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VOL. VIL NO. 231.
PORTLAND, OREGON,; SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1908.TWO SECTIONS4l8 PAGES.
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JAS, FINCH
v . i i ; ' , "r . i ' :
RALPH
FISHER
REVENGE IS CARNEGIE 1
CAUSE OF
James Finch, Recently Dis
barred, Turns Pistol oh
Chairman of Grievance
Committee of Bar Associa
tion of Oregon.
James Finch, disbarred lawyer, shot
and killed Ralph Fisher, chairman of
the grievance committee of .the Oregon
Bar association, at 2 o'clock hls after
noon. The murder took place In the
Mohawk building at Third and Morrison
streets.
Chester1 V. Dolph,- an attorney on the
same floor of the Mohawk building,
captured the murderer as he entered the
elevator to make his escape. Dolph took
away the still smoking revolver and
turned the assassin over to the police,
who had been notified bv Dr. Roberts,
whose office la in the room adjoining
Fisher's office.
Dr. H. F. Leonard, whose office Is
lni BpriidH tho hall, heard the shot and
was the first person to enter the roomj
whore the killing was done. He am "
he rtjutd to revive Mr. Fisher, but found
that' death must have been instantane
ous. The bullet from the murderers
pistol entered the back of the head at
the base of the brain.
As far as Is known the only witness
to the shooting was Verna Burkhardt.
KSher's stenographer. She ran to the
levator and entered at the same time
as the murderer.
The bellboy, seeing the smoking gun,
thought that Finch was trying to mur
der the girl and his cries tor assistance
brought Attorney Dolph from his office.
Finch made a slight resistance when
the attorney reached under his coat to
ret the revolver, but semed dased and
kept muttering, "send for the sheriff,
end for the Sheriff."
The murderer was led to a nearby
room, where he was detained by his cap-
Continued on Page Two.)
KANSAS FEARS
KATE BARHARD
Oklahoma's Muckraker Has
Been Experting Kan
sas Penitentiary.
(United Frew Leased Wire.)
Fort Worth. Texas, Nov. 28. Fear
ing disclosure which will causa an
open rupture , between . the states of
Oklahoma and Kansas, Governor Has
kell la trying to find Miss Kate Bar
nard, commissioner of charities and
corrections of Oklahoma, Miss Bar
nard has vanished and her friends hers
say she will not be heard from until
December 8. when she wtlr make a re
port to the Oklahoma legislature re
garding alleged terrible conditions in
the Kansas penitentiary at Lansing,
where Oklahoma convicts are incar
cerated. Startling charges of cruelty are said
to be made against the Lansing prison
Officials In Miss Barnard's report.
Haskell and Governor Hoch of Kansas
Were recently reported to have clashed
on this subject and the former now
fears that a crisis will be precipitated
f Miss Barnard's charges are allowed
to go to "the legislature without first
being subjected to censorship. To avoid
the blue pencil Miss Barnard has
dropped from sight, temporarily.
According to persons who claim to
have seen Miss Barnard's report, she
accuses officials of the prison, first
with brutality toward the men In their
custody, and. second, with insulting her
wnen sne went to Lansing to investi
gate conditions.
Among the torture to which prison
ers are alleged to be subjected are
racks, sprockets by which the men are
! wring by the wrists for hours, coffins
n which offenders are placed, water
hen being poureower them, and vari
ous other devices similar to those em
ployed In tne middle ages.
1
WOULD DOUBLE HIS FORCE
In speaking of preference that should be shown Oregon-made
goods, J. D. Duback, manufacturer of optical goods, 173 Fourth
street, said: "If the people of this state wduld "purchase thejr optical
goods and supplies here at home, there is not a manufacturer in our
line in Oregon but would be compelled to double his force of em
ployes in a short time and by so doing increase the general revenue
of the state. This applies to all manufacturing lines. Another im
portant point to be considered is the fact that money spent with
- eastern manufacturers never finds its way back here, while money
spent here" at home remains in circulation among ourselves. CThe
. retailer sometimes does not stop to consider, when buying from east
ern concerns, that he is tying up a whole lot of his working capital
because he iscompelled to buy in quantities in the eastern market
VVere he to buy from his home manufacturer he could draw at any
time, in small quantities, ;from the stock of the local concern and
. also save the interest on his mbhey. besides havinar the privilege, of '!
