The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, July 26, 1915, Page 3, Image 3

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    TIIC OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, II ON DAY, JULY ZZ, 1015.
TOO MAflY ABOARD
EASTLAND CAUSE OF
IT TURNING ON. SIDE
Chicago Prosecutor Gets Evi
. dence to This Effect From
V -.Hundred, Witnesses. -
OTHER LAW VIOLATIONS
Investigators ' , Ttnd ., Gangways Wot
.Closed and Zower Port Boles Open
-j Contrary to Keculatlcns. ..-
-1
Chicago, July "it. (I. N, S.) "The
excursion steamer Eastland,,-., which
sunk Saturday In the Chicago river,
rwaa overcrowded, - and . overloading
was. responsible for the tragedy.".
This was ; the finding 5 today ? of
State's 'Attorney Maclay Hoyne, aft
er - examining more - than 100 - wit
nesses, v V t I
- "All the testimony,', said Assistant
State's Attorney Rader today.-"points
to the , fact that . the .Eastland was
overloaded.. There" are other A consid
erations,, but : the main if act- i that
overloading caused the tragedy. The
states' attorneys office is prepared to
make charges to this ef f ect. :
-. Gangways Hot ; Closed. . .."
"There also were other - law viola
tions .and irregularities. Some Inside
facts as to- the workings of govern
ment ; Inspectors will be revealed. '
"We found the gangways were not
closed,1'! The 'lower port- holes were
not closed, either, as they should have
been." '
At It o'clock First Deputy Chief; of
Police Scheuttler Estimated that there
were still 600 bodies unrecovered. ;.
rit is impossible, ".. no saia,-io give
a close estimate; but. Judging by the.
numbers the divers can see, there are
Still , 600 in the hull.- ,
.?' A net was stretched today under
the bridges adjacent to the spot
where the Eastland turned tartle.
These are expected to bring, up scores
of missing excursionists.
Several bodies,- caught in . the cur
rent, were found today In a net across
the Twelfth street bridge, nearly two
inlles from the scene of the "accident.
" Early today, 30 hours - after the
opening of the temporary morgue at
'the Second regiment . armory, Curtis
street and Washington boulevard, hun
dreds of the bereaved thronged the
;.wg . uuuaing, ory laced ana weeping
menrand women mingled together,
searching for their loved ones among
-'.the unidentified dead. Sixty bodies
were lying unclaimed at the morgue
and. others were being brought In
every hour. - -
- Mayor William Hale Thompson Is
rushing back . to -Chicago- from San
Francisco; prepared ;to take up the
work of directing the 1 city's forces
na soon as he reaches the city. He is
due to arrive Wednesday, morning.
.'" XTi S. Inspectors Blamed.
'"3 State's' Attorney Hoyne insists that
much of the responsibility for the dis
aster rests with the United States in
spection service. . ;
w "Their own records show that they
have -been grossly . negligent. Those
.who were in a position - to , know the
situation of - the T Eastland .-warned ..the
bureau a year ago that If .certain lm-
oveiiicnta; crojuiEtt -fiw"l vnd- certaiic
precautions taken, a calamity .would
o0ur' said Mr. Hoyne early today.
"Did thoso In charge of the bureau pay
any heed to that warning or did-'they
make any effort to find out If such a
charge was true? So far as I can find
out they did not?fi: . ''';.r:'.-..
1 Xdfe Preservers Faulty. ;; "
Mr. Hoyne also learned early today
that life pfesevers, said to have been
.taken' from the .Eastland,, were .filled
.with granulated cork. Instead of .whole
pieces of cork as required by maritime
law. .-Forty-four officers and members
of the erew of the ill-fated steamship
are locked : up today pending develop
ments of the Inquiries. Those in cus
tody include the captain, first and sec
ond, mates of the Eastland, and some of
the officlalaof the company, owning
the vessel. '..,- rii--''' :-;
Fifty detectives from the city police
force and the state's 'attorneys office
ere searching for George Munger; pur.
ser'ofthe Eastland, who dropped out
of sight following the accident. Mun
.ger's son came to Chicago from Kala
mazoo, Mich., and r told attaches at
the state attorney's office that he had
received a telegram - from his father
saying that he was cafe. ., :
JPorty Witnesses Examined.
