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About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1907)
THE OREGON " SUNDAY 70URNALt f PORTLAND, SUNDAY, - MORNING, MAY 3, 1007. ''I'll-. EXPECT 1 00 FLOATS TO APPEAR IN ROSE PARADE Fully at Many Private Vehicles, Will Be Represented Outside f pities Urged to Take PartSchool Children Will Be ? Prominent Feature Immense Crowd Expected. If, 7. I'MKIiOrii JEI'ELER DIES AT I7HITE SALMON A. N. Wright Passes Away After " an Illness of Two Weeks ' Duration. New forces am enlisting every day in v the Portland roM show and fiesta. It Is ' probable that lvS organisations will ; , aave flos.,in the parade, and upward ' r joo decorated private vehicles ara e , .- peeled. , Sixty-five organisations have ' already signified an Intention to par . ueipate. The "parade committee, headed by EL ; F. Cannon, la getting busy, and plana ' tor tha great apectacle are taking deft mte shape. Mr.- Cannon'a office ta at 1 I0 McKay building:, and hia telephone number la Main 1104. He invites of ., iflcere or delegate of all organisations - to communicate with him, and will be (lad to hear alio' from Individual who ara willing to take part on their own Account. Neighboring cltlea ara Invited to take part In tha festivities and aend floats for the parade. ,.. k Portland railroads men have taken organised action toward representation In the parade and wlU ralaa a .fund Of ' 1500 for that purpose. Tha trad as semblies ara considering . plana for Active participation, , " ! Tha general committee will probably decide to district tha city and ask tha ; various auburba and push clubs to pre pars floats characteristic of tha rose arnlvaL . It la urged that Portland's alalma to being tha "Rose City" of tha Faclno coast ahould be fully austained. Tha ; city's reputation for rosea baa gone forth and it la up to tha Inhabl- Santa to prove even more than they fcava claimed. , It la probable that 1,000 school chil dren will take part in tha parade. AH decorations ahould be In harmony with tha fiesta Idea, and all floats will ba required to -be unique, eliminating any approach to advertising. Cities con venient to Portland will ba urged to place floats .In tha parade. , , Reduced ratea have been announced by all railroads, and tha rose ahow will prove to ba a strong drawing card for the Oregon ' Development league con vention to ba held In Portland June 11 and 22. An Immense attendance from over tha atate la expected. Music will ba made an attractive feat ure of the day and numerous brass banda will be engaged for tha parade. It la desired that an ample fund be raised, so that there need ba no stint tng of expenses. - Tha subscriptions now total between 13,800 and f 4,000. and It is desired to double that amount. There will ba a big field for legitimate ex penditure In the work of decoration of etreets and publlo places, illuminations at night, cash prises, bands of music, and tha work of arranging the great rose exhibit Tha general committee will hold its next meeting Tuesday evening. May 28, at the chamber of commerce auditorium. On Monday at tha noon luncheon the board of governor a of tha Portland Com mercial club will take up plana for participation in the fiesta. President Hodson will name a representative on the general commltee, and the club will probably provide a splendid float for tha parade.. ..'-..-' i A. N. Wright, a prominent jeweler of thla city, died yesterday , morning at White Salmon, v Washington, where he went two week ago for the benefit ct hla health. Death waa due to a compli cation of diseases. - . ' For years Mr. Wright was one of the moat prominent Jewelers of Portland. He came to thla city It years ago and had been engaged In that since dnrlng the aucceedlng years. He advertised hia place as that of the Iowa Jeweler." He waa 6s years of age and la sur vlved by a widow, and a son, who live at 401 Larrabee atreet Hia mother la still alive, residing In an eastern atate,' He waa prominently Identified with the Masonic order and with tha Elks. He