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VOL. S3
DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 24, 1921.
NO. 9912
DEW AMERICAN DIRIGIBLE ZR-2 EXPLODES
FIFTY LIVES billl LOST WHEW
AUTHORITIES FIND
ROSEBURG DENTIST
MORTGAGED FARM
Seeking Motive for Brumfield's
Alleged Murder of Russell
Find Bank Balance Cut.J
PRISONER FLIES IN RAGE
WHEN CRIME IS MENTIONED
Still Shrieks His Former Plea
When Confronted With Mur
der, 'I Cannot Remember.'
rofeeuro. Aue. 24. u. p.)
Seeking a motive fur Rrumfield's al
leged murder of Dennis Russell, the
authorities have d Hoovered that
Tirumfleld cut down hla bank balanceii,
borrowed money to the umotint of
over $5040, mortgaged Ma Indiana
farm for 16000, carried a total In
debtedness of over (20,000, life insur
ance of 120,000, accident Inaurance,
110.000 and automobile Inaurance, $L
000. The authorltlea believe he HOUKht
to have Russell's body taken for his
own, make his getaway, have the In
aurance paid to liia family, giving
them ample to pay the debts and have
a surplus. The dentist files into a
rage whenever the murder la mention
ed and still shrieks, ."J cannot .re
member." Death IVnahy Will ll .VU11L
ROSEBURU, Aug. 24. (A. P.)
The death penalty for lr. 1'runtfield
will be naked, JHtrict Auorney Neu
ner announced today, he Salr1he
prosecution has evidence that haa not
been published. Expecting the de
fense plea to he Insanity or lapse of
memory, prominent alienists are to
attend the trial. There la a possibility
that a change of venue will be aked
because of the expected difficulty of
obtaining a Jury here.
POLITICAL PRISONERS
MAY BE RELEASED WHEN
PEACE TREATY -SIGNED
WASHINGTON. Aug. 54. U. I.)
Following tho signing of the treaty
for peace with Germany, action on Ku
gene Te' s by President Harding Is be
lieved provable, according to Deb's
friends. Agitation for the socialists'
release haa been strong since the arm
istice and It Is believed tho release of
practically all political prisoners de
pends upon tho consummation of the
German treaty.
SINN FEIN REJECT THE
LONDON. Aug. 24. (P. P.) The
Blnn Fein reply to tho Itrltlsh peace
offer rejects the proposals but paves
the way for further negotiations, ac
cording; to Dublin advices.
Portland; or., Ajig. 24. f rank
So ceo, 9il East Grant street, street
cleaner on tho night shift, planned an
Ingenious devise to rid his patch of
thieves. He suspected some of the
neighbors of the nightly Invasion
which has been depriving him ot his
garden produce nml planned a shock
for them. He stretched wires through
the patch and through a switch In his
bnrn provided for turning on electric
currant when tho thieves appeared,
llefore going to work Tuesday night
he turned on the switch, setting the
trap for the- Invaders.
Tho scheme worked, all rlghl. but
the wrong person was the victim. Sac
co's son John, 16 years old, strolled In
to the patch and started to Investigate
tho wiros. Ho wat'nblo to be about
Tuesday night after tho excitement
had died down. Tho elder Stacco will
be questioned by tho police today.
I TI.I X i:0V ASA I' I T
CHICAGO. Aug. 24. (1. N. S A
cat Is not a deadly weapon. Judge
Larry Jacobs ruled In police court here
when James H. Jankowski, charged
Louis Kchelcs with assault with a
deadly weapon.
The testimony showed that LVheles
hit Jankowski In the eye with the ani
mal.
i il.hiu a cat 1 a deadly
- ., u ,h i, .Hi. rfiamliiainr
tho case, "but you might lake out a
wrrnt tor teinou wsaujv L'
HURTSOWN SONBY
TRAP FOR THIEVES ENGINEER KILLED WHEN
rinnnouACuniiTDDinnc
i
SWINDLING CONCERN
FLOODS MARKET WITH
FAKE BONDS AND NOTES
Authorities Seize $16,000,000
In Securities Belonging to
'Wolf of La Salle Street.'
CHICAGO, Aug. 24. (IT. P.)
Spurious utock transactions Involving
$20,000,000 were carried out by a gi
gantic swindling organisation headed
by Charles W. French, the "wolf of
La Halle street." The scheme covers
all parts of the country, according to
reliable Information compiled over
night by the department of justice of
ficials. Tno market Is believed to be
flooded with fake stocks and notes, to
which the names of prominent men
and companies have been forjed. Tho
evidence ahows at leaet 17 companies
involved.
