a ONTARIOThe Pivotal Point of the Great Interior of Eastern Oregon (Ptvfctriu 3nr0its A Ontario Arjrus m The Produce from 15,000,000 acres is marketed from On tario each year u-din prea-ii. u and Circula- tion. Watch us (rrow Representative Newspaper of Ontario and Malheur County. XVI ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1913. NO. 12 fOLUME DJOURNE METINGOF CITY COUNCIL IS HELD lodge BigJfs Gave Interest ing Talk on Important Matters .-...,! meeting of the City L.P whm held Thursday evening. r ... 4i. .. 1 f....i Ordlnnnm- 'or l"c "" " - --" mi Him west lil of ,01 Pi---- Imon -treet. covering four blocks. M passed Jiidd HiiiK sddressed t tin council girdloK I'"' taking ,Dto tne 0,ty of III Park and othor outside territory .j IUg.f,tcl tome street lighting dtrrovellDB. Thnonunsll concurred i ibe mitter. Th oity attorney m Instructed M amend tho hog ordinance an i,wr the present olty boundaries. Xho city attorney was Instructed Irtw np the neoesssry petitions ,.. .it.r l minimi to the city IUV I""'"' - - - Litirrriiiin adjacent property end I I .1 .. ...... nc ii miri' in eicciiou i"r mill P n ordlnsrioe nu patted regulating nri'Oiiiitf skating rlnke within scuj. Ib tire livilruuti on Oregon street (irillll"! IIIIIVIMl 1(1 IMIIIIIIIIII I" HI" ildreslks. kt street committee whs instruct met with the property owners In rntrirt fur tho now cement walk kongufi (treat. DEAD OX CREAMERY IS DES TROYED BY HRE SATURDAY Prank Fairbairn's creamery on Dead Ox Flat, near Walaer, was destroyed by lire Nat urdn r morn log wltb a loss of 12000 and no Insurance. The plant will be rebuilt nt onoe. r WM. M'BRATNEY TAKES OYER MARSHALL FURNITURE STOCK Win. MoBratney hns tnken over the Marshall stock of furniture, generally known as the Zimmerman stock, and placed K. K. Slagle In charge of It He will have nn announcement for you In a short time. HARRY CHAPMAN INJURED IN POLO CAME IN CALIFORNIA II. A. Ohnpman received a severe scalp wound Id a polo game at Coro nada, but has recovered ami Is again In tbc games being played. Kdgar Chapman had a horse fall with him anal Ms foot caught in a stirrup, but was rescued without much damage. The Cbapuian are playing with the Holes team aud they are making a good showing with the beat teams In tba world, composed of men who do nothing else. STATE TAXES WILL BE TREBLED $6, 500,000 IN APPROPRIA TIONS H DETOI AT HARPERS HOMEDALE NEXT ROSE DAY WILL OCCUR ON MARCH 29 THIS YEAR Salem. Governor West cheoked ws tba total appropriations for the recant biennial period and gave out soma Interesting figures on taiatton. The tax rate for next year will be nearly three and a half times as high as It la for this year. The total appropriations. Including standing approprlntlona for the tws years, aggregate $6,B0O,00O. The stsnd Ing appropriation?, are $1,200,000 and the appropriations made by the recent legislature amount to $6,460,000. Tba amount of funds to be raised this year according to the estimates of the tax commission is $2,240,000 of which thero Is about $620,000 In the treasury and about $600,000 will be raised this year through licenses and other Indi rect souroes, leaving $1,110,000 to be raiser this year by direct tsiatlon. Deducting the amount that will be raised this year, the governor polnta out that there will be $4,410,000 left to beValscd In 1914, which, after sub tracting the $600,000 that will be de rived from Indirect sources again, leaves $3,810,000 to be rnisod by direct taxation In 1914. This sum Is about three and two fjfths times the amount to be raised this year, and will In crease the state tax rate to about four mill next year. TV carpenters have completed their !rt of building a depot at Harpers i lure ire taken to Homednle. rr !. are to l-c built. fUNTY PULLS IHE STRINGS" MIS VERY PLEASING SHOW Tto est s small crowd went to f r to sen Ituuty on Tuesday even- Ti tonipeny waa an excellent ami tbs play among the best aver Vim. furnish inu an avaninu of ore tu those fortunate enough present. The attendance waa Mill that the railroad people will tty any more excursions. M RIVER POWER COM 1 WANT FRANCHISE HERE ft (luuouuoed that the Beaver Power company are about ready ltr the liiturio field