THE 3IOHNIXO OREGONIAX, SATURDAY, MAT 34, 1313.
R0SEBUR6 ROYAL
IT AT
HO
CARNIVAL
Berries, Sun, Flowers and
Last but Not Least, Peo
ple Give Joy.
GLORIOUS IS SPECTACLE
Metropolis of the Cmpqua Valley En
tertains Big Crowds, Which En
joy Eating Strawberries, Finest
in Land, Without Price.
BT ADDISOX BENNETT.
ROSEBURG. Or, May 23. (Special
Staff Correspondence.) For three days,
yea. for four days, the Roseburg people
have been preening, preparing:, making
ready and in a way "festlvallng in
; order to fret ready for today, the day
of days, the culminating- period of the
wonderful strawberry carnival, than
; which there Is no more pleasurable or
. profitable event In the entire Oregon
country.
Last week and the week before the
weather was cooL the rains fell from
leaden skies, there was a dampness that
. led the "doubting Thomases" to fore
tell tragic disaster to the festival sea
son. But those of Roseburg's popula.
tlon who do things, those bold and in
trepid souls who believe in their town
their country, their state and tnem
-selves held their peace, kept their tem
per and went on with the preparations.
On Sunday last the clouda lifted, the
temperature rose, the sun shone and
there was a rise in the temperaments of
the doubters. Monday morning's day
break was like a dream of glory, and
when the sun came out In all its love
llness, when the sky was like a won
derful mirror of ethereal blue, then, aye
right then, the real Roseburg smile
shone forth upon every countenance.
Great Days Enjoyed.
Hour by hoar as the day advanced
the air grew more delightful, the sun's
rays more exhilarating, and on the fol
lowing day and the day following that.
then Thursday and again today each
hour has but added to the loveliness of
the weather. So we have had five days
of perfect sunshine. And the word per
Xect must be capitalized and emphasized
to express anything like the feelings of
all who have been here during the In
. Itlal and culminating stages of this
carnival.
The dally reports of the correspond
ent of The Oregonlan have given every
detail of the proceedings. He has told
about the thousands who have gath
ered. who have come and gone or still
remain. He has told how the little city
Jias been overrun with guests, but how
every need and every want of each
guest has been looked after and safe
guarded. ' He has told of the parades
and processions, the Joyful strains from
the various bands, the marching and
countermarching; the floats, the mount,
sd men and women, the loveliness of
Vlueen Viola and her court and the
magnificent and yet ravlshingly slm
Pie throne upon which she sat and upon
' which stood her attendants.
The baby parade, one of the most
unique processions that ever enthralled
a crowd or hallowed a prosaic city
street, be has told In every detail. So
nothing Is left for me but some com
monplace remarks upon the affair as
a whole. In this, words fail me. my
vocabulary becomes weak, my pencil
refuses to set down as fain I would,
-' the full success of Roseburg's straw
berry c a.' nival.
Berries Katea Wtthrat Price. -
As to strawberries, there have been
numerous stands on the street where
every comer could eat his fill without
money and without price, and the more
you ate the more thanks you got. And
such strawberries! If they were ever
equaled, where and when was it? As
. to being excelled in size, color, aroma,
- flavor or texture they never were, for
the Roseburg strawberry, like the pres
ent Roseburg sunshine, is as near per
fection as the good Lord ever vouch
safed to any people.
As to the attendance, the city has
been filled every day since and includ
ing Tuesday. Today the main street
Is a veritable Broadway, the cross
; streets, like Washington street of Port
land, a gala occasion. From early in
the morning the streams of people
rolled In from every direction, every
highway, through every artery of
travel. Father and mother and the girls
and boys from the farm, mayhap In an
automobile or driving a spanking team
hitched to a shiny buggy or spring
wagon, every countenance alight with
Joy, even the steeds stepping high as
16 proud to be of service. Manly men
and womanly women and good-looking
young men and young women and beau
tiful children were on horseback. In
. farm wagons, on foot, with happiness
written bold upon every face and pros
perity Imprinted upon every counte
nance. All in all It has been a glorious spec
tacle, one that but few cities could hope
to approach, but one that Roseburg
will try even to accentuate year by
year. In so doing her people will be
entitled to the thanks of every citizen
' of Oregon.
