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.-. dfofaitw &0tt. xxn ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY MAY 9, 1918 NO. 18 Wht PREPARATIbitS MADE FOR RED CROSS DRIVE I-:. U. HOWLANH NAMKD CAM PAIGN MANAGER FOR HMO ONR WAR USD CAMPAIGN may ao to an. COVER DISTRICT IN ONE DAY yuota Kvperted to Br Hsmr km Last j Yar Campsbrn Committee. Par-! Ually Hrlectrsl AuxlllUries to Hj , Heard Prom. i: Preliminary work ha been started in the Ontario Chapter for the Bey ond war fund, or Mercy, drive of tlic Red Cross. Mefor; May 20. the lal aet for the opening. arrangements will be complete. Owing to the resignation of H. C. Boyer, who waa the originally select ad aa campaign manager, the local advisory board called upon K. W. Howlaml to lake up the work and he . pted Meetings of the board ere held Tueeday end Wednesday evenings and at the latter meeting Mr. Howland named the member of the campaign committee for Ontario, and Is waiting to hear from the auxll lariea before naming the repreeonta tlvaa of each to the Hat. The mem bars ao far named are: K. A. Kraeer, Ray Wllaon. H 0. Boyer. H. W Jonea end Dr. H. H, Whitney. A preliminary meeting of this cotr. mlttee waa held last night snd tenta tively named Tueaday, May 21. as the dale of the big drive, and that considered proposal to open a down town headquarters on Monday, May 20. where voluntary ofterlnga will be taken, for It Is felt that many people will gladly come forward without solicitation and subscribe, thus reducing the work of the cam palgu committee. Ilafore the drive opens Paul c. Rates, manager for Malheur. Bake', Orant and Harney counties, le ex ported here to give the managera In structions and a campaign apeaker. loo. Is expected In the meantime following the formal Instruction. the local manager Is preparing the workera for tha drive. hen Mr Bates comes he will bring the apportionment for the Chapter and other data, bat it ia be lieved that it will be the same as In the first drive. All of the expense of the drive will be paid by a fund ralaed among busi ness meu and not a cent of the money subscribed to the war fund will he used III any way whataoerer. save for the purpoae for which It is given, namely war work. ONTARIO MAN H. AITO THIr.K lit T HI-: KAII.S TO tttJt VMM Ontario has all the latest improvo ., ,.... f bin town It has an auto thief, or thieves, but lie or they, have i, ,n liie si iirj I8M to steal. Mr W W Wood letl the Wood car III front or tlielr home on Oregon sir,. Monday evening and In the morale toiiiut the Stall fr "ie 88 scat Irrrd all shout It; ali the front L seal gone Kvldanre was plain that an attempt had been made to sian the ca- h .ranking II This failed because of the avtsMahM of the key to the magneto box Manager r Haye of the Word Oarage, reports, too, the theft of a uuinber of key for ears at the garage, ao aulo owners shoahl be warned and provide means of prote. ting their property ONTARIO Will UK H1.K TO tXlMMAT WARM WRATH KM Manager Andrew Koblnaou of ttM Ontario I.. I oldstorage company, believes In preparedness, and accord lug-ly he has taken steps to see that Ontario does not suffer from a lack of Ice this summer This week 'ie contracted for 18 carloads of Ire and thr first shipment on the new con tract arrived yesterday. Mr. Hob iiuxni has arranged for regular deliv eries iu the city three days each week A miscellaneous shower wsa given to Miss Tula Kubloa by ths Isdlee ol .... m It I- laat