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tttoi0 Usrgt1 VOL. XXVI THE ONTAHIO AKGUS, ONTARIO, OKEfrON, THURSDAY JUNE 1, 1922. NO. 26 r TEST Of AMERICANISM IS RESPECT F0R"LAW Dr. Wllllmn G. Halo Sounds Warn- ing Educational System Must Keep Abreast of Problems Co-operatio'n and Understanding Needed. "The only liberty that can endure in a democracy is liberty under the law. T he true test of 100, per cent Amerlcarilsm is the respect and obedience, rendered to the laws which as individuals we do not ap prove. It Is no credit to observe a law one agrees with but it is those we do not," said Dr. William G. Hale, dean of the college of law ot the University of Oregon to the large audience which packed the High School auditorium for the nmmencement exercises last Frl Cuy evening. "Ono hundred per cent Ameri canism calls today for a mutual understanding of American ideals, for co-operation. -It calls for an appreciation of the problems of our fellow man; for a spirit of under standing, and this is best developed in our American public schools. These schools are distinctly Ameri can In spirit. These schools are democratic to the core. They are as democratic as our great Ameri can constituticn, the bulwark of our freedom. ' "There are forces at work today in our land that are not American and it seriously behooves us to think soriously of our attitude toward our country and its institutions. "The life of our people today Is more complex than in the early days of this nation, and therefore our educational system must be more complex to assist In the solution ot life's problems for the people. Our schools must be kept free that the poor boy and' girl be given the same opportunity as the rich boy or girl In the battle of lite. Do you know that there is more money spent In America for cigar ettes 'and cosmetic than for all the educational institutions in the land? And that being true we should think ' well before curalllng taxation, for our educational system. "The leaders of America must play a constructive part. It is the duty of the church, the school, the , home .to carry on that our institu tions be preserved. We. must teach obedience unto the law as the safe guard our liberty. No matter whether we agree with a law, such as the 18th amendment or not, so long as it Is on the statute books, and so long as wo, through the great Instruments of democracy, the Initiative, the referendum and the recall have the power to change the law, wo should give every law our obedience and our support. That Is the great test of our American ism." The class of 42, tre largest in the history of the school taxed the capacity ot the auditorium stage, and 'the hall was crowded when the program.' started with a selection by tho High School orchestra. Follow ing this Rev. D. D. Reese delivered tho Invocation, Hugh Biggs, valedictorian- of the class next gavo the farewell address for class. Fallow ing Dr. Hala's address, the glee clubs presented a selection, and Richard Adam a member ot the class sang a boIo. Superintendent McDonald present ed the class to the Bchool board and V, W. Wood, president of' the board after a brief nnd interesting talk on the accomplishments of the school year presented the diplomas. S. M. Boucher announced the class honors. Alumni Banquet The Alumni banquet held In the Moore Hotel directly following the exercises was attended by 135 graduates, board members and faculty. The class ot '22 was formerly accepted as members dur ing the dinner and speeches wore made by Judge Wood, Dr. Hale, Supt. J. M. McDonald, with Chester T. lackey aa toastmaster. Mr. Lackey, '07 represents the smallest class and the first graduated from the Ontario High School, being a class of one, while the class ot '22 with 42 members is the largest. A short musical prorgram was present ed tar Miss Roslna Clement, James Purcell. Miss Viola Hasted and Miss Etta McCrelghU The officers ior ' the coming year were elected as tollows; Jatnea Purcell. president; Hugh Biggs. 