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ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, THU J? GD AY, APRIL 14, 1921
NO. 19
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I IS ASKED 10
DROP COUNTY AGENT
'UTITIO.V 1JHINO CIRCULATKR
IN TKRRITOHY AIIOUT CITY
RKQUKHTINO AHOL1TION OK
COUNTY AONT AND
CLUH WORK
WANT ALL EXPENSES REDUCED
Work Holng Rone Quietly Hut It.
Mooting Willi Opposition Front
Pvi-hoiim A('imliittil With Work
Misleading HlntpmciiiH v
Hcljng Made N
rotltlotiH nsklng tho County Coun
to drop tlio work of tlio County
Ai;cnt, tlio County Club Lcndor, nnd
to In ovory wiiy posslblo rcduco tho
oxponsos of tho county In bolng clr-
cuinica iidoiii tlio torrltory nround
thn city. Ho far tin known, tlio po
vtltlonn linvii not boon clrculntod
nmong tho business moil, or among
any lnrgo number of rnncliors who
uro fnmlllur with (ho work of tho
Knnu llurcnii.
Kor a tlmo tho petitions resolv
ed sumo support but from Into ro
portH that huvo coino In tho clr
ciilntorH, who nro working for nomo
unknown croup, hnvo round thnt
tholr efforts nro not' bolng encour
aged nnd Hint real opposition will
ho found In tho offqrt to q nwny
with progrosRlvo of forts tho ranch
ers huvo nndorlakon to solvo tholr
problauiH.
Ono of tho porsoiiR to whom tho
petition win prnscntod, nnd who ro-
riiHod tn sign It, doc In rod that tho
petition not forth n- gloomy plcturo
or .tho .taxpayers condition.
An Investigation reveals tho fnct
Hint whoi) tho fax budget (or tills
year whs prepared, with tho Item
for the County Agent work Included
nut n hIiirIo titxpuyor protestod.
. Whon tlio petitions woro prosontcd
In tlio vicinity of Nyssa no oncour
URomont wns rocolvod, according to
tho roportn which hnvo reached tho
Argun, In fact In no noctlon whoro
tho work of tho Kami lluroau Is
.known and whoro tho rnncliors
hnvo co-oporAtod nro the. pott!otiorR
receiving ncournKoiiient.
Tho fnctH of tho case nro flint all
of tlui Increase- mada In tnxes this
your Is duo olthor to tho Incroaso In
stato taxea duo to Incronsod appro
priations by (ha InHlilalure, or to
I bo direct voto of tho pooplo In tho
Increased mlllago lax for hlRhor
education. County taxes In Mainour
county liavo bean roduced nenrly 60
por cout. This fact tlio potlttonors
liuvo ontlruly ovorlookod.
HCIIOOJ, KUIi:itINTKM)i:.Tfl
AltUANdK 1X)H TltAUK MKKT
Huturdny, March 10 a mcotlng of
tlio principals nnd superintendents
or tho Malheur County sctioola was
Ijold nt tho Ontario HIkIi School for
tho purposo of completing arrnnge
lueuts far n county trnct meat to bo
hold nt VnlQ tho first weuk n May.
Huporlntoiidunts Lusty or Nyssa,
Ager or Vnlo mid Principal Uoucbor
J or Ontnrlo attondQil.
Tho moot will (ncludo all or tho
usual ovonts for bqtl) boys nnd girls,
jrto participants will bo divided tn
to throo classes according to ago.
Thoro will bo 41 evonts, oach count
ing 15 points, Klrut place counts
5 points, socoud placo i, third placo
3, fourth placo 8, nnd fifth placo 1.
Tho team having tho most points at
tho oud of tho must will reculvo n
largo loving cup, given by the Com
mercial club of Vale. Each Individ
ual wlnnor will bo given n ribbon.
rnociiuM
Classos for Hoys and QlrU
"A" Class, boys or girls 18 years
of ago or under on May 0, 1021,
"11" ClasH, boys or girls 13. or 14
years of ago on May 0, 1981.
"C" Class, boys or girls 15 to 21
years of ngo on May 0, 1831,
l'lf'tcrnm of Kvonts
(K vents called at 10 A. M. and
1:30 P, M.)
HOYS Classes und Kvcnts
. "C", 100 yd. D(Bb, 120 Hurdle.
Haskot Hall for baskets, NOON, 100
yd, Dash, Dase nail or Distance.
