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8 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IS TENDERED A MAGNIFICENT RECEPTION IN PORTLAND (Continued from First Page.) pictures. The peculiarity of the smile Is that it makes everybody smile who sees it. It was 2:0S o'clock when the President arrived at the station. Ten minutes later be was riding in a carriage between end less lines of cheering people. About an liour later he was reviewing the proces sion which had marched behind him in bis honor. Three hours after his arrival he had laid the base of the Lewis and Olark monument. About 11:30 o'clock lie retired for the night, but not before he liad responded to' the loud calls of the multitude outside his hotel. "WELCOMED TO PORTLAND. President's Train Arrive and the Parade Start. "Comrades, comrades." This was Presi dent Roosevelt's first words of greeting as he emerged, from the station and his eyo fell upon Oregon veterans of the Spanish American "War. He arose to his feet In his carriage, doffed his hat, and saluted them with the above words. The train "arrived seven minutes ahead of the schedule time. Its appearance was 'signalled by the shrieks of whistles, which were echoed by the acclaim of thousands of voices in the multitude outside the sta tion. The President was on the rear plat form of tho train, and immediately after the car came to a standstill he was on the ground. Senator Mitchell first welcomed him and Introduced Judge C. B. Bellinger, chairman of the reception committee, who In turn introduced Mayor George H. Will lams, W. I. Wheelwright, John H. Hall, F. A. Bancroft, II. C. Breeden and W. M. Cake. H. W. Scott, who accompanied tho President from Salem, tqs also a member of the reception commltiee. By the President's own choice the greet ing was entirely informal. He did not wait for the committee to come to him in his car but rather went to meet the com mittee. There was the least bowing and scraping in the world, and the initial cere monies of the President's visit could hard ly be called ceremonies at all, so free were they of formality. The President, his party, the reception committee and other gentlemen who had joined with the committee in receiving the President, at once took carriages and drove from the inside inclosure of the sta tion to Sixth street. Occupant of the Cnrrlasen. Eight carriages followed in the wake of the President's. Sitting on the President's left was Mayor Williams. In front of him sat Governor Chamberlain, and the fourth seat was occupied by William Loeb. sec retary to the President. In the eight car riages that followed were the following: M. C. Latta. and three secret service men. Assistant Secretary Barnes, Surgeon General Rlxey, Senator John H. Mitchell, H. W. Scott N. P. Webster, J. L. McGrew, -Senator C. W. Fulton and J. N. Williamson. William H. Moody, Secretary of the Navy; Binger Hermann, Mr. Cline, of Sa lem. H. A. Coleman, R. H. Hazzard, Lindsay Dennison. William D. Wheelwright. R..L. Dunn, N. Lazarnlck, Judge C B. Bellinger, Senator Levi Ankeny. George B. Luckoy, H. A. Stohmeyer, L. Zimmerman, A. L. Mills. P. W. Williams. J. P. Yooch, W D. Fen top, F. E. Beach. Greeted With Continued Cheering:. The appearance of the President on Sixth street was greeted with cheers. He bowed first to the Spanish War Veterans, then to members of the G. A. R., next to the Eighth Battery, U. S. A. Then the multitude of men, women and children broke into cheering, and the President doffed bis hat to them, too. Louder and louder grew the acclaim, until it caused ihe President's face to break into a smjle. And such a smile. Tho crowd had been waiting for that smile a long time. They had come from all parts of the city; they bad climbed to the roofs of houses, yea, to chimney tops, even, with Infants in their arms, to see that smile. And when it came, they almost yelled their heads off. The smile didn't belle the stories that had come before it. It was such a hearty, kindly, genuine smile that every body had to smile himself. When the President's Hps drew apart, they disclosed two beautiful rows of white teeth. First, the upper Up curled upward, then the lower Hp curled downward, and as the President's mouth widened his eyes nar rowed, until one would suppose he couldn't see tho countless multitude as sembled to do him honor. But he did see, and whenever he heard an unusual clamor he turned toward It to spy out the place whence it came. "Thoro m 4c nam n frmtflnt xrlrk from the crowd. "Looks like his picture, don't he?" "See! his hat's off." "And he's got his glasses on." "There comes Teddy!" Somebody in tho G. A. R. ranks pro posed three