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KLAMATH PALLS, OREGON. SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1915
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ESTIMATED ONE
THOUSAND DROWN
AT CHICAGO PIER
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BOTTOM AND
SIS ARE CUT TO
FREE PASSENGERS
CimiX OK BOAT IN MOBBED
WHKX ARRESTED
Ohm of lloai Tarawa: Over la River
thsrtJy After iMraf Pier Not
ttrtela Hlame Placed est Cmnk
H'osara aad Cfclldrea Tramplsd
Ire llaadml Known
later Estimated 1,0
AU Employer Wester Ktectrk
Csaspsay Riot FoUews Ha
Warehouse Tara4 lato Monptca
'"sited Press Service
CHICAGO. Julr 34. The ateamer
Eaitland carrying 2,000 excursloa
itlsand bound (or Michigan city, sud
4ml; turned turtle la tit river hero
n JO foci of water, shortly after
IdTlot the Clark street pier at
o'clock thli morning.
Th coroner estimated thU after
woe that at taut Ave huadred are
H4 and tho Indlcatloaa ar tbat
er 1,000 perished. The excursion
ists wire all employees of tka West
ern Electric company accompaaled ay,
(Mr wire, famine and sweethearts
ho were off for a day's vscatloa aad
Murtlon.
cores are believed to have bean
crushed Into the bottom of tka river
r the weight of the boat wkea aba
juratd oyer. Hours after the acd
wt many were atlll Imprisoned la
maroon on tho lower deeki, their
being audible oa tko desks
"C the water froat. The oMelals
ffwred that the bottom aad aldaa of
Boat ho cut open to free the Ira-
mwBoa pattongori. An hour after-
we the water wai thick with Soat
wt bodies.
Many of tii aa . .i.
tS? v e w Theodora Reose
K where an ImproTleed morgue
ttUbliihed.
Capuin Pcderson aad First Mate
i ir?? wcro " aad stated
bo cauto of the aeeldeat waa ua
wln. captain Pederaoa aald:the
..'.' broke- '" 1 taa wat
" Otheri blame tka .a
H thtt tb0 cw' of the people
- wo ran on oae ell eaaeed the
. rr,B tho boat. A panta fol-
''ra2r,r.Pn,BOII,tor ' th My wm
keetT jVh ,om' Aw
J f the rlrer, prlyate keate aad
Ji jner or Tehlelea war ealled
-J MtteB. Maay kerele raanaa
-eri en Uke Krte,
it 0,. Pre- a-T
S? T'itd oa Ue faet af owk
awmatav . . - ,
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Mte Pafaraaa aad
Mate KUcher wvre taken to jail ac
companM by SO pollwmcu. Men In
the crowd ilarted a riot, two atrlklng
PHtereon. It being neceiuary for
the police to club (hem off before
they would dhiperec. It wna nn hour
before tho rettcrveii who were called
mil were able to preaervo onlor.
line netting, paaaengcr on tho boat,
fttatfa Hint the panic aboard tho
ateamer wna Indfacrlbnblo, "Women
carrying liable wero beaten and
trampled," naya Qettlug. "Men and
women were ncreamlng ami tearing
at each other like act many nnlmala,
women having their clothing torn off
by men trying to reach tho ralla or
porthole In their efforta to eicape.
Terrible flghta took place about tho
atancklona where men nnd women
were Reeking to get hold to keep
their beada above water."
Beveral plate wero removed from
the aldea of the boat whom helper
removed the corpaae fait aa they
could enter. The big Reld-Murdock
uarehouae aaleerooma have been
turned over Into a temporary morgue
where the bodlea are piled along the
men ni mo tona roam wnoro rom-j
tlvea and frlenda are permitted to
paaa to Identify thorn.
Three drtwlgera and alx dtvora aro
working on tho ahlp getting out tho
bodice a faat aa poaalble.
