Senate Cloture Enacts World Court Entry Vote 68 to 26
The Senate approved cloture to limit debate on joining the World Court with a 68 to 26 vote. The scene drew many leaders and spectators including Mrs Woodrow Wilson and Mrs Swanson as floor tensions and party splits shaped the historic decision.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Senate
Woodrow Wilson
Swanson
Virginia
Farmer Labor
Shipstead
Minnesota
House Objects To Compromise Measure In Tax Bill
Washington reports new opposition to a compromise tax reduction bill from House leaders who call it unacceptable. Green of the Ways and Means Committee says the Senate plan would repeal inheritance and capital stock taxes and overstate the tax cuts by hundreds of millions. Opposition in both chambers threatens enactment before the March 15 income tax installment date.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Finance Committee
House
Senate
Green
Ways and Means Committee
New Grazing Rules Set Ten Year Permits For Forests
Washington announces grazing regulation changes by the Agriculture Department. Ten year permits gain full contract effect and local grazing boards are created to organize allotments. Effective January 18, the rules cover all 160 national forests with boards of three or five members including one Agriculture rep and local stockmen.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Snow Blankets Texas and Oklahoma as Kansas City Reports Ice
A vast snowstorm blankets Texas and the southwest extending toward the Mexican border. San Antonio endures the heaviest snowfall in 41 years, while Oklahoma sees ice over streets and Oklahoma City traffic slowed by icy roads. Western plains residents also report their first snow in years.
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Kansas City
San Antonio
Tex
Plains
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Campaign to curb illegal vehicle lights in Washington
The Washington state highway patrol will stage a week long campaign against illegal lights on motor vehicles in Olympia and across the state. Police urge motorists to ensure lights comply with regulations to avoid penalties.
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Washingeo
Curts
Olympia
Wash
State Highway Patrol
May tax another cent on gasoline for roads
At the Multnomah county courthouse meeting, Oregon county judges and commissioners favored proposing a 1 cent per gallon gasoline tax for county road funding. They also backed congressional reimbursements to Oregon land grant counties for taxes lost after land withdrawals, citing a $465,000 annual shortfall. The session, led by H L Habrouck and J E Smith, referred both issues to the roads committee.
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State County Judges and Commissioners Association
Multonomah County
Oregonian
Association
Committee On Roads
C. P. Barnard
Lane County
R. H. Mast
Coquille County
Road Committee
Congress
H. L. Habrouck
Hood River County
J. E. Smith
Marion County
Cattle Suffer Frozen Feet in Walla Walla Winter
The 1874 column reports cattlemen arriving in Walla Walla describe widespread frozen feet among cattle. Hoofs drop off and cattle leave blood traces as they walk, puzzling why conditions here cause more frostbite than in colder regions.
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Walla Walla
Athena Civic Club Luncheon Raises Funds for Community House
Athena citizens attended a Saturday luncheon from eleven thirty to two with a cooked food sale that yielded fifty dollars. The funds will augment the existing treasury to build a community house in the future. a committee reports plans for a spring play to support the same project.
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Athena Civic Club
Athena
Captain Blood at Standard and Devil's Cargo at Athena
Standard Picture Program shows Captain Blood starring J Warren Kerrigan with Jean Paige tomorrow night. Sunday night The Devil's Cargo features Pauline Starke William Collier Jr Wallace Beery and Claire Adams for Athena Theatre patrons with comedies news reel and review.
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Standard Picture
Captain Blood
J. Warren Kerrigan
Jean Paige
Standard
Pauline Starke
William Collier, Jr
Wallace Beery
Claire Adams
Athena Theatre
New Asiatic weed appears in Idaho threatens to spread
A specimen sent from Pocatello Idaho to the US National Herbarium identified as Hy Menophysa pubescens a mustard family plant. Its seeds likely arrived with imported alfalfa or grain seed and it is a free seeder likely to be hard to eradicate.
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Asia
Idaho
United States
National Herbarium
Washington
M. E. Soth
Pocatello
Berlin
Standley
Rocky Mountain States
Free Radio Concert At Standard Theatre Tonight
The Athena community program will be broadcast from KOWW in Walla Walla and the free Radiola loaned by Mrs. Charles Dudley will be operated by H. J. Cunningham the local Radiola agent.
