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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1915)
yaleandMalheur Co"nty..L0Gmteportunity..Foriune8 in Poiash and Irrigated Lands-Stockraising and Oil Land. 555b VI. NUMBEH 30 OREGON TAKES ANOTHER GOLD MEDALAT FAIR Exhibit in Educational De partment Accorded the Highest Award SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 30. (Sm-cial to the EnterPrise.)-Again l, the people of Malheur county be prised to learn of the remarkable Less of OrcRon in winning another 1 mclal at the fair at this place. L is the second prize taken by Ore L this year. Oregon has a very Lest playground exhibit in the Pal lceof Education, but it is a beauti ful showing and a perfect presentation of the advanced work along this line now being done for the children of Oregon. As a consequence the jury of ,wls gave this playground exhib it the gold medal, and it must be re membered that many states entered elaborate and costly exhibits in com- petition u;u;i. . ft The urcgon hihuui whole, which includes only Industrial Club work, Standard School plan for rural schools, and Playground work, was given a silver medal. This sort of an exhibit was made at the request of the Government, cost Oregon less than $1,000 and was in competition with scores of exhibits costing from 15,000 to $-10,000. Oregon's main school exhibit is in the Oregon build ing and not in competition. Here, practically the entire second floor is given over to school work, and it is conceded to be one of the finest ex hibits on the grounds. It is also true that High School stu dents of Oregon made much of the jttractive furniture in use in the Ore gon building. Many prominent edu cational people make special visits to see (He Oregon exhibits in the Palace of Education and in the state building wd grow enthusiastic over it. I 11 U MS A A TO PORTLAND Fred W. Tregaskis, of the real es tate firm of Johnson & Tregaskis of this city,, left for Portland Thursday to open a branch office there. The firm has been considering this move for some time, and they are convinced that by having an office in Portland they will be able to handle more bus iness. Mrs. Tregaskis, who has been in the City School Superintendent's office in Portland, has recently keen given full charge of that office which b a very responsible position. Percy M. Johnson will now take full charge of the business at Vale. LANSING SWORN IN The United States government has notified all foreign governments of the ppointment of Robert Lansing to be ecretary of state. Notice was also nt to all diplomatic and consular representatives of the United States m foreign countries Lansing took the oath of office as "e successor to William J. Bryan nigh officials, diplomats and close per- VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1915. Subscription, $2.00 per year. ESCAPED PRISONER IS CARTORED AGAIN Shrewdness of Farmer Assists in Recapturing the Jail Breaker-Game of Hide-and-Seek Popular in Chase Sheriff Ben J. Brown returned home 'and at the time of the capture the de Monday evening with George McAllis- putv had hemUl ihn f:- u ter, alias Geo McGraw, who escaped of Durkee and the sheriff was comin 111 from the Huntincrtnn wov Tk 0 vv., " J IIV from jail Wednesday night of last week, stole a rifle from the sheriff's office and a horse from Box Davis' ranch and took to the hills. The capture was effected throueh the shrewdness of H. H. Storm, a rancher living about three miles from Durkee. He was acquainted with Mc Allister, and knew of his escape through Deputy Lee Noe, who had fugitive was again doubling back ov er the trail toward Huntington and was between the two officers, who were closing in from the north and south, each within a few hours ride of him. The fugitive being armed with a 25-35 high power rifle, and the of ficers armed with atomatic revolvers and determined to take him, made the trailed the fleeing prisoner through sitation somewhat dangerous, but the wiai, section me day betore. htorm quick-witted move of Ranch- stm-m met McAllister in the road and invited him in for supper. He put up the prisoner's jaded horse and fed it, in structing his hired man to steal the fugitive's rifle and hide