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Malheur Enterprise Pub. Co.
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Post office at Vale, Oregon.
Saturday, Oct 17, 1914
THE DEVIL AND US.
The devil has kicked up a
peach of a row in Europe, and
now he has his designs upon lis,
Things are moving hi3 way
across the pond, but he is not
satisfied with the attitude of you
and of the rest of us.
He wants to see more brim
stone.
He wants things to happen
here in America.
He is not content with, gorg
ing himself with the life blood
of the unhappy millions, abroad
He would sow the seed of dis
cord among the people of for
eign nations who have sought
homes on our hospitable shores,
who have adopted our flag and
our country as their own.
He whispers in pur ear that
the Germans are fiends, and the
English pigs, and the French
rascals.
He bids" us argue with our
' neighbor and denounce the coun
try from whence he came, and
traduce the people who perchance
are his ancestors, whose blood
flows in his veins.
He bids us proclaim from the
. housetop and on the streets and
in the homes that the nation
which may have our sympathy is
in the right; and that the people
of all others are vipers fit only
to be exterminated.
He bids us exert ourselves in
the stirring up of strife and rac
ial passions among our own . peo
ple, to the end that we of Amer
ica may meet the same fate that
has overtaken our brothers be
yond the seas.
He would feast upon the blood
of our own fair land.
He the devil would beguile
us unto our own undoing.
But there is a greater and w
ser Being who counsels calm
ness, and moderation, and con
sideration, and compassion; who
bids us speak gently of all peo
pies, that malice and hatred and
dissention may not be engender
ed in the hearts of our citizens
that we may safeguard the peace
of our.own country, even though
all the rest of the world be led
astray.
God warns us that we walk in
the shadow of peril. .
Shall we cast the devil adrift
Shall we' keep America free from
entanglements by curbing our
tongues?
God assents.
The devil dissents.
What say you?
populated, and for every job
worth the having there are ma
ny applicants.
Today, as we write this arti
cle, every city in the country is
groaning under the burden of its
unemployed. Many hundreds o
thousands of people are without
bread and wholly dependent up
on charity. This is the condi
tion of the great cities today-
condition which should not ap
peal to any intelligent young
man from the farm.
The farm offers the young
man a life of honor, and o
peace, and of plenty.
The glare of the electric ligh
offers him all that he should not
have.
Young men of wisdom should
stick to the farm.
Fools have no wisdom to lose,
The Health Commissioner Gold
water should aspire to establish
a system by which every man,
woman and child in the city
shall submit at least once a year
to a thorough physical . examina
tion goes to prove that he i3 a
man of courage. But the charm
ing tneory mat ne is engag
ed in nursing will go to smash
at the first encounter with pub
lic opinion, because people wil
not consent to the form of an
noyance he proposes. New York
World, July 20. 1914.
ESTIMATES
UNRELIABLE
Contractor's Proposal Val
ueless in the Absence of
Specifications. B o n d s
May be Enjoined.
STICK TO THE FARM,
With winter coming on, and
the crops safely harvested and
stowed away, many young men
of the farms will be casting
longing eyes toward the great
cities.
They would leave the green
fields and their pleasures and
seek the glare of the electric
lights and the allurements of the
great white way.
They would taste of the great
cr life.
And therein lurks the most
haunting peril that confronts
our country today, for the n;v
tion is dependent upon the farm
er.
Our population is increasing
by leaps and bounds, and mil
lions of additional mouths must
be fed each year.
From the soil of the farms
must come the produce which
sustains life and body for the
countless thousands who throng
the cities.
And year by year young men
of the country are leaving the
farms to seek their fortunes in
the human bee hives.
And each one who forsakes
the farm reduces the producing
capacity of the country, although
our constantly increasing impu
tation calls for greater farm pro
duction. Young men of braina are need
ed on the farm. Their presence
there means much to their coun.
trya thousand times more than
they real in.
The city ottVm but one chance
In a liundrH for ueccss, for ev
ery Urye city j ulrutdy uvtr
The citizens have now received the
proposed plans for the county court
house as well as a proportion from
contractor to erect the proposed
building for $25,000 and which la
tlie architects estimate, i
To the uninitiated, as almost
every citizen must be, an or this
nlay seem regular and in order. To
a builder It Is all a huge Joke. We
take great pleasure In submitting
a few Ideas on the subject for the
consideration of the voters.
As to the architects estimate: The
architect's estimate Is made to get
the job, that Is to obtain the job
of making the plans and superin
tending the construction, amounting
to 5 per cent of the cost. In this
enso, $1,250 leaving $23,750 for
the building. . . .
