Vol. II. No 8.
PORTLAND, OREGON, JUNE 8, 1912
PROGRAMMES
FESTIVAL CROWDS
ISSUED FOR
POURING INTO CITY;
MUSIC FESTIVAL STREETS RADIANT
Two Presidents at Princeton
Inaugural—Taft and Hibben
Song Fete W ill Be Held in Gypsy Gay Throngs On Qui Vive, Await
ing Coming of Rex Oregonus;
Smith Tabernacle Four Days.
Flags, Streamers Flashing
Welcome to the City.
The R ose M usical F estival w ill
be held in G yp sy Sm ith auditorium
Ju n e , 8, 9 an d 11. A t the first
con cert, F r id a y n igh t, the com
p lete ora torio, H a y d e n ’s “ C rea
t io n ,” w ill be g iven . E llison V an
Ilo o s e , the ly ric ten or, a m em ber
The weather man spoke assuring
words today about the weather for
next week and the Rose Festival.
Because the hot weather— for Ore
gon— has be ensustained, atmo
spheric perspiration that would
ainout to a weather predicament
has been feared by some dozen or
more committees.
But, after looking up the aver
ages of many years past, Mr. Beals,
at the head of the weather office,
finds that the skies have been uni
formly blue and the sun has shone
brightly
on
the decorations.
‘ ‘ Can’t be done!” was his terse an
swer to the request for a forecast,
however. ‘ ‘ We do fine to predict
definitely ahead for 36 hours.”
• But with this much assurance,
combined with the clear weather,
preparations for the seven days of
merry-making imder the reign of
Rex Oregonus go on apace.
Crowds Coming In.
Already the city is filling up
with the crowds. Two persons
may be seen on the streets today to
the one o f last week. The railroad
companies give reports of doubled,
and even trebled, service toward
the Rose Festival city, commencing
way over in some of the Eastern
States.
Those who have attended Rase
Festivals since the first one was
given say that never before was
the city decorated so elaborately
and beautifully. The new scheme
for decorating the water front and
the bridges has added tremendous-
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MAYOR TO FORGE TAZW ELL
AND CAMERON TO ANSWER CHARGE,
BLOCKING MORAL CRUSADE
Aroused Over Refusal of May Grand Jurors to Divulge Evidence in
Support of Stinging Letter Sent to Chief Slover, Rushlight Se
cures Testimony of Police Tending to Put Blame for Miscar
riage of Justice On Municipal Judge and District
Attorney’s Office.
Though Mayor Rushlight’s ef Tazwell and asked that the offend
forts to secure information from ers be released on their own recog
the May grand jury that will assist nizance. The men were released,
the Police Department iu ridding and, although Cohen said they
the city of parasites and bawdy would appear for trial, some of
o f the M etrop olita n g ra n d opera
bouses proved fruitless because the them did not.”
com p a n y , is to be on e o f the solo
seven former grand jurors on the
Patrolmen Hutchings, Wardle
ists. M a ry Cheney, the W elch -
advice o f DepfiTy District Attorney and others testified that they had
Frank Collier refused to tell upon been hampered by the District A t
A m erica n soprano, and O scar Ehr-
what grounds they based an amaz torney’s office, and by the Muni
g ott, the N ew Y o r k basso, w ill
ing letter published when the in cipal Court Judge in their efforts
also be soloists that evenin g. The
quisitorial body disbanded the 1st to secure convictions against per
con certs w ill be given im der d ire c
o f June, the startling testimony of sons charged with various disgust
tion o f F re d e rick E lm er Chapman,
a score of policemen called to re ing crimes.
d ir e c to r o f m usic in the pu blic
Municipal Court Record.
fute the statements made in tlm
sch ools.
li e w ill be assisted by
letter shifted the spotlight to an
Mayor Rushlight caused the
tw o choruses, one o f 1000 sch ool
other quarter. As a result, the Municipal Court record to be
children and an oth er o f 250 adults.
