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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1913)
ONTARIO-The Pivotal Point of the Great Interior of Eastern Oregon titaia The Ontario Argus leads in Prestige, merit, and Circula tion. Watch us grow The Produce from l."i,OIH),000 acres is marketed from On tario each year Representative Newspaper of Ontario and Malheur County. VOLUME XVI ONTARIO. OREGON, THURSDAY. JULY 17. 1913. NO. 29 Wkt tm. ROBBERS VISIT ONTARIO AND SECURE $200 IN GOODS " McBratney-McNulty Hard ware Company Are the Losers. Robbers entered and robbed the Mc-Brstney-McNnlty Hardware Co. store sometime during Wednesday night and secured about 2m worth of goods and something like 15.00 in money The goods taken consisted of a number of pistols, pocket knives, razors, etc. Entrance to the building was gained by enlarging h hole in the roof of a shed in the rear and then cutting a hole through the door, near the lock, of the door leading to the store room. Tuesday night the building occupied by the U. 8. Plumbing Co. was entered and some of the tools taken. Although they have not been identified it is thought these tools were used to break into the McBratney-McNulty building the following night. The old Ford Oarage was also entered Tuesday night and some of the tools were stolen. NOTED ROAD MAKER STOPS OVER IN ONTARIO E. I,. Emery a noted good roads man, who claims the distinction of laying out and planning the state highway in Wyoming slopped over in thia city during the week. Mr. Emery was also instrumental in planning and building Yellowstone park roads, which are doubtleaa the finest mountain roada in country. BALKAN SITUATION IS NOT IMPROVED Loudon. The Balkan Btuiea appear to bo again in the inciting pot. There is no sign of peace ui present. Greece and Servla have declined so fur to agree to an armlsiice. The Turklah army Is udvaiicing by forced marches from Tchutalju and liuluir. apparently vlih the coinent of Greece and 8r viu, to ait '-in tt tin- ni.ii'iure of Ad rutin. pi.- mi I i UuuinanUi is I ui to lie proceeding I cupy a much larger 'extent of tt-iritory than (.lie previous ly claimed, ami Greece Is burning to avenge the lluU.u i:m rfinr utch, con (ring which horrify ing details con tinually appr ll o'.nelal reports Is sued from A. liens and Salonikl. Ac curding to these reports, ears and fin gent of Greek women Mill wearing eur ruiga and rings were found In the pockets of Bulgarian prisoners. Claim Put in For Stratton Million I'ulo -Suit to recover MM half of the llO.OOO.ouo estate left by ii. Held riiutt titration, the famous Colorado mining man, waa filed in the district court her In the nam of Mrs. Sophia Gertrude titration, who claims to be the multi-millionaire's widow. The woman's petition allegea that she man-led St rat ton on Henrys ranch, uear St. Augustine. Tolas, Jan uary 1, 174 years before St ration made hia money and that some time after their marriage Stratton deserted her after she had given him 110.000 with which to purchaaa a ranch. In stead of buying the ranch, ah avant, h disappeared and later cam to Colo rado, whar h mad hia coloaaai for tun. BRYAN'S PAY INSUFFICIENT tecrotary Saya Hi la Compelled to Lecture to Augment Income. Hendersonvllle, N. C. While her Secretary Bryan declared he waa com pelled to deliver Chautauqua ad-1 dresses to supplement hta government alary, which be declared waa not suf ficient to meet his expenses. "As this is my first Chautauqua lec ture since becoming a member of the cabinet," said Secretary Bryan. "It may not be out of place to aay that I find It necessary to lecture In order to supplement the salary which 1 re ceive from the government. A 1 have lectured for 13 years this method of adding to my Income is the most Sfct ural one to which to turn and 1 regard It as eitremeij te." DAVID LAMAR Tv'-fjaaaw' 1 B eas Be He V Dsvld Lamar, New York stock bro ker, who astonished the senate lobby committee by confessing to Imperson ation of public men In attempts to Influent Wall street. ONTARIO PULLS VALE FROM FIRST PLACE By a 2 to 1 Score The Onta rio Hull Team Defeats I .rutins The filial game of the Oregon Idaho league was played here last Sunday between tbe Vale and Ontario teams, wniob resulted In Him defeat of Vale by a score of 2 to 1. Vale waa hold ing first plaoe In lb per oentage col umn but her defeut by the Ontario uggtegatioo leave Weiser and Vsle t led for first pine. It was a liercely fougiit game. It waa iu the main a battle between the best battery and the heaviest batting team of the lilaho-Oregon League. Alexander pitched with something like college spirit, tightening up several limes tn -i .! his opponents to tin- Held without ring. He sent the visitors home wall only two hits and an un earned ui ti their credit and with ten strike out to figure in then bwtthli averages A great deal of credit is due W.