PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1907.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
VOL. XL VI. NO 14,519.
ROSE CLAIMS GIT!
ALL FDR HER
Queen of Flowers Is
Ruler in Portland.
FIRST ANNUAL FIESTA OPENS
Beautiful Street Parade by the
Public School Children.
WITNESSED BY THOUSANDS
Crowds Attend Exhibit of Roses at
Forestry Building Floral Pa
rade This Afternoon a. Fea
ture of the Carnival.
TODAY'S PROGRAMME.
0 A. M. Oregon Development
Iiearu convenes at Marquam Grand
Theater.
S P. M. Grand Fiesta parade
movea from Eleventh and Couca
streets, passing through principal
streets of the city and bringing up
at the Forestry building at the Ex
position grounds.
8 P. M. Organ recital at First
Presbyterian Church In honor of
Oregon Development League dele
gates. The rose exhibit at the Forestry
building will be open to the publlo
all day. No admission charged tor
any part of the exhibit.
Portland has become a fairyland of
roses Its people have put aside ma
terial cares for the time and are wor
shiping at the shrine of floral beauty.
The rose Is ruler of all.
No more beautiful occasion than yes
terday bas Portland ever known. The
opening day of the fiesta was attended
by complete success success that
measured even beyond the planning:.
And Portland was surprised at the
assembled evidences of her own wealth
of blooms, surprised again by the
elaborate 'fiesta garb that the whole
city bad donned almost over night.
Still another surprise came with the
children's parade.
This pageant was indeed a revela
tion. Tens of thousands of people
thronged the streets to see 2000 chil
dren pass in review, but they were not
prepared tor the spectacle that was
presented. Prosaic as the name may
sound to some, the children's parade
proved the most Imposing column that
has ever swung through the streets of
the city.
These 2000 of tomorrow's men and
women marched with the easy rhythm
of veterans. And they drilled as vet
erans never drilled. It was not a mat
ter of the simple squad movements of
a military column. The brigade of
children executed all manner of diffi
cult marching evolutions, and they
covered the two miles of their line of
march without hitch or break.
Banks of Bloom at Forestry Building
The opening of the rose exhibits at
the Forestry building took hundreds of
people to the Exposition grounds at 10
A. M. During the day more than 6000
people partook of the feast of rich col
oring and delightful fragrance of the
, 10.00) roses on display. No such dis
play of roses has ever before been seen
in the Pacific Northwest, possibly not In
America. A rainbow would be made to
look shabby placed beside this daz
zling display of the city's choicest
flowers.
Acres of pink and green bunting and
myriads of American flags bedecked
business houses and many residences
by 11 A. M., the hour set for a pre
liminary inspection by judges assigned
to select prizewinners. These Judges
found they had no small task ahead
as they drove through the city. Com
petition was keen and not a few stores
were all but hidden In festoons and
streamers of fiesta colors set off In
huge bouquets.
Children's Parade the Feature.
The children's parade was the Inci
dent of the day about which greatest
interest centered. Two hours before
the column moved people commenced
thronging the line of march, eager to
get a desirable point of vantage. It
was another such crowd as saw the
gorgeous pageant that marked the
opening of the Lewis and Clark Ex
position. And there was Just as much
enthusiasm as on that memorable oc
casion, for the marching column of
children took the crowds by storm.
They presented a spectacle beyond all
expectations.
The children marched with an exact
ness and skill born of long and able
training and with a purpose in view
that added to the excellence of their
performance. Each child in line was
striving to win for bis or her school
one of the fiesta trophies, of which 10
were offered for the parade.
Possibly, for the first time in the his
tory of parades this one moved off pre
cisely on time. There was no confusion
or delay la organizing or getting started.
The children reached the vicinity of Park
and Jefferson streets on special cars and
were ready to start fully ten minutes be
fore the appointed minute. As the clock
Indicated the arrival of 1:30, Grand Mar
shal Campbell gave the signal to start,
there was a flourish of trumpets, a strik
01
ing up of bands and the line moved oft
smoothly on its way.
Great Crowd on Sixth Street.
