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I l . m 1 -W-fil II I'f -J Uti WW a -fit !-'M II I I If T III 11 II 11 fi II II fl II fl II OU XX. SALEM, OKKGON, THCRSPAY, DKCKMIiER 8, 101 0. No. 207. LAST TRIBUTE TO VENERABLE SIHPLE SERVICES AT THE FllERAL MRS. EDDY'S BODY PLACED M Wfa AT MT. AUBURN UNTIL MAblEUM IS COMPLETED Body Rested in a Bronze Casket Placed in an Alcove, and a Single Cluster of Roses on the Casket Was the Only Flow ersPassages From the Bible Were Read and Short Pray ers .Were Said Mrs. Powers Recited Mrs. Eddy's Poem, "The Mothers' Evening Prayer," and Then the Casket Was Borne Away. Thlrty-Mne Adrift. UNITED PRESS LEASED WIR1. Boston, Mass., Dec. 8. Mary Baker Glover Eddy was laid to rest today In Mount Auburn cemetery. After the reading of a simple funeral service In her Chestnut Hill home, at Newton, the body of the founder of the Christian Science church 'was the receiving vault beside Halcyon) Lake, where It will remain until the completion of a substantial mauso leum. The services began at 11 o'clock. Only 120 persons, Including the fam ily and the members of the Eddy household and a few of the leaders of the Science church, were present. Among them were those who had studied the faith she taught from Mrs. Eddy herself. Mrs. Eddy's body rested In a bronze casket, which was placed in the al cove formed by the bay windows In the rear parlor of her home. A clus ter of pink roses, brought and placed on the casket by members of the household, were the only flowers In the room. Those who attended the funeral arrived shortly before 11 o'clock. Only those having cards were admit ted to the grounds. As they .entered, those who came to pay their tribute to the memory of "the mother" of Christian Science were met and escorted to the house. During the service they were grouped In the reception hall, the library and the front parlor. All who attended were dressed in black, hut there were no manifestations of woe. Judge Clifford P. Smith, first read er of the First Church, of Boston, London, Dec. 8. Thirty- nine members of the crew and passengers of the steamship Blackburn, are adrift on the open sea off Shertngham today, following the sinking of the Blackburn in a collision with the steamer Rook. The Rook picked up 17 of the passengers and crew, but the fate of the others is not known. British warships have been ordered to seek the missing small boats of the Blackburn. The Blackburn, with a hole in her port side, settled In deep water, following the collision. ' standing beside the casket, conduct ed the services. Mrs. Caroline Pow ers, second reader, assisted. The service was simplicity Itself. Short prayers were said; a passage from the Bible, and a short excerpt from "Science and Health" were read; an other scripture passage and a brief closing prayer marked the last tribute of the church she had founded to the leader whose body, in its bronze case ment, lay waiting to be borne forever from her earthly home. No strains of mournful funeral mu sic broke the stillness. Only the modulated voices of the readers were heard as the service was repeated. Only the gleam of a single cluster of red roses lent color to the scene. (Continued on Page.fi.) CHRISTMAS B B !s near at hand and we are ready with the greatest showing of reliable mer chandise at low prices we ever exhibited. The Big Chicago Store that does the business can always afford to give you the right goods at the right prices. Christmas suggestions for your Xmas presents. Fine silks and dress goods, la dies' suits, ,coats,furs silk waists, silk underskirts, silk raincoats, silk umbrellas, silk hosiery, kid gloves, dresses, trimmed hats, fine ostrich willow plumes,' silk and linen handkerchiefs, wool blankets, silk kimonas, fine linens and linen sets, dress skirts, sweaters for men, women and .children, ladies' fancy Persian neckwear, auto silk veils, fine perfumery, gold and silver mounted back combs, fine handbags, men's silk suspenders, men's silk neckties, men's silk shirts, men's smoking jackets and men's and boy's clohting, dolls, toys and games. Do your shopping now while all the departments are fillel with fresh, new goods. Chosing much jeasier now than nearer to the holidays, when the big rush is on, Specials for This Week Ladies' $18, $20 and $25 suits, now oi.ly $9.50, $10.50 and $12.50 The best value in America 85c, $1, $1,25 and $1.48' Persian Silk, now yard 49c, 75c and 98c Nowhere else can you beat these values. ' 300 dcz. Ladies' Heavy Wool-fleeced Winter Underwear, now only 25c each Best garment in America for the price. WE ARE THE MAXERS OF LOW PRICES FOR HONEST GOODS. - The Ol Qj, - Salem Greater UOlCagO DtOTQ Oregon Box With f 13,000 Disappears. Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 8. The disappearance of a strong box containing $15,000 from the offices of the Adams Express Company here was reported to the police today. Mystery sur rounds the affair. It Is believed the box was stolen' by thlovea who have been following It across the continent, waiting for a favorable opportunity to seize it without being seen. The box was delivered at the offices of the express company, was carefully placed in the office, ayl a feiw minutes later was gone. How it disappeared Is a mys- tery. MCA THE CHINESE ARE PEOftS It) M. SMUGGLERS TAKE PLACE OF SLAVER: now FACES A CHARGE OF MURDER Mrs. Bartley, Who Was Shot in San Francisco Yesterday by Her Partner, James Whitley, Died This Morning. WHITLEY WILL RECOVER . Panadena, Cal., Dec. S Colonel Theodore Roosevelt is Ablo to lie Out. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 coming to Pnsadena In March, 4 according to a telegram received 4 here today from Dr. James Sher 4 rer, president of the Throop 4 Academy, who la now In New 4 York. 4 The colonel will start for Cnl 4 Ifornla early In March, stopping 4 en' route to Pasadena to deliver 4 an address before the students 4 of the University of California, 4 at Berkeley. He will have a I1 place In a lecture course being 4 arranged by tho Throop Acade- 4 4 my faculty. . 4 4 4 44 444 444444 He Tried to tilixt Himself, Cut Ills Throat With at lUzor,' Held His Head in a JiaXbtub Full of Water, ami 1'oundt-d Hi Head Willi a FUtliron, iu II i Effort to Knock Mm, IJfe Out of His Old Vun-jum, Hut It lU'fuwod to Leave Him.' t UNITED FR11SS LEASED W1SI.) San Francisco, Dec. 8. Mrs. Julia Webb-Bartley, 26, proprietress of the Hotel Brule, who was shot five times yesterday by Jaim Whit ley, 60, her partner In ths hotel, died today at 7 o'clock. Whitley, who hacked his throat with a raaor, thrust his head in a half-Oiled bathtub and then pounded hli akutl with a flat-iron In an effort to kill himself after shooting her, la ex pected to recover. Whitley,, who is still In a critical condition, is under guard at a hospi pltal. A charge of murder was placed against hlni following Mrs Bartley's death. The police are investigating an al leged plot to kill Whitley, wbl:h ho says led to the shooting. In a sworn statement made in the belief that he was about to die, Wbltley charged that Frank Atchison, a race track follower, had told him Mir. Bartloy had offered him $3, GOO to kill Whitley. Atchison will be found and questioned If possible. The police are Inclined to the be lief that financial disputes and no'. Whitley's love for the woman led to the shooting. Wbltley purchased the hotel In which they were Inter esled, and then gave Mrs. Bartley o halt interest. J. W. Hudson, who posed as J. Webb, Mrs. Bartley's brother, Whitley charges, conspired with the woman to "freeie him out" of the hotel, and it was the partial success of their plans, Wbltley al leges, that caused him to shoot her. THEY WANT MONEY FOR AN ARMORY IIINUKKDH OK TAXPAYERS PE TITION TO CJOl'NTV COURT TO (HAN'T ,OOU KOIt THIS PUIC l-OSK, ONE-FOIKTII THE TO TAL X)HT. A petition signed by hundreds of taxpayers in this county and asking for an appropriation of 19,000 from the board of county conimlsdlouers for the construction tn this city of an armory baa been prepared by those interested in the enterprise and will b presented to the board for Us consideration in the course of a few days. The petition, after setting out that all the signers are taxpayers In the county, proceeds to state that. under bur system of government, It Is Inexpedient to maintain a large standing army and that for military protection, both at home and abroad, the National Gutjrd must be relied upon almost wholly. It then aet out that under an act of congress, the National Ouard In the various states are armed, uniformed and equipped at the expense of th.i United States, but that this Is done on condition that, 'the state and county where the posts are located, furnish suitable armories. The military company here, tho petition aays, Is not provided with a military armory and i has been noti fied by the department that It must vacate within a year, and that un less ona la provided, the company will h ve to disband. The cost of a suitable armory la placed at $36 -000, and the military board has agreed to furnish half of this amount on January 1, 1911, pro vided the city of Salem and Marlon county will furnish a like amount An appropriation of 99,000 la then asked for on condition that the city of Salem furnishes a like amount. La-chrnnnd Favors It. Mayor Rodger during his admin istration baa been favorable to the movement and baa been one of H strongest advocates. It is also well known that the Mayor-elect Lach mund Is favorable to It and will la bor for Its success. SOME GOOD HEARTED OFFICERS WHEN RAY 8TUDEXDORF IS AC- QinTril OK MURDER, OFFI CERS MA Km IP PUKMH OF 300 TO SKNO HIM TO HIS DYING MOTHER. BOUND OUT TO MERCHANTS AND ARE VIRTUALLY SLAVES UNTIL LARGE SUM IS PAID Smuggled Into the Country by Heartless Whites and Worse Chinese, the Poor Devils Become the Property of Their Bondmasters Until Their Passage Money and the Unholy Profits of Those Who Brought Them Here Are PaidIf Unable From Any Cause to Pay Are Turned Over to the Of ficers for Deportation. I t'NITCO rHBS LEASED WIKI. San Francisco, Dec. 8. Federal In vestigation into the extensive smug gling ring today revealed the alleged existence of Chinese peonage In America. Chinamen deslrlug to en ter the United States are bound out to merchants in the various Chines quarters of American cities, becom ing virtual slaves, until they have earned their passage to America, the fees of the white and yellow smug gling agents and a profit for their quasl-employer. In addition to, expos ing the peonage system of the smug glers, It la rumored In Chinatown to day that 41 stowaways were