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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1913)
MOTORBIKE PARADE VIEWED BY 40,000 Departure From Usual Festi val Entertainment Cordial ly Received by Crowd. DECORATIONS ARE ARTISTIC Rivalry for Prizes Keen Among En trants Many Riders Accompan ied by Fairer Sex Cross country Tourist In Line. WLYSKRS rjf xTESTERDAX-S MOTORCYCLE PARADE. Side car class William Hodecker, first; O. S. Rydmar., second; J. Jonea. third. Single car C. M. Luck, first; H. A. Foster, second: M. E. Kuhns. third! Tandem class E. Condlt. Ilrst; H. McCIure. second; L. R. Kauffman. third. Women's first. tandem Mrs. White, Bailey Special mention William on Bailey Flyer. Messenger boys" class George Cot ton first. Best entry In parade William Ho decker. Viewed by more than 40,000 persons a long line of motorcycles and push mobiles, all decorated with flowers and other insignia of the festival season, passed through Bome or Portlands streets yesterday morning. It was pretty early for a festival w.wwu iu u ciock Dut nearly all the auo a good many regular in naonants were out to see the -novel spectacle. It was ,a departure in the way of festival entertainment, but was ui-uiany received. Prizes had been hung up for ex cellence In the several departments i"ere was considerable rivalry for these prizes. Many unique and artistic fintr 5fnWere dlsP,ayed. each reflecting .bwv.c .uu nifl genius of the respective riders. A squad of policemen mounted on "--u.ueu me procession. Then followed William Hodacker and wire in Q- m-h(na 1,, " vwm aiutj car at tachment, nicely trimmed in pink roses and ribbons. Mr. Hodacker was grand marshal of the parade. His entrv also .woi in me side car division Aeroplane Kltv.-t Carried. Kobert and William Bailey were .-.. cfeiai mention. Their entry eonslsted of a tandem with an aerobian,.- attachment. They guided it skill fully through the streets. George Colton, a Western Union mes senger boy, won first prize in the mes senger class. He had gone to consider able WOrk to fix up his machine with nowers. He wore a new uniform and ap and made a striking appearance. A. W. Post had an entry that was unique. On the back of his machine was attached a big basket, resembling a cash box. It was filled with various articles freshly delivered from one of the department stores. All were artis tically decorated and combined, as a rtl l prcaent a Pleasing appear- LI. A. Fargo attracted much atten tion. He is on his way from Atlantic City to San Francisco on his motor CJ cle and arrived in Portland Just in time to take part In the parade. His machine gave vlsibl testimony of a long and hard trln, but seemed none the worse for wear. Rider Accompanied by Family. . S. Rydmau. who won second prize In the side car division, had his entire family on the turnout. His wife oc cupied the car beside him and his boy the seat beside. H. A. Foster s cycle was ornamented In a manner that gave it the appear ance of a great basket overt lowing with flowers. Jesse T. Jones and wife had a side cur all decorated In pink. Jrhere were clnk roses and pink ribbons, with white as a contrast. Their little poodle dog proudly rode with them. F. K. Eddy, attired in a white suit was one of the handsomest of the Klngle car entries. R. L. Erlckson had a pretty display of Caroline Testouts. The wheels and the frame of the machine wore cov ered with them. U R. Kauffman and wife rode a tandem. They won third prize in this division. H. G. McClure, and wife, who won second prize in the tandem class, had an entry of pink, white and red. R. A. Gaertnc-r had a clever charac terization of the Fraternal Order of Kagles. Cycles Rra crablra Ship. One of the most novel attractions In the procession was that of Eloln Condlt, whose machine was rigged up to look like a ship. Even the handle bars were covered and as the entry moved through the streets it gave all outward appearance of a river craft escaped from the harbor and trying to find its way back into the water. Miss Lettio Thomas occupied a seat on the machine with Mr. Condlt. E. H. Allen and Bruce Bates, wear ing yellow Jerseys and riding machines with yellow frames, formed conspic uous feature. Among the attractive single entries were those of M. E. Kuhns. A. E