THE MORNING OREGON I AX, . SATURDAY, i Kl K.ui'EK o, ivvo. fr-THolidav Sales of Books, Pictures, Jewelry, Stationery. ArTNework, Kimonos, Hosiery, Toilet Articles, EtcEtc. 5000 Pairs Women's Pique and Overseam Kid Gloves, $1.50 Val. 93c pnr Sr.,rrlav Sale. Portland Best Glove Store offers 5000 pairs of 1-clasp extra quality Pique Kid Gloves in all black and most sizes in white and colors. Also complete lines of Dress Kid Gloves, overseam hnisti, in DiacK, wnue, ox bood tan brown and slates, in all sizes. The regular $1.50 values. During this sale, extraordinary value for only, pair MAIL ORDERS. PROMPTLY FILLED Three Big Leather Sales Three special lots of seasonable and useful articles worked in leather, on which we are able to give sensa tional Saturday values. Mail Orders Filled as Usual sizes in W6C Our Great December Sale of Tailor-Made Suits The savings on these smart, up-to-date garments are cer tainly remarkable, and there is such a wide assortment that obtaining a good fit will cause no, trouble. The best selling YT J I A V . 'J St:--., 7-1 :tf & M :viAJ ! 1 Ml 1 $4 111 t 3 I S itf M M I t models of the season included. $60 POWERS ARE- SPLIT Conference on. Naval Laws Di vided on Many Points. TO ABOLISH CONTRABAND England Favors Idea Willi America and Japan Lined Vp Against Her- John Bull Wants to Search Ships. IjONDON. Dec. 4. The conference of tlio powers called by Great Britain for the framing of a code of laws for naval warfare and for the formation of the International prize court, recommended by Tlie. Hague congress, was opened at the. Foreign Office today. 'With an In terval for the Christmas holidays. It Is expected that the conference will con tinue until about February 1. At the re quest of the British Government, the powers which accepted invitations to take part In the conference have forwarded a list of subjects which they consider should be discussed. The- Vnited States. France. Great Brit win. Germany, Italy. Austro-Hungary. Russia. Spain. Holland and Japan will be represented. The American delegates are Rear-Ad miral Charles H. Stockton r.nd Professor George Grafton Wilson, of Brown University. Great Britain will be represented by the Karl of Desart and Captain Charles 1 Otley, director of naval Intelligence and secretary of the rommittee of Imperial defense. An address of welcome was delivered by Foreign Secretary Grey. Submit Views. At the suggestion of Germany, the ponera have submitted their, views on various points. T!ie I'nited Ftates. Great Britain and Japan are agreed, in principle at least, on the most important proposals, and they may be expected to work in accord, with the probable support of France. There are wide differences of opinion between these powers and the other six countries represented. Great Britain stands alone in supporting the rights of a belligerent to search neutral merchant men proceeding to an enemy's port un iler the escort of a warship flying the same flag. She claims the right of search under ail circumstances, while the other powers contend that the guar antee, of a neutral power should be suf ficient to protect its vessels from moles tation. It is probable, however, that tlreat Britain will concede this in return f.r some point she considers more essen tial. Great Britain is desirous of abolishing contraband entirely: America and Japan do not gn so far. but they would agree if only munitions of war should be de clared contraband. The Continental powers will rrge the continuation of the present system, un der which the belligerents declare what Is contraband. Great Britain. Japan and America agree on the method of blockading, con tending for the right to seize blockade runners at any time or place. This Is opposed to the Continental view that only warships actually engaged in block.uing have the right to seize vessels. Theao same three powers opposed the Conti nental contention that a belligerent has a right to -destroy seized vessels before trials, as was done, for Instance, by Russia with British merchantmen during the late war. Japan Lend." Support. The conference will differ on the re spotisilblity of a neutral power for a ship leaving one of its ports as a mer chantman and afterwards being traus fmmed into a man-of-war. as In the case of the Alabama. The United States naturally supports the view that the neu tral power is rcsKnstble very strongly and ?he finds supiwirts not only from France and Japan, hut also from Great piis.jsss. - $ 75 Imported ff75 Novelty 3-piece Suit Plain broadcloth and smart fabrics in most stylish colors of the season. $45-$57.50 Highest O j50 Class Tailored Suits CJ"4 Variety of styles, many of . them equal to $75.00 Suits. $35.00 to $42.50 50 22 Broadcloth Suits for Fancy Novelty Suits which are so popular this season. $27.50 to $32.50 1 O 75 Smart Tailor Suits lO These are fancy trimmed and plain Tailor-Made