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HFAHT EMPEROR E Chinese Dignitaries Kowtow to Baby. GORGEOUS PALACE' CEREMONY Edict of Amnesty Proclaimed With Solemnity. CHANGES ARE IMPENDING Knd of Period of Mourning' Kxpect ed to Bring Exciting Times. American-Japanese Agreement Compensates for Snub. SC US THRONE PEKIN. Dec. 1 The ceremony of en thronement of the Emperor today was one of striking Interest. It included obeisance to the tablets of the dead Em peror and Empress Dowaicer and prostra tions before the infant Emperor, the 3-year-old son of Prince Chun, who formally took the throne. The imperial proclamation for the func tion was arranged at the palace yester day. It ordered that music for the oecas l.m b prepared, but that not a single note be played: this because of the mournjng of the court for their late majesties. Troops entered the eastern gate of the palate at 4 o'clock this morning. They tiok up their respective positions inside., and the high officials of the Empire be can to arrive. At 10 o'clock not less than 3.V) carriages, together -with a vast num ber of sedan chairs resplendent and bril liant in the Winter sunshine, were wait ing outside the palace for the ceremonies to come to attend. Kow-tow to Baby and Dead Rulers. The function began by the Princes of the Imperial family and the high officials of Die Empire kow-towing to the memorial tablets of their late majesties. After this they all kow-towed in turn to Pu YL Pu YI then ofTered a sacrifice before the tablets of the Emperor and the Dowager Empress. After this he was relieved of his dress of mourning and clad in a dimin utive Imperial garment embroidered with the imperial dragon. His nurses performed this duty with, great atten tion and care. Thus arrayed, the tod dling Emperor ascended the throne amid a fanfare of drums, bells and firecrackers. He made his way alone, and showed no need of assistance that willing hands would have given hini, had his little feet faltered. From the throne Pu Yi kow-towed to his step mother, the Dowager Empress Yehon ala. He then received the kow-tows, while still on the throne, of all the princes and officials present. This over, he descended. and was . again clad In his little dress of mourning. Coolies Enler as Witnesses. , The ceremony took place in the throne hall of the Forbidden City. The officials present -were selected with great care and were the highest men in the Empire, according to old-established custom, a number of humble coolies, men from the lowest walks of life, were brought Into the sacred precincts of the Forbidden City, to swt as witnesses. The soldiers played an Inconspicuous part In the proceedings. - At 11: the officials began leaving the palace. Traffic outside the Forbidden City was at no time impeded. The scene was enlivened by a number of pilgrims, who had come on camels all the way from Mongolia. All day yesterday sacrifices were made to their late majesties by the highest dignitaries of the empire at the five tem ples of Pekin. the Temples of Heaven, of the Ancestors, of the Earth, of Agri culture and of Confucius. Edict of Amnesty Proclaimed. The edict setting forth the accession of Pu Yi to the throne and granting am nesty was carried with much ceremony to the throne halt. It was escorted by all the members of the Grand Council, who were in turn accompanied by the members of the Board of Rights. In the throne hall it was given the official ver milion seat. This observance concluded, it was carried oat of the Forbidden City and thence to the office of the Board of Rights, where it was proclaimed and put In circulation. In addition to granting amnesties for certain specified offenses, the edict re wards all the imperial Princes, Princesses and Dukes; it promotes all officials by one degree and bestows honors on their parents: it erases the demerits entered against minor offi cials: advances the degree of scholars: dismisses all pending petty criminal cases: excuses certain liabilities and grants bounties to the soiuiers In the service of the empire. Radical Change Expected. The fact that the enthronement of the new Emperdor has taken place in part re-established confidence here and has resulted in the prophesy in various official circles of an extremely con servative rule. The Dowager Empress has reinstated the notorious eunuch, LI Lien Yeng. as head of the palace administration. Trince Chun's first appointee was a personal friend. The beat Informed ministers, however, are Inclined to think that the outward (Concluded oa Pace 3.) BOY FRIENDS TO DEVELOP MINE CHICAGO GIRL TAKES THEM TO NEW MEXICO. , 1 Wlicre She Owns Rich Silver Depos its Iieft Her by Wealthy Grandfather. CHICAGO, 111.. Dec. .