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GOVERNOR GIVES REASONS
Lewis and Clark Fair Appro
priation Not Urgent.
PORTLAND INTEREST CAN WAIT
"Welfare of City Will Xot Suffer
Greatly ly Delay Senatorshlp
Cannot Be as Great a Football
at Regular as .Special Session.
WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAYS.
Lewis and Clark Fair appropriation
, can wait.
Welfare of the City of Portland will
not be seriously jeopardized by waiting,
until regular session to pass charter
bill.
Referendum amendment Is now a part
of constitution, and legislation Is not
needed to make It operative.
Regular session can provide for flat
salaries or other proper compensation
for state officials.
Senatorship cannot be made as great
a political football1 at regular as at
special session.
ty o o o
SALEM, Or., Nov. 11. (Special.) Gov
ernor Geer today announced his decision
not to call a special session of the Legis
lature, saying in substance that no "ex
traordinary occasidn" exists. In. making
the announcement the Governor Issued the
following statement:
When the Governor of a state has been asked
to call an extra session of the Legislature, and
decides to deny tho request. It Is but fair that
he should Inform the public of his reasons, al
though It Is not particularly his duty. I have
been.reauested by the Taxpayers League and
the city officials, of Portland, as well as some
other citizens o convene the Legislature Jn
extraordinary eesslon for reasons., some of
which aro purely local to the City of Portland,
and for others, which, if valid, would be of
importance to the state at large. Four reasons
have been urged for calling a special session,
to-wlt: To provide state assistance for the
Lewis and Clark Fair, to enact a law provldhg
specific' salaries for state officers, to formally
pass tho city charter of Portland which was
adopted by the people of that city last June,
and to make provision for the enforcement of
the initiative and referendum amendment to
the state constitution.
Lewis and Clnrlc Fair.
The proposed Lewis and Clark Fair has no
warmer friend and supiorter anywhere than I
am. A liberal appropriation for Its support
should be made by the Legislature. Its "bene
fits will be felt by the remotest settler In the
most distant county, and the poorer he is the
greater will be the benefit to him In proportion
to tho part of its 'expenses hewlll be called
upon to bear. But he belongs to that class of
our people who look with the least favor upon
the proposition at this time, and would have
as much to say about it under the referendum
feature of our constitution as the most enthu
siastic director of the Exposition.
This will be the largest single appropriation
to bo made by the Legislature, and will be
the one mo3t likely to be subjected to" the
operation of the referendum. The demand for
the referendum has grown up from the desire
nf tbfi neonle to vote uton laxce aDnronriatlons.
I trust that It will not be Invoked upon this
one, but from what I know f the temper of
tne people, i am convinced tnat to even seem
to guarantee an exemption of "the Fair appro
priation from its operation, will require a cam
paign of education, not only among the peo
ple, but among their Representatives as well.
Three months ago the proposition to appropriate
$500,000 would have been overwhelmingly de
feated If submitted to a vote of the people,
but the opposition Is evidently rapidly disap
pearing. Many members of the Legislature
would now vote for It, no doubt; who would
not have done so three months ago.
To force this question upon the Legislature
at this time would be at the risk of defeating
a measure that hasi unquestionable merit, and
that more time employed In the discussion of
which and its Importance to tho state will cer
talnly result in Its popular approval.
I may be pardoned, I hope, for adding that
perhaps I am more .familiar with the feeling
of tho people over the state generally on this
question than Is possible for those living In
Multnomah County, where everybody is in fa
vor of the Fair and enthusiastic In Its support
While this Is a most important matter to the
state, it will require some "engineering" and
time to Insure its success. It Is an Instance
where too much haste will surely result In an
unnecessary, and, perhaps,, a fatal delay.
And It Is not necessary to run this risk for
any reason yet urged. We want help, from
neighboring states, and it is necessary that
they know in advance what we intend to do,
but, fortunately, our Legislature is, the onlv
one, I am sure, of those from whom we expect
assistance whose regular sessions are limited
to 40 days. If there Is that sentiment In favor
of a liberal appropriation which alone would
guarantee It from the unfavorable action of
the people afterward. It will so far find ex
pression among the members of the Legisla
ture, that It can easily be made a law during
the first two weeks, at least, of the session.
