The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1909-12-10
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST
CONDENSED FOR READERS

The California state supreme court
has sustained the validity of the
Walker-O Otis anti-betting law.
King George of Greece, has re-
sumed the idea OF abdicating for
himself and his dynasty.
A gun is being designed by army
ordnance experts for the purpose OF
shooting dirigible balloons and aer-
oplanes.
Idaho is 10 receive on account for
the sale OF public lands for school
fund for the year ending June 80,
1909, Sl0,9o2.
A full-grown male lion, two lion
'esses, two lion cubs and leopard
were burned to death Sunday when
cages in a Colorado Springs zoo
took fire fro man overhested stove.
The Chinese government has sent
a circular note to the powers pro-
testing Russia's claims to the right
of administration over the Manchur-
ian railway zone.
The collapse OF balcony in a
Walla Walla, Wash. department
store caused the injury of three
children and scores OF otters had
narrow escapes.
Senator Borah, OF Idaho, intro
duced a bill Tuesday authorizing is
suanee OF S30OO0,000 of irrigation
bonds, In accordance with the rec
ommendation of Secretary Ballinger.
A series of hotels for the exclusive
use OF women, to be conducted
somewhat after the manner of the
Mills hotels for men, will be built
in New York by the Cooperative
Service League.
Control of the Equitable Life AS
surance Society by Thomas +. Ryan
soon after the insurance scandals
few years ago, has passed to J.
Pierpont Morgan with the s72,O0O,-
600 OF assets OF the company.
Representative Of trainmen on all
the Eastern roads Of the country,
comprising 100000 employees, have
issued a statement declaring they
would soon present a demand to the
railroads for a 10 per cent increase
In wages.
Abraham Ruef. former political
boss and for number OF years the
dominating power In San Francisco
politics, has been released from tho
Bay City Jail on bonds sggregating
$4,000.
Secretary Ballinger has designated
i40.830 acres Of land in Wyoming
Ms subject 10 disposition under tho
enlarged homestead law. The To-
eali,ics affected are not considered
susceptible OF successful irrigation at
n reasonable cost.
Martial law has been declared NJ
Bridgeport. Ohio. where 1000 em-
ployes Of the Ae,na-Standard plant
Of the Sheet & Tin Plate Company
are on strike. A regiment OF infan-
try. one squadron OF cavalry and $50
policemen are guarding the mills.
The government expects 10 make
the sugar trust pay SS,000,OoO, In ad-
dition to the S2.000.OO0 already col
lccted. In reparation Of various
frauds upon the revenues in the inn
portation OF sugar during the last
few years at the port OF New York
and elsewhere.
Nearly i0.O00,OooO00 feet OF strue-
tural timber is destroyed each year
In the United States and Of this
amount 81 per cent Is due to decay.
The estimated wheat acreage seed
ed is 2o.oi4,00 acres. against har-
vested area This year of 2,SJo,OOO
acres.
Chief Rockboy and his band of
l2S Chippewa braves are now Off
ciaily at home in their new hunting
grounds on the Blackfeet reserva-
ton in Montana. and 10000 acres
In Valley county Of that state which
were withdrawn to make home
for the Indians have been reopened
TO settlement.
The fight for the heavyweight
championship of the world between
James J. Jeifries and John Johnson,
will be held in California, near San
Francisco, OF July 4, 1910, The sue
eessfui bid for the exhibition was
Sl0l 900 and two-thirds OF the NOV
ing picture privileges to the con
testants,