7 0totr , f .. ll i4 ' l t r'2 ONTAKIO, MALTIEUK COl'NTY. ORKUON', THURSDAY, APIUbf, 1J)2(). NO. 111. xx rv &vm '''- mw 2 r.v POWER RATES JO BE flCONSIDERED TODAY commissioned cohhv to con feu with poweh usehs con. CEItNINU HATES lOlt ll)l!0 FOIt lltltKMTION Pl'MP- IXO PLANTS. HEARING 10 BE INFORMAL luionnntlnu Deceived by Uiml Power Uncim So Indefinite Thnl Scope f Effort In Xul Known Itlse In Expected. At tlin City Hull tltln nfternoon thoro will tin Iinlil a conforonco be tween tlio users of olcctrlc power for IrrlKutlon purpomH nml I'ulillc Borv lau Commissioner II. II. Corey of Ilia Oregon I'ulillc Rnrvlcu Coinmlsslnn. Wlial tlio nature of thin conference will lio the mnnngers of tlin lornl companies using power urn not ulilu to ilelertulnu from tlio- communlcu- llnnN they have received. Alt Hint Ik" known Ik Hint Hie Oregon Commu nion linn licen comnulnlcnteil with liy tlin Mnho Commission relative to rates for HiIh yenr nnd ll Is Intimated tliut the Mnho Commission desires the Oregon Commission to net nt the iwnui tltni) iih It iIooh ho Hint there will ho u uniform rnto for thin sec tlon. The locnl usors thereforo hnvo heen working In tho ilnrk. They do not know the nnturo of tho tostl mony they .will ho nuked In present to content tlio request of the Idaho Power Company for higher rot oh. However, tho locnl managers hav Ini? been endeavoring to tahuliito In- fiirinutlon for presentation to the cniiinilHiilnii to contest the oxperted clnlm that the power company Ih bo lleveil will make that tho rancher cuti afford to pay a higher rate HEAVY SALE OF STOCK CAnLE DURING WEEK Nearly 11,000 lleml of Malheur Conn. ty Cuttle Hold to Montana Itnncli- ,-m Stockmen Declare Moiv Will l-'ttllow. An exodus of Htock cattle from Malheur county thut reached a pro portion that Indicates a vast shrink ago ere ll stops wuh begun thin wook. In nil contrnctH were made for tlin Halo of nearly 3.000 head of cattle nnd when It Ih romnmbcrod that ... Minm nut mni-a than lu UUU head of cattle In the county tho snlo I.. ,, vvnnV nf SO nor COIlt Of tllCBO Indlcatea u large reduction If the movement continued. All of the cattlo Hold this week wero purcluiHod or contracted for liy I, H. Tucker, n Montana huyor, who purchttHOd a largo number bore last Hummer. Tile cattle already shlppod and to ho Hhlpped aro going to ro Htock the Montana range which was badly depleted last summer. Cattlemen In tho city this week do claro that the movement Is Just started nnd that within tlio next two montlm furthor sales will bo made which will reduce ino tmui i mi hcur county cattle by more than 50 por fent. Sumo of the moro pessi mal? nf them declare that 80 per cent will be sold. It Is their view of tho caso that the cuttle men are to veal tholr calves and sell tholr Htock down to a minimum. Tho reasons thoy glvo nre three: First, dry rnngo pros poets for this summer: shortago or range due to Increased homestead entries of the 040 acre varlotyj and high prlcod hay for winter. Tho men who sold or contracted for tho snle of their stock and the number of head sold during tho week Is oh follows- 8. M Moulton. 353 liead: Ernest Locey, 250 heads J- I Smith. 160i C p Emlson. 250 head, nnd II. II. Lockett and 8. E. Stan field, 1800 head. HOW MANY WANT WATER -TO IRRIGATE LOWHS? Committee Cannot Determine Cost of Service Until Propeity Owner I.M l.t. Fundi Must IU Available Hoim rt Now. How Many people In Ontario want to waler their lawns and gardens this Hummer by using water from ditched! That Is tho question that the committee of the Commercial club, which haH the Irrigation prob lem to solve, must bo able to unswer soon. , , Tho committee can not stnrt a houso to houso canvas. It Is up to tim nPODle.to list their lots. If the (Continued on Last Page. MUST IH.OCK OK PAVING IN ONTAKIO IIN'ISII i:i THIS C :h Ontario hnn two blocks of flnlHhed paving. Tho first block wiih flnlHhed Wednosduy uvenlng nnd another wiih completed thin morning, llefore the weak ondH Superintendent Ilostlc of the Warren CoiiHtrurtlnn company oxpucta to hnvu the paving from Kind Htreet to tho root of the