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.VI"; .. ", V . 1 JTFIE ONLY SMALL DAILY m AMERICA CARRYING REGULAR WIRE REPORTS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS2 UNITED PRESS AND THE L N. S DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION CI : z 'ju- Trr syaae The Kant Orrgonlan la Eni""i Ore-g-on'a rl."t newspnper n1 a a oil ing force glv to the dortlsf mar t iv Ira the gimrsntfti paid circulating In Pendleton and Umatilla eouat ef , any other newspaper. , The net press run of Saturday's dally 3,316 TM paper Is memTier or md audited by the Audit Bureau o( Circulation!. ' COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER VOL. 33 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8, 1921. NO. 0808 LL KNOWN PEltTOl GIRL IS MISSING FOLLOWING WRECK OF STEAMER ALASKA H3 I .i ii ii.,iii, i. ,. urn ,. i ,u ,,, ,., tgSZZrB- 0,mim i ill , a. .&&L I tiC KAY CREEK PROJECT IS All ASSURED FACT There is Chance That Sufficient Reclamation Money May Come in to Purchase Site. HEAD OF RECLAMATION SERVICE MAKES SPEECH Davis Impresses on West End Settlers Need of Raising Both Livestock and Alfalfa. "The McKay creek project will not be sidetracked for anything. There Is even a chance that suffi cient reclamation money may come In this winter no that by December Menu may be taken to go ahead with purchase of the reservoir site." These very welcome statements were made ot Hermiston Saturday evening by no leas a personage than A. P. Davis, head of the reclamation service, to a group of west end people, gathered to meet with him. Mr. Da vis reochqd Hermiston Saturday evening, accompanied by F. E. Wey mouth, head of the Denver office of the service. Naturally the arrival of . the two reclamation officials was of Intense interest to those who have been work. i tor .the McKay reservoir. An In formal gathering was held ' and the reclamation head talked very frankly of the situation. "The money Is appropriated for the project but we do not have the dol lars and we cannot go ahead with the work unless we have the money. Oth erwise It means the penitentiary, end we do not want to go to tho peniten tiary." Mr. Davis, according to K. P. Dodd, who brought news of the meeting here yesterday, seems convinced that sufficient money will come Into the reclamation fund during the winter so that a start may be made on the pro ject here. However If the Borah bill providing for remission of cahrges for a year on projects is passed there will be no hope of funds for another year. During the meeting Saturday Mr. Davis Impressed west end settlers the need or raising both livestock and alfalfa. He said the alfalfa regions of the west are generally In better shape than other regions. He spoke very highly of the alfalfa producing powers of the Hermiston country. During the evening the officials were entertained by Hermiston folk end Bundny morning they left by auto for Yakima, WHEAT PRICES SHOW IN An advance In the price of wheat Is apparent in today's market, September wheat closing at 1.22 and Decem ber wheat at 1.2B U . Saturday's clos ing prices were September 1.20 and December $l.!2i. ' Following are the n'tnlRtlons receiv ed by Overbeck & Cooke, local brok ers: Wheat Open High I-ow Close Sept. $1.20 H $1. i $1.20tt $1.22 '.i Dec. Sept. 1.24 1.2514 1.23 1.2514 Corn .r,7 .D7 .rH .r.71,4 .U .67 -GST, 67 tt Dec. Wheat A moderate Improvement in outside buying power was noticeable today and the market was more re sponsive to bullish news than has been for aome time. The only set hack of Importance took place about midday coincident with the publishing of the visible aupply statement showing an increase for the week of nearly 10. 000,000 bushels. Spring wheat In Mln. neapolis was Inclined to weakness, but all other markets' were decidedly stronger, with the milling demand said o he the best this year. At the same Jim, exporters were competing for the grains and Inclined to pay higher prices. The seabo'ard estimated 600,- 000 bushels sold for export and mes sages from New York Intimated that a large business was done In a quiet way, it was also announced that Ger many has arranged in New York for .$10,000,000 for purchase of grains. Russian import said for the season are estimated at 8 to 10 million tons of all grains. In other words the former lead ing export country of the world Is to be an importer. There Is no doubt in the strength of wheat position from long distance view point and the situation will be felt In the market as soon as there Is some indication of Europe starting Its buying program. Benjamin Franklin spent but two years In school, between the ages of Ulit and ten, . , : y . ' f , : "II . ' v .RETARY HUGHES' 'VACATION' ! A s f mti- Secretary Hughes' "vacation" this summer consists of what rest he can Mihtch between Jmg days nt the state department.