THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND," JUNE 14. 1914.
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PRAISE LAVISH FOR
FESTIVAL OFFICERS
George Baker Announces That
Private Business Will Com
: pel His Retirement.
PRESIDENT COLT 'PLEASED'
pression and to make them more pop
ular than ever.
"I therefore wish to compliment
your bureau .for its share In making
the festival the greatest of its kind
ever held" here."
Jlayor Albee Gends Tjetter of Ap
probation to Police and fire
Bureaus for Ildelity tur- . -
ln Portland's Holiday.
Having stated what generally la ad
mitted the most successful Rose Fes
tival In Portland's history, George I
Baker, director of amusements, has
aanounoed that he -will resign and de
vote all his time to private business.
"I appreciate that directing: th work
ef the Festival Is a Mar Job," he said
yesterday, "and X realise that it pre
sents opportunities for doing a lot of
rood work, but I feel that my own
business is demanding- all of mr time
henceforth."
Mr. Baker received universal com
mendation and congratulation yester
day on his efficient and happy man
agement of the Festival, and, judging
from the general expressions of people
who were here any part or all of the
four days, be oould be elected to the
Job again unanimously.
T did what I oould to make It a suc
cess," he replied to his well-wishers,
"but I couldn't have done anything
wlthont co-operation- Everyone In
Portland displayed a spirit and a will
ingness to help.
"la the first place the board of Fes
tival governors and President Colt all
worked hard; the newspapers helped
a lot, and people generally were mighty
good. I am glad if I have done any
thing to help . the people enjoy the
Festival."
Early Meeting Planned.
The Festival Association will hold an
early meeting and close up the affairs
of this year's entertainment. What
eteps will be taken to choose a suc
cessor to Mr. Baker have not been de
termined. - It Is probable that It will take three
or four weeks more to wind up the
Festival business. An auditor will start
an examination of the books tomorrow
morning.
Until all the bills are received and
audited It will not be possible to de
termine whether the association will
have enough money to meet its ex
penses, but officials believed yester
day that the deficit. If any, will be
small.
C. C Colt, president of the associa
tion, could say nothing more yesterday
than to express his gratification.
"W e tried to give them a good show
and I believe, from what I have heard
the people say, that we succeeded. Hav
ing done that, I am satisfied. I am
thankful to the people of Portland and
to the visitors for making success pos
sible." Business men of Portland declared
yesterday that the Festival has been
a great stimulant to trade. While the
actual volume of business transacted
in the retail stores otner than restau
rants, confectioneries, cafes and hotels,
was not greatly increased, the pres
ence of thousands of visitors did much
to attract added attention to the city.
Railroads Report Activity.
All the suburban electric and steam
railroads report an Increased volume
of traffic The greatest bulk of the
crowd, as usual, came from territory
within 100 miles of Portland. This
year, however, a large number of peo
ple came also from points farther re
moved. The Judges of Friday's daylight pa
rade yesterday decided the contest for
the greatest number of uniformed men
in line In favor of the Portland Trans
poration Club. The . Loyal Order of
Moose was a contender tor this honor.
The work of the police and of the
firemen, during the week's festivities
came in for much praise yesterday.
The following letters were written
yesterday by Mayor Albee to the heads
of the fire and police departments:
"To Chief Clark: As Commissioner
of Public Safety I wish to take this op
portunity to compliment every individ
ual member of the police bureau for
their most excellent work during the
. Rose Festival. Just closed. Expres
sions of praise from all over the city
have come to me.
"Few realise how exceedingly diffi
cult it is to police a city so large as
Portland with the small force at hand
with which to do the work. X.ittle is
it understood,, thatduring such "rush"
.periods the officers and men put in
their hardest service, albeit much of
it being more or less pleasant. In that
it is a duty to the public which every
member cheerfully gives for the bene
fit of the whole city and Its guests.
Some- of Requirements Cited.
"One must know of the very large
number of details that must be worked
out by the police for the adequate
handling of the situation produced by
the tremendous throngs attendant upon
an occasion like the Rose Festival, else
one cannot comprehend the big task it
presents.
. "There is the roping of streets, the
assigning of mounted and foot men;
the giving of minute attention to every
matter of safety to lives and property
all over the city, as well aa along the
congested lines of march, for never
must, the various beats be left entirely
"open." Meanwhile, routine of duty
must -continue at headquarters and
every division of the bureau is at high
tension. '
"It therefore affords me great pleas
ure to compliment the bureau for so
handling the situation throughout the
Hose Festival that no accidents oc
curred to mar the occasion, and, de
spite the fact that hundreds of thou
sands were congregated together and
large numbers were absent from their
homes, no crimes of a serious nature
were reported."
