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TRAINS COLLIDE IN FOG: FIVE KILLED Wreck on N. P. Near Spokane Results in Death to 5 and Serious Injury to 3. Spoknnc, Wnsh I'lvo persons were killed mill time seriously Injured at Kouth Cheney. IT miles west of Spo kane, when Northern Pacific train No. 2, known us Ibf North Cnasi Limited, ran Into the n-ar Of WoftBWB I'nclflc Iliirllimton trnln No. 4'.', telescoping an empty day COMti Hint was hciiig "di'iulhi'iidi d" riot Into tli" rear Hull mini Dt llir I'.nilhi -Ion train, which was standlm: in front of i lie Ktallou. 'I llo lll'l i I III llilppcl -l ll ilollSI fog. 'I I .! ad. I ; lloa Calmer, ntn'e chem- lit. I'ul' nan. Wash. I .1 MlttniOk, deputy oil Inspector, jpokane I.cc N'. Conry, Nortlvrn 1'aclflc traiollm; lOMOOjgW nui-iit, Spokane. II I. Ilcrkcy, traveling snlcsman, I'ortlnnil, Or. J. J White, Spokane. Seriously Injured R. .1 Spear, I'omcrny, Wash. Dr. John Matthew. Everett, Wash. J. A. I'ayant, l.ns Angeles. All the dead and Injured were either asleep or dressing when th" crash came. A arore of persons had berths In the car, hut several had Just Rone j Into the dining car ahead and ware not Injured. FRUITGROWERS FORM NEW SELLING AGENGY Rpoknne, Wash With the forma tlon here of the Fruitgrowers' Agency, the prnblema affecting the profitable growing and marketing of fruit In the tales of Washington. Oregon. Idaho and Montana have practically been solved, according to participating gov eminent experts. Organization of the agency waa ef fected and articles of Incorporation prepared aa the result of an all-day conference between fruitgrowers, rep resentative! of practically every soil ing agucy In the northwest, and ex porta from the department of agricul ture at Washington. 'I he gent mi si irotary of the I'ruii O rowers' Agency, with offices hore, will recolvei reports of all shipments and sa'.cs, gather Information from .i miirkellni; centers, direct the iim moling Of "'Is, advertising, open ing oi taw ii .u' 'i- and meet all oth er requirements of the growers. Tin open both t" grower noil shippers, the membership l be Ing loo. I'asslve membership is to be grain. .1 for f,',. Th.- .11 rest with a hoard Of tru.h h air Of ht will be chosen hy the shippers and h II !iy the NMI ASTORIA GIVEN NEW RATES Discrimination In Fsvor of Pegst Sound Cities Bssls of Decision Washington The Interstate com ion rendered unani mous ilicisloii sustaining tin colitell tlon of Astoria that the present freight rules from the Inland Umpire ore dis criminatory and unduly prefer I uget .Sound porta, .'Hi ordering a readjust ment, placing the Astoria rates oil a purity with those to Scuttle, Tiuoina. and Portland us to ti portion of the Inland Empire, and with Seattle suit aa as to other portions In summing up Its decision tin- com mission buys: i.u.inl i lamination of the rec ord makea It clear that these North coast ports haw , ,-r geo graphic and economic relations, one to the other, than is at this time N lliiled in the turiffs of the defendum carriers and that the laiti - in their present rate adjustment, unduly ills criminate against Ast- res and unduly prefer l'ugct Sound ports Allies Will Hold Great War Council. Paris The llritihli delegation to the Anglo Crouch purliumentary com mittee, i. insisting .1 L'". members rep resenting both uous;s of parliament, headed by Viscount llryce, has ar rheil in Paris to confer with an eiiual number of French senators ami depu ties under the halrmaiishlp of for mer Premier Clemenceau Lansing Asks Britain for Answers V. a-liingtou. Secretary Lansing , naked the London foreign office for prompt replies to the American notes protesting ugulust seizures of mails and again-t appll the trading with the tin my ait against American firms and IntOft Take Uermaiu eff U. S. Ship. Bhaughui, Clilna .