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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1914)
1 f NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST IN IDAHO Important Occurrences Of The Past Week From Cities In Our State Plan to Build a Railroad. WHIiiop. Anothor rnllrrmil la to be constructed In Shonhone county, to be known ns the BnefnM Cicek railway, acrohllng to articles of Incorporation filed In the office of the county re corder. The new company Is an Idaho corporation, with Its principal place of IiiihImchb at St. Mnrlrs, and la In corpora tod to locate, build, OOjnlB and Operate a railroad by cteam or elec tricity, starting; at a connection with tlio Mllwntikee railroad, In the aouth wet corner of Shoshone county, and running In a lOUtbOfly direction fol lowitiK Kmi-rald crock for about 26 mi I en New Bovill Fire Ordinance. Hovlll- -The council, because of the reielit fire etitalllllK II IllSittf loss. (I mi orelmaiice prolilblllim the erection f any bnlldlni netpl it lie of Hloiie, e. merit or brtel with ajvi-n apeotflcailono of thlchnoeo ol walls, u . Britain i oertata prooeftboa' mm, liicrfdlnn the m.iin bnatna Metlon and bioo a largo irM arhlck in likely to become so nim bulldingo wiihlu lire Mil. 1 1 - cat! mil be n i ciilurucd nor alien d In any manner w Ithnnl permit from cltjf ooncU. 'Gooding to Talk at Kellogg. KJilloKK- Word li.it been thai Freak it Bonding, Pormi r nor. win 11 )i ii a political rail July M, 'i in- local committee ha mada arrangi i tha i ln In the ladtUUl I. I union mid! toriira. Whllt I t andldate tor Ho- aaaito, thi iii nr ranaja for public mooting! foi an) can dlda.li". BO v loll tha i '" hi d v Ooodlng Ih otaled to apt ib la Wall Jul) 17, Freight Rate Ccnttatcd. I tamlner I'unii. ol lha in lata com mi rci omtnli i in, opan oil a I la U II in the oaao of i in- iioim I. umbei' oonpan) mbIbsi the I'.,, ii,. iii. jio North) in Railroad compan) and the Oi ion Bbort Lino, in wbu h tha lumbar comp 1. 1 a rediiciio'i in rati - tor banting ii.i-. ovar thai roa la and tha ro covary of alleged eaoeeelva freight r.i'ef IDAHO GRAIN CROP LARGE Government Report Carrie Good Cheer to Gem State Farmer: iiois. i arj Important crop in idabo win ie in.- - than Banal thu according to ii Jul) report hi i.i ii bj the United Stata bureau m i . i atatlatlca la oonjnnetlon nrttb tha aroathor bnroan. in winter vheet si rlB he it and nil- ll lv m -. -Ii. Idaho i pop iii BO more than 1.- nun buahala nboi tha at m i I la prodlotod do- barli i rop will 1,000,000 buahola ovor lha average. The ioiii i mp liii.' i In -ii pro portloaato laoraaee ever tha average than any of tha othera, but it ih not no largo In buahala baoauaa then- .. ..I- od in Hail lata than there h of other mine bard) The OTOP luihh- li is prOdlotOd il'it the inter wheal crop will be :.'". ""ii bushels. prim vhaal is aatlmatod al S.01 Idaho's bulkiest crop, onto, la aatlmat : hela. Tii- outlook tor potatooa would op poor '" he good For Idaho tho crop I b laholi thu .u.-i an an I ,. ara ol " - -. buaht Culdeaac Votes Water Bonds. PuHtoao- Tin taipejrere ot Cnlda i g gpoolgl eli-i i.uii, rotOd bonds to the amount of 110,001 to 00X08000 ihe present water sstem. the vote Itaadipj 55 for the bonds and 9 n.iiiiM A soon as the necessary ttopa have boon completed tha muni Otpal authorities will take over the plant and make eitpaalva unprove meiiia. Orcutt Again Sued for Libel. Orotiuo JOgBOO W, Hlake proaldaBt of the OrofinO St. ile hank, has tUod suit for libel BgalBOl P, I- Orcutt. pub lisher of the Republican, asking $25, (um damages The complaint practi (ally covers (he same ground as that of p. H. Blake, filed on July 8th. Hlake alleged an article in Or- fs paper is defamatory. This la third suit .