La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 18, 1922, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text21a wxxm i t nvLvrnv m?ranN FRIDAYAUQU3T H 1922 member of associated press NUMBER 271 VOLUME XXV MEMBER OF A88QCIATBP PRESS IiA GKAJN1J.E1, UjCJiUUJM. AUUUat IP. iVta 1 iitiinH i " It nnninrnn Ini riiirri nTinrn U l ULtAVtH b I AH I b President Will Maintain Transportation but De plores Warfare on the Labor Unions of Land (lly Associated press WASHINGTON, Aug. 1R. Presi dent Harding addressed the Joint congress, both houses being in Joint session, ut 12:15 o'clock making definite announcement to republican loaders. TO MAINTAIN TRANSPORTATION (My AHHocMuted Vressl WASHINGTON, Aug. IS. Presi dent Harding today told congress and the. nation that he had resolved to use all powers of the government to maintain transportation and sus tain the right of men to work. The right ot employes aud ein olovers alike to conduct their busi ness must be recognized, the presi dent said, and he deplored what he termed is u "warlure on union labor." . I (lly AeaocluU'd Press.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. In de claring positively for the right of men to work, the President said that in both ccal and the railroad strikes this hn henn denied bv "assault and violence," and in "some cases winked at by local authorities." "It is fair to say," continued Mr. Haring, "that the great mass of or ganized workmen ck not approve ot such actions, hut they seem helpless to hinder. These conditions must im press the congress ann inc cuuiiliv. No body of men whether that body be limited in numbcls and are responsible f-r railroad management or power full in numbers and constituhn-r the necessary forces in railroad operation shall be 'permitted to choose a course which shall imperil the public wel fare." a ,,.,;, ,,,nl investigation for con structive recommendation to conduct: the coal industry is imperative, accord-! ing to the chief executive and he recommended a government cinimis iin to advise fair wages and working tUILU,,,.'. , , ,. , . ... He stated the bill esianiisiiing uic -Board is inadequate, oeiug wimi FRAUD ALLEGED HAVE TO BY SETTLERS TWIN FALLS, Ida., Aug. 18. Alleging that fradulent inducements were made, lormer iew dents who made up the modern caravan led by WIliam D. Scott, to Uko up farms on the Roseworth project southwest of Buhl, Walter C McPherson and Herbert S. Roth, i-n or fin. 28 caravaners, Thursday instituted Bults in district court here for recovery of f5810.08 and J6828.85, rospactively, against E. T. Meredith, former secretary of agri culture; P. C. Mdredith, his nephew and the Idaho 'Farm Development company, promoters ot the Rose worth project. Nineteen alleged fraudulent rep resentations made to the esravnners are set lortn in m Plaintiff, ask for recovery of their Investments In land and improve ments, and compensation for their time. ' Thev allege, in addition to other grounds of fraud, that they were in duced at West Yellowstone, Mont., to deliver power of attorney to O. u riarhpT. iriaiio immigration com missioner, who selected lands for iiw.m nthnr than those they had drawn by lot In New York. DOUBLE UP Beds for Visiting Dokies in Homes of People will be Needed, is Verdict of the Committee'. A NEW PARTY PORTLAND, Aug.. 18. Declaring that "political ' conditions In tho United States fully warrants the re organization of the progressive vot ers ot tne country, fiormwi d. Richards,' F. L. Olftord, H. P. 1-iee and George L. Cleaver ot this city. have issued a cull, to all cltliens Interested in such a movement to meet at Central Library hall Satur day ut 2:30 p. ni. to (form a third party, ,. . Stone Says Brotherhoods Stand Ready to Aid in Any Manner to Settle Strike