VOL. XXV.--SO. 13,7S6. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 1, 1905. " PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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PLOT IS CHARGED
Prominent Men Indicted
For Conspiracy
TO OBTAIN PUBLIC LAND
Three Congressmen and Many
Others Are Implicated.
THE GRAND JURY ADJOURNS
Blue Mountain Forest-Reservo Deal
Investigated Plot . to Blacken
Character of F. J. Heney Also
Results in Indictments.
THE BLUB MOUNTAIN INDICT
MENT. John H. Mitchell, Senator of
Oregon; Binger Hermann, Representa
tive in Congress; John X. Williamson,
Representative In Congress; Franklin
P. Mays, State Senator and Portland
attorney; W. N. Jones; George Soren
ton, ex-Deputy Sheriff and Umber
dealer. It is alleged" that the de
fendants conspired to defraud the
United States of land to be obtained
In exchange for school lands fraudu
lently obtained from the state, and to
be Included In the proposed Blue Moun
tain Reserve.
THE CONSPIRACY INDICTMENT.
John H. Hall. cr-Unlted States Attor
ney; Henry Ford, private detective;
Harry I Bees. ex-Major In United
States Army; A- P. Cayler. a Portland
grain merchant; John Corda.no, a Dep
uty Sheriff; J. H. Hitchlngs, a Port
land lawyer; John Northrop, Juror In tho
Sorenson case; Charles 1x5 rd, a Portland
attorney- It 1 alleged that the de
fendants conspired together to form a.
plot which -would causa the removal of
District Attorney Heney from office by
blackening bis character before the pub
lic aid proving him to be a. man of lax
morals. The conspiracy was to bring
-witnesses who would ewear to Im
proper relations between Mr. Heney and
Marie TV are.
Just before adjournment, the Federal
grand JuryAretmTJtbeongrexpojijln-:
dlctment dealing: with the Blue Mountain
reserve and the frauds attempted to be
perpetrated, by Its creation-. In the Indict
ment are implicated John H. Mitchell,
Binger Hermann. John 1. Williamson.
Franklin Pierce Maya, W. N. Jones and
George Sorenson. The charge Is that the
defendants attempted to defraud the Gov
ernment of the United States of the pos
session and use -of and title to 200,000 acres
of land situated In various of the states
and territories of the Nation and of tho
total value of more- than $3,000,000.
Story of the Conspiracy.
The general story of the conspiracy Is
fthat the defendants came to the conclu
sion that it would be of profit to gain a
Jarge tract of land which could be after
ward relinquished to the Government for
certificates in lieu.
In the pursuit of the scheme, therefore,
the defendants, or part of them, picked
out tracts of school land in Crook. Grant,
Harney, Malheur, Baker, Union, Uma
tilla and "Wallowa Counties amounting in
all to more than, 150,000 acres, upon which
it was determined to file. These lands
were school sections, arid and worthless,
and could bo purchased for $L25 per acre
from tho state government in quantities
not to exceed 320 acres, provided the pur
chaser would make affidavit that the
lands were being bought by himself per
sonally, and for his own use and benefit.
Having picked upon the lands, a man
was chosen in Malheur County to circu
late the petitions asking for the creation
of a forest reserve, under tho plea that it
was necessary for the conservation of the
headwaters of tho various streams taking
their Htart in the districts affected by the
proposed reserve. This agent was paid $
a day, and worked for some time in mak
ing up tho lists of applicants.
These applications wero then sent to
Washington to Senator Mitchell, who
turned them over to Binger Hermann,
Commissioner of the General Land Office,
and the creation of the reserve was urged
by the Senator to Commissioner Her
mann, and tv as at last ordered by Sec
retary Hitchcock. Two days before the
order was made public by which the lands
were to be withdrawn from settlement the
fact that such action would bo taken by
the department was tipped oft to the con
spirators at this end of the lino by Mr.
Hermann, and they immediately sent
agents Into tho territory to make tho nl
Jngs before the order should reach the
ftate.
Previous to this time, or about February
15, 1902, the defendants had secured 30.000
acres of school land, while Williamson.
MEMBERS OF THE FEDERAL GRAND JURYWHO HAVE
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through his agents, had made arrange
ments to purchase 20,000 acros of poor
timber land in Crook County.