440 yd. School Relay race, 4 best
runners to a team, each to run 110
yds.
GIIILS Classesniiil KvenU
"A", 50 yd. Dash, 120 Hurdlo,
Ail-Up Indian Club, NOON, 100 yd.
Dash, Potato Itace.
B", 50 yd. Dash, 120 Hurdle,
AH-Up Indian Club, NOON 100 yd.
Dash, Potato Itaco.
"ASO yd. Dash, 120 Hurdlo,
Polo Vtfilt, Ilun D. Jump, Hun HI
Jump, NOON, 100 yd. Dash, 220 yd.
Hun, Shot Put 81bs.
"D", 50 yd. Dash, 120 Hurdle,
Hun III Jump, Polo Vault, Run D.
Jump, NOON, 100 yd. Dash, 220 yd.
Run, Shot Put.
'C", 100 yd.. Dash, 120 Hurdje,
Run D. Jump, Run HI Jump, Pole
Vnult, NOON, 220 yd. Run, 440 yd.
Run, Javelin Throw, Shot Put,
MOTOR TROUULH IH CAUHK
OK DKLAY OK T1IIH 18HUK
Argus rendors who drlvo
autoB need not bo told or tho
oxnsporntlons or motor troublo
to npproclato bow bntrilng
thoy nro Boniotlmos. Yot wo
, niUBt toll you that tho burning
or bonrlngs nnd tha ruining or
Insulators on tlio motor or tlio
4- lluotypo hatflod us for two
dnys, all of Thursday nnd Krl-
day, nnd caused tha dolay In
this issue of tho Argus. Ow-
Ing to tho dolay n numbor of
s stories hnvo not rocolved tha
attention duo them, nnd others
had to bo loft out ontlruly.
GRANGE LEADER TO
HOLD MEETING HERE
O. K. Hpenco to Address Ontliorlug
At Culm (Irniigo Hull on Krldny
May ( H M i.'imt visit to
Malheur County
C. B, Hponce, uinRtor of the
Oregon Stato Orango wltl visit Mnl
hour county for tho first tlmo next
11102' h whon bo comos to address a
mooting at tho Cairo OraiiRo Hall
on the ovonlng of May 0.
Mr. Uponco who s oim qf tho best
known ioaiorn of thq fnnn move
ment In tho wont has long hcon
mnstor or tlio stato graiiRo and iiIho
a prominent member of tha State
:nrm iiuronu Fouornlion.
Miuixfleld Coining Too
Ilosldo tho nddrosscs of Mr.
Sponco tho ranchers of tho County
will hnvo an opportunity of hearing
Uoo. 12. Mansflold., nrasldont of tha
StiMq Knrm lirnu Federation who
will hold n series of mootlnHs In
tho county, according to ndvlco ro
colved by V. V. Ulchox, president of
tho County Farm Ilurnau. Tho dntos
of Mr. Mansfield's meetings hnvo not
been determined, but will bo an
nounced lator.
Mrs. R. II, Crisp s vsllln.g rohv
lives nt fjlnnn. Kerry.
Mrs, Chaptmin, of llplso In visit
ing her son, H. l(. Olmpiiinii.
Win, Taylor linn purolmsed n roal
doiico and four lots on tho east
side.
Horn, nt Junturn, Krldny, April 8,
to Mr. and Mrs. Joo Tipton, it son
Mrs, Tipton was Mluu Ponrl Carter
formerly of Ontarlq,
J. Q, Phllnbnum 'roturpod Sntur-j
day from Junturn to tiring tho body
ot a son or Mr. nnd Mrs, Krnnk
Ryan hurled, nt Mnt Placo sovon
yoars ago, to Inter It In tho Catholic
cemetery horo. Ha roturnod Wed.
nouday from Nnmpa with thn oiy
of a socoiuj son Unt hud boon bur
led (hero aud rolnterrod tho ro
mains by the wide or his brother.
Mrs, Ilonry Qrlfflii, Rod Cross re
presontatlvo ror ti8 eootlun return j
eu Tuosuay irom roruand wiier
shu had been to placo Mrs, Cook ot
Kingman. Colony In t sanatnrlum.
0. K. StanflQia f Vnlo wns nn
Ontario visitor Wodpcsduy.
