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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1914)
EDISON BANS CIGARETTES. Workers Can't In Them, Though He Smoktt Cigars and Chawa. West OtlHHN N. J. -When the 0.7OO employees of the Ktllsou plants here enten .I the shops the other morning they were confronted on every side with printed signs bearing thin warn ing: "Cigarettes Not Tolernted. They bull the llmln." A n result of correspondence with Henry Ford, the Detroit automobile tnnnufncturer. Thomas A. Kdtson de cided to be itiihikIit against the rig. arette. At the request of Mr. Ford Mr. Edison mnde annlvses nf nt least twenty brnnds of rlgnrettes. While tie found the tobneco contained In them wns of nil qualities, be found poisonous matter In all the papers In which they were rolled Said Mr. Kdl on: 'That Hilon sttarks the brnln and works havoc with man's menial ac tivity. Ills mind becomes clouded. Emrlsto Madero. brother of the late president of Mexico, told here a few dnr mro that men. women and chil dren are Inveterate smokers of cigar ettes In the southern republic That Is why Mexicans as a race are not clenr headed." Mr. Edison has always abhorred cl(t nrettes. but he I a heavy niuoker of lgnrs. and he likes to chew tobacco IRELAND HOME RULE BILL IS NOW A LAW WALKS 190 MILES TO ENLIST. Boy Disappointed Whan Told War Had Not Been Oaelarad. .Illckion. ftm-Coining afoot nil the wny from Tate county, llsi mile-.. tiHirce Slarks, n young fanner, went to (he olllee of the adjutant general of tlu- state iind iislnnKh.-d everybody llicre by stitlin; that he wanted to en list ns a private for the war In Mexico The attache of the olllee looked nt the man In wonder This certainly win unusual Everybody else that had nil Id anything nlxxit enlisting In the state inlllllii t anted to be n captain, a colo nei or a major. The Minion pure patriot n- told to keep up with the dolly newspapers and return to the adjutant general's oftlce when war should be declined mid Ml slfdppl would be called N for nil III. i Htarks was dlsnppoluietl. lie wanieil to pal Into the tight ut once, lie want ed no stripes, no honors simply the i privilege of being u private In the ranks to tight for the honor of the flag House of Commons Decides Long Fight by a Majority of 77 Votes. London. Home rule for Ireland be came assured when the house of com mons, by a majority of 77, passed the Irish home rule bill for Its third and last reading. The vote was 361 to 274, and the measure becomes law In u month whether It Is sanctioned by the house of lords or not. The struggle, dating back to 1870, came to an end suddenly, the Union ists refusing to debate the bill with out further information as to the at titude of the government toward the proposed amendment to the measure. The principal provisions In the Irish home rule bill are: A senate of 40 members, a house of commons of 164 members. Irish parliament cannot legislate on peace or war, navy, army, foreign il lations, coinage or legal tender. The Irish parliament takes over the constabulary at the end of six years and may demand the control of old age pensions and national insurance, giving one year's notice. The Imperial government In to Col lect the taxes and pay these to the Irish government with certain nihil tlonnl sums The Irish parliament may. under certain conditions, add to the taxes. Ireland runs her postofflre. The number of Irish members In the Imperial parliament Is reduced lo 41!. Religion Is strictly safeguarded. The Imperial government retains tin absolute veto power. HE CALLS IT FISHING. Trout Oratna a Oitoh and Catenae With His Handa. Sim Francisco -W II Davenport, returning to his Inune here, tells this story. "I was back In Nevada recent ly, ami a friend of mine who owns That be calls Just a little ranch' of IHHKl acres asked me If I would dke lo fish for mountain trout. said I would; It's my favorite sport. "'Come on.' nit ill he, and he took me to a stream across which he has built n dam for tho purpose of Irrigating his alfalfa "Instead nf producing fish iles be suddenly turned on the water and let It run full force through the Irrigating ditches for Just a half minute. Then he turned It off, and. beckoning to me, led me to the Irrigating ditch "Ily this time the water which he had let In had run out Into the Melds. and on the Isittoni or the ditch were uliout a hundred mountain trout left high and dry and (lapping about at a great rate. "My friend gathered about twenty Into a basket and (brew the rest back alive Into the stream. We had the ones he caught for supper, and they were delicious " Jewelry Should be purchased from your home jew eler who .stands ready at all times to make it good. We have the late pat terns and standard makes to select from. i nWfckJjl j -flWfH1 1 1 null llflMim