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8 IL S. SENATORS MAY OAKMAN CHANGES PLEA TO GUILTY GET A HARD JOLT Their Attempt to Organize the Oregon Legislature and Shoulder in Kuykendall at President of the Senate Likely to Be Set f at Naught by E. V. Carter. MULTNOMAH DOESN'T HOLD THE BALANCE OF POWER It Is Thrust Into the Background by the Clumsy Playing of Their Cards by the National Leaders Slate-Breakers Present a Strong United Front. Republican organs In this city are salting- manifest lrm tot the strong probability of defeat for the leg islative slate arranged three month ago by 8enator Mitchell and Senator Fulton. With a lightning change; of front the same pa pern that were an nouncing throe week ago that the pro gram waa absolutely sbre to go through, are now proclaiming as though It were a newly discovered fact that E. V. Car ter of Jackson county may smash the slate and may defeat Dr. Kuykendall of l.ane for the presidency of the stale senate. . Carter has been a candidate for the Llace for many moniha and the fact has been Jubljxhed It! almost, every news paper In the state. His candidacy re ceived little sttentlon. however, from the ln.nl Republican press for the reason that Carter's aspirations were opposed to the plans formulated by Mitchell and Futton. when they undertook the dan gerous task of programing the organi sation of the legislature. That under taking excited general surprise, since at the coming seaaion no senator Is to bo ,;.t,i .nrt UusrewjuinflBI?",4t cuse for such Interference, yet It re ceived the support of the machine and machine organs. Senators Overestimate Power. i ,. , th outset it was apparent that 'Mitchell and Fulton had overestimated their power to sway the choice of the legislators for president of the state sen ate. Kuykendall was not a strong can didate. Outside of Multnomah county the only state senators whose votes he could claim with any degree of assur ance were R. A. Booth of Josephine, Itouglas and I.ane counties. Jay Tuttle of Clatsop. John I. Hand of Baker. Har ney and Malheur, and Oecrge C, Brown ed of Clackamaa. Brownell's adherence waa given reluctantly under strong pres sure and Rand'a'loyally has been ques tioned. Obvlouslv Kuykendall would not be in the running without the aeven votes from Multnomah county and even with them and Ms own vote ne wouia sxm lack one, for It will take 13 votes to control the caucus of Republican sena tors. This one vote was to be gathered In somehow, however, through the po tent Influence of the machine, and by prcssure from Mitchell and Fulton. Multnomah Hot a Vital Power. A rude Jar haa been given to the jjro gramers by the belated discovery that the slate breakers are still doing busi ness and that even the wishes of United States senators may not be all powerful. Incidentally It is being discovered that the MuUnmah county delegation does not hold the balance of power and that It is likely to be but a minor m.-tor In the organisation of the legislature. The machine has played Ha cards so badly that assured success has been changed Into almost euually assured defeat. It Is iulte within the possibilities that Carter may be elected president of the senate without a single vote from Mult nomah county. He la credited with the suonort of Senators Whealdon, Bower man. McDonald and Luycock 'of eastern Oregon; It is highly probable that the anti-Kuykendall senutors in western Or egonHowe, Wright. Crolsan. Farrar, Hobson and Haines would rally to his standard if necessary to defeat the slate; Senator Coke of Coos and Curry is more than likely to ally himself with Carter; Csrter would, of course, vote for himself and thia would make a total of W votes, or only one less than the number required to control the caucua. That one vote might be given by Oeorge C. Brownell 'Or by John l. Rand, for neither of them Is at heart a very staunch adherent of Mr. Kuykendall. Moreover the -Multnomah delegating-Js by no means a unit and circumstances might arise when a split would occur, giving .Carter st least . one vote from this county. The effort to program the leglalature for Kuykendall Is now regarded as one of the gravest blunders that has been made In recent years. Defeat will upset the plans formed for the session of 1907 and Multnomah county will be atrlpped of Its rlgbtful Influence, as has been the case In all recent sessions of the legislature. Bailey Mot XJkely to Mold Gavel. It has been evident for many weeks that Representative A. A. Bailey of this county had little chance for the speaker ship. The promises made to him by the machine and which Induced him to be come a candidate have not been ful filled. Kay of Marlon has steadily grown in streagth and Is now so far In the lead that it seems Impossible that he should be defeated. He claims that he has actual pledges of more than the 26 votes required to control the house caucus, and It Is generally considered that the claim Is well founded. Instead of occupying the front seat of the band wagon, the local machine lead-maklne- a desperate effort to clamber on to the tailboard. It Is" plain that they cannot carry out the program arranged by Senator .Mitchell and Senator Fulton, except at enormous sacrifice, and the next best thing Is to escspe absolute defeat. 