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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1921)
err, - THE ONTARIO AftGtfS, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1921 Ms C i t t i I i f f i .1 . J i' ( ? Hi I! QJlj? QDtttarln Argus County Official l'npcr An Independent New simper Published Thursdays at Ontario, Oregon, and ontorod at tho Ontario post offlco for distribution as 2nd class matter. O. K. Alkon, Managing Editor 8UUSCRIITION Ono Vonr, $2.00 DANdllltOL'H lll'HJNKSH Tho proposition rondo to tlm Mnl hour County Farm lluroati that till property In Mnthour county ho pluccd on tho tax rolls nt fifty por cant of tho present figures In Indeed n florlous ono. It Is fraught with real clangor. To ruduco tho valuation rolls will not reduce oxponnos, ono cent. It will, however, rnlso the tnlllngo levy CO por cout. It will mnkn It Itu poaslhlu for Ronio yours to come for nny drnlnngo district to ho formed In tho county to reclaim lands that might hecotuo water logged. It will stop districts that deslro to build schoolH from Issuing bonds to do ho for tho limit of Indebtedness will bo so low Hint no Isstio could ho sold. Since tho prlnclpM sources which call for tax funds nro tho schools nnd tho stnto tho noxt question Is whnt wilt happen to statu taxes If tho valuation Is reduced? Simply this: tlio stato tax commissioner will adjust tho valuation " that Mainour county will pay as much Btnta tax as before; that Is what his duty Is. All of tho taxpayers of Malheur county will havo to pay tho stato tax no matter whnt tho local valu ation Is; but by reducing tho valua tion tlioro Is a real dangor of In Jury to our schools. Whllo It in argued that; "If tho ynliintlo,, of last year was right, then present roturiiH from farm property Is too high," it does not follow that tho valuations should he rod u cod. No stato or county or school dis trict cnti manage Its nffalra from year to yoar with n fluctuation ANNOUNCEMENT DOCTOR J. C. WOODWARD, O 0 U Li I 8 T, WOODWARD I1UILDINO, PAYETTE, IDAHO dostros to announce that ho will bo nt his offlco ovory nf tornoon for tho purposo of KIT TINO OLASSES. Arrongoinonts may bo raado for ovonlng ap pointments. Eyes will bo ox nmlnod FREE OF CIIAROE. Offlco oqulpmont Includos ovory modorn Instrument. KIT nnd SATISFACTION guaran-tood. such ns Hint proposed; nnd In fnct Hint do not; for when tho valua tion gets low tho authorities pro ceed to ralso tho lovy nnd produco tho samo sum of money. Whnt docs happen Is that some pooplo continue to mnko their property return on tho Bamo bash ovory yenr nnd they got lilt with tho hlghor lovy. It Is merely nn nttompt to shift tho bur den. Tho Argus believes Hint tho tax- payers and tho people Bonorolly will welcomo any constructive suggestion or effort to reduco tnxntlonj but It must como reduced oxponscs. Unloss tho oxpciiBO of government can be reduced, there Is no renl hopo for tnx reduction. , Ag noted nhovo tho two principal calls upon tho taxpayers como from school nnd stnto; therefore they of fer the only menus through which mntorlnl reductions can bo mndo. Tho stnto legislature has mndo Its npproprlntlons for tho blenlum thoroforo thoro Is no relief avail- nblo there. Tho srhool boards hnvo hired thoir tenchors for tho year to como, nnd thoro Is llttlo opportunity of thus curlnlllng expense, oven If tho pcoplo would stnnd for at tempts to tnnipcr with tho schools and In reduction In their efficiency. And that places tho problem whore It really lies with tho pcoplo. Thoro Is no denying tho fact Hint for their children tho pcoplo wnnt, damnnd, nnd will insist upon ndequato schools. To havo adoquata