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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16
HINkLE AND MANN
NOT STATEMENT MEN
Machine Candidates Did
Not Make Needed
Pledge

An examination OF the records at
the court house by a representative of
the East Oregonian discloses the fact
that there are but two statement No.
l men running for legislative nomi-
nations from this country. They are
S. ID. Peterson of Milton and Roland
oliver of this city. Messrs. Mann
and Hinkle, machine candidates, have
not subscribed to Statement No. /,
despite the fact both of those men
have been bidding for votes from the
progressive element of the party.
On the official ballot that has been
printed for the primary election state
ment No. 1 appears as part of the
slogan for Representative Mann.
However, Mr.. Mann has never taken
any pledge to vote for the peoples
choice for United States senator and
is therefore flying under false colors
in using the statement slogan after
his name. Hinkle does not make use
of the statement slogan on the ballot
but like Mann he has been appealing
for votes on the strength of the dec
claration he is a statement man.
The records at the clerks office
show that Rep. S. D. Peterson who is
running for denomination, has filed
formal statement No. l pledge in
which he obligates himself. If elected,
to vote for the popular choice for sem
ator regardless of his personal pref
erences in the matter. Roland DIV
er the fourth candidate for represen-
tative, has also taken the regulation
statement pledge.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16
RELATIVES FIGHT FOR
HOPEFUL INFORMATION
Police Reserves Unable to Control
Frenzled People Storming Ship
Company'S Offices

New York. April 16.-An New York
is stunned today by the appalling los
or life on the steamer Titanic
A long line of hystericaI men. wo.
men and children beseiged the office
OF the White star Line, begging for
authentic information. The compan,
officials were unable TO offer hone
Nothing will be definitely known
I'LL the arrival here of the Virginian
and Carpathia. the two ocean liners
that first reached the iII-fated vessel
Ihe police reserves were scarcely
able to control the crowds in front
of the offices.
In the first rush on the New York
office of the White Star company. was
vincent Astor, son of Colonel John
Jacob Astor, who it is believed per-
lshed in the Titanic disaster. He ar
rived with Casa ]. Biddle, Colonel
Astor's business representative and
conferred half an hour with Vice
President Franklin. When he came
out he was weeping and was assisted
To his auto and rushed to his home.
Vice President Franklin continues
to insist that all possible information
is being published. 1t is generally
believed that the White Star com
pany is using him as buffer between
itself and the public and is giving
out only such information as it wish
es the public to have.
Mrs. Benjamin Guggenheim impor-
tuned everyone. demanding hysteri-
cally that something be done.
She I'D to Mr. franklin:
For Gods sake don't let expense
count if there is any chance!
Hire steamboats, and rush them
to the scene!"
At 10 O'Clock the excitement had
reached such high pitch that addi-
tional police reserves were called to
restrain the crowds in front of the
White Star offices.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16
EX-CONGRESSMAN RALPH COLE DEFENDS.
TARIFF RECORD MADE BY PRESIDENT TAFT

Before an audience of approximate
ly two hundred people, Ralph ID.
Cole, ex-representative from Ohio, last
night in the court house defended
President William Howard Taft from
the criticisms which have been made
against his tariff policy. The speak
er particularly appealed to the sheep
men of which there were quite q
number in his audience and that they
sympathized with his views was made
evident by their hearty applause.
He arrived from La Grande last
evening and was met at the train by
the Roundup band, which escorted
him directly to the court house where.
after a short musical program, he
was introduced by Joe Skrable, pres
ident of the local Taft CLUB.
President Taft has accomplished
two things in relation to the tariff"
he said in beginning his address,
(which entitle him to the gratitude of
the nation and especially of the peo-
pie of Oregon. First he made pos
sible a scientific prtective tariff and
second, he saved from the hand of
destructin the wool industry of the
United States"
Tariff Football of Politics.
Tariff legislation in the past" he
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16

