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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1914)
ARMY GLEANS UP OKLAHOMA CROPS Great Industrial Gathering Har vests Big Wheat Yield. HIGH GLASS FARM HANDS. Thirteen Thousand Man From Many Parts of United States Diapatchad Into Oklahoma Thay Bring Forth Whaat Crop of 30,0O0.0OO and Oat Crop of $1S,000,000. Oklahoma city. Thirteen thousand men from Duiny part of the i ulted tu t c-h wi'ic ilixpiiti liil Into the harvest fields of Oklahoma during tin Arsl three week In .hinc hy the Oklahoma 4epurtmtii( of .: 1 1 ... i ami n record breaking handling of the wheat mill Ml ITopH I'eSllltfd. Never before lii tilt1 southwest IM aili li a large lioil.v of laboring men mo blllr.ed iiinl dispatched to tlii'lr places of Inlior In mi -hort n time and wltli llttli frl' Hon Men coercd freight triiliiH like blackbirds. Tiny tumbled oil by i in- m ore at tow hi along tin' line iiinl wilt' picked up !' wagons ami hnirled Into tin Melds mill the Whole Hi ii I ii was cleaned 1 1 1 llk magic, Two Important hlintriiii' I'M wim en cot' uteris) in I ln general of tin1 de partment of labor. At Knld n in;.' contingent of ill" assembled ri l.i.rt-r-4 were liitltii'in nl l. it,.- In.lii.,ii l.il Workers of tin- VV'orlil. who persuaded iniinliiT of Hum (o ii-.iil out for higher mM 1 1 1 it 11 those offered by farmers f'j -in, I S'J.IViii ih. with hoard ami -Iri'i'lii- .i i iv Tin- nilnr hlti drnii'i' uhs i, i iiim-ix ttottfl tlii mil ron.l-i iiininiiK niil In, in I J, ill. uhn, ignoring tin' carefhllj i ild i -in ii4 of tin- ili'l'.n I Incut, ; , k ! oil ill. 'ii iih thi' iiii'.-ii iiionu -ii their waj to other Old Ills In Willi II llll- Wl ll . olflulll'll ill lining ordera i "i' n, in recalartj lied ith tho department Wlllllllll Ii slllOII, IINslstllllt OOlll tulsslntici oi labor, w ho illioi ti'il nil Hio movements uf tho . .iihimI.-h. over entile tin' llilli.ciieo ol Ho- I W W i'ini.i'1's ii i.i iii within ii few iionri Tin- mi n who hoi lii'iii I'lill.'il nw ny well' .. mil i'iI two lllillla ii lie) mil othii . "ii -li. . n.iii' while 1 1 . uwult- i ill ,',. ill, m under higher wage terms, In order Unit HiIm scheme ml hi U i ill 1 1. 'il mil tin lenders H iTi' i'.iiiiii'ih'i i . i : i .ii before tho rotwt) ion, mi i i. .iii.i i-i. iii. i prorhatoM in. supplied the in, ii. ii majority of w holll M 'li' M llhoill llloiii' tillnilll.il UnI) -IiIoii Willi Is'loro the cotMtuUalonera awl rxidalaad th.it IiIm ili'i'iitmriii h.nl plnc for I.inni men nt v Ml Wtgm ot J to j..Vi n .lit II i. mil. loner refused In IIIHki' 'in u....il hit. m f"l fo"'l. Mini the riuil. "i 'ho slill.ii. -ii m iltln illAl l'li.. i -.iiii.' iln.t tho roliel were pucilhd .iti.t were Hint out on liiiln-. into Hi.' Ileitis Knlil waa m. oh' tin' iii-iiii.iitinK' iioint of muni oi tho north weal rouatloe. Mi al I 7. mm nn-ll Wore h nulled out of Hill plllce I'lllll Is till' M'lll Of II Mtlltl- employment agency iiinl tin' largest .lit in tin- whole tthi'iit la-It llu-i In-., In- .im.' no henvx ut till- olllri'. llowc..i in 'I ollu-l' ollli os wclc onm eit in-Hi i tho wheat ureas of tin im thin in' -r. i mi.' nt tu iiml oho ill .,ixh anl In .'.nil of these low ii-. almiit '...' n wore hmnlhil Two of tu. if aroeha I'.'tor.' tho sou ami oi'i-m-il tin- l u tm.-iit ttf Inlior h.nl l.-.i in- l ' in n dales In ttM M-xcrnl buImIIvI Uitta nt iho h'it holt. Mini liii-n iiinl ho)'M uric ittOtHUhletl Hi 'olil;ii.:h teireeiltMtlVM of Iho ilo I iitm.'iil tll'.'l ..tort , 1 1 1 1 1 In the Hln-nt Im-II iml .i - i i iiin.il tin- ni proilutate uutuliet of kmm that arotthJ In- m-.-ilnl Ilii- iiifnlinitii'ii Ihi-.t oh talnad bj panutual latorrlowi hj Ma li..i,. I'tmti'i - Hi. hi ami thloiuh mill i,i i. in - i'h.. aowapa para t"ii hi the rail and apreail it into I'ti'it ...imly. mnl tin I nit.