Han S t' tjlnclillr ai C. O. Merrill. G. N. Luck, who won first prize in the single division, had a neat crea tion of pink ribbons and flowers R. W. Potter, as captain of the pa rade, assisted the grand marshal The Judges were G. C. Mack. W. R. John son and G. E. Miller. The prizes will be distributed from Ballou & Wright's $20,000 ALIMONY ASKED Mis. Van Kuren says Husband Kicked Her Out of Their Home. Alimony in gross in the sum of $20. OUu is demanded by Adelaide Van Kuren, who yesterday commenced di vorce proceedings in Circuit Court iy.iinst W. G. Van Kuren. The plain tiff states that her husband Is worth at least $150,000. The couple have been married since 18SS and have two chil dren, the younger a boy of 17. Mrs. v an Kuren wants the custody of her minor son and (30 a month for his support until the reaches his majority. Cruel and inhuman treatment is the ground of suit. Mrs. Van Kuren as serts that her husband has an Irascible und disagreeable temper and that he nies into rages and upbraids her over trivialities. Other charges are that he has been In the habit of applying dis graceful and abusive epithets to her. that he has kicked her out of their home and locked the doors, and that he has struck her. SOME ATTRACTIVE FEATURES OF MOTORCYCLE PARADE YES TERDAY MORNING - Htesisi i ,'kJliKiitUftftlfl, 1, Bob and BUI Bailey, Wltn Aeroplane Rigging 2, E. Condlt and Miss Thomas. W Inner First Prfae Tandem Clam 3, Mr. and Mrs. William Hodecker. Win ner. First Prlxe side wheel Dtvulon. ' 1800 ATTEND BARBECUE EVEN T IX HONOR OF TTJiTTFD ARTISANS BIO SUCCESS. Feast Held on Council Crest Is En joyed by Throng or Visitors. Ldies' Band Is Feature. The barbecue on Council Crest given yesterday afternoon by the Piedmont Assembly of United Artisans In honor of the Oakland, Cal., Artisans, who are attending the reunion of the order, was attended by 1800 persons. The feast was held in the enclosure formed by the gravity railway, which contains many trees. The savory fumes of delicious coffee and barbe cued beefsteak kept the serving table surrounded with persons eager to be served, and music was supplied by the Artisans' Ladies' Band. The affair was entirely Informal and In many ways resembled an old-fash ioned picnic as groups were gathered about on the ground apparently con tent to enjoy the leisure afforded by the bright sunshine after they had finished their eating. Beside the Piedmont Assembly H. S. Hudson, supreme master; C L. Hc- Kenna. supreme secretary; J. W. Mills, supreme treasurer, and the following uirectors were present: F. S. Akin, J. W. Morrow, Portland: Dr. H. S. EVEN 'sssssssasisssisasssisssissistiissiTississas ssaaaaaaaaaasaaaaaaaasaaassaasaaaasaaaaaaaaaA X.HJE, aiOKJXIXG Schlegel, Spokane, and F. a Jewell, Oakland. The Artisans, founded In Portland 19 years ago. now have a membership of 6000 in the 24 lodges in this city, and in addition there are 15,000 mem bers in other states, mostly Western, but having a few lodges In the East. PHONE HEARING DATE SET Railroad Commission to Sit July 9 in Oregon Hotel Case. SALEM, Or., June 10. (Special.) The State Railroad Commission an nounced today that It would hear evi dence July 9 in the Multnomah Court house in the case of Wright & Dickin son, proprietors of the Oregon Hotel, against the Pacific Telephone & Tele graph Company, and the Home Tele phone Company. The hotel has asked the Commission to compel the telephone company to grant an interchange system in the ho tel to obviate having two telephones In each room. The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company is fighting the proposltion. McMInnville to See Festival. M'MIXNVILLE, Or., June 10. (Spe cial.) The local Elks lodge has secured a special train for Wednesday to go to Portland and take part in the Elks pa rade in Portland Wednesday evening. More than 200 Elks, their families and friends, will be in the party to attend the Rose Festival. The special will re turn the same evening, leaving Port land at 12 o'clock. The McMinnville band will accompany the Elks. THE TIGER JOINS IN THE FESTIVITIES IN HONOR OF THE URfiGUAlA.i, WEDNESDAY, BIG CROWDS AGAIN VISIT ROSE SHOW Variety of Exhibits Declared Greater Than Found at Other Displays." INDIANS SPRING SURPRISE Squaws and Chiefs