RURAL ROUTES TO
BE MORE USEFUL
De Graw Recommends Limited
Parcels Post for
Farmers.
GOOD ROADS EXTENDED
l"ostoffl-e Department fsea Influ
ence for Improvements and Gets
Them Would Abolish Dead
Letter lottery Sale.
tVASmXOTON. Nov. SO. Touching
the heart of the agricultural communities
In every state of the Union, the annual
report of fourth Assistant Postmastcr
r.eneral x: V. De Graw. made public to
night, announce Increased usefulness of
the rural free delivery service and the
unprecedented hrlnRing of the work of
the bureau up to date, and recommends
rural delivery of packages of 11 pounds
maximum at a special postage, and the
uniforming of rural carlrers. The pack
age provision sugeested requfres legisla
tion, and Is designed to be effective be
tween the distributing postofflce and the
patrons of any rural route emanating
from such postofflce.
Uniform for Kural Carriers.
The rural carriers In the service, of
which llr. De Graw Is the head, dally
pass 3.900.000 homes, and he recommends
pnn more the adoption of a uniform.
Their hlKh standard of eclency is attest
ed by the fact that only 165 carlrers out
of a total number of 39.143 were dis
missed for cause during the past year.
Rural delivery is no win operation In
94.1.087 miles of road, over which carriers
arc required to travel dally. Of these
roads, 35.000 miles are macadam, the re
mainder being earth, sand or gravel.
Since the service was first established
STo.6C2.ltJ2 has been expended on roads
traversed by rural carriers. Road offi
cials and patrons are notified whenever
repairs are necesasry on rural routes.
More work has ben done on such publlo
highways and more expenditures made
In their Improvement during the past
-venr than In any previous year In the
history of rural delivery, and the official
reports received clearly Indicate that In
terest In road improvement Is being gen
eralyl manifested throughout the coun
' trr.
The estimate of appropriations neces
sary for this service for the next fiscal
year Is J36.246.000, an increase of $673,000
over the current appropriation.
During the past year 1672 new routes
were established. 17 routes dwlscontln
ued prior thereto were re-established,
and 140 routes discontinued, leaving net
Increase In number 1549. During the
year 195S postofflces were discontinued
and the patrons rendered service by rural
carriers.
Dispose of Dead Letters.
Tho report recomends legislation which
will permit the adoption of an Improved
method of disposing of undeliverable ar
ticles of mail by sale, so as to eliminate
as far as practicable the objectionable
lottery features Involved In carrying out
the existing law on the subject. In the
dead k-tter office during the year there
were received 13.145.172 pieces of mall
and there were returned to senders
7.2'i;.6si4 letters and parcels, or almost
2.0"'i.000 more than In the previous year.
The report recommends Increasing the
number of positions in the higher grades
of clerkships, with corresponding de
crease in lower grades.
CORVALLIS TEAM COMING
O. A. C. TO MEET MriTXOMAH
VKXT SATL'KOAY.
I"irt IWtttle Between These Two
Elevens in Three Years Club
Squad I Training.
Football fans are preparing with a
great deal of eagerness for the big
gridiron- battle scheduled for Multno
mah Field Saturday, when the Mult
nomah Amateur Athletic Club eleven
will try conclusions with the Oregon
Agricultural College team for the first
time in three years.
The clubmen are getting Into ex
cellent physical condition for this
game, for the recent defeat at the
hands of the University of Oregon has
stimulated them to renewed efforts to
regain the laurels lost on Thanksgiv
ing day. Multnomah sustained Its first
defeat of the season on that day, and
it is the intention of the clubmen to
make good that reversal by winning all
the remaining games to be played. The
club practices, held each evening, are
being attended by all the members of
trie squad, and the manner In which
each man enters into the spirit of the
workouts indicates that when the
team faces O. A. C Saturday, a most
determined stand will be taken by the
winged "M players. Captain Stott has
thoroughly recovered from the bruises
sustained Thursday, and Is now play
ing tlio game with the vim that
usually marks his work, and which
caused him to shine so brilliantly tip
to the time he was Injured In the re
cent game.
Reports from Corvallls Indicate that
the "Aggies" are preparing harder for
the game with Multnomah than was
noticeable in their preparation for any
of the previous struggles. The O. A.