Sandy McLain Comes to Ml 1 1 1 J1 T Ttr... leu oi me juauur uay i Event at Pendleton BILL mkin HEADS SI IDLES JjUllkH -vuiis i , . - If little power to enlorcc ( : so ns. earthquake or a volcano Tlain, hailsiones as big as eggs, asked that power oe given u. . . f haUing Cmo her8th. , this m-ommendation the diamond every so often. The one wbichis now on tl.e implements of torture being a WA gove nment by law must am! regu.ntio,, baseball and bat .nd the will be, maintained," he proclaimed, rest that goe with thenn. Said con "no I matter whTclouds mav gather, ri let will take place at the fair no irattor what storms may ensue, no grounds on Sunday afternoon if al. 'matter what hardships may attend or ROes well and the proceeds will be what sacrifice mav be necessary." used as a benefit fund for one of He stated that the sympathetic rail- (He players who was Injured during road strikes had developed nnd im- the course of the season's play, tin i red inter-state commerce serious- Bill Workman will be at the helm lv "leaving tiains deserted in thel( the bachelor's ship of state and desert has revealed the cruelty and Bob Smith will steer the other team contempt for law on the Part of somelon this eventful day. Each cap railwav employes who conspired toJlaitl ,8 stalwart crew of Blug naralvze transportation," was one of U,, gathered about-him who will the statements by the President in hismite a terrible effort to odwn their That the pttoplo of La ' Grande mnv he renulred lo adopt the com mon nrnetlee amonu residents of Pendleton when they house visitors to the Pendleton Round-Up, is pre dicted by James McMasters, chair man of the housing commutes oi the local Dokle lodge. In 'Pendle ton the residents put all their own bedB on the market for guests and the home folks cuddle up In the basement, on the lawn or anywhere it Is convenient. Commencing tomorrow a systemat ic rnmnaign will be made for rooms. solicitors going from house to house to list rooms, nnd to impress upon the housewives that it may be noc.es- sary to put up with inconveniences If the city's guests are properly housed. ' As has already been noted, the committee has no way of telling how many guests will require rooms, but that It is tenllrely likely tho call will run up to 1600 or more. Some will sleep-in Pullmans, some are bringing their own tents. Honre the entire uncertainties. All .con cerned with the convention recog nise that tho call may be entirely hoyond the1 ability of tho citizens to handle unless the home folks give up their own ihods. On tho other hand, it is possible that spare room space will suffice Only one course Is beforo tho community, the committees state, and mat is to register a great abundanco of rooms each family listing those that can conveniently bo oTfered nnd also how many more can be handled hy the home people putting themselves to inconveniences. The stlpulatd charges for rooms has been, fixed at I he fair figure of .J1.50 for one, $2.00 for two In the same bed. It is felt that all local ipeoplo will libido by this ar- TUBERCULOSIS UNION TO NET (By Associated Vressl NEW YORK, Aiur. 18. Teh Inter national Union against tuborcnloRis, which has iust closed its meeting in Brussels, nnnounccs that the 192(i meeting of the organization will bo held in the United states is connection with the Sesnui-Centennial of Phila delphia. Tho next meeting in 1824 will he held in Berne, Switzerland. The president-elect for the American meeting is Dr. Theobsld Smith, Drrec tor of the Rockefeller Foundation An!- j mal Research Laboratry at r-nnce-ton, N. and discoverer of the bo vine tubercle bacillus. , The National Tuberculosis Associa tion also announces that its next an nual meeting in 1023 will be held in Santa Barbara, Cal., June 18 to 26. Fireman Has Eye Badly Injured When Water Glass is Blown Out NORMA EVENS (Continued on I'nite KiRht) George Williams, a fireman on the 0.