THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL,
ID, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1908.
CLASS MODIFIES
DK RULING,
PENDING PARCELS POST
BILL IS ANALYZED
By Will C. Burton.
A bill is now- pending before eon-
gress providing- for local parcel post.
Bllt Only a Outsiders for the delivery to patrons on rural
May Attend the Fresh
men's Big Dance.
ceed 11 pounds, originating at the re
spective distributing offices of these
the local merchant Absolute protection
in their advantage over- the mall order
houses. ., . 5 . ..
A general parcels post would, 'of
course, never be established at a rate
loss than the actual cost of the eervtoe.
From the records of the special weigh'
lng oi the mails in l07, it was de-
termined that the average haul of see-
routes, or originating on the routes for ond class matter is 640 miles. At this
" ISMolal SlsMtct to Tb Journal.!
University of Oregon, Eugene. Dee. 8.
At a meeting of the freshman lass
It was decided that a limited number
of outside visitors" would be Invited to
Its big dance, known as the Freshman
Glee, which will come off In January.
delivery at the distributing poetofflce
or to another patron on a route out of
that office.
The bill provides that carcels weigh
ing not over 11 pounds may be mailed
ai a rurai aenvery oince to any patron
or a route out or that oince. and by
any rural patron to any other patron
or a rout? out or that office or to a
merchant In the town. Packages can
not. under this bill, be carried rrora
one postofflce to another, unless it is
The general sentiment of the student
body has been to make the sophomore 1 rrom distributing office to an of
and freshman dances strictly university I flee supplied by a rural route emanat-
affairs owing to lack of accomtnoda-j ins from the .same. The following
ttons for a large number or visitors, rates are proposed:
This will be tried st the sophomore I Parcels not exceeding two ounces,
nnriv nit Kutiirdav nirht and a much lone cent: over two ounces and not ex-
more enjoyable.- time than heretofore, oeedlng four, two cents; over four and
Is anticipated.
. Glee Claa Entertainment-
The university of Oregon glee and
m.nAlIn nltiba crave their Initial pi
fnrmince at the Eugene theatre last
..lo-i, f hofiiM niLrkii house. The en
tire concert was a great success and
not exceeding eight, three cents; over
eight and not exceeding 12, four cents;
over 12 and not exceeding one pound.
five cents; each additional pound up
i to 11 pounds, two cents.
perishable articles sucn as meat.
butter and egga, may be accepted at
sender's risk when offered for mailing
the snap with which the Jf reren. m not more than three hours before the done in the United States Is done by
hers were given was rar beyona tne d t of th mttns. express companies. For years the ex-
i.v wcetved under tne airecuon or
average amateur performajice. snowing jf thJ- bm becomes a law It will
tne exoeneni ;uiron "17 15 become possible for the farmer in the
nave receiyea unow in- u''""" "f busy season to. mail to his grocer his
Professor Irving M. Glen during the b t' d th nroduoe at 28
past two montiis. - . , I cents for each 11 pounds and to order
The ciuns wiu smia on by. telephone in return his bread, meat,
tour December1 15, -playing at the I ' - ff d almost anv other
Jieillff ineaire si rwinuiu, . ounoouo;,
lidmlwr It. The oilier cities visited
on the tour will be Salem, Baker City,
La Grande. Pendleton and Hood River.
.. Tryout for Debate.
. The preliminary tryput for the trl
nrnlar debate with Washington and
Idaho will take place next Saturday
night. ; . Over 20 men have signed up
for the tryout and among them Is
some of the best material the uni
versity has ever had. As only two of
last year's men, Walter Eaton ana
Clarence Whealdon. are gone, rivalry
for places will be Intense and It is
probable that the old men will be
wished hard to keep their places. The
four men who are back are Thomas
Townsend, Jens Bond, Earl KUpatrick
and Wilson Nicholas, .
