He advised bis followers that if they went with flowery wreaths and childish banners, singing psalms and praying, the Holy Sepulcher would be surrendered unto them. They went rather thftv started as directed. with the net result that the bones of 400,000 innocent women ana cnuaren bleached along the banks of the Dan ube. . ' ,, TaVe the Governor's prison policy and death penalty disgust and see if you have not an exact parallel for the teachings of the crusader of old. Who can, at this time, say the results will not tally? Did the psalms singing stop the encroachments of the unbe lievers upon civilization? It did not It took the red sword of war in the hands of Charles the Bold to check the Invasion, and I fear me the kindly encouragement to criminals, given by Governor West, will do little to secure us from the prowling thief and mur derous thug invited hither by the cru sader's fanaticism. What a wonderful time we live in. what must we do to be saved? Few of us had any idea things were so bad. Even now. In the face of the vice re ports, the- writer does not helieve there are any considerable number of men and women in this fair city of happy homes who require me militia to save them from themselves. If I thought things as bad as the Governor says they are I would get a negro io give ma a carbolic aoid bath, crank my speed demon, and fracture the auto ordinance getting out of Oregon. JOHN u. MttAJ-XJ wa. rosltlons In Llgnthonae Service. PORTLAND. Auk. 31. (To the Edi tor.) Please advise me where I can obtain information regarding employ ment in the lighthouse-keeping service. CONSTANT KJiAUJiK. Applications can be filed with Henry Tnsnectnr of the 17th llerht- house district. Custom-House, Portland, Of. t- Special Dancinar Floors. HUBBARD, Or., Sept. 1. (To the Edi tor.) Has Portland any special noors for dancing; that Is. floors put down i springs or swing on chains; J. Robinson. There are no halls of the kind in Portland unless they are in connection with private residences. v . Eugenics. SHERWOOD. Or., Aug. 31. (To the Editor.) Kindly give me the proper pronunciation of the word "eugenics." ' L L R. Tou-Jen-tcks, accent on second syl lable. - . Opening of School in San Francisco. PORTLAND. Aug. 30. (To the Edi tor.) Kindly inform me when the pub lic schools of San Francisco open for the Fall session. N. B. School . opened . August" 19 In San Francisco. VAGUE DREAMS OF A SOCIALIST Let Government Do It All, Even to Control of Industry. THE DALLES, Or.. Aug. 28. (To the Editor.) Your comparison of the Pro gressives to the Populists, Green backers and others is far wide of the mark. The Progressive party , was made necessary by the performance at the Chicago convention. Taft had been distinctly repudiated by the great mass, of the Republican voters and by nearly all of the great ReDubllcan states of the north. By political maneuvering the Republican voters were practically disfranchised. Hence the demand for Roosevelt. This is ;not a sectional or factional uprising it is Nation-wide. It is a moral awakening; nothing. can satisfy it but the success of the prin ciples it advocates. Your "safe and sane policies" are no longer "safe." much less "sane." The scientific regulation of trusts must come; that, too, in all their relations, protecting the public against extor tionate prices and guaranteeing cap ital adequate return on its Investment Why does The Oregonian object to such a destcable guarantee? With such assurance capital would throw aside all danger of panics. The business situation would steady Itself. This foolish attempt to govern the country by lawsuits would promptly terminate. We must accept consolidation in prin ciple and regulate it in practice. Con solidation is a law in economics as gravitation is a law In physics. Why do we still cling to the old idea that we must "dissolve" trusts and "restore competition?" We might as well "dis solve" the Columbia River. Competi tion ends logically In monopoly, and that is the proper method of produc tion and distribution. ' We must ac cept it sooner or 'later under scien tific regulation, of course. In a word, our Government must gradually cease to be a political or ganization; it must resolve itself into a scientific machine. ' Thus far Gov ernmental operations have benefited only a fraction of the public, accord ing special privilege to a few favored ones. We must now sidetrack that policy and endeavor to secure Justice for alL Could The Oregonian not see Its way to assist the good work along? The public would appreciate such a powerful advocate. HENRY L. WALLER. The Oregonian does not advocate the ultimate principles of extreme Social, ism and cannot respond to the appeal of this dreaming Socialist But why is he supporting Roosevelt? Roose velt proposes no such extraordinary plan of Government control, regulation and determinate of business and indus try as is here suggested. He believes in lawsuits to discipline the trusts. Our Socialist friend does not He would let Government do it all by taking every thing into its own hands. Govern ment by its decrees and restrictive methods solving economic law is some, thing new. SOCIALIST SQUABBLE EXPLAINED Inner Workings o( Party Presented by Local