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ji DAILY EVEiil'tG ECITI0:i 1 1 Forwast for I axtrrn Crcgon by the ! United Mates Weather Olwrtpr ! at Portland. daily mm mm TO ADVUI.TISKRS. ' The Kftat Oregon. an ha thf lurgiwt paid olrciilattiu of any priMr til Ort'Kwi, cunt of rortlund, ard over twice the circulation In i'eudicton 01 any other newRpaper. Sh'-wera tonitrbt and Wednesday. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER NO. 8358 VOL. 27 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, ORE iON, TUESDAY, JJ'LY 27, 1915. ,1 ill WHO FILL ORDERS FOR THE ALLIES Attacks Made at Dallas, Texas on Men Interested in Million Dollar Order for Europe. FIRM WILL STOP SUCH WORK IVH-t'llHUl'D HoUSC lUoMH U With Fatal Refills IAt Night President of Concern Warned by Phone At tempt on Ills Homo Vm a Failure. DALUS, Texas, July 27. J. D. Padgltt, president of the Padgitt Brothers' company, manufacturers of saddles, whose home was threatened liy dynamite lout night, said he would quit making saddles for the allies. Ronibs were found underneath hit home lifter he had been warned they would bo exploded unless the war or ders wera cancelled. W. T. Moore, foreman of Padgltt Brothers, was probably fatally Injured and hi on hurt last night when a bomb wrecked hla home. The police believe Pomona determined to prevent supplies from reaching the allleji are responsible. The Padgitt company was filling a million dollar order for the French and British armies. A short time before the wrecking of the Moore home, Prealdent Padgl't notified the police he had received three anonymous telephone call warning him hit home would be de stroyed unless he cancelled the war order. Officer found two bombs beneath the house. A burned fuse showed an unsuccessful attempt was made to explode them. Son In Arrested. DALLAS, Texas, July J 7 Wallace Moore, son of the foreman of the Padgitt saddle factory, was arrested charged with exploding the bomb which injured his father. Police be lleved he Is responsible for the at tempted wrecking of the Padgltt home In an effort to cover up the moore case. MOIST KILLS BOY ON BIKE, FACES SERIOUS CHARGE PORTLAND, July 27. Harry Tur tledove, aged 16. while riding a bicy cle, was run Into by an automobile driven by Harley Hamilton of Oak land. Oregon, and Instantly kilted. Hamilton was arrested and charged with Involuntary manslaughter, pend ing the coroner's Inquest. DANISH SHIP SI NK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE LONDON. July 57. The Danish steamer Noglll was submarined and punk in the North sea. , The crew was rescued and landed at Wllhclmshaven. The crew of the trawler Honarla also submarined and sunk in the north sea has landed at Kirkwall. Had Barley Cargo. SAN FRANCISCO, July 27. The American bark Dunsyre, with a $160, f'OO cargo, mostly California barley, shipped by George W. McNear A Co.. of San Francisco, has been seized by a(;ermnn warship and taken to Swln munde. according to telegraphic ad vices received here today. The Dupnsyre left here April IT and arrived at Halsongburg July 11. From Halsongburg she sailed for Stockholm on July 19, but was stop ped and captured en route. Stoc kmen and farmers are being urged to get their, stock ready to ex hlllt In the how to bo given by the Umatilla county branch of the Ore gon State Horse Breeder' Association this fall. Entries can be made with Secretary Lassen from now on and It is desired to have them made early so that arrangements can be made to take care of all. This, show will be strictly for horses and mules but for them there will be classes for everyone's animal. The show will be held on the Round-up grounds October 9, 1916. Everything will be free to the exhibitors ai nj entry will be charged and they will receive feed for their animals and a free pass for themselves and grooms during the time of the shew. All of the Judging will be In the bands of the extension department of the Oregon Agriculture college, which Institution will tend competent men to do the work. "The officers of this association do WORKING TO MAKE SHOW. OCT. 9, REDEIELD TAKES CHARGE OE IRK II! Government Will Seek no Official "Goat" for Eastland Wreck, But Will Make Thorough Inquiry. MANY VICTIMS UNRECOVERED Kiiiiiwir Till Harrowing Tale of Scene on Hoard When Ship Listed