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2 THE SUNDAY OKEGOXIAJT. PORTLAND, JUNE 14, 1908. POWERS' PARDON ENDS LONG FEUD Governor Declares Him Inno cent of Complicity in Murder. HOWARD ALSO SET FREE Kentucky Executive Grants Petition of 500,000 People for Pardon, Which Will Restore Peace De clares Youtsey Alone Guilty. FRAN'KFORT, Ky., June 13. By an nouncing the pardon today of Caleb Pow ers and James Howard, Governor Will son closed the last chapter In one of the most noted criminal cases in the history of this state, in which people all over the United States have formally expressed their interest by signing petitions for par don. In the closing days of January, eight years ago. while the contest of William Goebel for the seat occupied by Governor Taylor was being held, Goebel was shot, dying later from his wound. The shot w"as believed to have come from a half open window of 'the Secretary of State's office and, as Caleb Powers was then fill ing that position, suspicion was at once directed toward him and his arrest fol lowed. Pour Times Tried. Four times has Powers been put on trial for his life, and fit three of these trials tlie jury brought in a verdict of convic tion and sentence, death being the pen alty in two trials. On the fourth trial, which came after the case had been carried to the United States Court, being finally appealed to the Supreme Court, which sent it back to the state courts, the jury disagreed and thereupon the efforts for a pardon for Powers, as well as for James Howard, who liad been convicted some years ago on a charge of complicity, were renewed, Many hundreds of thousands of signa tures or people of all parties and from all sections of the country were appended to the petitions that poured in on Governor Willson, who for several weeks has been considering his decision. Governor Gives Reasons. In his statement of reasons for the pardon the Governor says that the pe titions were signed by nearly 500,000 par sons, of whom 210,000 were Kentuckians. He says he has given the subject care ful, conscientious and thorough investiga tion and realizes that, whatever his de cision, it will be harshly criticised. He then speaks of the murder as having "overthrown a whole state election, de stroyed the peace and good feeling of the state for eight years, set neighbor against neighbor, made politics almost war, stained the good name of Ken tucky and shocked the civilized world. He adds: There was and is no shadow of ex cuse or palliation for the base crime. There can be no mercy for anyone guilty of the murder, of aiding or abetting It. I have pot heard nor considered, but have refused to consider, any private or secret request or appeal in either of these cases, and have without exception required that all of the proceedings should be heard publicly in the presence of representa tives of both sides." Events Leading to Murder. The Governor then reviews the events leading up to the murder, telling how a Democratic taction fight- had resulted in the election of Democratic officers, fol lowed by "a contest on the grounds of military intimidation in Louisville and mis counting of ballots, with no real merit in either charge." He describes the great excitement which followed, and says the members of the General Assembly kept their senses and went on under the constitution and law and the whole state was full of hope for a fair decision of the contest on its merits," when Goebel was murdered Then came a storm of tumult and passion. Every effort was made to avenge the murder. He adds: "The brothers of William Goebel, de votedly attached to his memory, made it the chief end of their lives to punish the criminal and in that they had the sym pathy of every good man and woman." rowers Innocent, YToutsey Guilty. The Governor concludes: I grant Caleb Powers a full and un conditional pardon for the offense with which he stands charged and a restora tion to all his rights of citizenship, and order that he be forthwith released from jail. My reason for granting a pardon is that 1 am firmly convinced that he is be yond all reasonable doubt innocent of the crime charged against him and that any further prosecution against him for the crime charged would be a great wrong and against the peace and well-being of the commonwealth. In the trial of Youtsey the state con tended earnestly for a verdict, in that he fired' the fatal shot, and my reading of the testimony leaves no doubt that this charge was conclusively proved. At the end of his trial he accepted the verdict, and decided not to appeal from the sen tence of imprisonment for life. . Restore Peace to State. There is very little hope of ever hav ing a jury trial of this case in Kentucky without political questions uppermost in the minds of the court and counsel, and. because of this, the struggle of the de fendant, with no means except those given him, against the whole power, of the commonwealth, I feel it a duty to end this futile struggle, the anxiety, dis tress and waste of time, money and care, and take away from both parties the bone of contention; to do all that I can to restore peace to the state. For these reasons I pardon Caleb Pow ers and order his immediate release from the Scott County Jail at Georgetown, this day, June 13. 