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VOL. XXVI
ONTAEIO, MALTHHUK COUNTY, OKEGON.OEEGON, THURSDAY, OCT. 19, 1922
No. 47
I,
GOVERNOR OPENS HIS
FIRST ANNUAL TREE PLANTING
EXERCISE HELD AT CEMETERY
City Selected as First PInce for Ad-
ministration to Present Its
Arguments Kay Discusses
Tax Division
Ontario had tlio distinction this
week of being selected by Governor
Ben W. Olcott as the place for form
ally opening his campaign for re
election. In honor of the chief exe
cutive of the state and Thomas B.
Kay, formerly state treasurer, a
crowd which filled the Majestic
theatre turned out to hear the speak
ers present their views of tho issues
and their analysis of tho taxation
situation which has been named the
principal issues by Walter M. Pierce
the democratic nominee.
J. W. McCulloch was chairman of
the meeting and Introduced the
speakers. Prior to tho evening
meeting Governor Olcott visited the
schools here and went to Nyssa and
Vale where beside meoting citizens
and being tho guest of honor at a
luncheon at the latter city, he and
Secretary of State Sam A. Kozer ad
dressed a well attended meeting at
the Rex theatre.
In his address at Ontario the Gov
ernor said in part:
"Unwarranted and unfounded at
tacks haro been made upon the
handling of the business of this
administration," said Governor Ol
cott, "and I deem It a duty I owe
to you as well as myself to let the
facts be known that you may be the
Judges. I have no apology to offer
for what the administration has
done. I am proud of its record. I
can look back without regret ovor
the record of expenditures of the
public funds over which my ad
ministration has had control. I can
do so with the knowledge that not
one cent has been spent dishonestly
and not a dollar expended other
than for tho betterment of govern
ment tnd welfare of the state.
"I ask you to go back over tho
record of the administration and
point, if you may, wherein there
has been a breath .of scandal. In
all of, the extravagant and mis
leading statements made wherein
are there any charges that the
state's business is conducted on any
thing but solid, safe and conserva
tive business lines.?
I want the people of the state to
know that tho total amount of taxes
levied in Oregon for all purposes In
1922 was $40,473,906, This included
and in fact every kind of tax what
soever, down to the smallest road
district or political subdivision.
"Of this amount $2,514,080 in
cluded all tho expense of all the
state lnstututions, charitable and
corrective, the expense of general
stato government and all the re
mainder of the state expense, aside
from roads and cost of education.
"There are hundreds of other bo
dies with power to levy taxes that
for some reason or another did not
take advantage of that power in
1922. They may take advantage of
it in 1923, In 1924 or In any other
year if they dtsire to do so. If they
do, your taxes from these sources
will rise rather than decrease.
" "The governor has no power over
tho actions of these tax-levying
bodies, except In exceedingly few
cases. Aside from tho state taexs
these tax-levying bodies levy 94 per
cent of -the taxes that are paid by
the people of Oregon. These taxes
are under the control of people of
various localities In the main and
are as romoto from the power of the
exocutivo to control as are the taxes
of the federal government.
Federal Taxes $15,0000,000
"Remomber also that $15,000,
000 went out of the pockets of the
taxpayers in Oregon this year to pay
those same federal government
taxes, but tho governor was not re
sponsible for that. The chief items
of expense and by far the most Im
portant aro the 11 elemosynary and
corrective institutions, all located at
Salem, with the exception of the
eastern Oregon state hospital at
Pendleton, the soldiers' home at
Roseburg and the new employment
institution for the blind In Portland.
Of these 11 Institutions only one
comes directly under the governor.
This is the state penitentiary. The
others are under the board of con
trol, Including the governor, secre
tary of state and state treasurer. At
the 1921 legislature a total of
$3,078,455 was appropriated for
these Institutions for two years, or
$1 39,227 annually.
