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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (May 17, 1914)
THE STJXDAT OREGOXIAX, POKTLAND, 3IAY 17, 1914. PAGEANT IN WHICH THOUSANDS PARTICIPATE MARKS FORMAL OPENING OF PORTLAND PUBLIC MARKET ON YAMHILL STREET Many Wagonloads of P.roduce Brought In Sold Ont Quickly Mayor Mkes Short Address and Then Goes Through Mart to Do Buying for Sunday First Day's Success Gives Stimulus That Will Make Institution Permanent, Say Those in Charge. ' Reminiscences of Brizzolari- Zhef. It seems but & few years ago since I superintended the famous old dinners of the Astor House. It makes a man proud to remember those . days, when the fin est of New York gathered to partake of the table d'hote dinners for which that hotel was famed. io iMiji ii mi 1 1 if P . ORTLJD has i lie market. A ith a roniPi-kble demonstra tion thousands of persons ushered the new Vamhlll-streot undertaking into" existence yesterday, making the open ing an unqualified success from the standpoint of hoth the producer and th consumer. The producer. It is said. a pleased because he pot a better price for his prodi. re, while the con sumer was pleased because he got Iresher and better stuff. More than J 00 wagomoads of farm produce of all kinds was sold. It is eaid by those in charge that this suc cess has siven a 'stimulus to the mar ket which will maite it a permanent in stitution. Farmers commenced to reach the market place as early as 5 A. M and after beinpr allotted booths and stands Tor their wagons, began the task of arranging; their displays for the open ing. Sales were started about 7 o'clock, at which time there were many , persona at the scene. Mayor Buys Stranbcrrles. One of the first purchasers was May or Albee. who bougrht six boxes of choice strawberries. He went through the entire market from Third to Fifth streets and made- a f ew 'other pur chases. By 9 o'clock the market place was crowded and sales were made rap idly. There were on display booths ar ranged In genuine country store! fash ion. In srreat abundance were such products as farm-made jellies, canned fruits, farm-killed meats, chickens and other fowl, cranberries, greens, rhu barb, onions, grapejulce, honey, lettuce, radishes, pctatPes. bacon, fish, straw berries and farm-made pastry. There "were several stands containing flowers and bulbs of various kinds. The official opening at 10 o'clock was an tmpresslve affair and demon strated conclusively that Portland con sumers favor the publio market plant The opening was marked by a parade of automobiles and marchers, all deco rated with market baskets and vege tables. Thousands of representatives ttf commercial organizations, granges. local business concerns and booster clubs formed the pageant, which ex tended in a winding course practically from the Broadway bridge to the mar ket entrance. Parade I.anln More Than Hour. Here and there in the parade were bands, and everywhere were the unique market decorations. The parade wound aoout through lines or cheering people for more than an hour before, the mar ket was reached and the onslaught comtnenced at the various booths and wagons. The parade was headed by a squad of mounted policemen, followed by the Police Band on foot and Mayor Albee and members of the City Commission and officials of the Producers' and Con sumers' Public Market Association in automobiles. Following in order were the Pro gressive Business Men's Club's repre sentatives in autos and on foot, all car rying baskets: the Realty Board, the Ad Club, the East Side Business Men's Club and the Harrlman Club. F"lre Band Is In Line. Next was the fire band, decorated with baskets, followed by an automo bile In which was Miss Anna Tiernay, the fire department candidate for Rose Festival Queen. They were followed by a line of automobiles of the Port land Railway. Light & Power Company and about 400 streetcar conductors and motormen In uniform. In a big dec orated touring car filled with girls was Miss Husby. the candidate of the Made-in-Oregon Club and the Electric Club for Rose Festival Queen. Following were various societies, clubs and labor organizations. The third division of the parade was headed by the Xew Kra Chinese band, followed by local and state granges and various city improvement clubs. At the head of the fourth division was the Spanish War Veterans' Juvenile drum corps, followed by various parent teacher associations, the Women's Club, Council of Jewish Women. Women's Christian Temperance Union and other societies. The fifth division, headed by the Washington High School, was made up of representatives of various, fra ternal organizations. Arriving at the market place. Mayor 1 Mlaa Husby, Candidate of Made-ll-Orrcoa Club and Electric Club for Row Festival Queen, as She Appeared in Market Parade. 