Suits $20.00 to $26.50 Fine Tailored Suits t A 69 1 Fine Tailor. Made Suits. plain and trimmed styles. Britain. The other powers represented" take the opposite view. The right of belligerent ships to coal in neutral ports also has divided the conference into factions. America. Great Britain. Japan and France contend that a ship should make but one visit to a neutral port and be given only sufficient coal to carry her to a home port: the other pors. how ever, hold that a ship should be al lowed to visit a neutral port and fill up with coal as often as she can. A number of other questions, largoly technical also, will be considered. The foreign secretary declared that Great Britain was actuated by the single object of assuring the success of the prize court convention drawn up at The Hague. "This' convention," he said, "If firmly established will remove many difficulties w hich hitherto have been potential causes of .disputes between the nations. " The plenipotentiaries will meet again tomorrow to discuss methods of pro cedure. The full conference will have Its first meeting December 12. REPORT SHOWS SOLDIERS ARE ' LOYAL. TO COUNTRY. Smaller Number Ran Away In 1908 Than in Any Year Since 1901, Says Ainswortli. WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. The cam paign In the War Department .against desertions from the Army Is meeting with success according to Adjutant General F. C. Ainsworth.-U. S. A., who stated in his annual reportto the Sec retary of War, made public today, that the relative number of desertions was less in 1908-than any other fiscal year since 1901. The desertions during the fiscal year 1908 were 4.105. or 4.6 per cent of the whole number of enlisted men. In 1907 the percentage was 5.S and In 1906 it reached the record of 7.4 per cent. In analyzing the problem of dealing with desertions, the report says that the Fourteenth Cavalry had the largest relative number of desertions of any or ganization In the service, while the Third Infantry came second, and the Fifth Cavalry third. In Troop G of the Fourteenth Cavalry the desertions amounted to 21.18 per cent. Boise Barracks. Idaho, enjoys the no toriety of having the most desertions of any post, the number reaching 16.5 per vent, while Fort William Henry Harri son. Montana: Fort Brandt, Michigan: Fort Du Chesne, Utah, and Fort D. A. Russell. Wyoming, proved unattractive in the order enumerated. General Ainsworth points out the sig nificant fact that of the white troops 4.75 per cent were reported as deserters, while 0.57 per cent of the' colored men in the service deserted. Another fact is that "In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns'' awaf from the Army, leading to more desertions In April, May and June, at least In 190S, than in any other months of the year. He says nationality is not an important factor in the question. In discussing the remedy. General Ainsworth says that the contingency of punishment after desertion has operated to reduce the number of desertions. It is pointed out in the report that while there was an Increase in the au thorized enlisted strength of the Army, there was a much larger Increase In the actual strength, which was only 9315 enlisted men short of the author ized strength on October 15. 190R. as against a deficiency of 20,537 enlisted men October 15. 1907. . The total actual strength of the Army, not Including the Hospital Corps, on October 13, 1908. was 78.166, as compared with 58,998 a year previous. As a result of the riding tests or dered by the President 19 officers were placed on the retired list. Cutting Vp Big Cattle Ranches. WASHINGTON. Dec. 4. Cattle barons whose ranches in the West are gradually bcing cut up for agricultural purposes are investigating Mexican lands with re gard to the advantages they ofTer for the raising of cattle, according to Consul Griffith, of Tatnpico Our Greatest Holiday Months a-o, prior to the advance in are ribbons of all descriptions, from signs and color schemes to be equalled All Silk Taffeta Ribbons No. 2, V2 inch, 5c yard, 45c piece ten yards No. 5, 1 inch, 7c yard, 65c piece ten yards No. 9, l3 inch, 12c yard, $1.10 piece ten yards No. 12, 2Vi inch, 16c yard, $1.50 piece ten yards No. -16, 2 inch, 18c yard, $1.70 piece ten yards No. 40, 3V4 inch, 25c yard, $2.35 piece ten yards Satin Taffeta Silk Ribbons Reduced Satin taffeta Ribbon, special quality, Vi to 6 inches wide, at the following reduced No. 1, regular 5c quality, 3c No. lVz, regular 6c quality, 4c yard, yard, No 2, regular 8c quality, oc 3, regular 12c quality, '7c yarn, yard, No. No. No. No. No. 5, regular 15c quality, 10c yara, 7, regular 18c quality, 12c 9, regular 22c quality, 15c 12, regular 28c quality, 20c i nniu S9.c nnalitv. 