-The authorities are anxious to qucs
. tion Munger as; to how many persons
there were , aboard the Eastland, ac
cording . to his count and to learn the
Identity of 48 passengers, not mem
bers of the Western Electric company
picnic party. Wore than 40 witnesses,
members of .thes crew and eye wit-:
hessea of the tragedy already have
been examined at the state attorney's
office. Stenographers have taken more
than 1000 pages or testfmonyV ,
- Early today a force of detectives
was sent out to raid sailors' boarding
houses In an effort to round up .other
members of the crew of the Eastland,
who. are believed, -to be in hiding and
Who are thought to be in possession
of . important tacts regarding the dis
aster.... , -'.. . .-f-.- - -: ; .
: Drasaltot Vot Allowed,
Permission to dynamite the East
land was .asked and refused today by
Vhe coroner. -
"In no circumstances," he said, ''will
Keep Your Fingers Off
The Lenses by Wearing
SHUR-ONS
THOMPSON
OpticaUnstitute
20O-10-11 Corbett Bids.
Fifth and 31 oi rison.
I permit the dynamiting at this time
of the Eastland.. To do so would de--stroy
evidence which might: fix re
sponslbiilty for the catastrophe." -
ine body of Mrs. Susie Plamondon
was Identified today as a victim of!
the Eastland disaster. Her husband
j and two daughters, confined in a lo- ,
vi. uusyuui were Kept m ignoraute
as to her fate. Charles A. Plamondon, f
a brother of . the - hue band, lost his ;
lire on the Lusltanla. ,
BLAMES U. iS. :
INSPECTOR. FOR
RIVER DISASTER!
(Continued From Page One)
be made to determine ; whether any
federal laws were violated.
In the meantime grief stricken fami
lies, aided by the, city and county au-
laoruieB, were arranging xor tne iu-j
nerals of the Eastland victims. The
'first was held today when Mary Kane j
was buried at Cicero. - i . - J
Tnnerals Tomorrow. Wednesday. .; I
Most of the funerals will be ' held
tomorrow and Wednesday, . however, j -when
all Chicago will be plunged Into r
deepest mourning. ' j
. The number of dead recovered was J
raised to 830 today when the bodies of
a young girl, a man and a boy were
picked up from the river aftejr coming
to the surface, and the body of a man
was taken from the hulL
Despite the belief in marine circles
that it will be impossible to raise the
Eastland, Coroner Hoffmann contract
ed with W. J, -Wood, naval architect,
to attempt to lift the steamer from
the muddy bottom of, the river.
Divers working about the hull of the
Eastland were so affected today by the
terrible sights Inside the ship that ar
rangements were made for them to work
In shifts. Fifty divers have been en
gaged and.; will be kept at work until
the last body is removed.
Sight Horrifieg sirer.
Diver Reginald Bowles was, called
away from the ship during the morn
ing after having worked Xor 40 hours.
He was dazed and muttering to him
self of the terrors In the hull when
ordered to take a rest, v ; i
"It's their faces." said Bowles.
They leer at you and then slip away
as If in a game of tag. Only the faces
of the babies are . calm. ; They died be
fore the y could realise death was upon
them. I found one man on his kheea.
bis arms extended upward in prayer.
There are still; lots of women down
there with babies .clutched In ' their
arma." ;-: . ... t ;. .. . .
Divers located many bodies near the
stern of the Eastland, Jammed between
the ballroom floor and the steel celling,
c Body ot CHxl Comes Up.
The first to be recovered since 3
o'clock this morning was found float
ing In mid-stream 100 yards from the
sunken steamer.. The body was that of
a falrhaired girl of about 17. It Is
expected that, manv othr -win fu
'to the surface soon when tha weleht
of the Eastland Is completely lifted. -Investigation
-by the federal grand
Jury attracted the . greatest Interest
1 today. Judge Landis called the Jury
without the slightest hesitation upon
tne request of District Attorney Clyne.
After, questioning a - few. witnesses.
however, It ; was decided It ; would be
better to postpone ' the crobe until .
Thursday, giving, process servers time J
to locate the
60 men drawn in the
paneL
' May Arrest All Officials.
