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V pm-n ir nppnnVT A v TM 1 If I I , A - M. .11 A l I JIU,. ' PORTLAND, MAY 12, 1912. : . I 11G PI Hi NO PLAGE 10 REST Neighbors Pursue Rev. Jere Knode Cooke and Mother of His Children.- WOMAN HAS STOUT HEART Ki-Prcarhrr Asks Soclrty A fiat It Would Hare Him Ho li? Whalfy Will Flsht for Hit TTneonvcntlonal Home. NEW YOKK. May 1 I. S-i:il.) Jere Kaode 'oolc. for:nr r.-tur of August Belmonta cl-.uiv!i at Hrnip stead. L. I, who lft wlf to fire with Floretta Whaley. a rarlsrl.-mer nd t!ie inotlier if his children, and ftor wander-ins; ov.t the country a a painter returned Kt to be P"-r the scenes of other da. Is not to be permitted to Uv. anywhere In peac-r. Throna-a of curloo one haurl th doors of exerr domicile he tin. Is. niak-ln- Ufa burdrnsome for in-iKlilmrs as well as blmnrlf. and forcing lilin to move on. iometlm-a h l.ua Kt.e of his own free wl'.l. anticipating a re quest to do so. Sometimes the land lord haa tinted pointedly that l.e i not a welcome tenant. And thera have been occasions when the neiichbora have been the onea from whom surly whispering's hare com. Maaer PaylssT Praaltr. And ao Jera Knode Cooke, alnner. la paying- tha penalty tf Ms "n- and with him the partner In ula wronKdoinc Kia children suffer wltu the reel, but In nocently. Cooke la feapondent. but MIm Whaley la net- TfconBh they were compelled to TaoTe on" 12 times In one month. It la the woman who la cheerful tUroOKh It all. Cooke said he regarded !, attitude of aoclety as Inconsistent, destructive and unjust. Miaa- Whaley had leas to say about the attitude of aoclety. bot contented herself with tie thought that smonc the women who bare persecuted her were many who knew not temptation others, she says. Imply have not been -f.und out." Bat through It a!U Miss Whaley. mother of the children of Cooke, la bopefcl. eeen tbouah the father of these aamo children talka like a man In despair. feiple 'were Soeretlr. The last tuna Cooke and Ills Wha ley moved, they moved secretly. Neigh bora bad seen a furniture vun back Up to too front door of the two-family bousa la Tenth avenue, near Pros pect I'ark. Brooklyn, and deliver a load of household goods, but no one saw them go. The couple took lodgings elsewhere, and a newspaper man who recognized them found them on a streetcar, apparently aoing- to their new place of abode. Cooke was asked what be bad to say about the situation with which he waa confronted. "Ask society for me." Cooke said lowly and with much earnestness, "what It wishes me to do. what It wishes mo to understand In the atti tude It has taken toward me. It seems as though a portion of the public wishes to drive roe to something; desperate or criminal- It seems to have a morbid desire to hound me to desperation. -The situation Is this: I have con fessed my sin before my Maker. I have sought by the humblest means of pro curing a livelihood to show my humil ity. My children love me and respect me. It was the one hope of my life to have babies of my own. Is It right for me to leave them, abandon them? Will It satisfy the conventions of society to break these little hearts Aloasraaeat HumMy Sevght. "Do they want me to kill myself or kill any one else or bring violence Into the case? "I have sought to make an atone ment as humbly and prayerfully as any peaitcac could. I feel that I have re ceived divine forgiveness, for there has been nothing In my creed and faith that lias taught me that my master Is so un relenting. "1 am not making thia light for my self alone, but for my bnbies and their mother. I am not flaunting my career la the face of any one. ln the con trary. I am trying constantly to live quietly, but the public Is following me. Ketributton? If Ood has forgiven me. why has man right to retribution?" Neighbors real neighbors, who are not to be confused wltii the casual per sona who happen to live for the day In adjoining flata In Brooklyn seem to be moderating their feeling against Miss Whaley. whether they are dis posed to forgive Cooke or not. In Hempsted Misa Whaley. when she visits Jjer great-grandmother, is received more and more cordially. A revulsion of feeling Is taking place. Mies Wha ley. from the simple fact of being a mother. Is beginning to command a certain respect- Wosaaa Will Xot Give I'p. "I am not going to give up this fight for a moment." said Miss Whaley. "Those who know me shall some day be convinced that I am Just a wife and mother, and I feel that I will yet -win the respect of those who at the present time may be withholding It." Miss Whaley's words showed the hope that seemed denied to "Rev." Jere Cooke. She has. also, a better sens of humor than the man who Is the father of her children. For example, he found In her recent movlngs some . thing to be amused about. "At the most the average woman raoves but once a year." said she. "She finds at the