THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1906.
BAILEY ANSWERS
OF
Resents Attempt -to Abolish
His Office or Consolidate
It With Board.
CALLS UP THE RECORDS
Commissioner Asks What Board Has
Accomplished and Suggests Its
Loss Would Be Less Felt Than
' , His Own Department.
Not alarmed by plans of enemies to
abolish the office of Pood and Dairy
Commissioner in the Legislature this
Winter, or consolidate the office with the
Btate Board of Health or to take away
the commissioner's laboratory and give it
to the Health Board, J. W. Bailey, in
cumbent of the office, declares that the
achievements of the Board in the three
years of its existence fail to show that
any improvement could be effected by
making his office an adjunct of the
Board, but that the record! of his office
Indicate a number of Improvements could
be effected if the Health Board were
made an appendage of the Dairy and
Food Department.
"I can't say that I blame the Board
much, however," said Mr. Bailey last
night, "for wishing to take over an office
that Is shown by the record to have done
so much for the state for so little money.
If the Health Board has done anything
Important in the three years of, its ex
istence I have not heard of It nor do
I know anybody who has heard of it."
Members of the Board hold the opinion
that union of the pure-food testing labor
atory of the Board will save money to
the state and make more efficient ser
vice, through employment of more skil
ful chemists. The Legislature Is likely
to enact a state pure food law, they say,
like that of the National pure iood act,
and a fully equipped chemical and bio
logical laboratory will be a great aid to
enforcement of the law.
Position of Health Board.
Pure food, they maintain, is of vital
concern to the public health; therefore
the Pure Food Department and the
Health Department should work together
as closely as possible. Following out this
argument it has been proposed that Mr..
Bailey's job be abolished, and his duties
given to the Health Board; or that his
office be made subservient to the Health
Board, creating him a pure food officer
of the Board of Health; or that Mr.
Bailey's laboratory be joined with the
bacteriological laboratory of the Board.
The latter plan is the one finding most
favor with followers of the Health Board.
But the plan, If carried out, will raise
Mr. Bailey and his friends to a bellicose
pitch. Said he last night:
"As the Board of Health or somebody
connected with it has raised questions
about my office, I'd like to know what
the Board has ever done that was impor
tant or meritorious? I have made several
Inquiries lately as to w"hat the Board is,
but have not met anybody who knows,
or has heard what It has been doing.
From the looks of things, however, the
Board seems to be aware who the Dairy
and Food Commissioner is. Probably Its
members have seen In the records that
In the last two years I have caused be
tween 75 and 100 prosecutions to be made,
for violations of the law, only two of
which failed of conviction.
"If the Health Board has made any
prosecutions, either of man or microbe,
they are not on record. If the Board
Is so anxious for something to do, that
It must lay hands on my office, I would
suggest that It go to the Canyon road,
where a sewer from the Poor Farm pours
disease filth Into Tanner Creek, close to
the roadside. That would hold the Board
for a while and do It good. It is the
worst plague spot near Portland. After
the Board has finished that job, I can
find It something else.
Record of Bailey's Office.
"In two years the laboratory of - my
office has made more than 1500 analyses,
all on record. I have sent the Board
numbers of suspicious articles of food
for bacteriological 'analysis, but it found
nothing the matter. My chemist could
have done as well. We'll -make all the
analyses for the Board that It wants,
without charging a nickel, -and . I'll guar
antee a good job. We'll furnish evidence
for prosecutions If that's wanted. And I
think we can do this work better for the
Board than the Board could if it should
annex my office.
"I defy any man to show an equally
high percentage of convictions, any
where In the United States, as that of
my office. H. C. Webster, chief of the
dairy division of the "Department of
Agriculture, In Portland recently said
that In no place In the United States
Is the dairy business handled so well as
to branding of butter and cheese and
full-weight requirements.
"It is. said that the Health Board
wants to take over my laboratory for
consolidation with Its own, if for no
other reason than that the state will be
saved money. Let me say that my
laboratory has cost the state nothing.
Its equipment was bought with money
collected from fines. It Is the best
food laboratory on the Coast, and con
tains the best food library. Why
dof sr't 'the Health Board go to work
and get a laboratory as I have done?
Are there no health laws to enforce?
Has It been In existence threo years
only to discover It needs a laboratory?
I have been Dairy and Food Commis
sioner eight years, and very soon after
taking the office discovered the need
of a laboratory and devised means to
get one.
Department Has Funds.
"My office Is in .good condition, as
evidenced by the fact that the pure
food fund contains $1600 for continuing1
work, although at this final stage of
the biennial period it might be ex
pected that there would be a deficit.
I challenge anybody to show a better
situation th'an In Oregon for the small
amount of money appropriated by the
Legislature. There is now not a p.ound
of oleomargarine or process butter In
the market. Six years ago nine-tenths
of all the vinegar sold In Oregon was
distilled and of outside products; to
day nine-tenths is made from Oregon
apples. Enforcement of the laws
against adulterated jams and jellies
has created a big demand for the pure
products and raised a cry for more
fruit. -
"Knforcement of dairy laws has ef
fected improvement in dairy conditions,
and, though those conditions are not
what are desired, they are much better
than they used to be. The milk supply
of Portland has been bettered inequal
ity, until It Is superior to that of any
city in the United States.