I "our Hanks arc Involved
According to the swindlers method
cf operation, one of which transac
tions Involving the Milwaukee bank
brought on the discovery of the
scheme, French and his associates
would offer a half million draft on a
Washington bank In part payment fori
the bank, then when they got In con-
trol they would Issue a million In cer-1
tlflcutes of deposit, on which they 1
would borrow money In Chicago, rush '
the money to Washington to cover the
draft and then would appoint dummy
officials and directors and proceed
desired. Four other banks besides th
Milwaukee Institution were wrecked in
this manner.
4lltliliItlml Kj.Im ftMWrllliii
CI.,EVEf..AND, Aug. 24.-I P.) !
Federal authorities today seized $lfl,
noo.ooo In securities belonging to
Charles French, where It had been de
posited In safety boxes of a local bank.
J. H. Lee, a Cleveland associate of
French, says big business brought on !
French's arresl. He declared lJil
"steel trust" feared French's opera-;
tlons would corner the Iron ore output
of the west.
FINAL DRIVE: RECESS
T
Beer Bill Has Been VirtuaUy j
Abandoned for Action When ;
Congress Meet3 Next Month.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (U. P.l ;
Congress launched a final legislative!
drive with a recess scheduled for to-;
night. There is legislation on hand;
to keep the houses In session two j
weeks longer, but the congressmen do- j
termlned to leave town. The beer bill,
which threatened to prevent a recess,
has been virtually abandoned for ac- j
lion when congress meets a month !
hence. The McNary bill is now serv
j ferrees being unable to agree
broader powers for the
war finance
corporation.
CH.Wl.IX TO VISIT V. S.
LONDON, Aug. 24. (I. N. S.l
Canon Carnegie, who is chaplain to
the House of Commons, has been
seriously ill for some time, Vmt Is now
well on the way to recovery. He pro
poses to visit America this month for
a holiday.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.. Aug. 21.
(IT. p.) Knglneer Armstrong, of
the Denver, Rio Grande Railroad, was
killed and 25 passongers Injured when
the passenger train went through a
bridge whose supports had been swept
away by flood waters. The engine and
four cars tiro In the creek. A hospital
train left for the wreck scene, accord
ing to reports.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. (A. P.)
An Investigation of the activities or
the national grain dealers association
and other organisations nllegtd to be
"engaged In combating legislation foe
the relief of agriculture" was ordered
in a resolution adopted today by the
senate. Senator Kcnyon said the in
quiry was sought because of a leport
that at the convention nt Cincinnati
in June umki the auspices of 1 e Na
tional Grain Dealers association It
was aeiermineu iu .....u.o uvu.t
campaign against the United States
Grain Growers, Inc., a co-operative
'marketing concern.
rLUUUO HMOnUUIDML'UL
UMATILLA RAPIDS DATA
TO BE SHOWN SECRETARY
FALL WHILE IN OREGON
When Secretary of the Inter-
lor Albert B. Fall Is In Portland
the subject of the Umatilla
rap.'ds project will bo laid before
him Informally by Whitney L.
Boise, member of the executivo
committee of the association
working for the project. This
was announced today by Judge
G. W. Phelps, president of tho
association after a phone con-
versation with Mr. Poise. Mr.
Boise Is today conferring with
A. P. Davis, director of the rec-
lamatlon service, on the subject,
Mr. Davis being in Portland
awaiting the arrival of Secretary
Fall.
" Thus far no word lias been re-
celved as to whether Secretary
Fall will visit the Umatilla pro-
Ject at Hermlston. Project Km-
K 11 cer Scholling stated th's aft-
crnoon he has had no word of
the secretary's coming. It is
possible the secretary will pass
throngh this section en route to
Southern Idaho. If he does not
come this way he will not only
miss the Umatilla project but
Southern Idaho as well unless he
enters Idaho from the east after
a visit to Yellowstone.
4,
4,
TO ACCIDENT
tTOMTARt
'Oltf-Aug: 2 4. When an an.
toniobile driven by Frank W. Smyth
!a stockman, turned turtle after strik
ing loose gravel on a curve entering
Nyssa early this morning. Mis. Myrtle
: Cowins, of Nyssa was Instantly killed,
i Smyth, Herwlck Wood, son of C. E. S.
