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VOLUME VII, NUMBER 11.
VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1916
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
ENTHUSIASTIC
MEETING OF
REPUBLICANS
ENTHUSIASTIC LINCOLN BAN
QUET MADE THE OCCASION OF
REPUBLICAN R E U NION IN
MALHEUR COUNTY
The banquet celebrating tho birth
day of Lincoln resolved itself into a
rousing launch of the republican cam
paign in Malheur county, and politi
cal unity and good fellowship prevail
ed. Committeemen, George W. Mc
Knight, Ralph Weaver, Frank L. Wil
liamB, T. T. Nelsen and I. V. Hope,
mado elaborate preparations with tho
result that a great gathering from all
over the county were present at the
grand repast furnished by the Drex
el Hotel in their large well decorated
dining room. Some 125 guest's were
seated with an overflow into the lob
by where some twenty or more were
cared for.
Tho Vale Band of twenty pieces en
tertained the large audience from 8
to 9 p. m. at which time the doors
were thrown open and tho gay crowd
of men .and women filed in to enjoy
the excellent viands and listen to. as
fine a program as has ever been pro
vided in Vale on any occasion.
-Toastmaster George E. Davis called
the assembly to order and Rev. Fran
cis L. Cook delivered the invocation.
Several splendid vocal renditions were
given during the evening by Rev. Cook
and Lois and James Cook. Messrs.
Burrows, Schmidt, Williams and
Gwilliam entertained with the saxa
phone and were encored with great ap
plause. Judge Davis opened the ceremonies
with an historical review comparing
tho great men and their accomplish
ments with our own Lincoln. This re
view was entertaining and an intel
lectual treat well worthy of study and
consideration by all who heard it.
E. M. Dean, of Nyssa, eloquently en-.
tertained the audience with a splendid
oratorical effort on "Our Martyred
Presidents" dealing with the crises
which arose and the fortunately able
men furnished by a wise providence
to meet them. Lincoln, Garfield and
McKinley were brought realistically
before the gathering and the great
events in which they took part were
portrayed in choice rhetorical effort
as well as their unfortunate removal
before completing their great tasks.
Mr. John W. Corson, the speaker of
the evening on "Lincoln," gave those
fortunate enough to be present a bril
liant and entertaining oratorical pan
egyric which thrilled and held the au-.
dlence in breathless attention for 35
minutes. Mr. Covson is a facile and
able speaker and handled his subject
somewhat differently from the usual
custom. Portions of this excellent
and instructive address follow below.
Mr. H. H. Williams rendered Lin
coln's Gettysburg speech in an excel
lent and able manner very pleasing
to his listeners.
George W. Hayes gave an illustra
tion of a ringing and rousing politi
cal talk on "The Past of the Republi
can Party." An orator of ability and
thorough master of his subject Mr.
Hayes drew many comparisons com
plimentary to that party. and, from
his view point, showed the utter in
competency of the Democratic party
as well as their extravagance. Por
trayed in glowing language the suc
cessful constructive efforts of that
party and the inability of their oppo
nents to even follow in their foot
steps. Specchmaking closed with a. witty
and felicitous effort by Professor S.
G. Bailey, of Ontario. Professor Bailey
said that he had been slated for a
speech and upon asking "on what sub
ject" was told about ten minutes.
"Just what there was to talk about
ten minutes I am unable to figure
out. I note however that a probable
reason why I was called upon was
that candidates having been cut out
as speakers there were but few- of us
left"
The Professor advocated the solid
allegience to the party clear down the
line. He showed that the republican
party had not listened to the rumb
lings of unrest; had not properly in
terpreted them and therefore went
down to defeat in 1912. He hoped
they had learned the lesson and would
meet the people half way in all poli
cies. The Professor closed with highly
complimentary remarks as to the
ability of Vale to entertain and was
frequently interrupted with loud and
vociferous applause.
At the close of Professor Bailey's
remarks Toastmaster Davis said: "In
our midst we have tonight one of the
old heroes of tho great strife conduct
ed by Lincoln Uncle Tom Barton.
(Continued on page 8.)
VALE BOYS MAKE GOOD GRADES
IN UNIVERSITY
Millard Nelsen and George W. Taylor
Receive Fourth of Freshmen
Honor Grades.
Vale boys make themselves promi
nent when away from their home.
