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. VOL. LI NO. 15.766. OREGON'S STORY TOLD IN SYMBOL Parade Is Climax of Day of Festivity CROWDS EXCEED ALL RECORDS Music Fills Air While Visitors See and Wonder. ROSE SHOW WONDERFUL rofamioa of Bloom I Be Se l Aatotnobile Parade Today and la Ilorvt and Vehicle Pa grant Tomorrow. TODaTt rnocaiUMC. A hf -Baad MKtlU mm ctpal Krata: cwiun reee hibn at Aimn. X T. M Oru parade ef rated aaieenaalla, eonteetlag ja P. at. flrlac exhlblUaw by IT at CmrjT Claa. t P. Jl. Cempetrtv rent eshrMt at Araauey. Or' (on a wonderful etory waa d la ymbol laat night to a car Festival con tour of . people. It waa a stupendous, mile-long story, a bewitching phantasy In brilliant color, diulint I'iMs. rW-h trapping and un stinted snag-ulncenr. Th whol magical Ula was aat out la u. gor-eou proclon tha epitome of a vast arhlarfm.nl ta this wonder land of plant. It began with tha wn Ing of tha whlta man. paae.l subtly loan through tha day of eooquaat and toll and brought op la a apl.ndld ell mas af'th rawtlaaOwn tbet baa coma with this day proapartty and roa-boda. Ixrwn-Town MrrtW Thronged. .- prodlgtw rwd aa aaar tha aoldea akala unwound poaalbly bar sever b equaled befor In Portland. And that la saying much la thia city of many lavish, rrauta Tha whol coura ef th fantastic column, through mtlea of brlaMly de-orated atraata. waa swept kr a veritable sa of humanity. la th downtown district, channel of tram war choked, both oa aldewa:xs and In tha streets. nly tha narrow war of tha p-rant remained open, and at limn tMa waa threatened by Inunda tloa r;arule of many hard-working platoona of pollca. Thia symbolical parada ram aa tba triumphal event In a betas, day of faa ttvtty. roc. ahlla Portland annual Rnaa rattal formally opened on Mon day. I rlrat parlnd of big events cam with yesterday. Portland people and their tana of thousand of guaats war bar "lng all day. aad thar wa little raaplta from tha gay round of ret lva 1 tilvarftitTia. City Filled With Moale. tarty la tba foraaooa Iba whol buat BMa awtlon waa floo-led with sr muaio from half a dosen ban.!. Vrtll naarly no..n the atrarl aeranadea continued. With tha afternoon ther ram lh lux of many apt:tl events that war ellhac of th Krstl.al pror:um or attendant oa that event. Tha opening of tha annual Roa 8 how waa the great event of th ftraoon. htmor. and It ama to Ihla feast or wondro-ia beauty that nncountad thou sand found lhatr way. Ii la tha fjraataat .how of roaa that Tortland baa vw aa poaalbly tha world haa Known nothlnc mora auparb In aU tltia. Th apacloua hall of th Armory h b n maa or Into a (raat bowar of ro which t olt th pataJ thorouahbrada from Portland tr dasa that n compatlrr for prlaaa. Airaoat ry color, howavar Wld or ubduvO. tliat tha rainbow haa rar r.T.a:ad ta bara .mood lad In tba proud patala of a million roa. Thaa color h.av bn arrand with ood taat tbrouhouL Tb lld rada of tha Tapa Gontlara sbad away throua-h arraduatlna- bua to th dainty pink of th vlty Carolina TaatouU and tha Ma man Cochata. Fratoons and rluatara of rich yallow Lady Robrt roaaa tapar away Into th coppary yal low of tb Etotla d-Or aad tb waxao wbita of tha Frau Karl DruwchkL anka and atraamar of brllllant-buad little ta roaa ara arrand to accant and off ffctlly th ganeral color acharo. IUthr than a riot of colr. th wbola la beautiful aymphony. MlUlooa of Hum to fpare. Whlla bar Is aaaamblad ronlaad- patal art-itocracy It la not until today that th row will b aaaa la l; Urlab profusion. In tb paraJa of dweoratad actomobllra thia aftarnoon. bandrads of thouaands of buda aad blooms will b uaad. Tb dacortI worlt waa wall oadar way last alht and aroraa of com petitors will b P br!ht and arly tjday to eomplat th!r lartab ccacalta. Mor automoblla aad mora aumptuous ddocoratIT effacta tha r bator ar