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- ft-nflrf Iff f''Jf i .v";"y" ! , gV"iW'J ?s.wiTi' twfr (jot-v. 33tgi''.,K:', it(S"nP!'T'"r55' iwfiw"r.ii" - .. ' -MWt (Ihtteia iiwjvi-" SQfot &rscit ' VOL. XXVI V X. MILES CANNON MIES attack ON SENATORS Idaho's Commissioner of Agriculture Culls on Members ui Upper Houso Kxplnln Actions Dcclnrcs Handlers Await Pay Ulttor attackg upon United Stotos senator it. N. Btaiiflold ot Oregon nnd his collonguo Trunk Ooodtng ot Idaho havo tnnrkod tho past wook jffl tho part ot Miles Canson, com iiilsslonor of ngrlculturo for Idaho. Tho oponlng gun of tho commis sioner's nttuck-whlch has boon fol lowod with Jntorost by pooplo In r.aBiorn Oregon was tho publication oi nn opon tologratn In tho States man to tho Junior Sonator from Oregon domandlng that ho explain why Idaho ranchers havo not boon paid for hay purchased by companlos which tho commissioner alleged woro controlled by Sonator Btanllold. To this, no far no roply has been published. Following on tho heels of tho Am attack caino anothor In which tho commissioner doclaros that thoro exist an apparont conspliacy on tho part of big shoop mon to socuro all of tho public rango In Southorn Idnho through tho results of tho passogo of II. It. No. 77, which will permit of tho bxchango of tltlo to land In Southorn Idaho for land now hold within forost boundaries from tho Salmon rlvor to Wallace Iduho. It Is In this attack that tho com missioner links Trod Uoodlng, J. 12, Clinton nnd through his brother names Bonaltor Gooding as bolng a party to tho effort to thus control tho rango. IIo also makos repeated statemonU that slnco through his various shoop companies, Senator Sthnfiold has of lato socurod posses Dion of vast numbers of shsop, which total ho gtvos a Portland papor as authority for numbering botwoon 000,000 and 800,000 nu doclaros that It theso can be bought an? paid for the food which keeps thorn, can also bo paid. Commissioner Cannon als0 glvon It as his opinion that tho operations of all tho big shoop mon Is In reality tho uctlvlty of tho puckers who thru thorn nro securing control of tho shoop rango of Idaho. Iloro In Mainour county it has long boon bollovod that tho Columbia r ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23. 1922 1-1. 4. CO.UMIBHIOX F1HM OFFKIW BKKD FOlt THItKi: TO ONK Through tho activity of W. J. Plnnoy tho Harbord Com- mission Arm of Idaho Falls has offered to furnish potato grow- ors In this section seod potn- toes on a basis of throo to ono. Already growors whoso total acroago will bo ovor 400 ncros havo slgnod up to rocelvo tholr flood through tho linn under tho contract which boaldo call- Ing for tho dollvorv n Min 4. commission mon, thrco sacks of potntoos for ovory sack of socd, also calls for tho dollvory to f mo commission Arm for salo through thorn with tho usual ton por cont commission. Tho action of this Arm has "solved tho seod Droblom which n numbor of tho ranchors woro wrostllng with. -. IISSION FIRM TO ERECT PACKING PLANT U. !'. Powell & Company of Itoiso HuVo Contract for 100 Acres Of Juttuco lu Njniu, Cairo an" Ontario Ht'ctlon This Hcuson. U ) V. F. Powell of tho commission Arm which boars his namo and whoso hoadQUartors Is In Dolso. was In Ontario today signing up lottuco growors for this season. Mr. rowoll lias already secured contracts with growors whoso total acroago of lottuco will bo moro than 100 ncros and t0 pack and ship tholr crop will havo a wurohouso horo In Ontario this fall. Tho growors ul roady contracted with aro In tho Nyssa, Cairo and Ontario torrltory. Later ho oxpocts to add t0 theso a LADINO CLOVER WILL -BE RAISED ON FLAT Frank W. Itrown, Secretary to Gov "rnor of r'alio Planning nig Development on Ills Itniicli on Oreujon Slopo This Vcnr ItKFILLINO