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THE ONTARIO AftGTJS, ONTARIO, OKEG ON,, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 4, 1920 j i i - ?. i uUje dhttann Argun AN INDEPENDENT NEWPCRBPA Published Thursdays at Ontario, Oregon, and entered at the Ontario post office for distribution bb 2nd clan matter. 0. K, AIKEN, Managing Editor BUllSCMPTION Ono Yonr, 2.00 MAKE THE TItUCKH PAY It Is tlmo that a readjustment were mndo In tho division of burden for construction and maintenance of tho public highways of Oregon, and of other states as well. With tho building of good roads thero has coma about a rapid change In tho charactor of uso to which theso arteries of trado aro put. In tho early days roai's woro used for local communication, for tho hauling of goods to tho primary mnrkctB, and for tho convonlonco of cltlzons with jjjffiFi a restricted nroa. This la not tho case now. Tho automobile truck and tho good roads lmvo mado posslblo transportation of commodities over great distances at low cost and In largo quantities. tho uso of the roailH. It Is not oqult ablo or just that thoso who thus uso tho roads ns highways for profit and ongago In tho business of a common carrtor should bo furnished a high wny at no cost to them othor than that which all cltlzons pay. For oxamplo tho man who doos a tratiBfor business from community to community should not bo given tho highway and havo It maintained at tho samo rnto an that which a ranch or who owns a truck and uses tho highway only to bring his produco to market. Nor should tho rnllronds that pay high taxes bo nskod to con tribute to tho maintenance of high ways for a competitor that contri butes ttttlo to tho malntonanco of thoso roads. Tho truck Is proving tho most do structivo onomy of good roads. Tho owners, many of them, Insist upon over loading tholr vehicles and thus aro crushing down tho subgradcrs of tho highways and aro grinding up tho surfaco, particularly of tho grav el roads which aro practically tho only roads In this section, Thero Is no doubt of the bonoflts which tho ship by truck Bysti'm has over othor transportation In many pactions of tho county and It should bo oncouraged; hut on n fair bnsls. Tho goncrnl property owner nnd tho Tho "ship by truck" movoment has Increased this tomtoncy and Is bound mnn w10 tMyeB BMt cnr for plcas to contlnuo so to do. juru only should not bo compelled to This bolng truo It has created a business of using tho public high ways for a spoclflo buslnoss which seokt, nnd justly so, a profit from over tho highways. To readjust this burden In a constructive manner should rccolvo tho nttontlon of tho coming legislature. Orogon already Is In tho forefront of tho states with progressive road legislation and this, It scorns, Is an other opportunity for tho stnto to load tho wny In fairly distributing tho cost of maintaining nn oxtonBlvo highway system. THE llKFKItE.NDUM Tho verdict Is In. Tho Jury of tho American pcopto has decided tho caso hoforo It. With so many conflict ing Issues It Is hard at this tlmo to dcclaro that which wolghod heavi est with tho voters. TIiIb much Is ovltlont. Tho pooplo of America havo dcclnrnd against tho ontry of tho country Into Tho Loaguo of Nations, nnd nl tho samo tlmo havo given a mandato to return to a protccttvo tariff. In tho passing of tho present ad ministration from power tho United States has followed tho courso of ovcry bolllgorent nation In tho Into war, savo Englnnd. Tho successful In tho wnr tho party In powor has boon defented at tho polls, except In tho caso of tho coalition party In Or oat Urltlan nnd thoro tho Issuo was joined whllo the full flush of vic tory rested on tho bannors of Lloyd pay sufficient taxes and licenses tolacorgo. What tho result would bo furnish means to build roads heavy thero today Is problematical. onough to carry tho enormous loads which commercial trucks convey "Permanent as the Pyramids" CONCRETE PRODUCTS MiiiM HsM'IR' Fl B BWFVypHiiaiaML Concroto is tho Foundation of all Permanent Structures If You Aro Building For Pormananco Uso Concrete Concroto Irrigation Pipo Concroto Drainago Pipo Concroto Foundations Our plant is equipped with modern machinery, our methods of Manufacture aro those gained thru yoars of experience, our labor is skilled, our product is tho best obtainable. You got tho benefit of every pound of