COOS COUNTY TO
PRESENT HEEDS
to State Legislature
and Congress.
surar.
articles he needs and have same de
livered by mall at very small cost The
Immense benefits, both to merchant
and patron, wVuld seem to me to be
incalculable.
At the Present rare the cost or send
ing large packages Is prohibitive. To
send a pound of coffee by the rural
carrier costs almost as much as the
original worth of the article. As any
parcel weighing over rour pounds is
bv law unmailable. but may be ac
cented by the carrier outside the mail
at wnatever ne wisnes to cnarge ior
himself, many tricl:s have been re-
sorted to in order to avoid payment
of postage. Bricks have been included
in light packages in oraer to maice
them welsh over four pounds. A 60
pound sack of flour has been carried
outside the mail for 10 cents but the
same farmer had to pay 64 cents for
carrying a four pound package or cof
fee. Inconsistencies are, of course.
very glaring. Under the proposed law
til these difficulties win be done away
with. Eleven pounds will be sufficient
ror au practical purposes ana almost
every conceivable article, will ., be mail-
auie.
several times has some such local
service been recommended by former
postmaster generals, but the rate- pro-
nnaAtl ha. .Iwiivn hMn a. a rm i vVi t ffvj.
KAnrpQintfltlVP. TO SPTlt centa a P"n- The rate of two cents
iiljrtMiHiut; tu iokui a pound after the firgt pound l8 more
liberal both to merchants ' and to
patrons and still further protects the
former against competition by mail
order houses.
The machinery for the added service
Is all here. It may -comoel some car
riers to provide the adequate convey
ances, now necessary. -There is a fear
on the part of some carriers and post
masters that tne facilities will be
swamped, but - there will probably be
no danger of that Should t he service
become so successful beyond bounds,
then the Increased revenue would' be
ample to provide the additional facili
ties for the carrier. But there Is little
or no prospect of any hardship In this
respect or of any added cost On the
other hand, the increased revenue rea
sonably expected will go far towards
wiping out the postal deficit On July
1. 1908. there were in ooeration SB. 290
rural, routes. This number is now about
40,000. Three packages a day on each
at the maximum weight would be
$9,350,000 a year.
it would seem that this local service
could not fall to be of benefit to the
local merchants ax well as to the
farmers. It ought to add to the trade
of thousands of country stores. Some
of the commercial bodies have had
this matter under discussion and have
resolved against it because considered
an open wedge for a general parcels
post system. A little reflection would
show that this extremely low local rate
would always maintain their advantage.
even If the general rate were some
what reduced.
It would tram that the rmnnsltlnn tn
this local service must be based upon
misunderstanding of what the proposal
means. It is probably much like the
communication from a commercial club
in an Indiana city, which appeared tn
the congressional Kecord ror January
4. 1908. arguing against the 12 cent a
pound rate. It went on to state that
a certain catalogue house would, if
the rate went Into effect, save 140,000'
year on the mailing or us catalogues
alone. When you remember that cat
alogues are third class matter and go
at ' eight cents a pound, you can see
the force of the argument An especial
rate it is estimated that the averaee
cost of handling fourth elasa matter
Is 1212.10 a ton, or slightly more than
10 centa a pound, with the local rate
of a little over two cents a -pound, it
is obvious that -the general rate will
always be many times as nlsrh. ' As
matter of fact the postmaster general
is now advocating a general rate of la
cents a pound, nearly six times as
high as the local rate. At that rate
there would be a profit to the depart
ment of $17 ..a ton. The low local rate
can, of course, be made only because
there la no additional oost of handling:.
The increase in revenue would be clear
profit
it sema to oe rather inconsistent to
be able to send a package of samples
of merchandise from Portland to Rome
to pay twice that much between Port
land and Hillsdale, Or. The great ob
jection to a more equitable arrange
ment in this country has been the fear
on the part of the merchants In small
town of the catalogue houses In the
east Again, the most skillful, per
sistent and successful lobbying ever
press companies, of this country have
held a seat In the senate for thelif
leader. Senator Piatt of New York, and
It goes without saying that he has
there kept patient vigil for their protection.
