THE MORNIXG OREGONIAN, MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1910.
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PASTORS EXPLAIN
MESSAGE OF HOSE
ELECTRIC FLAG ON TOP OF THE WELLS-FARGO BUILDING
There Is No Reason in the World Why
You Should Pay $35.00 or $40.00 for a
Sunday Dedicated to, Flower
Appropriately Observed
in Local Churches.
Open
Evenings
PARISHIONERS GET POSIES
SUMM
Rev. Lutlier R. Dyott T7rges Mem
bers of First Congregational
Church to Aid in Acquisition,
of Council Crest as Park.
GOOD WKATHEK PROMISED FOB
OPENING OF KOSE FESTIVAL.
Fair weather will be a feature of
the opening of the Rose Festival to
day, if the forecast made by the local
weather bureau last night prove
correct. By request. Edward A.
Be&ls. District Forecaster, made a
careful forecawt concerning tho
weather that may be expected for
the opening of the Festival, and he
made the following announcement
last night:
"Monday, threatening during tho
morning; fair during the afternoon
and warmer. Tuesday fair and
warmer. Wednesday probably fair.
West, shifting to northwest, winds.
In observing Rose Sunday, Rose
Festival sermons were preached at
the First Presbyterian and First
Methodist Churches yesterday. Dr.
Elmer A. Bess, of Clinton, Iowa,
preaching at the Presbyterian Church
in the evening- on "Roses of Gladness,"
and Dr. Benjamin Young at the Meth
odist Church on "The Message of the
Rose." The Flower, the Child and the
Man" was the subject of Rev. W. G.
Knot's sermon at the Unitarian Church
yesterday morning. This church has
dispensed with the evening service
for the Summer months.
The pulpit of the First Congrega
tional Church was decorated with
roses, Dr. Luther R. Dyott, the pastor,
making reference in his sermon yes
terday morning to the week of flowers
which begins today. He also urged
that the members of his congregation
do all in their power to secure for the
city the tract of land on Council Crest
as a park. He thought this should be
done even though it were necessary
to make one or the other contemplated
parks merely a playground. He de
clared the securing of Council Crest
for the city is not merely a matter
for Portland Heights people to advo
cate. He believes it would be a benefit
to the 'city at large.
Itoscs Given Away.
At Taylor-Street Methodist Church
the rose decorations were more elab
orate than at the other churches, and
L buttonhole rose was given to every
person who attended service yesterday
morning, 'ihe roses remaining are to
be turned over to the Rose Festival
committee.
. lr. Young, in his sermon, said the
Bible spoke of the rose in but two
places, once in the Canticles, where
Solomon, in his love song, spoke of
i ne nose or snaron, and once in
Isaiah, where the prophet said, "The
wilderness and the solitary place shall
be glad for them, and the desert shn.l
rejoice and blossom as the rose."
He continued: "This idealism is e
peclally attractive to every Western
man. Who has not marvelled at what
has been accomplished on this Coast
by the brain and hand of man the vast
schomes set on foot for the reclama
tion or the desert wastes, causing
iiuiiifumus i-ransrormation neiore our
very eyes, adding intensity to the
simile of the prophet?
Persia Gave First Roses.
"From the fair valleys of far-away
Persia our first roses came. Tradi
tion has It that it was known among
the developing civilization of early
Greece, and poets and historians united
In crowning it "the Queen of llowers
in fact It seems to be the flower of
civilization. Cleopatra and Nero spent
immense sums in securing its petals
tor aistriDution at the banquet board,
and upon the floors of their palaces.
"Camped with a companion on n
desolate waste known as the bad lands
I seemed on that trip to be buried in
the alkali wastes. But next morning
wo saw, close by, luting Itself up with
the sun. tho most delicate mountain
my. we aid not seem to be as far
from civilization nor as far from God
Docause of that ilower.
Flowers Are Everywhere.
w e nnd the flowers everywhere.
