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(Tins OltEGON DAILY J0T7IINAL POIlTIANI), TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 7, 1903. GUILTY OF LAND :; FRAUDS Careless Management of Office Results in a i h Big Scandal United States Officers ; Charged With Gross .. Irregularities. Stady Methods Practiced Causes Federal Axe to Operate. No great surprise in expressed today ivtt the removal of United Btute Com tnlslonrs 11 W. Reed of Bond. Crook County; Jr O. Haymaker of Bonansa, Klamath County, and J. W. Haymaker f Bly, Klamath County, Person mora or less acquainted with the operation ' of land agent say that their shudy . transaction are old Btorlea not ulorie lit Oregon, but In every timbered state ' In the union. The removal of the three ' commissioners, however, sets the ma . chlnerjr of Justice moving, and it Is ex- pecUd that before many weeks, fraudu- lently inclined persons enjoying gov ernment positions will be severely dealt With by the Federal Courts. The three 'men removed by Judge Bel linger yesterday are creatures of his wn appointing, and it 1 suid today that no 'more than a suggestion on the part of . the Inspectors now working under . the direction of the Department of the , Interior was necessary to cause the Federal Judge to oust these men whom lie appointed from their Jobs. It can not be ascertained the nature Of the charges filed against, the three . commissioners, but at the District At torney's office it Is suggested thut serl ous complaints have been made. st October Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock: determined to have Invest! gated the many complaints made by clti sens of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California to the effect that outrageous frauds, were again being practiced iy ' Land, Commissioners in their respective States. It was openly charged at that time that gross fraud in taking acknowl edgments was being practiced. Several . pertinent cases were pointed out where persons desiring to locate were not re , quired to prove up. but by paying cer tain sums into the hands of commission er delay and trouble were eliminated. On instance is cited where a resident of an Eastern city gained land in Curry County, Oregon, without even the for mality of visiting Its location. Another j practice Of fraud particularly lucrative ' to th government schemers was to ac company a person on a certain piece of (land on which be desired to locate and then tell him that by paying $60 or $60 further trouble in the matter would be ' unnecessary. That Is, the prospective locator would not be required to make another visit to his possession as blunks already filled in would be furnished him, i These and many more violations of the law were reported to the General Land : Office and it Is said that Blnger Her mann was called Into council and sug gested that an investigation was unneces sary as charges of similar character had been made for years. Mr. Her- mann's dilatory proceeding after -the matter was brought to Ms notice were not approved by the administration, and J it is said that without regard to him or his advice an Investigation was be gun by sending special agents into Ore gon. California and Washington. Since last fall these agents have devoted all their time- to inspecting the various land offices In the several states, with the re sult that some very startling transac tions of a fraudulent nature have been brought to light. Bringing the subject home to Oregon , and Portland, It has been ascertained leyond Question of doubt that so brazen have become some commissioners that : they have taken, acknowledgments of possessions to Portland In person. The Jaw states that all who have taken up JuMiO' land mint appaar in person be fore this Land Commissioners and show their right to the property desired. Open collusion with timber cruisers Is another irregularity charged against certain commissioners operating in Ore gon, '. It is also said that these com missioners have gone outside their dis tricts for the purpose of drumming up : Jrade. In the pursuit of its Investigation work the Department of the Interior lias had A. R. Green, a special Inspector, In the field, and the General Land Office ttiajf been cared for by E. 11. Llnnon, a Special agent. fldwln Mays. Assistant United States District Attorney, who has charge of the Office in the absence of l.iistrtct Attornev cnuuuiva una morning wnen lie said: "Land frauds ate old storlos. and the only new feature which has cropped out (n a year or more is the removal from Office of the three commissioners l.v Judge Bellinger." "Do you regard the charge filed , against the accused men to be of so seri ous nature that criminal prosecution will follow in their cases?" was asked. . "No one is at this time able to say." replied Mr. Mays, 'for the reason that the charge will have to be made at the General Land Office at Washington, and If approved the order for trial will be Sent here. The Investigation is going on at the present time, but whether more beads will drop I cannot