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VOLUME XXV SECTION ONE LA GRANDE, OREGON, SATURDAY; AUGUST 5, 1922 MKMIIKlt OF ASSOCIATED PUKSS NUMBER 260 : i bud Tiraooi ., . rnn nniTn 11 DEVASTATES LARGE AREA Dead Undies and Yr"-kigi (Strew t'n .Harbor for Many Miles. DEATH LIST I.OW . IS ABOUT 5000 lioats Washed Far Inshore: AVarehonses Wrecked and 'intents Uuined hy the Storm; Large Section of (.'if v is Flat. IION'G KONG, Auk. 5 A typhoon is laKinK n Swatow, SJjJ miles nortn of here. It is said to be the worst in the historv if the city. Dearl bodies are floutinj; amid wieckaRe everywhere in the harbor. Ncaity every house in the city is dam aged. The flood following the wind drove the inhabitants from their homes. The death list is placed at 5000. Native boats nicko ul by the wind and waves were carried far inshorj. The storm broke Wednesday evening and raited all night, leaviiiK death ani destruction !- the city and harbor. Warehouses are badly damaged and contents have li.tti ruined. Ti'ccs were torn r and communication lines am down- l,are-c sections of the city are laid flat, I Tho Union County Tennis Tourna ment is wipidly jrottitiK down to the B-mi-f mals, especially in the junior division. Last evening Raymond .Pat ton met defeat at the hands of 31c id Geddctf, who won two straigHt act;, giving him the match by the scores of 6-2 and (Jeddos will play Lynch today for J he rijtht to meet Floyd Smith in the semi-finals. The win ner of this match will play Jean Tay lor for the silver loving cup offered to the winner of the singles in the junior ciass. No matches were played in the sen ior doubles or singles vesterday but today is expected to be a busy day in this division. Harry (.'lark will nn-ot V. X. Kox, of Union, and the winner will then piny Lyle Wilson for Hie rirht to play the champion of the first division. In the first division, composed of 'Waldo Stoddard versus G. A. Johnson and John f-'toddard ver sus Nrmun Fixes, no matches have yet been plave-l due to several of the pattcipnnts bein" out of town- In all likelihood some of the matches in this division will be played off today. Norman Frees and Waldo Stoddard are the favoiites in this class. In the doubles, it is expected to have several matches decided this after noon. The finals will he played some time next week. Dr. Hall Likes the "Old Home Town' "I love to come back to 1,a Grande for I like the old home town," re marked Or- M. K. Hall, who is here on professional husiness connccieo with the O.-VY. railroad. He is one of the staff of surgeons ranking next1 to the highest in the railroad servic es and he was summoned here on the North Fork wreck,, according to re ports. Th doctor was for many years a permanent resident of La Grande and twire seived as mayor of the eitv. He removed to Portiand following his service in the late war- Mrs. Hail accompanies the doctor on this trip. LIGHT HUM-ALL OVI lt MO! NTAINS PKNDLKTON, Ann. ft. H4u which fell in Pendleton yesterday morninn resist red .i5 of an inch. Bays Major Moorhout', weather ob server. Tin- maximum today is I2. T1i minimum last niKht was 64. The barometer registers Si'. 80. TENNIS PLAYERS ARE BUSY TODAY Six Babies in Five , Days Born in Union Whether Union is preparing (or the next war can best be judaed by the birth rate of Unit city anil the 8"X til the children horn. In th" last rive days six babies wore hem to the people ot the neighboring eoinniiinily and five of the babies were boys. There is a' hurrah time in I'ni'in and a celebration will probably be h'id commemorating the event six bah-iea in five days and tiie-of them bos. That It Is a wonderful record no one will deny and special mention Jhould !) then in all the laue news papers iO a town that not only ran 1'i.xter hlo O.