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THE MORNING OREGONIAN,, MONDAY, DECEMBER N 8, 1902. IN FIELDS OF SPORT Seattle Claims Basket-Bali Championship, AFTER DEFEAT OF OAKLAND Portland Y. M. C. A. Defeated Call .ferala Team "by- Larger Scores President Lhcsr Seeks to Bring: Magnates te XatloBal Fold. By a new and very remarkable eystem of reckoning the Seattle papers have fig ured that the Seattle Y. M. C. A. team Is the champion basket-ball aggregation on the Pacific Coast, and that all asser tions to the contrary are mere moonshine and fog. This Is characteristic of the Seattle sporting editors. Just as soon as any games are played at any sort of Bport, out comes that little claim about Seattle being the champions and the big Its. Long before the baseball season was over. Colonel Dugdale -was heralded as the best manager and his team the best players that ever hit the diamond, and It was weeks after the championship was settled that the Seattle papers woke up and found that Butte had won hands down, and even now they are still sling ing mud at McClosky and telling how It happened. Then the football championship was claimed at the beginning of the season, all because Oregon had protested some of the professionals that were the star per formers on the "Washington track team last Spring. It seems that Oregon com mitted a great and, everlasting insult when It did the' protesting, and the fact that these men were afterward proved to have taken money for racing does not seem to mitigate the offense in the eyes of the aforesaid Seattle papers. So the University of Washington football team won a gameless and honorless race for the championship of the Pacific North west, basing its claims on the victory over e little team from the Washington Agricultural College, a team that Pa cific University's light eleven defeated with comparative ease. But those who thought that the Seat tle papers had about reached the limit of their" fun and foolishness were hit with a sudden Jar when the Pacific Coast cham pionship In basket-ball was claimed. In double-leaded type, under glaring head lines. The excuse for the claim seems to be that Seattle defeated Oakland, and as that team was the champion of Callfor not, why, ergo, Seattle Is the champion of the Pacific Coast, and it is even stated over in the city on Elliot Bay that it is doubtful that there is a team In the whole United States that could win from the Clamdiggers. Hooray! It should be taken Into consideration that Portland defeated Oakland twice, and that in each contest tho scores were larger than those "by which the Seattle team won from the Callfornlans. Just how the Seattle claim can be made in the face of this fact is hard to see. In the games played, Portland rolled up a score of 50 to 19, against Seattle's aggregate of 45 to 16. A copy of Seattle's mathematical calculations would be Interesting, if not unique. We are not aware that the Portland T. M. C. A. All-Star team claims thel championship, but they will resist the claim of Seattle until a game can be pulled off that -will really settle the mat ter one way or the other. As has been remarked before in these columns, scores made In games count Xor a. lot more than those made on paper. LUCAS BUSY IX THE SOUTH. Seeks to Entice California Magnates Into Fold. President Lucas, of the Pacific North west League, Is In San Francisco for the purpose, it is said, of inducing the out lawed California magnates to return to the National fold. It Is reported that Lucas was assigned, this task of diplom acy by the National Association of' Base ball Clubs when he attended the annual meeting a short time ago, and that he was authorized to make some concessions to the outlaws In order to bring them back Into the old organization. There are also two other reports as to the ob ject of Lucas visit to San Francisco. The first is that he is endeavoring to se cure the amalgamation of the Pacific Northwest and California Leagues and to make an eight-club circuit, consisting of San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angees, Oakland, Portland, Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane. The 'report seems probable enough, for Lucas has always been of the opinion that the eight towns named would' make an Ideal circuit. The second report Is that Lucas Is trying to get Salt Lake City or Ogden into the Northwest or Cal ifornia league. Both cities want to come into the former league, but the question ns to their admission is an old one. It seems, though, that it will be taken up again, for credible reports are to the ef fect that Lucas stopped over In both towns on his way to San Francisco. If the Northwest should take them in" the present circuit will remain intact, but if the 'North wqst and the California should be consolidated,' Helena qnd Buttewill un doubtedly be dropped out. Andy Anderson Is home again and will stay for the Winter. Tomorrow his part ner In the timber-land trust. Rube Van Buren, will come Int6 town for a few hours and then will leave for Illinois on a visit to his parents. Anderson says that himself and Rube had a gay old time this Fall. After they had taken up their timber claim f Hood River, they went out bear and deejr hunting, and they dis charged a whole lot of shots. He could not say how many took effect, but he Is certain that at least one bear was wounded, for he saw bruin hiking away with a game foot. "It was great sport," said ""Andy." "Just wait until the Spring comes again and you will see me up among the bears once more. Fun? No name for It. Everything goes easy except