At, the University of Oregon, last
semester, George W. Taylor gained 4
hours out of the 25 in the "H" class
Freshmen; 8 hours out of 88 in "S"
class and 4 hours in "M" class.
Millard Nelsen gained 14 hours out
of 88 in "S" for Freshment and 2
hours "M" class. As 10 hours in "S"
class are necessary to pass for a year
Millard has only two hours to gain
the coming semester.
In this Freshman class there are
over 300 students and these two Vale
High School boys received one-fourth
of the credits of the entire class.
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Buy At Home
Civic Club Slogan
Civic Improvement Club Passes Reso
lutions to Help Home
Merchants.
The Ladies Civic Improvement Club
greatly depreciate trading away from
home and have inaugurated a move
ment with hopes of inducing mutual
co-operation between the traders and
consumers.
It is realized that perhaps the ex
act article needed or quality desired
may not be on hand at all times but
they Jhink traders should be willing
to go to some trouble to obtain just
what is demanded, if unable to carry
it in stock and that, on the other hand,
consumers should give the traders an
opportunity to supply them rather
than immediately ordering from else
where. The following resolutions were pass
2d unanimously by the club at their
meeting February 10:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the development of any
town depends upon the development of
the contiguous territory, and the de
velopment of the contiguous territory
repends largely upon co-operation be
tween town and country, and
WHEREAS, a strong civic spirit
's essential to the development of any
jomm unity, and
WHEREAS, it has been our notice
that such money is expended by con
sumers for goods and merchandise
from mail order houses and other out
side trade centers, and
WHEREAS, it lies within the pur
pose of Civic Improvement Club, and
is to the very great interest 'of the
citizens of Vale that home buying be
encouraged, that the strong civic spir
it be fostered, and that the best in
terests of both town and country be
considered, thereforo
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Civic
Improvement Club convey to the mer
chants of Vale a request that they
carry in stock a line of merchandise
at such prices and of such a quality
as will induce the consumer and house
keeper to buy at"home; that -they
maintain on their merchandise a price
which is no higher than the prices
regularly maintained on similar mer
chandise 'by the merchants in our
neighboring towns; that in the mat
ter of buying for retail tcade, agri
cultural products such as fruit, veg
etables and dairy products, they give
preference first to Vale, second to
Malheur county, and last to Oregon;
that in the event of not carrying a
particular style of goods asked for by
the customer, they make every possi
ble effort to secure such article for
the customer, rather than to allow her
to seek another buying place.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLV
ED, That the members of tho Civic
Improvement Club will endeavor, be
fore buying, to examine merchandise
carried by the Vale merchants; that
they will, in acses where the schedule
of prices is no higher, and the quali
ty of goods is the same, give the
preference to the Vale merchants;
that in the buying of garden vege
tables, fruit and dairy products, they
will consider first the products of
Vale, second, the products of Malheur
county, and third, the products of Ore
gon; that they will, in co-operation
with the merchants and business men
of Vale, endeavor to make Vale an
attractive trading center for the out
lying districts.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLV
ED, That a copy of these Resolutions
be furnished to the Malheur Enter
prise, and to each of the merchants of
Vale, and that a copy thereof be
spread upon the minutes of -this meet-'
ing.
MRS. ANNA M. WHEELER,
President.
Attest:
MRS. G. A. RURING,
Secretary.
It wouldn't bo nearly so far to Tip
perary if the roads were good.
Suttle Gets Moneg'
For Irrigation
Suttle Lake Succeeds In Securing
Money Under The District
Plan.
The news item following is of great
interest to the people of the valley
as it indicates what may be done un
der the Oregon District Irrigation
Law.
This district had been unable for
years to accomplish tho irrigation
of their fine lands through private
promoters but within one year from
the time of organization they have
secured the necessary funds through
Vancouver, B. C. contractors.
Engineer Laurgaard constructed
the State works on the Turaalo pro
ject and has taken great interest in
forwarding action through tho me-
diumship of the district law.
Tho engineering work on the Mal
heur project is practically completed
and that delay removed. It is now on
ly necessary to perfect an organiza
ti .r and, when the owners are ready,
go ahead.
Vancouver, B. C, Company to Con
struct Suttle Lake, Or., Project.
.The Henry J. Kaiser Contracting
Company, of Vancouver, B. C, has
been-awarded the contract for the con
struction of irrigation works in Sut
tlo Lake district in Central Oregon.
