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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1920)
. TJ1JS0NTA1U0AKUUS. ONTARIO, OKEOON, 'iUiUKSDAV. AlAKOir 11, 1920. TheOntarijA rgus 0. K. AIKEN, Editor nnd Publisher Published ThursdnyH at Ontario, Oregon, and ontorod at tho Ontario post offlco for distribution oh 2nd class innttor. BUHSCHIPTION Ono Year, $2.U(T PIUXCIPMCS, NOT in:. MAN Tho plnco that n political party liolils In tho rcIioimo of govoruincut In tho United Stntcs In often tho biiIj oct of dispute. Thu serious studont of history or civil government never champions the cause of thoso who would nliolMi parties. Thoso who would discard tho party system assumu n serious linnill cap. They must not only prove; that parlies ara not tho proper means; that thruout tho history of tho Unit ed States thoy havo failed to tunc tlon; but thoy must also pravo tho superiority of tho Individual leader ship In advancing and securing ac ceptance of political principles, This, wo bcllovo,' Is a lnrga undertaking. It Is n truism that principles are Immutablo; that in on nro fallbtc. Under dlfforont conditions men act differently. It has been ton often proven trim to bo disputed that mon elected to offlco find that they can not or will not ndhoro to tla meas ures thoy advocated during tho cam paign tho measures thomsolvcs tuny bo ever so good but tho men who advanced them lacked tho courago to enrry them forward, or nomo othor reason, often undlNcornlble, failed to net. Tlioro aro othor reasons, howover, that makes It dangerous for a nation to put Its trust In Individual leader ship, tho most Important of which Is tho liability for error In Judgment of tho man. It Is Imposslblo for tho pcoplo ns n whole to know any of tho mon who jnlglit nsplro to tho plnnaclo of In dividual leadership. Tho vastness of our country proves that; while In tho during tho so-called "era of good fooling." It followod by tho most bitter of political campnlgns In which tho personality of tho candidates, nnd not n Btudlcd examination of what thoy stood for was tho Issue. L It Is to bo noted that most of thoRo who condemn political parties do not profoss ndhcrenco to any. They pro claim their "Independence." Hut what has this Independence of ncllou ocr accomplished? Tee n -h of oach of tho great part Ion may bo cnrofully studied and to tho ored't of each can ho found constructive tul- latlon, but the Independents en tmlnl to nn audi record. i If Instead of boasting of Indepen- l,,"c0' " " l''o "f tin- road at. denco tho "Independent" would got ( carrying off a largo volume of w.Mp- Into ono or tho othor of tho nu.'o" nnd nro showing Hum tho efflclet parties and so Impross his views upon ' ,f tho ,lrJtnK. Tll0 Hlf.. ,,a., tho rank and file, there Is no doubt, . ,,,. ... . .,.,.,., , , , ,, , ,, I mied rondltloii of the surface In that If logical and doslrnbln, for the, good of tho notion, his Wows would tlons col fr "iirfnco wn'r ttmt becomo pnrt of tho platform of the will bo gone In n short time. The party nnd rcsultH theoby obtained paoplo of nt.-.i!.-, and t!;e r-it'll ! ' Uonch, whllu thoy may not ku i TWIN HKSHIONH Ob' THIC MJHIS. nro. when they stop to think nboJt It l,.Tl Iti:. thnukful that tho problem lias I pom Thoro la being created a ilnnintid nolvut, nnd duo cradlt should be the fact that loro nro n fow ruu which will soon disappear. Evldcnco of tho condition of thin piece of road mny bo found In thu fact that any make- of a car will go up tho hill, "on high," without trouble. Credit for this condition Is duo to tho good work of tho Council's road committee bended by Mayo- ' W. Jones, nnd tho d!rpctors ot i li. . . land good roads district ' solved tho prohlnm at n ver . . h .. . . . . i expense. Tim tiroins tlmt wre I El H s or n change Mi the preonCninnii'r of bidding MWluns of the Oreaon lcijls- telure The ,'iirtv lay iphsIi-h Ii In liltlOpUtc. T.1P I'tMntlHfilCl'illl 'i'Mi given tlio men this result. who nceo'itpllMhe.l WHAT OXi: ItANCIICIt T)K C. T. Lnobo". who. llvos on Hip tho mode i-ow provolliuu wai en- Irond nenr tho Shoestring Ditch Imsubil by tho lamentiil 'Hperlnl about hnlfjway to Nyssn, did u con noMion" of roront dnK 'strucllvo ploco of rond work recently. Tho reformers nn miUitIiik thur Mr. Lackey got his team Into nrtlon propaganda nn tho California m- 'nnd dragged about u mile and n bnlf I'.tn of a bltutgated .m l.iu nnd nigu- of road. It made, travel oaslcr for in. itn nro holng proor.tiio for .1 1 1 hlninolf nnd for hi neighbors, H nu'.uimt tins Innnvntlo'i Ilti micmvi unved tho county money. Ii California Is a m.i't of dupule Thoro Is no doubt that nl tho roads trordlns to tho Cil'fornl.