Hospital mil on Third nvonue, 8. W., completed for traffic. Whllo the creWH uro l.elng mmem hied and tho mon familiarized with their work tho program Ih hIow hut will ho IncreoHed greatly In the next week, Mr IloHtlo sayH. MEET HERE APRIL 18 New Method of I'lnanrliiK Church nml Kocliil Work" of Hellglinm HoilleM to Ih (VhihI(cic(I Sun- liny School Convention Also. .An Intcrchurch conference will ho held nt the llnpllst church, Ontario, en April 1.1. It Ih In reality a com munity affair. Itev. W. F, Cochran, the county convenor, Ih In charge of tho meeting for HiIh town. "It Ih noine to ho dimply a get to- together meeting of (ho Protcntant churches, nt which they will talk over their common prouioms ami common ulmH.Thoy wltl also examine tho question of making the church, oh a whole, a moro vital medium In tho various communities In this county," nald Hov. Cochran. "The tank which the churches sol boforo thomsolvcs Is a public nnd a social tank. The welfuro and activ ity of tho church Is ono of the iiiohI Important of community undertak ings, unit the working together of the Protectant denominations, oh ex emplified in tlin Intcrchurch World movement slgnnlUes tho mobilization nf Christian forces for a thorough going and largo hpoIo treatment of tlicso tanks. Tho nddresses to bo glvon nt tho county conference will onnhlo overyono to vlsunllre moro deafly and In concrete form Just what tho churches' problems nre, nnd thus enable us nil to prepare for n direct and vigorous application of Christian principles to definite local IftHltCA "Tlio financial campaign the lust woek In April, Is for the raising of a budget to meet needs which already have been oxamlned and classified. Tho total Interchurch budget repre sents tho sum of the different do nomlnntlonul budgets. The confor once will bring homo to tho people of thin county Just what the Intcrchurch movement means to do. as tho Ore gon conforenco at Portland brought home to tho pastors of this territory, the purposes of this world projoct." .The first meeting will lio nt 1:30 o'clock, unil nil sessions tfro open to persons Interested In church activ ities. Members of the team of speakers aro as follews: itev v. w. uwamior, Portland; Itev It. I.. Dunn, Astoria; II. O. 8tone. Portland; Itev. Win. J. Luscombo. Ontarie: Mrs. Win. Moll Caso, Eugene. The county conference has threo main ebjectives: To present tho surveys which roveul tho needs of the world In llfo nnd monoy; prosontn Hon of the ovangellstle nnd financial campulgns. and tlio runy oi iinnom national and community forces for tho complete organization of the county. ONTARIO AND NYSSA GET ALFALFA HILLS finui .i Cnthey to Extend OitenillunH :"" Sell One of Two Mills Now III Operation and Will (irliid AN rnirn ror rmipmcni. Ontario und Nyssa wTll each be shipping points for nlfalfu meal this fall. Handall Sago nnd V. O. Cathey, who hnvo operated two small meal mills, for their stock, have de termined lo onlarge their field of ac tivity and nre going to Increase the capacity of their mill at NyBsa to fifty tons dally so thoy can grind for tho trade. To do this thoy will sell the mill thoy have operated at Nyssa and In stall a new one, with buildings and nnuinment In DroDortlon. They will niHo establish warehouse and pack ing equipment In their plant on tho Sage ranch east of Ontario wnere a 30 ton plant has heen In operation for two years. , With the additional equlpmonl they will be able not only to grind all the meal they need for their own large stock holdings nut to caro tor thousands of tons of alfalfa for which there is a aemauu. ine mm to bo Installed at tho Nyssa ranch Is known us the Roberts No. 42 and Is the largest mill of Its kind manu fact in ed. M. A. Pattfli, who lives on the Ore gon side, acros from Wolser, was one nf the many ranchers who came to Ontario today to nttond , the power iienrinir. Mr. Patch on a call nt tho "w -.T" w. - ... . , A -l.l. rtf f It ells ntflco. ueciareu ine tower UlWSjMwTnln nre anxious to liavo the mud to Ontario complete us soon as ) possible. HEYMAN BOUND OVER : AETER LONG HEARING Is'Kol Lights