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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1917
Page
6
Fragmentary OCR notes show a Pendleton post office matter listing mailing rates by carrier and by mail. It references a monthly rate, a yearly rate, and six month options, with various terms written in a terse clerical style.
A fragmentary meditation on habit as a drug concealing the mind and will. It envisions an automat manikin-like future and a phoenix-like ascent beyond a fragile body toward a divine, ordained life span. The poem laments suppression of vitality and urges marching toward higher heights through virtue and faith.
A looming nationwide railroad walkout was prevented by the president and mediators. The article argues concessions to workers will benefit the nation amid rising living costs and widespread prosperity, notes the eastern focus of the dispute, and warns the West would suffer if a strike occurred.
Lark Wood urges Pendleton to withdraw as a contender if eastern Oregon voters back the bill. The regents must locate the school where it best serves eastern Oregon, not for Pendleton or any single town. The Sheldon bill is viewed as a strong, fair plan for the normal school subject.
The speaker argues efficiency over pork barrel funding to place a state normal school where facts justify it, warning this issue will reveal true support for eastern Oregon normal training at the next general election and urging all who cannot back Sheldon to stop claiming support.
A Boston Post commentary argues the Colombia treaty remains before the US Senate amid claims of past U S pressure and revolts aided by threats. It asserts Germany benefits from delaying justice and warns armed merchant ships could invite submarine attacks in the war zone. The piece criticizes partisan arguments and calls for recognizing Colombia's case and addressing German influence.
The piece argues that objections to the excess profits and income taxes ignore broader thrift taxation concerns. It contends that wealth accumulation is deterred by all taxes on property or income and favors national preparedness funding. It notes English rates and calls out big business to accept potential Supreme Court outcomes on the Adamson act.
The question weighs the political leap from an absolute monarchy to a republic in Russia. It considers historical constraints, institutional resilience, and the potential paths and risks, noting the complexities of power, legitimacy, and public support in such a transition.
A reflection on when Easter falls three weeks from yesterday and tales of Meacham lineage through A Harver and John Meacham including a famed stagecoach era route. It notes Col Haley serving on Governor Pennoyer’s staff, costing a dinner, and mentions Unjatilia county and Milton’s early river point Cole Crossing on the Walla Walla.
28 Years Ago Today from the Daily East Oregonian March 19 1839 notes Hoth flouring mills in full blast and the loon market of the time. Wheat brings seventy five cents. J A Drake of Pendleton named resident agent for the Oregon Land Company of Salem. Bentley and Lively open a bank at Athena with patrons. J P Wager travels to Pendleton after slight injuries. Mrs Brownfield recovering from illness. George B Clark a leading rancher visits town. State nine will be chosen at a baseball meeting tonight. Reservation south of town being used as sheep pasture by stockmen. Westbound train consists of nine or ten cars loaded with stock.
The notice asserts boils are caused by internal blood disorders and claims external treatments fail. It recommends Swift Specific, a native-root formula, with a doctor’s advice if needed and provides the company address in Atlanta, Georgia.
The piece outlines the 1916 labor dispute among the Brotherhoods and related unions over pay, the attempt to arbitrate via the Newlands Act mechanism, and the events leading to the Adamson Act. It notes court battles, Supreme Court expectations, and later proposals to submit all disputes to a presidentially appointed commission, while detailing employer gestures like employee benefits and insurance programs.
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