"To Chief Do well: With the Rose
Festival and all of its attendant
throngs and its varied features remain
ing but a memory, it is with great
pleasure that I, as Commissioner of
Public Safety, take this opportunity
to thank the officers and men of the
fire bureau for their part in making
the occasion one long to be remem
bered. This applies to each individual
and Is heard on every hand.
"There were no accidents, fires or
crimes of note, a thing most remarka
ble when it is considered that hundreds
of thousands of people thronged the
city throughout the past week.
"The officers and men of your bu
reau deserve great credit for their part
In the festival activities; .their stag
ing of a great fire" Wednesday night
was one of the chief features of the
week and attracted wide attention and
commendation; the - drill was first
class and the spirit with which those
participating took hold to make it a
success was all that oould be desired
"Participation " in the parades by
your officers and men, their splendid
decorations and their band music com'
btnod to creale a most favorable lm-
STERE0PTIC0N FOR SCHOOL
Board Buys Apparatus In Tee In
Montavilla Building.
The Board of Education has pur
chased for the Montavilla school the
stereoscope and stereoptlcon apparatus
which has been in use in that building
during the year. Principal Wiley and
the teachers have found the use of the
apparatus helpful in all the.ir classes,
especially in history and geography.
There are 600 pictures covering all the
subjeots taught to be used both by
the stereoscope and the stereoptlcon
lantern. The former is used in the
class rooms by the pupils. The teachers
call for such pictures as they want to
use in certain studies in history,
geography or anything else. - The chil.
dren see the illustrations of the sub
jects taught in the pictures, together
with the carefully prepared written
description.
The stereoptlcon is used in the as
sembly hall for review work. Prin
cipal Wiley and the teachers say that
the apparatus is almost priceless and
doubles the Interest of the pupils In
all studies in which they are used.
MARKET SITEJS TALKED
Alblna Plan to Widen Street to
fiwvle Better Xxjcatlori.
With a view to securing a perma
nent market place for Alblna, the Al
blna Business Men's Club appointed S.
A. Mathleu, M. E. Merges, C. F. Snyder
and A. P. Zeller to take steps to
straighten out the Jog In Vancouver
avenue from Russell to Morris streets.
This may be done by widening Van
couver avenue to 100 feat between these
two streets through purchase of por
tions of several blocks. It would also
provide some playground. The present
market is located on Knott street be
tween Williams and Rodney avenues.
' Plans have been prepared for shelter
for the Alblna market, but their erec
tion may be deferred until It 1s deolded
whether Vancouver avenue will be wid
ened. A greater variety of produce is
coming into the market. Nine mutton
carcasses, which came from Troutdale,
were disposed of yesterday.
PERS0NALMENTI0N.
J. M. Stull of Salem, Is at the Seward.
K. B. Olds, of Spokane, is at the Cor
nellus.
JT. Hi slop, of Saa Francisco, Is at the
Oregon.
E. D. Sheffield, of Pasco, is at too
OregosX
H. G. Gtrabenhorst, of Salem, Is at the
Benson.
C Thorn, of Walla Walla, la at the
Carlton.
J. Mattey. of McMlnnvlUe, Is at the
Perkins.
Rudolf Baar, of Boring, Is at the
Nortonla.
W, W. Epperson, of Philadelphia, Is
at the Benson.
I P. Howard, of Salem, is at the
Washington.
K. D. Farr Is registered at the Carl
ton from Boise. . -
J. T. Bell Is registered at the Perkins
from Newberg.
J. A. Carson, of Salem, Is registered
at the Imperial.
Perry L. Ashcraft, Jr of Medford, Is
at the Nortonla,
O. V. White, of Albany, is registered
at the Cornelius.
H. H. Hunter and wife, of Seattle, are
at the Cornelius.- - - '
C. E. Lake, of St. Helens, Is registered
at the Washington.
Charles Wesley, of Scio, a merchant.
Is at the Imperial.
C. R. Maxwell, of Payette. Idaho, is
at tbe Washington.
F. T. Donovan, of Eugene, Is regis
tered at the Carlton.
A. E. Campbell is registered at the
Beward from Eugene. '
John Prader is registered at the Nor
tonla from Pendleton. .
J. L. Scott Is registered at the Wash
ington from Chehalis. v
Dan P. Smyths, of Pendleton, Is reg
istered at the Benson.
