THE MORNING OREGOXIAX. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1908.
JUNIOR SENATOR'S
AEVIBIIIUN hLAHhU
Friends of Fulton and Ellis
Feel That Bourne Is Work
ing for Their Defeat.
j properly under the hammer, was car
) ried out to the- letter. The sidewalk
an.: boulevard, for which the tax was
Imposed, and which have been under
1 construction for some months, have
octn completed and were formally ac
cepted yesterday by the sidewalk com
mittee which paid and discharged the
contractor.
The delinquent property was bid in
by the West Seaside corporation. The
delinquents include a number of Port
land and Astoria people. Costs are
now added that will add considerably
to the sum total of the delinquency.
AIM IS FOR LEADERSHIP
limiKir That Bourne Brought Out
ticcr to Fight Present Congress
man in Second District Will
Hartley Also Suffer?
Will there be a clean-up in the next
Republican primaries and general elec
tion thiit will make Senator Bourne the
hi? IT in Washington, In Oregon affairs?
Tiiis question Is of high interest to the
friends of Senator Futon and Represent
ative Kills, for they feel that Senator
Bourne Is working for the defeat of both.
They say Bourne's Influence was one of
the things that brought forth T. T. Geer
to fight Kills for the Republican nomina
tion for Congress in the Second District:
hIso that Bourne would like to bring out
a rival against Representative Hawiey in
tiio First District, but sees that Hawiey
ham too tight a hold on the office; also
that Bourne has encouraged the candi
dacy of H. M. Cake against Fulton, will
ing either for Cake or Governor Cham
berlain to win the "people's choice" title,
thereby to make himself Oregon's senior
Republican Senator or Oregon's only Re
publican Senator.
Fighting Against Ellis.
It is toid that last Summer Bourne
was trying to bring out a rival against
Ellis, in the person of Frank Davey,
now Receiver .of the Burns Land Of
lire, but that Davey wanted the Re
ceivership, refused to run for Con
gress, and finally got what he wanted.
Whether true or not, this report came
to the ears of Ellis and was one of the
causes of Kills' setting himself against
Bourne in the Schuubel appointment.
Home Ellis men go so far as to say
lliat Geer would not have become a
candidate but for Bourne's persuasion.
They cite that two years ago, when
Bourne was running for the primary,
nomination for Senator, and Geer for
Governor, the two were working to
gether. They predict that if Geer
should be elected ire will ally himself
wilh Bourne. It seems evident that
Bourne does not want Kills re-elected.
KIlis' alliance with Fulton has cost
Bourne victory in the Schuebel ap
pointment. I'ndoubiedly this report will be de
nied by the Geer men. but it is having
cnYct in political circles, for It seems
to bear the marks of credibility,
t Jeer's political leaning, unquestionably
opposite to Fulton's, would naturally
be in the tiircction of Bourne.
Has Moody's Backing.
Goer will have the backing of the
Moody element in Wasco County and
Kaj-tcrn Oregon, but Kills will have
that of the Furnish and that of the
old Williamson and anti-Moody ele
ment. There promises to be a re
newal of old factional lines to some
extent. Geer expects to run especially
well in Union County, Wasco, Multno
mah, Clatsop and Columbia. Kills'
trends arc counting on Shepherd to
pull away from Geer a large number
of Multnomah votes, since Multnomah
is Shepherd's county.
Kills' friends are depending on F.m
ini't Callahan. Baker City's candidate,
also to take votes away from Geer, as
Callahan is paid to be especially hos
tile toward Geer:
When Ellis visited Oregon a month
ago. In company wilh Fulton, he is
suid to have satisfied himself that
Geer's candidacy was largely inspired
by Bourne. Ills friends at once set
tlir nisei ves to work to offset the
Kourno-Gccr pact, by stirring up anti
Bourne enmities in the district against
Geer.
YOUNG GIRL TRIES SUICIDE
Firteen-Vear-OId Ella Johnson
Drinks Wood Alcohol.
SEATTLE, Wash.. Feb. 2,-MSpecial.)
Klla Johnson, aged 15 years, attempt
ed to commit suicide in a box of the
Seattle Oyster House, 103 Bike street,
shortly before 10 o'clock tonight. She
drank about half , an ounce of wood
alcohol, but waiters in the place dis
covered her before the poison had
taken effect. Dr. F. A. Brent was called
and restored the young woman to con
sciousness, after which she was re
moved to the Wayside Emergency Hos
pital. .
Patrolman Humphrey, who investi
gated the ease, could not find any rea
son for the girl's act. She said she
lived with her parents at R54 West
Fifty-ninth street, Ballard. She wept
into the restaurant alone. She hud
several pictures of a young man in a
pin on her bracelet and in a locket.
