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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1914
Page
1
Chairman Murphy of the finance committee declares it would be more economical to employ a city engineer on a flat salary rather than by fee, with a possible report due in the week.
Listing of new appointments and deferred actions for city leadership includes Police Chief John Kearney Recorder Thus Fite Gerald City Attorney Charles H Carter Health Officer 1 U Temple Street Commissioner John Heathman City Engineer appointment deferred for Water Commissioners WIU Moore G L La Dow and council committees Finance Murphy Cole Montgomery Claims Montgomery Vaughan Phelps Streets Cole Phelps Murphy Fire and Water Ell Dyer Vaughan Police Seibert Cole Montgomery Cemetery Dyer Seibert Ell Sewers Phelps Murphy Vaughan License Vaughan Seibert Phelps Ordinances Montgomery Dyer Cole Ways and Means ED Dyer Selbert House Dyer Murphy Ell.
At the first regular meeting of the new council the incumbents kept their posts by unanimous vote. John Kearney was reappointed police chief for two years, Thomas FitzGerald remained city recorder, Charles H F Carter named city attorney, Dr A Temple city physician and health officer, and John Heathman city street commissioner. A city engineer was deferred for a week to consider a flat salary plan after evidence suggested the prior engineer drew over 1700 in fees last year.
Washington dispatch says a fire of allegedly incendiary origin today wrecked the William Galt Company hay and grain warehouse causing about 300000 dollars damage. Three firemen were injured in the blaze.
January 8 secretary of the treasury McAdoo and secretary of agriculture Houston departed for Everett today to hold currency hearings tomorrow. Neither McAdoo nor Houston has expressed opinions or conclusions on the banking questions under investigation, and they will not do so until all facts are submitted under the federal reserve act.
Walla Walla Washington January 20 meeting to decide fate of Western Tri-State League with Baker City Pendleton Lewiston invited. Baker City opposes. Pendleton and August Bade also signal disengagement from management this coming season. Some expect all three to seek another season of diamond sports.
In San Francisco William M. Melton met death with Mrs. Mary Cox and her daughter Florence in Los Angeles a triple shooting. Mrs. Cox received a check for a hundred dollars to come and be married, sent by Melton as per Mrs. Cox's mother Mrs. Joseph Graves. The daughter learned Melton was married only after the events.
Three militiamen under Sergeant Rennard maintain martial law in Copperfield. An attempt to force depose officials to resign failed yesterday afternoon when Colonel Lawson and Sheriff Rund refused to quit. Lawson and Rund are in Baker today.
Philadelphia dispatch reports Mia Philander Knox Jr has vanished from apartments she shared after her husband left for New York. He and his mother sailed for Bermuda yesterday. The couple, who wed in 1910 after eloping, were once reconciled but reports of trouble persist as Knox Sr. campaigns nationally.
A Mexico City report states Huerta may take the field as political tensions rise amid rumors of his resignation. Details remain unclear as officials weigh immediate actions and public reaction to the potential shift in leadership.
Directors of Union Pacific approved the executive committees plan to distribute over eighty million dollars of Baltimore and Ohio stock held by the company to common stockholders. They also endorsed reducing the dividend rate on common stock from ten to eight percent.
A terse line imagines a wolf as a remedy for debtors, urging a brutal transformation of bill collectors into mince. The voice combines folk allegory with sharp social critique of poverty and harassment by creditors.
Charles Moyer of the Western Federation of Miners arrives in Hancock from Green Bay with Charles Tanner amid reports of prior deportation. He eyes a grand jury interview and talks of resuming work while under heavy guard and medical strain after a shoulder wound. He plans to meet Gov Ferris and confer with socialist leaders at the Scott Hotel.
President Wilson declines a Mississippi delegation request to prolong his Pass Christian stay until January 18. The group from Mississippi Valley improvement bodies urged a river rail route view of flood damage and sought help from Goethals and other canal builders to plan defenses against future floods.
