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I III T I It H K (Jhfai mm. OLUME XIX THE ONTARIO ARGUS. THURSDAY. JULY 22. 1915 NO. 29 SUBJECT INT BLIGHT B ur nan i Lessor Hrown Tells How to Kijfht Disease at Grange WER THREATENS ORCHARDS ireful Slimmer Pruning Suggest ed as Remedy rof. liruwii. horticulturist or tne - - 1 1 '...... . , . i , I . . I iron Agririniuiiii uim-kc, miuin on tht MMN of the Might to fruit industry r this NMN . , .u.. .. i I... M..I ISlllllt'sS III llli- lllt't-niiK "i iw i.nii- dainty I'nrnoMii (iriuiK' held IuhI iir.luy in lli.' gMM on Tom I .owe I fhilr dealing exhaustively with the i m i . oi I Hi" oivnimiH rroi m stated thut in his opinion the const it ulcd ut present the (test threat, und that, nolens very nptly conquered would wipe out urn vurutiiH in thin part of tht Inlr it is impossible to do jus in u short article to tne uuurcss kin it hy I'mi . Hi iihii unit the mil ami tliniiiiii'h methods he utlvo it muy lie i.iti-il thut in general Hill, y is one of summer pruning, kill' nut all of the in feet pi I worn! the Ni initial liuils huvp been Met its on tlinil it is known thut there It no limine stimulation of wood ktli, tin- nww wood being thut which p i i plilile to the atlai I. ot kliM'UM' I'm tii'iilarly did he wurn In i tin' use of the knife without i'i methods of sterilization, the I I .ilirii l.i'injf spread hy the op f.r, nuking the pruning in ttnelf uf tile most potent method:, ol puling tin- ilisi-use. M Agriculturist Howard Uilke.l ln und advocated new method. uli iv ut inn, partieulurly in ditching l'..itinn, nui In nlniiv in ditchine furrows for irrigating, uccordiug us mt-tli.ul, should he put in dur In.' early development of the porn. idmuld he furrowed out ut eai'h ceding niltivalion, to keep the levelopment below the level of lliti li when finally run out for irri- a lurge number of seleetioiiH be- MMTVd in a truly artistic mun- CROPS ARK KINK. Crop eonditions in the flection near New Plymouth nre reported to he ex cellent. There is in the flection a greatly increased acreage plunted to wheat, oat, and hurley. Many or chards this year have been planted to grnin. Indications are that the av erage (rain yield will be Inch, i and the f r lit Is in excellent condition. Buyers from eastern firms are already in the country looking over the crop though aw yet no offers have lieen made. DEVELOPMENT WORK IS STOPPED Claims Located as Placer Filed on Under Quartz Act COCKRUMB TO CALIFORNIA A. L Coekrum and wife and non Arthur Coekrum left last Friday in their Hudson "Six" touring car for a dip to the California Kxpositions. The route is via Hums, I.akeview, Al thrns, and Redding to Sacramento. They expected to make Sacramento in four days and will remain there sever al days visiting friends. From there they will go to San Francisco and Snn Diego and will spend several weeks in touring California. The car has been splendidly equipped for the trip PAYETTE YOUTH ENDS OWN LIFE case will go to court Poor Health is Cause of Suit to be Tried Before Radical Act Of T. Sheppard I ip.iinleiirv over ill-health is given Development Work Can Proceed A legal tangle him for the prenent taking part with the militia in the re cent encampment at Boise and he had told a friend that he was diiicouraged and that he did not know what he might do. He left his home Sunday morning with a gun saying he was going to shoot ialii.it Later In body was found in an old shed a mile southwest of Payette. AHI TWO TRAINS. Heavy travel to the California ex positions has made necessary an in creuse in facilities for bundling the pussengers on the O. S. L. Fast bound train No. 4 and Westbound No. i'i are now running in two sections thus virtuully uddiug u new train each way. NIW MM K BUILDING. T. II. Moore is erecting another store building just south of the build ing occupied by the Oregon Packing Co. The new structure will lie built of brick und will be fifteen feet wide and sixty feet long. So fur he doe: not know who will occupy the build ing when it is completed. QUIET WEDDING IS BIG SURPRISE Ray Duncan And Sheila Lackey Married Tuesday MPORTAN IT AF FAIRS ARE CONSIDERED as the reason for the suicide of Thorn-topped work on all the development as Sheppard, age 18 years, at Pay-jof the nitrate beds recently discover etle last Sunday He wus the son of ed by A. M. Lackey und ..I.I to a A. H. Sheppard. He had brooded ov- company of people in Chicago who or his health which had prevented his have organized the American Nitrute Co. A. M. Luckcy und his