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THE ONTARIO AKOUS ONTARIO, OREGON, THUKSDAY, JULY 1, 1920 $l)t GDutanu Argun AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Published Thursdays nt Ontario, Oregon, and ontorod at tho Ontario post ottlco (or distribution as 2nd class matter. AUUUS 1'UIlMHIlINa CO.MI'ANV Publishers Q. K. AIKEN, Managing Editor T. Mol'AHLIN QOUail, Sup't. Preparing for the Day SUDSCKH'TION Ono Voar, 2.00 American's Creed I bclluvn In tlin United Stntoi nf America an n go eminent of the peo ple, by tho people, fur the pie, whom Jtint powers nre derived from tho eminent of the governed ; n deinno ntey In n republic; a sovereign Nil Hon of many sou-relgn Stilled; n per fect Union, mil) mid liiNepiirnhle, im tahllshcd upon tliwe principles of free ilum, eipuillty, Justice mid htimiiiilty for which Amerledii Hitrlots micrlllced their lives and fortune. I therefore hrllevi! It Id my duty to my country to love It; to support IIh ('institution; to obey Its laws; to respect 111 Mux, n lid to defend It iignlnst nil enemies. W 'vAZrcteje S 7 "United Otatei of America." The mime was original with .terror hoii, nud appears In the 11 ti n 1 purti grnph of Hid Decliiratlou of Indepen dence, ns follews: "We, llicrefoie. tho representative of the United Im( of Amerlni, hi general rmigrihui iimembled, nppenllii to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rrrtltudo of our Intentions, do, In the name of the good people of there colonics, sol emnly publlNh nud declare, they these, colonies niV. ami a rlijht oiirIii in be free and Independent slates." i. K K&ZSTSZ&s, i ft4 torlnK our streets and our alleys mid our byways from day to day- Care lessness breeds filth fll'h breeds illiKHno disease loads to sickness and death- If ovury person would uso morn precaution In the mutter of community sanitation we would Iihvo loss slolinoss, loiiKur llfo. and great er hnpplnoMi. None of us, may over hope, to bo perfect, but we are all opon to Iniprovemoiit In ono way or another. Let us look around us and see If wo cannot iiinko some Improve moiilM about our streets. iiIIiivn mid promises and thus show our visitors who will bo hero on tho Fourth that wo nro not n thoughtless people Made Jefferson Immortal, The Declaration of Independence was drawn up by Thomas Jerfersoii who was only Ihlrty-lhree years old, This remarkable manifesto, into which It tins been wild Jefferson "poured the soul nf a continent," was adopted as he hud drawn It, with the exception of a few unimportant disuses .much to nti.niiii.vri: In 177(1 (ho hardy pioneers of Dim colonies fought as ono to throw off tho galling yoke of tho Ilrltlsh king. They succeeded und n new nation was born. In IKfil (ills nation, grown to large proportions and uniiblo to reconcile Its soctlonnl differences, ontorod upon tho groutiwt olvll war of history fnthor against son, brother against brother, uolglibnr ngalimt neighbor. In 11)17 this so. uu country, by then tho grimiest on oarth, crossed the seas In its might and ended the most dovastntlug wnr tho world has ovor known. This tlino It was father und son. brother and brother, neighbor nud neighbor no section, no orowlJust nu outpouring of lovo for u nation by tho people of all parts of that nation. Lesser wars wo luivo had, but all havo boon fought In honor and Justlco, and have exerted their Influence In perpetuating tho glorious Independ ence won tu the outpouring of the blood of 177G. All havo demonstrat ed that as Americans wo right not for conquest or for tho lovo of fighting, but only lu defense of right, Justice, humanity and our national Independ ence On July 4 wo will celebrate the glories of our past. Thoy are woithy of tho houtago we roudor. nut on tho othor days of tho yoor lot us not forgot. Lot us strlvo to porpotuato that glory, to enhance our sploudors, and to stimulate our Im munity to the point where all hlstor laus will record us as a people who aro equal to all emergencies, but n bove tho potty Jonlouslo that create thorn n uutlou so mighty iib to bring death with every sweep of its arm, but with u uiliul and heart so gontlo that nono may havo reason to