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VOL. VII. NO. 62.
PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, - MAY' , 19, 1908. SIXTEEN PAGES.
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CAKE
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01 MEET
SQUARELY
Makes Appointment With Interviewer
WJiichHe Does Not Keep and Hur
riedly Leaves His Office and the City.
Evasion Marks His Speeches in His
Campaign Throughout the State
"Mr. Cake, do you still adhere to
your refusal to advise the election to
the legislature of Democrats pledged to
Statement No. 1 as against Republicans
who are opposed to Statement No. IT
"If so, would you advise the election
to the legislature of Republicans, run
ning Independently and pledged to
Statement No. 1. as against Republicans
nominated at the primaries but opposed
to Statement No. IT' .
H M. Cake, candidate for election to
the " United Slates senate and now
stumping the state for the Indorsement
of the voters of the state, will not tell
the voters of Oregon his answer to the
questions printed here. By evasion and
by refusal to be Interviewed he has
shunted himself out of the path of the
questions, leaving them J 0"0
unanswered while he fled from them
to continue his campaign.
Unresponsive to the demands of the
people of the sUte who recognise that
Statement No. 1 Is the vital issue of
the present campaign for the senator
hlp; knowing that th principle itself
ls-on trial and that strenuous efforts
are being made by its enemies to re
pudiate and overthrow it for the pur
pose of putting the senatorial elections
back into the hands of the machine
politicians of the state in the legisla
ture; meeting with continual requests
on his tour throughout the state for an
explanation of his attitude towards this
principle which the people said should
be the law of the state in the face
of all this Mr. Cake still refuses to tell
the people where he stands but strad
dles the question on the platform and
evades Itrln private.
Sradss and Loaves Tows.
Mr. Cake refused to declare himself
by answering the questions which The
Journal has printed here, and after sev
eral evasions left the city last night,
leaving the questions in the hands of
his secretary unanswered.
Yesterday m&rning a representative of
The Journal called at the office ef Mr.
Cake in the Chamber of Commerce
building and stated that he desired to
see Mr. Cake; that he wished to submit
two questions to the candidate for hU
consideration. Word was sent out from
his inner office that Mr. Cake was very
busv and could not be interrupted. The
Journal representative was willing to
wait and asked when he could have a
brief interview with Mr. Cake.
"I do not know." said the messenger;
"he Is very busy and will be fore some
little time, perhaps all of the forenoon."
At noon Mr. Cake was called up over
the telephone and answered the call in
Pe"Thls Is The Journal, " Mr. Cake was
told. "We have here two questions re
lating to your attitude towards Bta to-1
ment No. 1 and candidates for the leg
islature. We would like to submit them
to you for your Inspection, in ordr
that we may learn your attitude legard
lng them."
"I cannot be interviewed over the tcU
ephone,' answered Mr. Cake. "If you
have any questions to submit you will
have to come to the office, but I do
not know that I care to be interviewed.
It may be that I will not discuss the
questions."
XCr, Cake Had ITt.
"You will be at the office for a short
time?'" Mr. Cake was axked. He an id
he would and The Journal representa
tive stated to him that he would come
to the off Ice at once. Within 1Q minutes
he did so, but when he reached the ot
flce found that Mr. Cake had left, leav
ing his secretary to make his excuses.
The Secretary stated that Mr. Cake had
been suddenly called away on Important
business.. '..,
The questldns, typewritten, were
f iven to the secretary, -who read them,
t was explained to him that The Jour
nal desired an aswef to the questions,
it being said .that if Mr. Cake so de
sired he could dictate a formal state
ment In answer. The secretary replied
that he would suhmlt the questions to
Mr. Xake during the afternoon. Later
in the afternoon the secretary fwas
called up by telephone and asked At Mr.
Cake had considered the questions.
Answer was made that they, had not
yet been given him but would be before
the afternoon had passed.
In spite of these repeated requests
Mr. Cake left the city without answer
ing the questions or, so far as Known,
seriously considering them.
Bodges and Sidesteps.
It is known that Mr. Cake does not
desire to make answer to the questions.
