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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1911
Page
4
A fragment from the East Oregonian publishing house indicates the semi weekly issue timing and location in Penneyaret Oregon, reflecting the paper’s printed schedule and regional focus for residents seeking local news.
At a Pendleton meeting residents asked for more information on a commission form of government. The plan would dissolve the nine elected officials into three commissioners including a mayor and two commissioners. They would have similar powers to ordinances enforcement and city administration. Voters could initiate or referendum ordinances and recall officials. The plan is presented as simpler than the current system.
In a financial review Henry Clews weighs the Moroccan dispute between Germany and France, arguing war is unlikely as the cost would exceed 5 million dollars daily and disrupt European industry and commerce. He notes no one expects a war over the issue.
The article notes Germany seeks elbow room amid rising prosperity and broad borrowings. Paris and London curb accommodations as credit tightens, prompting free securities sales and money flows to the American market. It suggests war risk vs. remote danger, with monarchies potentially prompting arms-amendment budgets.
The passage argues that support or opposition to a commission form of government hinges on trust in the common voter versus property owners. It criticizes landlords who neglect civic duties and lauds merchants and common people for their civic contributions, urging respect for the average voter's judgment.
Report praises Pendleton Round-Up for minimal disorder and respectful conduct. Police precaution aided calm, but the writer credits the visiting crowd’s character, saying the event attracts men rather than hoodlums and that behavior toward ladies and strangers was generally courteous.
The judge said public opinion should be the final court in America, calling his own position overvalued. He described the idea of his importance as excessive and stated it was time to resign.
Attendees’ expressions of appreciation may be valued at full fare, potentially necessitating a full extension around the track if the breach persists. The note suggests authorities consider widening the breach area to accommodate ongoing turnout.
A Buffalo Express quip notes farmers appear prosperous with ten cars per horse. It jokes that farmers drive autos for themselves yet still need a horse for the hired man, highlighting rural shifting livelihoods.
Upton Sinclair, Baltimore born novelist born September 24 1878, marks his thirty third birthday. The Chicago based writer married Meta Fuller eleven years ago and gained fame for The Jungle. Reports say he plans a divorce and names Harry Slemp as a potential match while Meta stays in New York with her parents.
A compilation of era notes mentioning deaths, executions, voyages, imperial demands, parliamentary incidents, regional sieges, drafts, political restorations, colonial sieges, royal visits, and labor strikes. The entry string appears as assorted snippets with inconsistent formatting and periods.
Thirty five years past the British Parliament authorized the Rothschilds to buy Khedives shares in the Suez Canal for 4 050 900 pounds. Behind the deal lay Disraeli's astute diplomacy and consummate audacity. He shaped England's Nile possession and prevented French dominance in Egypt.
The narrative links Disraeli's 1875 decision to buy the Khedive's shares in the Suez Canal with England's later hold over Egyptian affairs. It draws parallels to Caesar and Napoleon and argues that Big Business resists popular control via initiative and recall. It warns that political slavery grows from government by elites and must be crushed by direct democracy tools.
The piece argues that current politics echo sixty years of control by powerful interests. It frames big business as the modern equivalent of the slave power, claiming both wield government influence through unscrupulous methods to maintain control over the people.
Ernest Peixotto recounts a tale from Romante California about Wan-ka ne-mah and a friend who loves Indian legends. While exploring a new glen they name Mystum after a red deer sighting, illustrating how local places earn evocative, storied names. Read today’s want ads.
A columnist note quotes a simile about a married man as the noblest work of woman and highlights the Grinelle lock on the Seine operable by a single officer’s touch. It also celebrates fine stock and agricultural products inspiring others to imitate and anticipates a large influx of homeseekers to improve the state.
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