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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-22
WILSON ASKED TO
INTERVENE IN China
Especial to he..Argus.)

Pekin.-1ntervention by the United
States in the negotiations now pro-
ceeding between China and japan is
recommended to President Wilson in
the appeal recently sent to him by
American missionaries in this country
The message of 5000 words was cabled
to Washington. IL characterizes the
japanese demands on China as acts
of aggression such as eventually will
present a menace to the United States.
Recalling the fact that japan has at
present in this country doubled her
usual quota of troops amounting to
10000 mem, the missionaries urge
that japan be notified that the excess
Of troops should be removed.
The understanding here Is that
Chinese official or several officials
paid the cable charges, amounting to
nearly $4,000, on the message to Presi.
dent Wilson. This communication was
signed by Revs. L. w. Thwing, John
Wherry, G. II. Fem, and w. A. p. Mar.
tin. all connected with the American
Presbyterian Mission at Pekin; Rev.
Chauncey Goodrich, Of the American
Board Of Commissioners for Foreign
Missions. who is stationed at Tien
Tsin; Rev. II. II. Lowry, Of the Metho.
dist Episcopal Mission at Pekin. and
Rev. c. +. Hubbard.
The petition asks President Wilson
to demand OF China and not OF japan
American participation In the confer.
ences now under way. II is suggested
that Great Britain and other nations
be invited to participate.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-22
RUSSIANS DEFEAT
100000 TEUT0NS
Especial to The Argus.)

Petrograd, via London.-An official
communication concerning the prog.
ress of the campaign a. issued from
general headquarters states:
THE enemy made most desperate
resistance to our offensive.
They had brought up every avail.
able man on the front from the direc.
ton OF Bartfeld as far as Uzsok Pass,
including even German troops and
numbers of cavalrymen fighting on
foot The enemy's effectives on this
front exceeded 400 battalions. Gan
Austrian or German battalion num-
bers 1000 men, Moreover, our troops
had to overcome great natural diff
culties at every step.
Nevertheless, IS days after the
opening Of our offensive. the bravery
of our troops enabled us to complete
the task assigned and we had seized
the principal chain of the Carpathians
on front between Reghetov and Vol
osate, or ITO versts tabout 10 milesD.
ITO sum up: On the whole Carpa-
THAN front, the enemy has suffered
enormous losses and has left in our
hands In prisoners alone at least 70,-
900 men, including about 900 officers
Further. we have captured 80 guns and
200 machine guns.
ION April i6 the actions in the Car.
pathians we're concentrated In the di.
rection OF Rostoki.
THE enemy. despite the enormous
losses suffered, delivered in the course
OF that day no less than 16 attacks in
great strength. These attacks. all Of
which were absolutely barren OF re.
suit, were made against the heights
we have occupied farther to the east
OF Telepotch."
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-22
CANADA INTENDS
TO HOLD ENEMIES
Especial to the Argus)

Seattle, Wash.-American steam
ship companies operating between Sc
attic and Alaska ports and Seattle
and San Francisco we're notified by the
British admiralty that all German,
Austrian or Turkish passengers or
members of the crews would be re-
moved from any vessel calling at a
Canadian port and held as prisoners
of war AS result of the order, the
Pacific Coast Steamship company I'm
mediately discharged 10 German men,
bers of the crew of the steamship
President, which sailed for San Fran
cisco. Two German passengers who
had purchased their tickets we're not
allowed to board the President.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-22

The Oregon State Editorial Association
has just honored NJ. E. Balm, former editor
and publisher of the Argus with the appoint
ment as one of the representatives. from this
state to the international Press Congress,
which meets in San Francisco July to 10.
While Mr.. Balm is now out of the harness,
his long experience in the newspaper busi-
ness fits him to make an able representative
at the Press Congress, and the present Arg
us editor congratulates the state organ
ization upon the selection of a man so we'll
qualified as Mr.. Balm, to be one of the req
resentatives from Oregon.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-22
PORTLAND FIRE LOSS
IS over 100000
Especial to the Argus)

