The Sunday Oregonian., April 12, 1908, Page 8, Image 8

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THE SUNDAY OREtiOMAX, PORTLAND, APRIL 12, 10O8.
me WITH JAPAN,
BURDEN OF DEBATE
Naval Appropriation Bill Calls
for Much Speechmaking
in Lower House.
HOBSON RENEWS DEMAND
I rgCH Construction of Four Instead
of Two HHttlrh1p and I'nlie
Hir i'onrilrt MIIpj Al
tucks the Navy-Yard.
WASHINGTON". April H.- Debate on the
paval appropriation hill in the House to
day resolved itself In the main Into a dis
cuasion of the pn.thtlitles of war be
tween the I'nltcd States and Japan. In
line ' with bin well-known views on the
subject, llotuton of Alalama pleaded for
four battleships Instead of two for the
next fiscal .year, and pointed out that from
now on the I'nltcd States should have a
Axed policy with regard to naval con
struction. A war between the yellow and
the white rn-'ea he regarded as inevitable,
and he asserted that Japan's present mil
itary activity was with a view to the
uprema -y of .the Pacific and ultimately
she would clash at arms 1th the United
States
n the other hand. Burton of Ohio, and
W. W. Kltrhtn of North Carolina dis
puted that contention, each of them
avowing that a clash not only would not
come, but that Ihe Tutted States should
remain In the forefront of modern clvili
satlou as the exponent of p?ce.
Navy-Yards Assailed.
(Khrrs who spoke were AU-y of Con
necticut, who criticised the Navy Depart
ment for maintaining several useless navy
jards; GUI of Maryland, who denounced
the President for hia treatment of Rear
Admiral Brownson; Hawson of Iowa,
who advocated the consolidation of sev
eral bureaus of the Navy Department;
liOUd of Michigan, who favored a naval
programme of two battleship a year for
lm years; Smith of Texas, who made a
general assault on the republican party:
O'Connell of Massachusetts, who declared
himself in favor of four battleships, and
Ferris of Oklahoma, who condemned the
dealing in futures in the bucket-shops and
elsewhere In farm products.
Mr. Hobson went so far as to say that
jrAftno.oiBt In battleships would have en
abled the I'nltcd States to force Kussta
to evacuate Manchuria at the tim she
agreed to do so, and In that case the
war between ftuasia and Japan would
have bee n a verted .
"The war clouds are gathering." Mr.
rlohson said In conclusion.
Mr. Burton followed and was rather
Inclined to discount Mr. Hobson's predic
tions, of war.
Thinks Hobson Wrong.
The t'nited States, he declared, was In
the forefront of modern civilization and
Instead of engaging In wnrfare had
made pestle between notions. He referred
to President Roosevelt's part in effecting
peace between Russia and Japan and
said that "not one nor 20 battleships had
anything to do with that peace. It was
accompli bed rather through a reliance
in his fHlrneajf ami the justice and disin
terestedness of the American people,
'factors'," he declared, "which would have
been swept away if lie had those ambi
tions which belong to a country having a
great nay and seeking to dominate the
nations of the earth."
He concluded by saying that the Unit
ed Stntes should take advantage of its
magnificent Isolation antl loud the world
In the paths of peace.
President Roosevelt's treatment of Rear
Admiral Brownson because of his atti
tude willi regard to the placing of a
naval surgeon in charge of the hospital
ship Relief was condemned by Mr. Gill,
of Maryland, who charged that the Presi
dent had repeatedly shown a disregard
for the law and performed acts wholly
Illegal. A great injustice, lie said, had
been done Rear-Admiral Brownson.
"Wo should demand justice and fair ;
play." he exclaimed, "not only in precept
but also in practice." and he said that
"he who l loudest in preaching the
'sqiuire deal should be foremost in prac
ticing It."
ttiotcs Topical Sons.
Mr. Gill briefly touched upon politics
and said that notwithstanding the Presi
dent had twice asserted his determina
tion not to be a candidate for a third
term, it was currently reported that his
last message was a bid for a denomina
tion. He quoted from a topic song the
refrain running;
"It's Taft or I. ami that's the cry in
Washington." and said that President
Roosevelt's . renomlnatton would be a
misfortune to the Republicans and his
election for a third term a calamity to
the country'.
Mr. Ixtud tMleh.1 favored a naval pro
gramme of two battleships each year for
the next ten years. Mr. O'Connell
tMasa.) supported the four-battleship
proposition.
Declaring that many members bad gone
"Navy mad." Gregg, of Texas, opposed
a great naval programme.
' Mare Island Attacked.
