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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1916)
ttfcurtjpf vm. me vol.. no ONTARIO, M.W.HKIlt COUNTY, OROON. THCIIHDAV, MAIM H BO, lOlfl. NO. 18. PARENTS-TEACHERS E. M. KIRKPATRICK ; KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS E PRICE IS PAID ASSOCIATION MEETS DIES IN CALIFORNIA INITIATE CANDIDATES TORE EOR CROP OE WOOL TO HAVE PRUNE DRYER Dr. Weese and P. J. Gallagher the Speakers. Th Ontario-Teacher Association held a vorjr enthusiastic and Instruc tive meeting In th auditorium of the high school building last Friday ev ening. The room wa wall filled with par ent, both men and women, who are t.klng a keen Intereet In the re sult accomplished thus far by the -aoclatlon. The evening's program wa started off by the boy' glee club of the Hull achool. Their effort were o well appreciated by the audlenre that they were called back for a second num ber. Thl win followed by Dr. W. J. Weeae In a forty minute lecture on Heredity and Rugenlr which wa both Instructive and highly enler talnlng What I hare to nay I not based on any fine-spun theories dealing with hypothetical problems, but on the other hand, all Is based on actual fact that have been gathered from family record, report from public Institutions, alma houaea, statistics gathered far government use at Washington l C, and from history. Kugenlca la the science of the Im provement of the human race by bet ter breeding. Kugenlca ha to do with the trait that ar In the blood. The eugenic standpoint I that of the ag riculturist who while recognising the value of culture believe that perma nent advancement Is to be made only by securing the best blood so he ae lects the beat ear of eorn, the smoothest ami beat abaped potato. The stockman not only selects the beat blood In annual but of these he agaiu re-eelecta the choicest and weeds out the least "TTWW!lTiT7'TrflgTT among the herds and improves hi rata of horses, cattle or hog. Can the human race be so Improv ed? Yea It can, but will It ever te ao? It I hard to tell. Hut Hie pur- pone of the eugenic movement is not only to make better matches among aane and healthy people, but to pre vent the marrying of Individuals who are by their physical, mental or moral make up entirely unfit to marry. Hut some would aay It would he a peculiar world that would not let a man or wo man marry whomsoever they pleaae. Hut mother would you want your daughter to marry a man who la criminal, or a man who haa mental derangement, or a man who Is foul with disease? To prevent tbla la what the eugenlat hopes to accom plish, for all of theae traits In man or woman are Inheritable and go to make a race weak mentally, morally end physically, and fill our state pen itentiaries and reform schools, alms houaea, Insane asylums, schools of deaf dumb and blind. Who keepa theae Institutions going wheu It comes to upkeep and support? You do. This is not all, there are thousands and thousands of epileptics, Imbeclls, cre tins, and persons afflicted with dts eeaea that should be aeggregated from the rest of society but who are cared for at home thrusting untold care on those around them, and who never reach our public Institution. Going on with the need of eugen ics. Nearly 2 million of children (Concluded on page 4) RAILROAD ENCINEERS ARE ENTERTAINED Mr. Young, Mr. and Mrs. Dick, Dr. and Mrs. Hedges, and eight young engineers working on the railroad at Riverside accepted Dr. and Mrs. Priu sing's invitation to the Leap Year dance Friday evening. Preceding the dance they were all guests of Mr. Young at an elaborate dluuer at the Moore Hotel. They all went back to Riverside proclaiming the Outario ladies as royal hostesses. Showing the depressing effects of the war, Uugland la said to be taking up chess as a, society game. Adequate national defense Is beat peace measure. the Man Parma. Idaho A telegram waa re ceived here Friday from M. B. Owlnn at Monrovia, Cal . announcing the death there of B. M. Klrkpatrlck, one of the leading business men of Parma, on Friday morning. Acute bronchitis la given as the cauae of his death. The telegram stated that Mra. Owlnn would accompany Mr. Klrk patrlck with the body, but they could not leave Monrovia before Suml The funeral will be held at Partm Mr. Klrkpatrlck went to California a year ago for hla health. He wa one of the active huslne factor of this community nnd at the time of hla doath waa president of the Parma Htate hank. COLONEL SLOCUM I Col. Herbert J. Slocum, command. r Of the troops at Columbus, N. M, which were attacked by Villa. THE GOOD WILL CLUB IS ENTERTAINED The Uood Will club waa enter tained by Mrs. J. A. Draper, Mrs. Ml