associates first filed on the claims as quartz but acting on advice from Washington D. C. relocated them as placer claims. After the sale hail been made to the Company about sixty men relocated the claims as quartz und by this ac tion stopped all work on the ground until a court decision can m rendered. The Americun Nitrute Co. hus return ed McCulloch & Wood of Ontario, and lluwley and Hawley of Hoise, to rep resent them in the court action. The case will probably be tried in the Fed eral Court in Portland. The American Nitrate Co. had a large iuiimI.it of men on the fields making preliminary surveys to de termine as accurately as possible the quality und quantity of the potusium und sodium salts present. Prelimin ary investigations indicate that the discovery is of yat importance. How On Tuesday, at high neon, July 20, 1915, in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Luckey In Ontario, Oregon, occur red the wedding of Ray R. Duncan to Miss Sheila Lackey, Rev. Philip Koe nig of the Congregational church of ficiating. Hoth bride and goom are too well known in Ontario and Malheur county to need any introduction to our people. The bride is the charming and ac complished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. I .in-key. She was educated and reared in our midst, graduating from our city schools a few years ago, and teaching several terms of school in the county. The groom in a young man of many sterling qualities, a man of ability and means, who is honored und respected by all who know him. They will be at home on their splendid farm near Ironside. They left Ontario by auto early Tuesday evening, taking with them the congratulations of many friends und ucquuintances, who rejoice with them in their bright future. ever it will lie impossible to say just how valuable the beds are until the survey In been pompleled. In all about sixty thousund acres hnve been located. ner. Miss Lowe and Mrs. Logan de guting. Music wus furnished for the ocea ion by the Kingman Kolouy orehes lighted the audience with u number of vik'uI selections. wal Committee Signs Agreement on Rates M Hroitfjht Before Railroad Commission Regarding Telephone Rates Settled Out of Court. Miit tiled by the committee IM i.inm.'ivial Club with the it.nln.ad Commission to prevent ""el rtlM in rules by the Mul- lli.nie Teleuhon.. (',, t..,.. I....... d following the signing of uu Initlll V I lllllslil ul iuuu ..f K.. f" und the committee from the "ud Club lust week. It was U to maiiili.il. 1... --- .1.... .M... .,,c i an-.s iiiui "i mice Jun. 1. IBM. fcVaa ov. between the Onturio office ''""land, Nyssa and the Owy .'trict will be continued. The '" rui-ul telephones will ha II Ml fth it paid six months n udvunce - I month if paid monthly. Medal of Honor Eustern Oregon, exhibit of five counties. J. A. Lackey, Director, On tario, Malheur county, Oregon. F. F. MeCully, Assistant, Joseph, Wallowa county, Oregon. Silver Medal Corn Fred Bender, Ontario; E. Butler, Ontario; F. C. Frye, Nyssa; V. V. Hickok, Ontario; E. B. Penning ton. Nvssa: Bert. Robertson, Big Bend. Bronze Medal Corn A. Bradney, Big Bend; J. M Sutler, Ontario; Charles Bradley, Nyssa- W. T. Connant, Nyssa; Stephen Corden, Untario; Cox. Ontario; L. D Ult wus brouu-ht before the Harvev Hatch, Big Bend; Arthur Hoi Won lust Februury. The ly, Big Bend; Dan Holley. Big Bend; ''" '""'I the Commercial Club A. M. Johnson, NysHa; Henry John- ltJ of Q. L. Kin. II C itovor tn. Ontario: T. J. Johnston, Ontario. I Sheuf Oats George Ebell, Baker. Sheaf MillettW. A. Gossett. Ba- Hatfl Sheaf Barley J. Licklider, Baker. Winter Oats J. E. Locey, Ironside. Wheat C. W. Mallett, OnUrio. OaU H. McKinney, Baker. Sheaf Wheat and Barley George Miller, Baker. Barley S. W. Ross, Nyssa. Honorable Mention Corn J. W. Penkins, Ontario. Timothy and Rye Seed J. Ross Leslie, Joseph. No Award Timothy Sheaf and Seed John Fisher, Haines. Jacob Printing. ANY PR1ZKS AWARDED. !"" Oregon exhibitors at the raneiaco Exposition have been u large number of prizes, a htak has been received from Luckey who is in charge of the Its from this part of the state Oregon building. The follow- ve won awards with their ex- STATE OF OREGON Grand Prize i Oregon, collective forage AMERICAN NOTICE IS SENT TO THE BRITISH Washington Becretary I nmm made public a paraphrase of the note presented by Ambassador 1'age to the jii-1'n.ii government to conserve the rights of American citizens In cases belli tried by Hrltlsb prise courts. It has no relation, he said, to the general note on contraband