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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
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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
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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
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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.