Wood. Portland attorney, and a worn
lap, whose name bus not been asoer
i tained, were other occupants of the
car but escaped injury.
me heavy car Caught Airs. L owins. ,
.breaking her neck and fracturing her I
skull. Smyth said he hel eved she
! breathed for a few minutes after the.
car was lifted from her body. She was I
"r',
mi ooi'i.i ill lilt- iiuiii n-ai.
Cowins was 3,i years old and !
leaves two sons. Her father Is George
runups oi .yssa. i no puny was enof tl).a rp.sulin, according to uu- I
route to Mountain Home. Ida.. "d . iatiie jnf,,In,a,ion. The senators!
Smyth said they Intended to spend the: umie,..sU,0d to have approved the i
in,; lit at .Nampa, Ida.
OREGON WHEAT GROWERS
GET LOAN ON 2,000,000
BUSHELS OF GRAIN
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. (U
Tho war finance corporation
P.)
an- I
fin -;
tanee agricultural products for export
las follows: Washington wheat grow
j ers association 8,000.000 bushels; Ida-
ho wheat growers association 2,000.-
OIK) bushels; Oregon co-operative
wheat growers 2,000,000 bushels, and
Montana wheatt growers 1,500,000.
I
BOSTON, Aug. 24 (I. N,
S.)
"Churches need more publicity.
"People no longer attend churches
from a sense of duty; they must be
lured away from golf, and they mustjsept.
pay for sermons as otner goous are
.alt! for."
So says Rev. Dr. Albert C. Diffcn
baeh, Unitarian minister of Boston,
editor ot the Christian Register, who
has started a campaign for improving
sermons and making churches mire;,,-, inrniiig
popular. He thinks a good hustling
Klveitislne agent in churches would
make rich returns.
"Ministers should study advertising ,
methods,' he says. "With them It fre rs(, buying of futures np
would be a matter of application, lor 1)(.,llt,j , h.,V(, ,. tx ,-ourse and the
they have trained and versatile cntirt, Ka st, Uite u'spatclies
minds." i f mm W'Hshiinrton renorted a deadlock
ttl ,1
LOS AVfiF.I F.S. Amr. 24. (A. I
Horace Box, n county Jail prisoner
was shot and killed by Deputy Sheriffs
In a gun fight after Box was discover
ed In an attempted Jail break. He
struck the deputy over the head withlwhlte club. $1.09; hard winter. $1. OS;
.... .. .... ..-I . , n... .. . I ,i..ii
a cot leg and setzen nts gun, lie was
stiut uy anotner aeputy.
PEACE TREATY
Majority Members Reported
to Have Given the Terms
Their Cordial Approval
HARDING NOT TO OPPOSE
VACATION FOR CONGRESS
Reichstag and Senate to Con
sider Treaty Simultaneous;
Germans Meet Sept. 20.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. (A. P.)
Details of the peace treaty between
the United States and Germany were
! placed before the republican members
of tne senate foreign relations com
mittee by President Harding and Sec
retary Hughes today at ihe wmte
house. The majority members are re
ported to have given the terms a cor
dial approval. The president hopes
for ratification at an early date, but
will not oppose the 30 day recess of
congress to begin tonight, inasmuch
ns It Is desired that the Reichstag and
the senate consider the treaty gimul-j
tuneously and the German body does
not convene until September 20. The!
I treaty is reported to be a compara-1
' lively short document and is primar- j
ily a peace treaty. The ratification Is j
, to be followed by a treaty of com-;
imerce and amity. The text is not to i
j be published until the signature today ,
J by the American commissioner,, Dies- j
tel. and the Cieriuan fl.elgn m.niotV'i", ;
I Rosen. !
I Xo ( liaii'ie III Pact Suggested. :
Following the senators' conference,
no change in the pact was suggested.
ti, ,.ii...iv ,, -hnrt i
document. Diplomatic relations it 's
understood, will be re-established up
on the exchange of treaty ratification,
as will all other peace relationships.
Neither Senator Johnson and IJorah
,eIatl(ns j
attended the senate foreign i
commUtee C(1!(i(eiation of the treaty,
,WsC( ml Rmw ,lPSolIlon
w VSHINOT' . Aug. 24. ll'. P.)
, ,-,., L iv.,tv i i,i..,l
.... , .... .,., mi. i
I,,, - . Hn,lnln... , o.iif'h with tin. un
mg to senators
gotiations. Germany, throug
the
j treaty is accepting all the provisions'
diaft. Perl... advices indicate that j
(Germany is signing the treaty today j
or tomorrow. mis win oe u.e iu. - ;
mal peace between the United States!
and Germany, and provides the defi-
nlte resumption of peace relations be- j
I ween the two countries. With the ex- !
ception of some commercial under
standing no further treaty is content
plated, accord ng to authority.