cheers for the President, and the cheers resounded. Then came a tiger. Roosevelt bowed Tils acknowledgements. nd was rewarded with more applause. At Sixth and GUsan streets the greeting of the populace was more' vociferous. As the procession moved up town, the wel come grew louder and louder. Roosevelt tirelessly acknowledged tho plaudits by Vowing on every side and frequently re moving his hat. On Third street a dense press of people was collected on each curb. The buildings from sidewalk to roof were dotted with human heads, pair women threw flowers and clapped their hands from high windows. Men called down from dizzy places. Children fcdded their shrill echo to tho noise. The Worcester building was the first of the ball buildings in the line of the proces sion, and a voice shrilled down from every window. So at the Chamber of Commerce building, and the Ablngton, and the Dekum. The further up town the President went, the thicker became Ihe crowds. The throngs were so closely wedged together that they could hardly budge. In many places people were packed Into solid, immovable masses. From Third the President turned up Al fler street. From the Meier & Frank building fell showers of pretty flowers. Roosevelt looked up, took off his hat and. bowed. A flag beckoned to him at every window, and also the head of many a bit tt femininity. Tho procession now turned up Sixth street past The Oregonlan building. In front of the Portland Hotel the President rode under the first flag that floated over the City of Manila. Its tattered ends brushed his carriage as he went by, and be saluted. Near this place a man rushed out from the throng as if he wished to shake the President's hand. But the escort had orders to permit no body to approach, and pushed the man back. The President was now entering the resi dence part of the city. Handsome houses, ltdorned with the National colors, peeked it him from behind green bowers. Trees proud in their new Spring raiment drooped their limbs to touch the passing pro fession. The President was pleased with what be saw and he made ireauent com ment to tbe men who were riding in. his carriage. Between the plaudits of the people he conversed nearly all the time, and even when he was bestowing acknowl edgments on the crowd. From Sixth street the parade filed up Salmon and then up West Park streets. The First Congrega tional Church sounded a note on its bell as the President's carriage passed. At Clay street tho President beheld school children assembled to do him honor. He was mightily pleased at their welcome. Ten thousand children waved glad welcome from the banked seats on the park blocks. From Clay to Hall on West Park street and from Half to Clay on Park street the children sat In a line, one-third of a mile long and five rows deep. The President stood as he rede by, bis bead nearly all the while uncovered. Down Park street the procession filed to Salmon, where the President halted in the park square just south of the latter street. Here he stood in his carriage and reviewed the procession as It marched by. Many loud demonstrations were here made In his honor. He saluted each contingent of the procession- by raising his hat and by frequently smiling. The "human flag" of school girls delighted him very much. He manifested his pleasure by laughing and by clapping his hands as the "flag" went through its. evolutions!. The move ments were indeed very pleasing. The red, white and blue ranks made a beautiful and artistic array of colors. The colors, however, were not the handsomest part of the flag; the happy, flushed faces of the children were even more fascinating. Professor Robert Krohn. who led the "flag," could not make his orders heard, so that he did not achieve the harmonious action that he desired. But It was- evident that in the eyes of the President nothing was lacking. The President manifested pleasure also In the array of the Spanish War veterans and of the G. A. R. As each passed he saluted many times. About an hour was consumed In the Te view. At 4:10 o'clock the President be gan the ride to the City Park, where ho reached the site of the Lewis and Clark monument about 4:30 o'clock. All the way to the Park the route was " enlivened by cheering crowds. The route from Salmon and Park streets was as follows: Salmon to Fourteenth. Fourteenth to Couch. Couch to Eighteenth. Eighteenth to Everett. Everett to Twenty-thlrfl. Twenty-third to Washington. Washington to Park entrance, and thence up the drive, past reservoir, stop ping at foot of the Park-avenue steps. An hour later tho ceremonies at the monument were over and the President returned to the Portland Hotel by the