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XXII
ONTAjfiQ, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY
JANUARY 31, 1918.
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NO. 4
BID STEAL STOPPED
JUST BEFORE SALE
ATTEMPT TO OUT AWAY WITH
BAND OF WOO HHKKP 1H Al.
MONT HUCXICNNKI'h MKN
CM'HHK AT OMAHA.
PROPERTY WORTH $50,000
Hherlfr I-mr lo llrlng Rtrk Men in
Ileal INN) of 2.VMI SUM Miss-
ln(f Kept I'm few txivea
for Weeks.
MAN NAMFD MORTON III
worm ok AornDENV
A Baa dined Morton was killed
Monday above Brogan an Willow
creek when the oar 1i wa driving
loft the grade and overturned, pin
ning him beneath It. Ha wan accom
panied by a man named Vogt, ac
cording to advice received here, and
he, too, wax caught under the car but
not sertounly hurt. The body waa
brought to Ontario and whipped eait.
A daughter of the deceased camr to
Ontario to get the body.
In the Ranks.
FOOD VIOLATORS GET
WARNING FROM JUDGE
Because representative" of Clay ' shipment ol IJour From Juniurn
Mercantile . to F. Dupree
of Ontario Held up on order
From Portland.
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RLACKAHi NAMFD TO
LKAD THIRD CAMPAIO
J. R. Rlaekaby received word on
hl return Saturday from Portland
of hid appointment aa chairman for
Malheur county for the third Liberty
Loan drive and accompanying came
order to report at I'otland Tueaday
for the conference of dtate managers.
Mr Blackaby aald that he had no
knowledge what Oregon or Malbenr
would have to raise but that arrange
ments would he made no that there
would be a commute In try bank
ing section of the county.
VIVID PICTURES OF
TRENCH LIFE GIVEN
CANADIAN OFPH'KKH I ! OF
IMTRIOTIC MKKTINUH PFO-
Mal ODOTJI NOT UK IK.m
MODATKD IN TWO HALLS.
UNITY OF ACTION WAS URGED
ONTARIAN URGED TO
RUN FOR LEGISLATURE
Ool. MacMillan Ordered for Duty
After llaker Meeting Vale, Too,
Has Ureal Throng" Pa
triotism Aroused.
Robinnon A Co.. at South Omaha be
came suspicious when 1X00 odd he.id
of prime ewes bred to tamb In April
ilrrlvnl at t ho yards for Monday's '
market, the biggest sheep stealing at
tempt In the hlatory of this se Hon j , Ky ,pprw, of Ontario la the ron
falled At that it came wlthlt. an sijrnoe lo whom 40 socks of flur ship
ace of succeeding and had It done so ppa from juntum this week were not
the N-Rar-N l-and and Cattle com- delivered because Mr Ouprce had
pany. of which William Oesa Is the, fait lot to secure a permit from County
manager, would have loal 160.000 judge Mcknight for so large a nhlp-
The story of the broien attempt to ment. The flour Is at the warehouse
ntal an entire hand of sheep Is al- n Ontario and Mr. Dupree claims
most unbelievable, but that Is what D,at It waa ordered last March or
wad attempted The sheep under the Apr The Juntum Mercantile Co.
charge of Frank Pratt, were being , R(Id Mr Dupree will have an nppor
herded on the desert 50 m!loa South tunlty to explain to the food author
of Jordan Valley, and were driven itlee
than bW 28 sndsome time Judge (leorga McKnlght of Vale,
sUr. Imiii of them nppeured st Win- food administrator for the county
niMiiiii i .i. Nevada, when' under Hie told the Argus over the phone tonight
mini" r Q W Allen n num. suppo that he had ordered the flour held
Mik I'mtt or s confederal", at Ontario on sdvlces from Cortland
ordered curs to ship tliciu In fbl- thul the shipment had been madi'
They left Wlnnemuccii on He ulso declared ili.it the Junlui.i
Jauuu.v It. In seven double deck Mercantile compHiiy would be given
rare. , every npport unity lo explain, for he
On Monday u Wlnneniuci ii hank Intended to prosei ute every reported
received a wire from Clay Kohlnson violation or the rood regulations
seeking Insinuation concerning Al- "We want to know who the tralt
len. and thinking that Tom Allen of or are who are attempting to get
the llanley company was the msn In- around the government regulations."
