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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1912
Page
4
The Malin city and county notice outlines official proceedings and public matters. Details read as a formal government publication with schedules, deadlines, and administrative items for residents and local organizations.
The visiting board cannot hear the Warner trial. Councilmen should align the electric trust to avoid being misled. When the new high school opens it will lack a domestic science course, a noted deficiency.
With over seven inches of rain this season the prospects for a good crop are rosy. Umatilla County has the soil and, when it receives satisfactory rainfall as it usually does, the wheat crop is worth hauling in.
The upcoming prim ary election in Oregon will be the most interesting in state history as voters prepare to use the presidential preference primary law for the first time. Register now to be ready for the fray.
When the McNamara family confessed their guilt a broad suspicion existed that the state had gained leverage. It is uncommon for guilty defendants to plead guilty unless a decisive advantage is obtained by authorities.
The Portland Oregonian backs the equal suffrage campaign for the upcoming year. The paper notes its past opposition to political and educational advancement and hints at possible strategic shifts while suggesting suffrage may succeed this fall despite a hostile stance from some.
The report questions what Mr Burgesa told the visiting board of engineers about the use of the Umatilla Water Users' association name by anti extensionists, suggests warnings given in December, and asks why corrections were not made and why the letter to President Taft was not recalled, noting delays in replying to Secretary Fisher.
In weeks of quiet dispute the publication reveals fault lines as critics accuse the board of bias and expose tension within the reclamation effort. The piece suggests opponents label the service as inefficient and corrupt, aiming to turn farmers against officials and undermine governance.
In yesterday's East Oregonian readers see alarm over private control of business and a "combination of combinations" threat. Governor Wilson warns that a few men may privately direct banks railways and factories, linking boards of directors into a powerful community of interest. Other public figures discuss remedies and policy.
The passage outlines diverse views on solving corporate control. Some seek probing the money trust, others blame tariffs, some urge regulation of trust pricing, and others advocate government ownership of utilities to expand public involvement in industry. The public faces a difficult, historic problem.
A New York World piece notes a bequest to promote sport in France tests legal meaning. It surveys definitions by the French Academy and courts, citing dancing croquet lynching poker automobiled racing street parades and crowd amusements as possible inclusions or exclusions. It concludes sport remains ill defined under law and could hinge on public welfare.
Excerpt notes immigration trends after the 1908 panic year. It states emigration exceeded immigration by about 100,000 in 1908 and predicts 1911 will show the smallest net foreign addition to the population, signaling shifting migration balances.
A vivid depiction of Mexican cowboys riding mules at dusk on Babicora Plain to begin a great rodeo. The scene highlights the stark poverty and fearless vaquero culture, contrasted with American cowboys’ fascination born from months on the range and numerous rodeos. The image centers on four men, serapes wrapped, raw meat dangling, moving toward the mountains as sunset bleeds across the foothills.
The article reviews New York arrivals and departures up to December with departures exceeding arrivals by thousands. It notes the long standing ebb and flow of emigration since early steamships, cites large historic totals, and explains that many emigrants plan to return. It highlights factors like slack work, slow railroad construction, and a homeward flight among Italian residents tied to TriPolio war sentiment.
In the February Scribner excerpt F. Warner Robinson contrasts rugged Mexican vaqueros with their landscape. He notes how mule riding cowboys would intrigue Americans, and how the fierce appearance of riders clashes with the businesslike nature of cattle work.
A reader essay mocks household furnaces as sources of profanity and chaos. It jokes about burning on drafts or going out by closing them, compares furnaces to cigarettists, notes construction and basement anchoring, and lists required supplies while wryly claiming mastery brings peace. TOD HU
In a brief exchange Anna asks about what Mr Ek lund charged for sewing on a pair of shoe soles. Clara admits she does not know or care, noting only that he did fine work but she does not like him.
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