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BOWE
RMAN
HOWS
LEAD IN SENATE
Indications Are That He Has
Five More Votes Than
Kay.
RIVALS OUT OF RUNNING
J?allej. Raffled by Action of Selling,
Xot Factor Save In Aiding Seo
ond Best Other Candidate
. Lack Vol lowers.
Folinvtmr the-announcement few Jys
sro that M of the 23 Republican mm
hers of the Senate trnd HiripJ the call for
a caucus organisation, the rival candi
date, for President have bn reeling
their efforts towards developing their can
dldsey. There is no question but that
and Kay are the leadera and
their relative strernrth will remain sub
stantially tiie ame should the other five
Republican Benmtora pile Into the cau
cua barwi-w;on before Uie Legislature
ranrenel. Tbfce five Senators are all
Statement men. ae followa: Abraham, of
TVuirlas: Albee. Kellaher and Selllns;. of
Multnomah, and Sinnott. of Hood River
and Waero.
With all of the Republican Senator
particrpaUng; In caucus. 12 would land the
nomination. Of the 23 Senators. Bower
man. K la aaJd. could depend on nine
vote to addition to hla own. The line-up
Tor the Eastern Oregon man. it la re
ported, would be as follows: Bingham, of
Ijld: Chaae. of Ooos and Curry: Coffey,
nf Multnomah: Cole, of Umatilla: Hart,
of Baker; Merryman. of Crook. Klamath
and Lake; Parriah, of Grant. Harney and
Malheur; Scholflald. of Clatsop. and
Smith, of Marlon. Bowerman Is eatd to
he depending; on Miller, of Lane and Linn,
and Barrett, of Ltnooln. Tillamook. Wuh
tnircon and Yamhill, to complete the neces
sary 12 votes to land the nomination in a
full caucus. Miller and Barrett at this
stage of the game are said to be support
ing Kay, of Marion.
Ray Gains a Rival.
Batley. of Columbia. Clackamas and
Multnomah, at one time tentative candi
dal for the Presidency, apparently has
gone In with Kay. who is alo counting
on the support of AJbee, Kellaher and
Selling, three Statement men of Mult
nomah, neither of whom has signed tha
caucus eaU as yet. But this support caj.
not be depended on y Kay until Sellma
Is out of the race. This would give Kay
a following- of seven, lnoluding his own
vote.
Although ho has been a candidate for
President from tha start. Beach of Mult
nomah, has been more active In conduct
ing the antl -Chamberlain campaign than
In looking after his own candidacy. At
tha same time. It has generally been un
: d-rBtood that Ewrerman and Beach
H creed early In tha contest that each
would support the one esBembllne; the
greater strength In a caacne. By the
tonus of that compact when applied to
" the situation, as It now appears. Beach
' probably win be found hi the Bowerman
camp when the Senate organizes.
The strength of Boweman and Kay,
Recording to the foregoing line-up. Is lis
leaving six Senators not placed, as fol
lows: Abraham of DouKlas. Beactl of
Multnomah, Johnson of Benton, Nottlng
. hara of Multnomah. Slnnolt of Wasco
and Hood River, and Wood, of Washing
ton. Of the six. Abraham. Johnson and
: Rlnnott, all three being Statement men.
probably would go to Kay; while Beach.
Nottingham and Wood undoubtedly would
join tha Bowerman force. While Not
tingham is a Statement man his rela
tions with Bowerman. both having been
members of the last two sessions of the
rtenate, have been very friendly. Beach
and Wood were both elected aa anti
etatement men. Bench being a holdover.
Bailey 'ot Oves-Havpy-
Back of the action of Bailey In desert
ing his Statement colleagues In this
county, whteh virtually amounts to bla
retirement as a candidate for President,
is said to be a disposition on the part of
the printer-lawmaker to blame Selling
for tl course he (Bailey) has taken.
Bailey for some time sought to reach an
understanding with Selling but failed
Bailey's displeasure with the situation
was only aggravated by the subsequent
refusal of Selling to get out of the way
and give him a chance.
The latter complained that fiplllng not
only would not step aside but, by his
sction. pnevented any other Statement
man from becoming an aggressive, candi
date. However. Bailey might harva been able
to meet this disappointment and survive
but when Bourne recommended the ap
pointment of John C Toung for post
master when Bailey wanted the Job too,
It was more than the latter could stand;
and he very deliberately annonnced that
) e was throueh with the deal, and forth
with reached some understanding with
Kay.