-.l m itea hi' ii im. -nt nt labor i n il it in i-onst'i. i ..hi:. I'll, i"- ill uian.t paita of Iho niinii t AaahtiMUl I'otiuulMalouer v-iiton i iiiu. iii-- thai tin' iiitiii' rainpabja "-' tin' ili'l'.n I nt niih ITUI hi.I tho moil h:ii i'i.mI a itln.it iini i.ihlril at 80i lam i hi i .iml ait "it i mil valued al lift ouuytaju "BuauMwa ineu iara vp Ihadr ward ti aaahd u-.. ' aayi Mi 4ahton "Want MM, in, i. li ii.i-.. ...lit, ii-, liiiul'.'i nii'ii, i, ,ii aal Ha .i. ilem Mud othei i o oparal i..l titii ii-. in ot oi i poaalble araj Tin - itiih xthi.li Inirti'-t liMtnls t.-i. i: iin u'li up i'. fartuata iiionu tin- ii ruada la IMuatrated hj i uOiiubuiluiiei -lit..n "Thara arara freiuaul arrautblea hiiioii;: tiinni- tn aM hold Of tho nii'ii unloaded," in- tajra "TMi "s IHW aaitflall) :it Woodward, a fur arextara lailut. ttlil.li .nil' int'li li-:lihi'il lata I aiiu aararal llntaa aaa famar baf to outlet' hilinii'i- :utn,t fnnn at 'Ihcr fmini'i lino "f Ihi'in u is tt Im .. tin' ttu.u of tl"1 BOtel lnuti-r, mnl lit' hi'lit iiis iin-ii hy carrying thalr rtia to his uml'iiii us in. i. iii ii umitit't of famara tr lag to it ib t in- praj , "Kanaara naar KnkJ arara forvail h) aei' liunilivil- of lorn yo pas-t lln'lr llolils mi Hi.' i wily to Ui'-ti'in intiit, ami tht'.v vara ini' in latUuii thalr -rois taken rara of Iowa tf thoin rals.-il Ih" 'ii, i' .'Hi ri'iita to $1 ii tlu nt ii' tin. pravNlllaa iwWaa of tiu whaal lielt Sotno it'oioil mt'ii ii. 't only tluvi' acuara aaaal 1 1 1 Uni Hva twd lhara Wt'iv othors in ho Wra "l ' nc to liiiiin v iii.istnuiinii for ini.itlim nf iho prohl' hiiioii law ' offarlua a ' eahl hot ties tlallj a ovti.i iiiilm i luaata." NEWS FROM OUR NATIONAL CAPITAL Government Takes Steps to Prevent Financial String ency as a War Result. Waahington. War developraenta in Europn overshadow all elae In tho at tention of official Waahlnirton. Stepa to prevent a financial atrlngency la this country an a result of Europe'a audden need for gold were followed by a aerlea of precautionary meaaurea, ih'sir.noii to protect Ani'Tli ;ms and it, "ii Intereata abroad aa well aa at home Germany. France, Great Britain and practically all the other governments of Kurope which may become Involved In the HtruKKl have asked the United Statea to care for (heir diplomatic In lereatH In those countries with which they may be compelled to sever rela tions. Tba United States has accept ed every reijneHt of this kind. In this way the I'tiMmiI States gov ernment, by iirilnn n the sole chan nel of communication between the powers, may find an opportunity to assist In the settlement of the conflict by in". mi of diplomacy. Relief For Stranded Americana. The administration has under con sideration ii'ininn- army and navy transports to carry American refugees home. If niMosMary the Washington government Is prepared to send Amer lean vessels ahroail with gold for the relief of Americans Mr Aryan cabled all consulatea, legations and embassies to spare no pains In caring for Amor leans who remained In the war .ones and glvliiK nwr facility (o those who wished to leave. Stato department officials admitted that the most serious problem con imntliiK them was the plight of Amer icans abroad They estimated that at least Inn. nun ami imrlnipa as many na Unit. oho are scattered throughout Ku ro," Tim illsorgauliiilnti of European ex change has made it practically Impos :.lhle to cash chocks or letters of cred II. American consulatea, legations ami emhasslea urn devoid of funds for the emergen) which has suddenl) i oiifrimtiil thorn They are being lie i i.'i'.oil on all shli's with reiiioata for financial assistance With the i anci-lhitlon by several steamship lines of their sailings, many iin in nns i in, I themselves unable to Kol passage on