ONTARIO-The Future Metropolis of Eastern Oregon The Banner Wort Market for the Interior of Oregon (Sufati The Ontario A runs lends in Pristine, merit, and Circula tion. Watch uh grow mm VMX. The Produce from 15,000,000 acres it marketed from On tario each year Representative Newspaper of Ontario and Malheur County. VOLUME XVIJ ONTARIO. OREGON. THURSDAY. MAY 28. 1914. NO. 22 MORMAN BASIN IS A LIVELY MINING CAMP Many of the Prospects Be ing Opened Up Have Good Ore. OED MINES RUNNING EOLE TIME A. K. I lagan y of Sampler will lie ov T In the Mrmn Basin this week to begin work on his, group of claims here. Andy llergensnti It busy clean Ing out the tunnels preparatory to slatting Mil- work. Frank Ruck It Working on W. K. Shumate's claims ndjoinlng M. Dagnny't property. J. H. N. Peterson Is driving a 2&0 foot croatcut to cut the loud In IiIk lied Wing claim, lie tins five feet or Ofl on the surface or which II Inches on the foot wall will mill f50 per Ion fl ' II 'ii. lull Porter iiinl Mow the iH aecs of the Sunduy Hill group expect to cut the ore lio.lv UiIh Week l.i 111' Tip Top clnlni, from which $17. was taken out. .Severn I pillars of the ,iiue ore was I - r t in I i- uppei woi k lug. ranging rrotn II to M tons in inch, which the boys expect to HI tract und mill. At present they ex pert in crush their me ut the Hum lioldt liui luter If the ore bodies in the lower workings Justify will erect .. miiiuII mill on tin- property. Mi IHinick bus sold his half In terest In the l'ii Mil) claim In the tieud of Cottonwood to William Phe Isil. The new owner is now driving n tunnel on the pfOptfljri Jack Monachal) h.j. Just reiurnej from Maker where she has been spending the past lew mouths lie will begin work 0:1 bis group of claim iihout lull a unit- from the Humboldt Judge llurke is interested with him. Andrew Hansen Is working his placer on Qlengury (lulch He ex pect! to clean up woon us water It siting shorl Hliil will move to l-'ieiuh gulch where be will work the rest of tin' summer. Win. Miller und M MM) me work lint on Mr. Miller's claim, driving u crosscut. They have u good showing 011 the - in 1.11 D. EMILIO RABASA D. Emiho Rabasa. one of President Huerta's representatives at the media tion conference at Niagara Falls. Captaiu Heury lrvlu. oue of tie tlrst settlers of the Ptyette s.ctioa, died suddeuly Wednesday uioruiap, aged 82 He was going to Portland with sbpmeut of bogs and dropped dead uo the train near Peudletou. Mrs. Krviu is uu auui of Mis. 1. A. Fraser. The "Standing room only ' sign could be placed uu some ut tin. late fatiiious in wouiac' skirN. ti laV. aaaKflaa IbIL LADIES HAVE PROGRAM EOR DECORATION DAY A line of march will be formed on MhIii Htret, neer the Farley Kuril I-tun- Co't ttore, 9 :30 on Saturday, May .10. led by the old soldiers, fol lowed by eitieus, who will proceed to the cemetery to decorate the graves of departed frieudt. The Indies having In chsrge the nr rnugemets for decoration day 'an uounce the following for the literary exercises to be held iu the Opera House nt 1 :H0 p. m. Mayor Trow will act at chairman. Opening ode, America, by the an illence. Prayer by Rev. Koemg. Solo, Mrt Mcllrttney. Remarks, by Kev Johns. Keoltstloii by Claudia Harton. Hong by the Uaptst Church choir. Holo. Mrs. J. W. McCullnch Recitation by Dora Pluglmtf. Snug by the M. K. Cbnrcli choir Recitation by l.'nili I.inki SALT LAKE BUSINESS MENANDBANDCOMING Here on June 3d to Get Ac quainted With You at 10:30 to 11:30, GREET IHEM WITH CLAD HAND Salt Luke City, May 2l'th. Salt Lake busn Nt men ara uot setting 1.1U1 on tue l.'ll tiade extension excursion expectiug the citlea they visit to entertain them; raliier, they expect to euteitnlu their hosts. Ilil.r.. famous brass baud and the In 1 1. ii Male i.iu.n.fl will aecuui 1 Mil the speolal stall from the time It leaves here May :11st. until it re tuius from the 1 "' ' mil swing tbiough nortberu Utah aud Idaho, June lilb. Hi 1 Th band is famous throughout tba iiitermoiiiitaiii cuuutry It la acknowledged to be oue of the pre iiiii-i- mimical orgaui.utious of the Welt aud will be conducted 011 the trade exuursiou by the futiuder aud director, Jubu Held. There will be a