ami will 'I I'll for a franohlae to furnish "in! lights here. The lovers of flowers are taking much interest in Itoso day. Saturday March 'ill, and are preparing to plant many hundred rose bashes an that date It has bean found that roses do better here wbn planted in March and If cared for u ntt of tba varieties do well. Order your bushss now so tney be here wbeo you want them. P. E. & E. BRIDGE DEDICATED V. .;. G. M'ADOO VALLEY BOOSTER IS A VISITOR IN ONTARIO 1 R Joilyu, tbe secretary of the Vslley Commercial club. over Id Ontario a few days " the guest of J. R. Bluokaby acre. Mr lnUn K.i uu ., 1 ' PortlMd. The JCommerclel at Jordan Valley is a new idea "y are just begiuuiog to get In toork along with tbe otber Q ttlM I'hhiiU TU... lnidn P'' sect lux .... .i ....... hub many miinuiilKa Wll appeal to the settlers wbeu be reaobed. A Commeroial the beat lllifinlviillnn th nun " have to promote their in-1 ,u odringJn aettlera. EtHAMBEft OF COMMERCE COSTING DAIRY INTERESTS Vle Chamber of Commerce is la in th d.ury movement. They "inly ou the rlgbt track as '" a big home nurt.t tnr nil P Products piuiiuued here. There or butter, cheese nd cou- m"k .biHj jut0 tuii .-tiou ""leads of hog products. H t$V m RElSr r,f' 13rS RRRRRSKiaBRV&eVRTV1' U B k aBJKlaSRDk vjl ttjMHM Lagljri V ' i tR ilia, - . . i A . Tdrjj Hsaler'' a -$& Little Miss West Scatters Carnations From Pilot While Thousands Cheer. Siii.-m - With blast of whistles, shouts from thousands of throats and the blare of bunda, the new Portland, Kugwne aV Kaatern bridge that links the west and the east sides of the Wil lamette valley together formally wns dedicated to the eassmerelal develop ment of this sectloal. The little daughter of governor and Mrs. Went. drcHbed In white, stood oo the pilot of the engine. The event waa being celebrated a marking an Important step In the de velopment of a webllke system of In terurbaa lines being built In tbe Wil lamette valley by tbe Harrlman in terests. This bridge connects the Sa lem V Falls City branch with the new branch recently completed to Fir and Stlverton. Thousands of visitors were here par ticipating In the festivities, and the city was In gala attire. FEDERALS WIN BORDER BATTLE Naco, Arlx. Instead of waiting to be attacked by nearly 1000 Insurgent atate troopa, Oeneral OJeda, with few er than 600 federal troops, went out from Naco. met and defeated the ene my. In three hours of agresslve fight ing, peppering the enemy's line with rifled and machine gun bullets and spraying lead from shrapnel shells over hills adopted ns fortifications, the Hueri.i federals drove the state forces five miles to the southeast. With the advantage of unexpected aggression and possessing five artil lery pieces, the little brown barefooted soldiers defending the military honor of the new Huerta regime fought aa wild men against seemingly over whelming odds. The only person wounded during the fight, on the American side was A. A. Hopkins, a deputy United States mar shal. He win wounded In the knee while doing neutrality duty on tho line. As at Nogales. American volunteer In automobiles dared the fire to rescue woumieil under (lie protection of the ross flag. One American physl- s missing. WHTRE THE CCAME TROMjR BROS. TO MOVE An Ontario resident las been N 10 WILSON BLOCK wondering where so many strange oats m V " ,l-vv" m-VVIl came from that prowl about bls ' premises. A small boy who waa I roiling a hoop on the street solved the ' Makes Change in Order to problem. Do The little boy asked the man. yon keep cats here?" "No" aoswerel the man. "Well my papa put one here," re plied the boy. "Who is your pnpaY" Mr. Plugboff. " replied tbe boy, Secure More Commo dious Quarters. MARSHALL ODELL PICKS UP MAN WANTED IN BAKER On Saturday morning Marshal Odell recognized C. A. Peamater on the Boise pony and with the assistance of Sheriff Kerfoot lodged him in the city jail. Feamaater is known as a bad man and was wanted in Baker for assaulting a judge. Sheriff F.d Band came down in tbe evsnlng aud escorted him to Baker 3ed rr an Is Umatilla Indian Goes East. Pendleton. Chief Shees-Mok-a-noot, more commonly known aa Chief No Shir:, of the TTmutlllas, left for Wash