v-.
s) Vim wwi ipaawawjiw
mmvmmmnm
taMMMMMlaMMlBl
.
TOteta
rom.
. ,
K
VOL. XXVI
MAYOR URGES EXHIBIT
Of COMMUNITY PRIDE
Improvement of Park by Planting
Trees nn Sclirubs and Better
Coro For Oomctary Objects
To Imj Obtained Unit
ed Kffort Asked
ONTARIO, AIALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1922
11USINEB8 WILL PAUSE WHILE
MEMORIAL pAY 18 OltSKHVKI)
In on effort to nrouso a grontcr
dogrco of civic prldo, Mayor W. II.
Doolttlo this week Issued tho follow
Ing npponl for that worthy purpose
Tho Mayor's request Is ns follows;
Sovprnl acres of tho City and
Tourist Park at tho north end of
Oregon streot is now bolng put In
shapo for socdlng to grass and sliado
trees. Tills work is bolng dono
through donations by tho Com
mercial Club and a numbor of our
public splrltod citizens. This Is
only the beginning of a work to
beautify bur city that wo hopo to
soo continued year by yoar until
Ontario hnt n real boauty spot,
"which will bo a playground for our
children and a sourco of prldo to
orory ono who has contributed
some effort to rnako it Into a real
park.
Thoro Is now an opportunity for
us pcoplo of Ontario to allow what
can bo dono with Tory llttlo monoy.
bui by good will and cooporatlon
among oureolvtos. Dollovlng that
Tory ono of us nro intorcstod in
building up and bcautlfllng tho com
munity lu which wo llro I nm going
to doslgnato Friday, May 1 2th as
a troo planting day for Ontario. I
should llko to soo .ovcry family In
Ontario start tho day by planting
somo trees, shrubs and flowors In
their own yard and then something
in this line in tho now City Park.
Thoro Till b a man thoro with tho
necessary tools who will bo ready to
holp.
I should also llko to doslgnnto
anothor day to bo spont in beautify
ing tho comotory. Tho city has
Tory llttlo monoy to spend this ywir
and nil of that will bo noodod to
pay our share of tho dralnngta work
that must bo dono this season. This
will inako it necessary for us to And
( some way of fixing up tho grounds
without funds, but I bollovo that tho
pooplo of Ontario will bo willing to
holp in this tnattor and that it can
bo donq by cooperation of tho
pooplo and tho help of all tho or
ganizations of tho city, such as tho
churchos, lodgos, and clubs. Thorn
is so much to bo dono In .tho fixing
up of tho comotory grounds that It
will roqulro mn with teams, plows,
scrapors, boos and other tools to do
this -work, Men dnd women to
contrlbuto troos, shrubs and grass
soed. Wo noed ovorsoora and work
ors of all kinds. Ono good days
work would work wonders in tho
appoaranco of tho comotary. Many
of the people In Ontario and vicinity
have rolatlvos and frlonds burlod
thoro and many moro of us will bo
'thoro somo day. Let us try and
make it a place of boauty, a credit
to our city and a fit place for our
loved one.
I also want to call the attontlon
of tbo people to the cleaning tip of
tholr promlsos. Many have done
this, but thoro are still a numbor
that have paid no attontlon to the
. notice published In tho paper. The
city has appointed a new garbage
man who Is also a sanitary officer.
Ho has tho necessary authority to
force pooplo to clean up and the
city authorities aro going to back
him and Insist on It bolng dono. If
you bavo not cleaned up yot, do so,
and sail his attention to thoso who
do not.
Before closing this artlclo I
would like to maku another sugges
tion. Can we not organlzo a Clvlo
Improvement Club In Ontario. With
a good live organization of this kind
In this city wo could work-wondors
in the way of improving and beaut
ifying oar homes and town. Fre
quently yoa will notice somo vacant
Iota, adjoining somo well kept homo,
that are covered with cans, refuse
or sage brush, which one hours
work would entirely remove, tha
owner of the lots probably residing
away from Ontario. With a good
strong Improvement club of 200 or
300 members, who would each
agree to give a couple of hours each
week, after dinner, during these
leg summer evenings. We send
nut 25 to SO people each night to
cleaa ap sowe bad spot around the
city or la the streets. One clean
up will do bo 'good ual it la kept
up and our cemetaiy parka and city
need constant attention. The
iBMBbers of this club doing this
At tho Commercial club Tues
day ovontng a commlttoo from
tho Amorqlan Legion hendod by
Dwlght 1'iorco, commandor nnd
Ray Uoyor opponrod to nsk
that tho business men closo
whllo tho oxcrclscs of Memorial
Pay tako place It was tho
opinion of tho business mon
prosont that it would bo bettor
to closo for tho ontlro day thnn
for a portion only, nnd thoso
prosont slgnlflod tholr wllllng
noss so to do.