coucsrt by the baud and the iieitet iu every oue of the 52 cities where the speclul ex cursiuu train is sobeduled to stop. Rioeuse of the immense territory covered und the number uf cities in the itinerary, stops must MOMWrilf In- short but tbey 'will be tweet. Interest among Salt latin business lii'li iu im- excursion is keen. Heads of the most importaut business insti tutions of tin- city are p mining to make the trip, to get tetter acipiain ted with the progressive cltljUS of inn tliii 11 I tuh and soutberii Idaho. The e.xctusiou will be uuder the ilirectiou of the K.xcursiou committee uf the Commercial Club, members of this Couiinltltl', Pl'fcaldcht W. 1'. .It'll ii. Secretin v. W. C. Stark aud mem bers o' tin- board of liovt-riiors will 1 lllclelli repiesent the club ou the trip, while there will (1 countless las rtpTtMtttll Til, as 01 the maim t.ntui r association aud u'hti l Luke civic tUttllttlOlt Vvh'lc uuder the auspices piimarily of Un commercial Club, the trade excurs ion it representative of all the tlftl aug business interests of the commou wealtb. The 1UU or more excursion ists with tbeir Inn d and quartet and supernumeraries, will arrive in On tarlo on tbelr special train June 1. 11)14 for a atuy from HJi.'lU a. m. to 11.30 o'clock. Le Noe. deputy tJsb and game man, returned a few days ago from (be head waters of tbe Willow aud Malheur .where be has been looking over tbe country and getting familiar with it. He reports plenty of trout aud birds. MR. GEOVER BACK FROM i Wilson's Mexican Polky a Farce, Re sulting in Great Loss to all the American Residents. LEAVE EVERYTHING TOR Mr and Mrt U lover are hnme from Mexico, where they have been for the rntt year. Mr. tllover stated that the average American citizen hat B3 conception of the Mexlcsnt as a people, as they are tnllv a thousand years behind the Anglo Saxon. Thev are still mnsly savage, wit hi ut honor. When two boyt get In a light In this country the sympathy of the crowd l alwnva with the s miller try. In Mexico It It just the reverse, the. always side v it ti the stronger, and their nature in many other ways is Just opposite to thst of the white people. The Am erican and Kngllsb residents of that country were in favor of the govern ineiit and wanted the I nite.l States to recngmz llnerta. The sending of the army to Santa Cruz, hat oot the American aud ether foreign residents mlllllous of I I lars aud will not accomplish auy good. All the people had to get out and lnve evsrj thing lor the hnudit to steal aud destroy as lbs feeling was very strong One of the causes of the III feeling toward the Culted State la the clua of man that are there ciininls. The old consols "h: understood the laogmiga and the J people la bei d replaoed ly 1 aw NEW PLYMOUTH All (he town-. In Ihe I'a.wlte valley will come to New l mouth July 1 to cele.ii.Ue the meal 111liun.1l holiday The tWlMM men of New ri.Mliouth have planned the greatest i-lelu-.ni p ever held here The fsft asking the p.-i.ple q Kininett. Letha, Kalk, Kniu laiul. I'.u.tt.- ami () tai 10 to alien I He 1. ' at ion lure. A splendid pro main tor the oer.isiun 1 neiiiK ariaii' fd. The principal speaker tor the day has not ,-i h.eii e 11 ed. hut It is thought that the .,ti.,iin -.ueral "I -(ad -. Hon. .1- II. I'iIii .111 will in- selected Df Hie U''-;iaiu coniinille,-. One of 'he hig li'.i''in- or the day will be the athletic events, besidei : allies. Will lie pla.M'J. New Pl- liiouth lioasts 01 I tin- In -eho. 1 i--. ins iu the state, Tail team njM I heeli defeated on 1th home mounds but onie, and that saj h ihe Holse hinh Bi-hool team .nat i'l.i '! Inn- UUt l'l!ila, fof ilistaiu-e, Fiuitlahd ana New Plymouth, the tQ 0 in I.ivoi nt i n I PlyniOUtbi It as (la.-.- .iiiu- tliiougliout. Tin.' btttiMtt nun of PI mouth will h ilir up S 1 lal 1 lor the athlet.i tit. - In addition to the athletn- piomaui and with the two ball sanies theie will he givia a t'.uili of the wild Mtl In tbe bhape of bu king tOTtt MBtaatl There will be 1! QClBg all atternoon and 1 veiling f. 1 inose who e:.joy thin dlvil - . 1. . 1 hot weather. New I'll im Itb'l centril location in tin- I'. 