Opposition Is Aroused.
After the petitions had been sent to
Mitchell, and by him turned over to Her
mann and the General Land Office. It
seems that a great deal of opposition was
aroused to the creation of the reserve,
and remonstrances were sent into the of
fice protesting against the setting asido
of the lands. As a result of theso objec
tions, Mr. Hermann wrote to S. B. Orms
by on March 11, 1302. inclosing him the
petitions asking for tho creation of the
reserve, together with remonstrances
from George W. McBrlde and Joseph Sim
on, who saw that an injustice was being
done. In thl3 letter to Ormsby, Commis
sioner Hermann asked that an investiga
tion be made of the lands about to be put
In a reserve, and a report sent to the of
fice at the earliest time possible showing
the conditions and stating whether or not
It would be well to set asido the lands.
F. P. Mays, so It Is said, was told that
Ormsby was about to make an investiga
tion of the lands, and accordingly the
Portland attorney set aside two sections
of land in the proposed reservo for tho
use of Ormsby, tho claims being put in
escrow for the Forest Superintendent,
provided ho made a favorable report and
was able to secure favorable action In the
creation of the reserve.
Ormsby made a favorable report on the
lands which he had been sent to look at,
and the order of withdrawal was made.
About this timo, however, and beforo
the order was made, tho story of a
new railroad to be driven through the
part of the state., contiguous to the
proposed reserve caused the timber lo
cators to begin to flock Into the land
and large tracts were taken up by
them. In addition to this Ormsby went
to Dan Tarpley, so it is said, and told
him of the reserve plan, advising; him
to get in on the deal. Tarpley wont
to McKInley and the latter raised the
money to take 17,000 acres of the land
inclosed In the proposed boundaries of
the reserve.
"Timber Sharks" Rush In.
These extensive filings alarmed F. P.
Mays, who wrote to Hermann -advising
the temporary withdrawal of the lands
at tho earliest moment and before the
Influx of claimants would gobble up
the greater part,
Williamson also, September 23, 1902,
wrote to Hermann advising tho with
drawal of the lands before the "timber
sharks" gained too large holdings In
the boundaries of the proposed pre
serve of tho combination.
After the filings had been made the
fact was brought to the notice of Sec
retary Hitchcock that practically all of
the lands In the reserve were not
worth being put into a reservo of any
kind. This information was given by
Gifford Pinchot, the head of tho Bu
reau of Forestry, who, after conference
with Secretary Hitchcock, took the map
of the proposed Blue Mountain reserve
and cut out of it all the school lands
in the tract covered by the petitions for
its creation. The reserve was then cre
ated according to the wishes expressed
in the petitions which had been filed,
but by this action of Pinchot's the con
spiracy was killed almost before It was
born and no benefit was reaped by any
of the men who had filed on the lands.
Had the schemo been carried through,
however, all o this school and other
land would have been filed upon by
the agents of those now under Indict
ment" woUId liavc been made va3ix aT
base by the fact of the creation of the
reserve, and the scrip subsequently
issued for it, upon its reversion to the
Government, could have been sold for
an advanced figure to the timber syndi
cates of the country, as it would have
been exchangeable for the most valu
able timber land in the Northwest open
to filing.
Each of the men indicted will be re
quired to furnish bonds of $4000 for
his appearance before tho court in
Aptil when the case will come to trial.
This is the same sum asked of all those
who have been indicted so far in con
nection with the land cases.
Grand Jury Is Excused.
The grand jury was excused after
having returned the indictments yes
terday afternoon, and will take a ro
cess until the call of United States DIs
trict Attorney Heney, which will be
made about the first of April, at which
timo Mr. Heney will return to Portland
from the East and will resume the In
vestigations which have not as yet been
finished.
It was stated by Mr. Heney yesterday
afternoon In the courtroom that there
had been several indictments voted by
the Jury which it had been impossible
to prepare at this time and which
would bo held over and not returned
to the court until tho body was called
together again in April.
What these Indictments are is a mys
tery, but it is supposed that they have
to do with the investigations which
have been mado into the conduct of the
Rosoburg- Land Office and the deal
ings of the timber buyers and syndi
cates of tho past few years.
