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LA GRANDE, OREGON.
THURSDAY, APRIL 21,"1921
VOLUME XXIV
NUMBER 161
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TROUBLE IS
ONE OF MANY
TREATY IS ONE THING IN A SE-
QUENCE OK. MANY CONNECT
ED WITH PANAMA CANAL
OPPONENTS CHARGED THAT
COLOMBIA HELD UP U.S.
According o Treaty, United States
Will I'ay $25,000,000 nd Purpose of
Treaty Will Be to Restore Cordial
Friendship Between the Two Coun
tries, WASHINGTON, Apr. 21. The Co
lombian treaty was ratitied yesterday,
by the senate. It provides payment
by the United States of $2r.,000,000 to
the South American republic, but has
yet to be approved by the Colomhim
assembly. The vote was 09 to 19, 11
more than the necessary two-thirds.
Fifteen republicans .and four demo
crats voted against rntification. They
were:
Republicans Borah, Capper, John
son of California, Jones of Massachu
setts, Kellogg, Kenyon, La Folletlc,
Inroot, McNnry, Nelson, Norbeck of
South Dakota, Morris, Poindextr-rrf
Townsend and Wadsworth.
Democrats Did, Reed, Simmons,
and Watson of Georgia.
The Colombian treaty grew out of
the charge that the United States h-ul
wronged Colombia in the partition
of Panama. It was one thine in a
sequence of many connected with, the
building of the Panama canal, and
What was characterized by iti pro
ponents "the tiking of the Isthmus
by Theodore Roosevelt while Con
gress debated."
If, S. Hindered Colombia.
' Briefly stated, those who urged rat
ification of the treaty charged that
"when Panama revolted from Colom
bian rule, American naval forces
prevented Colombia from recovering
her lost 'territory.
Those who opposed ratification of
the treaty charged that Colombia had
long been engaged in trying to "huid
up' the United States for a largo
sum of money for a canal route; that
Panama, once an independent e'ate,
revolted friim Colombi rule for
just cause and that the pr?scr.:e of
American naval forces had nothing
to do with the failure of Colombia to
force Panama back into her state.
In short, it was charged that the
United Plates winked' or1 connived at
tho Panatna revolution to get the can
al zone. This charge was denied with
equal vigor. The treaty as ut first
negotiated expressed "the regret" of
the United States. Later the treaty
was re-drawn to merely pay $25.0110,
000 to Colombia. It was argued by
the treaty opponents that the pay
ment of $25,000,000 war in itself an
admission that the United States hid
wronged Colombia. .
Of Many Years' Standing.
In the wrangle, which has lasted
over many years, few facts seem to
lie uncontrovcrted. It noes seem un
disputed, however, that . President
(Roosevelt, acting under authority of
a law fathered by the late Senator
Snooner. of Wisconsin, negotiated .a
treaty with Colombia by which the
. rights bf the old French canal com
pany to build the canal, with a ca
navmont of sjihiou.ciimj anil an
nual payment m $250,000. The t
.ty was ratified bv the United St
senate, but the Colombian
fused to accent it. Tho -iotives
which were said to have actuated the
Colombian scn-itc' in itrefusal fur
nished the ground wofV for some of
the charges againstt'olonibia by the
opponents of the.jprcsent treaty.
Millions Have Been hpent.
De I-esscpaf the French canal
Vuilder, hadyipent mfllions of dollars
and thousands of lives in unsuccess
ful effort to build the canal and the
rtrofectwas (he world's dream for
at least two centuries.
On November 3rd. l'.K'.'!, Panima
revolted and set itself un as nn in
dependent state. A small American
naval force, less than fifty men, the
reroYd says, was landed to protect
.Americans Ten days later the Unit
ed States recognized Panama as an
independent stale, guarantee her in
dependence, and iier maic me tr
i k ki.k it,. ...n.t ., re.lH
to the United- fctatcs and the canal
i...:i .
