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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1913)
We pay Parcels Postage on all packages to 20 lbs. for a ra dius of 150 milts until Christ mas except on groceries and hardware. BOYER'S Christmas Buying is best done in the morn ing hcurs. Try it. In Our Great Big Stock of Desirable Gift Goods ml ONTARIO 1 M W( OKEGONJ IV W ORE G OjjJ fft'JM You will find the easiest and most satisfactory answer to these Christmas problems. What shall I give Father? What shall I give Mother? It is really a question of considerable importance. Eliminate the worry of what to give. Come right here; this store is the home of practical gifts, the largest and finest assortments we have ever had are ready. Sensible gifts all gifts that are pleasure to give and a pleasure to receive. Special Discount of 50 per cent on all Ladies' Millinery until Christmas. Special Discount of 20 per cent on every Ladies' Suit in the house until Christmas. Special Attraction In our Boy's Suits and Overcoats to age 15 until Christmas. Special Candies We have just put in a com plete Stock of fresh candies and nuts for Christmas. PLANS FREE CITY FOR CANAL ZONE W. D. Boyce Foresees Me tropolis on Isthmus. WOULD BE A FREE PORT. Chicago Publisher Assart Incoms of City From Docks, Tolls, Tax, Rants, L, Etc.. Would at Lsaet Pay In taraat on Capital Now Invaatad. Would Davalop Trada. "There la no NMH hy the canal onu cannot le made Into u city of ftOO.OOO people lu twenty yciira and produce Miiltlflcnt municipal Income to pay Hi.- Intercut on hi leant Hie orltf- iimi capital invested iy the United .Sin leu from ilu. Wage, tolla. taxes, renin, leasee, etc " This suggestion IV ii liimte by W. I). Hoyec. a Chicago piilillHlier. In mi mi ll r cm before tile Hiiutlicrn commercial cougreaa In Mobile. A In Kxulaiulng liii Idea Mr. Hn.vee continued: "Wll lime .-., ,'Jn ,,. les Inside thl mini sone AlreHilv many millions of dollars Iwire been spent to niiike the ciinnl .line Hitiiltar.v anil 11 desirable pliice to live In the year around. Near ly all of Ihls will In- a complete In utile we i. nil, i a great city there. In 'in- way a great commercial nml mini ilfacturlng city can lie hullt along Iho whole canal, front one end to the other, wllh dock even w here. "The way lo hitlld a big mctroiMilla on the en mi I aone I no experiment no wild theory It ha heen siicccaafully l worked out mid provisl hy Germany and I'm-i.iinl and a number of smaller ' ciillutt'leN Fue City and Praa Port. The way to tu tli) u bill city at the central iniIiiI U'tWiin North and Koutlt Aineiica. ti. aii. mil.' mid Pacific oceans, the far eimt and the far weat. 1 to niiike Hie canal .one Into a free city and free port My Hint I menu free from liupori or export dtillc Into and out from the canal .one Thl will not affect the primary ipicstlou of tolls t.u Tlarhm through the canal. "If created a free Krt and prelect ed through International trenty so It eould not he it It cited through changes In our iiiIuiIiiIhii iitlon or home pollclc iiieiehnuts and tuituiifnc tuivis from all over the world would liulld fnctorie and wurchouNc and establish branch e and agent les at this world center for quick distribution, delivery aud ante, lu fact. It would become an I in MM w.. i Id's department store where everything for the use of all people of all tuition . ..ill. I be found It would become the greatest transshipping port In the world "The dellnltlon of a free port Is: A harbor where the ship of .ill nation may onto on pay tun a moderate toll and load mid unload The free port constitute great depots where go.l are Morel without paying duty These goods inay he reshlppod free of duty The Intention of having free port I to stimulate aud facilitate exchange and trade "A flee city Is a city or tone where thele Is no Import or export duty of any kind on g.ids bought, sold or con huiiiciI A Paramount Nacaaaity. 'The reason why 1 have brought up Ihls .piestlou Is because I bellow It the ci. .win of II imi'iiii,' Copenhagen. Hongkong. Puiitn Arenna nnd other free porta nnd In pnrttculnr to the auc ceas which had attended Hrltlah free port In promoting commercial Inter at lie iiHHcrtcd Hint by following their example the fulled State could secure nnd retain the trade of South America In full. ELIOT EXTOLS POVERTY. la a Safer Moral Condition Than In ordinate Wealth, Ha fiaye. That poverty I preferable to Inor illmite wealth a a safe mornl ...mil Hon. and (hat low wage are not rv Miimlhle for Immorality, nre mime of the conclusion I i'ii. -lied b. Tr. i 'liarle W. Kllnt President Kmerltu of liar vol il. a published lu the current num ber of the Harvard Theological He view. In hi article, which la entitled "The Churches and Hoclal Sentiment." Dr. F.i lot Bay a: "One declaration na to what churehea must Htnnd for exhibit n atrong lend' enry to attribute the mornl evlla In the coHitnuiillv to imvertr. One read tr ipieuflv In the public print that the cailHe of proHtltutlou I the failure of employers to pay young women what la called a 'living wage' Mtiat the churches atand for thnt doctrine? ft aeeiu to me a ilcmorallElng and de grading doctrine lu all It Implication To my thinking, poverty la n far safer mornl condition thnn inordinate w .