Moving north on Park to Madison, the
column confined itself to direct march
ing. There was no drilling or maneuver
ing until the brigade turned down Sixth
street from Madison and the great crowds
were encountered. From Yamhill to Pine
streets, on Sixth, the sidewalks were
crowded. People jostled and crowded
eagerly trying to get a better view. Every
point of vantage was utilized. Five thou
sand people were packed on and about
the Postofflce block. The parading col
umn was beaded by a squad of
mounted heralds, followed by a pla
toon of mounted police, a brass band and
the grand marshal and aides. Then came
one of the most striking features of the
parade, 100 young girls, bearing wreaths
and garlands and executing a flower drill
under the direction of Professor Kxohn.
This exhibition brought forth enthusias
tic applause all along the line. The girls
did their work well. All were dressed
in white with their hair hidden In roses.
They did not appear to be conscious of
the fact that there was a tolerably hot
sun blazing in their faces. Behind them
came the 23 schools.
As the brigade rested its full length on
Sixth street, the flanks opened up and
the children stood at attention while the
Judges passed through the center of the
y ft -v t t 5
Charles P. Nelll, Commissioner of
Labor, Who Aided In Averting the
Telegraphers' Strike.
column on their first Inspection. The
line then continued north to Pine street,
east to Fourth street and south to the
Courthouse where the reviewing stand
was located. Here the 100 girls of the
vanguard executed the flower drill and
each platoon saluted with its bouquets of
roses on passing the judges in review.
Continuing east on Madison to Third the
column was dismissed.
Children Await Decision of Judges.
The long march might have proved' fa
tiguing, but the children were not yet
ready to go home. With a laudable spirit
of patriotism they awaited the decisions
of the judges as ' to which schools had
been awarded trophies for excellence of
marching and attractiveness of turnout.
The schools marched in this order: Shat
tuck, Ladd, Highland, Sunnyside, Couch,
Stephens, Falling, Atkinson, Holladay,
Williams Avenue, Thompson, North Cen
tral, Hawthorne, Sellwood, Clinton Kelly,
Shaver, Ockley Green, Mount Tabor, Hol
man, Arleta, Woodlawn and Montavilla.
To the spectators at large the standard
of excellence appeared to be uniform, and
the judges, in making awards, were com
pelled to consider minor details of ex
cellence In their apportionment of the
trophies.
Ready for Today's Parade.
Plans for today were all complete rast
night. It is believed the big floral parade
set for 2 P. M. will bring out no fewer
than 60,000 people, weather conditions re
maining favorable. No small portion of
these crowds are expected at the Ex
position grounds for the floral review, the
awarding of prizes and -the display in the
Forestry building. No admission charge
of any kind will be made, either to the
Exposition grounds or Forestry building.
The parading column will cover fully
two miles and 43 minutes will be re
quired for the entire column to pass any
one point. It Is believed the organiza
tion is perfect and that there will be no
hitch in getting started. Grand Marshal
Mconell will give the signal to start
promptly at 2 P. M. Nona will be
waited for.
The decorated automobile division will
pass over the route In advance of the
main column, at a rate of from eight
to ten miles an hour. Forming in the
vicinity of the Multnomah Club, in two
sections, the autos will speed down
Chapman street to Couch, thence east on
Couch to Tenth,, south on Tenth to Alder,
west on Alder to Eleventh, south on
Eleventh to Morrison, east to Seventh,
south to Yamhill, east to Sixth, north to
Morrison, east to Third, north to Pine,
west to Fourth, south to Washington,
west on Washington to Twenty-third
street and thence to the Exposition
grounds, where awards will be made and
a grouped photograph taken.
Formation of the Line.
The parade section will form In three
divisions on Alder street in the vicinity
of Eleventh. It will follow a somewhat
different line of march as follows: Moving
from Eleventh and Alder, south on Elev
enth to Morrison, east to Third, north to
Pine, west to Fourth, south to Wash
ington, west to Nineteenth where the
column will break and proceed Indepen
dently to the Exposition grounds.
