AUTO DECORATIONS DISAPPOINT MANY Number of Machines in Annual Parade Far Smaller Than in Former Years. PRIZE WINNER EXCELLENT Some of Most Attractive Cars En trants of Visiting Organizations and Portland Folk Busily Offer Guests Apologies. PRIZE WIN EBB IN YESTER DAY'S AUTOMOBILE PARADE. Grand prize Bell Telephone- Com pany float. Touring-car class Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett. first; G. W. Baldwin, second; Mrs. L. Peyton, third; Anna Olson and Mrs. J. Matthleson, honorable mention. Societies and organizations divis ion Bell Telephone Company, first; Oakland. Cal., Commercial Club, second; Portland Rotary Club, third. Electric-car class Li. H. Reese and Krank C. Rlggs. first; Mrs. Charles Venable. second; Miss Ella Holme, third. Runabout and roadster class-Mrs. Elliott RuKSles Corbett. first; Miss Alice Gadsby, second; H. Von Cleff, third. A Rose Festival parade with a par adoxical absence of roses was the an nual procession of automobiles yester day afternoon. While the prize-winning cars and a few of the other entries were decorated with the same degree of elegance, taste and beauty that has marked the parade of former years, the number of machines in line was far smaller and the average of excellence was far be low the standard of former years. Many among the thousands of people who viewed yesterday's procession I were disappointed. Those Portland people who are fa miliar with the usual high attainments of the festival functions made it plain to the visitors that this year's event was not representative of Its class that It did not come up to the mark. Some of the best entries yesterday were produced by visiting organiza tions and visiting individuals. A woe ful lack of interest was manifest among automobile owners in Portland. Those few whose patriotism and en thusiasm prompted them to participate were able to attract credit to them selves only. They could not prevent people from asking. "What's the mat ter with the people who own ma chines?" Indians Shnnr Enthuslssm. Even the Blackfeet Indians, who are) here from Glacier National Park, showed more enthusiasm than some of the Portland automobile owners. The redskins, all painted up in war colors and attired with their gaudy raiment, occupied three or four big machines. With them rode Miss Spokane, who has been one of the stellar atractlons of the festival. The Bell Telephone Company's auto mobile, which received the majority of the votes of all the judges for the grand prize, was the popular favorite and was decorated with wonderful taste, with blue and yellow as the pre vailing colors. Festoons of blue lark spurs ran to a knot over the center of the car, forming an arch under which sat the driver and four young women dressed In white suits, with blue hat bands and ribbons. About the body of the car was built up a mass of yellow flowers, shading from deep orange daisy-like blossoms to the pale lemon yellow of the Scotch broom. The broom mingled with the blue lark spurs on the festoons, and the lower part of the car was trimmed with lemon yellow bows of gauze, while bows of blue decorated the upper parts. In the car were S. Wallace, Miss Lulu ravey. Miss Blanche Rice and Miss Anna Rich. Corbett Touring Car Wins. Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett's touring car, which won first prize In its class, was massed with locust foliage in which great bunches of pink peonies, similar to double roses were placed. The car was decorated by Miss Helen Ladd, Miss Sara McCully, Miss Georgia Yates and Miss Mary Brownlee, who rode in it in the parade. The second prize winner, owned by G. W. Baldwin, was covered with pampas Illumes, until it looked like a great, inure, plumy box. Red ribbons and loses were used to trim it and the oc cupants were dressed in white with rod hat bands and hair ribbons. The car showed great Ingenuity on the part of tne tiecorators, but few real flowers were used in decorating It. The third prize winner, owned and driven by Mrs. L. Peyton, was decorated with blue larkspuis on a mass of maid enhair fern, and trimmed with big bows of dark blue