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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-29

Georgetown, KY, July ga spe-
clal term of the Scott circuit court
convened today to try the case of
Caleb Powers for conspiracy in the
murder of the late Governor william
Coebel. The case will be tried be-
fore Judge ]. L. Robbins of Graves
county, who presided at Powers last
trial, and who has been designated
by Governor Beckham as special
judge for the present trial
The trial about to begin is the
fourth trial of the famous case.
Three times has Powers been con-
victed of completely in the Goebel
assassination. Twice he has been
sentenced to Imprisonment for life,
and once to be hanged.
The present trial is the outcome of
a decision made by Justice Harlan
of the United States supreme court,
who rendered his opinion that the
jurisdiction of the state and not the
federal courts was paramount after
the case had three times gone to
the court of appeals, which ordered
new trial each time.
The friends of Powers desired to
have the present trial held before
federal court, advancing for their
argument the statement that Powers
was being deprived of his constitu-
tional rights of a fair trial. They
based their charges on Powers two
former trials. when the juries were
composed OF II Goebel men, while,
1T his last trial, II of the men who
held his fate in their hands were fol-
lowers of the Goebel faction, although
the remaining juror was not closely
allied to any party.
The story of the murder of Will
liam Goebel is one of the most up-
usual in the criminal annals of the
country. Jim Howard and Henry
Youtsey, two friends of Powers,
have already been convicted of COM
plicity in the murder, and are now
serving life sentences In the peniten-
tiary, while Ex-Governor Taylor, in
whose interests the convicted men
are brought into the matter and
where nc now lives by grace of the
magistrates of that state, who refuse
to give him up to the Kentucky
courts.
The kentucky Legislature appro-
priated 100000 to ferret out the as
sassins and bring them to justice.
This large sum has never been ac-
counted for and the veil of mystery
that enshrouded the killing from the
very beginning is still present.
The case of Powers, who Is still
young man, has excited no little SYM
pathy in many parts of the country,
and he is daily In receipt of large
number of letters expressing the hope
that he may win his hard-fought bat
tie for life. Powers friends have
stood by him loyalty, and were It not
for the assistance they have render
ed him he would have long since been
in the penitentiary and forgotten.
When he was arrested he did not
have a dollar and public sentiment
was against him; but when the leg
islature appropriated 100000 to
prosecute him his friends went to
work to raise funds to assist him.
II has been said that every promi-
nent republican in the United States
contributed to the big sum raised
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-29

A New York firm which makes
nostrum warranted" to cure neural
gia, is being prosecuted by Thomas
\. Edison. for using his picture with
out his consent, as an advertisement,
and for alleged forgery of testi-
monial from him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-29
A Memorable Day.

One of the days we remember with
pleasure, as well as with profit to
our health, is the one on which we
became acquainted with DR.. Ging's
New Life Pills, the painless purifiers
that cure headache and biliousness.
and rCep the bowels right. 25c at
Tallman & Co.'s drug store.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-29
STATE VS.. POWERS.
FOURTH TRIAL FoK ONE
MAN ON MURDER CHARGE

Three Times Convicted and Once
sentenced to Death for the Killing
of Governor Goebel OF Kentucky
Over Seven Years AgO-Politics
Involves the Issue and Politicians
Have Contributed Large Sums for
the Defense of Caleb Powers
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-29

The combines and trusts of various
kinds care little for the rights or feel
ings of the people They ignore and
evade prccedents and seem to hold
the upper hand. At any rate, they
have no fear OF legislation In the diff
fercnt states. We boast OF holding the
upper hand when IL comes to giving
the people the best clothing for their
good money. Let us show you proofs
for this big claim.
Any suit of clothing I'm our store at
about 80 per cent off its original cost.
Look into this.
Bond Brothers
Pendleton's Leading Clothiers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-29

March 10, 1900-Arrested on .
charge of completely in murder .
. of Governor Goebel. .
July 3, 19OO-First trial be- .
gan. .
August 10, 1900-Convicted .
and sentenced to imprisonment .
. for life. .
March 2S, 1901-Court of ap- .
peals reversed verdict and or .
dered new trial. .
October s, 1901-Second trial .
began. .
November S, 19O1-Again .
convicted and sentenced to i'm .
prisonment for life. .
December 2, 19O2-Court of .
. appeals reversed decision in .
second trial. .
August 3, 19O3-Third trial .
. began.
August "a, 1903-Convicted .
. and sentenced to death. .
December 6, 1904-Court of .
. appeals reversed the verdict for
the third time. .
March 12, 1905-U. S. SUI .
. preme court sent the case back .
to the state courts. .
March 9, 1907-Powers COM .
. pleted seven years in jail. .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-29
Pretty KiMonas

