Section One
Pages 1 to 16
VOL. XL NO. 27
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DEMPSEY SCORES
KNOCKOUT IN 4TH
Frenchman Wilts Under
Heavy Bombardment.
CARPENTIER ALWAYS
FAVORITE OF CROWD
CHIP HARD PUT,
DECLARES EDGREN
GROSS GATE RECEIPTS PEACE RESOLUTION
ARE ABOUT $1,600,000 SIGNED BY HARDING
VETERANS AFTER
FIFTY AUTOISTS LAY
ARREST TO CURIOSITY
FOURTH OF JULY
EXODUS GENERAL
Portland Folk to Enjoy
Motoring and Beaches.
KLAMATH LANDS
APPROBATION ROARED LOCD
IVT WHEN DEMPSEY SLIPS.
MORE THAX 90,000 PERSOXS
SEE BIG FIGHT.
MEASURE SEXT TO HOME OF
SENATOR FRELIXGHl'ISEX.
15 PLEAD GCILT1 AND PAY $2
EACH TO CITY.
GAMENESS IS REMARKABLE
Carpentier Also Exhibits Pu
gilistic Skill.
GREAT OVATION IS WON
Best Showing: Is Made in Second
Round, When Blow Is Sent to
Champion's Jaw.
RINGSIDE. Jersey City. N. J.. July
2. (By the Associated Press.) Jack
Dempsey is still heavyweight pugil
istic champion of the world.
A crushing right swing from the
fist of the American fighter shat
tered the titular aspirations of
Georges Carpentier tn the fourth
round of the so-called "battle of the
century," here this afternoon.
The pile-driving blow landed flush
upon the Jaw of the Frenchman,
flooring him for the second time in a
trifle more than a minute of fighting
in the final decisive round.
Second Knockdown Effective.
Although he had staggered to his
feet after the initial knockdown, he
was unable to survive the second
knockdown and was motionless when
Referee Harry Ertle tolled off the
fatal ten counts.
Although the knockout punch was
driven to Carpentier's jaw, the way
to Dcmpsey's victory had been paved
by a continual bombardment of blows
which landed on every section of the
Frenchman's body. Each swing. Jab
and uppercut, scored to the stomach.
ribs and sides, contributed to the sew-ing-up
process of the speedy Car
pentier. Clubbing- Illght Is Used.
In addition, a clubbing right which
landed flush on the back of Georges'
neck in the third round played an im
portant part In his defeat. The
Frenchman folded over in an attempt
to protect his body, left the back of
his neck exposed and Dempsey "with
a fair target in front of him, drove
down a terrific slam to Carpentier's
Vertebrae.
After the knockout the Frenchman
stated in his dressing room that this
punch was the cause of his pugilistic
downfall. lie said that the punch
stung his entire physical and mental
makeup and he was thereafter un
able to carry on any effective attack.
Right Thumb Is Broken.
It was developed after Carpentier
had returned to his training camp at
Manhasset. N. T., that during his ag
gressive and effective attack in the
second round, the Frenchman had
broken his right thumb and sprained
his wrist. Carpentier was unable to
explain how the injury occurred, but
it is thought that it came as a result
of a. hard swing which landed high
on Dcmpsey's head.
What effect, if any, this injury to
the European challenger's most ef
fective fighting fist had on the ulti
mate outcome of the battle, it is
impossible to say. Carpentier was
almost entirely on the defensive in
the third and fourth rounds, although
he did not noticeably avoid using his
right-hand arm in blocking or strik
ing out when the opportunity arose.
Exhibition Is Remnrkable.
Regardless of just which blow
caused the vanquishing of Carpentier,
the Frenchman gave a remarkable
exhibition of pugilistic skill and
gameness against a heavier and more
punishing opponent.
The favorite when he entered the
ring, judging from the amount of
cheering he received, he left the
arena with even a greater amount of
(Concluded on Puife 10. Column 3-
X WAS A KNOCKOUT ALVICMY
P
Bootleggers Rub Elbows With
Lawyers and Society Matrons to
See Poilu Fight Bravely.