One of the vlctlma waafound half
a mile nwny from the piaco in a
dated condition with Jagged wounda
In hla head. Plfty priest were ruah
ed to the bank of the river nnd
alated In administering to tho wound
ed and last rites.
ltrt Katlmatrw I BOO to IKOO Dead
United Press Service
CHICAGO. July 24. After tour
ing the morgues, Chief of Pollco
Schuottler aald this afternoon, "there
Is ao doubt In my mind but that the
dead lis) will reach 1500, possibly
JUtOn," Dr. Thomas Carter, of the
board of health, believes that at
least 1800 perllshed.
General Manaajnr Greenbauni of
the Indiana Transportation company
estimates that there woro 2500 people
aboard the boat. There aro 3S0 iload
In tho Held Murdock morgue alono.
Bodies nre still bolng recovered from
the submerged boat, aovon dead chil
dren bolng found In one corner.
Two of tho Eastland engineers aro
being held as witnesses and two Fed
oral expert have boenn asalgnod to
the ease for an Investigation.
MOORE FUNERAL
HELD YESTERDAY
PORTLAND, Ore., July 24. Fun
eral services for Charles Sumner
Moore, of Klematu Falls, who dlod
la Portland Tuesday morning, wero
held yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
from the home of Mrs. J. N. Toal, 179
St. Clair street, with the Rev. A. A.
Morrison oflolattag. From Mrs.
Teal's home the body was taken to
Oregon Otty for Interment, where the
services ware held under the direc
tion of he lodge of Masons.
Besides Mrs, Moore, Mr, Mooro
leave two sons, John M, and Charles
I, Meere; his mother, Mrs. h, o,
Moere: brother, Rwfus Moore, and
two slaters, Dr. Henrietta Moore, of
Moscow, Idaho, and Mum Bertha
Moore, of Klamath Falls, Ore, Mr,
Mooro waa formerly state treasurer
and' waa promlaaat la tho devalop
meat of tho Klamath Lake district.
CAPSIZES;
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DISASTER CASTS
SORROW AT FAIR
II.M.VOIH DAY AT HAN FRANCISCO
I'Allt SORROWING OVER ACCI-'
lUI.NT AT CHIOAFO MAYOR
THOMPSON- TO RETURN
I'nlii.l I'reM .Service '
8AN FUA.N-CI8CO. July Zt. Tne!
new of tho disaster to the Eastland
In the river at Chicago cast a damper
over tho Illinois day celebration at
ihu exposition today. Thousands of,
llllnolslnna arn sorrowing.
Mayor Thompson of Chicago baa'
cancelled nil engagement and an-1
iioiincoi that ho would return to Chl-j
raito this afternoon. Doth Mayor'
Thompson nnd Governor Dunne
ulnul tholr sympathies to Chicago.
OKLAHOMA Oil
MEN ARE HERE
MAKK IX)NO 2000 MILK AUTO
TRIP IN 14 DAYS ON
REPAIR
AND OAH MM. OK B7.-.MAYlcconon)y not ,n haVmony with the be-!
MtnATF here
tion. The professor had been warned
N,rom time ago that he would get Into
,. . , J .... T!'troublo with hla writings, but he
When G. It. Jackson and "Doc"). , . v ,, ,. -,..-
., , , . . ... .. . . I chose to go on. Now It is cnargea
Fnhlo of Tulsa, Oklahoma, rolled In-1,,.., ,. " . wlwl tnnlr fhl. Mtlon
to Klamath Kails, Oregon, Friday af-'
ternoon In their Ford car they com
pleted ono of tho most remarkable
ntito trips over performed. They loft
the famous oil town of Dlghoart.j
Okla., July C. and In Just fourteen (
days running tlmo with four daya of.
Inyovcm they completed tho long
2S00 rollo run. '
They came through Kansas vla"''"'! P"8 Service
Wlnneld, Wellington, Wichita, Lar
nod nnd Hutchison then to Colorado
8prlnga and on up to Cheyenne.
