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THE ONTARIO AUG ITS, ONTARIO, OKEGON, THUHSDAY, OCTOBER 0, 1019 ritario's Third Annual Chautauqua Festival Talent Furnished by Ellison-White Co. AAAA"AAMMMMMMAMAAAAMAMAAMAMAVMVMMMIW Ontario, Oregon, Octobir 17, 18, 20, 21 and 22 FIVE GREAT EVENINGS Lectures Inspirational Music Enjoyable Entertainment Satisfying First Evening Tom Corwin The Joliot Daily News any.s "Tom f'orwino 1ms the most marvelous throat in existence. Me is a living wonder, possessing four distinct throats in one, so that lie is able to make a con cordance of sounds that no other voice has ever accomplished." Jtis humorous sketches, stories and impersonations are irresistibly laughable hear Tom Corwine by all means for an evening of sheer fun and delight. Buy, Your Season Tickets Now Your Clinutnuqua Fostlval Is mnilo possible liy tlto local patriotism ntul public Hplrlt of n group of bualnow tuoii of tills community. Thoy linvo ponwnnlly pledged tlionuolvoH to the hiiIo of tho tlckotM uocemwiry to bring tho t'liiiutau(ua hero. Tboy tiro doing tills .without tlio hope of it cent of llnaiiolal gnln, but solely to upbuild Ontario nml mnko It n hotter place for you to live. Iluy your season tlckot today. It wilt not only bring you n 100 wiving over Mingle ndtulmtlotiH, but It will put you shouldor to shoulder with the real of your citizens who are working to mnko tho Chnutnuiiun Festival a genuine huccoma. Head tliltf progrnm carefully. Scu what n xplondld flve-nlghtH' orforlug of Instruction, ontortalnmont and Information thoro Is In storo for you. Thou think how little It costs to attend on tho season ticket plan. Second Evening-Marshal Louis Mcrtins "The Poet of the Seven Seas" As staiT poet of the Kansas City Star, author of hundreds of poems and stories in the metro politan papers and national magazines, Marshall Louis Mertins is well known throughout the country. His latest book "The Wishing (late and Other War Poems" is now in its third edit ion. He is the youngest man of his profession to be biographed in "Who's Who in America." Program Begins 8 p. m. Adults' Season Tickets, $2.00 Children's Season Tickets, $1 00 War Tax Not Included 0000000m u00i MMAMAAAMMl I Third Evening Chicayo Artists Trio All lovers of good music and entertainment have a great evening in store for them in the coming of the Chicago Artists Trio. These three people stand high in their respective lields of endeavor. All combine delightful personalities with unusual talent. Frances Soule is a brilliant artist who has attracted wide attention in mus ical circles through her consummate mastery of tho harp. Margery Helen Graham, dramatic reader, is one of the leading entertainers of the middle West. Lowel Patton, pianist, was little less than a sensation on the big Seven Day cir cuit this summer with his straight solos and piano monologues. You'll see new possibilities in the piano after hearing Lowell Patton. Fourth Evening Major Thornton A. MillS "Piddles and Fortunes" Major Thornton A. Mills has for many years been one of the outstanding figures among the Chautauqua lecturers of the country. Jle has but recently completed a year in important gov ernment work in the Northwest as organizer of the .Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen, a patriotic organization of 150,001) workers and operators in the camps and mills of the West. His lecture at Chautauqua, "Piddles and For tunes," is an inspirational message alive with humor, vibrant with optimism, based upon tho life of the master violin-maker of Cremona, An tonio Stradivari. It arouses courage, glorifies honest effort and inspires hope. w m000000 yMXMWNMW Fifth Evening 1 ho Sierra Screnaders A Big Musical Program on Closing Night The Sierra Serenaders will close the Chautau qua Festival in a veritable blaze of glory. There will be costumed songs, instrumental and vocal solos, duets, trios, readings and brief sketches, straight orchestra selections and choruses. No matter what maimer of music or entertainment you most fancy you will find it in the program of these live sparkling vivacious girls. "They have personality and musical ability plus. Hour their program on the last evening of the Festival for one of the real musical and entertainment treats of the year. This Chautauqua was brought to Ontario by the Desire of The Commercial Club, The Public School Faculty and Citizens to aid in tlue upbuilding of the community. Your support of this effort is needed. HIGH SCHOOL NEWS NOTES (Nmtrlhutctl !y the Junior English ClttMl. Ontario High School football team goes to Baker Friday to pluy Uakor High. This should bo a good guiuo as both teams aro strong. Ontario has tho best material for a winning team this fall that bIio has had In many yoars. Tho team averages 158 pounds In weight. The following mon will mnko tho tr$ to Baker Friday: Cody Butler, Captain, Hi; Aubroy Dean, cj Mitch oil Mooro, a; Vernon Butler, re; Eldon Madden, rh; Jack Weaver, It; John Odell, re; Homer Maddox, Ig; Itlchard Adam; Gilbert Dean, fb; Newton Zallor; Monty Duntln, rg; Earl Walters, rt; Hugh Biggs; Lo Weaver. running four beginning nlgobrn soc tlons whoro but two woro expected, throo ninnunl training liiHtond of two; throo froshmnn English sec tions In placo of two; two sections In both sophomoro ami Junior English whoro wo planned for only ono ouch; thrco chomUtry sections lustoad of one: two gcomotry soeuons, two