when Rube and I have to work on the claim, and then we have to swing the axe." Gussle Klopf has gone back to Spo kane, or at least that Is the authentic report. He will play second, and at that position he will complete an Iron-clad In field, for Elsey will be e. first, Andrews at third and Donahue at short Gussle began his first season in the Northwest with Spokane. Eleven years ago last Spring he came out from Milwaukle, and be pitched the full season for the bunch grassers, and he had no equal In the league except Ifuston, the Texan. K2oprs arm gave out In 1891, and since that time he has been playing Infield and outfield positions. Seattle needs a left-fielder, a third-baseman, a second-baseman, unless Hulen de cides to play, and two or three first-class pitchers, says the Seattle Times. The loss of Stovall and Hickey will not be easily supplied, although there Is a possibility that Somers may come around all right. He did not come up to expectations, how ever, last FalL. Duke Carter was exempt from reservation, and "Father' Tom Kel ly did not give promise of developing into a clever pitcher. Dugdale has not fully decided whether he will keep Camp bell In right field or shift him over to left and get a new rlght-iielder. Camp bell Is the only one who has ever played a first-class right field on the present, grounds, a fact which argues strongly for his retention in apposition he would un- aouDteaiy only be too willing to give up lor jnp more Toomy left garden.. Drennan j will probably be found again In center. Hurley will be at first. Hulen. may rtake care of second again, and the chances are that Babbitt -will .play short 'once' "more. Third base Is still open and will not be' booked until a first-class man is within reach. Dugdale is happy to think he has old reliable Matt Stanley behind the bat. Eddie O'Grady, of Cincinnati, who is looked upon by "Big" Wiggs as the equal of SuIiJvan, of Helena, as. a catcher, may possibly be signed by Portland for next season. Manager "Vlgneux Is now corre sponding with, him, and if arrangements are satisfactory, he will be given a trial, at least. Wlggs, who Is now with Cin cinnati, says he is a splendid catcher. Vlgneux Is also dickering with another backstop a man as good as himself. It is said and he will announce the name as soon as the contract Is signed. It is reported that the National League has captured the American League's star umpire "Silk" O'Loughlin. "Silk" re fuses to affirm or deny the report. By J.he way, "Silk"1 of late has become a critic or tne men m tne box. He says Waddell Is the v greatest left-handed pitcher he ever held the Indicator on, but "Silk" probably never saw Hickey or Dowllng. It turns out that outfielder Stanley, of Washington, with the New Orleans Club last season, Is a contract jumper. Last .fall Manager Loftus, of the Washington club, paid his railroad fare from New Or leans to Washington, and gave him $25. Stanley agreed to sign with "Washington for $350 per month, and Loftus agreed to buy his release from New Orleans if he was satisfactory. After Loftus got home Stanley offered to jump New Orleans for $500. Meanwhile Manager Powell, of New Orleans, wrote that Stanley had already signed a New Orleans contract Loftus thereupon wrote that he "would not take a contract jumper. Stanley then jumped to Boston. Boston paid him $300 advance money and signed him for $350 per month. Director Billings said tonight he could not say what would be gone in the case until he heard from Powell, Captain Park Wilson (can it be our old friend Park?) has signed a couple of Cal lfornlans for the Denver team, of which he Is the boss. St Louis is trying, to out-salary the salary of the president It Intends to appropriate $5CLO0O for the pay of the play ers next season, and $20,000 of this amount is to go. to the pitchers, that is, if Matthewson the Great sticks to his corf tract. . JEFFRIES AXD FITZSI3I3IONS. The Famous Heavyvrelshts Spar at Expedition Building Tonight. Patrons of the Pastime Club are con gratulating the management on securing Jeffries and Fitzslmmohs for their first appearance as boxing 'partners. It is gen erally conceded that many business men' of this city would like to have seen their recent contest for the heavyweight cham pionship, but as business "would not permit their absence from the city, they are glad of the present opportunity to witness these two giants in an .exhibition bout Local sports say that there is apt to be quite a lively Tnlx-up, as there is usually some feeling between an ex-champion and the man who lowered his colors. The preliminary events will be the best ever seen in this city. Swanson, who is a fast fighter, will appear in a four-round curtain-raiser with Young Kenney, a husky youth from Frisco, who promises to do things to the "Swede." Murray and Freeman will then don the gloves for 10 rounds. Their ability to mix it up is too well known to the local ring followers to need mention here. . Larry Gleason and the Klrby Kid will, then endeavor to go 10 busy rounds. This will be their first appearance" before a Portland audience. Their reputation as boxers has preceded them, however, and considerable money is already wagered on the result Tho Exposition building will be com fortably heated during -the evening, .thus Insuring all a comfortable as well as en joyable evening's sport Negotiations for a match between Tom Tracey and Jop Walcott are still pending, and it looks as if the arrangements for the bout will soon be completed. The only condition that Tratey names is, that his colored opponent shall get down