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VOL. XXVI
ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCT. 5 1922
No. 45
TEACHERS WILL BE
FEDERATION GUESTS
Public Reception Will Bo Hold Mon-
day Evening at Auditorium of
Cnrneglo Library to Meet
Visiting Pcdngogs
The newly organized Federation
of the Women's clubs of the city
will mako their debut in public at
fairs next Monday night when the
teachers of tho county, the Instruc
tors present at tho Institute of coun
ty teachers will bo guests at a pub
lic reception at the auditorium of
the Carnegie Library. Eight o'clock
is the hour of the beginning of tho
function for which a program has
been arranged.
Since tho teachers will be here
several evenings plans are being
considered for another function in
tholr honor, the exact nature of
which has not been determined.
Tho now Federation which is com
posed of. the members of the Wo
man's club, the Music club, and the
Girls club, is considering an active
year's work along many lines, so
corelated that tho burden will not
fall upon any one group and yet will
bo so diversified that the partic
ular inclinations of the members
can be taken into consideration.
Among other things the Feder
ation has taken under consideration
the need for improvement at the
cemetery and will devoto one day to
this work, and in arousing a great
er degree of pride In keeping the
last resting place of Ontario citizens
as it should be kept in honor of
those who have gone.
,5f The officers of the Federation
-tare: Mrs. E. M. Greig, presidont;
Mrs. C. It. Emlson, vice president;
Mrs. W. L. Turner secretary; Miss
Catherine Conway, treasurer. The
directors are the officers and the
presidents of the component organ
izations, namely, Mrs. J. R. Blaek
aby president of the Woman's
club"; Mrs. Fred J. Clemo of tho
..vHualc .club, aDd ,Mlss Atyah Lees of
the Girl's club.v
TEACHERS SLIGHTLY HURT
WHEN OARS MEET ON CURVE
Last Friday afternoon Miss Adah
Leo and Miss Carrio Bailey of the
public school faculty were slightly
hurt when the light runabout in
which they were driving met a
heavier touring car on tho curve
where the road from Ontario Joins
the Idaho State highway on the!
Fruitland bench. The light car
was badly smashed, the windshield
and one wheel was demolished, the
The other car was not hurt much.
The teachers suffered slight cuts
from flying glass.
LOCAL STUDIO ARRANGINQ
FOR LATEST EQUIPMENT
With the arrival at an early date
of a complete new set of artistic
bbekground canvases, the work of
ono of the largest art supply stu
dios In the east, the Sellgman stu
dios in this city will bo ono of tho
most completely equipped institu
tions of its kind In all the west.
Paul Sellgman Is now renovating
the, studio In preparation for the In
stallation of the new equipment
and thus is getting ready for the
Christmas trade which starts In the
early fall with photograph men. An
elaborate display of the artistic
work of the studio is on display at
the Ontario Pharmacy this week
and this speaks emphatically for tho
"producttlona of the studio.
CORN WORTH $1.00 PER BUSHEL
WHEN FED TO HOGS IN ILLINOIS
T, A. Cox who owns the old Dun
bar ranch between here and Vale,
but who is a resident of Lincoln,
Illinois, arrived In in Ontario today
.to look after his Interests hero. Ac
cording to Mr. Cox who at home
is a banker, the farmers there are
undergoing conditions similar to
what is tho fate of Oregon ranchers.
Where they are depending on field
crops alone they aro hard up, whore
they are feeding their crops to dairy
animals or bogs they are making
good. "At present prices the
ranchers at home are netting $1
per bushel for corn, when they feed
it to hogs," said Mr. Cox. "Tho
same result can be achieved here,
I believe," he said.
Mr. and Ms. D. W. Powers were
Boise visitors Friday and Saturday.
J. W. McCuIIoch left Friday on a
buslnew ttrip to Burs.
LETTUCE PACKING STARTS
CARLOAD GOING OUT DAILY
With a crow of 12 men at
work In tho packing plant on
the siding near tho freight sta
tion, the Idaho Producers Un
ion is shipping from Ontario a
carload of lettuce every day,
and tho ranchers of Ontario
are busily engaged in hauling
big truck loads of tho salad
foundation to the plant. This
is tho first year that head let
tuce has been shipped from
Malheur county, but apparent
ly It is to be a permanent crop
for at least somo of tho farm
ers. While many of the ranch
ers lost all or part of their
crop due to hot weather the
generally expressed opinion is
that they havo gained so much
Information concerning the ma
turing of the plants that an
other year will see them much
better prepared to handle it.
