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VOL. 26
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1915.
NO. 8514
110 ACTION TO BE
Jill ML FULL
DEI
United States Will Await Report of
Ambassador Page and His Assist
ants in Nebraskan Afrair.
SECRET INQUIRY IS STARTED
If It In Proven That Steamship Vu
Torpedoed, a Serious Situation Will
; ho Confronted If Thin la Not Do
' tcr mined, the Cane WUl be Drop
' fted, It Is Said.
WASHINGTON. May 28 Secretary
Bryan stuted there would be no fur
ther developments In the Nebraskan
se until complete reports from Am
fcasvador Page and hit assistants had
been received. If It should be proved
the Nebrasgan was torpedoed. It was
admitted a serious situation would be
confronted. If this Is not determined
and Germany denies responsibility of
the explosion, it was said the case will
be dnnpd.
BERLIN, May 28. A message from
Ambassador Von Bernstorff urging an
early reply to President Wilson's note
wus received by the foreign office.
"The tension In America has been
Increased by the explosion which
damaged the Nebraskan" the ambas
sador stated.
The Nebraskan incident Mill Is an
unexplained mystery here.
' LIVERPOOL, May 28. The naval
attache of the American embassy at
London, began a secret Inquiry today
In an effort to determine the source
of the explosion which damaged the
Nebraskan. Captain Green and offi
cers of the vessel which arrived at
midnight were quitted and the de
tails of their stories forwarded to
Ambassador Page. Green frankly ad
mltted he. was not positive whether
the Nebraskan was torpedoed or struck
a. mine.
"The best I can say la something
struck us, and It la my belief It was a
torpedo," he said.
Or pen said his chief engineer re
ported seeing something resembling
the wake of a torpedo on the star
board side of the vessel Just before
the explosion, but was not certain. It
was on the engineer's statement that
Green based his belief the Nebraskan
was torpedoed.
Rain and Cold n Illinois.
RPRINOF1ELD, Hl.,-May 28. Rain
24 Inches of It, In the last 48 hours,
was followed by abnormal coldness.
AILS RECEIVED
Importance of Waterways
to Inland Empire is Told
by Wallace R. St ruble Here
la
in a rapid-fire address of an hour
and a half at the Alta theater lost
night, Wallace K. Struble, secretary
ot the Columbia and Snake River Wa
terways association and publicity
manager of the Astoria Development
league, gave a most Instructive out
line of the Dresent prospective de
velopment of the Columbia basin
from the Inland Empire to Astoria
by the sea.
The address was illustrated by
moving pictures and stereoptlcon
slides and proved a veruame revela
tion to the large audience. The Im
portant branches ot production, In
cluding agriculture, horticulture, live
stock, timber and fisheries, w-ere set
forth the whole providing a most
remarkable exhibit of the natural
wealth of the valley of tha Columbia,
iinnUinntlnr the moving picture
scenes of production was an elaborate
series of films depicting tne govern
ment improvements of the Columbia
.river. Including the Jetties and dredg
,lng at the mouth and The Dalles-Ce-lllo
canal; also the construction work
on the great Hill ocean and rail ter
minals at Astoria, the arrival of the
steamship Oreat Northern, the mil
lion dollar municipal docks, the sea
wall and reclamation project In the
Astoria business district, the Colum
bia highway and scenes at the Clat
sop county beaches at Seaside.
I'maUUa County Depleted.
One of the surprises of the evening
iwas the moving picture portrayal of
wheat and livestock production In
Umatilla county, the views Including
the plowing, seeding and harvesting
of grain, the assembling of wheat for
shipment, views of herds of beef
cattle and flocks of sheep, shipments
of wool, etc. Many scenes illustrat
ing the handling of fruit and other
products of the Inland Empire were
given, the whole made practical by
nctunl statistics, of present and pros
pective production. The relation of
Continued on page eight.)
State Commonwealth
Conference Opens
Today at Eugene
MANY VITAL TOPICS ARE
SCHEDULED TO BE DISCUSS
EI AT GATHERING.
EUGENE, Ore.. May 28. The sev
enth annual Oregon commonwealth
conference began sessions at the Uni
versity of Oregon today, with a num
ber of Interesting and vital topics to
be discussed. Among them were the
problem of city finances, efficient ad
ministration generally and bonding In
particular; "city planning," and the
cooperation between the state and
nation for the development of natur
al resources.
B. P. Irvine, member of the state
conservation commission, In an ad
dress, pointed out that cooperation
between the state and nation and am
ond neighboring states was necessary
for the freer use of Idle resources.