and Sunk Women and Children Parked So Densely Boat Was Evened, CHICAGO. July 27. "No official Incompetence will be assumed, none will be nardoned." was the statemen of Secretary of Commerce Redfleld upon his arrival here to Investigate the Eastland disaster. The secretary said he will confer immediately with local federal officials. "Exact Justice, iu u hiti 1 nm HRkine." he said. "The Eastland disaster Is a terribly unfor tunate occurrence." Kedfleld Indlcat ed that an official "goaf Is not be' Ing sought but that the government'; Investigation will be complete. Victim In Ballroom. CHICAGO, July 27. Most of the victims of the Eastland disaster whose bodies are still imprisoned In the ball room of the steamer are women and children. While divers are bending every effort to penetrate the hulk of the steamer, this fact Is established through the testimony of Robert Moore, a survivor, who appeared as a witness at the Inquest. Moore s test! mony was a gruesome story of the scenes of terror aboard the Eastland He declared the ballroom was packed with women and children and that he could not make his way through this part of the Bteamer. Then came a sickening list rush of water and death. Moore said he went aboard the Bast- land at seven o'clock. Two minutes later he noticed the steamer listing. Cut he declared the list was not due to excursionists crowding to one side of the boat because they were packed aboard so tightly they were neces sarily evenly divided about the ship A Survivor' Story. "I went to the ballroom," said Moore, "there I noticed women and children so packed In 1 could not pen etrate the crowd. Then the Eastland capsized." Moore recounted the ter rible scenes that followed; of the ter ror stricken mothers torn from chil dren, the awful crush In the packed ballroom In a mad fight for life, the rush of water into the Eastland as It turned on Its side and went to the bot tom. Officials believe there are still four hundred bodies In the hulk of the Eastland. It is Moore's opinion they are mostly those of women and chil dren. Jammed In the ballroom. Of ficials of the St. Joe Steamship Line, which operated the Eastland, and Cap tain Pederson are expected to appear as witnesses at the Inquest this after noon. RUSSIANS SINK FORTY COAL SHIPS FOR TURKS PETROGRAD .July 27 The Pus Sinn niack Rea fleet iunk forty small Turkish sailing vessels laden with coal In two days, It la officially announced. By wrecking coal docks on the Asia Minor coast they made It necessary to close down many Turkish factories. It Is said. HORSE AND MULE HE R H SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR not know who the Judges will be but we do know that the Judging will be Oone strictly on the merits of tho animal entered only and that no fa "or'Dsm will bo shown to anyone whatsoever, Insuring for eveiyone a fair and Impartial chance for rlb boi'S," declares the secretary. No prizes other than ribbons will be given unless It will be for some peciol classes which will be announc ed li.ter. The officer of this as claton are working hard to make this show a success and It la their wlrh that everyone enter his horse or mule and help advertise to the peo ple at large what a good country we have here In which to raise horses and mules. The following is a partial list of the classes to which entry can be made but If a farmer doe not fee an? rlass to which he could enter hla an imal he Is asked to see or write the (Contlnaed on pate flTJ.) m ..r v m i it i'l'Lfc' . GOVEJ&MMEKT Bl'l LCH KG , VAWiAW. The picture shows the government building at Warsaw, with Inserts of General von Macknsen, Gen von Hln denberg and Archduke Karl Francis, CONGRESS MAY BE GALLED EARLY TO SE WASHINGTON, July 27. Secretary of War Garrison has called Into con lerence Assistant Secretary Breck enridge, General Scott and Gene.