- Secretary and Mrs. Hughes are shown enjoying a qulel hour at Oreysione, the Hughes summer home at Hock Creek Park, nVnr Washington, So minutes from the stale de partment. T: TO AUDIT UMATILLA COUNTY ROAD BOOKS CHARLES IRWIN, WITH 20 COWBOYS AND COWGIRLS WILL ATTEND 1921 SHOW Charles Irwin with 20 cow- hoys and cowgirls and a string of horses, will be at the I'en- dleton Round-l'p September g S2, 23 and 24. according to n con- tract Just closed with the Pen- dleton Round-Up hoard through H. W. Collins, president. This will be Irwin's third year with the big local show. Eddie Mccarty and in row- boys and cowgirls will be nere also and negotiations are now under way to secure the fmnous J. A. Parsons string. Prairie Hose, popular Round- fp rider, and her husband, Johnnie Judd (this being a ca.w when the man Is known as tt mere husband) will He here. Yak and Kittle Canutt, Frank McCarroll and a score of others I'll will he here to compete In the eve of track and arena. WASHINGTON',. Aug s. r, P ) Americans Imprisoned in Russia will probably reach the border today, the officials elleved. The state de partment understands the prlsom-rs are en route to the frontier. WORK OF A. PHIMISTER PROCTOR, WELL KNOWN SCULPTOR IS PRAISED The work of A. rhlmlster Proctor, well known sculptor whom Pendleton claims as an adopted son by reason of his stny here while studying Indian and buckaroo types, is praised by George Palmer Putnam, member of the firm of G. P. Putnam's Sons, In a letter re ceived In Pendleton today. In his letter, Mr. Putnam says: "At a luncheon given recently here In New York, attended by a group of editors, art critics and Iho like, Proctor's sculpture came up for discussion. I un derstand that -tt Is possible he will do tho Til Taylor memorial for Pendleton. 1 had heard of this possibility hut had quite forgotten it. Proctor's work was highly praised and certainly he has a very splendid natlonnl reputation and it seems to me that there is perhaps no one In the country better qualified to do the work for Pendleton. Per svmally I admire his creations tremendously and have always felt that he has contrived to set he real spirit and punch better than anyone else I know.' Jack Wichman, an accountant In Ihe employe of Whitfield, Whitcomb and Co., certified public accountants, arrived In Pendleton this morning and has begun his work of making an au dit of the county road hooks. He was closeted with Deputy Dis trict Attorney c. Z. Randall during the morning and the check of the bool.s has already started. No idpa of the t n'le that w ill he required to make Ihe j rherk could be given hy Mr. Wlchman. i "I'll stay until the Job is completed, j and how long that will require I have no idea." he said ill talking about the I rudit. ' ' The audit has been undertaken by the county as a result of charges that were recently brought against K. C. Amann, bookkeeper In the office of the county rnadniaster. Amann Is ehnrged with having embezzled money frnrn the county and Is at liberty under bonds of $7,0(10. Officials have made no public statement of the amount thought to he missing. OF ANTI-BEER MEASURE WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. (U. P.) he senate increased the' scope of the nntl-beer bill, empowering the prohi- ition commissioner to stop importa !i,n of wines whenever he believes the w lies produced In toe united States are cnugh for medicinal purposes. ihe fight over the Willis-Campbell ntl-nieriiclnal beer bill Is fierce, the senate "Wets' declaring their inten t'on to test the bill in the courts if It should pass. E 1921 IS HARVESTED Unless Operations are Hindered by Rain Remainder of Wheat Will be Garnered Saturday. A third of Umatilla county's hig 1H2I wheat crop is harvested and by next Saturday night, unless operations are hindered by rain, the remainder of the wheat will he garnered, says H. W. Collins, local grain man. Farmers are well pleased with the yields and the close Of harvesting op erations shows that crops which promised well at the beginning of the season met expectations. Among farmers who have finished harvesting are Herbert Thompson, Elmer Moore William Duff, W. R. Wyrlck, Clell El gin and S. R. Thompson. Although a considerable amount of the year's crop has been contracted for, no sales have J-een reported