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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1920)
THE ONTARIO ARGUS, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1920. GJlje (Hhtturtu Arrjua AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Publlahod Thursdays at Ontario, Oregon, and ontorod at tho Ontario poit office for distribution as 2nd class matter. AltOUS I'JUNTINa COMI'ANV PullllslllTM 0. K. AIKEN, ManaelnR Kdltor T. McPAIIMN (101)011. Stip't. 8UBBCKIPTION Ono Year. $2.00 HAIKU THi: VALUATIONS. Tlio prlnrlpnl rcnnon for tho UanguroUH condition In wlilcli tha itata Institution! find thomsclvcs at thu present tlmo Is tho fact that val uations In Oregon tiro no higher now than they wore ton yonrn ngo. On Its facu It Is apparent that them In something rotten In offices of tho assessors of tho stato, or this condition would not exist. No doubt u portion of the hlnmn should rest with tho stuto tax commissioner nnd tho hoards which pass on tho rolls, Those Inttcr bodies, however, havo only n minor portion of tho guilt to bear for thoy can not In tho ordinary course of events do moro than citial Izo the work of tho assessors on tho basis upon which tho original roll Is made, It would appear that tho assessors and othor stato officials would havo noted thorunl of conditions and dona something toward keeping tha tux rolls abreast of tho growing com mercial values of all classes of prop erty. It Is preposterous to think tlmt with nil tho war development In tho lower Columbia and Wllluuiotto regions, with tho vast additions of buildings for all kinds, of purposes, to say naught of thu added Industries, In creased hind values, etc., that Ore ton's taxablo wealth has not Increas ed. Kvuryano knows It has, oxrept tho county assessors, apparently Of course tho causo of this condi tion lies farther hack than tho assessors. It ran bo laid at tho door of tho voters who Insist on electing men In office who hnvo but a slight conception of their duty, and who are usually elected to offlro thru promises to cut taxes, nnd proceed to do so by reducing valuations then tho matter Is out of their hands for they can blnmo any ono also If tho levy Is raised to mako up tho difference, and usually thoy blnmo tho county court, tha legisla ture and tho school bourds, Tho system should be changed. Theru should ho a greater co-ordination of powers. All over tha stato thu basic principles of levying vnlues should bo the same and then tha assessors should bo compelled to adhere to theso principles and to mukn their levies accordingly If this worn dona tho cry of one unction Keeping vnlues down could not bo raised and assessors In othor counties where tho people recognUa the fuct that governmental Institu tions must ho adequately maintained could proceed without fear of doing their peoplo an Injustice, only JlG.000,000 has been spent, Oregon Is ono of tho few states In tho Union that has taken advantage of tho fodoral aid plan, and oven In this stato tho work has not progress ed as It should. Tho reason for this Is that tho federal department of roads has to unwind too largo u reel of rod tapa boforo It can get appro priations approved for various pro jects. Another reason Is that tho fcdoral englnccra havo not been nblo to follow n definite plan for tho work In hand. The specifications of tho stato and federal govorument have not licon harmonized. Of coursa theso difficulties aro not ANYTIIINO TO HIJAT JOHNSON. It Is apparent that n fear that Hiram Johnson will ho tha Itepub- ncnn nominee ror inn rresiiieucv, or ut least will hnvo so Inrge a body of Delegates in tun convention mat lie will hnvo to ha reckoned with, Is shown In the utterance of many Mnum'i Hupublli'Mi pn;i ts of the "old Mi'llOlll." With them It Is a case of anyone to beat Johnson and they are devot ing triil n little tlmo nnd (hot to tho stormy petrol from California. Per haps thoy may succeed In defeating Hiram, but It must bo evident to Ito publican lenderH that thoy can not Ignore his following by nominating n reactionary not acceptable to John sou or out of sympathy with tho things for which ho stands To u largo (logroll tho California primary will determlno what tho leaders must do, If Johnson wins a decisive victory over Hoover In their homo state there Is overy llkllhood that ho will sweep Oregon, too, Just as ho did