tfHE MORNING QREGONIAK, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1902.
they were individual! wouM k tn in ?
sure disaster if a foe of average capacity
were encountered. Neither ships nor men
can be improvised when war has begun.
"We need a thousand additional officers
In order to property man the ships now
provided for and under construction. The
classes at the Naval School at Annapolis
should be greatly enlarged. At the same
time that we thus add the officers where
we need them, we should facilitate the
retirement of those at the head of the list
whose usefulness has become impaired.
Promotion must be fostered if the service
is to be "kept efficient.
The lamentable scarcity of officers, and
the large numbdr of recruits and of un
skilled men necessarily put aboard the
new vessels as they nave been commis
sioned, has thrown upon our officers, and
especially on the. lieutenants and Junior
grades, unusual labor and fatigue, and
has gravely atrained their powers of en
durance. Nor Is there sign of any Imme
diate let-up in this strain. It must con
tinue for some time longer,' until more
officers are graduated from Annapolis,
and until the recruits become trained and
skillful in their duties. In these difficul
ties Incident upon the development of our
war fleet the conduct of all our officers
has been creditable to the service, and
the Lieutenants and junior grades in par
ticular have displayed an ability and a
steadfast cheerfulness which entitles
them to the ungrudging thanks of all who
realize the disheartening trials and
fatigues to which they are of necessity
subjected.
There Is not a cloud on the horizon at
present There seems not the slightest
chance of trouble with a foreign power.
"We most earnestly hope that this state of
things may continue; and the way to in
sure its continuance is to provide for a
thoroughly efficient Navy. The refusal to
maintain such a Navy would Invite trou
ble, and If trouble came would insure dis
aster. Fatuous self-complacency or van
,Ity or short-sightedness in refusing to
orepare for danger Is both foolish and
wicked in such a Nation, as ours; and past
experience has shown that such fatuity
In refusing to recognize or prepare for
Bay crisis in advance is usually succeeded
by a mad panic of hysterical fear once
the crisis has actually arrived.
PQSTOITFICES SHOW PROSPERITY,
23xtealm of Rsral Free Delivery Is
Recommended.
The striking increase in the revenues of
the Postofflce Department shows clearly
the prosperity of our people and the in
creasing activity of the business of the
country
The receipts of the Postofflce Depart
ment for the fiscal year ending Juno SO
last amounted to $121348,017 28, an increase
of $10,216,853 87 over the preceding- year,
the largest increase known in the history
of the postal service. The magnitude of
this increase will beat appear from the
fact that the entire postal receipts for
the year 1SC0 amounted to but 53,515,067.
Rural free delivery, service is no longer
In the experimental stage; it has become
a fixed policy. The results following its
. introduction have fully Justified the Con
gress in the large appropriations made
for Its establishment and extension. The
average yearly Increase in postofflce re
ceipts in the rural districts of the country
is about 2 per cent, we are now able, by
actual results, to show that where rural
free delivery service has been established
to such an extent as to enable us to
make comparisons the yearly increase has
been upward of 10 per cent.
On November 1, 1902. 11,650 rural free
delivery routes hod been established and
were in operation, covering about one
third of the territory of the United States
available for rural free delivery service.
There are now awaiting the action of the
department petitions and applications for
the establishment of 10,748 additional
routes. This shows conclusively the -want
which the establishment of the service
has met and the need of further extending
it as rapidly as possible. It Is Justified
both by the financial results and by the
practical benefits to our rural population;
It brings the men who live on the soil
Into close relations with the active busi
ness world; it keeps the farmer in dally
touch with the markets; it is a potential
educational force; it enhances the value
of farm property, makes farm life far
pleasanter and less isolated, and will do
much to check the undesirable current
from country to city.
It is to be hoped that the Congress will
make liberal appropriations for the con
tinuance of the service already estab
lished and for its further extension.
PERVERTED LAND LAWS.
Alt Possible Area Should Be Held for
Honiebuilder.
Few subjects of more importance havo
been taken up by the Congress In recent
years than the inauguration of the sys
tem of Nationally aided irrigation for the
arid regions of the far West. A good be
ginning therein has been made. Now that
this policy of National Irrigation has been
adopted, the need of thorough and scien
tific fbrest protection will grow more
rapidly than ever throughout the public
iand states.
