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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1920)
! ADVERTISE IN THE ENTERPRISE The Only Paper That Circulates Throughout the Whole nf .Malheur County ... It Haa Mora I FoH News Sorties For All County Co.iraltie-LarTt Orrslatlo. t. Every Scctton QI SUlhrgr Ctmy--Bt Mium For All County tod Oatalde Advertuof TOUR CO-OPERATION , gas-foettons and Support are Son. Iteil b Help Make Ths "RUerpstsp" True Representative of Vale, sd Malheur County. Send Subscrip tion to FriajuU Whom Toa Wlofc U Wslcoms to This Country. Ths jpfctarptj is Absolutely Iadependsnt, Treate Sveryone With Us Ismt Fairness, U Always Prog rswrlra, and Urges Tour Activity In the Devetop. ment of Malheur County's Great Poo slbilitiea. It Tour Paper sad la Working- to Develop Tow Cemaualty. Lot all ths Malheur Towns and flattie. reuse it Prints Mora Reac-V.- X O. Llbr, rrupir ray i or ins enterprise Be rsuse They Want to Read the Beat Reviews of Northweatern and World News i the Moat Thorough Reports of Southeastern Oregon Irrigation. 8todc Fanning. Oil, Mineral and Community Progreaa, the Latest Market Quotations: all Filings In ths U. S. Land Office, Vale District ;Msl hear County Official Notices Real Estate Transfer; County Seat Newts Correspondent Letters. meats Work Together for a ProeperoBS and Better County. Mors The Homo Newspaper, Read la faver Nook of Malhear JCocnty. VOL. XI. NO. 21. VALE, OREGON SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1920. SOLDIERS GO TO COLLEGE FREE Two Malheur County Boys Are Be Ing Educated In University Expenses Paid by Gov't. According: to information given out by Claude H. Anderson, head of ths Federal Board for Vocational Educa tion In this district, ths following disabled soldiers of Vale and Brogan are bsing taught an occupation at theexpense of the Government: The Government is training these men because they were disabled by wounds or diseases which handicap them in following their former oc cupations. Some ore trained in schools, others in shops, factories or stores, some by a combination of both methods. Single men receive 80 per month for living expenses. Additional amounts, bringing up the total as high as $150 per month, are allowed for dependents. District number 13, which includes Washington, Oregon and Idaho, has trained or approved - for training over 2,000 disabled soldiers to date. Two soldiers disabled in the Great . War from this district are now in college, expenses paid ' by the gov ernment, are: George S. England, of Brogan, who is taking an agricul tural course in the' O. A. C., and Ralph M. Draper, of Vale, who is taking mechanical engineering in the University of Washington. PARENT-TEACHER ASS'N TO ORGANIZE MAY 1ST Seeds Free Ths Malheur Enterprise Is In re ceipt of (mother supply of garden sieds, and also some flower seeds, from Honorable N. J. Sinnott, our Representative in Congress, and ths seeds may be had by coming to ths office of the Enterprise, one packet to each family. This Is the third supply of these seeds ws have been able to obtain for distribution thru the cooperation of our congressional representative and if they are called for as fast as the former supplies they will not last very long. This will be ths last of the seeds for this year as Congress man Sinnott says there are no more in Washington for distribution. SVBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR PROBLEMS FACING STRICKEN WORLD Shall Chaos or Reconstruction in Europe Follow the Great World War? HOPE FOR PERMANENT PEACE COMMISSIONERS HERE INSPECT DAM PROJECT Officials of State Commission In. spect Warmsprings Project Prior to Filing Report Will H. Bennett, State Superin tendent of Banks, and Percy A. Cup per, State Engineer, as members of P I wouldn't have missed the the State Irrigation Securities Com Those Who Fought, and These Who Suffered at Heme, Alike favor Corns Form of a teagus of Nations. Article X. By FRANK COMERFORD. Europe wss succumbing to exhaus tion when the war came to an end. The terrible waste was telling. En durance bud reached the breaking point. With pence one thought ran around the, world: There must be no more war. The men who did ths light ing said It loudest. "I'm glad I had s chance to do my mission spent Wednesday inspect ing the Warmsprings Irrigation Project. The district had requested the commission to certify the f 200, 000 issue of bonds and to guarantee the interest on the same and this inspection trip was necessary before they could file their report. The accounts of the district were - re- show" for a million dollars, and I