TllKONTAHK. UM, OSTAUIO. IMCUI.N. BtMU JANUARY 2. 10l
Sty? (Pntarin Argue
GEO. K. AIKEN, Editor and Publisher.
Published Thursdays at Ontario, Oregon,
And entered at the Ontario jost office for
tintribution as 2nd class matter.
BlHSCHIITIONS.
.One ' .-i i- $1.60
THE PAST YEAR
During iw Ontario lias been an ex
ccptional oonnnuni. j . No other ait) of Its
size in the intermonntein country lias wit
ncsscil the development end Improvemenl
mode here. It is true that practical! nil
his improvement has been of a public im
tuir. Imt oerer the less it has been nub
stantial. lias been needed and without it the
-it would n"t be in a position to go for
ujinl during the dcvelopmenl era thai s
before lis.
Of eOUTM the most important im
provement was the Municipal Water yn
tern. The eiU has heen able, in spite of
adverse conditions to const ruct a water s t
tem giTing pure, soft water at coal of
slightly more than $100,000.00.
The svstein was built and completed
within the contract time which in Itfl Nell
was an accomplishment ill note, in view ol
the shortage of labor and material. There In
llo doubt thai the almost complete ahseliee
of phoid this year has heen due to the in
stallation of the new system.
Heside this there is now undei' con
st ruction, and soon to be finished, a com
plete sewerage system for the Baal side of
track. Bl this betterment there is added
to the desirable residence section of the clt J
many blocks. This improvement looks to
the future tojiisti!' it. in a measure, Imt in
time the wisdom of the Council will no doubt
he evidenced. The health and sat'et of the
people of that section justified It even now,
Outside of the city, Imt of equal on
portanee to it, there has heen constructed
the Malheur Drainage system. B) thin mi
provement , for which nearly $150,(1(10.(10
lias heen expended, several hundred Here
of land will he reclaimed, and better tiil
other hundreds of acres will he protected
from the dangers id' saturation.
Owing to the high st of labor and
material there has heen little buildilia III
the city, hut there is still a margin of safet.v
in that respect for the ciiy has not entireh
overcome the effect of the dry wave which
relinquished buildings used for dispensing
purposes ill the old days These of course
will gradual!., he taken for other purposes.
In tin meantime, however, Ontario has
room for new concerns and can look forward
to their advent in the not distant future.
Next week Ontario will have a new
city government. Mayor .loncs and nil i
sondes will have many problems befoiv
them for solution. The ArgUI wishes them
good luck and bespeaks for them aln
OparatJ if the people Such co operation.
if given whole heartcdl will aid -reath
m their efforts to make Ontario a better
city in which to live.
Ws-j Sss WS.s
HONORABLE NEW YORKERS
The people ol America Will apploe ol
the action Charles E. lliiuhes and utllCI
eitisens of the Empire Bi ite In their refusal
to serve on tin committee represeutiUM tic
city, in charge of receptiouH for the returned
sohliers, so tous as William Randolph
Hearst is a ineinher.
It is hard to conceive ol a more delih
crate and uncalled tor alVroiit to the people
ot the United States that that winch Mayor
llylan has perpetrated iu inakiug 'he un
speakahle Hearst Cliainnaii of that impoi
taut committee If tin -ovcininciit at
Washington would name some other port
ew York would he nerved rightly
When one thinks of the attitude Hearst
and his pnhlicatioiis, have taken during the
war; of lnw until long alter we entered the
eoiillict he was .lose to licmstorff, accord
nig to the statements made by Witnesses at
the Senate investigation; of how he was
sought to create disciisioil SUlOUg the allies
of his compounded acts f pacifism am!
obstruction, all absolutely un-American am!
disloyal) is it possible to conceive ot &i
reason why he should he chairman ot tic
reception committee to i;ivet the nun re
turned from the trenches .
W'hv should these men he insulted
thUfl W'h should they he made to rtH'ou,
nils as the representative of the greatest
cit in the laud, a man who had his advic.
heen followed would have had them pla
an ignoble part I Not only that but a man
whom German representatives described a
their "best friend.'
William Randolph Hearst is just, what
he has always heen. a supreme egotist lb'
has endeavored to enforce his wilful Idea
on the American people thru his which cir
ciliated papers in various sections id' the
union lirostitutinu the press lor Ins ueia-
rioiis nurnoscs. Hi' has been a national
menace, and yet the Tammany Mayor of
New York attempts to give him vuidivi
cation by making him chairman of tin m-
mittcc which will have charge ol the re
CCption for most of the men who fought for
the ven ideals that Hearst ptlOlicatlons DC
littled. Think of it. Is it not a disgrace to
the entire nation f
Thank Cod there are such melt M
Charles K. Hughes who will puhlicallv re
buke such an attempt. Would then- were
more of them. BO that the Sachems at Tain
mam would realise emphatically that linn
organization can not insult the American
people with unpuiutv
BOOST THE OWYHEE PROJECT
If cvei there wrts a time for united ac
tion on the part of the people of Kasleru
Malheur coiinU. this is that tunc Alter
Anproi.riatinu moneys by the millions the
authorities hack in Washington arc no
longer skitish about small appropriations
such as would he necessar. for the Imild
tag of the Owyhee reclamation project
Imt that is not the only reason for SC
tion. The Owyhee project bus the endorse
mint of the department, or rather had it.
and can secure it attain, no doiiht If concert
ed action is taken.
