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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1920
Page
10
Chicago police, about 660 officers and women, plan to walk out on April 1 to force a wage increase. They demand a raise from the average pay of 1500 to 2400, threatening to seek other work if their demands are not met. The report notes frustration over salary and working conditions.
Deputy sheriffs hunt two fugitives Fred B. Get and Robert Husing known as the giant robber after they lowered themselves from a second floor using a blanket rope. Husing is described as the largest man ever imprisoned in the county jail. Police officials and a policewoman comment on the escape as authorities pursue the pair. A stray note mentions Canada replacing Germany as the world’s clover sea supply.
Coline Park will be named in honor of donor Colline Park near Mission station as the Pendleton gun club plans a new home. Ground breaking and construction will start this summer with 46 dollars pledged by members. A formal open house and dedication will follow, with three cement traps and a club house funded by donor Collins.
Georges Carpentier, the European heavyweight champion, arrived in New York today accompanied by his bride and manager. The trio stepped ashore amid reporters and flashbulbs as the famed boxer began his U S visit to promote upcoming defenses and promotional events.
Washington University alumni form a statewide drive to raise 500000 dollars to construct a stadium on the University of Washington grounds in Seattle. The effort involves a March 25 meeting of about 150 alumni with chamber of commerce cooperation and a proposed statewide fundraiser in April.
A concrete structure half buried on campus will rise above ground with a 60000 seat stadium planned. The groundbreaking is scheduled for May 22, shaping a facility overlooking the Caseide mountains and Puget region.
Washington March 25 The senate agreed to the house bill authorizing 5,000,000 barrels of flour to be sent to feed Europe. The grain corporation will furnish the flour and may sell it or extend credit. The bill had been passed by the house, and the senate made no am…
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