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MALIIEUn ENTERPRISE
Changes Applied to City
Charter, Election Called
At the time of going to press it is
Itarned that this Friday evening the
city council will meet for the purpose
of passing an ordinance calling a
social election when the voters of
Vale will be given a chance to pass
upon the new city charter. Theelec
tion la to be held within 90 days.
Considerable changes were made in
the new charter at Thursday's special
meeting of the city council, upon sug
gestions of last Wednesday's mass
meetings as well as previous ones.
Some changes are :
The registration of voters for city
election will take place from the first
of February to the Saturday proceed
ing the election which is early in
March.
Sixty day's residence in the city in
addition to that apeicfied in the state,
is necessary to become a qualified
voter.
The recorder shall be elected.
Franchise may be taxed either on
the gross earnings or net income at
the discretion of the city council.
Under granting of franchises, the
term "reasonable "time may be fixed
by the city council.
The section regulating saloons and
fines will say in part: the saloon
man shall be fined for the first offense
and upon the second offense shall lose
his license and council may at its diS'
cretion collect the bond.
"Elective has been inserted in
the section referring to the impeach
ment of officers, which will read
"elective officers".
As to the section referring to water
liens against property owners, such
liens were deemed necessary and that
no real hardships would be worked
on owners of rented property as water
would be shut off at the end of the
first month if not paid by the renter
The section referring to damages
against property owned in case of aC'
cidents on defective sidewalks, was
struck out.
Many other changes were made as
suggested at the various maps meet
ings and which will be seen when the
printed charter is circulated.
THOUSANDS OF
BOOKLETS TO
TELL COLONISTS
OF NEW HOME
BRYAN TALKS TO PEOPLE
(Continued from Page 1)
KING GETS
DECISION IN
UACOURT
Famous Nine-Year-Old Suit
Ended in Supreme Court
in Washington Judge
Davis' Opinion Affirmed
by Supreme Bench In
teresting Details
Former Supreme Judge Will R.
King won his case before the United
States supreme court at Washintgon,
D. C. according to a telegraphic dis
patch received here last week, thus
ending the famous nine-year old case
appealed from the Malheur county
circuit court.
Of further interest is the decission
. in this famous case because the Un
. ited States supreme bench affirmed
Judge George E. Davis, who was
on the bench when that suit was in
the Malheur circuit court in 1907.
The case, Wm. Miller plaintiff in
error, against Will R. King, substi
tuted for the First National Bank of
Payette, Idaho, defendant in error,
was tried in the supreme court on
January SOth of this year, but first
appeared in the Malheur county cir
cuit court in 1903 and wan tried in
this city two or three times under the
title of the First National Bank of
Payette against the Moss Mercantile
Company and Wm. Miller. It was
in 1903 that Henry Helmick thus se
cured judgment against O. W. Porter
for 12930.22 and costs. But the suit
was taken to the supreme court of
this state, where it was tried twice,
when finally Judge Will R. King took
up the judgement himself.
Through assignments, counter
claims and various legal entangle
ments the case had never been settled
and the Moss Mercantile Company of
Payette appealed to the United States
supreme court. It was last month
that Judge King went to Washington,
after a short visit, to try his own
case, which then stood in favor of
Will R. King who was substituted for
the original plaintiff the First Na
tional Bank of Payette.
It will be recalled that Judge King
came into some prominence in the
national capital while trying his own
case, because of having made the su
preme justice actually smile upon ex
planation of some of the details in the
case.
HARD PULL FOR
NEW CHARTER AT
MASS MEETINGS
AN EXHIBITION OF
SPRING MILLINERY
Mrs. W. R. Gray wishes to an
nounce that her millinery opening
will be held on Thursday, March 7.
You are most cordially invited to call
end inspect this display of millinery.
You will find hats on exhibition here
equal in style and quality to those
shown in much larger cities. i
This millinery showing embraces
all styles that are mot cornet and
is the result of experience combined
with good taate. There will be hats
to meet the most exact tastes, ex
tending from the nobby trimmed tail
ored hats'to the most beautiful trim
xl dress hats. In Jfact, all that is
most exquisite in fashion 'a realm.
You will also find a complete line
Of Gage tailored and dress hats.
These hats are noted for their correct
styles in up-to-date millinery. Don't
forget to call Thursday March 7th.
