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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 30, 1905)
m MO'SNING OJREaOXXK,- fUESDAT, MAY 30, .19(& WILL CLICK TIE WORD TO OPEN EXHIBITS READY, . NINETY PEB GENT President Roosevelt Will Flash Signal With -Golden Key. Greatest Record Which Any Exposition Has Ever k Achieved. CHIMES WILL RING OUT TRIUMPH OF PORTLAND 10 Congratulatory Telegrams Between Roosevelt and Goode Will Follow and the Big Exposition Will Be Inaugurated. THE OPENING CEREMONY. THE WHITE HOUSE. Washington, May 23, 1805. My Dear Mr. Hardee: I am in receipt of your letter of the 35th Instant, and in reply would say that the programme at the White House on June 1 will be substantially a duplicate of that of last year at the opening of the St. Louis Exposition. Very truly yours. WILLIAM LOEB. JR.. Secretary to the President. Mr. Theodore Hardee. Assistant to the President, Lewis and Clark Centennial, Portland. Oregon. Brief but impressive ceremonies will be held at the White House in Wasn ington, D. C, on the occasion of the opening of the Lewis and Clark Expo sition'. This ceremony is briefly de scribed In a communication from Presi dent Hoosevelt's private secretary, re ceived by Theodore Hardee, assistant to President Goode. As the hour of noon approaches Pres ident Roosevelt will repair to the famed east room where he will be surrounded by members of the Cabinet, the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the United States Supreme Court. Ambas sadors and Ministers of foreign coun tries and many other dignitaries. In tnls room wiil also be the golden telegraph key with which President Koosevelt will flasn the signal across the continent that will open the Port land "World's Fair. Immediately upon receipt of a message direct from Tort land to the effect that all is in readiness the President will step to the golden key and with his hand upon the instru ment wili make a short address of greeting to those present, and partic ularly to the foreign representatives. He will then press the key which will set In motion the chimes In the Government tower at Portland. At the same moment one of the White House attaches will signal the commanding officer of a bat tery of artillery in the grounds without and the National salute will be fired. Following this congratulatory tele grams will be exchanged between Pres ident Roosevelt and President Goode. DRAYS AT FAIR GROUNDS. Order Prohibiting Their Admission Is "Rescinded by Huber. An attempt was made yesterJay by Director of Works Oskar Huber to pre serve the newly-rolled roadways at the Exposition from being cut up by heavy drays, but the press of traffic proved so great that the gates were thrown open to all comers. The inten tion of an order issued yesterday morn ing wae to have all drays transfer their freight to the large pneumatic-tired automobiles belonging to the Auto-Dispatch Company. But the, number Of these proved Insufficient and the work of transferring 'was so slow that the big trucks were allowed to enter the grounds. In these last days before the opening many hundreds of tons of freight enter through the gates each day and boxes are unloaded at the buildings which before night become exhibits. At the same time the roads must be properly rolled and covered with decomposed granite. But the heavy trucks cut through the light covering, much to Mr. Huber's annoyance, so he Issued yesterday's order. But by noon an in dignation meeting of the.managers of all the transfer companies In town was out at the grounds, and they presented the necessities of the case in such a manner that the order was rescinded. RUSH FROM SEATTLE TO FAIR Northern Pacific Officials Surprised at Early Commencement. SEATTLE. Wash.. May 29. (Special.) The rush to Portland from Seattle nnrf Khrthern nolnts bepran today. Be fore 10 o'clock more than 50 tickets had been sold for today's trains to Portland, and Northern Pacific officials believe there will be an unusual .rush to the Exposition city before the opening fprpmnnies. The snecial excursion rates granted for the Fair went into effect this morning, but the rush of travelers was not expected until "Wednesday. Northern Pacific officials expected a large traffic, but the opening of the Fair rush" is exceeding the expectations entertained by the passenger depart ment. Tomorrow the State Commission leaves to hold a meeting in Portland, and "Wednesday the State Legislative party will reach the Exposition city. SECRET SERVICE AT FAIR. Exposition Will Have Force to "Watch the Crooks. The :organlsaion of the Exposition secret service force has been nearly completed, and when the Exposition opens crooks will have an unusually hard time should they make their appearance among the Fair crowds. Ail parts of the country have been drawn upon, the men chosen being those who have had wide experience, and who know the most noted crooks. Espe cially good service !s assured now that the "United States Government is sending ten of Its best men here under Steve ConnelL a detective who has a big record. The Exposition's force will be composed of about 30 men, and the American inn