Senate to Consider Modification Bills on Prohibition
Washington officials report the senate judiciary committee will hear modification bills addressing prohibition. Assistant Secretary Andrews denounces spy systems in federal enforcement and urges state policing while the federal government targets illegal sources. Prohibitionists meet with President Coolidge via Anti-Saloon League to reaffirm their stance amid straw votes on beer and light wine.
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Colorado
League
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Farmers anxious over relief bill
In Washington the farm delegation pressures for relief legislation as a House Agriculture Committee bill forms. Administration leaders expect adjournment by May, with some predicting a White House signature before then, while others remain unsure. Delegations faced setbacks amid internal disputes and technicalities mounting as talks stalled.
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House Agriculture Committee
White House
Congress
Coolidge
House Committee
Grange and Farm Bureau push for rail bill amendment
The National Grange and American Farm Bureau federation urge Senate to amend the Watson Parker railroad labor bill granting the Interstate Commerce Commission final power to curb excessive wage awards and potential freight rate increases. They say the House version lacks adequate public protection and call on senators to act.
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Washington, D. C
National Grange
American Farm Bureau Federation
Watson-Parker
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
The
Grange
Farm Bureau Federation
German League Admission Postponed to June
Germany's admission to the League of Nations will be postponed for consideration at a future league meeting. The German delegation believes the postponement will extend to June, amid tremendous excitement over the official notice of the delay until June or September.
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Geneva
Germany
League of Nationa
League
Three Die as Train Hits Car Near Walla Walla
A fatal grade crossing crash west of Walla Walla left Henry Stiller 50, his wife 39, and their 1½ year old child dead. Harold 20 and Howard 14 survived. Witness Adolf Erickson and motorman Raymond Gray described brakes locked and car sliding 50 feet before impact. Coroner's jury ruled the collision unavoidable.
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Walla Walla
Yakima
Henry Stiller
Ferndale
Stiller
Artesia Crossing
College Place
Harold
Whitman College
Howard
Adolf Erickson
Raymond Gray
Citizens Military Training Camps Preparations Across Pacific Northwest
Oregon and Washington CMTC candidates will train at Camp Lewis under 10th Field Artillery. Cavalry instruction moves to artillery track. California troop not sent this year. Fort Worden hosts Coast Artillery. Vancouver Barracks and Fort George Wright focus on Infantry training. over fifty Vancouver inquiries received. apply via post commanding officer.
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Washington
Camp Lewis
10Th Field Artillery
Monterey
California
Vancouver Barracks
Coast Artillery
Fort Worden
Field Artillery
Fort George Wright
Weston Memorial Association Elects New Board and Amends Bylaws
At the annual meeting Tuesday evening the Weston Memorial Association elected a new three member board by unanimous vote. New officers named are Lance Kellough as president, Mrs. H. Goodwin as vice president, and Frank Price as secretary treasurer.
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Weston
Weston Memorial Association
Lance Kellough
H. Goodwin
Frank Price
Mr Dog Poisoner Again Strikes. Five Dogs Poisoned
The incident reports a repeat poisoner affecting five dogs this week. Two dogs survived after treatment while three died, including those belonging to Gale Anderson Genevieve Baker and F B Wood.
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Gale Anderson
Genevieve Baker
F. B. Wood
Ritner Seeks Republican Nomination for Umatilla Morrow Seat
Roy W. Ritner, current state senator from Umatilla County, announces candidacy for the Republican nomination as joint representative from Umatilla and Morrow counties. He calls for tax reform, a state income tax with property tax offset, fewer laws, a normal school for Eastern Oregon, and completion of the highway system. He opposes gasoline tax increases without auto license cuts and any tax on stave income. Ritner notes fifteen years in the legislature, former Senate president in 1921, service with the American Red Cross in World War I, and forty four years in the district with twenty years wheat farming.
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Roy W. Ritner
Umatilla
Morrow
Ritner
Oregon
Pendleton
House
Senate
American Red Cross
Fossil Finds From Skel eton Caves Near Bend Oregon
University geologists announced fossilized animal remains unearthed in Skel eton caves twelve miles south of Bend Oregon. Dr E L Packard plans to examine the bones soon. The silica encrusted teeth are noted as a key part of the collection and are in decent condition.
