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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-01-09
Fine rowI at Occur d'AIsne

Coeur d'Alene.-The Kootenal PouE
try show, which has been In progress
in this city several days, came 10 d
close Saturday. The display was TINS
year greater and better than in form
er years and mo better exhibit could
be held that this one at any place III
the west" were the words used by the
Judge. Elmer Dixon Of Oregon CITY
Oregon.
The winners of silver cups were,
Oscar Nelson, Dr. w. y. WolVin' spo'
kane, and III. T. Dillon.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-01-09
Company G is Recruited

Dallas.-Company G, Third Infantry
Oregon National Guard, which was
one of the four companies of the sec
ond battalion that was affected by the
disbandment OF the battalion In Au'
gust, and which has, since that time
been known in military circles as the
second provisional company has re-
cruited back to full strength, and soon
will be ready for transferring back
into the Third Regiment
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-01-09
Experiment Farm Urged.

McMinnville.--A movement mas
been started TO have walnut expert
ment station here and several Joint
organizing committees have been Sc
lected for G. meeting 10 be held al the
courthouse, 10 consider what legisla'
tion will be necessary. The county
court has set aside 10 acres OF the best
land of the county farm for this e1'
pertinent station
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-01-09
sheenmen Fix Meet pate

Vale.-Convention dates for the 18th
annual meeting OF the Oregon State
Woolgrowers' association in Vale are
January ?, and L. Special trains are
peing arranged for by the Vale cham
ber of commerce to convey the dele
gates from Ontario to Vale and return
in addition 10 the regular railway train
service between these points.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-01-09
Land Show Has ResuI,s

Oregon City-The first fruits oI
Clackamas county's display NJ the re-
Gently held land shows at Minneapolis
and Chicago are seen In the many let
ters that are daily arriving NJ the 10
cal publicity headquarters, Manager
Freytag, is answering inquiries fully
and has an elaborate follow'up system
so that no genuine inquirer is lost
sight OF.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-01-09
Men In Well 6 Days Are Rescued

Burns. or.-Prisoner at the bottom
OF n well So feet deep for six days,
without food or water, Robert l.,
Koontz, aged S3. and William NJ, Car
roll. aged 20. homesteaders in Catlow
valley. 20 the west of STEMS Noun
tain, Harney county, were rescued by
a neighbor
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-01-09

the United states. Mayor James ltolph
Of San Francisco opened to public use
here the new Genry street line, which
was established after ono OF the long.
est and bitterest fights In the history
OF public service corporation regula.
ton on record anywhere.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-01-09

Albany.-The Oregon Electric depot
is this city was opened Saturday. II
ls one OF The best depots in the state
The structure is no by 32 feet. CON
structcd Of red tapestry brick. lsi1 in
Elem IA bond with rakes joints and
Sterling stone trimmings.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-01-09
100000 Mortgage Filed at Hood River

Hood River-The largest mortgage
that has yet been filed in Hood River
county was placed on record by the
Merchants Savings & Trust company
OF Portland, and executed by the Hy-
dro Electric company OF this city. for
The sum OF 100000.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-01-09
Woman, Weight 400, Dies

Halfway.-In the death OF Mrs. Me
Cord. of this place, Baker county and
possibly the entire northwest. lost It's
largest woman. Mrs. McCord weigh
ed nearly 600 pounds. and In burial II
took ~ men as pallbearers.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-01-09
news FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Trust investigations, Reports
and Tariff Hearings Await
ing congressman.

Washington.-When congress recon
yened on Thursday active preparation
for the enactment OF legislation during
the next administration was com
menced.
Seven distinct Investigations by the
house are scheduled TO begin, They
are the money trust. tariff revision,
New Haven-Grand Trunk railroad,
general trust legislation, foreign and
domestic shipping trust, currency bill
aud an inqLisitiou into the affairs of
the superintendent OF insurance In the
District of Columbia, The inyostiro-
tions viii cost over 100000 ana tcsti-
mony will be taken both in Washing
ton ond Now Work
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-01-09

s. pa' Car Line in Operation
,,I '''uoisco.-Paying the first
M '''led by the first municipality
"A q operated street railroad in
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-01-09
commIttees WMI Report