Legislation should' be provided for the
protection of the game, and the wild crea
tures generally, on the forest reserves.
The senseless slaughter of game, which
can by Judicious protection be permanent
ly preserved on our National reserves for
the people as a whole, should be stopped
.at once. It Is, for Instance, a serious
count against our National good sense to
permit the present practice of butcher
ing off such a stately and beautiful crea
ture as the elk for Its antlers or tusks.
So far as they are available for agricul
ture, and to whatever extent they may
be reclaimed under the National irriga
tion law, the remaining public lands
should be held rigidly for the home
bullder, the settler who lives .on his land,
and for no one else. In their actual use,
the desert-land law, the timber and stone
law, and the commutation clause of the
homestead law have been so perverted
from the intention with which they were
enacted as to permit the acquisition of
large areas of the public domain for other
than actual settlers and the consequent
prevention of settlement. Moreover, the
approaching exhaustion of the public
ranges has of late led to much discus
slon as to the best manner of using these
public lands in the West which are suit
able chiefly or only for grazing. The
sound and steady development of the
West depends upon the building up of
homes therein. Much of ' our prosperity
as a Nation has been due to the oper
ation of the homestead law. On the
other hand, we should recognize the fact
that In the grazing region the man who
corresponds to the homesteader may be
unable to settle permanently If only al
lowed to use the same amount of pasture
land hat his brother, the homesteader,
is allowed to use of arable land. One
hundred and sixty acres of fairly rich
and well-watered soli, or a much smaller
amount of Irrigated land, may keep a
family In plenty, whereas no one could
get a living from 160 acres of dry pas
ture land capable of supporting at the
outside only one head of cattle to every
ten acres. In the past, great tracts of
the public domain have been fenced in by
persons having no title thereto, In direct
defiance of the law forbidding the main
tenance or construction of any such un
lawful lnclosure of public land. For vari
ous reasons there has been little inter
ference with such inclosures in" the pant,
but ample notice has now been given tne
trespassers, end all the resources at the
command of the Government will here
after be used to put a stop to such tres
passing. In view of the capital Importance of
these matters, I commend them to the
earnest consideration of the Congress, and
if the Congress finds difficulty in dealing
with them from lack of thorough knowl
edge of the subject, I recommend that
provision be made for a commission of
experts specially to investigate and report
upon the complicated questions involved.
LEGISLATION FOR ALASKA.
Should Be Shaped for Building "Up
Homes There.
I especially urge upon the Congress the
need of wise legislation for Alaska. It Is.
not to our create as a nation mat AiasKa.)
which has been ours for 35 years, should
still have as poor a system of laws as
is the case. No country has a more valu
able possession in mineral wealth, in
fisheries, furs, forests, and also in land
available for certain kinds of farming and
stockgrowlng. It is a territory of great
size and varied resources, well fitted to
support a large, permanent population.
Alaska needs a good land law and such
provisions 'for homesteads and pre-emp
tions as will encourage permanent settle
ment. "We should shape legislation with
a view not to the exploiting and aban
doning of the territory, but to the build
ing up of homes therein. The land laws
should be liberal in type, so as to hold
out inducements to the 'actual settler,
whom we most desire to see take posses
sion of the country. The forests of Alas
ka should be -protected, and. as a second
ary but still important matter, the game
also, and at the same time it is impera
tive that the settlers should be allowed
to cut limber, under proper regulations,
for their own use. Laws should be en
acted to protect the Alaskan salmon fish
eries against the greed which would de
stroy them. They should be preserved
as a permanent Industry and food supply.
Their management and control should bo
turned over to the Commission of Fish
and Fisheries. Alaska should have a Del
egate in the Congress. It would be well
if a Congressional committee could visit
Alaska and investigate Its needs on the
ground.
PROGRESS WITH THE INDIANS.
Developing the Red Man Along- Line
of Natural Aptitude.