OAS TANK 18 CAUSE OF TltUCK IiUKNINO NO. 12 U1UJ Frank W. Drown socrotnry to Oov ornor D. W. Davis, of Idaho, and socrotary of tho Western Statos Re clamation association, was In Ontar io last Friday, and whllo horo told of tho ambitious plans ho has In vlow for tho dcvolopmont of a ranch on Doad Ox Flat. Among othor things. Mr. llrown has sont to Italy for enough sood to plant 20 ncros ot Laaino clovor, a gigantic typo of whtto clovor which SENIOR CLASS PLAY Clover Fiirco to bo Presented by Class of "2a nt Majestic Thcntro Next Tliur"ny IS a natlVO Of thO Itiniintnltt rnnlnn. number of growors In tho Frultland of ,10lhorn Holy. So far this crop Dasln Woolwarjohoubo and othor companlos Indirectly connoctod with tho packing Industry or tho so called Swift Interosts havo had control or tho various Stanflold companlos, and that tho sonator ouly rocently had socurod a groator lutorest In tho managomont of tho companlos which boar his namo. -Thq many confer ences hero, and tho attitude assumed whllo the Stanfleld offices woro horo confirmed In tho belief that tho Sen ator was only nominally tho direct ing hoad ot tho concerns. The revolutions ot Commissioner Cannon In Idaho relatlvo to attempt to tlo up tho rauga may bo but an other phaso of tho effort tq transfer tho management ot tho publlo range from tho department of agriculture through the forest sorvlce, to the iMrepnrtment of tho Interior's land of fice departmont. Tho offlcors ot the land office aro appointed by the sopators, and slnco Idaho, Wyoming as well as Orogon Is represented In the senato by a big sueepman, tho small stockmen and tho publlo Is ,. mightily interested In the outcome ot the fight In Idaho. A. number ot the memhors ot tho Odd. Fellows Lodge went to Nyssa Tuesday night whero they attended a banquet held In their honor. Tho sonlor class of tho Ontnlro High School will prosont A. E. W, Mason's clovor comedy, "Oroou Stockings," at tho Majestic Thontro Thursday ovonlng March 2 at eight o'clock. Tho play abounds In Interesting situations, clovor dlaloguo and sub tlo humor. Tho plot contors nround tho old custom which roqulros on oldor sister to woor groon stockings nt tho wedding of hor youngor sister, if tho youngor slstor had canturod a husband first. Colla Faraday has had to woar groon stockings at tho weddings of each of hor two young or slslors and when tho youngost announces her ongagomont. Miss Faraday, form a plan whoroby,. s';nj wm oscnpo wearing groon stockings nt a third woddlng. Tho cast Is ns follews: Admlal Orlco (Uottred) A touty old Soa dog .............. Homor Maddux William Faraday, father of four doubters; fashlonablo and thoro ughly selfish ... Dick Adam Itobort Tarvor (Dbbby) An empty hoadod young swoll-Wllllara Loos llonry Stoolo, a superficial young Englishman .. . Frnncls Illedor Jamos Itnllegh, Anothor . .......................... Lawronco Itowo Martin, A dlgnlflod old family ser vant Wobstor Jones Col. J. N. 8mlth-Vnvas80ur, D. 8. O. A dryly humorous military man - Hugh Hlggs Madgo (Mrs. nocklngham) Fash lonablo and solflsh..aortrudo Skow Evelyn (Lady Troncnurd) A fllrta- tlonus young widow ........................... Evolyn Stewart Phyllis, youngest sister charming but thougbtless....Mlldrod natcllff Mrs. Chlsolm Faraday (Aunt Ida) Quick tomperod but warm hearted Clara Inei Wood Colla Faraday, a dear delightful young woman still under 30 Lola Everett Duslnoss Manager ....Frank Clomont Proporty Man Eldon Fortler Stage Manager, Leonard Zimmerman district nnd possibly ns far west as Vale. lift. i. . mo omy purposo of our con tract Is to ascertain approximately now much lottuco wo can dopond upon and Is not tho Iron bound con tract somo ot tho growors havo boon askod to sign. 