In addition congress win receive re-
ports from.
The senate committee ON Interstate
commerce, which has taken vast
amount Of testimony on the antitrust
subject,
The subcommittee OF the senate
committee on privileges and elections,
which has conducted the inquiry into
campaign receipts and expenditure
The subcommittee OF the senate for
eign relations committee, which has
Investigated charges that Americans
and American interests are RESPONSE
bic Tor the unrest in Mexico and the
attempted revolutions in Cuba.
The tariff hearings are expected 10
last during the entire session While
they are under way, Mr. Underwood
and his associates on the ways ana
means committee will be- engaged i'm
formulating their several tariff meas
ures,
viii Expedite Tariff Legislation
While the ways and means commit
tee is holding bearings the democratic
of the finance .Ommittee OF tAe senate
viii be studgug rates So as 10 oe
ready for ac,lon when the house meas
ures reach their chamber In fact
every ihug pDmts 10 the utmost eNpe.
dirion IN tariff legislation b. the demo
Gratis.
Both Mr. Clark and Mr. Underwood
have urssl Fresidenteiect Wilson TO
call the fAtra session Immediately al
Ger March four They want him 20
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-13
OKLAHOMA MOB
LYNCHESA NEGRO

Anadarko, Okla, June 13.-Denny
Simmons, young negro, jailed here
Wednesday on a charge of assault
and murder of Miss Susie Church, 20
miles north of here, Tuesday after
noon, was lynched at 4 o'clock this
morning mile north of this city
The mob then set fire to the ne
gro's body and riddled it with bullets.
The mob was composed OF 800 men,
headed by woman who carried the
rope. There were number of women
in the crowd which broke down the
door of the jail. secured the negro,
dragged him across the Washita river
and saturated his clothing with oil.
He was drawn TO the trunk of tree.
Numerous shots were fired at the
dangling body. Soon some one set fire
TO the oil-soaked clothing. In a mo-
ment the clothing was burned off.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-13
WOMAN HAS SEEN
TOOTH BIRTHDAY

Dallas City, H., June 13.-Mrs. Well
ington Jenney celebrated her Tooth
birthday anniversary Wednesday at
the home of Harvey Welborn. about
four miles east of this city. AS Aman-
da Potter, she was bora in Washing
ton, Pennsylvania. June IL, 1913, the
second year of the war Of 1872, ana
the second and last effort of old Eng
land to destroy the young American
republic. In some of the years be-
tween 1913 and 1885 the family moved
from Pennsylvania TO Marshall coun-
ty, West Virginia, for on the Goth OF
August, 1885, she was united in mar
riage with Sherman Terriu- native
of Marshall county, In April, 1853
they decided to seek their fortune in
the west, Quincy, III. being the poin.
OF Decentralization.
There we're but two ways of transit
between the A-leghenies and the Mis-.
sissippi riyer in those days, cue by the
slow mode of -rayel by wagoI. and the
other by the roundabout water route
down the Ohio river as far as Cairo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-13
$4,000 is GIVEN
TO KNOX COLLEGE
Remembrance From Mrs. Nc
Knight Announced at Gales
burg Commencement.

Galesburg, H., June 1S.-At the 6Sth
annual commencement of Knox college
yesterday President McClelland an
nounced additional gifts of more than
100000 from Mrs. j. T Mcknight.
Twenty-Five thousand dollars of the
gift goes to the college endowment
and the remainder to wipe out the debt
on the Davis science hall, named in
honor Of her father, George Davis,
long treasurer of the college.
With this contribution and another
hitherto made Mrs. Mcknight meets
the entire expense of this structure.
Total gifts for the year from all
sources totaled S12S,0OO.
Rockford, H., June 13.-Rockford
College for Women yesterday complet-
ed its campaign for raising the $780,
600 required to bring its endowment
to 100000 and secure Andrew Car.
nesie's $4,000. The amount obtained
was $3.50 more than was needed Mrs.
Harold /. Pratt of Brooklyn gave S..
600
Bloomington. H., June 13.-Profes.
sor o. II. Prichart of Bethany. Neb,
was elected president of the college
at Eureka, Ill, TO succeed E. E. Under.
wood, who resigned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-13
FESTIVITIES FOR
EMPEROR OPENED

