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r.yv. aumi, ya, M TIIE ONLY SMALL DAILY IN AMERICA CARRYING REGULAR WIRE REPORTS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, UNITED PRESS AND THE I. N. S. 1 DAILY. EDITION DAILY EDITION Hie Ess OregonisB fe-Kustsrn Ore- fron t greatest newspsoer end li ne tore to the dertlsr oe twice the ilrnld paid elreiilatloft In Pendleton and Umstiila euuntjr of any otber newspaper. The net press run of yesterday's Dally 3,294 This paper li mcttm..r ,f end tudltd by Hi Audit Hureau of Clrcul.ilom. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 33 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, 1921 NO. 9859 GALE SWEEPS GULF x0AST EiMEIG SHIPPING; DRIVING VACATIONISTS HOME J 1 - IS f SHIP MYSTERY BAFFLES THOSE Efforts Are Directed Toward Finding Supposed Marauder That Attacked Steamers. 20 SHIPS IN ALL HAVE . STRANGELY VANISHED Operations of Raider Have Covered Several Months; May Have Operating Base. WASHINGTON, June 22. (L-. P.) Effort to solve the mystery of the "vanishing ships" have centered on finding the sea marauders who are believed to have boarded the schooner Deerlnc. making prisoners of her crew. A lint of 20 vessels which ha disap peared during the Inst few months h.m been tnbuluted by the depnnnient of commerce. Alrplanea mny be called upon to solve the ship mystery and pa. trol the little-frequented stretches of coast near Cape Hiittcras for some trace of the merchant vessels which have mysteriously vanished Ihere. Const guard vessels are exploring coves and Inlets In the hope of picking up a clue. If pirates raided the ships and murdered or captured the crews, some trace must have been left, commerce officials believe. The dis appearances emend over several months and the raiding of vessels must have a base for operations, It is believed. Five vessels were-near Cpe Hutteras 'len they went down. While the lumber of vessels disappeared Is not euusual, the fact that no trace has been found of them and that so many were last heard from near the same spot Is unusual, according to com merce department officials. If ihey had blown up. gone aground or even capslsed, some bit of wreckage float ing ashore would explain their faie. The achooner During, which beached on the diamond shoals with nil sabs set, has been carefully searched anil no trace of the missing crew has been found. Detectives are watching the old haunts of sailors In I he hope that pome will come back. The search so far has been In vain. The Peering In full of sand and seagulls are using the rigging aa a roosting plnce. July wheat closed nt H.2814 today, the same price as yesterday, while f-eptrniber wheat closed at Jl.22',4, n l.nlf a cent lower than yesterday's closing price. Following arc the quotations receiv ed by Overbcck & Cooke, local hrok- Open 1.30 1.23 IHuh Low Close l.2' July ricpt. July 1.32 1.28 1.25 Vt 1.22 Corn .64U .64 Mi .63 .fifV. 6S'i .64 .63 '4 Hept .64 4 W'hent closed nUnractlcnllv the same prices as yesterday nfter scoring a fair upturn In early buying Influenced by additional reports of deterioration In the northwest, with claims of disap pointing yields In many sections of winter wheat belt. The other con tributing Influence was report receiv ed vesterduv that Germany was livlhe market for five million bushels of wheat on 90 day credit basis, after advancing on bullish enthusiasm was asaatiged to large extent by adXices to the effect that the New York bankers did not favor the extension of credit to Germany, and also based on claims of largely Increased country offerings from the country. Cnsh prices early were higher but did not fully follow the advance In the futures and the tone ...... nnt nnnal.lufarf nlrntllT 4 'fl sh 11111'- chnses In the country Is helleved to! exert more or less Influence on prices, hut nt the same time It seems loRical to assume that the demand will he ample, and that, any evidence of furth er deterioration In spring wheal be't will stimulate buying power of suffi cient proportion to Insure a higher level of prices for the w heat market. remv, .t . (a. p.) Cen eral Charles H. Taylor, editor of the L .tton lilohe, ,tled todity from para lysis, aged 75 years. HANDLING CASE t it 11 Mil : ' i Rf y Admiral Sims, whose lndon speech on Hie Irish question can.e.l Secre tary iH-nby to order him h..me. went lo Knalaml lo receive an honorary de free from Cambridge fniversily. I'kture shows him and the prince .f ' Vales In the lobes of Doctor of l.