There is, perhaps, no more Feasible
project in Oregon than the Owyhee project
f Vi-'tniiih tin re is nolle that Would put het
tor land under cultivation, in a hotter ell-
mate,
There is no tune for delaj . The project
should have the endorsement of all the or
ganisations in this section. Its merits
should be placed before the recently organ
lied State chamber of Commerce for en
iloisiinent. and likewise the State rrigS
tion ( 'oimrcss-. Aiid'whcu the rime conns to
send representatives hack to Washington
good strong men should he selected so that
its claim for consideration may ! adc
quately presented.
Vvss VAV, Wsy
POTENTIAL RESOURCES
MABEL'S MISSION
By CARRIE QREENWAY.
The lack of the power, "to see uursels
as Ithers sec us," of which the Scotch poet
lamented, i.s a sad handicap indeed to most
individuals, and to communities as well.
Witness the revelations which the visiting
officials from O. A. '. presented roneerninu
the relative richness "i Malheur eoutit.t
lands.
Of course there have heen inan eiti
ens who have been convinced that this is
indeed a rich section of Oregon, hut lew
there Were alllollg the IliaiP residents nj
this section who would have ventured the
assertion that this is the er richest por
tioll of tin entire state.
Likewise our guests ol reeeiit date in
formed their hearers that this land is not
prudueing half of its NMudhilitieH Ikh'SUw
ol I'aultv use. This is not a pleasant truth,
tin' admission uf which will iu doubt he de
nicd i many. But there is no doubt a great
deal of truth in the statement, and then
are some anion- us who are willing to ,id
nut it entirelj
That being true what hctter resolution
could he taken h the producers of this
tipll tor the new year than to res,, he to in
vestigate for theinwdvew the truth of pro
p ssoi 's statement and endeavor t" inak
tins rich soil yield its most abundant hai
vest. That, would turn t,, good aeeount the
recent irrigation school. It Would he cap
italising in the proper maimer the desire ,
prCSSl'd! "to sec OUreelu as ithers see Us."
on miiB
WHY?
TIM Argus would like to ask the CoiiuU
Court why it has appealed from the oWii
ion of tile District ()Urt III the High School
tuition case '.
Was it done from pure pique at (hiding
itself "reversed b a higher court '"
One of the reasons which Comity Judge
Geo. W Mi Knight nave for his iv election
was: "1 have never been reversed bi u
higher court." .lust what had this spirit of
pride to do with the late determination to
appeal 1
r,. hurt, n arai etaaalag "P "" ,
Tlw upstair Rlrl, anxwerliiK Mi ring
ft.r h liiririr areata haaki-t. nlmoxt fi'll
down the Inn k atalrs In Imt hurry to
Spread 1 1 1 MW1
OovlBftOO Imd come to hoard at
IM.' Hi :nU' '-1 throe yt'tifx before nnd
.siriii- the, m dm rnutil rtcall having
MM Un' I'M' "f tin- daak, A lltlli'
pact in treat Jut inrif.' noofk '"
writ,' apoa. arai kapi fWrtjt rtai i j t
for tin- r."t Cnrtagtoa wnmtt i" fain
n iri,i' in ill,' ,,,nfiisi,m ii.- maintain
ol :,n. I boaatfid that ! eoaid Hnd nny
iIiIiik ha wanted at nMNMBt'l
tiro.
At tin' "Hi. . ttiv daal araa m rupn
1,'iisly unit. I, lit tli." r..tl tOfl In Ml Mlt-
tltiK room, u-,',1 tor lit 'i- 1 ""
t-. ..tii. M" araa pHH Ml "l"1 i"'
"iM'i" aw) bonka,
It niliflit liv lontltnti'.l M fnt n-
othri ii.'",' jraara nut Onrtngtnai
rpKtlc". Ha f"iiti'l the otilinr ,a-
pan 'ion. !" Staatrleal a4vartla
nmti aaiSa no aajptal t" hta. aad
t...ok-. arara iBtatatajMt,
In lil" roallaaa aaawaf Monod the
ronin h ntt.-iition iii attracted bjr
ii,,- il.sk. BBd Inklne lot" tl"' 'liiilr
ha beajaa. t, It mi aaj Rata al hwat,
:i ii n.'vri , paHaaj aad aoon N
u hwdty wiatad in r unit orat
"Irl loltr-r mi, I iWnrnrfWng thno of
ii.. fintiii'i' iBtataajt
Mnl',1'" l'tt"'. of ronrp. U kpl
l ,rn,i tl"' top "to ltli tli
Yala i"''k' Wall, pnrimps it aroatd )"
rift , ,..,r ,,;... ",it too, Roajanca
ma ,i. ad HofcoS rrlttoo bat Mm pro
poaal ha aaomol fewaMa ta :; iha la it-
...ii and had adiaSl "' -'"" ""' SV'
hbiiIii until "iir aajawaf i'"'",v" fSW
,fl, I I ii foitnlKlit ngn.
