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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
4
Oregonian advance on sale details and local news layout show a fire incident at Weean Mareeo prompting coverage. The notice references Imperialiotel News Brand Cortland and identifies Portland area distribution with daily and weekly subscription options and pricing.
A weary infant cries when worn and soothed by parents seems distant. The piece asks what kind of mother or father faced with a tired child, a scratched body, and dirty hands can respond with calm care after a long summer day in Houston Port.
The piece notes General Pershing’s command tone to American soldiers in occupation Germany. It commends the army for not mistreating civilians and stresses punishment for German crimes, while insisting retaliation be severe but not involve plunder or cruelty toward defenseless people.
The text contrasts the humane attitudes shown to soldiers upon the Rhine with the frightfulness orders given to German occupants in Belgium and France. It emphasizes standing in peace while fighting for freedom and human rights.
The East Oregonian argues for a ben eficial use doctrine for timber resources akin to water rights for power or irrigation. It questions why large timber reserves remain unused and undertaxed as reconstruction and building loom. If mills access timber at fair prices, lumber costs could fall, reducing the need for a tariff to bar Canadian lumber.
Editorial notes that alien enemy restrictions remain and argues for safe information sources. It urges truthful reports from disinterested American newsmen and official representatives, asserting Germany access by journalists and diplomats should yield facts better than German agents or party cliques.
The fragment notes a quarantine barring men from homes and comments on John Bull reacting to a war president who sent two million to the rescue. It mentions Pendleton, promising service at reasonable costs and asks if it feels like Monday, reflecting a local opinion piece style.
28 years ago in Weston and Pendleton, the Fast Oregonian notes a baby’s death from diphtheria, a festive but reckless Christmas Eve with intoxicated revelry, a special city council meeting approving bonds for officers, M. J. McDaniel’s visit, and Pendleton residents sending aid to quarantined families amid distress.
Portland announces enforcement of wartime orders will be discontinued on and after December 25 1918 except for sections 9 10 and 32 of the April 1917 proclamation. The document sets penalties and permits for alien enemies and directs public notice and publicity in the Portland area.
The notice explains that German and Austrian alien enemies are to be treated under identical regulations after December 25, 194-. authorities retain power to arrest dangerous aliens and all detained individuals remain in custody. Paroled aliens must observe parole terms or face summary punishment. A second item comments on a humorous wartime poem and unrelated verse from J P McEvoy, Bethany Clipser.
San Francisco Division 16 A patrols Chinatown to curb a tong war after a taxi driver Gee Lip Chuck was killed in a barroom shooting. Hing Gee, a tongman, is charged with the crime, alleged to have shot Gee in the head and fled as police pursued him. Four others were detained as investigators seek a motive and prevent further violence.
In Oregonian notes, Helix resident becomes record knitter by producing 56 sweaters. Celebrations include informal dinners and exchanges of practical presents. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Kernand Kerley, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Smith, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kerley with John Walker and family visiting from Athens.
Milo H. Piper stands trial for the murder of Frieda Weichman whose body was found in a lonely grave beside a railroad track between Muskegon and Grand Rapids in May 1917. Piper, who admits familiarity with the victim, claims a mysterious John Sheldon married her, but prosecutors view his story as implausible. Piper has a wife and child and allegedly hid his affair with Miss Welchman to conceal the killing.
Portland dispatch reports a Christmas season car collision at Onion avenue and Bac-Fumento street. Sergeant W C Jordan and two servicemen from the spruce production division were injured and driver J R Grek jailed for driving while intoxicated.
Paris dispatch reports a Polish landing at Daneig East Promina beginning yesterday. The Polish force is described as about 6,000 men. A Polish representative in Berlin has departed Germany.
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