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(Nlstri rfjJ jBW9 V VOL. XXVII ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON,OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 30 1922 No. 1 W W !. VALE HIGH WINS ITS GAME WITH ONTARIO County Sent Lads Demonstrate Superiority In Exciting Battle First Football Game Vnlo Ever Won llcro Toko Ball WltU Team Savo in the first quarter during which Ontario rushed the hall to Vale's five yard line and there was " hold for downs, the county seat High school team clearly out-played the locals In their annual battle last Friday and won by a score of 13 to 6. Tho game was witnessed by the largest crowd of the season and was one of the best games of the season too. The Vale team slightly outweighed the locals and with Dyer Bennett tho husky big full back for Vale carry ing the ball most consistently and ,, kicking goals like an Eckersall, dls '' played a powerful attack all thru the game. Tho rictory, however was won In reality by two plays, a successful forward pass followed by a double pass which together carried the ball 40 yards down the field and put Vale In a position whero after four atttempts Bennett scored Vale's touchdown. Later he addod the point by place kicking a goal. Fred Morton at quarter and Joe Kanyid at half wore tho most pow erful ground gainers, and the form er scored Ontario's touchdown In in the third quarter after two pretty runs around the Vale left end. Kan yid, when the line opened up holes for him made several pretty gains and was dangerous all the way. At end Roland HcCrelght did good work and on a delayed pass made one of the longest gains scored by Ontario. Morton's backing up of the line and his handling of punts was the best exhibition of tackling and handling the ball shown by a quartor-back in years. Vale's two field goals were scored in the second and fourth quarters by the booting of Glenn whose kicks were well placed . Shay's at tempt to kick following Ontario's 'touchdown was blocked. Through out tho game tho Ontario linemen had difficulty in handling the Vale forwards who outcharged them and opened up big holes for the Vale backs. ' Aftor the game someone from Vale secured the1 Ontario ball from aar near the field and is said to be on display at the Vale High auditor ium. Since it is not the practice here as in the East, for the winning team' to carry tho ball off the field, the management of the Ontario team has stopped payment on the check for bringing the Vale team down here, pending the .return of the ball. POSITION TAKEN BV ARGUS ON BOUNTIES IS APPROVED The Argus has received support from many quarters In the effort to secure a repeal of the iniquitous coy ote bounty law, especially from the Oregonlan whoso editorial citing fig ures taken from the Argus has at tracted attention on the other side of the Cascades as Indicated In the following communication received, week from Stanley O. Jewett, preda tory animal Inspector, who said: "I was very much Interested In the editorial appearing In the Portland Oregonlan in regard to the "Bonus on coyote breeding". You hit the nail on the head and if there is any way I can assist in furthering your commendable ideas, I will be only too glad to do so. You might bo Interested In knowing that from July 1st to October 30th one of my men has taken 186 coy otes in your county, which work has not cost Malheur county nor the State of Orogon one cent in boun ties." Had these 186 coyotes been re ceived by the county for bounty they would have cost the taxpaers approx imately $651, and since the hides have an average value of $9 to $10 the trappors would have received $1860 for the furs, or a gross in come of $2511 for four months' work. J Rer. Ft. Campo, formerly pastojr ot the Blessed Sacrament church of this city, was an Ontario visitor last Saturday. Rev. Campo went from "V this diocese with Bishop O'Reilly when the latter was trausfered to the Lincoln diocese of Nebraska. Mrs. Daniel Gallagher of Jun tura was an Ontario visitor for sev ral days last wfrt. POWER WILL BE OFF FOR SHORT TIME ON SUNDAY So that the electricians of the Idaho Power company may safely make some needed im provements and changes at tho sub-station, including the lnstal lation of somo new equipment, Manager J. D. Orr of this dis trict, announces that power will bo shut off in Ontario for about an hour and a half on Sunday afternoon from 2:30 until 4 o'clock. Ontario housewives who use electricstoves should take duo notice to have their dinners well started if they wish to have them at that time of day, so they will not be In convenienced. The Argus is