say," Mr. Mays returned only yesterday from Klamath Falls and said that an Unusually large business proving clarhis Is nowr being carried on. He aid that n his return from the Falls he talked With no. legs than 21 persons who were making trips into the timber belt with the Intention of locating property. The .Assistant District Attorney said that tie observed no persons accompanied by jLand Commissioners or cruisers. When asked how soon the result of the government's investigation of frauds oaid be known, be replied that It would probably be several week, adding, how ever, that Judge Bellinger might re move other persons from office at any time when complaint were made, of a character demanding such action. H was understood from the Assistant District Attorney that the first local action would be taken by his office after the complaints Sad been forwarded to the I'nlted States Court Commissioner at Washington. When that occur the persons accused will be held for the I'nlted States grand Jury. ,'i, Federal Judges acting tinder the law of 1D02. which was made for the pur pose of facilitating Uie operations of Federal ofllues, have the prerogative of appointing commissioner. Such ap pointee may become . eonitnhufloners In th Land Office If they file a certified copy of their appointment and there after qualify. Judge Bollinger ha made many appointments under the law, but In several Instances has ' Hot formed the personal acquaintance of' his appointee. The seVker for the position' would ap pear hacked up by a, petition signed by scores of Repttbl Inane generally, and neighbor of a, more or Less known quantity. It Is openly asserted In political cir cles today that never tn 'the" history of the Stat of Oregon, has fraud become so prevalent in the manipulation of Land Office affairs a now. ; '. Politician who have been watching the career of Blrifter Hermann are not unwilling to state that from a care fully covered scheme of two year ugo concocted by persons desliHng to make money fraudulently Until now the Gen eral Land Office has never been In such bad repute. It Is due to the former man agement, they say. Miss War keelgns. (Journal 'Special Service.) EUGENE. Ore., April 7. That Mis Marie Ware, the United States Commis sioner at this place, ha been under the displeasure of the General Land Office ha been known for two or three week. Her resignation- Is no surprise to those on the Inside of Republican politics. It has been openly stated several times during the last few days that Miss Wure's position would soon be vacant. She was courteously given the opportunl ty to resign, which at first sho hesitated to do. Whether the charges against her were of a very serious character Ib not known hern, but the developments re cently made In the Land Office Inquiry leads many to believe that Mis Ware was mixed up tn ome unusual trans actions, whether knowingly or Inno cently, cannot be charged. Those who are In full possession of the facts in the matter will not talk and so the subject rests. iffiirs win (Continued from Page One.) INSPECTION BY ARMY OFFICERS National Guard Boys To Be Placed on Army Footing. Everything is on the qui vlve at present at the Armory. The O. N. G. boys are busy polishing their arms, cleaning their uniforms, and otherwise putting themselves In shape for the grand Inspection which will be held some time In the near future by regular army officers. Orders have been Issued by Adjutant General Oantenbeln stating that General Funston. the commanding officer of ttu) Department Of the Columbia, hus been Instructed by the War Department to at once detail regular army officers to in spect the Oregon National Guard. The orders also direct all commanding officers to make every effort to place their commands In such condition as to merit the most favorable comment on their appearance, drill, discipline, arms, equipment and quarters. This order also applies to the inspection of the company books, records, files and official correspondence, This will be the first Inspection of It kind ever held In Oregon. If the result of the Inspection Is favor able the Springfield rifles now in the possession of the National Guard will be exchanged, without cost to the state, for an equal number of United States service magazine rtfles. Companies falling to pass a creditable Inspection will be deemed to have fallen below the standard of efficiency pre scribed for the troops of this stute. General Funston has as yet not ap pointed the. Inspecting officers, nor has j he decided when he will, appoint them. but it will probably be within a week at the most, as the order from Washing ton states that they must be appointed mmediately. promise. Now it lies In the realm of positive performance. It 1 a good thing to look back upon what has been said and compare It with the record of what has actually been done, if promises are violated. If plight ed wind Is not kept, then those who have failed In their duty should be held up to reprobation. If. on the other hand, the pi online hate been substan tially made good, if the