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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1921)
. ;jtl HJ HMtltM UHHWWWWWtHwr rn J. Jli i i f, 011)0 ((Dutariu Arijttn County Official Paper An Independent Newspaper Publlshod Thursdays at Ontario, Oregon, and ontorod at tho Ontario post office for distribution as 2nd class mattor. 0. K. Alkon, Managing Editor BUllSCniPTION Ono Year, 2.00 (JIVIJ Tlli:.M THK IWKM.S If tho Idaho I'owar Company sue ceods In nocurliiR tho adoption of Its property schodulo at $22000,000 as the basis of rate making In this territory, tho day of pumping for Irrigation Is over. Tho rnnchors might JUBt as well quit, and glva tha Powor company tltlo to tholr lands and sock othor cllnos. Thoro nro nion In tho oinploy of tho I'owor company who know that tho rnnchors cannot mnko a living on tholr farms with tho high power costs. Tho powor company Itsolf cannot run tho farms, either, and that makes tho situation Impossible. It sooms that thin I'owor company onco conBolldatod Its Interests nnd reduced tho stock Issues by mil lions. Wo would llko to know hon estly, how much real cash tho pres ent company has Invested In Its so called $22,000,000 concern? If It bo truo that tho company has any such sum Invested In Us properties, Judging by tho quantity of power thoy lmvo dovolopcd this Is ono of tho most Inefficient In stitutions In all tho country. It Is a fact that until this past season, thoro has novor boon an Ir rigation period during which tho company could deliver enough pow or to furnish sufficient water for tholr customers. At that ruto tha capital cost por horso powor; for hero was not a great addition dur ing tho past yoar; Is out of nil ronton. Thoro Is something radi cally wrong, somowhero In tho busi ness of a. company of this magni tude If It takes an much money as tho company claims to dnvolopo Its property to tho state It has roached Ilollod down nnd without trim mings tho fact Is that tho company is asking for a valuation on which to nsscss charges which will mako It Impossible for auyono to do business with It. May bo that Is good buslnoss, far the company, but In tho long run wo think not, and tho company will think no loo, If It suc ceeds In Its apparont object, TEE ONTAMO ARGUS, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER lOJjgl DON'T WAIT TO IJIJ UHOi:i) Undoubtedly thoro nro many, who In tho pnnt years havo been the very host supportors of tho American Hod Cross In Its wonderful work for tho noedy nnd tho suffering, who wilt not this year bo ablo to give tholr dollar. Thoro aro many others who In tho past havo not given more than that stlpond who could glvo more, tako out a fow moro memberships for tholr family; who havo Just lot tho matter go when tho solicitor called upon them for tholr Individ ual contribution, Conditions this year, thoroforo nro such that thoso who can should glvo freely, for tho work of tho Rod Cross will perhaps bo groator than over this winter. Thoro will bo moro nood for help In moro quar-tors. Tho work of the Itod Cross Is so groat, so broad, so humanitarian that It neods no eulogy. Its record stands for Itself. Lot thoso who can, romember tho nood and tholr duty will bo plain. Don't wait to bo urged. Send your chock to tho Chairman of tho local commlttco, W. P. Homan for your 1D22 mem harsh I p. , 1.4 TIIIIUi: A COMIHNK Tho Argus has been approached sovoral times of lato by Individuals who bollovo thoy havo n grlovanco against tho local lumbor nnd coal dealers. Tho complaint Is mado that thoro Is n comblno among the local dealers In thoso two commldl ties which Is working to tho Injury of .Ontario. If thoro Is n combination tangible proof of that fact Is not prosont, so far as wo nro ablo to dotormlno, It does nppoar howovor that tha price of coal haro Is high. Also that tho margin which It now ob tains is greater than that which previously oxlstod, but tho coal men nllcgn that tho loss In shrink ago of tonago In transit, tho loss In unpaid bills and othor Itoms roduco tho margin to n roasonablo figure Tho Argus Is not undertaking to hold a brief for tho coal and lum bor mon. Thoy nro ablo to caro for tholr own Interests. If, howovor, tho allegations nro truo that lum bar nnd coal nro sold at lowor fig ures by tho aamo companies in neighboring towns, It Is tlmo that tho fact bo olthor proven or dls provod. If It bo not truo It Is un fair to tho doalors, It It bo truo It Is unfair to tho public. It would nppoar that, unlosa thoy do not caro, or fool that tho reports nro Just tho caroloss remarks of thoso who havo not Investigated tho facts HKI3 Mel 'A Mi AM) BKi: HKTTim" X. GLASSES L. THE INVISIBLE BIFOCALS Dr. J. A. M FALL