TO CUT VALUATIONS
Where to Put Burden Is Question
Gibson Declares Towns Aro Es
caping Tholr Share of Gov
ernmental Cost Cran
dall Discusses Problem
At the meotting of the board of
equalization on Monday a large
group of ranchers from the Nyssa
region presented petitions asking
for a reduction in the valuation of
farm propertty and discussed the
tax questtlon generally with the
board.
W. L. Gibson was the principal
spokesman for the ranchers and had
some novel suggestions In political
economy and tax administration for
consideration. For example, Mr.
Gibson declared that the people who
having paid their taxes demonstrat
ed their ability to carry the load,
should have their proportion in
creased, since tho others by their
failure to pay theirs, have demon
strated that they can not do so; or
words to that effect.
Everyone admitted that the ranch
ers of the county are up against a
serious situation and that they are
not making money, and also agreed
with Mr. Gibson that tho ability to
pay might be a basis for making tax
rolls, but as William Jones of Jun
tura suggested, "Who can carry the
load?" proved a poser for the meet
ing. William E. Lees discussed the fal
lacy of Mr. Gibson's contention as a
practical basis of operations and
suggested that the methods most ef
ficient In tax reduction was the ex
penditure of less money.
C. M. Crandall made a lengthy
address In favor of reduced valu
ations and added tho proposal tlhat
the county Issue warrants for de
linquent taxes bearing bIx per cent
Interest; nnd that tho present pen
alty system as applied to delinquent
taxes be abolished for the time be
ing anyway.
Other speaekrs suggested that
with money worth ten per cent, nnd
taxes carrying only a six per cent in
terest and no penalty, everyone
would let their taxes go and save
four per cent, nnd after awhilo tho
county warrants would be valuless,
and anyway would not be accepted
for the state's share of the taxes.
It was revealed at the meeting
that a vast proportion of the delin
quent taxes in tho county aro due
to Irrigation and drainage district
dues. These are not properly called
taxes, but in fact operating costs of
the ranching districts in this irri
gated section.
After listening to the views of
thoso present tho board took tho
matter under advisemont.
GOES TO ROBINETTE AS AGENT
FOR STANDARD OIL COMPANY
Ira Williams who has been em
ployed for years at tho local Stan
dard Oil plant, received a promotion
last week when he was made agent
for the company at its station at
Roblnette, down on the branch line
which runs from Huntington along
the Snake river. Larry Gramso was
added to the local force and the
other men were promoted in their
order.
M. R. Devine of Westfall, was a
business visitor here Monday.
County Assessor Andrew Graham
spent Wednesday evening hero on
business. ;
William MLn of Diamond re
gistered at tharter Hous,e Mon-
WIND STORM PLAYS '
From Burns to Ontario Storm
Tuesday Night Does Damage
Wires and AVlndows Blown
Down Trees Stripped of
Branches
J
From Burns to Ontario thoIal
heur and adjoining valleys on Tues
day evening suffered from one of
the worst windstorms of the year,
orchardists in some sections .suf
fered heavy losses due to fallo.i' ap
ples which the wind whipped from
the trees, while in somo cases even
tho heavily laden branches were
torn oft.
In the city somo loss was caused
by broken awning and smashed
plate glass, while many of the fin
est shade trees in residential sec
tions were blown down or had limbs
sevored from the tree trunks. Ono
or two telephone nnd light poles
were knocked over and electric
signs suffered mutilations 'of var
ious kinds.
Out on the Bouolevard the big
poplars near Cairo were uprooted.
Reports which have reached On
tario tell of the roof being blown
from the Porter-Sitz store at TDrew
soy and hurled upon the pool 'hall
across tho street, doing much dam
age. Unllko most of tho periodi
cal dust storms of this season of
the year, tho wind blow for an
hour or more nnd caused a general
housopIeanlnE over this region
Wednesday.
WESTFALL AND OWYHEE
MOONSHINERS SEIZED
Federal Officers and Deputy Sheriff
Mnko Capture of Malheur
County Boozcmakcrs in
Widely Separated ,,
Regions
Sheriff Lee Noe was in town yes
terday returning from a trip to Mc
Dermitt and other sections of the
south end of tho county. On his
return through Caldwell ho learned
that federal prohibition agents had
seized the car belonging to Robert
Kaylor, who fomerly lived Just
south of Ontario and found it well
loaded with moonshine. Kaylor
now lives in the Owyhee district and
has long been suspected of manu
facturing contraband stuff. Ho was
arraigned beforo Federal Judge
Deitrich in Boise.
