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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAJT, PORTLAND, JUNE 7, 1908.
TITLE MEN FORM
NEWORGJUUN
Oregon Association Launched
at Initial Convention
Held Yesterday.
A. B. MANLEY PRESIDENT
Convention Is Composed of 60 Dele
gates and Is Representative of
All Sections of State.
Banquet to Delegates.
At a convention of members of title
and abstract companies, held yesterday
In the Portland Commercial Club, an or
ganization to be known as the Oregon
Association of Title ;Men was formed and
the following officers were elected to
serve during the ensuing year: Presi
dent, A. B. Manley, Portland: first vice
president, A. E. Wheeler, Eugene; second
vice-president, J. ' 1.. McCuiioch, I'rine
vllle; third vice-president. W. Y. Masters.
Portland; secretary-treasurer. Frank 15.
Kllcy. Portland. The organization is
modeled on similar associations existing
in IB other states. It is the third asso
ciation to be lornied on the Pacific Coast,
the other two being those in Washington
and California. About 6U delegates from
all parts of the state were present at
yesterday's meetings. A. F. Hastings, of
Spokane, vice-president of the National
association, was present and spoke on
the woik that has been accomplished by
the National and subordinattj associa
tions. The morning session was of brief dura
tion and was merely preliminary to the
work of the afternoon meeting, at which
the organization of the association was
completed. A constitution and by-laws
were adopted and officers elected. In
formal addi esses were made by various
members regarding systems of compiling
abstracts of title and other matters re
lating to the work of the organization.
The association yesterday applied for
membership in the National association
and a delegate was appointed , to attend
the convention, which will probably meet
next year iu Seattle.
Among those who attended yesterday's
meetings were the following: A. E.
Wheeler. Eugene; J. L. McCuiioch, Frine
vllle; C. J-I. Marsh,- Pendleton; W. 11.
Mollis. Forest Grove; J. K. Wright, La
Grande; J. IT. Gibson, McMiunville; W.
P. Boweis. Baker City; J. B. Wilkes,
HIHsboro; E. V. Riley, Frank Ft. Riley,
J. F. Daly, W. M. Daly. V. C. Saunders,
A. B. Manley, W. 1". Masters. C. A. Ap
plegren. Portland, The following title
companies were elected to membership:
Coquille Title & Trust Company, Wal
lowa Law, Land and Abstract Company,
Enterprise; Title Guarantee & Abstract
Company, Marshfield.
The visiting delegates were guests of
the Portland members of the association
at a banquet last night In the dining
room of the Portland Commercial Club.
Frank B. Riley acted an toastmaster.
Brief addresses were made by A. E.
Wheeler. E. F. Riley. W. Y. Masters and
W. H. Ilollis. Tne following committees
were appointed: Executive committee
John S. Daly, chairman; J. D. Wilkes,
C. A. Applcgren. W. C. Saunders, J. It.
Gibson. Judiciary committee E. F. Ri
ley, chairman; W. H. JIollls, W. Y. Mas
ters. Thomas E. Mclvnlght, J. E. McCuiioch.
VANCOUVER TO CELEBRATE
AYOODMKX OP THE .WOULD TO
1512 IX CHARGE Jl'LV 4.
Twenty-two Camps Will Send "cw
Members for Initiation Grand
Military and -Civic Parade.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. June 6. (Special.)
What promises to be one of the best
Fourth of July celebrations ever held in
this part of the state is in course of ar
rangement by the local executive com
mittee. For many years it has been the
custom of the citizens of this city to
give an annual celebration on the Fourth
of July, but this year Vancouver Camp of
the Woodmen of the World and its ener
gotlo officers took complete charge of
the affair and many new features will
be Introduced.
Camp, Portland Camp. Albina Camp,
Multnomah Camp, Prospect, George
Washington. Prosperity, Sunnyslde, Ar
leta, Troutdale, Mount Tabor, Rose City,
St. John, Montavllla and the Camps
at Woodland. LaCenter, Camas, Steven
son. White Salmon, KaJama, Kelso and
Castle Rock will each present a class of
new menbers at the hall of Vancouver
Camp for obligation. The camps will
assemble early In Jhe evening and an
Illuminated parade of the "Choppers" will
follow. It Is expected that one oA the
largest classes of candidates ever intro
duced at one time 'will be present on this
occasion. Some of Oregon and Wash
ington's prominent memoers -will be
guests and all of the head camp officers
of the order have been invited to attend.