will have a force of 13. These bodies will work In close harmony. The Government sleuths will make a specialty of watching for counterfeiters. WASHINGTON STATE OFFICIALS List of Those Who Will Come to the 4 Exposition. Washington's official representatives to the. opening of the Exposition have signified their inteatloa of being here and x list has aeea forwarded to President Goede. They, .are: Govfcraor Albert- E Mead and ,wife and the Governor's staff, including Hon". H. A. Fairchild and wife, Jean McLeod. Brigadier-General J. A. Drain, Adjutant-General Colonel John Kinzie, Colonel E. R. Erwin and wife. Colo nel A'. E. Cogwin. wife and daughter; Colonel C C Darrow. Colonel M. P. Hurd, Colonel E. P. Gilbert, Lieuten ant-Colonels J. M. Fish, A. J. Weisbach and D. D. Egan and Major A. M. Brown and wife. The Senate committee consists of: Lieutenant-Governor C. E.. Coon and Senators E. M. Rands, J. R. O'Dorihell, W. H. Moore, C. F. Clapp, C. T. Hutson, G. A. Kennedy, J. T. Walsh and J. W. Lysons. The House will be represented by Representatives J. A. Falconer, Jesse Huxtable. R, S. Lambert. W. R. Will lams. Dr. H. C. Fulton, George T. Reid, C. E. Vilas, M. J. Maloney and J. G. Meglcr. In Charge or Exercises. OREGON CITY. Or.. May 29. (Spe cial.) Hon. C. G. Huntley, chairman of the- citizens' committee having in charge the arrangement of a pro gramme of exercises to be held on Ore gon City day. Saturday, June 10, at tl Lewis and Clark Fair, today appointed the following committees: Invitation and closing stores (X Schuebel and A. Robertson: transpor tation, G. B. Dimick, G. A. Harding and J. W. Loder; publicity and badges. J. E. Hedges, B. C Curry. I Adams; pro gramme and amusements. Mayor E. A. Sommer. Franklin T. Griffith. J. U. Campbell: soliciting. William Andre- sen, G. L. Hedges and' L. E. Jones. f First Cadet Corps to Arrive. The first radpt com In rMih h Etm. sitlon will be the Washington Agricultural College corps, which is expected In the citv todav or tomorrow In tnVv nart In the military parade on opening -day. The Doys win go into camp on the peninsula, near the river entrance of the Exposition grounds. Hostess Tor Pendleton Day. PKN'Tir.'RTnV n. r.,.. on e t-i Mayor W. F. .Matlock today appointed i.iio. u iiuum i. r urnisn as nostess at the Lewis and Clark Exposition on renuieiua uay, june i. airs. Furnish I- PORTLAND SCHOOL rUPILg DRILLING IN THE ARMORY TOR "FLAG DAT AT THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXFOSTION. JUNE 14. CAMP OF THE FOURTH UNITED STATES CAVALRY ON THE GOLDSMITH TRACT, has accepted the honor and will to morrow name 11 aides. Pendleton is well pleased with Mayor Matlock's ap pointment. Iilfe-Savlng Drill Feature. One . of the most striking parts of the Government dispay will be the life-saving drills, for which final arrangements were made yesterday, when a mast and wreck age were submerged In Guild's Lake. 109 yards from shore. Each afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the crew of the life-saving sta tion will fire a line across the mast and rescue two men by means of .a breeches buoy and llfecar; Cadets to Be in Parade. CORVALLIS, Or., May 29.-(Special.)-The Oregon Agricultural College cadet regiment, with band. Is to take part in the opening ceremonies of the Lewis and MAY WEAR HIGH COLLARS. Mr. Hardee wishes the announcement made that all ladles invited to attend the dinner and reception to be given on the evening of June 1 may with pro priety -wear hats and high-collared drefisc?. this in view of the coolness of the evenings and the fact that the functions will be held In the open air. Approximately 220 Invitations have been issued for the dinner and 12t0 for the later reception. Clark Fair. The boys are to leave on a special train early Thursday morning, and after taking part In the parade will return In the evening. Drills by Tenth Infantry. Daily drills were instituted yesterday by the detachment of Tenth Infantry sta tioned on the Government peninsula at the Exposition. These drills will be held daily hereafter, and will be one of the features of the peninsula. Dixie Society Will Meet. It Ib announced that the Dixie Society will meet this evening in the committee room at the City Hall, Instead of at the Elks" Hall, as was at first stated. FI How It Is Hoped to Handle Exposition Crowds. MANY ROUTES TO GROUNDS Teanistcrs Will Be Asked to Use Streets on Which There Are Xo Car Tracks as Much as Possible. During the Lewis and Clark ExdosI- tion the Morrison-street line will hjf mart i iflfanf 4Ua I tvnM ... .u w o. i t iwutc; wits Hi 1 11 UAIU sitlon entrance. Not only will the cars from the depot running up Third street and out Morrison street go to the Fair entran.ee, but extra cars will bo run from Front and Morrison streets, out Morrison and around the loop at the entrance, returning by the same route to Front and Morrison streets. These cars will prove a great convenience to residents of the East Sido wishing to go to the Exposition who cross the river on both tho Morrison and Madison-street bridges, as they will bo enabled to get direct transfers out First and Morrison streets before the cars pass