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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1901. 8 MULTNOMAH'S FINE TEAM FOOTBALL CRITICS PRAISES THE CLUB ELEVE.V. JftaHBgrer BrlghtHian la Disgrace at "WasliinsrtoB Who Won Xorth- Tveat Championship? XL e Multnomah football eleven of this year Is one of the strongest teams ever tunie d 'Jt b' the local club. Two fac tor i ""n-ter Into the general make-up of 4he Mt 'ltnomah team their -weight and ex perience 2. Added to these there is con sistent team work and speed. All these element were noticed In the game on Thanlcsgi ving day, and there Is a gen eral feet nS of satisfaction among the club intra bers over the strength of the 1001 team s compared with previous eleven of "the red and white. The team averages about 170 pounds per man, and! ti e weight is so well distrib uted thatr m ne of it appears to be ex cessive. "Weight, when It is not of a superfluous ni .ture. Is of great assistance to a football team, especially when it is coupled with .speed and tram play. All this Mulinomal has this year. Experience, which Is the chief factor in a football team's make-up. Is another thing that Multr.omah has. "Most of the club players are oldi college men, several of them ihaving played on the big uni versities o the East and "West. "Woodruff Is z. mights- man at guard and Van Voor hls, his partner, is a pillar of strength. Keller, cemter. and Kirkley, left tackle, are the only players on the team, who have not gone thfough several seasons of hard play. The careen", of Pratt, Iowns, Kerrigan, McMillan and Montague are at tne fingers ends -of the football cranks of the Northwest. Dolph has bhown. himself to be one of thr best ground-gainers that eer wore the winged M. Sanders gained many friends "by his clever performances on Thursday, and Willi go down on the record as one of the team's best men. The substitutes who were allowed to play against Oregon proved the wisdom of Cap lain Kerrigan's cholco. The club eleven Is capable of playing some of the strongest teams of the Coast thlc year, and rt is more than likely that a picked eleven, from California will come North during the holidays. This will give the wearers of the red and white an op portunity to test their strength against placrs of their own class and will in sure the public a good, lively contest. Manager Buckenmeyer expects to sched ule a game with "Whitman College, and It is thought that the Sons of Marcus will give the clubmen a very hard game. Although the University of Oregon eleven was not a strong one this year. the team takes, first rank as far as the colleges or the -state are concerned. Next to Oregon, Pacific University has done the best playing, although the defeat of Pacific at the hands of the Portland Academy early in the season mars the otherwise good record of the Forest Grove eleven. Coach McFaddem has dorie good work at Forest Grove and deserves great. crc-lit for the aptitude he has shown in developing the material on hand. Albany College has come to the front with a first-class team, which won the championship of the Collegiate Athletic League. Coach Edwards deserves com mendation for his efficient work. Mc Minnvllle College ranks second in the Collegiate Athletic League. McMinnvllle won every game played un til the final with Albany, and some of the Yamhill men were experts on the grid iron. The University of "Washington team re deemed Its reputation somewhat on Thanksgiving day, when Idaho was downed by a score of 10 to 0. The "Wash ington team of this year has gone through one of the most unsuccessful seasons on record. The team won few victories, but it la not the lack of victories that has given "Washington a black eye with the sporting public There were other more serious matters, things that concerned the honor and good name of the whole upl verslty. Brightman, the manager, made very elaborate plans for his team. Im ported a number of high-priced football players, and his dismissal from the man agement has been the result. Under Brightman's regime, the Washington team has not made an enviable record for cnnrfcmoflUlro pnnlllf 9nH tVlA ppnpMl 1 1 policy of his administration has been much talk and little action. Early in the Sum