went on, "has been to certain de-
gree a haphazard game of give and
take. 1t has been the football of
politics since the first organization
OF the government. The industries of
the nation have suffered beyond
measure from the periodical agitation
ot thls question. The practice hith-
erto has been to revise all of the
schedules at the same session and
thus disturb all business relations IT
ma frequently resulted in grave indus
trial paralysis and financial disaster.
These manifestations, however. have
peen confined to democratic revision
The old policy has been discard
ed. Through the efforts of President
Taft, the tariff board has been ere.
ated and 1t is destined to inaugurate
new system in the making of tariff
laws. The republican platform of
lsoS laid down rule in accordance
with which we sought to revise the
tariff. That rule-was this, that the
rates of duty should measure the diff
Terence in the cost of Production at
home and abroad. 1t seems like n
simple rule and one easily enforced
NJ
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16
492 PERSONS BELIEVED LOST On SUNKEN SHIP TITANIC
UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND STAGGERED BY WORST MARINE DISASTER IN HISTORY Of WORLD
GREATEST MARINE DISASTER AT A GLANCE


Loss OF lives and money according to
Lives about thousand q
cost to build the Titanic, q
ESTIMATED to
. million =
value OF baggage and mail million
Loss probable ngaton million q
CHRONOLOGY OF TTANIC'S FATAL VOYAGE q
Titanic left South Hampton o April q
Just before leaving
liner A
proceeded at top speed toward
south hofCa Race
The wireless
, out sunday night pleading .
to aid disabled a
The Carpatha, Olympic, vessels O
rush to the but evidently
~
At 12:17 Monday equipment was
silenced. fNfN '
The Titanic according between two
four o'clock morning a
All day Monday officials White
an
towed Halifax
AL Monday night
n had gone down with all
and eight hundred
of
out confirming of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16
GOVERNOR WILSON'S
LEAD GROWS IN PA.
May Have Full Delegation;
Also Wins Michigan
Counties

Washington, April 16.-(Special.)-
Late returns from the PENNSYLVANIA
presidential preferential primary
election show that the New JERSEY ex-
ecutive has seventy-four and possibly
all seventy-six delegates to the Bal
tmSre convention. 1t is conceded on
every hand that Governor Wilson will
nave as many as seventy-four votes
by actual definite instructions. The
victory is more sweeping than had
been anticipated by Governor Wilson'S
campaign managers. who only claim
ed so delegates the day before the pri
mary.
Il am greatly pleased with the re-
suit in Pennsylvania where Governor
Wilson made practically clean SWEEP
in the primary contest" said Mr.. w.
f. McCombs, governor Wilson'S cam
paign manager who spent the day in
Washington comforting with friends.
My information is that every can
didate who ran with the name OF
Speaker Clark and Governor Harmon
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16
ALL MISSING ARE
BELIEVED TO HAVE
PERISHED IN SEA
Male Passengers Die As
Only Heroes Can
Insist Women and Children of Steer,
age Have Equal Chance With
Wealthy Females

New York, April 1G.-The lives OF
1892 persons is the last estimate ol
the Titanic loss. 1t Is believed that
nearly all on board the Titanic could
hav ebeen saved If there had been
enough life boats and life RATS to ac-
commodate the passengers. But only
twenty modern lifebOats were aboard
The stock market was nervous early
i'm the day but recovered fairly well
later.
According to the White Star COM
pany 235S persons were on board the
Titanic. OF these $50 were saved and
are on ships and boats now on their
way to New York
Vice President Franklin of the
White Star line. is stunned by the ca
tastrophe. He said the Carpathia will
arrive in New York Thursday or early
Friday.
Franklin said the Olympic Is be-
lieved to be searching the sea near
the wreck. The Anchor liner, Cali
fornia, is believed to also be near
the scene.
1t is believed the Titanic drifted
more than thirty miles from the time
she struck to the tine she sank ana
possibly some life-boats were lowered
early and drifted away before the
Carpathia arrived.
The weather eff Nova Scotia was
foggy last night with heavy thunder
storms travelling eartward.
Some hope is entertained for res
cuing few survivors, who may still
be afloat. Wireless operators today
are unable to reach the vessels sup
posed to be in the vicinity of where
the Titanic went down.
1t is expected that the stories that
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16
SHIP OWNERS SUPPRESS
NEWS TO GET INSURANCE
Knew Vessel Went Down With Hu-
man Cargo Many Hours Before
Making Announcement

