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ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREdON, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1922
NO.
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SCHOOL AFFAIRS
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lUirilKtlUMMtNMIIUNSnU
TilltKi: HOUIt 8IC8SION DKVOTKI)
TO DISCUSSION FOLIXWINQ
PUKHKNTATION OF STA
TISTICS CMTlgiSM
FllI'IiLY OIlKUi;i
HUT NO HUM.
18DV NAMED
COMMITTEE WILL INVESTIGATE
'Keeplntf lludget Within Menu of
Tiupnjern to Pay," Only Sug
gestion Superintendent'
Salary Apparently tho
Principal llonu of
Contention.
Aftor a thrco hour discussion of
soliool taxes at tho Commercial club
rootim last night tho not roault was
tho appointment of a commlttoo of
, Hovon to oxnmlno tho budget voted
for next yoar to dotormlno what, If
anything, could bo dono to reduce
tho operating costs of tho Ontario
schools,
Prcsldont Van Potion cullod tho
meeting to ordor aud explained that
It had boen cnllod at tho roquest of
tho ichool board for tbo purpoBO of
learning what tho pooplo doslrod.
Ho thon called upon Jud'go W. W.
Wood, chairman of tho board for a
statomont.
'Judgo Wood oxplalhod tho position
of tho board briefly to bo that they
doslrod to do what tho puoplo
wanted; that If the pcoplo wanted
sorno of tho departments eliminated,
tho board wantod Jo know which
departments; that It tho pooplo
wanted to ollmlnato tho high school
for a year, thoy would do that; but
that tho board could not act on tho
criticisms which woro going about
and which woro so vaguo that tho
board had no knowledge of '.hat
really was wanted.
"There aro somo departments
which somo of tho pooplo think
ossontlnl, and there aro others which
thoy do not. What somo pooplo
want otliors would ollmlnato, said
Mr. Wood. "So wo askod that this
mooting bo called so that wo could
talk tho mnttor ovor with tho buBl
ness mon to got tholr Idea of what
to do, and to socuro somo spoclflc
idoa of what tho peopla' doslro. Wo
want tho froost consideration. Our
footings will not bo hurt, tor though
wo havo dono what wo doomod
right and bost without pay for our
work, wo aro willing to hoar tho
opinions of tho publlo and want
that criticism to bo candid and
frapk."
Following Judgo Wood, tho chair
man callod on Superintendent J. M,
McDonald who presented In dotal! a
comparatlro study of tho costs of
tho Ontario schools with thono of
Nampa, Caldwell, Nyssa, Payette and
Vnlo. Copies of this schodttlo ro
realod that Ontario's minimum for
grade teachors Is below any of tbo
others, being $900, to Payette's
$1080, Wclsor's 1080; Vale's $1170,
Caldwell's '$1020; nod Narapa's
$1200.
The maximum salaries of grade
teachers in tho districts named was
shown to be: Ontario $1125;. Pay
otto $1200; Wolsor $1200; Vale
$1216; Caldwoll $1200; ai.d Nampa
$1600.
Tho enrollment of tjio grade
schools was shown to be: Payette,
700; Welsor, 600; Volo, 251; Cald
well, 925; Ontario, 526; making tho
averago number of pupils per teach
er in the grades as follews: Payette,
35, Welter, 33.3; Vale, 81; Caldwell,
35.6 and Ontario 35.1, the number
of teachers belng: Payette, 20,
Welser 18; Vale, 8; Caldwell 2C and
Ontario, 16,
districts presented tho following
data; minimum salaries for teachers: '
T.,f i9Kn. w....r. tisfio. i
For tho high schools tbo various
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Vale, $1140; Caldwell $1400, and
Ontario $1350. Maximum salaries
Payette $150o', Welser I440. ValeJ
$1500r Caldwell $1600, Nampa $1,
700, Ontario $1630, Special teach teach
ors: Payette $1800, Welser $1750.
Vale $2000, Ontario $1710, $1800,
and $2200.
Tho statement also revealed that
tho number of pupils per teacher In
tho high school cited above is: Pay
ette 26.6. Welsor 27.8, Vale 22.5.
