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nTGiGEEIMil TAFT cere Letters Sent Out Berate the ... Colonel for Attitude on Third Term Proposition Presi dents Cited. 1 . Cbalrroan .JTL. B.. Ayer of the . Taft mmpalffn cemmittee yesterday turned his artillery. In full force on Theodore Koosevelt. In a broadside from "the Polling bidding headquarters he pro pounds the juetlon: - "If Roosevelt were to announce tomorrow that . ha would not be a candidate for a fourth term, would anyone believe him?"' Washington, Jefferson. Jackson and Roosevelt himself are quoted ajrainst the third terra, and Roosevelfa promise to the people is declared to have been beyond misunderstanding. The reason hells how a candidate, it la suggested. Is to be found In the "imperloue dis position" of the ex-president The let ter of Mr. Ayer has been sent to mem ber? of the county Taft committees throughout the. state, some 400 In num ber. It says: ' -.. . "Dear Sir The advent of ex-President Tioosevelt as a candidate for the Repub lican presidential nomination has cre ated a new Issue and I desire to point out a few facts that the people of this state should thoroughly understand, v "Washington declined a third term, end In reply, the house of representa tives made this strong declaration: Tor our country's sake, for the sake of re publican liberty. It Is our earnest wish that your example may be the guide of your successors, and thus after being the ornament and safeguard of the pres ent age become the patrimony of our descendants.' '- : ' "Thomas Jefferson repeatedly declined a third term and said "General Wash ington set the example of voluntary re tirement aftA 41crht Voiri T ahull fnl. low it. And a few .more precedents will, oppose the obstacle of habit to anyone after a while who shall endeavor to ex tend his term. Roosevelt Squally Emphatic "Andrew Jackson In every one of his eight annual message urged upon con gress the necessity of amending the con Ktitutlon so as to limit the tenure to a single term. ,. . r "Theodore Roosevelt was equally em phatic when he said: On the th of Ufawli ittvl , T shall liisft Mrvnl thren and a half years, and these three and a half years constitute my first term. The wise custom . which limited the president to two terms regards the sub stance and not the form, and under no circumstances will I be a candidate for or accept another nomination.' There re no lfs or buts about this statement of Roosevelt's. H eays that he will not accept another nomination. There are no qualifying clauses Just a simple, di rect and honest promise to the people of tins nation. - ' - - "On his retirement from the presi dency he surrendered the office to his successor, whom he himself 1 had been Instrumental In selecting, of whom he himself has said. 'I do not believe there can be found In the whole country a man so well fitted to be president 'The custom has grown up with all parties of nominating for a second term, the retiring president It Is as old a party custom as parties themselves. It was so with .Washington -and Jer f arson and all our earlier presidents; It was so with Lincoln and Grant and all our later presidents. TV,, ilinv. n nM YiarA fonta- llinr. is no getting away from them. - And in judging of Roosevelt's candidacy we want to keep them clearly in mind and consider his conduct in the light of our unwritten constitution, of his treat ment of his friend, and of party cue torn, , ; -- ,. , . "Th tie's a Keason." i On the 19th of next April the people of this state are to express their pre ference for the . presidential candidate of their party. - It is of the utmost: im portance that they thoroughly under stand the issue that has been raised by ex-President Roosevelt ' It is no ordinary question of preference between various aspirants for the great honor of president of this country it Is an extraordinary condition that confronts the nation. There was a. reason In the kinds of the men who declined the third term, and that reason was ; expressed by Thomas Jefferson when ' he wrote as follows: "If some period be not fixed, either by the constitution or by practice, to the services of the first magistrate, his office, though nominally elective will, In fact. e for life and that will soon degenerate into an inher itance." There may have been no fear In the hearts of Washington op Jeffer son or Andrew Jackson, that they themselves would place self ahead of the welfare of the people In case they should accept a third term, but they knew that by setting their faces against the temptation they would establish a custom that would sink deep Into the hearts of their countrymen, and that at no. future time would be a self seeking and ambitious man override the prece dent they had established. Theodore Roosevelt on many occa sions promised his fellow citizens that he would not again be a candidate. The question on everyone's Una Is. what made him change his-mind, why did he dp Ht Cannot the answer be found in his character? Of a strong and Im petuous" nature.' with unbounded con fidence In himself and. hta destiny; of an Imperious disposition, is his not Just the character that our