1st vice president; Theodoeia Wells, 2nd vice presi dent; Etta McCrelght, Sec'y; La0 Blackaby, treasurer. ONTARIO WINS EXCITING GAME AT PAYETTE TUESDAY The Ontario team won a thril- ler from Payette at Payette Tuesday by a score of 7 to G All the scoring was done In the early stages of the game. Vestal, who started for Ontario was given ragged support and tho Payette men hit him follow ing errors securing live runs. Bill Blackaby, who succeeded him in the fourth Inning, field Payette runless during the bal- anco of tho game. Shake, wno started late for Payette, also held Ontario scoreless, but tho damage was .done. The fea- tures of the gairid, aside from tho pitching of Blackaby and Shake, wero the homo runs of Guernsey for Ontario and Pot- ter for Payette. Ontario plays Vale at Vale Sunday In the Big Four League OREGON LEADS AS COLLEGE STATE Proportion of Students to Popula-. tiou Higher Than Elsewhere In Union Salem, Oregon, May -27. Six Ore gon colleges and universities are es tablished as standard in a report of Dr. George F. Zook, specialist in higher education of the federal bu reau of education, who In March completed an inspection of Oregon institutions and who has filed his re port with J. A. Churchill, state sup erintendent of schools. Tho six In stitutions are Unlverstly of Oregon, Oregon Agricultural college, Wil lamette university, Reed college, Linfield college and Pacific univer sity. A striking comment in the report Is that there were 7020 residents of Oregon attending colleges and uni versities last year, which is one stu dent to every 112 people in the state, a proportion ot students to population which Is higher than that of any other state In the Union. Oregon is followed by Iowa, Utah, Kansas, Nebraska, Washington, Ne vada, California, Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, and Montana, all west of the Mississippi river. In making his Inspection Dr. Zook visited all the institutions, exam ined records, inspected the material, equipment including the buildings, grounds, laboratories and libraries. He conferred with college officers and teachers, visited classes and made a careful survey of all angles. Pupils Educated at Home The report points out that Oregon through its privately controlled as well as Its state controlled institu tions, is taking care of a high per centage of Its college students in Its own Institutions. 0 California is tho only state that exceeds Oregon -In educating its young people at home. I California cares for 89.9 per cent of j Its students antt Oregon oa.6 per, cent. Tho average of the states of tho Union is 74.3 per cent. Statistics of last year show that in ' all Its colleges and universities Oregon Is caring for 8015 students, while the total number oi stuaerta In colleges and universities over tho country claiming Oregon for a resi dence Is 7020. Among students wno have come to the state from other places are 179 from foreign coun tries. Oregon received from Cali fornia 419 students and sent 312 in return; from Washington tho statu received 781 and sent 404; from Idaho it received 243 and sent 19. Dr. Zook's report adds: Normal Schools Drop Off "In the number of students at tending Normal schools Oregon Is by no means so fortunate. In the proportion of Normal Students to population the stato ranks forty third in the Union. Last year there were only 517 Normal school stu dents from Oregon, nearly half of whom went to other states, notably California and .Washington. Only fifteen students from other states wore registered at the Oregon Stato Normal school. It seems clear that the stato is hot doing its duty In providing sufficient Normal school facilities and of such grade as to keep at homo a largo proportion of the small number of Oregon stu dents who now attend Normal schools. "Considering tho fact that in Ore gon as much if not more has been done through the board ot higher curricula toward the elimination of undesirable duplication between the Oregon Agricultural college and tho University of Oregon, it is difficult to see how it would bo possible to reduce the stato expenditures for higher" education without eliminat ing or very seriously crippling ac tivities that are vital to the pros perity and welfare of the state." Misses Mamie, Myrtle and Evelyn Stewart and Miss Lola Reece visited In Emmett Memorial day. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Broenan of Weiser, spent several dayB In Ontar io this week. C. C. Carter has taken tho house formerly occupied by D, F. Graham and family. The Graham's are to, occupy the Escue home recently pur chased by Mrs. Alnerson who wlff re turn to the interior. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Piatt ot Par ma spent the week end with toI atlyea here. EASTSIDERS PROVE TOO EASY TOR WESTSIDERS Leo Cockrum Southpawed Hasbeens to Fl'Usli Aided' by Cnrl Fie'ltl for Few RoiinUs -Pierce Hit Raid Clemo Hurt Nov elties Won by Eastslders The Ontario City and Tourist park fund was enriched by $270 as the result of the melee between the, Eastslde business men and thelrWot sido opponents Tuesday afternoon. Tho battle royal was staged at tho Fair ground before tho biggest base ball crowd that Ontario has seen in years. The scoro which Frank Zeller kept showed that the West slder Neverwasers won over the Eastslde Hasbeens by 19 to 12. Not only did the" Neverwasers win, but they escapd injuries while the Hasbeens had two of their players Injured. Fred .Clemo suffered a split finger, and Ralph Swagler, minor bruises as the result ot tho af tray. Dick Robinson who umpired, escaped Injury other than threats heaped upon him. The Eastslde Hasbeens were the more popular team, judging by the rooting they received. They wero unlucky in that Dave Powers tried to wear a horseshoe and a rabbit's foot both. That proved the Jinks; while Charlie Garvin and' Ed Flfer were Jonahs In. their darkle make ups, which wero highly entertain ing but aided not a bit in the base ball effort. Then Lem Christian sen as the Red Cross nurse, who pre sided over the ambulance was both handsome and useful to the East sidors. Dwight Pierce started ou tho mound for the Hasbeens Und lasted four Innings during whlcfi his offer ing? were" pounded to all sections of me universe. lumuiuw iuuk. uia place and fared better for a time un til the Neverwasers got their maces i.galnst his slants for sound blows. Leo Cockrum with nis portsldo presentation proved a puzzle to the Hasbeens and heavy hitters like Harry Peterson and Arnold Acker man, Doc Tyler and Fred Clemo wero unable to solve him; while Al Qua.it leaned on the pill for extra bases on two occasions. Ralph Swaglor fears that Judge Landis will suspend bim for life for Inactive participation m the game, lie lasted four innings and Larue Blackaby took his place. Doc Tyler was sub stituted when C'.emo went out. For the Nev&rwasors beside Lee Cockrum's pitching and Peto Mad den's hitting the features wero the fielding of Jimmy Test and Lee Alexander. Tho latter was the only one guilty of catching a fly ball In the field. Toggery Bill covered first and hit hard, as did Stanley Brown and Tubby Dean. Carl Field made two extra base hits ana covered third and pitched until ho was tired. Tho double plays, Peterson to' Ackerman to Quast and the Test to Hardman to Laxson wero the field brilliants of the pastlming. The following was tho lineup of tho teams: Hasbeens: Clemo, 'c; Pierce and Ed Tarantaw, p; Quast, lb; Ackerman, 2b and c; Peterson, ss and 2b; Tyler 3b; Andrews, If; Sldoway and Roberts, cf; Swagler and Blackaby, rf. Neverwasers; Modden, c; Cockru1" and Fields, p; Laxson, lb, Hardman 2b, Test, ss, Field and Cockrum, 3b, Dean, If, Alexander, cf, Brown rf. Robinson umpire. Scorer Frank Zeller. Financially tho success of tho effort was due to the energetic ticket campaign conducted by R. W. Jones, J. A. Laknoss and .Larue Blackaby, Ross Jenkins managed tho Westslders while Fred Clemo worked the strategy for tho EaBt slders. EIGHTY LIVING DESCENDANTS SURVIVE MRS. G. W. BLANTON Death Comes Suddenly Following the Summoning of Doctor to Aitl Husband Who Was Very III Was 0"o of County's Pioneers. Beside her husband, now In his ninotieth year, eighty living de scendants survived Mrs. George W. Blanton, one of Malheur county's pioneers, who died at the family residence last Thursday night. Her death came with a suddenness unex pected, for while she had not been well for some time, still she was about during the day and during the .middle of the night summoned tho family physician to administer for her husband who was 111. After tho doctor arrived she was taken with a attack of acute indigestion