They were made for adornment, not
for food. It seems cruel for women
to make salad from the golden nas
turtiums. There is but one redeeming
. feature in it, it is like eating yellow
Bunsnme.
rake the Ilower with you. It will
oring you mucii sunshine and joy. A
great deal more of fragrance and
beauty would come into our lives if
we lived, like tho rose, in the sun
shine. I speak figuratively, of course
Hie Beauty of human life Joes not
assert itself if the man deliberately
lives in a collar. As the rose lifts
itsen to ine sunlight to absorb its
cuior. arm us irangrance. so let no lif
our hearts to the sun of the righteous
ness, receiving from him the fragrance
ttiiu I'tjiiuiy ii me aiviner life.
enir.ii Baptist Church, Pilgram
kunSifS;iiiuuai inurcn and the Firs
United Presbyterian Church also cele
nratea nose Sunday. At the Central
Baptist Church. Rev. Albert Ehr-ott
preached on "The Real Glorv of "the
Rose City." Rev. Guy L. Dick. t,
at the Pilgrim Congregational Church
was "The Beauty of Aharon's Rose."
while
Rev.
frank De Witt Findley
the United Prpshvt.in
spoke
at
Church on "God s Roses as Heralds of
a Glorious Gospel."
INJURIES PROVE FATAL
Man Crushed by Great Steam Shovel
Dies in Hospital.
F. R. Rickard, a workman at Laurel
hurst, who was crushed by a steamshovel
Saturday, died yesterday morning at the
Clood Samaritan Hospital.
CauRht under the great shovel, Rickard
had no opportunity to call for help until
it was too late. The engineer could not
see the man, and. as he gradually put
more power on the shovel. Ricicnrd's
lody was slowly crushed. When the
shovel was lifted into the air, the man's
body dropped to the ground.
Rickard's body was removed to Finley's
undertaking rooms yesterday, and will
remain until relatives in Gervais make
arrangements for the funeral. Rickard
was u5 years old and was unmarried.
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IDEA GROWS FAST
Few Years Have Passed Since
Festival Was Instituted.
ROSE SHOW IS BEGINNING
Portland's Supremacy in Culture of
Roses Soon Apparent Great
Results Achieved Through
Co-operation of Feople.
Only a few years have passed since
Frederick V. Kolman suggested that
Portland be termed the "Rose City."
: The Rose Festival dates back to the
Lewis andvClark Fair, when the Portland
Rose Society wag organized. The forma
tion of the society brought together the
then isolated rose enthusiasts in the city
who eaw the value of co-operation.
Before an annual rose show was
thought of it became the custom to
hold rose exhibits in connection with
manufacturing and similar annual fairs,
and so the idea of the festival germi
nated. When the soldiers left for the Phili
pines their parting was speeded with
roses. Gradually the rose began to be
come a part of Portland life.
Awards Stimulate Interest.
The the Portland Roso Society an
nounced awards. From that moment in
terest in the culture of roses increased.
When It became apparent that Portland
could grow better roses than the rest of
the world. and when the filling of
gardens all over the city began to at
tract the attention of visitors, the feeling
grew that the rest of the country ought
to know about it.
The newspapers adoped the idea of an
advertising use with enthusiasm in May,
1007. Business men quickly saw its ad
vantage and an organization to be known
later as the Portland Rose Festival Asso
ciation was formed, with E. W. Rowe
as president. At that time the name was
the Portland Rose Carnival Association.
The festival of 1907 was a two-day
affair, v Meetings of Indian veterans and
Oregon pioneers were set for June 20
and 21, so the first carnival was set for
June 22 and 23. Nearly $8000 was raised
in a few days by a committee headed by
W. P. Strandborg.
The Rosa Show was held in the For
estry building the first day. A combina
tion automobile, bicycle, float and vehicle
parade was given one day and an auto
mobile parade concluded the festivities.
Rex Oregonus Appears.
Rex Oregonus became the following
year the central figure of a four-day
festivity, in which the parades first took
actual form. In this year the pageant
known as "The Spirit, of the Golden
West" first made its appearance.
In 1S0S, June 1-5 were the days selected
for the festival but there was a feeling
that this was too early and in subsequent
vears later dates were . chosen.
The celebration in 1909 was, perhaps,
the most elaborate of all. It ended with
a general feeling thai too much had
been expended and that there was too
much too be seen. This year it was
decided to centralize on several parades
and make them as- effective as possible
with a reasonable amount of money.