Hundreds of floats, automobiles, car
riages, tallyhos and other vehicles are
being decorated for today's parad-e. The
list of prize awards is the most attrac
tive offered for any competition of the
Fiesta and every award In every class
will be closely contested:
The public response to the Fiesta com
mittee's appeal for flowers was liberal
last night, but hardly sufficient to meet
the needs. At a lata hour last night It
was announced that more flowers are
needed this forenoon. Deliveries should
be made as early as possible. It is pref
erable that you deliver your contribution
of flowers to the Armory, Tenth and
Couch streets. If not possible to do this
place) them on any streetcar. The crew
has Instructions to deliver these offer
ings down town where they will be re
ceived by Fiesta employes and taken to
rmi-m-i i t nnaffifcmin'iamrtiiiiiniiiii n.i.
(Concluded on Pag 10.)
ORCHARD'S STORY
BACKED UP AGAIN
Bank Records Show
He Told Truth.
MONEY SENT FROM DENVER
Date Same as That in Letter
Received in Jail.
0THER LINKS ARE FOJRGED
Telegraph Companies Also Prove
Federation Sent Funds to Orchard
and Adams Magazine Article
a Feattire in the Testimony.
BOISE, Idaho, June 20. (Special.)
Today the state proved by documentary
evidence that money was sent Orchard
at San Francisco from Federation head
quarters as he testified. They showed
by the records of the Postal Company
at Denver that two remittances were
made, one by Wolff, Pettibone's repre
sentative, and the other by P. Bone, the
latter name being a play on words.
Orchard testified that such a name was
often used by Pettibone. Further, it is
understood that a handwriting expert
will testify, at some time before the
case is ended, that both applications
were made out by Pettibone. An inter
esting feature of those remittances is
that ideatlfication of the payee was
waived in both cases.
Another link In the chain of docu
mentary evidence of payments has been
forged. A dispatch received from the
First National Bank states that the
stub of the 1100 draft purchased for
Slmpkins In December, 1905, showed It
was secured on December 21, the day
on which the money was sent to Simp
kins for Orchard, as shown by the let
ter sent by Pettibone to the latter. In
that draft the second figure of the date
had been punched out, and it was nec
essary to refer to the stub to determine
that the draft was issued to Slmpkins
on the day that Pettibone gave as
the date on which the money was sent.
Corroborate Orchard Again.
One piece of documentary evidence that
the state is waiting for is the record of
the Western Union office in Denver of
the wiring by Haywood of $76 to Steve
Adams at Ogden. when the latter got
Into trouble there while returning from
bis successful trip to San Francisco for
the purpose) of killing F. W. Bradley.
The contest over admission of articles
from the official organ of the Western
Federation ended in all being admitted
but three written after the murder of
Frank Steuennberg, for which crime
Haywood is on trial. The judge excluded
them apparently on the ground that, be
ing subsequent to the assassination, they
could have no connection with the con
spiracy. It is probable their exclusion
will have quite as good an effect oil the
jury. as if they, had been admitted. They
were talked about so much during the
argument without being read, it being
shown they were written after the mur
der of the Governor, that the Jury is
likely to suppose them still more vlolenr
TOO
than any of those let in. Further, Mr.
Richardson protested against the entire
lot, urging among other reasons that
they might inflame the minds of the jury.
The worst of those admitted was from
the January, 1901, number of the maga
zine entitled "The Passing of Steunen
berg." It follows:
Harsh Words for Steumenberg.
"On the 10th of January, 1901, Frank
Steunenberg, Governor of Idaho, will
sink into obscurity from .'public view,
where he shall forever' lie burled,
damned for the outrages ho committed
upon the workingmen of the Coeur
d'Alenes during the past 2D months.
"For 20 months this : Hessian de
scendant that would displace Ananias,
resorted to deeds from' which Nero
would shrink, even in the zenith of his
glory, and all was done for the greasy
dollars of the Standard Oil Company.
Four years ago, when the president of
the Western Federation of Miners
helped make this monstrosity Governor
of Idaho, believing that he was a mem
ber of the International Typographical
Union, which he declared himself to be
In the presence of witnesses on the
streets of Boise, which was a deliber
ate lie, he said he did not have 20 in
cash, and two years Inter, when he was
renominated for Governor, he was un
able to pay his campaign expenses. But
four years later, in 1900, be was able
to spend J4000 to manipulate the Demo
cratic state convention to secure a
third nomination.
