T
RIUMPHANTTOUR
OP TUFT IN Dixit
President-Elect Welcomed by
Southern Cities En
Route to Panama.
GIVEN SADDLE IN AUGUSTA
Will Also Visit Texas, From AVhoe
Citizen Ho lleoeivos Cordial
Invitation and Glowing
Tribute.
ArGl'STA. G-. Iic. 22. President
elect W. II. Taft derided today to visit
Texas at aome convenient time after
hln Inauguration, preferably at the end
of the aperial eesslon of CongremB,
whic h he l!i to mil to revise the tar
iff. While hla Itinerary for the visit has
not been arranged, lie will make Dallas
one of the principal points of the trip.
Thirty cities and towns of the Lone
Star state united in a request for hia
presence at any time he should choose
to come.
The Invitation expressed a keen de
sire on the part of the commercial
bodies of the places In question to
make the personal acquaintance of Mr.
Taft and promised him a cordial wel
come and courteous treatment. It also
dwelt upon the advantage which would
result both to the state and to him
self through such a visit.
Will Visit Three Cities.
But three Southern cities beside Au
irusta will see the President-elect dur
ing his present stay in the South. He
will visit Atlanta at some time to be
fixed by a delegation which will come
here next week. He will embark for
Panama from Chashston, 3- C. and has
decided to land at New Orleans on
hi return.
Mr. Taft -mM tonight" that he had
written f". H. Hitchcock.. National Re
publican chairman and future Postmaster-General,
' to visit htm here. Mr.
Hitchcock is expected within a few days.
Senator Knox, who also to expected, has
as yet not indicated when he will be
here.
Presented With Saddle.
As the result of a casual remark by
Mr. Tart at the County Club dinner last
nirtt that he had not been able to find
here a saddle "that was big enough to
stick a postage stamp on." Judge Taft
today wa presented, by Superior Judge
Henry C Hammond with a saddle, of
ample proportions. Mr. Taft will add
riding to his dally routine of exercise.
An automobile assigned for his use wilt
be here tomorrow In charge of an expert
from the factory.
At a dinner Saturday night to be given
to Mr. Taft by Henry C. Maxwell, an
old time Cincinnati friend, it has been
planned that the Judge shall meet a
number of Federal Southerners holding
, office, which will furnish Mr. Taft
further . opportunity to extend his plan
fur bringing the South Into close touch
with his Administration.
HUGE COMPLAINT IS FILED
Forty-two Western Milling Conces
sions Join In Hate Battle.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. A complaint
of enormous importance to Northwest
millers was filed today with the Inter
state Commerce Commission. It Is Joined
in by 42 flour milling concerns against
the Great Northern Railroad Company
and H other Interstate carriers between
Minneapolis and Atlantic seaboard. The
complainants all are engaged In the
lmmuf.-icture of flour from Spring wheat
and re;ires?nt (in Investment o over 15.
(, r. They allege that the rates all
rail, and rail and water from Minneapolis
to the Atlantic, on flour are ex
c ssivc unreasonable and discrimina
tory and that It costa more to ship their
fliMir from Minnesota points to the At
lantic seaboard than It costs Buffalo mil
iars to .Mp Spring wheat from Duluth
points to Buffalo.
Because of the alleged dlscrlminatory
rates the complaint alleges that they are
pi-evented from obtaining a reasonable
profit on the products, and their business
kt becoming unremuneratlve.
Traffic Manager Differs.
ST. IXl"TS. Mo.. Dec. 22. George H.
Ingalls. freight traffic -manager of the
New York Central lines, in an address
before the St. Louis Traffic Club last
niTht said that the United States Govern
ment is the only perscn. corporation or
shipper that is seeking rates lower than
thow listed in the tariffs published, and
that the railroads have no last resort un
dr existing legal provisions for knowing
whether rates are Just.
CHINA PRESENTS LIBRARY
t;ift to Koosevelt AVill He Trans
ferred to American "atlon.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22. Formalities
that lengthen into days are attending
the presentation to this Government by
the imperial Chinese tmbassy, headed by
Tang Shao Yi. now in this country, to
thank the American Nation for the re
mission of the Boxer Indemnity of a
library of Chinese knowledge.
