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5v Ym mjsjpf- wtei0 rn"""! wur XXIV ONTAEIO. MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, THUKBDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1923 NO. 47. Tuesday, November 2 is Election Day. Be a good American, vote as your conscience dictates. But be SURE TO VOTE tttttft. vv ?2 ?lM I GENERAL ELECTION I'AllTV ADIIKIIKNTH HIIAKIJ OFF I, K T II A H (J V IN ELEVENTH noun attkmit 'ix connect WITH VOTIM LITTLE " HETTINO ItKPOUTF.D BOTH PARTY HIE CLAIMS Diniocrnti Who Earlier In Week Conceded Detent Now FxpiciN Holies Oouiily FlghU Will Fro. bnbly bo Cloo Hitiatoi-Hhlp to For In an oloventh hour effort to reach tho voters who will lutormluo tho election so far as Malheur county Is concerned, party manoKors and can dldates drovo Into tho class wook of tho cumpalgu high goar and uro still running' that way. Until thu luttor part of tho woolc tho democratic adhuronts, at loast tunny of thorn, woro willing to admit dufeat In the natlonul campaign and woro asking odds In tho batting on tho rosult. In fact tho nbsonco of do mocratlo money was murkud, uxcupt for butB on spuclflc stuto rosulU. So far us known no largo wagon on tho genorul result have beou mado horu. Tho largost bets bo far roportod uro on tho outcome In Ohio. Second to tho Interest In tho no tional rosult Is that In tho contest botweon Hubert N, Stunflold am! decree E. Chntnborlaln tor tho Uni ted Status Sonntc, ltopubllcan load ors uro claiming tho county for Stan flold by from ISO to 200 votes, dem ocrats aro matching that with simi lar claims for Chamberlain. Tho most that tho domocratlo mon will concodo Is that Chamberlain's normal voto In Mulheur county will bo ma terially roducod. A candid statement of tho facts aro that In tho county election there has boon llttlo Intorost until this wook. And hero again conflicting claim-, aro presented. Chairman Goo. W. Hayes of tho ltopubllcan commlttoo doclares that his ticket will win straight down the lino; whllo J. B. Dlackaby Is oqually posltlvo that most of tho local dem ocratic candidates will bo returned wlnnors. Tho big fights so far Indlcatod aro thoso for tho position of district at torney and county clork. ltopubll can leader predict tho election of -Itobt. I). I-vtlo ovor It. W. Swagler and Harry Backett over Boy Smith, who ontered tho campaign late. Tho ground forhls prediction In tho district attorney raco Is given thus: Mr. ; .lo has made an extouslve and thoro canvass of tho county whllo Mr. Swagler has campaigned for less than a wook but ho has mado that wook tqll, with many meetings all tho way from Dead Ox to tho Owyhee, and Is personally confident of roeloctlon. For the clerk's office Mr. Sackett has been In tho race longer but has campaigned only tho past weok so that tho outcome of tho contest Is problematical. Neither Andrew Graham nor Mor gan Carllslo the candldato tor asses sor havo done much campaigning; Mr, Graham, none at alt bo far as can bo loarned. For School Superintendent there Is being a worm race staged under pe cular circumstances. Mrs. Jutlen A. Hurley the democratic nominee af ter several declarations of withdraw ing hor namo permitted her friends to make a raco for Iter while Mrs.lQ4agh0ri w. H. Brooke and Jul'on Effle M. Crall tho republican nominee 'A Hurley returned Tuesday from has not been ablo to make a canvass penjleton wnere they nttended the becauso of the Illness ot hor son, a world war veteran who Is still suf fering from his overseas experience. For the Stato Senate neither ot tho nomlneoi have made a campaign In the strict sense of the terra. W. F. nomanMhe democratic nominee Is In Grant county this week for his first call on the voters, while Charles W. Kills spent inreo nays in ttila county last week. ...... w - havo done. P. J. Gallagher for representative, ONTAHIO WILL BKOUHK IlKTUHNrl OF ELECTION Election returns wilt do se cured In Ontario noxt Tuosdny night. At tho Commercial