The contractor agrees to sell the
bonds, authorization for tho sale of
$600,000 worth having been made, as
compensation for his work. The es
timate of the cost of construction giv
en by the engineer was $534,000.
It is the hope of the engineer who
will have charge of the construction,
O. Laurgaard, that the work will be
commenced in the Spring and that the
entire project will be completed within
a year to allow crops to be planted in
1917.
STEPFATHER DIES IN THE EAST
Vale Man Receives News of Death
of Stepfather tn Cambridge,
Wisconsin.
C. C. Romph has word of the death
of his stepfather which took place at
tho family home near Cambridge, Wis.
on Feb. 2, 1916. He was a favorite
among the step children and will be
greatly missed. He lived a christian
life and therefore was prepared to
to answer tho summons. Having
made all funeral arrangements and
bidding the family a last farewell he
passed peacefully to the great beyond.
He leaves a wife, son and daughter,
eleven grand children and a host of
friends to mourn his departure.
THE NEW ZEPPELIN BY BART
WM. JONES SAYS
DISTRICT PLAN
IS THEBEST
Prominent Rancher and Stock Raiser
Endorses District Plan for
Irrigation.
Wm. Jones, Banker, Farmer, Cat
tleman and Pioneer of Malheur Coun
ty, was in town from his Juntura homo
last week on business matters. Mr.
Jones expressed himself as greatly in
favor of a district organization for
the construction of tho Warmsprings
reservoir.
"We can all talk as wo please,"
said Mr. Jones, "about plenty of water
but as a matter of fact the best rights
on the river are mighty close to short
age pretty nearly every year. It has
always seemed strange to me that this
project has hung fire so long and I
think it is lack of organization. There
is a fino damsito and plenty of water
every year to fill a larger reservoir
than they are likely to build. Water
will double the population of Vale and
Ontario and the farmers could raise
double the cropsvthey now get Any
thing I can do to help push it along
will be done and I am sure we want
the district extended so as to take in
the whole rivei1 io' Juntura, for then
we won't be worried about losing our
second crops and will get rid of a lot
of foolish litigation. Nothing like
plenty of water to settle priority of
rights. No one cares who cornea first
or how much water is adjudicated to
him, if there is always plenty of wa
ter at his head-gate."
Mr. Jones stated that but littlo of
tho real flood had passed Vale. "The
North Fork and Middle Fork havo not
made a start yet and tho headwaters
of Bully creek are deep with snow."
Continued Mr. Jones: "I am afraid
tho ground is so badly frozen that
most of the water will get away from
us instead of soaking-into the ground
and coming up in tho shape of grass.
It's too bad to see it go down to the
ocean when wo might easily have had
enough for three years stored at a
very small cost"
Tho Zone Food Sale which was giv
en by the Ladies Aid of the M. E.
Church in the Hadloy building last
Friday evening, was a success in every
detail'. A number of booths carried
varieties of cooked food, and before
everyone who crowded the room had
been fed, every variety of food was
exhausted.
The finance committee reports a
cash receipt of $57.00.
Democrats Will
Meet in Ontario
Democrats of County Will Celebrate
"Wilson Day" at Moore Hotel
In Ontario.
In honor of the third anniversary
of the inauguration of "Woodrow Wil
son as president of tho United States,
the Woodrow Wilson Club of Malheur
county will hold a banquet and get
together meeting at the Mooro Hotel,
Ontario, on Saturday evening, March
4th next Tho banquet and subse
quent post prandial discussion will be
open to anyone who desires to attend,
regardless of race, religion, creed or
politics, provided arrangements arc
made with the committee in charge at
least three days prior to the date of
the banquet for seats thereat, so that
the committee can make preparations
for the proper number to bo accom
modated. It is expected that several speak
ers of national reputation will bo
present, and give- interesting talks,
as .well as some of tho prominent local
Democrats and Progressives. The
program is bound to be on exceed
ingly attractive one, and it is tho aim
of the committee in charge to make
this tho biggest event of a political
naturo that has over occurred in Mal
heur county.
Tho committee in charge of the ar
rangements,, and from whom tickets
for the banquet may bo purchased, at
$1 per plate, are the following: B.
C. Richardson and B. W. Mulkey, Vale;
Wilson Bros, of Nyssa; nnd W. F. He
man and E. H. Test of Ontario; whilo
D. L. Ingard, of Fruitland, Idaho, will
represent the Idaho delegation, and
tickets may also bo purchased at the
Fruitland State Bank for tho banquet.
