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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1913)
a ONTARIO--The Pivotal Point of the Great Interior of Eastern Oregon (&ntati& 'Atgrn fl Ontario Argus m The Produce from 15,000,000 acres ia marketed from On tario each year iii Mi i ii JjJ, and Cireula jjon. Watch us grow Representative Newspaper of Ontario and Malheur County. B volumk XVI ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1013. NO. 15 SHORT MESSAGE STIGKSTO TARIFF Iprssidenf Wilson Advises ths Extra Session. BENT NEED OF REFORMS ,( Iiseutivs 8y Rscsnt Elections Uld Duty Upon ths Dcmocratio Pirty, Which Must Lighten the Bur t,,, of the People 9sys It Would UnwiM to Move Forward Headlong ir With Reckless Haatai That Busi mm Mutt B Encouraged, Not De atroyod, but That Everything That Hit Semblance of Prlvilaga Must ItAsslishtd Promlaoa Bpetial Mas Mfe Dsaling With Naadad Banking iid Currtnoy Laws. ,tbt Senate sod House of Itepre BJOlltlVOH lure called the congress together txtrnurdltmry session becauee a wis if I upon the party now In IK It tin recent election Wllk'lt It ibt to i'i iiii in promptly In order It ths Inn ilen carried by the eople xlstlnit law may be lightened noon ii possible nnd In order, nlso. It lbs business Inlereata of the couu- toijr not ln kept too lonu lu ana u to what lln fiscal changes ri" twin which tbey will be requlr- lo iiljusi tliciiiMclvca It la clear i tb whole i'iiiiiiIi) Unit the lnrlfT Me) uiuit tie altered. 'I'he.v must In) snpd to nicer the radical nlteriillon Ittt coodltkuia of our economic llfs rb tbt country haa wltneaaed with- Ibt Hit veneration. While the oH lice and method of our Indue- ii and ctirniueri'lnl life were helm; safe) ueyuml reenKtiltlitii the tariff dulr. luivc rciiiiilued what they i btforu the change beirau or have la ttiu direction they ware glv- fssn no large circumstance of oar stai-tiil ilevelnpinent waa what It la 7 Our tusk la to square them i tbr actual rni'ta The sooner that 1 4m the siMiner we shall ewcape i lufcrlni: from the facta and tba our men of bualneaa will be lo thrive by tba law of nature Mtur or free business! Instead tbf tbs law of legislation and artl- W ITniiireinent It bi seen tariff legislation wan- itry fur afield In our day-sry far from the field In wblch our 1tr inlirht have had a normal ttb iiml Minniliitlon No one who lib farts - pin rely In the face or iiiyt'ilin; that Ilea beneath tba of action can full to perceive iarln'iiic upon which recent tariff "lion lino lieeii based We loug I ,.) beyond the modest notion ("rweetliu;" Hie Industries of tba fj aini moved boldly forward to Mw Hint they wore entitled to the patronage of the goverunient- ' long time -a time ao long that 1 Mj in tlvo In public llcy M reniemiiei the condltlona that kieli-d It v nave sought In our ' Mil , - to Hive each group of asaYafera or producer what tbey Haa thought that they needed to maintain a practically ex- inarl.et m against the reat of taorid Co ,s, lously or unconacious- Iwhare hunt up a set of )rlvllegea '"HDiitioi,, from coititxetltlon be- 'ol('ti It was easy by any. even "rudest, forma of combination to moimK)ly. uutll at laat notb- S DOrillHl iinlhlns la nkllnul to 'to teM- of efficiency and econo- 'kvlir a il) of hlir himlneaa but aa thriven hv concerted ar- ""t Only new principle of ill luve ua from a final hard laatlon of monopoly and a com- " of flie Inrluelipea tlittt oulck rWae and keep independent en- r a.ji e Mutt Abolish Prlvilaga. 