Lato Iastt week Deputy Sheriff
Charles Glenn made a trip to the
Westfall region whore he found a
Btlll on tho Jim Woodward ranch
near Westfall and brought Wood
ward to Vale where ho was tried
before Judge James Rogers and
given tho regulation sentenco of 30
days and $250 fine.
COUNTY BUDGET BOARD IS
NAMED BY COUNTY COURT
At the regular meeting of tho
County Court the budget committee
for tho county was named with rep
resentatives of ttho Btockmon, the
ranchers and tho business men as
follews: William Jones, Junturn;
A. A. Gutterldge, Oregon Slopo, and
II. C. Boyer, Ontario.
VALE TO STAGE RODEO
NEXT TUESDAY AND DANCE
John Tons who ranches .near
Hope, is promoting a Rodeo which
will bo held at Vale next Tuesday
and beside the program of buckaroo
sports, including a range cow milk
ing contest, will be featured by a
dance in tho evening; Buckarjoos
from all over tho county aro going
to tako part and a big tlmo is
planned for the day.
From Diamond came Mr. and
Mr. S. E. Sraythe to Ontario this
week.
A. J. Glover formerly of this city,
who calls on Ontario merchants
now as a representative of a Boise
firm, was in Ontario on Monday.
At the Unl7erslty of. Oregon Tues
day the pledges to tho various fra
ternities were announced. Among
the freshman elected to campus or
ganizations wero Homer Maddux
who was pledged Kappa Sigma, and
Richard Adam who went Alpha Tau
Osasga,
INAUGURATE PLAN TO
BRING SETTLERS HERE
Stato Development Board Getting
Work Underway of Definite
Program to Solvo Prob
lems of Specific Dis
tricts Preliminary work has started on
definite plans for the solution of the
colonization problems of tho Irrigat
ed districts of Oregon. Following
a dofinlto -program outlined by Jas.
F. Kylo and the other mon who have
investigated the methods of Cali
fornia, Wisconsin and other success
ful regions, Btops havo boon taken
which will produce tho desired ro-
sults.
Tho first steps wore taken over
in tho Ochoco whore in co-oporatlon
with Watson P. Davidson, presi
dent of tho Oregon-Western Colo
nization company, all the lands of
tho district have boefi appraised
aad the owners have agreed to tako
a fixed, price for their hodlngs.
With this prico agreed upon and
deemed fair by the board efforts
will bo made In sections of the east
and middle west to Induce settlors
to move to that district.
With the samo degree of co-operation
tho work has started in the
Warmsprings district where a board
of appraisers was appointed and is
now nt work. This board consists
of M. G. Hope, O. E. Carman, R. H.
DeArmond and H. A. Bacholder of
Vale, and F. F. Reider of Ontario.
who reprcsentts the Oregon-West
em Colonization compasy.
Mr. Kylo has been in the district
for some tlmo and has taken this
matter up with tho Interested land
owners who aro signing up their
lands, or will do so when tho ap
praisals have been made.
CITY CAUCUS CALLED
TO NOMINATE TICKET
Voters to Put Candidates Forward'
ed at Mass Meeting Monday
October 10 Propcity Own
era May Build Walks
Flies Objected To
Tho nominating convention of tho
City of Ontario for tho salectlon of
a ticket to be presented to tho vot
ers at the blenial election will bo
hold at tho City Hall on Monday,
October 10, according to tho call Is
sued by tho City Council at its
mooting last Monday evonlng. Tills
was tho only important matter to
come beforo tho gathering.
Judgo E. II. Tost was glvon per
mission to proceed to build tho
sidewalk In front of his proporty
which is included in tho Improve
ment district upon which no work
will bo rfono this year.
C. McGonaglll appeared before the
council and objected to the wator
bills submitted for servlco, and also
to tho unsanitary conditions per
mitted through tho lack of ade
quate soworago connections In his
neighborhood. Ho declared that
tho files bred In the unsanitary
holes wero a menace to the health
of tho people. Orders wore glvon
to bco that tho condition complained
of Is abated.