But even if for any reason, which Is not at all
likely. It should not be enacted until the last
dwy of the regular session. . the othrr states
will yet have from two to, three weeks In which
to pass their appropriations, which. would be
ample time. A proper spirit shown by the
Legislature will insure its passage before the
first day of February, which would give ad-
Joining states at least six weeks to act in the
matter. More time than this would as likely
be a hindrance as a hefp.
So far as Congress Is concerned, we had bet
ter take more time and make a proper presen
tation to the National Legislature than to
make an unsatisfactory one earlier.
At its meeting to consider matters of leglS'
latlon, the Multnomah delegation had a proper
conception of existing conditions when It re
solved that it Is not expedient at this time to
openly declare In favor of $000,000, "Inasmuch
as It would Incite hostility which delay might
obviate. That it rescinded the resolution aft
erwards does not change the fact. w,hlch was
recognized, and to which I have referred. It
Was diplomatic a3 well as patriotic to take a
different course in Multnomah County as
duty In a campaign jf education.
To force this matter upon the Legislature at
this time would simply crystallize the opposi
tion to It which two months' time will surely
aissipaie.
Portland Charter.
If the affairs of the City of Portland are In
as deplorable a condition as seems to have de
vcloned tlurlnz tho cast three weeks, and If
they are growing more so as rapidly as the-!
dally representations -ippear to indicate, it Is,
Indeed, a regrettable circumstance. Every"
loyal citizen of Oregon Is proud of the history. 1
possibilities and future of, Portland, but while
It floes not seem poililblc for one of the very
wealthiest cities of tfcs United. States for its
(Population to be really In a condition as bad as.;
represented In this respect, yet, If It bev-true, t
while It .does certainly represent an "extra-
ordinary" situation for the city. It doss not for
ituatlon for the city. It doss not tor
.Tsst -
the state,
day. that all the bridges In the city
lutely unsafe, and that, although It Is ono of
the most prosperous and pushing cltlcj In the j
United Stataes. and with millions of ftlle dol- ;
Isrs in Its midst. Its business Is liable to come '
to a standstill unless the Legislature comes
to its aid with special legislation at once., j
Under the circumstances, this Eecm3 so unlike- ...
ly that It Is probably more of a scare, than a x
fTf '.the bridges and streets of Portland are In j VERDI GT IS SOON REACHED
such a state of collapse now. U should havo .......
been at least partially known so short a time j ,
as three months ago, when many persons were j .
dally Informing the people of Oregon that tho'J , -t
iitu oi u sneciai session nowhere exisica save .
In the mind of the Govirnor. Bridges that are j
falling In every day rtalnly were showing
feme signs of dllanlnailon three months ago. j
May It not b hoped thai It Is not necessary- to
can a rreciai session r tins reason? If tho
Multnomah delegation shall ask It. there can
be no obstacle In securing the approval of 4 the
new charter within 4S hours after the organ
ization of the Legislature.
P.effering to tho tax levy for Portland, au
thority to levy a special tax can bo secured
from the Legislature without opposition. ' A
similar law was passed two yars ago, and
this method will Te much cheaper than an ex
tra session of the Legislature.
Fully recognizing tho Importance of the wel
fare of the City of Portland and Its good citi
zens, tho fact remains that. In accord with
the foregoing observations, is the followlnR
statement In the petition of the Taxpayers'
League:
"While In a measure local, yet the question
of the government and conduct of the affairs
of the City of Portland is of general interest,
and white we would not petition you to call a
special session for this purpose solely, no mat
ter r.ow important it might be to the citizens
of this city, yet we feel that if -a special ses
sion Is called, the consideration of the proposed
charter of the City of Portland should be one
of the objects named In the call."
I accord with tho Idea expressed In this
statement exactly.
The Refcrentlnm Amendment.
Everybody agrees that the referendum
amendment to the constitution of the state is
now, nnd has been since Its ndoptlon. a part
of that Instrument. Its last paragraph pro
vides expressly how any proposed law may be
submitted to the people without' any legislation.
and nothing could bo plainer. The constitution
is above any Legislature, and this amendment
provides that tho method emniovod in it nm,
submlsslcn shall be employed In submitting any
uiua "i.nicr i'j a rnierenuum oi tne people.