'Plui wbnt thoae principle muat " Bast abolish everything that TtU tlte smiihlaiMA . nplvlliM "'D. klliil ,,t ,1.1111.1.1 xloanlaira. Put our i,i.. . .j . -..1ICT1 UJDU HUH yv "Mer the atluiulatlon of a con- "ssltv to tut ttffieiant vnnulll- h "wriii-lslug. uiaater of com- 1 upreinicy. better worker and "hi II. ,1. uiiw In Ka wnrlit f tlie lllllltt. I.I.I .lnnn artl. t'tl . . I, . n.. anil ntwina Iklv PfodUi-e. thfnafnna a nit I ha kl Ulioil Iiih-1m mwJk mum! , . uf the revenue tney yield. ." ui uie tartrr dnHaa hanra. kl OlUlit rva MM. ....M rt 6UKUTI vVWLIVU- , " ul American wiia vj '"b the wit of to reat of tit L . 0l1 lie UDWiaa to moM tnwanl 'd bs,ii,. .,.. .. . LT 1 ijv " iiu recaiea uaaiu trokea that cut at the rery ajthju grown up among POMONA GRANGE WILL MEET AT NYSSA FRIDAY, APRIL II The Malheur Oounty Pomona Orange will meet at Kysaa Friday, April 18 with tba following program: 10 a. m,. to 13 Bualneaa session. 12 to 1 :30 p. m. Dinner hour. 2 p. m. leoture boar, address by H. H Harlan, Muster Idaho State Oraoga. Music, Kingman Kolony orchestra. Address ,1ns. H. flugbei of tbo Agrl oolture extension bureau of Idaho. Moslo. 4 p. m. boalnaaa session. Lectnr hour, open aesalon. to wbiob everyone la Inrlted. K. M. Dean, b-cturar. RAILROAD OFFICIALS STOP HERti WHILE ON TOUR OF INSPECTION ONTARIO CREAMERY IS READY EOR BUSINESS Will Make Both Butter and Cheese Have Installed Ice Cream Freezer Continued on page 4 Tha Ontario Creamery la now recelr Ing cream and la ready to batidl all that you oun deliver litem. Tha creamery Is (Hied with a complete plant for maklog Ice oream. having one of tbe continuous freezers, also butter, bavins' a churn of large capa oity and vata for handling cbes. Their equipment is the best money oau buy, strictly ihe latest tblog lo oresmery machinery and tbey will turn out a llrslolasa article. Tba farmer being now aaaured of a bom matkat for all tha craam they ail produce can buy all tba oowathey bate room and feed to car for. DR. FRIEDMAN bV9bbI bb9" Dr. F. F. Friedman, the Berlin spe elaliat, whose tuberculosis cure haa created wide-spread interest. CONVENTION WILL BE LARGE Noted Men From All Over the World Coming to Citizenship Meeting Portland Reperta from official headquarters, both In Pittsburg and Philadelphia continue to Indicate that the BMBBl World' Christian Cltiaen ship conference, to be held In Portland June M July ti, will be a gathering very largely attended and one of com manding influence. Tbe namea of tho- who have agreed to give ad dreabea, the subject assigned for dia cuasiou, the number of delegatea re porting their desire to be present and the inquiries that are being made con cernlng thl great conference Indicate tha. the conference will urpaa any thing that haa preceded It In lta far reaching effecta upon society. Portland haa now forwarded $12,600 of the $16,000 pledged by thla city for ih. antertalnment and publicity fund of the conference. The local fluanc committee ia devlalng mean for raid ing the balance. WILL SEND FROST WARNINGS The waatner bureau baa arranged fo service to the fruit men and farmer. in this aeotion from tbe Bolie otnee to give warning of probable frcet nd watbr disturbance. Thla may sve your gardeu or fruit orop. Thar waa a carload of O. W. R. A N. railroad officials over the Unas wt of bare laat week, hut tbey bad nothing for publication ao we are compelled to report only rumor. A paaaenger and freight service bee been atartad from Vale to Harper. Tha tunnel la now within a hundred fact of being through with one band, bat tbtre le muob work to be don yet. This will drain the west end of the tunnel, when through, and atop the necessll y of the big pomp to keep tbe water down. Anot her contract haa beeo let which will connect with the previdua one and extend tbe line to tbe Deeobute river i os 1 and form the link to tbe coast. The country through wbiob this passes baa no heavy work and the grade can be completed before the line ia