Caldwell 28 and Ontario "25.1.
Departments Criticised
After a general discussion was
(Continued oa Last Page)
Nffilftm RUT NO
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MltLS CliUll TO HUIlSTITUTn
DANCH FOIl HUSH PLA
Tho Ontario .Girls Club mot nt tho
homo of Mrs. Oalton Dltfgs Tuesday
ovonlng, Among tho questions of
Iinportanco which woro takon up at
this mooting, was that of whothor or
not tho girls would contlnuo ro
hoarsbals for tho play. It was do-
oldod that owing to tho sickness of
bo many of tho cast thar tho play
would not bo glvon nt this tlmo. It
was doclded howovor, that a dunco
would bo gtron It its placo, nnd tho
Mondny following KnBtor Sunday has
boon sot as tt dato. This dance
wll bo glvon as a llbrnry bonaflt for
tho purposo ot securing furnishings
for tho now room which was recent
ly completed in tho basement.
Tho cntortnlnmont commlttoo of
tho ovonlng, Miss Luolla Cnllln and
Miss Dlancho McDonnld, kopt tho
merriment at u high pitch, when
thoy roqulrod each mombor to bo
como a dunco and do tho moid fool
ish stunt ot which alio was capablo.
Dainty refreshments woro sorrod,
and a very pleasant ovonlng spout.
COMMISSION DOES NOT
Pour Company Told that notation
If Affected Will llc-thico Bor
neo and Thus bo Increase '
In Hato Must Have
Hearing
In an onloi4 rocotvod today from
tho Publlo Sarvlco commission ro
tating to tho proposal of tho Idaho
Powor company to put a clauso Into
Its now contracts giving tho com
pany tho right to rotnto powor bo-
tweon usors. Yrhlch denies tho com
pany that right until nttor a hearing
has boon hold on that subject.
In tho finding which was slgnod
by Commliblonor II, II. Corey, tho
commission says in part:
Wo aro thornforo of tho opinion
that what may bo a roasonabla
chargo for rotation ot sarvlco Is a
matter that cannot bo dotormlnod
at this tlmo. If tho actual applica
tion of rotation, which must bo
equitably distributed as botwoon
tho consumers affoctcd, should oc
cur boforo tho complotlon of tho val
uation ot tho Idaho Powor Co's.
proportlos nnd Just and roasonablo
rates flxod by this Commission on a
valuation basis, a propor chargo for
such modified sorvico will bo deter
mined ns an omorgoncy mattor when
tho amount and effect of bucIi mo
difications aro actually known.
Thcso facts may bo determined nt a
publlo hearing In tho mattor,
"Should thero occur tho very ro
moto possibility of tho necessity of
extension of tho restricted servico to
a point whero serious damago to
crops would result, and whero usors
havo taken reasonable precautions
to prevent such effect, the matter
can bo adjusted by proper proceod
uro boforo this Commission.
"For tho abovo reasons tho Com
mission does not approve ot tho pro
vision Uiat "Such rotation nnd re
ductlon'ot service shall not oporato
to cnango mo service rum u ei
forth In said contract of ,19 ."
"In our opinion the samo Bhould
bo excluded from tho contract."
Miss Elslo Walters, little. daughter
of Mr, and Mrs. B. O. Walters has
been quite seriously 111. Her sick
ness was caused from a blow on tho
back ot her head which was rocolved
whllo playing at school. For a
tlmo Uttlo bopo was held for her re
covery, but ako Is now getting
better. '
John Rutherford was taken to the
Hospital Tuesday afternoon for a
second operation on his foot, which
was Injured last fall. It was neces
sary to removo one toe, duo to In-
'? ot bonev "eJs " a!
IUO uouiu ui jura. . iihwbuuiu
for convolesenco. .
The nxet meeting of tho Congre
gational Ladles Aid will be held next
Wednesday afternoon April fjth at
tho home ot Mrs. Walter Cohlck.
