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A- ;t' .1 la THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTL'AND, ; SUNDAY; MORNING. JUNE 11. 1SC3. f, TRAVELING MEN DAVENPORT WILL eUALKsAT: Leave Sample Cases foriDay iI and Stjr Exposition to Bot- iorrTFouridations. ' IS f SOUGHT A GOOD TIME ,s- AND-THEY ALL HAD JT From the trail "to the Totem Poles They Swarmed and -Boosted the Attendance. 4: ..... -. . MARQUAM ii ' jot r. " wv " . '-wrv xrrrrk .1 ' -:r,-.-r- : ST " 1 " ' ""Any man who lives in a sample case . 4(4 day of th year- is entitled to-all he can a-et on the. three.v hundred an . ., aUty-flfth. . Tt mi the area test -day aina-tha "' ' . opening; consequently -- the . s"reetet i crowd vii in. attendance. The traveling ..'.'..' mas helped. Indeed, they did. . With " C several : thousand .-iev-apare these men ' ' of. progress pushed tbe attendance up to a figure almoet unexpected, even for . . ' Saturday. - . The' .warm -weatnfr -nao ! -'- -something to do wkh' it, too, and last. 1 but not least. Oregon City, Aatorla and , . : Woodburn aent delegation that check ered tha fair -grounds-with white and ..red "badge. - . .;. ir:. - The rush began early. No ooner, had - the aun risen than Jhe wise one began to . talk about record-breaker. . They - .' ; predloted a larger -attendance than on June 1. and while their expectation . were not fulfilled. It certainly waa a great, big crowd that awarmed over the grounds, innpeeted the- wonderful x . hlblts in detail and traversed the Trail : . a,nn -about and cheer. .-,'. , ' r-- - The traveling men. In whoee honor June 19 -wag naedTTSegan their cele bratlon . down-town, but if aver, there .l . waa an un-Jaded crowd at an lnter- : - national exposition, it was thle one. The " T ' great proceaalon over, there waa rush ....... for. tha atrterrera and, within the hour " w. thousanda were pouring through the x gate. ach, of them with a pocketful of money and willing to epenif It. -.. fcobody ever accused- the traveling - fraternity of quitting the road to hear oratory. A large percentage- of them, v upon their arrival at tbe grounds, start---' ' ed at once Upon a. tour of the. Trail. . ... ' but there waa till a large enough' crowd to-fill the Auditorium tolts capacity .when at 2 o'clock the band played - "Dixie," the' audience cheered and the orators turned on the eloquence. . -.. . ; .;ZilZIZ!-"TU"P'''Aa Tim. ' The services In lb palaoe of festlv Ities' constituted' the ' only parfof the ' travelers' day that waa In the-least :. formal. And at that it wasn't Sunday ... school affair. Each, person who entered -' - had one purpose in mind that of mak .'.' ing something happen and enjoying any thing that happened. - There were flare and greens"tn the fleeorjjlon and all L.-j r- the -room not thus occupied was filled .by eheerlng humanity. - The Administra tion band waa there. It played a num. ' ' ' ber of selection and covered Itself with glory. , . , . . . -. ; The addresses were brief. President " II. .W.'Gdode made the first address of welcome.'- He was at la Jiapplestr :H assured ' the traveling men that- their ' coming had been eagerly anticipated and thafr'now they bad come, the exposition belonged to them. Whlob was hit with tha listeners. 1 ... r- The response was by CW. Ransom, il.Lmaater pflcertmonlea. Ha -thanked -the presiaent lor me welcome -and - gave pasiiiv assurance ;nat the man with the aampla case would appropriate the -fair for the dayr-whether Tie Owned It or not, Governor Chamberlain spoke briefly, -extending a walroma nnhh.if pf tn atate. R. C Star, national president of the Travelers' ... Protective - association, fol- lowed the governor. He told a group of funny stories and at times waa aerU ' out as he related the lov the drummara "Ta'nTand'lh "t thtiii-to-Mer if-pronr ft anteCherries-by-the 4 the -traveling men ' are not the human ; tanks soma Ill-Informed people bllev ' them to be. .... i . "We do not consume more llqupr than ; other clashes of men," aald he. "Rather. ' we are forced to poasess an apprecia tion of high morale, and In order to - succeed a traveling man must- have Irreproachable -integrityLTh aentl- ment endiMrat . , ,t : Senator C W. Pulton was tha flnal speaker. Hla anecdotes entertained the crowd immensely.