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To conceal things from your counsel to tell him a half-truth to get him Into court and let the enemy spring upon him a few Mt. Pelee surprises, this Is the unpardonable sin. Secrecy Is a base thing, anyway secrecy between man and wife forms n gulch Into which both parties will soon tumble; but for a client to secrete facts from his counsel Is the one thing with. which the devil has no patience. Elbert Hubbard. UNFAIR TO ROOSEVELT. The statement Is published by a local con- temporary In the form of a special dispatch from Washington, that "President Roosevelt is satisfied with what his Postmaster-General has done," and will not permit Payne to resign. It ts also asserted that the Presi dent Is disposed to give Mr. Puyne credit for the Investigation that has been made. It Is but Justice to the President to assume "That these utterances are utterly Irrespon sible and do not reflect Mr. Roosevelt's real attitude. If it were true that the President Is ''satisfied with wha his Postmaster-General has done" then the former would stand forth as the abettor of the grossest laxity and mismanagement that has ever disgraced ny department of the government. If it were true .that the President is disposed to give Mr. Payne credit for the investigation now in ' progress, it would mean that the President has finally concluded to endorse the Postmaster-General's strenuous ' efforts to ' suppress the scandal and to shield the guilty. . It was Payne who denounced the charges . of corruption in the Washington postoffice ai "hot air" and ridiculed the honest man who brought them as a "wind bag." That the charges were literally and unqualifiedly true has been established by the reports sub sequently made by Brlstow and Wynne. The Investigation has been conducted largely without Payne's knowledge and wholly without his approval. He did every thing In his power to aver it. Despite the amazing revelations of rottenness which have been made, he has removed from of fice (and that very tardily) only one of the officials implicated. Two others have been allowed to resign and another has been given a leave of absence. Payne's attitude throughout has been one of nervous dread, and his acts have betrayed a desperate agerness to keep the magnitude of the scandal from the public. Such statements as our contemporary pub lishes concerning the President do not put him in a pleasant light. It Is but charitable to suppose that they are a misrepresentation Of the facts. taken by the Police Department. Summary steps must be taken to rid the city of these unwelcome and undesirable visitors. It Is In the power of the police to drive them out and no time should be lost In doing so. Such daring and brutal crimes as that per petrated last night cannot go unchecked without soon inducing a veritable reign of terror. STREET IMPROVEMENTS The figures presented yesterday In Tho Journal relative to the Improvements which are to be made in Portland's streets during the Current year should be a source of grat ification to every citizen who takes pride In the city's progress. It is estimated that the aggregate expenditures for sewers, side walks and street-paving will reach 31.000,- 000. A transformation will be wrought by these Improvements. It is undeniable that in such matters Portland has been backward. but the enterprise and civic pride of her citizens has been aroused and it will not be long before the city will be able to challenge comparison with any of her staler . com munities. The cost of the Improvements which have been undertaken may In Individual Instances seem to the taxpayer to be oneroup, but the benefits, both direct and indirect, will far outweigh the expense. They will be a pow erful stimulus to building and will materially enhance real estate values. Above all, th'i Improvements already commenced or In con templation will properly prepare Portland for the Lewis and Clark Fair, when It Is all important that she shall appear at her best. It is often necessary to remove vicious animals as well as vlcloui people from their interference with the lawful pursuit of the trades and Industries of the country. No sadder story Is told of the removal of a vicious animal than that of the killing of "Red Roan," the Connelll stallion,' In the foothills of the Stelps' Mountain range, In this state, In 1H87. though the killing was justified and it was a .great relief to the sfockmen of that section. For 10 years, from 1877 to 1887, "Red Ronn" was the terror of that entire country. A large, lithe, beautiful animal, whose long mane and tall floated out on the breeze like the sails of a fast-sailing vessel, he led the bands of horses from