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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-03-15
DO TT NOW

"HTc canot read his tombstone when he's
dead
If with pleasure you are viewing any work
man is doing,
If you like him or you love him. tell him
now;
Don't withhold your appreciation till the
parson makes Grafton
As he lies with snowy lilies o FER his brow;
For, mo matter how you shout it, he won't
really care about it;
He won't know how many teardrops you
have shed;
If YOU think some praise is due him, now's
the time to slip it to him.
For he can not read his tombstone when
he's dead!
More thanfamc and more than money is the
comment kind and sunny
And the hearty, warm approval of
friend.
For it gives to life a SAVIOR, and 1T makes you
stronger, Drawer
And it gives you heart and spirit to the
end;
If he earns your praise-bestow it; If you
like him, let him know it;
Let the words of true encouragement be
said;
Do not wait till life is over and he's under
meath the clover,
For he can not read his tombstone when
he's dead!
From "Dipped from the Strcam.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-03-15
A BENEDICT ARNOLD

I'm the person of Private Sharfenbcrg of
the Minnesota regiment on duty at the bord-
er American history was furnished Il Bene-
diet Arnold. The letter he wrote, ostensibly
to his mother i'm Germany, but actually des-
tined to reach the officials of the Teutonic
power shows how cheaply do the trained
soldiers of the Kaiser hold the prowcss of
American arms. 1t also show how close to
the brink of serious trouble this nation has
been drifting.
The one thing about the letter that is
encouraging is the utter misconccption the
writer had of feeling of the vast majority of
the Americans of German extraction toward
their adopted country. His letter was a
base slander on the loyalty of these worthy
citizens, but being traitor himself, he felt
that all Americans of German birth are like
him. In that he was mistaken, tho there
would no doubt be some such, the vast ma
iority. yes. nincty-nnc per cent would be
loyal to the stars and stripes. They would be
found fighting in the front ranks if war be
declared against the Kaiser's government.
No one could have injured his fellow citi-
zens, ms has Sharfcnberg. but his actions
should serve to awaken the few, peace-at-
any-price men who still prattle on the dang
ers of preparedness.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-03-15
WHY PLAY FAvORITEs?

lnClc Is strange inconsistency III InC
arguments of those who are opposing uni
vcrsal military training. In the same breath
they declare that such service would inurc
to the benefit of one class of citizens only,
ignoring entirely the fact that the class they
malign would be compelled to give that ser
vice ust the same as their traducers
As matter of fact the present system
Of a paid army and volunteer national
guard system is the most unjust imaginable.
for by its operations those who desire to cs-
cape may do SO and leave the defense of the
nation to those who are willing to bear their
share of the burdens of democracy. Under
the compulsory training system there could
be no escape every man would have to serve.
These same objcctors to universal train
ing have evidently overlooked the lessons of
history. They fail to realize that hired
army has proven a weak rod upon which to
lean There is parallel in the history of the
Roman republic which is worthy of consider
alton. So long as every Roman was willing
to serve the republic so long was Rome the
mistress of her own fate; so long did she
grow and prosper; so long was the life of n
Roman safe thruout the world: so long was
Rome able to build great viaducts for the ir-
rigaton of her lands. and erect the master
pieces of architecture that became the glory
of her people.
II was when Rome took on the fattcd
ease of conqucrors and assumed the "too
proud to fight" attitude and hired foreign
lcgions from Germany, Britain and Gaul.
that the decline set in and left her easy prey
for Attia the Hun. and the marauding
Cloths and Nis Goths
II was not that these hired warriors
were not good fighting mcn They were But
they had no interest in the defense of the ma
tiun. and were used by first one designing
general after another to usmp power and
take from the free Roman the fruits of that
for which his fathers had fought. Gradual
ly. from the man who could proudly say, "To
be- Roman is greater than to be- n king" the
Roman became the vassal for foreign rulers
so will il be with the American people
if they shrk their obligations, The recent
German htrigucs have plainly shown that
this nation is not free from enemies. The
very wealth accumulated thru the world
war makes this nation the most desired prize
for those who would rule the world. while
the attitude of those who object to universal
training make it an easy prey,
The only manner 10 avert such a catas-
trophc is To prepare for action. The only
fair way to make that preparation is to pro-
vide that every man shall be- ready when his
services are needed, There is no reason why
one man should 90 to defend the life and lib
clty of those who are too proud to fight"
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-03-15

