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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1913)
n ONTARIO-The Pivotal Point of the Great Interior of Eastern Oregon 0ttiario &rgm. TV Ontario Argus load- in Prestige, merit, and Circula tion. Watch us grow m The Produce from 15.000.004) acres is marketed from On tario each year Representative Newspaper of Ontario and Malheur County VOLUME XVI ONTARIO. OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7. 1913. NO. 32 SMITH'S PERKY E Nearly 400 Take Scenic Trip And Spend An Ideal Day Among the Cool Moun tain Retreats Along the Upper Payette River. The excursion t" Smith ' Ferry wbh injoyed hy nearly 400 persons lint Suh'Ihv who ouuld bard lv realize that the day hud !- h hot one Id the val r. beninac or the cool breezes tbat iccotnpauicd tbem throughout tbe trip. Tbe object of the excursion waa to loquaint tbe people of tbia valley aitb the anperlor advantage of the upper Payette valley fur the camper, hooter aud flabermno t anythlog else to be toiiml In tlni seotlon and to moil of thoae who made tba trip It vm a fuonesslon of aurprlaea. Of the lower valley, with tbe thons imli of acroe of fruit nil lire fainillar tod lotne have been to Montour, the mw town tbat la catching the Nquuw ciH'k trade, but beyoud that it waa flrgio country for moat of them. Tbe dam of tbe black Canyoo canal, to electric plant at lloraeahoa Hand od few minor Irrigation dama are ill tniit are eeeu. wtiao you gel a ( dj i lea above liorauaboe Ueod tba formut Inn cbiiogee aud tbe hills gradu illy take I'll tbe treee and abruba, tin iage anil hunch grass dlaauppear lot. In tbe lower stretches the bllla bar beeu peatured with sheep, but after tbe i aayoo la entered there are o opeuiuga nut il Sun Hi Perry la nsobed where there la a valley of MTeral tbuuaaod aorea of meadow land Itb pinea aud Mrs affording ample aide and tbe billaldea covered with bookleberrlea. There is a drop lu tbe river of 1500 (at i urn Smith' Kerry to a abort Jiil.c.iv below where the youth tork ii'Bieo lu Hud one la atruok dumb with oouei at the possibilities of power r. lying Idle, through the work f the I'limhot rlug in witbdrawiog ill i .M.i aitea from eutry la order kith the electric tm.-i amuuopoly. Th tall lu tbe river la practically 1U0 fjfj to tbe mile aod aome day tiui tote will be used to furnish tbe Midenta of in in eectiou with light, t .in J power. A municipal plant eueil l, the citiea of Boise. Nauipa. Cajldweli, Emmett, Outarlo, Payette od W( ilagf, together wltb the smaller W len alitiea, could l.e Installed for! "umi. miiu mid pay for itself m a ort lime, beside altoidlng tbe Wopli- the advantage d cheap light-, "t U4 power. Continued on Hall I1 SECRETARY GARRISON WANTS BIG MILITIA "1. Ore. Taking under ad '' with a brief passing com " ' pi'tnl for government aid a Me ring "4o f,.(,t of water at the folum: 1, mrm secretary of War Gar r)" ' the banquet here made In hi """"' made an urgent plea for uwnk- "d re pouaibility aud co-operation 00 'h- p irt of the business men of the """try in buildiug'up a strong na U0Bl" tuard Hide by aide with the aMloi army of the United Statea. There I a. unlHI In the weat that ' nt directed toward the laraer af- 1it Bf the department with which I Identified," aald Secretary Garrl- ) n "There la a larger aohere than "' of the development of your own ! ",our ' - Do you realize that In all t'OU'inental I'nlfuri Statea. VOU , ' on its feet and fully equipped for ttlOL In cau nf mur nnlr S3. 000 men? " a Quarrel la forced on ua. and I the last man among you that rould W for such a th do you reallxe ' ' have ant to have behind our army a trained national ''d 'o taud aa a aecond line, and ,,r theae we mum have lawa that I eaahU ... .