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LA (I RAN DlO, OKKliOX. T1TKS1)AV, Al'dl'ST 1, 1922 VOLUME XXV MEMBER OF ASSOCIATE!) PRESS MKMHKIt OF ASSOCIATED PRESS NUMBKlt 25fi fc3 n rn UVJ DsttilttuOiKkdU rjsa gfTJ ii I 4-3 ' J jk'.J"'. ' o t Fir teem Killed and Seventh Mutt m nnrniu inyrnrnnnnnu o r tu I hli a mcurunununNight MET HtftD ONlOLDTU M Nt'Ki'o I'ienic Special Meets Regular Passenger Train in ('ullisinn. INJURED AND DEAD - MANY FROM WRECK Trains Telescoped w hen 1 lie Special J I its Passenger Train on Cincinnati, Lelia jinon and Northern Kail road at Suburn Station in Cincinnati. Associated rreBH) CINCINNATI. Auk. 1. Fifteen person vorn killi'il anil Tit'ty to Heventy-five wore injured in a honrl on collision today between an ex curHion train carrying neveraj hun dred nepi-oes on u picnic and the lobular in-bound I.ebaunim train on the Cincinnati, I.ebannou and North em railroad at Lester Station, a Cincinnati suburb. The trains tele scoped in the accident. 1 E RAZED BT ffllE MAN'SCRUX OF THESha I?ill-n "ICHIEF PUIS !Dy Dig Muaience i.ast Mostly Strikers mi: s N'egro JSootlblack Kehirns to Southern Oregon City to Testifv in Klan Case.' HANDCUFFS PUT ON .. HEAD PUT IN A SACK Xegro was Pulled up by a Polio Fastened Around II is Xeck, Then Let Down anjj Pulled up Again ' The row at Medforil, Orciron, caused, it is claimed by the Ku Klux K Inn's action, which resulted in an attempted recall of the sheriff and a fjeneral community fuss causing men to curry guns who never thought of such a thing before, seemed to have largely hinged on the nlleged mis treatment of a colored bootblack. This bootblack left the country before the grand jury convened but he was brought back and has testified before that tribunal. The testimony he gave runs like this: Arthur Burr, the negro, had served his sentence for bootlegging and the time for his liberation hail expirad (luring the middle of the afternoon of March 14. He wis not released, however, until later nnd after dark ness had settled down over the jail. Then Bert Moses, the jailer, came to him and asked him if he would like to ride to Medford, Jacksonville nnd the jail being about five miles from this city. , , Unrr found an automobile standing l.v Hip side of the iail. with two men BAKER, August 1 The bunk! ; t10 front seat. He was directed house and mine buidings of the upper to jj, an, clamored into the back seat camp of the Last Chance mine were a,.(( the journey toward Medford was completely destroyed s.hy fire late; commenced. The two white men ill Saturday afternoon, according to re-j tn(, . f ront seat held no conversation port brought to Kaker yesterday by: with their colored passenger behind R. G. Amidon, manager of the Queen' trieni, Hnd conversed between them of the West mine in Cornucopia dis- scvt.s in low tones or in whispers, trict- The fire started in the kitchen: short distance out of Jarkson of the boarding house and spread up villc- a machine that had been follow the hill burning ail the buildings, in- jne them passed the one in which eluding the upper tram terminal n'i : Burr was riding and then stopped soon left nothing but a charred mass driver of the Burr machine nls.l of ruins. Flames and smoke were ' stopped. Then four men from the discovered at 5 o'clock Saturday af-1 thor car came back to where Buir ternoon and as far as is known noth-.SIlt an( demanded of the two men in ine- was saved. A caretaker and his lhe julT niachine what they were do- wife were the only ones on tne prop-, . ,.,-lv at the time. 1 (Colli limed When Charles J. Dillon, representa-. way of construction, of buying new live of the i-ailroad executives of the equipment, of abandoning lines that United States, entered the city hall last evening he was somewhat sur prised to see that his audience wa.i almost one hundred per cent men out on a strike. He had expected to talk to the business men of La Grande nnd had advertised his Jecture, along these lines, but he had