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- w r - THE ONTARIO ARGUS, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 191(1 KNOW THY IllTelegraph Our transportation facilities are the moat perfect product of this great com mercial age and the telegraph and M ephone systems of thin nation crown the Industrial achievements of the whole world. These twin messengers of modern civilization, born In the kles, stand today the moot faithful ond efficient public servants that ever tolled for the human race. They are of American nativity and while warm from the mind of the In ventive genius havo, under American supervision, spun a net-work of wires across the earth and under the seas Telegraphy, In lta early youth, mas tered the known world and the tele phone has already conquered the earth's surface, and now stands at the seashore ready to leap across the ocean. No Industry In the history of the world has ever made such rapid strides In development and usefulness, and none has nvor exerted a morn powerful Influence upon tho civilisation of Its day than tho Telegraph and Telephone. Their achievement demonstrates the aupremacy of two distinct types of American genlua Invention and organ isation. The Industry was peculiarly fortun ate In having powerful Inventive Intel fact at Its source and tremendous Binds to direct Its organisation and growth. It Is the most perfect fruit of the tree, of American Industry and when compared with lta European con temporaries, It thrills every patriotic American with pride. Ambitious youth can find no mora In VILLA BEATEN. IS REPORT Qensral Obregon Claims Victory After 16-Hour Battle. Vera Crux General obregon, In a report received here, says that after the troops of General Vlllu attacked his men at Trinidad he drove Villi buck to I'on, rapturing or killing 2000 of the Villa forces. The right continued for Hi hours Saturday. Generals Vlllu and Angeles, accord ing to reports, wore moving south from leou to strike Obregon s flunk. wvWKlH In! Ii mS l A Healthful Play Room For The Children H'iv. in tlif shaded seclu sion of your own pOCtht the ihililren may enjoy the pure, fivsli air without the disfoni foils of wind and sun. ,JEKOLLj. PORCH SHADES They do not flap in the wind, They are impervious to ordinary weather eoiuli tions. Their variety of delicate tones improve any porch or veranda. Made in rtfU lar widths from 4 to 10 feet, and special widths from 10 to 20 feet Why be Denied the t'lejsure of d t'erfed Slwdy Ketredl? They cost hut little and last many years. Call and see our display or a tele phone call will britix the "Aerolux" man, who will show you color samples, and then if you wish, take the measurements of your porch, Ontario Furniture Company COUNTRY and Telephone spiring company than the fellowship of tho giant Intellects that constructed this marvelous Industry and a Journey along the pathway of lta development. Illuminated at every mile-post of Its progress by the lightning flashes of brilliant minds, will be taken at a very early date. A brief statistical review of the In dustry brings out Its growth and mag nitude In a most convincing and un forgetable manner. Tho telephone service of the United States Is tho most popular and efficient and Its rates are the cheapest of the telephone systems of the world. We are the greatest talkers on earth. We send 60 per cent of our communi cations over the telephone. The world has about 15,000,000 telephones and of this number the I'nlted States haa ap proximately 9,640,000, Hurope 4,020,000 and other countries 1,300,000. Accord ing to the latest world telephone cen sus, the total telephone Investment Is si.'jOH.ooo.ooo and or this amount II. 095,000,000 was credited to the United States, 1636,000,000 In Europe and $175,000,000 In other countries. The annual telephono conversations total 24.