- .... ...lUn all U3 IU UI II1K I.IIU v wvm ohm!.. r& whn art' Willing " -r rmi?" XCURSION EASTERN FIRM HAKES SOME INQUIRIES ABOUT ALFALFA (ieorgn W. Hlaoton received a letter this week from the Hartford Until A. Hh.v conipanv. nf Haitfn.d (Vm inquiring about alfalfa bay U folluwa : "Pleate quote no your lowest prloe on fj care of choice, new aecond cutting alfalfa for shipment lu Au guit, September nii.l Oclnber, de livered to Hnaton rate nninta W Hre large hsmllers and would i,l.. t.. do nuaioeas with you. In quoting b ure mil quote delivered nnd not f. o. b. . atating size of hale, whether 14x18. 17x'J2 or large 200 lb hale and whether tagged with welghta marked on each halt." Ootario la recognized throughout the world ao the onoter of the alfalfa Induitry aod tbla letter would iodloate ihla Inquiry la from ooe of tbe big commiaaiou bouaea of the eait. CALIFORNIA MILITIA CALLED OUT BY RIOT Four Killed in Strike of Hop pickers' in Wheatland Fields. 8acramento. A apodal train carry ing five companle of militia ha been ordered to leave here for Wheatland Cal., where four men, Including the dlatrlct attorney of Yuba county, were killed In a battle between 400 atrlklng hopplckera and a sheriff's poaae. According to report reaching here from Wheatland, the hop picker held a meeting at noon Sunday and forum lated demand for Inrreaaed mage All were employe of the Durt ranch, which la partly wlthlu Wheatland. Dural and Constable Anderson at tended the meeting. Ubrtt refuned On demand for more pay, tbe men be came abualve. Anderaon Nought to place a leader tin., r arreat. He wa (Unarmed and beaten hut eacaped aud telephoned Sheriff Voaa, of Yuba coun ty, for. help. Voaa Kin In d a poaae at Maryavllle and haateut d to Wheatland by auto mobile from Maryavllle, the county eat. Dlatrlct Attorney Man well ac companled blm. When the machtnea reached Wheatland, Voaa aought to parley with the rlotera. Abualve lan guage wau hurled at him and he Reli ed one man and atarted toward the motor oara. The primmer friend leaped at the aherlff and beat him Into unconaclouaneaa. The depu tlea made a charge and a volley of ahota waa exchanged Mauwell, atanding by the autumobllea, P. Cun ningham, a deputy sheriff and an un named deputy were Instantly killed. MRS. PANKHURST by AmfHa IToa Aciatloa. Mre. Pankhorat, th noted militant Suffragette who ia oaulng wuh trou bl in England. Parcels May Be Rfud Marahfield. Contractor Bernard, who handle the mail service between Coo and Curry county polnta and rioaeburg, haa notified the government that l.e will not be able to handle the parcel poet buaineba during the winter Honth even at extra pay lu the win ter montha It ia often neceesary to transport the mail on packhoraea In niead of b stage the roads being too muddy for the Utter. A Wetkataftfr aU kvWSll 1 0 BE A GONTNUOUS -. PERFORMANCE Managers of Malheur County Fair Determined to Keep Things Mov ing from Start to Finish. The Pair directora met with the commmittee having tbe amiiaenienta In cbargo for the fair thla fall and they outlineed a eerita of rncae and other eotertalnmena tbat la going to attraot more attention nud give more real pie. mire than all tbe entertainmenta put on at tbe different faira held in tbe pnat. The oommltee la determined to cut out all the wnita betweeo eventa and will have aomatbing doing all tbe time. There will be a apecilled time for each eveat and the participant muat be ready on the dot or tbe event will not go and another will be aub atltuted. The driving aaaoolatiou of Payette baa joined wltb tbe committee aod re lending every aaalataooe even going ao far aa to offer a loving oup for the beat three year-old laoer, either pacing or trotting. They will alio have many event for local