A parting word about the order that
has been preserved. But that is a mis
leading statement, for how can It be
said order was preserved when there
.' was not the faintest or slightest sign
of disorder. There was never even as
much as a frown to dispel, not a harsh
word waa spoken, not a breath tainted
with the smell of liquor. That may be
a temperance argument, for as dry a
town as Roseburg Is, but It is Just the
simple truth, and temperance and non
temperance people are welcome to make
the most ol it.
STAGE IIOLDfP 13 REALISTIC
One of Robbers 'Hanged' to Scaf
fold After 'Cowboys' Make Captive.
ROSEBURG. Or.. May 23. (Special.)
Parades of merchants' floats, wild West
exhibitions, band concerts, baloon
nscenslons, ball games, and an array of
free street shows were a few of the
many attractions that served to enter
tain the thousands of carnival visitors
today. .
The grand feature of the carnival oc.
curred at the fair grounds this after
noon, when In the presence of 3000
people, cowboys and Indians from the
ranges of the distant Cascade Moun
tains, performed thrilling feats of ths
saddle and lasso never before witnessed
In this section of the state. Unruly
broncos, fresh from the bunchgrass dis
tricts, were ridden by these dare
devils of the range, and not a few times
were the mounts dislodged from the
leather and thrown to the ground. In
several Instances the excited and half
erased animals dsshed here and there
along the fenced enclosure only to be
subdued In the finals by ths plucky
rsngemen from the foothills. Although
several of ths riders were thrown from
their saddles, none was seriously In
jured. In addition to the bronco riding there
. were horse races for men and women,
lassoing, exhibitions of rope work and
last, but not least, the reaiistlo stage
hold-up. The scene wss well- aid and
as the old stage coach, propelled by six
horses and driven by Tom Burnett.
veteran stage driver on the California
Portland stage line, was proceeding
along the race track near the grand
stand, when out darted a half dozen
"desperadoes." armed with six-shooters.
Driver Burnett's hands went Into the
air while the occupants were compelled
to alight and hand over their valuables.
Mall pouches were seized and ran
sacked In plain vfew of the grand
stand. The "robbers" then mounted
their horses and departed from the
scene, only to be overtaken by a bana
of cowboys. Four of the thieves fell
from their saddles In the revolver bat
tie that followed, while one was cap-
tared, and "hanged" on a scaffold near
the grandstand. Many of those pres
ent were oldtlmers. and vividly they
recalled the genuine hold-ups of long
ago.
Following the wild West exhibition
the ludges announced the following
awards: Best bronco riding. Frank
Lan gen berg, first; Robert Branch sec
ond: women's three-horse relay race,
one mile Mabel Short. Wilbur, first;
Mamie Furlong. Tiller, second; Maggie
Brown. Tiller, third. Men's three-horse
relay, one mile Tom Wallace, first
victor Short, second: Henry Archanv
beau, third. women's quarter-mile
dash, Mabel Short, first; Myth Hannan,
second: Anna Stearns, tnira.
Tort.v'n festivities closed with a
grand bal at the Armory. -Following
were the exhibitors:
Mrs. Iena SIndt. Melrose, first on crate
of Brandvwlnes; J. F. Bretzke. OTxonviue.
second, on crate of Gold Dollars; Acha
nnvennort. EUennower. imra. on .
rrffons: Mrs. N. Stone. Edenbower,
first, on box of Gold Dollars; C. W. Mueller,
nn..tirff -.-nn ,1 on DDI or wia ltou'".
j. f. Bretzke, third, on box of Gold Dol-
Among the crate exniMtors were me
lowlng: Klelst Brothers, KrocKway;
Owens. Clevelana: -i. j. anaw.
a PArriniL Roseburff: O. A. Jones, Can
vnnvill.- R. C Shields. Edenhower; Wil
liam Pemberton, Greens; Eugene Howard,
nahit-ff- A Vi k ft. DavenDort. Edenbower;
Mrs. um S ndt. Melrose: J. r.