Short Lawn Kimonas, pink, blue,
and lavender, with large flower
pattern faced in white, regular
75c styles. Sale prices 49c
Handsome new shipment in
Infants and Misses White Hos
iery, and Ladies', Misses and
Boys Tan Hosiery.
The sun., 1907-11-30
ArEumsnts sanrassss.s Have 70 Pct Up WITH.

To THE EpIToR OF TEs SUN-str: despatch
from England TO THE SUN says that the medical
students at Birmingham broke up q woman srf
frsge meeting by throwing tubes or sulphureted
hydrogen among the ladies on the platform and
peltlng them with dead mice. The suthor Of tho
despatch. whose snlmus against the women 10
evident, calls this attacking the surrsKists with
their own tactics"
All that the women have done has been to pelt
their opponents with questions. nthey had hurled
dead animals M smelling chemicals at the heads
Of Cabinet Ministers II would certainly have been
quoted proof OF the unntness OF women 70 vote.
But one argues that ali men ought TO be dis
frsnchised because OF the unsecmy behavior Of the
Birmingham students.
All through tho disturbances the most extreme
proceedings OF the women have been mIdness
itelf compared with the actions OF English work
ingmen agitating for the franchise not many years
ago. Miss Elizabeth Robins. In her new woman
Suffrage novel, The Convert" makes one OF the
speakers At a meeting say:
You mon discovered years ago that you wer1n't
going IN get justice just by deserving II, when
YOU got tired OF asking politely for the franchise
you took 20 smashing windows and burning down
custom houses and Overturning Bishops carriages.
while we-why, we haven't much as upset eurate
on a bicyclsl" ALICE SroNA BLACKWELL.
DORCHKsrER Mass. November ~
The sun., 1907-11-30
Not Playing the Game.

All true sportsmen will be righteOusly
indignant at the holiday exercises on
San Juan Hill. Distinctly the residents
Of that strenuous section Of New York
are falling of in character, else they
would not tolerate the revival Of mid
summer games at the. beginning of
winter. The hot season is the traditional
and appropriate time for San Juan fights
with policemen, and the persons who
started one in the last week OF November
merit the severest condemnation.
IL may be that newcomers in this
favored territory, ignorant Of it's cuS-
toms and practices, are responsible for
this serious breach OF etiquette. II this
is the case older heads should counsel
and restrain them. IL is imperative
tlat hot weather pastimes should not
lntrude on autumn and winter employ
ments, and it is obvious that the games
of race riot cannot be played with AZ
much spirit and resource in cool as in
warm days. For its proper develop
ment all scuttles must be open at the
beginning, ohimneys must BE in a state
of disrepair they reach only after win
ter's use, fire escapes must be sufficiently
Obstructed, as they can be only when the
mercury stands above 70 degrees, and
means OF ntercommunication iegwssa
The sun., 1907-11-30
The shipping Bill.

During the coming session OF Congress
Senator GALLINGER will renew his Efforts
20 secure the passage Of bill for the
extension of our merchant marine. The
bill which was discussed last winter
would have passed by a good majority
had il not been for a filibuster led by
Senators CARMACK and BLACKBURN.
Neither Of these gentlemen is member
OF the present Congress. The bill which
would in all probability have been ep-
proved had it not been for their stubborn
opposition was a considerably modified
form of the original measure. 1t retained
what is at present the most inn Ortant
feature, namely, provision for steamship
lines TO South America. The principal
effort Of the coming session will probably
be 10 enact the measure in the form
generally approved last session.
The importance OF the South American
portion Of the project increases every
year. The imports Of the various coun-
tries OF that continent have increased
about 90 per cent. during the last five
years. Their total is now not far from
$3.50 100000 annually. This country sup
plies only about IS per cent. OF these
requirements. Our heaviest handicap is
the lack OF transportation facilities.
Even our mail to the east coast goes by
way of Europe. Vessels OF size and
speed ply regularly and frequently be-
tween European ports and Rio de JaneirO
and the River Plate. II was recently
reported that one of these ships carried
a group OF merchants who were on their
way to Europe to place orders for SIS, ,0OO,-
900 worth of merchandise. Had il been
possible for them to come to this coun-
try with even reasonable comfort and
speed it is not to be doubted that some
Of that business would have come here.
The imports Of Brazil and the River
Plate ports amount tQ, some 500, 900 900
a year, of which we get about ~ per cent.
Steamers competing with those now
unning between those countries and
Europe should Immediately increase our
sales by $50. 100000, il not by 500, ,OOO. 900
yearly, and perhaps by even more than
that amount in the near future.
OuT foreign mail service now shows a
profit Of more than S3,OOO,OOO a year.
A portion of that income could be spent
well and wisely in the development Of a
mail and transportation service to South
America. Our present service is little
better than disgrace to the United States
as a commercial nation. The longer we
delay its improvement the stronger grows
the clutch of Europe on the trade with
countries which are showing splendid
development and progress.
The sun., 1907-11-30