- The American steamship China which lift Shanghai for Sau Francisco, was hUd up on the high seas by a British auxiliary cruls- er uud 3S Germans were taken off. TURKS CAPTURED AT ERZERUM FiA Potfognd, in London The rim story in detail or the cai't'irv or Km r lilll li the tins Kill:. TIM. hi I', I m mi offieiniiv it shows ooapLeta oo Hon of Husilan troop-; over I wide area, uhli ll uiaile useless resist ""' ' 01 Hie part of the Turks. Ap POTI Btlj the Turks realized the rail Of Crzcrnin wbh Inevitable and with trail mnsl of their forces before the filial onslaught, leaving the garrisons Of Ihe wldi ly separated fort to their 'I he llusslans are pressing the nil Mintaire gained at Kiv.nmi. On the right aleiii: ihe Murk Sea roast, hy Die . i 1 1 i i mi of the sea anil HUM fOroOO, they nre driving the Turka from one pOOttloa ufter ntiother In Ihe east of Trehlond. and active opera tlons against that Important seaport are expected soon. EUROPE WANTS LUMBER Big Government Orders Ars Feature of Market. Chicago. The Belgian government Is In the market for 9,000,000 feet of lumber, according to reports received in Chicago. Of this smount 3,000,000 feet will ba In large, hewn limbers. Orders are to be plscod on the market through tha Ilelglan consul of New Orleans. Humors of large orders from Euro pean governments form one of the most Interesting features of the lum ber market. One order la said to In volve 41,000,000 feet, while another still open to competition In Canada and the northwest calls for 77,000,000 feet for the conatructlon of portable houses. Ingls Men, 19 Yssrs of Age, for Army London A royal proclamation has been posted calling to the colors the recruits of clsss one under the mili tary service act. They are to report before March 31. The class mentioned comprises ths youngest of the recruits available. They are the bachelors who had at tained the age of 18 on August 16 last. Millions Given Belgians. New York. America has contribut ed 17.600,000 to the relief of Belgium, according to K. van de Vyvere, Del glan minister of finance, who aalled for London in the steamship St. Paul, after spending several weeks In the country. 14,000,000 Sent to Relieve Jews. NOV York. N'-arl) f 3.900,000 baa bean sent from the Colli, I St., the relief of Jewish war sufferers. In Europe. THE MARKETS Portland. Wheal Club. WJc; bluestem, 11.07; red Itusslan, B6c. forty lohl, H7c; red fit. HOC. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy. $19.60; alfalfa, tjtt, Duller -Creamery, 80. Eggs Itaeeh, Hg Wool - Eastern Oregon, 26c; valley. 26c. Hops 1916 crop, 10013c per lb. Seattle. Wheat Hlu. stem, $1.10; club. 9Sc; red Itusslan, 97c; forty fold, 99c; fife. 98c. Hurley $29.60 per ton Hay -Timothy, $19 per ton; alfalfa, $20 er ton. Miller Creamery, 32c. Eggs 2tic. Pure Drinking Water. The geologic rcsour. e of greatest in nc to the health of communities Is a supi ly of pure ililnUln,- water. It Is generally recognized that u number of imminent umoiig which sre . ei mil ainiH-ble dysentery - i. e.i u common in tropical ell .i.ilos but found also In the I lilted I, ,ic- are coutriicted through contain iii.it i-il iiuler or coutamluatetl food. re a supply of pure water v. Ill eliminate one of the sources of such lutecium. It U hi-: lily desirable to obtain sup piles of domestic water from sources oilier than the shallow wells, some of them open, that aie found near many houses. The water obtained from deep wells bus iH-rcolated through sands and other material for so great a distance that Its Impurities have been removed by llltratlou, and It possesses a sani tary value that cannot well be oleics liuiuteil. for such water is free from the bacteria causing typhoid lever and tho protozoa causing amoebic dyaOB ter.v. und Its use obviates the necessity for shallow wells that may serve as a h ratling place for Anopheles, the BUN Quito to w tilth malarial infectious Is due. Geological Suriey Bulletin. Seattle. Wheat Bluestem. l 11; club J1.02; red Itusslan, $1.00, forty-fold. llJIi fife, T "I Parley -$29 50 per ton Hay -Timothy, $19 per ton; alfalfa, $20 per ton. Butter Creamery, 32c. Eggs 38c. NEWS NOTES OF IDAHO Ilnine la soon to have a new Indus try In the form of a disappearing bed faelory. Shipments of sheep aggregating 21 curs haie been made from Star In tha pnst fen nioiilhs Senator llrady has appointed Leslio Pollard of Salmon as midshipman at 'i.' .liiiiiipolls nnval academy. The unidentified body of a mail ShOVl M years or age in a atate of decay was found 111 Portneuf river at I'm atelln. Tin new railroad bridge built by the Oregon Short Line our the llolso rlier Just south of Mlddleton has been completed 'Ihe seventh annual roinentlon of the Idaho society of engineers was held III Hurley for three days, com mencing Monday. Sportsmen Of Lewlstoti and Lapwal who are Intent on prison lug