Committee on Legislation to Meet.
Reports from the legislative commit
tee on bills that will be proposed at
the coming session of the Legislature
will be received at an adjourned meet
ing of the Bar Association, which will
be held In the court-room of Depart
ment No. 1 at the Courthouse at
o'clock tonight. Among the bills on
which a report 1s expected. Is that pro
viding for a change In the pcesent sys
tem of drawing Juries..
New Bills Open at the
Vaudeville Houses
OrpTvciun.
BT ARTHCB A. GREENE.
THE red-lettor offering which the
esteemed Orptaeom has ever given
the Portland public since first It In
vaded our town is on view this week,
rnd iH these who are skeptical are
ndvlsed to Investigate for themselves,
nlse hold then- peace. There have not
been so many good: acta offered on a
local vaudeville stage since that form
of entertainment became familiar with
local audiences.
Mrst and foremost Is our friend Silv
ers." what his real name la no one
knows. In his Inimitable pantomime rep
resenting the progress of a professional
baseball game. Silvers was for some
time a source of rare ecjoymen" as an
adjunct of the Barnum ec Bailey drone
and since he has gone Into vaudeville
h has greatly Improved hla art. As
offered at the Orpheum yesterday after
noon he becomes one of the most de
lightfully original comedians on the
American stage. Silvers Is a real artist
ard belongs wKn Bernhardt, Naxlmova,
Mrs. Fiske and the others who touch
the high spots of high art. If the en
tire Orpheum performance this hveek
unsifted only of Silvers turn, It would
be worth the attendance of skeptical
and critical parson who beKeve few
comes
eprl
by
about
who
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long
lav-and
at
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up
using
Slven.
itoxlca ted
may
one
on
young
t glld-
packags
she
at-
the
las
far
. cur-
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and
who
imtally
wear
iant-
shorter
their
of
in
good things can come out of vaudeville,
r wi.h avarv one with a funnvbone might
-Am this renllv CTeat performance of his.
l IS a unuiani Kiiicvaiucn.
Vovt In ImnortATWM on the bill
Miss Bertie Fowler, who begins
queering herself with the story
left his own epitaph. This Is one of
chestnuts tnai we naa
ago laid away among the musk and
i. 1. aMm. than Rameses.
the clever comedienne who retails It
tills late date should be severely rc
(sanded. But she follows mm
with so much tha, is '" "
and novel that she may be forgi
Her Impersonation or tne imoi
v. ( I - a minted which
...-i n ..n.rnl nrinciclesL is
in ciiuui.gu ' r '
of the funniest things I've ever seen
the stage. How tn.s rem.ru .
woman ever learned to Imitate the
-j w v n h. more of a Da
than he can carry Is a mystery, but
puts all other Impersonations ever
r .... - v. mimin staff far In
lempieu v . "
background. Aa a monologist there h
been no one wno naa cvc.
West to equal her.
AniAftH feature of the
hill la Gus Edwards' "Schooldays
In which eight or nine young men
women disport to the aeusm t
witness their performance. Indder
i-v.. v.- .hunmil that the girls
the thinnest silk tickings ever man
fectured and wear tneir skii-lb "
.i...iiii.l nwNvmrv. hut
xnan bbvukw -
songs and tricks are cure ana
enough to make amends. It Is a rattling
A particularly delightful feature
the present bill Is "The Stage Manager
ii. ,i. .in hv Will Cresav. I
which Bert Howard end Effle Lawrence
appear. The lines fairly scintillate, while
Mr. Howard's trick piano playing and
Miss Lawrence's dancing and songs
carry the audience along with them as
th"vnillam Tompkins Is a different kind
of monologist than we have ever been
privileged to see and his observations
on things and things are calculated to
entertain and amuse the most phleg
matic If he were not surrounded by so
many top-notch turns, tie would be fea
tured aa a headline attraction and most
properly so. A mind reader who calls
herself the "Veiled Prophetess" and a
man who Is known as Olivette -do a
more or less Interesting Wt of mental
therapeutics, but they are In such fast
company that they are left at the post
and forgotten before the show Is over.
The opening act Is Fonda, Dell
Fonda. In their Indian club manipula
tlona. They are excellent in their line,
but, like the aot Just mentioned, are
overshadowed by the many other fine
acts. .
