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VOL. IV No. 54
OREGON" CITY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1912
Per Week, 10 Cents
T. 1 PARTY DOES
WELL IN VERMONT
SECOND PRIZE WON
BY CLACKAMAS
PRISON FIRED BY THIS SHOULD MAKE
RIOTING CONVICTS THE COLONEL GRIN
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MILITIA COMPANY AND SPECIAL ' CLACKAMAS COUNTY SETTING
v PERPETRATED BY WALT McDOUGALL '
THE POWER OPMUS1C f
PROGRESSIVES CLOSE BEHIND
DEMOCRATS AND LEGIS
LATURE MUST DECIDE
BENTON AGAIN CAPTURES FIRST
HONOR, BUT BY NARROW
MARGIN
REPUBLICAN VOTE IS REDUCED COLUMBIA TAKES THIRD PLACE
.Returns Come In Slowly,. But It Is ; Eugenic Exhibition Is Center Of At
Assured No Party Has Ma
jority Required By
State Law
MONTPELIER, Vt.( Sept. 3. With
returns from more than half the state
at hand at midnight, the election for
Governor is certain to be thrown in
to the Legislature. The Roosevelt
Progressive party succeeded in mak
ing inroads upon the Republican ma
jority, but it polls only about a quar
ter of the vote of the state.
" There are 24G election districts in
the state. Returns from 173 districts
give Fletcher, Republican, 18,760;
Howe, Democrat, 14,170; Metzgar,
Roosevelt Progressive, 11,741. At the
last election these same districts give
the Republicans 23,448, the Democrats
10,692.
Indications from these figures at
midnight are roughly that today's
vote will total: Republicans, 26,236;
Democrats, 19,838; Roosevelt Progres
sives, 16,429.
A majority of the two parties com
bined against the Republicans, would
be 52S0. Same 173 districts so far
heard from give Republicans 98 in the
Legislature, Democrats 36, Progres
sives 13.
A3 the matter stands tonight no
candidate for the office of Governer
of the state has a sufficient number
of votes to insure his election. How
ever, the indications are that the Leg
islature will be strongy enough Repub
lican to insure the election by that
body of Fletcher to the office of Gover
nor. Early in the night some of the
Roosevelt men were rash enough to
announce that Metzger had been
elected Governor. However ,they lat
er tempered their statement and said
that their, candidates had made a
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ELKS TO OPEN HOI
TOMORROW EVENING
Preparations were completed Tues
day for the opening of the new home
of Oregon City Lodge No. 1189, Benev
olent and Protective Order of Elks, to
morrow evening. The opening will
be informal in character, with Exalt
ed Ruler Henry O'Malley presiding.
The exercises will start at 7 o'clock
in the evening and probably will con
tinue until midnight. Arrangements
have been made to keep the home op
en after Thursday from 9 o'clock in
the morning until midnight. It is
planned to throw the building open
to the public September 11, and all
residents of Oregon) City are invited
to inspect it. The announcement that
the dedicatory exercises would be
held on that date was an error. These
exercises will be held in October.
traction At Great State Fair
More Babies Are
Exhibited
SALEM, Or., Sept. 3. For the fifth
consecutive year Benton, County has
been awarded the first and grand
prizes of the fair for the best county
exhibit. Clackamas County was a
close second, giving Benton County
the worst scare that it has had in its
five years of continuous victories. Co
lumbia County took third place, Wash
ington was fourth, Lane fifth and
Multnomah sixth.
The Benton,' County exhibit is in
charge of E. F. Groves, of Corvallis,
and has been in his charge during
the successful career of Benton Coun
ty the past five years at the fair. The
exhibit is one of exceptional excel
lence and demonstrates not only the
quality but the versatility of the soil
and the products! of that section of
the state.
The eugenic exhibit today was a
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BR. FORD COMES TO
OREGON CONFERENCE
Dr. T. B. Ford, pastor of the First
Methodist Church, has been transfer
red from the Columbia River Confer
ence to the Oregon Conference, and
it is, expected that he will be appoint
ed to the Oregon City charge for an
other year. Dr. Ford returned Tues
day evening from Ellensburg, Wash.,
where the Columbia River Conference
was held. The Oregon Conference
will be convened week after next, and
inasmuch as Dr. Ford likes Oregon
City and his congregation is delighted
with his work and ability there is
every reason to believe that he will
be retained in his present pastorate.
Dr. Ford has made many converts
since coming to Oregon, City.
If AND K CLYDE
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OFFICERS FINALLY FORCE
MEN TO QUIT FIGHT
FLEEING PRISONER SHOT BV GUARD
Felons In Bull Pens Obtain Weapons
And Liberate Seventy-Five -Others
Fire Damage
Big
SCHNOERR CASE TO !