Doflnlto nctlon was not token,
but so roprosontntlvo was tho
gathering prosont of business
mon that in all probnbllltythls
will bo dono. Tho Legion
mon aro arranging for a fitting
momc-Vlnl program Including an
nddroes nt tho park by Judgo
Dnltou Olggs, a paradb and tho
usual ccrmonlos at tho come-tory.
TO BLOSSOM IFESTIVAL
ricturraquu Valley Will bo Fairy.
land of lllo8so8 Saturday May
iR nnd llrognn Folks Want
Everyone to Enjoy It.
NO. 22
NEARLY HALE MILLION
POUNDS Of WOOL SOLD
MUSIC CLUB TO GIVE
Otorus Will Sing Lmly of Hhalot
Willi Mrs. W. II. Harrison as
Soloist and Symposium Tea
Will In trod uco Local
Artists
To start n fund with which tp
furnish tho roceptlon room rocontly
complotod In tho publlo library, tho
Music club has In preparation a pro
gram which will bo glvou at tbo
Ma lotto theatre Monday ovenlng,
May IB.
Tho first portion of tho progrnm
will bo tho cantata, "Tho Lady of
All tho uppor Willow Crook valloy
will bo a Bhower of blossoms next
wook and to this fairy land of tho
beautiful tho pooplo of Brogan nnd
Jnmleson Invito tho ontlro county
for tho first annual Brogan Blossom
Fostlvnl which will bo hold on Sat
urday May 13. This was tho
message tho Argus rocolvod from
W. B. Eaton of Brogan today nnd
on bohalf of tho pcoplo of Brogan
is cxtondlng It to all tlio Argus
readers.
But this is not nil that Brogan
has to offer for this occasion, though
It is onaugh for all thoso' who lovo
tho most beautiful eight In this
soctlon for tho Brogan folks havo
arranged n bnraocuo for that tiny
and aro going to bo tho kind of hosts
thnt havo mado tho west famous.
Thoro will bo a real open houso In
Brogan nnd Jnmleson for tho folks
of tho valloy.
Thoro will brf a program arranged
by tho Farm Buroau following tho
barbecuo, which by tho way is
schodulod to start at 11 a. in., and
contlnuo until 1:30 p. ni so thnt all
may bo fed.
Thoro will bo a number, of speak
ers proflont nnd thoro will ho good
muslo too. In fact thoro will bo
nothing loft undono by tho Brogan
folk to mnko tho day ono that will
bo romomborcd by all who attond.
Tho muslo will bo furnishod by nn
orchctra from Huntington.
Two dances nro llstod on tho pro
grnm to ndd to tho dlvorslty of
Ontario SWccn for Wool
During Week Onp Peel
For 0 ContH Oilier
Jia nnd 03 Lowest OO
Host Priced in
Years.
Buyers
Sold
for
COUNTY FIELD MEET TO HE
HELD AT VALE ON FRIDAY
Bhalot," by Bondall, a three part
arrongoraont for womon's voices. nmusomont nnd tho hosplllty of tho
Mrs. W. II. Hnrrlson will bo tho'dnncos of thnt section is something
soloist nnd Mrs. S. D, Dormnn tho
accompanist.
Tho second portion of tho progrnm
will bo a "Symposium Ton," Intro
ducing familiar' songs sung by woll
known local artists and readings by
Miss Hutu Caboon and Miss Ada Loo.
In this soctlon Miss Holon Dunstono
will prealdo at tho piano, whllo Msa
Elinor Ilandall and Mrs. C. F. Cox
will prosont violin numbors. Tho
other soloists will be: Mrs. E. S.
