Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1913)
ONTARIO The Pivotal Point of the Great Interior of EASTERN OREGON ntatioi The Ontario Argu leads in Prestige, merit, and Circula tion. Watch us arrow m mm. The Produce from 15,000,000 acres ia marketed from On tario each year Representative Newspaper of Ontario and Malheur County. VOLUME XVI ONTARIO. OREGON. THURSDAY.' DECEMBER 11, 1913. NO. 49 EXPECT TO FINISH THE SEWER BY CHRISTMAS Council is Asking for liids To Construct Sewer Lateral No. 1. Tin contractor oo tbe big sewer line bti work well along, all tbe bin i pipe being laid and tbe gang of seveoty man are do laving t.ba wait lateral wblob la to drain tbe pond near tbe cemetery. Wbeo that la completed tba men will lay the lateral leading to tbe Hoyer pnnd. It la now thought that tin' work will be completed by Christmas, but much depeoda on tba ground enrouotared. The strata nf water aand wni en countered laat week and oaueed aome delay and It la expected tbut It will be cut again before the completion of tbe pipe laying When tba catob beetna are teaaoued all the water from the ponda will be turned Into them and It will then be eeen tint tbe dralu ia severs! feet be low tbe lowest part of tbe uuslgnly pond that have been h breeder of disease bare for eo many yeara. The Council la now king for bids to couttrnot tba lateral eewer No. 1 and later they will atart work organlz mg for lateral No. 2 and on not 1 1 all tbe city la oovered and etery lot drained. BEE MEN HOLD ANNUAL CONVENTION THIS WEEK Tbe bee men of tbia aectloo held their annual meeting la tbe rooma of tbe Ontario Commercial ciuti on Tuee day with an atteodaooe of seventy Ufa members repreeenting 16,000 oo loo tee of bees. Keporta allowed that tbe wet season hd curtailed tbe pruduetlon aod tbat a many eertione tbe Held wee arowded. An effort ia being made to have tbe eeaociatioo go more loto tbe marketing of tbe producta aa it la reall.ad that it would be a decided advantage to market from a central agency. Tbere waa a splendid bauuuetat the Moore, tbe dinlug room telng filled. Tbe old offlcera mure reelaoted. Tbere will be a field meeting held at Waaboe on July 10, 101 4 TWO CARLOADS OF HOGS SHIPPED FROM HERE TUESDAY Tbere were two carloada of hoga ahipped fiom bare Tuesday and about IJUJO paid out for tbem. It ia theee practical demonatratloua tbat will teach the farmer tbe neceaaity of Retting into diversified farming and always b vlng ejuistblng t. tell for which there la a demand. LARGE NUMBER OF DEEDS ARE FILED BY PAYETTE VALLEY R. R. There were seventy one daeda filed In Caldwell laat week by tbe Payette Valley railroad and ludlostiona era that tbe road will be turned over to I lie Oregon Short Line about tbe flrat of tbe year. Mauy cunjeoturea are heard about what Uie . Inn t Line ia going to do with it, but it ia only a uiess. ' WEISER BOYS BREAK INTO ONTARIO BAKERY SUNDAY Three bora from Weieer broke into the cellar of tbe Elk aaioou on Sunday eveuiog. atole some whiekey and beer and tiifii went to tbe Outario bakery and mixed tbiuga up in bad abepe, destroying aboat 120 worth of good. They were turned over to tbe Washington oounly autboritiea and eeut to the Idaho 8' ate Reform acbool. Tbe youngest, and apparently tbe toughest, was about fouiteeo yearn old, tbe otbera about eixteeu. FAIR ELECTION DECEMBER IS. A special election la scheduled for Deoember 10. Tbe question to be submitted is: "Shall the enmity take over tbe property of tbe Fair Associa tion at Ontario?" This will necessitate a levy of ouc mill on the property of the uounty aa equalized aod Anally aettled, which will realize about 113,500. This buys tbe land and freea It from all encumbrHooee. A one mill levy will amount to one dollar on each thousand dollars ol valuation; tlint I. If n man Is assessed at ten thousand dollars be will he called upon to pay tbe sum ' ten dollars for this purpose If his assessment is, aay 8646u tie will have to pay the sum of 9(14 5. If his assessment is 11400 be will pay 1.40. Vale Enterprise. NEEDLE ATTACKS ON WOMEN TO BE PROBED Newark, N. J. Federal autboritiea probably will Join state officer in an Inveattgatton of tbe poison needle myatery growing out of the experi ences of Mrs. Marjorle Ornff In a moving-picture theater here. So far the only arreat la that of Armand Megaro. a young South American, who Is held In $20,000 ball on an aasault charge made by Mrs. Oraff after a man seat ed near her In a box Jabbed a needle Into her arm and abe waa aelted with drowalnaaa. The cases of five young women re ported to have been victims of expert encee similar to those of Mrs. Graff are being Inveetlgated by the police, and tbe attention of the federal au thorities has been brought to the Oraff case In connection with their Inquiry Into several white slave caaea. The needle used on Mrs Oraff had not