Officers. PORTLAND, Aug. 29. (To the Edi tor.) Through the kindness of our contemporary, George Wells, In The Oregonian, we have enacted an evident ly prearranged Socialist party exposi tion squabble, so to speak. Inasmuch as a Taft steam roller, a Bryan dictator or a Roosevelt Bull Moose was not presented at the Social ist party convention, a mountain is made out of a molehill by our critic on the. eve of the Debs speaking date in this city. Facts, which we believe you will not hesitate to publish, as fair play among your readers, are these: J. Mahlon Barnes resiened the National secretary ship of the Socialist party under criti cism, it is true, but not because of any irregularities in of flee work, as Mr. Wells would infer. .The office has been well and ably filled .by the successor. John M. Work. ' ' . The Socialist party knows no dicta tors, bosses nor leaders. The Socialist party stands for economic and social justice, which of itself tends to more nearly harmonize all Human interests. Tta delegates In the convention nomi nated Eugene V. Debs for the fourth time as its Presidential canaiaate. it was also the duty of the convention to nominate and elect a campaign man ager. J. Mahlon Barnes was selected bv the convention to suit mem- ana not to please the nominees. He was chosen because of his well-known abil ity to manage and direct, as well as for his general acquaintanceship among the members. This nomination carried with It an emergency power, so to speak, as immediate action was necessi tated. All other convention matter was referred for party indorsement even to the Vice and Presidential nomina tions. This election of Comrade Barnes was made with only three dissenting votes. But - these three delegates had it in their Dower to call a referendum Dy party initiative, which was done to give renresentatlon to tne minority, allow ing, in the meantime, the work of the campaign to progress without a hitch. The party Itself will finally pass on the election of Manager Barnes. The So cialist party manages its affairs in a similar manner. It expects to aecioe the affairs of government by appeals to the people. It needs no police, as did the old parties, to awe their con vention political games. me ueDs meeting will suffer from this piece of partisan political Jobbery only to the extent of withholding the very preju diced and ignorant from attending. We note that The Dalles comrades have chartered a boat from that place to bring to Portland: their party repre sentatives and sympathizers, to hear the plea of the great orator and repre sentative of the working class. The campaign goes successfully on. CHARLES n. OTTES, state sec y. C W. B RAZEE, Post-State Sec'y. LOEB CORROBORATES DENIAL. Roosevelt's - Former Secretory Save Standard Hade No Subscription. Colonel Roosevelt's denial of the statements of Senator Penrose and John D. Archbold, that he knew of a sub scription of $100,000 to the Republican National campaign fund in 1904 by the Standard Oil Company, that the money was accepted and that a further sub scription of $150,000 from the same source was solicited with his approval, but that the Standard refused to give more, Is corroborated by WUllam Loeb, Jr., Collector of the Port of New York, in an Interview with the San Francisco Examiner. Mr. Loeb, who was private secretary to President Roosevelt in 1904, says his memory Is clear and dis tinct as to what happened, and con tinues: T remomber the two letters and a tflle- gram President Itoosevelt had sent to Chslr min Cortelyou instructing him to retu.-n forthwith to the Standard Oil Company any contribution that concern may have made to his campaign. The first letter recited report, then widely published by tho newspapers, that the Standard Oil Company had made a big contribution. " It was dateo uctooer an. m letter President Roosevelt told Mr. Cortelyou that If the report were true he must see to It at once that the money was sent back. Tho other letter and telegrams were to the same effect ' TVn nr three davs Dassed and no word on the subject had come to the White House from cnairman toneiyun. in n. ldent was growing more restive hourly. Ho told me to call up Chairman Cortel you on the long-distance telephone and ask him If he had received the letters and the telegram and. if so. what he had done about it. This- I did. Mr.- Cortelyou told me- over the telephone that he had Just conferred with Treasurer Biiss about the matter and had received positive assurances from Mr. Bliss that the sttmrinH oil Comnanv had not contributed e, dollar to the campaign fund. The Bird Without a Roost By Dean Collins. The dove of peace, tt flits about O'er all the earth's widespread do minions. But does It find a place to rest It's foot and pause to fold Its pin ions? Nay, not the dove of Ararat Had such an endless task of flight on As hath the dove of peace today Nor half so scant a place to light on. Seek not the field political. O lovely dove, for respite yearning; It is too hot a place to light, Unless thy feet are used to burning. Nor choose Italto-Turktsh climes. Where still their armies . clash to gether Thou hast been plucked . too oft of late To dare to risk another feather. Nor In the warm banana