DAILY EVEII-G EOITIOIJ
TO ADVERTISERS.
The East Orejfnnian hai the Urgent paid
circulation of any puiwr In Orrgim, eat of
1'orf Intjil, ard over twlea the circulation In
t'viullciua 01 any otbtr DrwipaMr.
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1'uitnl titmrn Weather OlwYTpr
lit Portland,
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
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VOL27 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1915. NO. "C
EITIISEB 18 SPIRIT IE Butki,,.- , ' AMERICA STANDS HUNDREDS KILLED IIFN NUT
1I10PEI6I 10 tm IS - n, - FINK El I E im Sn
All BIAII JU 0 SEA , j""
Though the Statement Calls for No f 'Wt 'C Note to Germany Made Public is v.muiii.v
nsuiv rrurn bermanv one s f s ! Mactarfn n r. Dr.n)in. -
Strong and Emphatic for Rights. fff Principles Contended for.
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Establishment of Institution Hailed
as Manifestation of Pendleton
Spirit of Progress.
FINE PROGRAM OF SPORTS
Willi Appropriate. (VramonH Pviitllc.
ton's swimming Pool" Is Officially
IMVUmUxl Stelwer, Dyer, llaruiutn
ami Others Wore speakers.
WILSON HAS DEFENSE PLAN
With halt the citizenship of Pen
dleton crowded thickly about tho big
pool the culmlniitlon ot the swimming
pool plana, first undertaken Just one
publication In Detail of American Ro.
ply to German stand Regarding
iisitanla Cniuca Speculation As to
Outumic -It Is "I'p to Gorman-."
WASHINGTON, July 24.
President Wilson will map out a
year ago, came lust night when the fair, reasonable and praetl-
beautiful new natatorlum, built at a cable" program of national rle-
cost of 110,600, was formally pre-j fenac upon his return from Cor-
wntcd to the city and dedicated to: nlsli, the White House announc
the public. d. Coming after the forward-
The hundreds of people who turned ng of a strong note to Berlin,
out for the exercises, and the enthu-j the announcement is regarded as
alaam which governed all was ample significant. Wilson will de-
testimony of the popularity of the 4 vote a great deal of time con-
t lty's latest asset and her latest pride. slderlng the question of nation-
The interest evinced In the contests: 1 defense while at Cornish and
and exhibitions which closed the pro-! the program will be decided on
gram proved that the pool will pro-! 4 after 'Conferences with Garrison
vide a great deal of summer pleasure
even to those who will not don bath-,
Ing suite.
before 1 o'clock the crowd began
to arrive and by 8 o'clock every seat'
on the benches around the pool and
In the bleachers erected on the north,
side were filled and hundreds were
ntnnding while many boys climbed on
top of the pergola and buildings. It
looked like a Hound-up crowd. j
As they entered the natatorlum the
cltlwne were directed through the
droning rooms so that they might In
spect them, and not until every one
had had an opportunity to look over
the entire place did the formal pro-
end Daniels.
WASHINGTON. July 24. That In
spirit the American note to Germany
is an ultimatum was the concensus
of opinion following ita publication.
Of course It Is not an ultimatum In
form. No time limit is named In
which Germany must give an answer
to the demand that the rights of
Americans on the seas be respected.
In fHCt the note demands no answer
ut all. The communication contains
no threat of anything the United
states will do if Its wishes are dls-
On behalf of the Commercial club' "de. but T,?
committee, which has had charge of
the natatorlum from the first cam
paign for funds to the completed
commanders of German vessels o:
acts In contravention of American
1 rights would "constitute an unpardon-
structure. District Attorney Frederick ''"''77' 7. "
Htclwermadea short presentation' """"'"atcly unfriendly."
siddrefls. The natatorlum, he said, Is Opinion differed as to the thing
unniher token of the Drouresslve splr- Germany will deem to be In ita own
it which has placed Pendleton in a Interest. Some believed she win j
class by lUelf among the smaller clt- consider the friendship of the United
ies of the west. Just as Pendleton wat States too valuable to lose. Others
the first city outside of Portland to thought Germany will feel she has
i-ave her trects. Just as she launched nothing at stake by the adoption of
the llound-up and made It the biggest another enemy. AU agreed It t "up
iimnielnai celebration of Ita kind In to Germany." There can be no i
h. ,.m n ha tha dtv faken the more talking back and forth. There
lead in providing a scientifically and la a possibility of mediation between
hyglcnlcally correct swimming pool, Great Britain and Germany as to a
unquestionably the best In the north- modification of warfare at sea, but
west. He paid a tribute to the com- In the main dispute discussion is
mittce for the energy and thorough-1 ended Germany need not answei
new with which the campaign had the note so far as Its provisions go
been prosecuted and complimented but If an answer Is made the lm
the citizenship for making the pool Prll government must comply with
poAaible. tne president's demands.