C. lads are determined to score over
Multnomah, and when they line up on
the local gridiron Saturday they will
come prepared to put up one of the
best games of their career. This means
that Saturday's contest will be one of
the hardest fought struggles ever wit
nessed on the Multnoman gridiron.
KUSSIA OXCE GAVE COXSEXT
Secret Treaty Approved Austria's
Annexation of Bosnia.
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 30. An an
onymous article which recently appeared
in the Pester Lioyd, a Budapest news
paper, asserting tjiat Russia during the
7us thrice gave consent, to Alistnan an
nexation of Bosnia, has attracted a great
deal of attention here. Russian newspa
pers In their comment endeavor to mini
mize the chief revelations, and the facts
now brought to light on the Russian side
show that the agreement was conditional.
By a secret treaty entered Into at
RpischstuU. Bohemia. Russia agreed to
allow Austria to occupy only a part of
Bosnia, a strip south of the Drlna being
assigned to Servia, and Hersegovlna to
Montenegro. The cession of this strip
connecting Servia and Montenegro was
the solution of the Balkan problem, ad
vocated by M. Iswolskl. the Russian For
eign Minister at London, and It Is now
one of the chief Servian contentions. The
Reischstadt .treaty was to be effective
only if the Russian plans, which involved
numerous conditions . In the state, were
accepted, but the agreement collapsed
when the conditions wore not fullilled.
Attention likewisn Is drawn to the
promise given by the Austrian Minister,
Andrassv. to the Russian Ambassador in
February, 1S76. that Bosnia and Herzego
vina, if annexed, should be joined to Cro
atia and Slavonla, not to other territories
in the empire, thus creating a triple mon
archy Servo-Austro-Hungarian. Instead of
a dual monarchy. This promise, it is as
serted has been violated in the statute of
annexation which is now being discussed
lu the Austro-Hungarian Legislatures.
IKRDIXAXO WANTS HARMONY
Speaks at Audience of Deputation
of National Assembly.
SOFIA. Bulgaria, Nov. 30. Emperor
tvrillnaiid rranted an audience last even
ing to a deputation from the National As
sembly. President Slawelkoff read the
reply of that body to His Majesty's speech
from tho throne.
The Emperor responded In patriotic
vein. He pleaded for harmony between
the Nation and the crown and said he
was proud after long centuries, to re
store the broken chain of the Bulgarian
Cxars. He placed his dependence, he
said, upon the stalwart national quali
ties and the marvelous steadiness and
perseverance displayed by the Bulgarian
people In times of distress.
After the meeting there was a banquet,
at which the healths of Emperor Ferdi
nand and Crown Prince Boris were drunk.
Prince Cyril, the second son of the Em
peror, a boy of 13, also was present at the
dinner and conversed with the deputies
in an animated manner.
Bragieff Bakaloft, a member of the
Populist party, which Is anti-monarchical,
declined to attend the function at the
palace.
In spite of rumors that he has suffered
a breakdown, the health of Emperor Fer
dinand is excellent.
CANDIDATES VISIT. COLFAX
Meigs and Mayden Bid for Whit
man County's Support.
COLFAX. Wash., Nov. 30. (Special.)
L. O. Meigs, of North Yakima, and J.
Vt". Slayden. of Steilacoom, rival candi
dates for 8peaker of the House In the
next Washington Legislature, visited Col
fax today In an effort to get the Whitman
County representatives in line. It Is gen
erally understood that S. J. Bcone, Oscar
Young and H. S. McClure, the three Re
publican Representatives, favor Meigs.
Both candidates expressed themselves
as well pleased with the support promised
them over the state.
SHARE IN CHEROKEE LAND
Supreme Court Admits 1500 Per
son Hitchcock Had Barred.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 30. By a decis
ion of the Supreme Court of the United
States today declaring arbitrary and
unauthorized by law the action of Sec
retary Hitchcock in removing from the
Cherokee Indian rolls on March 14,
1907 the names of John E. Goldsby, et
al., 1500 persons will now share in the
division of land of that tribe In Okla
homa. It Is estimated that at least a
million dollars' worth of property Is
involved.
The case was brought by three per
sons in the Supreme Court of the Dis
tritc of Columbia as a test of the Sec
retary's Jurisdiction in ten matter.