Now is the time to start some movement
for better roads leading to Ontario. 1t has
been suggested to the Argus that Il good
roads day along the boulevard would help,
especially if the business men of Ontario and
NySsa would unite with the residents of the
boulevard to make real work day of it, BY
getting together and with the aid of the
county equipment big section of that road
could be glavellcd in a day.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-03-15
NOTICE no ADVERTISERS:
UNITED FOR VALE7

For the purpose of blackguarding all
those who dared to voice an opinion concern
ing the merits of the train schedules on the
branch lines in opposition to the dictatorial
demands of small cotcrie of Vale citizens
the former editor of the Malheur Enterprise
returned to the saddle last week.
If he did not do SO literally, he so inn
hued his spirit upon his successor that there
was striking resemblance in the style of
the vapolfngs that permeated the issue with
that of times gone by. The same multiplicity
of words, the same paucity of ideas the
same exalation of the unselfishncss OF Vale;
the same maligning of other comunities; the
same meaningless quotations, the same bum
combe of sophistry. that dcccives no one but
the man who wrote it; the same telling ot
half truths. the same deception of not telling
rcrticnt facts. was manifest thluuut the is
sue
One of the last named omissions was the
attempt to make it apcar that Vale had new
rr been able to present It's ease to the rail
roads officials by not having been invited To
the hearing AT Nampa where the railroad of
hcials went into the question of service. No
mention was made Of the fact that Vale had
, b,o,ino oIl b, itsclr where no other COM
,,mity was heard and they had all the time
thov wanted to prcsrnt tlrcir ease.
Nh mention was made of the fact that
- This hcorino Vale insisted ON having the
,vcniu~ train service. iIrcspcrtivc of the
,thor communities M mention WAS made
2 thc schedule Vale wanted which would
j.,vc had tbc trou lrnyiup Vale M l:3O on ;
,,,.I,.l. Il, the ,,,,r,in,, +, mako tlc trim to
Rr,.,,, and hocl, hcrorc any iicr,on ON the
limo .,uld have had amy usc of IT, No men
,,.,, ,,..,. .n,,d, ,r rho rnct tbot whom asked
dir.,tI,. IA. .o,nsc co,ly IN fine bcoriuo
,.h,tbr,. \,,Ic wanted tlis sr,yirc. If il were
.hov.n that f., socu,., Fl If wol,ll bc neccs-
.,,, r. ,,,toil fine service .iycu fine other
communities am fine hrpurbrs Attorucy Geo.
l., D,vi. r.,,.....,,t;no Vale ror,scd n ratc-
,,i..l .,,,.,,'.,. l.,,t ,,.l,,, ,,ro..od r5 - r,,
G,.,yodl,. .oid. ..Wc want fine service "
WI 'bulN' dl' 'lpN'N'l'" w hl'N' u
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-03-15

Nampa women are boycotting the
naughty spud until he comes off his high
horse and is willing to be passed over the
counter ut two-and-a-half cents per pound.
Given time the women will learn how 10 con-
trol food prices themselves.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-03-15

That Omtaro'S Traders Day is a grow
ing institution, one of the kind that gathers
strength surely and safely is indicated by
the fact that an extra sale will be held this
month. Every boost helps it, and every On
tartan should be boosting
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-03-15
MARSDEN MACHINE AND
REPAIR SHOP.
v. W. Marsden, Prop.

= We do all kinds OF repair work
. from a pair of scissors to the
. the heaviest kind of machinery.
= Bicycle Repairing as we'll as
. Automobile work-we can also
" put your gas engine in good
8 condition.
. Lawn Mower Grinding a Specially
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-05
MUST RETURN TO MORE
CONSERVATIVE LEVEL
Federnl Reserve Bnnk Expresses Hope
Tint This Can De Done Without
3s. Serious Disturbance.

