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THE ONTARIO AftGtfS, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1921
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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).
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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.
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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
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ONTARIO & VALE 0NE price clothier . mm
Farm Bureau."
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