-Sli alio fat iu" head work and his aliility to In. Id tin runner-- tn their bates. Vale tried tn steal second sev eral times, finally deciding it waa un profitable Yule eaoaaaj their run in the second inaing HwmIn irovsj a aMgsjMts lift Held t'nr which Ktttltf was . an ermr, and II tooppd OP third. U lii ei, l lilev. nut. tilick grounded tn I scoiing Houston ui Wobb'i fmnhto, Harrett pitched a good game to the ill inning when he was iclicvedby WooUard Ti.in tiie Art-works si A pas, i: two-hugger by Lackey and a lieldt r's choice tilled the lm.-.e.s What followed is claimed tn haw .Inw: of the most loyal fans from the grand stand The next two men fanned and tiie third man hit an easy groui U r. The boys came back stronger in the eighth. Snookums walked. Jones bunted, sending Snookums to second Webb hit for two bases, but Snookums waa held at third. Snookums was caught at home on Brunning grounder. Webb started home in an attempt to catch Bruning at second and scored on the catcher's error. Bruning also came home during the mixup, but the um pire claimed their were too many joy ous boys in blue near home plate, so Bruning was sent back to third. Lack-i ey touched the ball for two bases acor- j ing Bruning The next man gronded It first making the third out. Vale waa unable to score in the ninth. Ontario is quite proud to have been able to win from the champions of the league after playing a losing game so long. There is not likely to be any i baseball poetry in the Malheur Enter prise this week. Lackey's batting was a feature. He waa credited with two iwo-baae hits, a single and a walk. Weiser and Vale will play the cham pionship game at the fair grounds in Ontario next Sunday. It will be a game wosth seeing. Admission, 26 cents. Grand stand, 13 cents. Tbe standing of tbe teams: Won Lost Pet. Weiser I 4 JM Vale 4 Payette i 6 .600 Ontario 2 lo .170 Malheur County Fair Dates Announced. Earlier this Year-The Last Week in September Between Boise Fair and Pendleton Round -lip. Tbe dates fur the Mnlhsur County Fair hna bpeu fixed on tbe third meek in September. This will bring It between the I'etidletou Round -ip and the Bnlse fair. Tbe rhiiuaiie meiit is now busy working nut plans and getting up new feature tu muki it bigger than any show yet pulled off. Many novel fentnres are under consideration that will annum and entertain the people. Particular at tcntlon is beiug given to several ad urntionnl features along agricultural and stock breeding linos. The direc tors hope to make th Pair u week of iigiiciiltural demonstration; a con n nieiit place for th farmers ta ex change tilr-ns; u farm school for u week: s stock btMdtfl wetting to gether; i place for the mini i hut raises lull blooilcii stock to hrltig his animals to tbe attention of those who are biilldlug up better herds and flocks A Isrge number of the Agricultural College faculty will be invited tn be present during the entire week and a plan is under conslderstlnn to bare the prizes given out In front of the grandstand during ths forenoon and tbe Judges will tbsn explain why tbe premiums go to certain animals and exblbtlous If feature of this kind can be worked out It will lie wonderfully educational. It will be worth as much to every farmer who attends as a short course Iu the Agrl cultusl O liege The motto of the tuaueganient Is "souiebiug doing all tbe Hum," from mini o'clock iu the uiuruiug until live o'clock at night." Tbe forenoon tu he strictly educational in all it program, while Iu the af ternnou the amusement lover in the graiidsta id cau ace something ilu lug every minute fruw one t five o'clock. The local lioiaetueu Hum the Idaho side of tlia'rivcr are aliesdy naming their colts I' i (he net track. le, hi i ill I li-utui . uill he here with ii lirsjt filing ol colts. Un- Ids am! tin. oin. I'uy ette can put ou some Of the best rs in Hie Notthettti especially am. ii 'he i nit el. . Bt)tOM ol the lute I I. I licalncs are arranglug community elnhu. Ouch Mill ll, Ilolll J Indications, iliiinl.ile Mini liuile MlllMCtlve EVERETT