, r selecting his goods on the ground
not prove satistactory. taucate the retailer as well as the consumer ,
and in a short time, Oregon will take Tier place among the manufac-
-; Wring centers of the country." " . . . ; i J
BIG TRUST
SCHEIE
His Retirement From Pro
tection Policy Opens the
Way for an International
Steel Merger, Says Alfred
0. Crozier.
(United Press l,mic( Wire.)
New York, Nov. 28. Andrew Car
negie has opened the way for the or
ganization of an international steel
trust by retiring from the protection
policy, which brought him his mil
lions, according to the statement of Al
fred O. Cror-ler of Wilmington, Del , in
a letter to Chairman Payne of the ways
and means committee of the house of
representatives at Washington. Crozier
is the author of several books on in
dustrial topics and is one of the lead
ers in the fight against Wall street
gambling before the New York legisla
ture. In the letter he says:
"Carnegie's declaration In favor of
the abolition of protection for iron and
steel is a thrust at the heart of ihn
protective system.
w nether so Intended by Carnegie or
not. it Is Impossible to devise a clev
erer plan to entrench the steel trust in
en aosoiute monopoly of the steel and
Iron business In the United States.
"Every one of its 200,000 employes
would be at the mercy of the Wall
street managers. They would be
obliged to submit to any terms as. to
wages and hours imposed by the cor
poration. "The one menace of trust supremacy
Is the establishment df "competing In
dustries. A corporation with one third
of the capital of the steel trust eoiiUJ
handle the same business, because the
trust Is so Kreatlv overcaDltalized.
This is an Inducement for capital -to.
enter the business. If the tariff were
reduced, the menace of cheap labor and
foreign-made goods - would scare the
small competitors from the field. This
would leave the way clear for the cre
ation of an international trust, .which
cofild lower wages and Increase prices.
"A strike would be useless. If the In
ternational trust were entrenched, as
the foreign mills could produce If the
American mills were idle."
Crosier wrote the letter to President
Roosevelt in the recent campaign, which
resulted In the retirement of General
Dupont from the head of the speakers'
bureau of. the Republican National com
mittee. S1EALS HOSE;
BJfSJREAD
Girl at Los Angeles Tells
Most Pitiful Tale of
Destitution.
(United PreM Leufd Wire.)
Los Angeles. Cal., Nov. 28. Homei
less, hungry and unable to secure work,
Evelyn Kahl, 22 years of age, is In
Jail here accused of larceny, admitting
that she stole a small piece of garden
house to save herself from starving to
death.
Officers are investigating the girl's
story and if it is substantiated she will
be released. C. . Baxter, from whom the
hose was stolen. Informed the police
that he did not wish to prosecute the
"I have been sleeping on porches and
in alleys for three weeks," the girl told
the officers today, "and I have actually
begged for food. Each day I walked
therftreets seeking work of any kind.
"Thanksgiving day was the worst. I
hadn't a bite to eat and suffered .from
the-cold. That night I stole the hose
and sold it to a Junk dealer for enough
money to pay ror a meal.
Boston Jarred by Earthquake.
(United Prpa tinned Wire.
Boston, Nov. 28. The heaviest earth
quake felt in New England in many
years shook Boston at 2:38 o'clock this
morning. The vibrations lasted 10 sec
onds. .
and exchancinc- them if thev did
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BROKEN PLEDGES NOT
FAVORED BY MR. TAFT
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Washington, Nov. 28. One of Taft's closest advisers today said:
"I should be surprised were Taft to take any part in the Oregon
senatorial contest. I am sure he will keep out of the affair, leaving it to
the, people of that state to settle their own political questions. I can
not perceive how any member of the Oregon legislature who Is pledged
under Statement No. 1 can honorably avoid voting for Chamberlain. I
think it would be morally damning and politically disastrous to repudi
ate' a pledge given openly and with full knowledge of all the condi
tions. That is a matter for Oregon to settle without interference from
any outsiders."