The Navy-yards and stations attacked
by Mr. Ultley were those at Mare Island,
Charleston. Port Royal, , Portsmouth, i
New Orleans and Key West. They were
taken up separately and discussed by Mr.
l.illey. The Mare Island yards, he said,
had cost SMTe.ODO. "But the Secretary or
the Navy states that this dry dock will
not permit the docking of a battleship.
And not only la this true, but a battle
ship cannot get to the yard. Although
Rear-Admiral Kndleott, then elilcf of
the Bureau of Yards and Docks ten years
aco. practically recommended the aban
donment of this yard, since that time
JTiVW has been expended in dredging
alone, and $.".1-4.712 has been appropriated
and expended on the yard."
"K ey West is a place." said Mr. 1,11
le, "that hns cost us $l..SS.03(t. It is
st miles from the straits and the low
wa tr r depth in its channel Is 2 feet,
ami $1 1 l.ot0 has been spent there for
dredging. At this yard, in the fiscal
ear ended in l!", J.31S was expended
for labor, and the value of their total
product was but $?12fi. i
"Portsmouth. N. II.. or Kittery. Me.,
Is a plant that lias cost us over $10.
OV.WO." Concerning the Navy-yard at New
Orleans. Mr. l.illey said that in 1W7. ,
$7. 774 was spent by the Department for j
labor, and the total product was $1-M.
Charleston, he said, ha-1 but 'i feet of
aater in its channel, yet Congress has
appropriated Jl.lM.J to build there a
magnificent drdork.
Mr. l.illey iriticlsed Congress for not
establishing a naval training station at
Annapolis and moving the academy 70
miles betow Annapolis. thiMi saving the
$10,000,000 that Is going to the Great
I,ak-s. Annapolis, he said, for which
Congress has seen tit to appropriate
sums that will reach a total of $10.000,.
000. Is sunk in the mud.
Mr. Ulley's resolution rrcttca that.
whereas, more thiin $li)n.an-A has been
uscleimly spent on the Navy-yards
mentioned, and whrw, the Oovrn
mnt would benefit hy their sale or
Hhnnilnnmcnt. the rrtdent be rm
powered to appoint commission of
three members, two of whom shall be
men of reputed ability In the nmniiK
ment of arrest Industrial enterprises
ml the third retired naval bureau
chief, to investigate and report upon
the advislhlltty of either abandoning;
or sntr-v the yards and stations men
tioned and report not later than Janu
ary 1. It Is asked that the commis
sioners bo givrn full power to take,
testimony and to cll for records and
account.
Tilde Sam Want Elevator Alan.
ORMGOVIAN NKWS Bl'RBAl. Wash
ington. !. C. April 11. A civil ser
vice examination to fill the office of
electrician and elevator conductor at the
Portland Putt office will be held May 20;
salary $4
ore additional letter-carrier ill be ap
pointed at Portland on May 1
Koo-cvclt f.ive Dinner-Party.
WASHINGTON. April It Pr-nident and
Mrs. Roosevelt entertained a distinguished
company at dinner at the White House
tonight. The guests included Boron Ro
sen, the Russian Ambassador; Secretary
of the Navy Metcalf; Assistant Secre
tary of State and Mrs. Bacon ; Repre
sentative and Mrs. I,ong worth ; Mrs
Whitelaw Held and Mr. and Mrs. Hum
phrey Ward.
WILL VISIT YELLOW SEA
lMIII.iriMNi: .FLKKT PKKIWKKS
COH AXM AI, t HUSK.
Officials al. Washington. Not Srry
o Sro Warship In dilnoM
Waters During lioycott.
WASIUNCTON. Apt II 11. The Phil
ippine flet. tcchnlrHlly known as the
third sqimrtron of the Pai Iflr. iinil r
command of Roar-Admlrai Hemphill,
will 1avii Manila noon for Its anniiHl
Slimmer online In Ablatio waters. A1
miral Hemphill l.s entirely Independent
of illrec tlon from the Navy Department
reispeetlnK his movements on this
erulse. but it Is th Impression here
that he will, aa usual, make his base
at Chefoo In the Yellow Sea. Krom
there It is usual to make praetiee
irulses to various Chinese and Japan
ese ports and to earry out a regular
system of maneuvers. The cruise pen
erally extends over a period of from
three to four months.
While It Is asserted with posltlve
ness that no directions or siiRirestlons
have Rone to Admiral Hemphill re
specting the t'hlnese hoycott of Japan
ese goods, developing as the; result ot
the Tatsu Marti seluure and release, it
Is evident that officials here will feel
a satisfaction In havInK the American
floor nfloat in Chinese waters.
' There Is an Inclination here lo mini
mize the boycott movement. Reports
which have reached here are meaner,
no mall advices havInK been received.
