La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 07, 1922, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text(kratuir w , L . ' YOIJIM K XXV MKMHKIt OK ASSOCIATKI) I'UESS LA (ilv'AXDK OUKCOW KK1DAY. AV.. 7, 1JK2 MKMHKH ()!' AKSIKT ATFi) I'KKSS xtm r.Ki; ir, If IPf jfu .1 iniO ml W m m i ii va : DEADLOCK IS STILL 01 II CONFERENCE . L Coal Situation is stil cliaiic'l in Every Way. EMPLOYERS INSIST - ON WAGE SLASHES strikers und their friends who believ- j ud that j inputted railroad guards car- Union want to Negotiate on -'V"s i"tl0",u. an, le,,',t of . . , .. " , . danger into the strike situation. IJ.INIS ot Scales or AlaiVilj Special Agent Roonc-y of the rail ".1 I '.il' iin.r t.. CViiiumif fn road company this morning oidcred ',, ' , ' " onsent to,p.ckeU on' th-.nol.lh skM thc ghos JiCdllctlon.S. 'to gut across the streets mid keep on I the opposite side of the street. Be- i!y Ass... ifiu d i'res.) ! licving that Mr. Rooney had over- WiVSHINGTOX ,Iulv 7 V pro-! stepped his authority the tiickets took l.....',.i '.;.. i', '..,.in,....;.i the matter up with the city author- coal .mine operators v.int..tit.. ..on,..! ... u';.K-:n.... l..iimr to tne law iney couiu picKce me President Hardin to consider meth-1 Ure street and the sidewalk up to ods of getting wor k resumed, broke! the fence around the shops which is up "Thursday night without definite i on the property line, results being accomplished. 'At a mass meeting of strikers n: No statements were given in behalf : Eagles hall a message was rece.ved of either operators or union off icials.i rtom the Union Pacific strike head At all prior gathei ink's employers quarters at Omaha jrivunr details of have stood finnlv for a reduction in the situation all over the situation, wage scales, teudei-ing . arbitrations It was reported by the strike com throuirh President Hauling to deter-, n.ee that no serious i consideration is mine the amount, while thL. union rep-,"';""-' P'ven orders of J. I U Hncn s resentatives, iif ferine to negotiate on to return to work tomorrow or reg.s the basis of wage scales existing ter before three o clock. March .11. have iefuse.1 to consent to I Only two more men reported re reduction and have mrlle demjands 'turning this mornin-- They are hr for modification of prior contracts, I'nest Bryant, a welder, and Grant While all the consideration affect-' Smith, a machinist. The strikers ex ilic the bituminous strike situation : P-t no further breaks in their ranks, have been defer, ed until .Monday, af-j ' Pickets were on duty all night and ter President Harding's return, gov-! were reported to be an extremely or ernmcnt views on the matter wereldcrly crowd of men. No signs of made available in part through semi-1 violence of any kind were shown by official discuss ii-n. Jn tlie matter of them. the public's coal -uppl", two "pindi-l A place has been provided in the es'' have developed, it 'was said, one; round house where the strike'-reuk-in the northwest, to Wrdch a large ers who have been hired are being amount of coal usually is transuort-; boused and where their meals are ue td hv the Great Lakes In the summer,! in? cooked. live strikebreakers were and the other in northern New Kmk-! renorted as having arrived this mom laid, whene anthracite is home by ! inif on No- 4, all of them having gone coastwise shipping. lo the shops, I i The following is a message re- HORSE BREAKS us mm While hauling wood for his brother last Sunday Wm. Vchrs was serious-;12''!'" " in iuic.r receiving a kick from a h ,r." Mr. "Jhr. ha b en iol.Ibng the wagon and after finishing the helper started to curry the horse. Mr. Vehrs was standing behind the horse when it started to kick and as a re- suit three broken In.m...li..t..lv aftir the ,.,.. I dent Ur. Veins was calicu to assise him thn tbirtv- mm tne tn.riy . his brother, carrvi.ur eiKnt mi.es in ...s in.