.S' WilS ,encountW(1 ,n submitting
tho amendment, as thfre was np room for any.
Besides, nince.the amendment is now a part of
tho constitution, nnv rooulrpd ips-lslntlnn Vmt
might be deemed necessary, if passed at any
last day, would apply to any law passed at
any time during the sosslnn
There Is no more need for calllnsr a special T
cession of the Legislature to glvo the peoplo
xnc natnt to use the referendum amendment,
than there is for convening Congress in extra
ordinary session to re-enact the Missouri Com
promise. Flat Salaries.
Since the proposition to place all state offi
cers on specific salaries was Indorsed by all
parties in the last campaign. It Is assumed
that every member of the Legislature will fa
vor such a measure. If they do not favor it
during the .regular session. It will be their
fault, and nor mine. To. accomplish this much
needed reform, no reference was made in any
platform, by any candidate, or neal;er or.
newspaper, to a special session. f th L&lsi
lature, until after the election. To leave this
work te- tho regular session Involves the vio
lation of no promise made by anybody.
Besides, there are only two state officers
whose salaries are not fiat some of them,
probably, too fiat. The entire compensation of
the Governor 13 specifically fixed by. law. al
ready fixod by the Legislature. The only ex
ceptldns are the Secretary of State and the
State Printer. The former can be overhauled.
If thought necessary and wherever thought
necessary, during the regular session, and dono
easily. In fact, so much "has been said about
the necessity or doing so many Important
things at a special session, that one wonders
what the regular session Is going to be held
for.
To bo sure," the compensation of the State
Printer cannot be changed at the regular ses
sion, but this 13 the one single exception. This
fact Is to be regretted, but, as has already
been shown by Senator Daly, his compensa
tion can be reduced to a reasonable one, or
nearly .so, by sending less business to his
office. His emoluments are not so enormously
large by reason of excessive rates allowed as
on account of the custom of the Legislature In
having fully twice as much printing done as
Is necessary. i
In my last message to the Legislature, I
called the special attention of that body to
this matter, and, after pointing out specific
instances where saving could beNmade, and
where extravagances In tho past had been ln
dulgedf I used this, language:
"In addition to this, it may be said that the
present cost of all state printing la believed to
be far above what it should be, and since the
term of the present State Printer,, who has
-made a most excellent officer, will have ex
pired before the printing for the next session
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NEW HOME OF GREAT TRADE ORGANIZATION
IS DEDICATED.
NEW YORXC CHAMBER
w . t. . i
mojineux s Four Years
of Suspense Ended.
Announcement Is Greeted
With Applause.
ACCUSED 'STOLID TO THE LAST
His Aged and Prominent Father Is
Almost Overcome Defendant Once
Condemned to Be Electrocuted
Twice Tried' for His Life.
NEW TORK, Nov. 11. Roland B. Moli
neux was set at liberty today, after
spending nearly four years in prison and
teing once condemned to death and twice
placed on trial for his life for the murder
of Mrs. Katherine J. Adams. But 13 min
utes sufficed for the jury to reach a ver
dict of acquittal.
Mollneux, who was brought into court
as soon as it w'as known that t,hc Jury
had agreed.
was apparently as uncon-
? cerned as he had Ibccn throughout the
trial, and save.no evidence of emotion
I v, -,,j, ttou0, , ,,
whcn thc words tnat established his in-
j nocence were pronounced. His aged fath-
( er, uenerai Aiouneux, was ueepiv aitectea
; and could with dlfncuity respond to the
, . , , , .
! SreetinES of friends who pressed forward
to offer their concmtulntlnn!?. Amnnrrthn
first' persons to re-enter the courtroom
( was Ass5stant District Attorney Osborne,
i who seemed to be nervous as he waited for
the verdict. Immediately after the render
ing of thc verdict tne prisoner was for
mally discharged from custody, and left
the courtroom with his father and coun
sel. In passing out of the building the
three were cheered by a great crowd that
gathered in anticipation of the acquittql.
