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THF MORNING OREGOXIAX. SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1914. LAND IN US THREE VIEWS IN PASSENGER CABINS ON EMPRESS OF IRELAND, LOST IN COLLISION.' Li Photographic Headquarters Mark this sign ! It stamps our store as the best place to buy photographic materials. And it stands for the best photographic materials. I I Fourteen Minutes After Em ; press of "Ireland Is Hit 'k Waves Claim Craft. XTo nro r-irruirl to rinnr?1p Ancpn rrnnrlc - . ' i f 1 T RIVER AT FREEZING POINT SIGH NER ID 934 511 ntl H 1 rl 1 iVr fetorbtad Kams Ocean Vessel as She Is "Lying To" and in Back in; Out Ioes 3 lore amage Kes cue Boats I-lnd Wreckage. f ConUntjprt From First Page.) Captain Bellinger, of the rescue boat r-ureka. "The stewards dijj not have time to s rouse the people from their berths," the survivor added. "Those who heard the frenzied calls of the officers for the passengers to hurry on deck lost no time in obeying: them, rushing up from their cabins in Bcanty attire. They piled into the boats, which were rapidly lowered and were rowed away. Many who waited to dress were drowned." Explosion Hurls People Into Sea. The horror of the Interval, durlns which the Empress of Ireland was rap Idly filling and the frightened throngs on board her were hurrying every ef fort to escape before she sank, was added to by an explosion which quickly followed the ripping and tearing given the liner by the Storstad's bow. Ac cording to one of the rescued, the ex plosion, probably caused by the water reaching the boilers, bulged the liner's sides and hurled people from her decks out into the sea. The ship's heavy list as the water pouring In weighted her on the side she was struck made the work of launching boats increasingly difficult and when she finally took her plunge to the bottom scores of persons still left on her decks were carried down in the vortex. Only a few were able to clear her sides and find support on pieces of wreckage. Liner's Captain True Sailor. From all accounts Captain H. Q. Kendall, of the Empress of Ireland, bore himself like a true sailor as long as his ship stood under him. He re tained i5uch masterly command of the situation, it apppars, that while the Utorstad'a stem hung In tho sap. it had made in the lOmpress side. Cap tain Kendall beprged the master of the collier to keep Ins propellers going so that the hole might remain plugged. Tho Storatad, however, dropped back and the limpress filled and foundered. Captain Kendall stood on his bridge as the ship went down. One of the boats from the liner picked him up and he directed Its work of saving others until the craft was loaded. The captain was Injured in the crash and suffered from exposure, but his speedy recovery is expected. When day broke this morning the rescue boats had not yet returned from the scene of tho wreck. People stand ing on shore at Father Point scanning . the horizon with telescopes saw the rescue steamers picking up boats off in the river, and prepared to give help to the survivors. They were sorely In need of aid. as most of them had on little clothing and tho temperature was almost down to the freezing point. Search for Bodies Rewarded. When attention had been given them and they were on their way to Quebec the work of recovering bodies waa un dertaken. The rescue steamers themselves had brought in nearly 50 of these and to night, after they had continued their search, a total of about 260 bodies had been recovered. One woman and four men still unconscious were picked up by the steamers. Few of tho bodies had been identified tonight. Credit Is given the wireless for sav ing many lives from tho sinking liner. Responding promptly to the "S. O. S." call the rJureka waa on the spot ap proximately 20 minutes after the dis aster and the Lady Evelyn only a little later. WIOLALLA WANTS SCHOOL -Mae Districts of Clackamas May Vnile to Put Up Building. OREGON CITV, Or., May 29. Spe cial.) A general committee consisting of representatives of several of the school districts In the Molalla country met with County Superintendent Cala van today at Molalla to consider plans