Fortner, Mrs. D. F. Qrahara, Miss
Roslna Olomont, Miss Myrtle Ste
wart. Miss Clara Inoz Wood, Mrs.
Androw Iloblnsou, Miss Loulso
Wood, Mrs. F. J. Clomo, Miss Roso
KroeBsIn, Mrs, O. H. Blom, Herschol
Browno, Dick Adam and Hugh Allen,
Thoro will also bo a number of
duota with mlxod voices nnd sovoral
quartotto numbors rounding out a
popular program,
to romombor,
But host of all Is tho spirit which
prompts tho Brogan colobrntlon, for
In it Is oxtondod a cordlnl Invltntlon
nnd tho declaration of tho Brogan
folks Is:
"Como spond tho day and enjoy
tho blossoms nnd Ood's great out of
doors, wo will wolcomo you, nnd
will bo happy to moot you."
That many will go Is undoubtod
for tho John Day Highway from
Vale to Brogan Is In oxcollont con
dition. It will be a happy day nnd
n general gathering of friends from
all soctlons of tho county in ono of
tho-county'a most favoVod spots.
Nearly a half million pounds of
Malheur county wool was sold dur
ing tho past week nt prices varying
from 30 to 3G cents per pound. This
brought glco to tho hearts not only
of tho sheepmen dlroctly Intorcstod,
but to buslnoss mon nnd ranchors
gonornlly. it means a big stop
back on tho path to normnlcy.
All woek Ontario has been tho
contor of n wool buying movomont
with representatives of numorous
Boston nnd Portland wool firms In
cluding Johnlo Johuson, Ernost May
nnd Joo Plalstod of Bolso who ropro
sont Boston firms; V. P. McKlnna
nnd Isador Koshlund of Portlnnd.
Loroy Davis was also horo buying
lambs. "
Tho top prlco rocordod In Bales
horo was thnt scored b tho poot of
Frank, McKnlghfs, It. J. Ward nnd
McConnsll Brother's which totaled
10C.000 pounds and sold at 36 conta
and was bought for Hallowoll-Jonos
ft Donald of Boston by Johnlo John
son. Hub Wnltors sold his clip to Mr.
McKonna for tho Portland Wool
Warohouso cempany: Koshlund
bought tho Boawonrd ft Scnwoard
and Bcnrden clip nnd nlso tho Far
West Qlioop company's clip nt 32
conts according to reports.
Ontario's schools will closo
tomorrow, Friday, whllo nil tho
host of chlldron forogathor at
Vale to bo prosont and tnko
part in tho annual Hold moot of
tho county schools. A great
deal of lntorost has boon mani
fested in tho gathorlng this
year nnd many youthful record
breakers havo boon training for
tho contost.
MERCHANTS DISCUSS PLANS
FOK OUED1T ASSOCIATION
At n mooting of tho morchants of
tho city with Mr. Maxwell of Cold
well on Wodnosday ovonlng, plans
woro discussod for tho formation of
n credit rating bureau. No doflnato
action was taken and tho morchants
nro to Investigate tho workings of
tho Caldwell Institution boforo pro
coodlng. At this meeting too tho following
commlttoo was appointed to meet
tho Fair board to cousldor plans for
tho fair this tallf A. L. Cockrum,
Frank Itndor, II. U Potorson, C. F.
8kow( A. Iloblnson, II. O. Uoyor nnd
C. It. Emlson.
SEASON OPENS WITH
VICTORY FOR VALE
Nyssn Scores Shut Out in Opener
With Huntington For Ontario
Illll Lyclls Pitches Grtxit
Halt for Sit Innings
Slllc Wild Hut
Effcctivo
JOY RIDERS NEAR DEATH
WHEN CAR HURDLES DITCH
CLUB DIRECTORS HEAR
OREGON TRAIL PLANS
W. E. Mcacliam, of Itakor,-Prcsldeiit
Of Association Tells of Effort
To Direct Tourists Over
Historic Itouto
Six Ontario Young Men uud Women
Suffer Injuries Oar laterally
Torn to Pieces In Smash
Up Between Payette
And Wclser.