"The Health Board had three years'
experience; I have had eight. If It
shall last eight years, I hope that the
public will have learned what the
' board is, and that It is doing some
thing." Bailey's salary is J2000 a year, and
his deputy's 1200. His friends cite
BDAHD
HEALTH
that in 1904 he was elected by a ma
jority of between 26,000 and 27,000, and
in 1900 by a majority between 11,000
and 12,000, both times running ahead
of his ticket. In 1904 he carried every
county in the state.
AT THE THEATERS
What ihm Tnm Areata Bay.
CHRISTMAS EVE AT HETLIG
"The Heir to the Hoorah" a Delight
ful Comedy at Above Theater.
The delightful comedy, "The Heir to the
Hoorah," will be the attraction at the Hellig
Theater tonight, tomorrow (Christmas) af
ternoon and night, with the last perform
ance Wednesday night. Seats selling; at the
ater for engagement.
Revival of "Trilby" at Baker.
The revival of "Trilby" at the Baker
Theater brought out hundreds of theater
goers yesterday to see this old favorite, and
all were enthusiastic In their praise of the
great production. The Svengall of Mr. Fain
polls is thought by many to excel that of
Wilton Lack aye, and Miss Lawrence was
perfection as Trilby.
"A Belle of Japan" Christmas Eve.
The advance agents were right when they
announced that "The Belle of Japan" was
something entirely new. It is a production
which stands in a class by Itself. See It
tonight (Christmas eve). Special Christmas
day matinee -tomorrow.
"Arrah-Na-Pogue" at Lyrio Today.
The greatest Irish comedy-drama ever
written will be the offering at the Lyric for
Christmas week, commencing this after
noon, when Dion Boucclcault's Immortal
"Arrah-Na-Pogue" will be presented on a
lavish scale by the Lyric Stock Company.
Special Christmas matinee Tuesday.
Two Plays at the Star.
Two plays will be presented this week at
the Star Theater by the Allen Stock Com
pany. The dally afternoon matinees will
offer "Little Lord Fauntleroy," with Master
Harold Hoff In the title role, an event
which interests all the children of the city.
At the jilght performances "The Sultan's
Daughter," a holiday comedy, will be the
offering.
COMIXG - ATTRACTIONS.
Rose Melville in Character Comedy,
"Sis Hopkins" at the Hellig.
Tomorrow morning the advance sale- of
seats for the clever actress. Rose Melville,
will open ajt the box-office of the Hellig
Theater, Fourteenth and Washington streets.
This favorite .comedienne will present her
famous character comedy, "Sis Hopkins,"
at the above theater next Thursday, Friday
and Saturday nights, December 27, 28 and
29, with a special matinee Saturday.
Florence Roberts Next Sunday.
Florence Roberts will be the New Tear's
attraction at the Hellig. Sunday and Mon
day nights, December ''30-31, she will pre
sent "The Strength of the Weak"; New
Tear's day matinee "Magda" ; New Tear's
night and Wednesday night, her latest suc
cess, "Maria Rosa." Seat sale next Friday.
AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS
"Tom and Jerry" at the Grand.
"Tra and Jerry will be served at the
Grand this week, starting this afternoon. It
sounds like a drink, but It Is a pretty
playlet which Frank Mostyn Kelly Is
presenting, with the assistance of E. H. Cal
vert. The headline act Is the sensational
acrobatic turn of the three Walseys, premier
posturers and gymnasts.
Pantages' Christmas' Offering.
The Christmas bill which opens today at
Pantages will be in keeping with the occa
sion. Such performers as Marron and Mar
ron, Frank King and thevDdessas have been
signed. The Marron company Ms the great
est comedy producer that has been here in
a long time. Every one of the seven fea
tures of the programme Is meritorious.
WHY NOT STOP THIS GAME?
Dr.. Wilson. Makes Objection to the
"American Handicap."
PORTLAND, Or.. Dee. 23. (To the Edi
tor.) As . a citizen of Portland and
Interested in the enforcement of law and
the welfare of the young, I was gratified
when the JJayor ordered the police force
to close the nlckel-ln-the-slot machines.
They were clearly In violation of law, and
opposed to the business and moral inter
ests, of Portland; unfair to, every legiti
mate business interest. As a device for
picking the pockets of the thoughtless,
every machine wronged the women and
children of their part in the earnings of
husband and father. I doubt not that the
enforcement of the anti-gambling law
has brightened many of the homes of
Portland at this Christmas time. And
many a faithful wife and mother, as well
as happy child, have been gladdened these
holidays because presents have poured
into them, purchased by what would
have been thrown, away In the slot ma
chine. But may I Inquire what the new de
vice which is substituted for the slot ma
chine is if not a gambling device
equally forbidden by the State law? Why'
do not our police stop that also? Why al
low any one class to trifle with the pub
lic by fooling with our laws and their en
forcement? I am in favor of giving to our
tobacco dealers eveTy right they have un
der our laws; but conducting business
through gambling devices, whether of
steel or pasteboard, is not one of them.
