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VOL. II. NO. 2$. uXhi
PORTLAND, OREGON; ; SUNDAY . MORNING,,, BEPTEMBER .24. U 1805.! FOUR SECTIONS FORTY-FOUR PAGES.
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Policy-Holders of New York Lift
-f-Start Movemnt-iO;.RtlrT
Manager of Insurance f ..
Company.
BATTLE FOR PROXIES v -'
:. IS NOW BEING WAGED
Affiliation With Wall Street and Do
. -nations to Campaign Fonda Arouse
i-. Storm of - Indignation Throughout
Country J. P.", Morgan to . Be
I Placed on Stand. '. , ;...;..;
r . : ;i? . '- ". '..' ,v ' . - .A.
''T'-'t',-'- 'V'-'.'j.S ".';.-. '. v
IBpmUI Dtaeatch br Lmm4 Wlr to tkii laarul)
New Tori. Sept. a Policy-holdr of
the New Tork' Ufa XnaurenM' company
r preprin tfi make a determined fight
acalnit the continuance of the; manage
ment of the company by John A. MoCijll.
Qeorse Wallbrldge Perklna and their re
tainers. Influential tnembera of the oom.
pany-fro- a .weetern etata -are- taking
the Initiative In the movement, and already-,
they have retained a prominent
Wall atree attorney to look, after tbelr
Intareata. .
" They are detenalnedthat these ma a
shall Join Hyde 'and Alexander in en
forced retirement. The flht will be
largely a battle, for proxies, and In a
abort time policy-holders will -receive a
request h for . proxies - from a committee
that Is to be appointed for the purpose
of rousing sentiment against the men
at present In control of the company.
An insurance man who 'la conversant
with the plana of the disgusted policy"
holders of New Tork Life said: -'-
A effort is' to bo made to force the
-MeGall-Perkles- "illciue -out of the New
Tork Ufa. It is realised that this will
be e most difficult thing, for' they are
Strongly ofrenched. and in addition to
holding about 'lO.HOO proxies, they are
In a, position where, with the- list of
policy-holders In their possession and a
large agency force that la Interested In
keeping the management Ih power, they
will h'ava a great advantage In gathering
proxies- . -.a. " v, r. i
' Btsgneefta Oendltteau '
Notwlthatandlng the disgraceful oon
dltlon In which the life lnauranoe busi
ness of these companies, the New Tork
Life, the Mutual and the Equitable, has
been found, tha ' policy-holders do not
seem to appreciate the. gravity of th4
situation and they are slow In taking
measures for the protection of their
savings and" tha future of their families.'
' "There la no doubt that the McCall
Perklns bands will make a determined
fight to retain their fat Jobs. This will
p rover I think, that the stork combany
-r-the-etter- forthe-patteyihetdere-to
patronise. Take, for instance, the Eqult
HI A MM . . . . , .
' "TherrHyae had aTflhanclal Interest
to protect and eo he got out. In the
New Tork Life it le different. - The In
terests of Mr, McCall and Mr, Perkins
an lie in retaining their places, and they
will lot nothing eacapathat will serve
to keep them in .office.
--That public Bentlrhnri-Is"belng
aroused against President McCall for
his use of the policy-holders' money 'to
influence elections la evidenced by let
ters made public today. , :
-Rev. Lincoln Moore, ')wator of the
Riverside Baptist church. In a scathing
letter, denounced the MoCalt methods
of management and called for his im
mediate resignation In the Interests of
the company and general morality. .
MeCaU Xa Beaoanoed.
Tour office is a public trust" Mr.
Moore wrote to Mr. McCall, "and to be
tray a trust is the worst because the'
meanest kind of stealing. Tour actions
1 Continued on Page. Two.)
AGTOR EBEN
,7t
ACCUSED OF MURDER
,.. , . ' " 1 1' 1 1 '-j'' r'l.T,!.":' : :
Charged With Probably Fatally Beating Captain Martin Waa
; . With John McCullough In California, v Later Leading .
- ManVith Edwin-Booth'; Mrs; FlslcVand Others " '
(BpeeUI IHepetek by Mat Wire to To losraal)
Plymouth, Maes, BepC'-f IS. Ebea
Plympton, the attor, was brought before
Judge W, H. Osborne of the dletrict
court here yesterday and held under
IS.00A ball for his' Vonea ranee In the
court a week, from today on thi charge
of aaaault with Intent to murder Cap
tain George Martin, who has been liv
ing with him. . He pleaded nit guilty.
and the court granted a continuance for
one week to await the outceme of Mar
tin's Injuries. -''
Martin is In the Massachusetts gen
eral hospital neatr the point of death.
