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VOLUME VIII, NO. 28.
VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1917. MALHEUR COUNTY OFFICIAL. PAPER.
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
OREGON TO HAVE
GOOD ROADS
Comptctc Returns on Road Bonds Vote
' in Malheur County Give 32
Majority Against.
Only thirty per cent of the register
ed voters of Malheur county cast their
'.ballots at the special election last
"injr,.' 'tu. tu- - i t i
,47VHUftJ'. VUVV Ull kilt! IVHU uunu-
x nngrrneasirre in this county' was 690
-jrcsf-722 no,-giving n mnjority against
-"the bonds ot 32. Out of the ;ii prc-
.cincts--14 favored the bonds and in
iwo precincts the vote was tied. The
'results of the vote in this county on
the other measures have not been
canvassed at the time of goinjj to
press. Following is a summary of the
vote on the road bonds:
PRECINCT YES NO
f Arcadia 30 30
Big Bend 18 25
Bully 12 22
Bonita 1G 10
i Beulah 17 0
Basin. 14 8
Brogan 27 " 13
Cairo 1G 64
Cord 6 8
Crowley 10 14
Fair 15 39
Grange 28 04
Harper 5 10
Ironside 31 24
Jamieson 25 18
Juniper 2 8
Jordan Volley 8 20
Juntura -46 10
Malheur 11 31
McDermitt 0 . 23
Nyssa DC 44
Ontario No. 1 27 5
Ontario No. 2 59 28
Ontario No. 3 50 10
Owyhee 15 38
Rome 0 9
Rcckville 1 11
Riverside 26 13
Snake River 13 19
Skullsprings 1 G
Watson 0 18
Westfall 15 8
South Valo 54 32
North Vale 30 34
Total 690 722
Majority against bonds, 32.
Road Bond favored.
Tic Vote.
Bonds Carry Portland.
Portland Late returns from ..Mul
tnomah and various populous up-state
counties serve to increase the majori
ty in favor of the $6,000,000 road bond
issue carried by the people at Mon
day's special election.
The bonds now have a lead in the
state at large of 22,332, which includes
a favorable majority of 18,456 in
Multnomah county.
The state outside Multnomah coun:
ty has given the bonds a majority of
3876.
Majority for Bonds Grows.
Only Harney, Lake, Morrow, Wal
lowa, and Wheeler counties are to be
heard from, and it is understood thit
(rood roads will carry in each of them,
but the population is not large in any
one of the four. The missing precincts
in Multnomah county are expected to
add to the majority here, so tho final
majority in the state probably will
approximate 23,000.
The vote at present stands:
Yes, 63,229.
No, 40,897.
Three Other Measures Pass.
The following measures apparently
have passed: Empowering ports to
levy bonds to develop water transpor
tation, providing uniform tax classifi
cations and providing for simultane
ous city and state elections.
The following appear to have been
defeated: Increasing legislators' sal
aries, prohibiting repeal of parts of
constitution by implication and levy
ing $400,000 tax for new penitentiary.
Testimony Taken.
William Walker, court reporter for
this judicial district, has been taking
testimony in equity cases in Vale
this week. The cases are a suit for
an accounting between two former
partners in the sheep business, Loren
Goicohia vs. Ignacio Guerricagoitia.
These parties are Basques and the
services of John Anacabe of Boise as
interpreter were generally useful.
The other case is for the foreclosure
of a chattel mortgage and Amos
Aramburn appears as plaintiff versus
both parties in the above suit.
Red Cross Ladies
Local Chapter of American Red Cross
Busy Sewing Baudnge-j for
Soldiers.