2 A Fireman in Uueat of Pnrtkwn. 3 The streetvar Men in the Parade. Progressive Business! M' Club in the Parade. 6 When Producer and Consumer Meet. Float of Cedar Mills. Or. 7 Samuel Hill and -Julius Meier and. Party Negotiating With Producrr. s Spanish War Veterans' Juvenile Drum Corps In the Parade. 9 Busy Selecting a Sunday Dinner. Albee was called upon to make an ad dress, and, standing In the seat of an automobile, he congratulated thQse re sponsible for the market plan and de clared the market officially opened. This formality was followed by a rush .of purchasers which cleaned out the entire market in less than an hour and a half. At about 2 o'clock the mar-1 ket had been practically deserted by producers, who had sold their loads and started" for their homes. The market Is to-be open every day of the week excepting Sundays. Only bona fide producers are permitted to have space in the market. ALBIXA PATRONAGE IS GOOD Twenty-Five Loads of Produce Show W ide Variety. The Albina public market on Knott street had Its best day yesterday since it was started by the Albina Business Men's Club, according to. the report of Secretary Calef. He estimated that 5 wagons came with heavy loads of farm produce and that there was a much greater variety. Women brought home cooked provisions. One woman brought buttermilk,' cottage cheese and cream, all of which she sold quickly. A large quantity of potatoes were brought and sold. A local church sold home cooked goods. T. L. Adams. T. J. Murphy and Secretary Calef helped the farmers sell their wares. Mr. Adams, chairman of the general committee, said yesterday that it was planned to provide shelter, and ex pressed himself as well satisfied with the results obtained thus far. POWER SITE TAX OPPOSED Hydro-Klectric Commission Protests . Against Federal Taxation.' A resolution of protest against Fed eral taxation of water power site de velopment beyond the charges neces sary to cover the expenses of admin istration by the Government was adopt ed at a meeting of the Oregon Hydro- Electric Commission Friday. Califor nia, Oregon, Washington. Idaho, Mon tana. Wyoming-, Colorado. Arizona and Utah, the Commission says, contain 70 per cent of the. water power in the United States. The lack of plenty of high-grade coat in the Weat renders this source of power estremely valuable, says the Commission, -and is use should not be hampered by a tax to increase Federal revenues. A copy of the resolutions was mailed to each member of the Oregon delega tion in Congress. i i... ... 1 .j - ; ...... ' i - ;A3 V.. 7&ffuJ&- J l mmBfr- tM. , r---., 1:1 -r; a ;. !iwjtiiiw in wiuiv.wmMpKmiiiiwyi . f?jBWJ v - I i nt- rnassTnsnnar irrt . miini i n.n. - 'xn f ;s :"; 'V' vl I .-ssrS" i. V2ii .Vise J ' V X " A . . - "Ji L-s-:. - . .BMiaitfMjasaMnllsT...-.-.,-. V, f -' , fttf-i nnTiinr - - n im nil Why Not You, Too? This evening in the' Arcadian Garden, from six until eight, Table d'Hote Dinner will be served. There will be seen men with their families enjoying a Sunday treat; young people delighting in the surroundings and service, and friends to enjoy the social environment, enhanced by the glorious voice of Mrs. Weinstein and the pleasing selections by Heller's orchestra. Sunday Dinner, $1.25 The Grand Concert In the lobb-r from elKht-thlrty until ten la something; no mimic, lover can afford to mlw, The ever-lnereaMlnsr crowds attest to the popularity of this musical feast. Hotel Multnomah L. P. Reynolds, Asst. Mgr. A HOTEL is known by its clientele. When you're at The Portland you're among cheerful, well-bred peo ple, who enjoy tlie perfect" service of this great guest house. . ' Cool, pleasant aisles, delightful lounging rooms and, out in the open with a broad driveway sweeping through, a wide courtyard, gay with flowers and the delicate tracery of creeping vines. Breakfast. 