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VOL. XXVI
THE ONTARIO ABGUS, ONTARIO, OREGON THURSDAY JULY 6, 1922
NO. 31
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TEN YEAR OLD GIRL
IS ACCH VICTIM
Little Beatrice Patheal Instantly
Killed .When Cor Bound For
Celebration Goes Into Ditch
While Racing Near
Woshoo
While thousands were spending a
Joyous day celebrating the Nation's
4v birthday, the Pathcal family of
Fruitland, well known in this sec
tion, was plunged into mourning as
thp result of the accident which re
sulted in tho death of ono member,
Beatrice, aged 10, and the injury of
several others.
Tho family had left Fruitland
happy in tho anticipation of a big
day at Weiser. They were riding
in a large car which was being
driven by A. C. Patheal, grand
father of the children, and had al
most reached Washoe when taunted
by the number of small cars that
had passed him, Mr. Patheal speed
ed up to prevent another car's eff6rt
to do so.
This started tho race which end
ed in death for tho little girl. As
the two cars speeded on and ap
proached, the little car held the
center of the road and refused to
give Mr. Patheal his share of the
highway, and as the result his ma
chine skidded in the loose gravel
and plunged into the ditch and
overturned. All the occupants save
Miss Beatrice were thrown clear of
the wreck, but she was pinned be
neath, her head crushed, which re
sulted in her Instant death.
Mrs. Alice Patheal, her mother,
was Injured about the back and
shoulders; Lois, aged 8, was injured
about the head, knee and left arm;
while her three year old sister es
caped Injury as did Gladys Melcher
who was with them. Mr. Patheal
was badly injured too, his face be
ing deeply cut, ande was otherwis
bruised and torn.
Tho car with which Mr. Patheal
was racing did not stop to assist
the Injured, but another car soon
came and Mrs. Patheal and the
children were brought to Ontario
and Dr. J. C. Bartlett was called.
Tho Injured were taken to tho" hos
pital, and all of them are reported
to be recovering from their injuries.
WEISER ATTRACTS BIG
CROWDJTJELEBRATION
Ontario Loses Ball Gnm by One
sided Score local Team Di
vided Shows Results of
Split ManV Stay Fbi
Evening Events
Many Onfarlans went to Weiser
Tuosday to witness their celebration
and to see the ball game between
the Ontario team of the Big Four
league and tho Weiser team of the
Idaho league. The game was not a
fair tost of the relative strength of
the two leagues for the Ontario
force was divided between the
teams which played at Weiser and
Vale.
It was the errors of the support
ing cast which gave Weiser the 12
to 1 victory.
After the game many Ontarians
stayed at Weiser for the evening
festivities.
EPIDEMIC OF GRASSHOPPERS '
APPEARS TO BE IMPENDING
Reports reaching the office
of County Agent L. R. Brieth-
haupt,indleato that the farmers
of Malheur, county have an-
other enemy to ' fight the
grasshopper. This pest made
its appearance in several sec-
tlons of the county, in greater
numbers than common, but
not In sufficient quantity to
Indicate a serious condition.
However to forestall trouble
Mr. Briethaupt la addressing
a. letter to all the community
farm bureau leaders asking
them to notify him if there is
any increase an4 at the same
ttma fflvina; tho leaders a for-
mula for poisoning tliese rav-
enous insects. 'This Is the
Wheat bran 100 lbs; white
fnrmula.;
arsenic 4 pounds; salt 2 lbs,;
molasses cheap, 2 gallons;
amyl Acetate 3 ounces; water
to moisten. Apply 5 to 10 lbs.
per acre and scatter In piles
during early morning. Nate; .
Calcium arsenate, lead arson-
at or Paris green amy be sub-
stituted for white arsenate.
COYOTES TAKING AWFUIi TOLL
OF LAMBS ON SUMMER RANGES
Ranchers from the interior
who have visited tho city late-
ly report an unprecedented
activity on the part of the coy-
otes to satisfy whose voracious
appetite thousands of lambs
aro being slain. Stockmen
have an unusual, but entirely
logical explanation for the ex-
traordInary activity of tho
marauders of the plains. They
declare that it is due to the
campaigns which have been
waged against tho la'cW rabbits, 4
hundreds of which have been
poisoned the past few winters,
with the rosult that the coyote
has been deprived of his reg-
ular diet. Then, too, the deep
snows of the past winter killed
many rabbits, also further de-
pletlng the food rations of the
coyote family.