'Wo bollovo that thoro Is so neces sity of Introducing an outsldo Arm to handle tho crop of thls'Boctlon. Wo woro tho plonoors In shipping lottuco from this district. Two years ago wo uhlppod 1C cars; last year wo shipped OS cars, or ono fourth ot all tho lottuco shlDDod from tho vnlloy. Wo havo paid cash to tho growors as high us $4,25 por crato. and wo will bo In position to pay cash for tho lottuco of tho growors If thoy so doslro. "Wo aro not particularly Intorost odln takln tho farmer's crop on n consignment basis. Wo would soon er pay cash f. o. b tho cars and tho farmor thus has no doubt con cerning hfs returns. Wo soil In ox actly tho samo markets and to tho sanio pooplo that tho California "yocuUfelo Union does, nnd wo do not bind tho ranch undor any such contracts as Hint which tho farm ers havo boon askod to sign. It appears strnugo to us that wo and othor Idaho Arms who havo boon In tho shipping gamo for years woro not glvon an opportunity to prosont our proposition for consid eration boforo tho markotlng com- mlttoo of tho Canyon county farm buroau and tho othor buroaus In this soctlon. Howovor we nra going to bo in tho market and will havo a plant horo In Ontario this tall, and will havo flold mon ready to 'naslst tho growor, provldo him, with sood and othorwlso assist him In gottng his crop in condition for tho market "Thoro is no doubt concerning tho ability of this soctlon to produco hoad lottuco ot tho hlghost quality, and in groat quantity. Nolthor Is thoro any uncertainty concerning tho market, but wo do not ndvlso a beglhuer In tho gamo to plant moro than Ave acres tho first year." has boon oxporlmoutod with In sov- oral soctlons of tho wost during tho post tow years with varying succoss. Among thoso who havo oxporlmouto'1 with It nro F. C. Fry of Nyssa, and County Agont L. It. Drolthaupt. Mr. Drown Is to .oxporlmont with tho now crop for tho purposo ot rnls Ing sood. Ho als0 s going to put In uuu uuu ui iouuco ror soou pur poses. Thoso, howovor nro but a fow of tho foaturos which tho rnnchor soc rotnry of tho Idaho exocutlvo has worked out for tho dovolopmont of tholr ranch which ho plans on bolng an Idoal oxamplo of wha. dlvorslty will do for tho promotion of agricul tural prosporlty In tho Snnko rlvor vnlloy. Ho plans on havlug not loss than flvo, and possibly as many as twonty dairy cows on tho ranch; nnd to fowl them to rotoln 20 ncros of al falfa,, as woll as planting 20 ucros to corn for ousllago. Ho will havo somo whoat, somo oats, nnd 20 acros of potntoos too. In othor words It will tako a calamity to tho world agricultural Industry ot this soctlon oro tills farm would bo donlod sov oral crops which nro profitable. Whllo In Ontario Mr. Drown o ourod tho names of sovorol farmers who hnvo wrltton to Socrotnry W. II. Doollttlo sooklng a placo to 'rent In this section, and slnco Mr. Drown Is to provldo tho seed for his farm plan ho doos not antlclpato difficulty in socurlng a rontor to follow his plan of action. When C. M. Parr who drives tho big truck batwnmi Ilnl.n jl and Wolsor ran out of gasollno on tho Old Orogon Trail bo- twocn hero nnd Wolsor last Tuesday night ho ondoavorod to roflll tho tank from n sup- t vir Bocurou nt n ranch houso. Whllo ho was pouring tho gas- ollno Into tho tank somo of It spilled ovor onto tho hot manl-' fold nnd It oxplodod. Tho truck wob burnod, nnd so wns Mr. Parr. Ho was bo badly burned that ho wns rushed to tho Holy Hosary hospital whoro ho Is still sufforlng badly but Is now out of daniror. j. WMAhESAWARDIN JOSEPflCONDEMNATION Verdict Olvt Itnnchcr l,U2a.lO Which Includes tflOO Attorney's IVes Bought 910,000 County Offered $3,n00 -Wns Ultfor lhitUo POWER USERS PROTEST MEASE IN RATES ik for Consideration by Public Her vlio CoiiiiiiInhIoii on Hn'cs nnd Bervlcoj IncfcnNo ThouKUt Unfair mid Pimer nota tion