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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 2, 1905)
is THE UOBKISG OHEGOXIAS. FRIDAY, . JUKE -2,-- NO FIRES: NO CHIME Neither Accident Nor Incident 'Mars the Day. CITY THOROUGHLY POLICED Chief Hunt Is Warmly Congratulated for the Way He Handled the Crowds and the Precau tions Taken. TCot one accident of any consequence occurred yesterday to mar the celebra tion; there was not one fire alarm, no crimes of any kind and but for the hand ling of the throngs the police were not called upon to perform unusual duty. Along the line of march the police han dler the crowds so well that Colonel Gan tenbein and Major Mears, of the O. N. GM personally congratulated Chief Hunt upon the execution of the difficult detail, say ing they had never witnessed more excel lent police work. Chief of Police Hunt drove ahead of the procession. This Is said to be the ilnt time in the history of the world that the head of the police department took SPEAKER CANNON'S COMMENTS. Joseph G. Cannon, Speaker of the House, has always been a Arm be liever In the Lewis and Clark Exposi tion, and be is now more than ptctued that he has taVen that stand In the past When asked 3"esterday afternoon what he thought of the opening of the Fair and of the Exposition, as It seemed to promise, he said: "I am not an exposition man. but 1 have seen ereral of the exposition, from the Centennial In Philadelphia until the present. In all of them I have, reen no- mere perfect dedication than that of today. I am told that this Exposition win live within It meant: that It now has no obligation that "has not txn or cannot be paid, and If that Is maintained until the end It will be the first instance of the kind since the Centennial of 1S70. "The management of the Exposition should, be congratulated and the people of Oregon as well jiiould be praised for the sensible war In which they hare gone about the Fair. They have cut the coat to fit the cloth; they have not loaded themselves with more than they could handle. 'I was surprised at the completeness of tho Fair, at Its preparedness, and I predict or it the fame measure of ruccess throughout that has attended ,lt opening day " ' personal charge of patrolmen at an in augural parade. Captain of Police Bailey and Sergeant Taylor, with a squad of patrolmen, pre ceded the platoon of mounted police, under command of Sergeant Hammerslcy. Along the line of march patrolmen were stationed at each crossing. Jt took hard work throughout the entire line, from the down-town district to the Exposition grounds, hut the police kept back the dense crowds, cleared the streets-, and prevented any hitch in the programme. Sergeant Baty commanded a squad of police acting as rear guard. When the- lines reached tb Exposition ground?. Captain Stover's patrolmen, comprising the day relief of the district. were present to assist. Crowds were held back until the columns passed Into the grounds, when the resorves were dis missed until the hour of reporting for night duty. Care was taken to' provide sufficient men In plain clothes to protect the crowds from the operations of criminals. Detectives were detailed to follow along the lines of march and to keep watch over large gatherings- of people, in order to prevent pickpockets from rob bing. Evcr' precaution possible was taken to protect the throngs. Strong details of uniformed officers and plain-clothes men were assigned to duty In the vicinity of the Exposition entrances, and the streets -adjacent there to. Captain Slover was In command until 5:30, when he was relieved by Ser geant Baty. who has been appointed to command the first relief at the Exposition Barracks. Reserve? were held at police headquar ters, for It was thought perhaps there might be accident? or emergencies de manding immediate police assistance. Captains Gritxmacher and Moore were on duty at the Central station, but the day passed without an emergency call. Many children were renortiwl a in but tho anxious parents were .soon re lieved in each Instance, for all the little tots were picked up by some one ami re ported at once to headquarters. All were restored to their home? without Injury. EXPLOITS THE BIG FUR ASSOCIATED PRESS GIVES IT WIDE TUBMCITY. y More Than Fifteen Thousand Word Sent Out Yesterday Throughout 'America and Canada. Upward of 660 words of descriptive matter relative to the ceremonies inci dent to the formal opening of the Ex position, and covering- the parade, be sides between 10,000 and 12,000 words of the speeches that were made at th various dedicatory exercises, were sent out yesterday by the Associated Presj to the 503 leading dally newspapers of tho United States and Canada that be long to the association. 