mer Brightman wrote to the football man ager of one of the rival college teams that I) he was "something more than a corre sponding secretary for the faculty ath letic committee." Right here lies the cause of the whple difficulty. The faculty of lh TTnlvorsItv of "Washlmrtnn has vl- 1 drnJlv hpfn somewhat lax In its dealings with the team. . A few wholesome ath letic rules, rigidly enforced, would have a good effect on the Seattle institution i and would tend to raise the Washington athletes in public esteem. What team has won the Northwest intercollegiate football championship for the season of 1901? This is the question that a number of football cranks are en deavoring to decide. Five teams, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Washington Agricul tural College and Whitman entered the race. Each team did yeoman service, but the championship still swings In the bal ance. However, the general consensus of opinion is that the husky aggrega tion of the Washington Agricultural Col lege is the strongest, despite its early de feat at the hands of Idaho. Oregon can lay no claim to the title, for the Web foot eleven fell before the prowess of Pullman ttnd "Whitman, and only succeed ed in playing a tie with Idaho. Nor can Idaho claim the honor, as Washington and Whitman have both defeated the mei from Moscow. Whitman College wa? in direct line for the championship after the sons of Marcus bested the Oregon, Washington and Idaho eleven, but Whit man's colors have been lowered by the "Agrlcs" from Pullman, and all thoughts of championship honors have vanished like leaves before the Autumn blast. The University of Washington never got within striking distance of the first posi tion, because of the decisive defeats at the hands of Pullman and Whitman. The knowing ones say that if Pullman and Idaho were to play again, Pullman would certainly turn the tables and win an easy victory. The Pullman men attribute their slrgle defeat to poor condition, as the game was played early in October. A comparison of scores on the Oregon team places Pullman far in the lead, with Whit man a close second. The Washington, Oregon and Idaho teams are somewhat in ferior to the other two, but never before in the history of Northwest sport have there been sq many good college elevens and as evenly matched games as those who played this year. The different insti tutions should profit by the tangle Into which the question of supremacy has fallen, and endeavor to arrange a sched ule for next season that will place the best team In a decisive position on top of the football heap. The Olympic Club football team, of San Francisco, will play with Oahu College, at Honolulu, on Christmas day. Oahu Col lege has guaranteed 51500 for the trip, and Olympic will leave San Francisco on De cember 15. This does away with the pros pect of the Olympics coming North for a Christmas or New Year's game with Multnomah. OREGON HEADS STATE COLLEGES. Victory Over Pacific Placed State University In Lead. EUGENE, Or., Dec. L The victory ot the University of Oregon over Pacific University last Saturday places the Eu gene team in the lead as far as state col leges are concerned. Thn Orotron mon were In poor condition to play ball Sat-J uruay, not naving recovered from their tmi.itM)l) mu(MMt( t0fl))M()) B9SSb?mB'4B9bBShBc19bSsSm- Ik9 KiiBMnEiHBBflBSJHPLr"H f$ZMf VsSv9999Hk xK BeEkSb&y&Wk. & vks' SBfi wifflB8rT?2ryrHHnBJrw& .BsBvS5HHBBS8x7nj- 1 3T BMKyllN iMfefaL, JllPTaiBBiBgfiatM BMBBBgggBBBBfcIBMBWaH-gM' tHMM.. 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Following is a key to the picture herewith presented: In the first row, sitting severe drubbing at the hands of Multno mah on Thanksgiving day. However, they were able to defeat Pacific with apparent ease, in halves of short dura tion. The Oregon eleven of this season Is the weakest one that the university has turned out since 18a", but the season's work has not been without results, for Coach Smith, who is Impartially given credit for being one of the best football trainers that ever came to the Northwest, has developed a good lot of material at the State University, and the season ot 1902 promises to be successful in every Smith deserves great credit for the work