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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-04
Rlno Life Prsservers.

''The worst trouble about a life pre-
server" said an old sailor. 'is that
few people know what 90 do with one
when It's thrown TO them. Many a
mnn would drown In trying 10 get n
life presWver over his head. The av'
erage person struggling about In the
water would try 90 llft up the big life
ring aud put II over his head. That
only causes the man % sink deeper
aud take more water into his lungs.
"The proper way 10 approach n life
preserver IN the water Is 20 take hold
OF the side nearest you and press upon
Il with all your weight. That causes
the other side 10 ny up In the air and
down over your head. ringing you as
neatly as man ringing n cane at a
country fair After that the drowning
man can be rescued"
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-04
TIN VALUE or A HEN.
How the Poultry Experts Figure
out Her True Worth.

From the commercial point Of view
the gooC egg laying hen is a very
valuable business investment. The
poultry experts in charge OF the Mis-
souri egg laying contest having
made some interesting deductions
concerning the real commercial
worth OF hen. Figuring under
liissouri conditions that hen costs
Si.OO TO feed for year and that
eggs average 20 cents n dozen, the
men that lays 60 eggs in year Just
pays for her feed. Estimating that
It costs half as much again for
housing and labor. the 90 egg hen
Just pays her total keeping.
Then the 100 egg hen makes n
profit OF 30 eggs. tho 100 egg hon
80 eggs end the 200 egg hen no
cgrs Profit In the latter Instance
the profit is s1.th i-3. II this
we're considered as per cent In
torest on an invcr;ment tho hen
would be worth s22.9i. or course
this is for the 200 cgg hen, 5it the
200 egg hen IL the hen OF today with
all due apologies TO those who have
recently placed the 800 egg hen In
the immediate limellght.
The figures above place the hen In
line with other business projects.
where II really belongs. Consider
/ ing the year In and year out profita'
bleness OF the poultry industry. pro
perly conduoied, tho Unsuitable de
mand for chickens and eggs. the
proyerbiai shortage In the big con
suming states and the stability ol
the industry as a whole, the hen Il
tion.-orange Judd Farmer.
logically a true business PROPOSE
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-04
FuIton's Demoloaas.

On March li. 1914. the congress OF
the United States appropriated the
sum OF $4,000 for the construction OF
a war vessel In the shape OF a "hoat'
ing battery" designed by Robert Full
ton. This battery was intended 20 be a
deadly affair. for Il was planned TO
shoot scalding water and redhot can
non balls at the enemy. This was the
first steam war vessel built by the
American government She was Chris
tened the Dem0logas, but after the de
signer's death her name was changed
20 the Fulton In his honor. She was
launched Oct. 20. 1914. but her engine
was not put In until the following May,
BY that time the war OF 1912 was over,
aud the terrible battleship never got a
chance to squirt hot water at the Brit
ish nayy.-ArgOnaut
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-04

Boy Priaes AIbsrt s0sTyghsTs to-
baceo 10 soids IN foPPy red baSs. Sc
fidy red tins, I9e hands9ms g pogss q
fhaf cIeosT pound crystal slass ha9si.
.Ior 1Difh sDonge-moisfeaeT top chat
Iss1s fhs tobacco "a saeh fine shape.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-04

request signed by ten or more mem
bers OF the league.
8. The members hereof hereby
pledge themselves to aid and sup
port this league and its officers In
their efforts to bring about an i'm
provement in the administration OF
our county affairs and public works.
And we hereby recommend the
board OF the Taxpayers League to
the county commissioners and board
OF equalization, empowering this
board 70 act in our stead In matters
OF taxation and distribution of funds
raised by taxation and to be spent In
our respective districts, so far as
they affect our districts as u whole.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-04
THE TAXPAYERS LEAGUE
Articles and Bylaws of Organiza-
ton Recently Formed.

