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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1919
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic is issued every Thursday morning from the Graphic Building at 600 First Street with an office and residence noted. Blue TM is registered at the post office in Newberg Oregon indicating a mailing matter.
In February 1919 discussion in Seattle centers on a league to enforce peace and the limits of Mayor Ole's authority amid improving travel and road pavement. The piece contrasts creed of reform with municipal power and hopes for a millennial dawn soon.
Reporters from Salem say a number of lawmakers seek attention and the limelight during sessions. The pattern is noted as common in many legislative meetings.
The Independent forecasts an international commission with President Wilson as the logical head. It predicts a salary of about a million dollars a year and that he may resign the presidency to head world affairs if chosen, an unprecedented move in U.S. history, with Tom Marshall possibly filling the White House.
The author urges immediate legislative amendment to strengthen curbs on inflammatory literature. They condemn unloyal residents and foreign speech, insisting dissenters should leave the country if they refuse to become law abiding flag respecting citizens.
The Graphic praises a Hillsboro Independent editorial arguing against a legislative ban on teaching German in public schools. It urges assimilation through citizenship requirements and access to rights only for citizens, contending language bans won’t curb alien thinking and that Americans should improve immigrant integration.
A Portland resident who drew wide notice in the press has died, with many expressing high regard for the deceased. The obituary notes the diverse views and contrasts within the community surrounding the life and work of the individual.
A tale contrasts a millionaire who hoards wealth in his will for twenty years after death with a farmer whose joy was giving. The first preserves assets for heirs with scant philanthropic mention, while the second spent generously after securing his family’s welfare, ending with little left. Both men die at a ripe old age, yet their visions of success differ fundamentally.
Mayor Hanson states Seattle’s calm week was achieved without gunfire and questions whether a return to “wide open” saloon days would have changed the outcome.
A Paris report states that famine caused by war led monks to slaughter nearly all of the famed St Bernard dogs at the Alpine monastery. The dogs had long served travelers by locating snowbound victims and delivering first aid in baskets at their collars.
Leading livestock men from Oregon Idaho Washington and Montana met in Portland last week and endorsed plans for a half million dollar Pacific International Livestock Exposition building. The ten acre structure will host the annual show and sales November 16 to 22 with modern facilities for exhibitors and spectators.
The Oregon State Board of Health reports General Blue of the U S Public Health Service notes a Rural Health Act pending in Congress. The act would grant federal funds to states for rural sanitation and health programs, with state matching appropriations. Oregon would receive about 28702.53 dollars if enacted.
The Italian settlement northeast of town now numbers about 40 people on 1000 acres with 15 percent set to fruit as they build good citizenship and convert useless land. The rest of the text notes various local clippings about roads, mountains, and a winter snowless spot near Mt Hebo with comments from Bill Dinsmore and a joke about Dr Tanner’s aging fast.
The fragment notes a grass morning superstition about a future husband’s hair color and a shoe test from Corvallis Courier. It also snips quotes attacking Henry Albers as a rich corporate head, and a Wil lamina banker Paul Fundman criticizing road policy favoring travelers over rural sections.
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