W. W. Steiwer and Dr. Van Gesner,
two of the principal men Indicted for
fencing in the land in Wheeler County,
yesterday afternoon furnishod bouds lii
the sum of $4000 each. Bench warrants
were ordered issued for the rest of
those under the indictment. It has been
promised by Mr. Steiwer that ho will
stand as bondsman for a part of those
In the list with him and If ho will do
this the warrants will not be served,
otherwise the men will be brought to
Portland in the custody of the United
States Marshal and placed In jail until
tney are ame to xurmsn naiL
MITCHELL LETTERS SECURED
Government Is in Possession of Strong
Evidence Against Senator
It has been learned that the Govern-
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A, BTJiX.ML J. If. Wt0tnCTT. CHRISTIAN CIIlUHTJi.NSK.V. A. 51. PARSONS, J.
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FAITH NOW GONE
Senators No Longer Be
lieve in Mitchell.
PROOF 18 TOO STRONG
He Is Still Determined to Fight
to a Finish.
DOES NOT FEAR THAT LETTER
He Says He Expected Its Publication,
and Will Not Resign Fulton Is
Too. Busy to Act as
Counsel.
OREGON IAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 13. The United States Sen
ate has lost all confidence in John H.
Mitchell. The confession o his law
partner, corroborated by his own letter,
published here this morning, has wrought
a complete change In the attitudo of the
Senate toward Mr. Mitchell and has had
the effect of utterly destroying his useful
ness as a member of that body. Whilo
many Senators continue to - sympathize
with him, none goes so far as to longer
defend him.
In the language of one Senator "he has
convicted himself."
Less than a month ago, when Senator
Mitchell, in open Senate, defended him
self against his former indictment and
denied having boon in any way Involved
in the land frauds, the Senate took him
af his word. Not a Senator seemed to
doubt him and fully half tho Senators
present went to him to assure him of
their confidence. Today it is a different
story.
Today there is no longer that confi
dence, though much sympathy remains.
Even Senators who have 'known Mitchell
intimately for years', who have trusted
him always, are aghast at the revela
tions of the last two days; they can
not explain away the tonor of the con
fession nor tho letter written in Senator
Mitchell's own hand. Even the most
faithful admit that Mitchell faces a very
grave situation. They hope, but they
very, jmuch dojb Jt he can. clear -himself.
Facts Shock the Senate.
The Mitchell case was the foremost
topic of conversation among Senators
today. It even, took precedenco over the
break between the President and the Sen
ate. The Senate is very jealous of its
honor; It Is loath to believe that ono of
its members has fallen from grace, but
the overwhelming showing against Mitch
ell, all tho more damaging because in
his own words, proved a very great shock
and tho Senate was compelled to admit
that It had misjudged the man.
Notwithstanding tins prevailing senti
ment the Senate will take no step toward
depriving Senator Mitchell of his seat.
Officially, at least, he will be given the
benefit of the doubt until his case is dis
posed of by the court, and until that time
ho will be permitted to retain his seat,
unless he should voluntarily relinquish it.
The Senate will not force him out, but
on the other hand, will not welcome him
in its midst as it .would have done a
month ago.
When ho returned from Portland early
in January, many Senators urged Mitchell
to go back into the Senate as if no stain
had been cast upon him. The Senate then
believed him innocent, but will not again
Invite him into its chamber.
Mitchell Will "Stick It Out."
Mitchell is aware of the change of
sentiment toward him and is apparently
depressed at losing tho confidence of men
who have long been his friends, yet, in
spite of his depression, he has lost none
of his determination to "stick it out," If
others have lost confidence in him, he
outwardly has not lost confidence in him
self. He Is going to adhere to his plan
outlined two days ago, to hold on to his
seat, go home within a month and fight
for acquittal.
It was rumored in Washington today
that Mitchell had been urged by his
friends at home to resign his seat in tho
Senate. Asked about the report, he re
plied: "You can say to the people of Oregon
that, as I am not conscious of having
dono anything that would call for my
resignation, I have not the slightest idea
of resigning. Such a thought has not
entered my mind. No such proposition
has been suggested to me by any one
In Oregon, but on the contrary. I have
RETURNED MANY INDICTMENTS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT
been in receipt j&i dispatches urging that
I should not think of it. In conclusion,
you can rest assured that the present
Legislature will not have an opportunity
of electing my successor, unless I should
die before the session adjourns."
