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VOL. XXVI
ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON.OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 16 1922
No. 61
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YET COYOTES MULTIPLY
Oregon Ilns Spout Vast Sum, But
Still Coyotes nro on Increase
BUI Grows Larger Every
Year Where Will It
End?
County Judge E. H. Test recently
'"' received from Secretary of State
Sam A. Kozer a statement -which
j should arouse the Interest of every-
one who is interested in the effort
'. to rcduco taxation in this state. Al
. though, as everyone who lives in
Eastern Oregon knows, the number
of coyotes roving the hills in east
ern Oregon of these days is
greater than in recent years, Ore
gon has spent nearly n half million
dollars is an attempt to eradicate
thom through tho bounty system.
In thirteen years a total of $868,
.048. 62 by state and counties in the
futile effort to clear the hills of
these predatory pests.
Malheur county Blnco 1909 has
spent $58,598.34, and for the next
few months will pay out of its gen
eral fund nearly $4000 per month,
for the state approprlattion has been
exhausted and the counties have to
pay the bill until a deficiency meas
ure can pass tho leglslture to refund
them.
Taxpayers will find the following
figures from Mr. Kozer's office most
illuminating. They should be
Btudled by those who are seeking
relief from tax burdens. A letter to
Mr. Kozer expressing your views
might aid in getting the law re
pealed. In part Mr. Kozer says:
"By the provisions of Sections
9281-9309, Oregon Laws, the coun
ties are authorized to pay specified
bounties for tho destruction of cer
tain predatory animals. The coun
ties, under such provisions and ap
propriations from the General Fund
- of the state by the Legislative As
sembly, aro reimbursed for one
half of the bounties so paid. ' Since
May 22, 1909, the time tho bounty
law became effective the State of
Oregon has reimbursed the counties
of the state during the several bi
ennial periods, as follews:
'May 22, 1909 to April 30,
30, 1911 ...$38,540,75
May 1, 1911 to Dec. 31
1912 39,037.75
Jan. 1, 1913 tto Dec. 31,
1914 ..; 47,725.75
Jan. 1, 1915 to Dec. 31,
1916 70,851.25
Jan. 1, 1917 to Dec. 31,
1918 75,521.75
Jan. 1, 1919 to Dec. 31,
1920 64,999.00
Jan. 1. 1921 to Sept. 30,
1922 97,348.31
May 22, 1909 to Sept. 30,
1922 Total $434.024.31
During the same period the thirty-six
counties of the' state have
paid an equal sum, viz: Baker,
$15,833.29; Benton, $481.46; Clack
amas, $2,209.83; Clatsop, $3,637.94
Columbia, $1,018.75; Coos, $4,743.
19; Crook, $26,563.68; Curry, $6,
490.12; Deschutes, $7,670.75; Doug
las, $10,942.67; Glllima, $11,714.
83; Grant, $17,334.15;Harney, $94.
647.83; Hood River, $774; Jackson,
$9,604.18; Jefferson, $6,702.03;
Josephine, $2,673.67; Klamath
.-$12,256.05; Lake, $43,873.15; Lane
$5,894.89; Lincoln, $1,985.25;
Linn, $1,463.00; Malheur, 58,598.
34; Marlon, $603.51; Morrow, $16,
690.18; Multnomah, $202.00; Polk.
$303.56; Sherman $4,176.00; Til
limook. $4,101.67; Umatilla, $18.-
277.01; Union, $6,457.39; Wallowa,
$12,529.21; Wasco, $12,945.66;
nr,!,in,.nn. S5636.60: Wheeler,
$10,459.52; Yamhill, $729.00. To-
tal, $434,024.31.
This evidences me ici mui. "
ing the period embraced between
May 22, 1909 and September 30,
1922, the State of Oregon and the
.ovnral counties have paid a grand
total of $868,048.62 In bounties for
the destruction of certain predatory
animals, such as coyotes, wild cats,
mountain lions, etc.
The purpose of this letter Is to
convey the above information to
you and at the same time Inquire
whethor there la a sentiment In
. your county for tho repeal of the
law authorizing the payment of such
bounties by the counties and state
combined, as I have been given to
understand that as the payment of
the bounties does not tend to ma
terially decrease the number of the
animals for tho destruction of which
la Is provided, there is a desire on
the part of many of our citizens that
both the counties and state be re
lieved of this increasing annual bur-
YOUNG MOTHER IS VICTIM
OF SUDDEN 1IEAUT ATTACK
Mrs. V. V. Jensen who moved to
Ontario Just a few weeks ago from
Harney county died suddenly at her
home east of Ontario near the Snake
river bridge last Thursday follow
ing a hoart attack, which she first
suffered on Sunday, November 5.