it in the hay stack, then to secure an auto from a neighbor and get the Constable from in disarming the fugitive prevented the necessity of any further rifle prac tice. McAllister had run the horse down that he stole from Box Davis and stole another from the Clark livery stable at Huntington, turnine the Davis Uurkee before McAllister finished his j horse loose. The saddle did not suit supper. When the fugitive stepped him, so he stole another on the road from the dining room he was met by four armed men, who took him in cus tody without the least opportunity for resistence. From the time the prisoner escap ed till he was captured Deputy Lee Noe was close on his trail every mo ment of the time, but the fugitive doubled back over the same road so often that it was difficult to corner him. Deputy Noe, Constable Joe Boy er and Box Davis ran onto McAllister on Kern Creek the second day after his escape, and several shots were ex changed between the officers and the fugitive, who got out of range of his pursurers by riding around a steep rimrock. Upon the return of Sheriff Brown to the Durkee country. Before putting him in jail upon re turning to Vale, Sheriff Brown search ed the prisoner's clothing thoroughly, finding three hack-saw blades conceal ed in the lining of his boot tops. In speaking of the affair Sheriff Brown stated that the young fellow seems to be a moral degenerate in every sense. He was sent to reform school, then to county jail at Baker as soon as he was old enough. He was awaiting the action of the grand jury on a larceny charge when he broke jail here, and now faces the charges of jail breaking, horse stealing and burglary, if the more serious charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill an officer is not preferr- Vale Wins the Game With Emmett Home Team Steps To Head Of League After Fierce Battle Sunday Standing of the Clubs. Won Lost Prct Vale 4 Payette 3 Nyssa 1 Emmett 0 .800 .750 .200 .000 The game between Vale and Emmett at the Vale baseball park Sunday was the best that has been played in this city for years, keeping the fans in the air till the last fram closed with a sensational catch by McPherson in the right garden of a long drive by Rube Eaton, which was destined to win the gam for Emmett, if Mac had not eat en it up. The game was a pitcher's duel, only six hits being made in the game by both teams. One of Emmett's hits was a home run by Eaton. Vale's four hits netted two scores, Hurley getting two hits and E. Diven and Houston getting one each. Following is the score: Emmett AB R II PO EASTERN OREGON EXHIBITS POPULAR With Placing: of Forage Grain Display in Booth, Makes Attractive Showingr-Malheur Well Represented OREGON BUILDING, Panama Pac- ."did appearance. Even with the best ific Exposition, San Francisco, Cal., V materials, some find it difficult to t o i v l imake a handsome display, but not so June 28. (Special to the Enterprise.) I .... . . , ' . v I Wltn Lackey. He has kept improving With the placement of a shipment here and there and now has hjs booth of superior grains and grasses, the dressed to perfection.. The booth Eastern Oregon booth, representing Baker, Malheur, Union, Umatilla and Wallowa counties, is now the most at tractive in the Oregon building. Dress ed up artistically, and making a mag nificent showing of com and wool, to gether with appetizing fruit and some good looking vegetables, the new ship ment of grains and grasses gives the booth the one needed touch, and it is now a beauty beyond compare, thor oughly creditable to Eastern Oregon and will be a source of pride and pleas ure to every visitor from that section, as well as a revelation to every visitor unacquainted with the possibilities of from Baker he joined Noe in the chase, ed against him. Fishing Party to Ironside Are in Luck A fishing party composed of County Treasurer Weaver, Harry Sackett, Dr. Burrow, Wm. Neuens, M. E. Thayer, Dan McPherson and others, went to Ironside the first of the week and ang led for the speckled beauties. All brought back quite a lot of nice fish, but report the fishing not so good as a few weeks ago, as the streams are being worked pretty steadily by fishermen and the supply is being rap idly reduced. LANDS