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Dtraocrafc THE ONTARIO SEMI-WEEKLY ARGUS OltTAHlo, MA 1,11 HUH COUNTY, OIIKGON, NOV. 16, 1015. NO. I mi. ' mum in II LAND SHOW CLOSES AT PORTLAND SCHOOLS ESSENTIAL Tti. ItCOBd Aniiuiil Manufacturers ni l.nn.l I'ro.lui-I" ihO ' Poitlnnd, lJ.,,.,1 SMui.luv night hii.I H la eatl- (,..! Mutt more than nw,"uu people ll(,i,.,l Hi"-' HMMU during in- few .((-, i MM opened. ' w" ui' MMaj taal it It aur.d that It i .wnt i 111 inalltt M' III! "" "' .1 in' i tun each roit igy n to" it m i .ril.n.t i'iiii' il lectur., j ni.ui ' ' ' ..-.- n (,ii,i county- ,in Meounl "( to "ny ropreaentn- ag of Hi'" ttfTrii t count lea being . , . . i . , 1. 1 1 I Mi' hull 1 1 nt'l II Ik li II himi' ii' ".' ii, nun' fur IM couniy icciuree ,,.. ii,,. talks given by thi . . ... li- ll. I. I IIH Ml'lirlllV ill' linn it... ... .. w m ml, tor ('.' ri'pi-'tlM' counties j p. ' pift it very khm talk D tin' r' niirn' hi .viaiueur niuiuy I. . I. l.lu Hi. ...I'll 'Oilowillg i"1 "in -i "OTtgOl i II'' nlrul gem uf the tjadM glIav "f u Pacific Htatea ,. (..nth of tlili great state Ilea ill, In tlif bouiularles of Malheur ountv Hi ii" - - couiuies hi inenu t hi thi" .iiimtIi exposition. Ilicur i" Uw largest In area- the K..,t n, j ilulitiea Ml the great rf "f public lauil subject to tr. about rati million acre aul . . t - .liHl..i.MA hm it COIIIO Illl' ll'llfceni 'ii'in til aalltik-t CUMltral some uf 'ev elopement more a iuri- ' -Hi ur before It Id It in Iht UtffMM eaat- jtlthH uf r. .tate. extending ortli f r ; i tin ii degree of north .ilMiut IT. milea. to a point nil ami -oo milea ,; How standing it hern line In on siiir parallel with northern Cal- ornn "Sfpii 'tir liui been men Jool t former npcakera, and It I Df Mil -""I inure regarded an Ctinmcrcial a- M . I ii-u r i not kiD( in U ' i" t lt broad .in. I plateau, have an aduilr M niuuiiuiu setting The rising . .1 I lie Owyhee moun- i a .il far to lh art rl.e Him if) tal paks of the i :-. i archangels III i.iap Note the treaiua Almont of the Owy lalhi .r rivera are within ' ... accurately ap T Hie l.enrlla of tough the Uliil .nduatrie. 6ooo r in thin county "''' run, lliHhi- -uperla . Mnii.eur in firm In b.f cattle. D alfalfa, flrat In ' I I. firm li foraa-e Probabl) IithI in tllahle d lrr !.- mi. I ulrnaily ly IklN in Irrifuiiuii nh beat W" m ' iti salon '"" prune orchard, d probabl Bra) la thai arodaaftlaai p aoaa ii ,.,. .... iuTO 'MR II III baat. n.it.. I,.,, i.-. .. . ,, "'. t nt i ,ITI III r! "If I itoaaad bar, our nme, it ' "". aotM M won Hut u la) rat dm ami well e 'hht,, ,,, lUL !..-.. .I-I --- ..H. m ,,.." , 17 I '"I loan inclflcall about 1 H,i, ii , i. ir.. i, ,ii,.iu . ... .. - -- - .,,.Mt. 1,, C ' r iii, p., n.. i,i aoadttMMj l " i" '"-, - baaaaaari for a rtat eoiinir) m,, W,u.h apu.-al - ll) in tin- Uiotfatfil lion.eaaak- "' ''' (Oil la '.I..,: Uk 1 -II. ,.,. r,i, anil Bill OtydlMd a., to prodMI Raoal auc- 'oil) Hid KroAii.K I i,v,. ,. rata ..-..I marly all Um oii,..r nro- i i,i Mi- i. ... .",,t lillll XIJIH- III ' tba lariatl ,u..l mont marvl- ratuiu art taeuraal i.v n,,. m (,r rtlfiltKiii Wiliiii IMm ..r ,.....!.. HI ' 'Ull l ' " "" from that amall iittnt ,u tbtrt uh ahibiioii moo ""'li of fruit" I'lo and Bit to iiientiiiii MOBlnal uire yULaa r- I. Tata lion. All thoae who atttndnd thn educa tional le, ir." durlnc IM Corn c.r. nival wore given a rare treat. i IN Mothera ConRreaa hall practical demonatratlona were mint... and on Thuraday the talk given by Mm w. J. Itoberta. a teacher In the White Heltlement achool near Mallett atat lon. on "Parent-Teachers Aaaoclallon In the Mural 8choola" waa eapecially Intereatlng. Mm Itoberta apokn aa followa: The prohlema of education are Inith difficult and numeroua, and