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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1914)
TTI"E MORXIXG OREGONIAS, SATURDAY. JUNE 13, 1914, 7 n r- Oi i ir-p mi uinuuLu niiLU ui BRILLIANT PAGEANT Military, Fraternal and Civic Bodies, Reaching 4 Miles, ' Inspire and Glorify. LOVED QUEEN IS CHEERED State's War Strength Thrills Crowds as Her Splendid Sons Pass Ro- sarlans, Chcrriaiis and Radiators Resplendent. (Continued trovrt First Page). float, further than that The Oregonlan entry, representing' "Old Doc Yak," the familiar character of the, Sunday sup plement, with the popular tiger of Rey nolds' cartoons, was given the first prize of $100. The money will be grate fully received. General Flnser on Dot. Adjutant-General Finzer, of the Ore gon National Guard, was grand mar shal and, true to his determination, the parade moved promptly on time. It was not a second later than 11:30 when It left the starting point at Oak and Park streets. With General Kinzer rode members of his staff. Captain Clenard Mc laughlin was chief of staff. Other members were Major I II. Knapp, Major Walter W. Wilson, Major F. W. Settlemeler, Captain Lee M. Clark. Captain T. T. Strain and Lieutenant Fred M. West, all members of the Ore gon National Guard. The military precision of a great body of blue-uniformed marchers soon branded them as members of the regu lar Army. They were the Twenty first Infantry, from "Vancouver Bar racks, Wash. The entire regiment, headed by its band, was in line. Major Ralph H. Van Deman was in command. All Orrxon Guard Marches. Following the regulars was the en tire Oregon National Guard, Infantry, coast artillery, field artillery, cavalry, hospital corps and all. It was the first time the entire' National Guard of the state has been assembled since the Spanish-American War. Following the parade, all the men of both the regulars and the National Guard troops "were given luncheon at the Armory. The officers of the Twenty-first Infantry were guests of the officers of the Oregon National Guard. The Coast Artillery corps, led by its band, marched in excellent form be hind the regular troops. Colonel C. C. Hammond was in command. The fol lowing companies were in line: First, of Ashland, Captain George C. Spencer; Second, of Eugene, Captain Paul G. Bond; Third, of Eugene, Captain Will iam G. White; Fourth, of Roseburg, Captain John A. Buchanan: Fifth, of Albany, Captain Frank M. Powell; Bixth, of Cottage Grove, Captain James C. Johnson; Seventh, of Med ford. Captain Artemus W. Deane: Eighth, of Portland, Captain Charles O. Brown. . .'- Third Oregon Dram Cheers. Then followed the Third Oregon In fantry, led by ita band. Colonel Charles H. Martin was in command. The following companies were in line: A, McMlnnville. Captain Francis L. Mtchelbook; B, Portland, Captain Wil llard F. Daughertyi C, Portland, Cap tain Daniel E. Bowman; D, Portland, Captain Frank E. Sever; E. Portland, Captain George H. Schumacher; F,' Portland, Captain Albert E. Cooper; G, Oregon City, Captain Lowell E Blanchard; H, Portland, Captain Leo J. A. Peronl: I. Woodburn, Captain Eu gene Moshberger; K, Corvallis, Cap tain Charles A. Murphey; L, Dallas, Lieutenant Fred W. Zeller; M, Salem, Captain Gehlhar. The Third Regiment headquarters staff rode at the head of the line Following was the personnel: Captain Clenard McLaughlin, Twenty-first Infantry, United States Army Inspector-Instructor; Major Loren A. Bowman, Major Charles T. Smith, Ma jor Carle Abrams. Major Marius B Marcellus. Captain Clarence R. Hotch f f " P111 Henry Hockenyos. Cap tain Carl Ritterspacher, Captain Will Jam S. Gilbert, Astoria; Captain ll?KV.AV FiTBt lieutenant Reginald A. McCall. First Lieutenant James H. Porter. First Lieutenant Louis H. Compton. Second Lieutenant Benjamin P. Finzer. Quartermaster and Commissary,.; , . i State's War BtrWgth Impresses. Battery A, of Portland, attracted much attention. The heavy pieces of fteld artillery, drawn by prancing Horses, won much applause. It im pressed the . spectators that. In case of real war. Oregon could present quite a formidable army itself. Captain Zm; Wel,c, w" n command Other officers in line were First Lieu tenant Frank I. Randall, First Lieuten ant George B. Otterstedt, Second