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QJlj? GDatann Argus
County Official Paper
An Independent Newspaper
Published Thursdays at Ontario,
.Oregon, ami entered at tho Ontario
post office tor distribution as 2nd
cluuB matlor.
O. K. Aiken, Managing Editor
SUBSCRIPTION Ono Year, 2.00
IDAHO AND IRRIGATION
With romarkable vigor Idaho is
seoklng more reclamation. It wants
the great American Falls dam built
to furnish storage water for hun
dreds of thousands of acres of Its
fertllo soil. It Is congratulating It
self upon another appropriation for
. tho Black Canyon project; It secured
tho Illllcrost addition to tho Boise
Payette project which will also
make n largo Increase in tho vast
total which Idaho has recolvod from
, tho Federal Ileclamatlon funds.
Whllo through a portion of its
' citizenship and organizations Idaho
Books this development another
group of Its citizens and organiz
ations nro asking that from the
projocts already built tho reclam
ation sorvlco collect no construc
tion costs for five years and scatter
tho balance duo tho sorvlco for 40
inoro years. Is it possible to con
colvo a moro paradoxical situation?
Here wo havo a plcturo of Idaho
tho potted stato of tho Reclamation
sorvlco, practically doclarlng that It
cannot pay its way, that it wants
largesse from tho federal funds, to
which their stato has contributed
but ono-fourtli of what has been
spout within its borders.
One would think that tho Ida
lioans thus guilty of begging at tho
door of Congress would hldo their
heads in sliaino in admitting tholr
failure to make good with tho abun
dant capital they havo boon fur
nished from tho public purso; but
no thoy but cry for moro.
That Is the trouble with too much
of this govornmont aid system, It
woakons tho will of thoso who ro
coivo it. It takes tho courago from
thom puts Jolly where a backbono
should bo. It supplants "I will"
with "I want."
The) Argus rocolved a visit Tues
day from a valuablo subscriber
whoso opinions wo hold In groat ro
spoct. Ho endeavored to porsuado
us that Ontario wbh wrong in op
posing tho nofarlous Borah bill
which is aimed to further de
moralize tho system of reclamation
in tho United States and make
greater favorites of thoso who livo
under government systems at tho
oxpenso of their neighbors.
"What difference will it make to
you folk If tho Idaho ranchors un
der government ditches get this ro
llof?" asks our friend. Let us
answer with this:
"How can ranchers under pump
ing systems who pay anywhero
from ?5 to ?14 per acre In powor
bills, Interest and 'maintenance
charges sell their produce in com
petition with that of ranchers who
if this bill passes will not pay
any of tholr construction cost for
flvo years and havo tholr payments
oxtonded for 40 years, and who nev
or have paid any interest whatso
ever.? Again, wo ask' "How can thoso
who hope for federal reclamation
in othor sections of tho West ever
expect to get a respectful hearing if
thoso who now have It lay down
and quit and say wo can not pay
whllo thoy aro holding tholr lands
at from three to flvo times tho cost
of tho reclamation systems?
It is truo that some of tho ranch
ors under the govornmont systems
aro hard up, so are wo all of us. It
is truo that thoy aro many times
hotter off than aro tho ranchers un-
dor pumping systoms; thoy ough't
to bo. It is truo that around Mer
idian whore tho ranchers havo de
veloped tho dairy business to tho
greatest degree whore tho holdings
aro small that few, very few of the
ranchors havo not boon able to meet
their reclamation assessment
It is true that where top-heavy
prices havo been paid by ranchers
for lands that with advorse condi
tions of tho past few years, they
havo had hard slcding. Tlioro aro
othors who havo had as bad and
worse. We can see no reason why
tho settlors under tho reclamation
systoms should bo selected from
among tho hundrods of thousands
for further government bounty,
whon they have had a big advantage
for years.
At the vory most thoy ought nev
er to havo asked for more than an
oxtouslon of time for this year's as
sessments. Such a request might
by an extension of roason be grant
ed In viow of tho ndvorso conditions
which all ranchors face; but to
grant In toto tho measures thoy now
sook is unreasonable. If somo of
thoso ranchers are to fail, it is to be
rogrotted. But in tho long run tho
majority will havo been served If
they aro brought to a realization
that a contract with tho federal
government is as binding as ono
with anyone else; it is to bo kept.
