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VOLUME VIII, NO. 19.
VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1917. MALHEUR COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
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RED CROSS FOR
VALE ASSURED
Petition Filed for .Malheur County
Chapter of Red Cross Organiza
tion Awaits Granting of Charter
Due to the efforts of Mrs. Vernon
Tytas Hcrrett, the ladies, business
men and professional men of Vale and
Mnlheur county have been interested
in forming a Malheur County Chapter
of the American Red Cross' Associa
tion. Petitions for a Charter have
been sent to tho headquarters and as
soon ns such is issued a general call,
for organization will be given out.
Plans are being discussed for inau
gurating an enlistment campaign,, and
indications point to a marked success
of the movement. This branch of our
national defense, not only supplies the
soldiers with many heeded supplies,
but also in case of actual warfare is
a great factor in enlisting nurses,
soldiers and materials. In times of
peace it relieves distress wherever
disaster of any nature overtakes a
community.
Following are extracts relating to
membership taken from the By-laws
of the American Association:
Membership Classified.
Individual membership in the Red
Cross shall consist of six classes. Con
tributions to the relief funds of the
Red Cross can not be credited as mem
bership dues, but such must be paid
for the specified purpose cr nbtain-
is of
fol-
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' its
ing membership. The six
individual membership shall '
lows: ' '
Annual embers. Any i,.;
residennt of; the United States'
dependencies tf?ay Itotftaae n-rnehber
of the American National Red Cross
upon .application'!) a Chapter and the
payment of one dollar to,the Treasur
er of the" Chapter in'whose jurisdic
tion .the applicant resides, and may
continue such membership by the an
nual payment of tho same amountl
Subscribing Members pay two dol
lars per annum; Contributing Mem
bers, five dollars per annum; Sustain
ing Members, ten dolars" per annum;
Life Members, tw6nty-fivo dollars;
Patrons, one hundred dollars.
Recruiting Officer Here.
Sergeant Wm. A. Kinning of the
U. S. A. regulars of Portland arriv
ed in Vale on Friday mornings train
and has taken up headquarters at the
Post Office. Sergeant Kinning came
to Vale from Ontario where he enlist
ed 20 members of the Ontario high
school cadet corps in the U. S. A.
Regulars and will take them to Port
land with him next week where they
will all be enlisted in the same com
pany: .Sergeant Kinnings says that
the Ontario boys were a fine lot of
recruits and were physically perfect
in .every way.
Later reports siy that Sergeant
Kinning has met with success in Vale
and a large number of enlistments
have been secured.
County Board Meets.
Many Delegates From the Different
Schools of the County Present
at County Convention.
Delegates from the various schools
of the county meet In convention at
tho court house Friday. Beginning at
ten o'clock in the morning, sessions
continued all day with a short inter
mission for lunch which was served
the visiting delegates by the domes
tic science class of the Vale school.
The convention hours were taken up
in talks and discussions. Professor
M. S. Pittman of the Department of
Rural Schools at Monmouth Normal,
was one of the principal speakers of
the afternoon.
War Declared On Germany
Congress Passes Resolution
Senate and House Pass Resolution De
claring War on Germany Na
tion Prepares all Resources
Give- Third Degree Work.
VALE WINS
CLAMATORY
Alma Earp Takes First Place in De
clamatory Contest Giving Vale
Cup for Second(Time.
Miss Alma Earp of Vale won first
place in tho annual declamatory con
test for tho schools of Malheur county
held in the Dreamland theatre at On
tario last Saturday evening. It was
the largest contest ever hold both in
point of attendance and tho number of
-ontostants entered. Every number
was given with such excellence and
with that perfection of memory that
it was tho unanimous opinion of all
attending that to have been chosen for
even eighth place would have been an
lonor,
Mis3 Fay Clark, county school sup
erintendent, presided and the judges
were Mrs. OHvo M. Tctrashek of Wei
ser and Mrs. Chaney of Payette. Miss
Finney of Caldwell who was also to
havo acted as a judge did not arrive as
the main line train was late.
The decision rendered gave Alma
Earp of Vale, first place, thus for the
second consecutive "time giving the
loving cup to Vale and making only
one more "win" required to give Vale
schools permanent possession; Bessie
Anderson of Nyssa, second; Una Arm
strong of Valley View, third; and
Ruth Barrett of Arcadia, fourth. In
terest was keen and the contestant?
each did their best for the school they
represented. A large crowd from
Vale, including parents, teachers
friends and instructors were in at
tendance, returning on the special
train late Saturday night.
Following was the program given:
7:30 to 8:80 Motion Picture, Peggy
Hyland.
Vocal solo, Miss Ruth McCulloch,
Ontario.