1 iiti' Valla make this a tsttl ilesira le an I on wnieiii place to hold such a i-eli ' 1 lion as is heing plained for Ii ' - day. Iu additi' 11 to tin- Mgulai train seivlre on the l'a ette wille 1 ii load there will be s)ec. lai Irtitt a"'1 i'e'ial rates prosi'led HIS HOME IN MEXICO BANDITS AND REBELS men who know nothing of tbeir du ties, many not even going to Wash Ington to u-i instructions before go lug to tbalr posts. This hat caused the loss of much trade and prestige and the other foreign powers are out slow tu lake advautage of it. and are taking the tiade for their countries. Wilson's foreign policy la the laogn Ing stock of I'm world and le ousting millions of dollars in trade that will rcipilre years to bring hack. Olplo unit, to le of service must have ex perience, know the language aud im ill1 to whom they are aeut The average Mexican plncee little lvalue nu human Htc. There la a superstition that it will bring bad luck to kill a dog and tbey are el doin killed, tint with human beings ' It ! different ami nothing is thought of muiib-i ing 1 in-ill Mr. (Hover hat much property thara that he was compelled to leave an Hbiiands of others did. It is es (minted there were some fifty II and Americans In the country before the trouble started. No half wty policy will ever tie sucoesslul with the 5leican peonle; it it necessary to deal with them with a Hi in hand. WILL for thit gala occasion New riviiioiiih is a ttllfttflll place to spend Tttl holiday, lis cinular in els. Hind as l.ey aie with finu shade trees, give the town a park like appearance. There will he an abund ance of good drinking water provided, and the thousands of vhators cxpeeted tO be ple.-elil at the I elelualioll Will find that this (own has made ample provision for feeding tin- multitude rinle will he ko'.I hand liiuhli throughout Ihe day aid eveionu nnl the nig pKigiaiu win im :mie iplandld Meal ami iiibiiuiiiiiit.il iiiuaic. The comuiiltees having tile celebra tion in ttartjt me 1 1 1 1 s . 1 hey plan to have even detail o tlnoii.-li with out a hin h "i hi . kind New riyillOlltll Will he i,ii .le a bW . little eolullillliil I hi.-, silllllliei . III,. 1 n't . factori in brlnilat tins about Till ill the hull llllg theie this . Ulll- " addition to the 1 hoTi.-,. , - arblob vara voted rei elilly hy an OVitri bl jority. Oontracta foi thl are soon to he lei, and the addition hj so he rumpli'tod hy the .,ieiiing ol cbool :n Seiteiiiiei . Profiiaof o p, Cupel, the new superintendent of the Hwuoiiih aahool, tali vaafli trtll move here fyotj Htar and will wateh the building uf the new school house addition. The last of the graduation exercises were held l-'iiday evemnv at I'ioiieer hall. An excellent program was rendeied In the presence of a 1 large audience. The graduates were' Misses Mardel W'aihtei, l.ucile a., Viola Meeeham. Julia HiiMiigan and l. - i (JU'n Baku and Mil Lynch- J. Flu lull will l.uild a new ilui 1 y ham at a cost of ahout ltM, It Is un xl this barn will be large enough for a,", or -iu cows TAN NEIGHBORS EARGE CLASS PASS THE 8TH GRADE EXAMINATIONS Following is a list of names of I successful applicants lot Htb grade diplomas. II 1 I IImi Im hi Rosen Conk 1 In ' lladys Kmisoti Alible SVinegsr ( Irace Reeson Henry Ootids lleruard Ruder Ivllhv Id. MI4 KdtnuuJ I in-, r Dorothy Jiuiulth Opal Parley Roy Stewart ('alia Macomb John Moore Ruby M.ililron Nicholas Kesseler Wesley R nntnli I; 1 lllllll'l .III- 1 M 0 ward Holden Ihv Miirsdeu l.iin Oingn.au Mary Ashton Arthur Moore lone Limits Sherman Hierce Mary Carter Kdna Jonet Onrethn Jsipiish H.i . I lh I llll Junule Cook Arthur (,'operncy Alice Peiioock Orvlll Nlcl.ol- Mattie Redsull Iheodosha Wells Oavld Kershner Robert Leet Irving Hnrrii Ruy Uervin Nellie Ruth HORSE SALE AT JUNTURA BROUGHT IN THE BUYERS A I Wethcrly is in from his ranch near the Narrows. He was at the Juntnra horse sale and reports prices from iio to I1M) a head About $2ll,iNNl worth changed hands. Several buyers are atill there and more trades will be made. Another sale in the fall would bring out a lot of big gentle work stulT r.nd it is probable that two sales will be held annually hereafter The location is ideal, being in the heart of the horse country. The owners can get their horaes there at small expense and in case uo sale it made they can be turned loose and will drift back to their range SHORT LINE MAKING MORE CHANGES IN SCHEDULES The Short Line has issued orders for the Rrogau train to be run daily, start ing today A supplemental time card is expected Sunday, with the schedule so arranged that it will return to On tario in tune to i-oiiuect with the east bound Hiny. It is 1 . -1 ... 