The Gate city journal., September 07, 1923, Image 1

T he G ate C ity J ournal
NYSSA, OREGON, FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 7, 1Í23.
VOL. XXI. NO. 45_________
JURY CALL
IS SPECIAL
GRAND JURY REQUESTS CALL
IN REPORT
INSPECT STATEMENTS
ALLEG ED F A LS E STATEM ENTS
A R E M ADE BY OW NERS
ON ASSESSM ENT.
For the purpose of investigating:
false statements made by owners oi
property to the assessor at the time
o f assessment a special session of
the grand jury will be called within
a short time in Malheur county.
This is in accordance with a recom­
mendation embodied in the report
o f the grand jury which was made
to the court this week.
Circuit Judge Dalton
Biggs ac­
cepted the recommendation and will
hold over the old grand jury for
the investigation. The session will
be called just as soon as the asses­
sor, sheriff and district attorney
have made preliminary investiga­
tions and collected the evidence to
present to the inquisitorial body.
It is understood that this action
was taken by the grand pury after
witnesses had voluntarily testified
that certain property
owners had
made false statements in turning in
their property fo r assessment. Mak­
ing false statements o f this kind
constitutes perjury, states District
Attorney Lytle.
The report in full o f the grand
jury follows:
“ We, the Grand Jury, duly impan­
elled and sworn to investigate and
diligently inquire
into
all crimes
against the state o f Oregon, com­
mitted or triable within this county,
o f which we have had knowledge, or
which may have come to our atten­
tion, do hereby report that we have
investigated and inquired into nil
o f such crimes, as aforesaid, o f
which
we
had
knowledge
and
which were brought to our attention,
and herewith return twelve true
bills and not true bills.
“ W e wish to express our appre­
ciation o f the efforts of Mr. R. D.
Lytle, district attorney, in present­
ing matters for our consideration
and his constant and untiring assist­
ance during
the session
o f this
grand jury.
“ We
respectfully recommend to
the court that a specialy session of
the grand jury be called for the
purpose
of
investigating
false
statements made by the owners of
property to the assessor at the
time o f assessment and we recom­
mend that the assessor, the sheriff
and the district attorney make pre­
liminary investigations to secure in-
foormation to be presented at such
session.”
MILKIN6 CONTEST TO BE
STAGED AT COUNTY FAIR
SIX P R IZ E S TO
CREAM ERY
BE G IV E N
C O M PA N Y .
BY
Pointa to Be Judged A re Speed,
Quantity of Milk, and But­
ter Fat Content.
A novelty event fo r the 14th A n­
nual County Fair
which
will be
staged at Ontario on September til,
20, and 21 will be the milking con­
test, held under the auspices of the
Payette Cooperative Creamery.
For this contest, Manager Wagner
has arranged to give six prizes for
the winners, as follows: First prize
$10; second prize, $7.50; third prize,
$5; fourth prize, $2.50; fifth prize,
$1; and sixth prize, one pound of
Sunshine butter. The rules for the
contest are somewhat unique and
involve not only speed in milking
but also quality o f milk produced
and quality and quantity of butter
fat produced. Mr. Pritzell, who is
official cow tester o f the Washing-
ton-Payette
County
Cow Testing
association, will manage the con­
test and will make a test o f the
butter fat production o f each con­
testant right on the ground, ex­
plaining why this is done and why
it is necessary in good dairying for
the dairyman to know just how val­
uable a product he is getting from
his cows.
COUNTY AGENTS
ARE TOATTEND
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE WILL BE
GIVEN AT VALE
LO C A L C O M M ITTEES ON D IF ­
F E R E N T P H A S E S OF E N T E R ­
T A IN M E N T A P P O IN T E D .
(M alheur Enterprise
In compliance with instructions
from the extension service heads,
county agenta assigned to Oregon
counties having irrigation and drain­
age problems to contend with are
coming to Vale to attend the an­
nual convention o f the Oregon I r r i­
gation congress on October 3, 4
and 5. Many o f them have notifiied
Chairman H arry
G.
