Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (July 12, 1912)
SHOWING OF EAST rOUR THOUSAND PEOPLE, ASSEMBLED ON MULTNOMAH FIELD, CHEEK .WINNERS OP FIRST PRIZE IN COMPETITIVE DRILLS. IE TO ELKS a tt.p Si. ii.ii in. iiWTf.-r frTFiS?! E 7 T j Atlantic Seaboard Better Rep resented Than Expected by Portland Lodge. ANCIENT BANNER IN LINE SUH JTew Tork 3fo. I Carrie Historic FIf Through Streets States and Cities Tram Bejond Rocky Moantalns la March. Tbe East, the Middle West and tbe .far West from the most distant part ef the Atlantic seaboard to the deserts of Arizona and the sheep ranges of Montana were represented In the parade with bands, drill teams, floats and Ions strings of shouting lodge members. Hardly a state was without a reoresentatlon of some kind and sev era! were on hand with showings that compared favorably with those made by the state and cities nearer Port land. . From the Atlantic Coast came the lodges of New Tork, Jersey City, PrOTt. denca, Brooklyn, N. J.; aiumue. N. J.t South Orange, N. I. From the Middle West were practically all of the states and from the Far West not only ail tbe states, but most of the cities and lodges. The showing made by the Easterners was far better than bad been expected by members of Portland lodge. New Tark Ha. 1 Represented. - The first lodge in the parade was New Tork No. 1 which was repre sented by 11 delegates all attired in blue serge coats, white duck pants and straw hats. Each carried a New York pennant of blue and gold. .At- the head of tbe double column was a large red banner from the archives of tbe historic New Tork lodge. She's a pretty good banner rW the crowd shouted as the New Tork delegation filed- by with a small sign reading, "The first banner In Elkdom," which referred to the banner of No. 1 lodge carried by one of its members at the head of the New Tork delegation. -John F. Shorey, of Portland, marched with New Tork No. I. He is a member of that lodge and has been busy ' all week entertaining his visit lng brothers. Twenty-two Jersey City Elks marched in two columns in close for mation carrying under their arms long banner reading "From Coast to Coast, Jersey City to Portland 1912." Each lodge member was attired In a tan - duster and they entertained the crowds with lively Jersey- City yells. Prefvtdeaca Delegates Ride. - A small donkey dragged along a covered cart In which were the two delegates from the Providence, R. L, lodge. The carriage, the mule and the passengers were a mass of decorations of purple, white and gold. MlllvlUe, X. J. was represented by a carriage In which' were a number of ladles and a half dozen of the lodge membera All were loaded down with Elk decora tions. South Orange. N. J., was "on hand with one lone delegate, . H. J. Webber, who -rode In a carriage which was artistically decorated. .... Illinois was--represented by 86 dele gates In a large automobile smothered In decorations and about 15 mora dele gates in smaller autos decorated with white and purple streamers and flags. The war whoops of the Pendleton bunch . were not - In It with the Joy whoops of the Illinois crowd as they passed through the lines of shouting crowds. The various lodges of Illinois were each represented in the big au tomobile and each member was shout ing for his respective lodge. The com motion, rounded off occasionally into a general shout of "Portland, Portland, the best of 'amy all." . - , . 0. N. Henry, of Steubenville, O., the much talked of collector of Elk teeth, marched alone.. He was attired in a heavy buckskin covered from collar to tall with fine looking Elk teeth. The rest matched it. Mr. Henry was. pre ceded by a large red banner bearing the name and number of the lodge and the date of Its organization. Soata Carollaa Makes Xotse. 