It was stated today at the Embassy of
the special mission that the presentation
had iwn made to Mr. Roosevelt as Presi
dent of the I'nited States. The formal
presentation is made through the Secre
tary of State, and as the books are to
be plai-ed in the Library of Congress by
the President the closing of the formali
ties will be a letter from the Librarian of
Congress acknowledging the receipt of
the books and expressing an apprecia
tion of the unusual gift.
The library consists of n-Vo volumes,
formed in a complete set printed by the
Chinese government and compiled by
government officials. It embraces practi
cally ail branches of Chinese knowledge,
and pnrtak?s of the nature of an encyclopedia.
DEEDS OF NIGHT RIDERS
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of a switching or hanging. He told them
he was not anxious to endure either, but
if he had to make a choice he would
prefer the whipping. He got it and after
the Riders whipped him they told him to
hun.
Did you run?" inquired the court.
Yon oughter have seen me," retorted
the witness.
Martin Leonard, another farmer near
Reelfoot iJike. waa visited by the Rid
ers and given Ave days to move under
penalty of being hanged. Asked if he
moved, he casually observed that he was
still alive but his home was burned.
Witness afterward told of visitations
by the Riders, but there was no identi
fication and no effort made to connect
the Riders wtth the murder of Captain
Ranken or his murderers. A Mrs. Leon
ard was asked how many there were in
the band whlcn visited her.
"About L'OO men. I reckon, the woods
were full of them." she replied.
The purpose of the state Is to show
that the reign of terror in the Reelfoot
Ijike district was inaugurated by the
Riders and to prove that the murder of
Captain Ranken was only an Incident of
a gigantic conspiracy.
What Whljiplnjr Felt Like.
This afternoon witnesses continued the
corroboration of Feliringer"s confession,
detail by detail, raid by raid. "Old man''
Pagan cleared up the mystery of his
name. It is Harvey. Ho was taken out
and whipped. He did not know what he
was whipped with, but it "felt powerful
like a piece of leather."
The day the soldiers arrived Garret
Johnson, one of the eight defendants,
drove with him to Camp Nemo. As they
passed, a woman saw the prisoner, threw
up her arms and screamed. "Now, thank
God. I can tell what I know."
She was taken under guard to Union
City for her own protection. The woman
was Mrs. Anna Jackson and she was
called to the stand this afternoon. The
Riders came to her home, forced her to
dress and accompany them to her
father's with her husband and daughter.
They ordered her to kill some dugs she
owned and burned her father's house.
She identified Garret Johnson as the
leader.
Whipped FaHier and Mslcr.
The Riders came back two nights later,
forced her to go to her father's half-clad
and said there had been some talking
done. They whipped her father and then
her sister. She heard her sister's ap
peal for help and began to scream,
whereupon they threatened to whip her.
Again she recognized Garret Johnson and
several others.
A third time they called to force her
to get rid of her sister's little child, be
cause the latter had quarreled with an
other neighbor's child. The? told Mrs.
Jackson that, if they tiad to come again,
they would whip her. A fourth time they
came to whip her father because he testi
fied before the grand Jury. On the last
visit Garret Johnson asked Mrs. Jack
son If she had talked. She replied:
'No. Mr. Johnson, I have not."
"If you were a man." Johnson re
torted. "I'd blow your brains out. We
will hang you if you talk."
SETS LIMIT U REPORTS
CHARTER COMMISSION" ASKS
RETIRXS BY JAXIAKY 1.
Standing Committees Delinquent.
Secretary Will Ask Council
for More Funds.
In the absence of completed committee
reports to consider, the Charter Revision
Commission held a short session last
night and adjourned to meet attain next
Tuesday night, after making the report
of the committee on street improvements
and sewer construction a special order
at that time if it is completed. The Com
mission also adopted a resolution re
quiring all delinquent committees to have
their reports printed and submitted not
later than January 1. The following
standing committees have not handed In
reports: Police, public library and health,
fire and Judicial.
Secretary Wiegand was instructed by
the Commission to apply to the Council
for additional funds with which to meet
the expenses of the charter revision work.
