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0 matt mm; ;'V XXIV ONTAEIO. MALUEUI? COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1923 NO. 1 mm &&W CITY T kmplovi:f.h ok citv out pay chucks but no cash coun- cii.mkn pondhit pkohlkm HUT 1)0 NOT IlKAL'll SOI,. UTION AT l,ON SliSSIO.V CONSIDER CHANGE IN TIME IVnposnl Tor Combined lloml IIlcc (Ion Falls For Inck of Second- Tlmo Tor Improvement Debat ed Delay In Uracil Lit lor Objected To With warrants to tlio total of $30,000 outsundlng, for which tlicro nro no fundH to moot, tlio City of Ontario Is, In tlio language of tlio streot, "broke" That Is tlio situation which tlio City Council was hrot faco to faco with at Its regular monthly meeting last Monday night. It gavo tlio city Dads moro troublo than solcctlng their wives Christmas presents will occasion. And that nny mnn will admit Is n pack of troublo. That Is tlio situation Tlio city, is broko. Tlio employees of tlio city,: many of them, llko tliolr omploors, i tlio councUmon, Imvo Christmas presents to buy nnd their salary war rants aro as useless to thorn ns Ger man money was In Paris four yoars ago. What aro thoy going to do? The banks liavo rofusud to tako any moro warrants, no It was snld at tlio moot- Ing, nnd municipal bonds aro baroly returning to n par basis, In many rasos hnvo not roturnod, MiiNt Do Something Something must lo done, that the CouncUmon admitted, but what that something Is, nnd when that some thing can bo done, that Is tlio que Hon. Councilman W. H, Lnxon propos ed, in n do a motion In fnct, that a bond oloctlon bo hold for tlio noc ossary bonds to tako up tlio warrants nnd at tlio samo tlmo Ihhuo $13,000 worth of bonds to pay for tlio Im provements of tlio stroot Intersec tions In tlm proposed Improvement district In Illvorsldo. Th.it stnrd somothlng. Co- sell man Harry II. Cockrum opposod combining tlio measuros nnd urgod that this Is not tlio tlmo to procod with Improvotnonts, cUIng as author ity for this op'nlon stntomontR of Itogor Ilabson, tlio omlnonl nuthorlty on economics Mayor It. W. Jones, Councilman Lnxson and City Knglncor Krntr. volrod their bollof to bo that this Is In fact tlio tlmo to proceed with Improvomonts to tako up tlio slack In tlio labor markot. Tho argumont went far anew in tho nebulous realm of finance and economics nnd flnaly got bnck to, ent action. If Tlio I.lglitH no Out If tho stroot lights go out ono of thoso days, and powor for city wntor Is shut off. residents will know that tho warrant Issued to tho Idaho Powor Company hns not boon honor od nt tho bank. Took Up rating Warrant Tho bond oloctlon hold In Juuo was for tho purposo of providing bonds for tho purchaso of a flro truck and for tho rotlrlng of tho warrants lssuod for tho street pay ing not covorod by tho paving bonds originally issued. Chnngit Time Not Now Tho Council received n request from tho city council of Pnyotto ask ing that tho two towns co-operato In a daylight saving plan. That ajso gavo rise to somo argumont, but the Council decided not to tamper with tho regulation of tho celostlnl bodlos and scientific deductions, nt least not this winter. , , , Having. possod by tho tlmo schod ulo tho CouncUmon discussed tho appearance of tho streets of tho city, and put tho mntter Into tho hands of tho Marshal and the City necordor. Theso offlclaln woro Instructed to glvo definite notlco to at least two offondlng business houses that the inmtinr nnd other debris on sldo- waiVs nnd Davliig must bo moved within a deflnlto tlmo or tho itself would net "'1 PUMPS ARE ORDERED FOR SLIDE IRRIGATION Piimpliouso Complete and Work Pro- pressed to Point Assuring pro- nioti-r Water for Coming Irrigation Season, Pumps for the use of lifting Snake Illver water to the lands of the Slide Irrigation District which Is on tho lower Dead Ox Flat opposite Wotser wore ordered on Tuesday from