WARRINGTON. Nov. 9a.l-It IL now held by
almost everybody OF good Judgment here
that the deoiaion TO entrtst The Panama
work to the Engineer Corps or the United
States Army. 30 strongly advocated months
ago by THE Sun, has been abundantly jus
tilted. Newer before has so much work
been done, never has the work been done
with 20 little friction, and at no time hitherto
has there been 80 clear a prospect Of an
early and satisfactory completion OF the
enterprise.
This statement is not based on the reports
Of officials disposed to magnify their own
achievements, nor does it rest on the tes-
timony Of that group OF engineering ex-
perts. the House Committee on ApprOpria-
tions. which under the competent leadership
OF Chairman Tawney -spent three days in
examination Of mechanical and engineering
work. inspecting the quarters the hospitals,
and looked into everything in connection
with the service in the zone.' Its basis ls
an accumulation Of undisputed and indis-
putable facts and figures. The Tawney
party claims TO have found a way to save
= million dollars On tho appropriation. but
with all desireefor every wise economy il
may be suggested that these three day
investigators had better make no attempt
TO curtail appropriations without the full
approval Of the men on the job. Colonel
GOethals and his able assistants know what
10 needed much better than do the amateurs
whose stay on the lsthmus only a little ex-
ceeded the duration Of Mr.. Poultney BiEe-
lows celebrated visit. In his report Colonel
Goethals says:
Many. thousand employees have been secured.
The sun., 1907-11-30

From me Washington star.
"'rhl imminent danger" says Surgeon General
Rixey. of the serious and In a measure prevent
able accident, rupture OF the eardrums. demands
consideration In preparation for target practice
or battle. and every man should be compelled 20
employ pedgets of cotton worthy substitute for
nIing the auditory ornces. The necessity OF COM
puIslon In a matter rational may be surprising.
but the fact Is neither officers take kindly
to the use Of such artificial protection. though the
practice ls more universal than Il was q few years
ago. Many Of the gun crews In the navy sufer
from deafness OF variable duration after target
practice, and In a naval action II Is prOba-
bic that the impact of suddenly compressed air
or repeated violent air vibrations consequent
upon big gun Ore and the bursting OF the enemy's
shells would produce not only deafness Temporary
or permanently among the personnel OF the ships
but also dazed mental condition. which Is a recog-
nlzed result. that would have the effect Of physcal
dsablement.
Prevention can alone deal with IT, and the medi-
cal bureau hopes that some action may be taken.
by the Navy Department. The bureau has becI4
making some study OF the various expedlents and
devices suggested for such protection win 1 veS
ultimately OF indicating those deserving reoognI-
tiou and from among which choice may be made.
but the adoption OF any one TO the entire exclusion
OF others within the range of efficiency ls neither
necessary nor desirable Action Is needed only
to the end that some efhclent protection be made
obligatory among those exposed 70 the concussiOn
of gun Are or shell explosion, and the bureau has
recommended a general order to that effect"
The sun., 1907-11-30