The original appropriation of J500. ex
plained R.. Vi. Montague, was almost ex
hausted. ' - .
On motion of Mr. Montague the ap
pointment of a committee of three, of
which Theodore B. Wilcox, temporary
chairman in the absence of Chairman
Henry H. McGinn, who was to be chair
man, was authorlred to investigate and
report some plan by which the water
system of the city. Including the exten
sion of mains, should be conducted under
the new charter. Mr. Wilcox announced
that he would name the other two mem
bers' of the committee today.
To the committee on executive was re
ferred resolutions submitted by the North
Albina Push Club requestlnc an amend
ment to the charter providing for the cre
ation of a department of electricity which
should have charge of the police and fire
alarm telegraph and the enforcement of
all ordinances relating to electric wiring.
LOUIS JAMES IS IN CITY
With Company Is Enjoying Brief
Holiday Vacation.
louls James, one of the most dis
tinguished of American players, and his
company arrived in Portland yesterday
morning and will rest until the opening
of the James1 engagement In "Peer
Gynt" Thursday night. the eve of
Christmas. The company includes Apliii'
James, Lai;ra Frenkenlleld and a num
ber of other well-known players.
The production requires two baggage
cars of scenery aud is altogether one of
the biggest things In a theatrical way
that has visited the Coast in a long
time. The well-known actor and the
principal members of the company are
quartered at the Portland and are en
Joying to the utmost their little holiday
vacation. Many discriminating critics
have declared this performance of the
great Scandinavian dramatist's latest
and perhaps greatest work superior to
that of the late Richard Mansfield.
HUMIDORS FOR CHRISTMAS
See Sichol's display of Holiday Humi
dors. Nothing a smoker will appreciate
so much. Slg. achel & Co., 92 Third St.,
and two brandies.
Spend Your Vacation at Paso Robles
If complete rest and the most perfect
conditions Imaginable for nature cure
are what you need, spend your holidays
at Paso Robles Hot Springs. California.
A week or two, or even a few days there
will accomplish more in the way of
restored energy than a much longer
period and more expensive treatment
elsewhere, because good old Mother Na
ture is nurse and physician.
Paso Robles Is taking the same rank
In America and enjoying the same fame
for wonderful cures that Carlsbad and
Eadcn Baden do in Europe. The hotel
is a marvel of comfort and luxury, and
the bathhouse built by the city, free to
all. Is said to be one of the best In the
world. It Is a stubborn ailment and a
hopeless condition of physical breakdown
that the mineral waters and hot mud
baths of Faao Robles will not heal in a
short time.
Call on City Tlckt Agent Stinger.
Third and Washington streets, for de
scriptive booklets of Paso Robles, and he
will also tell you all about rates.
Txm't. Deliver Your Own
Christmas presents. Have one of our
bright, reliable, trusty messengers do It
for you. City Messenger & Delivery Co.
Telephones Main 29 and A 2929. No. 374
Washington street.
Lava from the volcano of Ravajl. In the
Pamoan Jsiitnds. whlrh ha h-n In constant
eruption for over three years, lias formed
a river eight mlla wide, flowing into the
ocean.
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White Phoenix
Mufflers are
here in all sizes.
BUY YOUR GIFTS AT LIP-MAN-WOLFE'S.
A gift in
a box or wrapping paper bear
ing this name is doubly accept
able. It . is the hall-mark of
quality on dry goods and kindred
lines, as notable in its way as
the word "sterling" on silver.
Quality is doubly valuable when
buying gifts, and the place to
find quality is at "Portland's
most reputable store." Gifts of
simple elegance and sure ap
peal. Hundreds of extra clerks
and widest aisles in town to
make Xmas .shopping a pleasure
at Lipman-Wolfe's.
Tust two more days for Christmas shopping and every effort that human
skill can put forth or human ingenuity devise to more promptly bervc mc
needs of the great throngs of holiday gift seekers has been put forth or
devised by our organization for today's great business.
