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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-28
KLllIne Frnsts bal ohio.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, May as
Killing frosts throughout northeastern
Ohio and western Pennsylvania re-
suited in heavy loss to vegetables and
fruit growers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-28
NAY WHEAT STILL UPON
TODOGGAN At CHICAGO

, CHICAGO, May 2s-(special) Z
= A drop of four cents in May =
. wheat was the feature in the
= market today. Al the close 9
= 14l was bid for May; s1.2s 5-s Z
= was asked for July and for =
= Sept. s1.2O SIS was asked. =
. PORTLAND, Ore, May 2S.-- =
= Especially Portland wheat Z
. quotations have been, club, .
. $l.OS; biuestem, sl.13. .
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-28
NEWS SUMMARY

General.
British steamer Princess Irene Is de-
stroyed and all on board are killed.
Italian invaders drawing up lines
to meet the Austrians.
Local.
Struble tells Of Columbia waterway
in two illustrated lectures.
High school commencement exer.
clses this evening.
Local G. A. R, prepares for Memoir
lal day.
Circus elephant qualities as first aid
10 autoist.
Teachers training school opens
here Monday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-28
Rnln ami Cold m IIlInoIs.

Rain and Cold in Illinois.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, May 2s.-Rain
6.24 inches OF It. in the last 4s hours,
was followed by abnormal GOODNESS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-28
Frost Damage Heavy.

LoCKPoRT. N Y, May 2s.-Dam-
age done in Niagara and New Or
leans counties by frost was estimated
today at 100000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-28
NO ACTION TO Be
TAKEN UNTIL FULL
DETAILS RECEIVED
United States Will Await Report Of
Ambassador Page and His Assist.
ants in NebTaSkan Affair.
SECRET INQUIRY IS STARTED

II Il Is Proven That Steamship Was
ToFpedOed, Serious Situation VIII
he COnfrOnted-If This Is Not De-
aermined, the Case VIII be Drop
ped, IL Is Said.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-28

STOCKHOLM, May 2s--Th9 Dam
ish steamer Ely struck a mine ana
sank yesterday In the Aland sea. Ths
Ely was carrying a cargo OF coal
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-28

WASHINGTON. May 2s,-secretary
Bryan stated there would be no fur
ther developments in the Nebraskan
case until complete reports from Am
bassador Page and his assistants had
been received. II 1t should be proved
the Nebrasgan was torpedoed, II was
admitted serious situation would be
confronted If this is not determined
and Germany denies responsibility OF
the explosion, it was said the case will
be dropped
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-28

back into the cabin OF my boat to
escape being struck"
Splinters of steel and wood feIl nine
miles from Sheerness. \ girl hurled
to the ground was killed by the force
OF the explosion at Port Victoria. 4
second child was killed at Port Vic
toria when Hilda Boust, nine, was
struck on the head by a flying piece
Of iron.
LONDON. May 2s.--rhe British
steamer Princess Irene was blown up
off Sheerness harbor with proba-
ble loss Of 200. Il was vessel OF
5000 tons and had been In service IN
the British navy. The cause Of tho
destruction was not announced by tho
admiralty.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-28

LIVERPOOL. May 2s.--The naval
attache Of the American embassy at
London, began a secret inquiry today
in an effort to determine the source
of the explosion which damaged the
Nebraskan. Captain Green and Off
GERS Of the vessel which arrived at
midnight were quizzed and the de-
tails OF their stories forwarded to
Ambassador Page Green frankly ad-
mitted he was not positive whether
the Nebraskan was torpedoed or struck
a mine.
''The best can say is something
struck us, and II Is my belief II was a
torpedo" he said
Green said his chief engineer re-
ported seeing something resembling
the wake Of a torpedo on the star
board side OF the vessel just before
the explosion, but was not certain. 1t
was on the engineers statement that
Green based his belief the Nebraskan
was torpedoed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-28

BERLIN, May 2s.--A message from
Ambassador Won Bernstorff urging an
early reply to President Wilson's note
was received by the foreign office.
THE tension in America has been
increased by the explosion which
damaged the Nebraskan" the ambas-
sador stated.
The Nebraskan incident still Is an
unexplained mystery here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-28

CONTINUED on page eight)
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-28
TO ADVERTISERS.