gauze. The oc cupants of tho car, Mrs. Peyton, Mrs. William Pearson, of New York, and Miss Marie Frantz. were dressed In white and wore blue ribbons. A feature of the decoration, which attracted much interest and brought great volumes of applause. was "Handsome Jim." a beautiful collie, owned by Mrs. Peyton, who rode upon th-a left running board throughout the parade, nestled against the background of fern and wearing a great bow of blue gauze at his collar. Jim appreciated the attention he at tracted and barked hilariously most of the time while the parade was on. Tkree Mentioned Honorably. Honorable mention was accorded to the cars of Mrs. Anna Olson and Mrs. J. Matthlesen, both of which were elaborately decorated In pink roses, and to the car of F. C. Tilly, which was covered with purple lupins, dressed so as to resemble wistaria flowers. The Rotary Club float was the most elaborate and Intricate In the entire parade and was cheered enthusiastical ly wherever it passed. The rotary idea was carried out and repeated In numberless ways. In front of the machine revolved a windwheel, painted In spiral stripes so that as It revolved it appeared to be winding contlnually outward, a la revolving barber pole. The front wheels of the auto were covered with a similar spiral design, while the rear wheels had It reversed, so that they appeared to be narrowing toward the hub all the time as they revolved. On the truck Itself, a merry-go-round, crowded with little boys and girls In white, was whirling round and round under a rreat parasol of ever green which turned in an opposite direction. Oakland Decoration. Displayed. The car that represented Oakland was a study In blue and white and was prepared for the parade by Fred Seul berger. who Is attending the Festival with the Royal Oaks of Oakland. All of the decorations were brought from Oakland, the car being secured In Port land. Over the bonnet of the car fluttered a score of white doves driven with lines of white ribbon by a yellow- LODGE haired doll which sat enthroned among the evergreens of the arch that over spread the car. The arch and body of the car were filled in with a background of greenery and over this was built up a wonderful structure of great white lillies. Blue ribbons and buntings completed the decorations and the Inmates of the car were dressed in blue and white. Irving Jones, of Oakland, drove and with him were Mrs. E. H. Dodge, Mrs. O. K. Jef fery, of Portland, and Mrs. Leslie Rice, of Oakland. Dazzling in its color was the auto mobile of the San Francisco Portola and the Mayor of San Francisco, which was near the head of the procession, and had it entered the competition for prizes probably would have made a high score for first place. The body of the car was covered with evergreen and over this blazed hundreds and hun dreds of huge yellow California pop pies. Artisans Enter Many Cars. The United Artisans had more than a dozen handsomely decorated floats. The Arleta entry was particularly at tractive. George A. Hall. Ralph Amato and Miss Mlargaret Amato rode in it. The boys of Jefferson High School, wearing their school sweaters and with their car ornamented with pennants, made a stunning appearance. They ex hibited some of the cups that they won in previous parades. In the machine were Charlej Newcastle, Will Williams, James Sheehy, Robert Earl, Percy Rob ertson, Ward Irvine and Elmer Seeley. The Rose City Park Club, with 17 machines upon which pennants of their organization were conspicuous, took up an entire section. In the forward car were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schlegel and party, followed by W. A. Lovett and party; Dr. A. Laidlaw and party, Mrs. W. C. Gregory and party, M. Goughler and party. Floyd J. Campbell and party, J. B. Moore and party, L. R. Bailey and party, Fred Brooker and party, C. H. Ledbetter and party. L. L. Saunders. L. J. Nedd and F. J. Llchtenberger, R. B. Sweyzey, F. E. Hilton and B. H. Carl ton. Six machines, with pennants flying, bore members of the Michigan State Society. A big float preceded them. The touring cars bore W. A. Wildrick and