The physicians say he has eoneusslon
of the brain and a fracture of the skull,
besides other injuries about the body. .
According fo . Harry Blanchard, who
told the polios that he waa' an eye
witness to the assault. Plympton ap
proached Martin In the yard last Sat
urday after the latter had returned home
without calling for the actor and said:
"Did you, intend to leave mer -
"I did," said Martin, with soma beat
This statement was followed by a
Tight, during which Plympton fell to the
around.- He wee round there ty BlanchH
ard and welter Bonney, - bleeding and
with one eye; partly "closed f.-.4 a blow.
FUKl LA1U DA Y A ! PAIK A LtzOfAL
Governor George E. Chamberlain ' jday- Usued the following
procUnjation, declaring September jO, Portland Day at the Lewis and
- Clark fain, Jefal holiday r 'j v U ; . , f: ): ii t
"When the idea wae first conceived of celebrating the one hun
. dredthannivertary of .'the expedition of "Lewie and Oark to the
northwert - courittythere-were rmany Hr
gigantic an enterprise, not a few ,who entered intq .the. spirit of the i)
undertaking doubtful as to. the result, and ojhers Whose tear and V
-enthusiasm as tcrthe propTietf-ofeetebratifig a greartlifofical event,';.
. ; and at the same time exploiting
iiiu, mcu wiiiiiu (tic limn ukiv wswl iuuuuj). w. v sc tiib ir
the eventually succeeded in arousing the pride and patriotic spirit !;
of the whole' northwest. Not only the people of Oregon responded '
liberally-to the call for. aid, and 'through their legislature appropriated ' -$450,000
to the. enterprise, but the several counties of, the state and
the cities as: well have contributed most generously in money and in
effort:.. -::! :;!v. -y.r ;'v T' vtr." 'r-
X a. Animated by , the same spirit,
. interests are atmosi laenticat who inoie oi urcgon, pui many 01 tne
' eastern states, whoje citizens had nothing to-gain by participation" in ,
'the exposition, have done all in their poweTtoniake ttj successThe.
, expectations of' bufj)eqple hive been more thanreafized, and the ;
exposition, which is now rearing its. .close,, will go down, in hi'story
"ai one'of he most successful: ever "held in the United. States. The
I citizens of Portland, besides giving generously; -of their- time ' and
CflD
III i u IV
PORTLAMD DAY
Racet 'fsaval Battle and -
Dress Parade.
1F
DAYLIGHT FIREWORKS
; I - ?; ANOTHER BIG FEATURE
Every Indication Points to the Han-
' v dred Thousand Mark Being Ex
ceeded and Railroads Expect -Rec-
' ord Crowds. V-v--':'"'''"
Thla la . the' week that fecludas the
greatest of ail days at the exposition
Portland day. ' y
The aueeess which attended 'the Open
ing and the Fourth ' of. July surpassed
tha : hopes of sponsors, but that Port
land's own day will ds greater is en-
- Not only the city, but the enttre sUte,
will pttlcipato In the celebration next
Saturday, sine .tha . proclamation of
Governor Chamberlain makes it legal
holiday. ... .. , '.5 ' . :;.
.. .. . OtkS Olttsa WU1 Sal.
Portland herself will be , ouLjn best
bib slnd "tucker,-and ht tie celebration
will be. materially assisted by all the
states represented at 'the fair and the
cities of the northwest; 4. Aside from the
elaborate program within the exposition
gstes mere are many leaturea wnicn
will go far towards bringing tha attend'
aaoa to ska 108,000 ssaik ae sr Psesldiai
Goods. . The railroads have made a ape-
"clal ' reduction In ' rates from adjacent
territory for that day," and merchants
throughout, the . city are preparing to
send their employes to the 'exposition,
rtftoea Sours of ran. .
v The -. tentative program provides at
least -Is. hours of solid entertainment.
The day wilt begin with a national
salute of SI guna; then there will be e
parade, an airship race, distribution of
11,000 In prises,, Japaneae daylight fire
works, a dress parade by tha Oregon
National . Guard, exercises in the band
stand and a reproduction of the battle
of Manila bay.
The morning parade will be partici
pated In by, tha exposition, statea and
cities, and from - - present ' Indications
floats being prepared will excel. any
thing or that , character: ever seen In
Portland. The parade will be entirely
witnm tne exposition grounds.