la prapct for todaya floral paraant. For tbl Tnt and for tb floral Tnt to com thar ar plenty of roae aad millions t spar. Another mild, sunny day ystrdy warmed mountain, f buda lata full bloom. Fort Land to l.iaaar aead ask bow many roaa ar to DIG 3 MONTHS TO FLOAT YACHT SKIPPER AXD HIS COMPANION ASHOILE. SPADE CANAL. Power Boat Fremont Ilcqalm Half-Yrar to Limp Back to Scat tar t.aaic I Only Food. SEATTLE. Wash. June . Halnf; rasumd narly six months In mak ing tb royage from Ketchikan. Alas ka, which ordinarily requires a few da7s. Captain Track Reynolds. f this city, and Dr. Lawls V. Gibson, of San Francisco, brought th powr yacht Fremont, which was supposed to bar foundered. Into port tonight. Th story of hardship and prlratlon r rouctad by Captain Reynolds and Dr. Glbaoa. Is almost ldcredlble. Tb Fremont waa plied high and dry en tha beach at Annett Island and It took Captain Reynold and Dr. Gibson thr month to dig a canal with makeshift spades that th Fre mont could b floated. During tb tlm tho Fremont waa on th baach and for tb remainder of tha trip, tb two men had as food only th gam which tbey wer able ta kl!L They wr forced to llv on tb beach beneath a piece of sail cloth, whll th yacht waa on her beam ends and each took turns at night lighting off tb wolrea whll bis companion slumbered. COURT'S MIND UNCHANGED Correction In Tobacco Decision Cause Rumor Opinion Altered. WASHINGTON. Juna . Correction of seraral typographical errors In th printed cople ' of th daclalon of th Fuprero Court In th tobacco cms has glran rla to groundless rumors that th court changed Its mind at tba eleventh hour. It w as announced today that changes war mad to make th copies comply with th official opinion of tha court. The error ware discovered by Chief Justice White when he compared the printed cople with th original opinion. On of thes error related to th word reaonabla" In a sentence explaining what the Standard OH decision held.- SOMNAMBULIST IS KILLED Saloon Porter Climb Four Storlc and Fairs to Death. SAN RAN CISCO. June . Tllmblng to the fourth door of a building In the course of constriction, while In a sotn nabullst trance, early todsy. William Merer, as a loon porter, fell to the pave ment and waa killed Instantly- "V- 0 -aeaeeo.s aaeeaaa..s.aa..irT- -' ' saaeeeeee..... : i : : : --d' K':Tf I s vTkJ-:1 .." -f: 'txJ? ?5wt.v-a- V ia-tNu. . J J- Li t . n -V"t f '"Y.Ui.V- VS - PORTLAND, ROOSEVELT WILL BACK TAFTIN 1912 News Sent to President by Mutual Friend MANY PUNS THEREBY FOILED Men Who Would Nominate ex President Can't Believe. PAIR MEET-AT BALTIMORE Hearty Greetings Between Two Old Friends Are Followed, by Whis pered Conversation and Invi tation to White House. WASHINGTON. Juno resident Taft, In bis candidacy for the Presiden tial nomination In Hit. will receive the unqualified Indorsement of ex Presldent Theodora Roosevelt, which will be uttered Just aa cordially aa It waa prior to the comnalgn of 190S. This Is the best political news Mr. Taft baa received In many months and It comes to him In a manner that leaves no doubt aa to tta authenticity. The Information that Colonel Roose velt under no circumstances will allow his name to be presented to the Re publican National convention was con veyed to the White House several days ago. but It did not become known un til tonight. That Colonel Roosevelt feels the Taft Administration should be continued was brought out partly aa the result of the cordial greeting between the two men at Cardinal Gib bons' Jubilee In Baltimore. Roosevelt Boomers Not Pleased. Whether the Rosevelt' approval of Mr. Taft'a candidacy will go far enough to take tha ex-Presldant Into the campaign as an active stump speaker Is problematical, but that the force of hla personality will be with the President Is assured. This fact la not expected to prove plea. Ins; to Republicans, who have made no secret of their desire to bring? Colonel Rooeevelt forward aa a for- (Concluded on Pa. X OREGON. WEDNESDAY. INDEX TO TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YEPTFRnAys Maximum temperature. 