JL Colombia claimed that, according
to the tcri of 'Ac American treaty
" iuj --;!. V, Ct,,. Ia whih
?.f tut with Kew Crnnadn. to which
Colombi- succeeded, the United ,chr9s. The demonstration was un
. i i9.. ..;..;. k. der the direction E. h. Horn, of
smrereirntv of Combia oWr P.n-Hhe U. S. biological surve and Har
ttnt and preserve neutrality' in ry O. Avery, county agent.
me i ...... ........ - a
IHspUle of 16 Year.. jiuncneon. m.... "7 " -
Ah-n-t these p.i-ita'the dispute . farmers to h.ve f,een sufficient at
,ged for mor sixteen year. .traction in lUrlf to bring them to the
aBack f it all was the implication Miles ranch
thatetl Unite.", Stoes. being t?,.ie ( Another demonstftt.o is to be
to o'"Jc up thescanal bargiin
STORM WILL HINDER'.. '
TOTAL EGLIPSE'OF
MOON THIS EVENING
ILLIGITIMATE CHILD
WJLL NOT SHARE
FIELD MILLIONS
SPRINtiFIELD, 111.," Apr.
21. Henry Anthony Marsh, 4
reputed Bon of Henry Field,
of Chicago, and the London 4
chorus girl, Peggy Marsh, is , 4
not entitled to the insurance 4
of any of the Marshall rield
millions, the-Illinois supreme
court decided today in a rul
ing that the Marshall Field
will specifically exempts from
inheritance any illegitimate
offspring,
4- 4 4 4- 4 4 4
RESTRICTIONS
NO ALIENS WORKING ON PUB
LIC WORKS.
City Commission Receives Request
From Portland to Pass Anti-Alien
Law But Takes No Action.
The unemployment committvto of
the Portland American Legion post
has requested the local city commis
sion to take action similar to tlvit
being asked of the Portland city
council in the matter of employing
aliens on pubiic work. The Portland
ordinance being presented for this
purpose, provides that, persons em
ployed on public works be American
citizens and that contractors ana bud
contractors keep at all times a list
of men working for them with their
ciizenship status, whether of Ameri
can or foreign birth, and if the lat
ter when and where naturalised, etc.
The penalty in the proposed Port
land ordinance would be making any
contract void where others thun Am
ericans' . were employed. The read
ing of the letter from the Legion and
the proposed Portland ordinance in
the city commission last night result
ed in its being tabled without action,
the commission believing that local
conditions are such' that it would be
unnecessary to Mpass such an ordin
ance. Commissioner J. D. McKcnnon de
clared that there is no occasion for
such an ordinance in this city, as it
has always been the policy to favor
local men and married men especial
ly. President W. D. Grandy alrj
stated that he saw no reason for
putting such an ordinance on iho
books as all employees of the city
were residents.
L. A. PRESCOTT
BUYS STORE
WILL 111) MM'ATKH AT IMIILF.lt
HEItEAITKR
Was- For Many Yeais n Druggist
of This ('My; Hit Keen
ii Seattle.
Interest to his many La
Crando f riend i Is the announcement
hat I.. A. Presrolt has pichascd
rrom George Ferguson his half In
SiJ'! ,he lm,,l"r Drug Store.
Mr. ifcscolt is well' known In
this cily. having been connected
with several of Hie local drug
stores al various limoj, being for
a nuinlwr of years with tho lied
'Cross- Drug Company, .and later with
Iho La (irande Pharmacy. A yeii
i-cii. tin and Mrs. Prescott moved
lo .Seattle, whee they have been'
making their homo since that time
.Mr. Vrcsroit look pusMMSinn oi
the drug store at lmbler yestcrdaf.
FARMERS T.UKUIT
TO POISON "PESTS
Alxfut 15 firmers in the vicinity of
the E. H. Miles ranch, near Union,
attended a gopher poisoning demon
stration Tuesday. A five-arre field
nf alfalfa was baited foraxxket g"ph-
ers and later an cximmaiion win i.e
made lo sec what effect tho poison-J
ine nan.
j Th
that
by fi
inc larmers in inai section reimrv
much damage has been done
by gophers in iy fields and in or-
V. rtvery, cuumjr iKriii.
At noonaMrs. Miles served a fine
, , .. . . . ,.
iY,&.A nHr lfnirtn.t an earlv dalp
NO NEED OF
wunr-- ei
This will probably be held at the ex-
iperg-eof station (Snp O
First contact with the earth's
shadow is calculated to take
place at 10:30 o'clock and
last contact at 1.2 total
darkness .for nearly an hour.
