13 PRESS CLUB FOLK TO PICNIC TODAY PRINCIPALS IN THE PATRIOTIC TAB LEAUX TO BE GIVEN AT MULTNOMAH FIELD TOMORROW. STT.3 Excursion to Bonneville Prom ises to Prove Big, En joyable Time. 99 raise . FINE PROGRAMME CARDED TTIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX. PORTLAND, JULY 4, 1013. Wleii ores tC Yen Exercises Appropriate to Independ ence Day to Bo Held and Vari ous Kvents of a Lighter Sort Enjoyed. n. Portland Press Club special, carrying the members of the Press Club, their wives, sweethearts and friends, will roll out of the Union depot at 9 o'clock this morning for a day at Bonneville, where they will combine with their observance of In dependence day, a picnic of the rar quality that only the Press Club knows how to "put across." A special edition of "The Frying Pan" has been published for the oc casion, and the fun will begin an soon as the train leaves the depot or soon er and will continue until the crowd disbands again' at the Union depot to night. The start back from Bonneville will be made at & o'clock. Picnic dinner, games and sports, a visit to the fish hatcheries at Bonne ville or pleasant rambles along the scenic stretches of the Columbia. High way, are the attractions that the Press Club has in store. The rapidity with which the tickets have been going Indicate the enthusiasm with which the people of Portland are looking forward to the Press Club's entertainment. The tickets are tl for adults u'nd 50 cents for children between 13 and S 3-ears, and have been on sale at the club, at the 0.-W. K. & N. ticket office and other stations about the city. It is expected that there will be a big "eleventh hour" sale ef tickets at the depot this morning to people who have made up their minds at the last moment not to miss the excursions PENINSULA GAMES AURAXCiED Iorlli Portland Club to Give All-lay Programme Tomorrow. The celebration of the North Port land Commercial Club will be held at Peninsula Park and will continue all day tomorrow. The forenoon will be driven over to sports and contests and the patriotic programme will be held in the afternoon. beginning at 1! o'clock. Principal features of the programme will be addresses by Governor Withy combe and Milton A. Miller, collector of internal revenue. George S. Shepherd la master of the ceremonies, and Professor K. H. Whit ney, of the Ockley Green School, will award prizes. The committee of ar rangements from the North Portland Commercial Club consists of J. Hodgson K. James Jones and H. Kurth. The programme of events follows: 19 to 12 A. M. Basehall game on Peninsula Annex. Peninsula Park vs. Kirkpalrlcks Stara. Swimming and diving contests and ex hibition In Feuinsula swimming pool Suva 4 feet 10 inches an under. 00-foot swint, dtvins plain front, plain kuick. plain front from iedestal, jack Anlte from ped estal, one dive at will. r feet 6 Inches and under, 100-foot swim, 300-yard swim, diving plain front from pedestal, Ja.dc Knife from pedestal, flip from pedestal, bark flip, I1, from pedestal. tienlora, 2uo-foot swiin, liuo-yartl swim. diviuK swan from pedestal, jack knife from pedestal, 1 yi from pedestal, two dives at -Kill. Olrls - Juniors, straight front, pedestal front, 0-yard peanut race. Seniors straight lront, pedestal BtraighL front, back dive, 00-yard swim, loo-yard swim. Diving exhibition by Mrs. Constance Meyer. 12 M. to 1 :3 P. M. Picnic lunches, free play and recreation. 1:30 to 4 P. M. Events of the alternoon Flag race, girls under Is years. vO-yard daah, boys under 5 feet. Three-legged race, free for all men. Playground tall throw, girls under IS years. 7.1-vard dash, married men. Wheelbarrow race, toys under 3 feet. ao-yard, dash, married women. Jap paper fight. 1'cndle race, girls. Sack race, boys under 19 years.' Ha::helors' race. 75 yard, free for all men. Flag drill by girls. Girls' io-yard race, under IS years. Pillow boxing on rail. Basketball throw, girls. Kg? on spoon race, women. fciai-k race, girls -under 4 feet 10 Inches. Relay race. men. lielay race, women. Relay race, each team of one 10-year, ons IS-year. one adult. Fat men's race. Obstacle race. boys. Tuj- of war, single vs. married men. "Williams' band and orchestra, a North Portland organization, has been engaged, 1RVINGTOX TO HAVE KPOKTS lanco on Tennis Courts Tomorrow Will Close Programme. Fourth of July festivities in Irving ton will run throughout the entire day tomorrow and close with a dance In the open air on the tennis courts of the Irvington Club. The celebration at Irvington is an annual affair and the preparations for this year are for a far more elaborate programme than has ever before been held. Chairmen of the committees