67 drrreea; minimum. 47 deeree TODAT'B Kalr; northwesterly wind. . Densest lc Taft. Reoaaralt and many leadtnjr men pay tribute to Cardinal Gibbon at golden Jubilee. Psse 1. Profsaalonal men ea.y rlctlma for fakers. ay. praacher-promoter. Pasa 3 Ooodwtn auea Edna Goodrich for annulment of marriage contract. Pase &. Chirac" man's .tores e-nwm corner- may brioc l-2S wheat. Page . National. Senate committee recommend. Root amend, ment to reciprocity bill, but It may be knocked out. Paa X. Bona) comrnitt.e attacks Taft In report on moot laritf bill. Paa 3. Roraora abound at Washington that Govern ment will prosecute ateel trait. Page 3. Foreign. One errrel made, thrrt mora .r.rdtl'2 Meilco City for plot to kill Madero. .' . Politic.. Rooeevelt sends information to Taft that he will support TaXt In 1812.. Page V. : I-adflo Nortbweat. Yacht wrecked on Annette I.land reaches . erattle attar six month." trip, enlpper-and companion working for three month, to dig canal to Boat craft. Pago 1. Crow with broken leg hops to office of Van couver doctor. Page 1. Coroner-. Jnry find, that B. 3 Griffith was murdered on ranch near Phllomatn. Pago 8. . One hundred Swedl.h colony farmers it Clark County Commissioner, demanding bettor roads. Page 6. Wappen.t.ln's brother-in-law testifies that monay ex-Chief drpoalted represented urn. borrowed by him In 1906. Page 7. Pendleton pastor, erltlcl.ed for rl.ltlng other churcheiTrMlgn. and will quit mlnlitry. Page T. r-porta. Pacino Coaat league results yesterday: Portland 1. Loa Angele. t: Sacramento I. San Francisco 0 US innings); ernon- Oakland game postponed. Page 8. Northwestern league re.ulta ye.terd.yt Vancouver a. Portland S: Spokane . Seat tle 1; Tacoma T. Victoria 1. Page 8. Battling Nelson, visiting friends In Portland, refuaea to take cbancea with aeroplane. Page . Classy entries and fine programme arranged for Hunt Club race Saturday. Page S. FeatlvaL Illuminated pageant telle atory of Oregon la aymooL Page 1 lire hundred automobiles will be la, parade today; moat typical feature of festival. Page 10. Belatrd sunshine cornea Just tn time to make Koea bhow best ever held. Page 10. All trains crowded with Festival rliltora. Page 10. ' Thousand, aee electric parada through prin cipal alrceta. Page 11. Visitor, vote roae gardens beat part of show. Page 11. Military order of serpent will have place of honor In uniformed parade. Page 13. Election. Ru.hllgbre unofficial plurality. 4PS7. Page Adoption of Zlegler amendment regarded as blow to Portlands progreae. Page IS. Captain Hlover. It Is "aid. will be new Chief of Police. Page 14. Commercial and Marine. New conditions developing In apple market. Page 23. With heat arsre ended, wheat slumps at Chicago, rage li'i Deadlock exlsta In New York stock Market. Page 23. Beat price of year paid at Ehanlko wool eales. Pag S3. Schooner KIbo make, marretou. time front Port Townaend to port. Page 22 Fortlaad aad Vicinity. Fire destroy. Hanover apartment. n dam- a. other, nearby, with total loaa of luurw ' " " - ' Aviator Ely fMeajrertyPaBe17. ' 1 ; i J i . " s- a y s ' JUNE 7. 1911. APARTMENTS BURri LOSS IS S10Q.000 Aged Woman Carried to. Safety Downstairs HANOVER IS COMPLETE RUIN Other Buildings Near By Sus tain Some Damage. FIFTY FAMILIES HOMELESS Flames IMscovered While Occupants of Fashionable Dwelling - Are ' . . Watching - Big , Electrical . Pageant Downtown. Nearly 50 families were rendered homeless last night by a Ore which started in the fashionable Hanover apartments, . 