The cooperative undertakings ad
visable for the largest utilization of
water resources, were enumerated by
J. N. Teal of Portland, .chairman of
Oregon conservation commission.
Former Governor West called at
tention to the opportunities through
cooperation for making arid lands
productive and the forest resources a
means of public welfare.
At this afternoon's session State
Engineer John B. Lewis continued the
discussion on cooperation by making
it plain that team work Is necessary
In the development of water power.
Senator Harry Lane spoke on the
subject, "Necessity For the Forma
tion and Expression of Public Opin
ion of the west."
Turks Driven
Out by Slavs
PETROQRAD, May 28. The Rus
sians have occupied Urumlah where
wholesale massacres of Armenians re
cently occurred, It was officially an
nounced. The Turks were driven out
by the advancing Russians.
MAY WHEAT STILl UPM
TOBOGGAN AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO, May 18 (Special) 4
A drop of four cents In May
wheat was the feature In the
market today. At the close
1 41 was bid for May; 11.26 6-8
was asked for July and for
Sept. $1.20 5-8 was asked.
PORTLAND, Ore.. May 28.
(Special.) Portland wheat
quotations have been, club,
$1.08; bluestem, $1.13.
AT HORSE 11! AT
AWARDS ARE MADE BY It. E.
REYNOLDS OP O. A. O. AF
FAIR GRAND SUCCESS.
MILTON, Ore., May 28. (Staff
Correspondence.) Though the latter
part ot the day was marred by rain,
Milton's Strawberry Day and Horse
Show ended successfully last evening.
The Judging of the horses was an In
teresting part of the day, the awards
being made by R. E. Reynolds of O.
A. C. Most of the credit for the suc
cess of the horse show Is given T. C.
Elliot.
The following are the prize winners:
1 Ladles saddle horse class, sev
en entries, Mrs. T. C. Elliot, Milton,
first; Miss Llttlefleld, Milton, second.
2 Gentlemen's saddle horse class,
John Mlnlck, Walla Walla, first; E.
S. McEwen, Athena, second. Ten en
tries. t Ladles' single drivers, i entries,
Mrs. Wm. Hodgen, Milton, first; Mrs.
Ed Hoon, Milton, second.
4 Gentlemen's single drivers, 11
entries, George Preston, Milton, first;
Ed Tausick, Walla Walla, second.
5 Pole team, lady driver, 8 en
tries, Mrs. J. D. Plamondon, Athena,
first; Mrs. Hansen, Milton, second.
8 Pole team, gentlemen drivers,
first, D. R. Wallor, Walla Walla;
second, A. E. Bostlc, Milton.
7 Host standard stallion, four en
tries, first, a. E. Predmore, Walla
(Continued on png flyj.)
Ill PRIZES ill
11 YESTERDAY
Italian Officers Perform Feats
, Mil
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The Italian cavalry is considered the best In Europe. The accompany
ing photographs show officers of the Italian cavalry at practice.
Seniors Graduate
This Evening and
Receive Diplomas
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS WILL
BE DELIVERED BY REV.
J. E SNIPER.
This evening the members of the
senior class of the high school will
reach the end of their academic ca
reer, composing the largest class ever
graduated from Pendleton high
school. In the big auditorium of the
school they will receive from tho
hand of Chairman W. E. Brock of
the school board the diplomas which
ill stand as evidence of their com
pletion of the four year course. Rev.
J. E. Snyder of the Presbyterian
church, will deliver the commence
ent address.
Yesterday afternoon the auditori
um was well filled for the annual
claas day exercises and the occasion
was a very enjoyable one, both for
the students and for the spectator.
The program, varied and uniformly
good, was made up entirely of num
bers by the graduates. It opened
with two very excellent piano num
bers by Miss Dorothy Bedwell. Ir-
vln Mann, president ot the class, fol
lowed with an address after which
Joe Colesworthy recited the principal
events in the stirring history of the
class of 1915. Miss Beulah Young
delivered an oration "The Terrible
Submarine," a very timely subject
Miss Rose Gordon, the -class poet, re
cited In verse the chief characteristics
of the members of the class and Miss
Fay Duff, In a very cleverly drawn
Instrument, bequeathed away the
various possessions of the class, ma
terial and otherwise. An oration up
on "Athletics for Athletic's ' Sake,'
by Miss Alice Ferguson was followed
by two quartet numbers by Misses
Ruth Terpenlng, Helen Raymond,
Winnie Chlsholm and Mayo Hagar.
