The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, May 06, 1908, Image 5

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Newspaper Page Text' THE OREGON 'DAILY' JOURNAL, PORTLAND. , WEDNESDAY EVENING, iftAY 6t , 1903. , BIG FLEET it: FOUR MORE DAYS ANCHORS Continued from - Par One.) (United Praa Lmw4 Wlre.l 13ao, Francisco, ' May ., 6.- The anchors of the Atlantic battleship fleet splashed into San Francisco bay today and the first half of the world-famous cruise was completed Prosaic Is the statement, but far from prosaic was the arrival and its attendant circumstances, for never In the world's history has .there been such a magnificent marine spectacle as that presented when the combined fleets, 43 ships of war, led by the flagship Connecticut, with good old , "Fighting Bob',' Evans on the bridge, plowed its way down through the Golden Gate between the high cliffs black with humanity, adding a mighty flesh-and-blood welcome to the ships and. men- upon whom de volves the task of upholding the na tion'a honor at home and abroad. Al nlpht long hundreds of people slept in the open on the hills, on the mlllUry' reservations . on both sides of Golden - Gate and on the - beach in the vicinity of Sutro Heights. . With the first gray streaks of, dawn they were up, and before their eyes were half open theyj were ' looking-, seaward to catch' the first glimpse, of the, gr6at ships of white and buff which were rid ing at anchor near the lightship, eight miles off snore. A slight mist hung over the sea and at first only a faint outline of the vessels could be discerned, but with the "lifting of the hase the monster sea fighters stool out In bold relief, tnggtng at toeir ancnors as tnougn anxious to he unallpped and be permitted to sail at tone Into the magnificent harbor to which the eyes of officers and men have been longingly turhed for months, but the time had not yet come for the signal Trom tne neiovea commanaer-uv chief to up anchor. Crowds Pour Into City. The crowds, . preceded by thousands that had-come to the city, three, four and even five days ago, began to pour into 8an Francisco as soon as the fer ries started, and trllnload after traln load began to pour Into the depots on both stats or tne nay. bv h o'ciock hill sides, housetops, excursion boats, from tiny, wheezing launches to great ocean liners, were crowded with patriots, their bosoms- swelling' with pride and their hearts beating with expectancy and enthusiasm. At last they Were going to see that for which they had been waiting since December Is. They were going to see the much-vaunted Connecticut, the nrlde or tne -American navy, with Rear Admiral Kvans st the post he is so soon to relinaulsh. leading the wav through the glorious Golden Gate, followed by. me remaining 10 ngnting snips under ms coramnnn me i-acmc neei, me tor pedo flotilla and other vessels of .war. constituting the greatest armada that any nation or tne world naa gathered in one port at any one time, falling In behind, all steaming down the bay and Doming to achor before the arrest rltv that still bears the scars of one of the worii's greatest catastrophes, but un daunted and cheerful and Its whole Heart ana soul .tnroDDlng , welcome ylthout 4uafc? j , Z ' . - ; , JEioursion Boats Pilled. , The excursion boats, their decks crowded wltn passengers and their masts and ' Bides gaily wdecora ted wltv buntlng and the national colors, were steaming towards the Golden Gate earlv !n the morning, saucy launches vlelng wun num. uibuk nunea liners ror tne honor of being the first to get outside and give noisy greeting to the warships. Arrived at the entrance the eyes of the people on the boats fell upon a scene calculated to turn the ice in the coldest Diooaoa man into warm, surging blood Tne sirens snriexed. Dassensnra crews cheered and waved hats, flags and handkerchiefs, but even In the ex cess of their Joy they could not over come that tremulousneas of speech the peculiar choking sensation, that come when the emotions are aroused to the highest degree. But the great spectacle was yet to come, and after hovering about the battleships the excursion boats started back for the bay to take position to view the ships as they came In. man- mLM uruppea ancnor. II If you are bashful ask him I J ly what the Wink means. Read It Before ' You Eat It The Wisconsin and Nebraska took up their position during