IN DEMAND Eastern Oregon Land Company Leas es Malheur Lands. The Eastern Oregon Land Company reports a greater demand for graz ing land in northern Malheur county than ever before. Many thousands of acres have been leased this year for the first time. Several new ten ants have appeared and many of the old tenants have largely increased their lease-holdings during the pres ent season. Among others the Mal heur Land and Livestock company have increased their holdings 20,000 acres. Tom Turnbull has added 6, KOfl acres, making a total of 15,- 000 acres; Morrow & Hampton have NO DANGER OF A MOTOR OVER SUPPLY "Over Saturation" a Myth, Declares R. II. Collins, Buick Official They Add to Nation's Wealth Fels lb 4 Chapman, 3b .... 4 Miles, rf 4 Eaton, ss 4 Carter, c 3 Holverson, 2b .... 3 Williams, cf .... 3 Obermyer, If .... 3 Clay, p 3 0 0 0 0 d 0 0 0 0 A 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 11 that region. Red top timothy on the pillars of the booth stands more than three feet in height, millet. runs at four feet, blue joint at five feet, rye grass at eight feet, canary grass four feet, alfalfa four and a half, red clover three feet, and bunches of the stock pea are superfine. O. E. Freytag, di rector of state agricultural exhibits, is authority for the statement that there is no finer showing of the kind on the grounds. It will be remember ed that Oregon won the GRAND PRIZE on forage crops, and before Total 31 1 1 2 24 17 5 Vale AB R H PO A E Moody, If 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wheeler, 2b 4 1 1 0 2 2 0 Rose, c 4 0 0 0 16 2 0 H. Diven, 3b .... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hurley, lb 3 11 2 2 8 0 0 E. Diven, ss .... 3 0 110 11 Houston, cf .... 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 McPherson, rf.... 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Gooch, p 3 0 0 0 0 15 0 Total 30 2 3 4 27 20 0 Summary: Struck out by Gooch, 14; by Clay, 10. First base on balls off Gooch, 1; hit by pitcher, Gooch, 1. Hits Vale, 1; Emmett, 2. Double plays Miles to Holverson in the 7th, and McPherson to Wheeler in hte 8th. Umpires Ed Hayes, Emmett; Earl Neely, Vale. Time of game 1 hour and 35 minutes. shows all varieties of wheat and oats, three varieties of barley, and there is an endless supply of corn used to su perb effect in a decorative way," with fresh fruit from Malheur, good look ing wool specimens, and one fleece just in from Baker weighs twenty pounds. Mr. Lackey reports many in quiries, and there is no question but that as many gather about this booth as around either of the other four in the building. The daily attendance at the Exposi tion is increasing and the weekly av erage is now above 300,000. The Ore gon building, at the head of the aven ue of states and next door to the Cali fornia building, gets a full share of the crowds and on the special occa sions' doing at the building, the crowds completely overflow it. On Portland Rose Day the people jamm ed the building; when the Willamette booth gave away cherries there was an unusual crowd; and now comes Ore gon Cherry day, July 1st. There will be an all day program, fine cherries given away, and crowds. Yesterday the Southern Californians gave away canteloupes. Many hundreds came ov this shipment from Bob Withycombe, er to Oregon from the California of Union, came in. Had this mater ial been on display in the Palace of Agriculture the jury would have had no difficulty in making a decision. Genial J. A. Lackey is in charge of the Eastern Oregon Booth and is en titled to no little credit for its splen- building. Mr. Lackey is trying to fig ure out how he can have a "Popcorn Day" for Eastern Oregon's benefit, and the idea, certain to prove popular, will probably be worked out. It is these special occasions that call atten tion to a particular section. Eastern People Take Malheur Lands Recent arrivals from the East are Owsley E. Carman and his brother Walter Carman. Both gentlemen have secured homesteads north of Vale through Johnson & Tregaskis, and are now living on their land. They ex press themselves as being exceedingly well satisfied with this country and are now looking for relatives who ex pect to purchase improved farms here. The More