Oregon Notes of General Interest
More than 1.49 children enrolled in 4‑H and garden club work in Oregon this year. Gearhart Park near Heaside plans a $60 000 summer resort hotel. Sawmill fire destroys McKinsey mill near Bend. Jewelry stolen over $1000 from Madsen store at Cotton Grove. Oregon bond issue of $1 000 000 proposed for Linn County roads. Ford plant talks for The Dalles Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Th. P. Boles dies at 91 in Salem. Cherrians map Pacific Northwest sun trip. Ne Himmel Perm Loan associations meet in Eugene. Pacific Coast Rescue and Protective Society meet in Portland. Pendleton to Beho highway survey under way. Eugene to share federal labor bureau costs. No battleships for Rose Festival per Navy letter. $275 000 Morson irrigation contract awarded. Olcott appoints health board members. Public Service Commission delays in rate case. Klamath marsh land charting complete. Gas and electricity rates rise in Roseburg Grants Pass Medford Ashland Talent Phoenix. Referendum on prohibition amendment balloting debated by attorney general. J W Brewer resigns to join Cabecadero Hydrating Co. Indexes: Deschutes river power rights dispute. Denmark teen killed in Langlois hall by Canadian veteran Chenoweth. Central Oregon alfalfa crop boosted by First National Bank of Boond funds. Booth to stay on state highway board. Shared costs for Crater Lake road with federal aid. Portland may hire John Diller for Bull Run feasibility study. Memorial planned for 116th Engineers at capitol. New Oregon land settlement commission appointed. Pacific Eastern Railway to resume operations to ease lumber transport.
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Cotton Grove
Linn County
Canner
Dalles
Pacific Coast
Henry Ford
Dalles Chamber of Commerce
Th. P. Boles
Oregon Supreme Court
Salem
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Cherrians
Eugene
Ne Himmel Perm Loan
Pacific Coast Rescue and Protective Society
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Idaho
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Pendleton
Beho
Umatilla
Columbia River
Lane County
Federal Labor Bureau
Congress
Roseure
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Medford
Ashland
Telent
Phoeniz
Public Service Commission
Oregon Gas & Electric Company Authority
Inez
J. W. Brewer
Cabcadero
Atascadero
Cal
D. Charles
Oregon Prospecting & Promoting Co
Deschutes River
Wasco County
Charles
George Bydman
Denmark
Langlois
Curry County
George D. Chenoweth
Coos
First National Bank of
Bood
Eed
R. A. Booth
State Highway Commission
John Diller
Bull Russa
McArthur
Geological Survey
Olcott
R. J. Hendricks
American War Mothers’ Association
Will Moore
Association of Fathers of Soldiers and Sailors
116Th Engineers
North Dakota
Oregon State Land Settlement Commission
Robert N. Branfield
Stanfield
Whitsey L. Boise
G. H. Baker
Bend
Charles Hall
Marahfield
Grant of land to Japanese reported in Mexico
The American embassy in Mexico City was instructed to report on claims that the Mexican government granted agricultural concessions in Lower California to Japanese interests. The land, over a million acres, had been granted to the California & Mexican Land Co. of Los Angeles, with irrigation and settlement requirements said to have been met, though details remain disputed.
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Washington
Mexico City
Lower
California
Department
Amado Aguirrre
Development and Agriculture
Jong
Dias
California & Mexican Land Co
Los Angeles
Hungarian Revolt Tests Entente Resolve As Germany Succeeds
Paris reports to the foreign office say the Hungarian revolution was staged to test the Entente will and to frighten them with a possible German disintegration. Marshal Foch left Paris for Spa to meet Matignon negotiator Eraberger to press Polish troop access to the Danube port and to negotiate with German representatives.
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Paris
Germany
Marshal Foch
Paria
Spa
Mathian Eraberger
Danaig
Bax
Eon
Telegraph Rates Go Up 20 Percent Nationwide
Postmaster General Burleson announced a 20 percent increase in United States domestic telegram rates, effective April 1. Day letters and night letters will use new rates. night messages rise 20 percent over current night rates. He said the rise is necessary to cover higher operating costs from wage increases.