LETS PORTLAND Ifl
MEXICANS CRY FREEZE-OUT
A ecu so Schwab and Others of Gob
bling Rich Silver Mine.
NEW TORK. Nov. 30. That papers
In a suit Involving the ownership of a
Mexican sliver and lead mine. In which
Charles M. Schwab and other financiers
are interested, have been served upon
Mr. Schwab, was made known today,
the complainants, who are in Mexico
City, alleging they are unjustly de
prived of a considerable amount of
stock In this mine, said to have been
worth several millions. The plaintiffs
allege that they owned a majority of
the stock at that time and that they
had options on practically all the min
ority stock.
Counsel for Mr. Sufiwab Baid today
that neither Mr. Schwab nor any of
those interested with him were dis
turbed by the suit, but that Mr.
Schwab's answer would be filed in due
time.
WILL FIGHT WELCH FIRST
Battling: Xcison Too Busy, However,
Till After January.
LOS ANGELES, Ca!., Nov. 30. Battling
Nelson has made a favorable reply to the
offer of Freddie Welsh for a 45-round
contest for the lightweight championship
and a J5000 side bet. but declined the offer
for the present. His reply, which Baron
Long, of the Jeffries Athletic. Club re
ceived yesterday, is as follows:
"Thanks for consideration. Busy writ
ing book, building 20 houses, etc. Time
taken to latter part of January. Welsh
more eligible than McFarland. Consider
Welsh later. Regards to all."
This is taken here to mean that Nelson
considers Welsh as having a better claim
upon him for- a championship battle than
Packey McFarland has at this time, and
the promise to take him on later has
caused Long to begin to lay plans for a
February meet between this pair.
WILL, ISSCE AMXESTY EDICT
Will Approve Programme of Reform
for New Regime.
PEKIN, Nov. 8V An edict of amnes
ty is to be Issued by the crown next
Wednesday. It approves the pro
gramme of reform already announced
but does not otherwise define the poli
cy of the new regime.
The matter of amnesty Is treated In
20 separate articles. Conventional re
wards, etc., for long years of service
are promised, but amnesty for the ien
original crimes is denied.
To this list is added an 11th crime,
namely, the harboring of rebels. The
Insertion of this clause evidently is a
result of political conditions. Reform
ers previously banished from the Em
pire will not benefit by the new de
cree. Shattuck-Stephens Game Today.
Instead of the Irvington and Stephens
Schools playing. It has been decided to
have Shattuck and Stephens meet this
afternoon on Multnomah Field. In the
event of Shattuck winning. Irvington will
then rlay Shattuck for the lightweight
championship of the Grammar School
League. Should Stephens win. it is doubt
ful if it would again play Irvington, as
the two teams have met three times, each
game ending in a tie. The game today
will be at 3:30.
Official Action by Northwest
ern League, Dec. 10.
LUCAS BACK FROM EAST
BILLIARDS AND POOL
The, Waldorf, 7th and Washington.
Declares Teams Must Put l"p Bet
ter Grade of Ball If League Ex
pects to Make Good Be
fore Portland's Fans.
SPOKANE, Wash., Nor. 3i. (Spe
cial.) "At a special meeting to be
called for December 10 at Seattle, Port
land will be admitted officially into
the Northwestern League. This final
notice will be the consummation of the
agreement made last Summer between
the Pacific Coast League and the
Northwestern League directors and
ratified at the meeting of the Na
tional Association in Chicago Novem
ber 10," said W. It- Lucas, president
of the Northwestern League, who has
just returned from the East.
"Tho acquisition of Portland means
that the Northwestern League teams
must play better ball and have better
umpires in 1909 than last season to
compete with the Coast League there.
The Portland people are going to be
critical, even though they are friendly.
They like the idea of playing in a
league with the cities their natural
rivals, but they cannot stand a grade
of baseball inferior to that of the Coast
League.
But every team in the Northwest
ern League, the Vancouver champions
alone excepted, promises to be much
stronger than last year."
When President Lucas was asked if
It was true that he intended to move
to Portland he was non-committal,
saying he might continue to live in
Spokane.
FRENCHMEN FIRST TO MAKE
SUCCESSFUL AEROPLANE.