end of her flitting that the best of her little bric-a-brac and small Tioosehold goods have been broken or Have disappeared. - "I would, like to ask her how she would like to move 12 times In a month. That was our experience. Be fore we moved upon each occasion there were Incidents the humor of which I am only able to see now. We would be rec ognised In San Francisco, say, and I would go out on the street. Instantly cluster of women's heads would gath er at some wtndow and they would say. There goes that Floretta Whay. Let's see what h wears today. That waa woman all over, but'I didn't laugh then." Mlaa Whaler Will Fight Oa. - Miss Whaley. whatever happens, never will commit suicide. She admits that some things have happened that seemed to Indicate that some persons did not cars If such a tragedy should result- She waa In the streetcar aa she spoke- "There are In this car." she went on. "many persons whose troubles are far greater than mine. See that old lady tn black over there? Probably she has a. sorrow whose bitterness I have never known. fr both my children are alive. "Why should I take my life? Death la waiting for all of as, and I shall not seek him, no matter what comes." "What Is your attitude toward the wife Mr. Cooke left?" the reporter asked. Mls Whaley became auddenly very serious. "I have come to the conclusion that I have done wrong." she said slowly. "I admit that freely. The question re niaina, what should I do now? What Is best under the circumstances as they now exist? I am absolutely devoted to Jere and he to me. and wo both to our children. Whatever our mistakes ear lier, we are now living as simple and frugal a life as any man and woman In the world. "The greatest happiness that could come to me would be to be the wife In name of my husband. But think of the miserable unfairness of society. Sup pose Jere had gone through a divorce court and then had married me. Though lie could not have stayed in the minis try, we would now be respected mera- ORCUO.V PI05EBR DIES AT Tl'ALATW. 4 i A V i I i Edward Byrona. OREOOX CITV. Or.. 3lay 11. (Special) Edward Ftyrom. a pio neer of Oregon, died at the. home of hla son. Joseph Byrom. at Tualatin, Thursday, after an Ill ness of one year. The funeral services will be conducted at the Congregational Church at Tuala tin on Sundav and the Interment will be tn the Tualatin Ceme tery. Mrs. Byrorn died In 19u. They were married In 1S7. Mrs. Bvrom's maltn name being Elizabeth Moahler. Mr. Byrom was born October SI. 127. in Manchester. England.' In 1S42 he came to the United States, coming to Oregon In 1S50. lie settled on the claim In Wash ington County, near Tualatin. Mr. Byrom was well known throughout Washington and Clackamas counties. He was a member of the Oregon Pioneer Association and Is survived by the following children: John K. Byrom. of Boise, Idaho; Mrs. K. A. Eddy, of Tualatin: Joseph U. Byrom. of Tualatin: Mrs. Duane Ely, of Oregon City. bers of society. That Is the miserable hypocrisy of th-rld'e attitude." TROYER MUST- RETURN rOKTLANn IAN WIMi FACE FORGEKY CHAHGE. Koquisltion Is Honored by Governor Johnson Karljr SUne, Jailed In I'ortUnd Wanted In South. SACRAMENTO. CaL, May 11. Requi sition was issued today Trom the ofnee of Governor Johnson upon the Governor 1 of Oregon for the return of Early Stine, wanted at San Francisco on the charge of grand larceny. Stine was arrested at rortland. The requisition of the Governor of Oregon on the Governor of California for the return of George Troyer, wanted in Portland on a charge of forgery, was honored today by Governor John son. Troyer wos arrested at San Fran cisco. N Stine was arrested In Portland on a petty charge. Information waa re ceived from San Francisco that lie was wanted here. The California police did not know that he waa In Portland, but had seen accounts In Portland news papers of the arreat of Lucille LeBarge for shoplifting. Stine -as associated In San Francisco with a slater of the girl, and his description was sent to Portland on the supposition that there might be some connection between the two. Troyer is charged with stealing a check when employed by a laundry company here. He was traced by the Pinkerton Detective Agency, and Cap tain Moore Is now lu California to bring him back. DIVORCE SUIT IS DROPPED Wife of Rlchnrd Harding Davis Dis continues Action. NEW YORK. May 11 The suit, for divorce begun here In November. Isle, by the wife of Richard Harding Pavia. tie author, has been discontinued by order of Supreme Court Justice Guy. The application for the discontinuance was made by Mrs. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. lavls were married In 1S. While l'avls was in Indon and Miss Cecilia Clark was at her home in Chicago, he proposed and was accepted by cable. A messenger boy from a London hotel enrrled the engagement ring 40oO miles to Miss Clark. ALIENISTS WATCH SLAYER Condemned Man's Jate Depends on Keport of Physlclaus. v BOSTON. May 11. AJIeoiats ap pointed by Governor Foss today began an examination of Clarence V. T. Rlch eson the Baptist minister condemned to die in the week of May 19 for the murder, of Avis Linncll, to determine, the question of his sanity. The finding of the alienists probably will be laid before Governor Foss by next Wednesday. Upon it the Gover nor will decide whether to submit to the executive council thepetltlon of I'.lcbeson's counsel for a commutation of the sentence. ' Steamship Lanes Moved South. WASHINGTON. May 11. The Hydro graphic Office has announced the chang ing of the trans-AUanUo steamer lanes CO miles to the southward of their pres ent position as a result of reports of many Icebergs In th present lanes. The steamship companies have agreed to adopt the new route. , . ( AKD OF TH.WKS. We wish to extend our sincere thanks for the kind wxpressious of sympathy shown us iiir lat bereavement. JIMS. M. V. ZEITFUCHS AND FAMILY. . HIBBEN NEW IS HEAD OF PRINCETON President Taft Is Principal Speaker at Ceremony of Induction. INAUGURATION IS IN OPEN tnlvcrslty's Executive Declares It F.ssentlal for Man's Full Pre paredness in Emergencies to Have Broad Eduentlon. PRINCETON. N. J.. May 11- Presi dent Taft Chief Justice White. Asso ciate Justice Pitney, of the Supreme Court of the fnited States, and presl w M.nv universities gathered Lhere today for the inauguration of John Grler lllboen as presiueni. .i Princeton University. The ceremony of induction was held on the campus In front of "Old North. President Taft was the principal speaker at the Inauguration. In his address he said: "l feel a deep gratitude to this grand old university for making me at Prince ton man. I feel grateful to the au thorities for giving me an opportunity to enjoy the quiet and inspiring at mosphere of these academic shades. Princeton has been more closely asso ciated than almost any of its sister universities with the foundation and growth of this Government, and at a time like this, when she is Installing a new president, she Is entitled to the presence of the President of the Na tion, and I am bappy that this event foil In my term of office so I might come and represent the people of the United States." Preparatloa Held llaaentlal. Speaking on "The Essentials of Lib eral Education." In his inaugural ad dress. Dr. Hlbben said: "Fit a man for the day's work, but at the same time equip him to meet the crisis and the emergency which the day's work- will inevitably bring forth. He who has laid a. broad and secure foundation will find no difficulty in erecting the superstructure. Whatever he builds, he will be Able to build him self Into the work of his hand and brain. Make a man and he will cad his work. "In Princeton, we believe it 1 ahsor lutely necessary to have a certain schooling In preparation for the re sponsibilities of freedom, and that the hlt-and-rolss choice of an Immature mind In new and strange surroundings forms a poor propaedeutic to the se rious tasks of free Investigation." Taft Hlbbea's Curat. A luncheon followed the Inaugura tion, at which President Hlbben re ceived the congratulations of other uni versities. Afterward came the annual baseball gams between Cornell and Princeton. President Taft arrived here at A. M. Later he was driven to "Prospect," the orfictal residence of the president of Princeton, where he was the guest for the day of President fllbben. Preceding the ceremony there was a procession of all those participating In the Induction and the entire student body of the university. The oath of of fice was administered by Associate Jus tice Pitney. The honorary degree of LL.T. was conferred on President Taft and Chief Justice White. Governor Woodrow Wilson. '79, Dr. Hlbben's predecessor as president of Princeton, was not present, having sent word Uiat he could not accept the Invi tation sent htm because of other en gagements. 0R0ZC0 IS IN CONTROL f fontln ned from First Psg. velopments in other states where he has made speeches, the politicians In New Jersey hesitate to make iron-clad predictions. They say they would not be surprised If the Colonel swept the state. They say they would not be surprised If Mr. Taft got all the dele gates , From Louisiana comes word that the delegates there will be with the Presi dent on the first ballot and after that wltnthe strongest man. Six of the South Carolina delegates have formal ly announced that they will vote for Colonel Roosevelt. They say x that six more will follow them. WEEK MAY DETERMI XE HESCXT More Than 200 Delegates to Be Chosen, Leaving About 100. WASHINGTON. May 11. The make up of the Republican National conven tion, so far as the original selection of delegates can determine It, will be virtually settled within a week. In cluding eight chosen today at distract conventions in