Tlu'so architects have become no
torious In submitting propositions
and afterwards making the building
cost more, or cutting out good ma
terial anil substituting poor. Two
Instances where both have boon
done are immediately at hand: The
Iloiso state house and the Methodist
church building at Caldwell.. Other
instances are at nana and worse
but these will sufllco at this time
To help things along it is custo
mary to have a contractor put in
bid that he will build the bulldln
for the price. NEITHER ONE are
bound under this proposition. xj,e
architect will have the owners make
some necessary change which Imme
dlatoly absolves them under the law
their plans can never be so perfect
but what this can be, and always
will be done.
ine contractor Is In NO WAY
uouna. When the time comes to
build or let the contract to build
THE LEAST CHANGE PERMITS
withdrawal of the bid.
In the present instance, there are
no specifications MADE PUBLIC, j
general statement of the size of th
building and the rooms Is absolutely
meaningless.
i'. very taxpayer has the plans
and may think he has the spectflca
tlous. at .hand, let him take them
nd see If he can find out the fol
lowing: or what material U th
CORNICE?" What is the quality
of the glass used in the windows?
What Is the depth and width of the
FOl'NnATlOXS? Of what charae
ter la the plumbing and sanitary
system?
Do the plans show a hollow wall
for vaults? AVhat is the meaning
f the words "up to date methods
most approved," "scientific?"
meso Questions are only a few
that can be asked and EVERY nvir
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contractor before he can make
Did with intelligence. Anything will
do for a guess, particularly If there
Is an UNDERSTANDING im, iu
rcbitect.
;ow let us, undorsUud another
matter: Suppose there should be a
chauge which Increased the cost of
the bulKUug and the contractor re
fused to to oi for th reason that
THE CIlANtiK WAS MADE BIT It-
SKyvK.vr to ins pkoidsau
who will jy the difference? 8up
po, th county commUnionerc fiud
lhl they are ttln a cheap anl
orthlnt bullJliiM What will they
do aud who will pay?
We toittluuu o show )oi4 Ua
falUilii d( Ihu tuUre Iraiuat'lUia
Mlli yulmlt i4, aiUUUBt uf
um'uisU .UK Hut iil) inn, u.U.,1
t:uij tut touuiy ( (
removed you taxpayers cannot do
as the kins; of France. The king
of France went up the hlU with
20.000 men: the kins; of France
came down the hill with 20,000
men. You can go up the hill, my
friends, but you cannot come down,
you must continue to climb and pay
not only your own taxes, but the
taxes of the men who are trying
to Induce you to perform a treach
erous act for their benefit and your
loss.
Again Mr. Taxpayer, suppose that
It should prove Illegal for the city
of Ontario to Issue the bonds and
the voters have removed the county
seat? There are many decisions
that bear out this statement, late
decisions, since the passage of the
"Corrupt Practice" acts. Who will
pay the bills for a new court house?
The county seat being removed with
in 90 days and the bonds failed
who will pay for the removal, rents,
And new (buildings?
Ontario has plenty of money, they
have saved It out of their taxes,
and if we "wait a few years per
haps they will not only build the
building, move the records and Jail
cells but give us a decent building
and pay the salaries of the officials
for a number of years." This lat
ter thought was expressed by a
prominent citizen at Dead Ox where
Messrs. Lees and Homan made a
canvass the other day.
DIADOLUS.
WHY YOU SHOULD
VOTE FOR
BOOTH
Republican Candidate for
United States Senator
MALHEUR ENTERPRISE
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Many a
Me
: Square
A POINT OF
Are you better off now than
you were under a Republican administration?
Are you satisfied?
If you believe in the principles
of the Republican Party, if you
are convinced that these princi
ples are best for the country,
then prove it by voting for your
standard bearer. Robert A.
Booth, Republican candidate for
the United States Senate.
You know that under Republi
can presidents the people of the
United States have good times.
You know that under Demo
cratic presidents you have Dem- I
cratic times.
Remember the prosperity un
der McKinley, Roosevelt and
aft.
Remember the conditions un
der Cleveland and Wilson.
The issue in this campaign is
not one of personality. It is not
one of non-partisanship. It is a
question of whether you prefer any state school money loaned on
DroSDeritv under Rentihlir-an nrl. lands under the project, ana saia
ministration. that be,n tnf T . ;
r i . , . could enter me ngni hi uuan. "i
iTu you nave enougn worKf thgk -. i found that there
Are your wages good.' IS your were two such loans and wrote the
business what you want it to be? Governor to that effect, I inclose
If vnu dpo BnficfioI wlfVi r..a herewith cony of my letter to the
' 11 j j. if Governor and his reply to the same
H
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is spoiled in
the making.