From' the Criminal Court building Moli
neux went to the City Prison. In making
his way to his old cell, and thence to the
front entrance, he traversed a consider
able portion o.f both the old and the new
pftcon, and everywhere he went thehews
of his acquittal went too, and the prison
ers cheered him. He even went through
the women's department; where there were
very many who cheered him.
Molinux. accompanied by his father and
two of his attorneys, entered a carriage
and was driven to his father's house in
Brooklyn. About 3000 persons, cheering
and shouting, surrounded the carriage and
greatly delayed their departure. Tha
keepets of the Tombs Prison came out
and shook hands with Mollneux, and
many people waved handkerchiefs' from
the windows in the strct.
Receiving the Verdict.
"When word was. brought to the court
room that a verdict had been reached,
court officers shouted for order and a
hurry call was sent for Judge Lambert,
who was no to bo found in his chambers.
It was 3:2S when the notice was received,
and it was 3:45 when Judge Lambert took
his seat. He notified the audience that
thee must be no demonstration,, and then
Instructed the Clerk to put the question
to the jury.
"Not guilty," said the foreman, in reply
to the formal inquiry, and Molineux, who
had been standing to receive the verdict,
sank back In his chair. There wa3 a
burst of applause, but It was speedily
quelled by the court officers.
Judge Lambert ordered the court cleared
OF COMMERCE BUILDING.
and told the Jurors to remain in their
seats until It was cleared. Then, after
.counsel for both sides had congratulated
each other andthe jury and had thanked
the court. Judge Lambert ordered the for
mal discharge of Molineux. .A crowd of t
least 1000 followed, cheering General Moli
neux and his son as hcy left the court
room with Messrs, Olc'ott and Weeks. Ex
Governor Black, who reached the side
walk live minutes later, received an even
greater ovation than had greeted Moll
CHARGE OF THE JUDGE.
Credence to Mrs. Stepheniion'H Testi
mony Mast Clear Mollncnx.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11. Judge Lambert
delivered his charge at the afternoon ses
sion. "Katherine J. Adams," he began, "died
December 2S, 1S9S, and the defendant Is
charged with the responsibility for her
death. The defendant may be convicted
if j-ou think the evidence adequate of
murder in the first degree, or if you think
well of nyarder In the second degree, or of
manslaughter in tho first degree, or of
manslaughter in the 'second degree."
Judge Lambert read from the statutes
the definition of the various degrees of
homicide, laying stress on the necessity
of deliberation and premeditation to con
stitute murder in the first degree.
"It is not easy to Impart to a jury the I
legal detlHitron of a reasoname aouDt,
continued Judge Lambert. "If his guilt
has not been shown to you beyond a rea
sonable doubt, you must acquit him. A4
reasonable doubt should be actual and
substantial, and not founded on a mere
possibility."
Judge Lambert summed up the admitted
facts In the case the sending of the pack
age from the general postofflce. Its receipt
at the Knickerbocker Club, and Its ad
ministration 'to Mrs. Adams by Cornish,
who received it at the dub.
"It Is necessary," he said, "for the state
to prove that the defendant sent this
package, that It was received by Cornish
and lnnpcently administered to Mrs.
Adams, before you can find this defend
ant guilty. It is for you to say if tha
necessary evidence has been submitted."
Taking up the mailing of the poison
package at the general postofllce espe
cially, the Judge said:
"If you believe the testimony of Pro
fessor Vulte, of Columbia College, Moll
neux could not have mailed that package.
I The defense claims Cornish was there.
Then there Is the testimony of Mrs.
Stephenson. I am not going . to discuss
that. It that woman told the truth; that
ends thl3 case and eliminates Mollneux.
If she saw Cornish malt that package,
this defendant 13 not guilty.' It Is for you
to Investigate this matter and decide for
yoUrsclves.
"Cornish says he was In Mr. Sullivan's
office all that afternoon, and his witnesses I
sustain him. Cornish says he had no
overcoat. Mrs. Stephenson said the man
she saw had a brown overcoat. Cornish
told you he did not own an overcoat, but
his evidence at the last trial shows he did
own an overcoat, and that It was a brown
overcoat."
At the close of the charge Mr. Black,
for Mollneux, said he had no requests to
make. Assistant District Attorney Os
borne had several, all relating to the mail
ing and reqeipt of the poison package, but
the court refused to Instruct the jury as
requested.
