Legislation Aims to Expand Farm Credit Access in Congress
Senate and House leaders from Wisconsin Minnesota introduce parallel bills to create a farm credits department within the farm loan system. They seek 60 million dollars in new loans via 12 federal farm loan banks with rediscounting options for farm paper. Other measures add credits and allow War Finance Corp loans to foreign buyers.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
House
Lentoot
Wisconsin
Anderson
Minnesota
Norbeck
South Dakota
Strong
Kansas
A. P. Nelson
War Finance Corporation
Américan Farm Bureau
Lemont-Anderson
Supreme Court Rules on State and Federal Liquor Prosecutions
Washington case grants the federal and state governments power to prosecute the same liquor offenses. California ruling denies the government power to collect all taxes and penalties under revised statutes not repealed by the Volstead Act. Both decisions shape enforcement of national prohibition.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Washington
California
Taft Urges Civil Service Reform For Local Appointments
Chief Justice Taft told the National Civil Service Reform league that the president should appoint all local officials without Senate confirmation. He warned such power would reduce burdens by shifting federal appointments to the civil service and argued Congress should welcome the change to curb patronage.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
National Civil Servies Reform League
Senate
Civil Service Commission
United States
Congress
American Consul in Malta Shot
Maron Mitchell of New York American consul on the Island of Malta was shot near Baracca. The assailant escaped. Mitchell was taken to a physician. the bullet grazed his coat and he was confined to bed but expected to be up in a day or two. The shooting is generally attributed to a crime.
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Malta
Valetia
Maron Mitchell
New York
Baracca
Mitchell
Befen Aa
Grain Buyers See Mixed Gains from Columbia Basin Rates
Inland Empire shippers favor the Columbia basin decision but doubt major benefits for growers as lower Portland Seattle rates favor exporters. W W Harrah notes Portland shipments rise fivefold, while Seattle loses business. Oswald West argues interior shippers deserve benefit, not grain buyers. Local officials consider Portland Chamber neutrality to aid interior shippers. Walla Walla grain agents report valley producers seeking gains from freight rate changes.
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Athena
Columbia Basin
Pendleton
Oregon Journal
Inland Empire
Portland
Seattle
Puget Sound
W. W. Harrah
Portland Mills
Journal
Interstate Commerce Commission
Portland-Vancouver
Snake River
Oswald West
Inland Empire Shippers’ League
Portland Chamber of Commerce
J. W. Ganeong
Kerr-Gifford Company
Liverpool
Walla Walla View
High School Presents Nothing But The Truth Comedy
High school students stage Nothing But The Truth a three act comedy featuring Robert Bennett and Brooks Anderson in the cast. The Thursday December twenty first performance in the auditorium includes unique scenery by Latrell and audience entertainment between acts with music. Admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children with proceeds supporting the annual fund.
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Bob Bennett
King of Fishermen Lucien Gagnon Wins Watts and Rogers Trophy
Lucien Gagnon is crowned king of fishermen by Athena anglers for the largest trout, a steelhead of 81 1 2 inches caught on a Umatilla gravel bar, winning $25 and last year’s rod prize. George Parmbrun claims the boys prize with a Bristol Steel rod for a 13 1 2 inch Rainbow trout.
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Lucien Gagnon
Athena Anglers
Gagnon
Watts and Rogers
Colorado
Umatilla
George Pambrun
Bristol
Portland grain prices undercut Seattle by 1 to 2 cents
Portland dealers keep prices 1 to 2 cents below Sound markets. The Portland rate runs about 1% cents per bushel under Seattle, with Seattle at 1.24 and Portland at 1.22 or 1.23. Growers and Walla Walla Gardeners' Association say no benefit accrued as wholesale prices in Portland absorb the differential.
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Portland
Sound
Seattle
C. B. Auker
Walla Walla
Pendleton Leaders Push Tax Relief Through State Cuts
A Pendleton committee reports county tax relief relies on state legislature and sheriff salary reviews. It proposes abolishing nonessential state commissions, tighter tax plans, and using new revenue to reduce real property taxes while urging legislative focus on Governor elect Pierce's platform.
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Pendleton
Oregon Journal
James A. Fee
League
J. T. Lieuallen
James Johna Sr
A. C. Funk
Pierce
The Only Survivor A Whitman Massacre Survivor
Mrs. Jacobs of Portland is the last living survivor of the Whitman massacre. She attended the seventy fifth anniversary in Walla Walla and, at eighty eight, resides in Portland with many friends in Milton. Mr and Mrs Tas sey Stewart hosted her visit last weekend.
