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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1916)
THURBDAY, AUQUOST 17. 11 PAOE FOt'lt TUB ONTARIO ARQU8 The Ontario Argus 0 K MKEN, Editor. Subscription J?l . (K) a year Always in adv;i Published Nverj Tliareitaf . Entire. I In the Po ' I ' Onl.uin, Ori-i-Mii, for tranamlaaloa through the malls us second class mnll matter an iii.n w cAiniiDAffaii l'or prOlldOBl Charles Evan Hughe n i i i ninii i inn Im Warren Fairbanks Representative In congress N. J. BuBmL Recretary of State Hen W. Olrott Justice of the Hupreme Court George II llurni-tt, Frank A Moore Dairy and food commissioner -John l Mlckle Commissioner of public service H H. Corey. Stale senator Jullen A Hurley. Representative -Charles M. Cmn- Hlstrlct Attoriiev Hubert M Inin in Slirriff Kmory I'ole. County Clerk- V. H. Staple County assessor I. K Hill. County treasun i C c Mueller County surveyor- James V. Mil tar .1 Mam Lewis, he of pink whisker fame, has become the nffirlal defend i-r of the admlnlatratloo RodftaM certainly did a poor Job n Ihi' liiininil OBM nnd J Ham Is having nn awful I inn- ill tin' Mexican fiasco. A DtWI Item i i Dial the ilemo- xpi'i'l Mrs Wis, in to i iri the nil'' republloan district In Vir Kinin imck into tin democratic fold Ami ret the damooraU io not went the women to rote marked roads; hut prohahly wllf re count tales of "getting "ff Un mad". loelng tini" nnd suffering the attend tilt Iih'iiiiv I'tlli'liri'M . I marking that Ti limn' It tli it undartakaa by automobile i 'rages, i ovor atrett hee ol tbe road are rorj good nn tin' purpose, hut there Is ii link of onlformltr and the . reati a di elded ant ei lata f n tbe part r the traveller He I tani ' her or aol lie . mi the right road. toolbar of tbe difficulties is that at the Junctinti nf inaiiy mads tbe erarala ai dlraetlotti w bleb ro id to take 1 1 pool I) lot itad Po? u ample too sitae, abova Huntington itol i n i ' nniki' a i bolee bo lu.iii two highways, each of which I , I ... ,,, Tl.npn in i c ii i ii i i.i -i i iii la no "main travelled road there" The sign which directs the traveller to Huntington la fifty feet or more friitn the far side of the Junction point and the traveller Is forced to make Ma decision before the sign Is In sight. For miles on the various trails the ft niny hot here In Ontario but signs have been placed so low that just think of what they am suffering the schrubhery nlong the road has ,nr nnt Then forget to kick about hidden the markings requiring dill the heat gent search to confirm the directions There should be no guess work about the rond markings Some def- , - County Agricultural Fair IVi the Fir t time in recent polltl I cal blstorjT the voters ar' going to see a president take the stump urging his r" OtOOtlOl That helps dignify I the office does It not. It does not. The host defense Is a mighty good OffOMOi The democrats are spend ing all their time defending them selves and their party record and have no time to prepare an offenae It Is a sorry condition which re Inlte system should be adopted and nulres the head of a nation to go Wen County commissioner J. F r. Superintendent - King County School Estellu Conktln Justice of the Peace 0. L Constable J H Iienison. WMil MKMKNT. With this Issue the Argus passes to tin- control of the writer. It may not at this lime be Inapprnprl ate lo make a statement of the pol icy by which the columns will be governed. First, nnd above all else It will be the constant endeavor of the Argus to present all the news of Ontario and vicinity, so far as humanly pos sible, without lilns nnd without pre judice The Argus will endeavor In en operate with every ngency which has for its purpose the up building of On tario, the Snake river valley ami Vn triil Oregon We believe this can be best done by far sighted co operation; ty spreading abroad tin- truth run renting Hie posslhllities of this re gion, b) txtoodlaj !' aatural mar bet thru til)- op-liiiilding of every agency ulilcli will tiring uhinil the lllilii. ml. in . nf tin- tain her I ro in I he i. trlctlve field offered In products not ready fot Hie iilllmate consumer I'oliticnlly the Argus will continue to ml .im tin- iniriet n i t In' repu bllran party No qualifying MjM lives