The following articles and bylaws,
were adopted by the newly formed
taxpayers league of Jordan Valley:
ARTICLES
whereas, II appears that there Is
no, an equitable assessed property
valuation In the different parts of
this county, and that the resultant
taxes might be more efficiently APP
piled to public improvements;
Now, therefore. We. the under
signed Taxpayers OF Malheur county,
Oregon, hereby eater into en- asso-
citation To be called "The raxpay-
ers' League" 'or the purposes nam
ed below:
1. Investigating the method OF
valuation OF properties in this coun-
~ for tax assessment.
2 The amounts OF taxes assess
ed and collected.
3. The funds available for our
several districts for public purposes
4. Methods OF applying road
funds in systematic way. 80 as to
permanently improve our highways
BYLAWS.
1. Any taxpayer OF Malheur
county may become n member OF this
league by signing these articles and
paying an initiation fee OF 81.
2. The officers OF this league
shall CONSIST OF a chairman, sec
retary and a treasurer, who must be
members OF the league. and shall be
elected by the members thereof
They shall receive no salary. and
shall hold office until their success
sors are duly elected.
3. This league shall be govern
ed by board composed OF the chair
man, secretary. treasurer and n com
mittee OF five representative tax
payers TO be chosen by the chair
man. secretary and treasurer from
the members OF the league.
4. The chairman may call q
meeting OF the members OF thi'
league when he deems Il necessary
and II shall be his duty 70 call O
meeting at any time upon a written
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-04
RANCH BRINGS 1885, 900.
Robert n. Stanfield Buys sheep and
Land Near Caldwell

Pendleton. Or, April 2G.-Robert
N stanfield, prominent Umatilla
county sheepman. has closed a deal
at Caldwell. Idaho. for the purchase
OF the Mcleod q Hodgson holdings
Included in the deal, which repre-
sents a purchase price OF SiS5,O0O,
are 10000 sheep. 1850 acres OF pat
ented land and 5000 acres OF lease
hold. The ranch and leasehold is
about 20 by 60 miles In area
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-04

00gINnAI With each so cents
IJUIPllN purchase and this
UUUl UV coupon you will be
entitled to 1000 VOTES. A
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-04
shsrlock.

The great detective, laying aside pro
fessiOnal cares for the evening. is at
tending dance. Introduced TO beau
tlful woman. he asks her to dance with
him. and she graciOusly consents
"You have been married several
years" he murmurs after a couple
rounds OF the floor.
How could you guess thatT" she
asks. II am not wearing my wedding
ring. Do | look like a married
womanT"
"Not at ALL" he replies calamity.
"But knew you were married the mo
ment we started TO dance. You al
once began doing the leading. Judge
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-04
Somewhat Different.

This question whether a word
should have its adyerbial or it's adJec-
tive form seems to me to have little
TO do with the sense. Now, what is
the difference between talking loud
and talking lOudlyf"
"No difference" replied the pedagog-
ical friend. "But look here. For a
large fee you give legal advice freely,
but you don't give it free. ! think
that win retain you for awhile"
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-04

Suspicion seems TO be growing In
Washington that current armor
prices are a sort OF Bethlehem steal,
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-04

There is lot OF difference be-
tween the Canadian border and the
Mexican border, Maybe II Is due TO
the climate.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-04

Between the ehatters OF his teeth
the bold early swimmer is beginning
TO tell how III he feels.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1916-05-04

A smile is cooler In summer and
warmer in winter than a frswn.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-05-11
: PLEASENT HILL ITEMS.
BY Happy

Beautiful weather now. take
new courage and plant with a
will.
The Lord has wonderfully
, blest the people Of Pleasant Hill
in the past meeting. Many old
friends and neighbors were
brought ho me to Christ.
The preaching. basket dinner
and baptiSing on last SUNDAY
week was well attended. The re
were about seventeen, baptized
sduring the meeting.
Mrs, Harry vioing has been
.ailing the past week, we hope
tor her speedy recovery.
J.W, Robertson AND wife arr
the happy parents Of 10 Lb
.boy born %. Of April.
Bro. and sister Swecke'
preached for the Pleasant dill
people last night, Sun. 9Th
the meeting was we'll attended
John Weimer and siste
Cora attended the funera. o
their cousin Alex Etheridl
Sunday. He died, Of Consumr
tien. Friday night. The bereAv
ed. family have the sympathy Q
many friends.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-05-11
QUESTION NO. II.
. LAKE VIEW, IOWA.

