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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
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VOL 20
DAILY EAST OKEGONIAX, PENDLETON, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1915.
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IfflOM OUIEO
St. Patrick's Church Included In
Plan to Dynamite Residents of
Wealthy Citizens of Metropolis.
ARRESTS HAYE BEEN MADE
Police DecLuro They Aro on Umj TrU
of Italian Gaiuj Who Wore In.
volved In Gigantic Scheme of De
struction Rockefeller and Carnc
pie Home Were Included.
NEW YORK, JUnh 2. Rclma
llons of wholesalo tomb plot which
Included the aMNAsnlualloii of JUx Uo
fellcr, senior, Rockefeller Junior, Car
utgie, and several other millionaires
Muro niado In adininnloit by IVank
Abarao, Uto police announced.
NEW YORK. March 2. With the
frustration early today of a plot to
Lluw up St. Patrick's cathedral, on
of the finest churches In the United
State, tha police declare they are on
the trail of a gang of Italian dyna
miters who planned not only to de
stroy the cathedral but to dynamite
the homei of aeveral millionaires, In
eluding Rockefeller and Carnegie's. 1
Frank Abarno and Frank Baldo
were arrested at the church. Charles
Carbons was taken by the police at
hit home a short time afterwards. I
. The police received a Up that an
attempt would be made to dynamite
the cathedral and several detectives
were present when the church was
opened for the morning services. One
detective is said to have seen Abarno
approach the altar, slip a bomb from
under his coat and touch a match to
the funs. lie was Immediately se li
ed and the fuse stamped out. Bal
in is declared to have attempted
flight but he was captured outside
the church. I
The police declare the three men
under arrest are anarchists and mem
hers of a gang bent on a campaign
cf destruction. Detectives are mak
ing a thorough search of lodging
houses in the Italian district In an
effort to locate other members ot
the gang.
COMMISSIONER WATSON IS
SLATED TO LOSE POSITION
PORTLAND ATTORNEY IS AP.
POINTED CHANGE WILL
COME IN A FEW WEEKS.
SALEM, Ore.. March 2. Governor
Wlthycombe stated that Henry Schul
derman, an attorney of Portland, will
succeed Ralph Watson as commission
er of corporations. The change will
not take place for several weeks.
A fool shows his folly and knows it
not
WASHINGTON, March 2. John
D. Rockefeller was personally pillor
ied with criticism for refusing to ar
bitrate tho Colorado coal mining
strike In the house mines Investigat
ing committee report submitted to
du to congress.
A different attltudo by Rockefeller,
the report declared, would have sav
ed Uvea of muny men, women and
children In the recent mine wars. t
Colorado militia and strikers were
both guilty of lawlessness and vi
olence the report asserted. Peonage
of miners was declared proven,
"Arbitrate" waa the Injunction to
operators.
Need for federal and state laws to
prevent further similar labor wars
was asserted. Regulation of coal
mines was pointed out as an alter
native. Failure of Colorado officials te
stop sale of firearms and munitions
was deplored. Abolishment of the
system of private mine guards was
urned.
That the coal operators did not
conspire In restraint of trade by lim
iting mine production was found.
Regarding refusal of Rockefeller
and the operators to arbitrate, the
leport's characterization of Rockefel-
101 D. ROCKEFELLER SEVERELY
CRUISED FOR REFUSING TO
ARBITRATE COLORADO STRIKE
ik iinct
HIED TO
HOLD 1IIELLES
Thousands of Ottoman Soldiers are
Rushed Forward in Effort to Keep
the Allies From Capital.
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BOMBARDMENT IS RESUMED
Allied licet lias Moved I'd Into
Narrowest Part of Peninsula
Hns-dans Claim That Germans
Have Itcen Pushed Hack 20 Miles
In VaxU Kliclms Is Shelled.
LONDON, March 2. Tho fleet has
rcHuiiHxl the attack on the Dardanel
les fortifications according to Alliens
dlnpatchc. Fort Cluuiak hat been
partially dismantled and Kllld Itahar
Is badly damaged.
LONDON. March J. Athens dla
pukhes say that thousands of Turk
ish soldiers are reinforcing those
manning the Dardanelles forts In
botes of preventing the French-Brlt-
uh fleet from seising the straits even
thoueh the fortifications are reduced.
