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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1919
Page
9
The Current Literature Club and Inspiration Club hosts feature spring themes with catered gatherings and student speakers. Local ladies groups meet at homes on Castie and Logan streets, sharing needlework, music, and floral arrangements as they plan Easter and St Patrick events, with notable visitors and guests from Seattle and Portland.
London reports a boom in hall openings as Jazz Gerns replace flu warnings. American businessmen acquire buildings rapidly to convert empty spaces into colorful venues. Decorators and staff are mobilized swiftly as new halls host dancing and social crowds in a thriving jazz scene.
Corlenz Germany March 13 All German officers and men on duty in the occupied area by American troops must wear uniforms in public under an order issued by General Dickman effective Thursday The decree follows German officers attempts to wear civilian clothes to avoid saluting American officers and requires weekly registration of each officer and soldier on duty in the area.
Salem March 14 The Western Union telegraph commission received an acceptance of an order issued by Postmaster General Burleson modifying a prior order restoring telephone rates on wheeling lines The modification allows rate adjustments where natural barriers hinder direct lines and states that the telephone company may revert to old mileage task when proper showing is made It is said the change will benefit several small Oregon telephone companies.
Portland plans for Fayvern week buyers gathering from August 4 to 9 across Pacific Northwest California Hawaii and Montana. Informa announced the seventh annual event with Nathan Strauss as chairman and E N Weinbaum as secretary of the executive committee. Committee members include F A Spencer D T Honey man W H Beherrell A J Bale G H Fithian George Lawrence Jr D W Mielke A H S Devers H A Frank and F M Seller. The Portland Chamber of Commerce will coordinate entertainment and plans are to be completed by the executive committee.
Florence, Italy, discovers the famed Perseus statue with the Head of Medusa by Benvenuto Cellini. The bronze work, cast in 1445 and shielded during Hun raids, is celebrated for its masterful detail and its place in Cellini's autobiography.
A Pendleton woman recounts using Doan's Kidney Pills after years of back pain and kidney troubles. She notes headaches, fatigue, and irregular kidney function eased after three boxes, enabling her to resume work with less pain and better energy.
Paris reports French military officials fear Germany could field a large militia force within five years after peace. A volunteer system might train 100000 officers and a full army of millions, with German youth already ready for service. Critics warn such a system could become a de facto officer training corps and long-term mobilization danger.
Washington officials claim three percent beer is intoxicating and announce plans to lobby against Tee de fine thee percent beer as non intoxicating. General Counsel Wiericr says the claim is absurd and urges action.
An Allied intelligence report from February surveys postwar employment in the occupied area. It notes thousands of demobilized German soldiers returning home, yet unemployment remains around 2,545 for the region, with about five percent of soldiers from the interior demobilized. The piece discusses labor policy, incentives, and the role of women workers in resumed production, highlighting employer pay scales and childbirth-related benefits.
Fraudulent aspirin products were sold by a Brooklyn manufacturer, later found to be mostly talcum powder. The genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin were American made and owned, with Bayer trademarks and proper directions. Consumers were advised to insist on Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in original packaging with correct dosage information.
Precure of pallid sentiment and municipal orders forced women to discharge in some towns. Agricultural nature of the areas hindered industrial content. Many demobilized soldiers returned to farms and vineyards. About four fifths of unemployment centered in Coblenz Trave Neuwied and Montabow.
General H. H. Bandholtz, provost marshal of the American Expeditionary Forces, directs military police from Paris with authority over civil offenses in England, Belgium, France, Italy, and Germany. Under his command are 20,000 troops enforcing order during the occupation.
London March 1 A program enables women to enroll in a regular flying school that will admit only women pupils. The school, opening near a Thames resort, charges 625 dollars for the full course with a machine included. Purchasers of a machine may receive a discount. The faculty will be composed solely of officers and men from the Royal Air Force.
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