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VOL. XX. SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1010. No. 80. r 1 His Pardoning of Duncan B. Cooper Causes Intense and Bitter Feeling, and Stirs Up Old Tennessee Fight. WHOLE STATE IN TURMOIL His Friends Are Standing By Him Loyally and Insist That Ho Become a Candidate for U. S. Scnatorship Tho Sltuntlon Is So Grave That Detectives in Plain Clothes Sur round tho Executive Mansion Governor Insists Ho Did Right. Vaaiu. ansTxx ssan.i aaxiun Nashville, Tenn., April 14. Gov ernor Patterson today insists that he did right in pardoning Colonel Dun can B. Cooper, whose sehteuco to 20 years' imprisonment, for killing fprmer Senator Edward W. Carmack, was confirmed by the supreme court of the state yesterday. His action in granting tho pardon within two hours after the sentence was confirmed, seems bound to 'be come a political factor in tho state, and. keep alive the bitterness of feel ing caused by the Cooper-Carmack quarrel Last night tho governor's flgurewjbunjed. in efflgy in Ger mantown, where Patterson was reared. The governor today, in dis Our New advises us to sell all the Ladies' Suits, Coats and Millinery we can, and lie will supply us with more at prices so low that no house in the valley can compete with us. Come here and see the difference in quality, style and prices. We are offering bargains in Wondefful values in the new spring styles in Tailored SUITS, ONE PIECE SUITS and JACKETS $15.00 ONE PIECE SILK SUITS (TO Z( and in all the new shades, " h0CJU Up $1 6.50 TAILORED WOOL SUITS & 4 A CTA and in all the new shades, " BB $8.50 Spring Jackets 500 yo' Spool Cotton 4c a Spool, Salem, Oregon cussing tho incident, was firm in, his stand that the pardoning of Cooper was only an act of justice, inasmuch as Cooper could not, under tho cir cumstances, have had a fair trial. Tho governor's friends aro stand ing by him loyally. Today they urge him to enter tho race for senator. If ho does so, the wholo matter will again become food for political con troversy, say those who want Patter son to stay out of tho senatorial race, and tho Carmack-Coopor troubles will continue for a long time to come. It is generally predicted hero that Robin Cooper, whoso 20-yoar sen tence was overruled, will never be re tried. It is believed that the state vIli soon make some move to have case dropped from tho record, either by moving that It be dismissed or the indictment quashed. ' Feeling against Governor Patter son hero is so strong that plain clothes detectives surround tho ex ecutivo mansion. Governor Patter son is reported to havo slipped out of town this morning, and gone quietly to his country ho'mo near Clarksvllle, where ho will stay for an indefinite time. Tho feeling against Governor Pat terson is not reflected in tho attitude of tho people towards Colonel Duncan Cooper, whoso pardon caused the storm against tho chief executive. Burned in Efllgy. Columbia, T,enn April 14. Indig nation is rifo hero today over the ac tion of Governor Patterson in par doning Colonel Duncan B. Cooper, who was sentenced to 20 .years im prisonment for tho murder of former United States Senator Edward W. Carmack. Columbia is near the home of the Carmack family. The news of the governor's action reached here last evening, and a mob quickly gathered and burned the state's chief executivo in efilgy. . Mrs. Carmack, widow of tho sena tor, refused to comment on tho gov ernor's step, or tho action of tho state supremo court In affirming the 20 year sentence that had been pro nounced on Cooper. That is keeping this department crowded all the time, Beauti ful High Class Tailored Hats, Flowers and Feathers at prices that are attracting customers from far and near. Children's trimmed hats 25c, 3oc, 49c and 49c, 75c, 98c and up, La dies' trimmed hats, the latest shown, $1,95, $2,50, $3,50 and up,- 1000 yards cream outing flannel now yd 5c 3000 yards wool dress goods, 75c quality now yard 35c 3000 yards, of $1, $1,25 and $1,35 dress and waisting, new spring silks all the latest style, yd 49c 35c