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VOLUME XXV MEMBER OF ASBOCIATHl) PRESS LA GRANDE, OREGON. MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1922 MKMIIHK OP ASSOCIATED l'KESS NUMBER 261 JVJ JL i'A Em V : Block Signal Unheeded by Engineer; 38 Killed and 137 Were Hurt ST. I.OUIS, Auk- 7. Tliirty-ciKht Head and l.')7 injured, 25 critically, wa the Thll taken by the rear-end collision of two Missouri Pacific trains at Sul phur Springs eariy Saturday niirht, a check up revealed today. Most of the dead and injured were brought to St. Louis, where the lat ter filled the various hospitals of the city. Failure of the engineer of train No. 4, the fast passenger steel train whicn crashed into No. !12, the local standing on the track, to heed a block signal was the cause of the disaster, accord ing to John Cannon, assistant general manager of the mad. Signal Nut Noticed. The block signal, warning that the track was not clear ahead, was unnot iced by Matt Engel Glenn of St. Louis, engineer of the fast train, accordine. to Cannon. Glenn, UI vears old and engitieer for 117 years without I bl 1 1( mark ngainst his record, jumped from his cab just before the crar.h and was killed. Edward TVlcr, also of St. Louis, fireman of No. 4. remained at his post and was seriously injured. Officials of the road declared that the block signals were working prop erly, atid were set against the ap proaching No. 4. The inference, there fore, is that Engineer Glenn of the limited should have brought his train to a stop. Two o'clock this morning saw the last bodv recovefed. With bob bing lanterns a compact group of men came down the track to the little sta tion bearing on a litter the blanketed inert figure of the last victim to be found in the lintered wreck. t tearing ol IJenrm negun Jn. Work was then started on clearing! up the debris, and when the sun came Iv beyond the broad sweep of the Mis sissippi it was well under way. I'Yoni the front of the engine of No. 4 was pulled one of the two coaches of the accomodation, which teas little dam aged. Next came a compressed bale of splinters wedged against the. nose of the engine, which had once been a railway car. As the wreckage was un loosened the sticks of wood and tan gled beams of the frame dropped down. Scattered trucks, which had carried cars, were assembled. The four coach es of the accomodation train, which had been knocked from the trestle and the embankment, -ere picked up. The baggage car of the limited train, whose sieel sides had bulged from the compression of the blow, was drawn from it precarious perch on the tres tle over Glai.e creek and practically fell to Pieces as it was pulled away. Bv II o'clock this afternoon only piles of splintered wood were left to tclli nouncod today by t.io coai cnnmou the story-of the catastrophe. tion. commlttoo. . Program for Boy Scout Pilgrimage is Good One Kntluisiasm is rumpunt among thedesire. going on a hike, reading. Boy Scouts f La Grande with thewashing or playing any games that a week iwav. Since the termination of their tamping period last weason they have been eagerly looKl.ng lor ward to another sum outing and It It expected that practically all of the members will be able, to make the trip. PrepanitionK for the event are practically completed, Ihe dales hav ing been set for August 16-29. On August 12 an advance party, con sisting of I.eo MeCorkle, frauds Hobinson, Edward Fitzgerald. Kern Kelly and camp cook Hoy Jewell, under charge of- Harvey Carter, scoutmaster of Troop 1 will pro ceed the campers and will -prepare the grounds, tents and dining room and kitrhen. also laying out the camp iiiuuiiiin no 't...- " " , Ishows or stunts around Ihe camp ers arrive everything will be set up,.. .,.,. sonndinir at nine o'clock. for them The ramp will be ready for the hoys tour days later and the re mainder of the scouts, accompan ied by their leaders, will leave I,u (Iraniie. at f o'clock and will be taken us far as the hill, four miles above Cove. From this point they will hike to the camp on the Minimi, taklng the trip In easy stac.