Kennard to
this effect.
A new feature has been added to
the program.
Officers o f the Co­
lumbia
Basin
Irrigation
Leugue
have notified Mr. Kennard that their
lecturer, Mr. Adams, w ill be at the
congress with several film s o f irri­
gation subjects and prepared to
give an illustrated lecture. Those
who have seen and heard this lec
ture assert it is very good.
Local committees have been ap­
pointed this
week
by
Chairman
Kennard and are getting their work
under hand. These committees are
as follows:
Bonquet committee, Ike Robinette.
Housing committee, M. H. Doolit­
tle, Leo Schmidt and C. C. Mueller
Transportation committee, C. B.
Woodward and Everett Hotchkiss.
City Clean-up, Mayor H. Beelar,
Wheat Certified in Umatilla County
T. T. Nelsen and Fred Vogue.
Used By Growers
Exhibit
committee, John Hard­
In Umatilla county 13,727 acres of
wheat were certified this year by E. wick and W. D. Kinder
R. Jackman, crops specialist for the
college extension service, and Fred
Bennion, county agricultural agent.
Last year 2 cars o f certified wheat
seed were shipped out o f the county
by Umatilla growers, most o f it go­ Annual Picnic Held for Club Boys
and Girls.
ing to the Walla Walla section and
some to the Prescott. It brought a
Kingman Kolony, Big Bend and
premium o f $3,496.00. The first car Wade held their annual club picnic
o f certified wheat this fall was the the 28th o f August.
turkey red, shipped recently by Geo.
The picnic started
about 10:30
Hill into Walla Walla country.
and the biggest part of that time
Present low prices o f wheat em­ until noon was given to running
phasize the fact that the
farmer races.
A fte r
a
few races the
who continues to sow wheat under lunches were brought and immedi­
conditions not suitable to that crop ately put together and made a big
or who uses methods or plants var­ lunch fo r every individual.
ieties not conducive to high yields
A fte r lunch was over the earlier
is under an almost impossible handi­ part o f the afternoon
was spent
cap. To assist the farmers in the w:*ching a baseball game played
wheat growing areas to increase between the
Dead Ox team and
their yields and thus cut down the Wade team.
The game was very
cost o f production, the extension ser­ interesting an the account that the
vice conducts grain certification, d • score was a tie until the last half
signed to locate pure fields of rec of the last inning when the winner
ommended high yielding varieties ran in two more runs.
certify them and encourage the dis­
Immediately following the game
tribution for seed.
the races were finished, which were
Tlfe demand in the county this fall ran according to the ages o f the
fo r hard federation, hybrid
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boys and girls.
Jenkins clnh and turkey red varie
Misses
Ruth
Hess
and
Leah
ties will be strong, according to Ml Lumpee, Mr.
Hawkes,
Mrs. Crail
Bennion.
and Charles Crail, with the club
leader. Mr. Kinder, were
the a t­
tendants from Vale
The success o f the day was due to
Mr. Kinder, who spent s great deal
Davis and Weymouth to Visit the ofhis time in making a satisfactory
time for all members to meet and
W'armsprings.
planning the program fo r the in­
Information
has
reached
Vale terest o f the older folks as well a«
that Commissioner D. W. Davis and the boys and girls. Every one ad­
Chief Engineer F. I. Weymouth, o f mits that he enjoyed the day from
the federal reclamation service will start to finish.
leave Washington about September
1 to inspect western irrigation pro­
Eummer resort engagements are
jects. Among them will
be the; dangerous.
They are lable to end
Warmsprings district.
in marriage.
HELPS FIND GOOD SEED
CLUB HOLDS PICNIC
OFFICERS ARE COMING
MURDER IS MORAN ON '
CHARGED TAX COMM.