Madras waisting, mer cerized silk finish pretty styles and designs, yd 18c Everything sold exactly as advertise, all you have to do is ask for it, now $4.95 CHICAGO STORE "The. St on) That Saves i ESTIFY Lucy Lee Swope Causes Con sternation Among Attorneys for the Prosecution by Say ing She Will Not Give Evi dence Against Hyde. SWOPE USED STRYCNINE And Defense Rely on This Fact to Account for Poison Found in Viscera; As Evidence Is All Cir cumstantial This Is Considered Al most Fatal to Prosecution's Con tentionMay Bo Several Days , Before Jury Is Secured Uydo Seems Confident. Kansas City, Mo., April 14. De tectives working for the "defense of Dr. B. C. Hyde, charged with tho murder of Colonel Thomas H. Swapo, tho Kansas City millionaire philanthropist, declare today that they havo made two Important dis coveries, that will havo bearing on tho case. One is, they declare, that Colonel Swopo was a habitual user of strychnine, unlimited by medical advice. Tho other is that Profesor Haines and Professor Hektoon, the Chicago scientists who are relied on By tho prosecution., tq -prove hat Swope met his death through poison, HP J " Up Buyer ypvsn $2.25 House Dresses now $1.49 25 b Dutch' Collars Now only 12c Yon MoBey"' havo boon almost constantly in tho pay of tho stato of Illinois as wit nosscs in murder coses for years past. When tho caso starte'tl, tho attor neys for Hydo attacked Halnos and Hektoen as professional wltnossoL They aro willing to admit today that their attack is based on tho discov eries of their dotcctlvcs that Halnos and Hektoen havo been acting as professional witnesses in murder cases. As such, they will contend, it has been tho business of tho two scientists to discover traces of poi son and to endeavor to show that men have beon murdered. Such men, tho defense will contend, aro not impartial witnesses, such as scientists making tho analysis of the organs of a man suspected of having met his death thrdugh poison, should be. Tho fact that Swope used' strychnine, tho defenso will endeavor to establish through Poar! Keller, a nurse employed by the Swopes. It has been . declared that Swopo took a tonic which contained a small amount of strychnine. The defense claims to havo dis covered, and will endeavor to prove that tho quantity of strychnlno in this tonic was greater than the chemists havo declared it contained. Through tho nurse they will en deavor to show that Colonel Swopo took unusually largo 'quantities of this "tonic." Since tho evldenco against Dr. Hyde is all of a circumstantial variety,- tho dofenso declares that cir cumstantial evidence tending In any way to undermine tho evldenco of tho stato will havo much more Im portance, than in many cases in which a man is on trial for his life. Dr. Hydo continues to appear un disturbed by tho proceedings against him and is not disquieted by tho ef forts to connect him with tho death of Colonel Swope. Forty-four veniremen havo boon secured, but tho second panel has been exhausted. Tho hearing has been adjourned until lalo in tho af ternoon when the new panel will bo rroady and an effort will bo made to got threo necessary veniromen. . Lucy Leo Swope, a sister of Mrs. Hydo, caused consternation among tho attorneys for tho stato today when they learned that sho hadv re fused to testify against' Hyde.' Hor mother declares that tho girl has doubts in tho mattor and refuses to take tho stand. Sho has alsp refused to mako any deposition in behalf of Attorney Paxton, and her refusal to toll her story on tho stand, it is believed hero, Is a blow to the state's conten tion. KENTUCKY FRANCHISE Louisville, Ky., April 14. Either ths stato, board of assessors of Ken tucky must reduco materially tho assessment against tho Southern Pa cific holding company's franchlso or tho big corporation will move out, according 'to an ultimatum which the company's officials havo mado to the stato. Tho Southern Pacific Company Is ktlio wealthiest corporation operating tindor a franchlso Issued by Kon tucky. It Is worth ?200, 000,000, and lis official resldonco is at Boochmont, just