"The American Handicap" is as much
a gambling machine as the one that is
gone. The chances are all in favor of the
dealer. The risk is' the spender's; the
owner has & sure thing. In the name of
law, enforcement, business Integrity, civic
righteousness and public decency, I ask
that it be repressed. Give the grocery,
dry goods, real estate, banking and build
ing business a fair chance for a change.
CLAREXCE TRUE WILSON.
SIG SICHEL & CO., 92 THIRD
And Oar New Shop, Corner Third
and Washington.
Tobacco Jars, English make, will,
keep tobacco fresh. ,
Cantata at Centenary fchurch.
The large chorus choir of Centenary
Methodist Episcopal Church rendered
last night the cantata, the "Coming of
the King," written by Dudley Buck.
The soloists were as follows: Mrs.
E. S. Miller, soprano; Mrs. E. N. Wheel
er, alto; Walter Holt, tenor; J. W.
Wust and E. N. Wheeler, bassos: E.
D. Allen, baritone, who took the part
of King Herod; E. S. Miller, director;
Miss Kennedy, organist. The cantata
is descriptive of the scenes connected
with" the birth of Christ. The cantata
ended with the finale by the full chor
us. It was a musical treat to all pres
ent. For any case of nervousness, sleep
lessness, weak stomach. Indigestion, dys
pepsia, relief is sure in Garter's Little
Lira PUls.
REGISTER NOUN'
ANSWERS MOODY
Defends Himself in Controver
sy Regarding The Dalles
Land Office.,
DENIES FILING CHARGES
Says He Resigned to Avoid Making
Trouble for Political Benefactor
Over Betrayal of Office
Secrets,
M. T. Nolan, register of The Dalles
landofflce, has submitted to The Oregon
Ian for publication, an exhaustive state
ment of his side of the controversy now
raging: between him and Malcolm A.
Moody and others prominent in Wasco
County and the politics of Northern and
Eastern Oregon. Mr. Nolan does not con
fine himself strictly to the main issue the
alleged betrayal of landofflce secrets for
the advancement of the interests of the
Interior Development Company and to
the detriment of Joseph H. Sherar. He
covers much other ground and incidental
ly reveals some interesting inside political
history.
Throughout Mr. Nolan lets it appear
that he considers that Mr. Moody and his
friends took an unfair advantage of
Sherar in filing scrip on the latter'a
Deschutes water power, but he strongly
denies that he has attempted to stir up
trouble for others in The Dalles landof
flce, or for Mr. Moody in Washington.
v Makes Vigorous Denial. "(
Mr. Nolan vigorously denies that he
has at any time made charges against
Miss Annie Lang, the .Receiver, or any
other of his associates in The Dalles Land
Office. It was not" until after he had re
ceived a letter from the Commissioner
of the General Land Office, instructing
him to investigate the report that ad
vance information had been given out,
that he took any action, he says. The
first letter of instruction was received
from the General Office July 18, and evefl
then he did not make an investigation.
On October 13 another letter was sent
to him, stating that unless he followed
instructions in regard to the Investiga
tion at once the matter would be referred
to Secretary Hitchcock.
It was charged that advance infor
mation had been given to Attorney A. L.
Veazle, of this city, which enabled him
to scrip valuable water rights on the
Deschutes River. The land was claimed
by Joseph H. Sherar, who. was anxious
to secure this particular water power. .
Mr. Veazle, acting for the Interior De
velopment Company, had filed on the land
just two days after cancellation of
Sherar's entry was made by the Gov
ernment. As ex-Congressman Malcolm A.
Moody was supposed to be one of the
chief holders In this company, it was
charged at once that the information had
been furnished by his friends.
' Rather than injure the man who had
placed him in office, Mr. Nolan says he
determined to resign to avoid being
compelled to make an Investigation.
October 27 he sent a letter of resigna
tion to President Roosevelt stating the
reasons for his action. Mr. Nolan
vehemently denies that he made any
charges against Miss Lang In his letter
of resignation.
But in the meantime he Bays Attor
ney Veazle had threatened to have him
removed from office under a rule pro
hibiting the wife of a land officer
from taking lieu land. At this time
Mrs. Nolan held forest reserve lieu
land selections.
In his statement Nolan says he was
forced by his superiors to take the
action he did. He denies Moody's, alle
gation that Moody helped to secure the
job in The Dalles land office because
he needed financial assistance. On the
other hand, Nolan claims that but for
his influence Moody could not have
been elected to Congress in 1900, and
that Moody's defeat in 1902 was caused
by the appointment of another' cam
paign manager. Mr. Nolan wishes to
make the point clear 'that by his sup
port of Moody in the past he earned
the appointment to the land office.
. Mr. Nolan charges Mr. Veazle with
trying his case in the newspapers and
intimates that Veazie has used under
handed means to embarrass him. Fur
ther Nolan denies hawng associated
himself with Moody's political enemies
and says that Moody misinformation
bureaus; in different parts of the state
are trying to create the impression
that Moody and his friends are being
persecuted.
Nolan charges Moody with having
tried to dictate his ofnclal policy and
calls Senator N. Whealdon, Moody and
Veazle despollers of the property of
Joseph Sherar, "an honored pioneer of
Oregon."