to 140 pounds by 3 o'clock on the day of the fight It is understood that Walcott will agree to the terms. If he does,. Tracey will have the fight all his own way. The Australian boy has more science than Walcott, is a strong fighter at 140, and can wear out the bulldog strength of Walcott as he has worn out many anoth er. If the match should be arranged, Tracey will have no lack of backers In Portland. Any amount of money that he will -win at 140 has been offered, and if he should happen to lose, there will be a whole lot of broken people in Portland. George Dawson, tho once famous Aus tralian welterweight who is now an in structor of the Chicago Athletic Club, has written to Martin Denny, stating that there are several- good matches for him in Chicago. Denny said yesterday that he had not determined whether to accept the chances or not If he did, he-would have to leave Portland for a time, and he does not like to take even a temporary farewell of the city which he intends to make his permanent home. He haB no desire to shirk a match, however, and he says that if any sort of an arrange ment should be made, he will accept it and will be on hand when the word is given. In the letter -Dawson did not state who Denny's possible opponents would be. It is taken for granted, though, that they have made their mark. If they haven't they will prove a sad disappointment to their friends, for Denny is one of the cleverest boxers in the ring today, and they would not last any length of time with him. Jim Jeffries and Bob Fitzslmmons, the present and the past heavyweight cham pions, will drop into Portland tomorrow morning, and while here will be the guests of Tom Tracey and Martin Denny. GOOD SEASON AT CORVALLIS. .Coach Herbold Concludes HI "Work in Agricultural College. Head Coach Fred D. Herbold, of the Oregon Agricultural College, passed through Portland this week, on his way to Butte, where he will spend the Winter in an assay office. He . is very much pleased with the showing of the farmer team this year, and thinks that the rec ord they have made Is worthy of much praise. Owing to the enforced abstinence from athletic sports at Corvallls for sev eral years, by order of the faculty, foot ball suffered severely for. a time, and the team put out last year was far below Cor vallls former standard. This year, how ever, the success of the gridiron gladia tors has exceeded all expectations and much of the credit is due to Coach Her bold's efficient work. He will probably be back at Corvallls next year, and, judg ing from the material he will have on hand, he could turn out a winning eleven The season's record follows: O. A. C. 67 Willamette o C 6 Washington 16 O. A. C 0 Oregon ;. n O. A. C 22 Willamette '. o O. A. C 31 McMInnville o O. A. C 33 Pacific o Total .139 Total 16 Pacific University Football Benefit. PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove Dec 7. SpeclaI.) The minstrel show,' preparations for which have been under way for some time, will be given next Friday evening at Vert's Hall. Rehearsals are held dally, and the affair promises to be most successful. Great Interest Is being taken, since the show Is to be given as a football benefit The best musical talent In the university Is to take part and a full house Is as sured. Hood's Sarsaparilla will, purify your you strength. SPEED CLUB IS ASSURED NEW; .ASSOCIATION MEETS - AP PROVAL OF PORTLAND PUBLIC. 7 Racing; Men, However, Are Against Having? an AII-Rhs Meet Local Talent Loses oa. Eva. The movement in the direction, of a speed association, which was started by Robert Leighton, of Vancouver, B.'C, seems to be certain of success. There is no doubt but that the subscriptions will be made and forthcoming' and there- will be enough money on" hand to put Irv Ington track in good condition for the coming year. One thing, however, grates against the feelings of the racing men, and that Is the possibility of an all-run meet Most, of the cities in the North west want the runs, and nearly all of them have conceded the demand. Butte has its seven straight, Seattle and Ta coma six, San Francisco from five to seven, and the others are at any figure running from one-up, Portland alone ex cepted. Portland has fought against the jockey races but it looks as If this city will have to fall into line, although the local inclination has aways favored the harness matches. Strange to say, Port- land is one of the very few cities west of Chicago that have held back from the dashes. Apparently the city does not want them, for it has cultivated a liking for the skilled driving in the trots and paces, and it could hardly settle down to a meet In which the strategy of the cart was replaced by the boy with the cudgel. In the vernacular, the local talent "went fluey" on the Ingieslde races. Eva G., a rank outsider, traveled through the mile and lost t the money of all who had bet against ner. The track was sloppy, and some of the bettors found themselves in the same condition, figuratively, when they came to look at their checks. The blood lines found in Nancy Hanks' pedigree are producing a great deal of speed. The former queen Is herself the dam of Admiral Dewey, 3-year-old record 2:14VJ, and this season Bugle, out of Maud S. by Stomboul, she out of Nancy Lee, the dam of Nancy Hanks, secured a 3-year-old record of 2:14. A couple more foals out of Nancy Hanks are said to be showing a great deal of speed at Forbes Farm, and a, yearling by BIngen, 2:06, out 6f Narlon, by Arion, 2:07, second dam Nancy Hanks, Is said to be about the best youngster of his age at the farm. Baron Wilkes