POTATO SEED CAME
If Required Caro is Given Mnlhcur
County Cim Kaiso Its Own Seed
Spuds Trcntcd Seed Best
Producer Lettuce Sta
tistics In a lottor to tlio ranchers of the
county who raise potatoes and lot
tuco, Couuty Agent L. It. Breithaupt
has tho following to say:
"Crop Specialist Jackman ex
amined tho 14 fiolds of potatoes
which, as reported in a former nows
lottor passed first inspection for
certification out of 23 entries on
August 29 and 30. Ten of theso
passed tho second inspection. Eight
of thorn woro experimental seed
plots of tho rural variety. The othor
two fields woro of tho Netted Oom
vaioty, grown from seed which had
passod two field inspections for
certification last year. Of the Itur
als, seven plots woro grown from
certified seed ohtained through tho
fam bureau pool and ono from seed
which passed two field inspections
but wss not fully certified. As
this is tho first tlmo that any pota
toes havo over passed second inspec
Hon for certification in tho county,
although a largo numbor of fields
havo boon entered each year for tho
past thrco seasons, it is a mark of
progress in tho direction of produc
ing good homo grown potato seod.
Tho results of theso experiments
scorn to Indlcalo that it is both pos-
Blblo and practical to grow potato
sood hero under certain conations
ns onumortno bolew:
1. Tho hlghost grade of seed ob
tainable to begin with.
2. Good storngo for tho seed
stock until tlmo of planting.
3. Lato planting, probably last
of Juno.
4. Isolation of sood plot from
other potatoes.
5. Early and contlnuod, thoro
roguoing.
C. Good cultural practico and
good storago of crop.
Theso ossontlals aro not vory dif
ferent from tho rogular practico of
up-to-dato potato seod growers
ovorywhoro. No ono should oxpoct
to got satisfactory sood nnywhoro
from fiolds which havo been grown
simply for commorclal purposes, ox
coptt In rnro instances. It may bo
said that only a fow will take tho
troublo to do those things which
aro nocossary. For such It will
doubtless bo host to purchaso seed
from somo ono who dooa follow such
prnctlco. Should it bo demon
strated next year through tho plant
ing of tho potntoos grown on tho
seod plots this yoar, that as good or
bolter crops can bo grown from such
homo grown stock, and tho uso of
such sood should bocomo universal
with tho potato growors, from $25,
000 to $50,000 per yoar would bo
saved in tho county ns compared to
tho cash cost of Imported sood, to
say nothing of tho greater cortalnty
nml stoblUty of tho pototo business,
and tho lnilepondonco of tho grow
ers from tho nocosslty of ontorlng
Into crop Bharo contracts that pyra
mid seod costs sttlll higher.
Treated Potatoes
D. V. Donrborn of Ontario, says
that tho part of his potato flold
where ho treated tho sood with cor
rosive subllmato boforo planting
mndo 25 sacks of potntoos per aero
inoro than tho part along altlo of it
that was not troatod. Ho says tho
Rtiind wns much hotter from tho
troatod seed, too. Ho only troatod
n part of tho sood because ho was
nilvlsoil not to do so by a largo
growor of potntoos. AVo would llko
ONTARIO NATIONAL
AS ItEPOKTED TO THE COMPTROLLER SEIT.
RESOURCES:
Loans nnd Discounts ....$461,769.76
Overdrafts 780,48
llonds and Socuritlos ,. 47,657.44
U. S. llonds G3, 100.00
.Stock In Fod. Itosorvo Hank 2,700.00
Roalty und Fixtures .... G1.S9S.81
OASIl 0,807.2
Oldest
to hear from others who havo tested
treated seed along side of un-treat-ed
seed of tho samo quality.
Tho shipments of early potatoes
until September 1 this year exceed
ed last year's shipments tor the
samo period by 10,000 cars, and 17,
000 more cars moved this year than
in 1920. Tho Idaho Oregon ship
ments on tho other hand wero much
lighter this year than last, being
1605 cars in 1922 and 2181 in 1921.