Wyo thence west to Ogdon, down to
Wluncmucca and Into Oregon via
Denlo and Lnkevlow to Klaamth
Fnlls, Dut here la the remarkable
part of this car's performance the
total ropatr bill for the entire trip
was Just f 1.0R, and the total gaa and
oil bill 126.00 and It ranged In
prlco from Oc In Oklahoma to 65c at
some of tho Interior mountnln points.
Tho car Is oqulppod with Lee Punc
ture, Proof Tires which wero placed
on over ono year ago and the front
ones never taken off, aro atlll carry
ing the original air and look good
enough to carry them back home by
war of Snu Francisco. Jackson es
timates that they bavo mado 10,000
miles. Messrs. Jsxkson and Fable
aro oil men of long experience In
Oklahoma fields aa well as West Vir
ginia and while stating tbat they are
only making a pleasuro trip and look'
over the country, tbelr arrival Just
aa tho woll In Poe Valley Is nearlng
Interesting developments may mean
big doings In tba Klamath country.
Tho gentlemen were being shown
nround town yesterday by Postmaster
DoUell who always baa a latch string
out for Oklanomaai.
Iwllan Stabs Another.
Dr. II. H. Hamilton left this after
noon for Old Fort Klamath where he
Is called to operate on Eugene Isaacs,
Klamath Indian. A report was
brought to the city last sight of the
stabbing of Isaacs by Joe Brows, an
other Indian, They were haviag
trouble over a fence on their plaeea.
Isaacs was severely stabbed aboat
the stomach and Is la a dangsrous
oondltloB.
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Carload of Overieada Arrive,
A carload of 1916 Overlaads ar
rived last Bight aad woro uale4ed
today by tho local agent, Will Loo.
Tho shipment Is direct from the fac
tory and aro bow mi's, model M.
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Professor Dimmed
From Pennsylvania
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AseUUnt Profcswor Scott Neartag
Tho trustees of tbo Pennsylvania
University have created a sensation by
the removal of Assistant Professor
iNcarlng, of the Wharton Sehool of
' Finance. This baa been done because
he preached doetrlaea of political
Kefs of those who control the Institu
woro supporters of the regime of boss
es who havo attempted more or less
to control Pennsylvania politics.
BULLETINS
BERLIN, July 24. The German
attacks on Warsaw continue. The
Russian line la holding.
DAYONNE, July 24, The situa
tion here is tense. Sheriff Klnkead
says he has reached the limit of his
resources.
LONDON, July 24. A Newa
agency hero has received a dispatch
from Milan which states that the
Italians havo captured Gorltia.
WASHINGTON, July 24. The in-ter-atate
commerce commission baa
authorized tho Southern aad Central
Pacific railroads to continue operat
ing their Sacramento transportation
lines.
HARTFORD, Conn., July 24
President Wilson slept eleven hours
last night, being exhausted. Ho ap
peared careworn this morning but
expressed gratification at the unan
imity of tho editorial support.
Return From Crater Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. F. U. Patrick, Miss
Elsinore Steinman, Miss lone Steln
man and Harry Shepherd, who is vis
iting here, roturnsd last Bight from
a trip to Crater Lake.
e HAVE YOU 8BCURED
TICKETS FOR BIG. FRKDT
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porta a good sale of tickets for
e) the citizens' dlaaer. .You should
not miss It, aa the White Pell-
can will provide' a very f bo
banquet; there will bo some
e) Interesting addrsasoa aad food
t must. Oet your Ueket early
Monday, as tho hotel meet kaow
e) how many will attend." ' e
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OPINIONS ON
NOTE OIEFER
1IEL1EVED UliTDIATVM IN SPIRIT
BUT NOT IN FORM BXUEVRD
SITUATION NOW UP TO GER
MANY
I Unite; Press Service
WASHINGTON, July 21. Accord
' Ing to general oplalon In high circles
jhere the American Bote to Geneaay
,la believed to be aa ultimatum la
4 spirit though not In form. Opiatoa
differs aa to what Germany will do,
some thinking tbat she will concili
ate. Others do not care whether
America show a hostile attitude or
not
ir Is generally believed that It la
now up to Germany to choose the
path for future negotiation.