In charge, of the work are: Danclnr, W. M. Kapus; games, Kthel Mitchell; sports, K. J. Jaeger: decorations, Mrs. Percy Allen; prizes, Mrs. K. W. Robin son; refreshments, Mrs. K. 8. Fields; junior games, Mrs. H. P. Dutton; char acter, W. F. Woodward; and Publicity, Mrs. O. C. Leiter. The programme of sports follows: Junior Sports. Bicycle race, around block twice. Twenty first to Knott. Knott to Twentieth. Twen tieth to Thompson. Thompson to Twenty first: 100-yard daah, So-yard daah. three legged race, roller skate race (same as bicycle), potato race, sack race, somerset race Mrs. H. P. lutton): roller skating race for boys, age 12-15; three-legged race for boys, age 1-12; sack race for boys, age P-1.T; JUO-yard dash for boys, age 10-1.1; bicycle race, open.: ,"0-yard dash for girls, age lo-U; traveling ring race for girls. Age -12; roller skating race for girls, age 0-14; relay foot race for boys and girls, age 8-15; potato race for sma'.l children, age 5-7. Men's. Three-legged race, potato race, fat -man's race, slim man s race, ftu-yard dash, tug-of war. Ice-holding contest, walking contest and xireman s race, loo yards, Women's. Egr race, baseball throwing, volley ball throwing, wheelbarrow race, running race, 60 yards: pencil-sharpening contest. Starter Shirley Parker. Judges Captain Wilson, Judge Catena end Mike Brady. Timers P. C. Knapp and C. C. Colt. 3IAZAMAS SCALE JIOCXTAISS Attempt to Be Made Tomorrow to Vse Heliograph Signals. AH eyes in Portland should be turned toward Mount Hood at high noon to morrow, and it is probable that they may catch the heliograph signals flashed from Its summit by the party of Maramas that makes its annual climb at that time. Every member in the party will have an 18-inch mirror. A party of Maramas will also ascend St. Helens at the same time and will ,, ,. ,. -.' 1 .' X -.. - -v-V ,aV4- '"N III I .N -i ' V ' " ; i. ! ' 'fee: -xvvv v : J' -I 'r . I - 'At: . fjffjlrl;, : ,:lliL ' ' tz: - t - rr' - i l- -r;. g Sy. ---. afV9VX '.' I zl 7'' Iff- mtm Iff ,i?VfirV p uf: j j' '" ij m pi m ii n u m i n nr ii mn i wft' 1 try to communicate by helioarraphinf; with the party on Mount Hood. More than 12a climbers will ascend from the north side and an equal num ber from the south side, the intention of the Mazamas being to assemble a record-breaking crowd on the summit at that time. There will be about 80 in the party that Is to make the climb of St- Helens. Leaders of the climbing parties left last Friday to place everything; , in readiness for the climb and the main body followed yesterday or will follow today. Elijah Coalman, the veteran guide, who has made more than 300 ascents. will be In charge of the climb from timberline to the summit. He went Friday to place the cables at Crater Rock and at the (treat crevasse to as sist the climbers In making: the ascent. He will probably srulde the oartv alone unless the weather conditions turn out to De unexpectedly adverse, in which case other guides will assist him. Cllf UCIIES ARK TO CELKBRATK Union Programme at Columbia Park to He KxtcnslTe. A patriotic pageant will be the open ing: feature of the celebration to be held at Columbia Park tomorrow under the auspices of five of the churches of the community, assisted by various fra ternal and civio organisations. The parade will be under J. K. Tem pi, grand marshal, and will form at 10 o'clock and march at 10:30 to the park. The formation by sections will he . follows: Section 1 Forms on south side of Ixm bard. Just west of Portsmouth; Include fraternal, clvle and military organisations. Grand Army of the Republic. Woman's Re lief Corps, Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, Oddfellow. Keoekabs. boys' Modern Woodmen of America drill team. Modern Woodmen of America drill-teams. Royal Neighbors, United Artisans. First prise, to the greatest number In uniform; second prise, to the most attractive uniform team. Section 2 Mrs. George Kills, marshal: forms on east side of Portsmouth, north of Lombard street. Includes all Sunday school children up to 15 years of age. First and second prizes will be awarded for the most attractire class display tor the fol lowing divisions: Boys from S to 13 years of age. beys from 12 to 13 years of age. girl from 8 to lj years of age. girls from 12 to 15 years of age, primary- department, cradle roll. Hectlon 8 J. A. Stevens, marshal. Form on west side of Portsmouth, north of Lom bard street. Includes adult and young peo ple's classes. First and second prises for moat attractive class display. tl adult classes. 