providing this information for the peace of mind of all con cerned. TOO GREAT I INCREASE . IN HOG RAISING WON'T PAY County Agent Brclthaupt Believes Tlioro is Room For a Conserv ative Increase But Not For Radical Expansion Following tho publication last week of a comparative statmont of tho price of hogs in tho Portland market with that of Chicago, and a table showing tho origin of the hogs shipped to Portland during tho past few years, the Argus asked County Agent L. R. Breithaupt for his opin ion on tho advisability of Malheur county farmers entering the hog raising industry more extensively. The following is Mr. Brelthaupt's review of tho situation. "With reference to your article on the hog situation In your last Issue, since you haVe asked that I com ment on it, I would say that there is no question about there being room for a comparative increase in the number of hogs in this State and the Northwest as compared to the number going on the market during the past few years. I am not so sure however, that this increase will not come about to as great an extent as it should to be profitable to tho farmers without artificial stimulation. Hog raising has not always been profitable to the farmers of (his section If we would not have wit nessed the falling off In the number of hogs raised, and while the in dustry is profitable at present it is entirely possible for it to bo over done again to a point where .our pro ducers will bo getting a price equal to the Middle Western prices less the freight out here instead of the present price which is somewhere near Middle Westetrn prices plus the freight out here. There Is a vast difference between these two mar ket situations, particularly when you consider the difference In cost of production on the basis of feed ing good grain. "The Pacific Northwest can raise Just about the right amount of hogs for its own ubo on waste materials, etc. By following this policy, the grower would keep the cost of pro duction down and the market up. If they go extensively Into the hog business by feeding good grain, out side markets must be found against competition that they cannot meet on equal terms. The U. S. D. A. es timates that the normal ratio be tween the price of corn and pork Is 616 pounds of corn to 100 pounds of pork live weight. In other words, live pork must soli for somowhat more than lx times tho price of corn to make it profitable to the feeder. Tho ration in Oregon is generally somewhat less favorable than this and more commonly from 5 to 5. I wouud not wish to dis courage a normal growth of tho hog business and it may be that our par ticular section can go In for a good many of them. Wo should watch the "hog census,, of the Northwest however and not get In tho position of having great numbers of young hogs on hand to be fattened on good grain it tho numbers of hogs going to our markets comes to exceed the demand. Tho present situation is quite favorable to pork producors and It should be kept on about tho sarao price differentials to make pork production attractive." Miss RobertB who has been em ployd as trimmer at the Osborne Millinery store this fall, left Tues day afternoon for her home in Col fax, Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Tbos. Jones of Vale, were Thanksgiving dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Staples. WILL GIVE LUNCHEON IN HONOR OE PIERCE Commercial Clt Invites Governor Elect to Bo G st Prior to Uig Address at 'ango Hall Commltt Named to Rcce i j Him In order that as many citizens of tho county as possible may have an opportunity of hearing Governor Elect Pierce while ho Is here on Friday, December 15 to address the annual meeting of tho Farm Bureau, tho bureau's commlttco signified Its desire that an invitation bo extend ed by the Commercial club to tho Governor Elect to be Its guest at a lunsheon that noon prior to bis ad dress In the afternoon at tho Grange Hall. With tho opportunity open the club at Its luncheon yesterday ox tended such an invitation and ap pointed the following committee to receive him: J. R. Blackaby, Harry B. Cockrum, J. A. Lakness, W. H. Doollttle and George K. Aiken. To this committee will be added the Farm Bureau reception committee, or rather, the Commercial club, will be added to tho Farm Bureau com mlttoo since the latter Is the official host for tho next executive of the stato while ho is In the county. Arrangements for the luncheon have not been made but will bo an nounced later. STAR CHAPTER ENTERTAINS STATE WORTHY GRAND MATRON Last Thursday evening Mrs. Theresa Casslmer of Hood River, Worthy Grand Matron ot the Oro gon Chapter Order