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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
Mystery Surrounds Death
;7ncee of Dead
Zero Most Pitiful
Figure in Ireland
When Collins Was Mythical
Rider She Saved His Life
as Troops Closed on Him.

LONDFORD, ireland, Aug. .23.--(u.
P.)-The most pitifu figure in sor-
rowing Ireland today, weeping but
with pride shining through her tears,
was Kitty Herman, fiancee of Michael
Collins When Collins was known
through Ireland as the mythical
rebel" with a price on his head, fit
ting from one hiding place to another
the BLACK and tans' sought him at
every turn Once spies informed the
British, Collins was hiding in lone
IL cabin in the woods in Longford
county. Kitty heard the troops were
closing in on the man who she knew
only as the romantic Irish leader. She
risked her life to pierce the Gordon of
troops and warn him, the two escap-
ing together. Later Collins returned
to claim her as his bride. They decid-
ed to wait until Mickeys work was
done"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
Great Quantity of Communistic
Papers Found Near Resort
Where Convention Was Held
WOMEN RADICALS TAKE
FLIGHT FROM BRlDGEMAN
Railroad Detectives Trying
to Connect Reds With
Wreck Of Fast Express.

BRIDGEMAN, Mich, Aug. 23.-(U.
P)-Three prominent women radicals
including Mrs. Rose Pastor stokes
and ELLA Reeves Boor, accompanied
William U. Foster, Boris Reinstein and
Arnold I4ozowsl1y on their flight from
here yesterday, prior to the raid on
the communist party convention Whlch
netted seventeen radicals. authorities
announced today. The third woman Is
unknown.
Authorities are concentrating on the
search for Foster, supposed to be
heading a party of men and women
which escaped when the officers clos
ed in on the communist meeting IN
the heart of the Woods here, in one OF
the most successful communist raids
ever conducted in this country. The
seventeen captured communists are IN
iail here and will be tried for violation
OF the Michigan syndicalism law ~
Evidence to convict the hundreds of
communists Throughout the United
states Is in the authorities hands as
the result of the raid. a great guam
lily of Valuable communistic papers
were found in one of the hollows
surrounding the Wolf Skeel resort
where the convention was beng held.
Charles Johnson, chief detective Tor
the Michigan central is here to at
tempt to link the reds with the Gary
wreck. when the million dollar eX-
press plunged into ditch, killing
two.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
WATTS AND UKIAH MAN
GET BUCKS IN JOHN DAY

Two bucks have already been bag
ged bv the Watts Rogers Baum par
ty of deer hunters out in the John
Day country, according to a report
brought back to Pendleton by one of
the men of the starvation four last
night. NJ l.. Watts got one of the
bucks. and the other was bagged by
a resident of Ukiah
Sol Paum has not won success yet.
He swore when he left that he would
not return without deer head, ana
he is still on the job in an effort to
make good his threat. He recently
saw one. emptied his rifle. and yelled
for his Kodak.
good story is also told on Fire
Chief W. 4. Ringold and Bert Lowell,
who are also in the John Day country.
The fire chief and Lowell ran onto a
pair Of fine big bucks. Ringold pro-
cecded to empty his rifle, and when
his buck still held bravely up Bill
reached for his six-shooter. Lowell
shot once and then in his excitement
iammed his gun. The bucks were dis
couraged by that time and left the
country.
The deer are in poor flesh for this
time OF year. according to most re-
ports. Tire hard winter coupled
, with the dry weather that has prevail
ed during the summer months are tive
/ reasons given for the lack of weight
of a majority Of the animals alreadl
killed. The supply OF bucks is als'
short. according 10 reports.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
COPY OF MAGMA CHARTA
TO PRESIDENT HARDING

ST. PAIL. Mimi, Aug. eS.-(A.
Pl-President Harding is 10 receive
a beautifully framed copy of Magma
Charta from the Magma Charta DaS
association. it was announced today
by J. w. Hamilton OF st. Paul foun-
der and secretary OF the association.
The COPY. which will be 22 by 20
inc5.es. will show the seals Of the
barons who participated in the sign
ing of the document. and IL Will be
In colors
A small brass plate. quitting the
preSentftiOn to the president as The
honorary president of the Magma
charta Day association. Is attached
20 the frame.
4 COPY of the Magma 'harta alsr
will be presented TO Governor +. lee
/ Trinpie ~ 4 VIRGINIA In recognitiof
Of his act ~ the nr,d governor q
issue proclamation calling for Oh
tservance of Magma Charta day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
RE|GNS IN
CHINA AFTER FIVE
YEARS OF FIGHTING
Sun Vat Sen Announces Today
That War is Ended Be-
tween North and South.