Lieu tenant Bert V. Clayton, Second Lieuten ant Charles L. Johnson and Captain Kdgar H. Yule, of the United States Army, inspector-instructor. Jfmbe" Troop A. in command of Captain Frank P. Tebbitts. furnished the cavalry army of the day's military display. Other officers on duty were First Lieutenant Charles W. Helms an fcecond Lieutenant William & Copfai? The ambulance company, of Portland ' was in charge of Captain A. N. Crea dick and made an impressive appear ance. - ' Aaval MUltla Applauded. The Oregon Naval Militia likewise was heartily applauded. The band from the cruiser Boston furnished stirrinz music. Lieutenant-Commander G F Blair was in charge of the naval forces" Eight lumbering wagons, drawn by liorses and mules, brought up the rear of the military section. The last wagon took its time about moving and the driver Joked good-naturedly with the crowd as he passed along. As the second section was mnr-a th3n - behind anyway, his slow pace did not The Junior Militia made an attrac tive appearance nrt ni-nnsi of many young Americans standing Ueorse Baker l eads Division. Georjre L. Bakr-r n norU n.i Festival amusements, rode at the head of the second section. A squad of i -VoV , j " cnarge or. Sergeant crate, followed. Officer Willett led the popular police band, 'which won heavy applause all along the line CitV Officials And nfflnA.B -. ... . , - . . o ol in o fes tival Association rode in cars In the van m iu division mat succeeded fhe military division. Mayor Albee and Commissioners BrewMtnv rii- r. low and Daly were in the first car. lii the car following, driven by School Su perintendent Alderman, of the public .v ii-.v-.o, iwu Lue mcuiuers or the com mittee of censors in charge of the pa rade, W. E. Coman, A. H. Averill and W F. WnnHwni- nTirt f V- .. . i The Rose Festival auxiliary commit tee was represented in the next car by SOME OF THE HANDSOME FLOATS SEEN IN LAST NIGHT'S FEATURE ELECTRIC PARADE. pwm b, ":tc. ; t) & VC .J- ?:JiYl (, ,,, ... , t i ts yT g liiiii.MiV ittHiMiii,,11! MMM,MMMM.MMMaaaaaaaaaBaaBga EHIfiWniHlIllaaWW raOTWLJ'll" lliiaaaaaaaaaaaaaanananaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaBlaSaWaB VTOWWg In Ma.m-amm4mBB.-iiiatta 8l VI iJ 1 THt! TRIBUTE OF THE FOREST. 3 THE GARDEN OF ROSARIA, QUEK.V THEJLMA'S CAR. 3 APPLE BLOSSOM TIME IN OREGON. OX FISHING. 0 PORTLAND, THE LAND OF ROSES. -BLAZING THE TRAIL OF STEEL. ALM- C. F. Berg, president: Dr. T. L. Per kins, in charge of the parade; F. C. Riggs and Colonel J. B. Baxter. Sweet Uurrn Thrlma Popular. And then . came Queen Thelma and I her royal attendants. Queen Thelma has seemed to grow more popular as the festival has pro gressed day by day. On no previous appearance did she attract more atten tion and arouse more spontaneous cheering than yesterday. She frequently waved her hands in greeting to the crowds, and her smile never left her. r "I'm so glad that so many people are able to be here," she commented. "This certainly has been a great fes tival. I am happy if, in my litle part. I have been able to make others happy." Royal Princesses In Attendance. Then in automobiles following the queen rode the 11 princesses, accom panied by Mrs. David Campbell, their chaperone. Miss Beulah Barringer, one of the - princesses who was unable to participate in some of the previous fes tivities on account of illness, was in the procession yesterday. Her presence was noted and she was especially ap plauded. Never did the Royal Rosarlans ap pear to better advantage than they did in yesterday morning's parade. At the head of the drill team marched W. T. Buchanan and Hy Eilers. carrying the banner and roses of the organization, with Elwood Wiles, ,Jr., in the uniform of a Rosarian, as mascot. Captain Robert Krohn and his drill team followed, moving In evolutions whose perfection showed how effective had been the instruction of their drill master. J. Fred Larson - headed the "awkward squad" of Rosarlans in uni form who marched two and two behind the drill team. The Royal Rosarian Band headed this entire section. -Here Come Cherrlans," Is Cry. "Here comes Salem," was the cry, as the Cherrians of the Capital City hove in sight. They were led by their own band of more than 30 pieces and had 80 uniformed