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v ' V,;V; THE OREGON DAILY-JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESD A Y EVENING, JULY 8,11108., y LESS HEY FOR STAMPS Recent Affreement Between Postmasters of Great Bri "alii and. United States- New Rat Goes Into Effec on October 1. Bt FREDERIC J. HASKIN. (ConyrlKht. 1908. by Frederio J. Haskln.) Washington; D. C July 8. The . recent agreement between the post roasters-general of the United States and Great Britain upon a letter post age rateof 2 cent an ounce, is ex pected 'to broaden the field of Inter national correspondence greatly and ' lead to a large Increase In the rev enues '.derived from the trans-Atlantic postallsertlce. The new rate which goes' Into "effect October 1 will be substituted for the current rate of 6 cents for' the first ounce and 3 oents for each additional ounce. By this agreement Great Britain will Join Canada, Mexico, Cuba and Panama as the beneficiary of the present United States domestic letters postage rate, which also ex tends to Hawaii, Porto Rico. Guam, the Philippines, Midway Islands and Alaska outside the continental Unit ed States. t The new rate Is in the nature of an experiment, but that it will prove suc cessful Is not doubted, it is predicted that its suecess will lead other foreign countries to seek a elmuar concession from the United States, reducing tho r, torn rt nnitmra h,tMtl the BrlnClDal European countries- and this one to tho present America.' anrac r cents an ounce. , Then, .perhaps, the dream of the so-called penny postage enthusiasts -will be realised by the en forcement of a 1 "cent per ounce rato oa domestic letters. Whether other countries will be added to this list will depend, so postofflce department officials believe, upon whether they think a 2 cent rate would Increase or Jlminlsn their revenues. America Is the only country that does not conduct its postal service -as a money-maaing , mBuiunou. Th, nniiKi nt thin rnvArnment has been. and doubtless . will continue to be, .to furnish the best practicable postal fa cilities for all the people regardless of cost or revenues , aerivea mereirum. Not. so with others countries, however. They derive a large part of their na tional incomes from the postofflce an! they usually need the money, whereas we have had a deficit for many years In the postal service. Increased Business The reduction' of postal rates leads l'i nil tin I t i vi ""-""' " . . ' i - - fc. In the end. Tl nistory or inr, rf nt TTnlted States postal servtce proves this In the case or our roretgn man uui ness with Great Britain, for Instance, . the number of letters received from that country was 11.000,000 annually 10 years ago. Since then there has been an increase of nearly 100 per cent, the total number of letters received hero from Great Britain having been 20. 000,000 last year. It has been esti mated that during the first years operation of the new postal agreement there will be a falling off of $800,000 in the receipts of the British treasury. A similar deficit is expected in the I'nltetl States, but wlthl" a very few years it la believed the revenues will Increase over what they are now. by reason of the expected growth in in ternational postal business. Iast year the total weight of mails dispatched by sea to different foreign countries aggregated 14S.422.8SO pounds, of which 2,07,U7 pounds were letters and post cards. During, the same period, it Is extlmated, 8,673,776.48 was received by the "postofflce department as postage on article exchanged -with all foreign countries, of which $6,579,043.48 was collected on mail matter from coun tries other than Canada and Mexico. This sum was $3,637,228.81 in excess of thp net cost of the service with all coun tries exrept those named. However, the coat referred to does not Include the cost of transporting foreign mall matter or articles destined for foreign coun tries to and from the offices where they are delivered and mailed. This expenso i ttnm nut of the annual aDrroDriatlon for transportation of malls. It is .stated, however,-that the receipts from ' h fnr.itm mnti service am larae enough to pay all tha expenses of that service, including transportation in me United States, and leave a comfortable surplus besides. In return for the 2-cent rate from this country, Great Britain will charge a penny, equivalent to 2 cents, on letters coming to America. This rate has been In force between Canada and England for some time and it has even been pos sible to get a letter from Great Britain delivered in this country for a penny, by sending It to Canada and having it forwarded from there. Indeed, a penny will now