1 ted that another train will be placed on the Juntura run, leaving I mil ura in the morning, meeting the west bound at Hope, und returning in the afternoon. GROUNDS TOO WET EOR THE PLAYERS AT WEISER SUNDAY The ball game nt Weiser last Sun. lav was deilared oil' after the siioml 111 lungs on aicount of rain. The teams continued playing, giving the Ontario managers an opportunity to try out a couple of 1.1 w men. but the Held was so muddy it was bard to get a line on tin 111. Two games will be played lure Sun day With Km Weiser team. SCHOOL AT VALLEY VIEW CLOSED EOR THE SUMMER Si honl closed at the Vslhy View DlaUlotP inlay. May f Ihe average Htteii'laiiie fur Ihe year was Kleins Johnson was the onl p pil who went Ihe whole teim without teing neither tardy liov absent. The Friday prcei edini.' the ttOM n school, (be teachers took the pupils to tbe Arcadia grove on a picnic. 1 luie during tbe day was well spent as children only cuu spend time well. Thursday evening tbe patrons gave a reception in honor of the tesi In rs, which was eujoyed by both oldaub young. Miss OeArmond will uot teach oext winter as she expects to finish her couiae at Monmouth. Sbeilla 1 .si key has baeu elected lu her place. Miss Odell has been retained, having given exceileut satisfaction. ENGINEER LEWIS FINDS GREAT WATER POWER On the Lower Snake River- Kiver Can Be Used by Boats Also. 200,000 HP. GOING TO WASTE That the people me ovcroi 'king a grn.it development project along the Snake river It the opinion of State Knglneer John . Lewlt, who ret y made un Inspection of the district be tween (Meg, 11 and Idaho. Accompanied by Leonard Liingicii district engineer of the l'liliod States (Orttl service, mid It. W. Williams, representing the I tilted Ststls Kari aatrlng department, an elevation of Mill reel ahove the town uf l.ewisliill I laho, wilt reached hy the gasoline bout Prospector In a distance of ju tulles. It Is this enormous fall in Ihe river through a iiaiiow ink walh-d oitiiiin, Inn leied Willi extensive forest, nilnei al ml not her resource!, which gives hope that in the near liiture cheap alack water barge lriiiisxiitiitlon may he had from the I'pper Snake river I ille, to tidewater ill I' 1 timid Mountains of llinetsoe, mai hie, copper, alum and gi.iiille f.a bull. ling plllposei, Wile polllte lout, lis We m pioinlslng gold prospects, said Mi. Lewis "Ihe comhlliatli'll of waleiMiWef tiati .loilatlou ami these varied ie sounes should make the Snake inn project oue of the must feasible for ilewiopmi'iii In units llelow in.- mouth of the (iiande Koiide rler Ihe Stream al low water has a flow of one halt as great as thai of (lie Mississippi 1U11 al Koekuk mid Is ideal for the development of power with ralttlTll) l"W 1I11111M. dam L'lIU reel III height would de velop approxliuatelv Jiio.iiimi hnise- poWi'l Hid make Ihe llllhlllellt wileis ol the Snake HVel navig.thle with low power 1, at im man) miles upstream. The states of Oregon all I Idalio make 111 i III Jill Isdlelioli ovet tile walei powei, while aaagraat makes claim to the a-iii 11 - control ot the stieam under the llllel.-lile eomillille il.ol-e , .f the 1 oust II ill ion. Meanwhile the In u f easlern t)ieg..n and ilali .11. p.i lllg hbh .t n I Im 11 .in- km I.11 inn and eapllal i.ki I invesllneiils in elei N le I111 ii.k i- imliistiles I. iliiven to loielKU count I ieS ' JOSEPH W. FOLK Joseph W Folk, counsel of the in terstate commerce commission, who is probing the financial affairs of the New Haven railroad. Or. (iohtsberry and Mr. Ciuipbell took a cauoe ride from Nyssu to On tarlo and spsak very highly of the si- nil v along tbe route. 1'bey saw a large number of some kind of strauge bird on one of the tsluiuW, which tbev were una! le to classify IS.