added that n welcome would be given any of the shop boys who caied to attend. He started his talk by stating that if the railroads and the men wet left alone by the government strike could be settled at once do not pay without the government's I red tape approval. The speaker naturally talked fo: the railroad executives, because he was here representing them, but he gave many facts and figures thai weie of inleiest, some of which the Evening Observer will print in the Saturday issue of this newspaper. Reception Was Good. Contiaiy to reports that La tl,..; Grande is in an unsettled condition nnd duo to the si'ike, the meeting lasi one and .i i ....... I iuu .,v v' iiw ..' nmiiu wim a niusv "niiiv . ' :i ,,.,, i, i,.L Th.lwhen the sneaker called upon anyone v ..f'hi.' .mw,i w,s that trans-: to a-k a quostion, men who are ou nortation lines must be better treated s.,ic propounded many pointe by tlte general public if n "bust up": but gouteel uuestions to the speaker i, prevented. He said the constant ! who answered many and others he ad demand on the part of business ol muted that he could not answer, the country for reduced railroad Thcie was no feeling displayed on lutes could nt go on unless tha either side and the stiikers showrl lailronds cut deeply into labor and a willingness to be told of conditions the cost of supplies. Ins the .-peaker explained them. But Mr. Dillon urged the audience to! it was noticeable that many of the take part in politics and have many stiikeis were mighty well posted on of the regulatory laws now pinching' many of the very questions which railroad companies repealed. Mr. Dillon taked on. The argument "Let us have a ten' year holiday on that passed between the .sjieaker anil railroad regulation,'.' said the speak-' the men was the most dignified and er "for no matter what a railroadj the highest regUrd was shown by wants to do it can't do it without con-leech side for the other's opinions. No suiting the government- me roans ueoate in me uunii num-s nenim m make overtures to vou men ever took on more considerate form, without the Labor Board's , sanction,! each side putting forth its case calm -.. . .. ,i .i .ii,:., ;., II,..' ncitner can uioy uu uiihhmv; ' thivlv. firmlv yet very genteel. Puts Arsenic in Pies for Revenge (Hjr Asociuted Press) XKW VOK'K, August 1. Charles Abralianison, a bak er who had been discharged from: Slielhoiirne's restaurant at P.roadway and Tenth streets, was arrested today on the homicide charge (following an investigation ol' the poison ing of over one hundred persons, three of whom (Vied. The people poisoned ate in the restaurant yesterday. Offi cers reported that . berry pics baked before Abralianison left the restaurant had been hcavilv charged with arsenic, .11.1 11 aparently an act ol revenge oy cue nauei- uu me nuui.i.m-nient. race Kilit) Shopmen Must All IV (? turiu'd to Work is The lVi'siih'iit Lead Stroke. NEW YORK, August l.Railway executives this af ternoon rejected President Harding's proposal that the striking shopmen be reinstated! witotit forfeiting their seniority rights. They accepted conditionally the two oth er suggestions by the president for the strike settlement, one of which was that both sides in future recognize de-. cisions of the Labor Board and the other a rehearing of the Board's decisions that brought on the strike. SENIORITY AND OTHER RIGHTS RE INSTATED l!olli Sides Musi Recognize .Ruling of Lahoi Monnl but President Includes a Rehearing ol! the Hoard's AVage Cut Decision flakes Three Iniportaiil .Points for Conferences 1o Agree Ltjk)u. WASHINGTON, Aujr. 1. Con vinced that tlio railroad strikv will be a matter of history within 24 houra after acceptance of ntilway shupmen and transportation chiefs of i'lesi- jdent Harding's compromise Ait, all ol ine governments intluence was mustered behind the efforts to obtain adoption by the emnloyers' meeting ni wi'w i urn aim uir me empioyoii, in Chicago todav. Chuirman Hooper of the