Hon Stewart camo down rrom
Kolly Kami, In Hnrnoy county, w
consult local physicians. Mr. fitow
art reports that the slioepmon who
ifoed In tho dosort tho past wlntoi
brought tlielr flocks through In
good ohapo,
Sam Cremo of Wolsor spent .Tues
day In Ontario,
Mrs. J. liradborry or Nampa was
In Ontario Tuesday,
Mrs. Jacob Printing or Nampa
visltod In Ontario Saturday.
Mr. nnd Mrs,. Louis Kelsoy motor
ed up rrom Nampa Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. h. Sprout return
cd Krlday Irom California whoro
they fliiont tho winter. They mudd
tho trip by unto from Long Iltueii
In six days.
Mrs. O. IC. Avery who handles a
lino of goods for a prominent Chi
cago firm is a guest of .Mrs. Oraco
larrle at Hotel Mnoro whllo In On
tario. K. 11. Hall left last week for I.os
Angeles. Ho expect to roMirn to
Ontario soon by auto accompnuled
by Mrs. Dull,
Rev. Reed, former pastor or Pres
byterian church or Payette. iiceom
panted by Mrs. Reed and hoiuo
friends woro Sunday - vUltoru In
Ontario.
W. C. Stone or Portland, who was
awarded contract ror the. highway
has been In Ontario slnco Sunday
lining up the work.
David Ornham roturned Monday
rrom a several days stay at Port
land. J. A. Schmidt or McDowoII Furni
ture Co, was a business visitor lit
La Orande tho last ot the week, go
ing from thero to Walla Walla and
to his home nt Freewater, Oregon,
returning Tuesday.
K. M. Dean of Nyssa was an On
tario visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Walter Shlmp ot Little
Willow country was shopping in On
tario Monday,
j LOCAL PERSONALS
AT
ItouofllH of Agricultural Training
Ijiuidod lly Ho)t TlioiusoUe mill
Ity Kutlici-tt Who llitu Kolhmed
lutci out Hhown lly Hons
Tho sixteen boys In tho clnHs In
Agrlculturo at tha High School wcro
hosts, Inst Krldny ovcnlnit at n
chicken dinner In honor of their
futhors, ubd tho members of thu
board of education. Tho dinner
was Hurved by tlio girls or tho do
inoHtlc sclenco dopnrtmeiit nnd wnB
nn ovout which tho "dnds" will not
Boon forgot.
Wynno LiiBconibo, president of
tlio cIubs presided as toastmnstor
nnd James McCrolgbt was tho
spokesman of tho buys. Iloth boys
(old of tho scopo of tho work car
rlod on In this class und of tho
lionoflls which huvo ben derived. J
C. McCrolgbt, a. W. Demi and others
or mo "Unas" present declared thut
nlnco tho couruo was Btartad their
boys bad shown grentor Intorosi In
sciiooi work thnn ovor botoro.
Judge v, W, Wood, Dr. W. J.
Wooso, Rev. V. J. Luscombo nnd
others or tho mon prcsont discussed
tho placo or tho school nnd or vo
cational training jn tlio schomo or
inodorn Ilfo, comparing this with
tho limited advantages of tholr day.
Among tho otbor speakers wero Sup-
uiiiiiuiiuuiu in ncuooifl j, ai. McDon
nld, Prof. M, U. Thomw who gavo
a broader view of tho alms of tho
course nnd nsked for tho co-opora-
uun oi wio pnroins. a. K. Alkeu
spoko on (ho attltudo or tho public
toward tho school.
NYSSA LODGE HOLDS
EXTENDED SESSION
Ontario, Vnlo anil Panmi .Members
Join in lnlUallhg Tvn Canillilntm
Idaho Uriiuil .Master (lives
Ix'rturo
Masons from Ontario, Vnlo and
Parma Joiirueyod to Nyssa Monday
night to bo prwont at tho Initiatory
cession of Golden llulo- Lodgo A. K.
A. M. nnd to onjoy tho bnnquot
which followed.
Th6 Ontario ofricors. Ralph Dun
bnr, master, C. K. Trow, senior
anion ami jinrry ciomont, Junior
Wnnloil. assisted bv tha ilnirrnn tnnm
conforod work on tho first enndl
dato Initiated, wldlo tho Nyssa inon
lod. by Frunk Hnll, mnstor. K. M.
uonn, sonior warden and Krod
tho'secoSIOr WBrdU Pr""''0'1 f0r
Rx.Ornud Master Coffin of Idnhn
delighted thn gatborlng with an olo
quont nml unlquo lectura on Mas
onry and following tho locturo tho
mombors ropnlrod to thq busomunt
of tm Prosbytorlnn church whoro
tliq women ot tho Kastorn Star had
prepared an olnbornto dlnuor. It
was onrly morning boforo tho dele
gation rrom Ontario re turn oil homo.