DEAD OK THE NORTHWEST
A. A. Cowing, Ex-Sheriff or Har-
ney County.
HL'RNS, Or.. Feb. 2. (Special.) A. A.
Cowing, an old resident of Harney
County, died at his home on Praither
Creek, eight miles east of Burns, Jan
uary .'M. after an illness of several weeks.
Mr. Cowing wa. the first Sheriff of
Harney County, appointed by Governor
i'-niuiycr In lsss. when tin's county was
cut off from Grant, and he was elected
to succeed himself the next year. During
President Cleveland's second term Mr.
Cowing nerved as receiver of public
moneys at the land office here, and since
that time he has been engaged in farming
ifitl t'ruitrai.sing.
.Mr. Cowing whs 7x years old and was
:t unlive of Kncland. coining to America
quite young anil to Harney County from
Wisconsin about 23 years hro. lie was a
man of marked ability and when Sheriff
had the reputation of making the best
returns of any .Sheriff in the state. He
lias suffered from stomach and dropsical
troubles for sevckil years, lie leaves a
wife and. three children.
DEMNOIKNT PROPERTY SOLD
Owners at West Seaside Who Have
Not Paid Taxes May Lose Land.
Si;.SHK. Or.. Feb. '.(Special.)
A sale of property, delinquent under
the sidewalk mill boulevard assess
ment, w;is conducted In West .Seaside
:. stenhiv. The amount of delinquent
taxes is about $li!o and- there were
87 pane's of property sold. There hud
been talk of an injunction to prevent
Hie sal. out wncn the advertised time
ciiiiic Ihe programme of the West Sea
side Council in putting all delinquent
I.EARX OF THE PUBLIC . SCHOOL
Institute at Monmouth Proves In
structive to All Hearers.
MONMOUTH. Or., Feb, 2. (Special.) A
well-attended and instructive school in
stitute was held here yesterday under
the supervision of County Superintendent
I 11. C. Seymour. The forenoon was de-
voted to the work of the teachers, with
the usual discussions of methods. The
instruction was given by Principal L. R.
Traver, of Normal Training School. The
afternoon was given over to the school
patrons and officers, and many parents
availed themselves of the opportunity to
learn of the latest methods In use and
participate In the discussions relative to
their relations and responsibilities in con
neetion with the' public school system.
Hon. Curtis Hawiey addressed the meet
ing on the "Use of Agricultural Instruc
tions in the Schools," and pointed out the
necessity of such definite Instructions
Mrs. Ira C. Powell read a paper on the
"Mother s Duty to the Schools." in which
was shown the duty of co-operation by
the parents, and the necessity for mora
attention by the teachers to the moral
training of the pupils. The Normal Quar
tet furnished the music.
HENEY SPEAKS OH
GOOD GOVERNMENT
West Has Had Enough.
ALBANY, Or.. Feb. 2. (Special.) While
making an address before the Linn
County Council, Patrons of Husbandry,
in this city yesterday, Oswald West de
clared he would' not be a candidate at
the election In 1010 to succeed himself as
a member of the State Railroad Commis
sion. He spoke in favor of the re-election
of Commissioners Campbell and
Aitchison at the coming election in June,
but asserted he would not be a candidate
when his own terra expired. "
Chit-Chat oi Sporting
World
BY WILL Q. MAC RAE.
IF SOME one would only hand Jim
Neil, father of poor Frankie Neil, a
powder calling for perpetual sleep, the
sporting world will vote him a medal.
Father Neil would sooner see his b-v
beaten to death than to acknowledge he
was whipped.
Biddy Bishop is determined that the
sports shall not forget he's on earth.
When Bishop wants free advertising he
digs up a husky and labels him a fighting
phenom.
Battling Nelson says his ex-manager,
Billy Nolan, got rich borrowing his
money. Nolan certainly knows the trick
of bumping a sucker.
A man in Indiana was adjudged insane
the other day because he said he was
worth tlOO.OdO and couldn't prove it.
Here's a chance to get rid of a lot of
fighters who' claim championship titles.
Make 'em prove it or put them on the
rockpile.
They say that football has made quite
a hit in South America. Why not;
haven't the rules recently passed through
a revolution?
What is the matter of a return boxing
match-between Gene Sullivan and West?
As a drawing card this could not be
beaten. .
.
INTEREST HIGH AT CLUB
Approaching Multnomah Election
Causes Great Activity.