Dash Among Spectators and Capture Palefaces of Opposite Sexes as Part ners In Tribal Dance. Not for one mcment yesterday was there any abatement in the throngs that trooped toward the Armory to see the roses In all their glory on exhibition; roses massed In great pro fusion; roses standing alone in their daintiness; roses by the half dozen and the score in competition for the va riety exhibits. Long before President Currey was ready to open the doors yesterday morning, there was a crowd of peo ple waiting to enter, and that was but typical of the crowds that poured in all day. What brought forth from all the visitors expressions of genuine astonishment was the wonderful man ner In which these far-famed flowers of Oregon had held up their heads, despite the fact that they had been on exhibition for over 48 hours. So pleased were the Blackfeet In dians with their previous visit to the show that they were present again yesterday afternoon. Each one was in troduced by J. L. Shoemaker, who afterwards briefly gave history about them all. Then they gave their famous dances for the benefit of the throngs that had crowded round, saving a sur prise for the last. This was the dance in which each of the chiefs and the squaws suddenly dash out Into the crowd and select a pale-face partner. The alacrity with which the whole thing was pulled off was startling, and the crowd cheered to the echo. Indian Maid Capture Policeman. Dawn Mist, said to be the most beau tiful Indian maiden in the world, showed her predilection for the boys in blue by seizing on to Patrolman Riley, while Chief Three Bears, Chief Long Time Sleep et al. took for their partners Miss Portland, Miss Snokane, Miss Pasadena or Miss Guest-from-somewhere. Patrolman Riley wore a smile on his face for the rest of the afternoon. He couldn't help telling everybody all about it. "She didn't rest content with taking me by the hand and danclne-. not she," ejaculated the good-looking policeman. "She just put her arms around me tight and led me on, but you bet 1 was there all the time." Large crowds had followed the Blackfeet up to the Armory and the huge hall was packed all the time they were there. Those who saw the exhibit last year, in comparing it with the present one, say that there is a far greater variety of blooms and that the arrangement of the flowers themselves this year is on a much better plan than in pre vious years, as It allows the great crowds to move rcund easily and with out blocking the view of the exhibits. The roses will be on exhibit again tomorrow, which will make the third day for most of them. Considering how many prijie have passed through the Armory, me change from the out door temperature to that of a build ing with a tin roof and the fact that they can last for two days, let alone three, has been surprising to the ma jority of the visitors. EiWMt Surpsam Others. In most of the big cities, whenever rose shows are held, they last for about six hours of one day, the London show being an example of this. A visitor who had seen the last exhibi tion in the great English metropolis was emphatic in hit opinion of the beauty of the exhibits here and of the rarity of the atmosphere and the hard ihood of the roses themselves. The band was busy all the time, people thronged the upstairs seats, enthusiasts and connoisseurs engaged In making notes comparing this Amer ican Beauty critically with that, some Papa Gontler with another, or the yel low of a William Allen Richardson with the deeper colors of some other equally well known variety. At the west end of the hall four charming maidens distributed nowers to one and all, the whole day long. One of them early In the morning had gone to Portland Heigltts to secure masses of the nowers, and others of the girls had gone to various places gathering In all they could, for thou sands were needed, as at a conserva tive estimate between 7000 and 8000 people visited the show during the day. Today Is the last day of the exhibi tion, for, as one of the Judges put it. even Portland roses cannot be ex pected to last forever," HOOD RIVER SENDS CROWDS Many Parents Bring Children to See Festival Parades. HOOD RIVER, Or., June 10. (Spe cial.) Hood River is sending large crowds down to Portland on each train this