IUIU HKABON WHV .MAMIKUIt
COUNTY TAXICH INCRIUSKI)
Doforo Jumptne to tho con
clusion that tho County Court
Is to be blamed for tho In
croaso In taxes In Malheur
County, view tho tablo given
bolow of tho Stato taxos which
tho proporty owners of this
county hnvo been called upon
to pay slnco 1010, which In
round numbers wore as follows
1910 .. 31,000
1017 30,000
1918 37.000
1919 42,000
1920 05,000
1921 102,000
Note that tha Incroaso from
1920 to 1921 Is almost 100,
000 or nearly 150 per cent In
croaso, and In fact 500 per cent
Incroaso over 1910. This In
croaso la attributable to tho at'
rirmntlvo voto of tho pooplo
Increasing tho mtllago tax for
higher education and for the
primary education.
W. T. Loioy, a mining man from
thn Cook Inlet mining district ot
Aluuka In in town visiting his inotli
er, Mrs. D. Leroy. Mr Leroy la
highly Impressed with tho appear,
ancq of this country nnd will boosv
It on his return to tho north, be
snys.
O. A. Kief, Mrs. L. L. Hlckox.
nnd Mr. and Mrs. Orln Hull drove
to Caldwell Sunday. Mr. Hlckox U
orapio)eJ by tho Concrete Plpo Co
of Caldwell and the family expect to
move there soon
Willard Hober and family moved
to Caldwoll Wednesday where Mr
Hober has employment with the
Concrote Pipe Company.
Rev. W. K. Cochran left Tuesday
ror King Hill, Idaho to attend ttu
meeting oi tho Presbytery.
Mrs. T J Urosnan and Miss Klla
nrosnan or Vale visited at tho John
Drosnan homo this weok.
LOCAL PERSONALS
MEN
TO ABATE NUISANCE
County Officials Visit Hccno of He-
. cent (Int-biige. Dumping on Ijotvcr
Ilend Ox Mm by WeNei' Of.
flclnls und Holiness Men
Welsor officials nnd business mon,
whon they started tholr cam
paign to clonn up tholr city so
lectod Oregon as tho duniDlne
ground, carting In nil, soma two
hundred wagon loads of filth and
rubbish to tho flat on tho Oregon
sldo opposlto that city. Not only
that, I.' ;hus boon tho practlco lor
Wolsc mon to haul all tho dond ani
mals and other uolsomo objects from
their town to Oregon for disposal.
Upon complaint havlnir boon
lodged by tho pooplo living on the
lowor Dond Ox Klat, County Judge
13. It. TcBt, District Attomoy It. I).
Lytlo and County Health Orriccr
Drawn, visited tho scono of Wolsor's
nctlvltlos yestorday and filed notlco
upon ino mniio men mat me prnc
tlco must bo stopped, and stopped
immouinioiy.
"Tbero nro many wnys In which
tho prnctlco can bo and will bo
stopped," said Mr. Lytlo yostorday,
nttor tho bobbIou nt Wolsor. "If
thoy do not comply with tho order
given today wo will sea that thoy
do so It It Is nocossnry to call upon
tho fodoral health authorities to pro
hibit tho transportation of such ma
terial across tho stato line. How
over, our stato nuisance laws nro
sufficient to stop thu prnctlco ef
fectively, INTERESTTAKEN IN CLUBWORK
A great donl or Intorost linn boon
shown in Roys nnd Olrls Club work
In Malheur County this year Dur
ing tho month or March, 14 clubs
completed tholr organization, soled
od their local club lender nnd bo-
gnu nctlvo work on tholr projocts.
130 mombors woro enrolled for tho
various projects during this tlmo,
making n total enrollment up to
tho first day ot April ot 236.