- ' orcutt based on article. Twin Falls Man Out. in Kail. M J Bweelajr, of this ha mude formal inuouucament he will be a candidate for the jblic.in nomination lor the office of lieutenant governor LoagefO of the jblican party in this part of the ire reported to have pledged ited support. rem t thorn u" BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON Prompt a,rtlon I Mrs. A. Austin, wife of Albino's liiel of police, pre ventud th'1 escape of n prisoner her husband had placed in the city Jail. Young prune orchards In the coun try about .Monmouth are making a rapid growth, surpassing apple, pear and cherry trees in many places. An order has been placed for 80,000 pounds, or 40 tonn, or two cnrloails. of paper for use In printing the Initiative pamphlet. ThlH amount of pnper Is sufficient to print 300,000 coplea of a pamphlet with 128 pnges. Hetall meat, poultry, fish markets and grocery stores do not come under tho workmen's compensation act, ac cording to an announcement of the state Industrial accident commission. The commission said the businesses were not of a hnenrdous nature. After many months of correspond ence between the state railroad com mission and the officials of the South ern Pacific and Oregon Klectrlc, the tWO railroad companies have agreed to a rate of $2.25 on coke shipped from Fairfax, WhsIi , to Salem. The immense tlag provided by the people of OrOfOB f"r "" SfeJBBtlO tree that is tO SO 001 rlOO 00 I flagpole In Front of tha Oregon bnlldlni at tho Hon was raised nt San Krancls co. tho ceremony betBg U0 principal f. atura n 'he Pteerth ol Jul) 1 1 lohrav nun ironado, I tie i tale printing board has deeld nl tO brim IhO stale printing depart ineiit under thO wotkmens OOtap ,,,,,, .,, t -i , ooni traction not k on ih,. Ti. proJOCl has been ! t i i .I. i- tha unions ladnatlica under Hie super- 0 I" ell B dot Ho- iii a I m, ti ' Idonta ,1 to stt. ta i i'i or ' . . ii i Kofi laal w. in Ing i number - v t hroo : tha donti .,1 I I O. Kolllke was killed , ,. n i mini rtlon a II .mill w:.s killed at Uobla ii klliad wii i k ' Camp Ci W. Cornoll, R idlo, i" i . tear in his Ufa nntll ha came to Eugena in bis autotnoMli ft one bl M he collided wllli. H ra iM avonut ' . Ith hla gutomohJI I c"'' ii.. .,, ii obagrlnad and offort i to i i) foi tho d ' i o to tin i tr, i hough his autom il org iiain.o-.oi mora tl n tho cm Dopat) Si ih of w ei this and 'ii anaonaoaa that oil oonntloo be ta o III ooon bo oqulp I , , with -ill' ttnj imi1 " asur , i a Mr llllctltel has le- ..in for It.. I r II iiuey. I.,,,, ,, . Union ami Umatilla eouiniis Immadlatal) aftor taatlni ,i will bO divided and I I. , to the ti . oa .iitniy Twenl nine B III ba rated on at tho geaerol i b ptlon In On i . M Kovember, arhmb la aim fewi r than art ! i ohoaltted to tho rot i lovon of the to bo ro the v.i lubmltted b) the laal intiire. An Important gmondmont t tod ui pro tewlda prohibition. II woiih! i. i ihiuois in the il U '" ' tmond in. m would aiioiL.ii thu a ot Bate. ;t ami laltl '' 'i h tho "f tha a sta:e 0 State ration of labor. People'! Power , , iv ,,' I reoontotlon bnroan. an gmendmonl for proportional n . '"' pro- thai r) rotei ma anv on -pliant tot r. -pr- I " t tl glalatlTa aaaembly and no The SI oaptraatfl ho ' ot h tha ajeoteal Bumhor or ratoo thronghaal the slate would lie ieclaie, ci i.