and dlod in but a few minutes. Several members of the family were with her at the time. Mrs. Fanny Oliver Hlanton was 85 years old at the time of her death. She was born in Morgan county Kentucky in 1537, and there married Mr. Blanton In 1855. To them 12 children were born, nlno of whom grew to manhood and (Continued on last fage) E Locals Muss PInys in Second niul Third Which Might Have Re tired Side Hits Follow Which Bring Runs Home Nyssa cinched Its first place in the league standing in the second and thirl Innings of tho game hero Sun daywUh the locals when they fell upon Caslday's offerings, following errors by his support and maced In seven runs in those two frames, four In the second and three In tho third. They were enougr to win, for all Ontario could gather in nlno frames was a total of five. Caslday retired after the third and Bill Lyells took up the burden of the heaving and went great guns, tho visitors got three hits off Bill In six innings but only In tho ninth did they get two in one stanza, Teutsch's single being followed by DIven's double which added one to Nyssa's total making it 8. Slim Woodruff the submarine hurler of the Nyssa ;team was in difficulties several times during the gamo but pitched himself out ot n number ot holes In great style. Though tlui locals got to him for 9 hits, they could not bunch them, thus Nyssa deserved to win. Wood ruff struck out 11, Lyells wlffed 7 and Caslday 1. Tho gamo wa' marod by accidents to players. Toutch, Nyssa's veteran second Backer turned his anklo but gamely stayed In after a short rest. Dlvens, the visiting catcher suffered a bad split on tho hand. Extra base hits wero many, Teutsch, Dlvens and Guernsey got two baggers and Chapman got a three ply swat. Clemo and Gibson umpired, and both did good work and no wrangling occured at any stage of tho gamo which was witnessed by a smaller crowd than It deserved to bo. The score book showed the follow ing box scere: ONTARIO AB R H O A E Chapman, ss .... 5 1112 1 Husted 3b 5 0 2 3 3 1 Gardner c 5 '0 2 8 '2 0 Lackey lb 5 1 0 15 2 1 Guernsey cf .... 5 110 0 0 Stevens rf 4 110 0 0 Blackaby If .... 3 0 0 0 0 0 Lyells ss, p 4 0 0 0 3 1. Caslday p, ss.... 4 12 0 5 2 TO'EAL 40 5 9 27 17 6 NYSSA AB R H O A E Duncan lb 5 114 0 3 Young 3b 5 10 2 3 0 J. Duncanlf,- cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tuetsch 2b 4 12 5 0 0 Hoxle If, 2b.... 5 0 2 0 0 0 Beam cf 3- 0 0 0 0 1 Wilson cf 10 0 0 0 0 Dlvens o 5 1 1 12 1 1 Simmons ss .... 5 2 2 2 4 1 Long rf, c 4 2 0 2 0 0 Woodruff p .... 4 0 0 0 3 1 TOTAL 42 8 82711 7 Summary: Earned runs, Ontario 3; Nyssa3; Two base hits: Teutsch, Guornsey, Dlvens; three base hits, Chapman; base on balls off Lyells, 2; Woodruff, 1; hit by pitcher by Woodruff 1; Caslday 1; struck out by Caslday 1; Lyells 7; Woodruff 11; wild pitches, Caslday 1; Wood ruff 1; passed balls, Gardner 1, Dlvens 2; first base on ertors, On talo 6; Nyssa ,0. Winning pitcher Woodruff, losing pitcher Caslday. Time 2:15 Umpires Clomo and Gibson, FAREWELL REOEITION GIVEN HONORING MR. AND MRS. HOWE About twenty friends and neigh bors surprised Mrs. George Howe, Wednesday evening at her .home with a farewell party. Mr. and Mrs. Howe are leaving this week for Boise whero they will make their homo. Both Mr. and Mrs. Howe have been prominently active in several different organiza tions in which they havo boon wiling and actlvo workers. After a delightful evening the guests left with many good wishes for the prosperity and happiness of the Howe's In their now homo. Sidney Day of Wcstfall, spent tho week end in Ontario. Robert Copoland of Vale, spent graduation week in Ontario. Mrs. W. E. Leos lett Saturday for a two weeks' visit in Portland. Mr Turunda Rails of Harrier. Is spending a tow wooks in Ontario, under mcaicai care. Mrs. Guy Stlnglo of Westfall, came to Ontario tHe latter part of last week, and was in attendance at the Alumni banquet. THREE SERIOUSLY HURT; CAR HITS CONCRETE MIXER J. C. Murphy, civil engineer with tho O. S. L. here, W. C. Treevy, brakeman on tho Ore- gon Eastern nnd Bert Cady, brakeman on the Payette Val- ley branch wero seriously In- jured early this morning when Cady's car.hit a concrete mlxor & at tho crossing of the