Stye (thtfwci &r0tt XXII ONTAjfiQ, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY JANUARY 31, 1918. i p . 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. 'sslw. MmH i Bali n3 ''tii saMaoiwawjaaf wT H a ill il 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