THE MORXIN'G ASTOKIAN. ASTORIA. OREGON.
SUNDAY, JULY 5, liHB.
Nearly 20,000 People Joyously
Celebrate the Glorious Fourth in
First prue tor the best decoralei or most appropriate float; $25
To Teamster" Union.
Second prize for the second best float or decorated two-horse
vehicle; $15 Chinese Empire Reform Association.
Third priie for the third best float or decorated one-horse ve-
hide; $10 Zapf Furniture & Hardware Company.
Fourth priie for the best decorated automobile; $15 G. C
Fulton.
Fifth prize for the second best decorated automobile; $10
Dr. O. B. Estes.
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In many ways it was the greatest did much to arrange matters jester
Fourth of July that Astoria has ever !!' The marshal and aides made
had. both in point of number present 8"y sight and the experience of
and in the general activities of the Kenneth O Loane was probably duph-
day.
The weather was delightful, the pa
rade, oration, sports, and all the other
details of the day's celebration were
perfect, and that everyone enjoyed
the Fourth of July celebration was
more than evident. It was difficult to
estimate the exact size of the crowd,
scattered as it was all about the city
streets, but many thought a conser
vative estimate should place it at
from 18.000 to 20,000. To the gentle
men who worked so indefatigably on
the committee in making the arrange
ments, much praise is due. They
worked hard, and they met many dis
couragements, but their efforts were
crowned with the finest sort of suc
cess. The Fourth of July committee
for 1908 was composed of the fol
lowing well known gentlemen: J. I
Kline, chairman; C. W. Halderman,
R. W. McLean, C. G. Darland, E. A.
Clark. That the brunt of the work
of preparation was done by Mr Kline, Jposing appearance as they sat in the
probably his associates on the com-, carriages provided for them,
mittee would be the first to assert, j tl was natural that these old
and the community owes much to soldiers who bore the brunt of battle
Mr. Kline for his efforts all along the 'over 40 years ago to save the nation
line, as well as to the other gentle-'intact should have received attention
men of the committee only in a yesterday from -the younger genera
slightly lesser degree. jtion, just as their thinning ranks re-
THB PARADE. 'ceives the same attention whenever
The parade swung down Bond ' they appear, in public, His honor,
street and then over onto Commer-j Mayor Wise, and Senator Fulton, the
cial in magnificent shape, and was orator of the day, came in the next
greeted as it went along with cheers
from the assembled throngs. From
the beginning of the long line of
floats, of carriages, of bands, of citi
zens, of sturdy, well set-up soldiers
from the fort, down to the last ve
hitle, there was something of interest
and "something doing" all the time.
The crowds literally filled the streets
and yet there was not the slightest
disorder or trouble of any kind,
for even the horses seemed to enter
into the spirit of the day and ceased
for the time being, at least, to show
alarm at the crowds and the bursting
bombs. Though the sun did not
shine the weather was mild and very
pleasant, and perhaps it was a far
better condition than if the sun had
been beating down. And everybody
turned out at least 18,000 women
with their pretty little ones, all at
tired in their Sunday best, young
girls in white, and everybody else
"fixed up" for the day. It was a
happy, jolly crowd, too.
As the parade moved along there
were cheers and hand clapping for
the best displays, and none looked
more pleased than did the Chinamen
over the interest manifest in their
really excellent showing.
Following was the formation of the
parade:
The parade was led by Charles V.
Brown and his aides, who were W. A. j
Sherman, Kenneth O'Loane, James i
O'Connell, Frank Woodfield, George
Ohler, Charles K. Burlingame, George
Young, Hans. W. Christiansen, H. C. ' prize. Next came G. W. Sanborn's,
Knight, Randell Reed. The aides and and then G. C. Fulton's car, which
the grand marshal were well mounted won the first prize for the best deco
and each was designated by a wide rated auto. The Fulton machine was
sash of yellow. Mr. O'Connell, who indeed handsomely decorated. .
has had much experience with parades , After the automobiles came the
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White Lawn Suits'........ $1.00
Great Reductions in Millinery
Trimmed Hats ...... 99c
Reduced from $3.50, $3.00 and $2.50.
Parasols 20 per cent.
White Skirts . . . . . . .10 per cent, off
Elegant values
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cated ov ncariv an ine vincrs. . aumc-
mc called out to Mr. O'Loane, "Say,
you ride that horse like a .sack of
spuds." While the rider was medit
ating on a suitable reply to this frank
criticism, a jfrctty young lady spoke
tip, audibly: "My, but isn't he fine!"
Following the marshal and aides
came the lower-town band, all in their
tine new khakis, and they made a fine
appearance.
Then came the soldiers from Fort
Stevens, clean-cut and of line appear
ance in their blue uniforms, and
carrying their' business-like rifles.
The soldiers were in command of
Captain Willis and Lieutenant Cullen.
Following the soldiers came a small
crowd of admiring boys who hung
onto the rear of the men in blue and
wouldn't be parted from them even
by the sounds of gayety elsewhere.
