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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1915)
' " UIIH K 8b ttfetti0 Utatta CuME XIX THE ONTARIO ARGUS, THURSDAY. JULY 29. 191B NO. 30 TENSION WILL SIT AT ONCE ltd Being Huilt From Riverside to Crane Creek (Jap fl! TO HARNEY VALLEY re Settlors Are Wanted jn Great Harney Valley Douglas County Wins Audit Suit. Roseburg. In a decision handed down here Judge llaniiltoii held that a contract exc tiled between the statu Insurance nmmlHslaucr and account ants employed by the state to expert the hooks ol county officers Is not binding upon the counties affected The dcr IhIoii was rendered on a de murrcr filed to the complaint of Mr Kenide & Sons, of Portland, who ought to collect HM for auditing the books of Douglas county. Payment of the hill was refused by the county court here and suit was Instituted. tarns, mm HUNDREDS DIE T IN BOA kUMion of the Oregon-Washington I ln,l gnd Navigation company , Eg Oregon brunch from Riverside brly to ('rune creek gap, a distam , krr than Winilcx. will M unuer- n immediately and completed this Aiiiiouna'tmnt to this effect was lutweek by. I. It. llolman, chief knot. I iir i'untrai'1 for the construction has iiwinlcd toTwnhy Brothers Co.. Laj, the low bidders for the Anwinliling of the company's Lawnt is going forvvnid and netual will commence in u few days. luting the several bridges to be icruss the Malheur river, the Lirnliuii rust of the ruilwuy unit t I 1. 1 i from Riverside, the cnl terminus of the line frtun )n- . will be about l .MHi.iMHl. or ut the uf auuruxntiuii l J.H.IMKI per mile !i rvMH'U the construction of the UihI bridges will lie of high stand- il. equal ID niuio line construe fcUualards. 'iUiIIh-completion of the exten- kil'rane t'reek liap, the Oregen liiiinloii Railmud & Navigation Ipaiiy's Ccn'rul Oregon line will Hrale the interior of the state cm - InUI) more than 100 miles westerly i Ontario, but it will leave a gap of W) .1)0 miles 1 1 Hend. o i the l)e run Connecting Crane Creek iilh Hend will be undertaken ill taj tune, i'. is ile lared, thus '; Uie i in ,' . v a .1,1 1 if loll it mi I & Nuvigatiuu a second through Ii.'in I'ortlaii.l via the Deschul.s li'.ry to the Iduho bonier line. 'iregon Short Line is content kn the building next year of the Na cut-off through the country uflhe Snake river in Southern i. Nyssa is near Ontario and Buhl I tin- terminus of the Short Line i Kails branch, which bus some Uhli'tloii Ui be do e on it U make agk hue to linden, where begins HM truck line of the Union phi' lu Omaha. These construction IV'tim an pull of the Union Pacific's Wia-ed project of providing u double or double hue system from H through to Portland und Fuget H 'ltli the coinoletiun of the exten- I from KueiMiU to llaruey valley Jmlupineiit of interior Oregon l to lie luiiid." suitl Chief Knirineer " Ihi ii,Mt purl of the con- 'bon will then be pass.il, From P) I nek Qap t., Hfiiil will n quire lprativel Ught construction V will be no more hills to climb. I'i light grade; over Ibe highways Ifwiiiors 0f Hurney valley will be weu lo Ket heir products to the PMMbi reach the outside mar 1 u" n equal basis with the farm 'thin easy reach of markets. "ty valley wants more t'urmes aim M Mai will probably get then. Kurlhei ivtension of the rail Hen will depend largely on how lul the productive resources of the m liurney valley are developed." RUSSIAN CAPITAL Washington. The text of the Aruer lean note on submarine warfare, pre seuted ut llerllll, reveals that the mi perlal government has been Informed It la the Intention of tho United Stales to regard aa deliberately unfriendly" any repetition by the commanders of German naval vessels of acts In con travention of American rights. The United Stales auuoumes that It will continue to contend for the freedom of the seas, from whatever UPSETS Excursion. Steamer Turns Over in Chieago River INVESTIGATIONS ARE BEGUN KNIGHTS HOLO PICNIC. The annual Knights of Pythias picnic waH held last Sunday at the A. H. McGregor grove south of Ontario, and was well attended by about a hundred and twenty-five members of the lodge, including their wives and children. A chieken dinner was served, and every boib. reported a good time. Cause of Disaster is Still Unknown Officers Arrested Chicago A thousand persons lost their lives In the Chicago river by the capsizing of the excursion steamer 1 i. Ht Intnl. while warping from Its quarter violated, without compromise ' wharf with more than 2400 employes or me western r.iecinc cuniimny mu and at any cost. . .iiii .