J. D. Stone ot Tonaskot, Washing
ton, is visiting old friends in Ontario
thte week, and looking after busi
ness Intorests. Mr. Stono was an
Ontario boy for many years. Ho
reports that bis mother, Mrs. Henry
Beler, who is living with him at
prasest Is gettlag along flue.
wa school warrants
sold to its citizens
AU Ion of Pooplo PruvcntH Closing
of Nyssa Schools ilontls Ilnv.
Iii been Questioned Hoard
Takes AlternatKo Course '
Uccauso ot tho patriotic attltudo
ot tho citizens ot Nyssn tho tenchers
of tho Nyssa schools will not havo to
tnlto warrants which thoy could not
cash tor tho balanco ot tho yoar,
and ns tho result, of courso, tho Nys
sa schools will contlnuo to function.
Whon a legal firm from Portland
doclared that It would bo necessary
for tho courts to pass upon tho val
idity ot emorgoncy bond issues such
as that rocontly approved by tho
voters ot School District No. 26, the
bonds could not bo sold. This
placod tho NyBsa district in an em
harraslng position. To keep tho
schools opon nnd pay tho teachers,
tho school board determined to put
tho problom up to tho business men
nnd cltlzons of tho community. This
thoy did on Tuosday'ot this woek
and $7600 of tho district warrants
woro purchased during tho day. This
assuros sufficient funds to comploto
tho school yoar.
This, howovor, doos not solvo tho
probloms of tho district for tho com
ing yoar, says 13. M. Dean, ono ot tho
board who was in Ontario yostorday.
!'Wo will bavo to roduco tho salaries
ot our teachors matorlally and
othorwlio sccuro n reduction In ex
penses," said Mr, Dean.
H. H. TUNNY LEAVES
FOR PARTS UNKNOWN
Prominent Merchant nnd HportNinan
Write 1 In nk Telling of Knlsu
Statement on Which Cm" It
Was Kxtemled Lento
Family Here.
Leaving bohlnd him many unpaid
bills and a note for several thousand
dollars suppoBod to havo boon secured
by cattlo, whon In reality ho had no
cattlo, II. II. Tunny, loft Ontoro on
Monday March 20, and as yot has
not boon hoard from.
Tho first Intimation that ho' bad
gono for good was securod by his
buslnoss associates Prank P. Ilyan
and Oeorgo Itolhson, and A. L. Cock
rum of tho First National Hank on
Monday ot this wook from his wife
who callod thorn and gavo thorn
lottors which sho had recolvod from
her husband to dollvor to thorn.
In thoso lottors Mr. Tunny ad
mitted to tbo bank that ho bad no
stock such as doscrlhod In tho mort
gage ho had glvon to tho bank to
sccuro a loan for sovoral thousand
dollars, and which had boon ronowod
from tlmo to tlmo for sovoral yoars.
Ho admitted that ho had mada false
statements on which tho credit had
boon extended.
nosldo tho account which ho owed
tho bank and which was securod by
other property which will cover a
largo portion ot It, h6 loft an
accumulation of accounts with busl
noss firms ot tho city in various
amounts.
Mr. Tunny's leaving will not affoct
tho Ontario Meat & Qrocory company
for tho remaining partners havo
arranged with crodltors of tho Arm
to adjust the situation satisfactorily.
Tho deparuje of Mr. Tunny, leav
ing his family hero to face tbo diffi
cult situation, came as a distinct
shock for he had been prominent In
many affairs of the community serv
ing at various times on tho board of
directors ot tho Commercial club,
the Malheur county fair, and In the
Knjgbts of Columbus. He promotod
many athletlo events and ran a
string of faco horses and one time
owned somo of the flnost shorthorn
cattlo ever brought to this section.
Friends of Mr. Tunny aro ot tho
belief that It was through tho losses
suffored In tho race horse gamo that
brought on bis difficulties. He was
known as a good loser as well as a
good winner, and whllo It was folt
that ho might bo In difficulties he
would make good with a turn of
fortune. It Is believed that ho
suffered losses more than ho realized
and that when tho bank arranged
to go and count the cattlo on which
Its mortgage was based, he decided
that Ills string was played out so
left. -
Ho first loft here early in March
for Pendleton whero he went to soli
some horses. On bis return bo
evaded an engagement to go to Mc-
HOMEDALE BRANCH WILL BE
EXTENDED TO PICKLE BUTTE
ltnllroad OITIclnls Announce Dent by
Whlcli ItnIN itlll bo Laid Thru
flem District in Tlmo for
Crop Moving this
Season.
