OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST Ivents Occurring Throughout the State During the Pitt Week. 8alem Rule May Change. Balem. A ' commission rosnHgrlal farm of gov 'nmxTit for 8alm baa mn raoomnipmlod by a r-ommltfln up awlntpd by the mityor and rlty council to mnko an Investigation. The report recommends ii government by HPven aommlH' iniinrn. MM from enr-h wnrd, . t bp elcrted nt liirge, and tin- MM ! Salving i lie l:ni;i i vote to ba chair uii or mnyor. A city MMUMJM would lie thosea by Mm coniiiiisHioii NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST IN IDAHO Important Occurrences Of The Past Week From Cities In Our State Fifty-Cent Drop at Portland. Port hind l-'rnm Its record blKh ftici- In tin' Ini .il market ot f H 1)5 per gutitlred, which It hml tniilntnlncd for Mvrnil duH. en ne tiiigar took u sutl M drop to $7 55. All other griirleH lao fell off 50 centa. Meiilers any Ibpy hnvc ii(i sot MMCPriiiliii'd wheth er the fpdernl InvpatlKiitlon ordered by President WIIhoii la resonllile. Wldowe' Penelon Act le Upheld. Iiill.. JllHt Ill-fun- iidiuiiriiliit the August inrm of the Circuit court bcrp, Ciri'lllt .liell-i- Well I. T lliillie- ri-n di nil a decision h u .tnl n I m: the wl iIhwk' penalon act, and he Issued a writ of in. mil. ne to the I'ulk county couri, iIIti-i Urn- it to Kratit n penalon f J i" to Mi Maud Kn.t iiehnry. Widow Held In Jail. I'rlnevllle - Mix. MoIIIp Serngglhh, wire or Mall Contractor A U. iMMI gins, who wiih shot down In hi limne at r. mim. i on .Inly Ml hy Henry I. McDowell, wiih given her preliiiilnnry benrliiK Hml held to the Kriuid Jury without ball The c.i. mil Jury will meet September 8. Boise Polo Conteete. Ttnlup 'I'he noise polo team made elaborate preparatlona for the polo tournament hetwppn Holsn and Port land, commencing WpdnpHday at the Mm ie field, and to Include five gnmes, the team winning the bpat three out of the five taking the series. Both the llniMi- nnd I'ortlnnd teama will then ini p;irp ror the Spokane tournament in September, In which they will par ticipate Denver Iiiih hIho been nuked to participate, hut a yet no repl) haa been repclved TIiIh tournament whh not the rirat In which Boise has met the Cortland four. Thla clty'a team defeated Port land In the IiihI tournament, hater the BoIhp team wpiit to California, but WIIH dllfeilted CARDUI WORKED LIKE A CHARM After Operation Failed to Help, Cardui Worked Like a Charm. Cooley Caee Before Grand Jury. Mm sh in-ill The grand Jury of Cnr ry county haa tiikeu up the InveHilga lion or the ciihc of A. R. Cooley, Charged with the murder of John Van I'eli l.i yearn ago. The cnae wiih In vestigated at the last term, but Meter live Hiile and an impoituiit witness were unable to be present, uud the Clise w .i cnlltllllleil uillll this term. EMPLOYERS CAUSE UNREST? Aeeoclation le Accueed of Ueing Influ ence Agalnet Employere. I'ortlnnd The KmpluM-rs' iikmm la tlou thiough its iini i imlnii activities, U reapoiinlhle lor nii.rh or the Indus trial unreal that exists In Portland and Oregon, according to witnesses Uial toaliried at the com hiding aea Ion of the healing called b) the I 'nil il Slates iiiiiiiiiIhsIiiii mi indUHtrlal re lalloua at tin central lllirm i "M. n Ilk. M C M.inriehl a .- de leiiilllied In .rush Isliiu Mini destroy tbe unions,'' said (ieorge II Howell f lli.- Pit. Tiiatlonul T pograpblcal Union let iiltig to the organUer or the Kuploycra snaoctataM whose tes tlntOO) . I. .Hull- of the ln-arilig Tliursdm "Their nn-iliiiiN are iiieri'llesa " con tinned Mr HOVMtl In his desi i Ipiion r thiisi- win diii-i-t the a. lis II I..-, of tbe Klliployera' a . -oi-ialloil, Klllse .nil i i tli-ls wlin seek In ill teli i n mnia Into 11m natihwaal .1 . iiii.i i - ipon -iiiii i si-v ral a ii II esses ln-lui. I In- 1 1 .) -i,i I indusl i i.il I . I. it Inn-, cninuili-.inn for I he unrest that . lieri- It is ui'i-ilv ImpOMll In. It was iIIm-Iiisi-iI. In k.