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THE
MORNING
PORTLAND PASSES
Blaze Mere Trifle.
This sounded from a box out on Van
couver avenue, and gave the department
a nice run; but that was all. The
Battalion Chief's report said "Damage
trifling." and no more. At 2:15 o'clock
the next alarm came in. and this seemed
something like the Fourth, for a fire
cracker had landed on a downtown roof,
but the blaze was extinguished by a
chemical. And the firemen had another
long rest, nothing further happening until
evening.
The sanity of the Fourth also extended
to the police records. But few arrests
were made, scarcely any of these being
for rowdyism. Taken all together, Port
land had a real peaceful day, and set
an example to other cities in its celebra
tion of the Fourth.
-PEACEFUL FOURTH
IS YELL OF ELKS
Little Noise, Few Tiny Fires,
Many Picnics Comprise
Day's Programme.
Richest Herd to Boost to
Bring Convention Here
Two Years Hence.
SANE CELEBRATION HELD
PRESS AGENT APPOINTED
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Streetcars Are Taxed to Accommo
date Holiday Throngs Candy
Romb Amuses Children Ice
Cream Xear Premium Stage.
FOl'RTH ENDS IN RAIN.
Partly after 7 o'clock last nlsht. a
fw scattering drops of rain fell, and
by s o'clock It was raining in regu
lar Fourth- of July style. Memory of
the oldest inhabitant fails to recall
a Fourth that has not ended in a
shower, though sometimes the shower
has been late In starting- Some
scientists, and rainmakers in Reneral.
say that the Ereat number of ex
plosions In the air cause the precipi
tation: but whether this is so or not,
is an open question. Only ono thins;
Is certain. It usually rains on the
evening of the Fourth.
Portland came very near having a
"sane Fourth1" yesterday. Probably the
fact that the Fourth this year fell on
Sunday had much to do with it, but
be that as it may. decorations, picnic
parties, excursions and celebrations were
much more In evidence than were fire
crackers, burned fingers and punctured
eyes. Wh3t today will bring forth in the
usual line of patriotic tragedy remains
to be seen: but yesterday both young
and old America succeeded In passing a
pleasant time with a minimum amount
of bloodshed.
This year's celebration of Independence
day began shortly after 6 o'clock Sat
urday evening, when enthusiastic young
sters and Orientals began setting off a
few crackers when the police were not
looking, that they might get In practice
for the more rerious business to follow.
By midnight, when the usual Saturday
night throngs were wending their way
homeward, the noise became a little more
genuine, and here and there festive
bunches of boys, both young and grown
up. could be found setting off an entire
pack of crackers at a time.
First Bomb Failed.
Then things quieted down, and peace
resigned until the 'dawn had tinted the
sky a pale yellow. About this time ,a
child on the East Side woke up, realized
that it was the Fourth of July, and got
ready to exercise his constitutional rights
aa a young American. Creeping stealthily
to the dining-room closet, where his
father had the night before cached the
pile of 'noise-material," he quietly ex
1 tracted therefrom one six-Inch dynamite
cracker, took It to his room, lighted it,
and hurled It Into the street.
Like the average big noise, this cracker
failed to go off, and the little East Side
lad gaied at it wistfully until an early
morning newspaper carrier came along,
spotted the red disturber of the peace,
lighted the abort fuse, and then hurried
on hie) way, not waiting for the bang.
The report of the first cracker had
hardly frightened the carroling birds in
the nearby trees to silence before ans
wering salutes began to boom forth
throughout the city, and the Fourth
was fairly launched.
From that time on until after o'clock
the noise grew in volume. Then it began
to lessen and by noontime but occasional
roars and crashes were heard above the
ordinary traffic noise of the city.
Outing Tarties Many.
In the interval of comparative quiet,
family parties from all quarters) wended
their way towards the trolley lines, and
swamped the cars. Council Crest, the
City Park and the river seemed to draw
the greatest crowds, though the amuse
ment parks came In for their share of
the general exodus from the city, as did
surburban places. Both streetcar com
panies ran extra cars and double-headed
most of their out-of-town trains. Even
then many excursionists had to wait to
- get accomodations.