wouldn't take s mtllien dellars to go through it sgala," Is the wsy thej put It Everywhere In Europe I heard, "It is over, It Is finished, thank God." The firs thought of reconstruction was a plan to make peace permanent. The laboratory and the machine shop gave to this wsr s terrible mean ing, new agencies hsd been Intro- dared to kill snd malm men, liquid Parent-Teacher Association Elects Officers County Council Meet ing Called Endorse Tax At a meeting in Ontario Saturday, Anril 3rd. of the Parent-Teacher As sociation attended by representa- 1 rectors held April 6th, the $200,000 tives from various parts of Malheur wsue of bonds were sold to Ralph county, all preliminary arrangements were completed looking toward the final organization meeting of the County Council to be held in Ontario Saturday, May 1st. Mrs. Bruce Kester, of Vale, was elected tempor ary president of the association and, until the organization is completed, Mrs. May Roberts, of Ontario, was elected permanent vice president and Mrs. Guy Thompson, of Brogan, was elected permanent secretary-treasurer. The women of the county havo worked hard in the matter of organ izing and perfecting Parent-Teacher Associations and they are looking forward to the final organization meeting with much interest. A committee on constitution and by-laws was appointed, consisting of Mrs. C. E. Secoy, Mrs. C. E. Bing ham and Mrs. Will Roberts, all of Ontario, and Mrs. Flora Lowe, of Nyssa, their duties being to formu late viewed and then the entire valley was ftre- mustard gas, high explosives, covered by auto. Before departing hmb from the clouds, torpedoes from both members stated they were very ,he ea deP,ns- Th world w" hftT' hihl ifi. iD.ioi f rifl"- The length of the wsr. the jI u j 1 x . i number of dead and crippled, the raid- condition of the district and also with : ng ,nd bon)bng of defen8eIeM citlea the progress of the constructioin taught the world that an end must vmrlr and nnth th. amount stf n..n i land being "prepared for cultivation. During the six months which have elapsed since their last visit a very noticeable amount of land, has been cleared and plowed. At a meeting of the Board of Di Scheelock, representing the Bonding companies. The price received was 90 per cent of par value plus accrued interest. The water has steadily raised 'in the reservoir . and on April 3rd there were 29,100 acre feet stored. ' The Malheur Enterprise has been successful in obtaining a good photo graph of the dam and will publish a reproduction from it in an early issue. TO BUILD CHAUTAUQUA HOME ON JOT SQUARE The Executive Committee of the Vale Chautauqua Association con sisting of A. G. Means, chairman, George Huntington Currey secretary, and Loo. H. Schmidt, vice chairman, met last week and appointed the following committee chairman whe constitution and the by-laws wju nave charge of the coming of the association and present same Chautauqua assembly: Advertising, at the next meeting. R. 'N. Simmonds; Grounds, C. C The ladies are showing considers- Mueller and L. P. Lumpee; Season ble interest in the millage tax and ticket sales, C. M. Robinette; Re the concensus of opinion and senti-1 ception, A. W. Reed: Booster trips, ment is in favor of the adoption x. J. Kessler; and Organization, Robt. D. Lytle. Mr. Lytle who had been previous ly appointed to prepare plans for a permanent organization reported in favor of incorporating the association and presented articles creating a non-profit corporation, capital stock $10,000 with the expressed purposes of building an Assembly hall, pro viding places or recreation and a musement etc. The immediate plan under discus sion is to erect a large auditorium on the grounds now commonly known as the city square. This building will bo dedicated as a memorial to the Malheur County Service men. be put to wsr If clvlllzstlon wss to live. So the people, particularly the work ing people, took heart when s League of Nations was suggested ss a men as at enforcing peace. They placed their hopes In It. They had suffered most from the war. The dead were large ly their dead. The returning cripples were blood of their blood. As they put It. they were from their class. Of course the sons of the other class fought, shared the hardships, paid the price, but they were few. The group from which they came Is small, while the toll of casualties from labor's ranks wss large. All men know that controversies between nations sre Inevitable, la the absence of some scheme ef arbl tralion there Is but one wsy that these controversleH can be settled. It Is force War. It Is not uncommon for Individuals