party, A. M. Beaver and party, Ma rie Sandercock and party, John C. Hunt er and party, C. L. Brubaker and party and Miss A. M. Ison and party. Ad Club Mascot Attracts. One of the attractive floats was that of the Portland Ad Club, which was decorated with evergreen sprigs and Caroline Testout roses. Miss Mildred Tucker, the pretty little mascot of the club, rode inside a horseshoe-shaped ornament of flowers, emblematic of the organ ization. The Multnomah County Women's Christian Temperance Union had a car decorated In white the color of the or ganization. In it were Mrs. Mary L. Mallett, Mrs. Wood B. Swope, Mrs. Fan ny McCourt and Robert McCourt. The East Side Business Men's Club had a row of cars, all covered with roses. Each bore a banner upon which the name of the club was spelled with roses. The first machine contained Mr. and Mrs. Dupuy, Miss Olive Klncade and Miss Clare Miles; the second con tained H. A. Calef and family and Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hall; the third M. O. Collins, L. M. Lepper, C. A. Blgelow, Commissioner-elect, and John Felton; the fourth George Dllworth and wife. J. D. Pacquet. George Frazer and wife and Harold Dllworth. W. J. Aslop had a car adorned with green foliage and pink flowers. Mrs. A. D. Morgan. Mrs. George R. Ells worth. Mrs. L. H. Pedderson and Mrs. Aslop rode with him. A float that drew forth much ap plause was that of the Colored Wo men's Council, which represented Tus- Kegee institute. Two score of pick aninnies were scattered about. Mrs. William Gadsby had a car dec orated with red flowers and oak leaves. With her rode Mrs. Ben Gadsby, Mrs. Charles Crook, Miss Dorothy Crook, Mrs. Lyddon Veysey, Baby Margaret and Miss Harry Cliff. Olson Machine Pretty. Miss Anna Olson and party had a pretty touring oar. In It with Miss Ol son were Misses Jennie Porter, Mil dred Olson, Myrtle Fowler, Reta Ol son, Margaret Olson and Ruby Potter. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kehn had a pretty entry. With them were Miss Maxine Timmlns, Miss Irene Lefalvre, Mrs. W. J. Murray and Miss Llllie Hart man. Another attractive one was that of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Tllley, who were accompanied by Miss Mary Penney, Mrs. J. E. Geil and Miss Mabel Tllley. Their machine was decorated In blue. California pampas grass, asparagus fern, red roses and satin ribbon con stituted the decorations of the East Side Funeral Directors In the touring car class. Five women In the tonneau were attired in Colonial costumes. They were Mrs. George Baldwin, Miss Lenore Baldwin, Mrs. Frank Shepherd, Miss Genevieve Orion and Mrs. M. E. Patton. George Baldwin and George H. Clark, of San Jose, rode with them. Fines Set Carr Off. Flags and red flowers predominated on the car occupied hy R. Ward, C. Hanson, Miss Killfeather, Miss Sulli van, Miss Hannon and S. J. Mason. Pink flowers and ribbons and a ........ .-. TflS.s,..!...... .... T I 111.......... . . . - THE TIGER TAKES PART IN THE REVELS OF THE AUTO PARADE ,?fe I SM AND "A NIGHT IN ROSARIA.' ' ;pvf9l' ---------TTTTTT. r .......... . l THEMORNING WOMEN, WHOSE MARCHING WAS showing of American flags made at tractive the car occupied by Mrs. W. H. Monroe and two sons, Mrs. A. A. Criesell and daughter and Mrs. Noma Yergen. F. W. Vogler and wife, Mrs. C. Fallas and Mrs. James B. Young rode in a prettily ornamented machine. W. L. Morgan, Jr., Jack Wright and Irene Barnes formed the youthful party in the first car of the runabout division. R. D. Fallon and family rode In a handsome entry. R. H. Confrey, wife and son Donald had a nobby turnout. Miss Alice Gadsby and Miss Hilda Cliff had a car nicely trimmed with larkspur and blue ribbons to match. Mrs. Elliott Corbett and Mrs. Henry Corbett rode in a coupe. It was dec orated with huckleberry in attractive fashion. The work was done by the occupants. Sam M. Lacy and Miss Hunt had a runabout neatly adorned with red and pink roses. Mrs. W. L. Tomlinson, Mrs. E. E. Tinney and Mrs. Elizabeth Hurford rode in a pretty machine. C. B. Peyton and William Pearson had a nifty entry. Costumes Mates Decorations. A