Iho overcrowded boats of American register. Brief News of the Week Government !. collecting dor u men tn ry evideni'o against the aocalled kmlak trust, aa) a a Itoslou report. Armour millions stopped a win ii pnulc on Hi" Chicago hoard ot trade, out .nlliiK crashes ami (allures K - mil Knosoi.'lt will lake a post (Ion as i rein m. in In a brain h hank of Iho N.iHonal I'lly bank of New Vork at Uio do .l.iiK'Iro I he Chicago, IVorlii t St l.ouls rallro.nl went lulu the hands of a re ccit.'i Ilo- road Is an hi to hate fall oil to li, t Interest on M)00.0Oll hontls - ,i icsnii oi tin- Baropaaa vat hliiiaiiou the .-.lock excliann.-s ol tin win hi haM' closi-il .l.-au Lata Juaies, the noted l-'rench BOOlallal Icnler, was assassinated when dining in a am. ill is.iniiiiiut in I'm is Paul M tVmhnru. ol New Vmk rtaaldaal WUaaa s aaailaaa to the , ,i, i. I,-, lie hoard, "as cv.imlncil b the aaaal bunking committee i ii -i-iiii'ii m.iiiici oeadltloaa aa n Ull ot the war . i it-is hit.- closed the Qraal Kalla imaltai ol lha tiaaooada Copper Mining ooaipan) la Moataaa Mora ih. in ;,"MI 'ix'" win throwa out of ork Scciciari Mi Vilno has aunouueed thai the I 000 which III" irons tm win dapoali la aatlaaal hanks, to help in ihc mm iiiiiiii of Oroa would he available as soon as the coiuplied with coadltloaa autllaai la them I i ui-.ill.ilUlc service of i,is.-engei' ami fralshl ttaaaaahlpa with aalllaca In lw ecu lli-imaii ami Vincilcan nuts i,.i heen pin in-, ill) suapandad. for aa Indeftalta parlodi owing to the inter ii in, ill. il an ii.ii ion ahioait Tn .-ave nan. ktlaatk shipping from paralyata during tha Barofaaa crisis ami aveil a thiealeneil block. nle of Aincihas hninper crops. I'reauleiit Wllaoa aii'l congressional leaders have agree, I upon an anieudiiient to the I'.inamii act whiili will permit tor elgu sliina tO come under Vuiencan register Ktve per cent increase freight rales between Buffalo and PtttahVlf and ihc hllaalaalppl rival were grained by ill" ini ei siam commerce commission ill a decision 111 (he eastern advance riiN' case VII increases east of IMtts hUT .iml Ibiffalo were denied In an attempt to ivert the threaten ed strike of Haiti firemen and engl- aaara n western raUraada, i'reai- il.'lll Wilson appealed 10 I'l'leaclila lives of (he employers ami employes to ici ept the settlement plan io ln-,-,l hv the federal board of media tiou aud com illation OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST ! Evnt Occurring Throughout tho Stato During tho Past Week, Jaekaen Fair Set. Medford. Great preparatlona have been made for the Jackson county fair, which will take place here Sep tember 9 to 12, Inr I us I v.. Special efforts are being made to obtain a record number of exhibits. Premiums offered for fruit and stock n.'..i 12500. One exhibit, which la to be sent to the Panama-Pacific expo altlon. will be made up of more than SOU products taken from one farm, that of D. M. I. .. of Ashland. It will Include 50 varieties of corn, 100 varieties of fruit, .10 varieties of grains never before grown In the United States, and many other producta. Sizing and Grading Applea by Machine Hood Klver. Varieties of apple-all-ers and graders are becoming almost as numerous as (he kinds of automo bllea. Three years ago (here was but one apple grading machine on the market. Today 15 different kinds aro manufactured In the northwestern ap ple districts. No less than a half do. en machines are being made and of fend for aale in the Hood River val ley. Inventors and makers of (he new machines are shipping models to San Kranclsco to I xhlblted at the Cali fornia apple show. Slayer Notifies Officers Tillamook l.ee Cooper ahot and killed a mil li In the name of Killer, nine miles above lllalne. and then went to tin' telephone and asked (O have the sheriff and