to have serious' differences of opinion. Every lawsuit, and there are thousands of them In every city of every country, reprwenm s difference of opinion. If we did not have courts providing a peaceful determination of these dis putes, the litigants would be com pelled to settle their differences by force. Assault and battery would succeed orderly procedure. Nations have been without a peaceful means of adjusting their difficulties, and as a consequence they have been com pelled to resort to force. Until some scheme of arbitration Is created, to talk peace Is to waste words, to hope for It Is Idle dreaming. QUARTERLY MEETING C OF C. HELD JiONDAY Watson Rood .Jlepalrs Are Assured -.Dry Creek to Have Bridge Street Improvement! Discussed President Robinette called largo number ef Vols residents to order av the quarterly meeting of the Cham ber of Commerce on the night of April 5th and the matter of the much discussed street Improvements was opened by Frank L. Brown. Mayor Wildhabor followed In a talk on the same subject and advocated the adoption of paving In lieu ox gravel, provided that a way could be found for the city to do so, it being shown that in the vent that the city streets are paved, then it would be necessary also to put in a complete sewerage system. It was finally put to a mo tion, which carried, that the presi dent appoint a delegation to see the leading property owners in the var ioua sections of the city, interview ing them as to how they feel concern ing the street improvements and to determine the kind of street work they favor adopting and what they are willing to pay for it This com- . mittee is to bo appointed later. It was suggested that the residents in the various districts to be improved take an active part and that they do all they can. to facilitate the work of the city council and the chamber of commerce in the matter. Robert D. Lytle reported on the Watson 'road, stating that the county court had agreed to improve the Watson road by contracting for ap proximately six miles of new road in the valley above the ditches that are put in under the Warmsprings project, thereby giving a good road to Sand Hollow crossings on Dry Creek and that the court had agreed to put in a bridge instead of a dyke over Dry Creek, which will make things ' better in the matter of the Watson road, . which has "been im passible for some months. Julien Hurley spoke at some length commending the State Highway Commission for its work carried on in Malheur county, and further stated that the commission is ready to do everything possible in the work of the John Day Highway. Luncheon at Drexel The Ontario delegation, who were to attend the regular luncheon of the Chamber of Commerce, held at the Drexel last Tuesday, did not come. A communication had been received by Secretary Means to the effect that a committe from Ontario would attend the luncheon to seek the co operation and reciprocation of the Chamber of Commerce in helping Ontario celebrate in honor of the Na FARMERS' HELP Rome Community Expects Organise Soon Oregon gloss 4 Loads Index The County Farm Bureau is mak ing rapid strides in most sections of the county, but there is several com munitlss in which proper interest is not taken in the work, altho as the multitulinous benefits are shown in the communities where they are do ing good work in cooperation with the county agent, those who are now backward in getting under way will fall in line and reap the added bene fits of those who have a thriving community form bureau. Rome community is expected to complete the organization of a branch of the farm bureau in the very near future and up to date have displayed considerable interest (Continued on Page Eight.) (Continued on Page 3) of the tax at the coming elections The interest manifested by the tenta tive association is gratifying to those who are doing all they can do to as sure the success of the issu. NYSSA CONTROVERSY DECISION WITH MAYORS Nysaa City Council at Logger-Heads Vote Two-Two For Closing of Theatres . Ths Nyssa City Council, at its meeting held on the night of April 6th, bad a hot old time, in an at tempt to close the theatres and other forms of amusements, in its action on a measure to enforce the old blue laws so prevellant in the early his tory of our country, making Sunday a day of rest and religious devotion exclusively. The measure wss tabled for the time being and is expected to come up sgain at a meeting to be held two weeks hence, after a vote had been recorded standing two for and two against and the mayor will probably be called upon to cast the deciding vote, in