quired Hbout advised that everything said Judge McKnlght "Wo will pros-
whs o K Later, as a matter of pre ecute ever case That goes fur the
caution futher Inquiries were made mall order houses who ship Into this
at Wlnn.murca nl II was found territory to the disadvantage of the HAHTFIt AMKNDMKNT PKHMIT- OKM.ON t.l It ANNOI Nl l Til A I
I'vli-niN of Horne P. J. (allaarher
Would Have Him Meek Nomina- ' patriotic, tin. sobered and
ii.. r... i.,.rr iifieae I determined crowd that left Dream
land and the Opera House last Hun
day evening after listening lo the ad
'dresses of Major .1 F Kdwsrds and
Captain K J. Oook of the Canadian
I army and Rruce Dennis, director of
The Atnerlcan House Manager la
today a member of the army that
Is fighting to ssve detiineraey In
the world. More than I1.noo.tai0
managers of American homes
have enlisted for the duration of
the war and pledged themselves In
support the righting men by the
wsy they buy. cisik snd serve food
Food will win the wsr, slid these
women will help lo win It Amer
ica must send food to Kuroie.
The smile" . anii..! hold "in If we
fall to send it. i 'ni certain foods
('pyrhtat by Lift I'uh Co.)
('arisar ut life sua Charles liana meson
ran be sMpfied ihose that pack
Ik ml fond rslue into the small
eel shipping Siace. I lies finals
are wheat, meat, fsfa, sugar. We
wiinol est them and send them
too We I'sunot est ttietn and
send ol hers We must send these
roods, Mini In order to do Ihst we
must eat other hauls ourselves.
The American House Manager
will see lo It Hull no fiaxl conies
Into her home I hat does not do lis
full duly under her management
In winning the win
Among the other results of the
saion of the District Court at Vale
this week Is the starting of political
booms which have been dormant for
sonic time
Among the first uuesllons discuss
ed was the iiiichIIoii of representa
tive anil u until little hnom waa
stsrted for Attorney IV J. (Isllsgher
of tills city.
The Argus whs not able lo get a
definite statement from Mr tlalla-
FIRST STEP TAKEN RECEIPTS OF SECOND
TOWARD NEW SYSTEM SHOW TO RED CROSS
the Rtste Council of Dofonse
There wore hundreds who could
not gsln rdmlsslnn. for owing to the
ifact that Col MacMlllan hsd been or
idered for duly following the Raker
, meeting, and also because the of-
flwra were worn out and could not
speak more than four times In one
rlav no uililreases were delivered st
gher, hut II Is understood thai lie Is .
llie odd Fellows hull However.
Ill a reiepthe inooil. and would make ..
iii,i len.i.oip, wi . mii.i ,, i.ii- .-
crowd, tlio dlsappo'nted. excused the
i,ff lorn
VI.. i ... ii i...- i ii i .....
"I. tllRIM-l IS W'l, SIIMWM I. Ill
out t In- district He has h,., I in the
state for I he lour of
II being In .lunlur.i and llirci
In Onlar.o Sim I hi-, urrlnil k
lias been active In cUll life, hehiK
President of Hie Commercial club and i
a member of the hoard of directors o!
1 1 he rsce for I In
'Hon
i -mi i.l i. .in uomltia-1
that Tom Allen had not been there local merchants who are obeying uie
for some Hme and could not have regulations I understand Hint some
shipped the sheep In the mean- shipments of flour haw come from
time representatives of the N-ller-N Idaho. We will trace these ship
outfit had become suspicious of the nients and Inform Food Admlnls
long absence of Pratt, the herder, and trslor lllrknell of Idaho, who can
Charl.s Brown, camp lender, and handle the men who make the shlp
aaked Deputy Hherirf Munford at ments while we go after those who
Jordan Valley to hit the trail. This receive them."