Eiigiiueri In Clilxli hi Close of KlieuiiniiN liny Ijwge Crowd Listens to Testimony Offered Uy Stole. After n stronous all day hearing which wuh punctuated by clashes on the part of attorneyn, Judge 0. I,. King held Lester I. Iloyiijun, alius L. I. HlrHch, ullau L. Harris, to the Orund Jury which iiicctH ut Vale April 20. llolid wuh fixed In'the sunr of 15,600, which wuh furnished. llotiiau and IiIh ntluren;, Living stun Osborn of Chicago left Frltln) night for St. Louis, Mo., Heyman'H home, The tCHtlmony In Judge Klng'H court last Friday afternoon drew the largeHt crowd Hint u preliminary bearing In Ontario haH heen favored with In yearn. Tho room was crowd ed from the opening In the morning until tho clone nt f..10 In tho even ing. Tho Btuto represented liy District Attorney II. W. Swngler, called hut four wltncHHeH! It. U Cockium, cuHhler of the First National Hank, and A. I,. Cockrum, prcHldcui of that InHtltiitlon, occuplod tho stand iiiohI ' ' 4r "" i'y'" " negotiations which led up to the $16,000 transaction upon which Ih bused the charge of obtaining mono, under false pretenses. According to tholr testimony I ley man first attempted to secure u Iojii of this amount and actually signed two notes covering that sum. These It was testified, wero not accepted, when he told A. I Coukium that P. M. (Joorllng at Wuuhuu hud f.15,000 of his, Heyman's money, and would pay the sum on a drnft, Mr. Cockrum testified Hint ho said, "What Is the use of these notes then, glvo us the draft and wo will let you liavo the money." In the meantime, however, prior to mis Disposition or hid matter, and whllo negotiations wore continuing for a loan, Mr. Cockrum hud Mr. Hoymmi prepnro a financial state ment, he Huld, which displayed a total ussot of, 11.13,000 with no liabilities. All this took place on February 17. W. F. Human, cashier of tho On tarlo National, testified that on the morning of February 17, thut he took a trust deed for all of Herman's Ontario property to secure the float ing drafts which' mymuu Jiud out, totaling 128,000. This totul was in duced by the credit of $8,000 which Heyman hud with tho bunk, and sub Hoouont payments on flouting drafts leaving the balunco which the trust deeds sccurod to $14,000. Mr. I Io nian also testified that In eight months Hoymmi hud cleared a total of between ,1226,000 and $240,000 (Continued on Last PugoT) Two Teachers Want Job Teaching School in County With One Pupil Ontario lawyers wero heselged this week with Information concerning tho difficulties of School District Ne: 02, or what Is known us School Dis trict No, 02. , This Is u remarkable school dis trict, and demonstrates how anxious uro tho people of Molheur county to educate their children. There Is! only ono pupil In the district und two oncners want tlio Jon of Instructing him. For his Instruction Mrs. Orlc Colo Is paid or ruthor Ih supposed to be paid $100 por month. Tho fact thut she bus not bad her war. runt Is tho cause for trouble und the bringing of this fact to light It apepara thut a man named Elliott Is the chairman of the board. that originally there wero four pupils In tho district, but one family with three of these moved awuy, leaving hut one. Mr. Ellltt also was left and W. C. Tomlln. tho other member of the board, Just does not know where his uuthorlty started and stopped. Mrs. Tomlln Ih the clerk who Issues the warrants. When Mrs. Cole abandoned, the IMPOUTANT MEETING CALLED OF ONTAltIO PAItENT-TEACIIEItS The Ontario Parent-Teachers asso ciation has been called to meet at tho High School building nt 3 p. m. on April ICtli. The purpose of the mVp.W I. tn .HsrUKK nluny for n .......... . . r --- .. medical Inspection of the school children for the year Und to con sider the question of Joining the County Council of Parent-Teachers association. Tho local association has not been actjrve this year and the question of what Is to be dono to In crease Interest in the association Is uppermost In tho minds of those who seek tho betterment of conditions In the public schools. Every parent In the school district Is urged to attend this