Democrat HE ONTARIO SEMI-WEEKLY ARGUS roii. M Mtlo, MALHEUHOPfTT, ORROOW, FRIDAY, DR. l. ItlA, No. t. 1 1. MCULLOCH HAS ANNOUNCED HIS (ri. attorney mi r.iis in ii 11 in w nomin ITKMI mil im ii. Mr I TIIJTICH (OM. Announcement has been tiiMfl llil", Leek hy J W Mc iilloih, prominent Horn') of Ontario, of hiH candidacy kr Hi'' iicpublloin iioni iiihI ion for fuMh' UtllRlea 'oinini' inner from Le Eastern Oregon tllHlrlt-t Mr ll'lllllorll in Hi" llllltll I all. I. !..!' for ,l, tl lloBi Klil other L'lini! irimlv HllllOUIM'fll themselves Ill , ,,,. ..iii with mo him ii y already in p field. Imn ln-n .lorn only alter a li.iui ranvaa of llM field, mid with kiiiriiiK n 11 r .t k 'iix'ii t from M Lis friend' IhrollKlloill I. ii I. Til Ii . nil Mi III ' iiH'mIi wb Ihstri. I Mlnr f..r Hi'1 district cotilpl i-iiiK Mill L id Ol Hl Ollllllles (tOlll hi until lilli mi'l has a lurRi- ;l ,, (i .ml supporters In r 1 1 1 r i iiinlii'M Willi no uia.v in the Paid, .H of In. in rout from Dakar, i.a Ui ,, '. IP II. lull. lllllN Kplltlllg III. I tin largci -lt ! of Hi- iliti I. the L mi Im Mr- to i olne ll'.lll Hit' hmll'-r populated count lea of tin' trl'i other eaadtdataa win. lava already k,-r-.l i r.i .11 i Mi Kinney i.i ii ii aray f Baker. M whim, li( Service Mini J P l(iih of lat f, l(..y Rlltar and T J Mahoncv Ivn.llH.in ami J M Kyle of Stan di Mr M'1 iiIIikIi haa iUuvk In" ii a lauiirii apaertaf f the RapajMtaaa art Mi veara of legal eapecience Luplc.) ltli lila thorough knowledge i! need a of Eaatern Oregon, Ikra him a valuable candidate for office 01 n n si iumii. notfh a a Following are UM name Ol ""' itiiu in tin' white Settlement mi iiooi Rio Iim v- been neither ul'-'tit inr kr.lv during M pal no'i''1, ;,1H ir' Runster ' I III. l ...... ., I..., ... V I. ,.! I I I i ' m villa Kmiiiii.n. Otta W aldroa, . I'lifToril Wil.lr.ii. hi s.'..tt. rin.M ii, ink ' ' i larp.-r. Carl Brown, ill Uyt w .inn. Rachal Baaa, Valuta i ollea, hane I .uilii, iii. Until !( da null. Itul. M.Uroggnr. Antes M- iTeggol in, I .-..i liimaii i l. ii. Inl new reading table li"M ii placed in Hi,' W'liii' Bat t la nl tin... I iii,. table Mill In- supplied Mth Rood iiiiiKu In, -M uli.l papers hv M iiiiinv friend hikI patron uf Hi.' fl "il There Im hi, belter wav for fiend of M Mid. ml t.i allow tMlf ap t'lialluii of Murk done Hutu '" ",h tnix' for h. .in.' kuoiI iii.ma.iiif i MM uf Hit- hi-ln.i.l MUa l.ury 'I'lioinpaon rf..H" Him I '. la In lint arliool iri'BMiiiv In liuiil No 4 f, ,im (In rt'Muli of a liw- M MOIIul lll-l.l III t Ht'llO.ll llOIIMH t'VIMllllK li'folf TIlHIlkMKIOliK I '" H'inli.1 work of Andy edrwin. ""' Pl lioni'.r ui- aiiriH'lutf.l i" ,l"' fliool. A n. -w Smith lii'MtitiK I'1'1"1 hllM M n Inalullfil In M Rlfjraida ii liool iIiIm a.l.ih vry matfrlitlly to Hi'' """ prl of it'H.lnirM unit impllH. niakiiiK )i iiviin lifiii mnl wi-ll vtit illut ! iiiiiik IiohmIIiIiv Mr.t. Htdti, Hit- teacher In tin' "v' rnlile (llMlrlcl. ili-atTvi'M iniit'h re lit for hr in i tr.-.-i In her pupil At In' proHniil iimi. Hie Im metliiK "'"' '' KirU Of tint MClioni on,.' u WWk iSTERN STAR ELECTS OFFICERS FOR YEAR Flection of oftlcera waa held by the eastern Star laat evening ' M fib. .-ia elected for the euauiuK ',u"' Ire aa followa: Worthy Muiron. Ira. J. W. MoCulloch; Worthy Fui- 'oii. K Mul ev: Assoc at' Matron. Ira. W W. Lets,. ii, Coutluflei. at I. U. Ilallcy; Aaaoclate Couduclress largaret Duubar; Treaaurer, Mr I. B. Newton; Secretary I'aullne liiiingalay. Installation of officers will be held V- the next regular meeting aud HHscial entertainment la planned. CANDIDACY wli.n Mhi' pIvi'M ihi'iii Inntriiriinn In awlM. H'-y Hro makliiR MUM Kiri now, inn win mi loa t(lK lip ri'Kuliir work In atWMi l"r TMN panpla in alas avrkltfi on Xmai proKr.im willed will I,.. kiii at N fori. Ilii' liolnlnya . A nrw hook ch hna ht-on adili'd In Hi.' I'.iMlpmint In Dlatrlrt (. hh. Imo window l.uitnlM havf l..