'South Carolina followed Ohio In a tally-ho wagon covered with Elk heads with gold-tinted horns and all kinds of floral decorations. A dozen shouting jwj .. that -South Carolina Elks are very much alive. Only one buck Elk from lodge No. 12 of Indianapolis dared brave the long march, although many from that city were in the grand stands. He waaout with a body guard of ' valets In- -red r uniform. Other lodges of Indiana were represented with merrymakers In large automobiles profusely decorated in purple and white. Fifteen Elks, all In white serge suits, white shoes, purple neckties and coat collars and purple hat bands on straw sailors, formed the Denver contingent. Each carried a white cane. The wives and sweethearts of the Denver Elks formed an attractive picture In a float . prettily decorated with Elk heads, streamers of white, purple and gold and large bouquets of flowers. Each lady was dressed in pure white and carried a white umbrella with purple trimmings. .. Brooklyn Lodge No. 21 was repre sented by 25 delegates in- blue suits, black shoes and straw hats.' They were led by the big Brooklyn Elks banner. Salt for "Freak" One. Salt Lake City and other cities of Utah were represented by 25 Elks in gala attire. Each was dressed in white duck pants, negligee, shirt, a "Saltalr straw" hat " of Chinese . style, white shoes and purple necktie. They car ried small salt cellars in wmcn was real salt which was scattered along the line of march and sprinkled on an occasional member of the crowd who got "fresh." The salt was brought up .from the salt fields at Saltalr beach near Salt Lake City. The hats of the Utah Elks were patterned after the rice straw hats of the Chinese. The tail end of the Utah part of the parade was brought up by A. J. Davis for many years president of the City Council of Salt Lake. - Phoenix, Aria was represented by 20 delegates in blue serge suits and straw hats with purple bands. They marched In double column "Injun" file and "Jollied" the crowd along the line In real Western- style. Kalamazoo, Mich., had six delegates in the parade. They were headed by a large banner. Montana lodges were well represented by bands, drill teams and hilarious delegates. The first lodge In the .Mon tana division was Great Falls which sent 40 Elks nattily attired in white cut-away coats trimmed in purple. They wore purple neckties, white shoes and straw hats. Thirty live wires from the Butte lodge were led by a band and . made ' an attractive appearance with white serge salts, canvas shoes, straw bats and purple hatbands. Each carried a bamboo cane with a Mon tana E3ka pennant attached. Follow ing Butte were the lodges of Missoula, Platte, Kingston and Billing. : Each was represented by ten Elks attrac tively attired in white serge suits. 1 idkakiMlaMSSaBBSaMli CRACK TEAM FROM PENTER WHICH WIIWTil. COM, XUkAVsW MM VJM -aa - ' CROWDS TAX CARS Street Railway Presses Every : One Into Use. TRAFFIC HEAVIEST EVER Steam Roads and Interurban litnea Do Hecord Business Xo Acci dents Reported Special Trains Begin to Depart. The deluge of humanity which burst upon Portland yesterday nearly flooded out the streetcar company. Every car, little and big,; every piece of roll ing stock the company could find, was pressed into service to handle by far tbe biggest crowd in Portland's his tory. Every motormaa and conductor In the city, regular men and extra men, day shifts and night shifts, were worked without opportunity for rest or..neals from 6 o'clock- yesterday morning until late last nignt. Bo Heavy was the-, rush that it was - impossible to obtain from the streetcar officials even an estimate of the number handled. It is probable, however, that the number was four of five times that handled on ordinary days. That the day should pass without accident la remarkable. Nlaa-taaadiwd Car Men Were treed. Nine hundred streetcar men were on duty all day yesterday and between 400 and BOO cars were in use. On an ordinary day 150 cars are in use, and the day and night shifts over lap each other, so that both are on duty between 4:30 and 6:30. But yes terday it was Impossible even to give the-men time to eat. More than that, the cars were crowded both ways all day. The ruuh for the center of town to witness the parade had no longer ceased than the rush to the ball grounds, Multnomah field. Council Crest and other points of interest began. Every restaurant in the city was crowded, and