.Mr. Kockhlll, It Is reported, has Just
completed Ills annual trip up the
Yanfctse itlver. where he made official
calls on the viceroys of New Chwangr
and Hankow provinces. Return calls
were received by Mr. Rockhill aboard
the American cruiser which conveyed
hiin on the river trip of ir.00 miles.
CONTROL WILL INCREASE
Statesmen Dlscuns State and Federal
Tower Over Corporations.
PH11.AI1B1.PHI A. April 11. The closing
sessions of the annual meet of the Amer
ican Academy of Political & Social Sci
ence were held this afternoon and tonight,
at which the questions. "The Nation and
the Railways" and "The Federal and
State Control of Corporations' were dis
cussed by men who hold opposite opinions
concerning Federal control. Anions the
speakers at tnniRht's session were Con
Ktessmau Burton. Ohio: John Sharp Will
iams. Mississippi, and James 1 Slayden:
ex-State Circuit Court Judge C. M. Hough,
New York, and Henry M. Hoyt. Solicitor
General of the United States, Washington,
D. C.
Judge Hough said large corporations had
received too little control and would get
a great deal more. Mr. Williams said the
usurpation of power by the Government
was generally based on necessity, "the
tvrant's plea," and generally grew out
of war. Mr. Burton aald the states them
selves would determine the boundaries of
state and Federal power, and there need
be no fear of Federal usurpation.
A letter was read from President Roose
velt, invltirwr President Rowe of the Acad
emy to participate in the conference of
Governors on conservation of general re
sources, which is to be held at the White
House. May 13-15.
Martin A. "Knapp. chairman of the In
terstate Commerce Commission, in a
speech referring to the Sherman anti
trust law. said:
"Nothing indicates more the profound
sagacity of the President than his call
on Congress for a modification of this
bill."
FAVORS STRONG NAVIES
Needed Xow for Preventing Wars,
Says Mrs. Eddy.
ROSTON. Mass.. April 10. (Special.)
The Christian Science Sentinel this
week publishes the following state
ment: WAR.
MARY BAKER G. EDDY.
For many years I have prayed daily
that there be no more wp.r. no more
barbarous slaughtering of our follow
beings, prayed that all the peoples on
earth and the Islands of the sea have
one God. .one mind, love lod supreme
ly, and love their neighbor as them
selves. National disagreements can be and
should be arbitrated wisely, rainy and
fully settled. It Is unquestionable,
however, that at this hour the arma
ment of navies is necessary for the
purpose of preventing war and pre
serving peace among nations.
ENLIST A NEW MASCOT
SalKtrn of t'ru.sor Washington Name
Young Goat Chief Seattle.
SEATThK, Wash.. April II. (Spe
cial. Rated as a kid poat. with no
service marks and no medals. "Chief
Seattle' was formally adopted today
ly the sailors of the cruiser We.shlna;
tn as the cruiser's mascot. The Seat
tle Commercial Club Is sponsor for the
new mascot. Henry Watson Cornell
Introduced the recruit to the crew and
Chief Boatswain's Mate J. Costin made
out the enlistment papers. Occupying
a larae table tn the Commercial Club
rooms. Chief Seattle was coddled and
petted by nearly 'J00 persons who went
to see the ceremony.
The veteran aroat. which has done
duty a mascot of the ship, will be sent
ashore, and the ship's records will
show that he has been placed on the
retired list.
What Is
In fan Kranrlseo the motive of
Francis ,1. Heney In pronecutfnaT the
municipal rafter a has been seriously
questioned- No longer la It considered
that he has been prompted by a desire
to m-rvf the public disinterestedly.
Within a year a marked chance baa
O'-currL-d In public sentiment and the
method of prosecution by Mr. Hertey
h ve been described a a a "ae'it-ma of
Intimidation, subornation, falsehood,
in tr la tie.'' No lens responsible lournal
than the San Francisco Ar-Jtoinut turns
up the "Heney method" ns:
Thin rotten and rrlmlnnl eystem of
first lmnajlnlnaT thr ajollt if aoinrbody
uad then 'rouadtaa; UP e IHee to
make the Blahtmare eVmnastrHiloBi
If Mot a realty.
On March XI the Arsroniut published
an exhaustive review uf the antl-iiraft
movement In San Franc-far , showlnjr
bow from having pubic support the
prosecution. In chars of Franc la J.
Ht .ey, ha a become discredited. Tho
Argonaut traces the mdual uncover
Inrr of the motives ba.'k of the prose
cution, discloses the arbitrary author
ity of the prosecution wh loh bad been
usurped and relates how. fioin bclncr a
public prosecution the anti-craft move
ment degenerated Into one of personal
revenue.
Appended excerpts from the Arconaut
outline the history of the anti-arraf t
movement and Hie discrediting of
Henry and hid employers.