Mayor will call a special meeting brought before him. This showed
T h irty-six men con stitu te the F est
of the police committee of the ex that the police bad made Hill) ar
ival S y m p h on y O rchestra w hich
ecutive board and force Municipal rests since last July for serious
w ill be con d u cte d altern a tely by
Judge Tazwell and District Attor crimes, and that in the majority of
Carl D enton and H a rold B ayley.
ney Cameron to answer to charges cases only light fines had been im
A t the c h ild r e n ’s co n c e rt Satu rd ay
that they have been obstructing posed, though in some instances
a ftern oon G ov ern or W est, M ayor
the most earnest efforts of the po suspended sentences had been giv
R u sh ligh t. D a v id S tarr Jord a n and
en and undesirables compelled to
lice to “ clean u p” the city.
others w ill be presen t. The p r o
leave the city.
Refuse to Answer.
gram m e f o llo w s :
In spite o f all the charges made
Each one o f the seven men who
Saturday, June 8, 3:30 P. M.
formed the May Grand Jury was in the letter signed by the May
sworn by the Mayor yesterday and I Grand Jury, one of these yesterday
Overture—“ Martha” ................. Flotow
Orchestra.
asked to tell what he knew about ! swore that he knew of nothing that
Creation Hymn ......................Beethoven
vice conditions. Acting on the ad | had transpired while he was serv-
Chorus.
vice of Deputy Attorney Collier, I mg on the jury that would lead
Aria—“ Upon TIThf Day,” opera, Hans
each refused to give a single bit of I him to believe the poliee had not
Heilig ................................. Marschner
testimony. A surprising fact was been doing their duty. This man
Mr. hrgott.
learned when Police Commissioner ! is Henry Farr.
(3) Eonde d ’Amour .............. Westerhout
Xeton asked two of the witnesses if
Mayor Rushlight announced be
(b) Vienna Memories . . . .John Strauss
they were familiar with several fore the session had adjourned
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(a) From the Land of the Sky-Blue
IGHTT-TWO president* of universities and colleges were In attendance sections o f the city charter that that he will summon all the offi
(b) The Moon Drops Low .................
at the Inauguration of Dr. John Grier Hlbben ns president of I'rlnce- the May Grand Jury charged had eers of the District Attorney’s o f
W a ter....................................... (From
ton, and the president of the United States and two Justice* of the been violated by the Police Depart fice, and those o f the Municipal
American Indian Songs— Cadman)
supreme court honored the occasion by their presence. The ceremony ment. Henry Farr and R, J. Wag Court, to explain why the police
Mary Cheney.
of taking the oath of office and receiving the charter and keys of the univer
ner, the two interrogated, declared have not been more successful in
“ Old Kentucky Homo’ ’ .Stephen Foster
sity toek place la front of historic Old North, the building In which Wash that they did not know what the prosecuting eases.
Chorus.
ington received the acknowledgments by the Continental congress of hi* serv sections referred to provided for
“ I ain disappointed over the re
March—“ Pomp and Circumstance”
ices to the new republic and which was for a part of 1783 the capltol ef the
From this it is surmised that the sult of my interview with the May
............................................ Gdw. Elgar
United States. The photograph here reproduced shows the president* of the
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republic and the university uniting In the singing of Princeton'* famoua bat letter signed by the Grand Jury Grand Jury, in view of the serious
“ America” ..................... Henry Carey
tle hymn, "Old Nassau." A feature of the day's proceedings was the con was perhaps instigated by some charges that body made against
Chorus and Audience.
ferring of honorary degrees upon President Taft and Chief Justice White. one not included on the personnel my police forcé,” said Mayor
Rushlight, after the session. “ I
8:30 P. M.