horaee. Many novellle are being ai ranged for, Payette aupplvlng tbe horaee and men for a Koniiin race and there I going to be a gorgeoun parada wltb Mfty ot tbe moat beautiful girla In tbe atate In ooatume, mounted ou matched horeea. Tbla number la re ceiving much atteotlon and the glrla will have aomethlug tbat will pleaee you. Direct. ir Tacblrgl wai here tbla week and etated that there waa point to be a much better dlaplay from Bro gan than laat year, when tbay carried otf tbe pennant. Tbla community dlaplay feature baa got eeveral ol tbem working bard and there la going to be a difficult tank for the COMMERCIAL MEN MAKE VISIT TO THE Three trevellng men made u trip to Uuru luat week aud reiurued Tueaday. W. 11. Pludley, tbe Polger man. broke a writ abort ly after they atarted eud lie waa the ouly experleuced driver along ao tbey preaaed Uave Laudla lu a ohautfeui, although he never tried the work before, be aaya be enjoyed It very much aa it kept him buay all the time aud the nth. r ccciipant f tbe car did not dare kick. Tbe men will probably go lu by rail net trip, or cut It out. The romii aie wone than uaual ou account ai the k.xctbsive amount of rain tbi IMMbV WILL BUILD ELECTRIC RAILROAD TO PRINEv'ILLE rrit.cvilii- titer negotiations cov ering practically ti year, a fin., tract waa cloned by the citizen' cm mltlce, repri-HcntinK the hiu-iuess In ter, at of rrineMlle und vicinity, and II. I'. Sh.ll. of Tacomii, Wash , for tl... construction of a railroad from Hub to Prim rlUo. Mr. Shell ha SJOlMM it.'.ft at Teiiino, W and is well known in contructi cles. The proposed road will run from Metoliua to l'riueville, a distance of about 30 miles, through one of the rtcbeet farming districts In tbe state. Immediate) adjacent to tbe routo are vaa; areas of undeveloped agricultural and timber land awalUi.g farmers and mills. The pine forests covering tbousanda of auuare miles, with fine timber, ex tend down to with: a few milea ot Prinevllle, and are OOffaf acceaalble by well built wagon roads, and can be reached by tram roada wltb an easy trade Orastlo CJt Made in Express Ratss Ban Fraacl. , The atate railway oommissiou ot California ordered re ductions in th.- exprees rates of Wslls Ktrgo it Co amounting to a cut of iTtO.iuu troiu present annual revenue. judgea to decide which section of the county ia entitled to tbe favora Ontario will uot enter tbla competi tion, hat it la open to all eectlooa of the county. Nvtta uot the mi.. two yeara ago. but it la hard to gueae tbe wloner for tbla year. Tbe director ant otfloere are worklog aa a unit and are In aea "loo every day arrrangiug tbe details. Make your plana to come to Outarlo for the week, but If you ennoot do tbat the rellroad people are gulag to great n one and one third fare for the round trip and will run apeolal tralua from Hroguo. pointa on tbe Oregon and Eastern and the Short Line, ao tbat you may oome to the fair and get home at a reaaonable hour. Tattle and Joel Prleat were here tbia week aod promised to give any extra aervlce needed. SHOOT TWO MEN WITH REVOLVER DURING FIGHT McMlnnvllle. Walter Rodger waa killed and Prank Wilbur aerioualy In jured, at the hands of Jaiuee Hutch ena, who realdea with bis another on I., i homeetead wet of McMlnnvllle. The shooting occurred when Jamea Hutchena and R. L. Healy were driv ing along on tbe road leading from what la known aa Pee Vine Ridge to McMlnnvllle. They pulled up at a place In the road where moat of the ranchers get their mall and have their mall boxea. Here Hutchene met Wilbur and they were eoon In a heated quarrel, over what la not known, but It la generally conceded to be tbe climax of an old grudge. Some wltneasea to the trag edy declare Wilbur atruck Hut. hen twice and Hutcheua pulled bla revol ver, ahootlng Wilbur twice In tbe arm and once In tbe left ahoulder. Inatltutea to Se Held Corvallia.