SHANGHAI. Aug. 2S.-(A. PD-
Sun Vat Sen, leader of the South
China faction announced today that
peace again reigns between the north
and south and that the war is end
ed"
The above declaration comes as
the climax to negotiations between
Sun Yat Sen and representatives OF
other factions at Shanghai several
days ago. The southern leaders flat
declaration that chickering's between
Canton and Pelling governments
which has continued for the past five
years had ended, points to the con-
clusion that Sun Vat Sen soon will
go to Picking, if not to become pres
ident Immediately at least to take n
prominent part of the reunification
of the country.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
voOnIV uoI7.Ts sArFST

TOXIC. Aug. IA. fl-Dr. p
prnorf. the veil-kn0sn seispoiogisi.
-r1akine at meeting of the society
fur the sfudy of huildinrs said that
Japanese wooden houses are safest in
n violent ea1ha-ake and that fnr
some years o. come there D. NJ nEeii-
hood - Totfo erpericncins any dlF-
asfrous earthquafe-
He pointed OFT that the mnst da1-
zerone fcrrns cf rrucfure ore farth-
.crn. s-one and hrfrk huiidin-s- Ferr"-
concrete edinces BE- Considered safe-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET
WAS STEADY TODAY

Wheat prices today are pract cally
the same as yesterday, the closings he
ing September $1.O2 SIS, December
s1.O3 "a and May S1OS "a. Yester-
DAYS closings were S102 1-2, Sl.o3
SIS and s1.OS "a.
Following are the quotations re-
ceived by oberbeck & Cooke. local
brokers':
Wheat.
open High Low Close
Sept. sI.O21s S1.OSh $l.O2% si-o2sS
Dec. l.OsX I.O5M l.03A l03%
Nav 1OS% 10 1.oSis l.0S3
Wheat-Closing prices were prae-
tically unchanged after the market
had shown strength in the forenoon
based primarily on the improved for
eign conditions. The advance tn wa
ges 10 steel workers was accepted by
many as being Indicative TO good bus
mess conditions.
As far as supply and demand conai
tlons arc concerned there is no I'm
provement. The movement ~ sprint
wheat is about to get under way u
both the United States and Canada
while foreigners show no disnositt"'
Ito take the surplus. the domestl
flour trade continues good and TEN
lporarily IS taking the place OF the an
sence of export buying. We dout
il prices can y maintained in the fae
Of hedeing pressure being put on IN
market. which viii probably inereas
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
JUDGE OVERCOME PASSING
FIRST DEATH SENTENCE

BELFAST, Aug. 23.-Lord Justice
Andrews, brother of Thomas Andrews,
the designer OF the Inflated liner IT,
tanic, and also a victim when the ship
was wrecked, nearly swooned when
passing his first death sentence on a
prisoner here.
When he was nearing the end of the
death sentence his words We're maud
ble and he was so overcome that he
rushed from the court as he finished,
The prisoner whom the judge was
addressing and who had murdered a
little girl under brutal circumstances
stood as If petrified until the warders
seized him and took him to the cells.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
.BORAH LEADING BONUS
OPPOSITION IN SENATE

WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-fr. Pb-
The soldiers bonus bin o. on the floor
- the senate today with every indi-
cation fhst b. viii b. passed within a
week. senator Borah is leading the
opposition. Whether Harding viii
veto o. sian the measure remained un-
certain when debate was scheduled
with strong defense ly senator Nc
cumbfr. chairman of the finance
committee and the vifriniic hy senator
Enrah Uorah Is confident that ~ the
prcsiderf trfos the measure b. viii he
s-rsfained. claiming 20 least fhirts seF-
% votes aaaln=f the mcas'rre. o. five
more fhar Necessary to prevent over
rdinz the rc.o. on BE- initial passage.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
MARKS TOO LOW, USES
BUTTER TO PAY RENT