until late in the after noon it was almost impossible to ob tain a meal without waiting for a long time in line. Intervrbaa Lines Buy. Interurban and street railway lines also did a record business. At . the Union Depot three ' or four times the ordinary business was done. On an ordinary day 28 trains move each way, 56 in all. All these were loaded to capacity yesterday, and in addition specials arrived from Aberdeen,. Pen dleton, Albany and . two- from Seattle. A train from Astoria came in oyer the North Bank with 300 visitors and one left from the Union Depot for Seaside at 5:60 loaded to capacity. - A. special bearing New Jersey dele gates to the convention left for Cali fornia at 8 o'clock .last night. San Francisco train No. 13- went In, two sections, loaded. The O.-W. R. N. train for -Chicago also left in two sec tions and was filled to capacity.- The same was true 'of train No. 12 for Spo kane and Northern .Pacific No. -802, which left for Seattle at 11:16. - O.-W. R. & N. No. -364 for Seattle also -left in two sections of 13 cars each heav ily loaded. The Pullman ooaohes will average 32 " passengers each and the regular coaches; about 60 passengers each. ".' ' In addition 'to these' trains' the Elks' special for Seattle left over the O.-W. R. ft N. at 11:45. the Elks' special for Aberdeen over the same road at mid night and the Knights of Columbus special of 12 cars for Yellowstone Park over- the O.-W. R. & N. at 10 o'clock last night. Stop-over XUarbts Enjoyed. All' the regular trains which have come in since last Sunday have been loaded with all the cars the engines oould haul. Many of the Elks are planning to make side trips, there being many in quiries about Seaside, and other points of interest. Most of the tickets allow stop-over privileges until September.' The Oregon Electrlo Bailway Com pany handled twice as many people yesterday as on ordinary days. ; It is estimated that at least 10,000 pas sengers were moved. On ordinary days 44 trains are run, but 60 were in op eration yesterday, with four additional train crews at work. - JERSEY CITY ELKS GAY N :,. ;,. " SPECIAL TRAIN' CARRIED PAR XT OX PLEASURE TRIP. '. Return, 'Will Be Made Leisurely With .Stops' at Places of Interest and Enjoyment Is Looked For. One of tha.most enthusiastic , Elk delegations is that composing the Jer sey City and Bronx lodge, which trav eled across the continent in a special train and has been taking an active part in all the gay functions of "the week. The party, consisted of nearly 150, many of whom are women. Stopawere made at numerous places of Interest on the way across the continent, and no haste will be made on the return trip. They are out on a pleasure and sight-seeing expedition and enjoying every moment of their stay in, Port land. The delegation is quartered at the Clyde Hotel, where members have dis pensed hospitality to visitors during the week. Dr. Stahl, a Jersey City physician. ' is one of the most active of the party and the principal fun-producer." Seven-Tear Locusts Appear. ST. JOHNS, Or.. July HWSpeciaL) The first forerunner- of the seven year locuBts made its appearance in St. Johns this week. - J. H. Canrlght discovered it upon one of his trees on Kellogg street. It is lusty in shape and fully equipped to make a noise. DEIIVEfKfEAWilNS Oakland DrilL brpnization: f$ .. . Awarded Second-" 4000 CHEER CONTESTANTS Los Angeles "Poppy Pickers" Third, and- San Francisco' Fourth-- Ef forts of Rival . Teams Are v Harked by Precision. "Oh, you Denveryou're there," screamed 4000 . persons, who had witnessed the excellent drilling by four teams, after the Judges had an nounced 'that the Colorado city had won first prize." The competitive tests were held on Multnomah Field yes terday afternoon. Oakland drill team won second prize, while .the "poppy . pickers", from Los Angeles took third. First prize was $500, second. -$300. and: third, $200. San Francisco entered a team and made a fine - showing, but failed to pull down a prize,, .However, the work' of the team called lortn great applause from the big crowd. The only thing was that