(Specials Through the death of her grandfather. L. J. Turney. a wealthy mine promoter of Albuquerque. N. M., Miss Mamie Tur ney, a society girl of Evanston, is now the owner of a rich silver mine in New Mexico. Miss Turney is an orphan and for some years has been dependent upon her own resources. Since her parents died, eight years ago. she has been liv ing at the home of Thomas P. Smith, in Evanston. Miss Turney today received the legal documents which make her the owner of one of the richest mineral properties in the Southwest. Accompanied by five boy friends, members of wealthy Evanston families. Miss Turney will depart for New Mexico tomorrow night, after a farewell dinner at the young woman's home. The boys who will assist Mies Turney In the development of her prop erty are J. B. McCauley. R. G. Stock bridge. Nicholas Westrelcher. James Fo ley and Frank Kranz. They are all young men of means and education. Misa Turney'a father was interested In mines, as was also her grandfather. CAUGHT IN "RESTAURANT Theodore Lowe, Alleged Embezzler, Captured in Los Angeles Cafe. LOS ANGELES. Cal., Dec. 1 (Special.) Theodore S. Lowe, alias Thomas Carle, formerly agent at a New York substation of the United States Express Company, was arrested in a local cafe tonight on a charge of embezzlement, preferred by his former employers. He is accused of hav ing appropriated $450 of the company's funds three months ago. Officers throughout the country have sought him elnce. Lowe intimates that his people have money enough to get him out of the difficulty. After he disappeared, a book of blank United States Express money orders was missed. WIFE SITS WITH AFFINITY Trial of Rev. William Cuinmiiigs Brings Soul-mates Together. IONIA, Mich.. Dec 2. (Special.) "When the trial of the Rev.-William Cummlngs. of Clarksvlile. charged by his wife with nonsupport. began this morning, the wife sat at one side of her husband and the alleged affinity, her sister, on the other side. Cummlngs was appointed to the Episco pal charge In Elk Rapids. There, it Is alleged, he was met by his wife's sis ter. Velva Taylor. They visited various towns In the North and when found by officers were living In Charlevoix. Cum mlngs was found working over a wash tub In a laundry. He was arrested and brought back to Ionia. WEDS HUSBAND'S BROTHER Eclllngham Widow Journeys to St. Louis for Second Mate. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 2. (Special.) Mrs. Nellie D. Opdenhoff traveled alone from Belllngham. Wash., to become the bride of her dead husband's brother, Charles H. OpdcnhofT. of St Louis. She was Mrs. W. L. Opdenhoff. The couple were married last night at the First Methodist Church parsonage at Belle ville, by Rev. C. Wesley Nichols, of the First Baptist Church. The bridegroom said he was a clerk In a St. Louis dry goods house. The couple were very stylishly attired and after the ceremony Informed Kev. Mr. Nichols that1 they would leave St. Louis today for Belllng ham, where they would reside. MURDERED FOR 40 CENTS Negress Chops Ofr Negro's Head in Nevada Mining Camp. CHAFFEY, Nev., Dec. 2. The first murder to be committed in this min ing camp occurred at 4 o'clock this morning, when Mrs. Tens Coby, a col ored laundress. klUed John Manley, also colored, with an axe, almost sever ing his head from his body. The woman struck the murdered man a dozen times, beating his head to a jelly. Manley had been collecting for 'the laundry and had failed to return 40 cents. This is the only excuse the woman has to offer for the deed. POPE REPORTED IMPROVED Physicians Visit Holy Father and Note Change for Better. ROME. Dec. 2. The Pope, who has been suffering from a cold for several days, was visited by his physicians this morning. Their report set forth that the Holy Father is much better today and stronger than he was yes terday. s BURTON IN TAFT CABINET Report That Ohio Man W ill Be Sec retary of Treasury. CLEVELAND. Dec. 2. The Cleveland Plain Dealer tomorrow will say that Rep resentative Theodore Burton, of Cleve land, has been offered by President-elect Taft the portfolio of the Secretary of the Treasury. ' BOOT ALLEGED TO BE GORDON'S TOOL Bar Association Gets Important Evidence. GREAT NORTHERN GIVES HELP Rumor Says Road Gave Root Money for Favors. COMMITTEE HAS PAPERS Decision by Judge Gordon Given by Root Said to Contain "Joker" Op- ' crating for Benefit of Road. Higher Officials Implicated. SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 2. (Special.) Carrying original documents and authen ticated copies of others which show the relations between M. J. Gordon, of the Great Northern, and Judge Milo A. Root, of the State Supreme Court, the members of the investigating ' committee of the State Bar Association departed today for Seattle. While the committee did not procure possession of or see all of the documents It came in search of. It' pro cured enough of them to establish the fact that Gordon, and not Root, was the author of the decision In the case of A. W. H. Harris against the Great North ern Railway