dur ing the past, week, i PENDLETON TO CALIFORNIA WILL SOLVE PROBLEM City With Neighboring State Would Solve Road Problems. LOCAL CONTINGENT HAVE , SUCCESSFUL EXCURSION Spirited Meeting Was Held at Ritter Last Night Presided Over by Grant Co. Official. (East Oregonian Special.) CANYON CITY, Ore., Aug. 8. Shortly after noon today the 41 per sons representing the federated com mercial organizations of Umatilla tounty making the tour of Grant conn- ty In the Interests of good roads were ready to proceed to Heppner wheTe th? night will he spent. A Pendleton-to-California highway Is the solution of the road problems that confront Umatilla, Grant, Harney end Lake counties, sentiment of Grant county people Indicates; A spirited meeting was held at Hit ter last night which was presided over by County Commissioner Caverhill of Grant county, and sentiment expressed at themeeting overwhelmingly favors the construction of such a road. That ihe state will be asked to assist in such a prograniwas the idea that was ex pressed by several speakers. Among those who were called on for speeches during the course of the evening were Mr. Caverhill, the three members of the Umatilla county court, James H. Sturgis of Pendleton, E. P. Dodd, of Hermiston. Mayor George A. Kartman of Pendleton and others. Grartt county people made it plain that they are interested in a north-find-south road above all others, and they are willing to go the limit in order to sep such a highway built, tying all four counties together and furnishing connections with California on the south. ' Opinions exnressert on everv hand hr re In Cain on City to members of the junketing party indicate that Canyon city is heartily In accord with this plan. -phe party was Joined at'Uklnh by Mr rhumhrrtnin. Tbc nroeram hm j been csrried out as planned, and no I accidents of any kind have marred the trip. It is expected that the return to Pendleton will be made Tuesday. ' by Loaded with representatives of the federated clubs of .the county nine autos pulled out of Pendleton yester day morning on the swing over the southern end of Imntllla county and c into Grant county where they are to-1 day They are out to get an idea of the roads that connect the two counties at present and to confer with Grant county offiriuls and bus ness nieit'oii! the possibilities of building a road! over the John' Diiy grade which will make traffic on a big scale possible into Umatilla county. It is expected that the men will re turn by t'miomiw noon or shortly thereafter. Those making the junket are: County Judge I. M. Schannep. Com missioner (i. 1.. Dunning. Commission er R. K. Pean. County Roadniaster l.ee Shannon. County Clerk 11. T. Ritnvn. U C. Scharpf. Fred Stelwer. James H. Sturgis. Robert Simpson, Marshall Spell of Alexanders, Robert Tuttle, 1). H. Thompson. L. J. Rreslln i f the Pendleton Auto company, E. R. Aldr'ch, editor East Oregonian, Alger j Fee E. P. Dodd Hermiston, George Ferguson of the Peoples Warehouse, 1 Sheriff Zoeth Houser, F. B. Stewart, Stanfield. liana Pah I. Mayor George Hart man and Mis. Hartman, Fred Bcnnlon. C. I. Pair. Rex Ellis. Dr. II. A. Schneider Pilot Rock, W. -V. Royer. Pilot Rock, Ward Stanley, Pilot Rock, Charles Pracher Pilot Itnek. Kenneth Warner, pilot Rock, C. .1. Miller. Pi i lot Rook. C. W. Paulus. Fred Mi es, i Helix, F. M. Cast, Umatilla. E. P. Itetii'ek Umatilla, A. C. Rogers, Athe na, E. M. Siniih, Weston banker and Chas. W. Furlong and J. C Clemens. Sl'ltlNtin ELD. Aug. 8 C-overnor Small returned field and went to stnte capitoi. It ii his office in the i undersUHid" Sher-jtl.t if Mester is making arrangements to;tborities maintained he i ouM not b" seivo the warrants and have the gov- Mierated due to a char;:.' of niurdoi t-nor post bail. - Small hits been rpuinst him. touring the Illinois roads since his In- I d'etment, under charges of jiiggl ii& Horned tonds. a specie of lizards, he state funds, while he was trets-jenn squirt a fine Jet of blood from the ,ier. I I corner of their eyes several feet. IN ART HORSES OFFICER Pob Burk, 13. 