the critical and trained eyes of Captain Griffith and Lieutenants Endi cott and Miller. U. S.. A-, the Judges, were trained on the teams and senti ment did not count for anything ' in the- awards. It was strictly a case of merit and the decisions were -met with cheers and the losers were "good ones." -. Many . -Women There. Four-thousand people, many of them women, assembled in .the. big" grand stand and waited the arrival of the Judges, who reached the field an hour late. Meanwhile,, the teams ' from Denver, Oakland and San Francisco kept the crowds cheerful by generous use of their vocal powers, singing and giving yells. . Denver made an instantaneous hit by Its - singing of - comical airs and ' its yells, and was followed by the others, who did clever stunts until called onto the field by the arrival of the- Judges. Every company commander was con fident ot .winning first prize, The. men were equally so. - "Have you a fighting chance to win?" was asked of Colonel J. K Rltter, in command of the Oakland team by an enthusiastic - watcher. , "Fighting chances," he replied, "why, there's nothing to it we will win c the first prise.". .- . Teams' Are Confident. : -. "What Is 'the " secdnd; prize,"- asked some one- of Captain Osterin,; 'com manding the San Francisco: company. "We don't know: anything about the second prize," he" said. "We only con sider the first prize." ' And both men meant what they said; They simply ' went up against better teams,. 3t 'Vaa 'not thatther".wera poor. ' ' ' ' ; - ".-'. ' " The. :-"wtimlng-' team ' Was , commanded by Captain R. H. Kincaid;', Oakland, by Colonel' -Ji.-K. Rifter; Los Angeles by Captain' M. R- Osterin and San Fran- Cisco by? Captain S. Ww Naur. r -Each team had Its -' strong'-friendsj who cheered. Heartily at -every pretty evolution 'made by -the team.- All four teamsdid' tine; work a.n& especially are desfcrvthgrot praise for- being 'promptly on the '!fieldi': theugh'they--were. In. the) morning parade -and - had-- but a few minutes '' to "eat luneheon. ' The .drills were one of the finest features of the Elks' convention. GOOD TIME CRY TODAY UELKS WJXL HAVE. MANY FORMS OF AMUSEMENT TO EXJOt. H. C. Bowers, of Mnltnomah Hotel, Has Arranged for Dinner to John P; Sullivan -Ball Is Tonight. Having concluded their business ses sions, the: members of the Elks' grand lodge now will be able to devote the remaning two days' of the convention period to the enjoyment of. some ot the pleasures that the Portland people have prepared for them.- 'While the parade yesterday probably marked the - climax of the week's programme, . numerous forms, ot amusement 'scheduled for to day I and- tomorrow, will afford ample pleasure for the thousands who intend to remain in the oity. , Band concerts in the business dis tricts will constitute the morning pro gramme. At 11:00 o'clocki Harry A. McAllister, secretary of the Portland commission, will present - cash prizes to the winners of yesterday's parade contests. This afternoon a fleet of river boats will leave the several docks in the city and convey -the visitors on trips to the Willamette and Columbia Rivers. This "probably - will be one of the most entertaining and refreshing features -of the week's activities. '.H. C Bowers, of the Multnomah Ho tel, has arranged for a dinner to be given this afternoon In honor of John P. Sullivan, the retiring grand exalted ruler, grand lodge officials and the Portland commissioners. Tonight the principal social function of the week will take place. It will consist of a grand ball in the club rooms of the Elks' temple and in the refreshment hall adjoining, which has been leased for tha reunion period. The lodge rooms on the fourth floor will be used as reception-rooms for the wo men and the ball will be conducted In the large room immediately north of the clubrooms. It is probable that the rooms ot the Press .Club on the second floor of. the building also will be used. Some of the delegates are planning to leave the city -today, but tha great majority' of them will remain, at least until tonight. . Many planned to be here until 