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VOL. XXVI
THE ONTARIO ARGUS, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY 'JUNE 8, 1922.
NO. 27
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FOUGHT GAME AT VALE
Pitching Duel Bctwfc" Illucknby
And Iiyclls For Ontario nil"
Woodward for Vnlo Goes to
Former When Lattcr's
Support Weakens
Standing of tho Teams
Won Loat pet.
Nyssa , 4 2 .667
Ontario , 3 3 .500
Huntington 3 3 ' .500
.Vale 2 4 .333
To Bo Played Sunday
Huntington at Ontario.
Vale at Nyssa.
In a pitcher battle between Black
aby and Lyella for Ontario and
Woodward for Vale,' at the county
seat last Sunday, Ontario was re
turned the winner by a score of 2
to 1. This victory combined with
Huntington's defeat of Nyssa tight
ened up the race and has added
great interest in the outcomo of the
remaining games.
The game at Vale was one of the
very best games of the season and
was" enjoyed by a fair sized crowd.
Fortunately the same good sports
manship which has marked the
meetings of the teams heretofore
during the season was in evidence
and nothing happened to mar the
contest. The umpiring was good
throughout.
Blackaby, yho started to hurl for
Ontario, sailed along beautifully
until tho fourth Inning when two
Vale hits got together and sent the
first runner across, but that was all.
Lyells, who took up the burden
in tho sixth inning, turned the Vale
hitters back and held them safe
during tho remainder of the strug
gle. With Vale out In front In the
fourth, Ontario got busy In the
sixth and evened up the score and
then won. A dropped third strike
lei Guernsey land safely oil first
following Husted's single. A wild
throw to second to catch Husted let
both runners advance and then Mur
ray fumbled Blackaby's roller and
finally over threw first and both
Husted and Guernsey scored. That
was all the scoring of the game,
thoubh Vale had several excellent
chances to tie It up and win when
Lyells got liberal with passes, but in
each instance he evened up by
whiffing the following batters. Tom
Hardman and W. H. Tamblyn did
tho honors as umpires.
VISITING NURSE FINDS
NEED FOR MEDICAL AID
Only 87 of 340 Cliilaren Examined
In Ontario Schools Found To..
Bo With Minor Defects
Changes In School School
Buildings Suggested
Miss Beneta Stroud, field repre
sentative of tho Oregon Anti-Tuberculosis
society, who spent the past
five weeks In Malheur county exam
ining the school-children In the var
ious schools and otherwise study
ing health conditions here, left last
week for Portland. .
While in the county Miss Stroud
spent 11 days In Ontario and while
here examined 349 children In the
grade schools. The results of these
examinations are Illuminating and
show that there is a large propor
tion of the children living under ad
verse conditions, that is they are
suffering from minor defects which
while perhaps not serious now, will
undermine their health later In life.
This is. what the statistics showed
In the Ontario schoels: Of the 349
examined, 87 were found without
defects; 38 were found to be suffer
ing from defectjve eyes; 105 had
adenoids; 108 had bad tonsils and
148 had defective teeth
While most of these defects were
minor, there were some jnai were
oi-inna. anH these cases were taken
up with tho parents, Miss Stroud
visiting the homes and explaining
tn the narents the necessity of giv
ing the child Immediate attention.
Miss Stroud also made several
suggestions to the school board rel
ative to arrangements In tho school
buildings that might be mado to
Improve healhful conditions.
The work of tho visiting nurse
was made possible by reason of the
support which the people of this
county have given to the annual
MANY TOUIUSTS COMING FROM
TWIN FAiiLS SECTION NOW
M. E. Bain, who is In charge
of the branch office of the
State Tourist Bureau here, re-
4 ports that there Is a decided 4
movement of tourists from tho
4 Twin Falls section of Idaho,
several parties from that region
having spent some time hero
during the week.
$ Mr. Bain also reports that
from conversations with the
tourists who have called at the
office, or whom he has inter-
vied at the tourist park, that
practically everyone of them
fr is in search of a location. So
far the majority of the travel-
ers are enroute westward,- only
a few reporting from tho west. -
It Is anticipated that within
a week the Old Oregon" Trail
between Huntington and tho
Slides will bo opened for trav-
el and detours at Olds Ferry
will bo no, longer necessary.
SHOTS ARE FORBIDDEN
City Council Passes Resolutions As
. . Safety Measures Offer Made
To Point Water Tank
Addltlonal Fire Protec
tion Provided For
As a needed precaution against
fires and accidents to children, tho
city council at its regular meeting
Monday night passed a resolution in
structlng the officers to enforce tho
city ordinances prohibiting the use
of fire crackers, sparklers, cap
pistols and other noise making ex
plosive devises at any time. Mer
chants of the city are warned .against
selling or giving them away under
ponalty.
