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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-10-29


ness men of Ontario who are together
worth at least two million dollars,
wouldn't you consider your paper
good?
Uncle John refers to the Grand
Old Stone House." but fails to tell you
Of the cracks in the walls, forgets
to tell you how few weeks ago two
prisoners dug hole through 1t with
table knives, neglects to tell you of its
unsanitary condition and that II is full
of vermin, and also fails to tefi you
that the valuable records belonging
to the taxpayers are exposed to loss
by fire or misadventure.
Now, Mr.. Taxpayer, do not be mis-
lead by such statements, when On
tario is offering free of any cost what
ever to the taxpayers to build house
with sufficient vault room to secure
our papers and documents.
We notice on the same page Of the
Enterprise that our old frield Judge
Lamberson OF westfall takes his pen
in hand to inform his old friends
that he is we'll with the exception Of
severe shock brought on by the tax
PAYERS of .Malhenr county signing
petition $500 strong in favor of On
tario. As the Judges fine ranch is
west Of Vale. we do not wonder at his
bias In It's favor, but he fails to ex-
plain why Mr.. Jones, his partner in
business and holding property In the
same locality is 80 strongly in favor
OF Ontario.
The Judge says that the court
house is ample for all needs and is
n beautiful building a credit to the
county. Examination OF county re-
cords shows what good many OF us
old timers remember-that tho citizens
OF Vale built its walls and foundation
for about $4,000 and then petitionel
the county for about $4,000 to finish II
with. thus bringing its present cost
to about $4,000.
Now, the same people are around
telling us that Ontario can't even put
In a basement with $4,000. Now. Mr..
Taxpayer. weigh this we'll. How could
Vale with $4,000 build us n court house
which Judge says is beautiful and a
credit to the county II Ontario can't
even start one with S25.00o7 put
this question straight to them when
they were at my house. and they an-
swered II by saying that during those
hard times they hired skilled labor
for $3.50 per day. At the same time
the court house was being built, was
a contractor In Ontario and | had TO
pay $3.50 for the same class OF labor.
Now. Mr.. Taxpayer. see how un-
reasonable this is. They tell us that
Ontario can't furnish their building for
loss than sl50.0OO. Now am ac-
quainted with the architect who drew
this plan, the contractor who gives
bonds to furnish II according TO speci-
fications for $4,000 and with many
of the men who signed the bond and
am thoroughly satisfied that II On
tario wins she will carry out every
detail of her contract. and II she does
not finish It on $4,000. that is none
OF our lookout for she is under an
iron clad bond to finish II at no cost |
whatever to us. and II she wants to
spend as much as 5000. 900 on that new
court house for us, she is welcome
10.
]. s. PINKSTON.
Owyhee, Oregon.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-10-29
Notice for Publication.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIC

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
u. S. Land Office at Vale, Oregon,
October 9th, 1914.
Notice is hereby given that Charles
ID. Warren, of Payette. Idaho. who on
April 2Sth, 1911, made homestead APP
plication No. 0lS33. for the 81 set sec 2
and nj net, sec IL, tp It's, r 46 e. WIN,
has filed notice of intention to make
three year proof, to establish claim to
register and receiver, U. S. Land Office
at Vale, Oregon, on the Both day of No
vember. 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses: August
Senkbeil, of Payette, Idaho, Fred Nor
ton, of Ontario, Oregon, John Taylor.
of Payette, Idaho;' and Levi Crull, of
Payette, Idaho.
BRUCE r. KHSTER,
Register.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-10-29

Laugh and the world laughs with
you. unless you are telling the joke.
This country is becoming almost ex-
pert in the art OF remaining neutral.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-10-29

Should the welfare OF eighty per
cent of the people be considered or that
OF twenty per cent
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-10-29