BY IRVIN S. COBB.
(Copyright, 1921, by the Central Press
Association. Published by Arrangement.)
NEW YORK, July 2. (Special.) It
is recorded that once upon a time
Aaron Burr, being challenged by Alex
ander Hamilton, bade Hamilton to
meet him over in Jersey and there
destroyed his enemy. This afternoon,
also. New Jersey history, in a way
of speaking, repeated itself, which is
a habit to which history .is addicted.
Challenger and challenged met, and
again the challenger lost the issue.
Posterity has appraised the loser
of that first duel as of more value
than the winner who survived. One
is moved to wonder whether in the
present instance the analogy will
continue. Carpentier, an alien, a
man who does not speak our language.
was the favorite of the crowd before
the fight started and while it prog
ressed, and, if I am one to judge, was
still its favorite when he came out
of it, summarily defeated though he
was.
Dempsey, a native-born, will never
forget. I am sure, the vast roar of
approbation which arose for .30 acres
of close-packed humanity about him
when, for a half minute, it seemed
that he was slipping toward defeat.
The thing never happened before
when an American champion fought
before an American audience, but
then we never before had for a cham
pion .a man whose war record his
lack of one, rather was stained with
a taint.
Poilu Soul of Fight.
Even so. and to the contrary not
withstanding, he showed himself a
better, man. as a fighter, than ohe
Dempsey' who whipped Willard two
years ago at Toledo. Carpentier was
the soul of the fight, but Dempsey
was the body of it. Considering the
thins purely in its pugilistic aspects,
Dempsey won on merit won because
he was bigger and stronger, because
he had more endurance than the
Frenchman, and because, as it turned
out, he was almost as fast upon his
feet. When the needs of the moment
demanded, he had speed and was al
most as clever a boxer as his oppon
ent. And to top all, he had a short
arm blow, using either arm at will
to deliver it. the like of which has
not been seen on this continent since
Stanley Ketchell passed out.
. It was that drumfire on his body
which wasted Carpentier's substance
of resistance. So that when the de
cisive jolts reached his jaw he had
naught left in him with which to
weather the blast. He fought fairly,
did Carpentier, and like a gentleman.
He was licked fairly, and like a gen
tleman. As a gentleman and a fighter
he bulks tonight as the man the ma
jority of the audience hoped to win
and for whom, as a gallant soldier
and a brave man, they wish good luck
through all his days. As for Demp
sey, udess this country should go to
war again, it seems probable that he
will continue to be our leading fight
er for quite some time to come.
Let us consider the matter, chron
ologically as it were.
Reformer 'interesting Sight.
At noon of the day when a cham
pionship battle is to be fought two
hours later almost anything that
happens is new. A prominent music
hall performer entering, unosteptiously
accompanied only by his private pho
tographer, his personal press agent
and his official announcer one such
just came in as I did constitutes a
thrill.
Terracing ' up beyond and behind
and on every side of us rise the
banked tiers of the biggest amphi
theater this world has seen since the
Caesars sat in the circus, Maximus
having their Christian martyrs fried
on one side. It is the biggest arena
ever built of match vbrk and pine
planking. Assuredly were the weather
as sultry as usually it is In these lati
tudes it would be the hottest. But
the whimsical gods of the weather
have been mighty good to us this
July day. Under a London-colored
sky. as gray and almost as thick as
a fog the center of population of
the United States, which for this
date has shifted from somewhere In
Indiana to New Jersey's chief city.
(Concluded on Page 11. Column 5.)
Greater Strength- and
Stamina Save Dempsey.
CARPENTIER HIGHLY PRAISED
American Bewildered at
Times, Says Critic.
GAMENESS IS SHOWN
Grim Jack Considered Nearer
Knockout Than Ever Before In
Varied Ring Life.
BY ROBERT EDGREN.
(Copyright by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.