Business in general continues un-
usually active, particularly for this
time of the year. ana, in manufacturing
lines especialit," says the report of
the Fifth Federal Reserve Bank on
business conditions for the month of
September, which was issued yesterday.
THE conditions existing at the present
time are so unusual, and in their effects
present such widely diversified features
comparison with the past or con-
secutive estimate ms TO the future
trend.
I'VE can only take conditions as we
find them. and live from day 10 day.
The imitation of prices in every di-
rection is reflected in the increased
amount Of capital necessary to tranAa ct
business, but unprecedented profits in
most lines seem 10 have made this n
matter Of little moment. General re-
ports are optimistic and there are
few discordant notes"
The report declared that the selective
draft and the necessary preparations
to take care of the men called to the
colors have been n most disturbing;
element in the labor situation. and
complaints are universal Many com
plants have also been heard OF in
ability to harvest the growing crops
The financial situation is declared to
be unusually good, while there seems
TO be a conservative realization of the
fact that we are living and doing bust
ness in unusual times and under un-
usual conditions. says the report, from
which there must be return to n
more conservative level, and This leads
to the hopS that such Il change may be
made without serious disIocation of
business.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-05
Finds Weeds Higher
Than DUN Head
Mrs. Norman Y. Randolph Tells
administrators Board Of Con-
ditions in Shockoc Cemetery.

Mrs. Norman v. Randolph told mem-
bers OF the Administrative Board yes
terday that she had just visited Shockoe
Hill Cemetery before coming to tho
meeting of the board. and had found
weeds higher than her head In certain
parts OF the cemetery. Mrs. Randolph
had been requested by the board to at
against the general condition OF the
cemetery was investigated. and Super
intendent r. G. Cabell. Humphrey CAL
der. Superintendent of Cemeteries. and
the four men working In this ceme-
terry were summoned to attend the in
quiry.
Superintendent Calder said that the
men were making rapid Roadway I'm
cutting the weeds and generally clean
ing up the cemetery. The two ad-
ditional men. he said. had not been
assigned to the work as early this
year as in the past, and for that rea-
son the condition OF the cemetery was
perhaps slightly worse at this time
than in 9th years. Superintendent
Cabell thought the burying ground
was in as good condition as it had been
during the nine years it had been un-
der his direction.
Mrs. Randolph. who was accompan-
led by several other women. reiterated
her complaint as to the condition OF
the cemetery. Captain Carlton Nc
Carthy. in reply. said that the city
was without authority to cut the
weeds on the plots in the burying
ground and that by so doing it was
taking the law into its own hands.
Employees told the board that they
had frequently been instructed not to
disturb various plots. No action was
taken by the board and the men were.
instructed to return to their work.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-05
ONE THOUSAND RECRUITS
FOR STEVEDORE REGIMENT
Government Needs Colorcd Men for
Loading Ships Mt Newport
News.

One thousand colored recruits for
the stevedore regiment to be formed
at Newport News is what the local
army recruiting station is calling for
At the present time. Upon enlisting,
these men will be sent direct to New
port News. and everything. including
board and clothing. will be furnished
them. Besides these things a salary
Of 50 per month will be allowed
one colorcd man was enlisted yes
terday for the medical department. Ho
was John T. Wright. of 1no. Colonel
Maury Nichols. In charge of the re-
cruiting office. said the colored men
are coming forward encouragingly for
this branch of the service, and that
only a few vacancies are left Other
enliStmentS in the medical branch at
the same time were John L. Carroll
of Rio Vista. and Friel 4. Anderson, of
Independence.
Edmond +. La Prade. OF Richmond,
enlisted in the Twenty third Engineers
Corps of the National Guard; Charles
p. Lewis. of Richmond. in Company F,
First Virginia Infantry. and Baxter
Barksjalc. of Dundas. in Company A,
Virginia Signal Corps.
The navy secuted only ono recruit.
Lawrence Coleman Harris. of Suffolk,
while the marines did one better. get
ting hold of Frank H. Halstead Of
Charleston. w Va, and Edmund Nc
Galloway. of Richmond. Both were
Immediately transferred to Port Royal,
G g
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-05
CITY TO PAY MORE
Increase In Price Of Milk Is Felt In
Operation of City
Home.