- Out of a doiierf total of loO dep- utv sheriffs that the railroad wants' deputised, ill have been sworn in,! taking tneir oath either in the coun-. tv clerk's office or before a notary! public. Late yesterday al'ternoon twenty men were deputized. These i men will lie usen lo vruan. ine ran ,'ll will lie usen to guard ine ran-: nd property, although thry have thoiitv at nil times just as any her officer of the law. In speaking of displaying weapons loud properly, although thry havi author other bv the deputies while off duty, Sher iff I.ee Warnick yesterday stated that j he was unalterably opposed lo a uis- play of weapons at any lime "It has never nceu our j...... . ... ..... ...in. unless out in the moun'ains or where it was necessary, and I lielieve that it is unnecessary to wear ft jrun so that the nulilic ma" r.ee it. While the deputies have the 1-Lral liirht to carrv a lr.m whelever ttuv want to. thi'Ve are'twn wavs to wear one.'- the sheriff said. " the liisht way and the wrong way. DISAPPROVES i GUNDiSPLAYS: The sheriff announces he is nbso- he stated, "1 cannot give you that in lutelv neutral in the matter of tho formation all I can say is what I r.L find Viia ve-or.lo i ,. f. ri.r. e t o the display of cans are merely hi:- personal opinion of the mailer, as be considers it bad tate to flaunt a weapon before he public. THItKI-: Missions l.ooTKI) (By Ass.Kl;.tfd rrB)l SIl.tNC HAI. I'lliliii. July 7. Tl.r... Me.hfwlist iniwinn h.'lween Chantsh-. .n.J Kiavfu. pro- vine" of hi. must, were b.ot.d and de.-trol daring th? l...-at mntinv of troops In that l.;.nniie. Record, inc to advi..?r r'(.'i'.. from Nan- ,-i. . ..t.ii.'.l f-' K. t.iesl (it... M-... live ia-tor is r-.orted nil .sine. No for.-.cii missionaries wer sta- tii'ifi! hi l!.e-e p'ot-. SKI DEPUTIES IS Guards in railroad yards are to jp Liiarinod. Except hit; in Shops, According to Or- j dor. The ik'putv sheriffs on tho outsid? jof the "bull pen" at tho U-W. U. & N. I yards were reported this morning to ; huvo born ordered to go unarmed j while those on the inside ure cunt in I uinj? to carry guns This order came ,i. ........ w e .,e,..,... K..,,,kt l,i- Miles and wciu iii.uiincti nun imuiu' j reived from Anthony Johnson, secre I tarv and treasurer of the shop crafts unions, at the local headquarters: "Information from all points today indicated tabulation from fifty points, ncluding all large terminal shops d out practicully lUci per cent nion Pacific. Sume indications 11 roads entering Omaha shops and Union Pacific Sstcm show less i me"h'"g """' ",u,e mt'n out- . . i,n,,-c "Shop men must ignore- bulletins POed by the company nstiucting men to register- or return to work to protect semorit. Invc.f)V ,. : tS'gned) AN ri!ON JOIINSOX "Ihe strike com... tee nnounced e.enei a. rureman " . it.., JkGGOMPUSHED foremen, for what they have done in1 q( utima,umi .