case no change of heart is effected on tho part of the individual eouncilmen. Salem Work being rushed on Ore gon Pulp k Paper Co's mill. De clared to be most modemly fitted en terprise in world by project's pro moters. - - MODERN BUILDING TO GO DP INVALE SOON A second building is to be con structed by Harvey and Ricker, Vale business men, in the form of a first class fire-proof concrete double build ing with connecting double arches between and to bo used by ths Kess ler and Woodward Garage, who now conduct a general garage business on the property. The building as planned and on which work will be started in the immediaie future, is to be constructed of tho best mat-r ials and workmanship and is to cost approximately $7,600. This business property will be an added, asset to the city of Vale, as it will greatly improve tho two lots on which the present garage is located. ASSOCIATION HOLDS LIBRARY MEETING New Board Members Elected Big Membership Campaign For Near Future ROD AND REEL CLUB IN RECEIPT OF PHEASANTS Two Shipments of Chinese Pheasants Are Received By Local Sports menThree Crates Received Members of the Board of Directors! of the Vale Public Library Associa tion were elected at the annual meet ing held last Monday in the Chamber fo Commerce rooms, the financial re port of Treasurer A. W. Roed" heard and various other business pertain ing to the library affairs discussed. The board members elected were: Mrs. J. A. Hurley and A. E. McGil livray, while Mesdames Lytle, Weant, Miller and Currey and A. W. Re id were elected to serve for another term. A meeting of the new board was called for April 19 at the Library rooms at which time officers will be elected for the coming year and an active campaign launched with ao effort to swell the Library Associa tion membership to include 'every sdult in Vale who is interested in seeing the library go ahead. At ths present time the patronage of the library is far in excess of the book supply and Librarian Mrs. Mueller and board members havo recently placed orders for many new books to cope with ths growing demands. Two lots of Chinese pheasants were released here on Wednesday, one lot of two crates containing five cocks and one hen each, were con signed to the Vale Rod and Reel Club, and the other was received by F. L. Gilbert and consisted of one crate containing six pairs of beau tiful birds. Robert D. Lytle turned the Rod and Reel Club birds loose and Mr, Glbert liberated those sent to him on the range in the vicinity. The Rod and Reel Club expects to plant trout fry in the Warmsprings reservoir upon the receipt of. the fry from the State Game and Fish Warden. Oregon Slope is taking hold projects of the farm bureau, better than any community in the codnty and on Arbor Day are to plant a number, of trees, in the planting of which the woman's club, the school children and the community better ment committee are all working co operatively. Jordan Valley is reported to be us ing more of the poison than any other of the various communities un der the farm bureau, but that is to be praised in view of the great num ber of rodents they are exterminat ing there. County farm agent Briet haup, will visit Jordan Valley the latter part of the present month and hopes to see an improvement in the farm bureau, down there when he visits. , The committee in Vale has never had a meeting on their own initiative and to date, have never called any meeting except they were Called to gether by the county agent, while in direct contrast thereto, there is some of the other communities of the county who do operate on their own initiative and not only call them selves together, but they invite the farm agent to attend the meetings when in that section, which is what! all of the communities must do be-1 fore they can become a full-fledged working organiation that does not re ly on the farm agent entirely, which in turn is what must be done before there can be any real accomplish ments or any great results in the application of the projects so bene ficial to the entire community in which applied. The Ironside community and also the Harper-Westfall section have not done anything toward the organiza tion of a farm bureau, which is to be deplored, for according to county agent Briethaup, these sections should be combined, thereby making it possible to have a larger and a better farm .bureau in that section. County Agent Briethaup, has done everything that can be done in the matter of getting the residents of the section together, but has not Fags County and Local News of ths bi 1 Timely Editorials . , g woman's Dept, 6 10 Tsars