forefathers had in mind when they wished to protect . the country-agalnst the- possibility of a third term 7 if the love of office and the passion of power made Roose velt break his solemn pledge, what guarantee have the people of this coun try that he would not do the same thing over agalnj If he were to announce tomorrow that he" would not be a ran. dldate for a fourth term, would any- one believe him? , ' . : Sincerely yours , W. 8, AYER, Chairman Taft Campaign Committee. IITlSiil i!0 10 BE lilSILEO III BOYS' HIS Baden-Powell at Xwo Meet ings Explains Movement Afternoon Session Interrupt ed by Socialists. That the attributes of peace may be Instilled into the hearts of the youth pf the nation to better advantage than those of war,' and that the Boy Scout movement is primarily one of peaceful intentionsTwas the point emphaBixed by Lieutenant General Sir R. Bsden-Powell In an address delivered last night to about 400 iiwited guests In the ball room at the Hotel Multnomah. General Powell was given a very hearty reception by those present His remarks were made in the nature of a personal conversation, and he was Inter rupted frequently by applause'as he told of what the Boy Scouts are doing and of what they will be capable of doing when they grow to manhood's estate. General Powell was introduced by British Consul James Laldlaw, who re ferred briefly to the general's military record as an officer In the British army. "In England." said General Powell, the Boy Scout movement was started to offset the effects of 'over civiliza tion.' which has resulted in the con gestion of the poor classes In the large cities. It was to give the boys of these poor classes, the 'hooligans and toughs of the slums,' training in cnaracier building that the Scouts were , organ ized. I find in my experience that the "hooligans,' the tough' youngsters, as we say, are capable of being devel oped into the hest sort of men. They have the spirit All that is, needed Is proper training to 'direct the outbursts of this spirit in the right direction. When the boys have no set plans to work to they expend their energies In the wrong way and get Unto trouble, become idlers and the ban i of society. Give them some Ideal to work to, and they .develop into good citizens. Above all things, show thenv t"ht ' you trust them. Put them on thefr honor and the results will be gratifying. This Is not theory, it Is a proven fact ana is being worked, out. in this country in the George Junior Republics as well as In the Bcout movement. "Naturally enough when a decrepit old general goes about the country ex tolling the virtues of the scout move ment people think that It must be a movement tending 40 militarism. The Very 'opposite is really the case. The boy scouts stand above all things for the common good. They are the scouts of peace, Just as the explorers, tho pioneers of- any country, the forest rangers and the intrepid physicians who worked for the reclamation of the Panama canal cone from the ravages of disease, are scouts of peace. The scouts are taught self-rellancei They are placed on their honor. They are on their honor to do at least one good turn every day, even though It is a kindness no greater than to help an old woman across a nusy street crossing. And they perrorm these kindnesses. I could relate to you innumerable, numbers of them that have come to my notice. "But the scouts are given other prac tical training. They are taught to be prepared for any and all emergencies. They are trained in the practice of first aid to the Injured, and already many, many of them have been given the nub ile thanks of big nun and organize tiers and even of governments for the work they have performed. "The scouts are taught handicrafts, or at least they are ur?red to learn about them of their own free will and be It said to the credit of the boys In England that in the pest two years 1S4.000 of them;have passed the ex aminatlons which show them qualified to take up .the artisans' work. Train With Toreit Sanger. "Military training enters into no part of the Boy Scout movement It is Just what we do not want- We do not want the boys to become part of a machine. We want te make individu als of them individuals of character with well dlfined notions as to their duties to themselves and to those about them. "In Canada the Scouts go Into camp every year with the forest rangers to fight fires, and they have received the recognition of the government for the work -theyhave denes There-Ie-not nearly so much militarism about them as ha been shown today by the Social ists or wnoever ney ane wno are, mak ing demonstrations gainst the move ment. - i "I am sure that If you understand the fundamentals of the movement you will heartily endorse it, and I would ask that you aid the work in whatever way you may be able, either by, encour aging the boys by words of commenda tion of by more substantial, means." ;wit Hakes Address. General Powell was, followed byl James E. West of New York City, chief scout executive of the Boy Scouts of i America, who briefly outlined the work 1 of the Scouts in America and told of the organization of the American branch as