This club work Is conducted by
tha Kxtanslou Sorvlco ot tha Oregon
Agrtcillturo College nnd tho United
Stntos Department ot Agrlculturo,
cooperating .with tho Stato Depart
ment ot Education,
Tho objects of Club Work nro to
Intorest tho boys and girls lu farm
activities, to train tholr hands and
minds by productive employment, to
tench tho Club mombors tho latost
and host mothoiU for conducting
oach of tho various projocts, to do
volop leaders, to train for acblovo
ineuti nnd to tach tho vnluo of
sorvlco for others.
Not only aro tho comimtnltlas in
gonoral showing ail active Intorest
In thn work, but certain Individuals
throughout tho county aro going fur
thor and giving tholr tlmo and
inonoy, tor tho d'lroct benefit of tho
boys aud girls.
Oraliam Parks, of Ontario, Is not
only acting ns tho local club loador
for tho Ontario Poultry Club, but
Is giving troo to nny poultry club
niombor In the Cairo Kami Ruroau
Community a sotting ot his pure
brod HhQdo Island Red oggs.
A. R Cain, or Ontario, Is otror
ing to any motnber ot tho Poultry
club lu Malheur County a sotting ot
puro-brcd Whlto Leghorn oggs, thoy
In return, giving him ono pullet
ralsod from thoso oggs.
Mr. nrumback, In tho nig Ilond
community Is furnishing free seed
to nny niombor ot a corn club lu tho
county. Mr. Fry, ot Nyssa has or
forod to furnish freo seod to tho
merabora of tho Nyssa Corn Club,
Tho local loadora aro vory Im
portant factors In tho success ot tho
club work. Too much crodlt cannot
bo glvon to theso men and womon,
who nro'glvlng up tholr valuablo
time to tho boys and girls ot tho
county.
n. K. Inglo Is qulto sick at hlb
homo on tho Boulevard. Ho recolv
od n tolegrnm stating that his brotlu
or, Will Inglo, bad dlod at his
homo in Kansas.
Mr and Mrs. n. Roynolds, formo
residents who lett Ontario threo
years ago ror Twin Falls, nro mak
ing arrangements to roturn to On
tario within a couple or weeks.
Their son, Kred Reynolds, a banket
or Lakevlow, Oregon, purchased the
Orlffin ranch two and threo quarter
miles Southwest or or Ontario where
his paronts will llvo. Mr. Reynolds
says that thoy aro glad to get back
to Ontario among their manj
friends.
Fred Loos was operated on Fri
day at Portland for cataract on ono
or his oyes.
Misses Nettlo, Lane and Margaret
McDonald of Rolso woro week end
visitors of tholr undo, Donald Mc-Konsle.
LOCAL PERSONALS I
4.
KIHDAV, AI'RIIj 2a M
OKKICIAL CIjUAN-UP day
Mayor W. II. Doollttlo has
issued a proclamation, found
elsowhoro In this Isstio, declar
ing Krlday, April 22 ns "Clean
Up" day In Ontario. Ho bns
nsked nil tho business housos
to closo during tha afternoon,
and tho schools likewise In
ordor that tlio work may bo
prosecuted with vigor.
TO START ROAD WORK
'. W. Stone or Portland Subleiw
Work Over Kullro font nut .
.Makci Ontario Headiiiiarlei-H
and I,ets Contrnct for l'lpo
Work started this wcok on tho
Old Oregon Trail north of Ontario.
C. W. Slono ot Portland tho general
contractor ror tho work arrived
MondnyMarnlng nnd with him camo
a number or sub contractors who
hava taken sections ot tho work.
Mr, Stono tins sublet most or tho
work and will maka this city bis
hondquurtors. Ho lot ono contrnct
ror 5000 feet or concrete plpo to tha
locnl concroto company nnd mndo
other arrangements to prosocuto tho
work ns rapidly as posslblo. Tho
county court was busily engaged this
ook In clearing up rlght-or-wny
mattors, socurlng deeds rrom tho
mon whoso claims woro abrltrated
and In ono or two Instnncos pre
paring tho necessary papors ror con
demnation suits.
H.VAKK IHVKIt VAM.KY PILL
POUNDKRH HOLD MKLT1NG
Tho nunrtcrly mooting or tho
Snnko Rlvor valley druggists' associ
ation was hold Tuosday or this wcok
horo lu Ontnrlo. Tho men gathorod
hero during tho afternoon nnd had
tholr dlnuor togothor nt tho Klfor
Caro hnd following that bold n bus
iness session nt tho City Hall.