; The various investigators conferred
at the county building at 9:30 today
amXxliscussed the advisability of ar
resting all of the . steamship officials.
Kv 'doinc this it wan IsHstkI :th.v i
would be j-ure of ininu- hnv it in-T
r tether and bring about quick results,
Besides 30: of ihe crew; Walter Steele ',
r and Martin Slatow, officials of the St
Joseph & Chicago1 line, operating the
Eastland, wereln -custody today,
f i Phyelelans. . Seeing ; , the danger . of
typhoid to survivors as result "of
i having taken in quantities of the pol-
i luted water of the river, today issued
a request ror ail to call at the city
health department and "submit to vac-
cination as soon as possible.
SORROWFUL SCENES
IN BIG SHOPS WHERE
VICTIMS HAD WORKED
Chlcago, July 26; (U. P.) The hor
rors of the Eastland disaster nn
llfVed over again when heartsick sur-
vlvors dragged themselves to their chant shipping against submarine at
, benches and desks of the Western ; tacks. But it should . be borne in
J Electric company's ; plants ; in Haw-jraind that the one big Job of; the
! thorne and Cicero at the usual time admiralty Is to see that the grand
todaV. - i i fleet is kept Intact and ready to meet
Officials explained that . employes the German fleet when it comes out in
I had' been told to report as usual in
the hope that they could thus tabulate
those who had gone aboard the steam
er which plunged more than a thou-
i sand happy t excursionists to their i
aeatn. pique Admiral Dord Fisher deserted
Tears streamed down the faces of his post as first sea lord. Rather than
men and. women alike as they entered disrupt the navy as he feared
the offices, and work rooms. There Churchll agreed ; to step out. The
was hardly a department that did not, prime minister picked Balfour as his
lose at least several men or girls In the successor, but Fisher didn't like Bal
disaster. , - ' four any more than he did Churchill
The twinroom, in which a score of and refused to serve "under him. What
girls chattered happily on, Friday of Xsquith had been - willing to overlook
the excursion,? was empty. , This de
partment and 'some others were com
pletely wiped out.
' . . , - Workers Collapse-
Workers, red eyed from' weeping ex
plained that now more than ever be
fore must they continue .their labors.
With others wlio . helped toward the
support of families gone, few could af-
ford to lose even a portion of their i
wages. Others said,- that by hard I
work they hoped to forget the terrible
sights they ; had witnessed when . the !
big steamer t plunged its precious
freight into the muddy, waters of the
river,
Occasionally, as the, day wore on a
storm of weeping swept through the
entire plant. All pretense of work wa i
abandoned.: Many collapsed and vers
removed to their homes. Women and
girls became hysterical in theirgrief
and terrors as the vacant desk or
bench beside -them recalled to mind
the death struggles of the relative or
companion, who sat there only three
days ago. ; - : ' : -. . . ....
Will Provide Pensions.
It. S- Albright, , general manager.
said no definite steps had yet been
, taken to provide for the afflicted fam-
mt.-.i ji ineeiing oi tne ooard o
directors today, however, arrangements
will be made to purchase caskets anj
pay .all funeral expenses for all fami
lies making, such requests. -i
Later Incapacitated members of fam
ilies, whose; breadwinners were lost in
the disaster, will be pensioned by the
company. , 1 Vice President W. P; Si tie v
said that a third of the victims were
actual employes of the company.
only heartbreaking grief, -a quiet Ht-
tie armv appeared at th offio. thn.
" ime - iiisiae ios - plant there was
Ing no signs of sorrow, s On the-fo-1
trary -faces were -alight with
hone;j
They , were ; seeking , jobs : which
Eastland calamity had made.
. , Soggests Board of Inquiry.
t- Washington, July .26. (I. X. S.)
