HOUSE REPUBLICAN
CAUCUS ASSURED
Representatives Will Follow
Lead of Their Senate
Colleagues. .
"STATEMENT" NOT ISSUE
Speaker Will Bf.Chown Slrlt-tljr on
Party Line, and McArthur Seems
to Be in Lead, as Rare Has
Narrowed to Two Candidates.
Following the decision of the Re
publican members of the Senate to
t-aucuK as to Its organisation, the
movement amoni? the Republican mem
bers of the House to assemble a caucus
has received substantial encourage
ment. Twenty-one of the 52 Republi
can members "of the lower house al
ready have sla-ned the call for a cau
cus which seems assured. C. N. Mc
Arthur and 1- E. Bean, leadins candi
dates for Speaker, haye united in
their efforts to secure a caucus, and It
Is expected that the requisite number
of signatures to a call will be obtained
within a week. While McArthur and
Bean are doinir the principal part of
the work toward bringing- the Republi
cans together for an organization of
the Houm on a party basis. John C.
McCue. another anti-Statement candi
date for Speakership honors, not only
signed the call.- but Is understood to
be doing what he can to bring about a
caucus.
Ijrce Caucus Frobable.
Twenty-seven will be a majority In a
caucus of the Republicans in the House,
hut It is reported that while the &2
members will be Invited to come Into
the caucus, the call will be considered ef
fective wh-?n signatures have been ob
tained. It was on this point that McAr
thur and B'an for a time disagreed, but
they have ab ided (hat the choice of a
caucus of 40 numtxTi nt the House shall
be binding. 1 no caucus IS to be held at
Salem. Monday. January 11. at 10 A. M.
The practical ansurant-e that the
, Republicans will caucus in the House
I will eliminate I'atton. of .Marlon. Stste
! ment candidate. from the race for
Speaker; sine he lias oppnsril any at
tempt to organise the Hjnue except
along Ktatement lines. At the same
time the repudiation o. Campbell, ot
M'lackamft'. '".v a majority of the State
ment memAre throughout the state,
who are reported to be training with
Bean In return for concessions as tJ
comiullteenliliix. has put the Clackamas
County man out of the running. It
would not be considered surprising that
in return for this treatment. Campbell,
was was the first of the Statement men
to come out for the Speaker, together
with his two colleagues from Clacka
mas, will eventually Join the caucus
movement and throw his support either
to McArthur or to Bean; between whom
the final fight undoubtedly will be de
cided. McArthur Seems Favorite.
It Is said that McArthur has Zi votes
pledged to his candidacy. This is only
five ftht.rt of a caucus msjority. should
every Republican take part in the se
lection of Speaker. McArthur declines
to give a list of his supporters, al
thourh It is reliably understood that
the following .n? pledged to him: Representatives-elect
Applfgate. of Doug
las: Beals. cr Tillamook; Belknap, of
Crook. Grant. Klamath and Lake; Brooke,
of Harney and Malheur: Dodds. of Hood
River and Wasco; Karrell. of .Multnomah;
Hawley, of Polk: McKlnney of Baker;
Muncy, of Coos and Curry, and Reynolds,
of Marion. With the exception of Dodds.
ail of these men are anti-Statement Re
publicans. It is generally known that in
the final line-up McArthur will have the
support of several other Statement men,
some of whom unquestionably will be
found among the Multnomah County del
egation. There Is absolutely no doubt about the
success of the caucus call for members
of the House." said Mr. McArthur yes
terday. "Signatures are b?ing added to
the agreement every day. and I feel war
ranted in predicting that the required
number will be obtained within another
week. As some of the Representatives
live in remote parts of the state, consid
erable time Is required in obtaining their
signatures.
Form on Party Lines.
There is a feelinjr. however, that the
Republicans should stand tosether and
that Statement No. 1 should have no
place'ln the organization of either house.
All Republicans who believe In the prin
ciples of their party will join In the cau
cus agreement and will abide by the re
sult. The caucus call states distinctly
that the question of the nomination and
; election of a ITntted States Senator shall
not be considered In caucus.
With regard to my own chances. I
iwill say that my prospects are flrst-class:
: notwithstanding the desperate efforts of
;the Bourne crowd to belifle my chances.
Realising my strength, and in -their
frenzied deaire to defeat me at all hazards,
the Bourne people have begun the cir
culation of numerous campaign lies. One
of these charges me wHch- being a corpor
ation lawyer and of enjoying the .use of .
railroad pass over the Hnrriman llnea.
