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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-01
OREGON BOYS AND GIRLS ARE
AMBITIOUS

Oregon today is manifesting the
highest degree of educationl pro-
gress of any any state in the Union
This means that in time Oregon, il
it is not now, will be the best edu-
Gated commonwealth in the United
States, Judging by the figures re-
vealed In the recent census taken OF
the educational institutions of high
er learning in this state.
According to the review of educa-
ticn in Oregon by DR.. George f.
Zook, specialist in higher education
of the bureau of education of the
federal government, there is one
Oregon student in college for every
112 residents of the state, pro-
portion of students to population
higher than any other state in the
Union.
This simple statement of fact inn
plies much. 1t is an evidence OF
commendable ambition on the part
of the young people of the state. 1t
is an evidence Of sympathy on the
part of their parents for their am
bition for the showing could not be
80 great were the parents not will
ing to assist their sons and daugh-
ters in their efforts to secure a col
lege education.
But there is another side to the
question, too. This simple state
ment also accounts, in degree at
least, for the cost to taxpayers, OF
the state maintained institutions of
higher learning, one of the largest
items of governmental costs. Yet
how can this be avoided, If we are
to maintain the theory that 1t is the
duty of the state to educate it's citi-
zens; and how can we abandon that
practice without at the same time
declaring that our present ciyiliza-
tion must be abandoned, too?
Another interesting sidelight evil
denced in DR.. Cooks report is the
showing concerning Normal schools
for the training of teachers. In this
respect Oregon is lamentably weak,
and that perhaps accounts for the
exceptional showing of colleges and
Universities, for many of the stu
dents who now go to the colleges
and universities would undoubtedly
be registered in Normal schools if
1t were possible for them to enter,
Oregon has only one Normal school,
that at Monmouth, and this institu-
tion Is too small to care for the
needs of the state.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-01
OREGON IN THE PUBLIC EYE

The recent election served to
place Oregon in the public eye in a
manner not complim entary to the
state. In fact that the issue of the
campaign was a religious one served
to tell the world that here in Oregon
the people have forgotten that the
American government was founded
on the principal of religious free
dom.
However, the result with the de-
feat of the Ku Klux Klan candidate
for governor has served to remove
part of the stigma placed on the
state, and when the present wave of
sentiment dies, as it will, the cam
paign will be forgotten.
Such campaigns come periodically
in every land. 1t is reasonable to
ascribe such a campaign to the re-
cession of ideals following the war.
Nature tends to keep an equilibrium.
During the war the spirit of altru
ism rose to heights unknown in this
generation. People gave freely to
war work and war benefactions
They were generous and kind to
their fellowman, outside of the zone
of war. They lived beyond their
normal attitude toward their fellow
men. Men of every faith worked
together in Red Cross and Liberty
Loan drives and asked no questions.
This was not the natural order of
life. Against this, with the need for
generosity less evident and pressing
came a reaction, which in natural
way took the other extreme until
now we are below the average, gem
orally speaking, in our attitude to-
ward mankind and our neighbors in
particular.
Just as we as a people swung up
ward under the stress of war, and
have swung downward in this reac-
tion, so too will we as normal human
beings, with all the limitations Of
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-01
LOCAL PERSONALS

