THE ONLY SMALL DAILY IN AMERICA CARRYING REGULAR WIRE REPORTS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, UNITED PRESS AND THE I. N. a 1 DAILY EDITION DAILY EDITION rrm The Em Oregonlan li Kettern Or gon grtm nwtvt and a eeM Ing force gives to the advertiser v twice the guaranteed pnid circulating la Pendleton end I matllla cousir ut any oioer aewepaper. The net press run of yaaterday'i Dally 3,276 Thl piper 1 menvoer or and audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulations. COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUNTY OFriCIAL PAPE2 -7,-' r " VOL. 33 DAILY EAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 25, 1921. NO. 9913 if TO Tflffi Ml KE COMKl J 1 &i il ,.,, y "' - - " ' ' - - 11 W; L THOMPSON l( STEAMER SINKS AT Canadian Importer Sunk 650 Miles Southwest of Columbia River at 2:30 This Morning. STEAMER CORDOVA STOOD BESIDE SINKING VESSEL Portland Bound Vessel Aban doned Sinking Steamer When Members Crew Were Saved. PORTLAND, Aug. 25.-0 P.) The steamship Cunadlnn Importer was reported to have mink 650 miles southwest of the Columbia river nt 2 o'clock thU, morning. The steamer j Cordova, from San Francisco to Port-; lund was studding by. It Is reported that small boat pulled uwny from the sinking: steamer, hut most of the members of tho crew were . taken aboard tho Cordova. Onu boat Is re ported missing. The Cordova aban doned the sinking; steamer when the members of the crew were saved. The Cordova scoured the sea for additi onal survivors and Is proceeding on to I'ortland. riisU-r Klilp' to KvMrtcr. PORTLAND, Aug. 1!3. f.. P.) The Canadian Importer reported suns off the California coast. Ih u sister snip of the Canadian Exporter winch w;ls wrecked an the sands off Wlllnpa Tinrboi a itllrll'W end whlcn -n total lota. The vessel wa launched ut Vancouver, II. C. In 191D. and put to sea from I'ntfot Sound August 15, with 3,500,000 feet of lumber. Marine circles believe the shifting of the car. So caused a leak, which when .ne first radiogram was received at North head station, Indicated a depth of 17 feet in the hold. IJfe, lioat 8CU Missing. According to Captain liissett, the vessel had been in a bad condition for several days and was able to receive n wireless but not to send one. It Was Just able to get out a message which summoned the steamer Cordo va to it uld. A boat with 20 men is still missing at the lost reports. The Cordova was too far off shore for a pond wireless communication. The crew H understood to total 44 and titer,' mwu no passenger. Appeal Tor Jlclp In Search KEATTLK. Aug. 25. (A. P.) A broadcast appeal has been sent to ships over the North Pacific to watch , for the missing boatload of Canadian Importer survivors. The Cordova was unable to locnte the boatload accord ing to a message received this morn ing. The Cordova was from Honolulu to Astoria and Portland and picked up the distress call when nen- the Cana dian Importer last night. The message was "We are sinking last. Hurry. We have 17 feet of water In the engine room." 20 MrmlNM-H of Ocw Missing PORTLAND, Aug. 25. ( I". P.) Meager reports from the steamer Cor dova, steaming toward the Columbia river with the survivors of the mem lers of the crew of the Canadlnn Im porter, reported sunk 400 miles oft Eureka, Cal Indicate 20 members of the crew missing. A lifeboat wjth ap proximately that many pulled nwsy into the darkness as the Cordova went to the Ulfutcd steamers aid and may probably attempt to row to the main land. The Cordova Is scheduled to ur rlve here August 2S. E DALLAS. Tex., Aug. 25. (L N. R ) Kntering the Marine Field club house unexpectedly, Mrs. Jess Hnsscll, wife of the .president of the Dullas basota.ll club, emptied the contents i f a bottle of acid upon an unidenti fied woman and Hnsscll, whom sho found together at the clubhouse. The woman was severely burned. Mussel's Injuries are'not Rerlous. Mrs. Hnsscll was charged with mainlng and curry ing a dcudly weapon. BOMBAY, Aug. 25. (P. P. Over 1000 white Inhabitants or the Malabar district were slain during the rioting. The mnddened Mopluhs, com mitting excesses, killing nnd burning, lire proceeding toward Calcutta, while trhops are rushed tu meet und disperse ihe fanatics, . PACIFIC AN DULY HOUR GERMAN Terms of Treaty Substantially Same as Knox-Porter Peace Resolution it is Declared. BERLIN, Aug. 25. (U. P.) The German-American peace treaty was signed at 5 o clock this afternoon, according toj Berlin time. The treaty is sub- stantially the same as the I Knox-Porter peace resolution,! ' it is