NAVAL BASE FOR ASTORIA
Great Naval Base for Astoria.
Joint Resolution Introduced
in Congress.
A bill has been introduced in Con
gress by W. C. Hawley providing for
the establishment of a first class naval
base at Astoria. Favorable comment
is made throughout the country and
as tho Columbia is ono of the great
est ports of the country and ono of
the easiest to defend, there is no doubt
expressed by those who are suppose!
to know but that such establishment
is certain.
Portland papers are practically -united
on tho subject and all papers iu
the state may bo said to favor it
No opposition has arisen in tho
, east so for and it is hoped that Rep
resentative Hawley will bo able to
get this work started at an early date.
BOOTLEGGING BUSINESS IS
UNPROFITABLE IN MALHEUR
Bootleggers, Arrested and New 8up
ply of Liquor Secured to Intox
icate RiVer. -
It would seem, that bootlegging
ould prove unprofitable business af
ter a while. Sheriff Bon Brown
brought in some five or six offenders
from Juntura this past week, to
gether with o large amount 6f booze,
which will probably bo used to pollute
tho water of Malheur river about the
timo of tho next high water.
BOOK SHOWER A SUCCESS
The "Book Shower" for the benefit
of the public library given by tho
Ladies Civic Improvement Club at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms Tues
day evenintr was a decided nurrvuis.
Some 100 books wore recoiled and
$15.00 in money.
Music was furnished by tho Vale
band nnd nn rntmntnoi Tv.ir .
I Meet" was held, followed by an ox-
collent lunch.
Thirty one of tho ladies were cob-
turned to represent different states or
countries and much' fun was exper
ienced in guessing the representations.
CHICAGO HERALD DECLARES
THEDA BARA IS THE MOD
ERN MEDUSA
Writimg in tho Chicago Herald Miss
Louella Parsons the celebrated critic
delves into an analysis of Thcda Barn,
tho wondorful French actress, who
comes to the Rex Theatre, on Wed
nesday, February 23rd, In tho latest
William Fox Photoplay Supreme "Sin"
-which was written nnd producod by
Herbert Brenon.
"Her hair is like the serpent locks
of Medusa, her eyes have the cruel
cunning of Lucrotla Borgia, till now
held up as the world's wickedest wo
man, her mouth is tho mouth of the
sinister, scheming Delilah, and her
hands aro those of the blood-bathing
Elizabeth Bathory, who slaughtered
young girls that she might batho fa
their life blood and so retain her boau
ty. "Can it bo that fate htm reiqecr-
mated in Thcda Dura tho eouls of
jtieso monsters of medieval times?
Scientists havo questioned tills most
extraordinary of women to secure
fresh evidence to support their half
proved laws of transmigration of souls
but the result has only been to prove
that, though Miss Bara is greatest de
lineator of evil typos on the stage or
screen today, sho is in real life a sweet
wholesome woman who detests tho ob
normal." WILL HOLD A GET TOGETHER
AFTERNOON
Civic Improvement Club Ladles Will
Meet Country Residents
Saturday.
Saturday, February 20, will be cole
tinted in Vale by a social get together
ftvent Tho ladles of tho cltv havo is-
' .sued some hundred or more Invitations
to tho ladies of the country localities
to meet them in a social way at the
rooms of the Vale Chamber of Com'
merce.
Tho object of the meeting is pure
ly social with the idea that the people
oif both city and country aro mutual
ly bound together and have similar in
terests and desires for the general
welfare.
Tho humdrum of dally existence is
greatly relieved by coming together
and talking over the littlo or large
events of life. New courage is add
ed by a little mutual encouragement
and that burden which may appear
hard to bear becomes lighter and per
haps will disappear altogether through
! exchange of thought.
' The ladles who have inaugurated
this movement hope for a large at
tendance.
Geoding High School Hears of Vole-
ttayette Score and Returns
Home.
Tho Vale High School team of Bas
ket Ball covered themselves with glo
ry the past week by defeating Nyssa
H. S. team Wednesday evening In n
fas)t game resulting in a score of 49
to 14.
Thursday evening they defeated the
Payette Y. M. C. A. team in hot
game winning with a score of 89 to
16.
