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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1922)
( THE ONTARIO ARQtTS, ONTABIO, OREOON, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1922 . i ir V J w, ; If? ODututio Aiujiw County Official Paper. An Independent Nowspnpcr 1'ubllahed Thursday at Ontario, Oregon, and entorod at tho Ontario post offlco for distribution ns 2nd class matter. 0. K. Alkon, Managing Editor SUBSCRIPTION Ono Year, 12.00 OUI'UO.VH TAA'-IMT-UH Oregon Is alck. It must bo, for no many folks say so. If It was fed lug fairly fit, It would soon ba 111 by tho power of suggestion; lor uvery candlduto for office, tho tux Invostl gutiou commission, and practically all tho uowspapers nru uniting In their declarations that Oregon Is in u bad way. It Is unuuuul too, that they tiro all apparently agreed, that tho troublo with Orogou Is thut it Is auffOrlng from tux-uut-us. Tho diagnosis Is porfect, all of tho Bpectullsts, for u wonder, aro agreed. Even tho goti erul pructlouors of street corner fumo aro lif ugreumont with tho specialists, us to tho dlsoaso; but It Is tho truatmont thut is tho causo of dispute It Is too much to uxpoct to huvu agreement both us to tho cntwo of the troublo and tho euro; but It Is worth while to note the harmony of opinion concerning ono phuso. That Is Important. It Is something to hnvo u place to start from. r .,.,. Chlof utuong tho specialists who havo boon called In to porscrlbo for Ills of Orogou Is. tho tax Investigation commission appointed by tho gover nor of tho legislature. This com mission blames tho people, thut Is, nit of us, for the troublo. Tho cost of govornmeut has lucroused be cause the peoplo have not had tho courage to nuy no to tho various fudlstH who havo singly nud In groups asked for their particular hobby. Thu commission tells us (hut tak ing thu gouorul lucreaso lit living costs, that thu various Institutions aro carefully managed and that tho cost per Individual In ouch of them is not out of line. To tho construction of roads, mid tho Improvements In educational ad vautugos tho commission uucrlbod most of thu lucreaso lu tho Oust of statu and local government; and all of thoso Increases have been author ized by direct vote of thu peoplo through tho Initiative uud tho re ferendum. llusldo this, It Is tho people ns u whole, on whom rests tho burdou of guilt for tho iucroaso In tho hpiuled Indebtedness of tho various tuxlng districts, stale, county, city and school districts. Thoso bonds aro now calling fur payment, uud they draw Interest. That Is ono of thu things thut contributes to tho tax-oat-us. Out of every dollar that Is levied lu Orogou u big portion goes to tho holders of various kinds of bonds. Hero In Malheur county where tho ovldonco of, ludebtoduoss represent beside tho usual capital roijulro- mests for roads, bridges , school houses uud other governmental ac tivities, Irrigation uud drainage bonds this element bocomos very material Indeed. Tho Argus ventures thu bollot thut It no now capital Investments were mado In Malheur county for ton years, und a special tux of nix per cont wus lovled for tho retirement of pre-seut Indobtuduoss tho taxlug units of tho county would only then bo on it cash basis. Tho .facts uro, that generally speaking, tho taxlug districts of tho stuto uro lu tho hands of tho bond holders. Tho Malheur county gov orumont Is in bettor condltlou than tho cltloa or tho stmool districts, or tho Irrigation and drainage, districts Whllo this condition exists in Oro gou tho people niuy got a llttlo con- BOlatlou from tho fact that It U also truo lu Washington and Idaho, aud in practically ovory state lu tho Un ion. Ou tho theory that mlsory likes company, It may help to know this, but It will not work as a cure for ua'to know the othor fellow is sick too. Llko many Individuals tho cities uud towns aud ovory taxing unit has gono too far with Its credit. Tho cure must bo socurod through two sourcoa; reduced oxpensoa; und rov enuo socurod from thoso now escap ing their responsibility. Tho publlo must ask loss of tlio govorumentai ngoncles to accomplish the former, nud tho Income tax oppeara to be tho ouly way of reaching tho latter ond. In this connection it is worth -whllo to noto that Oregon Is not tho only utato In which tho Income tax Is being udvocatod; Washing ton uud Idaho both havo this moans