Inferior Flour, poor Groceries, any kind
of Foodstuffs that are a little ''off " may spoil
an otherwise perfect repast.
Some grocers MAKE IT
HONOR never to sell an article that is "off."
They build up a reputation from which they
are inseparable. It is one of their most val
ued assets in business.
We are of that class.
YOU KNOW IT. OTHERS OUGHT TO
KNOW IT FOR THEIR OWN SAKES.
If you are not a customer already try us.
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Malheur Forwar
VALE
ding Co.
OREGON
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you believe that the present sit-
I have two other letters from
ftnvArnnr Wnst. one Of Which I Eave
uation IS better than under Mc- to Mr. A. A. Reed and I cannot lo
Kinley, Roosevelt and Taft, you cate the other at this time but l
know what, tn An think that the data we .have will
The wav to hrincr nrnsnpritv i f " covr the case to date
rf - o r - - j .w
have always suspected this. And
are happy to have it confirmed by
high authority.
J. R. Hlackaby appeared on the
scene Saturday and nave evidonc.'
mediately admitted citizens of an
other state, with older orchards
and older irrigation systems to
competition and saw that they got
the premiums. Malheur citizens
showlns that the Carter house block I cannot compete in the other state,
and lots were over-assessed at the The fair proved a failure. ON
followlng valuation: Lots 8-0-10, TARIO immediately whined and
to help elect a Republican Sen-I
ate. The Republican candidate
in Oregon is R. A. Booth.
mi n 1
inis is a uepuDiican year.
Vote the ticket straight.
(Paid adv. Republican State Central
Com. Imperial Hotel, Portland, Or.)
GRAND STAND
PLAY EXPOSED :
Ontario Club Tries to Steal
Thunder.-Govemors let
ter Given Below.
I am not looking for any glory
In this but simply took the matter
up In behalf of the settlers with the
governor.
Yours very truly,
HARRY FLY NX."
State of Oregon, Executive Depart
ment, Salem, September 18th, 1914.
Mr. Harry Flynn, Brogan, Oregon,
Dear Sir: I wish to thank you for
yours of the 17th Instant, calling
my attention to the and
loans from the school
fund. I have looked up the matter
nd find that you are rightly inform
ed as to these two loans. 1 will
endeajror to use them as a means
of giving your people state aid In
your light Bgalnst the Willow River
Purchase.
Very truly yours.
OSWALD WEST."
Block 5, at $5,500; Improvements
$S,040; total $14,140.
The Drexel Hotel at Vale assessed
at $21,3C0.
Here, my farmer friends, is one
reason why your taxes are so high.
Ontario men are NOT PAYING on
a just valuation. This same man
owns some 3 50 lots, under-assessed,
which he is asking YOU to hel;
make saleable at a high figure. Will
you do It?
CARTER HOUSE
UNDER-VALUED
ONTARIO CLUB
MALIGNS VALE
Vale has a Perfect Water
System, Worth all it cost;
Ontario is Continually
Calling for County Aid.
To the Editors of the Enterprise,
Vale, Oregon.
called a special election and through
the complaisance of the good citi
zens drew down $13,000. The spe
cial election cost $2,500.
Moreover it has been proved
through examination of the records
that Vale and the FARMERS are
paying taxes on a far greater rela
tive VALUATION than is ONTAR-i
IO. Thus it is PROVED that ON
TARIO has been a BENEFICIARY
and that YALE has been a GIVER.
In one breath their club offers
to move the JAIL, the same jail
they have declared worthless and in
ine next build NEW jails
ALL is of the opinion that when
Malheur county has a NEW court
house it should cost and be worth
$150,000, but Vale thinks .that this
present court house will do very
well until that time comes. They
'"-it there is no necessity
for TH'n ......u .
...v- .-.,1111 niiin nouses as are
. Imposed and VALE AS WELL AS
wu.KKS KNOW THAT THE PRO
! POS.M. of the ONTARIO COMMER
CIAL t'LI'H IS SIMPLY TO GET
1 ne 1 tu .M Y
Drogan will commence real ship
ment of produce during the en
suing year. The work of the past
years will then commence to show. I
There haa been some difficulty be
tween the settlers and the Willow
river comoanv and the nuitor U nnm I
-. - - 1
u the courts and will probably oe A OM f niorlaU A
Ja this connection the Enterprise
commented somewhat strongly upon
he tld for votea made by the On
ario Commercial Club and belon
we raouau connrmauon or our
tatements at that time.