-W., met with an accident last night when a water glass of a locomotive blew out and hit him in the eye. Sev eral pieces of glass were extracted from the eve today and ne is uneasy for fear that he may not be able to have the sight of it again. Sandv McClnin. president of the Ijtlmr Council if Pendleton, was in our citv yesterday and conferred with representatives of the vanous laoor organizations here in regard to iaonr Day celebration to be held m rcnuie ton this vear. "Sandy" assures us that Pendleton is going to put on a real celebration backed bv the usuul Pendleton spirit which we know has never been found wnnting. Pendleton brought a large delega tion to La Craned last vear and ar rangements are now under way for a return visit to our sister city. Just whnt entries will be arranged by the local organizations is not known but "Sandy" goes back to Pendleton with the message that we will be there with bellB on. I F. W. King wf May Park Is First with the Big Earliest of All Spuds "Let mo add a few 'words to I he testimonials the -Evening. Observer has been running on tho quality of Grande Monde valley soil," said P. W. King of May Park as he en tered the office today with three of tho finest "Karllost of -All" po tatoes that havo over, been shown In l.lt Grande. Thoso potatoes word Irrigated only once," said King, "and believe mo when I tell you tnoy Jiave quai Itv." They surely look the part and if the Northern Pacific railroad over got a squint at tho King taloea in Mav Park their tuning car stewards would nti' k around try ing to contract .for the crop. ST GETS BIG FINE LIVE STOCK MARKETS. PORTLAND, Aug. tS. Cattle wnrO firm today, hogs nominally steady. eggs firm nnd butter stcao TUN WKATHKH PORTLAND, Aug. 18. Tonlpht nnd Saturday will he unsettled with probable showers and cooler In east ern Oregon. NEW YORK, Aug. 18 At 4:15 o'clock one of the leaders of the shopcrafls who would not permit his name to be used, said, after receiving a telephone message, that he believed the strike would soon be settled. i "This is a state of lawlessness shocking to every conception of Am erican law and order," he continued and then he said it is his intention to , ' 7-1.. i. l.tl t-ivil and criminal, fnrhirlding conspiracies that will hin der inter-state commerce and? law! that will require safety in railway ser- adversarles. The lineup of the single men leant was nublished recently and thev who null in double harness imvn now decided who will wear their uniforms. Dob Smith, cap tln. will have as supporters. Con- ley, Crews, McOee, Metoerve, Hickey, nirklon Sinn. Murchlson and po- ihiv flclnnla. A few others will he "recruited to fill u a hole or two and to ornament the bench We have nothing but bonaflde La 1 Grande baseball players" Smith re marked yesterday, "and we intend tn nhnw un the youngsters." The rllir finliinrnTlvounBSlers think differently which Lilt L I I III! I I- K I ! ought to make it a good contest. rllUr 111 (mil II I I This' will probably be the last I llll- UUllwL.ll I me the f0n0Wers of the great na- ' llonal game will gel to see a base In Grande's Municipal P.and ren- hall game in La Grande this season AraA onnthrr of its excellent concerts ana a Dig turn out in eire.n!u. Inst evening at Washington BAND RE NOERS awl, d a very iare "". Mr. ana JXirs. JlKe nut '.L1L snri was in attendance and appreciated th mi;?icL ..ms to show the fine w.