".,K tism. xxn ONTARIO, MALHEUR OOUNTT, OREGON, THURSDAY MARCH 14, 1918. NO.l' MATERIAL SCARCITY CAUSES SHUTDOWN rilDCE AND A CIGARETTE MAKE HIT WITH SOLMUt LIBERTY LOAN MEN STIRRED BY SPEAKERS FIRST CHAUTAUQUA IS 50-50 ON WHFJT FLOUR IS MWi COMPANY IS t THE RULE FOR OREGON NOW nr.nv ta cm nm THOROLY SUCCESSFUL nuwi IU OLLL UUI W)t Hod Croea Rooms Open Now Rat Twice Each Week Appeal Madr for Ton of Clothing; for Re fugees Cm Yon Help? Owing to the scarcity of material the Red Cross roome are open now.0 now , jfOU uks government oon- but twice each week Tuesday anl Thursday. Ontario la not alone in thla for Portland, Spokane, nolae and other cltlea have ben closed for lomo time, completely. The bis work that Is undertaken Just now Is the collection of refuge garment for Belgian Ontario has been asked for one ton of clothing. This la sn unususl request, for owing to the scarcity of cargo space on the ships the Red Cross can scarcely ee- cure transportation of this class of I goods. Csre end Judgment should, be exercised In the selection of the goods to be offered The following Lai ansa - ..Wawavvsa-a a. - - letter of appeal show the worthiness of the cause Seattle. Wash, March s '.rtialr man Of the Chapter: Herbert Hoover lia asked the ited t rose io,work Bf,cr d,rk .ome Bfhu anr) each cltlxen subscribes Isnd the ms.hlnery for Its organ!.-; , , f After1" be classified atlon to collect for the neigian rte- lief Ooaamlealon from the people of ine I alien msies s certain amount ui selected, used and surplus clothing lor the relief work of the commission In ocupled territory of France and Uelglum The Red Co, speaking througn At 1:11 you are working. They1 Mr. Davison, haa agreed to do so. blow retreat at ::i0 p. m and recall The oampalgn will cause little Inter- at 1 l.r. Inspection Sunday morning rupiton la the regular worh of the at a m , with no time oft Saturday Red Croea as the mechanical details to clean up Oae, I have thot lots of have been reduced to a minimum ' time of bote I used tp abuae that aad t ha expense involved It small bed In 2.11 Moore Hotel (ed to Chapter will collect such artlclen s!slsy In It till X, . 10 o'clock lots of are desired, Inspect only to the ox- time. To tell the troth. II I a tent aanaaaary to eliminate worthless whole lot better over here than 1 ex- article and those which cannot lie pected. I am surprised at conditions uaad. Pack In any way which will or courae some or It Is pretty hard, aeeure aefety In transit and ahlp Ft) but nothing lo what I Was looking H, care to tha designated ware- forward to. I bav It pretty easy -on house of the commission Thla division la aaked for 200 toua of used aad aurplu clothing We assume that the greater part of thla will come from the cite and large.' town, and have already allotted moat of It on thla basis. If you snail tk.a mmb JK.a.aM .u. a. I i I i I, . tha. (( uH - collection of a too or lesa of uaad . clothing as pari of thla special cam- palgn pleas notify me at once, and I will send ful nstructloun for tne work. rwMawj do not undertake the work until you have received the Inatrmi-, ttoaa aa thla la not a regular Ked t'roos activity except for thi special ooeaaloa. and the Red Crosa will have, no use for the clothing unless It Is collected In the manner prescribed, and shipped and reported according to dlerctlnna. I should be glad 10 hava yon wrlu to me definitely by return mail, If possible, stating whether your Chapter wUnea to un- v'ertake the collection of vae ton or Itaa of used aad surplue clothing to help meet thla special demand. V icy truly yours. KAItl. KKIRKPATKICK Director Bureau of I", elopnien' Appreved: l' 1) Slln.s.-n, Division Manager until r HHk At the prsaeut time Malheur couu ty la the tgll-ender of the counties of Oregon in the aale of war stamps and thrift stamps But next week. I. , March Itth to 23rd. ia tha week iel apart by the na tional committee for a house to houae ' canvaaa, aud It Is our hope Hint every family In the county will be waited upon by a patriotic solicitor who will appeal to them to "lend a hand' to I'ncle 8am and buy a "baby bond" and also start the children with thrift stamps Thla Is la no senau competitive wall Liberty Bonds, but they aerve the same good cause, and each form of loan haa Ita advaatages: with war atampa you get your interest In ad vance la the ataiup la redeemable Jaa. 1. 