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Bedo and
family of Cottago Grove, Oregon,
who were onrouto to their homo af-
'tor an auto trip across tho conti
nent, as far as Minnesota and Wis
consin, arrived In Ontario Tuesday
and wero tho guests of Mr. and Mrs.
G. K. Aiken and Mr. and Mrs. P.
J. Gallagher. They wont east ovor
tho northern route, tho Yollowstono
Trail, and returned ovor the Lin
coln Highway, via Choyenno, and
Salt Lake City. Thoy report tho
latter route much tho more doslr
ablo, and nlso declare that nono of
tho states havo a highway systom
which can bo compared with Ore
gon's. Mr. and Mrs, Ivan E. Oakos, Mrs.
Mary A. Herren and John Oakos
motored to Boise last Saturday with
G. K. Aiken.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Myers of
Ironside, wero guosts at tho Moore
on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Vonablo of
Vale stoppod in Ontario Saturday.
Mrs. P, Coleman of Drogan was a
visitor in Ontario on Tuesday. She
reglatored at the Mooro.
REGISTRATION BOOKS OPEN
ONLY UNTIL NEXT SATURDAY
Voters who havo moved Into
tho county, or who havo movod
from one precinct to another;
those who havo bo'como of
ago during tho past year, and
thoso women voters who havo
married since they last voted;
If they doslro to vote this fall
should register this week for
tho registration books closo on
Saturday, October 7. In On
tario voters may register at
tho office of tho City Recorder
in tho City Hall.
ATTEND INSTITUTE
Ansunl Gathering of County Teach
ers Will Bo Held Hero Next
Week Threo Ontario
Tenchcrs Listed Among
Instructors
Bright nnd early next Monday
morning tho teachers of Malheur
county will reverse their usual vo
cation, Instead of teaching the
young idea tho way to Bhoot thoy
will bo instructed themselves In tho
vory latest wrinkles in tho profes
sion by tho instructors seloctod by
County Superintendent Mrs. E. M.
Crail.
The teachers will bo hero for
threo days and will hold their ses
sions in tho High school building
under tho following instructors.
E. J. Klemme, director of tho ex
tension division, Washington Stato
Normal, Bolllngham Washington;
Mrs. Ruby Shoaror,' primary In
structor, Portland; J. F. Brum
baugh, head of tho department of
psychology, O. A. C; Prof Ira Rich
ardson, U. of O.; Miss Elizabeth
Hopper, Satto DIroctor Modern
Health Crusado; B. F. Ford, Super
intendent Vale Schools; J. M. Mc
Donald, superintendent; Mrs. W. F.
Homan, primary Instructor, nnd
Miss Helen Dunstone, supervisor of
Music, Ontario schools.
OREGONUN MAN SAYS THIS IS
COUNTY OF REAL BOOSTERS
W. H. Doolittlo returned Monday
from a trip to Portlnnd and Salem
In tho Interests of tho campaign for
a railroad across tho stato. While
he was in Portland he was inter
viewed by Johnnio Kelloy, tho
ubiquitous roportor of tho Oregon
Ian, who probaoly knows moro about
Oregon and Oregonlans than any
man In tho stato with tho following
result, reported In "Thoso Who
Como nnd Go," Tho Orogonlan's foa
turo celumn:
"Thero aro probably moro boost
ors to tho square mile In Mainour
county than in any other county of
Oregon. It appears to bo in tho air.
No man from Mnlhour can .como to
Portland without telling what a
wondorful country Malheur Is and
what bountiful crops aro grown
thero and what an Ideal cllmato can
be found and much moro to tho
samo offoct. A real sporting ovent
would bo to start a citizen of Mal
hour and ono from southern Cali
fornia each telling the other about
tho advantages of his respective
section. Tho super-booster of Mnl
hour, howovor, Is now In Portland.
Ho Is W. H. Doolittlo, who is not
only secretary of tho chamber of
commerce of Ontario, Or., but ho is
also mayor of that lively city on tho
bank of the Snako rjvor. No day is
porfect and complote in tho Hfo of
Mayor Doolittlo If ho falls to tako
somo visitor preferably a business
(man from Portland out to boo what
1b bolng done in tho way of Irriga
tion In tho vicinity of Ontnrlo. Ho
will, on tho shortest notlco, show
whoro a score or moro of peoplo aro
making a living on a slnglo aero of
Irrigated land."