Tuaadav at tkS liie . t. - home of Mr C K Seooy Mr Ss-a and Mr. C K Biughajn ware the haataaaea during the afternoon -t Mien Pablo is ths nisce of A Grsniss ssd will be one of the Mey brides HITCH IMGGKR NOW IN CITY WITH TRKNCH KOR PIPF.H C. K Helmer's dftrh digger la at the railroad track on Colorado ave nue with tha dltoh for the main read Una of tha water aystera. The ditcher la going at the rate of 1000 feet per day and aa aoon aa the pipe arrival he will be able to atart laving the mains Material haa been ordered for the pump houee ao that Mr. Hal mer would be able to make connec tion! with the present ajratem in a few days were the pump anil pump limine ready. AGED NAN IS KISSING FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED 1. B. WISK LAST HERN AT N AMP WITH TWO HTRANGKHM. IK IILTJKVKM TO HAVK BKKN Ml'HDKHKH. Where la P. R. Wlee, aged 7 2, who for the past 30 year ha worked in termittently for T. II Klser of On tarlo, while home, trading In tM Ilia Bend country? TIihi ih the question pu tiling Sheriff Ben llrown and th authorities of Malltur county, Ore gon, and Canyon county. Idaho Wlee was last seen in Nampa on April 10 by Lee Flaer, formerly of this city, whom he told he waa to go to Caldwell that day with two men to buy eoane be. Hlnce then he has not been heard from and officer are making a search for traoea of him or his body. They suspect that he met with foul play t the hand of in. men for he Is known to have had up ward of $1000 on hlr person at the time. Wlae. who wea a widower, haa a daughter. Mr. 1-v.ubh. whoee address Is unknown to anyone here. Hu worked aa a rauch hand for Mr. Klset and I described a a steady, reliable cltlxen. He had a hornet lead near Napton station ou III'' Homidale l. ranch and had a small 30-acr lui in This farm he sold and secured 1500 and with another 3600 he poas eaaed was to buy an outfit of bees, so be told I. Klser It I believed the two men oT whom he spoke km , ha had this money and luticed liim 18 go to Caldwell from Nampa on the pretext of showing him some been. liefore going to Nampa he hail ar ranged with W Nupton of Napton station to meet hliu Iu Caldwell to haul the beee home to his homestead. and wheu be failed to show up Mr. Napton returned to his home and later reported the rass R the officers HOYM KNTKHTAIN. Masters Kldou Kortler and James McCreUlii uiertalned a number of their friends mid schoolmate Tliur. day evening at the home of Mr and Mrs. J It Kortler The time passed all loo swiftly with Jolly games and other amusements, after which a dainty luncheon was served by Misses Kits McCrelght and Charlotte Claii elt. Those present were Alma llomaii. Margaret Potter. Kern crum niett, lla Orauise, Clara WtMd. Iiiei Kerfoot, Mildred Poorman, Margaret Orane. Etta McCrelght. Cherlotn clagett, Klcliard Adams. Krank Ven Petten, Douovsn rooruiau, Ralph Kmisou. Halph Dress. Willie Lsa. Krauk Clement. Hugh l.aml. Kid in Kortler. James McCrelght. and Kdgar Kortler KOKMKM ONTAHIANH VICTIMS ol' HOLIt GOLD KOMBKHV Sunday s Portland paper recorded i the robbery of two bar of gold from -Ruben Boawell. 8r , and son SsssMtl Boswsll. Jr . st their wins sear Graata Pasa. The robber attacked ths two former Ontarlaua snd sfteri binding them secured the reeults of I luunlh of Isbor on tbslr part. A a long struggle young Boawell J loosened the rope which bound bis1 ami after releasing bis fathsr agasght !