Portland.-Property worth $500. 900
was destroyed and 80 firemen were
overcome by fire which started In
the Blake-McFall six.story building.
Fourth and Ankeny streets. in the
heart OF the wholesale district. at 7
o'clock Sunday night. In few min
utes the building was turned into a
raging furnace which no fireman could
enter.
The loss was covered practically by
insurance.
The heaviest loser is the Hughes
estate. which owns the building. and
the Blake-McFall company, which oc-
cupies three-fourths of the building,
More than 40 other firms have offices
In the building.
c. ID, Bruun, president of the Blake
McFall company, estimated the com,
pany's probable stock loss at $3.50, 900.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-22
WEST wins IN
COPPERF|ELD CASE
Especial to the Argus)

Baker.-Ex.G Governor West won I'm
the suit brought in circuit court here
against him by william wiegand. Cop
perfield saloonkeeper. for damages al
legged to have been caused by the re-
moval OF liquor and saloon fixtures
from his saloon, when Governor West
declared martial law In Copperfield,
after Fern Hobbs visit on January q.
1914.
The result means that the other
damage suits against the former gov
ernor. in which Stewart and Warner
are suing for the same amount as Vie
gand, will not be tried
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-22
HUER1A DENIES
RESPONSIBILITY
Especial to The Argus.)

New York. -Vehemently asserting
that he had nothing to do with the
death OF Francisco Madero. General
Victoriano Huerta, ex-provisionsl pres
ident OF Mexico, issued . long signed
statement setting forth what he term
ed his side OF the Mexican question.
General Huerta declared that he knew
who was responsible for Msdero's
death, but that he was keeping it as
q professional secret"
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-22
WASHINGTON TAX
REDUCTION Shown
Especial TO The Argus.)

Olympia, Wash.-The total 1914
taxes being collected In Washington
this year amount to $36,sis,+l6. the
state tax commission shows from a
compilation OF county treasurers' tax
rolls. This represents reduction OF
sl.492.765 from the taxes OF the pre-.
vious year. or little less than 4 per
cent.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-22
ROOSEVELT NOW ON
TRIAL FOR LIBEL
Especial to The Argus.)

Syracuse. N. Y.-The trial of the
suit of William Barnes, Jr., against
Theodore Roosevelt for $4,000 dam.
ages for alleged libel began in the su-
preme court here Monday.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-22

People who said there would never be
another man TO fill the position held by Por-
fro Diaz have nothing to take back, up to
the present time,
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1915-04-22

sociation is an important step toward the ul.
innate reclamation of q
''' 0"e"p i'"ei large amount of land
throughout this entire district The purpose
of the organization is lower power rates fol
irrigation purposes, and with so large and
sweeping an organization there is no doubt
but that vast amount of good will be ac-
complished.,
There is no richer land anywhere than
is found in this section of the country, pro-
vided it can be placed under irrigation
And there is world of water available for
irrigation purposes. But in order to get
the water on the land it is nearly always
necessary to raise it a few feet, and it is here
that cheap electric power means much to
the development of the country.
The Power Users Organization was not
organized with view of being antagonistc
to the electric power company. On the
other hand it is hoped and expected that
the relations and dealings of the organiza-
tion with the power company will always be
friendly And the fact that officials of the
power company were anxious that the or
ganization be made permanent one, shows
that the power company believes such an
organization will be a benefit to all parties
interested.
1t is the intention of the new organiza-
tion that every power user in the Lower
Snake River Valley become affiliated with it
In fact, practically every power user has al
ready become interested in the organization.
With such strong organization it will be
far easier to bring about cheaper rates, and
cheap power than would have been possible
for individuals.
One of the problems which confronts
the power company, and which keeps high
pumping rates, is the fact that the vast
amount of power used for irrigation purposes
during the summer month, remains idle and
with no market during the winter months.
1t has been suggested that the company
make rate that would allow of the using of
the power during the winter months for
heating purposes But in order to do this it
would necessitate the expenditure of a large
amount of money in additional equipment by
the company, and the company feels that
the investment is not warranted at this time.
However it is possible that the power
users organization to work out some scheme
with the company whereby the investment
for addition equipment could in some man
ner be prorated, thus making it possible for
the company to market its power the year
round, instead of just through the irrigation
season.
The fact that the new organization has
sixteen directors; one from each town in the
district, and one from each locality around
each town, gives all the people good repre-
'entation. And it make possible thorough
understanding between the towns and the
on the subject of power diff
,ulties and the wants along that line of the
whole people.
One of the first duties of the organiza-
ion will be to take up with the Idaho Public
Utilities Commission proposed change in
he power rates for pumping plants. Mem
,ers of the organization are now collecting
vast amount of data to present to the COM
mission when it meets next week, and it is
possible that immediate effects of the organ
zation may become apparent.
Evening star., 1915-01-05
One Interesting Letter.