-.n phircil in tin- witniowM miikiiiK it paaalbla to v.nilliiti' tin. room will hi i i in i Mr (' l KlIMh who MllplTVlMf.l tl,,. i "..I work nl Jonlnn Valloy fr f,lUr i dun returni'd to tiikf up hy , 'iuii m thara I In- Hilffidanr.' record thrnuRlmtil tin- roimty for IM iuimI nmntli nut at all Kond Movt ,f I he tearlnTM Kiv aaJdaajRi af in frtMa mil bad Oaldl na Hie reaaon III"' pllpIlM ntld li'iirl "TH In ),. W 'hlte SftfiiiMit m Imiil art- worklnir ii ii i lirlNtnniM pr.iKrnin in Im rIm-m i Iniraday bafori lirlntmaa MIh j..n I'onklln. the toacbar In i . Mfi.lf,. Ilelal.l. .llHirirl .,.,,' - i mix pupil', in i.u.nili.i.r.' ami all ,,, im- r I Mork I in-y art- arnmir im- a hrlHHiii.M proRran. for tl,. tl... plaaaure ,.f the parfriiM and it in Hi- n.'lalihorho.nl The library hooks for tn.mt af the mcIiooIm of the county bajvi ban ahlppt'd t the ctrka In Hirer nr four . .. iMi-iak.-M were niinle b) Mlipplr.R the l.uokM to Hie roiili i i.fflce and theae will !. rorr. defi.re UN hooka can he ! h veretl KPI I Ml. I'KOI-KNMInWI. KRIMFICATrM. A plan for living puhlic recoinl- lion to tin. Me teacher of the -late who hate proved HieUlM.tvcM to he prn- ffaaalve well aa aucceaful In tl.eir work, has liern annoinired hy Supcr- Intendent of Public Instruction. J A. Chun-hill To all teachers who meet the five requirement adopted hy the Slate Superintendent there will be Rien Professional Teachers Certlfl- ratea which will certify that the liolil- era have not only tauRht miii. eMafully during the preceding year. Hut that tMj ure progreMMive ami hae IMWI it proper proifMaioii.ti Mpirn toitr.i their work rtlflcate Mill Im l-ue. b the Superintendent of Public list ruction Upon the alateilieil' I I IBl IP that all ol il raqalra in. 'lit . have been met mnl that the .T deaerVt-M MpW ''' recoKlill loll of his all. ui lite W MM IM ern . lll III Itself Hot entitle the hold af to teach. II Mill be of Rr.ut axhla- . I., srhool board In belalM them Mtle.t thnrtiuRhlv pr.ai' ,iml up to date teachers, who ' h.H-n especially successful in ineir M..rk TM requirements which nniMt Is? met for the Professional Teachers i ertithate are aa folio I Having taught auccessfully 'or at least eiRht iiioiuha ilurniK Hi Pll 1911 cut; Having met all of the " tl for a teacher in I itajdard achool ami hmlng cninplied strictly Mith the laws relntitiR to IN iliiK,,,s and lire drills ;t Huving sent proiuptl " ,i"' count) -uperintendent all report '' qulretl by him or required ! la i HavliiK attended IM iMMl teachers' institute or tealMN' train mg school, and at least one bMtl tD' til nta 6. HuvlnR read duriiiR the year, un tier the supervision of the I'ntvorsity of Oregon or the Oregon Agricultural College, at least I mo books on teachers' reading clrclo list the A I TION HAI.K TtlMOHROW Many different pieces of city pro perty will be sold by Marahall Kcr foot tomorrow at auction, the pro perl) bcliil sold to pay for Impure tnent liona againat the propertv An injunction restraining IM mlU' of tine piece of property wag obtain ed by Attorney C. McOotiaglll. who la contesting the right of the city to sell the property under the lieu. ( Kl KliKAIT OOIRKN WEIUMNO Mr. and Mra. J. II Carpenter of this city celebrated their fiftieth wed ding anniversary at their homo Sat urday, a family dinner being the chief feature of the celebration About 60 ileecendaiita of this couple were preaent, thirteen being lh"ir w children. Including two aets of twins. A family picture waa taKen In the afternoon Mra. Carpenter la only . .... ,. a.e and Mr. Carpenter nil fvmtm . - - 69. Both are enjoying good Malta. SECOND MEETING OF IDAHO-OREGON HONEY A Ml TV MaOfBRIM OF HKM IA- TION PUR rlTV II 114 TO TRANSACT III