Idaho highway and tho road leading east from tho Snake river bridge on the Fruitland bench. Murphy was cut about tho head and his arm was injured; Treevy suffered sovoral frac- turod ribs, and Cady had his "back wrenched. Pete Johnson of Fruitland, found tho men, with Murphy still pinned under tho car, aud after extracatlng thorn, brot them to tho hospital hero where Dr. Bartlett gavo them first aid. Murphy was able to loavo for his homo In Nampa today, and tho other men aro still in the hospital. Tho car was almost demolished. ED. HASSON AGAIN ARRESTED Officers Capture 8all Tmi"tly of liquor in .Home Preliminary Hearing Waived and llnsMm Held on ltatl to Grand Jury Ed. Hasson, who has twice beforo been found guilty of violation of tho liquor laws, wns arrested last Fri day morning by Sheriff Lee Noe, Deputy Sheriff Charles Glenn, Mor shal H. C. Farmer and District At torney Robt. D. Lytlo whon they raided his homo, and on a search warrant investigated the promises where they found contraband goods. HaBson was taken to Vale whero ho waived a preliminary hearing and and bound over to tho grand Jury. He furnished ball. Since Hasson has been twice convicted ho Is liablo, under the statute, to ro- ceivo a prison sentence, If found guilty a third tlmo. ORCHARD SPRAYER CAN BE USED FOR ALFALFA WEEVIL New Circular Tells How to Make An Attachment for Orchard Sprayers at Nominal Cost That Will Combat tho Weevil "1 Don Whelan Extension Entomologist ' The Extension Division of the University of Idaho, has Just issued a circular which is vory tlmoly, es pecially in tho fruit growing sec tions of tho stato whero tho alfalfa weevil -is known to bo presont. It tolls a fruit grower how ho can make his orchard sprayer into an alfafa sprayor at a nominal cost. It consists ot a homemade boom, equipped with ton nozzles and capa ble of spraying a width of twenty fott. This boom is attached to tho back of an orchard sprayor and whon not in uso can bo folded up bo that It will bo no wider than tho machine Itself. A sprayer so equipped Is capablo of putting on a uniform spray that will repay tho grower many times for making tho attachment. There aro spray machines on tho market that aro especially designed for alfalfa weevil spraying, but whero a fruit grower nlready has a powor orchard sprayer ho usually does not caro to go to tlio expense of gettin? anothor machine Ex tension circular No. 25 tells how his machine may bo equipped to effi ciently spray tho weevil at a small cost. Tho circular also gives directions for making a practical spray strain er. This Is very Important for when thoro aro ten or more nozzles in op eration, tho loss ot tlmo and tho an noyance from clogging of the flno disks Is likely to bo great unless" ex tra precautions aro taken to pro vent It. Clogging Is often duo to iron rust or dirt tuken In wltti tho wator and causes an uneven .distri bution of poison. This strainer will ollmlnato this trouble It Is located In tho pressuro lino bo tweou tho cutoff and tho feod hoso. Don't wait until tho weovll hns done Its damago beforo ordorlng this circular und equipping your ma chine. Spray menus hay. i Rov. Henry Young and Dr. A. a. Mooro returned- last Friday from Eugene whore thoy attended tho grand lodgo of tho Odd Follows. Rev. Young was honored by a largo vote for grand wardou of tho onlor which would havo put him In line for leadership a few years hence, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brosnan of Weiser were horo Wodnosday to at tend tho funornl ot Mrs, G, W. Blan ton. Harold Jenness of Nampa camo hero today on learning of tho acci dent to J. C, Murphy. Ho nccom panlod Mr, Murphy to Nampa on No. 4. Miss Anna Scott of Jordan Valloy is tho guest ot Miss Kntebrlno Ko hout at the home ot MIsa Lavlne Smith, HUNDREDS GATHER TO HONOR FALLEN HEROES Juugo Pulton HlggH Delivers Ora tion Urging Mal'jilimnco of Unsullied Record Handed Down by Forefathers Pcaoo Spirit is Growing By for tho largest gathering to commomorate tho deeds of tho na tion's horolc dead which Ontario has seen In years gathored In tho park Tuesday morning to hear Judge Dalton Biggs dellvor the oration of tho day, and later took part In the ceromonlos conducted by tho Ameri