ington, D. C, to hold a council with the ' White Father" regarding money due many of his tribesmen from the government, the delay occasioned In the matter not meeting with the chief tain a approval Unknown Man Kill Self. Astoria. A well-dressed, unidenti fied man committed suicide here by hanging himself In an outhouse at the city park. The body waa discovered by three boys. Tho man apparently waa about 36 years of age. smooth shaven, with brown hair and blue eyea. He wore a blue ault, with a small white stripe, derby hut and gold-rlm-med eyeglasses. The suit carried the label of Kemp ft Hebert, of Spokane. DIAMONDFIELD JACK DAVIS SHOT IN MEXICO LAST WEEK Dlsmnndfleld .lack DsjVM, waa mur dered lu Mexloo a few day ago. Davis wits a spectacular figure well known In the mining camps and on the range and lived ou excltemeut. A few years ago he was convicted of murdering two sheep herders in Idaho, bnt through tbe Ififluenee of friends In power be escaped. It ia generally eoooeded now that be was not guilty of tbe murder aud that auem lea tried to awsar Me I If A nwat. J0SEPHUS DANIELS .jr American Praee Aaaoelaltoav William G. M'Adoo, New York tun nel builder, who Is secretary of the treasury In Wilson's cabinet. TURKS REFUSE PEACE TERMS The Outlook For Balkan Peace la Gloomy. London. There is no prospect for acceptance by Turkey of the peace terms aa proposed by the allies. Dis patches from Constantinople eay the leading members of the committee of union and progress have decided thot the conditions cannot be accepted, and it Is understood that the council of ministers has adopted the same view. All other capitals and among the ambassadors in London the allies' de mands are considered extravagant, es peclally with regard to the payment of Indemnity and the cession of acuta rt and the Aegean Islands. With the improvement In weather conditions, the armies in the near east have become more active, although thus far no news of a pitched battle of any importance has come through COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH A Two Month's Grind In Which Much Business Pertaining to County Affairs Is Transacted. SBK LlH RRJtFw V i W - r JUrtV. " ii sr In the matter of passing bonds of different road supervisors, A. W. Glenn, Seymour Boas, E. F Stansell. Geo. P. Barkley, L. A. Walker, Floyd Howard, C. D. Beers. Chas. Bradley, L. W. Ivera, H. C. Edwards, W. H. Cripe, T. Chas. Pritchard, Boyd Luke, bonds approved. In the matter of petition A. W. Trow et al for a county road beginning at the quarter corner between Sec. 24, Tp. 18, S. R. 46, etc , petition read and pro po posed road ordered viewed and sur veyed. In tbe matter of the petition of W E. Edwards tnd others for a county road beginnintr at 0yhee bridge in Sec. '1. Tp. 21, S. R. 46. joining the old road, etc., petition read and continued for the term. Inthematier ' the petition of Ed mund Buiier et a for a county road be ginning at h poi'K 2J0 feet east of tbe center of Sec. it, Tp. 18, S. R. 47ttc, peii'. in d i d proposed road ordered viewed a d u .eyed. In the .-natter of the petition of P. M. Wcrien et a1 for a county road begin at tbe - ith .est corner of Sec. 24, Tp. 20 S. K. , etc., petition read and proposed road ordered viewed and sur veyed. In the matter of the petition of John I'nderwood et al for a countv road be ginning on the range line between i range 46 and 47, etc., petition read and proposed road ordered viewed and sur veyed. In the matter of the petition of R. M. McKinney et al for a county road beginning at a point in Tp. 17 S.K. 40, etc., petition read and proposed rod orderediewed and surveyed. In the matter of the petition of W. G. Armstrong et ai for a county road beginning at a point in township line between Tps. 18 and ltt, etc., petition read and proposed road ordered viewed and surveyed. In the matter of the petition of Wm Jones et al for a rood beginning at the Harper ranch and follow i ig the O. & E R. R. etc, petiti m reul and pro posed road ordered veyed. In the matter of Ik Beagle et al for a mng at the cou . 