Dlxonvllle; G. A. Dillon, Myrtle ureea; a
m,Mi, Riddle: r. C. Lawrence. Dir
Inrd; J. A. Campbell, Myrtle Creek: Mr. 1
Flnnc. Canyonvllle; L- C. Hill, KOseDurs;
Mrs T. C. Walte, Round Prairie; W. L.
Shaffer. Roseburtr; W. W. Scott, Roseburg;
Mrs. H. W. Kvanl, Roseburg: Mrs. ti. A.
i-.if.nA Ttosebnrr: A. H. Perrlne, Roseburg;
Mrs. E. R. Lane, Greens: Mrs. Nettle Bal
ing, W. L- Davis, -1. enaw, ianjruDiu,
R. C. Shields, Edenbower; C. M. Anderson,
vr-i-n RttifA Davennort. Edenbower: C.
W. Meuller. Roseburg; J. A. Campbell, Roseburg.
The strawberry exhibits were far
more attractive this year than usual
and the display attracted the atten
tion of thousands of festival visitors.
Many roses also helped to win admira
tion of the crowd that tnrongea tne
exhibit building during the past few
days of the carnival.
300 STUDENTS TO ACT
A G R.I C T7IT UIU L COLLEGE TO
PUT OS XATCRE PAGEANT.
Setting Chosen East Side of Knoll on
Which Administration Build
ing Is Located.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallls, May 23. (Special.) Under
the direction of Misses Miriam Thayer
and Carolyn Plock, department of
physical education for women, almost
200 students of Oregon Agricultural
College and school children of Corval
lls are rehearsing for a nature pageant
of esthetic dancing to be staged on the
O. A. C. campus Saturday, May 31.
The setting chosen for the pageant
Is the east side of the knoll on which
the Administration building Is located.
On this natural stage, with a back
ground of pines, the pageant will tell
In dancing and pantomime the story
of the coming of Summer and the flow
ers.
Introducing the programme will be
the dance of the Greek maidens play
ing ball. The order of the other dances
will be: The Winds, The Shower, The
Sunbeams. The Wood Nymphs, The
Coming of the Roses. The Dances of
Other Groups of Flowers and The Wor
ship of the Sun.
The order of the flower dances will
be: Violets. Black-Eyed Susans. Tiger
Lilies, Bluebells, Wild Rose. Pink Car
nations, Iris, Daffodils, Popples.
After the flower dances will be given
The Return of the Winds, The Depar
ture of the Flowers and Sun, The Lit
tle Children of the Snow. There will
also be the Maypole dances before the
May queen.
Much Interest Is being taken In the
preparations for the pageant, and the
fact that those In charge have special
ized In the fields of pageantry and es
thetic dancing assures the success ot
the undertaking.
LEBANON CIRCLE ELECTS
Stanford Graduate Heads
Organization.
School
LEBANON. Or., May 23. (Special.)
The last meeting for the school year
of the Parent-Teacher Circle of the
Lebanon public school was held Wed
nesday, when officers for the ensuing
year were elected as follows:
President, Mrs. Byron Mlllsap, vice-
president, Mrs. R. Kuhn; secretary.
Mrs. Jessie Wilde; treasurer, Mrs. L. A.
CrandalL
Mrs. Mlllsap is a graduate of Stan
ford and active in school affairs.
Independence Rejects Bids.
INDEPENDENCE. Or.. May 23. (Spe
cial.) At a regular meeting of the City
Council last night all bids for paving
13 blocks of streets were rejected, and
the Recorder was ordered to advertise
for new bids.
CHARTER LEGALITY
DECISION DUE SOON
Duniway Declares Preferential
System Worse Than
Chinese Puzzle.
MANDAMUS WRIT SOUGHT
Supreme Court Hears Argument De
. scribing; Portland's Jfew Commis
sion Instrument Illegal Yer-
diet Week Before Election.
:, Or., May 23. (Special.) De
tlh preferential system of
SALEM,
scribing
voting, as provided In the Portland
commission charter as "worse than a
Chinese puzzle," Ralph R. Duniway.
representing the State of Oregon on
the relation of Abigail Scott Duniway,
Mary K. Reynolds and Robert M.
