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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1918)
fcjU w w kelp Ontario McwkFyrtoaixt By Vot'-r.j'fcr ih' Municipal Water System Bonds Next 5finiaz-Pefrmtry 25 ' in ii m i i The reatest Ont nity Auction I er Held Is Scheduled For Saturday March 2 . J? xw tm. i . : - XXII ONTARIO, MALHEUR COL NTY , OREGON, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1918 NO. 7 l (f WATER ELECTION IS TO BE HELD MONDAY Oct Out To Vote la ftetioe-t of Ad ministration Which Meets lo Im prove Health Condition Here. Vote Monday (or WateT Hond That la the r-.uest of those who nre seeking to Improve conditions In On tario. At a meeting of citlceas call ed for Friday evening every phase of the water question will he dls cusaed. There la no open or even covert opposition to the bond ao far aa la apparent hut the Council want a big rote for It effect on the sale of the bond There I no reason why any citizen ahould not he conversant with every phaae of the wit situation For month it ha been dlcued by cltl sena and thru I hi' pre. Tin- m'i of the question t be derided now I: Dee Ontario want to take the nrt step to rid ltelf of typhoid? Since II doe the thing to do la to vote for the bond Monday. H4ltr-F!.K y.sim IS lit Itvs ROB IHShiT IMI.I. ItnOTKR When a number of the high achooll boys of the lower .-lasses objected tof the strenuous rooting of Paul Me! Cullocb and Claude Chrlstlanaon for! n nt the team Diavlna the High gehool league at the Opers House last aatartiev afteriMton s muffle fol lowed III a spirit of fat The rwojbnrned Wednesday morning. While seniors were out numbered and ibeir suffering terribly It 1 believed ahej onnonaals started to put then oat will reoover. The beros cover the of the jailer In the effort Ms!- Ilppid .aad fell feet ferasaost Mrs sunpsoe wao is neeny w- as stair and ajtd under the jyaara of ag entered Ihs beraleg 1 ..T .. .. ....!. . .. ., --M .11 aiaee aaandlaaj at eae inaii. - nottse 10 savw asa givio' v - atova aesart u rated easl fell seros th paper railing la eewes lighted ber prostrate i" id his efforts to aaes sssllilng Hei husaeart. who ealee -bin faoe frdaa hot nine n raised his ored to Sid her w eo .burned tbo hands and received bad burn Hi 'afl severely Mrs tfrasanwa was face wss slightly soorehed Mwasbers , of lbs faculty and the boys with him got him from danger as soon S pos sible. Karl Ulackaby ha enrolled for tin ordinance training course at the lunl veralty of Oregon training school. .- n.v. iMiirinl on So. 1 8 tor Phoenix Arlxona. where he was call- ed by wire mi account of the serious Illne of his father. Johnson Delo, . British and German Proclamations A Study in Comparative Culture The two document, below form s . striking ial proclamation if General Allenby. the British Coiiiinander-ln Cluer in Psleatlne. upoc the occasion of the Rrltlab entry Into Jerusalem : the other Is the official proclamation l aued by the headquarters of the tier man Mlllt.rv tlovernnieni at IMin to Hie inhabitants remaining In the oonquerej Italian territory If freeh proof I tl-eded nf the different manner In which ejjfwsl llrltaiii ar.l Gerinaiiy wage war. It .an he found In a perusal of the pro. Initiation side by s'.de PROCLAMATION Issued hv the h.mdqiiarterK of the German Military iIoMinmcitt at ITdlM to the Inhahit atita of epnquered Ital) : A house to house search will he made for all .o.,....l..l arm. ons and sinmunit on Ail victuals rmnsiulng bi ttM Isewfff must lie delivured