been dipped In polaon, so far aa a microscopic examination ahowed. There will be an effort to obtain the nature of the drug uaed. California Progressives Meet. San Frimclaco. From every con gressional district of California the progressives of the state met here In party conference, repudiated their one time "affiliation" with the national republlcana, cheered their leader. EXTRA SESSION D0UBTFUI Opposition Manlfsstsd to Plan Said to Be State Wide. Boise. Opposition that has devel oped In many parts of tbe state will, It la believed here, block the propos ed call for a session extraordinary of the Idaho legislature urged upon Oov ernor Halnea to correct faulty legla lation in the drainage act, and to pass needed legislation for Carey act land matters, as well as to amend the rev euue lawa and take up such other matters It la asserted need legislative attention. Prospects were bright for the call at one time. However, alnce then the state'a chief executive ia aald to have heard from advisers In many parts of tbe state who nave come out flatly as opposed to an extra session. Tbe state press has, lu practically every Instance, criticised severely the suggestion, principally on the grounds tbat the taxes in this state are now high, and to add an additional $20,000 or $40,000, which a legislative session would coat, would only add to the burden. Two Shot In Duel. Salem. John .oll-r. marshal of Oervals, is believed to be dying from a wound in the neck and left should er received In a pistol duel which oc curred when he approached two sus picloua characters. Hay McCarrol, ar rested several hours after the shoot lag in this city, has made a complete confession to 8heriff Km h, but de dares it was hi-' companion who shot the marshal. I Carrol has two bill let wounds In l..- left shoulder, but his condition is not serious. Mlnsa Near Baker Busy. Baker. Activity such aa haa not been aeen in years In the Mormon Basin country is being shown, and several mining properties show bright prospects. Estimates have been made that there are at east 260 men now working tbere, and that by next aum mar there will be aa many. mora. DR. ARTHUR YAGER MBt HETTY GRE EM " SBBassBaaaaVsjatat, ApTS LjY Kant ' JBuaakjflLaft wan Kf-wsawfefaJt ' L A. la-aal saWLjassW. '?!-. . siJljVijSjjfJ' .V Hl 9 L 'h.m MieftT ' sBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaPBssgBR Tjff ' J jfl JslTataaKHamKl Dr. Arthur Yager, of Kentucky, who Is now govsrnor of Porto Rico. COMPLETE ROUT OF FEDERALS CERTAIN FJeeing Mexican Troops Reach Ojinaga on Border In De moralized State. Presidio. Tex. The complete rout of Huerta'a federal anay In northern! Mexico with the frantic flight of hi generals for aafety on the border and the demoralization of the unpaid troopa waa establlahed'wlth the arriv al at OJInaga. Max.. opposite Presidio, or the clvlllana and soldiers who de serted Chihuahua city. In the remarkable hvgtra which struggled for eight daya over the mr. mile trail through the desert and en dured great hardships for want of food and water, were Oeneral Salvador Mercado, Huerta'a deposed military governor, and commander of the fed eral troops in the north; Oeneral i'as cual Oroxco, Oeneral Antonio Kojas, Oeneral Marcelo Caraveo, Oeneral Yuex Salaxar and a host of subordin ate officers. They had deserted their posts In fear of Oeneral Francisco Vil la's rebel army. Along with them came, burdened with property they could carry, men, women and children, representing some of the richest families in the republic. Their flight with the army was in the face of reports that they might expect no mercy should they fall Into the hands of the rebels. Llvsa of Foreigners to be Safeguarded. Mexico City. Foreigners must not be interfered with if fighting occura in the federal district. This indication ia contained In the general army or ders. These orders specifically aay that In the event of fighting the of ficers in command of the government troops must understand that the Uvea and property of all foreigners are to be respected. MANY STOCK SHOW ENTRIES Idaho Boya Win Hog Conteat With Oregon Aggies Sscond. Portland, Or. With nearly $00 en tries, tbe Pacific International Live stock exposition opened Monday morn ing at the Portland union stockyards, to continue throughout the week. Idaho carried away first place in the students' judging conteat and la the fat carload hogs. The team from the university ot Idaho made an ag gregate More of HUH out ' a U08' sible 3000, and won first prize, $80 in cash. The remarkable development la the atudents' contest was the close score, a difference of ilf 64 poiuta separat ing the four te; ..is. Oregou aSJfiei uiral college was sec ond willi Z'M: Washington state col lege third wi b 13ft. No More Veal on Hotel Menu. Portland. Or. Hotel keepera of Or. .i,u, in an effort to lower the price of beef, will not serve veal to their patrons, if the terms of a resolution adopted by the Oregon state hotel as eociation are carried out Mrs. Hetty Green, the richest wo nan In the world, who recently cele brated her seventy ninth birthday. STATt TAX LEVY TO BU365 MILLS The Latest EsttfiiM Expense of State for 1 9 14 U Now Plated at $4, 165,000 Salem . The tax commission, in making public the etate tax levy for the fiscal ymt ending December $1. 