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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1914)
H ONTARIO The Future County Seat of Malheur County Railroad, Agricultural, and Population Center of County 11 II ' v atari Ontario is in the Centre of the (Jreat Snake Uiver Valley Corn Flelt. Oft t$m The Produce from 15,000,000 acres is marketed from On tario each year Representative Newspaper of Ontario, Malheur County and Snake River Valley. VOLUME XVIII ONTARIO. OREGON. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 26, 1914. NO. 48 OREGON NEWS NOTES OHJLKtKALmitlitM Events Occurring Throughout the State During the Past Week. Hop Growers Form Organisations. Salem l'"r ""' protection of grow m io put nit end ' "' oontraetlBi of the prixhift iih nt present mill to In dun tin- brewers to buy Americnn grown fcOfi Instead Ol European hops. representatives of associations Of Cnl lfn,i,i.i Oregon MM WTiltlBitwi. it a meeting here, decided liii)ii tin- organ Itntlon nt once of three corporations, one for MOft state. I'nder the agreement reached the minimum price to be offereil the (row er will be FlXOi eneli yenr by the boHnl of directors of the state rorporntlon. Tin- orpin. it Inn will Hell the hopH, If possible, lur price higher than thiit received by the grower, and the grow ar will lOCi'lve the benefit of the ml nt'' over what he previously re ceived, less n commission to the cor pomtlon of half ii rent pound to de fray the expenses of the business nmn agement It la believed that through tlilt arrangement demoralization of prlree such iih have occurred In the put can be avoided and that there will tie ISM opportunity for specula tloi. French Buy Baker Moreet. Maker Turner Bros., horae buyera. have contracted for 6uo head of horses Id varloiia aectlona of northern Mai heur county, Harney county, Grant county, t'nlon county and Maker coun ty, especially In the Hurnt River and Mormon Hiialn aectlona. These horaes will be tent for Inspection to Baker, where a French army officer will go over three and about '.'mi other, which will be iihHembled here from nearby polntH fur Inapectlon. Kobert Jones, agent for the French government, who made the contract with Turner Pros., now Is going through .. i, in Oregon getting addi tional horse, tor the French army, lie expects to assemble about IBM horses for final hliipincia from lluker. CAPT. VON MUELLER Cpt. Karl von Mueller, commander ef the German commerce-destroying ruier Emden, which was finally cap tured. Hsnglng Retained by Arizona Vote. Phoenix, Ariz By a vote of 19.32!) to U.1IS, the people of Arizona have MM themselves responsible for the ecuiion of fifteen condemned mur dtr,i Complete official returns from M recent statewide vote on a con stttutloaal amendment abolishing cap Ml PUnlil i .in .show the foregoing figures against the ineusure. Amsncan Cruisers Are Free to Act. 'ashiiiK'on.- Secretary Daniels ca MM q , -.., ,,,,,, 1,,.,-kcr, of the cruiser ttnei , , captain Oman, of the 1 N'ortq Carolina, in the eastern "Mltarraaaao, giving them discretion Ht authority to deal with emergencies lav Btlghl rlM i" protecting Amen ca citizens and interests in Turkey V. ' & Wr SBmBf ajBaSKsl F BM BJ ' '4sy9BBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaB iSBVSKsl 4 SAW ' ' wbHQ H n 4fl8NBaBBBBl ivjolfflji AMERICANS EVACUATE IIT Ut YfcHA CRUZI No Facio s Recogrlzed Bu, : Forces Simply Pack Up and Withdraw. Washington. Ilrlgnillcr - (ieneral Funston's Infantry ami marlncH, num boring about MM, under orders from President Wllann, hiiuled down Mon day the stars and stripes, which hnve been flyltiK over Vera Cm since Rear Adtnlral Fletcher seized that port last April iih mi act of reprisal In retalia tion for affronta to the American flag at Tamplco. after (ieneral lluerta had refused to comply with a demand by Hear Admiral Mayo for a salute of 21 IBM Pains has been taken that In the withdrawal uo faction shall be rocog nlied. All elements In Mexico united In 'asking the American forces to evacu ate and pledged guarantees usked by Washington, QBBjBIBI Funston's Instructions were simply to pack up nnd withdraw his men. bringing away ny Mexicans who fear to remain, as well as all customs money collected during the American occupation, with copies of the port and municipal records. Britain Insists on Embargo on Wool. Washington -Greet Britain has de clined to modify, In favor of American manufacturers, the embsrgo on expor tation of wool from Australia and oth er British dominions It had been hoped that after the needa of the Brit lah army had been aatlafled Ameri cans might be permitted to buy the Australian surplus, giving guarantee that neither the wool nor goods made from It would reach Austria or Qer niiiny. but the stele