20 Dec 1912
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1912
Page
1
Report describes Greek and Turkish commanders continuing verbal sparring while exchanging jibes over faulty gunnery in a naval engagement. The exchange occurred despite poor shots and ongoing sea battle tensions between the two sides.
Authoritatively states Auas tria and Servia have a satisfactory settlement. Premier Asquith forecasts a definite settlement of the Balkan Turkish war by peace envoys. Diplomats see no immediate adjustment and expect hostilities to resume within a week. King receives peace envoys who confer informally at hotels. A Constantinople courier is due with fresh instructions from the Sultan. Report says Turkey intends to demand Greek cessation of fighting.
Premier Asquith predicted the conference here would settle the Balkan Turkish and Austria-Servian disputes during the Lord Mayor's luncheon. Reports say the Garibaldi Legion lost officers and many men at Janina, with 2000 soldiers of fortune under General Gara. Constantinople claims Turkey will press Greek cessation of flight and re rationing of Constantinople and Adrianople. Admiral Halil Pasha reportedly unhurt. one killed, eight wounded in Monday's engagement. The sultan received the flagship captain and a historic flag from Sebastopol. London reports note the naval chat between Turkish and Greek admirals about gunners' poor aim.
Middletown New York December California lawyers wired Charles Drake an inmate of the county poor house that his brother dying recently left him a five hundred thousand dollar estate.
Constantinople dispatches and Asquith peace hopes fade as diplomats predict a Balkan war resumption within a week. Sofia reports Bulgaria will not sign any pact unless Adrajanople and smaller cities are ceded. Serbia settles Austrian dispute, agreeing to relinquish Sangiovanni?di-media and coastal Dalmatia while Durazzo may be forgone. London notes Turkish and Balkan envoys meet informally. a Constantinople courier with fresh instructions is due tomorrow.
Denver authorities uncovered plans by unknown individuals to dynamite the Denver mint where about 700,000,000 in contents were stored. The documents, found two weeks earlier in a public comfort station near the federal building, were reported to J J Leyden and forwarded to federal agents. Washington ordered double guards, but no suspects have been found after thorough searches.
President Taft granted a pardon to former Federal District Attorney John H Hill of the Oregon district who had been convicted in land fraud cases. Hill, sentenced in 1909 to sixty days in Multnomah County Jail and fined $1000 amid a conspiracy dispute over fencing federal funds, had the case reach the Supreme Court.
Frank K. Welles, finishing his second term as county superintendent, prepared a special report on the school condition at the request of State Superintendent L. R. Alderman. The rural supervision section is quoted, noting two supervisors paid 120 dollars monthly plus travel, totaling 3277.58 dollars last year, with duties across three districts and about ninety teachers in one district. The report covers travel of about 660 miles per visit to each school and 370 miles for rural districts. critics claim the new law costly, but support grows as benefits become clear. Teaching salaries have risen about eighty percent from 500 to 560 dollars yearly, and terms have lengthened with nine months for larger schools. Continued on page 7.
Los Angeles reports the bodies of aviator Horace Kearney and Chester Lawrence, a newspaperman, recovered after their hydro airplane crash off Redondo Beach. Kearney wore a borrowed suit and carried a diamond ring left to his sweetheart Miss Louise McPherson. Lawrence died attempting to shed heavy clothing to lighten his burden, as coroner inquest pending. Funeral for Lawrence to be private in Ontario tomorrow.
President Taft moved to action after meetings over Mexico turmoil. Ambassador Wilson will demand prompt Mexican measures to stop attacks on American life and property, with a note prepared signaling heightened pressure.
Defense lawyers hurled labels at McManigal and fellow labor men as arguments stretched an hour and a half. Henry Nolan spoke for Pennell Buckley Smythe and Ray, while William Gray defended Cunnane Beam Money and Cline and others were set to argue later in the day.
In Eugene Oregon Dee 26 reports former Mayor Matlock and his son Ed departed for California to view the remains of the Santa Ana suspect believed to be Joe Matlock.
Governor Wilson studied New Jersey corporation laws in Trenton and planned radical reforms with Chancellor Edwin Walker and former state supreme court judge Dennett Van Lycke. He indicated he would draft legislation with a Democratic legislature and would meet Bryan, while emphasizing federal limits on trust regulation.
Prince Arthur and three thousand Americans attended the Reid memorial at Westminster Abbey. The procession was led by British officials and the diplomatic corps, with dirges performed by a choral orchestra. The body was taken to Portsmouth to be placed on the battleship Natal for transatlantic voyage, with the widow and her son Ogden sailing on the Campania the next day.
Foreign labor shifts unfold as Greeks return to their homeland amid King George's crisis. Filipinos, described as brown skinned American subjects, are brought in to fill section foreman Diavé Robarts’s crews in Mission and beyond. Their presence ends speculation on nationality and race, with locals noting their neat attire and orderly conduct.
A fierce snowstorm floods Fargo North Dakota with six foot drifts and widespread damage. Waterworks are endangered and streets blocked as thousands fear fatalities. Wires are down and an attempt is being made to use wireless communications amid the blackout.
Today marks the start of Christmas break for Pendleton pupils after a week of holiday programs in grade schools. The high school finished exams yesterday and many out of town students have returned home. Preparations are underway to occupy the new high school building when classes resume after the holidays.
Douglas December 20 Representatives of Governor Maytorena rush to Cananea to settle the strike of about twelve hundred Mexican laborers at the Green Cananea mines. No disorders reported today as more than a thousand troops guard the town under martial law. Higher wages demanded.
Captain Elbridge T. Barnett former president of the Washington Alaska bank was found guilty after a six hour jury deliberation of making a false statement about the bank’s condition in 1910. He faces a fine between 60 and 1000 dollars and a sentence of three to twelve months in jail.
Washington reports business partners of J P Morgan will be called to testify when the money probe resumes. They will explain Morgan deals including the steel trust formation. It is hoped bills will be introduced this session to remedy money evils exposed by the inquiry.
Postmaster J T Brown outlines eleven key regulations for the new parcels post set to begin with the year 1613. Highlights cover mailing at post offices, weight-based rates, required parcel post stamps, sender addresses, unmailable items, seeds and plants rules, third class transfer for printed matter, live animals and dangerous items restrictions, local handling of certain liquids, insured value up to 50 dollars, abolition of registry, and required secure wrapping.
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