In time paal the aolutlou haa been under taken aeperately by the home, church and atate with varied reaulta. They each worked alngly and made no effort to eullat the othera Church and home were more nearly aaaoclated. the family belonged to each, but when the Htate provl,i, OMr public achool" and aaaumed control, the achool at once became aeparate from Hie general lire of the home Sri,, H .li were ao concerned with what aubjecta they ahould teach, that the child, and hla home lulereata were In a meaaure loat alghl of. Thla condition of teaching a auh ject rather than developing a child, went to in I, an extreme aa to call forth educational reformera who ! dared that we ahould conaider the life of the child and teach accordingly Hut how ahould thla be dona without we knew aomethlng of the child n hi. and InvlronmentT And how could we kuow thla without mime kind of operative relationship hutween pur and teacher? Si liuiil and home have a common aim. a common problem In educatlng the gtrl and loy One doeanot at tempi to take the place or do the work of the other, but If there were a better underatandlng between the two both would more efficiently fill the dutiea which confront them In molding the life of the child If there la lack uf harmony hetweeu the home and the achool thla In i!ii. nie will be kept by the child In a community where home and achool work together each beneflta the oilier and not only do we find good reaulta, but co-operation In order to "tlmulate thla roopera live aplrit, parenta ahould be urged to umi m'IhmiI frequently Men and women everywhere are aeealng to know the beat In dairying, poultry ralalng. corn growing and everything that will aid tbem In add Ing to their material wealth, and I am proud to aay are at the aaine lime aeeklng to know what la beat fur tlii-.r children, In a physical, mural and Intellectual way. To lb. a end teacher" and parent" are together studying theae import ant questions and for thla purpose Parent Teachers Aaaoclatlona haw been organised In 3P atatea of the (' H as atate organ Isattona Il a hopeful algn that, whereaa the earlleat organisations were generally known aa "Mother'a Cluba". the lat er aaaoclatlona tniar the name of Par an l Teacher This Is as It ahould be. fur If the wlae Influence of the wide awake and thoughtful mother be added, and the experience and practical Judgement of the father, the solution of mauy queatlona may be haateued In thla in,,) age we waut a practical educa tion, one that flta the child to Hv happily and aucceaafully. To help the child develop know ledge mid character then, ahould he our hlgheat aim. and our aucceaa de pends on the ro operation and under atandlng of the parenta, teacher ami child Kach muat reallsw the dlfflcultlea, each uuderatand and appreciate the sincerity of the other, earneetly dealr- Ing what la heat unswayed hy pre judice, welcoming tbe light of ad vancing knowledge. The I a rent Teacher Association haa led to an awakening in every fK THE SECOND ANNUAL CORN 'I SHOW A NARKED SUCCESS PARENT-TEACHERS ASSOCIATION FORMED The flecond Annual Com Carnival cloaed In Ontario laat Friday evening and waa voted by alt who wltneaaed lie exhibit" sud attended the lectures, to he on.' of the largeal and heat corn ahowa ever put on In thla part of the country. Over one hundred enlriea of corn were made ami ;i entered In the acreage conteata, making an aver age yield among the 38 acreage con- teatanta, of 71 bushels to the acre. Thla alone la enough to make Malheur ounty famous Jeaae Johnaton of Hlg Hend won the aweepstaken with an average of 2 pointa, and a yield of Itl.f huahelM to the acre. L. . Hordon of the Houlevnrd Ontario Ills trlct waa a close aecond with US point", and a yield of 