III. afM emaJM ii SBO In nn ad
rtrtt in, 'in in n tiioitrinii papor ttwt
foriii,',l pnrt of th. llttrr of lil- ,1,'nk.
"Oooaldar aUoaiaa poSi fMt"
It ran. That was what ho 'i iotpg,
Mahal hmi aat arai hUtn th braaMa
t" ntiMwrr.
II,. vl.loiiKly thrunt the papal Into
ii,,. Imxk.'t ini'l I'anulil up n li'tt.r It
vi. that ehaaS for hhl tailor. Hv hail
i n poatttfa ha had aaaUai Haiti tha
xuhHoenii'iit iirKnin.'nl had ri'Killli'il In
n trniiMfiT ,,r iii patvoajajja, yet han
n- Mm i k -.till iniiii". II" araa
rntiiiT k'liot i tut t ha hint aaaaaaaajaoi
Ihr , Irunlnii up proivan.
Thnro wn niinttivr envriopa aaSat
Cm I'M'" of ninsiiiiir raparta, Ha iir,
It out :iml hi. fur,' hlanclHMl li "ii-
tin. lattar M haihol in laaaa faaha
Ion It hait allppad Int., tin- tani;li
Id,. ,,sl; II.- i.ii.iiiIh.. Ii.' Iill'l
wrltl.'ll a iiiiiiiImt of ollior lattaH at
the JUime tlmr Whrn lie hail done In
lapped n rnl'liiT hand ahout them and
hud kIoii tli, 'in to one of the fellowa
In take out. "
What rould Hhe think or hlinT He
had ,'euaed Ilia i-iiatomary vlalta and
had not ev.'ii wrlttou. He allppid "lit
of hU hoii-..- coat and Into hla dinner
In, kot 'I'h, to waa a telephone In the
low.r hall. I'i-rhap Mabel had not
aone out.
It waa hat mother who anawered,
iiilh.r frlKldly. with a certalu note
of illsappr.mil In Iut volrr Mnl'l was
in, hat aha araa m and ha4aaMa to
her room She did not think that alie
, ould "' ' Mr. I'onIiikIoii
Hut Oovlagtoa was paaajataaj and in
Mm mi ha eaJMi panahaSai hi aaa
llo r,,iin,i Iut pale, artth uitoum llnea
In hat fail' MM tried to lailKh It off
Imt In- would not have It ao.
I bare " apart laHretf tui-aaaie
for o.il." In- iiiinouiii ed "It -liouM
not bare hi-.li a 1,'ttiT at all, hut I
uuoi. I'm a oort of moral mward
"Aioiiow. i araa ahaaahai ap mvdeak
al id" boaaa taHalaJhl ami i (aaart ihis
I tlioiu'lit It had heiii aent two weeka
aaja."
l..it.T- nflen k" aatray." aln- com-
i.ni.il :i ah -lr. ti'li.'.l out Iut haud
In rreetre a
"It aaja in fault " ha aald liumbly.
Von ".' IW I denk up at MMhaejM
anil I'm- oith.r pridid mvs.lf upon Ita
rnafuatun. ToatajM ' aataajai It up.
lux to have aoaaathtat to do. and I
found 'in' i.-tt.-r "
S.mii.iIiIiii; In IiIh loin- ..nivoyed lta
Import ami aha etoarty hrefea the aeal
ami plaarod Ihreaajh the aaaaaala. At
l.isi lir look) 'I up
s,. tiutt la the roaaaa I have not
heard from poa lall," she aald. "I
wondered thai you forgot the Apollo
,oni-iTt."
That la "lily one count," he aald
humbly. "I did not bring the letter
eipeottag that poa would give the
BUM answer 1 hoped for two weeka
ago. I Just wanted you to aee that I
waa uot quite na bad aa you thluk I
am."
"I did uol give it great thought."
she mild, while the red, Hooding her
fa,.-, deuled her wonts "I thought
(hat perhaps you were engruaaed Iu
aoiue Important deal."
"Tills Is the most Important 'deal'
Iu a man's life," he laughed a lit
tle bitterly. "Aud I have bungled It
hadly."
"I'lty Is akin to love," she reminded,
"and do you kimw, Frank I think I
have a mlssiou."
' And that?" he aaked hoarsely.
"To keep that desk straight," she
smiled.
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