Text of the Communication.
The Nolan communication in full fol
lows: The dispatch, published by The Oregonian
from Washington on November 13, 1906, was
so erroneous th&t It seems incredible that
your correspondent, usually so reliable,
could have Bent it. It represented me as
charging things against my associate fMiss
Lang, Receiver of The Dalles Land Office)
that were not true, and because of that has
afforded opportunity, which they have taken
advantage of, for the real movers in the
affair that led to my letter asking to be re
lieved, to- put her, as well as Mr. Moody,
forward as misrepresented ' martyrs. Be
cause my statement denying that I had
brought any charges against my associate
was shorter and published In a less promi
nent place in your paper of November 15,
not one-half of those who read the erro
neous article, ever saw the denial.
Your Washington dispatch of Saturday Is
also erroneous. Besides the plausible claim
oi injustice to the Receiver, Mr. Moody
and his close friends enlarge on the sugges
tion that I, because of dislike of the Re
ceiver and loss of Moody's political favor,
wantonly and maliciously made charges that
were Incredible and impossible. The con
trary Is the fact. I made no charge against
my associate. Complaint was made to In
spector C. O. Pollard, when- he was In
specting The Dalles Land "Office, that pre
mature and improper Information was given
out about a letter received January 24,
1906, cancelling a school Indemnity selec
tion that embraced the falls of the Des
chutes River at Sherar's Bridge, by which
A. I. Veazie. who now claims to he attor
ney for the Interior Development Company,
was enabled to file Santa Fe scrip on this
land, at 9 A. M-, Jonuary 26, before the
clerk who records such letters had even
seen the letter.
When I told Veazie, after reallsinz what
he had done, that It would cause trouble,
he said he did not know whom he was act
ing for. I met Mr. Pollard in Portland, July
21, and called his attention to the fact that
we had received no notice of a change of
venue which he had agreed to recommend
on a hearing ordered on a protest filed by
Mr. Sherar against the approval of the scrip
filed by Veazle. At this time Mr. Pollard
told me that he had recommended that
some official outside of The Dalles office be
assigned to preside at the hearing on the
protest and also to make Investigation and
to report on the complaint, requesting me
to wait a reasonable time before setting a
date for a hearing on the protest but mak
ing no request as to the Investigation or
dered. The letter covering that was dated
July 18, 1906, and the fact that It had been
written could not have been known to
either of us. The letter ordering the hearing
on the protect is dated June 11. 1906.
Tb Inspector agreed, with me that it was
not a reasonable thing for an office to in
spect or Investigate itself. As soon as X
reached home after this talk with the inspector,-
about August 1, 1906, I found
awaiting me a letter from the Commissioner
of the General Land Office, addressed to the
Register and Receiver, dated July 18, and
reading as follows:
"Herewith find a statement Indicating that
the information therein mentioned was pre
maturely and improperly given out from
your office, and you are each directed to in
vestigate this matter fully, and make re
port of such facts as may be within your
personal knowledge, or as may be obtained
by you from any other source."
Had there been a desire to manifest a dis
like against the Receiver, which idea was
suggested in Mr. Moody's letter published
November 14, 1906, or to resent the loss of
his political good will which he says I
suffered about a year ago, there was no rea
son to hesitate. Here was an opportunity to
show that petty disposition. While my po
sition as Register had never been agree
able, having been meekly endured nearly
three and one-haif years, I hoped the af
fair would be compromised or that the rec
ommendation of the inspector would be ap
proved and the undesirable duty removed
from me. I was in thismental condition, so
far as this matter was concerned, when the
following letter was received from the Com
missioner dated October 13, 1906, but not
reaching our office until October 22, 1906,
also addressed to Register and Receiver.
"Your attention is called to my letter of
July 18, last, in wh'Ich you were directed
to make full investigation and full report
upon a statement therewith furnished you,
which indicated that information had been
prematurely and Improperly given out of
your office.
"No reply has been received to this letter
and I am at a loss to understand your
failure to comply with the directions therein
given.
"Please give this letter Immediate at
tention, and if the reply is not received
before November 1, your neglect will bt
called to the attention of the Secretary
with appropriate recommendation."
I had set the date of the hearing on the
protest of Sherar against the scrip filing
on October 23, the day after the receipt
of this letter. The notice to Sherar and
Veazle was sent, September 11, which was
as long a delay as the Inspector could ex
pect, Mr. Sherar's attorney being urgent.
Upon receipt of the letter of October 13,
1906, I made copies of that and the one
of July 18, including the complaint, In
closed them in an envelope, fend placed
them on the Receiver's desk, with a note
saying: "I have made copies from which
I can work, if I make report;"
Kept In Sealed Envelope.