Itoconts accounts In Ilolso papers
toll of tho complotlon of nrrango
monts between tho rnuchors of tho
Com district south ot Homodalo nnd
tho officials ot tho Oregon Short
Lino by which tho Homodalo branch
will i. utondod Bovon and ono half
miles to PIcklo Uutto.
According to tho deal mndo with
thG ranchors thoy nro to donato tho
rlghtof-way nnd will contract for tho
moving ot dirt for tho grnda ot 8
cents por yard. Already arrango-
monts havo bcon mndo for a largo
number of loams to start work on
tho grado.
It Is announcod that tho grado
will bo finished nnd rails laid so that
tho road will bo ready for sorvico
during tho crop moving soason this
summer nnd fall.
liODdi: NKW8
Last Wodnosday ovonlng tho
Iloomornng Encnmpmont of tho Pay
otto Oddfollows Lodgo, vlsltod tho
Ontario Lodgo. Tho Itoynl I'urplo
Dcgrco was conferred on seven can
didates, nttor which a banquet was
Borvod to 200 guests.
W. C T. U.
Mr. .Manila Perkins of Now York Is
Principal Speaker nt Meeting
Held Mere IIIkIi School
Musical Organizations
. Proxent Program
Tho W. C. T. U. convention which
was hold In tho Prosbytorlan church
on Tuosdny In honor of Mrs. Maudo
Perkins, -National worker for tho
young people's branch of tho Union,
wns a very great bucccss. Two Ida
ho Uuloiis woro ropresontod but ow
ing to tho Idaho stato convention,
hold In Caldwoll this wook, tboro was
not a largo outsldo attondanco. Mrs,
Porklns gavo n vory Instructive talk
both morning and nttornoon to tho
mombors. At tho afternoon meet
ing Mrs, Paul Sclgman nnd Mrs. A.
Jaqulsh sang. Luncheon was served
nt noon In tho church.
Tho ovonlng mooting hold at tho
Dreamland thontro was an entlro
succoss, In splto of tho lnadoquato
lighting of tho building. Tho On
tario High school orchestra and
toys' nnd girls' glco clubs assisted
In tho ovonlng program. Much
credit Is duo Miss Helen Dunstono
far her willing cooperation and tho
mombors of tho Union aro Indoed
grntoful to hor. Mrs. Porklns, a
vory able speakor, govo a vory Inter
esting talk on tho Young People's
work. Llttla Miss Holon Dlvln Bang.
Aftor tho mooting tho gleo clubs
nnd orchestra woro ontortalnod nt
tho W. B, Lees homo. Tho bostoss
os of the ovonlng woro girls whose
mothers nro W. C, T. U. workers.
Dainty refreshments woro sorved
and a vory onjoyablo ovonlng spont.
Mrs. ntirchardt has boen quite 111
for tho past week,
Mr. and Mrs. L. 11. Fry and fam
ily of Emmott, spont Sunday in On
tario with Mrs. Fry's mother, Mrs.
T. D. Flser.
Mrs. Joseph Finglor returned Sat
urday from a short visit In Nampa,
and Dolse.
Call whero his cattle woro allegod
to havo boen, and when pressed by
tbo bank officials made several
excuses, Ho was In town on Satur
day March 18, and for 'a short time
on Monday March 20, leaving some
tlmo that day. It Is belloved that
since ho Is a Canadian, ho has
probably gone north. Efforts to
locato him have so far failed to
securo any clue.
