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10 THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1903. RAILROADS REALLY RULE, SAYS HENEY Famous Prosecutor Declares They Have Become Stron ger Than Government. PEOPLE HAVE NO VOICE Nemesis of Grafters Asserts That Only Great Transportation Com panies Are Represented at the National Capital. In many respects the most notable speech Francis J. Heney ever has made. In which he declared that the railroads have become" stronger than the Govern ment and that they and not the people are represented at Washington, D. C, was delivered by the famous prosecutor cf grafters last night at the annual ban quet of the Oregon Retail Grocers & Mer chants' Association at the Portland Ho tel. For over an hour Mr. Heney spoke. Never has his caustic wit been displayed to -better advantage. He flayed what he called the supposed representatives of the people in both houses of Congress, and said that for the past 30 years Oregon had beeen without representation at the National capital. For this last statement he took his cue trom Governor cnamoerialn, who pre ceded him. The Governor in his speech said the people or this state nad been misrepresented in Congress for 30 years, and that the only way they ever had got anything done was ny doing It mem selves, when the state's representatives calmly walked in and took all the credit. Between the lines of Governor Chamber lain's speech was the. tacit announcement that he is a candidate for the Senate. "We have been so well satisfied with our lorm or government," said Air. Heney, who was introduced as the "ter ror to evil-doers," "that we have Deen content to do without the substance, and for the past SO years you people of Ore gon have had the form of representation, but that is ail. With some of your most distinguished representatives on the pay roll of the Southern Pacific at all times while in Congress, as was demonstrated by the books produced in court In one case in which I was interested, were the people represented in Congress, or were the railroads? Refers to Land Frauds. "The State of Oregon is rich in nat ural resources. The Government, which is the people, owned millions of acres of the most magnificent timberlands in the world. What happened? You were robbed of this birthright, this splendid timber, through the legisla tion secured by the railroad represen tativea, not your representatives In Congress. The lieu land act of 1897 was falsely represented to be In the Interest of some poor settlers. It was passed on the pretense of taking care Of these settlers, who had small and scattered holdings in the mountain regions. Forest reserves were declared back as far as the Rocky Mountains. Before President Cleveland went out of office, the Norther n Pacific Railroad Company and the Weyerhaeusers had secured vast tracts of this magnificent tlmberland at 80 cents an acre, through your supposed representatives in Con gress, when your land was worth at the least calculation, $30 an acre. "The Filipinos can take care of the natural resources of their own country better than we have done. We have thrown these great forests into the laps of a few rich men; we have shackled the future generations, as well as the present one. The day will coma when Oregon will curse the mem ory of the man who gave away the for ests that belonged to the people. "The railroads have become a posi tive menace as a political power. When the Constitution was adopted, it was provided that the Federal Government could not levy taxes on commerce be tween the states. Then railroads were unknown. Wagon-roads and water routes were the known transportation avenues, and competition was possible. The power of taxation is a sovereign one. What use to be the Czar of all the Russlas if one cannot tax his mil lions of lowly subjects? Usurp Sovereign Power. The sovereign power of taxation now rxists in the railroads, when they charge freight rates in excess of a fair profit, and yet they say they should hot be Interfered with. They talk of their property. Why, such, property is Impressed with the seal of public use, nd can never be private property, in the sense that a house and lot is pri vate property. "Suppose trfe Government did what ill these railroads have done to all of ion. Suppose the Government should charge you 17 for hauling a carload of rrain from The Dalles to Portland, or .'rom Portland to Astoria, and' suppose the Government should charge another man 17 for the same service, but should Hiy to him: 'Come around next week nd we will give you back $S.' Haven't the railroads done It, while Ihey have made one man poor and an tther man richT That is taxation with I ' " ' . ... ".- - 'i'-u.' .s ..! .. . ' " -i 'vJ I I """-"- mi..miltniMliMnli an. i w ... it.it i.'ka?