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THE ONTARIO ABO OS, OKTA1UO, QBEUON, THUK8DAY, NOVEMBER 4, 11)20 RED CROSS READY FOR FOURTH ROLL CALL ONTARIO LOSES CLOSE GAME TO OLD RIVALS ARMY STORES TO BE LUMBER PRICES HAVE HIT REAL BED ROCK E M Chnlnnnn J. C. McCTclght Ha Oon mlttco Chnlrauin Appointed) Flvo Minute Men Appointed Itnlly To lie Held nt High School I'roparntlons nro nil most complet ed for tho Fourth Annual Hod Croon Iloll call within tho Jurisdiction of tho locnl chnptor which extends from IIIr Ilcnd to tho Dakar county line. Tho call will start on Frldny Novom hor 12 and contlnuo for ton days. Noxt Tuesday at tho High School a Hod Cross rally will bo hold nt 8 P. M. nnd during tho week overy thoat ro audlcnco will bo addrcssod by ono of a list of "Flvo Mlnuto" raon. Tho program for tho rally In to bo as follews: Soloctlon, High School Orchestra; flvo mlnuto talk, tho Jun ior lied Cross, J. M, McDonald; sol cctlon, orchestra; flvo tnlnuto talk, Ceo, K. Atkcn; soloctlon, Hoy's Olco Club; flvo mlnuto talk, Mrs. K. M. Orelg; soloctlon, Girl's Olco Club; flvo mlnuto talk, J. C. McCrolght, chairman Fourth Iloll Call; Selec tion, orchestra. For Mint Time In Many Years Pay- ctto High School Scottfi Victory Over Ontario Illgli Wcoro Was 8 to 0 For tho first tlmo In many yoars, at IoobI In two generations of classes, tho Payette High School team won a victory ovor Ontario last Tuesday by tho narrow margin of 3 to 0. Tho gamo was played nt Pnyetto botoro n big crowd and was a real gamo all tho way. An Indication or tho narrowness of tho strugglo may bo gained from tho fnct that when tho final whlstlo blow Ontario hold tho ball within two yards of tho Foy ctto goal following n steady march down tho field In a brilliant rally, Thruout tho gamo tho O. H. S. men out-played tho lighter Payette mon, but tho fighting Payette bun: h brac ed whonevcr their gont was In dan' gcr and tho Ontario backs lacked tho punch to curry tho ball over tho Pay ette line. BURNS AND BEND TAKE ACTION ON RAILROAD Flln Complaint To Pnbllc Bervlco CommliMlou of Insufficient Trans portatlon Service NYw law IlasU Of Action IT. H. MOORE AGAIN MANAGES THE MOORE II. O. Smith Wins Halt and Then Al lows Option to KipliT Mr. Mooir Han Kitrnslvn Plans 1'or Improtrnirnt For tho purpoao of starting a movoment for tho construction of a railroad across tho stnto from Crane to Head tho Hums Commercial Club fllod an action with tho Public scr vlco commission of Orogon declaring tho facilities of Harney county for transportation to bo Inadequate. In connection with the Hurna act ion another has been startol by tho Commercial Club of Hond Oregon so that a united movement la undorway sooklng that ond. Tho action Is based on tho original Public Sorvlco Commission act to gether with tho now federal statute governing railroad security Issuances etc. After recotvlng a favorablo decis ion in tho suit Involving tho validity of hts option to purehnso tho Monro Hotel II. C. Smith, who has boon manager of tho property for tho past tfour years decided to let tho option i Upas and T. II. Mooro la again In pousoiiilon of the property. Mr. Smith has not yot dotormlued 'on hta courso of action for tho fu turo. Ho Is entortalntng sovoral pro positions and will mnko his decision shortly. It Is probably however that ha will romaln In Ontario for tho prosont. Mr. Mooro took possession of tho hotol on Monday and is planning on making many Improvements. In cluded his plans Is ono for a now cafo, another for tho renovating of tho lobby and othor Improvements. Ontario Chosen us Pcnnnncnt llcnd-HUiirtci-. Fur Army (loodn Com pany for Knstcrn Oregon and Sontli(itern Idaho. dntarlo's strateglo location ns a distributing point was tho controll ing factor thnt resulted in Its soloc tlon for tho location ns tho pormnn ont distributing point for tho stores of tho U. 8. Army Goods company, which Is to oporato