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tttot0 vi 11 vol,. .i ONTAKlo. MALHEUR COUNTY, OHKfl ON, THURSDAY, MAIMII Iff, 1917. No. in. &?glt0. ;i v "vr B MOVE LIGHT POLES TO SPARE SHADE TREES COUNCIL ;TH ON I'KTITION IIU TlTi;n n ,i amis LAGKBI AtiU OVUM AT HPKCIAI. MKKTINH MllVim SK.H I LASHING OF TREES RESfNTED "it i.-.- Ik Instructed i.. Cn- omtjI- will. Count) iiml 'olll liter -rial i lull on Komi Improvement Tho Idaho I'iiwit company will he nakisl by llii' Illy OMMtl to xiilull) i In' hipping off of branches from shade trees li II. in mi iluil hus boon erecting tin- io.' lines for Mm now lighting system 'I In nil MM ill. at ii spo. Itil meeting held ntomt.iy evening ilil'TiniMi'i! on this iirtlnii The in lift I ii k whm i iiIIimI for I ho pur pone of nil Inn upon u petition i in u laled by Jam. ... , ., ami other. ' asking Hint thii light polos In thai unction of I be illy South of Wyoming avenue iiml Went of lllrlmnl -on street In' placed IS feet from tin curb. Two objnctH arc nought to in secured by HiIh procedure, llrMt tin' parkway outside lh sidewalks will not bn cut up. wml. It will not be m unary to niutllnti- the brunch. o hIiiuIi' tree Tim pi'llllnii ni grain ml iiml l In- mi .1 v 1 hangs III It Hull gf thi pnb'H Hill bo ordered To Inipmvc llrhlge Itoitil. TIM 1 1 111 ml I al M Off1 n ! tho street 1 'onitiiliii I- 111 in operate with the County 1 onitnliihiiii r . ami Hn- pi clal commit In t onuiiorclnl 'lull in ilii-lr iiiiirt to improve tM highway to tin- S.ikr river in til. county court 'I- read) 'o h-l the con trad for Its share ttlM work 11ml I bn council determined that It would hn advantageous lo the city to inaki arranienients with Hie contractor to slirfioe tlie ro'nl Al'hlli the cltv llln Ita at Hie same tin.. The coiiin il would like to have tho work done at tho earliest possible 111 ent. PLEASING SERVICE MARKS INSTALLATION Iteligiou Is I hanging lbs laics Heak- or (lev Mason of Mountain Hays Pastor Musi Pull but I pie Musi Piib. That Iheie U a w iilr iri-iul Inter est in institutional religion ill On tario was MOW! by the large MMTt gallon In the alien I un ' at the In Htallalion ol tlie l(ev llerhiil I', slnn tioiiiil churi''i MM 1 Bund) evi 1, TM Hoard nl Tl I BOd made loom for 1111 unusually largo crowd by 1 curing udditioii.il miiii, anil II nlargeil .par ily Was lieeili.l IdlBI iiftiier. tin' itev siiiitoii Bi Motor ni tM Klrat CoiiBregatioiial 1 linn h of lhu ae wboae preaenco wus prevontod the latenoaa of a train, tho program wa carried out as announceil Tlie MTTWe begun with a piuno v oliiutai ) by Miss l.uella Callln, following this Ihe prealdlng offlcor llev Bullous, inude a formal statement of the pur- pose of the aascntbly It wa. he aald, for the conference 10 recognise tbe action of Ontario church In the .ailing of a pastor and to impress the two parties to this new contract, the people and the pastor, with the grout neaa of their responsibilities ami Hie joy of their oppoitiinii 1. The special music for the occasion was a solo by Mrs JueiUisli, an an- them by the church quartette and a vocal aolo by Mr. Wood, attending as a lay delegate from tho Weiser chureli Tlie Scripture reading was I.v Mrs lilack lay delegate from Hie Congregational church at Ilreuno. Idaho "Change and the t'nehange able" was the. .subject of IM Instal lation sermon delivered by tlie Itev Walter II Ashley of Wei . ir Ha puke of tlie uuiv.