(-. p o'Hrien asking the men to co back to worn or reirisler for their regular shifts that they also wish to state that by three o'clock Saturday, adding when they report for yolk it will be nn orders from B. M- .Jewell, presi dent of the railway employe's depart ment of the A. !. of 1,. Air. reny and Mr. Kuryear interviewed a num ber of men to annrise them of the or- der of Mr. () Rnen and went so far as to call at some of the mens Worries immediately after the receipt of the order. X. A- Killpack was reported by the strike committee as.havinur pone back to work as a carman. ! II ; M j jj Mill 1 n I- T T J Jjj (J , y. Rollons, division superii'.tendent . on the O.-W., stated today when ask- ed by a repoiter for the Observer how the strike condition were locally, 'r.vervthmir is very satisfactorv from the standpoint of the railroad." When questioned further in regards to how many strikers nad reiurnc'l to work, iuf,t cooeniin v ' t he general coin! lions." Jle refu-e.l to release any furthe information concerning thc strike ex 'ceptind the mere general remark that everything was satisiae-tor. womi:x not v.ti;i : - : (flv Adso.-ifUt-f i'r.nl WIIISVW. J.rlV 7. Wolll' 11 arn not wanted In tlie Tollsh army by the neas.llt nn nibers of the nail. ill.. I i,arl.ii4ueiil. lie.etitly lb.-y address- ed a proled to the ministry of war against woii."M voliinleers. Imriiu' n,rt :.r r I't.'i. when the Woman's l.o.-ioii was oryanixed. thousands ofl women .-erv.-.l both txi olfieers mid ,in Id" i..nks. . .. ... . iIm,,. r:r.lrn a.i.l .!. Ocilr.n Arniour. QLLIJSSII.E.II nm mr ptdhc APajama Party IK. V k 1 I v" Vf-?4 ''" ' Try this at your vacation caml. Thce pajama-elud English gliU arc enjoying an curly morning gunbot on the banks ot tho Thames- Farmers Will Have Big Day La Cirunde husiness and piofes sional men are making arrangement;; to spend a part of tomorrow at Kiv-( erside Park, where the Farmers Un-j ion. the rarm Bureau and tne urungci are holding a joint picnic The towns-1 people have bet-n invited out to Par ticipate. The plan adopted is for ev eryone to bring his lunch and then put it on one tame Tm an J"-n the eating. ColTee will be furnished. The La Grande band will serenak the picnickers at: noon. The enter tainment committee ot tne a .nw a providing transput I utien for th band men, who have tmt the on-houi to devote to the program. Rev. Geo. H. Quiglvy will be on thc program with a vocal solo. The invitation fiom tho fanners to the townspeople to J'in in thn picnic is vijjorouslv imorcssed iipon the members of the Ad Club and ail oth er people of La Grande by President Short. Ueintr Sat ut day. merchant wiH have to scheme out the best hours to vi-it the pat-Vj, ami they will be welcome ut all t lines. Thi- day will If- taken up with talks ami music by prominent people. nono i.i:kii:s vi:.jir;i (By As.oolHted ProMtO rHK'ACO. July 7. Micluiel ,1. Walhh, fonndor of the "Hobo col lege." was married Tuesday nicbt to Mrs. Martha J.evy of Knovvllle, Tenn,. wlinsfi furl line Is r pitted to be $::il(l.noo. She plans to open an. is passed. This promise was made educational and recrealion center , today by S.-iiatnr Mct-umber, chair for the uiieniployel on Wist Madi-inian of the finance committee to Mrs. t next November. In this,j. R Smith of Whitman, .Mass., who thev will b" as.dsl.ed by j delivuie.l the third Petition bearing ai Mary (i. Mr Wll alsh said. ' " TV Out of Doors -.. :. x ; ULflllyd IIUIII9 nrmi tw rnn Ti.nn niriT i v.-: iir n i r n i i i j ui 11 iu n v i ATTEND Ik t whs announced ihin after nt ;.n that (he railroad oreanizu- licns would jin with the farmers in the hig picnic tomorrow at the city park The officers of the dif- ; f Vrrnt urpanialions hue nsked ! that all nu m hers if possible at- i ' tcrd (lit picnic and brinK their wiJrCs and fumiVic C A basket i dinner will be .served at noon and ail are asked lo hrintf basketn. Tho.