MCKAYS ROTH INDICTED FOR THIRD MEMBER QUALIFIES FOR
NEW BORRO
DEATH OF OHOY
12 INDICTMENTS OUT LAW HAS PENALTIES
R E V O LTIN G CRIM E S R E V E A L E D
L E V Y IN G BOARDS M UST COM ­
B Y T R U E B IL L S OF
P L Y W IT H ORDERS A N D
G R A N D JU R Y
O BSERVE S T A T U T E
William and
Elizabeth
McKay
Paul Moran, o f Vale, is the third
were indicted on a charge of first
degree murder by the Malheur coun­ member o f the Malheur county tax
He was
ty grand jury in session this week, conservation commission.
'they are charged, in the indictment, appointed this week by Governor
of causing the death o f their newly Pierce to take the place o f R. H. De-
born baby boy. The two were ar­ Armond who resigned because he
raigned before Judge Dalton Biggs was already a member of the Warm
on Thursday afternoon. They asked springs Irrigation district. Mr. Mo­
through their attorney, George W. ran has accepted the appointement
Hayes, to he allowed until Tuesday and taken his oatli of office. Char­
morning next, to enter tiieir plea. les Emison, one o f the commission­
Attorney Hayes announced to the ers, is also a board member o f a
It is understood
court that he would he associated in drainage district.
the defense with Ex-govem ur Haw­ that he will resign from the district
ley, o f Idaho, and desired to enter hoard to serve on the commission.
It is expected the new commission
the plea when the associate counsel
will get down to business within a
could be present.
The McKay baby was found in a short time as the law provides that
public lavatory in the Drexei hotel all budget estimatee must be in its
Governor
where it had been le ft shortly after hands by October 1.
birth on Saturday afternoon, August I Pierce has called a meeting o f all
4. It was revived from close death, the commissioners in the state to
by Dr. H. W. Steelhammer but gather at Salem September 20 and
died a few days later. The coroner’s 21. The general policy and a uniform
jury blamed death due to neglect method o f procedure will, in all
probability, be decided at this meet­
and exposure at time o f birth.
ing.
Indictments by the grand jury re­
W iliiam Jones is chairman o f the
vealed two unspeakable and revolt­
ing crimes.
John Froman, of On- commissionb. It is understood that
he has stated he wants to interview
•tario, aged 65 years, was indicted on
people o f the different taxing dis­
two charges, one o f having assault­
tricts of the county and that, while
ed a ten year old g irl and the other
he will urge the strictest economy
of criminal assault against a six-
consistent with necessary govern­
year old child.
mental activities, he will not arbi­
Frank Anderson, living between trarily stand against any tax item
Ironside and Malheur, is charged in that the people themselves declare is
an indictment o f the crime of incest. necessary.
Officers allege the investigation of
It has been suggested that in the
this crime revealed disgusting con­ interestes o f economy and common
ditions.
sense business practice, that the sec-
George Snowden was indicted on rtary o f the tax commission be, in
four counts, one fo r forgery and reality, an added clerk in the assess­
three fo r passing bad checks. The or’s office. Practically all of the
crimes were committed in Ontario statistics and information the com­
some time ago and Snowden was ar­ mission will want to gather are now
rested at the instance of Sh eriff H. filed in the assessor’s office and can
Lee Noe in Vancouver, Washington. be readily transferred to whatever
He has entered a plea of guilt to records the commission will keep.
the indictments but has not been It is further suggested that the
sentenced by Judge Biggs.
work of the commission in a county
Four secret indictments were re­ like Malheur will not, in all prob­
turned by the grand jury. None of ability, keep the secretary very
the persons charged with crimes in busy busy after the tax levying
these indictments have been arrest­ period has passed.
I f that proves
ed yet.
true the suggestion made would give
an extra clerk to assist the assessor
and sheriff during the rush time of
OWYHEE
forwarding the tax roll and collect­
•
School opened Monday, the 3rd. ing the taxes.