Also as a precaution and for the
prevention of accidents a resolu
tion was passed prohibiting the use,
within the city limits, of any air
rifle, sling shot or bean shooter, as
some of the boys call them. The'
.boys are now making these out of
inner tubes of auto tires and they
throw stones with power enough to
put out the eye of any person, and
are In fact dangerous weapons. The
council directed that the resolution
ask the co-operation of parents in
enforcing these measures for the
safety of the children.
The counsll also considered a
proposition to paint the water tank
and tower for $125, the city to fur
nish the material. Since -the offer
"came from a man out of town it was
laid on tho table until the water
committee can find out whether
some local man -would take It at that
fieure. If the contract islet It must
provide that the taker assume his
own risks. ,
Tho bill for watering lots In the
cltv narks was allowed and the wa
ter committee was Instructed to
provide a connection for a hose for
flre Drotection at the pumping, plant.
Also the fire department was- In
structed to secure two smoke masks.
Tho reauest of Marshall H. C.
Farmer for the appointment of an-
otl officer to assist, him was dis
cussed but not acted upon. The
council took the position that since
the budget committee made no pro
vision for an additional man it had
no power to act unless dire emer
gency existed
RECEPTION TENDERED TO
REV. AND MRS. COCHRANE
At tho Presbyterian parsonage
Monday evening a farewtoll recep
tion was given In honor of Rev. and
Mrs. W. F. Cochrane, who are leav
ing Ontario to mako their home in
Gooding. The house was crowded
during the svenlng by friends -who
came to bid them Godspeedi A
short program! was given, tho speak
ers being Introduced by Miss Pansy
Mallett, chairman of- the reception
committee, Included In tho list of
those who responded to express
their appreciation ot tho work Rev
and Mrs. Cochrane did here were:
E. C. Van Petten, Judge Q, U King,
Rev. C. H. Blom and J C McCreignt.
Following tho program refreshments
were served.
sale ot Christmas seals. While she
came here from tho Anti-Tuberculosis
'society, MIsa Stroud also
represented the state nurse's as
sociation.
COMMERCIAL CLUB IS
READY TO BACK FAIR
Resolution Adopted Declaring Pur
pose of Organization to Whole
heartedly Support Action
of Committee Aid in
Weelvl Fight
Without an adverse vote the Com
mercial club at its meeting last
night passed a resolution declaring
Its purpose to wholeheartedly sup
port any action Its "Fair committee
might take toward staging tho
amusement features of the Fair this
fall..
After, considerable discussion an
to the various ways to make the Fair.'
distinctive and beneficial in pro-,
motlng'ithe agricultural interest of
tho county these matters were left
to tho committee.
Aid Weevil Fight
President E. C. Van Petten called
to the attention of the club the ne
cessity for enlisting In the fight
against the alfalfa weevil.
"In Malheur county, from oppo
site Wolser to tho Big Bend the aU
falfa crop this year at normal prices
should be worth $300,000, and it is
so Important that something must
be dono to save It. We have seen
how successful has been the fight
against orchard pests, and have
every Teason to feel assured that
ultimately similar results can be
obtained In too case ot tne weevil,
but we cannot afford to delay ac
tion," said Mr. Van Petten.
"Those of you who attended the
meeting last Friday know of the ef
forts undertaken by tho Idaho
authorities and they have had . a
great deal of experience. They said
that Derhaps it would be necessary
in this sctlon to spray twice each
year, and In order to get data to
loam the results of this spraying
I believe it advisable to aid In get
ting the fields sprayed again. Wo
must do everything we can In this
matter for it Is tho most important
fight we havo to mako."
As the result of this appeal the
club votod to pay the cost of having
tho field sprayed at tho Utley ranch
gone over again, and Secretary Doo
llttlo was instructed to cooperate
with County Agent L. R. Brlethuapt
and Mr. Utley to that end.
J. A. Lakness and B. W. Jones
presented tho report ot tho results
of the benefit game for the city
Dark, and a vote of appreciation was
extended the committee.
MANY FARMERS ATTEND
ALFALFA WEEVIL PROGRAM
Crowd Assembles From Entire
Snako River Vnlley to buiiijt
Pest Hear Lecture and
Witness Demonstration
c.illv 19K rrion narticiDatod in the
alfalfa weevil day program put on
last Friday as a cooperative prujju
sltlon between the Malheur county
fnrm bureau and the (Janyon coun
ts form-human. And It was an
earnest bunch, in pursuit ot infor-
4I- nn who (Vila next is like.
what it does and how to handle it to
best advantage.