Berlin. June 1S.-Festivities In con-
nection with the completion next Sun
day OF the 25th year o: the reign OF
Emperor William opened this after
noon with a review of the Imperial
Automobile club. the military volun-
teer automobile companies and other
organizations OF the "army chausse." ="
in the western suburbs Of Berlin.
Headed by Prince Henry OF Prussia.
commander Of the corps. and the duke
of Ratibor. president of the automobile
club. hundreds of motor cars decorated
with flowers and bunting we're review
ed by his majesty. Duke Ratibor pre-
sented the first OF the innumerable ad-
dresses which the emperor is to re-
ceive on his jubilee.
Secretaries Grew and Spencer Of
the American embassy drove their
own cars past the reviewing stand.
The emperor and empress after
ward proceeded 20 the stadium erect.
ed for the next Olympic games to wit
ness the jubilee equestrian tourney.
Seven thousand school children
gathered in the castle court this morn
ing and rehearsed songs with which
they will wake their majesties Mon.
day morning. On Sunday. the real sill.
yer jubilee anniversary, very few cele.
brations viii occur. as it marks the
date Of the death OF the emperor S
father. Frederick.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-13
JANNUS HAS ACCIDENT AT
BEGINNING OF HIS TRIP

ST. Louis, Nc, June 13.-Anthony
Janus and Arthur Isminger started
from st. Louis for Chicago in hydo-
aeroplane at 6:15 this morning, and in
the frs: Is minutes the coat of Is
minger caught fire from engine sparks.
One of the tail rods had worked loose
To keep the machine from falling, Is
minger turned and caught the rod. in
tending to hold it taut until a landing
could be made. In doing this his coat
tail, which was directly over the ex-
haust pipe Of the engine, caught fire.
Janus tore the burning coat from
Isminger's back. The men landed at
Alton. They expect to reach Peoria
before noon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-13
SCANDAL REPORT
CLEARS MINISTRY

London, June 13.-British cabinet
ministers were today absolyed by a
parliamentary committee from all
blame in connection with scandals al
legged TO have'surrounded contracts be-
tween the British government and the
Marconi Wireless company. The re-
port Of the committee which investi-
gated the affair declares there is no
foundation for any charges against
Attorney General Isaacs, Chancellor
CT the Exchequer Lloyd-George, or
Postmaster General Samuel The fore
going is from the majority report. Il
is understood there will be minority
reports, but these have not yet been
made public. The majority Of the com
mittee was composed Of liberal and
radical members of parliament.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-13
Senator Worried by Drift
Tariff Legislation
is Taking.
PRESIDENT Is BLAMED
Though Complaint Is Not At
tended by a Direct Charge
of Lobbying.

Washington, d. c., June 1S.-The
presidents name in connection with
White house influence for the tariff
bill was brought before the lobby
committee again today by Senator
Gallinger, who declared the president
had come ''perilously near lobbying
in some things he had done in con-
nection with the tariff bill.
Gallinger did not make a direct
charge that the president had lob.
bied" for the tariff bill, but intima-
tions in his testimony were taken by
democratic senators to be So broad
that they subjected him to long cross
examinations on the subject of White
house influence.
Gailinger's statements came as
profound sensation. when a man
says he would hang some one as high
as Haman if that person did not do
certain things" said Gallinger, "and
then an industry which proposed re-
duction of wages and did so would be
investigated, | think that is about the
worst kind of influence can imagine"
What do you think of a public Of
ficial that gets up scare about an in
sidious lobby?" asked Nelson.
That he intends to influence public
opinion and the opinion of public
men," returned Gallinger.
do you think the members of con.
| gress can be intimidated?" asked
| Overman. \
NOT PLAYING POLITICS.
81 have no disposition to criticize
public officials for cheap partizan
purpose" replied Gallinger. 81 still
am forced to the belief that influence
used in behalf of free sugar or free
wool or free anything else is as OBJ
jectionable as anything else"
Reed tried to draw a line between
the president acting in behalf of the
people who elected him and private in
terests conducting campaign for self
ish ends.
II am an old-fashioned person." re-
piled Gallinger. Il still believe in the
three coordinate branches of govern.
ment, and it grieves me to see an ex-
ecutive encroaching On the powers of
others nj attempting to influence leg.
islation.''
do you want to charge that the
president has brought any kind OF CO.
ersion to bear on any members of con.
gress?"
Il would not undertake to do so. I
have no disposition to criticise him
unfairly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-13
keep JUDICIARY
OUT OF POLITICS