The East Oregonlan has the largest paid
circulation Of any paper In Oregon, east OF
Portland and over twice the circulation IN
fendleton OF any other newspaper.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-05-28

CONTINUED on page flvl.)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-30
NO MILITARY SENSE.

Congress has about half passed IN
appropriation bill providing little
better than a hundred millions of dol
lars for the use of the United States
army. The army statisticians say
that this is not sufficient to maintain
the army at its authorized strength
and up to satisfactory standards.
Few Americans believe that large
body of regular troops will be neces.
sary if the present agitation in favor
Of an effective national reserve results
In anything worth while, but at the
same time, few of those who give the
matter any thought at all, want the
regular body to be other than the
very last word in efficiency.
The tendency of congress has al
ways been and still is to let political
reasons dictate legislation. The pres
emit appropriation bill follows the US
ual practice of bowling deferentially to
every political gun that can be
brought to bear on it. Army posts
most serious obstacles to efficient
training of officers-are not abolished
because some of the congressman can
use the army posts for political ag-
grandiZement The sums allotted for
aeroplanes and armored motor cars
are absurdly inadequate. If the
European war has taught any lesson
worth while it is the Importance of
the aerial and motor services. The
United States is hopelessly behind
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-30
tn RIFT.

A Chicago multi-millionaire philan-
thropist in recent newspaper inter.
view said that lack Of thrift Is the ma.
tional sin in the United States. His
exact words were:
Americans are the most reckless
spenders in the world. The average
man in this country is spending every
dollar he makes and maybe more. The
man who follows this policy is facing
poverty every day. The chief extrav-
agances in this country are motor cars
dress and other means for making a
show.
Thrift, in the opinion of this success
full man, means spending less than
you earn" And that is the real found
one knows the truth Of the saying the
more you make, the more you spend
Too many people feel that every time
they get little added income they
have just that much more to spend. If
on the other hand they continued to
live under their former standard and
saved the additional amount, they
would soon be on the road to pros
perity and independence.
There is more occasion right now
for practicing thrift than has been the
case for years. The whole world is
bound to feel the results of the great
war; that is devastating Europe and
the people of America will have their
share of the final burden to bear. In
fact they are beginning to bear it right
now for have not extra taxes been
levied under the guise of war taxes ?"
The opportunities for saving money
now are better than they will be a
year from now and those who practice
thrift this year, will find it less bur-
densome next.
Remember that thrift is simply
spending less than you receive. II
you do that your bank account will be-
gin growing and once the balance be-
gins to loom up, it requires no further
incentive to promote thrift.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-30
BUYING A QUARREL.

Senator Elihu Root, statesman and
deep thinker, is earnestly opposing
the administration plan to purchase
foreign owned ships in order to pro-
vide an American merchant marine.
The senator, scrupulously conserva-
tive as he is, sees and recognizes the
existence of very radical conditions in
the world today and is fighting to
keep this country from becoming a
party to the imbroglio. In a recent
speech in the senate he said in part:
I am arguing against the govern
ment of the United States buying, not
a ship, but an international quarrel
with every ship. Somebody said to
me: ct is buying claim, not the
ship" No, say it is buying quar-
rel. not ship. And I say, remember
the condition of the world.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-30
STORIES FOR CHILDREN.