and Onward divide the honors of being the leading sires of 2:10 performers, each having nine of his get In the select list Baron Wilkes is the sire of Dulce Cor, 2:0S; Oakland Baron, 2:09. and Baron Rogers, 2:09, trotters, and Bumps, 2:03; Rubinstein, 2:05; Ra chel, 2:0Si4t Nydia Wilkes, 2:09; 'Red Silk, 2:10, and Baron D., 2:10, pacers. Onward's list Is: Beuzetta., 2:05; On ward Silver, 2:0S; Pilatuj, 2:09; Cornelia Belle 2:10, trotters, and Pearl Onward, 2:05; Gazette, 2:07; Colbert 2:07; Colo nel Thornton, 2:09, and Major Mason, 2:09, pacers. The Abbot will spend tho Winter at Patchen Wilkes stock farm, in the hope that Kentucky air and blue grass will re juvenate him. His owner, Mr. Scannell, says that the Memphis judges exceeded their authority when they declared off pools on tho race between The Abbot and Chain Shot. There was no sfysplclon of fraud. The Abbot was-beaten by a su perior horse on that day and the bets should have gone with the race. Scott Hudson's campaigning string for next season will Include Rhythmic. 2:0S; Chase, 2:07; Hawthorne. 2:11; Jay Mc Gregor. 2:25; Eddie Conners, Twinkle, 2:05; Doctor Madara and Tertlmln. TIME FOR BASKET-BALL. Oregon Colleges Will Participate in Contest for Pennant. ALBANY, Or., Dec. 7. (Special.) In col legiate clTcles, the Indoor games have sup planted outdoor sports for a brief season. This Is particularly true of the smaller in stitutions of the state, which are feder ated together in the College Athletic League of Oregon. This league provides for the sports of each season of the school year, and from the close of the football season until the beginning of the Spring track work, basket-ball is scheduled as the collegiate same. President Willard L. Marks, of the Col lege Athletic League, said today that he had received communications from every school in' the organization, saying that a basket-ball team would be put In the field to contest for the championship pennant This Is the first year that such has been the case. With each of the five Institu tions represented in the association put ting out a team, which- is expected to prove a winner, an Interesting contest In this midwinter game may be looked for. Certain it is that if last year's basket-ball tournament may be taken as an indicator, it will be nobody's championship until the last game of the series has been com pleted. LaBt season the games were sel dom won by more than c-ne or two points, and there were frequent protests as to the legality of some point which turned the tide of victory to the winning team. Most of the schools had coaches, and such an interest was aroused in the Indoor game as to secure a full programme for the league team this year. President Marks put forth the fact that too much could not be said for the work which the College Athletic League has ac complished since it came Into- being. Be ing composed, as it is, of ony the smaller institutions of higher education in Oregon, it brings Into athletic relations those schools which have heretofore been prac tically debarred from Intercollegiate ath letics, because of being compelled to com pete "with the larger state institutions, which were the leading spirits in the old Intercollegiate iAmateur Athletic Associa tion, and were easy winners in all meets. Under the new conditions, every school in the league feels that its team has a fighting chance to win, because It Is. con testing with Its peers only. Emulation, accordingly, runs high, and each school 'puts forth Its best material and best ef forts. Slnce the organization- of the league, the schools composing its membership have turned out better teams of every kind than ever before. Tho Interest in whole some athletics has increased. Coaches have been secured, and the college teams have "been enabled to contest with slinllar aggregations from the State University. Another Important feature is the fact that there is an arbitration committee, con sisting of one member of the faculty of each school in the league, to which com mittee is? referred all protests as regards professionalism, etc. This has tended to purify Intercollegiate athletics. Under the rules of the College' Athletic League,, there have been held two track and field meets, participated in by schools which had never before taken any interest in work of that nature, and at which some .excellent intercollegiate track records were established; two very successful football seasons, and now the schools of the league are preparing for the second season -of basket-ball. The league, at Its June business meeting, arranged the schedule for its season's basket-ball as follows; January 9 McMlnrfVille College vs. Pa clfld College; Dallas College vs. Oregon State Normal School. January 16 Albany College a-s. Oregon State Normal School; McMinnville College Vs. Dallas College. January 23 Albany College vs. Dallas College; Oregon State Normal School vs. Pacific College. --January 30 Albany College vs. Pacific College; McMinnville College vs. Oregon State Normal School. February .$ Albany College vs. McMinn ville College; Dallas College vs. Pacific College. The officers of the College Athletic League are elected at the annual business meeting In June, and at present are: President Willard L. Marks, Albany. College. First Vice-President Calvin Blair, Pa cific College. Second Vice-President W. R. Ruther ford, Oregon State Normal School. Secretary D. A. Poling, "Dallas College. treasurer m. a. amitn, McMinnville College. These officers rotate among the various colleges In the league In the order named above, thus giving each" school its turn at the presidency. WILL CONTROL ATHLETICS. New Council to Take Charge at Uni versity of Oregon. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Deft. 7. (Special. The project of. a new regime in athletics at the University of Oregon, which has been in the mind of President Campbell ever since his acces sion to the presidency of the Institution, became a reality when the faculty, at its last meeting, voted to create an athletic council. After the third Friday in Sep tember, 1903, the council shall consist of the president of the university, ex-ofilclo, three members of the faculty, three mem bers of the alumni and three undergradu ate students. Temporarily, the council will consist of the president, ex-offlcio, the athletic committee of tho faculty, three members of tho alumni and the board of athletic managers of the associated stu dents. By this arrangement the student body will have time to alter Its constitu tion and make it conform with the de mands of that of the athletic council. Heretofore thcfaculty, through its ath letic committee, had, in substance, the entire control of all athletic doings of the university. With the new organization the students and the alumni are given an equal voice with the faculty In all affairs, athletic. This same condition, with minor changes, ,1s now in force at- Harvard and other Institutions, and its results have proved to be most satisfactory. The new regime has entire control of everything, from the- eligibility of players down to the approval of captains elected by mem bers of teams. But, Ini order to overcome a vast amount of detail work, each de partment of athletics will be intrusted to a committee of three, consisting of the captain and manager of the particular branch of sport and a third member ap pointed by the president of the university. But all action of this committee must be approved by the council. The rules per taining to the business management of the different sports are very rigid. They provide that tho manager shall make no contract Involving an expenditure of more than $25, nor shall he expend a sum ex ceeding $3 without the consent of the council. The students have been very slack In regard to this matter of late, and the managers haye had the power to contract for almost anything without their knowledge, and hence the student body has been thrown in debt. However, the students and other managers have been able to make up such sums,- and tho student body has never been compelled to meet the obligations. The first regular meeting of the new or ganization will be held on the third Fri day In December, and the president will appoint the three members from the alumni before that date. FRESH3IEX DEBATE. Stndents Decide That People Should Own Coal Mines. CORVALLIS, Dec. 7. (Special.) Before the student body at the Oregon Agricul tural College at Corvallls the freshmen's debate was held Friday night. Two Port land boys were the leaders. The subject for discussion was, "Resolved, That Gov ernment control and ownership of the coal mines will be beneficial to the peo ple." The debaters were: Affirmative, Albert S. Wells, C. V. Staats and A. E. Belknap; negative, Horace. Brodle, Percy Cupper and Joseph Paulsen. For several weeks the debaters nid been making preparations, overhauling the college library and gathering facts for their re spective sides. The subject was partic ularly opportune and interesting at this time, when the coal commission is in ses- sum to settle the differences 'between the miners and operators. The decision of the judges was In favor of the affirmative. Albert S. Wells, leader of the affirmative, completed the grammar grades In the Stephens School and finished tho high school 'course. Horace Brodle graduated from the South Mount Tabor School and also from the Bishop Scott Academy. Both aro regarded as promising students'. The other debaters are from other por tions of the state, and are careful stu dents. Interspersed with the speeches were musical selections. Just how this decision that the Government should own the coal mines will affect tho coal barons in the East remains to be seen, but com ing from the Oregon Agricultural Colleen it may so affect these magnates that tney will accede to the demands of the miners rather than lose their mines. Now that interscholastlc football for the season of 1902 Is a thing of the past, aca demic athletes will have to look to new fields for their pastime and amusement. Neither Indoor baseball nor basket-ball has ever bg,ep remarkably popular In the schools and academies of Portland, but now that meet of the in stitutions have gymnasiums and armories In which to practice regularly, there is no reason why this year should not be an exception to the general rule. A league composed of teams from Portland Academy, Portland High School, Hill Military Academy and Bishop Scott Academy would furnish In teresting sport, and would serve to while away the time that will elapse before Spring brings baseball around again. START OF SIX-DAY CYCLE RACE. Eight Thousand Persons Saw It Six teen Teams in Competition. NEW YORK, Dec. 8. Elglit thousand persons saw the start of the six-day bi cycle race, the 10th annual championship event which began In Madison-Square Garden at 12 minutes after midnight. The 16 teams competing for the prize arer French-German team Jean Gougoltz, Paris; Karl Kaser, Hamburg. German team Emll Doerfllnger, Berlin; Richard Heller, Vienna. French team Petit Breton, Nantes; Louis Darragon Vichy. " Belgian team Emlle Looteus, Brussels; -Gratin Bataquln, Venier. Alsatian team Raoul