( .nil Mrs W H. Swartx. wh'i havs aseu serving tbe Baptist church , at Sboshons. dsbo, for the past i ) nag, are new viotiag with their daughter. Mrr Karl Hanna Bev.j Swarts prearbec lo4b mot slug auJ evening at the Methodiai church laat Sksnday ISfA Swarm aaya that while he has lust mill hk Slst birtbdsy that lail year was on of the moat prof parous years of hi life Jaok Tsylor bsgaa his work this ' week aa a clerk at I.uekrs Pharmacy Figures Show How Malheur County Met Uncle Sam's Call For Cash The following tabluatlon of the re turns of the Third Liberty Loan re ported by Chairman J R. Blaokaby, ahowa that exery third person in Mal heur county ia a creditor of Uncle Quota. Ontario $ 78,060 00 Vale r.n.ooo oo Nyssa 21,400.00 Juatura ... 10,000 00 Weatfall 7,100 Jordan Valley .... 20, ISO. 00 Hrogan 10,000 00 Ironaldea 16,300 00 Crowley M00. 00 Adrian K.000 00 Riverside 1.000 00 Dead Ox Flat 6,000.00 Sheavllle . 2.000 00 ROCkvllle 4.000 00 869.000.00 HAHK llLL NOT VKT U)HT ART IN ONTARIO I The boys mid girls of the public iiool ars very enthusiastic ov.-i bsseball this spring. I.ai Thu M day week the boy of the eighth grade played agalnat the eighth grade at New Plymouth but failed to bring uny laurels home with them. Hop ing to make a better showing next time they again played the New Ply mouth nine here last Thuraday and were again disappointed aa the vis itors went home with the score 8 to 4 In their favor. The sixth grade played the sixth of Payette at Ontario Saturday with 'better results, winning by a score of 6 to 3. Newton Stabler umpired the game, which laated for all Inning In the first inning Payette only made one agalnat Ontario' Ave. No other core was made by either side until Ihe laat. when each made one The sixth arade boys playing were Klvyd MrWIIIIsms. plinher. Haln.i MeCulloch, catcher. Jim W lilt more. first hsseman; Owen Turner, sec ond, ilredy' Hauls, third; Kred Mor ton, shortstop; Kdgar Kortler. rtg.it field; Ronald McCrelght, center, and lAi Thompson, left field Mr. Kate Nelly, of Harper, age 54 years, died at the Holy Itoaarv hoapltal last Wednesday sfternoon at s qusrter past three Her death ' was rauasd by s complication of all meat. Mr Nally I aurvtvsd by several children, one. a daughter, was with her at the laat Kuneral services were held Krlday morning from the Catholic church, Rev Jl A Cainpo officiating. Burial was made In the St Johns cemetery HPHING KKHTIVAL WILL UK HKI.H N MIIMHI KVKNING Owing to the high cold wind 4 the school authorities have de- elded to postpone Hie Spring 4 Festival to be given by the child a resj of DM fJTtll ;. :.-ol- until Monday eveulug r tin- authorities, who are searching for 'the bandits The stolen gold was valued at 36 000 www RED CROSS SPECIAL TRAIN Tkree Tbousiuid Mile Dah Across Ruwia to Succor Rowama Heroic Work Required. Peer lltUe Reuwssbv, ence a happy gad ao beautiful I Hebbea ef Its rich issd by Gsrssaa harass, IU people Olven back upea thentseivee, the mm plctursMue city sf Jaasy la aew crowded bayand IU UnaMa with the esuatry s deetltate aad strvis Nethlag but the asaet harelc efforu wf ike Auisrlcss SU4 Cress ha kspl Kwussaala free actually dUappearlsg frsai aasssg the est leas af the eerih. When all thaaa who ceutd lesve iks rsnntry bad awd Meaury W. Aeder ssa. Aaserieaa SVed Orees rsssssss aisasr Is that suiranad uaunuy, siu.k U his pest. DillMll. Stan Is. and ragged people were all abeui Mia The cause iiaanf hspaUaa. Kits Bed) Crsss assney csnid way eeihiag In Kvuaaaata. tar the osantry waa aartp SJas. e Aadaraaa appaaisw to ear Bed Crsss la BuasU Tbers vara ssav piles there but ! ceesd they be Bam. Jordan Valley holds the ban ner record still with the largest per centnge over Ita quota. It has, too. the Urgent Individual buyera. No. Bend Amount Bold Per Cent. Buyers $117,200.00 ISO Ml 17,160.00 1S8 Sl 88,860.00 179 309 10,000.00 100 100 11.00000 ! 