What answer he has made to similar
questions throughout his campaign has
been equivocal and indefinite. Efforts
have been made by his friends to In
duce him to take some decided stand re
garding candidates to the legislature
who have nledaed themselves to State
ment No. 1, and he has steadfastly re
fused to do so. Mr. Cake and his man
agers have hoped by this course to
placate the opponents to Statement No.
J throughout the state and hold them In
line to vote for him In June. At the
same time he has made an unsatisfac
tory explanation of his attitude to the
voters in different parts of the state
setting out his attitude.
That the question is a vital one to
the voters Is shown by the fact that.Mr.
Cake has been asked repeatedly as he
has traversed the state for an explana
tion of his stand towards Statement No.
1. and much dissatisfaction has been
engendered In the ranks of the State
ment No. 1 forces because of his lame
and indefinite argument in support of
his middle-of-the-road position.
Clerks, Look Out
for This Device
If '
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This Is a picture . of the latest de
vice used by shoplifters, which Is
making detection by Btore detectives
and employes still more difficult. It
consists of a false band, which is
worn In th' sleeve In the regular
way. while the - real band, Is con
cealed beneath the' Jacket. The re
sult is that two handa always ap
pear in sight as .the shoplifter goes
about a etpre , while - with' the real
hand, slipping at-intervals from be
neath the jacket, she-Is enabled to
quickly snatch goods from the coun
ters without arousing suspicion. The
false hand, shown ungloved In the
picture, is always gloved to corre
spond to the hand on the opposite
side.
AH
CONFERENCE
IS H S GOAL
Bishop Scadding Will At
tend Groat 3feeting of
Episcopal Bishops in Lam
beth Palace, London, This
Summer.
Ministers and Laymen of
Church Assemble in Con
ference in Trinity Church
Today and Discuss Plans
for Enlargement of Work.
DRINK-CRAZED MAN
SLASHES CHILDREN'S
THRCATS WITH RAZOR
FLEET OfJ
1 NORTH
(United Prow Ied Wire.)
San Francisco, May 19. Crated by
drinking, William J. Hanna. aged 81,
a plumber living at 1114 Tennessee
street, attempted to murder his wife
and two babies at 8 o'clock this morn
ing because his wife had remonstrated
with him for remaining out all night
and spending hi earnings" for liquor.
After administering a terrible beating
to his wife,. Hanna went Into another
room to get a rsjeor with the avowed in
tention of murdering the family and
committing suicide.
Attracted by the woman's screams, a
policeman rushed into the house and
entered the bedroom Just in time to
see the freniled husband and father
slash the throats of the two children,
one aged 2 years and the other 1 year.
Before the would-be murderer could
complete his bloody work, the police-
KILLED WHILE
SALUTING FLEET
Ferndale Cannon Explodes,
Killing One and Injuring
Several Persons v
(United Preif Leased Wire.) '
Ferndale.-Cat., May 19. While firing
salutes to Admiral Bperry's battleships,
which passed .here at 9:30 this looming,
a cannon posted on the beach near Ceh
tervllle, five miles from bere, exploded,
instantly killing Isaao Davis and se
riously Injured three women and a boy,
and slightly Injuring , several others.
The rsnnon was an old one, having been
used here for 80 years. k ,
man felled him with his night stick,
slipped on the handcuffs and bound his
legs. Then rushing into the street the
officer impressed an automobile, - in
which the victims of their father's rage
were hastily conveyed to the hospital.
Bemlce, the elder child, had suffered
a three-Inch gash across the throat,
the Jugular vein being narrowly missed,
and Burton, the baby boy, received two
deep wounds In the neck. It is believed
thejr will recover.
Bonfires on Shore Show
Sailors They Are Not For
gotten -While at Sea
Brief Belief From Social
Duties Welcomed.
(United Pr Lewd Wire.)
On Board U. S. S. Georgia, May 18.
By wireless to Mare Island, Cal.. May
19. Long rolling seas and a heavy fog
made the morning run of the Atlantic
battleship fleet a disagreeable one. In
the afternoon the fog lifted a bit, but
the seas continued heavy, and the ships
steamed at about an eight-knot speed.
At night the weather cleared and the
speed .was Increased to 12 knots. The
(Continued on Page Seven.)