Miss Lois Hampton and Charles Rus
sell In a dialogue foretold the fate In
store for the various members, their
predictions causing much merriment.
Too other orations, one by Miss
Anna Bashor on "Commercial Edu
cation" and the other by Miss Velma
Marple on "The Montessorl Method,"
two local numbers by Miss Claire Mc
Donald, a farewell bit of advice to
the Juniors by Cecil Curl and a re
sponse by Wilbur Badley completed
the very enjoyable program.
Von Sanders is
Among Wounded
SALONIKA, May 28. General Von
Sanders, the German commander of
Turkish troops engaged at the Dar
danelles, was wounded during the
fighting on the Galllpoll peninsula,
according to dispatches received here.
Von Sanders was In supreme com
mand of the defense ot the Dardan
elles and now has been succeeded by
Admiral Von Usedom, also a German
officer, the dispatches asserted.
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Big Crowds in City
Today to Attend the
AIG. Barnes' Circus
THE SMALL BOY IS HAPPY PA
HADE THIS MORNING IS
EXCELLENT ONE.
Todav is circus dar. the one day of
' the year that vies In Interest with
the Fourth of July for the small boy.
And the small boy is here In hordes
from all over the county and like
wise the small girl and the small boy
and small girls' fathers and mothers,
aunts and cousins. Through the fa-
' vor of the weathr man, a fair, sunny
day has been provided and has been
Instrumental in drawing big crowds
to Pendleton.
The circus, Al G. Barnes' three ring
animal circus which has made a phe
nomenal growth in a few years until
It is without a peer of its kind, ar
rived early and the work of unload
ing was wutched by hundreds.
At 11 o'clock came the parade and
the streets were lined with the cir
cus crowds. Bands of all varieties
played, Hons, bears, tigers, cougars
and hyenas paced back and forward
in their cages and peered out at the
curious crowds, while their trainers,
I unmindful of their savage appearance,
' sat in the cages with them. There
were Shetland ponies galore and oth-
j ri Ulg, f III, sin. .itlt. uuiaia, u'B, a.s.v
colored elephants, llamas, camels, xe
bras and many other fine specimens
of wild animals.
The big tents are stretched at the
far west end of Court street and this
afternoon are crowded. Another per
formance will be given this evening
and the management promises that
everything on the afternoon program
will be repeated.
Killing Frost In Ohio.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, May 28.
Killing frosts throughout northeastern
Ohio and western Pennsylvania re
sulted In heavy loss to vegetables and
fruit growers.
Frost Damage Heavy.
LOCKPORT. N. Y., May 28 Dam
age done In Niagara and New Or
leans counties by frost was estimated
today at $400,000.
NEWS SUMMARY
General.
British Mcamer Princess Irene Is de
stroyed and all on board are killed.
Italian Invaders drawing up lines
to meet Uie Austrlans,
LoraL
StrtiMo tells of Columbia waterway
In two Illustrated loctnres.
High school oommenccmen t exer
cises tills evening.
Loral G. A. R. prepares for Memor.
lot day.
Circus elc.plinnt qualifies as first aid
to nutnlsL
Teaclit'rV training school opens
here Monday.
American Cruiser
North Carolina is
Aground in Harbor
CRAFT STICKS FAST IX BAY OF
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT IN
NO DANGER.
WASHINGTON. May 28 The Am
erican cruiser North Carolina, is
ashore off the outer harbor of Alex
andrla, Egypt. A cablegram from
Captain J. W. Oman, dated Thursday-
night, said: "Ship aground In the
outer harbor. L'nable to move today.
A dredge Is working tonight No
damage. The Dea Moines has arrived.
British Attacks
Halted by Turks
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 28. In
night attacks delivered against the
British, the Turks captured two Eng
lish positions near Kurna and Meso
potamia, It was officially announced.
Counter attacks attempted by the
British were repulsed.
FIRST SUB SCHOOL OF
CITY WILL OPEN MONDAY
PRINCIPAL A. C. HAMPTON WILL
HAVE CHARGE MANY WILL
BE ENROLLED.
Pendleton's first summer school for
teachers will open Monday morning
in the high school building and there
promises to be a good many In the
beginning class. Principal A. C.
Hampton will have charge of the
school and will be assisted In his
work by a number of other able in
structors. The aim of the school Is to prepare
teachers for their work. The school
will be conducted through June and
most of July and will conclude Just
before the state teachers' examlna
tlons. All of the subjects in which
the applicants for papers will be ex
amined will be reviewed. The sub
jects specified under the old law for
life papers will -be taught instead of
those under the new law inasmuch as
most of the applicants have been
working under the old law.