Anyway, the coyotes are re-
ported as being gaunter and
bolder than In the history of
this section. One rancher
told of a coyoto that followed
his flock like a dog, picking
off many strays before he was
shot by a herder. As the re-
suit of the unusually hard win-
ter which reduced tho percent-
age of 'lambs saved, and the In-
roadc of the coyotes on the
range, the sheepmen have suf-
fered severely this season. If
tho state Is to urge the killing
of the rabbits, and they must
be killed to protect tho farm-
ers, then It follows that tho
coyote must be killed too and
hunters must be employed, to
do so or the bounty system will
wreck the county.
TOURISTS FRCM OKLAHOMA
THINK OREGON FAIREST
Dr. and Mrs. Harper Wright of
Grandfleld Drive 3200 Miles to
Visit Relatives Columbia
Highway Finest Road of
tho Nation
Dr. and Mrs. Harper Wright and
their children arrived in Ontario
this morning' on No. 4, having left
their car at North Powder for re
pairs. While here they will be the
guests of Mrs. Wright's brother 'and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Gallagher.
"Wo drove westthrough Texas,
Arizona, and New Mexico to Los
Angeles and Up the Pacific highway
to Portland," said Dr. Wright, 'but
from Potland eastward, over the
Columbia highway we found the
best road of the entire trip, and the
finest scenery, too. If Oregon were
only advertised- as is California it
would far surpass that state in
its tourist travel. Oregon roads
arq the best In the west, and that
means tho best anywhere. But you
folks have not let the rest of the na
tion know much about what you
have here."
Speaking about business condlitons
in the southwest, tho Doctor who is
also interested in banks as well as
medicine says: "Business is grad
ually ailjuting itself and the banks
of Oklahoma are recovering
from the inroads made by the oper
ations of the bank guarantee act,
many of them becoming national
banks to escape its operations. The
wheat crop has been pretty good and
the expectation of good prices so far
fcave been realized. The oil game,
too is staging a comeback so our
section of Oklahoma Is" improving."
Dr. and Mrs. Wright expect to be
hero In Ontario a week or more be
fore starting their return trip.
LOCAL W. C. T. V. GIVES
AID TO MOST WORTHY CAUSE
The W. C. T. U. met Tuesday of
last week at the home of Mrs. Frank
Draper, at which time they decided
to buy an acre of ground on tho
Federal farm near Corvallls. This
farm is to receive homeless children
at the age they are dismissed from
other charitable Institutions of the
state, and -keeps them until they are
18 years of age. Unlike other In
stitutions, this farm Is made up of
small? cottages in each of which is
a matron who has charge of three
children. They are given all the
advantages of home Jlfe and the
privilege of attending the Corvallls
school and college. The business
men of Portland- have donated
$16,000 to this worthy cause.
HOT WEATHER FAILS TO .CURB
CELEBRATION SPIRIT AT VALE
Hundreds Attend Celebration nt
Vole Ontario Loses Ball Game
lit First IBning Vestal
Pitches Well Westfall
Also Wins
Vale's two day celebration ended
Tuesday night and 'was succesful
despite Its competion with a heat
wave, for hundreds of people were
present to enjoy the barbecue, and
sport program and to dance in the
evenings.
On Monday there were a number
of events, including a ball game
between Westfall and Ironside, won
by the former, and In the evening
there was a big dance at the. pavil
ion. On Tuesday the patriotic par-'
ade featured the morning and the'
float of the Vale O. A. C. students
was the winner of first place.
At noon the business men of Vale
gavo their big free barbecue and ted
1000 celebrants with succulent
roast beef.
Following a program of races, the
ball game between Vale and Ontario
entertained the crowd. ' Aside 'from
tho first inning, the contest was in
teresting, but Ontario's ascension in
that first round robbed the game of
real thrills.. However, in the sev
enth Ontario braced up' an scored
six. times, but was unable to sustain
the effort and Vale won by a score
of 13 to 7. Nine, of Vale's runs
came in the first frame due to four
walks furnished by Vestal, two hits
and a flock of errors by the infield
support. After that Ontario set
tled down, and duo to Vesal's mas
terly hurling held the score down
to the eighth.
