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""h im tttoijOf tm u -1 VI A -1 J. !!. JlJ" VOL. XXVI ONTARIO, MALIIEUR, COUNTY, OREGON1,, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1921 NO. 2 ROSS TELLS RANCHERS OF FARM BUREAU WORK DEVELOPMENT OF . AMEHICAN FEDEUATION OUTLINED DECLAUES FAllMEHS HAVE MOKN PllOGBESS THIS YEAH. THAN IN FIFTY PltEOEEDING. URGES HORE COWS AND HEHS Drclnrcs Handlers Mnst Turn Out Finished Product nnd Market ' 1 1 Co-Opcrntl vol y Opposed Co-OpornUvo Btorci Keep County Agent Ills Adviso Through tlio operations of tho agricultural block with Its exten sion of tho War Flnanco corporation. th0 amendments to tho Fodornl Farm Loan act, nnd protection to Amorl enn ngrlculturo, through tho emer gency tariff, tho American farmer linn hnd moro real legislation en acted for ltd bonoflt In tho past year than In' tho fifty yoars proceeding It, was tho declaration of 0. Don Bosb, nucrotnrr of tho Idaho Fodorntlon of Farm Bureaus, In tho principal ad dress dollvorod to tho annual moot ing of tho Malheur County Farm llurcau at Vnlo lait Baturday nf tor noon, Among other tolling statements with which Mr. Itosii . kopt till audlenco spoil hound through nn hour and a half of as rapid flro talk ing a ono could wish to hoar wifl: "You had bettor closo your sheriff's offlco tlmn do away with tho oftlco o; tho county ngont. And: "I can mako any good 40 aero Ir rigated farm In Malheur county pay by itocklng It with chlckom. dairy cows and hogs and by diversified farming, nnd you can tbo. And: "Tho farmers of this soctton must got nway from railing juat raw matorlal that Is bulky ond can not bo shlppod economically. Thoy must produco n finished product that will go on tho market and can stand tho shipping costs. "Tho old hon Is a manufacturing plant, and nn otflclont ono If propor y solocted and proporly fod. Thoro li no roaion for nny'ronn or woman kcoplng n hon that wtll not lay 200 eggs per yesr, yot tho avorago. ogg production per hen In tho United States Is only 70 eggs per year." Theao nro but a tow of tho stoto monts which Mr. How drovo homo to till hcarors and what was moro ho took tlmo to toll thorn how to do what bo was advising, and slnco ho has himself, as many of his hcarors know, been a farmer, and a success ful ono near Caldwell for many years, ho roused tho mooting as such nniimpinv. n m nnhlnm nrousod. Ho urged cooperative markotlng but oppoaoa cooperauvo iuru. Ills apooch which occupied a large portion of tho afternoon was but ono of tho foaturos of tho Intorostlng Boislon which was attended by soino 70 farmerB from ovory branch of farm bureau In tho county with the exception of Malheur. Upon call to order by V.V. Hlckox, Lloyd Illchcs of the Vale Ad Club, wolcomod tho gathering on behalf of the city of Vale. Tho minutes of tho previous meeting wero road and ap proved, which was followed by a p'apor from President Hlckox on tho work accomplished during tho past - two years and recommendations for tbo future. Some splondld soloc tlons wero rendered by tho Vale High School Orchestra. an. a vnnnmmnnilntiuna of thO com mittee on budget and dues wero V .., miVa thn rtuoa far 19ZZ Beven dollars and fifty cents per membor. Tho report of tho nomina tions committee composed of tho chairman of communities was adopt ed, placing P. M. Doals of Dead Ox Flat, T. W. Clagott of Ontario, V. T. Hernitt of Vale. A. A. rteod 1 of Bro gan and V. V. Hlckox of Big Bend on tho executive committee for Th'a moit pleasing incident of the meeting was the big feed at the Droxel Hotel "set up1' by tho Vale Ad Club. It was both a feast and a banquot, earning tho latter " tlon