This charge is absolutely false and' with
'out foundation. I am. not a. railroad .at
torney and never have received any re
tainers from any railroad company,
neither do I enjoy the privilege of a rail
road pass, but pny my fare when I ride,
as any of the many railroad conductors
who know me will testify.
-I wish It understood that I am a Re
publican candidate for Speaker of the
House, and not an antl-9'.atemnt candi
date. My candidacy has the support of
several Statement No. 1 men, and others
will support me at the finish. I am stand
ing upon my recorn as a Republican, and
do not wish to see tiie party disrupted
over side issues. If elected Speaker. I
shall conduct tne office fairly and Impar
tially and in the best Interests of the peo
ple of Oregon."
KAST OREGON" ANTIS READY
Three Counties Petition Against
Election of Chamberlain.
Petitions relieving Republican legislators-elect
from their pledge to vote
for Governor Chamberlain for United
States' Senator will be circulated among
the voters of at least three Eastern
Oregon counties this week. The coun
ties selected by the anti-Chamberlaln-antl-Statement
workers for Initiating
this feature of the fight against Cham
berlain's election are Umatilla. Union
and Wasco. These counties were chosen
on the strength of the report of a mis
sionary from the anti-Statement camp,
who recently visited that section of the
state, and advised his associates that
the sentiment in those strongly Repub
lican counties very generally demanded
ttia election of a Republican Senator
this Winter. This same lieutenant re- I
three counties were prepared to sign
petitions absolving not only ine
lators from their own counties, but the
members of the Legislature at large,
from a pre-election pledge which re
quired them to vote for a Democrat for
Senator.
The draft of the petitions was made
last week, and printed forms were
mailed to those associated with the
movement in the three counties, - in
Umatilla and Wasco Counties the peti
tions are addressed to the members or
the Legislature, regardless of the coun
ties from which they were elected, in
Union County, however, the petitions
are addressed to S. F. Richardson. Representative-elect
from that county, and
to John P. Rusk. Joint Representat ve
elect from Union and Wallowa, specific
ally, and to the pledged members of the
Legislature generally. Richardson and
Rusk were both elected as Statement
men. Oliver Turner. Senator-elect from
Union and Wallowa. Is a Democrat.
In the Legislature the representation
from Umatilla County will consist of
Senator W. C. Cole, a holdover anti
Statement Republican, from Umatilla
and Union: and Representatives-elect
T. J. Mahoney. anti-Statement itepub
Ilean from Morrow and Umatilla: L. L.
Mann. anti-Statement, and C. A. Bar
rett Statement, from Umatilla. From
Wasco County. N. J. Sinnott, Senator
elect was elected as a Statement Re
publican. Of the two Representatives
elect from Hood River and Wasco. J.
Carter Is an anti-Statement man.
and H. C. Dodds a Statement member.
Although Dodds was elected as a State
ment man. he Is understood to have dis
regarded the Statement question In the
matter of organizing the Legislature,
and is reported to have pledged his
support to McArthur for Speaker.
HONORED AT HIS OLD HOME
Untimely Death or Portland Young
Man Mourned by Old Associates.
The remains of D. Dudley Witmer.
who died In Portland recently, were
In Id to rest In the family plot at Inorn
vllle, O.. where he was born 30 years
ago. On the day of the funeral all the
)&&jeS2mSiM tW
The Late D. Dudley Witmer.
schools, banks and business houses
were closed a tribute of esteem and
affection from the entire community
In which his boyhood and youth were
spent,
Mr. Witmer was reared on his par
ents' farm, and received an excellent
public school and academic education,
graduating with high honors. Upon his
arrival in Oregon he engaged as public
school teacher, and a few years ago he
engaged In the manufacturing busi
ness and was one of the founders and
partners of the Portland Sheet Metal
Works. About a year ago he married
Miss Ethel L. Manner, youngest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Manner. . A
most happy married life and a bright
career were cruelly destroyed by his
recent death.
The funeral services were conducted
bv Rev. W. IL Foulkes. pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church, and the re
mains were taken to Ohio by the de
ceased's sorrowing wife and mother.
His was a nature combining great
strength of character with gentleness,
quallttea seldom found In the same
person.
HUGE ELECTRICAL PAGEANT
Next Year's Rose Show Parades Will
Be Made Over Carlines.
Arrangements are now being perfected
by the Rose Festival Association and
the Portland Railway, Light & Power
Company for a routa of the big electrical
float parades which will be held one or
more evenings during the Third annual
Rose Festival. June 7-12, 199.