UEOEPTION TO MAIUC OPENING
ROOM IN LlIHtAIlY HASEMENT
With an appropriate program the
handsomo now roceptlon room In the
basement of tbo library which w
completed through tho Initial gift of
J. It. Dlackaby and contributions
from tho Womon's Club, tho Qirl'a
Club and a number of Individuals.
will bo dedicated to the public uso
on Friday evening May 13, Just
what tho program will be has not
boon doflnately determined, but will
bo announced later,
Tho room which will bo Ideal for
tho gathering of many bodies, has
not been finished. Whon the work
already completed was finished the
funds of tho Women's club which
sponsored it were depleted. There
were Just 74 conts loft In
treasuary and efforts will now ho
mado to Bocuro additional funds for
this purpose. The Initial effort will
be mado through tho-concort to bo
given at tbo Majestic Theatre Mon
day May 15 when tho Music Club
wjll present tho Lady of Bhalot.
I. L. PATTERSON TO
BE IN CITY. FRIDAY
Interest In National Committee
man's Fight Surpassed That for
Offices Unusual Confidence
Gives Way to Un-
certainty
Six Ontnrlans In somo mysterious
manner oscapod doath about two
o'clock last Friday morning when
tho car In which thoy woro driving
from Payette to Wolsor ran straight
off tbo road, hurdled a dralnago
ditch and smathod Itiolf completely
W. E. Meacham, president of tho
Old Oregon Trail association wan
tho guest of tho directors of tho
commorient club at n dlnnor at tho
Mporo cafo Tuesday ovonlng and
thoro told of tho progress which tho
association is making in Its publicity
work to direct tourists to tho historic
routo across tho contlnont.
Mr. Meacham declared, that tho
spirit of co-operation manifested by
LaQrando, Pendleton, Tho Dnllos
nnd othor towns along tho lino, nnd
especially Portland and tho atato
tourist bureau hoadod by S. D, Vin
cent was nlroady so markod that
this year would soo a vast Incronso
lu tho stream of tourists using tho
Old Orogou Trail.
linker to Celebrate
As an opoulng ovont lu this pro
gram Baker has taken tho load In
this effort aud is to hold a colobra
Tho Eastorn Oregon Ulg Four
boBobolt lcaguo opened Its season
Sunday with games at Ontario nnd
Nyssn. At tho fair grounds horo
Vnlo colobratod tho opening with n
0 to 4 victory ovor Ontario In n
gamo that furnishod all kinds of
baseball, and which for six innings
was a mighty interesting contest
botwoon Bill Lyolls for Ontario nnd
Stiles for Vale.
Both pltohors furnishod tho
features of tho gamo, with tbo ox
coptlon of John Huston's shoestring
catch of Art Mooro's lino drivo.
That catch robbod Mooro of n throo
baggor tor it was tlckotod for a
long trip. Huston nlso complotod
a doublo on tho play and mado tho
socond two-ply out scorod by Vale
nnd each cut off soomlngly euro
scores. Porhnps It might bo added
tho gnmo was played without
wrangling nnd that tho umpiring
was not bad.
Lyllos nnd Stiles then took Jho
contor of tho stago and whlffod out
batter aftor battor, Each scorod
six strlko outs in two Innings. Un
til Lyoll, who had boon shooting
thorn ovor, woakonod In tho fifth, It
was a protty gamo. Vale tied tho
scoro in tho fifth with two scores
nnd won in tho sovonth with throo.
Thon to ninko It snfo took throo
moro in tho ninth off Wolls and
Caslday. Ouornsoy hurt his nuklo
and had to rotlro in tho olghth,
Bill Blnckaby going to contor field.
Tho following is what tho box
scoro ahowed:
A It
. C 2
i C
. . 3
. 1
ONTAMO
Hustod, 3 b..
Caslday, a a.