The postmaster general is quoted as
saying:
"The rural free delivery has Imnroved
materially and Intellectually tha Urn
of the farmers of this country. Is It
too mucn to ask that the department
shall make a further use of this im
portant system, a use which, while
adding appreciably to the postal revenues
will directly and vitally benefit every
man, , woman and child within reach
of at rural router The country man
would, have the necessities of life de
livered at his gate at an average cost
of two cents a bound, thereby facili
tating '- and increasing conaumntion.
This would mean augmentation of the
trade of thousands of country merch
ants. -.- It would Inevitably tend toward
the Improvement of the roads. Better
roads and improved postal facilities In
the rural districts would-result la In
creased, values of farm lands. The
rural service as now oraranixed haa m.
oompllshed something in this direction:
Its enlargement would add. to the good
LORDS HEAVY OWNERS
,0F BREWERY SHARES
List Shows How the Licensing BUI:
Was Defeated In Par
liament. 1
BUFFUM & PENDLETON
"For High Quality Clothes''
Every
Special Cable to New York American.
London, Dec. e An Illuminating com
mentary on , the defeat of the licensing
bill is furnished in a list published
showing that 62 Of the peers who helped
to reject the measure are owners of
brewery share.
The list is not exhaustive, as only
40 or 50 companies out of 200 were ex
amined bv the compilers of the list
while debenture holders, who are prob
ably a large class, are unknown. In the
list or shareholders examined it was
round tnat 140 peers own over 112,000.
000 worth of stock.
Many fantastic suggestions are ad
vanced for the purpose of "getting
square witn tne loras, one being to
create a wholesale lot of Liberals peers
ana to sweep out tne Tory majority,
ometbinr Solar Hew Tear's Eve.
Twenty artists to entertain our guests.
Reserve your tables now at Perkins bo-
tei gnu.
(Special Dlptcti to Tt Journal. t
: Marshfield, Or.,' Dec. 6. Improve-
ments for Coos county's rivers and
.harbors,; organization of thes Port of
Coos Bays legislation favorable to the
rapid development of this country -these
are' the more important results
which the citizens of this county wish
to accomplish by the sending of special
representatives to Washington and
Kftlem. - ... -
Walter Lyon will work in behalf of
Coos Hay at 'tne coming session or
congress and Francis H. Clarke will
go to .Salem, to attend the state legis
lature. He win .endeavor to secure
the necessary legislation for the organi
sation or tne fort or coos tsay. Mr.
Lyon will devote his time to netting
forth the needs of Coos Bay as a sea
porta deeper bar, which means ex
tensive jetty work, etc.
Binger Hermann, former congress
man, will be sent to ; Washington by
the Coqullle valley towns, and Peter
Loggie by the North Bend chamber of
commerce.
BRAFJCH LIBRARY
GETS NEW KOI
A year ago last September the Alblna
branch library was opened in a stoiie
room at ES8 Williams avenue.- It was
established by the' library association
in the faith that the people of that
section would enjoy the privilege of t Provision is made In the pending meas-
books near at home. The success of
the venture was Immediate, and for
the past few months the room has been
so crowded that it has become almost
. Impossible for the members to find
peace and comfort there. Little boys
- may be seen curled up on the floor
Turkish fashion with books in their
laps and girls seated two on a chair,
while grown people look wistfully in
. the door, ehange their books and hastily
depart. Very fortunately an oppor
tunity has come to secure the lower
floor of the new concrete building on
the comer of Rodney and Russell
avenues. This will be rearranged for
the library, and it Is hoped that the
, tirftnrh will hfl rAitv 1a ru.iv. .,-
.. ore in Its new quarters by January 1.