The route as outlined will include prac
tically the entire business diittrict and a
goodly portion of the principal residence
sections of the city.
The parade of the electrical floats will
be the greatest and most sppctaeular
street pageantry ever shown in Port
land. The subjects will be historical and
mythological, and the entire city will be
given an opportunity to witness these
magnificent illuminated processions.
While the Rose Festival Association
has no direct Interest in the matter, this
organization expects to offer a large
reward for the arrest and conviction of
the vandals who stole shout loo of the
finest rose bushes planted in the City
Park block:- between Msin and Salmon
streets, a couple of nights ago. When
the matter was called to the attention
of President Ralph W. Hoyt last night,
be declared that he would conduct a per
sonal investigation of the affair. and
would advise the executive committee of
tho Festival to put up a goodly reward
In order to discourage any such vandal
ism in the future. s,
RESOLUTIONS.
Whereas Ralph B. Fisher a valiant
Knight of Phalanx Txdge. No. 14.
Knights of Pythias, ha1 by his sterling
character and careful, honest business
dealings earned for himself an enviable
reputation among his fellow men: and
whereas, by his loving devotion to his
family, and by his loyalty to his
brother Knights, he lias so Indelibly
Impressed Ills character on those who
knew him well, that he has served to
exemplify the principles of our order:
and whereas, while In the vigor of his
manhood and the bloom of life, an un
timely death has befallen him:
Therefore, in humble and loving trib
ute to his memorw it is resolved:
That we deeply deplore his unexpect
ed and untimely death: and that we
drape our charter for a period of 30
days;
That we extend to his dear ones our
warmest sympathies and earnest con
dolence: That we commend his character and
his life as an example worthy of the
emulation of all. and as bringing home
to our members an exemplification of
the principles of our order;
And that a copy of these resolutions
be enrolled upon the minutes of our
lodge:
And that a copy be delivered to his
family.
O. S. HENDEH.
V. K. MKIA iN,
A. R. CLARK.
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ALLEGED EMBEZZLER ' PRO
TESTS HIS I.VXOCEXCE.
Declares He Falsified Books of De
tectire Agency on Instrnc- .
tlons of Manager.
Whether or not W. K. Douglas em
bezzled J4998.40 from the Thiel Detec
tive Apency Is a question which a Cir
cuit Court Jury will determine tomor
row, the taking- ol testimony in the
case having- been completed yescerday.
It is charged against Douglas that he
falsified the books of the agency and
abstracted the money In small sums,
departing suddenly from the city when
the peculations became so great that
there was no hope of effecting a quiet
settlement. Douglas makes the plea
that he doctored the books on Instruc
tions from Manager Clouse. and that
the agency is attempting to make him
the scapegoat
During the proceedings attention of
the court waa called by the defense that
one of the state's witnesses. R. K. Ful
ton, was seen talking with jurors, evi
dently attempting to explain certain
portions of his testimony relating to
the books of the agency. The court waa
FIVERAI,
tVIM.
TODAY
BE - HELD
The Late Frederick Bredemler.
The funeral of Frederick
Bredemier, who died Thursday at
his home, 387 Stanton street, will
be held this afternoon at 2:.10.
o'clock from the German Lu
theran Church, corner Sellwood
street and Williams avenue, of
which Oeceaned was a member.
Mr. Bredemier was botn In Ger
many. January 1. 1834. He came
to America in 1S51, settling In
New Orleans. He resided there
until 1874. when he removed to
Minden. Neb. He came to Oreon
in 1888, making his home first at
Kugene and later reinovlng to
this city. He is survived by his
widow, six sons and two daugh
ters, as follows: Michael. Fred,
Hermann. Edmund. Otto and
Walter Bredemier. Mrs. R. But
tenhoff and Mrs. H. G. Schmelzer.
CSiristinnia:
Sewing Tables $ 6.00 to g 50.00
Tea Tables $ 9-50 to S 50.00
Muffin Stands $13.50 to f 25.00
Book Cases O.OO to S150.00
Desks I 0 00 to $190.00
Parlor Cabinets $25.00 to $150.00
Hall Clocks V $32.00 to $550.00
Morris Chairs $12.50 to $ 60.00
Music Cabinets $10.00 to $60.00
Davenports. ....$25.00 to $250.00
Tabourettes $ 1.50. to $ 15.00
Screens $ 3.50-to $ 20.00
Roman Chairs $15.00.to $30.00
Hall Seats $12.00.to S100.00
Cbeval Mirrors $25.00.to $ 85.00
Dressing Tables $14.00 to $ 75.00
Dressers $10.00 to $250.00
Wood Beds $15.00 to $275.00
Brass Beds $25.00 to $115.00
Chiffoniers $ 9.00 to $200.00
A Magnificent Assortment
Store
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asked to caution witnesses against such
conduct, and this waa done.