labor board, after a conference with l'ms idemt Harding -stetday, left for Chi cago to be on hand when the melt ing is called of the general policy committee of the striking shop crafts unions- Secret arv "Hoover It ft yes terday to attend the New VorK meet ing of the executives. I niim Leaders in I, inc. There is littl" doubt in adminia-1 t rat mi circles concerning acceptance b" the union leaders of the proposed comju-omisc settlement. Several rail- load executives, however, are known to hold strong objections because ol' their belief that it would entail aban donment of new employes who ig nored strong inducements not to ac cept employment duiing the emerg ency. I'eisonal friends and senatorial ad visers of the president were strong in their conviction t hat t his opposition would be more than offset by tho.r (Continued on Page Eight.) WAN1I1XC1TON', Aug. 1. President Harding's three most important proposals IVr settling the strike, and the points upoirwhieh the conferences now in session both in Chicago and New York will probably hinge arc the pro visions that all strikers be returned to their former posi tions with seniority and other former rights unimpaired, another provision is that both employes and employers recognize the validity of the Labor Hoard's decisions and the third proposal is for a rehearing on the decisions of the board involved in the strike. CIIICA(K), Aug. 1. Incentives of the six federated slioi crafts met today to consider President Harding's proposals for a settlement of the shopmen's strike over the nation. Chairman Tlooper of the Labor JJoard is present at the meeting. ... Railroad Presidents Meet. XftW VOb'K, Aug. J. Hailroad presidents in confer ence assembled today to discuss President, .Harding's pro posals for a strike set fl orient. They adjourned, until afternoon without action following presentation of. the president's plan to them by Secretary Hoover. 20,000 Street Car Men Strike Today in Chicago CIIICACO, August, 1 Twenty thousand niotorinen, guards and conductors on the. surface and elevated lines went on strike todny and the greater portion, of Cliicago'a nearly three million .persons were forced' to seek impro vised t ransportatioii.' Thousands upon thousand's had to walk- to and from their lilaees of business. Coal Operators Refuse to Meet Men in Conference (By Ascoclalcd Iress PHILADELPHIA, Aug. J. A joint wage coulerencc between operators and miners of the central competitive bituminous field is to be held next .Monday in Cleveland to negotiate a basic agreement and to terminate the strike, according to a call issued today by President John L. Lewis ,of the United Mine Workers. Operators Will Not Attendl , IBy Associated rressj .INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 1 Indiana operators will not attend the ((inference called at Cleveland by President Lewis, said .Morton L. (lould, president ol1 the Indiana Bituminous Coal Operators' Association. Illinois Operators Will Consider. i - uj Associated FressJ CIIICACO. Aug. 1. Illinois operators will considc iicxt Friday President Lewis' invitation to attend settle ment conference in Cleveland, said !'. C. Honnold, sec .i in:.. t :..:..., ii.. rclai-v lo l ie Illinois v o;u vi ici.uors iisMii-minui. THE WISE BIRD KNOWS WHEN IT'S A GOOD TIM E TO LEAVE mlili-il that bis nersoiial oninion was "sentiment in J 1 1 i lit would be in line with that expressed by Indiana." us1 Big Picnic Today at Park by Shop Crafts Th'iiVfr sni'A.w).- started in a small . . -yi-;ai ibM-J1 tj v'y cuickly. This was i "W tWlTO.' th'' "little" irather 1 ini- -ll&liiM ,h' ""P ('rafts for tttejf tUffitis im tle hall. When t&. crfif 's .iotuht .iaaer Hmikins, ' if. B15j' Vjun;ii Creamery, to vijv.''. I'V'.or ienf.MSe rel'rtr hments. .,:.-.",!-.. 'i6. si ..JS. iuions oi chants htard of the intended gather ing and offered melons, candy, cigar. and a lot. more Dicnic goodies. There was nothing left but to move from Kagles hall to the city park where under the shade of the old trees th nun aitri their families today are en joying a very fine time and are being refreshed bv the delicacies volunur tv conti i'mtp I by I .a Grande bueines .