In dealing with the Indians our aim
should be their ultimate absorption into
the body of our people. But in many
cases this absorption must and shoild be
very slow. In portions of the Indian Ter
ritory, the mixture of blood has gone on
at the same time with progress in wealth
and education, so that there are plenty of
men. with varying degrees of purity of
Indian blood who are absolutely inaistin
gulshable'ln point of social, political, and
economic ability from their white asso
elates.. There are other tribes which have
as yet made no perceptible advance to
ward such equality. To try to force such
tribes too fast is to prevent their going
'forward at all. Moreover, the tribes live
under widely different conditions. "Where
a tribe has made considerable advance
and lives on fertile farming soil, it ispos
Bible to allot the members lands In sev
eralty much aB Is the case with white
settlers. There are other tribes where'
such a course is not desirable. On the
arid prairie lands the effort should be to
induce' the Indians to lead pastoral rather
than agricultural lives, and to permit
them to settle In villages rather than to
force them into isolation.
The large Indian schools situated re
mote from any Indian reservation, do
a special and peculiar work" of great to'
portance. But, excellent though these
are, an Immense amount of additional
work must be done on the reservations
themselves among the old, and, above all.
among the young Indians.
The first and most . Important step to
ward the absdrption of the Indian is to
teach him to earn his living; yet it is
not necessarily to be assumed that in
each community all Indians must become
either tillers of the soli or Btockraisers.
Their industries may properly be diversi
fied, and those who show special desire
or adaptability for Industrial or even
commercial pursuits should be encouraged
so far as practicable to follow out each
his own bent.
Every effort should be made to devel
op the Indian along the ltries of natural
aptitude, and to encourage the existing
native industries peculiar to certain
tribes, such aB the various kinds of bas
ket weaving, canoe building, smith work
and blanket work. Above all, the Indian
boys and girls should be $lven confident
command of colloquial English, and
should ordinarily be prepared for a vig
orous struggle with the conditions un
der whiph their people live, rather than
for immediate absorption into some more
highly developed community.
The officials who represent the Govern
ment In dealing with the Indians work
under hard conditions, and also, under
conditions which render it easy to do
wrong and very difficult to detect wrong.
Consequently they should be amply paid
on the one hand, and on the other hand
a particularly high standard of conduct.
should be demanded from them, -and
where misconduct can be proved the pun
ishment should be exemplary.
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS.
Aid to Farmers Smithsonian Insti
tution Public Printing.
In no department of Governmental
work in recent years has there been
greater success than in that of giving
scientific aid to the farming population,
thereby . showing them how most effi
ciently to help themselves. There Is no
need of Insisting upon its importance,
for the welfare of the farmer is funda
mentally necessary to the welfare of tho
Republic as a whole. In addition to such
work as quarantine against animal and
vegetable plagues, warring against them
when here Introduced, much efficient help
has been rendered, to the farmer by the
Introduction of new plants specially fitted
for cultivation under the peculiar con
ditions .existing In different portions M
the country. New cereals have been es
tablished in the semi-arid West. For In
stance, the practicability of producing
the best types of macaroni wheats In
regions of an annual rainfall of only 10
inches or thereabouts has been conclu
sively demonstrated. Through the Intro
duction of new rices in Louisiana and
Texas, the production of rice in this
country has been made to about equal
the home demand. In the Southwest the
possibility- of regrasslng overstocked
range lands has been demonstrated; In
the North many new forage crops have
been introduced, while In the East it has
been shown that some of our choicest
fruits can be stored and shipped in such
a way as to find a profitable market
abroad.
I again recommend to the favorable
consideration of Congress the plans of
the Smithsonian Institution for makinsr
the museum under Its charge worthy of
the Nation, and for preserving at the
National Capital not only records of the
vanishing races of men but of the ani
mals of this continent which, like the
buffalo, will soon become extinct unless
specimens from which their representa
tives may be renewed are sought In their
native regions and maintained there in
safety.
The District of Columbia Is the only
part of our territory in which the Na
tional Government exercises local or mu
nicipal functions, and where In conse
quence the Government has a free hand
in reference to certain types of social
and economic legislation which must be
essentially local or municipal In. their
character. Tho Government should see
to it, for instance, that the hygienic and
sanitary legislation affecting Washing
ton Is of a high diameter. The evils of
slum dwellings, whether In the shape of
crowded and congested tenement-house
districts or of the back-alley type, should
never be permitted to. grow up in Wash
ington. The city should be a model in
every respect for all the cities of the
country. The charitable and correctional
systems of the District should receive
consideration at the hands of the Con
gress to the fend that they may embody
the results of the most advanced thought
in these fields. Moreover,' while Wash
ington is not a; great Industrial city, there
is some Industrialism here, and our la
bor legislation, while it would not be
important in itself, might be made a
model for the rest of the Nation. We
should pass, for instance, .a wise em
ployer's liability act for the District of
Columbia, and we need such an act In
our Navy-Yards. Railroad companies in
the District ought to be required by law
to block their frogs.