--.. lm,tmt.t V-,,w,. -1. . -.I-.J'.jJ 'LA, 1 ' . DELEGATES TO THE ANNUAL CON VENTIOX OK THE OREGON RETAIL GROCERS AND MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION, WHICH CLOSED YESTERDAY. . out representation, which our fathers fought to abolish. "The railroads have become stronger than the Government and when one man dares to try to regulate them they say you do not dare to do It. There is one man who does dare to regulate them, and to put the curb on their lawlessness. That man Is Theodore Roosevelt." Here Mr. HeneV Was interrupted by such prolonged applause that he was forced to stop for a full- minute. Water Powers Go Next. "As we have thrown away our timber lands, out coal, our iron and our oil, we are now throwing away our great water powers. Roosevelt dares to stand in their path and declare that these robbers shall not take away every source of our great natural energies. Yet we think we are the most capable of governing ourselves of any people on earth. "These are a few problems in self government that it would be well for us to study. If none of our plans to stop these abuses work out," I am for municipal ownership, but I would turn' to it as a last resource. There is a great deal of business in government. To my mind the greatest duty of the citizen is to his state and .government, for that is a duty to his fellows. My experience in Oregon has not proved io me that this State is worse than any other, for all are about alike in this. In trying cases here I have found that there Is as high a class of citizenship as in any State I have ever practiced in, and I have prac tised in several in addition to two terri tories. I have learned more good than bad about Oregon. It is far easier to convict a poor man of a crime than a rich man or a man with Influence. It Is a splendid test of citizenship when rich and prominent men can be convicted when they do wrong. In this respect, Oregon stands far ahead of San Fran cisco and California, and I am not sore about having lost that last case, either." Three Hundred Present. The banquet was held in the main dining-room of the Portland. Hotel. Charles B. Merrick, secretary of the association, presided, and fully 300 merchants .from all parts of the state were in attendance as guests of the Portland grocers and Jobbers. Other speakers talked in lighter vein, and while all the speeches were enjoyable, those of Governor Chamber lain and Mr. Heney were listened to with almost breathless interest. Governor Chamberlain took as his theme what the business men Jiave done for the development of the state. "Oregon has been misrepresented in Congress for 30 . years," he declared. "Your efforts to open the Columbia River through your delegation have been fruit less. You asked your representatives to open your river what did they accom plish? Nothing. Then you asked your Legislature to do what your representa tives in Congress failed to do, and your delegation at Washington was then eager to claim the credit for what your own business men did. "When it came to opening the river up a little further by the Celllo road, you asked your delegation at Washington to get busy. What did. they do? Nothing. Then when you had gone to work and done it yourselves, your representatives in Congress took the credit for it. What has been done here has been through your own efforts, not by '.your repre sentatives in Congress. Congress has al ways followed state legislation. Plea for Open River. "Much remains to be done. What will you do remain inactive? I do not be lieve it. . The river ought to be opened for 1200 feMles into the interior. I believe you will do it. I appeal to you not to stop here, but to see to it that your work will be done so well that Oregon shall be second to none in this great galaxy of states." Toastmaster Merrick first introduced Tom Richardson, manager of the Com mercial Club, who spoke on the benefits of organization. He broke the ice with a number of anecdotes, when he showed the gain to the retail merchants of the state by their association. He said no state in the Union has so benefited by organization as has Oregon. He said the exposition contributed the most to create a state spirit and a common interest. S. L. Kline, of Corvallis, the newly elected president of the association, out lined his policy for the coming year, saying one of his chief purposes will be to settle the differences that sometimes arise between the wholesalers and re tailers. Herman Wittenberg was called on and told of the value of getting together. His idea was that by getting together, Oregon people can get transportation and all the other things the state is in need of that they could not get by acting as indi viduals. Talks on Harbor Needs. C. F. Swigert, president of the Cham ber of Commerce, spoke briefly on the open river and the reasons why the merchants should help to realize the success of the project. He told of what has been accomplished abroad by river improvement, and referred particularly to the artificial harbor of Antwerp. Ships carrying hundreds of tons of freight are floated along the German rivers -for a mere trifle, furnishing a sort of competition the railroads cannot meet. Mayor Wise, of Astoria, spoke of the importance of the; merchant in civil af fairs. He Indulged in a number of pleas antries and told how "well a business man is equipped to handle public affairs. Fletcher Linn, president of the Manu facturers' Association, brought the greet ings of that' organization to the mer chants. He, too, told of the benefits to be realized from "getting together." Williams' Election Ratified. JACKSON, Miss., Jan. 22. In joint ses sion today the Mississippi Legislature ratified the election of John Sharp Wil liams as United States Senator, to suc ceed Senator Money. BUSY SESSION EfiDS Banquet Closes Convention of Oregon Grocers DENOUNCE PARCELS POST Delegates Also Pass Resolutions In dorsing Pure-Food Crnsade and Rose Festivals and Advocating Many (Trade Reforms. After electing officers, denouncing