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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1919
Page
5
Fragmented OCR lists postal and carrier rates for daily and semi weekly newspapers. Includes durations like one year, six months, three months and prices such as 3.76, 1.95, 0.75, with references to mail and carrier delivery.
The text notes tense headlines in a Portland paper, with mentions of battle intrigue civil war and a New York street railway strike. It references conflicts spilling from Europe to the Balkans and mocks Mexican migrants, warning of looming actions before the Round-Up.
A poetic fragment translated from Armenian by Alice Stone Mackwell in The New Armenia. It presents archaic imagery of a beloved face like a moon and deep sea gifts, with lines describing longing and intense affection.
A Massachusetts senator who once backed world peace now blocks the United States from joining the League of Nations covenant. The piece recalls his 1915 call for united great powers to deter war and contrasts it with recent pro war rhetoric, labeling his reversal a mental somersault and burying his head in the sand.
For Pendleton, a look ahead to the next summer highlights municipal goals include securing grounds for children's play areas funds for equipment and facilities purchase of park or auto camping sites and the creation of a budget for upcoming needs.
Proposals for banding together to improve garbage and sewage disposal are presented as necessary and beneficial. The text argues the pros and cons have been debated, leaving little argument about their need. It urges starting early to complete these projects next summer, noting this summer is already too late.
In Polk county a June state teachers examination in Dallas yielded only 16 passing among 140 and suggests 11 to 12 percent of those eligible meet requirements. The piece rails against Oregon’s reliance on a single normal school and urges legislative action to expand teacher training, noting Pendleton’s push for a local normal school. It argues education standards are high, yet the legislature remains slow to respond.
A critical editorial decries Senate haggling over the peace treaty and reservations, arguing it harms the people represented by 96 senators. It contends wartime costs for a merchant marine loom large as global trade shifts, urging action to repair industry, supply basic needs, and stop foreign entanglements while Shantung and other issues loom.
The article argues that ratification matters more than the peace conference rhetoric, claiming a signed treaty will reduce strikes, improve labor and production conditions, and ease national unrest. It urges the Senate to finish the major task and address remaining issues afterward.
A Portland columnist argues about race death by own action and American family size, contrasting German eugenics with U S living standards. It warns against rapid population growth, rising crime, and political blame, urging Senate support for the League of Nations covenant as the world’s hope. The piece frames the United States as a stabilizing force and defender of civilization amid global unrest.
The article questions whether civilization is advancing or decaying as evidence of progress fades worldwide. It notes greed as a dominant force shaping nations and individuals, with profiteers hitching fortunes to conquest or economic expansion. Secret treaties and self determined movements threaten stability, linking postwar heritage to commercial struggles.
Predictions show about 10 million vehicles including autos trucks and motorcycles to be produced in the United States this year. The industry has grown from a lagging sector to the third largest, with Umatilla county boasting seven times the national average per capita production. Demand still outstrips supply by roughly 100000 autos.
Department of Commerce figures show food exports in June totaled 898 million dollars, 40 percent of all exports. Wheat, rye, barley, and grain products reached 17.0 million, 6.0 million bushels, 3.5 million barrels of wheat flour, with meats and dairy products exceeding 174 million dollars. Bacon and ham, lard, and condensed milk were major items, alongside various raw materials. The piece notes the issue of domestic hardship despite rising foreign trade.
The author argues ratifying the treaty could lead to constant U S interference in Europe but contends public opinion must approve such action. The text warns the treaty creates millions of displaced people under new states of mixed race and risks further conflicts if dominant powers attempt denationalization.
City council advances strict rules to curb loud noises from bells engines sirens and horns within limits. Violations carry fines and potential short jail time with a week to remove offending devices and a December enforcement window noted in the draft ordinance.
Jules Pamain, French minister of the Interior, appears set to succeed Poincare as president. The public gesture of confidence signals a major political shift in Paris amid the ongoing governmental reshuffle.
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