Fo. some time The Courier has
been casting about for some suitable
stories for children to add to the fea-
lures already on the magazine page
of the paper 1t has finally secured a
very interesting series and the first OF
these will appear next Saturday. 1t is
safe to say that children who are old
enough to read, will delight in these
stories and those who are not yet able
to read for themselves will thoroughly
enjoy having the stories read aloud.
They are strictly childrens stories but
the grownups will find that they too
will enjoy them as they read them to
the little tots. The first story will ap.
pear next Saturday. Tell the children
to remind you of it.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-30

of sale to belligerents except on the
grounds of partisanship? Should we
say to England I'VE want this war to
end; therefore we shall ship you moth
ing which will enable you to prolong
it?" Then Great Britain could reply:
"Your refusal to sell supplies affects
only one side5-only our side. You sus-
pend precedent, you kill your own
trade to starve us and not Germany, for
we control the high seas"
Is there any way to preserve neutral.
ity except to follow the logical course,
to respect precedent and assume an at
titude of blind impartiality? We call
ed Great Britain down for overstepping
her rights with regard to our shipping.
Shall we now 60 out of our way to aid
Germany when that government itself
does not dispute that we are acting
within our rights?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-30

An inquiry into the endowment lor
philanthropy and social research IS IN
progress by the federal commission on
industrial relations. .Captious critics
might consider this one more illustra
tor OF the temptation constantly al
! the heels of such commissions 10 III
,,vestigate anything and everything ex
cent the particular subject entrusted 10
them. Considerable dexterity Is re-
uuired to show that the endowments
are involved in the relations between
employers and wage earners.
What is suggested is that the founda,
tons are themselves large holders OF
the securities of industrial corpora
F, tions and railroads. and therefore III
part responsible like other stockholo'
ers for their labor policies. 1t is intim
! ated that officers of the foundations
who are also officers or directors OF In
dus;rial corporations do not always
clearly differentiate their functlohs
More serious Is the suggestion that the
foundations may, through their active
educational propaganda, subvert DEM
ocracy itself: that the endoWmehes
NAV be used TO substitute colleges ths
nress and other social institutions, for
the direct purpose of spreading ano
rernetuating the personal views or pre-
iudices of the founders and directors
of the foundations.
The indictment goes even further
and maintains that since the founda
tions have been employing experts TO
make investigations in numerous d1rec'
tions. they should know whether the
charges constantly made against IN
dus,ry are false or true: and that II
they know the facts, they should make
them public, with their conclusions
It is. of course the Rockefeller In
yestments in the mines Of Colorado
where industrial disputes have been
more severe, more persistent and more
unmanageahle than elsewhere, that
have led to the present investigation
The announcement that the Rockefel.
Ter Foundation has initiated an indus.
trial investigation on it's own account
gives additional point to the examina-
ton. The general education board,
allied with the Rockefeller Foundation,
is making grants to colleges. The
Carnegie Foundation is pensioning re-
tired college instructors and conduct
ing elaborate Investigations into pro.
fessional schools. The Sage Founda'
ton is making social surveys, investi'
eating certain trades, especially those
| in which women are employed. 1t all
sounds, complicated, mysterious, delib'
crate and suspicious.
And yet Whit of the fresh air OF
common sense, blows away the whole
cloud of suspicion. innuendo and mis-
conception. The large facts about the
foundations, the character OF their &C
tivities, the spirit in which they have
been conducted, are plain. The enor-
copyright 1915. by The Ottumwa Cour
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-30
PHILANTHROPY FOUNDATIONS.

The special editorial article on this
page today is of more than ordinary
interest because of the inquiry into
these foundations which the federal
government is now conducting. The
writer, Edward T. Devine, is especially
qualified to discuss his subject be-
cause of his close connection with the
work. His biographer classes him sue
cessfully as social worker, lecturer
on economics, general secretary Of the
New York Charity Organization So
ciety, editor of The Survey, and presi-
dent of the National Conference Char
tiles and Correction. Read the article
and get better insight into philan-
thrOpic foundations.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-30

A nineteen year old son Of Cali
fornia millionaire has enlisted in the
United States navy. The father wants
the youth to learn the very excellent
lessons that military training entail.
knowledge of how to obey and carry
out instructions promptly and intelli-
gently is of prime Importance to the
man who wants to be the commander
in later life. Every youth would do
we'll to include bit of military train
ing in his course of study for the
struggle of life.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-30