It 1s a pleasure to record such a
thoroughly worthy entertainment as Is
offered at the Orpheum this week and
to advise amusement-seekers to go and
get their full money's worth of vaude
ville. . Pantages.
BT LEOTE CABS BAER.
There are eevecral acta at Pantagee this
week that would 'shine In any company
In fact, one hardly knows which to give
first place. Emtio Sobers, "The Georgia
Boy," late of Primrose minstrels, sings
and discourses In an original and Irre
sponsible manner. His song. "Jes Go on
an Hate Me. Do." Is Irresistibly funny.
EOdora. a heavyweight Juggler, is the best
of hie kind that haa shown here In a long
time. The way he tosses tab lea wagon
wheels and heavy iron balls around In the
air la ltcfle short of amaaing.
Four slender, graceful dameeto, who call
themselves the "Four English Belles,"
look like advertisements of fencing girl
posters with diminutive black skirts and
much length of scarlet hose. They dance
and oaper about with a lot of new-fangled
steps that are very pleasing. Then they
divide forces, two of 'em do a Spanish act
wtth tambourines' and bells and the other
two do a skipping-rope dance that has
merit.
Madden end Fltspatrick present a little
playlet, the product of Mr. Fltzparrlck's
mind, entitled, "The Turning of the Tide."
The act is a clean little "roeH ard rammer"
that kinder gets hold of yoor heart-strings
and makes you want to give all your
week's wages to the Salvation Army.
Mr. Fltspaarlck. as Rtehard Crawford,
la exceptionally good and Lewis Madden,
who plays the part of a burglar, with
musical propensities, is a bit above any
average.
Albert Leonard is billed as the fashion
plate Dancing Kid, I failed to eee the
allegation and why he's called a fashion
plate, but he does some good steps.
The Booth-Gordon Trio, consisting of
a tramp cyclist and another man, and a
shapeless lady, who needs anti-fat, do a
cycling aot.
Jean Wilson sings in admirably good
voice an old song, "In the Land of the
Buffalo," and the moving pictures are
new.
Grand.
BT LBOh'E CAJ58 BAER.
THE position for first money at. the
Grand this week Is nip and tuck
between the Royal Musical Five and
a comedy skit produced by Dolph and
Bugle Lerlno.
The Royal Flush consists of four Jacks
and, a queen. The men wear white flan
nels, and the glrL who Is young and
dainty, wears pretty clothes and sings
In a manner as charmmg as herself.
They give a musical act that Is decid
edly high-class and above the average.
The other topilners. the Levmos. call
their act "Hypnotising a Wife." The
p)ot has the novelty of being new. Dolph.
who Is a hen-pecked husband, conceives
the seemmgly brilliant Idea of kicking
over the domestic traoea through the
method of hypnotic suggestion. His
wife discovers the plot and lends herself
to Its furthering In a way that brings
the house down. Their act winds up
with Quale singing Interesting ditties
about great men. while Dolph with
amaaing accuracy draws lifelike stud
ies of George Chamberlain and Mayor
Lane on large sheets of paper. In full
view of the audience, and with nothing
up his sleeves. His last picture, drawn
while Busle warbled "My Country, "tls
of Thee, is a likeness of the immortal
Teedy, sans teeth and smile. This team
deserve a lot of credit for good work
well done.
Smith and Brown, who don't' look as
uninteresting as their names would sug
gest, gtve a very clever song and dance
turn. Their wooden shoe dancing Is par
ticularly good.
Kikuda Is a gent from the Orient,
who wears gra&d clothes emhroldVved hi
cherry blossom and dragons, and who
Juggles. What he can't do hi the Jug
gling line hasn't been Invented yet.
Nnf sed.
Mollle and Bart are a couple of speech
less wonders who present an acrobat to
absurdity styled "The Baggage Smash
ers." Their act Is most realistic and
the truly lifelike manner In which they
proceed to demolish . suitcases, trunks
and boxes Is appalling, to say nothing
of the clever acrobatic stunts with which
they Intersperse the act.
The Dowllngs, Joe and Myra, who are
billed as International artists, present
an act of Mr. Dowling's composition, en
titled. "A Snapshot." Two matrimonial
martyrs, Mr. and Mrs. Opedyke. have the
proverbial family Jar. relative to a snap
shot photo In a local paper, which the
wily Mr. Opedyke proves Is not of him
self. In a novel and Interesting manner.