The tax supervision and conserva­
with E. L. Mac L a ffe rty in charge
tion commission law provides penal­
of the upper room and Miss Evelyn
ties to be imposed which it is well
Stewart, of Ontario and a niece of
for the different taxing districts of
Mrs. Chas. Bradley, in charge of the the county to become fam iliar with.
primary grades.
It provides that each municipal cor­
Mrs. John Rust came down from poration in the county submit its
Boise Tuesday to be with Mr. Rust budget o f estimates fo r next year
on the ranch fo r a while. Mr. and to the commission on or before Oc­
Mrs. R iggle and fam ily who have tober 1 and provides a penalty of
lived there since spring, moved to $50 a day fo r each day o f failure
Emmett Friday to send their chil­ refusal or neglect. It also requires
the tax levying board o f each taxing
dren to high school.
district to be present, or to be re­
A number o f Owyhee citizens at­
presented by counsel at the budget
tended the annual club picnic at the
hearing called by the commission
Bend Park Tuesday. Rex W alters, and fixes a penalty o f $25 for each
Kenneth MacDonald and Gerald De- member o f the levying board failing
Bord came home proudly displaying to appear. It also places a penalty
ribbons won in the various athletic o f $25 against each member o f a
contests inagurated by W. D. Kin­ levying board failing to comply with
der, county club leader.
the orders o f the commission fixin g
Miss Marian Lowe left Wednesday the tax.
fo r Waitsburg, Wash., to take up
her work as teacher in the high an overnight gue$t o f Emma Glas­
school there.
cock Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Peutz and
Mr. and Mrs. Oce Schweizer and
fam ily visited the Bradney fam ily Carl Schweizer went to Boise Mon­
in the Bend Sunday.
They went day where Carl made arrangements
over fo r a farewell visit with Mrs. to take the Senior work in high
Schweizerts qister, Miss Lois Rus­ school which begins Sept. 10.
Mrs. Rudolph Hite and children
sell, who left
Monday for Boise
Long
where she has charge o f the 6th returned home Friday from
Valley where they have spent the
grade in one of the city schools.
Mr. Hite, who brought
Miss Gladys McGinnis has gone to summer,
Ontario where she entered high them down returned to Long Valley
school as a junior.
She will stay Sunday.
Mrs. J. S. Glascock and children
with Mrs. Nebb o f that city for a
fortnight after which Mrs. McGin­ moved to Ontario last week so that
nis and the younger children will the children may resume their school
move to Ontario to make their home work after spending their summer
on a farm near the Owyhee river.
during the school term.
Mrs Ellis Walters returned home Mr. Glascock will remain to finish
from Boise the middlt of the week the farm work.
Mrs. Gus Tchweizer and daughter
and*is convalescing, following an op
oration fo r the removal o f her ton­ Anna returned to Ontario Friday a f­
sils. Miss Bessie Whipple helped ter vacationing on the home place
Mias Anna will
her fo r a few days but returned to on the Owyhee.
take nn her work as a senior hr the
her home the first o f the week.
A numher o f little folks enjoyed high school there.
a iollv time at the Geo. Glaseoek
Although 99 years o f age the port-
horn» Monday where they assembled
in honor o f little Miss Viola Glas­ master o f Philomount, Va., can still
cock’« 6th birthday.
Refreshments read the postal cards slone.
of rake anl cocoa were served.
This world is so full of a number
Mr. and Mrs. Glavton Strain and
o f things.
Salem
(O r.)
doctors
son o f Fairfield, Idaho were over­
found a glove in a man.
night guests at the
Lowe home
Thursday.
The world gets better.
French
Floral Wataon o f the Kolony was havent enough oil fo r a war.