100S. The Governor's reasons for the pardon of James B. Howard are set forth to be that, after careful examination, all of the evidence and proceedings of the trial sat isfied him that Howard had nothing whatever to do with the murder of Will iam Goebel, but that Henry Youtsey formed the plan which was carried out in the murder. WILL IlESl'ME LAW PRACTICE, Caleb Powers Plans to Return to .His Old . Home. GEORGETOWN, Ky., June 13. Ca-' leb Powers, who was pardoned by Gov ernor Willson today, gave out a state ment in which he says: 'The decision of Governor Willson to the effect that I am entitled to my liberty after his long and painstaking, examining- of he records in all trials, is, I think, as; much a vindication of my good name as though my liberty had come throiiph the decision of the average jury, especially in view of the fact that 10 of the jury in the last trial voted for my acquittal. "I am going home to my poor old mother, and will remain there a few weeks, In the hope of regaining my health. If my health is sufficiently recovered by September 1, I shall re enter the practice of law in my home town, Barbourvllle, Ky., unless some thing much better presents Itself be tween now and then." TAKE TRAMP, THOUGH OLD Aged Xew England Couple Enjoy Queer Vacation. LYNX, Mass., June 13. A 60-year-old couple are spending a vacation just now in a remarkable manner. Mr. and Mrs. William H. Morrison, of Lynn, are walk ing about Xew England, rambling through the different states, enjoying strange ad ventures and sights, and not at all fatigued from the many miles they make each , day in spite of their age. They carry but little baggage, their necessities being Inclosed in a little handbag of Mrs. Morrison. They have, been on their jaunt now for four weeks, and will probably tour northern New England for the next month or two. They are not out to break any records as pedestrians, but the honor of being the first to accomplish certain stunts has already come to them. They are traveling at an average of 22 miles a day. Tle first week they sur prised Portland by announcing that they had walked the 100 miles between Lynn and Portland It was said to be the first time that a woman ever made the trip on foot, and the -feat of Mrs. Morrison doing it at 60 years of age excited much comment. During their stay in Portland and vicinity they" attracted nearly as much attention as Edward Payson Wes ton. BOURNE IS HIDING WRECK (Continued From First Page.) it would have seated anti-Taft men just as quickly as Taft men, and that it did eo in the very few cases where, there was warrant for such action. "But," says Senator Fulton, "the con tests fizzled out in most instances and were not pressed or were so obviously partisan that the committee had no way open but to accept 'the credentials of the regular delegates." High Place for Fulton. Wrhen Manager Hitchcock retired from participation in the committee delibera tions, the labor of looking atter the Taft interests was left largely with Senator Fulton, who discharged his task so satis factorily to the Taft people that he is now slated for chairman of the creden tials committee of the National conven tion. If this programme shall be carried out, there is very little danger that the work of the National Committee, so far as these troublesome contests are con cerned, will be upset. It has been arranged also that W. A. Williams, of Polk, shall be the National Committeeman for Oregon and Asa Thompson, of Umatilla, will be on the committee to notify the nominee. Other members of the Oregon delegation will be given suitable honors. Dr. Henry Waldo Coe has not yet ar rived, though he is overdue. He was doubtless detained by the Montana wash outs. Judge Williams is due at noon tomor row. EDGAR B. PIPER. Premium on Convention Seats. CHICAGO, June 13. One seat in the Coliseum 1125. This is the latest market quotation for convention seats. Such a rush for ad mission tickets was never before wit nessed at a Republican Convention, ac cording to the officials, and with the demand for seats there has come a high market price. "I never knew such an avalanche of applications for seats," said Harry S. New, chairman of the Republican Na tional Committee, last night. "I have heard of numerous offers of money for tickets being made, to holders. The highest price that has been offered, as far as I know. Is $125. Some people are so anxious to get into the convention that they are paying any price withtn reason $50 or $75 offers, so I am in formed, are common." The $125 offer came from a Board of Trade man who wants two tickets. He offered $250 for the seats, but he' could not find anyone who would sell. MAP SHOWING THE LIQUOR I ' A CtfOOJT j Sim. the local option law was passed in Oregon four years ago, 21 of the 33 counties of the state have adopted county prohibition and have voted aj proximately 500 saloons out of business. There is not a single county in the state in which there is not some dry territory. Aside from the : ory counties, there are from 4 to 16 dry precincts in each of the other 12 counties. Fully 75 per cent of the area of the state