schools, nccordlng to modem con ceptions of education costs money; which tho taxpayers hnvo to rnlso regardless oC .'the valuations they placo upon their proporty. It Is significant Hint tho principal objectors to proscnt taxes nro tha blc proporty ownors; men nnd cor porations who havo no children to educate In tho schools of this coun ty or stnto. It means nothing to thorn what advantages, or disadvan tages tha boys nnd girls of Mnthour nnd of Oregon Inbor under what they wnnt Is Hint their pockotbooks bo untouchod. It Is trlto to sny Hint tho ontlro valuo which thoir proporty porhosbcs Is Hint created by tho presence of pcoplo In this county nnd stnto. Wero It not for tho presence of thoso pooplo with thoir fnmlllos tho Innds which now nro vnlunblo would bo Inhabited by coyottos nnd Jack rabbits nnd bo used only for public rnngo. With onch succeeding year and Its nttondant Incrcaso In popu Intlon tho vnluntlon which theso landowners placo upon thoir propor ty for sale purposes has Incrcasod, nt loast Is generally truo nnd provos tho source of vnluos. Evon now, whllo thoro Is nn ngl- tntlon among thoso big landed In terests for a roductlon In valua tions for taxing purposes It Is al so truo; thoro Is no roductlon for sale purposes. Wo bollevo that tho pcoplo of tho county will tnka moro kindly to suggestions for reduced valuations for tnxlng purposes when thoso pcoplo prnctlce their preach ing by reducing tho prices of thoir lands so that thoso who want to live horo, and mIro families hero, can buy their holdings with n hopo of ultimately paying out upon them. fflUJL M It l KMi4UUJLiUJULdJi JJj ' MR. YKOX WAS IMl'RIMHKI Thoro can bo no doubt concern ing tho Impression which was left with tho members of tho , Stnto Highway commission concerning the potentialities of Malheur county. It Is gratifying to nolo how com pletely Mr. Yoon, for cxnmplo, ap preciated tho valuo of tho first ImprcsBloiiB strangers to Oregon will recolvo whon they roach this stato nt Ontnrlo and pass across Dead Ox Flat or go over tha John Jay Highway nnd nolo tho countr botweon hero and Vale and its won derful development. Tho vision nnd tho wisdom of n man of Mr. Yeon's ability having reached such n con clusion Is certainly a Justification to Ontnrlo for Its work In civic Im provement, nnd of tho rnuchors of tho country tthout whoso tlno farms, comfortable farm homes nnd ad vanced standards so Impressed tho visitors, as It will all thoso who como this way In tha future. Tho commissioners appreciate Hint tho first Impressions which tourists will rccelvo coming from tho East, and tho last thoso will havo to coma from tho west and pnss out of Oregon nro of real Im portance to tho ntnto, nnd Hint Is ono of tho elements to bo consider ed In dotormlnlug tho tormlnl of tho stnto'n highways. Hut this Is not all of tho mes sage which brings gratification to tho henrts of tho citizens of this county, for Mr. Yoon doclnrod, too, that tho commission desires to hnvo tho John Day Highway complotod as woll ns tho Old Oregon Trail. This highway Is as Important ns tho Old Oregon Trail, nnd as ho Hays It will furnish nn outlet to tho pcoplo of tho stnto who nro not now served. With tho clieor of Mr. Yeon's mctiKago still with us, wo can but rogrot that tho ontlro Hlghwny com mission did not visit this region years ngo; hut now that they hnvo roino, wo ngnln would thank them, nnd add: "como ngnln." Til i:NKW A(JII.UI.NIHM A Sulky Rake That Gives Extra Service There's renl economy in buying n John Deere Sulky Rnke. Because of its better construction, better material used, and the adjustments provided to keep it in Reed working order, it will give you more