10 rods west of section corner common to Sees. 6, 9, 16 and 17, Tp. 18 S. R. 47 etc. Petition Continued on page 3 viewed and sur- letition of R. A. y rood begin- S) by An.riiean Praas AaaocUUow. Jossphus Daniels, North Carolina nswspapsr man, who Is secretary of the navy In Wilson's cabinst. Woman Mayor Wins Fight Topeku, Kun. The supreme court Issued an order ousting from office the three city councilman of Hunne well, Kan., against whom charges bad been filed by Mrs. Ella Wilson, tl -woman mayor of the town. The court held the three councllmen have been and are guilty of wilful misconduct In office and of perslsteut failure to per form the duties of their respective of fice. i. PHILATHEA CLASS IS VERY PLEASANTLY ENTERTAINED Tbe youug men of tbe Burecu class of tbe Methodist Huuday sahool en tertuined tbe louug ladies of the I'liiiat bra class at the Moore bull Tues day evening. 'Hie oolor scheme waa green aud white and tbe bull was very pretily deeoiuUid iu these color. (iumewere played after which dainty refreshments were served by tbe young men. There were about sixty youug peo pie present and tbey all departed with tbe thought tbat the Haracaa bad proved themselves to be rosyl entertainers. Bailer's have taken a three year lease on tbe largo store room In tbe new block to tbe south of their present location nnd will move in as soon aa the shelving and oountera oan be built about tho first of April. Thny hare a lease on the present location and will use the room for storage purposes until October. The new location la a room oOxlOO feet, with full glass front nnd back, affording excellent ligbt and a very large floor space. In addition to the shelving and counters mi the sides of the room there will be a double row of shelving and two counters In tbe center, affording an opportunity for full display of stock. The room will also oontnln a retiring or rest room lor the women and children, fitted with all eon v ii leu. . - It Is steam heated and they have hot aad oold water. Modern front uudoouvuiennaers j ilcinande I by the merchant and are uecesssry If the town Is to ksnp puoe wltb the neighboring oommiinltlss, -u--rasrf BIG BEND PEOPLE ANXIOUS FOR BRIDGE ACROSS SNAKE tiny Johnson and George Wright were down from the Big lb mi section laat week They report tbat people up there are anxious to get a bridge over tbe Hnake so tbat they oau do busi ness In Oregon and not be cnmiiclled to go to Idaho. MANY NEW INDUSTRIES BEING PLANNED FOR THIS SECTION Welser is to have a oaunlng faotory, Payette a sawmill. Caldwell a -n. k ing plant, Ontario, Nyasa aud I'arma dairy plant. Frultlaud a oauuery and ao on along tbe entire line. 'there is room for all these indus tries aud many more and they will all help the sections In which they are located. WORK AND WIN CLUB HAVE VERY INTERESTING MEETING At tbe regular meetlug of the Work and Wiu ulub held at the home f Mrs. H. D. Dm in. u. plana were talked over for an eutertainuieut to raise funds 'or the library. The presideut reported tbat the library board was at work on .l .ii- for tin- uew library lioMillug and the club voted to give an euterlaiuuient at the Dreamland in tbe near future to help iu the main tenance ol the library until it Is in it new home. The i lub then listened tu an euter taiulng aud Instructive paper ou the house fly by Dr. 1'ogue. The doctor said that us the spring approached aud tbe time for the birth of millions or these disease carrying I usee Is arrived, be could not lay too much stress upon tbe importance of waging waraguilial them. He said that if everyone could see through a powerful microscope the leg of a fly, looking like tbe leg of a cow tbat In. akii d lu mud ami tilth and could see, as actually bappeus, that fly feeding on decaying gerlmge aud other tilth aud tbeu gaining uti.ii.ee to the boose to alight ou tbe sugar, walk over tbe butter and spread typhoid, tuberculosis and otber germs on meat uud other food, they would be awakened ny disgust aud horror to do something to get rid of tbe house fly. Dr. l'ogue urged all to keep their garbage lu closed caus and to screes bouses against tin pest. He said that all out In o.-es should In) dlsinfeuted and that every empty can tbrowu out should be Mashed clean first, as a spoonful left iu au empty cau afforded nourishment fur millions of Mrs. Fly's cbiidreu.