ALE, Core of the "New Empire of the Vest"
OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
. 03, Irrigated Farm and Fruit Lands
The Banner Live Stock County of The United Slates
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The Best Advertising
Medium in Eastern
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VOL. 5. NO. 13.
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COME TO VALE IN 1915
Corn, Alfalfa, Cattle,',
Hogs, Sheep and ;
Railroads.
VALE, OREGON. SATURDAY. JANUARY 24, 1914.
PRICE 5
cents
Tom Richardson Delivers Splendid
Address in Vale
Greatest Movement of People the World has Ever
Place in 1915. Thousands Seeding Homes,
tion the only Method to Tell Them about our
Seen will take
Organiza-
Country
C. W. THATCHER
APOSTLE OF
: ROADS
. . Col.Chas. W.Thatcher, a celebrated
apostle of good roads, has arrived in
Malheur county and held meetings at
Brogan and at Ontario. The Col has
had enthusiastic meetiijgs wherever he
has appeared and his subject is one
that should appeal to every citizen of
the west.
' - Good roads are the greatest need and
most profitable investment any country
. can have." The time will shortly arrive
that the country having no good roads
; will be the country that people will
i avoid. .". 1
The Col travels over the country in
old pioneer style and represents west-
; era life and its troubles with bad roads.
For some reason no date has been
made for tne Col to speak at Vale.
The schools are where the Col likes
best to talk and here is where good
judgment is shown, as the children now
will in a short time be the men of af
fairs. . Whether the Col comes to Vale or
not his propaganda for good roads will
have its effect and the Enterprise wish
es him unbounded success in securing
for the people that which will benefit
more than any one thing now being
agitated. .
PANSY PRODUCER
WRITES THE
EDITOR
Portland, Oregon, Jan. 17, 1914. My
dear Rigby: I was delighted to receive
- your most excellent annual. It seems
' to me that you ought to be perfectly
happy as an editor because you are in
a position where you can at any time
point out the imperfections of your
strenuous contemporaries, and by so
doing keep them in the straight and
somewhat narrow path of virtue, truth
fulness and sobriety.
m . , e t.: tj
uv iv iiiauj vi uo in who w ri iu
who really are good, and could do good,
but because of selfconsciousness, or
weak knee-edness, instead of letting
our light shine, we keep it "canned",
so to speak, and go through life like a
lot of "boobs" without opinions either
borrowed or our own.
W1--JL J?i "J. 1 1 i - Al
y-A W Cll wUl bUi , CTCII 1 J HOD IA b.llG
: eordwood or mining stock for his sub
scription, certainly has opinions and
Ideas of his own and no matter where
be gets them, or what they are, he
"comes across" with them, and gets a
, hearing.
9-1 take it lor granted from the pros
perous appearance of your paper that
Rigby's "dope" is considered good
"medicine" in Vale and the surround
ing country. In short a Bully paper in
a Bully locality with a Bully creek run
ning through it, etc, etc.
My dear Propagator of Mastodon
Fansies: There is no trouble about
pointing out the imperfections of our
contemporaries but to keep them in the
narrow path you mention is another
thing. Somewhere, in some book, some
time, we remember something about a
beam in an eye and a mote in another.
The Enterprise is pleased to hear
that you are able to sell your wonder
ful productions at 11, or more, dollars
per OUNCE. If this paper could sell
it various opinions for 11, or some,
dollars per POUND Jawn D would be
out in Vale trying to borrow money
enough to build a railroad somewhere.
You say "there are many of us that
are good and would do good". Ourex
perience with a few former contempor
aries leads us to say that a slight para
phramt would better state the cane, as
fur instance: "There are many of us
(Continued on Tat; 2)
lorn Richardson, Oregon s greatest
organizer, arrived in Vale on schedule
time Friday evening and was escorted
to the rooms of the Chamber of Com
merce by President Davis. Secretary
Osborne and a number of citizens.
There was a full house to listen to
his remarks which were received with
demonstrations of applause and genu
ine enthusiasm.