week to participate in the Rose Festival. Many families with children make this an occasion for a visit to the neighboring metropolis, when the youngsters may be given an oppor tunity of witnessing the parades. Several hundred persons irom Hood River will be in Portland on Friday and Saturday. FERRY SINKS; 50 DROWN Riot Against Russian Police Is Se quel to Accident. ST. PETERSBURG, June 10. Fifty- persons were drowned by the sinking of a dilapidated ferryboat while crossing the River Tcheptca on the Russian Ascension day, June B, according to delayed dispatches today from Vyatka. A riot ensued In the populace of the district owing to their Indignation of the laxity of the police supervision of the ferry. 4 LiNK 11, li; " . Kil9sssnsnsnsnsHsnsV ZeKM wSft 4 "RBSsBSbC 4Bwto He SbssVs31 ynSj ssssnsBssfnsf aaasT aMjHfc" i j 1 IM'!f " PICTBRE-AIITOMOBILE CONTAINING "BILL HANLET AND "MISS THE LANDING. LOWER PICTURE RETURN OK THE EXCURSION ON GUESTS FROLIC ON TRIP UP COLUMBIA Oaks, Pasadenas, Enakops Led by Rosarians, See Beau ty of. Multnomah Falls. TRIP IS ROMP FROM START Rose Festival Visitors on River Excursion Dance All Over Big Steamer Hassalo and Strip Banks of Flowers. PROGRAMME OK ROVAL RO SARIANS KOR TODAY. 10 A. M. Special trolley cars will take guests of the Royal Ro sarians for a trip to Council Crest, leaving from In front of the Multnomah Hotel. 2 P. M. Visiting delegations will view the automobile parade from the Rosarians' grandstand at Thirteenth and Morrison. Of ficial guest badge will admit all visitors. 8:30 P. M. Guests not partic ipating in the "Night In Rosarla" parade will occupy the Rosarians' grandstand. Chairman of the day, C. C. Chapman; assistant chairman, W. E. Coman. Grand marshal of auto parade, Rosarlan C. J. Cook. Grand marshal of " Night in Rosarla" parade, General W. E. Flnzer. Sound of festival penertated far up the Columbia, where the Royal Rosa rians and their guests from Pasadena, Oakland and Spokane yesterday passed the greater part of the day on board the O.-W. R. & N. steamer Hassalo. On shore or on shipboard it was all the same to the hosts and the visitors, and at the slightest Impulse they let their Jollity bubble over Into songs and cheers or manifest itself in dances or impromptu serpentines. The Oakland boys' band was brought on board the boat by the Royal Oaks and scarcely had the Hassalo left the Ash-street dock when the musicians plunged Into a rendition of "Row Row, Row, Way Up the River." Royal Oaks Have Sport. Half a dozen of the Royal Oaks, with their toes still tingling from the rag time celebration at the Armory on the previous night, formed a serpentine and started aft through the cabin. Knights of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses ROSE t GUESTS OF ROSARIANS ENJOY EXCURSION UP and ftoyal Rosarians Joined them. Women of the party crowded laughing into the line and, swaying to the lilt of the music, they circled throughout the boat, up and down over every deck, only stopping when the exhausted bandsmen ceased to play. All the way down the Willamette and after the boat swung Into the Columbia they frollicked like children and whenever the musicians sufficient ly regained their breath to start an other tune, the hilarious serpentine wwum materialize m an Instant and circle in and out about the decks. C. C. Chapman, stationing himself in the bow of the ship, assumed the du ties of "spieler" when the boat reached the N portion of the river where the scenic splendor of the gorge Ilrst be gins to be apparent. As the rugged scenery became more and more im posing the festival party abandoned its dancing and serpentines and lined the rail to pay tribute to the beauty of the river and its shores. Multnomah Falls Seen. A landing was made at Multnomah Falls and the guests went ashore to view the falls near at hand. All along the river banks at this place wild flow, ers were abundant. White spirea, tiger lilies, Indian pinks, maidenhair ferns and scores of other specimens out matched In their varied colors the streamers and ribbons of the festival party. With exclamations of delight the guests plunged in a body toward the bank of wild flowers and each merged with both hands full of blossoms. The wild flower hedge for several hundred feet from the