The allied warships are declared to
have resumed a bombardment of the
fnrta from the Gulf of Caros. near
TUilnlr the narrowest Part of the
peninsula.
rETROGUAD, March 2. That the
Hermans have been puahed back 20
miles along the (0 mile battle front
from the Vistula, to Przanyes Is claim
.t Iiv tha war office. It was declar-
i th Ruaala.ni found unexpected
'.vtakness In the German lines north
of the Vistula,
BERLIN. March 2 A defeat ot
the French troops In the Champagne
region la claimed In a statement Is
sued from the war office. The state
ment declared that despite the heavy
losses . mentioned yesterday, the
French renewed their attacks near
Perthes and that hand-to-hand flghU
Ing at a doten points followed.
FARIS. March 2. A renewal of
the German bombardment of Rhelms
was announced by the war office.
Fifty shells were directed at Rhelms
snd several houses were fired. The
statement claimed French successes
In the Champagne district and In the
Argonnes. The French were said to
be advancing in the Champagne re
gion in driving snowstorms.
We used mines effectively In the
Argonne region In recapturing posb
tinna" tha statement continued.
"German attacks on the heights oi
Vaquols have been repulsed and a
numler of, prisoners taken. The
French also have gained J00 yards
at Celles In the Vosges. The British
have repulsed German attacks at
Tpres."
Ilaby Dim From Hums.
SPOKANE. March 2. Scalded by
a bucket of boiling water, Carl Finch.
S, died at a hospital last night
ler's action was epitomized as fol
lows: "Greater Interests than those ot
Mr. Rockefeller In these mines or all
tho coal mining Interests of Colorado
have submitted to arbitration and
mi.ny lives would have been spared
nnd men, women and children would
bo alive today who were sacrificed
during this controversy, had this
cpui'ho been pursued."
The report was signed by three ot
tho five committeemen, Chairman
Foster and Representatives Evans
und Sutherland Of the house mines
committee. Separate minority re
ports were filed by Representative
Byrnes and Austin. The former con
tended the majority exceeded Its au
thority In reporting upon sociological
conditions developed. Representative
Austin suggested that the entire mat
ter be' referred to the department of
justice and the industrial relations
committee.
Responsibility for the coal wars
was not definitely placed by the ma
jority report, but thp committee as
serted: "Constant oppression and
neglect and arbltrar conduct of offi
cials of these (coal) companies were
rrcliflc causes of dissatisfaction
which resulted In this disturbance
and consequent destruction of life
and property."
Captain Who Flew American Flag
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Captain Dow of the Luslmula.
Captain Dow of the great Cunarder
Lusltanla flew the American flag on
Ills last trip from the United states
to Liverpool. He put It up after he
had got Into British waters. and
thereby at once ralaed an Interna
tional qntlon. The captain, on his
LOCAL MAN MAY LOSE $500
: IN INSURANCE COMPANY
POLICY HELD IN HORTICILTUR
AL ASSOCIATION ILIS NEVER
BEEN PAID.
' H. W. Copeland, whose house
burned down here two months ago is
one of those decidedly Interested la
the fate of the Horticultural Fire Re
lief Co. mentioned yesterday as hav
ing passed Into the hands of a receiv
er rvtnMnnri hail 1500 Insurance on
' his property, the policy befng car
ried through J. M. ayes, local asem.
The policy has never been paid and
now that the company Is In difficul
ties it seems he will suffer a loss.
According to the announcement
from Salem It appears the companj
will be able to meet only 40 per cent
of Its liabilities.
CONTINUOUS SESSION OF '
CONGRESS IS SEEN AHEAD
AN
AKMOST IMPOSSiniJC NUM
BER OK DUTIES AWAIT TO
HE FINISHED.
WASHINGTON, March 2. Continu
ous sessions of both houses of con
gress from today until noon on
Thursday when the present session
expires by limitation were predicted
after both the senate and house con
tinued the legislative day of Monday
until long past midnight. Instead of
In-proving the legislation situation is
ci'owlntr steadily worse. A seemingly
i Impossible number of tasks awaits
I disposal during the next 48 hours.
NEEDED ROAD CHANGE
WILL BE MADE SOON
W. R. & N. CO HAS GIVEN UP
TLAX FOR LINE CHANGE
ABOVE THE CITY.
County Judge Marsh has Just
received word from Superln-
tendent Bolllns of the O.-W. R.
& N. Co, that the railroad has
O.
given up Its plans for a change
of track above town and that
therefore there will be no ob-
jectlon to the proposed cutoff
just above the St Anthony's
hospital. The letter gave In-
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structlons as to the room the
railroad will need for a new
bridge to replace bridge 49.
The news from the railroad 4
company means the work on
the cutoff may be taken up and
this will be done at once, says
Judge Marsh.