-i-al and comtlaut change in all human affairs "Wa am hen.'' ho aald "to recngiii.-e , iiaiige in the , (Coiitiiiued mi Page Tbi mi:i;ic ship in i BOAT lt TOM WITIHH T WAIIMMi Tin' ktaktai of tM A mar lean freighter Algonquin without warning whh, with tho return of Ambassador James V. 00 nril. Iho only feature ol nut HtRiidlng imporliinci' In MM I Hon with the difference between tho I'nlteil State 11 nil (Icrnmny. Ambassador Oerard ha not given out a detailed Htntement In connection with what tran plri'd during the in hi weeks lie wan In (Icrnmny and probably will not do do until after he Iiiik consulted President WIIhoii. whoo Illness prevented a -on ferenoo on the Ambassador's arrival Member of (lerard's party declare Hint tho food Hit nation for lit k MB 'II. 'Mill. I lilTlliailH la aerloils. while the men mil inrled with Hie army and the la all right : HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TO COOK BIG DINNER Vooilul I unci Ion lo lie II. hi s.iiunliiy fnuo .-Villi mull M -.'Mi lib kin In lie the Piece do ItrsMam lleneM of O) miiiisliiin. iiid tirow Kat,'' Is Hie slogan being u-.i .1 to .nlviitl-e tin Annual High Si himl tnui linn for the I of the permanent gymnasium fund wlilcl, this year is to Ink- tM -liap. , , ,.,, of a lug elm ken dinner Phe dinm-i Is Ul M served la tM Minn. I. llll. Illlg. next to Ktter s Saturday fn.ni I hi to 8:30. Tho slogan, however, in not (In only element M alliiui himl (intiiri ana to (be dinner, for Hie UMM me, 11 MfOmi I'"' Pblk that tliere wlll bo, "dainty tables, dainty meals, dainty u to serve H10 big- goat. In 1 urn ' dellcloua dinner you ever ate ' All thin will bo pur chaaed for Ju-t lour hits. The girls Of the ibiiiie.lh' M'b In di'pul Ilin nl. under M dirirtloll of Miss l.eniia li.uli'l nl thai il.'p.irlnieiit, I In all llii' gills ol Hie school al,- pripailiig lb,- nil. ilii, 11. it Ho; . ides and 1 lor a ftiuc Hon Hull Ihe patrons will remember TM 'llri'llleilt chlikell will hit Hill .mi', anil with it will gO ! l"' trimming, ami the Miniles Of prettv vv an re si':. The girl'- al-o re Hi. it the public will admit Hull their mothers have no moiiiipo- (Cotnlnuod on i'iige Kight.) OFFICIALS OF VALE HAVE TO STAND SUIT .liulge MaBBJB Ovei-iules Ib-ioiineis ul I 111111I v s.al 1MB nils in Mill of Mis. Wis t . V loess llljlll I' ll, e III- Over-rullllg Hie demurrer ut . v Mayor (joo K Davis and Hie city 'uuucil ol iile. Judge Halton Uigg Of Hie District Couri this week held that with II. W Mulkcy, they might bo sued by Mrs V N 1 avlness for Injuries alleged to have been sus- talned by a tall on the sidewalk be tore Mr. Mulkoy'a property The case la arousing a gn.it -I...I of Interest In Malheur .ouuiv legal elrelaa slBM nearly every aitornev iu the county is employed by the va r'"us Ml hMMll - vvlui,. By 11 iirooke ' aMTM Of tM case for IM plain- tiff. I In- ulln Lsll Ol tM various ciiy gov- arDBJIMtl ar.