Autos, the Greater the De mand for Them, Sales Manager Avers The amazing growth of the motor car industry is a source of never end ing surprise to the public both the motoring public and the great out side public as well. Every day the question is asked: "Where does all the money come from to pay for these automobiles?" And also: "When will the point of total saturation be reach- increased their holdings to about 9,-:ed?" 000 acres These questl0,,s 8Pnn,? flom a The situation as to grazing lands conception of the economic changes CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL HOLD MEETING. The regular meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held next Mon day night at 8:15, July 5th. II. R. DUNLOP RETURNS. H. R. Dunlop, president of the Vale Trading Company, who has been in California for the past month, having been called to Los Angeles by the death of Mrs. Dunlop's mother, re turned home last week. LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE TO BE INVOLVED IN A STARTLING MYSTERY Little Black Boxes, Scattered Broad cast Over City, Subject to Much Comment and Speculation. TAXES REDUCED. LARGE AMOUNT OF LAND YET NOTTAKEN Quite an Area of Land Not in Use, According to Land Office Report The report of the Register and Re ceiver of the United States Land Of fice at Vale, showing the number of acres of unappropriated land in thie district, by counties, has just been sent in to the department, under date of June 30, 1915. A close inspection of the records shows a much larger quantity of un appropriated land than has heretofore been estimated, the total for the dis trict being 5,727,720, divided among the counties as follows: Malheur county Surveyed lands, 3,- 643,565; unsurveyed 1,361,654; total 5,005,219. Harney county Surveyed 461,978. Baker county Surveyed 244,163. Grant county Surveyed 16,360. Total 5,727,720. These figures reveal the fact that there are 35,798 tracts of vacant land of 160 acres each in the district, enough to keep the homescekers busy for some time. State and Counties Revising Schedule Downward. Tax wal friends were on hand to witness Ihas been undergoing a m ceremony tions. Formal announcement of the selec of Lansing was made by Presi fot Wilson before his departure for xw York. constant change . that have been wrought by the motor H. Collins, known as "lrain- i i : toll ; n a i nn f 1 1 1 1 -1 i run n tv i f n i . a w , and give congratula- lor many yue. , . . throutrhout the Buick nf the dav wnen me niu - - "... , fJ,n covered with bunch-grass, organization, for which he is general SELF PRAISE, NO PRAISE Irving Cobb, the famous war cor espondent, story writer and lecturer approached once by a stranger w asked him what sort of a fellow 1) was. Cobb replied: "Cobb is re "to my wife bv marriage, and if ' don't object to a brief sketch, to H technicalities eliminated, I """M say that in appearance he is "ther bulky, .standing six-feet high, especially beautiful, a light roan J10' with a black mane. His figure undecided, but might be called a bunchy in places." and supported thousands of cattle, j Sales Manager, says the answer to ana UP1'U1 ...... i- .1 1 ,. aa ul..vo are simple Now there is but very I. ue .eeu" , " ... k any kind on the nearer hills and prac-1 enough if the curious wt 1 . Linan tically no grass. mis n brought about by overgrazing these lands year after year a little below the surface. "People ask where the money comes from," said Mr. Collins, "and there The public does not siop .lulien Hurley went to Ontario on the afternoon train Monday to attend the K. P. reception adn took his ten nis outfit with him to take a few turns in the afternoon. TEACHERS' TRAINING SCHOOL. i addition to the Oregon sheen hav- they stop The p 1 Vo? IdXl om into 0-1 ihai automobiles have made to the ands of Idaho sheep com HK,-egate wealth of the country. Ev- gon every year al ? e, ve ery man or woman who buys an auto ,ads J0" R7not mobile soon On, that his or her efll graze so close that the g.a I increased a hundred fold or recover for several yea . It - J , -y argely due to this tact mai i"- i h rnotor car8 and cattlemen are quietly beg.nmng : down to from the to gain control by purchase or e m n.ad f u. The lease of a body of grazing land o 1th of the nat. make8 which they can count.B.ue 'n ne did before he tain Eagle. J Uwam an automobile owner. His efh- suit : be Hii'is i the wealth of the community. .Th.