Aoanmhitnc at 10:00 a. m., the
n-..n mnVllH Wftst HT1Q lUllO Itf.
IlilllL.UU .uu.wu i. r
way of the O. C. Hunt farm, then
north to the Owyhee canal, tne
l..i,. . w'tiiMi -warn followed, reach
Ing the highway at the K. S. & D.
ranch. Tho route men was nunu
!. thn hichdrnv to Ontario where
lunch was taken in tho park. Four
stops were made enroute, me iirov
. ...,!., t,n fmir llfn nhnflcs of the
pest the adult beetle, eggs In the
alfalfa stems, the larva of worm
feedine on tho tops, ana tno pupao
In their frail, laco like cocoons on
the ground. The second stop was
in a field which was-badly infested
last year and showed the effects of
.I.- n.Anrii in irnomn? Lilts miaua
i.l. ...1.11a ttia crnaa flinkea the al-
uutiv nMw v..w D. . l, i
falfa out leaving a meaaow wun-u
produces a small quantity of infer-
!.. Tia iiir,i atnn was made
JUT All. AMW ... -.-- -
to study the results of pasturing
with sheep, it wan iouuu inuv u-
slderablo benefit had resuiteo in
i,io crrnTlni' tint that not enough
stock had been used to pasture the
stems off close. As a result large
Hnmli.,a nf AfVfft WPrA tH bfi fOUnd In
the stems ready to hatch out and at
tack tho crop, pernaps ruinousuy h
tho stock is removed too soon. The
fmirth ntnn was at a field which was
nn last vear. The extent of
weovll Infestation was examined and
found to bo somewhat loss than In
nt finiri vat nultfi serious and
likely to do much damage before
the season Is over.
After lunch a program was pulled
(Continued on last page)
CLOUD BURST WRECKS
GRANDSTAND AT GAME
Timbers Hit Autos but No One Is
Injured Gome Proceeds After
Downpour and Huntington
Wins by Close Score
Nyssa Thinks Rluger
Played
Just as the first inning of the ball
game between Nyssa and Hunting
ton ended a cloud burst descended
on the field at the railroad town last
Stinday afternoon drenching tho
payers and wrecking the grand
stand. Tho timebrs from the stand
hit the tops of two autos standing
nearby but the occupants escaped
injury.
After tho downnour the came
.continued and Huntington won by a
3 to 2 score. The game was a pitch
rs battle with honors going to
Woodruff, but one hit which fol
lowed errors bv his sUDDortliin- cast
raent the winning run across.
f The defeat of Nyssa sarved to
ilghten up the race for it put both
Ontario and Huntington Just a game
behind tho leaders, thus, should
Tale, which has been going strong
ot late, defeat Nyssa at Nyssa Sun
gay, the winner of the Huntlngton
Ontarlo game here will be tied with
Kyssa for the leadership. It Is hard
fo picture a closer race in a bush
league.
.f Nyssa did not take the defeat at
Huntington, and some of tho players
on the Nyssa team are of tho opin
ion that tho railroad boys played a
"ringer."' They assert that the
man who caught for the railroaders
was a stranger to the people In the
grandstand; that some of the Nyssa
boys overheard him inquire for tho
manager of the Huntington team
and say that he would like to get in
to tho game. Later after his hit
won tho game Nyssa declares tho
folks In the grandstand took up a
collection for him. He was played
under tho name ot McMurlln, and
such a player is on the Hunting
ton eligible list.
While Nyssa Is suspicious that
they -were "cold decked" yet no for
mal protest has been tiled with tho
league officers.
DEFECTIVE FLU CAUSES FIRE
LOSS AT HOME OF A. G. MOORE
Last Saturday noon sparks reach
ing tho roof of tho A. G. Mooro
residence In the east side set tho
building on fire. The alarm was
answered promptly by tho depart
ment, and in bIx minutes from the
timo tho bell sounded tho depart
ment had water on the flames. The
fire -was confined to the roof, and tho
principle, damage was that caused
by water, and amounted to approxi
mately $400. Flro Adjuster A. J.
Hall was here Monday and adjusted
tho loss, which would have been
groater save for tho prompt work
ot the department.