-' He spoke aa "on of the boys" and "tha boys" applauded as . though their expense accounts depended on It. . Tha alna-lna- .f k. tT , m -- JgSwufelJfasofshJihord rriuu viuneiBis oi jjvoung men. who kfi. peered In attractive aummer creations from th modiste'f parlor. Their reper- tolre waa tastefully selected and highly . . appreciated. Another good musical fea ture was the singing of J. Adrian Kpplng. basso. His selection was " Prince Ivan'. Love Song." Following the meeting the traveler mirched to tbe head of th grand stair- , ..way and posed for tha - photographer. They then went to the American Inn, , where a spread awaited them. The night waa spent on the Trail It waa such a night as would have brought to lite th statues of Lewis and Clark, hd the Ull trees not shut from view the happenings in the classic quarter. , The visitors promenaded Cairo's atreets . and rode the camels. They were ushered into the mysteries of the maze; they saw the babies growing In the in cubator and all the other wonders of th - amusement boulevard. ' Portland lg a hit with the traveling salesmen of the' northwest. No crowd . ever found more enjoyment in the asm ,. length bf time. They are 'going away . . to boost the fair, and th boost will be , sincere. . - SAYS SHE SOLD LOTS V WHEN SHlWAS INSANE Margaret A. Simmons yesterday sued . The Security Savings Trust company and Frank Klernan to oompel them to deed to her lots 1 and 4, in block 41 '"-touch's addition to Portland. Bhe al ' leges that after aha returned from a . hospital for the Insane Klernan Induced her to MU' for 1 19, t property worth -.li.OOP . , The complaint avers that aha made a tender of tllMO to Klernan. which -represented the cost of Improvements iuai nau oren piacea on toe property ; him. Sha Inherited the lota, from Thomas Olbbons, her grandfather. Eastern Excursion Rates. - On June 14. II, H; IT tha Great Northern rajlwey will sell excursion "tickets to BU'PaUt UlBnpoll.-Duluth, Milwaukee, Chicago, Bt. Louis, Omaha, r. Kanaaa aty; WlnalBeg, etc.. at rata of r.n first-rises far plus tig for round trip. Tickets- a Mow etopovera fcolng ael returning: "good for three months. For full Information call on or ad tre H. 'Dickson. CP. T. A. Great Northern Ry.. -Na lit JTblr4 gtreet. Homer Davenport. i n " Homer Davenport, tha famous cartoon- st, will give tha first of a aeries of lectures at the Marquam. Grand theatre next Saturday evening on 'The Power of. the Cartoon." Upon the aubject. of caricature Mr. Davenport knows where of he speaks, ana hla delivery and man ner of presenting hla material have given him high place In the ranks of popularj lecturers. " " ' r ' Julian Hawthorne, the noteormagasine writer and author, writing of Mr. Daven port's : lecture on caricature ' recently, said: '.-.' "-''' " ' ? "You want to know what I thimt off Homer Davenport as a . lecturer? Well, can say something to the point on th subject. . I was with him on k two weeksV trip once when he spoke every day. -All be aald .waa fascinating and winning In th manner, and wholesome and original in It matter. Hla voice Is clear, flesibla . and melodious; his look end-figure are engaging, hla eyes full of humir, honesty and magnetism. There Is nof to my knowledge any man at thta time in this country Who can successfully" rival him In tha natural-) gifts which make up a man to whom audienoea love to- listen." . -- " He wtlh Include In his talks - aneo-doter- of the early days at SUverton, Oregon, when he-waa a youngster who had ; not' dreamed of. fame. . Hla talk will be Illustrated with lightning sketches wherein he - will, reveal his wonderful power with