outsldctho Louisvlllo city limits. Tho Kentucky assessors fixed an UBsowmilmt of $19,000,000 on the Southorn Pacific's franchise. Officials declare that ?7,000,000 would havo been u liberal valuation. Judge Humphrey, counsel for the holding company, has notified tho as sessment board that tho company would withdraw from the atato and reincorporate in Utah or Maine, if tho assessment was not reduced. Such a condition would entail a coBt of 1 100,000, as it would bo necessary to call in all the stock. Passengers Landed at Eureka. Eureka, Calif., April 14. Tho passongors of tho steamer Santa Clara which woro transferred to the tug Rangor last night woro brought into Eureka this morning. All wa.ro saved from the vowel and none was injured. Tho Santa Clara is anohored sev en mites bolow tho harbor at sen. Sho is low la tho water and is Ail ing rapidly. No ono is on board the veaaol. XE8j Steamer Santa Clara Struck on Humboldt Bar Wednesday Afternoon, Causing Her Seams to Open and Flood Her Hold. THE VESSEL IS ABANDONED Tug Hanger Stood by Sinking Ves sel All Night and Took Off Her GO Passengers ami Crew Captain Tried to Run Ship Back to Tort, But tlio Water Tut Out Her Fires, and Sho Hnd to Bo Abandoned From Shoro Sho Seems to Be Sinking. f UNITED MKH3 LEASED WlnEj Eureka, Calif., April 14. Sixty- ono passongors who wore on board tho North Pacific Company's stoam- or, Santa Clara, when sho struck tho Humboldt bar yesterday after noon, woro landed safely at Buroka this morning by tho tug Ranger, which stood by tho sinking vessel nil night, and transferred tho last pas sengor this morning shortly boforu daylight. Tho Santa Clara Is low In tho wa ter, and from shoro, appoars to bo sinking. No ono is on board the vessel. Captain O. Noron, commander of ALBANY CONVENTION v DISCUSSES OPEN RIVER Attendance Is Large and Delegates Are Enthusiastic Ex Mayor Davis Delivers Address of Welcome, and Points Out the Immense Tonnage Affected by the Present Lock Tolls Convention Again in Session Today. A great Open River Convention was pulled off Thursday at Albany. Several hundred dologates assembled at tho afternoon and evening ses sions. Tho aftomoon program of tho con vention includes three set spoechos of 20 minutcB each by W. S. McFad don, of Corvallls, on "Froo Locks and Canal at Orogon City," Hon. I. H. Bingham, of Eugono, on "An Opon River From Portland to Eugeno;" and II. S. Gilo, of Salom, on "Restor ation of tho Ton-Cont Frolght Rato." Each of those woro followod by 40 minutes discussion by roprosontn tlvou of tho various towns. A com mlttoo on resolutions will roport at tho evening sossion, which will be devoted to action. Ex-Mayor Davis dollvored tho opening address. East SIdo Locks. There Is a strong delegation horo from Oregon City fighting for now locks nnd canal to bo built on tho! THE INNOCENT BYSTANDER IN PHILADELPHIA AND ELSEWHERE. Ml8Nr- THERE A BETTER tho ship, said today that tho vessel struck hoavlly on tho bar whllo out ward bound from Eureka. It was not observed that tho seams had opened until tho ship had passed several mlloa down tho coast. ' Captain Noron thon ordered tho Santa Clara to put about and an at tempt was mado to run back to Eu reka. Tho hoavy seas and head winds however, served to mako the leaks wider, with a Tosult that tho water soon extinguished tho fires under tho bollors and mado further progress Impossible Tho anchors wero dropped, nnd a wireless mes sage sent for aid. Tho pasengcrs wero assured that they wero in no danger and propar tlons for abandoning tho craft were mado. Tho tug Rangor waa sent out from Eureka shortly after 4 o'clock in the afternoon. As tho seas wero running high It was Impossible for tho boat to ap proach the helpless, steamer. A lino was passed to tho Santa Clara, howovor, and tho tug stood by until tho wind abated shortly after sun set. Tho passengers wero transferred during tho night and wero landed today. It is ropbrted here that a wlroless has been sent to a vessel southward bound to como to Iho asslstanco of the Santa Clara and attempt to low her Into Eureka