-i-p all of tin- nil kklllid I. il.nl eu.pli -m-.I I II I ullgtlolll tilt' year Hop Picking to Start. Hall. i llnpi,niw.rs are lnis in pre..ir.iiinn tin pli kmc The imp all ni-r I'nlk DOUBt) is en ii In- short this yen- In in.iii t.uds the crop will mils In ... p. -I , ,m of the usual i. '.I in lome lard t in- M Ml im normal owing in unsettle oon Uiimiis In i .h-ii.ii at. in . i 1 1. Albany Hai Open Forum. Ml. - hat . .hi "open , of pul I I in i nin . plllil. Ak Auto Dives. Norih lt ud i h i- in reons kill, il UUtrl In whin an .uilo ilnwn i .i iiiiiinid ii. ni-. w.'iit through Um ratling mi il. COUnl) htiili-.i- across I'Oli) I'mnt and dropped l!o tci-i Plan New Line In North Idaho. Wallace rtlclea of Incorporation or the Marble Creek valley railway company, with a capitalization of llixi.nno, IIUil Hhares. hnvc been riled here to i mi-. in,, i a railroad from Clarkla to Pocono. on the Milwaukee, 20 miles, iMmo a line from the mniilh of Ihizwell creek. In Shoshone roiinty, In a northerly direction to a point on the Little North Kork of the Clearwa ter river, In Clearwater counly, and thence to Pierce city. 25 miles. The company la also authorized to con at met various hranch linen nnd to pur chase or consolidate with, leaae or otherwise serine oilier railroads The principal place or buslnesH or the, om puny la deHlguated as St Marlea County Olvlelon Tight le On. Twin Kails The right over the dl vision or Twin Kails county, which haa been taken up b organized forces In the Buhl district, will be met by op losing forces In tin- remainder of the inimiN i ne mallei' una lieeu made a political issue ami the various candi dates for county and legislative office are being ijuestloned closely with re i- it. I to their attitude toward the mat ter The forces for county dlvlalon were organlied In Huh: several week ago. Joneavllle, 8. C. "I Buffered with womanly trouble," writes Mrs. J. B. Kendrlck, In a letter from thla place, "and at t lines. I could not bpar to stand on my feet. The doctor said I would nerer be any better, and that I would have to have an operation, or I would have a cancer. I went to thp hospital, and thpy oper ated on me, but I got no better. They aid tiH-dli In.- would do me no good, and I t iiii-.ii t I would have to die. At last I tried Cardui, and began to Improvp, so I contlnupd usInK It. Now, I am well, nnd enn do my own work, I don't feel any pains. Cardui worked like a charm." There um t be merit In thla purely Tegctnlile, tonic remedy, for women Cardui for It has been In successful ubp for more thnn 50 years, for the t renin-nit of womanly weakneas and disease. Please try It, for your troubles. N. I - Wrilr In: Ml-.-. A4vlory IVr-t. t"hte. Ijnofi MrJl. m( n . Ch.ittnni.niM. Turn., for SivriiU fntrurliinn, anlM-p'.' h-il "Horn neafeMM hx Wuomd," vi-ni In plain i ippr. on itgutil. REBUTS MURDER CHARGE Witneesee Are Heard In Defense of Divine Accueed of Killing Wife. Moscow. The defense In the pre llmlnary hearing of the Hex .laiio-s I), i rooks. Ihe litM-arold clergyman of I i. .t charged with being responalble for tin- dath of his wife August I. put on the aland tieorge Well POPES BODY LAID TO REST Impreaelve Final Rltea Over Remalna of Plus X. Rome The entombment or the lata Pope Plus X took place Saturday ev ening at sunset. The great baalllca or Ht. Peter'a was In semi dsrkness. A nickering light came fnun the perpet ually burning tapers about the ahrlne or the apostles and the candles In the chapel, where the catafalque stood. Those who witnessed the ceremony numbering about 1000, came by spe cial Invitation and Included the diplo matic lepreaentallvea accredited loi the Holy See, the prelates and uictii here or the ttomnii aristocracy. The pi ni 'i-s -Inn formed III I he chapel of the (Messed Sacrament, where for hours the body of tbe Pope lay In state Tbe catafalque was surmount ed by the triple crown and the body of the Pope was clad In the pontifical