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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1915
Page
3
Washington reports General Carranza has been informed by note that U S interests demand an early change in Mexico City governance. The note warns of U S concern over Huerta era policies and mentions orders affecting American naval movements to push for altered conditions.
In the Matteawan state hospital case Harry Kendal Thaw is tried for conspiring to escape the criminal insane ward. The trial venue recalls his prior juried murder case of Stanford White.
In Olympia the liquor bill debate split the House 43 to 43 as wets try to halt sales until a new wet bill would bar all intoxicating liquor sales statewide while permitting breweries to operate until the prohibition law takes effect. Eleven members were absent for the vote.
President Wilson definitively cancels plans to visit San Francisco for the Panama Pacific International Exposition due to the grave international situation and Mexican developments. The decision cites unsettled global events as the reason for postponement.
Harvey B. Ferguson of Albuquerque New Mexico retired from the House and was hired as private secretary to Secretary Bryan on Saturday.
Paris reports the French steamship La Touraine faced a dangerous fire but all passengers are safe. The vessel proceeded to Havre under its own steam with Rotterdam standing by as a precaution while other rescuers were told their services were not needed. The crew numbered about 200 with 38 in the first cabin.
The Western National Dairy Show will be held in Seattle from November 8 to 13 1915. Breeders and dairymen of the Northwest are expected to attend as entries for dairy cattle and related equipment are discussed. Ino W Pade will serve as secretary and manager.
Russian forces renew their rear guard action as German pressure grows at Ossowetz fortress. Berlin dispatch reports Muzayniec evacuated, near the East Prussian frontier northwest of Lomza.
Germany asks the United States to protect its diplomatic interests in Constantinople should allied forces seize the Turkish capital. Ambassador Morgenthau is instructed to take over if the German minister to Turkey departs with the Ottoman government for Bekchiher.
The report says three more forts are silenced in the Dardanelles Straits as the Anglo French fleet targeted the Narrows. Seaplane scouts were downed with one aviator hit 28 times but not killed. Warships continue assault in the Narrows, the toughest section for attackers.
Charles V. Galloway was unanimously reappointed tax commissioner by the governor secretary of state and state treasurer. A Democrat, he has held the office since its creation in 1909 under a law requiring appointive commissioners to be of different political affiliations.
In Austin the senate defeated the resolution to submit a constitutional amendment granting women the vote, falling five votes short of the two thirds required for passage.
Aberdeen Washington held its warmest primary as J M Phillips a young attorney and former Bull Moose defeated by 17 votes in a city election.
An affidavit claims the subject owned no more than 160 acres, while alleging a large nearby tract near Teleceset would invalidate the claim. The statement asserts the opposing party’s position on land ownership limits and eligibility.
A deed listing timber as valued at $1 appears to reflect a larger real value, with the instrument showing $147.50 in revenue yet implying a purchase price of $147,500 for timber holdings.
The city council has asked voters in the April election to approve a charter amendment allowing a small tax to fund a market building. The plan includes a welfare center with a market selling foodstuffs and a free medical clinic for the poor, located within the market building.
A Saturday ceremony on Hayden Island near the Vancouver ferry marked the start of the Interstate Bridge project with speeches by Portland and Vancouver leaders. The event promoted issuing bonds totaling 1.25 million by Multnomah county and 600 thousand by Clarke county Washington to fund the bridge.
French government representatives return to Klamath County seeking horses for light artillery. Target horses around 1300 pounds with strong build and stamina. Local horsemen report steady demand and rising prices as buyers push to secure mounts.
Oregon items record mining output forecasts for 1916, a Pendleton death by suicide linked to illness, Medford to get a city band with $700 raised and uniforms ordered, and a Spokane native held in Dallas murder probe. Also noted are a Shuslaw estuary lifesaving bill, Dallas water system bonds, Baker and Y workers curfews, Newberry crater park petition, Marshfield fire rules, Portland bus driver earnings, Slustaw port funds, and jetty extension plans at Florence.
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