New York, April 1G.-Thc White
Star officials are being bitterly CEN
sured for issuing false reports and
comforting the relatives and friends by
the assurance that all passengers of
the Titanic had been transferred TO
other vessels and that the Titanic was
being safely towed into port. No de-
tailed explanation is forthcoming. The
officials admit they knew the Titanic
had foundered several hours before
public announcement was made.
Vice President Franklin of the
White Star, when charged by a new
York newspaper reporter with respon-
sibility for Withholding the news from
the public by muzzling the wireless
stations so the company could Sc
cure reinsurance on the Titanic and
its treasures, became angry He
said:
That's an absolute lie. You who
make this charge, know you lie. L
would not admit the Titanic had
sunk until was absolutely sure of
1t.
I'VE are doing all we can to learn
who was saved and who was lost
Relatives of missing passengers bit
teriy denounce the company, charg-
ing that it deliberately withheld news
of the disaster when it was reason
ably certain that the Titanic had gone
down with hundreds or passengers.
Mr. Franklin refused TO reply when
asked why the company had given out
for publication the messages alleged
by its officials to have come from
the Olympia, asserting that all the
Tltanic's passengers were safe aboard
the Carpatha.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16
Survivors on Carpathia.

New York, April 16.-(Bulletin.) y
summing up fragmentary advices re-
ceiVed here up to p. m. today, the
probability is that nearly fifteen hun
dred persons lost their lives when the
ten million dollare White Star liner
Titanic went down yesterday off New
Foundland banks.
The steamer Carpathia with from
six hundred to eight hundred passen-
gers, is steaming for New York.
No clear account of the disaster
has been received here.
The officials of the White Star
line declared today rnat the only sur
vivors of the Titanic they know of
arethose aboard the steamer Car
pathia.
They say all the Titanic's small
boats are seemingly accounted for
They say they do not believe any of
the missing were saved, saving only
one chance in a thousand that other
stamers may have rescued those
aboard the Inflated liner after the
women and children were sent away.
Vice President Franklin of the
White Star line, is hysterical over the
Titanic catastrophe,
He said:
1T is horrible Horriblel
I'VE have no further authentic in
formation except partial verification
from wireless operators aboard the
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16
BOY HERE ON LONG
WALK ACROSS STATES

Intent on walking across the conti-
nent fromRochester, Washington, to
Rochester, n. Y, Clyde Patton, 10
years of age, is here today. He has
been en- route since April 1 and says
he likes the travelling fine.
When young Patton left his home
near Olympia he was accompanied by
partner but the young fellow gave
out at Hood River and had to re-
turn. Patton will continue the trip
On the way he is advertising the
Golden Potlatch of Seattle and he
wants to do some advertising for the
Roundup.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16

that body that he would not stand
for two increases for the umatilla
superintendent at the same session.
So, at his request and in order to Sc
cure the increased salary for welles.
the delegation changed the travel pay
Dill so as to specifically exclude the
Umatilla superintendent from getting
travel pay along with his extra 5000
per year stipend. The final bill as
passed and approved by the govrnor,
read as follows:
The county superintendent shall
visit the schools taught in his county
at least once every year and seek to
aid, instruct and inspire teachers to
employ the best methods in teaching.
governing and conducting their
schools; and he shall if necessary Sc
cure the proper classification of pu-
pills. enforcement of course of study.
and the care and protection of school
property; and he shall make out.
quarterly, a statement of the necessary
travelling expenses incurred in the dis
charge of his duties. which claims
snail be audited and paid as other
claims against the county; PROyID-
ED THAT SUCH SUM SHALL, NOT
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16
Rescue Ships Too Late.

Charleston Navy Yard, Wireless
station, April 16.-(Bulletin.)- An
unsigned Marconigram which was
picked up here and believed to be
correct says:
Six hundred and fifty persons
aboard the Carpathia are the only
survivors of the Titanic. The others
went down with the ship The other
rescue ships failed to find any more
of the Titanics passengers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16
COLONEL ROOSEVELT WILL.
NOT DISCUSS POLITICS

Chicago April 16.--Colonel Roose-
welt arrived here today en- route to
Nebraska where he will open his cam
paign for the republican presidential
nomination at Hastings. Colone,
Roosevelt refused to talk politics
while here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16
Virginian Too late

Montreal, April .16-The last hope
that additional Titanic passengers
were saved, was dissipated when Cap
tam Campbell of the steamer Virgin
ian reported to Allen Line agents
here that the Virginia's rescue trip
was fruitless. The message said: 1--WE
arrived too late to rescue anyone. Are
proceeding to Liverpool"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16
PEOPLE
WERE ON TITANIC.