-iw , urilvcrsily steps. "WEARIN' 0' TIIE GREEN" GREETS ADMIRAL SIMS AS HE ARRIVES IN NEW YORK; DEMONSTRATION FAILS Recalled Admiral Quietly Leaves for Washington to Report to Secretary Denby. NEW YOttK, June 22. ( I. X. S.)--Admlral Sims reached New York 011 the liner Olympic to the tune of "Wearing of the ;reen." A the liner swunR Into the pier, with Sims aboard, a little steamer slipped past the liners siern down Into the north river with a l and lustily glow-iti? tt1P famous lri.h air. 811ns landed at 10 o'clock ami started at once for Washington. The expected Irish sympat hitter's demonstration showing their disap proval of S nt's London "Jackass" ERTLE WILL REFEREE DEMPSEY-CARPENTIER FIGHT ON JULY 2ND JERRKY CITY, June 22. (T. N. S.) Harry Kiile hus been officialy tippolntetl iy the New Jersey boxing commission to referee the I lempsoy Cnrpentief fight. REV. G. L CLARK WILL Rev. a. I.. Clark, pastor of t'io Pres I ytorlan church, is to tie tho chief speaker lit the weekly forum luncheon of the Pendleton Commercial Associa- lion w hich will be held tomorrow at 12 o'clock sharp at the Jolly Inn. The topic will be one of Interest to business men, atid the reputation of Lev. Clark us a men's, speaker un doubtedly will attract a large crowd. The luncheon will begin at 12, and the r.ession will be concluded at 1:1.V STOVE IN W A RD"S STUDIO IS BLOWN UP WHEN FIRE IS STARTED WITH EXCELSIOR FROM BOXES y . . Force of Exnlosion Shattered pi, ia;:j-w, ., j D' ' UldSS In WinOOW allU bUS OI I rnn Wptp. Snatfprprt Ahnnt. Ail experience with shrapnel was tho lot of F. K. Ward this morning who had a narrow escape from serious in- ury wnen an explosion wrecKeo 11 stove in his photogrnphy studio In the Pen land building, ubova the Tallman Drug store. There arc two mysteries connected with the accident that Mr. Ward would like to have explained to him. One of tlfem Is why excelsior, which was all there wns In the stove, should (xplode, and the other is how he ever escaped being seriously hurt. The explosion occurred nt S o'clock. Mr, Ward had started a fire In a stove. : peet h failed to materialize, partly du to the presence of loan policemen and partly the expedition with which the admirirl was whisked from the dock In un automobile. Sims was the fiist passen-rer to land, with Mrs. Sims. Ili-fore the people on the dock realized that the admits! had arrived he had disappeared, s 111.1. attired in civilian clothes, refused to make any state ment until after he talked with Secre tary Denby. He ntade no comment on his littitou speech. Wouldn't 1st Cutter XKW YttltK, June 22. (A. V ) UeftisiiiR to ie taken ashore by u cut ter. Admiral Sims came up the bay aboard the liner Olympic to meet his friends or foes who might await. Kverv thing was peaceful when he landed. A thousand policemen were massed 011 the dock. At the station there wete a few boos and cheers. Violators of traffic laws ni ght as well inttke up their minds not to lie I caught by the police and taken before Ithe city court any more, because it they do. they are likely to receive stif- fer fines than have been meted out In the past. I An ultimatum has been Issued by Magistrate Thomas Fitu Gerald that . tiie patience of the court is ahont ex hausted by those who break traffic I ordinances. This morning I.eo Fix was nrrested for failing to give the right of 'way to a woman driver on the corner or Main and Alta streets, ilystanders said t,hat an accident was aveited only by the coolness of the woman and the perfect working condition of her brakes. The fine was $10. Judge Fitss Gerald declares that leniency in sm h cases Is a thlna of the past, nnd there w-ill be no more minimum fines lor such offences. ::"'TZJr"r. which had come to h'm with photo- "rnl,n,p supplies was all that he used. The blare had been going for about five ni'niites when there wns a roar "' iavh" The force of the explosion shattered j the gliiss in ope of the windows, and , pnssorsby and men in nearby offices ! rushed up the stairs. W hen the smoke I j cleiuc-t nwnv they found Mr. Ward! r.one the worse for the experience. He j was standing; about five feet in front of the stove when the rrash came. The sto e was completely wrecked, a nd bits of Iron were scattered about the room. In the corner the paper was town frcm the wall where the iron had Pear that the Marshall dam at Mar strut k. isball. 