(ko.OOO.OOO divided as follows: Unit ed States 16,600,000,000; Europe 6,800, ouo.ooo, and other countries 1,100,000, 000. The total world wire telephone mileage Is 33,262,000 miles divided as follows: United States 20,248,000, Eu rope 10,336,000. and other countries 2,679,000. About sit per cent of the world's population and slity-ene per cent of the telephone wire) mile age la In the United States. General Obregon ssys the move failed utterly and that Villa lost many offi cers. General Obregon put his own losses at 2C0 men. He says he Is pur suing Villa northward. Pope Oivss Hint to Priests. Koine, via Paris Cope lleiiedlct, wishing to uvold ,i complication, It Is innounced, guvu instructions that all f.cnuuti and Austrian ecclesiastics whose presence in Italy la not Indis pensable would better return home. RESPONSIBILITY FOR I (Special to The Arg-us.) London , joint official statement liy Qremt lirltuln. France and Russia, Bays: "Cor the past month Kurds and the Turkish population of Armenia have been engaged In the massacre of Ar menians, with the connivance and help or the ottoman authorities. Such massacres took place about the middle of prll at Kr.erum, Dertshaw, Moush, Zeltun iind In all Clllcla. 'The Inhabitants of about a hun dred villages neiir Van were all assas sinated. In tiie town Itself, the Ar menian iinarter Is bo-lecd by Kurds. "In the face of these fresh crimes committed by Turkey, the allies' gov ernments aim itiiicc publicly to the Sublime Poiig that they will hold all members of the government, as well as such of their agents as are Impli cated, personally responsible for such muBsacrcs." PRESIDENT WILSON (Special to the Argils) ' Haitimore, Md -Caul J. I'rodoeal, president of the German Catholic Un ion or llaltlmnrc, made public a letter received trom President Wilson, thanking the union tor Its pledge or support. President Wilson said: "Cor myself. I bine never ror a mo incut doubted tin' loyalty and fidelity to our nation and our flag or tho Americans of German derivation and ancestry, but it is very grutirylng In deed to get so patriotic a resolution, conceived In so high u'splrlt." KING OF ITALY Victor Emmanuel, King of Italy, who slgnsd a decree giving the ministry power to make war on Austria-Hungary. Sunday Theaters Scored. KiK'hestor. N. Y The report of the committee on Sabbath observance nude to the l.'7tb general ussciuhlv of the 1'ivhh) ti-ii.tii church of the I'liitc.l St. ilcn denounced SuiuIh) ttinv lug picture theaters and indorsed the Saturduy hull hollduv movement as tuudiug to aid Sunday observ mice. Russians Are Repulsed. Vienna Russian attacks to the east of Jurosluu und along the upper I mien ter river in liallcia, wurc repulsed with great loss to the invaders, ac cording to tin Austtiuti otttcia! an nouuccuicul. THE MARKET8 Portland. Wheat -Club, $111; bluest, in $1.16; red Kusstun. $100. forty fold, $113; id rife, m Ht) Kastcrn Oregon timothy. $16; grain hay. $1-', alfalfa. $13.60; valley timothy. ISM Mutter Creamery, 25c. Kggs Itauch, l.e Wool Kastern Oregon. 25c; valley, Kec. Mohair-ale Seattle. Wheat Kluesiem. $1 16; club $1 11; red Kusstuii. $106. forty fold, $112; fife. $1.08. Parley $-3 per ton. Hay- Timothy, $16 per ton; alfalfa, $14 per ton. Huttcr Creamery, 25c. F.ggu -ltfc. .asw rzaw- A4yJMk f ' H iUffaBfjBW HHc'PSIK' - m HU wf ' ' -S J fHSsfe" ' v flk. .fl B. saVgf Vl lisai gV' r . bbbbbbbV SBBBBBBW VERDICT FOUND IN ROOSEVELT'S EAVOR (Special to the ArgUB) Syracuse, N. Y. Twelve men chos on as a Jury to determine whether Thedore Kooaevelt libeled William Hames when he charged that he work ed through a "corrupt alliance be tween crooked business and crooked politics" and that he was "corrupt ly allied with Charles F. Murphy of Tammany Mall," returned it verdict In favor or the ex president In the beller of the Jury everything Colonel Roose velt said about the rormer chairman or the republican state committee was true and therefore Mr. Karnes was not libeled. Counsel ror Mr. Karnes announced that an appeal would be taken. One Juryman stood out through 40 ballots that Karnes shouldn't pay the court costs, or, ir Koosevelt could not be made to bear tl.em, that the ver dict should be given the New York state leader. Me was I'M ward Hums, a Kyrucusc motorman, formerly a dem ocrat, but lately a republican. SUSPICION. Brndl'titlon of nu Invisible en emy leciiiiii-s men who have eyes within their heiuls mh well lis on the outside. A germ I trailed by the duiniige It docs. It leaves no truck until it ha begun lo