'At the various parks and resorts the
lc cream and candy stands did a thriving
business, and there was but little noise,
as far as firecrackers went. The police
interdicted crackers in all the recreation
spots under their control, and but few
youngsters were daring enough to try to
elude the watchful eyes of the guardians
of the peace. On the river some people
found much Joy in throwing firecrackers
. from boats, and having more or less
successful submarine explosions, but on
the whole firecrackers were strictly In
the background.
Only a Candy Cracker.
Ways to celebrate were not lacking,
however. Out at the City Park, for in
stance, one German paterfamilias and
eight young German-Americans, each
carrying a small flag, sat themselves
down in a circle on the lawn near the
playground. The elder German produced
from his satchel a monster red cylinder,
with a wicked looking fuse sticking out
of the business end. This he put down In
the center of the group. Then, to each
child he gave an ice cream cone, and
said: "Now we will have an explosion."
" Instantly each child dived Into his or
her ice cream, and devoured it greedily.
A little girl of scarcely more than 6
years finished hers first, and the old Ger
man patted her on the. head.
"Little Annie, will now explode the
cracker," he said, and with a glad cry
the girl pujled the fuse of the monster
red object in the center of the ring,
yanking its top off. and revealing It a
mere box filled with candy. This was
apportioned among the members of the
party, and all seemed happy.
Fire Clerk Astounded.
As proof that the day was of the sane
variety, the record of the Fire Depart
ment speaks volumes. Bright and early
this morning the clerk at headquarters
prepared to work, and waited for the
first alarm to come in. to let him know
officially that the Fourth was getting
busy in usual style. The clerk waited
expectantly, for sometime, but there was
nothing stirring. About 8 o'clock he got
nervous, ana called up the wire chief
to know f there was anything wrong
with the alarm system. The wire chief
saM it was in apple-pie order, as the test
call had Just proven.
So the clerk went back on his 'job,
omewhat disappointed, and waited some
more. Finally he got tired waiting and
picked up a copy of an pAastern papar
that contained the list of alarms rung in
New York last year, and got himself
worked up to a reasonable state of
happiness by imagining he was there and
earning his salary. By U o'clock he got
quite tired of thinking about the Fourth,
and looked out of the window at the
passing show. Not until three minutes
CROWDS STORM PICNIC CRAFT
Kxcursion Steamers Turn Away
Throng-s Launches Galore.
Fully 1000 persons were turned a way
yesterday from the various steamers con
ducting excursions out of Portland. All
vessels on the Sunday runs were taxed to
the limit and each outgoing boat left
large numbers of disapointed people on
the docks. Custom officials had their
hands full checking up the passengers
on outgoing craft and in keeping tab on
the pleasure boats.
The steamer Bailey Gatzert. scheduled
to eail for the Cascade Locks at 9 o'clock,
had her limit of 642 passengers on board
NEW MANAGER OF GRAND THEATER ASSUMES CHARGE
TODAY.
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Frank Cofflnbrrry, Manager the
Grand.
Frank Coffinberry, new manager of the Grand Theater will assume
charge of the Washington-street playhouse today. He succeeds JohnT
Cordray the veteran theatrical man. who Is retiring to ook after hi.
?hiVote nterests' JIr' Coffinberry came to Portlanl a year ago whin
Chester ITxoTLl' " preas ent the big vaudeville hse
tnesier button beln&: manaapr i-r o m a -i
t ,aa winter, Mr. Coffinberrv was re-
tained He Is a tireless worker, and his promotion is regarded Is welt
earned recognition of his energy and success. Charles N Ryan who
succeeds Mr Coffinberry as press agent of the Orpheum is well
?enrr." fhr"tnderla"d haS been connected with various theatra":
7 iV. Z. """"s" or
time it was operated by a Morton
at 8:35 o'clock, and she proceeded to sail,
leaving fully 500 people on the dock. The
steamers Joseph Kellogg and Beaver each
took the limit and sailed before the ap
pointed hour.
Boats of the Oregon City Transportation
Company carried capacity loads. Three
round trips were made between Portland
and Oregon City and the vessels were
taxed every trip. Launches operating be
tween Portland and the Oaks were crowd
ed all day long and it was estimated that
2500 people were carried.
Every pleasure craft that would move
was pressed Into service for private par
ties, and from the estimate made by
Harbormaster Speler, 200 launches wen;
on pleasure trips carrying a total of 2000
people. Canoes and small boats were out
in countless numbers.