a lino of stores In Southern Idaho, and perhaps In East orn Oregon. For tho tlmo bolng however Ontario will bo tho town to hae ono of theso stores. Others may bo opened later. B. J. Hobb, mnnagor of tho U. S. Army Goods company nrrlvod In On tario this week nnd mado arrange ments for tho oponlng of tho local Institution nnd sccurod headquarters In tho Udlck building on Idaho street. Tho stock for tho local storo arrived In car load lots nnd tho store will bo oponcd Saturday. From tho Ontario headquarters which Mr. Hobb has established ho will dlstrlbuto to storos nt Emmott, Twin Falls nnd Focntollo. "Tho goods to bo sold from tho storos Includo all kinds of army sup plies Including blankets, clothing, shoes, canned goods, meats otc. Practically all of tho stock to bo dis tributed In his section was purchas ed from tho government at tho San Francisco division," said Mr. Hobb, "and nro sold undor tho gunnnntco given the purchaser by tho govern ment. "Tho oponlng of this storo will furnish tho pooplo of tho Snako riv er, Payette, nnd Mnlhour valleys with an opportunity to securo these army goods without having to sond away for thorn to somo distant distributing point." CHIUHTIAjTaiUHCH FliANS LMMKDIATE OW1ANIZATION' At a mooting hold at tho homo of S. 11. Clay last Sunday afternoon or mombors of tho Christian church It was decided to orgnnlio n church or thut denomination In Ontario. Tho church will start with an Initial en rollment of 14 mombors now resid ents of tho city, and othora" nro ox- poctod from the country nround about tho city. Tho organization was so far complotod that tho Hov. Bamuol Gregg was soloctod ns pas tor for tho coming yoar. Reduction of llulldliiK Material In Iiwt Hlx Months Totals IVoni t! to i Per Cent Will Not Go liowor Is Relief Lumber prices havo followed, It thoy havo not lod tho fall In prices of farm products, says E, .C. Van Potton of tho Van Petton 1. umber company of this city In discussing tho latest drop In tho prlco of build ing matorlal. "Thoro Is no reason now for do- lay on tho pnrt or any ono who plnns to build, bo far as tho prlco of mnterlal In concerned," said Mr. Vnn Potten to Tho Argus. "During tho past six months thoro has been a totnl reduction In all classes of lumbor vnrylng from 2G to 40 por cent. During tho past few days tho prlco of dimension lumber has been cut by our firm from $5 to $0 por thousand, whllo colling and flooring has boon reduced from $20 to $26, which on top of tho drop of 10 por cent on July 1, nnd tho ab sorption of tho increased freight rates, makcB tho total reduction of rotnll prices from 2G to 40 per cent. "And thnt Is not nil. Tho prlco of stumpngo has Increased to n point whore thoro In now n dlfforenco of only $11 por thousand In tho prlco of lumbor on tho stump to that at which It Is sold at rotnll. This $11 Include tho cost of manuncturo, frolght and soiling cost. It Is easy to soo thoroforo thnt lumbor cannot go lowor. Tho prlco of stumpago now Is for No. 3 fir logs $24 nnd No. 1 $30. With theso prlcos for logs It can bo soon that tho bottom has boon rcachnd In rotalt lumbor priced. "Nor Is thnt tho only considera tion thnt Is opomtlvo, Tho decllna in building In tho can and inlddlo wost has boon ovou greater than in tho west. Whon building activity picks up In tho oprlng, ns it must to supply tho demand, thoro Is bound to bo an Incrcaso In lumbor prlcos, so that right now Is tho most favor ablo tlmo for building." BRIEF GENERAL NEWS WILL YOU GET CAUGHT WITH YOUR PLUMBING EXPOSED? Mr. Ontarian. Havo you lookod over your plumbing? Havo you seen to it that tho plumbing repairs havo been mado for cold weather? Havo you had those leaks fixed and tho gaskets all replaced? These aro tho things that cause trouble and expense in winter. Let us look over your plumbing now before the ground freezes and makes repairs twico as costly, PIPLESS FURNACES MAKE BOOTLESS HOMES AND REAL COMPORT BESIDES SAVING COAL AND MONEY Ontario already has in a number of its homo tho Pipeless furnaco, the latest money saver and comfort producer. .Theso aro ideal for the homes of Ontario; but they must bo properly installed by ono who knows how. That is our business. Lot us demonstrate how it works. Wo can solve your heating pro. blem. - H. R. UDICK PLUMBING and HEATING ONTARIO .... OREGON Heal estate in Now York city will have an assessed valuation of 10.008.