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Standard Theatre
Athena
KOWW
Walla Walla
Charles Dudley
H. J. Cunningham
Radiola
Orthophonic Concert At Pendleton High School
Under Pendleton Music House sponsorship a free Orthophonic Victrola concert will be held in the High School auditorium next Tuesday evening February 2. The program promises high class music and the Victrola, a national sensation, draws enthusiastic attention nationwide.
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Pendleton Music House
High School
Thirty Will Graduate At Walla Walla High School
A class of thirty will graduate from Walla Walla High School this week at mid year commencement exercises. The baccalaureate sermon was preached Sunday by Rev. E A Davis and commencement will be held tonight.
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Walla Walla High School
E. A. Davis
West Wins Victory in Budget Probe Over East
The Oregonian reports that the agricultural sub committee of the house appropriations committee failed to restrict Pacific Northwest benefits amid strong regional arguments. It recommends $5,000,000 for forest roads, $348,280 for white pine blister rust, and restores cereal investigation funds to $499,340, plus higher weather bureau station expenses to cover forest fire season.
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Oregonian News Bureau
Washington, D. C
House Appropriations Committee
Pacific Northwest
W. B. Greely
Forestry Service
Crumpacker
Hawley
Oregon
Johnson
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Budget Bureau
Sinnott
Dalles
Stephens
Moro
Oregonian
EF. T. Allen
Portland
Weather Bureau
Sheriff Seizes Large Moonshine Operation Near Opal City
Sheriff Ray Freeburn and deputies raided a dugout moonshine plant near Opal City early Thursday morning, recovering a 175 gallon still the largest in Jefferson county along with 1,000 pounds of corn 150 gallons of mash and a ton of sugar.
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Jefferson County
Ray Freeburn
Opal City
Change in Hardware Store Ownership Here
A change takes effect next month in Athena at Sturgis Storie Rogers hardware store. M W Hansell and Wade Goodman assume Sturgis Storie interests, the firm becomes Rogers and Goodman a Mercantile Trust. Trustees: Rogers Athena Wade Goodman Walla Washington M W Harrell Athena W A Bell Yakima Washington. Rogers remains manager.
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Sturgis, Storie & Rogers
Mercantile Trust
Athena
M. W. Hansell
Wade Goodman
Sturgis- Storie
Rogers and Goodman
Helix Red Devils Visit Athena in Key League Game
Athena prepares for a pivotal matchup as Helix comes to town on Wednesday February 3. The following week Athena travels to Adams for the final season game with a pennant race at stake. Adams holds a slim league lead but a Helix win could force a tie, keeping local clubs hopeful.
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Steve
Athena
Adams
Helix
Helix Red Devils
Weston Commercial Association Revived With Active Membership
The Weston Commercial association reports a growing membership of 50 or more and an engaged membership committee led by G. G. Ellis P. T. Harbour and L. Pinkerton. The group holds regular meetings every Monday evening at Frank Pierce's office.
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Weston
Weston Commercial Association
G. G. Ellis
P. T. Harbour
L. Pinkerton
Frank Pierce
Athena Knights of Pythias Convention Highlights
Athena members of K P lodges in Umatilla county declare a grand time at the K P convention. The Jolly Joy-Maker orchestra of Athena drew the crowd and Stevens Lodge Weston won honors for superior work in the Rank of Knight.
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Athena
Knights of Pythias
Umatilla County
Stevens Lodge
Weston
Magazine sales seal after publisher's death in Walla Walla
Following the death of A F Alexander one of the publishers of Up To The Times Magazine at Walla Walla the publication has been sold to D Harold McGrath formerly city editor of the Walla Walla Bulletin who resigned a year ago to engage in life insurance work.
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A. F. Alexander
Up- To-The-Times Magazine
Walla Walla
D. Harold McGrath
Athena-Portland People Plan Annual Picnic Reunion
Former Athena residents now living in Portland gathered for a luncheon hosted by Mrs. G C Osburn in Irvington on January 22 with Effie Edington Smith honored. Plans were made for a June picnic at Laurelhurst Park to reunite Athena and Eastern Oregon alumni, aiming for an annual event.