said here Ratified by Two Governments. BERLIN, Aug. 25. (U. P.) The German-American trea ty has been signed. When rat ified by the two governments involved it will end the state of war existing between the Unit ed States and Germany, since April 6th, 1917. Loring Dresel, j the American commisisoner, signed for the United States, j and German representatives 1 signed for Germany. ! j Evidence , Believed Further Will Discredit Given by Two Version ! Witnesses. Testimony expected to be dlVultfed at the coroner's Inquest Into the cause of the death of Louis rutins tomor- row miirninc u-tll Mhnu' Ihnt 'iff or I'll- I row morninif will show that Sains left the Wriisht cabin in the aft lernoon he wont to the Cunha cabin, about elKht miles distant, and returned to the WriKht place later In the even In. Information to this effect !s un derstood to have been collected by the authorities following a further Investi Kalion of the actions of Hairnins dur ing the Interval when he was not in the cabin where his death is supposed to have occurred. I'ata on the actions of the man who was shot during the Interval that In tervened between his two visits to the cabin has been desired since the. trag edy and the clearing up of this point yeclerday provides more material foi which the prosecution has searched. Further evidence to show thiit Ua gnlns was not standing by the window when he was shot, and that the man who fired the shot stock at the foot cf the ,,(, 1f cinlmed us a rpsim of ,h, finding of the hullet hole in the wall of the cabin by District Attorney C. '.. Randall. The course of the bullet ah Indicated by the hole it made in the wall Is likely to disprove the stories ot Charles Itunyon und deorgc M. Silrehb according to the belief expressed a1 the district attorney's office. The "letter of mystery" will noi prove a vital factor in the case, ac cording to R, I. Keator. "This business of posting letters or gates Is a common thing in the moun tains or In the forests, and I attach no significance to the fact that such n missive has been found.'" NORFOI-K, Va Aug. 25. (P. P.) Two hundred fifty thousand dollars worth of Scotch whiskey was landed somewhere along the shores of Chesa pcakc Hay by five bootlegging schoon ers from Nassau nnd Panamas, it is believed today. The bootleg fleet ran by the revenue blockade, dodged th pursuing craft, fled up the hay and Is believed to have landed the contra band cargo and fled again to the open sea. IRRIGATION CONGRESS EXECUTIVE BOARD TO MEET IN PENDLETON As president ot the Oregon Ir- rigation congress, James M. Kyle of Stanfleld has called a meeting cf the executive com- mlltee of the congress to meet in Pendleton during the Round- Up. The board is composed of eight members and they will hold their sessions at tho Hotel Pen- dleton. llecause of the scope of Im- portant work covered by the Ir- rigation congress the coming meeting ot the executive com- inlttec Is being awaited with in- teres! and it is coiis'dcred com- plimenlary to Pendleton that the session is to be held here. Tho committeemen will be hero Hcptember 22, 23 and 24. 4 AMERICAN PEACE TREATY SIGN ED HERO C OPERATOR PREFORMS DUTY BRAVELY TO END , . , , , ,., . Ship's Back Broken; We Art Afire, Falling We' Wac Last Message Sent by ZR-2 CITY OF HULL IS IN DEEP MOURNING FOR LOST MEN Tide so Strong and Sands Shift ing so Rapidly Almost Impos sible to Recover Bodies. HULL, Eng., Auf. 23. (U. P.) "The ship's back is brok- fj 11 . t V- f lulling, m t ! " was the last message Lieu : tenant Wicks, aircrari wireless '' operator on the ZR-2 sent the airdrome here. Wicks stuck ' gallantly to his post until the last, according to the broken message. Wicks was among tnose k)f.t . Lieutenant Wamm, commanding the huge craft, was the only British officer saved. He said most .. of the men were inside the envelope amidships when the explosion occurred, and probably perish- . . ... . . . r- .. . Vl III itic as LllK ujp ifil I flames and then were caught in the submerged wreckage. Divers Inspect Wreckage. HULL, Aug. 25. (I. N. S.) Divers who inspected thf submerged wreckage of the dirigible ZR-2 during the morn ing reported the tide so strong j and the sands shifting so rap- idly over the body of the losi j airship that it was unlikely a more Domes win ever De recov-1 ered. Thirty-eight are still I missing. The death list is officially placed at 43. The city of Hull is in deep mourning. All flags are at half mast. It is likely a great public funeral will be held in Lon don for the lost British and Am arican air