New York, April 16.-The fate I
of Pacific coast passengers on I
the Titanic Is still shrouded in I
mystery. So far as known the
Pacific coast passengers were I
Hugh r. Hood of Seattle; F.
Warren of Portland; Herman
Klaber of Portland; DR.. Wash
ington Dodge of San Francisco;
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Hold of 4
Sacramento; John Bartholomew,
of San Francisco; Mrs Lucy 4
Davis Parish and Mrs. William 4
Shelly, mother and sister re- 4
sNotively of j. II. Hall of Port 4
land. 4
A number of these probably 4
lost their lives. 4
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16
Pays Tribute to Heroes.

London, April 16.-Premier AS
quith in the house of commons de-
plored the Titanic disaster. while
sorrowing," he said, 1--WE must never
theless express the deepest admira-
ton in carrying out of the best sea
traditions of saving those least able
to save themselves"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16
Company Official Saved

Cape Race, April 16.-In the list of
the Titanic's survivors, caught here
by wireless, Bruce Ismay, managing
director of the White Star line, was
the only prominent man passenger
given as positively saved.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16
Astor Rclicycd Lost

Cape Race, April 16.-In a partial
list of survivors is the name of Mrs.
John Jacob Astor and also her maid.
This makes it almost certain that John
Jacob Astor was drowned.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16
SalNaSn ImnOSsihle.

London, April 16.-Captain James
PARTON, manager of the White Star
company, said there is no hope of
salvage of the Titanic because she
sunk at so great a depth
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16

Carpathia, which is coming here with
the survivors.
We do not know if the Virginian
or Partisan rescued any passengers
I'VE probably will not hear from
the Alympic until she reaches the
other side"
All reports are to the effect that
the male passengers went to their
doom like men. They showed no dis
tinction; women in the steerage being
given the same chance as wealthy
women while the men remained on
the Titanic to die.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16
AST0R AND OTHER
MILLl0NAIRES ARE
UN-ACCOUNTED FOR
Their Deaths Would Effect
Business
Combined Wealth of Passengers, on
lllfated Vessel, More Than
Billion Dollars

New York, April 16.-The combin-
cd wealth of the first-class passengers
that went down with the Titanic will
easily reach one billion dollars
Ihe fortunes of six male passengers
alone aggregate more than half a bill
lion dollars
III these men met death, vast busi-
ness enterprises of the United States
are sure to be affected materially.
These six men are:
Colonel John Jacob Astor. s150-
10000
Colonel Washington Roebling, s25.-
100000.
Isador Strauss, s5O,OOO,OO0.
George B. Widenor, $50,0OO,OOO.
Benjamin Guggenheim, sos, 600, 900.
j. B. Thayers, 500, 100000.
These men are interested in some
of the biggest enterprises in the
world.
In addition to being one of the
worlds largest realty holders, Astor
is connected with nearly a score of
corporations.
Guggenheim is the next in finan-
clal Importance. He is connected
with the American Smelling Securi-
ties company and has large holdings
in the smelling trust.
Isador Strauss is one of the worlds
best known merchants. George B.
Widener is a traction magnate of
Philadelphia and Roebling, with his
his father, designed and built the
Brooklyn bridge. Thayer is vice
president of the Pennsylvania rail-
road
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16
ANTHRACITE AGREEMENT
APPARENTLY IMPOSSIBLE.

New York. April 16.-That there is
no chance of agreement between the
anthracite coal miners and operators
at today's session OF the joint con-
ference was announced by George F.
Baer, chairman of the mine owners
committee. Baer is also president of
the Philadelphia and Reading rail-
road which operates extensively
through the anthracite coal regions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16

It's easier to breathe than be pres.
ident.
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-16