achievement ha kept pace and more than kept pace with the prophecy, then they who made the one anil are responsible for the other ar entitled of Just right to claim the credit which attaches to those who serve the nation well. This credit I claim for the men who have managed so admirably the military and the civil affairs of the Philippine Islands, and for those other men who have so heartily hacked them In Congress, and without whose aid and support not one thing could have been accomplished Restoration of Order. When President JleKlnky spoke, the first duty wa the restoration of order; and to this end the use of the Ann)' of the I lilted Status an army composed of regulars and volunteer aIike-wuK necessary. To put down the Insurrec tion and restore peuce to the islands was a duty not only to ourselves, but to the Islander also. . We could not have aban doned the conflict without shirking this duty, without proving ourselves (recre ants to the memory of our forefathers. Moreover. If we had abandoned it we would have ImlUted upon the Filipino, the most cruel wrong and would huW doomed them to a Moody Jumble of an archy and tyranny It seems strange, looking luick. that any of our people should have failed to reuognlze a duty so obvious, hut there was such failure, and the Government at home, the civil authorities In the Philippines, and. above all, our gallant army, had to do their work amid a storm of detraction. The army In especial was attacked in a WJ V which finally did good. Tor In the end It aroused the hearty resentment of the great body of the American people, not against the army, but against the army's traducers. The circumstances of the war , made it one of peculiar difficulty, and our soldiers were exposed to pecuiuir wrongs from their foes. They fought In dense tropical Jungles against ene mies who were very treacherous and Very cruel, not only toward our own men. but toward the great numbers of friendly natives, the most peaceable and most civilised among whom eagerly welcomed our rule. Under such circumstances, among KlO.uiiU hot - blooded and powerful young men serving In small detachments on the other side of the globe. It was impossible that occasional instances of wrongdoing should not oc cur. The fact that they occurred In re taliation for well-nigh Intolerable prov ocation cannot for one moment be admit ted In the way of excuse or Justification. All good Americans regret and deplore them, und the War Department has taken every step In Its power to punish the of fenders and to prevent or minimise the chance of repetition of the offense. IJut these offenses were the exception and not the rule. As a whole our troops show ed not only signal courage and efficiency, but great humanity und the most sin cere desire to promote the welfare and liberties of the Islanders. In a series of exceedingly hnrasslng und difficult campaigns thy completely overthrew the enemv. reducing them finally to a con dition of mere brigandage; and wher ever they conquered, they conquered only to make' wav for the rule of the civil government, for the Introduction of luw, and of liberty under the law. When, by last July, the last vestige or organizeu Insurrection had disappeared, peace and amnesty were proclaimed. Work of Civil Government. As ntitldly as the military rule was extended over the lslunds by the defeut of tiie insurgents, Just so rapidly was It replaced by the civil guvernmeilf. At the present time the civil government Is supreme und the army In the Philip pines lias been reduced until It is suffi cient merely to provide ugainst the re currence of trouble. In Governor Taft und his associates we sent to the rlli- plnos us upright, us conscientious, and as able a group of administrators as ever any country has been blessed with nav lug. With them und under them we have associated the best men among the Filipinos, so that the great majority of the officials, including many or me nign est rank, are themselves natives Of the Islands. The administration is lncor NOBLE WOMAN TAKES HER LIFE (Journal Special Service.) MUNICH, April 7. Baroness Matilda bnwlssbeek. widow of the .tlttte 11a ariun Stute Councillor, committed sui cide today. Jumping fr6m the fourth story window of her residence. SPENT CHILDREN'S MONEY Additional testimony was taken be fore Judge Seats today In the case of Louise Schwartz versus Murtiti Ger hardt. It is alleged that Gerhardt spent certain Hums of money left to his chil dren and the suit pending is to regain this property. MARRIAGE LICENSES. The following murriaga licenses have been issued at the County Clerk's office: Michuel Kelff, aged S3 years, and Jane Putman. aged 27 'years, both of Portland, Charles N. Henstel, aged 31 years, and Edna 8. Morgoln, aged 24 years, bolh of Portland; Oliver Houck, aged 37 years, and Josie Jourdon. aged 20 years, both of Portland; Churles H. Pettlnger, aged 21 years, ana Keglna IS. enville, aged 1 years, both of Portland. The Sdwaru Holman Undertaking Co., funeral directors and embaJtmers. 