sailors. Only Ore American Saved WASHINGTON, Aug. .25. (U. P.) The navy department received official word that of the 17 Americans on the ill-fat ed ZR-2, only one, Normar. of the craft, which served as r. parachute. Walker came ashore smoking a cigarette. The British a'.r ministry has ex changed condolences with thr United States navy air depart ment, regretting the loss of the men. Explosion Occurred After . Freaking. HULL, Aug. 25. (A. P.) The cause of the ZR-2 disaster, in which all of the crew except five, including one American. Norman Walker, the rigger, perished yesterday, was re ported to be clue to the break - ing of the longitudinal girder amidships, made of aluminum alloy, cutting the airship in halves. An explosion occurred immediately after the break ing. Divers began today to ex plore the fire-twisted wreck. I . S. Destroyers sent. HCI.Ii, Aug. 25. (I. P.i Plveis, are searching the tangieu, twisted wreckage of the world's once grente: airship In a renewed effort as the t ill' reached its lowest ebb. They rein 1 1- .i ii,.. ..i. i o., ihb lint mi. lhriSTZSlNN FEIN SOLDIERS escaped. He was near the tail j able to reach some of them, due iOj'cloi'k unlay. the swift current. A great i'unei .1 1 . will probably be held todayMn honor 1. envoy Op-mng; or Ncui.t.ntlons of the gallant men who perished in! l R1.1N. Aug. 25.-(A. '-""' the disaster. The I'nited States Is sending i'n ftroyers to bring the recovered bod', buck to the I'nited States and the hi v.il board is preparing to conduct on! Inquest. Invest'gation into lh. close if li.e disaster will be left to liie Krit- tCuuliuuud on page t.) GIANT U. S. AIRSHIP r fWSHT' r i p"&t W'v i p ,i t, , itx. . - , j h CD- . .. - - , , rr" Frjj - ' ' J , f,vv " -' t ' 4 " X - r : - - - - . , v - t... ,-r"v n 'T""1 ' p: 7 ,V r : h - : ' ti!ijWiv: . ... ..... ... v - .. . .--,; Photo : " . - The above licturcs of the ZR-2 were taken in Knxlund durinjr practice flights. The government was,to pay JJ.IKHi.iiim for the airship and the hangar at Lakehurst, New Jersey cost ? :i.0(in,ii"0. Another million was ached -cled fpr espense cf crew and for fill ills' the hutre tanks with lu'liuni gas. . . The Zli-2 (H-:iS was built at the Royal Airship Works, ("ardinton. Pedford. Kng. The ZR-2 was the lar gest airship th;it lias ever been built. It is about iWHi.OfM cubic fct t lai ser in capacity than the German Zeppe lin L-71. which t in- Ociinans built to bomb New York City. Her total length was 700 feet, her greatest dia meter S5 feet and her total height from the bottom of her suppended cars to the top of her hull was 92 feet. Her cubic capacity was approximately 2.72n.tii'0 cubic feet, which gave her about 84 tons gross lift and a dis posable lift of approxitnali ly 45 tons, which consists of gasoline, o 1, crew, cargo or armament. '' ORDERED TO BE READY FOR ACTIVE SERVICE No Such Necessity May Arise,! Said Order, But it is Duty of j Defenders Not to Relax.: IS'Hl.lX, .Mm. 25 (1 general order cullin.-r a!l X. P.) A m u Fein I isoidtn - s t hoi.i j ncss for active : leniM'U'e.s ,n adi- vice in t ho field at any moment has been read to all ranks und units of the irish republi can army. "No such necessity may arise," said the order, "but it is the duty of the defenders of the Irish republic not to relax Their igi!ance and to leave nothiniy to chance." Cabinet's ltc;:l.v Delivered, LONDON". A eg. 2;..- I A. P.)--Th Irish cabinet's reply was delivered 1 ithe premier official ddence at one j irisn repunilCitll ca'unei s ieii in i ce letter of l.liAd liPolge of Vug 1st IS In which the premier leimd Ireland's right to seeessh n and Je lined to re fer the Irish dispute to foreign arbi tration, lenves an "unnii: taknble open-. ing" for the contiitpath n of the peace negotiations, according io a icl'ut here. ZR-2 WHICH BLEW YESTERDAY. DURING PRELIMINARY TRY OUT till d J &rl 42 5 i AFTER THIRTY TWO YEARS HAYS' PEP PRYS OPEN WINDOWS SYRACI'SF.. X. Y.. Aug. 25. (1. X. S.) Thirty-two years ago the local pest office building was made ready for occupancy. Dur ing that period post off.ee ad ministrations, republican arid democratic have come and gone. S'nee that distant time the clilsid'1 windows of tb lecal post office have never been op ened. , In warm weather and cold they have remained closed. The W 11 Hays' system of effi c emy and welfare, too, hit Sy racuse recently, it was during the extreme hot wave. Tiie windows were ordered to be opened after 32 years. Ivi.