from the number and quality of toasts which were given at the finish. It. N. A. ENTFJVTAINS GinLB CLUB The Ontario QlrU' Club was en tortalned Tuesday evening by the ltoyat Neighbors In tho Masonic Hall, Tho neighbors staged several novel ties for the girls amusement ning hem belag aW pull which caused much merriment. Tbo girls all agreed that the ladles were Indeed royal entertainers as well as royal neighbors. It was decided that a Christmas tree and the trimmings would be the feature of the next party. Every girt J asked to buy a Christmas present, maximum Prlw to bo 25 cents, wrap it nicely and leave It at Turner'a Mualc Store be fore next Tuesday evening December 20th. No Barnes are "h1ed. nreseats The party will oa held !tUako. of Mte. Mae Piatt Tues day evening December ZOtn. Mrs. Fred Casfteld. who Is bow living In Welser. visited In Ontario ChaVaB Buren of Welser. visit ed In Ontario Baturday, The Womens Cbib a wth rs. jr. R. BUrtafcf Thursday. ttttttttt ONTAIUO TO IIOLI FOULTHY SHOW TO BOOST BUSINESS 4- To aid In boosting tho poul- try business In and about On- tarlo, tho Commercial club dl- roctors at tho rogular lunch- 4 oon mooting yestorday noon dotormlnod upon holding n chicken show and financing It from tho gonoral funds of tho club. Tho directors will re- quest tho co-oporatlon of tho Farm Bureau In putting on tho show. Prosldont Van Potton nn- nouncod his standing com- 4 mlttooA for tho year nnd, tho club docldod to sond P. J. Gal- laghor, J. A. Lackuoss and Geo. K. Alkon to tho mooting of tbo Oregon Irrigation Congroes at Pendleton this wook. 4- OREGON CLUB INDUCTS MANY GREEN MEMBERS High Jinks Furnished In Initiatory Ceremonials Membership of Club .Is .Now Over ! Limit Raised Features Scheduled. Elovon unauapoctlng Individuals wore forcod to travorso a rough road In tholr Journoy to tho shrine of Orogana-ot tho Orogon Club lait Tuesday night. Tho otovon wore tho Innocent now mombors whoso, pros onco sorvod to nmuio tho old Minors and furnish tho fun for a hilarious session. Old timers doclaro thnt tho Initiation was tho moit success ful tho club over hold, and tho now mombors, whon through, nro only Anxious for tho noxt class to como on. Proildont Carl Field, aiiUtod by Chief Hoo Hoo Claronco Croutor, and Bumblnx It. W. Swaglor, wore tho leadorsot tho dogreo teams In which Moure. Bouchor and Lathrop played promjnont roles and lord high oxooutlonors. Following tho Initi ation, smokes, coffeo and doughnuts wero sorvod, and a number of tho young womon friends of club mom bors surprised thorn with an addi tional feed. Tho nowly Initiated mombors were: Ivan E. Oakos, P. J. Gnlla ghor. David W. Powers'. Frod Oram so. Fred ToHt. Jack Taylor. J. A. Turnbull, C. It. Auguitui, Arthur Cockrum, Sydnoy Notion ana uoo K. Alkon. JANITOR FORGETS TO TURN OFF DRAIN TAP Holler nt .Public .School .Heating Plant Injured Monday MornliiK mid School Kids Have Day' Vacation Itcpalrcd Now Tho boys and girls of the High school nnd o! tho department and grammar school on tho weat sldo had a vacation Monday becauao Ooo. Howe, the onglneer on the heating plant, forgot to turn off tho drain cock on the bollor and superheated that piece of oqulpmont. When Mr. Howe went to tho plant early Monday morning he found tho holler filled with water. Ho knew It would tako too long to got up steam with a full boiler so docldod to drain off a portion of the con tents. Ho turned tho drain cock and then forgot to turn It back and ..,, tinma tn hrAnVfnat. When ha returned the hot flro he had built was working under an ompty boiler. As a result, It was In such condition that water could not be turned