M sjattatB1 w f w 7 v rT. W ' 1 : Wthaid Silences Competitive Brands Merit always win M;tl!hoid has every merit that eoe to make good roofing. -If you demand the talt, but one word expreikei it that's Malthoid. Make known your demands to us. Empire Lumber Co. Ontario, Oregon lllll I TTTTTTTTTTTI FIXING A FAUCET or remodelieg a bathroom receives our prompt and careful attention. However, we suggest that li obtained and future repairs avoided by giv ing m the cun trart (or new work. Perma nent satisfaction is further assured by our installing "Standard" guaranteed fis luies. Booklets showing t he man beautiful slesigns of these lis t ures fret upon request. ?tnji T "I skua" Laval r y. S. PLUMBING & HEATING COMPANY I lloara Kaal ' llaUtU Karallarafe. lvtCi"' ' r'JsW "T Ontario Ore. .,, V.'.V.s.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'i NEWS FROM OVER THE STATE Oeorge Temple, aged It. a Chemawe, tudent, shot Watchman Oeorge Stay nlff. The latter hit the boy on to head with the former'a weapon. Both may die. The Notl tunnel on the Eugene-Coos Hny railroad U nearly ready for the rails. Tralna may be run from Bts gene to Mapleton within the nest day School fund loans In Oregon aggre gating $100,000 may ha forfeited un laaa the notea are renewed or fore closure sulta ar) brought, aaya Oover nur Weat. Representative Humphrey of Waah Ington may vlalt aome of tha mora Im portant river and harbor projecte la Oregon If RepreeenUtlve Htwlay finds he, can't make the trip. The C. A. Smith lumbar company haa bean aaaed by Oovernor Wasit of Oregon to defend Ita title to 10,000 aoree of land whloh. It la intimated. haa been obtained by uaa of dummy acbool land eelectlone Ouy M Llndaay. former caahlar of tha Cltlsena National bank of Baker City, waa freed of tha charge of mla approprlatlng funda, becauee of tha governments failure to produce any damaging evidence agalnat him. George H. Oeorge. president of tha Astoria National bank, vice prealdent. eecretary and treaauror of the Colum bia Hiii'i Hackers' aaaolcatlon and ona of thf foremost cltlaena of Oregon, died at his homo In Astoria That the national foreet, which re cently waa opened to homeateadlng of available agricultural landa, la on tha brink of an era of development la the opinion of J. Roy Harvey, newly appointed supervleor. Secretary of the Navy Oanlels haa Informed Senator Chamberlain that In sufficient room on the baltleahlp Ore gon will prevent Oregon guardsmen Irom accompanying the ahlp through I ih' Panama canal, as an aacort. Suit haa beeu riled by the attorney ! general of Oregon agalnat tha gover I nor. secretary of elate and treasurer, for reoovary of $14,000 aald to have bjggg unlawfully spent out of the ponl tontlary revolving fund. Senator Chamberlain haa been told gf tin' state department that tha pro- . .. i i..-1 i tiv ('Mia him been i 1 iriniivii .. changed to make the lumbar duty 70 ' per cent ad valorem, an Increaae of I i," per cant. Instead of 21$ per oent I as Intended OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST Events Occurring Throughout tho State During the Put Wetk. Water a Ba Lowered. Klamath Falla According to a lat ter received by Prealdent Maaon of the Lower Klamath Marah Land Own era' association, from Representative Slnnott. officials of the reclamation service are drafting a form of bond. upon the elgnlng of which inatrument the government will cloae the gate at the railroad track, ahuttlng the water of Klamath atralU out of Lower Kla math lake, which will allow the recla mation of much marah land around the lake by lowering the water level. Tho bond la to Inaure the government agalnat any damage aetlona that might artee, and to protect the gov ernment agalnat any damage to the water light of the Van Brimmer ditch. Wash Dresses We just received a large assort ment of women's and chil (' en's wash dresses made of percale, gingham or galatea, most any color you want. Women's Drosses $1.00 up. Children's Dresses 2.5c up. ,n,i 1 1 lour Mail "i.i- RADER'S ONTARIO l.adiea' Mvii'h and t Inlili. ii -Shoes Something New and Something Nice V. the OngOtl PftckingCo., arc iysontiiur to OUT customers a vciy deelrtble line of premiums such as displayed in our window. All you have to do to got one of these valuable prizes is to trade with us. If you have not already got one of OUT premium books, we want you to have one it coats nothing and is Indeed very valuable to ever) housekeeper Thank you. H. H. TUNNY, Proprietor "Wets" and "Orye" Wage Campaign. Salem. The moat atrenuoua wet and dry campaign ever carried on In Salem la now being waged. Both aldee are well organised and until 10 days ago It was conceded even by the aa loon Intereata that the city would be voted dry on November 4, but within the laat week the weta have perfected their organisation and now declare they will win the election. It la gen erally conceded that the reault of the election roata largely with the women, and both aldea are centering their onmpalgn on them. The last time the Issue waa presented In Salem, with only the men voting, the city remained wet by a very email majority. Bight-Hour Law to Be Teatad. Salem -The stale board of control baa requeated Labor Commlaaloner O. P. Hoff to bring ult against the board to test the question of whether the eight hour law applies to the em ployee at state Inatltutlona. If the courta ahould hold that It doea apply to the Inatltutlona. It