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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1912)
VALE, The Center of the "New Empire of the West" Oil, Irrigated Farm and Fruit Lands The Banner Live Stock County of The United Statu The Best Way to Boost This District is to Send Your Friends Copies of the Malheur Enterprise every week. iv iiWI K El Wit Ml n in A a. a. 3 jj MW3?Ss?ftSS r.vwninv The Malheur Enterprise De livered to your home or mailed, $2.00 per year, in advance. The Leading Paper of Malheur County. VOL. 4. NO. 4. VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14. 1912. PRICE 5 cents NORTHERN PACIFIC TO PARALLEL THE OREGON EASTERN Malheur City Mine Shows Values of $2600 Ton Cass Meeting of All Citizens Monday, December 16, Vale. f T T - T -w Vale Prepares to Welcome Oregon Wool Growers THE HILL LINES PLAN BIG COUP ERE VERY LONG Continuous Strip of Land Segregated by Canny Northern Route. VALE AS A TERMINAL Great Lieu Selections Made By Probable Competitor of the Oregon Eastern From Snake River Across State Clear Into Lane County, Over Cascades. , The Northern Pacific Railroad company is preparing to build an east and west line across the state of Ore gon paralleling the new railroad line of the Oregon Eastern, now under course of construction by the Oregon Short Line westward from Vale, to California and Willamette Valley points. It is a momentous undertaking but one with good basis for founda tion, as shown by a deed of great im port and bulk just filed at the county clerk's office in Vale. If built, the prospective Northern Pacific trans Oregon railroad will go in from 10 to 25 miles to the northward of the sur vey being followed by the engineers and construction crews of the Oregon Eastern, with headquarters at Vale, crossing Malheur, Harney, Crook and Lane counties. r::.. J u l :n jii.it:D auu huwiiis ducii a mau win touch, either directly or within a few miles, include Vale, Beulah, Westfall, Nyssa, Owyhee and Jordan Valley, in Malheur county; Drewsey, Harney, Burns and Riley, in Harney county, Redmond and Sisters, in Crook coun ty, and points beyond in Lane county. Foreseen 14 years ago Under act of Congress approved July 2, 1864, entitled ."An act grant ing lands to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from (Continued on Page 2) MIKE ROCKSON flfcLU 1U uKANU JURYrGAMBLED Three Competent Witnesses Testify They Played For a Money Hazard In the Face a Charge of Perjury and Term In Penitentiary. OIL OUTLOOK IS QUICKENED BY NEW WORK Rockson house, opposite the court- . I J W 1 I nouse, was Douna over monaay vy Justice of the Peace Wilson in the sum of $1000 bonds to await action of the grand jury at the January term of circuit court, charged with gambling. Two men who were ar rested with him, both Bulgarians, will likely be released subject to bonds for appearance before the same grand jury. Gambling and nothing else, was al leged in the complaint sworn out Sat urday, last, by Deputy District At torney Duncan, and on this informa tion, duly armed witL a warrant and his deputies, Sheriff Kerfoot raided the Kockson house about 8:30 o'clock Saturday night and caught four men at a table with cards and chips befora them. One, an American, was later released and used as the star witness for the prosecution, though at the preliminary bearing Mondsy both of the foreign witnesses voluntarily ad mitted that they and Rock son were playing stud pucker for a money has ard. Rucksun, through his attorney, Q. W, Hayes, entered a plea of not guil ty when arraign! before Justice WIN on, is knowledge, of t'.nglih Is very fair, though imperfect, AfUr several apparent t'oMlr4iilliiis, At torney I'unt an, fur lite aisle, iIhihik il4 of til III If lie kliw ,el ptrjury waa, lis Jul liol, sw ll I-1 1 1 lu Inn II, t if l.e lm4 id.. tlffslMI fit II. e lli. li4 la ll'tlLlllUIMl Oil tf Albert Backus, attorney-at-law, of Portland, and D. M. Kelley, of Bak er, the former of whom is manager of the Baker & Malheur Oil company, arrived Sunday in Vale to remain for from 2 to 3 weeks. With a crew of a half-dozen men, they have resumed operations on their well in section 4, in the adjoining township south of Vale, and express their opinion that they will strike the sec ond strata of oil sand at a depth of between 600 and 700 feet, the first strata having been pierced at 290 feet. The well is now down 400 feet but no work has been done on it for 18 months, though there is enough casing to put the hole down 2000 feet. TURKEY FIGHTS LOSING BATTLE AGAINST ALLIES Ottoman Empire Humbled by Bulgaria, Montenegro Servia and Greece. WILL R. KING URGED FOR INTERIOR THE WAR IN EPITOME Resume of Events Since Actual Hostilities Were Declared Last October 19. In an Incredibly Short Time, Mohammedan Power In Europe Is Shattered. October 17. Turkey declares war on Bulgaria and Servia; Greece