This aim. it Is believed, has been
achieved.
If the crowds that gathered last year
are any criterion of those that will
gather for this year's festival programme,
the success of the festival is assured.
On one night last year the stretcar com
pany carried 2SO.00O people 'and it was
estimated that more than 500.000 gathered
each night to see the electric parades.
ROWDY PRANKS ARE TABOOED
Use of Confetti and Ticklers Prohib
ited During Carnival.
The police ban willbe placed on ithe
use of confetti and feather ticklers
during the Festival week. Instruc
tions to this effect were issued by
Chief of Police Cox to the captains in
command last night. Paper tape, iced
handkerchiefs, ticklers of every de
scription and wind serpents are also
tabooed by the police.
The elimination of confetti and tick
lers was ordered for the primary pur
pose of suppressing the rowdyism at
tendant with their use in crowds. Of
fenders are subject to a fine of from
$10 to $50 and imprisonment.
The public in general is warned to
be on the alert for petty thievery, which
is almost inevitable to occur during
the gala week. Proprietors of business
establishments and owners of homes.
I as well as visitors in the city are urged
to exert due diligence in protecting
their valuables. To cope with the
thieves which will undoubtedly infest
the parade crowds Chief of Police Cox
last night selected several men from
the ranks of patrolmen to don plain
clothes during the fiesta week.
Milwaukie Builds Cherry Float.
One of the unique floats, which will ap
pear In the parade of the "Spirit of the
Golden West" will be the cherry float
which is being built by the Milwaukie
people. A considerable sum of money
was raised by the queen contest, and
committee from the Milwaukie Commer
cial Club is building the float. It is
fitting that Milwaukie should make the
cherry important in its float as it was
the home of the original Black Republi
can cherry that was so popular at one
time and from which scions . were sent
all over the United States, the Blng and
the Lambert. Miss Otille Shlndler, elected
queen, and four attendants, will be with
the float. The Milwaukie band will also
be part of Milwaukle's contribution, to
the parade.
DECORATIONS III PLACE
EAST SIDE BUSINESS HOUSES
PUT ON GALA ATTIRE.
Scarcely a- Building in Portland Is
Without Some Sort of Festi
val Adornment.
The last little touches were applied last
night that completed the harmonious
Festival decorative scheme that this year
has become an actual part of the city.
While in previous years the fear of ex
pense, possibly of ridicule, led many to
defer altogether the idea of decorating
the big buildings, there has been no such
thought this year and the result has been
the most general decoration any Western
city nas ever known.
Hardly a building manager in the bust
ness parts of the city has failed to do
his -duty in a decorative sense. On the
East Side the larger stores, led bv Mor-
gan-Atchley Company, have made an ex
cellent showing, the Morgan-Atchley
building being arranged in streamers that
focus on the corner, where a S3t banner
piece has been arranged. .
On the principal East Side streets the
public service poles have been painted
up to a height of 12 feet. The pink and
green colors of the Festival have been
strung on poles and festooned across the
streets, making an altogether' pleasing
effect.
The West Side has several additions to
ine decorated list. Richards .Hotel has
arranged a colored electric light scheme
on the building and placed flags and
bunting galore.
The Arlington Club has a heavy cover
ing of flags and bunting. The flags are
draped over all the walls. The main door
is screened, witn a portiere of flags and
eacn winaow nas a flag on the sill.
Some pretty work was done on the Pa
cific Telephone building, with bunting
and streamers of the festival colors.
The marble-like vases were arranged
along Sixth street and the light scheme
completed.
On Seventh street the light standards
were cut into and wire strung across the
street every few feet, upon which were
nung a dozen Chinese lanterns contain
ing an electric bulb each. These strings
exiena tor a dozen olocks.
ounting reaches in every direction.
necmenis are putting out their decora
xions. even if it be but a single flag,
ouu """w -tiy nas a iestival air.
EAST
SIDE
IS
DECORATED
business Men's Club Completes
Transformation for Festival.
The East Side Business Men's Club
compietea tne decoration of Grand ave
nue oeiween .e-asi clay and East Burn-
siae, i,asi Morrison between East Wa-
ici ana cast sixtn ana East Burnslde
between East Third and East Sixth
streets, yesterday morning. All the
teiepnone poles were whitewashed.