April 29 1916,
Dear Bro, and Ed.-A Question.
Jesus lay three days and nights
in the tomb, and on the third
day Chris. arose from the tomb
in a Spiritual body. And some
went and looked for the BODY
cf'Jesus. (the flesh and bones)
But they were gone Flesh snail
not enter into heaven. WHAT oe
come of flesh and bone body!
Would you give me the light OF
the Two Men Theory, on THIS
;Subiect. I remain
Yours to learn the Truth.
Roscoe Waters.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-05-11
MEETING AT THE FlNDLE1
GROVE

Rev. T.. S, Garrett will preach
at Mr.. George Findleys on Whes
Stone on next Sunday vt IL ~
..e,ocx. and half past two on the
same day, Come every body II
YOU want to hear Bible trutns
come and ask all the Hib.e cues
-tions YOU wish tn, want to see
ali NV old friends there,
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-05-11
Industry At
Hon1e..

The foe of industry at home,
is so little understood. That is
IN other words. the foe is little
known where it ia, and what it
is. On tins subject, we shall
write from a Biblical standpoint !.
as we do on all others, fer this is
our motto. We have taken the
Bible as lamp to our feet, and
a light to our pathway. And it !
is for this reason that we write |
in the manner we do. And we
have no better way of making
known the Zoe from a worldly
standpoint than to quote you
DIR. William Leiserson of Toledo
university. Please read.
mo CHANCE FOR AVERAGE
MAN.,
Professions and Business Are
Shut to Him, Professor Saws,
y From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
THE oest jobs in the cou ntry
are reserved for those whose
parents can educate them, and
: anv boob can go through high
school and college if his father
has the money"
This is how DR.. William Lei
serson of Toledo University
summed up the Out look fol
the Average Man. before the
y South Side Community Club o.
l. Milwaukee.
3 1T isn't a question of briiian
q CIV at ALL" he said. There .ar'
o about 1 million young men a1t
IL women attending American col
" lege, But in this coun try Their
~ are 9 million persons of collie ge
VI If We chose the best, the Iced
Z lest and most intellectual AM
placed them in that group OF
OF million it would be differen
rs matter. But we don't. w
don t say Are you capable? d
J. YOU need an education? Wha
are your possibilities? No il
~ deed! We ask, How muc
money has your father?
ITO be professional ma
ho these days a boy not only hs
a to Jake bis complete COLES
course OF four years, but be ha
)lv to spend two Or three yeal
I'LL after that in a special school
Did professional man can't get
're round to earn his own living al
more until be is25 or 80 yea
,. 90 old. And Tvs getting so that Il
re professions are open only
zeG those whose parents can suppo
them. and send them to scho
cen until they are. Is or 80 years o.
ope Business is becoming
CLOSED avenue to the workin
are man. There was time VII
ho' With 1000 capital one COT
;. complete with the average bu
:I;u I'll ness. Nowadays the avera
,th business has capita! of $3.50
led. Wha: chanc. has a work.
,ter mau to save up $4,000 OF
of salary of less than $500 a ye
'idg Because men can't afford
mp; buyland we are. gradually ds'
!, COZ" ~ oping peasant systaIn amt
farmers right here in Amer
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-05-11