165 King street., and, spreading to other houses nearby, caused a) total loss of about $100,000. Most of the tenants were down town viewing the electrical parade when the flames were discovered by J. E. .Mon tagu. He remembered . that Mrs. J. Blyke. aged Ss, was on the fourth floor of the Hanover and rescued her at the risk of his own life, half carrying her down biasing stairways. ; . The houses damaged were: Hanover Apartments, 165 King street, owned by Morgan. Flledner & Boyce. completely gutted; loss $60,000; Insurance between $30,000 and $40,000; loss on furniture, $15,000, partly In sured. ' Kings Hill Apartments, 171 King street, owned by Mrs. Frank Spencer; upper floor burned; damage by Are, smoke and water approximately $20. 000; building loss covered by Insurance. Wayne .Apartments, 707 Wayne street, owned by Mrs. Frank Spencer; roof burned and upper floor damaged; smoke and water principal damage, amounting to $5000. Weaver Apartments, 710 Washington street, owned by Clifford C. Weaver; damage by smoke and water slight. St. Clair Apartments, 715 Wayne (Concluded on Page 4.) i.t' N or" 2m. i DENSE CROWD IN AND ABOUT GRANDSTAND AT POSTOFFICE BLOCK WHILE ELECTRIC PARADE WAS PASSING LAST NIGHT CROW, LEG BROKEN, HOPS TO DOCTOR BIRD THEX TAPS OX WINDOW FOR ADMITTANCE. Vancouver Physician Sieved by Raven's "Sense," Sets I.lmb and Gives It to Boy for Pet. VANCOUVER, Wash.. June 6. (Spe cial.) Its leg broken . and pecking sparrows so Injuring it that ft could hardly flop Its wings, an old black crow today managed to reach a doctor's office and attracted attention to Its plight by tapping on the pane.- Dr. Clair Wilcox happened to be the physician sought by the Injured raven. He was moved by the pathos and crow sense of the Incident and set the bird's leg, the feathered patient squawking pitifully during the operation. When the fractured bird-limb waa in tiny splints and wrapped In gauze two boys appeared at the doctor's office. They had seen the raven hop across the street and wanted ii as a pet. Dr. Wilcox turned the bird patient over to them. Instructing them as to the treatment the crow would require. In flying on Washington street the crow struck a telephone wire and broke Its leg. Then it was attacked by spar rows, fought them off successfully and headed for a window that bears Dr. Wilcox" sign. v " FIREMAN DEAD FROM WIND Pittsburg Man Lifted From Seat by Gale and Fatally Injured. PITTSBURG, June . Patrick Whalen, tillerman of a hook and ladder truck, died last night of injuries re ceived In the storm last Wednesday. Whalen was out with the apparatus, while the horses were being exercised, and a 64-mlle wind, preceding an elec tric storm, picked him out of his seat among the ladders and dropped him to the pavement, fracturing a leg and causing Internal injuries that resulted In his death. '- DECK OF MAINE IS SHOWN Confused Blass of Wreckage Ex posed Work to Be Rushed Now. HAVANA. June 6. The work of pumping the water out of the coffer dam, which was built around the wreck of the battleship Maine, was resumed this morning. The greater part 6f the after-deck Is now clearly visible, showing the confused masses of wreckage covered with marine growths. vest . 3K. - r r r-a 4 PRICE FIVE CENTS. GIBBONS HONORED 6Y ALL CHURCHES Great Men of Nation Are One in His Praise CREED DISTINCTIONS FORGOT President Taft Speaks at Car dinal's Jubilee. ROOSEVELT MAKES EULOGY Remarkable Gathering of Statesman of Both Parties and All Re ligions Assembles at Balti- . more to Honor Prelate. BALTIMORE, June 6. Cardinal Gib bons missed his afternoon walk today. Instead, the cardinal ret upon a tem porary stage In ihe Fifth Regiment Armory and listened to the great men of the Nation speak in eulogy of his life. President Taft, Vice-President Sher man, Chief Justice White, ex-President Roosevelt, Ambassador Bryce, of Great Britain, Speaker