states. Where the perennial fuss and riot Make the squab market too unsound For doves to hope for peace and quiet Nor eye the Anglo-German realms. Wherein, with well-palmed ace and joker. Staking the mastery of the sea They play at diplomatic poker. "I raise ten dreadnoughts," salth the King. To his mustachioed German brother; Whereat the Kaiser cometh back: "I'll see you, Bo, and raise another!" Avast, thou pigeon! Ware the game! Nor' seek on careless wing to flit In; Lest thou shouldst find It, In the end, A bit too stiff for thee to sit in. Flit on awhile, delightful dove. We love to say nice things about thee But, come to offering you a perch They seem to run the world without : thee. Portland, September 1. Kickin? the Bucket Over By RIcbnrd P. Campbell. I rickollect a rauley cow I used to operate. She's Jest the finest milker in thiB blessed web-foot state; She'd give four gallons twlct a day .V.Ie valla, araflmv Iclnd. Muskeeters, bugs an' big hoss-flies she never pearea to nunu. Jest stand there ca'm an' chaw her cud an' keep a glvln" down. An' dose off peaceful, half asleep, an never turn aroun' Nor switch her tall nor hist her loot nor even bat her eyes. You'd swear she was a dreamln" o' them mansions In the skies. Then she'd kick the bucket over., I've .knowed some men to work an" sweat an' drudge day In an' out An' laugh an' Josh their neighbors, spreadln' sunshine all about An' git their wives new bunnets, load the kiddles down with toys. An' ear-drops for the oldest gyrls an' neckties for the boys, An' go to meetln' Sundays an Jest make "Old -Hundred" ring, An' us shoutln' "Haileluyer" as we listened to 'em sing. The milk o' human kindness from their nature seemed to oose. But they go to town some Saturday an soak Jamb full o' booie, Then they'd, kick the, bucket over. An' wlmmen, too, I've saw em trudgln' long life's rugged rood, Sleeves rolled up an' faces streamln, Bt,tnijiArfl bendln neath the load; But their hearts seemed strong an' cheery, Dienam lacas win Sweep the', cobwebs from yer belfry -- when yours peetei-eu wim blues, ' - - , , Beln' helpmeets to their husbands an m.,h.. r their flocks. Milkin' cows an' raisin" chickens, mendln' clotnes an aaiuiu bui-o. Throwln' Into life's fierce struggle all .u -...lMia atrATICrth thev'VO 0t. Then they'd git some pesky notion in their noaaies, iikb u u". An' they'd kick the bucket over. - Take our country, now, rrlnstance; Taft he guides our ship of state It's sallln' on serenely. Joy an' plenty 1 n.& k Dove o' peace a broodln' o'er us, Monroe Doctern soarin me", An' we'll all be rich an' happy In the f. n. k..a on' hv. Stars an' stripes on ev'ry steeple, eagle screamin' up above. An' our pail Is overflowln' with the in- l.,,man Inv. Rich an' foamy, creamy golden, with the butter shlnln" through An' there's Taft so big -an happy but this frisky "Bull Moose, Moo Goes an' kicks the bucket over. Half a Century Ago From the Oregonian September , 186J. Latest from Warren's discovery There are about 200 men at work In the mines. Some. 20 claims were pay ing from one to sflVteOTrances per day. One claim on Summit Flat yielded in one day $3796. The following subscriptions In aid of the United States Sanitary Commission are gratefully acknowledged:' H. W. Corbett $500; R. J. Ladd, $25; L. H. Wakefield, $25; Henry Failing. $j0; J. j. Jarvls. $20; C. H. Lewis, $o0; Simeon Francis, $25; T. B. Trevett $6; M P. Deady. $10; S. G. Reed, $50; J. D. Holman. $5; E. Long, $5; George B. Alvord, $30; J. McCraken. $36: J. M. Breck $10; W. Weatherford, $35; w . H Bennett, $10; M. S. Burrell. 5: A. r' R Shaw, $40; C. H. Woodard. $10; W. S. Caldwell. $10; total, $946. (Signed) A. Holbrook. ' Cincinnati, Aug. 28. The rebel forces threatening General Morgan at Curr, oerlend Gap are said to be 70 000 strong under General Bragg. There is a reserve of 40.000 at Chattanooga. General Buell Is moving up to couiron. Bragg. . Chicago, Aug. $8. By mall from the Army of Virginia: On Wednesday, the 20th the rebels drove In our pickets near Brandy Station, between Culpep per and the Rappahannock. A charge by the Pennsylvania Cavalry routed the enemy. Thursday, 21st, five regi ments crossed on the pontoon bridge, which had been built the night pre vious almost walking Into Sigel s masked battery, which opened on them with canister and grape, mowing them down by scores. It Is reported that, no less than 700 were killed and 2000 captured. Friday several of our bat teries opened on the enemy from this side of the river. The rebels fled In great disorder to the roads. During the afternoon SI gel's Brigade crossed the river, drove the enemy s pickets In who being reinforced, tame upon the 74th Pennsylvania and drove them back in great confusion to the river. c. minir nur artillery Un Oftiuiuajr i.iv.. ...... - , along the whole line of the Rappahan nock openea lire " enemy promptly replied and for sev eral hours the terrible firing continued on both sides. " The Metropolitan Mlnsterls at Wil lamette -Theater last evening was by far the best performance we have seen presented' in this city. Miss Lotta, in the character of Topsy. has no equal. Mile. Ella Cades, the wonderful "wire danseuae," performed well upon the slack wire. .