ItulnoiiH Tho Music Club will hold Its next regular meeting at tho homo of Mrs. D. F. drahara on Saturday February 25th. Judgo W. W. Wood loft Monday tor Hepner, Oregon whoro ho or pectod to romaln for sevoral days this wook, Tho W. C. T. U. will moot next Tuesday afternoon at the homo of Mrs. A. Jaqulsh, HEARING DATE IS SET BANKRUPCY FILED Former President of U. 8. National At Vale Lists Liabilities at s)aW!,-M-lr Aascta Only " Sll'O.IO Many Illg Creditors Named Herd of Registered Jerseys Making Records Proving Value of Quality When Dr. E. B. Fortner sold a portion of his nno herd of registered Jerseys a tow -years ago be retained somo ot the best stock as the founda tion ot a now herd which ho has been building up .during tho past two years, and which Is now making records Justifying hU Judgment and .also proving that In his combination of the Golden Glow and Saint strains ho has the makings ot ono of the finest purebred Jersey herds In Eastern Oregon and Southern Idaho. At the present time he hia fourj cows under tho test prescribed by the Jersey association of America, and two of his cowa have recently completed the test. One ot these, a tea year old cow, after a bad start duo to changes in tho man in charge made a record of 412H pounds of butter fat of which 63 pounds was made In Docomber after she had been fresh a month. The four cows now on test made records so far which indicate that they will sur pass this record ,and that among them will be gold modal cows. All ot the cows In tho Fortner hord are registered - and with the crossing of the Oolden Glow strain with tho Saint Mawes strain, Dr. Fortner believes that ho has tho basis for a record'eetaUlahlng herd. The sire ot the hord U a brother of the famous Viva La France, the world's record Jersey. Publlo Servlco Ooininlmlon to IKur Application of IlnilroaUs for Cut In Hervico on March i mil a p, m. On March 1 and 2 p. in, the Pub llo Servlco Commission of Oregon, at tho city hall hero In Ontario, will hold a hearing on tho application of tho O, S. L. Ry. Co. to cut its service to the branch line towns in two. Notice of this hearing was re ceived this week by City Attorney P. J. Gallaghor, who on behalf ot the City ot Ontario, the Commercial club nnd also on bobalf of the branch lines filed a protost against tho chango. Under tho proposed schedule there would bo only one train every other day on tho Oregon Eastern to Crane, and the samo to Drogan and Home- dale. The commission will bo In Ontario on Fobruary 28 to hold a hearing on the application of the Idaho Power company to file Its schedule ot val uations for rate making purposos and apparently la making the one trip servo tho double purpose. Mr, and Mrs. Jas. 0. Smith of Caldwell arrived Tuesday afternoon for a visit with Mrs. Smith's paronts Mr, and Mrs. Jameg Lackey Portland papors ot Saturday con tained mo story of tiio riling of n petition in bankruptcy by O. F. Wlldhabor, president of tho dofunct U. S. National bank at Vale and ono ot the stockholders of tho First Na tional bank which failed at the same tlmo tho U. S. National went undor. Mr. Wlldhabor Is now In Nebraska, It Is understood. Tho Orogonlan story Is as follows; 0. F. Wlldhaber of Vale, Ore,, filed as a bankrupt a list ot liabili ties aggroagatlng 363,H4 in tho fodoral court Thursday. It Is ono ot tho largest Individual bankruptcy petitions filed In soveral months. Mr. Wlldhabor was a stockholder In tho First National bank of Vale, and tho Unltod Statos National bank ot Vale, both ot which closod tholr doors last year. In tho formor bank Mr. Wlldhabor had 129 shares and In the latter 276 shares. In tho list ot assets those shares aro sched uled a of no value. Among tho unsecurnd creditors are tho First National bank of Vale, 118,000; United