In a circular letter sent out with
the plans and alleged specifications
Lees Investigated by the
Officers.
Once more e are compelled to
.h.Anl.il. m failure In H II A I nd liv
The atate hai the ..me Privilege!, wnom we are amS(a
that have the other settlers, and
tbey are entitled to give tholr quota
( ankUtauce in court costs and ex
petuei. Mr. riyun. at the Insistence
the Urogan Commercial Club on
behalf of the aettlere, vlltJ Gov.
Vt and later corrpondd with
him. The rorrecpondence follows:
"Uroaan, Ore. (VI. , .
Kdiuir fuiaipilf, Val, Oivgon,
of associating. Once more has the
bright Oregon un circled the hUh
heavens, shedding Its glory alike on
the Jut and the unjust, and we
must acknowledge defeat In our
high purpose.
l.at week e hoJ up ome of
whet we pieumd to be r.
uielbeuiatli a error In cr l of
III tatr. kp)vt 11 ( OllUlM
ns as
present
as t'Vidonce an.i ihn ,.
, . ..v j ur
I'Vcry public building of evrv
n the statu
le nad faith of th
COMMERCIAL CLlil.
VALE TAXPAYER.
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for
countv
ONTARIO
l. U.M M I I TED .in,1 thxt
"' iM WILL EVENTUALLY HE
;FAIt MORE THAN $150,000. Vale
-'ei.s tae past of the two tow
the ..resident f th.. ,.,...., V 1 ule-v the
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.-.. ,.i uuu mis uiu in, i,.01,;t,
about many things that VALE was
about to do. thlnii Mm. v v 1 i-
was to do later ami has sneeriniv
alluded to the indebtedness of VALE
In Judging what a community ni
do In the future It is ouly fair that
what the community has dune
should be considered. YVL1-; Mit!t
the present court house. VALE Ins
neer rwoivel one p.iniv of i ).
NATION in return.
VALE expended a ei l n . e sum
for water teni. . ui I.,,-,. tn.
vestment for u tn of h. 1 hU..
WHY? Hei.lll.Mi the rmmu h,.4,
located iii Vale aud I lie ,ii, n,
conM.ied it due to the plioi'i.i;
it 1 111. uii . 1 y t!iUt tl,i 1
WATt:i mnVlrut io, riiii.w
ftii pmpitec.
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JUNTURA BEATS
ONTARIO VALUE
The Tax Dodder Does not
Uve up the Line, so Say
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paper to longer misrepresent them.
Dream that the high plane adver
tised by the Argus as one on which
they were standing was not the out
come of finding that they were
avoiding their taxes which the farm
ers were compelled to make good.
(Argus assessment $500; Enter
prise $1,650).
Arising and examining the books
we found the astounding fact that
Vale was not the only Malheur
county town with property far
more valuable than Ontario prop
erty. The Juntura Investment company
has some 920 lots assessed at $26,
755, and some 700 'acres of acreage
property, cut into 5 or more acre
lots assessed at $21,880. The On
tario Townslto company (whose
heads are fighting day and night to
convince citizens that a bribe is
honest and to be just Is to give to
Ontario) have some 915 lots assessed
at $12.20 per lot. Most of these
latter are In the beautiful River
side Addition, (road land.)
Here then is the supposed new
county seat of Davla county, Jun
tura, assessed at $29.00 per lot, J.
M. P. Corson at Vale $20.00 and
the rand-stand players at Ontario
only $12.20 per lot. We cannot
suppose that they mean that we are
associating with one of the men who
wander almost alone on a "high
plane of .honor."
As for the comment that the tax
dodger Uvea In Vale we remark
that there MAY be one or two In
Vale, but VALE is not, HAS not,
WILL NOT pose. It's the Ontario
grand-stand real esate man that
proposes to pose, HAS proposed to
pose, and we presume WILL pro
pose to -poe on a "high plane of
honor."
DIABOLUS.
Poeta hava vtundad the wicked
ness of the world in comparing the
evil with the good. Therefore, in
order to find support against ruth
less spoliation and unbounded avar
ice we have but to examine iu
pages of divine inspiration. i"
the poet state the case between Vale
and Ontario:
With ihla thera truti.
In my most lll-ompoed affection,
men
A ktaunchltfss avarice, that, were I
a u.
I should tut off the noble (or H""
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