(Continued on Page Two.)
'f ir
They carried the actor into the house,
where - he became hysterical. Captain
Martin was In anothsr-room. , 1 - j
"We hung around the house for some
time," said Blanchard. ,'Ho see If any
thing else was to happen, and then we
-heard sounds or blows struck with soma
heavy instrument. There .were five or
six of these blows, and then a votes
said: I . " .. ',
" ! atiiyia I have fixed you this time."'
TPlymptonwas- tn his palmy days One
of - thev most distinguished actors in
America. He was given an opportunity
to go onto ha stage in California by Jo
seph Proctor.' and hid a fin training
In . John McCulloagh's - femp. stock
eompany In tha California theatre. Theft
he went to Wallack's theatre. New Tork.
Later he went to the famoua. Union
Square company, next supported Ade
laide) Nellsen, then Mary Anderson, then
Edwin Booth In England and Europe,
later Modjeeka, Julia Marlowe! and from
HIO to Itsl was- stock star at 1 the
Boston museum: ' - ' - 7 ,.,
Since . then he , has aupported Mra
Langtry, Mrs. Pleke and other women
aura and of late' years ha appeared
In one-act serious plays In vaudeville J
theatres. - ,,-- '
cincDDnnnAn
I1L I HUQIUtl
PLYMPTOIf MV BE
the resources 'of that 'vast' domain
"not only our sister states, whose
HAY GET DEHOn OF
Slayer of - Augusta Pfeiffer : Is
Hunted Uke a Wild Beast
- In Hills. - -
(Beeelal Dlxpetch by Leased Wire to The Joernal)
New Torn. sept. SI. Detective Ser
geant Price of New Tork headquarters
at midnight tonight received the fol
lowing telegram from PeekakllV: V
"We hare run Into the woods here a
man who cloaely resembles Glrsrd. We
have surrounded the woods and are
keeping guard tonight and tomorrow.'
. (Signed)' r' -IX.L.IO 8CHEUINO." ..
Hunted like a wild beast by a posse
of more than 100 man. Joseph Qlrard.
suspected, of the murder- of' Augusta
Pfeiffer. found dead at the "Haunted
Oak," ia surrounded in tha woods ; of
the Spltsenberg mountains,' near Peeks
kill, and, according to ActlngCaptaln
tain Samuel Pierce of the Bronx' police
station, is certain of capture within- a
few hours. , '. ' ,:. , .-.
Every road la watched and the flicker
tng of the1 campflies uf th dttectl ves,
police and acorea of volunteers tonight
flamed in a cordon about the base of the
mountain, . Bentrtea ere posted! in ever
direction, and the fire light' glistened
On rifle barrela- ready for action at a
moment's notice.- Tomorrow at dawn
this small army will begin tha formid
able Uek of eiamtnlng every foot of
ground on tne mouniAin sides. t- T ,
PUSHES MAN OFF WALK -i'
v KILLING HIM -INSTANTLY
V 8perlai Mepetar to The AsrnaL) ;
Pullman, Waah., Sept , J. rJ., Over,
baugh killed George flchmld. a shoe
maker, here In a peculiar manner this
evening. Schmidt wsa drunk snd began
abusing Overbaugh on Main street, when
Overbaugh pushed Schmidt backward
with his left hand. Schmidt fell to .the
cement sidewalk, striking hie head and
f maturing his skull.. He. 'died almost
Instantly.
., Overbaugh Is heartbroken over the
affair. Schmidt waa 61 yeara old. single
and has no known relatives. "' ; ' '
. . . ' ' ' ' ' 1 1 1
ZVigud DAY, "
HAUNTED
OA
oov. George k. chamberlain. -
FIRE HAY WIPE
OUT IGERflA
Five '.Hundred
Men Fighting
- Already Is
Flames -Loss
-? Fifty Thousand Dollars.
t
(BpeeUI IMepeteh by Leeaed Wire to The Jeoraal)
' Dunamulr, Cel., Sept' S3. The town of
Igefna,leas than SB miles north of this
city and about 10 miles north 'of Bisson,
Is being swept by fire tonight and may
be entirely destroyed. The flames, prob
ably of Incendiary origin, broke out at
1:33 this afternoon.- At 10: tonight. 11
dwelling houses hsd been burned snd
ths rtre ' waa 1 beyond control. ' althdugh
more than too men were desperately
flighting it
he blase has got into the dry forest
and lumber that 'has been cut. are in
great danger. ' ' '
Blnce lo:se o'oioca mere cas oeen no
communication , by telephone or tele
graph between Tgerna and the-outelde
world and It Is reared that the destrue-
Uon-Qf tha town la complete.