These were In a sealed envelope, as It
appeared to be the Receiver's wish to keep
the affair from the clerks at time letter of
July 18 was received. These copies were
returned to me almost Immediately by the
Receiver without comment. While my inten
tion was strong to make the report, I am
not certain that it would have been made
but for what happened before office hours
on October 24, the second day of the hear
ing on the Sherar protest. This occurrence
is set forth in my letter of resignation, ad
dressed to the President and dated October
27, 1906, which follows:
1 desire to be relieved from "the position
of Register of the United States Land Of
fice of this place, which position I as
sumed April 1, 1903, under appointment
from you, after connrmatilon by the United
States Senate and filing bond and oath of
office. j
"I have contemplated (resigning since
Jamiary 26, 1906, on account of a transac
tion in this office on that day, and have
been resolved, to do so since the hearing
of protest of J. H. Sherar against the for
est reserve lieu selection of the Santa Fe
Pacific Railroad Company, by A. L. Veazie,
Its attorney in fact, was set before this of
fice, as well as an investigation of a com
plaint as to improper and premature in
formation being given out by some one in
this office, although I had requested,
through Inspector Pollard, that these cases
be tried before some one outside of this
office. Both of these cases were occasioned
by the event of January 26, 1906.
"I considered, as a possible course, to
refuse to make the report on the Investiga
tion, as the report, to be exact, must re
flect on the man whose recommendation
gained me this position, but not assigning
that as a reason. But as the circumstances
were not such as to Justify such a per
sonal sacrifice, this course was only a pos
sibility, and not a probability, which
would have been to resign and then to
make the report on the investigation or
dered, before that resignation would be
come effective.
"Either course became subordinate to the
Influence of an act of Mr. Veazie, who be
fore offilce hours of the second day of the
hearing of Sherar vs. Santa Fe Company on
Oetober 24, . 1906, requested a private Inter
view with me and in that Interview prac
tically threatened me that if too much evi
dence bearing on the investigation into the
complaint was allowed to appear at the
hearing then pending, it would Inevitably be
shown that my wife was Interested in a
forest reserve lieu selection flledV in this
office December, 1904, Veazie claiming that
since the filing he had been shown a circu
lar, or decision which required the re
moval of the officer, whose wife had made
such entry.
Not Aware of Provision.
"My reply was that I was not aware of
such a provision of law, but if there was, I
would undoubtedly accept the consequences.
There were questions asked by Mr. She
rar's attorney at the hearing on this point,
to which Mr. Veazie, who was the oppos
ing attorney, made objection and against
the opinion of the Receiver, I overruled the
objection and admitted the evidence. In
fact there was no evidence excluded at the
hearing.
"My wife did have an Interest In the se
lection referred to by Mr. Veazle, and I
expected, because of my action in the hear
ing, that Mr. Veazle, who sold the base in
the scrip and to whom there was no secret
made of my wife's Interest in the selec
tion, would bring the matter out in a state
ment of his connection with the transac
tion of January 26, 1906, which I required
of him, but the statement arrived thtls eve
ning, and contained no allusion of that na
ture, with which I am well pleased, as it
precluded the appearance of compulsion,
which might otherwise- prevail as to the
course I propose. I am not awar of any
law that prevents the wife of a local officer
from being Interested in such a selection,
and because I want to mall this letter before
making my report on the Investigation or
dered by the Commissioner on complaint
against this office, which report should be
in the General Land Office, November 1,
1906, I have not time to determine this
point, which Is a new one to me and I be
lieve to other officers preceding my term In
office, as our records show both the wives
and daughters of previous officers have
made entries in this office under laws more
difficult to comply with than the forest
reserve law, and made during the terms of
their husbands or fathers.
"But whether I was aware of the exist
ence of such a law or not. If such existed
December, 1904, that would cause my re
moval because of my wife's Interest in this
selection, and I desire to be relieved as soon
as possible, as such fact would verlously
impair my efficiency as an, officer.
"I desire relief to be by resignation,
which I hereby tender, but. while I do not
court the reproach of removal, let it be in
that way, if you think it Is deserved. I wish
Immediate relief In any case, as while I am
not desiring the removal of any other per
son In the office, I do not want to remain
in an office where transactions like that of
January 26 are possible. It Is my primary
desire to be relieved of the embarrassment
of being considered, by persons not conver
sant with the facts, as under political obli
gations to Malcolm A. Moody, as I Intend,
in a day or two, to transmit a report on the
investigation as to, Improper and premature
information from this office and will show
'that he was in possession of such informa
tion and that It probably came from this
office. I would not have accepted my posi
tion on his recommendation if I had then
the same opinion of his Integrity, that I
have now.
Working for Square Deal.
"As Is well known to two friends, besides
my wife, this request for relief would have
been offered months ago, but for my desire
to assure a square deal In a hearing
just closed to an old man and his wife, who
were about to reap the harvest of a long
life spent in an isolated position, and which
harvest I hope was only delayed, not de
stroyed, by the transaction of January 26,
1906. A copy of the letter will be sent to
the Honorable -Secretary of the Interior.
Hoping that notwithstanding the hurry with
which I have had to write this, to get it
away before commencing on the report, I
have made myself plain, I remain, very
respectfully."
These letters do not disclose any charge
by me against my associates, but your dis
patch of November 13 contained so much
error, that Moody's Bureau of Misinforma
tion with headquarters at The Dalles, and
branch agencies in all Important places in
our land district, have with the false part
of that dispatch, embellished with artistic
dressing, created the Impression with many
people that he and his friend the Receiver
are being unjustly persecuted by me.