la stated thBt no one of the Institutions would have Hiifflclent appropriation to carry It through next year without a deft clency. The governor haa aald that It might be necessary oven to call a apo dal attaalon of the leglalature to pro vide for the emergency. GIRL HAS GOOD ROAD PLAN Fair Supervisor of Schools to Let the Pupils Build Highway. KuKeni' It'iail building, a course of Mud) for Um rare! sciiools i' eyreteSw lame fount), la to be Introduced will In a few Btn b) MIhh OoMts VSB Hlber, school supervisor III the Slu !uw ilihinvt Instructions tare Ml I in. ill, .1 I Ills Is III.' tlref "M" of Its kind i'mt tried in Oregm U tual road building Is IBS lulorntor Mi.rk wlilim will accouipiui) ihi tgejTM Tta ilill'li'ii of Hash diMrlct will build inula maintain durltiK the approaching rainy season n strip ol ,-,.iiin toad near the sehool building. TIM m hool fftsOM reta -tnmU ita wis tei ami is r.aind In the best condition will be Ifes winner of a unique con i, -..t in which school children on Ita Siuslaw e.iKeil) are awaiting to Par llclli.ite. Count) Judge llelnuis W. Tltomp sou. I.ane county's most ggghrg good roads enllittslast, was so pleased with .oinan plan to teach the fuildu- u hi road building in the nirul .i ' ' , tiiinic,.i-ly offered m i i , si g prta I (Of "'! Komi loaiia i-oiiieai. rWe Don't Pretend to carry everything the people may want, but are safe in saying we have the greatest variety to be found in Ontario. -We have lately added a large assortment of -Laces, Ladies' Neckwear, Back and Side Combs, Barettes and the celebrated Auerbuch & Sons' Line of Candies, L Our stock of China and Glassware is the most- complete in town. We have given our order for Christmas goods Toys, etc., and the store will be well supplied in that line. u.ir,r.r.or nf different articles needful to th( Housewife cover our 5, 10 and 15 cent tables. -We want YOU, reader, to look over our stock. You will surely find something you have been in need of The VARIETY STORE Wp are receiving the last of an entire mill cut We are short on room and cash. It will pay you to get our prices on this lumber. Nuff said. Empire Lumber Company One Dead. One Hurt in Wreck. ll.iW.er One man was killed out right another wua slightly ln ucd and mo valuable lace horses were hurt ill i wreck alt miles uorth of I'ralrle Cttj on the Sampler Valley railroad. It, l.eit Ittchardaon of Haker waa HI) hi he jumped fivni U gWgf tin ag car which fell on nun. ggej William Hall of Johu Day was In lured 11 - tf Alitu tr. 'No DON r U .STARTLKD If yon, in solo ooniM full Mured loon OUr ftVBgfc ll'eon lv fMir fiiifi aiii.v nr n',lsl 0 tin' h'miic ii llln slrondsi) gulo, Ws hlwoyi reedy to ti ... ti.l to calls ol all kiiula of gulo ropoii vork And we bevB strtrj laiilitx unit pleoly f ubilitv U do aM work promptly. Onuurio Auto Company Has Vision of Railroad. Klamath Kails There la every lu di.ition that the railroad from thla city to Merrill aud from there to Kern y. Ntv . will be built next summer rhere Is also evidence that the road to that north will be built to connect wall the lllll line coming south and (hat both klarriuian and lllll intereata will use the same line for the heavy capo.Ulon Unci Recall Nominees 11 Fight to Stay. Hood Km. i V thai c.inJl.latee nominated l) ihe MOBll petitioners have signified their int. nnons of quail fyiug and making Ihe egg) agamsl the itiemliera of the pre.ui county court at Ita Suit-Blur election Equaluation Board Mecta. Salem The stale board of squall sat ion tu i:an holding bearings Krulay, wheu repreaeutatlvea of the large rail rod coiupanlea appeared before the h 7 t - People in the News Adolphus HumIi, multimillionaire St l.ouis brewer, died In Germany, aged 76. I'rlnce Taro Katsura. ex premier or Jupaii and a cloae friend of the em peror, died after an emended illness Yuan Shi Kal has been elected pree idem of riilna by the two hOBBSl of it,,. gpghBreg parliament. He will rule Ore re!Si Twenty candldatea were nominated Mrs jeuuie May Eaton waa placed on i rial at Plymouth. Mass, Monday, on an iiidlctmeat charging her with the minder of her husband. Head Ad miral Joseph Q. Eaton. U. 8 N., re- j tired The petition to have Lola Norrla and Marsha Warriugum, who eloped to Keutf with Digga aad t'aminetll, declared dependents, waa denied by Judge Shields on the reconiniendaUotl of the probatiou corxMulttee. james M. buinvan, American minis tster to the Dominican republic, haa Induced the warring factloua In that country to sign a peace pact According io information brought to Victoria b a Japanese lluer. Dr. Sun Yat Sen. orgsulser of the t'hlneae rev olution or 1911. haa not left Japan, but Is In hiding at the laland empire. Failure ot ilovernor Johnson of Oal , to MUM a new medical board oung physicians from ,, i r.g UerereS Ul practice . h mainline lanauur.l. tue fam ou militant suffragette leader, eatled from Horv (or the lulled Slates aboard the liner La I'roveuc . it la rumored (hat (he w(dow or Mayor liayuor will seek to have the will of her late huxbaud overruled on (be grounds thai sufficient funds for her matmeuauce hate not been prowled. Poultry Wanted All kinds of live poultry at the highest cash market price. Phone 18 for this week's prices or write Ontario Ice & Cold Storage Company II ...l ONTARIO LIVERY Best Equipped Livery in the city. Headquarters for Stockmen. Horses Bought and Sold. A. McWILLIAMS, Proprietor. t i