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Designs Are of Higher Class
and Far More Striking
Than in Former Years,
ANNOUNCE PRIZE AWARDS
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Tlbt yesterdaV'a floral vehicle pa
rude.
It waa a great parad, th finest,
witlioti exception, that Portland has
aver a taged. The vehicles were for
eoualy decorated with every manner
Of tame and wild flowers, roses, of
courae, predominating.
Oliver K. Jeffery won the grand
prize and none would begrudge him.
His car yesterday was a dream In
rhododendrons and greenery. Mrs. Jef
fery driving and little Bradford Car
penter riding high behind to represent
cupld. being clad in a white union
ault for the occasion. The special 150
prize orrered by the Fortiand Automo
bile club for the best decorated auto
mobile entered ia yesterday's parade
by a member also went to Oliver J,
Jeffery, winner of the grand prize.
Many Tbonaanda See Parade.
Starting at Fourteenth and Morri
aon - atreeta, the great " procession
traversed moat of the Important down
town, btreets, cropsetf to the east side
endLame back over the Hawthorne
bridge to Fourth and Madison where
it disbanded.
Thousands of spectators lined the
streets all along the route. Both of
the grandstands on Morrison street
ere Jammed, every upper window
along the line of-march was filled and
.. i.cores of autos were banked a.t each
fctreet intersection. '
Aa usual, the parade was led by a
platoon of police and the police band.
H. L. Pittock, as honorary grand mar
shal, rede a mettlesome steed. He was
accompanied' by his aides, William
Warrens and A. M. Cronan.
Of course- Queen Thelma was there
there in her royal coach with her
heralds and tier outriders and having
a good time all by herself. Her prin
cesses rode In decorated automobiles,
accompanied by the omnipresent
Hosarians.
The first section of the parade was
devoted entirely to decorated veJiioUa
of the Portland fire department. Mas
sive engines. Jaunty - hose carta and
rakish trucks completely lost their
Identity as fire fighting machines, un
der robes and canopies of roses and
other blooms.
Fire Apparatus Ztafulfed la Tlowers.
Following the department band seat
ed In a truck were the tender for the
flreboat David Campbell, engine 16,
engine 23, engine 6, and engine 19, the
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green.
Truck 1 was completely engulfed
in pink rose blankets with a sprinkling
of - white blooms to set off the col
ors. Other entries were engines 17
and 2 and hose wagon 10.
Engine 13, the winner, was a mass
I of f pink Caroline Testou t, the basic
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lines of the machine being outlined tn
red.
Just after the fire department ap
paratus were two street cleaning de
partment entries. One was a water
wagon completely robed in pink roses
with a tiny fountain In the middle of
the barrel throwing a spray all
through the parade. The other was a
weeper.
The section devoted to the horse
contained a number of handsome
mounts, most of them with garlands
around their necks, hoofs gilded and
manes decorated.
For the class devoted to mounted
organisations having 20 or more uni
formed riders, the Portland, Hunt club
was unopposed, the red coats and
white breeches of the men standing
in striking contrast to the dark riding
suits of the women riders.
In addition to the floats and auto
mobiles which stood out above every
thing for sheer beauty of the decora
tions there were' many entries that ap
pealed because of their novelty.
Business Houses' Entries Striking.
Among this number might be men
tioned the entry of the Ambulance
Service company one of their regular
whits ambulances with a china baby
emerging from a full blown rose on
the hood of the machine and a fatherly
stork perched on the roof.
Advertising - a trading stamp. Olds.
Wortman & King had a small sailboat
which rocked up and down in a rose
strewn sea. weinhard's brewery ex
hibitad a striking flower replica of a
bottle of their brew. In the runabout
section Mildred Keats. 10-year-old
daughter of H. .L. Keats, driving her
own car, won second place with her
car as a mass of blue and yellow out
of which were flying before the hood
a flock of white pigeons strung on fine
wires. The little car made a decided
hit and the young driver received ap
plause all along ut line.
Two music houses, Kllers and Sher
man, Oar A Co., had floats bearing
flower-covered grand pianos, while on
the former two girls strummed harps.
- Hlgn Schools Bepreaented.
Jefferson and Lincoln high schools
were represented, "the former by its
Jun graduating class in a' car . and
the latter by six entries. ' Tells and
class songs emanated from their banks
of flowers from the start to the fin
ish.. . -
Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett as winner
of the first prize in the touring car
class, had a striking entry trimmed
with purple delphiniums and blue can
terbury bells and pink gladioli.