Expected Letter, Would Be Published.;
Asked if he had; anything to say about
his letter to Judge Tanner, Senator
Mitchell replied: "I am not afraid of that
letter. There 13, -nothing in It. that will
hurt me. I had it-suspicion when I wrote
it that it would be published. I was not
surprised to read, it in the papers this
morning. I really expected it would bo
made public"
"Yes, I sent the letter as published.
and the reason, I think, in part at least,
appears on its face. After I had been
indicted. Judge Tanner had been retained
by me as my leading lawyer for my de
fense, and he had consented to act as
such, as his letter In my possession would
clearly show. Senator Fulton also had
consented to act as bis associate In my
defense. I was extremely anxious that
Tanner should come hero for a consulta
tion with Senator Fulton and myself In
regard to my defense, and the purpose of
my letter was, 'as will appear from the
letter Itself, to Induce him to come and
bring with blm all of our firm books, in
order that we might be fully advised as
to precisely what entries were made and
by whom made. I supposed I was writ
ing a confidential letter to my retained
lawyer urging an early consultation with
me, his client, and his associate attor-
.ncy. Senator Fulton. And for reasons
satisfactory to me, when I wrote the let
ter and now, I dsslred to avoid publicity
In regard to his coming, hence my state
ment In my letter that It should be treat
ed as entirely confidential. Any other
questions that may bo desired of me in
rofcrencc to this letter or any other mat
ter connected with my case, I will be
ready to promptly answer when my trial
is called.
"The suggestion in tho press dispatches
that I desired to talk to Tanner In re
gard to his testifying before the grand
jury Is preposterous, as it has been pub
licly known for some time that the grand
jury would adjourn long before Tanner
could reach thl city."
Senator Fulton was asked tonight If he
Intended to act as counsel for Senator
Mitchell. "It fc true that Senator Mitch
ell spoke to me about acting as attorney
for him," said he, "and If I were situ
ated so I 'could devote thcirequlslte time
to his defense, I would gladly undertake
to do so, but tho fact that. my time is
so engrossed by official duties, and the
possibility of course that an extra session
of Congress may be convened, renders
It Impracticable."
Williamson Not in House.
Oregon had no representation in the
House of Representatives today. Ac
cording to his announced determination.
Representative Williamson remained away
and Mr. Hermann is confined tp his home
by coF. S.feral WdSern nbcmbTra say
they thought Williamson was making a
mistake in absenting himself; that they
would, in such a case, go ahead as If no
indictment had been rendered. William
son's friends express doubt If he is guilty,
as Indicted, but in these troublous times
men hesitate about being quoted on such
matters.
Comment on Mitchell's Case.
Only one Eastern paper today, the New
York Times, printed comment on Sen
ator Mitchell. The Times said:
"We have not the slightest desire to preju
dice the case of Senator Mitchell. We recall
with Interest the tearful sympathy he ex
cited In the Senate by his vehement protesta
tions of entire Innocence and purity of inten
tion. We sincerely hope he will be able to
pass unscathed the ordeal awaiting him, but
the fact that his law partner confesses to
perjury in swearing that an agreement by
which. Mr. Mitchell surrendered all profits se
cured through the departments at Washington
was made In March. 1001. when in reality
it was drawn up in December, 1904, and was
Intended to save Mitchell from Indictment, re
veals a mode of doing business and a code of
professional and personal morals of an ex
tremely objectionable sort. Mr. Mitchell Is
entitled to suspension of Judgment, but clearly
not to unqualified acceptance of his protesta
tions of virtue.
WILL NOT AFFRONT THE HOUSE
Williamson Will Not Attend Sessions
While Under Indictment.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13. Representa
tive John N. Williamson, of Oregon, who
on Saturday last was indicted by the Fed
eral grand Jury at Portland. Or., for al
leged conspiracy to defraud the United
States of public lands, said today that ho
should not attend the sessions of the
House of Representatives pending his
trial for the effense with which he is
charged.
Mr. Williamson said he had high ideals
of what the House should be and believed
it would be an affront to his fellow-members
to appear on the floor while the cloud
Is hanging over him. He declined to make
any statement regarding the indictment
against him.