Montana. Then If the Ho publican leaders In Oregon aro wlsa Hiey will not precipitate u situation such ua oxlstod In California lu 1910, but will accept thu verdict of tha majority and go to Chicago nod en deavor to nominate n 1'aclflc Const candidate Whether thoy llko Johnson or not, mid most of tho Itepuhllcan lenders do not llko his methods while ac knowledging his personal power Oregon ltopuldlcnns will do well to remember that ha understands tho West as does no other candidate Ho, better than anyone else, will bo able to handle tho Jupnneso question That Is something In his favor us fur im Oregon Is concerned At thu present time It Is safe to say that Leonard Wood Is tho favor tto of most Oregon ltopubllcnus, mid would bo satisfactory to the John son adherents If their favorite can not tucuro tho nomination -next to Wood they would tako I.owden while thoy llku Harding and Hoover In ti corresponding diminishing ratio. This year, instead of being first, Orogon Is tho Inst of the primary stntos mid Its Importance Is as gient as, If not greater, than before Tho reason for this is that the Oregon voto will bo tudlcutlvo of tho con tinuing hold of tha various candi dates. From now on, therefore. evory attempt will be made to aroUBp tho Oregon voters from the apparent Indifference which now murks their attitude toward tho various candidates. IS rL'DlCltAIj AID PAII.INd? Tho high hopes which advocates of (lood lioads entertained when tho fedorul government undertook to uBslst lu tho construction of high ways have not yet materialized Al tho cbugrosa appropriated moro than 1176,000,000 for this work, so fur At tho Agricultural College State University and Oregon Normal School classes aro so overcrowded, rooms ho overloaded, and teachers so few, that tha three Institutions wltt havo to cIobo tho door on at least 1000 Oro gon bays and girls, and perhaps upon twice that number unless tho now mlllago support hilt passes on May 21 Theso tlircn Institutions have, nlicu compared with ..the jear when the present inlllngo support hill unc pilftNCd 150 per cent More Students but only 15 per cent More Classrooms and less than 4 per cent MoreIncome Tho fact that higher education In Oregon Is In a crisis cannot bo said too strongly. You aro urged to work for tho Hlghor IMucatlonal rolluf measure, and to help It with your voto on May 21. Paid, ndvortlsomont Insorted by Colin Dymont In behalf of tho Joint Alumul Hollof Commuted for Higher Kdu ca tion In Orogou, 514 Plltock Hlock, Portland. Insurmountable, and will bo ovor como when tho federal department hns boon longer ut work, Tho end which all dcslro to achlova Is tho Bumo and can only bo secured by united efforts, , Tho states have Just begun to get In position whero thoy can tuko ad-' vantugo of fcdoral aid and tho pres ent Bystem should bo given a thoro trial beforo any change lu tho sys tem Is contemplntcd by tho federal government, VO'li: FOR ItOADS AM) SCHOOUS. Kducntlon and means of communi cation aro two of tho first duties of thu statu. Without theso Oregon can not do Justice to Its people, Unless tha peoplo ratify tho mlllcaga meas ure and tho road bill higher educa tion In Orogon stato Institutions will bo denied hundreds of Oregon boys nnd girls, and all road work In tho stuto will stop. This can not and must not bo permitted. Thu younger our offlco duvll gels tho wiser ho becomes, Now ho as sorts that tho only suro method of keeping out of debt is not to gat Into debt. si:i:i coiin shows 1MV OKItMINATION Hoports from farmers who hnvo tested seed corn for germination this spring Indlcnto that thoro Is an iinusunl amount of poor seed. This Is probably the result of weather conditions during tha winter. Many ears which appear to bo well matur ed and sound provo to bo worthless for seed when tested out. A good wny to test seed corn Is to remove tho butts and tips from tho .onrs selected for seed nnd then tako thrco or four grains from ouch ear. aftor numbering tho enrs. Tho grains to bo Bprouted nro thun placed between blotters or soft cloth, first marking siiunrcs and numbering them to correspond with tho car numbers. Keep tho germ Inator moist nnd moderately warm for a fow days until tho good grains havo started to grow. Discard all ears which show weak germination or that will not grow at all. 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