East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, March 24, 1915, DAILY EVENING EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextDAILY EVENING EDITION i TO ADVERTISERS. 1 ? 'I.'1' i i.i j'r-f l i ;r Th Rait Orfgotilan bail the largest pail : 01 circulation ol auv tiautr In Urrauu. mat i I I'ortland ami aver twUa tb circulation If j i'todlatop of any other newlpapar. . ' j s . i i i COUNTY OFFICIAL; PAPER VOL. 26 ' J&""- - DAILY EVENING EDITION Forecast fur Eastern Oregon, bjr ttui United Kiate WraUirr Obrrnr j 1 1 at Portlands ( j 1 .Fair tniht and Thursday; frost tonight. light COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER ! 1 ' i DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1915 CAUSE OF DISASTER KOT KKQVI! BY COMPANY' OFFICIALS Hi 'Collision With Unidenjjid Vessel MayUiave ' Been ResponsibIeSteaitisliip is Bringing the ; Captain of Denver i'n(j His Family to New ; York-Details are Eagerly Awaited at Office of the fnmnnnv. !IM I c.j i - j - NEW YORK, March 21 The Malfory liner'Denver sank in ' the Atlantic ocean today. The Cause of the sinking .has not been learned. , . iii (.-: .)Y. V ; ir. Before the vessel went to thfc bottom wireless calls for help ' brought a dozen ships to the rescue and all the passengers and the crew were taken safely off." j , : Officials of the Mallory line tt first announced that the Den ver had collided with an unidentified steamerbelieved, how ever, to have been the Aviland; both going ddwn. Laterthe snme officials received a wirelesd message from Captain Avery of the Denver which caused them to believe the collision report - was incorrect. Captain Avery; reported from the White Star f teamer Megantic which rescued him, his wife and 13 members of the crew, that the Denver "was in a sinking condition when . 1 abandoned her.", He added that the Megantic would reach Isew York on Saturday. He made no mention of a collision. mm mm -IWH1AII, mm big t r ut . '' . Immense Forces of IrooDS are En - gaged in .Terrific (Struggle in the Carpathian. Mountains, ill'.' i 1 . SLAVS . MOVING ON .CRACOW ( Mallory line officers announced lat- r that they were Inclined to aban don the collision theory but are awaiting further wireles report glv Ing addltlonnl detail. They are un able to explain why the Denver sank unless aome serious accident occurred. STRIKE OF LONGSHOREMEN :. AT SEATTLE IS SETTLED 1WEV WILT ItKTritV TO WOItK THCHKRAY CM) Kit FORM- ' KIT CONDITIONS. SE ATTIRE. March J4. A confer nee between waterfront employer and repreaentativea of the striking union of longshoremen resulted in an amicable settlement of the atrlke which had been In progress nearly two weeks. Six hundred and ' fifty men will return to work .on Thurs day under the former conditions. Rol and Mahany, United Stated commls- O'Connor of the International Long vhorcmcn, were the principal factors 1n bringing about the agreement. The agreement will not affect the Van couver boycott. Italian Commander of the Adriatic Fleet ARMY WORM IS FOUND TO BE CAUSING WHEAT DAMAGE rilOKESSOK GAMBEE OF HIGH SCHOOL TELLS METHODS OF FIGHTING TEST. L. r. Oambce, Instructor In agri culture at the Pendleton high school, lias Investigated the report of dam age, to wheat by a worm west of Birch creek and finds that the dep redations by the army worm, a pest that Is very destructive and Is gen erally found In the middle states. Mr. Gambee made a personal trip 1o the Eldrldge ranch and procured a large number of specimens of the worm. Two of the specimens in al cohol have. been left at the East Ore gonlan office and may be seen by any one Interested. The army worm, according; to Mr. Oambee, Is the larva state of a moth very similar to the miller. The moth an be distinguished by white spots on the wings. The eggs are usually laid In meadows, or in clumps of dry grass. There are several methods of fight ing the army worm with success. A ttoray of arsenate of lead or Paris green la effective and the moth may be