The advance in the price of milk
Will affect the city of Richmond the
same as the general public. although
the new scale Of prices will not become
effective until October ]. The Rich
mond Dairy Company. the contractors
supplying the city, served notice on
the Administrative Board yesterday
that after the first of the month II
could not continue to furnish tho CITY
Home with milk ut the present con-
tract price.
While the contract between the CITY.
and the dairy company will not expire
until April. the agreement provides a
flexible rate. and the company NAV
either break the contract or advance
the price as it sees fit. The board
was not advised whH price tho civ
would nave TO pay for the milk, the
company stating that present conditions
made this impossible. II is expected
that new contract or some arrange
ment between the city and the com
pany viii be made in the next few
days
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-05
FO0SHE RESIGNS AS
GARDEN CLUB DIRECTOR
VIII become Extension Secretary OF
Hopcwcl Young Mems Christian
Association.

j. Frank Fooshe. director of the gar
den club of the American National
Bank, has resigned to accept the posi-
ton of extension secretary of the Y.
NJ. c. y. at Hopewell. which work he
Will enter upon to-day. In his new
position, in addition to his other duties.
he will carry on the garden work at
Hopewcll. which has been one of the
most successful efforts for increased
production undertaken at any indus
trial plant in the country. One out
come Of the garden movement is the
community fair to be held at Hopewell
september 1880 when there will be
displays not only of products grown
In that community. but OF the many
fruits and vegetables put up by the
housewives under the direction Of the
canning club agent
During the past week Mr.. Fooshe
had the gardens of the members of
the American National Bank Garden
Club judged by an expert for the 5000
in cash prizes 10 be awarded October
j. when there will be display also of
garden products. both fresh and in
cans. as announced some months ago.
Fun provision has been made for this
exhibit. which will reveal how far
reaching the garden club movement
has been.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-05
APPEAL Is ALLOWED
Supreme Court VIII Review Queens
bury-Ninl Suit From Chester
field County

Inc Supreme Court of Appeals Of
virgin passed on two cases yastcr-
day. In the case of j. g. Ouecnsbury
reward a. bloomsbury, Leila J.. Rich
ardson, Maggie Morgan, Eta NJ Will
hanson and Virsic Green VS.. Hiida
wal ana Frank Vial. an appeal was
allowed The petitioners were required
TO put up 500 bond. The case was
tried in the Circuit Court of the Coun-
~ OF Chesterfield
In the case of the Raleigh Poca h ontas
Coal Company, plaintiff. VS.. L. r..
Gresham. defendant. tho petition of the
Raleigh Pocahontas Coal Company was
refused. The plaintiff requested a writ
OF error and supcrsedeas to the judg-
mcnt OF the Circuit Court of Norfolk
against II for $500.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-05
WANT REAL ASSESSMENT .
OF RAILROAD PROPERTY
Cities Of Virginia Lay Their Case Be.
fore Corporation Com
mission.
BELOW SURROUNDING VALUES
Commission Suggests Conference Be-
tween Cities and Railroads With
View OF Further Compromise.
Railroad Lots Assessed Lower.

When several large cities In tho
State made demand upon the State
Corporation Commission that tho rail-
road property in their city be assessed
at greater valuation the commission
very readily decided that there was
some justice In their claims. AT any
rate the commission yesterday held a
hearing in consideration of the claims.
City Attorney Pollard and Assistant
City Attorney Anderson requested that
the assessment on railroad property in
this city be increased. Although they
asked for n larger valuation they ad-
mitted that they were not yet ready
to state what was a fair and just vail
uation. In order to do this they asked
permission to file n statement later
on after the question had been studied
in detail and with fairness to all sides.
1t is n ruling OF the Corporation Com
mission that when any city or county
desires to file claim for increased
valuation that their representatives
appear in person before the board and
give notice of the desired increase.
Norfolk is also in the line of those
demanding increased railroad valua
ton. George Pitcher appeared for the
city of Norfolk, asking for a general
increase on all the properties of all
the railroads entering the city Only
recently the commission refused to
grant thlS request. lSut NOr1OlR Is IN
sistent on what she contends Is a
spirit of impartiality to all parties.
Pitcher says that the taxation OF rail-
road property should be equivalent to
the tax levied on private property.
SUGGEST THAT CITIES
AND RAILROADS CONFER
In the hope Of avertinG fight be-
tween the cities and the railroads the
commission advised that 1t would be
preferable for representatives Of the
the railroads and see II they could not
come to some satisfactory agreement
without having the question eliminate
in a fight. OF course, If they fail to
arrive at some agreement the COM
mission will then hear the case and
settle all disputes.
Roanoke also had a bone to pick
with the railroads which seemed to be
the cause Of considerable veXation to
the city fathers. c. Hamilton Graves.
representing Roanoke, appeared before
the commission and requested that per-
mission be given for an increase in tho
valuation of the Norfolk and Western
properties in that city to the amount
of $4,000. 00o MT. Graves contends that
all property in that city has been
booming and the value of property has
gone sky high. However. according to
his contention the valuation of rail-
road property does not correspond to
the valuation on private property!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-05
ARRESTED FOR MURDER
COMMITTED II YEARS AGO
Logan Vernon Now in Jail in Oregon
to lie Given Trinl In
Carroll County.