The principal topic of discussion at
the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club
yesterday was the approaching elec
tion. The nominating of two tickets
to be voted on February 11, has caused
the utmost interest in club circles, and
the advocates of each ticket are carry
ing on a strenuous but friendly cam
paign. The report that the supporters of the
regular ticket had withdrawn their al
legiance from one of their nominees
and advocate the candidacy of Rev. A.
A. Morrison was erroneous, for. accord
ing to the rules governing club elec
tions, this cannot be done within two
weeks of the date of election, and the
tickets will be presented to the . mem
bers for their approval as they were
originally made up.
That the result of two tickets being
in the contest will prove beneficial to
the club, no matter which one is. suc
cessful, seems to be demonstrated r.Vt
emphatically by the amount of Interest
being taken in the approaching evci
Never before in the history of the club
has there been so much interest dis
played in an election of directors. Each
faction has its quota of energetic ad
vocates, and these men are losing no
opportunity of campaigning among
members whose views have not been
announced, in the effort to prevail upon
them to vote for either the regular or
the athletic ticket.
Discuss Needed Game Laws.
The annual meeting and election of of
ficers of the Oregon Fish and Game As
sociation will take place at the exhibit
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock. In addi
tion to the election of officer." a general
discussion of proposed fish and game leg
islation will occupy the attention of the
members of the association, and it . is
also stated that other important busi
ness is to come before the meeting. The
annual banquet of the association has
been indefinitely postponed, owing to the
fact that the number of responses from
the members' invited were not sufficient
to warrant the setting of a date.
Football Star Leaves College.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., Feb. 2.
(Special.) Ralph Dlmick. captain of
last year's Whitman College football
te:im and the only member of this
year's team that was mentioned by
Walter Caiuj) as eligible for the all
Northwest fcaiii. has quit his school
work for this year and will go to Port
land to engage in business.
Weston Normal 4 1; Pearson's ID.
WKSTON, Or.. Feb. . (Special.) Wes
ton Ncrnial defeated Pearson's Academy,
of Walla Walla, at basketball Saturday
evening, score 14 to 19. The locals were
faster than their opponents and excelled
in team work, having profited bv- Coach
Hooper's training. Castillo, forward, was
eston's particular star and threw nine
baskets.
Princely Titles Forged.
ST. PlCTERSBl'RG. Feb. 2.-A revision
of the .College, of Heraldrv of Georgia
trans-Caucasia has resulted in the un
covering of monster forgeries of prineelv
titles. Among 2O00 registered hereditary
coats of arms. 800 have been found to be
bogus.
(Continued from First Pase-I
of the country. These corporations', he
insisted, must he regulated and con
trolled, and if it develops that this can
not be done successfully by legislation,
Government ownership must follow.
Refers to Wide Open Town.
Mr.. Heney prefaced his address by
contrasting the' Portland of today with
the Portland he first visited in" 1903. At
that t,ime gambling was being carried
on openly. He remarked that it was not
apparent that the city had suffered any
loss of business from having closed the
gambling houses. He said that the other
large cities of the country could testify
to the same experience and asserted that
the gamblers of Wall street had been
fattening on the llfeblood of the Nation
until President Roosevelt had concluded
recently to put a stop to their operations.
"The American people are lacking in
moral courage." charged Mr. Heney,
"not in physical courage. These is never
any trouble in raising an army on short
notice to go out and face guns; death
has no terrors for the American soldier,
but when it comes to the mere doing
right for the simple reason that it is
right, we find that there are more moral
cowards than there are brave men. The
reason corruption exists in all of the
large cities of the United States is be
cause we Americans are not yet suffi
ciently intelligent In the matter of self
government. "Let me say right now that San Fran
cisco never was much worse.' if any
worse, than each and every other large
city in the United States; and I could
leave the word 'large' off and not miss
the mark far.
Lesson From San Francisco.
"The causes that underlie this corrup
tion in large cities are exactly the same
in atl of them, and the lesson we must
learn from San Francisco is the most
that we can expect frOm that or any
other prosecution. It is Indeed unfortu
nate that you cannot uproot evil without
compelling somebodyyto suffer. There is
no satisfaction in prosecuting anyone:
no one can take any pleasure in any
prosecution. Nothing but a sense of re
sponsibility and duty will bring a man
to prosecute his fellow-man, but unless
someone undertakes this disagreeable
task, corruption will continue to grow
until it will demoralize the. whole Ameri
can people. It behooves us as a self
governing people to examine the causes
that underly this corruption."
Mr. Heney then discussed the results
of his graft investigations in San Fran
cisco and the startling disclosures that
were made concerning Ruef and his cor
rupt Board of Supervisors. It was
pointed out that these appointive officers
began their grafting operations by ac
cepting three J20 prizefight tickets from
the management of the "fight trust."