a result of the splendid work done; In England.. . Mr. West told of the wrong impres sion which had gone out Ih some quar ters as a result of the organisation by well-meaning but uninformed persons of other scout organizations. Some of these, he said, were actually mrHtary In their design, and so far removed from the real association, a Mr. West gave some detailed Informa tion from the Scouts' guide book, and outlined the condition and ambition of the American organization. ,. The meeting held yesterday afternoon In the Gipsy Smith auditorium was rude ly Interrupted by' an' organized crowd of 160 or ZOO Socialists who loudly voiced their disapproval of - General Powell and the Boy Scout movement They derided the speakers with catcalls and hisses, and it, was with difficulty that the meeting was continued. , When General Powell was introduced a crowd of 20 or 20 boys, under the leadership of leaders In the opposition movement left the building In a body.. General Powell was repeatedly Interrupted, though he took the demonstration In good part and continued, as best he could. - Disturbers Befuse to Speak. General Powell Invited any of the dis turbers who were present to take the stand after he' was through, and volun teered to answer what questions they might ask him, but the confbsion con tinued. ; At the conclusion of the meet ing one of the disturbers took the stand, but when he started to speak, the. rowdy element left the ' building. Policemen were present, but made no attempt to quell the disturbance. ' ." Mr. West Bays that Portland Is the first American city visited by General Powell In which, such manifestations of disapproval have been made. " ' Frank Rigler, city superintendent of kschoolB, presided at the afternoon meet ing. Mr, Rigler introduced Consul ELECIG CLUO. , BUM Employes of P. R., L & P. Co. Hold Housewarming at Hawthorne Building. ' The massive new Hawthorne tiding of the Portland Railway, Light A Power company at East Water street and Haw thorne avenue was the scene of a gay housewarming last night when the Elec tric club entertained about 400 of Its members and their wives and Sweet hearts with song and dance and bur lesque vaudeville. President Josselyn of the company and all the other officers were Invited guests at the party. Interspersed, on the program were speeches by YreMdent josselyn. Vice President Fuller, Geaeral Manager Hlld and other officials.. E. W. Clark Jr., a son of Chairman C M. Clark of the board of directors of the big street car system, made an Impromptu speech also. Mr. Clark, who arrived here from Phila delphia a few days ago, declared that the spirit of esprit de corps manifest between the employes of the company and their superiors was most striking. He said further that he had noticed tn particular the spirit of falrmlndedness that seems to animate the citizens of this-clty In their dealings- with-the great traffic' corporation. The feature of the entertainment pro gram was a farce In which employes of the lighting department enacted all the roles. Electrical effects of such start ling nature followed each other in such surprising and ludicrous confuston'that the audience .was ricked In a continual gale of lau ghter. t t - The Hawthorne building was finished only a little more than a month ago, construction having been . commenced early last year. It is three stories in height and the ground floor covers an area of about, 60,000 square feet It Is built of solid concrete throughout , The first floor is used for the of fices of the O. W. P. Co. The meter department of the Portland Railway, Light 4 Power company and the are light department have, their headquar ters in the structure. On the second floor the company has fitted up hand some clubrooms for its linemen and other electrical workers. Billiard and pool, tables occupy one room, another Is used as a comfortable lounging room and there Is a spacious auditorium and stage, v.- - - - ... The house warming was given by the Electric- club, an organization of com pany employes. Following the enter tainment the guests were served with a banquet in the banquet hall. The club rooms' were' handsomely decorated for the . occasions The main decoration scheme consisted of festoons of colored lights entwined in garlands of Oregon grape.- : ; Laldlaw, who In turn Introduced Mr. West General Powell was Introduced toy Mr. West r .Boy scouts were present from Port land, under command of W. H. Lind say; Oregon City, under command of Major Charles S. Noble, and H. M. Ca dell, and from Hood Riven under com mand of Rev. Simmons. General Powell and Mr. J West -left after last nlght's meeting for Seattle. From Seattle General Powell will sail for Australia via Japan and China, ? CLiB PEIIIil IS FILED 1 11 hi. Number cf Names Is 1234 Signature? Secured From 26 Counties. Salem, Or., March- . Supporters cf Champ Clark for the Democratic nomin ation for president came to the front yeoicruay anernoon with their com- L pleted petition, entitling them to take space In the state campaign pamphlet in which to advocate the Missouri man's claims for the favor of his party. There are 12J4 names on the Clark pe