Umatilla County Tax League Forms for 20 Percent Tax Cut
A large Pendleton gathering led to the creation of the Umatilla County Tax Conservation and Equalization League with Mac Hoke as president and M. L. Watts and B. B. Richards in top posts. It calls for a 20 percent tax reduction, budget reexamination, halted road work, salary adjustments to reflect purchasing power, and strict adherence to budgets. The group urges curbs on new expenditures and asks the County Court to oppose new road districts while praising Governor Méier for tax reduction efforts.
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Umatilla County
Pendleton
State Tax Conservation League
Tax Conservation and Equalization League
Mac Hoke
M. L. Watts
Athena
B. B. Richards
League
Adams
Helix
Weston
Umatilla
Salem
Julius L. Méier
State of
Oregon
Hoosier Picnic Planned at Milton This Sunday
The Hoosier picnic announced in The Press will be held at Milton on Sunday. Dinner is at 1 p m and all Hoosier families should bring baskets. A big table will be set family style with a program and afternoon sports featured.
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Milton
George Ludwigs Dies After Illness at Walla Walla Jewelry Firm
George Ludwigs, long time jeweler in Walla Walla since 1880, died at 5 30 p m Saturday after a two week illness. He had remained active in Ludwigs jewelry store until two weeks ago.
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George Ludwigs
Walla Walla
Ludwigs
He Takes Car Thieves Bert Nation Deputy Sheriff
Deputy sheriff at Her miston in a terror has arrested five car thieves in the past ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Nation
Hermiston
Fifty Bushel Per Acre Harvest Report Amid Strong Yields
The Athena district reports steady yields around 50 bushels per acre with farmers noting several fields delivering 50 to 65 bushels. Harvest crews deliver bulk grain to Preston-Shaffer Milling and Farmers Grain Elevator as weather holds with no major fires reported.
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Athena
Walla Walla
Whitman
Preston-Shaffer Milling Company
Farmers Grain Elevator Company
Wilson
Chicago
Lila Kirk
Marion Hansell
Arnold Wood
Glenn Dudley
Glenn
Seed Company Installs Unique Cooling System
The Washington Idaho Seed company on West Main Street installed a cooling and ventilating system for its pea cleaning and grading plant. Fresh outdoor air is drawn in and circulated by two electric fans through water soaked wicks, lowering the room temperature several degrees. Despite the cooling, forty electric light bulbs over the machines keep the space warm on hot days.
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Washington-Idaho Seed Company
West Main Street
Law to Recover Hospital Costs Promises $200,000 Return
The 1931 legislative act requiring estates and relatives of patients at state hospitals for the insane and the state home for the feeble minded to contribute to their care will bring back about $200,000 to the state during the coming biennium, based on prepared figures.
Burglars Sentenced After Union Pacific Tool House Burglary
Arthur C. Smith and Ray Parr, transients, were sentenced to three and two years respectively in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to burglary not in a dwelling. Judge Sweek presided. The men confessed to breaking into a Union Pacific tool house at Hermiston.
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Arthur C. Smith
Ray Parr
Sweek
Union Pacific
Hermiston
Water users assist drought stricken farmers near Freewater
Milton water users restrict duties to eight hours daily from 6 to 9 a.m. and 5 to 9 p.m. The conservation will aid irrigation on farms west of Freewater as drought continues to bite farmers in need.
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Freewater
Milton
Pendleton Blankets for Los Angeles Olympic Cabins
Pendleton Woolen Mills wins the contract to supply 4000 single bed white blankets with colored borders for the Los Angeles 1922 Olympic Village cabins. C. C. Wintermute says the design matches Yellowstone hotel patterns and buyers may purchase at cost after the games. Samples to be shown at the Portland Chamber of Commerce next Monday.
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Portland
Pendleton
Los Angeles Olympic Village
C. C. Wintermute
Pendleton Woolen Mills
Yellowstone National Park
Pendleton Mill
Wintermute
Olympic Organization
Portland Chamber of Commerce
State School Questions Up at Annual Conference
Salem county superintendents meet with the state department of education for a joint three day session to outline the year's program. Topics include school finances amid tax relief efforts, care of district textbooks, county organization, eighth grade alternatives, teacher rating and new elementary courses. Governor Meier opens the meeting Monday with C A Howard following.
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Salem
State Department of Education
C. A. Howard
Howard
Hector MacPherson
Red Cross Institute
Meier
Dudley Moves From Hospital To New Portland Apartment
E. A. Dudley, once recovering from a long illness and an operation at Good Samaritan hospital, Portland, has been moved to an apartment taken by Mrs. Dudley at 609 Johnson Street. His condition continues to improve satisfactorily.
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E. A. Dudley
Good Samaritan Hospital
Portland
Dudley
Johnson Street
Mr. Dudley
Fall Lettuce Planting Planned by Local Gardeners
Gardeners in Blalockeee and College Place districts clear onion crops to prepare soil for fall lettuce planting next week.
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Blalockeee
College Place
Idaho visitors call on Wallace guests
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Wandling of Wallace Idaho are visiting at the Arthur Jenkins home. Mrs. Jenkins and a sister of Mr. Wandling accompany them.