Intelligent, concerted action by a thoroughly trained store
organization and hundreds of extra employes can accomplish
much, but we would again suggest to our many patrons the
wisdom of buying as early In the day as possible and to
carry small'parcels. Thus you will make shopping much easier.
Xmas sales in all departments. Thousands of price
placards call attention to bargains which would
fill a great many pages of advertising in this paper.
Store
Open
Tonight
Until
10
o'Ciock
HOLIDAY SALE
SILK UMBRELLAS
Seven hundred and fifty
finest Silk Umbrellas for
men and women, in black
and colors, choicest im
ported handles such as
ivory, geld, silver, pearl
trimmed with silver, gun
metal trimmed, and plain.
S5.00 Umbrellas.. S3.25
$7.00 Umbrellas. .84.35
$8.00 Umbrellas. .85.25
$10 Umbrellas..... S6.75
$12 Umbrellas.... 88.50
LIPMAN-WOLFE
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Established 59 Year
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fy TvO your hose supporters wear out quickly ? So that
71 "iKjj LS you have to use from two to half-a-dozen pairs on
on each corset ? Then here's a chance to test the new Suppor
ter, which ha3 the new non-elastic top, and will never rip, tear
nor stretch will outwear any corset you put them on.
The famous Nemo Self -Reducing Corset in Models 318 and
320 only; a special lot of a few dozens, each finished with
Four "Rip-Pl-oof " Hose Supporters ) worth
No Extra Charge A "FREE GIFT" pi. 22
These are attached to the corset, in place of the ordinary
Supporters on this special lot only. When these special cor
sets are sold, the new "Rip-Proof" Supporters can only be
bought separately at the regular price, which is 50c a pair.
You get them on the most popular Nemo models (No. 318 and
No. 320), in this Sale, at regular price of the corset $3.50.
Lipman-wolfe & Co.
Lipman-Wolfe & Co.
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All Furs Reduced
$20.00 Furs...... -..16.43
$21.50 Furs 17.20
$22.00 Furs... 18.15
$25.00 Furs 19.86
$27.50 Furs '....21.85
$30.00 Furs 23.95
$32.50 Furs 26.00
$35.00 Furs... 28.00
$37.50 Furs ..29.85
For the rest of this
week we offer our en
tire stock of fine Furs
at the following sched
ule of prices:
$1.75 Furs.: 1.42
$2.50 Furs.. 1.98
$3.00 Furs 2.38
$3.50 Furs 2.75
$4.00 Furs 3.15
$4.50 Furs 3-55
$5.00 Furs ....3.98
$6.00 Furs 4.78
$7.50 Furs 5.96
$ 8.50 Furs ...6.78
$10.00 Furs 7.98
$12.00 Furs 9.65
$12.50 Furs 9.93
$13.50 Furs. ...... 10.90
$15.00 Furs:..... 11.86
$16.50 Furs 13.22
$17.50 Furs........ 13.95
$18.50 Furs. 14.65
$40.00 Furs. 32.60 '
$42.50 Furs.,. 33.90
$45.00 Furs 36.25
$47.50 Furs ....38.00
$50.00 Furs.... 39.50
$55.00 Furs.... 43.75
$57.00 Furs 45.40
$60.00 Furs ...47.85
$65.00 Furs ....52.25
JAPS WERE BRUTAL
Corean Murderer Thought He
Was Avenging Wrongs.
INSANITY PLEA IS SET UP
In Whan? t'liang, Who Rilled Dur
ham Stevens, Told Friends of
Corea's Wrongs and Reasons v
for His Killing American.
SAX FRANCISCO. Dec. 22. Many In
teresting sidelights on conditions in
Corea were brought out today during
the examination of P. J. Iee. a friend
and associate of In Whang" Chang, the
Corean youth who shot and killed Dur
harn White Stevens, advisor to the Ja
panese government In Corean affairs up
to the time of his death in this city last
March.
I.ee said that Chang had related to him
many instances of alleged outrages per
petrated by the Japanese upon the' peo
ple of his country. He said that women
and children had been shot down in the
streets: that a Corean General who had
taken refuge In a mission was dragged
out and killed, and that Stevens had
stolen the seal of the Kmpire to stamp
a treaty with Japan without the knowl
edge of the Corean Emperor. He de
clared to Iee that Stevens exercised more
power In Corea than did the Emperor.