NI.NKHH The Im-o diiya aeanlon of the Herond A ii n nit I Convention of the Idaho-Ore-Ron lloin ProdttOari aaaoelatlon, bald t I he rlty hall, closed Wednea diiy evenlnR TIiIk orRnnlzutlon win formed Li t year and Ih an outRrowth of Hie Mlmilar organization tailed the Baa Kaapara Ammh. A wonderful In iriaMe m the numher'of farmara ro Iiir In for the production of honey, ami in the meuilKTMliip of HiIh orRiini .atlon Ihih ht.ii made HiIh paat year. KiRhty-foiir iii"iiIith ure llMtetl, fifty heiiiR preaent here. The territory """""""''i "' "'", orRanuution ex- MMnlM irolll MOIKe to elMIT aim from N'A I'lymouth to HroRan. onturio H ,l'" '"khI I'l"" for Hie convention .'" ""'''"K l"iaied centrally. '" 'ddltlon to H lection of offl- "ll,.v li"l"riani matt-ra were dl raaatd xi- rules and stand ardn Mere adopted, marketing of lion- J v ami hamlliiiK of hees taken up. Tin problem of standards proved a difficult one and optnloD was more I I divided on this auhje.t than others, Finally the Colorado I H I '. grading rules Mere adopted A alngle Hag, rIrns front shipping case waa agreed upon as the standard for all members. Many advantages come from a inemhershlp In the organization, for Instance, the placing of an order during the meeting for 92.000 pounds of auppllea on u co-operative basis Tmo cars will he required to ahlp theae Mipplle from the east and On r,u nd ,dwell will be the dla- trlbutlng points C K. Dibble of Payette waa elected president, J. M Sark of Mlddlatton vice-president and P S. FarreU of New Plymouth, secretary PRODUCERS SSN A P Slade of Hood Itlver waa here of snow in the t ascade mountains, the middle of the week, registered at On his trip home he was delayed aev ,l. Roof . 11 Mfl by slides of snow and mud. Guide Post to Success In the Apple Industry (Continued trOM last Issue) Possible Market I leltl. In the I'nlt.d States there are ,1, w n ell ,00.000 population .r mnm :.."., -it Ie.s nl I mi .nun ptipulat ion ,.r mure; 1 Iii cities of 50,000 popula tmn of more; l.:t00 cities of 5,000 population or more. A stuiH of conditlona in the coun- iry IMWI certain actions in which apples are n.it grown in commercial quantities, and other sections where the production Is far short of the .ousumption In great industrial iters, where market s doubt be . . . I. . found for larRe quantities or app.es ,1. Oregon box apple lias not been , marketed, largely on account ol tne liKh prices d anded. In the weal- thler sections Oregon apples find mar- kt. but the expense of handling la ureal, and w lien tne years ,.us,,.n .1 ..'.. I..l.:l.... is wound up the profits to the grow- .i are normal. Humiliating the Industrial centers and Hie wealthier sections from the Held for Oregon apples, there ap- ..... A ' ....I ... . n . h r. i peal': I lie Kiel ten., a. ... ............ hectlous of Ihe country, where the production of the apples la less than the demand or where other fruits are speciallied in. In tills field from the Dakotaa to Texas the Or egon apple, in the days to come, whan production muBt be near the maxi mum, should find rich territory. A survey of the apple production and prospective production of the 1'ntted States should be made by Oregon Rrowera, that reliable Information iniKht be gathered and compiled for use. I.OCMI Markets Neglected. While visiting scores of towns in Oregon 1 was struck by the absence of apples on Hie markets and by the miserable packs and displays where apples were offered for sale. The neglect of local markets Beems to bo ...i..... i,Ki,i,- of Portland, where few stores maintain admirable dls- olavB of fresh fruits and exercise t . ............. sin.. In their disposal In many townB only inferior fruit was on sale and frequently It waa "shop worn" and even disgusting- Oregon, as a Held for the sale of Oregon ap ulna bw, is being neglected, while re- ONTARIO CITY WATER REPORTED TO BE mm lR. I'HINJNt; RKCKIVKH RKPtlRT ON WATMI MKNT TO M TKSTKU Word received today hy Dr. I'rlnz- Iiir from the State Health Department sIiomh that the water sent from Ol tarlo to he tested for typhoid and oth.r R.rms, Is verv Rood and con- talriM few nerniH of any kind, and not any PMffWMal ones Dr. PrlnzlnR r.i.iitly made a trip to Riverside and the camps alonR the rlRht-of-way and red afteHnens of water from her. to he tested The railroad woll wni.