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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
VOL. 27
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1913.
NO. 8o42
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TORHAUD SWEEPING
110
in
LEI
A 111 OF DEATH
Toll of Victims at Cincinnati Grows
as Ruins are Searched and River
Dragged for Bodies.
DAMAGE WILL TOTAL MILLION
Police Estimate That at Least 40
IVrwma IVrHV-U 13 Are Known
to Have Met In-ath Windings Are
levelled and Many Iioata Are Sunk
St. liOiila Also Struck.
C'lllCUIO, July ft Tlilrty-flvo are
known to huve lieen kllKd and sev
enty Injured while thirty arc missing
as a rvult of loniadoe which swept (
the middle west.. Estimate of dam-
age Hit tlx prnixTty low at tlirvoj
millions. Twenty one are dead liii
ilnclimiMl, two In Indiana, one In II-
IIoiiIn, seven In Missouri and four In
Kentucky. j
CINCINNATI July g. The toll of
death In the tornado which struck i
Cincinnati last night la growing hour-,
ly as the ruins are searched and the !
river dragged for bodies. The police;
estimated at least 40 have perished.
Fifteen are known to be dead. It i
believed the damage will amount to!
a million dollars. Dozens of buildings;
were levelled. Several boats were
sunk In the river. Those aboard are
helleved to have been lost.
Throughout the city hundreds of J
costly plate gloss windows were de-
troyed and showcases In front of.
stores were demolished. The heaviest
signs were ripped from their hangings
and hurled through the air Into the
street. Automobiles were overturned
and hundeds of trees uprooted
Street are piled high with debris In
some sections.
Every resource of the city has been
called upon to aid In searching tor
the dead and Injured and relieving
distress. The storm Is the greatest
disaster that has ever befallen Cin
cinnati. Tet It all happened In 10
minutes. Most of the killed were
asleep In their home and were crusM
ed to death In the collapsing houaes.
Three families are believed to have
been completely wiped out. Tv
would account for 1 1 dead alone. They
were the families of Meyer and Israel
Tennebaum and Mrs. Esther Cohen.
ST. LOUIS. July 8. A tornado and
cloudburst which swept St. Louis and
St. Charles counties late yesterday
caused damage which may aggregate
hulf a million dollars, Isolated several
small towns and deluged parts of this
territory with four Inches of rain In
half an hour.
In spite of heavy property damage,
no definite loss of life was reported,
although railroad men brought to St.
Charles a rumor that the village of
St. Teters had been blown away and
that to persons had been killed Gen
eral Manager Cotton, of the Wabash,
Immediately ordered an engine rush
ed to St. I'eters to ascertain the dam
ape done.
St. Charles suffered most from the
tornado, an area of more than 100
square blocks being damaged.
St. Charles Borromeo's Catholic
church wag wrecked, the storm tear
ing down the east and west walls and
Pari? Holiday Declared so
all May View Liberty Bell
That all citizens may enjoy equal opportunity of view
ing the Liberty Bell when it comes to Pendleton. Acting
Mayor John Dyer last evening issued a proclamation sus
pending all official and private business in the city on the
afternoon of Monday, July 12, between the hours of 4 :30
and 6 o'clock. The council adopted the proclamation
which reads as follows:
Office of The Mayor, Pendleton, Oregon
PROCLAMATION
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
WHEREAS, High honor has been conferred upon The
City of Pendleton in designating it as one of the points of
exhibition of the LIBERTY BELL, now on its longest and
most extensive patriotic pilgrimage from Philadelphia to
'San Francisco, and
WHEREAS, This most priceless of the Nation's relics of
the American Revolution is to be exhibited in this city on
the afternoon of Monday, the Twelfth day of July, Nine
teen Hundred and Fifteen, at or about 5:30 o'clock, now,
therefore,
I, John Dyer, Chairman of City Council and Acting
Mayor, in the proper exercise of the power in me vested,
do hereby announce and proclaim that ample opportunity
should be afforded at this time for all patriotic citizens
of the community to view the Liberty Bell upon this oc
casion, and it is further
PROCLAIMED, That in order that such opportunity,
may be provided, all official and private business in The
City of Pendleton shall be suspended between the hours
of 4:30 and 6 o'clock p. m. on the Twelfth Day of July,
1915, and all citizens shall enjoy free and equal oppor
tunity to indulge any patriotic desire to view this immor
talized relic ; and be it further
PROCLAIMED, That each citizen is hereby made a
committee of one to enforce, in spirit and letter, the pro
visions of this pronouncement.