-al Rllss to go over tentative drafts of an army reorganization plan which he expects to submit to the president upon the latter's return to Washing ton. Despite Garrison's protest here is no "hurry up" progam of national defense In view, there are Indications that the war department Is losing no time. Persistent rumors that an ex tia session of congress will be called are unverified, but It is believed tbe president desires congress to con vene about October first In order to get an ealy start ut working out de fense problems. Such plans may be dropped if the international situation reaches a point where the calling of an extra session causing a misunderstanding abroad, might defeat diplomacy and add to the danger. Garrison denied he knows of the existence of a secret formult which an army officer Is quoted as saying "will surprise the Germans." "I know nothing of it,'' said the sec retary. AI STIUAX riU ISEUS DO SOME DAMAGE TO ITALY ROM K. Jtilv 27. An Austrian crui ser and four destroyers bombarded the railway between Slnlgaglia and Pes nrn niirtiUfllns- the Adrinttc coast and the town of Fano an official statement announced. Two hydroplanes accom panying the warsh'ips dropped bombs on Ancona, doing some damage. 200 CK:S W HEAT, IIOLLES. DESTROYED WA1TSBCRG, July 27. Fire which broke out in a grain field almost Im mediately after an O.W. R. & N. lo comotive hud passed, burned 200 acres of standing wheat owned by Chester Woods this morning. The field Is al ongside the O.-W. R. & N. at Polles Junction. The grain was insured. It was valued at about IS0O0. Liner Baltic Has Race to Escape From Submarine LONDON, July 27 K.v put- ting on full steam and taking a zlgaag course, the liner Baltic from New York escaped a Ger- man submarine which pursued her off Kastnet Friday. The Baltic arrived, at Liverpool safe- lv. Several passengers told of the unsuccessful attempt of the submnrlne to overhaul the liner. A British patrol boat, convoy- Ing the Baltic, sighted the sub- marine early Friday. It was Immediately submerged and disappeared. At dusk the same day the submarine reappeared less than a mile from the Baltic. The liner adopted n tlgzag course. After a brief chase the submarine was left behind. WARSAW NEAR luff L , : it - v. 3i-ToP-ARCHDUk CAi, rrtx Joam r-'rPAt, the three Teutonic army leaders who are closing In on the city from the north, south and west. It is reported from Berlin that the Grand Duke CANNON BALL FROM FORT HENRIETTA FOUND NEAR ECHO (Special Correspondence.) ECHO, Ore ,uly 17. An lotoVst ing relic of early day was plowed up last week on the old James Taylor place about one and one half miles above Echo, being a four and one half pound solid iron cannon ball three and one-fourth Inches In di ameter. In early days Fort Henrietta stood Just across the Umatilla river from where the town of Echo stands. The old fort was equipt with two brass cannon which were thrown into the well and the well filled up at the time the well was abandoned by the" whites In 1857, to keep them from falling Into the hands of the Indians. A short time afterwards the In dians burned the fort but they did not recover the cannon and they are generally supposed to still be at the bottom of the old well The exact lo cation of which no one now knows. It is highly probable that this can non ball was at one time fired from one of the old cannon. PECULIAR WAY TO BE RID OE .TI DC.E APPOINTS RECEIVER FOR NASHVILLE. TEXN'.. AITO. M.VnCALLY OUSTING MAYOR. NASHVILLE. Tenn.. July 27. Chancellor Allison of the chancery court granted the request of a Nash ville citizens committee and appointed Robert Vaughn as receiver to admin ister and conserve the interests of Nashville. The granting of the te quest by the court, automatically ousted Mayor Hillary Howse from the city commission. Taxpayers of the city charge Howse with being both corrupt and extravagant. lrotldent Orders Investigation. CORNISH, N. H.. July 27. Presi dent Wilson has ordered a complete Investigation by the department of commerce into the sinking of the ex cursion steamer Eastland in the Chi cago river. NEWS SUMMARY General. German diplomat say countries may differ yet not fight. Russian repuls Von Hind or man in attacks north of Warsaw. Liner Baltic, escape from subma rine). Secretary Red field Investigates EaMlland disaster. Saddle maker lor allies attacked at Dallas, Texas. Local. Wni. Peebler snerumlM to typhoid fever. diaries Morrison may die from re cent accident. IMans for horse and mule show this full are announced. 