laeinatt Is Good In Vale Malheur County Is Rapidly Developing Actual Drilling Underway At Western Pacific Oil Well Dairying, Gardening, Poultry and Dry Farming Increasing Cattle, Horsed,
Hogs, Sheep and Wool Industries At Top Notch Warmspjings. and Willow Alder Irrigation Projects lteddy For Construction Owyhee and Other Districts Developing New Homestead Laws Arc Rap
idly Settling the Interior New State Highways Will Bring Many Tourists and Home Seekers Jordan and Snake Valleys Prosper Brogan Country Facing Great Corn and Fruit Season-Nitrate, Potash
Aluminum, Antimony, Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Gypsum, Silica, Gas and Oil Fields Being Investigated Boost For Vale and Maihcur County' Tell Your Friends to Come to Southeastern Oregon.
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VOLUME VIII, NO. 16. VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1917. SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
Temporary Malheur County Good Roads Association Formed :-: Will Be Perfected
ASSOCIATION
MAKES FARM
CREDITS EASY
How the Local Farm-Loan Associa
tion Assists the Farmer to Ob
tain Better Credit.
The local loan association does not
lend money to its members. Its
function is to perform certain ser
vices for them so that they may be
able to obtain Joans from the Federal
land bank on better term a. than now
prevail. It is important that every
borrower should understand what the
Bervicea are which a loan association
renders its members.
One important service, rendered
through the loan committee, is an ap
praisal of the property offered as se-
curity by each borrower. While this
is not the only appraisal considered
by thd Federal land bank in connec
tion with an application for a loan,
it serves as an important guide, cor
responding to the appraisals supplied
by local agents under the present
mortgage system.
The loan association also renders
an important service by transmitting
the necessary papers and reports
through its Becretary-trejisurer to ho
Federal land bank. Besides clerical
work of this character and the trans
fer of funds to and from the Federal
land bank, the secretary-treasurer is
required by law to ascertain whether
borrowers use the proceeds of their
loans in the manner specified and to
notify the Federal land bank of any
Irregularities in this respeeL -
While the loan association supplies
many kinds of important information
to the Federal land bank, as indicat
ed above, it also contributes directly
to tho financial standing of the mort-.
gaga loans furnished to its members,
in that the capital stock of the loan
association carries a double liability
which is added to the security repre
sented by the members' mortgages.
The local loan association is therefore
to this extent a guaranty association
for members' loans.
Still another important class of ser
vices will be rcndeied by tho local
loan association in accumulating in
vestment capital. Each association is
permitted to receive current deposits,
giving therefor certificates bearing in
terest for not longer than one year,
at not to exceed 4 per cent per an
num, which certificates, when pre
sented at the Federal land bank of
the district in amounts of $25 or any
multiple thereof, are convertible into
land-bank bonds.
It may thus be seen that the local
farm-loan association constitutes an
important cooperative organization
which directly assists in improving
the members' credit by rendering cer
tain services which otherwise would
have to be performed by other agen
cies at added expense.
Contest Case Tried.
Simon Servatius appeared as plain
tiff and Thos. M. Stewart defendant
in a case of contest which was tried
before the land office officials this
"Week. The case involves 320 acres of
land in Cow Valley and the plaintiff,
represented by Percy M. Johnson and
Wheeler and Lyle, alleges abandon
ment and failure to comply with reg
ulations. Davis and Kester are at
torneys for the defendant A number
of Cow Valley residents were in Vale
and appeared during the hearing.
Miss Earp to Represent Vale in Contest
Alma Earp Chosen to Represent Vale
at the County Declamatory
Contest in Ontario.
Miss Alma Earp will represent Vale
at the coming county declamatory
contest to be held at Ontario, March
31, according to the decision of judg
es Thursday evening when the Vale
tryout was held at the Rex Theatre.
So close was the marking of the judg
es that points numbered on one hand
marked the line between first and sec
ond places. Second being awarded to
Miss Ella Betterly who would repre
sent Vale at the county meeting
should Miss Earp be unable for any
cause to appear. The other contes
tants gave splendid numbers speaking
with ease and grace and it was a -hard
task for any judge to pick a winner
One of the striking features of the
CHANGE IN DATE ANNOUNCED
Industrial Club Worker Will be in
Maihcur County During the
First Part of April.