tuke Its toll; therefore the sanitation police must head off the enemy on suspicion They must get It before It unpacks in grip and starts business. The in. i ii with the eyes Inside bis liead tins suspicion mm one of his most prominent htiriicl eris tics, lie takes nothing for grant ed. To him every niilmul In un Infected district Is guilty of car rying concealed genus until Ii Is proved Innocent We want to emphasize the de sirability of this quality qf sus picion. Federal uiid stale oiM i luls tire gradually throttling foot and in. nidi disease. Farmers me beginning to feel optimistic, and the minimis of trade are being opened to normal business. Hut optimism as well us familiar Ky sometimes breeds contempt which Is another word for care lesaneaa. It may hno been this slime feeling of security that al lowed the dangerous germ t become Intrenched lust full. Now when we feel that we are about to be rid of the live stock plague there la groat necessity of ob serving every precuutlon. If you llvo In or in mi un Infected or suspected urea do not give any one the benefit of a doubt e e e e e e e e e Safety first Is a policy bar... will help the ludlvldunl and tin .: coiumiiiiiiy it pays to in- - a plcious to use the inner eyes -i Country Uentleuiun. The Farm Inventory (PreparoU by lulled KtilM ut-nurtUMM at imi ii ultum I.Ike every business man, the farmer should I,, ude to tell whether ur aot he has made motley out of his operullou and. If so, how much. The uawMiul of cush ut his ilUssul Is no Imltouttou of bis success. A striking Instills w of thU la quoted by tho otllcu of furiu manage inent of the fulled States department ef ugrlculture In one of Its rev rut pub Mentions. A young New York farmer with 100 acres wade two successive In ventories a year upurt. covet lag In de tail bis lund. buildings. Ilv stock, mu- hluery and tools, produce ou band. supplies, bills receivable and payable ami cash. At the time of the tlrst In ventory he hud In cash $Kki, at the see ond ouly $133. Nevertheless, after all his farm expenses had been paid, all his living cipciisrs and the Interest ou the moii.) he had borrowed, he bud really the equivalent of 503 to show for bis year's work. At the beglnulug of the year bis total ussets had been flo.OUO, aud these Increased In the year to $13,400. In addition he had reduced tho farm Indebtedness by $233; thus bis business was worth $603 more ut the eud of the year than it hud been ut the beginning. The lucreuse of bis lu vestment In live stock, luuehtnery and tools aud pi. since held for sale ..mount ed to $1,073, but ou the other baud hi cash had decreused $Ti'3. Most energetic young farmers will Hint themselves In a somewhat similar position They are naturally disposed to put back Into the fanu bustuess what money they make out of It The result Is that however successful the enterprising furnier may be, he Is not likely to lit.. I himself at the end of the year with much cash on bund I'nleea he hi scrupulous to tuke uu accurate in. I thorough Inventory this will be i more than likely to discourage htm and moreover, there will La no way for him to tell whether or not he Is mu tinging- his farm prviperiy. Tt bo of uuy sen- I Ice. hovvevei. the luventory must b ii thorough. It must Is a detailed list. with vulues of everything that heowas, lucludlng money that Is owed him; uusL on the other hand, he must reckon sp all 0 his debts und obligations ' dt(Tere,noe betweeu the total ussets aad debts Is, ef course, the net furm worth. It Is this he w Uhes to lucreuse, not the cash In hand HIB9 HsVUtii . i 4 e f JUB Bfl HH ft; :r I A Scene on The Boulevard One of The Scenic AMERICANS' NOT URGED TO LEAVE Washington Ambassador Gerard, at Korlln. cabled the state department that reports to the effect that mem hers of the American embassy stnrr are advising Americans to leave flor many tit once are without foundation ONION FLY REMEDY. Wisconsin ScisntnU Perfsot Sprsy to Kill Psst. Whnt Is believed, after practical ap plication, to be a thorough remedy against tho very destructive and here loforu uncontrolled onion liy has been discovered by a number of Wisconsin scientists. It N a remedy which, If generally