This was but a beginning: it led to the
acceptance of larger and more substan
tial considerations for selling out the In
terests of the people they were selected
to represent.
Ownership Last Resort.
"Public service corporations must 'be
regulated, and if that cannot be done
successfully we should own them our
selves," continued Mr. Heney,' "but I
am not prepared at this time to advo
cate Government ownership of the rail
roads, or municipal ownership of public
utilities. We should try every other
remedy first.' then If we cannot keep
the railroads out of politics, let's have
government ownersnip. If we don't we-
will have railroad ownership of the peo
pic. and we have almost got that now.'
Referring to the United Railroads and
Its system of street railways in San
1-rancisco, Mr. Heney pointed out that
the capital stock and bonded indebted
ness of this system, whose original cost
did not exceed JIS.OOO.OOO, had been in
flated until it now stood at J92.00O.00O.
in tact, tne street railway system
couio oe replaced tomorrow in as good
condition as it was tne dav before the
earthquake for $14,000,000, yet the people
are required to pay fares that will nav
the interest on this fictitious valuation of
n2.0C0.0(i0. ' he added.
"That company must be almost as bad
as the one in Portland," -uggested some
one in the audience.
Yes. it is; but the United States, un
fortunately, is full of suckers," replied
Heney.
As to Aims of Roosevelt.
'Roosevelt sees that in the almost un
limited power of the railroads to charge
exorbitant rates for moving all commodi
ties, amounting to a tax on the producer,
there is danger unless these corporations
are regulted by a 6trong arm. Roosevelt
is for regulation first. If that does not
stop this growing evil, then I am for
Government ownership. Rockefeller is
worth $1,000,000,000 and began with an oil
field. A small group of men in this coun
try own all of the oil fields, the coal that
Is in the mines, all the gold and silver.
all the vast water powers in our states.
all of our forests from the Mississippi to
the Pacific Ocean. The American people
are too prodigal: they can't give away
these things quick enough. Roosevelt is
trying to stop it. and your Senators are
trying to stop him from trying to stop
ii."
"Fulton?" suggested a voice in the
audience.
"I did .ot tell at the church the other
night one-liilf about Fulton that I know.
I am waiting for his reply. You know I
feel somewhat about Fulton as the fel
low who was beating a dead dog in the
street. A friend asked him: 'What are
you beating that dog for? Don't you see
he is dead?"
" 'I want to teach that dog that there
is such a .thing as punishment after
death," was the reply.
AVill Rap Fulton Again.
"When I make another speech on Ful
tonand I am thinking of doing it before
I leave Portland that will be the reason.
Of course I am speaking now of a polit
ical death.
"But what must we do In order to cor
rect the conditions that have been made
possible by tho American people them
selves? First we must have a higher
standard of morality in business before
we can get it in politics; second, we must
stop the concentration of such enormous
wealth in hands so few, br :ause it means
power: and that becomes a menace to.
the liberties of the people. We had bet
ter have a socialistic fern of govern
ment than one under which a few indi
viduals own ail the resources and wealth
of the country.
"I am not opposed to an opportunity to
become wealthy; I would not destroy
that motive power among the American
people. But we cannot go on this way
without running on the rocks with this
Republic. They have acquired not only
the railroads, but every other ' industry,
and these industries have practically be
come side Issues to the railroads.
"But how are. we going to go about
remedying conditions? We will not do It
suddenly. Roosevelt has started it by
regulating rail rates. We will have to go
much further. He sees that we must
control the capitalization of these corpo
rations, and we must control the.
amount of the income of all those that
are engaged in a quasi-public business.
Where Schools Are Lacking.
. "We need in our public schools and
we should not wait for the university
to teach something -more than we do
about self-government. Our boys from
12 to 14 years of age are capable of un
derstanding, and instead of learning only
that one politician did this and another did
that, they should be taught the funda
mentals of self-government, so that when
they become voters, thay can. and will,
think intelligently upon these stibjciws and
cannot be fooled by any influence.
"I am more than pleased to- talk to
young men because it is to ihe youn"g men
who are growing up that we must look
for the salvation of American institu
tions. God grant that they will continue
in these United States."
Secretary H. W. Stone, of the Y. M.
C. A., preceded Mr. Heney aVd explained
briefly what the Association was doing
in finding employment for deserving
young men temporarily out of work.
Mr. Stone criticized the practice of the
police of the city in ordering men out of
the city simply because tney do not
have employment. During the exercises
Miss Ethel Shea sang two selections.
