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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1917
Page
2
In Joseph Missouri on May 24 buyers paid twenty dollars per hundred pounds for spring lambs, the highest price ever recorded at the open market, reflecting strong demand.
Toledo May 24 The National Association of Retail Grocers urged immediate federal action to regulate food fuel and commodities. A resolution called for a presidentially appointed committee to supervise production distribution transportation and pricing of essentials. The group also proposed limiting delivery items and ending in-house employee discounts to curb living costs.
May 24 Northern state board organized to develop distribution practice and elect a fifth member. May 24 Attorney General Brown seeks authority to spend 3500 to finish Pacific Livestock land fraud probe in Harney county aiming to recover about 26000 acres. May 28 Halibut catches surge with ships shipping most to the east. salmon market firm. May 28 Canadian officials say German army stronger, three more years of war likely. May 28 Columbia Shipbuilding yard progresses with 2160 pilings and a 700 foot riverfront platform. 14 wooden ships planned at 2 4 million dollars, start July.
President Wilson conferred with Major General J. J. Pershing at the White House. The meeting was brief and no departure date for the American expeditionary force or Pershing was announced. Pershing and his staff will proceed to France ahead of the main force.
Cardinal Gibbens will recite a letter urging Catholics to subscribe to a war loan. Bishop Murray of Maryland endorses the letter calling it a patriotic obligation, emphasizing support for the national effort.
William G. Sharp ambassador to France and Brand Whitlock ambassador to Belgium are photographed together in Paris. Whitlock has been forced to leave Brussels due to American entry into the war and is now based at Havre, the new home of the Belgian government.
A reader argues the only viable path is the bond bill to fund permanent roads. He contrasts bond versus direct tax methods, cites state and county spending, and urges an eastern Oregon focus, warning against patchwork repairs and predicting state aid will favor western Oregon.
Editorial urges support for state highway bonds citing Secretary Baker’s defense council stance and Secretary of War favoring roads linking population centers for military use. It argues improved trunk roads would aid railways and national defense, urging residents to vote yes on April 4 as a test of patriotism.
BILLINGS May 6. Edward Erickson brakeman was killed and several others injured in a Burlington wreck near Lodge Grass this afternoon.
The text argues proprietary medicines can be standard and trusted with many remedies in homes. It cites Lydia E. Pinkham's Verdalbe Compound as a long standing woman’s remedy claimed to alleviate female ailments and deliver strong results, urging readers to try it themselves.
Claremont residents, led by Prof. P. Brackets of Pomine College, announced plans to support 205 demitete children in the village of La Huissiere Haet cium after his return from Helgi.
Federal Judge denied a motion by defendants to dismiss in the Caled Stores district court here. Assistant general manager Chandler and other parties are cited in the case. The proceeding centers on alleged extraordinary charges and creditor claims related to the defendants.
Four defendants face trial on charges of violating American neutrality laws amid an alleged conspiracy to foment a revolution against the present administration of northern Lower California. Counsel for the defense sought an instructed verdict of not guilty as evidence presentation began following the court’s ruling.
A reader describes relief from neuralgia and nervous distress after using Bare Perrilla Peptiron Pills and a course of medicine. The letter notes improved health, fewer sleepless nights, and a positive outlook, urging others to obtain these medicines from their druggist in Bagdad.
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