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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1913
Page
2
Mrs Della Stroud testifies it was life or mine citing a fatal shooting on April 14 near Vivian La as she and lodger Edward Beeler rode in a car. Beeler's leg injury led to amputation after bullets struck him. Stroud's lawyer is James M Foster and DA is W A Mabry.
Sydney witnessed a first great parade of Australia youthful army with 109000 spectators. Twenty thousand armed boys marched to the town hall where Governor General Lord Denman took the salute. Six brigades formed a five mile long column and the march past was highly creditable given short compulsory training.
Paris hosts the tenth International voice’s congress led by Lady Aberdeen and minister Klotz. Debates cover obligatory service for women, aligning them with men in conscription nations, and proposals for women to fill clerical army posts, freeing men for combat duties.
Brussels reports a notable upgrade to the Bruges Ostend canal to support coal imports from England for Ostend gas works. Dredging will deepen the water to 650 meters up to Zandvoorde and related alterations are underway along the right bank.
London on Wednesday June 25 fixed as the date of M. Poincare s visit to the city. He will luncheon with the lord mayor at the Guildhall and receive an address of welcome from the corporation. A special committee handles arrangements. The gold casket design for presenting the scroll address was chosen by the committee. The presentation will occur in the library, followed by introduction of the mover and seconder of the address, and sheriffs to M. Poincare. The lord mayor and guests will go to the banquet hall for lunch with many distinguished attendees including the admiral and captains of ships in the president s escort.
London. Robert W. A Brewer, a noted liquid fuel expert, spoke to the Institute of Inventors on Petrol and Its Substitutes. He stressed using the largest possible proportion of natural crude fuels for autos and noted mixing heavier and lighter fuels can let benzines burn nearly as efficiently as heat treated fuels. He described carburetor spraying to create fine fuel particles and an intimate air-fuel mix, discussed petrol volatility and viscosity changes with temperature, and argued maximum combustion efficiency requires precise fuel arrangement.
Salem Oregon June 26 A convict Elmer Christianson who was serving time for robbery attended his sister's funeral in La Grande without guards after giving his word he would return. He returned to the penitentiary following the service.
The discussion covers adjusting fuel and air flow to compensate for temperature changes, using paraffin with volatile spirits in carburetors, and the potential of alcohol and benzol blends. Alcohol faces legislative and practical limits, while benzol is seen as suitable. Proposals include boosting fuel specific gravity and developing a compatible carburetor to solve fuel supply demands.
Washington reported that the Panama canal machinery would be discarded after the project ends and would not be moved to Alaska. Col. George W. Goethals, chief engineer, said it had not been kept in top repair and the lod machinery would be cheaper to discard rather than relocate. He plans to seek new machinery if Alaska rail plans proceed.
At the Free State congress of the South African Party a 47 to 2 vote passed a resolution declaring General Botha had forfeited confidence and urging his resignation while expressing full support for General Hertzog. A second resolution urged Free State MPs to withdraw support if General Botha resigned within a week, potentially forcing dissolution.
Rome Italy Interrogations on the Ettang battle were put to the minister of war in the Italian Chamber by republican deputy Signor Eugenio Chiesa. The under secretary rose in reply, refused responsibility and opinion on what happened. He said prejudice that infantry suffer for guns is outdated. Dirigibles could not be used due to continuous winds.
President Poincare will attend the grand naval maneuvers at Toulon this month and establish his headquarters on the armored cruiser Julia Michelet. He will be present for the final maneuvers and will review the squadron.
A brick making plant at Clyde New South Wales features a world largest kiln costing over 50 000 pounds. The 36 chambers hold 24 000 to 35 000 bricks each, total about 1 250 000, with a potential output of 600 000 bricks weekly. Six burners suffice for max output, half the number needed for a smaller kiln.
In Marseilles France a number of women are seen in the streets engaged in picking up scattered papers and litter. The unusual scene draws attention as locals discuss causes and community cleanup efforts.
In Marseilles, pieces of paper on spiked sticks dropped into bags carried on shoulders have caused a commotion. The deputy mayor spearheads a drive to make Marseilles one of France’s tidiest cities with the advent of uniformed women.
New York. Colonel Roosevelt will not be in the United States during the campaign year. He will travel to the Argentine Republic in the fall to address them on government and social reform. He may give two or three addresses on extending popular rule and applying similar legislation as in the United States to local conditions in Argentina.
Evidence before the Dominion commission shows British trade with Australia growing, while foreign trade climbs even faster. In 1905 Australia imported 20,219,615 pounds from the United Kingdom, 26,524,830 from the Empire, and 12,821,901 from foreign countries. The 1911 figures: United Kingdom 32,735,971. Empire 40,669,216. foreign countries 26,298,97% pounds.
Adelaide report shows overseas trade at 4,280,941 pounds for the first quarter, up 262,612 on the prior year. Imports fell 65,612 while exports rose 328,224, yielding a credit balance of 690,267 pounds compared with 196,431 last year. Details show 1913 imports 1,850,337 and exports 2,440,604 versus 1912 imports 1,195,949 and exports 2,112,380.
At the sixteenth Federation of American Zionists convention in Cincinnati delegates urge the United States to press the Russian government for greater leniency toward persecuted Jews. The gathering also discusses establishing a Jewish university in Palestine to educate Russian Jewish youth.
Menu cards from famed Astor House dinners were auctioned Friday. The press dinner for Louis Kossuth on December 15, 1861 fetched $8, the St George Cricket Club dinner of 1849 sold for $8.50, and a 1847 dinner for T Butler King realized $8.50.
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