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ONTARIO. OREGON, THURSDAY. JUNE 11. 1914.
VOLUME XVII
NO. 24
SUBMIT PEACE PLAN
IN MEXICO SITUATION
i . .
United States' Draft Presented
to South American Media
tors for Consideration.
Niagara Fall, Ont. The United
SMI'" government, throUKh Justice
jjtmnr and Frederick W. Lehmnnn.
presented to the three. Houth Amerl
ctn mediator a complete plan (or the
purification of Mexico.
It In the same In principle as that
presented try the mediators and al
ready agreed to by the Huerta gov-iMiirn-
ni It contemplate establish
merit, at the enrlleat date practicable,
of a new provisional government In
V ! " City, which would conduct
lencrnl elections for a permanent gov
ernment. No other Internal question are In
cluded in the peace plan, as recom
mendation and suggestions with ret
iT'iMi' i" ;iar rnrinii ami eeucniionai r
forms lire ph rimed In such a way a
to constitute advice rather than dicta
tion The plan Include provision for
general amnesty, the payment of
clslms, the withdrawal of the Ameri
can forces from Vera Crux and kin
dred subjects which would dovelop
alien (orient! lliii-riii retired nnd u
new provisional government was In
stalled. VERA CRUZ PRICES SOAR
Fur- t , ii May Open Army Food Mar
ket to Restore Normal Costs.
Vera Crus. Brigndler-Generul Fun
tun announced that he contemplated
appointing a commission of Mexican
resttlmits and American army officers
to Investigate the Increased coat of
Mai Hi Vera Crux since the occupa
tion
Complaints have reached the gen
eral Unit wholesale dealers nnd I in
porter-- have been squeezing the retull
dealers and holelkeepers. Several Im
porters are known to have considers
ble Hookl on hand, but they are lim
ine, up the prices.,
It Is said General Kunston may seek
permission to sell army subsistence
to restore normal prlcea.
Deputies Guard John O.
Tarrylown, N. Y. To guard against
molestation of John 1. Rockefeller
utul Ins sou at I'ocuntico Mills,
ihougln to be possible due to strike
developments In Colorado, It) deputies
irimi the White Plata! county jull
were placed on the Rockefeller estate
HUERTA RESCINDS
ORDER TO BLOGKADE
Washington. General Huerta later
"ii I" ruled ilu- order to blockade Tarn
Pico against the delivery of ainmunl
"Jii by the steamer Autllla to the
constitutionalists and averted a new
Moll between the United States und
lie Huerta government, which had
tli- im iied mediation of Mexican af
fairs. Although the Washington officials
expressed satisfaction over Huerta'a
ctiun, it was persistently suggested
outbid,, of official circles that the
blockade had been suspended only
lumluiuually as a result of confer
euces between the South American
nu-iliators and the Mexican and Ainer
lou delegates at Niagara Falls, and
toot tin- Antilla's cargo of arms might
not be delivered at Tampieo' at ibis
time.
Washington.. A new crisis In the
Hoilooa situation was brought about
by President Huerta ordering gunboat.-,
to blockade the port of Tampieo
ad to seize a cargo of ammunition
a route there for rebels aboard the
Antlila, from New York, flying the
v'uban flag. Huerta notified the pow
' oi his intention to blockade the
Port and that he proposed to seize
the
cargo consigned to the belliger
ents against his sovereignty as cou-
"a'laiid of war.
Rube McCreary was here today from
Adrian. He says there was nothing
lnJured by the cold lost week in the
B'K Bend.
MILITANTS INVADE
catholic church
London Suffragettes, for the first
time, Sunday invaded Catholic
churches nnd created scenea by at
tempting to harangue the congrega
tions. Worship was disturbed In both
Wetmlnster cathedral and the
Church of the Oratory, Brompton.
Fnther Bernard Vaughan had Just
taken his place In the pulpit In West
minster cathedral nt the evening serv
ice when a womnn, well-dressd and
apparently of refinement, rushed up
the steps into another pulpit, and,
waving her arm, shouted: "In the
presence of the blessed sacrament I
protest against the forcible feeding
of women."
A band of militant Interrupted the
midday mar In the Church of the
Oratory by chanting: "God ave Em
mallne I'ankhurst and all our noble
prisoners; open the eyas of this
church and of the prleats to put an
end to the torture; In the name of
the blessed Joan of Arc, hear them
In their hour of need."
The growltiK hostility on the part
of the public waa shown by assaults
Sunday on several open-air meetlnga.
Speakers were mobbed, stands were
torn down and two men were aaved
by the police from duckings or beat
ings. Let Militants Die Is Cry.
