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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1913)
u MM mmma m The Sale of Crank's Bankrupt Stock Closes April 5th Prices have been cut still further to clear up. If you were surprised at the low prices before, come and look now. Everything must go, including fixtures. Sample prices, Men's or Ladies Shoes $1.00 LADIES SUITS ALTERED-FIT GUARANTEED s i MISS E. CLARK, Trustee , ! i: fiisW a 1 aW- iTEHTI I J ' ' ul 'iTTT IMF : : ' 1 i ; y A Dainty Enameled k Bedroom Don't you admire a light, dainty bedroom with immaculate linen and draperies, and with walls, furni ture and woodwork all enameled in pure white or some delicate tint such as ivory or pale blue? You can have one it is not expensive. ACME QUALITY ENAMEL (Neal's) gives a hard, sanitary, lustrous, genuine enamel surface, easily kept bright and clean. It is offered in delicate tints or rich colors to harmonize with draperies and furnishings. POWERS INTERCEDE FOR TURKEY Sofia. If the great powers of Eu rope have their way, Turkey, when conquered, will be left with more than double the amount of territory In Eu rope than the Balkan allies would have allowed the Ottoman empire to retain. i in- became known when the for elgn niiicr gave out the text of the note, delivered to Bulgaria from the mil. , ...I, .i-h of the powers In London, through the ministers here, setting forth the conditions under which the powers will consent to mediate In the Balkan war. First, the powers demand that the new Turkish frontier shall extend from Enos on the Aegean, by way of Martlt and the Erkens' river to Media on the Black sea. The allies would be given all the rest of Turkey In Europe ex cept Albania, which la to be given au tonomy. The division of alloted terrl tory would be settled by the allies themselves and the powers would set tle the limitations of the Albania boundary. The powers also demand to be allowed to settle the possession of the Aegean Islands. In addition, they regard with dis favor the Indemnity demands of the allien, and propose an International conference to be held In Paris. COMBINE TO HANDLE FRUIT J. H. Robblns of North Yakima to Head Organisation. North Ynklma, The North Baclfic fruit distributors hare decided on se lection of an executive committee un der salary with J. H. Robblns of North Yakima at the head at $10,000 per annum and H. C. Samson of Spokane an assistant, to work out selling agen cy nnd control of other matters suck as pack and grnde. The executive committee will draw up a contract and at once visit various organizations of the northwest to as certain what fruit they will plelge. thr di'slri' being to get as large a per centage as possible pledged and then hull. I up the machinery for handling It. Fruit Is to be made the primary oh Ject of attention but organization will be available for distribution and sell Ing of any products of the soil. By resignation of Governor Wood row Wilson to become president of the Fnlted States. James Fit Uler be came governor of New Jersey. THE MARKETS. Portland. Wheat Club, 16c; bluest em, 99c; red Russian, 85c. Hay Timothy. $11; alfalfa, 111 10 Butter Creamery, 37c. Eggs Cnndled, 20c. Hops 1912 crop, 17c. Wool -Eastern Oregon, 16c; Wil lamette valley. 20c. Seattle. Wheat Blueslem, 96c; club, 86c; Red Russian, 84c. Egga 20c. Butter Creamery, 36c. II. iv- Timothy. $16 per ton; alfalfa i'Y il i . LUX U RIO US NECESSITIES Stimuli agreeable, doci it not' Tint ii what 'Standard" luthroom fixture! are. Bathing la nerenary, but a hath in a licautiful white enameled hath U a luxurious necessity. A completely equipped bathroom In nil.l be in every home which makei any pretense of being modem. If your limnr ii not so equipped let ut make you an estimate on a new bath mom outfit at once. I, S. Plumbing A Healing Co. m st National Bank Of Ontario, Oregon Capital. 