II. W. Donfleld of the Fairbanks Morse company and will be Installed In tlmo for the coming Irrigation season. The Slldo District which Is the most recently organized project In Malheur county covers some of tho choicest land In tho lower end of tho valley. In all nearly 6.000 acres wero in the original district but some lands aro withdrawn. The pumphouse for the system has been completed and work started on tho distribution system so that the land can le watered during the com ing season. Permanent Prosperity for Ranchers of Snake River Valley Can Only be Secured Through HANKS IN DAHtV SUCTIONS I1UV COMMKHCIAL PAPKH An Ontario bunkor, talking about tbo dlffaronca In tbo prosperity of dnlrvlnc sections. coniparod with othors mado this portlnont observatien: "Illght now bankers In 'dairying ro glons nro Kolng out now and buying commercial Dnnor." Evldontly tlio dairy ranchers -f in moso communities do not f need monoy, and their savings 4- Imvo created tlio surplus which must sock Investment olso- whoro That Is n mighty flno 4 Indication of tlio woalth produc- Ing capnclty of the dairy cow TWO POOLS FORMED TO Pa)i'tto-Orcgon Slopo Make up llrst Order Kingman Kolony Is Hi'c- ond on Mn( Others' tire CoiiHldcrlng Proposals Now Translating tlio plan to Introduce, or rathor ro-lntroiluco tlio dairy cow Into this section, for thoro woro many lioro boforo tlio days of $15 hay, two pooled orders for cnttlo liavo boon mado up during tlio pnst wook, Ho sldo tlioso during tho past month or moro, two cnrloads woro brruglit In lioro, ono each by E. I). Conklln and another by J, A. Iackcy. Tho first of tho Kami Bureau pools was mado up in tlio Oregon Hlopo section of Dead Ox Flat and In cludes tho following inon and tho number of cows orderod: Loo Drown, 3; A. A. auttorldgo, 0; a. W. Lnttlg. 1; H Frost, 2; W. I.. Davis, 1: 8. J. Simpson, 3; J. L. Drown. 2; II. A. Itaby, 2; C. Sklppon, 1; Ollvor Wis bov, S; nnd Charles Lias, 2, The socond pool was mado up In Kingman Kolony as follews: F. T. Morgan, 2; O. M. Dcnumont, 2; It It. Ovorstrcot, 1; II. O. Johnson, 1: T. T. Elliott. 2.Connd Martlon, 2: II. J. Smith, 2; II. J. Hlckox. 2; M M. drooling, G; W. E. Edwards, 2; M. Qrouvor, 4. In both tlieso pools tho ordors woro for grado Jorsoys. At Nyssa nr rangomonts nro being mado for tho pooling of ordors for two enr loads of Ilolstolns Whllo tho start Is thus mado for tho gonoral oxtonston of dairying moro would bo possible) immodlatoly If tho ranchors who aro considering tho question sorlously woro financial ly nblo to procood with tho purchases of stock. it Is bollovod that It will bo noc ossary to nrrangft for tho financing lf ...nt... n.!.ia ImdirAAn nnur tit urn. .J UMIUin WV..TUV. a.tn spring and tho banks and busln men ot tho communities will bo pro sontod with dotalls ot tho plans for furthering tho movoment. Thoso who havo studied the mattor soo In tho financial situation tho most ser ious problom to bo solved. There aro plenty of flno dairy cows to bo had at reasonable prices, and thoro aro numbors of ranchers who want to buy. It Is tho question of gottlng theso two others that calls for constructive thought and action. ADVANCEMENT TRACTS JOINS BIG DISTRICT IMaiiH Doing Considered for IVniinn. ent AssiK-lntlon Within Win-in- springs Irrlgntlon DMilct Plenty of Wuter Available. C. L. Ilacliolor. secretary and man ager of the Warmsprlngs Irrigation District was in Ontario on Monday to confer with Interested nronortv own ers and directors of the Advance ment Irrigation company on the question of amalgamation with tho Warmsprlngs Irrigation District. It Is the proposed plan of tho Warmsprlngs directors to deliver water to the Advancement thru the old Nevada Ditch and flat rato, the Advancement company to continue its organization for the distribution of the water thru its canals. Water will bo delivered at two points on the Advancement