graded through tbe canyon, and aa work la to be prosecuted from tbe west od It I evident tbey are going to rash tha work through. Wbll no announcement was made, tbs officials did not go beyond tbe present junction and It Is safe to etat that there will be no new junction as tab 1 1 shed, real aetata boomers to tba contrary not withstand ing. SHAMROCK SALE FOR HOLY ROSARY HOSPITAL IS SUCCESS The Dominican Biatera wlab to tbank all tbe people who aogeuerously contributed to the Shamrock aale on tbe 17th of laat month. Toalr ape- alal thanka are due to thoae who aided in tbe selling of the Hhamrooks. The amount realised la aa follows: Ontario :i7.r.t. Vale, 26.10, Pay ette, 17.45 Total 171.05. T UP DAY EOR ONTARIO Alleys and Yards Must be Cleared Up Covered Garbage Cans Also The mayor, oity marshal and other officials are husy notifying the ult i.sns to make a thorough cleaning up of tba city on Krlday. All alleya muat be cleaned, street will lu clsaued and all yarda and alablea will be In spected ami muat be lu a thoroughly aanltary ooudltlon. Tnecoanull will alao take action and arrange for all to use covered garbage oaua to lessen tin- fly pest aa much aa possible and take other necessary ateps to that end. It has been estimated that during tbe Ufa of the fly from April to August- tbe progeny of on femsls fly would uomber 240,000,000,000. If you do uot "swat tbe fly" to begin with, you must eliminate their breeding places. This has been none most effectively In ths Osnal Zone. In tbe future tbe presence of tiys will be as much of a disgrace as la vermin today. The season for making gardeua has urrlved and all cbickena will have to be kept up. so tbey will uot bother the efforts of tbe usigbbors. I .el tUU eeilm it nil. I I lleall I II bbel trimmed and burn up all trash. The city has arranged to have tbe street sprinkled with oil and tbe old water wagon will soon be on tbe move settling tha dust with ttrude oil. Oo your part to make tbe olty beautiful. DREAMLAND SECURING HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE The Dreamland baa had soma high class eiitertatuers thla weak in tbe Mel lure. Tbay have exoelleut volet. aud good selection. Soma thought tbem a little too classy for Ontario, but tbe muaio lover oerlaioly enjoyed and appreciated tbem. Ou Sunday and Monday evedinu tbey have tbe McNeils in singing ami comedy, Scotch coetume and selec tiona. They are highly endorsed by tb e press and publio lu tbe oitlea tbey have visited. SPARKS FROM ENGINE E Brewing Company Loses a Car Leoad of Beer and Other Goods Houaeboat Lives on Umpqua Trip Roaeburg. information haa been re oeived In Roaeburg that tbe Schlegel milch party of aeven person who left her In a houaeboat on March 1$, have completed their journey down the Um pqua river without accident. Seven teen days were consumed In making the journey. Thla la 10 daya longer than tbe party calculated It would take. Thus paaaes a feat never before ac complished on the Umpqua river. Few persons believed that tbe beat could aurvtve tbe aerie of wild rapids on tba river or that tbe voyage would be completed without loas of life Tbe Wriiihsi.il Hrewlug oompany'a wairh.iuse was burned tbls afternoon. Ths fire originated from a apsrk from the eulgus of the 3:n0pnuy, etching tbe dry weeds aod working so and under the warehouse. When tbe fit-emeu arrived It was too far goue for the the obemical to do any good aod there waa in. water sys. tem, that section enly having joind tb olty tbl week and the water mains have not beau extended to Ii With any water bead tba fire could have been put out ea-ily. About half a oarload of bottled good owned by Combe ami Htutler were taken ont aud tully aa much more waa destroyed. lbs mi I lu lug oost