Should the welfare of eighty per
cent of the people be considered or that
OF twenty per cent.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-29

ments OF q nickel week would yield
the large sum of a half million dol
lars it is easy to see that labor
union involved in or threatened with
a conflict coming within the limits
OF the rules providing Tor assessment
would have means at it's disposal
which would place 1t farabove the
d1scouragements of presentday strikes
where the enemy-corporation relies
upon starvation and cold to drive
their workmen into submission. sach
an assessment could be continued for
practically indefinite time without
any workingman feeling it burden.
But the idea Of an Indefinite s,is-
pension OF business! Well, we'n adj
NIT 1t wouldn't be q cheerful prospect
to the capitalist employer or corpor-
alton. Capital is invested in business
to make profits, and, this can be
done only by keeping the business
going. The compelling. force OF the
argument" in such a case would be
ali on one the side of the workingman
and his little aasessment-and she
probably would not have to collect
many of them:
AS 1t is, a trust manufacture can,
It there is a disagreement with the
employees at any one plant, shut
down. or even dismantal it perman-
emily, and do the work at one or
more of the other factories, and, Of
course, beat the striking workmen of
the first factory by the use of their
fellows at the others With the union
strike properly financed this could
not happen, because he could tbe
menaced with attack at. other points.
If the workingmen. OF an industry
where the union is practically in con-
troll are locked out in sufficiently
large numbers, their union has no
revenue, for It's members have no
earnings to assess (not enough to be
of value) and the result is that after
few weeks at most they have to
submit, lose the point at issue, and
perhaps the results of years Of organ
izing and struggle. Financed by the
whole of Organized Labor instead Of
a single trades union, they could not
TALL; for the capitalist employer will
never attempt to lock out all indus
tries at once. nor all Of one industry.
He: will / never invite the general.
strike even In one: industry. Its the
thing he fears above all else. A con
dition may arise, when the general
strike will: be necessary in this coun-
try; but when it does come it. will
be conducted with. such intelligence
and resourcefulness and scope that
with its elimination capitalist pro-
duction will be at an end. The bene-
ficiary Of the present system is not
seeking that crisis.
(To be Continued Next Week.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-29
BULLETIN ISSUED SIT.
ON LABOR DECISIONS

Washington. Aug. 28.-Thes FED.
eral Bureau Of Labor Statistics has
just compiled, In bulletin No. 1872:
selected list Of decisions by federal
courts and the higher courts of tho
various states that are Of especial In
terest to organized labor. Among the
ITO court decisions reported. which
include the unfolding OF New Jersey
and Washington compensation laws.
is one from wisconsin which makes
it the duty Of the employer to pro-
vide medical treatment for injured
iworkmen. The court admitted that
this very important feature of COM
pensation could be abused, but point
ed out ways in which the abusess may
be avoided. The bureau probably
presents the largest number OF strict
Nv American cases on compensation
athat can be found In . single volume
Next in imp to- Scompensa-
'tton rulings arelst the decisions con-
STRUNG the federalsstatute relating TO
the liability OF interstats railroads
for injuries to their employees. tho
chief point involved being the scope
of this law. Among the employees
held to sshe within its pEpYtetonS. 4r4ss u,
brakeman getting leo TO cool Hot boxes
Son; hisn tTain, q stya6k I'M diu1sa,
'deti he'd CA with intsrstats trisght.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-29
SXS1ElN4 II TIC FIN 4N1lNG
OF LABOR CONFLICTS

(The first paper OF this series ap-.
peared in our issue Of August 15.)
From Western Labor Press Assoct-
alton.
The international and national as
well as many OF the local labor un-
mons have at different times adopt
ed or agitated for the practice of
piling up large defense funds at
their headquarters for the purpose of
protection in tsrikes and lockouts.
and-as far as possible-to ward Oft
troubles Of this nature. Compare
lively little has been accomplished
because of the difficulties attendant.
In the first place the raising of such
q fund Of sufficient magnitude to be
really of value would impose heavy
tax upon the membership Of the UNI
ION, and many members would OBJ
Ject to the assessment in time of
peace to raise fund which might
NOT be needed for a long period of
tlme. Second. the problem of safely
holdlng large sum of money Is a
considerable one. To carry it in bank
mas not proven either safe or prof.
table; to hoard it In idleness is a.
waste; to find Investment for it is to
impair it's availability, and only on
small line Of securities, perhaps.
could the investment be realized upon
without loss In times of business de-
preston, when most likely to be
needed 60 - 80
NO union investment, however safe,
can possess availability in time Of
trouble, because it's conversion into
ready cash depends finally upon the
will of the banker-the dealer in
money and bonds-who will always
protect the interests of the EMPLOYER
class and find the securities "unsale-
able when their conversion is most
desired by the labor union involved
in a strike. So
Again, If defense funds of adeouata
size were collected and held in cur
rency-realmoney-idle in vaults, by
the labor unions, the aggregate would
be sufficiently large to be a distrirb-
Ing factor in business by it's perman-
ent withdrawal from circulation. This
would react upon the workingman
himself. -.--.>
The safest and, best place for a.
fund for defensive <and aggressive
action by labor unions is in the poe
kets of the two million and more
workingmen Of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor. With suitable work.
Ing rules and power in the Federation
to make assessments in such small
Individual amounts as proposed the
aggregate required to meet any emer-
gency would easily be raisel and al
ways available when NEEDED.
When it is realized that five assess
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-29
0UT-OF-W WORKS TO BE
AIDED BY BRITISH
CONTINUED from Page ~