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Effie Edington Smith
Athena
Corvallis
Portland
George Clare
Byram
Laurelhurst Park
FE. ©. Callender
Ruby
Frank Wescott
Eastern Oregon
George Clore
C. A. Barrett
Beverly Barrett
Areta Barrett
Mosgrove Will Filed for Probate in Athena
The late Matt Mosgrove's will provides $50 monthly to sisters Eliza A Beattie and Bella Mosgrove for life and use of the Milton home. A trust of 8000 dollars benefits brother Charles Mosgrove and wife Jennie. Remainder goes to son Thomas H Mosgrove. Estate valued around 100000 dollars in Athena.
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Mosgrove
Matt Mosgrove
Athena
Eliza A. Beattie
Bella Mosgrove
Milton
Charles Mosgrove
Jennie Mosgrove
Thomas H. Mosgrove
Mr. Mosgrove
Old Time Dance Music On Air From Walla Walla
Al Johnson an 81 year old Athena pioneer will broadcast old time dance music tonight on KOWW from Walla Walla He plays a violin used 63 years ago on the Old Oregon Trail for emigrants at the Standard Theatre audience will hear The Girls Left Behind Me Money Music Pop Goes the Weasel and other old favorites as the violin vibrates melodiously.
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KOWW
Walla Walla
al Johnson
Athena Pioneer
Oregon Trail
F. B. Wood Seriously Ill at Home
F B Wood agent at the Northern Pacific station in Athena is seriously ill at his west town home. A nurse from Walla Walla, Miss Carrie Upcraft, has been summoned to care for him and is reported to be improving this morning.
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F. , Wood
F. B. Wood
Northern Pacific
Athena
Walla Walla
Carrie Upcraft
Miss Upcraft
John Stanton
Stanton
Athena High School Barnstorm Trip Heads North
Athena High School basketball squad left yesterday morning for a northern tour. They will play Winona Hay Endicott in Washington Will Kirk and F B Radtke drove team members in their cars. Verne Dudley C C Stephens and Dale Stephens left Wednesday afternoon and last night watched the Oregon W 8 0 game at Pullman.
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Athena
Winona
Hay and Endicott
Washington
Will Kirk
F. B. Radtke
Verne Dudley
C. C. Stephens
Dale Stephens
Oregon
Pullman
El Morris Sells For Pacific Biscuit Co in Athena Monday
El Morris, a salesman for the Pacific Biscuit Company, conducted business in Athena on Monday.
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el Morris
Pacifi Biscuit Company
Athena
Farm acreage in Washington drops
Washington reports a drop in total farm acreage by 36,486 acres from 1920 to 1926, despite increases in farm counts. The 1926 figures are preliminary. total farms reached 73,267 with owners at 10,389 and tenants at 11,943. The average farm size declined from 199.8 to 172.1 acres.
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Washington
D. C
Department of Commerce
Cardinal Mercier Leaves Religious Will and Global Condolences
Cardinal Mercier who died Saturday reportedly left a religious will addressed to the Archbishop of Canterbury. The document, written after a visit by Lord Halifax, may touch on Roman Anglican church union. Messages of condolence poured in worldwide, including a White House note from Secretary Kellogg citing the cardinal’s courage for humanity and world betterment.
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Mercier
President Coolidge
Kellogg
Picture Producers Win In Defamation Suit
Federal Judge Reeves sustained a demurrer in a $1,000,000 defamation suit by Mrs. Virginia Bridger Hahn against Famous Players-Lasky over The Covered Wagon. He ruled ancestors cannot be defamed because standards shift with generations, noting what was proper in one age may be improper in another.
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Kansas City
Kan
Reeves
Virginia Bridger Hahn
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Mm. Hahn
Jim Bridger
Haley
Senate panel backs Gooding bill on rail freight surcharges
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee voted to report favorably the Gooding bill banning railroads from charging higher rates for short hauls than long hauls on the same routes. The measure previously passed the Senate last year but stalled in the House.
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Senate
U. K
Washington, D. C
Commerce Committee
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