members in line in addi tion. M. L. Myers was in charge and put his marchers through some foot work that showed careful military training. The Cherrians, so named because Sa lem is the home of the greatest cherry growing industry on the Pacific Coast, were handsomely attired In white-suits, white hats with red bands, red ties, and white shoes. Stitched on the arms of their coats were three red cherries, hanging in a cluster. Eugene's "Radiators" splendidly up held their fine reputation as a well drilled organization, which they es tablished last year, when they made their initial visit to the Rose Festival. Radiator Glrla' Exnislte. The most exquisite feature of their entry was the drill team of 24 Eugene high school giriB. under the direction of Miss Mildred Bagley, one of the in structors in the high school of that city. The girls were dressed In white uniforms and there was a grace and finish in their marching evolutions that evoked applause all along the line. The "Radiator" section was headed by Dr. H. B. Leonard, J. H. Perkins and H. C. Dye. Following the girls' drill team was the regular Radiator drill team, in gray uniform, with red bands on hats and red insignia on the sleeves. They were under command of John Williams, Cal ' Young and D. Toran. Forty-eight men marched in this body, followed by the remainder of the Ra diators, in uniform. "Here1. 'Oar Mailman," Yel Children. No particular department of the en tire parade won more cordial greetings from the crowd than, did the mail car riers, who, besides their band, had 200 uniformed men in line. At the head of this section rode F. S. Myers, postmas ter; John M. Jones, superintendent of mails; H. G. Durand, assistant postmas ter; F. ; W. Tobias, superintendent of carriers, and E. M. Nelson, assistant superintendent of . carriers. The carriers had their leather pouches filled with flowers, some of them having the letters "U. S." worked out with varied colors of roses. 'Here comes 'our" mailman," was the frequent cry heard from little voices back of the ropes. The cars of The Oregonian and the Telegram came together. Reynolds' familiar "trade mark," the tiger.- which decorates all his cartoons, was imper sonated, life size, by a comedy "Tige," yellow and black striped, who frolicked in the back of the little, snorting red car. - The car Itself was driven by "Old Doo Yak," the familiar comio supple ment character in The Oregonian. "Tige," "Doe "i alt" and "Jeeter Fogs;' .Fleaae. "Tige" and the "Doc" were cheered all along the route, especially by the children in the crowd. O'Loughlin, cartoonist of the Tele gram, rode in the Telegram auto, with the character which he invented. "Jee ter Fogg," beside him. "The Telegram Presents Jeeter Fogg and His Pa." read the banner on the car. Admirers in the crowd gave them a continuous ova tion as the parade moved forward. The boys' drum corps, composed of sons of war veterans, was one of the big attractions. It was led by L. E. Beach. Fifty little fellows were in line, each . industriously pounding away as if his life depended on lu They played studiously, too, and fur nished march music just, as good as that of the older organizations. 1 The little drums were decorated with flowers. Following the boys marched a com pany of juvenile Red Cross nurses, at tired in white and wearing the regula tion cross on their arms. J. C. Walsh was their leader. Jay H. Upton com manded this, the third, section. ' Veteran and Jacklea Enthnae. ' The Women's Auxiliary of the Span ish War Veterans marched in uniform under the direction of F. H. Murray. Following them, in weird costume, were the sailor representatives of the veterans, in a float typifying "the old and the new Navy." "Jack" McNulty and P. J. Hyde head ed a band of villainously dressed po rates, who marched In advance of the float, which was a vessel floating on a canvas ocean. The rough and savage crew led by McNulty was contrasted with the bluejackets who marched be hind the float, spick and span, repre senting the best in the Navy of today. The pirate section was ene of the hits of the day with the spectators. The body .of the veterans marched in khaki arfd blue, led by J. Y. Rich ardson. Following them was an array uiGsoeu m Auo costume ui F