Mr Munford did on Hunday after-, ""
noon and b) Monday morning had.
sufficient Information to Indicate
that the sheep had been driven off
the desert
He com in unlisted his Information
lo Mr. (ieas, who sine Inuuedluteli
to Ontario and here received the ad
vices transmitted between Clay Hob
Inson and the Wlnnemucca hank
The rase was placed before District
Attorney l( W. 8wagler. who Imme
diately got into communication with
Hherlff Mike Clark of Omaha and had
the sale -topped al noon, just as a
deal was pending for them
The Omaha sheriff arrested Allen,
who Is believed lo he Pratt, and later
took into custody a man who gave
Hie name of Jackson, hut whom the
MM. INIKKAMK OF IMH III
rllNKMM (AHItlFM HV VOTK
OF i.o TO ia.
IT WILL Pit FOR r Ml s-l s
OF NFtiiNH PF.KPOKMANIF.
AND DONATF II Ki 'FIPTN.
PRACTICALLY NO OPPOSITION DARK CLOUDS ARE TUNNY
the ralr, and an energetic supporter
of all public activities during these
years.
As yet no other candidate has been
meulloneil und It Is understood that
C M. i i.iini.ili. present representative
will mil enter llie lists If Malheur hss
any other candidate. Neither has
there lasen any announcements from
Harney couuty, where his friends ie
dare Mr Osllsgher's candidacy will
he well reeelved, due to his extensile
acquaintance gained thru hi ,. sj
dence In Juuliira and his practice in
larney ,
I Continued on I'age l
KINGMAN KOLONV NAN
MAKES FIRST SWEATER
li-i.- of -mi. .ml Mnlina to He Net al
Kegalar K.s.sii.n of nusi il Next
M..H.I..1 Wlen lletums
are I'aat,
Sliiglu'g of Circle as Well as of Holo-
Isls s (iihmI lokes miv omig
xiid Hie Cwiwils KiiJoi
Hare Treat I lo iu.ni
NO. 19 HELD UP AT
WEISER, SAYS REPORT
More Wool leu Arrives and Two
liiniients of Knitted liissl e.
I orMdrtl Mm. 'nrknim
Make. Hesortl
This Is knitters' week at Hn Ited
Cross rooms. AHer sending forward
,i -lilpiucnt lust Saturday Mrs. Jos
iithorliles here lnliee to be Rowen. dcholas, superintondent of knitting,,
Oe, . left Tuesday for Omaha and on had so many pieces turned In during (
Sheriff Men BrOWH and tl. week Hiat iinnther M box went
IMl II ' IB ll
Msrshal II i
the men back
si run il
Kor several days
been made to locale
kesjaj iiui wiilnnii avail
.Hie sheep are lonated
Fanner left to bring . forward today
exudiiloii having beei I in- box shipped today cotilalne
die firal pieces of knitted work per-
an effort has formed by a man member of the
the other 600 Chapter, and every worker about the
Kven if all room Is proud of the fad that al last
the N BarN the chapter haa one man who can
- a .!. '!. .. ... a a a S flu. r al BaW I I I PI I V
..ii, , Im I,..,, ,,sr for llie sneeo snii nm mu -..- -.
Ill have lo be alurned to this secof Kingman Koli.ny. and Mrs. aio-1
Inn or sold at a big lose at Omaha !l.afferly did not am mm one dh i
should he added tnat oie sweater was
'OLD FAUJi TO CHILL nude
xRIMIH MIK HILVKK IM He Woiiiae U Five KaMters.
In .pi,, of the cold, raw wind, Just to show how interest in ...e.
hat blew on Wednesday Hie Woman's . kn.lllng is manifested Mrs I. llelle
lub ansa. T- for the henef Ii of. Lee secured sufficient yarn from
he student aid fund Kiven 1 theihe slilpmenl which Just srrlved to
MM at Mrs S D Dortuau was sstart IDe women knitting n
Isllncl sin cess and measured Up to , woniun are to knit socks A growmi;
i-a. " its fr' iIi.t of women hsve been out of
1. ...... . 1 UUIIR, iit-iiiiih e-s w .... -
he fund
II) a vole of I7 to II the aim lid . Judging by the best Misslble in
ment tn the City Charter permitting ter.on tin wa iln- crowd Isuglieii
In. Council lo issue bonds to a sum 1 he Oregon Club's .,-, oml .uinus!
ei 1111 1 to "Hi per cent of the sluation iniiisl rel show was a decided sue
carried, ut the election Wednesday Rut that is not tin I' measiii.