"In March, 1907 one year apo the
movement Inaugurated some weeks
previously by Francis J. Heney, Ru
dolph Spree kels and others avowedly
PKiilnst a deeply-rooted system of mu
nicipal debauchery, typified by the
names of Abraham Ruef and Eujiene
Submit, stood hlarh In moral repute
In San Francisco. It bad the approval
of every reputable element and th'-r2
was organized In Its support apparent
ly everything essential To success.
I'ublic respect was behind It; the press
was a unit for It: the courts were at
least friendly to It; highly skilled de
tective aid was at its service; appar
ently unlimited money was pledged to
it. In brief, every aspect of the situa
tion was favorable.
"Within a year this movement has
had many successes and It has
achieved one undeniable public serv
ice, namely, that of thrusting out from
place and authority a group of grossly
corrupt officials and at the same time
breaking up tint sinister political or
ganization of which Abraham Ruef was
the head. The merit of this achieve
ment is large, so large that by whom
ever the, history of the complicated and
troubled year of 1907 may be written,
due credit must be given for it.
"And yet today March, 198 w
find t !iis same movement, once so ap
proved and justified, at many points
successful and In one Instance largely
and meritoriously so we find this
movement abandoned by the more ef
fective elements of its original sup
port, pnhllcly discredited. depertely
defending llarlf ngulnst distrust and
contempt. The change in the sym
pathies of the San Francisco public, if
not absolute, is sufficiently general to
be marked as a thing without parallel
In our immediate history.
WANT KKPVBMCAX SUPREME
JUDGE RE-KLiKCTED.
Hope Thereby to Secure Two Places
on Bench for Democrats at
the Next Election.
Democrats are calling on their brethren
to elect Judge R, S. Bean. Republican, to
the Supreme Court next June this in
order to secure places on the bench for
two Democrats In the election next No
vemberWill R. Khng and W. T. Slater.
These men are now associates of the Su
preme Court, with the title of Commis
sioners, but after the expected adoption
of a constitutional amendment in June,
Increasing the number of Supreme Court
judges from three to five, two additional
judgeships will be tilled in the November
election.
The call for Democratic support of
Bean has been issued by a committee W.
H. Holmes of Salem, W. K. Weatherford
of Albany and N. A. Peery of Portland
appointed by Alex. Sweek. chairman of
the Democratic State Central Committee,
by authority of the State Committee. The
Central Committee., at Its last meeting,
January 18, declared for a "non-partisan"
judiciary.
The committee's call for Democratic sup
port of Bean is signed by Mr. Sweek and
Is addressed to Democrats aa follows:
Portland. Or.. April 11. Dear Sir: At
the June election the proposed amendment
to our state constitution will be voted
upon, and probably adopted, by which the
Justices of the Supreme Court will be in
creased from three to five, and the two
additional Justices will he selected at the
November election. At a meeting of the
Democratic State Central Committee, held
in Portland January 18. 1 9 S. by a unani
mous vote a resolution was adopted de
claring in favor of making the judiciary
of the state non-partisan, thereby carry
ing out the plan initiated by Governor
Chamberlain of selecting men for the
various judicial offices with reference to
their qualification, regardless of their
political affiliations. Under this resolu
tion. W. H. Holmes, of Salem; J. K.
Weatherford, of Albany, and N. A. Peery.
of Portland, all prominent attorneys and
well-known Democrats, were appointed,
as a committee, to look Into the question
and to determine upon the best, method
of carrying the spirit of this resolution
into effect.
After a full investigation of the sub
ject, this committee has reported in favor
of electing the Judiciary in such manner
as to finally insure -a proportional repre
sentation of each of the political parties
upon the bench, and have decided that
Chief Justice Bean should be nominated
by all parties to succeed himself. He is
the only nominee of the Republican party
and his liiah standing as a jurist and
eminent standing as a dtisen make it fit
ting and advisable that the Democrac of
Oregon not only offer no opposition to his
nomination, but as evidence of their sin
cerity, and to insure his election, place
his name upon their ticket as well. Such
course will arouse the people to the pro
priety of having a non-partisan judiciary.
After the principle is once established,
the Republicans of the state wifl have an
opportunity of placing themselves on rec
ord in favor of this movement at the
comine November elect ton. when it is
probable that under the proposed amend
ment two new Justices will have to be
selected by the people to succeed the two
Commissioners, now aiding and, tn effect,
constituting a part of the court. For
these reasons no name will be printed on
the Democratic ballot to be us?d at the
primaries on April 17. and a blank w..i
be left in which to write the name of the
person to be nominated. In conformity
to the wishes of the Democratic State
and sub-commit ices, you are requested
to write, and to cause all your Democratic
friends to write, in this blank the name
of Hon. Robert S. Bean, of Lane County,
placing an X before the name, thus:
"For Justice of the Supreme Vote for
Court. one."