Charles A. Reynolds, of Seattle, will be
orator.
At 10 o'clock on the morning of the
Fourth, the military. Industrial and fra
ternal parade will take place. The First
Infantry, United States Army, -which will
arrive about June 13 from the Philippines.
Is expected to lead the parade, followed
by a mountain battery and Signal Corps.
The second division of tne parade win
be made up of the fraternal societies of
this city and surrounding country. The
third division will be made up of indus
trial floats. All the mercantile interests
of Vancouver will be represented.
Patriotic exercises will follow the par
ade at the City Park. Then will begin
the sport of the day. the customary races,
water sports, chopping, sawing and load
ing contests. There will be a baby show
of infants under 2 years, who must be
dressed in plain slips. Three handsome
prizes will be awarded in this contest.
One feature ot tne ceieoration win ne
the drill contests of the uniformed bodies
of all organizations, for which there will
be cash prizes.
"The Parade of the Fire Fiends: ' will
be the crowning event, on the evening
of July 4.
CURB WHITE SLAVE TRADE
t - I .? Ctutna 4n. .TaIti TVrT-l ll T'nu-rtl
to Suppress Traffic.
were signatories, aimed against the white
slave trade, will be proclaimed by Presi
dent Roosevelt. Secretary Root Is en
gaged in working out the details where
by he hopes that with the aid of the
police of the cities, particularly on the
Atlantic Coast, in conjunction with the
immigration officers, much can be done
toward restricting- the Importation and ex
portation of the class of women the con
vention was designed to reach. .
WASHINGTON. June 6: Within a short
tme the convention of 1902. to which the
jUnUed States and every European powarj, Dane gpiindl CcaaV Sunday night.
CONTINUES THE COMMISSION"
President Persists In Efforts to Se
cure Deeper Waterways.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-Carrylng out
his declaration to the conference of Gov
ernors that should Congress fall to pro
vide for the continuance of tbe Inland
Waterways Commission, he should con
tinue it by executive act and. Congress
having failed to take action on the sub
ject. President Roosevelt today re-appointed
the members of that commission.
In doing so he made public the following:
"In view of the desirability of continu
ing the work of the commission, the Pres
ident has requested those designated last
year, with the exception of General Alex
ander Mackenzie, chief of engine., to
continue their services on the said com
mission and has also requested Senator
William B. Allison, Representative Joseph
E. Ransdell and Professor George E.
Swain, of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, to serve as members. As
soon as a selection for a chief of en
gineers for the War Department has been
made, he will also be designated as a
GLORIOUS
REIGN
OF ROSES ENDED
Queen of Flowers Lays Down
Her Scepter and Abdicates.
CROWD SEES TRACK MEET
Woodmen, Parade Also Feature on
Last Day of Festival That Drew
Nearly 10 0,000 A'lsitors
to Portland.
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set weather conditions for her roses.
They bloom In spite of anything. And
OFFICERS OF ASSOCIATION OF TITLE MEN
i-rwmfit-nttnrii urn
A. It. Stanley, Prrxiilcnt.
' Frank B. Riley, Secretary-Treasurer.
member of the Commission in place of
General Mackenzie."
BIG CROWD' FOR ALASKA
Many Mine-Operators Sail for Xome.
Material for Railroads.
SEATTLE, June 6. The steamship City
of Seattle sailed for Skagway this even
ing with the biggest crowd that has gone
Nortn since tne days of the Klondike
rush. She will call at Vancouver for
350 men bound for the Guggenneim mines
on the Yukon, when she will have over
400 passengers altogether. The passengers
are largely mine operators, many of
whom are going to Nome by the Yukon
route.
Lighthouse tender Hea'tlier arrived from
Astoria to take on coal and leaves Tues
day to supply the Alaskan lighthouses
as far North as Sitka, and replace buoys
which have disappeared during the Win
ter. She will be gone three weeks.
The steamer Portland arrived from Val
oVz with 400 tons of copper ore for the
Tacoma smelter. Steamer SewRrd sailed
for Valdez with explosives and general
car?o, including four cars and railroad
iron for the Copper River & Northwest
ern Railroad. Steamer Santa Clara sails
on Tuesday with 150 additional laborers
for the railroad.
TRYING FOR UNION SCHOOL
Oregon City Districts Again Place
Proposition Before Voters.
OREGON CITY, Or., June 6. (Special.)