take a British letter to Mexico, Cuba or Panama, provided It is first landed at some Canadian port. Haw British Kates. The new British rate will be a rang tap toward the simplification of tho world's postal system, which simplify ing process ought to end,' in the opinion of postal reformers, only In the estab lishment of a universal rate for letters, another for printed matter and perhaps a third for miscellaneous natter, all of them aa low as possible. This - Ideal state of affairs is not expected, however, for some time to come. There are so manv mvernmrnta with different poll-. iA ynnWrd and it would seem unfair anal Impracticable to charge the same rate on a ejter majiea ana o llvered in the city" of Washington, for Instance, as on a letter sent to 'Pata gonia or Pekln. But there is a distinct tendency In that direction. For a cen tury or more the rates of postage here and abroad have been gradually reduced and postal facllltiea improved. Each step has marked, an Increase In the amount ef nut II a. handled and the re ceipts of the postal service. In the Infancy of the republic there were count les different rates of post age, according-to the number of sheets la a' letter 'or newspaper, the distance caVried. etc. Thwe wtre single, double snd triple letters, and an ounce, the rresT.t minimum weight for letters, r.mm counted as four letters and charged for accordingly. The first act of con gress fixing the rates of pottage was raised In 171 It made six cents the minimum charge tor a . slnala letter carried $0 miles or less, and o on up to 14 cnts for 480 miles. In ether words, an ounce letter snt screes the ccntlnent. if it could have bo de livered would harecoet about $7. Now , letier -is tarried mUas to the1 Philippine -for two cents. - : In 1J82 the gross rMH'of the postofflce department was only $47.. 44$. which is not to be wondered at, rertsiarlna- the hlsh price of postage snd the poor facilities offered The growth nf pcetal business following thai rxnucfrcm rmira eiui inrmn or I m rlltttee. end incidentally the tncreae of population, le strikingly fl!ustratd hT the fact that in 171. only IwO.SOO rle ef in. ill r:tr wr tisnriled In the United States. ' wfre. during the last f)i-l Jrr It st!rattd tret from lt.e.e, to . oet pieces of aaal) matter were handled, producing a to rvwrtte of nearly I1$4.SO.0S. To rrtorm ti! crW ecrt the a ootwnr ver $l.o,4. From tlm to i!n rorgreee -has! fieeeed laws reciiattmr en4-.rdoctrg ' pr-'re rata Thr wr it oniyl olffeeeat rateo according to distances 1 but ratea fOf. h' unla Hl.tn.a VArld In different sections of the country.- In the thinly settled dlntrlctg the rates were highest. In. I(t47: the letter' post age was reduced-to U and a half cents to Jinyana, aud 40 cents to Panama Astcwi or any other lace on the Fa olflooftaat, all of which now enloy i two-oent rate. . About . that time the construction of railroads and - the gen- icrai use or government poatage stamps, then, comparatively an Innovation. In- oraased the number, of pieces of mall matter handled to 114,000,000 a year nu me gross revenue to nearly. . OOpjOOv. - N The first law that established tint form... domestic rate nn Imttmrm rearard. lessor the distance carried, was passed In 1X6$, when the rate was made three cents per half ounoe. This was re duced to two cents in 1K83 and ' the weight limit incraaaed to one ounce, aa at present, two years later. The postal business kept Increasing all the tlmo. the recelpta aggregating $11,163,790 in 1863, and $45,608,678 in 1883. Aftor that, there was.' falling off for Louulo of rears, bui when the ounce minimum had been established the re ceipts increased, and during the past lb years they have quadrupled. While the domestic postal servtce was being improved and the cost to the pub lic cneapenea Dy legislative enactment, the forelcn service has baen rtrtaptnA and lessened in cost largely by execu tive action. The new British rate will be thft result of an mrnilmant tn the postal convention between the two countries, agreed upon by tholr respect ive postmasters general and ratified by Until 163 there were probably even more airrerent foreign, postage rates tnan oomeatlc. ' Thora wra nnt nnlv different rates to various countries, but the rates to the same countries varied according to the ship carrying the mans ana tne routes traveled. tThere were two ratea each to Canad and Mexico and several rates to most other countries. A letter mla-ht be sent to Australia by any one of half a dozen routeS at a cost varvlrte- frnm flv cents to $1.02. The latter was the high tst rate on foreign mall prevailing In the '60 s. when somebody suggested that the