rail OF ONTARIO. ORE Official watch man for the railroads of this section. W. W. LETSON, ONTARIO. OREGON. NAME LAKES AFTER WOMEN. The biggest bargain we have ever offered our subscribers is the Argus and four magazines, all one year, for only 1.1S A Good Bank In a Good Country We have several hundred Government Bulletins on corn and hog; growing; and on the selection of seed corn. We will distribute these Bulletins free to all who call for them, as long as the supply lasts. Resources Over Hdlf Million Dollars OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS A. L COCKRUM. President; H B COCKRUM. Cashier T. TURNBULL. Vice President C W.PLATT Ass't. Cashier C. E. KENYON J. I). HII.LINGSLY L B. COCKRUM For Sale In Ontario. A lite room bouse with belli room, hot and Mrs. Waleh Would So Honor Distin guiahed Ladies of Today. Mrs TIlolllllH .1 Wlllsll M If.. .,( Sl.win for Walsh of Montana. Is heading an coM "",'r t,n,,n,,',,0," K"0'1 active campaign to honor distinguished American women lit giving their names to lakes ami other beauty sots within M'ADOOS WILL LIVE IN A LITTLE "COTTAGE" Future Home Situated In Fash ionable Washington Suburb. Washington. -Notv that the Wilson McAiloo Wedding Is over, one great HstiiiiKlal fmi stand out proud- lll'lltl.t The McAdoos are going to live in u cottage! This has come us something of n shock to Washington society, which, when It heard (be Hews, elevated Its , e.tdiiow and emitted a little minium ; of surprise Hut It will be Jarring to certain or a sciiiinieiii.il cast of mind in icnn that the "cottage" of the McAdisis will be a cottage lu iiime only It's something on the order of the CONFIRM BALKAN CRUELTIES Atrocities Called Unparalleled by Carnegie Peace Commission. New York Results of an cvlintis live Investigation Into the conditions i'i the Haitians during and following the wars of l'.UJ and l'.M'. were made public by the llalk.iu commission ol imiulry of the Carnegie Knilowni.nl tor International pi -a. In this Indictment brought by the commission against nil the contending lino , one or the Balkan nations l.i n pa led Mrocltics coiei:i!tte upon tie toe eotnb.it a nt Moslems In Mace donia surpassed In many liistiinces the ci'iinei. committed by the race from tliich tin I'lirlsii.iu nations were sup posed In h.i v . celved their edili a lion In the rtfll cincnts of cruelty. The barb irons nits and Inhuman reprisals perfOTied by Ihilgiirliiiis, Servians I Oreeks against each other ui uM be Incredible f they were not supported by muim ntlnnable evidence Uncle Sam's great national parks. Wo men's clubs will be npculod to to fur ther the movement Mrs Walsh found Inspiration for tho movement through the wen! courtesy of Mr. Ivine. the secretary of the Inte rior. In naming one of the moat beaut! fill lakes In the Olncler National park In Montana Lake Ellen Wilson after Mrs Wmslrow Wilson, wife of the president. In i lacier park nlone there nre sev eral hundreds of these beautiful moun tain locked hikes fed by glacier wnter Only it few of them have names nt present, ami Mrs Walsh wants to see them named for famous American wo men She believes that (he men of (he nation will gladly acquiesce In the pro posal. ARISTOCRACY EVEN AMONG THE TRAMPS Hobo Holds Himself Aloof From the "Bum." Roosevelt Visits Washington. Washington -Colonel Boosetelt Tu turned to Washington Tuesday on one of the few visits he has made Mncc be letl the white house. St. I. mils. Superintendent Oeorge M. Arendes. ufter four months' expellenco us i.ec.er of the municipal lodging house, ilis'hires there Is an aristocracy among the Impecunious leisure class us well dctliicd aa that among the re mainder of society In the I nlted Stales "A lodging house In St Louis la a necessity and Is helpful to the unfor- ' lunates who are leuiorarlly unem ployed ami to the true bubo." snld Aretides to a reporter, "but there la a fast difference between this class of i men and those who are labeled I n. iino- 'bums' ami 'stiffs' by the ho- Tlie lin in r i i it. iej-l nf I li . , . I. ,11 ,. I ... , n . .. ... .... j v . ' -...... u,),.!, in. munch cs. in uieso meniiicrs ...Mages d..n at Newport (hat . .. p, , , -wf ,,..,. ,.rort. ,. f ,,. ()Wt.r mm w )ou(, ,,, N'.itlonal (ieoKriiphK nl society on his tend the same aid. If any. lu my opiu :ioii(h American eilorutloliH, but ' lou. b.siiusc they do nothing I o deserve Washlugio ilaiis who mix In politics . 