M. B. RAXKIX IS EXONERATED
Jury Takes Ten Minutes to Decide
He Is Truthful Man.
Affirming the veracity of M. B. Ran
kin, who denied having made a verbal
contract to pay J. P. Irvin $37. 450 In
commission on the sale of the Abiqua
tract in Marlon County, a Circuit Court
jury has decided that Irwin Is not en
titled to collect the amount he says is
due him. The jury wai out only 10
minutes. During the trial of the. case
an effort was made to Impeach Mr.
Rankin's veracitv. testimony for this
purpose being offered by Ira Russ, .C.
W. Nottingham, W. W. Beck and G. W.
Allen.
The defendant had an array of clti
sena In court to prove that his reputa
tion for veracity i above reproach.
Witnesses who swore that he was
known as a man who deals In the
truth were R. I Durham. J. M. Leiter.
Dr. A. S. Nichols. W. F. Woodward. S.
C. Spencer. John H. Woodward, George
Scoggin. James Moylan and Dr. O. P. S.
Plun..-ner. J. L. Hartman, John Cork
ish and A. M. Smith were in the court
room to give similar testimony, but It
was decided that their testimony was
not required.
Technicality Frees Him.
Legal technicality saved Peter Kollas
from the penitentiary in the State Cir
cuit Court yesterday. He was charged
with burglary because of having en
tered a dwelling, where he stole a num
ber of carpenter tools. It developed
during the trial that Kollas had the
stolen articles in his possession when
arrested, but there was nothing to show
that he had stolen them. He maintained
that he secured them from a second
party. The jury found that Kollas
should have been charged with having
stolen property in his possession, and
that decision of the Jurors made the
basis of a verdict of not guilty.
Tax Fixed on Inheritance.
An order was Jssued by County Judge
Webster yesterday fixing the amount of
inheritance tax in the estate of H. W.
Goode. The order sets out that the
widow, Edith F. Goode. must pay 1 per
cent on the net personal property, ap
praised at 56.084. less the amount of
I5000 exempted by law: which makes
the amount due the county from Mrs.
tioode J.M0.85. Henry F. Goode. the
son. must pay on a fourth of the net
personal property and halt the real
property aggregating J43.667.23, less the
exemption sum. which makes hiw as
sessment $386.67. The daughter. Miss
Helen Goode. pays a similar sum.
Lents Grange Elects Officers.
Lents Grange. Patrons of Husbandry,
yesterday afternoon elected tne follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: Mas
ter. H. A. Darnall: overseer. Arthur
Gelsler: lecturer. W. A. Young: stew
ard, Victor Domm: assistant steward,
Frank SnufTln; chaplain, Mrs. A. F. Mil
ler; treasurer, Mrs. A. F. Hershner; sec
retary. Mrs. W. L. Hotchklss; gatekeep
er, W. E. Thomas; Ceres, Mrs. V.
Doinm: Pomona. Mrs. Frank Snufftn:
Flora. Mrs. W. E. Thomas: lady assist
ant steward. Mrs. Zimmerman; mem
bers executive committee. A. F. Hersh
ner. J. 'i'. Kreuder and D. Fury. The,
membership at the close of the year
was given at 170. 18 having been initi
ated yesterday. A new $6000 concrete
building is being erected and will be
occupied in February. Lents Grange
was organized three yeara ago by A.
F. Miller, who has been master to the
present, but who retires from office at
his own request.
TALK TO SEATTLE 40c.
(Via. Home Phone
Half Min., 40c: Min.. 75c; Add'l Min.. 25c.
"Home-Phone-Iu"
No gift is so certain of a grateful welcome and
lasting remembrance as a piece of fine furni
ture. Our stock of gift furniture is not equaled
in the West, and our showroom just now is the
Mecca of all those in search of distinctive, beauti
ful and useful presents. See extraordinary window
display. Here are a few suggestions:
of
Open Evenings December
Fifth and Stark Streets
CORPSE FOUND IN RAVINE
W'm. Hawkins, Demented Poorrann
Charge, Wanders Away and Dies.
William Hawkins, an inmate of the
County poor farm, was found dead yes
terday afternoon in a deep ravine back
of the City Park. The remains were
removed to the morgue by Coroner Nor
den. who declared that the man had
been dead for at least six days.
