VOLUME XXV MEMBER OF ASBOCIATHl) PRESS
LA GRANDE, OREGON. MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1922
MKMIIHK OP ASSOCIATED l'KESS
NUMBER 261
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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
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"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
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Fall campaign
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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
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SHERIFF HURT
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LITTLE FANNIE
000,1 FOUND
AFTER SEARCH
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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
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J UIM muJJIPUl hike- B-LEMir
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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
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