tition, gathered from 26 counties In the state. While the number of names is less than on the petitions of some other presidential . candidates, . the counties represented , are more numc-oiis. i. Ow ing to the late start, air of the names for Clark have not been returned!. : Democratic county organizations, other influential Democrats . and personal friends of Clark circulated the petitions voluntarily and practically no expense was incurred. The petition was filed by A. W. Cauthorn of Portland, who has been . actiye in : promoting the Clark boom. Circulators In different parts of the state report that they found decided sentiment for the Missouri man, and his supporters declare they are much en couraged. , ' - "v, T- From Benton county 44 names were filed, Clackamas 68; Clatsop 17; Colum bia 6. Crook 44, Curry , Douglas 100. Grant 27, Harney. 11, Jackson 29, Jose hlne 6, Lane 20, Lincoln .13, Linn 62 Malheur,. 73, Marion 60, Morrow . 11, Multnomah 578, Jolls 58, Sherman -18, Umatilla 6, Union 18. Wallowa 19. Wasco 20, Washington 48, Yamhill 108. DR. F. E. YOAKUM BEGINS , SERIES OF MEETINGS Dr. F. E. Yoakum of Los Angeles has opened a series of meetings at the Peo ple's hall, East Seventh and East An keny strets. In the Interests of the Pisgah work. Dr. Yoakum is of thai school of religion which advocates the preaching of the full gospel religion. His work, in- Los Angeles has been re markable In results. . Dr. Yoakum closed a series of meet ings in Spokane Friday, where 'splendid success" was achieved. For 14 years he practiced medicine, giving up the work to spread' the gospel s he saw It In an effort to establish uplift work among those who were unfortunate In health and 4n money. ('.''..'WV1 i",; The Pisgah home in Portland, main tained by the followers of Dr. Yoakum, is situated on Ninth avenue, on thet Mount Scott car line. About 1000 meals a week are served there to poor, and 40 men find home and. comfort. The work of the 'home extends to the families of unfortunate men, and a great deal of good Is ' accomplished. Public services are held, at the home Monday afternoon at .2:$0, Tuesday evening at 7:80, Fri day evening at 7:30 and Sunday morn ing at 11 and in the evening at 7:80. The services at the People's hall, con ducted by Dr. Yoakum, will continue each evening until March 18. Every one is Invited to attend the services and learn of the work being done In, Port land and In the northwest. ilVtlMillllub' SUCKS COilllMIEHD P UL Users of Milk Not Enemies of . .Producers, Says J. D. Mickle in Address to Dairymen at Fairview. - That the dairyman should consider the consumer , as his friend father than his enemy or critic and that he should try hard to Justify commendation by tho purity of milk he serves, was em phasized in nn address made by J. D. Mickle, candidate, for the office of dairy and food commissioner to succeed J. W. Bailey, in an address' mide be fore the dairymen at Fairview Fri day. . . .. ' "Some one has said." said Mr. Mickle. that the pen Is mightier than the sword, but I' believe the force of publlo opin ion stronger than either. When you have convinced the people that the milk you sell Is clean, and that you are striving to produce hte best product possible, then you hsve nothing to fear from an honesty Inspection, - and you will soon find help coming your, way. In doing this, you will be able to show your friend, the consumer, that the care or labor that you are putting Into your product makes It cost you more, but that is the class of goods he is looking for, and when you unite with him to prevent any Intervening, Influence .from working to the disadvantage of either of you. there will soon develop a wil lingness upon -his part to allow you a Just return. . : ( v - i These are pot" theories, but Just good plain sense. Consider (he right kind Of organisation and what It will bring to you.--You may not reach It In a day; nevertheless it can be done, and it la well worth the attempt, for in so doing you will have raised the dairy Industry immeasurably: you will have placed it upon a footing hardly dreamed of your self, and as you look back to the lower standard of the past you will feel that you have a right Xo stand among those who are doing something for themselves and their fellow men. It Is also what we call cooperation, but,, boiled down, it is nothing more than a spirit of good will and righteous dealing between your selves and those who use your product It' Is an inspired .confidence between those depending upon one another that eliminates contention and discontent and brings to. you a pleasure In your work and an encouragement to greater progression. ,. "We always refer to Denmark because she is at the head Of the, dairy proces sion, and co-operation has placed "her there, and at the same time is bringing to her people advantage and prosperity. , "When professor Beagild visited Am erica last year, and as he rode up and down tfie Willamette valley, and be held the many advantages and oppor tunities that we have here, he was na turally Inclined to compare them with those found in his own country,, and on one occasion we heard him burst out in exclamation, 