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THE ONTARIO AEGUS; ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1922
ifj? (Pntartn Argua
County Official Paper
An Independent Newspaper
Published Thursdays at Ontario,
Oregon, and entered at the Ontario
post office for distribution as 2nd
class matter.
O. K. Aiken, Managing Editor
SUBSCRIPTION One Year, J2.00
LETTING THE PUBLIC SUFKKIl
Perhaps It is not time to reach a
definite conclusion as to the Tight
ness or the wrongncss of tho posi
tion taken by tho railroad executives
and tho leaders of tho striking shop
men but no one; realizing tho ser
iousness of tho predicament, in
which the public is placed; can
avoid having an opinion.
The railroad executives declare
that tho shopmon accepted all the
decisions of tho railroad labor
board while it was raising wage1),
and now refuse to accept a ruling
which reduces their earnings. The
strikers, on tho other hand, declare
that tho railroad executives have
in innumerable Instances refused to
accopt other decisions of the board.
Particular attention Is called to the
position taken by the Pennsylvania
railroad -which refused to abide by
tho decision of the board, and has
not done so yet.
In this contention both sides of
tho controversy are right. And it
goes to show that both are wrong in
their attitude, so far as that great
mass of peoplo are concerned.
Neither of them hav,o obeyed the or
ders of tho labor board; and neither
of thorn apparently care what the
offect of tjiolr acts will be upon the
public.
Tho shopmon apparently do not
consider that it is incumbent upon
thorn to participate in tho general
reduction of earnings which all the
peoplo havo taken. They sought
their wages Incroased during tho war
on tho vory Justifiable ground that
tho cost of living had Incroased and
that thoy' woro not rocolvlng a liv
ing wage; and tho labor board
raised tholr wages. Now tho cost
of living has decreased; yot they de
cline to follow tho Joglc of tholr
provious position and tako their
sharo in the reduction.
They know, or at least tholr lead
ors do, that tho farmers of America
havo lost monoy during the past
two yoars. Hundreds of families
havo been unablo to pay tholr taxes,
others havo lost their farms. If
tho proBont low prices for farm
products contlnuo, and tho present
high freight rotes, on all that the
farmor has to' buy, remain in offect,
thoro Is only ono thing for the
farmer to do. Ho must quit farm
ing. Then whoro will tho railroad
business be?
Most of tho traffic of tho Amer
ican railroads comes from tho farms
of tho land. When tho farming
business fails, so to do tho rail
roads. Tho need for railroad men
will proportionately cease. This
is an oconomlc fact that both tho
presidents of tho railroads and tho
presidents of tho unions must con
sider. But tho railroad presidents havo
mado up tholr minds that tho un
ions must go. Tho railroad union
prosldonta havo decided that tho
public must contlnuo to pay high
freight rates regardless of whether
tho public makos a dollar or not,
Thoy know that tho Interstate com
morco commission must mako rates
In accordance with tho ( wages paid.
So thoro you aro. Nollhor sldo of
tho railroad controversy caros about
tho public. Wo can all stnrvo or
go broke so far asolthor contend
ing" party cares.
Tho public is not Interested in the
seniority rights of men who repair
the cars and the engines. What the
public Is interested in seeing is the
business of tho nation cared for.
Neither the railroad presidents nor
tho railroad workers need seek sym
pathy at the hands of the public If
a business panic results from their
stubbornness. Let the railroad
men go back to work and adjust the
differences later. In their medita
tions let them do some thinking
about tho rights of the public that
has to pay the bills in any event.
THE JV1IK THIS YEAH
After having been an exposition
hold Just as a matter of cour3o foe
several years, when th,e public was
engrossed in tho war, and in the
adjustment thereafter, the 1022
Malheur county Fair Is going to wit
ness a revival of a real interest in
that institution.
This is evident by the difference
in tho degree of enthusiasm which
the business men of the city have
shown. The committee has dem
onstrated pep. It has demonstrated
faith in the people of tho county by
tho belief that given an entertain
ment with tho same degree of var
iety which marked the exhibitions
a few years back tney will come ana
enjoy themsolves.
That Is what the committee wants.
Thoy want the peoplo of the county
and of neighboring counties In Ida
ho to come for a big three day cele
bration. Thoy want to furnish a
show that the folks will talk about
and which will mako their stay In
Ontario an event to bo remembered.