- ystem In this section would bo vastly 1m nll bills nro lntroduo-1 during the proved by tlmoly dragging, and the first soscslo.i of the lawmtiklng body, Success thnt Mr. Lackey achieved Is which lasts for thirty imy- During worthy of omulutlon. 801110 day that tlmo tint proposed Ipm mo n hi! when tho stato highway system Is onco nnd roferrcd to tb proper com- pomploted In this section, tho Hlgh mlttess. Thoso committer present wny commission will Institute the their ropnrtSMlurliig Hilt Mission and section systcnv and havo all lh alt amendomntH must bo Introduced roads patrolled Until thnt tlmo the nnd considered during this time. County Court might determine Then tho Inwmukora tnko a recess wholhor or not It can Innugurale Ladies' Wrist ' Watches '" :& caso of principles pronounced by una go to inoir iiomos nir miriy hucIi n systom. Tho county will have party platforms; thoso can bo -exam-, days ostensibly to stully tho moan- to do somothlng nbout tho ronds that l.t ml I... Il.n utitA. it lni.ln nnd .!! muu w iiiu .uivn i luhid ..ii 1..0- , criminating judgment nuywhore, and tit any tlmo. Principles can' only bo successfully translated Into action by tho co-operative effort ot thoHu who ndhor to them thnt . means political parties. Scnttorod Individuals, no mnttor haw groat tholr faith In what thoy bo Havo to bo tho truo courso of action for tho nation can accomplish noth ing organization ls ronulrod to plnc'o'tlioso doctrlnoB boforo the peo ple. Thoro aro too many examples of tho truth of this statomont to pormlt of Its contradiction. Wltnoss the stavory quostlon; Wendell Phillips, John Drown and hosts of others ugltatcd this question for years, but t took tho rrystnllzod efforts, thru tho agency af a political party and a war to nchlovo tho ends sought. Woman's Suffrago, Prohibition and many othor groat reforms during the past half century, failed until thu political parties ondorsod thorn. Tho history of oarly republics Is roploto with examples of tho failure of Individual leadership and personal parties giving alloglanco to tho man Instead of the government or party. In our own nation, most pointed ex iiros, give tholr constituents an op portunlty to bo heard on nny of them mid tluiH havo time to deliberate judiciously on how to vote. , Also during this tlnu all tho hilts am printed and sent forth to tho newspapers and to tho commercial bodies or nnyono who desires n rop so that tho public will know what Is going to hnppcn at the second spnsm ot lawmaking when tlin hoIous return from tiolr homes. At first glnnco this looks like n mighty good system It might help n groat deal to slop tho "putting over" of pot measures, but that ,ls not tho rosult In Cnllforiilu,' accord ing to somo woll Informed crlUcs. Wo bollovo however that tliow Is sufficient merit In ' this systom to nuikq It worthy of n trial but whcji It la tried tho voters should ved to It that thoy send men to tho lawmaking bodies who aro really capable, and who pro not tho kind to "put tbluss over." Thnt typo of nun In control will inako nny system a good ono. HKSUIrS KVIIMINT NOW. Olio of tho wornt pieces of road loading to Ontario In years past wns that stretch (Jiru tho cut on tho oasl- sldo of tho Intorstato bridge. Today nmplo of this la ahown In tho offecta t that pleco of highway Is In as good of tho oloctlon of James Monroe, 'condition ns ono could ask for, buvo nro not on tho Htnto program any way, nnd thoro Is no tlmo llko the present to Investigate tho "merits of tho proposed pntrol system with the work divided nmnni; the rancher' along tho ronds who will bo beno bonoflttcd by keeping them In shape Due to its popularity, the wrist watch, especially the American - made products, have been almost impossible to obtain; . At present we have a iarge stock on hand and if you are contemplating getting a wrist watch in the near future