Binger Hermann, Mr. Williamson's col
league from Oregon, who also has been
indicted by the grand Jury In connection
with the land-fraud cases, has been at
tending the sessions of the House since
the indictment
W. JOItY. J. X. HAYS. JOSEPH ESSXER, L.
A. YOG AH, W. P. DCTTOX. F. G. BUFFCM.
SEE TIE M
Railroads Balk at the
Commission Bill.
TEXT 18- MADE PUBLIC
Some Stringent Rules for Gov
ernment of Roads.
GREAT POWER FOR GOVERNOR
Washington Chief Executive Can Re
move Member of Board at Will,
With No Recourse to
the Courts.
OLYMPIA, Wash.. Feb. 13.-(Staff Cor
respondence.) The railroad commission
bill, for which the State of Washington
has been waiting with bated breath since
the boglnning of the session, made its
appearance before tho joint railroad com
mittee this evening. In sizo it is much
more formidable than the Kennedy bill,
containing nearly 9000 words, which are
spread through 2S sections.
. The bill does not fix the salaries of tho
engine wipers or determine the manner
in which general superintendents shall
be appointed, but a perusal of the title
gives the .impression that it Is Intended
to take quite a hand In the management
of the roads. The title Is:
An act to establish a railroad commission
for tho State of Washington, whereby discrim
ination and extortion in railroad and express
charges may be prevented and reasonable and
Just freight and passenger service and tariff
may be corrected and established; to authorize
a commission to make all necessary rules and
regulations for its government and the carry
ing Into effect the provisions of this act; to
give to said commission the power to
regulate the rale of railroad tickets and cor
rect and provide charges for hauling loaded
or empty cars, proper trackage, proper trains
service, and sufficient freight and passenger
rooms and Just and reasonable joint rates and
demurrage charges, to proscribe penalties for
the violation of this act. and to provide means
and rules for Its enforcement.
Governor Given All Ppwer.
There is so much of the bill, and it cov-
.ors so many different features of .the
transportation business, that It. wlIL. re
quire considerable study to determine
what it all means. That it is a strictly
one-man power Is disclosed, however, in
a portion of section 1, which says:
"A Commissioner may bo removed by
the Governor for any cause which he
shall deem sufficient, which power of re
moval shall be absolute, and there shall
bo no right to review the same in any
court whatsoever."
The term and salaries of. the Commis
sioners are the same as in tho old bill,
viz., two, four and six-year terms for a
starter and after that six-year terms,
with an annual salary of $3000, a secre
tary at $2000 and three clerks at $1300
each. A bond of $20,000 of each of the
Commissioners is required, the bond to
be held by the state.
The rate-regulating powers of the com
mission are substantially the same as
have already been outlined, and only on
complaint can the commission be called
on to declare and enforce what they de
cide to be a reasonable rate, such rate
to become effective 20 days after notice
has, been served on the railroad company.
From these rullng3 the roads are to have
the right of appeal on filing bonds suffi
cient to cover any possible damages
through delay In enforcing the rate.
Section on Joint Rate.
The joint-rato matter Is handled iri sec
tion 4, in part as follows:
That when the rata substituted by the com
mission as herein provided shall bo a Joint
rate, and the railroad or express company par
ties thereto fail to agree upon the apportion
ment, the commission may Issue a supple
mental order declaring the portion of such
Joint rata to be received by each, railroad or
express company thereto, which shall take ef
fect of Its own force as part of tho original
order, and when tho order of the commission
prescribes tho Just relation of rates to or
from common points of the lines of the several
railroads or express companies parties to the
proceedings, and such railroads or express com
panies fall to notify the commission within
five days after notice of such order that they
have agreed among themselves as to the
changes to be made to effect compliance there
with, the commission may Issue a supple
mental order prescribing the rate to be charged
to or from such common points. ...
Provided, however, that before the commis
sion shall have the power to flx joint rates or
compel ono road to haul the cars of another
or deliver freight or cars to another, the com
mission must be satisfied that an Injustice or
Injury will result to the shippsr seeking the
enforcement of said joint rate If the same is
not established.
On the refusal of the railroad com
ATTORNEY HENEY AND W. J.