Grand avenue, which is 80 feet wide,
presents an atractive appearance. The
uerorinons are simple, but effective,
and looking down Grand avennn tim ft'-
feet is that of a continuous canopy of
uks ana streamers. -
uetween East Stark and F.ast rv
streets the paving of Grand avenue is
completed except at the intersection of
East Oak street, and men were at work
mere yesTeroay.
Indian Medicine-Man tl Be Host.
HUSUM. Wash.. Junn K. TSrw.ol.1
Jake Hunt, the Indian medicine-man of
his tribe, has invited his followers to a
potlach after the berry season at his
ranch, one-half mile east of town. Jake
poses as a song-and-dance artist among
ma uremren. ana on tne occasion will
Introduce new stunts along that line. A
potlach is held every year on the Hunt
, premises.
Or why wear ready-made clothes
when you can have your selection
from the largest stock of woolens in
the Northwest? Goods that are sold
by other tailors at from $30 to $45
You Can Have Your
Selection for
This stock" consists of every known high" grade im
ported and domestic woolens that are shown this-season.
You may find the choicest lines of English
serges, very latest browns, silk mixed worsted and
Scotch mixtures. Again we say, goods that are sold in
other tailor stores from
We Give You a
Absolute
As to the workmanship as being the finest that is made
in Portland, the work being made in our own shop
right here in Portland. You can have your selection of
the various grades of lining, such as silk Venetian, mo
hair serges and farmer satin. The fronts of our coats
are made with double French hair cloths and are
guaranteed to hold their shape.
In plain words, we have no superior in our business
in Portland. Our success in business has shown this
to be true. r
Suits Finished in Two
Days if Necessary
merican
Ray Barkhurst, Manager:
HOTELS GROW CROWDED
RESERVATION'S LOXG AGO MADE
CLAIMED, RAPIDLY.
Many Visitors to Rose Festival Have
Long Search Before Find
ing Quarters.
Reservations at the hotels were rap-
Idly claimed yesterday and last night.
Guests who had engaged apartments
in advance of the bisr rush to the Rose
Festival and had no worry about where
they were going to sleep during the
week's fete, registered and hurried out
to catch a first glimpse "of the decora
tions. Many hired automobiles, taxi-
cabs and carriages, others boarded
streetcars and many more walked
about the streets.
Those who had not made reserva
tions found themselves in a quandary
over accommodations and sparring with
commercial travelers for a place to
sleep. Traveling men who depended
upon their ingenuity and glibe tongues
to talk hotel clerks out of rooms found
themselves checkmated by persons who
had, made reservations and others who
MADE
TO ORDER
$30.00 to $4o.00.
Guarantee
would not be turned down. The aver
age salesman is always willing to take
a chance and some were temporarily
quartered in rooms that had been re
served, only to be routed out after
becoming settled by the unexpected
arrival of those who had paid long In
advance. As a result, many commer
cial men changed their schedules, de
ciding to return to Portland after the
festival is over, and left the city on
the first train out.
Arrivals registered from all parts of
the United States and Canada. If
they did not come specially to attend
the Rose Festival, they arranged their
business affairs so that the trip to
Portland would fall on the week of
festivities.
Long lists of names with no rooms
assigned appeared on the hotel reg
isters long before the day trains were
all In. Clerks made no promises of
accommodation for the night and hun
dreds immediately left the hotels to
find quarters elsewhere.
Xew Potato Crop on Market.
HUSTJM, Wash., June 5. (Special.)
Mrs. Rosander Hendryx has placed the
first new potatoes of the season on the
market. This is considered several weeks
earlier than the average for new tubers.
Mrs. Hendryx, who conducts her 130
acre ranch alone near- Husum, is said
to always be the first In the market with
vegetables. She is a widow and vears
old.
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Special
BETWEEN
PORTLAND AND OREGON CITY
DURING ROSE CARNIVAL
June 6th to 11th. Inclusive.
TRAINS LEAVE
EAST WATER AND MORRISON STREETS
EVERY 30 MINUTES
Prom 6:30 A. M. to and Including 12 Midnight.
Portland Railway, Light and Power Co.
Service