-.i i.,i.. ........ ,.,.i." ..v.thi. their relatives and friends on board. llirnl ltl III II II iiibii m- m, note, "however justifiable they may hound for a pleasure trip across Lake h thnnsht auntnat ait enemy who Is , Michigan believed to have acted In coutraven t inn of law and humanity, are maul feslly Indefensible when they deprive neutrals of their rights, particularly when they violate the right of life Itself ' Pointing out that a belligerent should give up Its measures of retail atlou If unable to conduct them "with out Injuring the lives of neutrals." the note declares that persistence lu such measures, under the circumstances, would constitute an unpardonable of fense against the sovereignty of the neutral nations affected. In official and diplomatic quarters the communication was received as the strongest and most eiuphstie pro in.iiiireiiie.in that has come rrom me Washington government since the be ginning of Its correspondence with the belligerents of Kurope. (ONK1.IN RETURNS. K. B. 1 'imk lit) returned the latter part of last week from his trip to the coast where he went to arrange for the purchase of heifer calves which farmers of thin section have agreed to buy and raise for dairy purposes. He reports the trip as successful and says the calves will be shipped in during the fall. WATER RIGHT HEARING IS ON HAY IK FORGE ON MEXICAN BORDER All Polk count) dogs must be mu tied because of mad dog scare. The federal trade commission will spend a day n Portland, about August 16. Two squads of convicts are now at work pulling flax for use In the state retting plant. imwmmd with beating up" a runch bund. Pert Couklln, rancher, was fined $10 at The Dalles. Pendleton's new $10,000 natatorlum, built largely by public subscription, hus been formally dedicated. The Armsby packing plsut at Dallas Is Installing au Improved lpe III prune processor for rush work this lull. , , A $"uiiou bond Issue was authorued to' construct an addition to Oregon City high school at the special elec- Hon. Work was begun on the alley Sihu railroad from Alrlie to Inde pendei.ee this week by a large craw of men. fp,r Admits He Is Parole Breaker '""lb J ass Sheriff Siniih Heroin- llcil h) Special Officer M Cotturi. '' Southern Pacific, returned with -.... . I,, ,,,., who was arrest kl "ie Dalles for the ---- of the fll,rr" Pacific ticket office at this " 'fw months aao. when two " operators were held ud about f'-Wit L a lone robber, who got '' Ua ubout $ijuu. Hoooer admits e ! a parole breaker, but deulaa , "rlvpatlon lu the Southeru Pa fubbery here. r "'"I Mrs. H. M. Rotherfonl of t.t.i. r-tuc CAPT. W. H. G. BULLABP Mm. sa wMk ere u Ontario several days 0 CllnwiliMit. Capt. W. H. Q. Bullard, U. 8. Navy officer, placsd In charfle of the Ger man wireless etatlon at Sayvllla, L. I. Under misty skies 7000 women, men and children had wended their way to the wharr to fill five large steamers with holiday mirth In a trip to Michi gan City. Hum began to fall as the wharf au perlntendents lifted the gang plank from the Kastland, declaring that the government limit of 2600 passengers had been reached. White dresses peeped from raincoats along the shore rails as those aboard waved good-bye to friends on shore walling to board the other vessels. Then the passengers swarmed to the left side of the ship as the other steamers drew up the river toward the wharf. A tug was bitched to the Kast land, ropes ware ordered casl off and the engine began to pump. The Kast land had uot budged, however. Ropsa Snap as Vssssl Lurchss. Instead the heavily-laden vessel wa vered stdewlsa, leaning first toward the river bank. The lurch waa so startling that many passengers Joined the large concoursa already on the other side of the decks. The ship then heeled back It turn ed slowly but steadily toward Its left side Children clutched the skirts of mothers and sisters to keep from fall Ing. The whole cargo was Impelled toward the falling side of the ship. Water begau to enter lower port holes and the ropes suapped off the pilea to which the vessel waa tied. Kor nearly five minutes the steamer turned before It finally dived rnder the swift current of the river, which. owing to the drainage canal system, flows from the lake During the mighty turning of the ship with Its cargo of humanity, lifeboats, chalra and other loose appurtenances oil the decks slipped down the sloping floors, crushing the passengers toward the rising waters. Many Qo Down Nsver To Rise. Then there was a plunge, with a sigh of air escaping from