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iMtutu t$w. Mi I ' ' XXV ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1921 NO. 22 wfa REFERENDUM Of FIVE VOTKK IX) PAHS UPON TIIIO OK ritOl'OHKI) AMENDMENTS ON JUNK 7 TWO LICGlHIiATIVE 11ILI.8 ALSO UP BONUS PLAN IS INCLUDED Other Proportion Include Change . In Scttlon Periods mid Pny nud Intension of Veto Itiglit Tologrixra Salem Durcnu t 8ALEM, Or., April 28 (Spoclal) Flvo Btnto-wldo measures, thiea of thorn proposed amendments to the Btuto constitution, nnd four municipal measures,, will ko boforo tlio voters of Oregon (or tholr np provnl or rejection of tho spoclnl election of Tuesday, Juno 7. All woro roforrod by tho 1021 legisla ture Tho loglslnttva net fixing tho dnto for tho oloctlon provided that only these measures should ho voted on t that tlmo. For any county or othor municipality to submit any other tnonsuro on tho sumo date nn additional spoclal election would havo to bo called. Tho stnto-wldo monsures to bo vojod are: Constitutional nmondmont length cnlng tho duratlon of tho stato leg Ulaturo and Increasing tho pay of inombors. Constitutional nmondmont creat ing a world'wur votorans' stato nld fund. Kxtend Veto Hlght Constitutional amondmont en abling tho governor to volo tho omorgoncy clauso on legislative measures. Ilyglonlc murrlago examination and llccnso bill. MoasuVo qualifying women to nit an jurors. Tho measure lengthening tho dur ation of tho stato legislature amends soctlon 29 of ortlclo i of tho constl- tctlon. It Incroasos tho length of tho ses sion from forty to sixty days; In creases tho pay of members from $3 to $G n day, both for regular and spoclal sessions; places a limit on tho period within which bills may bo Introducod, with tho oxcoptlon of appropriation and dofenso meas ures; places tho prosldent of tho senate and tho speaker of tho house on tho sahio pay as othor members, eliminating tho presont provision thut thoy "shall recolvo nn addi tional compensation oqual to two thirds of their por diem allowance as members." No change Is proposed In tho lim it of duration placed on spoclal ses sions or on tho mllongo nllowanco of mombora. Bonus Plan Up Tho purpose of tho World War Votorans' stato old fund nmondmont Is, to quoto tho title. "To Issue lunula nni tn exceed 3 per cent or tho assossod valuation of all proper ty In tho state to ralso money iu wo loaned In amounts of not moro than linnn nr nnlil nu a llOIIUS 01 1 for each month of active service, but not exceeding $500, to each honorably discharged resident of n,oinn wlin served In tho UnUOU States army, navy or marine corps betweou April 6, 1917, and Noveui bor 11, 1918; to lovy an additional annual tax of 2 mills to pay priori pal and Interest of such bonds, und ratifying corrolotivo legislative enactments," .,. Tho "correlative enactments montlonod refers to on net pasfeu by tho 1921 logislaturo providing that each quallflod veteran of tho world war may borrow from tuo state up to $3000. or may receive a cosh bonus of $15 a month for the time ho was In sorvlco, but not to exceed $500. This act would bo u offectlvo for lack of funds should tho proposed constitutional amend ment fall to paBS. While tho con stltutlonal amondraent a"nx0 loans In amounts up "'"""" act passed by tho legislature fixes fhe maximum' loan at $3000, there fore $3000 would bo the largest amount a veteran could borrow. Veterans Inking loans pay tho stato per cent tatorert. Ihe . nf firmatlvo argument in the voters pamphlet offers this Information about loanB; Payment Provided "The loan must bo made upon real estate security and shall not exceed 75 por cent of the ;' valuation of the real estate. The real estate need not necessarily be long to Midler, but may be owned i.v hia wife, father or mother, child, bother or Bister. Tho borrower muTropay the loan l-l-Ug-wg of 6 per cent per annum. Of wis 4 per cent on the unpaid principal (Continued on Page