One door west of Nelson's furniture
tore.
Among the objections to the new
city charter brought by the chart
er committee at the mass meeting
held Wednesday evening was that no
provison had been made as to the pow
er of the mayor in case of a tic,
wherein City Attorney Duncan expli
citly stated that the mayor was em
powered to vote in all case except in
impeachment proceedings.
Jas. Munro, of the committee also
opposed the charter because no pro
vision was made for raising funds
for special sidewalk improvements
In answer to this Attorney Duncan
replied that in all cities this work
was taken care of by the general
street improvement bonds.
Ben W. Mulkey was opposed be
cause the failure to give notice of
special election should invalidate the
election. Upon general discussion it
was decided to insert in the section
referring to this matter that notice
of election should either be posted or
published 15 days before the election
day.
The impeachment of an officer up
on a charge brought by a single per
son as mentioned in the new charter
was condemned as too drastic. An
hour's discussion proposed that
the complaint should be made to and
filed by the city attorney. The pro
vision for damage cases against prop
erty owners received considerable op
position and no decinion was arrived
upon although many favored the
bringing of such cases against the
city which in turn could have
recourse upon the property owner.
J. P. Dube objected to section 93
on the issuing of bonds. He stated
that besides always being opposed to
bonds which seemed to be an evil
necessity, that this section should be
more specific as to the time when
such bonds could be redeemed. At
torney Duncan immediately answered
the argument by reading the section
which was plain enough and fair to
all concerned.
Mr. Dube further objected to the
charter because in section 84, which
regulates franchises, the word "reas
onable" did not convey any
specified meaning as to the time when
streets should be repaired.
The method of selecting a recorder
received some attention, some adher
ing to the election system and others
to the appointment by the mayor or
council.
Ten thousand beautifully illustrated
pamphlets of thirty pages telling of
the real worth, resources, advantages
and opportunities to be found in Vale
and its tributary country, have been
ordered printed by the publicity com
mittee of the local Chamber of Com
merce and within another week or two
several thousand copies will already
have found places in the homes of
prospective homeseekers.
The booklet to be gotten out will
contain nothing but facts that can be
substantiated. It will tell of Vale
and the opportunities to be found here
by the homeseeker. It will tell of
the new railroad now building from
this city into the interior of the state,
of tr e opening up of a vast acreage of
unappropraited lands directly tribu
tary to Vale, and of the fact that
Vale is not only the headquarters of
present railroad building but will be
the one important railroad center and
trading point of the southeastern Ore
gon country. This folder will still
further convey to the homeseeker the
facts concerning the proposed early
construction of the Bully Creek irri
gation project, most probably to com
mence in April, and also of the fine
rich farm land that can be purchas
ed at reasonable price under this 40,-
000 acre project.
This book-letter to the homeseeker
will be especially attractive with the
thirty or forty photo illustrations
which car. only reveal facts as they are
in reality. All the descriptive mat
ter has been compiled by the publicity
committee and new photographs of
the new buildings recently erected in
town as well as of the surrounding
country are being secured. The copy
will be turned in to the job depart
ment of the Malheur Enterprise early
next week and copies of the pamph
lets will be turned out of the press as
fast as possible.
GOOD ROADS
QUESTION IS
UP TO PEOPLE
Local Chamber of Com
merce Appoints Commit
tee to Look Into Govern
or's Proposed Legislation
Good Roads Builders to
Come Here to Lecture
JOEL PRIEST HERE AFTER
DATA FOR HOMESEEKERS
Washington, Feb. 2k. - R 'presents,
tive French will appcur before the
public lands committee on Monday in
behalf of the Horsh-Joiics three-year
horoesUttJ bill. As a iiu-mbt r of I lie
ommlttss, Mr. r'i.iuh Mievas it
ill I roMirtd in a reasonably satis
factory form ami psas (lis l..o,
W, M. ( uf U.s Vsl h.l.llny
(V, Us jual ivikUmI a nun lot i,f
s.i-ile Llaiihals vf lis Mi so d lf ii,
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That the Oregon Short Line adver
tising matter which will be scattered
all over the country t.-lling of the
great advantages of the intermoun
tain county will feature Vale and
Malheur county was learned on Tues
day through the visit of Joel L. Priept,
the industrial agent of the (). S. L.,
with headquarters in Boise.