through the business center of the city5. Such passengers will stand a much better chance of obtain ing seats than by transferring at the Third or Washington-street transfer points. The Morrison-street line runs through one of the prettiest residence sections of the city, and with the open cars will prove a very popular route. From Third and Morrison streets the North and South Portland cars will pass, north-bound, every two to three NEAR THE EXPOSITION GROUNDS. I minutes; running directly to the main entrance of the Exposition, thus en abling passengers from Third and Mor rison streets to have the choice of two main lines to the Fair. Change of Routes. Commencing with June 1, car traffic over the Burnslde-street bridge will be resumed, with some changes from the fqrmer methods of operation. The Broadway cars and the Russell-Shaver Albina line, after coming In over the Burnslde-street bridge, will turn south on Fifth street, running up to the PostofUcc, from which point they will return over Fifth and Burnside streets and cross the Burnslda bridge. The Vancouver, Woodlawn and Ver non cars coming over the Burnside street bridge will run up Fifth to Burnside, Burnside to Washington, down Washington to Second, and north on Second to Burnside, thence return ing across the Burnside bridge. On June 1, also, the Lower Albina cars will ouly run southerly as far as Jefferson street, and not up to Grant street, .as heretofore. At the same time the frequency of the service on the Lower Albina line will be in creased. During the continuance of the Fair the North and South Portland cars will run out Thurman street to the main entrance of the Fair, instead of run ning down Sherlock avenue to the saw mills and stockyards, as heretofore. Also, on June 1, the regular service to Portland Heights will be somewhat increased to accommodate the visitors to the Fair who wish t'o take in the loop ride. Effort to Improve Service. An effort will be made on the part of the street-car company to give the best and most satisfactory service that can be given at all times during the course of the Lewis and Clark Fair. It is appreciated by the officials of the company that there will be some trou ble during the times of heavy traffic in maintaining an open line frep from congestion at any and all points. Ow ing to the great crowds that will de sire rapid transportation to and from the grounds, it will be necessary to run the cars on fast schedules and close together. In order to do this, some ef fort will have to be made on the' part of the people using the streets to co operate with the car company in its effort to give the best service possible. The present practice of the team sters of the city In using the down town streets during the busiest part of the day, and while the crowds are the thickest, will to a certain extent hin der the handling of the cars if some effort is not made by the men driving the heavy trucks and vans to keep out of the way. It Is understood that an effort will be made on the part "of the street-car company to induce the transfer com panies to instruct their men to use the side streets where there are no car lines at every opportunity. If this Is done by the drivers, it will do much to allow the car company to have clear tracks for their lines to and from the Exposition gates. With a minute serv ice on every line, which will In some instances make the cars not more than 30 seconds apart In the central part of the city, slight stops and unneces sary delays at crossings will do much to hamper the service and disarrange the schedule that It Is hoped may be maintained. Hallway Officials Will Come. Word has been received from San Fran cisco that Charles S. Fee. general passen ger agent of the Southern Pacific, will leave this evening for Portland, with a party of 14 railroad officials, to be present at the opening of the Exposition. He will be accompanied by R. A. Donalson, as sistant general passenger agent of San Francisco, and G. A. Parkyns, assistant general passenger agent of Los Angeles, who are also coming to the Expos! tion, and later will be delegates to the National meeting of the Transconti nental Passenger Association. The party will reach the city for the opening of the Exposition, and will remain to visit the Fair until the convention of the Assocla tion. - Sale of Realty on Third Street. Property on Third street close to the Steel bridge has been valued at $1030 a front foot. P. Selling sold an undivided Interest in a half lot on the northeast corner of Third and Flan deTs street for J12.500. The purchaser. Mrs. Josephine Hirsch, already owned the otner half Interest. The sale was reported by David Stearns. When the Gates Open on Thursday Everything Will Be Practically Complete, Something Be fore Unheard Of. With but two days ahead in which to make the Lewis and Clark Exposition ready to receive the world, all working forces are kept at a high tension. The gates were closed to the public yester day morning and will continue so until Thursday. This is necessary that the workmen may not be delayed In any manner. Every minute of the time, day and night, will be taken