Charge d Affaires O Shaughnessy arrived with his wife and son to confer with John Lind in Mexico City. The visit is seen as an effort to counter reports that the embassy had closed and left the capital. Ojinaga fighting ceases as rebels run low on ammunition and Yoingo garrison gains in aggression. An El Paso telegram mentions a smuggled aeroplane for rebel use at Ojinaga, not yet seen locally.
Baker Oregon January report notes Sheriff Rand removal hearing canceled after telegram from Oswald West stating Lawson and Rand will confer on law enforcement matters. Rand, advised by his attorney, refrained from any agreement with Governor West. Attorney J H Nichols prepared for a Saturday injunction appearance by Governor West Lawson and Miss Hobbs.
In Baker Oregon January the state militia advocate general Godwin defends closure of the restricted district saying raids and convictions prove order maintained. He taunts Governor West on illegal houses and cites ongoing investigations including the Kimberland hotel fire. Coliier returns to Portland as West and others prepare to answer a restraining order in Copperfield case.
In Portland Oregon Adjutant Richard W Holman said Copperfield was cleaned up with little trouble as Governor West sent militia. Saloons fixtures gambling gear and weapons were seized and martial law declared after Miss Hobbs read a communication. Seven militiamen stayed behind while others moved to Huntington and Portland. In Taft California ten tanks burned at the Midway oil fields endangering the farm with heavy losses.
General news reports heavy flooding risk with rivers high and damage likely. International items note U S officials pressing for gun funding, Vera Cruz conference talks, and political moves. Local notes recount public acts, court cases, and municipal reports including water sales up 40 percent and city governance notes.
Captain T H Marsters his wife two children and 16 crew abandoned the British bark Battle of Abbey 300 miles off Los Angeles after a coal fire burned for six weeks and gas risked explosion. Capt Thode of the German bark Elibek rescued them. they were unhurt and ashore at Astoria.
Tomorrow evening in the high school gym two hotly contested games are scheduled. A town team will face the high school boys while senior girls meet sophomores with lineups featuring Hampton, Peters, Mentzer, Gordon, Sturdivant, Kimball, Houser, Bowler, Finell, and a full girls roster led by MacMonies, Daubner, Coutts, Sturdivant, Lazinka, Lowden, Ingrahm, Straughn, Rugg, McDonald, Hampton, Arbogast, Anderson, Casey, and Arbogast. First game slated for 7:20 PM.
Mrs Frank Kanusek of 2101 West Webb street was riding in a car with Miss Louise Knight when at Main and Webb a taxi driven by G F Parker struck their vehicle. The windshield thumb screw crushed her right eye and she has not seen since. Doctors fear permanent blindness though she hopes for recovery. She notes the irony of being injured on her first ride. A concluding quip about conceit ends the item.
Emory E. Smith says San Joaquin valley water users plan suits in state and federal courts to block San Francisco from using Tuolumne river waters under the Hetch Hetchy bill. State suit will rest on former appropriations. federal suit will challenge federal jurisdiction.
General Wood told the House Military Committee that the regular army needs 2 million dollars for field guns and ammunition and the militia 3 million dollars. He warned that without proper arms troops would face slaughter if called into war. Congressman Bartholdt dismissed the appeal as an annual war scare linked to the Mexican situation.
At the opening council meeting Henry Craig complained of daily reckless auto driving on West Court street. He named a fast driver whose car slid 48 feet and jumped the curb into a parking area, narrowly avoiding a Penland delivery wagon. Officials disputed his claims, but City Attorney Carter urged police to gather evidence and prosecute if possible.
The First National Bank of Pensacola Florida was closed by orders of the comptroller of currency. Bank Examiner Goodhart was placed in charge of the institution. The bank had a capital of half a million and deposits of one million three hundred dollars. Dullness of the lumber market and withdrawal of defoairs are said to be the cause of the failure.
Market reports indicate the supply of wild oat exceeds demand as traders note ample stocks. Growers and buyers assess prices while discussing potential shifts in supply dynamics and future pricing trends.
The new Pendleton council reappointed Will Moore and G I La Dow to the water commission by unanimous vote after auditors found the books in order. Dr James A Beat led a sharp session questioning the city engineer and officials about Thorn Hollow water, saying there may be insufficient summer supply.
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