The sa"fety-applianoe law, for-the bet
ter protection of the. lives and limbs of
railway employes, which was passed In
1893, went-into full 'effect on August 1,
1901- It has resulted In averting thou
sands of casualties. Experience shows,
however, the necessity of additional leg
islation to 'perfect this law. A dm to
provide for this passed the Senate, at the
last session. It is to be hoped that some
such measure may now be enacted Into
law.
There is a growing tendency to provide
for the publication of masses of docu
ments for which there is no public de
mand, and for the printing of which there
Is no real necessity. Large numbers of
volumes are turned out by the Govern
ment printing presses for which there Is
no Justification. Nothing should be
printed by any of the departments unless
It contains something of permanent val
ue, and the Congress' could with advan
tage cut down very materially on all
the printings which it has now become
customary to provide. The excessive
cost of Government printing is a strong
argument against the position of those
who are inclined on abstract grounds to
advocate the Govennment's doing anj
work which can with propriety be left In
private hands
Gratlfvinir nroeress has been made dur- i
ing the year in the extension of the
merit system of making appointments in
AUTHOR WILL HELP MAKE LAWS,
i
NEWTON BOOTH TARKINGTON.
Newton Booth TarkJngton. tho author, has Just been elected to the Indiana
Legislature. He was born July 29, 1869, and received his -education In Phillips
Exeter and Princeton. Ho was graduated from Princeton In 1893, after a very
successful course. During his college days he was on the staff of several of the
undergraduate publications, and was well known, as a writer .of clever stories.- In
1899 was published his first book, though second in order of writing, "The Gen
tleman from Indiana." Tnis was immedlatelly followed by "Monsieur Beau
calre," a novellette that attained: Instant favor and was dramatized by Richard
Mansfield. Mr. Tarklngton is radical In his views on many subjects, not afraid
to express himself on any topic, and cherishes plans for the benefiting of the lit
erary profession. His- present residence la a country place outside of Indianapolis.
the Government service. It should bo
extended by law to the District of Co
lumbia. It is much to be desired that
our consular system be established by
law on a basis providing for appointment
and promotion only in consequence of
proved fitness. ,
Through a wise provision of the Con
gress -at its last session the White House,
which had become disfigured by Incon
gruous additions and changes, has now
been restored to what It was planned to
be by "Washington. In making the resto
rations the utmost care has been exer
cised to come as near as possible to. the
early plans and to supplement these plans
by a careful study of such buildings as
that of the University of Virginia, which
was built by Jefferson. The White House
is the property of the Nation, and so far
as is compatible with living therein It
should be kept as it originally was, for
the same reasons that we keep Mount
"Vernon as It originally was. The stately
simplicity of its architecture Is an ex
pression of the character of the period
in which It was built, and Is In nccord
with the purposes It was designed" to
serve. It Is a good' thing to preserve'
such buildings as historic monuments
which keep alive our sense of continuity
with the-Nation's pas't
The reports of the several executive
departments are submitted to the Con
gress with this communication.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House, December, 1902.
FIGHTING FRANCHISE TAX
New York Corporation .Appeal. From
an Adverse Decision.
ALBANY. N. Y.. Dec. 2. Argument in
the appeal from the decision declaring
constitutional the franchise-tax law was
begun In the appellate division of the Su-
lies 10 me coniiuveray. xne ueciMun
Vl wu i w:,, cum.."" . cease(I hJs labors an(j lgft t fl f
GIHiam County.