For the future good of Idaho its ef
forts should be directed toward
getting its people to work at profit
able undertakings and not spending
tholr tjme trying to develop schemes
to avoid meeting their contractual
obligations.
ISMET PASHA
Ismet Pasha, who Is head of the
Turkish peace delegation In the Near
East peace conference at Lusanne.
General Wood Will Remain In Manila.
Washington, D. C. Major General
Leonard Wood has tendored his resig
nation as provost of the University of
Pennsylvania and will remain in Man
ila permanently as governor general of
the Philippines.
John Wanamaker Dead In Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pa. John Wanamaker,
tho world famous merchant and form
er postmaster general passed away
here Tuesday. He had been confined
there since early in November with a
heavy cold. Ho was 84 years old.
Four Women In Irish Senate.
Dublin. Tho senate of the Irish
Freo State will havo four women members.
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Principal Events of the Wte
Briefly Sketched for Infor
mation of Our Readers.
Several cases of smallpox have ap
peared In Wallowa, but It Is of a mild
form.
Ten persons were murdered In Port
land during the 12 months ending No
vember 30.
Tho population of the Oregon state
penitentiary, which laBt August totaled
470, has dropped to 458.
The mill of Smith brothers, 15 miles
northwest of Prlnoville, recently de
stroyed by fire, Is being rebuilt.
Retail merchants of Coquille have
organized a local chapter of the Ore
gon Retail Merchants association.
The Peacock mill at Freewatcr Is
running night and day in order to fill
flour orders from foreign countries.
There are at present in the schools
of Marion county 14,944 pupils. This
Is an increase over last year of 482.
The population of the stato home for
the feeble-minded at Salem has In
creased in the past year from 621 to
707.
Thirty-four persons were killed and
1802 Injured in 14,496 traffic accidents
in Portland during the year ending
November 30.
A course in horticulture will be in
eluded In the winter short courses
given by the Oregon Agricultural col
lege January 2 to March 17, 1923.
The North Bend Chamber of Com
merce has opened a drive for an in
crease in membership and for a bud
get of $5000 to be expended In 1923.
More than 150 telephones were put
out of commission in Tho Dalles as a
result of the heavy snow which broke
down the drops leading to homes.
The annual report of the Coos coun
ty school superintendent shows that
cost of tho public schools of Coos
county was $465,766 for the last year.
Although the number of cases of
typhoid fever in Portland this year
has largely exceeded those of 1921, the
death record from this disease shows
only one more death than In that
year.
The Santlam Woolen mills, employ
ing 150 persons, has built an addi
tion to its plant and Is planning further
Improvements. The company's mill of
fice has been movod from Portland to
Stayton.
CHRISTMA
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MECANICAL TOYS, WHEEL TOYS, LIGHT CUT GLASS
WARE, HAND PAINTED CHINA WARE, DINNER SETS IN
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN WARES, ALUMINUM WARE,
PICTURES, POTTED HYACINTHS AND NARCISSUS BULBS,
In fact a great variety of articles suitable as season
able presents. It is to your interest particularly at this time
when money is bo scarce to buy where you can get tho best
prices.
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CASH VARIETY STORE
Ontario, Oregon.
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Dolls, 35c to $3.00 20 per ct discount
Leather Goods 25 per ct discount
Holiday Books 10 per ct discount
Toilet and Perfumery Sets, 20 per ct off
Ever Sharp Pencils, 25c to $3.00
Fountain Pens, $1.50 to $10.00
Cigars in Boxes, 25c to $6.00
Silver-Cigarette Cases, $1.50
Pyralin Ivory, at pre war prices
Kodaks at pre war prices
Christmas Seals, Tags, 5c pkg or 7 for 25c
Large Stock Christmas Booklets 5c to 50c
Symphony Lawn and Baltimore Linen
in Xmas Packages60c to $4.25
Christmas Candy in bulk, . 20c to 50c lb
Best Chocolates in 51b xmas pkg $2.25
Holly Boxes and Holly Wrapping Paper
Bulk Perfume, best odors, $1.00 per oz
Victor Phonograph Records, 75c to 3.00
Safety Razors, in Xmas pkgs, 1.00
Victor Phonographs $25 to $250,! Small
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With each 50c purchase you get Chance
to draw a $125.00 Phonograph
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