(Conttnted from Page ~ i.
committee that every, Labor, Socialist,
cooperative and women's organiza-
ton should take immediate steps on
the lines indicated below:
OF the executive of the workers
Il. To stimulate the immediate for
nation of distress COMMITTEES in their
respective districts.
2. To consult with such central
trade union organizations (trade
councils, etc., as may exist in their
localities. .a,r
3. To associate with kindred or
ganization In their districts, where no
trade council or similar body exists.
with view to securing direct repre-
sentation on the committees.
-. TO communicate with their Of
ficials and members, sencourasing
such as have the time and opportun-
ity to assist in the detail work of
the committees. -
D. 10 bring pressure upon dis
tress committee under the Unem-
ployed Workmen act; urging them to
expedite schemes of public works for
the utilization of surplus labor.
IS. To urge local education COM
mlttees to mitigate the sufferings of
school children through hunger by
the adoption of the Education (pro-
, vision Of meals) act, including the
amending legislation just passed into
| law. = r''~t,s - s 49,
u. TO make special representations
to health committees with respect. to
the milk supply, in order that there
may be no lack of nourishment for
snfants, nursing mothers. children
and the sick.
g. To encourage individual mem
| bers to exert their utmost personal
pressure upon local firms charging
exorbitant prices for food and other
! necessities .: t. i, e. 81
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-29
WHAT TO DO WITH DULL CHILDREN
From the; Living Church.
z-5:.:% By PROF. M. V. O'SHEA,
Department Of Education, University of Wisconsin.

From the Living Church.
It has been found that a consid-
cradle proportion of pupils are dull
because they have defective hear
ing. This may be due to accumula-
tons in the external ear, " 1t may
be due to congestion in the nostrils.
1t is practically certain that any
child whose head Is stuffed up" can
not hear with distinctness, and it
would be a safe bet that IS out of a
100 such children will be. more or
less dull, unresponsive, and stupid.
Such children will be handicapped in
this competition with other. children
who are normal in this respect. Any
parents or teachers who have dull
child on their hands ought certainly
to make a test of the acuity Of his
hearing. Sometimes peculiar facial
and bodily habits are due to inability
to hear clearly in one, ear, while the
other may be normal. In such a
case the. child may unconsciously
cock his head in such way as to
bring his good ear into line with the
voice or the sound he wishes to hear.
When any such idiosyncrasy is OBJ
served, the parents or the teache
ought not to delay a moment in
making a test. 1t would be the best,
of course, If such a child could be
taken to a competent physician who
would examine his ears thoroughly,
and also his condition, and who
would test keenness of hearing. But
a test can easily be made in the home
or In school by putting the child
IN quiet room, blindfolding him,
and noting at what distance he can
hear the ticking of watch, first with
one ear and then with the other. The
position of the watch must be- varied
without the experimenter walking
back and forth so that the child can
hear him, Or else the latter will be
influenced by suggestion. u5
An Important Cause.
One Of the important causes of
dullness is the growth of superfluous
tissue in the lower part Of the breath
ing passages. a sort OF third tonsfi,
known as adenoid tissue A child who
is afflicted with adenoids ALWAYS
shows It in his features. The. mouth
usually hangs open. There is an alb
sence' Of expression In the face. At
night the child struggles for breath,
and never has quiet rest. Not once
in a hundred cases will such child
be thoroughly koright and capable
mentally. The only remedy is to have
the adenoids removed by competent
physician. In some cities today,
every child is examined for adenoids,
and for enlarged tonsils, both Of
which interfere with perfect respir-
alton. and 50 produce a low tone IN
mind and body. This trouble Is very
common among American children.
In some families every child is al
flicted with both adenoids and en-
larged tonsils;s ana unless these be
removed, there will be dullness and
even stupidity in every member Of
such q family.
Cigarette Smoking Harmful. &
Again. extensive Investigations have
shown that cigarette smoking amons
boys To- = very. frequent cause OF dull
ness. r. : number Of places, II haa
been shown that som thing Hike %
lipsrs cent of the boys who cannot sdc
school work are alddictsds g cisarStte
! AlAAQ ktng.. IL II really d deA dlN thins
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-29
Cigarette Smoking Harmful.