7 v fe, m Nicholas, commander of the Russian forces in defense of the city has com pleted plans for burning it before the Germans are able to take it. ARTILLERY DUELS III PROGRESS OH THE BELGIAN COAST PARIS. July- 27. Ft the first time in weeks heavy artillery duels are re ported on the Belgian coast by the war office. The Germans shelled Furnes and aeroplanes dropped five bombs on Dunkirk without damage. In retaliation the French bombarded Westende and Middlekirke effectively Drug Victims Grow Fat WILLMAR, N. D.. July 27. The state farm for Inebriates and drug fiends is a good place at which to get fat. according to C. J. Swendsen, of the state board of control. He says a woman sent here for the drug habit when she weighed 92 pounds, today weighs 186 pounds. SUPREME COURT SENDS JITNEY ORDINANCE BACK PEDDLERS' ORDINANCE AD- OITED IX SALEM HELD TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. SALEM, July 27. The supreme court remanded back to the circuit court the suit of Jitney drivers against Portland city officials to enjoin the enforcement of the fegulatory law The court held the City council had no power to submit to a vote of tbe electorate an ordinance not passed by Itself. The court held unconstitutional an ordinance regulating -peddlers In a suit brought by the Ideal Tea com pany of Portland and C. F. Tenshaw against the city of Salem. ILLINOIS MINE WRECK KILLS EIGHT; INJURES M ANY CHRISTOPHER. 111., July 27. An explosion In the mine of the United Coal Company killed eight miners and burned eight others probably fa tally. A score of others are injured. Club Bids Up Few Cents in Portland TACOMA QUOTATIONS HIGHER THAN PORTLAND: LIVER. POOL PRICES HIGH. PORTLAND. Ore.. July 27. (Speci al) An advance of three cents in bids for club over yesterday's bids featur ed the market today. The bid prices today have been club SS, bluestem M. Chicago. CHICAGO, July 27. (Special) At the close of the market July $1.12 513; Sept. Jl.ns l-.t: Dec. $1.10 1-V Tarotua. TACOMA. Wash. (Yesterday ) Wheat: Bluestem. J6c: fortyfold. S2c; club. 90c; red fife. 90c. IjtrerixioL Wheat Spot, easy: No. 1 northern Duluth lis 7d: No. S hard winter, lis 7d; No. 2 Manitoba. 11 9d: No. 3 Manitoba lis 7d. In American terms the Liverpool Is approximately $1 "0 per bushel. BRITISH LOSSES THIRD OF MILLIOM UP TO JULY 18 LONDON, July 27, Brit ish losses, in killed, wound ed and missing both military and naval now total 330,995 according to a statement from Premier Asquith, it is announced. The statement is published in response to inquiries made in the house of commons. The losses of the army as shown by Asquith's figures complete up to July 18, total-ed-221,889. Of this number 266,103 were killed, wound ed or missing, in Flanders and France, alone. In the Dardanelles the total losses to the land and naval forces are 49,238. PETROGRAD, JULT 27. A SHARP REPULSE OF .VON .HIN DENBURG'S FORCES NORTH OF WARSAW IN HEAVT FIGHTING ALONG THE NAREW FRONT 18 REPORTED BT THE WAR OFFICE. SOUTH OF WARSAW THE RUS SIANS CONINUE .TO .MAINTAIN THEIR POSITIONS, ENERGETIC FIGHTING CONTINUES BETWBEN THE BUG AND THE VISTULA, WHERE VON MACK8NZEN 13 EN DEAVORING TO ADVANCE, BUT EVERYWHERE THE RUSSIANS ARE HOLDING THE DEFENSE OF WARSAW. WILLIAM J, PEEBLER DIES AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS AFTER BEING OPERATED UPON , FOR APPENDICITIS TOOK TYPHOID FEVER. After suffering for 29 days from typhoid fever, William J. Peebler, well known auto mechanic and native son of Umatilla county, died yester day afternoon at 4 o'clock at hi3 home on the north side. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Presbyterian church, with Rev. J. M. Cornelison conduct ing the services. Deceased recently was taken to the hospital and operated upon for ap pendicitis. He had Just returned home when typhoid developed In a very virulent form and. in his weak ened condition, the patient could not combat the disease successfully. For the past week it had been apparent that the end was but a matter of t'me. Mr. Peebler was 23 years old and was born and raised In this county He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. George D. Peebler and was born on their farm where he lived until 10 years o'd when he moved Into Pendleton with his family. He Is survived by his parents, by two brothers, Andy and John, and two sisters, Mrs. Iri Perkins and Mrs. Ernest French, all of this county. His young wife and two small children alsosurvive him. FIGHT COMING ON THE "MUNITION TRUST" SOON WASHINGTON. July 27. A doz en lawmakers are planning