Without entering into his remarks in
detail though difficult to select excerpts
from a talk of which every word had a
meaning fraught with good for Vale
and Malheur county, we take great
pleasure in placing before our readers
the substance of what this man of ex
perience advised. Mr. Richardson said
in part:
"The greatest movement of people
the world has ever seen will take place
in 1915 to the great Panama Exhibition
Oregon will spend $250,000 while Cali
fornia is spending $50,000,000. A gen
uine gift to the whole western commu
nity of states if they organize and take
advantage of it.
"Organization is the only method by
which a community can advance itself
Organization for the local things, never
attempting things beyond power to ac
complish. Little local affairs carefully
attended to will grow into greater
things which will continue to grow in
to still larger enterprises until the mass
becomes irrisistible.
"Western Oregon is the best organ
ized and most concrete body of progres
sive individuals and communities in the
world, through their commercial bodies
and the results they have accomplished
are amazing, the growth of the cities
has become almost alarming.
"People will come to Portland now
without attempting to force them, we
want the country built up, the people
of Portland, bankers and merchants,
want your country built up, not from
philantoropic reasons, but because their
interest is bound up in yours. If you
create a great rural commonwealth you
will increase the business of your great
seaport.
"Organization will build your com
munity in three years while it will take
twenty years to reach the same point
without organization.
"The children of your schools are the
greatest opportunity you have for pub
licity and their use will improve them
as well. Let them learn why is Mal
heur county why is Vale. The school
children of Portland sent out 60,000
books relating matters concerning the
Lewis and Clarke exposition, in one
day It was their work that made that
fair a success.
"The organization of the Rose Festi
val has so created interest in cultiva
tion that there are thousands of child
ren in Portland with beautiful gardens
which are visited by thousands every
day.
"In your organization it is not neces
sary for you to spend much money.
The day of great and magnificent books
full of scenic stories has passed. Slips
containing absolutely correct informa
tion about your country, what can be
raised and how much, what you have
to develop and its uses, should be sent
out in every letter by every one who
writes a letter. Envelopes should have
something on them about the country,
something true, something that the
new comer will find just as represented
when he arrives.
"Prizes should be offered schoolchild
ren for the best essays on local affairs:
Why does Vale exist? What will help
Vale most? What is the best thing
about Malheur c6unty? We all know
too little about our immediate vicinity
and when we get to studying our own
community we will find a thousand
things that will help to build us up.
"Five years ago one town in Nebras.
ka shipped $250,000 in hogs to Oregon
while today not a hog is imported ex
cept for breeding purposes and a vast
amount of pork is being cured at the
Portland packing houses.
"It is necessary for all to take an in
tercut in the home town and in each
other. Home and home life U what
will be the greateat incentive to build
up the community. If a person is dis
satiafied with the town and country,
VALE DEFEATS "
ONTARIO HIGH
The basket ball game between Onta
rio and Vale at the High School audi
torium last Friday was a close and hot
ly contested game resulting in
of 14 to 12 in favor of Vale.
LOCATE ON
MALHEUR
LANDS
More Settlers of the Right
Kind Find Homes
Near Vale
a score
OLD FASHIONED
SPELLIN' SKULE
The Ladies Civic Club has arranged
for an old fashioned "Spelling School"
to take place February 4. Full partic
ulars will be given next week. There
are a number of prominent lawyers
who expect to attend.
It is expected that every one in Vale
will attend. Watch for final announce
ment next week.
George Northam, of South Bend,
Wash., was in town the past week, hav
ing secured a good claim in the Sand
Hollow country. Mr. Northam reports
lumber business in the Grays Harbor
country as rather quiet and as they
have no other business in that section
it makes every one uneasy when lum
ber is dull.
C. E. Wilson, of Raymond, Wash,,
was in town the past week securing
some of Malheur's vacant land. West
ern Washington is sending a number of
its citizens into Malheur county in
search of good land. H. P. Osborne
has located a large number of them the
past fall and winter.
Both gentlemen are much pleased
with the sample products which they
have seen oa their trip.