-r at IHverslde was reported Rood. The rlwr water In that vicinity was contaminated, but not bad. The v. aier In the protected sprlnRs In that section was reported pure MEDICAL HKR I'osTI'oNhh The nnetlnR of the Idalm-OreRon DUtrtel Medical Assorlatioii which m:i nMdadadl to ka Mid In IM city hull Tuesday evening waf po-tpoiietl until next Tueaday. A ii ii.Jilit.-r of the physicians wt-re In t'nldwell this Meek attending the Woodward r..:r ton trial KMAPP IH TRI'KTKK A tii.-etlng was held at Vale Mon- day in the McHratney bankrupt caae. before Julian Hurley, referee in bank ruptcy H. K. Knapp. prealdent of the Portland Association of Credit Men, was elected trustee of the eatate ml local attorneya were in at tendance at the meeting. MR. WRIGHT RFTl RNM Mr WTlRht. father of A. A. Wright of this city baa Juat returned from a vlalt with relatives at Wenatchee. Wash Mr. Wright reports i feel turns from eastern markets are dla ...ur.iRitiR if not disaaterous in many ! cases. Apples Are Not Popular I atl. In OragOO. outside of Portland. t here are ap proximately i:oo hotels and restaurants, where meals . erved the public. In Portland ih.ie are approximately 700 hotels, grill. restaurants and dtnitiK rooms I have islted more than 100 eating pi m Oregon re, ently, and only in a few waa 1 able to get service of apples or other Oregon fruit from Wie ordinary menu card. On the bills of grills and lestauranta oranges ami naiiauas unu '.i a - ai a M.k fuu I uruH it Ii , I ' ,,nnei pineapples ,r .... . " during seasou the Oregon strawberry '. nut mere is no ettori 10 eutoui-ae - eousumptlon of the OftfOI PJPli Even al Hood River and at Medtord the restaurant and gnu serx to.' uoe not include apples, except, perhaps, ocasioualy ns baked and irequently as pie in competition with a dozen oCier standard varieties of pie. 1 doubt, seriously, if Oregon or chards now produce more fruit than could be consumed within the state. with due consideration for t lie health of the people and the loyal patronage e: Oregon industries I Ixploitatlon Always Rati. It la agreed, generally, I think, that exploitation of land values in Oregou has worked great hardship on the leg itimate producer as well as on tho In dividual victim of Hie scheme. Ex plication ib always bad; for the methods used damu those who take eii as they crush tliose who lose. Oregon growers cannot ufford to exploit buyer or consumer, even If ample opportunity were offered. What Is needed is steady mar kets, year after year at fair prices, prices at which con sumers can afford to buy and pjaj chants can afford to handle the Ore gon product in open competition with the product of any other section of .a country, if need be. On this basis a . . . . 1 .a.vlll.i I.I., iii ,1 nut rx' ,a permanent ami pwwnawN .".., i i... ........ i. . .....i can be developed. Oregou lias not begun to produce applea and pears. It may be expedi ent to consider only the bearing or chards In planning for markets, but the wise and tarsighted man would certainly plan for marketa five and fen yearn hence, when the production of the atate ahould he quadrupled and the profiU of the Rrower Rreatly mul ll.lii"l OreRon Hhould he a Rreat perma nent Held for apple huyera, with Ihe 'aim- men huylng and aellinR, year af ter year. In HiIh way confidence would be eHtabllrthed and widely vary InR market conditions would disap pear. t'liatmnera Mnt lie I'roteetetl. The averaRe fruit Rrower does not fully realize that when he become a aaleaman he must protect hla cuatom era In their several fields and make d Qn BUppy and nualty of ROO,,K needed by each customer The ship per who does spaamodlc business, whether In wheat or whetstones, must fa n the face of modern competition j Mfn who arp nuppilnK !arKf. ,,uan. tltlp(l of fru)t for ronsumptlon nhould be able to Rpl aUpp from M m Jconcerni unrter tne Bame ru,. and ; rnfculatloriM , sear.on ufter season And , .,. f ,..,, HllorK. in huslness de- pends on personality and acquaint ance, change In management should not be frequent In OreRon selllnR agencies have trained too many men. Kfflctent enterprises are seldom new enterprises; efficient men those who have had adequate training and a lit tle experience. Iliiyer I Ooajrl of I .- i;.--...i As a sab' man of his own goods, the grower of apple-, must consider the whims and fancies of the retail buyer, . for the consumer Is the court of last reaort.The buyer may know le,.s about the production of apples than she known aliii'H the Angel Cihrl.-I. but she known something of food valuea and a lot about the value of the dol lar. She knows a great deal about raisins, oranges, bananas and pine- j apples, because they represent the ar- latocracy in fruit distribution, but ahe knows little about the plebtan apple a use it al Mays came from the faml- ( ly tree and represented no real money i value HtorK Facilities Needed. Fruit growera In Oregon muat re main at the mercy of speculate and cold atorage concerns until adequate storage facilities ahall be provided at points of production. Except at Hood River and Med ford dry atorage fa cilities ure Unking and cold storage has not I n provided. So long aa th grower muat force his fruit on the market as soon aa he haa It packed., i.e n.ist sell at hla own disadvantage Sp. ulntors who sup ply storage will take the profit from the en and more with It. If growers siipplv the storage facilities M) will I,.- enabled to hold their crops lor :iii loved i ruket conditions and better pi The proper handling of the fruit at the point oi Kudu, tlon ia aa much a 'matter of good salesmanship aa the actual selling at the point of con niust certainlv produce congested markets ami low prtcee. or. ion h ii.; Kith .Man' tiaine. Kvery indication, as Isee it, tends to confirm my opinion, that orcharding 3 1 Oregon must become the rich man's game. As in every other line uf ac tivity, opportunity for the man of small means is limited, and hla ex pense of operation must be out of proportion to the expense of handl ing the large tract. One commuu- y pack)llK alul haujag can postpone (il (ay wkm MIlul ,ri4CU. amj 10 acres -must he merged into 'he large orchard, aud the small owner must become the worker in the orcard of the corporation or the well-to-lo cit Uen. Orchard antl Club. An element which appears clearly in the game of apple growing ami selling in Oregon, ia the club, the gathering place for men who operate land aud propose to I apples on a large scale. At i .nl lUver cm' Medford large clubs are controlled by men who are or think they are in the apple game. Much of the work of cultivation, care and mark eting has been done by proxy antl over the telephone These men should be of great value in the de velopement of the fruit industry, and as soou as their financial resources are exhausted aud they get down to practical work they will be rightly classed among Oregon's most suc cessful citixeus and most enterpris ing producers and skillful salesmen. Small .nineties Not Successful The day of the small canuery, whether co-operatively or privately owned, has gone