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ONTARIO, MALHEUR COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1917 PAGE FOim (Eltr (Ontario Arcitui (Established 18) K. Aiken. Editor ami lnhU-hr. Published Thursday at OnUrlo, Oregon, and entered at th Ontario oat office for distribution as nd Una matter. SUBSCRIPTIONS Oae year 11.60. lx month f l 00 Three month 0e. Single ropy f.c nie riengv. I pledge my allegiance to my Flag aad to lb Repnbllc for whlrh It tend, one nation. Indlvlaahle, with Marty and Justice for all. a hallhn idol Tear ago Itohert M. LaPollette the Idol of a vaat number of American citizen. Especially wae he held In high eateem by thousand In WlaconHln and It neighboring atataa, where hi vicious attack on the) corporation earned for him the nickname, "righting Hob." It wa term of endearment, for Ihru the tax-lie of a demagog he poed a the It " friend or tne common pen- 80 popular did he become a Gov ernor and Henator that he waa a con tender of the presidency. Viewed In the llahl of hletory It mut be ad mitted that ini .-. . It. aMalMt ,!" Af. fw ..resident Roosevelt " me .nd w ,., country waa I. defeating Lerollette y m , n, bona. of ex-Pres den. Willi.. "d L Uw on w.r profit with the next la the Chicago convention of !. 1 ,- h alvlnr ... Z . 1 ivii.Mi -u. ., congress. In other word by giving It w then thl Ijaroiiette waa at .. . 1 wu in- iu .wealth nd those who handle It an ., height of hi popu.sr ly Whs of B,, cn.d ,. . calamity ll woud " onn ,.on.rewi w)ll .rv(, ,he . ike Untied State to haia hsd It,"'1""" " .. , I .a. ......... ..... .., for . 'r"""' "- ---., sshtht have been re-elected In IBIV I a man of his stamp. II seems almost a tho I'roxldenee In It wlndom la in behalf of the American to aave them from the bitter Ignominy of ui h n President His ;..'.:.. m ere of that day ere leaving hit aa one poaseased of the plague, a .!. revealed, not a they be lieved him to be. a demigod, hut a vituperative, despicable demagog, a Had leader of the blind, whose course will make his once respected ante a term of corn wherever true Americans meet. The Senate ran only do Itself Juallce by expelling him from It memherhlp. ItWWHIITlMI WKAI.TH. There I considerable discussion thee days about conscripting wealth, a well aa men. Such a phrase Is a handy catch for the sophist who would mislead the unthinking Many who have not given the quiiatlon av rlous consideration, or only half In vestigated what II would lead to. see In the failure of t'ongreas to pass auch an act an attempt to saddle Hie expenae of the war on those who are least able 10 bear Its burdens Id,! Is this th fact We do not waller to In the first place every aane man bellev that not a ceul ahould be made by any man or uuy corporation frum this Ml la the words of th soap box orator no man ahould he able, to coin the blood of America Into money. That certainly would lie I he iiase, hut how can UCh result be accomplished T That is the question. U the present time what America nuifi do, first of all. Is In a In the war !.! theories of taxation and economic problems go hang, now. win the war is the first and foremost consideration at this Him- To win the r Hie ef tlt-icm-v nt Kg Instruments at lisml l lag nxl ml all Important consideration llnvo Hi.' uinii.iU of die go el nun ill shown mull a degree of managerial capacity thai the people are willing to entrust their now overworked .1. partmeuts to take over at thl 1 Hi. problem of managing eierything 1(1 I lie. lulled Sll.lfh l.. Ilie waut the men who months slier they re tell ed appropriations of millions for air ships had not been able In add a single filer lo the snn or nmi in conduct the work of producing all (lie ammunition, all the guns. hulld U the thlpa needed ia this war' Do auch men think lhat government 01 nclals who with .SO, 00 prospective soldier si one army camp. au only provide 6.000 mil of dale rides should be given the (urilier liuslnaas .of duelling Hie private affair ot 100.000.00!) people? These slut emeu Ik are msde. not to discredit