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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1912
Page
4
Collier's Weekly quotes contrast between nomination by a political boss and primaries, noting improved manners in regulated street railway franchises. It argues monopoly harms consumers unless paired with regulation, warning inflated capitalization without oversight risks overfeeding the public and yields only hopeful danger.
Edward Sherwood Meade, a financial writer with a monthly piece in an eastern magazine, argues farm mortgages outperform bonds as investments. He cites high yield, favorable tax treatment in the central West, and earlier principal recovery as key advantages over long term railway or bond securities.
The passage discusses farm mortgages offering longer terms through indefinite extensions. Investors gain greater control over their investment with yearly renewal options and the ability to demand principal repayment at term end. A farmer’s improvements and land can yield more than six percent, prompting yearly consideration of loan calls.
Pendleton should maintain a capable band to enhance Fourth of July and Round-up celebrations as well as political gatherings. Summer concerts, while a luxury, would be affordable given the public satisfaction they provide and the business value of keeping residents content. A dedicated band would support civic life and local morale.
Taft leads the preferential vote over Roosevelt while Roosevelt delegates are chosen. Champ Clark appears backed by Democrats for president but Clark's manager George Fred Wilson loses decisively as delegate at large. Governor Foss reportedly hires debts regardless of the primary vote.
A government suit against the harvester trust may do some good if authorities squeeze the trust's capitalization and curb its power. The remarks imply a potential outcome depends on effective legal action and financial pressure on the trust.
With a bumper crop outlook for Umatilla county the fair board should plan for a bumper district fair this fall. There should be no end to the exhibits this year.
Practical household hints cover baking temperatures for sponge and butter cakes, preserving varnish, drying greens, and cleaning. Tips include using torn paper in hot water to wash bottles, preserving furniture brightness with oil, and methods to prevent soggy dressings and clumping in cakes and puddings. Also advises on bread crumb cakes, corked cereal boxes, and keeping eggs white with a touch of vinegar.
A historical letter urges equal suffrage, arguing women must share in governance to improve education, justice, health, and commerce. It notes progress in Colorado as a model and cites Judge Ben Lindsey on laws benefiting children. The author, B. S. A., from Pendleton Oregon, April 30, endorses women voting to better municipal life and public service.
Minna Irving dramatizes a sea epic where a vast ship called the Conquerer battles a ghostly northern navy. A colossal ocean siege unfolds beneath the stars, ending with the sinking and haunting of the Titanic as a grave beneath the sea.
A Chicago News poem notes Mexico’s daily fighting under Madero. It mocks persistent clashes by noon and a repeating cycle of battles, with generals commanding while common soldiers bear rifles and march to dinner.
Ulster and home rule spark bitter divisions as Parliament prepares to hear the Home Rule Bill. Rudyard Kipling fires a denunciatory poem titled Ulster, portraying England's act as a summons to oppression and rebellion, warning of war, fear, and ruin for those who oppose Rome.
The Sulphur deposits near Lake Charles are mined by pumping. Louisiana dominates U S production in 1910 with 255 634 tons valued at 4 605 112. Crust contains quicksand, making shaft sinking impossible, a well on driven through strata brings sulfur to the surface. Sicily and Italian imports have dwindled to 10 704 tons in 1910.
The process uses four concentric pipes in a well to melt sulfur with superheated water and hot air. Water melts the sulfur and rises through the column, while air aerates the melt at the bottom. Melted sulfur is lifted to surface, discharged into large vats where it solidifies before mining like natural deposits.
J. W. Mitchell, then AP’s Russian correspondent, recounted how he met with the Rothschilds’ German branch head in St. Petersburg to learn why the financier visited the city. The dialogue concluded with a remark on the money and its implications.
A newspaper writer describes King pulling a strange coin from his vest pocket and offering it to a starving man while Rothschild receives a five dollar gold piece. The scene is told with a patronizing air and a bored reply about Popular Magazine.
Miss Gertrude Johnson of Santa Monica, 18 years old, dived from the Venice Auditorium roof into the ocean in a 68 foot leap. She completed a full somersault before hitting the water and did not sink more than six feet afterward.
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