111 Every civic society, every patriotic league, every organisation of any , kind that ia calculated to help wiu the WaWr for Democracy, should vie iu the race and make a showing for our county will VOC do your tart' Organise- Work' Wan) W F HUMAN County Chairman VY. a to a letter to ftergeaat Fred Cm fluid, received this Mk, Herb Paul declare life in France la pleasing. He say. With the American Expeditionary Force, Keb. II. Dear Fred: How are yon and the old O. 8. U coming Ar you .,m WOrglng for It. and If lroiT dc,.- lt make much difference In your work? I would like to drop la the old freight house tonight for a visit. Wouldn't want to stay long tho till thtt war Hi over, and then I am going to giilM real Visit. Just going to rest for about a year before I even think of dolug anything, and be I let e me, I am some little renter. I am golag to see "Slip" tomor row. He Is only about IB mllea from here and am going down on a truck will aere be glad to see the fellows agsln. as It haa been some Ittle time Hlncc I saw them. VTwuld have been ,on therejsooner but only found out I . a . .a i 0rtBV where they are svlotioii vv e are mulcting a new field Here unit are pretty bus) li ,,. prPtty nicm tno ,, w, ion-t i,.V(, to work .,, w. h- do fo ,muM, our(,,v. Is to walk Into town of go ,Q DP(j Ve arc ; ,,, 5 a m allowed to alay You know when you hear that bugle blow reveille. "It's a grand and glorious feelln' Oreul stuff Then vou so lo chow account If being supply sergeant, tho aomeilme even I work anialtllng In the V M. C. A. writ tig this It la a big tent with a dirt floor, a few benches and two board tables Luckily I am at one f tiM tables. They got In a piano last l I. . I. 1. lh. V... Imtt, ((((ill nil II IP mr in. i " ..-w heard alnce December One of th- boy I playing "Yaka liala" aud a. bunch of others are around him ; alnglng It and I am keeping time with my shoulders and have about on aad one-half foot apaoe to write '" That la one of the hardships of "an American soldier In Frame' VVhes you feel Ilka dancing ., haven 1 ares goi room to Miak. your houldrs. to 1 am Kulng to bed. Write sooa and tell me all the new A always. " lAI1- P K - Feb It Might also add' that I was about frose that night and right now I feel Just Ilk a man feela Juat before he freeaea to death Aw' golug to mail thla now and tbeu go get dreaaeo or neo too enow. gloves, helmet, overcoat ana an ",,,. ,,, Mka .,.!.! Hie Dreamland Ibr.tre oa Mar. I, other spare .lollies tnai aawneoouv els. .an t u.ln. Urea, da,. .d , plece of fudge ami aa American rtg- arette Pweta by AimrMH FT As. IsMaa riaadier Oenerei Cksreaee N. Bdwaean. in. sanannn. 7m f awaw?wnwawa Bnwnf V jsnn V ..sn .afnTUal sVasa. I snttJI n nrl bVsb1 bS .AS PWal I anl bbMbbI Mom lag at Vale Wednesday AMeatd- cd by Men From All Over OevMw ty Cnlqae Campaign ta Be Waged. Malheur county Is going to be combed to the last precinct for the Third Liberty Loan. The drive for the great cause scheduled to coal esce on April 6, the anniversary of America's entry lato the conflict. Is to be notable Indeed. There will be no srrapafJry for the slacker That waa the message that the many Ontario, Nyasa and Dead Ox Flat men who attended brought back from Vale Wednesday -evening foi lowing the conference called Iby JL It Blackaby, county chairman, wplch waa addreased by J, D. Zurrhwg of Portland. I Mr. Kurcher stirred his hearer with his message of service He im . pressed upon them the need of mak 'bg every msn come forwsrd lo lb limit A compleu record I to be kept and published showing what and every Hlue cards will be given the loyal cltlaen who does his utmost or approximates that; red carda will go to the man who I. half hearted or ub.rlb. !, ' ,'' ""' " ' '"'"' '""""' grudgingly, while reliaT eard. .Hill! 2JHZ? .!!"