Ago and Trade at Hem Feature .... Community News from Riverside, Malheur City, Rivordale. Haroev. Dead Ox Flat, and Bi Bend - 4 interchurch Meeting, . Among tho Parties and Csndldstss, FatplM f Trust in Unknown German Tuts, and Real Estate Transfer, and Legal Advertising f Oregon News Notes of Stats b Port -....,.... $ News Items Carried from Pago I.... I Farm Bureau News, ClaasUiod A and Professional Directory 9 Society,' Local Personals, Ch urates, and Local Nsws,Brovities 1$ Merchants Newsy Ads on ovary page. FARM BUREAU PIONEER DIRECTORS ACT NOPRIOR RIGHT in the work of the farm bureau. iTSilW II 17 CI JIVED PDAD of the 1 1 U1 l,liU 1 vftvr Wamspriwgs Directors Aaswsf Dsm RumorWsUf Users Should Qtt Project Jaformatioa ir est Ao airoament between the Nevada Ditch Co. and the Warmsprings Ir. rlfatle Flstrkt was executed this woek where by the use of tho Neva o Pitoh Ut delivering water dui.' Hf tM U29 seasoa pending tho definite aettlamut with this com Bany, It is planus to make stalls agxeeAefifts. with tho ether ditoh com. gaoiea, The attontiM of tho Board of Dix- flfrs 1tt0 oaUsd to Idle state- tsent that being circulated that ths prior rights will get all of the tutor tm goat, thus leaving tho aw tad dry. This statement is ah- nelaeely falaov fo all of the land In tho Diefrriet will be served alike as tang a tike water lasts. It Is rs that until tho District ssahos doflafts settlement with the oM ditoh eoaspaaies thsro will bo Wta rights of varyng priority with- m the Ptetriot but as far as tho aMvat as wte delrered to tho land It has been eighteen years Kino ' ts eoaoorasd tho priority will havo no E. H. Brumback, of the Big Bond efot. Ae ocn as the normal flow community began growing clover fosjS tho rlvar to Insufficient to supply hay and seed. During that time ho all of the water required, the reser- loiiicu m iui i imocBMBoa OB wiu am vappeo ana tne natural Pioneer Clover Fanner of MsfbaoV County Gives Methods Ho Wn Proven SomMsmfUl I Continued on Page Eisrht.l SIDEWALKS USURPED BY BICYCLE DRIVERS Bicycles Are Objected To Where Pro pelled oh City Sidewalks Without Regsrds For Pedentrians the subject whici has boon of Talus to him in increasing his yields snd the quality of his seed. It has also been the means of starting a good many others on the right took (a growing tho crop for clover fs fstst becoming a mainstay with the foot ers of the Snake River valler. Brumback, who is crop mprovooseni committeeman in ths Adrian Fern Bureau, has a habit of doing things on certain principles. This was teas, onstrated when ho exhibited a aOos corn test for germination which he had made oh a lot of cora wtOfeh looked pretty fair bat proved owt that only 13 ears out of 40 in tho lot were good enough to plant, lb re gard to methods of raisiag oleveY for seed, he says: "I oont grow al- alfalfa at all any more as clover works so much bettor in a short ro tation. Clover, corn and grain make a good combination. The clever ought to be plowed up after one good crop of seed has boon taken off as it gets too weedy and the stand gets th'm Corn is probably the boat crop .to follow the clover, but grain may he used. It is a good plan to got aD the manure on before tho corn. If the corn is cut for silage, wiatos wheat can be pujt in, otherwise spring grain will have to be sown. The best time to sow clover seed is io the spring just before tho first ir rigation as it is almost certain of a stand and there is less trouble with weeds. This enables one to clean the stubble and trash off tho field when the grain is cut and often sev eral bushels of seed can bo harvested tho samo year." Brumback sows ten pounds of seed per acre. He uses a special corrs gator which can bo used to corru gate grain land after tho clever feed has been sown without serious dam- (Continoed on Pago SBght) flow auppIeauKted by stored water. It is apparent from the amount of water bow stored that there will bo (CaatUsed oa Pago Eight.) CEMORIAL FUND OF AEL LEGION INCREASES FsaoV Of Tho Legion Are Coming la Mowlyw-llsmorlal FwuJ Haedo Mere . . ' Tho J alias Lowe Post No. 80, of the Amorioaii' Legion io receiving ad dltioajal eontributioB right along, but they oJfO not oosslng in fast enough t erect tho monument to the mem ory of tho departed soldiers as con templated, and they havo sent out as appeal to tho residents of tho eouoty, to ssako haste in tho matter, by et ioferriag their donation long er. The post wishee to erect tho ssamertal oa Independence Day, which is a very opportono time for tho dedioatioa of such a fitting saoausseaf as that figured on. Tho fBftd is still $700.00 short of tho desired amount. Those who have ooatributed since ths last report in tho Enterprise, sre: Robert D. Lytle, I 6.00 L. Adasas, Ontario 6.00 Frank Glenn ... 