State Superintendent of Public In
struction, J. A. Churchill, hag notified
Miss Fay Clark, superintendent of the
Department of Education for aMlheur
county, that state industrial club
worker, L. P. Harrington, will be hero
for work during the week from April
9 to 14, instead of during the latter
part of March as was previously an
nounced.
REVOLUTION IN
RUSSIA A SUCCESS
Czar May Leave Throne New Prov
incial Government Established
Battle in Capital.
London. Revolution has succeeded
in Russia. The czar may abdicate.
The duma and the army or at least
powerful elements in both groups
have overthrown the government.
Their object was to drive out of
power forever the pro-German offi
cials who since the start of the war
have been reported as hindering Rus
sia's full participation with the en
tente against Germany.
Three days of fighting preceded as
sumption of control by" the revolution
ists.
STRIKE THREATENED
BY BROTHERHOODS
"Railroad Brotherhoods Determined on
Securing Eight Hour Day
May be Avoided.
New York. Directly opposite in
moods the brotherhood representa
tives ready to fight, and the managers
i-eady to offer compromi&es - the op
pos ng factions in the gravi crisis
confronting the railroads of the coun
try went into conferensj at 11:30 to
f'.ay. The Brotherhood it was de
clared, are prepared to force the
eight-hour day issue and call the first
"section" of tho btrike at 6 p. m.
Saturday.
l-'oalizing that tho strength of the
combined brotherhoods must be
shown at this time, the representa
tives of the "Big Four" marched in
to the conference room at the Grand
Central terminal station today and
iwesented to. the railroad managers
a lesolution passed at a recent meet
ing in Chicago giving the brother
he cd chiefs tho r e;ht to cull a strike.
Washington Thorn is grovn.,7 be
lief in official circles that the ..broads
and emplpyes will leave no stone un
turned in an effort to' avoid a strike.
Few here think a strike will actual
ly occur. The president himself re
gards a strike as "unbelieveable" in
the face of the present international
crisis.
Iowa Men Locate Here.
Jacob Lehman, and son, Harry Leh
man, of Zeahring, Iowa, arrived in
Vale this week and have each filed on
a 640 acre homestead. These gentle
men express themselves as being
highly pleased with conditions here,
and state that a number of their
neighbors in Iowa will undobtedly'
come to Vale this spring.
The were assisted in finding their
homesteads by the Percy M. Johnson
company.
contest was the almost perfect mark
ing for memory. The musical num
bers given during the evening were
well received. A good house was in
attendance. Following, is the program
as given:
What Bridget ORielly Bought, Mar
vel Fellows.
The Bishop and the Cow, Thelma
Richardson.
Trick vs. Trick, Fay Chester.
Instrumental Duet, The Misses Mu
eller. Fritz and his Betsy Fall out, Law
rence Propst.
How Ruby Played, Ella Betterly.
Vocal Duet, Ella Betterly and Fran
ces Hornbeck, accompanied by Mrs.
Ruring,
Who's Afraid, Alma Earp.
The Newsboy's Debt, Irene Chester.
Instrumental Duet, Miss Bean and
Miss Iose,
SENATOR HURLEY
CHAMBER
Responding to a call by tho Vale
Chamber of Commerce about forty
citizens o Vale met last Tuesday ev
ening and after passing a resolution
in favor of tho Road Bonding measure
to be voted on next June and hearing
the law explained by Senator Jul i en
A. Hurley, adjourned and formed a
temporary organization of the Mai
hour County Roads Association. It
was decided td call a meeting of rep
resentatives from nil parts of .the
county lit, some near future date, and
in order to have things in the best
possible shape 'for .permanent organ
ization appointed the following com
mittees. Organization, I. W. Hope, John Rig
by, Saxon Humphrey; Constitution
and By-Laws to submit to meeting
for permanent organization by the
county representatives, Robt. D. Ly
tle, C. C. Mueller, George Hunting
ton Currey; Membership, T. T. Nel
sen, J. L. Lewis, Leonard Cole, Wal
ter Powers, A. H. Chester.
The meeting adjourned subject to
call, of the. temporary officers, Chair
man, Leo. II. Schmidt and Secretary
Leslie L. Hope.
"It was the wish -of all present, to
await, perfection of the county organ
iation -until the various communities
can accomplish local work and .send
delegates to a county meeting.