Brlsson, Alsace; Victor Brunl, Lorraine. California team Floyd McFarland, San Jose, Cal.; Otto Maya Erie, Pa. American team Eddie Bald, Buffalo; Harry Elkes, Glens Falls, N. Y. v. Beaton team Will Stlnson, Boston; Jim my Moran, Chelsea. Long Island team John Bedell; Menus Bedell, Lynnbrook, L. I. C. R. C. A. team Jed Newblrk, Chicago; John B. Jacobson, New Haven. Quaker team Nat Butler, Cambridge, Mass.; Charles Turvllle, Philadelphia. Western team deorge Leander, Chica go; Floyd Krebs, Jollet. Brooklyn team Charles A. Barclay, Brooklyn; Frank Krebs, Brooklyn. Irish team Patrick Keegan, Lowell, Mass.; Willie Fenn, Bristol, Conn. Black-and-white team Alex Peterson, Chicago; Woody Hedspeth, Indianapolis. International team J. Frank Galvln, Hartford: E. M. Root, Boston. The race is for 142 hours from the time of starting. The riders may ride or rest as they like, except that no one man on any team shall be on the track more than 12 hours In any 24. Going Home for Christmas. CHICAGO, Dec. 7. The annual exodus from the Northwest and the Middle West of Scandinavians who returned to the motherland for the "Christmas holidays Is unusually heavy this year. A special train that left Chicago for New York to day carried 600 of these excursionists to Norway and Sweden. The train, which was elaborately decoratedvwith the flags of the United States and of Norway and Sweden, carried a. brass band. Practically all of the excursionists -will return to the United States and a large number of them have arranged to bring kinsmen with them on the return trip. ADVERTISED. Unclaimed Letters Remaining in the Postofflce at Portland, Or. , Free delivery of letters by carriers at th residence of owners may be secured by observ ing the .following rules: Direct plainly to th street and number of the house. Head letters with the writer's full address Including street and number, and request an swer to be directed accordingly. Letters to strangers or transient visitors in the city, whose sacclal address may be un known, should be marked In the left-hand cor ner "Transient." This will prevent their balng delivered to persons of the same or similar names. Persons calllns for these letters will pleasa state date on which they were advertised. December 8. They will be charged for at the rate of 1 cent each. Alrlngton. John Link. Clarence D Aklns, Chaa E Londey. lira Grace Acme Livestock Co Long. Ted Jr a' i, . Loner. MIsa Bessie A?wms' ?a,ph L01- Miss Anita Alhson. Jas Lynes, Earl Anderson. Mrs Cella Larsen, B T ArTlfon' .harIe' Leighton. Robert Arthur. Thomas McAvoy. JohiT(2) aEh-S Rat2Jl McCutcheon. Mrs Austin, Mrs S p Dalsy Austln. Mrs Bertha f McCarthy. T E 1 Byers. A S ! McCoy. Ed S Bayer, Vv S McCord. Miss Bertha(2) Backerman, John McDulln. Miss Ethel Bachelder. LA McDonald. Miss Ina Baker. Miss Pearl McFadden. Mrs June Baker. Mr and Mrs McFaden. Mrs M oTlm McKay. 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Francis J Converse, Miss AlbertaPomeroy, Mrs R J Conner. Mrs Evallne Pond, John Cook, Mrs Katie Porter, Miss Odessa Cox, May A Price. Mrs A E Cramer1, Joe Pullter. Pete Crocker. J Querner, MIs3 Settle Croff, Mr Ralston. Al Crouch. Miss Ethel Randall. Mrs M Crosby. Miss Maud Rameloy. Fred Dwyer, Mrs Lent Ray, Miss Ina Damon, M Reeve, George Danfourth. Elza (2) Reddecopp, Miss Danfourth, Ellsworth Marie Danforth. E A RIchert. "William (2) Davidson, Rose RIehlead, Miss Mae De Butz, Count Rer.nlwlck, Miss Dero, Charles Blanche Dlmond. Kitty Reynolds, F Dibble. Mrs F H Reynolds, Mrs Ida Dostcr. Miss May Reynolds, Mrs M E Donnell, C O Rlckels. Charlie Drube, Mrs C . RIcn, Mrs Emma Dunn, J V & Co Richardson, Mrs Sarah Durrlll. J W E Ewcll. D Riley, David Eisner. Charles RIloy, Dave EcKlalr, H Riley, Omar Edwards, Homer A Roberts. Joseph Edwards, L C Royal Chicago Artist Edwards," J T Association Elliott, T D Roadamel. Miss Effie Elliott, T C Robertson. Charles N Emerlck, Henry Roberts, Miss Gertrude English, John A Ross, Pete Evans, C E Runyon, Rol B Evans, Mrs E 5 Randolph. John Fitch. B H Russell. Miss M Fitzgerald. William Shelby. Miss M M 9 ears To keep the skin clean is to wash the execretions from it 6ff ; the skin takes care of itself inside, if not blocked outside. To vash it often and clean, without doing any sort of violence to it re quires a most gentle soap, a soap with no free alkali in it. Pears', the soap that clears but not excoriates. Sold all over the world. HAND sapolio FOR TOILET AND BATH Fingers roughened by needlework catch every stain and look hopelessly dirty. Hand Sapolio removes not only the dirt, but also the. loosened, Injured cuticle, and restores the fingers to their natural beauty. ALL GROCERS AND DRUGGISTS Dr.Talcott&Co, I RES moderate. cure; guaranteed SPECIALISTS ' MEN OHLY. 0 Colored Chart of the male anatomy s and consultation FREE At office or by man. .Home cures. - I 250J Alder St., Portland, Or. Skroblls, Al K Stuard; J R Stephens. E Schwarz, Charlea Samuels.. Mrs Bessie Sampson. Andy .Flcenor. Addle oiey, t Forbes. Lupinrf Fortner, Chester Scnllter. Eugene Foster. - Herbert A Schmidt. P&vl A rax. Tank scott. ti i Freer, N l Scott. John D Funk, Mrs J W Sewell. W H Grutze. F S Seelse, Jennie Gay.. Miss Jenny Shark, Miss Nora' Gaynor. Francis C "Sharman. George A Gaynor. Raymond W Snerman, Joe Gardner. Mrs G Shires, A C Gehman. Mrs Arizona Short; Thomas Germain. P p Shold, Gustat Glebel, George Simpson, Georg9 H Gibson. Mrs L Sinclair. MUs irflla Gilbert, Mrs J Smedley. Miss Geor Gillia. Miss Fannie glana. Goehrlnr. E ' Snor. Mlsa Lottie Gove. Mrs G A Snook, W A Graham, Mrs Alice Snowr A J Grantham. W J