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LA GRANDE, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, J922 membeb of as
ASSOCIATE!) I'll ESS
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BT OFFICIALS
Itaid on Convention Nets
More Radicals "Who Fall
in Government Xet. .
SECRET SESSION
WAS BEING HELD
Pmiohinu; Radicalism by the
Soviet Convention iSot
Anrecnlde 1o Federal Men
AYlio Make Hie Kaid.
(By Aasoclaled Press)
CHICAGO, Auj,'. 2.'!. Six addition
al arrests have been made by federal
afrents in a raid yestelday on the
Soviet convention near Cridtfeman,
Michigan.
Fifteen members of the convention
are in jail at St. Joseph, M'lchiiran.
Federal operatives, under instruc
tions from Washington, are attempt
ing to round up Communists and oth
er radicals who participated in what
was intended to be a secret session
near Bridman.
Sixty or more of the convention
members al'D reported to have escaped
through the woods.
ELGIN SETSHER
All Comity Ex-posit ion to be
Held on September 28, 29
' and 30 by the Xew Fair
' Association.
I,ce Tuttlc, the motor that runs the
city of Elgin, was in hist evening dis
seminating tho informtaion that the
county fair which Eltfm has been con
templating i.-s now an assured fact.
The finances have lieen arranged, the
corporation perfected and the fair
dates have been set for September 28,
2il and !!0.
"It is to be an all count" fair,'
said Mr. Tuttle. "We have felt for
some time in Elgin that Union county
should have a fair and some of cur
public spirited citizens have put their
shoulders to the wheel. It has happen
ed just as it always does when Elgin
people get in dead earnest, for the
fair is over the rough place and it
is to be held. Grounds have been se
cured with pavilicn and race cours?
already constructed and the premium
list will soon be issued. A racing pro
gram of interest, will be a part of the
big show, but don't understand it is to
be entirely racing, for such is not the
rase. It is to be a Union county fa'r
for the entire county and Elgin is
to be the host.'
Hy Eilers' Men Are
Driving to. Eoise on
Business and Pleasure!
Stopping in I.a Gmnde this morn-j
ing to get a little irranoe Konnc air
in their tires, I. G. Anelis, private
secretary to Hy Kielrs. and Fred Kip
'per, also connected with the Eilers
DATES FDR FAIR
nuisic firm of Portland made a fewlotHnda a cood chance to win again
calls cn personal friends of Mr. Eilers
conveying his best wishes. There are
some men in the world who never f'tr-j.
get the courtesies of me and Hy
r.ilers is one of them- No matter
wher one sees him, lie is the same
hieh class entertainer alio! when any
of his men pass through a community
hhe sends word of greeting.
FltAl'D IIEING FKHKETEO.
( Uy S.H.M hili-fl I'm-..;.)
rOOTLAXO. Aug. 2;J. Referee
Milherg, who was appointed" by Judge
Itingham of Marion count v to gather
testimony regarding the all.'ired fraud
ulent signatures on the initiative fih
petition today examined several per
sons whose name appeared on the
Petition, visiting them at their places
of business.
WHEAT PKICKS.
(By Associated iTemO
PORTLAND, Aug. S-i. Wheat was
$1.05 to $110 here today.
Claims, Telephone Case
Brief Has Been Stolen
ftly A -M-i.itfd Pre.)
SALEM, Aug. 2 Public Service
Commissioner Kerrigan announced to
day that a valuable hri"t in the tele
phnn' rao rp.c which he had spcni
two months m preparing ad v.hich
DDI DEGREE
Former La Grande Man has
New Lineup of Talent for
This Dramatic Feature of
the Big Meeting.
Khaled Temple No. 170, D. O. O. K.,
will exemplify tho dramatic, part of
tho initiation which is to be held in
I -a Grande September 1st and 2nd'. Tho
divan will be made up of prominent
orators from Eastern Oregon points
and a new featuro will be the presen
tation of 12 brigands assembled at
Wallowa. Ordinarily these brigands
are made' up of 1-a Grande Dokies un
der Bruce Cox as Mokana. Mr; Cox
is, however, -presenting; an entirely
new personnel on this occasion.
Stoddard to Get Autos.
Earl Stoddard, a member of tho
Entertainment Committee of the Ad
Club, has been appointed chairman
of tho sub-committee to look after
the necessary automobile facilities
which will be needed to give the vis
itors in I.a Grande a chance to see
the 'vallev. This committee will need
about 275 cars on Fricay of r.cxt week.