339 Cook ave- nue, and Romuald Gansneder, If,, also of Portland, two young tourists who have been here since last Wednesday, and who returned home today on the train, need training in the art of swapping horses, according to John Hniley, Juvenile officer. The boys hiked most of the 'j way to Pendleton. Aftfr look- liiB over the town they decided I It would be des'rable to have a borse to ride back, so they pur chased an animal from Joe Al- lenj paying therefor the sum of t8. N'ow, according to Hniley, the nnimal had only recent I me a voter, and the boy i about J7.75 on the deal, ly be- lost 1, so he took the old horse back, got the boys' money, and gave them some fatherly advice on horse swapping. The boys declare that they like to go on . hikes and that they have made several trips during vacation time. Young Rurk's., father sent money to provide transportation for the young travelers. PARIS. Aug. (U. P.l The en tente of the iiiture was declared at stake when the allied supreme coun cil met in the most important session since the war. France and England were found to be , diametrically op nosed to each other on every iiuestioi, nsldered. The first sale of sheep in Eastern Oregon to Idaho buyers to be madi! this season so far as is known, whs consummated Saturday when Scott Anderson of Boise purchased i!,600 head of ewes and lambs of John Cun ha, Kcho Sheepman, one of the big gest operators In the state. Included in the lot were 1,230 six. year-old ewes and 1,350 cross-bred Iambs. The ewes, some of which "were younger, were Rambouillets, and are said to have been in excellent shape. The price that figured in the deal was not given out but it is said to have been satisfactory to both buyer and seller. Other Idaho men are known to be figuring on purchasing lambs snd breeding stuff from the flocks of Eastern Oregon holder, nnrt th. next ! few weeks Is expected to see quite a lot of sheep change hands. Idaho's nay crop is a heavy one, and owing to high railroad rates, it can not be ship ped out profitably. From September 25 until June 1 even.- year Dawson, Alaska, is isolated from the outside world. UNEMPLOYED IN START .1.0DO, . e-nploymet.t Cist end ai. I policemen i- restore order. Vug. 8 (I. N. S.) I'r. riots bt oke out iu the It requhed SOO mono'.1!! disperi" the rioters t vl . Three thousand (Mo men, being refused work, stormed tl" lumber j mis. The, office was w led and much timber was burnct' RiSH PEACE AVERTED NEED TRAINING OF SWAPPING i , ilS BELIEF OF Lloyd George Sent Orders tO;;', " Release Member Sinn Ftinj Parliment Held for Murder. I A LONDON. Aug. 8. (I. Ni S.) threatened break off in the Irish peace negotiations and a renewal of warfare j in Ireland was averted bv Lloyd , George. The premier sent oniersi!ear so far are: from Paris to release Immediately Charles Pehne. chief steward of Se John McKcown. a member of the Sinn utile 'Fein ivaiiiinenl. When the ltrltisl, . U. P. ) announced last week t'ney would re to Spring-i lease the imprisoned members of the Sinn Kent parliament. MeKeown was only exception. T'i? liriish au- Ml RUTH HART ALL EFFORTS WORD OF HER FATE ONAVAffi ... Local Girl Was Passenger on lllfated Steamer Alaska Which Struck Blunt's Reef Saturday Night During Dense Fog; Believed Real Cause of Wreck Will Never be Learned. CAPTAIN H0VEY REPORTED BRIDGE DIRECTING WORK Harold Perry, 18 Year Old Wireless Operator Stuck to His Posit Until Last; When Vessel Took Final Plunge Left Instrument and Plunged Into Sea; Rescued by Steamer Anyox. No word regarding the fate of Mis3 Ruth Hart, of Pendleton, missing since the wreck of the steamer Alaska off the Coast of California Saturday night, was received in Pendleton today-, A.query from the East Oregonian to Mrs. Frank Rechlin, of La Grande, sister of Miss Hart, brought the response that since Mrs Rechlin received word that her sister was missing1, no word has com'.- that she was found. T. F. O'Brien, station agent for the O. V. R. & N. by which Miss Hart ras employed as tele graph operator, received a telegram today from F, N.. Finch, general superintendent, that all efforts to locate Miss Hart have been unavailing. : Miss Hart is weli known in La Grande and in Pendleton where she has for the past seven years been employed by the O. W. R. & N. Mrs. G. W. Phelps of this city, who is now at Sea side, Mrs Rechlin and Mrs. Julia Metzger, of La Grande, are sisters 01 Miss Hart. j Miss Kart left Pendleton a short time ago for a month's va j cation. She sailed from Portland Friday morning and. planned .. to f-'pend some time in California. - " ' . r " Seventeen Ittxiles Recovered EUREKA, Calif., Aug. 8. (U. P.) Seventeen bodies have been recovered and nine Identified. The exact num ber of passengers and crew aboard the steamer AlasKa Is not known. But they are estimated at from 210 to 216. fne hundred fifty seven survivors have landed and the missir.g will probably reach from 4 2 to 36. Attempts to check the lists are now being made. The explanation is that the Alaska's navigators lost their way In the heavy fog, and got too close to the