Miss Elsie and Nellie Morris and
Mrs. Theo. Moore went to Weiser
Monday evening to attend the fun
eral services of their uncle, s. G.
Kelley of Crane.
A number of Ontario folks at
tended the opening of the Oregon
Trail Parry in Weiser Saturday.
Lawrence Rowe left Sunday for
Enterprise where he has accepted a
position with the Enterprise Drug
Co. for the summer.
Uncle Dick Rutherford was enter
tanned at dinner Sunday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Allen.
A party of Ontario and Payette
folks went for a picnic on Willow
Creek Sunday Those attending were
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery Hill and fam
lily; Mr.. and Mrs. s. Alberson; Mr..
and Mrs. Burbank Clay, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joe Lingle of Ontario; Mr.. and
Mrs. Biggerstaff and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Whitley and family Of Pay
cite, and Mr.. and Mrs. Hart of
Council.
Rev. ]. D. Gillanders and family
are leaving today for Lexington
where Mr.. Gillanders has accepted
call.
Mrs. H. B. Cready was taken to
the Hospital Sunday where she un-
derwent a serious operation.
The Braniff brothers who recent
ly had their barber shop in Emmett
buned returned to Ontario Sun
day to make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs Robertson of Jun
tura, and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Jones of
Ontario, returned Monday from En-
terprise where they attended the
Stockmen's Convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Cayou of EN-
NETT, visited Sunday evening at the
]. r. Rasmussen home, on their re-
turn from short trip to Boise.
Mr.. and MIS-. Clyde Anderson OF
Pocatello spent the week end visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Anderson,
Mrs. John Wood and two sons,
Walter and Donald, left Monday
for their ranch at Riverside.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. DeFrees are
the proud parents Of baby girl,
born Saturday evening, May 27th.
Mrs. Floyd Hager of Cambridge, is
visiting in Ontario this week, at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. Adam.
Miss Della Downs spent Saturday
and Sunday visiting in Weiser.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-01
A CORRECTION

In last weeks Argus in the edi-
torial discussion of the truth about
the road map, the statement was
made that at the Vale meeting
where the highway bond issue was
apportioned, $4,000 originally was
proposed for cooperation between
Cairo and Ontario. This should
have read $4,000. The mistake was
made in setting the type.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-01
THE FOUNDATION OF BUSINESS

1t is not the big 1nancier who is
the foundation of business. 1t ,is
not the professional man who is the
stabilizing influence in the realm of
affairs. 1t is not the laborer or the
farmers or the business men as a
class who give to others faith to pro-
ceed with the hazards of every day
business transactions. But it is
the individuals in each of these ag-
gregations of human endeavor, the
average man who pays his bills,
whose word Is as good as his bond,
who never contracts a debt without
providing a way to pay, who is the
foundation of business as it is oper-
ated today.
What is true of ordinary busi-
ness is true of larger fields. The
trouble with the world today is
lack of faith. Men in the big games
of the world, now the big inter-
national operations which involve
large expenditures in other lands
than ours cannot proceed. They
do not know when, If ever, their
foreign customers can pay.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-01
NOTICE FOR BIDS

NOTICE is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Directors of the FAIR.
MORE IRRIGATION DISTRICT" al
their office in Ontario. Oregon, for
the purchase of $2O,OOO,0O of the
SO coupon, ten year, bonds of the
said district up to two o'clock p. NJ
OF June 10, 1922. Bids to be sub
mitted to the Secretary OF said Dis
trict at Ontario, Oregon.
WIG w. WHITE,
Secretary of "FAIRMORE IRRIGA-
TION DISTRICT"
First publication May 4. 1929.
Last publication June s, 1929.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-01
NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL
MEETING

Notice is hereby given to the le-
gal voters of Scvool District No. s.
of Malheur county, State of Oregon
that the Annual School Meeting OF
said District will be held at High
school Building; to begin at the
hour OF Two o'clock =. M, on the
third Monday of June, the 18th day
of June, A. ID. 1922.
This meeting is called for the pur-
pose of eleeting one Director for
term of three years and District
Clerk. and the transaction OF bust
usual at such meeting.
Dated this 29th day of May, 1922,
ATTEST: W, L. Turner,
District Clerk.
Wells w, Wood,
Chairman Board OF Directors,
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-01

Mrs. Morgan of Haines, came to
Ontario Sunday where she Joined
Rev. Henry Young, and Mrs. Paul
Seligman who left the same day for
a visit in Canada.
Miss Blanche Mcdonald was a
Sunday visitor at the home of her
parents at Parma.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Ward OF Nyssa,
moved to Ontario this week. Mr..
Ward is the foreman of the Ford
Garage and has come to make On
tario his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Caldwell
Of Emmett, visited old friends in
Ontario Sunday.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-01
You Save
Big Repair Costs
by painting now

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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-01