3i3 Hal MM 4 VJ1 mm; SPEAKERS AT SUNDAY ANTI-GRAFT MEETING The public meeting which will ba held at the Marquam Grand theatre next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock to con sider and comment upon existing local conditions, as has so far been arranged, will be addressed by the following cler ical speakers: Rev Edgar P. Hill. D. D.. Rabbi Wise, Rev. Father Thcmpson and Be. A. A. Morrison. D. D. The lay speakers so far arranged for Include N. J. Blagen. R. Livingstone and Sam- MLflHMIMi.. . Doors will be opened at 2:30 o'clock. There will be an orchestra to furnish Instrumental music and a male quartet. The announcement of the meeting has aroused much interest and there prom ises to be a very large attendance of those Interested In a higher standard In the city's municipal administration. WILL MAKE IT WARM FOR ILLINOIS BACHELORS Ueurnsl Special Herrlee.) Chicago. Dec. 1. Henry E. Agar, state representative-elect from Gibson county, champions several reforms which he intends to push vigorously at the coming session of the legislature. To encourage marriage be will introduc a bill levying a, tax of 10 cents on each $100 salary earned by able bodlel bach elnrs mote than 35 years of age who ra re! ve sn income of more than 31,000 an nually. He would apply 10 per cent of thia revenue to the school fund and !M per cent to the maintenance of the varl nus orpbu'i ssylums snd homes In the stste. The Beat Christmas rionei You Ever Sbcnt la That You Invest in GOOD BOOKS The good book never dies. It Is kept In the home or family forever, a con stant reminder of your friendship. The Old Dook Store 229-231 YAMHILL ST.. NEAR SECOND Largest stock of books In Oregon 70.000 titles; 10,r00 second-hand bonks, many not even soiled, at 10 per cent of new prices. 103 Chatterbox SO Wlsard of Os Bl.OO Denslow'a Paper Book.-... uor Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Poems 754 Jsmes Whltoomb Riley. An Old Sweet heart of Mine 91.55 Jsmes Whlteomb Riley. Out to old Aunt Mary's 91.55 Bridge of the Oods, In cloth 75 Century Dictionary, morocco. SSO.OO Gray's History of Oregon 94. SO Kncvr onaedls Bntannica, zs vole 920.00 KncvdoDsedla Hrltannlra, 31 vols 935.00 Our 60s counter contains many f 1.10 books. Our 194 snd 26 counters hart vsluss hard to best. - Hyland Bros. Agar also favors s bill to proven? m;y man from 'retting them up' at the bar. Treating he regards ns a pernicious habit, m.d favors a fine of from 35 to $ r, 0 for the first offense nnd slit) to t ICO for the second. He also wants nil screens removed Iron bar room window!) MADMAN, NAKED, RUNS AMUCK SMASHING GLASS (Journal Special 8er?lee.) New York. Dec. 1. A craxy man. entirely divested of clothing and srmed with a crowbar, ran amuck at Twenty- third street this morning And smashed 32.500 worth of plate glass in ths Mer cantlie Dunning before he waa ovor- powered by the police. The Insane man created something np proarhlng a panic on the street as he ran down It flourishing his iron bar and threatening to brain any person who hindered his progress. Probably noth ing but the stormlness of the day, It be ing bitterly cold, prevented more serious consequences, as the street, which Is usually thronged with pedestrians, was exceptionally empty. Ths Insane man waa taken to the hospital, but has not been Identified. BUYS OLD TRUNK AND DISCOVERS A FORTUNE (Journal special Service.) New York, Dec. 1. Wrapped In a bit of brown paper lying at the bottom of an old trunk he bought at a storage warehouse auction for 34. Max Hart, a clerk In the postofflce. found bonds of the Southern Electric Lighting and Water company of a market value of between 317,600 and 32,000. Accrued Interest -of ata-per cent, which has not been collected for years, adds nearly 310.000 value to the find, which Is esti mated by bank officials to be between 325.000 and 330.000. Hart's attorney says that Hart bought the bonds In good faith and they cannot be taken from him. The owner of the trunk and ita contenta la evidently dead. Nan Patterson ' Fact) as the jury ees it. Looked squarely in the face, Nan Patterson appears stupid; from the left side full three quarters view, she