Bo far aa can be learned tonight there
haa been no loea of Ufa. The damage
that had been done up . to 1 the time
of the laat report from the burn
ing region waa estimated at ISO.000. 'It
waa feared hat' the loss would-go aa
high as $200,000. for tha flames threat
ened all the town and mill properties
besides.. - .
THROWN TO TOP OF POLE i
; IN r RUNAWAY ACCIDENT
V ' (Special tM'petrb te Hie Journal)
. Salem, Or., Sept. JJ. One of the most
remarkable eacapea from injury In a
runaway accident was witnessed on the
street hero today when Harry Roll., a
boy working for the, local . telephone
eompany, waa thrown SO feet In the air.
He was drtylng with a horse' and car
riage, when the horse ran away and
collided with' a telegraph pole. The
force of the shock threw the boy on
the top of a bracket' SO feet from.tho
ground, where he. sat uninjured, lie
climbed down on a ladder, put up . for
his asslstence, . . ,
mm Li. eV.i -'si ' 1 - 1 xzsxszA 5
money, have vied with each other In, extending hospitality to the
stranger within; their gates..The whole tfthe northwest1 has shared
in the advantages which hare -accrued ftom the Lewis and. Clark
' exposition, the beneficial effect of which is already beginning to be
- felt by addition to-population and wealth. v v t " " ': ' . .
" "It is proposed to make OneT st renuous"ef fort tcPbring together not
; . only the people of the state, but
" i . I ,rv. L ,ia . t o . . i i
mt own oij or ocpicmocr,, wnicn . nas . Dccn ;aeignatca oy uic ex
! "position management as Portland . Day. , In order that every facility
may. be. given Jo JiiepeopleofoujLQwnJtatetx(assistinholding a
.reunion on the day so designated,- - , ,v, V . r -;
'. "I, George E.,Chambcrlain, as governor of the state of Oregon,-
by virtue of the power and authority in me vested, ; do . proclaim
Saturday, the 30th day of September, 1905, a legal holiday, and I do
earnestly request all of the people of the state' to lay aside their
. ordinary vocations and to repair to the exposition for the purpose of
enjoying a day of ,rest, the " renewal of old acquaintances-and -the
discussion 'of those matters and things which will tend to the' greater
'advancement of the magnificent commonwealth in which we live.
. . ' "In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my "name as .
governor of the state of Oregon, at the capitol in the city of SaJem,
zj. and have caused the great eal of the state 40 be affixed this 23d day
of September, A. D., 190S." f v.-
- Attest: . -: . ; : :; GEO. E. CHAMBERLAIN, V
- if t'tiitmuab . " ' : . -. -n-.
..T . . .
,,..-.v j Secretary of
DERRY TRIAL
IS
II
Courtmartial Halts PendlrtgSe
curing of Depositions From
rxryTTthe Philippines. t
- ISpeelel Dtapattfa to The JoaraaL) -Vancouver,
Wash., Sept SS. All the
witnesses called for the"- courtmartial
of Captain A. P. Berry.: of the Tenth
infantry, were discharged , Friday and
the trial was adjourned for two months,
in which time Important depositions can
be secured In the Philippine lalanda. So
far aa can be learned tha courtmartial
up to date has failed to' bring out sen
sational features ' that". Were expected.
This la said to be due te a postponement
faking place immediately prior to a
time when Important developments In
proceedings were looked for. ?
Jfe Stepeasive Case. '
Notwithstanding thla fact it is eetl-
msted that the expenaa of ths hearing
has been very great and will run Into
the thouasnds. of daliare. . : -
"There have been many witnesses in
attendance, for and are Inst Captain
Berry, who la accused, while acting as
esptaln-quartermafter of the transport
Sheridan , on her . trip to San Franclsoo
from the orient in last March, of break
ing Into the stateroom of I the wife of
Lieutenant Mack.' of tha artillery, and
Insulting her. Each ef tha wltneaees is
allowed transportation from snd to the
place where they were located, expenaea
and IS a day! additional.
" Wltkssssg CM Some. , '
' Tha numerdus witnesses left "today for
their homes, but have been Instructed to
be ready to return when railed upon.