Everyone knows that a real Fair
can bo put on here. There has been
plenty of evidence of that In the
past. But it takes real enthusiasm
to put over such a show. In truth
It must bo admitted that at times
that enthusiasm was lacking, In re
cent years, and there was a reason
for It. No ono was to blame, it was
Just so, and though tho men who
had charge of recent exhibitions did
well, and tho agricultural exhibition
was excellent, never better in fact;
tho show in fron of the grandstand
at times did not moot tho standard
of the e'arly exhibitions.
Tho committo this year canvassed
the situation. Thoy said: We have
got to put the entertainment fea
tures back to tho standard of the
best, and we are going to do It. But
wo must havo funds to do that. So
tho business men of Ontario have
subscribed tho necessary guarantee
fund. Tho committee Is going to
mako tho show better than It ever
has boon. There will bo more var
iety, thoro will bo more contests.
Thoro will bo moro gamos shown
than over boforo. There will be
Romothlng doing every minute and
In so many different ways that not
only those who llko good horso iac
lug, or who llko buckaroo ovonts
will bo happy, but those who like
auto racos, foot races, horso shoo
pitching and dozens of other events
will havo something to pleaso them
during tho afternoon programs.
But best of all, there is being
manifested a spirit among tho busi
ness men to mako tho show hero
worth while, to glvo tholr time and
thought to making the stay of tho
visitor enjoyable for him. That Is
tho spirit that counts. With spirit
manifest tho success of tho Fair
Is assured now.
TIMELY ADVICE
The last Issuo of tho Jordan Val
ley Express voiced the following
warning to Its readers presumably
some of its readers:
We suggest to those who make it
a practice of celebrating in Jordan
Valley during the night that they
change bootlegger and try and find
some moonshine with less noise in
it. If not some of the reyelers will
wako up In the city cooler some
morning.
REPRESENTATIVE VETERANS
BUREAU WILL BE IN ONTARIO
Broken Pinion Dolajs Party
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Howland and
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan E. Oakes were
enrouto home from the Little Sal
mon last Tuesday when the pinion
on the driving ahaft of Mr. How-
land's car broke on ho hill the other
side of The Meadows. No repairs
could be secured either at Meadows
or Boise, and It was necessary to
send to Salt Lake for them. After
waiting several days for tho arrival
of tho parts, Mr. and Mrs. Oakes
secured transportation to the rail
road and came homo ,by train Thurs
day. W. S. Manor formerly of Jordan
Valley, but now a resident of Boiso,
was an Ontario visitor Sunday1 with
T. T. Kohout.
A little late, but still In hope that
the huckleberries havo not gone
from the upper hills, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Logan and daughters Miss
Cecil and Miss Myrtle, accompan
ied by Dave Logan, drove down hero
from Brogan Sunday and then con
tinued on their way to the Payetu
Lakes country. The Logans fiSf
ported that tho range in the Cow
Valley section which, as its name
implies, is the habitat of many bo
vines, Is very dry and the cattle
men aro not enthusiastic over tho
present outlook, but have hopes for
improved conditions this fall.
If tho w anion nt" tho ponltontlary
doos not keep on tho lookout Al
Chanco will sell tho placo to somo
wandering band of gypslos. Bettor
warn tho Governor, too, to lock up
tho Capitol, for Al will get away
with that too.
Banking
Service
Wo have three officers who have lived
in this county for at least FORTY
years. Our other officers havo lived
horo several years, and wo think our
experience can bo of valuo to citizens
of this community. Wo aro to ho of
servico whorovor possible, and will bo
glad to talk avor any business or any
financial problems with you.
Ontario National Bank
Oldest Bank in Southeastern Oregon
For the purposo of Interviewing
all disabled World War veterans of
this community relative to govern
ment compensation, vocational train
Ing, hospitalization and war risk
Insurance, L. H. Wood, special con
tact representative of the United
States Veterans' Bureau, will arrive
In Ontario August 11 for a period
of ono day, according to an an
nouncement received hero today.