" The type of pitching furnished by
the pitchers can be Judged by the
results: Vestal 1 allowed but five
hits, one home run by Hill of West
fall, playing for Vale; Vestal struck
out 15 men and passed six. Wood
ward, VaUe's hurler, allowed nine
hits, but passed but ono. He wafj
given almost faultless support, til
fact, two of Hill's catches in center
were spectacular and robbed Art
Moore and Stevens each of hits.
Tho Ontaro line up was: Gard
ner, c; Vestal, p; Moore, lb; Ly
ells, 2b; Jenkins ss; Hutlnchlnson,
3b; Phllabaum If; Sullivan anu
Dean, cf, and Stevens, rf.
Vale: Parrott, c; Woodward, p;
Roblnette, lb; Chester, 2b; Stiles,
ss; Taylor, 3b; Moudy, If; Hill, cf;
Neely and McLee, rf.
The only accident of the game
was that which Reese Jenkins suf
fered when he fell over Chester and
was spiked on both his upper and
lower lips. All three of Chester's
spikes found lodgment, but after an
application of adhesive tape Jen
kins finished the game.
TWO CONTESTS WON
BY ONTARIO ESSAYS
Fred E. L'cs in Sixth Grade Contest
and Mrs. Will J. Roberts In
Teachers Win Right to
Compete in National
Contest
Ontario has two winners in the
essay contests held this year by the
W. C. T. U. of tho state, and thus
will be represented In the National
ccntest for tho best essays of the
year on how to promote health.
Announcement was recently mado
of the state winners, naming Fred
E. Lees' essay on, "Habits that In
jure Health," as first In the Sixth
Grade division; while Mrs. Will J.
Roberts' essay on, "Methods of
Teaching Health and Temperance,"
won first award in tho Teachers,
division.
Clatskanle also bad two winners
taking first In the Eighth grade
section and In the Freshman-Soph-
moro High school section; while
Enterprise, Oregon won the Junior-
Senior High school section, and
Wilamette University'1 won tho col
lege contest.
All the winning essays In tbo
state contest will now be entered In
the national contest and have the
opportunity of bringing to their
authors still further honors.
A. E. MacKenzle of Portland Is
hero this week looking after busi
ness Interests- of the Eastern Ore
gon Land company with which ho
la connected.
ONTARIO WALKS ALL OVER
. WINNERS OF LEAGUE FLAG
Vestal Pitches Beautifully a"d Is
Given Air-Tight Support Wood
ruff, Hoxlo and Newblll All
Hit Hard Jenkins
Makes Debut
In the most one-sided game of the
season Ontario tromped all over
Nyssa, the winners of the Eastern
Oregon Big Four league gonfalon,
at NyBsa last Sunday. The score
was 23 to 6. and four of those nix
fwero gifts handed the champions
when Ontario had the gae cinched
and let down to let the fans have a
slight run for their money.
Vestal, the Fruitland high twlrl
er, pitched stellar ball until he was
taken out so that he could save his
energy fc the game at Vale Tues
day. Only two runs were scored on
htm, and one of those was a gift.
After the first inning he was not in
danger at any time and hurled head
ball with his cruves breaking well.
Woodruff, erstwhllo star of the
Nyssa team, did not shine brilliant
ly, but in trutlf it was not altogether
hla fault. His teammates displayed
the worst case of slovenly fielding
seen this year. In tho first Inning
alone they made five errors which,
combined with two hits and one bat
ter hit by Woodruff, netted six runs.
That put Nyssa up in tho air right
and they nevor got back to earth
again. In every inning save tho 7th
Ontario added to Its big lead and
won in a walk.
The feature of the game, aside
from Vestal's pitching, was the sup
port given the Ontario hurler, es
pecially by the Infield, Lackoy,
Chapman, Caslday and Husted.
They played classy ball all the way.
The outfield handled files well, but
unfortunately marred their rjecord
by letting ground balls get away
from them. Thus three times sin
gles were converted into triples and
thus Nys'sa scored whojn she should
not.
Resso Jonkins, manager of the lo
cals, made his debut as a pitcher in
the seventh and got out of a bad
hole when Caslday called for a
throw to second and then caught a
runner at tho plate on the play
which made threo out. The bases
were filled when the stunt was
pulled. It was Nyssa's best chanco
to make a showing but smart baso
ball by the locals cut them down.
After Jenkins hurled to frames,
Laurel Wells came In from center
field and hurled tho last stanza.