Mrs. Jensen is survived by her
husband and two daughters aged
five and seven years by a former
marriage, and also by her father and
mother in Burns. Funeral services
were held Sunday morning from the
Baptist church, Interment being
made in the Ontario cemetery.
Mao Marshall Jensen was born in
Harney, Harney couny October 26,
1898, and was married first when
but 14 years of age. She was a
nelca of Mrs. L. L. Seaweard of this
city.
PARMA DROPS GAME
TO LOCALS 14 TO 7
Forward Pass to Goal Lino Received
by McCreight Brings Victory
to Local Colors Gamo Is
Most Interesting of
Season
When Ronald , McCreight caught
a forward pass heaved across the
goal lino in tho second half, Ontario
woon tho football game last Friday
afternoon with Parma, 14 to 7, for
both teams made tho try-for-point
following their touchdowns.
Tho game was the most Interest
ing played so far on the local grid
iron. Parma, the conqueror of
Wolser which had badly defeated
Ontario earlier In the season came
expecting to win, but found the re
juvenated Ontario team a different
proposition.
In tho first quarter Ontario by
straight line bucking with Shay,
Kanyid and Reed pouring through
the holes which Luehrs, Wiseman
and Frost opened up, tore down the
field and crossed the goal line once
and converted the goal. This gave
the locals the lead of 7 to 0.
Parma opened the second half
with a puzzling assortment of for
ward passes which they worked so
successfully that the Ontario de
fense failed to stop them until Par
ma had scored and tied the game.
Then Ontario awoke.
With defeat facing them by hav
ing victory snatched away Ontario
itself resorted to forward passes
mixed however with off tackle
bucks, the latter being most effec
tive until within tho shadow of the
Parma goal line, Ontario carried
the ball down the field, and by good
generalship so mixed the play that
Parma was not looking for a for
ward pass to carry the ball over, but
it did and McCreight proved tho
hero of the game.
Friday the locals met Caldwell
and the student body has adopted
tho slogani"Beat Caldwell" and the
rallying cry for the game. Both
teams have lost to Bolso and are
ovonly matched "so another good
game is looked for. On tho follow
ing Friday Vale comes to Ontario
for a game and tho season will end
on ThankseivlnK day when the,
Alumni will stage their annual
comeback against the regulars.
MALHEUR COUNTY WINS AT
STATE LAND PRODUCTS SHOW
Mainour county carried off Its
usual share of tho honors 'at the
State Land Products again this year
winning four first places and three
I nnrtrxntia nn 1AM1 fl tl fl ft flmt n Tl f 1 HOC-
ld Qn nunU potatoeg Tne totai
.premiums won amount to $107.50,
chocks for tho same having been for
warded from Portland and through
the farm bureau. John Kakabeko
won first on ton ears of white dent
corn and first on ono hundred ears
of the same class; Gerrltt Greet
won first on ten ears of yellow
dent: F. M. Dunn won first on one
hundred ears of yellow dent and
second on ten ears of the same; C.
H. Moeller took second on ten ears
of white -dent. In the Rural pota
to class Graham,. Park won first on
ten specimens and second on one
bushel.
L. Adam came down from St. An
thony where he lives now to look
after his local Interests here, and
declared that It still feels like com
ing "home" to come to Ontario.
I would greatly appreciate an
early response to the question as
well as any comment upon the law
which you may deelre to make."
ACTIVITIES OF COMMERCIAL CLUB
DURING PAST YEAR REVIEWED
Promotion of Best Interests of Entlro Valley Chief End Sought
" Work Done to Aid Railroad and Irrigation Construction High
way Matters Given Attention Dairy Excursion and the
Weevil Control Aided Many Other Projects Aided
By W. H.
It is believed that the work of the
Ontario Commercial club during
tho past year is going to have more
effect on tho destiny of Ontario' and
this section than anything dono for
years. Everything undertaken was
of a constructive lino that will help
the building up of this territory of
which Ontario Is a part. No effort
was made to build Ontario alone,
but to work on the things that
would help this whole section of
country, believing that in so doing
Ontario is building on a sure foun
dation that will ultimately make it
tho center of rich and prosperous
country. While it is not possible
to go into all of the work of the
Club it will be interesting to men
tion some of the things done during
the past year.