. Exhaustive inquiry discloses the fact that in administration circles
-constantly in touch with the Whi)fOHouse the duty of the 51 State
ment No. 1 members is regarded asrso clear that it would be political
insanity to repudiate the pledge.
It is also known that the incoming administration holds the same
iew. -
The entire subject is familiar to all here, having been thoroughly
canvassed. The sentiment is also unanimous that Chamberlain must be
elected under any conditions.
Reports that Frank Hitchcock will aid Senator Fulton in the at
tempt to overthrow Statement No. 1 receive no credence as it is absurd
to suppose that any one slated for a position in the next cabinet would
array'liimself in opposition to Taft's views.
f.lETCALF PULLS
FOR THE CPAS!
Bequests Contracts for Six
Torpedo Boats to Pa
cific Builders.
(United Pres Lwd Wlr.
Washington, Nov. 28. The aonstruc
tlon of six torpedo boats by . Pacific
coast builders has been suggested to
the president by Victor H. Metcalf, for
mer secretary of the navy, who Is pre
paring to leave Washington.
Metcalf suggested that six of the
eight mosquito craft should be built or
delivered, on the Pacific coast. DellS
"ry on the Pacific coast would handi
cap eastern builders so much that they
would be compelled to relinquish the
contract.
He also told the president that h be
lieved it would be good policy for him
to allow Truman II. Newberry, acting
secretary of the ' navy, to permit the
proceedings of the Newport confer
ence to be published.
NOTED BANK LOOTER
GETS 15 YEARS
' (United Press Lmaed Wire.)
Pittsburg, . Pa.. - Nov. 28. William
Montgomery, 'former cashier of the Al
legheny National bank, who looted the
institution of 1.000,000. was sentenced
today to serve 18 shears ir the western
Pennsylvania .penitentiary. His defal
cation was one of the most sensational
In the history- of . American . banking
frauds.
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Willamette Iron Works Ready to Be Launched.
Christen Vessel.
UNITED PRESS
BEAT
Ofifcial Publication of New
Treaty "With Japan Is
Expected Soon.
(United Prea Leued Wtre.t
Washington, Nov. 28. An early,
official publication of the text-of
the new agreement between the'
United States and Japan is expected
by diplomats here today.
The agreement does not take the
form of a-treaty but'is like the notes
the various European powers ex
changed which bound them to the
open door in the orient under the
late secretary of state, John Hay.
Not only will the agreement provide
for tha maintenance of th open door
for trade and the territorial integrity
of China, but It will contain a mutual
guarantee to respect each other's ter
ritorial possessions In the orient and
the promise that should complications
arise to threaten thi existing conditions
neither party shall act without consult
ing the other.
The state department meets the s (ur
ges t Ion that the new agreement is not
so binding as a treaty with the re
minder that treaties, are violated when
circumstance make it desirable to one
of the contracting parties.
- The announcement ;of- the' agreement
ls a corroboration of j the United Press
dispatches from Manila early In Octo-
of ihe beginning of the negotiations. t.
Picture In Corner Is of Miss Mina Benbennick, Who Will
AGED SISTER BIG BOOST IS
IS DEAD INDUSTRY
(Special DUpsteh to The Journal.f'
Vancouver, Wash., ' Nov. 28. Sister
Vincent da Paul, one of the most ' cele
brated of; the Sisters of Charltv of
this district. Is dead at the House of
Providence in this city. She was 82
years of age and the last of the, four
original sisters at this House of Provi
dence. She cams to Vahcouver in 1856.
when this place was a trading post of
the Hudson Bay company. She was the
advance guard of the Catholic church
and was cne of the four founders of the
Sisters of Charity of Vancouver, the
name being later chana-ed to the House
of Providence of Vancouver. Sister Vin
cent was the last surviving; of the
four, the other three dying within the
past 10 years. As Sister Vincent was
the first of the four founders to arrive
from Canada, she had always been con
sidered as the real mother of the in
stitution, which she . had seen grow to
be one of the most important in the
country.