still lu course of preparation. The purujihruse Issued by the state department follows: "In vie of differences which are Mid to exist between the two govern meals as to the principles of law ap plicable In prise court proceedings lu cases involving American Interacts, and in order to avoid any misunder standing as to the attitude of the Unit ed States lu regard to any such pro ceedings, the government of the Unit ed Stales Informs the British govern niei.t that lusofar as the rights of American citizens are conerued, It will insist upou their rights under tho prin ciples and rules of International law aa heretofore established governing neutral trade in time of war, without limitation or impairment by orders In council or other municipal legislation ak. D.Hiuh vwMrriiut'Ilt. Ulld Will not recognize the validity of prize court proceeding taken under re atralnts Imposed by British munition law in derogation of the rlghu of American citizens under international lw." PANKHURST HEADS PARADE British tuffraoattse Ask to Be Em ploysd in Munition Factories. Loudon Knormous crowds of worn en thronged Victoria embankment, de aplte a drlisllng rain, to participate In the womsu's procession voicing the demand that the British government utilize women in the work of making ammunition and in replacing the men. It Is estimated that 60,000 marchers, led by Mrs Emmellne Pankhurst, founder of the Women a Social Polltl cal Union, were In the ranks, which contained many aoted women, Includ ing Ldy Colebrook. Lady Knollys and Mra. Waldorf Aitr. Industrial Accident Fund Qrowa. Salem. Aa a result of an annouucT in. nt by the state Industrial accident commission that under the compensa tion act employers who made conlrl buttons to the accident fund for alx months prior to July 1 would be en titled to an exemption of their pay ments for July. M.1S9.0 has been paid Into the fund during the first 17 daya of this month by employers who desire to receive the benefit of the ex emption. The exemption for July was made by the commission after It bad been found that the accident fund was uu usually large. Though employers and workmen are granted freedom from paying the July contribution, they will enjoy the aame protection aud beue fits from the fund aa though the pay ments had been made. M00NSHINING IS ALLEGED till In Wilde of McKensle River Mountains Is Rslded by Shorltf. Eugene. For five yeara moonshine whisky has found its way Into Ku gene, say the offlcera, and further more they declare they have known that It was manufactured on the Mc Keuile river, and have known the Identity of Its manufacturers all Uie time. For five years these two men are said to have so terrorised the neighborhood that no assistance to the offlcera haa been available. The mountains are wild and rugged. Two men, whom the officers say are the offenders, are lu jail charged with the illicit manufacture of liquor. A still, hidden In the brush of the pocket of the McKensle river mouutains, 30 miles east of Eugene, was raided. The men are James Williams and Mark Hroom. The latter lives with a family in Springfield, aud the inner lives in the mountains. It Is these men whom the offlcera have shadowed almost in aln for five years. Broom was arrested early In Hie morning hours beiore daybreak alter g sensational W mile chase, lu which Sheriff Parker. In a motor car, over took him before be reached safety in the mountains, lie was heavily armed, but submitted to arrest Althout re sistance, lu the vehicle was a five galloii keg of moonshine whisky. We cau tell It la mooushlue whisky becaubu there Is uone other like It," aald Mr l'arker. The offlcera aay it has been sold aa "white mule" whisky beeause ot iU "kick." Pop Corn Day to Advertise Maheur County at Fair COUNTY FAIR PLANS HADE City Organizations Will Help in Boys' Meeting The rogulur monthly meeting of the Ontario Commercial Club wus held at the City Hull Monday evening. Both the uttcndiince and enthusinsm were good and u number of impor tnnt mutters were dicussed during the evening. J. R. Blackaby reported on his trip to the fair at San Francisco and wiih strongly of the opinion that the coun ty should huve more udvertising in the Eastern Oregon Hooth in the Ore gon Building. The Willamette Valley exhibitors adopted n novel method of ttracting people to their exhibit und to the Oregon Building. They had n cherry day und in all about ten thou sund bugs of cherries were given away to the visitors who came to the build ing, tne aiem exninuors nun cnurge of the cherry