Every afternoon, in the rooms occu
pied by the Vale Rert Cross chapter,
from 10 to 15 women bus themselves
rolling bandages, sewing bed (dippers,
night ahirtK, pajamas towels sheets
and pillow cases for soldiers "some
where in France." There are two
sewing machines in 'he rooms, which
are kept busy from 2 to 5 every af
ternoon. Large boxes, which mu contain
CLAIMS SHOT WAS
ATTEMPTED MURDER
Rancher At Watson Shot Through the
Shoulder From Behind Claims
Act Was Attempted Murder
With a 32-calibre bullet hole thru
his right shoulder, and an account of
how he was shot from behind by a
would-be assassin, S. A. Ward, who
owns a ranch 15 miles south of Wat
son, arrived in Vale late Monday ev
ening, to receive medical attention and
to notify authorities, after a 60-mile
trip from Watson.
According to the story told by
Ward, he was shot a,t 8:30 in the
morning, while on horseback, by R.
L. Hamilton, a neighboring farmer.
Ward left early in the morning to
vote at the Watson precinct, and pass
ing Hamilton's farm, he saw Hamil
ton nearby.
Men in Lawsuit.
"We are in a lawsuit over my pro
perty," declared Ward, in Vale, "and
I rode over to him, and we had n con
versation over the deal. He asked
mo when I wanted a deed, and I told
him at any time he was willing, but.
I couldn't get away from tho ranch
for n couple of days.
"As I rode off he took a couple of
steps, drew his automatic and began
firing. He must have shot five times,
and 'this was the only bullet that took
effect. I am convinced he wanted to
kill me, but I don't know what for, as
this lawsuit is the only trouble we've
over had."
Rides Three Miles
Ward rode three miles on horseback
to tho McNulty ranch, was taken from
there to McKnight's ranch in a wagon
and brought to Vale by auto.
Deputy Sheriff Lee Noe went to
Watson and brought Hamilton to Vale
where ho will probably be bound over
to the next grand jury.
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Last Friday afternoon at the Rex
theatre the County Eight Grade Com
mencement Exercises were held. A
number of the county schools were
well represented, the lateness of the
season has made the help of many of
the boys and girls necessary at home
and a large number were unable to at
tend. Professor C. E. Carleton deliv
ered a very interesting address to the
graduates urging them to continue in
their quest for education and to let
the first eight years of their school
life be but a stepping stone to bigger
things.
List of Graduates.
District 26 Nvssa. Oretron: Gordon
MacDonald, Vernu Morehead, Alice
Spier, Margaret Carter, Carolyn Chee
ley, Minnie Danielson, Alice Harper,
Marlin Wilson, Amy Ray.
District 15 Vule, Oresron: Alma
Earp, Fay Chester, Marie Bogart, Ora
Lawrence, Dollie Lawrence, Bernice
Hope, Merle Boswell, Frances Horn
beck, Thelma Richardson, Ella Better
ley, Francis Ellis, Evalyn Davis, Vale
Mansur, Verma Long.
District 8 Ontario, Oregon: Erma
Howe, Gladys Franklin, Ruby Hunt,
Fred Winegor, Jas. Boyd, Harold
Newton, Gwendolyn Newton, Inez
Kerfoot, Esther Bodin, Ruth McCul
loch, Donovan Poorman, David Udick,
Opal Rawls, Ethel McWilliams, Willie
Hale, Wesley Glenn, Gladys Over
street, Harry Neece, Elsie Poole, Jas.
Furcell, Mildred Poorman, Newton
Zahller, Mattie Craig, Harry Cleve
land, Wm. Biggs, Mary Lackey, Jas.
Biggs, Ollie Morton.
District 5 Ironside: Arthur Beam,
Mamie Beam, Thelma Van Burcn, Er
nestine Locey, Nettie Beam.
District 33 Vale. R. F. D.: Cecil
Scott.
District 46 Big Bend: Effie Fer
rell. District 75 Fangollano: Clarinda
Bruere.
District 73 Snake River: Delbert
Ricks.
District 48 Snake River: Kathleen
Morris.
District 3 Jordan Valley: Arda
Anawalt, Pauline Jones, Manley Mor
row, Cecelia Schas.
District 18 Owyhee: William Sch
weizer, Louis Garrison, Charley New
bill, Thomas Rust, Chas. Share.
District 13 Malheur: Ruth How
ard, Gladys Howard.