23 miles north of IVnver, would Members of the firo department Rive way drove hundreds of residents were on the job. nut no fire started. It lof that town into the hills. The dam Is believed that the exeels'or smoulder- ed for several minutes and generated ens which w;ls ignited Vhen the ma- terial blazed. KING GEORGE AT . 'SHIRT SLEEVE BRIGADE' ilS NAME OF NEWEST CLUB, itO BE FORMED IN CITy! A new organiwitlnn Is being formed in Pendleton with the re turn of warm weather. There la no Initiation fee, and the pass word In u smile that denotes freedom from discomforts of too many clothes. The organization has been called the Shirt Sleeve Urigade. The chief organirer, Mr. Shin ing Sun, is confining his efforts altogether to the men who In greater and greater numbers are appearing in the office and on the streets minus a coat. One wag suggested today that since it is no longer the stylish thing for women to wear furs In summer, the new club should borrow milady's outfit and so se cure for itself a certain amount of "vogue" and "standing" In the eyes of the public. The sug gestion met w ith cold disapprov al from the charter members of the organization who declare that nothing shull be introduced to Interfere with their comfort. ,.-.. Letter to E. 0. Williams Has Graphic Account of How Relatives Escaped Death. A letter containing some first-hand Impressions of the recent flood nt Pueblo has been received here by K. ! O. Williams. 1012 Raley street, from ! Mr. TT'lnr.iMm ' il 1 i u m s u-ife nf 1 ee Williams, a brother of the local man. Another brother, Virgil Williams, was caught with I.ee and a crew of 1? men In the rush of the waters, and two of the men were drowned." 'Jhe others escaped after a night-long struggle in which they clung to passenger coaches cn which they were traveling. The letter is being useo to serve more than an ordinary purpose. It was written June 1 and was sent first to a sister, Mrs. R. C. Rasmussen at PMnfield, then to the mother, Mrs. Mary F. Williams at Portland. Vir gil Williams, the single brother, visit ed in rendleton last February. A part of the letter is as follows: "Just a few lines this morning. Yon have had a message, of course, Raying we were all safe hut thought some word direct frcm us would be good, too. "I.ee barely .escaped with his life. He started on the Missouri-Pacific to Wichila, Kuns, and the flood hit the train before they got out of the yards here. The train turned over, and he Rot on a 1. & U. O. that was close by, and It soon turned over, and he hnng -n top of a conch all n'eht lone. (The train left nt 8 o'clock that evening.) "Houses by the dozens were flouting down the river humping Into the coach, and cvervthing else seemed to bump them. They thought even minute would he their last. "I.ee had IT men and Virgil (the other brother) with him. Mr. Wright, one of his foremen, was drowned, and another member of the crew lost his life. Kee was with the conductor nnd engtneor looking to see If they couldn't get across the lirida-e. and they all three ot on the coaches together, and both the others were drowned, o I can't tell you how lucky we feel that he and Virgil both got out safe! "Itnby Marian is standing it fine. I was lucky enough to get several bot tles of Mellon's food, and there is. a cow in our block, so she will be fine. No one will want for food for all dav yestereny airplanes were flying over I the city. They were government plane." I !'"' on the situation. Don't ,..(.,... B,t s. t could write Sao m, thpn , t(,M n.,f of ,ho r.tl . lnM1, nh(it tnp situation. Must g; h,,sv now." AS DAM WEAKENS1 J j I DKNVKP. June 22. '!. N. S.)