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THE ONTARIO ARGUS. ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1920. vw nnra Wrio Argus AIKEN, Editor nnd Publisher Published Thursdays at Ontario, Oregon, nnd entered nt tlio Ontario post offlco (or distribution as 2nd class mattor. 8UUSCUIPTI0N8 Ono Yoar 1.G0 out chameleon (;ovi:it.oit. Hen Olcott, Sccrotary of Stiito, and ex-offlclo (lovornor of tho Stnto of Oregon, In fast falling from tlio high ostnta In which ho wan no lntoly hold liy ninny citizens of tlio stnto. Ho Ih fast displaying tho fnct that ho doon not possctM tho attributes that nrn needed to make n good executive. It Is no doubt true that Mr, Olcott tins been an admlrnhlo Horretnry of Btnto That ho Is a Reed offlco niiin nnd an ndmlrnblo politician may bo nilmllled, but It mtut bo added that In tho mutter of calling tho IokIhIii tttro nnd In tho Flnloy mutter ho has displayed nil tibseuco of that stead fastness of purpose and dotormlnn tlon tln.t should bo characteristic of an executive It Is painful to think what would hnppen In Oregon should this stnta bo visited by an outbreak of I, W. W.Ibiii, for oxamplo, wbllo ho Is In tho gubernatorial chair. If ho wore thou to vnclluto ns ho has on tho only two problems ho has faced thus far, what would happen? Wo would, no doubt, witness his declaring martial law ono day and rescinding tho proclamation tho next; calling out tho national guard ono day and sanding them homo tho day fallowing. Tho officials under lilm, tho sheriffs, tho chiefs of police nnd mayors' of tho various cltlo would not bo able to feel that thoy lind behind thorn tho full power of tho executive offlco. This Is n suvoro Indictment to draw- for a state official. Hut In tho premises what olso van bo done? Tho Governor linn succumbed to tho Im portunltlon of two netlvo political clliiies, tho suffragettes and tho nnglcrH of Multnomah county. In neither rasa has tho wlnlios or tho opinion of tho majority of tho people been considered. There was no de mand for n special semlou from, tho people genornlly, and thuro certainly was no demand for tho retention of Flnloy, save by a few of Hint malcon tent's Holf-setildng friends. It i iv be that tho Governor has a hunch that tho Hupremo Court will docldo that his offlco Is to ho filled at tho November election, and that ho Is 'laying pplltluji." .Tho conclusion Is not unwnrtnnted, nnd does nut ro llnvo him nt tho suspicion of being weak kneed. At that It was poor politics for tho Governor unco con Kcnted to tho removal of Flnloy, and ik belated attempt to foist him ngnln on tho commission will not bring Flnley'H friends back Into tho Olcott fold, nnd certainly will ostrniigo many votors who dlsllko to seo such mutters made tho medium of political bartering- tiii: futiiiik or vnoi It N. Ktnuflold, on his recent visit to Ontario, called attention to several facts nnd tendonclos In tho habits of peoples which III their Import havn great possibilities for tho futuro of thin section. It Is true that several of his statements nro news to tho sheepmen of this region nnd to the public in gouornl, hut since tliero In mi man In tho country, purhnps, who knows moro about tho wool business from start to finish than docs Mr Stnnflold, they need no further sup port. For example, think of tho potisl bllltlcs for tho sheep Industry If tlio 400,000,000 Chinese forsake silks and cotton nnd tnko to wearing wool as do tho pcopla of the Occident. Add to theso tho 40,000,000 Japanese and you hnvo increased tlio number of wool users In tho world by almost one-third. And that In face of a world shortage of wool right now Is a Kuarantco of n wool market for years to come. That thero Is n basis for this pro diction Is evident from tho other tinlciuo fact brought forth during Mr. Stnnflold's Intorvlow In which ho says that Japan has tho largest wool en mill In tho world, whlla tho total Bhcop