T
Mav wheat prices were uuoted in ;
j today's Oh'cuBO grain market for the!
first time this year, and opened at I
j $1.23, with a closing price of $1.22 ij l
The prices for September and Decern- J
Iber wheat remained the same as yes-
iterduy, September wheat closing at;
$1.18 and December at $1.11. I
Following are the quotations receiv-
ed by
ers;
L verbeek & Cooke, local brok-
Wlicat.
Open High
Low
(iose
$1.1S
1.19
1.22'i,
.54 'i
.54
niirtkct
midday.
$1.17'
1.23
I 1 1 Ht
1.21
1.21 U
Corn,
.5 4 i
$i.i:i
LIS 4
1.2 2 'i
Dec.
May
Sept.
Dec.
"3'i
3 '-i
Vi .53'
.R3-
opening
Wheat-
-From tin1
until about
I pressure
conspicuously
absent
,,,i e.-isilv. Kxnortel
,-,,,,,,,, further large sales late yes-
,,...... ,. ,,i,,. Khortu- lie. :
between senate and congress over the !
luoposed authorization of one billion
dollars f credit and for the exporta
tion of agricultural products, unless
agreement is reached today the hill
I will necessarily await final appear
lanee after the recess. Actual slipp y
,, ,,,i ,imllllri conditions appear con
ducive to a strong market, but flnun-
c al conditions are very much in
deuce by the -weakness In
securities
and we doubt that a bull market can
occur at this time. '
INrt!and Ca-li.
Hard white. $1.11; soft white. $1 10: i
nortnern spring, .u; u-u i ana m-
ia. i.uo.
I
DETAILS
GIVEN
SENATE
TODAY
NEW FACTS INDICATE
RAGAINS WAS KILLED
ELSEWHERETHAN CABIN
FIRST EXHIBIT OUTSIDE
OF COUNTY ARRIVES FOR
HAY AND GRAIN SHOW
The first exhibit from outside
of Umatilla county for the
Northwest Grain and Hay Show
to be held here September 19 to
24, arrived today! It consists of
a sack of Jenkins Club from
Cecil Weiser, of Waitsburg,
Washington.
Fred Ilennion, county agent,
says that the wheat is of the
fine quality characteristic of
Walla Walla county Jenkins
Club, which is grown there in
quantities practically equal to
all that grown in counties of the
Northwest. Umatilla county re-
reived its first Jenkins Club
from Walla Walla county some
12 years ago and farmers have
done work in improving the seed,
besides getting a new start last
.year when a carload of pure seed
was shipped here
from Ken-
dnck, Idaho.
The arrival of the exhibit a
month before the opening of the
how is token by Mr. Bennion as
a;i indication that exhibits will
be many and will arrive here in
p'enty of time to, be classified
f d place! .n order. Many ex
liib'ts hav already been prom
ised and Ir. Eennion is getting
the Uimitil'a county wheat and
hay iit ed up for the show.
About half the $5000 worth of
stock for the Fhow has been sold.
v
"' November 1 if present plans are
realized Pendleton will have a new
building with a 100 foot frontage on
Main street. The contract for thc
erection of the Charles J. Koch build
ing at the corner of Main and Railroad
has been let and the material ordered.
The-building will be erected by P. T.
nelts ana it win oe oi ones ana con
crete. A good facing brick will be
used on the Main street front and also
on the Railroad street side, giving the
building a good appearance
The Koch building will be one story
i and have a depth of 9(1 feet. There
I ..-OI Kn .. full l.unmnnt nndnr ihe nil-
' .,',,, ,' ,ho ,M,nIr ,,.
divided into five storerooms facing
Main with a smaller room faring on
1? il...... A fritm fho ranr (if ltlf hlltMin
'A ;nterPBtin? featIlrc of the Koch
,)u,d, w, ,,e that sce Mr. Koch
owns pntirc ract fnrmerly se( by
oU fajr 1MviIloll and n,,pv Can.
ym hp have much r0()m , the
j.. of tni(. ,mUdin!r for additions if
, . .,,, ,, m-erted
I The Koch building will have a fire
! wall through the center from front to
! real".
j .!P ACCKPTS INVITATION
WASHINGTON. Aug. 24. (U. V.)
I The state department announced
the receipt of Japan's acceptance to
jtho Washington disarmament confer
i encc. The acceptance covered both
I the armament limitation, and the far
eastern uuestions.