by. The successful canuery of the future must have a wide field, good transportation fac ilities and large output Quality and quantity must go together in the product of canneries in Oregon if the growers of fruit used are to be fairly compensated for their pro ducts. Much of the canned goods sold at (Continued on page 3) MRS. J. C. FLEMING DIES WHILE COMING TO TOWN RKATH OVKRTAKFS l-ADV WMIL RRIVINti TO TOWN Off! F HI I! lAl';iITKRH WAS IN ItrCKJV WITH HKR 'oming as a great shock to many friends, was the death of J ('. Fleming this afternoon Mm Fleming and her daughter Mere driv ing to town from their me on tht i: i. lev ar.i to attend the funeral aff Win. Arnett. About 1:30, while near the II. I'. Houseman farm, Mra Fleming laid her head on her daught ers shoulder and breathed her laat. She waa taken to the Houseman home and Dr. Printing summoned, hut death had come suddenly Heart trouble is attributed to be the cauaa. Mrs. Fleming has not been in baa" health, but has often mentioned thai she felt a premonition that death would come to her in thta way. The daaaaaed ia survived hy her hushantf and four children. The family haa resided on the Boulevard for a num ber of yeara. BOYS GATHER FOR FIFTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE The Fifth Annual Older Boys' Con ference for Eastern Oregon and Koutfa ern Idaho, opens tonight at the lup tlat church Mayor A. W. Tmn Id an addraaa of welcome will open tka city to this gathering of older boya who come from aa fat west aa La Orande, Oregon, and tht to Twla Falls and Pocatello. With kparent ly almost every available borne ,eu to entertain the boya and their leal ?a there Is still a doubt aa to whe.he aft may be cared for. Rev. Wlllale Martin of the Firet Methodlat church ofr Rolae is to de liver the opening addraaa oi the con ference. Rev. Martin la well kuowa In this aectlon of the country and that the Baptist church will bo veil filled, there ia little d One hundred and lifty seats will be te aarvad for the delegate, many ol whom are not due to arr .e until 1:30 thla evening. Saturday will be filled largely by addresses and dtscusalona from Hit boya, followed by a recreai .i.i . r iod In charge of George 11 Mm ..iul the popular physical director of Hie Boise V. M. C. A. The da will close with the big social affair of the conference, the father and son ban quet at the high school at six o'clock. Two hundred or more are ex pec tag to enjoy this big banquet of which the fathers of Ontario will he an im portant part. Father and ana will be seated together. Prof. to. C Bailey aa toast master will call for toasts from both men and boy Pro. T it Nelson of Payette has consented to take part on the banquet program Judge Biggs represents Ontario vitS a toast. "The Kind of a Boy 1 Like." of all days, Sunday will be th busiest. A quiet hour with the boys at nine o'clock In the couferenc church will be followed by Sunday school in all the churches. At it o'clock the conference leaders, assist ed by tho boys are to have charge of services in the city churches. Tin assignments will be announced Sat urday. At 3:30 P. M. two big iaa meetings are to be held, one for men and one for boys. The men's meel t Continued o.i laat page WM. ARNETT IS LAD) TO REST TODAY Funeral services for William B. Arnett who died at the Holy Uosary hospital Wednesday afternoon, were held this afternoon at 2 P M. from the Methodist church. Itev. Ora hain of the Methodist church ol Nysaa assisted by Rev. Pratt of Ontario, conducted Hie services. latermeul wai In the Ontario cemetery. Wm. Arnett, 79 years of age. has made his heme for several years at the K. 3. ft D. ranch A short uhm ago he took pneumonia and was re moved to the hospital. Hia only relative In the west Is Mis. 1211a Sul livan who resides on Head Ox Flat.