The funeral will be held Monday
morning at 8 o'clock from 8t. James
cathedral. Interment will be In the
Catholic cemetery.
ESPEE SAFE BLOWN;
BLOWERS GET NAUGHT
(United Pits Leased Wire.)
May field, Nev., Nov. 28. Robbers
blew open . the safe of the Southern
Pacific railroad at the station here
early today. Ths safe contained noth
ing but books and papers, the money
having been deposited in the bank last
night by the ticket agent. It la be
lieved that the robbers are the same
who rifled the safe of. the Alvlso.- post
office a week ago. There Is no clue to
their identity.
HIICBCWfflL
BE POSTMASTER
No Authorized Statement
but Belief Is He Will
Be Appointed. '
-V (TJnltef Press Letwd Wire.)
Washington.' Nov. 18. While both
President-elect Taft and Frank H. Hitch-
rock today reiterated their statement
that no announcement had been author
ised, it is generally believed that Hitch
cock . will be tha new postmaster aen-
a
In the presence of a large number of
Invited guests and with hundreds of
people watching the proceedings from
nearby, points of vantage, , the steel
steamer H. B. Kennedy is to be
launched this afternoon-from the ways
at the shipyard of the Willamette Iron
& Steel works.
MInr Minna Benbennick, the sponsor
of the boat, will break the champagne
bottle over the bow and christen her
as the flocks are released and the craft
gives the first sign of gliding dewn
the incline. Among those on board is
II. H.' Kennwiv the man for whom the
boat was named,- and who Is president
of
me isavy lard route, the Seattle
(Continued on Page Three.)
! VOICE OF THE EASTERU PRESS- I
I UNSCRUPULOUS POLITICIANS I
' From the New York Press.
The hardihood as well as unscrumileusness of nrofesslnnal politics
Is exemplified in. the persistent attempt of the members of the Oregon t.
legislature to repudiate a solemn pledge wnieh tney mane to ine vortr
of that state at the polls. Wrhlle a majority of the citizens of Oregon
are Republicans, nevertheless they desired the election of George E.
Chamberlain, a Democrat, to be United States senator. When thy were
about to elect their legislature, therefore, tha Republican voters gave
the candidates of their own party the cholco of aKreelng to send Cham
berlain to the United States senate or of -themselves being beaton for
the legislature, A pledge, known as "Statement No. 1." was offered ro ,
the candidates, and those who accepted it bound themselves to give
their votes In the legislature to the popular nominee for senator receiv
ing the highest number of ballots at the election that Is to sa-v, for
Chamberlain, who received that highest number of ballots of the general
electorate. . . ,
Fifty-one of the legislators who are now to choose a United' State
ntnr hnlinri themRBlvna hY that n1ai)nt. but. StMUre In their Seat.