Five) HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS TO UK IN MALIIICUlt COUNTY BOON Ab tho Argus goes to prosa a message wnB recolvod from Secretary Mcnchnm of tho Dak- or Commercial Club that tho Highway Commissioners aro In Grant county today and wilt romaln thora until Saturday when thoy roach linker. Dakcr plntiH on ontortnlnlng thorn for threp days and f rom llnkor thoy will como to Ontario, and lator will vlow tho roads of tho county. Until definite word Is rocolvcd from tho commls- Blotters tho local Commercial 4 Club Is making tenntlvo plans for n proper reception for tho officials when thoy reach this city. NATION FACING REAL President George Minefield, Of The Hlato Farm lliirenu Aildu-sic Handier nml HunIiichh: Men Wednesday Night "Itallrond rates must bo reducod At once, or wo will havo to rowrlto tho entire commercial geography of tho Unltod States" was tho mossago which Ilorbort Itoovor gnvo tho rep resentatives of tho Nntlonnl Fnrm llurenu at tholr Washington confer ence, said President George A. Mansfield prcsldont of tho Oregon Farm Uuroau In his addrosa nt tho Commorclnl Club rooms last night to a crowd of buslnoss men and ranchers which comfortublo filled tho hall. "Amorlcnn ngrlculluro Is facing u roal crisis," declared tho spoaker, "and tho big men of tho cabinet nml of tho business world roallzo It If tho farmers havo to go through another year such as wo nro oxper louring at presont thoy arc ruined, and tho country Is ruined with thorn. Tho manner In which tho products of forolgn markets aro flooding tho country has ruined tho Btockmnu, tho wheat farmer and all tho allied Industries. "So long ob Argontlno whont can bo shipped by boat to Now York for 10 cents por bushel and It costs tho Mlddlo Western rancher 30 cents and tho far wostorn ranchor 38 cents to got a bushel of wheat to Now York Amorlcan fnrmors can not competo und wo will transfer tho wheat growing of tho world to Argontlno and ruin tho Amorlcan farmer. Tho samo Is truo of tho stock business. "What tho wiost) must dc and what tho ontlro nation must do Is to got Its foot ou tho ground nnd start building prosperity for Its own pooplo. "Threo things must bo dono now, and tho Farm nurenu Federation Is trying to accomplish thom. Thoy nre: rondjust marketing probloms, financing tho farmor, roduco rail road rates nnd got n tariff that will protect agrlculturo as well as manu facturing." . Mr. Mansfield told tho audience tho methods of tho Fnrm llurenu nnd how It operates conservatively to solvo the vexing problems of the day. Tho fnrm bureau Is built up on tho plans proparod by tho na tional governmeut whoso most po tent agent Is tho County AgentB over tho country who bring to tho farm er tho exporlenco nnd knowledge gatherod by tho experts In all mar keting and productive lines. Mr. Mansfield will deliver n series of lectures throughout tho county boforo continuing on his wny to his homo In Medtord. AL CIIANCK 18 GIVEN STIFF SENTENCE FOH DEFALCATION In the parlanco of pollco courts. Judgo niggs, "throw tho books" nt Al Chanco when he sentenced , him at Volo last Thursday' to do a 15 year Jolt at tho state penitentiary. Sheriff Noe left Friday afternoon with Chance for Salem. Accord- tne to the ovldonce Introduced to the Judge, for Chanco pled guilty to forgery without trial, the prison or had during his management of hn incal Boise Payette lumbor yard omboi2led between $20,000 and $25,000. A T,. Pockrum. B. W. Howland and E. M. Grelg left Wednesday for Halley, Idaho to view tho work be ing dono on tho War Dance Mine In which thoy are Interested. SAYS NO INCREASE UP Malinger Oit of Idaho Power Com puny Declares No Increase In Ir rigation ItutcN Pending at Pre cnt Tliuu -SeekH Kxplnnntloit Manager Orr of tho Idaho Powor Company for this district called up on tho Argus laBt Friday for an ex planation of tho story which appear ed In thu Issue of April 14 relative to powor rates in which