States National bank of Vale, 27,500; It. N. Btan Stanfleld, -40,000; Q. E. and It. N. Stanflold, 110,000; J. L. Hand, Sa lorn, S1200; Portland Cattle Loan Co $6,000; American Surety Co. and Utah Fire Clay Co, 116.000; George McLaughlin, Vale, $2668; J. L, Soule Daker, $1000; Jensen & Holman, Salt Lake, $900; Davis & Kestor, Vale, $500. Other liabilities includo notes duo tljo American National bank, Pendleton; Western Bend & Mortgage Company; Fldollty Na tional bank, Spokane. Mr. Wlldhabor Hats his assets at $11,950 and claims evemptlon for $1176, At n mooting ot Irrigation powor users roDrosontinir Hovmi nt iln ini.. vbu irrigation companies nnd dis tricts nfflllatod, hold In Ontnrlo last Saturday aftonoon,, It wns tho un nulmous opinion thnt thoro should bo no furthor Incronsos In tho ohargo mado by tho Idaho Powor Company for oloctrlcnl onorgy for pumplnK pur posos. It was furthor docldod that tho ton por cont surcharge which tho Publlo Borvlco Coinmlsalmi linn i. iuwou mo company ror tho past two yoars ponding determination of tho valuation of tho company's propor- nvo. id uiijiioiiiiou nnu siiouia not bo contlnuod In 1022. Also that tho company's proposal to rotate power botwoon tho dlfforent Irriga tion districts would bo ruinous to tho rarmors, nnd thorotoro must bo vig orously protostod. Chnlrmnn Clng ott was Instructod to procood with nocossary proparntlons for tho pre sentation of tho UBOrs caso boforo tho Publlo Servlco Commission. Just what formal action tho usors Will tako Ifia "Uol boon disposed, but It was docldod to loud nsklstunco to tho farm buroau organisation In com plotlng a farm survey to show tim rn. turns Bocurou by tho farmers In 1921 which will supplomont similar records takon for 1919 nnd 1920 ami iiibko up n nnauclul showing for tho farmors. Which Will onabln tliniii in pui tno iruo condition of tholr busl ness boforo tho commission In do- iinito ro nn. Tho asslstanco ot It. V. Ounn, extonsluu specialist ot tho Orogon Agricultural Collogo has boon eocurod through tho comity ngont, and tho work of taking reports nnd compiling tho returns is now undor way at tho farm buroau otflco In On. tarlo nnd all rarmors who wish to lond tholr support to tho movo aro bolng urged to olthor mall a ronort or call In person. wuotber tho powor usors will start action at tho hearing which Is to bo held at Ontario on tho 28h win aoponu, it is understood, upon tno attltudo of (ho Publlo Sorvlco commission. As announced, this hearing will bo for tho purposo ot establishing valuations ot tho powor company proporty. If tho farmoru uro donlod tho prlvllogo ot bolng hoard at this tlmo, anothor hoarlng will probably bo petitioned for in sottlo tho matter ot ratos as tho usors aro not incllnod to allow tho ratos to bo Increased on thorn or tho Bur-charge t0 bo contlnuod without naving a fair opportunity to bo hoard In tho matter. Tho idoa of allowing tho powor company to ro- tatu tuo powor botwoon tno old uaoru so as to stretch It out to take on now business at tuo uiroct oxpenso and dotrlmont ot tho establishment users doos not soem to sot woll olthor. Tho soalod verdict which wns ro turnod in tho district court ntDakor this morning In tho condemnation caso of Mainour county vs. Joseph for right-of-way for tho Old Orogon Trail across tho Joseph ranch on Iowor Doad Ox Flat gnvo Joseph $4,323.10. Of this sum according to tolo phono advises rocolvod by attorneys In tho caso, $000 wns domonstratod nfl nttornoy's foes tho .balanco for tho land and datnngos. In' his action Joseph damages In tho sum ot $10, 000 whllo In tho attompt t0 com promlso and sottlo without suit tho county offorod $3300, and .Joseph wanted $3,750. Tho caso was ono of tho hardoet fought condemnation suits In tho records of Eastojrn O;ogon, sov'on days