1914. announced that the total amount of revenue required for tbe general state purposes for the year, not in eluding amounts apportioned on a spe clal mlliage basis, would be 83,888, 1(8.10. Added to that sum will be a tax of one twenty-fifth of a mill, yielding $88,171.30, for the Monmouth normal school, and a tax of one-fourth of a mill, yielding $238,670.60, for the state road fund, making tbe total amount needed $4,168,000. To raise this money the average rate of taxation on all property in the state will be a little more than four and one-third mille, or, to be exact, .004365. The rates in the various counties will vary widely, depending on the relation of assessed to full caah value of the property lu eacb county. The loweat will be 3.1 mills and tbe highest 6 6 mills. Finer Univeraity la Aim. Bugeue. "What the board of reg ents iutends to do la to build a uni versity tbat tbe state will be proud of for years to come," declared Oov ernor West In explanation of the de cision of tbe regents, who met at th university to delay taking steps for the construction of tbe $100,000 build ing, funds for which were approved by the people at the receut referen dum election. Grants Pass Plana Annual Shoot. Orants Paaa. The local gun club it making arrangements to bold an an nual shoot at this place on December 21. The day's work will Include both shotgun aud rifle practice. For shot gun practice flying targeta will be used. Cash prises will be offered as well as other prizes yet to be deter mined. Will Ask Opening of Unit, liermistou. A petition has been drawu and will In- circulated in a short time asking the opening of the sixth unit of the Umatilla project. Thla unit has some of the most valua ble land in tbe country, lying betweeu the feed canal and the "A" line ditch, an area of about 3000 acres. Tbe plan is to Irrigate from the feed canal until the water supply from that source is cut off, when the water in this "A" line will be utilised by the use of hydraulic rams. Self-Defsnse is Proved. McMlnnvllle. "Not Oullty" was the verdict of tbe Jury that aat on the trial of James Mute bens, who was In dicted for murder In the first degree for tbe shooting of Walter A. Kodgers. Tbe Jury was out about two hours and when the verdict waa read by Judge Holmea the audience bandclapped for three mluutes. REAL ISSUE Of FAIR ELECTION Remember that the real issue at tbe election Monday Is for the county to levy e one mill tnx for one year onlv to buy the grounds and Improvements of the Fair association. This will mean a straight bill of sale covering full title to nil the holdlnga. The demonatrationa at tbe Malheur enmity fair have added thouannds of dollars to the enmity through the adoption of Improved methods by the stock men, the cattle men, the fruit men, tbe dairy men. tbe hog raisers, the chicken men, the general firmer, the corn growers and feeders. Kvery additional fair fill bring out ntw Ideas tbat will be taken up aud made Into dollars. OUTLAW KILLED BY ' COWLITZ OFFICERS Chehalis, Wash. Deputy Sheriffs Klrby and Howell, of Cowlltx county, killed an unknown desperado Just north of Toledo, 32 miles south ot Chehnlls, on the Cowllti river. Tbe dead man was one of a pair which, It la alleged, robbed the Castle Rock hardware store of Welhtje ft Oehlman. The second man, believed possibly to be Mike Donnelly, a mulatto, a paroled convict from tbe state penitentiary at Walla Walla, made hla eecape. The details of the Immediate eventa leading up to the shooting are said to have been that when the sheriff's posse approached the outlawa the lat ter were on a level place at the top of a email hill and had their campflre la the middle of the trail. Salal sev eral feet high surrounded the place. Aa the offlcera approached they or dered the two men to throw up their handa, and apparently they did to, stepping back out of sight and open ing fire on the posse. The deputies began firing about the aame time, and eight or ten ahota were exchanged In all. LIQUOR MEN LOSE CASE Judge Bean Rules "Booze" Cannot Shipped Into Dry Zone. Portland, Or. A transportation company Is not compelled to sccept shipments of liquor into "dry" terrl tory, according to a decision rendered In United States district court by Judge Bean In the case of F. Zlinmer man A Co. against the O.