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.;r hark aU he would use the Am
efican flag again. If he thought it
necessary. He took this, view be
cause he carried American passengers
and goods and insisted he bad a ngni
to nrotect them. However, action ot
this kind by British ahlp-owners was
th cause of the Tio'.e o' President
Wilson to the British government.
Nets- Discovery Explained.
NEW YORK, March 2. Dr.
Walter F. Rlttman, whose dis-
covery of a new process for de-
riving gasoline, bentol and tol-
uol from petroleum, was an-
nounced by Secretary of the In-
terlor Lane In Washington last
night. Uvea In this city. In
speaking of the discovery today
Dr. Rlttmann said:
"I don't pretend to have cheap-
ened the way of producing ben-
xol or toluol, nor for that mat-
ter, do I say I have lessened the
cost of deriving gasoline from )
petroleum. My process makes
it possible, though, to get gaso-
line from cheaper oils for ex-
ample, the California oils and in
this was- the cost Is lessened. e
ONE MEMBER OF EVELYN'S
CREW DEAD SAYS CONSUL
WASHINGTON. March 2. Fireman
Garcia of the American steamship
Evelyn perished from exposure when
the vessel went to the bottom In the
North Sea after striking two mines
but other members of the crew are
safe, according to a cablegram receiv
ed by the state department from Am
erican Consul LIstoe at Amsterdam.
John Morgun and four other members
of the crew, the cablegram "vtated,
sailed for America on the steamer Ma
tunra. Betting Bill Passe.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 2.
A bill permitting parlmutuel betting
on horse racing passed the lower
house. The senate already has pass
ed the bill.
NEWS SUMMARY
General.
Attempt to Mow up cathedral in
New York Is frustrated. Bomb plot
Is revealed,
America will protest against block
ado order of Britain and France.
Turks send reinforcements to help
hold Dardanelles forts.
Local.
"Baby Round-up" will probably be
stajred in May.
Blockodo chief factor in lowering
wheat prices.
I I .Ivor mo re IUh been resident
of county for 49 years.
Way now clear for cutoff road to
bridge.
New version of Spanish prisoner
swindle now being tried.
Squirrels retaliate upon golfers by
purloining balls.
Sculptor finishes bust of BUI Hld
litK.
T
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e Woman FlghU Rabid f
BAKER. Ore.. March
When Mrs. Frank LeathT .
of Bridgeport opened the Jfc,
of her home at night a rapla
e dog sprang at her.
She evaded the animal and 4
fled for a shotgun. 8he reach-
ed the gun just In time to turn 4
and kill the dog. Mrs. Leath- e)
erman was not Injured.
Reodrershlp to Asked.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2. The
Equitable Trunt company of New York
asked Federal Judge Van Fleet to ap
point a receiver for the Western Pa
cific Railroad. The petition was
Joined in by the railroad, and aked
that Warren Olney Junior, be named.
171 MINERS ARE CAUGHT
WHEN SHAFT IS WRECKED
RESCUERS DECLARE THERE IS
GOOD CHANCE OF FINDING
MANY ALIVE.
11IXTOX, March 2. This after
noon rescuers found and brought to
tlic surface eight miners unhurt.
Rescuers reporWd tfie disaster does
not 6cem as serious as at flit sup-
IOM)d.
HINTON. West Va., March 2. One
hundred and seventy one miners were
caught In the Layland mine of the
New River and Consolidated Coal
company, when an explosion wrecked
the shaft, according to reports from
Layland. Several hours after the blast
rescuers succeeded In clearing the de
bris from the shaft sufficiently to
enter, and they report there Is strong
hope of rescuing some alive. The
shaft waa repaired and air is being
circulated to the workings. Most ot
the miners In the shaft were of the
better dans. Including a number ol
Americans. -..
. Slider Superior Dies.
SAN JOSE. Cat, March 2. Sister
Superior Claire died from Injuries
sustained when a heater in the Notre
rvma instltuU exnloded. She was
struck by fragments of Iron. ?The
courage of her nuns prevented a
spread of the fire. ...
MAN WHO CROSSED PLAINS
IN OX TEAM PASSES AWAY
JOHN MARTIN OF WALLA WALLA
LEAVES CHILDREN IX THIS
COUNTY.
WALLA WALLA. Wash., March 2.
John Martin, aged 79 years, a resi
dent of Walla Walla since 1864, died
at his home, 414 East Main street
early yesterday morning. He had
crossed the plains by ox team from
Iowa 51 years ago and settled soon
after his arrival In this valley.
Besides his widow, nine children
survive. They are. James M. Mar
tin of Colfax. Samuel J. Martin of
Kettle Falls, J. C. Martin of Oroville,
Mrs. Margaret Wlnship of Athena,
William D. Martin of Spokane, C. D.