enough of them want to break their promise to land a Republican sen
ator, instead of Chamberlain, the Democrat. - The excuse whlcn tbey give
for their contemplated violation of pledge and default of trust-IS -that
they cannot believe the Republican voters of Oregon relly mM"' w'ia t
they said or were really any more sincere In offering. the Chsmberiaia
i
X members of the legislature who seek
pledge than the candidates for tne
i fure, are circulating petitions among
thus to reverse their decision and
pledge with which those voters bound them, v
There la nothing so easy for .practical politicians
petitions with signatures, If the? have to take the nsmf from the tomb-
stones in graveyards, so it will be astonishing If the defaulting leglsla-
tors do not triumphantly flourish their letters of pardon when they stand
up in the Orton legislature ana sen
it orin u .tin mnr. umniihinr if it
ers do not kick the whole crew or weicners into- m- ravmu
It msv be that the people of Oregon can be robfied. In this Instance,
of the senator whom they have chosen to represent them In. Washington,
but the great program of direct nominations will not svirf-r thereby, for
the execution of tfe conspiracy against Chamberlain, the popular cholc
for senator and the man whom the legislators are "solemnly fle-'ged t
send to Washington, will put the political burglars, who do tut wot it
permanently out of business ,
The Press Is In error In stating that It Is" tha pledged !gU1st',-
who are seeking to be aboIved from fheir promises. It is the uto-r.-n i
Ing that all of them hold their pledges sacred. Ths pr-nir f.,r t . ,
to perjur themsejves Is'brougftt to bear by politicians Inter'-'! !
dldates for senator who seek election by defeating the !. p I '
1V0LVES I
OF LAW
Duty of Statement No. 1
Legislators to Vote for
Chamberlain Purely Ques
tion of Keeping Faith
With .People.
"It Is not a question of law, or of the
contravention of the federal constitu
tion, or of George E. Chamberlain or eJf
Republican or of Democrat, It is a
question of the honor of men, of the
sacredness of their word solemnly
given, not as man to man, but as pub
lic servant to the whole people. That
Is the kernel of this whole controversy
over Statement No. I." John F. TUegan,
one of the ablest lawyers of the city,
and a man who has always stood high
and unbalanced In the Republican
ranks In Oregon, takes this view of the
agitation being stirred up for personal
motives auout tne pending senatorial
situation. . -., ' ;!4
Mr. Ixgan goes further and dtserossea
the controversy in vigorous fashion. He
contends that while it Is true that no
law binds members of the legislature
to carry out their pledge given to the
people, their word and hondr as men
of truth and dependability - is at stake
and can be ubheld In only one way, by
casting their ballots for senator as they
pledged themselves to do.
"Suppose," said Mr. Logan, while dis
cussing the question this morning,
"that a man should make a wager or
lay a bet, giving his word to make it
good In case he lost. Suppose he lost
and failed to keep his promise.
welched on his bet. In that case
there would be-no law to Inforce the.
payment of the sum. - Many peoplf
ml
would consider that It was wrong for
him to have made the wager , In. the
first place, but there is not- a man In
the state of Oregon who would trust
the welcher again, would take his
word or believe In his honesty. That
would be a promise as man to man.
Ho Chaaoe for Evasion, '
"This other question is not a prom
ise made by one man to another. It
is a solemn pledge given by one man
to the whole people of .the state. It is
a pledge by which he says that if ha
is elected to the legislature he will
agree to abide by the suggestion of the
people of the state as regards the. elec
tion of a United States senator. That
Is all there is to It It is not a qus
tton of politics, or of .Chamberlain, or
of law. It ts just a simple ' promise
made by a member of the legislature
that he will do a certain thing. There
was no qualification w'hen the pledge
was voluntarily made, there is no
chance, of evasion' now.
"The - whole questlort, therefore, sim
mers down to thin: Shall a pledge of
honor, solemnly given by a-servant of
the people of Oregon to the voters who
elected him to office be kept or broken?
The answer Is plain on the face of it.
Any man who is pledged to Statement
No. 1 and breaks that pledge, repudi
ates his promise made to the people of
the state, is not a fit man to hold of
fice and would be a man marked by
his fellow citizens and not one to be
trusted In private life. In business as
sociation, socially or religiously. 1 do
not believe there are any of those kind
of men in the Oregon legislature.
'Vln the words of Hamlet,"- continued
Mr. Logan, "all this talk and tech
nical quibbling, the raking up of an
cient decisions and musty legal points
(Continued on Page Three.)
legislature were m n--cc.n;
to repudiate their promise, there-
the general voters, wno r '
absolve the
legislators from - the
to do as to fill ;
.out mt ?owr j A - , i
thi icil election thosa Oregon vot
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