the night. Join ing the big fleet immediately upon its trrlval at the lightship. The movement of the sightseers to the various places from which the fleet's entrance could be observed formed a pretty picture. Hundreds of automobiles, gaily deco rated with bunting and national colors, sped through the streets,, while the less fortunate, the majority carrying flags, from the miniature buttonhole affair to the more pretentious slse. boarded cars, decorated wagons, buggies and other means of conveyance, vying with one another in the display of the colors. Ferryboats Crowded. The ferryboats did a rushing business from the first trip and when the trains from the Interior began to arrive they were taxed to their capacity. The smaller towns within a radius of 100 miles were almost depopulated, while from the larger cities came thousands of people. . In the city business was suspended, the saloons and restaurants being about the only establishments open. Stran- fers had a hard time securing their reakfast, - many waiters refusing to work, preferring to see the ship than to earn a day's pay. Goat Island, in the middle of the bay directly in front of the city, from which the best view of the incoming fleet and Its maneuvers before anchor ing could be had, was sought by thou sands of persons from across- the bay. For five hours ferryboats plied their way between the Oakland shore and the island, taking at least 1,000 passen gers on every trip. At Fort Mason the military post was thrown open to the public. From there a view or the gate and the harbor of Tlburon covered by the hase is af forded. In the Tlburon channel lie the revenue cutters that will police the pageant. - Thousands on Slopes. In the Immense sweep from Fort Point to Fort Mason, thousands took advantage of the view afforded. On the slopes of the Hyde street hill and Russian I Ml, were gathered other thou sands who had been there since early morning and who braved keen winds that came In through the gate. The wind carried ' before It & fog from time to time, obscured the main channel. From Russian Hill to Telegraph Hill the circular stretch of waterfront. In cluding Fisherman's wharf, Jfelgg'a wharf and the Seawall were a mass of people. Telegraph Hill on both sides was packed with spectators. The wharf from the railroad yards up to the Ferry building and beyond was crowded. Au tomobiles thronged the Presidio ground, while at Fort Winfleld Scott were gathered many guests of the Presidio officers to witness the arrival. Despite the Immense crowd, which was estimated, Including the city's pop ulation, at least 800,000 people, there was plenty of standing room along the shore from which to see the fleet. At the beach and Point Lobos, the hillsides were black with humanity, and thousands were packed like sar dines right down to the water's edge. Some energetic and patriotic specta tors had erected tents and slept on the wind-swept beach eo as to avoid the rush of getting to the scene this morn ing. Many seats had been erected at prominent points and sold at 11 each. Jrhey went like hot cakes, even with all the hundreds of acres of open space, from which a good view could be had without favor and without price. The chill morning winds had bean anticipated by many mothers, who br3Ugnt heavy blankets in which to keep their babies wrapped while await ing the incoming of the ships. All were happy, all beaming with expectanoy, with patriotism. BIG LAND PARADE WILL BE HELD AT FRISCO TOMORROW (United Press Leased Wire.) San Francisco, Msy 6. The composi tion of the great land parade Thurs day was published today. .It la as fol lows: Three platoons of mounted police. Band. Grand marshal, Brigadier-General J. A. Koster, N. G. C, and staff. Mounted orderlies. First division Brigadier-General Fred Funston, com manding United States troops and staff Battalion United States engineers. United States signal corps. Twenty-second Infantry, provisional regiment of 12 companies United States coast artillery. Provisional regiment of six com panies of United States coast artillery. Battalion United States field artU leryf Second squadron Fourteenth United Eighty carriiMjea. Secretary of th Navy v icior m. v VTWV lor and Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans i . i. , v, a inttAr AflpnrtAri nv in L " " bqi.uiiu( niv) - - 280 Salt Lake high school cadets on root; otner carriages