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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1914)
ONT A R 1 0 -The Pivotal Point of the (.real Dterior of EASTERN OREGON (Bntmw The Ontario Argus leads in Prestige, merit, and Circula tion. Watch us grow mm vm. The Produce from 15,000,000 acres ia marketed from On tario each year Representative New Malheur County. VOLUME XVII ONTARIO. OREGON, THURSDAY. JANUARY 1. 1914. NO. 1 ' El I MOYER SHOT AS HE IS BEING DEPORTED President of Western Federa tion of Miners Is Cowardly Attacked at Calumet. Calumet, Mich The deportation ot Charles H. Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miner and leading the copper miners' strike, who wu escorted from Hancock after be Ing ahot and clubbed, will be Investl Rated by the special grand Jury when It resumes Its sessions. Moyer, who reached Chicago with a bullet wound from which, however, he seemed to be suffering little or no pain, told of having been clubbed and hot by the committee that deported him. He said that James McNaughton, manager of the Calumet Hecla mine, passed the "mob" In an auto and waa at the station when they ar rived. He also charged that the sher iff knew of the plan to deport him. Chicago, III. Charles H Moyer president of the Western Federation of Miners, and now the central figure of the copper minors' strike In the Cal umet region, who arrived In Chicago with a graphic account of dramatic Incidents, In which he declares he was hot, mobbed and deported from tht copper district, collapsed soon after his arrival, aa the result of his wound. and waa taken to St. Luke's hospital. There. Is only the most remote chance that the wound in Moyer's bark will prove fatal. MINERS BURY THEIR DEAD lies Borne By Marchers; Thousands Form Spectacle of Qrlef. Calumet. Mich. The Western Fed ration of Miners burled Its dead. Fifty-nine bodies, Including those of 44 children, war carried through the streets down a winding country high way and laid In graves In a anow en f trrouded cemetery within sight ol La. Superior. Thousands of saddened miners formed the escort of the funeral par and passed between other thou who as spectators testified to r'he grief that has oppressed the com munity since VI men, women and dill ' dren were killed In the Christmas eve panic In Itallau hall. YOUTHFUL DANDIT IS SENTENCED TO DIE Loa Angeles, Cal. John bostlck, "the El Monte bandit," pleaded guilty In the superior court to the murder ot Traveling Passenger Agent Horace K Montague and was sentenced to b hanged. He will be taken to San Quentin penitentiary within 10 days. The death penalty, according to the sen tience passed by Judge Qavln W. Craig must be iufllcted within w days. The crime for which Bostlck, who Is but 12 years old, must hang, was com mitted on the night of December 1. He boarded the Southern Pacific's Sunset Express at Pomona, held up the passengers of the rear Pullman and shot and killed Montague, who li thought was about to resist. Arthur Colen and his bride, of San Francisco, were responsible for the bandit's capture December 22. The Colons, returning on the express from their wedding trip, were robbed by the bandit. While Christmas shop ping on Mission street, In San Fran cisco, they saw Hoattck. They left the oar and trailed him for half an hour. State Labor Head Threatens Arrest Salem, Or. Declaring that he be lieved the recent opinion of the su preme court placed all employes of state Institutions under the appllca tlou of the eight hour law, Labor Com missioner Hoff said that he would have members of the state board ot control arretted, if it became neces sary, to obtain a comprehensive adju dication of the proposition. The men bers of the bourd are dovernor West, Secretary of State Olcott and State Treasurer Kay. City Clear Quarter Million on Carllne. San Francisco. The public works board decided that when the city fin ishes its first ear's operation of the Geary street carline tta profits will have reached nearly 250,0v0. MEXICAN FEDERALS CROSS RIO GRANDE Presidio, Tex. The northern divis ion of the Mexican federal army ap parently has been utterly demoralised. With Its dead and wounded stretch d over the hlllH and some of Its sold iers fleeing In a panic across the Unit ed States border, only to be pushed back again, the 4000 federals who had made a dramatic retreat from Chihua hua to OJtngn, the little Mexican vil lage opposite here, were Bcnttered In all directions as a result of their first battle with the rebels. Retreat whh