the pencil and lf the earn tlma glva a- valuable Insight Into th diffloult art of producing car icatures. : -" , A PROUD DAYJFOR THREE COUNTIES Clackamas; Clatsop and Marlon Delegations Crowd the Fair rahcTlJobnv Oregon: WALTER. TOOZE GIVES "ADDRESS OF THE DAY Presents CTafmr of Woodburn to Bushel Given as Souvenirs. IVrtland, Oregon, Woodburn. with its badge of red: Ore- gon City, wearing white, and Astoria had their day - yesterday. . It was a splendid occasion for Clackamas, Clet- op and Marlon counties. From Astoria there -.cima ,14 , coach-loads. Oregon City's contribution was 1.800 men. women and children. . Woodburn sent about 700. They met on the front porch of the hospitable Oregon building and heard their cities praised until the cher ries, which they brought In carload, blushed with pride. ' ' State Commissioner i. Y. Harry, repre senting President Myers, called to order; and extended a welcome on behalf of' tbe state. Mayor E. A Bommers of Oregon City responded.. - Mrs. Eva Emery Dye, author Of "The Conquest," spoke briefly, eulogising the memories of Lewis and Clark in elo quent diction. George C. Brownell added a few words to the mayor's tribute to Oregon City. - The orator of the day waa Walter L. Toose of Woodburn. He spoke In part as follows:: "When Jaaon Lee, the Veteran Meth odist missionary and pioneer. In 1814 sought for a location to plant the blessed banner of Christianity and salvation. he climbed the lofty summits of the Rocky mountains, preached that memor able sermon at Fort Hall in 1834 the flrat ever delivered in Oregon -traversed the-great-Inland empire and the majestic Columbia river with its un surpassed acenery and magnificent waterfalls, he tarried for a moment at Vancouver, Waehlngton. Not yet had he found the promised land for which he ao anxiously sought. Hs pursued his' way along the Willamette river and in Marlon 'county, near our capital city of Salem, established the flrat great mis sion in Oregon. - The accuracy, of . his judgment end the brilliancy of his con clusion have been fully proven by the teat of the development of our resource for ever 70 yeara. "When neceehary to take a decided ac tion "Iff the formetlwn or a provisional government, at historic Cbampoeg In Marlon' county on that memorable d4v of May 2, 1841, the noble pioneer of the- Willamette valley met. and th luster of th star and stripes were forever given precedence throughout tMa com mercial empire of tha weat W have the distinction of having aa our hon ored neighbor F. Matthleux, th aole survivor of this memorable assembly at Champoeg. , - . : . "When th commonwealth of Oregon decided td permanently locate th Cap itol of th atate, but on place received serious consideration. Marlon-, county. Tha-tmly-Tegret -pe' the -part' of our cltlsena of Oregon la that It ought to hav been" located at Woodburn, the Queen City of French Prairie, the mod ern Garden of Eden of tbe Paclflo coast "Woodburn has a new foundry, an Ice plent, . steam laundry, - bottling work, ex-handle factory and the greatest nursery In Oregon, Poverty within eur . midst is nnJuiowa. During the past 12 months 109 buildings hav been erected at a cost of, lioo.ooo. -It .la our-proud. privilege, to gay that In 1898 when the national call to arms waa sounded at Woodburn. Company N responded to- the aJl of -home and flag and .country. Tbe banker, -clerk, mer chant and city official left wife, chil dren, relatives, friends, homes and sweet hearts and turned his face toward th orient - In tha hands of tha men of Com-pany-"N that old flag so loved and revered never trailed In th dust of even momentary --defeat. and out yonder In your ; beautiful eemetery-llea- ULadust of some of these, our country s noble defenders."