done, as the material on hand at the beginning of the season was very light, and old players were scarce. Had the football affairs of the university been In the hands of less determined men than Captain Zlegler and Manager Redmond, there would have been no team at all. Financially, the season has been the most successful one on record, and, above all, the men on the team have been straightforward, honest, hardworking stu dents. The members of the faculty are highly pleased because of the class stand ings of the players and the general way In which the business of the team has been conducted. The captain and man agers of next season's team will be chosen Immediately, and the men will certainly endeavor to win back some of their lost football honors. THE DALLES BEAT PEXDLETOX. One-Sided Football Game Played in the Rain. THE DALLES, Or., Dec 1. The foot ball game between the Pendleton Scour ing Mills and The Dalles, which was played here yesterday In a pouring rain, resulted In a victory of 27 to 0. for The Dalles eleven. In the toss up, Pendle ton took the ball, The Dalles winning choice of goals. Cooper made the first touchdown for the home team by a series of line bucks, kicking an easy goal. The Dalles again took the ball, and by a suc cession of end runs and line bucks put it over for another touchdown. Cooper repeatlpg his goal kick. At the end of the first half Williams succeeded In making a third touchdown. Cooper falling to kick the goal. Fifteen minutes' time was agreed upon for the last half, which, ow ing to darkness and fatigue of the Pen dleton team, was shortened to 12 minutes. Touchdowns by Cooper and Groehlcr, and a brilliant end run by Groehler, were the features of the last half. The game was more of an exnibitlon tftan a hard contest, owing to the bad weather as well as the poor condition of the Pendleton team, which had played hard games recently with Heppner and Wasco. A small but enthusiastic crowd was In attendance. M'MIXNVILLE TEAM DISBANDS. Basket-Ball Schedule of Collegiate Athletic Leagae. M'MINNVILLE, Or., Dec. L The Mc Minnvllle College football team has dis banded for the season. It was one or the best teams the college has put out, and has suffered but one defeat during the season. As only two members of the team are seniors, most of the men will be in college next year. Interest will now be turned to basket-ball, which Is under the supervision of the College Ath cletlc League of Oregon. The dates for basket-ball games, as arranged at the June meeting of the league, are as fol lows: McMinnvllle College vs. Pacific Col lege, January 10; Dallas College vs. Mon mouth Normal School, January 10; Mc Minnvllle College vs. Dallas College, Jan-uarj- 17; Monmouth Normal School vs. Albany College, January 17; Albany College vs. Dallas College, January 24; Pacific College vs. Monmouth Normal School. January 24; Monmouth Normal vs. McMinnvllle College, January 31; Albany College vs. Pacific College, January 31; Pacific College vs. Dallas Col lege, February 7; McMinnvllle College vs. Albany College, February 7. ChehaliK Beat Elmn. CHEHALIS. Wash., Dec. 1. Chehalls defeated Elma In a football game yester day afternoon, the score being 15 to 0. PRIZES FOR SCHOOL VHILDREX. Offer of Bernarr Macfndclcn, Stndent of Physical Culture. Athletics among school children will be given additional Impetus all over the country by the recent announcement of Bernarr Macfaddcn, the eminent phys ical culture student, who offers a set of six prizes for athletic competitions to all school districts In the United States havixur a recular attendance of 203 or BAKER CITY HIGH-SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM. more pupils. Those prizes consist of two gold, two silver and two bronze medals to be awarded to the boys and girls mak ing the greatest number of points in the following events :4 For boys 100-yard run, quarter-mile run, wrestling-and individual tug-of-war, with bar, bell or stick. For girls 50-yard run, 220-yard run, hand wrestling and stick twisting, with stick about 18 Inches long. The offer was made under the assump tion that thr calisthenic exercises of many of the schools are of little value because they are performed In a purely perfunc tory manner, and