The National Civic federation, in
recommending uniform workmen's
COMPENSATION law, says that the en-
ployer should be in no way responsible
for injuries sustained by man VINO
was intoxicated at the time OF his &C.
cident. The man who drinks will
soon be unable to escape blame for
his misdeeds on the plea of drunk
enness. A man gets drunk on his own
responsibility, therefore, he should be
held responsible for anything he does
while in that condition.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-30

If YOU look over the list of Califor-
MIA millionaires, you will find very few
of them made their money IN Cali
fornia. Most of them moved to Cali
fornia after they became wealthy. The
moral is, If you would be California
millionaire, stay in some other state
until you make your fortune. Incl
dentally not little of the wealth of
which California brags, was earned
on Iowa soil.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-30
foundations" For Social Welfare
BY Edward r. Devine.
Director New York School of Philanthropy

nous benefits which they have already
conferred on the nation, their freedom
from sectarian bigotry and from either
political or industrial partisanship, are
so apparent that no fair.minded COM
mission can fail to bear testimony to
them. The evidence is overwhelming
that the foundations are great public
benefactions, that they should be en-
couraged and protected Just as univer-
stiles, hospitals, museums, libraries
and other philanthropic and education.
al foundations have been encouraged
since civilization began.
The aid given by the Rockefeller
Foundation in the campaign against
the hookworm disease, it's support Of
medical research through the Rookie
Teller institute and It's present effective
relief Of suffering non-combatant hui
manity in Europe. are characteristic H.
Illustrations OF its present, and prophetic
of its future operations. The co-opera-
ton Of the Sage Foundation with pub.
lie school systems, recreation commits
sions, charity organization societies,
children's institutions and other agen-
cies for social welfare has opened great
vistas OF progress and made immediate
steps easier and more attractive. Car
negie libraries, institute and foundation
are already as impersonal and as
wholly beneficial as sunshine and ra-
dunn.
The foundations should be required
to make full and accurate reports; to
submit their accounts to an indepen-
dent audit to spend their income for
the purposes specified in their char.
ters: to amend their charters and roll
icies when changed conditions make 1t
desirable; to promote always some dis
tinct public good as the legislatures
and courts of successive generations
interpret the public good, il the founda-
tons survive through successive gener-
ations; to wind up their affairs and ex-
pend their principal If the public inter-
est requires it; even to accord to the
public, on demand, reasonable partic-
ipation in the actual management Of
their affairs, If experience demon
stretes that the present plan of a self
perpetuating board of directors leads
to dry rot or to injurious one.sidedness.
Such supervision, however, should
not be hostile to the foundations, but
essentially appreciative and sympa-
thetic Founders will not be deferred
but encouraged by knowledge of it.
The highest ambition Of any great ben
efactor is naturally to insure that so
long as his benefaction lasts it will be
actually useful, as nearly as possible a
we'll Of living waters. The only way to
insure this is by entrusting it generous
ly to the men who come after him. His
spirit will live in the quickened life Of
those whom his gift has enriched. His
own dead hand should be as dust to
dust.
pr and the PHILADELPHIA Public Ledger)
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-30
WHEN LABOR AND CAPITAL MEET.