party that was attired in cos tumes to match their decorations was that composed of H. Von Cleff, Grace Woodworth, Alice Werren, Elizabeth Werren, Esther Bodmin, Marie Von Cleff and Helen Von Cleff. In the electric class the entry of Frank C. Rlggs and Louis H. Reese was the most artistic display. A giant swan guided the machine, which was decorated with daisies. Thirteen little girls rode In lt Mrs. C. Venable had an electric car decorated in pink. Mrs. Herbert Holman's electric was the only other one In this class. The girls of Lincoln High School were out in a big car decorated in white. They wore white suits. In the party were Misses Jean Wolff, Winnl fred Goodrich, Irene Alvord, Myrtle Fisher, Edith Mihnon, Ada Stark weather, Cecllo Murphy, Aline Wolff, Dora Kinney and Callltla Kinney. In the touring car division Mrs. J. Matthlsen and party, with a decorat ing scheme of pink, attracted much attention. M. C. Spores and party also had a machine that won considerable ap plause. Everyone applauded the unique entry of the Sunnyslde Methodist Episcopal Church. The vested choir, accompa nied by their leader, sang sacred and patriotic songs that could be heard even above the blare of the brass band that followed closely behind them. Victoria Float Conspicuous. A big float representing a yacht and suggesting the Water Carnival at Vic toria. B. C, during the week of Aug ust 4 was a conspicuous display. The Ladles of the Maccabees at Salem had a pretty decorated car that won many cheers. Another pretty car was that of the Christian Endeavor Society. The St, Johns Commercial Club had two cars, one entered by T. D. Condon and the other by V. W. Mason. One of the prettiest machines in the whole parade was that of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Kelly, who bore the- ban ner of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic and who carried sev eral members of that organization with them. The Portland Fire Department had more than a dozen pieces of auto ap paratus in line. Chief Dowell and As sistant Chiefs Toung, Laudenklos, Hol den and Stevens were in their regular machines. The fire vehicles were not decorated, however, as they have been in former years. The 1913 class of Washington High School made a handsome appearance with a lot of pretty girls and athletic young men much In evidence. The float representing Rockaway Beach contained a profusion of flow ers. ST. LOUIS CROWDED AGAIN Following Auto Parade Visitors Swarm to War Vessel. Between 3 and 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon more guests were received by the crew of the U. S. S. St. Louis than during any two hours Blnce she arrived, and those assigned to care for the crowd had their hands full. Vis itors during the early hours were few, as so many lined the route of the automobile parade, but by 3 o'clock there was a scramble to reach city landings and there was a steady stream until 6 o'clock. Officers of the ship were guests at the Elks' Club last evening and were ashore during the afternoon and eve ning parades. Captain Whitehead has not officially advised his subordinates when the St. Louis will weigh anchor, but the time Is expected to be Sunday morning. One accident of a minor nature oc curred yesterday when a canoe turned turtle alongside the St. Louis, but for tunately the occupants were fished out with no harm other than a ducking. f ' I ' hlp.. I. 1 " 'H OREOXIAN, THURSDAY. FEATURE OF LAST NIGHT'S PARADE. VISITORS POUR IN Tiilicums and Radiators Ac corded Welcome. GUESTS JOIN IN GREETING Pasadena Knights In Dress- Uniform and Royal Oaks Join Rosarlans' Procession to Meet Eu gene and Seattle Delegations. ROSARIANS' PROGRAMME FOR TODAY. 10:00 A. M. Automobile trips about the city for members of the visiting delegation. Automobiles starting; from the Rosarlan headquar ters at the Multnomah Hotel. 2:00 P. M. Guests view tho horse and vehicle parade from the Rosa rlan grandstand at Thirteenth and Morrison streets. 