This new location has all the ad
vantages of the old. being so central
to both Williams and Union avenue,
Just a block away from Williams ave
nue. and Is superior to the old location
because it is on a more Quiet street
where the readers will not be dls-
- turbed by the noise, of passing cars
and heavy teaming. The room is
nearly three times the else of the pres
ent quarter It will be comfortably
furnished, the floor covered with cork
carpet, and a sufficient number of
everybody: the lighting will be bv
' electricity. There will be more room
about the walls ror books than hereto
forts, and these will be added as funds
win periuiL. i nm nuigiuina usi naa
been Increased for the coming year.
Tuesday, I3ecember 8. is the birth
day of Joel Chandler Harris, whom all
children love. Mr. Harris died this
ear and it has been decided to cele-
brate his birthday as far as possible
in all the children's rooms of the
country. At o clock on Tuesday
afternoon !!. De Bow will read Uncle
Kemus stories to the children and this
will be prefaced by a short talk about
Fncle Remus" himself and plantation
life in the south.
The fines for the. children's depart
ments all over' the country has been
reduced from five cents to two cents.
SUNSET BEACH HOTEL
X. 3. Qnlm-by, Portland Kan. Selects
10 lots for afoasm Beach Besort. '
Harrlman's new O. It N. railway
now building to Nehalem bay and Til;
lamook. Is interesting farseelng people
In the Tillamook country. D. J. Qutm
by, the - well known Portland hotel
man. has. selected 10 lota with 200
feet beach fronts ire and a deptn of S50
tet at sunset Heacn, where ne n-
temls building a 78 room modern hotel.
I'itms alii be mad for two additional
wings of tS rooms each -when required.
This beach resort will be completed in
. ; , i.L. a n . u i - ,
will lorn to there. Provisions are being
mado fr mountain spring water, elec
tric lights and other improvements.
Thl twarh ' being the nearest one to
IWi Un(l-wm--4jnlouhiediybea,Bopu
lr r-trt as it will take, Only two
r-.Mirn for ttieMi'lp. From Indications
m'I avitllnhle beech lots will be
I ivre .i-fnr tlie new. railroad will
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ure, forbidding the acceptance at the
local rate of merchandise mailed by
agents rtt outside houses, thus giving
Man Should Know
How Much' Better
Benjamin's (Jlothes Are
When you're buying clothes, the chief point to con
sider is quality p the question of pattern, color, style
or even fit are matters which your own judgment can
easily and safely determine. But when it comes to
"QUALITY," the real honesty of fabrics, linings,
trimmings, tailoring, the interior of the garment, then
the clothes knowledge of the average man is of little
value. "' 't . .
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Clothes
$9
Selz Royal Blue
Shoe is Made
to Wear
3
Not long ago we got a letter
from Mr. Morris Selz, head
of the Selz shoe concern, in
which he showed how they
could save from 20 to 30
cents a pair in making fine
welt shoes if they were will
ing to use the little frauds so
many makers practice cheaper soles, counters, inner
soles, etc.
They put the 20. or 30 cents into the shoes; and
we know it. We recommend these shoes because we
know it. ,
Every Selz shoe is guaranteed by the maker
4o you.
Selz Royal Blue Shoe, $3.50, $4 $5.
Cor. 7th and Washington Sta.
Benjamin's
Are of the highest standard of excellence.
Our merchandise order
allows the recipient to
make his awn selection
If you are interested in Stylish New York Clothes, we invite your inspection.
.Benjamin Suits Priced $20 to $40
Benjamin Overcoats Priced $25 to $50
Holiday Hints
Smoking Jackets
Bath Robes
Lounging Coats
Silk Hosiery
311
Morrison
Street
Dress Suit Cases
Leather Hat Boxes
Full Dress Projectors
Dents and Fownes Gloves
Handsome Neckwear
Knox Opera Hats
Silk Pajamas
Fancy Suspenders
Nf fm$ Opposite
miiiT - post
W Office
When Purchasing a
Band Instrument
mnT on hating: a fork. They are
used exclusively by The Journal
Carriers' Band. Music for band and
orchestra at cut rates. . .