Mr. Wood state in an advance
communication that all former ser
vice people who can profe. that they
aro disabled 10 per cent or moro be
cause of war service are entitled to
federal compensation and that those
who aro unable to carry on their
pre-war occupations because of war
injuries are entitled to vocational
training at the expense of the gov
ernment. Veterans seriously ill
from war disabilities should bo hos
pitalize'd Immediately he stated.
Hundreds of veterans, It is believed,
aro also ready Jo reinstate their war
risk Insurance.
"Because of the fact the tho Vet
erans' Bureau Is but one year old,
there are some things for disabled
veterans of the northwest district
still undone", said Mr. Wood. "How
over, I believe it Is safe to say that
rapid progress Is being made in de
veloping an organization which will
properly caro for injured service
people and rehabilitate those who
aro able to tako vocational educa
tion. "At tho district office hi Seattle,
wo have more than 11,000 claims
for government compensation from
veterans alleging war dlabllltles.
Approximately 8000 disabled veter
ans of the three states receive either
straight compensation or govern
ment allowances of ?80 a month or
more. Moro than a half million
dollars a month is being paid direct
ly into tho hands of disabled veter
ans of Washington, Oregon and
Idaho thio-ugh the Veterans' Bureau.
"The government is as eager to
nrihidlcate all claims of ex-servlco
peoplo as tho veterans are to havo
tholr claims passed upon. An Im
portant feature of the Veterans'
Bureau is the Board of Appeals
which reviews all cases brought to
Its attention by claimants not satis
fied with decisions of the Bureaus'
rating board."
Mr. Wood announced that this
district of tho Veterans' Bureau has
recently established an employment
service for tho benefit of disabled
votorans of Washington, Oregon and
Idaho who havo completed vocation
al training courses at tho expense
of the Government and been de
clared rehabilitated.
"Many employers, wo bellove, are
In a position to osslst materially In
seourlng positions for those former
sorvlco people who struggled so ear
nestly for many month3 .and some
times years to become qualified In
somo trade or profession and there
by overcome disabilities duo to war
sorvlco wlch mado It Impossible for
thorn to return to tholr pre-war oc-
Pimntlons". stated Mr. Wood. "Thol
Votorans' Buroau has rehabilitated
moro than 900 disabled veterans and
many of those aro now unemployed.
Scores of the 3300 veterans now In
training will complete their voca
tional education within two or three
months. Many of thes veterans
have families to support. Thoy have
boon trained to do a variety of work
Including all kinds of clerical posU
tlons, mechanical and other kinds
of trade's Jobs and also a few profes
sional men. With the roylval of
business this summer und fall every
employer should mako It a point to
glvo these men an opportunity to
mako a living for themselves and
their dependents. Employers need
ing help should got In touch with
the noarest Veterans Bureau office."
Tho hospital situation in relation
to proper caro and facilities for dls
oblod veterans Is Improving rapidly,
according to tho government repre
sentative. There are approximately
900 former service men in hospitals
of tho Pacific Northwest district at
the present 'time. With the dedi
cation rocontly of tho new govern
ment hospital at Walla "Vallu, Wash.
all servico peoplo Buffering from
tuberculosis will be taken care of.
Official announcement that the. go
ornment Is to build a $1,500,000
hospital at Camp Lewis, Wash.,
moan's that veterans suffering from
mental and norvous diseases will be
properly housed and treated. It Is
oxpected that construction work on
this hospital will begin this tall.
Mr. Wood will mako his head-
quarters at the Moore hotel,
A Laundry Service
Within Every Woman's
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Service wo
It is' here for you in this Family
offer.
What is most disagreeable on Washday? Isn't
it the mussiness of wash water, the steam of
boilers and tubs, the lifting and hauling? -And
it's of that we relieve you at a cost truly
moderate.
We take your family bundle, wash it sweetly
clean in soothing soft waters and billowy, glis
tening suds";, and rinse it many times in more
water sparkingly pure.
Next we daintily iron the flat pieces; the things
likabath towels we dry softly and fluffily they
need no ironing; and other pieces that require it
we starch and make ready for you to iron in
your own home.
In a word, we do all the toilsome, mussy work
of washday, and leave for you only the milder,
pleasanter task of ironing the lighter pieces.
It's a truly economical service within the means
of every woman we're sure you'll like it im
mensely. Telephone, we '11 welcome an opportunity to tell
you more about it.
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