9:80 P. M. Grand Rex ball at tho Multnomah Hotel In honor of Rex Oregonus by the Royal Rosarlans. Guests from other cities of the Pa cific Coast will attend. Chairman of tho day, K. C. Risers. Chairman of the ball, w. J. Hof mann. Chairman of floor committee, Rob ert Krohn. To the delegations from California who have been guests of the Royal Rosarlans since the opening of the Rose Festival were added delegations from other cities which arrived in Portland yesterday to participate in the "Night in Rosaria" pageant. The new delegations coming from Seattle and Eugene made their appear ance at 6 P. M. and were greeted by the Royal Rosarians and their guests at the station. The earlier part of the day had been filled with entertainment and the dele gations which had participated in it were in high good humor when they arrived at the station to greet their guests. The morning had been given over to trolley trips to Council Crest, where they spent several hours view ing the scenery, and in the afternoon the Royal Oaks and Pasadena Knights of the Rose Tournment and such rep resentatives of the Spokane delega tion and Seattle Potlatch Bugs as had already arrived had assembled in the Rosarian grandstand and witnessed the automobile parade. Radiators Are Welcomed. In their full-dress uniform in which they had presided over their reception to the Rose Festival visitors and citi zens of Portland at trie Multnomah Ho tel after the parade, the Pasadena Knights marched in the van of the parade which went to the North Bank station to greet tho "Radiators" from Eugene. As soon as the "Radiators" arrived the Oakland, Pasadena and Rosarlan parties marched directly to the union Station and received the Tiili cums of the Seattle Potlatch as the poured off their train and gave vent to enthusiastic yells in honor of the nose City. The pageant that marched from the station to the headquarters at the Multnomah Hotel was brilliant. The scarlet uniformed Pasadena Knights fell in behind the Potlatch Tiilicums. who were guided by an escort of Rosa rians to the Multnomah Hotel. Seven Seattle men marching in the van car ried great letters which spelled the name of fhelr city. The Oakland JUNE 12, 113. High School band followed the Pasa dena Knights and behind it marched the Royal Oaks drill team. Then came the "Radiators," of Eugene, in their gray suits, with crimson hatbands and crimson insignia upon their sleeves and the procession was closed with Captain Krohn and his drill team of Rosarians. Short Reception Held. At the Multnom ih Hotel the proces sion dissolved and the different de tachments marched to their headquar ters after a short reception. in tne party from Seattle were: W. C. Hendricks, H. E. Taber, C. H. Rovig, Al. -M. ueffenDacher. Tom Rawse. W n. xnomer, w. . Barr, grand marshal or tne iiiucum drill squad; A. E. Mc Breen, Bill Rosenthal. C. R. Mavburn H. B. Thompson. J. A. Bunce, W. N. andewerker, R. H. Forest. A. A. Rabv. vj. uaaoon, v. jh. Williams, A. Tote, w. H. Woodruff, T. J. O'Neill, H. M. Ramey. K. A. Adelbercr. K. R. F. W. Collins. H. H. Glessner. H. L. nvans, A. F. Reilly, T. Beck. A. E. Ran som, H. R. Raymond, J. H. Irwin. A. jyiciniosn, j. f. ueynon, O. M. Ferrin 1. U. Davison, F. C. Wolter. T. A. Slee- man, B. Fitzgerald P. A. Aulenbacker T. W. Word, J. R. Peduck, C. E. Cook. yj. n. rauerson, . JB. .Hawkins. A. H. Jaeger, S. Stamm, Duncan Inverarity, a. u. onort, j. u. slater, Tyee Tillicum ixopa ttonaway, J. A. Erben. w ttv Foster. R. A. Carrick. A. C. Duncan n-n Aioert Hanson. Radiators' Names Given. - ---- f ....... Vi ic ,muiaiur party of Eugene is as follows: J. M. Will- oi ciuuugi,, . r, nays, o. E Roberts, J. Rodman, L. L. Goodrich, J. a. -Murray, m. u. paine, W. C. Yoran M. J. Duryea, A. J. Gillette. P. Honpe R rjofWJt-iH 1 1 I.- 11 ,n , . . . . - - - - llVltCUUCVK, A J . n. Yoran, L. L. Lewis, S. C. Dal ton L. D PM ...... XT -rj 1 -. ... i. . ti. -r.-, ' ' - -w., -a. iv. i.i4i&i,L, v . ivjncaia, vv v Osburn, J. Magladry. F. E. Burgess L. R. Flint, H. B. Leonard. G. W. Grif fin, C. H. Fisher, F. N. McAlister. G H McMorrow, G. T. Washburn, F. J. Ber Erer. J T-' SVinn-nrtv, r.