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VOL. Ill No. 153
OREGON CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1912.
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EN GREAT OVATION
BALTIMORE, June 29, (Special.)
The convention adjourned at 3 o'clock
this morning until 1 o'clock this aft
ernoon. Clark received 547J votes on
the twelfth ballot and Wilson 354.
Clark received 554 and Wilson 354J
on the eleventh ballot. Many dele
gates think Bryan may be voted for
to break the deadlock.
BALTIMORE, June 29 (2 A. M.
Saturday.) A sensational break in
the New York delegation gave that
stale's 90 votes to Champ Clark on
the tenth ballot in the Democratic
ually getting the required two-thirds.
The first nine were almost unevent
ful, Champ Clark leading and Wood
row Wilson not far behind. Then
followed Harmon and Underwood in
the order named until the tenth bal
lot, when the New York delegation
left Harmon for Clark, putting Harmon
in fourth place and Underwood in
third.
There followed, . of the dimmer
lights, Governor Marshall, of Indiana
and Governor Baldwin, of Connecticut
favorite sons. Baldwin's name, how
ever, disappeared after the fourth bal
lot and was seen no more.
William Jennings Bryan received a
vote on nearly every ballot, and on
the second received two. Senator
Kern, of Indiana, who was being
groomed as Bryan's dark-horse choice
appeared in the balloting after the
second, and thereafter had at lteast
one vote and sometimes two. On bal
lots up to the 11th, Mayor Gaynor, of
New York, received a vote.
The long-predicted break in the
New York delegation came in the 10th
ballot, when Charles F. Murphy an
nounced 81 out of the 90 votes from
that state for Clark. He got no fur
ther when a great demonstration,
broke out among the spectators, dele
gates and friends. While it was in
progress there were several fisticuffs
on the floor.
Those who said they were in the
confidence of the New York delega
tion predicted there would be a
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BIG PORTLAND CAMP
Webfoot Camp, W. O. W., Number
65, visited the Willamette Falls
Camp, Number 148 W. O. W., of Ore
gon City Friday evening, coming to
this city in two special cars about one
hundred and fifty strong. They were
met on Main street by the local uni
form team and a deelgation of local
members and were conducted to the
hall, where they initiated a class of
candidates for the local lodge, after
which they enjoyed a banquet. Wil
lamette Falls Camp is by far the larg
est men's organization in this city hav
ing a membership of more than 500.
Many prominent men of Portland
came with the visiting lodge among
them being Judge Morrow, William
Reidt, George K. Rodgers, J. J. Jen
nings, A. L. Barbur, J. T. Kennedy,
Charles Scheves, Frank Reynolds, J.
W. Crossley, A. ,L. Netebird, I. J. Gor
don, Frank Moter, and O..W. T. Muell
haupt. The local lodge voted to join the
various Portland lodges and the Sol
ar Circles in having a joint installa
tion of officers at the Oaks on July
20th. Two weeks from last night the
local lodge will enjoy a competive
drill of the uniformed rank for a seal
ring offered by Consul Commander
Wm. Hammond to the man who
makes the best shewing. Capt. M. D.
Philips has been drilling the men
hard during the past few months get
ting ready for this event.
Messrs. M. D. Philips, W. F. School-
ey and William Smith were the com
mittee from the local lodge who had
charge of the refreshments and en
tertainment last evening.
CITIZENS URGED TO BE
AT CHARTER MEETING
. The revised city charter will be dis
cussed at a mass meeting Monday
evening in the Commercial Club
rooms. All residents of the city,
whether members of the club or not,
are invited to attend. A general dis
cussion of the proposed changes was
had at the last meeting of the Live
Wires and sentiment apparently was
in favor of he revised charter. Many
members declared after the meeting
that many of the evils of the present
system would be eliminated if the
new charer was adopted. The feat
ure that has attracted special atten
tion is that relating to the proposed
method of foreclosing liens. It is im
portant that at least all taxpayers at
tend the meeting.
2 Couples Get Licenses
Licenses to marry were issued Fri
day to Gertrude Clark and W. G. Web
be'r and Elvada Schmidt and Carl
Howell.