had been ill for aeveral weeks and two weeks ago went to White Salmon In tha hope of being Improved. He grad ually grew worse until yesterday, when he expired.' , .. - . . c HOW NEWS WAS GIVEN OREGONiANSINWARTIitlE Captain George Egbert, Hale an d Hearty at Eighty-Six, Pays - The Journal a Visit and Shows a Newspaper. Print- The HOUSE OF HIGHEST QUALITY ed Long Ago In Portland. PREPARE BALLOT BOXES FOR JUNE ELECTION Sixty-eight ballot boxes for the ft precincts In the city were prepared yes terday by Janitor Simmons at the city hall for use In the June election. Bright and early Monday morning, June t, Of policemen will call at the hall for tha boxes and each will carry one to tba dif ferent precincts and remain on guard around It during the day. Tha proof of the official ballot has bean corrected and the ballots left the printer yeaterday. , - j 1-1 "'I V s .... tj i The Virility of Captain George Egbert aged SO years and bailiff of the federal courts, provea a aource of wonder to hla friends. Several weeka ago Captain Eg bert waa taken home In a carriage and later suffered his aeoond stroke of pa ralysis. Reports from hla bedside were to the effect that he had but a ahort time to live. Just to prove that he la good for many yeara to coma. Captain Egbert came down to The Journal office for a friendly call and Incidentally brought a copy of the Oregon lan of June 11,1104. . Although the paper ahowed the marks of age far more than Captain Egbert, the print la still Quite legible and bears quaint testimony to the peculiar Jour nalism of the daya of tha civil war. The flrat page waa devoted exclusively to advertisements, soma of which bore the namea of many pioneers who played a prominent part in Oregon g early his tory, i Sdltorlal for ZJaoolxu Editorial were placed on the aeoond page, which bora a reproduction of the American flag, with 14 atara In the field. Beneath the flag waa the Repub lican national ticket, bearing the names bf Abraham Lincoln, for president, and Andrew Johnson, for vice-president Then followed an editorial urging the hearty support of all for the reelection Of the great martyred president. Following the editorial - comes the atatement that Fort Darling had been taken. Thla waa the most Important and latest piece of nawa In the paper, but waa buried beneath the editorial In true pioneer newspaper atyle. Election returns then follow, with several col umns of news some by the famous "overland telegraph." Ugh Daya la IVflloe Oomrt. . Page three waa devoted to local news and advertlaementa. Among other Item waa one telling about a hall storm that fall on June IT, which waa "the most unfavorable weather day which we have experienced during the present season." The next, in the local column, waa to the effect that Recorder McCoy naa not nad a case oerore mm An the police court for five days, whloh lead the editor to remark that he could dispute any contention aa to the in ebriety of the oity or disarrangement of the social system, which may herearter appear In foreign papera, unless some frail Mlsa Demeanor appears for trial aoon." , The swift paasage of the steamer John I. Stephens, the longest steamer ever sailing for the Columbia river, is recounted. The editor confidently ex pected the steamer to make tha remark ably swift time of five daya In cover ing the distance from San Francisco to Portland. : , Sally 101? Feature. . Four and - one half, columns of ad vertising and one and one half columna devoted to a atory from Blaokwood'a WINNERS :r- ;':t ' ' m Capala George Egbert. magaslne filled the fourth and last page of the metropolitan weekly. - - - Captain: Egbert takes keen delight In gathering old newspapers and enjoys reading newspapers of the present day. Despite his age and physical condition he retalna his mental faculties and keepa well Informed upon current af fairs. Ha haa always been a progres sive man and at the time the Oregonlan waa running off papera for. this part of the world he waa editor and proprie tor of the Fargo (N. D.) Broadaxe, a publication that carried a great deal of influence In the Dakotaa. .Captain Egbert waa not . only a' publisher in Fargo, but waa mayor of the Dakota city for four terms, being the flrat, sec ond, third and fifth mayor the munici pality elected. Captain Egbert i one of the oldest Masons In tha country, having Joined tne oroer in Minnesota territory In 1849 He also formed the first Blue Lodae in North Dakota In 1071. He came to roruana in issb. ART CONTEST lit Madly Miller. 