Martin of Pullman, Ada C. Carder of
Starbuck, Cleve Martin of Colfax and
Mrs. Effle Haworth of Athena.
llclgtuns Will Rebuild.
BERLIN, March 2. There has been
formed in Brussels, according to the
Overseas News Agency, a new asso
ciation called the Union des Villes, the
cbject of which Is the rebuilding ol
Belgian towns. It is headed by prom
inent Belgians.
The German governor-general has
promised the association full facilities
for the carrying out of Its work.
BLOCKADE BIG FACTOR
IN THE WHEAT DECLINE
REPORTS SHOW FURTHER DROP
IN QUOTATIONS; DARDAN
ELLES NEWS BEARISH.
Reports received here by wire to
day show further declines In the
wheat market with still lower prices
predicted. In Portland the price ot
$1.25 was again bid for spot club and
11.15 for Red Russian. In the Chl
cuko market today May club had drop
ped to $1.42 1-2 from a quotation of
$1.48 1-4 yesterday. July club in
Chicago sold at $1.16 1-2.
II. W. Collins, of Balfour-C.uthrle
Co., who returned this morning fromlumbla country at that time. Pres-
Portland says the blockade Is the
chief factor in forcing lower wheat
prices. The risks are so great char
ters have gone very high. In Port
land windjammers are now selling; at
SO shillings and steamer charters are
even higher.
The attack on the Dardanelles Is a
factor In the market also and it is
predicted that when the allies forco
the passage of the Dardanelles the
bears will further depress the market
on the strength of the Russian sup
ply to be then made available.
M UVERUORE COMPLETES
AQ YP1R? OP I IK HFRF
PIONEER ROUNDS OUT LONG
RESIDENCE TELLS OF
EARLY DAY3 HERE.
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It was 49 years ago yesterday that
Lot Llvermore, well beloved pioneer
resident of Pendleton, suited upon
his career as a citizen of Umatilla
county.
"I reached Umatilla by boat on
the evening of February 28, ISM.
but did not enter upon my duties
there until the next day so I count
that I arrived here March 1. I had
been waiting In Portland for tws
months to get to Umatilla but the
I: oats were not running on account
of the ice.
"I took the first boat that mads
ti'e trip and was transferred by port
ag3 at Lower Cascades and at The
Dalles. There were then six boats
running on the river, two below Cas
cades, two below The Dalles and two
on the upper river to Umatilla.
"When I reached Umatilla the;
place had 1500 Inhabitants and tne
town was stretched along the river
fcr three quarters of a mile. The
principal street faced the river. I
came to take charge of the L W.
Case & Co. store' which after that
time waa known as Harker Bros, for
ccveral months. In the fall the firm
became Bushee, Llvermore Sc. Co.
There were about a dozen big mer
cantile houses at Umatilla then and
the regulation number of small
shops, meat markets, etc. During
the time when the river was open my
firm did about 120,000 business a
month. But during the months the
river was frozen up business was dull
and we did not make expenses."
Mr. Llvermore Is a native of Illi
nois and came west In 1851, crossing
tho plains and settling first in Polk
cointy. He afterwards went to Port
hind and came from there to UmatU
la as above described. He was in
business at Umatilla for three years
and then came to Pendelton to be one
ol its first citizens.
"I spent three of the best years of
my life at Umatilla," he said today
vklih enthusiasm. "The people were
a aood. cordial lot There was lots
of gambling and sometimes we had
men for breakfast But the mer
chants were genial and aided each
other. If a man ran out of some ar
ticle one of the others would either
sell it to him at cost or lend it to
Mm.
Mr. Llvermore Is keenly Interested
in the celebration to be held at Uma
tilla and Celllo In May and says he
would love to attend it.
COLLIER CAPTAIN SAYS HE
SANK 6ERMAN SUBMARINE
HAMMED UNDERSEA CRAFT
WHICH IMMEDIATELY DIS.
APPEARED.
LONDON.
March 2. Captain Bell
of the British collier Thoradls, has
claimed the prize of 250 pounds of
fered by a shipping paper to the first
merchantman to sink a German sub
marine. Bell declares he sighted a
periscope ot a submarine off Beachy
Head Sunday and that he rammed
the submarine which disappeared,
leaving a trail of oil on the surface
of the water.
Men who are truly great forget to
remind other people of their great
ness. "BABY ROUND-UP" BEING
PLANNED FOR EARLY MAY
PRESIDENT WILSON WILL BE
ASKED TO ATTEND WHILE
HE IS ON COAST.