2 young people's classes. Also first and second prizes for th most unique and best drilled organised class. Section 4 Forms on Portsmouth avenue, south of Lombard street, under J. Ularom. mar-hal. It will consist of decorated doll carriages, floats and maskers. Prises will be given for the best decorated doll car riage, the most beautifully decorated float, the best decorated bicycle, and the beat Indl vldual character. The line of march will be down Lom bard street from Portsmouth to the east gate of the park. Competitive drills between the various organizations and classes will be held Immediately after the parade. After luncheon a patriotic programme will be held at 2 o'clock, at which Gov ernor Wtthycombe will be the principal speaker. The Declaration of Independ ence will be read by Miss Margaret Nelson. A band concert by MrEIroy's band at 3 o'clock will be followed by athletic events. Committees from the churches par ticipating in the celebration are as fol lows: P.aptist Church L. Shnmaker. W. A Hall. It. Lowe, J. A. Stevens and Mrs. D. A. Yost. Congregational Chur-h J. E. Temple W. H. Dean. William Wakefield. T p' Keeney. R. O. liachman, W. 11. Kline and Rev. F. J. Meyer. Scandinavian Lutheran Church J. Glarum. C. Thompson, Mrs. J. Glarumi Mrs. B. Hansen. Mrs. J. Hansen and Kev. H. O. Hendrickson. Methodist Church William Cs steel H C. Turner Dr. H. O. Brown. Mrs, R. tills, Mrs. William Griswold and. Rev C. L. Hamilton. Kpiscopal Church George Dearlove Richard Morris. G. Kitten house. Mri! George Dearlove and Mrs. A A Mc Xamara. Chairman. C. A. Dotson': ec retary. Miss Ina Jaqua. LODGES AVILL PICXIC TODAX Xearly All Fraternal Orders in City to Go on Outings. Nearly all of the principal fraternal organizations of the city are planning Fourth of July picnics and celebra tions cither for today or tomorrow. Bonneville will be the scene of one of the biggest of these celebrations. About 2000 members of the Oddfellows and Rebekah lodges will enjoy this excursion, and picnic, leaving Portland y special train tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. W. A. Carter, past grand master, and Robert Andrews, past patriarch, will be orators of the day, and a great song programme will be given by the Swedish "members. Hassalo and Orient lodges and Sher wood and Samaritan lodges will play baseball games, and dancing will be enjoyed in the pavilion throughout the day. Besides members of the Portland One of the most impressive features of the celebration of Americanization day at Multnomah Field tomorrow will be the tableau "America." which will be staged by the Patriotic Order of America, consisting of women from the various patriotic organisations of the city. Mrs. Harriett Hendee is chair man of the committee in charge of the tableau. Mr a. D. K. Ross will appear as the Goddess of Liberty, Mrs. K. L. Knight as "Peace." and J. Davenport as Uncle Sara. Grouped about tbera will be women of the Cm. A. It. Auxiliary to represent the 13 original states, and about these will be a group of younger women In costume symbolic of the re mainder of the United States. Grove. Sherwood. Taulatin and other nearby cities. The Woodmen of the World will hold their big picnic today at Crystal Lake Park. A baseball game for the cham pionship of the city will be played and the crack drill team which la to go to San Francisco will put on an exhibition. Music, dancing and athletic contests will occupy the afternoon. Another Sunday picnic and celebra tion will be held by the Maccabees. Lodge No. 1, today at Estacada. Fraternal organizations that will hold picnics and programmes today will be: Fraternal Hrotherhood at Canemah Park; Loyal Order of Moose at Gladstone, and the Sellwood Odd fellows at Kstacada. Fully a dozen smaller picnics have been arranged by other organisations to be held at various points along the lines of the Portland Railway Light and Tower Company, at which the at tendance will be all the way from 100 to 200 people. WOODSTOCK WILL CTXKBRATK Flag-Raisins ant Patriotic Pro gramme to B Given. The programme of the Woodstock celebration of the Fourth will begin to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock and will be held In the Woodstock school house. A flag-raising ceremony will be followed by a patriotic musical pro gramme, and athletic sports will be en Joyed until noon. The presentation of prizes will be at 11:30. The committee In charge announces: "Plenty of refreshments on the ground." and invites all interested to participate In the. celebration. Mrs. Monro Farmer will speak on "Peace" at 2 o'clock, and outdoor en tertainments will occupy the rest of the afternoon. A moving-picture exhi bition will be given In the evening. ST. I.AWKKNCK TO HOLD PICXIC Arrangements Mode for Parish Fcs