fought In the same way, Anoth er method Is to head off the army by digging a ditch. The worms move straight forward and when It la seen they are headed for a field they may be baffled by the digging of a ditch with a vertical aide The will not be able to climb out of such a ditch and may be killed wholesale by dragging a log through the ditch. This meth od of fighting the worm Is being fol lowed on Dlrch creek. The high school class In agricul ture is studying the army worm and will watch , the worms while they pupate Into moths. Anyone desiring more speclflo In formation or advice as to how to combat tho army worm may reach Mr. Oambeo by telephone high school. If ' : j IIS v-;rK; I'nlly 200.000 TtuHftlnns Cn He WVXu .f lran from Hungary to Tuku prt In ('oiKtiitrutioii Agttlim . I'tdMi . StriiK)oll 1 GatCMH)' to' South- cm Grriiiiiiiy. I RKHLTN-;- March 21. Thai 'one" of the Kreat-t ami bloodieBt battle iu th AuMtro-Germnn campaign In the Kastern theater of the war Is raginn n Jhe Carpathians was Indicated by (reports from the Austrian ' front, Thl us believed to be only the be frlnilN(T of the sanguinary struggle, Which, it was freely predicted, would follow the Kluv occupation of Przem- xl.: A correspondent of the Lokal Anzelger telegraphed the engagemen I moat denperate . and that bodlea of troop are engaged. mfr NO. ml Ital 'Mal'ghllp:Rcc fent and Istria I-'. THE DCKE D'AHRlTtZI. ! The Duke D'Abruiii, brother of the king of Italy, Is the commander of the Italian fleet In the Adriatic. He will lead the fleet if Italy declares war on Austria and he will be de pended tin to take the port of Pols, the Austrian naval base, and then the seacoast towns of Istria, the prov ince which Italy wishes to regain. The duke is better known to American than any other Italian. He It was who was not permitted to wed Kath erlne Elklns, daughter of the wealthy West Virginia senator, because the royal family objected. The romance In connection with the engagement or rumored engagement has never been fully told. VICE-PRESIDENT MARSHALL DEDICATES PANAMA FAIR large fr-TitOG RAD, March 24. The Whole southern campaign is now cen leilng in a monster movement against Cracow. Troop trains are underway from Przemysl and Jaroslaw and the War office estimates that fully 200, 000 men can be withdrawn from the Hungarian campaign to participate In the concentration agalnt Cracow. It is the purpose of Russia to Strike with all it might at the Polish for tress, which Is the gateway to south ern Germany. . !: May Corn-hide I'cs'-p. . , LONDON, March Jt. That Emper r Frana Jo.xef of Aurtrla is endeav orlng through the vaticun to obtain Germany's pvrmlAsion for Austria to conclude et-purate peace was asserted by the Hague correspondent of the Kxchanne Telegraph. He cabled that he had obtained the Information from diplomatic sources. . Rumors arc Denied. COPENHAGEN, March 24. Rum ors that the German Crown Prince has been removed from commnnd of a di vision of the Impearlal army and dis graced by the kalsor were positively denied by the newspaper Polltken. TWO ROUND-UP HORSES ARE AGAIN AMONG THE MISSING ANGF.L AND RAMBLING SAM J MAKK ESCAPE UtO.M COH t HALS AT THE PARK; "Anger" and "Rambling Sam" tho two bucking outlaws of the Round-up which were only lately recovered af ter an absence of two years, are mls Bing again. Yesterday they made their escape from the corrals at Round-up Park when one of the men employed on the swimming pool care lessly Uft a gate open. The two ani- mahi soon disappeared and Livestock Director Sam R. Thompson is today scouring the country for them while Sheriff Taylor is telephoning in every direction in an endeavor to head them off.. It is thought likely that the two horses will head for the range east and south where for nearly two years they enjoyed their liberty. ..... . ) h . .... ......... . .. . 11 : ..... ;C '.S'S.. ..... n',lr.-rc --,''.'