- ajap inieresi.il lor if the contention of tin- plaintiff. 1 tuihed it will establish a precedeni in tliis OOUBty that will cauae a tighten- Ing uf ths enforcement of sidewalk militia: III his decision over ruling the de- niurrer of the ciiy offlciaU which li Bl iMgth a studv ol tlie entiie .use the Judge sustains the iliinun.r ol the clt) of Vale upholding the ciuu e of Its charter which aXOfltpta ths from damagei In easas ol injury SCARCITY OF HAY BECOMES SERIOUS MHKKPMBN HOW WII,I,11 TO P.U ALMOST A NV PIIK K I III wisiHM. 0HOTMJ0MT1M I'KII COI, I) I I III 1: FLOCKS MUST BE MOVED SOON May It in l..-r- with Son.il Klooh He lug Kogerlv Sought Men Who Iluil I alee -.In. I,-- I .m.I. lug for Mom. Sheep and cattle men ahinit (in tin In are at hint feeling the shortage of .lay. The precious alfalfa In fun! vanishing and xtocktiieii are beglun 111 v to figure on innvini' I heir animals in h" ranges and I. cling grain. I'iU .,l!v at this season the green griii N Htipplylng nourishment for the alioep and initio. Many of the lurge Hlieepmen who purchased great nuiintltlen of hay ItiHf fall and MtlSMSd that Hnw would havi abiiti I iim. (Of the wlndr are willing to pay any price for hay. It Ih ci.tluiated that Hie continued rnhl uiiiihi'i ami MOW ban necoaaltat ed feeding 2' per cent more hay than UHtial. This with the ili'inanil maile for hay In I In- ll.ik'-i ii 11 I 1 .1 11 .111 1 ll reghiiiN iiml ntlier nut:. hie points lias 1rv.1l wllb tl I'liiirlaiiitneiil which 10 take up ill iho urplu In this Bjrroa Tvraot m4 i' RtddU h.m- ..itliili illgiil. while II I, I'elerwiU, liar Several large baud' Of -beep which I 1 Bt v .nnl Miirti I .inner ar.- .-n M0 MM M .t of Ontario In Ida " wl" '",v" '" '"' "'"','1 nub 1 red in iii' 01 .... , men. will Iiae to M D I un- , , , ,,..,.,,,., , , u,.,, f tlie lint that the scareltv hie. 111 Ih Idsi of the lauiliing season bus ailded to tin' dlllli llll les of the sliei pun ii, o Hint pice lat prollls are endangered and they are having soinelliliig else to think alioul than BO IM ale to np.ud tlielr dlvl- dends. WITH H. C. OF L. OP pnrc DPIIMK FINFQ UULO UflUllll I lllLO Ilel-eil s,,,,,,,,,. hi, 1-,-asc Hie Im.' Oil Olll I aslilnlieil JMB ISO IM'. ililes .lllilge I'. M. Slcal'lls. irst offender to bo m tod In Ontario tlyco tM BOO Mate slalute 1 nv.'i nig Ihe l!lhll truth, in li.iior found that the i.i 1 01 living Is not tv tiling thai I. I'.niiu- i.i iiavs wTien I'reii a under wh rial ii- Idaho, M 1 upi t.ihunilaiii t old fgyghlOOOd rOd "ii 1 1 la moi nlni ba urabol Bill AIIimiii ami tool lo I In- "cooler" for rest a ml rofl ii I'n. lay in. .linn, the authorities I endeavored in loam where Hitnder ii.