seems hard. Her right profile view, which the jury got, ahows the best that is in her face. On Sbter's Account Is Willing to Accept Sentence of Life Imprisonment. PROPOSAL IS AGREED , TO BY ALL CONCERNED Substance of Previous Tes timony Shows He Made Many Threats Against Bennett. NAN PATTERSON MAY APPEAR ON THE STAND Prosecution's Long Chain of Cir cumstantial Evidence Alarms the Defense. (Journal Special Service.) New York, Dec IS. The counsel for Nan Patterson held a long conference this morning and decided to put In a de fense. Ths many damaging clrcum atances In the prosecutions chtfin of evldencs may result In the prisoner tak ing the stand in her own behalf, telling the whole atory of her relations with Bookmsksr Caesar Young, and events preceding the shooting. The court room was crowded today with people to attend the 1i1.nl hours of the case. The jury was excused from noon until 3:30 o'clock, while the counsel for the defense began a long motion to dismiss the case on ths usual grounds of non-proof. rajpeclnl llpat-h to The Journal ! Hlllsboro. Or.. Dec. It. At 10 o'clock this morning court convened. The Isrge court room was crowded to the doors with both men snd women expecting to hear the trlul of Bert Oakman. charged with the murder of Frank Bennett. lion. 8. B. Huston, on behalf of Oakman, stated to the court that Mrs 'lglcy. Oakman'a sister, was prostrated with grief and unable to attend the trial and that Oakman for her sake, desired to withdraw his plea of not guilty and en ter a plea of guilty of murder In the second degree, and receive a lire sen tence. District Attorney Harrison Allen stated to the court that auch pncel Ings would be satisfactory to him snd that Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, the parents of the deceased. Informed him thst they would be better satisfied to have Oak man have a life aentence than to hang, If he was found guilty. Oakman was then allowed to plead guUty to murder In the second degree and hi- will receive life sentence tomorrow afternoon at Z o'clock. The Jury was dismissed. Jury Completed. The Oakman murder trial was com menced veslerday. but It was n't until lntc In the afternoon tna t!ie first wit ness was culled to the" land The Jury. which was not completed .intll almost 3 o'clock, was comprised n" the follow lng: J. A. Klrkwood. Fred Hood, Ben Pat- ton. Ed Ward. Oeorge Stltt. O. M. G.illo wsv, J. A. Ray. Dan Berkhaltcr. Joseph Hayes. William Martin. J. J. Mant-ham and William Hpllenbec.r. Immediately upon rlectlng the Jury the opening sint.im-nt was made bv th respective rcunsel. when the Introduction of 1- demo was bestir. Mother First Witness. The first witness was Mrs. C. Bennett. mother of the murdered man. Frank A. Bennett. Mrs. Bennett testified thst she had known Bert Oakman about one year, and that the first difficulty arose between Oakman and her deseaseo. son June 6. last, when Oakman became angry because her son had broken his bicycle. Mrs. Bennett and her daughter talked with Oakman after this quarrel, at which time Oakman Informed Mrs. Bennett that he would kill her son Frank some time. She said to him: 'You know what will become or you If you do." He said: "I don't care." Several other witnesses wers exam ined, the substance of their testimony being that Oakman had made many threats against Bennett and that he struck the first blow on the night of the murder. Court then adjourned until this morning. rSALT LAKE MAN COTS THROAT IN COURTROOM (Special Dlaptteta to The Journal.) Halt Lake. Utah. Dec. ,1. William Carroll, a resident Of this city, yester day afternoon stood up In the police court and cut his throat from ear to , ... Avinm HimnHt lnstantlv. He had been arrested for abusing his wife. Ills wife went on the witness stand and commenced testifying. Carroll said: "You know what I told you I would do If you testified against ma. Here aroes." He then cut his throat and fell at her feet. She fainted across his body. The Incident created a pro found sensation, and there was nearly a panic In the court room. The president evidently has his eye on the law-breaking railroads. . FUNERAL OF 00M PAUL KRUGER IN PRETORIA (Journal Special Strrlce.) Pretoria, Dec. 14. The funeral tod.tv of Mr. Kruger was made the occasion for a great demonstration of the respect and affection In which the memory of the late president Is held by the people of the Transvaal. The sentimental In terest attached to the occasion wss In creased by the fact that today waa the anniversary of that day In 1880 when, under the leaderahlp of sir. Kruger. the Boera met and swots to fight for Inde pendence. In conformity with the well known vlewa of the late president the funeral ceremonies were of a simple