hilltop to hilltop like a whirlwind and defied their owners Jo take them. Where he eaihe from no one knew, though It was the generally accepted theory that he was a native of the country and had sprung from the crossing of an Oregon range horse with a real Connelll which had escaped from some immigrant train as it was passing through the country. Anyway. Red Roan" led the range for 10 years and no horse was found within that time that could even approach him in speed. He knew the country so well, too, that he could conduct his band of followers through gulches and gorges In the rlmrocka arid over difficult trails In'a manner that soon put all pursuit at defiance. He was select In choosing his folfowlng, for none but the swiftest and best were permitted to enter his band, and these were the very animals that the stockmen needed most, and the very ones that they could not spate, for It was the swift and the hardy that were needed In those days with which to corral and handle the others. A large rew ard was offered for "Red Roan's" capture, though It was. not under the provision of "lead or alive," as Is usual In the rase of miscreants who have forfeited their lives according to the verdict of society. In his case the proviso was "that 'Red Roan' should be taken alive and unharmed." The best horsemen were placed, on "Red Roan's" trail. They came frOm the South, the North and the West snd rode their swiftest animals. It was a regular Tracey hunt, though only lassoes were used to bring down the equine outlaw. But with a confidence and boldness bordering on the human, "Red Roan" defied his pursuers and led his followers across the plains and into the mountain fastnesses, evading them with ease and baffling them at every point. As the seasons followed, his pursuers decreased, and his band grew. It finally became a olnt of calculation as to whether the combined stockmen owned the bands of the range or "Red Roan" controlled them. It was, at least, a question of which should eventually rule. Still, the'outlaw horse was admired. There was not a stockman In the district that would not have given a small fortune to have owned "Red Roan" In peaceable possession. But this was out of the question. In addition to his great speed and Intelligence the lay of the country favored him, and all hope of his capture alive was abandoned. Of all his following "Red Roan" has his favorite companion. It was this that cost him his life. She was a beautiful animal, almost as trim and fleet of foot as was "Red .Roan" himself. As he scampered across the plains, followed by the thundering hoofs of his vast band, his companion whs always near his side or close behind. If she fell to the renr, "Red Roan" would make a circuit and Join her again. He watched her with an eye as Jealous as that of a human lover. She, too, was as devoted as was her companion, and 'twas this that cost her her life. The stockmen could no longer sacrifice their Interests by permitting "Red Roan" to run at large. They met and condemned him to die. Charles Jones, James Rector, Ed Staufer and Frank Miller were delegated as a committee to put "Red Roan" to death. Armed with rifles, "they" went Into the range to seek the animal and kill him. He seemed cognizant of their mission und was more wary than usual. Some of the men concealed themselves behind the rocks and boulders while others .attempted to drive "Red Roan" within gunshot range. With distended nostrils and eyes flashing fire. the fleet-footed animal would circle about the men In ambush at so great a distance that they feared missing should they shoot. Unsuccessful attempt after attempt was made. But "Red Roan's" end finally came, rne mare, nis iavorue companion, ren Denina. Me looked DacK over nis flowing mane and saw her. The other horses were about her. His Jealousy got the better of his Judgment. Surrendering the leadership to another animal he dashed back, making a circuit to Join his companion that brought him within range of the men In ambush. Crack! Crack! Crack! rang out three rifle .shots! "Red Roan" reeled, staggered and fell! He arose again, but the men did not have the heart to repeat the fire. As if con scious of the approach of death, he gave a long, pitiful neigh for his companion. The mare turned and dashed up by his side. This gave him new life and new hope for a moment and he rajsed his head agajn as of old. His eyes flashed as he turned his head toward the rock behind which the men were concealed. Again the smoke flashed from the rifles. "Red Roan" fell dead to the ground. His companion fell across his body. A bullet had also pierced her heart! The stockmen of today still tell the sad story of the death of "Red Roan," the