-s am!!Htions In regards to the activities upon theirarriv.il at camp meal will be awaiting them, pine bough' beds will he set that after tramping in all th hot Their up so -y will have to do is eat and the night's slumber. Iteveille will wake them up for their first day In ramp at 6:3M, the first item on Ihe program be ing thorough sitting up exercises. Then comes the morning wash or rtirly dip in the river which l purely voluntary. During breakfast the camp police will atl"nd to the morning cleaning ' and prepare everything for the daily inspectpion. At the conclusion of the camp du ties one hour of scouting Inslrue-i tion will follow, giving the bovs a'chancoto advance in their scouting j degrees ana giving mem chance t to rec personal instruction. From 10 until 11 the buy will - be ei.e eer ipv Ho whwiever ihrtv FOX ELIMINATED E Fred N. Fox, of Union one of Uv favorites in the Union County Ten n ml the. FROM THE GAM : ..!.. V i.. ,.,u.,iK. It. Jackmmi and H. (J. Averv. coun NL'IUI-lIimia omvuiuay ciihiib mint I.vln Wilson, of Imbler. last year's ! champion, won two fast sets from his ' . i... .u f r. 'i ..i n.i Kox failed to play up to his usual'l f, m .In- In fnt mne W son nn veil a bang-up game and it is doubtful if eox would have been aoie to laKe me match if in the best of form. Preliminary to the semi-finals, Eox tramped Harry Clark in two straight matches, shutting him out 6-0 and o'-O-Fox played much faster against Clark than Wilson, giving a classy exhibi tion in both sets. The results of Saturday's matches leaves Wilson in line to play the win ner of the first division for the cup. Wilson is considered the favorite and if playing in good form should win the cup airain for his second ensecu tive year. A straight three year win would entitle him to permanent pos session of the cup. In the -junior division no matches were played but it is likely that Rob inson and Kelly versus Larison and Bennett will meet this afternoon. ... i, n . a j. Will W1V8 AUVet using Dance at Zuber Hall Next Thursday Night Added to the summer novelties i;i the way of entertainment P. J. Pow ers will give an advertising dance at Zuber Hail next Thursday night. Tho dance is to reflect the mercantile es tablishments of the city and many of the stores already have designated tne party who will represent, their line of goods. It is a new thing in this part ol the country but has met with remark able interest and success throughout' the east. COAL l'OH XORTHWKST , Ry Associated Pr'na.l WASHINGTON. AuS- 7.' Addi tional priority orders are to he, is sued at once by Interstate commerce commission to facilitate movement or fuel through northwest was an- ii.n, which is also volunUuy undeT supervision of the camp officials "Come and get It" will again be) the word of the day at 12:30 and from 1:15 to 2 o'lock Ihe entire group will take a compulsory rest. Dur ing this time one of the' adult lead ers will either tell stories or read to the boyB. From 2 to 4 o'clock the hoys will Indole" In scoutiiiK sanies, ath letics .hikes, cnnleHts or field sports and at 4 o'clock the afternoon swim ia In order. Supper will he serve'd from G::iO until 6 o'clock and, until dusk, the boys may either tish or encace in campus pames. The climax of Ihe day's activities will take place with round of songs, stories, minstrel After giving them one-half hour to get to bed. taps will be sounded at 0:3O. the lights will be extinguished and the boys must go to sle.