In addition to legislative appro
X 'atlons the people voted about
Inaugurating a movement
which has for its object the
beautifying of the Ontario
cemetery the members of the
Woman's club today gathered
there and panted a number of
trees in a plot located at the
southeast corner. The trees
were donated by" Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Gregg who assisted in
their planting. It is the pur
pose of the club to plant other
plots In years to come and to
encourage others In this effort.
Mrs. J. R. Bla'ckaby presided
at the meeting and short talks
were made by Rev. W. A.
James of the Methodist church,
and George K. Alkon, and songs
were sung by the club members
lead by Mrs. David Graham.
MOTHER DROWNS BOYS
IN SUICIDE ATTEMPT
In Fit of Insanity Due to Illness nnd
Despondency Over Crop Failure
Frultland Woman Commits
Rash Deed
ONTARIO BOY MAKING
AT 0. A. C.
Claude Christiansen Prominent Can
didate for Quarterback on Ag
gies Is President of Soph
more Class as Well
Oregon Agricultural- Colloge, Cor
vallis, Oct. 18. Claude (Cris)
Christiansen, member of the 1918
class of Ontario High school, is mak
ing good in college activities at Ore
gon Agricultural college.
"Cris" Is making a strong bid tor
the quarterback position on the var
sity eleven. He showed up to good
advantage recently in the alumni
game against the varsitty.
In High school Christiansen made
an enviable record in athletics, and
for his good "work was elected by
his team mates as captain in foot- land though she may revive her phy-
Despondent over the failure of
their crops and in ill health follow
ing the birth of a son four weeks
ago, Mrs. John Driscoll of Frultland,
Idaho, drowned the baby and an
other son two years old, and almost
succeeded in ending her own life
late yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Driscoll was saved after an hour of
strenous efforts on the part of her
husband and neighbors aided by Dr.
W. J. Weese of this city who was
called, when she was found almost
dead in the irrigation ditch into
which she had thrown herself and
the children. Later both the cll
dren -were found floating In the
stream with life oxtlnct.
That the attempt at self destruc
tion was premeditated was shown
by tho note which the husband
found and which sent him In frantic
search of his wife and children. In
this note Mrs. Driscoll, who was 32
years old and a devote christian
told of her plans and said:
"I know I am a wicked woman
for committing such a deed but the
babies will go to heaven." Further
she eulogized her husband, told of
their happy home life and praised
her mother who lives in Boise, and
with whom her two older children,
both daughters, were living while
the mother was ill. She also gave
brief instructions relative to some
of their property in the note.
Today Mrs. Driscoll Is slowly
coming to a realization of her act
JORDAN VALLEY HOST
TO 1. 0. N. BOOSTERS
Governor Olcott nnd Secretary of
State Kozer Attend Meeting Of
Delegates From Four States
Permanent Organiz
ation Recommended
RECALL PETITION AGAIN IS
FOUND INSUFFICIENTLY SIGNED
ball and basketball. "Cris" dis
tinguished himself not only in ath
letics, but also In scholarship and
leadership of the senior class.
After his graduation in 1918,
Christiansen was connected with the
Standard Oil company with head
quarters In Ontario and LaGrande.
As a freshman last year, "Cris"
was active in his class. He was
quarterback on the rook football
team and also played on the class
basketball team. He was elected
sophmore president and member of
the vigilance committee, and re
ceived honorable menttlon for the
Johnson prize based on scholarship,
manhood and activities.
"Cris" has maintained an average
of more than 90 per cent along with
his activities.
Christiansen is a member of Phi
Delta Theta fraternity.
SPECIAL BLOCK OF SEATS WILL
BE AVAILABLE FOR ONTARIANS
Knowing tho interest which On-
tarians take each year In the annual
football game at Bolso on Amlstlce
Day, Claude W. Gibson, manager of
the University of Idaho Alumni com
mittee) has set aside 50 of the best
seats on tho sidelines In a block for
tho fans of this section. They will
be sent to the Argus office and those
who desire them should make an ap
plication at once for they will be
held until November 4 and those
not sold will be returned to Boise
slcal strength, unless pneumonia
results from exposure in the cold
water, it Is feared that her reason
may not.