coroner sent out In talking to Sheriff Crenshaw over the telephone. Cooper said be bad killed a man In self defense, and would remain nt the lllalne store until the officer arrived. Man Slain By Employe. Prlnevllle llenr) McDowell ahot and killed G Scogglus three tulles west of Paulina Scogglus was a mall contractor and owned the stage line between Prlnevllle and Paulina lie made his home near Paulina He re ceiitly had been lo Pordand and re turned unexpectedly u couple of days ago. ARRANGE INDUSTRIALSURVEY United Statea Commission Due to Hold Hearing In Portland August 19-22. Portland Agents for (he I'lilleil Stales Commission on Industrial lie latlons haie practically completed preparations for the public hearing to be held by the commission In Portland August 19 lo .'. Kmployers of labor, bankers, law yers, college professors, trades union Ists and representatives ol the Social 1st parly and the I. V W have been asked to text Ity U It ileuses will be nuked to give their tl.-wi Bh to the existent e ami causes of industrial unrest anil as lo what can he done to Improve the relations between employei ami employ e The comiuUslon was appointed a year ago last June by President Wil son under an act of congress dire, ting the creation ol the commission and ordering a three years' Inquirs Into the uudellvini; causes of dissatistac iion in the industrial lield ' Three of Iho members represent the general public, three the employers and three ot ..iiii..l labor Astoria ia Hurt by War. lctia TtM effect of tin- I'uio P'-aii war men. ue Is being tell in s im nt already, as ike tumble is later feiing with the shipping of salmon, particularly la Qenaaaj One pat ker wanted to ship four car load ol fish to li.-i in.int . but the transportation 001 pan lea declined to act ept it . i 1 1 1 n the) were making no bookings for thai coiiulry at the present linn' Topographic Survey Near Hillsboro. Salem Slate KliiUllcci Lett is Oil atonda) stalled a topographic aurvey part) on ihc law area la tha vicinity of Hlllaboro lha work to bo done in aa opi 'latum with tha Ualtai Statea geological service The slate engineer ha . tout paitlea already at work, three in the Willamette uillev and one in eastern Oregon Car Shortage Feared. Salem Vniioiiiiciiig that a car shortage would he inevitable during the moving of crops this year if (he ahlppen tai transportation companies did not cooperate, the state railroad commission has Issued an appeal urg ing the loading and unloading of tars lib dispalt h Pheasant Hunters Warned. Hood Klver An especial effort will , be made b Stale Uaiue Warden Kuni- who has been here conferring with Slate I'.wiif .tint l-'ish Coiiimi.- , siniiei IHhu.iu lo aralaat (he China pheasants of the slloy. Empire Lumber Company, Limited WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN Sash, Doors, Lumber, Lime, Cement, Plaster and Coal Summer Storage Rates for Coal Now on- $7.00 and $7.50 a Ton The Most Coraplflte Line of Building Material. If you cannot find it anywhere else come to us. We have it. SAVING TIME Means Not Only Time But Money. Do you ever consider how lonp; it takes to travel the distance from your house to the Doctor and Merchant and what time you save by telephoning? If your time is worth anything, you cannot afford to be without a Telephone. Malheur Home Telephone Co. A Complete Line of fflriftttg &tatumrrg At the Argus Office m&mm A, McWILLIAMS Proprietor. Xhi&ffi1- - ij" will; I faafla K PCeHai K aaflrVlatfl HLHMaaB JV .aaamTTT'eBi V111Bbw bbbbW fft Vffl iakK',," ffcPy f Ba5 LBBBBBTaW. B s THE ONTARIO MARKET has the Exclusive Agency oftheWei- ser Cre-evmery Butter lellinn now a B at SO cents per pound - - - h TELEPHONE ONTARIO LIVERY Best Equipped Livery in the city. Headquarters for Stockmen. Home Bought and Sold. One Piece Hammer In