-:p. This 'rule Is rigidly enforced as the night I rest is absolutely escntial for thf. (good health of the boys -phis general routine will he fol lowd wh day with several varl- giving the" boys a wonderful two weeks In the open and beuefitlng them greatly. in their vigor and men tal acumen, social ability and also roll In loritup spiritual development. Two weeks of suoh organized astivlty In the heart of the mountains Is of Incalculable value In Ihe develop ment of the boys who take advan tage of It. PORTLAND. August 7. Tonight ! and Tuesday will be fair. Continued warm weather in the hastern Prt tt the elate will be noticed. POTATOES GIVEN AGENT'S 0. K. Out of two hundred acres of puta ?cs tnal were iKpl'd recently by , , .. .. - . "K.1.. ""'y ?"' small field of spuds r certi ication. Ilu; field was owned by A. K. Hownian. of N"rth 1'owdor the variety of 'potatoes ""K r ."liny uuit-r iiciin above the average were inspected, the farniB belonging to A. U. Davis, Rob crt Clark, J. C. Riackington and liar lev Smith, of l.a Grande; Henry Hill, ot North Powder, and Dr. W. T. 1'hy of Hot Lake, but failed to pass u higii enough test to be certified. The reason for so small a certifica tion is mainly blamed to the "leaf in, '.-!,.: n in. ii mu-tra a sunning ui growth of the plant, sometimes an ear iy dying down of the to"- and usually results in less than half the usual yield that a healthy crop should pro duce. Drouth and other disease trou bles are also due to many of the no tato crops not being up to standard. Mr. Jackman recommended thai those who grow potatoes commercial! should either send for certified seed or go into a choice patch, pulling out all the plants and tuners that show anv signs of weakness or unhcalthi ncss. UNION, Aug. -The Oregon Ag- ricultural college through ProfesMir P. M. Hrandt, head of the dair de partment, during the Oregon .Jeive i Jubilee, purchased from Har-'y P. Iliff 1 e I . STATION ILL GET FULL HALL GAINS ONE 7. The Orecoii Ag- i u Lin i ui uuum of Independence, Oregon, th.' Jersey OVPP (;vernor Olcott todav. A total bull calf, St. Mawes Lad 2nd- Tlus0f seventy-seven precincts have been ran m oy inc .tjaeri, son ui inc ki.-iimi recounted. champion and richly bred St. Ma.vi s bull, Captain Tristam. His dam, St.' . mmr n njr-nxr a nn Mawes Lad's Ruby, is a daughter ofilAliLh MiliU AOJIj St. Mawes Iad, situ of the world rec-l AUTO SPEEDERS ord senior yearling, St. M awe's Lad's Lady. She is on test as a senior year-i , . . . . , . ling and will finish her year August! SAI. KM, Aug. 7. - StatemenlB 'i ti. v.. ,11 ...ill l, int..., tK,. froiti the Blale highway division en- fa'stern Oregon Experiment .Station at' "r' ""ice. are. lh.it the high Union, when, a high grade herd ol' aulliorlt lo.s nr.. doing every- .ler.seys is now on experimenljil testu,," ,n ni'n poer to "nisenditig len men hack In the bench hv to try out different methods of feed stock from gniziiig or rnapilnv "n i the whiffing method. The batteries and rare. The price of ?Kf0 was paidithn hlghwiiya but that ocrm.Hioiul'y were: I'alnicr, Oliver and Oliver; l.a for tho bull calf. Uheir orders aro dlsrogurdcd. Idiandc. Carrol and (liurity. Toliie 1 Fall campaign I . iiiiiwr- tin1: MDDLE STATES PICNIC IS SOCIAL SOCCESS I't'tilc who roi'liiiTly ljivci.li hi Kaiisiis-Oklalioiiia-Mis-souri Hold Annual .Meet-inn- Former residents of Kansas, Okla homa nnd Missouri who no.- i.uko their home in the irnmt Runde val ley met yesterday in Riversia Puik for a bin reunion. Kvery pnn of ihe valley was well repreaented and many were the rominineent HtorieH rf form er days spent in one of tlv: three states. A delightful program had been ar ranged by the entertainment commit tee and eats of a superior ip.ality were served to the assembly of f rm er middlewentemers. The weather was ideal' for such a picnic nml not a thing happened to mur the even. Several speeches were made by prominnt local men, as well as repre sentatives from otKor parts of thfl val lev. (Ily ARttoclHtud Press) JO MKT, III., Aug. 7 Special Agent rhihp Re it?, of the .lolirt and I'.astern railroad, and an unknown striker are dead and Sheriff James Newkirk is seriously wounded the result of ri ots which broke out here this morning in the railroad yards. Authorities are planning to call out the state troops. (liyAHaociated Preos) PORTLAND, Aug. 7 Seven pre- .intu cr.vn Churlf ftnll ft lend (if nn. THE BOOTLEGGER wmw i 7,' ij "i , , '-MHF iii... I'l- TI