-d livestock and bold a l'O'ion-wl.iO st". k show, but also 'On (any mil the pi .L-l .. in of iais- r Un ULly I nML OREGON NOW President Carl Cray of the Union Pacific J'uts Foil to New. Uoad Talk. PORTLAND, Auk. 'Reiterating: his declaration that the Natron cutoff is to be n reality repaid less of thu outcome of the Southern Pacific Cen tral' Pacific unmerKcr decision, Carl R. Gray, Thursday n.tfht issued his promised statement in which he ex pressed little hope for immediate rail way extensions in the vast Kasteru Orep-on country. The Union Pacific president and his party departed on the next etae in their journey of inspection late rl nuts day. Gray had completed studies of traffic, actual and potentini, in the undeveloped region east of the Cas cades and found small promise of suf ficient immediate traffic to warrant the huge investment necessary to con nect it with the Willamette valley. j Gray Issue Statement. That this -nblem might eventually work out to the advantage of Central and Eastern Oiegon, however, ho mentioned as a matter for the future; The statement follows. j "Naturally, I have been very much, interested, and while here have beenj making a careful inquiry into the situ-j ation in Oregon. "I have appreciated fully the public interest in the matter, and Particu-, larly with reference to the develop ments which are so much desired in! Central Ad Southeastern Oregon. "One ntopr-sition in which there is a great public interest, seems. to havoj neeu uiiiiiiieiy u..iohuu oi, of the final disposition of the Central Pacific, which is that of the Natron cutoff will be comoleted. Want Cf.urt Decision. The line across the state, however, presents some very perplexing prob lems; Our study, up to thi slime, docs not develop traffic sufficient alone to justify this construction, but there arc "ssibilitic-i in the Western Oregon situation, as now presented which wouid give a very different aspect if they can be developed. " "J d not believe that any additional assurance can with good business discretion, be given at this time, and we. will have to await the decision of the supremo court and the ultimate! disposition of the Central Pacific iine. "The Union Pacific, naturally, witn its heavy investment from Ontario to Crane, would be very "-lad to see re stored a condition in Western Oregon similar to that which obtained in lit VI, when the construction of the line across the state was. in progress, and before the dissolution of the Union Pa cific and Southern Pacific -lines, but the future status and relationship of the Western Oregon lines are too muc! involved to justify promises or as surances that can at best be grounded only upon speculation." BULLETINS .1 A I' AN COMI'I.KTKS ACTION. ( l:y AsiMtciiilt'd 1'ress.) TDK 10, Auk. 0.- Crown Print1? Ilirohito officially sanctioned the treaties of the arms eoufoionce. This completed Japan's actions. COM IIMIU AMOVES TOMOIIT. Ity Associated I'resn.l PORTLAND, Auk. !. Vice-president Coolidtre will make only one ap pearance during his three-day visit in Portland. At his own request he will be as quiet as possilde. He ar lives this evening from San Francis co. LIVE STOCK l( IIANCF.I). (Ity Associated Cress.) PORTLAND, Auk. fi. Livestock remained steady and unchanged with butter firm and cirirs steady on to day's market. CRIMINALS AT WORK. (By Aic:inld I'ress.l SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 5 Unite:, States Mnishal Edward 11. licmi ox pi cased the belief that a large propor tion of the forest fires were started Iwv a criminal syndicate, after his trin through Cedar rails. world this number of youngsters In so short a time. The babies were born to the fol lowing families: Mr. anil Mrs. Hex Oalnhle, Duly 2IUh. a mm.' Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Lay. July :i.ith. a son. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Culver, August 1st. u son. .Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Kdvalsou July 2!Hht. a son. Mr. and .Mrs. Homer Cheney. JiUy uMlh. a son. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. llayden, Au gust 4th, a son. Heie'H to the youngster, and may Oiey live lone and prosper. La Orande -nils her choicest greeting Vt l tili.u lor no diiy Is so brifht ' th' l?y thii' i baby 1- born, L GlliSl SEVEN VOTES Half's Day of Work of lla count Court Made Little Change in h'esulis. HALL MUST SHOW A BETTER CASE Judge liinghaiii Insists thai AttoriieVS lor Mal'shl'icld;Vorilablo Mecca tar those who are M.,,. i' ,i i ,i. , v. :r: !"" a vacaiiou. several hundreds vls an Mu.st Make Siiecil if iUllK th 8jtu we,.k,v. A (w Charges Oil !!0U loss. tages have been built and these arc occupied by many who are extending (By Asaoclutoa rrcai ilhuir vacation for a period of two PORTLAND. Aug. 5. The recount of tho fortv-six nrecincts in 'the re-1 check nf Multnomah county's vote for I Kovornor in the last state ptlmarv he-; encuu Switzerland and aro vol fure noon today showed a net gain -if'utjlo in their praise of tho' lakes and seven votes for Charle- Hall over 01-jvtcinity. colt. - j Among the La Grande people who During the early morning Hall lost: have been visitors ut Wallowa Lake one ami Olcotl's lo.ses and ' l.tins i during the iiust week aro Mr. and equalized. I Mrs. Lester Stoddard. Mr. and Mrs. Circuit-Judge liinrham announced i Karl Stoddard. Mr. ami Mrs. David he would require -.ttotnevs. for Mi.ij $toilluril. .Mr. and Mrs. Colon 11. Hall to make specific charges on the .:i.rhard, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Scrog- explanation that their client had logins, Mr. and Mrs. August Stange. .lot votes. M n(1 N,,.s , Wright and Mr. A new method of A-ounling w.'isi,,,,,, M s ly v adopted because of the cnnfusrmj , caused bv the similaritv between tin word "Hall" and tho first syllah'e n' lBEND SAWMILL the word "Ok-ott" as they called of i tho ballots. Grace Attridge Avers She is Not Guilty of Charges AgaillSt Her!SlK'v,'""llix"n eompany on September (I, it was announced this morning by , , , . (.tnerai Manager.). P. Ilennessv. The Orncc Attndgc auneared hcforei lnj wi, hc reilly to commence opera- .lustlcc Arthur C. Williams on tin'!,:,,,, (in Alnreb l l!i-:i it iD ..l,n,..l. chnrgc of passing n had check amouni nig 10 s.ia.i.1 on in- ...eie ui'Nn.. Filling .Station last Sunday, ycslor- dnv afternoon at two o'clock. Her hearing wns to have been held 1 huts-lit an" auernoon nut was posipoiicu un-; til vesler.lny. Miss Altnclgc pleaded , not guilty to the charge and was lioundi over to await action of the grand jury under $Xtl bonds, which she procured. It appears that Ihn che-'-k had been made out bv a .1. W Smith to a Mrs. Adnmy, and had been endorsed to Mis-.i Attridge. ' who " "n tht she knew nuthing of the check being valueles.H. , I)K. HOCK KIT IIONOKKD. KNTERI'KIKdC. Auu'. r,.-Dr. C. T. Hoektlt whs eieeted presiilent. of th1.- Eastern Oregon District Medical eiety at its recent convention at Ha- year, and It) di vk11' being now lin ker Dr. iloeltett was unable to at- dor construction. An additional loco tend the meeting and his first know- motive and nkidding machine will be; ledge of the honor btstowed upon hi in purchased and the planing equipment1 by his brother physicians was a let- rearranged. ter of congratulation from the m-.tc- The Shevlin-Ilixon company Iiean tary. The district is composed of lb;1 its opirations here in lill.r witli llv counties of "WSillowa, Unin. UmntiHu building f the first mill unit. Saw-. and Haker, ami the annual meeting big was commenced on March lillo next year will lc held at Wallow. i In the fall of the same year the see Ink,. " ond unit was ledlt. SH-H-H! . . 'j hot Vm ' -p7 . ''ttyfS----rl . ..