Railroads
Abotu tho 12th of June of this
year the Supremo Court of the
United States rendered its decision
unmerglng tho Central Pacific rail
road from tho Southron Pacific sys
tem. Immediately a campaign was
undertaken by tho Southern Paci
fic to have this decree nulified, and
with this end in view they started
In arousing the sentiment of all of
the western part of the State of
Oregon In favor of doing so.
Recognizing that the unmerger of
tho C. P. from the S. P. Railroad
was Ontario's chance to get an ex
tension of the Crane line to a con
nection with the Willamette Valley
and with San Francisco, the Ontar
io Commercial club immediately
sont letters to Bend, Burns, Klamath
Falls and Lake View to ask for a
meeting of all of these towns at
Bend to talk over matters and form
ulate a program for supporting the
unmergor and getting railroad con
struction. As Bend declined to
meet with us to discuss the matter
the place of meeting was changed
to Burns and thero It was held on
July 16th.
The Ontario Commercial club
sent 10 delegates to that meeting,
at which time the Central Oregon
Development League was formed,
with J. W. McCulloch as president,
and W. H. Doollttle as secretary.
With the Ontario Commercial club
furnishing the money for Malheu
county, and assisted by contribu
tions from Harney, and Deschutes
counties and by private contribu
tions from several large companies,
a campaign was started that result
ed in Baker, LaGrando, Pendleton,
The Dalles, Hood River, Prlnevllle,
and Condon, all In Eastern Oregon,
passing resolutions favoring the
unmerger. Many towns In the Wil
lamette Valley wore visited and
meetings were held there. Thous
ands of pieces of literature were
given out and the campaign changed
the sentiment of thousands west of
the Cascados Into favoring tho un
merger. The Public Service Com
mission of the State of Oregon be
came interested in the matter with
the result that they have filed a
complaint with tho Inter-state Com
merce commission demanding that
however the matter Is settled, that
tho line across tho state from On
tario to Eugene be built, and that
will enable this line to connect with
California and Western Oregon
points.
The Interstate Commerce commis
sion will hold a meeting at Wash
ington this month and It Is be
lloved that the work' that has been
done this season will result In rail
road construction In this territory
In 1923.
Reclamation Work
About January, 1922 the Govern
ment Reclamation Service sent to
the Ontario Commercial club a
copy of their report on the feasibil
ity of the Owyhee Project, together
with the maps and costs of building
same. It appearing to the club
from this data that the lands would
stand the cost and that the build
ing of same would be of great ad
vantage to Malheur county from
overy standpoint It was resolved to
push the matter with all of our
power.
Meotlngs have been held with
Senator McNary and Stanfleld, with
Representative Slnnott and with
Director Davis of the Reclamation
Doollttle, Secy.
Service. Meetings have been held
with tho ' Portland Chamber of
Commerce and with representatives
of the railroad. Letters have been
sent out by the" hundreds in efforts
to enlist the support of Governors,
Representatives and Senators. Even
the President has been asked to
help. The result of this campaign
is that the needs of Malheur county
have been presented so strongly to
our senators, representatives In
Congress, our Reclamation officials
our Governor and to tho Portland
Chamber of Commerce, that they
cannot longer ignore us and shove
us aside for some other section of
Oregon, but must now recognize
that Malheur county Is entitled to
Reclamation funds. Whether this
money goes to the Owyhee Project,
tho Dead Ox Flat, which was part
of the Owyhee Project, or to the
Warm Springs-Dead Ox Flat, it was
the campaign -waged ceaselessly by
this club that caused the feeling In
Washington that we could not be
kept down. It has taken nearly
$300 during tho past three years to
keep up this fight, but it has been
money well spent and tho day Is
close at hand when the development
of some of these projects will bring
back this money a hundredfold to
this community.
Good Roads
During tho past year a steady
fight was kept up to secure for On
tario and Malheur county its share
of funds for roads In this county.
The Club has had representatives at
meetings oftho Highway commis
sion at Portland and Salem on many
occasions as well as entertaining the
Commission at Ontario. In fact the
Committee has been before tho Com
mission so many times that now
they nil call ono another by their
first names. The result of these
meetings is that Malheur county
has been able to secure tho building
of many needed roads and is In lino
for others at an early date. Tho
thanks of this community aro duo
to the Ontario Commercial club road
committee and the thousands of dol
lars spent by the club on these mat
ters In the last three years has been
monoy well spent.
