The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1913-02-27
BRIEF BITS OF TIMELY NEWS

BY . vote Of two TO one the .vstsrs
Of the city and county Of Dsavss Do
cided for commission form se govern
ment.
Members Of the New York stock
exchange are considerably exercised
over Governor suissr's latest message
to the legislature. rscommsnding that
the exchange be incorporated.
Direct election Of saloonks spsrs by
popular vote is proposed in an amend
mont to . bill for regulation Of the
issuance OF liquor licenses. offered In
the South Dakota legislature.
A government suit alleging that the
Chicago 4 Northwestern railway com.
pany is guilty Of working its tslegra-
piers moro than nine hours . day
was filed at Chicago. Penalties az.
sregating S3o,b00 are asked.
A bill providing for = minimum
wage for women was passed By the
Kansas house Of Representatives. II
fixes 80 a week for q nine-hour day
as the minimum wage OF all women
workers. except domestic servants.
Every member OF the West Virginia
legislature except those against whom
indictments have been returned, to-
gether with many other well.known
persons. have been summoned to ap-
pear before the special grand Jury In
the Kanawha county intermediate
court.
A man who buys merchandise on
the installment plan and fails to keep
up his payments can recover ell the
money paid on II II the instaliment
house takes the goods away from him.
according to a decision handed down
by Justice Louis w. Marcus. OF the
supreme court OF New York.
Guilty as charged in three counts
Of the Indictment" was the verdict
rendered In Cincinnati by the jury
trying the case OF John II. Patterson
and the 2s other officials or former
officials Of tho National Cash Register
company. who were charged by tho
government with violating tho Grim
inal section Of tho Sherman antitrust
law.
Saturday, tho anniversary Of the
birtn OF George Washington. will be
observed as usual az a public holiday
throughout the country. In the oapi-
tai ths leading feature OF the observ.
anos will be the annual reading Of
washington's farewell address In the
senate. Senator Brandegss OF Con.
necticut has been designated to read
Tuesday was Inauguration day In
France. when N. Raimond Poineairs
was formally installed - president
President Taft, In recognition Of his
services In behalf Of universal psaos.
is to receive . gold medal st . tssti-
moniai reception and dinner to b. held
In New York city Friday evening.
General Stewart l.. woodford. vet.
sran publicist and fsrmss United
States minister to Spain. disd at his
home In New Yerh. The general was
70 years old.
Jane Adams vas the guest Of hes-
or ~ . diAnsr sivsa by the Prosrss-
sivs club In Chicago o. the eve Of her
departure fos . tstp shrssgh Asa NJ
nor and Egypt
King George has sent . letter 70
Mrs. Scott. widow q the sxplsrss. In
which he says he knew Captain Scott
intimately and tha& hs nesras the
loss ef . friend.
Robert C'Tsddyc webb. the auto
mobile bandit accused Of staying De-
tsotivs Hart ~ Chicago recently. was
captured aftsr . revolver battle with
policsmsa-
Incsnssl at the destruction Of their
mail By suffrassttss pouring acid into
the mail boxes. q mob attacked Mrs
Dmmsiins Pankhurst and other prom.
insnt suffrage leaders At London. The
women were badly bruised.