If it happened it is in' the Enterprise.
National convention this morning,
carried the Speaker to a total of 556
out of the 1088 delegates, but still left
him 170 votes short of the two-thirds
vote necessary to a choice.
The balloting was continuing at an
early hour this morning with the
Clark forces outwardly confident and
the Wilson managers doggedly assert
ing that the final "break" would come
to the New Jersey Governor.
The Clark managers jubilantly as
serted that every Democratic candi
date who received a majority in the
convention always succeeded in event-
switch away from Clark in subse
quent ballots.
Murphy later announced that ' the
New York delegation showed 81 for
Clark, 8 for Wilson and 1 for Under
wood, but under the unit rule gave
all its 90 votes to Clark.
The announcement of the 81 votes
for Clark from New York started a
demonstration among the Clark dele
gates. They did not wait for Murphy
to announce, the completion of the
New York vote, that state having 90
in all.
A Clark enthusiast grabbed the
standard of the Massachusetts dele-
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Ration, thaf state not faaviner voted
A scramble in which the Wilson and
Clark facions indulged resulted.
The standards of several states
were carried to the Dlatform. where
the sergeant-at-arms endeavored to
restrain the delegates. After a scram-
Die tne bearers reached the platform.
At 12:8 the demonstration hart cnn.
tinued for 20 minutes and unlike
those of last night it was carried on
almost exclusively by the delegates.
ine previous outbursts had been
fargely the work of spectators. Soon
afterward the chairman nonnrtert for
order and the rollcall continued:
New York was counted as 90 votes
for Clark, under the unit 'rule.
W. J. Bryan entered the hall as the
Wilson demonstration was at its
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CHAUTAUQUA TO BE
MECCA OF AUTOS
The management of the Willamette
Valley Chautauqua Assembly which
will be held at Gladstone Park begin
ning July 9 and continuing . twelve
days expects the Chautauqua to be a
mecca for Portland automobilists.
Secretary Cross said Friday that ar
rangements would be made for taking
care of the cars, and that the entran
ces and exits would be so arranged
that there would be no congestion of
automobiles as happened several
years ago. A large number of appli
cations for tent space was received
Friday, and there is no doubt that a
record for campers will be establish
ed. It is expected that the majority
of the ministers of the state will at
tend the lectures and many of them
the classes of Rev. William Spurgeon
of London. Mr. Spurgeon will lecture
July 12 on "The Englishman's Impres
sions of America" and July 21 on
"Moses, the Hero of the Desert." He
is an extempore speaker and is noted
for his eloquence and humor.
ETHEL METCALF WHO CAME
HERE TO WED IS STOLEN
BY STRANGER
SHERIFF SEARCHING FOR COUPLE
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, JACKSON
AND SIXTEENTH TO BE
IMPROVED
120 DAYS TIME LIMIT IS FIXED
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& Power
Woman's Husband Under Ar
rest On Fraud
Charge
AUTOS TO ATTEND
CLUBHOUSE OPENING
The Clackamas County Automobile
Club has been-invited to attend the
opening of the Portland Automobile
clubhouse at the intersection of the
Sandy and Baseline roads Saturday
evening and Sunday. The clubhouse
is one of the finest in Oregon, and a
fine program will be rendered at the
opening. Virtualy all member of the
local club will be in attendance.
OAKLAND, Or., June 28. Ethel
Metcalf, 18 year old, and of Oakland,
Or. ,and her companion, an unidenti
fied man of about 35, are being sought
by officers in California on .telegraphic
instruction from the sheiriff's office in
this city. The couple left Ooakand
on southbound passenger train No. 13
yesterday morning, and were still
aboard when the train left Ashland.