the game and song birds are planning on hold ing In the near future a magpie shoot. Articles of Incorporation of the Sho shone railway, which will have a main line and three feeders, aggregating six miles, have been filed at Wallace. I)r lioiiie. state veterinarian, Is pre paring to modify the quarantine proc lamation In order to make It easier for Immigrants to bring their livestock Into the state. Senator llrady Is making slow but steady recovery since he returned to Washington. Hy his doctor's orders ' he Is trsnasctlng no business and see ing no callers. Odd Fellows of the thirteenth dis trict, comprising lodges at Caldwell, Nampa. Parma. Mlddleton. Wilder and Homedale, held their second annual meeting In Caldwell. A carload of prospective settlers haa arrived at Hhelley from Teias rain's, bringing with them a considerable number of cattle. The settlors will take up land In the Shelley district. By an overwhelming majority the voters of Nampa have authorised the bond Issue which means a new high I school building for that city. Tho amount of bonds authorized Is $68, W. O. Moore, a former subject of England, now a realdont of Met 'all, ' made a 100-mlle trip on skis from his i home to Bolao to become a naturalized citizen McCall Is on the shores of the Payette lakes. Articles of incorporation of tho Partners' General Supply company were filed with the county auditor at ' Sendpoint This company Is an out growth of the farmers' union of tin county and the work of a special com mlttee of the county organization. Ml hi J. MrGee. postmaster at Cerro Grande, a new n the Mae kay brain h of the Oregon Short Line. has asked the public utilities cominl ion t" ii . i its offtoea toward securing a atallou mid agent at term Grande. The in an st agent to Cerro Gratile Is at Ucn. U miles distant. A. J. Priest, assistant manager and advance agent of the linlii rally ot Idaho glee club. Is In the southern Tart of the stale, making arrange nietlts lor the i bib lo ap. ,ir In Pay -lie, Nsmpii. Iloine. Idaho lulls, Cald will, Pocatcllo, St Anthony. Wolser. Twin Kails. Ularkfoot and Hi. State Gain.- Warden .loin baa re ceived a telegram from Kraukllii K. Lane, secretary of the interior, an nouncing that the government will I, i Idaho have 60 elk for Its game pre Warden Jen. .-.ilil tl ai b had decided to place :,. , u Hie elk ill the preserve in Twin Kails and Cassia counties, and 26- In Krunkllu and counties. The Oregon Short Lin.- is . tuliiu out large placards priuted in red uud black to be placed in all garages, port offices and other public pliu.-.i, warn lllg dlllers of all lehlcien to help tl e railroad companies to save lives by stopping, looking and listening when railroad crossings are approu. In .1 The placards say that more n per cent of the druera fall to do this. as has been demonstrated by obseria lions made by the railroad company in a doseii cities ot soutln rn Idaho Thomas Seymour, ex National league ballplayer, was found dead in the mountains near Cascade, in Long Val ley. He was frozen to death. Sey mour had some mining property on West Mountain He went to Cascade several weeks ago from Payette and outfitted lor the mines, Intending to do some prospect work. It is sup posed that he became loat In oue of the frequent storms in that section and was exposed to the bitter cold weather. His frozen body was fouud alongside the mountain trail. The Twin halls North Side Lund & Water (iinpany objects to the atate laud board prohibiting it from selling lauds under its pumping segregation, t lie entries on which have been can ceiled, or v hich may be cancelled, he cause of failure on the part of entry make final proof. A recent ruling oi the board was to the eiie. i that if delluyueuts did not make fii.il print within :io days after the date ot notices which were seul to them. Iln n entries would be cancelled and the v-oinpauy would he prohibited Horn n selling the lamia. The protest Is not against the cancellation of the entries, 1 i.i against tin roiolllni Of the lands. law of eiiinpon mtlof nni, oo o I i i . -. . ona forget to worr) bit ' HI spi'Hkinr oi i in- area) hoi ndf us that It eont inues to be weather. ju .i FORD THE UIVER8AL CAR More than One Million now in use -500,000 are to be sold this year. No other motor car in the entire world has such a wonderful rec ord for