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THE OREGON DAttV JOURNAL, PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 21, ItOO IIES1EFIF' HFKTH llfflOYK not Unon Which Were Enact cd the Great Events Which Ffave Shaped Religious Be liefs for Nearly 2000 Years. UPRISING OF YOUNG TURKS BRINGS LIGHT Great Rejoicing by Members of Every Faith When All Can Enter Holy of Holies. Br Frederio J. Ilaskln. Wahln-ton, Deo. SWAM uJJ.nly . ther tu with th angel a multitude of th heavenly host praising Ood, J saying, Glory to Ood In ths hlrbt. Mid on earth peaci, good will toward man." This, ' tha first Christmas fraattn, finds echo thla work la tha hearta" of million of Christiana In all ptrta of ' tha world, who celebrate tha birthday of : Jesus Christ, tha Savior. . To each one : of these Palestine, that portion of Syria In which la situated Bethlehem, where Jesus was born; Nazareth, where He : grew to manhood; and Jerusalem, where 1 lie met his death; la the Holy Land. It ; Is aJso the 'Holy Land to the millions : of Jews who do not accept the faith of the followers of the greatest of the , Jews, for Jerusalem la now, as It has ' been since the day of David, the capl ; tal and the Holy City of Israel. Pales tine is also the Holy Land to the fol lower of Mohammed, for Islam, as well as Christianity and Jewry. Is builded r upon the faith of Abraham, who of- fored up as a sacrifice his son Isaao i upon the Mount Morlah, the hill where ' stood the Temple of Solomon, where : Josus taught, from whence , Mohammed ascended into heaven, and where today stands 'the noble .dome of tne Mosque of Omar. Holy land to Xtalf the World. In tha world totlay there are 480,000 004 Christians, 189,000,000 Mohamme dans and 12,000,000 Jews, making to gether one-half of the total population of the world, and more than a third of . the civllind world, who look upon Pal f.-itl-ie as Holy Land. It la a tiny bit or country, perhaps 150 miles long; and CO or CO miles wide. Within this narrow compass la contained a startling vari ety of topographical wonders.' From the mountains of Lebanon at the north, stretching to the desert, which girts Mount Sinai at the south,' the country Is divided Into four narrow strips.-Along' the const a ribbon of green beauty; then a rugged range of brown hills whose verdure has long been stripped away; The Pacific Monthly Are you taking the Pacific Monthly? ; Are you sending It to your friends? Is there any present for the money invest ed which would give them more pleas- tire'.' Send us your name and the names r- of two friends accompanied by 3.00 and we will send the Pacific Monthly for i a year to each of the names. We will ' also end a Christmas card to your ! friends saying that the Pacific JVIonth , ly is being sent at your request. t Possibly you may want other mag- I azines In connection with the -Pacific " Monthly, if you do, read the following . li and pick out the combination you " like best. 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Thee, apw.al er rly to tit. l'nttt-1 utts and then tha deprcaaed river valley leading does Into tha ahyasmal borrora of Hea4 aaa; and beyond that the purpi I-oaka of thoaa mountains whereon aiood ,Mooa when be was vouchaarad that one gllffipaa of the promised .land, wblth waa to him forbid Jen. . .. X.ixklug Backward. ' It la'dlffliiult for tha twentieth cen tury wan. be ha Jew mr Uentlla, to realise bow a u.all waa tha aiaga upon hlch waa enacted those great events which have shaped religious belief and which have moulded political action In all thf occldeatal world toe nearly 1000 yeara. ji te even mora oirncuii .to realise that Palestine today la tha borne of the miserable deecendante of those same people who wore there when It became, by aucceaslva dramas, tha Holy Land of lsral. Christendom and Islam; and that thtwie people now are engaged la a struggle for political freedom which has for the firat time united many men of many faiths la this country of re ligious -tt rife. I ' 1 v i It is difficult for Christiana in Amer ica, hearing t thla glad holiday season the ever new message announcing the birth of tha Prince of Peace, to realise that in tha Holy Land It is necessary every hour -of every day for Monsra medan soldSere to stand on guarl in Christina churches to prevent Hi rival setts of tha followers of the lowly Jesus from cutting each other's throats, and from slaying tha Jaws In their own elty. . . 