John D. Rockefeller and his son as
being the deadly foes of labor leaders
and socialistic workers like mother
Jones and Mrs. Belle alderman. Inc
latter two have led numerous demon
STATIONS against the one or the other
of the two capitalists and their state
ments and actions might we'll nave
led to a belief that if they ever got
together it would be like meeting or
ths famous Kilkenny Cats'-that
they would simply annihilate each
other. 49,, o,,
They did get together this week
John D. Rockefeller, Jr.. and both the
women were present at meeting OF
tho federal commission which Is lnVes-
tigatine the aims and purposes OF the
great "Rockefeller Foundation ana
other philanthropic organizations OF
its kind And strange to relate there
was no bloody encounter or verbal
tilt.
Instead, John D. Rockefeller, Jr,
calmly presented himself to Mother
ZONES and expressed the wish that
she would call upon him and acqua1nt
him with some of the practices OF the
Rockefeller-contro corporations
which she is fighting. The aged strike
leader was somewhat taken aback by
such an invitation from life long
enemy. but she met him half way and
ali hut promised that she would be
lad tn confer with him in the hope of
Getting him to see things in light
other than that given by 'hirelings."
The extremes of capital and labor had
touched hands and both felt better TO-
hov NJ
Another day at the same proceed
ings, John D. Rockefeller, IT.. met IN
much the same way, Mrs. Belle Zilber-
man and still later he again conferred
with Mother" Jones and she frankly
told him that she felt sure that ne
would find it possible to make hlmseir
the greatest man of the day II ne
would but acquaint himself with con-
ditions against which she is waglng
war. And their meetings were good,
and no bricks were thrown.
The truth of the matter Is that cap
ital and labor have about the same n
t,-ests, that is what is good for CAP
ital is good for labor and vice versa.
II is when capital goes off by itself
to do its planning and forgets labor
and when labor considers only itself
and ignores Capltal, Lndt tney appear
malicious and malignant in the eyes
of each other.
It is when they get together and
clasp hands and admit that they have
common interests which require skill
full working out, that they begin to, see
each other in their true light.
Capital cannot get along without
labor. -,
! Labor cannot exist without capital.
When they fight each other, both
suffer. When capital works for itself
alone and forgets labor, or when labor
thinks only Of itself, barrier grows
up between them and breeds war.
But when capitals represented by
John D. Rockefeller-reaches out a
hand and says, Lets get together and
discuss matters" and when labor, rep
resented by Mother Jones and Mrs.
Belle Zilberman-returns the hand
clasp and say Lets" then indeed
there is reason to hope that maybe the
two extremes will see that their inter
ests will be best served by harmonious
action
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-30

A Kansas newspaper remarks that
it is peculiar that man who owns a
bunch of cattle will go out to look at
them every few days, but not once dur
ing the year will you catch him at the
school where his children are getting
their education.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-30

other first class nations in these fea-
lures and congress refuses to heed.
Unless the senate makes over the
appropriation bill in the interests Of a
sufficient national defense. the matter
might well be made into an issue at
the next presidential election.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-30
OttumWa
Lime & Cement Co.
Main and Cass Streets

and county did not total up to the fig
ure, which would have been correct
Everyone therefore, should watch fol
tie census man, let him In and answe!
the questions he asks promptly and
correctly.
Clinton Herald: Henry Ford's state.
ment that he could make men Of all
the convicts in Sing Sing Is Of course
hyperbole, but he could go far In that
direction. The fact that some mon do
brace up in prisons operated undcr
the penal laws Of New York, Illinoia
and Iowa Is enough to indicate that ia
more could be accomplished when
right methods are employed.
Cedar Rapids Republican: A Ne.
braska woman who was suffering from
g. nervous breakdown was rushed to
New York. There she attended thirty
two operas and theatrical perform
ances and concerts in thirty-nine days
with tho result that she was cured,
The New York papers think that 1t
was the quiet and monotony of Ne
braska that broke her down. Now we
NAV read of more women who suffer
OH the prairies andA want to be taken
to Now York.
Cedar Rapids Gazette: How much
longer will we have to wait in eager
anticipation before Villa decides that
he has given all available aspirants
an opportunity at Mexico's presidency
and that it is time for him to take the
lob himself? 1t is highly probable,
however, that Villa was lin on the
swag" when the most recent admins
traitors skipped with most of the ma
tional treasury's! contents under their
arms. There isn't much about the
presidency to attract Villa now.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-30

Kansas City Journal: The exposure
of Secretary Bryan's efforts to lind Of
fetal places for hungry democrats may
REQUIRE another announcement from
him that he has mo intention OF re-
signing"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-30
ELECT ICITY
Electric treatment.

Electric treatment.
Electricity will cure
many diseases where
medicine has failed.
ECZEMA. chronic
skin diseases are
cured by electricity.
Pimples. warts and
moles, facial erup-
tions.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-30
Press Comment

La Crosse Tribune: It must be an
awful blow to the pride OF an ltalan
soldier, all set for bloody exploits on
the battlefield, to be put as chamDer-
maid for an earthquake.