Much of this information, the witness
said. Chang gained through perusal of
Corean newspapers.
One of the exhibits admitted was n
photograph of Iee and Chang, taken with
the Corean flag for a backgroundand
accompanied by an inscription relating
that the men were willing to sacrifice
their lives for their country. The pro
ceedings were enlivened during today's,
session by Judge Ferral. counsel for the
defense who charged that Samuel Knight,
employed as special prosecutor by the
Japanese government, was endeavoring
to procure the names of Chang's friends
In Corea In order that they might be
dealt with by the Japanese authorities.
Iee testified that he had visited
Chang subsequent to the death of Ste
vens, and that he believed the defend
ant insane. The prosecution will oppose
the defense of patriotic Insanity with the
testimony of alienists who have been in
the courtroom throughout the trial.
The defense finished its testimony tilis
afternoon with the evidence of three
alienists who have been observing the
defendant throughout . the trial. Dr. D.
D. Iu8tiR, of the City Insanity Commis
sion; Dr. Andrew VV. Hoisholt. of the
State Hospital for the Insane at Stck
ton, and Dr. G. Wadsworth, of this city
all agreed that Chang is sane at the
present time.
X. K. Chunk, a Corean, head of the
Corean Mission in this city, was also put
on the stand . and said that the de
fendant, in hi opinion, was insane on
the subject of the relations between
Japan and his own country.
At the closi? of the day's proceedings
Judge Cook announced that he desired
to complete argument, which will begin
tomorrow morning, before Christmas.
Train Fire Rains Gifts.
CHEYENNE. Wyo.. Dec. 22. Probably
hundreds of people will this year be de
prived of their Christmas presents
through two unforunate fires on the
T'nlon Pacific west of Cheyenne, which
destroyed two baggage cars and a mail
One fire occurred at Hanna and de
stroyed a mall and a baggage car. Both
were filled with mail matter. The sec
ond fire occurred at Dale Creek. 25 miles
west of Cheyenne, when a baggage car
filled with mail and Christmas packages
was destroyed. The postal authorities
are Investigating the accidents.
SUITS AT COST.
New tailored Suits in latest styles
our entire $35.00 to J50.00 line at
choice, $2S.50. New Coat Sweaters,
white, cardinal and gray. J3.50 qunlity.
at $1.98. McAllen & McDonnell, Third
and Morrison.- - "
tvilkesltarre. Pa. Asbestos wbissers o- no
whiskers at all mus be worn by genial
Santa Claus on Christmas, acocrding to the
orders of Plre Chief .1. ('. .Schiller, of this
city, to irtiice the annual Chrtrtmas d:iy
cnnflngrgtlons.
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Take Good Advice
"People learn wisdom l?y experience." If you are
difficult to fit don't take our word for it, but find
some like person who wears
THE HANAN SHOE
He will tell you that it is a combination of style,
comfort, fair price and honest service.
Sole Agents
For Portland
Cor. 7th aod Washington Sts.
The Store With the Liberal Money-Back Policy
Corner Fifth and Alder Streets
Sam E. Wertheimer President and General Manager
SampleLine Alligator Bags
and Seal Purses at
HALF PRICE
Three piece Ebony Toilet Sets and 1 PI
Military Brushes at . . . 2 1 1 1UC
Wednesday and Thursday
We will allow one-third off on our entire line of
FURS
Mink, Lynx, Fox, Brook Mink, Wolf and Sable
Squirrel, both in neck pieces and Off
muffs to match . . . . '
SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND STEAMSHIP CO.
FIRST-CLASS
FARE
Berth
and
IncludedJ
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UPPER DECK $15
SECOND-CLASS $5
S. S. SENATOR
SAILS FROM AIXSWORTH DOCK. 4 I". M FRIDAY. DF.t EMBER 25.
J. W. BANSOM, Bock Agent, Ainsworth Dock. Phone Main 268
M. J. ROCHE, C. T. A., 142 Third St. Phones Main 402, A 1402.
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