tho state ment was eoiitnlncd that tho com pany was sooklug nn lncreaso In Its presont ratcB. According to Mr. Orr tho company has no rnto rlso application pending but Ib merely complying with tho commission's ordor to havo n com ploto Inventory of Its property rendy for examination by thu commission Hint tho vnluo of tho plant can bo tlxod. "At tho present tlmo," said Mr. Orr, "tho rates In tho district nro not uniform. In somo of tho cities tho minimum Is only 70 contn per month, In others , nB In Ontnrlo, It Is $1.00. Elthor tho 70 cont rnto Is too low or tho $1.00 In too high, nud tho company wants nn adjust mont on thoso Inoqualltlos. There nro nlso n number of othor rates which havo been In offoct under old contrnctB of companies which tho Idaho Powor Company took ovor. which unequal with tho rates In offoct In other sections nnd tho company no doubt will nsk that thoso ratcB bo adjusted uniformly throughout tho territory." When tho Argus called nttontlou to tho fad that tho prosont rates woro mndo offectlvo by tho com mission as temporary rates woro ponding tho filling of tho Inventory vnluutlon, and that tho Irrigation powor users nnd others Interpreted tho request for n rehearing ns to valuation ns In offoct ro-lnstntlng tho original application for Increas ed rates, which tn somu cases amounted to almost 00 por cent, Mr. Orr, declared that this Interpreta tion was unjustified by thu fncts, und cltod tho ndvortlsod statement which nppenrod ovor tho company's slgunturo In this paper. If tho Argus wua In orror In Its tntorprotatlon of tho company's pur pose, and tho company does not In tend to ank for n rlso In power rates, no one Is mora pleased than tho Argus, nnd Is glad to hand thlo-' Information along to Its readers. PON.I SHOULD HAVE HBAHD AHOUT ONTAHIO FOX I'.Mt.M o If Ponzl had hoard of tho profits which tho owners of Ontario's fox farm expect to mako out of tholr vonturo ho 4- novor would havo gono Into his 4 "forolgn exchange" schoufo, Why II. F. Croady nnd Don Carlos Andorborg havo It nil 4 4 doped nut that thoy will Just 4- "clean" oodlos of monoy on tho 4 potts ot tho foxes thoy aro to 4-4- ralso on tho ranch thoy havo leased from T, II. Mooro on tho 4 hill Just west of tho fair 4- grounds. Thoy havo ono pair 4 ot fox thoro now and havo 4-4- threo moro pair which thoy 4- paid $500 for coming from 4 Mlnnosola. Thoy hnvo a sum- 4 4 mor range for their pets noar 4- Lakoport nnd next yonr expect 4-4- to begin gathering tholr liar- 4 4 vost. 4'4'4' 4' CLUB LEADER WORK ENDORSED BY PARENTS County Unit of Taxation for School Urged Ilcttcr lotion rictures Wanted Want Physical Tvwts Muilo Klect Officers Tho mooting of tho County Coun ell of tho Parent-Teachor Associa tion of Malheur County at Nyssa, April 30th, was ono of tho largest and most successful meotlugs over held slnco tho organization of tho Council. There woro representa tives from nearly all of tho local Parent-Teacher Associations, dole gates coming from as far as Orogan. At the closo ot the meeting the following resolutions wero adopted' 1. That the extension work ot tho Oroeon Agricultural Colleges, as carried on In Malheur County throueh a County Agricultural Agent and through a County Club Leader, serves tho best Interests of tho County nnd should bo continu ed. 2. That Congress should pass tho Smith-Towner Hill, which provides for a national secretary of educu tlon. 3, That medical and physical tests bo provided for in the schools of the county, 4. That every school should car ry on Junior Ited Cross work 5. That Mainour County should (Continued on Last Page. BASE BALL SEASON TO OPEN HERE SUNDAY Many Plnjcrs Trjlng For Local Team Season Ticket tiring Hold nml Interesting Hcliediilo Will llo Plnjcd Tho baBO ball season so far as tho Ontnrlo lcaguu team Ib concern ed, opons hero Sunday afternoon when tho locals moot Emniott nt tho Fair Grounds. Last Sunday tho boys played a prncttco gamo with