During the past year the club se
cured from tho Oregon State Tour
ist bureau tho promise to establish
a branch office in Ontario it this
club would provide an office and
furnish some seven big signs direct
ing tourists to its office. These
conditions wero met and Ontario has
been promised that an offlco will be
maintained hero during the entire
year, Instead of 6 months as was
dono this season. Tho establish
ment of this offlco was duo to tho
fact that the club sent delegates to
the Baker meeting of tho old Ore
gon Trail and while contributing Its
share for literature to advertlso tho
route, also convinced tho Stato
Tourist bureau that such an office
was needed at this point. Tho show
ing made hero this season was such
that the State officials have seen
tho necessity of Increasing this ser
vice. Tho Ontario Tourist Park Is an
other ovldonce that tho Commercial
club has been looking to tho futuro
and building something to take care
of tho ever increasing crop of tour
ists that will bo going through our
city. The location along tho High
way la Ideal from tho standpoint of
taking care of tho tourists and caus
ing them to stop In Ontario. Wo
tako the credit of having sent somo
15 of our members out to view this
park before It was purchased by the
City Council and recommending it.
Last year tho club spent $300 In
Improving the park and hopes to
mako other improvements this year.
Another year and this park will be
ready for tourists. Tho city should
Join In this work of improving, but
not having tho money available last
vnar. nil tho work wss done with
money tarnished by the Commercial
club.
Dairy Specialists Visit ncro
In line with their efforts to do-
volop this section of the county was
the spending of $160 to bring to
Malheur county tho Dairy Special-
(Continued on Page Six
PAYETTE AND FRUITLAND
BANKS CLOSE THEIR DOORS
When banking hours arrived this
morning tho Payette National bank
did not open for business. In tho
afternoon following a run upon It,
tho Frultland bank ceased to do
business.
ONTARIO MAN LISTED AMONG
POSSU1LE STATE APPOINTEES
Portland nowspapers havo already
begun to speculate upon tho per
sonnel of the various stato depart
ments when Governor-olect Walter
M. Pierce takes office. Among tho
names mentioned for various plaecs
in the Oregon Journal of Tuesday
was that of W. F. Homan of this
city who was listed as a possible
appointee for the position of Insur
ance Commissioner. Tho announce
ment of his name proved somewhat
of a surprise to Mr. Homan and his
friends who havo sinco given his
candidacy endorsement.
Paul Nccce Repeats Jim McCrelght's
Judge of Stock in North
wests Team Takes
Third Plnco
For tho second tlmo In two years
a representative of tho Ontario
High school stock Judging team won
first place among tho High school
teams of tho Pacific coast in tho
Judging contest nt the Pacific In
ternattontl stock show. This year
Paul Neeco repeated the perform
ance of James McCroight of tho
121 team, and brought homo tho In
dividual cup.
Ab a team, however,' Ontario was
third, having been topped by the
Boise High school team and tho
team from Ontario, California,
which were first and second respec
tively. Tho contest was open to
teams from twonty-ono High schools
having the Smith-Hughes course in
agriculture.
Ontario scordo first honors as a
team among tho High schools of
Oregon, raising its record In tho
stato sovoral positions ovor last
year.
The team this year was fado up
as follews: Paul Neeco, whoso
scoro at Portland was 10 out of a
possible 1000; Edward Poormun and
Clyde Kershner. The team scoro
at Portland was 2500 out of a pos
sible 3000.
The boys made tho trip to Port
land accompanied by their coach
and tcachor, O. A. Paulson" nd en
joyed tho opportunity of seeing tho
world's champion dairy cows and
the wonderful stock exhibit on dis
play at the show.
ONTARIO SENDS LARGE CROWD
TO THE IDAHO-UTAH GAME
Nearly ono hundred Ontarlans
mado tho trip to Boise last Friday
and Saurday to see tho Idaho-Utah
football gamo and wero ropald for
tho effort by seeing ono of tho best
exhibitions of tho gridiron sport
shown in this soctlon for years.
Without resorting to now trick
plays, but rolylng on tho ability of
Beany Brashears, Babe Brown and
Sklppy Stivers to puncture tho Utah
lino, the Idaho Vandals won tho
game by a 10 to 0 scoro.
Aside from tho work of tho Van
dals abovo mentioned, the backing
up of tho lino by Brown and the
open field running and returning of
punts by Stlvors wero tho features
Several speed records wore reported
broken by Ontarlans who made the
trip across tho desert road which
never was In butter condition than
at present.