RUM'S FOES ADOPT NEW PLAN
Rigid Personal Canvass to Be Made of Every East Side
Precinct Where Liquor Men Are Concentrating
Forces for the June Election.
The appointment of 20 well known
business men and property owners of
the east side to canvass evwry precinct
in which the saloons are trying to get
a majority of the votes.
The raising of. $500 as a starter for a
campaign fund.
Deciding to hold mass meetings in
public halls of the east side, to hold
street meetings and send out . street
singer and musicians.
The above Is a summary of what re
sulted at the monster mass meeting of
the Ahtl-Saloon league at the Centen
ary Methodist Episcopal church last
nlgttt. Rev. E. 7 Nelson Allen of the
Hawthorne Park Presbyterian church
presided over the meeting, which
crowded the aisles of Centenary, church
and overflowed into"the street
. Lewis Montgomery was 'appointed
chairman of the committee on 'fi
nance, which la to -raise the sinews of
war for the big fight against saloon in
terests at the coming election. 80 n
thuslastic was the crowd that the speak
ers who addressed the assemblage were
at times forced to desist while wtJUny
for the tumults of appinnse to subside.
Rev. C. E. CUne and Rev. J. F.
Ghormley of the Central Christian
church were leading spirits in- the move
ment started last night, and they ex
pect to devote their entire energies until
after election to the work of counteract
ing the saloon Influences-ln the various
precincts.
Among those present were representa
tive business men from all points on
the east side. It was the sentiment of
all that no effort should be spared to
down the liquor octopus, and the cru
sade will be vigilant and strenuous.
. Street singers wtU be delegated to
draw crowds so that speakers can de
liver addresses in the interest of the
temperance movement. Several mass
meetings will be held and crowds will
be induced to attend them by the score
of canvassers who have been appointed
to work over the various precincts.
- Next Monday evening another mass
meeting of the Anti-Saloon league will
be held in Centenary church, and the
managers of the campaign will make re
ports of .the week's progress. It Is ex
pected thefund of 8600 will bo in
creased largely at thla meeting
At the opening of the 20th annual
conference of the Episcopal ministers
and laymen In Trinity church ac 10:30
tills morning Bishop Scaddlng made the
following announcement regarding tie
important gathering of Episcopal
blahops i,n England irt June and Inly:
"This year the Lambeth conference
meets at Lambeth palace In London.
It la a gathering of all the bishops of
the Anglican church all over the world
for conference and is held only once in
10 years. It Is 10 years since Oregon
was repre:eiited. Bishop Morris having
attended In 1888.
"Fortunately the cash value of a life
Insurance policy carrlnd bv the bishop,
wnich becomes pnm-up tins year, en
ables him to meet the expenses of the
trip and makes It possible for the dio
cese of Oregon to be represented by its
bishop at both the Pan-Anglican con
gress to be held in June and the Lam
beth conference to be held In July.
"The bishop and Mrs. Scaddlng ex
pect to sail on the steamer Campania
from New York, June b, and will return
by Empress of Britain of the C. P.
R. line, sailing from Liverpool, August
21. Thev expect to arrive home during
the second week in September, and will
be accompanied by three young clergy
men who have volunteered to do mis
sionary work In Oregon.
'The Right Rev. Robert L. Paddock,
bishop of eastern Oregon, has kindly
consented to address the graduating
class of St. Helen's hall, June 17, and to
do sucu other Episcopal acts for Bishop
Scaddlng during the latter's absence as
may be necessary."
Masting' Continued Today.
After this announcement a general
discussion of the state of . the ohurch,
especially from Its financial viewpoint,
In this and adjoining states followed.
No formal papers were redd, the meet
ing partaking more of the nature of
informal talks and comments, exchanga
of experiences, and asking and answer
ing questions between the various min
isters present. At 12:30 the meeting
adlourned and retired to the adjoining
room, where the luncheon is served each
day bv the Woman's guild of Trinity
phurrh. The meeting; came to order
again at 2:30 and continued the line of
work taKen up auring ine rorenoon ses
sion.
The presiding bishop of the eighth de
partment at the conference is the Rev.
John Mills Kendrlck, D. D.. bishop of
Arlsona, while the general secretary of
the conference. Is Rev. Louis C. San ford.