of rovonuo raising undor consider ation, It Is bound to couio. GRABBING THE range To an outsider, tho rovolatlona of tho public mooting In rfolso last Sat urday in which Crawford Mooro, Scott Audorson, ot al, and Fred doodlug, J. E. Cfluton, Homer Kenu and Hugh Stroat' donated thu morlts of II. H. No. 77, woro onllghtonlug and interesting, It not edifying. It looks as though tho gang had split and that when ono bunch did not get what thoy thought was a fair sharo of tho swag had "hoi lorod." Tho exhibition furnished, und thu self condemning statements mado by both sides, should prove a warn ing to tho general publlo that otor nal vlgllunco Is tho prtco of a squaro deal In Bitch matters. Tho opportunity prcsontcd to Messrs. Gooding ot nl, to socuro tho rights of tho Northern Pacific to 260,000 acres of laud lu Northern Idaho and trndo it for a similar amount lu Southern Idaho no doubt suuarcs with tho ronulromout of tho law; It may bo porfectly ethical, but it cortalnly Is bad publlo policy for tho Eovornmont to porinlt such n deal to bo put ovor. Perhaps it is no part ot tho department's business to look back of thu record to bco how these men secured tho lieu rights, but It should do that vory thing. It was by tho purchaso ot North ern Pacific lands whllo that com pany wus In difficulties that tho Woyorhnusor Timber company so- cured Its strangle hold ou tho tim ber ot Idaho mid Washington; nud It now through tho Northern Paci fic a group of men should Bocuro u moiioply on tho grazing lands of Idaho, tho people ot all tho west, for ull tlmo, will pay a turriblo prlco tor that fatal grant wnlch tho gov ornmeut mado tho Northern Pacific in an effort to get t railroad from Saint Paul to Pugot Sound. AN INTERNATIONAL FAIlCE 1110 reported ougagomeut of 10 year old Muthllda McUormlck to Max Osor tho 07 year old stablo proprietor ot Switzerland may not bo unuthor of thoso entangling foreign alliances of which Americans woro wornod, but it Is u disgrace, tho re sponsibility for which must bo as sumed by tho girl's parents. Mrs. McCormlck came back to America a tow mouths ugo aud an nounced that sho had a now religion, somo psycho-bunkum that guvo her power to know what her family was doing wherever thoy woro, nud thut sho wus going to dovota her time and now found talent to spreading Its blosslug among her frlonds. Muybo this now brand of bunk um was tho real thing, but if that mother know her daughter was spending hor tlmo hanging uround livery stnblos, she might hotter havo forgotten ubout her "rellglou uud put mora stress on her slipper, prop erly applied. Tho poor llttlo kid, without tho parental direction ot her father, uud nppuroutly none from hor mother, dosorvca a lot of sympathy that sho la not getting Sho is not to bo blamed, but tho mother Is, nud hor fathor, too, It ho could furnish enough muuhood to bo tho real head of hU houso. Til 11 TOURIST HUItlUU Sidney II, Vincent gavo Ontario business moil tho first real idoa thoy havo had ot tho work ot tho tourist bureau, and tho Impression was most fuvorablo toward tho contln uanco ot tho effort. Surprising indeed was oub partic ular statement, uamoly, that ot ovory ton tourists who como to Ore gon, four uro In search ot homes und now locations. It is lu this phase of tho effort that Ontario aud Malheur county aro Inturostod. Evou though few ot these homo seekers loaito hero, It thoy locate lu Orogou and build up tho stato thoy do two things; They aro building up towns which mako. a market for tho products ot (his region, they aro creating additional wealth on which will fall a portion of tho tax burdon of tho stato. That is ono ot tho logical mothods of solving tho tax burdon, by Increasing tho num ber who participate In tho paymont. No matter how one views tho de cision of the Publlo Sorvlco Com mission regarding tho tolephono case lu Portland, yot ovory admirer ot tho Oregonlan must regret tbjat, that dignified and conservative pub lication departs from tho rules ot logic and resorts to Scrlpps-McTlue sophistries to mako a case against the commission. Ot course the com mission oxcoedod its sphere when It throw Its dignity to tho winds and becamo potulant and critical ot the public. FOR SALE ono threo cylinder 2H luch Hardlo Sprayer. In good working condition, Is comploto with guna. hose etc. Phono A. R. Albee, 207M3 Ontario. FOIl SALE Typewriter In