106.7 bushels to the acre. This was the largest yield per Acre. All ylelda fell he low laat year, the largest yield last year being over 121 bushels In the Ontario Houlevard District L l. (lordou received flrat prlxe, Fred Mender aecond, and H. II. Hender third In the Nysaa Hlg Hend Ills trlct, Jeaae Johnaton won flrat, Alex Wads aeconil, and H. T Holly third In the Head Ox Flat Hlatrlct Chaa. Herr won flrat, M K. Channer second and L L t'ulhertaon third Jesae Johnaton who won aweepatakea, will not be awarded the first prlxe In hla district, and thus Alex Wade will re ceive first money and the prlxea pasa ei down according to the way they iiveraged Melow la the averagea made by the contestanta: tiMI'l I l III si ITN o IHK ONTAKIO IllHN IVI M. Per cent Gross Net I'la I'ta. Tots Shelled yield yield Yield Paper Quality Pta. Acrea Houlevard Ontario IHalrlct 1. D Hordon (Flrat) H.I 3 70r. 105 7 40 17 2(1 83 Fred Hender (Hecond) HO 1206 74 3 0 40 77 H. H Hender (Third) 7'J 6 4t25 6.7 26 It 86 5 76 J A. N. Jacokes HO 4340 62 23.6 V V. Illckoi 'HI 320 62.6 26 6 16 26 66.6 Henry C Johnaon 80 3 6182 tl.6 14.1 11 26 716 I has Adama 7 6 1460 70 6 26.7 16 26 68.7 J A .-. ritchfi.,1,1 If .6 1600 616 1 1 6 16 Frneat Uramse 76 1660 36 13 6 16 Hans (ft io 27f. i.S 2 16 M 76 f W Haan 77 1 1760 616 It 6 20 IMg llesad Nyaaa lt-i.l. t Alex Wade (First) 82 670 102 I .4 16 36 6 811. I). T Holly (Hecond) 7 r,i. 84 .6 32 16 40 88 A M Johnatun (Third) 80 4630 4 36 2 16 36 86 2 Harvey Hatch HI. 4 4622 R 36.9 14 2H 74. 9 A II Miller 79 3 6860 83 31.4 14 38.6 86.9 John Stain 81 6610 94 2 IM 17 29 81.6 ;... W Hwlgert 80 3 6610 93 4 35 3 16 34 86.3 Jeaae Johnston 79 7324 103 3 39 17 36 92 D. L. Miller HO 6 4130 69 3 22.4 14 F. I. Potter 79 4660 82 30 17 II O Itoberta HO 6740 M.I 36 4 16 33 86.4 K. K Parker 80 6 4766 68.6 26.4 16 Dwtght Smith 8b 6307 90 34 20 30 84 0. U Hrown 816 7066 102 8 38.8 11 28 77.8 1. Wilson 80 : 6732 96 6 36 17 32 86 Head Ox Flat HUlrlct Chaa Herr (Flrat) 80 3008 43 16 18 40 74 M. K Channer, (Hecond) 81 3298 47 7 18 16 38 72 I,. L ' uli'.it .on (Third) 80 3063 62.3 196 20 32 71.4 I J Culbertaou 78 4163 68 216 19 28 68.6 Jack Maney 77 3979 49.7 1H8 16 29 63.8 (i i Miller 3264 44.7 18 16 27 69 I. A Alklnaon 77 7 6184 719 27 2 14 29 70 2 P M lloola HI 4 267 3H H 14.4 17 Otto Melle HI H 3316 48 4 18 1 18 96 71.1 J. 0 Anderson HO 1646 22.8 H4 13 In the Dead Ox Flat Dlalrlct It la a fact, however, that corn ylelda all noted that the ylelda were not aa large per acre aa In the other dlatrlcta the reason being that thla corn waa ralaed ou hunt Jual reclaimed from sage brush, while corn from the other aectlona was moatly ralaed on laud upon which alfalfa haa been ralaed for aeveral years. That the yields this year did not come up with the record of last year, csuaed some dleaapolutiuent. It la over the United Htatea are amaller than laat year, the aummer weather throughout the country not being Ideal for record breaking ylelda. The many exhlblta and lectures by mauy atate organlsatlona, waa an add ed attraction this year, and was a winner with the many vlaltora to the carnival. Nearly all were along an educational line, and the varloua meetings were well atteuded. THE ST A TE TO OBSER VE HONEY DA Y", NOVEMBER 25 few of ihe'chool district where organ., 121 i.h hm I whether brought about by the pareut. T4.U bu. little club IM laraaraff 4f the County Huperln- Jaeokta. And w J tendent. Mtf tvtfaftal marly 10 tuna of Many teachers have met their psl "' i.i i .,,i.. ...... . . . ...... rr the nrat time at me orgem . .. ..:,, ,lK A . I ,,,.,1 ,,.. Mil,'. " raaa fr.,u, airoa. ii r.i iin,i...,.i. ...i '' ,, i instill ".... . .. lug acquainted with IM pareut. me teacher will be better able to under stand