X Robert S. Bean, of Lane
County.
In this manner his nomination by both
parties, as well as his election, will be
assured. We will then trust to the good
judgment and fairness of the people of
the state to see at the election in Novem
ber next, that of the five men who may i
occupy the Supreme Bench not more than
three 'of them shall be of the same polit
ical party, thereby assuring the non-partisanship
of that court. This Is the enect
of the course adopted In Massachusatts j
DEMOCRATS TO AID BEAN
Heney s
"It will be Tetnembered that when It
was announced that Mr. Rudolph
SpreckMs had financed the anti-graft
cru.vade and that Mr. J. D. Phetan
stood at his back there were many to
express doubts as to the motives of
these persons. It was recalled that
before the disaster Spreckela and
i Thelan bad been associated In a street
railway project In rivalry with the ex
isting system; and there were those
freely to suggest that the movement
of the two persona named, nominally
against graft, mtght In its motives and
essential character he an effort to
ret evea with business rivals by
which the Spreckels-Phclan combina-
1 tlon had been worsted in business con-
; fllct.
"That Messrs. Ppreckels and Heney
bad private motives of enmity against
Mr. Calhoun, of the United Railroads,
did not seem then, and does not now,
I an adequate reason for discrediting
J their early activities In the way of
detecting and punishing crime, provid
ing, of course, that the methods of
prosecution were legitimate and proper.
It was assumed In the beginning In be
half of the backers of the prosecution
that they would attempt nothing out
side the lines of propriety and legi
timacy. It was upon this basis that
public confidence and support was
given to their movement. The pre
sumption was that whatever they did
they would do properly and In order,
with a due regard for public Interests
and with a deeeat reapeet for the In
tegrity ef the law. Indeed, they were
represented as backing a movement to
enforce the mandates of the law.
"It Is true that questions were
raised as to the men active in the
prosecution. especially of Messrs.
Spreckels and Heney. Nothing in the
career of the former was suggestive of
Impersonal or unselfish motives, while
the wholo repute of the latter was that
of a frontier lawyer, mostly In connec
tion with criminal practice.
It was hoped and trusted that some
thing of the spirit of a great moral en
terprise might come to possess the men
active In it and give thftn enlargement
of character in relation at least to the
work in hand.
"The first thing tending seriously to
raise questions as to the purposes of
the prosecution developed In addresses
made by members of the prosecuting
group before public audiences. Mr.
Heney. In various platform talks, per
mitted himself so far to depart from
lawyer-like pra.-tiee as to boant of his
purpose to eonvlel certain person a arm,
nme of whom he has officially charged
with wrongdoing, others whom he had
not then and until this time hns not
preferred charge. At Berkeley, at
Stanford, and elsewhere, Mr. Heney,
spenking for the prosecution. an
nounced his determination to get' cer
tain men. This whs thought at the
moment to be n grows Indecency and aa
time bra developed the scope nod meth
ods of the prosecution It has hern even
more severely regarded.
"But, while the puhllc took note of
these deviations from norma I. legiti
mate and worthy practice, nevertheless
it did not withdraw Its backing from
the graft prosecution. It was felt that
the good ause ought not to be discred
ited in the house of Its friends, hern one
a nroNCoutlnit agent had Induliceil h I tn
eit: la Ill-timed, Ill-tempered and even
grossly Improper utterances.
and New York, with the result that the
Appellate Courts of those states occupy
the foremost rank among the highest
courts of the various states. Very sin
cerely yours,
AIjKX swkk. -.
Chairman Democratic State Central Com
mittee. Foot Crushed by Elevator.
Miss Myrtle Benlcke, aged . 17 years,
stenographer for E. K. Reed in the Phoe
nix building- at Fifth and Oak streets, was
painfully injured In that building at 2
o'clock on Friday afternoon by having her
ri?ht foot caught between the ascending
elevator and a projection of the wall. The
foot was badly crushed, all of the toes
being severely lacerated and the second,
toe being so badly maimed that it was
amputated at St. Vincent's hospital. The
elevator was operated by Karl Nordberg.
Much Money When Arrested.
Wandering about the street in an intox
icated condition with $66 in cash and cer
tificates of deposit on local banks showing
the possession of $2600 more, John Flfnk.
a Flnlander, aged 54 years, was arrested
last night at Fourth and Davis streets.
Flink said the money represented the aav-
A San Francisco
Print Shop
Opportunity
A most complete plant everything
new equipped about a year ago at an
outlay ot $24,000.00, consisting of
Mienle Cylinders, Clts Armory, Uni
versal, Golding Jobbers, Bronzing Ma
chine. Cutters, Numbering Machines,
StftcHcrs. Perforator, Punches and
Dies. AH machines have Individual
motor power.