- 017,407 for 1921. The population or North Dakota It 645,730, an Incresso or 61,674, or 11.9 per cent. South Dakota baa a population of 636,839, an increase of 51,931, or 8.9 par cent. Wisconsin's population Is 2,631,839, an Increase of 297,979, or 13.8 per cent. Franklin 1C Lane, former secretary of the Interior, has been forced to give up business temporarily because of til health. Hepoita mado public In New York by employment agencies or both the Salvation Army and Knights of Co lumbus Indicate that jobs soon will be scarce in cities. Appointment or George M. Hertnls ton, Toronto, Ont., as general com mander of the Patriarchs militant, the uniform rank of the Independent Or der or Odd Fellows, has been an nounced. Mississippi Is the second state to ihow a decrease In population In tho 1920 census. Its population or 1,789, 182, announced by the census bureau, Is 7932 or .4 per cent less than that of ten years ago. gttraiw i H Lam lW-'l uiLLHbBii tRwi Wy vLBajN m The-Monarch Malleable is Different Ask any housowifo who owns ono sho will tell you that tho joy of possession and realization comes witli the oporation of tho "MON ARCH in your own kitchon. Economy of Fuel Reduction in Labor and Rosults in Cooking aro attributed to MONARCH air-tight construction. McNULTY & CO. I Death 8ummons Murray Crans, Daltoa, Mass, Y. Murray Crane, foruior United States senator and for rears a power in tho Republican party, dlod here In the family home. The end came quietly, after four days of heavy sleep, almost of unconsciousness. The sleeping sickness had set In after an Illness of sovoral months, and It was this which Immediately preceded death, the actual cause of which was said by his physician to be Inflamma tion of the brain. 1 1 .. W .. M. $3,000,000 Offered American Legion. Chicago. The board or directors or the Knights or Columbus has voted to offer the American Legion $5, 000,000, This is the balance of the $40,000,000 collected by the organisa tion for war purposes, to orect a mem. orlal building in Washington. Coming Championship Not "Fixed," New TorK, District Attorney Lewli of Kings county issued a statement In which be declared investigation by his office bad failed to disclose any plan to "fix" the 1920 world series. Cleveland Wins American Pennant. New York. Cleveland won the American league pennant and earned the right to oppose the Brooklyn Na tionals in the world aeries. tmmu v2m VJM 'i w fflv m f. - Lbr $K :i)M 1 At & Christmas Time Solve your gift problem wild PHOTOGRAPHS Parties holding Photograph contracts kindly use them as early as possiible in order to give necessary attention con consistent with good work. Make the appointment today it's nono too early. Seligman Studio Wo want your turkeys and poultry of all kinds; also bring us your croftm. We pay market prlco. In dependent Market. havm Yovn cxn MADH JVVT UK NBW The aeorec f yur aute a. Bine caste (rem the eyUadera ad thta U the 0ly Baes la Halnear cauaty that ku a OTLlNDmi UOIUX6 UACMlNlt This ptruU as te 4 this at ttrate nachtae week te a ksir, aad ee U tlckly. Now la the titae te have rear eaglae orerhaale. MAH8DE.V8 MACHINE SHOP Ontario, Oregon AT THE ONTARIO TIIEATniCS THIS WEEK MAJESTIC Saturday "Wanted at Headquarter" Sunday and Monday "Onco to Every Woman" DREAMLAND Friday "Daredevil Jack" Dempwjy Serial, Final Chapter Sunday and Monday Win. Furnuin ln "Lono Star Ranger" ' Tuesday and Wednesday The Heart of JuanlU" J