-rk of the leader as he pulls down anv rough edges and blends ni instruments in a most pleasing man The program rendered la-t evening ICiMfwa. cl.,,1 rr- 'March .Mi nare , r o -concert w.ilu. "Violets." (Fruhhr-1 "viSl. Wnltrufol: selection "Robin Hood." R- de fcnven: ouartjt from op era "R.goletto." Verdi; "The Boost er" an American absurdity. M. i; I t'ke: overture. "Hungarian Comedy. Keler Bela- Hurt as Badly in Auto Wreck as was Reported Word was received late last evening from Soa.v'e cf the condition of Mr- and Mrs. Frank Pike, who were in jured in an auto accident there several davs ago. The telegram was sent by Mr. Pike in -person and stales that they were not hurt as seriouly as was report ed, and are not in the hospital but are at 11.1, hunv of Mrs Pike's mother in Wmitlii. axoectine to return to La Grande th latter rrt oi the week ALL OVER BUT THE SHOUTING , VM-" - mmi ' fmss i p i ks RimxNsw ;i - w i. m ; i .. r5L.,.Wire MM 1 III ... m 111 I IM 1 I li ', I ITw-vv: i 'in '"him mi ? . . ... Ji , i ; ! ' ( ' W " ISTW vj. -vi i.i'!' : ' , I M i : I ' , . II, . - N Id rfli hiiii ; III jui. .i . ' 111 III . H II II I M I I 1 I kyMmtl M , , in I: i, , V7 -T !: 1 1 1 :.' I ii 1 i; i ,1 i I ,ih n" I ' P1""" 'Hi ,i -V,.-. a VrW 'P 'iii ,1111 li.ii I ffih :,,!iili SI P P P' ii'!!!!!!iii"7"" I ! N.x.iiT.. Tlllia.V .11.... .HI d 1 1 . . '.till 1 j-- 1 1 1 1 'A - I HUM III I II I II 111 I' I...I II' I, II I 1 I I I I ' lllll 1 Norma Stevens, who was arrested ns a result of a raid by the Bhenff's officers and the city police at the corner of Sixth and G streots recently, was brought before tho county court yostelday for arraignment. She plead ,i .,iitv nnd .IiidirM U. G. Couch fined her JHfiO, the offense being the main tenance ot a puunc nuisnnco the city limits. .., , , fiw. ...liil loiilt ii ace' Wc'lr.csday ovoning and when the officers of the ntiomnteil to make tneir enuunvw Norma Stevens tried to impede their progress. Two otners were iuunu " .1... h.,i.' I.nt thev were not implicat ed, according to the police, rour ..iioftu .it mnonsnine wninncy ncii; fcund on the promises. This house .... ...iH..(l on, -ii hufore bv the police buU no evidence to justify an arrest was then found. In attempting V keep tne ouiccra tram int I'l'illir the llOUSe Norma SteV- ens thrust her lirm accidentally through the glass floor and cut it pain- r, hn rtitj were not ntnwua. This raid was reported yesterday and the Evening Observer was given tlw, m,m entiridv different from Nor ma Stevens by a city oiiicuu. ju-si, whether there is an alias working or whether the name is now correct is not possible to determine. Hut the records of the case show tho woman was ar rested und fined ns Norma Stevens. betHBis DIED f ESTEffl (Hy Ansoclnted Press.) NEW YORK. Aug. 18. "This si like ot the railway crafts unions must bo settled here," said General Chairman Stone today at an Inform al meeting before the mediation con- Potenco convened. "It must be sottlod right here at these meetings," he continued. "The conditions over tho country demantt such a settlement nt once. We are optimistic that it can be done soon. The five brotherhoods lire ready to do unylhtng to bring tuoau condl lona to nn- end." NO AGItKKMUNT TODAV (By Associated Press! NEW YORK, Aug. 18. It is be lieved that no definite agreement will be reached tddny by the rail roadB and the employes' represen tatives, according to a statement made by Stone before leaving the conference of brotherhood officials aud the railroad executives ut 1 o'clock this afternoon. IIOTII KinllS WANT TO Ql'IT ' ily Afceoelnled I'reHti.) . WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. Sena tor Watson lold President Harding that both sides of tho Btrlke ques tion were "hojpoful ot u settlement today." i Ulsrusslona on tho seniority ques tion are baaed on the plan provided: Klrsl, That men who did not go out on strike go uliead In the sen iority list. , Second, That employes who wont out July 1st or later bu