following named streets: Washington to Twenty-third. Twenty-third to Everett, Everett to Seventeenth. Seenteenth to Couch. Couch to Fourteenth." Fourteenth to Burnslde. Burnside to Tenth. Tenth to Stark. Stark to West Park. West Park to Morrison. Morrison to the Portland Hotel. A cordon of six policemen on each side of the President's carriage marched in tho procession. They marched about four feet apart carrying a rope which they kept drawn taut near the curb line. Whenever the President's carriage stop ped, the cordons stopped also and faced the crowds. The following persons occupied car riages in the President's party: Major William Hancock Clark, John Barrett, Paul Wessinger, J. M. Church, Robert Livingstone. ex-Senafor John L. Wilson, Most Rev. Alexander Christie, bishop of Oregon: Rev. A. A. Morrison, D. D.; General Frederick Funston. Colo nel B. J. Cralgie, Major R. K. Evans, Lieutenant B. J. Mitchell. Lieutenant Colonel T. E. Wilcox. Colonel W. F. Tucker, Colonel J. McE. Hyde, Major W. C. Langfltt, Major Lea Feblger; Captain W. A. Bethel. Colonel F. E. Nye, Lluten-ant-Colonel E. T. C. Richmond, General C. U. Gantenbeln. Colonel D. M. Dunne, Collector of Internal Revenue; Colonel S. C. Spencer, Colonel James Jackson, Frank I. Dunbar, Secretary of State; Charles S. Moore, State Treasurer; J. H. Ackerman. State Superintendent of Public Instruc tion; A. M. Crawford. F. A. Moore, C E. Wolverton, R. S. Bean, ex-Governor W. P. Lord. A. Bush. ex-Governor Z. F. MoodVj e'x-Governor Tl T. Geer, ex-Representative Malcom A. Moody. F. G. Young, ex-Representative Rufus Mal lory. ex-Representative Binger Her mann. W. A. MacRae. Judge M. C. George. A. F. Sears. Jr., A. L. Frazer, John B. Cleland. Councllmen Arthur K. Bentley, A. F. Flegel. C. E. Rumelln. B. P. Card well; F. H. Hopkins. W. L. Eolse, R. L. Durham. J. H. Albert, Councllmen H. R. Albee. J. D. Moyer, City Auditor Thomas C. Devlin, J. E. Werleln, R. W. Mitchell, L. Allen Lewis, Collector of Customs I. L. Patterson, E. M. Brannick, Henry S. Rowe. James Laldlaw. Georgo Taylor. J. C. Ainsworth. S. Takagi. Ar thur Wilson, C. Henri Labbe, Colonel L. L. Hawkins. J. A. Sladen. Colonel D. B. Bush. Department Commander M. L. Pratt, Assistant Major-General J. E. Mayo. H. L. Pittock, Ernest Bross, C. J. Owen, C. S. Jackson, W. B. Ayer, L. T. Harris. Adolpho Wolfe. Leo Frlede, J. E. Hasel tlne. C. A. Dolph. William M. Ladd, Ion Lewis. R. Koehler. E. A. Wyld, R. Lea Barnes. A. H. Devers. IL M. Cake. H. a Breeden. John H. Hall, I. N. Flelschner. The procession was as follows: Police Mounted squad flanking Presl ?eRVB?.arriasc J- Roberts, Fred Mallett. J. M. Thompson, A. G. Vaughn; outriders. Vennble. Tichenor. Police Mounted platoon. Captain J. M. Moore commanding Circle, Saane, Kill, Gabriel. Lee, Carpenter. HIrsch, Hoge boom. West. Grand Marshal C F. Beebe and stafT. consisting of Colonel G. T. Willett, Major J,.M.L 3 ood Major Dan J. Moore. Cap tain T. T. Strain. Captain Frank Freeman. Brown's Military Band. Spanish-American War Veterans, Brigadier-General O. Summers commanding. Eighth Battery. U. S. A.. Captain W. L. Kenly commanding (as mounted escort to the President). THE PRESIDENT And party In carriages. Flanked by the Loyal Legion, commanded by Major Alfred F. Sears, and Grand Army of the Republic, commanded by M. L. Pratt. Invited guests and members of commit tees In carriages. Lieutenant-Colonel John T. Van Arsdale, commanding U. S. troops. Band Seventeenth Infantry, U. S. A. Second Battalion. Seventeenth Infantry, U. S .A., Major Charles A. Booth, commanding. Twenty-sixth Battery. LT. S. A.. Captain H. L. Hawthorne commanding. Third Infantry Band. O. N. G. Third Regiment Infantry, O. N. G., Colo- ,nel E. Everett commanding. Light Battery A. O. N. G-. Captain H. U. Welch commanding. De Caprlo's Band. "Human Flag." Professor Robert Krohn commanding. Cadets. Hill Military Academy, Major Olmsted commanding. Battalion cadets. State Agricultural Col lege. Corvallis, Or.. Major F. E. Edwards commanding. Uniform Rank, Woodmen of the World, H. L Day commanding. Southern Pacific Band. Cadets. Bishop Scott Academy, Captain English commanding. Independent Order of Oddfellows, J. C Jameson commanding. Letter-Carriers' Band. Letter-carriers and postal employes, Hon. F. A. Bancroft commanding. Mount Angel Band. Italian colony, John Cordano commanding. Fidelity Band. Colored citizens, W. L. Brady command ing. Company of American-born Chinese, Cap tain Seld Back, Jr.. commanding. CHECKED BY "HUMAN FLAG.'J Shrill Applnnse of School Children Pleases the President. Ono of the pleasantest incidents of the parade was the President's greeting to the j school