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Deschutes County
University
E. L. Packard
Geology Department
Bend
Oregon
Packard
Athena City Council approves new water mains upgrade
The council bought 600 feet of 4 inch and 1150 feet of 8 inch steel pipe for mains renewal. Work on Current street proceeds with 4 inch pipe while 8 inch line replacement targets the flat leading to the pumping station. Two leaks in reservoir and adjacent fields highlighted water waste and lowered pressure in past. reservoir storage was raised to four feet during repairs.
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Athena Water Works
Frank Coppock
Sheldon Taylor
W. J. Pinkerton
The
Water Committee
Tomorrow at Standard Theatre Agnes Ayres in Tomorrow's Love
Tomorrow night the Standard Theatre presents Agnes Ayres in Tomorrow's Love a Paramount picture with a two reel comedy and International News A big cast of Famous Players led by Dorothy Gish is shown in Night Life in New York Sunday night Buck Jones stars in a Western The Trail Rider with a good comedy on the program.
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Standard Theatre
Agnes Ayres
Merchant suspects shoplifting ring at his store
An Athena merchant reports a minor shoplifting pattern at his shop and says he has strong suspicions about the perpetrators. He has noticed pilfering of merchandise for some time and states that with more evidence he will file complaints with officials.
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Athena
Portland Cancels Rose Carnival Rosaria Festival
Portland will host no rose festival this year as the annual rose carnival directors cite lack of a suitable venue. The pageant Rosaria plans, which has drawn thousands, are cancelled due to venue issues.
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Portland
Sectional Declamatory Contest Tonight at Athena High
This evening at 7 30 the sectional declamatory contest will be in the Athena High School auditorium. Admission is 25 cents for adults and free for children. The program includes selections, extemporaneous, dramatic, glee club, oratorical and humorous pieces performed by students from Griswold Weston Athena Helix Adams Pendleton and others, with judges Carl Chambers Charles Vinnier and Herman Delfart.
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Athena High School
Griswold High School
Robert Tozier
Helix
Ray Dudley
Athena
Joseph Lucas
Weston
White Lily
Geraldine Overhulse
Mary, Queen
Mary, Queen of Scots, Dena Liewallen, Adams; the Tedwayman, LaVone Pittman
Weston High School Glee Club
Leone Christian
Adams
Garcia
Granville Cannon
Roosevelt
Boyd Overhulse
Hazel Parris
Pa Granks
Ford
Ralph McEwen
Emma Karstens
Rabbits
Margaret Calder
Selection
Griswold High School Orchestra
Carl Chambers
Charles Vinnier
Herman Delfart
Pendleton
Union Pacific Scholarship for Oregon Agricultural College Student
The Union Pacific System offers a One Hundred Dollar Scholarship in a full term Agricultural or Home Economics course at Oregon Agricultural College in Corvallis. It is for a boy or girl aged 14 to 21 residing in Umatilla County who is enrolled in a High School Vocational Agricultural course with a satisfactory record and the highest combined average in class instruction and supervised practical agricultural work for the applicable school year.
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Union Pacific
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Umatilla County
Oregon Coach McEwan Among Alumni at Pendleton Banquet
Umatilla county alumni hosted Captain McEwan of Oregon at a Pendleton banquet on Wednesday evening. Earlier, he and Harold Young, alumni president, visited Athena High School to address the student body.
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Glen Dudley
0. C. Hadley
Wilbur Harden
James Hodgen
Vern Dudley
Henry Koepke
Fred Hodgen
Ralph McEwen
Kenneth Hodgen
McEwan
Oregon
Umatilla County
Pendleton
Harold Young
Athena High School
Winter snow lingering in Blue Mountains toll gate area
George A. Cowl, wintering among the big pines on the Blue Mountains tow, came to the valley last week to enjoy sunshine. He reports about six feet of snow at the Toll Gate, half of it new, and believes there will be average water for the coming season.
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George A. Cowl
Blue Mountains
Milton Eagle
George
Athena High Team Honored At Local Reception Banquet
A reception and banquet at the I. O. O. F. hall honored Athena high school basketball team. Sponsored by Omer Stephens and friends, the event featured gifts for Coach Logan, musical numbers, and addresses by school supporters.