Frultland at Frultlund and won by a narrow margin. Manngor Clomo has a largo ag gregation to pick from and many plnyora nro trying for places, among thorn boltig tho follewing: pltchqrs, Mooro, Wells, Nowblll; catchers, Macomb, Long, Wells, Hlckoy and Plorco; first baso, Ilouchor nnd Iltotidoll; second baso llusted, Chap man, Hutchinson and Test; third baso, Tost and Ilouchor; floldora Oraiuso, Ilamann, Mooro, Wells and Sullivan. Tho commlttco which Ib soiling season tlckots 1ms had a fnvornblo responso so far but additional sea son tlckotB must bo sold to Insure a good Btart for tho season, MttltAHY BENEFIT DANCE TO 1111 HELD AT OPEHA HOUSE Tho Library Donoflt daucu which tho members of tho Ontnrlo Girl's Club nro giving to secure funds to moot tho contingent offer made by J. It. Illnckaby to donnto half tho sum nocossary to Improvo tho baso mont of tho library has boon trans ferred from tho Wilson hall to tho Opera House for tomorrow ovonlng. Tho young women who havo had tho tickot snlo In hand havo made n general canvas of thu city and nro mooting with n gonorous ro spnnso anil havo urrangod n pro gram, Including nsthetlo dances nud othor features, which assures ovory- fiino who goes u mighty good tlmo. 44- 4 4' 4'4'4'4'4' 4- GOVlUlNOll ISHUICH APPKAL I'Olt SALVATION AHMV FUND 4- 4- 4 Chairman J. A. Laknoss ot 4 tho local committee In charge 4 of tho Sulvatlon Army drlvo ro- colvod tho following message hy wlro Monday from Governor Hon W. Olcett: "Iu pausing through what np poors t6 bo ono ot tho most critical porlods of readjustment 4- 4 thoro has faIlon to tho lot of tho Salvation Army perhaps tho greatest responsibility In tho 4 4- history of that organization. It has novor coasod to sorvo'whoro sorvlco was neodod. It Is an acttvo, efficient organization working continually for suffor- 4- 4- lug humanity. Tho Salvation 4 Army commands our rospoct nnd dosorves our financial sup- ort. I thoroforo deslro to 4 mako tho most earnest appeal to tho pooplo of our stato to ox- 4- ort thomselvos to tho utmost 4- on bohnlf of tho homo sorvlco 4- fund appeal for this yoar." 4 4- DEN W. OLCOTT, aovornor 4- 4- 4- 4-4'4'4"4' LITE HOWARD PIONEER OF COUNTY DIES IN PORTLAND Wei known Clmiiicter Of Yearn Gone Hy Dies In MOili Vein Lived ut Drewsey unit In Ontario Iteforo ' Going to Con"! Word was recolvod In Ontario thU weok of tho death of Lite Ho ward a welknown citizen of Mal hour county years ago. Ills death occurred on April 28 at his apart ments In Portland. At tho tlmo of his death Mr. Howard was 79 years 2 months nnd 20 days old, and ho Is survived by his son Frank ot Portland and two daughtors, Mrs. Maud Fish of Santa Itosa, California and Mrs. Shirley Tonflnelll of Alo medu, California. George Ollham of this city Is a grand nephew of the deceased. Funeral services wero hold Satur day In Portland and Interment wus mndo In tho Mt. Scott cemetory of that city. Mr. Howard enmo to Malheur rnuntv In tho oarly days and settled first In tho Drewsey section where he spent many years as a ranchor and stockman. Later ho came to Ontario and wont into business hero until ho retired some sovou years ngo and wont to California whoro ho reBlded for several yoars, later PLANNING H.VOUHSION TO SEE WAHM8PHING8 DAM "A mlnlnturo Niagara" Is 4- tho descriptive phrnso used by thoso who havo Boon tho groat volumo of water flowing ovor tho Wnrmsprlngs dnm "which Ib nt present decrtbod ns ono of tho greatest Bights to bo Boon In EnBtorn Oregon. Slnco bo mnny pooplo of tho low- 4- or vnlloy havo novor Boon tho dnm, President ll.W. Jones fr of tho Commorclnl Club has Btnrtod offort to run nn oxcur- 4- 4 slon from Ontario to Ulvorsldo on Sundny, May 1G. Complete 4- 4- details of tho excursion will bo 4 given next weok In tho Argus. 