"i.. b x r: rr,,: ' Sd that he Is very well pleased
pari
In question sets forth . that the special ; Coll hnfl predtcted that ln 1903 the
tax law violated neither the state nor the ; twim wmiM h 1 1,. '
SSS SSSSSSS.-S'S JESS'S i rl s
ble from the value of the Intangible prop- In all seven h b , Q
erty constituting ; the franchise, and that some o themb wlth tho ieading teams
the rate of taxation on special franchises of the stat apd on, once WaAlbamy
should correspond with the rate applied scored net that being , on a fluke
In determ in ng the value of other species ,n the me wlth Monmoth. Alb
of real estate in the..same tax district has metb and vanqutehcd al, comer .
The amount involved aggregates $H ,000.- , t the Unlversuy Df Oregon eleven.
000.- which has been assessed against the ; ith wnlch two scorelesg mes wer'
corporations tf the state and paid by them played The laat ame th M
under protest The decision In the case ' MInnvIlle College eleven gained the cham
was -rendered by Judge Robert Earl (who pionship pennant of the College Athletic
U1CU -"f"'" j aim
was confirmed by Supreme Court Justice
Herrlck.
Gold, for South America.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2. The sum of J500,
000 in gold will be shinned to South
America tomorrow. Several banks aro
Interested in the .shipment, which Is said
to be for account of the Argentine wheat
movement. Argentina recently drew on
London for gold, but this later purchase
Is made here because of the lower rate.
A telegraphic transfer of $300,000 ln gold
to San Francisco was made by the Sub
treasury today.
What to Do Until the Doctor Arrives.
"One of my children was taken with
cramp colic and suffered severely," says
S. B. Slzee. of Monett, Mo. "I telephoned
for a doctor, then gave a dose of Cham
berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy,, and a few minutes later a second
dose. Before the doctor came the child
was relieved." For sale by all druggists.
FOOTBALLOVER ATEUGENE
UNIVERSITY OP OREGON TEAM
BREAKS TRAINING.
Season Has Been Financially "UnsHC
cessfnl, but Deficit Is Not Large,
and Will Be Made Up.
UNIVERSITY OE OREGON, Eugene,
Dec. 2. (Special.) Football training has
ceased at the' University of Oregon, and
the players have turned in their suits.
The business management has been very
desirous of having a second game with the
team of the Asxicultural College, '.to be
played at Portland on December 6, but
the 'farmer lads" oeneve tna. me iooiouu
season should close with Thanksgiving,
and, as a result, no such game will De
olaved,
I Financially, the Eugene team has not
.been very successful, although the deficit
is not large and will no doubt be made up
by pupils, etc. But the one great reason
for the hard straits that the managers
have had to contend with In carrying the
teams through seasons is due to the poor
conditions of things at Eugene. In tne
first place Eugene is a small place and
large crowds never turn' out, altnougn
In proportion to the population the show
ing Is good. In the next place the univer
sity has no field of Its own and cannot ac
commodate the spectators In a decent
manner. The field In use at present Is
rented property and the prospects for pur
chase by the university are Indeed small
Five different football teams were brought
to Eugene this season and not a single
time did the gate receipts meet the ex
pensas.
The 'varsity eleven have played during
the year seven games, four at home- and
three In other towns. The team won, three
games, tied three and lost one. The sec
ond eleven played but one game and that
with the Ashland Normal. Casualties thl
season are very few, and there Is not
single man with anything more than mere
bruises.
The time is' at hand for election of
captain and manager for next year's team
The choosing of captain will be made by
the players In a few days.. The managers
will be selected by the athletic board of
tho associated students.
SEASON OVER AT ALBANY.
Team Breaks Training and Conch
Edwards Return Home.
ALBANY, Dec. 2. (Special.) The Al
bany College football team has broken
training for the season. A banquet was
given the players last evenlnsr. fol
lowed by toasts by several members of
the team. It was a verv n1nvnhl
affair and ended with college ' songs and
yens. tne team and rooters marchln
about tho. streets rending the air with
various slogans. Coach Edwards has
his
He
with
- fh ,. nf t,,, ,.. ta- . ... '
Lcacue of Oresron for thf Alhnnv tem
The team is justly proud of her col
lege football team.
Interest Is now centered In basket-ball,
which will be taken up under the su
pervision of the College Athletic League.
Games are scheduled to be played with
McMInnville, Monmouth, Dallas and
Nevvberg.
Give U Football for Study.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2. The Univer
sity of California football team has de
cided to play no more games this year.
