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ONTARIO, MALIIEUR COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1920.
NO. 31.
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Homer H. Cuintiiliigi Delivers Tlio
Keynote Hpcccli To Tlio
('ll(-lltl0M
Sun I'-nt'-r The Democratic nn
tlonul convention was culled to urder
at noun Munday by J, lliuco Krutiicr
of Iluttc, Mont.. Wcechalrmun of tho
Democratic iiatloiinl commit teu,
HIght ltov. 1. I.. Ilyuii, vlcnr gen
oral of thu dloceiu' of Hun Francisco
offered thu opening prayer oml Chair
man Kruinur Introduced llmnrr 8.
Cummlngs, clialriiiun of tlio Demo
crutlc uutlonnl cointnlttuu us tempor
ary cliulrmiin,
With tho uxcoptlon of a patriotic
touch by thu in tnolitutlon of tho
colore by a deiMclini.nl cf murine, tho
opening preliminaries were much
almllur to those cf prior convention,
Tho outDMiidliiK njiiiro or tho pro-
gram wua thq koynoie api'ech of Chair
man CiimmliiK, which wua u complete,
unqualified oiulorssment of everything
which hu been utcompllshcd tiudur
l'rcahlvitt Wilson's teveti yeura In tho
While Home.
Candidates Ctrength Uncertain.
Aa thu rival forci's at the dmnccrut'o
notional convention move Into petition
for thu openltiK of Itit convention there
wu uppurently no more duflnltu ullitti
nii'iit of atretiKtli for varloua oundl
dutei than there Inn been since tho
delogutrs begun to ussomblo.
Thu closing houra cf tho pre-con-rentlon
period are much tho name ui
churncturlxed thu lust-minute proceed
Inus of the republican conentlon ut'""' 'l'. nml ore not wunllng In pub
CIiIcuko. There I. u marked similarity
In many respectt.
768 Oelegataa Unlmtructed,
Suvun hundred mid fifty-nix of the
- 10t2 dulcgutea ure unlnatructvd. Them
wero ten candidate, uvowoil. unwilling
or roceptlvo.
No democrutlc cundldnto enmo to
Sun FrancUco with uuy auch allowing
of pledged strength ua wua brought
to Chicago by Wcod, lowdun or John
on. Hut ua at Chlcugo, the altuutlon
lit the opening revolved ubout u rivalry
on. Uhiiu rather than for the moment
on candidates.
Ilonedry prohibition, profiteering, In
duatrlul relation!, tho league of nulloui
iind the Irish question promised ts bo
tho heudllnor In tlio fight over plunka
In thu democratic platform,
In thla category tho prohibition
question wua entlly foremost In the
minds of leudera and delugutes aa tho
bono-drys and the antla beguu tho
actual counting of noses. A convo
Hon floor flglit seemed ulmost certain,
belli sides Insisting that they wanted
n verdict by supurute vote of the dolo
uutei. Palmer Delegates Seated,
Administration loaders won a sweep
ing victory In the democrutlc national
committee when that body recognized
the Pulmor group of delegates In the
Georgia contest and refused to glvn
Seuutor Jumes A. Heed of Missouri,
bitter opponent of the league of ua
ttoiiB, a seat In the convention.
The committee decided to seat It.
II. Turner as a delegute-at-lurgo from
Oregon, who hud beu named by the
state committee to fill a vacancy
caused by death. John I. Schuyle
man had protested against the seating
of Turner. Schuyleman uppeured be
fore the committee and argued that he
should fill the vacancy on the ground
that he recelvod the fifth highest vote
In the race for the four places as dele-gates-at-lafge.
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M.iiiu.K nurni .'luwi i'tuiii i -iij nin ,
Anil Is KnJoyliiR G(Hm1
Putroniige.
W. R, Hlginbotham & Son, who
for the past twelve years have been
operating a bottling works establish
ment at Payette, have decided to
cast their lot with us and last week'De started the publication of a bright
uioveu uieir yiuui iu iuis piace ana
are now located In the Moore build
ing north of the Ontario Furniture
Store and are already enjoying a
splendid patronage.
Mr. Hlginbotham says he likes Pay
ette very well, but he believes Ontario
Is by far the best business town
Hence the move. We welcome them
into our little business world.
.
The News while It ts News Read
'. he Ontario Arena.
