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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1913
Page
3
Heavy outings per yard and assorted percales bleached damask and table linen offered in yard widths including 28 inch 36 inch 56 inch 62 inch and 72 inch specials. Store location is Porte Recs cash store with pricing highlights on table linen and damask.
Prices on winter shoes and sweaters advertised with savings. Readable list includes ground chocolate, Baker's Cocoa, Grape Nuts, Cream of Wheat, oats, rice, bacon, lard, soap, Mason jars, and cane sugar with marked low prices. Nearby Porter's Store promotes value and low cost.
Mexico City reports General Huerta dismissed Manuel Garza Aldape, minister of the interior, breaking a cabinet that had favored yielding to Washington's demands. Aldape, allied with Felix Diaz era, was the lone cabinet member willing to discuss the international crisis openly. In Ciudad Juarez, Villa forces captured the city after a surprise assault, executing several federal prisoners under Villa's orders as the garrison of about 400 offered weak resistance.
Venustiano Carranza declares no peace acceptable unless Huerta is removed. He states the constitutionalists will recognize no one who succeeds Huerta by the power he has usurped.
Washington Attorney General Tanner issues an official opinion declaring school dancing legal. After nearly 12 years of prohibition in public school buildings the social center law of 1913 opens schools at night for study recreation and improvement.
Portland report notes a hard fought game as Washington State College defeats Oregon Agricultural College 10 to 2. Key moments include Smith scoring a 20 yard placement and Fenton missing a 40 yard attempt in a tight contest.
A resolution at a state land board meeting orders District Attorney Ringo to file a mandamus suit against State Treasurer Kay to compel turnover of the state educational fund, about 6.5 million dollars, to G. G. Brown, the board's clerk.
The American Federation of Labor urged a congressional investigation into conditions at copper mines near Calumet Michigan where miners are on strike. The resolution was adopted at the union convention.
Washington land office accepts the Northern Pacific scrip land survey where 70 homesteaders settled, 10 miles from Whitcomb and 55 miles east of Albany. filings likely decided before Thanksgiving. Grants Pass reports Josephine county will donate pine logs for Oregon building columns at the Panama-Pacific Exposition, with $100 to secure two 40 foot logs. In Sandy, a man killed his wife Amanda Kuhn McCabe then shot himself after confessing to his father. the couple’s 6-year-old son witnessed the events.
Governor West plans a meeting between Hood River county court and O W R N railroad officials to resolve right of way issues delaying the Portland to The Dalles wagon road. The project would run along the railroad corridor and become a state scenic highway once completed. The railroad has withheld consent citing interference with double tracking.
County residents face opposition to a 300000 bond issue for roads but evidence points to a strong majority approval. If passed the lakeshore boulevard along the east side of Lake Ewauna would become a direct route to a large farming area and create a pleasant highway drive in Klamath County.
T C Luckey saloon owner files suit in circuit court alleging gross fraud and intimidation by Governor West agents during Springfield local option vote. He seeks injunction to stop canvassing results and declaration of prohibition territory.
Fifteen thousand rose cuttings are distributed to Medford school children by members of the Greater Medford Club as the first step in a campaign to establish a rose festival as a permanent city feature.
Town marshal Ed Hanson and deputy sheriff conducted a raid on the West Hotel in Baker County seizing proprietor A. H. Clark on a charge of maintaining a disorderly resort. The action is presented as a direct effect of Governor West's policies.
State Treasurer Kay says only 2 percent of borrowers are delinquent on interest from the state educational fund out of several thousand dollars in notes, in a statement to the state land board.
Oregon items show Governor Weath proclaiming Apple Day, debates over education and socialist influence in schools, and military and infrastructure moves. The piece notes army purchases of horses, an inspector for the Oregon Militia, efforts to deepen the Columbia River channel, and plans for a Panama Pacific fair exhibit in Ashland.
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