Alstrop against the City of Portland,
In his argument before the Supreme
Court today, insisted that the instru
ment was illegal.
The plaintiffs seek a writ of man
damus to compel the city authorities to
print on the ballots at the election to
be held June 2 the names of the Re
publican, Democratic and Progressive
nominees named at the primary May
3. The case was taken under advise
ment by the court, which Intimated
that a decision would be given at least
one week before the election.
City Attorney Grant and R. W. Mon
tague, who assisted In' drafting the
commission charter, defended the in
strument and argued that there was no
question as to Its legalit;-. Mr. Duni
way said that the plaintiffs contend
the charter amendments are not in ef
fect, so that nominations can be made
for Mayor, Auditor and Commissioners,
citing many sections of law to sustain
the contention. The lawyer said tne
Mayor did not issue his proclamation
of the result of the primary election
until May 19, which, unless the com
mission charter became effective Im
mediately after the primary, rendered
it impossible for persons to be candi
dates under its provisions at the June
election. The law requires hat nom
inations must be made 20 days before
an election, said Mr. Duniway, and if
the charter became operative when the
Mayor's proclamation was issued there
would not be sufficient time for the
making of the nominations before the
election.
Election Told, la Charged,
The BDeaker charged that the spe
cial city election was void because of
a conflict In votes. In numbers and
was held in violation of the election
laws. He based this contention on a
charge that persons who were not Re
publicans. Democrats and Progressives
were allowed to vote. He argued that
any plan that permits persons belong
ing to one political party, or no po
litical party, to take part in an elec
tion to defeat the nomination of an
other political party Is illegal. Mr.
Duniway said:
'The so-called commission cnarter
amendments are Illegal and void, as it
Is an alleged attempt to submit a mass
of amendments of different and discon
nected parts of the charter, which have
no relation or connection, to be voted
upon In one vote. Under the law of
the Btate such charter amendments
must be submitted separately so that
the voters can vote for or against each
distinct and unrelated amendment or
amendments and express their will on
them separately.
"I know of no power for tne voters
of the city to repeal the general elec
tion laws of the state, but tne so-
called commission charter attempts to
do this and to enact new and differ
ent election laws for the city. The
governing of elections Is a state func
tion and the state nas tne rigni io
control by general laws throughout the
state and In every municipality of tne
state.
Cliques) Possible, Says Duniway.
'The plan Is an annihilation of the
city charter Instead of an amendment
to It. Through the commission charter
cliques could slip over autocratlo
power to themselves and the commis
sion could create tne jods.
Mr. Duniway said the preferential
system of voting had never - been
Dassed upon by a nign court, out mat
he believed it was unconstitutional. He
said that under the preferential system
no way was provided so the voters
can cast their ballots and each one
have his ballot affect proportionately
the result of the election. If the elec
tion Is held under the commission
charter, there will be five candidates
for Mayor to be voted upon under this
scheme, and only one to be elected.
If the election Is not decided by first-
choice votes, there is absolutely no
equal proportion of votes given to any
voter, but It is unequal and depends
upon chance, said the speaker.
Messrs. Grant ana Montague said
that a municipality had power to make
charter and adopt a system different
from that provided by the state. They
denied that a charter must prescribe
specifically the duties of officials, and
that to submit its various provisions
separately to the people would be an
Impossibility. They insisted that the
people had a right to adopt the prefer
ential system of voting. Mr. Mon-
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Come in and try one on and you'll see you're
on the high spot for style.
Better Grades in Benjamin Suits
$25, $30 and $35
Buffum & Pendleton
311 Morrison Street, Opp. Postoffice
tague declared that the charter does
not attempt to authorize the Council
to delegate any of its legislative func
tions in any respect, and that the vari
ous departments will be the adminis
trative heads.
VERDICT TOTALS $68,489
Government Awarded Damages for
Construction of Milwaukee Line.
MOSCOW, Idaho, May 28. (Special.)
Judge Frank S. Deltrich In the Fed
eral Court has handed down a decree
by which judgment is given the United
States for an aggregate of $68,489
against the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway Company of Idaho, for
timber trespass and destruction on Na
tional forestry reservations and for
debris wrongfully thrown In the St.
Joe River and its tributaries.
