THE I'AHlo AllUUS, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1919 Styg (Ontario Arnua OKO. K. AIKEN, Editor and Publisher Published Tim todays ;it Ontario, Oregon, aud entered at the Ontario pott office fur distribution as 2nd class matter. SUHSCRII'TIONS. One Year $1.60 CAPITALIZING OPPORTUNITY Tim o j ears ago Ontario was engroi d in tin.1 discussion of one question, almost t the i solution of all others. Thai question was the building of the Warmsprings rrri gation system. And what, a vision of ir '- parity for this oommunitj was pictured the public when that system should I"' bllill "Wh. it will make Ontario s town of ;:,ruiior 1,000 people." " It will bring 2000 people into this val lev within Ontario's trade radin-." "It will make prosperous, rancher that are now just getting b living." "it, will he the biggcsl thin- that could ever happen for Ontario." These are just a few of the tnanv stat ments that were made at that time, and tie men who made them believed their to be true. And the Argus believes that tin I were trin Hut the Warmsprings irrigation svs , in the community he has shown b making ; Ins investment; hut that i- all. At that should the argument of the prop rtj owner he mamlisth illogical it should he re.. nized as such and forgotten We bavi aristocracy of wealth in America no fran chise based on property own rship, the of the people anil the eoniniunitv should In . and is recognised a- the one and only theory upon which our government rets, nation, -fate, county or city. ten is now so far toward completion thai il i au he called assured. The dam is aim I completed. Work on the distributing sya tern has mi far progressed that ptircns are guaranteed In their contracts that wn tor will hi' available for 1020 crops. And yvt what is Ontario doing to he nailv to meet the increased business thai will r Milt . Men who held such high hopes of pro pcrit now arc opposing one of the gruatcHl means of attracting these settlers to Ontn no as their trading center. They would de laj preparing lor them until tin men are on the land ami have made their busillPHK con neetioiis, elsewhere, perhaps. The coming of these sett his will so n, crease business here, if means are taken to si cure their trade, that the enhanced value will absorb the cost of the effort. Ontario should not by failing to improve tie -h. and cleaning up the eitj drive the trad away from Ontario. Now is the time t" act Let any difference that might exist as to tie kind of paving, the engineer, etc. i settled. Let the property owners objecting and the men who favor get together and agree on tin program to be followed, and then proceed t prepare the city for the prosperity that will be hers if an ofcbrs is made to secun it. Thai il one of the reasons, in the opill ion of those who favor paving at this tun win Ontario should prepare itself for tie progress that is bound to some. Lei Ontn Ho place itself thus iii posit inn to attract tin men who will conic here to live in the vail- t to this tit as their natural trading point A COMMON MISTAKE One of the most common mistaken tin t men who are owners of property make is li assuiiH that ownership carries with il tile right to determine all public questions m the community in which thej live. With r tie ow ne i ship of oroperty, nor the pav iii" i I nf taxes reaches that height, any more than poverty deprives a man of American citizen ship or disfranchises him ' When it comes to discussing a publi policy man property owners leave out oi consideration the element which makes their property valuable; that is the people who in. in th immunity it is the uuui her of people who live bore, pav rents, trad at tin teres, travel the streets and do all the things that imn do in an 10111111111111' that gives the property here what value u possesses Wlt!l"lt these i. !. tin lots that are held bv men and women in Out. Would he worth 110 more than tlnv were 0U years ago. Of course the ranchers admit the .it v. the men and women of the interior who uotll here to trade; the railroad imn who liv, the number who pass hv , and all tin v ai mu . elements that may be considered plaei dif ferellt vallle.s i,n the properties held. Hut after alb it is the presence of people in aim around the city who desill to trade ami change products that give prop rty its val Ue. That is the foundation of value, and since it is, therefore, the vimkI ( the pcopl of theeity as a whole, rather than the inter si of the property owner alone, should ) the Arsl consideration in determining tin need for pavements, or anv othei public improvi nicui. In this matter the propi it uwuci should be heard and deference given hid iews, jnst as any other person li lug in the community should be beard. 