475 of which take a leased wire service. The commercial bodie of Portland have always maintained that this city has not been sufficiently advertiseJ, but if any one interested will take the trouble to ascertain the facts, he will find out that Portland has never oecn so extensively made known to the world at large as during the period commenc Ing from the initiation of the Fair to the present time, and this education of Eastern people and others foreign to Portland Is probably due more to the wor. of the newspapers and Associated Press than any other combined influ ences. , The association began to exploit ac tively the Exposition about 15 months ago, Rnd up to date has sent out from here in excess of 50.000 words by tele graph. In addition to more than 15.300 words of "advance matter" by mall, and has received from various sections of the country. Including Washington. St. Louis. Chicago and other news cen ters, about 15.000 words, the latter be ing a conservative estimate; and when It is considered that the papers be longing .to the Associated Press have dally circulations ranging from 000 to 500.003; that the matter sent out has Invariably been live news, uch as often finds a front-page position in the met ropolitan Journals, where it catches the eyes of everybody, the nature and scope of tho advertising Portland has re ceived en account of the Fair Is plainly evident. As a matter of fact, it was the As sociated Press that paved the way for the Exposition, promotion of the Idea of holding the Fair being undertaken by it fully nine months before the The exhibit buildings at the Fair came in jtor their full share of attention. On opening day this was hardly to be ex pected and was not true during the earlier portion of the day, but as the afternoon wore on the crowds began to penetrate Into the coolness of - the big buildings and lingered over the display?, until evening. After that the aisles were filled with visitors. The crowd having scattered Itself pret ty generally all over the grounds there was hardly a portion which came in for more attention than another. The public which has been - admiring the outside of thopc towering palaces for months want ed to get Inside and it went through all of them. Ordinarily the particular in terests of the people attending a fair guides their footsteps Into the Machin ery, the Agricultural, the Oriental, the Fine Arts, or what not building, but on opening day everyone seemed bent on seeing every thing. The chief buildings, the Oriental, the Foreign: the Agricultural, the Varied Industries, the Transportation, all these were thronged through by a large and discriminating crowd of spectators. Ex hibits were actually examined and com mented upon. The people did not rush madly through In the endeavor to see everything, but they took time to see to the best advantage. An old concessionaire down on the Trail who has been through all the ex positions of the last ten years remarked that he never saw a crowd at an exposi tion which seemed to take so much In terest. Spectators were npt content with taking a passing view of everything, but must stop and examine. The Forestry building was probably passed through by nearly every one who visited the grounds. The rumble of foot steps rolled among the giant columns and echoed through the rafters. Mean while an organ high up in a gallery at the end bellowed Its resonant music till the sound of footsteps was drowned. The Government building had the dis tinction of being the only one absolute ly and completely finished. The Govern ment keeps its appointments promptly and It had Its exhibits In place for the opening day. The Exposition itself suf fered from not being able to prod Its exhibitors into activity and some of the buUd'ngs were not so complete as might have been desired. But on the whole they were In fair shape and hundreds of Individual exhibits at least, were com pletely finished. Finished or not the crowd was bound to be pleased, and in stead of carping about some corner where a late-comer had not yet completed Its booth, praised those who had finished. The variety and breadth of the ex hibits made was the roost noticeable thing. An exhibit building Is not gen erally accredited with being able to ex cite much interest, and the crowd turns to the music or the side shows,- but there is this about the exhibits which were seen on the grounds by -visitors of yesterday, that they attract attention, and the -vis itor experiences a desire to come back and see some more of them. Interesting and Instructive, varied and carefully chosen, the exhibits at the Fair con stitute Its most fundamental interest, as should be, though not always so. The Exposition is distinctive in its ex hibits. Tho leading buildings on the main laud in point of Interest arc the Forestry and Oriental, and such buildings