Smith, Frank . . Gray, Mrs W L Smltji. C M Greaves, P R Smith,-Miss Effle Green, John Smith, '.Miss Marie Griswold, L H Smith, Kosson Grler. John G Smith, Mrs, .Mary Griffith. Mrs RebecoaSonnerman. George O Guker,. Isaac TOaSt Clair. Mrs Claude Hadley. G H Stanton, L R Hadley, J p Stanley, Mrs Emma W Hadiey. Miss Mlna Statard & Co Halllday, Mr and Mrs sta". Ruby Jas Stark & Parklson Halsel, Louis Stein. Otto Hall, Miss Katie Stevens. Mrs Ella Hall. Mrs Jessie Spere. George W Hall,' Miss Anna Stlnucon, -Miss Mamie Hammond, C R Stlnson, Mr N Hamilton. L M Stlckel, John Hansen. Mrs GertrudeSUnSer. George Hansen. Simeon. Stone. J L Hardenbrook, R w Stone, E D Harvey, Mrs G M Strejc, Miss Mary Harms, J Supernair. E H Harrington, Miss TTAionSnmowskl, Jim Harris. H nSwan. Miss Maud Harrison. R g Taylor. H C Hawson, C H Tempest, E L Hawkins, Miss Emma Teeters. M G Heath. Carjton Thode. Jochnla Hedermann. Mrs AnmThorps, Miss Gladys Heinne, Mrs E e Tyler, Clayton H HIatt. W p Thompson, Mrs Paul B Hlckok, D Wm Thomas, C M Holben, Melv'n (2) Thomas, Leila Hoist. H ' Thomas. Merrltt Honquez, John F Thompson, I Hornaday. L J Tinlay, Ben B E Howe, Mrs W A TImmons, Jim Huntington, Miss Clos-Tockle, Niles C set "lua Tolllver. Miss Mable Huntington, Alfred Vanstrom. C A (2) Huiton, J K Vinson, Stephen Imus, Bemette Waltzer, Mrs Laura Irving, d j Walker, Miss Minnie Jurgens, Henry Walsh, Johnnie D (2) JInnie, Mrs Wart. Mrs H James, Rev m B Warner, Mrs MInnIo B James, William Watklns. MIkj La Belle Jarvls, Fred E Ward. Hattle Jacobs. I Weaver. Miss Maudie Jackfon. Mrs Harry Wetzler, Mrs S J Jackson, Roger Weber, Lulu , Jewell, Turner S Webber. .M A Joos. Miss Rosa Webber. W H Josslyn, Mrs Laura Ward. - Mrs J E Johnston, D ,W Wood, Charles E Johnson, Mrs Dora Ward. C A Johnson, - C D Warner, Miss Kittle Johnson. Albert Weber, Fred Johnson, Miss Ida Wells, Ml3a I A Johnson, Lincoln Wenderoth, Mrs Mary Johnson, Miss Lizzie Westdahl, Miss Anna Johnson. Souda Whlttler. A D Jones. Benlnmln Whltinr. Mrs Mnttlo (Jones, Miss Maggie Whltaker, Al rwucitziem, L.udwlg wanace, iirs J?rancis Kocckonen. Mrs List E Kiegan. W H White, Mrs Hattle Kelly. Miss Rubia White. Calvin Kelly, Rollin M White, Aler King. R p Wiley. Mrs Henry A King. A G Wtcklnsdh. Eder King, H S Willis. J Kirk, Miss Carrie Willard., Mr Knapp. C A Wilson; Mrs H H Knlttal, Miss Bertha Wilson, John G Konaluk, Anton Woison, Harry Krocnert. Mrs Alice Wlndeler, W Krec, Miss Ida Wlnton. Mrs W Kretzer. L H , Wlntermantel, George Kretzer, C Wlnsch-Bloch Co Lante, John P Wiseman; Miss Laura LafountaIne.,Mr and Wold, Amos Mrs C Woods, David Lack. Miss Ida Wood, Ida' Larsen, H J "Wolf. Theodore Larrey, Evert Wolf. Roy Larsson. Miss Mlna Wolf, Miss Florence Lasard. Oscar ' Works, Fred W Lawrence. Mrs R L Young, F A Lawton. Miss Talbert Ycrgh, C L Xegrand, Miss Julia Yearlan, Mrs Amanda Leaman, Harry Yerlck, Mrs A Lesslng, Frank Young, George Lewis, J C Zlnkan, Miss Tilly Lewis, Miss Nora J Zltart, Peter Barcnds Litzen. William PACKAGES. Bryant, Mr.. Win- Johnson, Mrs Dora Chester House Johnson, Robert L Clayton Colton Le Vasscur. Mrs Kitty Gibson. W S McComb. MIs3 Martha Hucker, F Stone, Mrs Bessie Inclerock, Eva M Wolf. C W A. B. CROASMAN. P. M. Flan ner, Mrs Fleming. J Q Frlnd. B YOUNG MEN troubled with night emissions, drcame. exhausting drains,- bash fulness, aversion to society which deprive you of your manhood, UNFITS YOU FOR BUSINESS OR MARRIAGE ' MIDDLE-AGED MEN who from excesses and strains have lost" their MANLY POWER. BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES. Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, painful bloody urine. Gleet, Stricture, enlarged prostate. Sexual Debility, Varicocele. Hydrocele. Kidney and Liver Troubles, cured without MERCURY AND OTHER POISONOUS DRUGS. Catarrh and Rheumatism CURED. Dr. Walker's methods are regular and scientific. He uses no patent nostrums or ready-made preparations, but cures the dlsensa by thorough medical treatment. His New Hampnlet on Private Diseases sent free to all men who describe their trouble. PATIENTS cured at home. Terms reasonable. All letters anowered in plain envelope. Consultation free and sacredly confidential. Call on or address Dr. Walker, 149 First St., bet Alder and Morrison, Portland, Or. ! LOOK HERE, YOUNG MAN! ! ST. LOUIS t Medical and Surgical Dispensary Longest Entabllnlied. Moat Successful and Reliable Specialist In Dlneaaes of Men, as Medical Licences, Diplomas and NeTrapapcr Records Sbovr. DISEASES Varicocele Weakness s Biood Poison Rupture and Kidney Diseases Etc., Etc References Best banks-and leading ionsuuauon at onice or ay letter iree Always enclose ID two-cent stamos to lence.- DR. J. HENRI KESSLER St. Louis Medical and Surgical Dispensary. Cormer Secoad and Yamhill Streets. Portland, Or. all ready now Delayed Preparations for Our urandf Christmas Display and Sale of Pianos Now Complete Special Show Room and Main Floor Resplendent With Matchless Holiday Pianos. A few unavoidable delays in putting the finishing touches to our new display rooms has compelled us to postpone our holiday opening. But now everything is m readiness. Today the public will have an opportunity to examine the finest assembly of pianos ever shown fcere. lhere is no surer evidence of the pros- in this country along lines of education: v-oit uwa me constantly increasing demand for high-grade pianos. People have learned the elevating influence of Vtuf ,c,an" It has become a necessity In their lives. Mediocre makes no longer satisfy. It Ik gratifying to us to know haY contributed largely In bringing about these