ili pino savages of all manner of tribes. OreaTon'a Heroes In Line. L. H. Mannlna: and H. F. !tir-h n vivors of the historic battleship Ore gon's trip around "the Horn." were conspicuous in the line. Half a dozen "pirates" carried as many "original Filipino" game cocks, which furnished a lot of amusement. oiacimar jircie, sso. 20, of the Woman's Relief Coma CI A r lowed the veterans. Behind them came the drill team and automobiles of Ben Butler Circle, No. 61. of the Woman's Relief Corps. C C. Bradley was in command of the fourth riivlHinn ' TMa a,.. ... t r , Marshall. F. G. Haines and R. E. Mor- A Cll, Following them marched the ' Elks' hftiul. hrllllant In . V i , . i . . ... . . . . . uuuunns and high black patent leather boots. They were led by Frank Hennessey and directed by John C. Boyer. Elka Float la Beanty. The elaborate float of the Elks' lodge was a work of art and beauty. It won much deserved cheering. It was an allegorical representation of "The Best People on Earth." Two life-sized eik were shown, drawing a huge globe, the earth, on top of which Miss Nellie Lin coln, selected . by the Elks as their "queen." rode triumphantly. The Portland Ad Club had an elabor ate float exemplifying all of the various methods of advertising. A printing press was in operation in the front of the float, & section of streetcar ads stood in the middle and, in the rear, bill post ers with bruuh and paste worked on a big bill board. An electric sign was suspended over the front of the float. The float was trimmed in flowers and bunting. Under direction of Arnold E. Neate. manager of the Oregon Humane Society, an entry of three machines from those organizations was offered. The first was an ambulance with a horse in it, which was followed by the emergency wagon of the society. The manager of the society followed in an automobile. The prize-winning float of the United WINNERS IN YESTERDAY'S DAYLIGHT PARADE. Most attractive and artistic float. United Artisans. 1300. Moose Lodge is highly commended, and the Elks' float is given honorable mention. Most original float, depicting purposes of any fraternal order, "George Washington Camp. Woodmen of the World. 200. Most attractive and artistic club float. Portland Transportation Club, 150. Women's Press Club and Oregon City Commercial Club given honorable mention. i Most unique club float. Newsboys' Club, 100. Most grotesque float, any class, Old Doo Yak, $100. Jeter Fogg honorable mention. Most artistic advertising float Gill's first. 75. Yelowban Milk and Purity Milk given honorable, mention. Best mechanical float School of Trades first. $75; Thormsen's Choc olates second. 925. Electrical Contractors' Association and Pacifla Hardware Company honorable mention. ;j Most unique advertising float Packard Auto Company, $75 (but de- " clined): the Chantlcler Inn, $25. M. L. Kline and Wolff & Cates' cigar stand honorable mention. . . Greatest number fraternal organization in line, prize. $200, W. O. W Portland, with 245 members. Greatest number in line any individual lodge, camp or court, $50. -Spanish-American War Veterans, with 217. a Greatest number In line uniformed, any club or society other than fraternal organizations, $50, Portland Letter-carriers, with 193. Most unique uniformed clubs other than fraternal, $50, Clan Mac leay. Greatest numbers In any organization uniformly dressed, $200, Port land Transportation Club, or Royal Order of Moose. Contest to be decided today. Individual most sustained character, $25. M. Walther as the "Ten nis Girl." of the Columbia Hardware Company. Most original individual character. $25. Cliff Work as "Jeter Fogg." with Walker O'Loughlin. the originator. MOTORCYCLE SECTION. Grand prize, cup, Mrs. J. Manning. Tandem, cup, E. Condit. Cycle, with side car, Roy W. Kidd. Single cycle. C C. CotteL Team with most members in line, $10 cash from Motorcycle Club, Indians, with 25 starters. MILITARY SECTION. Company having best appearance. 