service. This year's low ered prices mean the same Ford car of quality and reliability for less money-that's all. The Run-about is ?390; Touring Car $440 On Sale at FORD GARAGE THOS. F. COWARD. Agt. Ontario. Or Scale Scab Mildew Those .11 e the . I 1 1 le 1 1 ill I (lesls lltlil llisellses tlsWtksg tile lllle litelllllil JjigS Soluble Sulphur Is the best spray for seals, mildew and scab. It has a proved record of live years. Effective, Eco nomical, Convenient. Note results obtained by Washington Station. iisIiik -'" Ihs. to 100 gallens: Yakima Valley In I'l'. scale killed Yakima Valley In I'm ifp; scale l;llled. Weiiatchee Valley In l ' scale killed. Note results obtained by District Inspector in Nniih N nUiniii In IS14 ullh N I'm. to LOO K.'llons. Ii'.e BC kk kll'-d. AkiiIii three tests ut differ i lib il. ba. to loo gallons -Olfl scale killed. Tr.'.s la mi lafUa) LOO lb. di I'Uh. an I lib 20 LILLY'S Seattle mid Portland asgJsV m; X THE ONTAHIO i'o tho Brooklyn traveler oompart explorers ha ha - Tell oil meet that tola la a gond town In time yon ma tiiiui, o youi ' ii 50LUBIF SULPHUR If Tin Ws t I.. Kauw Jluw to Control BOAT.r, KXX.DEW Slot BOAD Otrrt for l riJ'l'.AY BUX.X.SriK . f.l.. nit ths B:apry sad how Best to pray I'HAKMACY w TORY I'niieii MaOM in Wondroiv Wilson Ideal TIiok. II. Marshal nl' Stale, . , Hubert Lansing Seeretarf o Tieaa,,.. . '!. McAdoo Heiretarv Oi U..i, ..I., ftf. Harrison Attorney-lie I i , Thos. W. (Jregor) I'oMtiniiHter-i 'i 1....A. Ilurleson Secretary of i J. Danlela Sec'y of Interlot .Franklin K.LanO Snc'y of Agric iltnii., I). K. Houston lOO'y of (Mil m 'ire Win. Oi Hedflold .-lerretary of l,n I . . .W. II. Wilson Sec'yto the I'res... J. i'. Tumulty I . H. Siipten ' f'onil Chief .In lice. ... Kdiinrd U Whlti ocllltl' JllHti' I Joseph MeKenna tiliier Wendell Holmes William I I)ny .1, lines IV Mclli" mlil'i Chartaa I iiugiip- Willis Vanlinraniei In eph It l.nmar Mnhlnn I'ltncy Vnle I'. H. sgssssVUssstataa ' Her i i.r Thoi. J. men Deceiver M. N Fa, ly Ktate tMTIcers. ! Governor James W Ithycom i Sec'y of State Ben Ulco Treasurer 1 ii. Ka? Attorney-General, . .Geo. i I :own Supt. of I'libiie Instruction J. A. i nun bill Dairy and Food Commisslonei J. D. Mlckle State Printer A. W. Lawieoc U. 8. Senators, llary K. Lane O. E. Chamberlain Congressmen, W. C. Hi" b v N. J. Slnnot C. N- Mr Arthur Htate Hupreinn Court Chief Justice Frank A. Moore Associate Justices, Thomas A. Mcllrlde Henry J. Dean George II. Burnett Hubert Kakln Henry L. Benson Lawrence T Harris Ninth .in. it. n.l IXstrlrt District Judge Dalton Hints District Attorney Wll Brooka Henator UNth legislative Asaembty Joint Senator, for Grant, Malheur, and Harney Counties, ..Lorlng V. Stewart County Officers 'unity Judge O. W. McKnlght futility Clerk John I' Houston Sheriff Ben J. Brown nun t y Commissioners, John F. Weaver Melvlllo Kelley County Treasurer, J. Kalph Weaver Aaaasaor Lewis i: Hill School Supt Fay Clark County Survuyor 11. F.Farmer County Coronor It. (). 1'ayne Truant Ulllcer . U Mcintosh Justice of the L'ence (Ontario Dis trict a. U King Circuit Court Circuit Court for .Malheur county meets In Vale, tho county seat, on iln- second Monday In January ; on th.- fourth Monday In April; und on the i lay In September for regular sessions. Hon Dalton Hlags, circuit Ju.Iko, W. II llrool.o, Dist rict Attorney; Jehu 1'. Houston, Clerk. County Court. The County Court of Mull County meets In regular session at Vale on Ihe lirst Wednesday of Jan uary. March, Muy, July, September and N'oieniher. County Judge, Geo. W. McKnlght; M ii k. lley and John r Weaver, Commissioners; John I'. Houston, Clerk You Are Invited Aa a result ol the i;loiitb of our busmen- in enii dilei lion, lonetber llllli our oioilein ami iii-lo-ilate eulpuienl, in- ure better irepurl than eiei lo liulelle your banking business, anil ue uill Im lI.i.I to lone you mail yoiiiself of our lacllities, libbli lie bellele lo be aa looiielll ami as ik.iiIi . ii ici t us is to be IoiiikI In Ibis county. Our lailous ilep.nl ineiits me so uiljuott'il us lo lender prompt anil et lli leol sen be, anil it la the aim of the ollb ei s ol Hie bunk lo keep in lose peisonal touch uiili its I .a I rolls. TIRST NATIONAL BANK ONTAIllll A l..,.l lUiik III ., (.him.' I ,iunlr r up I At uoi t lliM life is ju i one bllaaful dftaUs of things we never (gfj,