Texas and Arizona, more than 200 delegates are to be se lected In the eight lays ending next Saturday. About 100 will then remain to be chosen. Including 3 from Ohio and 21 from New Jersey. The widely divergent claims of the Taft and Roosevelt managers make it apparent that a determination of the actual control of the convention is Im possible la advance of the meeting of the Republican National commit tee June . Up to this morning, 786 of the 10" delegates to Chirajro had been chosen, according to Roosevelt estimates, while the Taft forces record 20 less. The differences arias ' over Maryland, where the Taft managers declare that the control of 1C dele gates will not be cleared until the state convention next Tuesday, and Kansas, where the Roosevelt records show that It have been chosen and the Taft records show 1. Representative MoKlnley, head of the Taft campaign, claimed s8 dele gates tor the President "and conceded 2S7 to Colonel Roosevelt. Senator Dixon, manager for Colonel Roosevelt, claimed Sit for Roosevelt and con ceded 143 to Taft. . The Roosevelt managers contend that 114 delegates are unlnstructed. Including 8S from New Tork. and that 14 are contest J Both campaign committees tn their tabRTs give Sena tor La Follette J delegatea and Sena tor Cummins 1. Preparations for the two weeks' battle at Chicago over the seating of contested delegations are being completed rapidly by the, attor neys for both factions. While few contests have been filed thus far with the National committee, the managers and their attorneys will be ready with all of the cases by May 29, the date on which the papers must be before the committee. The delegations Instructed for Taft whose seats will be contested, ac cording to the latest statement from Senator Dixon, are: Alabama 20, Ar- l n u-u a niatriri of Columbia 2. Flori da 12. Georgia 28, Indiana 1H, Ken tucky 1, Louisiana 20, Michigan 6, Missouri 2. South Carolina 4, Tennes see 14, Virginia 22. The 200 delegates Ao be selected in the coming week Include 26 In. Texas. 26 in California, 24 in Minnesota, 14 in Washington, 22 In North Carolina, 16 In WeatA"irginla and scattering dele gations In many other states. KARLY PREPARATION'S" MADE Hearings on Contesls Will'jle Begun on June 6. CHICAGO, May 11. Preparations for the session of the Republican National committee, which will begin the hear ing of contests here June 6, were made today by Assistant Secretary Smith, of New Tork, and Chief Clerk Hechlnger, of New Jersey. Secretary Hayward, of New York, will arrive next Monday and take charge of the work of the Nationul committee until the conven tion. Acting Chairman Rosewater, of Nebraska; Chairman New, of Indiana, in charge of the arrangements for the convention, and William F. Sloan, of Maryland, sergeant-at-arms, are ex pected here Tuesday. Members of the National committee expect that they will bo called upon to pass upon 200 contests between Juno 6 and the opening of the convention. June IS. It is believed that the rules adopted four years ago will be effective this year. The rules allowed both sides SO minutes in the case of contests ovet delegates at large and 15 minutes for district contests. With this rule in operation, the committee will be ob liged to work practically all day and night to conclude Its work before the opening of the convention. Thus far formal notice of only seven contests have been received by the committee. They are the four dele gates at large from Mississippi, and the First. Second. Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Districts from the same state, and the First District of South Carolina. Assistant Secretary Smith has re ceived credentials from 186 delegates and 18$ alternates, which Include 16 states, the District of Columbia and the Philippines. No state has sent in credentials for all of its districts. EXPERfflTLOTURGED GRANGE AVOriD ESTABLISH TEST FARM AT FAIUGROO'DS. Stale College at Pullmun Expected to Furnish Expert for Work In Clark County. VANCOUVER, Wash., May 11. (Spe cial.) The Pomona Grange, which has closed a two days" session at Amboy. adopted resolutions asking officers of the Clark County Fair Association to have an experimental farm established In the race track at the fairgrounds. There are about 12 acres available and It Is believed that the State College at Pullman will furnish an expert to operate the farm. The next meeting of farmers is to be entertained by the Minnehaha Grange, August 14-15. about three weeks before the third annual fair, and the sessions will be held in the fair buildings. The second day will be devoted to a big picnic and barbe cue. The womans' work committee have been empowered to build a woman's restroom on the fairgrounds and to-. have it completed for this year. It has been suggested that members of granges In the three counties. Cow litx. Skamania and Clark, give 25 cents each to