Company, and that Root, In presenting the decision for filing as the opinion of the court, acted as the tool of Gordon. This fact Is established by transcribed copies of the stenographic notes of letters dictated by Gordon to J. J. Lavin. formerly his private secre tary, now an attorney at Spokane tpr the Great Northern. Members of the committee spent over two hours in Lavin's office In the depot, going over the Gordon notebooks. In getting the Gordon notes the committee was assisted by L. C. Gilman, general Western counsel for the Great Northern. Great Northern Implicated. Since the publication of the fact that Gordon was short in his accounts, at which time Gilman verified that fact In a public interview, Gilman has re frained from discussing the Gordon Root matter publicly. The report is curreni here that, in so doing, he was acting under Instructions from higher officials of the road. . Since the Spokane hearings, Gilman has placed the entire resources of the local legal department of the road at the service of the committee. The presence of President Louis W. Hill, of (Concluded on Page 6. ) S.l.W, tI';tiifi-:t!--'-Arm;J-... Vv.V . X. f rm-m. 'VttiPJ--...- :OAyiJCHVvVXC ycwxx RET. ' f WIDOW WOULD BREAK WILL MRS. YERKES-MIZXER WANTS DOWER RIGHTS TO ESTATE. Husband Left Her $200,000 Out of Fortune Made in Chicago and 'l4ndon Traction Schemes. CHICAGO. Dec. 2 (Special.) Mrs. Mary Adelaide Yerkes-Mlzner, widow of Charles ' T. Yerkes. Chicago's one-time traction king, is making active plans to break his will disposing of an estate of $15,000,000, under which she was allotted $200,000 and use of one-half of what. re mained after numerous bequests were made, and the claims against the estate were settled. She has finally made up her .mind, it Is said, to claim her dower rights, -which would entitle her to a life interest in one-third of the real estate and one-third of the personal property of the decedent. . Mrs. Mizner's determination to upset the . will was made known today by Louis S. Owsley, the sole remaining ex ecutor of three appointed by the testa tor's will. Attorney Clarence A. Knight,, who represented Charles T. Yerkes dur ing his lifetime and has been counsel for his widow, was plainly disturbed by the prospective publication of the plans for a contest of the will. LOSES FIGHT FOR ESTATE Supreme Court . of District of Co lumbia Decides Drury Case. . . OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, D. C, Dec. 2. The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia today dis missed on technical grounds the suit of George Drury, of this' City, against Mrs. Jennie Moult'on and her husband, Clar ence E. Moulton, of Portland, to compel an accounting for the estate left by their sister, Ida Drury, who died In an insane asylum near Tacoma. Drury maintained the estate Is worth JSo.OOO and that he never received his legal share. The Moultons replied that he was given opportunity to claim his share, but failed to appear within one year, as required by the laws of Wash lngston state, and therefore forfeited his rights. The Moultons claim the estate was disposed of by Ida Drury shortly before her commitment to the insane asylum. Crury noted an appeal. WANT LARGE WAREHOUSE Montana Sheepmen and Capitalists Negotiate for Wool' Storeplace. HELENA, Mont., Dec. 2. Montana sheepmen. Including the members of the State Board of Sheep Commissioners, met here today in conference with rep resentatives of the Chicago Association of Commerce respecting the building in that city of a wool warehouse to cost $400,000. Very liberal terms have been offered and while no definite action was taken at this afternoon's meeting, the project Is generally favorably received. The Sheep Commission announces that it has no important recommendations to make to the Legislature. BECAUSE SOMEONE "NEEDS THE MONEY. COMPEL KAISER TO BOLD TONGUE Almost All Parties of One Opinion. ONLY DISAGREE ON DETAILS Reichstag Begins Great Con stitutional Debate. GOVERNMENT IS YIELDING Minister Says Bundesrath Willing to Consider Making Chancellor Responsible to Reichstag Instead of to Kaiser. BERLIN, Dec. 2. The constitutional de bate in the Reichstag today was notable for the unanimous view expressed by all the Liberal parties and supported by the powerful Center party, that some change In the constitution was desirable to the end of making the Ministers responsible to the country. The motions brought In, however, varied considerably In their phraseology, and, because of the existing party Jealousies, it does not seem possible that an agreement regarding a final for mula can be reached. The present plan is to refer the five resolutions on the subject to a special committee for report, this step to be taken after the speakers have threshed out the subject in the House for three days more. This arrangement will delay the drawing up of the final and