the pupil (jetting the pareut to the achool la often all that Is needed to in two crops out- season xallou of their association, and th!" . . ...... i n,n,v for hv !,.,, in alone l a""" ' - 964 "lover Heed Forth iti.! - " a-- in i i- Di"')""g, puMturuK., and the rela: "OUktrlas for Intantlitra husband '""' lass I'mirmuliisuliiu liiiumi mm ii,- n.,,1,,,,, MBJ -choo. llflUM1-, '.ecure his co-operation. ciiuri. n.u --.. i... ... iu uviiig erecteo, anu - 'itiimmi li Dttlity Mikaralt, Oil F Ud many oilier excellencies P4J4 bt dwelt hi.., i, i 11....L .... Mitos ami I..... i. . - " .' ii,, um ni.iuii to lk of t,e oxoulUmclee of thla traat Uluty. lilien will traverse the in, ,.i. health of live Ihere are many things for theiu to be interested In: That which affects the health of their children, at pure water, proper beating and lighting 2 Their comfort as temperature. Vtn tllatlon. claan aurrouna.uge. beauti ful plcturaa. afllctaot pray grouud. and pray apparatus, warm lunchat and tie. . . . ii Portland. Ore. Nov. 16, It waa announced today by Floyd K. Hmllh of Dallas. Oregon. Hecrelary of the Oregon Htate llee Keepers Aaaocla llon. a branch of the National Hee Keepers Aaaoclatlou, that Thuraday, November 25th . Thauksglvlng day, has been eel aalde by the National Aaeoclatton as National Honey Day Thla la the flrat attempt on the part ut tht, llee Keepera to create Inter est lu tlua manner In their product, The solving of theae problems will give rural children a feeling of self reaped. In that they themaelvea on an equal plsue with town child ren. M It will Increase the self respect of the community. nd It will have a wholeeome reaction upou many of the homes of the dlalrlct. Tht life of any commuulty streams through every home therelu. Hoci.il contact by way of automo bile and telephone has been made so close that every home la Influenced by the Ideals and customs of the whole community, there fore the In- Idual parent cannot expect to deal mul tbe Idea comas from the "Apple Day" and "Dollar Day" Ideaa which have proven audi a aucceaa The Uee Keeping and Honey Pro ducing bualneaa la one of the lead ing amall Industries of tht Htate of Oregon It la expected that the people uf Oregon will generoualy help to iiiaki liouty Day a great aucceaa, and that every Thankaglvlng dinner table will rreaeht an opportunity of partaking of thla wholeeome and healthful swatt. the common good If they want their owu children to enjoy the beat poa alble, phyalcally, morally and intel lectually At for the moral problems of the country child, they are Just as vital and just as reel as those of the city child. The dull monotony and lack of variety in dally life leads, or at leaat puts tht child In a good frame of mind for evil suggestions. This the Parent-Teachers Associa tion Is trying to overcome by pro viding suitable euttrtalument. For Instance the Owyhee Aaaocla llon, the first to be organlied In Mai 111 .... - '.. m 4aa I...- iniriilniunil u lunleirii with his owu children without regaru nur wuu.,, .... r--...- - .-.- tooth", in the community. and slide, which is used to give the It would be Just as sensible to children, and older people aa well, allow each home to deal with dlph- pleasant and profitable entertainment oi-rla or small pox in Us own way, I Another association bought a vio la for each home to try to train its trola for the school and msny others children, without regard to other, sre doing thing, of thla kind for tht in the community. wholesome entertainment of the chll- l-areuta mutt work fo4athtr for drtn, realising that all work and no A Parent Teachers AhhocIuIIoii waH formed laat Friday afternoon .it the High Hchool with ii memberahlp of about forty members A temporary chairman mid