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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1919
Page
12
Ely city council votes to purchase a motor street cleaning machine and to use surplus funds for cemetery trust. The Street committee investigates a $7.50 bill and double time charges for repairs to a street sprinker. New plumbing ordinance approved, printing for contractors planned.
June 13 Washington report states Private Clyde Brandon of Kend Oregon earned the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism in France. He repeatedly volunteered for hazardous reconnaissance under fire to aid his battalion commander, penetrating enemy lines and observing prisoners under perilous conditions near Bel Edline in the sector near Edlennie. Lieutenant Samuel Adame of Caldwell Idaho also posthumously receives a DSC for leading a charge at Earer mont after officers fell and the position was held but he was killed.
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SALEM Ore June 12 Believing it will be impossible to match Willamette Valley resources the state game and fish commission tentatively voted Tuesday to close the China pheasant season west of the Cascades October 15 cutting about 12 hunting days this year. The commission planned to secure birds from Albany Linn Ringneck farm for 400 pairs and asked Beacon Pheasant farm Silverton for extra birds already contracted. Two thousand pheasants will be released this fall after the season ends with remaining birds to be held for the game farm at Corvallis. The plan includes breeding on other land if farming proves successful.
Atlantic City June 2 The Progressive Labor committee of the American Federation of Labor reports on a resolution by Seattle delegates opposing temperance measures. President Gompers endorses absolute prohibition in part while warning temperance and prohibition are distinct goals. He cites workers needing restraint and warns about spendthrift habits influencing wages.
June reports say French pressure grows over including Germany in talks. Turkish delegates arrive with limited plenary powers, seeking a separate Armenian and other Ottoman tensions stance. Greeks and Smyrna fate loom as Turkey resists compression.
The district plans a budget fill with 94500 dollars and seeks one director on the ballot. Bell Smith, currently finishing an unexpired term, is the lone candidate for a three year seat amid a large district budget reflecting higher teacher costs equipment needs and repairs. Peter Sarantino, native of Green, filed for citizenship with a hearing set for September 9 in Freewater.
June 10 Washington reports Mine Jane Jermey, an English Red Cross nurse with the American forces, cited for extraordinary bravery. Wounded by a shell while tending patients, she refused to leave her post though in great pain, inspiring fellow nurses and rescuers.
William Flynn, former head of the U S Secret Service for 20 years, has been engaged to direct the ferreting out of anarchists responsible for recent bomb plots in many cities. During the war Flynn aided the department of justice in running down notes and disloyales.
Portland restaurants boost prices after wage hikes. Officials report minimal changes yet some venues raise coffee and meal costs. Business leaders say inflation and labor costs drive the adjustments while many smaller eateries keep prices steady.
Denver June 12 nearly unanimous vote by the Brotherhood of Railway firemen and brakemen delegates to favor an early pardon and release from prison for Debs and Mooney. The report notes a tall officer in the Oklahoma regiment and a quip about rank and duties in the company.
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