about 12,500, with little, if any. Insurance. TWENTY-FIVE COWS YIELD OWNER GOOD INCOME Twenty Ave oows on 20 acre of Uud and yielding a net profit for tba owner of I2&00 Is tbe record made by J. 8. Stilus.. ii. of Nauii'ti Professor K. F. Kbiashart.'wbo baa charge of tbs dairy experimental Mirk for tbe Idaho Agricultural col lege, baa been making a careful teat of tbe work done by Mr. Htlmsou's cows. A oomplste record waa made tbiougbout tbe whole of laat year every oant tbe cowa cost iu the way of feed snd cara waa recorded, and every cent tbey brought iu fur butter. 1 ci earn and milk waa credited to them lUia record a just bseu completed o nder tbe supsrvlslou of Professor Kbiuebart. It shows that tbe BBM made ao average profit for their owuer for tbe year of 1100. There waa a wide divergence iu tbe coat of tbe feed, alao in tbe Income from trie different oowa. Tbe 1 100 a year Is tbe average for tbe 2& cowa and tbey were maintained ii Vit) acres of land tbat oost tbe owner - -on an acre. Theee cow beloug to the Jersey family. Tbey ar not i astured at all - Mr. Stimaon bold that bl land I too high priced for I tbat. Tbey ar fed silage through tbe winter and fed pataund peas ruid i on three aoree through tbe summer. Tbe axoeea mil not needed for tbe ! calves la tba herd la fed to bogs and tbls add to tbe income of tbe little ' fara. NO. 17 CHANCES TIME HOUR AND HALF EARUER The time of No. 17 baa been changed ao tbat train will now arriv oo and a half boara eerllsr, wbeo on time, aod arrive at Portland at a much better hour. 0 p. m. SECOND SATURDAY SALES DAY BRINGS IN GOOD CROWDS Saturday was tba second aalca day held here and the attendance of buy ers was much better than the articles offered for sale. Many of tbs things were so 1. 1 before ths sals at Isss thao they would have brought at auotloo. A week from Saturday there will be another aale held and all are In vited to bring in anything tbey wish to get rid of. Make a clean up around the bouse and farm and get tha money not of your discarded article and yoo may be able to buy something you need. IMPROVEMENT BONDS SELL AT A PREMIUM BIG STRIKE MADE AT THE HUMBOLDT MINE Ore Assaying $1200 to the Ton is Found largest Strike Found There. New baa leaked out that tba Hum boldt mine In Mormon liasln bad taken out ore ou the 400 foot level assay ing 1200 to tbe ton. One car alone y ladled mora than tbat amount. At tba earns ttms lessors on tha 100 foot level found ore equally aa rich. No atilka bus ever been made In the mine to surpata thl laat one. Hpeolmena of tbo ore ware ama.lngly rlob, guld being plainly vlslbls In tbs rucks. WM. B. WILSON bbbbbI H aaaFsgyptatjjjsl V Wjf William B. Wilaon, of Pennsylvania. who is sscrstsry of labor In President Wilson's cabinet. BRYAN HAS NO CHARGES Reported Attack on Ambassador Wil aon Without Official Standing. Washington -Published reports that Luis Manuel Itojas, second vice-president of the Mexican house of deputies aud grand master of the grand Mason ic lodge of the valley of Mexico, has filed with tbe etata department charges that Ambassador Henry Luue Wilson was "responsible morally" for the aaeasslnatton of President Madero and Vice-President duares, brought forth from Secretary Hryau the atate ment that no such charges had been received by him. It la not Impossible that the atate department would refuse to entertain communication of so grave a nature received through any other than the uaual diplomatic channels. Michigan Women Beam to Loss Vote. Detroit. For the second time in loss than six moutha on the face of significant returns available, the con stitutional amendmeut permitting wo men suffrage waa defeated In Michi gan. The Initiative, referendum and re call amendments to the