system nnd from sumpts it will be pumped to the lands within the district, the advantage to the district coming largely from tho fact that only a slight lift will bo necessary. Cost of Water Determined Tho work on tho Warmsprlngs system has reached a point now where the directors are practically certain what tho cost of water rights wlthtn tho system will be. Tho It la nosslblo that thru enlargements of tho area servea tne cosi per ul;ro wl" tensive Improvements may bo slight-' lv increased, the ascertained flguro to date gives tho cost for dry lands lands which hod orovlous water .-T . . ... riehtn under ono of the many smaller i systems previously In operation has not, as yet, been determined. I FARM BUREAU CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO BRING DAIRY CATTLE INTO THIS REGION IS BEING ADOPTED BY MANY RANCHERS OTHERS CONSIDERING CHANGE WILL MEAN MUCH TO COUNTY'STUTURE DAIRY SECTIONS RELATIVELY MOST PROSPEROUS Pooling of Orders For Stock is Started Oregon Slope Men Lead Off With One Carload Kingman Kolony Follows Prof. Fitts of O. A. C. Pronounces This Best Dairying Section of Oregon Should Havo 15,000 Dairy Cows Will Wo Get Them? After weeks of consideration and many conferences the Farm Bureau's marketing committee and livestock im provement committee has determined upon a plan for im proving the general prosperity of the ranchers of this region. The plan has a two-fold purpose to perferm: the placing of the prosperity of this region on a permanent basis, and to bring about a change in the present hay situation. It is the purpose of the Bureau to secure the introdue- lion of dairying on a wider scale in this region, and to fcliliuf nut i.ifn Ha viiiiumiimr -"" "" "u.i..it, h. department ot Agriculture is worthy ot the study ot every progressive citizen 01 tuc tower vauey. unuer tne title, "Dairy Farming and Bank Deposits," the bureau shows results that are indeed emphatic: This is the sub stance of the bulletin: Dairy Fanning and Bank Doposits Bank deposits in small-1 towns located in agricultural districts indicate to a large extent the degree of prosper ity of the farmers. If deposits are small in one commun ity and large in another where approximately equal con ditions prevail, it must be due to methods of farming or to the kind of farming in general practice. The figures given in-this artielo have been obtained from-Rand Mc Nally's Bankers' Directory, Blue Book July, 1920, and'is likely to bo the results of bank reports from tho begin ning of the year. "While it is an error to assume that tho deposits aro de posited exclusivelv by tho where the banks are located (as a matter of fact, a bank cashier in one of the most prosperous dairy sections in- formed me that the fanners were tho principal doposi- i ... a- . i. i.....wi i.. :. ......:... .U......1 loiH;, .via it muni uv ii-im.-iuui.ivu una in mi uyiii:uiuiim section a town is of a size in it mat way tne tion of the towns 1...4. ! : T. 1-I... ,....,! ;i' !,.. f. ...... it. ......11 ...wl I " J"in - " vi ... hum juuuu.v m !!. An wiiivi tyuiua, 11 inu iwu m nuu.ii u..w rocolvod n vory fair r osponso. ami nrosnorous. us torniorv is iivcwise. xi tne terruorv were- wr. iiniuoy, i-oumy akuu i.. u loss, .. ji. i l.i 1:1 :,. i 1 q i..r.: Ilrolthaupt and othors spoko 011 the . iiirKur tuu uiwii wuiuu uuuioi; uv miui. ow, iifwivuif, ut (orm of organization which would bo rPlw floiinuifs ns fllimvn holow nn in sontioim where dairyiuK is developed tind is culture practiced. Town Population Doposits Mount Vomon, Wash 3,200 13,003,170 Nampa, Idaho C.000 4,031,600 Litchfield. Minn. 3,000 4,784,570 Dassel, Minn. 892 1,630,000 Cokato, Minn. 1,000 2,005,000 Drove City, Minn. 361 1,370,600 Bank deposits in other beets and fruit are grown and .... .. ed a sideline, soil and favorable. Tho fact should be noted that there are towns from tho same