"CAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, ORBGON. MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1B08.
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.ckton's Christmas Suggestions
FANCY APRONS
I'S APRONS in fancy ami plain designs. Our lnco and
K -i.i...... tflmmml ctvlna frit fli KlitinH i .
roim-w "- . . wuitaimua iruue arc oxcel-'values.
25c to $3.00
HUSBANDS WANTED.
We want every husband In
the city to see our new lines
of Christmas Comforters
and Counterpanes,
CUSHION TOPS
inni i i U C1T. nml w- u- Cushion Tops n specialty. Our orlg
h n.. T1) .r lho Chorry Clty ,8 ll winner. Dy Bonding one to your
eastern friend you not only please the recipient but ndvortlso Salem.
Price 50c Each.
SILK KIMONAS
and Short Silk Kimonas in every style of loose or fitted garment,
to $7.00. Also a big showing of Eiderdowns, Flannelettes, Blanket
Is, etc.
Blankets for Christmas
carry tho famous Crows, Mills and Iluoll Mill goods. Our $4.00 Blankets mado by the Crows
icturlng Company arc equal to nny $5.00 values shown In ordinary stores.
- hi i --
Hemmenway Silks, 1 00 yd. Spools, 4c, All Shades
CHRISTMAS H0JERY
Our hoslory department Is tho most comploto of
any in tho city. Every llttlo detail Is looked
after with tho enro and Judgment that makes
soiling easy and brings customers back for
moro. "Juiit llko wo got before'
Fancy Hosiery Boxes, 10c each
Puro Silk .Embroldorod Hose .w $2.75
Puro Silk B m'broldered Hebo t.-5
Others nt 91.no, $2.00, $i!.no
incy Hose 85c pair
ck embroidered nnd col-
'embroidered, In dainty
i, 8Cc n pnir.
jroidered Hose 50c
Ck with colored cmbroldor-
Iternn, very nont, look llko
. values.
Jancy Hose 25c
ry color deslrablo In lnco,
mbrolderod patterns.
Stockton's Special
. 25c Hose
Wonderful Value
A hoso mndfc especially for our
own trade.
It Is just a llttlo bit bettor than
nny other 2Dc values sold in all
Orogon. In fact, tho samo hero
Ih sold In other cities at 35c or
3 for $1.00.
Towels
ygj 25cto$L25
Imported damasks and linen
hticknbucks; especially for
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
Sale of
Military
Brushed
$1.00
to $7.50
Ileal imported celluloid, eb
ony, Tiger Ebony, Cocoabola, im
itation ebony and nntural wood.
Tho best lino over shown In Sa
lem, nt less than wholosnto prices
mi
EHryysti'V
Duffers, Combs, Drushco, Mir
rors, Puff Iloxus, etc. An ond
lohs vnrloty of novelties, espe
cially for Christmas gifts.
;y Boxes, 10c, 15c CHRISTMAS Fancy Boxes, 10c, 15c
Gloves
rlkre to exchange If slzo
right, Dents, Paints Roy-
anzon. v
$1.25 to $2.00
Suggestions
ry Scarfs.
lions,
wits.
n Tops.
Hh,
?omhs.
Minimus.
prong,
Vckvtenr.
Trunks, Bags and
Suit Cases
Our holiday lino Is splondld In
every detail, gonulno leathor
goods nt prices much loss than
you oxpeot.
Umbrellas
All now Ideas In fancy hnudles,
plain woods, etc A raro selec
tion. 75c to $12,50
Suggestions
lllanketN.
Comforts.
Portiere,
llnth Robes.
Smoking Jackets.
Cordon Hutu.
Fancy Hohlory.
Piuicy Suspender.
Sllpporw.
MtM'CnslllM.
bias Boxes, containing a pair of suspenders, a pair of arm bands and
fr of men's garters 75c to $1.50
fhe
Hstmas
ttore
J. L. Stockton
The White Corner
The
Christmas
Store
Fornkcr In lit.
Conyors afterwards tried sulcldo,
saying that ho feared ho would bo
murdered when his confession bo-
canio known. Later, tho report Bnysj
that ho refused to glvo tho Informa
tion nnd seemed to tnko tho letter as
a mandnto to stick to tho stoy as told
to the sonata committee.