for the Union High School and to map out a campaign to prepare the voters tor its erection. It is proposed to divide the cost among all the nearby districts. Six, Liberal. Bear Creek, Teazle Creek, Union Mills. Dickey's Prairie and Meadowbrook. are within four miles, and three others, Engles, Russelville and Maple Grove, are only a short dis tance further. The school will have a frontage of 118 feet and will be one story, but with a full basement. The present building will be moved to the rear of the grounds and be converted into a gym nasium and rooms for the manual training, domestic science and sewing classes. The new one will cost about 14.000. ROAD BONDS VOTED DOWN Mass Meetln- at Toledo Opposes $190,000 Issue in Lincoln County. NEWPORT. Or., May 29 (Special.) There will not be a special election called for the Issue of 5190,000 county road bonds, as the measure was voted down at a mass meeting held in To ledo today. County Judge Foparty pre sided. The report had been spread broadcast that the money would be ex pended on the 15 miles of hard-surfaced road. Among those who opposed the meas. ure were Thomas Leese. owner of the "Western State Bank, Newport; wis Montgomery,, a timber owner, who is Interested in the new mill at Toledo for which the Port of Toledo recently dug a channel with money raised through taxation; R. A. Bensell, a representa tive of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company at Newport; George Blanch ard. of Newport, representative of the Welch interests, and others. A resolution was adopted requesting the County Court to name a delegate from each road district to discuss at a meeting a plan for getting good roads. 40-Year-OId Seducer Sentenced. LOS ANGELES. May 29. Philip Kil foil. a 40-year-old real estate dealer, convicted of having wronged Lillian Palmer, a 15-year-old girl, who re cently became a mother, whs sentenced tixiay to 20 years in San Quentin prison. xmm r win 1 1:1 Jm k r i r a I & l;r-f- i - . h :l b il l , ... ' 5A . LiHA. .. J Hf i. pi 4 r-vr I x S spw-as .. ....... . x-WSSW It "'ip&fy t.Sor L 1! 0k&MfS z!r: 'y4l TOP SOCIAL. H.1LL MIDDLE! SMO KI G-ROOM ; BOTTOM ANOTHER VIEW OF SOCIAL. UALI HULL CALLED SHELL Safety Pact Might Have Saved Lives, Say Senators. DEATHS STIR OFFICIALS Sinkns of Empress Causes, Activity in Administration Circles Sub committee May Soon Report Proposed Sea Treaty. WASHINGTON. May 29. News of the sinking: of the steamer Empress of Ireland, with an appalling loss of life, stirred Administration officials to ac tivity today and aroused comment in Congressional circles. "The hull of the Empress of Ireland must have been a mere shell for the ship to have gone down in 10 minutes," said Senator Burton, who was one of the American delegates to the London convention which recently drafted a treaty for safety at sea. The Senator expressed the opinion that if the t-eaty had been in effect, the hulls classifica tion clause probably would have com pelled the owners of the Empress to have reconstructed her. Hecoastraetioa Not Compulsory. "The treaty would not make com pulsory the remodeling of existing- ves sels so as to provide for separate water-tisht bulkheads." he explained, "but the publicity about tire" -condition of those ships would cause the public not to patronize the dangerously con structed vessels. Senator Lewis, who also was a dele gate to the convention, declared that the great loss of life on- the Empress of Ireland would not have occurred had the safety treaty been in force. Treaty Now in Sub-Committee. This treaty still is before a Senate foreign relations sub-committee, but may be reported favorably to the full committee next Wednesday. Secretary Redfield asked Congrress today for an appropriation of $15,000 for extra inspectors to enforce laws preventing- overcrowding of passenger and excursion vessels. Mr. Redfield suggested to the Cabi net the advisability of a law making it a criminal offense for a captain to operate his steamer at full speed in a fog; Southern Educator ries. GETTYSBURG, Pa., -May 29. Dr. Harvey W. McKnight. 