--r o - 1 1' FouriAHdress Harding In Earnest Telegram 111 Ltt TO BE MECCA Many' from La (Irande Kn jny the Cool Weather in Mountains Kach Week Knd. Wallowa l-a-io Is proving to be a "r O'feu weeks. Jildgo and Mia. Uustuvo Anderson, of linker, are i-:cnding Rovernl weeks at the "Ain- TIrT . WIJjJj iJN JaAItliJLi "I1KNO, Aug. o. Construction of a new sawmill to lorin the third unit ol Hs plant here will be begun bv the placed just south of the present p ant, the new unit wi he of the , , i, i.,, ni. in .,u,. ht!i t.(,uipiucnt will he different in that wji contain a gangsaw, the first to used here, and one band. The mill wju be elcclricall driven throughout. I.,;,,,, mini,,,, fu(.t a month will he added to the present jlionthlv output of the Khevlin-Jlixim plant. It will mean an increase if Ii50 men idov4 tlie nuinbi'r now rmpioyed and an in crease of tii.DWM n month in linnd':; payroll. Forty men, mostly local ur ticans, will be omoloved in r'lnstnic- tion. I'lans for this new unit have been nunle several years ahead of time, a thiid tui-bine having been added to the power plant in a burner. Ihe largt'st on the coast, being built it no-'liJJO; five boilers being added last on Condition of ASKTO REDUCE BUG UNITS PENDLETON, Aug. !. A request Mint Ihe hag limit on Chlneso phens uuli he held down tu what It was last year anil that there he no open season m quail in I'mntiHa county this year aru t'ormtllaled In pe titions to Ihe state (;aluo warden and thu state game couiuiissiou, which vvaa drawn up last night jhy tho members of the game com j mittee of the lVndletou Hod and Ouu club. The petitions will ho I circulated In ovoYy community lit jlhu eoiinty in an effort to secure (ns many signatures as possible bv roro they are ent to the warden and commission. At a ri'ent mooting of tho game commission the open Hoasons were made uniform over tho' state. When the season on Chinese pheasants was hiiigtheneil from eight days, which it was last, y ar to 17 days, the big limit was automatically In creased from la to :iU hlid" Due to the hard winter In 1U2I-1H22. local sporistnin declare that such a limit will result In such ll slaughter of pheasants that two or three years of closed seasons will bo nocoHsJiry to prevent I heir extermination. Ouail are also very scarce, mid the siiorlsimin want their niiinliurs con served until they become luoro plentiful. Dr. Pay's Holstcln Herds Will be Shown at Wallowa's Fair ISNTKRIMUSK Aug. r-Among tho exhibits which it is expeetn:! will at tract great attention at the coming fair will be a carload of Hnlstein eav j tie Trom the famous held of Dr. W. V. Phy of Hot Lake. The showin- hern of the I'hy cattle will be u distinct compliment to Fnterprise und to Wal lowa county. Dr. I'hy has been solicited to show his herd at the state fair at Salem, the Washington State fair ut Yaki ma, the Idaho State fair at Ib'ise and the Pacific International at Portlanl. bit for nersonal reasons has declined to show at either fair. His coming i Knter prise, therefore, should be all the more appreciated by the people of Wallowa eounlv. NKfiKO I'OI'M) GFILTY. Trotter, colored, was found guilty of attempted larceny of a sholinin be longing lo Mr- llewi'.ts and was fined $.",( in the justice court Thursday af ternoon. Tli is is not Trotter's firs1 offense. Sheriff Fee Wai nick and Fd Wiirht, prosecuting attorney, both of Fa (i i anile, weie present at th . trial. i i Equipment CI-KVKLAMi, Auir. legislative repicsentalives uf thiee of tbe four uiilioad biDtherhoods m Washinctonj wen: reimesUM bv telerapb I-ridav niht to uiraae a rmiferonc-c between i'le.wi.lent Itaiiluik' ami tho chief ex ecutives of the brotherhoods for the purpose of presenting to the president their views in connection with the piesent strike of railroad shopcrafts. A telegram was sent direct to Presi dent I larding Friday nitfht by the ihice local chief extcutives of the incthci hoods askin"1 for a conference. The matter hus been under eonsid-j prat inn s.uce Timrs-lav by Warren S ; Stone, president of tho llrotherhowl i in r.ni;iiK-i.