preceded by a three hours' battle begun after dark, In which the rebels marching through the deep canons south of Ojlnga com pletely wiped out the federal outposts, About 400 of them plunged Into the river to seek safety on the American side. They were forced back again by Major McNamee, commander ot the American forces. President Wilson 57 Yssrs Old. Pass Christian, Miss. President Wilson was 57 years old Sunday, and letters and telegrams of congratula tion poured In from all parts of the country. , Bsachey Does Six Loops. San Francisco. Looping the loop consecutive times at a height of 2500 feet over San Francisco Hay, Lincoln Beachey established another world'a aviation record. MRS. JOHN P. MITCHELL Mrs. John P. Mitchell, wife of the man who defeated Tsmmsny snd Is now Mayor of Qrsstsr New York. WOULD FORESTALL STRIKE Railroad Transforms Telegraph Into Telephone System, Springfield, Mo. In anticipation of the strike of 1100 telegraphers em ployed on Its lines, the St. Louis ft San Francisco railroad laid off Indefi nitely 400 telegraphers and began to transform its telegraph Hues Into a telephone system of railroad commu nication. Twenty-four special trains, consist ing of an eugine and caboose, went out on the Frisco lines with right ot way over all trains except passengers. The crew of each train removed the instruments from every station It passed and Joined the telegraph wires at every mile. Thus 12.U0U mles of railroad telegraph lines were convert ed into a telephone circuit. Federal Salaries Secured by Bond. Chicago. The final papers by which Joe Tinker and Mosjecal Brown, for years National League stars, cast their lot with the Federal League, were signed here. This was confirm ed by both players, who also said their salaries had been guaranteed by a bonding company which assured them full payment for their three-year con tracts, regardless of what fate may befall the league. Ex-Leader of Pythians Dead. Chicago. Charles A. Barnes, ex county Judge of Macomb county, Illi nois, is dead in Leamington, England, where he was visiting, according to dispatches received here. His home was In Jacksonville, 111. He was past supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of the World. s " m '"sal flsefl TO MAKE NEW BANKING LA W EFFECTIVE Washington. Secretaries McAdoo i and Houston of the organization com mli ten have taken the first official steps to stnrt the machinery of the Olnss-Owen act. In a resolution adopted by the or ganization committee. It was provided thnt every nrtional bank which ac cepts or rejects the provisions of the federal reserv a t shall file a report, of such action within sixty day. In tention to subscribe to the capital stock of federal reserve banks must at the same time bo declared. Under the law these reports must be filed on or before February 22. From January 1 to March 1, Secre taries McAdoo and Houston will de vote much of their time with hearings and Investigations relative to the des ignation of federal reserve cities and districts. Cities to be visited are New York, Chicago, Denver, St. Ixula, Portland, San Francisco, Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta. Cincinnati and Cleveland. By April 1 the work of organization will he completed and the federal re serve hoard will be ready to take up the work where the organization com mittee leaves off. It Is planned to have all essentials completed so that the system may be started as soon as the reserve cities and districts are announced. Trust Revision to Bs Short Work. Congressmen prospectively viewing the new year declared that the addi tional legislation to make the Sher man law more effective will not ab sorb ss much of congress' time as an ticipated. President Wllsou's. atti tude, aa they have gathered from talks with him, Is that business, needing sd Justment from the tariff and currency measures. Is not now In a position to ltliMln,l ,. jluahln Hank It la nrtl a period of depression, they say, It Is merely ojie of transition. The president's program Is for pas sage of a 1st making guilt personal In trust cases- -possibly prison sen tences, Instead of the wide latitude ot flues now discretionary with Judges MRS. H.C. WHITWORTH WINS THE AIJTOMOMtf CONTEST D. T. Mansker Second and Mrs. Win- nie Minster ThirdLast Week of Contest Spirited. The automobile contest wuh closed up on the 24th, when the votes were counted ami it wus found tint Mrs. Whitworth was in the leud, with Mr. Muiis Iter second and Mr. Minster third. The judges E. A. Eraser, Harry