"SANE FIFTH" FOR EAST SIDE
Many Picnics and Outings Arranged
by Clubs and Societies.
People of Ascension Parish, of Monta
villa, will spend today at Bonneville,
where they will go by steamer.
The annual outing of the Holy Cross
parish will be held at Columbia Univer
sity grounds today. A programme of
amusements has been arranged.
The people -of the Sacred Heart parish
fEUSRATIONS FOR TODAY.
Many special celebrations of ' the
Fourth have been arranged In and
near Portland, the principal ones of
which follow:
North Alblna, new Peninsular Park
to be dedicated; speeches, parade and '
general exercises. .
Ancient Order of Hibernians:
speeches and music in Woodmen of
the World Hall, in the evening.
United Commercial Travelers' plc
- nlc at Tualatin Park; games and ath
letic events, and general good time.
Two special trains engaged to carry
excursionist.
Sacred Heart Parish.; picnic at owa
grounds on Mllwaukie road; athletlo
games and exercises.
Swedish-American celebration at
Piedmont Park; many addresses.
ETHera Piano Company picnic, Bilers
Island,, near Oregon City.
Picnics and excursions will also be
held by local societies and clubs at
Bonneville, Cascade Locks, The
Dalles and at Willamette River
points.
will celebrate "the day on the grounds of
the parish this morning.
A good time is promised all who at
tend the celebration of St. Stephen's par
ish in the Ladd Farm Grove, on Bast
Stark street, today. Refreshments will be
served on the ground. In the evening the
parish hall will be open to the picnic
party.
WOMAN OBJECTS TO CRACKER
Seeks Warrant lor Man Who Threw
It and Spoiled Jacket.
Three handsomely gowned women, who
refused to give their names, appeared at
police headquarters about 5 o'clock yes
terday afternoon with flushed and angry
faces, demanding that an officer be sent
to arrest a man at 510 Pettygrove avenue,
who. they say, threw a firecracker at one
of them. The cracker, they asserted. In
exploding set 'fire to a white jacket which,
the woman carried on her arm.- blacken
ing it in several places.
The women were told they would have
j to wait until Tuesday to get a warrant
for the man's arrest. They left promis
I lng to file a complaint later.
Echo Gets New Bank Home.
ECHO. Or.. July 4. (Special.) The new
bank buildln of concrete will be. com
pleted In a short time. It is 25x90 feet and
lias a splendidly built concrete vault. The
building Is owned by the Dorn Brothers.
Local Lodge Plans to Entertain
Delegates en Route to and Re
turning From Reunion Ex-
cursion to Leave Thursday.
When the merry throng of 200 or more
members of Portland Lodge, No. 142,
B. P. O. Elks invades the "Hello, Bill"
convention at Los Angeles one week from
Charles N. Ryan, Press Agent the
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today, the battle cry It will sound will
?a,... 2land for tne Elks" reunion in
The local herd intends to hammer
on this subject from now until the 1911
convention, that Portland may be chosen
"Vu ilace of meetjnSf two years hence.
The Portland Elks are quite busy these
days completing preparations for the de
parture of the big delegation from lodge
JWnlch wlU Ieave ,or Los Angeles at
11:30 o clock next Thursday night. They
plan as well for the entertainment of
thousands of members of the antlered
herd, who will visit Portland before go
ing to the convention and upon return
ing to their homes from the scene of the
reunion.
Special committees have been appointed
by the Portland lodge to entertain .the
visiting Elks, but this programme is by
no means the least of the Elks' plans
under way Just now. Of course, the bring
ing of the hiir mnrantl Ta .i , f .
19li when Portland boasts the city will
.wv,. uw.wv, buuis, is tne most Im
portant theme. To promote this move
ment in every possible way, the Portland
lodge has instructed Delegate John B
Coffey to present Portland's wishes bl
theL Grand Lodge at Los Angeles.
While the meeting place of 1912 cannot
be named at the coming convention, it
is the purpose of the Portland Elks to
keep the matter before this convention
as well as before succeeding meetings
until 1911, when the rendezvous for the
500,000 year" will be selected.
' Press Agent Named.