The vehicle Is not exactly original In
plot, and often the lines sound as If they
were being read, but the act pleases.
Fred Bauer sings to the accompani
ment of gayly-colored Injun pictures
that new spasm of rag called "Rain
bow." The moving pictures tell the
story of a stolen locket and a college
prank.
pcaal
Waist
ale
$ 3.00 Talues for $ .95
$ 8.50 Values for $2.95
$13.50 Values for $4.95
One of the greatest bargain-giving sales ever
inaugurated in Portland.. See our Yamhill
street window display for these stupendous
values. We never disappoint you, and this time
we have something unusually good for one day
FOR TODAY'S SELLING
LOT NO. 3 Ladies' Fancy Dress
LOT NO. 1 "Wash Waists of cotton,
pongee, fancy and tailored styles, $3.00
values, for only 9
Also a few Silk Junipers at the same
low price. , .
LOT NO. 2 A few Net Waists, in
black and white Jap silk, tailored and
fancy styles, also in taffetas and soft
silks, stripes and plain colors, $8.50
values, for only. ,
$2.95
Waists, in taffetas, messalines, crepes
j,nd fancy nets, in ' all the delicate
shades, regular values $13.50, and the
entire stock, includijig all evening and
afternoon waists, go at the extra spe
cial price of $4.9t
Snip hPtrins at 9 o'clock sharp. Six
long tables heaped with
bargains.
On sale one
DAY ONLY.
these waist
day TUBS-
-t
FIRST AND YAMHILL
SECOND AND YAMHILL
PORTLAND
y
Discrimination in Favor of Se
attle Removed.
and that while his mill would bid, he
did not all mind the competition of the
other Oregon mills, and would be glad
even If some other mill underbid him
and got the contract, as It would do
much for Oregon's lumber Industry.
VICTORY FOR LUMBERMEN
Columbia and Willamette IUver
Mills Mar Furnish Material for
Government Work on EVjiiel
Term With Coast.
Portland firms -end mUlii on the Colum
bia and Willamette rivers may bid on
the lumber shipments wanted by the
OoMemtnent for use In the Philippines
and Panama. This was settled yester
day morning, when IT. IS. Ransom, man
ager of the Eastern & Western Iumber
Cck, received a letter fsom Major Wood,
United States Quartermaster at Seattle,
saying that Columbia and Willamette
River bids would be considered by the
War Department.
This brings' to an end a tittter fight
that has been waged hy Oregon mlllmen
against apparent dfrwrlfy,'lnnrm in favor
of BeatUe on large lumber shipments.
Requests for the bids ere made In such
shape that only tmUs at ports that oould
aooonatnodate vessels able to carry car
goes of i, 000.000 feet or more would be
constaeared, and the wording was such
that Portland wag barred. The matter
was at once taken op by iooal lumber
men, through Senator Fallon and others,
bat do enoonmgtog reply was reoeroed
until yastesday.
Some days ago Me. Deneom wrote to
Major Wood, salting his attention to the
unfairness of the dtscvtramatlon against
this port, as vessels had frequently
cleared from Columbia River mills car
rying cargoes aggregating much more
than 1000,000 feet, and in some cases
amounting to 4,000,000 feet Mr. Ransom
also took the matter np by wire with
Senator PnMoa and knew that the Cham
ber of Cooamesoe was also Interested in
the matter.
Yesterday afteroon he received a reply
from Major Wood saying that mills on
the Columbia and Willamette) rivers
oould enter bids on the lumber required
and that their bids would be considered
by the War Department. This throws
the field open to the Oregon' mills, and
It la believed that many of them will
forward estimates. Mr. Ransom said he
took the matter up as a public service.
knows no creed, race or color ;
if s used the world over by
young and old alike as a frame
and body builder. It's won
derful how rapidly babies and
children gain flesh and strength
on it.
Be sure to ret Scott's Emulsion,
its been toe standard for over
30 rears, and has many worth
less imitations and substitutes.
Send this is, four cents for poataae. men
Honing this pspcr. nd we will send you a
"Complete Handy Atlas of the World."