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P. Hall
Athena
Omer Stephens
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Jolly Joy-Maker
B. B. Richards
Wilbur Harden
F. H. Ames
Granville Cannon
William Coppock
Leonard Geissel
Milton I. Miller
O. Stephens
O. C. Hadley
B. B. Richard
Logan
Miss Terry
Edna Pinkerton
Kathryn McIntyre
Jennamae
Lois Johnson
W. C. Hirsch
Madame Butterfly featured at Etude Club program
The Etude club at Miss Edna Pinkerton’s home presented Madame Butterfly as this year’s Grand Opera study. Mrs. O C Hadley and Mrs. David Stone organized the program with performances by Mrs. Lawrence Pinkerton, Mrs. Max Hopper, Mrs. Stone and a butterfly dance by Marjorie Douglas.
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Etude Club
Edna Pinkerton
O. C. Hadley
David Stone
Hadley
Lawrence Pinkerton
Max Hopper
Namasos
Prank Ames
Stephens
Hoffman
Dwight Hackett
Marion Mansell
Fred Pinkerton
Hadley Sr
Hilda Dicken- Hon
Mrs. Charles Retzer Dies After Auto Crash Near La Grande
Mrs. Charles Retzer of Walla Walla Washington died at Mot Lake sanitarium three hours after being pinned under an overturned automobile on the Oregon train near La Grande about three miles east. Her husband was seriously injured and her daughter Catherine Manley sustained minor scratches.
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Charles Retzer
Wally Walla
Washington
Mot Lake Sanitarium
Oregon
la Grande
Catherine Manley
Yeager Arrested for Speeding in The Dalles
Yeager, of The Dalles, was arrested for speeding by Traffic Officer Lieuallen on Tuesday and brought before Justice Richards who fined $17.50. Yeager paid the fine with a personal check drawn on Citizens National Bank of The Dalles, which was returned for lack of funds.
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Dalles
Lieuallen, Tuesbiry
Justice Richards
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Funeral of Mrs Wallan Held in Adams
Funeral services for Mrs. Jane Wallan of Adams, who died Wednesday of last week, were held Sunday afternoon. Interment followed at Athena Cemetery.
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Jane Wallan
Adams
Athena Cemetery
Commission Favors Short Haul Rate Ruling
The Interstate Commerce Commission denied carriers the right to cut eastern to Pacific coast rates without also reducing rates to intermediate points. In a 7 to 3 decision, Esch Meyer and Aitchison dissented. The commission said cuts to long routes would not be allowed if intermediate destinations were ignored.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pacific Coast
Indiana State Line
Panama Canal
Esch
Meyer
Aitchison
British Columbia G settles wage law to bar orientals
Victoria announces a forthcoming minimum wage act targeting all workers regardless of race. The measure aims to equalize pay for Chinese and Japanese laborers with white workers, prompting many large operators to replace asiatic employees with white staff as the law expands from the lumber industry to broader sectors in coming months.
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Victoria
B. C
Canada
British Columbia
America
Farm Relief Bill Ready for Equalization Fee Plan
A draft federal bill from a farm relief delegation of 11 midwestern states would create a federal farm board to contract the sale of surplus crops at a stated price. An equalization fee would be charged to holders of wheat cotton cattle and hogs to cover losses from guaranteeing prices. Corn would be exempt from the fee but would share benefits. an import embargo on corn would run for one year.
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Washington
DD. C
Middle Western
Federal Farm Board
Oregon Farm Home Secretary resigns amid funds dispute
Ada Wallace Unruh resigns as secretary of the Children's Home in Corvallis after a rift over how funds were raised and disbursed, and temperamental differences with Oregon W. C. T. U. state president Mary Mallet.
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Henod
Portland
Ore
Fon Ag
Ada Wallace
Unruh
Fencia
Tlome
Corvallis
Mary & Mallett
Oregon W. C.T. U
Mra
Brookhart Loses In Sub Committee Seat Contested Iowa Race
In Washington the Brookhart Steck Iowa senatorial contest is examined by a Senate committee. The sub committee reports Daniel S Steck Democrat holds plurality over Senator Brookhart Republican and would be seated.
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Brookhart
Washington, D. C
Senate
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