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(', t II Kaat of D W""raW NEWS FROM OUR NATIONAL CAPITAL President and Co yresstoWork in Harmony on Tariff Legislation Wnshlncton Committee meatln and conferences will ho hold dtirl ; the week with I view to getting UlO congressional mill in Rood running shape for tho tariff grind that Is soon to oommence. The house, the senate and President Wilson have come together Informally on the preliminaries of tariff revision As a result Chairman Underwood o the house ways and means committer states thai the two houses practical will be agreed upon details of tar r revision before the bills reach tho house, and that the opinions and lu stres of the. president have boon on eldered. Encouraged hy the rapid progress al ready made In the preparation of a tariff revision hill, oloso friends of President Wilson predict that curren cy reform measures would bo brought before Hie extra session of congress. While members of the Democratic majority of the ways and means com mittee differ on what the Income tax should be, It Is Indicated they will ii ! on a tax of from 1 to 14 per cent on Incomes upward of IfiOOO a year ami might agree to make the tax applicable to Incomes as low as $3500. President Has Wsge Msterlal Now. A movement for a nation-wide cam paign for s minimum wsge law for girls nnd women took definite shape here when I-lentennnt Governor O'Ha rs. heading the Illinois "starvation wages" commit tee. put the result of the Illinois Investigation before Presi dent Wilson. O'llara explained the close relation ship between low wages and the white lave traffic and urged the president to call a national conference of anil vice commissioners from various states to meet In Washington with the object of starting a national campaign for i minimum wags for women. Pres ident Wilson was told that 32 stairs alread) hud dignified willingness to participate In such a conference. Following his stand that the power nnd Influence of the Kovernment of tho United States shall not bo capl luiuiti by linunclal Institutions seek ing t make loans to China or other nations In need of money, ('resident Wllsun win. asked whul the uttllude of the administration would be towurd enterprises Id China or elsewhere In dependent of government aid. The matter came up In connection with ti visit of George Hronson Rea, a confidential representative of Dr. Hun Yul Sen .Mr. lieu said he knew the president's attitude regarding the all powers loan project was approved by the officials of the new Chinese re public. Mr. Wilson Indicated that the devel opiiieut of the administration's policy toward China would be gradual and that there v. us no Intention of with drswlng the potential Influence for protection which the government ban exerted In respect of China, and that tbe mllllllllrtlruHi.il WOUld make a Vlg- orous effort to promote American trade luterests in the orient. The president s viewpoint was that the United Stain, would be In a far better position to Mf preserve the Integrity of China by remaining out lit of any particular agreements which might huve for their object e voice In China's political ruture than b actual participation Equsl Suffrsge Msy be Considered. There Is a strong probability that congress will very soon submit a suf frage ami'ii'lim-iil ' the constitution io the people ot the country for their uppiital Tin in tiou is foreshsdowod b) the vitalizing of 'lie senate commit tee on woman suffrage This commit tee i as loin; la en one of those which exlhtnl eflMj 'or 'he purpura- ot giv ing a chairmanship to some senator wlc. ,,.!., i wi.-e would nut enjoy that honor. The senate bas now enlarged the committee from five members kj nine, mukhifc it an active committee. Mom of the members came from suf frage states, and the chairman, Kent' tor Charles S Thomas of Colorado, took that office on the understanding that congress would lake sienr at the coming sesslou to nubmit lie r, .ffrags UlilC.'lllllO l National Capital Brevities. iIIih I. Moore, chief of tbe weuth er bureau, bay resigned In t'haile. I.lioi, president emerit US of Harvard uiilvermi j , has been o' fei.il the amliahhadorshlp to Qreui Brit tn t restdou II "a i giving much i .n to thS question iltlon of the new lil I ' i pi. in for ruiiniii. i will be adopted by imiiiistratiou was nidi i in .i arn house statement. of Color I 'lOUp if t lOOU t;i i i . ..: -:i policy e lib II ' IMuehot mi iioii . Um IsV tenor Kisher. McBRATNEY-McNULTY HARDWARE CO. ONTARIO; OREGON .-,