and Servia declare war on Turkey. October 19. Bulgarian troops cap ture the town of Mustapha Pasha, near Adrianople. . . . The Turkish fleet bombards Varna, a Bulgarian port The Greek and Servian armies cross the Turkish frontier. October 22. The capital of the island of Lemnos, near the entrance to the Dardanelles, is captured by Greek troops. October 23. Novi-Bazar, a strong ly fortified .Turkish town near the Servian border, is captured by the Servian army. October 24. After two days' fight ing the Bulgarian army captures Kirk Kilisseh, a strategic fortified town on the route to Constantinople. October 25. A two-days' battle at Koumanovo results in a victory for the Servians; 10,000 Turks are killed and wounded. October 26. Uskub falls into the hands of the Servian troops after severe fighting. October 27. The Montenegrin army begins a bombardment of Scutari. October 29. Servian troops, led by Crown Prince Alexander, capture the town of Veles, Turkey. October 30. After two days' fight ing, the Turkish town of Lulu Bur gus is taken by the Bulgarians; it is estimated that 40,000 Turkish soldiers are killed and wounded. October 31. The Bulgarian army, under General Savov, follows up its victory at Lulu Burgus and com pletely routs the main Turkish army of 200,000 men, under the Minister of War. November 1. A Greek torpedo boat, under cover of darkness, steams (Continued on Page 6) Vale Chamber of Commerce Backs Oregon's Choice Will R. King of Oregon was unani mously endorsed for secretary of the Interior in Woodrow Wilson's cabinet at a mass meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and the citizens of Vale, held Monday night, and copies of the resolutions passed were ordered sent to President-elect Wilson and Mr. King immediately, together with a non-partisan expression of confidence alike in Mr King and the incoming administration. The resolution reads as follows: "At a regular meeting of the Vale Chamber of Commerce, held in the hall of said club December 6, 1912, came on the matter of the recom mendation to the Hon. Woodrow Wilson, president-elect of the United States, for the appointment to the Secretary of the Interior and after a thorough discussion 0t the matter, the following resolution was introduc ed and unanimously passed: "Whereas, we, the members of the Vale Chamber of Commerce, re alizing the benefits which will accrue to the Northwest and to the state of Oregon should the Hon. Woodrow Wilson appoint a man from the West to the important position of Secretary of the Interior; and "Whereas, we, all and each of us, fully realize the qualifications of the Hon. Will R. King for such position, realizing his particular and personal qualifications for this great office and exalted position ; also realizing that as a man of honor none on the Pacific L.j 'rmA WILL R. KING, OF OREGON. coast is his superior ; further realizing that he is fully conversant with the needs of the Northwest, so far as such needs apply to the Pacific do main in each and every particular; and "Whereas, we realize that an ex traordinary condition now confronts us. Should a mistake be made in the appointment of a secretary of the Interior, the prosperity and welfare of the entire Northwest would suffer by reason thereof, and knowing as we know, that there is not a .nember of the Democratic par y so thorough ly capable and equipped to fill such an exalted position, and to do just and true equity to all, be they private individuals or corporations, in order to bring about a just, true and com plete settlement of all difficult ques- Woodrow Wilson to Be Recipient of a Resolution tlons which may arise affecting the ijreat people of the entire Northwest, be that question lands, water, conces sions or coal interests, as Will R. King; "We therefore, most earnestly re quest that the Hon. Woodrow Wilson, president-elect, cause to be appointed as Secretary of the Interior, Will R. King, and we will ever respectfully pray. "Chamber of Commerce of Vale, Oregon ; "By George E. Davis, president; "By H. P. Osborne, secretary." Boise Man Favors King. Several days before these resolu tions were drafted, and unknown to the Chamber of Commerce when the resolutions were introduced, Edward Hamilton, merchant of this city, re ceived a letter from M. Alexander, of Boise, Idaho, who was a delegate to the Democratic national convention at Baltimore which nominated Wood row Wilson, which reads as follows: "I want to call your attention to a thing that is very appropriate and in my opinion, will be one of the best things to happen to Eastern Oregon, and that is if the Hon. Will R. King, of Oregon, should be appointed by President-elect Wilson as Secre tary of the Interior. "King is a western man, an Ore gon man, and was reared and brought up right close to Vale and Ontario. STATE OWES LIVING TO ITS FA THERLESS The Oregon CongreHs