states, as mentioned above, although it is only fair to mention that the most towns in this list are eountv sets. Town Population Camas, Washington 1,200 Roxburg, Idaho 6,000 Malad, Idaho 3,000 Moorhead, Minn. 5,720 Tracy, Minn. 3,000 Marshall, Minn. 3,600 Dairy towns 13,443 Grain, oto towns 21,420 Deposits S C49.770 Note the fact that although ferred to in tho second list, best soil in the State, yet the 'tfacta favorably at all with the deposits in our younger west on a lorn towns situated in a territory where dairying is car ried on as tlie principal nranon 01 agriculture. hwiihhii ly, it takes something to beat the old cow as a money maker. Chris Johnsen. IttllMIUlS WILL FOIIM POOLS 'ed cost of tho cows ho wants until I-X)It PUItCilASK OF STOCK thero Is enough In tho fund to pay fnr parlond and dellvor them. To bring about this desired change In tho county tho Farm nureau pro- Dosed the noollng of ordors for dairy cattle for those who desire tol mxfiira lliel- tnoV thnt u-nv. Of course this Is not tho only source of supply but. it is one recommended liv the bureau. Tho working of these pools Is ex- piaineu in 1110 following clrcular;vaiiBouj ... Bureau, County Agent: a'le thru the County tuv unr.. H Suppose six men want to pur-, chase dairy cows. No ono of them 1 can afford to go after a few or af- ruimuuriuiiuu uu a nw . . -. mt.n.. A. tA...,h.. nn.llt head alone. They get together and decide on the kind of cows they wanton and the price they aro willing to pay. Each man puts up tho estlmat-1 tlwi filluiir Imllnllii ,P tlm TT w.v iwih """ " " - people in the small towns I proportion to the area tri- deposits PCI' capita based 011 the popilla- it,.., ,..,:.. :. ...:i .....1 S becomes quite SlgUlllCant. the principal branch of agri- rur cupuu I 907.33 80C.32 1,S94.8I 1.716.3C Comments Dairying 2,005.00 3,900.27 sections where grain, sugar, where dairying is consider- .... .7 . 11 una climate conditions Doing equally Per capita Comments I 1541.40 Fruit 1,213,000 242 60 800.760 206.91 Oruln, Sugar bools wnrnuu uy mu uxpunum-u huiu Orttln. Sugur beets br of Ontario fathers and lumbers 3,157,220 561 90 Grain Potatoes 1,903,900 G34.CC Grain 2,630.680 763.30 Oruln Aterago 17,325,140 1,288.78 10,360,280 478.99 the Minnesota towns, re are situated on some of the deposits do not compare Then they elect a e8brnlnugUvty,0 purchase the cows and bring tuem oac't .. . ..i.. 1. nna S.upposo . ) repr.; - - ". Ot tne group WHU imio l,u" ."',. order " a "" nv other person ' coram llcenwo any ot her P orson IwhO is a good JUUgO OI w " can bargain and w" w'" l outain.'week nnd bo nt homo before tho cur- the uouniy bsui ' collegt tne Dairy PCC'"" . ,,,inn and any o1'"'""'," ... tll0 t,eBt . -.--- --, .,... ,..v nn.i piace m u """-"'., - " " n" " - " (Continued on Last Page) Dairy Industry THIN IS AN IDEAL DAIIlV C'Ot'NTUV HAYS PltOF. FITTS . When tlio Dnlrv Helmut una a hold In Ontario thrco years ngo Prof. E. II. Fills, dalrv Hnoclnl- 1st of Oregon Agricultural Col- lego declared repeatedly, that this Is tho best dnlry section of Oregon. Ho said that Is this county thoro should bo from 10,000 to 1C.000 dairy enwa. If wo had them horo now. would they not bo furnishing n real market for tho liny of this t vanoy7 Autiiorttles declaro that a dairy cow eats six times ns much hay as a stock cow. And buttorfnt can bo sold tho year around. HAY GROWERS PLAN William llnnU'y or limn Aitilrrssr OnllierliiK of Itiuirln'rit nl fnlio- Oningo Hall HiiMiichm llu. In Mint lie Adopted, cnfrV'arangiln.ron'wednesda? evening, win. iinnioy or numa gno "." account I .1110 OCOIlOtUle COIIdl .lions inruout tbo county which wns llstaued to with u grout donl of In- torost. Tho conditions of credit which hnvo operated to shut off pro duction nil along tho lino nnd tbo rosultlng effect on tho farmers all over tho United Btates was doscrlbod. llu thon told ot