ircuuumu "j fleers of the fleet and foreign consuls. V, I JIt.lAn Captain Beaton Bchroeder. U. S. N., commanding unnea mm imvm iuiu, staff and 8,600 men from the fleet, con sisting of one regiment of marines and the first brigade of sailors. Third division Colonel A. D. Smith, commanding pro visional brigade N. G. C. and staff; sec ond company signal corps. N. a. C.; Fifth Infantry, N. O. C naval militia: Mexican veterans In carriages; Grand Army of the Republic; Spsnlnh wnr veterans. Camps Lawton, Rlchter, Nrl son A. Miles Riley and visiting wmpj from Portland. Oregon, San Rafael, Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley. Cal ifornia. ... , Model of the cruiser California, en tered by the cltlsens of Vallejo, Cal ifornia. Phelps' squadron, U. 8. V. N. California pioneers, In carriages. Columbia Park Boys' club, with band. California Grays, League of the Cross cadets, with band The parade will start at o'clock from flansome and Market streets, sro Ing out Market to Van Ness, out Van Ness to Washington, thence counter marching down Van Ness to Market, thence on Market to Taylor. The cnrrlagen containing Rear Ad miral Kvans and Secretary of the Navy Metenlf will drop out of the line at Van Ness and take up a position, where they will meet the head of the parade on tne coumerniarcn inn nm u. f. : l 1 III Continuing the Sale of Quaint Dining Room Furniture in the Fumed and Weathered Oak , . i 7- Closing out many sample pieces in this characteristic furniture at prices much less than their regular values. Sale to continue this week. BUFFETS IN THE WEATHERED OAK $26.50 Buffets for 1 ..... ; .$12.50 $39.00 Buffets for $17.50 CHINA CABINETS IN THE FUMED OAK. $31.00 Cabinets for $14.75 $31.50 Cabinets for $15.25 $60.00 Cabinets for. t. $25.00 DINING CHAIRS'IN THE WEATHERED OAK $4.00 Chairs for , $1.95 $5.50 Chairs for .......$2.50 -$6.50 Chairs for . . $3.25 $7.45 Arm Chairs fdr $3.65. $8.00 Arm Chairs for .$3.80 DINING TABLES IN THE WEATHERED OAK $19.50 Round Table 6t ft. for $9.75 $21.00 Round Table-6 ft. for $10.50 $23.00 Reund Table 6t ft. for $12.00 $24.00 Round Table 8 ft. for. $12.00 $27.00 Round Table 10 ft. for -....$13.75 $29.00 Round Table 10 ft. for $14.75 $42.00 Round Table 8 (J. for $18.50 $65.00 Round Table 8 ft. for ; $27.75 BUFFETS IN THE FUMED OAK $52.00 Buffet for $23.75 $70.00 Buffet for..... ; 325.00 $125.00 Buffet for ...$52.00 $135.00 ' Buffet for . $57.50 $150.00 Buffet for $63.00 L""riay Specials in Garden and Lawn Tools basement Transplanting Trowels special .at 5 ancT 10 each. 7-inch and 8-inch Hoes special, each .....25 14-tooth Bow Rakes special, each ...40 12-tooth Mailable Rakes special, each. .25 4-prong Spading Forks special, each .65 14-tooth Malleable Rakes specialeach 30 Stepl Garden Spades special, each.... 7. ...70 Dr. Perkins Sanitary (7 : Refrigerators T : tur um-: eiBBsj jszrs luwLti t-jiuuot-t- ujiiintnoj Terms: $1 Down, $1 Week ; tatunl IISOOS In the Basement Of Graves & Co.'s Removal Sale at Slaughter Prices Only a Small Portion of Cost ; The landlord, on a compromise, gave Craves & Co. UNTIL MAY 12TH TOACATE to clear the store at 328 Washington street of everyth-g in it, belonging to them, so that the workmen could begin demolishing the boiUing at once. Such an arrangement Drill allow Graves ft Co., to move to their new Home at 111 Fourth "streets-next Monday whatever is left of the stock BUT THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY LEFT AFTER THIS WEEK'S SELL ING AT SLAUGHTER PRICES. This Removal Sale at Slaughter Prices Will Positively Close Saturday Evening, May 9 After that 'date all advertised prices will be withdrawn, in fact are made now with the understanding that they are in effect only for balance of this week and on goods in store at 328 Washington street or as, long as they last. We propose, if possible to have a brand new and complete stock just out of the new packing cases, for our new store, and are will ing to close out everything at 328 Washington street (contract goods excepted) at a fraction of actual cost.. As an example: German hand-made best Accordions, f 2.35, were $5.00 to $6.00. Others at $3.60 and ?4-16 worth $8 and $10. Will close out 1S Accordions at only f8.90. Today will sell Accordions at most any price. Special Hand-Made Violins Students' outfit, regular price $15, slaughter sale price ...93.25 Fine $25 hand-made German violin, with bow and case ...