Given under my hand and seal this Seventh Day of July,
Nineteen Hundred and Fifteen.
J. W. DYER,
(Seal) Chairman of City Council and Acting Mayor.
Pendleton,. Oregon.
EXPLOSION I IN HOLD OF FREIGHT LINER
AT, SEA STARTS FIRE WHICH THREATENS
TO DESTROY BIG CARGO OF MUNITIONS
fXK Z
i Vessel Races for Port While CreJ p iht
Flames-New York Officials Believe the Freighter
Minnehaha to be Ship in Wh! f lt Placed Dynamite Bomb-Crank May Have Mistaken
Freight Vessel for Philadel ! I or Saxonia all of Whose Piers Were Close Together
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STEP-OAUKHTER IS
RUSHEfl TO PRISON
Mob at Helix Threatens Restaurant
Keeper Following an Attack Upon
12 Year Old Girl.
Hodge it and Doddare Named
Upon the County Fair Board
Louis Hodgens and E. P. Dodd were were given to Hodgens and Dodd. The
today appointed by the county court third member of the commision Is Ma.
as members of the county fair board Jor Lee Moorhouse who holds over,
and thereby hangs a tale. It may I In view of the fact Pendleton has a
mean no county fair will be held at representative on the board County
Stanfield. In fact there may not be Judge Marsh left the selection of the
any county fair this year any place, j other two men largely to the com
Stanfield people wanted G. L. Hurd; mlssioners. He takes the view, how
and C. C. Connor named upon the ever, that the law compels the court
board and they have been laying all to appoint the parties recommended,
plans for the holding of the fair in j The county school superintendent is
their town. In connection with their . ex-officio a member of the commis-
however. they antagonized : pjon Therefore the body as it now
ptans.
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COUNCiL CONSIDERS MATTER OF
PURCHASING OTHER PARK SUES
(Continued on page five.)
Rain Today Will
Help Save Part
of Umatilla Crop
SPRING SOWN GRAIN PARTICU
UARLY WILL UK RENEITTEI)
BY DR17.ZLE.
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Rain that nan been falling In a
steady drlule all day will help to
save part of the Umatilla crop, es
pecially the spring sown grain, ac
cording to farmers and grain buyers
who are familiar with the situation
Much of the grain that has been hurt
Is now rnst help by weather condl
tlons but all agree that the rain will
be beneficial to all grain In which
there It still sap. Unless the rain
falls In a heavy storm or Is accom
panied by a wind so that some of the
rain will fall, no damage will be
done by It.
A great deal of the grain that was
hurt by the recent winds cannot be
benefited by rains because of the fact
there la no aap left hi the stalks
Hdwever, there are yet many green
heads In the fields and these will be
helped to. fill by the moisture. The
fields that were resown In the spring
and which were apparently doomed
to suffer heavily from the hot weath
er, will be greatly benefited, farmers
say.
The rain wlll delay harvest a few
days and Is Interfering with such hay
Ing as has not been completed, but
otherwise Is very welcome.
The matter of the purchase of oth
er park sites In Pendleton came up
for discussion again last evening at
the council meeting after a warrant
had been drawn for 12000 in favor of
H F. Johnson In full payment of the
city's part of the purchase price of
the strip of land on the north side
of the river. Chairman Murphy of
the finance committee stated that he
had been quoted a price of $6 800 for
the block on East Alia street owned
by the Catholic Sisters and a price of
about $6000 for the Cunningham strip
of land west of Round-up Park.
He also investigated another site
In the west end but declared it was
not adapted to park purposes. Act
ing Mayor Dyer declared himself
against the purchase of the Cunning
ham strip owing to Its proximity to
Round-up Park The price for the
East Alta street block he declared to
lie reasonable, inasmuch as the Sis
ters had paid $6500 for it besides
street Improvements. No action waaj.lnilV
taken other than to Instruct the fi
nance committee to ascertain what
kind of terms on which it could be
secured.