- limpounds several hundred million gallon1. A section became weakened and Hood warnings were pounded down the valley. BELFAST; WOULD VISIT DUBLIN PAR- LIAMENT ALSO. IRISH ASKED TO CEASE WARFARE E Ulster Parliament Opened by King and Queen on First Vis it by King in 19 Years. SINN FEIN MEMBERS DID NOT ATTEND CEREMONIES Belfast Classed as Armed Camp on Appearance of Soverigns at Function. BELFAST, June 22. (A. P.) King George and Queen Mary presided at the state op ening of Ulster parliament to day. The ceremony, in the city hall was a brilliant spectacle. The distinguished assembly re garded the event as marking an (. :v, important event in msh history. Sinn Fein and nationalist mem- bers Of parliament did not pal'- tk'ipate. Ciiy An rnM-rt Camp. BFI FST June (I .V S i This 'city was an acmed camp when to participate in thn state opening of J the new Northern Irish parliament, j Fur the first time in 19 years Kin; Cleorge visited Belfast. The king in his ad Or ess. opening the rister parliament, made a direct ftp peal to Irish people to erase their strife and settle thfir disputes with good will and forgiveness. The kins intimated that he might attend the opening of the now Dublin parliament, which is controlled by the Sinn Kein ers, later. I tcf urn to rji&himl. BELFAST, June 22. U 1 Fol lowing the opening of parliament the king and queen hoarded the royal yacht to return to England. No unto- ward incidents having marred the trip, lilUi PROVIDE t sire COLLECTOR, SALT LAKEiE! J 11 i . . j to be occupied by banks, which stand lout in hold contrast to the quiet col WASHINfiTOX, June 22 (A. P.J oring of the ancient gems of arcbitec President Harding nominated Mrs. tture. Jenive P. Musser, customs collector for When the palaces are not torn Salt Lake Thy. This is the fist nom-jdown, they are modified in such a ination of a woman for fice. similar of- to - XKW YORK. June (A. V Washington li. Yalidot'lip arrived da;.- from Knropc, saying be had re- j ceiveil more concessions from the Hus-1 sian soviet government. OF M REPUBLIC; BEER SALE WANTED nKNYKU, June 2 2. L L. O'Snlli van, T". P. staff Correspondent.) Kf foris of the Irish sympathizers to place the American KVderatiun of Labor on record as favoring a bocolt of Brit ish Roods failed The convention (Kissed a resolution uruing coukivss to recognize the re pnhl'.e of Ireland and expressing la bor's svmpaihy toward the struggling Irish people. The convention unnn -monsly adopted the resolution calling for an amendment to the Volstead act permitting the sale of "wholesome beer." John L .Lewis made a bid for sup port of his candidacy for president of i the American Federation of I.lor on 'the floor of the convention. He spoke favoring the resolution demanding that definite steps be taken to obtain gov- iRIDGWAY INVENTS NEW 'BOOZE-FINDERS' FOR USE IN FINDING DOPE It s booze-finders that we have now! No, they're not for Just any Tom. Dick or Harry to carry iiround with him to locate hard drinks by the practice of ma sic. They are two irons, sharpen- ed to a keen point with a T at the top w hich w ill permit an op- erator to pound them. The in- ventlon has been perfected by K. II. F. Ridgway, deputy sheriff, to use in sound out ground sus- pected to be the hiding place of Intoxicants. "Red" has been using an old Irish shovel, and he declares that this stunt of dig- ginn several graves every time he looks for a moonshine still is not all it might be touted to be by 4 the man on the side lines. The top of the ground Is always hard packed, but by driving the stakes Into the ground, Ridgeway has it doped that he will be able to find soft dirt in suspicious spots. CHICAGO, June 22. (V. P.) Joseph Griffith, president of the Chl- i cago board of trade, has started "house cleaning- m the -pit". He win eiim- mate; manipulation of the market, up- !wari and d(iwnward. op.ratior,a hav. i,,R an undUe influence on prices-. trading futures for a set period. He I v i" establish strict censorship of rr.ar- M and l'uni,h ,h"se circulating f:llf,e rumors. The Illinois legislature j ' als0 condemning these practices. ROME. June 22. Slowly the god of commerce is grinding away a little ut a. time the romance and antiquity of this cradle of civilization. The Corso, from the time of Roman emperors the busiest thoroughfare of the city, is losing its ancient charac ter. The four huge triumphal arches 'which once spanned the street, were plestroyed centuries ago. Palaces and icnurches wore left but the