That the act was committed dur
ing a period of insanity is the firm
belief of Dr. W. J. Weese -who has
been tho family's physician ever
since they moved to tho Bench.
"Theirs was one the the happiest
homes," said the Doctor Wednes
day, "Mrs. Driscoll was an ardent
Christian, a devoted mother. The
pride in which she held her children
was beautiful to see. Further the
fact that when her husband saw her
carrying the children and urged her
to return to the house while he went
to get the silage and care for the
dairy cattle, she turned toward the
house and waited until darkness
gave her a cover for leaving, Indi
cates that the cunning of an un
sound mind served her. -This Is of
ten true In such cases."
Beside tho two children drowned
Mr. and Mrs. Driscoll have two
daughters, aged six and four who on
account of the mother's illness were
staying with their grandmothers,
Mrs. Scholes of Boise.
THREE TEACHERS INSTEAD OF
ONE HAD NARROW ESCAPE
Ed, Carlson came down from An
drews this weok on business.
$41,000 for the new school for tho
adult blind. Something more than
half a million dollars was provided
by the legislature for naw build
ings for these institutions includ
ing $160,000 for u new wing at tho
Pendleton asylum $50000 for a new
building at the institution for the
feeble-minded $50,000 for a new
dormitory at the Industrial school
for girls and $280,000 for a new
boys' training school.
Road Tax Diverted
"All this money was provided
without adding one single dollar In
a tax to the tax rolls of the state."
At my suggestion an old levy of
mill,, made for stato road pur
poses, -was temporarily diverted to
be expended on new buildings for
tho institutions."
Following the Governor, Mr. Kay
made a detailed analysis of the
present expenditures of the state
government and outlined the part
which the public itself has had In
bringing up the total sum which ia
now raised by taxation In Oregon.
From Ontario the Governor's par
ty which Included Mr. and Mrs. Kay
and W. A. Pettlt of the Orcgonian,
and David W. Hazen of the Tele
gram drove to Huntington where a
meeting -was held there at noon.
In telling of the auto accident last
week in which the car driven by
Paul McCulloch was forced off the
grade by a speed fiend Wednesday
afternoon the Argus gavo the name
of but one of the young women when
in fact there were three, the young
women with Miss Lucllo Loughrey
were Miss Gertrude Skow and Miss
Miller who teaches at Jordan Valley.
GOVERNOR OLCOTTS EATS HIS
BIRTHDAY DINNER IN ONTARIO
Sunday was Governor Ben W. 01
cott's birthday, and found him far
from home, but not without a birth
day dinner, for In his honor and in
honor of the occasion Mr. and Mrs.
P. J. Gallagher were his hosts and
had for their guests: Messrs. W.
A. Pettlt of the Oregonian and Dav
id W. Hazen of the Telegram, Sam
A. Kozer, secretary of state; J. D.
Blllingsley, W. H. Brooko. W. W.
Wood and G. K. Aiken.
Delegates from four states, Ore
gon, Idaho, Nevada and California,
gathered last week at Jordan Valley
to consider ways ands means or pro
moting the construction of the what
has been designated by tho boosters
as the I. O. N. Cut-Off, a road lead
ing -from Boise to tho California
Uneyla Jordan Valley and Wlnne-
mticca.
Among tho distinguished officials
who attended the convention were
Governor Ben W. Olcott and Secre
tary of State Sam. A. Kozer, P. J.
Gallaghor of this city represented
the Oregon Highway Commission,
while County Judge E. H. Test and
Commissioner Frank M. Vines re
presented the county court of Mal
heur county.