22c No. No! 22,' regular 38c quality, 28c No. 40, regular 50c quality, aoc No. 60, regular 58c quality, 40c No. 100, regular 65c quality, 48c Roosevelt Favors Suffrage if They Want It. MAIN FUNCTION IS WIFE President Not Enthusiastic on Sub ject and Root Opposes .Change. Both Believe General Demand i Would Win Suffrage. NEW YORK. Dec. 4. The attitude of President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Kiihu Root on the subject of woman suffrage was disclosed today at a meeting tinder the auspices of the National League of Civic Bducation of Women. Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott. in the course of an address in opposition to granting the right to vote to women, read, the following letter, dated No vember 10, 1908, from President Roose velt, which lie said he read with th.e President's permission, although it was not writen for publication nor for this occasion. Mr. Roosevelt says: Not Enthusiastic for Suffrage. Practically I believe In woman suffrage, but I am not an enthusiastic advocate of it. because I don't regard It as a very "import ant matter I am unable to see that there has been any special Improvement In the position of women in those states In the West that have adopted woman suffrage, as compared with those states adjoining them that have not adopted It. I do not think that giving the women suffrage will produce any marked improvement in the conditions of women. I do Dot believe that It will pro duce any of the evils feared, and I am very certain that when women, as a whole, take anv special tnterest In the matter they will have the suffrage If they desire It. But at present 1 think most of them are lukewarm. I find some activity for it and some activity against It. IX Women Rule Home. I am, for the reasons given above, rather what you would regard as lukewarm or tepid In my support of It, because, while I believe In it. I do not regard It as of very much importance. T believe that men and women should stand on an equality of right, but I do not believe that equality of right means identity of function; and 1 am more and more convinced that the great field, the Indispensable field, for the usefulness of woman Is as the mother of the family. It il her work in the household, in the home, her work In bearing and rearing the children, which Is more than any man's work, and It Is that work which should be normally the woman's special work. Just as normally the man's work should be that of the bread winner, the supporter of' the home. and. if necessary, the soldier who will fight for the home. There are exceptions as regards both man and woman; bus the full and perfect life, the life of highest happiness and of highest usefulness to the state Is the life of the man and woman who are husband and wife, who live In the partnership of love and duty, the one earning enough to keep the home, the other managing the home and children. Dr. Abbott, who was the principal speaker at the meeting, argued against what he held would be the infliction of new and unnatural responsibilities and duty upon women by forcing upon them the obligation of public life. The title of his address was, "The Assault on Womanhood." Would Bring No Improvement. Mr. Root, In a letter which was read, said: I do not myself consider that the grant ing of suffrage to women would, under the existing conditions, be any improvement in our system of government. On the contrary, I think It would rather reduce than Increase the electoral efficiency of our people. I am Inclined to think, however, that, if the women of the United States or any verj large majority of them should really come to want the right of suffrage for themselves, thev would ultimately get it. , For the purpose of exercising the right of suffrage. If they should ever get It and for the purpose of determining intelligently whether they really want It, the women of the country generally ought to have and to seize the opportunity for a greater degree of education lu questions of government and GIVEWOMEN BALLOT prices of all ribbons, we bought for this greatest of our ribbon sales. Included the narrow staple taffeta to the wide fancy warp prints-in a variety of de nowhere iu rortiana. Reduced Regular prices 25c bolt 35c bolt 45c bolt 65c bolt 95c bolt yard, $1.10 bolt yard, $1.40 bolt yard, $1.90 bolt vard. $2.00 bolt yard, $2.65' bolt yara, .so doii yard, $3.85 bolt yard, $4.65 bolt in the art of government tban they have had up to this time. Fight Against Divorce. Richard Watson .Gilder, editor of the Century Magazine, presided at the meeting, and In the course of his ad dress, said: Within a few days the country has been shocked by the appalling official figures of divorce in the United States. In the face of this lamentable showing as to an Increasing weakness of the sentiment of home and family In America, it is reassuring to find so many women willing to stand forth and Insist upon -the fact that the home and family are the foundations of the best things