Ieslght Specialist Ontario, Oregon WIJ GRIND OUIl OWN liKNBES l'HONi: 147-J .. and thereforo cannot bo stoppod anyway, tho lumbor and coal men should endeavor to sot at rest theso prcslstunt reports. THK COMING CONFKIIKNCK That the Amorlcan people are praying for tho succoss of tha com ing limitations of arms conforonco thoro can bo no doubt. Something of this kind must bo secured unless tho world Is to bucomo an nrmod fortress. Tho toll upon tho wealth nnd strength of tho world for arm- nmont Is ovorburdoulng. Wo must havo rollof. Tho fact that by a vast voto tho pooplo of America repudiated tho Versailles troaty nnd tho Loaguo of Nations sot forth thoroln, does not prucludo tho possibility of a concert of powers, an ontento If you will, of tho loading nations. Noed tho formation of tho concert go to tha end of a doflnlto troaty, men do not havo to bo bo bound, nolthor do nations. Nor aro treaties solamnly ontorod Into, guarantees of tho covenants thoroln declared. Tho hlutory of tha world glvos ample proof that Bothmnnn Hollwog was not tho first diplomat who consld ored such engagements, mere, "scraps of paper." Without sotting up a supor gov ornmont tho nations of tho world, particularly thoso to ongago this wcok In tho conforonco at Washing ton can, It public opinion In tholr several countries will sustnln them agrca to limit tho building of battle ships, forts and other war aganclos for a doflnlto period of years. Howovor much tho representa tives of tho powers might wish to accomplish this end thoy cannpt, unless backed by public opinion In tholr homo lands. So long as tho pooplo of tho world want wnr, or sco In that agoncy tha only means of securing Justlco tor thotnselvcs, thon so long will wnr continue Tho futility of war as n remodlnhlo agency must ba focognlxcd by tho pooplo. So long as tho public wills It, so long will tho nations contlnuo to bankrupt thomsotves building battlo ships. . ' AIIK WI3 A I'ltKi: NATION? It Is the proud boast of overy Amorlcan, of every Kngllshman, of ovory Kronchman, of ovory Inhabi tant nnd cltlxon of many other lands that his Is n froo nation. In fact none of them nro froo, In tho comploto sonso of thnt torm; that Is froo to dotormlno tho policial they would follow. If America woro entirely freo to choso nor own path, would alio not Immediately limit hor oxpondlturos fnr thn nrmv and tho navy? Of all tho nations of tho oarth wo aire; wo bollovo, tho least bolllcoso; yet today wo aro engaged In a great naval program costing billions of dollars, and why? Ilocnuso Japan nnd England nro also building war ships, and wo cannot stop so long as thoy contlnuo? Is Krnnco froo? No, only In purt Krnnco has today tho greatest stand ing army In tho world, elght-hun-drod thousand man umlor arms. Why Is Franco nrmod T Ilocnuso sho does not bollovo Qormany sln- coro or faithful In carrying up tho disarmament sections of tho peace troaty. T"oar of our neighbors and posstblo onemlos doprlvos all of us ns nations of comploto freedom. Qfc right fitel c for your oil heater u mi PEARL OIL MttWINJ HEAT AND LIGHT To make sure thnt your oil heater will op erate at its highest ef ficiency, tell your deal er you want Pearl Oil, the clean-burning ker osene that is refined and re-refined by our spe cial process. Pearl Oil makes oil heaters most econom ical to operate because every drop delivers clean, intense heat. No waste no smoe no odor. Sold in bulkby dealers everywhere. Order by name Pearl Oil. STANDARD OIL 'COMPANY (OUmU) CONOIlKOATIONAIi CIIUUCII Corner Idaho Avo. & 2nd. St. 8. W. (D. J. Qlllanaors, l'nsiorj Sunday School. 10:00 A. M. Preaching, 11:00 A. M.,. Itov. D. D Itoesa will preach. Chrlstaln Endeavor, 6:30 P. M. Preaching, 7:30 P. M. Bubject: "Signing tho Armistice." Wlilt" School House Sunday School, 2:30 P, M. Preaching, 3:30 P. M. Do not fall to hear Rev. Ileeco Sunday morning. lie has a mes sago for you. Tho Sunday night's sermon should be of Interest to all loyal Americans. Tho American Legion boys aro Invited to attend. NORTHWEST APPLE TREES LEAD COUNTRY IN YIELD Willi Fewer Trees Washington, Oregon nnd Idaho Htirpimn Kimt rrn nnd Southern Htittro Ac cording to Record Northwestern Btatca hold tho ay pto supremacy of tho country and of tho world becauso, trco for trco, tho Northwestorn orchards nro tho tlnost, nlthough not the largest, In tho country. This was tho statement mado to day by D. D. Olds, director of ex hibits of tho Pacific Northwost Fruit Exposition, which Is to ba held at tho Dell Street Terminal in Sonttlo from November 21 to 20. "Figures which wo havo proparod for uso at tho exposition," Mr. Olds explained, "show that moro apples nro producod by overy trco In tho Northwest