Springfield, H., June 13-At the
annual meeting CT the County and
Probate Judges association of Illi-
nois, held here, the following officers
were elected:
President-Judge W. L. Pond of De
Kalb.
Vice Presidents-Judge John E.
Owens. Chicago, 1sage- A. NJ. ottman,
PEORIA; T. w. H9nshaw, Carrollton,
and J. H. Webb of McLesnsboro.
Secretary-Perry L. Pearson, Wau-
kegan.
Treasurer G. Spurgin, Ur-
hama.
Although no resolution was passed
many of the members of the organiza-
ton who attended the meeting ex-
pressed themselves as being in favor
of nonpartisan elections for county
and probate judges.
The convention came 10 a close last
evening with a banquet in the Leland
hotel. President-elect Pond acted as
tcastmaster Toasts were given as
follows: illinois," Governor Edward
F. Dunno; THE Supreme Court,
Judge Frank X. Dunno of Charleston;
The Courts and the People" Hon
John A. Sterling Of Bloomington
Lawyers" Attorney General Patrick
J. Lucey.
/ Judge Pond opened the morning
session. He read the presidents ad
| dress. written by himself, in the
absence of President Robert w. Ohm
sted of Rock Island, former county
/ Judge, but who was recently elected
! judge of the circuit court. Judgc
Pond also delivered an address OF
"Judicia! Elections"
During the afternoon session Judge
Orrin n. Carter of Chicago. of the II
linois supreme court, delivered an ad
dress.
In an effort 10 carry out the idea o
doing away with partisan elections o
county and probate judges, commit
tee of five was appointed to work il
conjunction with the legislature to Sc
cure such legislation. The committe'
| consists of Judge John +. Owen o
Cook county; p. l.. Pearson of LAX
county; Homer Wall of Mclean couI
| ty; Frank ]. Plain Of Kane county
and William A Blodgett of Whitesid
county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-13
SCARE WOMAN TO
CONFESS, CLAIMED

Harrisonville, Mo-, June 13.-Mrs.
Ida Kellar, who yesterday confessed
in the presence of the sheriff and coro-
ner she killed her husband and 7-year-
old daughter Tuesday with an ak, to-
day, in the county Jail, called the sher-
iff to her apartment and repudiated
the confession, saying Kansas City
detective, who Investigated the muir
ders, scared 1t out of her"
Mrs. Kellar was in violent rage
when the sheriff entered her apart
ment 81 know who the murderer is
and he will suffer for it," she said,
seizing the sheriff by the coat.
She then named a section laborer
employed near here as the man. She
| had mentioned him in her testimony
at the inquest as having quarelled with
| her husband the day before the MUIR
der
She said the murders were COM
mitted with a pocket knife of her own
which the murderer found in the
house. When the sheriff said the
wounds could not have been made
with a pocket knife, Mrs. Kellar was
mistaken.
Harrisonville. Mo. June 13.-Mrs.
Arthur Kellar late yesterday con
fessed it was she who killed her hus-
band, a railroad laborer, and their
daughter, Margaret, years old, last
Tuesday. Kellar and the girl were
slain with an AK as they lay in their
beds.
The confession brought to quick
termination the coroner's inquest that
had been in session two days.
God knows | would not have killed
them had known what | was doing,
Mrs. KelIar said in her confession.
She declared she had frequently
been irresponsible for her acts since
she received a blow on the head two
years ago.
She said she was feeling bad wheI
she went to bed Monday night and lay
down with her clothes on. Later she
awoke and impelied by a force she
could not resist, she says, she secur
ed the AK. and returning to the room
killed her husband and daughter Will
it.
After she realized what had hap
pened she went to the kitchen. lighted
the lantern, and returned with wate
with which she bathed Margaret
wounds. Then she picked up the a.
and broke piece off her own bed t.
make it appear that she also had beeI
attacked. Later she went to the neigh
bors and told the story of the mys
terious man who had fed as sh
awakened after he had struck at he
with an ak, but had failed to hit he
and had struck the bed instead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-13