After defeating Stanford and the Perris
Indians at Los Angeles tho members
have stopped training and are devoting
themselves to preparation for the mid
term examinations.
Coatcs Bleated Cnptnin.
ALBANY, Dec. 2. (Special.) The Al
bany College football team has elected
Alton Coates captain for the season of
1903. Coates this year played right half-
back on the college team, and acted as
field captain in a number of games. He
is a player of unusual ability, Is one of
the speediest backs in the state and uses
good judgment as a field .general. He Is
selection as captain is considered a good
one.
Weston Defeats Indians.
WESTON, Or., Dec. 2. (Special.) In
the football game played here between,
the State Normal School eleven and a
team of. Indians from the Umatilla reser
vation, most of them Chemawa stu
dents, Weston won by a score of 5 to 0.
Weston s touchdown was made in the.
second half, Sallng getting around the
Umatillas' end in. a nimble run. The
game was close and interesting through
out. TO SHOW DECEMBER 9.
Date Is Arranged for Jeflrles-Flts-
i almmdns Exhibition.
S. C. Mott and J. P. Eagan, advance
agents, of the Jeffries-Fltzslmmons exhi
bition contests, arrived in Fortiana last
Monday morning and made the final ar
rangements for the great show, which
will take, place at the Exposition building
ring on Tuesday evening, December 9.
The big boxers will give a sparring exhi
bition, and there will he plenty of good
preliminaries, two of which have already
been secured.
Neither one of the men has donned the
gloves since the great fight at San Fran
cisco, July 25, and they will have a bat
tle royal when they get In the ring again.
The general coneensus of opinion seems to
be that it will be one of the greatest
mixes ever seen in this part of the coun
try. Jack Day, of the Portland Pastime Club,
has secured Ed Barry, of Montana, and
Jack Cooper, of New York, for a six
round bout, and Kid. Murry and Frank
Freeman will be on hand for 10 rounds.
Two or three more bouts will be arranged
for, and the management will announce
the names as soon as possible.
In regard to the show, Egan says: "This
Is the first city in which we will show,
and, judging from the Interest already
manifested by the local followers of ath
letics, we will have to put out a S. R. O.
sign early In the evening, as this will be
the first time in the history of pugilism
that the two greatest living exponents
of the art have combined to give exhi
bitions. Mr. Mott and myself have se
ceived many letters from the leading club
managers of the country, asking us to
show under their auspices and offering
good guarantees, thus assuring us of a
most successful tour. It Is possible that
the combination will go abroad if there
is no immediate chance of a match for
Jeff when we get East."
DENTALS TO MEET MEDICS.
Supremacy of Rival Football Elevens
to Be Settled Saturday.
At last a game has been arranged be
tween the football teams of the North Pa
cific Dental College and the University of
Oregon medical department. It will be
played next Saturday, December 6, at
Multnomah Field, at 3 P. M. Both teams
have made a good showing during the
entire year, and the game next Saturday
Is the game of the season for both. The
Dental team was organized with the
avowed purpose of defeating the Medics,
and the same may be said of the other
side. The date of playing has been post
poned to give both teams a chance to get
In their best trim. So fierce will be the
contest that It was yesterday suggested
that Jeffries and Fltzsimmons be engaged
as officials to see that all rough ball was
played fair. As the pugilists are to give
an exhibition in Portland the first of the
week, the Medics have acted on this sug
gestion and wired the two National cham
pions asking If they will act in this ca
pacity. Their answer will be published
later.
DISCIPLINE FOR BULLMAN.
Jockey Again In Trouble at San
Francisco Races.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 2. In the six
furlong handicap at Ingleslde today six
xast sprinters went to the poBt, with
Kenllworth favorite. They were Bent
away with Sad Sam in front. He tired
in the stretch and Kenllworth, carry
ing 16 pounds, came from behind, beat
ing him in a drive in the good time of
1:13. Azarlne, a 20 to 1 shot, took the
fifth event. Jockey Bullman was sus
ponded for three days by Starter Holt
man for misbehavior at the post on Marl
neuse and Bedner. Results:
Futurity course, selling St. Phlllpplna
won, Snark second, Montana Peeress
third; time 1:12&.
jjivo lunongs, purse Bucolic won,
Somenos second, Orisina' third; time
1:03.