OREGON CLUB OFFICERS ARE
NAME AND SEASON LAUNCHED
At tho Oregon club rooms In tho
Wilson building Tuesday ovonlng
tho mombors gathored nnd tnunchod
tho 1922-23 season with an inform
al "feed" and election of offlcora
with the following result: Ray
Boyer, prosldont; Larry aramsot
vlco president; William Blacknby',
secretary, and Jack Lnndls, treas
urer. R. A. Bowman of Bolso who Is
one of tho well known stockmen of
this section, was an Ontario busi
ness visitor for several aays this
week.
OLD TIME RIVALS TO
MEET IN FIRST GAME
Ontario nnd Payette High Squads
To Moot Friday Baker Com
ing Hero for First Tlmo In
Years Gnmo Sot for
November 4th
Ontario High opens its football
season tomorrow (Friday) after
noon at Payette and will meet Its
real tost, for tho Payette team is
faster and heavior than last year,
according to reports which have
come across tho rlvor.
Last Friday the boys Journeyed
to Fruitland for a practice game
and had a sharp struggle, but; won
hdndlly having a docldod advantago j
in sizo and oxperienco over the
Fruitland team.
For tho first tlmo In many years
Ontario will see a Baker team per
form on tho local gridiron when
the Baker team comes to this city
on November 4. Coaches Paulson
and Culbertson havo been working
diligently for tho past week in an
i effort to strengthen the local line
and got tho rough spots off tho back
field's offensive. Thero Is a de
cided need for improvement espec
ially In tho lino, and the back field
has yet to havo a test which will
show whether or not It carries any
offonslvo or dofonslvo power.
FARM BUREAU AND COUNTY
AGENT BUSY IN SEPTEMBER'
Report of Agent Shows Variety of
Projects Tako Tlmo of Agent
Clover Seed Purchases Mado
Largo Savings
Tho following is a resumo of the
work of tho County Agent during
Setombor and indicates how wide
tho sphere of activity of the depart
ment In this county is, including
work in poultry horticultural, vog
gotablo and lettuce, demonstrations
being hold for tho particular boneflt
of thoso farniors directly Interested
in thoso linos of effort. Beside thoso
thoro wero of courso many office
calls and work In securing seed for
tho clover ralsors, concerning this
lator tho Report says:
Enough farmers took advantage
during tho past few weoks of the ar
rangements made through, tho farm
buroaU for obtaining clover seed di
rect from tho growors throngh tho
socrotnry of tho Wostorn Seed Grow
ors Marketing pompany B. F. Shee
han, of Caldwoll, Idaho, to total or
ders of approximately 5000 pounds
of tho vory highest quality, yet It
was obtained at a saving of sovoral
hundred dollars undor current quo
tations. Similar Havings are con
stantly being made by farmers who
deal direct with othor farmers for
tho soed noodod. Tho advantagess
from such practice might easily bo
multiplied soveral-fold. Thero la an
oxchango valuo In tho farm bureau
otflco which is utilized, would bo
figured In flvo digits Instead of threo
or four.
Government Testing Dono Froo
No farmor in Oregon need plant
soed of doubtful quality. Tho gov
ernment maintains a sood tostlng
laboratory In cooperation with the
Oregon Agricultural collego at Cor
Yallls, Oregon, whore samplos of
seed rocolvod postage paid, aro
tested froo of charge for all farmers
who mado application. In Bonding
samples stato whether you want
both germination and purity tests or
Just tho purity. You will rocelvo a
report giving tho percontago of
puro sood, of foul seeds and of In
ort matter. Tho kinds of woods will
bo namod aitd tho amount of each
glvon. Tho germination test shows
how much of the seed is dead and
thoroforo worthless. By taking ad
vantago of this, many losses In
yield or through Ioworod quality
may bo avoided. Why guess and
tako chances?
Official Grndo Inspection Available
Farmers who do not understand
tho official grades of whoat nnd
othor crops may now havo the offi
cial grado detormlnod by tho Oregon
Public Servlco Commission, through
the Orogon State Inspection Dopart
mont, now organlzod under tho aup
vlslon of theBuroau of Markots,
United States Department of Agri
culture. All communications should
be adressod to tho Chief Inspector,
723 Court Houso, Portland, Oregon.
Ono should know tho grado of bla
product In marketing it In order to
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