The Sunday Oregonian., May 25, 1913, Page 13, Image 13

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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, MAY 25, 1913.
OAKS PARK HAS FINE
BILL FOR THIS WEEK
Vaudeville Includes Mile. Inez de Castillo. Formerly of Boston Grand
Opera Company, and Other Stron Features, and Band Concerts.
OAKS
Celebration. of Empire Day by
Britons Adds to Success
of Programme.
IMPROVEMENTS ARE MANY
Amuwments Grouped and Gay
Crowds Happily Experiment With
New and Enjoy Popular Old j
Features and YaudeTlUe.
Precedents of several years were
broken yesterday when clear skies and
fine weather welcomed the opening of
the Oaks Amusement Park. In pre
vious seasons the weather man had an
irritating habit of pumping up a rain
storm for the afternoon of the annual
opening. . In recognition of the destruc
tion of the ancient "Jinx." the people
of Portland were out In great numbers
to enjoy the opening programme, and
before the middle of the afternoon the
turnstiles were clicking up totala that
made the 5000 mark look small long
before the crowd had ceased coming.
With the added crowds that poured
Into the park for the evening pro
grammes, the total attendance to', the
opening day wae estimated last night I
at between 11.000 and 15.000. Including
paid admissions and gate passes.
The fact that It was "Empire day
and that hundreds of loyal members of
the five British soclettes of Oregon se
lected the Oaks for their gathering
In celebration of the occasion had much
to do with the great attendance that
was noted. In the afternoon a football
game and other sports were held on
the lawns near the boatlanotng. and In
the evening commemorative exercises
were held In the auditorium, at which
the British Consul and other promi
nent British residents of Portland took
part In the programme.
British Airs Playe.
Ruizls Royal Italian band gave rec
ognition to the occasion by Incorporat
ing In Its programme "Rulo Britannia
.nd many other British National airs,
besides many selections of Irish and
Scotch music. Miss Phelena Gevano. a
Portland girl, made her debut t
dsv also and was received with en
thusiasm, singing the characteristic
songs of Harry Lauder.
The band concert, both In the after
noon and evening, was attended by
crowds that filled all the available
seats in the park, and G. Tlgano. the
director, was obliged to call upon his
men to repeat selection after selec tion
In response to the encores of the audl-
The bill of open-air attractions this
w.k is headed by the Oaks Hawallans.
MKe lnes de Castillo, a mexzo-soprano.
formerly of the Boston Grand Opera
Company, sang, accompanied by the
Italian band, as well as appearing with
success in the vaudeville programme
that followed the concert.
. Owens and Owens, in blackface
comedv. and Owens and Pine, a duo
of singing and dancing aoubrettes
shared honors before the audiences with
the jt Vails, who closed the bill with
sensational act on the rings and in
classic poses.
One of the changes which is apparent
In the Oaka this year" Is the grouping
of ail the amusement concessions on
thi same side of the great park. The
giant whirl, which waa formerly over
on the river side, far removed from
the other concessions, -as been brought
across and placed near the Blue
Streak." and other changes In conces
sion locations have brought the gen
eral amusement features along one
street, running from the skating rink
to the chutes. The "Barrel of Fun. a
feature Just installed, and packed full
of exciting surprises such at are cal
culated to send the average youngster
Into the seventh heaven of excitement
and delight, did not open In the after
noon, and when It waa ready to make
Its debut In the Oaka In the evening
It was quickly filled h curiosity
seekers, who had been speculating
about it all afternoon. All of the ton-r-.Mons
did a lively business on the
opening day.
"If one is to belleva In omens, said
Manager Cordray last night, "and the
good auspices under wnlch we opened
today is anything of an omen, the
Oaks certainly la destined for the most
successful season In Its history this
Summer."
APPEAL TO BE ACTED ON
City Attorney Seek Authority In
TVakerield Case.
City Attorney Grant yesterday pre
pared a resolution which will be' Intro
duced in the City Council Wednesday,
and which. If adopted, will authorize
him to proceed at once with, the appeal
of the Wakefield case to the State Su
premo Court. The resolution was pre-
i i. ..tirin. tirT that th. Council
will take favorable action on the re
cent resolution of the Water Board,
requesting that the city appeal the
case.
Wakefield &' Co- the firm that- con
structed1 the Mount Tabor reservoir,
sued the city for 1408.750. which it
claimed was due as a balance on the
work. The city has already paid the
firm S459.000. and contended that,
counting penalties for delays, this was
173.000 too much. The case was tried
in Circuit Court, and the decision, from
which the city will appeal to tho Su
preme Court, gave the contractors a
Judgment of HS.M2.f-
COURT CASES TO ROTATE
District Attorney's TXxrlskm Differs
From General Idea.