71 years old, ex president of Gettysburg College, died here tonight after a year's illness from cancer of the thrat. He was also an ex-president of the general synod of the Lutheran Church and a Civil War veteran. Asliland Woman's Funeral Held. ASHLAND, Or., May 29. (Special.) Funeral services for Mrs. Tabitha Stennett, who died in this city May 26, were held Thursday afternoon at the Christian Church, conducted by Rev. Mr. Browning and Rev. Mr. Schwimley. In terment waa made in Mountain View Cemetery. She waa in her 68th year, waa the wife of Charles Stennett. and besides her husband leaves four chil dren; two o whom, Lucius and Wil liam, reside in Ashland, and A. F. Stennett, of Med ford. A married daughter is a resident of Iowa. GREAT OCEAN DISASTERS OF RECENT YEARS. Xame of craft and cause . Shanghai, burned t'torsia, collision ..- Xanchow, foundered . "Warship Victoria, collision '. Ti'ornhead. sunk by iceberff Chicora. vanished in Lake Michigan Warship Kiena Kefcina, collision.. Coltma. wrecked Corpornious, aunk ........................... Kapunda. foundered ....... ........... La Bouryotrne. collision ..................... General Slocum, burned ...... ................ Norge. wrecked on reef , Hilda, sunk Valencia, foundered Slrce, fuunaered Braatllan cruiser Aquidaban, sunk Larohmont. lost Hontkone:, struck rock ..................... Berlin, wrecked. ............................. Lakota. struck reef ....................... I. Columbia, collision . ...................... Matsu Ms.ru, collision ....................... Star of Bengal, wrecked Seyne, sunk Vere Marquette, sunk General Ohanzy. wrecked Prim Wlllem. sunk ... ............ .. Te.:sur Maru.' wrecked .. ............... Santa. Rosa, sunk John Irwin, sunk Titanic, wrecked by iceberg Julia Luckenback. rammed and sunk......... VoHurno, burned . Monroe, collision Xew Koundiand. foundered Oklahoma, foundered Halifax, foundered Empress of Ireland, rammed and sunk.!"..".". Tear. 1890 JSSU 1892 1893 1S4 1895 1892 1885 1897 1898 1SH8 1904 1904 1903 191IS 190 1906 . 1907 197 1907 1907 1907 1908 1908 1909 1910 1910 1910 1910 1911 1911 lSli 1913 1912 1914 1914 191 I 1914 1914 Lives lost. 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JiMbson Expended 117 First to Nominate and Then Defeat Him self aa Candidate for Legislature. SALEM. Or.. May 29. (Special.) William A. Carter, who sought the Re publican nomination for Governor, spent $748.36 during the campaign, ac cording to his statement riled with Secretary of State Olcott today. C. U. Gantenbein, successful aspirant for the Republican Circuit Judge nomination in Multnomah County, reports $583. 5 ex pended. Fred W. Mean, for the Pro gressive nomination for Congress in the First District, held his expenses down to $15.60. J. A. Madsen, for La bor Commissioner, spent $307.40 and Fred S. Byncn, for the same lucrative office, spent $168.55. Klof T. Hedlund, aspirant for. Democratic nomination for Congress in the Third District, ex pended $109.56. Nelson TL .Tacobson. who. because Secretary of State Olcott would not have his name stricken from the ballot, did everything possible to defeat him self, spent $417.15. How much was ex pended in campaigning he does not say. His chief and successful opponent. C. N. McArthur. spent $1058.86. Ralph K. Williams, for Republican National Committeeman, invested $97.70, and W. J. Clemens, for the Republican nomina tion for State Senator. Fourteenth Dis trict, did likewise with' $94.50. Thomas A. McBride, who received the highest Republican vote for Justice of the Supreme Court, had an expense ac count of $L'42.50 and Charles L. Mc Nary, who apparently has defeated Judge Henry L. Benson for the Re publican nomination for the same of fice, paid $538.49 for the thrills which the primary brought him. LAW DEGlEilEH 20 WITUI.AMJETTE VNIVERS1TY GRADU ATION EXERCISES HELD. Class la Made I v of 19 l ouse 91en and One Youdk Womna Sercral l'rom Inent In Affairs at College. WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY. Salem, Or., May 29. (Special.) Graduating exercises of the Willamette University College of Law were held tonight in the State-Street Methodist Church. De grees were conferred upon 20. Among the graduates were several who have