accorded their seniority status. Third, That new men taken on. during the strike rank below the returned men and be retained by the railroads wherever pusslblo. . ; SENT SOUTH l'OR TRIAL. Par- 2:30 Mithel -Allen Davis passed on at his home on W avenue at six o clock lst evening at the close of a week s illness, his death resulting no " attack of typhoid fever- Mr. Davis is a well known citixcn of La Grande and has made his home in Union coun - ... r.. iKn .,,,! yi. vears. i ne iuiil-mi services will be nelil at tne oiiuuBi..n and Zimmerman Undertaking lors tomorrow alternoou ut ..i..,.i. Tho i t-eased enme to uiuirun " Missouri in 1HWI, living for nine years near Eugene, Oregon, and then moving to Eastern Oregon, where he since made his home. He had always been favored by gol health and his demise came as a sad sho-k to his friends and relatives. Mr- Davis leaves seven children, Mrs. MrII.Kh.efWill.-w. M- William lirvant, of North Powder; Mrs- William Walker, of La Grande; Pert, t'lye and Ed, of I.a Grande, and Thomas, who makes his home in The lallcs. IIII.LSUORO, Aug. 18 C. A. Hub buid, arrested here Mcndlty on a war rant fiom Yreka, Cal., charging him with abandoning a man tifler striking him with an nutomobile, was returned to Yreka Wednesday. All Creswell, the nutomobile victim, alleges tht I-iib-bard sped away alitiT striking him and crushing his leg. The prisoner is also said by the Yreka authorities tx be wuntod in Los Angeles on an auto theft charge. BULLETINS li vv'': o - A,' t" Viihlilll,!!'1' Miine Electric Store Will bp Reopened for Business in La Grar.de it....iuin nf Hie creditors at a mrllnnd meeiing this week provides for reopening of the Milne Me trical stow f La Grande, whlcn tngeihnr with I'endl'don and Milton stores tailed soiuo time ago. Tl... ,.r.litm-M ronrnHenllllK ll'Hiri. tr, nod In claims decided to ship I he slocks of goods from Pendleton Milmii lo tils city aim com bine them with Ihn La liranue siock. Manager Weinke, Who nau cnitri; or the business here before I he fail ure, has been employed to look af ter the business. The Bloril in expected to Open again within a few days. HOIHK lttP.NT lK IIOISK. Aug. 1H. After a ri-i- dcni e of 60 veifls 111 soullii rn I'ljino, William H. Itldenliaugh. 6K. whose name ha,.n h l closely Identified tPth the ?iveloiuaeiit0i)P the terri tory adjacent lo Hols.-, died early 1 hursday inornnnj at- uih morir WHEAT PRICIvS. (lO .inumialuU I'lVSH.) PORTLAND,' Aug. 1H. Wheat was tiuoted at a dollar to $1.08 today, KLAN RESOLUTION TABLED (Uy iVssocltttud i'rtms.) SEATTLE, Aug. 18 The hottest fight cf the Legion convention devel oped today over a resolution from the California delegation proposing to place the veterans on record op posed to the Ku Klux Klan. T'he reso lution was ilnaliy tallica niter speaK- eis had declared wnatever tne organ ization's feeling expicssed by individ uals tcward the Klan any action taken should be initiated by cithet tlw; wtate or the nation. CIIIVA TO UNITE. (Ity A4cociata l-TasHi SHANGHAI, Aug. 18. A reunion ndleton I of north and scuth China was brought . ' neariT touay v nn tne itiiiiuiTiiceineiifc of ivpresentntives of hun xat i5cn stating they would go to l"ckmg tu cooler with 1'resioeni ui loiwn iiung. TWO Hl.'NDKKD I'lliES IllRNlNG. (My AKHOclftted I'rflflB.) DUI.UTH, Aug. 18. It is estimated that more than 200 fires are burning in the forests of the state. IS DE VA1.ERA DEAD? (lly Associated rress) liUIiLIN', Aug.. 18 Rumc) are circulating in - Dublin today that Eaiminn DeVnlora. the Irish leader, is dead. Countess Murkievicx, who ia closely asuccinted with him. said D Valera is uunenug from a slight ch;!J ao-.th flora heart dlseaje. J alera s suc enng iro n . Knv vuja loU " 'a ' o 1 but liu condition 19 nut benous.