(XI.MMKHOIAL CLUH
ATTKNIW CHAUTAUQUA
Lust Wednesday ovonlng was tho
data not for tho rcgulnr monthly
luntlieon and mooting of tho Ontario
Commorclnl Cluh, hut In order to pro
porly show tholr approclatlon of tho
big strawborry feast tondorod tham
hy tho Frultlnndor's tho wcok hofora
and to ilomoiiBtrnto their friendly
foulliiK for tho pcoplo of that com
munity, tho momborH of tho Club, at
tho conclusion of tho luncheon, wont
In a body to Frultlaud and attonded
tho Chautauqua. Thoy report a most
enjoynblo ovonlng'H ontertnlnuiont.
IIOItHi: KLKOTKOCUTKD
IIV TRANSMISSION 1.1X11
On thn latter part of IbhI woek Mr.
Thayer, who resides on tho Urosnnn
ranch on tho Malheur rlvor, had the
mlHfortuno to hnvo one of IiIm vulu
able horse electrocuted. Ho hud u
tenui hitched to u Inrgu hay derrick
unit not tlilnlclni; about tho trans
iiiIkmIoii lino of tho Idaho I'owor Com-'
iiiinv nverhoud drove under It. tho
j derrick coming Into contact with the
: o'KTilU
chlnery to tho horso with tho nbovo
result
M IMPROVEMENTS
NOTLtD IN ONTARIO
Hiumtl .New Building Under Mrif
Hon Anil I'livcnient Ni'urinjr
Completion.
Not only will tho spirit of '70 bo
manifested In Ontario on thu Fourth,
hut our visitors will alno notice that
we huve thu vim anil tieti of thu nuts-
I 1""?"!'
besides thu mail)
bloi'ks of paved streets which bus
boon completed witiun mo pusi iow
woeka, thoy will notice that snverul
now and substantial buildings have
been erected or uro uhtlor course of
construction, among them Is tho now
Majestic Theatre which opened Its
doors to tho public today. Then as
thoy go from placo to place they will
notice muny alterations and Improve
ments In many of tho old business
houses. Tho Ontario I'hurmacy has
just recently had a balcony eroded
In tholr storo nml mado many othor
substantial Improvements and It Is
now ono of tho most attractive und
up-to-date drug stores In tho stuto,
aeo, W. Wnyt, tho Implomont deal
er, has ulso mr.do some Improvements
by erecting bins and adding othor fix
tures in his placo of business In order
to facllltato tho handling or his rapid
ly lucrousliig business.
Hoyor Hrothers nro busy oxenvat
Inir In tlio rear and nndor their build
ings formerly occupied by tho Mo-
Dowoll Furnlturo Company ami tno B10W wm uo tn0 "master mind",
Argua preparatory to extending theso 80Vellln daughter of thu sovonth
buildings to tho alley and fixing .,nUKhtor born with a veil, Just ro
roomy busoment thoreunder. .turned from 1C yeurs consultation
Hosldes those, thero aro severullwUh lho w!h0 mol, ot uua, hesldOB
now residences being built jmioiig whcn t)ieru wlll )0 mun). ot10r m)H.
them a flno homo for h. I Va" tlfylng and amusing features as woll
I'etton, which, when completed, will M ferra Wj,eela and tho like,
bo ono of tho handsomost and most j , 0B nn experienced man In
n.n.larn In tlinatntn Karl IllnCKUUV ' . . . ...- ..... I. .!... ,r .!.
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and Albert McAfee aro also building
fine new residences.
F. L. BODY DEPARTED
FOR THE EAST SUNDAY
On tno latter purl of last wek
F I.. Hcdy, former Secretary of thn
Ontario Commercial Club, turnod ov
er th' reins of his office to hla tem
porary successor, Mayor Jones, and
left Sunday for Stevens 1'olnt, Wis
er nsin, where ho has accepted n mine,
luooi-atlvo position with tin Chamber
cf Commerce of that city.
In Mr. Body's departure Ontario
looses a good citizen and a wide
awake and efficient official. Ho
came hero from Portland In June of
last year and Immediately upon as
suming his duties as Secretary of the
Commercial Club, went In with a vim
to make the club at this place second
to none In the state. How well l
m succeeded wo leave it for you to
say We understood that there was,
at tno time ne arriveu uoro uo mem
bers in the club and less than $10
In the treasury, while today It Is
I the largest and strongest in propor-
'Hon to the population of any In tho
United States, Willi a goou live menv
ber ship of 132 and something like
$2000 In the treasury.
Becldes working to build up the
club, Mr. Body took an active part
in everything which tonded to the
betterment of Ontario and vicinity,
among them being the relieving of
thn houslne problem and other Im-
Dortant matters. A few months ago
newsy little booster paper, iiie rep
iimiat" which had Its Influence In
boosting Ontarto and her resources.