- . ' ' -', f uiter, w T. Gordan, F. L. Chambers and A, T The recentfon r,f ,11. - - - . ftUMi party was bv the Rnnr an. t, Ad Club Jointly. a F. Berg was uiairmaa ui tne committee. The chair man of the day for the Rosarians yes terday was C. C. Chapman Festival Sidelights -VN"E of the prominent members of V the Oakland party, John A. Bunt ing, has made many previous trips to i-ortiand, but heretofore always In hi palatial private car, which was re cently wrecked in Mexico. Mr. Runt ing says the present delightful weather in Portland is due to the great influx of Californians. "But," he further re marked, "we Californians all take our hats off to the Portland roses." Mrs Bunting Is with her husband and their juom at tne vjregon Is banked and fes tooned with roses. ir-iRLS of the Epworth League of the Vi Centenary Methodist Church yes terday gave a new touch to the Festi val celebration by sending 150 baskets of choice roses to Good Samaritan Hos pitai ror aistribution among the patients and employes. The gathering and sending of the roses was under tne oirection or Mrs. o. R. Cane. MAYOR-ELECT ALBEE and Mayor Rushlight sat In the grandstand with the Rosarians Tuesday night watching the electric parade. Mr Albee and Mr. Rushlight were Joking each other. "You ought to be out in a white suit like the Rosarlans," said Mr. Albee. "I think I ought to wear a black suit," retorted Mr. Rushlight, and those nearDy appiauaea tne Mayors good numor. POPULAR GEARHART ' VBy-the-Sea, " Is attracting many cottage builders Secure site now and consult contractors there. Inducements. Information a 100 H Fourth street. USADENA KNIGHTS DELIGHTFUL HOSTS Clad in Striking Garb of Hunt ing Field, Guests Are Enter tained Lavishly. FRUITS AND FAVORS GIVEN Musical Programme Presented and Later Outside Delegations Join in Extending Welcome to Eu gene and Salem Arrivals. Hospitality and generosity that took the people of Portland fairly off their feet, characterized the reception which he Knights of the Tournament of Roses, from Pasadena, and their lamuies tendered to the people of the city and the guests at the Rose Fes tival, in the great committee room on the mezzanine floor of the Multnomah Hotel yesterday. The room was decorated for the oc casion and the knights appeared in tneir aress unirorm, riding suits with brilliant scarlet Jackets. The wealth of California's fruit orchards and vineyards was represented on the long tables which were placed in one end of the room and the Pasadena men and women turned It over to their guests with an open-handed generosity and graclousness that won all hearts. The Royal Oaks, of Oakland, and other visiting delegations attended the reception in a body and thousands of the citizens of Portland were amnnir the guests received by the knights of rasaoena. Of particular interest among th numerless gifts which they showered upon their Rose Festival visitors wer oeautirul and costly souvenirs sent from the Cawston Ostrich Farms of South Pasadena, by its manager, Bert v atcner. Ash travs. souvenir snoons beautifully wrought. Drettv tokens Lasnioneo irom oriental ware, were loaded upon the guests. Fruits and dainties from the orchards of California and the finest of the wines of the country were there for all and among the visitors moved in a genial spirit of good-fellowship and welcome, the Knights of the Tournament of Roses. Liege Lord of the Knights of the Tournament of Roses, F. J. Hogan. presided over the reception. During the reception a musical programme was given by the Pasadena people, those who appeared being E. Crawford, Ben resile. Mrs. w. D. Card, E. Kobbe, C. Gartz, W. S. Covington, J. GofC and Mrs. L. C. Morton. On the reception committee in the lobby of the hotel were: Charles Heifers, E. I. Moody and W. C. Eichener, wniie on tne mezzanine floor the re ception committee consisted of W. D Card, C. H. Bingham, L. C. Morton and (J. J. Balfour. Presiding at the punch bowls were Mrs. D. W. Herlihy, Mrs. H. L. Joannes Mrs. W. D. Card, Mrs. G. B. Cary. Mi k. naisey. Mrs. A. lt Hawkins. O. E Boadway. S. V. Martin. D. H. Bovce and D. W. Herlihy. faouvenlrs were given out by A. J. Bertenneau, J. J. Mitchell, J. H. Pear man, A D. Davis, Colonel W. G. Hogan, Mrs. A. J. Bertonneau