exchange of malls between the various countries ought to-be simplified. An informal conference was held at Pirltt In Ififil a ..klnU U - A l.' represented this government. TProm this meeting grew the International Postal union, which has held six world's con- resses since then,, the last being at Lome in 1906. The first was held at Berne, Switzerland, In 1874, and reprc unnted countries inhabited by 376,000, 000 people. Now every established gov ernment en the globe belongs to the postal union, except Afghanistan and Jhina,' and the. latter adheres tn. tho principles and regulations of the union so rar as ner limited postal organization permit. The United States reduced her noat age rate on foreign Tnail to five cents per nair ounce in iS4. apnlvlne- to all - i .. . i . - . - j i . i countries. xnat rate applies to some countries now, but - this Government will probaWy be willing to reduce it to five cents per ounce, or even two cents an ounce in return for reciprocal concessions from other countries which want the benefit of our low rates. This government is encouraged to do this by ne lact mat mere is a norma increase n .tne weigni or international mniim handled by us of eleht or ten nr and a corresponding Increase in the reveue derived from the foreign service. ,rajVG SKELETONS IN CHINA FORCED V TO LIVE ON JURK MURDER Chicago Tolice Seek Hus band of 31 re." Thompson, Who Was Strarfglcr by Unknown Fiend Strange Story of Unfortunate Life. tn northern China people were eating bark- off the trees when Osborne Mlddleton was there on; a tour from Shanghai. That was about a monthago,'. aceb'rd ini w h .letter receive nere to day by his son, O. Mlddleton- Jr.. who is manager of the Oregon Tine Export Lumbes company.v" The country had been swept by fearful dust storms, so that nearly everywhere the growing crops lay buried ;under four or five Inches of dust. Supplies 4 had run low and the people were 4 without money. Thousands man- 4. aged to Keep body and soul to- 4 gether by peeling bark off the 4 trees and subsisting thereon. Sdme were so badly starved 4 that they looked more like skel- 4 etons than living beings. 4 The writer says thousands 4 will undoubtedly perish before 4 anything can he done to relieve 4 them. Many were on the verge 4 of death when Mr. Mlddleton 4 left Tien Tsln, apQQt .fcyr weeks 4 ago; They Alfl no.t seem ' to e know where to' look for help. 4' Mr. Mlddleton has ' been "Tn 4 China more than 40 years and 4 Is thorqughTy acquainted with 4 conditions there and the people. 4 He has visited Portland several times during his stay in the 4 orient and expects to -spend' a A few weeks here this fall. V r f Idaho Convict Escapes. --j (Speeial DUpatch to The Journal.) Boise, Idaho, July . Ira Harfter, who was serving a 26-year murder sen tence in the penitentiary here, has es caped and the officers are scouring the countryfor 'tiim. ! A OOUJEsT VTEDDnrO Means that man and wife have lived to a good old age and consequently have kept healthy. The best way to keen healthy is to see that your liver does Its duty 366 days out of 366. The nly way to do this Is to keep Ballard's Herblne in the house and take it when ever your liver -gets Inactive. 60 cents er bottle. ,Sold by Skldmore Drug Co. ABSOLUTE SEOl'M. Ceniilno Carter's V Little Liver Pills, Must Boar Signature ef -e ee rWSamHs Wrapper CARTERS ret einims. ret iiucsxitti, reiKinBUYtx rCH C8ISTIPAT1CI. rci tuiow tut . reimccMPiixiei Several days ago the United Press re ported exclusively the story of the mysterious murder of a woman named Thompson," In Chicago. Mrs. Thomp son, It Is now learned, was married three years ago. In Fargo, N. D., and was recentl- divorced. Her husband had been extremely cruel to her and the police now think that the man "Ray mond" was none other than Thompson, Whether i'Raymond" murdered the wo man is not, of course, known. The character of the murder, the tying of the woman's hands and feet and her strang ling by slow process, made the crime one tnat nas attracted general attention throughout the east. The latest Chicago reports, received this, morning, in part, follow: Chicago, July 8. The description or Thomas E. Thompson was telegraphed from Fargo, S. D.. and it corresponds to that given of '"Frank J. Raymond" by pet-sons who caught glimpses of him when ne came to tne d-ooming-nouse where he strangled Mrs. Thompson. Descriptions Oive Cine. If we get either1 Thompson or Rey- nold' we will clear up this murder mys tery in short order," is the way in which Inspector Wheeler spoke or thei case last 'night as be looked over the descriptions given of "Raymond" and Thompson V. The efforts of the police also are