HOWLAND BECOMES SOLE
'OWNER OF CASH GRAIN CO
Hlg Deal Announced Tills Week
Takes Parity With Transfer of
Carter Garago as Denl of
Business Magnitude
Announcement was made this
weok of tho purchase by E. W. How
land of tho Interest of W. W. Letson
In the Cash Grain company. By
this deal Mr. Hbwland becomes the
solo owner of the business with
which ho has been connected for tlio
past ten years. While the consider
ation which marked tho transfer of
tho Lotson interest was not mado
known It Involves several thousand
dollars, and thus ranks with tho
transfer of the Carter Garage as
ono ot tho biggest business deals
reported hore In years.
Mr. Howland came to this sec
tion ten years ago and soon after
ward became interested In the Cash
drain comDany. Later Geo. B.
Kellogg becamo a partner In tho
t. i iff-. T .
arm, ho in turn soiling io air. i.
son, threo-years ago. Since he be
came connected with tho business
Mr. Howland has extended its scopo
and improved tho equipment In
many ways.
Ed. McKamo of Payette, was a
business visitor In Ontario laBt
Tuesday,
Mrs. Agness Owens left the latter
part of last weefc for Portland
where she expects to remain for the
summer.
Mrs. John Madden and daughter,
Mabel, left Saturday for their homo
at Cascade after spending sovoral
days visiting relatives and friends
here.
Herbert Crouter of Baker, visit
ed several days with his brother,
Clarence, this -week.
NEW VARIETY STORE TO
OPEN DOORS HERE SOON
For tho past two weoks carpenters
havo been busy remodeling the build
ing formerly occupiod by Fat's Cafe
on the East side of Oregon street,
ono door south of tho Independent
Market, getting It in readiness for
a new Variety store which well be
open for business at an early date
The now firm will bo operated by
A. Simons ot Boise, who Is well
known In Ontario, being connected
with Alexander company hero for
many years. Mr. Simons was hero
Sunday and Monday looking after
business interests, after returning
from Portland whero lie has been
purchasing goods.
raffle; census shows
THAT ROAD USE GROWING
Data Gnthrol by Highway Com
mission Shows Trend of Traffic
Ontario to Snako River
Urldgc Most Used Rond
In County
Figures compiled from data se
cured by the checkers who. took a
census of tho traffic of tho various
roads in Malheur county for threo
days last month, that is May 1.1, 14,
and 15, show some Interesting facts
concerning auto travel on the high
ways, especially when compared
with similar figures secured last
summer.
Tho figures are tho average se
cured by dividing the totals for the
three days, and whllp tho results
are Impressive, tho highest travel
for ono day on tho road to tho
bridge from Ontario is more start
ling. On Saturday, May 13 there
wore in all 110 cars on this road,
and since most ot them did not car
ry -Oregon licenses, but did carry
Idaho licenses tho flguro is signifi
cant. These are the averages for threo
days of tho following cars at tho
highways,
following points on tho various
John Day Highway, Cairo to Vale:
Horse drawn vehicles 19; motor cy
cles none"; Oregon passenger cars
98, othor states 35; light trucks 10;
heavy trucks 3; total 165.
John Day Highway, Cairo to Nys
sa; Horso drawn vehicles 19;
mojor cycles 1; Oregon passenger
cars 104; other states 81; light
trucks 11; heavy trucks 7; total
2JS.
,01d Oregon Trail, Ontario to Snako
River bridge: Horso drawn vehi
cles 42; motor cyclbs 14; Oregon
passenger cars 192; other states
404; light trucks 39; heavy trucks
11; total 702.
Old Oregon Trail at pumping
plant hill on Dead Ox Plat: Horso
drawn vehicles 28; motor cycles 2;
Oregon passenger cars 01, other
states 104; light trucks 8; heavy
trucks 2; total 205.
The totals for last year on tho
same highways was as follews:
Old Qrogon Trail, Ontario to Snako
river bridge COO; John Day High
way, Cairo to Vale 137; Cairo to
Nyssa 218; last year figures wore
not taken on tho Old Oregon Trail
at tho pumping plant hill.
Ono of tho surprising facts se
cured by tho recent check was tho
total of. travel on tho Old Oregon
Trail across Dead Ox Flat; which
almost equalled tho Calro-Nyssa
travel and oxceodod tho Calro-Valo
travel. This is duo In part to tho
fact that people going between Pay
otto and Welsor uso this road in
preforonco to tho Idaho highway.
When tho Old Oregon Trail is opon
through to Huntington undoubtedly
these figures will bo surpassed.