Mile and sixteenth, selling Grafter
won, Gawalne second, Galanthus third;
time 1:48.
Six furlongs, handicap Kenllworth
won, Sad Sam second, Byron Rose third;
time 1:13.
Futurity course, selling Azarlne won,
Bedner second,. Quiz II third; time 1:12.
One mile, selling Horton won, Rollick
second, Artllla third; time 1:42.
Races nt New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2. Crescent
City race results:
Mile, selling Russell Tonton won, Na-
bokllsh second, Ceylon third time 1:54
Six furlongs Henry McDanlel won
John Peters second. Dr. ScharfC third
time 1:18 4-5.
Mile, selling Moablna won. Major
Dixon second. Chickadee third; time
1:53.
Mile and a quarter, selling Larson
won, junrcos seconu, xom vvoous tniru
time 1:26.
Mile Sheriff Bell won, Florestan sec
ond. Lord Touchwood third; time 1:54
Commissions on California Races
Accepted, Portland Club Cafe. 130 Fifth
street. Direct wires from tracks.
RECORDS OF BOWLERS.
IHghcst and Average Scores Made by
All-Am crlcau Trio.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 2. The All
American bowling trio, now on its West
ern trip, began playing in Oklahoma to
day. The record October 5 to November
30, Inclusive, follows:
v High
Plaver score.
J. J Voorheis 2S7
R. Wolf 279
E. Peterson 243
A. Se-lbach 238
Average.
192 105-183
188 4G-194
184 145-161
1S2 143-152
Team records: Series played, 47; series
won. Ail-Americans, 47; lost, 0. Games
played, 235; games won, All-Amerjcans
202; lost, 33. Highest single igame. All
Americans, 6C7, made at Pueblo. High five
games, total pins, 30S5, made at Butte,
Mont. Highest total for diamond medals,
Eugene Club, of San Francisco, 2858. High
est total for Albert Pick prize. Chicago
2833. Highest total for Koehler and Hein
rich prize, Billings, Mont, 2747. Winner
of San Karpf prize, H. Leap, San Fran
cisco, 233.
Bowling: Season Commences.
SALEM, Dec. 2. (Special.) The Illlhee
Club tonight began its season of bowl
ing and on next Monday evening will
select a team to represent the club in
contests with teams from other cities.
The club has procured a medal to be
awarded once a month to the member of
the club making the best score. Tho
medal will remain the property of the
club but be carried by the champion
bowler.
PLANS FOR OLYMPIAN GAMES. .
Chicago Men Want Them nncl Pro
pose 1005 ns the Date.
CHICAGO, DecT 2. In a letter to the In
ternational Games Committee In Paris, H.
J. Furber, Jr., president of the local asso
ciation, declares that the Chicago backers
of the big sporting enterprise believe the
best plan for a compromise of the differ
ences attending the fixing of date and
place for holding the games is that they
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Celluloid Boxes
Silk-lined or transparent,
for various toilet purposes.
Entirely new designs and col
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Pin, trinket and hairpin
boxes 10c, 25c to 75c
Handkerchief, suspender,
necktie and glove boxes
25c, 50c, $1 to $3
Work boxes, with thimble,
scissors-, bodkins,, etc.
75c, $1, $1.50 to $2.50
Collar and cuff boxes,
:..$!, $1.50 $2, $2.75
Shaving Sets
The kind any man would
thank you for, including
mug, brush and razor,
unusual values
. - $1.90, $2.25; $2.65 to $2.90
Same with strop, soap, and
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$3.50, $4.25, $5.50
Manicure, Toilet and
Combination Sets
A shipment just received of
over 500 of these sets in all the
newest creations, latest com
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Comb and brush sets, in
plain box 85c, $1, $1.50
Comb and brush sets, in
silk-lined celluloid box
$1.25, $1.75 to $3.75
Comb and brush sets, in
black celluloid grained
in perfect imitation of
ebony with sterling sil
ver mountings
; . . . $1.50, $2, $2.75
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be postponed until 1905. He also Intimated
upon representations made to him by In
fluential French residents of Chicago, In
cluding Resident Consul M. Merou, that
Chicago would be considered a more desir
able place for' the games than St. Louis,
owing to the heat ln the latter city during
the Summer months, and to the fact that
the naval display, which it was contem
plated, to make a striking feature of the
event, would havo to be abandoned If that
city be selected.