Into It. All the force of Udlok's plumbing shop was put to work when the boiler coolod, and by working lato Into the night was able to cork up the boiler and get school going again on Tuesday, MERELY CALLING SOCKET NOT GOINC TO HAVE JURY MONDAY ArgHi Victim of Natural .Error -In Story .or ,nwi .w?eK jhuo Blggti Merely Endeavoring to Relievo Congested Docket The Argus was In error laat week in .t.tlnn ttm thn nand lurv and other Jurors would bo called before Christmas to attend an opening of the District court on December 19. Judge Biggs has ordered mat tne docket shall be called on that day, i.t thn p-i-nnil lurv will not convene until January 3 and the regular docket will be called on January s. The setting of the docket for De cember 19 will give many attorneys time to try cases which have been pond-lag for some time and will re lieve the heavy docket 1b January, Mr, and Mrs. Wra. Thompson of Vale, wore Yliltiag taeir oaugmer, Mrs. Chas. Powell and feuabaBd in rtand'all Bag ail J -wife, were here from ry8a Moatwy, iur ksj returned from a trip to their ranch dm McDernmt, NT, MOONSHINE IS START OF SHOOTING AFFRAY Hobert II. Lcrny Crnzotl With Home Made. Boozo Assaults Jiln Wife Thon Shoots Jnaon llnllock When ho Attempt! Woman's ltcscue Crazod with boozo of his own .making, itobort, H. Lcroy, n ranchor irom mo iiimnuur riyur uouoin norm wont of tho city, Inndod In tho city Jail Monday afternoon following a vortlnblo cnrnlval of crlmo, as tho flnnlo of which ho shot Jason Hal lock, leader of tho Advontlit church hero. Tho shooting of llnllock. which took placo at tho Loroy homo In tho northwest section of tho city, was tho culmination of tho orgy which Loroy startod nt his ranch and camo about In a olrugglo over tho gun which Loroy was ondoavorlng to Intlmldato W. J. Hoppor and Mr. llnllock who left tho Advontlst prnyor meeting at tho church noxt to tho Lcroy homo, In answer to tho frnntle appeals of Dorothy Donn, who was stnylng at Loroy's. Tho young woman wns n wltnoss of tho brutnl assaults upon Mrs. Loroy, and fear ing for hor llfo alio ran to tho church for aid. Whon Mossrs. Hopper and Loroy reached tho houso, Loroy wan chok ing his wlfo and beating hor un mercifully. Hoppor grabbod him and Loroy pressed tho muzzlo of tho gun to Hopper's stomach. Orasplng tho gun, Hoppor exclaimed: "You would not shoot nnyono," nnd pushod tho gun nway from his body. With that Loroy pulled tho trigger nnd tho bullet struck Hnllock on tho foot passing through tho Instep. In tho mcantlmo Marshal II. C. Farmor had been notified nnd hur ried to tho scono, whoro ho found not only a disrupted prayer mooting but a frantic neighborhood, for Lo roy waB In tho houao with sovoral of his children and still In possession of tho gun. Whllo Lcroy mndo no attack on tho offlcor ho rofusod to glvo up tho gun which ho carried up his sloove, nnd It was only nttor a strugglo that ho was disarmed. In his offorts to locnto tho cause of tho trouble tho Marshal loarncd of tho proioncojof two gallons of moonshine nt tho houao, and loarncd that thla was brought from tho Lo roy ranch on tho rlvor bqttom. With NlKht Marshal Qordon and City Wntor Suporlntondont V. W. Chamj bors, ho went to tho ranch nnd thoro found n crudo still and another gallon of boozo In a dugout in tno bank of a draw. Thero alio wai found J. 8. Daloy who was chargod with possession and fined 1100 Tues day by Judgo Stearns. Loroy was arraigned boforo Judgo Stonrns nnd walvod a hearing, He wns hold to tho grand Jury and bond placed at tho sum $3500, which ho could not furnish. Dayloy paid hli flrio. 