Cockrum and L. Kroesein, had a long job counting the votes as the people had been very busy the last week and had piled in several million votes for the several candidates. Hut as the contest neared the close many of the contestants began to throw their influence to one of the leaders aud this caused some surprises when the count was made. This gift by the merchants of Ontario will long be the most liberal ever offered here aud has shown conclusively that the peo ple do not take kindly to that kind of gdvei using. The prizes given away cost the merchants over 200 with expenses of another thousand dollars. The candidates wish us to ex. press their thanks to the many friends who cast their votes for them aud enabled them to win under the Sherman law and prohibi tion against Interlocking directorates. There will also be a law exactly de fining a trust, and serving notice on big business Just how far it can go. Beef Inquiry Planned. Secretary of Agriculture Houston It in announced the appointment of a special committee 6f experts to con duct nn inquiry Into the present un satisfactory meat- production condi tions In the United States. The an nouncement by the secretary pre scribes that the committee will Inves tigate "especially In reference to beef, with a view to suggesting possible methods for Improvement." The work of the committee, It Is said, will center largely on the study of economic questions Involved In the production, transportation, slaughter and marketing of meat. a series ot interrogatories was ad dressed by the Interstate commerce commission to the railroads of eastern classification territory In relation to a petition of the roads for an advance of 5 per cent In their freight rates. The Inquiries are designed to develop such facta concerning the physlcsl and financial operations of the roads aw heretofore have not been submitted to the commission. "Among other things It Is desired to determine to what extent conflict Ing and Intertwining Interests com monly described as Interlocking di rectorates prevail," the announcement said, "and what Influence, If any, this practice has had In Increased railroad costs." The quarantine on potstoes bas been continued by Secretary Houston The ban affects Canada, the Arltlsh Isles and all continental Europe Third Assistant Poatmasler Oenersl tSeckery . says that the people should mnnlfest more Interest In postal sav ings banks. One thousand democratic women representing every state In the Cnlon. will gather In Washington from Janu ary 6 to 8, to attend the annual meet Ing of the Women's democratic league. mi of the many prizes given away HOW TIIKY STAND Mabel Hlanton MJiiO Ella Brosnan 466,810 Wilmoth Ourry 61,800 Erank Dortuan 411770 Tbur.ie Erickson 87610 Crete hen Hailey 100,491 Mrs J A Hogan 88,800 O. A. Kosl.nick 85,400 Maude Kidd Ethel McNulty V. W. Marsden Elden Madden Mrs Winnie Minster Maggie Moody D T Mansker 104:(Jfi 104860 1,841,160 81100 1,678,864 78,771 4,101,081 Mrs. Elorence O'Connar 911,872 Nettie Peterson 120,801 Mrs. W. H. Uaver 441,473 Mrs A Stutzner 48,000 Betsy Taylor 187,105 Ruth Test 85,080 Mrs. Winnie Wisdom 160,781 Mrs. H. 0, Whitworth 4,806489 Dottie Ward 601886 Maude Walters 120,548 Mrs Harry Williams 34,400 Mrs. A Zimmerman 86,866 Frank Van 1'etten 2307 NYSSA. Georgia Dennis 74,400 Gertrude 1'ounds 12,005 KKIJITI.ANO. Erma Deal 25,720 Velva Grimes 157,400 A. C. Mauemau 304,515 Ora Nott 211,340 SPECIAL SUNDAY DINNER AT MOORE HOTEL IS PLANNED The mnnsgement of the Moore hotel has announced that ther will niiiKc a speolsl feature of s Sun lav dinner with music 1. A. Rhus, the well known sod experienced steward has just arrived from California tn take cltarge of this department of the hotel. The publ'r may expect an excellent ouisiun and every attention. Douglas Hss Qood Corn Crop. Myrtle Creek. The excellent corn crop grown In southern Douglas coun ty during the past year, together with the showing made by Douglas county at the state fair aud the Chicago laud show has awakened Interest anew In corn growing among our farmers. Justice Joins Wlfs Bastsr. Oregon City. In the snme cell with 8. W. Moore, the man he sentenced to Jail for six months for being drunk and beat lug, his wife, George lllghnm. Justice of the peace at Uak drove, faced a charge Identical with the ono for which Moore Is completlnths fifth month of a six mouths' sentence. Indian Falls In Barrel snd Drowns. Pendleton. While drunk and numb ed with cold. Julius Williams, a well known member of Walla Walla tribe of Indiana, slipped and fell headlong Into a barrel of water near Ike U.