.,'' . : V: : '.; (j-c- o vV--' r ' r - li fiiiyspii S1H ) JYL v. , 111 Organization Formed and County Court ' Asrted . to Make Survey5 of . - Hard Surface Road - ! '- j H 1li Tbls map how the parts -of the Austrian empire Trent and Istria which Italy is believed to demand a her price Sot keeping out of a war agulnxt Fran .Joseph. The . whole Italian population, according to re ports from Rome, setrn to be forcing the government Into action. Roughly speaking, Italy desires sweep of country to the north and east which would extend her bound ary around the northern end of the Adriatic sea a fhr south as Fiume,, on the eastern coast. This would in clude the Austrian naval base at BROAD POLICY, IS ADVOCATED . - ' u '. i i ' ' "Give and Take" Motto- AdU-vJ! by W. V. Harrah Warmly ApplaoiUtl Xcit Merlin - to Ji Held ' in ' I"endl-ton Executive G"mniltCre to Work Meanwhile. 1 M f":l' finr. liriTfVV iirnir i u.iL.miii .'u.iuu iir.ir v NEXT TI ESDAV AFTERNOOV - ' ' By action of the executive committee of -the organization formed at Standtleld last night a general good roads m meet- ing is to be held in Pendleton at 2 o'clock next -Tuesday- af- ternoon. to -which people from all sections are invited. - A. road - meeting-; haa been called by the Farmers Union to be held at Milton Saturday night and local members of the union are planning to attend. . . , . ii u n dmv nn. at I n a r pmnn ix ui 11a ). a. .vuuiiitw " . . i . . . . . ... s .. , I If anv nn ntitrl . ,.t,.w Trent and Trieste, acquisition or looay. are sr iorln o..--. , .,,-.; i . i which has been Italy's long cherish- To the north sne oesires .me cn-j ".u, oeiwwn ed wpiratlon. The concessions which tire province or Trent. Bringing "("'" u., ana , Austria Is believed to be willing to frontier to- Venoste. PwirW( and Cold Spring road booster they were as compared Breonle. Inciuaing tne aisiricis u'j"""' """i'v""lc'J- was no Roveredo, Trent. Boren, Mean, lire- uui m ine contrary a geser- tnone and Rruneck. To the east she. u spirit ot - cooperation prevailed make are insignificant with the demands. - ' - - It is regarded as probable that, un der pressure from Germany the ne gotiations may be extended and Aus tria, may be induced to grant larger concessions than she now Is willing to consider, but the belief is gener ally held In responsible quarters that the 'extreme Austrian concessions would be Insufficient to satisfy Italy. tfeslres to extend her frontier to the, and the most warmly applaudod Julian Alps, including the Province speecn or me evening wa one by XY. of Gorlti and Istria, with the di- W. Harrah. a Cold Springs leader, in tricts Tolmeln, Goritx, Trieste, Foiajwnicn ne aavisea a troad policy -mv.n tk do nd Fiume. In adJUUn'to this she: the pointed statement,. "We can desires the Dalmati.ia Islands, espec-1 notning wtinoux you; you can lally Veglla. Cherso,-Lunga, uraxza, Lesipa, Curzoia, Meleda and Llssa. WAR PARTY-IN ITALY WILL TRY TO FORGE (NATION TO SEND AUSTRIA ULTIMATUM ROME, March 24. Leaders of the party demanding intervention by Italy in the war publicly announced today their Intention of holding a mass meeting next Sunday in Rome. Na ples. Genoa and' other cities in "an effort to force the government to net. The plan is to cause a great demonstration in which the people will demand that an - ultimatum be sent to Austria in such a form a to make war a certainty. Government officials refused to intimate whether they will endeavor to prevent the demonstration. The- war party has become so strong that It ha thrown off the re straint that marked it earlier ac tivities and boldly is announcing plan in advance. The Idea Naclon- nothing without us." The roads meeting was generously attended, particularly by people front Stanfield and other west end towns. Frank Sloan called the meeting to or der and waa made president of a permanent organtzatfon ' that - waa formed -under the title "The Umatilla County. Highway Association." Ar thur Means was elected secretary and the organization of an executive com mittee wa brought about - through ii.se of a nominating committee , of five, composed of C O. Browne!!, C. S. McNaughl, A.ia B. Thomson. Ralph Holte and R. Alexander. Tne ,.. nsnh.i Vdlsnatch from 'nominating committee selected an ex- Trent stating the Austrian crown ; cutlve committee of 10 with the rrince ha vetoed the plan of ceding President and secretary as ex-officlo territory to IUly. It quote him asi member. The executive committee saving that he consider such action; a named consists of R. R. Lewi more humiliating than defeat on the. and J. Frank Spinning of Echo; U battlefield. - .'