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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1912
Page
4
The Daily Fast Oregon Oregonian is described as the main official city and county paper kept on sale at the Oregon store. It lists Morrison and Portland references and mentions a 50 member United-Present Association and security building pay notes.
The Eastern Oregon asylum will be a model state institution under Governor West and a Salem board of three businesslike officials. Plans emphasize heat, ventilation, sanitation, and future expansion without disturbing symmetry, aiming for a premier facility. Clear eastern Oregon weather should attract many patients to Pendleton, boosting usage of the branch hospital.
The Atlanta Constitution reports southern federal judges adopting the honor cure for moonshiners, arguing harsh penalties harden the offenders. Judge Sheppard of Florida, presiding in Valdosta for the Southwestern Division, implements the approach, noting experience shows brutality fails to deter sturdy mountaineers.
The piece discusses southern federal judges including W. T. Newman Emory Speer and Judge Sheppard applying lenient sentences to Georgia moonshiners citing temporary lapses and good character. It notes this discretion can deter illicit distilling while warning against abuse and highlights the broader judicial challenge of distinguishing repeat offenders from repentant offenders.
The letter attacks C A Barrett noting a poor reputation for veracity and integrity. It calls him a twister and says his legislative record makes him unworthy of confidence regarding Governor West and others.
Ben Olcott has proved a capable secretary of state and deserves renomination and election. As a state board member he shows good judgment and harmonizes with colleagues, earning broad support within the party despite some Republicans' reservations.
The article notes La Follette will persist in the campaign to the end despite Roosevelt becoming a candidate. It suggests divisions within progressive forces may benefit Taft, signaling strategic implications for the 1912 race.
A modern building on the Berkeley Jot at Main and Alta would be a nice improvement. The Knights of Pythias property at Main and Water might be improved as well.
The main trouble with the good roads effort is not lack of will but opposition. Too many are ready to clip and fight instead of seeking agreement on a constructive program. Local leaders urge unity and practical steps forward.
George Gamble, manager of the Pere Marquette fast freight lines, found a string of lucky green wads in hotel lobbies. He retrieved a six dollar bill, then two ten dollar bills, and later another emerald green sighting in a Cadillac lobby. A small dog interrupted as he pounced on the final find.
A New York physician now a leading figure recalls an early internship in a Chicago hospital. He slept late and examined a big Irish patient while counting his pulse. The scene ends with the doctor reciting numbers aloud, confusing the patient and revealing his inexperience.
The article surveys Pythagoras of Samos as a foundational thinker who coined the term philosopher and founded mathematics and geometry. It links his claim that the universe is a harmonious system governed by natural law to the idea of the "Music of the Spheres" and the doctrine that the first principle of all things is numbers, shaping Plato and Neo Platonism and influencing Christianity.
Dan Lane, noted stock broker and Armory club director, commented on a fighter from a nearby town who appeared all in up to the final round but then rallied to knock out his opponent.
A Boston Traveler clipping recounts a tale where Jackson fakes illness to stay in bed on his day off. His wife discovers he is not truly sick as he pretends, while Jones arrives with two passes for the game, forcing Jackson to confront the ruse.
In Dubuque Father Xavier O'Hanlon, famed for wit, quips with a laborer laying railroad sleepers under an Italian supervisor. The parishioner replies, humorously turning the joke as the priest asks about having an Italian boss.
A local report notes a man complains about being billed for repairing footwear with sewn soles. Authorities and shop records are not fully confirmed in the fragment.
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