Clark, Senator Root, of New York, Governor Crothers, of Maryland, ex-Speaker Cannon, and Mayor Presly, of Baltimore, sat with the cardinal, and all of them except the Chief Justice spoke in his praise. Among the 600 guests seated on the platform behind the President and the Cardinal were more than a score of Senators and members of the House of Representatives. Probably a more dis tinguished gathering was never held In this country outside of Washington and the wheels of government came pretty near to a stop while those who sat in charge over them paid honor to the Cardinal The armory holds 15,000 peo ple, its builders say, and it was crowded to the doors. Ovation Given Notables. The Cardinal sat In a red plush chair in the center of the stage. To his right was Mr. Taft, then came Mr. Roosevelt and Chief Justice White. The ovation that greeted Mr. Roosevelt as he came up the steps with Chief Justice White was remarkable, but that which greeted the Cardinal as he climbed the stairs with President Taft was far more remarkable. The Cardinal wore the red robe, the skull cap of red and the deep green ring of office. Through all the speeches he sat smiling, every changing expres sion of his wrinkled and kindly face and his bright eyes attesting to the pleasure this tribute afforded him. He smiled like a boy when the Presi dent Introduced him to Mr. Roosevelt, he laughed with glee when the Chief Justice shook his hand, and the ghost of a grin flickered over his face when the Speaker, mixing politics with reli gion, said he had been a potent force for good "among both Catholics and Republicans." Following the Governor, who pre sided, the President made the first speech. He said in part: Taft Voicea Nation's Praise. "This assembly, I venture to say, can find few counterparts In history. We are met as American citizens to con gratulate the American prelate on the 25th anniversary of his accession to the highest office in his church but one, and upon the 60th anniversary of his entering the church as one of its priests. "We are not here as members of any denomination. We are not here in any official capacity. But we are here to recognize and honor In him his high vir tues as a patriotic member of our poli tical community, and one who, through his long and useful life, has spared no efforts In the cause of good citizen ship and the uplifting of his fellow men. "As American citizens, we are proud that his prominence in the church brought him 25 years ago the rank of cardinal. The rarity with which this rank is conferred In his church upon bishops and priests so far from Rome, Is an Indication of the position which be had won among his fellow church men. "But what we are especially delighted to see confirmed in him and his life is the entire consistency which he has demonstrated between earnest and single-minded patriotism and love of country and sincere devotion to his church. One of the tenets of his church Is respect for constituted au thority, and always we have found him on the side of law and order, always in favor of peace and good will to all men; always in favor of religious tol erance and always strong in the con viction that complete freedom In the matter of religion is the best condition under which churches may thrive. "With pardonable pride he points to the fact that Maryland, under Catholic control, was among the first to give complete religious tolerance. Men of All Creeds Ijove Gibbons. "Nothing could more clearly show the character of the man whose Jubilee we celebrate than the living testimony of this assembly to his value as a neigh bor in Baltimore. If you would find what a man is, go to his home and his neighbors and there. If everthing that he does and says rings true and shows his heart-whole interest in the welfare (Concluded on Page iCaaatalad aa i i-H