be ing directed toward tracing the move merits of the murdered woman for the two weeks prior to her death, in the hope that some one may bo-found who can tell them something definite about "Raymond," his habits, what occupa tion he followed and other details which soon would pur the. deteotlves upon his track. Until this Information Is gained the case will be at a standstill, according to detectives who are engaged In run ning .down- clues. . Clues which seemed valuable at first have proved disappointing almost as soon as subjected to Investigation. It was reported - yesterday that "Ray mond" and Mrs. Thompson had been living In. Waukesha, Wis., and Detective Kiran was sent there. lie found that the reoort was untrue. However, the police' believe that if thojr can get hold of Kdward H. Thomp son,, mi woman s nunoana, tnny soon will clear up the mystery. The man Thompson is no easier to trace than "Raymond. Thompson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde propensities have further mystified . the police-In the case. His habit of assum ing disguises, and of brutally treating his wife has cXused the police to be lieve that if they once, get Thompson they will have the key to the mystery. 1 Known in rergo, sr. D. From " Fargo, ti. D., yesterday also came word that Thompson was a Great Northern baggageman there Snd was married in Fargo three years ago last icemDr. 4 ne marriage license gav his name as -Thomas E. Thompson and his home as Clarks Mills, Wis. He gave his age as 26 and the age. of Fannie Ollmore. Xlje" woman murdered here, was put aown as xa. ana ner nurae as To ronto, Canada, Thompson was baggageman for sev eral months. Mrs. Thompson is said to have gained a reputation In Fargo as a flire, .and less than six months 'after the marriage there was a separation, Thompson leaving the city. Later he returned, but shortly afterward both disappeared. Thompson was known in Fargo as taciturn and of a gloomy disposition. The Morton pair have been cast aside by .the police as worthless material. Harry Morton, ex-convict, and his paeudo wife, Alice Hamilton, both have been "sweated" bjt. various police of ficials and nothing incriminating: has been obtained against them. Yesterday afternoon Inspector Wheel-1 er subjected Alice Hamilton to the "third degree" in & last effort to ob tain information in regard to the mur der. "Alloe, we know that Morton killed that woman. We have the evidence, and you had better tell us all about It." In spector Wheeler -threatened. "I knjiw nnthlng of the murder, ab solutely nothing, so I can't tell you s thing,", was the woman's reply. Zerohlef Clew Falls. If was found yesterday that Alice Hamilton had been married to a man named Benjamin Hamilton and that Morton had been wearing some of her husband's old collars and clothes. As a handkerchief with the Initial "B" worked in one oorner was stuffed Into Mrs. Thompson's mouth to atop her screams, it was at flrt thought that Morton might have uaed one of Ben jamin Hamilton's handkerchiefs. Mrs. Hamilton said that Morton hud never used any of nor husband's handkerchiefs. BAND CONCERT AT HOLLA DAY TONIGHT Slgnor DcCaprio's band will piny at Holladay park this evening. Holladay pgrk, for the benefit of those who are notr familiar with the city's goograpliy, located on Holladay avenue nn'l East Twelfth street, the concert will beain at 8 o'clock. The urogram 1h one - that will appeal to all. Last night's concert at the City park drew a large attendance and It wan an appreciative audience, tne band hav ing to respond with half a dozen en cores. And the music was fine. 'The program to be rendered In Holla day park this evening follows: March "General Summer Victory".. .- f. DeCaprlo Walts "Italian Nights" .Tobunl Overture "Fra DJavolo" Auher "Porto RIcan Dance," Ronlta. . Mlssud Selection "Prince of Pllsen" ....Ludor INTERMISSION. Fantasia. "A Hunting Scene" ,.. Buccalossl "Tho Monastery Bells"'.. Wely Clarinet solo Notturno la Banga".. Slgnor Blancona. Selection "The Little Duchess" .... . . . . I De Koven March "Triumphal America"' Von der Mehden Tomorrow and Friday will Dositlvelv be the last days for discount on west side gas bills, Portland Gag company. ' ITALIAN ARRESTED AT ALTAR While kneeling at the altar of St Michael's church In early morning de votions, tn unknown Italian whose no tions have struok terror to the priests and worshipers of the .church In the last few days, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Jones. The man la declared by the physician who'ater examined him to be of a dan- f erous type of maniac. At 4 o'clock In he morning he would be seen at the church, waiting for the