L. L. Livingston is registered at the
Cornelius from Seattle.
Mr, and Mrs. C. E. Oldham, of Bridal
Veil, are at the Seward.
Aa L. -Catee fa at the Perkins, regis
tered from The Dalles.
Mr. and Mrs. De Larry are at the
Nortonla from Seattle.
Thomas Slater is registered at the
Oregon from Oakland, Cal.
Dr. W. E. Waldor. of Seattle, is reg
istered at the Multnomah.
O. F. White, of Spokane, and Mrs.
White are at the Perkins.
W. D. Sapplngton, of Waahougal, is
registered at the Imperial.
C. J. Huff, of Pendleton, is regis
tered at the Nortonla Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Reed, of Clata
kanie, are at the Multnomah.
J. C. McElroy and family, of Salem,
are registered at the Seward. '
Hugh -Brace Is a guest at the Nor
tonla from- Fallbrldge, Wash.
J. L. Smith, of Fallbrldge, Wash.,
la registered at the Nortonla.
C. A. Haines and "Wife, of Narrows,
Or., are registered, .at the -Benson. ..
Dr. D. D. Toung and Mrs. Toung, of
McMinnville, are at the Multnomah.
Nat Webb," a stockralser of Walla
Walla, is registered at the Imperial.
Mrs. JT. H. Kelly and daughter are
at the Nortonla from Victoria, B. C
J. H. McKinley and S. A. Johnson, of
Edmonton. Alberta, are at the Oregon.
Mrs. H. T. Clendennlng, Miss Frances
Clendennlng and Mrs. M. M. Tooke, of
Chicago, are at the Carlton.
J. C Havely, Jr., who has been at
tending Cornell College, Ithaca, N. T..
the year past, arrived last Thursday to
spend his Summer vacation at home.
He came by way of New York and
Philadelphia, visiting friends in those
cities.
Mrs. F. H. Wingert. wife of the
traveling passenger agent of the Lehigh
valley Railroad Company, Ithaca, N.
Y.. arrived Thursday morning to meet
her sister, Mrs. George W. Harrison, of
Yamhill, from whom she had been aep
arated 26 years.
Dr. M. M. McCooL soil expert at the
Oregon- Agricultural College, is at the
Multnomah, on bis way to the Umatilla
irrigation project to make a detailed
survey of the area Included by it. Soils
win do stuaiea and classified and a map
published by the experiment station
with the result of the survey and reo-
ommenaatlons. I
ABSENCE OF CRIME- :
IN CITY IS NOTED
Chief of t Police Clark Makes
Report on Bureau's Work
During Rose Festival.
19 CRIMINALS ARRESTED
Send today's . paper
to your friends back
East. Full resume of
the week's doings.
Mailed for 5c each at
Oregonlan Business
Office
Vigilance in Taking Crooks Into
Custody Before They Break Laws
Is Held Responsible for Reo
ord Being1 Established.
- Chief of Police Clark submitted to
Mayor Albee yesterday a special report
of the activities of the police bureau
during the Rose Festival. The report
no-frs the period from June 6 to IS. It
reads as follows:
"As this is the busiest and most try
ing period during tha entire year for
the department, we are accordingly
advising you of the results of the above
Week's work. r'
"As the Rose Festival In Portland is
an event that is heralded and widely
advertised all over the entire -United
States it is consequently the mecca of
hordes of thieves and crooks of every
character from all parts of the coun
try. This, however, is particularly so
in the case of pickpockets and bunco
men, who, taking advantage of the un
wariness caused by the excitement and
festivities, Intermingle with the great
crowds and carry on their swindling
and thieving with less fear of appre
hension. To date, however, this bu
reau has received only two complaints'
of this nature.
..' Record Laid to Detectives.
"And. when -the fact is taken into
consideration that the streets were
thronged with the greatest assemblage
or signtseers in the history of the city
It can be easily understood that this is
Indeed a record showing. We account
for this through the fact that the mem
bers of the detective bureau have been
working for weeks In advance, particu
larly on the watch for this class of
crooks, and have been very successful
indeed in taking these men into custody
before they could begin their criminal
occupation. - ;.
"We have to date arrested eis-ht
plckpocketB, among the cleverest be
ing Harry Martin, alias Hill, alias Will-
lams, et al., who has records in Nash
ville, New York, St. Louis, Cleveland
and other Eastern cities, as weH as In
Canada; Bob Roberts, alias Fink, alias
nearaon, alias ine uorma," et - al.,
records in nearly every principal city
in the country, as well aa abroad:
Frank Smith: Frank Spencer, alias
ranK Walsh, et aL. records la all the
Coast cities; Thomas P. Taylor, records
in other cities, and Ted Miller,' whose
picture appears in other galleries also.