-d. Water permits issued by Siale Kn nine, -r John II Lewis il 'iuar- ter ending June M, OOJI fOt ItV peadltnre of approximate!) $iiu"". Him to make goa Of UkO wa'ii- Theie w.ie it: pei in. ta to appropriate pwb lii waters lssiid dnring tha Quarter. i i propoaad dttohea and pii" Unae aggregate HI mile.- in bjBfltkv, and provtda for the irrigntiou or I1JS1 goreo of land: for the development or i7i". boroepower gad for the municipal supply of six towns One of the moat important of these permits is that granted to U 0. Seawell of Payette. Idaho. He propos to irritate 10444 acres with the wa'.is of tin Owyhee and Crooked creek a Malheur county. This land lies a short distance from Ontario. The Kastern Oregon Laud company of San Krancisco proposes to irrigate 4M aires in the Willow crick valley in Mauheur count y with the .aters of liurnt river. ThO water is to be conwyod from the KMorado ditch, which was constructed many ago tor mining purposes The six towns Li v hub water was appro priated lor municipal supply are Tur ner, Marsh!. eld. North Uend, Heaver ton. Myrtle Point and Fall a 'ity. NEWS FROM OUR NATIONAL CAPITAL Plan for Mere Autonomous Gov ernment in Philippines Is Laid Before Congress. Washington. An administration approved plan for a more autonomous government In the Philippines as an other step toward IndeperPjpnce waa laid before congress, In a bill Intro duced by Congressman Jones of Vir ginia. Mr. Jones Is chairman of the house Insulnr committee, and his measure declaring the purpose of the people of the country as to the future polltlcnl Btntus of Filipinos, inflows a long ser ies of conferences with the president, Secretary Harrison. Manuel Quezon, the Philippine resident commission to the Patted States, and democratic members of the Insular committee, nil of whom have approved It Informally. The bill makes no attempt lo fix a date for Philippine Independence. Its preamble rectus that It was never the Intention ol 11 !0 people In the Inclpl 'iu y of war with Spain to make It a war of OOQjqnoal or territorial aggran dizement. It asserts that It always has been their purpose to recognize the liulep. i; leiice ol the Islands "a 000 iis a stable government could be ootahMohod thereto." it doolarao it to pe deolrahri to ptaoo in the hands of tho Filipinos as large control ol their domt lie all ill as gaj be OOBfltotOBl with thO exercise In the niealltlin.' Of thO rlghl ol iiovcrelgul) ol the I'nlted St.'lteH. Wilson Will Stand by Warburg. The iidtni'iii .trillion met dofOBl In lit to have tin Iflrm tho noniiiiaiiotis ot Thomai il Join - ol Chit i to, and Pnnl ,l, Warhur:. ol .. N in k, as mem bt i ot tin l' d 0TV0 hoard. I ha banking and ciitteii" commit ; to i to report tho nomine lion id Mr. Join in the senate with mii infaVI oninii tidal ion. and a i to po tpone Utdeflaltal) tnr it Ion of tho nomination lr. Warburg. . ti, ite must, take the rei poll I blllt) tor an hit ompl. te I. doral re- I ...id I lie president Is deter Id or fall b) Warhur:. I!. Bill 04 t ninate a substitute lor him." This was the declaration given out uitoliichilly lis the While Houses last word on the controversy between Proatdeat VPUoon ami tha senate com unite.