STAPLES HAS f ACE BABLY POWDER BURNED Kveiett Staples was quite severely tiirmwl about the fsi-M Weiim-sday morning while he anil Kail Landing ham were iuvestigatiug some i. lasting IMiwder. The toys had found the powder at tbe V P. Staples plu -e just north of towu, where Everett baa been workiug. It having been lell then-I, v a former tenant. At first it was tbougltt that bis eye sight waa Injured hut it bas since been de tsrmined that tbe eyes wr not per uiaucutiy Impaired. IDAHO BANKERS SET FREE Ksttcnback and K aster Pardonrd by President. Washington President Wilson has granted unconditional pardon to Wll Ham P. Kettenbach and George H. Kester, Kcwistou, Idaho, bauson, con victed ou Hie ( i.arge of having falsi fled records of tbe Pirat National Bank of Lew lai on. Hi ho The pardon waa granted after the president had conferred wi'h Sep i..ra ltorab, of Ida bo; Lane, of in ,.,n, od Kern, of Indiana, ami after tbey bad strongly appealed to the resident to do Justice to un u. who, th showed, were mar tyrs to abuse ol privilege by govern ment prosecutors formerly employed by tbe department of Justice. Hut for tl. pardm. Kettenbach and Kester would each have been required lo sane five years la the neulleatlary than baa been put up heretofore. Every section In Malheur co inty will be Invited to put up a commun ity exhibit. Every stock breeder will be Invited to bring ln best ani mals to the show and special Induce un i.in will be offered In tbe way of premiums and accommodations for taking care of bis stock while here and an Invitatiou will be issued to ''iv stockman In Eastern Oregon and Hcutbcrn Idaho, the object be lug to iiinke this the time of getting to yi tlii of those who have full blood ed stock to sell aud those who s:e It the market for the purchase of si eh Stock. The amusement committee Is tie gctistlug wltb several high class at ructions, which tiny hope to close with, and make an announcement of, at a n early date. Home of the members of the Pair hoard have cousmitud to give at least mi' half of their Mine from now ou to make the Pair a rousing success and It goes without saylug that th. will be auccesful In pulling off a show (bat, for entertainment and substantial teueflt to the agrlctil t nil development of Eastern Oregou. will be second to Done. LOCKEn BROTHERS ARE INDICTED BY GRAND JURY AT BAKER Men Well Known In This Section Charged With Cuttle Stealing I ilietments were returned luat Thursday by the gruml jury at linker, against Hick and Marshall I - charged with cattle tciiliiig, bail tu.lXXl for 11 - Marshall, lloth plead not guilty, but it is claimed by Sherill' Kerfool anil Marshall Ddcll, of Ikit tHjr, nlm been working on the case jointly that i ne i Mil. nee against both 1st elusive. Abn .1 of the Cl.lll. were recovered by the tAttlta OJM bunch of cattle is Haul lo lau -old to a Xyssa butcher by M.. lockett miller the nana nf J. p. Hruce while making the transaction. The accused men are well known in most sections nf Malheur county. Hick, who has a ranch ami resides on Willow creek, near Jamiesoii, has been under suspicion for some tune, but it was only recently that Marshall, who lives near Kmmi-tt was suspected of having any connection with the affair. RAILROADS-EMPLOYES FOR ARBITRATION Washington Representatives of tbe 10,00V conductors and trainmen of eaatern railways who hav voted to strike for higher wages and managing officers of the railroads agreed at the While House to submit their differ ence lo arbitration under tbe provis ions of the (lay Newlauds act. which 1'resldent Wilson and congressional l-.li rs promised to make law In the in. aniline no sirike will be declai.'l. officials of the employes' brotherhoods agreeing to an armistice. This victory for .irbltratlon over th strike was th result of a twohout conference at the White House be tween President Wilson and congres sional leaders, both republicans sod democrats, the presidents and manag ers of Hie railros and representa tives of the Brotherhoods of t'ouduc tors Slid TraluoaoeV COL M. M. MULHALL ISwsW i L P tf Lai afleaVaafe se aT M aaaaW Colonel M. M. Mulhall. former lob byist for National Association of Man. ufscturers, star witness In ths Senate lobby Inquiry. WEISER BALL TEAM Player (Jet Kqual Diviriion of $475.05 at I '.ml of Season. The n mn'ii .