brought In on the liner Manchuria, and that 28 of the contraband men and women were landed under cover of darkness before the fediiral officers captured the 15 now held at Angel Island. It Is said that the stowaways were In -two bands, each concealed in the dark freight holds of the vessel. Whether the customs and Immigra tion officials were aware of the exist ence of the first band Is not known, as the government agents are en deavorlng to prevent In every way the developments of their invcwtlga tlon from becoming public. Influential Chinese declare that many of the officials In the tmmlgra tlon service hero personally know of the existence of the peonage sys tem and its operation, but that of flclully they are unaware of Its existence. It is said that men ar held In bond age by employers for a term of two to throe years, and in some. Instances, where the risk of detection was great, for four years. In that time they are paid only their necessary ex panses and given a little money to send home to relatives. Their board and lodging Is paid by the employer, who has absolute control of tbla hu man chattle. If the workman should prove unsatisfactory he la turned over to the authorities for deporta tion In the regular way. This sel dom, has been the case, as the China men endure great hardships to Becure entry to the United States. Howev er, relatives of the bondmen are compelled to furnish surety for the completion of service, and in this way the employers are Indemnified. , The Chtnette government has - a poorly organised secret service, -The officials are apathetic regarding tho treatment of the coolies', it is alleged. The smugglers are shrewd enough to operate at Kong Kong, which!- Brit ish torrltory, and Chlnffie here declare that British ocffllals at Hong Kong will not punish the agents of the smugglers' band, so long as the ring Is able to pay protection money. Americanised Chinese here, mem bers of the refo- m or progressive ele ments of the empire, are preparing a memorial to the Chinese government, asking It to make representations to England, and Insist upon the punish ment of the Hong Kong agents. OMITBO rati LBABaD WIHE J Minneapolis, Minn., Doe. 8. Ac quitted of murder, Ray Studenorff, is speeding westward today to visit his mother, reported to ht dying at Santa Crux, Cal. Just before his case went to the Jury Btudenorff received a telegram from his slater saying that their mother wn dying. The defend ant broke down when the news reached him, and waited nervously for the verdict. When the court an nounced bis acquittal, the prisoners in the Jail where he had bum con fined, the officers of the court, and those who bad btard the testimony, made up a purse of $800 and started him for the West on the first train today. - Btudt-uorff was tried for the mur der of John Wilder. He admitted having killed Wilder, but was acquit ted on a plea of relf-defuiue, Lfeht La neb Served CaMerla style, afternoon an-1 evening at the Pretfbyterlaa church bataar tomorrow, JAP LAWYERS THREATENED WITH DEATH rONITCD PirSS LEASED WIES 1 Toklo, Iec. 8, lloinal and Usa wu, two leading attorneys of Japan, were threatened with Instant death toduy through anonymous letters ad droHsed to them If they connented to defend the 20 Japunuso Socialists charged with having conspired to kill the Mllfudo and the royal fam ily. The government charges that the accused men are anarchists and should br sentenced to death. REVENUE CUTTER SAVES SINKING BARKENTINE (OMITSD rE UASBO WIBS. Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 8. A wire less report to Point Grey todty says that the United States government revenue cutter Snohomish has picked up tbt barkentlne Griffiths off Cape Beale, leaking badly and is now towing ber up the sound. It la said to bo doubtful If she can reach port before sinking. HOLD-UP MEN USE All AUTO III THEIR WORK ride with the robbers had cost almost; as much as though' he had hired a taxlcab for tbe same length of tlmev Wllfskllt was halted In the street about midnight and asked to ullmb In to a trim roadster- After a 10-mln-ute spin toward the country he found himself looking Into a revolver. He was relieved of 910 and com pelled to dismount and walk home. The number of tho machine had been removed. OBJECT TO LAME'S REMOVAL THOSE l.NTKKEHTED IV THU FIGHT AGAINBT TUB PItO. FOKKI) INCREASE OF FREIGHT ItATEH WANT LANK KEPT WHKItE HE la. 0 KITED VEENS UASEO WIKS. Los Angeles, Cu., uec. 8. The po lice are searching today for a pair of bandit who operate with au automo bile. B. G. Wllffcklll was their first victim,, and he com rial tied that his (OKITED rxom Lausaa wins J Washington, Deo. 8. Strong oppo sition to the proposed promotion of Franklin K. Lane from the Interstate Commerce CommlsMlon to tho court of commerce has been aroused "by those interested In the fight against railroad rate Increases, who say that Lane's promotion would be a serious blow to the cause they espouse. A the commtsalon now stands, Knapp, Hurlan and Cockrell are credited with being favorable to the railroads; Lane, Proiy and Clem ents are opposed to them, and Clark reumlus to turn the balance. Those engaged in the Oght agalust Increased rates say Lane Is Inillapen sible where be is, and that a promo tion at present, at any rate, would be a serious blow. I '' i