I. Again. extensive Investigations have
shown that cigarette snlo king among
boys To = very frequent cause Of dull
ness. In : number of places. II has
been shown that something like 90
psrs cent of the boys who cannot do
school work are nd ictsd to ci9ars Ute
ssAqk ing. II = really 4 deAd thing
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-29

for a boy anywhere from twelve to
twenty years of age to get into the
habit Of using tobacco In any form
It acts as a narcotic which depresses
mind and body. "A wise parent will
do, everything he can do to keep his
boy away from the temptation to use
tobacco. It won't do much good Sim
ply to command him not to use it,
If he associates with those who do use
it.. Mere commands are. for the most
part useless. But If the parents in
any neighborhood> would get together
and devise practical ways Of keeping
their boys occupied and away from
temptation, they would &ccomplish
vastly more than to threaten boys if
they smoke, or to give them formal
instruction in regard to the evil e.
fects of smoking. Properly super
vised public Fairgrounds in cities are
accomplishing a good deal in this d.
rection. The danger is often greatest
in small towns, where there is no
thing for boys to do but to loaf
around the saloon, the railroad sta
ton, the livery stable, and the barber
shop. 5E*t .s@.sgEis
lea ana COffee q Detr1ment.
There is another very prominent
cause of dullness in boys and. girls
tea and coffee drinking. Inyestiga-
tons have been made in some of our
cities and it has been found that
when children below the age Of II or
IL drink tea and coffee their effects
are more or less disastrous upon the
action of the minds. Nature never
intended that a child should use any
kind of artificial .stimulant; ana tea
and coffee are very active. stimulants
for most persons, and for practically
all children. Keep tea and coffee
away from yourschildren, if you want
them to develop mentally in the
proper way. There is no excuse what
ever for children INDUCING. In satimu-
lants. $50 "a sss..5 tt.ssSsf
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-29
Where the. Fault Lay.

From Harper's Magazine.
Il A newspaper man tells Of a friend
who edited, with more or less success,
a paper In q small town. That. he
was somewhat discouraged by the
lack OF interest shown In his journal
was evidenced by this notice which
one. afternoon appeared on the editor
ial page: s
Burglars entered our house last
night. To the everlasting shame Of
the community for whose welfare we
have labored, be it said, they got
nothing.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-29
e loRADO d OR
HOLDS C0NV MENTION
Continued from Page 1.