Judge Lambert asked ex-Gdverrior Black
If he had anything, to say .against. Mr. O3
borne's proposition that the jury take the
handwriting exhibits to their room. Mr.
Black objected, and the .court ruled that
the jurors should not have the exhibits.
Tho jury retired at 3:13. Thirteen minutes
later It had reached a decision.
FIXAL PLEA OF THE STATE.
Assistant District Attorney Osborne
Severely Arraigns Molineux.
NEW YORK. Nov. 11. More than a
thousand men and women, more won-en
than men, crowded the corridors of the
Criminal Court Building before 10 o'clock
this morning and fought for admission
to the room where. Judge Lambert sat in
the Mollneux trial.
After the usual preliminaries. Assistant
District Attorney Osborne resumed hl3
summing up. He said that ex-Governor
Black had made a misstatement when he
declared the experts had testified that
the writing on the poison package wrap
per was not Jn a disguised hand. Mr.
Osborne read extracts from the testimony
that two out of three of the experts had
found thc address disguised. Mr. Os
borne argued that the Earnett letters, the
earjlest in the case, gave the first evi
dence of an attempt to disguise, and that
the disguise improved with every exhibit.
He declared that the earlier Barnett let
ters conformed almost exactly to the
handwriting of Mollneux.
The prosecution took up the matter of
the letter box, and declared the hiring of
the Koch box in Cornish's name was an
act of hostility to Cornish. The Assist
ant District Attorney dwelt at some
length on the talk Molineux had with
Helles before Helles wrote to Stearns
& Co. about Harpster, and demanded:
"Does not that show hostility toward
Harpster? Mollneux had "nothing against
Harpster extept his friendship of Corn
ish, and yet he tried to do him the great
est harm he could deprive him of his
Job. If he would go so far against Harp
ster, what would he npt do to Cornish?"
Mr. Osborne began to talk about the
Barnett letters.
"The man who wrote those Cornish let
ters had the Barnett case In mind," he
said, when ex-Governor Black Inter
rupted with an objection, which Judge
Lambert sustained. Mr. Osborne,
however, .declared he was well within the
evidence, and the court permitted him to
proceed.
"This defendant and Barnett," Mr. Os
borne continued, "were friends living near
each other on the same floor of the 'Knick
erbocker Club. They were paying at
tention to the same lady. She rejected
Molineux. Barnett died, and eight days
later Mollneux bought for the woman an
engagement .ring. The wedding was very
sudden." k
Mr. Osborne took up the Burns, Cornish
and Barnett letters, the first two asking
for certain remedies, and the third for
a "marriage guide," and. declared that
the envelope matched the paper of the
Cornish letter, andthat the wording of
the conceded Burns letter was Identical
with the wording of the Cornish letter.
"This case doe3 not depend upon any
witnesses who may lie," counsel said in
concluding his talk on the handwriting,
"but on the common sense and Intelli
gence of the jury. Ex-Governor Black
well said in defining circumstantial evi
dence that every circumstance must
point to the one man as the magnetic
needle points .to the pole. Every circum
stance In this points to Mollneux."
Mr. Osborne in hla peroration pointed
out again the circumstance on which he
relied for a conviction, turning at each
mention of Molineux' name to point his
finger at thc defendant Mollneux sat un
moved at the arraignment, but attentive
to every word of it. In his concluding
words Mr. Osborne begged the jury not
to let their feelings run away with their
Judgment, and not to refuse to convict
through timidity.
It was past noon when Mr. Osborne
was through, and then Justice Lambert
suspended proceedings until 1:15 o'clock.
On reconvention of the court ha delivered
tie charge tiereiofors given.
America Wiil Aid' the
New Nations.
ROOSEVELT'S FIRM WORDS
Hones.t Dealing Is the Only
Exaction Made.
CUBAN CASE AS AN EXAMPLE
President Maltes Significant SpeecS
at the Dedication of Sew Yorlc
Chamber of Commerce Cleve
land Also Gives an Addresa.
GEMS
FROM ROOSEVELT'S
SPEECH.
If Cuba and other weaker powers will
deal honestly and fairly, we will do all
we can to help, not to hinder them.