PAVIN6 MONEY
TO BE COLLECTED
STEPS ARE TO BE TAKEN SOON
TO COLLECT MONEY DUE FOR
MAIN BTRRBT PAVING CITY
ATTORNEY WORKING ON MAT
TER
Drastic proceedings are to be tak
en In the near future by the city to
collect about TS.000 which la dee on
.delinquent assessments on Main
street paving.
' Attorney J. S. Kent aDDeared.be
'fore the city council Monday night
and requested that the city make
some effort to collect the money doe.
Ho represented the Warren Construc
tion company. He cited instances
where certain of the delinquents will
pay when they are compelled to aad
are simply holdtag off on the city aa
long as possible.
Kent and Groesbeck have conferred
on the matter and Mr. Groesbeck
states that there seems to be otaing
to prohibit collection of the money
This money goes into-ai fund for the
benefit of the bond holders. The bond
holders are supposed to look first to
tho property owners for thslr money
I and then to the city if they are un-
umo iu coiieci. Aiioruey uroesoeca
states that ho believes title difficulty
will be had in securing the money
but Immediate steps will be, taken to
get it, and if drastic action Is necas-
sarr it will be taken.
This applies according to Kent toPP01" th DMt We
those delinquent who did aot take ad
vantage of the 10 year Installment
plan, for paying up and whose
meats are now dsllaqueat.
Kidnapper la Arrested.
United Press Service v
IDAHO FALLS , July 24. Lon
Dean, a sheep herder, was brought
here this morning for the kidnapping
of Ernest Empey, rich cattleman,
who was held for 16,000 ransom.
Dean said he needed funds aad
"thought this easiest way to get
them. Wanted to start la business."
Empey said hla captor chained 'klm
to a tree nights. Feeling hero to
high agaiaat Does.
A. T. Hawes, 0. 1. Nicholson aad F.
T. Hortoa of Marshleld aro ia, the
city for a few daya seeiag the eoB
try, .They drove over la a maeatee
aad report a iao trlp.aad aro aettwed
wttk this eoaatry. Mr, Mortem k. a
arotker-ta-law of I, C, KlmaaR ef ami
W. O. smith Prlatlag Co. of thle Jty
They oBfoot of rwala orer fwaaar.'
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MarlOB eoaaty la laytaf about Ui
06 yerde of hard sajrlaoo patssismt,
VALUE OF PLURAL
MEMBERSHIPS IN
COMMERCE BODY
GREATER INTERSflT AMD POTEN
TIAL TORCES INtVRRD
By Taking a Naasaer
Ufa Those WHJi Larg
la the Coeasty are Faahled to Have
Refweeaatatiesi ia, aad Ohm Active
Service to Several
Tire
the! G
e new form or organisation oi
Greater Commercial Club pro
vides for plural memberships by
which means a firm, corporation, or
individual may take more than oae
membership In the organisation. Thai
will enable each to secure represent
ation In direct ratio of iaveetmeat.
It means lnncreased ealeJeacy ia the
orgaalsatloB.
The measure of ralae to man who
become members aad aetire pertkt
pants la orgaalaatloaa that promote
civic growth and commercial expan
sion Is la proportion to their lareat-
meat
Mob aswtaclaraa heMJsaw ieJfeo.seyJareaa tea formed .at the
business mtereets aro moat steeply
concerned In tbo develepmeaat'of tho
community,' aad' should naturally re
gard a properly organised Commer
cial Club as the best means of se
curing for them the beat results ia
the way of civic activity.