Hawkins disappeared from the poor
farm last Saturday, a week ago yester
day. He disappeared frequently before
that date, b'ut had always been found
easily or returned of his own volition.
As soon as his absence was discovered
a systematic search was inaugurated
by Superintendent Jackson.
The search, however, was fruitless.
It was continued, but unsuccessfully,
until yesterday, when the body was Tiis-
HAS MORE
Miller & Arthur DrugCo.,
of Quincy, 111., write,"We
have sold your Bitters for
over 40 years and have
never had a complaint as
to its merit."
SF '
m stomach:
CONVALESCENTS WILL FIND THE BITTERS SPLENDID
estioe:
Library Tables $ 9.50 to
Inlaid Jewel Boxes
Inlaid Tea Wagons
Inlaid Trays $ 8.00 to
Shaving Stands $17.50 to
Pedestals $ 3.50 to
Candlesticks 5.00 to
Nests of Tea Tables, per nest of 4 tables.$16.00 to
Parlor Tables ....$30.00 to
Card Tables $ 5.00 to
Leather Chairs and Rockers $20.00 to
Costumers $ 4.00 to
Child's Bedroom Set
Children's Chairs and Rockers 1.25 to
Lace Curtains . ..$ 1.00 to
Portieres $ 3.O0 to
Couch Covers $ 1.50 to
Table Covers $ 1.50 to
Down Comforters $ 5.00 to
Blankets, per pair... $ 2.00 to
Imported and Domestic
19 to 253
covered. The man had apparently wan
dered aimlessly about until exhausted,
and lay down.
Little is known of the man at the
county poor farm. He was 29 years of
age and is said to have been partially
demented. He- was born in Wisconsin
and came to Oregon three years ago.
So far as can be learned he had no rela
tives. Coroner Norden will not hold an
inquest.
Xevv East Side Enterprise.
Another large manufacturing plant Is
to be built on the East Side of the river.
Messrs. Pelton. Reid and Smith have re
cently incorporated the. National Cold
Storage & Ice Company, to be located
on East First and ?:ast Washington
streets. Messrs. Pelton and Reid are
retired loggers and lumbermen, and are
said to have plenty of capital to put In
one of the best up-to-date plants on the
Coast. Later on, the Pelton and Reid
interests will be taken over by Wllhur
Co
1EMG1M
THAN ORDINARY MERIT
else it surely could not have enjoyed pub
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solutely pure and wholesome and com
pounded from those ingredients recog
nized by medical authorities as being the
best for ailments of the Stomach, Liver,
Kidneys and Bowels. These facts should
convince every such sufferer that
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS
is worthy of a fair trial. It will restore the appe
tite, aid digestion, and prevent such ailments as
Heartburn, Flatulency, Headache, Indigestion, Cos
tiveness, Biliousness, Sleeplessness, Female Ills, Colds,
Grippe, and Malaria. Try a bottle today.
THE GENUINE
is always for sale by all
Druggists. Grocers or
Generel Dealers and has
our Private Stamp over the
neck of Bottle. Refuse all
substitutes or imitations.
$275.00
$ 15.00
$ 60.00
$ 18.00
$ 35.00
$ 40.00
$ 50.00
$ 40.0O
$100.00
$ 40.00
$ 80.00
$ 30.OO
$ 55.00
$ 8.50
$ 50.00
$ 60.0O
$ 30.00'
$ 15.00
$ 25.00
$ 12. OO
Rugs
Pelton Reid. son of William Reid and
grandchild of D. C. Pelton. Charles
Smith, who has associated himself with
these men, was for many years con
nected with the Columbia Ice . Fuel
Company, of this city, and will have the
general management of the business.
This plant will have a capacity of 60
tons of ice per day and additional ma
chinery will b Installed to handle
about 15.000 cubic feet of cold storage
and refrigeration.
Plans are being prepared for a
reinforced concrete building, 100x200
feet, and three stories high.
TALK TO TACOMA.
Va Home Phonei
Half Mill., Min.. 50o; Add'l Min.. V.
"HomerPhone-lt." "
Watch turtles move in Goodman's
window. Ill Morrison, and get the $100
diamond ring free.
I'nderwear sale. McAHen McDonnell.
Mr. S. E. Palmer of El
mira, N. Y., writes, "I
have sold your Hosletter's
Stomach Bitters for 34
years and it has always
given satisfaction to my
customers."
FOR RESTORING STRENGTH