4 4. ..4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- HAKES NEW CONTRACT Will Proceed With Hiirwy Willi Fundi niinlslicd Hy Stnti mid Federal Government Until Siuno In IMuitiMlrd Itefoie AHkltig Ioonl Aid As tho result ot tho activity ot thu commlttco from tho Commercial Club, nnd tho directors of tho Owy hoo Irrigation District, tho officials ot tho U. S. Reclamation Sorvlco havo tondored tho Btnto a now con tract. Undor tho tonus of tho rovlsed document tho people within tho district will not ho called upon to moot tho appropriation of tho Btuto nud Federal govornmont unloss thoy bocomo exhausted lu making tho rosurvoy. It Is tho belief of thoso who nro familiar with tho dotalls ot tho situation that thu work can ho dono with tho funds now nvnllahlo. Undor. tho terms of tho first con tract sont to tho local comiulttoo tho todornl govornmont department nskod tho directors df tho Owyhee district to match tho funds ot tho Fcdoral Bovornmonl nnd tho Stnto ot Orogon; thnt Is thnt onch of tho throo put Into tho fund $5,000. Attornoy P. J. Gallagher ropro sontlng tho district, who socurcd tho Stato'a appropriation ot thnt amount and who arranged whllo In Wash ington for tho appropriation of tho Fudonil Sorvlco took up tho matter with Englncor Dond of tho noclnm ntlon Sorvlco togothor with a com iulttoo consisting ot Prosldout It. W. Jonos, Socrotary W. II. Doollttlo and II. L. Potorson, roprosontlng tho Comtnorclol Club and Directors, J. J. Sarasln nnd T. W. Clagott, of iim district nt Dolsa last Friday. Thoy oxplalnod to Mr. Bend tho slt-H nation In wmcu tuo uistrici uuua Itsolf and tho gonornl financial con dition ot tho community and urgod thnt tho officials proceed with tho State and Fedoral funds nud thou, ir it Is found thut additional funds nro needed, tho district will mako tho offort with tho communities ad jacent thoroto, to comploto tho quo ta. Mr. llond took this matter up with Chief Englneor Weymouth nt Donvor nnd socurod his consent 10 tho chango In tho contract. Tho amondod contract has thoroforo boon sont to Governor Olcott for hlB sig nature. To In part tnko up tho dlfferonco In cobI and to do ovorythjng pos sible tho local commlttoo has already socurod maps of nil tho Irrigation syHtoms within tho proposed big dis trict nnd nlso nssomhlod a mass of othor data which tho roclnmntlon officials did not know woro In exist onco, thus mntorlnlly simplifying tho work that Is uocossnry for n complotod report. Tho commlttoo which wont to Doluo lust Irlduy Is highly gratified nt tho work accomplished. Two draughtrao,, nro nlrondy nt work propnrlng maps and flold mon will soon bo on tho Job chocking up survoys so that tho roport will bo mado at tho onrllost posslblo moment- In tho meantime tho friend ly suit which has boon Btnrtod to detormlno tho validity of the dis trict's organization will bo tried nnd carried forward to tho supromo court for final determination, nnd nny othor prollmlnnry work will bo cleared away for tho final stops innVinir toward covemment approval following tho anticipated favorablo report of tho ongluoorH. . - ,i Ijist Thuwluy ovonlng n largo number of tho mombors of Armor Lodgo K of P of this city Journoy od to Vale whoro with tho Wolser Knights they woro tho guests of tho Vnlo lodgo at n notnblo ceremonial session followod by n banquet. Tho Wolsor knights Initiated 35 Ontario und Vale Knights In tho mysteries of tho Iynl Trlbo of Goodfollow ship. with his son Frank ho movod to Portland whoro ho llvod until his death. Whllo a rosldont of Ontnrlo Mr. Howard took a great deal of Inter est In horso racing nnd othor sports, hn havlne owned It. 8. n wolknown runnor nt county fairs In this sec tion. Llto Howard a pony that has often been seen on tho local track wns named for him Mr Howard was well known to all tho old timers of tho county and had many friends all through this region COUNCIL ACCEPTS BID TO JOIN IN RATE CASE INVITATION OF IIOISK CITY COUNCIL TO 1IAVI-J HHPltH. SKNTATIVK8 AT MUKTINO TO CONHIDKIl UN1TKI) ACTION ACCICPTKO MAItHIIAKS ClIANGi: SHIFTS FLOODING OF CITY FO STOP Huiii'lici-H To Ho