Caldwell, Nampa and Boise wore
represented by large delegations
from, their civic organizations and
Nampa took Its band to holp liven
tho proceedings. Winnomucca and
Orav:ida and Reno sent delegates,
whjlo Modoc county, California had
alarije delegation headed by Presi
dent Kerrigan of tho Upper Cali
fornia league, and Dr. Conwell of
Alturas. Charles Knight, secretary
of the Nevada Stato Chamber of
Commerce was the chairman of tho
meeting.
At a big banquet -which closed the
sossions Friday night, Dr. Jones of
Jordan Valley presided. The prin
cipal addresses at this session were
made by Governor Olcott, Secretary
Kozer, Mr. Gallagher and Mr.
Knight; others on tho banquet pro
gram were, Dr. Conwoll, Mr. Ker
rigan, G. K. Aiken, Mr. McLean of
Nampa.
Thvupromotors of the I. O. N. Cut
Off urge its construction on the
ground that It furnishes a lateral
road loading from the Old Oregon
Trail In Idaho to the Victory High
way In Nevada, furnishing a short
cut from Boise to California, short
ening tho distance between tho
Sanke river valley and California
points by 525 miles. To make the
connection It is necessary for Idaho
to build 26 miles, Oregon to build
120 aand Nevada 80. Tho cost If
the road in Oregon Is estimated to
bo $1,200,000.
For the entertainmont of the visi
tors Jordan Valley had an elaborate
program including three dances
every nlght.one of them at a Basque
boarding house where tho Spanish
fandango proved an interesting pic
ture to many visitors. In tho after
noon wildwest sports and horse rac
ing added spice to tho program.
While In tho valley Governor Ol
cott and Secretary Kozer Inspected
tho Jordan Valley irrigation dis
trict, tho Antelope reservoir and
other portions of tho work
As Indicated in tho Argus
last week an offort was mado
last Friday to file the recall pe
titions which have boon in cir
culation for two yeais naming
County Judge E. H. Tost and
County Commissioner Frank M.
Vinos as tho subjects of a recall.
On an examination of the pe
titions It was found that thoro
woro not sufficient names by
several hundred, and therefore
tho potltions wore not received.
Sinco the tlmo Is passed within
which the petitions can bo re
ceived for action at tho coming
election, the voters will not
have that Issue presented them
this fall.
G. W. HAW NAMED TO
HEAD CAUCAS TICKET
Largely Attended Caucus Furnishes
Surprises Turned, Wecso, Stn-
pics, Moore, Skow and Mc-
Nulty Named for
Council
Eastern Oregon's Itcprcscntatlvo at
Wellington Making Tour of
District Bollcvcs Irrigation
Bill Will Pass-Sees Pros-
pcrlty for Hnrney
County
George W. Haw was nominatod
for mayor at the caucus hold Mon
day evening at the City Hall by a
vote of 94 to 65 for W. H. Doolittle,
the present incumbent, and the tick
et headed by Mr.. Haw was named
as follews: W. L. Turner. Dr. W.
J. Weoso, C. P. Skow, V. B. Staples,
J. T. McNulty and Dr. A. G. Moore.
Tho othor nominees placed boforo
tho assembly were: Ivan E. Oakes,
who was seventh in the number of
votes cast, and automatically will bo
placed on tho ballot if any of the
nominees decllno to servo; D. W.
Powers, E. M. Grelg, H. R. Udick, E.
A. Frasor, W. F. Homan. O. M. Cas-
tleman, Al. Quast, C. A. Powoll, O.
H. Graham and Dr. A. J. McFall,
In all approximately 160 ballots
were cast, W. L. Turner being tho
highest In the list for councllmon,
with Dr. W. J. Weoso second and tho
other prevailing candidates bunched
their majorities over those follow
ing them varying from 10 to 30
votes.