She gets Santa Claus letters from
longing children by the bale, and the
following is one that sticks in the
memory:
Dear Santa Claus: My mother had
Evening star., 1915-01-05
CHURCH NOTICES.

Pentecosta' Church of the Naznrene.
GRACE PENTECoSTAL CHURCH OF THE
Nazarene has changed its place Of worship to
the Lewis Hall. 1902 14th st. NV, having
leased this hall from the Gospel Tabernacle
for Tuesday nights. for its regular services at
7:30 pm.
Evening star., 1915-01-05

with purchase Of toys in big lots. ana
ali winter long 1 am giving talks be-
fore clubs and organizations to pro-
mote the scheme.
And the reporter would IKE 70 opine
that ~ the recipient of one OF the gifts
the santa Claus girl sends out could seq
her the package would seem just twice
as pretty and Christmassy.
Evening star., 1915-01-05
Florists Club Will Meet.

The January meeting of the Florists
Club Of Washington is scheduled to be
held at s O'Clock tonight at 1914 F street
northwest The entertainment program Is
to include motion pictures and music. A
buffet luncheon will be served.
Evening star., 1915-01-05
Much to Contend With.

I'VE had a lot to contend WITH she
said, this year, because Of the unusual
amount Of charity work done abroad by
Americans. and our own more or less hard
times. But against the $500 presents
sent last year we sent out, 1 and my
various assistants in other towns. just
1920 gifts during the holiday season
just past"
Don't you have assistants in Jenkin-
town, also?"
None outside Of my family and a few
friends. 1 put all our household to work,
and by ourselves we wrapped, addressed,
weighed and stamped literally thousands
Of packages. We got it down so fine that
each of US could wrap about $50 bundles
an hour. and wrap them prettily, too. for
that gets the children's eyes. 1 have no
stenographers- or paid assistants; all the
letters of inquiry and those requesting
donations are written in our house. The
brother just loves it: for the week just
before Christmas brother sleeps on the
davenport. 1 could get a job as bundle
wrapper in any store in the world"
Says She Is Kid Herself.
The Santa Claus Girl declares that
she is such kid herself that she is in
sympathy with the child who wants
wants. mind you, not needs-some use
less. joy-provokine gift; something
good to eat, or that will make a loud
noise. or that can be loved and sung
to and put to bed. So she has set her
self to help fill those wants as fully
as she can. She has to leave the dis
tribution of useful, needed things to
such channels as specialize therein.
She cannot combine the two. All she
wants to do is to bring some of the
Christmas spirit to a child by a toy, a
book or even an orange. And does she
succeed? Well, she was shown at work
in the movies" over N Philadelphia
recently, and nearly 5000 kids in the
audience just stood up and yelled!
She told how one candy manufactur-
er gave her hundreds of pounds of the
very "goodest" candy made, the kind
no child can fool with and remain
either clean or unhappy. Another toy
manufacturer gave her 2,100 toys. Then
individuals send her toys by ones and
twos and threes. And every one is
wrapped and labeled and sent by par
eel post to a deserving child. And
inside is a card which reads Merry
Christmas from Santa Claus"
One Interesting Letter.
Evening star., 1915-01-05