woro roqutrod to try tho caso boforo Judgo Qustnvo Andorson and n Jury which Includod four womon. In nil noarly 30 witness woro callotf and n mass of technical tost! money by Irrigation engineers oc cupied tho attention ot tho court for days. Joseph was roprosontod by H. W. Swaglor of Ontario nnd Nichols & Hnllock ot Dakor whllo District Attornoy ltobort D. Lytlo nnd P. J. Gallaghor roprosontod tho county. Among tho wltnonsos summonod from Ontario wore: E. M. Grolg, Ivan E. Oakos, J. F. Joyco, Judgo E. II. Tost, Frod Tost, C. F. Cox, A. V. Wilson, aoorgo W. Lattlg, P. M. Doals, Guy Qraham and others. "UNCMC" DICK llUTIinilFOIlD Ili:CIPlKNT OF ANNUAL CAKK , Tho 'Sa.ClnhXjtf.the followers ot Truth ontortalnod in royal style at tho Odd Follows' Hall In honor ot Undo Dick Ituthorford who cola- bratod his eighty-second birthday. Nino mombors woro prosont of tho twolvo whoso birthdays fall upon tho birthday of tho "Father ot'IIls Country.". Thoso prosont worotUncle Dlok Ituthorford, Mrs. John Weaver, Mrs, C. E. Ingraham, Claronito Poor man, Mrs. W. 8. Maxon, Miss Elsie Cox, Miss Eula' Oramso, Claronco Dowoll and Mrs. Irving Harris. Undo Dick was prosontod with a largo cako which was mado by Mrs. Adrian Ituthorford and grandsos John Ituthorford, also a beautifully carved cano, nnd later In tho day an honorary uiomborsblp for Ufa in tho Pythian Blstors. A numbor of plonoor families nnd friends ot tho club mombors wero Invitod guosts to dlnnor which was presided over by Cbarllo Oarvln as tho chef of the day. Tho guosts to tho numbor ot 76 wished Undo Dick many mora birthdays and votod him a very on tertalnlng host. Tho regular mooting ot tho On tario Womons' club will bo held Thursday March 2 at tho homo of Mrs. J. II. Anderson. Mrs, Frod CanAeld roturned to hor homo In Wolsor Thursday uftor visiting for soveral days In Ontario. Tom Jonoa of Vale spout Thursday onjpyable evening. in Ontario. Tho first rehearsal for tho plar which tho girls plan on presenting somotlmo noxt month was hold At tho homo Mrs. E, M. Grolg Monday evening. A vory euccossful baskot social was hold Wodnosday ovonlng in tho Congrogatlonol Church. Tho church wasbeautlfully decorated in the patriotic colors and many various games wero prosontod for entortaln mont. Tho persons who woro lucky enough to havo had a birthday In tho past thrco months woro called upon to entortaln tho romalndor ot tho crowd and the rosult was a vory Moro than one hundrod were prosont. Breeder of Registered Polands China's Comes to make Home in Malheur County Among a numbor of now resldonts which Malheur county has secured ot lato Is Arthur R. Karr of Orogon Slope, who for sovoral years, past wns numbered among tho prize win ning brooders of large typo Poland China bogs, Mr. Karr has some of his ribbon winners on tho aodell ranch on Orogon Slopo now. Mr. Karr camo to Ontario from Harney county where ho wont last spring from Iowa to manago a big stock ranch, and had hardly settled there when the owners of the ranch dissolved partnership and ho was out of a Job. He camo here and brot with him somo of tho finest hoes which won ribbons at tho Iowa state fair, and whoso pedigrees contain the names of the biggest prlte win ners In the Poland China reglstor, among thorn Tyo's Liberator, Am bassador and othor bluobloods of tho Poland China arlstocraoy. Mr. Karr Is a graduate ot Amos, lowa'a famous agricultural college, where ho was one ot tho members of the stock Judging team for several years, and Is a fratornlty brother of tho Wallace boys, sons of Secretary of Agriculture, Wallace. He bolloves thero Is a future in tho purobrod stock business of this soctlon and Is planning on making his homo In this thl county has ever seen, bogs (section permanently, & vai -ri .'' . -., . XT!''' """ .Jr.