GO TO TRIAL TODAY:
JPXMDMPNT
New
Pictures
TODAY
T1 GRAND
HERALD and GUY
Blace Fack Comedians
open here tomorrow
C. A. Williams, assistant adjutant
general of the Department of Oregon,
Grand Army of the Republic; Mr. and
Mrs. H. S. Clyde and President Grant,
of the Department Drum Corps, will
be among the Clackamas County peo
ple, who will attend the National En
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic at Los Angeles. The Ore
gon special train, with one Washing-"
ton car attached, will leave Portland
at 3 o'clock Saturday, afternoon, ar
riving at Los Angeles at 11 o'clock
Monday morning, making the trip in
forty-four hours. Five members of the
Department Drum Corps will accom
pany the party, sufficient funds hav
ing been raised to defray their expenses.
PIANIST STRICKEN AS
HE PLAYS IN THEATER
While playing slow music for a
melodramatic picture at the Star The
atre Tuesday afternoon, Frank Mur
phy, the well known pianist, fell from
his chair, suffering the greatest agony.
He crawled to his feet, and pressing
his hands to his chest, started toward
the front door. He fell again just be
fore reaching the front office, George
Simmons, manager, going to his res-
i cue. The pianist was taken into the
front office and Dr. Guy Mount was
summoned. He soon aleviated the
young man's pain, and diagnosed his
ailment as pnuemonia. Mr. Murphy's
condition was somewhat improved
late Tuesday night, but it probably
will be a week or more before he will
be able to resume his duties.
The case of Gustav Schnoerr, Presi
dent of the Deutsche Verein Clacka
mas County, and Vice-President of the
German Societies of Oregon, was call
ed for trial before Circuit Judeg Ea
kin. Tuesday, but owing to a misund
erstanding of attorneys) as to when
the trial would start, it was postpon
ed until today. Schnoerr is accused
of libeling Chris Schuebel in an adver
tisement published in the Morning
Enterprise several days before the re
cent primary. It may take several
days to try the case. George C.
Brownell, J. E. Hedges and Gordon E.
Hayes represent the defendant and
W. S.- U'Ren will assist District At
torney Tongue in the prosecution.
COMMERCIAL CLUB
PLANTS
BRIDE TO BE IS
GIVEN LINEN RUSH
Miss Hazel Wyman, whose marriage
to Ralph Green will be held Wednes
day evening, was the motif for a lin
en rush at her home in Gladstone last
Saturday evening. About 12 of Miss
Wyman's friends presented her with
handsome and useful articles for her
trousseau.
JACKSON, Mich, Sept, 3. Rioting
convicts of Jackson prison, overcom
ing all restraint, entered the prison
bull pens to day and liberated about
75 fellow prisoners;, An hour later
the prison authorities had the con
victs apparently cowed by the pres
ence of Jackson militia companies and
fireman and special officers who hur
ried to the scene immediately after
the outbreak. Much property was
damaged by fire started by convicts.
One fleeing convict failing to halt
when ordered, was shot down by a
guard. The prisoner was running
across the yard when told to stop and
refusing, he was dropped with a bul
let from the gun in the hands of a
special deputy.
Prison officials fear that the worst
has not yet come, and in addition to
the two local companies of militia,
numbering about 160 men, the Lan
sing company of the National Guard
was asked for. Every citizen who can
be induced to act as a special guard
fs being armed and rushed to the pris
on. The supply of firearms at the prison
has been exhausted and heavy inroads
are being made on the supply in the
various hardware stores of the city.
A number " of) newspaper corres
pondents are said to have been sworn
in as deputies and are unable to send
reports to their papers, every man
being placed undei( oath to temain
silent regarding conditions inside of
the walls.
It was said later this afternoon that
the militia had cowed the rebellious
convicts, who were all safely locked
up. The fleeing convict who was shot
by a guard is said not to have been
seriously hurt.
About 75 convicts were in the bull
pens, which were opened, and prac
tically every prisoner secured weap
ons of some kind soon after gaining
his liberty. Knives, hammers, barrel
staves and otherj articles were used
by the convicts in an endeavor to ov
erpower the guards stationed - inside
the prison walls.
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BABY RECORD THAT IS
AMAZING
'RACE SUICIDE' HEREABOUTS? BAH!
Stork Busy In All Sections And Physi
cians Hardly Have Time
To Give All The Good -News
That Clackamas County is looking
out for the welfare of the state and
is, immune from "race suicide" is
proved by the reports of Oregon City
physicians. The following births
have been reported by Dr. M. C.
Strickland: '
August 7 Born to the wife of Ken
ney McLarty, of Bolton, a son.
August 13 Born to the wife of Har
ry M. Cadell, of Oregon City, a son.
August 16 Born to the wife of Cal
vin Price, of Oregon City ,a daughter.
August 21 Born to the wife of Lea
Jones, of Willamette, a son.
August 25 Born to the wife of Mr.
and Mrs. Miles Deakins, of Clacka
mas, a daughter.
August 2 a Born to the wife of John
Stewart, of Gladstone, a son.
August 30 Born to the wife of Paul
Rothe, of Rothe Station, a daughter.
September 1 Born to the wife of
M. A. Thompson, of Gladstone, a son.
j Drs. H. S. Mount and Guy Mount
ctJUU iepurt a great. um.uy ujnus aa
follows:
August 2 Born to the wife, of A.