is now under prohibition, probably 55 per cent of the population is without saloons and 9D per cent of the cities and towns, have dispensed with these resorts. Prior to this year the temperance people, under the local option, routed the saloons from the following nine counties: Benton, Cur ry. Lane. Linn, Lincoln, Sherman, Tillamook. Wallowa and Yamhill. With the exception of Benton, the saloonmen at the general election this year caused the question of county prohibition to be resubmitted in these counties, with the result that the anti-saloon forces won out in every country but Lincoln, which is restored to the wet territory after a two years' drought. In the same election the temperance people added 13 counties to the dry area, as follows: Crook, Douglas. Gilliam, Grant, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Malheur, Morrow, Polk, Umatilla, Union and Wheeler. The following eight counties voted on county prohibition and In them the saloonmen were victorious: Clackamas, Colum bia, Coo3, Harney, Lake, Marion, Wasco and Washington. There were only three counties in the state Baker, Clatsop and Multnomah in which , county" elections on Ihe local option issue were not held this month. Summarized, the liquor situation in this state shows 21 dry counties, as follows: Benton, Crook, Curry, Douglas, Gilliam, Grant, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, Lane, Linn, Malheur, Morrow, Polk, Sherman, Tillamook, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wheeler and Yamhill (indicated In white squares in map). Counties voting wet in 1908 Clackamas, Columbia. Coos, Harney, Lake, Lincoln, Marion, Wasco and Washington (indicated by shaded lines in map). Counties not voting and wet Baker, Clatsop and Multnomah (indicated In oiack squares in map). , GORTELYOU AND DQLLIVER RIVALS Most Interesting Situation Preceding Republican Convention. STRANGE MIX-UP IN IOWA Dolllver's Friends Try to Pull Him Off List Cummins to Succeed as Senator Roosevelt Will Not Name Choice. CHICAGO, June 13. The rivalry be tween Senator Dolliver and Secretary Cortelyou over tho Vice-Presidential nomination has attracted much attention today and has come nearer constituting a "situation" than any condition which has yet developed in connection with the approaching Republican convention. The competition took definite shape early in the day upon the arrival from Mr. Dol liver's home at Fort Dodge, Iowa, of Senator Long, of Kansas, who from the moment that he set foot in the Audi torium Hotel was recognized as the spe cial champion of the Iowa Senator. Prom that time until , late tonight Mr. Long has been actively engaged in do ing all that was possible to'spread the Dolliver propaganda, and he met with much encouragement. Mr. Cortelyou was quite as actively represented by As sistant Secretary Coolidge, who also spent a busy day. Opposed by His Own Friends. Both Mr. Long and Mr. Coolidge found themselves confronted by1 complications and obstructions; MrJ Dolliver is re garded as a receptive candidate, but he occupies the anomalous position of be ing opposed by hie friends, who natur ally, come from his own state. At least a dozen of the leaders of the Republican party of Iowa are on the ground and they are exercising their greatest ingenu ity in devising means to prevent Mr. Dolliver's nomination. They are actu ated by the situation in Iowa, which they say is such that, if Mr. Dolliver should become Vice-President the Cum mins faction, of which they have a seri ous dread, would immediately 6tep to the front and precipitate a Senatorial fight which they fear would have a better prospect of winning than it had in the recent contest for Senator Allison's seat. It is even represented by them that the renewal of the political con test in that .state at this time may re sult in a Democratic success. Cortelyou as His Rival. Among the Iowans who entertain ap prehension and are exerting their influ ence upon Mr. Dolliver and upon those who are booming him are Lafe Young, delegate-at-large, E. B. Hart, National committeeman, and George D. Roberts, ex-director of the mint. They have been very active during the day and, in ad dition to making strong representations to Mr. Dolliver, have devoted much time to consolidating the New York delega tion upon some available man for the Vice-Presidency from that state. They go on the theory that New York is a pivotal state and argue that, for this reason and because it is an eastern state, it should supply Secretary Taft's running mate. Mr. Hart was in receipt of a letter from Mr. Dolliver in which the latter stated that he was not a candidate for the office, but in which, as Dolliver boomers were careful to point out. there was no indication that he would not accept It If the office is tendered. Mr. Coo..dge was not slow to take advantage of the situation and to avail himself of the assistance of the Iowa men, and he and his co-workers were busy In pointing out the injustice of placing: the Iowan's supporters in a disagreeable position. Mr. Coolidge fully appreciates the importance of procuring the support of the New York delegation for Mr. Cortelyou, for the reason that the Secretary is a resident of that