The New Model Tthaca If you see more than one hole in a hammer ou know that extra parts are fastened to the hammer whether shown or not Our ham mer is all one piece, only one hole, no toggles or stirrups attached. We have cut out all ooekinf lexers, bars, push rods and ham mer stirrups and cock the gun di rect from toe of hummer. Catalog Free, 18 grades, $17.75 llet to filKlllbt. Our 5 lb. 10 bore is a hummer I . down to date and shoot one. ITHACA Gl N CO., Ithaca. N. Y. Local Market Report. Correct e. I Apr. .10, for tha benefit of ArguH readera by the Malheur Mar oantlla Company. Kifgs. per dozen. 17 to. Butter, per i .1, 85o. Oata, per hundred. $1.50 Wheat, per hundred, $1.75. Hay per ton, $8. Potatoes, per hundred, 1.U0 Onions, per hundred . 92.00. Applea, per box, 91.00. to 91.50 Chicken-, dieHNiul. per pound, 18c, Pork, dressed, Hi, to 0'o. Pork, live, 0.50 to 7 Vaal, 0 to lOo. Heef Ilo to 12n. GYPSIES CARRY $100,000 IN GOLD Fortune In Bells Shown Iraml ption Inspector. Pbibidei,ii,., u ii.-u iMiinlirratlou In h..-. tor Phillips iit.'.l the cxuiuina tlnli of ii bund of .ill isles laiideil ut the Oloucesler stuliur by the North Oer- j Illll n l.loyd liner Itbelu one of the first itlestlotis he uki d Xlcol.il Clurou, the patriarchal lender of the bund. waa. I "How mm li money have you?" "One hundred llious.iiid dollnra." anld Clurou In the beat Bafawat be could coinmiiiid. The Rtrpay king (ben pro etHNled (o sduile Inspector Pbilllpa fur- . (her by pro Im; Id-, Weill th From iimuiid bis waist Clurou look a ieit (kahieaetl out f AaMrieaa tarea ' ty doiinr gold ulacee. Baarllah aorer elKiis iiud Other - ".I coins represent- lug the current of neitrli eiery reiilin He culled Iii-. three ins, ein b of wbom wore a slmimr belt, eneb valued "t IBgOOO The four lielts removed, Clurou and his sous dug down into u steel IhiiiiuI lie-t among their baggage and kffoaghl oik bag after bag of gold. They plated them .it (be feet of (be insieetor. Clurou. silent all the wlille. next begun (o take oft bis guy red and green eoat. which bad gold button- sewed down (be flout. lusiettr Phillips tapped further disrobiug. Iteliintl Clurou stood bis three sons, their wives and children, twenty eight iu the band, and every mail, woman mid . Iniil glistening with more gnld buttons, gold earrings and widi- bands of melal about their tin gers. Nieolui. (be king. Is sixty three years old. and his wife. Man a. Is sixty. The planned to hring their dest-eiid-an(s (o (Ins tit to live with (be old chiefs brother. Theodora Ctataa. The,i sailed us cauta paaeeacera on the Khein ami BH) (bey made all their gold arorklna aa tapperaaalthe during a wainlellng areer which has taken them thlMlfh Italy. Spain, Portugal, Piigiaml. Braall and Oeruiany. THE FOREIGN GRAIN CROP. General Falling Off Indicated by Lat est Report. Washington. -The International In atttu(e of AgrlcuUure leported to the department of ugrlculture that the es tliuat.il peedaattaa of winter wheat iu Italy is IHMH4.000 bushels, or 16 per cent less (huu lust year, aud in Euro. peau Kusslv 2ti7.O41.00O bushels, or 100.3 er ceut of last year. The winter rye crop In European Kussia is 'J-jo 334 ooo bushels, or ". J sr cent less than last year; barley in Japan l.rj.T.vs.OUO bushels, or Ida aaj cen( l.-Ns than lust year, aud oata in Italy 34.447.000 buahola, or JOS per cent lees thau last year. ,1 .Hull In all in'tlr ON WOfeTiTB TRaOl MaRNI ami I'ni.- ritfhla ..ari-trcl v,ii sa,i. i, M,. .1.1 ,.r 1-inrtM f.if rm at- P04T i i it4ntMIUf lr.til itrawtti-a . In ... U 9NH MKPtniHOf M He'll.! ( rrtiia In Unit -a for lnvalnal.l Nsik i. 'i HOW TO OVTA.N And alILL PATfNTft. In i n!V9) Will it. IImW to ajr m parl'ieT. I p-iti'tit Uv? mnl ullicr Tlultlt minimi-it. iu, Id. swift & co. I PATBNT LAWYItl, 303 Srvmlh St., Washington. D C.