robes and surrounded by tl mbleins of his sacred office During the course of the day many thoiisiindH of persona passed by the bier. The tomb or the late pontlfr la on the right at tin- entrance to the sub let r. mean chapel close to that or aev ei.il Oilier. Popes Better Babies Contest. All Malheur county babies between the agpg of six and forty-eight months are eligible for entry. Application blanks will be mailed to mothers upon request and should lie filed with chairman by September 1. Fill out the blank received from the chairman upon your request and return same to the committee on entries as soon as possible, in order that appoint ment cards may he sent out. You may use the application hliink found in this issue if you wish. There will be no expense at tached to the examination by skilled physicians aud each mother will receive a certificate of examination and a folder giviugpractical sugestions which will materially assist in the care of little ones. The county will be divided into several districts. I.m-li dis trict will receive a prize for its best baby, with a sweepstakes prize for the best county baby. At the state show the best baby will be sent to the San Krancisco exposition and the world's best baby will get a $25,000 prize. For detailed information ad dress Emily U. Rigby, chuirman of the Registration committee. Watch the papers. Following is a fac simile of the application blank: Better Babies Contest Application HI. ink Entry No . . . . Divison Nniiie of Child Name of Parents Address Age, in mouths. . . .Sex Contest to be held at Court House, Vale, Oregon, Sept. 8, 4 and r by Vale Civic Improve. iin-iit Club: Appointment Following li a fac simile of the appointment card: Two Danieh Ships Sunk. London l-'loailng mines, planted by the Herman squadron In (he North aea. have claimed two vessels. The Danish steamers Maryland and Urn berg, plying from Copenhagen over in- Mim - llrltlah North sea routes, struck mlnea Better BabiesContest. Appointment Card. cow undertaker who embalmed the (r Bill i CrOOka He (estl fled that Undertaker Johnson at Troy ir.nl I) III iss.iKed Ml. 1 rooks face to red in . one side and staled Hun he told him at that time It would he discolored within a few d.ns Mis John May lice, it neighbor aud intimate f i mini oi i rooks' laiully. testified she assisted in preparing Mts Crooks' hod), but that she did Hoi lint i. . ,in thing wrong until after It was em lialmed ami lli.H then lie I n e had taken mi a dl-l.itl.-d and rolnred look i W A dair. who assisted at Ihe and sunk Darius Miller la Dead. Chicago Darius Miller, president or the Chicago. Burlington K guitu railroad, died at Glacier Park. Mont , aHer undergoing an operation ror ap pendicitis He had been touring the ' park with his wife m apparently good health when he was taken 111. WAR GRIPS CONGRESS Risk lnuranc Bill May bt Law Be fore End of Week. U'uablnul uti VV'uf let kieiiLU . i I I i . t h ' iiii in i.'iini'i pi in grips the interest of congress and Kntry No. . . . Division Name of Child I'leuae preset. t this card with baby for examination at Court Htmse. Vale, Oregon. Dale Hour The mother will bring at least one simple toy, uud a cotton blanket to !u- used during the examination. i dm tm . Iin Mating It to he Ins npin urn thai Mrs Crooks i.niir in her death as iin raottll i BgphyilatloOi but that llieie was no prool iroui the aulopa) thai a .p'l- iiit um .ni. pin. itu cd In hand si r. insulation The dm lor Il .1 In lollild 111! 111 II ks a ill. Il could iinl have been Indicted alter de.iili Ihe l(ei II Shangle ol Spnli.ine t Milliard Ills UTa reiel.iil a letter trmu Mi- Crooks in July, in which she coiupl iineil ol lie. hi troll Me. Cow Hae Two CjIvcs hi Two Months. Albany Jrs) row khiiii birth tn a tullsied .all ju.