meeting. Frank Dorman and Charles I Io nian were numbered among tho boys who went to Urogan last I evening to attend the dance at the 'Drogan community hall. OWYHEE WATER RIGHTS TO BE ADJUDICATED State Engineer to Surve" Water she I 'I'll In Summer Cn e May He Ilea 'I VI Fell 'MttMin Fllei Suit A;;.ilust Ditch Company. tlnvlii hld ti'- premier position In mntlers of efficiency for many years tho Ditch Is at lont to ho null Jected to litigation to determine Its right to wnter f'om tho Owyhee river. Nor Ih tint nil, the company Is also being sued by one of Its stock holders to determlno how water In tho ditch Is to ho divided. These two mnttcrs were foremost at tho meeting of tho directors of the Owyhee Ditch Inst Snturdny morn In re Of cnurso, tho directors anil officials knew theso matters were coming up hut nevertheless they discussed thorn Saturday. (lenornl Manager Ivan E. Oaken reported that engineers for tho Stnto Water Hoard had heen In Ontario during tho past month and announc ed that crews would be In tho field ilinul the first of May to start stir 'e"lng tho Owyhee watershed nnd Hint It was possible Hint tho case would ho set for hearing this fall. The engineers nsked for copies of tho Owyhee Wntcr Iteport during the yenr but Mr, Onkcs declared thai without the permission of tho direct ors theso could not he furnished Attach Stork to the l.iinit Another phaso of tho situation Ih brought to tho front In tho suit started by W. P aibson of Nyssa to determlno tho priority of water rights under tho canal It Is Mr. Oilmen's contention, It Is snld, to hnvo tho court rule that the land first watered under the cnnnl shall have prior rights over land put under cultivation Inter. In other words, he would apply the principle that the stock of the company must bo attach ed to the land represented n owner ship. The directors determined to con test this view of tho case and to pre pare for tho necessary adludlratlon that Is forthcoming this full. The nuestlon of basis for cooperat ing with tho Ontnrlo-Nvssa for the employment of mon In charge nf the pumping plants was discussed at length hut no definite action taken. The directors autborlied President C. It. Emlson nnd Manager Oakes to procure counsel to represent the company In the matter of power rates and to lake necessary steps to protect the company's Interest. Manager Oakes reported that the apparent shortago of water In the hills might he materially Improved thru the storago of water In the Jor dan Vnlloy region duo U seepage from that project. The directors also handled the usual prist of routine matters. All of the directors of the rotnpany were present nt the meeting. school house and took to teaching her ono pupil In the Elliott home where she boarded, no kick wiih mudo but when bills for brooms, wash buslns, etc., cume to Mrs. Tom lln for payment. Mr. Elliott Judged that they might have served the I Elliott homo ergo, ho would not order his wife to draw the warrants for their payment Moreover, whon Mrs, Colo, u few weeks ago, thought her husband bo coming back from Halem, she told tho board sho wns going to quit. The board hired u now teucher. Mrs Cole later used u womun's privilege and changed her mind, for Mr Cole did unt come back. Now the school has two teachers Mrs. Colo de mands her salary. Mr. Tomlln wants to know whore he Is going to get authority to pay two toachers, etc. Mrs. Colo has started suit the few property owners In tho district think they could send the ono hoy away to school nnd save monoy. Mr. Tomlln was In Ontario Monday looking for , legal advice for ho wants to huvo the puzzle solved. WHO PUT DYNAMITE NEAH IIIO STEAM PAVINO ItOLLEIl? Munuger Ilostlc of tho Warren Construction company has a mystery Ono duy last week when ho went to i look over the navlllg Oil Third BVe- i - ii mi jnue, 8. W., ho found throe sticks or dynamite lying noar ino wneeis oi the nig steam paving roner. ko puuii- ed that when the wlieols crusneii them Ontario would be rocked with the resultant oxploslon. Of course this did not occur for tho duumltu U now burled deep In the earth where