280 Yamhill. Phone 607. J. P. Flnley ft Bon, funeral directors and embalmers, have removed to their sew etatu-snmnt, corner Third and Madison streets. Both phones Mo. 9. Crematorium, on Oregon City oar line, near Sell wood; modern, scientlno, complete. Charges Adults, $36; child ren, $25. Visitors, 9 to 6 p. m. Portland Cremation Association, Portland, Or. Clark Bros, for flowers, 389 Morrison street. I POB OVAXAVTXSD TITLES See Pacific Coast Abstract. Guaranty tt Trust Co.. 204-5--7- Failing Building. Get your title Insurance and abstracts to real estate from the Title Guarantee Sc Trust Co., Chamber of ComptCrce. ruptlhly honest; justice is as Jealously safeguarded as here at home. The gov ernment Is Conducted purely In the Inter ests of the people of the Islands; they are protected In their religious and civil rights; they nave oeen given an excel lent and well administered school sys tem, und each of them now enjoys fights "Hf lihfrtv und th nnmiilt off hani illness." such as were never before known In all the history of the Islands. The Congress which has Just adjourn ed has passed legislation of high Im portance and great wisdom In the Inter ests of the Filipino people. First and foremost, they conferred upon them by law the present udmtrable civil govern ment; In addition they gave them an ex cellent currency; they passed a measure allowing the organization of a native constabulary; and they provided, In the interests of the islands, for a reduction of 25 per cent. In the tariff on Filipino articles brought to this country. I asked that a still further reduction should be made. It was not granted by the last Congress, but I think that in some shape it will be granted by the next. And even without It, the record of legislation In the interests of the Filipinos is one with which we have a right to feel great satisfaction. Moreover, Congress appropriated three million dollars, following the precedent it set when the people of Porto Rico were afflicted by sudden disaster; this money to he used by the Philippine gov ernment in order to meet the distress occasioned primarily by the terrible cat tle disease which almost annihilated the carubao or water-buffalo, the chief and most important domestic animal In the islands.- Coming as this disaster did upon the heels of the havoc wrought by the Insurrectionary war. great suffering has been caused; and this misery, for which this Government is in no way re sponsible, will doubtless in turn Increase the difficulties of the Philippine gov ernment for the next year or so. In consequence, there will doubtless here i.o.l there occur sooradlc Increases of the armed brlgandnge to which the Islands have been habituated from time Imme morial, and here and there for their own purposes the bandits may choose to stvh- themselves patriots or Insurrec tionists; but these local difficulties will lie of little consequence, save as they elve occasion to a few men here at home again to try to mislead our peoplo. Not onlv has the military problem in the T'hllftinlnes been worked out quicker and better than we had dared to expect, but the progress socially and In civil gov- rnment has liKewise exceeaeu our ionu- est hopes. Praises Tart. The best thing that can be done In handling the Philippines Is to put the best men In charge, give them the heart iest support and the ireest possible hand. This has been done in the case of Gov: ernor Taft. There Is not In all this na tion a higher or a finer type of public servant than Governor Taft. He has rendered inestimable service to the Phil ippines, as well as to the Cnited States. He has been able to do this because of the absolute support of tho War De partment. The army In the Philippines Is now only one of the instruments through which Taft Is doing admirable work. The civil government of the Islands Is now supreme. , Remember always that In the Philip pines the American Government has tried ana IS trying to carry out; exactly what the greatest genius and most re vered patriot ever known In the Philip pine Islands Jose RiBal steadfastly ad vocated. This man, shortly before his death, In a message to his countrymen, under date of December 16. l!t. con demned unsparingly the Insurrection of Agutnaldo, terminated Just before our navy appeared upon the scene, and point ed out the path his people shopld follow to liberty and enlightenment. Speaking of Insurrection and of the pretense that Filipino independence of a wholesome character could thereby be obtained, he wrote: "When, in spite of my advice, a BEWARE M - n mmsm ft hocHEsm yf fyEl h p" ' F mITATJONS THERE I a so-called Halt Whiskey offered for sale by certain dealers In bottles which are similar to the Duffy Malt Whiskey bottle, and there Is no doubt that it is bogus whiskey put up In a bottle In Imitation of the Duffy Halt Whiskey bottle with Intent to deceive the people, and anything that Is meant to deceive Is a fraud. Any firm or company that will put Imitations and substitutes on the market will not hesitate to sell you impure goods, or cheat you In weight and measure. $500 REWARD The Duffy Malt Whiskey Company