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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.