Moat of the officers of the Sheridan left
today for San Franclaco., ;
Before a postponement waa ordered
by Captain Bradley, Judge advocate of
the court almost the whole of yester
day's sesslm waa taken' up with the
argument of potnta of law. Several
verbal clashes were wit neeeed between
the opposing . sides. Whether or not
the prosecution should be allowed to
Introduce tha testimony of certain wit
nesses waa tha cease of a lengthy and
heated debate, Superior Judge W. W.
McCredle f of ' Vancouver waa finally
called en to settle the. question, '
MOORED
HULIUA Y
of tlje adjoining states as Well, on
l i.' ;i ' ' , . . i t
y JW IVI .
State. ;'B
a .
' J
THREE ARE KILLED
Engineer, Fireman and Mailclerk
Perish In Train Wreck Near "'
V Eaton, Idaho. . , ; :
THREE PASSENGERS ARE .
' INJURED IN DISASTER
Westbound Passenger and ' Freight
Meet Head-On '" .Both 'Engines,
Five Freight Cars, Two Baggage,
;' Hail Car and . Coach Smashed.
(Special DUpetra to Tse Jeeraal.) .
.Huntington, Or.. Sept SS. A head-on
collision between the westbound passen
ger and . a local freight occurred this
morning on the Oregon Short Lino near
Eaton. Idaho, resulting In three deaths,
all members of tha train crew: the aert-
oua. perhaps fatal. Injury of three pas
sengers, the alight Injury of a scoro
of others, the' complete destruction of
both englnea, five freight cars, two bag
gage and a mall car and one passenger
coach. Tha dead: . .
Mail Clerk Wallace Harrison. Glenn
Ferry; Instantly killed.
.Buck Robleatead. Glenna Ferry, fire
man of tha paaaenger; Instantly killed. .
Alex LaBoaa, engineer of tha paaaen
ger; badly acalded and hurt internally:
died thla evenlng-4o the hospital -at
Seriously Injured:
Mr. Banner, Clifton, Washington;
left arm broken. ' T
Mrs. Lucy Walker, Dalton, Missouri;
eut about -head. : - ' -
O. M. Harper. Damar, Kansas; thrown
through a-window and badlyrcut and
brulaed. - -
.'. yaasearers ta tka Wreck.' '
Mrs. Laura Babb, Glenna Ferry. Idaho.
Rebecca Harold, Indianapolis, Indiana.
W, L. Schafer, Mucoda. Wisconsin. ,
I Mr, and Mrs. W. R. Wheeler, Da Mar
Kanaaa. - ' ;
Mr. and Mrs. C C. Morrison, Da Mar,
Kanaaa. i , , .,
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Geacbwalnt Dunn,
Tennessee.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McElhaney, Wheat
land, Wyoming.. '
W. T. Smock,, Randolph. Utah, A-sJ-Jr
(Continued on Page Two.)
COLLISION
ULICE ROOSEVELT MUST PAY OUTY
UPON HER COSTLV GIFTS
Presents Worth Hundreds' of Thousands of Dollars Given
President's Daughter by Empress . of China, and Other
' Rulers May Prove White Elephants. " 1 " '
(Special Dtipatck br Lease Wire te The Jonraal)
San Francisco, Bept. JJ. Collector of
the Port 8tratton today stated that ho
would not make any distinction tn re
gard to the. enforcement of the custom
laws on tho arrival, of the Taft party,
between them and any of the other pae
aengers on the steamer.' They will
be treated - the aama aa any . other
Ameetcan returning from abroad. From
all accounta they will bring with them
numerous articles and treasurea from
tha orient. r - -
Tha presents given ' Miss Roosevelt
alone will amount to thouaand of dol
lars and the duty on them will be a con
siderable amount' Secretary Taft haa
alao received aeveral valuable gifts snd
reports received hero show that each
member of the party haa been a large
purchaser of oriental curloa, atlka, em
broideries and other things whlh al
ways attract the eye of the tourist :
- The law explicitly statea that nil bag
gage shall bo examined., except that of
ameASaadora, diplomats, commlaatonera
or agenta of the government returning
from abroad where they have been In an
official capacity. If it la considered
that Secretary Tart and the rent of his
party are inclu'-l It he la" r cate
gory, that ef i t "l re
turning h' -l
official d .