advantage of dur ing the short remaining period, for there is much to be done. While all the buildings are finished and the grad ing artd landscaping is ready to the smallest Jetail: many exhibitors have no end of work yet before them. Most of these, however, will be able to make ends meet before Thursday at noon. Fair Will Be Ready. The question of whether the Fair will be ready on time, however, can well be answered in the affirmative fqr there is no part of the Exposition s work remaining undone, and at this moment the exhibitors, foreign and domestic, are farther along than at tne opening of any previous exposition. The various state representatives are straining every nerve to complete their work and all will be ready on Thursday except a few minor details that can readily be arranged later. California, Washington. Massachusetts and New rork promise to have every detail fin ished and their representatives are working day and night to accomplish this end. Government Work Complete. According to custom the Government will be ready to the minute. The great Government building will be finished tomorrow or Wednesday and the instal lation of exhibits was practically com pleted yesterday. There will be no need of any supplementary work there after . Thursday, so Government officials state. to whom great credit is due. Director of Exhibits H. E. Doscb 'de tailed inspectors to the various exhibit buildings yesterday to find exactly what exhibits were lagging. A report will be compiled from the findings of these Inspectors and it will be present ed to the jury of awards with whom It will have great weigfit in the placing of awards. One of the first things the inspectors hit upon was the booth of a big- East ern rubber company with only the plat form built. No other instances of great delay were found. It was seen, though, that all the installation cannot be ac complished before June 1. Nevertheless there will be no breaks In tne lines oi booths. Colonel Dosch estimated, late yester Jay afternoon, that the exhibits will be 90 per cent ready on Thursday, whereas the best record of any previous rair was about 65 per cent. He places the percentages of the various buildings as follows: Foreign Exhibits. 35 per cent; Forest ry,. 97 per cent; Machinery, Electricity and Transportation. 100 per cent; Agri cultural. S5 'per .cent: Mining-, 90 per cent; Manufactures, Liberal Arts and Varied Industries, 90 per cent; oriental. 85 per cent. BIG HUSH FROM THE EAST Alex Lewthwalte Tells of Travel to the Exposition. Aior Tjstrthwaltp. formerlv connected with the Willamette Pulp & Paper Com pany at Oregon City, and now superin tendent of the Watertown. N. Y., paper mm arrived from the East yesterday for the purpose of visiting the Coast .nd the Fair. .air. i.ewtnwane states mat there is great interest being- shown in TViit tnirard the Fair and thinks that It has been better advertised and gained more publicity than any other former event or sucn cnaracter in tne United States. He left on the second day of the Fair excursion rate ana stated that the train was crowded with Coast ficitnm The salf of these 'excursion tickets Is enormous throughout the East and Mr. Lewtnwaite premcts a constant thrnnr nf Eastern visitors to Portland. Prior to this year, owing to the high rate to the coast, many peopie xouna it cheaper to spend their vacation in Eu roDe the low ocean excursion rates and cheapness oi living iu me um uuu making the cost considerably less than o tr-ir, tr the Pacific. This year the ad vantage is given not only to see the West s great .exposition, Dut tne x-acmc Coast as well, at a nominal cost Oklahoma Commissioner Xamed. TTnLlTJ T T. CS T TWnv 9J. f!nvmir Ferguson today appointed as Oklaho ma a commissioner to tne lowis aao Clark Exposition at Portland- Luther Martin, of Jay County, formerly of Portland. First Run of Gasoline Motor. It is expected that the gasoline motor car brought to Portland by the Harriman lines will' be given Its official trial In a couple of days. The cause for the long rest that has been taken by the car was a broken shaft, which stripped one side of the car of. its machinery while a short distance the other side of Huntington. The loose end of the shaft caused considerably more damage than was at first thought, and It has taken time to repair the breaks that were made. The men at the shops have almost fin ished the overhauling of the new car. how ever, and It is expected that the first run can be made on Wednesday, though this has not as yet been definitely decided upon. As soon as possible, however, the officials of the O. R. & N. and the South ern Pacific will tak& the car out for Its first run over the tracks it is to serve In the future. Sunset Magazine for Jane. The Sunset magazine for June is. now out, and offers many Interesting features, the one most interesting to Portland at this time being an article by Katherlne Chandler treating of Sacajawea, the hero ine of the Northwest. The .story Is a short but reasonably complete history of the woman who led the Lewis, ad, Clark ex pedition into the Oregoa ceuatry, aad fei very interesting at ihls time.' t V -if.