i S0106IS OIL t11lS SIhlS are SOluS 10 OSuQ
every effort and use all the power
they possess to elect to Office men,
who, if elected, will use the power
| invested in them to prevent the pro-
gress OF organized labor. ts
THE next election will be nom
partisan, so far as the ballots are
! concerned. Names of candidates will
be placed on the ballot. irrespective
| Of party utilization. Because of this
competition there will be keener in
terest and more candidates will as
pire for office, but you can rest as
sured that, no matter how many
candidates there n1ay be for any Of
flee, the big interests that are making
an effort to- control the machinery Of
government are going to be solidly
lined up for one particular candidate
A special effort will no doubt be
made to control the legislature and
number of people will be encour-
aged to file who are more or less
acceptable to the people and who
personally are honest and stand for
the rights of the people. ~
But the result desired is a division
of the votes so that the single candi-
date, agreed on by the interests, can
be elected. ... .-.'
There is no reason why labor
should fall into trap Of that kind
if plain, common sence be used. We
have just as much brains in our
ranks as the politicians. We should
pit wit against wit, take advantage
of every move, study the conditions,
estimate our exact strength and then
profit by our calculations.
1t Is our duty as trade unionists
to do everything in our power for
the protection of human rights and
In the interests Of good government:
Those two things will always be the
result of our political efforts because
the foundation stones of organized
labor are laid in the cement Of good
government"
Resolutions Adopted.
Among the resolutions adopted
were the following: -
For labor forward movement in
Colorado as outlined at the Seattle
convention Of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor.
Providing for state aid and owner
ship of ore smelters.
Calling upon congress to assume
ownership Of Colorado coal mines
and operate or lease them.
ENDORSING assumption Of risk and
deputy sheriff measures, which are
referred to voters in this falls cleo
ton.
Calling on working people to re-
gister and vote for legislative candi-
dates who will support labor's Just
demands
1ndorsing the Cigarmakers and To-
bacco Workers labels
Urging delegates to start a union
label agitation in their respective
cities or districts. ."
1ndorsing the Newsboys' unions Of
Pueblo and Trinidad and pledgine
support to them.
TO organize the city f1remen in all
cities of the state. -
For state inspection OF plumbing
and licensing Of plumbers. ...-.-
Indorsng two measures proposed
by Representative Joyce effecting
railway employees: 5~s@ ,.-.,:. ~ 81; -
Retain Referendum.
A proposition to rescind the refer
endum plan of electing federation Of
hc1als and return to convention cleo
lions was overwhelmingly defeated.
r. Delegates of the Denver. Garment
workers union distributed souvenirs
In the way Of miniature overalls and
safety matches
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-29
] Her usual Remark,

What did Name say when Her
father gave her that new gold watch !?
asked one gladstone girl.
the sGme thing that she IL
ways says. She remarked that shs
was wing a perfectly lovely TIM ''ss
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1914-08-29
Lemon Baths.

From Pearson's Weekly.
In the West Indies d lemon sbiath 4
almost q daily luxury. Three or four
Ut lines or lemons are sliced into. the
svsater and allowed to lie for half "A
hour Il order that the Juice may Is
4sxtresetsd renna !. rlsabl sense ot
frsshnes = Given 10 thu kin.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-05-07

was arranged by the Brazilian minis
ter to carry Americans to Puerto Mex
leo from the capital. Three hundred
Americans are preparing to depart.
A number OF British subjects also
will board the train.
President Huerta today again prem
Used that all Americans would be
given protection.
= sir Lionel Garden. the British min
lister, has received, urgent appeals for
military escorts from isolatsl groups
OF Americans 4, y. tlfg
A serious aspect In the general sit
uation Is the great number OF unem'
ployed resulting from the closing Of
innumer ,ble mines and factories.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-05-07
SUGAR TRAIL LEADS TO LOOT
Failure OF Thieves To Notice Hole
In Bag 10 Their
undoino

Washington, Pa, May 2.-Failure
of thieves to observe that stolen
sack of sugar was leaking led to the
recovery, of more than $1,000 worth
OF plumber stolen from two stores
near here, and discovery Of large
quantity of loot in vacant house,
whose rightful owners have not been
found.
Last night the Kaufman depart
ment store and the Yourche meat
market. at Millsboro we're robbed. In
the store 5000 worth OF goods Of all
kinds was taken, even to sample
shoes. At the meat market the
thieves took scales, tools, equipment
and all the meats.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-05-07
WOMAN SLEW EIGHT
OF THE AMERICANS

Vera Cruz, May A woman said
to have killed eight American blue
jackets and marines by sniping them
in the streets during the first days OF
the American occupation was given
into the custody of the military au-
thorities tonight. A Mexican had In.
formed army officials of her where
abouts, upon which her house was
searched and a quantity OF arms
found. She is to be tried by a mil
itary court tomorrow on charges of
murder.