-. I Ills jug producer Ml could not hake Ills orig inal si ateinetit that he brought it from Halley, and il" hud lell that city ihe Sunday pi. vi ous Mii-r a mild evhlhlll.in 01 tin- third daftrM IM oasoora daotdod o. pass up Hie iuesllou of local supply, 'iho the bottle had a familiar ap pearance and tried tiupder 011 a plain charge of drunk before Police Judge ( M Stearns After viewing the case the Judge threw Hie book ut ('under wlili a assessment at tained After grumbling about Hie' riae in prices for Jags (i under paid Hie assessment. LIBRARY BOOKS HERE FOR BIG BOOK SOCIAL 'I'll.- houks for 1 lie hunk social lo be , given liv Ihe wuliieu ul the Wulli.llf.s 1I11I1 arrived this week ami will I, put on sale Saturday at W W l. t sou's jewelry ttOTO The date of the social al wliieli ih. . i ks will lie u.llnl. - lull cards has nut been set but will be named in the near future ThU loclal Is ths nn1111.1i haosfll for the library by ihe club and Ita lUCOass in the past has, in 11 large measure, madi posslbls tho growth la the number of books on tM library iholt PEP MEETINC OF C. C. BILLED FOR MONDAY MISKtl, i:TMtTlMKNT Uli HMOMT TALKS TO M KKA- TCTUM wiiii.k k.vkuvom; MAY AIR VIKUH. TO START MEMBERSHIP RALLY Wolaenviirst s nrs anil (MM to liol.ue Hie Mpinhrrt with Vm i-.nn fiingnr llig frouil Is Uanttsl !! Tliere. If you IniNo any Ideas on what 1 he I'Mitlo Ciiiiinieriliil 1 luh lion ill n-1 di-iivor to do for the city during tin' lomlng year the proper thing to da In utti'iul the bun tir meeting ,lnnil.i lining and KjTi nb m tkOM Mill The mooting Ik lo he a good fellow rally of members and those who UV mil members but who, its iltl.ens should Ii enntii'i tn.l III. the 1 lull No r.irmal prog rim 1 has hi 11 ranged. The meeting In not going In 1 ut fat ami dried, but one . . 1 tltoae apontancoii. exhibition, froe-for-ullgo-ii' Mm pi '.is cut In 1 in k with llli- ni lUtlltod hi hi' hut welnervMirst .mil coffee route mixed llBMrllll tM A ' "f ",lks ilven, but the pun .... clpul tiling will he tl,. n ol tOt illl.l ntlh.'ilu Miirillld it Is in till . pha t in Mir 1111 'Illlg that everyone may take a baud Tin n ,. plfloers of tho club am xpoetlni a rowd to lie present at 11 M. E. NEWTON TAKES NEW LOCATION SOON - "s,,,u , IngsUIIIC eotra I... Iluilil- I- liess BOM llwlllg lo llll is-a-eil Pll.es. l I Newton who lor Ihe pasi five years has op. i.it.d t.n oBl) H 1 -inie in Balhani l III led In ll:n. e the lUllll 'S o, Ills Store til Ihe Hew loiiltloll III Ihe Wilson building opposite tba pool olliee on BradS) Mr NewtOS will be doing bu S BOB loOStlOB "Ob tag in ti.. laeroa dni ooal m . Mr New tun 1 "I Inn a de. ble.l iu . toek vv li tell I ' in. Ihe ami Wl 1 I Intended opening, bora in Ontsrlo Hlght now I ruiilil mil pun for all ' in. 1 continue to give ''" BBTVlM I utm to give the p., um, "i 1 h. 1 ini.n ,,, i,,,. hi n.,. ami to . alter Ihe purchases would necei itate .. cur a Union) suuievv h "Tlie guilds (hat are b.-ini.: rOMlVOd iinw were pun h 11 in hut anil tail lielure the greal rii-es and a ihev ale alliviln; now It will be SO -Hit.