tiTitlcs at Crystal Lake Park. St. Lawrence parish will hold Its third annual Fourth of July celebra tion at Crystal Lake Park tomorrow, with a great programme) of sports and g&mes for the day. a picnic In the park and a social dance In the pavilion in the evening John Heltkemper Is gen eral chairman in charge of the celebra tion and la assisted by committees, with chairmen a follows: W. P. Lilli. K. J. Barrett. Fred Mc Kean. T. P. Sheasgren. Frank Weber. John P. Hondrew and John KnolL On the dance committee sre William R!nr lodges there will be many from Forest dan, Robert Barrett, Harry McCullougn, W. P. Lllllg. Albert Weller. John Smith and Charlaei Mathea. ' On the Ice cream committee are W. J. Smith. P. Conlin. P. McKernan. 1L Uroy and "Ed" Bedard. Sirs. E. J. Barrett is chairman of the dinner committee, other members being Mrs. p. J. O'Konnell. Mrs. W. J. Smith. Mrs. M. Smith. Mrs. Bullen. Mlrs Dum pert. Miss Kavanaugn, Mrs. Coyne, Mrs. Feseler, Mrs. Wrinkle. Mrs. LI 1 1 la. Mrs. Maloney and Miss Julia Murphy. Miss Lillian Bullen will have charge of the randies, assisted by the follow ing members of the Toung Ldtes' So dality: The Mlases Tillman, Rose Wank. Agnes Wank. Schanen. Twlt chell. BulletswC, Engertberger. Senn. Maloney, Finn. Larden and Madden. DAXfJIi IS EXJOYKH IX STRICKT Vancoover Alto Holds Roller Skate and Bk-yole Races. VANCOUVER. Wash.. July 3. (Spe cial.) A parade of automobiles, roller skating marathon, bicycle race and dancing in Fifth street, between Main and B streets, were features tonight of the Fourth of July celebration here. William Weinberg won first prise. 110. In the roller-skating race, which was over a 3 2-block course. Lawrence Rosalter. second. received IS, and George Kreyser. third, received tl 60. The streets were lined with spectators. Mart Randolph won the bicycle race, which was over the same course an the skating contest. -H received" i. Rudolph Betzlng. second, received f3, anil Walter Hire, third. $5. The Twenty-first Regiment band played for the many couples who took part In the street dance. Hundreds who did not dance watched thore who did. The downtown street were Illuminated, and a great crowd was out.' SELLWOOD KIDDIKS- TO MARCH Field Meet and Anuatlc Kvents Ar ransed for Tomorrow. Sellwood will feature a children's parade in Its celebration tomorrow morning at 10:3. Drill, and folk dances by the chil dren will be held in the afternoon, and a list of 19 events has been made out in swimming contests alone. There will also by an elaborate -track and field meet. Business men of the community have mad up a purse of i0 to pro vid prizes. A Fourth-of-July address and a pa triotic programme will b held In the forenoon Just following the children's parade. Sellwood will make the theme of this programme "Americanization day" and will conduot a programme similar to that to be held on Multno mah Field. MANY PICXsCS WILL BK HfcLD Social, National and Cliio Oraanlxa tlons Arranging Y'cstH Hies. Many social. National and civio or ganizations are planning to bold Fourth of July picnics near Portland tomorrow with general programmes and attractions. The Welsh people, of Bnaver Creek and Portland, will be at Gladstone to morrow. Clan Macleay and the Caledonian Club will pass the day picnicking at the Cricket Club grounds. The Esla cada Fir Department will hold an entertainment at Estarada Park and the volunteer firemen of Gresham also are planning a celebration for the fair grounds. A community celebration will be held at the Arleta school sod an other celebration will be at Sandy. CHILDREN TO HAVE PAGEANT Laorelhurkt Programme, to Include Contents and Drills. laurel hurst's Independence day pro gramme will be held at the playground tomorrow afternoon, under the direc tion of Miss Beatrlc Doty. Mrs. Travis aad Mlxs Clapper. The programme will begin at 1 o'clock. Th children will have a patriotic pageant followed by patriotic songs and flag drills. Many floats have been pre pared for th pageant, which the chil dren are looking forward to with great Interest. There will be games and con tests for the boys la th afternoon, following th general programme. BALL GAMES WILL BE PLAYED Wanhington Park Will Hold Im promptu Celebration for Fourth. Washington Park playground has de vised an Impromptu celebration to b held tomorrow afternoon and announces "open house for all visitors. H. J. Campbell, director of th boys' playground, will be in general super vision of th sports. Kail games, races, ple-eatlng contests and other amusements will be held, and th croquet grounds and other attrac tions will be open to th public "STAY-AT-HOME" IS PLANNED St. Stephen's Parish Will