164 08,000. 00 840 18. 88.160.00 176 238 80.00000 ItS 78 11,10000 188 48 18.860.00 168 1.18 10,80000 181 78 8.000 00 ISO 100 8,360 00 168 87 8,100 00 202 II 3420,660 00 162 2714 WOMAVK CI.l II KI.RCTH Ol I h KIM KOR NKXT VKAH The annual meeting of the W men's Club was held last Tliursd.iv at the llhrary for the purpose of cIm i Ing the officers for the coming yeai Mrs. H. D. Dorman waa re president, while Mrs. C. K Cox anil Mr. K. C. Van Pet ten were electej first and second vlee-preeldent re enectlvely The other officers ar Mr. Ray Wilson, secretary; Mrs II H. Whitney, financial secretary; Mrs H. O. Drane, treaaurer; Mrs tni Taggart, auditor; and Mra. K. M Orelg and Mra I. Adams first anil second directors. Aa an Indication of their high pa trlotir spirit the following slaleinet.l of their laat year's work la given; Olven to Red Cross wsr fund 1 1 "" 00 Red Cross seals sold 146.00 Olven to crippled children's fund I6io Qlvesj on Mra. R M. Grelg trip to Portland 7.19 Scholarship loan fund 38. 35 Given to T M C A fund I "' Invested In Liberty bonds 100 00 Totsl lt.ll There were only four nieetlnrs held by tbe club the peat year, sll ISM reel of the time being given to Ited Cross work As there are 28 inem bars In the club quite an addition wss msde to Hie stuff of workers at the Red Cross work room TOO MI'CH II. Is UOODM 111(1 NO hi,, THOI Hi.i: Police Judge C. M. Steams had three Imbibers or the cup that -i i before blm Isst Krlday and netted 349 In tinea and cost assessments, u follows I url V Steer 1 1 j ll.-iin T Taylor 313. ami Krank OSarl 133 TO HONOR I I rtMfl A fsrewell part) in honoi ul l i Trow, who has been ordered to rcpot-i to lielvolr, Virginia, for special nan ItS. Will bv given Mulid.. . High' t 1. 1. Hukoulc hall h) the Siar ( hapti-i al the Kaslern St." All K.i li-rn Kl.i i id their huslwnds, au. .ill Masoi . and their wlvta ar l.ivlted to k pretent eariietl Ihe .lissi miles (list sepsrsied Petitigrad fi'iui Jassy. Russia wa struggling agalnat lalernal disorder, wklcb In Ike I kialulsn Irrrlli.r) wss civil wsr Uvea m .ih His a. ul.. .my and pr.de. Ilea f Iks Holshsilk gM srs uses I Ik esse seemed ktipelcsa Tel help cajgen s hl train load Ull.hr tha .hsigr I Irlllrlisl.l ils raassal f lb Aaserieaa Itrd Cies iu K.-alS And All.lrrit.gi a. nl this "A hlr: 'Me err today dlstribullug fusst and . luihlug iu mure H.se lil.isil paV9Js and In. resting nun.lsr etrry week Ktpss ling ablpuiest wf fuur uur cars ,.r r l from odvsss ilds week By riirsurdlusry saTert we believe we can cwailaus anrcbase ef susVlest supplies te carry a work Aad aa eur Bad Cress U shwwlsg all ths world tbst net uuly ars our jnen ready te hgkt far the right, bat ere ready t as'.p all iboee others whs are la this battle for ft NKW OKKIC1AI.H APPOINTKO BY COUNCIL MONDAY Mor"1 The regular meeting of the ciiv Council Monday evening was featured by the confirmation of three new of ficiate aa follews: Marlon Jones, marshal. J. II Denlson. night police man, and louls Kroeaatn, fire htsi The council also ordered the grav cling of Oregon street from Idaho to Montana avenues; heard