New type in the best stands and
cases obtainable complete racks of
furniture and 3 perfect Imposing
stones, complete stock department, com
posing, press, bindery and office rooms
all on one spacious ground floor. This
shop has paid $1,200.00 net profits a
month; the owner ceased operating
this plant, now devoting his time pro
fessionally. Everything In the plant Is new and
will bo sold outright or to a man or
men with printing sense an arrange
ment can be made for operating which
will assure a profitable investment.
Business conditions In San Francisco
are now better than they have been in
the history of the city. Address
L. Burnham
30 Montgomery St., Saa Kraaclnco, Cal.
TEETH
CUT RATES
To advertise our new and won
derfully successful Alveolar
Method, we will do work at cut
rates for
30 DAYS
A ten-year guarantee with all
work. Examination free. Silver
fillings, 50c; crowns (22k), $3.50
to $5.00; bridgework (per tooth),
S3.50 to $5.00. Plate as low as
S5.00. ' Everything first class.
Lady attendant
Boston Dentists
MvrriMB St. Oaa. FaateOlcc
Motive?
f There were thoae -tki aaw clearly
that a ainch leva, a spirit mo deeply
vindictive, a aeaae of propriety so out
or joint with all rcanoaahle atandartfa.
Implied aomethlaa very nrach at odds
with the aomlanl parpoaea of the aatl
graft movement.
"Other Incidents tending to discredit
the purposes of the prosecutors arose
In connm tlon with the trial of Kugene
Schmits. From beginning to end this
procedure was In contempt of all thu
ordinary forms of law. The sympathies
of the court were manifestly with the.
prosecution. Broadly speaking, all the
motions of the prosecutors were al
lowed; all the motions of the defense
were denied. It was the universal
declaration of old lawyers that the
case was carried to its culmination bv
forced and arbitrary rulings and that
upon appeal the verdict would surely
be nullified. Kven laymen saw that
the procedure was a farce, carried
through by Irregular methods to a
predestined end. At the same
time there were thoughtful men among
us to question any proceeding carried
forward regardless of the principles
and the rules of law. And there were
those to say publicly that If the graft
prosecution was to carry Itself Into
public respect It must not for any
purpose, however good In Itself, dis
credit by its practices the laws of the
land."
After Mayor fle limits had been Inca
pacitated, five commercial nod lea or
ganised the Committee of peven, not to
assume administrative authority, hut to
decide upon. courf and select agents
fitting the emergency.
"When, with arrogant Incivility,"
continues the Argonaut, "Rudolph
Spreckels declined co-operation with
the committee thus authorlred by the
commercial bodies of the city, then and
there men of discernment recognized
the true character of the whole move
ment. It was not to redeem San
Francisco, not to thrust out unfit men,
not to punish criminality it was a
movement to put the powers of the
municipality Into hands already hold
ing Irregularly the powers of the prose
cuting office.
"It was a movement to make Mr.
Rudolph Spreckels (with Mr. James I.
Phelan In the background) the dic
tator of San Francisco. It was a move
ment whose successes were not to pro
mote the dignities and the Integrities
of community government, but to carry
forward the prl va tc purposes, the re
venge and the whiinMlea of a man hav
ing no title to consideration save that
of his wealth, a man who had literally
bought San Francisco with a price. It
was then that thousands came to recog
nize the fact that government In the
hands of Spreckels like government In
the hands of Ruef. was one and the
same thing, modified only by a change
of names."
The arbitrary giving of Immunity
baths by Heney to the corrupt Board of
Supervisors astonished San Francisco.
"Surprise was universal." says the
Argonaut, "when It developed that
without legnl or other authority, but
upon Its own initiative and to Its own
ends, ihe proaeentlon bad granted Im
munity to the whole w retched crew.
Kxplar-atlons were specious, but neither
at the time nor since have they been
sufficient to Justify this extraordinary
jail delivery.
'It made the public gorge rise to
see these wretched criminals still sit
ting in the City Hall, drawing flown
the money of the municipal ity and
exercising responsible public functions.
Who, it was asked. arc Mrr.
Spreckels pad Heney that they should
aaanme to define the moral line In thin
bnpfnCKMf By what virtue arc they
juallfled to judge as net wee a clasMC
of criminals, letting go free aid re-
ings of his life. When questioned by the
police hm to how he dared risk such a
THE END IN
Graves & Co. to Vacate Present Quarters In a Few Days
Prices
A rehearsal of our many attempts to
arrive at an equitable rent basis for our
present quarters is of no consequence now.
Suffice it to say that rather than submit to
the exorbitant demands, Graves & Co. de
cided to dispose of the entire stock of
Sheet Music and high grade Musical In
struments . and quit, regardless of the
sacrifice.