Club rooniH n special wlro will bo run In nml a bulletin sorvlco wllMio received. Also at tho Ontario l'lmrmacr r sorvlco will bo maintained. For tho convonlnnco of tho writing public tlioro will bo hot lunches iiorrod by tho Episcopal Guild. Celt-hint Ion to Hot Forth Unity of Intercut of Hnnko IUtrr Valley Ctimiuitnltitvi Tho dedication of tho first link of tho Old Orogon Trail highway to bo puvod In Eastern Orogon on Novom bv 1, 1020 marks an epoch In tho de velopment of Eastern Orogon and Wovtorn Idalra. This statement Is innd.f advisedly for when one con sider tho subject dlspasslonatoly theso two section of two of tho great est of tho westorn states uro Insepar able. Tholr Interests aro tho same; their products are tho same; tholr mnrkots aro tho snmo and tholr peo ple are practically tho samo, Just bocauso tho 8nako Hlvor lines bo twoen tho countlos of Malheur and 1'ayotto; that In Itself Is no reason for making It a barrlor between tho two soctlons. With plans ambitions anda purposes nllko thoso two. communities' shoulyd work hand In hand together for tho Improvement and sumo do volopmont of both sections to tha end that all may prosper. Tho people of Ontario feel moro than a kindly Interest In tho wolfaro of her neighbors on the East and now stand ready to show In material waya.has boon gieutly esteemed, uud has that this spirit 1 gonulno. One of tho first requisites for bringing these two sections closer together Is by means of good roads, The dedica tion of the highway on Monday Is a long step In the right direction. There Is good reason to believe that other steps' will be proposed and successful ly carried out In the Immediate tuturo to further Improve roads con necting the two sections. It Is largely because of this fact that tho people of Ontario have pro posed that they bo Joined by their friends on the Idaho sldo of the Snake Itlver In making tho dedication of this portion of the highway on next Mon day a great success. Ontario will keep open house on Monday and Will extend a most cordial welcome to her friends not only from the went of the City but also to all friends In Jdaho who will come. Ontario wants all hor friends to feel that this la tholr town and to Join with her own citizens In making th'.s the best town In tho Snake Itlver Valley, The plans are all made tor making next Monday a memorable day thru out this section and It is to be hoped that everybody will take advantage of the opening and dedication of the paved road from the Snake Itlver bridge Into Ontario to visit this city and participate In tho festivities of the day. County Headmaster J. F. Joyce returned Tuesday from Jordan Val ley. They expect to resunw work on the road thoro soon. Attnrnnra J. W. McCullOCh. P. J sessions of the Supremo Court and argued cases. The Eastern Star holds an initia tion session this evening to Introduco two new members, Mr, and Mrs. I). C. Andeberg. D. A. Grady and Clint Plnney v.ero In Dolse on business Wednosday. n W rtaan fn .nnnlv AmmlflllnnAf Th la nil tlmv'.nrf TT Itn K'n fnr RliArlff urn roit. ..u -. . .. .-. .......... -.- . , ing on tholr laurels, mey nave no opposition. DEATH AT AGE 90 J. Junturn Mourns Patting of Itcmnrk. nlilo Citizen Wim llorn In N'ovn Bcotin In I8S.1 Wan ii MIIit. (Special to Tho Argus) JUNTUBA, OBEGON, OCT. 26 With tho passing of James Mc- on at midnight on Oct. 23, n long urn! Interesting enrcor wus brought.) membership mooting on Wodncs- to n pcacoful end. Ho was In his ntnoty-slxth year, nnd an hour boforo his death ho was walking about In possoHslon of all his facultlos, and tlion (utotly foil Into his Inst slcop. ,n systematic campaign to secure hot Mr. McLaren wus born lit Nova tcrmont of tho principal hlghwayH Scotia on May 10th, 182G of Scottish loading In nnd out of Ontario In nil purontaga. As a young man ho was directions. ongagod In tho business of contruct-1 F. P. Hynn, member of tho oxocu Ing and building, and latil tho found- tlvo