LA (I RAN DlO, OKKliOX. T1TKS1)AV, Al'dl'ST 1, 1922
VOLUME XXV
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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.
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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.
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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
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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,
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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."
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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
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jgm&
Wcll,BVC1?ACKY i
IIVWE 'em
AT LAST
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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
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