Malheur County's Water Permits
Cover Much Land
During Past Quarter Nine Permits were Granted, to Malheur,
County Reclamationists to Reclaim Rich, Land, Most of
Which is in Townships 30 5., Rgs. 30 and 44 E. i'
GOVERNOR WEST
WINS AT BAKER
In the Copperfield war. Judge Gus-
tav Anderson has rendered a decision
in favor of Governor West. There was,
it seems, no question of anything but
the power of civil authority after de
claration of martial law' by the gover
nor and therefore there was nothing to
decide. Martial law sets aside all civil
authority and as the court is thus put
out of immediate power and jurisdiction
its Injunction could have no force.
No decision has yet been given as to
the necessity of invoking martial law
to suppress a half dozen gamblers.
The end is not yet.
Those impersonating
Agents of the Enter
prise are looking for
trouble.
LATER
On account of bad printing we could
not read it all, but what was legible
seemed reasonable.
The Oregon law does not permit a
newspaper to collect for paper sent to
an address unsolicited.
We are pleased to note that the coun
ty is to be cleaned up. It sure needs
it.
A British Submarine experimenting
with a submarine fleet last week went
down and failing to come to the surface
for a time far beyond usual other boats
commenced efforts to lpcate her which
were unsuccessful. All hope" was given
up and the harbor has been thoroughly
dragged without being able to find tra
ces of the lost boat. There were seven
men on board.
ATTACKED BY
INSANE MAN
An Italian or Austrian laborer appar
ently insane attacked a party on their
way home Monday evening. He was
promptly knocked down by Mr. Wil
Ham Rose and thn process was con tin
ued until an officer was obtained who
proceeded to lock the man up.
PROF. HILLIARD
WILL LECTURE
Prof. William Hilliard, of the Agri
cultural College, will deliver a lecture
in the auditorium of the High School,
Monday evening, Jan. 26, at 8:30.
The subject will be "Athletics and
Physical Exercise". The lecture will
be free and a large audience is heped
for as it is sure to be an interesting
talk.
FLORA SMITH
OPENS STUDIO
There will be an art studio establish
ed in Vale. Miss Flora Smith will have
rooms over the First National Bank.
Miss Smith studied at the University
of the Pacific, San Jose, California, for
three years, graduating with great cre
dit. Afterwards Miss Smith studied in
England. "
Oil, water color, pen, pencil and char
coal will be taught. Credit will be giv
en at the High School for art work un
der Miss Smith.
FUNERAL OF DAN DIXON
Services at Christian Church, Satur
day, Jan. 24, 1914, 2 p. m. In charge
of Vale Lodge, I. O. O. F.
Arizona Corporation is Turned Down
Commissioner Watson Objects to Oregon Concern Reorganizing Under Laws of
Arizona. More Trouble Among Oregon's State Officials. A Teacher's
State Life Diploma Granted Miss Laurel Ihman, a Teacher in
the Vale Schools. Our Special Salem Correspondence
(Continued on Page 2)
CIVIC CLUB TAKES HAND
'1 i u I.n ilcn Civio Improvement ('lull
. . , a . .1 the room fur Ida rc-ptioii
t.f . n HU harJaon ami the Chamber
tt ('. ,.! tree riMiiii itcvt r ii'viUl a
m in u and evt-rytMg it e neat
rlir.
A lMf UlVlit' plM)lit U II, net
Mr. I(i t.ni'l.xn an. I ll i,U
(.,,-!. m, A vvuu dm.! i with w. t'ttfiiv ut il rou.
Salem, Ore., Jan. 19 The officers of
the Sunset Oil company, which is inter
ested in Malheur county oil properties,
are roundly scored by Corporation Com
missioner R. A. Watson for substitut
ing an Arizona corporation for its Ore
gon corporation. Watson refused to
grant the Arizona corporation, called
the Sunset Oil & Gas company, a li
cense to operate in this state. The of
ficers of the company are citizens of
Salem, including W. M. Cherrington,
president; State Treasurer Kay, vice
president; E. C. Armstrong, secretary;
Dr. R. G. Cartwright and H. G. Mey
er, directors, and Senator John A. Car
son, attorney.