SCOTT ft BOWNK, 409 Petri SU New York
Y. M. G Y. W. C. A. BUILDING
FUND PIANOS AT AUCTION
CUT THIS OUT AND MAIL TODAY
. Portland, Oregon. ....190..
For the purpose 'of -purchasing a lot and erecting buildings
for the Portland, Oregon, Young Men's Christian Association
and Young Women's Christian Association, I promise to pay
the Treasurer of the Building Fund of said Association
. ....... .- - dollars for the
( PIANO )
... Name of Instrument (PIANOLA)
donated by Eilers Piano House to the T. M. C. A. and Y. W.
C. A. Building Fund Committee, payable, one-tenth in cash
upon the acceptance of the bid, and the balance on or before
t All deferred payments to
bear simple interest at 8 pea- cent per annum, just as do regular
piano contracts.
Signed-.-
Address.....................
As many bids as desired may be submitted, but each and every
bid must be accompaniel by a ten-cent money order, check or
postage stamps. All bids must be in before January 10th. 1909.
Cut this out. enclose In sealed envolopo and mail to Mr. S. L.
Oilman, account of T. M. and Y. W, C A. Building- Fund Commit
tee, care Ellers Piano House.
M Mr sO Bw 4 i St
SHOE FOR MEN
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YiS-','.f.i.i
SOLD BY
PHILLIPS SHOE CO.
No. 1 09 Sixth Street,
PORTLAND, OR.
Suitable Xmas Gifts
Something in the electTlc cooking line.
Something In the electric fixture line.
Something in electric novelties.
Something In an electric stand lamp.
We Have Them All
GET OUR PRICES A VT SEE THE GOODS.
i WESTERN ELECTRIC WORKS
KO. 61 SIXTH STREET, PORTLAND, OR.
Phones Main 180, A 1600.
PROSPECT
When thoroughly com
pared with the average
new residence addi
tion, shows the
FOLLOWING
POINTS OF
SUPERIORITY
LOCATION No residence property in the
City of Portland, including the
best of the West Side, has the exclusive and desir
able features that recommend PROSPECT PARK,
the Cream of Irvington, to the discriminating home
builder. Only iy2 miles from retail center and a
10-minute ride. It is unexcelled.
TRANSPORTATION Two carlines, the
' Woodla wn and
Alberta, leaving either Second or Fifth and Wash
ington streets every five and three minutes, all day
long, reach Knott street, where you leave the car, in
10 minnites, without transfer. No such transporta
tion is to be found elsewhere in Portland.
ENVIRONMENT A part of Irvington, on
record as such, PROS
PECT PARK is admitted to be the most popular
residence section of the city. It is surrounded by
restricted districts. The same character of improve
ments as are now found in PROSPECT PARK will
be continued in adjoining additions when completed.
IMPROVEMENTS None better in the
United States. As
phalt pavements, cement walks, Bull Run water, gas
mains laid, most perfect system of street drainage
in the world, wide parkings and every lot levelled
down to an uniform grade. Over $250,000 have been
spent in making PROSPECT PARK what it is.
RESTRICTIONS Every home built must
cost $2500 at least. Not
more than one home will be allowed on 50 feet.
Every home must be built 25 feet back of the prop
erty line. With these restrictions and an uniform
method of parking, wide streets and fine homes,
PROSPECT PARK cannot even be duplicated in
Portland.
FOR INVESTMENT The most conserv
ative business
men have stated that PROSPECT PARK will
double in value within two years. It may double
before," but it is practically certain to double in that
time. This will return a man's money, twice over in
two years, or 100 per cent a year. Nothing to equal
this.
PRICES AND TERMS Lots, 50 by 100
feet, may now
be had for $1000 and up. Considering location,
transportation facilities, the splendid environment,
the exceptionally high character of the improve
ments, ample restrictions and low price, such prop
erty is unequalled in Portland.
PROSPECT PARK IN THE MAKING
Is the title of one of the most unusual pieces of
literature ever published by a real estate firm. It
describes the improvements in detail, accompanied
by wash drawings and a sectional drawing of the
street, showing every detail of the work.
Take "Woo dl awn" or "A" car at
Second or Fifth and Washington
Streets. Get off at Knott St. and
walk one block EAST to the office.
ROUNTREE
DIAMOND
241 Stark St. E. 7th and Knott
H. L. MUMFORD, Mgr. EAST SIDE OFFICE