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pany to comply with the rulings of the
commission, obedience can be forced
by injunction proceedings or other pro
cess, and In addition the offending party
shall be subject to a penalty of $250
per day for each day of refusal to
recognize the ruling.
Section 6. provides that when com
plaints are made by a shipper regard
ins rates or service the railroad com
pany shall be given 20 days' notice for
correcting- them. A fine of some $125
to $500 and six months in jail Is pro
vided for any railroad official who re
fuses to submit for the Inspection of
the commission all of tho books and
papers of the corporation.
Tho commission Is instructed in sec
tion 12 to ascertain as- soon as possible
the cost and present value of all rail
road property In the state and the exact
financial condition of each road, to
gether with the amount of salaries
paid all employes, etc. Power is grant
ed to employ experts to aid them in se
curing the needed information. Provi
sion Is made for the holding of meet
ings in any part of the state where
complaint is filed, and witnesses sum
moned to appear before the commission.
will be paid $2 per day and mileage.
Interchange of Traffic.
In section 15 the bill is rather severe
regarding: the Interchange of traffic at
junction points, and also delegates to
the commission power to regulate the
long and short haul problem which is
the nightmare of the most experienced
railroad men in the country. Theso two
features arc covered In part as follows:
Every railroad or express company which
shall willfully fall or refuse under such regu
lations as may be prescribed by the commis
sion to receive and transport without delay
or discrimination the passengers, tonnage and
cars, loaded or empty, of any connecting line
of rail road, and every railroad which shall,
under such regulations as may be prescribed
by the commission, willfully fail and refuse to
transport and deliver without delay or dis
crimination any passengers, tonnage, or cars,
loaded or empty, destined to any point on or
over the line of any connecting line of railroad,
shall be deemed guilty of unjust discrimina
tion;' provided perishable freight of all kinds
and livestock shall have precedence of ship
ment. It shall also bo unjust discrimination for any
rallroad or express company subject to charge
or receive any greater compensation In the
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CONTESTS OF TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TODAY'S Fa ir and slightly warmer; easterly
winds.
TESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 42
deg.; minimum, 21 deg. Precipitation, none.
The War la the Far East.
People's assembly In Russia to dc-elde on
question of peace. Page 12.
Grlppenberg may supplant Kuropatkin.
Page 12.
Foreign.
Proclamation to be issuea granting great
liberty to Russian workmen. Page" --
Great revolutionary demonstration In Mos
cow. "Page
Britain and Russia, sum up their case be
fore North Sea Commission, Pag 3.
'National. "
Sullivan, of -Boston, and Hearst assail one
another savagely In the Ilouse. Page 2.
President decides to let arbitration treaties
die. Page C.
President proposes recovery of Paul Jones
body In Paris. Page 3.
Recommendations of Public Lands Com
mission. Page 12.
Senator Mitchell declares he will hold hts
Beat and explain his letter to Judge Tan
ner. Page 1.
President Roosevelt speaks on race prob
lem at Lincoln day banquet. Page 1.
Domestic.
Coldest day of six years in the East; trains
blockaded, fuel scarce, people frozen to
death. Paje 3.
Brevoort House, at Chicago Hunts and
guests flee In panic. Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Heavy receipts of Colorado potatoes. Page
13.
San Francisco citrus fruit market demoral
ized. Page 13.
Ice stops navigation in Upper Columbia.
Page 13.
Two more cargo ships coming to Portland.
Page 13.
Bids opened for lumber for shipment to Ma
nila. Page 13. . '
Washington Legislature.
Railroads growl at text of commission bill.
Page 1.
Effort to cut down number of employes.
Pago S.
Oregon Legislature.
Normal School appropriation Is cut down
about 518.000. Page -i.
Largo amount of business is transacted at
night session. Pago 4.
Side-door saloon bill br Nottingham and
Malarkey's glrls-In-saloon measure pass
tho Senate. Page 4.
Pacific Coast.
Governor Chamberlain says graft governs
tho passage of laws In Oregon. Page 4.
Decisions handed down In Oregon Supreme
Court. Pace 5.
Portland and Vicinity.
Federal grand jury adjourns; more- Indict
ments returned. Page 1.