Watson questions the motives of the
men interested in the company in or
ganizing a corporation under the laws
of Arizona to take over the property
of the corporation, of very similar
name, first organized in this state. He
says the Oregon corporation is also de
linquent in its license fees and that its
preliminary statement was not approv
ed by the corporation department. He
says the Sunset Oil Company was or
ganized in this state March 5, 1910,
with an authorized capital stock of
$500,000.
"A Urge amount of this capital stock
has been sold, for the most part, as I
have been informed, to Oregon people,"
states WaUon in a letter to Mr. Cher
rington. "lU property is located in
Oregon, and all of its operations must
of neoeaaity be in this state.
"Nothing has been filed in this office
by the company to show that it hua
transferred iU holdings to the Ari'tia
corMralioii. Nothing has been filed
dhow that the atix khoLUia of the com
pany have authorised u h procedure.
Nx ahuwing has been mail that the in
Uir.ta of Ida tiM khohteia have been
rwU i Iti I. I havu been I oil ii
w far tMt lUa tlvatuaol kova Ui pa
the debt owing the state or to dissolve
the Oregon corporation.
"Complaints have been filed with the
department regarding the conduct of
the company, and its method of trans-
! acting business, so that it is the duty
of this department to proceed with cau
tion in any departmental action con
cerning it.
"Under all the circumstances I can
not file the documents herewith return
ed until this department is satisfied as
to the reasons back of the procedure
attempted. In any event they cannot
be accepted for filing until the Oregon
company has been dissolved and the
conflict in names eliminated."
Justice Burnett of the supreme court,
writing the opinion handed down in the
case brought by Corporation Commis
sioner Watson to compel State Treas
urer Kay to pay the salary warrant of
Senator Claude McColloch, who was
employed by Watson as legal assistant
in the corporation department, flays
Watson for his attempt to employ le
gal assistance when the state has al
ready provided the attorney general
and the district attorneys to act a at
torneys for state officials and boards.
State Treasurer Kay refuHed to pay
the warrant on the ground thatWaUon
had no authority to employ legal aaais
tance with 'Ute fund. '1 he court up
held everv contention made by Kay,
and said that if Watson wax not well
enough tented in the law to conduct
the huoiiiciu of hi department he need
not e t the Into to pay for a tutor
for him.
"So far n ll.e M4iiii!muiil Involved
coUlikcl ami legal M'lvl'U t'l the coiniuia
aioi.ir," mya Joaiini Jiuiloll in lh
opinion, "it may I u aaid that if that
uttl, i r Vt h"l Mill iiiunJM'll V.l.i-I III
lh Uw f li lug I.,, po.ltloii u U juU,
luiOi tU I vyi. ,n.n. l hw vaoitvl kaitl
the state to incur the expense of edu
cating him thereto further than may
be implied from the functions ef its
regular law officers. If he desires in
dependent legal advice, he may, at his
own cost, secure it. He cannot super
cede the regular law officers of the
state. The terms clerks, stenographers
and assistants, are not comprehensive
enough to include attorneys, or to work
a reeal or amendment by implication
of the laws providing legal advisors for
the state and in its interests."
State School Superintendent J. A.
Churchill last week issued teachers cer
tificates to the following teachers who
took the December examination in Mal
heur county:
Life certificate Laura Inman, Vale.
Five year certificates Mell Etta Car
ter, Ontario; Victoria Carlyle, Cord;
Laura Luce, Mooreville.
One year certificates-Nona M. Aus
tin Ontario; Virginia D. Forbes, Owy
hee; Harold R. Shake, Parma, Idaho;
George A. Hodgson, Vale; Mrs. May
Roberts, Ontario; Glenn M. Darnall,
Payette, Idaho; Winona Doty, Juntura;
Mathilda Stuve, Payette, Idaho; Anna
Holland, Vale; Stella Robinson, Jordan
Valley; Hazel I Doty, Juntura; Helena
M. Sleeve, New Plymouth, Idaho; An
nie Calvert, Vale; H. Elizabeth Leon
ard, Ontario.