Connelll stud! The overshadowing Issues In the German general election was not agrarianlam or the tariff, or war and naval expenditures, though all of these entered Into cpnsldera tlon, but the question whether Germany hall be Conservative or Socialistic. It Is a bitter fight. The Conservative fac tlona brand the Social Democrats as "Die Umsturipartel," the party of subversion Although the Socialist had in 1883 polled 1,786,000 votes, the Emperor, speaking at the Sedan banquet in 1895,, did hot hesitate to say of that vast army of men that they were "a band of fellows not worthy to bear the name of Germans." Again, after the death of Herr Krupp, the Emperor made it evident that he regarded the Social Democrats as unworthy mal contents; and so recently as the great Frankfort saengerfest a week ago his pres ence was taken to mean in part an elec tloneering effort for the benefit of the Con servatlve factions. A great Increase In the Social Democratio vote will therefore be taken a a personal wffront by the Emperor, and by the people at larae as a sign of "want of confidence" In the "militaristic" regime. The Social Democratic party has within the present generation, against many draw backs and endless persecutions, become the most powerful single political organisation in Germany. Yet whereas in France the So clalists are practically in control, sobered by responsibility to a reasonably workable liberalism, in Germany they are still re garded by their opponents as political out casts and are correspondingly more em bittered. In 1874 Bismarck's famous repressive laws were passed. They were followed by the sup pression of over 100 periodicals, by 600 convictions for "Majestaetsbeleldlgung" in a single month, by an unprovoked assault of soldiers and police upon a Socialistic funeral, when 30 or 40 men were wounded, and by the repeated imprisonment of Socialistic leaders. When the veteran Llebknecht was burled 45,000 people followed his body to the grave, yet the police allowed no flag to wave nor a single one of the 2,000 wreaths of flow ers to be displayed. It was to undermine Socialism by stealing part of Its platform that Bismarck passed his state insurance law. but without avail In 17 years the Social Democratic vote in creased sevenfold, and at the last general election, in 1888, it was over 27 per cent of the whole number cast. ' Owing, however, to . the German system of voting arid to the minute subdivision of 1 parties into ' many "groups." the Socialistic representation in Parliament is by no .means so great. The result of the Diet election of 1888 is thus given by Mr. Eltibacher in the; Nineteenth Century: . . . - ' Member elected. ''Ml 31 SI 10 71 Party. 'Vote, Social Democrats 2,187,100 Centre VCathollcs) 1,455,100 National Liberals ....... 871,800 Conservatives ...... ..... 850,200 Frelslnnlge 658,300 Free Conservatives ....... 343.800 Anti-Semites .. 284,000 Nine other parties .......1,173,800 This result is obtained by combinations of the opposing factlona In. the separate dls-, trlcts, and by the fact that the .country is sadly In need of redlstrlctlng, the. cities where the Social Democrats are strongest having gained enormously In relative pop-, illation since the division of the electorate 80 years ago. However, a the Social Dem ocrats are less obnoxious to the Liberals and the Frelslnnlge than to the other elements, they rapidly gain power from them. - - - - The extent to which Liberals were brought over to the Social Democrats Is, Indeed, the main point of the late election. Prediction before the event - were that many bankers, merchants and professional men would drop Liberalism and cast their lot with the Social Democrats. , The latter have greatly modified thel radical views since the cruel repressive law against them were repealed. Their preserft ' Parliamentary "program" (platform) is thu stated by Mr. Eltibacher: One vote for every adult nrian and woman; holiday to be election day; payment of member (of the Imperial Diet and Statl Legislatures); The government to be responsible to Par liament (at present the Emperor can dis solve Parliament at will); local self-government; referendum; Introduction of the militia system; Freedom of speech and freedom of press; Equity of man and woman before the law; Disestablishment of the churches; Undenominational schools, with compulsory attendance and gratuitous tuition; Gratuitousness of legal proceeding; Gratuitous medical attendance and burial; Progressive Income tax and succession duty. ATTACKED BY WOLVES IN THE DESERT (By J. K. M. Shlrazi.) COLLEGE WOMEN AS MOTHER8. During the past week a reunion was held at a well-known Eastern women's college of a class of "old girls" who