District 31 Dead Ox Flat: Oscar
Grace.
District 29 Dead Ox Flat: Lucile
Grant, Leona Fellows, Mae White.
District 27 Sheaville: Sylvia Pow
ell, Agnes Baltzor, Herbert Baltzor.
District G9 Jordan Valley: Ella
Skinner, Wm. Skinner.
Sew for Soldiers
quantities of each article the ladie3
make, are being rapidly filled, when
they will be sent to New York, for
transportation across the water.
Meeting Date Changed.
Hereafter the Vale Chapter Red
Cross will meet the first Friday in
each month in regular 'business ses
sion. As the work is well organized
under a regular system it was thought
that weekly meetings were no longer
necessary. At the meeting last Fri
day night reports of the committees
working during Red Cross week were
heard and other business taken care
of.
SCHOOL TEACHERS APPOINTED
Local School Board Secures Teachers
for Coming Year Two Vacan
cies to be Filled.
Teachers for all the grades but the
7th in the Valo Public school have
been appointed by the school board
in Vale, and, with the exception of
one member for the Faculty in the
High school, everything is in readi
ness for the coming term to begin in
September.
New names which have shown up
on the roll for the coming year are,
George Anna Hodgson, of Juntura,
who will have charge of the 8th grade
and Francis Bartsche, of Payette, who
will take the 2nd grade. Here is the
list of teachers appointed by the
board:
High School, G. A. Ruring, Supt.,
Agnes Ryder, languages and English,
Margaret Davisson, domestic science,
bookkeeping; Public School, Elma
Raymond, 1st; Frances Bartsche, 2nd;
Hazel Mulkey, 3rd; Ella Barklcy, 4th;
Irene DeArmond, 5th; Gladys Turner,
6th; 7th to be appointed; George An
na Hodgson, 8th. v
Tho school term just closed has
been an unusually successful one, in
the opinion of the board, and they
hope, through the appointments just
made, to make the coming school
term a bigger success than ever.
IRRIGATION COMPANY ASKS
APPROVAL OF BONDS
The Payette-Oregon Slope Irriga
tion company has applied to State En
gineer Lewis the past week, for cer
tification to bonds issued by it in the
sum of $225,000. The Payette-Oregor.
District is in Malheur county, owns
approximately 7,000 acres of land, and
is the first to apply for certification
of bonds under the now law passed on
tho subject by the recent legislature.
Big Liberty Loan
SOLDIER FROM FT. WARD
First Member of Vale Delegation Who
Enlisted in Army April 7th,
Returns For Visit.
Jack High, clad in a Khaki uniform
of the Government regulation, and the
first of the Vale recruits to make a
visit homo, arrived in the city Friday
evening, having secured a five-day
pass from the officials at Fort Ward,
Wash., where he and four other Vale
recruits are stationed. After a hur
ried visit with friends in the city, he
returned to Ft. Waid Sunday.
Boys Like Army.
"The other fellows at Ft. Ward,"
he said, "are certainly naving a fine
time, and are in fine, healthy condi
tion. The whole company intends to
volunteer, if given a chance, for ser
vice in France. They are taking the
higher officers away at regular inter
vals now, and the Vale recruits, along
with a number of others,, will be giv
en a chance to toTe examinations for
non-commissioned offices." Jack High
occupies a clerical position at the Post
Exchange of the Fort where he is sta
tioned. ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING
Meeting Will Be Held Next Monday,
to Elect New Director
and Clerk.
The annual school meeting of the
Vale district will be held at the High
School house in Vale on Monday, June
18th. There will be one clerk and one
director elected, to fill the places of
J. P. Dunaway, clerk, and Bruce R.
Kester, director.
It is hoped a large delegation of cit
izens will attend this meeting, as any
voter over the age of 21 years, and a
resident of the precinct for 30 days,
is qualified to vote at this election.
This "is made possible through a law
just passed by the recent legislature.
The old law required that a voter be
a property holder before he was en
titled to vote at a school election.