children composing the "human j flag." When the children joined the pa- j rade at Sixth and Morrison Mr. Roosevelt PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT AND BINGER HERMANN PLATFORM OF THE PRESIDENT'S Photo by II. II. Smith. Staff Ptotojsrapner., 1 1 j - f J 9 1 .t t MM.M. STANDING ON THE CAR stood up in his carriage, waved his hand to the little ones and flashed the famous smile upon them with a. cordial "hello." Their shrill c hi era went up from their youthful throats, and the President smiled again and waved his bat gleefully at tho red. white , and blue mass. Then the youngsters cheered again and the Presi dent wavd and waved as if to incite tnem on to greater efforts. But the horses would not be stopped and the man whom the children honored with all their' hearts and all their might was carried out of their view, still bowing his acknowledg ments of the applauding cheers of the spectators along the line of march. a . Tha parade and the incidents attending.! the laying of the corner-stone will De pre served in picture, so that future genera tions may see and ponder. Thomas Nash, an expert photographer, came here from St. Louis .for the Scllg Polyscope Com pany, of Chicago, and took 600 feet of In stantaneous photographs. The parade was taken from the east front of the Portland Hotel, and the corner-stone exercises from a platform erected in the park by Engineer Oskar Huber, superintendent of the Fair. The pictures were very suc cessful, that of the -parade being a per fect representation. Tho "human flag" feature will make one of the most beau tiful views ever shown by a moving pic ture machine. At the park a sweeping panorama of 10,000 upraised umbrellas was made, and the various attitudes assumed by the. President during his speech were accurately photographed. Mr. Nash brought his machine here at the Instance of Edward Shields, who as sumed the entire financial responsibility. The Sellg company will exhibit the pic tures wherever the polyscope is used, and it will prove a valuable advertisement for the Lewis and Clark Fair throughout the entire world. A section of the negative made was de veloped in The Oregonlan labratory last night, and. although raln was falling In torrents when the exposure was made, it developed perfectly. The President Is shown wrapped in a poncho, looming above a sea of umbrellas, punctuating his remarks with characteristically forcible gestures. Mr. Nash photographed the ceremonies at the dedication of the "St. Louis Fair some weeks ago, and left last night to accompany the Presidential party as far as Spokane. ... , They had stood for two tense hours at , the corner of First and Alder awaiting the coming of the parade. They were i openly and shamelessly holding hands. By actual count Hiram had 14 badges hang ing to him and Hattlc carried a tri-col-ored shepherd's crook which had set Hi ram back two-bits. They were happy, but Just a trifle frightene;. The crowd "was bigger than the one they had seen last circus day. They had heard stories of plckpookets and kidnapers, so Hiram kept an alert If somewhat strained eye "on the throng and assumed an air of worldly wisdom. He smoked a store cigar, and Hattle chewed tutti-frutti. They stood and waited and held sticky hands until 4 o'clock, when they discovered that they were two blocks oft the line of march and that the parade had disbanded. There were others beside Hiram and Hattle. ... There was a clash between Federal and state authority at the corner of Sixth and Alder streets Just after the parade had passed. The driver of a mall wagon at tempted to cross Sixth street, which had been closed to traffic, when two National Guardsmen who had been stationed at that point charged him with a yell and ordered him to stop. He did so, hut pro tested that the United States mail had the right of way over everything, and . that he had a right to traverse the route f of the parade Jn order to get to the Post- office. The militiamen were not to be I swerved from their duty. and. although the mallcarrier appealed to the police who came' to his rescue, he was compelled to retire. - The presence of two genuine Sahara cam els in the parade was a mystery to most of the spectators and smacked somewhat of hippodrome. It Is explained by the fact that they were used to lead the Im perial Order of Muscovites, an adjunct of Oddfellowshlp, In the Grand Lodge sec tion. The camel Is emblematic of the order and by reason of the circus being in town it was possible for the Muscovites to secure the peculiar mounts for the use of Czar Stryker and Royal Inspector Arnold who rode them. . The old-fashioned heroes of the G. A. R and