- on banking and currency ot r the iniiiii mat ton of I'aul W.ithurg and Tlioina .loin as leseiw board IIH'111 hers. n ait" nipt area otada in odmlnli tl 1 1 ion circles In conceal Hie (act ihal Ihe Issue had caused an almost Com plete split between tin- pri iileni and OaaO ol the leading ilclilocl.it le In. la ban of the uppei bou Bryan Defend Columbian Treat. y S. . tat III v an i sued a statement rigoroual) defendlna the proi treat) to settle dlftaronooa botwoen the ' oltad siai.s ami Colombia over i ' . parol "n "i I'anaina The ti. ,n met v UjOrOUl opposition In tin- seliat" lltlil OX I'''" IdOnl Uoos.V, It . .1 ii as a vehicle for tl" payment ol blackn Mi . Br) in ' soar) to dlacuaa onl) (he fool th : not thO events w hioh - ro rlee ta ' bo dlffen i ami that, raaardleea or whether Co lombla has a juii griavam bar more powerful oolghhor, do do rould the former oouatry ma ah . - financial h mot thnn tl do, which th- Cnlti i id pa) i.ial. r tin treaty, t loll Ol I'll As to the e.i. laloa ot raojfof oa the pan ot ti..- American government, to which opponent.- ol 'I'"' leading ron- raaUoB offer their hlttereel objection, the secretary -.. i'i this was almost identical with a similar aaprOOBlon in the Duboli memorandum on tin- basis of which the Tail administration ill. nOOQOOfllllT sought to placate Colom bia National Capital Brevities. a dologatloa of Chleaao me. i oalled 0B the praalaont to protaot against certain antitrust legislation which has been prOBO 0d i in- hens- paaaed the bill vhieh the senate had approved providing that home-!, -adeis might dispose of the surface rights to land.-, which contain ed minerab oeretary WHoaa, of the department of h.hor, is please t at reports he la roootvlag which i loata thai thoBam n.i i.' merioa Cltlaeoi emigrating to ' am 'a is d' leasing. Prealdent W' to bettavao Ihal DOjoI BOH in. ii are i oming around to the admin iratlo ii of ami trust i ig and willing and ready that ihe i rai . laid OBl be put through at Hi prOOf n I -' aalOO Of congress. He made 'bia i lain to calh is, follow in: a mlh wi . Hoar) Pard, 'he million air. gate inainc o rurt-r. and other rep resentatives ot bii-iness. Brief News of the Week The much discussed order Issued by Secretary Daniels Inst April banishing all Intoxicating liquors from the American navy became effective Wed nesday. Thousands of school teachers from every section of the country will be gin to assemble in St. Paul nt the end of the week in anticipation of the opening of the annual convention of the National educational association. The centennial anniversary of the but tin of Horseshoe HoM In which General Andrew Jackson broke the power of the Creek IndlanH and saved the great southwest from British dom ination, will be celebrated Saturday with exercises on the battlefield In A la ha inn. one of the most drastic prohibition laws ever adopted by any of thestnten went Into effect Wednesday In West Virginia. The law not only prohibits the manufacture, snle and Importation of Intoxicating liquors, bill forbids the sale of any newspnpers or periodicals containing liquor advertisements. The biggest mercantile failure In the hlstorv of the Fulled Stntes was 1 precipitated when receivers were ap pointed for the II. II. Claflln Company, of New York. The company. It Is es Unwind, owes genre than tn,oonto, which at the pre. cut iltn. it Is unable i to pay. Its assets are said to be I V44."0". ' Nearly half the "Old Witch City," : of Salem, Mass.. rich In historic build ; lugs mid traditions, was devastated I by a -fire that caused nil estimated ' loss of $'jn. nun. mill; destroyed I I buildings, including n score of man ufacturing establishments and made 10,000 of the -t...nnn residents home less. The hundreds ot Norwegian Attieil g ho have returned to attend Ihe featlVtttOO In coniniei'ioratlon of the centenary of Norway's Independence will hold a l.li- celebration In Chris tian.. i Baturda) In honor of thO Iniie pondOBOO day Of the I'nlted ItatOO The raataro or tho celebration m bo the uiiM'IIIng id a bust or Lincoln, a gift to the Norwegian nation from Oovernor Hnnnd