-e fanners who were inter viewed this afternoon were highly' pkasfd to hear of tho railroad men ' joining hands with them at the bi unnual nicnie and the affair promises to be the htjrsest event of the kiml ever stayed in Union county, with f:u mi-it; a:d woi kers joininp hnnds to imike tli? (f;'y a memorable one in tlie county's hi.-tory. Adjc".rr.i-i-ient will be Postponed' until the Bonus Fiill is Passed (Mr Associated I'ross. t WASIIINOTON. July 7. There he no a.ljoii! nment of congress until the solid. -rs' compensation bill has been made a law. It will he taken up and disposed of under, a 'special ilivi'im.'t es coon as tne trill mil I million i!rnati.v for the enactment of the bonus bill. ilLlOIEI vrr fk THE ONLY FLY IN THE OINTMENT 2 , wm.. C Sv GRANDE RONQE siodv mm drtuic dm ; !n nu ill' i pi i rriiiii ti run rw k h I i p ii rt 9 1 t .1 I I i iuiiii b u iU LLUlii ILIIHLIl I Ull Ml LIU I 113 1 1 Ill VII nrjtii r nBimnM Allx'it Fislu'i- of V.hu Drowned Last Night ni'iiri Jlt'iid of Ciiiiviiii; Lived in' , Elgin L'liiijj. S.i..,l;,l lo 'I'll., OI..4. rvv, KI.UIN, Juiy 7. Albert Fisher. ! of this city, was drou'tied la.it uIkIh in the Grande Hondo river near the head of the canyon boutl. of KIkIii. t Ilia body haa been recovered. J Mr. Fisher wiu born and raised in Union county. He it u sou oT ' one of tho pioneers of the. lalley, ! his father having coine to the valley hi the early sixties, taking a claim near Suminervlllc, whioli ho devel oped futn one of the fine farms of tii Stimmervillo region. Albert Kisher, who was a man oft bttwoeit 4d and -i years of a;e, ' grew up on his falher'B farm but has i for many years lived In KIkIii. Ho was u liiKhwny contractor, lutvimr :i rout met uloitt! the highway near here Ho U surMved by a family It is nut known Just what raided hla druvvnii.K but be Is beluveU to havo been stricken by cramps. tho liaSit liiifu innu the tW 01 -a tho litMn child v hen it is ele;in ' ; I rum Stithin as well us uiLlnmt. When I heir little faces am i ltnni:-'l with trouble, it k a sum ' Mk-it tliat them 1U1A l.I.V fS trmil lc suuH'wherc. (Ji liemliy ut!i llii'ii boucl.s. Civ. I it Hue tlicm fi-om n Imlf to two 'bcaof Aii.d:tx -it bed tnuo. Drue I'HOXH MAIN 11 1'liiim l'acil'ic Sysleni Ore r ii n - Wasliinirjoii .':iill (lllll eV; N'aviu'.'lU'Hl nulijiailr' !1!'.MiM l fiinii ( I- eliiil.i ces. All men Win. III! ;i i left lie s.'T- I .1 l...le.t Ins ei.nii:Miy in :iH';tilil Hie ie- c: li.r. o I' !!,e I', s. rail- Hello! ' SALES MAMACER'J OFFICC ? ' SAY OLD MAN ! The hardTTme.' ovek; ' MACK EVERftiMG UP A FEW CEMT5I at I 191 ill r,i 1 1 nHiiiini n l!i ill IHILUtl liiUnlo in nflTrn rsnr r nfl ta rnut HARDEST GAME OF THE SEASON j '(U (' Teaill K.XJieirted to put U I 1 1- I'lllillt 111 ;011(! uf most. Critical (iaines. r, , , . , , . 