United States Attorney Hints at The academic robes o f’ the college dignitaries, together with the bright spring o f the Grand Jury.
costumes of th* women guests, gave the function a brilliancy not often equaled
At any rate, yesterday’s events had hoped that the- grand jurors
Important
Developments
Coronation March, from “ Le Pro-
In an American university town.
proved a boomerang on the Dis would, ns public-spirited citizens,
When Grand Jury Inves
phete” ............................ Meyerbeer
trict Attorney’s office, if, as has aid me in every way possible to
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tigation is Resumed.
been freely rumored, the letter cure the evils they have called at
“ How Lovely Are the Messengers” —
published
over the signatures of tention to, if, indeed, these evils
—“ St. Paul” ...............Mendelssohn
LOS ANGELES— Federal grand
Chorus.
the
May
jurors
emanated from actually exist,”
jury investigation into the activ
Overture— “ William Tell” ....R ossin i
that office.
ities
of
Industrial
Workers
of
the
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‘ ' Friend of District Attorney. ’ ’
“ Celeste Aida,” from “ Aida ” , .Verdi World at San Diego and Los An
Mayor Rushlight, Police Com
geles was resumed this week, ac
Mr. Van Hoose.
missioners Xeton and Coffey and
cording to a statment by Assist
“ On to the Battle, O n !” from Joan
Xeton were plainly angered by
d ’A rc” ........................... Alfred Gaul ant United States District Attor
what they considered the uncalled,
Chorus.
ney Dudley Robinson, who is in
for and unjust criticism contained
“ One Fine Day,” from “ Madame
Hoquiam, Wash.— The Rev. Har
charge
of
the
probe.
Butterfly” ............................. Puccini
in the letter, and the testimony eli ry Ferguson was recalled as Mayor
Robinson
intimated
that
many
Mary Cheney.
cited from more than 21) members of Hoquiam, and Chris Knoell wii"
matters of utmost importance are
“ My Love Dwelt in a Northern
of the poliee force at Thursday’s elected as his successor, the vote
Land” ............................. Edw. Elgar yet to be brought before the jurors
session constituted a severe ar standing 1369 to 864. The contest
Chorus (a ’ capella.)
The nature of these he refused to
raignment of the District Attor for the past ten days was very hit
(a) “ Aus aller Herren Laendern”
divulge, but he admitted that the
ney. his deputies and Municipal ter.
(Spanish) ......................... Moskowski results may be startling.
Judge Tazwell*
(b) Serenade— “ Roccoeo” ................
Mr. Ferguson’s campaign was
Rumors that the federal investi
Patrolman Wiley testified that arranged by a committee made up
................................... Meyer Helmund gation will be transferred to San
he had arrested a man named in part of members of the commit
(c) Salute d ’A m ou r........... Edw. Elgar Diego, or that a special probe will
Orchestra.
Campbell on a charge of extorting tee that had charge of the recent
be
launched
there
were
set
finally
March of the Toreadors— “ Carmen”
money from a woman. “ Deputy strike here. «Some of these com
at
rest
when
Robinson
declared
.........................................................Bizet
District Attorney Hennesy,” said mitteemen were affiliated with the
that Attorney General Wicker
Chorus.
i Patrolman Wiley, “ told me that a I. W. W. during the outbreak of
sham’s denial of such contemplat
“ Honor and Arms,” from “ Samson”
\ simple ease of larceny would lie
......................................................Handel ed procedure should set all such
that organization here, although
| made o f the affair, as, Ilennessy they have recently denied member
Mr. hrgott.
reports at rest.
| said. Campbell is a friend of Dis ship in that aggregation. Other
“ Unfold Ye Portals!” from “ Re
demption” ............................. Gounod
trict Attorney Cameron.”
members of the committee were
Chorus.
Patrolmen Black and Lillis test!- j from tin- Central Trades & Union
fied that only Thursday they bail Labor Council, which organization
Tuesday, June 11, 3:30 P. M.
called up the Municipal Court took part in the political fight aft
Overture— “ Raymond” .......... Thomas
clerk early in the morning and re er a stormy session which caused
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quested that Ihe ease against Nix [ several unions, notably the arbers’
“ To Thee, O Country” .....................
on and Gibson, ebarged with being! and Painters’, to threaten to with
.................................Julius Eichenberg Parade to Start at 10:30 o'Clock
Chorus.
From Grounds— First Perform
parasites, be held back until later I draw. Several persons who came
ance at 2 :15 P. M.