Hi(?li PriceH for Blooded Horses.
NEW MARKET, Eng., Dec. 2. At the
blood stock sales here today, W. C. Whit
ney's Ballantrae and Spectrum were
bought ln for $21,873 and $18,750. respective
ly. Frank Gardner's Dakota III was sold
for $9375.
WlBConnin Tenm Coming: to Coant.
CHICAGO. Dec. 2. A special to the Dally
News from Milwaukee sttys that Manager
Kllpatrick stated this morning the Wiscon
sin University football team will surely
make the trip to California, leaving on
December 18.
BIG IRON COMPANY FORMED
Seventeen Firms Unite "With a Cap
italization of $30,000,000.
DETROIT, Dec. 2. In the office of J.
W. McMillan here today 17 of the .lead
ing malleable Iron concerns ln tje United
States signed an agreement to form one
company with a capital of 516,000,000 to $20,
000.000. The financial headquarters will be
held In New York and the headquarters
for the operating department at Chicago,
temporarily at the East.
W. C. McMillan, of .the Michigan Mal
leable Iron Company, said tonight:
"There has been no cash paid out and
there ls.no water for stock Jobbing pur
poses. We have combined because we be
lieve It to our Interests to do so, and
have not sold out to any trust. It Is true
that the United States Steel Corporation
interests are Interested and that the In
corporation Is to some extent interested.
The new combination Is as big as the Na
tional, the only other large malleable
amalgamation in existence, and I consider
It fully as strong. None of the plant9 will
be shut down, and there will be no
change in the management."
ANGRY AT HIS RESCUERS
Would-Be Suicide Protests at Inter
ference "With His Flans.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2. James J. Rogers,
believed to be an attorney of Boise, Idaho,
jumped Into the river at the foot of Michi
gan avenue today, but was rescued with
the aid of a grappllng-hook. After being
resuscitated Rogers became indignant be
cause his plans had been. Interfered with.
He will be given a hearing tomorrow on a
charge of disorderly conduct.
Leg: Finds Its Dead Owner.
VANCOUVER, B. C. Dec. 2. At Spence's
Bridge, B. C, today the leg of a man was
found hanging to the brakebeam of a
Canadian Pacific freight train. Upon In-
vesUg'atlon it was found that a short dis
tance ease of Gladwin, a section laborer
named John CInname had been run over
and killed. None of the crew knew any
thing about the accident, which occurred
during a snow storm.
Ex-Speaker Reed Taken 111.
"WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. Ex-Speaker
Thomas B. Reed had a sudden and se
vere attack of gastritis this evening. He
was prostrated for a time, but Dr. Gard
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Comb, brush and. mirror J
sets, in rich silk-lined
celluloid boxes
$2.25, $2.90, to $6 J
Same in brocade, silk- J
lined leatherette-covered
case $4.25, $6.50 to $9
Same in perfect imitation
tortoise, excellent quali- J
ty bristles and mirror
$4.50, $6.50 I
"Many in One"
Combination toilet and
manicure sets, 6 to 10
pieces, $4.25, $6.5Q to $13.50 J
Same cabinet style with
mirrors, 8 to 12 pieces
$8.50, $12, to $16.50 I
Same with music box at-
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$15, $21, $29.50
Manicure Sets
Entirely new arrange
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ner succeeded In relieving him. This sud
den illness caused considerable alarm to
his friends, but at a late hour Mr. Reed
was getting better than had been ex
pected earlier In the evening. At 10:45
o'clock. Dr. Gardner made tho following
statement:
"Mr. Reed had an attack of acute
gastritis this evening about 6 o'clock and
Is resting very quietly now."
The doctor said he would not call to
see his patient again during tho night
unless summoned, and that he did not
expect this to happen, as Mr. Reed was.
improving.
Argentina Adopts Reforms.
BUENOS AYRES, Dec. 2. The Senate
has voted the reforms in the sanitary
laws relating to the admission of foreign
cattle, which wero presented by the Ar
gentine government in order to facllltato
the reopening of British ports to Argen
tine cattle.
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