that by trees In any othor section of tho country. "For Instnnco, although Washing ton's npplo crop In 1919 was 21, 608,091 bushels, ns against 14.3G0, 317 for Now York, thoro woro 9, 030,098 bearing npplo trees In Now York whllo Washington had only 7,004,107. Vlrglnln, with 7,38G,277 treos virtually tho samo numbor as Washington producod only 8, 942,520. "Tho othor Norlhwostorn statos show to equal advantage Orogon, with but 3,31G,093 boarlng trees, had a crop of 0,021,284, whllo Ken tucky, with 3,742,930, producod on ly 1,280,649 bushels; North Caro lina, with 3,474,821 trocs, produced only 1,938,038; West Virginia, with 6,664,731 treos, had a crop of only 4,189,102 bushols, and Pennsyl vania, with 0,981,128 trees, produc od but 6,560,138. bushols. "Idaho, which had only 2,380,623 producing treos In 1020, had n crop of 3,046,040 bushols tho year pro vlous, whllo Iowa with 2,090,400 bearing trocs, could produce only 1,810,443 bushels." OWYHEE NEWS NOTES ONK DAIRY I1REKD REST In changing sires In the dairy herd always plan to change to a hotter one of the same breed, never to one of another breed. Good bulls from high producing cows can now bo bought cheaper than -ever before, henco this is the time to anticipate future needs and solect the next head of the herd. O. A. C Experi ment Station. FOR SALE I have for sale fine white rock roosters, tho C Daniel strain. Rosa Caviness, Ontario, Oro. Route 2. 49-60p "sIIIIbvhmTTjvTbI sHaraHlTisllesllislt irrvjcrjK.miitfm tcxiefrtwrrvmv.MTWi REMEMBER PEOPLE! Auction Sale every Saturday. Be sure and list your stuff early so I can adver tise it. COILMERTAYLORMW Hurry R. Wollmun, county club lender was an overnight guest at tho Lowo homo Friday. Mr, Well man sturts this coming Friday to tako tho Cairo stock Judging tcuui which won second prlxo at tho County Fair to tho International Stock Show at Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cantroll and daughter, Dottlo Hollo havo return ed from Montana to tholr runch, re cently vacated by Kygara and Intoud farming It noxt year. Mrs. F. L. Dollord and children Florvuco and Vora aro staying at tho Kllngback homo during Mrs. Kllngback'a Illness. Pupils nolthor absent nor tardy during tho past mouth woro; Orvlllu Dlgolow, Elba Pullon, Joa Bhutto, Roy Wllllums, Laura Huffman nnd Ooorglu Rust In Mrs. Schwoltor's room, and John Ulgelow, George Huffman, Morol Kygar, Eurl Kygar, Albert Cuporton, Marvin Caperton and Dolla Lois Schwolzor In Miss Lilian Davis's room. Doglunlng with Novombor tho school will havo a set of education al slides to show tho children, on tho third Friday afternoon or each month. Tho public Is Invited to como to tho school houso ou those aftornoons. Fred Kllngback nnd daughtor, Doris, accompanied by F. L. Dollord mado a business trip to Aronu Vul ley Friday, eating dinner at tho Hugh Dullord homo, Louis and Hollo Fenn truppod a coyote a few days ugo. Dick Morrison, of Ontario, was In tho community Friday trying to get track of the llert Cossoll well dig ging equipment which ho has pur chased and part of which soorait to bo pretty well scattered over the neighborhood. Tho school onrollmont Is now sixty-one. Louis Douord has rented tho Kllngback homestead up the river for tho coming yoar and will tuko possession Immediately. " Mr. and Mrs. Charley SchweUor and daughter Lois attended the Ill Jinks at Nyssa school Saturday evening. i Chan Fisher brought a load of barley to Fred Kllugback'H feed grinder Friday, tho grinding bolng done for Albert Caperton who Is fattening a bunch of hogs for mar ket liob Elliott and family of Nyssa have .runted tho Claronce MoConnell ranch and will move out in the course of a few weeks. At the recent P. T. A. meeting Mrs. Floyd Shatto was electod vice prestdont and Miss Gladys Kygar, secretary. Mr. and Mrs, Pete Denning of Parma were guests to dinner at the Lowe home Sunday. Dr. Sarazln was calling profes sionally In the community Friday., Mrs. John Wall and children were guests at the Lowe horqe Friday, calling also at Kllngback'a. Miss Lilian Davis spent the week end at her homo In Vale. Fred Kllngback and children and F, L. Dollord and daughter, Flor ence were In Ontario Saturday. Mr. and Mrs, Fred Green of On tario visited the homo folks Sunday, Dompsey Pleasant of Ontario Is herding the DeDord sheep In the hills near tho ranch. Juantta, Orvllle and John Dlgelow called at the Kllngback home Sun day. T, M. Lowe and Fred Kllngback attended It farm sale on Roswell bench Tuesday. IIEATBXQ No basement required; your home heated better, safer and more economically. We have a package price, II. R. Udlck. Flbf, & Htg. , TT.m.tn. 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