Loyal Legion, who flanked the car riages of the Presidential party, made a fine showing as to numbers and marched with a step which belled their gray beard3 and recalled the days when they were rough riders with Sheridan and the "dough boys" with "Pap" Thomas before khaki uniforms were invented. Under the leadership of Marshal John Cordano, more than 500 Italians, repre sentlng the Mazzini, Druids and Columbo societies, made a fine showing and re ceived much applause along the line of march. They were preceded by Dr. Charles F. Candlanl, Italian Consul, In a carriage. It was a happy inspiration which prompted the Introduction of the camels and advertising banners Into the parade. Those who were responsible should have carried the circus feature a step farther and pressed a calliope into service, s ... The Rough Rider has aged greatly in the last two years, and the cares of state havo apparently rested heavily upon him. He looks ten years older than when he was nominated for Vice-President, and is becoming obese and heavy-featured. ... Following the usual custom each of the bands played to suit its leader's Idea of time and eternal fitness. This offered considerable diversion to the spectators, but played havoc with the alignment of the marches. The veterans of the gallant Second Ore gon led by General Summers came In for the largest share of applause next to the. President himself. ... At one point on the drive tha President was greeted with a genuine cowboy yell, and he made special acknowledgment of it. . The secret service men In the second carriage might have been mistaken for a Congressional committee. CORVALLIS CADETS PARADE. Stadents From State Agricultural College March in Line. Among the features of yesterday's cele bration was the visit of the cadets of the State Agricultural College, of Corvallis. When, upon the arrival of the Albany local, tho very eoldlerly-looking cadets filed out of the coaches, the depot pre sented a truly military scene. .The Cor vallis cadets were met at the depot by Major G. C. von Egloffsteln, command ant, and Cadet-Major H. II. Olmsted. Cap tain and Adjutant M. A. Van Houten and Captain and Quartermaster Leo Hahn, of the Hill Military Academy. Under the escort of these officers they started on their march for the academy, where they were to be entertained till it became time to join the parade. The academy armory had been turned Into a banquet hall, and four tables the full length of the armory were laid with a substantial lunch. All partook of this with a good appetite, and evident relish, sharpened by a long ride on the cars and an early breakfast. A formal speech of welcome In a, few well-chosen words was made by Cadet Hahn on behalf of the Hill Military Academy. This was responded to by Ca4t-Mar MavAeU. CZ Cerralll. aad by Cadet Oliver Berchfleld. Cheer after cheer, which was inspiring to hear, came first from one organization and then from the other. A TJcasant hour was spent in social Intercourse, and the friendship of the two organizations was more firmly than ever cemented by a short but pleas ant visit. The Corvallis cadets' band then entertained their hosts with a short con cert, rendering in good time and with, good expression several pieces of music Promptly at1 1 o'clock the Corvallis cadets left the Hill Military Academy under tha Immediate escort of the cadets of the latter institution, and took up their sta tion at Sixth and Irving .streets, and at the proper time swung Into line, making a. very favorable impression. MONUMENT CORNERSTONE LAID. President TaU.cn Part in Lcvrla and Clark: Ceremonies. Before a crowd that stretched away on the sloping hillside surrounding tho monument site, filled the stands to over flowing and showed Itself from branches of surrounding trees. President Theodora Roosevelt spoke at the City Park yester day of the conquest' of tho West and the expansion of this country across tho seas, pleading for a larger navy and a strong defensive force in the United States. Away ourt on the outskirts of the crowd, up In the trees and In some places in the rear of the stand, few heard all that he was saying, but everyone who had followed the President's speeches knew he was echoing sentiments that tha Americans approved. Cheers Interrupted blm repeatedly. Down under the stand the applause would start, and swelling as the cries reached out In the crowd, tha cheering would last until long after tho President had begun a fresh sentence. Again the crowd outside the hearing of his voice would set up a cheer for tha President, and It would gain strength as the rest of the crowd realized that someone was cheering the executive. Though