palaces man of commerce. Two huge old raaces occupying a site half-way up the Torso have al ready gone down before the commer- ial onslaught. Jn their places have been reared two big, gaudy structures way. that the interior decoration. some of which has stood the test of centuries, is effaced and sometimes plastered. Numerous al t era t ions are uiade to suit the necessities of busi ness. In the quarter where the church of St. John Lateral! is located, a new amusement company has taken pos se?sion of n large square of vacant ! ground and has erected carrousels, 'roller-coasters, fen ls-w heels and side shows. The romance and beauty ol ithe spot has vanished. riatinum is nearly four times dearer than eold. eminent ownership of railroads and other basic Industrie. HSs address fa vored the starul of the railroad unions, whose support he is aitt-mpting to oh fhristian Madsen of Chicago, open ta n in his campa gn. ed the Irish debut hy mining an ap peal from the chair on the ruling of gontpers that his amendment for boy cott was not proper. Considerable cheermg followed -Madsen's address. .1 K t.KAN'T MKS ASTOKIA. June 22. ( A. P.) Jack dram widely known sportsman and boxing referee, died lure today. MAHKKT STIvlY TOOAY. 1 POKTLAN'I. June 22. (A. P.) Livestock is steadv; Kggs and hitler are steady und unetutnyed. TEXAS SHORE HIT BY STOIC GALE AND HIGH TIDES Water at Brownsville is up Six Feet but City Regarded as Safe From Inundation. 75 MILE WIND UPROOTS TREES, PROPERTY DAMAGED Oil Tanker Doheney Sent Call for Aid When Propeller is Lost in' Storm Off Coast. HOUSTON, Tel., June 22. L P.) Kaglng winds and sheets of rain are sweeping over the gulf coast, tearing trees from their roots and doing ex tensive property damage. The gale. with a velocity estimated at 75 milea an hour, is sweeping northwest from the mouth of the Ilio Grande. Island vacationists are being driven to the mainland by the high winds and sweeping tides. A rise of six feet in the tide Is re ported at Brownsville, a city nine feet above low Lde level, so no fear Is yet telt that a water wave will Inundate. If rain falls heavily it is feared manr , ships off the gulf coast will be at the mercy of the winds. 0 Mile C.mU The tornado will have a velocity of 90 milea an hour when It hits Galves ton late today, the weather bureau an nounced: Inhabitants of the coast, cities are seeking safety in their cel lars. .. . Tanker In Distress. " GALVESTON, Tex., Jun 22. (IT. P.) The oil tanker, William Doheney, is at the mercy of the heavy gale with her propeller lost 94 miles west of Gal veston, according to a naval radio. They sent an S. O. S. message saying that the vessel was drifting in a htavy sea and needed help immediately. The ship is a thousand tonner. Terr.fic winds and rising tides are reported all along the Texas gulf coast. Tides are rising and the heavy seas are sweeping landward. The storm Is coming from the northeast. .The gov ernment weather station at Washing ton reports the storm will not abate for 24 hours. Gulvcston Keels Safe. GALVESTON, June 22 (A P) Spray beating over the seawall is no reason for alarm, according to weather ob servers. The wall, li feet high run ning along the gulf side of Galveston island is able to check any danger of fi(-od. Inhabitants are told not to be alarmed, putting their fears at rest that the flood would sweep the city. Some lowland streets might be flooded, the weather bureau said, but there Is no danger to the city proper. The tele phone company announces that the gale is moving -. eastward with di minishing 'fury. . Warn nv Are I'n. HOI'STON, Tex., June 22 (I N. S. ) Apparently centering east of Corpus fhristi a tropical storm threat ened th'e gulf coast from Port Arthur to Matagorda hay. Hurricane warnings over this section have been hoisted. ER CASE VA.WOrVKH. Wash.. June (I". p.) George Kenton. 7 years of age. Is held us a material witness In the murder of lien Mich at Kblgefleld on June 5th. He may be able ot fur nish evidence leading to the arrest of the murderer. I 'colon Is not suspect ed of complicity in the crime. THE WEATHER Reported by Major MonrhmiN, weather observer. .Maximum, tis. Minimum, 65. Barometer, 29.6). TODAY'S FORECAST Tnnlgril ht4 Thurwtay fair and "Wiirrntr.