Astoria Standard Oil Co. to build
Stanfield to have hollow tile fire
proof fruit warehouse.
New Law Into Effect.
Vale officers were notified the first
of the week to enforce the new cigar
ette law, which went into effect Mon
day. Under the new law, it is unlaw
ful to sell, barter or give cigarettes
to any person under 21 years of age
and a heavy fine is provided. This
law includes paper and the "makings"
as well as "tailor-made" cigarettes.
It is unlawful for a minor to smoke
a cigarette, or have same in his pos
session. If allowed to smoke in any
place of business, the proprietor is
subject to a fine1.
Anyone selling cigarettes to a mi
nor is subject to a fine of from $25
to $500,aid"30 days' imprisonment.
;-An"y peace officer who fails to en
force the lav 's liable to a fine
WHOLE COUNTY
INVITED TO VALE
CHAUTAUQUA
Vale Prepares for Record Attendance
During Week of Chautauqua
Unusual Attractions.
Preparations for entertaining the
largest crowd in the history of the
town, during the week, of June' 18-23,
are being made by Vale people and
merchants. The committee reports
an exceptional purchase of advance
season tickets, but a number of out
side points remain to be heard from
before the opening day
Advertising every nature and re
scription, is being gotten out by the
bureau, and distributed all over the
country. All who plan on attending
should procure their season tickets at
the price of $2.50, before the raise to
$3.00 on the opening day. A special
reduction has been made for school
children, grade pupils cing able to
secure season tickets for $1.00 and
high school students for $1.50.
Junior Chautauqua.
The Junior Chautauqua will be a
special attraction. The training of lo
cal boys and girls by Miss Helen Mor
row, Junior Supervisor, assisted by
Miss Lela Jones, of this city, will be
gin promptly on the first Monday
morning, after which there will bo a
morning of fun every- day the whole
week. On the last day the children
will act in a beautiful pantomime.
Season tickets are now on sale at
both drug stores in Vale, and should
be secured early. Special effort will
'je made to get out-of-town orders for
tickets in the mail promptly.
Meeting For Vale Next Monday
Prominent Portland People Will Ex
plain Liberty Loan in Vale Mon
dayYou Are Invited
The local liberty loan committee
wish to annuonce that there will be
a big patriotic meeting in Vale nexi
Monday, June 11, at which represent
atives from the state committee will
be present and talk to the people
about the liberty loan and explain the
necessity for a liberal subscription
on the part of the citizens of Malheur
county and the state of Oregon.
John Rigby received a telegram
stating that C. C. Chapman, editor
of the Oregon Voter, H. H. Cloutier,
manager of the Multnomah hotel, and
F. A. Freeman, vice president of the
Lumberman's Trust company, all of
Portland, will be among the speakers.
This will be a splendid opportunity
for the people of this section to be
come acquainted with the larger is
sues now before the American nation.
Ranchers and everyone are urged to
attend this meeting.
Buy a Boy Scout Liberty Bond.
At the suggestion of President Wil
son tho Boy Scouts, throughout the
country, will conduct a Boy Scout
Liberty Bond Campaign from June
11th to June 14th. During these days
millions of Liberty Bond applications
will be distributed by the Scouts.
We plan to have every home in
Vale visited by a Scout during these
days with Blanks, as a messenger of
the United States Government. When
you fill out one of these Application
Blanks please state that it is a Boy
Scout Blank, as each Scout who se
cures Subscriptions from ten or msre
homes will be given a suitable War
Service Emblem.
Wm. J. Luscombe, Scoutmaster.
ROSE FESTIVAL TO
BEPATRIOTIC
"Flower Gowned, Forest Bound, Rose
Crowned, Portland" Invites All
to Attend Festival.
Portland, Or. Three huge pageants
and an astounding display in tho
Court of Patriotism at Festival Cen
ter will be among the drawing fea
tures of the 1917 Rose Festival, June
13, 14 and 15, at Portland.