The Sheriff telegraphed to officers
along the line south of Ashland to ap
prehend the couple. '
The preceding chapter of the story
began in Oregon City two weeks ago,
when Frank O. Gray was arrested in
that city as he was about to board a
train for Portland to meet Miss Met
calf, who was then speeding to that
city with Mrs. Settle, her employer.
to wed him. Unknown to the girl,
Mrs. Settle, previous to leaving for
Portland, had sworn out a warrant for
Gray's arrest for securing $550 from
her under false pretenses. At Gray's
examinaion here it developed that he
was engaged to marry Mrs. Settle
when he fell in love with Miss Met
calf, and he claimed that Mrs. Settle
gave him the money to go away and
forget the girl. Mrs. Settle claimed, on
the other hand, that she merely loan
ed Gray the money on his represent
aion that he wanted it to settle up an
estate in Pittsburg, Kan. Mrs. Settle
is 52 years of age and the mother of
married children. Gray is but 24.
Two days ago there came to Rose-
burg a stranger representing himself
to be Gray's brother and who stated
that his mission here was to repay
Mrs. Settle the money his brother ob
tained and to secure Frank'ss release
from jail by furnishing the ?250 bonds
under which he is held. It is now
claimed to be one of the most audaci
ous frauds that ever came to the at-
tenion of the local authorities.
Going from here to Oakland, the
pseudo brother told Mrs. Settle of his
pretended plans and so completely
did he hoodwink her that he secured
a loan of $54 from her, saying that
as soon as he could get back to this
city he woud remit all that was com
ing to her from funds which had been
telegraphed to him from Kansas. He
told Miss Metcalf he would bring her
to Roseburg so that she could wed
Gray immediately upon his release
from jail. The unsuspecting girl eag
erly accepted the opportunity. The
stranger then gave a letter to Mrs.
Settle's attorney for Gray and this
was delivered to the prisoner in jail.
The letter promised aid to Gray and
was signed "George." Gray at once
pronounced the writer a fraud.
HORSE TRADER TO BE
GIVEN HEARING MONDAY
E. R. Case, a horse trader, who was
arrested Thursday by E. L. Shaw,
pleaded not guilty in City Recorder
Sfipp's Court Friday and will be giv
en a hearing Monday morning at 10
o'clock. He is accused of having
horses hitched on Eighth street long
er than two hours.
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Company Wants City To Help
Build Big Canemah
Walk
The 'city council, at a meeting Fri
day night,- awarded the contract for
macadamizing John Quincy Adams
street, from Eighth to Fourteenth,
Jacksonl street .from Twelfth to Six
teenth and Sixteenth street from Di
vision to Jackson street to the Oregon
Engineering & Construction Company.
The report of the special committee
which had examined the bids was
adopted. New specifications regard
ing the kind of rock to be used, extra
work and the amount of time to do
the extra work are included in the
report. The successful bidder wili h
required to give a bond and must have
the work completed within 120 days.
If the improvements are not com
pleted within the specified time a for
feiture of $20 a day for each addition
al day required to make the improve
ment will be exacted. The bids were -uiscu3sed
at length and several of
the councilmen favored giving the
contract to a higher bidder. It was
shown, however, that this would cost
the city and property owners a great
deal more money, and that under the
present contract their interests are
safeguarded. The additional 'cost if
the next lowest bid had been accepted
for the improvement of Sixteenth and
Jackson streets alone would have
been $1,265.
The council was called to, order by
Mayor Dimick, the following members
being present: Horton, Tooze, Al
bright, Holman, Pope, Roake and Mey- .
er. An ordinance providing for regu
lating the speed of automobiles, mo
torcycles, and other vehicles in the
city was read for the first time. An
other ordinance providing a punish
ment for the electric light, telephone
and telegraph companies for not
painting the poles was also read for
the first time. Both will be called up
for final passage at a meeting July
12. The ordinance relating to the
painting of poles provides a fine of
$50 for the first violation and impris
onment of not more than 25 days of
officials for subsequent violations.
A communication from the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company re
lating to raising the Canemah walk
was discussed. The company proposes
to erect a wall almost five feet higher
than the present one, which would
prevent the city being flooded at high
water, and to raise the roadway and
tracks. It, however, suggests that
the city pay half the cost. A resolu
ion prepared by Mr. Tooze relating
to the improvement ,was not intro
duced. Upon motion the mayor ap
pointed Councilmen Tooze, Horton
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