Published by Arrangement.)
JERSEY CITY, N. J., July 2. (Spe
cial.) Jack Dempsey knocked out
Georges Carpentier of France in the
fourth round of the most thrilling
championship battle of modern times.
Dempsey won as predicted but that
doesn't tell the story. The American
was forced to the limit of his skill.
Only his superior strength and
stamina decided the outcome of the
fight, and there were moments when
he needed every ounce of strength he
had, when he was hard put to it to
keep his bending knees straight and
his feet under him.
There were times when Carpentier's
terrific punches wiped every bit of
expression from Dempsey's grim face
every expression but a fleeting
shadow of bewilderment that any man
could hit him so hard. The French
man has made good every claim for
him. He is a master fighter, a master
mind in a body that obeys every im
pulse instantly and with amazing
speed and force.
Carpentier Is Praised.
Writing here at the ringside while
Billy Miske and Jack Renault are
fighting the delayed semi-final and
the tension of the great championship
bout is slowly simmering down, I can
say tha I never saw a greater fighter
pound for pound tharn the Frenchman.
As for his courage, no gamer man
ever lived,
I believe he could beat any man
other than Dempsey in America, and
there was a moment this afternoon
when even grim Jack was nearer to
being knocked out than ever before in
his varied life. As for Dempsey, he
won because there is no limit to his
grit, courage and determination, and
because physically there i3 no other
man like him in the world.
The championship battle was fought
before 90,000 persons who filled the
huge bowl-like arena from the ring to
the highest ridge of the far-seat sec
tions. Prominent America was well repre
sented in that great crowd the
greatest that ever assembled from all
over the world for a sporting event.
Governor Is Introduced.
Just before the bell. Governor Ed
wards and Mayor Hague were intro
duced from the ring. In the ringside
boxes sat hundreds of men famous in
America's political life, with other
hundreds noted in foreign countries.
When Dempsey was introduced
there was a good round cheer. But
when Carpentier smilingly stood up
that most romantic figure of the ring
the applause was deafening. Joe
Humphries had introduced him as
"the idol of the people and a soldier
of France."
Referee Ertle who had watched
every detail of the preliminary ar
rangements, first ordered the seconds
from the ring and then walked to a
neutral corner and calmly motioned to
the timekeeper.
Carpentier Starts Fight.
The bell clanged. Dempsey and
Carpentier moved out swiftly to meet
at once, and with no preliminary feel
ing out, no hesitation, even for a sec
ond, the Frenchman leaped at the
(Concluded on Page 3. Column 3-)
CARTOONIST
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Dempsey's Manager Says Champion
Is Willing to Box Willard
on September 5.
NEW YORK. July 2. Gross gate re
ceipts of more than 1,600.000 for the
Dempsey-Carpentier fight in Jersey
City this afternoon were announced
by Tex Rickard tonight.
Paid admissions were In excess of
80,000, which, combined with various
free admissions, raised the total at
tendance to a trifle more than 90,000.
Rickard stated that he planned to
hold several championship battles be
tween now and Labor day in the
arena.
The promoter evaded a direct query
as to whether he would stage a return
battle between Jess Willard and Jack
Dempsey on Labor day. Dempsey and
Jack Kearns, however, both said the
champion would be available on Sep
tember 5.
"If big Jess wants another chance,"
said Rickard, "and will agree to put
himself In the proper physical condi
tion, I am willing to stage such a
match."
LAWRENCE. Kan.. July 2. Jess
Willard, ex-world's heavyweight
champion, to whose crown Jack
Dempsey succeeded at Toledo, July '4.
1919, will box Dempsey Labor day if
arrangements for such a bout are
made.
Willard made this declaration to
night. "I have heard nothing of such a
bout since last spring," the ex-champion
said, "when a pjan was under
way for me to box Dempsey March 17.
The completion of plans for the
Dempsey-Carpentier bout ended that
project, and I was promised a bout on
Labor day.