Acting : Secretary of Commerce Sweet
announced today that he would recom-
EXCURSION. STEAMER
I ' :r . . -L - . V
I,,,,,. r " "w"""i i v.- M -inii 1 m
Steamer Eastland, ' which was loaded ' with over 2000 men,
Review of One
AS SEEN IN ENGLAND
(Continued From Page .One)
most of his colleagues , la the uabinet
didn't believe him. , He acted, in spite
of them. His resignation lay on the
table,' to be "taken up if events, should
prove that he was wrong.
s prom Play to Work. '
Early in1 July the grand fleet had
assembled off the south coast .of Eng-
The maneuvers' followed their usual
course and under all the rules, the
fleet should have -been : scattered : a
week before July 28, the day Austria
declared war i against -' Serbia. f The
next day three days." before Qer-
many declared war ; against . Russia,
five- days before she declared war
against France and nearly a week be
fore England officially entered the
fray Churchill converted - the pro
longed maneuvers Into the real thing.
On the night ; of July 29. there , was
flashed through newspaper offitesr of
London the brief announcement, "The
British fleet has left Portland sunder
sealed ? orders." . Where it went, ; the
writer didn't, know then, he 'doesn't
know now and if ; he did, he wouldn't
dare tell. It isn't; necessary i to know.
The results are sufficient. The main
fleet kept together, with j superior
force ready " to meet the 'Germans
should they J come out without ' pre
viously notifying Great . Britain , of
their Intention, with scouts thrown
out toward the German coast to watch
for them-, and patrols to guard the
coast of England.
Bottled Up German Fleet, ..
-There may be " 'some doubt about
England's- assistance to- the alll.es
noon the land. There can be no ques
tlon of her services ; upon the watery
Her losses ' have been heavy, both in
ships and men. but not ; commensu
rate with the advantages gained for
her allies as well as herself . by re
maining, t "mistress of . the;;; seas"
Beside bottling up the German grand
fleet -the one outstanding , achieve
ment . of the entire war-Engiano
speedily swept the- German mercantile
f marine W from.:
von 0P' 8 roving wjunaron, juii wui
ox oustness u . uerman canuuerce
raiders, and provldedsafe convoy,1 not
only . to her . own troops ? and -their
supplies across that; channel, -but- . to
millions of dollars worth of arms and
ammunition for both her allies and
war of attrition, conducted by means
of submarines, can never 'overcome
these results. And It is not detracting
from the praise du Admiral . Sturdee
and his men for their wonderful work
in hunting down and defeating! won
Spee off .the Falkland Islands to say
that it was Churchill who made this
feat possible. -;
Answer to Criticism. '
There has been' a good deal of crltl
cism of the British navy because early
in the war it failed to catch the German
east coast raiders, and In more recent
months adequately " to protect mer-
a body If It ever does.
Xiord Pisher Betired. ? f
The year did not pass' without; its
admiralty . scandal an ugly blot on
an otherwise creditable page, j In a
as temperament, he couldn't (forgive
when it became insubordination. , So''
Fisher was replaced by -Admiral Sir
Henry Jackson. - ,
Churchill, the man who . defeated
the German fleet before it could lift
anchor is still. in the cabinet.- The na-
tion couldn't afford to lose a man of
li3' ginger. His Job is "chancelicr of
thd Duchy -of Lancaster," whlcn has
to do with the collection of, rents or
something of that sort but only for
tne moment. . ' , f-'.'L
mend to , Secretary - Redfleld, ' now in
Syracuse, .that an impartial board of
naval experts and civilians be named to
iestigate the sinking or theexcur.
sion steamer Eastland-in the Chicago
river. - . - ... . '. ... ..
Urges Action by Legislature. '
Chicago. July, 26. (I. N. S.)
Telegraphing from- Denver, State . Sen
ator GJackin said he had communicat
ed with Governor Dunne in Los Ange
les," urging a special . session of the
legislature to enact laws to prevent a
repetition of the Eastland disaster.
, Apprehension Felt for Woman.
- Her frantic appeals for information
as to her sister's whereabouts unan
swered, -:Mri. Erna; Schults. living at
East Seventy-fifth and Sandy boule
vard, is nearly prostrated with uncer
tainty.; . .