“ Toreadore,” from “ Carmen” . Bizet
in Ihe morning. The patrolmen here from Seattle to take part in
Mr. hrgott.
said they raided the Bush mark Ho the strike, which began about
“ The Star-Spangled Banner” ........Key
This is “ early-rising day” for a
tel about 8 o ’clock and could not I March 20. and continued several
Mary Cheney and Chorus.
considerable percentage of Port
appear in the court against the two I weeks, remained here to take part
(a) Funeral March of a Marionet..
men before 10:30.
Gounod land’s budding population. There
in Ferguson's campaign. Some of
is a reason. This is the day the
Case Is Dismissed.
(b) “ Chanson sans Paroles” .............
these were instrumental in getting
circus—
or
rather,
the
101
Ranch
....................................... Tschaikowsky
“ Yet when we appeared in the out a small daily union Iqbor pa
W ild West comes to town. For.
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court at that hour.” said the o ffi per. with which an effort was
hearken ye! the Wild West isn’t a
(a) Aus meinen grossen Schmerzen”
cers, “ we learned that the ease bail j made to arouse a violent class feel
..............................
Abt circus, according to the veracious
FTER seven years, marked by auch misfortunes as to earn for It th#
name of the "hoodoo drydock,” drydock No. 4 of the New York navy been dismissed for lack of prosecu ing. Many working people here,
(b) Du bist die Ruh................ Schubert press agent. “ It’s an educational
however, are home-owners, and re
■ yard has received It* first occupant, the United States l ittle-hip tion.”
(c) Waideinsamkeit....................... Reger institution,” he insists. Anyway,
Xergeant of Police Harms also fused to heed the advice of the
Utah, 11*11 gunnery champion of the north Atlantic fieet and one of
Mary Cheney.
whatever it is. this is the day !
damaging testimony outside agitators.
I the two biggest Dreadnought* of the navy Congress originally appropriated submitted
Mr. Patton at the piano.
To the early-morning crowd that 11,000.000 for the construction of this the largest drydock In the country, against tin- police •fudge. Me said
1 luring tie- .....ut mill strike,
“ Old Kentucky Home” (request)...
..................................... Stephen Foster invests the railroad yards and in | bnt the engineering difficulties encountered swelled Its total cost to f2.HOO.UOO that he bad arrested 20 French Ferguson, as Mayor, refused police
The
most
serious
of
these
were
caused
by
the
quicksands
which
underlie
the
vades
the
show
grounds
eager
for
parasites of the North End one protection to the mill owners
Chorus.
new sensations, it makes no differ sit«. These were finally overcome by the sinking of steel caissons similar to night.
Aria—“ Che Gelida Manima” (Bo-
against I. \\ . \\ . pickets, and was
those
used
In
skyscraper
foundations
to
a
depth
of
ninety
feet
and
the
build
heme) .........................................Puccini ence whether the management
“ Hardly had we arrived at Gu also accused o f hampering the Cit
Mr. Van Hoose.
elects to call the enterprise a “ cir ing of a steel and concrete base. Twe contracting firms were Impoverished station, however,” he said, “ when
izens’ Committee, which
was
Overture— “ Light Cavalry” .Von Suppe cus” or a “ Wild West.” The in by their futile attempts to complete the undertaking, twenty live* were lost,
and about 400 workmen were Injured The drydock 1* 748 feet long, 120 feet in walked Max Cohen, an attorney formed.to restore order. The feel
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It was completed under the direction of Engineer and who said he represented tlu-se ing against him lias been very bit
“ America” ..................... Henry Carey cidental sights have a marked sim wide and 35 feel deep
ilarity.
Chorus and Audienee.
?. U Harris, who was specially detailed for the task.
parasites. Cohen called up Judge ter.
RIOTS MAY
A R I S E IN
I.W.W. INQIURY
E
New York Navy Yard’s “ Hoodoo
Drydock” and First Occupant
I.W.W. S FRIEND
IS RECALLED
101 RANCH” WILD
WEST ARRIVES
A