Bv beginning Monday- morning ol
next week Mr. Stoddard's committee!
will begin to list available cars for
this Purpose.
Finance Coming In.
As an evidence of the spirit of co
operation that is going on among the
neoDlc in La Grande in regardB to the
coming Dokie Convention is the fart
that a great majority of the merchants
and professional men nre contributing
to the financial fund by mail remit
tance, thus reducing- the number of
personal solicitations to be made?. Or
dinarily the finance committee, in an
occasion like this, is compelled to spend
sevearl weary days gathering up the
shekel. In contrast to this practice,
Wm. Miller, treasurer, reports that
there will be very iittlo, if any, per
sonal solicitation necessary on this
occasion.
Funeral of Alvah Price
Will be Held Tomorrow
The funeral of Alvah Price will br.
held at the L .0- S. church lomorro v
(Thursday) afternoon at :i o'clock ar.d
interment will be made in he I.. I). S.
cemetery. The remains are lit the:
Bohnenkamp chapel.
Mrs. A. R. Messenger, a sister of
Mary E. Price, who resides at As
toria, arrived with the remains of Al
vah R. Price this forenoon. John T.
Price, father of the deceased, will ar
rive in the city from Cascade, Idaho,
tomorrow morning to attend the fun
eral. F
Gorman Frees and Charles Bing
ner won tho silver loving cup given
as a prize for winning tho doubles
in the Union County Tennis Tour
nament yesterday afternoon whon
1 they defeated the Wilson Druthers
of Imhler in two straight matches,
Tho tourney Is practically com
6-2 and 6-3.
iploted at present, only tho senior
singles being unplaycd aa yet. Lyle
"Wilson of linbler won in his di
vision and will play the winner of
tho first division for the title. Wil
son was last vear's champion and
t this year.
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BULLETINS
FINAL STAGE REACHED.
(Hy AMMOclatt:(l Pre..)
PORTLAND, Aug. 23 Final static
was reached today in federal court
trial of the contempt cases against
fourteen striking shopmen vheit At-
jtorney Green, representing the ."hik
ers, argued against tne uregon-w asii-
jngton railroad company's nMorneyV
proposal that the men be fined and
the money turned over to the company.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
(Br Associated rresv)
PORTLAND, Aug. Cattle were
steadv, hoKs a quarter lower, prime
lights selling at $11.25 to $11.75
sheen steady, eggs firm and butter
steady today.
I he intended to have the attorney gen
eral file in answering the telephone
company's petition to intervene in the
Duncan euit, had been stolen from
his office.
BINGNEB Ai
REES WINNERS
IB IN GHINAMONEY M
GOMES 1
END TODAY
Sun Yat Sen Says It is Over
and this is Supported
bv Other Statements.
TO PEKING TO "
' UNIFY COUNTRY
All Bickering Which llav
Lasted Between Canton
and Peking for Fast Five
"Years Declared Ended.
(Bjr Associated Press;
SHANGHAI, Aug. 2:). Sun
Yat
Son, leader of the South China fac-
tion, announced touay that peace! ness conditions of tho eouutry which
again reigns between the north and'suvs that basic conditions have not
south and that "war is at an end.'' Icluingrtl during tho last thirty days.
The above declaration conies as ojTlie normal mid-summer slackenluR
climax to negotiations between Sun In business has been less noticeable
Yet Sen and representatives of
er factions at Shanghai, which hare
lasted several clays. i
I he southern lenders issued a fat
declaration that bickering betwee i
Canton and Peking governments
which has continued for the past five
years had ended, 1ms points to the
conclusion that Sun Yet Sen soon will
go to Peking if not to become presi
dent immediately, at least to take a
prominent pait in the re-unification
of the country.