IS cents saved up for Christmas, but
she spent it on baby sister for me
in September, and now 1 won't get
nothing"
I'VE lacked dolls. this year." she said
to the reporter. ION account of the
cessation of the imports of German
dolls and the great expense of Ameri-
can-made ones. ! asked certain Y. NJ
c. A. boys of Philadelphia to make a
little sacrifice. I asked all those who
smoked Turkish cigarettes to switch
to a nickel brand and give me the diff
ference. How many dolls do you think
and ninety, and the next week $50
more!
Wants Franking Privilege.
"I poster all sorts of people of all
sorts of faiths, or lack of faith to help
me. I have found it best to keep re-
ligion out of my appeals: the question
l put is: Are you true believer in
Santa Claus? That is the test If they
are they will help me, no matter what
else they do or don't believe In. This
year our typewriter was loaned. 1000
Christmas cards were given, and $4,000
mimeographed letters, together with
paper, string and boxes. and what ]
most especially hope for, and what
have tried hard to get. is the franking
privilege for my presents. 1 want the
kids to feel that Uncle Sam is Santa
Claus. do, however, put in each
package a little slip which bears the
words. Unto you is born this day in
the City of David a Savior which is
Christ the Lord Get some one to tell
you the story for I want the children
to know that the gifts are sent In the
spirit in which the Wise Men brought
to the poorest baby the world ever
saw gifts which. though useless to
Him, came as tokens of love-"
Lad Asked for Orange.
Just think. had letter from lit
tie boy near here in Maryland, who
asked for just one thing-an orange.
He said he not only had never eaten
an orange, but had never even seen one.
inquired of clergyman OF that set
t1ement, and he said it was true. and
the boy got his orange and other
things. too, perhaps. and was happy. 1t
just shows how little. sometimes. is
needed to make happiness in the heart
of a child.
The Santa Claus Girl says that if
her scheme grows another year at the
rate it has in 1914 1t will be pretty
hard to manage. But I hope 1t does,
Evening star., 1915-01-05
May Apply to the District.

The decision of the court in the en-
tire case may affect eight-hour laws
for women in the District Of Columbia.
Arizona, Colorado and Washington.
Eight-hour laws applicable both to
men and women in certain private and
public establishments may indirectly
be upheld or condemned by the deci-
sion.
So far the court has upheld the wom-
ans ten-hour law in Oregon and the
woman's flfty-four- ur-hour-a-week law
in Ohio.
Evening star., 1915-01-05

Robert Dick, forty-nine yearG old,
formerly a Baltimore attorney, died in
a New York hospital. He had been
practicing law in New York. He was
born in Homecoming, Md. and was the
son of the late John Dick
Evening star., 1915-01-05
SPIRITUALISM,

MRS. J. E. MALTBY. kENOIS BLDG. l1th
and G NV. Room 40S. Meetings Wed and
Fri. 7:30 pm; message to each. Daily
readings IN. to $50 pm. Phone NJ. S643.
Evening star., 1915-01-05

Despondent over the death of his
wife, Frederick Villmar, fifty-six years
old, ended his life in Baltimore by in
haling illuminating gas.
Evening star., 1915-01-05

she added, even II did lose a lot of
weight the last few weeks"
Thanks People of Capital.
Il want to thank the people of WASH
ington through The Star for the splen-
did way they co-operated with my as
sistant here the first year she acted in
that capacity. She is a dandy assist
ant, too, and I congratulate her. Re-
member that next year she will be on
the lob much earlier than she was this
and should be able to take care OF a
bigger business. It's never too early
to send something to S529 10th street
northwest to make boy or girl happy
Christmas day. I myself Will start my
PhiladeIphta campaign in February
Evening star., 1915-01-05
Atlantic Coast Line.

Florida usta-Cuba-South.
4 electric-lighted trains daily via stand
ard R. R. Of south. Address 14o6 New
York ave, nw.-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1915-01-05
Donations Received.

Donations of considerable size toward
the support of the home have already
been received, and the association is
seeking additional support of this char
acter Several rooms have been COM
pletely furnished by charitably inclined
persons Classes are to be organized in
several lines of educational work, in
cluding those in English, German, do
mestic science, dressmaking, elocution
and dancing. 1t is also intended to
provide a gymnasium for the use of
members, and to conduct an employ
ment bureau. Mrs. Bloom, COL Q street
northwest, is the executive officer of
the organization.
The Hebrew association held its first
meeting in it's new home Sunday after
noon, Mrs. E. Simons, the president of
the organization, introducing the mem
bers to one another, and delivering an
address, in which she spoke in appre-
citation of the work of the members and
encouraged them to renewed efforts in
behalf of the organization. Miss Edna
Z. De Leon of Philadelphia played sew
eral piano solos, and a Qumber of other
short talks were delivered.
Evening star., 1915-01-05
j. S. GOLF ASSOCIATION
TOP|CK TITLE COURSES
Detroit, Baltusrol and 0nwentsia
Links Favored for Three
Journeys.