the parcels post, urging legislation favorable to the Interests of the grocers, choosing Portland for the next meeting place and holding their annual banquet at the Hotel Portland, last night, the grocers of "the State closed their annual session. The convention proper closed yesterday afternoon after transacting much import ant business. Never before have grocers of the State shown so much interest in the work of the State association. An important act Vif the convention yesterday was the adoption of measures to bring the .national convention of grocers to the Pacific Coast next year. It was desired to have the National as sociation meet at Portland, but in view of the Seattle exposition being scheduled for 1909 it was decided to yield in favor of Seattle, with the proviso, . however, that every effort will be made -to route the visitors through Portland. A reso lution was passed inviting the convention to meet on this coast nexf year. Should circumstances later arise to make Port land the most advantageous meeting place, efforts will be made to bring it here. Officers elected yesterday afternoon for the coming year are: President, S. L. Kline, Corvallis; first vice-president. G. W. Ingram, Pendleton: second vice-president, R. H. Greer, Hillsboro: third vice president, H. C. Smith, Hood River; secretary, C. B. Merrick, Portland; treas urer, Dan Kelllher, Portland; directors, H. L. Truax, Grants Pass: W. M. Green, Eugene; Theodore Roth. Salem: Charles Gray, Pendleton; T. T. Dean, Baker City; F. J. Carney, Astoria : Fred Dresser, A. A. JCadderly and A. H. Willett. Portland. Resolutions adopted yesterdry after noon were to the following effect: Con demning the proposed parcels post; dis approving of the action of some whole salers and Jobbers in continuing to sell goods at retail after the wholesale and retail stores have been defined; favoring the open river and the Improvement of both the Columbia and Willamette; rec ommending the support of all members to the Beaver State Merchants' Insur ance Company: suggesting that in future all bulletins Issued by the State Food Commissioner-shall be carried out ac cording to the letter of the law, which provides that the date, article, manufac turer and dealer shall be set out in detail; favoring the passage or the net weight bill; heartily indorsing the action taken by the manufacturers of the United States to establish the price on goods to the consumer and at the same time set ting aside a reasonable and Just price to the wholesaler and retailer. Votes of thanks were extended the local Jobbers and manufacturers and the local newspapers. The resolutions committee was composed of S. Ll Kline, Owen Bean, George Hull, Dan Kellaher and Charles W. Stubbs. The grocers voted to ' advertise the Portland rose festival In every possible way between now and next June. This matter was discussed at some length. F. H. 'Whitfield, a Portland lawyer, spoke during the afternoon on mutual insurance and referred favorably to the Beaver State Merchants' Insurance Com pany, which was formed a year ago by the grocers. Astoria was desirous of having the convention meet next year in that city, and Portland was also advocated as the best place to hold the annual gathering. However, after some discussion it was thought best to withdraw the Astoria nomination, which was done, and the choice fell upon Portland jy unanimous vote. Next year's convention will be held in January. Paul Bettlehelm, of Springfield, was scheduled for an address on the best method of meeting mail order competi tion. His speech was read,- as Mr. Bettle helm was unable to attend" the conven tion in person. Herman Wittenberg spoke on the main tenance of retail prices, advising that dealers should stand together to stop the cutting of prices. A. H. Devers was on the list of speak ers for an address on "Organization," but was unable .to attend and sent a long letter, giving some of his views on the matter, which was read. During the noon hour the grocers were guests of the Union Meat Company, which took them through its plant. Dur ing the recess luncheon was served by the meat company to the delegates. Rate War Ended. S BATTLE. Jan. 22. The' rate war' in steamboat passenger traffic between Se attle and Vancouver, which has been waged between the Inland Navigation Company and Cook & Company since the former put the Iroquois on the run last June, was brought to a close yesterday, when an agreement was reached by which Cook & Company relinquish all steamboat business on the Sound and for a consideration in the neighborhood of $50,000. transfer, ownership of the steam boat Waialeale to the Inland Navigation Company. Chit-Oiat o! Sporting World THE legal arena In the United States Court is crowded every day, and ringside seats are always in great de mand. Betting on the outcome of the trial is being held back until the con fessions are all in. Rumormongers have it that Gene Sui-j livan, the Butte amateur boxer, is going to "San Francisco- to turn professional. Gene will find tougher picking among the professionals than he has in the amateur ranks. , Jack O'Brien, no relation by the way, of "Jack the Confessor." of Philadelphia, is establishing a baseball league In East ern Oregon. O'Brien in his day was a crack player, and that section of Ore gon will have a good league if he Is at the head of it. Captain H. H. Thomas, a well-known breeder and owner of