- - ' . Pleasing features of th program were a vocal solo by Miss Imogen Harding and a piano solo by Miss Veda Williams, both of Oregon City. Before . the ceremonies there, was . a public reception, and several bushels of cherries were distributed. ' Oregon City's hostess wss - Mrs. L. E. Pope, while Woodburn was represented in that capacity by Mrs. A E. Austin, Mrs. Austin was assisted . by the following women- of her town: Mrs. H. L. GilL Mrs. O. H. Beebee, Misses i Mabel Kennedy, Helen Cowles, Madge Caaey, Lucy Thorcum Woodbury, Virginia Gill, Frances Kemp, Ruth Roberts, Jessie Beach, Lola Armea, Lula Relohel and Maud' M. Kennedy. . Th Oregon . City assistants were Mrs. Q. A. Harding, Mr a. W. E. Pratt, Mrs. E. A. Sommers, Mrs. P. K. Hammond, Mrs. J. W. Morris, Mrs. C. D. Latourette, Mrs. C H. Dye Mrs. J. W. Meldrum. Mrs. J E. Hedges, Misses Molly' Holmes, Mlna Kelly, Harriet Cochrane, Margaret Canfleld, Laura. Pope, Margaret F Draper Marie Pratt, Imogen Harding, May McBrlde, Eva Meldrum and Ethel Albright. Seeing Portland From vthe River. The Favorite Boating company, lo cated at the upper weat end of the Mor rison street bridge, has a splendid fleet of modern gasoline launches that every few minutes make trips to all tha numerous points of Interest along the river. They fly to The Oaks. Portland's Coney Island, to th Monte Carlo at Mllwaukla, the' fair grounds and war ships now in the harbor, and a hundred nooks and crannies, such aa the big drydock, Magoon'a park, where eight are to be aeen and pleaaure to be had. The company haa more than half a dosen of the trimmest kind of river craft, modern and staunch as anyafloat anywhere In the world, and It -4s carry ing thousanda Ct paasengera dally who actually desire to see the many marvel ous eights of this pretty region of the weat A new boat. Just added to the fleets Is the fastest river bird In Ore gon, running IS knots at' ease. Thle la going someso. quick that people stare as It darts through th sky-blue watera of. the Willamette. . There are boats of all dimensions, from those pro palled by oars to the dapper onea of 10 to 100-passenger capacity. . Seeing Portland end the fair by elec tric light from the water la popular-and fashionable now, and we have eeveral orders to carry plcnlo partlea both up and down the river to one or another of th cosy nooks. . Private parties and tourlata often arrange for a launch to carry them on a pleasure jaunt to some chosen spot,' where a few hourfe of hap piness is indulged In. -Indeed, muslo and aong often ring out aoroaa the waters from the decks of the handsome flotilla, and . etrangare visiting ths city will never have aeen It all unless tha Favor ite Boating company haa had a hand In showing them about . Moderate prices charged by this con cern makes riding on th river oheaper than hiring a alngle horse, and buggy, ie eenta for the seven-mile ride to The Oaks being a sample of It all. These prices appeal to the tubllo and demon strate that th Favorite Boating com pany Is not in business to "skin" Its petrone.- Parties- "desiring epeolal ehee tare phone Main 1401. r- r . i ' Baptist Chorea Bntertauuneae. The Ladles' ' Auxiliary of th Em manuel Baptlat church will give a ma gical and . literary entertainment next Wednesday evening, at . 8 o'clock, at Hobkirk's hall, corner . of Corbett and PeBnpyer. gtxeetg, . . ; ' r V. ' i f, I - : V " -'-' ' -r ' ' ".".' run nere a a news evenx ior nouscKccpcrs. tot uic wbi.uuco uy u wa wre wc boiu uavc a nau LPricc Sale of J'in&LeSce Curtains.- All of our one and two pair lots go intarthir saleatactly half " price. ; If you're needing an odd pair of curtains just look over the items below. YouTlsurelyifind someuung to picase you. ;. - v i ;r-:- T BRUSSELS LACE CURTAINS BONNE FEMME CURTAINS - floral i pattern ; - per ---;-': - .. . . r. : rt j pair 'V. . . V. . . ' i m "" " a a rff-f a 4- : ' 'r $12.00 One -Pair Fine Brussels Lace, rich floral tfe - Bign and scalloped " edge ;-per- .p tfjr . pair .,!-... fji't 1 1 tit . -i!!jf $15.00 One Pair Fine, Brussels Lace, sunflower and ; pettniia design; per , : $750 , ' design, and 12-inch flounce ; - ; jj - , pet curtain a . .V. ........ 