Louis H. Reese, winner In the elec
tric class, garnished his car to repre
sent a fairy barge. Mrs. A. O. XUddeU,
first m tn roses ana greenery1 class,
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used white roses as her base. t
A number of local Sunday schools
had entries aa well as the Portsmouth
Parent-Teachet association, the Port
land Floral society, the Wlaconsin so
ciety, the department of public works
of the city government, the Portland
Women's club, the Rotary club, the
Portland Railway, Light & Power com
pany and many others.
One feature of the parade was the
tally-ho entered by the Illahee Riding
club. Riding in it were: Misses Edna
Church, Sadie Noyes, EdU. Wall in.
Corine Thornton, Wabel Weed, Grace
ROSE FESTIVAL
SPECIALS
- Judging from The Journal Want
Ads yesterday, automobile, motor
cycle and real estate dealers seem
to be making especial efforts to
draw business during the Rose
Festival. Here are a few of their
Offers:
"Chalmers 1913, regular prl4
$860. For this week only 6 pr
cent from above price." Class 44,
"Indian, good condition, $55.
Thor Twin, $75." Class 55.
"Tires,, slightly used. $$ to $11
each." Class 44.
"One Warren roadster, $0 H. ,
fine mechanical condition, newly
painted, new tires, fully equipped.'
Class 44.
"$25,090 worth of close-in In
come property to exchange for a
first class farm." Class 24.
"Hawthorns distrlot, $$750, $500
cash, new, modern 8 room bun
galow, furnished, two blocks frsta
Hawthorns ave. car." . Class f i.
These Items war published yes
terday (Wednesday) In The Jour
nal Want Ads. The number of the
classification in which it
peared follows each Item.-.
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Better look over yesterday's
Want Ads you will probably find
some good buys.
A large bottle of salad on
will bo given free to every per
son Inserting a cash ".Want Ad
amounting to 85e or mors ta ths
Sunday Journal, June 14,
BEAUTIFUL PARADE PORTLAND HAS EVER
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Mcintosh, W. Til. Ryan; bugler, James
Clow; driver, T. T. Strain.
Xiist of Prize Winners.
The prize winners are:
Grand prize, Oliver K. Jeffery.
Runabouts First, Mrs. Clauds de
F- Smith; second. Mildred Keats: very
highly commended, Mrs. Elliott R, Cor
bett Miss Alice Gadsby; honorable
mention, L. I.. Thompson.
Touring cars First. Mrs, Helen
Ladd Corbett; second. Max M. Bmlth;
very highly commended. T. D; Honey
man. Decorations with roses and greens
First. Mrs. A. G. Rlddell ; second, Mrs.
Edmund Devereaux.
Outside Multnomah county First.
R. C. Parker, Oregon City; second. Fox
n ml Prlrtpmnr. (Government Camp:
honorable mention, t ti. Hams, uaa
Grove.
Electrics-Flrst. Louis H. Reese;
second, Mrs. Louis H. Reese
Portland fire department First, en
gine No. 13: second, auto truck No. 1:
honorable mention, engine No. 29.
Business organizations First prise.
Bherman Clay & Co.; second prise,
Ellers muslo house: Portland street
cleaning department special mention;
Welnhard brewery, honorable mention
Service ambulance company, special
mention.
Clubs and societies First prlze.Ro
tary club; second prize, Portland Flor
al society; Portland Automobile asso
ciation, very highly commended. .
Most unique float -J. W. Van Matre,
on electric truck.
Mounted clubs and organizations
Portland Hunt dub. first, without any
opposition. .,.
Class H. public schools and nign
anhnnlo .Inmln hizh BchOOI. f iTSt '.
Washington hinh, second; Jefferson j
high "Live Wires," third; Portsmouth
Grammar school, highly commended.
Sunday schools Millard Avenue
Preabyterlan, first; First Congrega
tional second; Mount Tabor Presby
terian' "Indian Maidens." third.
Class F. trucks Portland Publio
Works department.
Single saddle horse, woman rider
Miss Nettie Hall, first;. Miss Stewart,
second; E. Johnson, Miss Hauser, high
ly commended. " ...
Single saddls horse, man rider L.