the hold. mingled with the crying of children and ahrleks of women, and the vessel was on the bottom of tho river, cast lug hundreds of its passengers luto the water. Many sank, entangled with clothing and bundles, and did not rlae, but scores came to the surface, giving tho rivr the abearance of a crowded bathing beach. Many seised floating chairs and other objects. Those on shore threw out ropes and dragged lu those who could hold their llfellues. Boats were put out. tugs rushed to the scene with shrieking whistles, and many men snatched off their coats and sprang luto the river to aid the drown ing With thousands of spectators ready to aid and the wharf within grasp, hundreds went to death, de spite every effort at rescue. m . AxMriant Bouaht at Ones. 1iUH Wl " Moves toward sweeping luvestlga lions of the disaster were under way lung before the bodies had been taken from the bull of the overturned vessel. iierul Judge Daudis ordered a Jury impaneled to Investigate the c tastrophe Slate's Attorney Hoyne prepared for a county grand Jury. Cor oner Hoffman selected a Jury to look into the cause of the deaths, and the police arrested all the officers of the Eastland Various theories as to what caused the Kastland to turn over still are be ing discussed, but without prospect of a definite explanation until the corou ar's inquest and the federal govaru mant'a Investigation ara finished. Tha Washington Orders were Issued with the approval of President Wilson to Major General KiniHtou to repel with force If necessary any firing Into Mm i territory during fighting be tween the factions In border towns and a note was dispatched to General Carranta advising him of that fact. So.. ii afterward advices from Vara Crux to the Carranta headquarters here said the general had specifically Instructed Ueneral Calles. his com inauder before Nogatss. uot to attack the Villa force there, and gave assur ances that the Carraiua force which has occupied Naco would withdraw, leaving a civil administration In charge. The garrison marched out The situation throughout Mexico, as reported from various sections, waa considered discouraging by officials. Mexico City Is completely cut off and presumably In the handa of a baud of Indians under the control of General Zapata. o State Will Attempt Settle ment of Wate Right Disputes MANY LAW SUITS EXPECTED Commissioner Wells Resigns a PIscs. Salem -,- Insurance Commissioner Harvey Wells has notified Circuit Judge Onllowny that he finds It Im possible to conl lime as receiver of the Horticultural Klre Relief company of Oregon. Oregon Merchants' Mutual Fire association and the Pacific Home Mutual Fire Insurance company, for the reason that he cannot do Justice to the work and the Insurance depart ment and lve proper attention to the receivership. Wells asks that he be relieved of the receivership August 1, at which time he will make a report Hearing Will be Held At Ontario on August IK to 21 Next Wednesday, .luly 2Hth., is the opening date set for the inspection of water right claims in this section of the state, the insfiection to open at Hums Inspection will continue at Bums for the balaece of the week, and on Monday, August 2nd., the inspec tion will be at Riverside. On August 3 and 1 is the date set for .Ionium At Vale August 6th to 17th, and at Ontario August lxth to 21st. This is the second move in the big task of settlement of water claims by the state, and which is expected to terminate in over a hundred law suits. The first move came when notice was sent out to file claims with water com missioner Cockran. SYNOD INDORSES GOVERNOR Presbytsrlsns Will Cslebrsts Passing of Orsgon Saloons. Kugeue. The Oregon Presbyterian Synod closed Its annual convention here after a three day aesston. The keynote was a demand for closer re lallons between churches. Dr. John K. Bailee, representing the Southern Oregou Presbytery. In an address, ad voeated ihtirch union, not through the loss of the denominational Identity, but through cooperative effort and the abolition of the petty seetarlan dif ferences A resolution was passed Indorsing a report on Sabbath observance, and agreeing to cooperate In au active fight for preserving the Sabbath. The report In part read There are ureal forces at work trying to break dowu our legal rest day " The synod went on record as ludors Ing Governor Wlthyrombe lu his an uounced Intention to enforce the II quor laws of the state. A atalewlde revival aervlce. to be gin at midnight, December 31, cele brating the passing of the saloon In Oregon, was