will pay $500 for the detection and conviction of any person or persons offering for sale Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey which is not the genuine, or a so-called malt whiskey in a bottle similar to the Duffy Malt Whiskey bottle, with a label on it simi lar in style and appearance to the Duffy Malt Whiskey label, and a strap over the cork similar to that on the Duffy Malt Whiskey bottle, representing it to be Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. This company will also give $500 reward for the detection and conviction of any person found refill ing the Duffy Malt Whiskey bottles. Of course, when a remedy has been before the public so long, has been prescribed, used and recommended by the best doctors, and in all the prominent hospitals through out the world, and has carried the blessing of health to so many thousands ot homes, as Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey has, imitations are bound to arise. But they can imitate the bottle and label only; no one can imitate the goods. x4Vt Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Formula was discovered fifty years ago by one of the great est chemists the world has ever known. It is a secret for mula, and while it has cured millions of people during the last half century, the secret has never been discovered. Dr. William Hooker Vail, one of the leading physicians and surgeons of St Louis, Mo., writes enthusiastically about what Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey has done for him self personally, and his patients : GEORGE ESTES ! : ; IS RELEASED Charge Against Him at Victoria, 6 C, Is Dismissed (Journal Special Servloa) VICTORIA, n c. Anrii i Estes. president of the American Asso ciation of Railway Employes, was todsj discharged . from custody and tht chargs against him was dismissed. This has a tendency to confirm the suifplclos i..ni mi an aiong existed that Mr. Estes was arrested wholly to prevent his ertlng his influence in behalf of the strikers. The charge placed against him by the Pacific Mall Co. was laoltlnf labor troubles. Gentlemen Duffy's Pure Mult Whiskey was Introduced to me through a consumptive putlent whom I wus treutlng. I called on her one afternoon after an absence of about two months and remarked that she was so much Improved. I inquired after medicaments, etc., and she stated that she had been using nothing but good food and plenty of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. . Her Improvement was so marked that I wont directly and purchased It for several other patients suffering similarly, and In a short time they all expressed decided Improvement, and from personal observation and pnysical examination there was great im provement in the lung tlssu . Two who bad Laryngeal Consump tion (consumption of the throat) are now entirely well. I am em- Idoylng It extensively now in my practice. In La Grippe. Pneumonia, ironchitls. Anaemia (Inanition or Murasmus). starvation from luck of assimilation of food, etc.; always In convalescents. Its agreeableness to the taste and stomach of all people and con dition makes It almost a p tnacea for all diseases. Yours very respectfully. WILLIAM HOOKfcK VAIL, M. V. January 27, lUl never be able to find them, because all the competent mechanics ar unioo men." i ntll a conpl of weeks ago, J. p. Hums, of the Portland Paint and Wall paper Company, was a member of thm Master I'ul titers' Association. He drew not l,i,r't1 lia.i Ka w m m 1 n 4a .... . the scale that the union demanded. Hs prophesies an easy victory tot the usJMs Mr. Burns says: Will soon lira. "If this rainy weather had not set In. I believe the union would hare won Its strike within two or three days. AM long as It continues this kind of weathsl there won't be much change lath sltua Hon. becuuse no work can be dons whe( It rains. Just as soon as good weathel comes, however, you will see the menv bers of the association making a rreal scramble for men. They can't set around it The work will have to be done, and it will be Impossible for thesl to get men outside of the union." The names of the firms paying; the scale are as follows: J. A. Great. C Moore. K. T. Smith, C A. Ackerman. Spreadbrough, G. A. Beaney, John Rider, A. II. Church, J. A. Large, A. Keltener, J. M. Gilbert, (. P. Fuller, J. W. Ken, W. K. Illlcy. J. M. Haltzman. C, Riley, L. Carstcnsen. K. Holm, Klmpson & Co., P. Moo, J. M. Robinson. Churles Tlmmons, Kurt Towns and Haycock 4 Rogers. These are mostly small firms employ ing all the way from five to 16 men, Two of them signed up- today. h ISX TO sr, er, . A, OB Thousands of letters are received daily from grateful men and women in all walks of life, who have been cured of consumption, grip, coughs, colds, dyspepsia and general debility, and from old people who say their lives have been prolonged many years beyond the three-score-and-ten, by the use of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey at their only medicine. Caution When you ask for Duffy's Fur Malt Whiskey be sure J'ou ft the genuine. Unscrupulous