Last year tho figures wore taken
in July during tho height of tourist
travel, whllo this year they woro
takon before this movomont got un
der way. Whon taken later in tho
summer the figures of last month
will be appreciably Incrcasod.
Tho B. Y. P. ot the Baptist
church hero attended tho Assembly
meeting held In Emmett on Tuesday
May 30th, and received a prize for
bolng tho largest class In attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Blom, C. C. Lathrop,
Miss Gladys Franklin, Jack Frank
lin and Mrs. Franklin and Mrs, W.
L. Hall wont to Emmett Memorial
day to attend tho funeral services
ot Miss Pearl Patlson.
Mr, and Mrs. H. L. Peterson and
family attended tho circus at Wels
er Juno 1st
Mrs. H. E. McCarthy and daugh
ters attondod tho Circus and visited
a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Brosnan last week.
' Mrs. raui oeugmuu ibii. mm noun
l. n vi.lt with relatives In Canada.
Mrs. Morgan ot Haines carao to On
itorlo to accompany her.
APPRECIATE EFFORTS
OF CLUB TO AID BILL
Lcadcra In Sonnto Volco Approval of
Local Efforts to Stimulate Ac
tivities In Lnrgcr Centers
Mesnngo Rend in Senato
Tho efforts of tho Ontario Com
mercial club directed by Secretary
W.- II. Doollttlo, to securo a united
expression from tho west for the
Smlth-McNary bill for reclamation
aro having constructive, results as
Indicated by tho approving tele
grams received from leaders in tho
fight for tho measure in the Senate.
For weoks Mr. Doollttlo, assisted
by local merchants, has boon bom
barding oastorn manufacturers and
Jobbers with letters asking them to
write their congressmen and sen
ators to vote for tho heasure, and
hundreds ot letters have been re
ceived from congressmen and sen
ators acknowledlng communica
tions and promising their support.
Bcsldo this Mr. Doollttlo has
wired President Hording, Senator
McNary, and Senator Ashurst giving
them dotails of tho effort being
mado. That tho work of the local
club has beon effective Is indicated
in tho following messages:
Senator McNary wired: "Your
tolegram concerning reclamation
was Indeed heartening and your
work is most helpful. Charles L.
NcNary."
Senator Ashurst, who sorved no
tico on tho Senato that ho would op
pose an adjournment of congress
unless tho bill was passed, wired:
"Thanks for your encouraging tele
gram. Will render ovory sorvlce
within my power. Senator As
hurst." This Is tho message which Mr.
Doollttle Bent to President Hard
ing: "Tho hopes of the west are cen
tered upon tho possago of tho Smlth
McNary bill which has beon held up
by Congross. May wo ask you to
your influence with Congress to
help in tho pa'ssago of this
bill nt this session. Ton mil
lion pooplo In tho west aro re
questing this to bo dono as part of
of tho Republican Platform. Tho
paBsago of this measuro will moan
ono million now homes In tho wost
on lands, and in towns, will stlm
ulato business nil ovor tho Unltod
Stntos and glvo omploymont to thous
ands of mom Wo ask your help In
getting action at this session.
Ontario Commercial Club."
Tho President's socrotary, Geo. B.
Christian, Jr., wroto tho following
lottor; "Permit mo to acknowl
odgo rocolpt of your tolegram ot
Juno first, and to say that I will
bring It to tho nttontlon ot the
Prosldont."
Tho club has also asked the offi
cers ot tho Oregon Editorial as
sociation to got bohind the fight, as
tho editors ot Yakima valloy havo
done.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN WARBLERS
TO SING AT THE MAJESTIC
Nxt Wednesday Evening Well
Known .Organization .to .He
Aadod Attraction Conio
. . . . Highly Recommended ,
From Many Organi
zations Tho Rock Mountain Warblers,
ono of tho best known musical or
ganizations ot tho InSormountaln
country will be an added attraction
at tho Majestic Theatre noxt Wed
nesday ovonlng announces mauagor
Louise LaHo80 This organization
under whoso auspices they have
sung recently Including particularly
tho Elks Lodge ot Caldwell, and the
I. O, O. F. lodgo of tho same city,
tho M, W. A. lodgo ot Bancroft, all
of whom laudod tholr programs
highly, Tho warblers will sing and
a comploto program of pictures will
bo run without an added admission
foe.
Honry Ponuy returnod Sunday
from Portland whoro ho haB been
visiting for the past wook.
Sam Cream was a buslnoss visi
tor from Wolser Monday.
L. Adam and son, Richard, re
turned Saturday from tho Payetta
Lakes, whoro thoy spent a week,
amqng tho pinos.