authorized by the synod tn a resolution similar to one passed by the state organization of Christian Endeavor In Kugeue laat February. CAPTAIN ON BRIDGE AS SHIP SINKS Chicago. Captain Harry Pederseu &7 vears old. of llentou llurhor. Mich who was In command of the steamer Kastland, said "I was on the bridge and was about ready to pull out when I noticed tin boat began to list I shouted orders to open the Inside doors nearest tin dock and give the people a chance to get out. The bout continued to roll, and shortly afterward the hawsers broke and the steamer turned over on Its side and was drilling toward the middle of the river. "When she went over. I Jumped and held on to the upper side. It all hap pened In two minutes The cause Is a mystery to me. I have sailed the lakes 26 years and previous to that sailed on aalt water t years and this is the flrat serious accident 1 aver had I do uot know how It happeued." LATEST AMERICAN GERMAN NOTE EIRM London. German official report of the fighting In Itussla says that the army under Ueneral von Muelow has defeated the Itusslun fifth army near Shavll. The Itur.slans lire declared to have been "dispersed.'' and a greut quuntlty of wur material la said to have been taken. The report also de scribes operations north of Warsaw, sa ..Ing: "On the Narew river the army of C'tterul in (lullwlts stormed Irreslst ably the fortresses of Ho.un and Pul tusk and forced a crossing of the Na rew between these plaees. Strong forces are on the south bank of the river. Further north and In the south our troopa are advancing toward the river." In addition to having moved heavy forces over the Narew the Teutonic allies have made au advance In tin- ill lection of the Hug, with a Warsaw I'e trogrnd railway as their objective. Some progress Is also reported to the south, with the capture of two villages which were taken by storm, lying about lo miles south of Warsaw. It Is recorded that In the battles be tweeii the Nli-tnen sud the Vistula since July H. 14 cannon and 0U ma chine guns have been captured The quantity of war material taken cau not yet be estimated Before Warsaw in minor fighting the Germans have captured In the last few days 1760 prisoners and two machine guns, ac cordlug to tin- Berlin estimate North of the mouth of the Pllurza river the ..munis hsve reached the Vistula. BLACK-LEG IS KILLING MANY CATTLE Crews Working Day And Night Trying to Save Herds YOUNG STOCK VACCINATED Calves And Yearlings On ly Ones That Are A fleeted An epidemic of black-leg has broken out among cattle in the district of Mai heur county between the Owyhee river and Succor creak. Reports brought to Ontario the first of the week convey the news that the epidemic has become serious, snd is causing the death of many range cattle. Black-leg was first discovered Saturday July 17th , ami since that time several crews of men have lieen working to vaecluate the cattle and check the loss It is stated that all the vaccine in Ontario, Vale, I'm inn. Caldwell and Boise han been purchased and is lieing used All calves and yearlings that can l found are being vaccinated, ami It la said many dead cattle are found every day. Vaccination is taking place at the Board t arrals, Buck gulch anil J. W. Oralf's ranch on Succor creek. Among the owners who are vaccinating their cattle are Austin Ihompaon, lien Frank. Win. Isaac, Mr. Stark. Mr Kdwurds and others. Several humlred head of cattle have already lieen vaccl Dated. Wilson Will Work During Vacation. Corulsh Freed from the minor worries Ini-ldent to his official life lu Wushluglou, Pi-esidi t ' Wllsou settled down here to a pert I of hard work on a group of subjei l which he has desired to study for nine time. He arrived at Harlakemb n house Satur day for au ludeflulle . ia Paul Farrell la Killed. The Dalles- Paul W. Karrell. the H year old sou of Mr and Mra. W. A Farrell. of Rainier, Wash., and nephew to President J. D. Farrell. of the Ore gon Washington Railroad A Navlga tlon couipauy. was fatally Injured In the railroad yards here, when be at templed lo board a moving work tralu He fell to the ground and la trying to get out of the way of the tram' raised bis foot, which was caught by a car. his body being draws under the wheels He was rushed to The Dalles hospital, hul there was no chance to save his It's His body had been bad ly mangled and he suffered a deep gash on the head. NQUIRY ON THE ORDUNA IS MADE Petitions bearing the signatures of 3&J voters of the county for the recall ot Joseph K. Starr, district attorney of Wheeler