aecretary were uppolnt ed and election of officers will be held at the next meeting which will be held at the High Hchool next I'rldnv afternoon at 3:30 P. M. Mra. McMath of the Congress of Mothera of the Htate of Oregon waa Instrumental In forming thia organ Ixatlon here that Ontario may benefit thciiiHclvcM and might work hand In hand with other orgiinl.ullohH of the kind In our County ami Htate 'the meet Ing wax opened by a pleasing talk hy Mra McMnth who pictured the need and accomplishments of a rurcnl Teachers Association in every school district In the atate. Aa one accomplishment, Mrs. McMath suggested the necessity of laying -slde a plot of ground centrally locat ed, for a play ground. Miss (lark spoke briefly urging the organist Hon. Prof. Haili'v outlined a Utile of the needs of a modern gymnasium In Ontario and asked (hat all lend their effort to the acquiring of a building where our hoys ami , nl could apend their evenings and at the same time receive the physical training neceaasry. Mrs. Trosell waa elected tempo rary chairman and Mrs Dodge ten, porary secretary The names were taken of all present who wIsIomI to become members, and each one ap "Infed aa a committee of one to bring one or MfO nw nicmberH with loom next week Prof Malley, Mrs Drane, president of the Woman's Club, and Mra (lleiin, secretary of the Ladles' Auxiliary of the t'ommer clal club, were appointed as a com inlttee on resolutions and by lawa All parents are cordially Invited to at tend the next meeting at the high achool. Friday, November 19 at 3:30 P M. SUPREME COURT DECLARES TAX LAW ITUTIONAL UNCONST C. K. I'KTKKMON IM THIF.D IIKKK ON I.AIM I6J9JI t II A HO K r K. I'eteraou, of fruit Inmi waa given a Jury trial .Saturday In Jus tice Klng'a court for the larceny of a aack of alfalfa from the Hudson warehouse In thla city, tbe alfalfa belonging to J P. Hcliall of Fruit land It waa alleged that Peterson took the aack of alfalfa and sold It to the Cash Drain Co , and when they notified Hcliall of the transaction. Peterson paid Hcliall the cash re ceived for the alfalfa. In the tta tlmony Peterson claimed he lught the gralu from a parly be waa unable to aecure for a witness and his wife testified he waa at home at the time the gralu la alleged to have been atolen. After an hour's delibera tion by the Jury the case waa dla-mlased sim I l. ISTKItKHT CKNTKKH IN UK. IMItTY AT TIIK MOOIti: Hoclal intereal the past week has been centered around the card party given at the Moore Hotel laat night by Mr and Mra W. W. Wood, Mr and Mrs. M. i: Newton, Mr and Mrs W. II. llrooke and Mr mul Mra. It W. Hwagler, to which 14o invitations were laaued. Thla was one of the largeat and moat enjoyable affairs of the kind ever given In Ontario. The gueata aaaembled lu the early evening lu the Hotel Orotto, where cards were played at 2:1 tables. High honors were won hy Mrs. W. F. I Io nian. Mra W. II Harnett, Mr. (V It Kini.'.oii and Mr. C K Keuyou, of Welaor At I 1 o'clock the gueata found part nera for aupper and all marched to the dining room where beautifully appointed tables were spread, covers being laid for Jual 100. Yellow waa the predominating color used in all decorations. Oregon grupe waa uatd effectively ou the chandeliers and ou the tables. Yellow cundlea with dainty yellow shades, and vaaau of yellow chrysanthemums complet ed the artistic arrangement of tin tables. After the aerving of a dc llcloua aupper, the gueata repaired to the parlor where the remainder of the eveuiug waa spent with music and conversation. play, makes Jack a dull hoy." Aa to iiei di d improvement, the or ganization stand:, i e. uly ami anxious to push auy nee. led improvement. Aa aoou aa organised, the associa tion at White Settlement, began