shore. They changed their course several times but it was unavailable. They heard the Blunts Reef foghorn, hut were unable to locate it. Then the crash came, the vessel sinking in 30 minutes. , Many of the survivors float ed for hours with their lifeboats and boats before the rescuing steamer. An"C thfm "P- A CT ls Pa-'tla"y blamed for the loss of life. I'wo uienoais upset as iney were ueing launched, throwing their occupants into the sea. The steamer Anyox saved all the survivors that have been hrought to shore. The passengers are in a pitiful condition. They were picked from the wreckage, where they had floateo for hours, many covered with fuel oil from the vessel's bursting oiltanks. The women's hair was matted as with tar. The tug, Ranger brought in 12 dead and a fishinsr smack five more. The cutter Venturesome, combing the waters around the reef failed to find I tfte others, and they fear the sea has I claimed them for their own. I Captain Hovey. it is believed, went di'wn with his ship and two wireless jrperators also. The wireless sent out calls for help until the vessel, with the stern holds well filled slipped front the ; reef and plunged from sight. Captain : Hovey was on the bridge when last ; .een. Following the crash the startled j passengers overflowed the decks, clung j to the tilting rail and tore at the can Mas covered life boats. A green crew, j setting the boats launched, allowed j two to become fouled and upset, i ihnuving the occupants into the sea, j crushing them between the vessels sides and the swinging lifeboats. Most I of the persons that were lost died In this way. Practically all the persons on board lost all their personal effects, people of Eureka hurried to the wreck and disaster, clothed, fed and warm ed the survivors, many of whom went to San Francisco Sunday night. Others re awaiting to go on a special train Mno EUREKA. ItiHlics Identified. Aug. 8. U. 1M An jinuuest over bodies lying 17 swollen, blackened ( In Humboldt county f be concluded following! !uor---ue will further efforts to identify eight whose: identity are not known. The know n I.nrseii, suitor of Portland. 1 Frank King, a waiter of San l'ran-i ciseo. Ralph Moekett of Red Cliff, Colo, j Thomas Johnson of RrookUn, N.Y.j Alvln Hutchinson, of San Francisco, t Frank Comni of Vancouver. H. C. I C, I'iekell of Los Angeles. Kunaxawa. a Japanese. An investigation into the cause of the wreck will be made Immediately. The charges that the members of the NOT LOCATED TO DROWNED; LAST SEEN ON OF LAUNCHING LIFE BOATS ' . . crew were inefficient oughly probed. will be thof- Ixx-at f-irl Among Miing. : EUREKA, Aug. 8. A. P.) Forty' seven names from the passenger and crew list df the Alaska, which found ered Saturday night after striking- th Blunts Reef, have definitely been posted as missing. This includes IT known dead whose bodies are in the morgue here. Of the missinr IK -are passengers and It are the crew. The, fatalities were caused by the explosion of the boilers as the vessel sank and by capsizing of one boat. The Alaska carried 132 passengers and 8! creir. The steamer Anyox rescued 166 and t brought them here." The tug Ranger , recovered. 17 booies. Among- the sur-' vivors are Mm. M. J. Aibera and lira. ' J. Stone, both of .Toledo, Oregon, and H. Dyer , and daughter Irene, aged S of Iji Grande. Irene -drifted in Ae wreckage with a life belt for -eight hours. She was found unconscious and soon revived. Sirs. Dyer and twins aged six are missing. Among the missing are Ruth Hart of Pendle ton; Joan Fitzgerald of Marshfleld. Captain Harry Hobey It is believed has gone down with his ship. A dense fog prevailed. Excellent discipline was maintained. EUREKA. Aug. P.) K. F Bonnewell, of Portland, hitherto re- ported missing, is reported safe. Oth erwise unchanged. Twenty-nine are unanvountel for. Captain Sticks to. Stiip The real cause of the wreck It It. believed will never be known, as Cap tain Hovey. some of the passengers de clare, was absolutely drowned. They saw him on the hridge. at the, last, . where he directed the work of the re, cue and launching of the llfelHiats. . None were able to tell the exact num ber of passengers and crew aboard when the vessel took the final plunge, lot it was evidently a large number. Harold Perry, is year old wireless npe. rator, stuck to his post until the last. When the vessel took the final plunee (Continued on page l.l THE WEATHER Weather reported Moorhouse. Mux'iMiun, 8. Minimum. r-. ' Pcrt.n-eler. it.f.i. by Major I. TODArS FORECAST Tonight and Tuesday gen erally cloudy. ASCERTAIN