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VOL. XXVII
ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON,OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 30 1922
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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.
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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.
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