There waa practically uo opposition r the slxe of the crowds present Is
und this combined willi Ihr fad that another View.. I from that .in ti
ll was Hie first cold dsy of lite year likewise II worn over with .1 whoop
made (he inte lighter than M should They had to turn people away ai
have been. Dreamland Tuesday i-wiiiiik Ttioea
The result of the election will he who did go laughed themselves sick
...ma .1 hv Ihc City Council al its al the antics of the erne Tri.i ,11.. I
meeting Moiid'iy evening uud at that Uat end nun K I. Sliwarl was the
1 in.- lie date of Hie second elertloa interlo. uto.
to i ote the ImiiiiU will be eel. . Ammg the individual song hits'
fact that the city Is lo issue were Hi..-.- 1..1..I h the old lime l.i
as been known lo lion. I hank vnrttm. J ti H111II h Hers, hel lln.io
., ers slid slready Mayor W. F lloiuan A V Middle and A Von lleadoii
has re, :,.., I iniUirivs on llie mailer
On of Two FollMwera of Jesse .lames
t'apluirsl tHIier l.s, MMrs
von. mil s., o,..l I nkaoMll
I 011. si Action 1 .. I
tior Mini In had linpres
n it iiken the audience on a tour
1 h r u lh" trenches and had recounted
.1 I- Herman slri.cUIss, Captain
(look told stories of II e fighting He
declared that "killing of Hermans '.
the one bright side of :he war. for by
.1 uline the war can be won.
Hi also ssl dllisl the no 11 In the
1 nnl"s i'o not get s blood lust, but
shortly after coming from first line
lienches write sentimental letters
home and seldom tell of Hie actual
flglrlng
llolh speakrs declared that with
Hie American army nav. being pre
pined, In Hie field. Ihe wsr will be
fin lain il by tiermsny's defeat on tier
in. 111 lerrltoy "Il will be the men
with the hsyonels Hist will win lh
wsr.'' said Capt Oook. "for the Hun
dues mil like cold steel."
Major Kdwsrds psid a high iril.ui.
In Ihe soldiers or Ihe West when he
declared "The I'ai Iflr Coast devel
opes Ihe same lass of men on hill.
s'.des of Hie line snd the spirit pre
vslls In Washington. Oregon and Cal
ifornia as II does In llnllsh Columbia,
and we expeel slid know Hist the
deeds of valor and lighting ahlllti
shown by the men of Canada will !
repealed by the men of America
llolh men told of horrible Herman
Molatloiis of all laws of humanity,
whbh they themselves lis. I witnessed
S'lullar success wa
also sccoid.-d
and offers will undoubtedly be forth .
ismilsg wbeu Hie bunds are issued.
(Colli III ue.l n Page Sim I
Red Cross Cioen Real Lift
The directors of the Ontario Cuaplr tied Croaa were materially
'
i
varn for some time and are securlnn
. ' ., s. J sr wora
I enough to sian wora hiii .-.-o
i women secured about 4U per cent of
Threw Ontario
cliearei'. by the following letter receiMit Monday
iinisno. Oregon. January -Slh. 11H Mrs R M tirelg, He.1.0
sry l.iesl ( lispler American Ited ro'S. Dear Madsui . Please find
en. losed the sum nffte.M In OwffNMf '" ! akaan ' buy maierial
so thai the II I Women of Ontario may keep working for tin cause
of Kreedom
The writer has brothers In H.e urmy, and others thai will go. aud
Hie work that you good Women '"' doing may be of great benefit
to them, and again if you Uood Women are wllllg to do the work . 11 is
ertalnly up lo ns men to get the'matereials so you can keep st
of
IK1 Mini Fl. HAS I IN
Mill TAti iTTACHFDUhe last shipment
I'he school children of Ontario I woman have made good rerords
aged u tag day Wednesday wheullate aa kultters. asesuauies wo,,..-.
be yatlached a Have a Shovel of Wells snd !ltik. They have msfls
li pairs of socks aacti ana one !.