years of sattsfactory service than nny other rnke we have ever seen. JOHNEDEERE SULKY RAKE Its heavy angle steel frame never sags the ad justable tie rod keeps the frame true, always. The heavy steel wheels with an extra number of staggered spokes, pro tected by the channel steel tire, are interchangeable, giving double wear on the ratchets. The arched steel axles give the proper, pitch to the wheels the wheels never pull in at the top and out at the bottom. The dump rods are re versible, giving double wear at this important point. Tooth holder ac commodates almost any desired number of teeth. You can maintain the good working quulities of the John Deere Rake for years. And from the operating standpoint, it is simple and easy to handle. Wo want you to como In and sea (his better hay rako. GEO. W. WAYT Thoso who would turn back i)o whools of agricultural progress by doing nway with tho work of tho County Agent for tho farmers of Malheur county, apparently llttlo nppreclnto whnt tho position of tho rnrm Ilureau and the County Agent is, nnd how generally this work Is recognitor over tho longth nnd breadth of Amorlcn. In tho May Issuo of tho North American Rovlow, ndmlttodly ono of tho most conservative of tho maga zines publUhod In this country, tho loading urtlclo entitled: "Tho Farm er In tho Commonwealth," its au thor Is Ralph H. Onbrlol, assistant professor of history In Ynlo Univer sity. Among otlior things Mr. On brlol says; "Almoat ovornlght, tho Farm Ilu reau has bocomo a factor of major national Importnuco. It must not bo bellovoil that this Is tho only Farmer's organization. Tlioro nro nctlvo survivals of oarllor organiza tions of which tho Grango is pro bably tho most poworful and most useful Furthormoro thoro nro or ganizations of specialists within tho agricultural flolil such as tho Dairy men's I.oaguo, and tho Natlonnl W.ool Grower's association. Tho conter or this complex of organiza tions, howevor, Is to bo found In tho Farm Ilureau, "And what Is tho Farm nureauT Its origin will oxplnln its charnctor It Is practically founded upon tho Smlth-I.ovor Law, algnod by Mr. Wilson on May 8, 1914. This meas ura opproprlatcd moro than 5,000, 000 for tho currying on of agricul tural oxtonslon work among tho farmers of tho various States, with tho prlvlso that tho States benefiting should at least duplicate the sums furnished by tho National Govern ment. It was an nttompt on tho pnrt of the Natlonnl Government to put tho now sclenco of agriculture actually at work on tho nation's farms. Tho laud grant colleges wero to supervlso tho task In the Statos. Tho solution took two forms tho building up of oxtonslon departments In tho colleges them solves and tho development of tho county agent- Tho lattor stands nt tho contra of tho whole organiza tion. Ho Is not an expert nnd Is not supposed to ho nblo to answer off-hand tho thousands of questions that pour Into his offlco from the citizens of tho county ho servos. He is a man with a general trnlntng In tho eclonco of agriculture, and it Is bis Job to know where to get tho Information. Ho Is tho middleman botwecu tho practical farmer nnd tho sclontlst. For cooperation with tho county agent and for tho rais ing of money to meet part of tho oxponsos Incurred tho farmers of tho county are organized Into a AT ONTARIO llOTKI.8 Following nro boiiio of thoso reg istered nt Ontario hotels tho last wcek: MOORE Scott Kennedy, I'ocn tollo; S, Tlllotson, DrowBoy; II, S. Sackott, W. W. Johnson, Mrs. h. J. MiiBtnrd, Vnloda I Roso, W. S. Keelo, Mrs. I. U. Qulsonborry, F. W. Vinos, Vale; C. J. Unrtlett, C. 1 Rngsdnlo, E. F. Collins, Honry WI1 