department wu Informed that for the preaent. at leaat. uo exceptions would be made. ZEPPELIN HANGAR ATTACKED British Attempt Daring Aeroplane Raid But Are Repulaed. Frlederlchshafen. via Berlin. The Hague and l.ondon. Elsborate pre cautions which the Oermans hsve ta ken for an emergency were reaponal ble for the failure of the raid of three British aviators who swooped down on this city to drop bombs upon the Zeppelin balloon works. Anti-aeroplane cannon snd machine guns adapted to high-angle fire de feated the accomplishment of the dsr Ing exploit and succeeded In brlnglug down one of the hostile machines and putting the others to flight. The Englishmen circled above the balloon hall for some time and drop pod six bombs, two of which came near the buildings. Two other bombs struck bouses lu the city, damaging them severely snd killing a was and wounding a woman. One of the flyera then made a fear less attempt to cross the ball at a height of only s quarter of a mile. Bullets from the guns mounted on the tops of buildings, however, pierced the aeropla'ne s gasoline tank, causing the fuel to escape and forcing the pilot to attempt to glide to earth The other aviators rose to a great height and disappeared. Kansas Helps Belglana. New York. Fifty thousand barrels of wheat and flour from Kansas, con stituting the first big shipment from that state for the relief of Belgian non combatants, will be ready by De cember 1 according to a telegram re ceived la-re l the Aim-mall corotnis alon for relief in Belgium from ex Governor Smbhs. head of the Kansas MB !('"" M r IM BM Want Irrigation In Rogus River. Medford At a BUM meeting of the Undow.iersofJ.cksoiicoanty.it was decided to launch a campaign for the establishment of an irrigation district bj the Rogue Hiver valley. A committee appointed at the meet ing will confer with the county court and ask for an election to vote bonds for an irrigation system. Rabbit Bounty Sought. Silver Lake Petitions asking the itate and the several counties inter red to put a bounty on JarkrobblU probably will be circulated in Ufe Harney, Crook and Malheur counties within the next few weeks. ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR MALHEUR Acreage of Tillable Lands Shows Increase. MANY ITEMS NOT LISTED HERE The asaessment roll of Malheur county, ONBJDBi for the year 1914 just completed at the county assessors office shows the total number of acrea of deeded and patented lands in the county to be 711,:wi!Ui9 acres with an aaacased valuation of $l,(Mri,490. The increaae in the number of acres of tillable lands in the county, as uses ted, is 31.893.70 greater than in 1913. The summary of the assessment roll of Malheur county. Ontario, for the year 1914, as finally equalized by the county board of equalization is: All lands 711,369.69 screi tA,04.r,490; tillable lands, 23.-.,077.4'. acres S6,0S7, 986; non-tillable landa. 476, 314.22, $987, ."i()5; land improvements, deeded, $278, 260; aown and city lots, l'79,830; Im provements on lots, $5o2,8&6; improve ments on land, undeeded. $26,380; an ginea ami manufacturing machinery, $26,140; merchandiae and stock in trade, $230,490; farm Implements, wagons etc., $69,700; m'oney, $6,72: notes and ac counts. 180,476; shares of stock, 3200, $228,115; hotel and office furniture, $40, 200; horses, 11,091, $294,6.10; mules, 388, $16,666; cattle, ZO.-VK, $636,476; sheep 178.3HH, $487,880; swine, 3718, $24,136: dogs. 604, $2886; beehives, 30H), $41,130; autos, H2, $19,700; irrigation ditchea, private, $2,160; railroads not in oper ation, $111,900; telephone lines, private, $700: total value, $9,710,140. This does not include the public ser vice corporations, railroads, telephone, telegraph, electric, which will be as sessed by the state board of tax com missioners. CARELESNESS Of WORKMEN REAL CAUSE OF fi Carpenters and workmen are busy with the L Adam house, restoring it and repairing it. The fire did a lot of damage but the house will soon be bet ter than ever. The roof will all be on this week and the interior work is being rushed so that the house will be resdy to move into by the first of the yesr. In overhauling the building it was found the bricklayers were csreless and some fire got through the well from one of the fire places. i. j johnson:has severe STROKE Of PARALYSIS T. J. Johnson had a stroke of Paraly sis a few days ago and ia not expected to recover. He had been in apparent good health up to the time he was pros trated and had gone out to do the milk ing. He also has an attack of pneu monia. OREGON APPLES EIND A MARKET IN FOREIGN LANDS Oregon apples are finding a market in far-away Siberia and the call for stock this year is unusually heavy . A shipment some time ago of 125 boxes of Hood River apples