M WHO GAVE LIVES FOR
THE UNION TO BE HONORED
KIT CARSON POST WILL DECOR
ATE GRAVES OF DEPARTED
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Veterans of the Civil War whose
remains are interred at Olney ceme.
tery will be honored Sunday by Kit
Carson Post, G. A. R. Their graves
will be marked and strewn with flow
ers and in the afternoon memorial
services will be held in the Oregon
theater.
R. R. Butler of The Dalles will de
liver the memorial address at 2 o'clock
and immediately afterward autos will
take all of the veterans and the flow
era to the burial ground. J. V. Tall
man, president of the Commercial as
sociation, has provided autos to con
vey the old soldiers out.
He urges that all people who have
roses or other flowers to spare take
them to the city hall sometime dur
ing Sunday morning.
WANTED-AN ELEPHANT;
APPLY TO ROY ALEXANDER
LOCAL MAN FINDS BEAST IS
GREAT NECESSITY WITH AN
AUTOMOBILE.
Roy Alexander Is In the mar-
ket for an elephant and he is
advocating the purchase of a
pachyderm to all of his auto-
owning friends. As a first aid
to a stuck-in-the-mud motor-
1st, he avows there Is nothing
like one of the big animals, and
he knows whereof he speaks.
This morning he was driving
his car In the lower end of
town, presumably to give the
circus crew the "once over."
Suddenly his front wheels drop-
ped Into a big mudholo and re-
fused to climb out. He ex-
hausted all of the expedients he
knew and likewise all of his
patience. Eventually he saun-
tered over to the circus and
asked to borrow a rope. "Rope
nothing," said the foreman,
"I'll loan you n elephant."
He went Into the animal tent
and soon emerged leading one
of the big giants of the Jungles.
Taking him to the car, he plac-
ed the animals broad tore-
head against the radiator, gave
a sharp command and the car
shot clear out of the mudholo.
"Say, I need one of those things
to carry along In my tool chest"
remarked the young merchant.
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ITALIAN INVADERS
NEARING TRENCHES
OFAUSTRIAN ARMY
First Big Battle of Austro-ltalian War is Near
at Hand-Strong Entrenchments are Held by
the Austria ns-Severa I More Towns are Oc
cupied by Italian TroopsMobs in Rome
Wreck Hotel Managed by German.
ROME. May 28. The first big
battle of the Austro-ltalian war la
now imminent. With the Italian in
vading forces swinging through Tren-
tino and up to the Isonzo river ralley,
the first clash In force of the oppos
Ingg armies Is not many hours away.
On both fronts, the Italians are ad
vancing within a few miles of where
large Austrian forces are entrenched.
General Cadorna reported to the war
office that the forces which captured
Cormons and Vervignano are now
pressing upon Gorltx and Trieste.
Grado, 18 miles from Trieste, has
been occupied.
ROME, May 28. Italian forces
have occupied Grado, 22 milea'south
west of Trieste, on the Adriatic, it was
officially announced. The advancing
troops were greeted enthusiastically
by the people of Grado.
MITJkV. Mav 88. The first serious
outbreak against Germans occurred
with the storming and ransacking of!
the Metropole Hotel by Italian mobs.j
GLASGOW STEAMER BADLY
DAMAGED BY A TORPEDO
ATTACK TAKES PLACE OFF THE
IRISH COAST VESSELS
GO TO AID.
LIVERPOOL, May 28 The Glas
gow steamer Arjilshire was damaged
by being torpedoed by a German sub
marine. Distress signals were sent
out and vessels hastened to assist the
ship. The admiralty could give no
information with regard to the attack
on the vessel, the message merely
stating she had been torpedoed. The
vessel was attacked off the Irish
coast.
Hardware Men's Banquet.
CLEVELAND, O.. May 28. The
annual convention of the American
Iron, Steel and Heavy Hardware As
sociation closes here with a banquet
In the Holleden Hotel.
Texan Cats Cost II Tax.
HOUSTON. Tex., May 28. Being a
cat in Houston Isn't nearly as much
as It used to be. Finance Commis
sioner Pastorlza took the most of the
fun out of It. when he announced It'd
cost $1 tax hereafter, under a court
ruling that everything of value must
be taxed. "They're valuable,'' he
said, "to catch rats and mice "
He made no mention of spinsters
Joy In their companionship.
Railroad Conference In Washington.