. . ' : ; Browneli and John burster of rv-fflinl. lnantH that CBUIIWI E KOUU IIU . o. Jlf Government effort to obtain action from the Aus trian emperor and prevent war have not been . exhausted. , LOCAL MEN WILL CONDUCT BINGHAM SPRINGS RESORT RAILWAY YARD FIRE :;:r: : cooks 5000 eggs MINNEAPOLIS. Minn.. March 24 Fire In a railway yard cooked S,- 000 eggs and 200 bushel of potatoes into a perfect breakfast, but firemen spoiled It by turning in a large quan tlty ot nasty chemicals. NEWS SUMMARY DISTINGUISHED COMPANY GATH ERS AT FORMAL EXERCISES IS FRISCO. SAN FRANCISCO. March 24. In tho presence of a distinguished com pany the Panama exposition wo for mally dedicated this afternoon by Vice President Marshall, representing the president. Thouaunds attended. Britisher Damaged. BERLIN, March 24. Tho British armored cruiser Cornwallls wa badly damaged durlnv the most recent at the fighting1 nt tho Dardanelles according to an Athens dispatch tonlpht. General. War party tit Italy may force nation into conflict with Austria. Military liner Denver sink In At lantic. All aro rescued. Groat battle of - Anstro-Gcrman campaign la raging, ; ; , ; -,'? I i'. t Local. Friendly spirit provaib) at road meeting at Stanfield. Prof. Gambco discover "army worm" at work dostroylnjj wheat. H(M-h and Van Dusou leaso lUng linin Springs. "Aii(.',l" and "RamMlng Sam" at largo again. I-ocnl Iwll club to bo organized to night. 3000 autos to pnss through rciullo ton to and from fair. Steamer will take local boosters to tVlllo cclobrnlloit. LEASE IS SIGNED WITH OWNERS rOPCLAK PLACE WILL BE IMPROVED. Bingham Springs, popular pleasure resort of Umatilla county, will this year be conducted under, the manage ment of W. F. Hoch and F. E. Van Dusen, both well known residents and business men ot Pendeton. They signed a lease yesterday with the own era,: Herman . Bosenbcrjf.andJohn Luck, who purchased the property hurt fall. r r.-r - - The new lessee will begin work at once to Improve the - reeort. The ground w-Ul be cleaned, the pool and oath rooms nxea up ana necessary repairs made to the hotel, annex and cabins. Though the institution will be able to-accommodate small parties of fishermen after the first ot April, the format opening for the season will not be for several weeks or until all of the Improvements are completed. Meafcrs. Hoch and Van Dusen and the owners of the springs returned yesterday from the resort and report the roads In remarkably good con dition for travel. There I only one bad spot, they report, and that Is dis appearing a the mud dries out. - Two gang are now at work smoothing up the road above Gibbon and the new management will run an auto stage between this point and the springs. Mr. Van Dusen will leave soon to re main at tho spring permanently and Mr. Hoch plans on spending much of his .time there this summer, BOMBS DROPPED ON GERMAN SHIPYARD LONDON. Marh J4. The admiral ty announced that five ojlted aviators dropped bombs on the German ship yard at Hoboken. Belgium, near Antwerp. The, German were con structing submarines . there. The bombs fired the works. It is believ ed they caused extensive damage. BELGIANS MAKE GAIN ALONG YSER RIVER PARIS. .March n 21. Important gains along the Ter by Belgian forces-were announced officially. One division ha made great headway along the right bank while another division has captured a trench on the left bank. PURSUIT OF RUSSIANS