A total lipso of tho moon, vis.
ible iu till parts of tho northern
hemisphere, 'will occur this ev
ening, accoring to astronomical
reckoning. Many local people are
regretting the- fact that the rain
may obscure any peculiar phe
nomena which otherwise niignt
have beea seen.
The first contact with the oarth's
shadow will take placo at 10:80
und the last contact , Is calculated
at 1:26, a period of three hours,
23 minutes. For an Hour or more
before the actual contact, and an
hour or more after the actual con
tact, the moon will hover In the.
penumbrura, or outer shadow, but
this obiBruction will be so slight
that only photometric measure-
ments, a dolicate process used by
astronomers, wilt reveal and dtmln-
ution in the usual light.
The chase of complete eclipse,
when Luna will be nppareny will
ed from the sky, will begin at 11:23
and continue until 12.05. Then a
sickle - of light will suddonly ap
pear and gradually Increaso In
width and length until the entire
lunar disc has emerged from the
umbra, or real shadow, and again
stands out in all Its splendor.
The caslorn edge of (he moon
will bo the first to be eatou away
by tho earth's shadow.
. According to the calculations of
(he astronomy class ot Iteed col
lege, the only total eclipse of the
greon choose visiblo will come
tho westerq part of the United
States will come Thursday night,
from 8:57 o'clock, Pacific lime, un
til 2132 o'clock the following morn
ing. . Tho class has calculated that at
8; 57 o'clock the moon will begin
to enter tho ..outer Bhudow of the
earth, but It will not begin to pass
Into the real shadow or umbra un
til 10:03 o'clock. At Hint time the
shadow will begin to show on the
rim of the moon, and will slowly
advance across the moon's face un
til at 11:23 the moon will be coni-
plotoly within tho vihadow, or I he
eclipse will be total. Until 12:05
the umon will remain totally ecllps-jbe
etl. Then the bright rim will
slowly become visiblo on the side
of the moon first eclipsed, and by
1:26 o'clock the moon will have
completely emerged from tho shad
ow or umbra, but it will bo with
in the falntor shadow of penumbra
ulitH 2:32, and so will not regain
Its normal brightness until that
time.
WEATHEK l-'OItECAST
Tonight and Friday, rain in the
west, fair In the cadorn portlcl
of the state.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
PORTLAND, Apr. 21. The price
of cattle and sheep was steady, hogs
weak, eggs slow and butter steady.
(GERMANY AOREES TO ABIDE BY
DECISION.
President Harding Asked to Man
Investigation of Reparations
Germany It To Pay.
BERLIN. Apr. 21. The Ger.
man government has formally
asked Oie President of the Unit
ed Stales to mediate in the repar
ations question.. The an'pral
pledged (rfrmany lo accept the
mediation without reservations
and to fulfill absolutely any
award that President Harding
may make after an investigation.
The note embodying the request
as fnrnarded WnlnKrfsy by
.lairing IlresnrJ. American com
missioner in Berlin.
Nole is Disr&ssrd.
WASIllN;TON, Afr. 2I.-I'resi
dent HanKnir nd secreUry oi siaie
Charles B. Hughm discussen me uer
man reparationi nole today. .
PARIS. Apr. 2ir.The (Jern;
government has refused loVran-rcr.
j Kri yrieni
he' go'd re-erves of the ReichjtTs'
to the Coblenz and Cologne Jirtnches
of he bink, as demange. hy uie re
parations aoieiission, it was an
nounced today.
o
A young Afshano rly o his
brldo before the df of a wed-
WANTS u. S.