and H. L. Joannes. A bouquet of four dozen roses was presented to the king of the Tourna ment of Roses, on behalf of the Rosa rians, by Mrs. Frank McCrlllls. When the delegations from Seattle and Eugene arrived In Portland at night, the Pasadena Knights marched to the station with the Rosarians and Royal Oaks and headed the line which escorted the visitors back to the Mult nomah Hotel, where a short reception was held before they marched to their headquarters at the Oregon. Snapshot Interviews THE Rose Festival couldn't be bet ter," declared C. A. Ferris, one of the Pasadena Knights of the Rose Tournament, yesterday. "At least we don't see how It could be improved upon, and we have had some experience in holding rose shows In Pasadena. Our tournament takes place on Jan uary 1 of each year, and we are pleased to see that we are not the only folks who know how to celebrate the rose." "This is the greatest time we have ever had in our lives," said F. E. Agar, official artist for the Royal Oaks, of Oakland. "We think we know how to entertain down In Oakland, but we ad mit that we have no monopoly on the business of providing a good time for the stranger within the gates." www "Portland must have some such spirit as Seattle's," said R. C. Mc- Cormick. owner of the Hotel Richmond at Seattle, yesterday morning, when he saw the decorations still In position on the partially burned store building of J. C. Mack & Company. Mr. McCor mick, who saw the fire from his room at the Perkins Hotel, professed to be lieve that the intrepid Rose Festival management had refused to allow the lire to mar the artistic tout ensemble of its decorative scheme, and had re placed the nags and bunting on the Mack building during the night. As a matter of fact but few of the building's decorations were harmed. Tom Neely, who came down from Seattle with a party of friends by auto mobile, was enthusiastic over the bril liance and beauty of the electrical parade Tuesday night. "I have never seen anything like It," he said, "noth ing that approached it In artistic con ception and execution." John Bader, of Eugene, who has vis ited the Rose Festival every June for several yars, says that it is better than ever this year. "Each year one goes home with the Idea that the fes tival cannot be Improved upon the succeeding year, and yet, behold, tha Afoollinaris M "THE QUEER 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. next June new wonders have beea wrought. I am going to suspend Judgment this year and be prepared to see tne next Rose Festival eclipse those that have gone before In ths same old surprising way." V. R. D. Kirkham has been eomlnar from Rltzville, Wash., for four veara to see the Rose Festival, and says that ne oeiieves tne next four years will find him unable to break the habit. in fact. I don t want to break it." ha said, "for each succeding year finds m more pleased than ever with tha de lightful spectacle." s Colonel E. C. Layton. of Pasadena. believes that the Rose Festival has reached the zenith of Its perfection. rou nave had a splendid fiesta each year that I have been here, but thla year you have apparently made a loyal Royal Rosarlan of the weather man. for I have never seen a Rose Festival blessed with such perfect weather aa this one. Every detail Is perfect, as they have been in former years, and those who have the affair in charge deserve a great deal of praise. Espe cially snouin there be some new dec oration denoting extreme honor for tha man or men who made Rose Festival boosters out of the chiefs of tha weather department." Wondersof Oregon Told by Some of Her Sons Elack Advocate Ready to Figbt for Home Town and All Together for State. BY ADDISON BENNETT. AS I strolled into the hotel lobby to see If I could run against some one whom I knew, I was fortunate enough to stumble right on Walter Pierce, once of Pendleton, now of Hot Lake, or Hotlake, as you prefer. In fact, Walter and his sanitarium, or sanatorium, if you like that spelling better, are principally Hot Lake. Take them away and the lake would be left, but that Is about all. Just as Walter