to look about for somethtug to do. A result was a shed 4 0 feet long to shelter the horse, which brought the children to school, waa built by the fathers with the help of the hlg boys. Next a Jacket for the stove waa su- The taxation law passed at the laat schmIoii of the legislature, providing that cities could not make a tax levy with an iiu i ea' i of more than six per cent over (hat of the proceeding Viir, haa been declared unconstitu tional hy l ho Htiprenie Court. Thltt la thn law that haa caused so much consternation among the local city ofuclahi aa II waa thought, until this decision wiih received laat week, that, with $8,000 cut from the revenue for the coming year, and a limn passed ou lh Increase of tuxes, that the city would have to cut down i lie expenses, and Juat where the cut would be made could not be determin ed. The shortage can now be made up by direct taxation. COUNT) HCDOKT CONTAINH AN AIM'HOI'HIATION FOR A NKW J All- AT VALK Vale. Nov. 16. ( Special ) The county budget, estimating the costs of running Malheur County for 1916, ami Itemizing the different exoendl- t tires to he made next yesr In the different depart meuta, haa Juat been announced The budget carries an appropriation of 91 2,000 for the eon atructlon of a Jail and a heating plant for the Jail and entire coin: house, OtbtT cpen dit urea provided for are: County Court Sheriiln olllce Assessor's office Clerk's ofllco Treasurer's olllce .... Hchool Hupt. olllce 2,200.00 One thouaaud dollars la provided for (he punhase of a county automo bile, and there la a like appropria tion for the county fair at Ontario. 11,600 for a County Agricultural ad vlaor, f 1,000 for office furniture aud Improvements In the court house. Is, 000 for care of the poor, are other Items 94 5,000 ia allowed for road purp.iMoi. which Includes the removal of a brldgo to Mlveralde, and the building of a new bridge acrosa the Malheur river at Vale This Is an Increas of 14.000 over last year. .1.600. 00 H, 900. 00 6,000.00 6,500.00 1,300.00 M OF.HM IIAVK OIKHTH Mr aud Mra. Frauk llenalin of Dodge tenter, Minn, arrived here laat Thursday evening and remained until Monday the gueata of Mr. and Mra. T. F. linger. Mra llensliu ia a alsier of Mr. Ksger. They will return to Mluneasota by way of Port land and Han Francisco. Mils. HIXON LAID TO KKHT The luueral of Mra. Emma Dixon who died at Nysaa Saturday evening of pulmonary tuherculoals, after a long illness, waa held from the Meth odist church In that city yeeterday. Mev liraham officiating. Mr. Mi Hratuey waa In charge. luterment waa in the Outario cemetery. Melui lis To Itivcrslile 11 J. Shea, who has been lu this city for some time receiving medical treatment, returned to hla home at Mlveralde Saturday Here For Mratlon Mr.. Hen Jones oi Junturu who underwent au operation In the Holy Itosary Hos pital a few daya ago, Is rapidly Im proving uud will aoou return home. Mi- Hroauau Hostess Mrs Dros ii.ni waa hostess to the Needlecraft club laat Thursday at the home of Mra. V. W. Chambers. Mrs. Ueo. Mender won first honors In a draw- mg contest. Mefreahment. were served aud a very pleasant afternoon grant, Haby (Mr I Arrive rMr. aud Mrs. W. A. Deputy of Mlveralde Addition are Hie proud parenta of a baby gtrl Ian n this morning. Fred Teat lienor Fred Test, sou of K. H. Teat, who recently under went an operation for appendicitis, is '.ic.utiiv Improving. Miss Clark Her Mia. Fay Clark. County school Superintendent, spent .several days here laat week during the Corn Carulval, returning home Friday evening. Club To Meet The Silver Fork club will be euteiiaiiieii by Mrs. cavoii. tomorrow. cured, ami before Uie aaaociatlon waa a yoar old, It had developed sufflcieat- iconiiiiui'd on page 2) 4