The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-01-15
Brief News of the Week

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for extinguishing forest fires.
The Iowa state conference OF the
Progressive party, after two days
session, declared itself opposed to
amalgamation with any other party
The United States stands second
among the powers in the matter OF
naval expenditures for last year.
Great Britain leads. Seven great
countries expended s797,94S,000.
Sixty-six state institutions OF Cali
fornia will use the parcel post exclus.
lively for transporting freight which
amounts to $4,000 to $4,000 annual
charges.
Board OF education OF Chicago dis.
continued practice OF teaching sex hy-
giene in the schools until the people
have had chance to vote on the ques-
tion.
In the two years since the Wiscon.
sin workmen's compensation law went
into effect, employers OF the state
have paid 1896, 6,53453 as indemnity to
injured workmen and their depend.
ents.
Brick red hair, green coats and cork
screw skirts are TO be the new vogue
for women, according to a New York
man milliner who has been style hunt.
ing in Paris.
State Game Warden Finley aiding,
In an advisory capacity, Max Muller.
Of Portland, will purchase n number
OF song birds abroad for use In propa.
eating the wild species in the Oregon
woods.
Baker was the scene of a unique
Christmas celebration when 500 school
children stood In nine inches OF snow
In the open streets and participated
In Yuletde ceremonies before a great
Christmas tree.
A course OF lectures on infant sci.
ence dealing with problems of chill.
dren up to the age OF six will be given
at the Parents Education Bureau.
Portland. beginning Friday, January
2, and continuing each week thereaf.
ter. until June Z.
Being deslrous OF seeing Alaska
properly represented. Senator Cham.
berlan will Introduce n bill providing
for the appropriation of S25O,OOO TO
enable suitable exhibits OF Alaska
products to be made at the san Fran
cisco and San Diego eXpositions.
Just four hours after she appeared
In her sketch at the Majestic Theater
at Roseburg Mrs. Al oyerton gave
birth to son. Mr.. overton IL OF In.
dian blood and says the new arrival
is entitled 80 u l6O'acro tract OF land |
In the Roseburg reservation,
The problem of the unemployed In
eastern Oregon, which II acute nj
present. will be relieved by the com.
mencement OF actual construction |
work on the first 10000 acre unit OF
the west Umntlla extension irrigation
project
For leading five hungry and unem
~ yed men into Portland restaurant
where they obtained food without pay.
Ing for same. Municipal Judge Stey.
enson sentenced Wayne II. Jones to
five days on the rockpile
J. Thorburn Ross. president OF the
Title Guarantee and Trust company.
which failed In Portland In 1907. who
was convicted of misappropriating
state funds and sentenced to the pen
itentiary, has been given a full pardon
by Governor West Ross never sery-
ed day of his sentence.
Looking the nervous wreck that he
has become since he was found guilty
of polygamy r. Il. G, Won Klein ap.
pearcd in circuit court at Portland
and received sentence OF imprison.
ment from one to four years in the
the seyerest penalty pro
yided.
The Eugene charter commission has
rejected the whole report of the re-
search commission which recon-
mended that the present charter be
superseded by new docu-
ment, and that the new charter be
based upon the managerial system OF
government,
Appeal in the Salem brewery case.
wherein Judge Galloway OF the Mar.
lon county circuit court held that the
prohibition charter amendment voted
Al the city election December was
illegal. has been filed In the supreme
court by attorneys for the city of Sa,
lem. J.,
strawberry" was the name given
10 new voting precinct created by /
he county court of Linn county. The ,
precinct adjoins the city limits OF Leb, /
anon on the south, east and west sides
and in Difference 10 the prominence
)f Lebanon as "A strawberry center {
his name was assigned