Mrs. Julia Adler. Mrs, Schultx's sis
ter, is the Wilfeof one of "the factory
foremen of the Western Electric com.
pany in Chicago. The excursion of
',employes of that factory' Is an annual
! Hilr tBe Adlers have made them
f or years. It is feared she might have
urn uumuu wucu iue: vesau
tainraay. msnt w.i J. c:; usDurne,
Mrs. . Schultx's 'physician, - telegraphed
the Adlers. The message remains un
recelved in Chicago, Sunday night he
telegraphed , the chief . of police. That
message remains ' unanswered.' Further
inquiries were made today. ,
THAT CAPSIZED IN THE HEART OF CHICAGO
Year of Great
AS SEEN IN FRANCE
(Continued 'From page One
ing the war; France, ithe antithesis of
Germany where collectively is ' the na
tional . passion ; ...France, the" nation of
individual workers and thinkers where
no two people " could , be expected,;; to
agree on any subject.-"-;. '.V' .;. Y.-:"- i-i.?
Sevolatlon Was Peared.
the - chamber :. of deputies - there
score or more parties- instead pf
three as is- the case in the
States. 'V The . Dreyfus , affair
split the nation into two hostile camps
and each camp into others with; vary
ing opinions. The -Cailleaux. case to
some ;. extent did the same thing. " . ?
. All -manner of pessimistic talk was
heard on cafe terraces and even, in
drawing rooms. A sad fate was. in-store
for the . land. ... Surely a revolution
was coming. Another, restoration was
on the way, some said, -while others
declared a second Commune could not
be averted. Treason, it seemed, was
on all sides and in high places; among
political-leaders, so it Was Intimated,
one -was as bad as another, or worse
if this were, possible which it 'was not.
The theatre gave the impression that
even French home life was rotten.
Gloom Was Prevalent. .
; The things" one saw,; and heard in
Paris gave one a rather gloomy, feel
ing that is If he believed all he saw
and heard. One got the idea that pa
triotism was a lost emotion in France.
Some said the revolutionaries had the
upper hand among the socialists and
that the socialists wererunning things.
Labor, they said, was ruling capital,
and labor and socialists, by their gen
eral strike doctrine, had their- hands
at the throat of the nation.. The Gus
tay,e Herves were the real masters of
the land, and Gustave Aerve, you re
member, editor of the social war, tepent
a time in prison because he advocated
a general strike, or ' rebellion, . among
the soldiers in the event France should
go to - war with another nation. . :
: Ini short, the world, ' too busy ' to
go below the surface of things. con
sidered France too highly educated.
he Kindi vMuaAjshads - Hwchj-aense.
too much imagination. He ceura talk
but he could not fight. Should a for
eign power -Jump on France; 4 French
men would argue among 1 themselves
what ought to be done, each -man ad
vocating something : -dif f erentr while
French troops would, s rebel and .may
be shoot down their officers. ,
Zfatlon rinds Herself.
-Germany undoubtedly had some such
idea. She expected to find France un
prepared and i French opinion divided,
a great national schism -developing
the moment there Was serious talk of
war,; or a revolution after - the first
success of French arms, v
But what . happened t The real
France found herself. The nation's
heart, so long hidden,., was revealed,
and to the last man France became a
unit. As M.-Cruppl remarked, nothing
has shaken this unity since.
-,The - moment the general mobiliza
tion order was posted in i France all
classes rallied to .the tri-color. : Gus
tave Herve tried to enlist. Labor be
came i a marvel of efficiency and ' pa
trlotisml --; Anti-militarists boosted " It
considering it against1 what they are
against militarism, w Socialists be
came cabinet members, one now hold
ing a position similar to that of Lloyd
George, minister of munitions, in En
gland. . . .' -. ".v. ,
It was :the "sacred union," one of
France's greatest accomplishments.
Instead of a revolt in the ranks,- the
troops dried the tears of wives, sweet
hearts and mothers with laughter and
went their way to war singing. . ,
- Boy Slips, Breaks lieg.
Saul Steinberg, 26; Twelfth street,
yesterday- slipped on a banana peel,
fell and his right legwas broken. He
was taken to the Good Samaritan hos
pital for treatment last night.
rare a
United
Moyer $15 Suits are a standard by
which other clothes are measured
' - ; - ' j-.-.'
Buy the best for the pricebuy the
Standard---buy Moyer $15 Suits
. ; : ?i . . - . - . . : . . . :
- :: When you see it
in our ad, it's SO!
mm
Second and; Morrison
women and children.