"I'll make- no further move until 1
hear from Tei Rickard, but I'll box
Dempsey if the bout is revived."
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
66 degrees: minimum, 52 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; warmer; northwesterly
wind a.
Departments.
Churches. Section 5, page 2.
Book. Section 5, page 3.
Automobiles. flection 6.
Women's Features.
Fashions. Section 5, page 4.
Miss Tingle's column. Section 5, page 5.
Madame Richet'a column. Section o, page 4.
The literary periscope. Section 5, page 3.
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Patriotic poems, tributes to the flag.
Magazine section, page 1 -
Fan may rave over the Pickford curls,
but Mary hates them. Magazine sec
tion, page 2.
Stuck a Feather In HL- Hat, fiction
feature. Magazine section, page 3.
News of the world as seen by the camera..
Magazine section, page 4.
How to dance the "toddle." Magazine
section, page 5.
Putting the oyster to work. Magazine
section, pa?e 6.
Pennell brings "Whistler back to Wash
ington. Magazine aection, page 7.
HilTs cartoons, "Among Ua Mortals."
Magazine section, page 8.
Darling's cartoons on topics of the day.
Section o, page 0.
Editorial. Section 3, page 6.
Dramatic. Section 4, page 2.
Motion picture news. Section 4, page X.
Service men's page. Section 4, page 2.
News of the resorts. Section 4, pa&e 4.
Chess and checkers. Section 4, page 6.
Real estate. Section 4, page 8.
Society. Section 3, page 1.
Women's activities. Section 3, page 5.
Auction bridge. Section 8, page 5.
Music. Section 3, page 8.
foreign.
Europe declared In critical state. Section
1. page 3.
Old ideas still swaying Europe. Section 1,
page 6.
Swedish-Finnish agreement on Aland Is
lands declared Important. Section 1,
page 4.
National.
Taft appointment breaks precedents. Sec
tion 1, page 2.
Capital impressed by General Dawes. Sec
tion 1, page 4.
National building revival considered near.
Section 1, page 4.
Harding called to lead congress. Section
1, page 3.
Senate quietly draws net around profiteers.
Section 1. page 2.
President signs peace resolution. Section
1, page 1.
Domestic.
Naturalist trains sons for great outdoor
Section 1, page 5.
Pacific Northwest.
American Legion elects Lane Goodell of
Portland, Oregon state commander. Sec
tion 1, page 1.
British Columbia loggers in severe straits.
Section 1, page 8.
PERRY TAKES A SLANT
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Declaration, Approved at 3:10,
Brings War With Germany and
Austria to Close.
. RARITAN, N. J., July 2. The reso
lution of congress declaring war with
Germany and Austria-Hungary at an
end was signed here late today by
President Harding.
The president affixed his signature
to the measure at 3:10 P. M., eastern
standard time, at the home of Senator
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, where he is
spending the week end.
So that there might be no unneces
sary delay t in consummation of the
long deferred state of peace the res
olution was brought here by special
messenger from Washington, where it
had received final congressional ap
proval yesterday. The messenger left
for the capital again tonight to com
plete the formalities of the declara
tion by depositing the document In
the archives of the state department.
The signing took place at a small
mahogany table in the center of a
group which included the president,
host and hostess. Speaker Gillett of
the house of representatives; Senator
Kellogg of Minnesota, a member of
the senate foreign relations commit
tee; Senator Hale of Maine and other
members of the week-end party.
As the president's pen scratched out
the final letters of his name, one of
the group remarked:
"Well, that's that. Mr. President."
"Yes, that's it," replied Mr. Hard
ing with a broad smile, and the others
responded with a quick burst of hand
clapping as If the historic significance
of the occasion bad been borne in
upon them.
As soon -as It had been signed, the
president returned the peace resolu
tion to the messenger and prepared
to resume his game on the links.
Pacific Northwest.
Seven persona Injured, two probably fa
tally, in auto crash near Salem. Sec-,
tion 1. page 7.