YORK MUSIC HOUSE
SPEND THE WINTER AT
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Affords every facility for golf,
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beautiful scenery. Eery luxury
and convenience of the best city
hotels.
Stopover privileges on all
through railroad tickets
Illustrated' literature oa request
H. K. WARNER, Manger
To Introduce Our Best Plate, We 17111 Malic a NdnBrealiaWc
Whalebone Plate for $15.00 TO a 20-Year Guarantee
We earnestly request all our former patients to call at this office and have their teeth looked over, and if 'any of oar bridge work, crowns,
plates or fillings have given out or proven unsatisfactory, we will gladly repair or make over free of charge
Nervous People
And those afraid can now sit in the dental
chair with great ease. The management of
the Chicago Dental Office will give $100 to
any charitable institution for a tooth that
an operator fails to extract without pain or
bad result
Vegetable Vapors
Used only by the Chicago Dentists in ren
dering the operation of extracting teeth as
painless as removing a shoe from the foot,
and they do it without the slightest danger '
to the most delicate patient and without
any unpleasant after-effects whatever.
WE EMPLOY NO STUDENTS
All our operators are middle-aged, gen
tlemanly doctors' of from 10 to 20 years'
experience, each an expert in his special
line. Our work is all guaranteed and kept
in repair free of charge for 10 years. There
fore, by employing ffe most skilled men in
the profession our own purpose, as well as
the interest of our patients, is more profi
ciently served.
If your old plate has given out and does
not fit, bring it in, and we will reset same
on plain rubber for $5, aluminum for $8.
' We can extract your teetn in the morn
ing and give you a temporary set before
night.
A binding guarantee given with all work
'for 10 years. i.v-.r4:-..;.:.$ . .-......
.TEETM
OUR PRICES UNTIL DEC. 25
Silver fillings
.Gold fillings... ,
Porcelain fillings .....
22-karat gold crowns...
Logan crown ,
Enamel crown . . . .
Bridge work, per tooth,
Good set of teeth
Fine set of teeth
Aluminum-lined plates
-uoia plates ...
up
...fl.00 up
f 1.50
......$5.00
$5.00
...... f 5.00
95.00
fS.OO
f 8.00
f 12.00
f 35.00
CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK A
SPECIALTY
Remember, examinations and consulta
tion free to all who visit our .office. To
those who cannot afford to have their work
done and pay cash we make arrangements
on the installment plan. ; ' ; ' ;
The best-equipped, sanitary and hygienic
parlors in the world; 19 offices in the Unit
ed States.
Be sure you are in thej-ightplace.
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Office Hours: 8 a. m. to 8 p. m.; Sunday, 9 to 1.) lad attendant
2l WASHINGTON STREET CORNER SIXTH
BOTH PHONES MAIN. 3880, A5340
A Christmas I
at
Tree
Without decorative lights
of some kind is like a rose
bush without any blos
soms. For that reason it
has been the custom from
olden times to adorn the
Christmas tree, which is
the "center of the Christ
mas festivities, with sparkling lights to increase the
brightness of that happy time.
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Candles are a part of the gloomy inconveniences
of the backwoods, and to cling to them were as sen
sible as to insist upon using the flint and steel of our
forefathers. Avoid the dangerous, dingy, dripping t
candles, and over the green boughs hang sparkling t
electric lamps of any desired number of colors.- Their i
cost is saved in one Christmas by avoiding the dam-
age done to carpets and clothes by candle grease. !
Complete Miniature Decorative Outfits suitable
for this form of decoration may be obtained, which
are simple, safe and u . t
flexible, and adaptable
for decorating dinner
tables, etc.
The cost of such
outfits' is $10.50 for
a 16 lamp set, and
$12.50 fof a-24 lamp
set. -
PORTLAND RAILWAY,
LIGHT & POWER CO.
-147 Seventh Street
Bet. Morrison and Alder:
fry
Phones: Main 6688
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