Another trial for a union high school
will be made one week from next Mon
day, when the districts of Oregon City,
t'anemah. West Oregon City. Willamette
and Gladstone will ask their taxpayers
to vote on the proposition. Three at
tempts have been made to get a high
school for Oregon City, but all of them
have failed. The county high school pro
posal was defeated two years ago and
again at last Monday's election. Last
year an attempt was made to form a
union high school out of the districts of
Oregon City and vicinity, tmt it was an
tagonized by some of the outside dis
tricts. Chief among these was Parkplace,
which had a high school of its own.
Since then Parkplace has been di
vided and Gladstone created into a sep
arate district, and with the diminished
Income Parkplace will probably be forced
to give up her high school, but she has
not been taken in on the proposed union
high school in view of her attitude one
year ago. If the present scheme is de
feated the chance to create a district
high school will be lost.
DEBT PREVENTS A DIVISION
Slilton-Freo Water School District
Fight Ends Suddenly.
PENDLETON, June 6 (Special.)
The Milton-Freewater school district
fight was thrown nut of court today
when it was discovered that the two
districts affected by the proposed
changes both .can led bonded indebted
ness. Milton and Freewater are in
the same district and have been for
many years. Freewater has been try
ing for some time to have itself set off
as a separate district and to have a
slice of an adjoining district added to
it. The fight has waxed warm at
times and today both. sides were repre
sented before the district boundary
board by attorneys.
The Freewater people seemed in a
fair way to win out when the discovery
was made that the two districts affect
ed were in debt. This Invalidated the
whole proceeding.
NEW RESTAURANT.
The new Perkins Hotel Cafe r.nd
Grill, Meals a la carte. Prices reason
able. Excellent cuisine. Muulo 6 to S
and 10 to 12:30 P. M.
CARD OF THAVKa.
We wish to thank the many friends
who so 4clndly gave us their aid and
sympathy during the illness and death
of our wife and mother, Mrs. Hattie
Bover. JACOB BOYER.
WALTER S. BOYKR.
MRS. V. C. LEATHERS.
while sunshine has been somewhat scarce
within the week there has been no storm
weather; notiiing more, than harmless
el otto's which tended to force the
thermometer down a point or two. Never
theless straw hats and Summer attire
have been in general use, for at no time
has it been uncomfortably cool.
Cost 'Comparatively Small.
Commendation is being heard on many
sides of the men who organized this
year's Festival and carried it through to
success. Strange as the statement may
seem, comparatively little money was
spent In proportion to the showing made.
The expenditures of the Rose Festival
Association will not range much beyond
J;,0CO. President C. A. Whitemore, who
has shown great efficiency throughout in
his work, said yesterday that all funds
have been used to the best possible ad
vantage and that a full statement of re
ceipts and expenditures will be published
in a short time.
Many thousands of dollars, to be
sure, have been spent above that
amount, but all this money came from
the pockets of individual participants
for decorations on individual displays.
Decorations on automobiles and car
riages cost many thousands of dollars,
but no part of that expense came out
of the association fund.
Public Spirit Sliown.
Responses of individual exhibitors
and of the public at large have been
.one of the predominating features in
the success of the festival. Never has
Portland shown greater enthusiasm in
any event; not even in the Lewis and
Clark Exposition. Every day found a
major portion of the city's populace on
the streets. Every feature has re
ceived liberal patronage. Business af
fairs were made subservient and the
lighter side of life had full rein.
No facilities are at hand for accu
rately estimating the number of vis
itors who enjoyed the festivities, but
the number must be well above the
50,000 mark; possibly , well up toward
100,000. Every county of the state has
sent its delegations and visitors have
poured in from Washington, Idaho and
even California and Montana. The rail
road companies report heavy traffic,
the streetcar company reports having
collected approximately 240,000 fares
on Thursday, while the Peninsula Rose
Association rave over 100,000 roses at
the depot to incoming passengers.
These roses were arranged In bouquets
of from two to six flowers each and
the number of bouquets thus given out
Is easily 25,000. The Peninsula people
showed a commendable spirit of en
terprise in this work.
Visitors Well Cared For.
Portland can well afford to be "proud
of the manner . in which her festival
visitors were cared for. There was no
overcharging at the restaurants, and
while the hotels were swamped the first
few days, private facilities for housing
every visitor were at hand. Portland
learned the lesson of hospitality at the
Exposition and learned it well.
Entertainment features abounded all
week. There was something occurring
every minute of the waking hours.