graduated Just 16 years ago. Of 36 original members,, only three had died. All the remaining 83 were present at the reunion. Twenty-five of them had mar ried, and as the average age was only about 36 it was agreed that there was hope ror some of the others. Thirty children were present .at the re union, several more being left at home. Two of the women present had five children each. A reunion 10 years later would be apt to bring together a much larger number. Such Instances as this seem to show that, while the earlier attendants In women' col leges were often of the unmarrylng kind, the more recent graduates are quite as apt to become wive and mothers as the average of womankind. GERMANOCIALISTS' VICTORY. When Emperor William denounced the Socialists as "enemies of the tate and fatherland" and as "unworthy of the rymi of Germans," he uttered words which he may yet keenly regret. The enormously in creased Socialist vote In the elections 1 eld laBt week is ominous of a growing .opular revolt from the despotic absolutism which the Emperor personifies. All the power of the government has been directed against the Socialists but they are today the largest political party In Germany and the only one which Is gaining in strength. It is interesting to note the growth of the party sfnee its lirst appearance in 1 SSI . In that year the Socialists cast 312,000 votes; in 1S93 they lulled 1,727,000; in 1S9S ,the number was 2,107,000, and now in 1903 they have polled 2,1 500, ono. While their gains in thp Reichstag have not been proportioned to the Increase in their popular vote, that will come In time. The anti-imperial feeling is spreading throughout the Kaiser's dominions and is the most serious problem with which his gov ernment has to deal. A TRAITOR TO LABOR' The action of President Roosevelt in send ing federal troops to Morencl, Ariz., where the miners were on strike, has drawn forth the severe condemnation of the Executive Committee of. the Western Federation of Miners. In a series of resolutions, reciting that the purpose in sending the troops was "to awe and intimidate the 3,000 miners who are waging a bloodless battle in defense of the rights of labor" alluding to the fact that 4urkig bis- riitwoeterrt trip- the .President was made an honorary member of a labor organization, the Brotherhood of Firemen the committee "denounces , the hypocrisy of the President of the United States," and ac cuses him of "being guilty of treason to the cause of organized labor." Mr. Roosevelt is probably beginning ' to realize the difficulty of playing to both or ganized labor and the corporations. Let the police make n general round-up of suspicious characters and. all persons without visible means of support and notify them to leave town under pain of arrest for vagrancy, and good order will soon be restored,. If Kentucky succeeds in bringing to Jus tice the cowardly assassins who have been responsible for the latest foul blot upon her good name, she will deserve the congratula tions arid commendation of the nation. The people of Portland will undoubtedly give cordial approval to the plan of turning over the Fourth of July fund to the Heppner sufferers. It could not be put to a better use. POLICE SHOULD ACT. The wave of moral reform which recently wept over the Sound cities has deposited upon our own shores- a mass of refuse and driftwood which is most undesirable. The i gamblers, the "guns," the thugs and the 1 sure-thing men who were driven out" of Seattle, Tacoma and Bremerton have been "drifting Into Portland In considerable num bers and the Inevitable result Is the epidemic Of lawlessness which has. been witnessed here within the past few weeks. The numerous hold-ups and affrays' betoken the presence in he . city of an unusual number of hard characters.' and Jjt is safe to assume that a largev part of them are recent arrivals from ' our lister cities on the Sound. It Is Imperative that some vigorous action Le If American officers were not guilty of looting public buildings In Manila, It is sin gular that the story Is revived so often. An official investigation seems to be in order. There is a point near the famous Stony care in the Catskill Mountains, where Ice may be found on any day of the year. This iocaJlty Is known as the Notch and is walled on all sides by steep mountains, t some of which are more than 3,000 feet high. The 60-horsepower traction engines used on Western ranches will pull simultaneously 17 14-inch plows plowing 40 to 60 acres per day, or will plow, drill and harrow, all at one time, with properly arranged tools, from 35 to 60 acres per day. (Continued from Yesterday's Edltton.) How long I lay unconscious I cannot tell, but when I came