through AHndrid, much dlss1tisfactiCn
exists among the officers Of the POrfu-
gueue army and three Generals aru known
to have been relieved OF their commands.
10 is also alleged that rebellion 10 ram
pant in Tho navy. :, That Premier BRANco
must have some ground for apprehend-
ing popular uprising seems inferable
from the fact that Lisbon is now prac-
tiOally under martial law. The report
that Prince LUIz FELIPE, heir appar-
ent to the throne, had called upon his
father 70 resign and had by way Of
punishment been banished from the cap
ital was officially pronounced Rabrica-
tiOn, II is an undisputed fact, however.
that the Crown Prince has affiliated
himself to the Party Of Regeneration,
which asserts that the King must rule
through q Minister acceptable to ma
iOrity Of the lower house Of Parliament
and that he Mas no right to suspend
the constitutional guarantees. The King
has arrOeahed such a right, however,
for on the advice Of the Council OF
State he has decided to suspend consti-
tutional guarantees for three years or
until ex-Prernier RIBEIRO and his fol-
lowers shall have agreed TO the passage
Of the Government bills which the eco
nomic state Of the country is said to
require. In pursuance of this unconsti-
tutional policy the Official Government
organ proclaimed the other day an ex-
tension Of the period OF restraint upon
the liberty Of the press. o
Portugal Ia like its daughter State.
Brazil. in this respect, that the political
influence Of the capital is preponderant.
Now Lisbon, like Rio de Janeiro, Is q
seaport, and il follows that in conflict Of
parties the control Of the navy is likely
to be decisive. II the Portuguese OPP
position should get control Of tho war
ships they would soon in al likelihood
gain possession OF Lisbon and Oporto,
and not only would Premier BRANco
have to resign tho power he has usurped,
but King CARLOS himself might be ex-
posed to the risk Of deposition.
The sun., 1907-11-30
The Bright Bronze Poll at the white
House.

A despatch from Thomson, Ca, the
capital Of the Hon. Tom WATSON, to the
Atlanta Constitution says that this Illus
trious Populist statesman and historian
has been summoned TO the White House.
Just few days ago Mr. BRYAN called on tho
President and outlined a plan for Government
guarantee OF deposits in national banks Now
Mr. WATSON. one time a candidate for President.
has been requested by the President to come 20
Washington aud has accepted the invitation
President ROOSEVELT and have had
some correspondence on the financial
situation" said Mr.. WATSON, "and have
been asked to come to Washington for
a personal interview He is the only
genuine Jefferson Democrat" now on
view, and he rejects Mr.. BBYAN's claim
to that honor. The Nebraska Jefferson $
plan for a Government guarantee OF
bank deposits stamps him, in Mr.. Wat
SONS opinion, as a man with mo right
to lead a party of Jeffersonian Demo-
Gratis" IL is painful to hear the Peerless
and Perennial called a whirlwind talker,
an "opportunist" and so on, but Mr.. Wat
SON was ever thin, bilious and severe.
It is true, however, that Mr. WATSON
has been a student Of finance. 1t must
have been Wall Street influence and the
insidiousness Of the Money Power that
blocked the two main financial PROPOSE
tions OF his that We remember best.
When he was in the House Of Represent
atives he introduced a bill to establish
agricultural SUBJ treasures such as the
Farmers Alliance used to yearn for
and a bill to turn the gold reserve into
cash. Moreover, he ran for President
on platform that demanded" a gradu-
ated income tax. Long before the first
muck raking "highbrow' jutted out upon
a nation not yet full OF nerves Mr.. WAT
son gave his opinion Of the Senate, that
bulwark of privilege. and the COpsti-
tuition, in words that hissed. II is hat
ural that Mr.. ROOSEVELT should be eager
to consult an oracle so sagacious.
Mr.. WATSON goes to Washington to urge
Mr.. ROOSEVELT to urge Congress to issue
billion OF greenbacks. The general in
terchange OF opinions between two such
prudent and conservative men must be
helpful to both
The sun., 1907-11-30
The south and Its Master.