Fortunately, however, at the eleventh
hour, we were able to secure the entire
store in the magnificent new Couch build
ing on Fourth, just around the corner of
Washington. Not only is the location one
of the most desirable in the city, but ar
rangements are now complete to make this
the finest and most modern musical estab
lishment in the West.
It will be stocked with the
comprehensive assortment of high-grade
Pianos, Talking Machin.es, Musical Instru
ments, Sheet Music, Musical Merchandise,
to be found in the West.
PRICES STRIKE BOTTOM
In order to dispose of everything in our
present quarters in the quickest possible
time, prices have been cut to the very core.
Never before has there been such actual,
downright slashing of prices.
Talking Machines, Pianos, Violins,
Guitars, Mandolins, Banjos, Band Instru
ments, Sheet Music, etc., etc., all must go
in double quick time.
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No telephone orders, no C. O. D.'s, no
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Folio, was 50c, now 7. Student's Piano
Method, regular $2.50, now 38. The Bos
ton Conservatorv Piano Method, was
$1.00, now 19, etc.
STRING INSTRUMENTS SLASHED
Strictlv high-grade Mandolins, rare old
Violins, the world's best Guitars and
Banjos, can now be secured at actually less
than half former prices in man' instances.
Splendid instruments, regularly sold at $6,
$8, $10, now go for $1.88, $3.24 and up.
GRAVES &
wnr4 iae mm claaa rafeaaea a ad
roaa galltr. hlle they make a
merit af anraulag. afhera certainly aot
more aralltyr
"It was here that the theory of the
prosecntlon was developed, that those
who submit to extortion who consent
to be held up, so to apeK are more
deeply guilty than those who do the
hold-up.
"The plain trnth fa that neither Mr.
Spreckels. Mr. Phelsn nor Mr. Heney
are qualified to render Judgment in a
matter of this kind. No one of them
has the breeding In American tde
or the moral and Intellectual standards
essential to the Integrity, not to men
tion the refinements of moral Judg
ment." How. when Calhoun was Involved In
the street-car strike, Heuev had prem
ised not to disturb him until the trou
ble with the men was settled, and then
summoned Calhoun to the grand Jury
the day the strike was formally de
clared, la related In the Argons ut.
This was considered as an outrage,
that the moral powers of the prosp- u
tlon should have been turned at the
very hour of siren and trial to his
embarrassment and confusion. "Even
the rule of the prize ring Itself do not
permit a man to be struck when he is
down. Public sympathy knows how to
adjust Itself In ma ttera of this kind,
and It quit klv turned to Calhoun.
"Incident after Incident had weak
ened the hold which up to the time
of which we apeak the prosecution
held upon the sympathies of this Jour
nal. But when at the crisis of a contest
for an essential Aiviertrnri principle
the graft prosecution placed its bor
rowed moral powers on the side of
riot, outrage ami anarchy, the Argo
naut lost all consideration for a move
ment ma al rent I y coacclrcd la malice
aad carried forward with a nplrtt set
ter la accord with the standards of the
middle ngen. With Its exposition of
gross motives In connection with the
street-car strike, the prosecution came
to the end of anything wearing the
look of general respeet."
"When Kuef gave testimony In the
Schmlt case he had a contract for
Immunity In his pocket. When asked
about It be awore to a lie and was
known by the attorney of the prosecu
tion and by the Judge on the heneh.
to be speaking falsely. We assert this
not aa a matter of Individual knowl
edg or theory, but on the sworn testi
mony of two clergymen, supplemented
by the records of the court.
"Furtr ermore. the Hgents of the
prosecution. Including Mr. Henev him
self, went before the public again and
again In the campaign which preceded
last Fall's election, asserting with the
utmost emphasis that Ruef bad de
manded Immunity, but that It had
been denied him. At this time, be It
remembeerd. Rue fa contract, not only
guaranteeing complete immunity, but
specifying the processes hy which it
was to be obtained, was in the pocket
of the anh-criniina 1. and had been
there for months. Is It surprising, let
us ask, that there should he public
dlstruat of meat who. pretending to the
highest moral pur pone aad aim,
hate Med. and lied, and lied and lied
again to the ahamc of c cry atandard
reaper ted hy nica with the Kllghtcnt
claim to nlncerlty and honor f
"In nothing else, perhaps, have the
prosecuting agents more completely
illustrated their deficiencies of char
acter than in the assaults made by
them and by the two necessitous news
papers which they dominate, against
the Appellate and Supreme Courts In
connection with the rchmitz decision.