DRESSERS
A SPLENDID SHOW
ING OF THE MEDIUM
GRADE PIECES IN
THE GOLDEN OAK
A line of designs that
compares favorably
with many of the higher
grade pieces well
built - up bases with
stylish fronts display
ing also better stocK
than is usually found
in bedroom pieces of this grade. Large mirrors
of heavy French bevel plate, in the most popular
shapes. The dresser illustrated above is one of
kthe styles shown in our line. -The stocK is of
quarter-sawed golden oaK and is hand polished.
Has large roomy drawers with fancy fronts, and
the trimmings are extra heavy. This bedroom
piece is priced at $29.00.
TULL b GHBl
COMPLETE HOUSEFURNISHERS
formers everywhere by their overwhelm
ing proof that honest appeals to the peo
ple are as certain of favorable response
as when Seward, in his Gettysburg
speech of 1S63, declared, in the heat of
the greatest of civil wars, that this Gov
ernment of ours would be indestructible.
Prizes Amounting to $20,000 to Be
Awarded In, Flying Race
Next Spring.
PARIS, Nov. 28. (Special.) Now
that flying is in a fair way of becom
ing an accomplished fact, the question
Is being discussed who invented the
aeroplant, which undoubtedly is to be
come the ship of the air, superseding
the clumsy dirigible balloons much
more rapidly than the steamships
superseded the sailing vessels.
There are at present two -schools of
aviation the American school, repre
sented by the Brothers Wright, and
the French school, represented by the
Brothers Voisin.
The Inventor of the aeroplane is
Octave Chanute, who was generally
thought to be of American nationality.
But one of the papers today points out
that Chanute is a Frenchman, born In
Paris on February 18. 1832. When he
was quite young Octave Chanute left
France for the United States, and there
devoted himself to the study of aero
dynamics, ultimately constructing a
fljlng machine. In this contrivance
the legs of the aviator served as a
motor.
All that was wanted was a means of
obtaining mechanical flight. The
Brothers Wright in America and the
Brothers Voisin in France have sup
plied this means in che motor. It is
claimed, however, that the essential
principle of the two schools of flying
belongs to Chanute.
Apropos to flying the event of the
French Winter season will be ah in
ternational flying race from Monaco
to Cap Martin and back across six
miles of open sea for prizes amount
ing to $20,000. This race will be run
under the auspices of the Prince of
Monaco between the dates of January
24 and March 24, 1909. and is expected
to attract great crowds from all parts
of the world.
INDEPENDENCE IN VOTING
Conspicuous Examples of Free
Choice Ty the Electorate.
New York Evening Post.
That the election of 1908 establishes a
high-water mark of independent think
ing and voting is, all In all, its most
gratifying feature. If the returns mean
anything, it is that the old cry of "the
party, right or wrong," has about lost
its potency. There is evidence of tills on
every side. Who has not heard within
his own acquaintance of lifelong Dem
ocrats voting tor the Republicans for the
lirst time, or vice versa? The old fear
of splitting a ticket has certainly gone
forever witness the extraordinary va
riety of, ballots which have delayed the
count in Ohio. With it has disappeared
finally ths attempt to stigmatize the man
who deliberately bolt" his party's nomi
nees. The respectability of Independence
is now well established. . .
The choice In Cincinnati of Henry T.
Hunt, a Democrat, and a graduate of
"Yale, less than 30 years of age, as Prose
cuting Attorney in the face of the oppo
sition of Boss Cox, showed that there,
too, the political rascals could not carry
off a minor office by howling for the
National ticket. That Prosecuting At
torney bids fair to make Boss Cox
wrtgsle if he lives up to his promise. In
Delaware, too, the virtues of a minor
candidate were recognized in the hurly
burly of a Presidential campaign by the
choice of a Democrat, Andrew G. Gray,
son of Judge Gray, as Attorney-General,
in the face of a Republican majority of
2600.
In New Hampshire, Taft received 20,000
majority, but Quinby. the machine can
didate for Governor, only 6000.- In Mich
igan, Taft ran 127,500 votes ahead of the
Republican candidate for Governor, and
in Illinois captured 176,000 more votes
than Bryan, while Governor Deneen had
but 20.000 more votes than Adlat B.