lee Riley ad Mrs. D. B. Purcell at the home of Mra. Draper Saturday. March IS. Mra. Dr. Pogue read a paper ou (he biography of Whlttler calling on Mra. Glenn for a reeding from "Snow Bound." Mra. Boyd, "Maud Muller," Mra. Hill, "A Winter's Evening," Mra. Welch, 'Playmates" and Mra. Draper, "Barefoot Boy." Other mem bera preaent responded with a quo tation from the same author. The next meeting will be with the Meadame Ben and Adrian Huther ford, with Mrs. Ben Itutherfurd as hoateea, April 8th. ANOTHER BUNCH OE PROFITABLE HOGS I mlii. ci, Head Neten Mouths old Av erage 227 Pound-, Koch That It pays to raise pure bred hoga (or any other animal, for that matter,) was emphatically demon strated Saturday, when J W Tyler sold to Henry Goul 18 head of pedi greed Poland Chlnaa, 7 mouths old, that averaged 8X7 V4 pounds each. They brought the top price, 8 cents a pound, and totaled $328 for the bunch. They were shipped to the Portland market and were the finest lot of hogs ever received here. The hogs were raised by Mr. Tyler himself and were aristocrats Their parents are of royal lineage, and the offspring sold were perfect specimens of the Poland China type. No special care or feed was given the porkers They netted Mr. Tyler 125 a mouth since they were born. Mr. Tyler has ono of the beat herds of Poland Chlnaa in the state. He has recently added a boar and a sow pig, each of which cost him $150. Kuiuiett Index. Well Known Parma MunIimwm I Me In California. sCissssssbsss JasssssW M hgT I pgpyV ijFL saaaaaarir Jkj i-k Bishop Riley Gives the Principal Address. Approximately 100 Knight of Co lumbus met here lent Sunday to take I part In or wltnes the conferring of degree for Snake River Valley Coun cil. The Holse and LaOrande Coun cil sent large delegation. Follow. Ing the services In the church where 'he, congregation waa addressed by . oJtalglit Rev Bishop 0'Rll1y the Inltlatloaljajpreiiionlee were held In the I I. O. O. F. Hall The first deKree was put on by a team from Baker, while members of the Boise Council had charge of the second I, Grande's famous aggregation ably assisted Dis trict Deputy J. H. Peare in the con ferring of the third degree. At the close of the ceremonies a splendid banquet wa nerved to all the assem bles member and guests, and the Catholic ladle are to be congratulat ed for the excellence of the repat and more still for their generous hos pitality Bishop O'Reilly waa the guest of honor and principal speaker for the occasion. The Bishop was vis ibly amaxed and even more than us ually enthusiastic at the splendid gathering that greeted him The large aasembly put him In a reminiscent mood aa with It he compared the score of Catholic whom he found4 In Ontario aome 8 or $ years ago when he liltnself acted a Pastor and held divine service In the parlor of the Ontario hotel. In stirring speech that held his listeners spell bound be Inculcated upon them the baalc principle of the Order of Knights of Columbus. God and Coun try. A rousing applauae test I nod to the sympathy of the audience with these noble sentiments. The other speakers at the banquet were J J, McCue, Grand Knight of Boise (Dun ell, Wm A. Barrett of Albany, State Deputy for Oregon and (he Itev. H. A. Campo, Paator of Ontario Their remarks on various topic also struck responsive chords and were heartily cheered. After the banquet a social gathering waa held at which numer ous speeches were heard and the va- ious features of the day's festivities contributed to make It (be moat suc cessful of the three slmllsr func tions held In our town. NIGHT WATCHMAN GOES ON RAMPAGE On Saturday morning Walter Bur gees got out of his heed snd raised a rough house. He went Into one of the Chlua restauranta and broke up LhUtgs. When taken home he got riled again and broke Into the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kose, where he encountered Mr. Cook snd gave him several hard blows. A doctor was called and medicine admin istered Walter has little to say for himself except that he Is full of apol ogy for his rash acts. He was taken before City recorder Steam and lined fifty dollars for his conduct. Later be was placed under arrest and charged with assaulting Mr. Cook, for which Judge King assessed a flue or ten dollars and costs. Then he wss charged with breaking Into the Rose home and bound over to the grand Jury. He was dismissed by the city authorities, although It Is general!) admitted that he waa a splendid night man during the three years he has been on the Job. THE TELEGRAPHERS MEET IN BOISE The Western I'nlon Telegraph Co held a meeting of the managers of the different stations of Payette, Weiapr, Caldwell, Nampa