Ouornsoy, cf
Blackaby cf..
flardnor, o ...... 3
Smith, It . 4
Btepbons 1 b.. 3
Leonard, 2 b.... 4
Mooro, rf ........ ' 4
Lyllos, p.... 2
Wolls, p .
on tho lowor sldo of tho road, jtlon on July 4th featuring a pagont
kind of work would be a great In
fluence on others, with tho result
cleanliness would soon come to bp
a habit with us all and Ontario
would be known far and wide as a
model to pattern after and Its
people as the best In the land, I
would llko to ask every man and
woman interested in the formation
of a Civic Improvement Club to
meet at tbo Commercial Club rooms
Id the City Hall Building on Tues
day evening Hay ,9th at 9 p. m. and
see what can be dono to effect this
kind of an organization. I hope
there will be a big turn out, it
would only take 'two hours of your
time a week, and think what we
could do this 8ttaimr,r4r Ontario,
W. H. DOOLITTLB,
Mayor
With only two weeks remaining
In tho primary campaign, Interest In
tho outcome still is very far from
bolng intense. Tho apathy Is tho
biggest handicap to tho candidates.
Tomorrow, (Friday) Ontario will
havo as its guests ono of tho many
candidates for tho republican nom
ination, Senator I. L. Patterson of
Polk county. Senator Patterson
will call on friends here, tor thoro
nro many who know him well, and
.....i .....
tho W,H so lo Vft,e ounng tno day.
Strango as It may seem the big.
gest nght of the campaign Is that
bolng wage d for tho republican
national committeeman from Ore
gon. Tho entry of O, It. Flthlan
backed by a strong organization has
for the first tlmo challenged the
place so long held by Italph E.
Williams, and thore aro many who
declare that Mr. Fithian will win,
though during tho past week Mr.
Williams' friends bavo begun to
make- an active fight In his behalf.
In place of the usual assurance
and certainly that ono candidate
will win in the governorship fight
the thing that is noted la that few
will predict the outcome. Tho
fooling that Governor Olcott is sure
to win has been waning and the
best guessers and it Is. only a
guoss are now conceding that tbo
tight Is between him, Speaker Bean
and Senator .1'attcrsoa.
According to tbo roost lucid account
obtainable, two of tho occupants
of tho car wont through tho wind
shield, two wont through tho roof,
and tho other two modo tholr
hurrlod oxlt by a routo unknown.
Tho accldont occurod about tour
miles north ot Payette on tho stato
highway whoro tbo road turns to
ward tho west at tho top ot tho bill
to cross tho track, Evorott Staples
who was driving tho car, which be
longed to Richard Hlckey, who was
also In tho party, did not soo tho
turn at all; which was tuck, porhaps,
had bo attompted to turn quickly
tho car would havo turned turtle, it
Is bellovnd. As it was, tho car
wont straight off tho grado, over tho
ditch which Is wldo and hit on tho
north bank. Tho euglno wob torn
from ita framo and casting twisted
In a wolrd manner.
Whon tho victims came to and in
ventoried their condition It was
found that Mr. Staples was minus
sovoral front teeth, Richard Hlckey
had bis knoe cap torn and was other
wlso Injured, Cecil "Embody and
Pete Madden were brulsod and
shaken, while Mrs. Edna Barclay
and Mrs. Dorothy Woodward wero
cut and brulsod about tho body. Mrs.
Barclay was severely cut on the
thlgb. Tho least Injured of tho
party "succeeded In reaching a farm
bouse, callod Ontario, for a car and
reached hero early In the morning.
Hlckey la still in bed and tho young
womon have not boen able to get
about since the accident.
ropresontativo ot tbo early days ot
tho Trot), with all tho faithfulness.
possible
JUNIOR-SENIOH RECEPTION
FEtST FAREWELL TO SENIORS
Frank and George W. McKnlght
of Vale spent Wednesday la Ontario
oa buIaM.
L. R. Broitbaupt has boen 111 for
sovoral days with a severe attack of
the flu.
Mrs. J. H. Loggan of Burns came
to Ontario this week from an ex
tended visit with her daughter, Mrs.
D. B. Clay.
MUs Irene Rowo has been quite
sick with tbo flu this weok.
O. II. Graham spent the week in
Boise oa business.
Mrs. Chappell, Mrs. Hugh Allen's
mother Is quite rick this week.
Mr. and Mrs, S. B. TerwiUlgar
and family lcavo today going over-
wad to California.
A dollghtful reception was given
by tho Junior class ot tho Ontario
High School lu honor ot tbo out
going Sonlora nt tho Oregon Club
Rooms, Friday night April 28. Be
sides tho Sonlor class the mombors
of tho board and faculty woro
present!