U Kvery cltixeu B -' regulationa. All worknieii. vvotiioii ami hlldrcn over 1". r-wTS "Id, are obliged to work In the tlelds ev tv ilay. Sunday Inlcu.led. fiom a. in to S p in Disobedience wll be ! M the following n (1.) Laxy workmen will be ac- pf--r, will be maintained and pro coinpaiiied to their .rk and watched tcted a.cor.lliiif 10 the existing cus hy Germans. torn ami belief- of those to whose After the harvest they will be im f4ui,. they are scared prisoned for 6 months, and every tjuanlx have been placed at Helli- thlr.l day will e givea notblug but 'akeo, ud at Ba hal's tomb. The bread and water. t st Hebron has been placed un- 1.) Laxy women will e obliged der exclusive Moslem control The i.. nr. aad after the harvest re- eelve i months imprisoii xv children will be pun- i beat Ids The eommandant ... ....- - tne r:g.n in pan.... mm, mr zo lashes daily mid of soldier boy DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS Mra. Vada Moore, wife of B. N. Moore died at her home hero Monday evening after Mi lllnean of eight year. Funeral services were held from the Congregational church of which he we a member Wednesday afternoon. Beelde ber husband ah leaves three children, Arthur, who hi in the service at South Ban Antonio. Mltchel and Modeat who are In school here. Mrs. Vade Arnold Moore was born in Arkaniaa Dec. 16, 1876 and was married to E. N. Moore Jan. 22. 1198. They moved to Ironside, Ore gon In August of that year where all the children were horn. They re- MM CM year In Canada where ahe became ill and thon came to Ontario i eight years ago, thinking that the I'luitige would be beneficial. BLAZING WALL PAPER BURNS WOMAN BADLY Mrs. Carrie L Simpson Knlco Hem law Howe lo Have Froprrty Heebead Also Horned. m Mrs. Carrie I Simpson who with bar husband live on the Hproule iriaiins reach on' the Vale road I at the hnsejMsl Buffering from severe bums i esoseod when the ranch house boar from bead to heels. rushed to lUr bospllal by arlgbbor end luedlegl aid given Her Iiouhc was feielly destroyed the Mrs. K. M Oshorn returned Fri lls from Port land where she went lo see" the new styles. She was sc- roaapanled on her return by Hlsa Drace hley an xtperlenree uriin- mar ' Atotlier leal it.- party t aihed- uleil for Friday night "" PHOCLA M ATIHN ol tic-r.l Al- s . '- a l.- l l.-.l.li-lt ill Its. - ?. A . ....-. ..d sl., ! rusatein ironi me aiepa ..- adel, In Arabic. Ilnbrew. Kngllsh. Kreni-h. Italian. Oreek and Russian. To the Inhabitants of Jerusalem the HloHSed and the peopli ilwelllng ill the trinity The defeat inflicted upon the Turk by the troop under my coui maiid has resulted In the occupation of your city by my forees I there fore, here snd Bow, proclaim It to li- under martial law. under which form of adminl-tralion It will re male so long as military consldera tlons mask It necessary However, lest any of von kIioiiIiI S alarmed hv xeaau of your experience at the hands of the enemy who has retired. I hereby luform you (I'"' " ,rt mv desire that every person should pur sue hi lawful busineaa without fear of interruption Vurtherasore, slnot uur Dy Is re H.ir.led with sffeetlni by three rel"' r' '" . . I ILUii l.il of mankiuil. and It .oil ha. boell coll-ecTBted hv 111" and pilgrain-tgea or paeptS of then.- three retldipeui foi lu.iliv .eiltlirle-, therefore ilo I make it known unto you that .very sacred huililing, iiionutiient, holy spot, tra ditional site, shrine, endow incut, pi ...is bequest, or customary place ui hereoitary . usionian ot iu. ... .. he gates of the Holy Sepulchre have teen reqeeaieo in iaae wp iii" '- ' . . ....