Contestants.
"Who's Afraid," Vale, Al-
"Tho Folly of Telling Lies,"
The Vale lodge of K. of P.'s at their
regular meeting Thursday gave third
degree work to Tom Nordale and al
so voted to challenge tho Ontarto
lo'dge to a 'contest for thir "degree
work which it is expected will take
place some time in the near future.
Jim Rogers was quite ill on Thurs
day evening but was able to be at
his place of business Friday.
Washington, April C. The war res
olution passed the house at 3 o'clock
this morning by a vote of 373 to 50.
The vote was 82 to 6 in the Senate,
The senators who voted against the
resolution were Gronna of North Da
kota, La 'Follette of Wisconsin, Lane
of Oregon, Norrls of Nebraska, Stone
of Missouri and Vardaman-of Mississ
ippi.
Text of Resolution.
The resolution as passed wa3 as
follows:
"Whereas the imperial German gov
ernment has committed repeated acts
of war against this government and
people of the United States of Amer
ica; therefore, be it
"Resolved, by the senate and house
of representatives in congress assem
bled, that a state of war between the
United States and the imperial Ger
man government, which has been
thrust upon the United States, is
hereby formally declared, and the;
president, be and ho is hereby author
ized and directed to employ the entire
naval and military forces of the Unit-
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Wilson Urges War.
Ask Congress to Declare Formal Wnr
on Germany Address Will Be
' come Famous Document.
Washington. President Wilson
Monday, accepted tho "gage of battle"
with Germany, whoso acts havo con
stituted war against tho people and
the government of the United States.
Following are a fow brief extracts
from his address that English, French
and American Press speak of as
greatest document of this century:
"With a profound sense of the sol
emn and even tragical character of
the step I am taking and of the grave
responsibilities which it involves, but
in unhesitating obedience to what I
deem my constitutional duty, I ad
vise that the congress declare the re
cent course of the imperial German
government to bo in fact nothing less
than war against the government and
people ,of the United States; that it
formally accept the status of belli
gerent vhich has thus been thrust up
on it, and that it take immediate
steps not only to put the country in
a more thorough stato of defense,
but also to exert all its power and em
ploy all its resources to bring tho gov
ernment of the German empire to
(Continued on page 8.)
Clean Up Week Announced.
To the People uf Vale:
Recognizing the benefits, material
as well as asthctic, to 7c derived from
a clean and attractive town, in ac
cordance with the established custom,
therefore, I,
Jay Kimball, Mayor of the City of
Vale, hereby proclaim and set apart
April lGth to 21st, inclusive, as
CLEAN UP WEEK
and do earnestly recommend and re
quest that all persons thoroughly
clean their premises, remove all rub
bish and accummulation, to the end
that the property within the City may
be put in a clean, military and at
tractive condition, to the betterment
of the health "of the entire commun
ity. JAY KIMBALL,
Mayor.
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
ORGANIZE FOR
RURAL CREDITS
City Council Meets.
VALE TO GIVE RECRUITS PATRIOTIC FAREWELL
Mayor Kimball has asked the business men of Vale to
elose their stores Saturday, April Ht at 1 p: m..and join in
a big patriotic rally and farewell to a1 number of local boys
who have joined the regular army here this week.
The Vale Band will be out and a large crowd will ga
ther at the depot to God Speed the boys who will leave
with Sergeant Kinning on the 1 p. m. train.
Building and Fire Limits Ord'nancr
Passed To Audit City Books
...r!l Wmh Wilms
At the regular meeting of the city he,P Potion of staples
Farmers Will Form Loan Association
in Vale- Saturday Many Al
ready Promised to Join.
There will bo a meeting in Vale,
Saturday, April 7th, of a large num
ber of farmers of -the valley for the
purpose of organizing a .National
Farm Loan Association.
Thore are about 25 who have al
ready signified their intention of go
ing into tho matter and endeavor to
place long time loans on their prop
erty at a low rate of interest.
The law was published in full in
the Malheur Enterprise and should bo
carefully studied by those whoso loan
is liable to trouble them under stress
of possible war times, while tho gov
ernment, on the other hand will cer
tainly do everything in "its power to
council Thursday evening, tho ordi
nance for regulating construction of
buildings and defining the fire 'limits
of the city of Vale was passed for the
secomf'reading, having been taken up
earlier in the week at two special
meetings.
The proposed auditing of the city's
books was discussed and roferred to
the finance committee. In order to
make the city laws conform with the
state statutes on prohibition and gam
bling, tho general subject was dis
cussed and the attorney directed to
prepare such ordinances. This will
permit the city to collect fines on ar
rests made by tho pollco on these
charges,- where as now the offenders
must be turned over to tho county who
collects the fines.