can Legion at tho cometory. Tho parade, headed by tho R. O. T. C. band, loft tho City" Hall and marched to the park whero J. W McCulIpch was chairman of tho cere monies. Tho first number was a band selection followed by a song by tho quartette, A. Quast, H. M. Browne, L. L. Culbertson and Job. Purcell. Judge Biggs was thon Introduced nnd In a fitting eulogy to tho soldier dead ot all the wars in which our nation Jins been engaged sketched briefly tho salient features of tho struggles In which thoy played their part. Ho outlined tho cause ot tho various wars and tho nation's re cord writton therein. "As from each of tho heroes of tho wars past tho soldiers of the suc coodlng strugglo havo rocelved un sullied tho flag which represents tho hopes and aspirations of our people, let us on this Memorial day highly resolvo that wo as citizens will car ry on tho duties ot our citizenship and hand down to those who follow us, this flag untarnished by any wrong committed," was his plea. In reviewing tho history of tho late World War, ho saUl: "We fought, as wo havo always fought, 1'or no solflsh purpose. We onterod the war with no avarlco and sought no gain. We camo out of that war with no added territory, with no gain othor than that which all na tions gained, tho porpetluty of our civilization. Whllo wo hopod, as all men hoped, that we fought that wars shall bo no more, wo must ro mombor that tho ending of wars has been tho vision of men In many generations. It Is and has, been the great drenin of mankind, but wo must remember" that boforo that dream can como true thcro will be a long night of waiting. Yet we must havo hope, for wo know that tho spirit of poace Is growing. "Wo who aro hero today must ro moniber that poaco hath Its trials no less than war, aud that It Is Just as necessary In times of peaco to carry forward tho principles of right ugalnst Injustico as in times of war. Wo should endeavor always to set tlo our problems peacefully, but If thoy cannot bo so settled, then war will como, as wars always have como, In tho history ot mankind, for thoro aro two things worso than war, ono ot thom is injustice, the othor Is dishonor. "t is tho American ideal to llvo "It Is tho American Ideal to live mon and to othor nations lot us theroforo today resolvo to maintain that ideal." At tho comotcry following the decoration of tho soldier graves by tho Loglon Squad commandod by Dwight Plorco, commandor of the post, tho firing squad fired tho sa lute ovor tho last gravo decorated. Besldo tho Legion men,, tho members of tho Odd Follow lodgo In regalia docoratcd tho graves of tholr do partod brothors, whllo tho W. R. C. and tho G. A. R. had performod similar service for their dopartod heroes. ' Tho G. A. R. mon who wero pres ent at tho services were: Undo Dick Ruthorford, Thomas Barton, G. L. King, A. H. MacGregor, J. A. Bartlett, O. E. Berry", John Bach mann, W. G. Shnoffor was tho solo ropro sontativo of tho Spanish-American war. whllo Col. S. F. Taylor was the sole reprosontativo of tho Confodor ato Vetorans, CliAUDIJ CHRISTIANSEN TO HEAD AGGIE SOPH CLASS Clnudo O. Christiansen of Ontario, was olocted prosldont of next year's sophomore class at tho O, A. C. at an oloctlon this week. Ho Is registered In tho school ot commorco and i a moinbor of Phi Delta frater nity. Ho playod on tho rook football team last fall, and Is considered a good prospect for varsity In tho next throe yoarB. Mr. Chrlstlansou graduatod from tho Ontario High school with tho class ot '18. Whllo there ho took an active part In High school athlotlcs and was captain ot tho cadets in his senior year. POWELL-RAMSEY L Surprising tholr many frlonds bore noyu l'owoli, son oi xur. nnu aim. Charles Powell of this city, and Mlsa Mnowood Ramsay of Boise, but formerly of Ontario, announced their innrrlnga which occured sov oral months ago. Mr. uud Mrs. Powell, after a brlot honeymoon aro at the Moore Hotel until thoy can arrange tor a residence horo. Mr, Powell Huh since leaving the service, boon employed at tftu offico ot the Standard OU company. Mrs. Pow oll who for somo tlmo was steno. graphor for Brooke & Gallagher, Is a Prlnco Edwards Island girl and camo west with hor sister, now a resldont ot Boise,