conditions In Kust orn Oregon and particularly about tho rnngo und livestock conditions In Control Oregon, showing tho neces sity for organized uffort If our Ir rigated lands nro to bo presorvad In tho present stnto of productivity. At tho conclusion or Mr. Ilanley's uddross a discussion of tho need for a hay growers association took plnco. Sovoral of tho farmer said that thoy had wanted to sou such an orgnnltu Hon and had expected tho Kr.r;v Iluru.au lo tako notion. O V. Denn ot tho Marketing Cnuimltteo told of tho efforts ot his committee to arouso Intercut In this mntler eurllor In tho year wlinu thoy had socurud tho advlso or Dr Mcl'herson of tho O. A. C. and had called meetings to discuss tho matter, hut had not re coivod any encouragement iacnua g,oXTrlcno!r,0tholhy'm,,woro not wining to beiiovo anything oiso nnd thoroforo did not want to or- Bn,0. Mr. Dean thon called for a rising vote on whothor those present nocessary and It was brought .that tho outstanding successful oporntlvo organizations nro foui out co-1 founded upon tho prlnclplo of n binding eon iataXThVoS through Its directors, become tho undisputed sales agent or nil tho members, The sontlmont was thon .nscortnlned by n rising voto us lo .whothor thoso present wuro willing to Join an association founded 011 this prlnclplo. A good response ro- sultod, and It was decided thut tho ' Kfn.tfallni. n.ti ... I t nn ..f II. n li.rll. u nouid nmu,go ..retin " ...HtAVl.tth V Ifllllllll VW ... .llu . M. ... hay growors at ns riy dato as pos- ulhln ntwl Hint Mr MMMinrsnn Hliniilil (1)0 ,nvll0lI ,0 ngR,sl , ,)0rfecting tho organization. PI7TTV TIIIKVIXO TUACKO TO oa.s'o or vot'Nfi novs iu:m: caroms who 110 1101 neap i noir uniiurcu ui iiuiuu uiiiiiiib niiuuiu uu woo learumi irom mu milium, .iui shal Farmor und Judgo StenriiH of tho misdeeds of tliolr boys Owing to their youth and tho fuel that It Is tliolr first nffenso tbo milium of tho boys aro not being published, but thoso youngsters wuro riding fust for enrollment In one of tho stuto In stitutions. Among otbor crimes to which thoy Individually or collectively confessed Included tho broaklng Into of tho Cash Variety storo and stealing many vnlunblo toys Ono boy admitted Hteallng an oloctrle sot. and nu er ector sot, besldo a train of cars and otbor toys. Tho samo boy also stolo a clarinet nt tho High Hcnool una was Imnllcatcd with his Pais in tho pll ferlng of plou at tho Dluoblrd Orlll ouo night, nnd sovoral other dopro datlons. Marshal Furmor rounded tho boys up and with Suporlntendont of the Schools, J M McDonald Bocured their confession. Thoy woro arraign- - . v f , a 8t; Stearns who let ,.,., .. lirn,nn nflor llinv nnlll for tho pies nnd roturnod tlm otbor aft,c,eB. ,0 aUo provided rnnort to him overv .low ovory night The clty orriclala declare tho do- llnquency of thoso boys Is In a major 'nart duo to tho failure of their par- ents to see to It that they remain at homo during tho evonlngs, and havo nomo uuruiK given ordors that children, unac companlod b by their parents must not bo permitted to attend tho second plcturo shows at night, GEO. W. SWEENEY BELIEVED MURDERED wi:ll known vali: chauactku WHO Tlt.WKI.Iil) OVKIt COC.V TV MISSI.VO SINCK LAST HKI'Tr.MUKIt TIIOT TO IIAVK UKKN Ml'lt- DIKKD I'Oll AL'TO. .MOIMI.K. LUST SEEN ON SEPTEMBER 13 Man AiM'Nleil Is Snld to Unto Con- fi'xxotl mid Tolil Officer WIiim-p Hiidy rim be I'miiul Casual Itciiiiuk IwiiIm to Sought Tor ."Mull. Geo, W. Swconoy, aged 45, who ror yoars oporatod a pressing establish ment nt Vulo and traveled over tho county taking orders for lundo-to-tnnasuro suits, Is believed to hnvo been tho victim of foul piny. Ooo, llownrd, n young man whoso homo Is In Idaho and who worked for Frank Pnlmor near Watson all sum mer ban boon placed In custody, ns having been tho lust man known to hnvo boon with Swconoy. Sheriff Leo Noo brought