Furthermore, the Portland lodge has de
cided that everything possible will be
done to gain as much publicity at Los
Angeles as possible for this movement,
and to reap good results, the lodge has
chosen Monroe Goldstein, a Portland
newspaperman, to act as press agent on
the trip. He will be given every assist
ance to gain results in putting Portland
to the front at the convention city
"Brother Bill" Goldstein has already ar
ranged for the publishing of a daily
paper which will bear the significant
title of "The Goat." and will be pub
lished every day during the Elks' ex
cursion. To Entertain Delegates.
The following committee has been ap
pointed to attend to the entertainment of
the visiting delegates: Dr. Harry F Mc
Kay, George L. Hutchin, Harvey O'Bryan
Joe Day and T. B. McDevitt, Sr. This
committee will arrange for the enter
tainment of the visiting Elks and their
families during their stay in Portland
and alreadv thn Hotoe nf .1
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L several lodges have been received. Enough
,aum i-ai a jiave oeen arranged for
with the Portland Railway, Light &
Power Company to handle the visiting
brothers and convey them to the different
points of interest in and about Portland.
In addition to the observation car service
the visitors will be entertained at the
lodge rooms of the Portland Elks and in
various other ways.
The first visiting lodge to be enter
tained In Portland will be the Spokane
lodge, 100 strong, which organization will
arrive in Portland Wednesday morning
and depart that night for Los Angeles.
The dates of the arrival of other lodges
as far as is known here at present, are
as follows:
July 8 "Inland Empire Special," com
prising the delegates from Baker Citv, Pen
dleton, Walla Walla, Sumpter, lone. The
Dalles and other points.
July B Cincinnati and Cleveland lodges
In two special trains will arrive here in the
morning and depart that night. These
will be the only lodges entertained here en
route south, but later the returning dele
gates will pass through on the following
dates:
July 19 Milwaukee, Wis., Elks will spend
the whole day in Portland, leaving next
morning for the Seattle Exposition
July 20 "Cotton States Special," bearing
Mississippi. Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia
and Louisiana Elks. On this date the New
Tork Special will also reach Portland.
July 21 Boston and Brooklyn Elks will
come In a special train.
At Los Angeles, the Portland Elks will
have their headquarters in a suite of
three rooms at the Angelus Hotel, and to
make their stay more homelike, Harry
Lavery. major domo of the Portland Elks'
lunch room and cafe, will accompany the
lodge and preside over the cuisine.
The chief difficulty with wireless tele
phony seems to be that when In use It pre
cludes absolutely the use of the wireless
telegraph. -
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Stupendous Expansion - Alteration
Starts Tomorrow Morning at
ee This
The greatest merchandising movement of the city's
history High-grade seasonable Wearing Apparel for
women, men and children, as well as household effects
of every description marked at saving prices Shrewd
buyers will anticipate their needs for months to come
ale Will
FARMER'S SONSHOT
Italian Wounds Lawrence
Ford in Oswego Street.
WERE CELEBRATING 4TH
Frank Seravalle, Who Fires After
Row Over Reckless Dandling of
Weapon, Is Located In Port
land, but Not Captured.
Oswegro was the scene of a shooting
affray last night about -6 o'clock dur
ing a hilarious and semi-intoxicated
celebration of the Fourth on the streets
by a crowd of Italian railroad laborers
and farmers living In the vicinity.
Lawrence Ford, the 21 -year-old son of
a prominent farmer living between Os
wego and Oregon City, was shot in the
fleshy part of the left thigh by Frank
Seravalle, an Italian, 24 years old, who
has been working with the construc
tion gang- on the Beaverton cutoff of
the Southern Pacific near Oswego.
Seravalle rooms in a little house at
Water and Clay streets. Portland.
Just before the shot was fired little
knots of men were gathered about the
street near a saloon. According to re
ports which were telephoned to Port
land many of the men had been drink
ing freely and were la more or less
of a reckless mood. Firecrackers were
being set off In the street and Sera
valle, who was standing 4n a small
crowd about 60 feet from Ford, who
was with a few of his friend's, drew
a revolver and fired a shot or two in
the air. The principals of the affair
were not acquainted and had never
seen each other before.
The men in Ford's crowd made some
caustic remarks regarding the Ital
ian's recklessness with the loaded
weapon, and a few hot words followed.
A blow was struck by one of Ford's
party at one of the Italian crowd, ant
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the Italians scattered. Seravalle, who
had not been struck, ran around the
block and coming upon the Ford crowd
from the rear began firing. He. fired
four shots, three of them going wild
and the fourth taking effect In Tord's
thigh. Seravalle then ran and made
his escape.