commlttoo of tho Hotnll Trndo Jatlons of n substantial forluno. IJut uurmg mo uivu war mo incrcusmi cost of materials and other conditions cnuuod him to lose what moans ho had, nnd ho camu out to. California during tho mining excitement thoro, for tho saka of making a frosh stnrt. lie was followed n your Inter, whon ho had become oitiiblN'od In tho contracting business, by his wlfo and four small children, who catno by tho way of tho Isthmus of I'nnainn. Lutor tho family moved to Jackson villa, Orogon uud his wlfo dlod- thoro about thirty jours ago. Sho was Miss Hunnah Adamson uud tho marriage took place lu. 1S&:.'. tto is sunned b u duugutor, Mrs. Urucu Smith whu lho in Uuliioruiu. uud a son George McLaren uf Juniuru with wiiuui liu bus tiiutio ills homo foi thu mA fio jouu. llu4iUos inona two cmldrou no luutos uuout tv,uui Kranucimuren uuu u uuuiuur ui gicui uud groat grout gruudchlldreu. A daughter Dora died lu AshluuU sovor al years uijo and' u sou lloruco lu Jucksonvlllo ubout 1010. In this community Mr. Mr, are bcou roinurkublo for his wonderful 'activity. When ho wus uluoty yours .old hu loft his homo lu Southern' Oregon, acting upon u suddon pulso, und truvolod ulono to Burns, making tho stugo Journoy from Uuud Ho has kept tho household supplied with wood, attended the chickens and mowed thu lawn, Insisting upon these duties aud resenting any Interference from members of tho family. Ho hug not only physically active and lu good health wlththa exception of n slight (disposition a tow duys ago but to tho end was possessed of u bright mlud, and a keen suuee ot humor. George McLaren has charge of the ranch here belonging to tho Juntura Investment Co., and u numbenot his children came over from Hums tor the funeral, tho Interment taking placo ut the Juntura cemetery. They Will McLaren, Mr. and Mrs. Dave McLaren, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Mc Laren aud Mr. and Mrs. Ititlph Pea body. w TO ATTEND CELEBRATION Hlmou Itenson, It. A. Booth und K. Kiddle Invited to lie Ontario's Gut'HtH Next Monday The Commorclal club by wire ex tended an Invitation to the Stato Highway Commissioners, Simon Pen son, It. A. Booth and E. E. Kfddlo to be tho guests of the city at the cel ebration next Monday. It Is to these men that the com munity owes Its thanks for the pav ing, tho ot course the original bill declared that the Old Oregon Trail, of which the road to the bridge Is a part Is to bo paved. However the consideration of tho commission Is appreciated and the club members 'want to thank them In nerson. It Is - - w not Known, as jei, wueiuor or not jthey will attend. CLUB MEIERS HEAR '. A. Friuer Urge Approval of Li brary. Tax I. Jt Gnllnghcr Op poocn MenfAirew Ooiiiinlt.trot Itcport Action Two of tho nowly organized do partmonts of tho Ontario Commorclal .Club reported at tho regular month- day night. II. L. Potorson who Is chairman of tho Good Itoads dopart- mont reported that his department (lmd organized nnd wore at work on intension dopsrtmont, roported thntj Il(. department had organized and , ii.-i- fir,. wnpk ,., ,ftP,to,i m hold a dedication of tho nowly com plotod pnvod road from Ontario to tho West ond of tho brldgo connec tion with Idaho. Ho told how tho dopartmont had planned a good pro gram of entertainment tor out of town visitors for this ocasslon which Is tho bo hold on Monday afternoon and Evening, Novombwr I. Mr, Itayn omphaslzod tho fact that tho Invita tion was out to all out of town friends and was by no moans con fined to nny particular section. P. J, Gallaghor mado a roport on progress. being mado to socuro thru tho coming session of Congross tho building of tho Owyhee Itoclamutlou Wojoct. Mr. Gallagher spoko ear nestly on tho point that Ontario should work consistently nnd hard on this matter during this wlntor In order to bo sure of the building of tho projoct In tho Immedlato future. E.'A. Kroner fulled tho attention of tho voters presout to tho fact that tho Mbrary