count), were received by Sac relary of State Olcott. V I. -Young, lor several years prtn elpal of the high school at The Dalles and last year an Instructor lu Salem high school, has ben elected principal ol the Alban high school. A growers congress, for the pur pose or learning aooui um u.ie.n, ia l,i. Ii has taken a hold In I.luu couu t. us a feature at Albauy of the morning of public sales day. the Twohv in others company was iiwuided tin- contract for the construc tion of a 3d mile extension of the Ore gon Kastern railroad from Rlverton to Cnine (reek liup. Harney county. loos eounly will continue to have a county agriculturist. The county mm i has appropriated the 91000 net esMury to help malnluin the office for (be next year. The state gives a like amount n assortment of Umatilla county wools, containing 17 fleeces of various breeds, mostly of fine grade, were shipped to the Oregon coinmisslou at San Francisco for exhibition lu the I Oregou building at the exposition U. S. WILL PREPARE OWN EOR DEEENSE Washington Announcement from the White House that President Wll sou had directed Secretaries Garrison and Daniels to report to him a program of national defeiiae caused widespread comment It became known that sev eral weeks ago the president discuss ed the question at length with bis cab inet, with the Immediate reault that both the war and navy departmeuie begau secret preparation of pleua to meet any emergency aud also to as tabllsb a permuuuiit policy to ba pre sented to congress for adequate ua tloual defense. The White House statement gave uo reason for the annouui euienl, saying merely that the president would con f.r on his return from Corulsh, N. H , with Secretaries Daniels aud Garrlaou to r . r noils'- s sum-, reasonable and practii-ul program of national da-fen- r It was Indicated clearly, however. In official quarters, th.it the determlua tloll to exprillte Sin ll plulis weir being made resulted from a considers tlon of the many possibilities of the present international situation. JAMES M. SULLIVAN Mr. and Mrs E. M. Clark and son of Twin Falls passed through Ontario Monday on their way to Vale. Mr. Clark is the cashier in ona of the banks in Twin Kails. Washington Formal inquiry will be made at the Berlin foreign office by American Ambassador Oerard for the German offulul version ol the re cent attack by a submarine on the Orduua, aa she was bound for New York with a score of Americans among her passengers. A report on au Investigation cou ducted by Collector of CMMMM Ma lone at New York was prcm-nted to the slate department. It Mibmlts affi davits of officers, seaim it and paa s.iiKers, Incl' iliit'--, meii uns, dei dar ing thai the ship 3 attacked with out waruiug. 3 most dlsoussed theorlaa are four that the boat was overloaded; that she was nut properly ballasted, that ihe tug lhai made fast to warp the Kast laud from the docks started pulling too soou; that congestion of passeu gers rushing to the port side, attracted by some passing sensation, tipped the boat over. Waahlngton to Build Many Roade. Olympia, Wash In addition to the ll.li0.MrV road bulldtug program ot the Washington stale highway depart ment for this year, 31) Washington counties have undertaken since Jan uary the construction of 1K7.1 mllas of permanent highways, of types ranging from gravel to concrete surface, at a toUl cost of l.m,Ui;, according to statistics compiled by Highway Com uitsslouer Roy. i 1 5 aflaT" --r I BBB LH BbI Lumbermen Will Meet. Portland The Oregou branch of the West Cuant Dumber Manufactur ers' association has accepted the lu v llatlon of Ihe Vuhtngtou braltch lu hold Us J ut meeting Jointly with the lai'fi at Kvcrett. Wash., July it). James M. Sullivsn, United States Minister to Santo Domingo, who rs signsd aa a rssult 91 an Inveetlgatlon. I The stale Industrial accident com mission announced that W accldeula for the week etidlug July 'i'i. wera re ported to Ihe department. Mrs S. rreua Adams, aged 7 years. and lor more ihan half a ceutury resident of Douglas couuty, died at Koseburg after au Ulueaa ot a week. About 1&0 meiubera or the Oregou mnul uilliiiu lett Sunday aiorutug aboard tin UrIUbJ States crulsar Al bauy for 1& days uf theoretical war fare. One hive of bees, owned by Will Dennis, living three miles from Dallas. produced 4 pounds of honey, at tu secoud natherlug this aeason. valued at $675. Increase In school population with out an increase lu the tutereat of Ua school i uinl will cause the allotmwut per capita in the statu to ba smaller this year thau last. ' l