1 : nlMruna soaa mot xmprova. It la dlffloSilt, In thla modern day, to realise' why he physical misery and degradation of tha Holy Land should not be overcome and alleviate! by the hosts of Christian pilgrims who annual ly make . tha journey to tha aoene of tha everyday life of their Savior. It la difficult to realise that n thla coun try, where was revealed tha religion of deanBneea, mortal men ahoull be more dirty than la any. other place on earth. It is difficult to realise that In this land, where the Great Physician healed the tepera and restored sight to the blind, there should be mora lepera and more blind men than in any other coon try. It Is difficult to realise that in Palestine, whenoe cams tha Inspiration for tha three religions which have mad possible every progressive step In the western world, men liv and have their being amid conditions practically un changed from those which obtained S000 years ago. : It la difficult to realise that among all tha people of all, the world tha people of Palestine should ba least responsive to tha civilising Influence of tha railroad and tha refining Inspiration of the telegraph. But -at this particular Christmas sea son in the year of our Jord 10, the Christian, world, the remnant of Israel and the household of the, prophet of .Allah, may rejoice together for the first time In the fulfillment, fttr all, f the words of Simeon of Jerusalem: - "Lord, now letteat thou thy servant depart In peace, according to thy word; for mine eyes have seen thy salvation,) which - thou hast - prepared before the face of all people; a light to lighten the Oohtllea, and tha glory of thy people Israel." . . , I ' XJgbt of Xtlberty Appears. Within the year since last Christmas the light of freedom has; broken upon this distressed- Holy Land and for the first time In all tha centuries Its peo-1 pie have known the spirit of the fath erhood of God and the brotherhood of man. For IS centuries It has been death for a Jew to enter the courtyard of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. For 1200 years no Jew has stood upon tha site of the Temple of Solomon, Bloodthirsty Christians, forgetting the words of the master upon the cross, have murdered Jews who so much as dared to approach the grave of Jesus. .Cruel believers in Mohammed have cut the throats of pious Jews who ,sought to lift up their voices In prayer upon the hill where Melchesi- dek and Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Da vid and Solomon, Hezeklah and the Mac cabees, ; invoked the succor of Jehovah. Treacherous and vindictive Jews, suf fering under the .persecutions of cen turies, have dealt' death to their ene mies of other creeds. Ever since Jesus died on the cross of Calvary has Jeru salem and ' all this Holy Land been drenched whit blood shed by murderers : who slew their victims in tha name of religion. Tooag Turks Bring Freedom. Then came this year 1909 of the Christian-era, 6669 of the Jewish) era and 1S27 oi the Mohammedan era, and the light of liberty for the first time broke through the clouds of religious intoler ance and Illumined the churches and synagogues and mosques of the city of Jerusalem. It was tha Toung Turks revolution. - The despotic Sultan Abdul Hamld was overthrown and the constitution became a reality In benighted Turkey, of which Palestine Is part' What a great cele bration it was In Jerusalem I Young j men of every creed united in the dem-I onstration of Joy. Christians arm in; arm with Jews and Mohammedans went j boldly Into the holiest of all holy Chris-1 tlan churches, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and gave thanks for their tiew found liberty. Mohammedans took with them Jaws and Christians to see , the platform of the, temple, surrounding tha Mosque of ' Omar, and gave, vent to 'their joyous feeling. ', Jews took Christians and Turkish political allies Into the sacred precincts of their syn agogues. Every difference of faith was forgotten In the common Joy. Of course this religious union lasted only for a day and now the old lines are drawn again, but they are not as taut as they uaed to be, and never again will they mean death to the trespasser. Turkey is free and the Holy Land la delivered from the curse of despotism. - - Not free la the sense that we Ameri cans know freedom, for the habits of centuries may not be overthrown en- -tirely In a moment, but free in the sense that for. the first time the spirit of liberty and of universal brotherhood is; permitted to.mrtuenca tne minas or tn people. The railroad, the telegraph, the ' newspaper and tha schools, now have their opportunity to remake and remold the Holy Land In the light of true