The men of the Grand Army of the
Republic came next, making an lm-
carriage
The Liberty car was one of the at
tractions of the day and it was indeed
a prtty sight. The Goddess of Lib
erty chosen for the day was Miss
Myrtle Harrison, and she looked
sweet and pretty in her gown of
white, while the whole car was
packed with young girls all in white
as attendants upon the Goddess of
Liberty.
Following the Liberty car came
boys carrying flags, and they seemed
proud of the part they took in the
parade and waved their flags ener
getically as they marched along.
The Uppertown band, in blue uni
forms, followed, with their major
domo skilfully twirling his baton to
the delight of all the small boys and
admiring friends.
Next came the hose cart, pulled by
the young fellows who "run the
machine."
The autos and decorated vehicles
came next and first to appear was the
Brix auto, with these following: the
H. W. Cyrus auto, the Ferd-Fisher
auto, Mrs. Hansen's auto, and then
Miss Parker in the automobile that
she won as the first prize in The
Astorian's great voting contest. Miss
Parker looked proud and happy, as
she had a right to, and many were
the greetings she received along the
route. Following came Dr. O. B.
Estes and family, and this display at
once attracted attention. Dr. Estes
won the second best decorated
auto
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great float of the day, the "Gateway
of the Columbia," the float that As
toria entered in the Roc Festival at
Portland, and which many Astorians
saw for the first time. The clerks
made a fine showing, as was to have
been expected and their float was one
of the interesting representations of
the day. But it remained for the
Chinamen to make a genuine hit.
The presence of the Chinese in the
parade was more or less of a sur
prise to many, as nothing had been
said of the plans they had made to
enter. Mrst came members of the
Chinese Empire Reform Association
on foot, making a really excellent
showing, and they were followed by
the Chinese float,- which was awarded
the second prize in the parade. The
float really was highly interesting
and pretty, and showed a tastily ar
ranged room and table in which tea
was being servcu oy dainty little
Chinese girls, who, attired in their
native costumes, made a striking and
very pretty picture. There were many
words of praise heard for the
Chinese and the part they took in the
day's celebration. Their music, while
odd, was appreciated.
All eyes were on the float of the
Teamsters' Local Union. It was the
most imposing float of the entire
parade and the men who designed the
plan and carried it out are entitled
to sincere congratulations. Drawn
by great, slow-stepping and fine
looking horses, the big float was
moved along. On the floaf, daintily
fenced in, was a great black horse,
who typified the work that the Team
sters Union does, and the magnificent
animal seemed to feel that he was
the cynosure of all eyes. The com
mittee on awarding the prizes did not
hesitate to give the first prize to the
Teamsters' Union, though they had
high praise for the Chinese represen
tation. Next came the vehicles represent
ing business houses, the first being
one fom the Zapf Furniture & Hard
ware Company, a line display, and
this was followed by Johnson & Mor
rison's. Others were from Hilde
brand & Gor, Finnish Mercantile
Company, Union Meat Company, and
Christensen's meat display was very
effective.
That the fire department attracted
much interest was only natural, per
haps, but that it did attract much in
terest was quite evident. AH the ap
paratus was out and the horses and
various apparatus were all in spick
and span shape. Chief Foster led in
his buggy.
Next came the water wagon. As
usual it had only one 'occupant. For
the small boys the clown band, the
Happy Holligan band, furnished end
less delight. This band was compos
ed mostly of boys fantasticaly garbed
in strange attire and all wear
ing masks, 'mostly of a ludicrous kink.
This band had been fixed up and
trained by William R. Macbeth, who
surely deserves credit for the fun he
managed to furnish for the crowd.
George Kaboth, in his capacity of
charman of the fire and water com
mitee of the city council, rode on the
seat of Hose Cart No. 1, with Driver
Ed Llewellyn in the parade.
THE DAY'S EXERCISES.
In a day replete with interest, the
exercises held on, the great granite
steps of Clatsop's beautiful new court
house, were not the least engaging.
The program for the hour that fol
lowed the parade was carefully for
mulated, thoroughly well placed, and
happily disposed of in every detail.
The lofty banks of steps was occu
pied by the brilliantly draped speak
er's stand, flanked by a hundred chairs
which in due season were filled by
the officers of the county and city,
the clergy, the band in attendance,
and by the orator of the day, and with
in ten minutes after the disbandment
of the long parade line, the pleasure
seeking thousands turned directly to
it for the good things that were known
to be in store. Mayor Herman Wise
acted as chairman of the day, and
was surrounded by members of the
Fourth of July Committee, Rev. W.
Seymour Short, Rev. John Waters, U.
iS. Senator Charles W. Fulton, Judge
. C. J. Trenchard, and others, the Ka
jliva Band occupying the crest of the
stone flight, while the people throng
ed the Custom House green opposite,
;the sidewalks and roadway of Com
mercial street, packing the whole ter-
tory adjacent to the point of dis
comfort in the general eagerness to
secure the pont of best vantage.
Shoes and Things
Everyone will
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That there are superior and inferior shoes, and in jj
every grade, iftyle and kind there are the firsts, sec- j;
onds, thirds and
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.
