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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1912
Page
8
Several notices in Maile warn business owners in Pendleton to fix defective electrical wiring to meet safety standards. Officials require prompt repairs to prevent hazards and ensure compliance with local electrical codes.
The Code of the board of Insurance underwriters may raise insurance rates in Pendleton if defective wiring in 104 business houses is not fully corrected. An assistant electrical inspector reports recent audits and many firms have complied, while others face possible rate adjustments due to code changes and newer electrical apparatus.
Washington reports officials weighing whether Turkey would protest when Greeks leave the United States to fund Balkans warfare against Turkish rule. No protest has been issued, but the question of U S policy and Greek earnings sent home under free speech guarantees is debated as armed expeditions are not present.
Mexico City on October 25 reports General Felix Diaz and his staff face execution by court martial. With Diaz commanding about 1000 rebels, one tenth are to be shot by lot as General Heltran oversees the proceedings following the Vera Cruz surrender.
W W commenced action in the circuit court to collect 242.40 from the defendant for threshing 4280 bushels of grain. Attorney L A Esteh of Behe represents the plaintiff. Three Druiks in Court, Manley Carter and Harry Moor each donated five dollars toward city expenses after pleading guilty to drunkenness. D Mnvelle served three days in jail for the same offense. State Senator N J Sinnott, GOP congressional nominee, visited and rode to Pilot Rock on the 8 o'clock train to campaign. Herbert Stredwick sues Jay Franshier of Dayton for 4686.45 for auto repair labor and materials. W S & S Voleman of Walla Walla represents the plaintiff. Jack Carpenter, noted fighter, arrived to prep for a November bout with Fred Sux at the Oregon theater, accompanied by his manager Ed Carpenter. Local high school football team traveled to Walla Walla for the annual game with Garden City, led by Tra cy Cox.
In eastern Oregon campaigning for Governor Woodrow Wilson, State Senator M A Miller of Lebanon spoke to about 400 in Irrigon after a Hermiston meeting. Reports say the address advanced Wilson’s cause. He planned talks in Athena tonight and Milton tomorrow. Miller stayed until 2 PM as guest of W M Peterson.
Odessa reports persist that Grand Duke Alexis heir to the Russian throne was wounded by an assassin during a riot at the czaritsa’s birth. Publisher Qdetsky Liztok claims a nihilist named Wasselow, once bayoneted, swore vengeance and later took a gardener post on the palace grounds before stabbing the duke.
A review of the play Bought and Paid For detailing George Broadhurst’s drama. It highlights Robert Stafford played by Millward, Dorothy Davies as the wife, the drunken scene, and the social issue theme. The cast includes Chia, Millward, Davies, and Oku. The theater was packed.
Twenty four years ago George Broadhurst author of Bought and Paid For and Mrs Lotta Jay Sarkis wife of Norman Sarkis were friends in Chicago. Sarkis was unaware of her husband’s existence while Broadhurst was an obscure clerk in a large wholesale store. He was said to have little hope of success, yet later became a noted dramatist. Mrs Sarkis later learned of his later successes and followed his career.
Pendleton and Umatilla county lose two early settlers Owen McMahon aged 55 and John H Gibson 75. McMahon died after midnight from Brights disease while Gibson, a Pilot Rock rancher born in Springfield Ohio in 1837, died about 4 am after long heart trouble and dropsy. Gibson leaves eight children and a sister, with funeral at 2:30 pm at the Methodist Church. McMahon’s survivors include siblings and he rests with a requiem Mass at St Marys.
Members of the local organization will officiate as pallbearers for the funeral service, carrying the casket and presenting a formal procession. The event honors the deceased and reflects the community's support during a difficult time.
Salem Oct 2 Secretary of State Olcott ordered the dismissal of the suit to oust State Printer Willis Duniway from the capitol building. The case began after Olcott argued the capitol was crowded and Duniway lacked space. It waned in circuit court, appealed, and now ends as space is provided in the new supreme court building.
In New York on October 25 testimony in a police court described an organized gang paying boys about fifty cents a burglary rate. Three boys, averaging twelve, testified as witnesses in the case of John Clark accused of a robbery, with the youths saying the crime was instigated by Clark. The report notes a related point about inheritance limits for a Russian woman.
San Francisco bets flood the commissioner's box ahead of November 5. Wilson is a 4 to 1 favorite for president while Taft and Roosevelt trail. A popular wager has Wilson first and Roosevelt second in the general result, with odds of 7 to 10.
Portland authorities arrest Claude Lloyd, 27, a partially blind musician, and Leona May, 16, of Walla Walla, Washington, at 224 1/2 First Street after an investigation into their coast traveling acts. Police say the girl has made damaging statements about Lloyd and alleges they posed as siblings.
About one third of the world's pig trout output is accounted for by the United Kingdom, United States, and Germany, indicating a regional concentration of production and market influence across these leading producers.
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