that humanity has yet achieved; and to lift up their voices against what. In their solemn belief, is a new. Insidious and probably dis astrous attack npon the fundamentals of civilization. ' HIGH RECORD FOR WHEAT Prices for May and July Deliveries Reach Top Notch. CHICAGO, Dec. 4. Wheat prices ad vanced today to new high-record marks for the May and July deliveries, the former selling at $1.11 and the latter at $1.04. At the same time the Decem ber option equaled its previous high mark of $1.06. The high points were reached early in the day, after which a slight reaction occurred on profit taking. The big holders were aided in their bull campaign by an advance of d at Liverpool and by continued small receipts in the Northwest. May opened at $1.10 to $1.104. After touching $1.11, May dropped back to $1.104.. MERGER SUIT ADVANCED But Boston & Maine Will Test Law , Expediting Trials. BOSTON. Dec. 4. The certificate of Attorney-General Bonaparte requesting that the Government's case to compel the New Haven Railroad Company to relinquish its holdings of stock of the Boston & Maine Railroad be expedited was granted today by three Judges of the United States Circuit Court and the contention of the attorneys for the railroad that the expediting act is un constitutional was overruled. Counsel for the New Haven Company intimated that this phase of the suit would be fought through the court of last resort, therefore an appeal is ex pected. W. C. T. V. Atcr Teacher's Scalp. CHICAGO. Dec. 4. Miss Grace Reed, principal of the John Drake School, will lose her Job If the Chicago Wo man's Christian Temperance Union has Its way. In a speech delivered last Saturday at a suffrage meeting held In the Fine Arts building, Miss Keed declared that a saloonkeeper of good character should receive as much consideration as the business man, as a banker or a baker. The prohibition sections of a city, she added, are dead sections,, being crippled In one of their legitimate ar teries of business. The remarks did not please the tem perance women, and they held a meet ing yesterday in the Women's Temple, passed a resolution which was sent to President Schneider, of the Board of Education, condemning Miss Reed's speech. 1 PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS. Pazo Ointment Is guaranteed to cure any case of ltching.'bllnd, bleeding or protruding piles In C to 14 days or money refunded 50c. Catarrh Invites Consumption It weakens the delicate lung tissues, deranges the digestive organs, and breaks down the general health. It often causes headache and dizzi ness, impairs the taste, smell and bearing, and affects the voice. Being a constitutional disease it re quires a constitutional remedy. Hood's Sarsaparillai Radically and permanently cures. In nsnal liquid forn or In chocolated tableU known a Sarsata JS. 100 doses U. Ribbon Sale 30c Silk Taffeta Ribbon, 15c All-silk Taffeta Ribbon, 4 inches wide, all col- 1 ors, regular 30c quality, yard.. Regular 38c Silk Taffeta Ribbon, 23c All-silk Taffeta Ribbon,. 5Y2 inches wide, all OC colors, regular 38c quality, for this sale C.JW Narrow Silk Ribbons, 10c Bolt Narrow Silk Ribbons for tying up packages and for fancy work, in bolts of ten yards. Extra Quality Narrow Silk Ribbons No. 1, regular 25c, at 15c per bolt of 10 yards No. V2, regular 38c, at 18c per bolt of 10 yards No. 2, regular 45c, at 25c per bolt of 10 yards Wide Fancy Ribbons on Sale Fancy Ribbons, values to 50c yard, 25c Fancy Ribbons, values to 85c yard, 39c Fancy Ribbons, values to $1.00 yard, 53c Fancy Ribbons, values to $2.25 yard, 95c Regular 35c Molly Ribbons, 25c Bolt Narrow Holly Ribbon's for t3'iiig up Christinas packages Regular 12c Holly Ribbons, 6c Yard Colored border Holly Ribbon, 1 inch wide, bolt..55 r : i EXTOL LATE CHIEF Cleveland's Cabinet Officers Unite in'Tribute. RENEWED GOOD FEELING Hilary Herbert Credits Late - Ex President With Revival of Friendship Between North and South at Memorial Services. NEW YORK. Dec. 4. Memorial ex ercises were held in honor of the late Grover Cleveland. ex-President of the United States, today. The programme In cluded addresses by many prominent men who were identified closely with the late President in his official life. Governor Hoke Smith, of Georgia, who was Secretary of the Interior in Mr. Cleveland'6 Cabinet, sent a letter in which he said: "Mr. Cleveland was a man of great in dustry, although not naturally fond of work. His sense of duty caused him to labor continuously upon any problem con nected with his official responsibilities until he had exhausted all means to find the truth. "He detested graft even in its mildest il, J ' icheson s Sat 4 " v vVv - - JliKW JMtlACESS KIPPOX. 