good shape. Cheap Ford Oarage. OFTEN TOLD STORIES OF PIONEER DECLAltED MYTICAL Souie times when stories got go ing about man, thoy aro hard to Btop, especially whon oven a som bianco of an incident gives color to tho yarn. Such Is tho case of Ell llurgetto Johson of whoso passing tho Argus recorded last wook, and at tho samo tlmo told tho Btory 'that had oft been ropeatod, and which wo bollovod was truo ot his llfo In tho ntlrrlng days of tho lstorlor coun try. This wook wo woro told by his Ron Claronco Johnson that tho Inci dent rotated last wook ot how a horso was shot undor him was In correct. Tho facts woro that his Bon was leading tho horso and was 30 yards ahead ot Johnson whon tho horso was shot by a nolghhor. Also, wo woro told that ho novor workod for Poto Fronch, tho big cattlo baron of tho early days around whoso llfo many a talo ot tho lntor lor was spun, but ofton rodo tho rango with French's mon in tho round-up, gathorlng In his cattlo with that ot tho Fronch outfit. From a comploto biography ot Mr. Johnson furnished by his son Claronco, wo glean thoso facta which fro Bomowhat at variance with that given us last wook. Ho was born In Iowa October 11, 18C3, crossod tho plains with his paronts to southorn Orogon In 1801, und Inter moved to Northorn Cali fornia whoro ho romalncd until 1887. Whllo In California ho on- gngod In business and also workod for tho old Nelson cattlo company. In 1878 ho was married to Miss Fanny M. Chandler, and to thorn ton chlldron woro born and who with their mothor Burvlvo him. In 1887 tho family moved to Hnr noy county and homostoadod on tho shores of Malhoiir lako. Later ho movod to Durnu and wont Into tho merchandise business which ho con ducted until 180S, whon ho movod with his family to Caldwoll, later going to linker whoro ho romalnod but a Bhort tlmo, roturnlng to Cald woll whoro ho sold his business nnU movod to Ontario In 1001, whoro bo has sluco mado his homo. ADRIAN NEWS Oosplto tho fact that It was snow ing hard, Claronco Elliot and Clark Knur, oxplorod llttlo .brown Butto. Thoy woro searching for coyotoa .but moroly found tho traps. Mrs. Goo. Reed was tho guest of Mrs. at Connolly Montlay. Tom McOlvoren who now lives noar Parma, was in Adrian grootlng old tlmo frlonds, Wodnosday. Mrs. Suslo Pomoroy has gono to Wildor to visit hor daughtor, Mrs. Earl Cavorhlll, who oxpecta to bo away somo ot tho tlmo taking treat ments In Dotso. Carl Schwolzor and Thoodoro Qrovor, Btudonta from tho Kingman Kolony High" school, woro In Adrian Friday, buying supplies for tho play which Is to bo givon Fog. 26, Llttlo Ella Hood has boon absont from school tho past two days on account of a bad cold. About flvo o'clock Thursday ovo nlng tho tonant houso ot Mr. Ed wards caught tiro und burnod down. Wob Otis had boon living in the houso for the paBt tow months. He aud Hob. Wado woro In It at the tlmo it burnod. It Is thought tho tiro was caused from a ploco ot paper on tho roof. Mr. Otis has now rontod a houso belonging to Peter Christiansen. a oo. Smith ot Portland was u business visitor In Adrian Friday. Various farmers from over the community aro hauling grain to Adrian and loading It In cars for shlpmont. Messrs, Dale and O, Ashcraft woro shopping In Adrian Saturday. Miss Kulalla Shater, attending High school at Roswell, Bpent tho wook ond with hor paronts in tho Kolony. Sho was uccotupanled by Miss Dennett, also a student at tho Iloswoll High school. Mlsa Margaret Smith, extension worker, and Mr, Wollman, county club leader, woro In tho Kolony Fri day o( last week. MUs Smith ad drosslng a number' of Interestod mothers as well as the High school Btudonta on child nutrition. Mr, Wollman made a number o( calls in tho Interest ot tho cluu work for this season. An oxcellont Washington day pro gram was givon by the school on the afternoon ot Feb, 22. Leslie and Oscar Schater aro hauling rock for repair work on the crossing on his drainage canal at the Elliot place. Mrs. Martin Mrs. Maurlco L. Judd and Robt, S. Overstreet were Ontar io visitors last Saturday, attending tho mooting ot club leaders. KINGMAN KOLONY Miss aiadys Johnson was an ovor night guoBt at tho Conrad Martin homo Saturday of last wook. Goo. Hoed loft last wook for Echo, Nevada, whoro ho was called as a wttnosa In a law suit. Friday March 3rd, Is tho regular P. T. II. mooting. This mooting closos tho membership