The local committee, composed of Port
landers to welcome the conference and
to take general charge of all arrange
ments is composed of Rev. Y. A. M.
Breck, secretary; R. W. Hastings, treas
urer; Rev. J. E. H. Simpson, W. . H.
Duncklev. G. C. Burton, H. H. tlrdahl.
Dr. George S. Whiteside, James Laid-
NO MOTIVE OTHER THAN THAT OF
HUMANITY IN PARDONING CONVICTS
SAYS CHAPLAIN OF PENITENTIARY
AN INSULT TO VOTERS OF OREGON
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This Cartoon Was Published in the Oregonian Today
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PUBLICITY
Governor Chamberlain Made
Object of Attack in Which
Misleading Statements
Are Used Regarding Ex
ercise of Pardoning Power
1
HAS MR. CAKE FLOPPED AGAIN?
His policies
His friends
(Continued on Page Three)
Mr. Cake has,, he insists, flipped another flop,
are as hard to keep track of as a maiden at a frolic.
are constantly on the run to keep up with his procession. He
claims he has come out for Statement Io. 1 again. It is his third
flop in this campaign, and his friends are wondering how long he
will stay this time. An honest man was once defined by a famous
Oregon politician as a man who "would stay bought." He might
be defined, after the late didos by Mr. Cake in political gymnastics,
as one that "will stay flopped."
Is Mr. Cake for Statement No. 1 ? Here is his record : As a
candidate for senator two years ago his voice was not once lifted
in behalf of Statement No. 1. That plan failed to win. A flop had
to be made, and this year, after being in total eclipse all his life
on the subject, he flipped a great flop and came out for the measure.
For some six weeks he stayed with if, got Fulton out of the way,
and then Mr. Cake's great light went as suddenly out as it had
burst into full orbed glory. That was flop number two. There
is not the slightest doubt in the world that he completely and
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tuny deserted tne measure, vv hv did he make speech after speech
and never mention it? Why, with his brother state chairman, and
with the convention that indorsed Mr. Cake making a platform
ior mm to run on, was statement io. 1 and the primary law, after
depate, deliberately shelved?
Why is Mr. Cake today running on a platform that completely
disowned and repudiated, not only Statement No. 1 but the primary
law? But, worst of all, why did Mr. Cake in the secrecy of his
headquarters in this city instruct political lieutenants not to oppose
the election of anti-Statement No. 1 candidates, and not to put
Statement No. 1 candidates in the field? For about three weeks
Mr. Cake ran his campaign on this tack, apparently determined to
"catch 'em a-comin' and a-gwine." Only for three weeks, and then,
with a brilliantly executed flip, the most beautiful ever seen outside
a circus tent, he vaulted back into the Statement No. 1 camp, this
time, he says, to stay, though that, of course, his perplexed friends
doubt. It is his third flop in about 10 weeks, and that ends his
record up to date, perhaps it is good politics, but it certainly keeps
the crowd dizzy watching lr. Cake from the grandstand.
Is Mr. Cake sincere as to Statement No. l'in flop No. 3?
There is a way for him to prove his sincerity and The Tournal
invites him to do so by answering these three questions affirma
tivelv: .
First Inasmuch as you claim that you are going to stay this
time with Statement Xo 1, and, in view that the late convention
that indorsed you showed by its proceedings and otherwise its
hostility to Statement No. 1, do you repudiate that convention's
indorsement, and the convention itself as not correctly reflecting
your candidacy? ; '
Second Since the platform on which you are: running is 'a
known anti-Statement No. 1 platform, that measure having been
refused mention therein, and since you claim to be for Statement
Nol, do you repudiate and reject said platform as unfit to represent
you and your candidacy ? ''. i .' s- ; 'vV?: MJ?: ."4;'. ' .
Third As the perpetuity of Statement No. : T; depends upon
the election of a Statement No. ! legislature and upon the defeat
of anti-Statement Nd. X candidates therefor, and claiminer as vou
JustinJ ! Lorfler Hocfc, Whoa ' piivHo that you are for 1 Statement No.-1 since iyour last flop, do you
One of Belle
Gunness' Victims
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tore Is hf-c shown, ha been Identi
fied a one?, of the victim of Mrs.