War in Europe
AS SEEN IN GERMANY
(Continued From Page One)
Germany will not dominate the world
by her armed might, but by her virtues
which have given to her a greater ca
pacity - for organization and discipline
than all- the rest of Europe combined
possesses. ' -
.When the Germans look back to last
August and recall the threats that then
were being made against them, and the
penalties that were imposed -by ; Eng
land, France and Russia In advance of
the trial by battle, the nation laughs.
The world didn't understand Germany
last summer.. It is beginning to learn
now that the Hohenxollern empire has
progressed' during the years since the
Franco-Prussian war In ways un
suspected by the i rest r of" mankind.
There is nothing in the German of to
day that wasn't, put there by the dis
cipline and study that the world knows
under the name of Teutonic Kultur.
P r BeriEion of Koltur.
The increasing respect" paid to Ger
man Kultur Is not one of the least vic
tories tue Germans declare they have
won for . themselves during the rpast
year. Nothing ;: came as a greater
shock to the Germans last year than
the way In which their Kultur was
everywhere derided. . : The - comments
passed upon Germany for her . strong
belief in " her; own destiny, : as "; repre
sented by her Kultur caused more re
sentment than anything else that hap
pened In the early days of the war. The
German indignation at last changed
to contempt as the idea grew that the
world laughed at Teutonic Kultur be
cause the world had been left so far
behind by German progress as to be
unable to understand the German point
of view. ' ; s ' i, ;::;;
This opinion has grown as Germany
has shown her ability to thrive on mis
fortunes and to rise to heights of ' at j
tainment capable of meeting every new
task imposed upon the nation. . Each
new victory on the battlefield and in
departments- of internal organisation
has been - regarded as one more proof
that f; the i Germans ?, really are v the
world's jBuper-men., German Kultur is
now firmly believed'to have conquered
all oppocitlon and to have established
its preeminence among adverse condi
tions'" such, as never., before .have had
to , be encountered - by the aspirations
of any nation in all history. - --
Satisfied With GOTernment.
Germany has shown no spirit in the
past" year of revolt against her form
of government - Democracy and abso
lution; have been in combination
against the German system of a mix
ture of the two. f :Tbe result is declared
by Germans to be such as to increase
the. faith of the Teutonic empire in Its
own . governmental ; methodsu ' - There
probably will be a more equable divi
sion of ejectoral : districts in Germany
as the result of the war, and political
parties may have1 their representation
in the Reichstag- seriously altered, but
Germany is not going to duplicate the
British brand of democracy. ;Vrfii -"':
.The ' German, people bell eye .they -owe
their existence as a nation to the un
precedented capacity for organization
and discipline they have developed dur
ing the past year. " The feeling has de
veloped that British democracy Is in
capable, of reaching to the heights at
tained by Germany, and if the Ger
mans had been governed according to
the British system they would now be
crushed and at the mercy of their foes.
The world said during the early days
of the war that Germany would emerge
from the conflict . democratized. r The
Germans are now , laughing at that pre
diction: - They ideclare the prophecy
must be read backward, and democracy
will have to Germanize itself if it is
to. keep pace 'with Germany's progress
in the' future. - -
- Another early " prophesy of Ger
many's enemies which is now being
recalled with mirth was , the one pro-
CHICAGO CONTRIBUTES
GENEROUSLY TO FUND
TO HELP SUFFERERS
i, :
Red Cross " Has $300,000 to
; Spend for Relief of .Sur
vivors of Disaster,;
COMPANY GIVES $100,000
Wednesday "Will Be "Pnneral Bay" la
Cicero, Suburb of Chicago," Where
- Saajerity of Bead .Worked.--'
Chicago, July 26. -(U. P.) Chicago
opened its heart and its purse today
to the grief-stricken sufferers of the
Eastland, disaster. -.,
The local branch of the Red , Cross,
acting as a general distributing agency,
had $300,000 at its disposal to aid in
the relief work. . City Health Commis
sioner John Robertson is in general
charge of this work with Ernest Bick
nell of the Red Cross acting in an ad
visory capacity, . A dozen special committees-
made up of -nurses., employes
from the city welfare department and
scores of volunteers , are working un
der the direction of Robertson.