and up the Mississippi by boat Not a
railroad had yet been built to the
great drainer of the most productive
valley in the world The family took
passage from Wheeling and reached
Quincy just three weeks from the date
Of leaving Wheeling. Quincy at that
time was just about such sized place
as. LaHarpe is today. They settled
en- farm near Liberty, Adams county,
but after a few months pulled up
stakes and moved to Durham town.
ship, Hancock county, which has since
been her abiding place
On the Sth of February, 1859, Mr.
Terriu was accidentally. killed while
unloading timbers with which he was
about to erect a barn. This sad Incl
dent left the subject of this sketch a
widow with eight children. On the
9th of June, 1860, she was married
to Wellington Jenney, who died or
the 3rd of August, 1898. Mr.. Jenney
was a prominent man in that locality
and in his day held various Offices
among which were justice of the
peace, county supervisor and one
term in the legislature. The centen
NAL of the birth of this remarkable
woman attracted a large crowd Of
people. 1t is estimated that well nigh
onto a thousand persons gathered al
the Weiborn place Wednesday. Al
noon big basket dinner was spread
under the majestic trees that grow
along that classic stream known a:
Camp creek. In the afternoon con
gratulatory short talks weer made BY
| home talent and songs were sung al
of which the venerable old lady seem
ed to enjoy as heartily as if she wer,
many years younger.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-13
FORESTERS REFLECT RYAN
Chicago Man Made Chief State Ranger
in Close Contest.

Peoria, H.. June 13.-In one OF the
closest political fights at any election
of the Catholic Order of Foresters,
William F. Ryan of Chicago was chos,
en- to succeed himself for the position
Of state chief ranger, position he has
held for the last three years. He won
on the final ballot over Thomas McIn.
tyre Of Chicago by a vote of 249 to
106.
Nicholas v Fischer Of Chicago, for
many years the secretary of the For
esters, was reelected to his post with
out opposition. James Burke of Chi
cago was winner in the contest fol
treasurer. winning over w. F. Arm
knecht of Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-13
Johnson Still Fighting.

Chicago. ILL.,, June 13.-Jack John
son. negro heavyweight fighter. OBJ
tanned five more days of freedom when
Federal Judge Carpenter yesterday
granted his counsel five days to pre-
pare a writ OF error to bring the ne
gro's case before the United States
court of appeals. Johnson was SEN
fenced to a year and a day in the
state penitentiary when he was con-
victed for violating the Mann white
slave act. The suspension of the sen
tence now is until June %.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-13
"JACK ROLLERS" ROB AND
THROW MAN OUT OF HOTEL

Chicago, III, June 13.-"Jack Roll
ers" of the Desplaines street district
were accused by Charles Meskella, a
laborer, of having hurled him from
the third story of the Peerless hotel
in West Madison street, today. He
will probably die. He landed on a
soap box in an alley. His skull was
fractured and his back broken. The
police believe he was robbed by five
men before he was tossed out of a
window. Three arrests have been
made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-13
Fatally Crushed in Wreck,
First Thought is of
Paper,
AND THEN HIS MOTHER
New York World Man Sees Big
Story as He Is Dying
Five Lose Lives.

New York, June 13.-Gregory Hume
of this city, who died today in a hos
pital a. Stamford. Conn, retained
above all else his sense Of news when
he was terribly crushed yesterday in
the wreck of the Springfield express.
Hume. a reporter for the World,
was returning from a visit TO his moth
CT at Pine Orchard. Conn. and was a
passenger in the Pullman car which
was telescoped by the electric engine
OF the train behind. When Hume
was hurried out OF the wreck suffering
a crushed pelvis, a compound fracture
OF both ankles and painful internal in
juries, he said 10 those carrying him:
Call up my paper right away. Tell
them there is a wreck here. Big story.
Tell them ! am sorry I won't be able
TO wcrk-because ] am smashed up. Call
up my mother. too
Hume then collapsed.
INQUIRY II BFGUN.
Stamford, Conn, June I3-Inquiry
into a collision Of the first and second
sections of the Springfield express
here late yesterday was begun before
daybreak. Coroner Phelan Of Bridge
port formally opening the inquest al
the town hall, while independent in
quiries by the railroad companies and
public utilities commission were also
launched. The corrected death list:
MRS. EDWARD J. KELLY, Win
throp, Mass.
EVERETT II. WOODRUFF, Flush
ing l.. |.
DIR. HARMON C. HOWE, Hartford
FRANK X CONFTELD. Springfield
Mass.
MRS. W. H. SEELEY, wife of the
manager OF the industrial bureau o.
the New Haven railroad.
GREGORY HUME, a newspaper
man employed by the New Yorl
World. died this morning
The seven passengers. who are in 4;
hospital will recover.
Engineer Doherty Of the collidinl
train. who could not be found las
night, was at his home in New Have!
this morning and sent word he woult
be at the inquest today.