Mr. Priest says that a great coloni
zation crowd is cominu to Eastern
Oregon and that Vale should be readv
to receive its share. He was here
to secure some data on the alfalfa
crops of this particular section and
hopes that growers will send in to
his office some information on this
great Malheur county crop for the
purpose of inserting it in the pamph
lets to be printed and scattered
broadcast by the railroad company.
Mr. Priest believes that the peo
ple of the east have been thoroughly
aroused to western opportunities by
all of the advertising features that
have bun made during the past
year and that the immigration of the
states in this se-k.i, v iut. country
will be heavier than ever before. He
is aUo positive t,t Vale Mill its
full cliKiu of tins lidea.f peopl
ing ucniMar.l.
For buMi
Good Roads and Governor West's
proposed legislation on this matter
received considerable discussion at
last Monday 's meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce and it is most likelv
that Judge Lionel R. Webster, of
Portland, the. greatest good roads en
thusiast in Oregon, will be secured
soon to talk to the people of this city
on good roads. The committee, ap
pointed to look into the Good Roads
petition of Governor West consists of
Messrs. BAiee R. Kester, I. W. Hope,
Jas. Munro, W. G. Norton and T.
T. Nelsen.
The committee on securing a speaker
to talk on "Feeding and Fattening
of Livestock" asked for another
week, but reported in brief that it
was most probable that several speak
ers could be secured shortly.
Among other matters of interest to
come up for discussion at the meeting
was the reading of a communication
from the Pendleton Commercial Club
on the taxing of railroads which after
some discussion was left to a com
mittee to report upon at the next
meeting. Another letter from the
Medfonl Traffic Bureau referring to
freight rates was read and this was
also left to the same committee
sisting of Messrs. Rigby, Stone
Hoyt.
con
and
11 . m a.t
i regressive wnist iormeu the en
joyable pastime at a social affair
given last Friday evening by Mr. and
Mrs. James Munro at their cozy res
idence m this city. Mrs. W. W,
I aviness took first honors among the
ladies and Attorney C. M. Crandall,
the gentlemen s prize. Purir.g the
latter part of the evening the hostess
served the guest with the daintiest of
luncheons.
J. A. Baird, of Weiser, Idaho, an
expert jeweler and watch repairer,
arrived in town a few dags ago and
has already opened up a place of bus
iness in the Vale Drug store. Mr.
Baird comes here well recommended.
His adv. may be seen in another
column.
nate Lafollette, and the Democrats
should nominate a good man, he
would be willing to sit back and say"
They are both good men; which ever
wins the people win".
Mr. Bryan merely outlined, in the
brief time that he had, the progress
that has been made in recent years
toward popular government, citing
the establishment of the Duma in Rus
sia, and the adoption of constitutions
in Persia and in Turkey, the over
throw of the power of the House of
Lords in England, and now the
downfall of the Manehu Dynasty
in China and the creation of a new
government named from our own, the
United States of China.
" In thi enuntrv he mentioned the
n
election of senators by the people,
and congratulated the people of Ore
gon in being pioneer in that move
ment, and In having the nearest ap
proach to popular election of sena
tors that is possible without an
amendment of the constitution, and
predicted that the constitution would
soon be amended in this regard. He
spoke also of the adoption of the
primary in a large number of States,
including Presidential primary laws
in five States, and said they were
bound to come in others. He men-
toned the advance in income tax leg
islation and the corrupt practices
acts of the several States, and stated
that few days aeo President Taft sign
ed a bill providing for publicity in
campaign funds beiore the election,
which had passed without a dissent
ing voice in the House or Senate.
Speaking of the initiative and re
ferendum, he mentioned its adoption
in several States, and said: "Four
years ago Mr. Roosevelt sent his man
Taft, of Ohio, all the way toOklaho
ma to advise them to leave the initi
ative and referendum out of their
constitution. The people listened to
Mr. Taft and proceeded to adopt their
constitution containing these pro
visions. They took it to Mr. Roose
velt and said 'Here is a constitution
we have adopted. We like it. What
do you think of it?' Mr. Rooevelt
said he didn't like it, 'But take it
home and see what you can do with
it.' And last week Mr. Roosevelt
went before a constitutional convention
at Columbus, Ohio, Taft's home, and
advised them to put the initiative and
referendum in their new consitution. "
He also stated that Woodrow Wilson,
before a number of teachers in Ten
nessee recently, said that for twenty
years he had taught the boys of
Princeton that the initiative and the
referendum were wrong, but he had
come to believe that they were right
and he had been wrong. Mr. Bryan
welcomed such illustrious men as re
cruits to the cause he had advocated
for so long.