Moses Alexander Was
Nominated for Gover
nor by Acclamation
. (Hy Assoc. ateJ Prone)
HAILEY, Idaho, Aug. 23 Moses
Alexander of Hoiso was nominated for
governor bv acclnmathm by the Demo-it"" far In 1922, an uniprocodouted
eratic slate convention in session! strain on the capacity of tho rail
Tuesday night. George Walters of 'roads uoonis certain in tho autumn
Weiser was nominated for the house jus a result of tho expected oxpan
of representatives from the First con- piou of business tho delayed movn
gessional district, and W. I. Whittak ment of coal, nnd tho marketing of
er of Pocatello fur the house from the largo crops. The roada havo or
Second congressional district. jdered more- than 100,000 cara dtir-
The platform as adopted calls forHng tho year, and have steadily Im
tho'abolition of the cabinet form of proved their facilities in other wnyn,
govcrimcnt an,l the state constabu-ib" t it Ik nevertheless difficult to aeo
lary, and the abolition of the conven-'how serious traffic congestion can
tion system in favor of the Btatcwide.bo avoided.
direct primary. The patform ulso fa- Wholesale trado In most lines Is
vors a , bank guaranty act. (satisfactory. It Is apparent that r-
The forces supporting Judg-j W. M. laih-Vs are continuing their policy
Morgan, Alexander's most formidabl.of
rival for tho gubernatorial nomina
tion, practically withdrew late in the
afternoon, after they had lost by 75 to
2! a vote on the question of nominal
ing by a .two-thirds vote- it becamejaside from men out on strike, thore
apparent nfter this test that Alexan-J . .
der's nomination was assured. (Coniintiwi e i Kitrht)
nU pa Mr
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National City Bank of Xew
York Issues Review of
General Business.
CARLOAD INGS
WERE HEAVY
Wholesale Trade in Most
Jmics is iSatisiaerory in
Nation and Textile Strikes
Abate.
NKW VOUK. Aug. 2a. The Na
tlonal City Hank of Now York haB
issued a statement regarding bust
oth-ithan usual linsnitn the fact that the
railroad and coal strikes have con-
tinned to exert an adverse effect.
Kvldenee of th steadiness with
wi,irh all class of Koods have been
,vi , ,i. .. ,,it enrlnnolncH
for tho month of July, exclusive of
coal, were one-fourth greater than
such loadings for July, 1921, nnd
lacked very little of reaching the
total for August, 1S20, the highest
recorded month for Amerlcnn rail
roads. Eii'ually convincing ovidouco
of tho remnrknble maintenance of
business activity Is tho total of deb
Its to individual accounts as report
ed by member banks to thV Fed
oral Keserve Board which wore 13
per cent higher for: tho week ending
August n, 1022, than for tho cor
responding week in 1!)21.
On the basis of freight movement
conservative orders, but roportn
from all parts of the country Indi
cate that a good autumn business
Is expected. Tho most recent crop
reports, together with the fact that
THE BUSY MAN'S NEWSPAPER.
. -j " PV SW' I ft
Situation
Says Howard Elliot Mead
of Northern Pacific Road
,Minr n h
The funeral of tho late Joseph Jones,
who died yesterday morning at tho
hospital ufter a long illness, will be
hold Thursday afternoon at 2:00
o clock lrom the Snodgrass & Zimmer
mnn undertaking parlors.
'the remain will lie in atato from
10 o'clock a- m. until 1 oVhK-k p. m.
to be viewed by friends. The Mason
ic oruer win havo charge of the ser
vice and Kev. W. C. Koss will deliver
the funeral sermon.
Tho passing of Josenh Jones recalls
much of I.a Grande and the Grande
Ko nrto valley early history for Mi
Jones had been identified with thi
valley for marc than forty years. IU
was born in Iowa on August (i, 1854
making him 08 years of aire when lu
died.
Coming wcjt when a very young
umii nis iirsi. worn was as suitre uriv-
er from Umatilla landing to the Snak ?
river. Later ho was associated with
his father in the blacksmith shop at
Oro Dell, then engaging in ranchink
in the Grande Ronde, alter which he
entered I.a Grande as owner of it
transfer line and for forty years has
continued in that line of business.
Iho deceased was connected with
public affairs of the city and for thir
ty years was n memlwr of tho fire
department, pint of that time acting
ad its chief.
Ho was a mombor of Iho Masonic
order and a prominent Kik.
i7eath claimed his wito on August.
20, 100!). Tho children who survive
the parents nre C. T, Jones and Mrs
Anne Weatherbv, of Portland: Mrs
ilyde Meyers, Miss Hazel Jones, Mrs.
h. Hollister, Miss Kuth Jones and
'Ralph and Joseph Jones, Jr., all uf La
Grande. '
Close Country Club
Swimming Tank Today
The Country club swimming tank
will bo officially closed today for
tho remainder of tho year and will
not be optlied until next summer.