of Mothers is presenting to the voters of the State a bill which it hopes will be placed upon the Statute books of Oregon a bill to provide for the assistance and support of women whose husbands are dead or are inmates of some State institution, and who have small child ren dependent upon them. If the family includes but one child, the mother shall receive $10 a month; if there are more children, she shall receive at the rate of $7.60 per month per child. Nomother can receive this pension for a child over 16 years of age. Two states in the Union have simi lar laws Illinois and Missouri. (Continued on Page 5) TYPICAL MALHEUR GRAZING SCENE EVERY CITIZEN URGED TO LEND HIS PRESENCE Chamber of Commerce Will Consider Matters of Big Interest. MEET MONDAY, DEC. 16 Entertainment of State Wool Growers' Convention In Vale Early In January Requires the Participation of Merchants, Boosters and Ladies Equally. HOKE OUTLINES SESSION OF THE WOOLGROWERS State Secretary Visits Vale This Week to Arrange the Preliminaries. DATES ARE JAN. 2-34 Questions of brgent Importance Will Be Discussed By Oregon Delegates Here Next Month. Kind Words for Vale, Malheur County and Its Alert People. mm g v mm$m&m 0 NX IK ( I '.X 1 ... r ' V BUDDHISM GROWING IN PACIFIC STATES AT ALARMING RATE Chicago,' Dec 14 Alarm at the growth of Ruddhism on the Pacific coast is expressed in the report of the home missions committee at the Federal council of the Churches of Christ, submitted today. "One of the most alarming facts shown by the investigation is that (Continued on Page 4) DAILY MAIL SERVICE URGED FROM BROGAN TO MALHEUR Lack of direct mail connection with their own county seat, Vale, is the crying need of the people of Malheur City today, and this fart was made known Monday night by l. K. Wor. ham of Malheur to the Chamber of Commerce. Another big kirk is roin lug as to telephone service, the line from UrogMii U Malheur having ien out ut ruininUeiun a lu"if, I"1'" . A roMimlllee t'ontialina: if rl 1 1 I -l", Kev, V, I , (4Mib bmI I'' K. Wunliam iieintil by 'i i lwil ! is, lo rtMit in the ti.eiiiUr mI Wuii4y MaM, ll u t " t ' ' " Uiur In f"i Mall. tut i 'i Vl, I tlt Ulllf !l-Ul f l'tM, II vi'Ul'fe l"i, "J llt.Ulix, distance of 60 miles, where, if the government would put on a daily mail stage between lirogan and Mal heur, a distance of just IK miles, the time would be reduced to lets than one day, The name thing acplles to the telephone service, as many as three rrley being (eiery to talk lo Malluur frm Vale. 1oley everythli.g aarept travel Ifoee Via lker. Now, Ihrre I hu kl on lUk.f, llitt luute hill'if lul il even if Hie ii;ule from lnen l Malheur le 1 .1.1 1.I.. -I , lul t"l Ui (era -I ioen ilio Mell'tur eiul tie fu iii.ily ii 1 I tlUr II el. UIIik Mini etll I l ii (jn-it t tfti I r'aib 4) MALHEUR THE IDEAL COUNTY IN HKOPINION Robert Erickson, Percheron Breeder of Minnesota, Is Deeply Impressed With Manifold Advantages of Eastern Oregon Climate and All Stock Conditions. FARMERS OF NATION ' TO GAIN BY TAFT'S OUTLINE FOR CREDIT Washington, Dec. 14 - A general cre dit system for the farmers tin outlined by President Taft to the governors' conference here December 7 will be considered as a part of the general currency reform to be attempted by the subcommittee of the house bank ing and currency committee. Myron (Continued on Page 4) Vale's Chamber of Commerce, en ergetic whenever need arises, met last Monday night, and its president and Secretary before adjournment called a mass meeting of all Vale citizens, ladies and gentlemen alike, for next Monday night, December 16, at 8 p. m. "I expect to see this hall filled, with standing room only," said the president, Judge Davis. "We want all to come. " "Let everybody here tonight bring aomebody else," urged Rev. F. L. Cook, "the same as we do in church. This is everybody's meeting." It tills me with chagrin," said T. W. Davidson, "to see so few busi ness men here tonight; the men who take the woolmen's money in ex change for commodities. I want to see a better turnout of the Vale mer chants next Monday night." And so it went. Sent ment wus unanimous that every merchant, every man of affairs, every church goer, every capitalist and wage earner, be they man or woman of whatever station, make it a point, consider it a bounden duty, to attend the mass meeting of Monday night, December 16. Committees to arrange for the Wool Growers' convention of January 2-3-4 were appointed as follows: Transportation George W. Hayes, S. L. Payne, Colonel Wheeler. Reception Leonard Colo, George W. McKnight, James Monroe, J. P. Duniway, T. T. Nelsen. The first committee will communi cate at once with D. E. Barley, Gen eral paHsenger agent of the Oregon Short Line at Salt Lake City, and William Mc Murray, general paasen- ger agent of the O-W. R. & N. at Portland, relative to reduced ratea, stopover privileges