Contributes f 100,000.
Presldent Barry Thayer of the West
ern j Electric i company, , arriving - here
after a hurried , trip from New York,
contributed $100,000 toward the re
lief work for his company.
$ ' Several individuals and - companies
gave $5000 -each." Mayor .Thompson
pledged $1000. , , .. ..
Theatrical managers andy actors in
Chicago expect to add $50, OflO to the re
lief fund through a monster benefit
performance to .be! given at 'the. audi
torium Friday, . All theatres and mov
ing picture -houses in the loop district
will also turn over their receipts of
that day to the general fund.
-' Wednesday "Paneral" Bay.
The city of Cicero, where one of the
Western Electric plants is located, do
nated $2000' to assist the needy there.
Included amdhg the Eastland victims
were members of the families of two
city trustees of Cicero; Acute distress
is feared among families of scores 'of
victims unless prompt action is taken.
The ' sole support . of : many families
were drowned.-' Wednesday . will 'be
"funeral day" at Cicero, when the city
will , abandon itself - to grief over its
loss and to the burial of the dead.
; Hundreds of clergymen were regis
tering at the La Salle hotel donating
their services for funerals of the JJast
land victlma The Milwaukee railroad
announced that it would - carry free
to the cemeteries it reaches, the bodies
of victims, their relatives and jnourn
ers when the funerals were held.
Florence Will Get
Some Plank loads
- Florence, Or., July 20. An effort is
being made to build a plank roadway
from Florence to the railroad at Acme.
The city council, has had the road laid
out and the city engineer and the coun
cil have, gone over the proposed right
of" way. " The people of . Florence are
strong for ? the building of this road
and members of the council . inter
viewed say - positively that ' the - road
will be pushed to completion.
The part of this road which the City
of Florence wiu have to build lies be
tween the center of town and the north
fork of the Sluslaw river. - The con
struction - of the bridge across the
north fork and the completion of the
road from there to the new Southern
Pacific station, Cushman, which is lo
cated Just ' above - the railroad bridge,
is to be done by the county.- -, The coun
ty officials have already provided that
tne bridge across the north fork will
oe bunt this year. '
The construction of this road is
of great v- importance to this city
as it ! means direct and rapid s connec
tion with the railroad, reduced trans
portation charges and Increased travel
to- mis city.- - - ,. ., -'
. Mriu.ua - xor ine construction - of " a
planned roaa - from Florence to the
ocean, oeacn are under way. When
inese two roaas are completed sum
mer tourist ' will be provided v with
i.ri ciasg transportation facilities. ,
f essing to see the certainty of a Ger
man revolution before the war- had
gone very long. As a matter of fact
the Franco-Prussian war did not solid
ify the people of the empire as much
as this conflict has done. - All German
is now a unit and has been increasing
in solidarity from the first shot Prus-
sia has not dominated the nation at au.
The south German states have shown
no Jealousy -of the powerful northern
nucleus of the empire, ft. The Prussian
regiments, in- fact, have not- been the
prize ones of the war.: ; Catholic Ba
varia' has been, the staunchest sup
porter of the Protestan Hohenzollern.
Third arid Oak
FLANK ATTACK ' ' ,
ON HINDENBURG
HALTS ADVANCE
(Continued From Page One)
in advancing somewhat to the north
ward, so that hisr right flank now ad-
Joins the Bug. This,- however. Is of
Wlttle effect, because here he Is fur
ther est from : the Ivangorod-Cholm
railway.
So far the Russian front along the
line of Lublin - and Cholm shows no
signs of weakening. . - -
Pultusk Capture Confirmed. .
BerUn, July 26. (L Jf. S.. via wlre-
less to Sayville.) Pultusk and Rosen,
two oi Mussias strongest xortreases
on the Narew river, have been cap
Last Week of July Clearance
and Expansion Sales
Mail and Telephone Orders Filled by Expert Shcppers
CMcrcKoncJiao of J Merit Only"
Pacific Phone Marshall 5000 Home Phone A-6S91
Our Verifaeot Blotioeo
are all that their name implies. New models received this
week for this special Tuesday event. Of embroidered voiles,
' plain voiles, embroidered organdies, tucked voiles and hem
stitched voiles. -The Quaker collar is shown, as well as flat,
collar styles, and many are finished with black ribbon ties.