?? ? go to lho.e whose actlona suit that KZ '"'?! ' " . . " ..T" shade Bam Creem Is la have charge oi the publicity for thla sectlen, Frank Radar la chairman of the drive la the elty and vicinity Mr. Ofeaui announces the following as speabjar: Ontario. Oragoa. aad Immediate -wl clnlty arc W. F Human. Tt W Bwagler, W. W. Wood, W. K les. H It Douglaa. C K. ' MrOonlgal. Judge Dallon Blgga. Person available for apiahitag tours to various parts ef the state. J. W MrCulloeh, P. J. Uellagher. 1 ' . SUGARLESS CANDY IS LATEST FOOD ST1MR" Fr..lilblil,,a lsi Candy He.... Willie Mooter Nays lsa Hugai ""(Mi Brew Supply Hie .1 Dertell. , I world but amuse Ibemaelve, bidding What do you know about a sugar- 'goodbye lo their husbands lb the lean candy' Juat aa much as most ef morning and spending the day hop u used to know about a meal lees P'a. lunching, matlneeing and tea day, but then we are getting wiesji'' " " b"!1 beee worklnic sow That la what I H Taylor at ,or n'e Hed Croaa and aiding anllat Mali Lake told hi-. fcleiMl r 8 Walsoa ,n They're all Hie liapp ar for It. the other day when he dropped late l" Ontario to sell Mr. Wataon some of "w srs a Uiau I would like to the "Kugarless Nuggets. ' Hie latent i b '" lb aviation corps Ilka Mr liooverlted confection sent OUI by McDonald a of the aalte city "Candy eaters oat la thla section dual know how hacks Hisy are. " said Mr l'.vl..r f..r o... ... .1.1. ... - whan 1, w... ... atop. O.I here we ima m. in iu.r ..am .1 n. ' MnlsTMr aYM IIMJad Kill ii.au t l.aa IU...... - as - -, erwas (vose i un wiriu land Idaho bees furnish the deficit j The new asdy la made from houey.j (corn syrup and New Orleans lasses, but It la the Oregon houey that counts "Due of the blggeal probltma the canity niMli Lava I. I.. .....Iu .1.. a.au. j ' - -- " "we, .' iww ing demand In all the dry states. This 'has beeu most marked In I'tah dur lag the past year. Just aa It waa Iu the other states, yeara ago " Mr aud Mra. A K Browu I Hsr gey couaty urie liriuwn V Is week to do their sp;'ag shopping. They re port that their von Ule:in who ia now Iu Km ii-.' writes that he ia Iu goad li vallh aad e'ljoys life In the arg Mr S ii elalay of Montpelie, M veiling her daughter, Mis J It la-' The Wednesday Bridge , lub a) his wsek at the home of Mia tat Vlue HlllKh Mr and Mr Floyd Hag H. are s.iiag ' tj.e bug Mrs n.ier'i parents M. .i.l Lea tan Mrs VV 1. Weeee luartteou aba assan erl. Maple strnai Contract for Nest Year Mowed t En tertainers Give Frew Program at "-rmlanJ tanasnaj Whack flOA.Su. Ontario's Brat Chautauqua waa a pronounced hucceea. The number were thoroly enjoyed, especislly the lecturers Despite the handicaps of Insdequste heating the crowds were enthusiastic and nearly 100 signified their desire for another course next winter so a contract waa signed. On Sundsy aftenoon at the sugges tion of H. C. Smith of the Moore Hotel the entertainer gave a con cert for the benefit of the Ked Cross. It wa Oral announced for the hotel lobby' but later changed to the Dreamland at the suggestion of Mr. Jaqulsb A the result of thla en joyable affair the Ked Cross Chaster Is 1102 20 richer Following tho concert the entertainers were the guests of the finance committee of Meaar and the chapter Including Mesdsmo II H Whitney. K M Orelg. W W Letson. K A Wilson, A. I. oik rum. H. ( I.. ... .... . lloyer. and W W Wood. Trlis of Total Kcllpwr Perhaps one of the moat Interest-! total eclipse of the sun which will be, visible here la Ontario June avail viiii tin vi.iviki . MRS VKRVOX AKT1.I-: , The war. dapllrable as It Is. wHI benefit Antericsa women Just a It had benefited their Kngllah sisters, stated Mr ernoii Caalle, whan n- tar viewed In her dressing room it the bg Paths atadlo 1 her opinion . tha Ideal of aarvlue aad discipline hid. war brine, forth eanuol rail to be of service To women ....nv of wbom Lw le7dt.mTe. sd aTlfl.1 whom now lead almleaa and selfish lVM l , . rnia is particularly true ol New York women," the famous actress Uer lias lu.... M.. 1. . sni 11 a prosperity here of te years that women of the wealth- I ler 1 lasses have become surfeited I Willi llias til .,..",.,' life. They have thought only of themselves, and that liu't good for anv hod? "Why. many of my friends, who formerly didn't do a thing iu the Caatle. No muddy clothing or Met ) 'ru standiag In the treiicbaa oul ltM UJO' daring and exciting of " "' "M,, ' the war" Mrs Caalle'a latest and beat PatLe -.