As the result ot tho rovolatlons of
tho tangle in hor husband's aflalrs
have left his wife almost prostrated
for tho first Intimation sho had 'of
anything wrong came in tho letters
received Monday,
His business associates have
grasped their problem and have
developed In their affairs and plans
already mado give assurance that
they will bo able to nut their busl -
ness on a solid footing and thus
protect all creditors, ?ry3ompany Jiad representatives presont
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DENIES
REQUEST TO CURTAIL TRAIN SERVICE
HOAItl) WANTS TO KNOW
IF Vl'MVLK WANT lWIIt
Do tho farmorB and business mon
want n county fair this fall? This
is tho question which tho members of
tho fair hoard would Ilka to havo
answorod.
At a recent meeting of tho board
which Is composed of tho follewing:
Ivan 13. Ankes of Ontario, V. T
Horrott of Vale and V. V. Hlckox of
Kingman Kotony, no decision as to
tho procoduro for this fall was de
termined upon It was decided
11101 nn effort ho mndo to ascertain
tho dcslro ot tho pcoplo regarding
tho holding of tho fair and to nwalt
Bomo expression from tho buslnoss
mon nnd ranchors.
Just how this expression will bo
galnod has not boon dotormlnod but
It is a subject which tho pcoplo
should consldor nnd express thorn
solvos In mottlngs hold or In lottors
to tho board.
HEAD LETTUCE ACREAGE
WILL BE VERY LARGE
Growers Join Idaho Producers Union
to Market Cooperatively Total
Acreage in HniiTb Itlwr Vol-
ley may Iteacli 2000
In Malheur County
SOU Acres.
Prosent Indications nro that tho
acroago ot head lottuco In Malheur
county this yoar will bo not loss than
400 and It may oxecod 600. Tills
Is pretty woll distributed ovor tho
Ontario, Nyssa, Adrian, Vale and
Doad Ox Flat sections ot tho county.
Tho nvorago number of ncros which
oaoh man will undortnko Is about 3.
A good yield ot lottuco for this soc
tlon Is Supposed to bo 200 to 400
crates nnl It is ostlmntod by rollablo
porsons who havo bad oxporlonco,
that tho growor will not nj least ono
dollar por crato dollvorod to tho
packing shed. WIiIIq tho cost of
production Is high and tho labor ro
qulrmonts heavy, It is gonorally ex
pected that tho crop will loavo tho
grower a good profit for his trouble,
which la a ronl consideration with tho
farmer at this tlmo ot unprofltabo
crop production.
At any rato, most ot tho growors
aro going at it conaorvatlvoly with
tho Idoa of loarnlng tho gamo with
ouNsflsklng too much. Tho number
of porsons who will grow a small
acroago will bo in tho neighborhood
of 150. A fow nro Intending to
plant largor acreages. Most of tho
growers havo already Jotnod tho
Idaho Producers Union, tho now co
operative association bolng formod
undor tho auspices of tho Canyon
County Farm Duroau upon recom
mendation of a largo committee of
practical lottuco growers appointed
at a great mass mooting hold In
Caldwell last January, The Mal
heur county farm bureau and tho.
agricultural agent havo boon coop
erating with tho Canyon county
pooplo, os has also tho bureaus ot
soveral othor Snoko Itlvor Valley
counties. About 1500 acres havo
been signed In tho association and
this Is oxpoctcd to soon reach 3000
acres extondlng from Ashton to
Welser, Tho membership for Mal
eour county Is now considerably
mora than ono hundred 'growers
with moro coming In ovory day. Just
as soon as tho membership Is about
completed, eackfipilpplng point will
organUo a locaTr
Thero will probably bo ot least
four locals In Malheur county, ono
each at Vale, Adratn, Ontario and
Oregon Slopo. Tho growors of tho
Nyssa cpmmunlty havo formod an
organization, but havo not decided
whether thoy will ufflllato with the
cooperative association or sign with
soma private commission house. W.