1'erhaps t,. a thrive more stress might be laid on the property un tiers' views because oftbc faith OWN YOUR OWN HOME Out of (he discussion that has arisen over the paving question has come straight thinking on the part of many eiti B0U8. It was well Raid at th public incit ing, "what Ontario needs is more homo own ing residents who take a pride in tin ir Inane, in their town and its institutions." That Ontario .should engage in more home building is c rtain. We need home now to cure for the people who want to comi In re to live. There are many men who wnnt to own a home of their own. There are nil II who will final such undertakings. Tin . two should be gotten 1 ti ther. and then Ol! tario call take its place in the growing com munities of this section. There has bocil sp( relation hereabout. concerning tne causes which nave lean 10 the development of building in Nampa and 'aldwell There is no 111 i d for t hi lation. It is simple enough. The pcnpll down there realized that prosperity' w.i coming their waj and would bi hastened hi action on their part. Therefore thej insti tuted an "Ow 11 ionr Own Home" campaign1 with the result that when the movemcill go! -tailed it went forward with vim. Sin h H campaign can win in Ontario ton. It n im to the people here to determine win tie 1 not the city Will grow. Recording to (be reports of Icadiiif thoritiei there mus1 be built 1,700,000 re idences in England, Prance and Belgium in the IM- X t few v ears. America is several hundred thousand homes short right now. And this being true there is a demand for material sin h as the world has never known. What does that meanf It means that prices nf mate rials will not he less (.r s,,ine v ears in crime, So that present prices should not d toi anvoni from buifdiiiy NOW. Kueh action will assure Ontario Immediate prosperity and progress THANKS TO PORTLAND AND PAT Eastern Oregon business men and eiti ens gcucrall.i must revise their attitude to ward Portland and Multnomah comity. Prom la nee forth it should be an IWpOplI lar pastime for Rat in Oregnnians, espee iall residents of the irrigation districts, ; il their hammers aid east aspersions at tin Inads of citizens of the metropolis t times ii shuiild be remembered in this 11 that to Portland is due credit for the ..i of iln Gallagher ameudmeul to tin titution permitting the guarantee f Ir rigation and drainage distriH bond . This fa. t not ony should be remember eih hut it should he a i .reeiat ed. Purtliei inore our appreciation Hiiould be made mat. ifest b our actions. The commercial hodfc of this section should pass resolutions ii' ' "id thanking the people of Portland I" their assistance m this matter, hut urgin the placing of business now and hen wherever it is possible, with our Portlam linns Allll W lllle ills, ussin- the subject I Arus would call attention to the fact that :t uas h'eprt (tentative P. .1 Gallagher f Ontario who introduced this measure in tin legislature and to whom credit is din- foi sec u rin i' it passage, There is no doubt ths this is the bluest piece of constructive Ii ;. station ever enacted for the benelit of Kasl in Oregon, ami is an aehievi lllcllt in vvhnl .Mr. Gallagher can take just pride, and foi which, too. his constituents should give h l credit FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT "llollestlv 1 d,i not believe the people ! this Malheur and Snake liner Valleys real ize what a great country this is." observed B. P. Johnson of Vale, the other daj he continued. "1 have just traveled over 1300 miles in Eastern Oregon and have seen the alfalfa in almost every section, except here, frost bitten and hugging the ground. Tllell when We dropped over into the Ma hciir Vallev u was ilk. getting into a differ iiit land to see the crops standing Ktraighl or already falling before the mowers, M who live here cannot realize the difference. lint the difference means that this country is nst starting to grtw." hon't forget th ah- Chautauqua Six da s ,,f real eitjo incut and t duel treats JUNE WHITE SALE This White Sale will present Money Saving possibilities for Saturday and Next Week. Every item means sav ings that cannot be had again for a long time when this event is over. There Wil' be Many Items on th? Surgdn Counter not Mentioned Here. SHEETINGS in I pri poeiill bleached sheeting' the best there is at regular price, dime bite Sale 63f. H I bhaeh-ii sheeting, good quality, June Whir Sale, 38c 10 inch pillow 1 llbing, Strong and durable, June W lute Sale 35c TUBING and CASES 12x36 pill- w esses dune White Sale i ! :'' pillow cases, best quality, June White Sale . . . 15x36 pillow eases, best quality. June White Sale . . 15c 35c 38c TOWELS lluck towels, good size and qualitl . dune White Bale .... 18c Turkish towels, dune White Sale' 18c We value, good size dune White Sale 32c 50o value, g,,(M size and uality 42c WHITE WASH GOODS Psirfhu suiting. 36 inehes wide material suitable for middies, dresses, aprons and skirts, launder beautifullv, regular 66c valiif JllUe White Sale ." 46c Regular Mo value, dune White Bale . 37c FLAXON and VOILES h inch voile, the sheer quality that you like so well t.'ic values, JuneWhite Sale . . 35c values, dune White Sale 36c 27c LADIES VEST For dune White Sale 1 lot at 12V2c; 1 lot at 18c NAINSOOK '. s a. nainsook in 12 yard boxes, regular $4M value, dlllie White Sale nainsook, .June White Sale h c nainsook' dune White Sale INDIA LINKN 90e quality, dune White Sale lac quality . dune White Sale LONG CLOTH 35e 36 inch bridal longeloth, June White Sale . 45c, .'Si inch bridal longeloth1 dune White Sale $3.25 .58 .33 15c 10c 29c 34c MUSLIN :iti im h lvanhoe muslin, dune White Sale 19c BED SPREADS .L. 2.") crochet spread, :1 size, June White Sale $1.75 LOO scallop and cut corner spread, full size dune White Sale 3.35 ." 50 satin scallop and cut eorm-r spread, full size, Sale . . 4.75 UNDER MUSLIN V u the reduction in the four big lots below gowiw, combina tioUB, petticoats, corset covers, etc: (JndermnsUn, values to l.?") dune White Bale $1.23 I'mh rmuslim values to ir'L'.aO, dune White Sale 1.98 Tndermuslins, values to $3.50, June White Sale 2.95 UudermUSlin values to $4.50, June White Sale 3.90 SKI UTS White skirts in gabardine, pique, poplin ami fancv weaves, $&50 values, June White Sale $4.48 -1.25 values, June White Sale 2.48 EADER'S