of North Dohota SAVED BY PREHENSILE TRAIT. Baby Grasp Locomotive Rod When Auto If Smashed. Portland. Ore. A baby's Inherited rharacterietto t" green al a nearby la much ll I lie aK' seizes a limb t i nee. pioii.n.u anved tho dfO of three yi'iil o.l un Ii,i7lcr When nil intOaobUO III irhk h she was sealed aiis struck by ii BaNttbern Paclilc train ui n crossing near i la. kaitui station Ihe i Inlil's leg was fractured. I he llllo was demolished Mr. Iluli.v . I'mxler of Portland, motlici ol the Injured child, win driv ing the machine In It J u-t hefore the crash were Mr and Mm, JBBO00 Linn of Lenta, their twochlldrvn, PioroaaOi even years old. and Libel, live years old. mid Ihe iialiv The linn hlne .aine to II stop across dm tracks The older persons leaped out. and Mr Lino lilted out the older Children and was r lulling far Ihe boh) heii ttW impact came A the moihei screamed frantically Ihe patty lOOhOd among ttey ruins for Ihe missing child, but In alii. Finally s.. in., .me cried OBI (bat Ihe child nail been found She was hanging tor dear die iii the brace rada which run from the holler t" ihe pilot UmI Apparent i -i.c n.iil in .ii thrown against the pilot ami had giaspul the rods Inlul i i rely The child was brought to Portland and taken to Qood Siuuarltnu lio-pltaL MONKEY CATCHES MEASLES. Romped With Human Chum Who Al ready Had Diss. Blrmlni ham Ala.- Pat. one of the bii; monkeyi al the 4 road ilo noo here, pats keeper has pri icrined o nV ciisior oil. and Ho' own key is e.-.t- e.l tn get Well ill il short llllie Put ranaht the menalee fraoi hi li i . ..a nephew of the g, . .. wlen Pat gad the boy BIO great Irl.ii.U The hoy caught the measles and was coullncd lo heil. Pal got louesome and Insisteil on see- llg his lllelul lie didli t show Ills tu- Btateoco iii tho nenai way, bat Mr. ai aya ho eoaJd not mwlotorprof tha monkey despondence uml lack of a petile. lie took the monkey to see the baj A soon as Pat got In the door be broke uway from the gl eper, Jumpel on tho bed and tiegan to trolic with Jack. Two days later Pat wa all broken out with the measles and very wick. Mr. Allen didn't couOue the two friends to the same tied, out he did take Put home r.r treatment and say tin monkey i doing well. Mrs. Margaret Anderson, widow of Colonel Mward Clifford Anderson, and a great grand daughter ot Thomas Jefferson, died ai Savannah She was I native of Virginia. donation of 11.110,000 from John D. Kockefeller to the Rookofellei I" atitute of Mid.. I Raoaarah a an nounced by HOBI lames, manager of Ihe matttU'i This gift brings the sum total of Ml Hockefeller's coulr'- buiioti to tbe laetltato up to 1IJV tnw MOORE Grotto - Grotto ONTARIO, OREGON Two Week's Engagement Of the Famous Lady Entertainers Terry and Pony Of San Francisco These are the Highest Priced Artists in their line. Come and enjoy the treat. Grand Opening SAVING TIME by TELEPHJWEl Means Not Only Time Hut Money. Do you t'viT consider how lonj: il t:iki'; to travel the dtsttUlOd from inir house to (lie Ihu'tnf :iinl Miiiliiiiil ;unl what time you save bf telephoning? It' your time is worth an tlunv., oti cannot atVord to he without a Telephone. Malheur Home Telephone Co. A Complete Line of tttdfrttg tatuntrrtf At the Argils Office HSiJi?3 A. McWILLIAMS Proprietor. Anything in the way of Automobile Supplies Such as Casings or Tubes, Blow Out Patches, Chains. Ford Extras of all kinds. Best of Service. Reasonable Prices for Livery. The Ford Garage, North of the Moore Hotel. July 18, 1914 ONTARIO LIVERY I lest Equipped Livery the city. Headquarten for Stockmen. Hone tout ht mid Sold t 4