9& & " 7 $15.00 Very v Beautiful Ivory f Tint - Irish Point with"- t... dainty applique and.l2-lnch flounce; t-r sf k ' per curtain ......'...: ; . . . . .;T..eP eDU 7 f $5.Q0-Ecru Cluny Lace, Gothic design with rich . ' . .12-inch, flounce; -v ;"'';. :' '.. .: ..." CO eA -"f-"-pt curtain.", .;.... .", . ... ........ a,.. : -' H ARABIA!! LACE' CURTAlllS $100 One Pair Ecru Cluny Lace, plain body with $5)0-r-Two Pair f JEcru Arabian Lace with scroll edging . and wreath , and , bowknot de- -'C fl ;$8JJ5 One Pair White Battenberg with scroU edg-: J ' lu Wf."V,-,,,,,?M"MM,u" -ing amd-TDseattxinsertiont per g,- $5.60 -One Pair Ecru -Arabian Lece-with flat work - . pair . ..a.;..'.;..... 40lO ; $9.00 Three Pairs Whfte Battenberg with scroll bor-.. BATTENBERG LACE CURTAINS . - - ... - . .' ... t '' . .. $3.750ne : Pah--White Battenberg with desfgn of -white linen applique; pef ' . -Cl QE' --oair I..........., floral design and flat work edge; per . 2 75 : $8.50 Two Pairs of -Sage Green 'Arabian Lace Cur- -der and rose vine applique;- 2 &i CA" - $-50 Two Pairs of -Sage Green Arabian Lace Cur- v ; per pair . ;............J.....r: Wt'OV taUis with scroll edging and Artj. ' ti; 9c - '. - " iaia oO-One Pair White Battenberg; plain center'and " Nouveu f 52.50 Two Pairs Ecru Arabian corded 1- 'IvatCC. , "V -aawv $3.50-Two Pairs Ecru Arabian'Corded 4-LaCe . . . . ....aaaaa.... $1,75 IRISH POINT CURTAINS ' $2.50-White"irish Point" with applique rococo edge and dainty-floral-design ; per - e pair .'.'.';r. .. , "; $4.00 One Pair Ecru Arabian Corded qy '. $5.50 One Pair White Irish Point with, flat work Lace.;.......!.. j..V..4'-weUU7". design and border; per ; , .-C2 K- "$4.50 One Pair Ecru Arabian Corded 9c pair .............. Lace:........'.....,r..ri.............', .-.- --( -53.09 One Pair Ecru Arabian corded o cA 'J ' 1 . Lade.... ...v.... ,.U P01NTE DE CALAIS $4.50 One Pair Ivory Pointe de Calais with conven--' tional . design and "ecalloped edge ; qy c per pair .f ; $14.00 One -Pair Ecru Pointe de Calais with floral $5.50 One Pair Ecru Arabian Corded t1 HSZ Lace. aPXeO $8.25---Two Pairs Ecru Arabian Corded" tT Lace..,.....'.,....:..... '.90 AO scroll pattern of corded $7.50 One i Pairl Ecru Arabian Corded ifL "appliquo- ePaUU 1 Lace ......... 1 1 1 . ;i MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY --7-----"r.,;r- GLACIER REFRIGERATORS' rT, COOL, CLEANABLE AND 'ZwnrnrtiirC.;--. -: - milCnnTIDI B "z: --" VVHHUHIlDLa. ; ' y Glacier Refrigerators fc: fiave- perfect - circulation and air-tight doors that ? keep in the told and keep -out the1 - heat --They're - the kind-that can be de- pended upon to keep per-' "'ishable foods sweet and clean as long as you keep '. the, ice-box . properly filled. If you want a Re- ' frigerator you can de-x pend "upon", get a Glacier." , v:.f;,- ' $8.50 to $50 - Yl h k I - -i"'fesa; PORCH FURNITURE V - 1 "MOSS GREEN" and "FOREST GREEN" are two new -finishea in OAK FURNITURE for out-of-doors; Both suggest coolness ana comion ior warm aays. . ';- MAPLE pieces come in natural. T finish, green and red. -FIBRE and , REED Jf yKNiTUKE-is light and : : airy-lookirig, equally suitable for in- , doors or outdoors. Of course,' you k now - "OLD HICKORYr -- the 'FURNITURE that wears like iron. Look at our corner window some useful suggestions there. Old Hickory Chairs. . $2.00 to $9.00 Old Hickory Rockers. 3.25 to 8.50 Oak and.Mapre Chair, 1.50,to 10.00 v. Reed Rockers . .; 2.25 to 15.00 . Oak and Maple Settees 6.00 to 15.00 Oak and Maple Tables 5.00 to 15.00 .HAMMOCKS Want to be comfortable these ionei summer evanlnrsTiV Better tiave one of our Pretty Hammocks. ' We have them In all lengths nd .colors, with or without fringe. $100 to $8.00 ; 4 1 ncccp j GARDEN HOSE ' Did you ever use CHieratee4 - Sesef Thafe4he kind wa eell.- Kvery foot warranted not to .split -t,la ordinary .-wear, Tou pay no "extra prloe for this Insurance. . Better see us for hose. EVERY K0PGUA8ANTCED