-: ; , i.rv, piesi'lClll oil tne Hrothoihood of Kailwav Trainmen. and l. 1- KUertson, pjesulcut of tht and l. II. Kobertson president of tht men, but because of faiiuie to eet a reply for joint action from 1. K. Shep- paid, president ot the Older of Rail way Conductms, the other member of Ihe "Itijf Four,'' it wan decided Fridav nijrht to ask for the conference tiirouirli the legislative renrcseiitatives of the eiiKineers, trainmen and fire-1 men. Conditions Crowing Intolerable. "Up to this time, bv constant uri'- tnir f a luutial attitude, fidelity to burning mass and complete deatruc their contracts ami in the interest of tion followeti. 'blic peace and safe v. we have nrc- The- fire department and means of veiled on our members to continue at their posts. Constant ageravatio.i or tht above conditions and the re fusal of the -ailtoad executives to hc eept the proposals of the president lor a compromise settlement of pend ine questions are making the situation infinitely more difficult to handle," savs the telegram to President llard- "The plain intention of the railroad executives t" nmash the shoperafts' unions is resulting tn more and more of the lucoTiiolives and equipment ;retting into disrepair and tho dangers of a most hazardous occupation are beinir daily increased. "We fear that a continuation of these condition will inevitable result in our members, as a matter of self protection, being drawn into the con- tioversy and we greatly deplore such a contingency. "We feel that the American public is fully in sympathy with the presi dent's efforts to settle thin Btriko and in the light of the above farts and in the interests of public welfare, peace and safely, we nuggest yoticall upon the president and urge him to again bring this matter to the attention of the railroad executives with tho hope that he ma'- yet succeed in convincing them of the necessity for tb"ir prompt acceptance of the president's pro iposak which have been accepted oy the shoperafts- "Coul inud tefusal to accent the proposals for a compromi.-io sHt lemciu of pending questions wiil place upon the railroad executives full respons ibility for the increasing seriousness of jthe situation. "We suggest you file thin nohsnge with the piesident as a basis for dis cussion with him on the questiom; :d jisMie and to show you have full nu ll hoi i I v "f tin undersigned chief execu- 't s to meet h i m. W v a ro w i n ng tbe picsideni you will call up mi him with full iiul 'ioi ity li ,'li.sniss thiii i.ul- ! jr . I. "Helmed, ".'TONK, IX and 11:)11L1!TS0N. I DRY LAND KN'TLIIPlilSK .Auir. All Offer j lo pin cha . e Vli". '", was made tile first. i fist (.1 r.;ilei oi I uf the v.rek to (Jeo, S ('raie; and Asa, rraii.. I" llenrv kerb I itv. The offer is under consideration I l l.v tin owni.'is. DEAL PENDING The intercslinir part about the mat- i.;Ktl.rn ()r(,KUn n. was heavi'ly intcr-tei- is thai this i.i dry farm land, tin-f t'stt-il in Lnterprise business concerns san e as thou.-an.ls of acres of other j M j j- to heini; associllteil with Mr. land north and eat of it. hut it has, ( lastlonmn in the ownership of the On iwo ailvantaire.s. 'It b- clo:e to lowii!iinio I'hai niacy. In speaking of tho and it has been farmed accordine; 1 1 new venture, Mr. Siler says: the most approved, scientific dry farm- "There has lonjr existed a recocni-!-iiii.