- -Plana for holding au ex tended serins of farmer' Institute In fall In Lake, Harney, Klamath and Crook countlea are formulated by the extension division of Oregon Agricul tural college as a nnult of the uinni demand for u h Instruction expretaed to A. U. I'ordley, dean of agriculture at O. A. C. on hie recent trip through Central OreKon wltb representative: of the Oregon Hevelopiueut League. First Cast Artillery Wins Portland. The first Coast artillery team won the nut I ' and hard fought for governor's trophy lu the an nual Oregon ntate mllltla rifle match held at Camp Sherman rifle field, t'lackamaa The team ( ond tl out of a poshlhl.i UM and for final honora defeated the third Inland) team with a score, of lo4J Alien Sheep Decision Rendered. Salem The attorney general has rendered au opinion to TasMMfl I Par rell, deputy district attorney at I.ake view. that the county cannot coll. ct license fees chargeable against ft sheep brought Into the county for feed ing If the sheep are removed v.: the owuer ever applying for a Hi I CONDEMNS EXILE OF EDITOR Governor Condemns Coos Bay dti xene, Official and Radical I. W. W s Salem. Or declaring that the fall ure of tbe authorltiua to prosecute the leadera of the "mob" that dej Dr. Bailey K l.eai h, socialist editor, from bandon, will subject th. m to r inoval from office, (iovernor Weat, lu a written statement scored the radical element or tbe I W W .'a aud leading business meu of I:. union. The governor criticise Al Pi of the Smith PsysTOfg 1. .n.Ur COBB declaring If be was tl..- Inaplration of the "mob ' as reported, "be haa proved himself an enemy to society and an outlaw. '" ! , VLIIV LVVVIIIVIIV IV I ma The men in charge of the Agricul tural college are alive to the ucc.l of the people of thi nectlon and have arranged to send aoine of their educators to this city during the coun ty fair and they will hold mectlugn nu the fair giounds nn.t discuss auh jcets of special interest to the people of thla section. If there la any subject which v.ui believe would he of general Intereat to the people here let the manager of the full- know about it and they will have some man here who Ib es pecially posted along that line. Another year there will lie a station In this couoty for demonstration work and you ahoiild do all you can at the fair this year to prove to the repere aeutativea of tbe college that we ueed a Hint ion and will uee It. PRESIDENT HOERTA WILL NOT RESIGN Show Strong lm lin.ition to Hold Onto the Job and (irmly Resents Any Outside Interference. Mexico City. Foreign Interference In the conduct of hla task of pacifica tion will not be tolerated by Provision al President I luert a He proposes to tuy In tbe presidency, aud will broon no Interference on the part of the ua tlonala or forolgnera. Thla determination waa expressed In a statement issued by Or Aurelhv no I initio, the Mexican Minister of the Interior, ou behalf of the presi dent. "Oeneral Huerta will not reelgn," Dr. I rrutlo aald. "Much leea will he permit nationals or forelgnere to take a band In a queatlon In which la In volved bla honor and that of the na tion. I will aay inoi.i that Oeneral Huerta haa oontractud au obligation with the nation and will promise the entire world to eatabllab peaoe In the Mexican republic. Thla obligation Is In the way of be Ing fulfilled. If. when It le realised, our government haa been recognised by that of the United Statea. we ahall rejoice. If It la uot, we will lament It. We will not, however, change our attitude of defenee of national honor aud dignity." Bigger Vancouver Qarrlaon ia Likely Vancouver Barracks, Wash. -'I hat this post will not be abandoned, hut liiatead will be Improved and Increas ed In size and Importance Is the lm preaslon gained by officers from Sec retary of War Uudley M (jurrlaon. VICT0RIAN0 HUERTA Victonano Huerta, President of Msxico, who administration the American Government has not formal ly recognlxed. ttryan Fund ia 8tarted. AUHtln. 