Monday the triumphal entry of the
Festival King and suite formally
opened the festival, and Tuesday the
festivities were on In full swing, the
programme of that day Including the
feast of roses at the Oriental building
and the "Spirit of the Golden West"
parade. Wednesday brought the mon
ster parade of decorated automobiles
In the forenoon, the Venetian water
carnival at night, the continuation of
the feast of roses at the Oriental build
ing and the DamroBCh symphony con
cert at the Armory.
Thursday Crowning Day.
Thursday, the crowning day of the
festival, kept the crowds busy from
morning until night- The magnificent
parade of decorated horses and ve
hicles was a feature of the week. The
50 and 100-mile automobile events of
the afternoon were the most Important
racing events ever held In the Pacific.
Northwest, and at night the East Side
children's parade and street carnival
ended an eventful day. It -tfas thought
best to give the public a breathing
spell after the activities of Thursday
and there was no programme for Fri
day, although Friday night was prolific
of entertainment. The historical and
allegorical parade was a tremendous
success and the grand ball at the Arm
ory, at which officers of the Navy were
guests of honor, proved a social event
of Importance. Yesterday the regatta
on the Willamette, the parade of the
Woodmen, the athletic events at Mult
nomah Field and the pyrotechnics and
street carnival brought on a fitting
end.
WARSHIPS WILL LEAVE TODAY
Squadron Will Weigh Anchor at 7
o'clock and Leave Down at 9.
Admiral Swinburne's squadron of the
Pacific fleet, composed of the cruiser
Charleston, gunboat Yorktown and torpedo-boats
Preble, Perry, Farragut, Fox
and Davis, will leave down for Astoria
at 9 o'clock this morning. They cross
out over the bar on the high tide in the
evening and will proceed to Puget Sound.
The vessels spent one week In the Port
land harbor.
Crews will turn to at 7 o'clock and the
tug McCraken. of The Port of Portland,
will be la attendance to assist in lifting
the huge anchors which have been placed
as additional moorings for the Charles
ton. By the time the vessels are clear
and ready to start down the river it will
be 9 o'clock.
Visitors were refused admittance to the
vessels yesterday and there were many
thousands of disappointed people in Port
land. The action on the part of the naval
officers was necessary In order to permit
the putting of the ships in order to pro
ceed to sea.
MOORS USE FRENCH GUNS
Buy Anns From Dealers In Dis
carded Army Equipment.
PARIS. Juno 6. (Special.) The
French soldiers who have been shot in
Morocco were killed or wounded by
French bullets, shot from Frencli rifles
bearing the stamp of the government
manufacture. Scores of Lebel rifles
were taken from the dead hands of
the' Moroccan enemies. There was the
usual outcry of treason, and. the War
Office ordered an investigation. It was
discovered that certain French dealers
in guns and rifles had shipped huge
quantities of them not only into Mo
rocco but into all parts of Africa. These
dealers, when questioned, declared they
had bought them at the regular gov
ernment sales of old materials of war,
had repaired them and sold them again
in whatever market offered.
Every year the government sells off
thousands of rifles, revolvers and other
weapons which have been more or less
deteriorated by use. Even the Lebel
rifles arc sold off this way, although
their secret is supposed to be Jeaiouslj'
guarded, and any private soldier who
permitted his Lebel to fall into the
hands of a foieigner would be tried
for high treason.
After the wreck of the Iena, her
cannons, guns, revolvers all of the
latest pattern were sold at public auc
tion. The utter stupidity of this pro
ceeding has caused excited protest In
all the newspapers. There is universal
Indignation at the thought that French
soldiers are being shot down In Moroc
co by French rifles.
RAID BURGLAR'S SCHOOL
Police of Toulouse Break Up Queer
College of Crime.
PARIS, June 6. (Special.) A school for
burglars has been discovered by the po
lice at Toulouse, and 54 burglars and
"professors" have been arrested. Classes
were held there every day, in which the.
burglars practiced gymnastics and were
taught the various details of their inter
esting profession by experts, who drew
comfortable salaries.
All the members of the school are well
known to the police, for one of the necesi
sities of membership was a proof that thft
would-be member had committed at least
five burglaries successfully and had lived
by his profession for at least five years.
Santa Fe Shops Closed.
TOPEKA. Kan.. June 6. The Santa Fe
shops, excepting car shops and new plan
ing mill, were today shut down for a
week. About 1300 men are thrown out of
wnk.
