13 May 1919
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1919
Page
1
Mellef reports Germany will press for lenient terms and force acceptance or a new ministry, as excitement runs high in Berlin over the treaty. Allied officials note surface signs of strain as Germans rally against harsh terms but avoid violence.
Washington reports May discussions among Progressives over Senate governance regarding Penrose and Warren. They state they will not threaten Republican control yet show they can influence leadership, including plans for chairmanships and the president pro tem role. Senator Smoot has withdrawn from contention.
Captain Doubert H. Wilton formerly of Pendleton arrives at White Wally after service. Major Weatherford lauds Wilton’s war record. He led M Company 17 Infantry in the Argonne, commanded battalion at key points, captured about 150 prisoners and killed attackers, then reconnoitered and attacked again under heavy fire. Commanded with cool judgment and fearless leadership earning high admiration from officers and men.
May 11 New York report says striking railway workers returned to work after protests at the rail administration in Washington. Officials promised action on wage and condition demands.
Milton Oregon May 133 Swinging or trapeze at a Pacific Power substation last night triggered a 25 000 volt shock that killed Cowl Irwin a night worker at the three water substation The accident witnessed by a 8 year old boy son of Pred Irwin foreign agent for the traction company at Walla Walla is described as a sudden contact with the live wire The feeble report notes the boy fled to the station area seeking to talk to Irwin and recounts the tragedy titled in a terse news brief from East Oregonian Special
The body of Edith Cavell, English nurse executed by Germans in 1915, is removed to Brussels with British and Belgian guards escorting. A gun carriage bears the casket draped in the Union Jack as thousands line streets once swept by German troops. A British warship waits to transport the corpse to Westminster Abbey for Thursday’s military funeral.
A multi-state labor walkout is planned for Monday affecting about 18,000 workers including operators and electrical staff across Oregon California and Nevada. The strike arises from wage demand refusals and demands submitted weeks ago. The union cites food refusals for strikebreakers and drivers as actions related to the protest.
German Peace delegates aim to arrange a conference with Austrian delegates at St. Germain tomorrow. A ferry will depart tonight bearing volumes from Broekdorf to be transmitted to the Austrian government. The German foreign ministry has requested the French foreign office's permission for the three German delegates to meet the Austrian entourage.
A Sunday School organizer from the Beaters Oregon district will speak at a county convention hosted by the Sunday School Association. The event features principal speakers and discusses plans for church education. Local religious groups expect turnout and renewed focus on Sunday school work.
In Washington on May 12 sharp words and deep divides emerged among President Wilson's cabinet as a proposal to create a department of commerce faced criticism. Some support the move to lower prices and regulate industry, while others doubt its effectiveness and some officials allegedly ridicule the reports.
Chessman acquires an ownership share in Roesch Bottling Company. He will join in office management to supervise production and distribution of beverages while William Roesch Co keeps manufacturing and ice and carbonation operations. The firm, founded in Tek in 1914, remains a longstanding Pendleton institution.
Mismatched names and garbled place references describe a reunion between two men from Pelter Aonede in North Coarollia. An unclear exchange about a past voyage hints at a long-ago incident and a possible plan to travel to an untold destination. The piece closes with a dated note about American satellites.
A court decree rules that the Sturgis fund cannot be used to pay lawsuit costs. Judge Gustav Anderson in Baker confirms the decision, with Commercial Association supporters and defendants contesting portions of the ruling. Appeals and city stance vary as officials consider next steps toward the supreme court.
Theron and seven others will graduate from St Josephs Academy on June 11 completing the Latin Botentific program. The class includes Alvena Subl, Mary Hiktan, Sophe Anderson, Soonis Yeologier Selita, Drraihy Lockwort, Gertrude Jehan, and Daphne Beliz. The school plans a new building wing after overcrowding and boarder limits prompted expansion talks led by Mrs A Balllargeon.
In Sesur Tille France on May 14 seven American quarry workers died and a dozen others were injured when a dynamite blast ripped through a quarry. Officials report a major accident at the Sesur Tille site with recherche teams dispatched to assist.
Bishop Robert L. Paddock of the Eastern Oregon diocese arrived in Pendleton en route to Hood River to visit his sister before resuming duties. He was met by Rev. George Van Waters and had conferred with Rev. Alfred Lockwood. The bishop said his work in the mission field has inspired him and left him feeling younger by twenty years.
The supreme court denied the merition for rehearing in the estate of Andrew Sturtevant Heceaset. Contestants led by Mia Laur Carnes challenged the will as altered by Judge Bigus ruling in favor of Mark Sturtevant Alma Sturtevant and Fur Sturtevant named heirs Vivian and Lowell Sturtevant minors. Attorneys James A. Feele and Lowell for contestants Terry Jarman present on the matter.
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