Thrift plays important part in Oregon
livestock industry. Section 1. page 9.
Coal commission reports on mines. Section
1. page B.
Citizens of Newberg complete plans for
berry festival. Section 1, page 8.
Kate- Richards O'Hare, kidnaped at Twin
Falls, Idaho, escapes abductors. Section
1. page fi.
Unfair realtor target of statute. Section
1. page 8.
Sports.
pempsey bard put at timea, says Edgren.
Section 1, page 1.
Issue of amateurs and money is raised.
Section 2, page 2.
Many heavyweight contenders loom on the
horizon. Section 2, page 4.
Pasadena honors Charley Paddock. Sec-
tion 2, page 4.
State fair card is complete. Section 2,
page fi.
Jimmy Darcy to make debut here in light
heavyweight class. Section 2. page 3.
Pacific Coast League results: Seattle 6,
Portland 6; Salt Lake 7, Sacramento 8;
San Francisco 4, Vernon 1; Los Angeles
5. Oakland 11. Section 2, page 2.
Dempsey chops down poilu. Section I,
page 11.
Carpentier always favorite of crowd. ' Sec
tion 1, page 1.
Gross gate receipts are about 91.600,000.
Section 1, page 1.
Dempsey declares he took his time. Sec
tion 1. page 10.
Net stars of nation enter Oregon tennis
classic, becwon z, page 1.
Swimming styles are found varied. Section
page. 4.
Records smashed at Pasadena meet. Sec
tion 2, page 1.
Dempsey knocks out Carpentier in fourth
round, feection 1, page 1.
Carpentier declared at best in second
round. Section 1, page 10.
Crowd at big mill unique picture of human
nature. Section 1, page 10.
Commercial and Marine.
Week's trend of market is upward. Sec
tion 1, page 15.
European cereal crops will exceed last
year's. Section 1, page 15.
Two additional steamers chartered to load
lumber for orient. Section 1, page 14.
Four more wood hulls to be converted Into
sailing schooners. Section 1, page 14
Portland and Vicinity.
Portlanders to enjoy real "vacation" Fourth
of July. Section 1, page 1.
Local grocers pick July 27 for picnic. Sec
tion 1, page 16.
Fifty autoists lay arrest to curiosity. Sec
tion 1, page 1.
Northern Pacific to keep ownership in Spo
kane. Portland & Seattle Railway. Sec
tion 1. page 15.
Secret marriage of Lenore L. Stone and
Leo Secord made known In suit for di
vorce. Section 1, page 12.
Medical men urge new marriage law at
convention -here. Section 1, page 12.
Road project under way In 30 Oregon
counties. Section 1. page 12.
Senators expected to make recommenda
tions this month. Section 1, page 13.
AT A FEW RECENT
CiOV-'S.HVXS,- TOO
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Ex-Soldiers Claim First
Rights to Areas.
NEW OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
Lane Goodell, of Portland, Is
Elected Commander.
EDWARD1 EIVERS ADJUTANT
Sole Excitement In Balloting Sue
to Effort to Seat Oliver B.
Huston In Office.
EUGENE, Or.. July 2. (Snecial.)
Oregon's ex-service men have prior
rights to the undeveloped lands In the
Klamath lake districts, according to
those who closed the third annual
state convention of the American Le
gion, department of Oregon, late this
afternoon after a crowded session.
The 11.213.000 appropriated con
gress for the reclamation ' project
should first be used in reclaiming
government lands yet within the
reach of the ex-service men, declared
the legionnaires, who are also opposed
to the leasing of the lands to private
exploiters.
Lane Goodell of Portland took his
seat as state commander this after
noon following his unanimous election
by a cheering body of delegates.
George Codding of Medford was
named vice-commander; Edward J.
Eivers of Portland reseated as adju
tant, and Prescott W. Cookingham,
also of Portland, as finance officer;
Rev. Frank James of Dallas, chaplain,
and Frank Kiddle of La Grande, mem
ber at large of the state executive
committee. New members of the com
mittee are Dr. B. F. Pound of Salem,
G. R. Wilbur of Hood River and Oli
ver B. Huston of Portland.