should be replaced by exercises In which the element of play Is predominant. Physical culture that Is taken uncon sciously, physical culture In which every movement Is exhilarating from . the In fluence of the interest and enthusiasm aroused, is far more beneficial than any other form of exercise. In the words of the donor of the prizes: "The most beau tiful of our domestic animals do not ac quire their bodily strength and symmetry from systems of physical culture, but from play." The Idea embodied In this offer is proved by actual experience, for It Is generally admitted that the athlete whose strength was acquired in athletic games Is far more beautiful to look upon than the knotty muscled man, whose exercise was obtained through the less diverting forms of set exercises. The offering of these prizes broadcast throughout the country is a worthy means toward a worthy end, and it should meet with the success it deserves. Philadelphia Times. ABEXDROTH WOX 3IEDAL. Made the High Score in Multnomah Bovfllngr Contest. v Carl Abendroth captured the monthly bowling medal In the contest at the Mult nomah Club Saturday evening by a score of 210. It is reported that "Abe's" allow ance Is to be cut down a few pins, as the bowling committee considers that he is making too many high scores of late. Ball finished In second place, and stood a fair show toward beating Abendroth out after he made 66 In his third game, but on the fourth he dropped away back. Dr. Surman also, did some good work with the assistance of his liberal handi cap. Mallory, at scratch, finished last. The scores: tt d 3 r "5 ? 93 3-1 350 PS so BOWLERS. 2o g? 3 3 - 3 2 3 U fP sw Abendroth .. Bronaugh .. Ball Surman Craft Vallle Sydney Churchman Rauert Routledgo .. Holman Ford Holmes Goudzward . Mallory .... 45 45 24 210 32 40 195 26 Foreigner! in Henley Regattas. LONDON, Dec. 1. The decision of the Henley stewards to admit foreign crews to the regattas receives much attention from the Sunday papers. A Cambridge man, writing to the Sunday Times, says: "The features of American life which Dickens caricatured are dead. The typical American is keenly anxious to exceL It is he Henley grand cup the Americans want to win, and it is the grand cup we take pride in defending. It Is the severest test of pluck and endurance to be found In the country, and if we are to battle with crews from over the seas, let us continue to meet them where the crowning quali ties of oarsmanship are most effectively displayed." Bicycle-Rider Dead. SALT LAKE, Dec 1. William B. "Vaughan, the well-known professional bl-cycle-rlder, died of typhoid fever In this city today, after six weeks' illness. Vaughan's home was in Southern Cali fornia. During the past year he estab lished world's records In 10 and 15-mile competition races on the local saucer track. Harvard Athletic Profitable. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec L The re port of the manager of athletics at Har vard University for the past year shows ttist the receipts from all branches of athletics amounted to $117,317, and the expenses to J78.23S. The receipts from football were $55,810 and expenses $19,653. -aatgj6oaaeoifloAnAit t t down and beginning at the left: Mitchell, substitute halfback; next, Kennedy, manager of the team, and right end, Newton, quarter, and Chandler, left end. In the second row. beginning at the left: Gale, right guard; Haskell, right tackle; Kelly, substitute, and Brown, left half. In the third row. beginning at the left: Barber, left Hackle; Professor Churchill, principal of the High School; "Williams, captain and fullback; Richardson, substitute; James, left guard; Car son. Coach, and McConnell, right half. In tho fourth row, beginning at the left: Allen, center; Prescott, Harris and Travllllan. substitutes. NEILL WILL MEET TRACEY MATCH HAS BEEX ARRANGED BE TWEEN" THE 3IIDDLE-WEIGHTS. Preparations Are Being Made for Jeffries Exhibition James Duff and Doc Burcli Matched. The match between Al Nelll and Mike J Donovan Is off, and Instead Nelll and Tom i Tracey have been matched for a a)-rouna ' go before the Pastime Club on Friday, December 20. The men are to weigh In at 14S pounds at 3 P. M., on the day of the contest Tracey started on his road