definite motion until after the Christmas vaca tion, which will begin December 10 and last until the middle of January. Minister Is Conciliatory. Dr. von Bethmann-Holweg, Minister of the Interior, spoke for the Federal Coun cil. He made a conciliatory declaration and said the Bundesrath was fully pre pared to consider the subject when a ma jority of the Reinchstag brought forward a clear proposition. Dr. Heinrich Mueller, member from Me lnlngen, thsn proposed a resolution de manding, on behalf of the moderate Rad icals, the enactment of a law providing for ministerial responsibility. He urged the House not to allow the constitution, as it exists today to become petrified, and declared that the members should avail themselves of the present opportunity to bring about the change. Emperor Not Infallible. Continuing, Herr Mueller said the nation desired that the Ministers be fully re sponsible. Instead of being, as they were (Concluded on Page 2 ) RUNS AWAY WITH INDIAN MAIDEN BALL PLAYER AND PRETTY CAR LISLE STUDENT ELOPE. Romance of Sclrool Days Ends In Automobile R1de to Church Where Couple Is Married. CARLISLE. Pa., Dec. 2. (Special.) A romance ended In an elopement last evening, when Miss Lista Wahoo. a Cherokee Indian maiden from North Carolina, ran away with Joseph Twin, an Indian ballplayer, who has been out of the Carlisle school for several years. The attachment between the couple grew when they were fellow-students at Carlisle. The dusky wooer finally proposed to Miss Wahoo, but when the young woman communicated with her parents they were disposed to defer the marriage. Last evening Miss Wahoo decamped by stealth from the girls' quarters and met Twin, who had engaged an automobile and was lying in wait Just outside the school grounds. The machine Whizzed around a corner and the couple had eloped. Telegrams were sent in every direc tion by the Chief of Police, but no word of their whereabouts has been received. HALLAM BEATS RELATIVES Old Man Proves He Is Able to Care for Bride. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2. David Van Buren Hallam, a blind and wealthy septuagenarian, who was married at Santa Ana, Cal., last Saturday, after his relatives had secured an order of court of this county preventing his marriage here, is now free to proceed with his new wife, 25 years his Junior, on his proposed bridal trip around the world. Proceedings were brought by a nephew of Hallam to secure a guard ian for hjs person and property. Judge Rives ordered him to appear In court this afternoon. Upon the appearance of Hallam, with his wife and several friends, and after an explanation had been made that In his deeds of all his property to his wife, he had reserved a life interest for himself. Judge Rives dismissed the petition. WILLS CHILDREN ESTATE Millionaire Blodgett Leaves Widow Only $160,000 and Annuity. GRAND RAPIDS. Mich., Dec. 2. The will of Del os A. Blodgett. multi-millionaire lumberman, who died a month ago. was opened today. The bulk of the estate, estimated at between $10, 000,000 and $12,000,000. is left In trust to three young children of Mr. Blodgett by his second marriage. To the widow is left $150,000, an annuity of $10,D0), and the homestead with liberal means ol support. '" To John W. Blodgett and Mrs. Susan Blodgett Lowe, children by the first marriage, Is left nothing In the will, as at the time of the second marriage Mr. Blodgett divided his estate into three portions, giving his son and daughter a third each and keeping a third him self. JENKINS IS NOT GUILTY President of Trust Company Set Free by Jury In Brooklyn. NEW YORK. Dec. 2. John G. Jenk ins, Jr., ex-president of the Jenkins Trust Company, of Brooklyn, was found not guilty late today by a Jury in the Supreme Court In Brooklyn, where he has been on trial for several days on the charge of having appropriated to his own use $50,000 of the funds of the Trust Company. The defendant was president of the trust company and was also a mem ber of the brokerage concern of Frank & John G. Jenkins. Jr. It was charged that while president he lent the funds of the banking institution to the brok erage concern. There are two other Indictments out standing against Jenkins, one for forg ery and one for perjury. t FIRED BY INCENDIARY Mine Horror Laid to Door of Fiends by Manager. RED LODGE. Mont., Dec. 2. General Manager C. R. Claghorn, of the North western Improvement Company, who has marie a thorough Investigation of the cause which led to the great disaster on , November 20, has come to the conclusion that the fire in stope No. 2 was of in cendiary origin, and today offered a re ward of $2500 for the arrest and convic tion of the guilty party. The officials claim that they found evi dence of oil on the timbers and from the odor they have reason to believe that the crib was saturated with oil before It was ignited. JAPANESE STEAMER SINKS