BERLIN, Aug. PA PA
novel method of evading the mcer-
tainties caused by the fluctuations OF
the mark has been adopted by IA Wo-
man farmer in the small East Fries
ian town of Marienkirche. She leased
35 acres of pasture TO another farmer
for yearly rental of $500 pounds
of butter.
The income of this land before the
war was about 1000 or 5000 marks
u year, whereas the $500 pounds Of
butter correspond at present to about
400, 900 marks.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
ANTHRACITE MINERS
OPERATORS DISAGREE

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 2S.-(u. P)
Anthracite miners and operators pre-
pared today for an all winter strike
Negotiations broke off yesterday when
the miners refused to agree to arbi-
,ration. and no agreement could be
reached over the length of a contract
to be signed.
Returned TO Work.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2S.-tu. P.)-lll-
nois soft coal miners returned to work
today.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22--Legisla
tion giving the federal government ao-
solute power to block the movement
in Interstate commerce of coal sold al
exhorbitant prices is being drawn M
bv Harding's cabinet 2nd will soon oe
submitted to congress.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
ANOTHER Los ANGELES
MURDER IS REPORTED

LOS ANGELES, Aug 23.-W. P)'
Six members of an alleged bandit
gang were arrested today on suspic-
lon connected with the murder Of
Fred Oesterreich. wealthy garment
manufacturer, Oesterreich and his
wife were overpowered in their home.
Mrs. Oesterreich was locked in a clos
ct, where she heard four shots. Neigh
bors released her and found her hus-
bands body.
Detectives went to the pesterreich
home today to question the dead
mans wife regarding her past life and
relations with her husband. The wo-
man on the verge of breakdown, re-
fused TO see newspapermen
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
STEEL CORPORATIONS
RAISE LABORERS WAGES

NEW YORK, Aug. 23,-(U. PD--I
Rethlehem and Lakawanna Steel Cor
poration today announced wage IN
creases for common labor with eqult-
able adjustments for other classes OF
employees, effective September first,
according to an announcement today
The United States Steel made similar,
announcement yestedday
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
INfPEHIAI. WEDDING

TOXIC. Aug. z3.-The exchange OF
imperial hetrothai presents between
the Prince Recent and Princes Nasa-
ka Kuui which was postponed owing
TO the demi=e of the late Prince Higa-
hi FushipL win De- completed In the
early par. ~ September ii b reported,
and the ueddinr ceremony viii he held
IN the autumn 81 1888.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
ALCOHOLIC POISONING
KILLED WESTERNER

NEW YORK. Aug. 2S.-T. PD-
Edward p Dauherty Of Bellineham'
Wash, whose body was found early
today in a room Of the Nevarre Hotel,
died of acute alcoholic poisoning, ac-
cording to physicians Tive whiskey
bottles. one completely empty, were
found in the room.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
IMPORTANT BRIEF IN
TELEPHONE CASE STOLEN

SALEM, Aug. ga. PD-Public
Service Commissioner Kerrlgan has
announced that valuable brief in the
telephone rate case which he spent
two months preparing, and which he
intended to have the attorney general
file answering the telephone COM
pany's petition TO intervene In the
Duncan suit has been stolen from his
office.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23

The Anna river dam on the sur
mer lake project IS row rracfioallt
completed. but when an attempt was
made 20 raise the water 10 the ful'
hrirht. a leak in the earth 70 the ea~'
OF the dam developed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
ESCAPED CONVICT UNBOUND.

TACOMA, Aug. 2S.--U. P)--Fred
Lelage, escaped convict from McNeil's
Island, is unfound, II is believed pos
sible that he lost his life attempting
to swim from the island to the main
land
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
CATrTn PRICES STEADY

PORTLAND, Aug. 23.-tA. P0-
eattie,sEeadN. hogs quarter lowerr
PRIME light, $f1 25 TO $1175, sh eepl
steady. eggs firm, butter steady
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23

According 10 Deputy Game Wa7dc-
shoemaker Of Newport. 50n.fan sai
mon and t1s.oa1 trout viii De planted
In Yaquina bay fhis fan
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
MISS zILLA SIMPSON
SANG AT ROTARY CLUB