TOJEQWTE
IF1IFF
FAILS; TEB
III EGGS
COAST PRODUCERS WANT PRO
. TEUTION UNDER EMERGEN
CY MEASURE.
II. S. BURIED UNDER
AVALANCHE OF EGGS
There Are Now on Hand 1.WW.H59
Cases of Eggs, and Every Case
Contains Thirty Dozen; Poultry
People Will Appear Ucfore Senate
Finance Committee.
(Observer Washington ' Diiraau.)
WASHINGTON, Apr. 21. Eggs
may sell within a few weeks for '10
icents a dozen. Tho United States is
' buried under such an avalanche of
eggs as has never been seen in this
country Delore ana wo price is oouna
to break to even new low levels, ac-
cording to the market sharks.
There are now on hand I,83,9o9
cases of eggs and every case contains
thirty dozen. Multiply it for your
self and figure the dimensions of
tho American omelet. The normal
supply is about one-tenth uf this
amount of, to be exact, 207,000 cases.
Many Imported.
Last year at this time the slock on
hand was only 121.7S3 cases and in
019 there were available st this
date only 31'.l,508 cases. Much of this
over-load of eggs comes from the
importation uf eggs from China and
other foreign countries.
So great is the depression that a.
delegation of poultry people from
Iowa are here to be heard before the
senate finance committee on the nec
essity of including eggs in tho em
ergency tariff. Pctuluma, Cal., the
place where eggs were invented, and
the Poultry R-users association of
Oregon also have protested against
the further importation bf Chinese
eggs and want a stiff1 tariff on all
imported eggs.
Began As Experiment.
The importation of eggs from the
Orient began as an experiment
by speculators to attempt to break
the market when at its high point,
j and the habit has grown until thero
lis a regular trade that appears to
growing out of all proportion to
the demand
One of the astonishing things
about the eggs from the Orient is
that they are so carefully pneked
that the breakugo is negligible and
loss is almost unheard of, while the
loss to the American egg producers
due to breakage aggregated last
year more than $1,250,000
Poultry raisers of the West say
that unless a stiff tariff is imposed
on foreign eggs, thair business will
be ruined and one of the great in
dustrios of the Pacific Coast will.be
demoralized.
G. J. PERRY HERE.
0. J. Perry of VThlltinld. Whit
eonib & Company, certified public
accountants of Portland, is In town
today transacting biiBinoss. This
firm has recently npnned offlcc.i lm
Walla Walla and Pendleton in ad
dition to Hiuse already established
In Portland, Seattle and Spokano.
LABOR LEADER
TO SPEAK HERE
O'. H. Harlwig, preslircnt of the
jlate' federation of Labor, will
speak in Eagles' hall' tomorrow ev
ening t 8 o'cock, according to an
nouncement made this noon by C.
H Schultz, president of the local lab
or council. Mr. Ilartwig is on a tour
of the stale and he is expected to ad
dress his audlenco tomorrow even
jug on general conditions affecting
labor, especially iu IbU state.
E
NEW yoilK. April 21 Allorney
(;pnral iii,UK!oriy dm larod 1-
Huuld make a personal InvetlyS-
.aH
Arijon on Iho charge of mur.lor
naalnst former Captain Robert
DAUGHERTY TO
PROB
it ' i k ""'k Ta1 JJ.'"'to krp his to ad also H
HI charges have been thouAiy C for Ule pi.ne'a tail.
.... Tfc, propellor is W onlHiaw oi
tain H.enblutlO be askwl to con !,hs "mllMne that n.rdi t.? be tta.-k-,-Mit
to testify, be added, unless , ,,ia.,a,K as th? wcatk'-r im-
there Is revealed -some real vl
deate ofgullt.
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WILLIAM p. HAYWOOD.' .
SENTENCED
TAKES FRENCH LEAVE
vcit miwrjnauvn
'oei's attorney tlirvea titml
in Russia, m4 My he i only!
on aa personal mir-jion.