Passengers and Crew Go Down With Wreck Off China. KOBE Japan. Dec. 2. The Japanese steamer Ginseli Maru has foundered off Wei Hai Wei. The entire crew and all the passengers on board were lost. New HIII Line to Winnipeg. WINNIPEG. Man., Dec. 2. The Great Northern survey for a line from the United States boundary to Winnipeg was completed today. It follows the original right-of-way. and construction will begin in the Spring. DDUBLEPOISONINC TO GET Illinois Doctor Accused of Murders. WOMEN INVOLVED IN CHARGE Widow of One Victim Cham pions Brayfield. OTHER VICTIM HIS WIFE Case Expected to Parallel McGill Sensation Brayfield Says Poi soning Can't Be Proved Ma Be Other Indictments. BENTON, 111., Dec. 2. (Special.) With rare dramatic sequence, the un folding of the double death mystery of Franklin County was precipitated here this afternoon by the jailing ot Dr. B. I'. Brayfield. of Mulkcytown, one of the best-known medical prac titioners in southern Illinois, on char ges of murder and forgery. The arrest was made after the return of two In dictments by the Franklin County grand Jury. One indictment, consisting of three counts, charged the physician with the murder by poison of Reuben F. Parrlsh, who died March 11 last, while station agent for the Illinois Central Railroad, at Mulkeytown. The other Inulctment charged Dr. Brayfield with the forgery of the signature of the Justice of the Peace. Isham Harrison, to a document intended to persuade the Royal Neigh bors that they had no grounds for re fusing to pay a policy of $200 on the life of Mrs. Brayfield. who died short ly after Pnrrish. The doctor was ar raigned and remanded to Jail, stoutly denying that he is guilty and assert ing his indictment is part of a plot to ruin him. Widow Champions Doctor. The surprise in the case came only five hours Inter. While the towns of Mulkeytown and Benton were sizzling with speculation r-s to the course of action to be pursued by Parrlsh's wid ow, whose name for a long while has been connected with Dr. Brayfield by gossip, Mrs. Parrlsh, a pretty, birdlike woman, made answer In person. As fast as steam could carry her, she came from her present home In Sparta to Benton and hastcred to the Jail to see the doctor. She was pink with wrath and declared that those responsible for the doctor's predicament will rue the day that they meddled in their affairs at Mulkeytown. State Attorney W. P. Fcober was un moved by the excitement. He said calmly that-he expected to prove that Dr. Brayfield poisoned Parrish. per haps with strychnine, as one of counts In the murder indictment. He pointed to the fact that the grand Jury Is still in session and gave out some scarcely ( Concluded on Page 3.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum tmperatur, 43.1 ilfRrees; minimum. 3T.3 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; easterly winds. Portland and Vicinity. Farmers' fpllft Oommllon holds beartnl tn Portland. l'aBe 10. Federal officials break up get-rlch-qulck scheme. Page 9. Murderer Finch has hearing and Is held to grand Jury. Page 11. Fruitgrowers discuss markets open to Ore gon. Page 12. Oregon dairymen to meet next week at Salem. Page 0. District Attorney Cameron denies use or indue influence against Martin. Tag. 10. Commercial and Marine. Renewed buying of hops on foreign account. Pago 17. Bull leaders at Chicago trying to work sen sational deal. Page 17. Violent speculation in Kock Island securi ties. Page 17. French bark Ville du Havre loads second largest grain cargo for sailing vessels for season. Page Id. Foreign. Brilliant ceremony at Austrian Emperors diamond Jublloe. Page 3. American Princess de Broglle, who sings for living, sues recreant husband. Page 1. Clemenceau scores Count Bonl at trial ot suit against Princess de faagan. I age 3. Proposal to hypnotize Madame Rteinnell In order to extort truth. Page 3. Nearly all parties in Reichstag demand responsible ministry. Page 1. Haytl deposes Nord Alexis and howls for his blood. Page 3. Baby Emperor of China enthroned In splen dor. Page 1. National. Admiral Capps says criticisms of battle ships only refer to minor details. Page I. Arrhhold explains transformation of Stand ard Oil trust. Page 3 . Domestic. Illinois doctor accused of poisoning wife and man to get life Insurance. Page 1. Mrs. Yerkes-Mlsner will sue for dower right In Yerkes' entire estate. Page 1. Society girl inherits Mexican mine and takes boy friends to develop It. Page 1. Carlisle Indian elopes with squaw In auto. Page 1. -Sport. Coast League breaks off negotiations with California League. Page 7. Both Multnomah and O. A. C. teams suffet from disabling ot star players. Page . Final game today in Grammar . School foot ball league. Page 7. Pacific Coswt. Judge Root shown by evidence tn be tool of Gordon. Page 1. Wealthy rancher sued by his former house' keeper for $5000 damages. Paga . IMSURANCE