-t .:u days after lie lii. I sim n liiiih In .iii.ii Ii . i ,.Mr was tin- lie. ik ni iiiiure wlmu was re ported here All offer ut tl'Uii for tin 'ersc enw giving ihe h. -i n Id of I uier at the Hi. hi stair lair h.is In. n mule by eke Oregou Jersey Catllr club. Body Brought Home. Idaho Calls The bod) of Dr Chas xi Johnson arrived bore (row Chlca .unpaiiiei ii relatives who were siiiiiuiiin.il ilii-ii- when his illness be enn.' known Deoth reaultad froM blood pOiaOUlUg I.-, .neii while npi i ami.; in a Chicago hnspil.il. He was ii i In- Idaho stale um i Wheat Field Has Ke.-ord. . h .1 man. pit s iiiitit nt tin- i laho oount) pioass i social I . i . ' i i i ... i .- field ol Winter win-.' Which yielded 41 bu to Hie .uli- This Held has heeu in Continuous cultivation for to ..n haviug yielded a . inp nt -.1.1111 annual jf, wiih tiir exception of two curs when il was si.iiiuier tallow cd promises to hold It in session ludef lllllely. Coilimeiie. which the war has stricken, is the principal subject with which cougrtws is concerned. The lull in establish a bureau ol war risk iiis-ii ine in ihe Treasury De piil'tllieul prohnbl) Will be enacted this wen, The measure has p. Ihe senate The udinitiistrai inn de sires this legislation as an ndditlouul Inducemeut to owners of foreign built ships to apph for in.ricait registry. The president faiois the bill. following passage ol ihe insurance bill the proposal (or lbs Oovarnntanl in orgnnisa atcorporatloa for Um pur i hase ni ships lo engage in trans oceanic I rude will i uk-s.ii taken up in ih.' senate and bouao. it prnctl OUll) . -.ii--1 that Ihe pr , .4 Promising Opening (t noi TlUSOr To Tai n; ' p3 '1 MM at any season of the year, would be a ke of our .aiL luiy S. lit. Boor, which i;ii.ii tbiDg I" have "on tap" in i-.i-t of thirety emergencies. Iliis lager is tin- bttk, pureel and toost wholesome ever brew should be embodied In a bill giving led. ami will satisfy the must S i ut explosion Causes Damage. In i l.i I'ne threshing itiuchtne owned hj Clank HolalUglM or 1'iU Hitch n. Ue tiiirti.il on tin- I leimgai ill in r place oa i-'i i Idas Mr Halm gardiuei loal MS s.tiks nt grain lh. fire wa- riised h slum explosion Mr rlolalagloaa loss was purtlall covered i laaaraaas This is the third machine la be burned on the Pig ridge within the last (wo week. ; author Ihe prnin i it tin i nam It i' capital dot uol pro Ida vessel CI. lis ngi. .-, II will be ilisolllt. ' , for tht ..... ships Wilson Signs Ship Bill. . dugton. The . iiiergeiicv ship ping bill SUlbrlliUg Ihe adtnissinn of foreign bull) ships lo tmsftoaa i. was signed b) Praaldaal Wtlsoa THE MARKETS Portland. Wheat -Club , bluestem, yyc, red Rusalaa, MV Ha) Tiniothv. $li., altalfa, $1'.' ituiter Creamery, ;'.u- Kggs -Itaurli :dc Seattle. Wheat Bluestem. !!c; club, 7c; red Kusstan. 8,'n- Ha) l.iuntlix. 1 per ton: alfalfa. $1.1 per ton i itical beer 1 1 inker. Being bl i -wed from tin l-i -t malt ami iiors. iy a -. ientifle method of im ving, it i naturally a pep I hear. L. Ii. TETER ONTARIO LAUNDRY Leave Bundles at Any Hotel or Barber Shop l'ii mi pi Attention tiiven All Orders. f ' I I C tits Men Line Up Early For Our FALL HATS As usual we show our Fall Hats first this season. Men are tired of their straws and it don't pay to buy Summer Hats they're passe. Get under one of our New Fall Hats Stetson And Astor Brand And there's a mighty radieal ehange. Look for the hiirh crown and narrow brim. $3.50 $3.50 $2.50 STETSONS FANCIES re SOFT a STETSONS DERBYS ASTORS ALL STYLES A .sSBBsr '' r"'- '':' h 1rfc-YiTaggaessssei nsavltGV i ii 1 1 th 1 I T "naw.rv. e eWTjgaw x & ,wr Better than ever Our special offer High Grade Shirts the dj ir best ever Jp X A O ALEXANDER One price clothier Ontario, Oregon CloseYourDoor on the Tfiief , ..am CURRENCY in the pocket DEPRECIATES. In the bank it EX PANDS A person with a $100 check in hit pocket likely will fa all day without cashing it. With a similar amount of curreacy there is a tendency to SPEND A LITTLE. The check remains iaUct. lo it is with a bank account. A person likes to KEEP IT INTACT. The Ontario National Bank