The trend of the modern spirit Is ever
stronger toward peace, not war; to
ward friendship, net hostility. Im
portant thouch It Is that we should
have peace abroad. It Is ever more Im
portant that we should have peace at
home.
Industrial peace can only obtain when
employer and employed alike show not
merely Insistence of their own rights,
but thooe of others, with a full ac
knowledgment of the Interests of the
third party the public.
The business marn whose efforts count
for material advancement of the coun
try Is he who asfca but a fair field and
no favor of the Government.
There la a growing tendency to de
mand the Illegitimate and unwise trans
fer to the Government of much' work
that should be done by private persons.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11. The day's cere
monies in connection with the dedicatloc
of the new home of the Chamber of Com
merce were brought to a close tonight by
a banquet given, by the Chamber In honor
of the guests of the occasion. The prin
cipal gueats of. honor were President
Roosevelt, Prince Hans Helnrlch von
Ples"3n. the representative of the German
Empire; Sir Michael Henry Herbert, tha
British Ambassador; Jules Cambon, the
French Ambassador; Secretary of War
Root, Secretary of the Treasury Shaw,
General MacArthur, Governor Odell,
Mayor Low and Rear-Admiral Barker. A
telegram of regret was received from
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CONTENTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
Political.
Henry T. Oxnard. of beet-sugar fame, arrive
at Washington. D. C, to fight Cuban reci
procity. Page 2.
Dubois says Rocfcvelt and Irrigation bill wew
responsible for Idaho quitting Democratlo
ranks. Page 2.
Beprerentatlve Mercer's friends may make his
defeat easier by electing him Clerk of th
House. Paze 2.
General.
Roland B. Iollneux Is acquitted of murder by
New York Jury. Page I.
Roosevelt outlines American policy of aiding
weaker nations In speech before New York
Chamber of Commerce. Page 1.
American Rankers' Association begins annual
session at New Orleans. Page 3.
President Baer. for h.'fl coal company, replies
to miners note to peace board. Page 2.
Northern Securities Company's answer to State
of Washington's suit was filed in Supreme
Court; general and specific denial. Page 11.
Foreign.
Spain Is to have a new Cabinet. Page 3..
Motion prevails, to apply closure to English ed
ucational bill. Pace .1.
English prcrs continues to regard "Kalser'r
visit with suspicion and distrust. Page 3.
Sports.
The teams of the University of Oregon and
AIb3ns. College will play off tie game at
Albany Saturday. Page 5.
CorvalHs eleven willing to meet University of
Oregon after Thanksgiving. Page 5.
Races on Eastern tracks. Page 5.
Pacific Coast.
Governar Geer decides that he will call no spe
cial session of Oregon Legislature. Page 1.
Crook County. Or., citizens score Major A. F.
Sears, of Portland, for his article on Irri
gation. Page 4.
Portland doe? not get all the hogs of the Co
lumbia Basin. Page 4.
Capitol building at Olympla cannot possibly
be completed for coming session of Legls
lature. Page 4.
Commercial and Marine.
Scarcity of prunes In New York market. -Pag
13.
December wheat goc3 up at Chicago. Page 18.
Slump on New York Stock Exchange. Page 13.
O. 'R. ft N. steamers will resume Portland
San Franclwo service. Page 12.
Big fleet reaches Astoria. Page 12.
Portland and Vicinity.
Genera! Owen Summers becomes Commander-in-Chief
of the Spanish-American War Vet
erans. Page 8.
Members of Board of Public Works displeased
at dischargeVof sidewalk Inspector by City
Engineer. Pace 14.
P. A. Marquam bring. suit to recover posses
sion of former property. Page 10.
Fight in Auditor's office over.Jury fees. Pag
11.
Municipal Court Jury acquits six men charged
with gambling. Page 12.
San Francisco capltallfts Invest in United
State National Bank. Page 10.
City & Suburban to Improve East Side car
service. Pare 8.
Half of fund ncosary for Immigration bureau
is in sight. Page 8.
- Index to Departments.
Amusements. Page 7.
City news in brief. Page 7.
Classified advertisements. Pages 8-9, x 1
Editorial. Pase 6.
Markets. Ee 13,