The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-03-26
news FROM OUR
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Postoffice Department Perfect
ing Plans to Assist Con-
sumer and Producer.

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sumer.
Ten cities were selected to begin
work Of establishing direct connec.
tions between producer and consum.
er. Orders went to the postmasters
at Boston, Atlanta, st. Louis, San
Francisco, Baltimore. Detroit, La
Crosse, Wis; Lynn, Mass; Rock Is.
land, ILL.,, and Washington, directing
them to receive the names of per-
sons who APE willing to supply farm
products ipretail quantities by parcel
post"
Printed lists Of these names, show
ing kind and quantity of commodity
available, will be distributed among
town and city patrons.
Wilson Says Toll Repeal Party Idea.
President Wilson asserted that in
seeking the repeal Of the Panama tolls
exemption, he not only asked that the
nation do that which Il was bound In
honor to do, but was going the wa,
of the majority in the Democratic par.
ty. He pointed out that when the
Panama canal act was passed ma.
jority of democrats then In the house
voted against the tolls exemption, and
that only by a coalition OF minority
OF democrats with number OF re.
publIcans did the measure become n
law.
This announcement was taken In
administration circles as the presi.
dents answer to the argument that
the Baltimore platform made the tolls
exemption democratic doctrine. The
President is understood to believe that
the majority opinion of democrats In
the house, M last expressed, was the
result of more deliberate consldera.
tion Of the question than was possible
at the Baltimore convention.
New Haven Agrees To Be Dissolved.
After several weeks OF negotiations.
the department Of justice and the New
York. New Haven 4 Hartford railroad
announced that they had reached an
agreement for u dissolution OF the New
Haven.
The Boston Railroad Holding com.
pany is a Massachusetts corporation
holding n majority OF the stock OF the
Boston & Maine railroad and 90 per
cent OF the former stock. In turn, In
owned by the New Haven railroad
Stock OF the holding company viii be
transferred nj once TO five trustees
and after arrangements have been
made to protect the minority stock Of
the holding company they will sell the
Boston a Maine stock, prior TO Jan
uary |. 1917, The other subsidiary
companies will also be sold,
Suffrage Loses On Senate Vote.
Woman suffrage advocates los,
their fight In the United States sen
ate for a resolution proposing an
amendment 10 the federal constitution
giving women the ballot
The vote was 30 for the measure to
20 against II. "A twothirds affirmative
vote being required for passnge
when IL was all over. suffragisl
leaders jubilantly pointed 10 the ma
jority OF one as conclusive proof that
their cause had scored a triumph in
defeat and was immeasurably strong
er than It's opponents had ever been !
willing to concede
National Capital Brevities.
Secretary of the Interior Lane has
named one OF the ponds In Glacier |
National park Ellen Wilson. after the
presidents wife.
The opening OF the legislative bat |
tie for the repeal OF the exemption |
provision OF the Panama canal act was |
delayed until next week by prolonged |
consideration in the house OF the riy- |
ers and harbors appropriation bill,
Whatever promotion is gwen Colo |
mel Goethals and others identified with |
the building OF the Panama canal will |
be determined by President Wilson |
himself. according to an agreement,
A favorable report on the Taylor |
bill creating 10 mining experiment sta. /
tions. one TO be located in Alaska and
the others in western metallurgical
states, was returned by the house
mines committee, Each station, by |
the terms OF the bill, will be allowed
to spend $4,000 annually.
From a little farm OF 81 acres. own
ed by John Jones. an ex-slave In Shel,
by county, Tennessee, has come to the
supreme cot question affecting ne
groes all over the country. The ques.
tion is whether former slaves are en-
titled to inherit from their brothers
and sisters. who were likewise ex-
slaves.
The House bill providing for high.
way work in conjunction with the
states was fayorably reported TO the
senate by the agricultural committee.