Ihe govei iniieni official who are facint the greiiteni ptohlcm man ever faced, ami are no douhl djoju their best ami performing mini wonderful things, but to show the ahaurditi of asking men In do th impossible Under private management factor law of all klmls for Hie inanitfa. t Br. of army supplies have shown won erful abllll hj relief rnim got 1 rnmental red tap thv liun- baea able to reach proportion that ronld hare resulted only after year of de lay In the maze of department rod tape 1et those men continue In control 1-ct them serve the govnrn ment In the capacltle In which they have been trained. Tx their war profits where they can be arrived at with accuracy, but to confiscate their property would merely drive them to other field of activity nnd the gov rnmont would lose that which It needs most In efficiency. There I another consideration Wealth I a volatile ubtance. It can withdraw from activity. It can be and I hid from the eyes of the government official. Any tsx roll proves that conclusively To take steps to confiscate wealth at thla time would be a colossal failure, Juat a It might be, and aa It eem to some. Wealth and the capital It rep resents would leave the country to Canada, to England, to Mexico, to Japan, to every nation where no su-h measure exist. It might be well lu that connection for those who advo cate the conscription of wealth to consider the fact thst tho they have been at war for years, have spent billions to our millions, that none or the warring nation have a yet en acted uch a law. Even autocratic Germany, hard preed tho he must be, ha taken uch a tep. There must be a reason for thl. and the reason Is found In their belief that wealth ued for the government pur- AnlM I better than wealth merely ,.... ., nvrnment. Hon best. Then aner me w.r when .il k... KMn tlirn to a more ' " - - - carefully planned scheme of taxation. a ytem can be devised for accom plishing what ought alway to be th aim of the government, making tho rltlten pay the cott of .he war and of all government, who can beet af ford to pay. Ontario I not the only community with water problem facing solu tion The neighboring city of Vale, according to many of It cltlxena. la In a serious situation. Its water mains need extensive repair. Thee repairs can not be met by the Issu ance of bond for the city I bonded lo Its legal limit, or thereabout It can not make the repalra by direct taxation for Hie taxes are high there now snd to Increase them would vio late the recently enacted law of lax- llmltatlon to an Increase of not more than 4 per cent, unless approved by th voters looking at It from ev ery angle Vale Is' up against a "war problem M'IMMI IN I'HK MM. II H IMK... The study of the Spanish language lakes the iranadfndency thl year at the Much school aa the Oermen ver nacular passe Into oblivion Super intendent Douglass explains this fact aa due to the Increasing commercial relations of this country with South America since the war with tier many, and the necessity of becoming (similar with the rtpanlah language that we may deal Intelligently. The unpopularity of Germany in th United State may account for the paaslng of the German language Into obllvloa Designed by Itollln II Whit, ilerdgaer of the laiuou White Motor Trucks Mr White has limit Hie t'lo4and Tractor lo perform all of the many tatkt requiring power oa every i.uin He has wade It eaay .0 operate, .lonouiu I to run, eay tu c-.-re 1.. 1 iud uliMvluialy dependable ui operation la II jo U l AT TH: DK.H II K V. W I'HK IH'tiUCV High apeed, hattvy duty 4 ilio iter Huoa tviou .', t point sprlug sutpeasluo Weight 276 lbs, heigiil. 