6:30 to 12 Luncheon (Weekday), 11:30 to 2 Afternoon Tea (Weekday), 3:30 to 6 Table d'Hote Dinner, 5 :30 to 8 . Service in the Grill until 1 A. M. -with music. Sunday evening concert In the lobby. The Portland Hotel G. J. Kaufmann, Manager. HOTEL NAVARRE con. eIjEVgnth and alder sts. New modern brick building:, beauti fully furnished throughout Outalda rooms $1.00 a day up. SPECIAL SUMMER HATES BY THB MONTH. S15. $20, 25. with bath privilege. Rooms with private baths, $25. 30. 36, (10. Two rooms, with bath, 50. T. U. O'COSXEH, Mr. have proved unavailing. The ringrs have a high sentimental value and Mr. Harrison has offered, a liberal reward for their return. The rings were in Mrs. Harrison's possession at 4:30, when she went to the Meier & Frank store. She visited the Lipman & Wolfe store also and then the Star Theater and thinks that she must have dropped them at one of these places. other men arrived here yesterday in pursuit of Mrs. Louder and tried with out result to effect a settlement. Sturm said he Invested $1700 in the company and was promised a superintendency. Nine other Investors, said Sturm, had been promised employment in return for investments of $125 each. RAILROAD LAND OFFERED Reclamation Gets Price Cut io Aid - Settlement of Projects. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash., May 16. (Special.) One 'thousand acres of Northern Pacific land under the Tieton project, and 480 acres 'under the Mab ton Siphon, in the lower Yakima Valley, are offered for sale at prices about half what have been charged, lr a letter received b the Reclamation Service here today from Thomas Cooper, as sistant to Paesldent Hanaford, of the Northern Pacific. The letter is accompanied by a list of the tracts and prices, which range from $5 to $50 an acre, the larger num ber of units being midway- between these extremes. .Terms offered are pay ment, of one-tenth down and the bal ance in nine annual installments at 6 per cent interest, but In case of settlers who move upon- the land and cultivate it, no payment other than the first will be required until trie end of the fourth year. ( . WOMAN PROMOTER TAKEN Mrs. Annette Louder Arrested by " Postal Inspectors at Seattle. SEATTLE, "May ' 16. Mrs. Annette Louder, president of "the Kupreanof Copper Mining & Smelting Company, was arrested today at a leading hotel on complaint of a postoffice inspector. She is accused of using the mails to defraud in connection with sales of the copper company stock In various parts of the country. Gustav Sturm, of Chicago, and two VALUABLE RINGS MISSING Mrs. J. C. Harrison Estimates Loss or Jewelry at $1700. Four rings" valued by J. C. Harrison at $1700 were lost by Mrs. Harrieon. of 674 East Everett street, between the hours of 4:30 and '9:20 P. M. last Fri day, and so far all efforts to find them Supreme Court Gets Pender Case. ST.. HELENS, Or., May 16. (Special.) The Pender murder case, famous In this county for Its two long trials, is soon to be argued again, this time be fore the Supreme Court. Pender, on a second trial, was found guilty, here last January of killing Mrs. Daisy Wehr man and her infant child, and was sen tenced to be hanged in March, when an appeal stayed execution. 311 The MARK of Distinction p Jit- if J and it only costs a nickel for the best bread on earth. Label on Every Loaf BB. EE EG EE frS PP PR CD r-n - UlUJ ttrj M V l WHEN. IN SEATTLE Make lour qaaiier at tb Hotel Savoy bollfi Comiort" A - trlctly fir proof. atl, oo creto and mar. baHdln, light la tb center of tft elly'a- actlvttlea withla w o inlB utn' valk t tbaatara, item and atamiii wbftrvea, tlKOPKAN Pf-N ft-cr nay Up Extae s Cp HOTEL 1 STEVABT1 SAM FRANCISCO Geary Street, above Union Square European Plan 9 1 .50 a day up . American Plan $3.50 a day up ew Steel brick stracture. Third md ditson of hundred rooms now bull Jin. Elvery modem convenieac?. Moderate rates. Center of theatro and retail dis trict. On cmrfinea transf erring all over city. BtctriessmusMsMstt train saa stsuunv. Entire New Management. H I I Newly decorated and re- n V 1 furnished throughout. R Bstsss 11.00 par Dr iwi S i nwfc oA woo sd B )