the read ing of an ordinance for the establish ment of the Kastslde aewer district and ordered Marshal Jones to 8MM the curfew hour during the Hoover Ixsd time sesson from 9 to I o p n The first rending, too. was had or the ordinance providing for the tnlt Ing over of the Ontario Water com pany'a plant. INTEREST IS GROWING IN PRIMARY ELECTION Ottilia t" ll-H'C f OpMsllloll IM Istcal tlfflciH, Interest Centers on Mate lllfh-es noil Hcnstorslilp. lteiorts from tlirnmit I he sUta show thul there Is a growing attars III the prinuiiN ce. lion la le baM 041 May 17 so fir as the senatorial an I gubernatorial officers are loncerned. while apathy marks the county rsHi psign owing to the lack of oppox Hon It Is apparent that during the past two weeks there has been a greet strengthening of the Simpson cam paign for the llepubllcmi nomination for Oovernor Wit h the wiliil hacklnu of the ooaat counties and the strenxHi ha developed ou hi trip thru Cen tral and Kaslern Oregou ha haa so impressed Portland voters that It is generally believed he will carry Mult toman aad win with a safe margin Tha action ul aj Co.-ium I proposing the wltpdrawal of all u didatam. ! - lb Hnale. leading Lie fisld clear for W Nsrv luis milled Ul Hlaliflelil- strenmli II I hellei.-ii aud many are looklnr. for hjg itouiim Hon Locally Interest iu His cainpalgu Is Isgglng llll Ihe ollesla tor Collet) Judavesl Ip and ltepiesenlall , I ting what Interest Is uisnir. -si.-.l in the latter fight J llallaglor Is on ceded to be Hie winner, no gsUhW laam ha "lug bseii aroused by l Craudall eleventh hour snlr NMa the eonteri ikm i 1 1 . t piitH'i am iw nkiis mil i HMfsiNi At u meeting of the property OWN srs of lbs Psyette Oregon Slope lit gallon dlsiilci I g4kta N srajg it It mined n BSSBltJ an -titx ! an examination ( lbs rnasnasj) ditehss ! recommend a revlelnit n Up ilieks to proinli .ul.-in.iic .u dm no; 1 1 Tha ovfastn discur--e.i tio- nrna -'i tot .i gM l,r the distil. I lllll tool- M " I . MJ ll-.l III' II 3jfg lO I" in good .-.. wen inn u nil ure looking forward to a big year ll.ii,,' , M.uliliix who lias he U for severs! Us Is aide to I..- ....; agi.ln A GRUELLING NIGHT FOR THE CANTEEN MAN A Bed CrtHM Catilerii lush wearily Isuked Ihe Ires under Ike kelllae 'I'helr hlllel Is In an old huuse assi by. Hy the light of a candle Ihe Bed Cress conveyer uudresee and lolls Isiu hla l.lai.kels Huddeuly there comes a sliirp, is. king seuu.l ssd u red 6srr light up the ruum The con voyer roll quickly out ef hi bunk .al.lies up hla Idsnkeit and runs down the rickety alalia rs ths geJktl Dims hs Isda bis Kisu.h aaalsusl and a lot ef soldiers I hey eicbaag ii. ..is aud ihea sest tbeasselraa as baaga Kour wore (harp, --.s- k-i.g nelaes follsw In rapid su. . esali.s snd a ii.ieiruful roar This is only ;!. he ginning sf as arilllrry duel wSul. isalt all IHglll At i.irak of day thr Itr.l ... uii. rsilrs klntself. shakes his ssslsiant -u'l luinblea up iks stairway oui Into l't.yrd. It I strews with debris. A th.-il struck ths sett heuse Is Iks sight sad blew out ibe wsll The ei.ieyt and Ms man aet to Work gingerly, foi lb air Is chill. I hey poke lb Ires gnd threw ss fresh I and (lien Set to eoik lo pirpare the fooiL Within an hour the csntreii Is ir.idy fsr hual uses Till I a aauipte alghi of a Stow Oreaw Canteen sssn st lbs frost. nwp0N TO MARSHAL DOLLARS FOR, LKERCY s.1 ii-uiiu: I'LANH LAID Milt '.HI v I Ut li t ItONH CAMP 1 1' N THORO Ollt.lMZinnN IN HKING PKRKKCTRH distric r managers: nb Paul C. Ratrw of PortUnd to t.uide MaJlieur, Harney, llsker nuil rnnt County Workers-Oaotn Will be the Bsnie ss in Klrst Drive 000 oo O 0 " 4 NALIKNT i l irio - IN RKD 4 CIRKHH MKCONH WAR UIUVK 4 4 Dale, May 20-87 4 ' National iitota. $1 no, 000, 000. 