-W. R. A N. and the Oregon Short Line. I'la'ntlff asked that the railroad companies be compelled to accept Illinois at Portland, consigned to Hey burn, Idaho. The rallroada had re fused to accept the shipment because of the Webb Keiiyou act, which pro bibits the shipment of liquor into "dry" territory from another state. Judge Rean In his decision says that while the Webb Keiiyou law has been held unconstitutional by one ot the lower courts of Iowa, the supremt court of Delaware, the only court ol last resort which to his knowledge has passed on the act, has held the law to be constitutional. No More Arms for Ireland. London. -Taking official notice for the first time of the antl home rule preparations In progress In Ulster, tbe government issued an order pro hibitlng further Importatlona ot arms into Ireland. SEVERAL PLEASANT SOCIAL EVENTS GIVEN LAST WEEK Mra. McCulloeh gave a surprise to her busbaud a few evcuioge ago, but one ot tbe neighbors hsd t go ami give it away, so Mao eus not very much aurprised. but they had a splendid time juat the same Mia. Frsser eiiterutinad on Saturday Tbere were thirty two present, tome elaborately gowuud and tbe dci-ma tiona and refreshments were iu keep log. "Mid" ws tbe principal diver sion, with Mrs. Cockrum aa pri.e win oer and Mrs. Jack I. an. lis second. Mrs. WhiUortb quit 1"" lu the bole, but she lost out as there was no booby prize. Tbe Cam. i u. his met at Mra Kra asr'a on Tbureduy evening. Mrs. Prinziug aod Mr. Kenyou were tbs wlnuenj. Mra. Van Fatten entertained a host of trleuds on Monday evening. APPLE GROWERS FROM BENCH WIN PRIZES At Spokane Apple Fair Fruitland Gets First On Five Box Class. Idaho exhibitors at the Hpnbane apple show carried off eleven prlxea and learned enough to fael certain they will win more next time with tbe same quality of fruit. Method of display entered Into the contest to a considerable degree. The Idaho prize winners from tbia section were at follows: Ten box class Arkansas Ulaoke. B. F. Tustlng of Fruitland. second; Kome Reality, O. W. Voting, of Fruit laud, second. Fire box olaaa Arkansas Blanks. B. F. Tosslue. Fruitland. first; White Winter Pearma in, Santa Rosa Orch ard company, Fruitland, flrat; Rem Daris, C. A. MMiiemnn. Fruitland, flrat; Wineaapa, H. Ilarland, PayetU. third, Black Ben. C. M. McBrlde, New Plymouth, aeoond. One box olaaa White Winter Pearma in. Santa Roaa Oreoard com pany, Fruitland, flrat; Winter baneua, C. W. MoBrlde. New Plymouth, aaoond; York Imperial, T. H. Hcck wlth, Payette, aaoond. FIELD ORGANIZER OF NATfONAL HIGHWAYS HERE LAST WEEK E F. Walton. Bald organiser of tba Natiooal Highways association, waa liare laat week trying to create In tereat Id the organisation. There will be a meeting of tba Commercial oluli early In January at which time Mr. Walton will be present and given talk .on what tbey are trying to do Tbe propoeed highway will probably go through I'liruui. Nyaaa. Outario. Pajette and on to Walaar. Tba road will be bought by the commission and kept up by tbem. With one good roed In each oom tnunlty there will be an incentive to build others ao tbat In a abort time ell tbe trade centers will tie connected by good higbwaya aud tbe farmere will be able to reaob a market at all times of tbe year. PURELY A BUSINESS PROPO SITION fOR THE COUNTY What Is good business for an In dividual abould be good busiuesa for a county. If yon should otter a busi uess wan a looatlon and iniprovatuente worth 12 ..nun fr SUi.uOO he would nut hesitate abo it taking it. Thla ia tbe propoeitioii to be voted on Mou day. The grouude and hulldloge have cost tbe Fair association Aver 23,000 aud are today worth more than that amouut. Tbey are being offered to tbe oouuty for 13,t00. The fair proposition was thoroughly covered in tbe Argue last week aud there Is little new to he said about it. It la simply a question of whether tbe people of tbis county wish to buld a lair and receive tbe beneflts thereof or not. Tbe grouoda and bnildioga offered at this time at about half what tbey would cost to duplicate Is un iliiiilitedl.v the best opportunity tbe couuty will ever have to buy grounds sud buildings at any such price. Tbe urouuds at Ontario osu be visited by more people than if located ut any other point In the county uud it ia the attendance and gate receipts tiiat makes a fair a success 'Die people of the county iiuve tuuob to learu ahout what can be produced here to tbe best advantage aud a oouuty fair will demonstrate these ttiiugs to a better advautage and ut a smaller cost than iu any other way. '1 lie arguments are all iu fuvor of the fair aud the cost Is only a trifle iu ooiupei isou to the tieoetite reoeived. William limes aod Tboa. Turnbull say tbat a fair lu tbia county Is a ueoee sity aod tbey are among tbe largest taxpayers, but they look beyoud the present tax of oue mill on tbe dullai and sse the benefits that are sure to come from tbe holding of oouuty laira