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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
4
Stockholm reports that talk of wartime wheat shortages and controls stirs concern in Germany and allied circles. Experts warn U S reserves may not cover Europe’s needs, risking higher bread prices and renewed calls for protections against free trade.
The document outlines Oregon Agricultural College departments including Agriculture Commerce Engineering Home Economics and Mining with several subfields and notes the Military Department trained 1086 cadets in 1917. It states uniforms provided by the U S Government and a Western Department War Department recommendation as a distinguished graduate program. Enrollment begins October 4 with machinery for drills and transportation provided.
Philadelphia dispatch reports the mint under director Al M Joye produced bronze medals for the president’s medal of Wildhrow Wille Wy. A rush order arrived for 1,000,000 bronze pieces with large quantities of half dollars and other coins to meet nationwide demand. The mint is turning out coins at a high rate to satisfy the public need.
The guidance warns against shipping damaged or ungraded potatoes during harvest, stressing that large untraded lots hurt market stability. It urges using machine graders for speed while human graders assess quality, and cautions against mixing potato grades 1, 2, and Mo 2.
A cluttered page lists rental rooms and furnished apartments, job ads, and sales notices. Entries include housekeeping rooms at Hamilton Court and 401 Are, rooming-house rentals, and various help-wanted postings such as stenographer and general housework. several ads seek goods from local merchants, with contact details and phone numbers.
The Clune production features a climactic lover’s duel filmed on California cliffs with Edward Poll injured during stunts. Redlands area filming highlights rugged scenery and big production values. The program also lists The Bond of Fear with World Film star Ethelington and other features at Alta theater this week, including Fatty Arbuckle’s antics and The Sad Night Man.
A garbled OCR of multiple small classifieds and notices. It includes rental inquiries, housing offers, work ads, farm land descriptions, and repair notes. Mentions include Maple street area, Downe Market, Potlatch, Idaho, and Lewiston Washington borders, with various phone numbers and names. The text is incomplete and contains many misspellings and broken phrases.
In Tacoma on September 5 a derailment disrupted the morning operations of the Addison Hib and Midland Limber companies. The Lambert Company of Index Wall led the effort aboard an eight hour tour, signaling the steking milimen were winning at the scene.
A broad campaign organized with government aid aims to enlist British and Canadian residents in the United States into the war effort. Recruitment offices accept volunteers from consulates, with travel paid on discharge. Eligible ages 18 to 45, up to 46 in some cases, serve for duration of war plus six months. Pay aligns with British or Canadian rates, including Flying Corps and Royal Flying Corps components, and skilled trades are in high demand.
Helena Sept. 4 Governor Sam Stewart returned from Washington where he attended a conference on curbing I W. W. activities in the northwest He declined to disclose details saying there was nothing to announce at this time
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