Burglars Give Trouble.
"Another class of criminals who give
us a vast amount of trouble usually
during the festival holidays are bur
glars, who take advantage of the un
guarded condition of the residences of
those who are downtown enjoying the
sights and proceed to plunder and rob.
in this connection will say that we
have during week experienced very
commendable, success In making ,-the
arrest of four of these undesirables in
the persons -of Chester Clark- and
Thomas P. Murphy, who robbed a Port
land Heights residence of Jewelry and
silverware to the amount of several
hundred dollars, and also in the persons
or Lance wummey and Jack E. Church
Ill, who robbed several houses here dur
ing the past two weeks and also com
mitted a similar offense in Newberg,
Or. In each case we recovered prac
tically all of the loot and restored It
to owners.
Alleged Shoplifter Arrested.
"Another person who took advantage
of the crowded condition of the large
department stores during the week
was Edward Martin, a shoplifter, who
had robbed six stores here and also had
the loot from stores in Calgary, Can
ada, in his possession. We recovered all
of these articles. -
"Wilbert E. Massey and a woman
accomplice were also- arrested by our
department charged with larceny from
a person. This pair's game - was to
fleece the unwary visitor, and they had
succeeded In accomplishing their pur
pose to the extent of one victim for
8120.
"Our Bertlllon branch has photo
graphed and measured during the past
week 19 criminals, which is in Itself a
record showing for a week's work in
that branch of the department.
"In conclusion we wish to add that
this has indeed been the most success
ful Festival season that the police de
partment has experienced in the his
tory of the city." - -
CITY CONCERT SEASON ON
Municipal Band Will . Play at Sell
wood Park Today.
The concert season In different parks
throughout the city by the Portland.
Municipal Band. Charles L. Brown, con.
ductor, opens with a concert at Sell
wood Park today at 3 o'clock.'
The programme Is: March, "Falcon"
(Chambers); waltx, "Adele" (Brfquet
Phillipp) ; overture, "Raymond"
(Thomas); danse. "Dis Sultanes" (Pol
lak -Daniels); medley overture. "Bits
of Remlcks Hits, No. 14," (Lalrnpe);
intermission, scenes from "The Firefly"
(Frime); an idyl, "In the Alps"
(Brandt); excerpts from "The Bohe
mian Girl" (Balfe); descriptive, "The
Mill in the Forest" (Eilenberg); two
step, "Adele" (Briquet-Phillips).
Dates, this week for other concerts
by the Municipal Band are: Tomor
row night at South Parkway; Tuesday
night, Brooklyn Park; Wednesday
night, Holladay Park; Thursday night,
Washington Park; Friday night, Co
lumbia Park. These will begin at 8
o'clock.
Commencement to B Thursday.
- Joint commencement exerolses will
be held Thursday evening by the Im
maculate . Heart Academy and the Im
maculate Heart School in the Colum
bus Club . auditorium, Morris street,
Upper Alblna. Archbishop Christie will
preside. Miss Caroline J. Oleason,. secre
tary of the Oregon "Welfare Commis
sion, will deliver the address to the
graduates. Miss Marie Thatcher and
Miss Mary Dunn, the first- high sohool
graduates from the Immaculate -Heart
Academy, will reoelve diplomas. The
commercial graduates are; Miss -Margaret
Thomas, iuiss Nellie Williams,
Miss Bernlce Amere, Miss Minnie Reloh.
Miss Mildred Miller, Miss Tessy Mar
tin, m4bs Cecilia Bhanahan and Miss
Mary O'Mara,
Rev, Mi". Black Gees East,
Rev, J, H, Blaok, rector ef St. Francis
Church, East Pine and East Twelfth
streets, left this week for a- two
months' trip to Virginia, his eld home.
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RELICS ARE GENUINE
Transportation Club Exhibits
in Pageant Historical.'
RAILROADS ARE THANKED
Companies Advertise Festival, Bring
Visitors to It, Donate X'unds to
Iake it Success and' - Offl- . . ,
clale March: In Parade.
When the exhibits of th Transpor
tation Cluh passed, the reviewing
stands in the great parade of Friday
afternoon. It Is possible that not one
of the hundreds of thousands who ap
plauded." the floats depleting stages In
the development of travel understood
that they were- looking at hlstorlo
relics.