Wben the great crowd had sub-
sided to that degree ' of quahhed
quietude that might be expected on
a day of this sort, that is, when the
rush and roar of explosions and cheers
and juvenile enthusiasm had been re
duced to an intermittent stage and
the attention of the host was centered
where it belonged, Mayor Wise open
ed the program in a neat speech
which was, in part, as follows:
"My Fellow Citizens: Today,
wherever freemen dwell, they love to
congregate and recount the achieve
ments of the founders of this Repub
lic; and it is well that this is so, for,
by an annual recital of those events
we feed the fires of patriotism and
instill into the hearts of the coming
generation a love of Country; but,
while congratulating ourselves upon
the blessings we enjoy we should nev
er forget the sacrifices made' by the
Patriot fathers to the end that this
should forever be a free and inde
pendent Republic; they were required
and entirely willing to dedicate their
fortunes and their lives for this cainc,
while, we are only required to pre
serve what they secured; they were
willing to die for their -country and it
remains for us to be willing to live
for our country; to live for it not
alone in the enjoyment of material
things but live for it for the noble
and glorious purpose of protecting
the country's laws, the very founda
tion upon which this grand Republic
stands.
"We should not only ourselves keep
within the law, but we must strenu
ously insist that all men who seek
the protection of the Stars and
stripes, in return, honor the laws and i
ordinances for which that flag stands.
"The dangers confronting us to
day, are not from without but from
within; special privileges must be
driven from the temple and the social j
Toredoes must not be allowed to j
gnaw at the foundation of this noble (
structue; guard well your firesides r
for they constitute the municipality,
and the various municipalities in turn
constiute the nation; the people's ser
vants must not be allowed to let the
loss of pelf or power scare them from
a tun discharge ot tneir obligations,
neither slander norprledic,e1of lbe da cm",,ing x wi,h
knowledge that thcks ,hc comparative evolutions of
they should fear
defeat but in the
people arc watching their conduct
with a jealous eye, they will enforce I
the laws without fear or favor." j
A feeling and appropriate prayer
whs then made'by Rev. Mr. Short, of
Grace Episcopal Church, at the con
clusion of which the band broke into ,
American,' with fine zest and effect, j
In the reading of the Declaration of
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admit that there
so on.
every branch of
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of loggers and fishermen's shoes.
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Independence by J. M. Anderson, he
performed the always difficult task of
rendering the immortal document in
a manner wholly acceptable to the
great throngs, whose tribute -in re
sponse was quite as much an acknowl
edgement to his success as to the
inspired tenor of the noble instru
ment. This was followed by "Colum
bia, fhe Gems of the Ocean" in line
shape, by the Kalivas; and then the
Mayor took the cure of the hour and
gracefully introduced United, States
Senator Charles W. Fulton to the
10,000 people (who have, for the
most part, known him all their lives
and appreciated him thoroughly), as
the orator of the day, and the expect
ant throng settled down to the real
pleasure of the anniversary here.
The Senator was in fine form and
voice for the task he had accepted
and as he rose to 'the call there was a
frank and voluminous expression of
friendly pride and expectant interest
which ceased instantly with the initial
word of his address. It is not pos
sible to present the text of his speech,
but with the same old vim that al
ways characterizes his public talks he
llield the people for one long enjoy
able hour, unfolding the historic
jtlie nations at other hands than Wash
ington's, diverging frequently to em
phasize the' salient successes of the
fore-fathers, gradually bringing the
course of our own intimate history
within the range of the living knowl
edge of his hearers, presenting pride
ful. fact' after fact, sequent, convinc
ing and engaging; he was optimistic
throughout, and lent the strong con
viction of his own ripened mind to
empressing his 'auditors with the
cheerful assurance that the country
was not retrograding; that money
j craft was not triumphant ' over the
j moral stamina and civic progress of
jthe land; that a"s a people we arc
growing stronger and cleaner and
uu.uuMmmig au tne cicmcnu
of grace and power that are expected
; of us. He paid full tribute to the
Grand Army and its veterans and told
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again the story of .their sacrifices ami
struggles and victories, which latter,
while they inmircd to the brave sol
diery of the sixties, left an inviolable
duty upon the heart and conscience of
every true American born with the
succeeding generations. And in this
field the Senator was deeply impres-
ive in ins cuori to convey his con
ception of personal civic duty, the
first and greatest obligation of the
self-respecting and patriotic citizen.
There was no mistaking the inport
of his charge to the people that they
must be alive to the demands of good
government and strive manfully and
perpetually to preserve the higher
standards of citizenship in order that
the progress attained may be held and
amplified through the years. The ad
dress commanded the interest of all
who heard it and will not be soon
forgotten. '
As the Senator resumed his seat
the band played "Hail, Columbia,",
after which the great concourse, un
covered, listened to the benediction of
the hour as pronounced by Rev. John
Waters, rector of St. Mary's C.jtholic
Church, at Jhe conclusion of which,
the ceremonial phase of the program
was at an end and the people swung
loose in a hundred directions seeking '
the new and waiting allurements 'de
vised for their amusement on all
sides.
SPORTS.
Owing to the winners of several of
the events riot rct)0rting at the hca(,
.
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