CHICAGO. Alfl 11. TM feder
al .officers havd revolted lafsrma
tlon, that, William If. Hayvood, aoc-
rctary of tho Industrial Workers of
the World, hwo was ehedu!e4 te se
pia sentence at l.eavenworlli prison
this weak had fled from tho Unite
States and Is either la Moscow or
Riga. Haywood's attorney said that
he sailed on April 1 and landed at'. f the national livestock ex- v
Kiga on April is. He sal an,f
thought Hay.wood was on a personal
niission and was not fleeing from
the ponltentiary sentence.
The supremo court recontly rofus-
cd a now trial to Haywood and other
I. W. W.'s convicted under tho es
pionage. act. District Attornoy Cllno
said a search had been started for
Haywood. i
' Ninety-Seven Convicted
Ninoty-seven officials and loaders
of the Industrial Workers of the
World, an organization for tho un
ionizing of workers by Industries,
wcr-e convicted on four counts for
conspiracy In United States District
court here in August, 1918. They
were sentenced by Judgn K. M. I. an
dts to prlBon terms of from ten days
to twenty years and nluely-Uiroo
Joined in appealing. Tho govern
ment had indicted 1(16 on four con
spiracy counts to prevent forcibly
execution of certain .federul laws, to
Intimidate citizens from exercising
certain rights to Indiiro male citizens
charged to register for selective ser
vice to resist and to cause disloy
alty and ro(iiBal of duty lu tho mil
itary and navul forces. Tho last
was brought under the Espionage
Act.
Haywood was Leader
W. D. Haywood, general Bocrotary
treasurer of tho I, W. W. was look
ed upon as tho leader nmong tho do
miniums as ho held tho rlghesl of
fice of the organization. Thore worn
six members of the executive coun
cil normally, of whom four were
oonvlctcd. William Vlrtola wbb In
dicted but never apprehended and a
vacancy caused by tho lynching of
Frank Little at Untie, Mont., has
not been filled. It was Bhown at
the trial that tho Industrial Work
ers maintained separate headquar
ters in different clllca for the var
ious Industrial unloiiB, each of which
had brunch unions. Most of the head
of the Industrial unions, known an
sXiretiiry-troiiBtirors, wcro among
the dofendantfl.
The defendants, wore arrested In
Washington, California, Arizona,
Utah, Pennsylvania, Kansas. Michi
gan, IlllnolB, Now York und other
states.
The trial was followed by several
sensational Incidents Including tho.' Senator Harrison, Democrat
explosion of a bomb . In tho federal 4 of Mississippi, charged today
building and tho receipt of bombs 4 in t!io ;cnato that the ap
by Judgo L. LandiB and Frank K.K poimnic:it of Ccorgo' Harvey
Mnl,ol.r it m.i liil iiriisiM Utnr for
tho icovcrnment. .
I
Tho caso tried In Chicago was
ono of three Important- cas'S
l.n .1.. I... .1... I,..,,....,. .I.llli I ullllltlHl
lit. l,tulrli,l WnrUi-rH lif llin
Wdrld. Ono with -11 defendants,
entitled "Tho United Slims vs Ed
ward Anderson et nl" was tried in
Sacramento, ('al .'nnd a third "T.he
United States vs C. W. Anderson et
all" In which 113 wore indicted
set for trial In Kansas City Kan..
Dec. I, 1919.
Haytl'oori anil oh- or inosri '.'nn -
vlcleil had been released from the,
federal penitentiary at lan-nwonii,
Kan., on ball, pending Ihc decision
of the appeal. Ho. and M otliers
were given 20 year sontonres. More
than 20 received 10 year sentences
and about the same number fi year
sentences. In addition t" the Pris
on seiitoiiies fines ranging from1
20,000 to J35.00 wero Imposed.
May Heliirn In June
NKW YORK. Apr. 21 -The Amer
ican Clvlal Lltrtl-s organization Is
sued a statement saying U as In
formed that Haifood was on his
wsy'to ailend an International .trad'
union conference In Monro In
June but would return as Boon as
It was ended to bi-glij, serving bin
sentence.
AIRPLANE NHAltLY HEADY
-J-'OR SEASON HH.l
Walter E. eles, pTlot for the I.