DEAD AND SHERIFF HURT ':'''-j.'iaL;-r.x LITTLE FANNIE 000,1 FOUND AFTER SEARCH j, Cove's Little (iiils (lave Scarp to Relatives and (.'oiuiiiuuily. Incitement reigned near Cove yes terday when it was discovered that Fnnme Brown was missing from the camp where Mr. and Mis. Jabe Con ley, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Uoodnough and Kaniiie Hrown had been using us their headquarters while picking huckleber ries, l hree trucks ot I uve citizens and three trucks of La (liaude men were cadet I out and the hills were be ing th"ioughly combed when, ubouij five o'clock, a telephone call fromi ii:..k -i i .i. i . i "iK" t miry M.ssiiietL wie scnreiifrN that she had been found. After leaving the camp at about eleven o'clock she lo.st her way and walked for about six hours finnllv reaching a cabin four miles from the camp. A (piict marriage took place Satur day morning when Harry Jluinham and Miss Knna Kilam were united by Arthur Williams, justimc of the peacu. with I). K. Ford and Hester Jewell, the sister of the bride, as witnesses. Miss Kilam is quite popular among the younger set and the bridegroom is better known to citizena of La llrande as "Kid Sarp " It had been planned to hold the. wedfling in the evening and prepara tions had boon niado to that effect but the young couple thought different nnd eiuded the rest of the party, L The La Grande I 'aimer Mill base ball team went down to an ignomin'i defeat y ostomy afternoon at the hands of n picked team selected from la Grande. The game was played on the fairgrounds and resulted in a to 0 victory for the latter aggrega tion. The game went five innings, Mike Carroll, nnniri'lsman for the winners. PRIZEFIGHTER NOW 1 G 01 1 J UIM muJJIPUl hike- B-LEMir - - PA f. .UX 1 J. . - Calls All Shopmen Bacfc to Work-Demands Roads Give the Men Employment LIVED 111 HUNDRED YEARS (Special lo Tho (lliHorvvr) COVh, Aug. 7 Octavo Barker died .Inly T.tJ'J. aired U.i 'fars. Mr Haiker was born in Bridgetown, Me.. in june ii. At inc age of twentv oue he wont to Minnesota, where fr; spent tho gieuter pait of his life. He was one of Hie foremost men of the community and a leader in civic and political affairs. In IKG-l he was mar ried to Sebna Treadeau- Kight chil dren were horn to them, four boys and fiiur girls, three of whom survive. He enlisted in LSii2 in the Dili Minne sota voluntecers, and was sent to help quell the Indian uprising, afterwards reluming to the south, being engaged in many battles, lie was taken pris oner thrte months before the close of tho war. was sent first to Libby pris- tin and later to Andersonville. I-.-r; several years he has made his home with his son, R. I. Barker, of Cove. Two daughters also survive, Mrs. Dav id Strachan, North Battlei'ord, Can., ami Mrs. Wm. Barker, Forest Grove, Ore. Funeral services were held at the M. K. church on Sunday, July Hi), Rev. Bollard officiating, and the remains were interred in Rose Hidge cemetery. Alvin Campbell, small son of Mr and Mrs. Luther Campbell, was injur ed yrsterdav when the wheels of n hack ran over his neck. The Httlo bov had been riding on the hack artd fell fd'f, lighting under one wheel. He was'ru;died to medical aid where it was discovered that the injuries were of a minor nature. The accideitt tooK place near the city park. Milie M'I.eary, who was fatally ili jure Thursday aflenioon near Vincent. Passed on at six thirty o'clock yester day llloi ninif. Mis skull had been fraclui'ed anil his body was badly bruised. The remains are in chiirce of the Ihihiicnkaiiiii Undertaking I'lirlots and the f-.lneial arriinjroiiients arc still ncndiiiK. E CATTLE LITTLE HIGHER (llv AH, lii..-,l I'res.) roUTI.AN'l), Aug. 7 Cattle weu ipicited at to lfH-2,1, which was 'l iuaiter hi"her on strictly prime stuff; hogs were easier and undertone pric es vveie unchanged sheep w'cre steady with valley lambs a trifle easier; fan cy hut'er is scarce and firm; eggs were steady and cream unsettled to day. BULLETINS AllJOl ItNKI) rvru, n i:i)ksiav. tltv AsHciclittt ct I'reMf) CI.KVKI.AMi, Auic. 7.