ConyerB' story Is snld to hnvo
shown that tho soldlors heard of
threatened troublo nt Drownsvlllo
boforo they wont there. It Is snld
that they held out cartridges nt tho
rlllo' rango nnd other places on tho
way, saying thnt they gavo them to
the people nt tho stations on tho way
as souvenirs. Punishment for this
shortngo was threatened but was not
Inflicted.
The story said that it was agreed
in a saloo nto make a raid nt mid
night on August 13, 190... Con
yors Is Bald to hnvo told Lnwson
thnt John Ilollomnu, John Drown
nnd Carolina Dosnussura with him
self were tho chief conspirators. Ho
snld thnt Hollomnn wns tho real
leader and distributed tho ammuni
tion which undoubtedly wns dona
with tho co-operation and kuowlcdgo
of Sergenuts Jackson nnd Hold. Ho
snld that Hollomnn got tho party to
gether. According to tho story, Hollomnn
nnd Drown stepped out ol tho bnr
racks and wcro Joined by Conycrs
nnd DesnuBsuro who slept togothor
at tho gunrd houso with their guns.
They Ilrcd a signal shot which wto
answered by tho sentry nt tho fort.
Tho fact thnt It would bo- impossiblo
for tho gun racks to hnvo been
opened nnd for tho soldiers to hnvo
reached tho gallery In tlmo to flro
nfter tho signal shots ns soon as thoy
did Is said to corrobornto tho story
of Conyors tha thoy woro ready.
Tho number firing from tho bar
rucks Is unknown. A small crowd
followed tho leaders Into town, nnd
live minutes after tho shots woro
fired, tho mon woro bnck nt tho fort.
Tho guns woro clonned nnd fresh.
ammunition wns supplied beforo
dnybrcak, Conyors sal dthnt whls
koy was responslblo nnd that, If tha
mon had not been drinking, thoy
would not hnvo had tho nervo to
shoot up tho town. Ho doclnrod
that Held told of tho plans nnd
suld:
"Don't go out there nnd' lot tho
crackers get tho host of you,"
Tills statement, ho snld, wnu made
beforo witnesses whllo ho wns talk
ing to Lnwson.
Conyers was found nt Monroe, Qa.,
where 130 of tho formora soldiers
hnvo been located. Detectles hnvo
visited 30 states In making tho
search Hollomuu for u time was re
ported living at Macon and Dcmius-
Hiire, at Savannah. It. L. Collier,
another aliened leader, Is said to
have lived at DnrnoRvlllo and
lJrowne nt Atlanta. All hnvo kept
In touch with onch other stuco tho
shooting. It Is declared to hnvo
been easy to Jlnd the members of ait
expect Company D. Tho other mem
bers of Company 11, mentioned by
Colours as participants, are William
Andoison, James Ilnlloy, ChnrloH
, Cooper, William Loniuns, Henry O.
Jlmcrson, James Johnson nnd
Henry C. Jones.
Hollomnn was serving his fourth
enlistment, having n grind character
on tho records. Among tho men ho
was known as a money louder, and It
Is snld that half tho mun In the com
pany, Including Sergeant Saunders
owned him nionoy. Conyors wns
one of his elorks nnd runners. Mo
was tho llnanclal Imckor of tho Alli
son saloon where Conyors snld tho
plot Mia concocted Ho Ih said In
lie tho sou of a Jewish trader and a
mulatto woman of Georgia.
Tho letter from Sonator Forakor
to Conyoru, roferred to by llruwno
ns thu cause of dlfllciilty In getting
further ovldenco, replloH to tho one
In which Conyors Is nlloged to hnvo
told whnt ho had related to tho de
tectives and to have ttHkod for ad
vlro. Tho letter sayH that Fornker
docs notunderstnnd exactly what
transpired nnd centinues:
"le romomber you ns a witness be
fore tho committee nnd I am sure
that you did not thoro tostlfy to nny
thlng oxcopt only th6 truth."
tliiil(HtIlt-tlt8lIlilif-t I
What to Buy for Xmas 1 1
Late Books of Fiction $1.35
Reprint Editions 50c
Fancy Bound Editons,
Poems in Various Bindings,
Purses, Handbags and
Music Rolls,
Traveling Sots, Military
Brushes and numerous
other Leather goods,
Waterman Ideal Fountain!