Merchants
Saving's 6 Trust
Company
247 WASHINGTON STREET
Capital$150,000
Fays interest on Savings Ac
counts and Time Certificates.
Receives deposits subject to
check without limitation as to
amount.
Effects collections in any part
of the country on most reason
able terms.
Acts as Trustee in all legiti
mate ielations. .
Cares -for properties, collects
rents, etc.
Interviews solicited with those
contemplating any phase of our
service.
NEW HODSE JDST OPENED
movingTpicture
PALACE
No. 831 Morrison St, Marquara Block.
Madam Blomqulst, composer and popu
lar singer, will appear first time Sun
day. E000 feet wonderful film never
before shown In Portland. POWERS'
CELEBRATED CAHERAGRAPH, ' first
In Portland. Open 1:00 P. M.
LVlanyLVlen
Labor under the impression that they
cannot be perfectly fitted in ready-to-wear
attire. This . may be possible if
you do not use a little forethought in
choosing your buying-place, but that
impression has been declared entirely
erroneous by those who
Wear
ienjamin
Clothing
Our Clothing is supplied by makers
who employ only the best talent, who
embody in their garments selected ma
terials of tested qualit, and whose
original style and patterns have been
accepted as correct by the best author
ities on Men's Clothing.
SUIT PRICES:
$20, $25, $30, $35
TOPCOATS:
$20, $25 and $35
8 PEN
311 Morrison Street, Opposite the Postoffice
Suites Quarter -Sawed Oak
, "
No. 561 Designers can put a world of orlg-inality and beauty
in the suite of wood. Selected oak, with the grain fully ex
posed by quarter-sawing, surmounted by tasteful carving. Is
coming again into favor. Jt is the ideni wood for effect and
durability always attrartive and appropriate for the mansion
or cottage. The serpentine front dresser, with its 2Sx34-imrh
beveled French mirror; the waslistand to match, and the bed
with its stately air. have a witchery that pleases the most fas
tidious taste. Regularlv priced at $110.00, but our C7fl flfl
special price to close out the line, only P uw
This Luxurious Mission
Rocker
It Is like the one pictured here. Very large
and roomy. The cushions are covered with
genuine Spanish leather and will wear like iron.
The- frunifs are of the best seasoned oak with
weathered finish. If you are looking for com
fort, you will find it In this large rocker. The
regular price in ?,.", made a special toe fC
for tli is weeks sale, at l''uu
Tio. 208 C o m b 1 n a tlon
Bookcase and Desk
Quarter-sawed oak, high
ly polished; French, bev-eled-edge
plate mirror;
some have drawers and
some have closets; four
patterns from which to
select. The usual price
is $-15; special price this
week $33
Xo. 444 Fine, large Gold
en Oak Sideboard, fitted
three French plate mir
rors In the top. large
base five feet in length
and two feet in width,
very shapely front; has
the usual drawers, and
cupboards; sells regular
ly for $75, to close out
the line the price is fixed '
at $45
53
V rwKMr jt?"" prnsae;
Xo: 186 Golden Oak Buf
fet, fitted with a French
plate mirror 10x36 Inches,
handsome swell front like
the cut; very attractive
In design; has one large
and two small drawers,
and two food compart-
ments; length three and
and a half feet, width 23
inches, height 48 inches;
regular price is $35, spe
cial clearing out price
only $24
Ho. 14S This Is a beau
tiful specimen from our
large line of Chiffoniers;
has full serpentine front,
large French plate mir
ror 20x15 Inches in size,
six large drawers with
fancy polished brass
pulls; all drawers have
perfect inside finish and
all cabinet work is of the
best. Regular price $3".
Our special price. .. .$25
No. 22 Davenport Beds, upholstered
in high-grade velours, greens and reds
make handsome sofas by day and
comfortable beds by night. Regular
price $30; "sp'l. price only $17.75
Bfo. 413 These are solid
W-eathered Oak Tables;
extend to six feet; have
4-Inch legs Just like the
picture. Always sold
for $14 to $16; special
sale price. . S8.50
No. 265 This fine five-piece Parlor Suite
looks like the picture. The upholstering is
of the best, and coverings are in several
patterns of high-grade velonr. These seis
were purchased to sell for $4.j.O0. but we
shall clean out the line for CJ "3
only ipt J.
GEEAT GEVURT
Portland's Low-Price Homef urnishers
YAMHILL, FIRST TO SECOND STS. EAST,BURNSIDE AND UNION AVE.