If the manufacturer, whose
sided interests are bound to briag
him Into n wide and varied field of
activities. Is the holder of but oae
membershp In an organisation of this
kind, his views In Its operation, aad
hla share la Its adminlstratioa, are
very limited. Likewise his inTeet-
ment is too limited to carry with It
his personal Interest If, however,
through plural memberships he la
able to distribute among hla associ
ates a number of these memberships,
giving him a number of representa
tives, he ia enabled to participate,
through these units, ia the various
departments of the organisation and
to safeguard his interests In many
directions.
It may be that his firm finds par
ticular value In publicity for hla bus
iness and for the city. It so, one of
his representatives becomes aflllated
with the department or bureau In
which such matters are handled.
Possibly most benefit could be de
rived from aiding In the manufac
ture bureau. If so, with plural
memberships at his disposal, he can
for these lateresta to urge activity
la this department. -
So with trac problems, freight
aad traBsportatloa, aad so oa. Rep
resentation con be had for work la
each of the departmeata of the or
ganisation's activities, to aid la pro
moting the geaeral welfare of the
commercial body aa well aa the
special interest la hla coacera. -.,
In fact, coaslderatlOB ahowa that
the greatest field of usefulness eta
bo found In a commercial' oriaalaa-
tlon embraclag varioua deaartmeats
and deallag with all questions of
conunereialand civic advancement,
wnen proTiate m made for plural
membershtpa aad tall advaatag of
such Is Ukea by taooo kaTiaff targa)
intereetav
Therbecoau-puUculesiy Talaabw
to.aotk tho eommualty aad to.thooo
awktag use of them, when their ea
Ivltles are farthered by
have some ieCalto ancle oesttn
view by so detag.' This,
does aot; rob the ladlvidual
of say atreacih, bat.:ea tka
trary, aeaoelatea with aim ta tko vo
NMdepartmeate of tho oraaalaa
M0B,reaaerU wko have Uteroataat
esf aWB'WS'elW B vBW
m of tko iiamain tkor
repee-lm.
WILSON WILL
MAP OUT A
NEW DEFENSE
wax WORK OUT
United Press Serrlea f)
WASHINGTON, Jaly 24. It waa
announced at the White Hems today
thatPrestdeat WBsoa, oa hla return
from hla YaeaUon at Cora laky wttt
map out a "fair, n'tsiBahls aai
praepeaT program ef vBeasafal,'' do
feise'Jl for the eoatry. "f?
TheBiaa Is to ao based o
eaces which wlllbe hew wttk
taries of war aad navy Oawlaoav aaA
Dsaleia. probably with the alrlee of
nweator saw sssiaW or too aasm
fcrt be apfotated. ,'l
The'aaaoaaeemeat la regarded aa
slgaiieant, ateaalag saaea to
eoaatry.
ORCHESTRA WILL
PLAY MONDAY
SIX PIECE
PROFBfiSOR" aWtaU WIIX
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MONDAY NKatT '
Through the kladaes of Mr. J. B.
Hubbard, the Peerless oreheetrtt aa
der the leadership of Prof. HowolL
has agreed to furnish muoto gratia
for the bis dinner at the WkRo Peli
can on Monday night. The orchestra
will ber composed of alx pisses aad.
during tho eveatag will reader 'sev
eral popular selection. '
The members of tko, orchestra aro
Miss Florence Clark, vtoUa, who dees
solo work aad ia 'a reseat arrival
here. She made her first appsaraass
at the 8tar theatre measly aai waa
wellrecelvd. The other members aro
Professor Howell, ptaao, Harry Boo
el.'vlollB.'R. A. MtteheU, starnot,
J. B. Hubbard, comets aad 'A,r'L
Wlsbard. drama. , " r,
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Martta Golberg aad Fraak tyooa-
aor of Oaklaad wko kaT,aeoa kore
this week vislUag at tko kosao of Mie
Shlvea of Ula city,' leftUi auralng
on their retura home. "
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