Stevenson. In Missouri, the . situation
was reversed. Hadloy, a Republican be
ing elected Governor by 17,J0O, while
Taft went in by only 4200. Here in New
York, aside from the triumph of Hughes,
the election to Congress of Senator
Foelker, and the defeat for re-election
by 800 votes of Senator Wemple, who
opposed the race-track bills, are splen
did illustrations of the new political con
ditions our bosses find it so hard to un
derstand. Wemple was beaten by 800
votes in a district that went 4000 for
Hughes, which ought to convince him
that he misrepresented his constituency
last Spring. Over In New Jersey inde
pendent voting resulted In the deplorable
defeat of Everett Colby; but even that Is
a proof of the changing oondltlon.
Surely, these election results assert
anew the vigor of our citizenship anj
the essential wisdom of our electors.
They should give fresh inspiration to re-
BRAZIL'S RISING POWER
Is She Aiming at leadership ol
Ijatin-Amcrican Nations?
New York Sun.
We have pointed out that In 1902
Brazil had an annual surplus of nearly
$40,000,000. Obviously she was even
then Qualified from a financial view
point to bein the construction of a
considerable navy. Senhor RIbeiro
tells us, however, that it is unneces
sary to touch that surplus; because,
assuming that there are 6.000,000 tax
payers, the Rio de Janeiro government
could provide Itself with $45,000,000
by levying an average annual tax of
$1.50 for five years. The sum would
suftlce to construct several first-class
battleships, besides the auxiliary ves
sels needed to constitute an efficent
navy.
We learn from Senhor RIbeiro the
programme of naval construction
which is in progress of execution at
the present time. It comprehends the
three Dreadnaughts, each of 19,000 tons,
which are building at a cost of $9.
000,000, apiece, three express cruisers
of 8500 tons each, at a cost of $1,350,
000 apiece; 18 destroyers of 600 tons,
costing $325,000 each, and one mine
layer of 3000 tons, which will cost
$750,000, together with a few subma
rines and small torpedo craft. The
total tonnage will be 80.000, and the
aggregate oost $39,500,000.
The Inference to be drawn from these
figures Is that Brazil is aiming at the
seventh place among the naval powers,
thus taking precedence of Russia and
Austria-Hungary. Of those Brazilians
who have opposed the programme on
the score of the burden which it will
Impose upon the country; Senhor RI
beiro asks what there is to complain
of if a few millions of its inhabitants
are called upon to contribute the trifling
sum of $7.50 In the course of five years.
The reply would seem more conclusive
If one could leave out the view of the
simultaneous expenditure which is to
be made by Brazil upon her army.
Some years ago the total" strength cf
Brazil's active or peace army was less
than 25,000, and her aggregate war
strength was only 100.000. At that
time Argentina's peace strength fell
short of $10,000, but its war strength
was about 73,000. It follows that the
two countries would then have entered
into conflict upon a nearly equal foot
ing. That will soon cease to be tho
case. The Brazilian War Minister will
have nearly half a million men on a
war footing and Senhof Ribeiro thinks
that she ought to have 1,000.000 trained
and prepared for warlike operations.
It. is bard to resist the conclusion
that Brazil's naval and military arma
ments have for their ultimate object
the attainment of leadership and con
trol In Latin America.
BABY'S ADVENT A MENACE
Largo Families Bane of the Poor,
Declares Charity Report.
New York Times.
The annual report of the' Association for
Improving the Condition of the Poor
shows clearly the extent of the distress
in this city within the last 12 months.
"Since the beginning of last Winter,"
says the report, "a long line of men,
fathers of families, numbering at times
as many as 920, have appealed to us for
work. There has been a pathetic simi
larity in the language of their appeal.
"This is the first time I have had to ask
for help,' a man would say, 'and I
wouldn't do it now, except for my wife
and children.' Almost without exception
our visitor had found that the story was
true."
Here is a transcript from tfie associa
tion's records for recent months, which
could be repeated with unimportant vari
ations many times:
"Woman called accompanied by two
neighbors and presented a card from Dr.