Pens with. Gold and Silver
Mountings, ,
Gold Pens with Fancy Pearl ; ;
Holders in Plush Boxes, j
Calendars, etc, finest ciea-!!
tions In Art, All Prices,
BIBLES We have a large
line to solect from, and
thoso make an'elogant
present,
JUVENILE BOOKS, Albums,
Post Card Albums ,etc, i
See our lines,
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IThe Commercial Book Store 1 1
163 Commercial Street
juniiniiMiiiniKi"''"wnim(imf nml
In tho Prosldont's prlvnto offlco, ho
was roticont, but consonted to an In-
tnvvlnur iinon thn stlnulatlon that llO
wna to bo Quotod c-xnotly na ho gavo
out tho information, isviucnuy buh
ntor Fulton la not looking for a con-
trnvnrnv with Preoldont noOBOVOlt
ovor tho Oregon oonatorahlp.
"I told the rrosiuoni. Bam bohu
tor Fulton, "that It Is not a question
of trying to got tho loglBlntoros of
Oregon to go bnck on tholr pledge,
but thnt ho did not know tljnt nny
question of fraud hnd boon rnlBod,
and thnt, had ho known It, ho would
not hnvo spokon as ho did to Gov.
Chnmborlnln."
Senator Fulton's frlonds nro in
clined to bollovo thnt ho enmo out
with n llttlo tho worBt of It in hjs on
counter with tho President. Gover
nor Cliffinhorlnln would mnko no
Btatomont In roply to Sonator Ful
ton's charges of fraud.
"Thoso ohnrgos nro ridiculous, -h
snld, "nnd they hnvo alrondy been
answered." ,
Tho Oregon govomor a frlonds nro
chuckling, and Governor Chamber
lain in sitting tight nnd aaylng noth
ing.
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MHMflM
'RESIDENT
tlnued from page 1.)
b'i upon this point further
Unnecessary
mtstigatlon has not cone
h to enable ux to deter-
the facta It anoeara that
" e members of Company
ae been uctlvlelv con-
Ihtr as participants or vlr-
JJraginK the narticioants.
bt no question that prac-
tr, man In Comnanles C
M have had knowledge of
"B aone by the soldiers of
Dn"almnnt nt Ki L-nnu.-.
i grave offense, aggravate
PI O thltt tllnv- ttrnra limn.
kn, .u ""' "r """ !
m. ....41 .T1.ID. .. wf l.rf.kl... I
r -v .muov iiafo nuu. I
-1 tuut a o uam jn par-t
Hal extonuatlon of their act that
the were probably cowed by the
more desperate men who were ac
tually ongagod In the shootings The
clrcumstancos tend to show that
tne&e men woro eucouraged by out
siders to prosecute a course of con
cealment and denial.
"I feel tha the guilt of those who
shielded the perpetrators of those
crimes, although serious, was In part
duo to the unwise and improper at
titude of others, aftd. that fcome
measure of allowance should be
mado. m . ,
"I bollove that we can afford to
re-Instate thofc men who now
truthfully tell ht happened and
who give all the aid they can to fix
the responsibility and ho wtbat they
had no guilty Knlodge before
hand and wera not inlpllcated
"Under the circumstances, we can
afford to treat the wm who meet
these requirements as navjuB uw
Hiilllclently punished I recommend
alaw. allowing the secretao of war.
within n tlxed period of. say a year,
to ro-Instntej any of thew aoluiera.
whom after careful axamlnatlon. ho
finds lo have been innocent and to
have dono all In his power to bring
the guilty to Justice
"Only by carrying on this investi
gation I sthero the slightest aliunte
of bringing tho gulty offenders to
justice."
The report 'of the investigation of
the Brownsville case by Herbert J.
Hrowne submitted by the war de
partment and sent to the senute by
President I!oos"v! "lh W n'--sago.
saya that Kx-Private Uoyd Con
yera of Company Ii confessed tp
Vm lnwson, a clored detective,
that he and four othera led the
shooting, and thnt Conyera gavo to
Lawaqn full details a to how the
ammunition was secured
ROOSEVELT
(Continued from page t)
have mado a vltlt to Hot Hnrlniin innt
1 week In an omUavor to obtain from
Prosldont-olect Taft nn exproaalon of
advocacy of his candidacy for tha
t'nlted Stntoa senate Fulton has al
so boon n frequent visitor to tho
Whltn House, ni.d It Is atated upon
good nuthorlty today that Presldont
lloo'ovelt ha boon fully awaro of tho
Oregon senator's donlre to socuro an
f-xprofttiloii from the executive man
sion, that would help him wit In his
campa'gn out Woat.
