The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-08-03
REGATTA STREET FAIR.
Contract Clo8e1 Yesterday By the Com
mIllee for Jabour's Carnival
Circus.

The Astoria regatta committee
yesterday signed u contract Tor
the appearance here during re-
gatta week Tor he Jab1ur Oriental
Carnival Circus. embracing ten separate
and dIs,inc, attractions. The shows wlll
eNhib. on Duane street between sixth
and Eleventh streets. G. G. Fulton has
been appointed I.rsc;or.general n the
circus ana win have charge Df that
feature ot the regatta entertainment
This L. the same aggregation ,ha; re-
rsn.ly exhibited 10 Portland during the
Elks' carnival excep, that IL has been
doubled in s,z. ana attriciiyeness
Mr. Jibour's shows are as follows
Menagerie and trained Wild animal cir
Gus under the direction Of Colonel Dani-l
Boone the creates, living animal train
sr In the w5rld-lhe antics Of hl. dumb
actors sXempfy ihe fables o. Assop
streets " cairo. Oriental thea,er Pro-
jre,Dscope or Moon pictures exh.5. lon
iermia Village. Luneite or Egyptian
Illusion. streets of all radons. Mexican
theatre Algerian Mosque and theatre.
and The Midway Plalsancr with It's con-
rr-ss NJ thrilling free shows that are the
mJs famous 10 the amusemen; world.
Pmminen. among The people with
ilr Jb.ur shows are. Shlek Padji L.
cher.r 'he whrl.ng derylsh who made
a pilgrimage 20 Mecca and .s decorated
with the Sacred green hood. an insignia
~ distinction In the Holy Lanl; the
.hs.. Austin Sisters whose marvellous
trapaze act has proven a thrilling a.
traction Tor the royalty Of Europe ana
proved a great drawing card tor TWO
years in the land Of the Montezumas:
Fa,lma. the Egyptian princess who
gives a delineailon OF the sacred and
Nadoral dances Of the Nile, and noted
,roupes Of Belouins. Bash -Bazouks,
sngalcse. TunIciaas Easr Indians. Hin
loos, Japs Cyrans. Algerians, Scotch
pagpipers. Tyrolean Singers and others.
Miss Ivy b. Barker. who has frequent
ly been the guest OF friends in Astoria,
IS 20 b. The queen Of the regatta, an
nounCemeH, Of her choice having been
made In Portland yesterday. OF the
successful candidate the Oregoniln
says: Miss Barker was born in Port
land, and is The daughter Of an ex-otficer
n the United States navy, veteran Of
The civil war. A, the G. A. r. en-
campmen. in Portland February 49,
1857. she was duly adopted as Daughter
of the Grand Army of the Republic, de-
partner, ot Oregon. and her 1909 ye,-
eraa fathers will doubtless appreciate
the honor the regatta committee has
conferred upon their daughter. May 10,
iSSS. Miss Barker organized the oregon
Naval Battalion Auxiliary Corps, and
was unanimously elected president Of the
organization. which position she held
during the Spanish American war, In
May. 1895 at the Portland armory. on
urHal 'i Nue generous uuHp'S' w VI
lnd c. E. Ladd presented the oregon
Naval Battalion with a beautiful silk
flag. which colors will ever be highly
cherished and priced by the battalion.
January o. 1890 she left the Portland
High School to accep; clerkship in the
office Of the United States lighthouse in
spector a; Portland. which position she
has since continuously occupied. The
OF Admiral E. S. Edwards
that the regatta committee would select
a queen that would meet with public
has been fulfilled. as Miss
Barker is well and favorably known
both in Portlad and Astoria"