- to still loaiiilaiii 1111 exclusive slioe store liere at opular pi ices Tins MOld not have been done wnh ihe""'1 '" V'B1 slOCk divided lielween Onlailn. I'av 1 tie and Wslssr " OF SCHOOL DISCUSSED Ontario was the Bscm tor lha Bun day School workers of a.Mlheur loiiii ty oil Ttlesilav anil Weillli-ila v Phi .. ol Hie annual convention Id at M BOpUBt chilli I. .Hid were largely stteodod b) interested uudiences The principal addresses were 1 iv.'i-eii bv workers from Ontario, Vala and fijraaa. hoi lha cobvmUoo llatoa I to many bslpfol talks b) Dr. (TiaHes A I'hipps 01 ;.,ii!,n,,l . - folios ing i - the oomph is pi u gram of tM convention : I I lllllllll, .1 I. V I NTRIKK tl ItHI ItoAlt Ml N l.l I llltl I I While the Unlttd State Su preme Court still has Mtort it the AdaniHon railroad wage law for adjudication, pending which the leader IiikI winter agreed not to strike, a mw action was Marled thin week by the officials of tho Four railroad brother hoods. According to the latest advice tho men will walk out mi Saturday, under the de mands which were given the railroad managers today are i nimplled wllb. Leaders of tho railroad offici al declare they will not meet tho demand so it appear tho tet will be made President Wilson has Ititlmatisl that lie will eniliiivnr to secure a settle ntent, w bile a tiilinhir nl the leaders of the men .leclare that Hie) have ris'elveil the apprii il of tin- men lor Iheir pro : at linn The moilirieil ilematids of the iinti. .i.iordlng to W 0. Iee, of the brotherliood of railroad trainmen, call for a basic eight hour ilii- wllb prorata for over time Tills insubhtanre Is what the AdaiiiHoii bill would have glv ii the men. SENIOR CLASS WILL PRESENT TWO PLAYS M1e11 g Mans Single" l the Tllle of I list Pbiv lo be 1. Iveo l. lay M11c.l1 a:t al liis-aiolaiol h'-i 0 '.' lli.it one il. iv would mil glv opportunity mi naif Hie mini her the BMlorO Of Ihe High School will give two class plays tills year TM IM of Hose. 'When a Man's Singh. win be given a week from frlilav al 1 11 i-.i iii l.iml The play la a rural MMfJ MaBOd wlibh tin 111, li.'s a nutulier of i-xeit illg situations mid vv II h Us clever ill Il un ad. -iiu. lie vehicle lor tin class uctor p!a ..iit.rs ainuml tin 1.. 1 tui 1 Ihe Hint mil llrlscoe farallle I ..in I New ,,,k ... 1. IV I. ,lk Willi r bona at New Port '1'in lion front IM mr to ga New Port .111.1 the inlv up over the .nnl- ..I 1 ..- S 1 1 v .. IdO I .Hid In I chariitliiK daughter are aiuu The cted for ihe pli been working haul under Hu ll Supl BsllS) ami Ml - llunl ill the Knglish iloparimeut an. I Hie lim 1 Continued on gilt FILES BIG MORTGAGE I'clllialu lug ul nllipli I. li, . n .11 lie. ..I.I III lies. I Ding I' .vv. 1 Plu pel In ..,- I'l.n .1 - ... In 0 I UMM" I lis SIMM). Mil '.un ing all p'lv.i 1 1 s, 1. i, 11, ,1, franchises and oilier properties was tiled for re v itm ! 1 . I.v i'i l.l.i Im Power 1 oinpauv TM -a no- dm 11 in. -til was nle.l in all ol tin- nluetiii. niunlles in w hn li the lompai.v op in Idaho umi oi'.