Besides being Secretary of the Com
mercial Club he also held the posi
tion of Secretary of the Malheur
County Fair Association last year
Mr. Body was a good progressive and
efficient official and we regret his
deoarture.
Good-bye, Mr Body, may success
atten,i your efforts In your now field
o( laborl
The Spirit
EVERYTHING IS READY FOR
Business Houses in holiday Attire Big
Carnival Company Here And a
Great Time Anticipated
.
Ontario ts nil ready to rccolvo and floats and Instructive nml amusing
entertain her guests for tho three blg(foaturea, among which will ho hover-
day colouration uccuruiiiK '" " '
ports of tho various committee at u
mootlnir hold lust ovenlng.
Tho storo windows aro all arrayed.
In holiday attlro appropriate to tno
occasion.
Tho Dig Carnival Company Is -hero
with nmusomenta of all kinds for
both old and young. Among tho
features of attraction of this groat
illlis line, will iiuru viiuihu hi iiu
pav0ment dancing and will see that
they aro proporly waxen uosmos Hav
ing a splendid 0 ploce orchestru to
furnish first class music, und re
freshments will ho served In tho
dancing pavilion.
Tho program for tho three big
days as announced by II. U Peter
son, chairman of tho Fourth of July
Committee, Is os follews:
On Saturday, tho 3rd, thero will
be a big time at the fair grounds,
among which will bo tight fast races,
etc., In the afternoon, nml In tho
evening there will bo a Jolly time up
town with the Carnival Company
and dancing on the puvoments until
midnight.
On Sunday, tho th, besides tho
manv other attractions, thero will be
la big double hoader bull game at the
fair grounds at 'i o clocK in tne aiier
noon between Parma and Pa)ette
and Ontario and the wlnnor
Monday, the 5th, will bo the day
of days at which time there will be
a big street parade at 10:30 In the
forenoon, followed by an address by
the Hon. Jesse Hawley of Holse In
the parade will be many beautiful
NEGRO CONFESSES TO
SHOOTING BRAKEMAN
Tho Dalles After six hours of grill
lug, Oles Urown, colored, ullus "Little
Ole," of Peusacola, Flu., couftssed that
ke shot and killed Otis Mayt-s, O.W.
It, & N. braknnun.
Brown and his negro companions,
Joseph Freemuu und Lloyd Haydeu,
whom he forced to accompany him at
the point of a gun, were captured by
Sheriff Levi Chrlsroan of Wasco coun
ty and deputies.
Brown Is alleged to have shot .Mayes
during an altercation when Mayes at
tempted to make a case of men who
war bwUln- tbalr vtt ea tka Half
ataftiSMffc j
of Patriotism
qC V
W Til HiVll
u """7 hmiuichi
In tho afternoon thero will bo nil
kinds of Hold and track events at
tho Fair 0 rounds, In which tho groan
ed pig will play an Important and
amusing part.
At the conclusion of tho events at
tho Fair (1 round thorn will ho u big
wator fight up tnwu by two sIiIom of
tho fire department, following which
there will bo a bund concert nt 7
o'clock In tho city park. Tho re
mainder of tho evening will bo de
voted to n big treo dunce on woll
waxod pavements with first cluss
muslo until 1) o'clock whon thoio
will bo n magnlflclent illspluy of fire
works together with tho carnival
foatures.
Tho list of ovontH und prizes us
announced by tlio committee for
Monday Is as follews:
For the parado tho prlzos will be:
MG.00 for Morchants Flouts
HG.00 for best decorated Individ
uals Float.
$45.00 for best Fraternal or Sun
day School Float.
MO. 00 most comical or rldlcllnus
Individual mako-up of any kind.
$15.00 for American Legion or
Competitive Float.
Tho prizes for tho ovents so far
announced nre:
125.00 for wator fight.
$10.00 for Amusement Hucos 100
yurd dash.
120.00 for Free-for-all Backward
Itaco.
$5.00 for Fat Man's Ilaco.
$2.50 for Sack Itaco.
$2.50 for 100 Yard Itaco for children
H years and under,
$10.00 for Tug of War botweon
American Legion boys and Flro De
partment, Everybody throughout tho county
Is Invited to come and help us cele
brate this glorious Day of ludopeud-
lence,
HARDING URGED TO
SPEAK IN THE WEST
Washington. Plans of Senator
Harding, republican presidential cuiidi
date, to conduct u "front porch" cum
pulgn ure opposed hy some senul'irs
and ether republican leaders from the
west. These leaders think he should
make at least ouu "swing around th
elide" with speeches In thu prluulpal
cities of the vtest, so us to come in
closer personal touch with the voters
thero.