-- . ,.i.. .. .. eaueiea nunc, m itmuiU.u . .. ....!.,,.. a. I ..f the f'allDh - - r who prote. tea mar ennrcn AUCTION SALE WILL STARTLE WiiOtf CITY, ; Movement lnuii-urai.il Ily Hani QiH Taking kc Wild Ftr 'Minus- .in to of Dollars Worth of Moods to Be Hold. The biggest event of it klml er staged . what the lied cross Au tion next Saturday will be. Thousands of dollars worth of valuable goods, from farm machinery to pickles. from clocks to tbreahlng machines will he offered for sale. All this territory ha been sollclt ed .m! nil the I "en aovered hv committee so that an aacreea'e of w offerln(rB , moM ,mpo,inK To )ut a tn- foodB (n ,hU ,u( u , .-i..,, Th- wfim. . the Red , Cross will serve s luncheon, the pro-.candidacy an was the Crane Amcrl ceeda of which will go to swell the can. The Vale Enterprise Ilk. lunds. If the people turn out to bay ' put It tamp of approval on his en ss they have turned out to give the try. Reside these public Hlatement local Hed Cro treasury will Im well Mr. Qallagber has received many per supplied for severs! months. j sonal letters urging him to formally The following committees have enter the race and pledging support, the sale in charge: As the result of these bis formal an Qeoersl Management: Lou Adam, nouncement Is expected In s tew days A. McWIIIIam and E M. Grieg Committee to solicit East of Town A. McWIIIIam and Dr. Moore. Milheur Valley: Tboe. Broanan Itealrvard: C. E. goorry. U range and Valley View: Hans on aad (I W. Deea. White Settlement: Howard Mel- lei. stockmen Jae Wood, end A. I. Hamate. Bsneaesa Man of To we: Ray Wll son. W. W. Let son. PeblleHr: P. J. OaJJaber SPRING CHAUTAUQUA COMING MARCIt 7, 8, 9 itrmr ifn 0 Head Knteclalw la Nsor far Oasarin aad Vt lalt.i la Wear Keadewe of Its lasa, Hummer Ctiautauqua havn long In vogue hut winter aim spring ions sre something new. Mrlu j, , UaVB 0, uf (h(, a(anl next mol,n, alareh 7. 8. and I, when for but $ 1 . ." 0 per person a whole win ter'r entertainment lll ! .i..ie,l ,nt0 ,hr. atjr,. The sttractlona are h'gh tlu. iho ' ' the KIIInoii While roml'il hai 'and Include uiuslral number. hu- jmorl.t. lecturers and many nu..i.ers UfD( Dr-.ldml, ,,,, of the UM111. ,.i of unusually high mrlt The cam- fJv pr,.Mr(, for ,h. big oanven palgn for patron, ticket will he ((n , wlc( 60C a,,,M,,a .re ex started aext week. Get ready lo In-i tervlew Hie committee SPLENDID MUSIC AT CHAUTAUQUA Lactic' Festival Orchestra First tff P T HSrlM WmLiTJli m w Hi V ' IS Eirv SBSl.' V l m WL1 m i ilto It f 1 The Lediee' Festtvsl Orebestta. abkb uui U our Cbaulauiius Festival on the opeelng day, 1 a cowpe-v of aix iliariulug young ladles who offer a program which is a delight to the general public and a pleasure lo Hie moat musically critical ' With tbe use of supplemental instruments the variety aad quality of the program is mual to ' - -w ... - .Ile - el - i. nf the MUtate Wl Indl Their ei.lertainmeiit consist, of or. h. sirs ouarlela. Ua.l. .ol.a, . rta.ii.sa. - LOCAL CONDIDATE IS Gill ENDORSEMENT I'aporw aad Citizens Declare) P. t.ull&glicr lllglble For Legislature. With the arrival of the outside pa per during the past week It Is evi dent that the tentative candidacy of Attorney P. J Gallagher for the leg islature meet with tho approval of many sections. Among the outside comments were those of the Harney County New which tho in Harney county declsr- Sd Mr. CiilIiiKlier the right kind of 'timber