and Outario at Hoi se last Sunday, and discussed the various phases of the Telegraphers trade. The meetlug was purely au educational affair and Mr. Treusdale, the local representative reports that many things were learned by the op orators present to increase their effi ciency in the work. Increased Interest Shown in Dairy Business. The testing assoclstlon ha not se cured a man to look after the testing of the cow for them, but expect to hear from one in a few daya. There Is an Increased Interest In Dairying In this section. The Nysaa cheese factory Is making good money for th" men who are sending milk to It and the same I the condition at tending the Payette butter plant Farmer who have always opposed the keeping of cows are beginning to realise Hint a Utile cash coming In every month I a very good thing. Al so that It Is quite a convenience to l.ave a market where all the milk can be marketed every day for cash. 8ev eanl newcomers are cow men and their Influence will he felt by the old timers. Mr. Howard Is devoting his stttn- tlon these day to the Malheur drain age district, getting the owner of lands under the dltchea to sign up their lands. Ho Amis it requires a lot of time and talk to get some of the owners to see the advantage of having the surplus waters taken care of. The estimate of the cost Is from $12 gwn, according to the benefit derived. Mr Howard aays It will he possible, wheu the system Is installed to reclaim even the worst alkalled lands in the district, because there Is ample fall to run off the excess wat er. Many of the farmers who own lands that are still able to handle all the water do not realise that It Is simply a question of time when their lsnds will bo wster logged, If drain age la not provided. The water lev el Is gradually rising and will even tually reach over the danger line. It Is a whole lot better to provide the drainage in time to save the land, rather than wait and lose the use of the lands for a time, until they are reclaimed. To one who haa seen the water level gradually come up, It seems strsnge thst any owner of lands under a ditch will hesitate to provide drainage, now that an oppor tunity is afforded. WILLARD RETAINS THE PREMIERSHIP New York. jess Wllleru, ztrrrr weight champion of the world, easily outpointed Prank Moran lu a In round bout here. Willard had the better of points lu ever) round except the third, which went to Moran by a narrow margin, and the elthth and ninth, whlcb were even. The conqueror of Jack Johnson de clared he had broken all the bones In the back of his right haud during a smashing rally in the third round, and It waa noticeable that he did not use hla right to auy exten in the later rounds. Occasionally be uppercultcit Moran body ttnd Jaw with that hand, but It lacked the punishing power shown In his trsining work. The clu.'i i .-.it ure of Moran's hsttlc wag his gameucss. Although he could make no Impression ou Willard with his hsrdesl swings, he fought steadily and courageously under a hall of left , Jaba and hooks which battered his face aud almost closed his left eye toward the end of the bout. BOISE AGITATORS HAVE ANOTHER EIT Boise, Idaho. At an indignation tnaas meeting, held here under the auspices of the Boise Municipal league a movement was Inaugurated to re call Mayor J. W. Roblnaon, because of alleged failure to keep his pledge to iiie people lu the matter of law ... forcemeut aud bis handling of the police department We presume that they call him Maree Hen. Because he's the Nestor of American Journalism. HuUerflehl Livestock Company Sells 310,000 Pounds Today for Prac tically no Cent. The first clip of wool to he sold this season In Welser was purchased Monday of the Butterfleld Livestock company by a Boston firm for practl- i rally 30 cents per pound. In the wool, all of which was coarse, ws 1 the product of all aged sheep, that I It wa not confined to a yearling clip Thl price Is right at the top price paid anywhere thla season and In all 2B.000 pound wa purchased There were representatives of four liferent companies here thl morning. Sig nal. Joseph H. 8hes, th Indiana mm who has bn stl.ct.d American Mln later to Chile. 