doors to be opened so that he might enter. He was sullen and his demeanor was such as to frighten ' other worshipers. Father Ig A. Valla feared that the man would commit some desperate: deed and made complaint to tne sneriir Monday. The man offered no resistance to ar rest, but the physician said that he is likely to be violent without warning, his' case being in many respects similar to that of the manlao who slew a priest at the altar In Denver a few weeks ago. He refused to give his name, and Inti mated that he is too holy to converse with an ordinary doctor. On one occasolon the man was found to have lighted all the candles around the altar, having- entered the church at an early hour, as his fancy directed. Asked, wnat he was doing, he suld that the church was his. He refused at any time to give his name. He was sent to the asylum at Salem soon afti'r Being examined by an alienist, two at tendants being summoned to look af ter him. WO TVDIWT. 0 OAS, HO fOCAITi v, The Old Reliable ' CHICAGO Rainless Dentists xayi rroor m tut or root TEET50m m. win'- mm- This office Is equipped with sit the latest appliances and formulas for 4to- ing high-class work. 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II II Viw.n tMi 3 I U V Jtw JS UCUIUUIII 11 Buy voo. uai gctino " If you want something dif ferent in the line of bedroom furniture furniture that possesses strong individual ityyour wishes can be sat isfied here. No. 215 Royal . oak. orffr Dresser, regular -'$15fmade pf well-seasoned material, serpen tine front; reduced to J1925 . a No. 5108 Golden oak Dresser, regular value $21, swell,' front, 22x27. oval French bevel-plate mirror, now reduced J2"40 No. 198 White maple Dresser, regular value $17:50; 20x24 oval. French bevel-plate mirror, ser pentine top; red. to. . . .sjax.'jo No. 148 Chiffonier, regular val ue $17.50; 15x19 French bevel mirror, serpentine top, 5 draw ers, made of weii-j i 7c seasoned hardwood PXlef 0 No. 7100 Regular $19 natural ash Bed, colonial ( f CA design;' reduced to. PlUOU No. 6184 Regular $16.50 Dress ing,Table, mahogany finish, 18x 20 French bevel-plate mirror. one drawer; reduced to:.: :r. Portland has never seen anything to compare with it. We have again gone through the lots, replenishing them from higher-priced lines, de- termined that the many people that come tomor- $9.75 j r row will find as many ternpting bargains as were offered during the first' days of this sale. For Dining Room We are particularly for tunate in our selections of dining - room furniture. This is why we can quote such money-saving prices. I 1 $14.35 , ) I No. 8534 Regular $22.50 China Cabinet; has 4 shelves, round glass ends; in golden oak and weathered finish; reduced to No. 327 Regular $35.00 Exten sion Table, 45-inch top, 6-foot, 4-sawed oak, in M O OC golden finish; red. to vlOaCO No. 2192 Regular $26 China Cabinet, solid oak. in golden fin ish; has four shelves and round glass ends; reduced to $16.75 No. 1920 Regular $36-Buffet, quarter-sawed oak, polished fin ish; 23x45-inch fop; French bevel-plate mirror, &)9 Cfi reduced to PsJDU No. 2705; Regular $32.00 Buffet in goiden oak or weathered oak finish, 2 doors and 3 drawers; 10x34 French bevel- 1Q 7C plate mirror PlOD No. 5303 Regular $16.00 Sida Table, solid oak.-tsa weathered finish; has 2 shelves A syr reduced to ...$Ulo GO-CARTS $4.75 CURE SICK HEADACHE. 1 $11.00 Feldfnjover-CfvCart, rubber tire, spring seat and reclining back; reduced to, ipe- No. 3204 $6.00 Folding. Co-Csrt, rattan seat and back, rubber tire;, special No. 824O-i$12.0O Folding , Reclining Go-Cart, up holstered seat and back, rubber tires GO (( and paraseU; -reduced U, . . , .; . . . . . . .. .POellvJ No; 8146 $15 Folding Reclining Co-Cart, reed body, cushion rubber tire wheels; re- 1fi flfi duced to v. jsSll.Vyi No, 9S64-p-Reirular $19.60 Baby Carriare, heavr reed Dody. tashion rare wheels; spe cial price tor this sale only ,. .. $11.00 Steel, Range $27.75 Regular Value 536 Steel Range $27.75 Regular Value $36 Blue Steel Body, 16-inch Oven, Perfect Con struction, Guaranteed for 10 Years n rv rnT Li ' i EASY CHAIRS N. 2407 Ji Regular $29 00 Sleepy , Hollow Chsir, weathered osk umsn, npnoistered in Cf genuine leather; reduced to... .....vl I eOU No. 2407 Regular $29 Sleepy Hollow Rotkrr, pn- holstered tn genuine leather, wrath- ITf Cf erei oak finish; matches above chair., - vl I 0U No. 4108 Regular $22.00 hieh-back Comfort R-rt. er, polished mahogany, olive leather MO Off seat, slat back; reduced to ltLj No, 5634 Regular. $17 JO Rrker. .: .f o-ur'.- sawed oak, golden finih. leather ttn I and back; reduce J to. . 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