campaign which has been In progross during tho winter. Misses Margarot Covoll, Lang, Sayro and Shay, teachers in tho Nyssn school "hiked to Klngmnn Kolony Wednesday of last wook, epondlng tho day -with Mrs. Maurlco L. Judd, and attondltig tho Washing ton dny program at tho Kolony school, ( Miss Margarot Smith and Harry Wollman woro guoats at tho Con rad Martin homo Saturday, Tho Mlssos Lolla and Eva Evorott Mlsa Gladys Ilooco nnd Miss Coch ran and Vorgll Ilooco camo down from Ontario Saturday to tho High school play givon day night. Tho fclay "Tho Sparkling attond Satur- Cup" given by tho High school Saturday night, was largoly attended. Each mombor ot tho cast handled their part woll, ond thoso who spout so j much tlmo In making tho play a suc cess aro to bo congratulated on their success. Tho not rocolptn woro jsomothing ovor $40. Anothor ovonlng ontortatnmont which promises to Co a troat is that to bo givon by tho Iloswoll dramatte club on tho ovonlng of March 11th, Instead ot tho 10th ns announced last week. Tho Iloswoll young poo plo nood n0 Introduction in this com munity. Thoy will prosont tho oporn "Plnaforo" at Kolony school. Ad mission 2Cc and lCc. Undor tho ausplcos ot tho P. T. A. Pupils of tho graoos who woro nolthor absent nor tardy durlng'tho month of Fobrunry nre: James Mc Olnnls, Loonard Smith, Harold Eliot Lloyd McEwcn, Holon Powoll, Olonn Mcainnls, Kddlo Powoll, Kon noth Uach, Jamon McEwen, Cora Elliot, John Mcainnls. S. C. WHITE LEOHOIIN Day old chicks, $18.00 por 100; hatching oggs 18.00 por 100; or L60 por sotting. A. B. Cain, Ontario Phono 206-W. tt DIRECTORY OF ONTARIO'S BUSINESS FIRMS These Men and Firms will serve your very needs promptly. Call upon or write to any of those who are listed below when in need of anything in their respective lines. They aro reliable: - HANKS ONTAIUO NATIONAL DANK Tho Oldest Bank In Malheur County "Sorvlce that 8orves" Capital and Surplus $100,000. DRUGS AND SUNDRIES ONTARIO PHARMACY O. M. Castleman, Prop. Proscription Specialist Victor Phonographs Rexall Remedies Eastman Kodaks Morclaiiil Dairy Phono 203 M THE SUGAR BOWL We Make Our Own Ice Cream ELECTRIC SUPPLIES ONTARIO ELECTRIC CO. Electrical Appliances and Wiring HARDWARE MCNULTY HARDWARE CO. Satisfaction Guaranteed TAGGART HARDWARE CO. Malheur County's Largest Hardware Store II. R. UDICK Plunblag aud Heating Doraestlo Water Systems CHEVROLET CARS Phone 6 A car load of late 490 and F. B. Tourings will arrive this week Note the late changes. New rear axle, heavy spiral ring and pinion gears; new Improved thrust bearings; emergency brake; Gypsle, one man top;, many other changes. Price 490 touring and roadster ( f. o. b. Payette Terms if desired. $202.50 Cash balance by month on good terms We carry a complete stock ot Chevrolet parts Tirea and Tubes, gas and oil General repair work We Specialize on Chevrolels Zan Motor Co. Payette,5TIdaho A. J.'Vanderford, L. L. Gearhart, Props. HOGS POULTRY VEAL Do you know that you can get more money for your pro duce in Portland than you can at home? Write uo for prices PAGE & SON 40 Years la tke Bhshkss Portland, Ore. EARLY SEED POTATOES for sale. Raised from Dry Land Seed. Write or call A. V: Scritch field & Co. 207 W Main, Weiser, or Melba, Idaho HOTELS HOTEL WILSON Tho "Homey" Hotel ot Malheur County. Good Moals 40o OPTOMETRIST DR. J. A. MC FALL Eyesight Specialist Eye Glasses and Spectacles MILLINERY Distinction In Clothing And Millinery Is the Mark ot Those - Who Patronize THE STYLE SHOP MORR'S MILLINERY & NOVELTY SHOP Palmyre Waists Women's Suits And Bport Clothes OSDORN MILLINERY Nell O. Bedford, Prop. The Only Exclusive Millinery Store This Side ot Salt Lake HAKUMBS PURITY BAKERY Ernest Barcus, Prop. All Kinds of Breads, Cakes and Pastry NOTIONS VARIETY STORE More than a thousand Articles for the home ONTARIO REAL ESTATE CO. Farm Lnnda City Property Insurance & Rental TROXELL IMPLEMENT CO. Farm Operating Equipment McCormlck, Deerlng and P. & O. Payettelldaho $675.00 groceries THE INDEPENDENT MARKET Phones 8 and 135 If Its Oood To Eat We Have It It It's Farm Product We Buy It ONTARIO MEAT ft GROCERY CO. Tho Home ot Oood Eats and Low Prices Phones 3 and 131 DEPARTMENT STOHHS Dependable Merchandise "Not the Cheapest, Hut. the Best" RADER BROS. 7 THE HUB One of 40 Stores Will Rave You Real Money E. A. 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