1 ht! ,lJlltl-s are facing the hardest f "lie of the season Sunday when they play the final kmw of the three Knmt, Crvs with Cove. The Furmers aU; ti(1( wjth Itak(1. f(). fi.st h . lhl. k.a with tM hl u , tW() ,(isl whac .u (;lnmltl-s official percent aro at present is seven fames wu IU" , nV ,ost- ,ll Lovu Payers are noted for their heavy work with the stick and with "Ked' Alexander pitihinir, which will niobably be thc case, tne 1'iraU's will have to heave a lot of horseshoes over their shoul- lers to win the iranie. On the other iha.id, the visitors had better do like wise, because it s a case iif the two eavicst hiltiiif teams in the leairuc acinit each other and if either one finds the pitcher, then tile sportine oods man will have to order u ev note baseballs, , However the Cove boys are coniintr ver in t (-li.l 1 n lt to win and the I'iru'es ie undo.nir their cutlasses- I.a !irande won the first jrame of the ser- es 10 to !l in an unlilll battle,, out- iitiimr the runners. In the secondhand ale n henrty breakfust, when 'ra.ne the I'nales journeyed -to Covo asked by Warden Lewis if he had jil a cold day and misfortune befell em, the final score bein 'A to some- mg terrible in favor of love. Hut .Uer nicked Cove not long ago and .a Grande has been setting easy out - ide of a defeat by ( ovo and llik.-r. P'ho l!.lion-l,a lirande farce that wastone." ilayed here two weeks ago is still Kathie slept soundly during the i.n. ling judgment aid even if thenight but was the most nervous of nne is counted as oil. rial, which is inlikely, if l.a Grande can wallop ove Sunday all will yet be hopctul. The I. a Grande team will mrain (uive the services of Tex Knight, the I'riitiant and slugging i.nir.i saci-'cr, Hunday. Knight .was untilile to plu' with l.a' Grande against linines for the simple reason that one of his tin owing fingers was injured, neces sitating a lay-off for a while- Mcln nis state:, that he will play against 11. ji-au.e "lied" Alexander any Joy inas - i.iln h as Knight hits the big fellow jum a niiie on naincr man any oincr. 1 pitcher in the Icaum, and that's sav itifr i omrtliiiitf. Mclnnis, who knows the Cove bunch and their weaknesses ji st a little bit bclti r than the next '. fellow, will .-tint the twirling job with .Me(ice on the liench ready to jro jin at any time. Mclnnis has beaten ( 'ovc, once tliis '-ear and lost once 'and stands a ffoud chnnce of checkint? i heir hntlinj; oh;1;j itfr i t . Incidentally, Mchinis in now sitting ;n toi of tlie batliinr percent aire co- viifil l.x.rl MU.rr Ii;.,,.,.,.! :baum, who comes next. Workman ist -veral cases of adjudication of also in the -fiOO class and Johnson,! 1( 'Jlllv wtr rights, taking excep. Mttlee and Crews are bunched in ii,! Hon the action of the water board, IT and Hth p!ac, oitlv on,- point noart-"1" l1"'"1 Kivr, have been turned ov- Johnson ha- the local home run record wiih a total of three. Knight leads the Ihne base hitters witli lour and Koseub.iurn hi tj;iUiercd in the most doubles with five. l.a (iiandc ha' mad", out of J:Hi hits tins year, 1H doui'lt., II snijflis and five homer-;, not count ihfc t iio Uinon-I.a iaand.'! (rami. Tho buttinir averaees (exclusive of I tin- Lni;n-i,n (iranoe Kanie, which H under in (ilest), are as follows: M.!- Innis .f;;V, KoKwibaum ol. Workman - i.n i i-t L' ..... 1 . t 'Mil -...i.j jl.il M.:;- e .::.;(.. .lol.i.so,, .;:, ., Gar- ..ly'.SK.".. .Mcerve .', Ili.kev .;H.I In the game again..! Haines Sunday j ev.-rvbody b.ougot up their average. . with the excepuon of Th'. ison nn.l..1 Gar. it) , who hit in hard luck w hen I : thev did ennect with thc pellet ! The pi tellers' teconN ai e si ill in ; fjivor of Mcliinis. Mclnnis, out or live trainee pliived, h:s lo.it one" a-iw-i 1 wnn four, giving him a peri'etita-tri-' ul Mnn, ,U(,te lin-( phtyed it l'iv i;;iiium also, winning tlnirtf uml lin mi', jfivini; bun .7.'t0. 1 A nd the team Imtt ine avrugn-'stand.