work yesterday morning, and Nelll has Tesumed his training. A fight between these two men should prove an Interesting contest, as they are of about equal ability. Nelll showed him self to be a clever mixer last Friday, and should be able to get In and force the fighting from Tracey much easier than Smith could. The men have met twice be fore Several years ago Tracey lost to Nelll on a foul In the 19th round In the light they had In San Francisco, and' In their match last July In Seattle the con test was declared a draw. Preparations for a good programme for next Monday night, when James Jeffries, the champion heavy-weight of the world. Is to give a sparring exhibition with his brother Jack Jeffries, at the Exposition building, are being perfected. An attempt was made to have Hood Bot tler and Jim Duff meet in one of tho pre liminaries to decide the amateur cham pionship in the lightweight class in Ore gon, but Bottler has been In 111 health lately, and will be unable to get In con dition by that time. "Doc" Burch has been secured to take his place. Another preliminary has been arranged between Kid Lux, of Baltimore, and Swanson, of Portland. In the boxing contest at the Exposition last Friday evening, the Portland follow ers of pugilism saw one of the best fights that has ever been pulled off In this city. It was the best that has ever been he under the auspices of the present Pas time Club, which has held a number of first-class contests. The contest was a match between Smith's strength and Nelll's cleverness. Throughout the match Nelll showed him self to be far the shiftier man, hitting Smith nearly twice as many times as "The Mysterious Billy" hit him. How ever, his blows were not so heavy as Smith's. At the end of the contest neither man showed hardly any signs of the struggle. Nelll's skin was as perfect as when he first entered the -ring. Smith's showed a little redness, and he had a slight cut on his mouth, received during tho last few rounds. The opinions as to which of the two is the better man practically remain un changed. Those who supported Smith in this contest still continue to think he Is the real thing, and would knock Nelll out If they were to meet again. Nelll's back ers are of the same opinion, and feel con fident that the little Callfornlan can hold his own with anyone In his class. As a referee Jack Grant showed that he was the right man In the right place. During the whole contest he devoted his entire attention to tho fighters, break ing them clean, and cautioning them when either hit a little low or came near to butting. The only feature to mar the pleasure of the evening was the disgraceful con duct of one Charles Jost, who has made his last pese before Portland's sporting public, as a lighter. How this man has ever succeeded in pushing his way Into the prizerlng Is a question. If any one had told an outsider present at the con test that at one time Jost had figured In several of the main events In this city. It Is hardly possible that the statement would have been believed. After the first two rounds of the contest he showed him self to be a pure and simple quitter. He would lie down whenever Foley would rush, he would hit low, resort to " dirty work In the clinches, and to cap all this he deliberately held Foley on the ropes In the eighth round, bent his neck bacK, and choked him. At this the crowd com menced to hiss, and Referee Day ordered Jost to his corner, and was about to an nounce his decision, when Jost, to shdw that he had one more sneaking trait left In him. came up behind Foley and Day and commenced to land blows on the back i of Foley's head. In a second Foley was oattttioi op t - t after him and ready to continue the fight, but- through the prompt Interference of Day the contest was stopped, and Jost put out of the ring. Foley was declared tho winner amid the applause of the en tiro house. Harry Foley, Nelll's protege, showed himself to be a comer. His fight Fri day night was his first professional con test. He had some doubts about being able to last 10 rounds, as in all of his previous goes the limit has always been four rounds. He fought fast, and showed excellent footwork, "and his tactics were clean. Tho boy's all right and will