$8.95 Only f 14.35 today for splendid old violin worth all of $75.00. S1Q.45 for .Stradivarius Model, complete outfit, worth $18.00. Morning Glory Horns Over 2000 In Stock All staple sellers, the year round, to talking machine owners. Go on sale today at fraction of cost Size 24x32, hand decorated, only 11.T5, were $5.00. Size 24x31, nickel-plated, with flower bell, 425, were $8.00. Graves ft Co. are selling more Talking Machines at this slaugh ter removal sale than ever before probably more than all other dealers in the Northwest combined and there's a reon prices halved on some, about a third regular price. While they last take the $25 machines for , T.80; others st B14.20 and f 1T.GO, were $30 and $35. $40,00 and $50,00 models, going at 21.25 and 26.50. Large exhibition Phonograph outfit, complete, only 38.50. $30 cylinder machines, flower horn and crane, only $16.75. f 3.75 for $10.00 cylinder machines, including horns. Look ove. our stock we have what you want and at a price that will cause you to buy. Still Selling Sheet Music at 2'2c; 12 for 25c Good music many populars and classics just the opportunity to se lect B0 or 100 copies for the home. Buy Your Piano Joday at Graves & Cos Sacrifice Sale of All Their Pianos From Rents Safe Instruments to buy even Jf used a little musically they are like new snd you save at. least half. As Is well known, this Is a Forced Removal Sale and naturally to close out a large stock of pi anos In so short time It was necessary for us to sacrifice not only profits,, but a portion of actual cost. Piano buyers found here1 a solution to the question of the pur chase of an instrument not only at an unusually little price, but on very easy terms of payment. Wnll they last SIKO takes splendid $300 pianos. 8155 buys large size piano worth 300. and 8167 will send home Cabinet Grand $300 value. $82G pianos going- at 8186, New $350 pianos today at 8256. while the $400 styles are marked 8233. The above and nearly a dosen other bargains to suit any pocketbook. Parlor Organs $10, $20 and $40 Pianolas and Cecilians $75 and $85 Don't corns next week It will be too late Come before Satur day evening better not wait, but come at once, for beat choice of bargains. Take most anything you like leave tho price to us. We'll surprise you by our "LITTLE PRICES" this week. If you will tell your friends and neighbors about this most re markable Slaughter "Removal Sale" of everything musical now going on at Graves & Co., 328 Washington St., you will be doing them ft great favor, because never again In Portland will the above prices be made on such strictly reliable Musical Instruments. GRAVES CO. 328 WASHINGTON STREET It A WEEK WILL DO DIAMONDS, WATCHES AND JEWELRY $1J WE SELL on INSTALLMENTS AT PRICES LESS THAN OTHERS ASK WHEN YOV PAY THEM CASH r Call and look oyer our. stock. Ask ua our. prices and terms on Which we sell and then compare these prices, with others. You will find that we , sell cheaper than any ot our competitors. . f STANDARD JEWELRY STORE 189 THIRD STREET, BET. YAMHILL AND TAYLOR. K Hr V V . ' - r: RATES Ea Will Be Made This Season by tha 0. R. & N; And SOUTHERN PACIFIC OBBOOY FROM PORTLAND Am Follows! Ob Way To Tto Street OaUXotBUl Chicago .(.$72.50 $87.50 St Louis 67.50 82.501 St Paul 63.15 81.75 Omaha 60.00 75.00 Kansas City .. 60.00 75.001 TICKETS WHi. Bm ON BA&a , May 4, 18 June 5, 6, 19, 20 July 6, 7, 22, 23 August 6, 7, 21, 22 Good for return In 10 days with atop over privileges at pleasure within limits. REMER THE DATES For any further information call at the city ticket of flee, Third and Wash ington streets, or write to WM. M'MURRAY General Passenger Agent, PORTLAND. OREGON. ff ausarr 2til 0oasHAsiM-! UnV houtes 7qI Save IWoiicy! Avoid Pain! Teeth Extracted FRED Wfcaat Flats or Bridges Am Ordered FINE TEETH $5 WAX MOSSt Full 8eVthat.flt 5.00 Gold Crowns. 22k 13.60 Brldg-o Teeth. 22k. ..... .....93.50 U3ia Finings ...1. Silver Fillings ,,..............5 '.. Ten-Year Written Guarantee We keep- busy doing' good work at tnese prices, we . nave ids sst, most mou.rn electrical sppr atua for doing painless dental work. -. Xdy AtUndaa --i'" '. Opas Xraataga -( ; . .; Electro Dental Parlors 3034 WASB33T0T0 BT, COB. TK Opposite Olda, : Wortroan King's Belter Equipped Than TBT AW BAST tZDB PBT9TT3 . ' nones Bart tMo. B-ieca.. East Si2iPrinIfn;jCc. Ooss, trnio Ayo-'aad . ;:?.