to myself I found that Bulbul and I were lying together propped up by the saddles. The Dervish was blow ing a big horn he carried in the face of a wolf, that had leaped unpercelved into the back of the encampment greatly to our alarm, as neither of us could do more than roll from side to side when we wanted to move. Fortunately, however, the unexpected sound of the Instrument frightened away all of the wolves for a few minutes, and we reviewed our forces on the chance of hitting upon some plan of campaign. We were 'now'' a party of three able-bodied and two wounded men, and we had only two horses left. The professor thought of setting fire to the saddles of the horses that had been devoured, hoping that while they blazed the wolves would not attack us. This plan we carried out, but the moment the flames died down the pack, now .rjeaUxJncjeasedJn nu fell J!urlouljfciPQn us. , , . . " "'' The attack this time was so prolonged and the fight so deadly that the professor, In the extremity of our danger, loosened one of the horses and drpve him out of the camp. The poor animal In Its terror galloped round and round the outside of our snow wall, and nothing was heard but the thud of his hoofs, scattering snow on every side, and the rushing, snarling sound of the pursuing pack, whose white, gleaming teeth were painfully visible to 'our horror-struck gaze. The professor then suggested, rather than part with our last horse and last hope, that we should fling to the wolves first our' baggage and then our fur coats anything, in fact, to gain time, until our messenger could fetch a rescue party. This we did, but the wolves returned upon us In such overwhelming numbers that we were obliged to drive out the last of our horses, and he shared the fate of the others. We were thus reduced to the desperate necessity of parting with our clothes, and were actually taking It In turn to give up a garment when the welcome bark of a dog was heard, and in a moment some splendid hounds came racing up, followed by a party of well-mounted horsemen from the village, who quickly drove our enemies away. They were, however, only Just in time. We had killed altogether 11 wolves, and -had sacrificed five horses and a donkey with their saddles, and all our baggage and coats. The excessive pain that I suffered from my wounded leg made me again lose con sciousness, and when I came to myself I was lying in a room at the caravanserai in Dlzal Khalll, with a few villagers gazing at me as though I had returned from another world. A telegram was sent by Professor Makaroff to Tabriz, and soon a doctor and two Cossacks from the Russian Consulate arrived. We remained ot Dizai Khalll for a fortnight, during which time the professor nursed me as If I had been his son, and never ceased to blame himself for the shot which so nearly cost me my life. Mushadl AH also stayed on with us to .gheer, the .party with his lively presence and help to dress the lacerated limbs of the Dervish Bulbul, w-ho, however, had begun to recover the moment the wolves- were out of sight. The opinion of the Dervish as regards the sanity of Russian professors had undergone a material change, and he vowed he would never again Join a scientific party, however erudite they might appear. During our stay In the village we heard that the wolves had become a terrible pest. No domestic animal was safe If left unprotected, and bo fierce and bold had these animals become that a young child was stolen out of Its cradle and partly devoured by a w olf before the beast could be overtaken; this happened the night before we left the village! , Our adventure not only delayed the professor's Journey very much, but he had to pay for all the .horses destroyed and for Dervish Bulbul's donkey, not to mention a reward to .the-men who came eo opportunely to our assistance, i The professor took six wolf-skins back to Russia with him as a souvenir of the event; I have nothing to show for my' share In the adventure except the wound below my left knee. Although It is now quite healed, yet a sudden change of weather causes me much discomfort, forcibly rcalling to my mind our terrible experience wijh wolves In the desert of Mayan. "Some men," said Uncle Eben, "gits a heap o credit fob bein' good natured when , dey is simply too lazy to look out foh deir rights." ,- LAZY DAY8. Oh. June is the laziest month in the year, When the generous blossoms Invite to good cheer, And the perfumes that rise are so sweet and so strong That the hours sort o' pause an' go loafln' along. 