I took no official action, reflecting on Mr.
Moody, until forced to by my superiors in
the service, and before taking such action
I- tendered my resignation of the office, ap
pointment to which I owed to him. The
naming of both the Register and Receiver
of The Dalles Land Office at the close of
his second term in Congress was an adroit
and able piece of political management, in
which I took great pleasure' and for which
at the same tdme X felt deeply grateful. It
was a remarkable piece of work, but I claim
that his renorainatlon in 190O was fully
equal to it. Mr. Moody had antagonized Sen
ator Simon, and the Simon leaders made
strenuous efforts to obtain less than a
dozen votes which were needejH, with all of
the Multnomah and part of the Union Coun
ty delegation, to nominate Thomas Tay
lor, of Umatilla County, for Congress In the
Second District. But they found their ef
forts blocked in every direction.
There was also another accomplishment in
that campaign, unheard of before or since:
The Republican delegates to the Wasco
County convention from the four Dalles
precincts were elected without opposition. I
was in charge of Mr. Moody's campaign In
1900, - without Interference from any one.
It might have been well for Mr. Moody's
political interests if the same condition
had existed in 1902. but either with or
without Mr. Moody's authority his brother,
William H. Moody, took charge and is enti
tled to any credit that is due for the result.
I wish in connection with the campaign
of 1900 to publicly thanlr W. J. Furnish.. for
assistance that was of- priceless value, and
in appreciation of such assistance on elec
tion day in 1900 I worked side by side with
Mat Mosgrove seeking votes for Furnish.
Reiterates His Defense.
As I have ' asserted publicly more than
once, I want to emphasize that there were
no charges made In my letter of resigna
tion against my associates, and the same
may be said about the complaint filed
against our office that it was not against
any particular person in it and also about
the report which I made upon that com
plaint under imperative Instructions from
the Commissioner.
I wish to give an account of the move
ments of Mr. Moody and Mr. Whealdon to
deprive Mr. Sherar of the Important part
of & property for which Mr. Moody of
fered Mr. Sherar $60,000 less than two
months before. Moody came to my house on
the morning of January 26, 1906. and told
me that Veazie would be at the office when
it opened to lay scrip for him (Moody) and
that he wanted me to be there, as he had
seen Goode, Huber and Wilson together the
night before, and that they might try to get
this land; so I must see that he got none
the worse of it. I was ready. So was Vea
zie, who, when the door was opened for him
at 9 o'clock, came in. The first important
remark that he made was: "I have some
Santa Fe scrip to place on some school in
demnity selections, which you should have
instructions to cancel."
Besides this he muttered something to the
effect tbLt he was not sure we had them, or
that he did not know we had them; the
latter remark I think was caused, as I be
lieved at the time, by the look on the face
of a clerk, who was standing beside me,
who must have been a little surprised. For
while the bunch of letters had arrived in
the morning mall of January 24. the clerk
who records such letters had not seen them.
I knew Mr. Moody was holding thousands of
acres of land under school Indemnity se
lections on the Deschutes River, and, as he
had said that Veazie was there to scrip
his land, which the parties named by
Moody might try to get away from him, I
did everything possible to expedite Mr.
Veazle's operations, as my confidence in and
friendship for Mr. Moody were therf not
entirely destroyed, although they had been
seriously strained by the Conroy case and
his attempts to dictate my actions as Reg
ister. I handed Mr. Veazle a bunch of letters
cancelling indemnity school selections, to
examine and ascertain if the land involved
In his selection was affected by any one of
them, while I swore the man . who came
with him to make his nonmineral, nonoccu
pancy affidavit and put the filing stamp of
the office on the scrip selection. By the
time I was ready to show him the time of
filing, 9 A. M., on his selection, he had
found the letter he wanted, which I took
from him and Inclosed In a rubber band
with his selection and placed In the basket
for the entry clerk to note on the records.
I felt well pleased at having done some-,,
thing for Mr. Moody, which might relieve
the strained condition between us, but when
about noon I discovered that Veazie, in
stead of scrlpplng land that Moody claimed
title to, had scripped land which everybody
In this locality had acknowledged for years
belonged to Mr. Sherar, my elation dropped
to zero and Moody was forever eliminated
from my list of friends. I have in the fore
going said more about official transactions
than I wish, but it has seemed necessary
and will close that part and tell how and
when the base used in this scrip was pro
cured. After this bunch of letters arrived In the
office on January 24, Nathan Whealdon or
dered 160 acres forest reserve base that
was delivered to him on January 25, and
paid for by his personal check, which was
the base used by Mr. Veazle In his selection,
which was ready for filing before it was pos
sible for the clerk to have noted the cancel
latlon. I make no charges as to who furnished
the Information. I had the opportunity to
acquire the Information and so bad several
others In this office and In the General
Land Office, where Mr. Moody has influen
tial friends, but I do say that Mr. Moody
and Mr. Whealdon had Information that
they should not have had and that they
gave some Indication to Mr. Veazle. Mr.