't and Ho not prollt by It nun ustsi to sing ulsiiit long vcurs ago. and the cottage which the Mr Aihsis are lciorlei lo lie taking Is situated ut Chevy Chase, not fur from the Chevy Chase club, of which Presl dent Wilson Is a iiieinl.er A cottage at Chevy Chase comes very near Is-lng the kind of bouse ' known lu MM as a maiisiou Chevy Chase Is the most exclusive suburb of all the suburbs around tin- capital -i n.l the man who Inns a house there finds his deed iilltc full of clauses, stipulating everything from the price of the bouse he must build on I he lot to the color and nationality of the man to whom he may sell tils prop ert.v If eter lie ocs Inoke Therefore It seems that the mere re port that the McAdoo cottau'e Is to be ill Chetr Chase Ull- all the rosea!" dreams or the sentimental uilinl.sl, who probably coiijuris) up dreams of M bung ilow where the red roses grow were Intei-i ,ted In the conference held with the progressive lenders in eon- pees. IDAHO GUARD HALTS ATTEMPTED OUTBREAK LOOPS 15 LOOPS: QUITS. Aviator Retiree, Saying There Is No Money or Glory For Professionals. Pans - one ot the fafeBMatuf I'rench mi men. Item- iMihirf. is retiring from aviation disappointed That there Is no longer either inoiiev or glory lu pro fessional uvlutloii Is the conclusion ar rived at by Vldart after four years of activity To celebrate bis retirement Vldart looped the loop fifteen consecutive times and then came to earth to re main there. He will devote his time in the future to automobile racing and to big game sauutteeV 'or after the dan gers of the big! airs, according to VI dart, a man mis lost all taste for the humdrum pursuits of life. Boise, Idaho-One prltcner is dead and two wounded as a i.null of an attempted wholesale deliver) at the Idaho state penitent inr Saturday. U. (I llereiip. strung a lile sentem.- for iniiider, committed at I'oi atello, died two hours alter the attempt was made. 0 Allers, a prisoner Irom Shoshone '). s.rwng an indeterminate sen tence lor lorgett, will lose an arm, which was shuttered by a bullet from on. of the nuiia of the prison guards. Lmii.ui Joins s.rung a sentence ol from to in vears lor muuler in I'niiiont couutv. was hlighll) wound ed Tee break for liberty was made while half of the guards on the prison wall were at lunch The prisoners put , up a bench to the wall where No. 2 ' guard usually stood, but which was unpiotected The met. were able to make the top of the wall. "A real hobo" snld Aremles, "Is one who bus no llxed place of residence and (ravels about more or less aim lessly, by the roads as a rule, accepting cuiplo) incut whenever he needs money badly or an attractive Job Is located "The members of the leisure class, ranking Just below the hobo, are call ed tfenipa bjf the hoboes." continued Aremles "Tiamps are men who have not worked for tears and bate no pres ent Intention of et er engaging lu protlt able labor. They keep to the mad. ex cept in setere weather when they are forced to the cities They .arry with tbelll u complete eipilpllielit for their simple needs, such us a razor, soup. towels, changes In clothing and when mi the road sometim.vt curry a blanket and cool.lng utensil. "A 'bum.' in hobo parlance. Is a barrel hoiiscllv. who sticks to the Itlos and begs on the streets for funds Ihey are u siirl.t lot as n rule, uml tho teal hobo will not associate with them ei ept in cases of necessity They pay no attention to personal cleanliness, as the tramp and hobo do They are un willing to wore under any conditions and frcipichtly de.li.i Into blgbwuy ineu. burglars ami pickpockets, but not of sufficient class to tin ve standing with the professionals lu this Hue. 1 buvo learned " Ancient Cradle Still Used. Columbus, I ml -John W Scheldt, treasurer of Bartholomew county, has presented his grand. 'Iilld. Walter J Koch, son of Mr and Mrs. TlnssJure K. Koch of this city, with u black walnut cradle that Is fifty two years old. air. Scheldt's father bought It Eleven chil dren lu the famllt were ro ked in the cradle and also eight children of John W. Scheldt Now Mr. Scheldt has a grandson, who will be rocked ill It Mediator Leave Much to Mexico. Niagara Kalis, Out. Smooth prog ress toward a common agreement on all phases of the Mexican problem Is bell made b the mediators and the American and Mexican delegates. The mediators have taken the position that they are essentially counselors and nut dictators They will not suggest iiauo-s for the provisional presidency, nor recommend Bjfjj form of govern meiit Prom the Mexican delegates elves must originate proposals concerning the internal affain of their country. LONG SEARCH FOR LOSER. Msn Still Stent Owner of Puree Found Fifteen Yeare Ago. Hlchmotiil. Ind - I lines (iurrett. sev enty tear- old. a tiiruier of Newgur den township, w is In Richmond re celillt lo ,k tiev -pais-IM to assist hllll In hinting the 'UH f n hand bag ami purse he ' unit at the Richmond fair gnmml tl ' t n vears ago. fiarrvtl ogplallMnl that he had silver tlsisi lis fin. i n no- time and many times -nice .i tboiit avail. The purse cotit mi .ed a small sum of money. "I m gett i. g pretty old now." said tiart.lt. 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