the building fund. 4 MILLION TO AID FARMERS Scientific Agricultural Cause Boost ed by Chicago Concern. CHICAGO, May 11. A movement to put a county agriculturist In every county of evory state, to make a study of local conditions and suggest plans of scientific farm management for the purpose of obtaining- larger crop yield, has received Impetus with the announcement of a gift of $1,000,000 from a Chicago concern to further the plan. The project Is fathered by the crop improvement committee of the Council of Grain Exchanges, which Includes mercantilo bodies in many of the prin cipal cities In the country. The 1 1.000,000 gift carries with It for Immediate use (100,000 to be expended In 100 counties, tlOOO in each county, in accordance with the plan formulated by' Bert Ball, secretary of the crop Im provement committee. The county project calls for tha co operation of the commercial, agricul tural and educational forces of each county. SUICIDAL WIFE DIVORCED Hubband Says Iler Efforts to Die Got on His Nerves. SAN FRANCISCO, May 11. Harry Pratt was granted a, divorce yesterday because his wife had a habit of try ing to commit suicide. "Upon the slightest provocation." ex plained Pratt, "my wife would attempt to cut her throat, slash her wrists or take poison. She made ma a nervous wreck." It was shown during the hearing that Pratt wss In the habit of spending many evenings In reading newspapers. "Don't you think it would be much better to read aloud?" asked the court. "Too many men ara in the habit of burying their faces in newspapers hour after hour. Wives, in these days of suffrage, are Just as anxious to know what la In the newspapers as their husbands are." CLAYTON DRAWS T. R. FIRE Colonel Caustic on Proposal to Fix Presidential Term. NEW TORK, May 11. Commenting today on the resolution of Representa tive Clayton, which proposes to fix the Presidential term at six years and limit each President to ono term. Theodora Roosevelt said: "I have been asked to commit my self on every sort of tomfool proposi tion, and I suppose this is on of them. The Colonel will leave New York for Ohio Monday. MARSHAL AS MURDERED Once Acquitted Slayer, Shoots Officer. Drunk, VALE. Or, May 11. Jasper West fall, the City Marshal, was murdered last night at Westfall. Or, by Asa Carey, who while intoxicated was shooting op the town and shot the Marshal, who shot at Carey bat missed him. Carey's capture was effected by Ben Corbett, through a promise of pro- H ti,nnlimii in "irrWiliil li l i n 1 linn l , EXIST! HERE'S a question of big im portance to the car owner The Resilience of his tires. True, mileage is of prime importance. But mere mileage without the life and vim of pure rubber, properly compounded, means little. 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Westfall died 15 minutes after he was Bhot This Is the second man shot hy Carey. Six years ago in Westfall he killed a man by the name of Cam mann In self-defense. He was brought to Jail here this morning, and will be charg-ed with first degree murder. . Gubernatorial Candidates Talk. CEXTRAtjIA, Wash., May" 11. (Spe cial.) Colonel Otto A. Case, of Seattle, and John C. Lawrence, of Olympla, two candidates for Governor on the Repub lican ticket, addressed the members of the Centralia Commercial Club at the noon luncheon held here yesterday. Colonel Case s;ave a street address here last night, while Mr, Lawrence ad dressed a big crowd In the Glide Thea ter In Cheballs. Fire Protection Started. CENTRALIA, Wash., May lL (Spe cial.) Steps are being taken by the residents of Lebam to prevent a repeti tion of the disastrous fire of a week ago, which destroyed practically an en tire business block of the town. Ar rangements have been made with the Lebam Mill & Timber Company where by the latter will lay pipes, install hydrants and furnish water sufficient for fire protection. The cost of thn system will be only $500, and almost the entire amount has been subscribed. Exposition Committee In Russia. ST. PETERSBURG, May 11. Th members of the Panama-Pacific Expo sition, under the leadership of John Hays Hammond, arrived today from Germany. They passed the greater part of the day sightseeing in the capital. They are to bo entertained by Premier Kokovsoff tomorrow and by Minister of Commons Timashoff May 13. HOSTETTER'S l STOMACH BITTERS OjfSjsssiffisSi ml wmmssM IS1 STANDS FOR BETTER HEALTH The first step towards poor health is a weak stomach. From this arises all such ills as Heartburn, Bloating, Vomiting, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Costiveness, Headache, Biliousness and Malarial Disorders. Therefore be wise in time and get a bottle of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. A few doses at the first sign of stomach weakness will save much suffering later on. Thousands know this to be true. We urge a trial today All Druggists and Dealers.-