'tomorrow night. Numerous East ern and Southern visitors will" Journey to some nearby mountain, river and ocean resort to , pass - brief, vacation periods. Some will go .to the Seattle Potlatch next week,, while others will travel to San Francisco' and other Cali fornia points. Ito '' I''", ; ' 17c 17c VANCOUVER, WASH, LODGE B. P. O. 823, MARCHED 170 STRONG IN DAZZLING COSTUMES OF WHITE AND PURPLE, CAPTUR ING $100 THIRD PRIZE FOR GREATEST NUMBER IN LINE (OREGON LODGES BARRED). I WW h&WS&iM ' W For Friday and Saturday i -: r.Econbinies such as "The Owl" offers never I rf.il tQiiiteres.t those seeking to supply their drug I and. ottier-needs at a saving. Men and women alike will find this list both helpful and sugges- j.,tiv'e..n"--:-.v" ' ' .White fAlraoni Soapj JOo size, at just half K ! price only . . ". , . , t V 1 . 10c Talcum Pads, purse size, ff, I a only. . . .V, .... .-, J v I JLOc, size Physicians' and Surgeons Soap, the kind that lathers, at I 10c Diamond Dyes, in all colors, H ' at only , l,.t,.:.:.... ;-15csize "Owl" Kennel Soap, best for your dog, Q . at only ,'. . . . , , i ... . 57 U I 15o size Parowax, for sealing fruit bottles, - (p : full poundj at only Js 25c Hand lilirrors, very good value, 1 f r at only lUt I Rock Candy, 25c full pound package, 1 Cn for ...... Xtll " 25c Seidlitz Powders, 12 double powders 15 C ' 25csize Precipitated Chalk, for dry cleaning, the -J C ,1 full pound -LOls 25o size Castor Oil, B-oa. Dotue, aosomieiy pure, i Cp at only J.i '.. '. Iwt 25c size Glycerine, 8-oz. bottle, chemically pure, -J J at only Xeii Calomel and Soda Tablets, -grain; 25o original IPp bottles of 100 AUt 25o size Tiz,,for tired feet, - X5C 25osize"6wl" Corn Pain guaranteed or money 1P back, at 'f-Oi ORa mva flaTtf.nl TftAtTl PflHtfl in tunes. Tl W at XfJC 25c size "Owl" Foot Comfort; shake it in your 1 shoes XUC 25o size Calocide Compound, foot powder, at only 25c size Lustrite Powder, for the nails, special at Pray's Diamond Enamel, for the nails, 25o - re size at X I v 25c Pray's Rosaline, for the nails, 17 C at ...... - tr . 3 .Um 1 n n . n M isoc size L,esiey Aimona luau, gvuu am wciuu- I ' er, at X I 25c size Nova Shoe Polish, for white shoes and "I and slippers, at X I C 25c size "Owl" Rose Talcum, as odorous as the -rj rj flowers, at X. I C 25o size Jetum, brown only, for dyeing straw 1 rj hats, etc X I C "Owl" Extract of Lemon, full strength and pure, - Q 25c size J-iv "Owl" Extract of Vanilla, also full strength and Q pure, 25c size . .' ; . . X7 v 25c size Energeine, a dry cleaner, at Graves' Tooth Powder, the large 50o size, at - ora 47a Pnoldtn entemn remedv. tha kind vou see 4s f AWU U w if 111 advertised, at dJKs 35c size Hospital Cotton, a full pound roll O Q at tlUK, Quinine Pills, 3-grain, 35c original bottles of OQ 100 at ; ...aCOU 35c size Silicate of Soda, for egg preserving, O C quart UfJK, Effervescent Soda Phosphate, pleasant to take, nr7-, 35c size at X' CA. tntn.f Sirnni to crnnrl Train P Cf - at : 50o size Herpicide, hair tonic and dressing, 21)c 50c size Canthrox, the advertised shampoo, at 50c size Clayton's Vermifuge, dog remedy, at . .. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, tonic laxative, 50c : size at ... . j California Port or Sherry, 50c size, at - Welch's Grape Juice, the 50c quart size at . . . . ; Sheffler's Hair Colorine, in all shades, 75c size, at $1.00 size De Miracle, for removing superfluous Op hair, at... ..UOC $1.00 size Ayer's Hair Vigor, tonic and dressing, Wampoie's Cod Liver Oil, tonic, the $1.66 size , $1.66 size Wine of Cardui, female remedy, : $1.66 size Hpstetter's Bitters, for the stomach, yg Vaucaire Galega Tablets, flesh builder, $1.00 size JTg 85c ' Owl ' ' Olive Oil, imported direct by us, . TQ - ' Old Crow Whisky, the $1.50 .. . flK size at 4XaUt) Henderson Bourbon, the $1.50 size, full (T - "I Q quart,at... .. tIX.XO $25 Arnold Vibrators, in case, with 6 appli- (J - rj pT A cators, at ........ tiX I tjJ 19c 19c 29 c 33c 33c 35c 59c '' Eatabllshed 1892. SEVENTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS Eighteen Stores on the Pacific Coast