and capable of ably represent- ing the district. Tho jordan valley Express wos emphatic In Its endorsement of hla NEWSPAPER MEN ARE CHOSEN TO OFFICES sasaMStessal tleb Anessal Klea tnM ReswtU la Calling for Pfletlag ' lab Hi Rtw PaM'Year. With both lbs office of FresUsei end rVarretsr banded over te se paper men. tee Oetsrto CsbMMIbWUI cu el Its annual election aataaveaUlrl deferssleed oa a printer's lent X 1U., QK, Atkaa of tare at ka J- m; rwa ntiBM orewtdaal aad die of the Deinaurst was eMefed sec-1 jretary. the other members of Ihel i board of litre tor nolected were : W r Hemen. Bam creetn, Irwle Trm ell. W I.. Turner slid H. O Hrsne W. 1-. Turner was elected vice pre Ident. Prior to t lit formality of elert'on nt nit leers I he rluh decided to lw- . .. u.i.. ,.u niriM,. ,.,i sia. Hi ill" rnii" w,,. .. inlttee which has started arrange ments for the convention of the East ern Oregon Cattle and Horse Kaiser Msoctstlon which is to Ire here In April Attorney P. J Gallagher tin (Continued on page eight Presents Two .'retrains Day that of a much larger ofgsaieetHiB ue.u c. .-. ......... ......,. l.losll Ik. . ilnl.k.ii uuslelans aeietlkuas. laslrumsntal adloe. vocal THOUGHTLESS CRITICISM GIVEN REBUKE BY JUDGE At a patriotic meeting of the Parent-Teacher's association last Friday evening Judge Dslton Riggs who win In Washington during (ha Military Affairs committee was examining Secretary of War Raker delivered an address on hJs Impressions and structlve criticism he declared that there Is no need for the belief that the department has fallen down. The mistakes made, declared the speaker, are not to be compared to the result attained. Mrs Jennie M. Kemp of Portland who wss present delivered a stirring addres on war conservation. BIG BEND TO HOLD DRAINAGE ELECTION It Hi. If.iiih of Prosperous Hti lU-ml Mellon Dcelnrc Folk Want l-niiil Drained Now. Harvey Hatch, s member of the ill rectors of the Rig Hand Irrigation District waa in Ontario lo secure bal lot (or the election to be held Satur day for the purpose of providing manna for draining that diatrlrt About 18,000 sores ere to be drain ed, of wbloh 1,000 Ilea In Oregon while the balance la la Idaho. The Idaho lead being under the U. H. Itei larostlon service Is to he drsleed by government contract and the Oregon lend owners are to deride weather or not tegs weed to be le cladee la tst rsieirgsB. The election Is perely formal for Mr. listen .sera everyone Is in Its fever. to sella of the fact thai lee dv trMf ssseeu the need lor -- UJ . . j. w- - jrjJeJBJoyvSv iitoVernae BSsas- aad in- . raitfiharg m rancher are looking forward (o rten bigger results thl season,, hv say I Mr. and Mrs. J. H Rlackaby re turned today from California Mr ' Hlackahv will announce the plans for t lie Malheur County Liberty Loan campaign in the noar future. Word was received today that "lay. the youngest son of Mr. and Mr- A F lloyer hail aalled recently for France He la the aacond member of the family to depart for tin warj banquet was nerved .mil a a-swf-l oll, good time enjoyed Soldier Boys Write to Tell of Life in Uncle Sam's Liberty Army FORMER ONTARIO BOY SAWED FIRST BOARD MADE BV II. S. . tjui) UnfMa Uas tiiii ii, I'ti-i I.umiIm'IJw k ltciineiil hi lleii.li I reoili Noll. In .. Idler lo I. A. Adam for vvhom he worked hele for -e.eral year A W tlarren Mai a picture of lilniseit holding the first hoard sawed by tin lumberjack In Fram The in Or eating picture Is hlgllly prlreil hv Mi Adna i ami Mi 0 i HI O.i ( I. Ill tlllS