Drlrmtu Are Klrctrd,
Delegates to the national conven
tion at St. Louis in October will be:
From congressional district No. 1.
George A. White of Salem, Walter
Tooze of Dallas, Guy D. Moshier of
Eugene. R. H. Hoskins of Astoria
and Howard Gildea of McMinnville.
District No. 2 Earl Blackaby of
Ontario, Harry L. Kuck of Pendle
ton, J. H. Carnahan of Klamath
Falls. Guy Sifton of jHood. River.
Francis Galloway of The Dalles.
District No. 3 Earl R. Goodwin,
Arthur Murphy, Prescott Cooking
ham, Oliver B. Huston, all of Port
land, and C. - G. Snyder of Gresham.
Goodwin was high man in the state.
Election of officers 'was placid and
marked by only one real contest.
Backed by delegations from far cor
ners of Oregon, Klamath Falls on
the south and Pendleton on the east,
Olivea, B. Huston of Portland put up
a stiff fight to oust Edward J. Eivers
from the state office.
He failed even with the backing
of 18 men of Eivers' own delegation,
Portland, who were able to swell the
opposition vote to but 58, against 73.
Eivers' re-election was made un
animous upon motion by his defeated
opponent, who then announced that
his candidacy had been "passive."
Officer Is Opposed.
Opposition to the adjutant was said
to be based on allegations that the
membership in the state legion was
decreasing and that out of a potential
strength of 35.000 ex-service men In
Oregon, but 8500 wear -legion but
tons. Lane Goodell was nominated
by Harold Warner of Pendleton in
ringing address declared a feature of
the convention.
George Godding's candidacy for
vice-commander was opposed by Dr.
B. F. Pounds of Salem, nominated by
Adjutant-General George A. White.
Ben F. Dorris. commander of Lane
county post No. 3, renominated the
adjutant.
Immediate retrial of Henry Albers
(Concluded on Paire 2. Column 2.)
NEWS TOPICS.
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Others Say They Cut Corner to
See Police Working and
Are Released.
Because 50 Portland autoists let
their curiosity get the better of their
Judgment, they zound themselves fac
ing Judge Rossman in municipal
court yesterday on charges of violat
ing the traffic ordinance.
The comedy of errors occured Fri
day at the corner of East Third and
Ankeny streets where Motorcycle
Patrolmen Babcock and Tauscher
went-to trap motorists cutting the
corner at that intersection.
The presence of the two "cops"
quickly drew a crowd of pedestrians.
By the time three autoists had been
stopped and placed under arrest, the
crowd had swelled to more than 100.
and from a distant view it looked as
if a. riot was in progress at that
corner.
The crowd and apparent excitement
soon began to draw autoists from
streets blocks around, and as soon as
another autoist turned the corner of
Third and Ankeny streets he would
be haled and told he was under ar
rest. Forty of the 50 persons who faced
Judge Rossman told him they had
been drfwn to the corner by the
crowd and had arrived Just in time
to get "pinched."
"All of you arrested at that corner
who want to plead guilty can go out
to the clerk and pay a $2 fine," ad
vised the court.
Just 15 took advantage of the offer.
The others remained behind to pre
sent their side of the story and al
most without exception they were re
warded with freedom or suspended
sentences.
Nearly 700 arrests were made dur
ing the week for various violations of
city and state traffic laws, and con
victions were obtained in a creat
majority of cases.
ASTORIA SHIPPING GROWS
Port Terminals Increase Trade 50
Per Cent in Year.
ASTORIA, Or., July 2. (Special.)
The steady growth of Astoria as a
shipping port was indicated by the
annual report of Deputy Collector
Karinen, for the fiscal year ended
June 30. It showed that the value
of the exports from Astoria to foreign
ports in that period was $4,916,095. an
increase of $1,644,041, or approxi
mately 50 per cent, over those of the
preceding year.