to Vladivostok was received in excellent condition and met with ready demand from the na tives. Within the last few days other shipments have gone forward, being routed bs way of Puget Sound from which point they will go by steamer to Japan, thence Id Siberia. No advice BBS been received as to the prices at which these apples are sold to the ulti mate consumer. The new peace treaties, if we are correctly informed, mean that here after a country that goes to war sMM be able to tell what it is fighting about. Almost every man loves his country enough to talk for it. CITY COUNCIL HOLDS A BUSY SESSION! Tax Levy For Coining Year Is Fixed at 12-1-2 Mills COMMERCIAL CLUB MEETING At the council meeting last week there waa an ordinance passed to take care of the doga and keep them tied up or muzzled, in order to not run any chances from the mad coyotes running around. The tax levy for the coming year was fixed at 12f mills, one mill for the pub lic library, ij mill levy for interest ac count and 7 mills for the general and road fund. The increase this year is due to a de creased valuation and to an increaae to care for the interest on the bond issue for the city hall and sewer outlet. Dclcgdtes to Irrigation Conqress There was a meeting of the Commer cial Club on Monday eveving. Some new members were taken in. W. H. Doolittle made a report on the Corn Carnival, showing it was highly successful from all angles. Resolutions were adopted to make a showing of corn at Walla Walla and K. B. Conklin was secured to look after the exhibit. J. R. BUckaby and C. W. Mallet i were designated as delegates to repre sent the club st the Irrigation Congress meeting to be held in Portland. Both of these gentlemen are officers of the body. TWO POPULAR YOUNG PEO PLE FACE IK TOGETHER W. R. Shinn and Mis- Kliznbeth Staples were married at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Staples Wednes day afternoon The home was beautifully decorsted and the entire affair everything that could be desired by a bride and groom. About seventy guests were present. The ceremony waa performed by Rev. Pratt of the Methodiat church. After a short honeymoon in Boise the young eople will be at home in the Farley house on Morfitt street. CHRISTMAS PACKAGES MUST BE WRAPPED SECURELY This is the time that the usual warn ing is sent out by the post office to have vour packages securely wrapjied and properly addressed also that 60 pounds can only be sent 160 miles anU 20 pounds anywhere. Mail early. OFFICIALS OF 0. W. R. & N. MAKE US A VISIT A special from the O. W. R. & N. --., ..,,,.. in SiiiuiIhv eveuniL' with aeveral officials, who left for the front. (i. E. Moore, who will have charge of the new townsite at Riverside, waa here a few days and went out with the party. It was found there was another poet office in the state called Kiverton, so the townsite was named Riverside. The lots will be placed on sale and the railroad company will commence the erection of their buildings. J. D. Farrell. R.B. Miller, ami others of the party were guests of W. H. Doolittle, while their train was here Tuesday. It could not be learned what the party made the trip for beyond the oH.-ning up of the townsite. The line to Riverside is practically completed, one bridge has a little work to finish up. Within ten da - tsM Hm will betaken over and operated by the O. W. K. & N. Company. This will necessitate the taking over of the line from Huntington to Ontario at an early date. news of general interest in idaho Important Occurrences Of The Past Week From Cilies I ,n 0ur S,a,e University Work Urged. Moscow. -President Melvln A Brnn non. of the BBlvWilty. hna returned from Boise, where he attended the meetings of the atnte hoard of educa tion. President llrnnnon presented many of the needs of the university to the board The most Important rec ommendation was for a bond Issue to complete the beautiful new adminis tration building. He also took up the matter of se curing n new Implement building, ad ditional space for the greenhouses, new floors for the dormitory nnd ex tensions to th ntrnl beating plant. The nppolntment of Miss F.llzabeth Hays to be assistant In the home economics section of the extension de partment was approved. More Arrests of St. Maries Men. Coetir d'Alene Four additional ar rests were made at 8t. Marlea by 8her Iff llnlley and Deputy Saw yer on com plaints alleging sale of Intoxicating liquor In violation of the law. J. J. Bouchard, proprietor of the l.umber men'a hotel, and A. L. Luallln of the St. Maries hotel gave $100 bonds for appearance before Justice Hubbard; Hugh l.iu-kery appeared before Judge B. A. Heed and waa releaaed upon his own recognizance, as also Frank An derson, whose preliminary arraign mem took place