-gui, I lie prop. -I 11. ,,,v,i.,l liv H,e iiiuiigag. i-ilni.l I ..iii ilia, kliiut an. I I'uialellu 011 the 1 infwshi'iljjjinilvi POMfllo to Oxliow mi the Snake Hh er in eastern Oregon, and Ineluil franihi.ses anil i..,i 1 i.,t. ,1, m. 1 Hally ov. ry iilv. tiivvn in vill,,,. suulli central ,,n.l sou III western I1I.1 ho and easlern OrsgOfl Tha Blllll fOM lll BggrSgalO over l .llillln ,,; wlncii Mulneui i I I he con -ei vali'..- I,.,- Upon which Ihe 1 -1 i Dancing ha be. -n dun.- n sppareni from i he in uv isiuii uf i i tgsgi liicli permil the cunipaiiv ' I time onh 4, ,uu nun ,,i un propel Has t hal ars tormei ! iu lion. I i '.. gggi . .'inn iiii.i Tlie nllii.l:. of tl B euiiipaiiv rep, ut 1 1 following i , ,1,111 .1. li Ul, I. . . .i . , I CITY'S SANITATION AT INNTOItS II. II. VIHTM, MV. . WEKHK liKAO Hist 1 ssion 1 AT IIINNKKI.IV i: IT COW OltKOATIONAI. III III : WATER PROBLEM CONSIDERED .1 llllplnii III. Ill Ol t I .. I I11M Ra Dis'ioisl llett.-r than Walling i.is-hI Industrial IUmiiii I ommlp too to Make ln esllgMthni ih. it it 1 . 1 1. 1 tn put mm real offort Into bettering the living condi tion of the ciu of Ontario than to be constantly looking for some great hiniin frniii the nutio ayaj tin' key note of the MM prandial talks at the Initial dinner of II luh I hi. h mui at lb. 1 M liiitlonal cburcli Wednes day evening. i iiillowliii; mi .xieii.iii dinner nerved by Hie u n of the church, Kei Herbert Mvlnxaton a tempora- ry chairman, and W II DoollttlO ar temporary se, rotary took rlnuga of III " 11 H Whiinoy, elly health olllcer was the llr.i .peak er Itilrodui , Sniilliillon In Its broad meaning It notlilng more thm IMMllMM aald Hr Wbli m . Tl,., altaltiment of a ..Hillary conditio 1 mure Mr ln lhaii good hn linos li paya in dollar and MOtO, M vvell ., mi the pmlectloii nf health Tint. niiieli use or having I n day If tM pOOCM finlth. . ,aya nl Hie year In rilling !,,i, and alleys dlriv "NOV It must be nn1l.r1.1n, I iht Hie unsaiili.it V inlnlltlnli tl hi eg. 1st ate mil din- 1., tM MtlM Ol the majority I I tM peopl. . ,,1 M,elr gurliagO but the five per cent who do not, cause Ihe trouble V'e have a salutary prnhlem due lO 1 M Irrlg.n MM dii. MM I In. li -. catch all mmtiier of h It h An etv auiliuiliou of them would, im .loulif 11 otiilniie.l 011 I'age Kig,i 1 ONTARIO AUTO CO TO INCREASE ITS PLANT I h.llU - "I U. s, ..,,, (,, 1 Iii. I.- . vv ol. anlliig plant New .isti 1 Me, bmib llto I 1.. M for tl. I nit-. .ml imp!' l iol. t .. 1:. . , II. I ' ;i -mi iu. foi a. 1 v ti.e distributors la this - lira, I'.lll illg Will be tM lillllp IIIV p , tv '11,1 - end ul to- Inisines- , , groBrn so in tho post two years UuM Manager DuP'ord lias datsrrslaad It i.i.,. tin, dspui inn ut in chai ' of 1 ma-tor nu-rl ami- .1 ml thi SfBM Bf- .in.-, I li ,i,: ., 1 nhuul Mr BOfffl urriv.il In Ontario M.iiul.iv ..n- 11,, a hand ropa'1 "It 1 our pull, v iii ha p ,,i, Mr u , ,o not hollava 111 me-.- l" Ip iiii.l thai illh- . 1 1 . 1 .. lUtuluohlle ue-- ustloil 11111. ami i- paid on that ha Will vi ,.i ol egperloni snie COII lhal we will 1 for, proinptl) . all tba med ol lutomobll. Mil. Have I l I Ih.l i lb in, li. I I I will. T V I liuina - .un, iii charge, 1 1 ul i ii., r III 111 , I 1