Iondon. "Let them die" Is becom
ing a popular slogan In connection
with the "hunger striking" auffrng
ettes since the public has become so
profoundly resentful of the net Ions of
the militant women
Gifford Pinchot, who received the
Progressive nomination for United
States Senator from Pennsylvania at
the primaries.
WILL ScLcCT Sui-FRAiit Bli...
Meeting Called to Concentrate Sup
port for Measure Before Congress.
Washington In an effort to con
centrate support for a sulfruge meas
ure in congress, suffntae leaders Is
sued a call for a meeting of all lead
ers in the movement in the United
States at O H. P. Belmont's Newport
home, Marble House, July 3.
Two bills, one by Senator Sbnfroth
and the other by Senator Hrlstow, are
before congr. s. TM sunrage leau
ers are divided as US which measure
is better, but they hop.: to settle all
difficulties at the meeting. Suffrage
workers from nearly all states, and
representatives of toe congressional
union and the national American wo
man suffrage association will partici
pate. Metcalfe to Make Race.
Omaha. Richard L. Matcalfe, vice
chairmau of the committee to arrange
the formal opening of the Panama
canal, has decided to accept the peti
tion filed in his behalf for the demo
cratic nomination for governor of the
state of Nebraska.
The Bridge club met with Mrs. Van
Petten on Wednesday
Mrs. E. M. Greig entertained lues-
day in honor of Mrs. Mary ureig
Greig's mother.
Mr
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GIFFORD PINCHOT
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THE WOOL SALE
BROUGHT THE BUYERS
Who Took Everything Of
fered at Top Prices of
the Season.
ABOUT 300,000 POUNDSL SULD
Ontario had a very successful ifCHl
ale on the 9th, selling everything
that was offered In the M. M. C. ware
houses at prices far Is excess, of those
that have been paid through the In
terior, considering the quality of the
wool, which goes to substantiate the
statements of our former article, re
garding the situation. There was
about ,100,000 pounds offered at the
sale today and prices ran fp'tn 18 to
11 cents. There was not a soli
tary fleece or coarse wool in these
lots and some of It was extremely
heavy, dirty wol.
The wools that sold fur 16c were of
extremoly heavy skeins- One lot In
particular, was the heaviest BJI !
that has come to Ontario this year.
There Is still some four or five clips
unsold on the road to Ontario that is
more than likely that another sale
will be called about the middle of tho
mouth.
WORK STARTED ON NEW
CHEESE EACTORY AT NYSSA
Work has been started on the foun
dation for a new cheese factory at Ny
ssa. The i i'n building Is to be
38x52 feet with a 14-foot shed additional-
The basement will be four feet
under ground and four feet In the
clear and will have concrete floor
.iii-l walls. This will be used for cur
ing the cnee and fr storlnw It until
shipped. The upper part will be of
frame and will contain (he machine r
and be used roi making lh cheese.
The excavation la completed and the
concrete for the walls Is being p laced
in the forms.
The cheese factory has beeu located
in the old creamer, building and has
been using the old crumery machinery
This building h.us become (. o smiil'.
so small that two shifts of men are
working to tal.e care of the milk. In
the new building new machinery will
he installed with a capacity of :'0,UU0
pounds of milk a da, though at pres
ent the factory is ouly receiving about
8000 pounds. Tho amount is OSMOt
ed to double in the uext vear. on ac-
ount of young cows and because of ;
uew dairy ranches beiug started.
The factory started about is months
ago on the modest reciipts of about
300 pounds per day. lu nine months
the anion i received had risen to 3000
pounds of milk per day. 1 hen the
Farmers Co Operative association
helped by the merchants, took over
the factory and commenced to inti-ust
other ranchers lu the industry. The
factory Is growing rapidly and every
ono takes an interest ia it. The mer
chants of Nysstt donated the lots on
which the new building Is being put
up.
About 11 pounds of cheese can be
made ti inn each lull poiu.ds of milk,
and the cheese is sold at about liic.-nis
per pound. At present tins means
over $3000 each month to tb. ranch
era. A read) sale la fouud ror IM
cheese, one company alone asking for
the entire output of the factory. This
company lias a UAinibi r of stoic.-, and
the cheese is stiTp.ied from Boise on
the east 0 Spoka.e ou the west.
S M. Moulton ' here this week from
Ironside where -iu went to look after
his farm inter- us. He reports that
the cold last v.. ok injured the gardens
in that sectioi', but nothing else seemed
to be affected.
A letter v u received here this week
from ;v O. Landis who is now located
in Seattle He says the skyscrapers
are going u;- in all directions and many
new resid. ,ces are being built. The
to n looks good to him.
SOUNDINGS BEING
MADE FOR DAN
On the Headwaters of the
Malheur River by the
Government.