A patient was killed at the atate in.
sane asylum la at week as the result of
a fall while scuffling with an attendant,
The patient attacked the guard, and In
the following struggle Ilia two fell to
the fl.-r a number of timea. Once thry
fell a loa a larye block of Wood, the
fcllndiit falling on top "t palivnl.
A corner of tha block cav l in lliw pa
liunl'a brvaal Uiiie and piiiu toied lie
Man, rauaing uiii ui.iu a fnw inii
For the year 1913, a total or 466 per
mits were issued by the State Engineer
for the appropriation of water. Under
these permits 442,181 acres will be irri
gated, 39,225 horsepower will be devel
oped and 41 reservoirs constructed, at
a total cost of approximately $7,000,
000. During the quarter ending December
31, 1913, 88 permits were issued for the
irrigation of 6,933 acres and the devel
opment of 1,958 horsepower. Among
these permits was one issued to F. D.
Small of Tillamook and D. C. Urie of
Camas, Washington, for the develop
ment of 1,208 horsepower with the wa
ters of the Trask River in Tillamook
County.
The following are permits issued in
Malheur County the past quarter:
Maria Becker of Westfall, has a per
mit to store 9 acre feet of the waters
of Indian Creek in a reservoir located
in Sec 7 Tp 18 S R 40 E and also a per
mit to Bpply the stored water to the
irrigation of 60 acres. G. F. Barkely
of Riverside, for the irrigation of 115
acres with the waters of Wildcat Creek
diverting water in Sec 29 Tp 24 S R 87
E. D. T. Ham of Spokane, Washing
ton, for the irrigation of 180 acres with
the waters of Snake River, diverting
the water in Sec 15 Tp 17 S R 47 E,
Frank Aramburu of McDermitt, for
the irrigation of 106 acres with the wa
ters of Twelve Mile Creek, diverted in
Sec 20 Tp 36 S R 40 E. Mrs. Mary E.
Shaver of Rockville, for the irrigation
of 22 acres with the waters of the Owy
hee River, diversion point in Sec 27 Tp
25 S R 44 E. Mrs. M. E. Beers and
W. S. Skinner of Jordan Valley, for
the irrigation of C98 acres with the wa
ters of Cow Creek in Sec 4 Tp 30 S R
44 E. A. J. Ufford of Jordan Valley,
for the irrigation of 60 acres with the
waters of Fish Creek, diversion point
in Sec 10 Tp 28 S R 45 E. J.F.Miller
of Vale, for the irrigation of 712 acres
with the flood waters in Sec 32 Tp 30
R 37 E.
LOOKING FORWARD
The liquidation in the stock .market
in 1913 was apparently thorough with
out being panicky. Trade and industry
in turn showed symptoms of an orderly
retreat rather than of a precipitate
flight, and since the improved feeling
noted in the latter weeks of 1913 set in,
less is heard of rumors of business
troubles in this and other cities. The
complete history of the 1902-03-04 col
lapse and quick revival, some of whose
earlier happenings were closely para-
lelled in 1913, will repay perusal be
cause holding some lessons and indeed
some encouragements. It is generally
conceded that while the entry of indus
try into the stock market in a capital
ized form has made it more sensitive
to unfavorable happenings, it has also
made it quicker to respond later to im
proving influences. The best judgment
seems to support the view that money,
the great desideratum in finance and
trade, will be both cheaper and easier
to obtain in 1914 than in 1913.
The passage of the currency bill Ib
expected to be an aid in this respect,
whatever may be thought of ultimate
effects of the possible inflation feature
of the new measure, which has sup
planted a seriously defective system.
Of course, any ill-considered rise like
that of 1895, with its aftermath of deep
depression, is to be avoided, and the
possibilities of Europe endeavoring to
further liquidate its burdens in Ameri
can markets are to be considered in
this connection, though our immense
credit balance may help us in thia respect.