Aspersions as to His Honesty.
"In 1898 he was unaJule to pay his cam
paign assessment to the Democratic
State Central Committee, but two years
later, on a salary of (3000 a year, he was
able to spend 4000 to control the Demo
cratic state convention, and in addition
to this, in less than two years he has
bought several thousand sheep and holds
bank stock and other valuable property,
all of which he Is trying to conceal, and
well he may; for a scoundrel always
conceals his deeds.
"How this villain has risen in four years
from editor of a weekly paper on the
Snake River dewert to a wealthy sheep
owner, mlneownejr and stockholder!
"Where did he get the money to make
these investments, except from the mine-
owners whose lackey he was from the)
day be was elected Governor?"
Tomorrow e. colored man will go on
the stand- and testify to the sale of the
horse and buggy to Pettibone and Hay
wood as testified to by Orchard. The rig
was used by Orchard and Adams in driv-
Ing out to the 'homes of their Intended vic
tims and to seek an opportunity to kill
them.
It was rather a joke on Borah when
the defense Insisted that he read the two
Colorado decisions he offered in evidence.
They were Introduced solely for the pur
pose of shelving such decisions had been
handed doram, hut Borah- had to read
them from end to end. They were the
decisions for which the Inner Circle de
creed that Justices Goddard and Gabbert
should sujff:r death-.- -
Corcoran Witness for Defense.
One of -the witnesses for the defense
now on band Is Paul Corcoran, who reg
istered from Spokane. He 1b the man
who -wem convicted of murder in the
second degree for the killing of James
Cheyne, one of the two men murdered
during the Coeur d'Alene riot of 1S99.
He was. sentenced to 10 years' imprison
ment, but was pardoned two years later
by the Hunt administration. It is the
law laid down in his case that is relied
upon in this. Judge Stewart charged that
as one of the conspirators to commit a
felony, Corcoran would be guilty of the
murder committed as an Incident of the
work of the rioters, even tbough he had
not gjo-ne to Wardner with the mob.
BA3TK RECORDS GIVE THE DATE
CoLToborate Statement in Haywood's
letter to Harry Orchard.
IIOISE, Idaho, June 20. It was stated
toriAght that the prosecution had received
(Concluded on Pare 5.)
MUCH UNWRITTEN
TO HOLD L
TRUST FOR
President's Policy to
Be Kept Up.
WEST VOICES ITS APPROVAL
Denver Convention Swayed by
Roosevelt's Letter.
MINOR CHANGES ASKED FOR
Proposed Attack on Administration
Comes to Naught, and Pledges of
Support to Wholesome Laws
Are Made by the Delegates.
DENVER. Colo.. June 20. (Special.)
President Roosevelt has served notice on
the West, in a letter that was read at
Vhe Public Lands Convention, which came
to an end this evening after adopting
resolutions much less radical than .those
who had the affair in charge originally
had intended, that the present administra
tion will until its end pursue a policy of
fostering actual homemaking and pre
venting the remaining public lands from
being exploited by men and corporations
and of prosecuting those who perpetrate
frauds.
The West, by reason of the President's
written declaration and statements made
in detail during the last few days by
Secretary of the Interior Garfield and
United States Forester Plnchot, will
have a much better understanding of the
administration's Intention with respect to
a matter that is second In importance to
no other now occupying public attention.
The better understanding has been in
dicated already In the resolutions adopted
by a convention organized with intent
hostile to the National Administration.
These resolutions do not in their entirety
express what conservative representatives
of the public lands states declare would
be the registered sentiment of the West
itself if unrestricted expression thereof
had been permitted In Denver today.
Convention In the Fall.
Upon the heels of this convention,
therefore, dominated as it was by special
Interests in- Colorado and Wyoming,
steps were taken tonight to have a thor
oughly representative convention in the
Fall before Congress meets, which shall
give opportunity for presentation to the
lawmakers of the real Western senti
ment that is declared to exist. The
American National Livestock Association,
which was frozen out of participation in
this Denver affair at the start, and only
let in at the last minute' in a limited
fashion, together with the other organlz
atlons favoring the Administration poli
cles, through fear of popular resentment,
will take the lead In arranging for the
more representative convention.