The Dig canoe which rested aboard
the first float was the genuine ar
ticle. It may have given the Impres
sion that It was built of papier maohe.
but it was a Teal Oregon flr log, hol
lowed by Indians and used for many
years In shooting the Taplds of the Co
lumbia Rlvr.
The little locomotive which only half
filled the huge auto truck which-car
ried. It along the streets was the first
railroad engine used In Oregon. It
was brouirht to the state in isss ana
operated on the portage railroad
around the Cascades, near Tb xalles,
which was owned by the Oregon team
Navigation Company, the beginning of
what Is now the o.-w. . jn. uoib
pany. The first engineer to handle the
throttle of the old rello was T.- A uonre.
eight generations descended from the
Englishman who cut off the head of
King Charles.
One Passenger Iitvlng.
"Had we been able to obtain the
only living woman who was among the
passengers who made the first trip
over the portage road behind, this old
engine, the float would have been com
plete," said J. A. Mulch ay, assistant
general freight agent of the Southern
Pacific - "She Is Mrs. Jesse Falling,
and now resides at Pendleton.
Even the spurs on the heelsof the
pony express riders, and the guns car
rled by the frontiersmen, were of hls
torlo Interest, all these accessories to
the parade - being supplied through
George Hlmes, of the Oregon Histori
cal Booiety. - - -
Members of the board of governors
paid their compliments to all the rail
roads centering In Portland because of
the magnificent support given the
plans of the Kose Festival.
It was pointed out that wlthont ex
ception the roost cordial co-operation
of .the railroads had been reoelved.
They had not only, advertised the Fes
tival, brought passengers and visitors
to the olty en special trains, but had
contributed oash and earnest thought
to making the parades Interesting,
Officials JUareK la Parade.
Officials ef high degree were willing
te ride hereebaofc and to travel afoot
in the pageants, while the election of
Queen Thelma la said to have taken
large parts ef the pay eheoks ( many
et the employes wha are registered la
the . Transportation and . Harrlman
clubs. ..CurXts J. Sutherland Is said to
have contributed $1800 in cash out of
the "Jack. pot" for that notable event
"Nothing to say," was the nearest
Sutherland came to talking.
When the line of march was looked
over on Friday It was observable that
such dignitaries as F. L. Burckhalter.
superintendent of the Southern Pa
cific; John M. Scott, H. A. Hinahaw, J.
A. Mulchay, A. E. Hutchinson, W. M.
Nelson, C. W. Martin, C. W. Stinger,
William Merrlman, J. M. Sutton and
George D. O'Conner had shed their of
ficial standing along with their coats
and were tramping the slippery streets
under the banner of the rose.
"The railroads' modest contribution
to the success of the Rose Festival Is
only Indicative of the attitude of mod
ern railroad men toward all matters of
public Interest." eald John M. Bcott.
"With a railroad girl as queen, we
were all ready to follow. her twice as
far as the parade actually marched."
MassacTmwtts Society Formed.
Former Massachusetts residents held
a meeting on Thursday at 408-409
Ellers building and - perfected a per
manent organization to be called the
"Massachusetts Society., of Oregon."
The following officers were elected:
Gordon W. Stanley, president; Mrs.
Sarah E. Wilder, first vice-president;
Mrs. J. E. Robbins, second vice-president;
Dr. Edward 8. Adams, secretary
treasurer. An executive committee
Dr. J. F. Worcester, J. R. Collord and
Dr. Edmund Myers, with the secretary
and president was also elected. The
society will hold It's first banquet nt
one of the hotels on the evening of
June 17, Bunker Hill day. All former
resldants of Massachusetts who hava
not already become members, and who
are desirous of attending the banquet,
will communicate with the secrevUlry,
408 Filers building, or Dr. J. F. Wor
cester, Medical building. ,
GexTirtz Debtor Case Dismissed.
An absconding debtor, charge against
Philip Gevurts was dismissed' by Dis
trict Judge Jones .yesterday. The
charge was brought by Lip in an. Wolfe
& Company that Gevurtz owed, them
S167.87 and was about to leave the state
with his family.
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Those old-time lutes and guitars hare nothing oa a modern Romeo when it comes to giving' old
Cupid a little lift along" the road to the finish wire. After the excitement of the Rose Festival
days BlU liked the scenery fine last night up" on Council Crest as the Irresisto with the wonder
ful dance and other selections seemed to float over the enticing landscape.
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