The Vale High School basket ball
team had a game scheduled with the
Goodiig, Idaho, team for lait night
The Gooding boys came in on the
train yesterday rooming, learned the
score of the night before, when Vale
took in the Payette Y. M. C. A. team
by a score of 39 to 1C, and took the
next train out of town, without even
sending In their regrets. Payette had
beaten Gooulnir. and they evident
Mid not care to take a iilfar dmt
j ing from Vale.
HAS INSPECTED
THE DAM AND
KNOWS OF !T
SETTLER ON BULLY CRK IK
WRITES ENTERPRISE IN HE
GARD TO THE DAM AND ? f S
SAFETY
Editor Enterprise, Vale, Oreg-fn
your last Issue you comment at f -.o
length in regard to tho Bully ci - k
dam and I wish to say as a resi6 it
of Bully creek for the last 18 ye. -s
that there has not been any high water
to spoak of sinco the dam has bi n
under construction except tho cld'id
Dum yu mermon nna 1 notlcc u lt
vou did not state tho fact that about
25 feet of 016 50 foot dnm you mm'
tion was below tho level of tho creak.
In 1915 the dam was at its present
height but there was very little high
water and what there was flowed
through two openings in the dam, ono
a pipe near tho level of tho creek and
another a 4x8 foot hole about 40 feet
from the bed of the creek' which with
the pressure it had carried the creek
over without any trouble but now
thoeo two holes aro stopped up and
tho water is forced through the head
gates of the dam (there being no ac
tual spillway) which consist of four
gates 3x4 feet with colums of cement
between the gates making n spillway
very littlo larger than the openings in
the dam last year and with the wntur
starting through the gates 20 feet
from tho top of the dam. Now thero
has been no high water yet this sea
son, yet a part of the spillway has
washed or broken off causing .tho wa
ter tp run back toward tho lower fill,
washing out considerable of it, show
ing at least that this part of tho work
is faulty; hence ns you say "Tho dan
ger lies, in the structure being unco a
pletcd." You state that "near the top th?'o
is a spillway which will- carry fully
as much water ns the gates," whi'h
is on error, or I have been unablo 'o
locato it on my two trips to tho d..n
m February 4 and 12.
When this dam is completed with
ample spillways front and back fill
as required by law there will be no
"silly rumors circulated In Valo in
spired by unwise talk and inexperienc
ed management"
J. J. Dickur30ii.
Note: Mr. Dickerson's comment n
tho dam is courteous nnd pcrtinei't,
and in the main in accordance wi;h'
the facts. We think there were ma- y
silly rumors afloat in Vale which 'e
gentleman did not hear and for wh;t:h
he was not responsible.
The letter is correct that therr is
yet no spillway provided at the op
of tho dam. The dim helm inn t
plete makes this ("oubl" .'33. ' o
stoppage of the old outlof, rhri' l
advisable in tho mnniop i ls -page,
cuts very little firu s :a j
gards flood flow. The four gates U
permits a tremendous flow of wt ir
us tho pressure increases, and tho ut
ten feet of the filling will hold r- ,o
water than all tho rest of the re r
volr. Tho farmers havo had tho sen -,:s
of a state engineer and his advif in
no more than that of any man on to
rreek. If tho water passes over 10
top of the dam in heavy flood, the dt m
will go out No question about ti it.
But.it will pass over tho top of no
dam no man, engineer, layman or r -phet
can tell. Water has been ")0
feet, 1000 feet deep over this counti y.
Mr. Dickerson has seen big water in
Bully creek; but that water will flow
ever the dam this year or any ono
year no man can tell. When it reneh
od tho top of tho dam, or near it,
and wo lived under It, it would havo
to make good time to catch us ns ve
hit for high ground.
Hfed tho work gone fbrward undtr
the district plan all would have been
well and tho lesson given us nov.- a
plain; take the remedy tho Orewn
District I aw offers and organize
der it; build a gravity dnm at bitfj
places over which the w.'"r "
ni it vi!! ar..i hoM i r.nf i
mnku the entire coi'nfr tvopwr .
Editor.
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FREE LECTURE .
Some of the cltlzer-; of Vale ' 'e
invited Judge Biggs t; inrt.-uct "i ra
on tho Oregon Dry Law. He haji c
cepted that Invitntbn. i.vcrj'o ly
and the Vale Concert Band u expv t
ed to be present
HELD
AN ADJOURNED
OF COURT
TE1LU
There was an adjourned term ut
circuit court tho first of tho w k.
jtfudge Biggs having taken up sone
untinisnea worK oi me receni i-mr
and contfletod it in a couple of days.