8, Coast Artillery. Best alignment in passing reviewing stand. A, Third Infantry. Artisans -was a wonderful creation. It was an allegorical picture of the prin ciples upon which the Artisan order is founded, and represented some of the leading human pursuits, war, com merce, agriculture. manufacturing, painting, sculpture and music A bevV of pretty girls completed the beautiful picture. The Firemen's Band, when the rain began to drizzle, prepared for It simply by putting on helmets and slickers. In stead of their regular unitorms, and the crowd approved their action uproar lously as they marched in advance of the Woodmen of the World. Woodmen Have lO Campa. A. L. Barbur, W. C. Lynch and C S. Chapln. mounted, headed the Woodmen section, in which were represented drill teams of 10 camps. Captain J. F. Drake's drill team, from Portland Camp 107, in white uniforms, led. followed by another Portland camp team in blue, and by the 85 men entered from Van couver. Other camps were: Oregon City Camp 148. Captain Phillips; Web foot Camp 65. Captain P. R. MacHale; Multnomah Camp 77. Captain li. R. cooley: Prospect CamD 140. CaDtain S. Weaver: Rose City Camp 191. Captain cj. vani: ueorge Washington Camn 261. Captain A. F. Rogers, and Arleta Camp 105. Captain J. U. Jordan. Multnomah camp,-with 70 men In line, had the largest entry. The George Washington camp had the most pretentious turnout. The drill team was preceded by a dec orated pony cart, escorted by men in colonial costume. In the cart rode lit. tie Ruth Young and Harry Butler. The care was dressed in flowers and bunt ing. Trade School Wln Frlae. Few people questioned the decision of the judges in awarding the Portland Trade School a prize. The float was all the more attractive because it pro claimed the fact that it was the handi work of the boys themselves. A group of 44 boys were "hitched" to the for ward end of the float by means of rib bons, making it appear that they were drawing it. The float itself presented some of the varied activities of the school. A gasoline engine and motor were in full operation, and one) boy was industriously engaged In making various electrical appliances. The lit tle daughter of Principal Cleveland rode on a seat high above the body of the truck. Rotary Clab Section Varied. The Rotary Club section consisted of special floats, entered by different busi ness concerns which have membership In the club. Brown's band headed the section, followed by a floral wheel, sym bolic of the Rotary Club, which was furnished by Max M. Smith and borne by two men in white. The wheel waa composed chiefly of red roses. . The United States Tire Company entered a white float, into the decoration of which auto tires were worked as the main feature. M. L. Kline's entry consisted of several marchers, each disguised to represent some particular piece of plumbing supply. A bath tub, with a grotesque aou in it. went striding along, followed by a walking faucet, shower and hot water tank. The Pacific Coast Biscuit Company had two floats. The first float was (Concluded on Page 18.) LIGHT AND BEAUTY PASS IN REVIEW Floats, Easily Understood, Are Better Appreciated in Electric Parade. REVELERS APPEALED TO Merry Fnn-Seekm Outnumber Tluxic of Previous Years by Kully 4 0 Per Cent, Is Opinion of Those Most Familiar. (Continued from First Fare). stay back so that the big cars mi&ht pass by uninterrupted. Crowd 40 Fr Cent Greater. "It was a bigger crowd by 40 per cent than any crowd that ever saw an electrical parade." was the opinion of Captain John T. Moore, of the police department, who has seen all Festival parades ever held in Portland. All the available space In the main business district was taken, 'as it al ways is at Festival parades, but, more than that, the so-called outlying dis tricts, like those on North Third street and Glisan street, were almost equally crowded. Where. In former years, a singlo line of people would stand on the curbs of the streets north of Bumslde. this year saw lines Ave and six deep. The parade this year was full of life and action. One cause of this was the presence of a double team of horses at the head of each float. While they were not needed, as electricity was the mo tive power, they loaned animation to the scene. The horses, however, added to the causes for delay. Naturally all horses do not move at the same pace. Electric cars do. Some of the horses would fall behind, so the entire parade would have to wait for them. (ieorge Baker la Everywhere. George L. Baker, superintendent of