-IpUy. twnvlet MS,' will be shown .. ' M. C. T. t'. APRON SJ.tl.K. At McDowell's Uxcbange store on mo-'Haturday. March J. the W t T I will hold an aprou aale the data, March SI. li. Iiirlnh.l The W f T I' will meet uext Tuesday afternoon alth Mrs Dick Davis at hrr home uu Hie Kuat side L ad M' 1 B t aanwatl 9snw)Dnf "Twbi I i failiann Jean as MUliyioawar Thla is what the Ontario merchants ware told thlt week by Foor Adminis trator Ayer Read it over and then don't blast van yam hare to pay te st. In tho r resident proclamation of January 1. followed by the rulec and regulation of the Food Administra tion, all aales of wheat flour were de pendent upon the buyerpurchaiug at the same time fifty per neat of sub tttules On account of the acarrlty of substitute In this tate, the Foor Administrator in Washington per mitted, temporarily, a reductlno in the quantity of substitute tl.at must be purchased to ont poind of substlt utea to three pound of flout I aro now In receipt of a tele-..am fiom Mr Hoover, Fedeal Food Administrator, stating that on account of the Impcra Ive need of the Allien, all atate must begennlng Monday March 11 conform to the fifty fifty plan. Therefore, all miller, wholesalers. etaller and othe distributors of wheat flouer !n the State of Oregon. ! are hereby notified that beglnnlnit Monday. March lvth. they must con form to the rule and rugplatlnn - Mated above All retailer. vvhuls- Isalera. millers or other distributors of wheat flour elllng to consumer must sell one nound of substitutes with every pound of wheat flour ,ld I The public should und.r.tand th... on account of the limited amount of uhstllutn the dealer has on band may be neoaaaary for I to aell flour In the" c. mm le necesssrv for him to rafuaal' an r - m w a . one 'l""" h"' Pnd. 'and to aell only in small quantities I fully elite that tha enforcement of thla rule : going to cause could jirmlil., Im ,m va-iiltnr 1,1 Ilia t,i.nr,l. i,l ... . ... this stale due lo I lie . hut hkc of sub t. . ., . , ... alltute. but the people of mosi of the ,, other atates are equully Inconven lmnrmA .. M..p .. ,, , ' , " , , lenced. and alter all It Is not much of a sacrifice compared III I IlKM the . . " .. " ' 'r' '" ",Ml,,n' or "'" dr"-"on ""0" f K"l "- .ndll..lu,. D1,ieutlv. mid when we l " think of the condlt ou- Unit msi in Relglum, Serbia l(i.-l Poland and .,... . - - .. .1 , ...,.i ..... L,..., rilllKIHI. "V f .11,111111 U((rll 1IIT1TJIIUII mm -,.....u. .uM.p...... ..., that Is placed upon us. rcllzlug that wa arc only dolug our pait to win the war t'ordlally yours, W. i AVKIt Federal Food Administrator for Ore gon CITY BECOMING GREAT RANGE CATTLE MARKET Werb IUIMI IMKI Head Hold Ij.i Mated for Neil Maturdat ami I.Mt for Hie I ollovv lug Momlai Many Itrgixiiv-rd tuimala. Ontario lo la beoomlng a great agdiaa!" aa the result of Hie efforts of ! market ll.eOi.la.lo Hales company and its aasoclates At the sale laat weak. which waa transferred lo Ihe Pair grounds, SU0 head of sliak, Includ - lug many reglatered bulls, were aold at flgurea slightly over ttu.oou Anions the buyers wire A. B Mearham of Preston, I.I ho, who bought three carloads. Jt K Waaat of Vale, who look 76 head and a uumber of Idaho buyers HMMI Head for Next Halunley For next Saturday luuu bead are listed aud among them are 20 regla tered Durham and Hereford bulls nwvanl Fred Otgli 4 l.