neither have ye
healed that WHICH was SICK
neither have ye bound up that
which was broken neither have
ye brought again that which was
driven away neither have ye
sought that which was lost CUT
with force and with cruelty have
We ruled them" (Ezek. 34-2-4i
The pastors have been the
chief in taking the rights OF the
average man, or in other words
If the renter, the poor OF the
flock. and have fed themselves
and have not fed the flock. And
YOU have tread upon the poor
renter, Please read,
"Forasmuch therefore as
YOUR treading is upon the poor
and ye take from bim burdens
of wheat: We have built houses
of hewn stone. but We shall not
dwell in them; ye have planted
pleasant vineyards but ye shall
not drink wine of them" (Amos
SID
4 Here is the mig hty foe to the
average man (the renter) this
shows the evil does not lay with
the renter but with the man who
has the money. For God says.
For the rich men thereof are
: full OF violence and the inbabi
tants thereof have spoken lies
and their tongue isl de ceitfnl il
~ their mouth" tMicah. 6-12i
81 We nave the rich man befor
us have ground to rent out. Fol
=. God speaks again.
Go to now ye rich men, weel
and howl fo- your miseries tina
. shall come upon you.
. Your riches are corrupted ant
1your garments are, motheaten.
Your gold and silver il
cankered; and the rust of than
shall be witness against you
~ and shall eat your flesh as i
". we're fire. Ye have heaped trea
~ sure together for the last days
~ , Behold the hire of the laOour
D" ers. wboshavc reaped down you
% fields, which is of yo1 KEEP
" back by fraud, crieth; aud tn
in cries of them which hav
,e reaped are entered into th
ID ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
mt Ye have lived in pleasure o
is the earth and been wantou; =
is have nourished your hearts q
all in day of slaughter.
-, Ye have condemned and lille
he the just and be doth not resis
he you." flames. 5-l-6)
pc The Word Of God plainly tell
he the Reader why the poor man {
al Average man cannot do an
Ter thing for the progressiveness
rstl civilization the evil is not in IL
nv renter it is in the lords OF cart
m. who at the present own tt
The earth, and those that rea? dow
their fields which they rob of the
nst labor, so that they capnot
nh. 4 for themselves, let alone worl
,us ing extra for their earthly god
the Make the Renter a co-works
ep. and. the rich put him on
eed ca uality with the Average ma
lep And then there will be son
thing doing. And do not G
the out against the Renter until "
lem do this. Reader TIE; first Artit
the lis right until the Restitution
lall things.
y
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-05-11

influence that tne W"I'u VOL
as I have often seen it called IN
American newspapers has naa
upon thought on the rural
problem. When I was in the
United States last I discussed
this problem with numerous
persons. l found that the war
has brought into prominence 'toe
view that interest has been 100
much. concentrated upon the
manufacturing and commeclai
side of national economy that the
rural population has consequent
" been too much neglected and
that the time has come when the
balance of civilization must De
restored.
The war has brought it home
to us all as never before now
interdependent the nations OF
the world have become. The
most rigid neutrality the :nost
determined abstentiou from in
terfering with external politics.
even if it avoids the Immediate
calamities can afford no immunity
from the lasting effects OF war
under modern conditions. Peo-
ples realize they have to bear one
another's burden and so become
more deeply interested in one
another's lives.
In the United States l was not
surprised to find that the cause
of war and the means that must
he taken to insure a lastlne
. peace we're being keenly debated
There was at first disinclin'
alton to fix upon this or tina
i statesman any great responslo-
= lity, for the outbreak OF the wa
or even to canvict any ON
!. country of being the ca"se OF II
6 Rather was it held that 'Westerl
y civilization has been found want
n ing has broken down. Civilize
!, humanity from dynasties to tn
Il humblest individuals seems t
r have been under the influence 4
, tendencies the downward dire
q ton of which none except a te
10 lonely prophets discerned.
% The Compa Mon, April - 1871
III What a contrast there is
a. those two articles both com
70 from a responsible source an
1 are as wide apart in sentimer
n' and principles as the truth
an from a falsehood. fOr as God
Cd from satan. And now we shs
re produce you the Bible truth
p' So that the reader mayknow tt
10 truth of the whole matter. TT
ne CREssET give you the advantas
an above all papers of knowing Il
we truth on any subject, from
I'VE Biblical standpoint. this no 9th
'f' paper can do. Then for the flr
'ar point of producing facts, OF wi
'ue there is no chance for the col
10 mon man. we shall quote you I
'ss ''ss following.
'ne "Son Of man prophesy agair
the shepherds OF Israel pror
sta esy and say unto them. Th
ms saith the Lord God unto
OF shepherds; Woe be to the sh'
do herds Of Israel that do fe
in themselves should not the !sh'
EN- herds feed the Aocks?
ted Ye eat the fat and ye ciot
you with the wool, ye kill th
icle that are fed: butye feed not
nge aock.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-05-11