'My, oh My! If my peo ple only had what you have here, what they would do!" "So let me encourage you today. Do not let us sit down and deplore our con- itiyilidliUiiiiLll-- 1 B VLAftS TO ViFE, DIES Oil 111 Oldtime Grays Harbor Logging uperator Does Not tven bet Glimpse of Woman He Had . Deserted. J : V (SpeMul to Th Jwrnil.t Aberdeen. Wash.. . March 9. Weak and helpless from the raveres of time and disease and wishing te see jmore of the wife whom he deserted more than 18 years ago. -Henry Charter, once one of the prominent logging men on Grays harbor, crept into the city last night and a few hours later died at one of the hospitals, without wife or friend, alone and uncomforted. ' Sixteen years ago' Charter suddenly left home, leaving no word of where he was going and no money for the sup-' port of his wife and little boy. The boy has grown to manhood and' sup-' ports his mother, but only Mrs. Char ter can tell of the hardships" she has endured during the Intervening years. During the yeara Charter: has written life icvifcia, ai w"i no account of his doings. When last heard from last fall he was in a Spo kane hospital critically ill with dropsy. He has' owned limber around Spokane and been employed in lumber camps in that vicinity. , : - " Upon Charter's arrival last night he Bent a messenger to lits wife's home, telling her he was In the city but not able to come to the house. Ttm son went down town, found the old man and put him to bed"' in a rooming house. He was drunk at the time. During the night he sickened rapidly and was taken to a hospital where he died within a short time after his arrived. He was 60 years old. His widow will pay the frfneral expenses, TIMES-EXAMINER COMPANY FILES ARTICLES AT SALEM (8peelsl t The-Journal.) ' Salem, Or., Match . Articles of in corpftratlon were filed In the office of the secretary of state this afternoon by the Times-Examiner publishing company, of Portland, The incorpo rators are W. Miller. A, King Wilson, O. A, Neal. The capital stock la $100. 000. The corporation is given author ity to print,: publish and lssoe news papers, to be known as the Portland Examiner and the Daily Times, and also Issue, either In connection there with or separate, the Oregon Farmer and . the Pell Mell Gazette, either or all of. said papers to be Issued either dally, weefly or monthly. -, dition, and say there is nothing In It, but let us make something In It, I have been behind cows for eight years, and I know Just what It means, and I also know in Just what condition the Industry Is throughout the country; but let us rise to meet the situation, and place ourselves in post Ion that we can help ourselves, and that we may get the help of others." " "A ' ' . ' " ; " ''' "''' '- Jouranl Want Ads bring results. LONE BANDIT HOLDSUP . PAYMASTER; GETS $2600 San Francisco, March 9.-A- bandit ith a master mind for plottthg, held t'P Harry Levy, paymaster for the Mc Nab and Smith prayage company, and Martin Armstrong, a clerk 'tor the same firm, in broad daylight this after noon and after taking a. sack contain ing 2600, jepresenting the weekly pay roll, from a buggy in which his vic tims were riding, bound them to Hnkes .in a vacant barn at the Tenth ..and .Channel streets. He then walked calmly away with the sack of coin In his hand, and all the Hty detectives who were available last "'- " v oi?ciii.ujiig 4ur mm. . i ne haSit Is believed by the, -police to be OH-orge .Houghton, who was employed a chauffeur for Ja fries McNab, pres- ...... ui)in vuiiiiany, ujhij a .month ugo. Both Levy and Armstrong told t he pnlli: lust night that thy wue mutiUve Houghton wns the man. - Berkey & Gay THIS week we hold an exhibition of Berkey & Gay furniture which we most cordially and urgently invite iyou to attend. No matter what kind of furniture you decide to buy for your home, you ought to see this first as it is the standard by which other furniture is judged. 9 Berkey & Gay furniture looks as much like Ordinary special-sale furniture as the 1912 six-cylinder touring car looks like the model of 1906. It has the unmistakeable air of style, the beauty and correctness of design, the perfection of workmanship that marks off real furniture from the other kind. . 9 People who buy Berkey & Gay furniture are proud of it and always buy more. , They are dissatisfied . with f h e commonpl ace t kind. That is why we, as sole agents for Berkey & Gay, are anxious to have you SEE this furniture. We know that future' purchases are inevitable. ' ' f : - ' I Our exhibition of Berkey & Gay furniture, for which we are sole Oregon agents, is notably large and varied. It includes handsome period suites for the bedroom in plain, carved and inlaid mahogany, plain and decorated enamel and cathedral oak; dining suites in mahogany, oak and walnut ; mahogany pieces for the living-room and library, a showing of the celebrated "Flanders" furniture in oak. ' , You are invited merely to see this furniture. However, if you decide to buy some of it, a special exhibition discount will be allowed. i Representatives of Berkey & Gay will be in attendance Fifth 1 & Stark J CjoMaGk:(:G Fifth o & Stark V-'-K'v: ft.