O. L. Ferris, chairman of the religious
committee of the Y. M. C. A., presented
Mr. Heney, but the impatience of the
audience to. hear the speaker of the aft
ernoon would not permit Mr. Ferris to
somplete his Introductory remarks, which
were drowned by repeated calls for
"Heney, Heney."
STOCKS FEEL BIG STICK
President's Message Emphasizes the
Dullness of the Market.
NEW YORK. Feb. 2. The sluggish and
irregular movement of prices of securi
ties last week was the reflection of the
indecisive attitude of speculative opera
tion toward the immediate outlook for
business. The market showed resistance
to several untoward incidents of the
week, and while this was attributed to
measures of benevolent control by large
banking and capital Interests, these
measures were accepted as a testimony
to the confidence existing In the larger
outlook.
In the dealings in bonds at the Stock
Exchange there has been an Increase in
activity and a tone of strength that has
been accepted as one of the most en
couraging factors in the situation.
The closing of several of the minor
banks in the New York Clearing-House
during the week, which were assisted
through the Autumn crisis, was. accepted,
with comparative equanimity in the
financial district. Conditions affecting
those banks are seen to be peculiar, and
such as do not involve the general bank
ing situation In New York and. the de
cision that it was not necessary to carry
them further, merely for the purpose of
saving other banks from shock, gave the
impression of confidence in the restored
feeling of trust in. the general banking
situation.
The publication at Washington of the
Government's plan of procedure for en
forcing a dissolution of the Harriman
railroad merger and the sultance of the
President's message in advocacy of a
new employers' liability bill brought a
new influence to bear on the stock mar
ket and emphasized the dullness and
heaviness of its tone.
CHURCH CONVENTION ENDS
Ten Denominations Unite in Mis
sionary Meeting In Bay City.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2. After a
session that had lasted four days with
nearly 3000 delegates in attendance
and during which 50 speakers had de
livered addresses on problems con
fronting the churches, what prominent
ministers declared was the most pro-
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duotiye missionary convention ever
h,eld on the Pacific Coast came to an
end today, when the closing exercises
of the Interdenominational Missionary
Conference were held at Calvary Pres
byterian Church.
Ten different denominations Joined
hands to make the .conference a suc
cess. A similar convention will be
probably held next year.
TAKE DRYD0C1KT0 MANILA
Engineers Return From Successful
Trip to the Orient.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2. Otto
Werner, Charles Bradley, J. If. Van
Horn. T. Myers and Walter E.. Rudolph,
engineers who were in charge of the
drydock Dewey on its trip from the
Atlantic Const to the Philippine Isl
ands, reached here today on the trans
port Cook and will proceed East to
morrow. The Dewey left the Atlantic
Coast on December 2S. 1905. and ar
rived at Olongopo. Philippine Islands,
on July 10. 1906. It was uninjured by
the long voyage in tow of the colliers
Glacier, Brutus and Ceasar. but was
in danger at one stage of the voyage
when it broke away from the colliers.
Engineers Werner and Rudolph will go
to Panama in the service of the Gov
ernment from Washington.
LIFTS BAN FROM "SALOME'
Vatican Permits Church People to
Witness Strauss' Opera.
NAPLES. Feb. 2. The first presenta
tion here last night of Richard Strauss'
opera, "Salome." was the occasion for
much excitement. The clergy, which
denounced the libretto as immoral, and
Its author. Oscar Wilde, as a heretic,
urged women of the Catholic faith not
to attPnd the performance, and it was
decided by tlie management not to pro
duce the opera. At the last moment,
however, the announcement was made
that the Vatican had decided to remove
Its prohibition and the Theater San Carlo
therefore was crowded to overflowing.
Burglar Takes Jewelry.
The home of G. Heitkomper. at 340
East Eleventii street, was entered by
burglars yesterday afternoon, and two
watches and several articles of Jewelry
taken. The police have been given a
description of the missing articles, and
of a suspicious character seen in the
neighborhood during the afternoon.
Bread Knife Ends Trouble.
SAX FRANCISCO, Feb. 2. Brooding
over the action of his only daughter,
who married recently against his
wishes. Salvatore Cagnaecl. an Italian
laborer, ended his life last night by
slashing his throat with a large bread
knife.
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important in Deer.- Ana notning else is
nearly so expensive.
Purity means absolute cleanliness.
It means freedom from germs. Even the air
in our cooling rooms is filtered. And every bottle
of Schlitz beer is sterilized after it is sealed.
It means an aged beer aged for months, until
it cannot cause biliousness.
Without those precautions, no beer can be healthful.
'And who. would
Ask for the Brewery Bottling. knowilllv
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To avoid being imposed upon, see that the cork or crown, is branded drink beer
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not?
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