ot the Eastern Star paid her official visit to Star Chapter. In her honor a banquet was served following the formal program which was devoted almost entirely to the visitor's address. Mrs. J. W. Springer, Worthy Matron of Star Cliapter, presided. FORMER ONTARIO BOY FIGURES IN RETURN OF CAMPUS IDOL Harold Readcn O. H. S. Graduates Locates "Ilebo" In Portland and Secures "Her" Return to O. A. O. Campus Harold Readen formerly of Ontar io, and a graduate of O. A. C. follow ing his graduation at O. H. S., was one of tho heroes in tho return of "Hebe" to the campus of O. A. C, according to a special dispatch to tho Oregonlan from Corvallis. The story of "Hebe" is a classic at the Aggie school according to the dis patch and Readen figured In her re turn in such a manner thathls name will undoubtedly be fondly remem bered by this, another service to his alma mater. The Oregonlan ac count of the episode and of Hebe's history Is as follews: Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis, Nov. 25 (Special) "Hebe" cup bearer to tho gods, onco more dominates the lower campus, from her pedestal over the fountain, and visitors to tho homecoming festivi ties last week-end gave to her due reverence, for had not many of the alumni been forced to kiss her cold lips after being soundly drenched In the fountain at her feet? This class memorial of the grad uatcts of '02 has been an exciting career slnco its unveiling in Juno, 1902. Treated for a while with proper roveronce, tho fountain and "Iron woman", as sho came to be caled, showed too much promise to sophmoros as a ducking place. A group of pioneers, ot which all record has been lost, led a quaking freshman to tho bowl ot tho foun tain and Immersed him. Ho started to scramble out when a sopbmoro announced that he must kiss the "Iron woman." The plan worked out so successfully and appeared so Iudrlcous that it developed Into a custom. For many years it was held that no one was a true Beaver until ho had been through the kiss ing ceremony. Dr. J. R. N. Bell, ex-Instructor, mascot of tho football team, and friend ot the college, for whom Bell field was named, has seen from his back porch, not 100 feet aaway, hun dreds and hundreds of Oregon's now loading men clasp their arms affec tionately around tho neck of the "tron woman,, and smack her soundly ALUMNI REPEATS ITS VICTORIES OE PAST By 10 to O Scoro Old Grnds Win From High School Regulars Grads Hovo Edgo In Weight and Speed Tho Old Grads won the annual Turkey Day game . with the Hich school regulars this afternoon by a 10 to o score. Pete Plnnoy secured two touchdowns and Joy Hustnd drop-kicked one goal and added a point alter a touchdown. I: was a case of superior wolcht and speed combined with a pretty accurato knowledge of tho regular's signals whinh Rnmo nf ttiA ..., grads. romembered wel. Tho first scoro, Husted's droD kick came early in the first quarter when a fumbled punt was recovered by the alumni in tho High fifteen yard lino. When throe attempts to go through tho line failed Husted made a perfect drop kick. The first touchdown was the re sult of a short kick by Shay which wont out of bounds on tho HI 20 yard line. From there runs by Hus ted and Gramse took tho ball to the five yard lino and Husted carried it to within six inches of a touch down. On tho next play Pinney dove over center for tho score. The last touchdown was tho result of a lone run through a broken field by Pete Pinney. The last quarter was tho Hi's best Tho rapidly tiring old grads. could not hold the lino and Kanyid. Shay and Reed punched big holes and twice carreld tho ball almost to tho alumni goal line only to lose It onco by Dean's smearing of an end run. by DDean's smearing of an end run. The alumni used a lot of old grads including, Larry and Stub Gramse, Joy Husted, Pete Pinney, Tubby Dean, Hank Caslday, Tom Hardman, Ray Boyer, Dearborn, Stove Cox, Zimmerman, Milllkin, Hale, Mc- Crolght, Adam. Sanford and Weaver. The .High school played Helghtsman, laiohrs, Frost, Tatterson, McCreiglit Scott, Kelso, Shay, Turner. Morton. Kanyid, Reed and Skow. UNION SERVICE HELD BY CHURCHES Tins MORNING Rev. E. E. Martin of tho Nazarono church preached the annual Thanks giving service hold by the protestnat churches of tho city today. Tho service ' was hold at the Methodist Episcopal church and was largely attended. REVIVAL SERVICES TO BE HELD AT BAPTIST CHURCH Beginning on Sunday evening a series of revival meetings wll be hold at the Baptist church. Rev. S. J. Rold of Portland is to have charge of tho services. Special music has been arranged for tho week. Historic fights were waged at her base, and