Arrested for a murder committed
eleven years ago, Logan Vernon is in
jail In Pendleton, Oregon. Governor
Stuart yesterday issued reIusition
on the Governor of Oregon for Vernon
and the prisoner will be brought back
for trial in the Circuit Court of Car
roll County. by Sheriff George Edwards
of that county.
Stuart did not give the details of the
crime nor did they state how Vernon
was located and arrested after lapse
of eleven years. Vernon is charged in
an Indictment found by the Carroll
grand jury with the murder of Ewell
Ripley on April 90. 1906.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-05
HUXLEY RETURNS TO Y. M. |.
Succeeded m Secretary OF Council of
Defense by Hen u.
OliNcr.

Colonel w. NJ. Hunley, secretary of
the Virginia State Council Of Defense,
leaves to take up his work as head of
the department Of economies at the
Virginia Military Institute. T. p
Owen, Jr., VINO has served rs private
secretary to Governors Tyler. Swanson
and Mann, has been elected to nll the
office left vacant by Colonel Hunlcy
4 During the summer Colonel Nunley
has bee nactively engaged In state
defenae work, and has made many
friends in Richmond. who Will regret
to see him leave.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-05
HOW TO SELECT AVlATORS'
Major I.aHc II. Jones to Lecture on
Friday Night mt Jefferson
Auditorium.

Of interest to those contemplating
entering the aviation service. the medi-
cal profession and the general public
will be she lecture delivered by Major
Isaac II. Jones in the Jefferson Hotel
auditorium at $50 o'clock Friday on
the methods Of selecting suitable air
men from the applicants for the avia-
ton service and the establishment of
an aviation examination unit" in Rich
mond.
To make the lecture more interest
ing, moving pictures and practical
demonstration of the peculiar tests
used in this examination will be
shown. The public is invited.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-05
CASH BALANCE GROWS
Stnte Starts Fiscal Yenr, beginning
September 1, with S1.185,458.T4
In It's Treasury.

All figures and reports point to the
successful operation of the segregation
system of taxation. 1t will be remem-
bered that this new system had as one
Of its most ardent and enthusiastic
supporters Governor Stuart.
According to the reports Of the Audi
tor of Public Accounts. on September
l there was a cash balance in the State
treasury of $1,165.456.7i. This merely
means that the balance for this year
exceeds that of last year for the cor
responding period by SlS4.135.59.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-05
speclnl Court Term onen..

"a special session Of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals was held here
yesterday for the purpose OF hearing
a petition for a mandamus against the
district judge for the Eastern District
OF South Carolina. The oral arsu-
ment In the case will begin TODAY at
10 o'clock. when the cour, will convene
with Senior Circuit Judge pritchard
presiding and District Judges Waddul
and Rose assisting.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-05
Soldiers Denth Accidental.

A military court yesterday investi-
gated the death of Private Arthur A.
Craiger, Company A. First Virginia
Cavalry. who was killed Monday by a
fall sustained when he jumped from
wagon to recover his hat. After
hearing the story OF Casper Bedrosian
the soldier who was with Craiger when
the accident occurred, the officers de-
cided that no one was to blame for the
tragedy. The body was turned over
to relatives Of Craiger from Louisa
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-05
Charged with Cocaine s.,,,.

the case OF Annie Clayton. cojored
4ls Catherine Street. charged with SELL
ing accent spirits and cocaine was
on'inned in Police Court Yesterday un-
Patr"iircn Reese and Day.. loarnoa
that she had sold half pint of whiskv
and small box Of cocaine 10 one 81
their spoilers. they said.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-05

heNcnnes Of the Richmond. Frcder.
ichsours and Potomac Railroad Com.
PhhE !or nc month Of July apprcpat-
go sS'5.s2!' showing IN Increase y,
''.'''o' WIN eHheh""s OF s233,3G4. The
net operating revenue FOR the ,n,n,h
was sl62.45I. decrease OF :, 90 u
compared with last july Win 90
income of slo7,3G3. ''