-ui of th VN.os.1 baseball team divided the money ou hand at the end of the skshoii last weak, which waa unite a tidy sum. After all expanses hint I men paid It was found that u haluuca of 947 u ' waa on hand, which was promptly divided between the player, making a check of if In each Praclloallv every game during the srasou tiinre than I ."I expenses III the beui'iiiiug ii subscription wss taken up iiinoiiu the fans in Wei,-. ami money necessary to start the sea son was spent In lilting the umiinils. ii ll I III I list a iliaii'l Mem! ami Hie pur chase of suits, lalU, bats, masks and "tlnr necessary expenses of that km. I. It is Hk.ly that W.i-.r will make the I . l II mi in ii. I showing of any olhrr team iu the IttgM CONSIDERABLE WOOL IS STILL ARRIVING FROM THE INTERIOR. Wool Market llfre Fairly Active and Some Hig loU Arrivr. Wool still collies iu troin the out lying Interior sections. The u.a jority of tbe wool aim inn now la from the Wild Horse section some nuM hugdred aud ninety miles 'fnuii (tularin, I'oliliell) this wool went to Wllllie uiucca. bul tbe last few years the growers in that part of the country have begun to recognize Ontario as a better market for their wool aud thai tbey are able to hoy their sup pile to better advautage h.-i.. tbau at WiniiHUiucca. This year practical ly all of their wool has tith-i i onie to Ontario or will before the aiasuu is over. Iast Monday Mr. J. Voaknm came In with UaTM pounds belonging to J. K. ( arlson There Is considcia hie wool yet come irom the Wkt in Mouutaiii coiin'i . Tbe last of the ( oiuiolly wool has arrived and is beiug shipped this week. A number of buyers have been lo towu several limes cloeiug up settle rue nts for wool already bought aud ligoi nig ou purchasing Ibe uew wools that are just beiug unloaded. EXCURSION TO SMITH'S PERRY FROM ONTARIO SUNDAY JULY 27 A Short Seenie Trip Along New Line of the Upper Payette River. The first excursion up the Payette Valley railroad to P.mmctt, thence over the Idaho Northern to Smith's Perry will lie run from Ontario, July 27. The train will leave Ontario at fftW in the morning and arrive at Smith's Per ry at noon, leaving there at ." o'clock in the afternoon and reaching Ontario at ! oclock in the evening. A fare of $:i.(Xi, only, is to la- charg sal for the round trip which totals up 1n) miles and takes one into the heart of the mountains over mm of the nuwt scenic short line in the iiiter-nioutitain country. The section surrounding Smith's Perry alTords splendid oppor tunities for a daya outing as there are many shady nooks which furnish ideal locatioqa for picnic parties and the llshiiig is good along the river in that vicinity. JACK STOUT ARRESTED FOR WEE DESERTION Hen lliown, deputy sheriff, arrived Wc.lncai ay morning with Jack Stout, who was arrested at Starbuck, Wash., charged with wife desertion. He had Ih'cii married less than a week to Miss Lola Allen, whose parents oicr ate the White Cafe in this city. Stout claims to be from Delaware, Penn., and seems to lie much older than hia wife who Is ipiite young. Tin. prisoner was given a preliminary hearing before Judge (irauel and plat ed under a .ihi bond p.". hoc action by the grand jury Which meet in August. Not Im ing able to give the required bond he was lodged in the county jail at Vale. HARDWARE SOLD AT A SACRIFICE ll.. M. III. iliu y M. Null Ilu. hum Co. are olferiiig Bo.iie m i utiia.tivc I I t h.. in t I on wicks. 1 be) art uivlug in to 'JO per ii-tii iiisconiit ou Iheii iiiIiiii stock to ii'iiucw It. in tale la strictlj ( h I bt h nbjsill belttg t" ii.li.ee Hill Iwgg stock 1.1 haniwuie, ..tills, en.ckerr. gnus and ouiiu.ii.it i. i. I h. least .iiscoiuit Mm l'i i mi a'ly purcliaae is I I I cent and floin HlMt Up I l'i. i paid lelveii ii. in. nt i FOURTH OF JULY COMMITTEE MAKES FINANCIAL STATEMENT por the information of contributors and the public, the committee in charge of the I-our th of July celebra tion, in rewith submit leport of re.-, ipts aul expenditures: Receipts. Subscriptions . $ 7f3. .''. Concession Psir ground 4IH.2& lotal Advertising I ii. works IIL'.lll.ftO $ i;ii.7.-. . u 47H.Hi I! SIM) 41.76 l'l (si K pen.es. Auiusi n.ents lalions . Music Miscellaneous To Pair association Total .11128 i lialance on hand lie ki There are unpaid bills of some amount but there is likely to bo a small balance when all accounts are paid. W. P. Human, Chairman Q mini1 KNIGHTS OF PVTHIAS HOLD THEIR ANNUA! PICNIC ibe KulgbU of Pytblaa held their animal picuio at the Molirsgor grove last Huiiday. It wa a .pi. i ill day, aud all eujofed theioselvu. Many of tbt m cum back foi the ball game