148 FIFTH STREET Men's and women's Card Cases of seal, mo rocco and pin seal; common sense Coin Purses, pigskin Memo. Books; children's large Squaw Bags, with ring " handle; children's fancy leather Hand Bags, swag ger shapes; many other leather articles; Parisian and American pieces in great variety. Values up to $1.25 fA wis" .v liMf -faiS V The new calf Belts in all colors, neatly stitched, with directoire bow; black taffeta directoire Belts and embroidered grosgrain Belts, beautiful Parisian designs, in all col Values up to $1.75 ors and evening shades. A special assortment of Bill Cases, Letter Cases, Card Cases, Spectacle Cases, also pig. -walrus, seal and pin seal Card Cases; a choice variety of designs. Vals. to 2 form, and intensely believed , in the doc trine that public office should be treated as a public trust not to be used for pri vate gain. In all matters of official con duct Mr. Cleveland lived up to his high ideals, never abandoning them for a tem porary success." Hilary A. Herbert, secretary of the Navy under Cleveland, paid a high tribute to the dead man in which he said that it was Cleveland who instigated the re newal of good feeling between the South and the North, which was later carried to a greater extent by President McKin ley in appointing many Southerners to Army positions. One of the most interesting letters was from Adlai H Stevenson. Vice-President in the second Cleveland Administration, in which the virtues and qualities of his late chief were written. Governor-elect Judson Harmon, of Ohio, and ex-Governor Francis, of Missouri, also sent messages attesting their .high regard for Cleveland. CONDENSED NEWS BY WIRE Portland. Me. The burning of the steamer Cornrshman and two docks belonging to the Grand Trunk Railroad Company Thursday night caused a loss of $350,000. Chicago A circular letter has been sent, to the stockholders of A. Booth & Co., in an effort to raise $"00,000 to complete the reorganization of the bankrupt oyster firm. New York A cable dispatch from Russia says that all the lands of Jewish agricul tural colonists have been connseat.3d by the government in the Province of Ekaterinoslof. San Francisco The bungalow ovivd by the city valued at $2000 and located on the very summit of Twin Peaks; has been stolen, and not a brick or stick of It remains on the site. XewvYork Commander Eva Booth, of th.s Salvation Army, who has been ill for several weeks, is well on the road to complete re covery and will fill all her Christmas en gagements. San Francisco Joseph G. Wilcut. for the last 41 years an employe of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, and at present urday Saturday Special Bargains 1 Off n 400 Fal1 style Coats 2 Uii Elegant Coats in these Styles Elegant $30.00 Value Suits at $14.75 Some 30 Good Black, Large Size Suits. $30.00 to $40.00 Values $ll.SO Today, $7.50 Silk Petticoats Choice' 39c Choice 48c Choice 87c lecretary of the 30 subsidiary and leasinK companies, will retire wltnin a monm, as he Is ncarlng his 80th birthday. Tonopah. Nev. The Round Mountain Banking Corporation, of Round Mountain, a town in Nye County. 60 miles north of Tonopah. has closed its doors for 30 days because of band loans. Los Angeles Samuel S. Nave, said to be the son of a wealthy St. Joseph. Mo., whole sale merchant, is alleged to have been fleeced out of $11,000 Wednesday by two men who Induced him to play faro. pHrl9 it is announced here that Mulai Hand, the new Snltan of Morocco, lias defi nitely accepted the Alpeciras act, and t!ie attendant conditions laid down by Hie powers for the recognition of his Sultanate. New York EJks In New York ar-a to spend $1,000,000 on a new clubhouse, hotel and theater to b erected for the accommo dation and as a general meeting place f'ir the JOO.000 members residing In the United States. Centralia, Pa. Sixty-live families are homeless in this city as the ix-sult of a. fire which started In a iovlng-picture show Thursday night and spread rapidly among the frame houses covering three blocks and causing a loss of $100,000. Boston A will which contains. many pub lic, bequests and provides for practlcaliy every employe of one of Boston's largest business houses, was left by tlK; late Caleb Chase, a wholesale grocer, the gifts aggre gating mora than $300,000. San Francisco Tho Superior Court de cided Thursday In the estate of the Into Henry Voorman to give the willow. Mrs. Mary Voorman. who has been an inmate of the Stockton Insane Asylum for .IS years, $000,000. and her children $1,000,000. Chicago That Chicagoans should enter into a movement to relieve congestion by sending alien Immigrants from ttK city to' the country' was urged by T. V. rowderly, chief of the United States Bureau of Immi gration. In an address before the Hamilton Club, Thursday. Official Vole of Wyoming. CHICYENNE, Dec. 4. The canvass of the vote in Wyoming for President, com pleted todas", shows the following; results: Taft 20.S4i: Bryan, 14,!US; Debs, 1715; Chatin. 64: Hissen. 61. Bargains 3.65 - i . . ACHESON BUILDING