4 Oregon iiuots. 3600.000 4 Portlsnd quota, 33S0.000. 4 4 Quota, atats outside Portland, 4 4 3350,000. 4 4 aTftff dollar 'iiiliscrlhed goes in Red Cross Wsr Work, 7 per 4 4 ."in .it rccslptH to Nntlonsl Ited 4 Cross and 36 per -tent to war 4 work of local chiipi.i 4 ItecelptK all liel to the Ited 4 Cross rUpeases of state cam- 4 paign will be defrayed hy vol- iintnrt siihacrlpllons In Port- 4 land and by chapters through- 4 out the state, aud of local ram- 4 4 palgna by voluntary contrlbu- 4 4 tlotis for that purpose 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 I'otiland, May H. Next comes the I Bacond War Kund of the American Ited rose for 3100, 00U. 000 Oregon plans for which ware announced In Portland this morning by Henry I 'orbett, tal rhalrsaan Orsgou Is to aim at 1600.09, a was the ease In ihe first Red Cross war .drive, when over 81.100,000 VM subscribed Portlands quota I- n set, as hwfsre. st 3260. ou'i. 'while ihe . . . . .r the late at larg ,ls IIM.MI For the first time Ihe Red Cros will londucl a campaign Ihrough Its own organltatloii, the .ampaign com mlliees Iu each district being seleci u by the chapter of the Red Cros which In turn will work through .their branches and auxiliaries Mr lorhett has appointed II I William as state manager, and Mi William. In turn, appointed a series of ssslstalit stats nianageis who Ik gan this morning a lour of the stale, which will take them to the chapl ' headquarters of each dlatrh' a assist In perfecting organise! Im Karl, ssslstaul uiunagrr Is one wl n has made a record preouualy In I. II. Loan, lied Cross. V M C. A m ind Ik uses In ;.l ..I tlieni The he,idilsrter ol holh Ml. . if I'. nil. ml mid ih. .i.iie i ainpalgi." , III I . I iiieiit 1 1 in pie I'orllaiid Th.- He. I i ross SSsi Kund doll, i Is really II 91 lor . i.-i) dollur nil. scribed lo Ihe lied Cross III I ,lil . last year. 3102 hu been av.illah' . ilhe two cents repri-Kenl lug Inleres' I . I iiinl -uhsi illii d III he il -posited I . net cent lo Ihe en dlt of the Kinerivan National Ited I in" wink ahroad nuil 18 hM I hi Ull IB war work of Hie hual cli.ipni Sol a I .-III Will he exp- n.l d rro'il ' war riiml for Ihe . pen-es ur tin cai palgn In any way attewsn huudr I ih.ll.tr-. .- allowid in iir.cuu h National headquarteii, I inn. sl,li dues alld this Is he. I, . .. ... e.t ..ii the prlailng ul rei npi n. pledge i arils, eti . pi-nes ot tin- state iiinpatku will In in '0 lit voluntary .inscrip tions in I'orllaiid and nj !iut throughout Ihe Lai list gsl I , palgus holh In l'oill.ni-1 i Uiro out Hie hlate being 11..111JI. d lbs inasnai So far aa Is kiiowu tin Uc.l i -!war drive la I lie only runrt In whli llil procedure Is iigl.Hr . an Ifcil ma In I'.irllsml It Is auniiuarsd it .1.1. t-u i ;l he over in .In- - .'lltlOli uf 1 l.SUU "I"' "tptinded ni uoniia. i i lor her.. re lutiCI. the 6 9.HUI ,Ut' i.rlglnslly siibscrlhsu to ihe !: ; cross iiis besn agosadad I oi lltkn Oisel. htsiaey aud Mil hatir tiigaiM Psui luirs or Mii'srgar. Bales Ig) Lively, ha.- n lug ..n ti.t- itlranl, llariir, .mil Malheur umi i Ha la head ol htnargai. Bajes .. I Lively, ainl las bsb asiietl all drives previously held in r'o.i lead