Veazle has denied this and I do not like to
doubt his word, as in three years, during
which he made frequent visits to the office,
there was never before any Indication of
his connection with anything shady. He may
have been led into the proceeding as I was,
without a full understanding of what was
contemplated. I am positive Mr. Veazle's
own judgment condemned the plan of at
tempting to intimidate me on the morning
of October 24, 1906-
No "Perhaps" About It.
Mr. Moody In his article of November 24,
says that about a year after I took office
things developed, that made him think
that perhaps he had made a mistake. He
could have made his expression stronger,
and it would not then have been quite as
strong as the remarks that convinced him
in the Spring of 1904, that he had, not per
haps, but certainly, made a mistake when
he put me in office with the expectation that
I would violate the law because he wanted
me to do so.
He had attempted about three months
after I took the office to dictate as to cer
tain matters, but I had taken the oath of
office, furnished the bonds, and, if mis
takes were made, the consequences would be
on me; so I gave him to understand that
my conduct in office would be based on my
own judgment and convictions. Although I
was mild In language and courteous In
manner, I meant to be positive In expres
sion, but during the primary campaign of
1904, one of Moody's friends wrote to him
from Crook County, that the publication of
land notices In the Prinevllle Review was in
juring his chances, as this paper was full
of personal abuse of Mr. Moody. It also
scored me a little.
The only notices that paper received were
as to timber claims on which the law states:
The Register shall deliver to the applicant
notice for publication in the paper nearest
the land," which gives the applicant the
right to choose the paper In case more than
one is published In the town nearest the
land. I had repeated the law to him and
argued calmly on the futility of raising an
issue where the final results were bound to
be defeat. He finally said: "Well, I do not
want it to have any notices," and I prompt
ly replied: "I do not give a good G d d n
what you want. I will not run my head
against a stonewall for you or anybody else.
I would not do It for President Roosevelt."
I did not want a third insult of that kind to
be thrust upon me.
In all but timber notices the responsibil
ity of designating the paper rests upon the
Register and I have tried to meet Mr.
Moody's wishes In this regard as expressed
to me. and as a result have been in diffi
culty with some paper In the district nearly
all the time. I do not believe that he con
sidered there was any "perhaps" in the
case at the close of this last Interview, If
thre was at the close of the first.
There was also in the article of Novem
ber 14, the allegation that for the past year
I have been hand-in-glove with my former
political enemies. I think Mr. Moody Is
mistaken In this, although I have not been
hand-in-glove with him since January 26,
1906. When The Oregonian announced early
this year that Mr. Moody declined to be a
candidate for Congress, I consulted nearly
all our old associates In Wasco County, ex
cept Mr. Moody, In an endeavor to secure
support for a man in our locality that would
fall heir to Moody's strength and whom he
could not consistently oppose.
First Choice B. L. Smith.
My first choice1 was B. L. Smith, of Hood
River. One or two of the influential men I
consulted doubted his Independence, al
though I never did. Mr. Smith has been a
faithful assistant of Moody, but there is
nothing, that I know, in his history that
justifies the assumption that If he was In a
position of responsibility he would fall to
act upon his own convictions. The most con
temptible thing done in the last primary
was allowing, if not Inducing, by the sug
gestive method. Mr. Smith to shatter his
political opportunity in a hopeless race for
Senator, In order that there might be no
Congressman from Wasco County In the
way of the mole who has been and still Is
burrowing for the Senate.
Mr. Moody cannot find among those he
designates as my political enemies in The
Dalles, one person with whom I consulted In
relation to this nomination for Congress,
while I can name him a dozen of his close
political friends with whom I did consult
on this subject ! I was interested in this and
a little In the nomination of Mr. Jayne for
the Legislature. Notwithstanding the fact
that Mr. Jayne favored a division of the
county, he had made a record in the Lea-
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The professed belief of both in a single
standard for money led Mr. Moody and my
self into close political relations. There
Is now no serious controversy on that sub
ject, but the matter of giving the primary
law a fair trial is an important question
for Oregon. I have positive opinions on this
subject. I believe that the provision relat
ing to the election of United States Sena
tors la well-nigh perfect, and I have heard
no person point out an amendment that
would be an Improvement. Statement ISo.
1 is the essence and soul of that provision,
without which the Oregon law would be as
useless as the Illinois act. I am using and
will use all honorable efforts to enforce that
provision.
Mr. Moody has the same right that I
have to enjoy and express an opinion on tnls
point. If he declares himself for the en
forcement of this law In the near future,
he and I will be consulting and. associating
with the same people in a large measure.
If he is Jiot in favor of this provision of
law. we may be consulting and associating
with people on both sides, who have been
our political enemies, but I doubt If I will
be working with any person that has been
as far from me in politics as Mr. Mat
thews and Mr. Patterson have been from
Mr. Moody.
I was incorrectly reported In The Dalles
Chronicle this week on one or two minor
points and I wish to reiterate here one
thing so that it will read clearly: If Mr.
Moody and Mr. Whealdon have discovered a
fatal flaw In Mr. Sherar's title they should
come out from behind the shelter of a wom
an and of the Interior Development Com
pany and fight the case in the open under
their own names. They seem to be the peo
ple that are behind the scrip, and who will
reap the profit If the attempt to obtain the
land proves successful.