The council last evening granted
the petition of South Main street resi
dents for the hard surface improve
ment of the south hill to High street.
Until the city attorney returns, no
further proceedings will be taken In
this matter.
Two bids were received for the con
structlon of a sidewalk along the
north side park and were referred to
the street committee. To the same
committee was referred a complaint
about a pile of rock on Wilson street.
Charged with a brutal attack upon
his twelve year old step-daughter,
Arle Arlington, a Helix restaurant
keeper, was rushed to Pendleton at 2
o'clock this morning to escape the
threatened vengeance of an enraged
mob of neighbors. He was brought
in by Marshal Elmer Albee and turn
ed over to Sheriff Taylor. Had he
kept him in Helix much longer, vio
lence would have been done to him,
according to reports reaching Pen
dleton. Arlington's wife has been working
as a domestic In Pendleton and sent
her young daughter out to Helix to
' spend the Fourth of July and attend
the celebration there. The girl stay
ed at the home of her step-father and
early this morning neighbors were
startled by screams coming from the
house. They reported the matter to
Marshal Albee who went to the house
and found the girl in a pitiable con
dition as the result of the brutal at-1
tack. She was placed under the care
of a physician and the examination
substantiated the tearful story told by
the victim of the man's lust.
The story quickly spread and the
crowd which gathered was in a mean
mood. Mutterings of vengeance be
gan to grow louder and the marshal
In alarm hurried his prisoner away.
The mother of the girl was appris
ed of the affair this morning and left
by auto with Deputy Sheriff Joe Bla-
Hermiston people and this apparent-1 stanas g composed of Messrs Moor
!y led to war upon the appointees de-1 house. Hodgens, Dodd and Young. The
sired by Stanfieldites. 0ij board took steps toward holding
Under the state law upon the sub- the falr at .stanfield this year. With
ject It Is obligatory for the countj tne new board named it is presumed
court to name as fair commissioners . tne fair win not De j,ei j ag planned
men who are recommended by the unless under such conditions as will
various agricultural societies, grain ( end tj,e antagonism aroused among
associations and granges of the coun-; the Hermiston people.
ty.
. The petition of G. I. La Dow to In
stall a gasoline tank on Alta street by
his place of business was granted.
Upon motion of Councilman Cole, the
Ukr privile wis r;consTde;ed and by OT to attend her daughter.
unanimous vote that grocery was
granted the privilege of Installing a
tank. The petition for the putting on
of a new fire-proof roof on the
Schmidt block was granted.
City Physician I. U. Temple was
granted a leave of absence from July
8 to July 22 on account of the illness
of hlswlfe. T)ie doctor will go to
Bingham Springs where his family Is
cam ped.
OIL KING CONGRATULATED
ON HIS 76TH ANNIVERSARY
I). litK'k KKIXLEIt
MltTllDAY IV QUIET MAN
NER AT CLEVELAND.
She stated before leaving that she
would file the formal charge against
her husband.
TWOHYS HERETO LOOK OYER
WORK ON THE NEW TERMINAL
CLEVELAND, O, July 8. "All
days look alike to me," remarked
John D. Rockefeller, the retired oil
king and foundner of the Standard
Oil Co., when he was congratulated
today on his seventy-sixth birthday.
No special preparations were made
for celebrating the occasion, the eld
er Rockefeller Insisting on observing
his anniversary In the simplest man
ner. Many friends called to pay their
respects and wish him many more
birthdays.
John Twohy. father, and Robert
Twohy, son. of the big contracting
firm of Twohy Bros, are here today
for a view of the work being done at
the Pilot Rock terminal. It is the
first time the elder Twohy has stop
ped off In Pendleton for many years
though the younger man was here
KEEPS during the O.-W. R. & X. line changes
several years ago.
Twohy Bros, have the contract for
the grading work in connection with
the establishment of the Pilot Rock
terminal.