182 East. Seventh street. Portland, Oregon. 2nd. Theron ColwcL 1018 Illinois afVent Pnrtfanrf. rrrn "... . 3rd,. Linton Daviea, 743 East Thirty-fifth street, Portland, 'Oregon,"' atn, ,mms borensen, jenu, uregon.' 1 f- ; ; Gangrsfulations to 'the conqoerorfl The successful 'efforts' 'of the winners are certainly deserring .of highest praise.-: The daintiness, l ....... j . . . t . j . : . . : . At.. i . i . . .. t . . . . .t . pcauir uu ; eiiion nicii, oi, jo? iKcicncs fuomuieQ wunoui i exception is surprising, -ine tortunate contestants have every res son to feel proud of their work.- We' thsnkrthe msny participants' and the publicfor the generous interest shown An this i-tvtnu' -' i'J yCVinnihiSi&chci m& Prizes Displayed Today-'t In Our Windows ; The Chickerlng j . - . .. . Quarter Grand lieaYiilsttrsrtiifcWiAk Berjr of Pretty Girls In Flower-Decorated Automobiles at Honolulu Festival. WIFE TURNS TABLES ArD c TREATS HUSBAND CRUELLY A woman with a violent temper, who i Is determined to have her own way re- THE BIG STORE WITH THE LITTLE PRICES .aw,o, ' . -: h -. ?j k . ;' ., ; ,",'. i '". . '. - V .it . ,V' ' - t . . 1 mum Here's where , we "Make X Good" with the finest Men's Business or Out ing Suit bf the season SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAY 25 Patterns to choose from. Most stores ask $15 for them OUR PRICE $10.00 EVERV suit guaranteed GENUINE PANAMA HATS Regular $7, $8 and $10 Values v $5.85 v SALS BURY HAT A $3 Hat in 50 Shapes and Any Color $2.50 gardless of the coat, does not make aesiraeie wire, according to Robert A. Taylor, who seeks a divorce from Mai- vin i ay lor, and charges that Mra.. Tay lor la such woman. Taylor s charges r maas in an answer rued In the circuit court yesterday afternoon to suit originally brousrht bv Mr. Tavior -Taylor says his wife haa treated him wiin grear cruelty. He specifies by saying mat on one occasion at their nome sne turned to friend of hers, pointed to her husband and asked: "How would you like to be tied up u uni iningr- ana iook on her wed dlnr ring and gave It to a vouna- Hri Taylor charges also that Mra. Taylor cvjucuiiy aosoniea nerseir rrom home. sUylng out until mldnlrht at tim.. and sometimes she did not oome home unui morning, leaving him to cook his own meala. During the past -six.' or seven years, aays Taylor, his wife haa naouuauy met men who were unknown to him. and during one aummer her pet "..".iuii wm io meet a man at Mount Tabor and take bicycle Hdea out on the Base Line road. Numerous other charges more or less sensational are made by Taylor In sup port of his allegation of cruelty and his request for a decree of divorce. The Taylors were married in this city In November, 1895. , T . .. . LUNACY COMMISSION POSTPONES EXAMINATION .. . . v i : No conclusion as to the' eanitv t 11-y ear-old Albert Oleman. who shot no Kiuea me roster - mother ,-: at t Bt Helens last winter, was ranhxf h i iuu.cjr commission or tnree alienists ! w"0 examined him t the courthmi jooiaraay aiternoon, and the .. hearing was continued until Monday. - me aitenisu who compose tha luna uuiamjBaion are ut. wuiiam House. Dr. w. T, Williamson and Dr. Andrew r Smith. Young Oleman waa subjected to a rigid examination yesterday after noon, but the alienists decided that thty wuma neea me testimony of certain ! witnesses to aid them in arrivma- at a conclusion. Who these - witnesses ra was not disclosed, but they, have baan summonea ana wiu appear to testify at Mcauus; minurrow morning. ENFORCING FISH LAWS IN WALLOWA COUNTY (SixeUI Olapatcfa to The Journal.) Enterprise, Or.. May 