On account of tho colder water at
present and tho lateness of tho sea
son, very few are now faking ad
vantage of tho tank.
Throughout the season tbn Coun
try club tank has been a inecca for
the nautlcally Inclined local citizens.
Nenrly every day during tho Hum
mer several would rirln to tho cluh
for a dip and on Sundays the tank
was oftentimes filled to caipaflty.
Looks Serious
ILLlU d
An ASSASSIN
Xotcd Irish Leader Fall
Trey to liullet from (Inn
oi Political Eifoiny.
RAIDERS HAD
BEEN ROUTED
"Forgive Tliom" Wore Last
Arortls Uttered y Siales
Jiian and Leader as His
Lite Eb)ed Away.
(Hy AsMtii'iu it'll ProH.)
CORK, Au 2:1. "Forgive them"
were the last words uttered by Mich
ael Collins, commander of tho Free
S tn to army aa he lay dying from an
assassin's bullet last night-
The last words were addressed" to
Major General Ihilton.
The assassination occurred twenty
m licit from Cork between McKoom
and Ilnndon. N
('olfin was accompanied by moniborn
of the Free State headquarters atnff
and was visiting military positions in
South licjand.
A largo number of Republicans were1
in ambu(;hc(f party which made the 1
attack upon the annored car accom
panying, Collins which inflicted heavy
casualties upon the imgulars.
Jui-t as the attack was heaten off n
bullet struck Collins in the skull and
he expired a few minutes later.
Political Itlow Dealt.
CoMins was commander-in-chief of
the army, chairman of the provisional
government and secretary of the treas
ury 01 me cainnet of the Dail Kiruunn.
His loss, combined with that of Ar
thur Griffith, was the l.'Jth death to
affect the political future of Ireland
m a manner now impossible to con
ceive.
Michael Collins, viu of the Iri.di
provisional government, payed ony of
the most important parts in Ireland's
political maelstrom.
He was the leader of the Sinn Fein
army and one of tho delegates in the
negotiations for peace which were iri-itiv-atcd
by Premier Lloyd George in
October. JfUl-
Inl lilt nre Is Recognized.
Throughout the entire Irish fight
for freedom he was regained as one
of the piime movers, seeord possibly
only to the late Arthur (jiiffith. In
ihe Anglo-Irish tiealy he was credit
ed with having "more than the voice
of a delegate."
Many Rritish pi Jiticiatis hcljeved
him to be the real force behind the
Sinn Fein campaign. Luting the iu-
ipient talk of the trtaty he let it !)
nown ' that "M ii'hael Collins, 'war
minister cf the Irish republic,' favor-
el a within the. empire dominion set
tlement with England and was willing
to open negotiation on that basis."
One of Finest Homes
in Baker Changed
Hands Yesterday
KAISV Allg. -JIM! sale Ol MI'S.
W. M- hcrles' home on Dewey avi'iuie, 1
corner Fsles strei-t, to J. L. Soule f amtinue "as a finish fight," rather
this city, ih reported "esteray. The ! than it be settled liv returning Benior
coiisidcriitton of the s;ue is uiKtui-stood, jty rights to the strikers,
to be $2Mtm.t The home is one of the 1,, olm,r MU;u.u.r.., tho rise-for tho
M.e.u 01 me cny coniaimim in roonm. uteel men was interpreted as an at
! Mr. Kim ) will take possession of the) tempt to .forestall a shortage of labor
Inropcrtv September L, and will have'wK.tl t.()!l mines get into lull action
his omce as public accountant in the
building.
m, -it
Jlll'j UI.aIM1.il
PORTLAND. Aug. 2:i. Thursday
will be fuir and will ho warmer ox-'
eept pear the roust.
McCumber Asks Bonus
Legislation at Once
Illy A..,l. .1 I'r.a.) IIiiiiihb lximis llill Will, (ho lmnlr rr.r
j WASHINGTON. Auif. T-i. Kniut-' tifii-iite provision in lieu of lhg oriKiu-
i m. i.l of Ihf soKlior bonus l,.KWatlr. i "' l,r"l'' !' ' bniu.