-.I II li " "Alrociliss" Pioturoa For Schools. Hy penr.1lon of the Turklh direr tor of pilhlh Instruction the school, of t'oiitiinlliioile nre to be provided with pl'iiins which are ald to Illustrate atroellle limctlced upon the lurks lu the Hiilkau wnr MERCHANT ADMITS THAT HE IS A THIEF Says His "Work" Is So Easy II Is laughable. San Francisco. For five yeara Wll Ham HiiMtaln has been accepted by I I. al business men a a rcHHulhle fltlxcn, with a profitable wholesale Jeweliy business His piopcrty lu .cstuiculs tune Iwvn numerous aud line,., thousand of dollars have lieeu sent by him to support hi mother lu , ficriuniiy. nml hi youufl lter has had i the best educuHonal mid hih-IiiI ad Mill luge He lie now In the city prison a con IcmmciI robber, with a it old covering many year, captured by a pet bull pup who pinned him lu a corner as he stole through a a. k laid In the nlghl "My work ha been so easy It ha been laughable." liastaln told the de lev! Ives when he rlually broke down "1 nave never neeii laWCUflaM w one at work The iH'ople I did business with believed me to be what 1 represent. si myself absolutely Jewelers bought mv diamond, and the mint took my melted gold without ipiestlou "1 have always been a natural thief. and 1 have found It ea to leal things, but I am averse to killing or In I Jurlug I had never been lu u position where I had to shoot until Friday night M iclu. lance to use Uiy IV oler nused my capture" H.'isi tin was mil.lug his way across I the yard of the home of llri.h lk'hrun nor when Miss .leunie I icbriiuucr I dog ft r2 MJfSoy &Wm i Mr? M 17 dJTL 9 Ifs Easier To shop now because the Store is full of Suggestions. We have so many useful things that you can buy. Just See Our Window, It's full of every day needs, Old Santa still greets you in Our South Window. Bring Your Children to See Him. A Store Full of Practical Things RADER'S Ontario, Oregon Dry Goods, Groceries, Shoes and Men's Goods dlacovcrud him rite uproar hrouulu paramount one in the development of lla girl o Hie . cue. uid while the our II I III 1111X11 1 relationship wllh OOf held the man she summoned the Snath Aincrl.a If a Ire,- one is ere j lollo atcd at raniiina. South Ainerhan iner I Anuuitf the iiumeiom, burglaries I.. chiiils w III . ils. est ihllsh brunches and w III li II. islam is s.dd lo have con uremics lliele lu lacllllale li.nlc' flNHMnJ was the lootilU .1 Hi.' home of Mr. Ilovi-e dlrectiHl allclition lo the - V d. a wealthy nierchaut. of Jro,OuX lit jovvelij UUl lk cuibvi'. MILK INSPECTION GOES ON. Oovarnmont Has Not Absndonsd Bao toria examination. N asldugtou. - Ueulal Is made by toe Vp.u uncut of agriculture of the wide spread reports that the department has :lha n, loncd or will abandon the hue terlolotftcnl examination of milk ship ped In interstate commerce a a means of determining lu cleanliness and tit uess for human consumption lu a statement Issued Secretary Houston says: "The only change lu policy In the department In regard to bacteriological examinations has been to discontinue basing prosecutions upon the bacterlo logical examination of a single sample It now collects u uumlier oi samples at dlrleieiit limes and examine them ha. tcrlologlcally "If the bacteriological examination !i os that the milk is not dean, but Is not a serious lueuacu lo health, aud , uie oacteriological deviation from clean milk Is a small one. the depart uient. through the bureau of auliual in dustry, endeavors to teach the dairy man how to produce clean milk. If he then neglects to lake measures to make his milk clean and safe for human con sumption the department, by taking action In the case of milk shipped lu Interstate commerce, endeavor to force him to bring his milk to a point of safety and food excellence through ' prosecutions under the food and drugs act." 200 Acres for Sale OR TRADE 12.000 PENNIES PAY TAXES. Rsfusal to Accept Chacka Brings Small Coin Flood. Oxford. Pa - Angered by the tax eol leetor'a refusal to accept clnvks prof ferod t hint taxpavers here have hit upon a plan of revenge aud are paying their obligations In penulca. There wa a flood of the small coin. U.000 being turned In In one day. and larger out-uring Is expected. Fifty acres has been seeded to alfalfa. Some buildings. All under fence. Railroad line, through tract. On Snake river. Well drained bench land. ' Elec tric pumping plant can be installed for 12 per acre. Will cut up to suit buyer. Address Box 128, Ontario, Oregon v .