-W. It A N. treok. JOE TINKER Joe Tinker, recently sold by Cmcin nstl to Brooklyn for $25,000, who Jumped from the Nations! League to the new outlsw Federal Lssgus. RECEIVER IS APPOINTED Move Deolsrsd To Be Step In Plan of Reorganization. Poise. The Idaho Hallway, Light Power company, or this city, holding company for the Iduho-Oregou Light A Power company, has been placed In the hands of a receiver by Judge Diet rich, of the federal district court. The announcement Is made that this is only a step In the reorganization of the affairs of the compauy. The peti tion for the receivership waa made by the Westtughouae Klectrlc Manu facturing company, which has brought suit to recover (40,000 alleged due from the railway company. Judge Dietrich appoiuted O. O. P. Markhus, manager of the railway aud power company, receiver pending the settlement of the company's affairs In the courts. The Idaho Hallway, Light a Power company controls the big electric dis tributing plants at Swan Falls, Os How and Horseshoe Hend and dlstrlb uting plants at Naiupa, Caldwell, Mid dletou, Star aud Kagle. ' Large Crops Shipped. Payette. The extreme portion of eaatern Oregon, which borders on ths Snake river and southwestern Idaho, produced average crops in many var ieties of products this seahon, as shown by the report of Inspector of i H fruits employed by tbe Oregon Short Line railroad. A total of 1791 csrs were shipped from August Mo Decem ber 1, with many carloads In cold storage awaiting alter shipment. Ljw3rv A h . VB SEWER CONTRACT FINISHED LAST WEEK Boyer Pond is Tapped And A Heavy Flow of Water Encountered. The sewer oontrsot was finished up Hstunla by the tapping of the Hoyer pond, but of oourse there are a few catch basins to be Mulshed up nnrl some side iltslns to be run to make the system complete and tnka tbe water out of all the ponds. Ths twelve Inch pips tbst was run to the Hoyer poad was filled several days with showing tbe extent of tbe stater. The south pond on tbe Hoyer place will be tspped by Mr. Hoyer Ister. It requiring but a short oat to cciinect the two. The cnteh basin st the graveyard pond Is In. Here was found a heavy flow of wster snd It required a larger pump to keep It down so t ha cement workers I i get the foundations la. The lest few blocks of the groans) wss about the worst encountered, being nesrly si I through watar sand. The contractors have made a thorough Job nf It and tbe city will reap the benefits In many ways. ANOTHER CHANCE IN TRAIN SCHEDULE IS ANNOUNCED There will be another change tn tbe tralu schedule to Juntura cummeno- lug Monday the train will leave On tario lu tbe morning and make the run to Juntura and return on Monday. Wednesday aud Friday. No change bas been iiouounced for tbe Vale and Broaen trains. 'Hie people of tbe interior will ap predate the obauge that will permit them tn make the round trip lu a day Inim the main line. The early tralu to Vale and the late one returuing f mi there will also be appreciated. ARTHUR S. KING HARRIED LAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON Arthur H King a sou of Judge (1, L. King, aud Miss Ktntns llurress, of New Albany, Indiana, were married at tbe Methodist parsonuge ou Wednes day, December '24 Hev. Thomas Johna performing the oeramouy. Mr. Klug Is oue of our prosperous youug larmers and ia well kniwnfaere. The bride Is a stranger anioug us, but bas won a host of friends by her pleasing persouulity. The best wishes of the community go with the young oouple. NOVEL CHRISTMAS TREE IS ENJOYED AT MOORE HOTEL There were mauy Cbrisltnas trees around the city on Christmas eve, but the one In the Moore was the most uovel. It was lighted with electric bulbs In the forms of (lowers and fruits and all the guests and help arouud tbe bouse were remembered by tbe muuagement, CHAPTER MASONS INSTALL A NEW SET OE OFFICERS The annual meeliug of the Chapter Masous was held ou Friday eveuing and tbe followlug officer eluded ami iuatalled by Past High Priest D. H. Puroell : High Priest, H. If. Orauel ; King. M. K Haiti; senbe. E. A. Fruser treasurer, A. Zimmermsu; eeoroetury, D. P. Dearborn; Captain of tbe host, C. Hyan; Principal Hujouruer. K (i. Hailey; Royal Arch CapUlu, K. K. tioitdy: Master of the third Vail, W. 1. Lampklu; Master of second Vail, L. t'uyue: Master of the First Vail, J. W. M.-i'iillocb. sentinel, It. b. Rutherford. Tbe Chapter meets the first aud second Friday's of each IBOUtb from September to June.