applied, will result lu the saving of thousands of dollars to the growers. It Is asserted. The remedy, a spruy, was evolved after some lour years or u.xiicrlmeutu tlon by Dr. U. II. Keverlu, J. U. 8uu lets and O. It i 'lev eland of the Uni versity of Wisconsin. Last summer the solution was tiled out by onion growers lu that state under ordlnury Meid conditions, with the tesult that they gathered almost erfect crops, by far the tlnest grovvu for yeurs. According to the best available In formation, tho onion fly was brought Into this country from Kurope eurly In the nineteenth century. As u maggot It chews Its way Into the onion Just at or below i ho surruco of the ground. The maggot Is the larval atngo of a tiny dy, resembling to some extent the common house dy, yet with a more polnttsj body of browulsh color. When the seedling onions first upiear above the ground lu the spi lug the tly lays Its eggs. The injurious iurvae hatch from the eggs lu four or tlve daya. These larvae then buiiovv Into the plant, and often all onions In a row for several leet tire killed off. Close study of the various stages of the life of the pcxl developed that a e rlod of from ten to fourteen days elapsed between the huuhlug of the dy aud the time It stalled laying Its eggs. This period was selected for de stroying the pest, further experiments deveioptsl a killing poisou bult spruy. The latter Is u solution of oue fifth of an oi.m-e of sodium arsenate lu a gallon of boiled water, to which later Is added oue plut of New Orleuns molusses. As no uttempt need be uiude lo cover the foliage of the plants, us Is the case In ordlnury spnivliig. the uppllcuttou of he remedy will be found extremely Imple. The work may be done with a t blmple. The work may be .lone with u plain baud syringe or even a whisk broom dipped into a bucket containing the solution, the scattering of large drops being most preferable. Clean Water Trough. It Is a problem to keep the ordinary open feed und water trough for fowls In a sanitary condition If there Is any possible wuy to do It the birds will sooner or luter be Into It with their feet. lu case a top of auy kind is put on the trough to prevent this the birds will roost on It To overcome these dlt tlcultles a Kansas poultry 'tint 11 has made an Ingenious trough thut. be says, keeps the feed or water clean, as well as keeps the birds off the trough. It 'Is four feet long aud eight iuches wide. The end pieces ure teu inches high snd the side boards live Inches. The swinging board Is six Inches wide ,1mI l'h'"twl at ecb end by mettua of 1 nail driven Into It through a bole In each eud piece. The nails are put In a little to one side of center, so as to keep the board uptight. The moment s bird Jumna ou to the board It will turn over aud duo It off. It Is not long before the fowls become wise to the situation and .gftve It a wide berth as a resting place. ' i-v " Ik ITALY HAS DECLARED WAR LARRY SULLIVAN IN LOTTERY TROUBLE (Specialto The Argus.) I.os Angeles. Lawrence Sullivan, once u plunger and broker at Gold field, and since then a private detec- tn. here, ;ih arrested with W .1 Han ford, a disbarred attorney, In connec tion with the operation of n local branch of tho Hermoslllo Lottery com puny ut San Francisco. Federal war rants were Issued against both men, charging Illegal us of the mails. Grapevine Trellis. .Many people think they cannot plant gtiilH'vlues because they huve no trel lis ready or oilier support To such people I will say that there Is uo Ut ter aippoi t than the side of u house or the side of nuv other building. Hut If the building sites srv occupied all you huve to do Is to thrust lu the ground near thn guideu n stout stake, which will support a row of giap. vines ucruss your garden for many years previous to your building a trel Us for the grapevines, or you can grow grua.'s lu thlx row or vlues ... i.. -your garden without ever building a trellis, but by simply training a cane or two of the vine to a stake or post Notice thut a grapevine will make double the growth If It Ins a suppo.t over the vine that has uo support Uo .'"' ,M,'y ,,n"""1K ,0Ur 2K" ! " "tk J"uu "'. ' " trie leaves appear, inn in isie pruning the vines ure spt to lose some sap. (-ailed bleeding.