state and because of the con ceded importance of the New York vote. The delegation, however, has so far found itself unable to agree upon any candidate for the second place on the ticket, and the general opinion is that no such agreement can be reached for some days, if at all. Roosevelt Keeps Hands Off. Much interest Is felt in the attitude of the President toward the Vice Presidential nomination, and many delegates are awaiting some word from him before announcing any pref erence. There Is no doubt that up to the present time he has adhered to his determination to keep his hands off, and many think he will refrain to the last from an expression or opinion. All concede that, if he should declare himself, his choice will be ratified by the convention. During the day there ivas frequent mention of ex-Postmaster. W'ililam R. Wrilcox, of New York City, as a possible candidate for second place. Mr. Wilcox is at present chairman of the Public Service Commission, to which position he was appointed by Governor Hughes. It is conceded that he possesses the con fidence of Mr. Hughes and some express the opinion that the Governor, if so dis posed, "would be able to consolidate the delegation in his interests. There continues to be much talk in favor of Representative Sherman, of New York, and he is especially popular with members of the House of Representa tives. Kellogg and Sheldon Unwilling. The Minnesota delegates continued their agitation in favor of Assistant Attorney-General Kellogg, who is a resident of St. Paul, and they profess to find much encouragement in the developments of the day. Mr. Kellogg finds himself much embarrassed by the situation. He is a supporter of Mr. Dolliver and has done all that he could to discredit the movement in his behalf. Governor Sheldon, of Nebraska, is ono of the most frequently announced as pirants, and his friends declare that hl3 candidacy would add much strength to the ticket in the far Western states. The friends of John Hays Hammond, the mining engineer, were also active during the day, as were the supporters of Governor Guild.', of Massachusetts, and of the others who have been- mentioned in connection with this office. While Mr. Cortelyou and Mr. Dolliver stand out more prominently than others, all concede that there is no certainty of the. nomination of either, and that the outcome of .the contest is exceedingly doubtful. Says Silver Issue Will Revive. CHICAGO, June 13. Sir Morton Frewen, the eminent British bimetal list, who, because of his interest in the silver question, spent much time in this country during the campaign of 1906, is among the foreign visitors at the convention. While disavowing any hope of influencing any expression by the convention favorable to the dou ble standard, Mr. Frewen expressed confidence jn the early revival of in terest in silver and he predicted that the next silver movement will come from the Eastern seaboard and not from the Western States. Wedding at Philomath. PHILOMATH, Or., June 13. (Special.) Miss Faith Keezel and Arthur L. Pugsley, of this city, were married at high-noon today. Bishop H. L. Barclay, of Portland, Or., officiating. ' Both bride and groom are estimable young people and are leaders in Philomath social cir cles. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. S. L. Keezel, postmistress. Professor E. L. Keezel, of Hammond, Or., and Charles Loggan, of Portland, were among the visitors present. Mr. and Mrs. Pugsley will . reside in Philomath. SITUATION IN THE STATE SHIPOWNERS PLAN TO REDUCE WAGES Depression in Lumber Trade Is Responsible for Proposed Retrenchment. CUT CLEAR DOWN LINE Sailors, Longshoremen and Other Employes of Steam Schooner Op erators . of San Francisco Will Be Affected. SAX FRANCISCO, Cal., June 13. (Spe cial.) Giving as a reason for their action dull business at the present time, the steam schooner owners of San Francisco are preparing for a general cut in wages on all vessels engaged in the lumber trade between this port and the cities to the north. In event the union men refuse to accept a decrease in their wages a lock out is contemplated, when 75 or more steam schooners will be taken oft their runs and laid up by the owners until such time as the men' come to their terms. This information reached the waterfront today, and the crews on the various lum ber carriers are greatly agitated as a re sult. For some time past it has been claimed that the steam schooners were being operated at a loss and that unless conditions improved at an early date drastic measures would have to be adopt ed. The first intimation that a cut in wages for the men was contemplated, however, came today, when Captain George McRae, one of the leading spirits of the Shipowners' Association, of which most of the steam schooner owners are members, is said to have announced that the owners were to meet soon for the pur pose of reducing the running expenses of their vessels. The cut will not be confined to the men aboard ship, but it will also apply to the stevedores along the waterfront and the lumber-handlers. Lumber has sold so cheaply of late, and such small rates have been obtained for carrying It, that in number of places the mills have shut