ENGINEERS GATHERING DATA
Announcement has been made by
State Knglneer John 11. Lewis that he
Is in receipt of a relinquishment of
the Warm Springs reservoir site on
the Malheur river by M. O. Hope.
F. M. Vines, W. 8- Lawrence, C. O.
Thoino and Thorns W. Claggett. and
that It clear up the last obstacle to
the beginning of investigation by tho
United State Reclamation Service
In cooperation with the state to de
termine the feasibility of constructing
a large Irrigation project on the Mal
heur river The persona named had
made a prior filing over the state on
lite alte, and until the relinquishment
was forthcoming n Investigation
could be made with relation to It.
Surveying parties are now In the
field, and It Is proposed to make suf
ficient diamond drill borings at the
site of the dam to determine the char
acter of the underlying material, and
whether or not It la suitable for tho
construction of a dam. The propos
ed dam will be alHiut 80 feet In
height, and be built to store 160.000
acre feet of water. The lleulah situ
will also be Investigated. John T
Whtstlor, of the reclamation service
will have charge of the work-
IDAHO NORTHERN LAYING TRACK
The Idaho Northern, the new rail
road up through the Long valley
commenced track laying Monday af
ter noon, Juue 1st, from the terminus
of this work of last year, 10 miles
below McC'all. They now have a force
of Ji ii i men, ;.' diivlng spikes after
the track laying machines They ex
pect to reach McCall during the cm
iug week at furthest. Complete ma
terial for their depot at Donnel- was
Ian led there Monday, and material
i r the McCall depot Is all read) to
bring through aa soon as aaalble as
It la their stated Intention to com
pute all depots, water tanks aud
stock yards early in the season.
CATTLE THIEVES ARE ACTIVE
E. T. Beers of Baker, one of tho
administrators of tin- Itausnm Beers j
estate, which includes several hun
dred bead of cattle rMoftal In Mal
heur county, has returned home from
Vale, where he was called on account
of the urrest of one iJomb., a small
rancher, charged with stealing and
butchering several head ? the He.-is
estate cattle The defendant had a
'preliminary examination ami was
bound over in the sum of $inuo to an
swer before the next grand jury or
M lheiir county, In default of whic'i
he is lu Jail Baker Democrat.
SUCCESSFUL SALE OF HORSES
W. H. McWilliams, who conducted
the horse sale at Juntura last week
was here this week making arrange
ments to hold another sale there thin
month. Mr. McWilliams reports that
the sales are a great success, being
held close to the range country, the
horses are in better rliape for the buy
era to judge of their condition and the
growers can drive them to the sales
yards at small expense. For the next
sale larger and more yards are being
provided and many improvements made
for the convenience of the sellers and
buyers. More horses will be offered at
the next sale, and they will be of a bet
ter grade as the owners now know
what to expect in the way of prices
and will bring in their best. More buy
ers are aUo pro.n cd, several who
were not present at the first sale hav
ing stated that they would be present.
D. B. l'racey shipped lit out Saturday
the Peterson and Vannata horses.
0RE60N NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Events Occurring Throughout
the State During the Past
Week.
Little One Has Miraculous Escape.
Portland. When a seven panaenger
automobile driven by Mr. William K.
i : .in-r became stalled while cronslng
the railroad before an npproachlng
train at Clackamas, near here, Mrs.
Frailer, who was driving, and four
pus. ngi-rs leaped out, leaving three
year-old Lois Frailer alone In the ton
neau.
The locomotive struck the automo
bile and smashed It to kindling wood.
porta being hurled 60 feet. When the
train was halted a quarter of a mile
'art her on, little l.ols was found on
the engine pilot clinging to the rod.
Her right leg was broken, but this
was her only Injury.
Official's Removal Asked.
Salem. Charging that O. C Olbb.
district attorney. Is not enforcing the
laws regulating the sale of Intoxicat
ing; liquor, I W. Thomas, a saloon
owner of New Pine Creek has asked
Governor West to remove the official
and appoint another man. Oovernor
West hna asked the officials of the
county und the state pharmacy board
to make an Investigation of the charge
made by Thomas that a druggist of
New Pine Creek has been selling li
quor without a license.
T
D0MICI0 DA GAMA
Domlcio Da Qama, Ambassador to
the United States from Brazil, one of
the Mediators endeavoring to settle
the Mexican troubles.
Brief News of the Week
Kansas needs li.ffl men. and more
than liiHio extia teams and 2280 extra
cooks to harvest its big grain crops
this season.
Kansas City captured the heat rec
ord for the year, the thermometer
registering 7. A number of prostra
tions were reported.
