Navy Critics Call For 48 Battleships By 1925
Washington April 11 Not one of the 13 battleships and 24 destroyers in the October New York harbor review was ready for war Captain John Hood former Delaware captain now on the navy general board told the navy league He urged a policy building a fleet to 48 battleships by 1925 with auxiliaries and a force adequate to meet other nations armaments in the years ahead He argued current fleet sizes were too small and too large to be practical.
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New York Harbor
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Delaware
Navy League
Hood
Navy General Board
Germany
France
Japan
General Boards
United States
Ab Tiie
Militia Disbanding Likely For Baker Company A
April 11 Oregon report says Company A N.64G may be disbanded around May 10 for inefficiency and poor attendance. At a statewide meeting General Fraser told Captain McCulloch that orders to disband could come about May 1, following a bad inspection with only 12 men present. Disappearing targets were shipped to Portland and Captain McCulloch’s resignation remains unofficial after H J Horton was elected last month.
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Endicott
Portland
McCulloch
H. J. Horton
Newsy Notes of Pendleton Wheat Market Update
The Pendleton notes report a steady wheat market with Club wheat at 73 and bluestem at 83. The police docket lists G Maher and Walt Williams jailed for three days for drunkenness. Julius C Bartlett dies at 74 and a Freewater couple, James Wade and Emma Wade, is indicted for disorderly conduct as the grand jury probes.
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G. Maher
Walt Williams
Pace Court
Freewater
James Wade
Emma Wade
Damages Sought in Oregon Land Fraud Case Doubling Damages
Plaintiff seeks double damages under Oregon law for land fraud, raising total claimed damages from 8600 to 15000 after amendments. Defendants Fee and Johnson represent while Filey and Ruley act for the plaintiff, with earlier motions to strike extra amounts for attorney fees and investigative costs.
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James A. Fee
R. R. Johnson
Filey
Ruley
Summer Arrives Early as Pendleton Boils in Heat
Pendleton residents endure a sizzling day with downtown thermometers reading 89 degrees in the shade. The heat signals summer’s arrival, drawing cheers from locals eager for baseball season and outdoor activities.
Swift block burns in Pueblo city. injuries and high loss
In Pueblo on April 11 the Swift block, a large local building, was destroyed by fire. Five people were injured and many narrowly escaped harm as flames raged. The estimated damage reached about 300,000 pounds. Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakely boarded the morning train to Hermiston.
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Pueblo
Colo
Swift
Joe Blakely
Hermiston
Stampede Moves to Winnipeg
President T. D. Taylor of the Round-up received a letter from Guy Wiedlock announcing this year’s Canadian frontier show will be moved from Calgary to Winnipeg and staged August 9 through 13. Winnipeg lies 500 miles east of Calgary, making the event less of a competitor to the Round-up.
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Winnipeg
T. D. Taylor
Guy Wiedlock
Calgary
Sprague suit seeks damages over Maxwell Land sale pact
Otis M. and Otis R. Sprague of Hermiston sue Maxwell Land and Irrigation Co. for 1269 in damages claiming a land sale contract from 1816 and a 1912 sale to Ralph W. Le Baron and Harrison L. Ramsey after plaintiffs paid 619 and improved the tract by 650. Attorneys Geesler Sever and F. C. Hunt represent the plaintiffs.
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Maxwell Company
Otis M
Otis R. Sprague
Hermiston
Maxwell Land and Irrigation Co
Ralph W. le Baron
Harrison L. Ramsey
Geesler, Sever
Hunt
All Day Service Planned by City Christian Church
The Christian church will hold an all day service Sunday announced by Rev. T. F. Weaver. A morning roll call, noon basket dinner, afternoon address to youth by Rev. H. H. Rottmann, and evening services are scheduled. Members are asked to bring bagged lunches to church.
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Christian Church
T. FL Weaver
H. Rottmann
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Christian Endeavor
Bagkel Lincheon
Musicians contemplate union formation in La Dow area
Local musicians announce plans to form a union with a Sunday meeting at 4 in the band room La Dow block. Proponents say wages would standardize and gain wider respect. opponents question the need in a city of this size. All are expected to attend for a pro and con discussion. Thompson seeks double damages in an amended complaint in Thompson v Hill and Johns.
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Oregon Motor Co
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George Markham
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Athena
Methodist Church
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Jefferson City
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Whitman College
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