The fusillade of shots aroused the
town, and people rushed to the scene
in a panic. Postmaster Prosser tele
phoned the news of the shooting to
Sheriff Stevens, who, accompanied by
Deputy Sheriff Beatty, set out at once
for Oswego in his automobile via the
macadam road. It was their intention
to intercept the. fleeing Italian on this
road. Seravalle, however, left the road
en route and took the Southern Pacific
train, which arrives at Jefferson street
at 7:45 o'clock. On the same train was
Ford, who had come to the city to
have his wound attended by a surgeon.
The Italian Kid, and as the train was
pulling Into the depot dropped off the
rear platform and fled up the track.
His presence was noticed by Ford's
friends, and a number of them fol
lowed him. He dodged into a house
at Water and Clay streets and slid
out the back way, evading his pur
suers. Sheriff Stevens' forces are
searching for .ae man, and his arrest
is expected at any moment.
Ford Was taken to Dr. Rockey's of
fice, where the bullet, which is a 32
callber short, was located by means
of the X-ray, and was removed. He
was able to return home last night and
it is thought will be entirely recovered
in a short time.
WOMAN DIES OF EXPOSURE
Corps - Xear - Marshfield Mutilated
' by Bear.
MARSHFIELD. Or.. July 4. (Special.)
The coroner's jury returned a verdict that
Mrs Stone, an aged woman who had
been missing for two months, and whose
body was found, came to her death from
exposure.
A bear had torn her clothing and dis
membered her body but it is not thought
the animal attacked her until after death.
'- Auto Line to Coos Bay.
MARSHFIELD, Or., July 4. (Special.)
William Wade and Thomas Goodale have
purchased a. 30-horsepower automobile,
carrying six passengers, jwictt they will
operate on the Coos Bay-rtoseburg road.
The trip from Roeoburg la made in 14
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Car-Ride Honeymoon for
Three Couples.
SIX DODGE FIRECRACKERS
Klce Tabooed as Three Sisters,
Brides, Two Brothers, Grooms,
and Another Leave St. John.
Ono House for All.
Firecrackers in lieu of the traditional
rice were hurled yesterday at three
brides, sisters, and three bridegrooms,
two of them brothers, as the triune
honeymoon party left St. John, for an
after-wedding trip, which was passed
in trolley cars Instead of the stereo
typed Pullman. "Take a car" was the
song they sang tn a unison of spirit if
not of voice. The trolley honeymoon
touched the main suburbs and
pleasure resorts of Portland, and at
nightfall the brides, until yesterday
the Misses Betty. Ellen and Bessie Pe
terson, of St. John, and the bride
grooms, Edgar W. and David W. Sor
ber and Clarence F. Cooley, returned
to the Apostle City, where all three
couples will live in the same house,
especially fitted for the newlyweds.
At every point the honeymooners
touched firecrackers were hurled by
the small boy and grownups, and even
as they were seated in the cars with
the distant look, accredited to "just
married" couples, explosives suddenly
bursting in their vicinity were fiery
applause accorded them. '
The three brides are members of the
First Congregational Church of St.
John, and were married Saturday even
ing by Rev. O. W. Nelson, rector of
that parish, at 310 Scott avenue, the
home of their father. Christian Pe
terson, an employe of the St. John Mill
ing Company. Miss Betty Peterson,
Sale
8 o'clock
aged 25, became the bride of Edgar
W. Sorber, 22, and Miss Ellen, 23, her
sister, was united to David W. Sorber,
24, his brother. Clarence F. Cooley.
22 years old, was married to Miss Ag
nes, aged 21.
The wedding of the youngest daugh
ter culminated a romance begun in
Saginaw, Mich., where she first met the
young man who won her heart and
hand. Her sisters met the brothers
to whom the'y were wedded Saturday in
St. John six months ago upon their
arrival here from their former home In
the Wolverine state. F. .C. Cooley is
employed by the St. John Lumber Com
pany and his fellow bridegrooms are
also mechanics in the river suburb.
Special Deputies Appointed.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Juy 4. (Special.)
To serve as special policemen from to
day until after July 5, which day Van
couver celebrates. Chief of Police Seer 1st
appointed Henry Burgy. Charles Gilmore,
Charles Froberg and Fred Rafferty.
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