1 Loafln along With a smile an' a song, They're Jes' satisfied to go loafln' along. The daylight that hurried in winter so fast Now idles around until seven or past. And (such is the force of example), with shame, I'm obliged to confess I am doln the same! Loafln alojig; , Temptatfbn is strong When June Is around, to go loafln' along. i NEW OCCUPATION FOR WOMEN. . A very unique position is held. In the city of St. Louis by Mrs. Graham Frost. In one of the first banks there she occupies a posi tion known as that of the "hostess." Her duty is to explain banking methods to the women patrons, thus relieving them of em barrassment and expediting the course of business. Mrs. Frost finds 'that nearly al! women need instruction as to the clipping of coupons, renting safe-deposit boxes, real estate matters, redemption and exchange of money and so forth. Beneficial results have accrued to the bank from Mrs. Frost's em ployment, the volume of business being greatly increased. It has already 6,000 wompn depositors. OUR "UNIVERSITIES." The revelations In London In the libel suit based upon a degree of "Harrlman Univer sity," Tennessee, must have seemed strange indeed in English ears. Prof. Davis, of Yale, testified to finding at Harrlman Ave professors out of an adver-. tlsed 26. The professor of astronomy was a dentist; the "director of the school of do mestic science" was approporiately a house keeper. , " In Til Great Britain there are, or soon will be, 15 universities. Wales has one, Scotland four, Ireland two and England, besides Ox ford and Cambridge' has London, Birming ham, Durham, Yorkshire, Manchester and Liverpool Universities, present or proposed. Highly educated Germany has 21 univers ities. In the World Almanac list of American colleges, which Is practically complete, are enumerated 473 institutions of higher learn ing. Of these 140 claim the title of "uni versity," besides the law, medical and theological , schools unconnected with any undergraduate institutions. A LAWYER'8 CAUSTIC RETORT. Purine; his long career as a lawyer S.r retary Shaw gathornl a targe collection of lr of a young lawyer who was opposed to a rWi veteran of the bar in an Iowa court. Tho -41 young man addressed the! Jury first und in, doing so took occasion to Imitate well know if mannerisms- of the other, such as adjusting -his cuffs, stroking an imaginary imperial, etc. This caused considerable laughter in court. When the veteran rose to reply he did not neglect to go through his preliminary motions with even more deliberation and precision than usual. He bowed to the Judge and to the Jury and then began: "Your honor and gentlemen of the Jury, that young man acts like a good lawyer, but he talks like a blamed fool." The name "Wooden Russia" la familiarly applied to the vast fOrest areas of Russia Jn Europe, which cover 464,548,000 acres, or 36 per cent ofthe entire area of the country, Yet some fear is felt that the country may be deforested through the carelessness of private owners, and the government la coAt sldertng steps. for Ahe protection of tne for ests. In Russia houses built of any other material . than wood are almost unknown outside the cities, and wood constitute the principal fuel. ,. Great Yarmouth, England, has the nar rowest street in the world. There-are many narrow streets in Great Yarmouth, but the narrowest is Kitty WI.tcb.ea, which is only 65 inches wide. You 'can lean Out of your window and shake hand with your neigh bor across the street. George. Francis Train sat one spring morning in Union Square, New York, a' was his custom, surrounded by children, to whom, contrary to his attitude toward adults, he was always affable and agree able. On the outside of the group surround ing Mr. Train stood a small colored glri looking wistfully at the white children wh I were receiving all his attention and hearlnjyj I his wonderful tales. After they had dis- I persed and Mr. 'Train was alone' the black child advanced timidly and said to "Do you loye children?" Looking at his questioner in some surprise, Mr. Train ad mitted that he did. Then in a low voice sho sa,ld: "I am.a child." President Roosevelt's Western trip in creased his weight by close to 20 pounds, much to his dissatisfaction, for the chief magistrate had hoped that his frequent long and hard horseback trips and extended tramp through the mountains would have an opposite effect. Mr. Roosevelt's normal weight is rom 180 to 183 " pounds and he only manages to keep down' to that figure by exercising dally. When he stepped on the scales in Washington on his return, ho tipped the beam at 198 and, was much dis gusted and disappointed. Now he is in for a . more than usually strenuous period of weight-reducing exercise. In Nuremberg Germany 800 workmen are employed making lead soldiers and lead toys. They turn out about 100.000 lead soldier a day. - . V . --V -w -5 - v