Thoro woro 20 pill pounders from
tha various towns nil tha wny rrom
Rolsa to Huntington in tho gather
ing. This Is tho tlrst mooting ot
tho association ovor hold In Ontnrlo,
Mrs. II. I-:. Roberts of Poncn, Ok
'aliotna who has boon visiting at the
Van Potion homo loft Sunday for
her formor homo In Olknhoma
whoro alio will visit for soma tlmo
boforo returning to this country
whom they will rosldo, ns Mr.
Roberts recontlly purchased tlie
Nyssa Hardwaro storo at Nyssa.
Miss Paulino Johnson underwent
a minor operation nt Holy Rosary
llospltnl Monday,
I. J. Dickson and family of Km
molt woro In Ontnrlo Sundny nnd
Monday visiting Mr. Dickson's sis
tor, Mrs. Jcnnutto Kvnns.
Mrs. Loroy Hull und llltlo sou oi
Olonn's Kerry who havo boon visit
ing at La Orande stopped In On
tnrln Sunday for a short visit with
Mr. Hull's sister, Miss Ooorgla Hull
Mrs. John uumphy of Nnmpa Is
visiting airs. k. v. vnn potton.
Mr. and Mrs. Shorry Johnson -ot
Nyssa woro Tuesday Ontario shop,
pors.
Tho Christian Kndoavor societies
of tho Congregatlonnl and Prosby
torlnn churches hold two mooting
minuay nt cougrogntionai Church
both afternoon and ovonlng. Renro-
Bontntives of tno Vnlo Christian
Church nnd Nyssa Prosbyterlan 15 n
doavor soclotlcs woro also present. It
being n got together mooting foi
discussion ot plans for crontlng In
torost and onthuslnm nmong tho
young people. Tho Congregational
Church orchestra furnlsbod muslo
for tho ovonlng mooting
Mario Kahy was called to hoi
homo In West fall Sundny by the
sorlons Illness of hor bother. Word
wns rocolved Inter that ho passed
away nt 3:00 Mondny morning.
Mrs. Dick Davis was visiting
grandma Thomns Tuesday aftor
noon.
Roso McConnoll is spending tho
wook at tho homo or hor paronth
soiitii or t'ruitinnd.
Mrsl Oono McCoy leR Friday to
visit hor mothor at Halnos, Oregon
O. K. Pollock who tins boon with
tho Kastern Orogon Land Co. for
sovornl months loft for nolso Mon.
Kday from which placo ho will go
to Portland and coast cities.
Fred Courtnny camo ovor from
Payette Saturday after his sinnl!
daughter Rita who has been stay
ing with hor grand paronts for the
past few months.
Frank Irvlngton moved to tho An
dorson ranch near Malheur Ilutto
Monday.
Mrs. aeorgo Ollham mado a
shopping trip to Rolso Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hanafln spout it
fow days In Rolso last weok visiting
friends.
Joe Watanabe roturnod Wednes
day from n throo months visit t(.
Japan, bringing with him n brldo
Ho encountered rougbt sons In
crossing Ho says tho travol bo
tweon United States and Japan Is
heavy 'Thero woro about ono hun
dred and firty Americana on hnnra
thn ship, the balance being Japanos
who like himself had been on a visit
to their formor homo nnd wore re
turning to tho land of their adop.
tlon.
LOCAL PERSONALS f"
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POWER COMPANY FILES
HIIOl'I.I) I'HTITIO.V UK RANTi:i
MAMIHUIt'H POWKH HIM,
WIMj UK INCItKAMKI) UP.
WARDS OK 9lU(),()0() I'KU
ANNUM.
ORGANIZED ACTION NECESSARY
Main Ilui-den Kails on Irrigation
Users Who Remain Apathetic
Trusting Commission to
Art Kiuoi-iihly Willi.
out Kvidcncc
Tho Idaho Powor Company of
fored Its prepared record proof bo
foro tho Idaho Public 8orvlco Com
mission, on April G nt Rolso, to show
tho purported valuation of Its ontlro
Iilnnt. This report consIstH of
thirty six Inrgo bound volumes, re-
poncu to nnvo cost 1200,000 mid
nbout ono nnd bnlf years tlmo or n
Inrgu rorco or oHtco and Hold ox
ports. It sorves nH tho basis upon
which the company bases Its claim
ror Incrcnscs In power rntos which
will nil but spoil ruin ror thoso who
nro compelled to pay them, declared
laud owners who havo used power
ror Irrigation ror years.