Grande Aircraft corporation warn
-V -' "f '
',. '....'-,'. ol
!, s . i...l
- . vSu U make his first
ffl
flight, 8
TO PRISON
! F&DEBAL If OK ITT MAT
'IIICA, Apr. tl. imr-
4 i!atim, directing tka sew-
4- tary of th trrasury, Andrew
4 W. Mellon, to tr ever tkd
tlM.OOr.QOO prfiis f Dm
4- federal reHrve honk to the
fadaral land bunks to be Wft-
td tn steck ami cattW, tt as-
4 sist tlw caUW predaccni, ku
4- been rocowitwmdvd by V, f.
4 O. Harding: governor at the
4- federal reserve beard, said '
41 Everett C Brown. Bresident 4.
change. J.
4 "This would enable a mul.
titude of stockmen who might
4 otherwise bo forced out of
r business, to coptinuo produc-
I- lion," said tirown.
KEV ritQVtSlONS HEADY NEXT
y WEEK
City Commission to Hold 8eciul
Muting Monday to .Consider .
. New t'liai'tor
Tho city commission will hold a
special meeting Monday evenlgn
ai which time the new churl or
which Is to be submitted to the
voters at a special election la Aino
will e bo submitted to the commis
sion by . James D, fllator, city at
torney. Mr. Slater discussed some
of tho amendments to. the present
charter Informally at last oven
lug's regular session and copies ol
al 11 amendments will be furnisher
Iho commissioners within a few
days so that Ihey (in study tuerti
before the mooting.
Tho amendment Tiil.ilng thr
amount of bonds Issuable against
Ibo city vias dlscusssed thoroughl)
lost ' night land while the coiumlo
slon took no action on the matte'
the entire commission was In fa
or ot Increasing the per cendtgi
of Iho nssnssed valuation that de
terminus the bantling limit. Whlli
no decision was . reached (he dis
cussion lndlciitod thut it Is vol
slhlo that 20 per cent will bo do
cldod on finally.
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DECLAIMS HARVEY
WAS "REWARDED"
M WASHINGTON, Apr. 21.
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ain was "reward for bis ef
forts to discredit the Wilson
administration." Harrison
i' said thai Harvey's pursuit
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of Wilson was comparable
',( only to millions of "hell
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hounds stationed at the gates
of the infernal regions.''
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LEO Git I EN ER TO MARRY.
I A marriage license wait issued thit
iafil,rnoon . i0 Griener and Misi
Trilby Rose May, buth of the valley
Mr. Griener Is a farmer oh the Sand
ridge and Miss May's homo is in thr
Cove district.
WILL LOCATE STATE'S
MOST HEALTHY CITY
PORTLAND, Apr. 21. What ir
the healthiest city In Oregon .'
lr. Frederick D.. Strlckler, .state
heallh nfUcer, hocs to iHd III)'
answer after receiving answer! to
comprehensive nueMioaaairts ' thsl
were Bent out thU vak by the
Ueallh bo. i a Id all naalcipatiMe
III tho state.
"The iiietloiinait Ingulf to
.lo. city's walrr anpslr; b.,.hm
it Is nltereih or trat4 b ,chir
Inallon, Qinw lso cMi o)tiV"-"
In: tsao, aiul).r nf autiiltala
iiotels, an4 hs . tf out lis,
jiiiuriai Ik Mra. .
r. Sirlil toB U
inforinaldin ln I.
ays, as ca rt tliij up
condlHens lis 'nU ol tne
unite.. Ifi e4a o luv vnthin
the nextofew wtks on an inspatfun
tour I hat will liicludeall hospi
tals. c.dirlnK bou.a and hotels In
Orennu the work of Talln I
cltliS, ha explains, was vuggealeii
by I'rolssor F. . Magruder of
lo Orniftn Agricultural collegt.
CHARTER TO 7
BE MOM
1
; MfilEB
IBflPBl
i'Am Xt TVKXV WILL I'DOIIAB.