NOU can't escape. Either you
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TO ten times rs much rebuilding
what has rotted away for lack OF
paint protection.
Painting costs so little COM
pared to the service of saving
ii renders, that failure to paint is
utter extravaganza.
Painting is economy and an addi-
tional economy is found in using the
best paint. II spreads easily-saves
labor cost. Ii covers more area per
gallon than -cheap" paint.
But most important. the best paint
serves five or more years longer than
~cheap" paint. IL assures better ro-
suits at a lower cost in the long run.
We have been making the best
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-01
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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-01
Free Advice
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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-01

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The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-01

G. x. Aiken, Managing Editor
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1922-06-01

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. year, $500
The Ward County independent., 1922-11-16

James Johnson North Dakota's rep
resentative at the unveiling of the
beautiful Roosevelt equestrian statue
at Portland, Ore, returned Wednes-
day, enthusiastic over the work of
the New York sculptor, Mr.. Proctor
and the impressiveness Of the entire
ceremonies.
Mr.. johnson was the only represent
ative from North Dakota at the un-
yelling and was shown many honors.
! The other representative from this
state, Mr.. Rawlings, Of Bismarck, a
brother-in-law of Dr.. Henry Waldo
Coe, the donor, could not attend. Mr..
Johnson left Minot week ago Tues
day, and spent four days in Portland,
attending the ceremonies and visiting
with old friends, former residents Of
Minot.
DR.. Coe, a wealthy and prominent
physician of Portland, conceived the
idea of an equestrian statue of Colonel
Roosevelt, his old friend, and engaged
Mr.. Proctor, one of the greatest
American sculptors, to prepare it. 1t
represents Colonel Roosevelt, as the
Rough Rider, mounted on his horse.
The statue is a large impressive look
ing affair and has been placed on the
grounds of the Ladd school in Port
land. 1t cost Dr.. Coe nearly $780,
10000 and is the pride of the city of
Portland. The statue was dedicated
to the "children Of America. Thous-
ands of Portland school children took
part in the ceremonies. Messages
were read from President Warren G..
Harding and General John j. Perish
ing. There was a military parade in
which the United States army, ma
rines, Oregon National Guard, G. A..
r., Spanish American war veterans,
American Legion, Sons of the Ameri-
can Revolution, and Boy Scouts par
ticipated.
The presentation was made by S.
c. Pier, park commissioner of Port
land and Mayor Geo. l.. Baker, ac-
cepted the statue on behalf Of he
city.
The Roosevelt statue has attracted
ration wide attention. The donor,
Dr.. Coe was a pioneer physician al
Mandan, during territorial days when
Roosevelt occupied his ranch at Me-
dora. The doctor and Roosevelt be-
came close friends, DR.. Coe being
Roosevelts physician during those
pioneer days.
III. Zoe ana James Johnson Dccdllt
intimate friends during the territorial
days. DR.. Coe was elected to the
legislature in 1885, as representative
from the western half of Dakota Ter
ritory. James johnson supported the
doctor and rounded up all of the votes
among the pioneers in this district
for him.
When DR.. Coe visited North Da-
kota in May, he came to Minot and
was entertained at the home of MI
The Ward County independent., 1922-11-16

The annual fair given under the
auspices of St. Lco's Catholic church
opened at the Armory Tuesday eve
ming under the most favorable circuln--
stances.
The ladies Of the church had an
nounced that a chicken supper would
be given beginning at ) o'clock that
afternoon and a very large crowd en-
joyed the feast A New England
boiled dinner was given Wednesday
evening and this evening a turkey din
uer is in store for those who attend
There was no tires>ne waiting for
tables to empty for. thruout the eve
ming, vario@s booths were conducted
The South Prair;2 Ladies' Aid con-
ductod fanrv work booth. This was
The Ward County independent., 1922-11-16