light harness horses, has bought the Olympia race track from Smith. Captain Thomas will remodel the. clubhouse, grandstand, and build a lot of new stables. He will give a week's harness meeting, opening on the Fourth of July. Captain Thomas will also apply for dates at the annual meeting of the North Pacific Fair Asso ciation for a Fall meeting. Already there are 50 head of horses in training at the track. There is some talk of a race meeting for southern Oregon. Of course, there will be betting and pool selling on the races. That is. there will be, unless some one happens to cable the news to the attention of the officials of a recent Su preme Court decision against pool selling. If they can race horses and sell pools in southern Oregon, why not in Port land? . ' HTXIi BENEFIT FRIDAY NIGHT Numbers of Fast Boxing Bouts. Ar- ranged for Occasion. The benefit that the sportsmen of the city are to give Jack Hill on Friday night promises to be an affair that wiil bring together not only the best boxing material In the city, but also a score of entertainers whose names are well known to the theater-going public. The benefit will be held at Merrill's Hall, and Fred T. Merrill has not only donated the use of the hall, but will donate the ushers and money. Mysterious Billy Smith, who hasn't been seen in the ring since his fight with Joe Walcott, will box with Charles Yost. Tommy Tracey will box with his old partner, Martin Denney. The star bout of the evening will be be tween Gene Sullivan and Kid Yorkei A partial list of those who will take part in the benefit follows: Charles Yost vs. "Mysterious" Billy Smith, Gene Sullivan vs. Kid Yorke, Hood Bottler vs. Jack Walsh, Tom Tracey vs. Martin Denney, Dan Sulli van vs. "Strangler" Smith, Ed Kennedy vs. Mullen. r Some of the entertainers will be Slade Bros., "The Human Piccolos"; Percy French, late of California, wizard of the piano and vocalist; Jimmy Bur nett, the kingpin of all entertainers; Richie, the ragtime- king- of the piano; Joe Thompson, the sliver-voiced vocal ist, and a dozen other volunteers, en tertainers, boxers and wrestiersr in cluding many of Tom Tracey's boxing puxiils. CARNIVAL OF BOXING PLANNED Yakima Valley Athletes to Form Athletic Association. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., Jan. 22. Amateur athletes of Central Washington will meet in this city early in February to organize the Yakima Valley Amateur Athletic Association. A programme of amateur athletic events in boxing and wrestling exhibitions has been prepared. In addition to local athletes of promi nence in the amateur class, representa tive athletes of Spokane and Seattle will attend the smoker, and invitations will be sent leading amateur athletic enthusi asts of Portland to attend tiie exhibition. Three events in the 'boxing game have been arranged for the initial meet.. The first will be a bout of a limited number of rounds between Tom Sewell, of Sun nyside, for three years champion of the welterweight class in the Chicago Ama teur Athletic Association and who was undefeated when he came to this valley to reside, and George Marshall, of Seat tle, the amateur champion welterweight of the state. This will be the main event and promises well. The second will be an exhibition between local heavy weights. Hal Weber, who aspires to be County Sheriff, and Lars Nelson, who be lieves he is fit to overcome a handicap of 10 or 15 pounds, will box. four rounds. The third boxing event will be between Aubrey Weber and another local aspirant to amateur honors at 13? pounds. Both are already in good shape for the bout. A. Carpenter, a local druggist, and J. Fessenden, a stopkman, . will test their skill on the mat at about 140 pounds. Each is familiar with the wrestling game, and both are ambitious amateurs. The receipts of the evening will go to establishing the nucleus of a fund - for the Yakima Valley Amateur Athletic As sociation. Big Purses for Saratoga Races. NEW "YORK, Jan. 22. At the an nual meeting of the Saratoga asso ciation the schedule of the Summer track meeting was made up and the good butter-maker has a right to produce.. We can, therefore, always safely guarantee The Purity and Quality of Damascus Creamery Butter Regardless of the price grocers sell it for. It is due to the fact that we have always insisted upon getting the best cream fresh that we have had to pay top prices to the farmer. He wants something for the trouble of shipping frequently and for taking the care we demand for cattle and cream-containers. But The Discerning Public Appreciates the Difference So that we have always received a price consistent with the high quality of our product, and in proportion to the price we paid for cream. The same superior quality Damascus Creamery Butter surpassed by none, regardless of the style package today sells at WE . DEFEND UPON TEE BEST CREAM offering of stakes and purses represent ing a total estimated sum of more than $330,000 decided upon. The Great Re public stakes will be made a sweep stake with $10,000 added money. The Naughty Dime Novel. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Or., Jan. 22. (Special.) President Crooks, of Albany College, addressed the students of the University today on "Morals and Literature," his special theme being the evil of dime novels on the young and de veloping mind. His talk was interesting throughout. Sutton Wins Billiard Game. NEW YORK, Jan. 22. A 500-point game in 18.S balk-line billiards, played here to night between George Sutton, of Chi cago, and George F. Slosson, of this city, was won by Sutton by a score of E00 to 374. , CARREN0 A BIG SENSATION Great Artist Will Give Recital Mon day, February 3. The coming of the great artist, Teresa Carreno, to the Marquam Grand Theater, on Monday evening, February 3, is one of the tremendously interesting events of the musical season, and the seat sale will open Friday morning, the last day of January, at the Marquam box office. Carreno is the undisputed queen of the pianoforte, and her sway is as potent as ever. She has never played better than she has been playing at her recent re citals in the East, and never has she vin dicated for herself the title of great artist more emphatically than by her recent performances. She has been the veritable sensation of the pianistic world this season, and her coming to Portland has stirred the musical world pro foundly. , Charges Statutory Crime. Detectives Hawley and Inskeep made a raid last night at 10 o'clock on a rooming-house at Front and Yamhill streets and arrested Mrs. Mary Del G rosso and Ouido Consigli. The prisoners were taken to the police station and locked up in default of bail, which was set at $1500 in . each case. Antonio Del Grosso, a saloonkeeper at 54 North First street, ap m-Stt'mKw see thu arc rS HAVE reason to be proud of the fact that we have always reiusea interior cream since we started in business. The result has always been a superior product, the only kind a THE TWO-POUND SQUARE AT ALL RELIABLE GROCERS CRKAMCrtlES lT VI XVf1! fir'' mono U peared as a complainant ' against the woman, who is his wife, and her com panion, and signed a complaint against them charging a statutory crime. GRATEFUL TD A JAPANESE IRISHMAN OWES HIS I;IFE TO BROWN MAN IN TROUBLE. About to Be Murdered, Japanese Rushes In and Spoils Aim. Chance to Return Favor. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 22. (Special.) Now hat he is in the hour of need, Ben Tanaka, charged with murder in the first degree, has received from John Malone, of Tacoma, whose life he saved years ago, an offer of financial aid. The friendship between the big lrisn politician, who lives In Tacoma. arid the Japanese, now held In the King County Jail on a charge of murder, dates back 10 years. Malone believes in the inno cence of the Japanese and will try to es tablish it. Ten years ago, when Malone i was the proprietor of a cafe in Tacoma, Ben Tanaka was his employe. The cafe own ers had some trouble with a patron. The latter drew a revolver and was about to kill Malone, when the Japanese rushed between them, threw the revolver up and the bullet lodged in the ceiling. AFRAID OF FACULTY'S ACTION Seattle High School Cadets Disband After 17 Years. SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 23. (Special.) The High School Cadets, one of the oldest of the student organizations, has become a thing of the past through the unanimous action of the members in dis banding in anticipation of an order of disbandment from the faculty." This is the result of an investigation started by the school authorities based upon many complaints as to the conduct of the- members of the company on hikes and during encampments, espe Te-""If -fJ : ' 3t r-f.: pi i THE PUBLIC CAN DEPEND ' ON OUR PRODUCT daily the recent encampment at Colby Is land. The cadet company was organized first in 1831, with J. W. Brewer as Captain. Annually the cadet company has given a ball which has been an important High School social function. This affair was planned for February 8 this year, and ex tensive arrangements were making for it. This will have to fee given up. SUIT FOR CERTIFICATE Woman Alleges Father Promised Her More Than Regular Share. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 22. (Special.) An interesting contest of the estate of the late J. H. Foster, octogen arian, pioneer of Walla Walla. Is in progress before Judge Brents. There are several children, but Foster died intes tate. Mrs. J. H. Isham, of Seattle, a daughter who cared for her father dur ing the last year of his life, says she was promised a gift of $10,000 beside her share of the estate. She says her father made out a certifi cate of deposit for $10,000 and placed it in the First National Bank. She indorsed this certificate at his request. Later he made out a new certificate In his own name and placed it in a safety deposit box bearing her initials. Other heirs dis pute Mrs. Isham's claim and ask that she share on equal terms with the oth ers. The estate is valued at $t4,000, in cluding the $10,000 certificate. Best Show of Season. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Jan. 22. (Special.) The show of poultry on exhi bition here by the Walla Walla Poultry Association Is among the finest that ha." ever been seen In the Northwest, One reason for this is the fact that the show Is the last of the season, and the prize winners from other shows are entered for this one. There are 620 fowls on ex hibition, and the Judging is being done by Elmer Dixon, of Salem. Or. CARD OV THANKS. We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to our many friends for their help and sympathy during the illness and after death of our beloved wife and sister; also thanking those who sent floral tributes. (Signed) MRS. CHARLES E. OLIVER, HARRY C. ROSENTHAL.