Tho first part ot tho ovenlng was
glvou over to a vory ontortalnlng
program, consisting of sovoral num
bors as follews:
Music by tho orchostra; sllont
motion picture, a melodramo on
titled "Throe Screams From tho
Kitchen or Seven Buckets of Blood"
Vocal solo, Mrs. Harrison; Reading,
Miss Loo,
At the closo ot tho lunchoou tho
toasts woro given, Paul Peterson
acting as toastmastor. Tho toasts
as thoy woro glvon spoiled out the
word "Seniors." Wendoll Thayor
gavo tho first toast, "Sonlors," in
which ho compllmonted that class on
Its charactor, et cetora. Clara Inez
Wood responded with "Et, tu Jun
iors." Reba Reed toasted "Nothln
Much." Supt. J. M. McDonald gavo
a very truo description of tbo On-
.tario .High School students In his
toaBt "Innoconts". W. "W. Wood,
chairman of tbo school board, re
plied to tho toast "Ontario," Hugh
Biggs answered to "Reputation," In
which ho told of the good reputation
of the Junior class. Donald Parker
closed tho list ot toasts by respond
ing to "Such is Life," in whlcK he
gave a humorous description of
school life.
VALE
Nooly, If
lloso, 2 b...
Parrott, ss ,
Stiles, p...,
Vandovor, 3
CrandSll, 1
Huston, cf ....
Olonn, cf ....
Moudy, o .....
Roblnotto, rt
Randolp, rf ,
Vale
Ontario .. ..
Summary-
b..
b-
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
R
1
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
O
2
0
1
0
1C
0
7
1
0
0
0
10 .27
11 O
0
1
3
0
0
3
1
0
17
0
1
926
0 3 0
0 10
A
1
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
8
A
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
2
30
A
3
6
5
4
6
5
4
1
4
2
2
40
10 0
2 0 0
-Earnod runs, Vale 2,
Ontario 2; two baso hits, Roblnotto,
Gardnor; throo baso hits, Guernsey;
buso on balls off Stiles 1; Lyllo 3;
Wolls 1; struck out by Stlloa 14,
Lyllo 11, Wolls 1, Caslday 1; loft
on basos, Ontario C; Vale 7; doublo
plays, Rose to Parrott to Crandall;
Huston to Roso. Wild Pitch, Lyle;
first baso on orrors, Ontario 1; Vale
S, hit by pltcbor by Stiles, Caslday
twlco, Stephens and Gardnor. Um
pires, Loatbora and Tamblyn. Tlmo
2:30 minutes. Caslday out on in
field fly.
Standing of tho Clubs
W L
Vale , I
Nyssa 1 1
Ontario ... 0
Huntington 0
E
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
4
E
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
9
4
pet
1000
1000
000
000
Mr. and Mrs. W, F. Escuo loft
last weok for their old homo in
Illinois w,hero Mr. Escuo is going to
go Into buslnoss. His place in tho
Ontario National Bank has boen
taken by William Blackaby who
camo In from tho engincor crow at
work on tho Jordan V,alley road, to
start work Monday,
Mr. and Mrs, Roy Bowman and
son of Bolso wero visiting In On
tario this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Josso Adrian ot
Bolso spent sovoral days vis(tlng In
Ontario.
Vincent P. McKonna ot Portland
formerly ot Ontario was a business
visitor in Ontario this weok.
Walter Glonn camo to Ontario
this wook from Seattlo for a short
Tlslt.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Doubrava, Mrs.
Iseman and Mrs. James Coleman of
Brogan spent tbo weok end in On
tario Mrs. John Brutzman loft tho first
for a month's vacation which sho
will spend visiting relatives in
Clarkston, Lowiston and Spoknno.
During her absonce Lawrcnco Rowe
will work in tho Hub storo.
Rutus Dinwiddle ot Jordan Valley
visited in Ontario this week.
!
FtrmKriWim,iniyMiiriinnimi-irWit,i.t,rA
nwimi iiiMawrairi rtiv.r-mt
t --rt7K,z773maaxmnim
mmmummemmmmmmmSTTX? .