President Roosevelt's name, in spite of
the anti-administration complexion
planned for the convention, was the one
that . elicited overwhelming enthusiasm
in the proceedings ending tonight. To cap
all, the resolutions. Instead of making
open attack all along the line, began
with indorsement of the Administration's
efforts in the enforcement of the land
laws of the country. The necessity of
LAW.
"reasonable regulation" of forest reser
vations is recognized in the resolutions,
and pledges are made in support of
wholesome laws that will keep the valu
able natural resources from monopolistic
control.
Want Reserves Curtailed.
But the petitioners to Congress and the
Administration demand a curtailment of
the area of the forest reservations and
favor the prompt elimination from forest
reservations of all land not timbered or
''reasonably necessary" to conserve the
flow of streams used for Irrigation in arid
regions.
The only real contest over the resolu
tions was with regard to a plank In op
position to any change In the existing
laws and customs as to grazing of live
stock upon the publlo domain outside of
forest reservations. The Administration
side In the convention urged as a sub
stitute for this plank one favoring the
appointment of a commission by the
President to Investigate the grazing ques
tion and formulate a plan of Government
control. This substitute was defeated.
"BIG STICK" SEEX AT DENVER
President's Letter Sways Delegates
to Public Lands Convention.
DENVER, Colo., June 20. The first
publlo land convention ever held came
to an end late this afternoon with the
8. J. Small, President of the Com
mercial Telecraphera' Union of
America-
adoption of a series of resolutions which
were not so radical as expected.- A let.
ter was received from President Boose
velt and was a feature of the day's
session. The resolution over which there
was the most dispute read:
We oppDse any change In the existing law
and customs as to grazing- livestock upon
the public domain, outside of forest re
serves.
The resolutions say that experience has
demonstrated the wisdom of the policy
of treating the lands of the nation as
publlo trust to be disposed of in all cases
wherever possible to actual settlers. The
people of the West are unalterably op
posed to any change In this wholesome
and beneficial policy. Forest . reserves
should only be created where they do not
Infringe this policy. In all cases the
rights of the states and the people of the
states to the free and unhampered use
of all waters within' forest reservations
should 'be not only permitted but encour
aged, and no charge should be imposed
thereon. .
The necessity of forest reservations is
recognized by this convention' and rea
sonable regulations by the Government
commended.
The resolution, however, favors the
prompt', elimination from forest reserva
tions of all lands not - timbered or suit
able for reforestation or reasonably neo
essary to conserve the flow of streams-
used for - irrigation. - It - is especially
urged that the reports of special - and
secret service agents of the land depart
ment and of the Department of Agricul
ture shall be made under oath. A modi
fication of any existing orders .which
prevent bona fide filings on any of the
publlo coal lands is demanded. The" Na
tional irrigation law is heartily indorsed.
It is asked that Congress legislate ap
propriately with respect to school lands
In reservations so that each state de
prived of these lands may receive its
full quota of lands or its equivalent, for
the purpose for which they were origin
ally intended.
It is finally demanded that in states
wherein forest reserves are situated and
not desired and are excessive, the reser
vation should be reduced to reasonable
(Concluded on Page 4.)
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
Th Weather.
TEST ER DAT S Maximum temperature, 73
degrees; minimum. S8.
TODAY'S Showers; southwesterly winds.
Fonlsjii
Blood shed in Southern France. Page 2.
President Cabrera said to be dying of blood-
poisoning. Page 4.
Russlan Social Democrat returns home,
though certain of imprisonment. Page 8,
Prince Pescara killed In automobile acci
dent near Naples Page
National.
Denver public-lands convention upholds the
President's policy. Page 1.
Bids opened for construction of two largest
battleships in world. Page 8.
Split threatened In ranks of Federation of
Miners. Page 7.
Domestlo.
Vanderbilt system acquires control of Chi
cago belt lines. Page 3.
Secretary Taft consults physician tor throat
trouble. Page 4.
Paclfio Coast.
Western, Union forces strike In Ban Fran
Cisco. Page 1. -
Orchard's story backed tip by records of
Denver bank,- Page J
Washington Railroad Conftmission to consider
Joint rate. Page 6.