character, though none the less Impressive Thous ands of clt liens of the Trsnsvaal as well ss of the former republic of Orange as sembled to do honor to the remains. SANTA CLAUS IS HERE In all his glory. Our store is full of Christmas TOYS Many nice ones for only 10a. WATER SETS BERRY BOWLS SMOKERS' SETS Everything in China for Christmas. HAINES TEA. STORE 170 THIRD STREET Phone Main 1706. Between Morrison and Yamhill BUOATOl TO i (Joornil Special Service.) Jacksonville. Fla.. Dec. .Prepara tions on an extensive scale srs being made for the coming meeting of the Southern Educational association, which Is to he held In this city tin- latter part ot the present month. In connection with the meeting of the Florida State Teach ers' association. Klaborate arrange ments are. being msde for the reception snd entertainment of the visitors, smong whom will be educstors of eminence from Virginia to Texas and from all of the commonwealths between. Trom Magplcker to IjS From ragpicker to United States sena tor la a pretty big Jump, snd yet thst is Just what the new senator from Masss chnsetts has made. Not "ragpicker" exactly, aa ws might understand It, but almost that. His grandfather, Zilnas Crane, founded a small paper mill at Dalton, In the western part of Massa chusetts, aad his father, also Unas, succeeded to the business. When Mur ray Crane was 17 yesrs old he left the publlo schools to take a place In the mill, beginning at the lowest place, that of ragplcksr. Vatloaal Longevity. Of European nations the Norwegian and Swedtah are the longest lived, the Spanlsrds the shortest. According to a foreign statistical return recently Is sued the average duration of life Is aa follows: Sweden and Norway, SO years; England. 46 years snd 2 months: Bel glum, 44 years and 11 months; Swltser land, 44 years and 4 months; France, 41 years and ( months; Austria, it yean and 8 months; Prussia and Italy, 3 years; Bavaria, tl years, and Spain, 32 years nnd 4 months. CUT IT OUT Bring this ad. to our store and get a - FREE CHANCE en a Beautiful $40 Guitar To be glvf n away New Year's eve. Fisher Music Co. ISO If. n We give 20 per cent dis count on stl musical Instruments until Janusry 1, Itatt - Portland's Greatest Book Store t i M Sensible Suggestions for Santa Claus r "";""' - .. At prices which defy competition. Our stock is the largest We are positively headquarters for the goods below: Fountain Pens The "Waterman" and ths "Swan;" also our "Monogram" Pen, at $ 1.25. Gold Pens, in fancy pearl holders, $1.25. Fine Stationery, in plain and fancy boxes. Sets. 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Catalogues may be had by asking for them. $1.50 Books city price. $ 1.08. Mailing i price, $1.20. THE J. K. GILL CO THIRD AMD. ALDER STREETS Come! Time Is Flying! Only seven days in which to select a Christmas present. We are busy but not so rushed but what we have plenty of clerks to serve customers, and lots of goods to show. These are only a few reminders Sewing: Cases These are a special English importation and are an exclusive and new line never shown in the city before. Indies' Sewing Sets f3.50 Girls' Sewing Sets fl5 Children's Sewing Sets 50e And lots of other styles ranging from 75f to 9 5. Mirrors Some new and exclusive ideas. Gold Plated Easel Mirrors f2.75 Ebony Hand Mirrors f400 Long Handle Natural Wood Mirrors. $1.00 Nickel Stand Mirrors fl.4 English China Vases and Creamers Nothing like them in the city. Blue Vase or Creamer. .50, $1.00 to $2.25 English Urn Vases $3.0 to $5.00 Toilet Sets The newest styles at lowest prices. Pr.ish Comb and Mirror Sets. .75 to $3.75 Brush and Manicure Sets. .$4.50 to $15.00 Manicure Sets Shaving Sets Jewel Boxes . 50e tn 98.00 .$1.00 to $7.5 .$2.25 to $4.75 Leather Goods Name marked free on our Purses. Many new and up-to-date things. New Japanese Coin Purses 25? and 50 New Japanese Ladies' Pocketbooks $1.50 New Japanese Indies' Card Cases. .754 to $2 New Japanese Gentlemen's Letter Cases $1.25 to $2.50 Peggy from Paris Hand Bags. . .$2.25 to $8 Ladies' Hand Bags, leather handles $1.00 to $7.50 Gentlemen's Cigar Cases. . 75 to $3.50 Music Rolls. 75 to $6.00 Photo Department. Special attention given to instructing beginners. Korona Focusing Cameras, 4x5. .... .$12.50 Ansco Pocket Cameras, 34x4 $13.00 Baby Ansco Cameras $1, $2 and $5 This list only mentions a few of our most popular Cameras. We have them at all prices up to the very best. Perfumes All the leading brands of Foreign and Domestic Extracts. Special Dabrooks, 1-oz., box .......50 Special Palmers, 2-oz., box $1.00 Special Palmers Toilet Water $1.00 Open Evenings and Every Opportunity Given for Early Selection of Presents. S.G.Skidmore&Co. Druggists 151 Third Street