dealers, mindful of the exoel enoe of this preparation, will try to sell you cheap imitations, and so-called Halt Whiskey substitutes, whloh ar put on the market for Sroflt only, and which, far from relieving; the sick, ar positively armful, Demand "Duffy's" and be sure you get It. It is the only absolutely pure malt whisksy which contains medicinal, health-giving- qualities. Duffy's rur Malt Whiskey is sold only in bottle our own special-shaped bottle, like the picture. Vever in flasks or la bulk. Look for the trade-mark, "The Old Chemist," on the labeL The genuine Is sold by druggists and grocers, or direct. $1.00 a bottle. It Is the only whiskey recognized by the Government as a medicine. This is a guarantee. Valuable' medical booklet containing symptoms and treatment of diseases and convincing testimonials sent free to any render of this tpr who will write. Duffy Malt Whiskey Company of Rochester, IX. I. movement was begun, I offered of my own accord not only my services, but my life and even my good name, to be used In any wny they might believe effective in stilling the rebellion. I thought of the disaster which would fol low the success of the revolution, and I deemed myself fortunate If, by any sacrifice, I could block the progress of such a uselexs calamity. Sought Liberty. "My countrymen, l have given proof that I was one who sought liberty for our country, and 1 still seek It. But as a first step I insisted upon the develop ment of the I i)l t- In order that, by means of education and of labor, they might acquire the proper individual character and lor. ,, which would make them worthy of it In my writings I have commended to you study of civic virtue, without which our redemption does not exist. I cannot do less than condemn, and I do condemn, this absurd an, I savage Insurrection planned behind my back, which dishon ors us before the Filipinos and discred its us with thus,' who otherwise would argue In our h. half. I abominate its cruelties niid disavow any kind of con nection with it. regretting; with all the sorrow of my so il that these reckless men have allowed themselves to be de ceived. Let them return, then, to their homes, anu may ijod pardon those who have acted in bad faith." This message nibodied precisely and exuetly the uvow.l policy upon which the American GoM-rument has acted in the Philippines. What the patriot Rlzol tald with such f.uvo In speaking of the Insurrection ! !' t we came to the Isl ands applies will tenfold greater force to those who fo..;ishly or wickedly op posed the mild .ml beneficent govern ment we Mere instituting In the islands. iiie judgment ot the martyred uuune servant, Hizul. wi.ose birthday the Phil ippine people (.:. inate, and whom they worship as tli ii hero and Ideal, sets forth the duty ot American sovereignty; a duty from whirl, the American people will never tllnrh. While we have been doing these great and benc-lcent works in the islands, we have yet lain st. ollly reducing the cost ut which they done. The last Con gress leneuled the' law for the war taxes. and the War l" .,.rtment has reduced the army from the maximum number of one hundred thousand allowed under the law to very nearly the minimum of sixty thousand. Army Legislation. Moreover, the last Congress enacted some aduiiiabh legislation affecting the army, passing n: i of all the militia bill and then the i. ii to create a geneial stuff. The inihiM hill represent the rjar.zatioi of ,i reform which had been championed im-n.-ctlvely by Washing ton, ajal l.ud ! , M fruitlessly agltatel ever Mnce. At I o-t we have taken from th' statute h the Pobsolete militia law of the Revolutionary days and liave provided for ella a nt aid to the National Guard of tiic ,st ,t,-s. I believe that no other great country has such flae nat ural ni't. rial for volunteer soldiers as we have, and it Is the obvious duty of tho nation und ot the states to make such provision as will enable this vol unteer soldiery to he organised with all possible rapidity and efficiency In time of war; and, furthermore, to help In ev ery way the National Guard In time of peace. The militia, law enacted by the Congress marks the first long step ever taken in this direction by the National Government. The general-staff law Is of immense Importance and benefit to the Regular Army. Individually, l would not admit that the American regular, either officer or enlisted man. Is inferior to any other regular soldier in the world. In fact. If it were worth while to boast. I should be tempted to say that he was the h. st. But there must be proper training, proper organization and administration in order to get the best service out of even the aest troops. This Is particularly the case with such a small army ss ours, scattered over so vast a country. We do not need a large Regular Army, but we do need to have our small Regular Army the very best that can possibly be produced. ln der the worn-out and Ineffective organi zation which has hitherto existed, a sud den strain Is absolutely certain to pro duce the dislocation and confusion