John Scheur, 67-year-old butcher,
proprietor of a small meat market at
6O4 Third St. Me-, was fearfully
beaten by thug Friday evening at
GAO o'clock, who called at the market
and asked for Is cents worth of
pickles.
Scheur was just preparing to close
the shop and there were no other
customers in the place. Scheur en-
tered the ice box and had just stopped
over to get the pickles, when the
thug struck him over the head several
times with a hammer. Scheur was
knocked to the floor but regained his
senses in time to see the man reach
ing into the till for money. Scheur
arose and grappled with the man,
putting up fearful fight, biting the
thugs thumb and wrenching his re-
volver from his hands. Scheur also
wrested the hammer from the thugs
grasp. The fellow finally grabbed
milk bottle and struck the butcher
over the head Scheur then fell to
the floor and the fellow made his es-
cape, hurriedly, taking about ten dol
lars in quarters and half dollars, but
overlooking $4,000 in the till.
Scheur managed to walk to his home
near by, his head and face covered
with blood and his eyes almost swol
len shut from the many blows he had
received from the hammer. Scheur
was taken to St. Joseph's hospital
where his wounds were dressed and he
was able to be taken home the fol-
lowing day, where he is reported to
be recovering.
John Frank, alias Franzona, an Aus
trian, 26 years Of age, was arrested
in his room in the West hotel shortly
after the robbery. In his room were
found clothing covered with blood. He
had changed his clothes and was wear
ing a cheap dress suit at the time.
His thumb bore evidences Of having
been recently injured which tallies
with Scheur's story Of biting the man.
A sum of money, corresponding to the
amount Scheur had lost, and in de-.
nominations of quarters and half dol
lars, was found in the mans pockets.
Frank was taken to the city Jail,
but remained silent. The following
day he was taken to the Scheur home
where the butcher, with one eye COM
pletely closed and only about a quar-
ter Of the other eye showing, de-
clared that he was the man who at
tackled him.
"Let me up and I'll give him what
he has coming" the nervy butcher
cried as the Austrian was brot into
his room. "Give me rope and 1'll
lead him thru the Streets" .Scheur
said. There was some talk Of a
lynching, but cooler heads urged eau
ton. AS Frank was placed in the
police car to be returned to the city
Jail, one man with a spade jumped
into the car and would have struck
Frank had the police not interfered.
The next day, a big butcher knife,
taken by the thug as he ran out of
the shop Friday night, was found in
the weeds near the Scheur market.
Under Franks bed at the West hotel
police found .32-calibre revolver with
blood stained handle. There appears
to be absolutely no question but what
he is Scheur's assailant.
1t is said that the prisoner was
wanted at Stanley some months ago
The Ward County independent., 1922-11-16

The program Sunday afternoon for
Civic Hour, by which Civic Week will
be officially opened, was announced
today. Clergymen of the city have
been asked to be present on the audi
torium platform and the Rev. C. Le-
Roy White will offer invocation and
the Rev. e. E. Keedy, benediction. The
high school orchestra of "a pieces,
directed by John E. Howard, will open
the program with appropriate selec-
tions and the First Lutheran church
choir, directed by the Rev. T. F. Gull
lixson,> will sing four anthems:
TIE Deum ko kotzschmer
Lead Kindly Light S. Briggs
Onward Christian Soldiers-F. Peace
The Radiant Morn Hath Passed
Away Woodward
Soprano solo in Te Deum will be
sung by Miss Eldrice Nelson.
Weigle Lecture
Following the singing of the an
thems, Dan e. Weigle of St. Paul,
director of Civic week, will deliver
his lecture on 'The Soul of the City,.
A number by the violin quartet, con-
sisting of John E. Howard, Lafe Fla
ten, Otto Ellison and J. H. Cotton,
will bring the program to a close.
The program for Monday and Tues
day has been announced as follows:
Monday, Nov. 20
10 A. M.-High School survey at H.
S. Assembly.
12 Noon-Joint meeting Of Rotary
and Kiwanis in basement Of Episcopal
church.
6:3O P. M.-Meeting of Business
and Professional Women's club at
Normal school. Mr.. Weigle will
speak and music department Of Nor
NAL school will furnish musical num-
bers.
Tuesday, Nov. 21
1880 A.M.-Address by Mr.. Weigle
at Normal school assembly.
4:00 p. M.-Joint meeting Parent
Teachers associations Of city in high
school assembly room. All Minot
women are invited to attend.
The Ward County independent., 1922-11-16
W. l. VANNET VICTIM OF BOLD
H0LD-UP;; THOUGHT IT A JOKE