llnms, It. C.'Hnrdon, J. A. Small, O. A. French, Hnkor; E. A. Woodynrd, Pendleton; Edgnr Chnpmnn, Uurns; Mrs. F. H. Clorf, Mr. nnd Mrs. J. 11. McLnln, Mr. nnd Mrs. Edwin Snow, Ilolso; II. S. Argust, Phoenix Ariz.; II. Wnltors, Nyssn; O. Y. Chester, Mr. nnd Mrs. W. T. Thompson, Iron bUIoj J. A. Schmidt, Froownter; J. A. Colbort, Vlctorln, II. C; R. W. Vnndorhnuf, Houiedalo; J. 1. Kropp, u. u. aickco, Kugona; Under II. Dann, O. A. Mcgardon, Nnmpn; Adolph Clnnoson, Fllor, Ida.; 13. F. I'ullon, Wnllown; Mrs. Colomnn, Mrs. CIiiib. Orabnor, llrognn; Mrs, V. Douglas, Crnno; W. E. HodgoH, M. J. stnntbn. John O'Toolo, 1 E. Joyco, M. M. Joyce, F. J. KnuphtiB ninn, Junturn; Win. Connolly, West fall; R. 11. AndorBon, Milton; John SlmniB, Joseph, Oregon; S. 1). Btow art, Wcstfall; Alox Murray, llculah; Jlmmlo Ladd, Mrs. E. W. Walker, J. R. Goldman, Mt. Home; U. J. Mngonholmor, Chlcngo; C. I.. Forbes, I.nOrnndo; Ouo. H. Vnn Waters, Portland; Albert Drown, Aincrlcan Falls; Philip Pnyno, lleti tah; Carl 0. Holm, Stnnflcld; W. E. Smith, Toppcnlsh, Wn.; Marlon Gentry, Denver; lion Stunrt. River- sldu; Margarot Murphy, lleulah; Ned Medio, Payette. CARTER h. C. Marstons, Harp er; Adam Murray, Junturn; Joo Howry, Crowley; Fred R. Randall, Yuma, Ariz.; Rohort Hnll, C. S. Rlcknrd, Drewsey; Ed. Severe, Hlvorflldo; Mildred Thruston, Cnld- well; J. F. Reed, llrognn; A. Flor, Darren Vnlloy; Ad. Holloduy, Jack boh Hole, Wyo.; Uort Thackor, Nam pa; Orant Dlnko, Sugar City; S. D, Stowart, Wcstfall; M. P. Joyco, Jun tura; J. C. llrady, Mldvnlu; Mrs. Hlllman nnd son, Grand Forks, S. I).; A. J. Krnmor, Ilolso; Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Ostrandar, Pocntollo; It. W. Whllo, Mobrjdgo, S. I). YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY BUYING YOUR HAT AT THE OSBORN MILLINERY Straw Hats re duced to ONE HALF PRICE. WE have a large stock of very pretty hats in dressy styles and smaller hats for street wear in black and colore. White and transparent hats are not in cluded in this sale, but arc marked very reasonable. IIAPTIKT CHURCH Dlblo School, 10:00. Morning worship 11:00 Subject: "Tho Law. Junior D. Y. P. U. 0:30 II. Y. P. U 7:1G GobpoI - Service, 8:00. Subject: "Dives & Lazarus" Prayer Borrlco, Wed. 8:00. FOR RENT Largo SloopinB room modorn houso. Phono 173-M. $14.00 with garago. lOtt. OSBORN MILLINERY ONTARIO, OREQON Watch Repairing mmmmmmmmmmmi JIBBMBtffflMiaiillWMitlllltffl Bring or Send Your Broken Watches to &acflcdti ONTARIO, All Work Guaranteed OREGON ALEXANDHTS "A Season Ahead Always" In keeping with our well known policy of being Leaders In Price Reduction, we are now offering Merchandise at Lower than Replacement Prices. YOUNG MEN'S SUITS In the late, trim fitting, single and double breasted models. All wool worsted and cassimeres of the popular stripe and Herringbone effect. $25.00 $30.00 $35.00 CONSERVATIVE SUITS $25.00 $27.50 For the men who do not cater the seasonable, fancy models to $30.00 SUMMER UNDERWEAR Long or Short Sleeves $1.00 and $1.75 B. V. D. - $1.50 Athletic - $1.00 HOSIERY Fancy Silk Plain Silk - Lisle Cotton Black & Tan, 2 for 1.25 .75 .35 .25 .25 DRESS SHOES Cordovan and Black $7.50 and $8.50 DRESS SHIRTS Silk Shirts $5.00 to $7.95 Fibre Silk $3.55 to $4.65 Silk Stripes $3.00 Madras - $1.95 Percales - $1.50 Soft Collar Shirts In plain and fancy colors $1.50 $2 $2.50 $300 Canvas Shoes and Oxfords White, Tan and Palm Beach $2.50 and $3.00 RIDING BREECHES Whip Cord - $5.00 Garbardine - $4.00 Khaki - - $3.25 Khaki - - $3.00 Whip Cord Trousers $3.00 Khaki Trousers $2.00 WORK SHOES $3.25 $5.00 $7.00 ALEX AN DER ONTARIO & VALE 0NE price clothier . mm Farm Bureau." totoass is. ;zxs& tfl,v., lta1fWltfaalrVatMrif'HMI