Tho hearing was continued until
May 10, in ordor to pormlt power
users to bo propnrod to crosn ox
nmlno and submit prooL Tho proor
which has boon, nnd will bo, sub
mitted In Idnho, togothor with tho
proof submitted In Orogon, will bo
considered by both tho Idnho and
Orogon Commissions In fixing tho
vnluntlon of tho Idaho Powor Com
pany plants and upon this, rntos for
sorvlco will be dotormlnod somotlmo
later.
Oroatly lucrensod rates, particul
arly for Irrigation usos, hnvo boon
nppllod for by tho company. A
temporary Incroaso was granted
thorn n year ago, but tho flnnl rntcs
woro held up ponding n determina
tion of tho vnluo of tho tiroDortv
Should thoso Incronsos ho grantod,
tho lrrlgntlonlsts or Mnlhour county
will bo rorcod to deliver up approxi
mately 1100,000 por annum ad
ditional toll or go out or buslnoss.
Taking all buslnoss Into considera
tion, tho county's powor bill will be
Increased by a sum fnr In excess of
all county taxos, tho extra bunion
falling upon torrltory dovoloped
Inrgoly bocniiso of contracts which
woro entered Into with tho powor
roumpnny which seomed to mnko
such development prnctlcal.
Tho burden of dofonso Is going to
rail upon tho powor usors to prosont
tholr side of tho rnso and to bolp tho
commtsson out In analysing tho val
uations plnrod by thn Powor Com
pnny upon Its properties, nnd lu do
tarmliilng whnt fair ratos nro for tho
different clnses of powor users. Roth
tho Idaho hud Orogon commissions
nro overworked nnd hnmporod by
lark of funds to mnko Investiga
tions; bosldos, tho Orogon Commis
sion nt tho prosont tlmo, baa par
ticularly honvy mattors ponding bo
foro It which will roqulro much of
Its tlmo. Thoro Is groat nood ror
Immodlntn action on tho part or thn
powor usors In nssombllng data to
provo boforo tho commission whnt
tholr sldo of tho matter Is. It will
not do for tho caso to bo prosontcd
to tho Public Sorvlco Commission on
n nno-slded basis, showing only thn
powor company's sldo which will
naturally bo mado ns favorable to
thn petitioners ns posslblo. Otlior
wlso, tho commission may bo power
less and without ovldenco or under
standing of thn real situation and
tho rights or parties to mnko what
will bo actually, or considered to bo.
nn oqultahlo decision from tho stand
point of tho powor users.
As usual, however, tho powor
users do not Room to bo orgnulzod
and rondy. Tho farm bureau has
boon endeavoring to bring tlio ton
or twolvo Irrigation districts In tho
county togothor ror ovor n yonr and
bus rocoutly mot with partial suc
cors. Tho bureau has nlso busied
Itself In socurlng dntn to show tho
actual returns from a Irago numbor
of fnrms unilor districts using power
nnd has boon partly buccosbMI In Its
otrortB along this Una. Sovornl In
dividuals havo devoted no (nconsld
nrablo tlmo mid inonoy In tho cause
Rut on tho wbolo tho users seem tn
lm anathtlo nnd without Interest In
r this vltnl mattor, scorning to profor
to lot It go by default. Sovoral or
tho Individuals who hnvo bnrno tho
burden doe'dod to lot tho usors In
gonornl toko tholr mcdlclno and loso
tholr property unless thoro la somo
disposition shown to back up tholr
efforts.
AMKIUOAN I.KOION KORMH
HALL TRAM OK ITH OWN
Ontnrlo Post of tho Amorlcnn Log
Ion has a ball team. Tho players
all come from Ontario and all nro
mombors of tho Post. At tho flrBt
practice gamo hold yostordoy to got
tho boys togothor, thoy played tho
Hleh School nlno nnd of courso woro
defeated by tho youngsters 11 to 2.
It wns tho first tlmo In years many
of tho Legion men havo thrown a
ban. but thoy expect to round into
Bhapo soon. The following was tho
Initial line up: Honry Casiuay. oi
Stonor. Fred Test, Dwlght Plorco,
Jack Qordon, Frod QramRo. 8. M.
Ilouciior, C. M Tylor and irving
Harris. Dr. Tylor Is tho manager ol
tho aggregation nnd they expect to
play otbor Legion teams In tho val
ley this summer.