NEW YORK, January 5.-The courses
for the three championships of 1913
will be selected and the much discussed
amateur rule question probably Will be
settled at the annual meeting of the
United States Golf Association Friday
evening of this week at the Waldorf
Astoria. Delegates from golf clubs in
all parts of the country will attend the
meeting, and most of them will be
present at a dinner which will precede
the business session.
Although the membership roll of the
U. S. G. A. contains the names of more
than 400 clubs, less than 100 Of them
will have a part in the actual business
of the meeting. Only the delegates from
active clubs, of which there are now
about ninety, are entitled to vote in
the selection Of courses and the trans
action of other business. The allied
clubs are not allowed to vote. The dis
tinction between active and allied clubs
active clubs paying dues of $50 year
and the allied clubs only $40.
Detroit for the amateur, Baltusrol for
the open and Onwentsia for the wom-
ems are the favorites for the three
Journeys which the U. S. G. A. will hold
this year 1t is probable that Friday
night the delegates will select them as
the three championship courses of 1915.
To Discuss Amateur Rule.
What, if anything. will be done about
altering the amateur rule is an open
question, though the chances are that
If any alterations are made they will be
of minor character. There has been
no hint lately of any drastic legislation
on the subject, and although the dis
cussion Friday may wax warm the rule
Is likely to be left much as 1t is. Ger
tain distinctions may be drawn little
more finely than they are in the present
definition, but no radical changes are
likely.
The meeting will mark the retirement
from official position Of Robert c. Wat
son, who has been president Of the as
ISOLATION for the last two years. and
who served as secretary for four years
before he was promoted to his present
position. The new president will be
Frank L. Woodward Of Denver. He has
been vice president of the association
for the last two years, and served on
the executive committee for the first
time in 1912 He is now the president
of the Western Golf Association. a po-
sition from which he will retire within
a week or two. The meeting Friday
evening will be the twenty-second an
nual meeting of the national associa-
tion.
Evening star., 1915-01-05
YOUNG HEBREW WOMEN
WILL HAVE A new HOME
Tenth Street Institution to Be Form
ally Opened sunday-Many
Donations Received.

The formal opening of the new home
of the Young Women's Hebrew Asso-
citation, at 1880 10th street northwest.
it is announced. will take place Sun
day.
1t is the intention to make the insti-
tuition as nearly as possible real home
for the girls who take advantage of its
facilities. Dormitories will be provided
for the accommodation of transients
and permanent residents. The home
will be in immediate charge of a
matron, and only a nominal charge will
be made for the use Of the dormito-
ries, as the institution is not intended
to be a financial enterprise. 1t is hoped
that the homeless working girl and the
stranger in the city who cannot afford
boarding house rates of payment will
frequent the home.
Evening star., 1915-01-05
TEST Of FE|GHT-HOURL LAW
BEFORE HIGHEST COURT
California Statute as Applied to
Woman Nurses Is Presented
for Decision.

The wisdom of limiting the hours of
work of pupil nurses to eight hours a
day while imposing no such restric-
tion on graduate nurses was defended
today in briefs filed with the Supreme
Court of the United States by counsel
for the state of California.
The briefs were filed in cases deal
ing with the validity of the California
woman's eight-hour labor law, which
is to be argued the first of next week
The cases will involve decision as to
whether an eight-hour restriction on
one, this being the first time the ques-
tion has come before the court.
In the briefs it was urged that with
in the last few years it has been
realized that pupil nurses were under
going too great a strain. 1t was stat
ed that investigation showed the pu-
pills unable to grasp mental training
after ten hours of labor, and that many
of them came out of their two or three
years training physical wrecks.
Financial Gain Alleged.
Authorities agree in condemning the
system whereby, in many hospitals"
continues the brief, the pupil nurse
is employed primarily 1or financial
gain for the institution. In many hos
pitals the pupil nurse while still in
training. is employed as Special
for whom the patient pays the hospital
at the high rate set for graduate
nurses. In other places she is en-
ployed instead of the we'll paid grad
uate in administrative or supervisory
position.
Such pupil nurses are subject to the
double strain of long working hours.
with consequent heavy responsibilities
and the strain of continuing with their
student duties. By fixing an eight hour
day for pupil nurses and exempting
graduate nurses, the California law
protects the exploited nurse and leaves
free the graduate nurse to perform the
continuous duties of supervision and
operating room, which cannot be in
terrupted without danger"