-!t lill.l, IS D1.I.AVFD WASHINGTON", Aug- 25. ll'. P.l secrelarx- Melioii annoum'ed no reg tii Ions a'low'ng the sale of medicinal i-eer w ould be issued until congress i tubes a d, linite action on the anli bill. Mellon's statement virtually ends ih- hope thit prescription beer as a medi.-lne will ever !m allowed. The parage of the beer bill through chip i. ss within the next two months Is de 'ai ed certain. Mellon statement be n : t iken to mean he intends to hold up th.; teg ilalions until that time. a.vvl -It, x- J. v . UP I Workers Are Armed With Rifles and Machine Guns; State Cannot Cope With Situation. HI-NTINiilTOV. Y.Va.. Aug. 25. d P.) An unconfirmed report from .Logan. . a., sa'd the armed miners., urgent appeal for troops to restore cir jwho had been camped at Marmet forjder and prevent lawlessness ih i-the jseveral days, are entering Iogan I Mingo coal fields of West Virginia.''', county heavily. armed. prepar-j 1 u' e l to renew me iiuinstr.ai war hi, h ' lrowst Ag;aliit Martlut !.. 'months ago tore the M ago countvl HACIXK, W. Va.. Aug. 25. (A. P.) mining section. Ask Aid from War Department. Covernor Morgan, of West Virgin ia, appealed to the war department for looo federal soldiers to protect the i niin'ng fields and workers against the armed band of miners estimated at 50oo marching into Mingo and Logan ! county industrial sections. I Til-.' miners are armed with rifles.) revoliers and machine vtuns. Stores are reported robbed, officers are dis- armed, telephone lines tire torn down- and trams hae bee onmaudeered to carr the miners' supplies. The goM-inor mvs the stn'e cannot alone witli the situation. cope j CXTTI.i: M VIIKKT IS M KADY PORTLAND. Aug. 25. (A. P.) j! iitle are steady. Hogs ar r,Q CHitts , I C I lower, prime light 1 1" to $10. 7S. sheep are steady. Fugs are weak and un- settled. Putter is firm. MM LOCAL BANKER TO AID III LOAN PLANS Wire Received - Here - Tells of Position ,; Prof erred Following Bills Passage. TWO BILLIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PROGRAM Half Billion Now on . Hand; Commission Has Authority to Get More by Bond Sale. W. I Thompson, vice-president of the First National Bank of Portland , and president of the American Xa- i tional Rank of Pendleton, has .been ' requested by the war finance commis sion to occupy An advlsisory position on the war finance board, a maesaKe received by J. n. McGooIr, Vice-president of the bank, today states, ,' ' ' Thompson has been particularly In terested in the HTOkjiboT aouTitt getting financial 'aia for'fhe Uvastpclc ' interests of the West, an4 be has beeni in Chicago and i the Knit for several weeks working in f b-jlnkVeJts Bf this measure. He-was the ' only banker west of Chicago taking part tr the, conferences of the committee, s i f '. i The proffer of the position -u the s j board is taken here to., mean thatthe jdetnlls of applying th loan will b" I left to the former Pendleton' m4n. J Tlie war finance board lias on bands a I half billion-dollar fund now,' and au j thority-has been granted it ' td soil j bonds for another billion and; ene-half ! which will be hsed to assist rn'ex'port- Inif Rgricultuiu! and. livestock pro ducts " The telegram received here this morning is as follows: ' ' ", "The agriculture, Ux-estock relief; bill was passed by congress 'ed nes day. I have been requested 'D)f Hhe; war finance comrqisslon to accept hd-j vlfory position on the; war '.finance-., board to assist In putting the provi.,' slons of this bill into effect. The war finance commission has about half a billion dollars on hand and authority to sell bonds totaling one and one-half billion dollars." . WHITE TOWN, III., Aug. 25. (I. -P.) Stephen White, Mexican war " veteran and reputed to be. the oldest' native born citizen of Montgomery county. 111., soon will celebrate his" j 101th birthday. White was born In I ISIS, the same year Illinois wait adt jmitted to the I'nion.' .' ..''-, V i He is one of the few- surviving Mex ! can war veterans in the state. He 'participated in the battles of Vera , 'Crujs and Cerro ("fordo, sustaining e ivere wounds in the latter battle. White has been on the matrimonial seas 'twice. His second wife, six children. ' forty grandchildren and six greut j grandchildren are living. I WASHINGTON'. Aug. 25. (A. P.) The war department has received in, A crowd of over SoOU reached here today from Marmet where they have been In camp. They declared they came to protest against martial law In M ngo county. 1 TIIE WEATHER Reported by .Major Lee MoorhouM, weather observer. Maxiuni, Til. Minimum. 41. Barometer. 2S.0. TODAY'S FORECAST Tonight and Friday fair. i