- nn'tliodx, by A-.a f'raiir and thejod need for some Rtionit financial or liaiier brothers, and was sought us ; I'.inizntion with a Inrce capital, mad pioilucin" icrai'i iiiml. up chiefly of tho stockmen and pro- Mi-. Kerbs tramped over consid"r- ducei s themselves, which should bo able of Ihe tract and found it all c-pel ially fitted to serve as a medium woiked down to s'ich condition thnt.of collective credit and clearance be lo'lislilre was wilhin a eneple of in-tveen the livestock borrowers and tho "o of the surfac. There are 'HO financial institutions. Until that day acres of siitnnier fallow and most of(coi-Mv: you will be comnelled to bow the leriiainiler i ' in wh nt, with a'to the inevitable, absolutely dopend ,.ot,( cion icady for harvest nextjeni nnon 'he other fellow for a paltry week. 'existence." , , No Deal on for Palmer Mill, Says Mr Kennon liouL'b it ha b' eti freely rumor- of tho sale no this cifrnntic inanufar. ,i some lin..; tnat the Keith & turinx enterprise Rained that local ,' p-i,!e ,,l Kansas I itv are IK'- - ... ., tnuOf.ir the l-almer Lumber com-1 1'"'" "c "allowa county have even . and it is faith, r known that , n'l" ted a sale. I'rnplu familiar with r men i epreseiitniR some out- the pine lumber business in Portlanl omcoiri have been lookini; nvr have stated that it was their under oinpnev's h'dilinKH, President V. ! stnndiiiK the represenlatives of Mr. mom, n of ihe Palmer Lumber cnm-l Keith were in La I'.rando and inspect- siiiied tins morniim before leav-'iiu- the Palmer comnanv's m-onertiei. for Haer for a few dnv that . positively was no dial on or ' "ii.i'lei at e o n. ic h inoiiit iOiim has the minor HALF Sill DOLLAR FIRE s Mill Coiniiany's Plant En tirely Destroyed Karly- ( Til is Morning. .;1 NO HEADWAY MADE FIGHTING S(oil Aitw IllC "DlaZC Wa3 i. , T JUscoveivd Knfirc Plant Was in Flames and Com plete -Destruction Follow- CHKHAMS, Wash., Au. 5. Th Cnehalis Mill Company's plant waa entirely destroyed by fire early this morning. ' The lua is between S'lOO.OOO and $")()0,U(H). A few minutes after tho flamoa were noticed the entire niant was a combatting the fire proved futile eith- er to save the building or the atock. The cause of the fire unknown. LEAGUE EH ll 1i Suiiiiior J'aiiH'H A. Kccd Ke noniiiiatcMl' ly iMis.souri Di'iiiocnits OvtT Long.' l(v Illy Aaiurlatcil Prt.i) ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aur. Si Politiui- iins tuiliiy iiKifc.l Ihiit hvniitur Jumes A. liuuil hml won thu numiimtion over llrci'kvnriilKu l.ontt in tho nonntorial milnliintiiin conU'.st. Slxty-ciicht prj I'inrta lire inia.sinK liut l(cud has a lend ut' 5,!lf7 vuU'K. United .States Senator Jnmen A. Keetl (tnvu tho AsHueiateil Press a Mlatement expresHini; Krntificiition at the outcome of Tuesday's fiiinuiry. On the fine of virtually complete rcturn.v the nenator him defeated Dreckinridiro l.oiiK, formerly thirt asNistant secra liuy of stale hy more than 5000 votes for tho lienioeratic. senaluriul nomin ation. StatiiiK the contest had been '"same wliat heated," Ihn Honnlnr oinphdsized his positi-m would bo to close party wounds. Thu inch enemy of the lea KUu of natiiMB, who w- repudiated by m party two years np;o, was elat ed hiiih ly when assuied by the Asso idiili'd I'resH that his plurality would . exceed ftlMIII. The senator was reluctant to mnko a slalenient, in view of the fart that an. I. one; had iniule no statement con ceding Ills defeat, hut finaity consent- i'd when assured of his nomination , and wa tol l that Mr. I.onir had an nounced hu would remain reticent un ul the complete oflicial count was re I hoi ted, which mav bo several duys. Wade Siler Has New Scheme to Finance Ranchers of Oregon ONTARIO, Auk. 5. Wade Siler Porl liiiut littni,M.u i.r V..I. ...1. lK , i. tliiu ....L-'viM hi. K.-In....- in-law, O. .M. Unstli in, is represcnt- I,,,, n.,w f in,m, ii,l effort In finn.,. he stockmen of Oreiron. known WINS ON COUNT of tlreKon.ih,, I'toducers' Kinnnei. I'nrnrtrnltnn Siler is well known in this section fr he has honcht wool for vnuru .in j with a view of taking them over inn ! st raiirht-out sale. Tl, statement l-f Mr. Konnnn loit'v. however, ilisn-rdit. all such niniorjj, ' irr XT