day. Another section of the valley is planning u loganberry day. Mr. Bluckuby suggested thut since Mulheur county has an ubun dance of excellent corn land thut a popcorn day could be held to good ud- vuntage. Following his suggestion the club voted to purchase ubout five hundred pounds of Mulheur popcorn und send it to J. A. Luckey who has charge of the Eastern Oregon Exhi bit. It wus estimuted thut the live hundred pounds would be sufficient to muke ten thousund bugs of pop corn. The publicity committee will prepare a card with some snappy ad vertising matter on it to place in each bag that is given uway. The Oregonian Correspondent ut the Fuir has endorsed the plan und will do all he can to insure good publicity for the event which will bring Mulheur coun ty to the front for ul leust one day at the Exposition. The business mutters connected with the holding of the county fair in the Fall came up for u full discussion The general sentiment of the meeting was that the fair should be held und that the linunciul urrungements nec essary for its success should be mude before the fuir directors hud got into the plans too far. The necessity of hearty support on the part of all in terested persons in the community was urged on those present. W. T Lumpkin suggested nil the premium lists should be made if us iuickly us possible and sent to all prospective exhibitors in the county. It was also suggested that provision should be made for uwards to exhibitors from Idaho who usuully have made exhib its at the fair. A motion wus mude thut u committee be appointed to ur runge for the finances of the fuir. Rev. Brown spoke to the club usk- inir it to extend an invitation to M MOVES TO ONTARIO. Emory Hill, who hns been farming for a number of years nt Steins Mnun tnin, hus sold his property there and bus moved to Ontario. He hns it daughter ready to enter High School nnd the move was mude in order thut the family might be near u High School. Mr. Hill hns rented the old residence of A. M. Luckey next to the (J. W. Long place. He expects to go into business in Ontario but has not yet decided whnt he will do. . SOLD FOR FRENCH CAVALRY Carter and Glen Sell 30 Head in Last Sale Thirty two head of horses were sold last week by C. C. Carter to the Smith und (lilpin Contracting Co. of New York. The horses were bought for use in th" French Cavulry nnd the prices ranged from one hundred to one hundred twenty dollars. Twenty three of the horses were shipped to Chicago. The rest will be shipped lu ter when the inspectors return for further purchases. The inspectors went from here to Walla Walla and expect to return in about two weeks. There has been numerous reports recently that the European govern ments were taking their horse buyers .If of the led but there does not seem to be much change in the demand and the inspectors are kept busy looking over horses brought in by local buy ers throughout the country. Investigation Fixes Blsme fer Oleaster London. - "Torpedoes fired by ft submarliie or Ueriuau nationality" cuused the loss of the steamship l.usl .iin.i and Its passengers, according to the findings or ibe court of Inquiry .in in. mil .1 to Investigate the dlsaater. I In court held that uo blame for the tragedy attached either to Captain Turner, commander or the vessel, or the I'. muni line, the owners. LAST WOOL IS SOLD THIS WEEK Eastern Parties Purchase About 60,000 Pounds SEASONS CROP NOT LARGE Sheep Fewer in Numbers Than For Many Years The wool season wns practically closed this week with the sale of about sixty thousund pounds through the M. M. Co.'s wnrehouse. Wm. Mc Lain of Steins Mountain sold 20,000 pounds, W. P. Hoffmnn of Wild How 10,000 pounds and J. II Nenl of Bar ren Valley 30,000 pounds. Tho price obtained was very satisfactory. Tho purchaser was J. M. Johnson repre senting Boston Manufacturers. The wool crop this year in Eastern Oregon hns been about thirty per cent less than in 1914. This is due to the fact that the high price for sheep lust full tempted many sheep men to sell a large part of their flock and as a re sult fewer sheep wore wintered in the Eastern Oregon country than for ma ny years. The eusy winter also af fected the crop seriously as the yield per head was about two pounds less than the average. The prices this year have been very satisfactory ranging from IK to 21 cents for fine wool and 24 to 2C cents for the coarse wool. Marye Will Not Resign. I'etrograd American Ambassador Mayre denied a report that he was to resign He said be had heard nothing of the