be heard from. Arrangements are being made for a box ing contest to take njace In Vancouver, Wash., on or about December 15. The prin cipals are to be Eddie Murphy, of Port land, and John Ott, of the Artillery, at Vancouver. Both men are featherweights, and Mur phy Is well known in Portland, having fought several preliminaries here. He has always shown up well here, and should bo able to put up a good fight against tne soldier. NAVAL BATTALION "WOX. Middies Defeated Land Lubbers In Indoor Baseball, 31-14. The Naval Battalion indoor baseball team defeated the Second Battalion team last Saturday evening at the Armory by a score of 31 to 14. The middles were too much for the landlubbers, both in hit ting and fleldinff. Moxon, on the Naval Battalion, did the best hitting of the evening, making six hits In six times up, one of them being a clean home run, knocked the entire length of the drill hall. The umpires gave better satisfaction In this game than In any game of. the series. The league games are played every Sat urday evening In the drill hall of the Ar mory, at 8:45. No admission Is charged. The score: NAVAL BATTALION. AB. R, H. PO. A. E. James, c 8 3 3 6 ' 2 Ormandy, p 8 4 5 16 0 Montague, 3b 8 5 6 2 10 Leer, 2b 8 3 5 0 0 1 Campbell, lb ....'.... 8 2 1 13 0 1 Lawson, r. s 8 3 6 12 0 Castro. 1 s 8i 5 4 1 3 0 Pierce. 1. f 7 4 3 0 0 1 Neer, r. f 7 2 2 3 10 Totals 70 31 35 27 15 5 SECOND BATTALION. Maxon, c 6 5 6 4 12 Hoyt. 1. s 5 12 2 3 2 Jenkins, p 6 2 3 0 10 1 Keller, lb ,.. 6 0 2 13 0 3 Smith, 2b 5 2 13 0' Jordan, 1. f 5 0 ' 1 0 1 0 Dougherty, 3b 5 12 3 10 Butler, r. s 5 112 10 Singer, r. f 5 2 10 0 0 Totals 4S 14 19 27 17 10 SCORE BY INNINGS. Naval Bat ."7 6 0 0 6 15 0 631 Second Bat 4 10 13 12 0 214 SUMMARY. Rases on balls Off Ormandy. 1. Struck out By Ormandy. 6; Jenkins. 4. Two-base hits Jenkins, Montague, Law son. Three-base hits Hoyt, Neer. Home run Maxon. Time of game 1 hour and 10 minutes. Umpires Charles Macklo and Krupke. Stnnding of the Teams. Light Battery A 2 0 1.000 Naval Battalion 2 1 .666 First Battalion 1 l .500 Second Battalion 0 3 .000 HOW MANY "SECOXD TEAMS" f When Docs Corvallls Play First Football Eleven f CORVALLIS. Or., Dec 1. (To the Ed itorsToday's Oregonlan contains a cor rection from Corvallls of the report of the football game played here on Thurs day -between the Oregon Agricultural Col lege and the Oregon State Normal School teams. This correction says the Oregon Agricultural College second team, and In The Oregonlan of November 29 a report from Corvallls claims a victory for the second team, on the same day, over the Salem team. Such "hot air" reports lead us to Inquire how many "second teams" Corvallls may have; also If they keep the "first team" for exhibition purposes only? FRANK LUCAS. Cnrzan Saw an American Viaduct. LONDON, Dec. 2. The Indian corre spondent of the Times po'ntedly mention"; the fact that Lord Curzon. Viceroy ot India, when touring In Burmah. crossed the Kokilck viaduct, built by Americans and drawn by American engines. FINE GAMES OF BILLIARDS TV. C. DBXIWAY AXD C. S. XORRIS, OF NEW YORK, CROSSED CUES. Each, Man Toole a Game Duniivay Made Averages of 17 9-11 and 25 Xorrls 1G 2-3 and 9 3-7. Probablj- the best games of billiards ever played in the Northwest by amateurs were seen at the billiard-room of the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club Satur day evening. The games were between C. S. Norris, of the Knickerbocker Club of New York, and W. C. Dunlway. ot the M. A, A. C. of this city. Two games were played, of 200 points each, at 14 inch balk line, on a 4x8 table, and each player won a game. Mr. Norris won tne first, 200 to 196; while Mr. Dunlway won the second, 20O to 66. In the first game Mr. Norris highest run was 71, and his average 16 2-3. he making the game In 12 innings; while Mr. Dunl- ways high run was 49, and average 17 9-11, his numher of Innings being 11. In the sec- ond game Mr. Dunlway made the 200 In eight Innings, his high run being 91, and average 25; while Mr. Norris had only seven Innings, high run 35, and average j 9 3-7. Mr. Norris Is the New York representa- i tlve of the Booth Packing Company, and i plays the game of billiards as a diversion and a pleasant pastime. He has partlc- i ipated In many amateur tournaments, and I has almost uniformly been successful. , His games Saturday evening with Mr. I Dunlway were not matches, but simply quiet and friendly ones, which were en- joyed by a number of onlookers from among the members of the club. Mr. Norris leaves the city today, but will return within" a week', when he and Mr. Dunlway may again cross cues. Following were the scores of the two games in detail: FIRST GAME. Norrl-0, 15, 8. 