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Idaho
E. F. Wandling
Wallace
Arthur Jenkins
Jenking
Mr. Wandling
Four Heat Victims Found On Lonely Sonora Desert Road
Nogales, Sonora dispatch reports four people died of heat after a stagecoach failed 250 miles west of Nogales while seven travelers trekked toward Sonoita. Included are 16 year old Rufina M de Ojeda and her infant Consola in an almost nude mother death. Two brothers Jesus and Ramon Orantes died nearby. Survivors Vicente Gutierrez and his son, plus Juan Ojeda, were hospitalized in Sonoita.
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Nogales
Sonora
Mexico
Civilization
Rufina M. de Ojeda
Consuela
Jesus
Ramon Orantes
Vicente Gutierrez
Vicente, Jr
Juan Ojeda
Sonoita Hospital
Rafael Montes
Sonoita
Pinto
Oregon Schedules Seven Away Games This Season
The University of Oregon plans seven to nine road games totaling a 13000 mile itinerary. Trips include two to Los Angeles to face the USC Trojans and UC Southern Branch, plus journeys to New York City Portland Seattle Grand Forks N C and San Francisco. November 7 is the sole open date between Sept 26 and Nov 26.
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University of Oregon
Los Angeles
Southern California Trojans
University of California
New York City
Portland
Seattle
Grand Forks
N. C
San Francisco
Milwaukee Lines Cuts Rates to Aid Montana Drought Areas
The Chicago Milwaukee Bt. Paul & Pacific railway lowers emergency rates on livestock feeds hay and straw from South Dakota and nearby points to all Montana counties east of Harlow town aiding drought stricken regions.
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Milwaukee
Montana
Chicago Milwaukee Bt. Paul & Pacific Railway
South Dakota
Harlow Town
Meadow Creek Fire Sparks Effort in Umatilla Forest
A small fire reported Wednesday in the Meadow Creek district of the Umatilla National Forest drew eight firefighters to combat the blaze.
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Meadow Creek
Umatilla National Forest
Freewater Couple to Wed
A marriage license has been issued to Russel W. Grosegebaur and Edith Brunton, both of Freewater, for their upcoming wedding.
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Freewater
Russel W. Grosegebaur
Edith Brunton
Heat wave shatters records across California and West
A prolonged heat spell raises the month average temperature by six degrees, setting an all time high. Forty deaths occur in Imperial Valley with a 25 day average of 108 degrees, while Phoenix Needles Taft Las Vegas and Utah report additional fatalities as relief remains distant.
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California Weather Bureau
Imperial Valley
Phoenix
Ariz
Needles
Taft
Cal
Las Vegas
N. M
Utah
Rocky Mountains
Plains
Kansas City
Dave Lavender Dead Former Weston City Marshal
Dave Lavender longtime Weston resident and former city marshal died Saturday night at his Salem home after months of heart disease. Funeral services were held in Weston on Tuesday. Born in Louisville Kentucky in 1865 he moved west in 1886 and married Ella Price in 1894. He later served as deputy in Pendleton and worked as a guard at the state penitentiary in Salem. Surviving are widow Ella Lavender two daughters Josephine Brockman and Anna Ramquist and son Frank Lavender.
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Dave Lavender
Weston
Salem
Louisville
Ella Price
State
Ella Lavender
Josephine Brockman
Portland
Anna Ramquist
Vashon Island
Wash
Frank Lavender
Army Worm Outbreak Hits Dakota Nebraska Iowa Fields
Army worms swarmed across the Dakotas Nebraska and Iowa as farmers fight the invasion. In northern Minnesota, crops faced a new foe near Fossin and Hibbing, while Michigan’s Muskegon area reported a grasshopper plague prompting a state conservation campaign.
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Dakotas
Nebraska
Iowa
Minnesota
Fossin
Hibbing
Muskegon Country
Michigan
State Department of Conservation
Two Survivors Remain From Wilkin Springs Indian Fight
William Blakeley’s passing leaves only two veterans alive of the Wilkin Springs clash. Doc Ferguson and Andrew Sullivan, both Pendleton residents, are the remaining survivors. Sullivan once ran a stock ranch and served as postmaster at Starkey Prairie.
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William Blakeley
Wilkin Springs
TT. D
Doc) Ferguson
Andrew Sullivan
Pendleton
Sullivan
Starkey Prair
Drunken Driving Charged in Echo Court Appearance
Marsh Courtney of Echo pleaded not guilty to a drunken driving charge when he appeared before a justice of the peace. The court action occurred Wednesday morning as Ree City officials initiated custody procedures following a wreck.
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Marsh Courtney
Echo
City of
Ree
Charles Potter Dies in Elevator Collapse at Waterman Station
Charles Potter 56 of a north Athena farm died from suffocation when a grain elevator at Waterman Station collapsed burying him and another man. Potter, born October 22, 1874 in Walla Walla, is survived by his widow Ellen F. Potter and two sisters. Funeral services were held in Walla Walla after burial in Athena area.