These exports were composed prin
cipally of flour, grain, lumber and
salmon, and the increase came as a
direct result of the establishment of
the port terminals.
The figures did not include the sev
eral millions dollars of products
which were shipped from this district
to points in California, the Atlantio
seaboard and other domestic ports.
COVE LIBRARY BURNS
Four Business Houses Destroyed in
$10,000 Blaze.
COVE. Or., July 2. (Special.) Fire,
believed to have been of incendiary
origin, early this morning destroyed
four business houses and the public
library here. The loss was about
$10,000.
The following buildings were
burned: Lewis Bloom grocery, Judd
Geer confectionery and restaurant, Ed
Knobloch's pool hall, Melvln Lores
tire shop and the library. All the
books in the library, except maga
zines, were saved. No water was
available to fight the flames.
COUNTESS TO GET MILLION
Property of Bernstorff's Wife Is
Ordered Released.
' WASHINGTON. D. C. July 2. Alien
Property Custodian Miller was or
dered today by Justice Hits of the
District of Columbia supreme court
to return to Countess von Bernstorff,
wife of the ex-German ambassador to
the United States, stocks, bonds and
cash amounting to $1,000,000.
The Dronertv was aeizeri unri.r fh
I trading with the enemy act.
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THOUSANDS LEAVING CITY
Call of Country and Resorts
Lures Pleasure-Seekers.
BUSINESS IS SUSPENDED
Parks and Playgrounds Will Offer
Recreation and Boy Scouts
Hold Big Celebration.
All Indications point to a real "va
cation" Fourth of July this year, espe
cially for Portland citizens, for with
a holiday added to the usual week
end the opportunity to be up and
away to the beaches, the mountains
or the old he mo farm has sent a call
that few could fall to heed. Since
yesterday moning people have been
moving by highway, railroad and
river steamer wherever fancy called.
Still more will be on the roads to
day and even far into the night and
tomorrow pleasure seekers will be
pouring out of the city into the coun
try to celebrate the birth of the
nation's freedom by indulging in their
own.
Weather Outlook Good.
Weather conditions afford the only
drawback to the entire occasion.
Weatherman Wells' forecast that "the
outlook Is pretty good" may fail to
tempt the wary who have ventured
out already this season and experi
enced the havoc that a summer rain
can play with a perfectly good picnic
For when all Is said and done moun
tain roads are still soft and the woods
are damp. But fields and country
side are fresh and just a touch, of
sunshine would turn the day into
a most glorious occasion.
Although thousands are leaving ths
j city for the week-end or for the
fourth alone Portland will not be
deserted. Other thousands will be
content to remain at home and many
win flock to the city from outside
towns to celebrate the day. Special
programmes will be presented in the
theaters and other places of amuse
ment. The city parks will be thronged
with picknickers and the playgrounds
will make special efforts to entertain
with athletic programmes open to all
contestants.
Business Generally' Suspended.
All public buildings and practically
all business houses and offices will
remain closed until Tuesday morning.
There will be no postal deliveries
until then, except in the case of spe
cial delivery and perishable pack
ages. The stamp and general deliv
ery windows will remain closed all
day Monday, except for the period
from 8 till 12 In the morning, when
one window will be open for stamps
and the mailing of parcel post pack
ages at both the main postoffice and
central station. Holiday collections
will be made In the downtown section
according to schedule.
The Portland police and. firemen,
the newspaper men and the telephone
operators will see the day through as
usual. Trainmen and street car oper
ators have more than the usual day's
work in store. But those, perhaps,
who stay at home will have none of
the regret of the "day after" on the
morrow.
Special Trains to Itnn.
The railroad lines, especially those
operating to beach points, are ex
pecting unusually heavy passenger
traffic. Special train service, extra
coaches and schedules timed to meet
the convenience of people planning
trips have been provided. The Wil
lamette valley electric service on the
Southern Pacific and Oregon Electric
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