Have Pic nic Festivities at Church. Wblle many organizations will eels-, When you get out in the country and all of a sudden that youthful tire of yours goes bang! and you're forced to pile out and get busy with the repair kit right thens the time to make up your mind that there's going to be no more of that kind of business. Right then's the point in your motor car experience when you ought to search out a tire good enough to carry a written pledge of mileage satisfaction! Ajax Tires are good enough. Every one that goes out of the dealer's stock car ries a written guarantee for 5000 miles. Every Ajax Tire that's been sold since the Ajax-Grieb Rubber Company started in business 10 years ago has carried this contract. 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A picnic dinner will be served at noon, and dancing will b enjoyed both afternoon and evening. In th vntg the grounds will be Illuminated. Th sports for th afternoon Include contests and races for alL Prises will bo awarded. ORENCO IS LAYING PIPES I-arj;e l'orre of Jlen Is at Work on New Water System. OltENCO. Or. July J. Speelal. Orcnco Is having ditches dug snd water, malna laid for th new water system. A large fore of men has beer employed during the past week, snd It is hoped to have the sslem completed aoon. Th foundation of th new high school Is nearly complete snd th work will be rushed for th opening of the School In September. A standard hlsh school will b maintained, liurlng the past year only th first ten grades were taught in th school. Postal Job Tents Arranged. The United States Civil gervlc Com mission announces that a clerk-carrier examination will b held at Portland beginning on September 4. to establlsn an eligible register from which selec tion may be made to nil vacancies as they may occur In th positions of sub stitute clerk or substitute carrier at the rortlaad. Or, TostolXicc. Th ago limits ore 18 to 4S years. Th entrance salary for the positions of clerk and carrier. Post Office Servleu. is now Mo a year, with annual promotions In ftrst cl.ts offices up to $1100 a year for ef ficient service. Application blank and Instructions to applh-anta may be obtained from the Portland secretary. Board of Civil Service Kxamlners, Post Office building. Portland. Mrs. McDowell Likely to Lite. Mrs. d. M. McDowell, wife of the agent for the W. It, Grace Steamship Company, who swallowed a tablet of bichloride of mercury Friday night. mistaking It for a headache capsule, was reported tv b In good condition st St. Vincent's Hospital, and to have aa excellent chance for recovery, i-h screamed aa soon aa aha realised her mistake, and antidotes were Immedi ately administered, so that her condi tion Is not believed to be serious. Mrs. Sterling Will Speak. VANCOUVER. Wash.. July J. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Elisabeth Sterling. County Superintendent of Public Instruction, has been honored by Mrs. Josephine Preston. Stat Superintendent, who has appointed her to apeak at th National Kducatlon Association convention at Oakland. August 1. Mrs. Sterling will speak at th department of supervision, which Is In chart of Stat Superin tendent Shawkey. of West Virginia. Win look Girl Drowned at Index. rnXTHALIA. Wash, July 3 (Spe cial) I.ucy Venesa. th U-yr-nld daughter of George Venrss. a well- known resident of wlnlo-k. was drowned Tbnrd.y at Index. Th bojy arrived at Wlnlovk yesterday, where lbs funeral was held. MUSICIANS WILL STAY IUSPITK WITH TlllHTIllCtL M A . At. Kits IS EXIIKII. Only Tat Ilaaae AsaMart KeisrU.s la a saber. Kara Dropping Ua Man I'ruai Ksrr f ais. All difficulties between th Musi clans' Union and th theatrical man agers which have been pending for the last few weeks er amicably ad justed yesterday. . As a result th union men will re main In the theater orchestras, but the managers will retain tfc privilege of designating th number or men they want In their respective orchestras. It Is understood that two of the vaudeville houses will dcras their orchestras Moiday from a:x men to five. By advice of th Central Labor Coun cil I he Musicians' Union withdrew Its demands recently mad on th theater managers fur a mlnlmun-aumbcr-o(-men agreement. The theater managers In turn recalled th two weeks' dis missal notices that wou.d have gon Into effect tonight. I -cm i County Pioneer Dies. CnXTRAUA. Wash.. July (S;,e- claL) James McQulgg. a resident of t-ewi. County for tne Inst Jl years, died Wednesday night. lr. M.-vJuisg was born. In Ohlj lit 1SL He ram t Lewis County w hen II years of age and nettled on a farm at Ethel, where ho lived th rest of Ma life. II Is sur vived by his widow and four children.