IS BEING CONTINUED BERLIN, March J4 The war of fice announced that the . pursuit of the Russians recently driven ." from Mem el, Prussia., continue vigorously. The Slavs are being driven north ward. Five hundred have been cap tured. A severe repulse of Russian forces northwest" of Ostralonga wa also announced. . Twenty officers and 5500 men were taken prisoners. , WIDOW OF "STONEWALL" rJACKSON DEAD AT 83 CHARLOTTE; North Carolina, March 24. Mrs. Mary Anna Jackson, widow of "Stonewall" Jackson, died at the Jackson home. She waa 83 year old. STEAMER CHARTERED TO TAKE LOCAL BOOSTERS TO CELILO The last report, Issued by the gov ernment, upon the vacant public lands of the United State, show that the area unappropriated and un reserved cbvers a total of 665,831. 029 acres, of which 486.6S6.632 acres Is unsurveyed. Ot this latter figure, 367,963, S23 acres represent vacant l.ui.li! in Alaska. Umatilla county will have a special steamboat to convey the delegation from this county to 'the celebration at Celilo May 6 and the steamer will be the Undine or the George Burton, probably the former, with a capacity of S10 passenger. Definite news to the effect a steam er has been chartered waa announced last evening at Stanfield by II. N. Dryer of the celebration committee, A fare of $2 for the trip from Uma tilla to Celilo has been made and this expense will be sufficient to meet the Incidental expense necessary, such ns fare for tho- band. Ticket for the Bteamer trip are to Naught f-Hermlston; - James Kyle and Ralph. Holte of Stanfield and J. F. Robinson and Will Moore of Pen dleton. ,s Ask for Survey. On motion of G. L. Hurd of Stan field, the executive committee Is In structed to request the county court to make a survey with a view to lo cating the most feasible route for a hard surface road from Pendleton to Umatilla touching the town ot Echo, Stanfield and Hermlston. On motion of Witt Moore it waa voted to hold the next meeting of the associa tion In Pendleton in the near future. The above summarizes the actual business transacted at the meeting, which lasted until 19 o'clock.- The meeting wa an open parliament an4 wa . noted - tr - th-abenu f - lung speeche which- were -tabooed "under a live- minute rule-adopted at tha out set. . The meeting wa preliminary In character and aside from perfecting the organisation and asking for the urvey, no work wa done toward launching a definite - program. To this there I one exception and that ta the tenor ot the meeting wii dis tinct and plain for a road th;it will In clude all five town between Pendle- (Continued on page five.) METHODIST MEETING OPENS IN NEWARK NEWARK. N. J, March 2 4 The will be assigned to Pendleton. Inas-'Newark Conference of the Methodist much a the accommodation will be Fpleopl church oin-ned here today limited those desiring tickets will do tor 'ek' session at St. Luke e well to engage them quickly: A' M'thodtst church. Broadway un more detailed announcement a t Murrav streets. Rev. Theodore H.' will have the tickets in hand here will be made tomorrow. The O.-W. R. & N. Co. Will give a fare and a third rate to Umatilla and return. It Henderson, ia the presiding bishop. V''" from So bo ill rl nc. Snt'Tir siriRT.nst. KiiuLliu!. M ir. K ia the plan for the local delegation .Reporting a thrilling escape; to leave here by special Pullman; frtlu a German submarine off the train tne -evening of May 4. The' j,l)Uth coast of KngUnd, tho steamer Pullmans will be parked at UmatilM1 puffioUl arrived hot: The captain overnight. Early on the morning of i,j a submarine was !ghtd a it. May 5th the trip to Celilo will ho ta-J uunched u torpedo. The mlnmln ken up, the Umatilla county steamer j mL-sel the ship by a f.w rod. The joining with the steamer from points nurfb.M iu at.rel hi I.j bo plnced on rule in the various town, farther up the river. Tho return ., ,,, , , n outdiNt-r.. I of tho county at onco and 100 tickets! from Celilo will bo made by rail. ' t:o sul.uui iue.