W. l.. Vannet, well known tire
dealer, was held up by bold high
wayman, on Third St. Me-, in front
of the offices of the Cox Emerson
Lumber Co., but fortunately didn't
lose cent
Mr.. Vannet had visited the John
Scheur meat market just after the vet
eran butcher had been beaten and rob-
bed, and had started for his office at
7 O'Clock in the evening When in 81
dark place, man started to pass
him on the sidewalk, when the fel-
low held a gun in Vannet's face and
said: "Stick 'em up"
Vannet stood with his hands in his
pockets and said, "Is this Joke" The
thug replied, "This is no Joke. Stick
cm up Vannet pulled out his pock-
etbook and said: 81 suppose this is
what you want, but it's flat tonight
The fellow had pulled sand bag from.
his pocket by that time and stood
threatening Vannet with it. After ex-
amlning the pocketbook and finding no
money, he asked if that was ali he
had and Vannet said it was. He ex-
amined Vannet's pockets. They stood
there for fully five minutes and two
autos passed along the street. When
the lights glared in their faces, the
thug turned his back so Vannet could
not identify him, and told his victim
not to cry out.
The fellow then walked north and
turned in back of the Purity Ice
Cream building, and disappeared.
Vannet says it was so dark he could
not get good description of the fell
low, but knows he was about 6 feet
tall, broad shouldered and weighing
about 100 pounds. The fellow used
good English and appeared to know
how to hold a fellow up in a quiet
business like manner.
The hold-up occurred only a block
and half from the Scheur meat mar
ket. where the Black Maria was stand
ing with two police in charge.
Vannct was born in Scotland which
probably accounts for the highway
man not being successful in cxtracting
any money from him.
The Ward County independent., 1922-11-16
knights of Columbus Council Hold
Meeting With Deputy Coyle


Representative from seven Knights
of Columbus councils in North Da-
kota were present last evening at the
annual fall conference of grand
knights called by State Deputy John
j. Coyle. The conference in Minot
had been set for December but was
changed to yesterday so as to enable
the visiting members Of that order
to attend Fiske O'Hara's play in the
auditorium. At the play they were
the guests of the officers of Minot
council.
Questions coming up since the state
convention in Grand Forks last May
were discussed and S. w. Callahan Of
Williston, state secretary, reported on
the financial condition of the order.
The improvement in the financial sit
I uation in North Dakota was reflected
in reports of limitations by several of
the councils. Financial matters of
the order were discussed at length.
The visitors were guests of officers
of Minot council at q lunch served
after the meeting. Those present
at the conference were State Deputy
John J. Coyle, State Secretary S. w.
Callahan of Williston, and the follow
ing delegates:' Fargo, Albert J. Ger
ZACH and Dan O'Neill; Minot, F. G.
Rutten and Jas. S. Milloy; Devils
Lake, DR.. C. J. McGurren and John A.
Cowan; Dickinson, J. l.. Gauer; Lang
don, r. T. Burke; Williston, Rev. +.
P. O'Neill; Wahpeton, H. j. Korf and
Matt J. Kraker. Delegates from
jamestown and Bismarck missed the
meeting because of the wreck on the
500 Line. Grand Forks was the only
council in the state not sending rep
resentative.
The place of next years conference
will be named by the state deputy
who will be elected at the next annual
convention in Devils Lake in May.
BELIEVE mINor---
In District Court
Judge Moellring is continuing his
term Of district court this week and
there appears to be a long session
ahead as there are 270 civil cases on
the calendar.
The case of l.. A. Corey VS.. VIM.
Ackerman for pasturing stock was
dismissed.
K. M. Colquhoun sued Reinhold
Grams for installing a furnace in his
residence. Plaintiff was awarded $35.
The case of VIM. Bailey VS.. Allen
O'Dell for wages for harvesting rye
, went to trial Wednesday.
,urL,evE
25th Wedding Anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eaton
A large number of the neighbors
! and other friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. F. Eaton, gathered at their
home near Surrey last evening, to
celebrate their 25th wedding anniver
sarN. They took with them many
practical gifts. The Eaton family
have been planning on leaving Surrey,
but their friends arc pleased to learn
that they are TO remain.