we saw at the outbreak of . the war with Spain; and when such dislocation and confusion occurs It Is easy and natural, but entirely improper, to blame the men who happen to be In office, instead of the system which is really responsible. Under the luw Just enacted by Congress this system will be changed Immensely for the better, and every patriotic. Amer ican ought to rejoice; for when we come to the Army and the Navy we deal with the honor and interests of all our peoplo; and when such is the case party lines are nothing, and we all stand shoulder to shoulder ns Americans, moved only by pride In and love for our common country. To Share Soldier' Far. FORT YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. Mont.. April 7 Two weeks tramping through the snowdrifts, living on hunter's fare and passing the nights In the little cabin of the soldiers Is the programe mapped out for the Chief Executive of the Nation. The Presi dential train Is scheduled to reach this vicinity tomorrow and the two weeks of rest and recreation anticipated by Presi dent Roosevelt will begin at once. Accompanied only by Dr. Rlxey, the Surgeon General of the Army, and John Burroughs, the famous naturalist and poet, the President will enter the park and during the two weeks of his stay will visit all the chief points of inter est. To do this he will go part of the way on horseback and trails will be broken for him through the snow for that purpose, but there are long stretches mile In length where he can go only on snowshocs. , A very limited numoer or soldiers, two or three, will accompany the party as orderlies and messengers. Through men and through relays at the various patrol stations,, the President will be kept In daily communication with the rest of his party. A telegraph ic line will be stretched from the presi dential train, where an executive officer, directed by Secretary Loeb, will be es tablished. The presidential party will fare exactly as do the soldiers who patrol the reserves. The President will get no better shelter than the little cab Ins erected for the shelter of the patroll ing troopers. Each little caom contains a bunk, Btore, a supply of fuel, some bacon, beans, coffee, tea and a few other necessaries. LONG STRUGGLE MAY YET FOLLOW (Continued from Pag One.) TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION. At the meeting of the Multnomah Typographical Union, Sunday afternoon, Arthur, Brock and Hugh Glenn were elected delegates to the State Labor con vention to be held at La Grande on May 4. The financial secretary reported that the organization has a reserve fund on hand amounting to nearly J1.000. -which is the largei t sum that has been In the treasury lncje t)he panic Of 189S. The committee Appointed to work against the business Interests of the Loa Angeles Times .wa authorized to use all money that Is necessary In order to accomplish the best results. he will resort to employing non-union men If he can find them. The strikers hoot at the idea of the contractors ever being able to get non union men hero. They say that wages are too low In Portland to even offer any inducements to the non-unionists. The union men are planning to go Into the contracting business themselves if the Master PaCnter' show no signs of weakening in a day or two. President Ward says: President Talks. "We are. resolved that building opera tions shall not be tied up In Portland on our account If these contractors re fuse to go on with the work we will do It ourselves. We can take contracts Just as wdl as they. We have to do the work anyhow, and it is all nonsense for us to be Idle for any length t of time. There la too much work to do for that and we can do It. The Master Painters say they will get non-union mem. Sup posing it would be possible for them to do this, I wonder if the owners of the buildings would long tolerate the kind of work they would do? I wonder if they would like to have roustabouts from around tho docks, for instance, do ing their work for them. They would soon become weary of it. W often do work. In private, houses where valuable Jewelry Is lying carelessly around. Sup pose some of these roustabout would bo Bent to a plaoe of that kind to do painting. About the next day there would be a blx robbery reported. "But I will admit that there 1 an oc casional non-union patnter who Is a thorough tradesman. One of these ar rived In town this morning;, and the first thing he did after hearing that a strike was on. was to come to our headquart ers and Join the Union. All other paint ers, possessing equal qualifications will do the same thing, and It will therefore be utterly tmpossible for the contract ors to get this class of labor. It Is simply out of tfio question. G. B. Monroe Is a union painter who recently arrived from the East. He, of fers a solution to the situation that is new to this portion of the country. He say: Ho Master Painters. "A master painter Is almost unknown In Michigan, where I lived until a short time ago. Hie system In vogue there 1 this: Whenever an owner get ready to paint a building he goes to a shop or store and purchases all the neces sary material to do?lt with. He then sends to union headquarters for a num ber of men to go andrdo tile Writ, He is then relieved of all . furthex trouble, and the work progresses Just as smooth ly as though the ratyest, contractor fn the country rwns doing It. By.this meth od the fat fee ' or the Takeoff of the master patnter Is aved.