Under Senator Harding's present
plans, he will spend virtually ull his
time between now and the election at
his home In Marlon, O, speuklng to
delegations from various parts of thu
to eiuumzi: moehi:
IX KAHTHRN OltlttlO.V
Pralrlo City, near linker, and On
tnrlo, two llvo custom Oregon com
munities nro going to hnvo Moose
lodges. Dud Hurt, ono of tho great
est Mooro boosters In this region, nml
who wan moat Inrgoly rcaponalhlo for
tho extraordinary sm-coss of the re
cent momborHhlp cumpalgn In the lo
cal lodge, which Increased the total
number of members hero now to al
most 700, will lonvo Corvnllla within
u fow dnya to help tho I'rnlrlo City
and Ontario people gel their Mooso
lodge ntartpil In good ahapo. Dud
Iiiih been "under tho weather" the
PttBl few dajH hut exnecta to cot
nwny by tho end of tho week. The
Kaslorn Oregonlnna limy real naauroil
that tho coming of tho Moobo ran
mean nothing hut good for tholr com
munities; tho Ideals of tho order nrn
of the very highest and In Corvallls
tho momherHhln numbers n Inrco nro-
portion of the most prominent husl-
nesH nun proresHionol men of the
community, as well as n largo number
of the BtihMantlnl farmer-luminous-men
Dally Ontctto Times, Corvallls.
"Dnd" Hurt arrived In Ontario aov
ernl days ago and has nlrendy so
cured n number of nppllcatlous for
admission Into tho order of Mooso and
there Is no doubt but what u good
strong lodgo will bo organized hern
within a short time
HAS BEEN SOEVED
ItmiiltN In Miii'lnn Coipt Tit Unto
IMiii'iitliiiml Ail-
VlllllllUCH
When tho 10th Regiment. U. S.
MurluVs, started for Mexico thn other
day thoy were not only equipped
with rifles nnd packs, hut also car
ried their school honks.
Thn problem of nntl-mllltnry re
action followng tho war has boon sol
ved hy tho Murine Corps, nays Captain
K. 11, Hammond, Officer In Charge.
United States Murine Corps Ilocrult-
tug minion. 304 Panama llldg., 3rd
and Alder Sts.. Portland Oregon, hy
combining ncademlo nnd vocational
education with military training, tho
broadening Influences of travel, nnd
ndvonturo.
In pre-war dnys It was 11 problom to
keep Marine's attention concentrat
ed and tholr mlnilH intornstod In
strictly military routine. Thero wns
n growing disposition on tho part of
young men to rognrd the sparo time
spoilt In tho Marino Corps us tlmo
wasted. Tho prosopt Jay combining
of scholustlo work with Marino Corps
(ruining bus solved tho problom.
Tho Murine Corps Institute, some
thing entirely now In military circles,
Is 11 practloal school teaching Marines
a wide vurloty of subjects either In
the clnss room, workshop, or hy cor
respondence In whatever part of
the world 11 Marine may be stationed,
ashore or afloat, ho may tako ad
vantngo of this educational Institu
tion, und will fie paid for going to
school.
Although Quantlco, Virginia, Is the
homo of tho Marino Corps Institute,
there uro already numbers of Mar
I no ut sou anil In our Island posses
ions enrolled for course by corre
spondence.
U. S. POPULATION IS
PUT AT 105,000,000
KMlimito Is llasoil On Tlio popula
tion of ('Me Already
Announced,
Washington. The population of con
tinental UulttHl States is estimuted at
10S.000.uOO by J. A. Hill, chief statisti
cian for thu eunsiis burwau. His calcu
lation Is baiMMl 011 thu i-oiiiblnitd popu
lation of HUG cltltM uud towns for
which statistics Imvu bu uiiuuiiucud,
Thu lucres ovr 1'ilO Is plucud ut
about 13.ouo.uou, showing thu growth
of tho country bus iu,t kept puce with
previous decudu. Almost complete
cessutii'ii of liuinlgrHtloii during thu
war 1 iliu chief reason usslgiiuil for
the fulling off In growth. Other sug
gestion woro thu two Influenza epi
demics, return of ulleus to their native
lands and deuths of soldiers abroad
uud ut home during thu war.
Ti'H uKt,ruatu population of the
cities uud towns 011 which the estl
umttt was mitdo Is 41,020,354. This Is
un uvi-.ugu wain, of 2U pur cent, com
purod with St pur cent In the previous
de.ade.
The world Is old In wisdom and
in wickednesu, but a little goodness
creeps In occasionally.
Thero Is ono sweet consolation In
helm? tifinr Wn ilnn't linvn ti wtirrv
over how to provont the government
irom annoxiug tno most or our in
come.