This is where the Hermiston folk
won the day. When the county court
considered the matter today it was
found the Stanfield Fruit Growers'
Union was alone in the endorsement
of Hurd and Connors. But for the
appointment of Hodgens and Dodd pe
titions galore were in evidence. The
following farmers' organizations join
ed in recommending the appointment
of the ' two men
Local Farmers Union, hermiston
Fruit Growers. Hermiston Jersey
Breeders Association, Umatilla River
Waterusers Association, East End Co
operative Association, Hermiston Far
mers Exchange, Farmers Union Local
No. 7, Hudson Bay Grange. Milton
Fruitgrowers Cooperative Union. East
End Horticultural Society and the
Hermiston Commercial Club.
As construed by the court It Is ne
cessary to name men recommended
as provided by law so the positions
SUIT FOR $200,000,000 IS
DISMISSED BY HIGH COURT
BOSTON. July 8. The suit for
one hundred and two million dollars
i aeainst the directors who served on
named: Hermiston I the boari of tne New York, New Ha
ven and Hartford railroad, between
1904 and 1909 was dismissed by unan
imous decision of the Massachusettl
supreme court. " ' -.
Goriu' Fall Near.
ROME, July 8. The occupation of
Gorlti by Italian troops Is believed
imminent. The Austrians are report
ed to have abandoned their field
trenches, fearing an Italian encircling
movement.
HARRY TM GOES ON STAND
NEW YORK. July . A wlrclow
from Captain Claret, commander of
tlie Minnehaha this afternoon an
nounced Hie fire nan rautrd by an
explosion. He did not state what
oausrd the explosion and declared
the fire wa under control.. Offk1a!.
of the Atlantic trnsort line admit
ted that Holt's claim that he placed
a bomb aboard a liner whli h was be.
lieved to be the Iluladclphla or the
Saxonia, mrwt lklely explained the ex
plosion. It was pointed out the Minnehaha's
pier was very near those of tlie Phila
delphia and tlie Saxonia. The Minne.
halus aLso wax Mhcduled to sail from
New Y'ork on Saturday, the day on
which Holt said the liner which ho
exoected would be sunk reerday,
deiwrted. Owing to being delayed In
loading the Minnehaha did not get
away until Sunday and then her de.
part ure was shrouded with secrecy.
NEW YORK. July 8. The huge
freight liner Minnehaha is racing
toward Halifax with a fire In her hold
threatening a fifteen, thousand ton
cargo of munitions aboard. Captain
Claret reported the fire by wireless
last night, saying it was not serious
"at present" He said he waa "50
miles from Halifax and waa making
for that port. The fire caused specu
lation as to whether the Minnehaha
might have been the ship on which
Frank Holt claimed he placed a
bomb. Another theory was a mem
ber of a band of German spies might
have set the Minnehaha afire. There
are 100 in the crew. No passengers
are carried.
C. W. Thomas, an official of the
Atlantic Transport Line, owners of
the vessel, declared the fact the Min
nehaha carried no passengers render,
ed the Idea that Holt slipped hia "dy
namite trunk" aboard the ship ab
surd. Thomas confirmed the report
the Minnehaha carried fifteen thou
sand tons of ammunition. He said
that while the vessel was being load
ed every precaution was taken to keep
strangers away from the dock. The
Hlnnehaha is the first non-passenger
munition carrying vessel to be set on
fire mysteriously. When she sailed
the Minnehaha slipped quietly out of
the harbor without an announcement
of her leaving.
AS WITNESS IN SANITY TRIAL
CLUB BIDS DROP SIX
CENTS T03AY IN PORTLAND
No More Suspended Sentence
for Speeders; Will be Finedl
Woe be unto the speeders, male or
female, hereafter. The day of sus
pended sentences is over and the guil
ty will be punished In their pocket
books according to the extent of their
offenses. It has been so ordered.
Heretofore, It has been the custom
of Recorder Fits Gerald to fine male
speeders on their first offense the
minimum amount and to suspend
sentence upon speeders of the other
sex pending good behavior. This cus
tom, In the view of some members of
the council, Is not having the desired
effect and the recorder was last ev
ening instructed to exercise no more
leniency with offenders, regardless of
sex.