There Is no disinterested lawyer of
standing who otiestiona the soundness
of this derision. The fault of the
whole matter lies not with the court
which has declared the law. but with
those who so bungled their work as
to make its nullification a legal neces
sity. But In their chagrin and resent
ment, the prosecutors have turned
upon the courts, accusing 1 2 men, se
lected for professions 1 eminence and
for lofty character, of an infamous
partiality and corruption.
The Incident shows how rega rdless,
how desperately reckless, these men
are when their passions are aroused.
It shows bow fraudulent thing thefr
large amount of money in his possession
while under the Influence of liquor. Flink
Entirely Lost Sight
largest, most
CO, 328 Washington St
snarh vanate patriotic aplrtt la
haw It fall acfr every ftuat of nager
ar reaeaf meat."
Another pha nf the career of
Heney in San Kranclaro U dt ne,f
hy the Argonaut In regard to Huef'a
immunity. Despite (he affidavits of
two clergymen, the pronerution has at
tempted to dny the existence of tba
con tract.
"The Incident." ront Inn the Argo
nattt. "shows the co-arnec of mca
who, renew enough to Manier aad i
aerf wcaadaloua thing ahoat other,
larh the mealy nerve to fare rcnpoaal
blltty for their own act. The
public believes that ter was a con
tra rt for Immunity. In other word,
the puhllc believes that Nleto ant
Kaplan have told the truth and that
Spreckels. Henev and Burns iave lied."
Aaain. the Argonaut, of April 4.
sava: "The weariness with which the
public feels tn relation to the so-caHed
graft prosecution appears now to he
shared bv the prosecuting group Itself.
T"he general situation, too. In
discouraging, for while a year ago the
prosecution wa a thlnC of high moral
credit. It now stands measurably. If not
absolutely, discredited, botli leg.Ulv
and morally, forced by circumstances
of Its own creation to expend Its en
ergies chiefly in Its own defense,
rather than in the proaeeutlon of crim
inality. Furthermore, It la evident that
those who have made the policies ol
the movement are utterly deficient In
capacity for straightforward action
and that they have saerlfied their own
credit and that of the movement ft-elf
bv whimsical discriminations of which
the public does not approve. Tacti
cally, legally, morally, the work haa
been bungled from the beginning, botH
to the damage and the shame of San
Francisco and to the pitiful discredit,
of our machinery for adjudicating and
enforcing Justice.
'The Argonaut la fn favor of taking:
over the whole business of prosecution,
of throwing out th vicious spirit of
person 1 1 run and of private resentment
and revenge, associated with It. and
of making It a purely public matter.
It Is In favor of proceeding agalnat
the persona notoriously guilty with)
respet-t to whose delinquencies the evi
dence is aa clear an daylight, rather
than condoning their crimes for thej
sake of bribing them to supply evi
dence true or false against Other pos
sible or probable criminals. The Ar
gon a it la for abandoning the whole
hi her ie of In tut Ida tlon. nbonatlmi.
falcaood. Intrigue aad fraud and pro
ceeding by regular and legal methods
to regular and legal end. The Argo
naut hohJ In contempt In I whole rot
ten and rrlmlnnl ytem of first 'Imag
ining the guilt of someone and then
'rounding up' evidence to make the
nightmare a demonstration If not
reaMt v.
"The Argonaut is in favor of bring
ing Into the management of this prose
cuting movement someone who knows;
enough law and who Is careful enough
In his methods to get convictions that
will stick. We have had enough of
grov huna-lluff. We have had enough
of latrlgulag vflth court. We have
had enough of forced method. We
have had enough of anhornea' terl
inonr. We have had enough and more,
than enough of methods In prosecution
outside the law heyoad the Ikm4 of
deccney. calculate la aapport of pure
ly pern on a.' purpose mid ending in
results so violently at odds with every
legal principle that they have only to
be laid bare before Intelligent and un
prejudiced Judges to be Immediately
discredited and nullified. ... v
are not in favor of capitalizing on the,
public account the cruel and Inveter
ate malice of any group of citizens.
Nor are we In favor of providing pub
lic funds to support the awaggcrlag.
blundering and unlawful methods of
Mr. Frnnrla Heney uad Mr. Wllllnm
Burn. If we are to make this prose
cution a public instead of a private)
matter, let us select for it agents of
established character, skilled enough
and honest enough to proceed by reg
ular legal methods, unbiased by tha
passions of a long-sustained private
conflict and unburdened by the dis
trust and enmity of a large proportion
of our people."
replied: "I'm wise .to all the games.
I'm bartender myself."
SIGHT
of Now
Talking Machines, the very bestrknown
makes, range in prices from $7.80 up, at
which figure you can secure the regular
$25.00 machines.
NOTHING RESERVED
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Don't make the mistake of waiting until
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first thing tomorrow morning. Remember,
all cash is not necessary, and that every
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or money refunded.
OUR NEW HOME
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