-sSe. 1 T?.'.3 TO Be I S.W1 scA?e -crows fCT LIKE TrlAT "3 jgm& Wcll,BVC1?ACKY i IIVWE 'em AT LAST s: -r x - ' 'v V. rrn;N . "v, , ( . Iteginning nt 4 o'clock this morning, u quarter million - Chicago' people were forced to walk to und from their work. The HODO employes of the sur fitee street car lines begun their -;tt ike at that hour, A survey of all available mean. of transportation shows that a quar ter million neople cannot he accom modated. All automobiles, tiuck., .notoi cycles ami other means of tratiK poitution, in Chicago and the sur lounding cities, have been culled into strvice. Suburban steam lines have put on extra trains und will conduvt all-night service, but even with the xtraordinar efforts, many thou sands are hoofing it. Fleets In Carry Kmployes. I .Hi-go mercantile and industrial 'oiiceuis have brought thir truck ami autoniobilo fleets up to the ex h i mo limit and are caring for th(dr employes. Other large employers, chiefly of girls, like the telephone company, have taken entire floors or pnits of floors in big hotels and nr.' housing their employes there until the strike is over- The Miikc haw been called because? the company, which doclaivse it hat been losing pV .10 a day for the last six months, proposed to cut the wanes of the men from SO cents an hour to t'.r) cents. The men offer to accept 72 cents, but insisted that Lime and a half overtime be paid af ter eight, instead of nine hours. PROPOSALS BY iianrm.n&flinr iMHMAUt PUBLIC TODAY ( Ity Asfooiattsl I'retoi.) CINCINNATI, Aug. 1. .Kiv spe cific proposals for the settlement of the railroad strike uro contained in President Harding's plans which aru being Kii)mitted to railroad execu tives in New York and rail union heads in Chicago today. The five specific proposals, accord ing to the officials, include: 1. That the employes will abide, by the decisions of the United Stated railroad labor board in the future. 2. In the matter of seniority the employes who remained on the jon during the strike will receive pref erential treatment. Men who havi been on strike will return with their (Continued on Page Eight.) Tourist Booklet Tells of This City and Hot Lake l . A WiV . . ?l Tom ists booklets descritiing the j Columbia Highway and the Old Ore gon Trail' are now distr ibuted free to touristy and others who wish them :it most of the holeis and newstands ir; Has tern Oreeon and all along th; highways. 'J his is a eonskluFa-blit boon to tourists, especially to thr. who had from tho rniddk vtmk et '''"'it" states and t au 9pnAW with the west- 'lhe boukJt, tiirU rt fffjr frt Ofci1 pUron ul to uT4ttM tKt two OHrt 1a p an rytte guide nn'l tliwW inwilorinf ov tfrf- ColwW IKftJiw" a4 the Old jWHtfWi W i tt size and UwT.toiitJijft.iVjrti r' :d detailetl i titstimi'H xif ib tv distance from I tpW:So. I-AxM. U 'otfland, Oregon, ifr4K)fMj tfri of each section, j iiw v d-sci'iolive r.r fiftHH i!tivv to the i jiracter, A :m at llttt I,aW-. nin water supply comes from a spring f highly mineralized boiling water, l.Ki degiees I-'iihrenheit, the flow being at the rate of 2..ri(0,00 gallons in 21 Swn-irs. The spring at Hot hake is tb kottesl in the world " l-o (irande's Country club is also mentioned. This beautiful huildim;, -tt stiiout two miles west of the city t the foot of a branch of the Bluo fountains, is said to he "the most Uautiful 4'ountry club in the north west," Ineideiitallv. Mtress Ifci'li upon the fact that I.a Crande has the second largest -nvnl in the state of Oregon and the largest railroad shops between Salt Lake Cit and Portland, v?:aVhku. , PORTLAND. Aug. 1 Tonight ant! Wednesday will be fair except for cloudv or fo(fy ' condition in the iiiornirig near the coast, pays the '.v-jii'li-.r ohivrvtv Ulat .Ja- oo- . x x, l", . I.: .:!i'ie. ".'.h; h'A