a3 those have never been seen at an exposition before. Even the Agricultural building which is not supposed to furnish much diversion Is filled with state and coun ty exhibits tastefully arranged so that the spectators Interest does not lag. The comment of the crowd in general was that the buildings were not too big. were harmoniously filled with displays and were a great deal nearer complete than had been anticipated. MRS.. WOODCOCK IN THE PARADE airy squadron and to the officers -thereof are excellent specimens, and at tracted considerable attention from the crowds that lined the streets. These hdraes were brought from "Walla "Walla and are among the best cavalry horsej of the Ualted States Army. They are trained as well as any horses In the service, and an exhibition drill would reveal to witnesses that troopers have no time to waste, but spend it all in keeping their horses In trim. After the duties of yesterday the men could be seen in the cavalry camp grooming their steeds, giving them affectionate pats and good food and water. These horses are cared for as well as Uncle Sam'3 men. The horses used by the officers of the Fourteenth Infantry are the private property of those officers, and every one is an animal tnat would fill a lover of horses with enthusiasm. They are thoroughbred military horses and ara used to dancing to military airs. Those used In the parade yesterday came witn the Fourteenth when it returned lrom the Philippines, and not a one of them but what has been obliged to carry his master through shot and shell on the. minor battle-fields of the is lands across the Pacific. The horses attached to the carriages containing the Vice-Presidential and Congressional parties are Portland horses, inmates of Portland's foremost livery stables, and are fine animals. The best In the city was picked for this service and the effect was agree able to the public. The carriages were all new. drivers were attired in the latest livery and everything had a look of superiority about It. Last, but not least, .are the mules of the mountain battery, which caused exclamations of wonder and excitement from those who witnessed the parade. It was the first time that many of Portland's citizens had met the regulation Army mule made famous In song and story. Less in the way of patent foods and decoctions, more in the way of fruits and vegetables andi you have the open door to real health. WITH a white umbrella upon which a J lithograph of President Roosevelt was printed. In one hand, and her beloved "Rosenfelt" flag In the other, Mrs. Wood- ( cock, honored of the "National." marched in the opening parade yesterday morning and created much enthusiasm along the line of march. "While the parade was passing up Alder street she acted as bandmaster tor De Caprlo's Administra tion Band, and later on she made her way backward and forward, inquiring whether soldiers had faltered and fell out on account of the heat, or whether the police and the Fourth Cavalry were taking proper care of the Vice-President, " 'Rah for Rosenfelt," she cried at each corner, and the crowd answered her cheer for cheer. "I was treated royal." she said after the procession cad passed within the Ex position gates. "Only they wouldn't let me get Inside the stand and shake the hand of Vice-President Fairbanks. I think I ought to have been allowed to do that, don't you? I worked for Rosenfelt, you know, and I am one of the National. I waved my Rosenfelt flag so every one could see, and I guess Frank Baker was pretty mad because they wouldn't let him march In the- parade and cheer. I got ahead of Baker there, didn't I? I tell you I'm great In my ideas, ain't I?" EVERY HORSE A THOROUGHBRED IN the" opening parade of the Exposi tion there were exactly 441 hones, including tnose attached to carriages, those used by the Fourth Cavalry squadron and those used by officers jlbA aides. Every horse was a thoroughbred. V'Griffin Extras" is the" name or brand by which the highest type of canned fruits and vegetables in the world are known. Burn this name,' "Griffin Extras " into your mind; it means good eating and good health for every household where they are used. Hqw would you like some delicious peaches or ajjricots for dinner today? Ask 0 the grocer for "Griffin Extras" and you will get the true flavor of the NATURAL FRUIT a flavor that almost puts you among the glorious orchards of California. t Note the rich, heavy syrup, and with it all they are absolutely pure. You can order your entire fall supply from ther grocer now it's a good way to do; talk to your, dealer about itl CALlFOJffllA FRUIT CAfiNERS ASSOCIATION Larytit pmckin of Canntd Fntltt nd VextUiUt I Oir World SAN FRANCISCO Canned Vegetables, Canned Fruits, Tomato Catsup, Jams" and Preserves, Baked Beans and Soups. I