Men who robbed Lebanon bank are cap
tured and lodged In county Jail. Page 9.
Judge Hogue will Investigate escape of rock
pile prisoners from cuards. Page 11.
Transcontinental meeting of passenger
agents of Horrlman lines to bo held In
Portland this year. Page 8.
Kang Yu Wei, noted Chinese reformer and
exile, comes .to Portland. Page 8.
Francis J. Heney asked to take up question
of closing bridge draws with Washington
authorities. Page 7.
BURNS, WHO HAVE INVESTIGATED LAND FRAUD CASES
ALL ONE NATION
President Speaks at Lin
coln Banquet,
RACE PROBLEM HIS TEXT
He Urges North to Help South
in Solving It.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL
He Defends Negro's Right to" Legal,
but Not Social Equality, and Ex
presses Sympathy for
the South.
NEW YORK. Feb. 13. As the guest of
honor at the Lincoln dinner of the Re
publican Club In this city tonight, Presi
dent Roosevelt made a speech on the raco
problem. He appealed to tho North to
mnko its friendship to the South all the
greater because of "the embarrassment
of conditions for which she is not alone
responsible." declared that the heartiest
acknowledgments are due to the minis
ters, law officers, grand jurors, public
men and "great dally newspapers in "the
South who have recently done such effec
tive work in leading tho crusade against
lynching," and said that the problem
was to "so adjust the relations between
two races of different ethnic types that
the backward raco he trained so that It
may enter Into the possession of true
freedom, while the forward race is en
abled to preserve unharmed the high civ
ilization wrought out by its forefathers."
Following the President, Senator Dolll
ver, -of Iowa, responded to the toast,
"Abraham Lincoln" ; George A. Knight,
of California, spoke on "The Republican
party," and James M. Beck, ex-Assistant
Attorney General of the United
States, on the "Unity of tho Republic.''
The dinner was held In the main ban
quet hall of the Waldorf-Astoria, and in
the number of guests and elaborateness
of decorations it is believed to have ex
celled any function of its character ever
held In New York. The guests numbered
more than 1300 and not only crowded the
main banquet .hall, but thd'Aator gallery,
the Myrtle room and even the foyer df
the second floor, the whole of which was
used. Among the guests wore 275 women,
who dined in the Astor gallery.
Ih the main banquet hall the galleries
wore almost entirely hidden by decora
tions and the tables were laden with
roses. On tho walls were festoons of
American flags and the coats of arms of
the States. Back of the speakers' table
was a large oil painting of Lincoln,
draped with American flags and sur
mounted in electric lights with the
famous motto. "With malice toward none;
with charity for all."
Assembly of Great Men.
Among- those who sat at the Presi
dent's table were: Secretary of War
Taft. Ellhu Root. Whitelaw Reid, B. B
Odell. Senator Dolliver. John H. Fin
ley, president of tho College of the City
of New York; Oscar Strauss, Bishop
Fowler, Lieutenant-Governor Bruce,
George A. Knight, Andrew Carnegie,
'Lieutenant-General S. IT. R. Young-, re
tired; General O. O. Howard, Brigadier-General
Frederick D. Grant, Rear
Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan, Surgeon
Charles F. Stokes. I". S. N.; James M.
Beck, Dr. Nicholas M. Butler, president
of Columbia University; Frank S.
Black, General G. M. Dodge and Dr.
Henry M. Mc'Cracken, chancellor of
New York University.
The President was introduced by
Louis Stein, president of the Republi
can Club, In a brief speech. As Pres
ident Roosevelt rose to reply, the ban
queters in the adjoining rooms crowd
ed Into the main hall and gallery, every
inch of which was occupied. The Presi
dent said:
The President's Speech.
In his second inaugural, in a; speech which
will be read as long as the memory of this
Nation endures. Abraham Lincoln closed by
saying:
"With malice toward none; with charity for
all; with firmness in the right, as God gives
us to see the right, let us strive on to finish
the work we are in: . . . to do all which
may achieve and cherish a just "and lasting?
peace among ourselves, and with all nations."
Immediately after his re-election, he had al
ready spoken thus:
"Tho strife of the election Is but human
nature practically applied to the facts of tho
case. What has occurred In this case must
over recur in similar cases. Human nature
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