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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1919
Page
6
Weekly labor reports show total unemployment dropping from 123,005 to 67,006 as spring work begins. Principal declines occur in Monkland, San Francisco, and Hutte, with broader gains across the nation noted in early April.
San Francisco police hold photos sent by Mrs William Grayveon of Santa Ana. The letter asks if a man named G. C. Drayeon is present, describing him as a beer, blue eyes and black hair figure. Two pictures are enclosed showing him drunk and falling.
A garbled historical piece argues April, not March, as the war month in U S history. It links Lexington Battle of 1775 to Lincoln calls for volunteers, Civil War events, and early Spanish American War, though many dates and phrases are distorted.
Salem April 29 The Daylight Saving plan would raise gross receipts by 8 percent for six months annually under a rate adjustment sought by Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co. in a public service filing. The utility serves Baker Haynes North Powder Union LaGrande Cove Hot Lake Imbler and other towns. The proposal would apply only to power creation and may drop the monthly bill payment discount of the 10th. It cites a 1918 deficit of 17 000 and losses in 1917 and 1919 with dividends reduced since a 1916 order. Financial obligations include 77 000 annually in interest and retirement of notes 2 000 in 1919 6 000 in 1920 and 35 000 for 1921 with wage costs up 15 percent recently.
A Seattle man traveling to San Francisco disputed a barber tale claiming a big score at Barbary Coast. He wagered a different outcome and claimed the ordeal cost him 498 dollars, appealing to police after the incident at 699 Ells Street.
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