T GO TO JAIL IF
CHILDREN STEAL COAL
j COLUMIiUS. O.. Aug. .21. (I. N. S.I
! Two reliimbus mothers are to spend
I thirty days in Jail if their children
t again steal coal.
! This untune decree has been an-
, l... t , K I..,.,.-!L-
' ". J ',util ' ' ',
the Juvenile Court. t
Admssion that she sent her chil-
; oren into local railway yarns tor vo.u i
I was made by Mrs. KUa Smith when
her children and those of Mrs. Jennie
.Miller, of No. 53$ Yarman street, were
arranged before Judge Post wick on
charees ef stealing coal from railroad
yards.
Judge I'.ostwicU decreed that if the
children again appear in Juvenile
Court on similar charges he will sen
tence the mothers to spend the follovv-
lni
thirty days in jail.
IHI5TI.AM WHI'.AT MARK IT
PORTLAND, Aug. 24. (A. P.)
Wheat is $ I .of, to $1.11.
l.AROItl.R'S BODY IS FOUND.
PORTLAND, Aug. 21. (A. P.)
The body of R. F. McNeil, a laborer.
.-u c. tin.) i,-,it -, i k- K,-,,trtn i!.-it- ft-,. in
dale today. Two men are sought as
suspects.
SF.VKN Ull.l I D IN WUIX K.
CLEVELAND. Aug. 24. (I. N. S.)
, Seven are reported killed in a wreck 1
'n. O.A V. ... Vrtrl, e,nlrnl , f Will.-ttth I
. . -v .. .
Blood Said to Have Been
Found Upon Dead Man's
Saddle; Also on His Horse.
That Louis Itagains was shot at
some spot outside of the Wright cabin I
and was taken to the cabin after his.
death and the body pieced In pos tion
on the floor is a theory of the tragedy
that has been current following a trip
to tne cabin yesterday by three car
loads of people who made a careful
examination of the premises.
That thete was blood stains on Ua
galns' own saddle and that a stain on
the shoulder of his horse Is thou:;ht
to be blood are two startling Indica
tions that are taken as establishing the
plausibility of the theory. .A saddle
said to be the property of Ragruns was
brought down to Pendleton shortly af
ter the shooting, but the invest :gat ion
yesterday which was made under the
direction of c. Z. Randall, deputy dis
trict attorney, and Deputy Sheriff E.
B. F Kidgway, disclosed the Tact that
the Krddle held here was not Kaolins'
jt all. His saddle had hciri taken
back to his place and his horso turned
jo:ii in the pasture, according ta re
ports and there are indications that
f,n effert to waeh the stains from
both the saddle and the horse had
:een made.
Mako yo Stntesm-m.
Asked whether there was any cor.i
ment from the office of ;he district
attorney on this report, C A. Randall
said at noon that neither he tor Mr.
Keator had any statement to make at
'his time. There was a bullet hole
found in the wall of the cabin. !i3 de
clared this morning in taikiui; cf the
ease, but the probable caliber of the
bullet was not divulged, nor was the
,hj( -.yjn of Sie buliat ho'e g! 'on.
Friends of Kagains are inclined to
the belief that the theory he was kill-
(1'nnttnued on page &.)
AND LEAVE HER IN STREET
Feeling Running High ; Talks of
Lynching is Going About ; Po
lice Patrol Negro Quarters.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 24. (U. P.)
Alleging that she was captured and
hold prisoner all night during which
1 l,iifl,.i- t,.-.rmou vnl(, ,tcrt hnr In In.
deseribable outrages. Mrs. Myrtle !
White was found unconscious on the I
street and taken to an emergency hos
pital where she is suffering from
mental and physical torture. She was
barely 'able to give a coherent ac-
count of the happenings of the night. ",e "s em' ""caiea un-
She said she went into a cafe to get i?er he !"r'lin and eave nav- Dcfcc,s
work to support herself and her two.1" tne wre fleeted several
small children. The negroes seized ?ay" F'or .to the disaster, but tho re
her, he'd her captive, then robbed ,"ts1.wc,, aa-
her, knocked her senseless and left ! 'EV,"Ctor9 1-ows"s-
her on the street. Feeling is running l,AS"GtN; A"' 3.4-A' '-
high and talks of lynching Is going -Tn(.l.n,ted. Sttt, ef ,0 ftt'
about. The police are patrolling the l0'000 f" dirigible on Its final
negro quarters in an effort to round I'vcry The loss falls on the Kng
up the criminals. "sh contractors who built the vessel.