33. 1. 0. 22, 30. -i, 11. 13. 3: total. 200; average. 10 2-3. Dunlway 25. 13. 34. 21. 10. 0. 49. 5. 10. 11. 18; total. 196; averase. 17 0-11. SECOND GAME. Dunlway 33. 0. 91, 2, 19. 0 33. 22; total, 200; average. 25. Norris 35. 0, 2, 1, 0. 0. 28; total, 66; aver age. 9 3-7. It will be remembered that In the re cent match at San Francisco between Mr. Dunlway and Dr. Burns, the former was beaten, and his average was only 3 1-3. The Multnomah men cannot understand how he averages from 12 to 25 at home, and falls to a pitiful 3 1-3 while away. But that is one of the things in billiards difficult to explain. It Is simply a fact. IMPROVEMENT ON THE BOURiE Increased Confidence and Further Gains Reported. BERLIN, Dec. 1. Increased confidence and further gains were noticeable on the Bourse during the last week. It was the best In many months, all departments scoring advances. The German financial reviews explain the improvement on the Bourse In various ways. They all agree, however, that the domestic and Industrial situation does not warrant this improve ment. Among the causes named as re sponsible for the week's amelioration Is the great abundance of money, the forth coming floatation of numerous domestic, foreign and state loans, ushering In an era of greater activity for the banks of emis sion, and the especially strong American Iron market. This market is giving un usual strength to German iron shares. These have also profited from the ex pected reduction In the price of coal, which was announced yesterday, and which amounts. In most grades, to one mark per ton. The reduction In coal also profited the coal shares, though to a less degree than the other departments. The reports from the United States ex ercise an especially strong Influence oil the market. The Boersen Courier says IT IS A CRIME Tt is a crime to experiment with the health of the ptople." savs Dr. J. Henri Kessler, manager of the Old St. Louis Dispensary at Portland. "If I did not know positively and absolutely that my new home treatment will cure all diseases of men. even when all other methods of treatment fall. I would consider I was committing a crime to make such a statement to the public. Nothing Is so precious to a man as his health-nothing so horrible as an Insane Asylum or the grave. Little Ills, if not promptly cured, often result In obstinate chronic diseases. I know that my new dis covery is the most marvelous treatment ever known, and 1 Intend to give its benefit to the world. I Intend that every man. woman and child who comes for treatment shall have 1U I propose to tell the sick absolutely free of charge. If they may be restored to perfect health. I would rather be a benefactor to the sick man than to have the wealth of Croesus." The above are remarkable words, but those who know Dr. Kessler and have tried his treatment, can vouch for their absolute truthfulness. He restores the wasted power of sexual manhood He rilso cures to stay cured VARICOCELE. STRICTURE. SYPHILITIC BLOOD POISON. NERVO-SEXUAL DEBILITY and all associate dlseast-s and weaknesses of man. To these maladies alone he nas earnestly devoted 25 of the best years of his life. He makes no charge for private "consulta tion, and gives each patient a legal contract In writing to hold for his prom ise. Is It not worth your while to Investigate a cure that has made life anew to multitudes of men? If jou cannot call at his oHlce. write him your symptoms fully. His home treatment by correspondence is always success ful. Address, always enclosing 10 2-cent stamps. J. HENRI KESSLER, M. D. ST, LOUIS BISPENSARY COR. SECOND AND YAMHILL STS. PORTLAND, OREGON CONTRACTED DISORDERS Under the treatment pursued before Irrigations were established, six weeks was deemed the duration of an acute contracted