Rumors that a Klan movomest
was actlvo In arranging for tho con
centration of tho voto spread gonor-
Reprosontntive N. J. Slnnott ar
rived in tho city last evening after a
tour thru Klamath, Lake, Harney
and Malheur countios. Whilo ho
has practically no opposition he said
ho fot It his duty to go over tho dis
trict and meet his constltutents and
study their probloms as far as tho
short adjournment of Congress Tvill
permit. Ho regretted that the enrlr
convening of Congress will compel
him to return to Washington bo
soon and that a district larger than
tho State of Now York or Pennsyl
vania cannot bo thoroughly coverol
in a month.
On tho subject of irrigation ha
was hopeful that tho noxt Congress
woud pass tho Smith-McNary recla
mation bill, which he helped to
draft. Ho said tho bill has boon
reported by both the House and Son
ato committees and is now on the
calendar of both houses. He said,
howovor, that Its passage yould largo
ly dopond upon tho attitude of Pres
ident Harding. That during tho
summer ho nnd other western mem
bors Interviewed tho Prosidont nnd
he was saugujno that they would
have the President's help. Thero
will bo very llttlo trouble in getting
tho moasuro thru the Senate the
great difficuty will be encountered
In tho House whoro the roclamattion
states havo agout thirty votes out
of four hundred and thlrty-fivo.
Before leaving Washington ho was
informed by Acting Director Blen of
the Reclamation Service that dua to
tho Increased roturns from oil royal
ties tho reclamation fund was In
bettor shape than it was earlier In
tho year. Ho also said that tho ad
justment of tho Red River Oil con
troversy between Oklahoma and
Texas ponding in tho Public Lands
Commlttoe, of which Mr. Slnnott Is
chairman, would further increaso
tho reclamation fund and thnt he
would endeavor to get the same
share allowed to tho fund as was al
lowed In tho oil leasing act which
ally over tho city, but this Is donled ho had chaeo of In the House,
are under their Jurisdiction as mem
bers of the desert land board of tho
state.
by men who supported tho prevail
ing ticket.
While thero has boon some talk
of a second ticket being placed be
fore the voters at the election in No
vember, no stops havo boon taken
to do so, so far as could bo learned
this week.
Aside from tho ticket abovo
named, C. W. Piatt was renominated
for city treasurer. E. C. Van Pot
ton was the pormanent chairman of
tho caucus, while W. L. Turner, as
prosidont of the council, callod tho
meeting to order and later was sec
retary of tho meoting; E. A. Frasor,
W. F. Homan, J. C. McCrolght and
Fred Schrum wero tho tollers. Tho
which commercial club rooms in tho City
ONTARIO HIGH LOSES HARD
GAME TO KEANE'S WARRIORS
Hall woro not large onougli to con
tain tho crowd which attondod tho
gathering.
J. R, Cottlngham of Oklahoma
City, and Thomas H. Smith of Den
ver aro the guests this week of Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Cockrum on their
annual pilgrimage to Malheur coun
ty In search of game birds. After
enjoying the opening of pheasant
season tho vlsttors went to tho Cow
Lakes country of Jordan Valley to
hunt ducks with Mr. Cockrum and
Thomas Arnold.
Donald McKenzIe Is here for the
week end from Beulab.
Mr. and Mrs. II. C. Whltworth of
WfJser visited friends In Ontario
Saturday,
At Bolso last Saturday Ontario
was defeated by the Bolso Braves
37 to 0 after holding the Idaho men
scoreless In tho first half. Tho lo
cals woro unable to stem tho tldo
which rose when Keano started run
ning his fresh men Into tho fray.
Ab the result of tho battle the locals
found many of their weak spots and
are now hard at work under tho di
rection of Coaches Paulson and Cul-
bortson remedying their faults and
preparing for the othor games of tho
season.
Mr. and 'Mrs. Chas. Cox returned
from Portland whore Mr. Cox was a
dologate to the K. P. convention.
A. C, Jolly of Milton, Iowa, ar
rived Friday for a short visit at tho
home of Mr. and Mrs. J, R, Blackaby
Mr. Jolly Is a brother of Mr. Black
aby and Miss Lavlno Smith.