51 lnchav wl-i.b 60 in length i 111 . cl -trance 11 la.. KOO ap Inches traction surface We carry t'owiplete liar of Parts Ut6 f o b KIH'I.ID, Hill!) VI. KI t- HHOTHKHH Established 1X00 . . . . NiuthwMt IMatributeri .. I'liKHk Hlk. ISu-tUml. tare. Refi Kradttreets, Duns or aay Rank A Steeplejack and An Aeronautess By W1LUAM CHANDLER We are likely to adopt for an ocrn nation what we have a patekin for. Tom Hurley aa oon aa be coold walk began to climb over the furniture, and bin mother wa In dread lett he get up on to a window till and tnmble out A few year later hla plac of blissful rest wa a treetop. Then be got to climbing water tpouta and trelllse on to roof, and by thl time, bring old enough to go to work, he became a teeplejack. Kmlly Radcllffe wta Milt upon tlml lar Hues to Tom Oorley. While KImii Kadcllff did not try to prevent bl daughter from rlaklag her neck In tn aeroplane, he wa vry much averee to ber marrying Tom Our lev to whom she bad become attached "What do 1 "ii want to marry a tee pleja. k forr be asked. "Hell break bl neck and lav 70a widow." "No more than I'll come down with a thump In an aeroplane and leav him a widower." wa (be reply. Tom had one nnfortanale trait He wa ipcotllhrirt Mr. Kadcllffa In order to get 1 be wblp band of him em ployed an agent to lend the young man II 'he money be wanted end draw the paper In such way tbtt If the fund were not ptld at maturity be conld ar ret Tom and 111 blm. Of coona Ihr fund were not paid, tad a constable ass aent Cor Tom. Emily got wind of th move and warad Iter lover. Tom kept an ey out for suspicion looking persona, end hen be saw man making be an for blm he ran for bl natural defense, a rhiin-h spire A tall elm aloed be Irte tbe building, snd Tool, catching a lower limb, polled hlmeelf op and wa toon In the topmost brancbee. Th oust Me followed blm. tad Tarn. climbing out oa a hraurb overhanging the ebunb, dropped to the roof. The constable followed, aad Tota, w ho had limbed the steeple before and knew every projection, climbed up to where the cone begau. There we lightning red running to a point above the apex, and Tom went up ey n ana eel on th ball, holding to th weather vane. nd wa mora than the eonetahle dared do. He descended by the way be had come snd. once en the ground, Mil ed himself .0 starve out tbe cul B) 11. Ha had a good view of Tern, who mint come down aooner or later aad give himself up. Now It happened Ilia! Emily needed .0 do some shopping that mornlug and aaaina Ihe , luinh taw ber lovar car olled on the apex of the church pie nd Ihe .-ni.tal.le below watching htm like a dog eying a coon. Hh look in tbe tl.ua. ion at one,. She must help her liner iU of hit emlierrtMinent. hut how? Various plsnt suggested tberaselvea. There eemel no way to help blm utile she could feed aim. and to comey food to tbe lop of a sleeple wss Bag sii easy thine to do. I have It r the atd presently, and away aha went to put In pm the a plan the bed thought of. Going home, she made up a luncheon ami put I. In pstlrtsiat-d box. to which the attached ball of I win. Tben ab got 0111 her eiM'laiie and. rlalng In the air. mad for a oint above the eleeple wber T.uu waa a prleoner. Tom aaw ber and took heart. rcllng als.vr lb aptre. the gradually draw nearer to lietat where the cuuld lower th box to Tom. He mad several attempts to -etcb tg ud st lst succeeded Then he broke th twine, opened the box and pmeeed td to refresh himself The constable eyed tbe proceeding with cbtgrtii. He repuiled 1. I hi prtuetpaU wbo sit word to hlw that tbe pilsouer eouki hot e.ey where he wts foreier gsTtfj with food, and to keep oa the job. So I be coaatable bad hlu food supplied from a raa.aurant Tom looked down ou bl enemy eating comfortably from a table brought him for Ihe purpose aud wondered which of ihe two could bold out tbe longer. When eight came eel oral tstisiaura were I hi own around the church to B.xm the prisoner escaping under roier of tbe darknees. Tom w lined The weather was chlllr and lowering, and he did not relish the kind of t bed be wae subjected tu for even a tlugl sicht Kmlly lay awake that nlgbt. thinking of her luirr on his perch and 1 .I 11 be fall aiep. tumble off and be dasheil to death ir aha could lower a box to Tom why on id tbe not lower a rope to which h might cliug aad that be carried away to safety Aa toon as day came th true, got eu. her aeroplane and. lath ing a si. il M.p to ll. knotted at latwr tala gad t uooa at