Councilman Cole brought the mat
ter up for discussion for It so chanced
that he was a witness of the speeding
of a young lady driver the other ev-
offense did not merit leniency and
that she should have been heavily
fined. Judge Fits Gerald declared
his belief that If a suspended sen
tence secures future obedience, the
purpose of the ordinance has been
fulfilled. In all cases where sentence
Is supended, he explained, the guilty
party may be brought Into court at
any time subsequent and a penalty
Imposed without further trial. Second
offenses have never met with sus
pended sentences, he stated.
However, In the judgment of the
council, the best policy Is to Impose
fines in all cases of violation of the
spirit of the ordinance and Acting
Mayor Dyer so Instructed the record
er. Therefore, auto drives will do
well to beware. As one of the coun
cilman remarked after the meeting, '!
sure would hate to be the next speed-
PORTLAND, Ore., July S.
(Special) Prices bid for wheat
In Portland today show a de
cline of six cents on club. The
bid prices were club 96 cents;
bluestem $1.06.
CHICAGO, July 8 (Special!
At the close of the wheat
market today the following pri
ces were bid, July l.c9 1-4;
Sept. $1.03 3-S; Dec. $l."t 1-S.
enlng. He held the opinion that her;.er brought Into the court.
NEWS SUMMARY
General.
Tornado sweeps throngh middle
west taking heavy toll of lives.
Kxploaioa aboard freight liner at
sew tluvautis cargo of munitions.
Ijocol.
Helix man attacks step-daughter;
saved from vengeance of mob.
Hermiston outwits Stanfldd in se
curing members of fair board; may
mean no fair.
Mayor issues proclamation suend
Ing business when Liberty noli come.
Rain help save part of Umatilla
county crop.
.1 W..IM1 VnJill TI.bii Hire nf llarrx ( " . i ... 1
Tluiw. whom the state will force to Ik Mj . . ., . -fv
j a witness In the sanity trial of her s f i t
huslwnd. The pliotograph shows her JZ
with her young son RujwcI. I 1 ,k ..'. 1
w
feiV"te. 1
I V MB
NEW YORK. July 8. Harry Thal
took the stand today as a state's wit
ness at his sanity trial. He was!
slightly nervous when the prosecutiotil
began questioning him. but soon re
gained his composure and smiled, ap
parently at ease.
Asked if he believed William Jerom,
Is In conspiracy with several rich men
to keep him In Matteawan. Thaw re
plied: "My counsel told me so, butl
I don't believe there's any such eon I
spiracy now."
Official Report
Made in Sinking
of Liner Falaba
VESSEL WAS NOT ARMED AND
CARRIED NO GREAT AM
OUNT MUNITIONS.
LONDON, July 8. The liner Fala
ba. sunk by a German submarine, was
not armed and carried no greater
cargo of munitions than In ordinary
peace times, was the official finding
of Lord Mersey who conducted the In
vestigation Leon Thresher, an Am
erlcan, perished when the vessel waa
torpedoed. The official report stat
ed the Falaba carried thirteen tons of
cartridges and gunpowder. Women
and children passengers were not giv
en a reasonable opportunity to escape
the report declared.
Continuing, the report said: 't
therefore conclude that the command
er planned not only to sink the liner,
but to sacrifice the lives of those
aboard. There Is evidence that the
crew laughed and jeered at those
struggling in the water."
HERD OF 25 FLK MAY BE
HERE FOR THE ROUND-UP
RAM M Y HE ItlSOK.HT T THE
HEAD WATERS or Till"
UM ATILLA Kl I. It.
There is a possibility that a herd
of 25 elk will be exhibited at the 191."
Round-up which falls this .vcar upon
the 23rd. 2th and " ."i t h of Septem
ber. According to W. C. K I'ruttr,
deputy game warden, the herd of ellt
now upon the headwaters of the Wal
la Walla will in all probability be
moved to the headwaters of the Unia.
tllla and in that event he states that
they will probably be held here until
after the Round-up for exhibition pur
poses. The tipper Wall Walla river com
munity is becoming so thickly popu.
latod that It is no longer a good hum
for the elk and the state iimn de
partment has been considering the
advisability of moving ths animals
for some time. The upper Umatilla
river country affords much bttr
protection fur the elk and Mr. Prultt
believes he will receive an order n
to make the change.