it will pay' you to look our stock over. We have the Elgin, Waltham and 11- -linois watches and a few Swiss, in different .grade movements and different style cases. . Blaekaby Jeweby "' Store1 ' : Ontario, THE GIFT SHOP Oregon p DRMONSTHATK TOP-GHAIT appm: Titi:i:s OKI II 0. W. I .at tig of Oregon Slope lliirenu Will Do Work In April ScloiiN Should Ho Taken Now mid i Properly Stored, 'If you are Intorostcd In learning how to top-grnft npplo troes. watfh for nn announcement of tho exact dntn on which 0. W. I.nttlg will be at this work. A dniiiuiihirntlon will bo given, thon to which pveryono. In torostcd Is Invltod. If you wnnt to do. any of his work this spring, be sure to cut tho scions now and put them In cold storago or bury them In sand whore It Is cold. MID 3-3-20 HOUSE and 4 lota for rent, furnish ed, furniture now; also Maxwell car, almost now, for salo. All one deal. Dargnlu, your chance to get thorn cheap. P. M. Madden, right west of hospital. 203 IVt iBalaBW' .Bks U4i!igy? I For This Month Only Special Sale of Electric Vacuum Cleaners We are making our offer of a special easy payment plan for this montli on all our electric vacuum cleaners. Five dollars down and $5 each montli with your regular electric light bill and you can do your sweeping and dusting economically and rapidly while paying for it. These electric vnfcum cleaners arc a day. With one you can clean ni,'s, easy to operate and will do your carpets, upholstery and portieres, daily cleaning as well as general It will brighten the colors and add housecleiuiing, for only a few cents years to the wear. Phono us and wo will be glad to send out que of these electric vacuum cleaners and demonstrate it in your home, .Ask about our special sale prices. What Science is Doing for Your Family Washing The modern laundry rondors a sorvico far superior to that which mnny of its patrons suspect. For instance, tho Laundryownow National Association maintains a department of research in the Mellon Insti tute of Industrial Research, University of Pittsburg, Pa., which i:$ conducted quite as much in the interests of laun dry patrons as for laundry owners. Among its many activities is tho analysing of tho various city waters advising laundrymon of scientific methods tor making their water supply most suitable for laundry purposes- furnishing exact formulas for trarsforming tho hard city water into a water as soft and as pure as that which falls from tho clouds. Effect of Hard City Water with tho action of approved Iwundry soap, effects a hygienic result uiijob tnlimblt by other method. In fgot. the modern laundry la prftlwhly lb most sanitary of all publlo aorvlae In stltutlouu. Should we attempt a deUllad 4 aorlptlon of nil the iimtohda and afa tenia employ! wo should weary, but quite as surely Htirprla you. Science, tho nftii uiiHpprcliitl servant of thu human family, la do ing grout things for the family wuHhlng. It lwn plHoed tlia bvua wifu In n position to ahlfl out mora Irksome household liuriUu. and In tho doing, provldo mm a lima for her self and ubroader mid hotter attrvlM for her fnmlly. . Ily all moaiia use thu power laundry freely for nil kinds of washlua. wltb the aaauranoe that thera ar no liitt tor methoda; nnd that the ouM la uu inoro tliun other mthoda wlilpj) i.tUf not. and do not, mvaaure up ly, UW power laundry. In muiiy vidua the water Is so herd thnt aatlsfactory family washing win only be done by tho pnirtir laun dry. Tho city wntor leave tl elothaa dingy, yellow and hnrah. Tho Instltuto nlvo gives exact Infar matlou aboijt the dlfforeut laundry upplloa mod by' tho luuiidryuinu, uud their effect upon tho various textllea out agisted to his cure. This aervlco bus been doveloped to a point whero tho modern laundry iiiuu knows qullo ah much ubout toxtlloa as tho muuufnqturer who made them; moro, uiidoubtadly, about their propor handling In the wash. And this knowledge he iism In a most efficient way. Here Is nuothor siguifount fact, whleh Iiuh been dourly proved by eareful totH. Tho modern luundry methods practically provldo com plete sanitation aud Immunity from attacks of germ life. The heat of tho hatha, drying tum blore, and Ironing tables, together Rain Water Jones' Ontario LaunJry 9 m j?. The Electric Shop Idaho Power Co. x