before sho sinks. Tho Snhta Clara was oporatlng botweon San Francisco and Port land. This was hor thirteenth round trip. Sho was onrouto to San Francisco when sho struck tho bar. Tho Santa Clara Is owned by the Northern Pacific steamship com pany of which C. P. Doo Is hoad. Sho was built at Evorott, Wash., in 1SF00. Her gross tonnago is 1.BS8 tons aW 1,208 not. Sho is 223feet In longth, breadth 38 feet and dopth 24 foot. Among thoso on board tho ship was C. A. Doo, ono of tho principal ownors of tho Santa Clara, and tho father of C. P. boo, go'noral mana ger of tho steamship comnany. fast sldo of tho river. Thoro is a disposition on tho part of tho conven tion to not tako up this controversy In tho convention, Address of Dr. Davis. I esteom it a high privllogo to wol como you to tho city of Albany on this occasion, 'tho Importances and far roachlng consoquouces of which I havo no doubt are understood by you all, A gathering of so roprosoiitativo a body of cltizons of tho groat Wil lamette valley for discussion of mat ters of vital importance affecting tho growth, dovolopmont and progress of that valloy givos promlso of now and hotter tilings greatly to bo doslrod. I need not tako your timo to refer to tho goneral fact, woll known to you all, that tho Wlllamotto valloy aroa, resources and climatic conditions considered Is tho grcatost section of tho Paclnc coast. That wo aro (Continued on Pace 5.) WAY OF 8ETTLINQ ITT" Wildtr In Chicago Record' Herald. May Be the Democratic Slogan in Next Persidential Cam paignSuch Was Indicated at the Jefferson Banquet Last Night. HEARST RETURNS TO FOLD Tho Nomo of Judson Harmon, Gov crnor of Oliio, Was Received With Cheers Speech Mado By Graves, Who Represents Uio "Interests" Bclloved to Indicate a Genuine "Get Together" Movement of All Factions in the Tartyj and to Mako Hard Fight. Washington. April 14. Tho pos sibility of tho Domocratlo campaign bolng launched with tho cry "Har mon. Hearst and Harmony" is being discussed horo today, following the .TnfforHon dov bonauot last night, at which John Templo 'Graves an nounced that William Randolph Hearst is rdady to roturn to the Democratic party. Francis Burton Harrison's declar ation that Governor Judson Harmon, of Ohio. Is tho most popular man la tho Democratic party, nnd tho fact that tho letter fronv William Jen nings Bryan, sont from Brazil, wagj not read until 2:30 this morning,.' when1 most of tho guests had, depart ed, nro tho significant facts, aa the politicians review tho caso today. Harmon's boom, launched, at tho meeting inaicates, according to the political wise ones, that ho Is to havo tho support of tho party at least dur ing tho oft yoar campaign, whilo Bry an is to bo put In tho background, so that tho Democrats' can And out how tho country at largo views tho ltnoup. (Continued on Pago S.). Jjangford-Hnrry Fight. Today I have a ehanco to tako a long atop toward tho hoavy- weight championship. I havo trained faithfully for Langford, nnd I oxpoct to win. In our former short fights Langford was ablo to make a showing be- cnuso I don't seem to bo ablo to got going for about ton rounds. I figure to hold him safo for ton rounds today, thon sail lu and try to finish him beforo tho 25tlis I am in tho bust shupo of my curoor, and I am confldont ' of tho result. Barry. I am going to try to win this fight as quickly as possible. Barry has a terrifflc lick la 1i!b right nnd I won't tako chanqoo of him landing by letting tho light go longor than uoceBsnrL I am in good shape, and will havo no oxcuso if I don't win. Barry is a tough man, and a big ono, so I am not predicting Just how soon tho fight will bo over. I havo always glvon tho public my boat, and I will do so ngalb today. Langford. Great Crowd Gathers;" Loo Angeles, Cal., April 14. To day's scrap between "Bonqcrusher" Sam, Langford and "Rough House"' Barry apparently created ruoro oxclta moot arid speculation among' tho light fans of Lob Angeles than has Any mill pulled off horo la many a day. Indications pointed to a roeord (Continued on Pago 8.) LAN6F0RD AND BARRY BATTLING