Attend ,M. . At Convention.
Percy Johnson, Paul Freeman and
Mr. Suitter went to Ontario Wednes
day where thoy were in attendance at
tho Malheur county convention of the
Modern Woodmen of America.
County Good Rokds Convention in Vale April 24-Many Delegates Coming
Convention to be Attended by Dele
gates From all Parts of Coun
ty Measure Favored by all
Chairman I. W. Hope and other
members of tho general committee
report that they have received com
munications from many sections of
the county and that the Convention to
form a Malheur County Good Roads
Association to be held in Vale, April
24, the first week of the April term.
of tho Circuit Court, will be well attended.
Nyssa, Ontario, Brogan, Ironsides,
Juntura and many other points have
been heard fronr'and all seem to be
enthusiastic over organizing a good
road association, and are also hearti
ly in favcr of the bonding measure.
State Road Conference Postponed.
Instead of being held April 7 or
April 14, as originally announced and
later amended, the state-wide confer
ence of good roads supporters has
been postponed to a date to be an
nounced shortly.
As delegates have been elected from
' TLEQEMB.
nearly every county, indications are
that the meeting' will be well attend
ed. The Statewide Legislative Good
Roads Committee, of which Dr. W. A.
Wood of Hillsboro is Chairman and
Bruce Dennis of La Grande is Secre
tary, feels that the conference is so
important that thoy desire to arrange
it at such a dato as will insure tho
largest attendance and the best results.
Juntura Coming.
All those interested in securing bet
ter roads aro rged to attend a meet
ing at tho Town Hall next Saturday
night at eight o'clock. Tho object of
this meeting is to discuss tho propos
ed now State Highway from Bend to
Vale via Burns. Also the matter of
organizing a, good roads club will be
considered. All other towns in Mal
heur and Harney counties are organ
izing and if Juntura wishes to be rep
resented in the movement we will
have to act at once. Remember next
Saturday night at 8:00 at the Town
Hall and come. Juntura Times.
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W. 'F. Ilomnn to Explain Law at the
'Mcetin? Tuesday, April 10--Crev
ton Organized Nyssa Should.
A meeting ha,s been called for 1:30
p. m., Tuesday, April 10th, at tho. 0n-(
tario City Hall fpr the purpose of or
ganizing a Federal Farm Loan Asso
ciation. A( large number of farmers
are desirous of taking advantage of
this pew act in order that they can
got money for improving their "farms
or for paying off old high priced
mortgages.
It is proposed to include the terri
tory from the section lino two miles
north of Nyssa and boundedon tho
east- by SnakeiRlver,.onftho.north..J)y
west to include the lands undar the I
Nevada ditch, Owyhee and "Shoe
string ditches as far south as tho said
section line. This will make it possi-.
ble to organize a compact territory
and also make it possible to organize
other associations with Nyssa and
Valo as center, says W. W. Howard,
county agricultural agent.
&omo- counties nave as many as
twenty or more associations' formed!
it present, while but one has been or
ganized in Malheur county, tho one
at Crcston. It is expected that a
large sum will bo applied for here, for ,
x largo number of farmers have ask-
;d to have the organization..
W. F. Homan, Cashier Ontario Nn-
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MUCH ACTIVITY
IN OIL FIELDS
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Fortune Teller Predicts Success of
Vale Oil Field Western Pacific
Drilling Others to Operate
The big drill is now pounding awn
at the Western Pacific oil well In Sand
Hollow. Tho company secured water
at a depth of 220 feet and will no
longer bo forced to haul water for
tho boilers and general use, Tho En
terprise will begin next week and pub
lish tho log of tho big 14 inch well.
Mystery Lady Predicts Success
Lore, tho mystic fortune teller at
tho Rex Theatre In Valq Thursday
evening, was asked "Will the Western
Pacific Oil and Gas company strike
oil?" She unswored that they wouldl
strike oil at the present site and in
many other places and the develop
ment of the field would accomplish
wonderful things for tho city of Valo.
Sunset Operates Again.
Word was received this wook that
the Sunset Oil and Gas company had
resumed drilling at their location
about 12 miles north of Valo.
Will Drill at Ontario.
Drilling for oil here at Ontario is
a not distant possibility, says the On
tario Democrat, Monday night at the
city hall David Miller, president of the
Consolidated 0)1 and Gas company of.
America, addressed a meeting- of the I
Commercial club, declaring the will
ingness of his company to sink one
or more wells here if a modicum of
encouragement were given. He had
previously conferred with officials ofJ,
he old Ontario Oil and Ga company.
The commercial club passed resolu
tion declaring faith In the Malheur
oil field.
(Continued on page 8.) '
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