A "Baby Round-up." similar to the
one staged for the entertainment of
tho Milwaukee merchants and manu
facturers last year, will be put on here
early In May if the plans laid at a
meeting ot tne Round-up directors;
last evening mature. The minaturel
rrontier show may te hiasea aoouiWnl ,,e rimlmle.l of their .lu'.l.s In u
the time of the celebration of th frl.iicllv but firm niiiim.-r Th or,..
opening of the Celilo canal and if so,
invitations will bo sent to President
Wilson, Governor Withycombe and
other dignitaries to attend.
The definite date for the "baby
Round-up" has not been set but some
suggestions were made last evening
to hold it right after the Celllo cele
bration.' There will be many person
ages of importance in the upper Co-
Ident Wilson has tentatively agreed to
witness the opening of the canal and
there Is a possibility that he could
be persuaded to come on to this city
to witness the entertainment for
which Pendleton Is famous.
Not only will there be a minature
wild west show In May but during tha
summer the directors plan to stage a
matinee on a smaller scale In ordr
to entertain the residents, exerclst
the Round-up stock and keep up In
terest In the big show. The proceeds
will go to the swimming pool fund.
AlUI WEST
:UHBTEUyia
Change of Front Comes When Great
Britain and France Announce New
Policy Toward Germany,
ORDER AFFECTS NEUTRALS
All Uwful Articles WUI be Barred
Irora (Germany If Blockade Is Put
Into Operation This Government
.lYxi It a Duty to Iodge ITotet
. Against Plan.
WASHINGTON. March 2. Offici
als of the administration have appar
ently executed a change of front in
the situation growing out of the sub
marine and food war between Ger
many and the allies as a result of th
latest . announcement from England
and France that an embargo will be
laid against the shipments of any
commodities to and from Germany.
Until Premier Aso,oUhs announce
ment in the house of commons yes
terday the American government held
it could not. without weakening Its
original firm stand on the question of
submarine warfare and the protection
of neutral commerce, enter Into di
plomatic parleys with the belliger
ents. For that reason no rejoinder
was being contemplated to Great Brit
ain's recent reply on the subject In
view of the latest developments, how
ever. It Is felt by administration of
ficials that this government must
voice a protest to Great Britain in
order to maintain this nation's dig
nity and if possible save American
commerce from Interference.
If the western allies In the Euro
pean struggle really enforce the terms
of (bis drastic embargo, practically all
useful articles hitherto considered
non-contraband, will be barred ship
ment from the United States to Ger
many directly or indirectly.
LONDON, March 2. Strong appro
val of the determination ot Great
Britain and France to place an em
bargo on the shipment of any com-
moditles to and from Germany was
expressed today by newspapers and
the general public. The press ex
presses regret that neutral commerce
must suffer but supports Asqulth's
statement that the allies must not al
low themselves to be swayed from :
their course by the protests of other
countries. 1
In spite of this expression of satis
faction, there Is a strong undercur
rent of feeling that the proposed em
bargo may not be enforced. Many
cannot see how the British govern
ment could establish such an unpre-
: cedented policy In the face of the
combined protests of neutral nations.
It Is pointed out that Asqulth In his
speech in the house of commons care
fully avoided making a statement of
a hard and fast policy. He said that
British and French ships would "hold
themselves free to detain vessels."
Many believe that this would provide
a loophole which the allies had ar
ranged for themselves In case compli
cations arise with neutral nations over
the proposed blockade of the German
coast.
WASHINGTON. March 2. No na
tion has a right to change the inter
national rules of war. The condi
tions under which nations make war
may be changed radically bnt the
rules subscribed to by all the powers
of the world must be lived up to.
Stripped of Its legal verbiage, this
will be the answer of the United
States to the announcement of Eng
land and France, of the embargo
acainst any commodities to and from
Germany. This Is the position of the
Wilson administration and It will be
adhered to at all time. The presi
dent emphasized to callers that h be.
lieves the international rulr of war
apply equally to all tellU'er.'i:t. All
have certain duties to perform us
concerns the Untied States. Thei
Ment and his cabinet cunslib-rvd the
British note at lenKth today.
The contents of the note are still t
subject of doubt, however. Inasmuch
as it Is not clear whether (ireat Hrlt
aln expects to maintain a "block
ade"' under the accepted sens(l of that
term. It was pointed out th use of
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CREATION OF NEW COUNTY
IS HELD TO BE VALID ACT
SALEM. Ore., March J The su
preme court handed down a decision
upholding the Validity of acta of tha
county corunilKsfbni-ra of Crook coun
ty In proceeding leading to tha for
mation of the no county of Jffr-son.