--(.'ual oprr atniK nnd iiiiinn Iciiil'-is who atbeicil iicii- t'lilay for a wntff conffrciwi' ti itifl thi' oft c'lml strike airn-t'il in i-vmi'-f tu Hiij'nitu until Wi-flrifstbiy with the (f.pei'tatiin that Indiana min ers ht.'I nifialnrs WH ,L' ni "tteml anc( at that time. WmUand Has Blaze I'OKTI.ANit. Auk- 7. Kin; believed' to have bin nf incendiary oriirin eartvi this inonii(f destroyed the Hawthorne! si uhie.i, three frame houses, bndlvi liimajred the Wavstdn (JaraK'" nnd mil !j;uent apartmc hou?e in the bloc!;! .'.nulled by Kast Sixth. Kast S'-veuthJ Kat Clay and Hawtli'trne av'iHie. j An :tiijaei!it apartment house wa rl n fire hv th heat hut wan nave J i by prompt -tion. TIm- Kiif. Side Yuli-;niiiiis woil.si fiid vi'nm on hiiwt. St''-u'h an. Cinvl SILL BOY HAS INJURED BY RACK DIED YESTERDAY RM Asks That AH Questions Then be Siilmiitti'd to La linr Jioiird for Settlement; by 1 Jot li S'ules; Govcin lnent's Jiiist Appeal to '(iliintai'ilt' Settle a Strike, That is Jlenuciiuy Nation, Says Executive. AVASHLNdTON, Aug. 7. (I!y the Associated Press) President 5 larding today called on all striking railroad sli()iiien to return to work and reimested' the railroads of tho country to assigu I hem work. He asked both workiueu and transportation com panies to .submit their dis puted niiestion of seniority to the .Railroad Labor Board. The president sent tele grams to Mr. Jewell, head o the shopmen's organization, anil to Dewitt. (Iiiyler out lining a plan which ho hoped would result in the speedy, termination of the strike'. A statement was author itatively made from' tho Wliile House in connection with the call issued by the president to ralilroads and; men alike that Mr. Harding " regarded this as t)he final proposal' from the govern ment for voluntary action by; the railroad officials and tho employes to end u strike that menaces the country's inter ests. Settlement through tho UaiJroad Labor .Hoard the president, believes is the only practical course for the gov ernment. , iKailroiid l'r sidcnls Meet, ill, AsHOGiiued I'rciiai NKW VOHK, Auk. 7. Chairman I.oree of the hustern conference of railroad presidents, called a moetin of railway executives for thia after noon at four o'clock wdien tho word v was received of President Hiirdinc's statement hcinji issued from Washington- It is expected that the attituda of the laiiioads will be defined at this meeting today. Strike Leaders Not Satisfied. Il(r Associated 1'reaa) WASIIINfJTON. Auit. 7 Leaders ot the striking shopmen considered 1'resient llardinir's proposal for two hours today nnd then transferred tho conference to the International Asso ciation of Machinists here joined by leoresentatives of the HiK Four. Sliike lenders are showing some dissatisfaction with Iho nronosul and are deliberating whether to take imaj uctinn on acceptance or rejection im mediately or leave the decision to thu general strike committee at Chicugo. I Asuneliitrfl iTi-yn.) Kail tit ads In Itfcfmvone. NKW YOKK. Auir. 7. Ik-ads nf ' !H i ailroarls (if tlm country which liift wiok rejected Hardinir's first pri ifiam for settlement of the Hlrike, will prohaldy be usked to reconvene with in four days to consider tho Inst pro posal which the White House has ad dressed to both the ruiiroutia and atrik crs. MKV IH J KAT. (tiy Aaocmitd l'rjs) CANTON, Auk. 7 The Northern army of .Sun Yat Ken met h Htiiiin defeat by ("hen ChuuK Miiik'h troops near Siii Chow today and is retreat ing to Kiantfsia, whom where he cama a few weeks uko. $50,000 Early Today sustained severe damage before th9 fire could be extinguished. Combined os is estimated at $50, 1)00. The flames were discovered by a passerby, who awoke tho watchman. The watchman remembered having been awakened fifteen minutes before by two prowlers who were running away. The smell of gasoline led him to believe that they set the fire. Four alnimx were turned in, bringing ap paratus fiom both th' oast snd weatj 1 ! i (i it