somo of them were heard of off tho campus. Other colleges became interested in tho "Iron woman", and this In terest led to larceny. "Hebe" was stolen Just beforo an annual football game. She was recovered after the game but the indignity suffered by tho student body was not alleviat od. Tho stealing did not end here. Sho was stolen tlmo after time, but always found her way back shortly. A disappearance In tho fall ot 1920 seemod unoxplalnablo, however as the student body at the Unlver lty ot Oregon disclaimed all knowl edge of her whoroabouts. Tho "Iron woman" was listed among those missing, and underclassmen scarcoly knew sho ever existed. During tho dual track meet be tween tho University of Orogon and tho Oregon Agricultural college Junior week-end last spring tho "Iron woman" was swept out on Bell field In an auto with Harold Readen, Claude Palmer and Alma Scharpf, alt ot Portland, and Helona Mattley of Oregon City, '22, as os- corts. "Hebo" had been stolen by stu dents from the University of Wash ington and cached In a homo In Portland. A loyal Beaver had learned ot tho statue and had whis pered the word to Roaden, then stu dent body president. Tho "Iron woman" Is now set in a block of concrete, solid enough to withstand the attack ot a sledge hammer, and heavy enough to stall a truck, according to Jack Alex ander, president of tho student body, and ho doubts it sho will ever bo moved from her pedestal again. FEDERAL DEPARTMENT ASKED TO DESIGNATE CONNECTIONS At a recent meeting of the Oro gon Stato Highway commission In Portland tho subject of Oregon's connections with tho highways of Its neighboring states, under the feder al law which requires that 7 per cont of tho funds to bo spent on such roads, was discussed. Tho Umatilla cut-off was named as ouo of Oregon's connections with Washington, the connection with Idaho at Lewiston was named and tho federal depart ment was asked to co-operato In making a connection botweon the Idaho Pacific Highway and tho Old Orogon Trail hero at Ontario. Tho Orogon commission also signified its willingness to make tho road from tho" end of tho Woisor bridgo to the Old Oregon Thai! on Dead Ox Flat a stato highway, if tho federal Gov ernment co-operated In building a new bridgo hero. BOYS' CLUB STOCK JUOGERS TELL OF TRIP TO PORTLAND Youngsters from RUcrdnlc to StrHo For Honor of Making Second Tiip to International Stock Show Tho following personal ac count prepared by tho boys of tho Riverdale stock Judging team who represented Malheur county In tho contest at tho Pacific International livestock show , is presented to show tho boys engaged In this work appreciate tho opportunities thus of fered them: We loft Wclser Saturday morning Nov. 4, about six o'clock. Wo ar rived at Portland about 9:15 a. m. Sunday. During part of our trip County Club Agent Kinder coached us In Judging. During tho rest ot tho trip wo enjoyed the scenery along tho Columbia river. Mr. Seymour, stato club lcador, mot us at the Union Depot in Port land and accompanied us to tho Rogers Hotol where all of tho mem bers of the Judging teams stayed. In tho afternoon wo went to tho Livestock Exposition whero they had all of their show stock. Wo looked tho stock over awhllo and then we wont to our rooms. Wo started Judging Monday at 8:30 a. m., and Judged until noon. Wo Judged two classos of dairy cows, beef cattle, hogs and sheep. The dairy cows consistod of Jerseys and Holtsoins; the beef cattlo Herfords and Durhams; hogs Durocs and Po land Chinas, and Sheep, long and short wool. Wo gavo reasons on tho class that pertained to our project In club work for tho past year. We gavo our reasons on hogs as thoy wore tho project that wo had car ried. At five o'clock tho Chambor of Commorco ontortalned tho Judging teams at a 'banquet. Aftor tho ban- quot several business men of Port land gavo speeches and somo of tho club mombors also spoke. On Tuesday morning wo wont to Exposition Building whero wo saw our grades, which gavo us third place in competition with twenty four othor team. Our Individual grades woro, Rex 675, Wllford 755 and Alva 065. From tlioro wo went around and watched tho Judges place tho livestock. At three o'clock wo went down town and wont to a picture- show at tho Liberty tltoatro. Whon wo loft tho picture show wo wont to the Horso show. Wodnosday morning wo wore sup posed to go up to Portland Heights but did not got to go. In tho after noon wo went through Swift & Com pany Packing Houso. Aftor this wo wont to tho night Horse show. Thursday morning wo prepared to return homo. Wo loft Portland at 9:00 a. m. and arrivod In Woisor about 2:30 