"If Sonator Fulton succda la
' Kitting anything out of President
Ilooovolt that can pollily bo twist
ed into a Homblancu of support for his
candidacy, h' 'a a good one." said a
close friend of th President today.
'Prosident floosevolt has been watch
ing for Just this thing, and If any
body get ahead of the President,
while the Prea'Jent Is watching for
him, he's a good one "
It la known that telegrama fairly
'vercrowded Sonator Fulton's dsk
the mornln gafter President Hoojo.
volt's greeting to fl'nator Chamber
lain waa printed In the Western pa
ixtr Tho Oregon aenator had sev
eral conferences on Sunday, and.
bright and early the next morning.
h stormed mi to tho White Houre
to the Pridont
Prnator Fulton-crpatod the lmprei
Ion 'n ho report r '""in and at
he Whlt Hon t'at he vn golna
o g've Preildr-nt Itooievolt a good
lectare.
WJ'Pn hC ""nn Atit Ia )n,. rti
though tho Pre-ident had dono the
lecturing. The aenat- dl-l not alon
at the reportera' room, Imt beat a
hasty rotrc In the driving ralu.
and ho waa fot Qverhaulod until he
got a bloc'c away When presoed
for particulars a to what happened
TAKING STATEMENTS
IN BLAUrx UAbt
District Atlornoy John II. Mc
Nary was busy today gathering testi
mony to bo used In tho case of
Homer Muck, the mini who Ih al
leged to Imvo shot llr. CharleH llob
tiiHun In this city soverul wookh ago.
and w)io was enpturod north of hero
near tho I'alr OrouudH by Wultor
JolniHon nnd CIiuh. Tweedy Nuiuer
oiiM wltneHHOH wore Hit'iiinonnod this
morning nnd npponred to glvo tostl
money to tho extent or tholr know
ledge o' tho shooting. l-'rom tbo,
Htnteirintv of wHiiomiuh. '. 10 olllnlalH
nro Inollned lo bellovo a very good
case can bo round agaliiHt Illnok. ill
though thu outuomo Ih Imposslbl-) to
HMcertnln as yet.
o
IH(JIN(J AHVLU.M Will
liAHTHUN OIUHIO.V
(Poiidlutou Trlbuuo.) -
At tho Commuiclal Assoulatloii
mooting last ovonlug the Hiibjeot of
tho braiiuh Insane iiHylum waa pru
stmte'd by Sonator C J. Smith In io
boiiHo to a requoat from Preslduut
Aloxandor.
In tho uourau or IiIh rumarka Dr.
Smith told of the coming need of ..
branch nay-lum mid ho Hiibmlttod thn;
If one la to bo oHtabllshed that It
should lit auciirud for this txjuuty-
lu order to oHtabllsh u branch any
luin hero, or olsuwhoro than at thu
HlHto mpltMl. a bill iniist b gotten
thiougli the laglHlatmo aud thuu ap
proved by tho pooplo. To do all of
this will ruqulro thro ywura time
liy that Unit tho uuwl of h brani-h
HHyluin will ha alwolutaly ImpurHtlvw.
In order to furthur dlaousH tho
propoaltion rotating to thw brano.i
UHyluin It waa agreed lo hold an id
journttd maatlug ThurMluy. I)uuotubr
10. .MoHUwhltw PraMldunt Aluxundci
will mimo n ooininlttae of five to
confer with tho Umatilla delegation
upon tho subject
In behalf of the aollcltlriK commit
tee, J. P. Wlntvr. chairman, rouurt
ed that they are atlll ut work raining
funds with which to remodel thu
association rooms. I'p to this time
thoy havo not aeoured all tho money
needed, but thoy hopo to have $1000
or more plodged within u abort time
WHAT'S THE USE
ciTlmeiitlng with iiiikiioun iiictll-
I'luea in cases oi t'oor apiMin,
llcurtliiini, liidlgektloii, DyhjM-pHla,
CoxllvcnchK, HllloiihiieHH, IiimiiiiiiIii,
Ft'iiutle I 11m, CoIiIm mid (irippo when
tin-re is an auaoiuieiy sure remeuy.
nml that Is
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Tray n inttle and seo for yourwlf .also
our lUOt) Almanuc You'll llnd II
very Inatructivo and entertalulng
and well worth keeping for future
reference
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PERSONAL MENTION
OOOOOOOOOOO
Tho popular ox-Salem Pollcom.m
James Lowls, who has gone Into the
Boorot sorvlco of the S. P. Co., la
homo nnd will visit hero until Now
Yonr'n day.
flcorgo W. Shnnd went to kobo-
burg thin morning on n two wook's
buslnosn trip.