made nine sweaters
Make Imm t ossprrssss per Week
At tbe turgtoal dreaalng tables
'oml" tag to every shovel la town,
Moing their part In the naCoual 1 am-
I pa IK n 'Hie tags were distributed in
I all the rooms aud found their Dlac.es
Iln abort ordar Both nova and a-lrts Mrs A L Cockrum holds ihe record
ft pat in the campaign ! with ! h" ""k " ui1
Vours very Truly,
s One of the Men that haa not sharked
4 llie directors meet Monday evening to tea Hie problem or cnir
ing II ntll to keep tbe wouieu working rnr Hie next three inniittis,
and when Hits letter waa read aud Hie money seen, they were en-
ouaraged In the hope Hist, no dnah 1 when they knew what Is ueeilcl
ihe men and women of Ontario will solve His problem It was
determined to support s flaaac.e committee of five, the committee
will be announced later At the reijuesi of Mrs. at. M Orelg. II '
Boyep and Prank Hader were named to aoalst in Hie puchaae of (he
4 supplies
. .
According to reports received her. .
No IU which passed thru Onlartor at
7P5. was held up al W riser hv two
mssked haiidils One of Ihe would ''"' ''" (irsl-haiid knowledge of. ,
he followers of J,., iaines Is said " Wler Hie War."
to lull- been captured The other es. llolh speakers urged Hoi all pa-
raped wllli w list swag they were shU'trii.ts unite lo oli-erve the foo.l r. gu
'" "''lire latlons and every oiler nie.isui. to.
The details of the crime haw mn -,i.-,i I,, 1 . . - oM-rii n.ii, 1 I'hei
ben learned uellher is Ibere Inti.r urged that there he n liMc.l di-
matlon as to the amount of I ssHJM until the n iy ol mankind
l.iken one report hud It ItUU th . .Ished 1 apt Hook d. dared
thai, "sfter the Wsr" the ni-w.r
id vn In any proposal made In the
silled rnjajajlrt-aj Kn n when a
'I'.. nihil a-ks a I'nio 1 ulrl to go o.
a walk she dci lares ,fi,.r Hie wsr
In li.Hoiliicli.r !. Ill uce
Dennl .1-1 hire. I if,.' OrgojOl I" not
I Mnr up, g 11 should to Hie fiaol
and other wsr regulal'oi. and that
It was lo awaken In Hi. , . arts sun
minds ,,r H,c peaajs the uaoaaajlty of
greater service thM Hi. sisle Council
of Defense soiikI'I to l,,g 1 1. ,
ro the si
I M Met nil'., h i. - ,,.. at Ht,
me.-liug H 11,,. (,,, (use and C
Mctkmaslll prealdat al liresmlsnil
atsjaU wag i,i,i,i.,,-,i ,,v (ih (,
he Wellli lr...
passengers were held up. Ibis, hnw
ever, was later declared to hi. In. or
reel
MAJ. 1 mi 1 mi-, tins w 11 xf
HI si:n nit soi im it mil
In his address ut Dreaniland
Major K II K dwards urged
thoee who In lp their soldier
Ohnvs to do the following five
things
I Write him a letter, write
mIIi n II, 1 Is II more than
any tiling else, lo keep him from
getting Iniines'ck
.' N. l send him socks, ajid
then more socks Knit sin ks
long enough so they will go hot Kur,' ,,r.(
Hie calf or the leg at"! knit them
tight al the lop so Hiev w III
stay up, sod ht com far lable
3. Semi hlui short tallow or
wit candles He can use them In
the diigouu In read und write
by
: 4 Bend him Inse. t powder
: He will liee'l ll in spite (,t pre
' cautions
fi Mend cakes of sweet 1 hocn
4 late It will Hde him i.ver an
emergency
estrs
and He. m
ireal 1 rowils Vato.
Al Vale In the sflerm.,,,, grunt
crowds beard Hie speakers A p.
"al I ruin ran fms, , . .
. .- nr s 111! Ii llti
. uteris inn,,, HM m ,,
VI i 'lien.
4 on Iheir return from Vale si t
rj"'ro,k H.e lsiliiir officers were
gusls of Ihe Coiinli 1 oiiri.il ,.f He
-use at a dinner given at Fifi
MIsshs Kern and Msi .
came up from Nampa dunday to
tp.inl the day nllh ttelr parents Mi
and Mr Chkrlrs Athertou