,., . , . , , As:-i-riin(f Mutt tne wor-J "bonus" is
ilus ,-,....ni i dfinnntlt-d by '' yj, niivnomcr. Sonutor .MoCumbor said
. pn ji il of fimini ial .iusliti' nd every hix purpose wait to niualizc in a mea
j pi iariple of poiitirat honor, Cliitiinian sine the nay of m.) called to the col
I Mrl'unilper of the fiiiHice ronimit lee j with that received by tho.se tVho stay
nf (Hp .-r.;t4e. -lared tiJ:iv when the er at homo and profited by tho ex.
EdwU fijiencd liel'ate on the aiiiendvdi truvaKuncu that Hccunipanii'd tho-waf
(Hy Associated IToas)
NEW YORK, Aug. Railway ex
ecutives convened hero today to con
sider the proposals, for eltiement of
the s hope rafts strike which were sub- '
mitted last week by kaders of thu
Brotherhoods who ate acting as medi
ators. Tho meeting was called to' ortTer
this foieuoon but adjourned at noon
after two hours' discussion.
Howard Elliott, head of the North
ern Pacific, said as he was leaving the
meeting upon adjournment, "the situa
tion looks mighty serious."
Counter piopodals are believed to
have been discussed at today's meet
ing. Four surprise factors havo entered
into the rail strike, any one of which,
according ta repixjentatives of tho
loads and brotherhoods, may vitally
influence the action of tho Association
of liailway Executives now consider
ing peace proposal's for mediation
with the big five brotherhoods- They
were:
1. Tho announcement that presi
dents of three powerful eastern roads,
Samuel ilea, 01 the Pennsylvania; E.
E. Luomis, of tho Lehigh valley, and
William Lester, of the jersey Central,
were expected to arrive from t-urope
on the ijiajestic, in timo to participate
in tho conference of tho Association
01 iKmlway executives.
U. the grant by three largo steel
corporations of a i:0 per cent increase.
in wages to their iiuU.uuU uay laborers.
Peace Talk All "Huiik."
iJ. Assertion by It. F. Jjoree. Dresi-
dent of tho Delaware 61 lluusun, ami
cnairman of tho Eastern Presidents'
conference, that predictions ol a strike
setiiement and pcuco in iho industry
were "ali bunk.''
'l. Announcement that several
broihcriioou cnieis are enroutu from
me west with practical niopusals lor
settlement ot vne shop c rail a mime,
which they will submit "to rail execu
tes it an oiner advances lad.
heads of too railway executives re
lume, to comment on thu unexpected ar
rival uf the three custom presidents.
'ineir letutn on the .same boat, and
in tne midst of tne present crisis, was
admittedly Bi&nuicant, however, es
pecially since tneir respective vice
presidents havo been too nucleus of .
me group wnich, in conlercnce ot tho
national association, has consistently
lougiu against any peasc plan which,
included icmsLUcmciit ut strikers witrt
seniority rights unimpaired.
Sinkers (Welcome Decision.,
Tho decision ol the steel corpora
tions to raise the wages of laborers
just 24 hours previous 10 the scheduled
meeting of the executives, was hailed
py the, strikers as a point in their
lavor. 'It not, only justuied their rc
lusal to uccept wage cuts fixed by
tho lailroud labor board, they said,
but was ample proof of an impending
industiial boom which would put tho
tailioads, with their thousands of bad
oider cars, more than ever in need of
their old repair fortes.
" this wage inviea.se will put consid
erable firo into the vins of railroad
labor," declared iJ.ivid Williams, sec-,
retary of the eastern strike commit
tee. "The luiiroad man will find it
hard to understand why he should get
$:i.7o a day when he could get $1 lor (
tiie .same woik in the steel mills.
"If the railroads don't t-eitlo with
the shopmen, it will be doubly diffi
cult for them to hold the unskilled
crafts in line."
Rail Meads Are Silent.
Rail heads refrained from discussion
of the possible ellects of tho steel
company's move on rail strike negotia
tions. They were nevertheless, quick
to utter numerous reasons why the
steel industry should grant their mea
u raise at the critical stage.
One was that some of tno steel cor
poration bankers who are also largo
investors in the railroads took such
means ot making untenable the post
t n in Htriii if ikI V m.'iwituiiw il hv tVw
sicadiasuy
t.l(., n "liichards." heiuh-.i hv I,. V
1 ,.,,. iMnt th. trik Im allnwrd tn
naiii and roads are cailiuf upon to
take up the additional burden of record
crop movements. Still others decid-
r) jL mj,t bring the wage question
lmrk to complicate the strike, which
now has simmered down to a battle,
over seniority right.
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