llownrd back from Oardou Vnlloy yesterday and lodged him In tho Jail horo In Ontario Inst night Tho Sheriff thou loft for Onrdcn Vnlloy In search of nddltlonnl evidence, It having been alleged that Howard had disposed of somo Jewelry known to Imvo been tho propurty of Swconoy. It was reported hero todny that prior to his leaving for Ourdon Vnl loy Shorlff Noo secured n confession from Howard In which ho Is snld to havo confessed killing Swccnoy for tho auto Sweenoy had for salo, and to burying tho body In n trunk on tho Owyhee river nour Wntson According to tho stories thut passod about Ontario today tlm kill ing took plnco 24 tulles south of Valu on tho dny of September 14 Officials ut Vato today dccllnod to mnko nny statement concerning tho enso, and District Attorney It. W. Swaglor doclarod thoro was nothing deflnlto to bo given out, as yot, hut that tho officials woro oxpoctlng In teresting dovolopmoiits within 24 hours, which thoy would nnuouno then. Accidental CI 110 When Swoenoy, who traveled so widely and was gona from Vain for wooks at a tlmo, was first mlssod romc tlmo ngo, no statement was given out mil n quint search was started Sheriff Noo soon learned that Howard called on Swconoy lo talk about tho car Swconoy had ad- vortlsod. This was on Scptambor 13. Man In Sweonoy's sIiod romoin- bor that, nftor talking with Ilnwurd, Swoenoy wont out nnd later camo bnck to leiivo tho message that ho was going nut to domonstrnlo tho cnr to Howard. That was tho last ovor soon of him so far as tho offlclnln know, Soarch was Immediately stnrtod for Howard which was fruitions until Inst Satuiday whim Allen Wilcox of Star, Idaho hnpponod to bo In Vnlo and overboard 11 conversation con cerning Howard and tho possibility of his knowing morn nbuut Sweeney than anyuno olso He Jnluod tho conversation and told tho men nro- sent that lie know whoro Howard was for ho had soon his people and socur ed his address that ho might wrllo him about a chock of his. This Information was Iminodlntolv conveyed to tho Sheriff's offlco and Shorlff Noo loft nt once for Harden Vulloy and found Howard Ha ro turnod hero without extradition pap ors, und was rnnflnod In tho City Jail horo last night RED CROSS FUNDS TO BE DIVIDED EQUALLY CI1111 liable Woik mill IMuralliin to Slum Allki' In DltWmi of Funds Veeil for Ilellrf mil now An (in-ill ns in Former Year Is Itelli'f. Tho funds of tho llwl Crows Chapt er will bo divided equally, If neodoil, between rollor work nnd oducntlonal work, arcordlng to tho action or the directors of tho Hod Cross Chapter at tho City Hall last Mondny evening. Dr. W J. Weoso presldnd nt tho meeting at which a majority of tho directors woro prosent Troasurer Harry II. Cockrum reported that ox- oluslvo ot the funds from tho roccut momborshlp divn, thoro was a sum ot $1478 98 In tho Chaptor's account. After a general discussion It was doclded to put nsldo ono half of tho total fund for rollof work and keep the bnlnnco for oducntlonal work In nn of fort to rollovo tho causes which rnuso dostrlbutlon. Mrs. Irwin Troxoll and other dir ectors reportod that tho pastos ot tha various churches who had boon seen nnd other Investigations mado indi cated thut tho call tor rollof this full woro not as great ns In formor years, contrary to tho general bollof It was howovor tho expressed belief that boforo spring tho number would porhaps bo greuter. Howovor tho di rectors felt that when nooded funds can nlways bo secured horo for tho rollof of local needs and that there fore tho oducatlonal work should bo considered in tho present division of funds. To administer tho roller funds the following commltteo was appointed Mrs. Irwin Troxoll, chairman, Mrs. Henry Griffin and Mrs Laruo Illack aby, Tho auxiliaries will bo notifi ed of tho action of tha directors and asked to appoint chalrmon for this work In tliolr respect I vo districts.