and special traina from Ontario to Vale during the coming convention. John G. Hoke, secretary of the Oregon State Wool growers' associa tion, which will hold its fifteenth ann ual convention at Vale, January 2-3-4, 1913, addressed members of the Cham ber of Commerce and some citizens Monday night on what he considered should be done in the way of recep tion and entertainment of the dele gates; also, on some of the most im portant issues of the hour which now concern every wool grower and cattle man of the Northwest momentous questions which will be discussed at the January session. He characterized the forthcoming meeting "the most important ever held by the wool growers of the state." After outlining what the wool growers will expect when they come to Vale, Mr. Hoke said in part: "The usual program ia that the wool growers who attend be enter tained by the town or city in which the convention is held. But while we come here primarily to transact business, I do not believe the wool growers expect anything lavish in the way of entertainment. I would favor a banquet and some little entertainment the evening of the last day. "In Baker last year, we went to an expense of $600, a large portion of ( Continued on Page 6 ) NEGRO, FATHER OF 5, BROUGHT BACKPRISONER Gus Taylor, Who Deserted Wife July 10, 1912, Ar rested at Pendleton, Gets Sentence of 12 Months In County Jail, But Judge Releases Him on Parole. Malheur county, as an ideal place in which to breed fine hordes, cattle, sheep and hogs, appeals to Robert Erickson, of Wcthington, Minn., who was in the city December 6, looking over this section with a view to stock raising. So deeply increased was he with the advantages to be found here in his exteiihive line, that he will re turn here early In January prepared to make final duclaion on a permanent location In this favored rlirne. Mr, Kri k.oii ia general manager of the i'etleiaoii-Krw keoii Live rUo k Coliipaoy, ore of the inoel etlei.alve ' ri l.troii brerileia In the I'oiii'l rUeUaj a oinpeny tthiih lkelee iaiea aoi.oally lliooai. o ''ii w i ai"l fat !.! ti, V , 'aliii.n la. itnlii. ut ll.lt i mi. j any, a'.-l I i.t la. i . o I. r In ll.e A H i I ' all i tli l.tioi. l"i. .li' A-'-ia- 1 1 hi I H in J mi (at I a ") WORSHAM STRIKES IT RICH ON THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE D. K. Worsham, mine owner with Dr. Taylor of the Red, White and Blue claim at Malheur City, was a visitor again this week in Valu. He brought with him apeciinrns of rock, ami placer gold from his properties in the potentially ri'h north eiiil of this county and they are tlsiidiea, If any akaptic Ihii.ke there is no gold at Malheur ity, one look at the yolill t aiii g rork now hull k ahon by Mr, Woiaham will lonvlixe (I, no thai line ia of a truth (he Ma" atl oallle !. Iig at He lit lolora M"ii II. an l'i il.'Mli uilia if iiik, vli'l el a '! of '" fill, t i.i'aii.li y fi't ("illii I'l lo a .o,ii.ii teiifiia' lioniilt if iron, were brojght to Vale by Mr. Woraham, and ao rich ia the gold that flecks of gold are plainly visible to the naked aye. Ha also has pie cea of almost pure gold, some of it nuggets and other pieces mixed with the hematite, ll looks mighty good. Mr. Woraham aaya he ouiulid up t o poui.ila of hla quarts rin k, and look therefrom gold aaaaying !;.; to the ton, CONVICTED OF U00UECCINC f owls ft.i t f ai.. I Je iekoiili ll.ia tk fii.Ml ll'" teili by Ida I l m.Kl f'.f btlllig ll'l'i'.r Willi- out a liiMiku mill. In Hie illy litnlls i f Ve'e Gus Taylor (colored), better known locally as "Big Gus", . waa located' last week in Pendleton by Sheriff Kerfoot, arrested by the authoritiea there on a charge of deserting hla family and leaving them destitute at their home in Vale, and waa last Sat urday brought back here and lodged in the county jail. Monday after noon, Tavlorwas taken before County Judge Richardson, and pleaded guil ty, expressing himself as sorry for what he had done and Baying he would dohia best to make amends no matter what punishment the court aaw fit to impose. Since Taylor went away July 10, last, another baby has been born to hia wife, making five in all. The family is now living in fairly com fortable quarters, with fuel and groc eries, supplied by the county and charitable persons. But when Taylor deserted them, he left them in a mere shack on the sldehill, with no protection from the elements except ragged tenting, and almost nakad of body and without food. "Nothing ia an low and ronUinpl Iblu In a man", aaid Judge Itlrhard soii, "as to Uavu hia family undur audi roinlitioiia, ' 1 Taylor Ma Hen aeiiieiii-wd lo 11 months In Ihv county Jail, but Waa paioUd on hla ii'Mid lieliavlur during Ida rl.l. lie i l'liaaiad Lima If lu go lu i'ik,ee IU it.it alioUd diretl, palig Ml ei h k Iw hla tlff, a i.l l 1 1 ini I 11 1 1. a a k In I ivii ye W U. i,ll.l, I,m e M.iiUJ lia lv,