Acting Mayor John Dyer, on behalf;
of the council, made a brief response,! no r
accepting the natatorlum for the city BrOWIICll SellS Dlfl
and expressing a gratification at the - . ,
fulfillment of one of Pendleton's j rpIT Ol MIS LdlldS
needs,
George A. Hartman, one of the! j
members of the committee, made a
financial statement, showing that con
tributions , ranging from CO cents to
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I , . . II I'hoio Cupjrltbt bj Baajanla A
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TONE FRIENDLY BUT FIRM
Girrora.
Hlrlts of Neutral Nations Not to Be
Sacrificed liuauso other NaUi.H
Are at War WiU Discuss EnglUh
Transgressions with England, Not
Germany.
WASHINGTON, July 24. The full
text of the note to Germany, giver
out today. Is as follows:
"The Secretary of State, to Ambas
sador Gerard, Department of State,
Washington, July 21, 1915. You
are instructed to deliver textually the
following note to the minister of for
eign affairs:
"The note of the Imperial German
government dated July 8, 1915, has
received the careful consideration of
the government of the United States,
and It regrets to be obliged to say!
that It 'has found it very unsatisfac-1
tory, because it fails to meet the real
differences between the two govern-!
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Steamer Eastland Tips Over and Sinks in the
Chicago River This Morning-Carried Electric
Employes-Scores Caught Under Wreckage
and Die-One Thousand May Have Perished
Worst Catastrophe Since Iroquois Fire. ,.
THE CHICAGO DISASTER.
Excursion steamer Eastland overturned
river.
2500 men, women and children aboard.
Excursion by Western Electric Co.
500 known dead at noon.
1800 thought to have perished.
Many held beneath steamer.
Accident occurred near shore.
Mob attacks captain and mate.
in Chicago
The above Illustration, used tliroug!:
the courtesy of the Portland Journal
(Continued on page eight)
ABDUCTOR CAUGHT HAS
NARROW LYNCHING ESCAPE
Word comes from Umatilla today
that D. C,
holder of that town, yesterday signed
the papers by which he disposes of 600
acres of his holdings under the Brow-
nell Ditch and secures two apartment
houses In Portland. The trade, Involv.
Ing a $100,000 consideration, was made
with Griffith & Son, Portland con
tractors, who will move on to the land
acquired at once and develop it. The
600 acres, nil under water, Includes
u
l' K KLIN, July 24. From Rotan t
I'ultusk the artillery of Von Hlnden
buig is bombarding the Russian de
1800 MAY BE DEAD
CHICAGO, July 24 -( Bulletin K" C
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me uccepiea principles or law ana manager UA Ine maiaria transportation company has been
humanity may be applied in the grave subpoenaed to appear before the erand iurv this afternoon
matter in controversy, but proposes. Two entririPP-. nf tho leWiVLjT I Jt t ij T Ilernon
on the contrary, arrangemenU for a p"f ".e EasUand are held US Witnesses. Cap
partial suspension of those principles lfin eaerson and first Mate Fisher were arrested soon after
which vituaiiy set them aside. the disaster and are also held as witnesses. Dr. Thomas Car
Freedom of som Kecognixed. ! ter of the board of health declared at least eighteen hundred
stZrnorXsltisfLt . r'Ti' KGreTb-um estimat the EastlaM haluenty five
imperial German government recog- nunarea aboard.
nizes without reservation the valid-! POLICE RAISE ESTIMATE.
uv of the principles insisted on in Estimates of the number of dead in the Eastland disaster are
Z 7:ZaLeTZ TatZt the aise b the Police to fifteen hundred, and possibly eighteen
nunarea. Alter a tour of the mnnniM Dpnntv Pnii rv..
, .... --- o "-v , ,.r,t . w "' J vasv VJilV i.
show A. ThimLster Proctor, noted regard ft its announcement of a war Otnueuier saiQ : mere IS no UOUbt the mimhpr nf Hpni will
New vork sculptor, who has made his lone and the use of submarines reach fifteen hundred and possibly eip:hteen hundred " Schupt.
home in Pendleton for the past jar.l miit merchantmen on the high tler expressed the belief that at lPnt cpvpn hA.A k; " ..