-e is no such thing as 'the point Twc.ty-Seven Teachers in Attendance and Very Enjoyable Session Reported. Teachers to Now Finish Examination lBmliate!y upon the ci0M 0f the Uwi" school, the teachers entered I" thir txuminution, as announced Ul Emtr;i-i hrrctof ere. i a ht of lh names of ) (..!. t!. txaminattun: K"li V..U, (.,,, Winalow, Mrs. f h'il.l...k., Mis. Msy lUUils, Am,,, ii, g.1(ni ;,M Wl- I'-i...... I,k4 M Jolw.sol., 14 i H At, '!!' Mm Edna Griffin. Leora Peter, Henry Kan iel Thompson, Jei Montgomery, Blanche Jarvis. Johsnn. Murray. Myr ,1. Rowe. Anns Bell Mour., Ktber Mtnrr, l-ui riiin. Urs uwsrd. Kmm. M.-(iiv.r. Itu.h KUiiiWirr,t;-rru.UKv Itoydell, An Jit. S,.' M';;-";. Mh u-n.y. I-.-- -"7' ;; j Will ' M'" ,1.11. of t()li,l juration' us .ppneu i tonnUU. The more automobiles are (,Mi lU neater will be th. den, nd ,iea. I" omer .....-, - the mors weaim. in' ,. u , 1 1 1 1 1 1 H 1 1 , 1 1 f . (IN VISIT ..ii nHKllt inertly "f me .-. . -. Mj ,,d i' H" " III IW-ll'l, 'l'l""l I l,e I ill, I It ( in I " '"" I, ., I,, .MM vne i,n thru Wi., (II, .,11 l.rn-tl'-lT ill, Hal f'lttfi'll n.U si.'l : " ii, ii'y The Teachers' Summer Training School closed at Vale this week after a three weeks' session, and the teacn f.r examination followed. Twenty-seven of Malheur county's attended the training school, which was one of the best and most enjoyable as well as instructive meeting of the teachers of the coun ty ever held here, and ull spetk in the highest praise both of the instructors and the county huperinterident, whose constant care for the interest and en joyment of the visiting teachers add ed much to the pleasure of the session. The following teachers attended the training school: Clara Rose Howard, Fern Alden, Gladys Fulton. lWoe II. Anderson. Gladys Anderson, Cecilia Robinson, Mathilda Stuve, Hbtnche Jarvis, Mabel iwutt. Corir W. Window, nigs Johnson. Johanna Murray, Aiics l-ur. II.. J.ie MonttfoiiM l), IUsl l B". Anns IS II M.wie, Sady". l'itlU, Ag- Fllu. r.tnir aii"t, ihi." I'.di.a Von ll r.ii ft t I I ... Lf u I kJU . . , ,i I mi,,.. M,(,HII LUS V(.Vwi To every man, woman or child in Vale who have had at some timo dur ing the week, a little black box thrust into their hands, with no inscription on it for identification, saving a hid eous ape's face and a question mark, it is stated that the amazing solution to the mystery will be worked out on the coming Sunday night, at the Rex Theater. Every person who has followed the story of "The Master Key," at that theater, and which serial was com pleted last Monday night, knows the character of the films which they are canable of exhibiting. None of these pictures on any program are over three months old, all up-to-the-minute themes, and of interest to everyone. Deep, dark and baffling mystery lurks within the little black box. The play has one of the most weird mys teries ever conceived by a moving picture writer. Differing from the stories in "The Clutching Hand" series, every charac ter in this photoplay desires to know the secret. Herbert Rawlinson, as the detective, Sanford Quest, uses won derful methods of science in the de Col. E. Hofer in Pacific Coast Man ufacturer says: The grand total of tax es collected in Oregon in 1914 wus $18,313,408. In 1914 the total harvest of the tax collector was $28,083,000 gain $4,769,- 532. For 1915 the total collections were $20,951,668 a decrease of $2,131,332. Of this decrease in 1915, 963,650 was state taxes for collections and $338,412 county taxes. Cities and towns show Increase of $14,657 for collections in 1914. All the other tax collecting bodies show reductions for 1915 of $829,- 270. The reduction of $2,131,332 for 1915 as against collections for 1914 comes as a result of a vigilant newspaper camDaien against high taxes, The total increase from 1913 to -14 was nearly 27 per cent, and the re duction from 1914 to 1915 was nearly ten ner cent Taking these facts in consideration, if the same ratio of increase had been keot up for 1915 that prevailed from 1913 to 1914, the taxes this