Money, however, should be plenty
for legitimate trade and industry in
1914, and the absence of burdensome
stocks, owing to long continued hand-to-mouth
bnying, should be helpful. It
will not be forgotten that many crops
were short in 1913, and prices, particu
larly of food, were high, which may
have helped agriculture as a whole,
though no country ever made much
money out of its own crop shortages.
As to 1914 crop conditions, it may be
said that said conditions are favorable
and winter wheat Is In excellent shape,
The matter of possible railway rata
advance presses for early solution.
COURT SUMMARY
OF THE PAST
WEEK
Louis Serdor, who murdered Jake
Zupan, an Austrian, at Juntura, some
months since was allowed to enter a
plea of guilty of manslaughter and will
be sentenced for life.
The case of Weant vs Froman went
to the jury Saturday and they return
ed a verdict forTroman. i
Barry, who was indicted for larceny
from a building, pleaded guilty to pet
ty larceny.
In the case of Hayes vs Oxman in
which Hayes sought to recover an at
torney fee oj $1000, the jury brought
in a verdict for Hayes of $588.30. Ju-
lien Hurley for Hayes and W. W. Wood
for Oxman.
In the case of State vs Warning, lar
ceny by bailee. Warning pleaded guil
ty. Jury in case of Brett vs Dunne ap
pealed from justice court of Ontario,
brought in a verdict for plaintiff.
Wednesday a special session of the
grand jury was called to investigate
violations of the liquor law. On same
day the venire of petty jurors was ex- .
cused.
Following is the list of the special
grand jurymen: W, I. Reece, Fore
man, Geo. W. Cox, J. N. Thomasorr,
H. C. Cleveland, A. E. Nichols, Ed
Neece, G. G. Brown.
SALIENT POINTS
TRUST MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS
(Coiillnuod ! Page 2)
The chief points which the president
singled out in his message as a basis
for legislation were:
First Effectual prohibition of inter
locking of directorates of great corpor
ations. Second A law to confer upon the
interstate commerce commission the
power to superintend and regulate the
financial operations of railroads.
Third Definition of "Many hurtful
restraints of trade" by explicit legis
lation supplementary to the Sherman
law.
Fout th The creation of a commis
sion to aid the courts and to act as a
clearing houae of information in help
ing business to conform with the law.
Fifth Provision of penalties and
punishments to fall on individuals re
sponsible for unlawful business prac
tices.
Sixth Prohibition of holding com--
panies and suggestion that the voting
power of individuals holding shares in
numerous corporations might be restricted.
Seventh Giving to private individ
uals the right tp found suits for re
dress on facts and judgments proven
in government suits and providing that
the statute of limitations should run
only from the date of the conclusion of
the government's action.
When The Kino desired to destroy
the Waldenses he declared martial law.
When the Thirty Tyrants wished to
confiscate property they declared mar
tial law. The Dionysius reigns were
full of martial law. England attempt
ed to force taxes on Bostoniana with
martial law. But Oregon's governor ia
the first to declare martial law to sup
press two or three vagrant gamblers.
Chaki.es H. Movkk and a large num
ber of tho agitators in the Calumet
country have been indicted by the grand
jury. Moyer has disappeared.
RtYNOXDH, in the Oregonian, pic
tures President Wilson as driving an
auto with the south beaide him. Its a
good picture, but -the south ahould bo
driving in that picture if it Is intended
to represent coogreM. Pinchot U rep
resented as wondering if he will ever
get in Hurely we hoi nut.
WIRELESS SA VES LIVES
Two iUya on atlandiol aiaaniur be
fore beii g ivjcovd la an eapviUnue iul
.MicuUily dtuiiahlv, yvl that the
(wall lvinr 'ilutuH off Yarmouth,
U. C , L.l Waea,
The Utlleluaa broofht htlp a Ihe
t"itr omnium v l iv l ik wi AU
Wlt-L T, ! vtniwe iff lt pWawns vu t"'V' i ( av.J