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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1913
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic reports a new concrete base and a No 5 Cottrell Triumph drum cylinder press replacing the Hoe press. Fred Griffith and Horace Welch installed the equipment, promising improved book and job work capacity once adjustments are complete.
Charles B. Moores argues Taft left the White House popular with rivals and refutes W. M. Leeper. He defends Taft against charges of policy failure, touts tariff and anti trust actions, and criticizes Roosevelt era governance and party factions. The piece frames Taft as a reformer constrained by party bosses and applies historical praise to his record.
The anecdote recalls Daniel Webster and General Harrison exchanging their inaugural addresses. Webster sought changes and cautioned, while Harrison insisted on delivering his own version. Webster later confessed he had figuratively slain seventeen Roman proconsuls in worry over the affair.
Clarence I Varrows second trial on a jury bribery charge ended in a hung verdict with eight jurors voting for conviction and four for acquittal. Darrow demanded a new trial and District Attorney Fredericks said he would seek one. Judge Conley set March 31 for the retrial.
Pierre mayors report the legislature passed a bill limiting saloon licenses to one per 600 residents, with an exception allowing two saloons in each town regardless of size. The measure comes as the session winds down.
The hermit crab, never satisfied with a whelk shell, keeps abandoning its home for others. In an aquarium with multiple shells, crabs switch shells, leading to a brief fight when only two shells exist. The winner occupies the other shell, while the loser uses the victor’s former shell, and after about fifteen minutes the victor resumes the shell struggle.
In London Answers Rollo asks if the Pied Piper story is true and his father hesitates. He recalls Uncle George could play a flute to scare a cow into a river and drive dogs mad, suggesting the poem may be true.
A young employee asks to take a day off and the employer responds with a puzzled question about fitting the request into the calendar. The dialogue hints at a lighthearted tension over which midweek day to spare.
Telegraphic dispatches report the Nacozari telegraph operator quitting as wires fail between Douglas and Nacozari. In Agua Prieta 250 federal defenders rebel, American residents flee, and streets fill with drunken soldiers shouting Viva Made ro Viva Maytorena and Viva Diaz amid disorder and terror.
Miss Janet F Richards testified before a Senate sub committee on the suffrage parade saying most policemen appeared sympathetic to the mob and the crowd hooted and jeered. She cited jeers calling marchers hens and demanded better policing while Police Chief Sylvester defended officer deployment for both the suffrage and inaugural parades.
Armed rebels near the U S border encamped close to Douglas Arizona have strengthened their forces within reach of nearby border unions, signaling increased persistence in the regional conflict.
In his volume From My Hunting Day Book, Friedrich Wilhelm recounts two sightings of a ghost stag he pursued with the crown prince. He describes closing on the famed fourteen pointer, firing as light waned, and finally noting the stag dropped after a long tracking across marshy ground. The forester and prince celebrate locating the beast.
A village legend recalls a splendid stag hunted by neighbors, said to be bewitched and untouchable by the fatal bullet. A hunter confesses belief he may never take another shot at the elusive creature.
Scots comedian Harry Lauder tells of an English lord who invites him to dine at his club but not at home. The lord fears his wife disapproves of music hall people and Lauder jokes about clubmen. The tale highlights social snobbery and humor in early 20th century entertainment.
A duchess interviews a potential lady's maid and learns the task will take only half an hour. The duchess, alarmed, asks what she would do with the rest of the morning, revealing humor and social satire from the Dundee Advertiser.
Wheat prices range from 8 to 9 cents for various grades with Bluestem and Club futures. Butter and eggs steady, hay trades quoted at 16 to 16 per ton for Timothy and alfalfa respectively. Wool markets noted at 16 to 20 cents in Eastern Oregon and Willamette Valley.
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