disorder. If it pro-eedsil beyond rIx weeks it was considered to have gone Into chronic condition. From statistics compiled from our practice In the pat five years, covering over VK cases, we can show tnat 00 ner cent of our patlentsthave recovered In 14 days or less. It 1. therefore, -qually nroDer to Hold that a case not entirely cured within two weeks must be considered a chronic one. and some complication has arisen for which the patient should sec a ieclallt .e Invite free consultation on this subject, and offer an 'exreriene- of over,0 years In fact, we can positively assert that we hae never failed to cure In a single "instance" PORTLAND OFFICEt ZoO4 Aider Street, Cor. Third. San Francisco OHlce, 007 3Iarket these reports constituted the market's chief Impulse, and points to the -excessive optimism shown by German specu lators, saying it Is a fact that German iron shares since the recent Improvement have risen more than United States steel. The other papers attempt to dampen this ex cessive optimism, and refer to the con tinued discouraging reports from the Iron trade. News from the Lorraine and Lux emburg districts represent business there as growing worse. The Cologne GTazette says the demand for plates has Improved, and that producers believe the depres sion has reached Its extreme limit. American securities -were apparently neg lected. The money market was the eas iest known for years; call loans reached 1 per cent. It was at times almost Im possible to place money and the abundance of money made the monthly settlement extremely easy. The Frankfurter Zletung believes th.it the rates for money will continue to be low, and that the improve ment in the market is likely to continue. STOCK EXCHANGE STAGNANT. ', Industrial Situation in England De cidedly Bad. LONDON, Dec. 1. During the past week the stock exchange has been anything but a cheerful resort. Monday was de cidedly tight, forcing borrowers to have recourse to the bank. Fortunately, the government's disbursements have been larger for this week. France also shows a disposition to Increase her balances in1 London, while the hope Is expressed that, further gold will be forthcoming from New York. But with the approach of tne year's end and a large slice of the last loan soon due. there Is small hope of easy money before well Into January of next year. In the meanwhile business is as stagnant as aver. The industrial situation is decidedly bad. The Welsh miners who have been stopping work In the blind hope of raising prices by restricting the coal production, have merely succeeded In Irritating the own-' ers, who now threaten a lockout, while the reported uncertainty of the Welsh sit uation has thrown numerous steam, coal, contracts for Great Britain and France' Into the hands of German and American" competitors. The copper situation Is enveloped In a mystery; as it has been for months past, and there Is a feeling In the air that un favorable developments are Imminent. Sli ver Is closely allied to copper, and tho, present phenomenal decline in copper 13 taken to Indicate that American Interests, which are here believed to have been maintaining artificially high prices, are about to relax their grip. A sharp break in both metals Is possible. It is only fair to say that such gloomy views are: largely based upon the inferences ot spec ulators, and are probably Intensified by the general discontent In tho Industrial' lockout, and the never ending war in South Africa. The situation in Germany adds a cer tain encouragement. While It is believed here that the worst of the German finan cial crisis Is over, tho present industrial stagnation in that country supports the theory that numerous small failures aro bound to be reported at intervals for months to come. Such an outlook is scarcely encouraging for promoters. There are rumors of a new German loan, and It Is saia In some quarters that the ru mored loan will probably be Issued In February. ears' No soap in all the world is so cheap. No soap in all the world is so good none so lasting-. Sold alt over the world. r. Talcott P SPECIALISTS For Every Form of Weak ness and Diseases of MEN ONLY OFFICE HOURS: O A. M. to 5 P. 31.; 7 to 8 ever.Inirti st. Snndny, 10 A. 31. to 2 P. M.