Guhnfgs of Lnporte, Indiana.
call upon alt the voters, upon all your lieutenants, and especially
upon all good Kepuuncans to do theif utmost to Uefeatvanti-State-ment
No. 1-candidates and elect only Statement No. 1 candidates?
Recent criticism of Governor
Chamberlain's exercise of the par
doning power haa brought from
Rev. E. W. St. Pierre, chaplain of
the state penitentiary, a spirited re
ply to the published charges. - The)
latter left the public to infer that
Governor Chamberlain had misused
nispower and turned a host of crim
inals loose upon the state.
In practically every Instance
where a pardon has been granted.
Mr. St. Pierre has sat as advisory
counsel, and probably no man in
Oregon, with ' the exception of Gov
ernor Chamberlain, is" better ac
quainted with the facts incident to
the pardons extended. The follow
ing letter corrects the false impres
sion left by the publication a few
days ago of the list of pardons grant
ed during the governor's term of of
fice. Mr. St. Pierre discusses also
Governor Chamberlain's earnest ef
forts to better the condition of the
convicts and to do away with abuses
that had prevailed prior .to his ad
ministration.' The letter follows;
Salem, Or., May 18. Believing that
the public is entitled to a, full knowl
edge of ail the facts of a question of
general concern. I venture to comment
briefly on la recent article in one of our
metropolitan dallle dealing with th
governor's exercise of the .. pardoning
power. ..... .... .
in tne article reierrea 10 ine governor
was charged with having pardoned 28S
men, and the pubUc was allowed to In
fer that such a number of criminals had
been, br the governor's action, turneii
out of tne penitentiary. The public wait
furthermore led to believe that the gov
ernor was actuated In all thla merely bv
a selfish purpose. Now, what are the
facts? ,
In at least is out or the total number
of cases referred to as pardons the sov-
ernor merely restored the men to cltl
xenahlp, after those, men had served
their full term In the nenitentlarv. ami
after they had demonstrated that thev
were sincere and successful in. their
fiurpose to live honorable and beef ul
Ives. : This is the fact; and the public
1 am sure w 111 approve of such action
on the governor's part, and will further
more resent any attempt. on anybody's,
part to make it figure against his wis
dom and good faith. , ',.
Merely eimtted Tinea, '
In at least nine' cases out of the total
of 2S5 all that was done was the remix
sion by the governor of a fine Imposed
by the court. Then in a number of
cases the pardon was granted to men
serving jail sentences. , In six cases the
pardons were granted to men out on
Jiarole. an action contemplated by the
ndeterminate sentence law. ,
Deducting all such cases, we .have left
but 1)4 men turned out of the peniten
tiary through the action of the rntr.
ernorl 86 absolute pardons, T commu
tations; and U conditional pardon.
Theae latter cases practically amount to.
a parole, as the men. on the violation of .
the conditions of their pardons, can be
brought back, without trial, to .serve the
balance of their terms. And as to the
granting of this number of pardon,
allow, me to say: Sixteen, by actual
count, were turned out to save life, or
to allow the man to go home to die.
Whan a man is committed to the pent-
lemiary ior a, period 01 say iwo yr,
and the doctor knows the man will not
live If he is allowed to continue In eon-
Knot' simple Justice. to turn him out b-
Tore toe expiration or nis senience ami
give him the chance for, his life? Or. If
a man Is dying, and a wife, mthr r
sister offers to care for him for th
brief time left him. Is it not a lmi.u
set Of humanity -1 allow the loving
heart its way, as well as soften by
much the remaining time of the poor
manf Just this is whot th governor
did in thoae 1 caaes. Liut no man h.m
been turned .out without a home to i
vo. as that Would have Impom .J a bur.
den on society.
Courts SecotunesJ Actios.
In the overwhelmingly l'irre nuijorlfy
Of the remaining wrl'm -m
granted, berause trie jmh
prosecuting attorney, fine er ,..iii,
ommemlt1 th actum. I fl lnrf ftr.
miiMJt person wi.l rt!iir iw,rmn-t
that hf m ja .'ch a r. f . . ' -. i w
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