-' Hi .:j7t, with .'itil times !;at and i n: hits. Who nays the Pir 1 e.tes are a tbtni- of t he fmst ? VV; cause the l.a 'lande i'ir.ttes are st?p- . nini: lo at h clip that show u hrv wi'-itif ti.e.!ove statement it. N'-vt Sundav whpl,a tiraiule tiick-h-s ( n 4 i t ' lit" vll jn-jrnty, to Jii k, wi'h a fiirhtnif? chan t.i nut'ii 1 ! he C..Us, nrii l'iu..:i vi';l be ho :ts t f'.lin Kiv'in i- r.ipidly wink in k in ll;e ,i,i'ei-ntaie cilunt.t and Union 'tiuitls K'-d cMiKe of faking them ' for a l .'W uf jt-'iiius. iKii'liv and L'athie ILinnud J'nr .Murder of! Sheriff Taylor. ' .: WERE TWO OF FIVE ESCAPING FROM JAIL JNsso ('auht (Juiutot in Jihic lonntains noar Toll jrate iullowinu; Several J)ays Man Hunt, (l.y AssoLliiti-.t Tress.) SA1.K.M, July 7.-John Rathic and Mvie I). Kirby were haiiRcd today at tile state penitentiary for their part in the murder of Sheriff Til Taylor at Pendleton two yea.s atro. Kalhie entered the death cell iit 8:2H and the trap was sprung t 8:.'i0. lie was de;lareil dead at 8:H. Kirby followeil Rathio to the scaf fold ut 8:t' and dropped at 8:64. llo was declared dead at !:Cfl. Kirby and Rathie, on July ", 1!)2D, together with Neil Hurt, Floyd Hen-', derson and Irvin L. Stoop, cscape.li from tlie Umatilla county juil, and in so doinir fatally wounded Sheriff Taylor. Taylor ivin shot by Hart, whoo real name was Kniniett Ilnmroft. Hart was handed Ilecember :i, l!tai). Henderson and Stoop are serving lifo sentences in the penitentiary. The five men were captured by a possu it Toll Gate, in the JJIuo Mountains, after a manhunt of several davs fol lowine; tho k.llinn of the sheriff. Ilathie and Kirby, who lost the two year firrht to escape executioni were cool and collected to the last. They mounted the J:l steps to the scaffold without assistance. Kathie, who was dressed with caro enythin.. to say replied from tho scaffold: "I know I uir. innocent ot llle crime for which I nm hnnpontr. . I nruv (io.l to foru-ive tho men wh.. Ueutence.l me. I forgive everybody, jl huvo no hur.l fei'lmes Ij.witr.l unv. i the two. After entering the death chamber Kirby was perfeetlv com posed as h0 mounted the scaffold. Thcf only indication of nervousness was -shown during the niht when ho rosy from his bed twice and paced his cell. He ii to a hearty breakfast. lie chew ed ifum M ho dropped. Asked by the wntden if he had any statement to make -he replied, "No, sir." Father Roche, usistant pastor t M. Joseph church, whispered to eent. Kvervbody knows." Kirhv'il parents left for their home near Yk- ,mu ,,n hour before the execution. A!.. nit forty witnessed the execution Two men fainted. to Judtfe J. W. Knowles, and number of similar cases reardin the tii'ande Konrie rtvur were turned nver to JuiIko CiUstnv Anderson, of itaker. "Just a ease of trailing rivers," said .Indue Knowlea today. "Hut I think I Rot the wor.st of the bargain." . . t . v..v . . , T. WAMII.(.lUN. July 7The re l,uolcnn moye to "'iilorce cloture on. tn-' . administration bill failed today the senate. Tho vote on the mo tion to enforce the existing tule was 4" to .",. or nine less thun the ro pi i red majority. Illy Aj..'iatc(l l'reii.) TOI'SVKA, Kansas, July 7. A statfl warrant been issued ayaiut T. Ihintiwifton, president, and. Thomas Hillwy, ecietary, of the. fecfetated shop crafts union of Topeka, chvi'tc nr vitdstion of tS Kansas industrial court act in calling the shopmen on strtLtj. Tonight fair and Su'.uiday fair ami eu-?.(:r. JUDGE BUSY OH ' WATER RIGHTS 1 "' - f .-.)