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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1916
Page
4
Chicago Oct 20 Paul Schulze head of a banking concern warned a wheat famine could occur before spring unless an export embargo is imposed. He cited world crop shortages and Argentine growth war hindering Russian wheat movement. Bakers face flour stock cuts and higher bread costs as prices rise. industry figures expect a potential 50 cent rise in bread.
An old advertisement extols Resinol for eczema itching and skin eruptions. It claims physicians endorse the product for over twenty years, noting reports of relief and clear skin after use, and urges readers to try Resinol with confidence.
Local football squad members assume full responsibility to enforce the smoking rule among players and expect no further trouble. Several players were removed recently for smoking but have been reinstated, and the team foresees stability moving forward.
Pitfield servant girl union members call for a seven shilling weekly wage and ten hour day. Formerly housemaids earned five shillings weekly. they seek to unionize washerwomen and scrub women who would expect about two and a half shillings daily instead of the present one shilling sixpence.
New York reports Cunard liner Alan truck struck a mine in the English Channel. The thirteen thousand ton steamer carried two hundred passengers. All landed at Falmouth after the vessel, bound for Plymouth and London, was damaged. Captain Denison among the rescued. The ship was armed against submarines but had no ammunition.
Chrome ores from Josephine County head east to New Bedford and Plymouth for steel mills as southwestern Oregon mines surge with wartime demand. Twohy brothers push plans to extend rail access, with copper from nearby mines aiding shipments to Tacoma and California emporia.
Dewey Mitchell and Frank Lowder visited Charles barber shop in Bloomingdale Texas county Mo. Mitchell says he asked for a shave and the barber performed electric shampoo and facial treatment. A charge of 1.76 dollars was disputed with a partial refund offered and a missing 0.01 noted after Mitchell reentered the shop. Both men reported to Central district police.
London reports Vinecount Uf fington, heir to Marl and Countess of Craven, is to marry Meee Macdonall daughter of the Inververbordon town clerk near Balmacaan residence of the Bradley Martiea. The Countess remains at Craven House.
A New York socialite, Miss Cornelia Bradley Martin, wed an unnamed young man. The couple reportedly married in New York on October 4 in a secret ceremony not acknowledged by his parents. The groom is said to be a 19 year old lieutenant in the Hampshire Regiment.
Federal District Attorney Preston, back from a Northwestern trip, says evidence has been secured for charging Seattle and Tacoma oil companies with fixing gasoline prices. He aims to prosecute the German consul general Bopp for neutrality violations and implicates Stanford, Union, Shell and related firms in a gasoline trust with help from the Federal Trade Commission and Geological Survey.
Advertisment claims Pape's Cold Compound relieves stuffed nose headaches feverishness sore throat and sneezing by opening nasal passages and stopping discharge. It promises prompt relief with three doses every two hours and costs 25 cents at any drug store.
Preston stated the government’s case is greatly strengthened by new evidence about the blowing up of a Russian munitions car. He refused to disclose the nature of the evidence.
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