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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1913
Page
8
In San Diego Cal April 23 a special note questions how many Bibles in Oregon qualify under rules for the Better Babies exhibit at the exposition and asks how many mothers and fathers will allow their babies to be judged by standard prize-animal methods to adopt a system for producing better babies.
Resident of 8 years in the county and 19 years in stock business offers to show prospects in a stock ranch. Claims thorough knowledge of the region from the Columbia to the John Day. Advises to see before buying at Temple Building Main Street Pendleton Oregon. Phone M 479.
President Collier and Mrs. Gertrude Lane discuss a nationwide Better Babies contest to be exhibited in San Diego in 1916. The scorecard covers body measurements, physical and mental traits, and aims for a big prize for the best baby under three years old. Lane proposes to hold state contests and submit results for exhibit planning.
Newsy Notes from Pendleton report the wheat market steady at 73 cents. City Recorder TH Thomas Fite Gerald is confined at home by illness. Mrs. C W Lassen plans a Michigan visit for several months. Elmer Turner buys a five passenger Maxwell from Gurdane Long and plans a cross country trip to Walls Walla to attend a ball game. Local Japanese residents raise 36.50 to aid food sufferers in Ohio and Indiana and present it to Mayor Matlock.
A crew of sheep shearers arriving on the N P train from Johnson Brothers ranch at Juniper plan to harvest the wool crop at Pilot Rock. Among the workers are Clarence Kearney and Ben Crisp of this city.
Margaret Knight, of Freewater, filed in local court for divorce from her husband M. B. Knight. She alleges failure to support, abuse, assault, cruelty, and inhuman treatment. Attorney S. D. Peterson represents her.
EB. F. Averill, the local weather forecaster, now receives telegraphic frost warnings from Portland. Residents can join the service by phoning the Averill home at Red 2582 before 9 PM to receive alerts on evenings with frost conditions.
A county court petition seeks probate of the will of Leah J. Despain who died April 11. Executor named is Charles D. Despain. Estate valued about 2250 with 2000 in county property and 250 in Gilliam county. Heirs include daughters FEIL Harpole and L I Griggs and sons Grover Charles Ralph Joe Glenn Edgar Despain all of this city.
State Accountant A McE Ball of Portland, now secretary of Oregon’s new board of accountants under House Bill 209, visits his Hermiston fruit ranch in Umatilla County. The board requires public accountants to pass an exam to use the title certified public accountant. Other members are John Richardson, Arthur Berridge of Portland, Charles Parrish of Klamath Falls, and W W H Wann of Medford.
A Pendleton resident considers traveling to Walla Walla for a marriage license noting lower costs there. A Walla Walla paper cites a letter to County Clerk BE. L. Casey from a Pendleton man asking if a couple would need a doctor’s examination to obtain a license. The Washington law requiring a physician’s certificate was repealed, hinting at a rush to Walla Walla for licenses.
A plan to run an excursion train for local fans to Walla Walla to watch the Pears vs Buckaroos game Sunday. Many have signified willingness to go, and if enough commit to cover a guarantee the train will run. Pendleton club VP Kitner says the Walla Walla club should share half the guarantee and he would support a similar arrangement when Walla Walla visits.
Salem April 23. The state textbook commission cannot purchase more than one textbook for a single course nor buy supplementary texts. Assistant Attorney General Van Winkle says multiple textbooks would destroy uniformity and remove publisher competition. W. L. Brewster of Portland had asked for guidance.
A statement argues against increasing expenses borne by the parents of scholars. It contends that doing so would directly contradict the spirit of the act creating the textbook commission. The remark frames funding as a public duty rather than a family burden.
Secretary of State Bryan voiced a call for faith during a Suns day afternoon Christian Endeavor meeting. He urged faith in God, self, fellow men, and government, saying faith is essential to accomplish work of importance and to improve the government to reflect the people’s standards.
St Louis April 23 Mary Kemmichau is under arrest after the bodies of her mother Mrs Ernestine Kemmichau and her sister Thelma Kemmichau were found in a basement grave filled with quicklime. She denies murder, saying they died naturally and she buried them per their wishes.
Gaelic League of the Irish American committee presents a pageant and Gaelic Festival at the 9th Regiment Armory in New York. About 100 participants with 30 professionals perform as patrons including President Wilson. Proceeds aid the Gaelic League of Ireland to revive the Irish language.
Western interest centers on the ten round match in Pueblo between Eddie Johnson and Jack Redmond. Johnson, weighing near 125 pounds, is viewed as a future lightweight title contender and plans a clean-up as boxing revenue is expected to revive with a new state bill.
President will meet in the capitol with five senators to consult on federal appointments for their states. He may also discuss the tariff during the talks, per White House announcement in Washington.
Seattle April 23 Thomas Milton Gatch 86 former president of the Oregon Agricultural College and the University of Washington died last night of heart illness He was one of the coast s most prominent educators and held leadership in higher education across the Pacific Northwest
A historical item argues that the public service should embody efficiency and progress, rejecting old partisan standards. It claims government services belong to the people and are funded by them, and asserts it is not politically feasible to set lower standards.
The Philadelphia Record notes a vanished fortune and a friend once flush now reduced to sifting the fishes as a wry reflection on changing fortunes.
La Grande Ore reports two to four feet of snow blanketing the mountains with lingering heavy cold. Warm weather is forecast soon, but current conditions keep travel difficult and residents wary of renewed storms.
Ed Prop eck, caretaker of the Teaver Creek water intake, warns a warm spell and persistent snowpack will drive a mast of water into the Grande Thonde river, a flood risk not matched this year. He notes ground is saturated after days of rain and snowmelt, with intermittent cold and warm spells likely to prevent floods, though water volumes remain high.
Story notes an impending very high water risk if warm weather continues, with snow lingering as far down as Whiskey Creek Saddle.
The arbitration board convened April 12 to hear evidence from both sides in the Wilke dispute between eastern railroads and their firemen and was expected to render its decision today after daily sessions.
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