- irevn's Fruit Urower. IFOR POULTRY BREEDERS. sVss I ire. tor Qulseuberry of the national egg laying contest, Mountain (Jrove. Mo., gives these rules for ureedlug i oultry : Breed only from stock of high vital ity, which lais never been serfcjusiy sick with any disease, Ureed from mature males and fe mules. Krecd from birds as nesr Ideal In shape and color as possible. A good all round bird Is better to use aa a breeder than a bird exceptionally good lu oue point and exceptionally poor lu others. Let the male be exceptionally strong lu points where the female Is weakest. 1 nd vice versa. Instead of buying ten mules at $1 each and thus getting very ordluary males to bend your dock. It Is much better to get one good mule at n aud mate him lu a separate pen te ten or twelve of your very choicest females The condition of the parent stock Is largely, tn fact almost wholly, respou slide for the condition of the baby chicks. A chick well born Is half raised Hood strong, vigorous males and fe 1 mules, properly mated will store mo much vitality lu the eggs thut the embryo cuu stand a lot of abuse In in. libation, aud the baby chick will overcome and outlive nut ay of our mis tskes lu faulty breeding aud Improper feed lug. Drives Near Ontario ON AUSTRIA-HUNGARY Home, via Paris Italy Is at wu. with Austria Hungary. With the Issu ance of the general mobilization order the Italian government issued a pro clamation declaring war on Austria, which otriclally began Monday. Prior to this, and after a lengthy consultation, tho mlnlsteru of war and marine proclaimed alt tho provlncea bordering ou Austria and the Islands and coast towns or the .fdrliitlc In a state or war, which was eiulvulent to the establishment or martial luw, the step usually preceding the formal dec laration. Although draaUr action hits ms been I inn or all ' looked for momentarily. Hulls classes have been electrified by the swirtiv m.iv ing events. Oreat crowds gathered around the (Jutrlnal to awult the ministers, who called on the king ror the purpoae of discussing the sit uation and signing decrees. Arter many months of preparation the army, which has been greatly strengthened, and the navy, are ready for a quick blow. Kxceedlugly strong forces are In position all along the Austro Italian frontier. The first skirmish of the Halo-Austrian war occurred between Italian and Austrian troops at Forcclllnl .11 Montoiso, In the pass between Font dl Legno and I'ejo. An Austrian patrol crossed the r-ontler, but was attacked by Italian Aipu.c chasseurs and driven back over the border. About 800.000 Havarluns and Hun garians have already been concentrat ed against Italy, Austria insuring them . commissariat service. MOUNT LASSEN HAS GREATEST ERUPTION (Special to The Argus.) Hedding, Cal. Lassen peak burs ht" an eruption Saturday that Is re lorled to have surpassed all the eruj lions, several score lu number, froi 1 its crater since a renewal of Its eru. tlve activities oue year ago. A tre mendous funnel of smoke shot f r the mouth of the peak und rolled o. . ward to a great height. Farmers, driven from their hoe In panic by the flood of mud that I I a black blanket from one to three deep over an area 15 miles long from one-half to two miles wide, returned to look over the desol: landscape, round their crops ui destroyed, stock killed und large il 1 i age done to farm equipment t bridge for 30 miles down Hat 1 valley was reported gone. The volcanic avalanche froi crater of the peak was diverted ruinous rush Sunday into old fields and the lower part of the : Hat Creek valley was temp, saved. The latest new developm threatened danger arose from l. Ing up of Hat Creek. It was dr S , 1 dsy for the first time known. I came In that the volcanic m I u dammed the stream near Its 1 ters In a narrow cauyon, imp a great body of water. Fear 01 iu this dam and a consequc 1 that would inundate the who' under many feet of water 1 the terrifying prospect of nev. Hon from the mountain's cri. y It When you want pansy the Ontario Floral compa quarters at the Argus c. , phone 49-J. 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