This action has been pending in the
courts since May 10, 1907.
The action was prosecuted by the
forestry officials and grew out of the
construction operations of the Milwau
kee Railroad across the north end ot
Idaho.
Much of the acts complained of by
the Forestry Department took place
along the shores of the St. Joe River.
ELKS TO DEDICATE TEMPLE
Visitors From Many Outside Points
Expected at Walla Walla.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., May 23.
(Special.) Elks commenced to arrive
from outside points today for the dedi
cation of the 125,000 temple here
Saturday night. The festivities com
menced tonight with a reception to
Elks and their families. Dancing, cards
and vaudeville formed the entertain
ment.
Tomorrow night there will be a re
ception to the public and Saturday
night the dedication. Fifteen hundred
are expected Saturday on special trains
from all over the Northwest. Five
Aberdeen Elk came this morning and
-onight 10 came from Lewiston by au
tomobile.
CITY HALL OPENED
Carlton Dedicates Public Build
ing With Exercises.
STRUCTURE COSTS $5500
CHINESE, "BLOKE," HAS $50
Cook at Echo Pleads Poverty, but
Gold Is Found In Sandals.
ECHO, Or., May' 23. (Special.) A
Chinese cook, who ran amuck on the
streets here Wednesday night, was ar
rested andi haled before the City Re
corder yesterday on a charge of disor
derly conduct. He seemed greatly dis
tressed on account of shortage of funds
when fined $5 and costs, which he paid
but was left "bloke" and. not able to
leave town.
The City Marshal ordered him to take
off his shoes and in one was found 350
in gold, when he declared that he "No
sabee, no sabee." .
Malheur Mining Property Sells.
MALHEUR. Or.. May 23. (Special.)
Portland mining men are Deing inter
ested in developing the Red, White and
Blue quartz mine with a six-stamp mill
at this camp. N. J. MInton, of Boise,
Idaho, is in Portland for that purpose
Mr. Minton recently bought the prop
erty for 335.000, In cash and real es
tate, from Smith D. Taylor, bow at
Emmett, Idaho, and D. K. Worsham, of
Malheur. Jay A. Czlzek is expected to
bond the property and expend 320,000 in
development.
CARLTON'S NEW CITY HALL.
i
FINE NEW BlILDIXG DEDICATED YESTERDAY.
Memorial Stone Is Laid by Acting
Mayor and Flag Is Raised to
Tune of "The Star-Spangled
Banner" by Band.
CARLTON, Or., May 23. (Special.)
This city took a half holiday this aft
eroon and the citizens turned out to
celebrate the dedication of the new
City Hall and auditorium.
The building Is a handsome two
story structure, 42 by 78 feet in di
mension, erected on a lot 100x160, do
nated to the city some time ago by
one of Carlton's wealthy and public
spirited citizens. The building, cost
ing 35500, was erected with subscrip
tions solicited by the Carlton Volunteer
Fire Department, the citizen mentioned
above donating jl for each one raised
by the firemen.
The upper floor is to be used as an
auditorium and will seat 450 people
comfortably. The ground floor will be
occupied by the firemen as an engine
house, a Council-room for the city of
ficials and a public library and reading-room.
The weather was all that could be
desired. The exercises opened at 2:30
with a parade of the principal streets
led by the McMlnnville band, followed
by the Mayor and speakers of the day
In autos, the fire department with their
apparatus, High School students and
teachers and citizens in automobiles.
Arriving at the City Hall the flag
raising ceremony was performed, the
band playing "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner." W. B. Dennis delivered the address
of welcome and Introduced ex-Mayor
J. W. Bones, Acting Mayor In place of
P. R. Cooper, who was unavoidably ab
sent on account of illness in his family.
After a short speech by George H.
Carl, chief of the fire department, and
an invocation by Rev. T. M. White,
the memorial stone was laid by Acting
Mayor Bones. The crowd then ad
journed to the auditorium, where an
oration by Professor J. S. Wallace
was followed by orchestral and vocal
music. . At 5 o'clock a banquet waa
served in the library and Council
chamber to more than '250 persons.
Tonight the comedy "Pro Tem" was
produced by home talent.