Mr.. BRYAN's apostrophe to the Demo-
cratic donkey emanated from an enlight-
ened heart. He would have been more
or less than human had he withheld from
that patient and devoted beast the trib-
ute OF his recognition. The country,
however, will not intrude upon The af-
fectiOnate interchanges between the
master and the humble barnyard ami
NAL upon which he bcstOws a contempt
uous caress in passing. What occupies
the public mind is a growing sense of
the felicity OF the metaphor and con-
current speculation as 10 the effect upon
the Democracy. especially at the South,
when the significance thereof shall have
at last unveiled itself completely.
Democrats are accustomed to the
donkey jest at their expense, but hith-
artO they have not had their meek faces
slapped with it by one of the party's
beneflciaries. u. s. GRANT perceived
the ass beneath the tigers skin moro
than thirty years ago. Republican ora
tors, casuists, RigolettOs and hench-
men generally have made free with the
parable according to the wit or dulness
Of the individual. That is part of the
game and not Extensively intended. But
it is another and very different matter
when il comes to a sneer from Mr..
BRYAN, who has done more 10 illustrate
tho asinine attainments OF the DemOc-
racy than all the persons, events and
vicissitudes of our political history since
1851. He at least should employ forbear-
&noe in speaking Of the party organi-
zation which has made him what he is
He at least should preserve the illusion
Of respect for credulous and honest mill
ions whose more or less intelligent 10y
atty has made him what he is, upon whose
simple faith he has grown fat and pros
porous, and without whose unquestion-
ing devotion ne would at this moment
be a thing Of no account-an object OF
derisiOn, or, worse than even that, Of alb
solute indifference and ignorance.
That the Democratic party is a donkey
no sane person will dispute. The fact
that for eleven dreary and disastrous
wears IL has been ridden TO the edge Of
exhaustion, II not death. by a cheap
and raffish mountebank like BRYAN re-
moves the proposition from the realm
OF controversy. But will the southern
Democracy relish this cOntemptuOus ap-
praisement from that particular source,
and il so, to what extent? There is al
ready reason to believe that the South
is awakening TO a realization of its folly
and stupidity. There is reason to believe
that il may sooner or later-perhaps
sconer-reiect the sss's role.
The sun., 1907-11-30

To THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sfr: As the cham
plon of distressed females and defender OF that
renowned bit OF statuary The Gal In the Foun-
TAIN" In HOke Smiths hotel IN Atlanta would call
your attention TO sanderOus statement made
about the aforesaid damsel. The last Issue OF the
Saturday Ersnin0 Post has article on the prOhl
billion cyclone which has struck Georgia. The
writer says the gal ls "A bewilderlng gal in no
clothes at ALL"
To answer such a false assertion only "A short and
ugly word" Ii needed. The Gal in the Fountain
has had many callers. mOuntaineers. hill blllies.-
SC. during the Hon Hoke Smiths campaign, who
tImorously asked the high priest who pOurs corn
Juice In a kylix" II they could sec the naked gal"
Was IL any wonder that persons who circulate
such story about Greclan robed. modest gal"
should have their candidate beaten under a multi
tude Of HOke Smith baIlOtsG
The artists of Paris, London and Punxsutawney:
the drummers OF New York. Baltimore and other
places; the celery growers Of Kalamazoo: theatrical
personages Of the Great White Way and HobOken
the pork packers or Chicago. n. c. and "ZnElnati.-
All protest against the ISLANDERS OF dear gal"
ATLANTA, Ca, November -. II. Il. SMITH.
The sun., 1907-11-30

To THE EDITOR or TIE SUN-Str: Foreigners
sometimes tell us that the American woman Is
unduly prominent. pushing and dominant In the
community. At all events we don't seem 70 be
much worse on than some Old World countries
This Is how ono Of the most prominent OF French
Journalists. J. Ernest Charles, describes French
women Of letters In the present DAY: They all
exhibit mad audaclty. To win fame preserve
the alender nlOdlcum which they have they ply
winning tricks They ara indofatEabIe. Nothing
puts them OF. Their self sacrifice Is complete.
They write as best they can. The French language
Is roughly handled. But what matters our Ian
Euage' They shove themselves forward. They are
place seekers. They grab what is not granted
them"
And 40 on. And it must be remembered that
French gallantry ls prOvcrblAl. W.
New YORk. November 70.
The sun., 1907-11-30
PIcasures IN store for Niagara County.

From the CdtdTdct Journal
II il intimated that in view OF the situation
in this Congressional district the order OF
President Roosevelt to the effect that dele
gates TO the next Republican national con-
vention shall not be instructed for the SIREN
uous One. that Federal oficeholders are not
to be active In the selection Of these delegat Is
and are not expected to act a. national con-
vention delegates themselves. has special ap-
plication here. Undoubtedly it will be so
construed by some, but IL is uncertain how
Collector Merritt Collector Sanders and
others may regard II. There is a suspicion
that in spots where the echo does nOt bound
against the White House too loudly a few
hoarse laughs will escape them.
Certainly after all these years or prosperity
Collectors Merritt and Sanders are not in the
same position regarding King TheOdOre's
edict that the poor place holder was under
King James when he said that he had four
teen reasons fer supporting the King-a wife
and thirteen children. There will be doings in
the March Republican primaries. Just the same