Tho total commercial lettuce crop
of the United States for 1922 is es
timated by tho U. S. Department of
Agrlculturo at 27,612 cars com
pred to 22,033 cars last year. The
lato crop Is estimated at 7859 cars
this year against 6009 last year.
Tho increase of lato lettuce is almost
ontiroly in Colorado, Idaho and
Oregon, somo othor sections showing
a decrease. Private reports indi
cate a heavy loss In Colorado and
STORED UP F0n HISTORIAN
Writer Calls Attention to Real Value
of Congressional Record, Not of
Common Knowledge.
The Congressional Itecord Is the butt
of the humorist of today and the store
house of political knowledge for the
historian of tomorrow. It is the tar
get at which the satirist shoots bis ar
rows of wit, but It contains u compen
dium of Information which stands us
u permanent contribution to political
science through the ages, when those
who haws cast their jibes and sneers
have been forgotten. A mariner cust
away on a desert Island with nothing
to read but the debutes of congress
could come away In u few years its
crammed with facts as a college stu
dent on the eve of an examination. lie
would know something about nearly
every subject under the sun, Including
romantic literature and poetry, lie
would huvo a substantial grasp upon
the development of government, eco
nomies and political philosophy, says
tho Washington Post.
Every man who has over spoken on
the Hour of the senate or house has
added .something to the sum total of
what the Itecord contains. Even the
errors propagated In debate are use
ful; they help one to ascertain the ul
timate truth. Thomas It. Iteed once
suld that every member of the house
wits an expert on some one thing ; that
it would be discovered that there was
a substantial reason explaining why
every man was there. A great deal
of matter gets Into the Itecord every
duy which at the time may seem Ir
relevant. With the passing of the
years Importance Is emphasized. In
2022 tho Congressional Itecord of to
day will be an invaluable repository of
facts bearing upon all phases of life
as it Is now lived.
HAD NEW TELEGRAPHIC IDEA
German System of Communication In
Warfare Was Something of an
Innovation Then.
During the war the scientific world
wns much Interested by tho report that
the German urmy wus using n method
of communication known us "teleg
raphy through the ground." Subse
quent Investigation by the Interested
nations appeared to show that the
method wus u compromise between
wireless and one-wire telegraphy.
The two communication stations
were not connected by wire. A wire
wns placed along the righting front
with botlt ends extending Into tho
ground, and current from n Itliuni
korrt coll or kindred apparatus was
conveyed ulong It. Instulled parallel
to this wire, and some dlstunce In nd
vniice of It wus a similar wire, in
which current was Induced by the
first, thus permitting the sending of
signals.
The method Is thus broadly similar
to wireless, except that tho ground
forms the medium, Instead of the
air. One would Imagine, however, that,
although the method has the advantage
that tlieie nie no Intervening wires to
bo cut, it would bo a very simple sys
tem to tup.
I
CONDENSED REPORT OP
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock $ G0.000.00
Surplus and Profits 32,513.04
Bills Payable NONE
Fodoral Itosorvo Bank ....110,213.42
Circulation 60,000.00
DEPOSITS 402,077.05
724,804,11
Wo aro loaning rnoro monoy to far mors and business men than any
othor bank in Malheur County, and ore endeavoring to assist la all pos
sible ways to bring prosperity to our county.
Bank in Southeastern Oregon
THE ONTARIO ABGUS, ONTARIO, OKEGON, THURSDAY,
POwSiDLY SLIM WAS RIGHT
Come to Think of It, His Inamora
Hardly Displayed the Ardent Love
Ho Had Looked For.
'Tunny how a guy makes vm hi
mind to enlist," remurked S'"m, i!
company clerk, to a bunch of bin biiu
dies In the bunkhouse.
"What made you decide to take tin
big plunge?" asked a buddy.
"It was this way," explained Slim
"I hurl a little squabble with the g.r
and I told her I was going to Join tin
mnrlnes. Just to make It sound us Ii
1 meant business I wrote n letter tf.
the nearest recruiting station, and In
fore sealing the letter up I let her rap'
it."
