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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
4
The Dally East Oregonian on sale at Oregon News Co Portland Oregon. Unions Bureau Washington DC and United Press Association bureau listings. Pendleton Oregon post office entry as second class mail matter.
A concise extract from Portia’s address to Shylock extols mercy as a divine, uplifting force. It surpasses regal power, rests in the hearts of kings, and honors the giver as well as the receiver. The passage links mercy to justice and to God’s likeness.
The editorial urges Pendleton voters to consider four mayor seats four council positions and charter amendments in December. It calls for a charter board of capable citizens to revise the city charter and discusses regulating saloons boosting revenue and possibly issuing bonds for a gravity water system amid ongoing utility franchise questions.
Professor Carpenter of Colorado argues states should not govern conservation and defends national control of public domain. He criticizes Gifford Pinchot as overreaching, noting forest reserves and grazing regulation rest with the national forestry bureau while local stockmen’ s advisory boards provide hearings. Sheepmen complain of seeming rigidity in bureau rules.
The debate centers on grazing sheep on reserves to reduce underbrush and fire risk while protecting watersheds. Foresters favor state regulation over stockmen to prevent conflicts with public forest and water protections. Professor Carpenter’s plan would let sheepmen largely decide grazing limits, a critique of Pinchot from opponents.
Congressman Hawley argues the upcoming census could justify four Oregon seats in Congress instead of two. He stresses eastern and southern Oregon, the Willamette valley, and Portland's influence, urging a division that ensures each region gains representation and a voice in selecting congressmen.
The text links the Guggenheims to ownership of Colorado and to securing coal lands in Alaska during Secretary Ballinger’s tenure. It also hints at Guggenheim influence affecting the conservation dean position held by Professor Carpenter.
A brief update notes Umatilla County may face some combine fires in other sectors, but this section reports no shipwrecks or major maritime incidents. No casualties or damages are listed, and the tone remains cautiously positive about ongoing safety.
Report notes Harriman may be ailing while the administration maintains momentum. Officials insist core operations continue, citing retained leadership and ongoing projects.
A fragmented Baltimore American item mixes a poetic lede praising the Harvest Moon month with a court summons for Peter West described as unambiguous. The second fragment notes an increased capacity at the Eugene broom factory, suggesting two unrelated clipped items in the page.
George M. Bowers and others are mentioned in a roundup of political maneuvers. Governors and candidates across West Virginia Michigan Virginia Alabama Colorado figure in nominations resignations and proposed reform measures including a 25 cent per voter funding plan for campaigns and a 40 percent first-year salary assessment. Royal E Campbell is named internal revenue commissioner while Aldrich is slated to speak on currency.
CURRENT COMMENT surveys electricity facts and projects. It notes penalties for stealing power in Colorado, long telephone spans in Europe, and Switzerland’s tall steel towers. It mentions electric heating of dynamite, flywheel efficiency, Central Park lighting with 1400 arc lamps, a Springfield Manly operator school, GE sub stations mounted on wheels, 30 to 40 electric furnaces, and a giant Pearl Harbor dry dock costing 167 million dollars.
The dealer invites customers to compare phonographs in stock, promising the best choice. They offer Victor and Columbia double disc records, Edison cylinder records, and other disc phonographs for hands on listening.
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