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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1914
Page
6
In evident alarm a man blurts out a question about Mike McCann and asks a policeman what he is like. A vague motion prompts the man to seek his wife inside. Returning he asks if the officer would recognize McCann, and the tram confirms with a battered scene that he is indeed the man.
In Portland a car driven by Mrs William Frasier stalled at a railroad crossing near Clackamas. The train struck the auto, reducing it to kindling. Three-year-old Lois Frasier was found clinging to the locomotive’s rods with a broken right leg, the only injury.
Governor West seeks removal of the owner and appointment of a replacement amid charges that a New Pine Creek druggist sold liquor without a license. An official county and state pharmacy investigation is requested by Governor West. A Sherwood discovery notes a red ochre bed near Sherwood with 220 acres, about 20 underlaid by paint value. bed begins 16 inches deep, eight feet explored, chemists deem the ore of extra fine quality.
Hood River A W Stone announces the entire Royal Anne cherry crop sold for five cents a pound f o b Hood River. The fruit will be land canned at The Dalles and hauled by growers to association warehouses in apple boxes. Hop growers join war on drys in Aurora where 260 people attended a meeting endorsing opposition to statewide prohibition affecting Oregon hops.
W P George of Salem submits an initiative bill to abolish the desert land board and an Oregon state water commissioner post, reduce the state engineer salary, and reassign offices by appointment. Governor West says passage could halve expenses for the desert land board, state water board, and state engineer office, with last session appropriations totaling 10 000, 40 000, and 143 800 dollars respectively plus 60 000 for water power surveys and 46 000 for hydrographic work.
Washington report notes three Dilla on the new trust legislation passed the house and sent to the senate. The interstate trade commission bill drew 276 votes to 64 against, while debate on Rayburn railroad measures and the federal trade commission substitute continued.
Joe Quinn, 35, shot Phil Bilka through both arms and wounded his neck at the Anderson hopyard seven miles northwest. He also shot another laborer named Joe, causing slight injuries.
Salem Secretary of State Olcott reports the official tally showing Charles L. McNary defeating Henry L. Benson by 13 votes for the Republican nomination to the state supreme court.
Temperature dropped to 39 degrees in Pendleton with snow in the nearby mountains about 30 miles distant signaling the coldest June weather since 1870.
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