Resolution adopted by the Vale
Chanhci.3t,,iConimer.ce,March 14,
i917. ' V
Whereas, The electorato of the
State of OregQn will be called upon at
a special election June 4, 1917, to vote
on the measure known as the $6,000,
000.00 Road Bond Bill as adopted by
the 1917 Legislature, and
Whereas, It is the opinion, of the
Vale Chamber of Commerce that the
aforesaid bill should receive the hear
ty support of the -Voters of Oregon,
therefore,
Be it Resolved" That the Vale Cham
ber of Commerce hereby go on record
as favorable to said Road Bond Bill
and,
Be it Further Resolved, That a copy
of these resolutions be sent to Sena
tor W. D. Wood, chairman of the
State jCommittee and also a copy fur
nished the Malheur Enterprise for
publication.
Senator Hurley spoke in part as fol
lows: The question of-good roads for the
State of Oregon is before the people
at this time for consideration and
this meeting has been called not so
much for the purpose of discussing
the provisions of tho Road Bond Bill,
which is to be voted upon at tfie spec
ial election to -be held June 4, 1917,
but to plan a good roads organization
for Malheur county so that we- can,
properly get behind and- boost for the
passage of this bill and thereby se
cure good roads for tho State .of Ore
gon and for Malheur county.
County Good Roads Associations
are being organized all over the State
for the purpose of distributing liter
ature in favor of the Road Bond Bill
and I have received communications
SCENE AT THE
EXPLAINS1 ROAD
OF COMMERCE PASSES RESOLUTION
from both Grant and Harney coun
.ties which have already perfected
strong county., organizations which
have gone on record as favoring the
bill. The bill provides for about one
hundred sixty miles of, post road to be
constructed in Malheur county at an
estimated cost of about $2500.00 per
mile and as there is ' no increase in
tho tax which wo are already paying
into the State Highway Fund, none
of which has, in thopast, b'cen spent
on tho roads in Malheur county, there
can be no objections to the bill from
the standpoint of the taxpayers of
Malheur county.
The bill provides that tho licenses
on automobiles shall be doubled and
that the money arising therefrom, to
gether with the one fourth of a mill
tax which has already been paid for
several years for State Highway pur
poses', shall be used for paying the in
terest on the bonds and to provide a
sinking fund to pay the bonds nt ma
turity. The owners of the automo
biles of the State of Oregon so far as
I have been able to learn are all in
favor of bonding for good roads and
as they pay the only additional cost
there should be no objections of any
kind and all should vote for the pas
sage of tho bill. As a good business
proposition it is our duty to help in
every way possible to explain tho pro
visions of the bill so that every voter
in Malheur county will understand
the importance of going to the polls
to vote for the bill which will result
in the construction, and .improvement
of the-roads of tho State of Oregon
and of Malheur county.
The taxpayers of this county pay
several thousand dollars each year
for tho work done on the roads which
Have been designated in Malheur
county as post roads and when these
roads are constructed by the State,
with Government aid, according to
the provisions of the Koad Bond Bill
it will mean a -direct saving to the
taxpayers of the county of at least
$12,500.00 each year.
The benefits to be derived by Mal
heur county from tho construction of
these two roads across the county,
which directly connect us with the
Columbia Highway, cannot bo esti
mated in dollars and cents but all can
plainly see, who have given the mat
ter any thought or attenti6n, that the
benefits to be derived from the tour
ist traffic alone will mean many thou
sands of dollars each year to the bus
iness interests of tho county, and
many times this amount to the State
as a whole. It is estimated that at
least ninety per cent of all the pro
duce of tho State is hauled over the
roads and this one' fact in itself,
when the benefits to be derived from
good rtfads for this purpose are con
sidered, will justify any thing that
we can do to help in the passage of
this bill.
Malheur county has been especially
well provided for under the provisions
of this Road Bill and I am very anx
ious to sec the citizens f tho county
begin active work in favor of the
passage of the bill, and in my opin
ion, the best way to do this 1b to or
ganize a "Malheur County Good
Roads Association."
WESTERN PACIFIC OIL WELL
MEASURE -
3k 3k )t 3k 30t 3t 3K 3tC
Tho Enterprise has a fow
extra copies of the issue con
taining the full text of the
Road Bonding Measure and
will be pleased to send a copy
to any one requesting same.
3k 3f 3k 3k 3k JK 3VE HE 3i
Measure Affords Opportunities
Wheeler, Oregon, March 2, 1917,
"Malheur Enterprise,"
Vale, Oregon.