lOlilltlV lo be part of the nation's mo lenln Mi Ugrren uftei leal lui 1 1 '.i St Ant lion) Win re be he. i ili 1 rah, Lumber eonipanv This he par1 what In- I ' V i say : ft that we are in i be thick forest anil our lurround in hie a lumber c.iiop no n. , ii ii this u i ill be able in ..I out ever) kind ! oonsti i tho An, SMaJ In l'i., these ilavs. for , lone lots ol uork lo do snd the days are all lon d.ivs. hut .vcryon seem to lie In Ih- Iwst of spirit--We are cutting lir ami spruce from a beautiful foreat The trees arel "Just a little note i II ytnt ti,.,i practically hand planted Slid grown I ;,m UK ,in. lo llu In under the supervision of the Fren, !, nll one the n.i.vii ui. tool foreetry service It makes one of tlo hoiio- i rip. ami I ue.i i. .1 u.. nicest forests in the world The mllliWe .ire estiiia Kngll-n Style uow Bud has an up-to date alectrts light plant 'our belts arc now prettv loos. Hut ao we are able to run two ahlfts perjwe will miqi In s I .-. .mp mid day. Our camp Is about I.SOii feel thing, will I, hotter above sea level. n "We are living in harsr. i ami fine count tie.-, hut till good old bate a gtaerul rea-realiou room with . , 1 1 niiiluited on tun.- i FATAL BURNS FOLLOW GASOLINE EXPLOSION David I dirk, High Si hoot l i-c-lnnaa. Mistook Gasoline lor Iv.oscne When Lighting Fire, David, the To yesr old son of Mr. snd Mrs. II. H. Udl l. ho live on the orchard tract west ot the city died Wednesdny from bin on received fol lowing an explosion at the family home Tuesday morning The funeral services will be held Friday af tor noon. The vnung 'linn who vn n popu lar member ol' the Freshman clans at the High School started to revive the (Ire at his home and mistook a csn of gasoline for kerosene and poured some of the contents on the lire Smoldering embers exploded I the liquid and the young msn waa ! terribly burned. Medical aid wss Im mediately -n in niiiui'il but nil efforts I to save 1 I in fulled ami he died Wed nesday afternoon. Beelde hi parents he Is survived by two sisters. The faculty and hla schoolmates were deeply grieved by hla death for he was s favorite unions; them PiTHIANS ENTERTAIN VISITING OFFICIALS four height. Made VaV rtrt'ge b1e Medic i Ueslle C. Creeeb, V . ' C . of Ore gaw Doeisle Dosisle Knights of Pylhles. Wet- sea. (1 R it d. srin Ver- non Davia, ea Supreme Hepreaenla- tlve were the gueats of honor nf a banquet and Initiatory session nf Ar mor Lodge Wednesdsy night. Vsle and Huntington ent delsgale aad after the four saw Knight were made and the addree nf visiting olh lain delivered the Lodge service flag was dedicated The stars on tin flag reprensnt Wlliner and fheleey Hover sml A W. Garrnn. John Ijtudlnghani was pro- , sented with -.... .... ,-.,.,, w ,.--, r ii. - Ma it - H) suppi oi wgynstoeg i pollers i.n. i literature whleh make Ii nice for ull of us Also a tire .: lo keep vv ,i I in hi The kids ur. .-iiiii; noirhlrs lo oe iiom . tall HI. ' . unit ii . lots of tin in ' Tket I uf Us here running an old French mill We are won n.. the niKhi shift ami bars sewed llrst timlier that wn- sn ,i i roup in Freeee It yon i Ko to asliliiKloll -oil will - the tirat board sewed b ttseii iiaaeg In Fra "I ha vi I Mil , fll.l ' ! " come from -upper ' inn hardly Ills III, I W C! vl,; i ENGLISH I1RUB lillES NOT ,H.lfi ' ARIO Sill Ml iitiict I'.ici U'rHee I nun oi,., vvlicle ill I . o III til Kill' I- Hill l, ., I 11,11,,,, Ill ,i letter to his hi. .11 III I I .i I ..rpoiiil WltOM ' Boyi i wh "wsnl over" nli ih. . ie folios la