'lex It 1 . ky the D.-n.cH rats of Texas to raise a large fund by popular subsi rlptlon for the benefit of S.cr.'ary of State W. J llr).m 1 he money will he paid over to blm on th.- OOBliBgeaOy that he t., :, l. .u'l on th. ... i hi e platform nnd teVOtl o the atato I. p.iiim. ut Tin- ino.t iM nf sjrej start- .u,. I tl..- li inoi rat u that ., . pladged I . I I HbVbVMbkbbC Vm iTleMaTlll. ' lL I bbV aw aBe awsWsBsWa w WEISER SHUTS OUT VALE Idaho Team Wins Pennant Only Two Vale Players Reach Third During The (tame And at no Time Did Losers Have a Chance. The deciding game ol hasebull played here laat Sunday between Wel aer and Vale for the championship of the Idaho-Oregon league proved to be all Weiser and at no time did Vale seem o ueve ,.,,,,. iioaaible clinnee. During the firat two Inuinga there wiib little to ehonae from between the two tenuis, only that Welaer seemed to be more .tea.lv In the third, however, a hit. coupled wltb two errore on tbe part of the Vale ebort stop netted two scores for Wel aer. In the seventh Welaer added two more runs, making the snore 4 to 0, which ended the run getting of the game. In the llrst part of the aeveuth the Vale fane were hopeful when the drat two men up. Hose aud Barrett went to tlrat nu being hit hy pitched halla, but when Hlggin pulled down a high drive Id right field, and held both runnel, their chauoee hcuau to dwindle and the third sack waa aa far aa Hose oould get when the side waa retired. Up to the eeventli only ooe player had equalled thla perform aace. Throughout the game the Vale playere were nervous, especially In the iDfleld, and made many errors. Barrett, the pitcher, was largely res ponsible for this as he waa hit ao hard at timea that It waa difficult for t tie Infield to handle tbe hot onee. LOGANBERRIES TO BE DRIED Heveral prune drlera have been en gag. .1 .luting ih. past few weeka 111 Polk cunty drying the crops of loganberries for the llisi ume This I considered a new method mi piepai Ing I he excellent fruit fm iiiiuket and the ino.lu.-t sell at a high prim Last yea i mil) six per cent of the demand for louanli 1 1 u dim till.., I Thri m, tlio.1 have been used in caring for the emp i. tiling Him pile. cannliiK' li.e l.einen and tiff log lliein. Of the lh. . Ihe ill vlng lauuv. found to I,, hy tin inure .miltal.!c. lu drying a heat of II" tlrgn i. attained and tin. pfOwMM la slow. Tbe berries, when ..inked, after I "ing ll . .1. I...e I . . I lln. , ,, I.,,,, II,,.,, MaM.r i . tl. clly. COMMITTEES ARE NAMED EOR HOUSE WARMING Al U meeting of club a ft I..,, ago Mi ipu listed to houaa wo in ing i.. i tin. I 'ou.iui.cial two cniiiinr' look .it fl I In I.I n In- ne It I. .11 ami th.. Iiiinishing ol tfht line. ll .criiii t.. I. t.,. BjQBtftJ o, : Hint it is not .nlvuable at llu, mi to install expeii.is.. luroit in e, hut mm thing sei v neiihle and at a later date get Something more eluboreto. llie room am now open, the oillc. ra at lb. ir desk and the Jasvpla will he well - m- at any lime I hey , ,,ie to call When tin- fiiniliirc is install. I it lll be the Sdjtj lab in on, . CITY FATHERS HOLD SHORT SESSION MONDAY NIGHT The city father met Monday even ing, but the light were not worklii Diore than half time aud they ) ji nrn.'.l aftvi auditing the hills, grant Ing new licensH to the saloon aid 'niiig report of the 'city orfl dais. s AssMfjflfjHMhaHBBpsjaaWY -,-jt. Iiaalwa Ja