" j I
.n.s on the farms, which are
he property Of big land owners.
It i&a fact that all avenues
IRE hAcoming clos ed to the
workiHe. class. They have be
somepthe prey of the privileged
class. 1t is just as though we
had q law which said, Now
these shall be the nobility, and !
these the working class
City Star April % '16.
There is no man who read the
above but what will see the foe.
And this conclusion is Bible.
Doctrine. for God has said the
love Of money is the root of all
evil Ntw readers this article,
we wantto repeat is Bible facts
expressed in the language of the
DR.. And now to show you that
there is an opposite leading men
astray we shall quote you the
followiAg,
THE EVIL OF THE RENT
* Err"
The stl of that development is
obvious, The tenants have no
interest in maintaining the fer
tility Of the soil; rather they are
interested in exhausting it
rapidly. Moreover in the coun
try districts no social life can be
} built up, because tie tenant has
no abiding interest in the place
of hiss Aabitation. He will 20
support either the rural churcl
; or any movement for intellectual
advancement or social better
: ment,
Cooperative organization can
not deal directly with question:
of tenure, but it can 90 a loni
way toward solving the problen
by helping to make the rura
community so attractive tina
, cuitivators of the soil will prefe
= a settled to a nomad existence
u Another most desirable chang
9 in the rural economy of th
= Uuited States would be a mor
y intensive cultivation that woul
,, permit of a much greater
4 mount of agricultural labor
be permanently employed.
- am convinced that the prese'
'S low productivity of Americs
'e farming-the statistics of whi'
. show the lowest yield per &C
% of any civilized country exec
Russia-is mainly owing
defective organization Of Il
y farmers business, which c
- a one be cured by cooperati
80 organization. The excessi
w employment Of casual labor dl
~ ing the open season of the ye
- inticts grave hardship on t
H. unskilled labor of the cities
the time OF their greatest sire
x when the unemployed from
on lcorntry flock to town.
y, But here we enter into wi
~ ~, of social and political proble
a. that are out side the scope
this discussion. I cannot
- more than stimulate interest
:, the greatest unsolyed probl
=. -as I regard it-of the Uni
,e,. States.
mo Before concluding this art
ica 7 must mention briefly q stra'
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1916-05-11
PUBLISHERS
N G. Garrett & M. M. Bowers,
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
AT THE CAUDLE GROVE.

AND
Entered as SECOND Class
anatter Sept. 1sl. 1915. at the
POST Office at Mountain Grove
Missouri, under the Act of'Mar.
..66rd. 1879.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-13
COUNTESS BERNSTORFF
NOT INVOLVED IN CASE,
GRAVES, SPY, ASSERTS
Man Held in Alleged Blackmail
Plot Hires Bodyguard, Fear
ing Assassination-Re-
turns to New York
WASHINGTON is STIRRED

NEW YORK. Nov is--Armgaard Karl
Graves. seif-styled International SPY, who
came here. following his arrest and release
on bail in Washington on a charge Of at
tempting TO blaolmai Countess yon Bern
storff. wife OF the German Ambassador.
today hired personal bodyguard. Graves
declared that he had knowledge that his life
was In danger.
Graves talked freely with intsrviewers
today and reiterated his declaration that
he does not expect to be prosecuted on the
blacimail charge He is confident that
the case against him will be stopped. The
letters which were taken from him. he de-
clares. contained no mention OF Countess
Won Bernstorn, as alleged. He repeated
that the letters were an inquiry from per-
sons In Germany as to how much they were
to receive from an alleged coup In the stock
market following the visit OF the U-ss TO
this side OF the Atlantic
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1s.-The sensa-
| tional case OF DIR. Armgaard Graves. ,the
master spy" under bond since Saturday
night charged with attempted biackmaii OF
Countess Won Bernstorff. had today devel-
| oped into that ancient problem:
| do with him.
Washington. which seldom has been so
thrilled by mystery in its own midst, is
| waiting for Wednesdays preliminary hear
ing with great anticipation. Revelations
concerning the secret service methods of the
| European governments are expected, par
| ticularly since II became known today that
lCount Won Bernstorff had notified his Gov
| ernment that sealed package directed to
him by the Foreign Office had been broken
/ open and part OF its contents stolen,
Graves hints these letters are OF the
highest Importance TO the German Gov
ernment; that they are the letters which