cement used. Ask Satisfied Customers Tho test of any product is its service. Our concrete pipo has been used in many of the biggest and best drainago and irrigation systems in this secton. Ask for information, lot us rofor you to those who havo used our product. We will gladly furnish you ostimates on your uon templated improvements. Ontario Concrete Pipe Co. C. E. BINGHAM, President Ontario, - Oregon HUNDREDS OF SMALL 1NVEST0RJNTERESTED Ownership of I'ubllc Utilities Com- pnnle licit In Public Thru In- Tcsltncnt of Havings of Thousand of Citizens. "Vlowod from ono nnglo tho aloctr Ic utility companies might bo con sldorod as provatoly owned, but act ually thoy aro publicly owned In tho sonBo thnt hundrons of thousands of citizens hold tholr securities nnd look to them for both sorvlco ad Incomo" says Floyd W. Parsons In "Every body's" Business Is n recont Issuro of tho Bnturday Evening Post. Frequently, In litigations against oloctrlc light and powor nnd other utilities, tho term "capitalists" Is used In n manner Intended to Indlcnto that thoso utilities aro owed, body and soul, by tho "big monoy" Inter ests of tho country. If Mr. Parson's Information Is corroct, It Is very ap parent that tho public hns bcon mis led In this particular, at least to n constdornblo dogrco, or ho states that In excoss of 1,000,000 citizens of tho Unltod States own securities of the oloctrlc light nnd powor industry. In addition to this vast numbor of se curities holders, Mr. Parsons points out that onclrporson who Is n bone- flclary under nny ono of tho fifty-odd millions Ilfo-lnsurnnco policies now lit forco In tho United Btatos It financial ly Interested In tho utilities through Iloro In tho United Stato tho Wil son administration goes tho wny of ninmnnmnu In T.Vnnrn. nnit Orlando W.VU.W..WU " - ..., . , -... . . ., .... In Italy. Tho reports at tho tlmo .i"0 " "" approximator ono-inini this Is written, (Wodncsdny) Indlcnto f tho totnl nM0,B of American I.lle a landslldo for tho republican party. JInsuranco companlos which nro os- If so tho pooplo havo aslgnod to Mr., uml"oa " ,n npproximaio.y soinn Harding nnd his associates a frying billions of dollars, nro Invostod In a task, ono that will call forth nil of ,Puuiio uiimy siocks nnu oonus, unu tho constructlvo statesmanship tho pnrty possesses. Novcr In tho his tory of tho nation, unless It was In 180C hns tho country faced so many grave problems. Tho responsibility of tho ndminls-trntlon-olect Is positive Thero Is no encapo for tho people havo placed not only tho presidency, but both houses of tho Congress Into republican hands. In this succoss thoro Is also v warning. In 1912 tho Wilson ad ministration was placed In powor by tromondous majorities. It was re turned In 1010, and now It has bcon repudiated. Tho samo thing will happon to tho republican party should it fall to koop into touch with tho thot of tho pooplo. That Is tho task boforo It, to main tain a constructive program. ) jAk WM ! "lsl f f 1 I 1 1 1 J 1 1 I f I mm pp emiUiAAC vSnoxff7 mm Twn nt thn tola. In Portland, located In tho I heart of tho shopping and thoa- I uSUdToj Two of tho most homollko ho- tor district. All Oregon Electric trains stop at tho Howard IIntn, tho House of Cheer. Excellent dining room In connection, Tlio Hotel Cornelius, tho Houso of Welcomo Is two short blocks from tho Seward. Our brown busses meet all trains. Rates J I. GO nnd up. W. C. Culbert Bon, Proprietor. Fordson Farm Tractor Tho Frdson outs the cost of preparing land almost to half of what it cost with horses. But oven more important is tho fact that tho Fordson saves from thirty to fifty percent of the fanner's time. And time saved getting fields in shape to plant in tho proper season; getting tilings done wlnm thoy should bo done means money to tho farmer. Besides it helps greatly in solving tho labor problem. As over, tho machine way is proving moro efficient, faster, easier than tho old way. In tho factory, tho machine increases production, saves labor pro duces moro at less cost. And that is what the Fordson does on tho farm. Tho Fordson way is tho machino way of farming. Besides it helps tho labor problem. The Fordson 's first cost is low; and the after or operating cost is low. It is a compact, easily handled tractor, backed by tho 'greatest tractor service or ganization in tho world. Wo aro Fordson dealors. Not "only do we soil Fordson tractors, but wo carry a stock of Fordson parts and employ Fordson mechanics to help the farmers got tho host rosults from tho Fordson. Lot us demonstrate tho Ford son on your own farm. V. B. STAPLES, Dealer Ford & Fordson thnt tho twonty-sovon million de positors In American banks financial ly nro Interested through tho fnct that hun'drods of millions of dollars of assots of thoso banks nro loanod on oloctrlcnl utilities securities. Thus it would soom that a con siderable number of thn cltlzons of tho United Sl tos nro tilrcctly or In dl'ectly financially Interested In the oloctrlc light nnd powor Industry nnd In other public utilities nnd tho legis lation or ndvorso action affoctlng tho utlllttos affocts dlroctly tho pockot- hooks of thoso millions who havo loanod tholr monoy to tho utilities for dovolopmont purposos. Horotoforo, thoso facts have not bcon gonorally known, wo nssumo largely becauso tho public has boon too ready to bollovo thn Insinuation, and often tho direct cliorgo, that only "big nuslness" had a financial Inter est In our utlllttos. IDAHO PICKED TO WIN GAMF ARMISTICE DAY Wldo Interest In Contest Shown Anions Followers of Grldlrlon Ontno In Southwestern Idaho anil Eastern Oregon. UoIbo, Ida. Idaho's football vic tory over Whitman, 21 to 7. follow ing tho two closoly contostod gnmos with W. S. C. and Oregon, togothor with Utah's dofoat by Nevada, loads alumni hore to bollovo that Idaho will dofoat Utah In tho Armlstlco day game to bo playod on tho stato fair grounds, Nov. 11. It tho two toams place tholr men as thoy did In Saturday's games, tho lineup will bo as follews: J. Drown L. E. It, Prouso (cap.) Perrlno h. T. It. Neal h. Q. n. Plastln (cap,) C, Swan Dockor Hancock Evans Hurd Stovonson Smith Ure Stiefol Ferguson ISEJ F, nrown n. Q. L. ailndeman R. T. L. Evans H. E. L. II, Dreshoars Q. Irving L. H. R. Whltcomb R. H. L. A. Dreshoars F. Idaho, with this llnoup, wjll aver- ago about 173 pounds, and Utah somewhat lighter. Irving, the huskyall-around ath lete from Rupert, probably will do Idaho's punting, while Uro, who will play opposite him In the halfback position, will do the booting for Utah. If conclusions can bo drawn .from the Whitman garao, Idaho will put on a pretty exposition of tho for ward pass, with plenty of nice work from Irving to Howard Drcsbears, Utah also uses the forward pass to advantage, having made her touch down agalnBt Nevada by an open play from Stlefel to Prouse. Thorough work Is being dono on tho Armistice day gridiron at tho state fair grounds, and the field Is expected to bo In tiptop condition for fast, open play, it the' teams doclde to put on that brand of game. An announcer, with a big mega phone, and a skilled man to dictate to htm, will keep the crowds In touch with all the nice turns of the contost. High school coaches and Uulver- slty of Idaho alumni In many towns aro reporting great Interost In tho event, and expectation of a large In flux of out-of-town peoplo havo been aroused. Manager Claude W, alb son has announced that the game .will be called at 1 p. m. The Best Light IS THE ONLY KIND YOU CAN AFFORD TO USE Incorrect, improper light is bought at the price of eyestrain, headache and loss of health. No wonder it is Uic most expensive! CHECK UP YOUR EMPTY SOCKETS Every empty socket in your house is a place from which steady, proper illumination may be. had, provided you furnish it with the right kind of lamp to fit tho room, the fixture and the volt age of your current. Too bright light is just as bad for you as light not bright enough direct light often causes a glare which is bad in a room with dark walls you need a more powerful light you should use lamps made for the current with which your house is supplied. These are things you should know. You can't afford, cither from a dollars and cents standpoint, or from the standpoint of cyc eomPort and health, to have anything but the right kind of illumination. It's part of our ser vice to show you how to got it gladly, freely. We want you to have better light. Come and Electric Shop. Idaho Power Co. Over Half of Your Member ship Dollars Works at Home 50c works in your town 50c is for Na tional uses Soo how largo a porcontago of your Itod Cross momborshlp dollnr stays right hero In your own com munity. 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