Lt EMPLOY MANY MEN IN
ttW U TWO
DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
LOCAL MEN IS DENIED
Many Men llnvo Drifteil in Hoping
to Get Work on Highway Hut no
(Mils For Men Have Itecn Made
County Hiring Only Local 11611,
Two Camps Doing llullt Now
Kxpectel (o Relievo Situation,
here Is no ground tor rumors to
the effect, thut local men are being
turned down on jobs on the state
highway wuilo hundreds ot outsid
ers are being sbippod in, according
to Max Kunoy, resident engineer Iu
charge ot the Kamola-La Grande
"rtlll". lit, Mf- h 'Eb" Mr. Kiiney
sTalod that lie cols confident that
when men In La Orando apply tor
work If thero are any jobs they will
ho put to work.
The rumors regarding refusal to
hire local .men resulted from a num
ber ot men applying at Casey and
Perry where camps are being er
ected this wefek. The equipment
ot the contractors was ahlpped to
these points arid tho crews familiar
with the equipment; were shipped
along, In order to have someone
familiar with tho outfit ' to make
jam-p, according to Mi1. Kuney,
He stated thut thore are about 50
then working at Casey on the camp
being erected there iuhd that an
other cajnn Is being -built at Perry
andf .that inen , would probably bo
imployed there next-week, t.ocai
mon' upplylng at the camp will un
doubtedly find Hint they will be em-
ployod, Is tho opinion ot Mr. Kuney.
Only Isiciil Men V
John F. Hlrney, county roadtnas-
ter, atiiled today that ho had 60
nen working In various parts ot the
county and that those men wero all
living In tho towns near the scene
if the work. Practically all of these
nen aro married and married men.
Ivlng In the county are always glv
n first chance at Jobs on the county
oads, ho said, unmarried mon Uv
ng hero bolug hired when thore are
lot sufficient married applicants.
Tho largest nurnbor of men ou the
ouiily roads Is .at Union whore Hi
ire at work. Ten lire working noar
a Grande, 4 at Lndd Canyon, and
ho otliers are scattered among the :
ither towns.
A large part of the men soeklng
vork aro floaters, according to In
'ormatlon gathered f rolm various
daces where unemployed sook, work' .
.Fost or them came hero bocauso of :
he construction work starting on
ho stain highway. '
lany l-'louters Hero
At the lied Cross It was stated;
hiit at present every man In dls
ress upplying to that organization for :
ild is now working and no money is
wing paid out to anybody. A num.
icr of men apply to. Mrs. Fay Cntlin
'n ciiargn nf the office dally. .Neurly
ill of these are floaters, although res-.-.
dents also apply from time to time. '
Mrs. Catlln slated Hint the men
coining to her are nil willing to work
it anytlijng they can got, provided
hey aro fit to do the work. Most
-if these Mien, she said, wanted to
tork on tin- hlKhwny and Bhe ex
iressed the opinion Hint It contrac- t
irs refuse to hire these men tlfo
ouiily court should usH Its lnflu-
ne with tlm stnli- highway com
mission to bring about a change In
the situation.
Wall lag For" Work
That there are many men In need
a shown by the plight In one room- a
lug house In La-Grando, Mrs. Cat
lin declared. The woman operatisg
his rooming house, haa practically
ao paylsg lodgers, at preseat as near
ly ell her Inrtfivs are out ot work. .
ass hasn't the heart to tarn tkeaa
mea out, Mn'. Catlin said.
At th" city free emplnyaient of-'.
flee, iu the city building at the roa-
aer of KImi an VaahliLglsm, tt s
Bin a tat (boat to men day have
a alllyiix n4 often more. There
- calls to- ruin be.
cnrtfina to Sirs. E. M. Fowler, city
reaaur.-a In rhurge of'he oltlcea
The len.applyg lyre are also vail
ling tolake whatever Job fers but
are unable to find work. No calft
for men friA road contractors have .
been Received by Mrs Fowler., The1 ;
tjty'a employmeiix fnce Is mal t
lalned na an a9.iunodutlon to both
inaeenipwiyera ana tne men aeesiug s q
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