D. Jones, of Carus, a daughter.
August 4 Born to the wife of Jac
ob Schoff, of Carus, a girl.
. August 8 Born to the wife of Ed
ward F. Buckholz, of Mountain View
Addition, a boy.
August 11 Born to the wife of
Thomas R. Clinefelter, of lOswego, a
girl.
August: 13 Born to the wife of
Louis Schaber, of Stafford a daught
er. August 13 Born to the wife of L.
E. Baron, of Portland, a girl.
August 16 Born to the wife of Fill
more Arnold, of Clackamas, a girl.
August 23 Born to the wife of Aug
ust Albert Victor Wicklund, of Clack
amas, atthe Oregon City Hospital, a
son.
August 23 Born to the wife of
Leonard Ferguson, of Clackamas
Heights, a son.
August 26-Born to the wife ' of
Frank Whitten, of Oswego, a son.
Augu3t 26 Born to the wife of Fred
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A. Piatt Andrew, Who resigns his of
fice of Assistant Secretary of the
y Treasury and attacks Secretary
MacVeagh.
lost
ractive
Proposition
South Oregon City
A
5-Room Residence
3 Blocks from good School House
New and in good Location
Price $1,400 Very Easy Terms
GORBETT & CO., P. O. Bldg., City
A committee of the Oregon City
Commercial Club, composed of R. L.
Holman, Gilbert L. Hedges and Har
ry Draper, planted 60,000 rainbow
trout in the Molalla River, Clear and
Milk Creeks Monday. The commit-1
tee and assistants left this city ear
ly in the morning in automobiles and
devoted the entire day to liberating
the fingerlings. Thel trout were ob
tained from the state hatcheries. Ear
ly in the .year the Commercial Club
appointed the committee to look af
ter the work, and a, request was at
once made for the fish. They arrived
in sixty cans and it required two
teams beside automobiles to take the
fish to the streams. Mr. Elkinsmet
the party at Molalla, and assisted in
liberating the fish in the Molalla Riv
er. Pres Bonney aided the commit
tee in liberating the fingerlings in
Clear and Milk Creeks. The use of
the automobiles was donated by Mil
ler's Garage, Pacific Garage, John
Warren and Edward Gresig.
WEST SIDE COMMERCIAL
CLUB MEETS TOMORROW
The West Side Commercia Club,
which was recently organized, will
hold an important meeting at the Ore
gon City Commercial Club tomorrow
evening. The meeting was original
ly scheduled for the Willamette
schoolhouse.
If you saw it in the Enterprise It's
HIT IN FALL FROM
CAR, HE SPURNS AID
An unidentified man was seriously
injured by falling from a street car
at Seventh and Main streets Tuesday
afternoon. The man boarded a mov
ing car, but lost his hold and fell.
One of his ankles was grazed by a
wheel, and his head) and right arm
were lacerated. Although apparently
seriously injured, he . again boarded
the fear, and insisted that he would
not have his injuries treated until he
arrived in Portland. The cut on his
head was several inches long and
bled profusely. Several passengers
aided in applying a temporary band
age, and the man when he left the
car at the First and Alder streets sta
tion declared he would be able to go
to work today.
GERMAN AND LATIN
TEACHER
IS WANTED
Another vacancy has occurred in
the corps of teachers of the Oregon
City high school, due to the resigna
tion of Miss Gertrude Holmes, who
was elected instructor in German and
Latin. The Board of Education is re
ceiving applications for the position
and will fill the vacancy before the
opening of the Fall term on Septem
ber 23.
THE FRENCH SPY
. Three Reel Feature Extraordinary
Friday, September 6th.
THE "GRAND
Yesterday we placed on the market 200 choice residence lots in Glad
stone and the unprecedented interest aroused in our proposition, proved
its merit and convinced us that long before 60 days have passed wre will
have parted with most of the 200.
You have to have a mighty good proposition for the land buyer these
days. That's the secret of our unprecedented first day sale of Gladstone
home sites. -
Gladstone has,Sin operation, a $20,000 water system of its own.
Gladstone has every other convenience and facility known to the mod
ern small city. . , "
Gladstone is the most Ideal towns ite in the country. We don't care a
whoop where you go.
We realized all these things. Then we put ourself in the place of
the buyer and said : "What else do we want? What can we desire to
make this proposition ideal? Of far reaching service to the buyer?"
We .figured for a long time on some way to make our offer one of
greater benefit. Finally we worked out a unique system of payments :
$10.00 in cash that's all. The balance at almost any time, one, two, three,
four or five years at a ridiculous low interest rate. But that was not
enough. Briefly:
If you should get sick, we will let your payments slide for one, two or
even three months. And even further:
-If you should die before your payments are completed, your heirs or le
gal representatives may continue the payments, or if they prefer it, bring
back the contract, and we will return every penny of both interest and
principal paid.
Is it any wonder that our 200 lots are going like hot cakes?
Call at our Gladstone of f ice, opposite .postoff ice.
Oregon City office, Room 12 Beaver Building.
REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION,
H. E. CROSS, President.