G. M. ; said that her husband had been
out of work for four months; that they
owe this month's rent and $15 to the gro
cer; have sold almost every article of
furniture they, had; had only 6 cents'
worth of.' potatoes yesterday. Youngest
child very weak; mother has not suffi
cient nourishment; other children in need
of clothing. Asked immediate aid for
food and rent.
"Caroline Rest nurse called. Found wo
man and four children, the eldest 9 years
old. and the youngest 2 months old, all
suffering from the lack of food. Mother
unable to feed baby from lack of food.
Housekeeper . states the family is re
spectable, honest and deserving."
Mrs. Ingram, superintendent of the re
lief department, gives many such stories,
some even more pathetic, in her report.
Antique Rugs Made by "Washing.
Chicago Tribune.
The United States buys annually
many thousand dollars' worth of what
are known to the profession as washed
rugs. Brightly colored Oriental rugs
sometimes are washed with a solution
of chloride of lime, a treatment which
partly bleaches the colors .and imparts
a soft appearance to the rug.
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DR. W. A. WISE
We can supply you with bridges without
plates that will be perfectly firm, look as
well as the natural teeth and chew your
food perfectly.
THE DB. WISE SYSTEM,
perfected during 21 years' active practice
in Portland, guarantee you unrivaled re
sults in ail branches of the dental pro
fession. Plates that flt perfectly and that
won't come loose, absolutely painless extrac
tions, scientific porcelain and Inlby work, all
performed by specialists if standing In the
profession. Your work done in a day If
desired.
WISE DENTAL CO., INC.
Dr. W. A. Wise, Mgr., 21 years In Portland.-
Second floor, Falling bldg.. Third and
Washington streets. Office hours. 8 A. M.
to 8 P. M. Sundays. 9 to 1 P. M. Painless
extracting, ISOc; plates, $3 up. Phones A
and Main 2020.
This chemical treatment Is a process
of washing which produces the effect of
age and a peculiar sheen to the surface,
which Is pointed out by the unscrupu
lous dealer as a proof of superior qual
ity. The fact is that the process of
washing as described invariably weak
ens, and In some instances destroys, the
materials of the rug.
The progressive effect of the chem
icals on the materials in the rug Is
this: The chlorine gas contained in the
chloride of lime attracts oxygen and
moisture from the air by which muri
atic acid is formed. This eats away
the vitala of the rug. Sooner or later
the wool and cotton in the rug become
brittle, and thus weaken the warp and
deteriorate the wool.
When this deterioration is complete
the pile of the rug may be swept away
by the ordinary process of sweeping.
COUG MADE EASY
NO DIRT OR FIRE
ELECTRIC COOKING UTENSILS OE ALL KINDS
When not in use, all expense avoided
by simply turning off the. switch
COFFEE PERCOLATORS
TOASTERS, CHAFING
DISHES, OVENS AND
MANY OTHER DEVICES
SEE EXHIBIT AND DEMONSTRATION
At Seventh and Alder Streets Store
Daily
PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT AND
MAIN 6688
bum
PORTLAND, OR.
PHONES
A 6 13 1
AUTO TOURIST
.ought to Lave tho 'right kind
of auto trunks, those that are
fitted for tho car and that
are appropriate in size and
Kluipo. We have these iti
stocky or can make them to
order. "Ve are making a spe
cialty ol: this business, and
would like to have the pleas-'
ure of a call of inspection.
The PORTUmiD TRUNK HFB. CO.
54 Third St., Cor. Pine
1 07 Sixth St., near Stark
and the warp, -which Is the foundation
of the rug, becomes bo weak that holes
appear hero and there, and soon the rutj
is worthless.
THE
SURPASSING EXCELLENCE
OF .
HUNTER WHISKEY
COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT IT IS GUARANTEED
UNDER THE PURE FOOD LAW AS AN ABSOLUTELY
PURE RYE WHISKEY HAS MADE IT FAMOUS AND THE
PEOPLE'S FIRST CHOICE. CAREFULLY DISTILLED. ITS
SUPERB QUALITIES WELL RIPENED, IT BECOMES THE
HIGHEST STANDARD OF
THE AMERICAN GENTLEMAN'S WHISKEY
A STANDARD WHICH IS
ALWAYS MAINTAINED
. Sold at 1I first-class cafes and by Jobbers.
WM. LANAHAN & SON, Baltimore, Md.