Gentlemen:
The road legislation adopted by the
Legislature just closed provides the
means whereby Oregon can enter up
on and carry out a comprehensive
Better Roads program. By referring
House Bill 550 to tho people for their
ratification tho proposition of Better
Roads is put squarely before the peo
ple of the State of Oregon for their
decision.
It is up to those of us who are in
terested in this proposition to see this
Act. is ratified nt the special election
to be held Juno 4th. To do so, will
require a united effort on tho part of
all who arc interested in this great
movement for Better Roads.
In myhumblo way I wish to suggest
that in each' county nn organization!
be perfected, .to bo known as a "Bet
ter Roads Club." These clubs to bo
composed of all thoso in tho county
who are interested in this work. These
clubs would have for- their principal
function the .dissemination of inform
ation relative to the bond measure,
dealing with its importance and tho
great practical benefits accruing to
tho state by its adoption.
Then each county organization
should select one or several delegates
to what might be termed a "State
Better Roads Committee." This com
mittee would thus be a state-wide or
ganization and its function would bo
to gather the necessary information,
arrange for the publication of the lit
erature needed, plan publicity cam
paigns to bo carried out by the news
papers of the stato and generally to
act as the central binding-together
body for the various county organiza
tions. Funds will bo required for this work
and I suggest that each county or
ganization adopt a rule that each
member pay a nominal sum, perhaps
one dollar, for membership in the club.
Tho sums thus raised to be used in
carrying forward tho campaign, as
suggested above.
A fact which impresses me very
strongly is that this road bond meas
ure is a state-wide proposition and to
secure tho adoption of the measure
and tho resulting benefits, we, who
live outside of Portland, should take
upon ourselves the duty of conduct
ing a vigorous and encrgetip cam
paign for the success of the measure
at the special election to be held Juno
4th.
Kindly consider this matter with
those in your county who are nltcrest
ed in this Better Roads movement and
arrange for the organization ofi your
County Better Roads Club.
I shall be more than pleased to hear
that such an organization is perfect
ed in every county of the state, for
only by united effort can we secure
success for tho measure nt the com
ing election.
Kindly write me, letting me know
what you think of the prospects for
the organization of such a club in
your county and giving mo any ideas
which you may feel disposed to give
as to how such n campaign in I sug
gest could bo strengthened and made
more effective.
Sincerely yours,
FRANK A. ROWE.
DECISION IS GIVEN
IN CAVINESS CASE
City Released in Cavlncss Case
Council Members and Mulkcy
Must Stand Trial.
Circuit Judge Dnlton Biggs has sus
tained the demurrer on tho part of
tho city of Vale in the case of Mrs.
Minnie Cavi'iess versus B. W. Mulkey,
the city of Valo and the members of
the city council at tho date of occur
ence of injury to pli intiff from fall
alleged to have been caused by a de
fective walk. Tho Demurrer was ov
erruled on tho part of tho members of
tho city council and Mr. Mulkey who
will have to stand trial.
MAYOR APPOINTS
COUNCIL COMMITTEES
Standing Committees Appointed by
Vale City Council for Ensuing
Year at Last Meeting.
The new council for the city of Valo
met in its first session Monday even
ing. Tho following standing commit
tees were appointed by Mayor Jay
Kimball for the year. Judiciary, J.
W. Lynd, Chairman, J. A. Randolph,
E. Dillon; Finance, J. A. Randolph,
chairman, J. H. Ellis, R. M. Beach;
Street, Firo and Water, E. Dillon,
chairman, R. M. Beach, J. W. Lynd;
Frinting and Polico, J. H. Ellis, chair
man, E. Dillon, J, A. Randolph;
Health, R. M. Beach, chairman, J. W.
Lynd, J. H. Ellis.
The council then elected J. A. Ran
dolph president and re-elected I. B.
Quisenberry water commissioner. The
next meeting will be held Wednesday,
the 21st, at which time the appoint
ment of n city attorney will likely be
considered.
WEEKS NEWS REVIEW
Brief Statement of Some Important
Events Occurring During the
Past Week.
President Wilson issues orders to
Navy department to arm merchant
vessels.
Extra session of Congress called for
April 16. '
Idaho and Washington stato legis
latures adjourn.
English capture city of Bagdad
from Turks,
Carranza elected to Presidency of
Mexico. First national election since
that of Madero,
Cyclone hits Newcastle, Indiana, re
sulting in million dollar loss, thirty
deaths, and many injuries.