Buckaroo.". was me principle mat tne nigh seas . i. ,.,. ..... . ' . wvuico mc
ount of the fine imposed upon him.! " tret, that the character and car- " l"e "ul- l casuana or in tile river,
rider as caught by the artist at the B of a merchantman must first be
Round-up. The horse ls modelled ascertained before she can lawfully CHICAGO, July 24 (1 P. M.) At least five hundred Der
after "Angei,- the wonderful bucker f or destroyed and that the ished and indications are that more than a thousand men worn"
on wh eh L W Minor won the world llvps of non-combatants may in no . iliT " c a l"OUna men, WOII1-
champion.Vinms. TOe S be put in jeopardy unless the e" children lost their live when the steamer Eastland over
used Bill Ridings, otherwise known' veS!i resists or seeks to escape after turned, according to the estimates of the police and coroner at
as "Slim," for his buckaroo model. ing summoned to submit to exam- noon. In addition to hundreds thrown into the water others
Mnatlon; for a belligerent act of re- WPT- trilnn,H in their- tat i--.. u. i j
tallation U per se an act beyond the " i ' C 7T 1"""a."1 " ' " , 1UWer aecKS. At
law and the defense of an act as re- "00n seeral plates had been cut m the side of the vessel,
taiiatory is an admission that it is ii- Scores of people trapped inside were found dead. A score of
l0Ral- . . , i men were kePt busy carrying out bodies as fast as they could
An.eri.-a is nisappointed enter and leave the steamer, which rested on its side in thp
The government of the Lnited ;jji f . . ... jv.:u uu ins siue in ine
states is, however, keenly disappoint. of the river in about twenty feet of water. Captain
ed to find that the imperial German recierson ana lirst made tisher of the Eastland were arrested.
Hi
S FALL
fenses cn the left tank of the Nirew
Utzan. It
fall sunn.
Is believed Warsaw will
ILLINOIS DAY IS ONE
OF SORROW IN 'FRISCO
v SAN FRANCISCO, July 24. This
is Illinois day at the fair but on ac-
Brownell, prominent land- count f the Eastland disaster many
ieature8 were cancelled. It was a
day of tragic sorrow. Mayor Thomp
son of Chicago, cancelled all engage
ments and prepared to return' to Chi
cago this afternoon. Governor
Dunne Is overwhelmed.
JX)N DEAN WAS SI I KKTII F.ltDKH part of the Rrownell home place.
WHO HELD FKNEST EMTE
IXK HANSOM.
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, July J4.
After narrowly escaping lynching at
the hands of cowboys, Lon Dean,
sheepherder, who abducted Ernest
Kmpey, a prominent rancher and
held him a week for ransom was plao
ed in Jail. Dean eonfessed to the
abduction. Empey said he was well
treated while held captive but ths
food consisted only of provisions for-
nged by Dean. Empey Is none the
worse for his experience.
The desperado, It Is said, cam
down from Sheep mountain at night
fall and was surrounded and taken
on what Is known as Crane's F!ut
Empey two days ago escaped from
tils abductor and was found by Unit
ed Slates forest rangers.
Wheat Up Today
In Chicago Pit
PORTLAND BIDS STILL LIFELESS;
LIVERPOOL QUOTATIONS,
ARE STRONG.
CHICAGO. 111., July 84. (Special)
At the close today the following
quotations prevailed: July 11.14 1-8;
Sept. $1.08 J-4; Dec. $1.10 J-4 bid.
Portland.
PORTLAND, Ore., July 25. (Speci
al) Portland bid prices today have
been lifeless; club 88: bluestem 92.
Liverpool.
Market Is practically unchanged.
KILLED BY HIS OWN PISTOL.
Revolver I'mler Pillow Discliareitt;
Bullet Strikes Owner in ltack.
early today. Mrs.
shot shortly after she
trigger.
$5000 Loss From Fire Last
Night; Blaze Caused by Fact
Electric Iron Not Detatched
Starting from an electric Iron In
the Fell cleaning parlors on East Al
ia street, fire that was discovered at
12:45 this morning did damage esti
mated between four and five thou
sand dollars before It was finally sub
dued. The equipment and clothing
In the Fell establishment were almost
entirely destroyed, the Thacker and
Johnson grocery, the residence of Mr,
and Mrs. C. S. Wheeler In the back
end of their photo gallery, and the
Howlsby second hand store all suf
fered considerable damage from fire
and water.