holi- ' neaa. ! Americans Should Be Thanked. ' At this Christmas season every Amer-! lean Christian, Protestant and Catholic, and every American Jew should re- ' Joic that It was tha American influence, ' more than all else besides, tbat made possible these "good tidings of great 1 Joy." The American missionary college , of Syria furnished the basis of educa- ' ion which made the Toung Turk move ment possible. The American Catho- . , g t0 the people the knowledge of free Institutions. And. more Indirectly bur none tha less effectively. It waa the American influence in opening the em pire of Japan to western civilization that gave the Astatic peoples a new sense of power and which impelled the Turks in tbe near east ta emulate the example of the victorious Japanese la slOESSIE MORRISON MAY BE FREED Kansas Murderess, Serving 25 Year Sentence, May Get Pardon This Week. . Topska, ZsaH Deo. II. A pardon from Governor Btubbs may ba received as Christmas gift by Jessie Morrison, the Eldorado murderess, who la serving a sentepce of IS years In the penitentiary. Ever since tha prison gates closed be hind tb young woman seven years ago, unremitting efforts have been mad to secure her releases Men and women of wealth and influence have been active In her behalf. Foremost among these was tha late Colonel Bent Murdock. the Eldorado editor and uncle of Congress man Victor Murdock, who - declared shortly before Is death that one of his greatest ambition was to , secure the freedom of Jessie Morrison. . v ' gtubbs Bxpeoted to Aoi.. ' Had Colonel Murdock lived a, fe months longer, It la extremely probable that b would have seen his ambition realised, for It is generally believed that Governor Btubbs has about mad up hi mind to pardon tha young wo man, and will take notion In tha matter at an early date. It is a known fact that Mr. Btubbs fcimaelf was Inclined several years ago to join the movement for a pardon for Miss Morrison, but since his election to the governorship ha has hesitated to Take any hasty no tion la the matter. Recently a petition signed by many of the foremost rlttsena of Klodrado baa been presented to him. asking for tha pardon of Mlsa Morrison. To this have been added the pleading of a number of the governor's moat Inti mate friends and advisors. In view of the strong pressure that la being brousht to bear upon him It Is regarded as almost a certainty that Governor Stubbs will grant tha young woman n pardon at an early date. The Man la tha Case, Tb ease of Miss Morrison la on of tha moat noted In tha criminal records of Kansas. There has never been any quaatlon of her guilt of tha murder of Mrs. Clara Castle, but those who have urged mercy In her behalf have based their pleas on her age, her sex, and the further fact that the conduct of Olin Castle, husband of the victim, had been uoh as to arouse Miss Morrison to a frensltd passion. Miss Morrison was In love with Olin Castle. They were employed In the same store In Eldorado and wer engaged to be "married. Without notice to bar Cas tle married ' a young woman named Clara Wiley. Shortly thereafter Miss Morrison went to the Caatle home, and the two women engaged In a deata struggle. Mrs. Castle's throat was cut with a rasor from ear to asr, and she died a few days later. ! Jessie, Morrison was charged with the crime. She pleaded self defense. The Jury disagreed at the -first trial. At the second trial she waa convicted of man slaughter and sentenced to five years. Her attorneys - appealed, . and the supreme court- reversed tha decision. At the third trial she was convicted of murder In tha aeoond degree and given It years In prison. Tha auprstna court affirmed thla decision. , ,, HEIRS GIVE LAND TO B PORTLAND OLfLEvARD Strip Thus Donated Assures Construction of Flrt Link In Great System. ' land. Tha nw rat I H eonte for Ihe first minute and 10 cents for every minute thieaftef, Instead of 49 cents for the ftrt. ' ' The Hell company ha bad tha cheap er rt In ffe3t for omtlma The Home company ha placed automatic equipment In the local office so that tt lol operator can call Portland subscribers direct. Japan Is mining 14,000,000 tons of coal a year and haa deposits stlmatd at not less than 1.200.000,000 ton Obstacles to tha construction of th flrt link In th Portland boulevard system as planned by Urtlst Olmatead were removed yesterday afternoon when th Terwllllger helre, repreaented by James p. Moffett, deeded to the city a strip of land tOO feet wlds and mors than a mil long In South Portland, ex tending from th filavln road to Hamil ton avenue, . Several