I
MALHEUR COUNTY PIONEERS
TO GATHER _ I _ I VILE SEPT. 1
AS S’ N TO C O N T IN U E RECORD­
ING D IS T R IC T S H ISTORY
Usual Hearty Entertainment Tu lie
Given Old Settlers By
•
People o f Vale
The annual picnic o f the Malheur
County Pioneers will be held in Vale
at the usual place this year on Sep­
tember 7, so announces Mrs. Nellie
T. Jacobs, secretary o f the associa­
tion. The committee on arrange­
ments have been busy for some linn
and a hearty entertainment is assur­
ed the old settlers.
The historial recording made a
part o f the work o f this association
will continue
this
year.
Charles
Becker, one o f the few remaining
pony express riders, will read an in­
teresting paper on the history of
that valarious bunch o f riders. Mrs.
R. G. Wheeler will give a paper on
early remembrances of Vale.
Ex-
Governor Hawley, o f Idaho, has been
invited to give an address.
The entertainment w ill be in keep­
ing with the mark set in previous
years. There w ill be a genuine old
time picnic dinner at noon in the
grove and in the evening the dance
for the pioneers w ill be given at
which old-time dances will be play­
ed. The Vale band will assist in en
tertaining the visitors.
EARWIG FOUND
BUNDLE PAPERS
OBNOXIOUS PEST MAY HAVE A
COLONY STARTED
W R IT E R S A Y S BUGS M E N AC E
TO F R U IT A N D CROPS
A N D H OUSE PEST.
FIELD MEET
AT CO. FAIR
HIGH STUDENTS OF THREE
COUNTIES TO COMPETE
HOLD BEAUTY CONTEST
JUDGES W IL L F IN D P R E T T IE S T
G IR L OF M A L H E U R FOR
Q UEEN OF F A IR .
Despite the fact that they wdl
have to keep within more limited
funds than last year, the committee
appointed to prepare the Malheur
county fair program is making the
arrangements for the presentation
o f the most varied program ever
seen at the fa ir grounds at Ontario.
The committee is working hard and
is making progress every day.
The big event o f the opening day
will be the barbecue, a repetition of
an event which was stagel for the
first time last year, when nearly
1500 persons were well fed in the
shortest possible time. On that
day too, there will be run the first
of the series o f athletic contests be­
tween the boys o f the various high
schools of
Malheur,
Payette and
Washington counties.
H. H. Har­
greaves,
Ontario’s
new
athletic
coach, assisted by Larue Blackaby
and Sergeant W. H. Abendroth, has
arranged for such events as tugs-
of-war, medley relay races, prints,
and other tests o f
strength and
speed, in which already enough en­
tries have been received to assure
their success.
Sergeant Abendroth has an event
for every day which will alone be
The result can easily be imagined,
shoe race to be entered by all of
the boys o f the R. O. T. C „ This
event, always one o f the big win­
ners o f any army field meet, con­
sists in all o f the boys taking oft
their shoes and piling them up so
that they can he well scrambled by
the sergeant, who then lines up the
men about 50 yards from ,the pile
and gives i..„m
the signAl to go
and get their own shoes out o f the
pile, get
them
on
and properly
laced before coming to attention.
The result caneasily be imagined.
Atlantic City will not be the only
assembling
place
fo r
hnndsome
girs this season. Right In Ontario,
i f plans
well
developed
mature,
there will be a beauty show. Mrs.
Lela Oxman is the head o f a com­
mittee which will soon set in mo­
tion plans fo r selecting the three
prettiest girls— -unmarried— In each
of the surrounding cities, for com­
petition fo r a series o f prizes to lie
awarded by Ontario merchants, a f ­
ter judges from without the city
make their selection fo r representa­
tives o f their town.
O f course, there will be a big pro­
gram o f cowboy sports and horse
races, the exact detailsof o f which
have not been worked out, but there
wil 1 be enough to give a "wild-
west” flavor to every program and
liberal prizes will be given fo r the
successful contestants.
The com­
mittee on races has already receiv­
ed proffers from owners o f bucking
strings and various novelty events
fo r the track.