population of tho Flowery Kingdom Is only 2300. Malheur couni has nlmost 100 times ris many sheep theroforo ns linn all 3npnn. Hut whlla tho Orientals are en deavoring to furnish us n market for our wool, It Kcems thnt In nnturo's mysterious mnnnor of maintaining an oriulllbrlum, tho Occidental Is forsnklng tho wool for the flimsy silk of the far Kast. Thero nro men wcnrlng silk shirts tlieKO days who flvo yenrs ago would hnvo laughed nt tho Idea, whllo tho woman who does not doll up with silk hose, Is well sho Is not thnt Is all, It nppenrs that tho vaunted Occi dental Is not using ns good Judgment nnd Round senso ns tho nlmon-oycd donlzcns of benighted China and Jnpnn. For wnrmth, comfort, serv ice, no ono, not n cnndldnto for n foolish factory, would compnro the woolon ones for the silk make-bo-Hovm. Hut If tho yellow tinged beauties will take tho wool, of course, to maintain tho bnlnnco of trado, wo will contlnuo to get the worst of It nnd seo tho silk worn hero In tho sheep country. Till: iMTTIil-' HHOHT.W5E. Ftnckmtn who hnvo studied tho condition of their Industry hnvo long known that thoro oxistB a Mlinrlnno of licof cnttlo in tho world. Thorp Aero m my, however, who entertained tho lllof that titc shortage wns confined t) r.uropo, iiikI that It was to uake good this shortage that An 'rim vouli! bo rilled up to fill. To thoso me.'i, ilioroforo, tlio ttnU trtint of M Jlorlno, st.i'Htlcliin T I'n. Chlrng) Kid.jards, i!m: It will tnko tho Amorhtn cattli men until ID.'? to got tb'Jlr h.enls un to normal II bo onnilKntlllg. Ill lll'n'lio tts- ngrcoH, It U tiie, wit tun mate- winls nnd tstlmntOH furnUhi'd b the (Ictiartmeiit if jnrlculiurc, hut .Mr Hoilno, It wdl bo granted, hnd per- littpt n men accurate motiui of j;ot tlmho faTri thin) has the depart-moin. That his HtatemontH hnvo basis In fnct Is evident from tho fnct thnt dur ing 1019 thoro woro received at tho Chicago yards 200,000 low cattle than In 1018, nnd this hi splto or tho rush of mnuy cnttlo to tho market when tho raugo fell off In tho lute Hiimmor nnd fall. If It tnkoH seven years for tho United HtntCH to bring Its herds of beef cnttlo to normal, and with n continued hpnvy domnnd to make good tho shortnga In Europe, it must ho ovldont that tho cattla men of jimriiii nru mu imiimk ii kuuhk imi- ket and Imvo every reason to In op timistic for tho futuro. THE UNIVERSAL CAR LI."TTIIEHE HI' NO IHKCOHHS If your Ford car Is out of Mtno, thoro Is un doubtedly a very good n imm for It And the best wny to find that season, and have It remedied, Is to Jump in nnd drive to our uuthorUod Service sta Hon, uhoio no of our mochnnlca who Is thorough ly uctualuted with tho Ford mechanism and who knows the Fold way to adjust or reinlr your car, ran tune It up In a garago that la proporly equip peil to give real Ford rleo. Then, too. wo never uo Imitation parts -only tho (lonulno Forl-m.ulo strong and dun-Mo. They wonr from thirty to mventy-fte per cent longer than tho counterfeit parts that are softer nnd moro cheaply mrdo. In fnct tt Is dnngoroii8 to human llfo to uw Imitation parts, and It Is not fair to your Ford enr or your pocket book Wo aro a part of tho gigantic Ford Sorvlco or gnnlatlou whoso purpono Is to fcervo the owners of all Ford ears and trucks; wo have moro than n passing lutorost lu our cnr. Prompt sorvlco Is given on nil work from minor adjustment to n motor ovorhnul Drlvo in nnd soo tho fncts for yourbelf -thero's too much monoy invested In your Ford cur to miss connections with the au thorized Ford dealers Insist mi (icmilno Ford Farts FOHD (l.VH.VGi: Authorized Sales nnd Sonlco V. II. STAPLES, Prop. methodiht cuimcii. Suudny services: 10 A. M., Sunday school. 11 A. M Preaching, "A Now Year's Message." G!4C P. M., Epworth League. 