-'If tnds plan should be , adopted here the :owt)rs would' realize a big sailing and little annoyance from striker. "The contractors talk of sending East for non-union workmen. .They will Master Painter Explain. The resolutions passed by the Mast! Painters' Association are as follows: The strike brought on by the Painter' I'nioii may cause the public much un necessary Inconvenience, and we feel w ought to make clear the circumstances, winch have led up to tho present sltusr tlon. Dlielly, they are as lollows: The union has demanded u minimum wage of 13.50 per day (eight hours con stituting a day's work). This Is con sidered ly tho association to be too high, as not every man Is capable of earning the same amount. We think the nu-Q should l graded according to their anil ities, believing it to be the only Just sys tem, but this the union strongly oppose. They suy: "Don't keep the men who ur Incapable of earning the 3.6o; do not hlre them!" This may sound very well, hut what, then, ure we tt do In the busy season, when the work uocumulutes and we are absolutely obliged to hire every man who comes along, In order to cop with It? It Is a little inconsistent, too, Isn t It. for the union to take in .those men, allow them to pay their $10 initia tion fee, und then tell us not to hire them? Again. th -union will not permit any two members of a lirm to work. This the association considers very un fair and unjust, and consequently will not tolerate It. Home time ago a. competent committee was appointed hy the association to con fer with a committee from the union. At the meeting which took place u very fair proposition was made by the metnlars of the association, hoping by this means to uvert a strike. Their offer, however, was flatly rejected, and the present situ ation is the result. There Is now a great deal of painting to be done, and as the union men have. refused to work at a reasonable wage, wo are compelled to resort to other means. We have therefore advertised for men in a number of influential papers, and we feel certain thut wu shall soon have nil tiie help we require. There are also a great number of new buildings In course of construction, for the painting of which members of the nssoelution huve the contracts. Now. if we attempt to fulfill our contracts by putting men to work upon those build ings, every mechanic will quit work, and, of course, the building will be "tied up." This, we maintain. Is not our fault, and we shall persist In trying to com plete our contracts and carry on our work with whatever help we can procure. W. H. MORSE. President. J. BVRNHAM. Hec.-Treaa. 0nnrd Board of Trad. At the meeting of the Building Trade Council last night tho Board of Trade was accused of having too much to say about the labor situation. The follow ing resolutions were adopted: Resolved, By the Building Trade Council of Portland that we "deplore" the action of the master painters and carpenters who refuse to grant reason able demands on the part of their em ployes which are required at this time to maintain the present standard of living; Whereas, We "deplore" strike a much as do the members of the Board of Trade and have endeavored to the best of our ability to avoid ull possibility of a strike in this city and will still en deavor to rapidly adjust all difference that may arise; and. Whereas, We still hope for the pros perous growth of the City of Portland, which Is best expresssed by the high rate of wages paid to labor and not by the abnormally high rents and speculative prices of land which do more to check the prosperity of the city than the nroner compensation paid the laboring man who builds the city; therefore be it Resolved, That we "deplore" the nc tlon of the Portland Board of Trade In onanrtno- the unions in asking for a Just remuneration necessary to keep up the stanuaru oi living ui mo mi. wealth-producers of the country; and b it runner , , Resolved, That arbitration has alway; been one of the cardinal principle ot the country; and ba It further Resolved, That we requesrthe Board of Trade to send a set of resolution to the several musters' association of Portland, suggesting to them the appar ent reasons of the reasonable demand of the laboring men. and avoid throwing a drftnper upon the Lewis and Clark Fair, which is about to be held here. CARPENTERSG0 TO WORK. The carpenters returned to work on the Falling Building this afternoon, al though the painters are still out. Bo fore the painters return they will insist upon the Master Painters signing an agreement to pay no less than $3.60 per day. 1? A1 5 &A1 VIOLET ROLLED OATS SoM by All Grocers. Made by ALBERS BROS. MILLING CO. t t t