was asking for smul. p0clal tax at tho coming election on nMt Tuesday. Ho pointed out how nocossary It was to socuro additional 'fund upon which to conduct tho II- Im-jbrnry and asked that nil voter be 'suro to voto for tho tax. It will be found upon tho city ballot. The mooting was ciosod with a gan. oral discussion of sovorul of tho spec ial bills or measures which will ap pear on tho f c al ballot lu Tues day's eleri on. B'PUWll.MUIMIT, TO HAHY COUNTY Clinrli'H W. Kills Dt'cluirs Funinge of Hill will Injuie Ontario uh Trade CVnter tor Hurney Supplies That Ontario will bo Injured by the passage of the Malheur I.ako Bird Reservation bill, la the belief ot Chas. W. Ellis, of Burns, who was In On tario over the week end In tho In terest of his candidacy for the state senate. "Harney county has fought for Ir rigation for years, and Is Just now ready to proceed with Its program. If this bill passes It will stop all work for the people do not know wliut the effect ot the meansuo will he Since Ontario Is tho source of supplies for a large portion ot Harney county, It It bound to suffer If tho development of that region Is arrested or stopped "There has been a great deal of misinformation given out concerning the bill, It Is not a compromise and the people of Harney county never agreed to support It. We did Hecuro the elimination of tho clauso concorn- J matters, a change In the chartor do ing tributary wutera on tho under- italllng the duties of tho officials and standing that there would bo no or- ganlzed fight against tho measure That was all, and that was dono utter tho bill was Initiated." sajd Mr. Ellis. Tim W. C T. U met nt tho homo of n-lr. n..n T..n,i Th n,ii .w... ..u.i uvi.u,.. i uu iMiimiui issues of tho day was the subjoct uuder discussion. ONTARIO I.OH1:h TO FAST NAMPA HIGH FOOTUALLKItH At Kampn last Friday after noon tho Ontario High Football team lost Its second gamo this season to tho speedy gridiron wnrrlorn of tho Junction city. Tho gamo wns fast nnd rough. A number of' Ontario boys woro badly bruised oh tho result of tho contest. Tho team was ac companied by n big crowd of rooters nnd tho Cadot Hand which mndo n decided hit with the IdahoanH. Tho locals play Nyssn hero Friday. LIBRARY SPECIAL TAX ABSOLUTE ESSENTIAL Pi ("sent Income Doom not Meet Coxl Of AxNl'fiuit Mlirmliin Hlutt- incut Given Hero HIiuhm Where Fund Go Voto Yes, Noxt Tui-sduy tho people "of On tario will voto on u tux meusuro pro viding a Bpcliil levy of ono mill on tho dollar, for tho rollot of tho public library. Tho budgot appropriation for tho year Is npprnrlmntoly $900, 1720 of this goes to p.tv an assist ant, us tho librarian Is paid by tho county. $180 aro toft to pay tho following bills; Janitor sorvlco uud Janitor supplies, $200; lights, $100; conl nnd wood $2G0; water, $1S; per iodicals, $7C. Theso Items do not lucludovuippllm nmlntonnuM-tof bi'lld Ings and grftmds, books. Vnlch.uro tho main reason for A llbrury, and llbrurian'ti aids, as Indexes, blhllo- wraphlcs, ud roforenco books, Tho Carncglo building now needs it thourough overhauling und extensive repairs. It is not tho part of wis dom to lot a flno municipal building ZlTZ , nl..n,. tnm ...n... t .t..f.l Itn with tho county, whereby this build ing Ii tho headquarters of tin :ontv llbrury r 'stem. . T'e m mtj f iiid will go fnc t 'wnid tin orgitiilzutton of tho (It: llhi.ir) Into u working In stitution, but by pooling v'ty und county funds, each fund goos farth er. At present tho rt fund Ik barely enough to keep tho doorH open. The Stato Mbrniv 1 1 Intent Is tho fnrco that Is p1 ividlirt library sorvlco to Ontario, ml this service Is provided with con it tuuilH. With such sup port, tl ' people of Ontario wunt sor vlco, cooperation with hc'IiooIh, tho right V'nd of bnokH for tho children wostorn stories, now fiction, Informa tion of nil kinds In connection with tholr th llv work On th ' 't- bullot voto yoH for tho special ll'rary tux WOOD DECLINES SO