landing place was stripped of tiger lilies within less than a minute and everybody was marching triumphantly down to view the falls with a great burden of the brilliant blooms. The visitors were unstinting in their expressions of delight over the enter tainment, the trip and the scenery of the Columbia, which many of them were seeing for the first time. "I have been in Europe many times," said one man from Pasadena "and there is nothing in the Alps that can compare In grandeur with this. This trip has certainly been a revelation to me." After the boat started on the Teturn trip from Multnomah Falls the guests were assembled In the dining-room, which had been fitted into an im promptu theater, and were entertained at a "matinee," performers for which were sent by the People's Amusement Company. Frank McCrillls presided over this feature and In an intermis sion captured a share of the applause for himself with a striking rendition of "Casey at the Bat." The serpentine Impulse seized the voyagers once more when the band re sumed Its playing after the entrance into the mouth of the Willamette. Al most all the way up through the harbor the men of the party danced breath lessly about the decks or, gathering in the cabins, vied with one another in singing the songs of their organiza tions. Miss Margaret Motie, the "Miss Bpo- Afoollinaris M "THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS." Bottled Only at the Spring, Neuenahr, Germany, and Only with its Own Natural Gas. The Spring from which the Whole World Drinks. COLUMBIA RIVER SPOKANE" M ESCORT I.I HIM BOAM THE Lsmo kane" who rules over the Enakops: Fred Reed, the Monarch of tho Oaks, and "Bill" Hanley, who was captured at the last moment and "shanghaied" on board the Hassalo, were guests of honor among the visitors. Mr. Hanley was dragged aft at one time during tho trip to give an address and rose to tho occasion with a stirring oration on co operation and good-fellowship between the people of the Paciflu Coast. Autos Convey Royalties. After the arrival of the Hassalo in Portland the royalties of the party were taken to their hotels in autos, while the Royal Oaks drill team marched through the streets with its band to the Oregon Hotel. F. T. HyskclJ was chairman of tho day and, assisted by Dean Vincent, kept the fun going throughout tho ex cursion. Refreshments, donated for the trip by various firms of the city, were served during the afternoon. Visiting Oaks and Knights of Pasa dent who did not take the trip on the xia&aaio were entertained with trips about tho city and many attended the Artisans' barbecue at Council Crest In the afternoon. Several of tho visitors from other cities were also guests at the luncheon of the Rotary Club at the Commercial Club at noon. The entertainment today will be in charge of the following committee: C. C. Chapman, chairman; W. K. Coman. vice-chairman; A. L,. Finley, C. C Craig H. I. Keats. C. H. McGirr, R. P. Meyer! H. C. McAllister, R. H. Crozler A A Schell, F. E. Watklns, M. G. WInstock, Roy Flke, G. M. Hyland, Sol Baum E T. Carswell and Dr. C. W. Cornelius. SEATTLE KKVDS 13 ATJTOS Party From North Reaches Portland by Steamer Front Ka lama. One Seattle contingent occupying 13 autos arrived yesterday to visit tho Rose Festival and owing to the fact the road between Kalama and Rldge fleld Is covered by water because of the freshet, the party was compelled, to span the submerged area on tho steamer Joseph Kellogg, which brought them here. It is said the road is vir tually impassable between Carroll's Point and Kelso. If sufficient cars are listed the owners of the Kellogg will make a special trip Saturday af ternoon to carry the machines of those, wishing to return north that evening. E. Whitehead, general sales agent of the Associated Oil Company, which op erates a line of tankers here, arrived yesterday from San Francisco with a party of friends to remain during the week. Mr. Whitehead has been a vis itor to every June Festival since the inceotion of the avstpm n.H k valuable single-handed advertiser at oaii rrancisco io.- tne annual rose event. The new German war tax assesses the Krupp estate Sl.tfOO.OOO. And yet some people affect to think that there is no such thing as poetic Justice. Cleveland Plain Dealer.