Mrs. K. Nannary was callod from
Seattle by tho serious Illness of her
father Mr. Swoltzer. Mrs. Nannary
Is staying with her sister Mr.s Fred
Green,
Randall Sago and Millard Sage of
McDermott aro business visitors
here this weok.
Ad. Simons who operates a chain
of Variety stores thru this section,
droppod In from Emmett Tuesday
to look aftor his local Interests.
Goo. Hayes stopped over In On
tario on his return from Jordan Val
ley Saturday,
WORKERS IN CITY TO PUT
OVER RED CROSS DRIVE
Committees aro being arranged
for tho annual Red Cross drlvo
which starts on Armlstlco Day. This
year It will bo necessary to do more
than Just tako a membership for tho
nood for relief will bo much greater.
C. P. Skow, general chairman of tho
drlvo, will noed all tho asslstanco
possible, and tho American Legion
boys who aro going to solicit tho
city, will make tho drive tho real
featuro of.Armlstlco Day.
Ho said tthat the people of Har-
noy county woro Jubilant over tho
prospect of tho oponlng to timber
dovolopmont of tho Malheur Nation
al Forest which was inaugurated by
tho Sinnottt bill. Eight hundred
million feet of flno timber is of
fored for salo contlgent upon the
purchaser building a railroad from
Crane to Burns valley. Tho bids
Willi bo oponod on tho ICth of Febru
ary. If tho bids aro satisfactory
Harney countty oxpects a big boom.
Thoro aro C or 7 billion feot of plno
In tho Malheur Forest. Its exploi
tation should also Inure to the
great boneflt of Ontario, as the
lumber must come through Ontario.
Tho Reprosentatlvo Is not making
a speaking campaign as ho prefers
not to bo tied down to a rigid Itin
erary so thafhe can study tho prob
lems of tho district othor than pol
itical ones.
Ho was vory much Impressed with
tho success of Irrigation In Malheur
county and said that no othor irri
gatted section exceoded and vory few
could equal the production of Mal
heur. Mr. Slnnott will eavs for Baker
tomorrow.
Rov. Chas. Blom of tho Baptist
church loft Tuosday for a short visit
In Portland.
Tho Oregon club hold a smokor
and business meeting Tuosday night.
E. C. Kueppor, who halls from tho
tourists' oasis, Tho Islo of Pines,
Cuba, Is registered at tho Mooro this
week.
H. M. Rutherford of Malheur, was
a Sunday visitor in Ontario.
L. J, Aker was a Sunday visitor
from Bolso.
Among this wook's visitors Frank
Blake of Pocatollo, who stopped
ovor Tuosday on his way homo from
Portland. Mrs. Bluke, formerly
with Rader Bros., accompanied him
to Pocatollo where she will spend
What was callod a "Backward
Party" was hold at tho home of Mra
S. D, Dorman Tuesday ovonlng by
tho Buslnoss Girls' club. About
twonty-flvo mombors wero presont,
and tho party was backward In
namo only, as a most enjoyablo tlmo
was had by all.
Tuesday, October 24th, the Busl
noss airls' club will hold Its first
mooting at tho library auditorium.
A Bhort talk will bo given on tho
proposed ammondments that are to
bo voted on this fall and a play en
titled "Evolution of Lovo" will ba
presented by an all star cast.
Mrs. A. W. Courtney returned
Friday from a visit to Enterprise,
Oregon.
E. C. Van Petten returned Mon
day from a ton day business trip to
Sunnyslde and othor points.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Howard spent
tho week ond visiting In Baker. Mrs.
Howard's brother, Tom Turner of
tho winter.
Among tho visitor from Junturalthat cltty was sorlously lnjurod In
this week aro John P., Martin and j an automobile accident recently. He
P. E. Joyco. Is roported to bo recovering rapidly.
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