I was also unfortunate in the use of
words "spurious dfspatch" to The Orego
nian, "Incorrect" would more closely define
my meaning.
Regarding Veazle's Threat.
In regard to the basis for Veazle's threat,
the only copies of a circular dated May 12,
1906, that there is rec rd of In our office
are two copies sent for by the Receiver
early in June. I knew from letter-press copy
book that Receiver had ordered them and
when they arrived, supposing they related
to accounts, I never read them. There was
no copy in our circular file and none posted
In the office as required by the circular
itself. It announces that In any case where
the wife of an official or clerk enters Gov
ernment land, the Commissioner will rec
ommend such official or clerk for removal.
My wife had but a minor interest In forest
reserve lieu selection made in December,
1904, but I will assume that she owns II
all. If the provisions of the circular of May
12, 1906, are to be construed as retroactive,
I am willing to accept removal on the score
of the fact that her Interest is acknowl
edged. Mr. Veazle is a neat little man, and
works strenuously for his clients, but some
people might say he employs small means;
for Instance, trying his cases In the newspa
pers. It seems to me his office stationery
should announce that he will try his cases
if possible in the papers and that he re
serves the right to tell his future patrons all
the business of his present clients, as he
tells his present client the business of his
past ones.
In one of last evening's papers, he makes
an ex parte plea for his clients, which the
opposing attorney may offset by a counter
plea. This Is a brilliant attempt to change
the Issue, which has little bearing on the
vital point. Where, when and how, did
Whealdon, Moody and Veaxle obtain the In
formation that enabled them to have scrip
ready for filing on land that no one else
knew was open for filing? Where did Vea
zie, who himself deals in scrip, get. pos
session of the scrip which Whealdon bought
and paid for, and Moody told me was his?
This is what the complaint is about that
caused my resignation. I could render a
decision on the evidence in the hearing,
which is confined to a single point by the
Commissioner, entirely Ignoring a funda
mental principle of law, that no person
shall be allowed to take advantage of his
own fraudulent act, without feeling called
on to resign, because such decision would
not contain any reflection upon Mr. Moody.
If Mr. Veazle is correctly quoted he has
said many things that are not true. The
hearing was before the Register and Re
ceiver, the oral evidence was taken by a
special stenographer, who transcribed his
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Beef, for mincemeat 4
Mutton Stew, per lb .5
Liver, per lb 5
Veal Stew, per lb 7
Corned Beef, per lb o&
Chuck Steak, per lb. ; 7
Shoulder Steak, per lb. . . 7
Shoulder Roast Mutton, per lb.S
Sirloin Steak, per lb 10
Porterhouse Steak, per lb 10
Breast Veal, per lb 7
Rolled Roast Veal, per lb.,.10
Shoulder Roast Veal, per lb.. 10.
Shoulder Veal Cutlets, per lb.lO
Prime Rib Roast Beef, per lb.lO
Round Steak, per lb . ..9
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notes In Portland, and did not send the tes
timony to the Land Office until after No
vember 20. and I did not see it until at
least ten days " afterward. It covers about
400 pages. I have read over two-thirds of it
carefully. AH the rest of the testimony,
consisting of exhibits, is kept locked up by
the Receiver. I can truthfully say that I
saw no evidence that sustains the argument
made by Mr. Veazle, but I suppose It is
among the exhibits. As to his assumption
of what the law is, I respectfully cull his
attention to 34 L. D. page 305, which he
has never seen if he believes what he says.
Where Veazle Is Wrong.
If he had told of what I am accused X
could say whether or not he tells the truth,
but he says what Is not true when he says
I accused Miss Lang. I would like for
my own sake to furnish a copy of the com
plaint against the office and also of my
report upon that complaint, but I think that
both them and all testimony relating to the
hearing on protest of Mr. Sherar should
be rigidly excluded from this controversy,
which is already too complicated.
I am intensely anxious that the associa
tion In the Land Office shall be severed, but
have no desire to retain my office to the
exclusion of Miss Lang. As shown by my
resignation, I am willing to be removed
even to end a disagreeable situation.
In the early history of Oregon, there was
a giant among the pioneers who located
upon the Willamette water power, from
which he received no benefit during his
lifetime, and the despollers of Dr. Me
Loughlln found the legal talent to give
reasons why they should have his land. Be
fore some future meeting of the Oregon
Pioneers another Holman may pillory the
despollers of Joseph H. Sherar. While the
names of Moody and Whealdon may appear
prominent among the lists of such despoll
ers, I do not think that A. L. Veazle will
prove large enough to be Included among
the despicable crew.
Last month Moody used as his strong ar
gument that I was poor. This month Veazle
organizes his points around the wealth of
Mr. Sherar. If the deacon should come
from the cover next month. I wonder what
similar impregnable fact he will present f
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Stew Beef, per lb 5
Short Ribs Beef, per lb 5
Pot Roast Beef per lb 7
Boiling Beef, per lb 5
Sausage, per lb t lO
Hamburg, 2 lbs 15
Leg Roast Veal, per lb. . .12ViC
Rump Roast Veal, per lb. . 12V
Rib Veal Cutlets, per lb...l2Hc
Prime Rib Steak, short cut. .10
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