conditions by always placing within the reach of the people high-grade instrument at moderate prlces.s The present day marks a new era in the art of constructing and finishing pianos, and the instruments which constitute our holl- day showlngvare the grandest to be seen anywhere. Our Upright Pianos ' Ar-S-,n:R?na,ssance. Art. Colonial. Louis XI . Orchestral Grand styles, casing? of mahogany, Circassian, figured and burl walnut, antique, Flemish and quartered pak. and other handsome woods used only n .the conrtructlon of high-class pianos. The action In them all is the very best. It Is made of straight-grain maple, with brass fiances, hammers are finished with the finest merino felt, sounding-boards made of quarter-sawed spruce, keybeds of hard maple, and keys are all the finest grain of ivory and ebony. Our Baby Grands. , These come in our three leading makes, ne eber. of New Tork: the Chlckering. ov Boston, nnd the Kimball, of Chicago. and nre exica?cd in mahogany and rose wood. They are displayed In our new nandome room just completed, and thrown open to the public for the first tine today. . Et'.prs .Hano House has wrought tre mendous changes in the piano business. It has sounded th? denth knell to old fogy ism and revolutionized the entire Western piano business. We need only to call your attention to the fact that during the month just past more pianos and organs were sold by us than by the rest of the entire Northwest trade combined. In eluded In our sale tomorrow will be found pianos that are being sold by old-time 'lealers for $B50. $7ii. ye3, even fS30. With us you will find them priced at 5418. $457 and $oS6, reductions that are made pos sible to our patrons through the modern, methods and the many unique and exclu sive facilities employed by us for handling them. Our Holiday Sale. And now we commence our holiday sale of thepe most beautiful pianos. A piano, is the king of Christmas gifts. Nothing entering the home Is more appreciated. A good piano is more than a friend It Im mediately becomes a beloved member of every cultured household. It educates the daughter. It keeps the boys at home. Noah's arks and toy engines will not do It. It takes a good, sweet-toned durablo piano, such aa can be obtained from us. Nor does It take much money nor a great effort to own one just now: $25 down and payments of $10 or $12 monthly (as little as $S down and $6 monthly on some) look3 easy, and It certainly is easy. Beside tho saving in the price now is more than enouch to educate the youngsters in mu sic. We shall be glad to have you make your selection now, while the stock is large and assorted, and arrange to have your Instrument delivered as a Christmas surprise. Holiday buying is well under way; there fore do not overlook the piano, the choic est Instruments will soon be taken.Tho early choosers will secure the finest cases. Ellers Piano House, 351 Washington street. Other large, busy stores at San 1 Francisco. Sacramento and Spokane. TWENTY YEARS OF SUCCESS In the treatment of chronic diseases, such as liver, kidney and stomach disorders, constipation, diarrhoea, dropsical swellings. Blight's disease, etc. KIDNEY AND URINARY Complaints, painful, difficult, too frequent, milky or bloody urine, unnatural discharges speedily cured. DISEASES OF THE RECTUM Such as plies, fistula, fissure, ulceration, mucous and bloody discharges, cured without tho knife, pain or confinement. DISEASES OF MEN Blood poison, gleet, stricture, unnatural losses, im po.tency, thoroughly cured. No failures. Cures guaranteed. You should consider thoroughly the skill, experience, reliability, etc., of a doctor or specialist before entrusting to him your health, the perfect and lasting recovery of which means so much to your future life and happiness. You should consider the QUICK-CURE ILLUSION and FRED-CURE FALLACY as an intelligent man would consider a business proposition. You dp n&t want to be mutilated and maimed for life by try ing to be cured of varicocele and kindred troubles In a. few days by surgical pro cedures. Every man who is afflicted owes It to himself and his posterity to get cured sufely and positively, without leaving any blight or weakness In his system. The. many years of our successful practice In Portland prove that our methods of treat ment are certain and not experimental. Call at my office, and if I find that you cannot be cured, will NOT accept your money UNDER AND CONDITIONS; but if, on examination, wo find you aro cur able, we will guarantee a Safe and Positive Cure In as short a time as the nature and' ex tent of the dleease will permit without liijurious after effects. My charges will be as low as possible for conscientious, skill ful and successful services. Consult us before consenting to any surgical opera tion upon Important blood vessels. Premature decline signalizes the pres ence of one or more weaknesses of tho vital system, which are due to tho Inher Itance,of one of the following And all reflex complications and associate diseases and affections. I will save you the suffering associated with Nervous Debility. Weakness, Prema ture Decline. Loss of Memory. Energy and Ambition. Nervousness. Pimples, Palpita tion of the Heart. Shortness of Briath, Apprehension of Calamity, etc. Wo will make your memory good. Call at our offices or write a full de scription of your case. Hundreds have been cured nt home. Our special home treatment will cure o e o o d e 9 O O O e you as it Has others. business men of this city. ana strictly connaential. Insiirc answer. Adilress in rwfw o o c ' iesicottta9t9tietiic6k(eiteiitttii