down. This is especially true at Grays Harbor, where the mill of the Hammond Lumber Company has been closed. In the logging camps, men have been laid off, both on Puget Sound and at Eu reka, where the other mill of the Ham mond Lumber Company is being run with a reduced force. Should the owners car ry their plan into effect, and union men refuse to abide by their employers' terms, shipping out of this port will receive a severe blow. MANIAC SMASHES CHAIRS Released From Jail He Returns to Breaking Furniture. SEATTLE, Wash.. June 13. (Special.) J. C. Lavold. a real estate dealer, is in the county jail, a raving maniac, af ter having been twice arrested for at tempting to wreck the Hotel Qulnn, where he was a guest. Last night he was taken to jail, after a desperate struggle with policemen. He had been breaking up the furni ture in his room and cutting holes fn the floor. The guests of the hotel rushed out in a, panic, leaving him in full posses sion. After a night in jail, this morning he appeared rational a' the physician who examined him .rvorted that lie could be released. success goes hand in hand success You have no regard for a failure; you love suc cess. Successful men pre fer the company of suc cessful men. Successful people trade with suc cessful business men. Success, every where, meets success. Success gains momentum as it grows older because ev ery success invites an other success. For in stance: let us suppose you go to a tailor, order a suit, wear it and positive ly dislike it. You hesitate to go to that tailor again. He proved a failure in your case and you do not like failures. Suppose, however, you get a suit and it suits you in every CLEARED OF FRAUD Five Accused Capitol Grafters Are Acquitted. JURY STAYS OUT 22 HOURS Court Orders Acquittal of Matthues, Snyder and Sliumaker Jury Frees Cassel and Huston. Second of Trials. HARRISBURG. Pa.. June 13. After being out 22 hours the jury in the'ease of the five men charged with conspiracy to defraud the state by rendering false bills for metallic furniture for the new Capitol today brought in a verdict of not guilty. Three of the defendants, ex-State Treas urer Mathues, ex-Auditor-General Snyder and James M Sliumaker, ex-Superintendent of Public Grounds and Buildings, were acquitted on binding instructions from the court, leaving to be determined the cases only of Congressman Cassel and J. M. Huston, the architect. Cassel is the head of the company which supplied the Capitol with about $2,- Selz Royal $3.50, j ' SOME men think $3.50, $4, $5 is enough to pay for a 6hoe; if any of those prices fit your pocket, we'll show you the shoes that will fit your feet, and suit your ideas of style and finish. You can pay higher prices tor shoes than these will cost you; and you can pay lower. We advise you not to do it, when you can buy Selz Royal Blue. Less money means less quality; more money doesn't mean more quality. Selz "X. 1 respect. That tailor has made a success and you are friendly toward him; ; you go to him again. Thus, a tailor becomes established. That is how Columbia Tailors made their reputation. Every suit they have ever turned out has added an order for another suit to their books. But let them once turn out a suit that fails, and their reputa tion would be ruined in a hurry. See, now, how important it is that the Colu mbia Tailors do their level best? Right there is the secret of the "wonderful business that is done at the Columbia Shop. If you require a Summer Suit and have never tried Col umbia Tailoring, try it now. You can get a first-class suit all the way from $20 to $50. Do it. OOLE.'t GRANT PHEGLEY, Mgr. Seventh and Stark Sts. 000,000 worth of metallic furniture. The specific charge was defraudinpr the state out of $.",000 in a bill for $11,000 for metallic furniture. The trial ended today is the second in the serits of cases in connec tion with the alleged Capitol frauds. At the first trial Snyder, Mutinies and Sliumaker with Anderson, the Philadel phia contractor, were convicted of con spiracy to defraud the state in connection with the wooden furniture contract. They have applied for a new trial. YAWL ON VOYAGE TO HAWAII Gwendoline II From Scuttle Can't . Wait for Yacht Race. SAX PEDRO, June 13 The yawl Gwendoline II., the Seattle entry for the trans-Pacific yacht race from San Pe dro to Honolulu, scheduled to etart on July 4, arrived here last night in com mand of her owner, L. 13. Johnson. Other members of the Seattle Yacht Club aboard the yawl are Captain Jos. Red fern, navigator; Henry Henke, W. B. Jacks, Dean Johnson and J. E. Russell. The Gwendoline II. will not partici pate in the race, but will sail for Hono lulu next Tuesday, as her owner and crew have not time to wait. The entry of the yawl was made for June 12, but the date of sailing was later changed to July 4. The yawl left Seattle May 12 and stopped at numerous places, in cluding Sun Francisco. The remaining entries are Commodore Sinclair's schooner I.urline, John Kyle's yawl Lady Maud and the Hawaiian Yacht Club's Hawaii, now on the way to this port from Honolulu. One of the oldest known food plants I asparagus. Blue $4, $5 shoe Royal Blue shoe, $3.50, $4, $5 Cor. 7th and Washington Sts.