He was aided by two sparkling
catches, 6ne each by Caslday and
Chapman. Newblll , who relieved
Woodruff In the sixth inning, was
hit and ' had no opportunity while
Dewey Hoxle tried for an Inning or
two, but the locals murdered his
offerings. t
The alibi offered by the Nyssa
players for their showing was that
they had been ragging among them
selves bofore the game, r and the
truth of that statement was evident
for they certainly playod away bo
low their standard.
THOUSANDS GATHER
AT BIG BEND FOURTH
Judgo Dalton Biggs Delivers Ora
tion Parma Defeats Nyssa in
Fast Ball Game 3 to O
Newblll Pitches Well
Errors Lose
Game
Nearly 2000 people gathered at
the Big Bend Grove Tuesday to en
joy the picnic and program thero
provided. Aside' from the patriotic
oxercises which centered around
the oration delivered by Judge Dal
to Biggs, the big feature of the day
was the baseball game betweon
Nyssa and Parma which was w(jn by
the latter by a score of 3 to 0.
Tho gamo was a pitchers' battle
between NowbllJ and Penson with
honors about even. Nyssa lost the
gamo through errors for Newblll
held for Parmatans to one real hit
and ono scratch hit up to the sev
enth, tho threo runs resulting from
combinations of errors tnd the two
safo blows.
During the afternoon and eve
ning despite the heat, hundreds of
ptcnlcers danced In the pavilion to
the music furnished by the Enter
tainers orchestra ot Ontario.
VALUABLE SEED STORED IN
VAULT OF FIRST NATIONAL
What Is undoubtedly the
most valuable consignment of
seed ever sont into Malheur
county, Is stored in the vaults
of the First National bank.
No, the First National bank
has not gone into the seed bust-
ness as some might hastily
conclude from the above state-
mont but tho markotlng com-
mltteo of the Malheur County
Farm Bureau Is playing safo
with this valuablo consign-
ment. .
Tile bIx sacks In which the
seed is stored arrived this week
and since the 600 pounds of ,
precious germination is insurod
for $2650, and would retail on
the open market at nearly
twice that sum, the custodians
want it perfectly guarded, so It
rests beside, and Is classed
with the bonds and other val-
uablos which the bank and its
patrons' have stored in the con-
Crete box.
An idea of the value of tho
seed; which it is hoped will,
when matured, increase tho
wealth of the ranchers; may bo
gained from the following fig-
ures: Retail price $7.50 per
pound, wholesale price $5.50
per pound but, here is the re-
suit of early buying on a large
scale, the price to tho Malheur
county farmers is $2.75 per
pound.
FIRE ON BRIDGE CAUGHT '
BEFOI KUCH DAMAGE DOIT
Passing Autolst Ufles His .Own Py-
rone Supply in Fighting Blazo
Truck Driver Continues
Fight U"tH Department
Arrives
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When George Hotchklss or the
Union Oil Company was returning
to town over the interstate bridge
about 6:40 yesterday afternoon he
discovered a flro near tho Oregon
side. He first thought ho could put
It out with the supply of distinguish-
er ho carried In his car. This did
avail, but about that timo Wilbur
Kelso who drives a Union Oil truck
arrived and ho used the truck's dls-
tingulsher while Mr. Hotchklss curuo
to town and summoned tho flro de
partment.
Chief J. B. Atherton and his crow
made a run to tho bridge and with
tho chemical squelched tho flames.
Several planks had to bo ripped up
to reach the flro which was running
on the underdecking.
The blaze cost tho city some $25
for the fire department, to say no
thing ot tho chemical used. It will
cost at least $15 to ropalr the
bridge Plans are being considered
for locating barrels of water at con
venient places on the structuro with
which to fight the fire. Tho bridge
has a flro record ot at least two
each summer season.
ONTARIANS HAVE RISE TO
DIZZY HEIGHTS IN COLORADO
Instructions to send the, Argus to
them wero received this wook from
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Canfleld who are
now located at Pando, Colorado,
where Mr. Canfleld is in charge ot
Stantield interests. .. Padno in one
ot tho highest towns in Amorlcu,
being near tho summltot Tennesae
pass, being 9209 feet above sea levol
and very cool. On a recent trip
over to Battle Mountain Mrs. Can
field tried to get some pictures, but
tho grades wore so steep and the
canyons so doop that she was too
dizzy to take tho chanco.