acres of around at the south ern end of tbe strip are needed to fill In contours. , -and L. O. Rain ton. th owner. Is expected to give this land to the city." r .. - ;Y " " Park Superintendent Mische win Be gin" tha work of grading tha new boul evard" early In tha aprlng. Plana for It hay, already been prepared by. Mr, Olmstead. Tha preliminary excavation operatlona will cost fto.ooo and this sum will have been Increased to "almost $75,000 before the final touches shall have been made. , ; '...' Fbone'War t Albany. ' taswlal Dlaiwtes te Ta JeareeM Albany, Or, Dee, 1. A telsphon war haa started In Albany, and Monday th Home Telephone company mad th flrat announcement of Its reduction ofi pbon servlc from this city to Port IRISH HOME RULE ! ; CAUSE IS AIDED New Tork. ten. II. Loyal sons of the Emerald Isle and other sympathis ers with the Irish horn rule caus packed th New Amsterdam theatre this afternoon and vociferously appiauaea the "turns" of the score or more vaude ville and legitimate actors, who oontrlb uted their service to the monster ben efU arranged in aid of the fund that Is being raised here for the Irish parlia ment party. Th affair was also In the nature of a sendoff to T. P. O'Connor, M. P., who haa been touring the country for nearly two months to rals monky for the work he haa undertaken In re- gntd to hem rule for Ireland. Mr. O'Connor will till for horn tomorrow to take part In th election campaign now on In Great Britain. In addition to Mr. O'Connor thoaa present at th big benefit performance this afternoon Included Archbishop Farley ana a num ber of th most prominent Irish leadera In New York. ' SEEK CHAIN THIEVES ON COLUMBIA RiVER For Several' Days Gang' Has V Been Systematically Steal 7 Ing From Log Rafts, 91000 for Missions. ilutlil nimitr in Tha Jonraal.t " Albany. Or.. Iea 11. A feature af th services of th United Presbyterian church yesterday waa a check by Isaac Elder for 11000 for. missions, as a legacy by bis wife, who died several months ago. Mrs. Elder bad always been a warm friend of th cause of mlslona. Armed watchmn ar patrolling th banks of th Columbia rlvr In several pUicea watching for aneak thlevea who have a particular liking for log raft chains and cables. During tha past sev eral months a number of operator have loat groat quautititta of chains and ca- "Ws have given our watchmen 1 In structions to put a stop to this rifling of our log rafts." said one of th larg operators this morning, "and they are on th' lookout for these' fellows who seem to 11 In wait like spiders for a prey. Hardly haa a log ran oeen toweu : . . v. . . ...... i i Kt lO. OUr UI'HU UDllV v I lira . t.v. vn.tv. are missing, and there seems to ba a gang operating all along tha river. It s getting to do so mac it is not ssfa to leave anything unguarded any more, and about tb only way to put a stop to this state of affairs Is to drlv out tb gang. And this w will do If w have to organ! for It" . Return From Visit, forest Grove. Or.. Deo. 1L John Sobarer of this elty, who sold his timber claim In th Wilson river country last spring for a oorarortaDi rortune. nas returned from an xtnaa Tisu wttn relatives nn Michigan. iriv . x w lAtk Jr k if ST v if f iv -, ... fi-- ' . mm ..-..... ww SaleKtdBodyDolls Reg, $1.00 kind at. . . 75 Reg. $1.50 kind at S1.25 Reg. $1.75 kindat $1.50 Reg. $2.00 kind at S1.75 . Reg. $2.25 kind at S1.05 Reg. $3.60 kind at $2.50 m u ME LABOWITCH BROS. ..- in mi "4 -to rpumn enr wiiso- 1U"JL i XmX i JL tlUill , e and Timiiii 3fS Sale Dressed Dolls Regular S5c kind at 25 Regular 50c kind at 35 Regular 75c kind at 40p Keg. $1.00 kind at ..704? Reg. $1.25 kind at. i .95 Reg. $1.50 kind at i.za A Fine Xmas Gift Swell LaceCoate,$2.5QVaL,$9.90 Wc are Showing the most beautiful Silk Braid and Lace Coats, handsomely trimmed over elegant taffeta silk foundation. Exquisite .garments in all sizes, everywhere at $22.50. Special for a few days at ... , i These' sell $9.90 82.00 S2.00 S2.0O S2.00 82.00 .) ...) .. 83.60 You Must Not Forget Aprons when you are making out you Christmas gift list. Tempting values 75c Aprons, like, pic ture, made of fine white lawn, with bib, shoulder straps and strings; regu- fZ(n lar 75c values "Jlly White Lawn Aprons, skirt style, 35c values Round white Lawn Aprons, . embroidered, 50c values, spe- QC cial at 0Jl See our line of Ging ham Aprons all styles 25c Xmas Sale t Rogers $4 silver plated Knife and Fork Sets, dozen. . .83.49 $6 Rogers silver plated Knife and Fork Sets, doi. 83.95 -Child's Knife, Fork and Spoon Rets, $1.50 val.'