will be needed In describe the repnlillciinlMiil we will follow but tins does not mean Hull we will sup port a "yellow dog." If perchance one secured a place on the purly ticket Since the first province nf an news paper is to print I lie new., and the Mininl lo interpret the Import of passing events on Hie editorial page; (In flrnt must, in fairness lie dune without partisanship; and the sen. ml Otfortb without malice or undue l iviug to every man the right to hi nun upiniuii, we ask the same privilege for otrmtf Ufa io not ex- i" . i even bum loagroa with us. aor lln we expect to agree with every line There Is plenly nl room for b It ililleieiu. . ul npmiuii in tills great upen couutj-i ; but we trust that lilgotrv. narrowness, peel ishuess and icii bickerings will lie conspicuous by their abseuce. In alii inptuig In achieve I tic ideals above set forth we solicit the co-oper-iiiiun ui i i.-i i pel .ni ... i bti notion. lie lie of -lie I leader ol the Argus or not We want uu lo feel that this is pour papar, ami to fool aaaorod thai im.vtl.ing we can d.. to further the wcll.in ni il,e community will lie gladly done Tin' columns nt ihe i -.1 . ill ai all tunes be open to any cittzeu for the discussion of public mutters; we roaorva tba right to allmala objoo tlouuhlo matter and such personali ties as should have no place in the public prluts. i ' 0 ' GEO. K. AIKEN. .i . .! nnlformily thrououl the state If the counties cannot afford to prop erly mark the highways Ihe question sliniiid he placed before the legis lature fur a proper solution. before ihe people In the defense of his act "STAY BY THE PARTY" TO BE CAMPAIGN CRY IMI Tr.lX. Among Ihe interesting bits of pol iin.il wisdom promulgated by Hie in dustrlous press bureau of the demo-, cratlc party Is that Ihe state of Wash-1 ington win be carried by President Republican Leaders to Urge Wilson. How this is to be done was easily I explained by mentis of a telegram from Ole llaiisun. to Chairman Mc- Cormlck offering his services to the' l in ii t in ii ii .it in n al committee, while selling forth the power of Ihe pro Association to Stick For Straight Ticket As Do Their Opponents. gressive party In the Kvergreen state. 'Stay by tbe party," and "Vote a straight ticket," are going to be the To the uninitiated Ole's telegram wor,H Psssed down Ihe line by the might mean something The lllrm- republican leaders in Malheur coun Ingham Age Herald like a true demo- ,y ",Im f"" cratlc organ gave It a "top bend" nnd At Vale next Monday evening there declared that II was hut a straw show-.H going to be a meeting of the coun Ing how all the progressives of tbe ty central committee and the republl west would go. To Washlngtonlaus can candidatea for various offices to It Is a Joke perfect plans for a strenuous cam- The truth of Hie matter is that Ole palgn with the above sentiments as is nut for revenge. He wunts to Hie slogans This was decided upon linng Ihe hide nf Senator Miles I'ulii at Vale Monday when a few of the dexter to Ills real estate belt Ole , committeemen met nt the rooms of is visli because when lie was the the Vale Commercial club. Among progrsslve candidate fur I lie Tinted Hie Ontario party men were present ii. lie. by mistake, two years A W Trow, county chairman, E. 0. ago. Miles did not go lo the front for Halley, l I ll.un und (i K Aiken. Mm. hut remained In the east, and W S Csllin made the trip up with has now turned n double sominer Hie Ontario delegation In Mr. Trow's sault buck Into the republican fold car. There Is no progressive parly in After canvassing the situation. Washington, and has not been since which they all declared was most fav- December 1914 Its disintegration orahle for a big party vote th. I. u. has been general and complete in ev-jers united in Hie expression that a ery county In the stale, Including clean straight fight for a full pnrty Klug county In which Seattle is lo- vote was the proper procedure cated OK Hanson and nil his third ..why 10uld not , ,u.kt! HU( party associates can not rally 6000 ,... liey dlK.tarw, , Ihl. L llllIU 111 Yl I I k.MII 111 VL' uulllllllt.lll I. i . ,1 .-.