Notified That Wnsto Wnter Must Ho Disposed of Somewhere HonIiIo In City Consider Stopping Speed De mons unit Tractor Operator At tho meeting ot tho City Coun cil, In tho council chambers nt tho City Hall, Monday evening tho In vitation oxtondod by tho llolso City Coune't for n mooting of rcpresont ntlvus of nil tho cities nnd towns served by tho Idaho Power Company with oloctrlc enr-. co .' nccoptod nnd Mayor W. II Doullltl , Council men Ivan E. Onkos nml h. M. Grolg woro named to ropr'sent 'ho city nt tho hearing. According to tho invitation nnd tho letter which nccniupn icd It, tho llolso officials viewed to BtntUB of tho rnto litigation In the samo light thnt tho powor users o! tho vnlloy havo. Whllo tho local i .flclals hnvo not boon Informed cotKornlng tho situation fully It wn determined thnt tho lnturosts tit thu city would bo conserved by un'hg with tho officials ot the Idaho cities In nny program thnt might bo adopted looking townrd n solution ot tho problem. Mnriliid'M Shifted Following tho regular session tho Council wont Into nn executive bos slon nt which pollco matters woro discussed ut length with Marshals II. C. Farmer nud J. H. Gordon. Just what transpired at tho oxoou tlvo session was not mndo public; but nn ordor was Issued whereby tho shifts .of tho twJ offlclnls woro rovorsod. Marshal Farmor takes tho night shift nnd former Night Marshal Gordon goes on days. Un dor tho provisions of tho ordor, Mnrshnl Farmer Is tho suporlor of flcor, howovor. Tho chango wns mndo under a temporary order, an nouucod Mayor Doollttlo. It is understood thut tho Mayor nud Council Informod tho officers thnt a moro drastic enforcement ot city ordinances Is doslrod. lUincherri Told To Stop Tho council wns told that tho ranchors to tho south and to tho oast of tho city havo begun tho us ual practice ot wasting tholr wator Into dltchos loading rigut mio lua city. It Is this wasto wator that has annually floodod soctlons of tho city and caused troublo through tho buslnoss district nn well as many of the rosldont sections. Joseph Schnll nnd J. II. Souwonrd ou tho enstsldo nnd William and Edmund Ilutlur nnd Hobort Currlor on tho South sldo ot tho city woro tho ranchors nnmod ns tho onos using wasto dltchos which causo tho trou blo. Tho City ltocordor was In structed to notify tho rauchors lu torostod thnt tho prnctlco of wast ing wator Into tho city limits must bo stoppod Immediately or legal act Ion would bo takon to socuro an In junction. . On tho roquost of B. II. JonkliiB rescinded tho ordor which rovoked tho Dig Four pool hall's llconso for n card tnblo. No action was takon ou tho roquost of J. II. Dlllnrd that a Ucoiibo systom bo In nugurntod govomlng oloctrlo wiring In tho city. Flro Chlof Athorton Informed tho Council of tho soloctlon of A. B. Huthorfonl oh assistant uhluf of tho dopartmont nnd nskod confirmation ot tho samo which was granted. VALLKV OIL AND GAS COMPANY WILL HF.CKIVU SUIUSCIHITIONS Tho Vnlloy Oil and Ooh Co. of Ontario will bo lu position to ro colvo stock subscriptions next Mon day, May 9, and will ronow tho plodgoa mndo soma tlmo ngo, ns thoso pledgoB woro mado for n larger Incorporation. "When you nro cnllod upon to assist lu developing tho oil and gas rosourcos of our vicinity," says W. F. Hainan, ono ot tho mon Interest ed In getting tho now company underway, "romombor that tho company Is officered nnd f I nan cod by homo pooplo nnd thoro will be no stock Juggling, no promotion stock nnd tho money paid for stock will bo used for actual drilling nud tho oxponsos Incident thoroto. Wo can hardly conceive tho vnluo to Ontario and tho neighboring towns that will result from tho dlscovory of cominorclal gun or a vory ordinary oil well." Tho company will placo Its pro position fully boforo tho' local poo plo In an ndvortlsomout lu tho next Issue of this pnpor, and lu thu moan tlmo nny offlcor will Impart Infor mation to tho best of his ability to nny Inqulror