tbe eud. silled for 1 be tleeple When Tow taw her com lug Ii tuppoeed tli wit brlugtag blm bis breakfaai; hot, teelug th daugltug i-iH. he aaw at utic wba. It uieeal and felt etery conldeoce Bvovktag Kmlly could piece I. wlihlu bit raach. A good liK-k would bar II. th tm .weded (be drat time h tried in atll 1 uk right over him a ail lbs rope grated UU shoulder. The dangerous part ef (he maneuver wa leaving hit seat without the rupe biag wreochsd from his hold He managed .hit dextrvuaiy aud aa soon free from tbe spire lew red himself to the uooa and. getting nht ktgt into It aa. a It Tbe guard below, seeing Ibsir pri otier tall away iupndd from au aero plsue. garaHi tbe wstrh and departed Tom and ki ui 1 It .W. ended at a vll lai miles dlstau. from lhatr borne anrt d ided lo be married. After beluii united by a country paraoa tbey went lit k to the bride's fibr and were foi given. But Tom left tbe piifelon of steeple clliuluiig snd weu. into bus! use with hi father lu law. ffhelrguif $radeatXcme Patrons Ontario Stores The man who is willing to advertise his goods, has good goods to sell or he would not tell you about them It will pay you to investigate the goods sold by these firms who use these columes, They will serve you with good goods, at the right prices. You Can Get What You Wantin Ontario A Good Bank In a Good Country rlRMT RATIONAL BARK Capital and Surplu I100.000 eeee see llds Stove Kurnltnr. Disbar w rod Second Hand Goods Bought and Bold M.IHIKUX'S KM II AM.. STORE l.nolsums. Bicycles, Sawing Machine. Trunk ssoeteeee teeeeeee commercial and Job TratlBg Th Art Studio THK ART HTTDIO J r Kldd, Prop Photograph, Portraits aad Vlaw seeeeeeee Fresh and Bait Meat PA LACK MEAT MARK err H. H. Tunny, Prop. Our 9rvlc Will P1as Tou eeeeeeeee Pastery t'onfactionary I'lmi'V HAKKHV Makara of Kream Krul Bread aaeeeeee Dellverlsa . I. Hit. I. I- UA1RV 1 e,,n Kldrdge, Prop. Special l)tlverls tor all occasions ee Wagons llii.ks Buggies HTt ImmmwJUml HJUkH 0Qg ri)KAllt) OK t'TAH. There are None Better Thsn the .-v udi linker Kxperl Kepartng W. W. LK'lltON Watches Clocks, Jewlery, Cut Ulaas Gold mid gilvar PUl WC UIVB SKHVICB THAT BBKVKS" ONTARIO NATIONAL BANK W Invlt Your Buslnsss on the Balals of Socurily and Aci uracy COwa- linu.l flood Itrrigg ON'TAHIO HAIRY O. Blngaham. Prop. We can Kurnith Milk or CrUui tn iJtrge guanines Kodak Statioary ONTARIO PHAHMM The Corner Mruge Store Th ftexall Store Fountain Service That I'leaaea t s e e Ontario's Only Tailor B. OOPB Haie Yoar Suit Made Just Kor YOU eeeee .......... Olaaaware, Crockery, Tinware THE VARIETY STORE C. E. Commlags, Prop In our Lines We can Save You Money No Order too I.arge None too W II AON BROH. The Grocers No Loag Walts No Short Weights as aeee PHONE d-J PHONE aaiumiun .v- -iv. i. PRINTING--at th right arte Th Argua OlBc. PMUffTg 4t-d PHONE department A TRIUMVIRATE OF REAL EVILS Factors Which Affect WM Being ot Farmers. BAD BOOK WORST ROBBER. W.sth.r, tetsi end Needs Ctnaote Largely te the InBueneee ef Nursl Lift All Are Fastere In Fvr 4 th Mail Order Heoe end AgsiesM Lel Merehant. ICoeyrlghtes. !. f Thomas J. ullil West he 1. hooks snd roads contribute largwH lu lb iullueii.ea of m.Hl lITa Hsd weather aud lied red u lex.k. Aud honks lhe ay are tbe light bouse creeled in Hi great eea of time. They are iiui.irr who Inatroit us wHbuul rod r ferulea. Wllboot word or snger. "Iihuiit bread or money. If .tun seuratfc Ihein tbey are nut aslceii If V-u eek them Ihey do nol hide If .v. luieler Ibeyido nut w-ukl. If you ai. Igmwant .bey du net laugb. Hut the wors. BtlnsM In "" la world I id Imok I. h mug been lb devils pulley to keei lh- nisseee f insnklnd lu lauorsiue. but. hiidlng that they will rd. he Is doing all lu ' bl power .0 polaon their luniks. Now. . I let'a tee wha. iur rursl friend Is read 1 lug. Oh. rara avis! t)h. Ixsik wlthnul ... 