lilllVil lllVwl v wUivlli"'1' l"c water anu was picseu up
' by a tug, unhurt, loiter reports fay
1 j t he airship was wrecked after two ex-
I lllnvlnna inula.,,) nf ai.a na ..-, u f r-jt
LONDON, Aug. 24.-
-(I. N. S.-
. battle between the Indian rioters and
ihe liritisli troops In Matalmr district
has been reported In a dispatch, which t
M Uwrv Kvr(, s,up c.ls.,a;tU,s ,nlt
was the first engagement between the,
rioters and the Pril'sh troops which j
were rushed from Bcngalure to re- ;
store order. j
FAMILY OF TEN PEOPLE
11
BKLLKFONTE. Pa.. Aug. 21. Cen
tre County nia have that famous
siraw that broke the camel's back.
l'btltp Straw and h's nine chihlren are I
claiming the heavyweight femllv
champiorship of ihe slate. The ten of
them weigh 2.2 IS pounds. The big
gest Straw scales at 2:0. The bantam
of the family busts the beam at 190.
GXSOllNF I'lUCKS DROP
' CHICAGO. Aug. 24. ll. N. S. I
The Stundard Oil reduced gasoline to
10 ....... t rilling ul..innu n A 1? fnm
, u , , ......
' tank wagons.
AIRSHIP MAKING
TRIAL TRIP PRIOR
TO OCEAN FLIGHT
Ship Broke in Half Following
Explosion; Two Men Are Be !
lieved to Have Been Saved.
. ,nnr, m w-r fi-i- - Aneen '
I AlnOnAr I A I ItmrlO drCCU
I
TRIAL BEFORE DESCENDING
Spectators Saw Big Bag Break,
Smoke Ballooned Above Fab
. ric; Giant Mass fell jn River.
LONDON. Aug. 21 (L. P.) Th
new American dirigible ZIt-2 explod
ed over Hull, with GO lives estimated
lost, including 21 Americans. The
ship broke in half following the ex
plosion, only two men descending safe
ly in parachutes, are believed to hav
been saved.
lteccue workers are combing the
waters of Humber river for the ro- "
ma.'nlng passengers. The airship.
manufactured for the United States
government, was on a trial trip, the
crew attempting to remedy reported
defects before it should attempt its ,
flight across the Atlantic. 1 General -
Malttand. Brigland'S foremost air au
thority, is believed to have been on :
board. The airship had Just signal
led it would attempt a speed trial be- .
fore descending when the spectators,
saw the b'g bag break in half, smoke H
ballooned above the fabric and the
giant mass fell Into the river. . .
Captain tesrieMi iVmrd.f -' 'J
Commander Maxfield of the United
States navy was on board. Beside 're
21 Americans, Including Lieutenants
Little, Kasterday, Hoyt, Bieg and Coil.
and a few picked mechanics, tho rest
of the passengers were Britisher. '
numbering about 31, engaged In In
structing the Americans In flying the v
huge craft. "
Cbptain Maxfield had not yet taken
over the craft officially for the United
States, Captain Wann of the British '.
air force, being in command until the
tests had been completed. Major
Pritehard. one of the British officers '
aboard, was the first man ever to land ' i,
j on American soil from a trans-Atlan-!tic
airship, dropping from the R134 .'
when that craft circled over the Roos- .
evelt f eld, Long Island, on Ita arrival
from Rngland.
The American officers slated to i
command the craft on the trans-Atlantic
flight were: Commander Maxfield,
Lieutenant Commander Coil, Lieuten
ants Bieb. Pennoyer. Hoyl, Lawrence,
Revcrly, Anderson and Tinker. The
mhi" " capable of rising t3.00
feet, cruising a radius of 6000 miles.
;The control system rivalled that of an
ocean liner, the commander reaching
all parts of the craft from the main
cab'n. It is believed the girders sup-
Icmis Man is Survliir.
I HULU Eng., Aug. 24. (U. P.)
I Norman Walker of Commerce. Texas,
I was tne only survivor of the ZR-2 dls
' aster, according to reports so far.
j Walker Jumped from the wreck as It
lr
reported. The reports say many pe-
jdestriana were swept from their feet
'by the force of the blast. .'
THE WEATHER
Reported by Mujor Leo Moorhuute,
weather observer.
Maximum, 7S. i
Minimum, 4S. ,
Rainfall. .02 Inches.
1
TODAY'S
FORECAST
Tonight and
Thursday fair.