a compre hensive fight against the "munitions trust'' over a proposed half million dollar appropriation for the army and navy at the next session of congress. In connection with the fight a plan is also on foot for a law establishing a government monopoly on the manu facture of munitions. , COURT FINES OWNER Or MONKEY WHICH BIT BOY'l PORTLAND. Ore.. July 27. Caesaf Gonzala can no longer let his monkey help him rake in the sheckels. The monkey has been in trouble before. Saturday while entertaining a crowd of Chinese the monkey got excited and bit Charlea Gan. a S-year old Chinese by. Patrolman O'Dale arrested Caesar and the monkey This morning Judge Stevenson fin ed Caesar J 5. the amount of the doc tor bill, and decreed that the monkey must hereafter remain tied up. mm m USED ON n h MAY DISAGREE YET AVOID WAR IS GERMAN 111 Diplomat Says German People Would Strenuously Object to Giving up Submarine Warfare. "FIRMNESS m COURTESY" Adjustment of Controversy Mar Yt Be Possible Germany Will Newer Do Anvtltfng to Brhur About Break With the United Mate. BY CARL W. ACKERMAN. ( Staff Correspondent United Press ) (Copyright 1915. by the United Press. (Copyright In Great Britain.) BERLIN, July 27. "Germany. In reply to the American note, must stand firm." The under secretary of foreign affairs read me thia eicerpt from a letter, one of many he and other officials have received from cit izens Indicating the German people won't sanction givlny up of subma rine warfare. "Firmness and cour tesy are needed." the letter continued. "Exactly,' aaid Zimmerman. "Do the future relations between Germany and America look as dark as some declare?" I asked. "No," came the response.' "In thia day and age it Is possible for two great nations to differ without coming to a break. Germany will never do anything to bring that about Tou can assure the American people of that." "Is an adjustment of the contro versy still possible?" I pursued. "We hope so," Zimmerman replied. "We tried our best in the last note, but your government did not accept our proposals. We can never give up submarine attacks," Zimmerman re iterated. "The people never would stand for that." BRITAIN WILL SEND SUPPLEMENTARY NOTE ENGLISH FOKEIGV MINISTER ASKS THAT PUBLICATION OP REPLY BE WITHHELD. WASHINGTON. July 27. Great Britain is preparing a supplementary note to the United States regard!) g the blocking of neutral ports by the British. British Minister of Foreign Affairs Grey has notified Lansing that such a communication Is being framed and will be ready in a week. Groy asked that publication of the note received yesterday be withheld until the supplementary communica tion arrives. This will be done. I'.OER REBEL t IVEN 7-YEAR JAIL TFUM LONDON. July 27. Lieutenant Colonel Kemp, leader of a body of Boer rebels in the Siuth AMi re fuMic, who, with his troops u;reu d.r.t to tbe British fcrcw ealy In feti;!i, has been rentencel to serve ec-ven years In prUo.i and to pay a fin.- .f i5000, accorllig to thi Pro toiia c-.rrespo.iden; of Reuter s Tele graph company. CHAS. MORRISON IS NEAR DEATH FROM T With but small chance of recovery, Charles Morrison, of the firm of Pet ers & Morrison, proprietors of the Olympia Ear, Is lying at the point "f death at St. Anthonv's hospital this afternoon as the result of a f.tll mor than a week atfo. Physicians opcriiti il upon him early this afternoon as a fi nal mea-Hure to stive hn life und. while they have not abandoned hope, they admit the chance are MronnV aeainst him. The accident, which t f.i Mr. Mor. rtson. occurred a week aio Haturdav night. Accompanied hv his filfe. and two friends, he motored to Athena and. while passing through a dark al leyway in the rear of the hardware store In that town, he fell down a flight of stairs leading Into a cellar, way. He was alone at the time and was not discovered for som time. He had evidently struck on the con. crete floor on his head but his con dition was not considered serious un til several days afterwards. He h been In a comatose stale much of th time since and this morning hu res piration became so difficult that he was ruahrd b) the hospltul just h. fore noon Tbe operation revealed tiny fracture at the bii of the skull. PloodcloU were removed and the eon. cuselon relieved hut the patient's con dition Is very critical.