Expectation that the criminal busi
ness of the city would be handled ex
clusively by the Junior Judge of the
new District Court, created by the leg
islature In place of the present Justice
Courts. Is to be reversed by District
Attorney Evans, who baa indicated that
fie three Judgea of the court may di
vide the civil and criminal business by
rotation, as at present.
The statute creating the new court
had been construed to mean mat ins
two elder Judges should deal solely with
civil bualness and the Junior with
nothing but criminal rases, but the
county's legal adviser holds that this
Is not the meaning of the statute. Ar
thur C Dayton, selected by the Circuit
Court Judges a the additional member
of the court waa expected to take
charge or the criminal work.
Moat lateaalve.
(Harper's Weekly.)
"Do you believe in Intensive garden
ing. Mrs. HoerakeT" asked the visitor.
"Well, rather." said Mrs. Hoerake.
"I spent all last Winter raising one
veranltrra In a soap box."
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MLLE. IXEZ DE COSTILLO. GBAXD
FOLLOWING its successful opening
day yesterday, the Oaks Amuse
ment Park will continue Its elabo
rate bill all this week.
As the Oaks has returned to lta cus
M r .ta fi-n of ensrairlng a large
band of National reputation, so It has
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been decided to make otner enanges iu
recent custom.
Matinee bills from now on will be
an established feature at the Oaks, with
complete vaudeville bills.
G. Tlgano "will direct the Royal Ital
ian Band every evening and Saturday
and Sunday afternoons. Concerts will
begin promptly at 8 o'clock in the
evenings and at :30 In the after
noons. ,
On week-day matinees the Oaks Ha
waiian will take the place of the band
. .w-. .Miimimrv concert, but the
full vaudeville features will be given
precisely as in me nramB
In addition to the Royal Italian band
the features which will bo aeen every
afternoon and evening are:
ii- t Am. PaaHlln formerly OX
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the Boston grand opera company, wno
WEAPONS OF CIVIL WAR
DESCRIBED BY VETERAN
Dr. Z. M. Parvin Declares Pendulum Swung Back and Forth According
to Equipment of Soldiers on Different Sides.
Br Dr Z M. Parvin, late or ixv-iri
Illinois Volunteer Infantry.
N-JW that another Memorial Day Is
near. It -seems, to me momentous
to preeent conclusions showing
that in our late Civil War, the North
won because, latterly, it outclassed the
South, in. range and more destructive
qualities of gun-fire.
What does gun-fire in a battle sound
like?
Pop, bang.- pop. pop, pep, pep, pep.
bing. boom! .
Thia is how only multiply it by hun
dreds with hades thrown in. This is
the impression made on the raw vol
unteer In line, aa he is met by the foe
In his first battle.
The kind of rifles given by the
United Statea Government to its sol
diers during the first and second years
of the Civil War were almost as dan
gerous to the army using them, as to
the enemv. It was only In M62 that a
change came in the equipment, because
of an Improvement in the guns. The
cannon used were first Improved, as to
range and kind of ball. The arms used
to.equlp the Infantry for fighting were
old Springfield and Austrian rifles.
The United States Government, in its
hurry to furnish equipment to volun
teers, bought many thousands of these
Austrian frauds.
Early in 18l the new Springfield
and the Windsor. Vt, rifles were Issued
to many regiments. The Sharps' rifle
and the carbine for cavalry service be
came more effective, beginning with
the Winter of 1863 and 1883. The fire
arms of the North slowly became as ef
fective as those of the South. A dif
ferent story of Gettysburg would have
been told had there been no Improve
ment in the firearms of the North. At
Gettysburg, both armies had the same
power to kill. Northern manufacturers
of firearms had by this time Improved
gun fire, in longer range and raised
sight.
Sharpshooter I'ae Heavy Piece.
There was another gun used by
sharpshooters of the South, similar to
the old-fashioned squirrel rifle. It
seemed aa to weight about twice as
heavy as an ordinary rifle. The one
I remember the large bore squirrel
rifle we knew to our sorrow how they
were used by the Southern sharpshoot
ers. The gunners, even at long range,
were a trouble to the Union soldiers
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OPERA SIXGER, WHO IS AP-
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has made a specialty of those charming
folk-lore songs known to people of
every nationality. Mile. Castillo is a
delightful mexso-soprano, and not only
will she sing ariaa from operas, but
popular hits from operettas and cele
brated melodies from leading com
posers. Mile. Castillo promises a great
er repertoire than that presented by
any other singer who has appeared at
the Oaks.
The Hawaiian quintet will render
Hawaiian airs on their native Instru
ments, as well as by singing these now
popular airs.
Owens and Pine are a pair of singing
and dancing soubrettes. who declare
that they will charm away the blues
from the most inveterate pessimist.
Owens and Owens, a male couple, are
blackface and whlteface comedians,
with some little reputation on the
leading vaudeville circuits.