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Burleson
Washington
United States
Missouri Suffragist Triumph Signals Votes for All Elections
In Jefferson City the Missouri Senate passed a suffrage bill granting women the right to vote in all elections and tabled a constitutional amendment submission to voters. The action follows a House majority in favor, signaling the end of the suffrage fight. Elsewhere Paris commented on Covenants amendments, and New York noted the US Navy plan crossing the Atlantic by May Day using an air machine.
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Missouri
Jefferson City
Missouri Senate
Senate
House
New York
United States Navy
Atlantic Ocean
Poindexter Invited to Debate with Miles Poin dexter
Pacoma Senator Miles Poindexter has been invited to a League of Nations debate on April 6 with opponent Bishop Frederick W. Keator. The announcement names Keator as Poindexter’s challenger.
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Poindexter
Pacoma
Woth
Miles Poindexter
League of Nations
Wan
Frederick W. Keator
Mount Hood loop on fast track as highway plan advances
Conference between the state highway commission and Dr. L Hewes and George H Cecil representing the federal government determines a Mount Hood forest road project. The 372 mile dirt route will be 16 feet wide costing 514000 split between government and state. Gold Hill lime plant resumes with convict labor ten workers to produce 30 tons daily and fulfill orders totaling at least 1000 tons now plus potential spring additions.
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Mount Hood Loop
State Highway Commission
L. Hewes
George H. Cecil
State Lime Board
Gold Hil
Gold Hill
Boneless Beef Saves U S Army Daily
Government cut meat with bones removed to overseas troops saving about $73 000 daily in transport costs. An army officer proposed the method after noting faster shipments. Each carcass yields more meat per pound of weight, reducing freight space and waste.
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U. S. Army
America
Soviet Clerks Run Things in Budapest Report
Budapest reports say Soviet authorities have replaced business heads with clerks and nationalized stores. Banks limit withdrawals, salaries define checks, and estates are seized. American officials are treated well, while Karolyi remains unscathed.
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Budapest
Vienna
Moscow
Regie
Kovernment
Count Karolyi
Social Democrats
Cesche
Slovakia
Ukraine
Romania
3000 Men of 1st Division Arrive in New York
The Siboney steamship arrived from St Nazaire with over 3000 officers and men of the 1st Division. Included were 368th infantry HQ and its 2d battalion, supply units, and detachments. 365th infantry HQ and staff, supply and machine gun companies, ordnance and medical detachments. and companies A B I K L M. Officers total 61 and men 2069 assigned to camps Kearney Lewis Sherman Taylor Grant Dix Dodge Funston.
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New York
National Army
Washington
Oregon
California
Nevada
Utah
Montana
Wyoming
Siboney
St Nazaire
368D Infantry
Kearney
Lawis
Taylor
Dodge
Funston
Sherman
36Éth Infantry
Lewis, Sherman, Taylor, Grant, Dix
Dodge and
Ireland's claims to be presented at peace conference
Washington reports grant state department for Frank P. Walsh Edward F. Dunne and Michael K. Ryan to go to Paris. They will present Ireland's claims as spokesmen of the Irish race convention from Philadelphia. The mission aims to win hearing for delegates chosen by the people of Ireland at the peace entrance.
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Washington
State Department
Frank P. Walsh
War Labor Board
Edward F. Dunne
Illinoia
Michael K. Ryan
Pennsyvania Public Service
Paris
Ireland
Philadelphia
Walsh
Ryan
Tribute Paid to Norway by House in League of Nations
Colonel E. M. House praised Norway as a friend of the entente when the Norwegian delegation to the League of Nations met him. Leon Bourgeois presented the Norwegians and House declared no neutral nation gave the entente more help. He added that if Christiansa not so remote from Europe’s center, Oslo might be proposed as the League’s seat.
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Norway
House
Parie
E. Mt. House
League of Nations
Leon Bourgeois
League of Nations Commission
Colonel House
Treasures on the Rails Reach San Francisco for India
The United States government ships 12 million dollars in silver bullion via two wealthiest treasure trains to India for the British government. The convoy arrived in San Francisco and carries funds destined for foreign accounts.
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Tealna
Orient
San Francisco
United States
India
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Heaside
Simmer
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Portland Distict Freight Traffic Committee
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Butte Falls
Tory
DAL
Council of Four
Danii
Hewapipers
Hungary
Karolyi
Ittn
Root
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Tillie Clinger
Galveston
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