OROHAHDISTS MEET FOR
PRUNING DEMONSTRATIONS
Threo meotlngs wero hold during
tho weok for tho henoflt of tho fruit
growers to study tho principles of
pruning fruit trees nnd to hold
demonstrations in tho orchards, G.
L. Long of tho extension service was
in chargo of theso meetings and
demonstrations which were orrangod
for by tho county agent In cooper
ation with tho farm bureau committee-
on horticulture. Tho meetings
wero well attondod by practical or
chardlsts In every lnstanco and a
great deal of Interest taken In learn
Ing tho methods of pruning recom
mended by tho specialist for build
ing up strong, long lived trees that
will carry loads of fruit whon they
are grown.
TO BE SETTLED SOON
C. O. Sets November 21st as Date
for Hearing Arguments on Fin
al Order in Dissolution of
Merger and Rc-nligliment
of Roads
Joining with a number of tho
communities of Oregon interested In
tho final adjudication of tho rail
road controversy Involving the dis
position of tho Central Pacltlo rail
road which was ordered to be
servered from the Southern Pacific
by tho Suprome Court In tho Utah
case, Ontario, through tho directors
of tho Commercial club yesterday
authorized Nichols, Hallock & Don
ald of Baker and E. J. Wilson of
Portland to ropresent this communi
ty's interests boforo tho Inter-state
Commerco commission that tho hear
ing to bo held in Washington on
November 21.
At tho same time the club author
ized tho appearance before tho com
mission of WUUum Pollman of Ba
ker as a witness In behalf of this
city and its commercial Interests.
All this was done in tho passage of
a resolution setting forth the views
of tho club.
Messrs. Pollman, Hallock and
Williams will loavo today for Wash
ington to be prosont at tho hearing.
At tho samo tlmo tho Inter-stato
Commerco Commission will havo bo
foro It tho complaint drawn by H.
H. Corey of the Public Service com
mission of Oregon to compel ono of
tho railroad systems to build a rail
road lino ,from Crnno westward to
connoct with an oxtonsion of the
prosont lino which runs up tho Des
chutes to Bend nt or near Odell con
necting thero with the proposed
Natron cut-off from Oakridge to
Klamath.
In tho prayer of this complaint
Mr. Corey makes tho most graphic
picture of the needs for such rail
road extensions to sorvo 22,000
square miles of territory which now
have no railroad, facilities at all,
and describes in detail tho traffic
In lurabor and other products which
cannot find a market without such a
transportation system.
Mr. Corey's complaint Is an ex
haustive study of tho transportation
problom of Central Oregon and Its
rolatlons to Wostorn Oregon, tho
Willamette Valley, Portland and
Northorn California, as well as East
ern Oregon.
Tho complaint is drawn under tho
terms of tho 1920 railroad act which
provides that such procedure may
bo startod on investigation made by
tho commission. Under this law
two provlous complaints havo boon
filed; ono In Nebraska and ono In
Washington. Tho Nebraska com
plaint was denlod. Tho Washing
ton case has been heard by an ex
commlsslon ltsolf has not passed up
on it.
JUVENILE PARTY TO BE
GIVEN BY GIRL'S OLUB
At tho homo of Mrs. Owen H.
Test next Tuesday ovoning tho
Girl's club will hold a Juvenile par
ty at which they will return to the
days of their childhood In costumes
of days gono by for thom. Last
Tuosday evening the club mot at tho
Public Library Auditorium and lis
tened to an Interesting program on
books and favorlto authors, soveral
of the mombors presenting rovlows
of favorito books and authors.
PYTHIAN KNIQIITS AND THE
PYTHIAN SISTERS HAVE SOCIAL
Wednesday ovenlng was "stunt"
night with tho members of Armour
Lodco K. of P. and tho Pythian Sis
ters whon thoy hold a basket social.
Tho baskets sold at an average prlco
of $1.75 nnd tho sale ltsolf proved
a feature. Among other stunts Dr.
C. M. Tylor told tho story of Damon
nnd Pythias and C. E. Cox present
ed an unusual number and overyono
had a good tlmo.
SNAKE RIVER CONTINUES TO
COVKR HOin OF DROWNED MAN
Although rolatlves and frlonds
assisted by tho offlcors havo con
tinued tho search tor tho body of
Herman Blorman who was drowned
In tho Snako river when ho attempt
ed to ford It on Tuesday, Novomber
7, tho effort has beon In vain. Tho
relatives of tho drowned man have
patrolled tho stream on both sides
for miles In hope that the waters
havo gtven up tho body, and resi
dents down tho stroam have been
asked to watch for It.
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