.95 Child's Knife, Fork and Spoon Sets, $2 val.. 81.50 75c coin silver Tea Spoons ... ...f ....... 50 Tremendous Sale of Beautiful Presses The Greatest Bargain Ever Announced. The entire surplus lots of three great makers whose season was over are included in this important Christmas sale at the most tempt ing1 reductions we have ever announced. If ' 1 r ' . -!.: ..t. you arc ptaiiiimg lur soiucuiic s vuhmiiicis gift, your opportunity is here now. Women's and Hisses' Presses; Reg. $25.00, $27,50 and $30.00 Valoes, All In One Lot, on Sale at y 1S.OO - I"' li" f " I I .1 .J Il.l. ll.h.H .1 . I., 'I .11 I I III Li M'...l If J' I I I'll , Beautiful one-piece and princess models in finest quality serge, broadcloth, taffeta silk arid messaline. Some are handsomely em broidered or braided, others have dainty net yokes and. high collar, still others trimmed with strappings and self-covered or jet but tons. Skirts prettily plaited. - All the new est and most fashionable shades included in this lot . Great Clirlsf etas Sale Waistts 83.5Q S3.00 83.60 ; fg' ' Every woman appreciates a waist . for a present. Why not treat yourself to one, in dependent of buying for oth ers $10 Re! Lace Ualsls $5.05 $9 Ret lace Waists S4.85 $1.75 White Lawn Waists on sale ; . .0S $2.50 White Lawn Waists on sale $2.75 White Lawn Waists on sale " 3150 , ...91.75 Pretty; Silk-Lined Net Waists, in ecru and white, daintily ' trimmed with fine Val. lace and medallions in many lovely desisTis. Lots of other good styles same price., , .$4.95 and $5.95 $19 Embroidc'd Silk Taileta Waists $5.95 Large assortment of popular colors, of heavy taffeta silk, beautifuIJy embroid d front, m all sues $10 values S5.95 Miniono Sale - Bargains With Prices Almost One-Half l" "''' mn.wm mil .mil ia-J.ISiilalliaSiim ..il. iii.iWiM A -. nice Kimono is such a thoughtful gift, and one that is sure-' to ,be appreciated, espe cially when it's as pretty as you . can choose from these, and yet pay about half its worth.. $2 Long Flannelette r7 Kimonos How 8150 We have placed on sale twenty dozen ladies' good quality Flan nelette Long Kimonos, in beau tiful Persian patterns in light. dark ; and medium - colorings. Every' one cut wide and full and neatly trimmed with contrast ing materials. "AH sizes. Val ues $2.00. While r A they last, only . . . . . -tj)let)U Many , other pretty styles at $1.95,$2.95 i tarn. Esquimaux Dolls at 3sc i' Jtwn inw an r4 Mv. Cot out the nnnr moxttilt cxx lfilB4, Or.. - r.n' i4 tee ra4 t. ........ r "niy r4 sne Offer i -"- r n. ( th far test 1 Not .inc. th Wise M ef the East Mer th. SUr ef BthMhem. not since the anjrUe lot charmed the shepherds f arlth their fcavenlr thirst, not since ' Jn was laid la th. minmr, faas thr. ! bwn sch e hmppf Chrtatms is Pe f tine sa Vfll be tlrhrti this month, i All CTntlni win Join e-itb the Chrts. fiar ef the Jl--!r Vn& ts th. rrtill(wt U-t t (too i5irr. "0'fT Ood tn ' tt. hihe. nt eartfe Fc, rood j vrlU trnrare ."- v Dressed in white fur cloth, with hood and fed belt 9 in. hi?h, jointed arms; QCi 50c valnes, at OeJL Rcgalar S3c Teddy Bears al 25c Each 9 inch Brown Teddy Bear, jointed, wfth voice; rejr- OC ular 50c kind, on sale, at. each mwC 75c Teddy Bears for 50c 9 in. White Teddy Bear, joint- IT fl ed, with voice; ree. 5c kind DUC Beet Brown f 150 Teddy Bears, f 1.60 A New Manicure Scts A gift that will be appreciated by every woman some thing the needs and uses every day. At these special prices you will see them sell rapidly. These sets are put tip in various shapes and sizes. Cases ornamented with floral decorations and fancy lined. Some sets con tain four pieces, others five and six pieces, such as nail scissors, file, polisher, salve box, ponder box CO CTfl etc Specially priced at fX.OO. fl.50 and.. OiOU New Fancy Toilet Sets ".ti This Is an entirely new line, an elegant assortment to select from. You can't afford to delay in the purchase of these good, as they will soon be sold. These cases are made of varion woods, covered with fancy trans parent celiuloid, and decorated with floral designs and -.medallions, lined with. fancy ruffed material, each case contamine: a bruh, comb and mirror. QT fTA Special prices 75?, f 1, $1.50 and. VmOU g -' 'Hssjass.-!i -..mmt , I A Big Sale ol All Doll Go-Carls $2J0 GO-CARTS FOR ONLY 81.75 5 Xfade of rattan, with- iron Regular $2.50 kinds, on sale at.... wheels S1.75 J5.C3 Cc!la?s!b!e Go-Carls $3.50 Unbreakable Doll Go-Carts, made en tirely of iron, coHapMblp; with ho-dr will jast lor year. Reg-alar $5 Off value, on sale at.... .53.50 j Trmtyrrmw- Tbe y fjtil.