WASHINGTON. May 28. The con
ference between members of the In
terstate commerce commission, mem
bers of state railway comissions, and
representatives ot railroads begins
here today.
Princess Irene is Blown
Up off Sheerness Harbor
With Probable Loss of 200
SHEERNESS, May 28. Rumors
were persistently circulated here that
a German spy cauaed the explosion
which destroyed the steamer Princess
Irene with a lose of more than 300
lives. Tho admiralty has ordered an
Investigation Into the dinaster but it
was declared the explosion surely
would be found due to an accident.
Outside of bits of floating wreckage
there Ik no trace of the Irene In the
harbor. The cbUon which wiped
out the crew of 250 and 78 dockyard
employes literally Mew the steamer to
atoms-
How the explosion which wrecked
the Irene actually occurred may never
be known. Not a single man escaped.
Jack Hodges was returning to the
steamer In a small boat when the ex
plosion occurred. He was In full
view of the Irene when she was blown
to piece
"I was headed for the ship." said
HodireH, "wlien suddenly there came a
deafening roar. Tt column of
smoke and flame leaped Into the sky
from where only before I had wen
tho Irene. Thcrp were a few second
of dead silence, then things heenn
spattering down Into the mater. There
were bits of men's lees, arms, NhIIi-s.
splinter of wood and HUrl. The de-1
brls came down so thick I dotted i
The Metropole Is under German man
agement Rumors were circulated
that signals were flashed from the
roof of the hotel to the Austrlans.
Mobs poured Into the hotel and drove
the employes out and then searched
It from cellar to roof for spies or sig
nalling apparatus.
ROME, May 28 Queen Helena
put the Royal palaces In Rome, Mi
lan and Mantua at the disposal of the
Red Cross to be used as hospitals dur
ing the war If needed. Pope Benedict
offered his villa and Castle Gandolfo
to the society.
A number of Italian priests are re
ported to have enlisted In the army.
ROME. May 28. Italian aviators
flew over Monfalcon and dropped
bombs upon the railway between Na
bresina and Trieste. It was announc
ed. General Cadorna reported seri
ous damage was done by the aviators
and declared the airmen possibly had
succeeded in Interrupting Austrian
communications.
5 MEXICANS TO BE HA1ED
ARE 6RANTE0 A REPRIEVE
FLORENCE, Arizona, May 28.
The state board of pardons this after
noon granted the five Mexicans who
were to be hanged today at the peni
tentiary here a reprieve not to exceed
nine weeks. V
STEALER STRIKES F.CCX;
IS FORCED TO PUT BACK
ADEIJNE NOT BADLY DAMAGED,
IS BELIEF WAS ON ITS WAY
IT COAST.
MARSHFTELD, May 28. The
steamer Adeline Smith struck an un
chartered rock at 8 a. m. and Is re
turning to San Francisco for repairs,
according to a wireless message re
ceived here. It is not believed the ves
sel is badly damaged.
Better Cereals Planned,
BERKELEY. Cat. May 28. Bet
terment of cereal foods was sought
after today by the Interstate Confer
ence on Investigations of Cereals, In
session at the University of Califor
nia. Experts from all over the coun
try gave their opinions.
Vermont Berries Killed.
BURLINGTON, Vt., May 28.
Thousands of dollars worth of straw
berries and other fruits were lrretriev.
ably damaged by the cold wave
which swept this section.
back Into the cabin of my boat to
escape being struck."
SHInters of steel and wood fell nine
mile from Shcerncs.. . girl hurled
to the ground was killed by the force
of the explmion at Port Victoria.
second child was killed at Iir Vie.
torla when Hilda Roust, nine, wim
struck on the head by a flying plntt
of Iron.
LONDON. May 28. The rirltlh
steamer Prince Irene- was blown up
off Sheerness harbor with a proba
ble loss of 200. It was a vessel of
8000 tons and had been in service In
the British navy. The cause of th
destruction waj not announced hy tho
admiralty.
DauUh Steamer Sinks.
STOCKHOLM. May 28. Th Ian- "
ish steamer Ely struck a mine and
sank yesterday In the Aland sea. Th
Ely was carrying a cargo of coal.
Tor)x-l'HN hy submarine.
PENZANCK. Mav -it . Th lirlf
l.h steamer Caeil.-hy, mi route fnmt
Oporto t'i Cardiff, w.m t.r)ci).i,i
ami sunk a srihrmirlne "ff m
vtall. It was li'tirne.l frul-iy nvhti ur.
vivurs were landed at Newlm dy Mali
in c.-Hel.