Miss Zilla Simpson. former Umatiila
county girl who has been singing In
New York, delighted the members OF
the Rotary Club with several selec-
tions today, Miss Simpson has u
beautiful voice OF much power and as
her first song gave Il would Weave a
song for You" by O'HarH As encores
she sang "On Miami shore" and
Under the Lilac Tree" She was ac-
companied by Mrs. Mae Gray
Col. Charles F'urlong. member OF
The local club, L. l.. Goodrich OF san
francisco. F. T.. Allen. new member
of the high school faculty and Tom
Ward were guests at the Rotary
luncheon. Col Furlong made a brief
talk largely relating 10 his lecture trip
He found the lecture on The Passing
OF the old West" the most popular
and gave the talk. relating chiefly "a
the Round-rp to As audiences in the
principal cities II the country easi OF
Milwaukee. He estimates that 10000
people heard the story of the Round
Tn during the lecture tour and hs
knows personally 81 many who art
now enrontc west 10 see the snow. H'
Z knows of IS personally who are com
! Ing out from Boston.
President Thompson today nanies
~. v. Taiiman. Frank Hayes. I.e'
/ shannon and y. J. Murphy as Ro
/ tary committee 10 work with the Com
mercial Association highways commit
tee and a Progressive club committe
in investigating the matter of a res
7 station or vista house on Cabbage Hi
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
THE WEATHER

Reported by Major Lee Moorhouse-
weather observer.
Maximum SIS.
Minimum 80.
Barometer 29.s0.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23

John Nelson. 30. powder worker AZ
the Dou9ias county rock crusher at
Oak creek. was fatally injured when
an explosion occurred while he was
drilling last Tuesday. the driii heinE
blown through ths TOP Of his head.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
DAILY EDITION

The East oregonian is Eastern Ore
CONS greatest newspaper and az q SELF
Ing force gives to the advertiser over
twice the guaranteed average paid cir
culation in Pendleton and UmatillA
county of any other newspapers.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-08-23
DAILY EDITION
3,1SS

Thts paper is memper or ana audited
by the Audit Bureau of Calculations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-26
UsTRIAL FEUDALIsM HAS ENTERED The WHITE HOUSE
Dr. Schreiber, Abducted and
Given Thrashing in Woods Says
He Will Leave Macon for Good
Was From Boston, and Had Sued
Wife for a Divorce She De-
MED Charges.

MACON, Ga. June 25.-Dr. Eugene
schreiber, formerly Of Boston. Mass, ana
brother of a former mayor of Toledo
Ohio. said today that kidnappers last
night ordered him to leave the city and
that he intends to comply.
DIR. Schneider confirmed the story of q
servant the night before that several men
in an automobile called at his home for
him. while he was at the terminal sta
tion to assist his office attendant. Mrs
Vera Bergenheim and her two daugh-
ters 10 and 16, to the train for Jackson
vile, Fla. Mrs. Bergenheim is said to he
a sisterin-law.
Sick Man in Auto.
"The negro asked me to hurry home.
as there was sick man in an automo-
bile" said DR.. Schreiber. "I hurried.
They forced me into the car, at the point
Of gun, blindfolded and gagged me and
then drove away. They let me out in the
country and told me to beat it, They
also told me that I must leave the city.
Il had never seen the men before. They
wore no masks and no white garments.
know no reason why they should have
seized me-"
Wife Denies Charges.
DR.. schreiber's suit for divorce filed
here against Mrs. Katherine S. sehrelber
Of Boston, shows that she and their two
children are still in that city. The petit
tition was filed on April /. On June s.
Mrs. Schreiber filed answer in which she
deneies charges of her husband and says
she has always lived up to her marriage
VOWS. Countercharges are made that her
husband has been cruel and abusive"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-26
Norwich Called
A Fallen Hero

CINCINNATI, June 25.-Whiskaway.
winnr Of the $4,000 Kentucky special race
at Latonia yesterday, was shipped to
Brookdale farm, Red Bank, n. j., and
will not be a starter in the Lationia Der
by next Saturday. Trainer Rowe plans to
rest the great colt at the Whitney farm
until he goes to Saratoga to compete in
the fall racing at that point.
The big special race, which spelled
Morvich's downfall, as the general topic
Of conversation among turf followers here
today. All concluded that 1t was decisive.
that the race was truly run, and that the
best horse won.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-26
SOFT COAL REPORT

WASHINGTON. June, 25.-Produc-
ton of soft coal in the United States
took a sharp upward turn during the
twelfth week of the strike. which
closed last Saturday, according to the
weekly bulletin just issued by the
Geological Survey. The rate Of pro-
duction for bituminous coal for the
first four days of the week indicated
the bulletin stated. that the total for
he week viii Ibe nexcess of 5000
900 tons, and might reach $4,000
tons. On the other hand production
of anthracite during the week remain
ed "at practically zero"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-26
NECESSITIES OF
LIFE TAXED TO
THE LAST Cent
Walsh Says Consequences of
High Tariff Will Be Terrible
INCONCEIVABLE THAT
PUBLIC WILL BEAR 1T
Heavy Burden of War Outdone
by Extremes to Which Tariff
Goes.