10.00 Net prooeede from dance .......... 60.00 Total to date ...6412.75 . Hoover ssys be is willing to run wo ksww that. AUTOMOBILE RUNS AWAY Local Men On Elk's Jaunt To Boine Narrowly Escape Serious In jury Nesr BoiHC. An sutomibile driven by Erbie Hayes snd carrying as psssengers, R. W. Swsgler, Jim Lawrence, J. P. Houston, and "Morg" Carlile, on the way to tho Elk's initiatory ceremon ial in Boise, left the road while bowling along about twenty miles this side of Boise, Wednesdsy morn ing, ran thru a considerable amount of fence and damaged the auto quite a bit, and . it is remsrkable that those in ths csr were not injured beyond numerous scratches and bruises and the much mutilated nose of "Morg" Carlile. The occupants of the car were all able to attend tho "Big Doings" Wednesdsy night in Boise, where a class of thirty-five candidates were rounded up to have their antlers trimmed. Attention has been called to the fact that a number of bicycles ars being driven over the Eidcvalks of the city and that certain of the riders apparently expect the pedes trains to get off the sidewalks and give up the right of way. If the law is a good one, enforce it, and if .not then reoeal it. However, the sidewalk is the only safety zone that the pedestrian has and ..when the bicycles drive him into the streets, where the bicycles should be propelled with all other vehicular traffic, then everything is utilized by the vehicles and the pedestrian has no place of safety left. Vale is no different than any other town in one respect, and can not grow into a real live city until the laws made for the best interests of all, are not only respected, but are religous ly observed. VOTERS TO DECIDE ON NEW WATER SYSTELI Council Passes Calling For Soeefti Bond Election For Water Syutem. While oil producers have managed to double their production in last 10 years the number of oil burning ve hicles hss increased 16 times not to meptlon grestly increased use of fuel oil by merchant marine snd navy of our own and other countries. Thursdsy svenlng tho City Csuooll at their regular monthly moating passed an ordinance submitting to tin people the questUm of voting $35,000 bonds for ths purpose of constructing an adequate water sys tem. Ths special election will be held on May 21st, ths day of ths primary election. Tho plans upon which tho council proposes to proceed is event the bond issue carries is to purchase a two acre tract of land just seuth of Bully creek and thereoa sink a large well. This site is under con tract and has been tooted at to tho nature of tho construction; aoc esssry and the supply of water. A ten inch pipe lino will lead directly from this well to the reservoir and also connect directly with tho city distribution system, thus using tho present reservoir as a standplao aad for storage. At tho well wfU ho installed a four inch pomp in addi tion to the two Inch pump now sap plying ths town. This double pump ing unit esn bo operated very econ omically, compared to a single unltj snd at ths ssms tims give tho eity (Continued on Page DREWSEY COUPLE MAKE LONG TRTPJO HARRY" Bridal Caapl In Fay Haat For Jlirn- lstar-4kicoaaisfl After St Mile Trip Las vis g Prewsey last ws4 John Carroll, aooomaanlod by his bride-to-ho Gortrodo U. Baldwin, of Drowsey, drove the fifty miles to Burns, where it was expected tho Marriage would bo porforaiod, and oa arrival in Burns tin eooplo obtained a liceftso without dififlcslty bat oeuld find no minister thsro, pho county judge was out of town, Skd tho jastico of tho peace was too 1 to effiolateall ( which diOcalttsa asosssltatod driving on to Bond, a ilstaneo of 169 miles more, wfckh taodosl shorn at tho door of alaTgynkaa. Mr. ami Mrs. Carroll Will, bo si home to their friends when they got back to Drowsey. This is Indeed a laog trip at tho beginning of the loag trip ef matrimony. NIW BUSINESS 0PENK9. Battery Servioo Stetieo Maiateiaed 4 to ha Devoted to Batteries Exclusively. Another buelneso was instituted In Vale his week, whan Elmer Wester who has beem ia the employ of the various garages of tho city for tho last two years, opened up in business for himaolf, in what is to bo known aa ths Wester Battery Service Sta tist, located m tho earns building as tho Bchreeder Tiro and Vulcanizing Shop, and Mr. Waster has obtained tho exclasfve agency fr tho Exido Battery. A free Service policy Is to bo maintained for all kinds of bat teries as U as. esriag for tho bat- tastes they aolL