L. Gibson was elected chairman of
tho Nyssa lettuce growers and it is
generally understood that ho favors
a small community organization,
Howovor, at n recent meeting, after
listening to a most thorough ex
planation of ovory detal of the pro
posed plan of operation by county
agent McCall of Canyon county and
others, Including Q. W. Lattlg, chair
roan of tho farm bureau commltteo,
tho growers wont on record almost
unanimously for tho largo assocl-
latton
At a later meeting, held
last Saturday nlgbt, the Cherrylane's
ATTENTION CALLED TO VOLUME
OP 11U81NKSS VOll MAINLINE
WHICH OltlOI.VATIM ON
llltANCIirS FOK WHICH
no om:i)iT is oiven
LOWER RATESJOIILD HELP
Company Told It Is Overlooking
Tonnago .Possibilities ,lly .Not
Extending Lines to Huron
nnd Timber Ilcit-rOpln.
ion Is Lengthy
Donylng tho application of tho
Oregon Short Lino for a curtailment
of sorvico on tho branch linos run
ning from Ontario to Crane and On
tario to Ilrogan, tho Publlo Sorvico
Commission In a lengthy opinion
nnd ruling exhaustively dlscussos tho
railroad situation in Southeastern
Oregon. Tho opinion wns rocotvod
by tho Argus yostorday for publica
tion. It was slgnod by Commission
ers Williams and Corey.
Tho opinion which covers nlno
closely wrltton pages In an oxhaus
tlva study ot tbo railroad situation
as It affects all this section, nnd In
affoct tolls tho railroad company
that It linn takon tho wrong courso
by which to euro Its Ills.
Among othor pertinent facts dis
cussed Is that In tholr showing tho
railroad officials havo not glvon
propor crodlt to tho earnings of tho
branch linos for tho proportion of
earnings securod by tho long mall
lino haul ot tratflo which found Its
origin on tho branch lines. Also no
crodlt was glvon.for tho switching
work which tho branch lino crows
porform hero In Ontario, at Payette
and Nyssa.
Attontlon Is also called to tho
company's exhibits which did not
take into consideration tho- hoavy
freight moving months whllo con
aldorahlo discussion Is given to tho
fact that ni" a whole tho Union Pa
cific system is oporntlng at a profit
In axcoss of that guarantood undor
tho 1920 transportation act.
A Ilackwnnl Step ,
Aftor discussing tho tonnago pos
sibilities ot tho tlmbor holdings In
Harney county and tho tonnago pos
sibilities from Harney county agri
cultural lands whon davoIopod tho
commission calls attention to tho
fact that tho railroad company has
mado no .effort to assist In thl de
velopment by oxtendlng Its linos
thoro.
Tho commission calls attontlon,
too, to tbo fact that prior to tho con-
Bructton of tho lino tho vast terri
tory now served by tho road was fur
nished a dally mall servico by tago.
This would bo roducod to an evory
othor day sorvico and would In tho
commission's opinion bo a backward
stop.
Aftor calling attontlon to tho lack
of automobllo competition and othor
foaturos of tbo railroad buslnoss In
this section tho findings ot tho com
mission and its ordor denies tho re
quest ot tho railroad company. For
tho Information ot Its roadors tho
ArgUB will print tho ordor In dotal!
next woek.
who oxplalned that firm's plan tor
marketing lettuco. Tholr contract
was subjoctod to much criticism and
did not find favor with many of tho
growora.
Tho Idaho Producers Union, tho
new cooperative association, will be
porfectod ns soon as tho momborshlp
appears to be about complotod by
tho filing of articles of Incorporation,
calling a meotlng to adopt by-laws,
tho eloctlon of a board of nlno
mombors cboson by zones In accord
anco with tho momborshlp and the
organization of this board diy elec
tion from among Its mombers tho
officers of tbo association. Tbo
board will thon proceed to make tho
nocessary arrangements for tho con
duet of tho association, among thoso
bolng tho matter ot arranging for a
sales agent. In the later mattor
tho board will bo morally bound to
contract along lines alroady agroed
upon by tho organization commlttoo,
with tho California Vcgetablo Union,
a largo prlvato commission firm now
dolug business for u score or moro
of potato and vogetablo assoclatlnns
In California Tho board will not
be bound to accept any particular
proposition however, unless Jt Is
roasonablo to do bo, it bejng merely
the understanding on which tho
organization is belngformod that tho
board will mako such a contract to
bQ binding for ono year only,
Br'
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