It will do no damage. Manager Ilostlc belloves that some hoys playing around the oil well, where they have been using Jynmulte to shoot the casing took the sticks and put them near tho roller us too one place to see some fun. Luckily tbev did not get tholr desired result. Frldaylllut tho mythlcul hoys may be Inno cent, rills Ullglll ne uiu nasi lur uu 1. W. W. story. SPEAKEIt HHItE TO TELL .ll'ST WHAT NON-PAIITISAN LEAdl'E IS Aithur It. Foster, a rancher from Clyde, North Dakota, who has seen tho Non-Partisan League In action for the past five cars, arrived In On tario today and will speak at the Orange Hall this evening on the work of tho Non-Pnrtlsan Lengue. Aside from all the dutuugo that the League bus done from the viewpoint of tnxatlou nnd stnta socialism, Mr, Foster declares, tho greatest damage Is that of embittered class hatred which has nplit the stato wide open; mado enemies of former friends ami ruined ho confidence of the people. That tho League Is losing Its herd Is positive, be says, as tho rank and file of tho members renll-.o how they have been used by the clique which operates with the most emboldened tyranny over known In an American commonwealth. I COUNCIL OF PARENT- Tl .Mrs. Will .1. ItobertN, 'Vice President: Mm of Arcadia, Thump- son of llrogiiii, Secielory- TreiiNiiir At ii meeting at tho City Hall lust Saturday afternoon the Malheur County Council of Parent-Teachers aksoclatlotiH was formed. Tho of ficers elected were: Mrs. Will J. Itobcrts of Arcadia, vice president; Mrs. Thompson of Ilrogun, secretary treasurer. Mrs. llruce Kester of Vale was chairman of the meeting nnd consented In act ns temporary president until tho meeting called for May 1. A commltteo to draft a constitu tion nnd by-laws was appointed, con sisting of Mrs. C, E. Seroy and Mrs, C. E. Vlnghnm of Ontario and Mrs. Huberts of Arcadia, Another mooting of the Council was called to meet In Ontario on May 1 when tho constitution nnd by-laws Will bo acted upon and new members added to tho organization. Not all tho associations In the county wero represented at the meet ing last Saturday. Two pnrtles stnrtcd from tho Owyhee nnd Warren districts hut found thut suud hud so blocked tho rond that they could not get thru. Itopresouutlves wero pres ent from Ilrngan, Vale, White Settle ment, Arcadia, Ontario und Nyssa, IIKJ MUSICAL FA HCE AT DIIEAMLAND THEATItE Among tho stellar muslcul comedy shows that ure nttructlng attention this senson Is "Let's tin." featuring Miss Oortrude Hutcheson, which Is hilled to npepur at the Dreamland theatre next Wednesduy night. In nutting his company together, Mr. John M. Shcesley, tho producer, ,lias used particular rare nnd Judg linent, which bus brought him very 'gratifying results wherever tho show . bus unnenred. Since Its premiere performance In Philadelphia, the first week In Jan uary. "Lot's Oo" litis enjoyod par ticular success. It Is said to he one of the best musical attractions pro duced this year, Inusmuch us II Is built, and not merely slnpped to gether "Let's lio" Is ono of the few musl- col comedies with u real plot. A clover story Is worked out during the two acts, hut the musical numbers ure so Interpolated thut the enter tainment does not drag. It Is u live wire nttrnctlon, with plenty of pep and snap Not u suggestive Hue can he found In the dialogue und the songs uro among tho latest written. RACE FOR PRIZE OfFERED IN CONTEST Judge In 1'lrM National Cltlr Im provement Context View llnmri Listed ns l.'iitrle for PlUi'f Note liiiproveuieiilN Stalled. Mayor It. W. Jones. City Engineer O. A. Kratz and Mrs. Irwin Troxell tlin Judgei named by the City Coun ell, the Comerclnl club und the Woman's club to dotormlnn the win ner In tho First Nutlouul bunk's ? '0.. ' ' """" " " "' "J . "V. " clvlo Improvement contest, viewed mtj iiuunun iiBiuu ini nudum ,. -.w.. .iay MrH p (. VonPetton drovo the purty over mo city in ner cur The committee reported that It noted already many Improvements und found thut the illy would bo vastly Improved If moro eoniesiauis wero entered, for most of the better ments being mudo urn