many In the crowd were drenched to the skin, and though the peo ple saw that the President had disdained the use of an umbrella and stood forth catching the full force of the storm, tha enthusiasm of the crowd was such that It could not be kept within bounds. It continually manifested itself and espe cially so when the President spoke of the attitude of the United States as a defender of the weak or as growing into a great world power. Tho policies the President outlined were In keeping with the celebration of a policy of expansion, and they caught the sentiment of tho thousands gathered to sec him. As he reached a forceful point In his speech tho President would throw balck the poncho that covered his shoulders and lean far out over the crowd to punctuate his statement with a gesture of deep earnestness. And as he drove home the statements he was making the crowd time after time broke into cheers of approval. It was to lay the corner-stone of tho Lewis and Clark monument that Presi dent Roosevelt had been driven to the City Park. His speech was the principal event of an afternoon planned to make an epoch In Far-Western history- The address of the President was a review of the Western movement;, a plea for the future growth of this country. President Roosevelt entered heartily into' the spirit of the occasion. He ap preciated the meaning of the laying of the corner-stone and his co-operation was given heartily. Even when it cams to the actual work of putting the big slab of granite Into place the President showed there was no Idea of a "perfunc tory participation in his mind. The Cornerstone Laid. It was not a formal dab of mortar that he hurled at the corner-stone such as usually characterises the part played In such functions by distinguished guests, but the President was down In the little stand beside the mortar-box, and ho worked with his sliver trowel until a box, within which was sealed a statement of the purposes of the monument, had been entirely covered and the big stone was ready to be dropped upon the base. Then he stood by while the workmen carefully deposited the Immense piece of granite, and a moment later, using a square and plane, saw that the block of stone had been correctly set. Not even the handicap of the weather and a street car service that was not adequate could keep the crowd from at tending the ceremonies at the City Park. Hours before the time for the President's arrival the streets leading to the park showed continuous streams of people surging toward the entrances. Streetcars hurried by loaded until it would seem an impossibility to add another pas senger. On the roofs, even, clung In sistent passengers who were determined to reach the scene of the ceremony. Cars were seized by passengers long before they reached the downtown terminals and filled before the carmen could turn them about for the return trip. It seemed there was a continuous stream of cars, but the crowds would have filled twice as many coaches could they have been run. Nor did tha downpour of rain whlci began early In the afternoon dampen the ardor of the crowd. Not one could be convinced that the rain would out last the ceremony, and after It was all over and the drenched spectators started for town again not one expressed sorrow for the fact that the weather had been braved. It was worth all it cost, th crowd felt Park attendants Insisted that the crowd began gathering shortly after noon. 1 Is certain at any event that -the Presl dent could not have completed his re view of the parade before every foot o standing room near the platform had been pre-empted and the trees had bees filled with men and boys. Climbed Into the Trees. Those park trees seemed alive with spectators. The branches bowed and swayed with the weight "of1 humari.lt5 and seemed to be near the breaking point at all times. But still insistent late comers scrambled up Into the trees and picked out precarious perches from whence the ceremonies could be watched. From every tree within sight of the stand peeped the heads of hundreds of spectators. The persistent men and boys scrambled up onto the chorus platform and tore away the decorations in theli eagerness to get a glimpse. Time after time the militia drove back the crowds who swarmed over the barriers near tha speaking stand, but the soldiers might as well have bade the Willamette to turn back. The crowd would not be denied an opportunity to see and hear. There were kodaks everywhere. Small boys carried pocket cameras and drew them forth when they had mounted to the treetops. On a daring camera fiend climbed near the top of a glat fir and rigged out a temporary stand for a. larz