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Charles Potter
Athena
Waterman Station
Mr. Potter
Alex McIntyre
Potter
Dr. McKinney
Waterman
Walla Walla
Charlie Fotter
Pendleton
Ellen F. Potter
Harry Biffle
Harry Brown
Auburn
Wash
Loyal Order of Moose
Fires Under Control in Medford Forest District
Fires in the Medford region are under control. Forty men patrol the Applegate district where about 200 acres of timber burned in the blaze.
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Medford
Applegate
Wheat Crops Decline Across Wyoming Montana Idaho
Reports from Wyoming Montana and Idaho indicate poor wheat yields well below last year's average. Farmers warn that output may be lower and markets could feel the impact.
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Wyoming
Montana
Idaho
Murray Named General Manager for Eastern Oregon District
J A Murray rises to general manager of the Eastern Oregon district covering Baker Pendleton Bend and The Dalles with Pendleton as headquarters. He has 28 years with Pacific Telephone and Telegraph and 14 years as Pendleton manager. The move aims to improve service relations with customers and the public.
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Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company
Pendleton
J. A. Murray
Oregon
Mr. Murray
Baker, Pendleton
Bend
Dalles
Murray
University of Oregon
Portland
Farmer acquitted after elk damage dispute in Seaside
Jasper Hovgaard, a Seaside farmer, was acquitted by a justice court jury after five minutes on a charge of wanton waste of a game animal. He killed an elk that repeatedly damaged his crops when game authorities offered no relief following prolonged protests.
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Jasper Hovgaard
Justice Court
Hovgaard
Illinois Farmer Burns Oats After Low Grain Price
Edward Herbert a farmer in Illinois set fire to 75 acres of oats on his farm After harvesting five acres he said he could only get 11 cents a bushel for grain which cost him 40 cents to raise He burned the remaining crop to avoid paying 4 cents more a bushel for harvesting and threshing.
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Dean Dudley
Amiel Schubert
George Sheard
Preas
George
John Walker
O. H. Reeder
Adama
McBride Bros
Big Harvest
Edward Herbert Illinois
Roast corn price drops to one cent a dozen ears
In Kansas City on Wednesday the price of a dozen ears of sweet corn fell to one cent as hot dry weather sped maturity. A single merchant bought an entire field at the low price, allowing him to offer corn at a record low to buyers.
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Kansas City
Forest Fire Threat Presses Metolius River Boundaries
A persistent forest fire on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation continued to threaten surrounding areas and raced downstream toward the Metolius River, remaining within about five miles of the watercourse as responders monitor shifting flames and safety zones.
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Warm Springs
Oregon legislators reject calls for a special session
Final returns from The Oregonian poll show 63 Oregon lawmakers split on a special session to tackle tax issues. Support for the Indiana plan and tax-only sessions is low or conditional, with many preferring Governor Meier handle the timing and scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Netson
Morning
Oregonian
Indiana
Oregon
Meier
Oregon Taxpayers’ Equalization League
Senate
House
Slow Wheat Delays River Shipment at The Dalles
Wheat from Balfour Guthrie & Company ranches in Gilliam county slows the steamer Umatilla from Portland for grain cargo. The Columbia & Willamette Towing Co. built a river platform here as wheat waits. Only three trucks operate to Gilliam ranches about 75 miles away due to a lack of Portland warehouse space.
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Dalles
Balfour Guthrie & Company
Gilliam County
Umatilla
Portland
Columbia & Willamette Towing Company
Balfour Guthrie Company
Corn Price Jump On Board As Drouth Affects Crop
Corn prices jumped 10 cents a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade as drouth heat and grasshoppers threaten grain supplies. Northwestern Iowa and other grain states reported kernels fired and crop peril while some areas said corn remained in good condition. July futures rose to 68 cents and closed at 67 1/2 cents.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Iowa
Plan to consolidate state universities proposed in Salem
A prominent Southern Oregon man urged uniting the University of Oregon at Eugene with Oregon State College at Corvallis and selling university property to the government at a low price for use as a national soldiers home to settle the federal institution location controversy.
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State University
Eugene
Oregon State College
Corvallis
Salem
Southern Oregon Rman
Farmers Sign Tax Pact to Withhold Taxes for Two Years
More than 200 farmers in Walla Walla county join the agreement to pay no taxes for two years unless taxes are cut by at least 25 percent of farm product prices, with a threshold of 60 percent in theades.
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Walla Walla County
Theades
Cougar killed near Eugene after two months of predation
A seven foot cougar that had been killing goats along the Lorane highway was shot Sunday eight miles from Eugene. The animal had been attacking livestock for two months.
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Sig Cougar
Lorane Highway
Eugene
River at The Dalles Reaches New Low With Exposed Sandbars
The Columbia River at The Dalles dips to 9.5 feet marking a record low trend. A year ago the level was lower, revealing sandbars never seen before as drought persists.
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Columbia
Dalles
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County Tax League
Mrs. Hoover
Hrbert Hoover
Akron
Ohio
Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation
California
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