"Hid she say anything?" asked tin
buddy.
"Not a word. So I went o'lt and
posted the letter. A little later I get?
the answer back, saying I could etilM
for two, three or four year?, and 1
shows It to tho girl. 'There jou are.'
says I, 'If you don't treat me differen'
from now on, I'll go straight out and
enlist for two years.'
" 'Two years,' says she. 'Two years '
Ah, don't be a piker, Slim, why don't
you moke it four?'
"Come to think of It," conclude!
Slim, "I don't think that June was u
bughouse about mo as I calculated."
The Leatherneck.
CALLS FOR NERVE AND SKILL
Hunters of the Sword-Fish Find Their
Prey Altogether "Worthy of
Their Steel."
Sword-FIsh schooners are the fastest
flshlng-boats under sail In the world.
They have to be, for tho sword-llsh is
a fust mover. lie Is a lighter, too.
Often has he charged a ship and
driven his "sword" through her stout
planking. When n school of sword-llsh
Is sighted, the spearman goes for'tird
to the end of the bowsprit and gets
Into the "pulpit," nn iron fitting at the
end of the spur, where he stands to
drive his lance Into a fish. The line
attached to the spear rushes out of
the tub In which It Is colled, and the
fish muUes off, doubling his speed in
a vain effort to escape.
A good-sized fish will often fetch
ns much as $40; but It Is a hard
life, and It needs line seamanship in
the ehuce nmld the huge seas of Hie'
Atlantic when bad weather prevails'
The sword-llsh Is widely distributed
In the ocean, but Is most common o:T
the North American const. Its average
length Is 7 feet, but somo are 12 feet
or 15 feet. The "sword" Is used to
spear Its prey, such as cod, tunny and
mackerel, and even to attack whales.
Details Needed.
A woman, blessed with a masterful
disposition and considerable property,
died, leaving behind her a will In
which her husband was cut off with
a dollar, on the ground that he had
deserted her a year before.
The lawyer finally located the man
nnd broke the news gently by telling
him that he had received only a small
bequest.
"How much?" carelessly asked the
man.
"One dollar.
With the same carelessness, the man
turned toward the door. Just as ha
reached It, however, a sudden thought
truck him.
"Say," he called back anxiously. "Did
she specify whnt I was to do with this
dollar?"
Sarcasm From the Grave.
The will of Alexander Louis Teix
elra de Mattos, tho English transla
tor of Fabre, Maeterlinck, Couperus,
Zola and many other continental
writers, contains ono bequest that will
Interest n good many boo!;loers who
have loaned their favorite volumes
not wisely but too well at any rate,
too generously, says the Living Age.
The estate of Mr. de Mattas was not
large, Its gross value amounting to
loss than 3,000 ($W,000), and many
of his bequests take the form of books.
He leaves books to many of his
friends. One volume In particular is
left to a certain friend and Is de
scribed as one "which he borrowed
many years ago und has not returned."
L
BANK
1BTII, 10213
$724,804.11
D.THSHSHHSaSHSZG
THE OLD, OLD TRAIL
D.. ni AOICCA F.llALtI?
EH5HSHSH5H5Un5H5H5aKL5E5a5H5H5ESa
, 1922, by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
From the highway, n trail wound
through the wooded slopes to a clear
ing where a sinll house shone silver
gray In the sunshine. Inside the house
It was cool and pleasant, with long
shadows on the painted floors and the
fragrant cleanliness of a well kept
home.
"You will leave all this and go
away?" questioned the man in an
empty voice.
The woman nodded, spreading out
the letter with graceful, sunhrowned
fingers; "Just think of It, Von I A
school teacher for years and now
the chance of a lifetime; all of Uncle
Peter's money trnvrl clothes music
the world Oh, Van don't you
understand?" The beating of wings
against the bars tho cry for pleasure
and freedom.