TO ADVERTISERS.
The East Oregonlan has
the largest paid circulation
Of any paper in Oregon, east
of Portland and nearly
twice the circulation In
Pendleton of any other
newspaper.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20

two inches in diameter, or II 1t is of
wood and less than l-2 inches, thr
tires, the bill provides. shall be three
inches in width. \ four-inch tire Will
be required on axles OF TWO inches
steel and IL inches wood OF ,himble
skein.
The law will not appl, to anY We.
h!cle provided with axles of under
/ Ii inches steel or is inches wood.
Ii Will have no bearing upon vehicles
provided with rubber tires. This lets
out most of the smart traps and all
baby carriages.
The bin pays an inadvertent com
pii!nent to vehicle manufacturers with
q provision that after January /, 1928.
II shall DC unlawful 10 use on the
roads of the state any vehicle which
does not comply with the tire reguis
tons laid down by the law. Tile clause
was designed 10 discourage the prcsen.
practice of building vehicles which last
Ton gen =rations and never go out OF
commission unless they nollii. VITA q,
train or dis!ntegrate simultaneously.
like the one boss wagol made famous
by holmes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20
ScNA i F

Unexpected opposition to Senator
Lesner's bill giving the city OF Nor
folk the rlshS to acduI"c by condem-
nation proceedings the holdings of tho
water companies which supply II de-
reioped in the Senate yesterday and
consumed mos, of the session. Debate
on II was still In full progress when
senator Hobbs succuIn bed TO hunger
and moved TO adjourn.
Rev. Z. y. Calisch, Of the beth Aha
bah Synagogue, led the Seuate in
PRAYER ana I.icutcuent-G Governor !.
Taylor Eliyson presided. There follow
"a the reading OF the House journal
and reports from the standing com
m.ttccs. \ report was submitted from
me Governor containing the account of
ne exercises incident TO the prescnta
ton 10 the republic az France copy
of the ioudon static of Washtnctor.
Rcfnrrn School nonrd Opposed.
"prk on the caleuGai" prucecdcd
smoothly until Senator Gales quar-
iet Of bills providing Tor the taking
over Of certain rcformatorics by the
state. and for tho creation az a board
ot directors Of reform schools was
reached. Ohjections wcrc entered nj
once by q number Of the members. and
thc matter promised TO become the sub.
jeGt Of extended debate. when Senator
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-20

Gayle stilled the Babel by motion to
pass the bills by.
Senator Echols. cha oman OF the FL
nance Committee, saw the good which
might come of correlation of the in
stitutions for delnquents, under State
control. but was convinced that the
state was at present in no condition n
nancially TO assume new burdens The
plan, he said, was not new. Two years
ago the owners of the schools which 1t
Is now proposed that the State shall
take over, he said. approached the
General Assembly with similar prop
osition. The institutions, he thought,
were proving white elephants on the
hands of the owners. and they were
anxious to be relieved of the burden oil
supporting them. While the state
needs these corrective institutions for
us youthful criminals and delinquents'
said senator Echols, to take the schools
over now would mean that it will have
TO bind itself to support them without
regard to its ability TO do so. and the
plan was therefore at present unwise
Waste More Consideration.
Senator Hart thought that the whole
enterprise had been launched and adj
vanced with too little consideration,
and that before committing itself to
so important step the General AS
scmbly should take time TO weigh
c'refully the obligations which ac-
company the trust The condition OF
the States finances. he thought did
not warrant 1t In launching upon new
ventures without mature considera-
ton.
That the whole matter should be re-
ferred to the finance committee was
the opinion OF Senator Folkes To tho
objection by Senator Gayle that such
action was not necessary, inasmuch as
No, la
replied that while no appropriation -
asked for at this time. ii the bills
were passed such a question would
have to be met by the next General
Assembly.
II know just what committing the
bills II the Finance Committee would
mean" said Senator Gayle" and
move that they be passed by temper
nrily." The motion was carried.
Water bills Up.
Senator Lcsner's trio OF bills deal
Ing with the water situation In Nor
folk was special order for o'clock
and was called by the clerk. The
patron explained that unless the bills
were passed Immediately Norfolk's
water supply would next summer be
seriously endangered, and moved that
the constitutional three readings OF
the bills he dispensed with, and that
tEey placed on their passage at once.
objection was Immediately regis
tered by Senator West OF Suffolk, who
opposed such procedure on the ground
mat the bills proposed to give tina
city of Norfolk the right to acquire by
condemnation proceedings the water
supply of Suffolk, without leaving to
me latter city guarantee that its
interests VIII be protected. 1t de-
Ncloped that the water company which
now supplies the city of Norfolk
draws its supplies from lake within