The Le Vails are European ring ex
perts, who also pose in classical form
and display their Immense muscular
build.
The concert programme will be
changed dally and the vaudeville pro
gramme every week.
Dr. Z M. Farvln. "W ho Talk of
Sharpabootlng la the Civil fVar.
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and officers, and our boys called the
gun "the yogger," to distinguish the
sound it made from the crack of other
rifles. It was much louder. When the
roar of this gun was heard, some Union
soldier was sure to be killed or
wounded. The sharpshooters' delight
was to pick off artillerymen In time of
battle.
Our regiment, the Tates", Sharpshoot
ers, afterward the Sixty-fourth Illinois
Volunteer Infantry. In 1862. had learned
the carrying power of their rifle, the
Windsor, Vt. and how to shoot it. They
could easily hit a snrall bird at the
top of the highest tree. Of the many
Incidents In camp. I will mention one.
At New Madrid. Mo with Pope's army,
the orders were to the guards, at
night, to fire without challenge. One
guard saw. as he thought In the grow
ing darkness, an Intruder crawling over
the line, and the soldier pulled the
trigger. The Intruder died, without a
moan. The camp waa startled and It
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was found that the puard had killed a
friend not an enemy a nice, fat pis;.
Riding In front of our earthworks
near Corinth, Miss., a Confederate
Colonel, a third of a mile away, sup
posed he was not In danger. Three of
our boys fired. The next day. the
Colonel's body waa found. One of our
boys had fired at the horse, and It
also was killed.
End of Wsr Hastened.
In 1S64, because of the Improvement
of the Sharps' rifle as a magazipe gun
and breechloader, and the new magazine
gun called the Martini-Henry, the close
of the war was made some months
sooner than it would have been, had
these guns not been invented. The
Sixty-fourth Illinois and some other
skilled veterans were given these de
structive guns. General Hood was de
feated when he attacked the Xnlon
Army at Atlanta. -In August. 1864.
There was awful carnage in front of
our boys at this battle. They were
flanked and fought on both sides of the
earthworks, because with two or three
other regiments, we had the same rifle.
Hood was again defeated. At Franklin.
Tenn. because of the same gun used
by General Schofield's corps, the South
again met defeat. Because of the
Sharps' and the magazine rifle Phil
Sheridan's cavalry In the East, and Wil
son In the West, the Confederates could
fight no more.
In the Spring of 1865. when we were
at Resacca. Ga.. on the route of Sher
man's armv the year before. I talked
to a Southern soldier, who was fin a
picket line. He asked me: "Got any
terbacca?" Being answered in the af
firmative, he came to our lines, and re
marked: "We can t fight 'you uns' any
more, 'cause your guns send out a
shower of bullets.' 'We uns' are afraid
that all of us will git hit.' "
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A DELIGHTFUL OUTING
Is promised all who take the trip to
Metzger today, on the Oregon Electric.
Special train leaves Tenth and Stark
streets. 9 A. M.; Jefferson street sta
tion. 9:20 A. M. Round trip fare and
lunch. 25c Music and entertainment
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The wonderful crowds of Friday and Saturday show that Port
land is ever ready to respond to a legitimate sale, that offers
actual savings on seasonable, worthy merchandise! This is a great
stock-reducing event, for 10 days only, made necessary by the back
ward season. . T
Stein-Bloch Clothes
Every garment new this season Blues and blacks included.
'$20.00 Suits $15.00 $30.00 Suits $22.50
$25.00 Suits $18.50 $35.00. Suits $26.25
Famous $17 Suits $20 to $25 values $12.75
Shirts Now
You know what fine shirts we carry now
new and desirable are the patterns. The
better grades include luxurious silk skirts.
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
$3.00
$3.50
$5.00
$6.00
shirts.; .1.15
shirts. ...$1.50
shirts,
shirts,
shirts,
shirts,
shirts.
.$1.90
.$2.25
.$2.65
$3.75
.$4.50
All Underwear, One-Fourth Less
Railway have been here the last week
looking over the prospects of getting
a franchise through the town on the
way to Portland. They said that they
wanted a franchise on Front street,
which is now occupied by the Oregon
City branch of the Portland Railway,
light & Power company, but the senti
ment here seems adverse to another
railway on Front, In view of the fact
that proceedings pave peen aianea m
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have the street improved with hard
surface. However, the company may
secure a franchise on Main street, 80
feet wide.
The company aims to gain an en
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East Side, according to reports here,
and the agent of the company has al
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Side Business Men's Club and secured a
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tranr.e through the East Side terminal
over some of the common-user tracks
there. Routes outside of Milwaukle are
not announced.
"My doctor tells me I may eat what
ever I like."
"Then why are you looking so down
in the mouth?"
"Ho didn't tell me how to get it.
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