-. w .....,.. ... B.w. ..... rtemocrttU yol0 De,n, ,,elr ,.,,, mighty date, to a , id miyoue ever hear of a democrat scralclilim bis He. 1...1 , I.......).... ..i - " """" "MU """'t ket iu Malheur county? Or any ibat many vote may serve Ole's pur- pUce ellM, for ,, llmter? pose, und unywa he is getting some notoriety. (lie knows It. Hut Ole Is good advertiser snd with a hoi race1, "This year," too, they declared, I "every republican nominee is of such character and experience that he or st:itlo Till: I'KOI'I.K.. he i entitled to tbe vote of any clt- There Is one. nnd only one, means, lien and there Is absolutely no rea dy which a political orguui.atiou can sou why any republican should refuse insure its perpetuity That is by to give his or her unqualified sup serwng the people When, thru long port to the full ticket from Charles tenure of office a political enteric Kan Hughes to the last place on the abrogates to itself powers not lulier- ticket " ent lo political office, its end is not Inn in mining WKM.s-KI(M .tl'VOCATK IN The flagrant wulaiinus of the civil TOWN. TVtaa law by the present national John Itigby of Vale, one of the big administration, together with the fi i,u -lers for the Wurmsprlngs project asco resulting from the elevation of 'rested from the labors of advocating untrained men In high diplomatic 1 1 hat big iinprin enieiit by making a uised ling of general trip to Malheur's metropolis Wed distrust among the independent nt-lnesday to receive the congralulaiiuns .1 l ol Hie country ,,, friends, and incidentally to truns- I'liese tilings have, more plainly act business than anything else stamped Hie dem m i.un parly as an organization for Hie promotion nf Southern democrats lo places on the public pay rolls. M wtK THK ROADS. Oregon, along witli all of Ihe states of the Pacific Northwest is seeking to divert tourist travel from Cali fornia and the Southwest The ob ject is. iu itself, commendable and can result iu much material benefit to Ihe stale It Is safe to say. however, that once a motorist makes the trip over the present highways from The Dalles to Ontario, lie will nut become a booster for Oregou roads mi his re turn home He will not carry witli liim pleasaul recollections of well With the Warm.ipriug project suc cessfully launched Mr. Kigby will turn his attention to drainage dis tricts and any other proposition for the advancement of t lie Malheur valley. I II. K Molt IX. UK KOK A COOL $4,000,000 HTATK l i.ii'i While a resident of Oregou's sis ter state, Washington, the writer has observed a few tilings about Oregon people The tiling that lias impress-, ed us most Is the loyally of Oregou- j T,,e Inrgest mortgage filed In ra ians to Oregou. Perhaps residents nt years In Malheur county was of Ihe state have Just taken this atti- t,'l recorded by County Clerk Dee- lude for granted and let it go at that, ! "ul fr W" Power company, but It Is nevertheless true that such which takes over Hie Electric luvest a spirit does not obtain in Washing- j ""' mpuy properties .In Oregon ton or any of the ueigboring states -nd Idaho. Why this should be we do not The mortgage covers all the corn know, but it seems that such a feel- pauy plants, lined and contracts and ing must be merited ami if properly Is part of the ie organization plan directed and means a great deal to- which includes a number of exten ward the growth and development of slons, the detail of which the oom t he state pauy officials have not revealed 7th Annual Malheur Sept. 19-20-21-22 Fastest Harness Races Ever Held in Snake River Valley Twelve entries for the 2:10 pace Six entries for the 2:14 trot 15 horses from California, 12 horses from Montana, 6 from Colorado, al so others from Alberta, Utah, Idaho Washington, Oregon and Wyoming. Over fifty entries in 2:20 class. Also fastest running races ever given here with many entries in each race Novelty races will be pulled off be tween the main harness and saddle races. Something doing every minute from the sound of the first gong to the last State will make Fish and Game ex hibit, said to be the best in the Unit ed States. Stockmen are going to have more and better animals then ever shown before. Fruit, grains and vegetables will be there in abundance showing what Malheur county can do in an off year The ladies are especially interested this year and have been working so they can excell all past displays.