Variety, however, is going to be
the real adjective to describe the
entertainment program. There will
be something doing every minute.
That is the program
adopted for
the show and will be made good.
Friday, the last day o f the fair,
will be children’s day. Tickets will
be distributed
giving free admis­
sion to every school child In Mal­
heur,
Payette
and
Washington
counties. For this da y there will
he special events fo r the boys and
girls and contests o f all kinds fo r
members o f the hoys
and girls
clubs, which will he o f interest not
only to the children themselves, but
to the parents as well.
The European earwig, that little
bug which has caused such a furor
in Portland this year, has found its
way into Malheur county. A speci­
men was recently found in Ontario.
I t came in a bundle of Portland
newspapers.
Before it was killeu
it had ample time to start a good-
sized colony.
“ This would demonstrate, I be­
lieve, beyond question that this sec
tion is in danger of being infested
with this new and serious pest un­
less
precautional
measures
are
taken against the introduction of
the pest from western Oregon such
as the state has seen fit to impose
against the introduction of the al­
fa lfa weevil into
western Oregon
from
this
section,”
said L. R.
Breithaupt, county agent.
To give an idea o f the serious­
ness o f this pest, an article pub­
lished in the “ Oregon Grower” by
A . L. Lovett, entomologist o f the
Oregon
Experiment
station,
is
quoted:
“ The European earwig in Oregon
today represents a potential menace
to Oregon’s horticultural and crop
production par
with
the dreaded
Japanese beetle of New Jersey and
the
Metitteranean
fru it
fly
of
Hawaii.
“ The pest invades residences. It
enters by the thousands, its loath­
some presence alone rendering it an
obnoxious nuisance. It crawls over,
under and into all manner o f food
and clothing. The choice basket of
fru it on the sideboard, a loa f of
bread,
fresh
vegetables
fo r the
lunch; each will have its quota of
earwigs. The basket o f fresh laun­
dry invites them. They find their
way into beds, wardrobes, clothing,
slippers, everywhere, until the fran­
tic householder experiences a nausea
and repulsion akin to mania. Prop­
erty values are materially reduced,
renters move out, houses won’t sell.
“ They are filth y and unsanitary.
Like their near relative, the cock­
roach, the European earwig is far
from choice in food habits. Decay­
ing fru it and vegetables, garbage
and excrctai, are crawled over and
fed upon as well as choice viands
and friut. They are filthy and un­
sanitary and a menace to health.
They are serious .pests o f ornament­
al*.
They
attack
horticultural
crops and are a potential menace to
Tillamook Assoristion Wants Spécial
our truck and friu t industry.”
Glass at Fair.
The
profits
on
straight
hay
There will he a special class at
farms in Malheur county included
the coming county fair fo r calves
in a survey o f 65 farms from 1919
secured during the past fe w months
to 1922 averaged
$12 per year,
by Malheur county dairymen from
while the diversified farm mainly
the Tillamook Cow Testing Associa­
dairy -averaged $708
The survey
tion and the association will give a
as conducted by the O, A. G. ex­
prize calf to the winner o f this
tension serviee
showed
that the
class.
This arrangement has been
number o f straight hay farms de­
made by Gounty Agent L. R Breit-
creased from 37 per cent In 1919
haupt and Gounty Agent
W. D.
to 5 per rent In 1922.
Pine o f Tillamook county.
Lime was used for nine years on
In oonnection with the farm bu­
brown, silty, elav loam soil of an reau dairy improvement project this
O. A. G. experiment station field, year the farmers o f the county were
and increased the value o f all crops furnished
with
information about
in the grain, clover, corn rotation the Tillamook calves which were
fo r the last three years $15 30. The sold through the cow testing asso­
lime appeared
to keep the soils ciation.
A s a result a number of
mellow and moist during the last the dairymen
of
Malheur county
bought one or more o f these calves.
dry year.
TO GIVE CALF~ PRIZE