Speaking of the recall, he said
some people were atraid ot it now,
as they had been of the initiative
and referendum a few years ago, but
that it was so dangerous as they
seemed to think, and they would come
to accept it the same as they had the
initiative and referendum.
"A few years ago," he said,
people back east were afraid of me.
They called me a 'radical. But now
it makes me dizzy to keep up with
the procession".
He said Mr. Roosevelt had stolen
nearly all the planks out of his plat
form, but he didn't mind that. He
said the platform was made for use,
and if they could't get a chance to
use it he was glad to see someone
else use it.
The speaker seemed to take delight
in the Republican situation situation,
and said that four years ago Roose
velt had guaranteed Mr. Taft; that
he thought Roosevelt was making a
mistake at the time, and now by his
action he admitted it, and that Taft
was not fit to be President. And if
we could have a dictagraph in the
White House to hear what Mr. Taft
says when there are no reporters
around, he believed Taft could say
that Roosevelt was not fit to be Pres
ident. "And I have so much respect
for the veracity of both men that I
am inclined to think they are both
right." He said "We will soon be
in the midst of a campaign. Things
are warming up. The temperatuse
rose several degrees last Monday
morning. We are going to have lots
of fun in the next few months."
Immediately after the speech Mr.
Bryan was escorted by the reception
commntee to the Ontario Hotel.
where a supper was served.
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Mrs. W. R. Holmes, wife of
the well-known banker of Knterprise
Ore., spent a few days last week
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Ed. U. Ham
ilton. The ladies of the M. E. church will
Hivo a chicken pie supper and sale
on March iMtli. Place announced later.
The Thomas Jones resilience Ms
the uthcnng ,.f jolly crowd on
lal luvaday evening mIiiii Mia I. lis
Join. n.WHsli.cd s few of vr flUn.U
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fi.-l a't'li'lsl ol'VUaalioii, A dali.l)
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E. R. Hamilton of the Malheur
Clothing Co., returned Tuesday from
the East, accompanied by his nep
hew, Elwin Turner of Lynn, Mass,
who will make his home with Mr.
and Mrs 'Hamilton. Ed says he is
fclad to get back to Vale. He found
the old home in Nova Scotia the same
as JO years ago, out saw wonderful
improvements in the eastern cities
of t!ii country.
While visitiiur in Valostooat the Ar
lington Hotel.
Xotiet of Sale of I'vrtonal property
Notice is hereby given that on the
1st duy of April 191'.', at the hour of
ten o'clock, A.M. 1 will proceed to sell
at public suction at the warehouse of
the uiuleraitfiicd in Vale, Oregon, the
following dfccribcd pciaonal propel ty
fo wit lJ citicuu chairs, 4 arm chairs,
I dining room chair,
Tbs aai.l ,roiii-rty
aul.al piopi Uy of W,
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Sunshine Spring Clothe
EUR CLOTHING CO
Are inseparable as Vale is from Eastern Oregon,
This is the season of all seasons for us
Our Mr. Hamilton iust returned from New York, Bos
ton and Chicago where he came in personal contact
with the things that are and to be, and knows what is
what in our line. With all our efforts at the fashion
centers of the east, we are more firmly than ever con
vinced that
High Art Clothes
are the best on earth the new Blues, Royal Purples,
Tans and Grays are beauties for color, durable for
wear, and styles and models up to the minute
$18, $20, $22.50, $25 and $30
Broadway Suits
The most popular brand of Clothing made one price
to all the same in every city in the U. S., whether
New York, Chicago or Vale
$15.00 for everything made in men's wear
STETSON HATS
in the new shapes and colors $4 to $5. Astor Hats $2.50
AJAX
Boys Clothes
Better clothes for less $
money
$3, $.1, $5, $6 a Suit
Newark Shoes $4
Bostonian$5Shoe
I lest on earth
ill
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Watch us and Vale row and keep tab on our ntore
and iiou van tell what's doinu in the New Empire of
llw West
Malheur Clothing Co.
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