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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (May 22, 1913)
I t Excursion The First Over the New Line West of Vale WILL BE RUN Friday May 30 FROM ONTARIO to TUNNEL No. 1, Fare for Round Trip from Ontario to Vale 65c From Vale to Tunnel $1.50 Train will leave Ontario at 7 a. m. Arrive at Tunnel at 10:15. Return ing, leave Tunnel 5 p. m., reaching Ontario at 8 p. m. Go prepared for Trout Fish ing and a Picnic in the Orchard. The Tunnel is about completed and you will have an opportunity of seeing it in the rough. HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI GIVE SIX O'CLOCK BREAKFAST Ontario High Sohool Alumni gave n six o'clook breakfast to the gradua tion olaaa ami the teachers on Satnr dajr morning in the room formerly occupied by the Annex oafe. There were fortf present, even at that hour. Chet Leakey acted a toantmaater and talka were made by Prof. Bailey, A. A. Hall und Leona Under, the olaaa preeident. It waa a very enjoyable afTnlr.the young ladiea having obarga receiving many pleasant worda for their work. ARE DRILLING FOR ARTESIAN WATER ON DEARMOND RANCH Dick Dearmoud is down from the ninoh and reports that "while he haa ii"t gotjiii iiiteaian well as yet.be expects to have one moat any day "m tue'drlllera nre deep enough to strike the artesian flow aa all hi neighbors biivo atruuk flowing well. VAN GILSE RANCH 1$ SOLD Kobsrt Van Uilae aold hla farm of 1(10 Hores. south of here, to W. U. Sanderson, the prune man, a few daya ago, consideration 128.000. 'tUn developed the rauob from the aitae brush. It will be pleated to prunes. TRAIN SERVICE TO HOHEDALE Train eervlcr will be established to Homedale the tlrst of the month. The Vale train and crew will be used two days week. 1 00 fresh Covvs 1 00 liolstelus. (iuernseys and Jerseys, from Wisconsin's tcstad herds. 10 registered Hoist, in bulls. 2 registered Jersey bulls, 2 registered Guernsey hulls. All from registeied dams of merit. liendersbot Live Btnok Co.. Meridian, Idaho. Every Summer Need for Men J AT ALEXANDER'S HIGH ART CLOTHES 1 in materials and patterns de signed to give comfort for Summer. ...V R I ( S... $16.00 to $25.00 Special Values in Pure Wool Suits for Men and Young Men $10.00 to $15.00 PANAMA MAin CJ An&CKftfl Genuine Panama at bl.W & D.UV IN EVER! SHAfa imitiriM r IT ill iJ 'r- II A f Every Size in every kind to Fit Everyone black and tan Outing Shoe, made with low Snecial offering in Men' black ana tan uuan y r .. . - SCmZel and tlk Leather sole, in Goodyear Welts at $2.50. ALEXANDER One Price Clothier Ontario, Oregon a GOVERNOR JOHNSON SIGNS LAND BILL Three Elements Likely to Invoke Referendum Act Becomes Operative August 10. Sacramento. California's alien land bill was signed by Governor Johnson against the protests of Japan and the representations of President Wilson and his personal envoy, Secretary Bry an. The governor algned the bill and X) days after the adjournment of tho legislature, which will be August 10. the act becomes operative. Within California the act has en countered triple hostility which may delay Its actuality until November, 1913. In the first place, the demo crats opposed state leglalatlon at thla tlini". as a matter of party regularity. The Aslntlc Exclusion League, on organisation of which the president la Olnf Tveltmoe, recently convicted of complicity in the national dynamite plot originating In Indianapolis, an nounced that It would Invoke the ref pp'tnliim purely because It opposes tho bill ax faint-hearted. Thirdly, the powerful Panama-Pacific International Exposition com pany, hacked by many chambers of commerce, has pluced Itself on record In opposition to the bill on the ground 1 1 ... i It la a vlolntlon of faith. JAPAN STILL SHOWS FAITH Likelihood of Estrangsment of Peo ples, Howsvsr, Admittsd. Toklo. Faith In the American peo ple to see that justice Is done the Japanese Is the dominating note In Hie discussion of the California alien land ownership legislation. War talk la denounced aa ridiculous and only calculated to embarrass the two governments, which are laboring for a peaceful aettlement by diploma cy. It la conceded, however, that failure on the part of the Americans to re spond to the Japnnese appeal for a dl continuance of the alleged discrimin ation would I..' likely tn lead to some estrangement of the peoples. The Jap anese public generally la con Inced thnt the land bill la a racial and not an onoinu: meaHure und hence a blow to national pride, and the people feel that the world muat be taught the necessity of equal treatment for the whites and non-whites. Ill More Draetlc Than California's. Phoenix, Arts. An antt alien land ownership hill tar more drustlc than the bill recently passed by the Califor nia legislature has been signed by Gov ernor Hunt, following Ks passage by both houses of the state legislature. The new law makes It Impossible for aliens of any color to hold land unless they have declared their Inten tion of becoming citizens. Non-cltliens now holding lund will he compelled to dispose of It within five years. Min ing claims or property necessary to the working of minus alone is exempted. GOVERNMENT MUST PAY Treatment of III, Waiting Allans Not Steamship's Duty. New York. A decision handed down by Judge Mayer In the United States district court will cost the United Stales government about ll.OOu.uuu a year from now on It holds that the government must pay for medical aid to aliens brought to this country and toninl glUt tlieir urinal at Ellis Island to I', suffering from some temporary contagious dlw The governii I sought to collect from the Holland American Steamship compuuy I-IG7 for such treatment, but die court, in finding for the defend ants, tie. I ared thai the immigration laws make no provision for the steam gfell compauy to pay for medical treat ment for uillng aliens. Unless over ruled by a higher court, the decision will apply to all steamship lines. Borah May Be President. New York Harper's Weekly makes the following editorial forecast: 'We predict that the next republican oandtdate for piv.Mdeut of the United States will be William E. Borah of Idaho." More than a year before Woodrow Wilton's nomination Harper's made a similar prediction, which fact is re ferred to editorially by the New York Sun. Cuban Makes Plight Across Strait Havana. Domingo Kosillo, the Cu ban aviator, made the first flight ever accomplished by a Cuban airman serosa the Florida Straits from shore to shors. He started from Key West. making tbs passage to Havana of 0 miles tn 1 hours and 26 minutes. Dynsmlts Cruiser Rent by Torpedo. Newport. R. I The torpedo boat Vesuvius was struck by one of its owu torpedoes and was beached on Hope Island, Narragausett Bay. when the Uvea of thoae on board seemsd Im periled by the waters which rushed in through a two-inch hole astern. J '.in l! I I am v nT - j Jim! MJl ill P I. H. C. Gasoline Engines For Irrigating, Pumping, Spraying, sawing, hoisting, etc. You should buy the I. H. C. for Strength, Simplicity, Economy, and Reliability. Let us demonstrate this engine toyou 3 ft McCormick Binders, Mowers, Rakes. In the McCormick line we offer the farmer the best there is both in con struction and service. Now is the time to be looking up m ing tools and you want the best. Malheur Mercantile Company 200 Acres for Sale OR TRADE Fifty acres has been seeded to alfalfa. Some buildings. All under fence. Railroad line through tract. On Snake river. Well drained bench land. Elec tric pumping plant can be installed tor $12 per acre. Will cut up to suit buyer. Address Box 128, Ontario, Oregon s