been active in the lines of student activities at old Willamette. Nineteen young men and one young woman, Mrs. Mabel G. Boyington. wife of Graduate Floyd A. Boyington, made up the class. Among the athletes in- the class are: Raymond Rowland, the football and basketball star from Portland; Ralph W. Ferris, one of the best linemen ever representing Willamette, who halls from Maine, and Tdward Tallman, the basketball player and track athlete from Washington. C, W. Fulton, In his address to the class, urged resolute determination to j rU.r-tJtoT,Jte r3ni f h n at feBl " and Scenery" Few Residential Sections Enjoy The streetcar service afforded to residents of Irvington Park. If the price of this ideal prop 1 erfp bos based on the car serv ice, as are most properties reached by principal carlines, it Tvould be priced much higher than the present low prices of $500 the Lot and Up Terms, $50 Down, $10 Monthly on any residential lot. The time to buy is NOW. Tae Dekum-avenue car to end of line. HOLCOMB REALTY CO. OWNER Lumber Exchange Dldg., Second and Stark labor with unflagging energy In order to succeed in law as in anything else worthy of merit. Chief Justice McBride, in his charge to the class, urged respect for the high est Ideals, paid a tribute to the splen did body representing the legal profes sion and asked every graduate to help maintain this standard. The classroll follows: V. Ernest Baker. Floyd A. Boyington. Mabel G. Boyington. George E. Eyre, Ralph W. Farris. John- R. Hart, Karl J. Nnutson, Frederick S. Lamport. Ralph D. Moores, Linn W. Neamlth. Edward G. Patter son. George E. Richards. Raymond H. Rowland, Eugene W. Ryley, Russell H. Stephens. Edward Tallman, Jr.. Rex A. Turner. Benjamin. S. Via. William H. Waterbury and Murray C. Wheat. Stanford Athletes Get Firsts. ST. LOUIS. May 23. The qualifica tion heats were held today for the finals In the track meet of the Missouri Valley conference tomorrow. Athletes from Leland Stanford were first in six of the heats and Chicago runners took firsts in four events. rta8aMKaafc,flME3 TO Chicago $72.50 tittburgh $91.50 St Louis . 70.00 Memphis 79.90 Kans&s City 60.00 Albany 104.10 Omaha ; 60.00 Baltimore 107.50 St. Joseph 60.00 Montreal 105.00 Sioux Gty 60.00 Portland, Me. 110.00 Denver 55.00 - New York 103.50 Colo. Springs. 55.00 Washington 107.50 Indianapolis 79.90 Philadelphia 108.50 Detroit 83.50 Boston 110.00 Buffalo 92.00 Daily June 1st liberal Stopovers To Sept. 30th Return Until Oct. 31st These fares may be utilized to many other destinations and for Circuit Tours through the West that will include Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Louis, Chicago. Through Trains "IT Over the Burlington THE ORIENTAL LIMITED: Gnat Northern - Burlington - train de lux to Chicago, 300-mile daylight scenic rida along the npper Mississippi. ATLANTIC EXPRESS t Northmm Pacific Burlington to Chicago, via tha Twin Cirits, arriving Chicago at noon, for connection with all non-excesa-fare and limited trains beyond. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY LIMITED! Northern Pacific Burlington vim the direct Southeast lino through Billings, to Denver, Omaha, Kansas City and St. Louis, SOUTHEAST EXPRESSt Gnat Northern Burlington- Billings and dirart Southeast main line, to Denver, Omaha and Kansas City. Iff planning your Journey, consult the Red Folder; It wilt sulckly show you bow well Burllnaton lines from Minneapolis, St. Paul, Billina-s or Denver, may be utilized in a circait tour, or address the nearest scent or the undoraigaed. A. V. SHET-DON. a. A., No. 100 Third ht.. I'ortlaud. Or., Telephone. Main 868; Home A 12-13 BlIKt-E-7g I The Saturday Afternoon Special, 2 P. M., From the North Bank Station to Makes it convenient for Transient visitors as well as Portland folk to enjoy Sunday at the Seashore Resorts. Gearhart w Seaside See the Beautiful Lower Columbia Iiiver and the Pacific Ocean from comfortable Observation Parlor Cars. SPECIAL Evening Train, 6:30 Friday, will run through to Beach Points. $3 Saturday to Monday Limit. $4 Season. Reservations, Marshall 920. .City Ticket Office, Fifth and Stark North Bank Station, Tenth and Hoyt