constitution and the penaionlng of firemen all ap pear to have carried. Mrs. Bourn File Suit For Divorce. Portland. Charges that be frequent ly called her vile name and threaten ed her with phyalcal violence are made agalnai Jonathan Bourne, Jr., ex Cult ed Hta(e senator from Oregon, by Lillian Klisabeth Bourne. In a divorce complaint filed In the atata circuit court for Muitoomab county. Denver Firm Pays a Bonus $433 For Paper. COUNCIL HOLDS BUSY SESSION A apecial meeting of tb city coun cil was held Friday svsning to open bids for the city bonds being offered It waa found tbey run from tB7 to 4't:i bonus snd they were awarded to Caussy Foster A Oo. , of Denver, on their bid. The necessary attachment for the sprinkler and an oil tank wars ordered in prepsration of oiling ths streets. This Will enable the COQnoll to oil most of ths si reels of the olty at about the oost for sprinkling Main Stteet Id tbs past. The regular meeting was held on Monday evening with all members present. There was an unuaually large grlat of bills owing to the work on the hill to the east of the city. Ifeporta of recorder, treasurer and fire chief were read and Hied The usual applications for liquor licenses were scted on. Complete specifications for the new trunk drain sewer system were receiv ed from Orei'ii Jt Oo.. and referred to tbe atteet committee. Ihe street commissioner waa In structed not to loan any olty toola In t be future. Mr on. representing the Idaho Oregon Light A Power company stated tb.it their company had made a re duction In rates April 1, which would spply to city lighting, notwllhstsndlng the imi I lu. algn will be free to January 1014. area 15.110, Incandes cents 11.50 aud similar reductlona for the atrlug llghta or the adoption of the clustsr lighting system. Petitions from residents on ths property adjacent to the olty were read praying to be takeu int. the olty and referred to a committee conalat Ing of .immci until, Kenyon and Oregg who were a, pointed to Hx proposed new bouuadry aud report to the coun cil Mai lory submitted plana for city hall which were referred to city hall committee, ooualatlug of A W Trow, Zimmermen and A Kraser, who can vasscd tbem with a committee from the Commercial club aud accepted nndlt was ordered that bids foi tin construction of the city hall Le ad vertised for to be opened oil April 17 at 8 i in The aelectiou of it ni ei t- de.it wus left to the build ing committee. Council ailjuuriied to April -. All present at the adjourned meet lug. tin motion tbe digging of tba sewer was to be done by day labor aud not by contract, and mayor instructed to on lei the sewer pipe aud tbe work will start at ouce. The boundary quest Ion was reported and adopted. It provide for the ox teusioo of the bouudarle to tin north west and south WORK AND WIN CLUR AN NOUNCE, LECTURE TUESDAY The Work grataV t BIBb fill Ja regular meeting at the hums of Mrs. 11. w. oieuicut on April I The president gave report of tbt in v and aupplfea contributed for tbe rollsf of tbe flood sufferers aud stated that the response bud been very generous. She announced also a lecture ou Tueaday evening at the high school on "Tbe Now Kduos tiou." After tbe reports of committees, tbe club listened to a vary interesting paper by Mrs. K. U. Oreig on " Woman 'a Legal Hiatus inOregoo." Mrs. Orelg said that Important laws oonoernlog womsu bad already besu passed iu Oregon. Many states, such as California. Texaa aud Tennessee were worklug bard for tbe aame luwe and it 1 a matter of pride to all womeu of Oregon, who have recently been given the suffrage, tbat such lawa as the Widow 'a pension bill. Joint Ouardlaneblp aud community interest, have already been passed by tbe legislature of tbls state.