0. A. CHEN LAVS 1000 EGGS IN LIVE YEARS I Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallla, Ore., March 27. Oregona, a White Leghorn O. A. C 8tall.ni i .. n. has laid her thousandth egg This mouths of laying Is the grestest long distance trap-neat record known to the world. The eggs were sll laid In the trap-neat from which they were taken aud official record made. The thousandth egg was, laid In her fifth year of laying. In the first four years the hen laid $87 eggs, Sin- hud hut thirteen more to luy I lei to get Into the 1000-egg rank, which she has now laid. Oregona Is the ancestor of the peu of fowls that won the laying com net i Hon at the Paliaiua-I'aclhc Kxnosl Hon Oul) u few years ago It was be . lleved that the domestic hi u. could lay no more than lint) eggs In a llfe i lime. JUNTURA PEOPLE THINK TAXES HIGH William Jones blew in from Jutl turu Moini.i). returning noma TM day morning Mr. Joues says Ibtaxgi are good lu his section mid the p. oph would be happy if it was not tor the taxes. They are a fright ffi asked him about the range uud In stated that the grass was geting good, but the - luxes are just eating us I up. He stated that the railroad ( building wus going along day and night, but about all the people talked was the amount of their tuxes and what became of the money Wh .h. you know they reduced the value of sheep ami lucreased It on every thing I else In the county? That Is cer talnly high handed, even fur a sheep man. We made severul more leads at iiiui but he was too full of tftaV I to talk or think about an)thin. but he seemed to ibiuk that It VpJ about time to call a halt on the ex- pense of conducting the county bust- ness, that the limit had been reached and then some. MINISTES TO CHILE JjaisK: Bsst?v Large Packing Es tablishment at Nyssa. John J. Cancelmo, manager of the Idanha orchard, the largest prune or chard In the northwest, announces that he will build in Nyssa this seas on a large building, 75x100 feet In ; ' wn'c wl" ,,e u,e1 " the ck Ing department of the great prune drier built at the orchard here laat year at a cost of $15,000. This drier Is the largest and best equipped plant of Its kind west of the Rocky moun tains. The space in the drier now lined for the packing department la needed for conducting the Important work of drying the prunes. All the mm hinery in the packing department is III he removed from the big drier to the new building in town when com- plcleil Joseph Cancelmo of Philadelphia, Tut her of Manugur John J. Cancelmo, Is the sole owner of Hie Idanha or chard and prune drier here He la a wealthy wholesale fruit dealer In Philadelphia. He will come to Nys sa In May to select and buy a site here for the large packing house to be built this summer. 1 1, .1410 Hearing Prune Tree. The ldiiiihn orchard covers 120 seres, three miles northwest of Nys sa. One hundred and fifteen acres of It Is planted solidly to prunes, mostly of the Italian variety. I.sst year there were 7000 bearing prune tree In the orchard. This year there will be 1 1.500 prune trees In bearing con dition. There are 5500 additional prune trees lu the orchard, two and three years old, that will come Into bearing next year and the year fol lowing. Manager Canreltno spoke of th- necessity of building an addition io the present drier within snother I year In order to he able to properly handle the large additional prune i tonnage when these younger treea ' come Into bearing. MaatJlM round, of Prunes. The totsl tonnage Isst year from h- .' h. .11111, INNS I I" i.i Jjff pounds of ripe prunes. Mr. fancrl- iiio estimates Hie touiidge of rioe prunes this rear .u . pounda from tin- 11, .Mm trees that are in bearing this season. He stated the outlook at preaent la excellent for a good crop Last year there were shipped to the eastern inurkel four csrlosds of ripe prunes from the Idanha orchuid I I rest of the prune crop from this orchurd wss run through the great drier, the total output being 287 tone, or 574,000 pound of dried prunee. They were pronoun. iperta to have been the iluest dried prunes that evei weie packed In the great, The en tile oiiiput ot tiic, plant was dlspoaed of before Nov. 15. The dried fruit was shipped in cnrlo.nl lots to Chi cago, Buffalo. Philadelphia and New York This prune ih .-! U id. .illy sr ruuged and equipped Hood prices for tin dr.,-, I prodiui were obtained, as the demand tor this product h.-oii.l i . Mom tills drl- A crew of men g now a work pruning nud , he trees lu the orchard The orch.inl Is being bc.tu'. Ihc.l tin ...i b) giving It a leaning up gj the IlllildUlgS uint THE HIGH TAXES HIT WEST, 41 KAN 'Inn ' re Sal ind.iy inc. i much Intei sted in the tax situution. Id could not under stand how i or could place one value on property and a taxes ou thai valuation as Waa don. last spring with the personal luxe. ' State was held, uud then the hoard of tBgHglllttg raise this value IftJ per cent ou some. ..;.. ..,,,; ;.,,, it ,, ethers without violating Hie law. He said he could not understand why the valuation ou ' sheep should he reduced with wool jand sheep biingiug present pin ( cited where a bund of 1200 had sold I for thirteen thousand dollars.