year would have totalled $29,315,410 A SPRY OLD MAN. Leonard Cole of this city received a letter a few days ago, inclosing 8 picture of his father, Joshua Cole, of Long Beach, Cal., but it took Leonard some time to discover where his fath er was to be found in the picture. Up on a closer inspection, however, it was found that the old gentleman was standing on his head out in the or chard when the picture was taken, and his feet were pointing straight toward the heavens. The fact that Joshua Cole is 83 years old is what makes the exploit of standing on his head while posing for a picture the more astonishing. Leonard has not tried to do the stunt yet, but says he does not believe the old man has a boy that could perform the feat today. The fact that Mr. Cole spent the greater part of his life in Malheur county probably accounts for his won derful strength and agility at his ad vanced age. Mr. Cole took up and be gan developing a homestead, near where the town of Brogan now stands, nearly a half century ago. He owns many business and residence proper ties in Vale, and has a large fortune invested in property at Long Beach, all of which is still under his personal supervision and management at his ad vanced age. SOURDOUGH" BILL CONVICTED Sour Dough Bill, Mollie Burgett and Joe Carlson, held for the robbery of the Rainbow stage, were convicted in the circuit court of Baker county last week. Sheriff Ben Brown, who assisted in the capture of the robbers and the finding of the gold stolen from the stage, was called as a witness in the case, returning home the first of tho week. The reward of $1,000 offered by the surety company for the recovery of the stolen gold has been paid to the Baker county sheriff, who will distri bute it among those who assisted him in running down the robbers and re covering the booty. LARKSPUR KILLS CATTLE tection of crime. "Anihaldyte," which in Oregon instead of $20,051,668.-The explodes in one direction only; the "Photolesme." moving pictures by telephone; Electric Thought Transfer- ence;IIypnotic Confessions, and other strange things. The story will continue for fifteen weeks, making thirty reels. "It is considered." stated Manager Quis enberry, of the Rex, "the best in serial achievement; not only from the ex hibitor's standpoint, but from thef oint of the public's entertainment." Blue Mountain Eagle. HOLD FOR HIGHER PRICE At the wool sales at Bend, Oregon, last week little wool changed hands, the growers generally holding for a 'higher price than that offered. A large number of cattle have been poisoned on the range from eating what is supposed to be larkspur. Before this nation begins to. scrap around in Mexico, this government should ascertain first if the Mexican names are worse than Ruasian names. Too much is too much, as far as tele graph editors arc concerned. . t I IIUYAN TO VISIT OREGON. lie Fi b" Ma :.iw, ExSecretary of State Bryan will vis it Portland inside of a few weeks. II is going to ths San Francisco expoai lion, thence to the up-coasi cities. lis says lis expects to rh KssttU U Ueoii July I'J and 18. Great Inter, sat will bs nianlfW! in wl.st he has in ssy n Ibis tup. It is Uhsvsd that il 1.. i. v,.inir tu l.raak With ilia ,,ll,U,,t on i'l uu!illsl lion, II Will Utoins iiai,lft on Ihls Irip. Knights of Pythias on Visit to Ontario Seven auto loads of brave men from the castle hsll at the county seat, be sides those who went on the train, Journeyed to Ontario Monday night to witness the third degree work at Ar- members afurwsrd. A mo.t enjoyable evening Is rsport. d, among "Ulning episodes bsing lbs ridrbrsttoii f the 70 h birth day f hir Knight A. II- M-Jrg'r. A bulhdsy rsks upon wl.Uli was 70 .,, . .. 1 .1- A-..-,.m.i I. Mil. 1'Mlltli, IIIUMIII'I"' m.w.. to a characteristic talk from the aged Pythian. Among those attending from this point were: Tofti Seaweard, J. E. Uwrenre, Jas. Frost, Ivor willlams, Wm. Cwrolly, t'arl Kcgtly, Jii.s Harvey, Waiisn Paiss, Ralph Praper, W'csvsr Randolph, F.srl Johnson, Krb. is Hayes, Percy Johnson, Uso. W. Ilayts. Fsrd Xutf, J. 1.. Lewis, lk Uwi., J. A. Hull. II II. Wimsms. Thus. Junes, srt Nmly, .Mm. H Wl.avU, Ut M- IMI. A, (filhsm, ,,,( ball, .!l III Kl.lMl.lS ILUI..4 I H.d A. rll. iA5