NEW MAJESTIC THEATRE
WILL OPEN TONIGHT
Is .Modern In IJwry HciimhI Will
Hutu A m.j. Oirlirtitru nml
Up-to-dato l'lu)s
After many wcoks of hard labor,
and many dollars spout tho beautiful
Majestic Theatre will open Thursday
night July 1st, with a regular Jazz
orchostru to properly Interpret the
mimical settings for tho latent Mary
Plckford picture, "Pollyunnu" which
will bo tho opening attraction,
Tho throntro will hnvo a RcatliiK
capacity ot Hourly five hundred nil
modorn opera chairs, ut tho rear of
tho building thero nro threo Lodgo
compartments scntod with oxpouslvo
upholstered chairs, tho ulsles and lull
bios nit carpoted throughout, Just
lusido tho houso thero Is Installed it
ulcoly furnished rest room for tho
ladles, running water In tho rout
room.
Tho lighting effects nnd fixtures
nro of tho latest designs, tho cool
ing ts done with 11 system of north
polo funs, tho Immunso eloctrlo sign
at tho front of tho building carries
nonrly flvo hundred lights, tho tick
ets nro dispensed hy nn automatic
ticket machine which prints thu
prices and date oil thn tickets all
nt ono time.
Tho muchluo room Is equipped with
two modorn machines of the latent
type, thero is a bright light control
ler which gives a hundred percent
more brilliancy to tho pictures, In
talking with L, (V Mears, thu local
mnunger of tho Mnjostlo ho says, with
this equipment tho pictures will bo as
plain as any of tho eastern theatres.
Mr. Moars has been In thu show busi
ness slnco tho beginning of pictures,
ho has ownod 10 theatres In differ
ent parts of tho oast. Mr. Mourn Is 11
strong hollavor In advertising and
says with tho propor amount of ad
vertising on the many super-specials
that uro hookod that ho should have
no troubla in filling tho playhousu
nightly.
Tho Mnjostlo Thoatro Is operated
hy tho Mujostlc Amusement Company,
an organization of showmen und bus
inessmen ot Holso, whoso aim Is to
have u circuit ot twenty-five theatres
within tho next twolvo months, It Is
furthor tholr alms to ploaso aa muny
of tho patrons as Is physlcully pos
sible A ItKMO OF Plti:ilIHTOHIO
Tl.MIN FOUND IN GLIFFH
University ot Oregon, Kugeno, Juno
17th. A raro fossil, that of n mlo
scone whulo, bus boon found by Dr
Karl L, Packard, professor of (lool
ogy ut tho University of Oregon A
preliminary scientific pupor 011 tho
specimen will bo presented by Doctor
Pucard today boforo tho Pacific Div
ision of tho Amorlcun Association tor
the Advancement of Sclonco which
Is meeting In 8eattlo.
Thn rollo of prehistoric times
which was found In tho cliffs along
tho beach ut Newport, Oregon, Is, Dr
Packard belloves, the flnost spec!
mou of fossil whulo which has been
found In North America. Such pet
rifled akolotoim uro very rare uud
tho oxtromo age of tho recont find
makes It of particular Intorost to
sclontlflc men.
Only the skull of thn creuturu has
boon exhumed from Its rocky bed
and Dr. Puckurd Is now proparlug It
for addition to tho Condon Cloologl-
cal m 11 so urn of tho University, Tho
bones nro ruthor small, indicating
that the creature was young or,
which Is moro probablo, that the
leviathans of tho mloscono ugo were
markodly smaller thut those of the
presont day.
THIEVES ROB RANCH
HOUSE OF LOCAL MAN
Last week Won Cavlnoss spont two
days at his ranch ubout 35 mll 1
southwest of Vale, and says that up
on arriving thoro ho found that van
dais and thieves hud paid tho placo
a visit and takon about all that could
consistently bo curried off. In fact
overythlng but tho stove was taken
und that would probably bo among
tlio missing ir it wero not rumor large
and quite heavy.
Locks wero ripped oil tno provis
ion boxes and the contontH all tukeu
as was a largo mattress and all of
tho bedding and numerous other ur
tlclos.
The placo Is always left opon as
aro most of the romoto ranch houses,
so that anyono seeking shelter wus
at llbortM to mako tbumseiveti ut
homo, which Is In accordauco with
tho prevailing custom of this section
ot the country It may be added thrt
It Is Just such acts anil crimes or
this sort that can bos tno pionoer to
udopt policies that aro thon a hard
ship on some deserving travolor at
a future time Tho thief or thieves
aro bolng sought -Vale Kutorprlse
country wfco vlalt him.