0NTAR1ANS TO CELEBRATE WITH HOME GROWN FLOWERS California Polnscttai, Cyclamen and Beautiful .Moral .Offerings of Great Variety Product of Local Greenhouses n. nnd n. Florists la the stylo namo under which tho local firm which will supply many Ontario homos with tholr Christmas groens nmi nnMml nlfltita. la known. From tho handsome greenhouaoa which this firm has eroctea in is summer on thn rtnvflr homestead at tho BOUtl) anA nt IHrhnrrtunn Blreot will COUIO a variety of flowors which are seldom ub fn nnrthfirn units. A display of the offorlugs of tho Incut flnrlat wit nut on dlHDlay In the Boyer grocery department this week, and served j.o attract no onu ot attention. It was tho most pro tentloui display ot Its kind we have ever seen In a town ot Ontario's b- menstons and Is indeed n credit to the florists who have sought to es tablish hore a new institution. To describe the varieties and toll ot their excellence would mako a se vere strain on the present supply of nriinMivAH. lml it la sufficient to say that they are Indeod beautiful speci mens of many specie oi uowtinus nnd foliage plants. Boslde producing decoratlvo flow ers, Mesirs. Boyer and Brookover are supplying Ontario tables, and those of many ot tho neighboring towns, with fresh lettuce ana oiner rranna rim! hv next vear. with the additions they aro planning, will bo ablo to more than double their sup ply in.t tn mln n nersonal conceDtlon of tho magnltudo of their green houses and the excellence vi tue op nnintmpnta their should be visited. To every lover of flowers this Is a treat, and the owners aro giau io oo hosts for the occasion. Capt. n. M Duncan was hero from Burns the first of the week consult ing with his partner, J. W. McCul loch. , , Judge Will B. King returned last Tuesday from Burns, where be had been on legal business. He west to Vale Wednesday. J. It, Blackaby and L. Adam were Boise visitor Tuesday and Wednea- Alva Springer of Crane, viitted In Ontario Wit Thuridsy. LOCAL WOOL GROWERS TO JOIN ASSOCIATION lioprcscntatlvci of Pacific Wool f lA,i na A.anMlnll.... A.lit,ua Meeting Ih'i'o Progress Mndo s la Mnrkctlng Small Clip Hoy Ward, manager of tho Pad flo Wool Growers association, ad- drosaod a mooting at tho City Hall Monday uftornoon, which was at tended by a number of local wool growora, who following tho mooting, docldod to unite- with thnt body for tho markotlng of tholr wool for tho noxt four years. Mr. Ward, In a comprohonalvo nd drcflR. outllnod tho growth and de velopment of tho OBSoclatton which was primarily established to market tho farm-crop wools, but which dur ing tho pant year has also undertak en tho markotlng of rango crops ns woll. Ho sat forth In graphic charts tho comparison of nrlcos rccolvod by wool growors through consignments and commlsnlon houses andthnt ro- eolved by members of tho associa tion, wherein tho association man avoraged hlghor throughout the year. Tho association Is now undor con tract to supply ynrn mills In tho oe.st with tholr ontlro demands, and li also soiling heavily to western mllli, Gfii. rcckham or tho uoiso vaiioy wool growors, was at tho mooting also. CHKT MAIITIN OF LA GUANDE VISITS FAMIMAIt 8C1CNIX Old Minors In Ontario nro enjoying this week n visit from Chester Mar tin, for many yoari a hardware mer chant of this city, who loft In 1913 tor Wallowa, nnd nlnco last fnll a reitdont ot La Ornndo. Mr, Martin nnd JI. C. Boycr, H. A. Frasor and others of ploncor days havo ipont no llttlo tlmo romlnlclng. Mr, Martin declares that Ontario has mndo many Imprnvomonts slnco ho left, and ho finds It difficult to rccogntzo many familiar landmarks, Indood moat ot thoso havo vantshod alnca he was hero lait. AMICIUCAN