Hubbard, first; Harry Johnson. sec-
Single saddle horse, boy or girt rider ;
Gordon Jones, first; Grace "Tobias
second; Miss Schantz and Wilfred;
Single drivms nore iu iur
buggy Mrs. Cos A. McKenna, first;
Mrs. O. P. M. Jamieson second; E. J.
O. Smith ana Roy uwnw, nw
commended. ... , .
Best single annur .nor" V -"v
Bam Kramer, first; Mrs. a J. Lang.
second.
Best pony
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Mccarter, iitbt: jmiw, wuwi ,mciZ
ond; Annie William son. very highly
rut; James, correy.
sec-
commended.
Despite Court Order
Work Is Started
Oregon City, Or, June 11. The city
authorities at one o'clock this af ter
tioon commenced construction on the
bridge from the elevator shaft to the
Muff above Seventh street. This ac
tion Is in the face of a circuit court
cecres giving ths absolute ownership
of ths strip of land which the bluff
end of the bridge vfil rest upon, to
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Mrs. Sarah Chasa. Mrs. Chase has
refused the city's offer for this land
and asserts she will never consent to
the bridge landing, upon the property.
Just what action Mrs. Chase's attor
neys will take Is not known, but it is
understood that a bench warrant far
the arrest of the city authorities for
disregarding Judge Benson's decision
will be issued.
Chinese Student Is Shot.
San Francisco, June 11. Lee Cheung,
Chinese student, was shot and probably
fatally wounded by two other Chinese,
who presumably mistook him for some
one else.
Big Blast Falls.
Varrlew, Or June 11. A blast of
50 tons of powder was set off Tuesday
at the quarry of Gleblsch aV Joplln, on
the Miami .but ths result was only par
tially sueoessfaL The charge - repre-
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One of ths most beautiful of -the many new bouses la Irvlngton Is ths ten-room house built, designed and
owned by H. . Stsmlsr, on a quarUr block at East 2d sad Klickitat streets on Broadway car Una. Ths above
picturs gives onlira slight Idea of the beauty and attractiveness of this bouse, which, with its large veranda end
massive brick columns, makes a mest -striking appearance. In the living-room Is a large mahogany mantel with
Italian onyx face. Ths walls of this Isrge room are covered with Imported Austrian Tekko, with a pleater cove in
Austrian design. This room is equipped with two eeml-lndtreet Alabastsr bowls, which give s soft and brilliant
lighting effect. The walls of ths dining room sre covered with Imported English tapestry, the cornices being
vecorsted with ornamental plaster. A bountiful eight-candle candelabra fixture in silver, with wall lights to match,
adds much to this room In mahogany and old Ivory. The library is paneled In oak. which is finished In silver srsy
and aluminum. The frieze Is of Imported Japanese grass cloth, hand decorated. The mantle is In oak and tiles,
and a built-in desk and bookcase completes the harmony of this room. Separating the living-room from the din
ng room and library are large French doers in mahogany and bevel plats. The kitchen Is a model of convenience.
The breakfast-room is decorated in water colors, and is one of the most attractive rooms in the entire bouse. Two
spacious, tiled bathrooms and five lavatories connected with ths bedrooms, all of which have hardwood rioors, com
plots a short description of this house, which must be seen to be appreciated. It has sn attrativs porte-eocbere
entrance for auto, with large garage
be executed to order of owner. . Trios. SIO.OOO.
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Top row 3ar of Ii. EL Saarro, decorated in marguerites, wistaria
and ferns; Portland Hunt club, uncontested winners of prixe (or
mounted clubs and organlxaMom; Mayor Hi 0111 of Seattle, who
led Elttaes TUikoma.
Center Auto fire track decorated in red roses with white rose oat
lines. Middle row, left to right Winner of first prize in touring car class,
entered by Mrs. Helen Ladd Corbett, decorations in purple del
phiniums and blue canterbury bells and pink gladioli; winner of,
first prize for car decorated with roses and greens, Mrs. A. O.
Rlddell, 850 Hancock street, white roses and greens.
Bottom, left to right Annie Williamson, highly commended In pony,
cart and driver class; strikingly decorated tally-ho; F. II. Mo
Carter, winner of first prize in pony, cart and driver claas. 1
ssnts In labor and powdsr an outlay of
mors than $10,000. and Is supposed to
loosen enough stone to supply the
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Jetty for all summer's work, The
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ths Jetty building at Tillamook Bay. .
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purchased this week, papering will i
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