He picked up his hat and faced her,
a young giant In staiure, tnklng in
her tender beauty with dazed blue
eyes. He was only a forester, and she
had taught school for the mountain
children they were to have been mar
ried in June now the temptation of
the letter the sudden Inheritance had
made her realize how impossible tho
life with him would be.
"You are going?" he asked .slow-
iy.
She nodded. "If I do net I will re
ceive only a paltry ten thousand dol
lars I"
He wanted to smile a "paltry ten
thousand dollnrs" and up to now, teD
dollars meant much to her! He did
not smile he pitied her n.ul turned
away. "Good-hy und good luck,", ha
said, as he stepped outside, and with
out any other fnrewell he was gone
and she was so absorbed In her cal
culation that she did not know he had
gone. She was listening for the sound
of the stage driver's horn. At last
she heard It winding down the slopes
a call to freedom I
The big touring car left the highway
and seemed to plunge Into the green
tunnel of a wood road.
"Is this a road?" shrieked HallU
Hussel from the tonneau.
Her husband bent nbove the steer
ing wheel, turned his head a little,
"Yesterday It was a mountain trail
today It Is passable tomorrow, It will
be a section of the transcontinental
highway 1"
"Absurd!"
"My dear, you have said that be
forc.l Latimer, when you nnd El
eanor are married, beware of acting
absurdly."
Latimer laughed flatly. "Gooll
enough," he said In his meaningless
way. "Hear that, Eleanor?" he turned
to Mrs. Kussel's companion, a fair
dreamy-eyed girl, who watched the
rull with wistful eyes.
She shrugged Indifferently. "Yes,
I heard I was thinking. Finny, whnt
n mistake It Is for people to leave
tlielr own pleasant wnouianii trails
ond venture into the highways the
quiet, green places are best after all."
"My dear girl," he gasped, "do yon
mean you would go beck to your
schoolhouso In the woods lose your
self In the tall timber "
"I would Indeed I" she cried pnsslon
ntely. "I hate the fashionable world
I have taken by storm I have tried
It out for five years and my heart Is
not In It " her voice faltered.
"Your heart I believed 1 flat
tered myself that I had your heart,"
grunted Latimer.
She flung out a jeweled hand. "My
heart Is hero I I left It In these woods
" she suddenly smiled. "James,
please stop the car I am going buck
home forgive me, Finny Hallle
you have all been so good to me
but I must go!" Tho cur stopped,
she gripped their hands warmly and
vanished up the narrow trail. Unbe
lieving, they followed her, unable to
guess her prank nt the moment.
Tho old trail threaded the largest
trees, plunged under an arbor of cat
r briar and woodbine nnd ended In a
plantation of young firs. Beyond tho
firs wns a clearing nnd n cottage shin
ing In the sun. There were clenn cur
tains nt the windows and a kitten
played on the doorstep. The woman
flung her hands to her face. The ten
der, tremulous call of a wood thrush
then the sweet silence of high places
fell upon her. On the other side of
the clenrlng a forester watched her In
tierce surprise tinged with fear. Had
she returned to flaunt her riches In
his face? Suddenly she saw him, saw
the graying hair about his temples,
the brooding shadows In his eyes.
Behind her lounged her new friends of
the world In various stages of surprise
and curiosity.
"What's the matter?" demmded
Hallle's thin, Impatient voice.
Eleanor turned. "1 came back
here because my heart was here," she
explained, and then she ran swiftly to
him. "Van, oh, Van, I want to come
home I have wanted you all the
years I am tired of the world of lit
tle people I"
Ills hungry arms closed arouud her
and her head rested on his putlent
heart. Above her sunny head the
man's brave eyes met the coo) Incred
ulity of the world. "I think you had
better go," he said gently. "She Is
tired her feet are used to the old
paths. Some day she will write to
you. Now we have much to say to
each other."
"She will lose most of the money,"
muttered Hallle as they went back to
the car. "But that look In his eyei
In hers It was worth something," she
ended wistfully.