LEGION POST ELECTS NEW OITICL'HH Commander. W. F. Eacuo; Vlco Commander, Dwtght Plorcoj Adju tant, B, J. Mllllkln; Flnanco Offlcor, Ernost arnmsojChaplaln, Frod Tost; Rnri-nnnt nt nrmi. Frod fJrnmao! Historian, Earl Bull; Borvlco of- rico, l.nri uiacKaoy; Ainioua oi floor, 8, M. Boycher: Publicity of flcor, W. a PInnoy; Employment of tlrnr Trvlnc Harris! Americanism officer, O. F. Trow; Exocutlvo Com mlttoo; W F. Eacuo. S, J. Mllllkln, A It. Roberts. Geo, Gilliam and Wll- mor Boyer. :'CET ACOHAINTED MEETING" HELD BY BOULEVARD GRANGE Deputy Stnto Master W. 1L Gcckelor Addrrxiea Mwtlng Initnllt'lon of Officers Held and .Grange- Fcl Conculdcw Session A special "get acquainted meet ing" of tho Boulevard Orange was hold at tho Grango hall laat Friday evening. It wai but one ot a series ot such meetings which tno uranga plans on holding during tho winter months, and to which all of tho folks In the neighborhood havo boon in vited to attend. Besldo an Interesting program, rioinlU nf ivhtrh nrn clven below. there was a public installation of newly eiOCtca oiticers ami a enori business sesalon was held. Mrs, J. F, Weaver was elected head of tho homo economics commlttoe. It was also determined to hold the next meeting on rTiaay, uocuuur , m which time an appropriate Christ- man nrnpFltm will tin ctVAfl. ttlQ COtn- mlttee which has charge of arranging the program ror mis meeting newts. Mrs. L. H. Bretthaupt. chairman; Mrs. Nnnh. Mlrts Amdon. Frank Weaver and E. B Conkh.n. Tho program wr last rr nay meei Ing included: Addreaaeii of Wel come by P. E Countrymat, Master; Drill by School children ananged by Mrs, Noah, '.oacher; Stumt Speech, Deputy Sta Master Oekelir: Mus ic, Miss Downey and A. H. McGreg or; Belect.'ons from Blley, E. B. Con kiln; Address, "Thirty Yars of Grange Work," Mr. Qekeler. Miss VIo a Huated vlalted In Bolie Wednesday, ner. Hi'nry Young the Orand Chaplain 1, O. O. F. of Oregon ac companied by the Ontario Lodge vuitmi thn Pnvetta chaDter Wednes day evening, and plan on visiting the Vale koage on r riaay vu, C. C. nuasell and wife were In Boise tho first of the -week. C. D. Davis left Monday for Spokane where he will recive treat ment for cancer. F. W. Powell spent Sunday In Untu Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mogari of Portland, camo to Ontario this week to attend the funeral of Chas Adams. Mr, and Mrs. H, C. Plnney have returned to their home here after living In Frultland to tho past lura- 4- BED CIIOSS Til III IT SHOP WILL ItECKIVE DONATIONS Thoro nro those in Ontario 4- who ncod clothing and can at- 4 ford to pay for good ronovat- 4 4 od second hand ones. To sup- 4 ply tholr needs tho Hod Cross 4 Chapters oponcd n Thrift Shop 4 and urges thoso who havo gar- 4 4 monts of any kind to bring 4 thorn lns Tho-Bhop Is located 4 4 noxt to Sollgrann's Studio nnd 4 4 Mrs. O.U. Franklin Is In charge 4 It you cannot bring In you 4- bundle, phono Mrs. A S. Brown 4 of Mrs. Henry Orlftln and thoy 4 will enro fof It. 4 4- At tho mooting of tho Bed 4- Cross, directors, Dr. W, J. 4 4 Wooso wns ro-oloctcd chairman 4-4- and Mrs. Henry Griffin was 4 4 elected Secretary. Judgo Tost 4 41 wns mndo a mombor of tho 41 4 board and tho Amortcan Icglon 4 4 and nuxlllarlcs ot tho chapter wero asked to nomo mombors. 