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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1914
Page
8
W B Doncean, deputy dairy and food commissioner, finishes Gilliam county inspection and notes satisfaction with grocery trade but fault with butcher shops and failure to enforce full weight and labeled butter. He emphasizes education over arrests and cites broad regional issues.
Multnomah and Clackamas counties’ sawmills and wood manufacturers are violating state law by polluting streams with mill waste. Deputy Game Wardens Irvine and Clark, who issued the findings, say firms’ names will go to District Attorneys Evans and Hedges for prosecution. Waste from mills and even woolen mills and slaughterhouses was found entering Milk Creek and Molalla streams, harming fish.
Gus Moser of Portland predicts he will win the Republican nomination for Oregon governor. He says he will carry Multnomah County by 6000 votes and has backing from other counties and Portland businessmen. He notes his vote against the current tax law and supports full tax payment with semi annual installments.
A speaker rails against the bill and Carnegie peace endowment, arguing the repeal harms national honor and Britain's rights, claiming transcontinental rails would benefit and the people suffer, and criticizing Hay-Pauncefote implications for the isthmus.
The steamer LaTouraine arrived in New York four days late from Havre due to boiler problems. Repair crews kept multiple boilers ready to maintain steam as heavy seas degraded machinery. It will be transferred to Havre and the West Indies service, agents said.
Hillsboro Ore March 30 Allen T Frazer a cement worker and contractor of this city has been missing for one month. He was last seen by C E Lytle en route to this city from Portland in February. His wife appealed to the Portland police but no trace has been found and it is thought he may have been foully dealt with. Frazer left with about $60 in money. She says he never absented himself without telling her during their 11 years of marriage.
Paris reports France’s first cigarette monument unveiled at Calais cliffs honoring aviator Hubert Latham. A bronze figure shows him looking toward Dover with a cigarette in his hand as he poses after his failed Channel crossing attempt.
The Standard Of Co. has secured a permit to erect a one story office on Aura Street. Two marriage licenses issued to Chappel and Brown and to Ollear and Serioner. Three divorces granted in local cases. Charles H. Marsh files for county judge. Rugo named cement contractor at 108 Bureauard Street. Taxes are due by April 1. Pendleton Cycle Works reports three motorcycle sales. C. F. Hargrove builds a new home on Lewis Street with Rugo handling the foundation work.
About a dozen members of the prohibition party meet in the circuit court room this afternoon to elect delegates to the state convention in Portland and discuss the campaign to place Oregon in the dry column this fall.
Pendleton battles a persistent dust storm with strong wind that inconveniences pedestrians and housewives alike. March began mild but now ends with harsh weather as residents cope with the dusty conditions and related discomfort.
The library offers a selection of eugenics titles from Geddes to Nearing. Notable works include Goddard on the Kallikak family, Davenport on heredity related to eugenics, Whetham on heredity and society, and Ellis on social hygiene, with Kellicott and Jordan among others discussing race regeneration and social progress.
Dr. M. B. Kern announced he will not pursue the Republican nomination for joint senator. He says a ranch deal will keep him busy and he plans to stay out of politics, despite believing he could defeat C. A. Parrett for the post.
The Alexander Department Store hosts its annual spring opening this evening as a public reception. Decorated windows showcase new spring lines, orchestral music will be heard, and refreshments will be served between 7 and 30.
Realty transfers include Frederick Hacth selling 40 acres to E M Heath in section 11 two 4 N R 29. City Realty Co transfers lots 3 and 4 in block 39 Coes first addition to Stanfield to Mabel McCormick. Maxwell Land and Irrigation Co sells 45.5 acres in section 34 two 5 N R 28 to James Crewman. Sarah FE Manning sells ne 3 4 of section 21 and nw 1 4 of section 22 two 1 BR 32 to Alexander A Hanning. Blanche Weaver sells nw 1 4 of ee 1 4 of section 6 two 1 SR 34 to John W Crow. James J Hoskins and wife sell all of the west 1 2 of lot 2 block 3 town of Echo to Henry W Coe.
A small fire yesterday forenoon at 410 Madison Street, started when a curtain blew against the dining room stove and spread to the ceiling. Mrs. D. J. McFaul alerted authorities. Aldrichs and neighbors extinguished it with a garden hose before the auto fire truck arrived, leaving only light damage.
Chartres France March 30 Aviator Garanx set a new record by ascending one mile with Oleht passengers aboard. The feat marks a historic milestone in early aviation as crowds gathered to witness the flight.
London March 30 Chicago is the most impatient city in tech circles according to Postmaster General Samuel In an official statement issued today he compares telephone service efficiency across major cities noting that the proportion of calls with no reply or abandoned calls before connection are three in New York four in London and nine in Chicago
Rev J Quincy Biggs named pastor of a Christian church in Baker Oregon as city leaders announce a new minister for the congregation. The brief notice confirms his appointment and location.
The state authorities appointed a church leader as superintendent of the eastern Oregon district with general oversight of all Christian churches there. He plans an April convention in Baker for the entire district, preparing a program and invitations to every church. Delegates are expected in large numbers, though the exact date remains unset.
Philadelphia March 20. Atlantic seaboard cities receiving Pennsylvania anthracite coal by water may benefit from a proposed price reduction after a public utilities commission hearing into rail and water transport costs. An expert report shows rail charges about three times the service cost. Nearly 2,000,000 tons leave this port annually for New England and other points.
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