festival amusements, was the busiest man in town keeping the various sec tions moving. Many times he traveled In his automobile back and forth, the full length of the line, advising the for ward sections when to move and order ing the rear sections that they had to move. The city streets were well set. Lights in many of the business streets were turned out, so that the glow of lights on the cars might shine the more brilliantly. "The Great Light Way," on Third street, was darkened for the oc casion. In the darkened streets the peo ple could see the numerous details on the floats to best advantage. The delighted multitudes cheered each particular feature, showering most of their enthusiasm, however, on "The Wedding of the Oceans." showing work ing model of the Panama Canal, -with the old battleship Oregon rising up in the locks to fire a shot. , Sergeant Crate and a group of mounted oft leers rode at the head of the line. Following them were offi cers of the Festival Association in au tomibiles." The first machine con tained C. C. Colt, president of the Fes tival Association; C. V. Cooper, F. C. Riggs and L. li. Alderman. Behind them came W. F. Woodward. J. A. Cur rey and A. H. Averill. Redmea Lend Color. More than 500 members of the Im proved Order, of Redmen. all wearing war paint, feathers and Indian attire and riding on horseback, lent life and color to the head of line. The Redmen were under command of Frank G. Mi celli, great sachem, and George M. Or ton. George N. Farrln and J. H. Fitz gerald, past great sachems. Follow ing the parade all the Redmen joined In a "pow-wow" In the South Plaza block. This section alone covered nve city blocks. The first Illuminated car was named "Before the Dawn" and represented the Oregon country before the arrival of the white man, with the native Indians on the ground. Miss Ann Tierney, one of the Festival princesses, rode on this car. The police band rode on a handsome ly decorated float typifying the state. It was labeled "Oregon." F. Seiberling was In charge of the band. "Discovery of the Columbia River" was the third float. It showed. Cap tain Robert Gray's ship anchoring in side the stream. "Hudson Bay Expedition," or th birth of trade, was the subject of the next car. All sorts of fur-bearing animals were shown. Another band chariot was named in honor of the Columbia River. It car ried Campbell's administration band. Familiar Figures Appear. A correct picture of "Sacajawea and the Coming of the White Man" was shown in the next float. The figures so familiar to all students of Oregon history were drawn ' - true detail. Miss Sadie Vlgus. one of Princesses, repre sented the Goddess of Liberty. Lewis and Clarke also re on board. Next came the "R undup." It was a vivid display of frontier life, with cow boys, ponies and a big red steer as the central figures. The first railroad In Oregon was the subject of the following car. It showed a miniature locomotive emerging from a tunnel. Many mechanical effects were employed to give reality to the scene. Miss Leola Martin, one . of the- Prin cesses, played the part of a Grecian Princess. "Willamette" was the subject of an other chariot in which rode the fire men's band. The agricultural Industry of Oregon was given prominence in a float of its own. Miss Lina Ostervold, a Princess, was the queen of this float. The vari ous methods of harvesting crops were shown. Next came "Commerce," with Princess Buelah Barringer as. the queen of com. merce. The wheels of industry re volved and the carriers of the world's trade were seen in motion. Oregon's wonderful natural gift of tremendous water power was a beau tiful float. A water wheel could be seen In motion and the electric energy was developed f-om its power. Lumber Indaatrr Typified. A modern sawmill in operation, with Its wheels whirring and ita saws buss ing, were seen in the float given over to exploitation to Oregon's great lum ber industry. It was made splendid with beautiful color effects. The crowd soon pronounced the name of the next car. It waa "Salmon Fish ing." A monster fish waa in the fore ground. The salmon packing industry was correctly represented. Miss Hazel Hoyt, another Princess, occupied a place on the "apple blossom" iCuDduued oa raze 8.)