Chinese senate votes 152 to 37 to
sever relations with Germany.
American ship destroyed by Ger
man U boat, crew saved,
Chinese Tong war continues in
Northwest cities.
Welscr last week organized a per
mancnt American Red Cross chapter. 1
Company Wants Warmsprings Bonds
C. W. Mallett Appointed Director
Warren Construction Company
Would Bid on Bonds.
At a meeting of the Board of Di
rectors of the Warmsprings Irriga
tion District held Monday last the
Board decided that as there no longer
existed any necessity for the collec
tion of tho interest levied to care for
the $390,000 in bonds offered Oct. 2,
1916, that interest should be remitted.
The County Court appointed C. W.
Mallett to act as n Director for the
uncompleted term of A. W. Trow who
died last month.
President R. E. Weant and Direc
tor flM Nprquis together Ylth the
OIL DRILLER
COMES-WELL
RECOMMENDED
Boise Paper Gives Recommendations
of New Chief Driller Announces
T. W. Davidson Field Manager
C. H. Comingore, the chief driller
for the Western Pacific Oil and Gas
company, arrived in Vale yesterday
to take complete charge of the drill
ing at tho new well. The Capital
News of Boise has tho following to
say in regard, to Mr. Comingore:
Tho Western Pacific Oil & Gas com
pany has been very fortunate to se
cure, for its head driller C. H. Com
ingore who comes very highly recom
mended hy three of the best known
business men of southern Idaho Mr.
Howe, Mr. Re:san and Mr. Eastman
of tho Boise Artesian Hot & Cold Wa-'
er company. These three men vouch
for him to bo an expert driller.
Besides his vast cxperienco in the
eastern oil fields, Mr. Comingore holds
the honor of drilling the two biggest
wells in the United States. For 18
months ho was employed by tho Stan
dard Oil company all over their east
ern fields, fishing for tools .and
straightening up spoiled wells, any
man doing this sort of work' must bo
an oxpert in the drilling line.
Mr. Comingore before accepting the
position as head driller for tho com
pany, went to.thd Vale field in com
pany with' tho. general manager of
the ..cqmpan .n,dl T- W- Davidson of
Valo, and-after a thorough inspection
of the new derrick, machinery and''
tools they went over tho lands owned
by the company, the.ro he found tho
greatest surprise of his life, in tho
oil game, and turning to tho general
manager made' the following state
ment: "This is an oil field or I nev
er saw ono, I'll accept the position.
I novor saw such convincing' surfaco
indications anywhere, why the oil
sands I see exposed here are identi
cal with the sands found in Okla
homa at a shallow depth and which
produce as high as 1600 barrels of
oil per day."
To Handle Operations.
T. W. Davidson of Vale came to
Boise for .the purpose of helping to
put on the finishing touches and ac
quaint himself thoroughly with the
company's way of doing business. Mr.
Davidson is going to represent the
company at Vale from which point
he can handle the field operations. "
It is a known fact that Mr, David
son has spent large sums of money
and nine years of his time in this field
and has at different times brought in
men whose reputations ns geologists
are the best. Such men as Captain
Barrett, pioneer for tho Colingo oil
field, California; Mr. Patten, Tampl
co, Mox., who brought in the largest
oil well in the world; Professor J. A.
C. Freund, who is a geologist second
to nono; W, M. Dunham and others.
In every instance they have agreed
and said that with intelligent man
agement this would be one of the
largest producing oil fields on the
American continent.
Before investing his money Mr.
Davidson investigated the oil fields in
Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas,
Ohio and .Wyoming and in nono of the
above irientioned fields did he find
one-qnrter the surfaco indications that
exist in the Valo field and he feels
certain that if years ago an intelli
gent driller had been employed tho
Vale field would bo a big producer to-
day.
secretary, John Rigby, and Attorney
George E. Davis met A. J, Hill, of
tho Warren Construction, nt Ontario
Thursday of last week.
Tho Warren Construction company
wero connected with the Lumbermens
Trust company In tho Bond sale, tak
ing $250,000 of the issue. Mr. Hill
desired to assume tho entire burden of
the Issue, but as thoy wero only indi
rectly connected with the Trust com
pany, and ns that company had closed
up their contract and passed out en
tirely, nothing could bo done.
Mr. Hill stated that he was much
pleased with the District and assurod
the parties present that when the
proper time cnme he would be glad
to bid on either tho bonds of the dis
trict or on the fonstructlon.