by those listed In the contest, who are the follow fellow follew ing: Mrs. Florence VanDyke, 8. F Taylor, William Kercher, W L. Tur ner. E. M llrelg. Ontario Public Library, V. W. Chalmbers, V. P. Mc- Kenna, W W. woou, n. i vaurei .., i ii tVirtler. A. L. Chance Larue Illackaby. II. II. Tunny. W. F. C. F. Oxmun of Vale was In Qu Esoue, A. L. Chance and Mrs. Martha I tarlo on business Wednosduy morn IJorthold. Mng. TO BUY FIRE TRUCK TWO ME.MItEltS OIMI'CT TO METHOD PltOPOSED; COl'NCII. NAMED COMMITTEE TO HIVE MATTED I'L'ltTIIEIt CONSUL EltATION IIEFOItE ACTINO. LIBERAL OFFERS MADE TO CITY t C. Curler Offer to Hive City Com. mission on I'lirthase Another Agent Would sell ut Cost Other City lluslness. After discussing whether or not tho city should buy a fire tiurk nnd listening to nu extended report on tlio condliloti of the flro ileiiartuient. the City Council at Its regular monthly meeting Moudiv night took no definite action. Tho council had explained to It the method of financing tho proposi tion suggested by F Leslie lloily of tho Commercial club, which wni that of Issuing warrants which u lint nf dullness men bad agreed to tuko and the hanks'lo tuko tho balance. It wns tho method of flnnnco that caused H.o councllmen to balk Councllineu Troxell and l.tixon ex pressed the opinion Hint the peddling of warrants tended to discredit tho city's finance while Mnyor It. W. Jones 'ook the optoslto view nnd urged uctlon. " After a lengthy debate Councilman Allen hade n motion thnl tho city buy u truck. This .motion failed from tho lack of a second. Council man Troxell then moved that It be reforrod lo the Council as u commit tee of tho whole to report at a later meeting. This prevailed. Whllo tho salesmen for the various machines presented the merits of tholr offorlngH C. C. Carter, locnl agent for two of tho machines con sidered, told tho Council that ho would glvo tho city tho commission that would coma to ' him from tho sale of either, Tho Oldsmoblln agent offorod to put their machlno In ut cost und other Inducemtnts were mado to get action from the Council. Prior to considering tho truck tho Council turned out a grist of busi ness In record time, Hldewulks were ordered and the usual list of bills paid. FIRST WOOL LEAVES FOR EASTERN MARKET lister Seuwell Inaugurates Wool Shipping Senson Willi Shipment or ;I7M Pound to Plillndel. Idiln Price Offeivd tl.lc. While no reports of wool sales have been mado so far this season the wool shipping season Is on und tho clip of Malheur county sheep Is sturtlng on Its way to market. The first big shipment reported Wis thut of Lester Seawell of Our tarlo nnd Puyotto, who consigned 375.000 pounds to Philadelphia. Tho udvunre made on this wool Is said to have been 50 cents, and that Mr. Sen well has been offered as high us lift rents for his clip. In this shipment, however was u large percentage of fine wool which Is given us the cause of the high prlco offered. Loral sheepmen nre not worried over wool prices mid believe that the early offers will he Increased mater ially before tho season progresses uiuoli further. MCI, LEN TAKES HIS HAT AND LEAVES l. H. POSTAL SEHVICE W II. Mullen, who for tho past four years bus been u mull clerk on tho Ontario-Crane run, bus resigned. With William Flsor, formerly of this elty, ho has purchased tho llodnur Forwarding company ut Crane, where he wll make his home. The new firm took over the business on April 1 In bis letter of resignation to the department beads Mr. Mullen tersely tells the cuse against government employment when he said: "I tuke my hat. which represents juu sav ings of twenty years of servlco In this field of endeavor, and retire." ONTAltIO DISTHICT OfVEK LIllEltALLV 'It) NEAH EAST Itev. W. J. Luscombu, general chairman of the committee nu Near East relief work, this week complet ed the stutemont of tho douatons of this district showing the generous manner in which tho people respond ed to tho appoal. The funds col lected amounted to $1218. 83. of which $84.50 came from Ilrogun nnd tho balunco from Ontario mid the school districts around the city. X .. Lr