Friday morning. Wo had a vory good tlmo and next year wo aro planning on making tho other Judginp teams from Malheur county work hard If thoy plan on taking that trip next year, because onco having been thero wo want to go again. Signed: Wllford Wubber, Alva Van Buron, Rex Guilford, Riverdale Stock Judging Toam J, n. Hamstrcet of Brogan, who la ono of tho merchants of that fruit growing valley, was an Ontario visi tor on Tuesday. p. J. Gallagher left Friday oven- Ing for Bend, Orogon, whero several Harnow county cases which woro transferred to Deschutes county wore tried tho first ot tho week. BENEFITS OF COUNTY AGENT SERVICE TOLD Ranchers Appear Beforo Directors of Commercial Club at Luncheon And Discuss Benefits of Extension Service To Bo Discussed Further At tho luncheon of tho directors of tho Commercial club yesterday noon tho subject of tho work of tho oMension service of O. A. C. through tho office of tho County Agent was tho principal matter up for consid eration. At tho mooting A. A. Gutterldgo and P. M. Boals of Oregon Slope, E. B. Conklln, Poto Countryman, Gil bert W. Dean and T. W. Clagett ot Ontario woro prosont to prosent to the business men the ylows of the farmers of tho Farm Bureau with rogard thereto, and all agreed that tangible benefits aro accruing which merit tho continuance of tho ser vice. W. F. Homan, presidont of tho club, presided and short talks wero made by J. R. Blackaby, E. A. Fras er, Harry B. Cockrum, J. A. Lak ness, Mr. Conklin, Mr. Guttorldge nnd Mr. Clagett and George K. Alkon, tho lattor reading a letter from Walter S. Martin, presidont of the Eastern Oregon Land company, who said in part: "That instoad of endeavoring to abolish tho office I would prefer to glvo support and oncouragomont to tho agent." i All of tho ranchers present de clared that the county agent is the koy to the ontlro extension sorvlco and that without tho assistance of tho county agent it would not be possiblo to carry on tho work of tho farm bureau. Mr. Blackaby sounded tho senti ment of tho gathering whon ho said: "Whatever will help our farmers' will holpall ot us. It tho farmers aro prosperous wo will nil prosper and It tho farmers feel that this ser vice Is of bonottt to thorn I am for It. I believe that tho servico should bo continued, but all tho business men phould consider the question. Similar sontimonts were expressed Uy Mr. Laknoss and Mr. Cockrum, who also added that few of tho peo ple realize the work which tho agont does and thoroforo tho Farm Bu reau should prosont at tho meeting of tho club a statement from tho ranchors who aro bonofltod showing how tho bonoflts havo accrued. "With such a showing," ho said, "thoro Is no doubt but that tho busi ness mon of tho city will bo willing to pay their sharo in its contin uance." E. A. Frasor ondorsod tho work and declared it should bo oncour agod. It was decided to mako this matter tho subject of a special mem bership mooting ot tho club to bo hold on Wednesday ovonlng, Decem ber 13. Among thoso who plan on at tending tho Collogo of Idaho-Whitman gamo at Caldwell this afternoon aro, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Blackaby, William Blackaby; Mr. and Mrs. Laruo Blackaby and R. W. Swagler. J. C. (Spud) Murphy left this af ternoon to oat his Thanksgiving tur key dinner at homo in Nampa and to boo tho Collego of Idaho-Whitman gamo at Caldwell this afternoon. Tho Congrogatlonal Ladles Aid will hold a mooting at tho church Wodnesday, DecomberO at 2:30. Thoso membors who havo work com pleted for tho Bazaar aro roquostod to bring it with thorn for all tho goods will bo placod on display at that time. Mrs. Fred J. Clomo and son Dick arrived homo last ovonlng from Portland whero thoy havo been visit ing for tho past six wooks. Mrs. Clomo remained over to hoar tho Oadskl concert which was ono of tho big musical treats of tho oarly con cert season In Portland. Tho Ladles of tho Catholic Altar society complotod a successful ba zaar and rafflo of a luncheon sot, Which lattor was won by a Juntura bachelor, last Saturday evonlng. Nearly $500 was netted to tho treas ury of tho society as tho result of the offort. Tho noxt mooting of tho Olrls' plub will bo a gymnasium party at tho. High school, Tuosday, Doc. 5th. Como prepared for a good tlmo. Mr, and Mrs. William FlBor of Crane, and Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Frye of Emmott returned to Ontario to partake in a family reunion at tho homo ot M. and Mrs. Thomas Fisor. Represontativo-oloct James A. Lackey underwent an operation at tho hospital Monday, and Is roport od to be recovering as fast aa could bo expected. r ! A- M