WATER INJUNCTION SUIT TO
BE TRIED HERE ON FRIDAY
Judgo Dalton Biggs Is to hold n
session ot court at tlm.clty hall Fri
day to hear the testimony In tho
Injunction suit brought by Alva
Springer against O. B. King. The
allegations In tho prayer for an In
junction charges King with inter
fering with tho Springer lateral and
with flooding Springer's laud. W.
E, Lees and R. W. Swngler are the
attorneys In the case, and a large
number of witnesses have been sum
moned. Mr. and Mrs. II. L. Peterson, ac
companied by Miss Edith Peterson
of Council Grove, Kansas, loft Sun
day for a short camping trip at Pay
etta Lakes.
ONTARIO INTERESTED
IN RAILROAD TANGLE
Possibility of Development of .In
terior Hinges in Ownership of
Central Pacific Two Roads
Promlso Natron Cut-off
The realization of the hopes of
Central Oregon for an east and
west railroad hinges on tho ulti
mate ownership of the Contral Pa
cific which was ordered divorced
from the Southern Pacific by tho
decision ot the Supreme Court band
ed down May 29, according to the
view ot Mayor Doollttlo, W. B. Lees,
P. J. Gallagher and others hero who
have boon giving this mnttor study.
In spite ot tho court's doclsion,
tho Southern Paclflo has begun a
concentrated flro ot propaganda to
socuro an order from tho Interstate
commerco commission to permit It
to hold tho Contral Pacific under
tho recent railroad law allowing
group ownership ot roads. In the
meantime too, tho Union Paclflo la
seeking to have tho recent decision
onforced which would permit it to
buy tho Contral Pacific under tho
toruiB agreed to in 1912.
If tho Union Paclflo secures this
line it will in the logic ot tho situ
ation completo tho Natron cut-off
and In time will extend tho road
from Crane to Odell to connect with
that road, thus furnishing a com
plete and direct connection with the
Wilamette valloy from this section
and throw the traffic originating
from tho lower valloy to Its main
lino system hero.
1 tt tho Southern Pacific eecurss
this tho Central Pacific It will di
vert this traffic to tho --Contral Pa
cific in Nevada and tho object of
evor building a road from Crane to
Odell Junction will bo gone.
Plansf are boing considered for
securing an organization ot all the
communities of Eastern and Cen
tral Oregon to Impress the vIowb of
this section upon the Portland buBl
noss interest so that thoy will at
least assist in socuring justice for
this section.
CROP PRODUCTION EXPERT IS
HERE TO DISTRIBUTE SEED
California Vgotablo Union Repre
sentative Holding Meetings
and Giving Further Instruc
tions to Lettuco
Growers '
George F. Prlnco, crop production
oxpert ot tho California Vegotablo
Union, and G. W. Dean, director for
this district of te Idaho Producers
Union aro holding moetlnga in tho
various communities distributing
tho lottuco seed contracted for by
tho company and tho growers, and
at the samo tlmo giving tho growors
added instructions relatlvo to ths
planting and caro ot tho crop.
Tho Vogetablo Union has contract
od for the crates, and paper and
lco for tho packing of tho lottuco,
and also some 300,000 sacks for the
shipment of potatoes from associ
ation mombors in Snake river valley.
Ono carload of theso sacks will bs
distributed from this city to mem
bers In tho county.
RECORD FOR BIG TROUT FOR
THIS SEASON CLAIMED HERE
J, A. (Dick) Robertson and Dr.
R. O. Payno havo well established
reputations as dlsclplos of Isaac
Walton, as well as big game hunt-
ors". All tho folk hereabout know
that, so tho Argus will not resort
to tho usual apologetic Introductions
for fish Btorloa In tolling of their
record' establishing catch of trout
last weok In Logan valley. They
brought homo the ovldenco so uo
inoasuro of Imagination la rellod up
on to 'subatantlato the statement
that a dozen or more ot their catch
moaaurod from 19 to 21 inches and
weighed In tho vicinity of two
pounds. They wero beauties. Not
all they caught wero as big as the
variety described above, but they
do claim that thoy caught 90 In one
45 minute session one evening, all
ot which Is at the rate ot 2 a mlnuU)
for three fishermen, foraRolIo Maul a
ot Payette accompanied thorn and
participated in tho catch.
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