pasaed wi
wtae the t
be. decler
Northern Pacific .. and O. R. d
, N. Clash on the Peninsula,
Eacheeking7Rlght"t677
: ' Cross ' ByerV'Tract. '
ENORMOUS PURCHASES KV
. OF TERMINAL LANDS
HOI Line Haa Secured All the Right
o ,Way Required Except a .Strip
' Between .. Vancouver and . Waatw
ougal Fresh Filings Made at
'. Olympia YcaterdayVr t-r-Vj .;
It is stated on reliable authority that ,
the Northern - Paolflc Railroad com-
pany's purchases of terminal grounds In
North Portland Include all but one block
In the entire district bounded by John-
son street on the south. Twelfth street
on the' west the North Pacific Terminal
company, on the -seat- snd extending
north to the preaent i main line of tho '
Northern ' Paclflo railroad at ; -Savior ' .
street,;;-The exception is block, 234, tZ-'
the north end of tha preaent .terminal
company's yards. It Is said the North
ern Pacific la negotiating for thla block.
- In that -part of the city the company
has bought a "total of SS blocks., and
Ha purchases Include other blocka and
acreage tracts In the city and on the
peninsula. It has under' option a tract .
1,000 feet wide and nearly a mile long,
owned by the Oneonta Land company, 7' ".'
and extending from Guild's lake to tha
Willamette river. Its purchases on tho , '
peninsula amount - to . aeveral hundred
Mrea. . -.;v-. i4
",:'' Sign fov'Blgkt ef "War;. .
' The first open contest for rights of -
wsy on the peninsula haa begun b- . ,
tween tho Northern Paclflo and the Ore
gon Railroad tt NavlgwUon-e'pmpaay. A s '
tract of several acrea owned by Mrs.
Irljah Byera Ilea on the route the O. R.
tt N. la acquiring for Its freight line
from St. Jonna to Clarnle. : The land Ilea
Just north of tha St. Johns woolen
mill "property, and Its topography la
such that It forma a strategic point in
the route desired by the Northern Pa-
cine for ' its new lino from Vancouver -to
Portland. . The O. R. N. A Co. has
offered Mrs. Byers 11.900 an acre and
she Is holding the land at S,S00. 'It la
id the Northern Paclflo la bidding
against the O. R. A N. for tho ground.
.."Struggle atTasemTe.':.J,.
At Vancouver the Columbia Railway
A Navigation company, acting for Hill
and the Northern Pacific, yeataadar '
filed for record. opt lona on eight tracts -of
-land between.- Wnshougal- and - La
Camaa, paying flO.SOO for tha right '
to purchase within to days. ,. The .
Columbia Railway at Navigation com
pany ts represented at"VsncouTer by A.-
G. Berger. Its franchises were acquired
by . the Northern Pacific - and Great-
Northern - companies from the Owners
of the old Paul. Mohr portage road, ear
oral mtlea of which remain along tho
north bank of the Columbia oppoalte "
The Dalles. It haa been erroneously .
atateda that thla land waa acquired by
the Columbia Valley Railway company.
through agents of L. Gerllnger. acting
for the Harrlman Unas. The options ire .'
drawn In tho name of tho Columbia -Railway
. A Navigation company, suc
cessors to the Paul Mohr organisation,
and now In possession of the Northern ,
Pacific, ' ... .. . , ;
The tracts on which options ara taken
are aa follows: From H. IL Strong, a .
strip In 14-1-4. two mllea east of Wash- .
(Contlriued on Page Two.)
to
appraleed y "the official' appraiser
hero.- : - . "..-' i' ' .' i ...
The tourist s allowed $10 worth oT
goods, free of duty, on which he has
to pay no duty. - It 1a expected that
President Roosevelt will insist at leaat
upon hla daughter' paying full duty on
everything aha brings with her. aa her
gifts are all personal and none of
national character. - "
. Secretary .Taft and party are expect. '
ed here Wednesday. ' . ' . .
" . Wonderful stories are current of the
splendid preeenta . which - have .. been
made Mlsa Rooaevelt during her trip.
Everywhere she haa been the gutst of
rulers sad potentates. These letter hsvs
vied with eech other In showing 'honor
to- the daughter of the president of the
United , Btatuaj, by ..the presentation of
Jewels or rare articles of art. ,
Many of these, especially the beautiful
Jade ornaments presented by the dowa
ger enipreee of Chlria and the spier
speolrsena of Japanese art given r t
mikado, are beyond price, f .--- ,
are reserved for Chinees
royalty and are not ot I
Inciting the r't
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