7:30 P. M., l'rcachlug, "Tho Wny of Llfo." Our church nnd Sunday school sent, during tho holidays, f 50 to the Armenian nnd Syrian relief fund. Tho pastor and his family appro clato tho gifts and goodwill thnt camo to tho pnrsonago Chrlstmns time. Tho Ladles' Aid of tho M. E. church will meet for n nodal time at tho homo of Mrs. A. L, McDnwoll, Thursdny, Jnnunry 8. Everybody Invited. APPLES FOIl SALE Delicious, Winter Hnnanns, Peormnln, Wine sap nnd Jonnthnn, Hoc tt $3 per box. A. II, Coin, phono 20CVV. 2 to r,. HAVE YOUIl OAK MADE .1UHT LIKE NEW Tho powor of your nuto on. glno comes from tho cylinders nnd this la tho Only Shop lu Malheur county that has n OYLINDEIt IIOIIINO MACHINE This pormltn us to do this ac curate machlno work to n hair, and do It quickly. Now Is tho tlmo to hnvo your cnglno overhauled. MAUDEN'S .MACHINE HIIOP Oncnrlo, Oregon LOW PRICE FLOUR SALE HE United States Grain Corporn tlon has nrranged with tho mills In Oregon, Washington and Idaho to offer to tho trndo n "Stnndnrd Puro Wheat Flour" equal to or better than thnt now being exported by the United States Grain Corporation, at a prlco that will permit Its being sold to tho consumer nt not to oxeced $12,00 per barrel; pneked In 21 1-2 lb. cotton Racks at not moro than $1.00 and 40 lb. cotton sticks nt not moro than $3.00. If any denjer Is unnhlo to obtain this flour nt n prlco thnt will permit Its being retailed nt not to oxeced prices nnmed, or If any consumer Is unnhlo to obtain this flour nt retail at not to oxeced prices named plonsa notify tho Grain Corporation ul .111) I ton id or Trade Hultdliu: Portland, Oregon INSIST on nn abstract of tltlo when you purchaso or loud monoy on real ostnto. MALIIEUIl TITLE AND AHSTHACT CO., Vale Oregon A FEW WHITE LEGIIOHNS AND Wyandotte pullets for sale. A. H Cain, plmno 200W. 2 to C, HANCII IN NOItTII IDAHO to trndo for resldcnco property In Ontario Hex 1C2, Ontario, 101-C-O Ontario Meat & Grocery Co. Ontario, - - Oregon Phone 3 Wholesalers nnd Retailers of Meat Products Hetail Groceries, Fruits, Etc. Everything Good to Eat Own One of Your Own solved "fc37 Millmade Ready-Cut Homes By ordering a mill-made- Home vou SAVE TIME and MONEY. Oct an absolute double constructed Home, mode of first grade motorial throughout; Hardware, Paint, and all mill work furnished with a complete set of Plans. A large number of designs to select from. Al ways glad to show you. Call 69-W H. L. POORMAN, Agent , Ontario, Oregon. Commercial Creamery Co. Cash hu yersoi Cream andProduce $ Place: South of Post Office, Ontario, Oregon Your Heat Market for Cream, Egps, Poultry of all kinds En gratitude for your patronage and friendship, for the .satisfactory growth which we have enjoyed, our best wishes for the New Year go out, to you. As a Bank and your friend we promise you during the coming year the most accommodating Hanking .Service in our power to render. B We hope to co-operate with you to maice tins jncw Year uie nest we, mutually, have ever enjoyed. Resolutions for 1920 THIS IS THE SEASON OF (JOOD'HESOMTIONH. THIS IH THE FIHST WEEK IN THE NEW YEAH, nml In retrospection we weigh our slioitcoiiiliigs or tho ono Ju-t past, Wo riinnot imill the mistake of 11)111) those mistakes nro gone foreuT. Hut ( can piiiflt liy those mistake mid HE SOLVE Unit wo will not duplicate them during IIU!0. l'Oll ONE THINOt wo find that wo Imvo pursued a Imp. Imanl policy lu the purchase or building materlnl, 'I'll Is wan nil wrong! wo realize It now, TIIKItKFOItEJi WE HESOLVE THAT WE WILL HE MOUE DI.SCItlMI.VATI.Vtl IN IIKitl AND I'UltCIIAHE OL'lt HUILDINU .MATEHIAL I'HO.M THAT (1UEAT HOUSE OF ' .Quality Service Dependability HvOlHH y M JFT'-?' vSlTOOH0T Ht ; AL. CHANCE Sales Manager Ontario, Oregon MuiiiifnrtiirOrii of WIXTKHN HOI-T FINE Top Repairing.... We make a specialty of this branch of the industry. Ford Owners.... ITavo your top recovered with ploto glass in rear curtain. Prices Reasonable Seguine Auto Co.... " Oldest Garage in Malheur County Established 1910 Bring your next order of Job Printing to The Argus You'll be pleased ii $