-ii frnln) IIuvvih from all ovr Kasleru Oregon eveuliiK Im HOUSION . u, nil. r and western Idaho are asuMMtad :"'udln b big U. II) here This will be the biggest sale ever at . tsniple.l in ibis section On the ful- Mr and Mrs (J v ,!H rei lowing Monday a special aale will be card on Honda) lnllllt of tin aaii held of W., bead of stock f one f",1 "" ; " " . (i ' 1 ; a a. . a a -..... . I vassw-aw -,m ...,, .no I bringing his cattle here . - Mrs. Baruelt waa ill lbs first of i the weak at her home ou HI. hardaou I afreet i it v I Front Fair grounds or from carrel near stockyards Sunday night two Durham cowa branded Jaws harp on left hip, one Dark am wis branded I circle Y ou left rib aud ou Hereford cow branded inverted a Barter dele and bar ou teft hip Fu.der Plena. .notify A M. Williams or Carter bare, Ontario Offer Is Indefinite No Price Plu.c.i tn Piano Beck Arblt ra tion Board. O. G F. Mar-ut. goaeral sipeiln tendent, aad J. F. Orr. division man ager, of the Ontario Water Company were in Ontario Monday to i"' ml an Informal minting with the Plt.i t'oun cll. when they proposed selling the present property of the Wutar com pany to the city According to their plan the city would Install the pump ing plant, filtering system and main pipe line and connect with the pres ent distribution system of the Water company. Maine could be installed and connected to the praeent pipe line to aerve other parta of the ally. !Thu would Insure s good water up- P" "' "l " minimum coat, ,u,, wou,d' also stop any com petition ' " lh r bualntrs, a rted the v'lng "fflclsls nr """"era oi me nider company wewttrwi that a great saving could he made ny t aRlng over the . resent Property ana using its distribution "" um.i prices oi avilulii linl I nrlnne .if malr J am -"'IP'"""" " normal bj ate.!... -.-.. ... .. .. at... - , "" wwa ... u ... prwawres (of " wr company hut a proposl- on . a submitted to the conn. ,. "' -PP"t ". h. Water P"X "PPX' - '" ' 'l' 'two In turn select the third and that ithebe three determine the price at ..t .. .. .. . wnicn inc cuv touiii u- lie uruni i -' - property. No action ess tskea by the council, which ht I under adv.semeat the matter IINIHiltN. KKt IVAIJMT AT MKI'lloltlsr I HI II Theo II Oahorn known aa tha moo. n. tiaoora. kuowii as ing iiri111Br Vvnaii.i ...., . r. l,ru,u,nr fcaogell.t. began a re- , . . . u,..arAMW . ,1.. u.iii.uiui -k .. a . .. ., . "'"" " ' "oiuing services every vanlng except Haturd.v lie Is ad- vertl U a hard hl.i.r and that .. ..-.- Z . .. uei nui uruni 10 iiu mm jnniice oeboro has beeu ou I lie American putform for 27 yeara aud la a sue- wpw. wur iiiumi iifMr 1 iirui 10 Miiif- c,., ,,.,, r r- ,Bi.,, n , r ,hu ,itm ,, N vUnlM tm . radunie of h Naw Kngland 1 .mservatory of Musi. Mrs Theo Itoeu t uilahan plays any hymn Iu th books gg soon a It la called. All she aaks Is the key it ia wiltlen In Hhe Is training a booster choir which will sing each Friday night and rehearse each Mini day. Wednesday and Friday after nwMMi Itev Osborn s ci mous are more Ilka Wealey. Whllatleld or Mo.nl Ha ia a atory leller Prof. Kern and Mr t'allahari. who generally travel with the parlv. air not snrl I uls makes double duty for these two people I hey tan only slay a short i lime aa they are called by I ncle Hum to Houston. Texas Wc arc looking for great reaulls, but Onhorn says tills meeting will be Jusl a hat the Uiiaislera agd good people of Hie uich wake It Pershing U s great hut h n success' Is what w e as soldiers make It. uml If I'm I. Sum l w"'"u "' "" M,r ""-"-" 'dld It. aud be sure your .In will And ou uul KAItl. IIANNA. Pastor Mra Besala ltMlique uud bat mother unaided aanwasded In eallu gulahlug Hie tire which Marled in their home on tin- skwawas VVedii. day uitei iii.oii I hr clolhes aud bed ding of one room wen i. roved he fore the women . omiui i.-.l lie blase. l.yells ,, Adam. who h... h.-i, III ,,, i, past two weeks, is reported .. proving graduall) L "m ''"'"-o ol IVel ai Sunday with relative here Mr and Mrs John lleder ot i. stopped off here on Ibeir wa liain from California to visli nn M Mrs Frank Hader 'Ihe Ontario Mudi dub Kill hold Its regular meeliag Kalurda. after BOOH tsawTn iHtoiHt.itiUM.i. Tha Men'a Brotherhood a III haw lhatir liia-xrttklw muallnu ( at lav. .a a.. d ,.,,, wu,.,. :,,, Mr.h j Sotti at the church Dinner at i .: lp m i