and I were fore gathering and beginning to talk poli tics, as is our custom -for, be it known, that for several years I have been la boring with him to show him that in Oregon a Democrat ought to have, by good rights, no hope at least of an office up came a man with a badge on him the size of a breakfast plate, and on his arm a sign reading like this, "I am from Oakland." He ac tually wore it as if he was proud of It and glad of it. Ontario Booster First. However, before he got a word through his teeth another chap came up, a big roistering, hearty-looking fellow and reminded us In no uncer tain tones that he was there to sing the praises and sound the advantages of Ontario, a lively little town "way out on the Snake." If it was a mile or two further it would be in Idaho. "Now," he remarked, as if he had be longed to the conversation for a long time, "Now, I will tell you fellows something Ontario is the best town in Oregon; do you get me the best town in " "Did you ever hear of a place called Prinevllle," chipped in a fellow who just walked up, "a city called Prine vllle, the queen city of the Interior, the metropolis of Central Oregon, the richest town in all " "Yes," remarked another "butinski," "Prlneville is a 'hellova' place, a 'hell ova' good town perhaps, but when It comes to talking about towns, about good towns, you ought to come down to Newport, down to Newport on the Ya iulna. or rather at the mouth of the Yaquina " "What is the Yaquina, a disease or a breakfast food?" asked another chap who Just came up. Newnorter la Indignant. The Newporter turned red In the face, began to sputter and stammer. I thought he was going to throw a fit. But presently he gained his speech and went on. "Newport, as I remarked, is on the Yaquina and the Yaquina Is one of the three great rivers of Ore gon, the second perhaps " "Oh, yes," exclaimed another chap, "Newport is where they are trying to make It possible by dredging for crabs and clams to get over the bar without the aid of a tug; I have often heard of that place, but I never supposed be fore that people Teally lived there." That was so fierce that I was sura the Newporter would explode, when the war was averted by another chap coming up and asserting that New port was a "dog-goned" fine city, "but you must come to Dallas, to Dallas, In Polk County, If you want to see a fine city, a real live young city. We have in Dallas 17 miles of paved streets, three miles of " "Has Dallas been connected with the telephone system yet?" asked a new comer. "Has Dallas been connected with the telephone system?" repeated after him the man from Dallas. "Why Dal las Is not a place, a town, a village Dallas is a city remember that! A city, a real city, and I can tell you " Independence Advocate Appears. "Tell It to the police," butted in a fresh guy who Just came up. "We did not come here to learn about dead ones we came to hear about live towns, real live towns, like my town, my home town of independence, of Independence, the hop center of the universe. Why we have got the biggest hopyard there that lies outdoors " He got no farther for Just then an other fellow, a sensible fellow, a real live fellow, a fine-looking chap from Roseburg, came up and asked us if all of us would "join him at the brass railed counter and squench our thirsts," and we never said a word, but oozed out through the side door towards tha prescription counter. Just then one and all began talking about Marion County, every man Jack of them began extolling the merits of Marlon County, began telling of the good bargains to be had In farm lands there, about the good climate, fine schools and churches, good roads and splendid neighbors. Not a mother's son of them mentioned his own town that he stood ready to fight for with his friends, nor of his own or neighbor's Lands. Each one seemed to be imbued with the idea that here was a stranger who wanted to make a home In Ore gon and each one became a booster for the man who saw him first. Had the same feeling prevailed dur ing the last two decades Oregon would have half a million more people than she has today.