rumor until shown a cable dls patch from (he United States. Care for Serbian Babies. Washington -The American Red Cross will establish a baby hospital lu Serbia. About $6300 already has beea contributed. MEETINGS CLOSED. Rev. Harry Hays, district superin tendent for the Nazarene Church, who has lieen holding meetings in a tent ut the cross-roads east of the bridge left for Nampu Monday. The meet ings were fairly well attended consid ering that it is the busy time for the farmers in (he section. Rev. Huys will sturt u meeting soon at Burns. ANNUAL K. OF P. PICNIC. The annual picnic of the Knights of I'ythins will be held next Sunday at McGregor's Grove. All members of the lodge with their families and friends ure invited to attend. A bas ket dinner will be held. Senator Chamberlain Pays Visit to Ontario Ontario Men Meet Democratic Solon And Talk Over Matters Affecting Eastern Oregon. QsjBTM K. Chamberlain, senior U. S. Senator from Oregon wus u visitor in Ontario Tuesday evening, leaving tin Burns Wednesday morning. Sen ator Chumberluin is muking a tour ,.! i lu- stule with u view to determin ing the needs of the various sections Rhodes, the General Secretary of the:s., that be will be utile to act on mut Y. M. C. A. for Oregon und Idaho, to n-rs that affect the interests of the stute from first hund information. A delegation of OnUrio citizens met tin- senator at the train and escorted him to the Moore Hotel. A short uuto rule ufter dinner wus followed by an informal meeting ut the city hull where for several hours Senutor Chamberlain talked over some of the hold the Annual Boys' Conference in OnUrio. This Conference bus been held for the last three yeurs in I'uy etU, Nampu und Culdwell and hus usually been attended by aliout one hundred and fifty boys ranging in age from fifteen to twenty one. Tin . M. C. A. oflicers arrange for the three days' program, und entertainment for leading issues of the day with u group the boys is proudid i.y the citlMHI of business und professional men of who take them into their homes. Rev. jthe city. Brown, Rev. Koenig and Dr. Weese The subjects taken up for discuss are interested In having the bojft come ion were the irrigation prospects for to Onturio und aie Mllistlng tin sup- jthis miction of the country, the par port of BJ n..my '" ganizutions ua eels post, and general business condi they can. On motion ol L. A. Fraser itions. SenuUir Chamberlain expluin the Commercial Club voted to send the ed that the national irrigation fund invitation to have the conference here was a revolving fund and would all in The date set is Dec. 10 to 12. Boys time come buck into the treasury when will be present from u wide section in 'it could ugain be used for irrigation Eastern Oregon und Western Iduho. projects. He said thut purt of this money was already coming back in- W. W. Howard, County Agricultur- to the treasury and he expressed the ist, is spending several das- this week 'hope that the Malheur project would in touring the county with Dean Cor- be taken up us soon as funds were dray and Professor Ralph D. lletel I available. He also made the point n-.idy been completed and that prob ably the projects taken up in the fu ture would lie carried out more suc cessfully for ull concerned. The aen ator declared that the parcels post sys tem needed radical revision so thut freight could not be shipped ut the ex pense of the muilcurriers in the rurul districts. The increused cost of carry ing the muils has led to higher bids und us a result the government has refused to renew emit rue ts on many routes where muil service Id badly iiei-ded. He ulso said that eastern putties would often muke bids on car rying the mail when they were not familial with mail conditions in this countiy und would of course not bo aide to make anything under the con tracts they had signed. of the Oregon Agricultural College The party left Monduy for the Burns country. that the government officials had leai neii a good deal from the experi ences with the projects that have al- M VNt PERMITS ISSUED. During the quurter ending June HO, l'Jir,, the State Engineer issued (M permits to uppropriate water, includ ing U for the storage of water in reservoirs. While most of the permits issued cover small developments the estimated cost of all such develop ments aggregate $734,000, involving the construction of 248 miles of canal lines, for the irrigation of 21,104 acres of land and the development of 4,254 horsepower. Dr. 11. li. Whitney mude u trip to Boise last Monday. i I1 I