25. Tha arand Jury of Wallowa county at the term of court just oioeea indicted the Dobbin Ditch-company for neglecting to place screens aaross ine neaas leading into the ditches so as to prevent fish from entering. v H.' Dobbin, the lolnt renre- aenUtlve for Wallowa and Union coun ties,, la, the president ; of the Dobbin I Ditch company, and when the Indict. ment was filed in court appeared in I person and entered a plea of not suiltv. I Three other ditch companies have att- I pearea in answer to indictments and I ; entered the same plea. 1 ,i y. : I llr? 1 f I It is an Interesting exhibit interesting from, both art and musical standpoints. It shows what Can be produced in the hands of. mere :1 children, with a few Strokes of a brush and the -combination of a J few tints, upoft an-ordinary newspaper picturt. It also displays the master workmanship of America's foremost oiano builders' incor- porated in the Chickering; Quarter Grandthe greatest schievement 1 of this famous firm wondrous in resonance of tone, beautiful in form "'J '-yn musical gem(' incomparable, flawless an instrument which hss . f won the admiration and enthusiastic prsise of the world's greatest V musicians."'. " '? -V ' iie-'r :-. r - . t-:-We invite critical inspection of tha magnificent Chickering Line i shown in our, sales parlors, embracing not only the renowned Quar. . ter-Grand, but Small Grand, Semi-Grand, Concert Grand and Up- f rights, fat- each of the several correct' woods. ' : ' - : : v . . ;- UPRIGHTS, $5 00 and upl; i GRANDS; $700 andlup V J Convenient Terms' When Desirei ' 7 Chickering Pianos are Sold Throughout the Pacific northwest only by T THE HOUSE ' ZfSfcs; BIGGEST l f OF . Sn BUSIEST HIGHEST UTTC AND BEST QUAUTT 12-piarliaWar 2S3 OF .All ; 353 WASHINGTON STRLI -COR; FARK Srtores la Kvery rmportant City ta tne raolad aTorthweei. ft aseswBBSBBnBSassBBSSBBBsassapsaa t CONSIDERING JK SOLEAGENTS FAMOUS CLOTHING COMPANY CORNER MORRISON, AND SECOND STS. . The Popular Route, When purchasing round trip tickets to tneeast-you-snouia er tnat you " are routed one way . via the. Canadian Pa 'eiflcW'the world ! scenic route." Through cars from coast, to coast and 'the best of everything. For full, par ticulars apply at US ,Xj Ird atreet, ; We wish to express our ' heartfelt thanks to our many friends and neigh bora for their kind sympathy and con solation, also for the many beautiful floral offerings during our bereave- ! ment In the death of our Infant daugh ter. MR, AND MRS. K. HULME. I favor no special paving contractor The matter of attire is one ol enough importance to any m.an to warrant more than a hasty thought- Be fair to yourself, both from the standpoint of appearance' and your pocketbook. Regardless of how well yon may be aAltl-J ...U . . . 1. .A . . Dausiicu niui rum uicociiv 41 1 aiigciiicnis, win aa 10 I where you obtain your clothing and what you pay for it; ; ? we can say in absolute confidence that nmety-nme , j , chances to one you'll find Columbia tailoring both better ' and less expensive than any, proposition you're tied tip . to.now. . , . ' ' . :-'- 's' f - -f - Columbia Tailoring Is the Best in Portland "a strong statement," you say, because you've been patron ising the high-price shops; and you, think because we' don't charge a fancy price that quality must necessarily be lacking; "doubtful" again, merely because you doubt, on general prin ciples, All we ask-is the opportunity to show you--to" hsve you inspect our splendid stock of woolensto make just one " .sun xor youwitn tne guarantee 01 satisfaction from the ftrsl day's wear . to . the last. ' We're making just now, an exceptionally fine blue serge just ' 7 the right weight for late spring and summer wearfine for service the real thing for style at $25. It's a winner. .Hadn't . youerter put us down on your list for the first Monday morn. Suits PiRS NSL ss . - all.A I . "SBBSBBBs eras Orant Phegley, Manager. - Trous ers 54 to $10 ELKS' BUILDING, ; Seventh 'and Stark Streets . ( st i lor firm, I M Pa vis, II n ballot.-