4 ROBBERS MAKE HAUL Thfco Mnnkcd .Mm IU'llovf Store TiU and l'ONlofflro .Money Drnut'i' Coiiibliicil of gUHfl Sheriff Notllcfd But So Clues I'uiid Disguised by tho uso ot plain dom ino mnaks, thrco men hold up nnd robbod the postofflco nnd tho J. L. Popo storo at Jamtcson last Friday ovonlng Juat ns tho clork, Mr. Eng land was closing for tho day. They soourod $100 In cash from tho storo and $185 from the postofflco cnih drawor as woll as a bundle, of can celled monoy ordors, Thoy also took n now auto Innor tubo, Bomo glovos and other small nrtlclcfl, but npparontly wero In a hurry for thoy overlooked the till containing tho tunda ot tho postofflco money ordor department. Sheriff Loo Noo was notified a fow minutes nftor tho crime, mid though bo had lookouts at Brogan and points boyond, as woll as at Vale and othor nearby points, no trnco of tho men wns found. Whon thoy loft Jamloson thoy wero hoadod to ward Brogan. It Is not bollovod that tho Job was dono by profession al yeggs for thoy would not work bo small a station, In tho opinion of the authorities. 'S TO MEET WITH SPECIALIST Furiu Bui oau Arranges Dciiiomitra- tlon of Mixing Winter IVodn nnd Lccturo on Feeding for 1?KK Production by II. E. Cosby, Poultrymen who wish to mako a success of tholr buslnoss would do woll to mark tholr calondars for Wednosday, Decomhor 21, and plan on taking a few. hours off to "get wise" on sorao points about feodlng hens In a way to got eggs. On that day, tho farm bureau will stage a poultrymons' mooting at tho A. B, Cain farm two miles West ot Ontario at which II. E. Cosby, oxtonslon specialist In poultry husbandry from tho Oregon Agricultural Collcgo will bo prosent to assist In a demonstra tion of mixing foods and to lecture on feeds and feeding for winter egg production. Tho food mixing demonstration will bo given at 11 a, m, After the domonatratlon of food mixing, tbo buildings and oaulpment being used on tho now demonstration farm win bo Inspected. Thoso who Uvo too far away to go homo for lunch may bring lunch with them. After lunch at 1:30 p .in. the lecture on feeding will tako place. CHARLES ADAMS KILLED IN PECULIAR AUTO ACCIDENT Dope Attempting to Climb In Car Causes Driver to Hun Marhlno Over Bank Funeral Held Here Odd Fellows Havu Cltargo Charles Adams, formerly a ranch er near Ontario, was killed In a pe culiar auto accident which occurod last Friday two miles from Payette, when the car In which ho was riding with a friend, went over the bank. According to tho driver of tho car, who escaped unhurt the accident was caused by his losing control of tho car when he sought to provent a dog, which was riding on the run ning board, from climbing Into tho seat. Mr, Adams was a pioneer of this section, and Is survived by his wife. Ho was a mombor of Ontario Lodge No. 90 I. O. O. F which bad charge of the funeral services held hore Mon day afternoon. Interment was made In the Ontario cemetery beside his brother who dlod hero a few weeks 'ago, Postmaiter M. Addlngton ot Bro gan, wm la Ontario Monday, DEEP LAID PLAN TO CLEAR MURDER FAILS ASSOCIATES OF AHCII NICHOLS WHO SHOT BILL HICKS AT JOltDAN VALLEY FAIL IN ATT1CMPT TO CLEAU COM PANION WHEN HE CONFESSES OFFICIALS UNRAVEL MYSTERY Victim Before DjIiik Declared Ho Did Not Know Who Shot IIIui On ly Knew Ho Did Not lint a Gun In Ills Ilnnd Accessory Arrested Also Arch Nichols, 31, a buckaroo, of Jordan Vnlloy, Is In Jail nt Vale charged with tho murder ot Bill Hicks, proprietor ot a Jordan Vnlloy pool hall. With htm Is George ' Hayes, an old timer of Jordan Vnl loy, chargod with bolng nn accessory after tho fact. Tho shooting of Hicks was tho cli max of an all day boozo and pokor party In n stono houao behind tho pcol hall oporatod by Hicks nnd hla pnrtnor Brooks, In Jordan Vnlloy, Tuoaday, Dccombor 0, In which tho principals were: Bill Hicks tho murdered man; Nichols IiIb self con fcs0d slayer, Hayes whp concocted tho story that Hicks shot hlmsolf, Guy Shea, who loft Just boforo" tho shooting, nnd