Damage amounting to $10,000,000
was caused in )a Angeles county,
Oil., by the recent Hoods, says a re
port of the engiin ers
California horticulturists will pre
pare resolutions asking the postofflce
department to prohibit the (.ending of
vegetables iniecied with pests through
the mail-.
More than $20,000 damage resulted
from a t bunder und rain storm ai
Evansvilie, Ind. The First Avenue
Presbyterian church was wrecked, at
a loss of llo.iiuii
The poll tax law of Utah was de
dared null and void because of the
fact that It conflicted with the state
constitution which guarantees equal
rights to men aud women
First stake bus beeu drheu iu the
survey of proposed railroad routes in
Alaska. The route undertaken is that
between Chltlua aud the Matauuska
coal fields.
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MOVEMENT STARTED
TO ABOLISH OEEICES
Salem. A copy of an Initiative bill
for the abolishment of the desert land
board and of the office of one of tho
state water commissioners, for tho
reduction of the salary of the stato
in-.. 'I.-, i, his office to be filled by
appointment by the stato land board,
besides a number of other changea.
was submitted to the secretary of
state by W. P. Qeorge of Salem for
approval aa to form. The measure,
which covers the recommendatlono
made by Oovernor West, Is being Ini
tiated by Mr. George.
Governor West declare, that tb
measure. If enacted Into law, will cut
the expenses of the desert land board,
state water board, and the state en
gineer' office In half. Appropriations
for these departments by the laat leg
islature amounted to tlO.OOO for the
desert land board. 840,000 for the state)
water board and 114.1.800 for the state
engineer' office. The appropriations
for the state engineer Include the $60,
000 for the water power surveys. $16.
000 for Celllo Investigation and $46.
000 for topographic and hydrograpblo
work.
Laborer Shoots Two.
Carlton.- Joe qulnn. 96 years old.
i hot Phil lUil.ii through both arms
and Inflicted a slight wound In the
neck nt the Anderson hopynrd. seven
miles northwest of this place. He al
so shot nnd slightly wounded another
laborer named Joe
Red Ochre Bed Found.
Sherwood- Discovery of n red ochre
bed Is reported on the farm of P. C
Kuecht. three ami a half tulles south
Tnnd west of 8herwooti. Mr. Kuecht
has I'L'u acres, and about 20 acres are
believed to be heavily underlaid with
the valuable paint component.
I'i liiiilnary in . -ligation shown
that the bed starts about 1G Inches
from the surface aud gets belter aa It
goea down, eight feet already having
he,n explored. Tests have been made,
with the result that chemists say It In
of extra fine quality.
Hood River Cherries Sold. '
Hood Itlver. A. W. Stone, manager
of the Apple Urowera' association, an
nounces that the entire crop of Royal
Anne cherries of the valley had been
sold for 6 cents a pound f. o. b. Hood
Itlver. The irult will be preserved
laud canned at The I utiles. The cher
ries will be hauled by the growers to
the association warehouses In apple
boxes.
Hopmen Join War on Orys.
Aurora. At a meeting at Aurora
the growers of that district joined
hands with the Hopgrowers' aud Deal
ers' association of Oregon lu Its fight
against prohibition. About 200 per
sons attended the meeting, and It was
the consensus of opinion thut state
wide prohibition would put an eud to
the hop industry of Oregon,
FORTUNE FOR EDUCATOR.
i.
Notifiad That He Is On of Three
Hairs to $25,000,000 Estate.
Ijiuieme, Kan. Being tho wealth
lest schoolteacher in tin- I luted States
Is tliu situation vvhlcti has been IoitciI
upon Professor i: M. TVollunk of the
Pittsburgh Normal school, who lias
been notified that an estate of $L'.".,imi,.
(MM) b.i- been left to hill! and bis Holt
and a Louisiana haul.cr.
The fortune was left by a greal-unelu
wlio libit M-icral .I..'1 ago In Berlin.
The will provided tin- money gu to the
male de.-i 'I'lidauts of the WollUUk line.
Professor Woll.mk. his sou and a bank
er of Delhi. I.a . are the only liens, and
ea- b will get one llnnl of the estate.
"Of course 1 will be glad to get the
money," Profeasor Wollauk siild. but
I intend to keep on teaching school."
Plolosor Wollank has been al tin
normal school live years. He Is a
teacher of languages and Is a widower
Flaxseed Sprouta In Eye.
I'lmliny. 0 After consulting several
pbjratclaS, on of them an eye spe
cialist, a Flnillny woman rid herself
of severe pains In one of her OJfOM
when she evtriuted a fiuxsetsl that
had b.cu pi. mil there several din
ago to draw out another oblect. When
she olgajillafJl Hie need she found that
It had begun to sprout, the rough edge
of tlie sprout scratching the eye.