F. 11. Southwtck roturnod to Cor
vallls this morning. Ho la n mom
bor of tho firm of Sonithwlck & Hondi
rick, who rocolvcd tho contract for
building tho Oclonco Hall for tho Ag
ricultural college.
J. A. Wlllson wont to Albnny thla
morning on buBlnosn. &.
MrH. P. Wnlsh roturncd this morn
lug from Mt. Angol, whoro alio has
been visiting hor son.
MrB. Albert Mlckel, of Gorvnla, ti
In tho clt ytoday on buslncwi.
Mr. and Mrs. W. nnlley wont to
CorvnlllH this morning to visit tholr
dnughler, Mrs. Morlt Tlllory, for a
fow days.
Mm. Tlffony, of Kuitono, who hia
been lho guot of Mrs. lloliert Knkln
for n few dnya, has Murnrd to her
homo.
Mrn. I. n. Hnrwood Una roturnra
to her homo In Irving, nftor vlsltlns
her dniiRhlor, MIo Oortrudo.
F. Caspoll went to Turner till
morning
Tho noMoss muslcnl troiyio nr
rived In town this morning, and will
appear nt tho Kvangellcnl olwirch to
nlRlit Prof. Loltoy flesnor this morning
wenl to Hukoiio, where ho gives vio
lin Instruction In tho Unlvoralty of
Oregon ovory two weoks.
C. II. Dugnn returnod to his homo
In Albnnv this morning nftor trans
acting buslnosH horn.
Mr. nnd Mrs. A. nnmos .of Hono
lulu, woro In Snlom yojdordny. Thoy
wen (to Kugouo this morning, nnd
will slop at tho principal towna of
Orogon. with tho Intention of locat
ing In one of them.
o-
DON'T CARE ABOUT
RECORD OF NOMINEE
(United ProsH Lonsod Wlro.)
Los Angeles, Dee H. Stntu bcii
ntora ind as'omhlymon from Loa An
galo county will volo ns it unit for
tho ro-eloctlon of Unltnl Blates Sen
ator (leorgo C. PorklUH at thn coming
soislon of tho legislature, all having
pledged support lo him.
Porklu'a record apparently hna
nothing to do with the vote of the lo
on I dolonatlon. II M. Kurd, scuntnr
from tho 37th district. oxproHsod Ills
views on tho subject as follows-
"To li- 1 with Perkins record. I
am pledged to support him. nnd I'll
do so 1 want thn press to under
stand thnt I'm absolutely Independ
ent. In fact. I'm so d d Imlopond
M that all tie machine men and tlm
push are afraid or me "
Asaemhlymen Vorcy Mammon, p
A Stanton. J N. O. Hoh. .1 P. Trim
an and Waller Lal alan declared
their lutoutlon of voting Perkins
HARRIMAN DOES NOT
HAVE TO ANSWER
Washington, Uoo. 11 H. II. Hor
rlnian will not bo compelUd to no
awor quoatlnua appertaining to !!a
doallngH In Union Paclllc and South
orn Pad flo stocks whloh may bo asked
him by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, according to a decision of
tho United States suprm court to
day, written by Justice Holmes.
Tho docldou rovorvxi tho finding
or thu United Stntoa circuit court for
tho Southern district or Now York.
Dcwaro of Frequnit Colda.
A auccoaalon of col or a pro
tracted coli la almost certain to end
In chronic catarrh, from which few
every cold tho attention It deserves
nnd vnu mny avoid thla dlsagrooab'a
disease. How can you euro a eoM?
Why not try Chamberiain'a cougn
Remedy? It 1 highly rccoramonjed.
Mrs. M Whlto, of Hutlor, Tenn., aaye:
"Several year" ago I was bothered
I Willi IIIJ ll'IHl .U HiMftl. UVM1V w..
I told m of Chamberiain'a Cough Ror.i
ledy I begr-n uilng It and t rellerjl
mo at onco, Now mr throat nil I
lungs aro sound nnd w M Fo a o
at r. S'ono'i drug itorc.
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