Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-06

| trumpet is no more, the waving o.
flags, the tread of marching feet. th'
gay floats, and their loadls of Salem I
beautiful girls anil innumerable pro
ducts have faded, leaving only a mem
ory, haunting ais the visions of a pleas
amt dream. The festoons of electric
lights and the skly-sosring fireworks
have given place at might TO darkness
| or to the softer and more faithful light
of the big full moon. The clatter OF
dishes and working utensils in the res
taurants and hotels and the social
chnk of the Drumming bea- glasses
sweet music to Salem Is visitors from
Lame and Linn, are heard only in sub.
dued tones and minor keys. The white
gowned girls, with complications like
apple blossoms and forms as graceful
and 1.-THE as the basket willows that
bow before THE caresses of the south
wind, are back to their homes. The
immense d'owkis that, like kaleido-
scope gave at every turn a new pic
ture of form and color, have faded
away as fog before the north wind,
and are mot. Salem has settled down
to normal conditions, and the sound
of the Shidoo is hearid NO more in the
land 1t was great celebration, and
it is only proper that the reason of its
success be inquired into. Without talk
ing from the members Of the commit
tees in charge one jot of praise to
which they ane entitled and they sure
iy dea rive lots of it, the horse editor
us inclinelb to think that much of the
success of the affai- was due to Hal
Patton. HAL is goodnatured and
easy" SO when a particularly dis
tasteful job wais up-wen, Hal got his
shara. Besides he is as energetic as a
wood rat and I,ts trouble roll off his
shoulders ais waiter does off a duck =
back. 1t was he who took part in the
big parade, and even minus amy dis
guise, was easily mis'aken for the pyize
freak, the only one born i'm captivity,
ais hs led the "pluguglies" on their
triumphant march This was hardly
over when the baby show, his creation
1--WE mean the show), was called on,
and there he was with $50 proud moth
ers ankl $50 specimens of Oregon s pro.
ducts in the shape of babies Hal was
now in his element, and thought his
sloubles had "folded their tents and
silently stole AWAY" but they haln u.
1t was up to him to select the judges
gentlemen who were experts ON babies,
and who hasb taob genius and a com
nand of language that could outtalk
IN angry woman
DIR. Anna Shaw mot being available, |
Hal with an inspiration born of the
selected the Hon. p. H. |
\ 'Arcy as "major domo" and "hyu |
yee" of the infantile aggregation
10 better selection could possibly have |,
'een made, for p H., our Peter, is ew
iiely unbiased not having any entries
f his own. Besides, as is we'll known,
he Hon. P. H. is not an Oregon pro.
iuct, but a bright son of the could
cd - where the grass is like emerald
nd the babies SWARM like Salem girls
pouDd an ice cream stand. Mr.. DARCY
0as proud of his job, his breast meas
remeut Increased four inches in two
Ainubea He is am expert ON babies,
here is not a doubt of it, because he
admitted it TO a friend
hong with the information that he
as baby himseh-once Here is
here the trOubIe began; the other
l0ges had been selected. but there
as no reorter present, and Hal rea-
zed that nothing was a success any
here without newspaper aid. Then
IS eye wanllering over the vast crowd
ngled out the tail and leonine torso !
I the Hon Frank Davey, and Hal, 3
Shching that Gentlaman's eye, he G
him to come up. The Hon
rank responded and the Hon. Peter
'ew suspicious that Davey was doing q
butinsld act and was trying to re- a
owe him from the judgship.
For few minutes 1t looked as much C
Ne war as il did whtn the Lowth mill /
o attended the Castlebar races. I'll
as only the prompt asservatiOn ON the $
at of the newspaper man that he was v
ting simply as a reporter that caused \
Q war cloud 10 roll by and drift Ii
Tay Hal, with his usual tact, had '
abbsd couple of nursing bottles "
d was prepared to invite the bellig- s.
ents 10 a sort of Hague conference. e
d request them TO take drink and u
Ike up, but fortunarely the spirit Of ~
> bla7nay edoDe prevailed. anil the