onclont history sootlous uro now hold; tho commercial department Is full to overflowing, whllo sovoral slnglo soctlons, covorlng subJoctB in various department, nro working with capacity enrollments. ElecUon of offlcors for the High 8chool Annual was held Wednesday and tho following students elected: Edltor-ln-Ohlof, Frank Dorman; associated editor, Homer Maddox; business manager, Martin Mooro; circulation manager, Mary Messe; advertising manager, Cody Butler; athletlo editor, Aubroy Dean; art editor, Lola neoso; lltorary editor, Dorco Dearborn. Tho gleo clubs aro developing rap Idly with regular work under MIs3 Cranloy'a direction. On Thursday morning tho general assembly was favored by tho Girls' Gleo Club with two. well rendered selections. It baa been necessary, because of numbers, to organize now sections in several subjects. Wo are now Mr. Eckersly will havo charge of tho dobatlng teams thU yoar and Is alroady formulating plans for the organization of that work. Ontario will ontor tho Oregon High School Dobatlng League composed of Uakor. Malheur, Harney and Orant countlen Tho question this year U: "Hosolvod, that congross should croato a depait mont of education with power as doflnod, with appropriations as pro vided, in tho Smlth-Towuor bill." Major Mills at Chautauqua Tho high school llstoned this wook to a very Instructing talk by Mr. O. M. Hummer, of tho I'aclflo Inter national Llvo Stock Exposition, of Portland. Mr. Hummer spako of several subjects of llnl IntoroM to students, and gavo us a talk mightily worth while, Miss Bessie Tumor, of Lansing. Michigan, who has been elected to assist in the high school, began her work last Monday. Miss Tumor Is a graduate of tho Michigan Agricul tural College, and has resigned from the Extension Division of Boys' and Girls' Club Work, of that Institution, to tako up this position. She will teach classes In algebra and frosh. man English, .CHINA DID NOT LOOK GOOD TO FORMER ONTARIO WOMAN Major Thornton A Mills, ono of tho principal lecturers of tho Festival week, is of distinguished parontage A son f tho fumous divine, Benjamin Fay .Mills, ho has Inherited his father's re., arkal lo platform abllit., and keen Judgment of men and affairs llo has hold important pato:ates In the prominent chuichos of New York and tho Mlddlo West and was cal'nd to a prominent pulpit In Denver when Undo 8am practically drafted his sorvlcos, commissioned him Major and detailed him to Important war work service In tho Northwest Mrs. M. B Stanton who until four yoaru ago llvod horo In Ontario, hut mora recently had boon u rosldont of Whlttler, California nnd Hankow, China, Is In Ontario this wook renew Ing hor acqualutnnco with old time frlonds whllo onrouto to hor now homo In Cisco, Toxus, Mrs. Stanton was formerly Mrs, Or a Campbell, and with hor daughtor Miss Violet Campbell was wolknown umoug Ontnrlantf. Last April Miss Campbell was married to a young man of Whlttlor and Is now Mrs. Alvah Connor of tho California city Mr. Stanton, who whllo In Ontario, had chargo of tho drilling of thu woll In tho South end of town, Bpent two eara In Investigating proportion for thu Standard Oil company In China and Mrs. Stanton was with him thoro for a tlmo. llccontly ho wits trans fored to tho Toxus field uiul Mrt. Stanton Is onrouto to Join him. ! Speaking about hor experience In Chluu Mrs. Stanton suld; "It was In teresting for a-tlmo, but not pleasant. Wo cortnlnly woro glad to seo tho U. S A again." Whllo In tho city Mrs. Stanton Is looking after hor local property and dcclaros that tho npparont growth of tho city, tho addition of paving and other Improvements Is positive as suranco of tho prosperity of this ro glon and tho heat Indication alio could havo of Ontario's futuro. and Oood Housekeeping, Tho wookly number of Scientific Amorlcau; Outlook; Lltorary Dlgost and Scientific Amorlcau Supplomout; Ontario ArgusjI'ayotto Independent; Mulhour Enterprise; Jordan Vnlluy Exprotrs. From tho U. S. Dept. of Labor it bulletin, Whnt is Malnutrition. From tho University of Oregon, Tho Extension Monitor. Library hours; Monday, Wednes day and Saturday; 2 to 0 p. m. and 7 to 0:30 p. m. Tuosduy and Thursday, 7 to 1) : 0 p. in. Bring your next order for up-to-date job printing to The Argus office. Satisfaction always. NEW MAGAZINES AT LIIUtAllY At tho Public Library tho follow ing publications havo beou rocolvod during tho week ondlng Oct. 7; October numbor of Harper's Mug. azlno; Century; Flold and Stream CASH GRAIN EQUIPPED TO .HANDLE BULK GRAIN iii Many Improvements and addition In oqulpmont and facllltloM hnvo re cently boon mado ut tho Cash Grain company's warohousos. Tho 041 hi puny has rearranged tho old M. M. warehouse on tho tracks north or Idaho avonuo and thoro Installed ! vntlug machinery uiul a numljpr of bins for tho storage of hulk grain. Bosldo tho conveyors for gralil n now roller, a corn shelter, cloanur and olovutora havo beou Installed aud nrruugomonts iniulo which doultlw tho capacity of tho company's fwolll-tles. THIS DELI'S INDEED. I), II. Korfoot, formerly of Ontario but now a member of tho force In thu department of Internal llovonue In Portlund, Is still Interested In On tario. In a ettor to tho Argus Mr. Korfoot says: "Wo appreclato your paper very muoli; Its coming actually boqiiih to ua like tho wookly visit of an old tlmo friend. To show you that 1 mouji this onclosod find chock for subscription up to August l, 192Q,"