WASHINGTON, June 25.-Increase in
tariff duties proposed on fresh meats
sugar. cereals, beans. potatoes and ap-
pies. II effective. would advance the cost
o those occomodities to American con-
sumers By total Of 81 316 ,569. 449 annu-
ally, Senator Walsh, Democrat, Massa-
chusetts said today in formal state
ment
He explained that this estimate had
been prepared by the department Of ag-
riculture az his request and was based
on the total consumption In this country
multiplied by the increased tax proposed
in the new bill over the law OF 1913.
Shows Table.
Senator walsh made public a table pre-
pared by the department showing the in
creased per capita cost per annum on
such items would be as follows:
Barley, sO.094; buckwheat. $0OOT; corn,
s4.077: oats. s1.s0s; rye, 5000; wheat,
81. 7es: sugar. $o.4sO; beef. fresh. s3.714;
mutton, S015S pork, SO.7S6; beans, so.ts0;
potatoes, Si.s2s; apples. Soa97; total.
sis15s.
TerrlbIe Consequences.
These figures reveal the terrible con-
sequences OF high tariff duties on the
bare necessities Of llfe," said Senator
walsh. AT the very period when we
are attempting TO deflate the enormous
cost Of production the excessive prices
prevailing as a result OF war conditions,
II is proposed to increase the cost Of liv-
ing to tho American people to the extent
OF 81. s18, 500. .44s per annum.
public VIII Rebel.
1T Is unbelievable. It is inconceivable
that any public man would for ono instant
consider such a proposition. Yet, so great
has been the pressure exerted on the ma
iority party in congress by the agricul-
turai tariff bloc that unless the Ameri-
can people make emphatic protest with
out delay their living expenses for what
they eat are TO be increased at the rate
Of over one and one-uuarter million doll
lars per year.
Outdoes War Burden.
THE heavy income tax burdens. the
excess profits taxes, and the high sur
taxes which corporations and wealthy
individuals have had to bear during and
aince the war, sink into insignificanoe
compared with the burden that the advo-
Gates Of these agricultural tariff duties
seek to force upon the great army Of
American toilers and consumes. Are the
peopls Of tho United States ready TO
surrondor with vehement protest just
because the majority party IN congress-
hsve surrendered to the threats and In
limitation OF tho agricultural blocr'
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-26
Trouble Maker of KWantung
Makes Effort to Retrieve
Fallen Fortues of DR. Sun
Rallies Army Which Splits in
Two Sections to Attack Wei
chow.

PEKING, June 25.-Latest adviees
from Canton report DR.. Sun Vat Sen
defeated southern leader, is detained
aboard gurlboat there with his navy
and the Kwangtung provincial assem-
bly, definitely aligned against him.
and General Chen Chung Ming's
troops in full control of the city. Suns
forces in Kiangsi province, on which
he pinned his flickering hopes for
restoration. are said to be disorgan-
lied and looting the territory over
which they are scattered.
Annoy. June 24.-The Kiangsf army
of Sun Vat Sen deposed president of
South China, is answering its fallen
leaders call and has launched a pincer
drive against Chen Chung Ming and
his united China troops according to
.advices received here from Canton un-
der date of June %.
ForIorn Hope
Suns army from the province of
Kiangsi, at whose head he marched
out of Canton a few weeks ago to con-
quer the north and unite all China un-
der his own banner has turned in its
tracks and split into two sections, is
bearing down on Chen's headquarters
at Weichow in what is believed here
to be a forgone hope to save the wreck
of the South China republic
Trouble Maker
At the head 70 the Kiangsi Lewis is
General Hsu Sung Chi, know as the
trouble maker of Kwangtung an
avowed enemy of Chen Chung Ming
,.1 +t,e ,,,a.. ,,-T,oSa y1nfe 80. -,Ss -
have done much 10 bring about he