fear oucroachiuouts upon tholr rights. Wo luivo much to celebrate on In dependence Day, but with the aid of 1 1 1 in who created all peoples and all tilings we will have more as time goes on, It is tho spirit which has lived bIuco tho duys of '70, COMMUNITY' SANITATION Whon you see the wind blow tug a dirty piece of paper along tho street, do littlo thluklng. Bhiuy people aro caroless ovory day, or tho rubblBh of various kinds would uot be lit "I'UIII.IO OPINION UK DAMNUM" You, reador, huo probably heard some follow blow up and nxolulm, "Public opinion bo damned I don't ouro a rap for It." Hut ho does wo all do. It Is human nature fur us to want our uulghbois to think well of us. liven' If It Is not especially so as it matter of porsouul prldo, It Is so as ono of good judgment and sound bus iness policy. The man who Is well thought uf has many friends, and those friends nro a valuable asset to him lu business they bring him trade ami Invrauso his financial rev on lies, There are many things u man may do that would lower him lu the es timation of the public, yet would not bring htm into conflict with the law. And havo you noticed that moil In variably conceal these littlo ucts us much as possible? And whyT Ho oaiiHo they do uot wish to Incur the displeasure of their fellow men and women. Wore it not for the moral of feet of public opinion this world would soon become u maelstrom of Iniquity ami debauchery. It would ho lmpolhlo us a plaee of residence for respectable men and women, ami to bring children Into exlstuucu under such conditions would ho a crlmo against humanity. Public opinion mnkos or unmakes us, as we court Its verdict We vnluo It, and wo cherish Its good reports. l'o r when all othor courts fall, pub lic opinion becomes tho court of last resort. wi!. Ni:vi:itii:u, ThoNO days the country Is Indulg ing lu tho pleasing pastime of turn ing out another grist of public of ficials, from president down to the most hiimblo of tlioiu nil. Today wu soo groat virtues In this man, and that ono, ami tho othor, and we ex pect great things from them. Hut we never can toll. SomotlmoH they measure up to expectations, and then again they do uot iiioamiro at all. Hut making them Is great sport, oven though nt t linos they bite tho hand that uiudo them. KIIOUliD III: lli:i,D HACItl'.D Much bad fooling lias boon created botwoou tho wots and tho drys over the method of enforcing the federal prohibition law. It seems that Im many oases prohibition" agents havo been forcibly entering homes and seizing such liquor as they could find Now tho courts lu somo cases aro ruling that no agent can enter u man's homo without duo process of law, and much liquor Illegally seized has boon returned to its owners. Ho gardless of the merits of the wot and dry Issue, or any othor Issue, a man's homo is his castle and should be hold sacred from Invasion at tho whim of any person on suspicion. There Is u duo process of Inw provid ed for tho searching of n suspected house, and that law should be re spected. To sanction othorwUe would be to subject every homo in the land dr i istj pm i H 12 " You'll Find There Js Luck in the Right Fishing Tjivkle AK have given n great ileal of attention ' to selecting the kind of tackle that brings home the fish. Here are the most successful Lures strongest, lest wearing ami least conspicu ous Lines smooth running Reels for hard sservict- -Rod j thai properly combine elas ticity ami power - Landing Nets, etc. Let us lit y out tor good luck. ,i TAGGART the wwcfssrm store ! to Invasion by any thief or thug who saw fit to pin a bogus star to his vest. f,KSSON KHOM FltANCK French coal minors and railway men, who havo boon on strlko at dif ferent times ovor n period of sovornl months, nro alt buck at work, accord ing to reports from abroad. It is nuld that 120,000 minors lost wages totaling 40,000,000 francs, with a loss In production of ntmost 800,000 tons of coat. Tho oxporlcnco of tho I-'Vench should bo taken to heart by thoso In this country who think thoy can butler their condition by quitting work and shutting off their menus of Income. 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