OCT. 5 1922
Charter No 9348
REPORT OP CONDITION OF THE
ONTARIO NATIONAL BANK
AT ONTARIO
IN THE STATE OF OREGON, AT THE
CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON SEPTEMBER IB, 1022
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts, including rediscounts
acceptances of other banks, and foreign
bills of exchange or drafts sold with indorse
l.a
ment ol tms Danu (.except iuubu buuwu m
b and c) .
Total loans
Overdrafts unsecured $780.4.48
U. S. Government securities ewned:
Deposited to secure circulation (U. S. bonds
par value) 60,000.00
All nthnr TTnltnrl Stolon Government Secur
ities, Including premiums If nny
Total
Other bonds, stocks, securities, etc.:
Banking House, $37, 200.00; Furniture and
fixtures, $5284.15;
Heal estate owned other than banking house
Lawful reserve with Federal Reserve Bank
Cash In vault and amount duo from national
banks
Amount duo from state banks, bankers, and
trust companies in the United States (other
than Included in Items 8, 9, or 10
Checks on other banks In the same city or
town as reporting bank (other than Item 12)
Total of Items 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13. .
Miscellaneous cash items
Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and
due from U. S. Treasurer
Other assets, if any
5.
6.
7.
8.
10.
11.
13.
.b
15.
16.
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in
Surplus fund
Undivided profits $8,933.12
b Reserved for
Less current expenses, interest and taxes paid
Circulating notes outstanding
Amount due to State banks, bankers
and trust companies in the United States
and foreign countries (other than included
in Items 21 or 22)
Cashier's checks outstanding
Total of items 21,22,23,24,25 $21,178.22
Demand deposits (other than bank deposits)
subject to Reserve (deposits payable within
30 days):
Individual deposits subject to check
Certificates of deposit due In less than 30
days (other than for money borrowed) ....
State, county, or other municipal deposits
secured by pledge of assets of this bank or
surety bond.
.Total of demand deposits (other than
bank deposits) subject to Reserve, Items 26,
27, 28, 29, 30 and 31
Tlmo deposits subject to Reserve (payable
after 30 days, or subject to SO days or mors
notice, and postal savings):
Certificates of deposit (other than for
money borrowed)
Other time deposits .
Postal savings deposits
Total of time deposits subject to Re
serve, Items 32, 33, 34 and 35
Notes and bills redlscounted, including ac-
ceptances of other banks and foreign bills
of exchange or drafts sold with indorse
ment of this bank.........................................
TOTAL
17.
18.
19.
20.
23.
25.
26.
27.
32.
34.
15.
40.
STATE OF OREGON, COUNTY OF MALHEUR, ss
I, W. F. Homan, Cashier of the above-named Dank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and
belisi ,
( W. F. HOMAN, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of Septemger, 1922.
W. L .TURNER,
Notary Public.
My commission expires March 18, 1925.
CORRECT Attest:
J. R. BLACKABY
C. R. EMISON
EARL BLACKABY -,
Directors.
(SEAL)
Autumn is Here
and with comes the
Victrola Season
With the coming of the cool
evenings and the little fire to
take the chill off the room,
what is there that will con
tribute more to a happy eve
ning at home than;
A Vicibrola Comcerft
How else can you have at
your command the greatest
, array of talent for entertain
ment? Caruso's' greatest ef
forts will charm you Harry
Lauder's wit will beguile you
Shumann-Heink's songs will
enthrall you while a host of
other artists will answer your
particular desires. Get a Vic
trola now and make your
Home Happier.
v Prescriptions our
icexau Eastman
Reserve District No. 12
,
$439,980.55
$439, 980.55
780.48
3,100
63,100.00
50,357.44
42,484.15
19,414:66
28,102.35
50,159.58
4,485.82
229.18
64,874.58
920.69 920.69
3,000.00
21,789.21
$724,804.11
60.000.00
30,000.00
8,933.12
6,420.08 2,513.04
60,000.00
11,037.43
5,367.27
16,404.70
201,779.11
40,000.00
66,911.62
308,690.73
91,632.98
44,949.24
500.00
136,982.22
110,213.42
724,804.11
Specialty
Victor
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