DOOLITTLE TO City Ticket Is Important Fur Ki'erul Meusuit-H Ato Tn Mo Voted On No Opposition To Clllen's Ticket Judge W. W. Wood declined to servo us heud of the Citizen's ticket und mako tho race for Mayor, so W II, Doollttlo who was next In line ut JO pB3t Oll IB p03Dd B UIIDIIUD Ol) tha list. Frank Radcr who was nomluutod for tho council also declined to ac cept and I). W, Powers who was run ner up In the caucus selections tukes bis placo. The city olectors will also bo call- ,ed upon to decide on two Importunt permitting tho payment of sulurloa !f0r work done for tho city by tho Mayor and Council. There Is also a proposal on the ballot providing for a special levy for tho Public Library to caro for , iuu uuitciv creuteu oy mu increase ir the deficit created by tho Increase In service that that Institution Is glv Ing tho public COMMERCIAL CLUB IS FIIWT DKPABTMKNT 8TAHTKI) with ii. i,. I'lnnr. ion, ciiaiii- MAN OF (1ENEI Ah ;oi IIOAD.H COMMITTEE WOItK HUM-IIIVIDKD RETAIL SECTION IS ORGANIZED Work of Club for Year Planned no Tlmt Ihciy MciiiImt ttlll bo Afknl To Sci'to In Home Htierlfla Wotk Wider Intel c-t .ManlftKlnl. (By S. II. Clay) Sovornl of tha not ly farmed do partmontH of tho Ontario Commercial Club havo been orgnilzod uud havo already gono to work In tho big do- volop'uout progrum ot tho Club, Lust . weok tho Good Bonds Doportment was organized by tho election of u chairman nnd oxocutlvo committee. II. L. Potorson, t tho Onturlo Furnlturo Company v.as mndo chair man of this dopartmont. At tho mcotlng hold by this dopartmont, sov ornl nub-co;nmlttcos woro appointed to push so vera I dlffop-ut parts of tho road progrnm. One commlttoo watt named to sccuro tho Improvement of tho short stretch of road from tho Idaho highway. This committee lit actively ut work nt this tlmo. Ono other cammlttro Is working to socuro Improvement of tho road ut. tho tnd of tho puvrmont noar thfr hoHpllul nnd also the road to tho'" OJmotory. Whllo stMl nnothor com mlttoo Is working to uocuro (ho right of wuy for tho rond from Ontario1 hi Oregon Slopo. The Hotnll Trado Extension Depart mont hold an organization meeting a fow days nftor tho Good Bonds De partment had orgnutrod. Tho He tailors mndo V. P. Skow of the Cuh Orocory Chairman with F. P. Hyun nnd A L. Mclhiwoll us mo nbors of tho Exocutlvn commit! of 1'iln de partment, o. M. CiiHtlomiiM of the Ontnrlo Pharmncv nnd Gen. K. Aiken of tho Ontario Argus woro named kh tho sxeeutlvo committee of tha Good Bonds Department with II, L. Peter son chairman. Tho Itntull Department h hnvlng chargo of tho highway dedlent'nn nnd rolobrntlon on Monday November 1. . This department Is advertising this colebratlon thruoiit the surrounding country nnd theso men nro expecting a groat crowd of nut of town visitor In Ontario for tho day. Tho Civic Improvement Depart ment has organized and havo chosen Dr. E 8. Forlner chairman with Dm, W. J. Wenso and Dr. C. M. Tyler us tho executive cpmmtlteo. Sovornl other depnrtmontH nro about ready in hold tholr organiza tion mootlngs and nil twelve depart ments will bo organised In tho near future. All departments liuvn plenty of work outlined for them to go lo ork upon and everything points to a most successful yo r of work for tho club. RED CROSS NURSE TO City Hull Fiom ii I'Htll B, Mon. Arrangomonts have bcon made by tho Bod Cross to huvo a clinic ut tho City Hall on Monday and Wed nesday of noxt week, Novomber I and 3, for tho oxumlnatlon of child ren whoso paronta bring thorn thero for consultation. Adults, too, will be glvon advlso on health matters If they bo dcslro. During tho past four months Miss Simmons has boon conducting u sor ios of classos on home hygleno und nursing In all sections of tho chap ter Jurisdiction and will conclude her work here next weok. In appreciation of her work In their section the women ot the Cairo district gave a delightful party In her honor rocently at which all the women of the community attended rl I 4t