1.1 jisrsllel III the niaior.i u cw"""' tkeairm-tlen! "Tbe boik 1 s huge l torial. trh-olored retsil cstslugue The csislogue f mull order hoiisee I arc kind of leaky hnal mi the ws.ers I of teiuldsllou; some ef Hie tempts. loa will get in snyhnw Mu s areet Hlp Tee. Whet I more iistural with gloom, darkaes. rain sad mud surrounding s fsrmsr or tubiiriitn dweller, when to lent lire forth mean either a afrlac of self faithful horse, than for blm tu turn to the alluring i-alalogue for In. ih pastime aad a means of proenr In lb net-eeearlet of lifer Thus It u lis seen that the third and Isest fgctaf Is fsior of the catalogue house I- mill Urn 1. essureil by his deeds': sadl It ..ins - , ore tin 1 sflet insslerhig the ail of i. Uiug the stars, discoloring ih . . i-.- of th. iilaneta, )trIMag IB Ir. iiiuiialri ihr lightning, the m 1 " i I11.1 iiibii Ihwb his lu blllly to .ouuuer lb one great prob lem which Is proi lug kiu-h a draw hcV lo ihr heel eipreeaiou of bl life lu urn . districts ss far as soclsl snd I'ommerclsl londltions sre conoaftaaw. Poor mads seem lo be hla heritage, his lusster. A country's stability U measured by it agrlcultiirsl lmiurtau. a Ihe well lelug of a tm 1 Ion I like a tre agriculture is its root; IndiiNtri snd cotumen-e are Its branch snd 11 life If the root Ih- Injured the leavea fall, tbe brancbee break away and the tfSJg diss Community pride begins where 1. i grlciillur leaves on, aud laitb are riiuil nnd iuseiarahle lu their imiior tan 1- lo a health?, happy, tuccwaaful 1 xUteni for m.111 . j Blu Crass BJads Ar 1 1 - .L....- ... .1.1.. !...,.. .uk !. a 11 I a m.u.c 10 unif iuii'uku hit t blue grass dlatnct uf Krniin-k). wliere I tty have wha. they call macadaBi j kted turupikes l'bea roads ar th .equal f aay pgvd city t.rt aad ef i-vurs ar paesahle at all seasons leg th year.. Tbt coat approximately fS.UOU per tail The hlghwais In Ken I tut-ky ar frvu. thlry lo sixty feet in width it is estimated that were ta blghwtys st llliu.Ma twgulsted to fifty feel I.tsaMaJU could Im sdded to tbe wealth of the farmer of tbe state That alone would build mure than aVtinu ' mils of road San llsAAOftjan. This country today has abant aVgm ! miles of public highway, ou which It is estimated thai th people of the reoutry ar spendlug tl&O.UUU.taW u naaliy. Mtatittics say ee alto spend giMi.umiiai for alcohol. tUfitOJtBOpBO ! fei (oliaci-u. giui it 1- uld lhat lb .. I dls spend fMaTkttkl.is. irnrly for alL,,., If til t-Tmoi-j ..m.i L . ' pruprisleil for road l.ullii.ii we could have a turnnik lo the nam Patronize Ontario Stores U. 8. TlrwB Auto Livery e Aecessorlea a e THE RORD UARAtlR . Rrhm Haywee, Maasir, . Agent for Ford Motor Car eeeeeeeeeeee Dvloplaf Printing Amateur Finishing Pric Lltt e THK HMIXKLL NTI'IHO a Enlarging Copying eeeeeeeeeeee Hey Omln gaafeg, Poultry Supplies e CAM! GRAIN fOMPANi Forwarding eeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeee GET A BAXON! AXON HALE GO. A. S. Brown. Agent. It's An ides) Car eeeeee teee Breeding Htok Inottdator Poultry rtappltea ONTARIO PRODUCE CO Oao. How, Manager, Wholesaler in Poultry and Egg a aa PKOPLrTN PRMHAARY sod repair work, Ladles snd (lent shoe shining parlof In onne Hon. All work liuaranteed e a. aeee Steam, Hot Wtter. Air Heating V. H. vi i Mm . A iinriM. a COMPANV Plumbing and Sheet Metal Work Indian Motorcycle and Supplies Cleaning. Pressing, Kanarlag ONTARIO MODERN PKVNHART W. C. Baamguard, Proa. Suits Mad to Measure teeeee eeeeeee . C. C. CoraoU Art Needle Work Oil Painting. Novelties e MILIJNKRY ART sTTORE e HULL 9 HARKKLL Royal Society Good THE STORK THAT SAVES YOU MONEY NADKRM' Call Again! Edison Pbonogrsph Sheet Music W. 1- TINNER Real Estate, ICcutal luauranca Sheet Muaic Kocords .. e I'm 1 1 I I. IMPLEMENT CO. Dealers la Farm Machinery, Wagons Blacksmith Horseshoeing I'lliM-fcK Ml. At KhMITH MUOP G W and Wm. I.yells, Established In Malhaur County la the Year of 1884 Wood Work a Specialty We haudle everything iu Second Second llund Goods Why pay a bigh pric for a new e article when we can supply yoar e needs with one slightly uaedT O. V. KRANKUN'H e e Second Hand Stor ' THE ARGUS PHONE 4t-J If its Job Printing. You wlah W win plant you We ar ready it all time to quote price on ail yoar printing;. St.