University of Washington orator wins con
test at Eugene. Page 6. .
Schmits avers he is too 111 to be kept in
JalL Page 6.
Sport.
Western horse, Nealon. wins Suburban Hand
icap. Page 7.
f- 4 Sat VSS
WESTERN
UN ON
FACES II STRIKE
Reach Crisis Today in
San Francisco.
SAM SMALL TO DIRECT FIGHT
Demands of Union Must Be
Met or Men Walk Out.
ASK FOR HIGHER WAGES
Plan of Employes Is to Keep tp
Guerilla Warfare Until Matter Is
Taken Up by Congress Kx
pect No General Strike.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 20. The
Chronicle will say in substance to
morrow: The crisis has been reached in the
fight between the Telegraphers' Union
and the Western Union, and a strike
will be declared in this city tomor
row unless the demands of the local
union are met by the company. Sam
Small, president of the union, is in
the city, and will have personal charge
of the fight.
A committee of the union called on
Superintendent Jaynes of the Western
Union this afternoon, but carrying out
the policy of the company from the
very start, he refused to see them as
members of the union, although he
was willing to meet them as employes
of the company. To this the commit
tee would not consent, as the operators
are determined to make the fight on
the union question.
Make Final Demand Today.
A meeting of the union was held
in Oakland tonight, at which the com
mittee reported its failure to secure
a hearing. A new committee of five
was named, which will again call on
Jaynes tomorrow and demand a hear
ing. If this is refused, a strike will
be called as soon as the leaders can
get In touch with the operators, which
will not take long.
The demand of tfle union is for an
advance in wages of 25 per cent, which
is intended to be temporary and in ef
fect only during the present period of
high prices following the fire. This
demand Is purely local, affecting only
the operators of San Francisco and
Oakland.
The fight which will open here to
morrow is merely the opening skir
mish In the greater battle which the
operators will wage throughout the
country.
Take Fight to Congress.
President Small said tonight after the
meeting of the union:
"Our plans are fully prepared and
we will carry the fight to the halls of
Congress before we are through. We
do -not -intend to declare a general
strike throughout the country, but we
will carry on a guerilla warfare which
will- continue until we secure justice
and consideration. We will call a
series of local strikes in the various
cities of the country which will para
lyze traffic. We intend- to continuo
this fight until Congress meets, then
we propose to place the whole matter
In the hands of the lawmakers."
There Is some uncertainty whether
or not the Postal Telegraph Company
will be Involved in the controversy.
The local sentiment is that it will not
be concerned In the trouble.
It was announced tonight that Presi
dent Small stated that at 1 o'clock to
morrow the telegraph companies must
make definite announcement of their
decision.
COMPANY'S ATTITUDE STATED
President Clowry, of Western Union,
Writes to Nelll.
NEW YORK, June 20. As the result
of the visit of Mr. Neill, Commissioner
of Labor, and following suggestions mads
by him, an adjustment of the differences
between the Western Union Telegraph
Company and its operators has been
reached, and there will be no strike. This
morning Colonel Clowry, president of the
Western Union, addressed a letter to Mr.
Nelll outlining the position of his com
pany, and this is admittedly satisfactory
to all parties concerned.
Mr. dowry's letter to Mr. Neill is as
follows:
"Referring to the conferences held
between yourself and me and other of
ficers of the Western Union Telegraph .
Company, and having in view the pos
sible grave inconvenience to the pub
lic following any general interruption
of our business, I am glad to make
clear to you the position occupied by
the Western Union Telegraph Company
In regard to thl3 whole matter.
"As to statements made by persons
in no way connected with this com
pany that the 10 per cent Increase
granted by the telegraph company on
March 1 last has not been applied to
all salaried telegraphers, I desire to
say that the telegraph company an
nounced this Increase In good faith and
is carrying it out in good faith, and it
any case can be found In which the
increase was not granted it will be
corrected at once.
"The statement also being made that
the telegraph company Is endeavoring
to neutralize the 10 per cent advance
by the application of a so-called slid
ing scale is without foundation. There
Concludd on Pa. 6.).