before Justice Hub bard. Awaiting trial for similar charges from St. Marlea are B. K. Cash, John Doe Roup. M. Roup, John Doe Helnsnian and Mrs. B. Pe tersen. Twin Falls Has Election Scandal. Twin Falls. Voters In the Mllner precinct In Twin Falla county, have filed ii complaint with the count) can vanning board, charging Irregularities In the methods employed In their pre clnct In the conduct of the election there, and protesting agalnat the pay ment of feea to K. C. Davla, Judge, and Mrs. Abercomble, clerk of the elec tlon The complaint stales that Davis was at the same time democratic can dldate for justice of the peace and that Mrs. Abercromble, a sister In law of Davis, waa a non-resident of the precinct, and not a legal voter CALDWELL HORSE CENTER Merger of Two Firms Makea It Im portant Point In Trade. Caldwell. With the consolidation this week of the Turuer Haley and the Suieed Bros.' Horae companies. Caldwell gained (he dlatlnctlon of hav Ing the largest horse market west of the Missouri river The amalgamated concern baa at the present time approximately $100, 000 invested In horses quartered here, ..nd has 10 buyers eonstaatly In the field purchasing animals suitable for army purposes The local firm has a blanket con tract with the British government to furnish up to 10,000 horses for the cavalry and artillery brancbea of the allied forces and Is one of two firms In the west to be designated inspec tlon agenta. Caldwell Is also an Inapectlon point for the United States army, and It Is understood that negotiations are now being conducted with two other Eu ropean governments with a view of having this city made their chief in spection point for the west. Corn Contest at Culdstae. Culdesac -The corn contest con ducted by the First bank of Culdesac was held here Kanners from the sur rounding country were in attendance The Judges were James (how, Theo Mattson and William Bozarth, and the rust prue, $15 cash, was awarded io C. A. Parks for the best Yellow Dent, Kinil Fisher taking second For the best White Dent Joe Msttson was awarded first prize of $10 cash and W. N. Rogers second. Accepted. "Shall wo have u little tete a tete while we are waiting?" "Yes. Indeed, but remember to tell .in not to make It too stroug"-Baltl more American. VICTORY IN POLAND RUMORED IN BERLIN Russian Retreat May Be Cut Off---Petrograd Claims Gains. 44 Itciliu. (rll Itotne .parently no on h.i been reached In the great . n battle; which is baiB fought In ll." teiiitory between the Warthn and the Vistula rhers. although Berlin Is filled with rumors id a great vic tory. The official repofta OOBtlBM to register a sucn non of tactical suc ceseea which may lot in the basis for a declalve victory. The military critic of Vosslche Zelt ung considers the Auatro (lernian sit uation at extraordinarily favorable nnd declares It gives ground for hope that the Russians may be cut off en tirely from a line of retreat. He aays that the success which the Germans claim nenr Czenstochown is particu larly encouraging, as It relieves the situation on the Slleslnn frontier. The Austrian reporta say that tha Carpathian passes are being held strongly against the Russian advance. Ixmdon. The following official re port from the Russian genersl head quarters was Issued In Petrogrsd: "The fighting between the Vistula snd the Warthe continues with greet persistence. Wa have obtained sons psrtlsl success. "The rights on the front of Cxensto chowa Cracow have resulted In no es sential changea. We have taken 2000 prisoners and some machine guns. "In Gallcla, the Austrlnns hsve evac uated Novy-Ssndes under the pressure of our troops." Ds Wat's Sons Surrender. London The Cspe Town corres pondent or the Renter Telegrsm com pany says that two aoua or Genersl Christian De Wet, the rebel leader, hnve surrendered to a magistrate III Cap Town Severs! ot General De Wets chief officers, together with most of Ins supporters to the west of the i llwajf Hue. surrendered at the same tune NICHOLAS LONGWORTH Nicholas Lcngworth, Roosevslt'S son-in law, who will again repressnt an Ohio district in Congress. War Saves Eugene Auu. Kugeii'- The present European wsr h., red the iii oi Hgsj, through its power plant, approximately $2000 A (ainiad oi copper wire was received here which was pun hased when tlio prue .ii copper waa al IM lowest ebb on aiiouni ot Iks war, $;ono under the pin . .,', .!.. pi inn- war was declared 'Hit prici i n on since mi that the carload would cost $;t00 more ir pur oha.scd today. Copper is cheaper than 11 BU been foi leu years i , Adds to Army. (,., Canada will increase j,,,,, , Mi the number of men Ufl I riDS, i'reinier Horcbii an noun, ed FtftJ thousand are to bit aubillxcd and si nt forward as requisi tion d I ' fl ml k ' HI