Infantry attacks are directed against' f vernment regards "self as in large Tens of thousands jammed the Streets for blocks about the
. rlarrra. svamnt tV rr n a miff fi linn TO . I 1 "IT'
u v-........ uucks. wnen me onicers were recoirnized the crowd pnrlpav
observe these principles, even where j -f.-i, i, , X , trow a enaedV-
nemrni vessel are concerned, by red to attack them. Two men struck Pederson and FLsher in
what it believes the policy and prac- the face. The police had difficulty in lodging them in the
tiee of the government ot Great station. Never before have such terrible scenes been enacted
Britain to b0 m the present war with witnin the view of hundreds unable to render aid The citv is
regard to neutral commerce. The Im- fr:0e ofrirlrpn ""u" lile City 13
perial German government will read-! "-K"-
' llv understand that the government
LOS ANGELES, July 24. A revol- 0f the United States cannot discus WAS EXCURSION STEAMER.
ver Roy U Squire, a restaurant own- the policy of the government of Great CHICAGO Julv24 Ho A f nu J i j
er, had under his pillow discharged a Britain with regard to neutral trade ZT JzZZZa -vmjI 1 , M- 9ne hundred and fifty
bullet into his back and killed him except with that government itself. " "l"c" -iiuuren are Known tO be drown and it Ls esti-
squircs hear the and that it must regard the conduct " "unureu may nave pensned when the laree steam-
" o: mner oeniKerem guteiiuuruia ri uaououu uva luiutu in tnicagO TlVer early todav With two
t her husband: irrelevant to any discussion with the thousand excursionists aboard Thp rHj v j ;.f..i.
naa auemptea to draw the revolver imperial German government of what n:pp fn . tri f. Ar,V1,Jr,o rtf , I Jusl ,e,t lIle
from under the pillow and caught the1 this government regards as grave and Pi A. 5 P l Micnigan Llty. It Was chartered by employes
unjustifiable violations of the rights "' " i a tm. company. i ne steamer suddenly l sted
. T "Z. 11 8,8 11 K lwenty leet of water. The upper
side sticks out several feet. It is believed the accident was due
to overcrowding the outer rail. Scores are believed crushed in
the muddy bottom of the river by the weight of the boat. Men.
women and children were thrown into the water. Hundreds
struggled for life while police and firemen and harbor boat
aided in the rescue. Hours after the Eastland had overturned
scores were still imprisoned in staterooms on the lower decks
of the steamer. Screams were heard above the noice of auto
rnatic drills used in cutting into the side plates of the ship. Of
ficials ordered the bottoms and sides of the Eastland ripped
open so that victims trapped inside might be rescued. The
dead were taken to the steamer Theodore Roosevelt which wan
turned into an improvised morgue.
i . ACCIDENT AT 7:45 A. M.
iu tfndtumed over at 7:45, a few minutes after leav
ing the dock. Thousands on their way to work heard the cries
of terror from the passengers. There was a wild rush toward
the dock Struggling and fighting for life in the muddy wa
ters could be seen hundreds of men, women and children Thp
water was filled with human beings. One by one they were
of American citizens by German naval
commanders.
Inhuman Art Not Justifiable.
"Illegal and Inhuman acts, how
(Continued on page Dtj.)
The origin of the fire is beyond dis
pute, an examination this morning
proving beyond doubt that an electric
Iron used in the pressing parlors had
not been detached at closing hours
The place was closed at 6 o'clock and
evidently the heated Iron and wires
soon began charring the walls. For
over six hours the fire slowly ate
through the walls before It was dis
covered nt 12:43 this mornlnn by
Firemen Hert Lovell who was siting
FAIR BOARD DECIDES
AGAINST STANFIELO FAIR
At a meeting of the new fair board
this afternoon In the office of Major
Lee Moorhouse, the action of the old
board In deciding upon a county fair
at Stanfleld this fall, was rescinded,
and to the county court, which thug,
under the law, becomes custodian of
the fair fund, the board will recom
mend that $".00 of this fund be ap
propriated for premiums at the Vin
cent fair, $500 to the Hermlston dairy
out In front of the fire station not '"d hug show, $,"iiit f,r premiums for
a half block distant. tho school Industrial exhibits and the
balance to such other purposes as tlie
court sees fit.
(Continued on page four.)
(Continued on page eight.)