$1.00 is our very special price.
. ' . - , 5 . . . ." " . , Third Ploor
Women's Kiiit.BatheiiigJ
Suits
In a fine weave .with overskirt made with round
neck, short sleeves and slashed skirt. In navy, and gray
combined with narrow and wide colored stripes in red,
oxford or green on the skirts, knees and sleeves. Button
on the shoulder. All sizes from 36 to 44. a
$1.89 Regular price $2.50
Corsets--DiscoiitiiueQl
W. B. Nuform, C. B a la Spirite. Nemo, Smart Set and La
Vida corsets. Some of the finest models of coutil, batiste
and broche. In styles for all figures. While the sizes are
broken you will find nearly every size in the assortment.
$1.95
Regular prices $3.00 to $6.00.
' Ponrth Ploor
Middy Blouses
-Extra quality white Lownsdale drill blouses, made with
the laced fronts ,pr V necks, and some with dicky.. All
white, or white with navy collars, white braid trimmed.
Long or short sleeves. Sizes 6 years to 44 bust.
98 c
Regular
!'- -"Aprpia Sale
In Tea or Parlor and Maid Styles
" Dainty lawns and Swisses, in many different styles. Parlor
maids aprons with wide insertions of embroidery, some with
" straps, others bretelles many with small bibs and no straps.
Tea aprons in round and fancy shapes, some scalloped, in
sertions of laces, insets of medallions, others embroidered
designs; flat or ruffle finish.
ky 59 C Regularly 85c, $1.00 to $1.25.
Tea aprons of fine lawns and Swisses, trimmed with ruf
fles, insertions, laces, scalloping and ribbons. Square, round,
' pointed or heart shape designs. Parlor maids' aprons with
. bibs 7or straps; pointed style with embroidery insertion.
; Waitresses' aprons with tucked or embroidery trimmed bre
telles or straps. Plain band aprons with pockets and deep
hem, and others with embroidery hemstitching or tucks.
Regularly
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- Taffeta SKrts
The coolest, skirt for Summer wear, and the most fash
ionable. In three styles, all of black taffeta silk with yoke
top and pleated skirt with shirred top and three flounce
style. -
tt$55 j-is a very special price,
......... Thlrij lr
New Smart Sports
Sweaters
O Imitation Silk
-A delightful novelty, of brilliant luster, lovely coloring,
fine flat weave and 'exquisite texture. In straight coat effect,
girdled with a tasseled sash, or with belted back the cuffs,
patch pockets and front are cleverly finished with self or con
trasting color. In every color for which fashion has evidenced
her preference, including gold, rose, azure, white and green.
810.85
specially priced.
- Third yioo
Women's Summer Knit
Uiiion Suits
A light weight, fine gauze silk trimmed at the arms
and neck. Low neck, loose or tight knee style.
O 9 C Regular price $1.0 6.
- Picture- Frames
In all sizesincludin? 14 by 17-inch. In black, brown and
gold. Fitted with glass and back. And we will cut to crdrr
any shade of mat and fit your pictures tree of charge to
these frames.
59 C Regular prices to $2.C0t
tured by the Germans, . accorm -official
announcement here t'
These . protected Warsaw from t
northeast. Saturday's official stat -ment
stated that both fortresses wi
stormed, but their actual capture d. s
not become known until today.
Summer School Is Out.
Oregon Agricultural College. Corval,
lis. Or.. July 26.- The summer session
of the Oregon Agricultural college w ;
closed Saturday and the students Vv
left for their homes or for sumiar va
cations. a :
, For six weeks of the wartuest Tart
of the year these teachers have teen
engaged in. doing regular or researcU
WOrk.-'. ... ";--'..
Most Of the Instructors will have to
finish up routine work before leavln,-.
Professor Landers, principal of Pen
dleton schools for the past nine years,
will leave for his home Tuesday.
-Ponrth Floor
prices $1.25 and $1.35.
Potirtn Finn
45c, 50c, 65c and 75c.
Ponrth Ploor.
FfTt FIM.
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