AGRONOMY ALSPAUGH'S AIM
Agricultural College 'Student to En
ter Government Service.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corvallls, Or., May 23. (SpeclaL) Roy
W. Alspaugh, of Estacada, who is to
graduate from the Oregon Agricultur
al College next month, will enter the
service of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture as an agronomist.
He has been known as the "star ath
lete of his class," having a place on the
class baseball team the entire four
years of his course, on the class foot
ball eleven all but his freshman year,
class basketball five, his sophmore and
Junior years. He was secretary of the
Agricultural Club his last year and a
member of the Gamma Delta Phi fra
ternity. The senior class at the Oregon Agri
cultural College numbers 98 this year
and many commencement events are
scheduled.
Pioneer of 1859 Dies at Tacoma.
TACOMA. Wash., May 23. (SpeclaL)
Mrs, Regina Page, who crossed the
plains in 1858 with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Reynolds, died suddenly of
ISELF
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"j-raE..
make your rent money pro
duce something more tangible
than rent receipts
Stop enriching your landlord the same
money you are now paying out in rent
every month will buy a home for your
self it will buy a house and lot in a
choice district a piece of property that
will increase in value while you are pay
ing for it and enjoying its possession.
a house and lot all your
own for $150 down, balance
like rent
You may choose any one of the 43x156
foot lots in Lindenhurst and we'll build
a cosy home to your order it will be
built well it won't cost you a cent
more than if you went into the open
market with the ready cash to buy the
' same kind of a place. If you can't pay
all of the $150 at one time select your
lot and pay a small deposit ; when you
have paid $150 we will commence the
work on your home on the same terms
and conditions as if you had paid it all
at once.
see Lindenhurst Sunday
Just to see how you will like Linden
hurst, suppose you take a run out there
tomorrow take the Montavilla car and
' ask the conductor to let you off at 60th
Street and East Glisan just a door or
two from the corner No. 1580 East
Glisan, is our tract office and a repre
sentative will be pleased to show you
this beautiful piece of property.
call up Marshall 5565 today
for information
Call us up today for further informa
tion, and if you care to we will arrange
to take you to Lindenhurst at any time
you care to go out.
INVESTORS' BUILDING and
TRUST COMPAMY
400-410 Yeon Building, Portland
heart disease Thursday night at her
home here. She was a charter member
of the Pioneers' Association and was
born in Wataga, 111., her parents Join
ing an immigrant party bound for
Olympia. The family later removed
to Portland, where she married P. A.
Page, coming to Pierce County in 1888.
Her husband, two daughters and a sis
ter survive.
Polk Moose to Invade Capital.
DALLAS, Or., May 23. (Special.)
With an excursion from Black Rock,
Falls City and Dallas tomorrow night,
about 500 persons will invade the capi
tal city and Folk County will pull off
a parade all its own. In the three
cities mentioned there are about 200
Moose and every one of the antlered
herd expects to be on hand tomorrow
night. The Dallas Commercial Club
Is sending the Dallas band. All Dallas
is planning to go. On tomorrow af
ternoon about 30 Dallas automobiles
will be In the parade and will do some
boosting for the big July 4 celebration
to be held here this year In connection
with Polk County's first Chautauqua.
WE'LL GET YOU SOON
A ride in the elevator
means $$ to you.
LELAND'S SAMPLE
:$2.50 SHOES $3
For Men and Women.
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Don't endure pimples,
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They do their work quickly,
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For 18 yean Resinol has been s doctor's
prescription and household remedy for
skin troubles, wounds, barns, sores, piles,
etc Resinol Ointment, (60a and 31) and
Beainol Soap (25c) sold by all drugEist.
For sample of each, with booklets, write
to Dept. 25-S, Resinol, Baltimore. Md.
SUNDAY IN THE COUNTRY
Get out and enjoy the great outdoors.
Take the family out to Metjtgor Sun-'
day. Excursion limited to 400. Round
trip, including lunch, 25c. Get tickets
today at 722 Yeon bldg. Trains leave
Tenth and Stark streets 9 A. M.; Jef-
ferson-street station 9:20 A. SI. Sun
day. Uuslo and entertainment