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Milton
Jacobs
Portland
Tassey Stewart
Walla Walla
Whitman
Hela
Blast Breaks Line Knocks Out Power and Phone in Station Incident
Workmen at Blakeley Station on the O. W. K. R. & Ny set off a blast Tuesday afternoon damaging high power lines and telephone wires. The outage cut Athena from Pan dheton, leaving motors idle until repairs restored service.
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O. W. KR
Blakeley
Athena
Pandheton
La Grande Claims Eastern Oregon Football Championship
La Grande defends its Eastern Oregon football title claim citing seven scholastic games and a 29 point margin over opponents, contrasting Athena’s five games and 165 points. Officials note Athena’s Umatilla game score as a key factor in the standings dispute.
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LaGrande
Athena
Union County
Oregon
la Grande
Enterprise
Umatilla
Questen
Snow Cover Over Grain Fields With Drifted Patches
Snow remains over growing grain with drifts in spots leaving some grain exposed. The text notes varying coverage across fields and growing crops.
Oregon School Directory Distributed by State Superintendent
Oregon's official school directory, a compilation of valuable information concerning the schools of the state, is now being distributed by J. A. Churchill, state superintendent of public instruction.
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Oregon
J. A. Churchill
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mattie Coppock Obituary and Local News Roundup
Miss Mattie Coppock died Wednesday at Hot Lake after illness. Survived by father Robert Coppock, sister Mrs. W. O. Read, and brothers A. R. Coppock Frank Coppock Alfred Coppock. Funeral set for 1:30 tomorrow at the Methodist Episcopal church in Athena. Born December 17 1867 near Brownsville Oregon she lived in Athena 50 years. Also note local cinema listings and winter weather impacts in Athena with Portland death call for Principal Hadley.
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Mattie Coppock
Hot Lake
Robert Coppock
W. O. Read
Athena
Methodist Episcopal Church
Miss Coppock
Brownsville
Oregon
Union County
Methodiat Church
A. R. Coppock
Frank Coppock
Alfred Coppock
Colfax
Washington
Reflection on trust and intuition by Jones Martinean
The essay discusses trust as belief in another's goodness, contrasting pure neutral inference with credulity when emotion or bias dominates. It argues true trust rests on neutral materials and intuitive recognition of virtue, framed by a late 1920s tone. Four women in the Irish Senate are mentioned as a political note from Dublin.
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Bette
Enka
Jones Martinean
Irish Senate
Dublin
Senate
The
Irish Free State
Mieay Berseas
Astoria Fire Leaves City With Multimillion Loss
A devastating blaze in Astoria Oregon last Friday night caused estimated losses exceeding 15 million dollars with 40 to 80 percent insured. Twenty seven blocks of the business district burned as streets built on pilings aided the spread before control was gained. The fire began in Thiels pool hall basement near Bee Hive store around 2 am and leapt across blocks as winds drove the flames through wooden structures.
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Astoria
Thiel's Pool Hall
Bee Hive Department Store
British and French Clash Over German Reparations
London reports show a tense four nation conference where Britain rejects force in the Ruhr and Prime Minister Bonar Law warns France that British public opinion opposes military action against Germany. Poincare presses for Ruhr occupation with a German moratorium guarantee.
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London
France
Italy
Belgium
Statin
Germany
Ruhr
Poincara
Bonar Law
Poincare
Ruhr Ay
Moonshine Badges For Northwest Sheriff Meet In Portland
Vancouver Washington notes that convention badges for the upcoming Northwest sheriffs and police conference in Portland will be made from captured moonshine artifacts. Sheriff Thompson of Clarke County says sheriffs must supply copper alloy and notes Clarke County previously had enough captured stock to make all badges, but most was destroyed along with a large supply of ammunition. The conference runs January 14 and 16.
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Vancouver
Wash
Northwest Sheriffs and Police
Portland
Thompson
Clarke County
Bill for Columbia River Canalization Survey Proposed
The War Department, by a bill from Senator McNy, would survey the Columbia River from Vancouver to Priest Rapids and the Snake River from its mouth to Aspen to assess canalization for barge traffic irrigation and reclamation of lands and hydroelectric development. Major General Leonard Wood offered his resignation as provost of the University of Pennsylvania and will stay in Manila as governor general of the Philippines. John Wanamaker of Philadelphia dies at 84 after long illness.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
McNy Republican
Oregon
Columbia River
Vancouver
Priest Rapids
Snake River
Aspen
Leonard Wood Haw
University of Pennsylvania
Manila
Philippines
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Robert Bennett
Brooks Anderson
5. F. Sharp
St Anthony's Hospital
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Standard and Memorial Hall
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Standard
Will Rogers
Lila Lee
C. Hadley
Wall
Bill
Columbia River Survey
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Pontmaster
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