Jim Mills, tho mnu whoso quarrol with Hicks cultntu ntod In tho crlmo. IIIclls dhl not dlo until Friday, and wus nblo to glvo tho officials vory llttlo Information In bis onto morton, savo this, that ho bad no gun In his hand whon ho wont down In tho tight with Mills. When DUtrlct Attornoy BobL D. Lytlo, Deputy Bhorlff Charles Olonn, nnd Coroner II. O, Payno roachod Jordan Valley thoy wore facod with a roal mystery prohlom, tor tho oyo wltnoaaos had agrood to a story thoy wero to toll, and thoy did toll that story. So dotormlnod woro thoy, that at tho coroner's Jury which Mr. Payno summoned, thoy mado tho story stick and tbo Jury found Hicks camo to his death from a gun shot wound ut tho hands ot somoono un known to thorn. But tho officers did not atop with tho Jury finding. For this -was baaed on tho unanimous tostlmony ot Hayes, Nichols and Mills that Hicks shut htuiBolf In tho strugglo ho had with Mills as tho result ot tholr quarrel. Tho mon .allogod that Hicks had a gun In tils hand and that as ho wrestled with Mills, with tho latter florcly endeavoring to turn tho weapon away from hlm solf, It discharged and thus Hicks shot hlmsolf. Tho officers howovor dlicovorod that thero woro no vmoko stains on Hicks coat, such as would have been tho caio had tho weapon boon flrod at closo rango, und turthor that tho anglo which tbo bullet took In Hicks body was not what It would havo beon If flrod ns tho mon toHtinod. Further, thoy notod that Hicks' gun had blood on tho barrel, which could not havo boon placod thero boforo tho last shot was flrod, for It showed no sign of Hinoko ataln. Thus armod with suspicion that somoono was lying, tho officers started a grilling for Hayes, Mills and Nichols. Thoy gavo thorn a modified third do groo and as tho result Nichols finally broke down and confosaed. He made a clean broast ot the shooting nnd declarod that ho shot to savo Mills from being Injurod by Hicks. After telling his part tn tho story Nichols told how Hayes had sent for him aftor tho shooting and outllnod tho story they would unite In tolling. For this Hayos wua held as un ac cessory. Nichols signed the con fession ho gavo the officers. The men on tho coronor's Jury were: . A. L. t'ockrum, nox Marquis, J. A. Bobertson of Ontario; W. II. aaham, Tom Skinner und Harry Loonoy ot Jordan Valley. After tho shooting District At torney Lytlo had tho City Council of Jordan Valley assemble and thoro ho told thorn that Malheur county ex pected thorn to enforce tho prohibi tion law, and put an end to tho open violations which take place thero. He also asked thorn to compell all pool halls and other places of congrega tion to bo kept so open that tho public could seo what was going ou thoroln. Tho Council agreed to do as tho district attornoy dlroctod. Hicks who was murdored la well known In tho county. Ho onco lived hore in Ontario with nls fathor and mothor. Ho Is a brothor of Mrs. E. A. Van Slcklln of Welser, Idaho, of Mrs. D. D. Joalyn and Mrs. Goo. Parks of Jordan Valley. Nichols who did the shooting la a stnglo man. His mothor lives In Jordan Valley, and ho has a number of relatives In New Port, Oregon. SCHOOL BOY DIES Leslies Mlllor, nine year old son of tho lato Henry Mlllor died at his homo bore, Friday Decembor 9th. Funeral services wero hold from the. M. E. Church Sunday p. m Bev. Miller officiating. Mn. Fred Brlnnon visited with relatives at Wolser this weok. The remains of Mrs, Saltna Hartla -who died at Vale passod thru On tario Monday, to Drane, Oro for onterment. Howard Mallett was In Boise on business the first ot the week. Mrs. O. H. Peterson was visiting In Bolsa thla week i i i