National Flag Day, Juno 14, is the
second day of the Festival and the
one set aside for the huge patriotic
pageant, the greatest parade of the
sort ever staged in the Northwest and
which will have more than 25,000 peo
ple in line. The Girls .National Hon
or Guard, The Grand Army of the Re
public, the Spanish American War
Veterans are but a few of the organ
izations which will take part.
President Wilson will formally open
the Festival on the evening of June
13 when he touches u button in tho
White House which will set the my
riad lights in the flower garbed repli
ca of the Statue of Liberty, the cen
terpiece of the Court of Patriotism.
BARTLETr TO VANCOUVER
Vale Physician Will Leave for Port
land, To Take Examination for
Army Officer.
In pursuance to later instructions
recently received from Government
headquarters, Dr. Carl J. Bartlett, of
this city leaves Saturday for Vancou
ver Barracks, where he will take ex
amination for rank of captain or ma
jor of the medical corps. Dr Bartlett
has had considerable military experi
ence, so special training in that line
will not be necessary. He expects to
return to Vale immediately after tak
ing the examination and await call for
service.
Many Physicians Go.
There are about 115,000 physicians
in the United States to care for the
civil population and provide medical
officers for tho Army ana Navy. In
the event of an army of one million
men being called to the colors, 7,000
medical officers, or about six per cent
of the physicians who are in actual
practice, will be needed at once, and
3,000 will later bo needed for emer
gencies. This means that 10,000 phy
sicians will be entirely detached from
their home practice. It will require
seven hundred others a year to re
place losses.
ARLINGTON CHANGES HANDS
Geo. Farrcns has leased the Arling
ton hitel from the owners, and will
conduct tho business in the future. Mr.
Farrcns was formerly a resident of
Drewsey, and has had experience in
hotel work, and plans to add many
improvements to tho hotel. He will
also conduct the Arlington restaurant
in connection with the hotel.
Portland shipyards are working on
60 ships costing $48,826,000.
A UNIFORMED RANK
Vale Lodge of Knights of Pythias Se
cure 25 Members for Rank of
Uniformed Knights. . ,
Securing signatures of 25 local
members of the Knights of Pythias
"or the Uniformed Rank of that order,
Geo. W. Hayes, Murray Morton and
Tack Wheeler, tho committee in
charge, have written to the State
Major, for authority to organize the
rank in Vale.
The Uniformed Rank is of recent
origin in tho order, and is at present
about 75,000 strong. The rank may
be called upon for federal service in
time of war.
Officers Elected.
At the Thursday night meeting of
the Knights of Pythias, the following
officers were elected: J. D. Rogers,
Chancellor Commander; Ralph Siddo
way, Vice-Chnncellor; Wm. Bohna,
Prelate; Geo. F. Carter, Master of
Work; Claude Brittingham, Master at
Arms; J. F. Miller, Inner Guard; T.
B. Nordale, Outer Guard; Julien Hur
ley, 2 year delegate; Geo. W. Hayes,
1 year delegate; Paul G. Freemnn, al
ternate 2 year delegate; C. A. Gilliam,
Keeper of Records and Seal; Earl S. ,
Neely, Master of Exchequer,
A committee composed of Robt. D. I
Lytic, Earl Neely and R. Siddoway i
were appointed to arrange for mem
orial services and program which will
be held at the K. P. Hall, Sunday,
June 10th.
ATHLETICS AT FT. WARD
Vale Soldiers Improve Physically Un
der Training in Gymnasium
Master Manual of Arms.
Fort Ward, Wash. Editor Enter
prise, Vale, Oregon. Dear Mr. Cur
rey: I suppose by the time this let
ter reaches you Jack High will have
made Vule a visit und told all the
folks the latest news. Wo miss Jack,
ind hope he will not stay long, though
I understand his pass is for 10 days,
should he need it.
Things are moving along in fine
shape here. The Valo boys have mas-"
tered their manual o? arms like veter
ans, and have secured commendation
for their adaptability from the offi
erH. Boxing, wrestling, und other
athletic sports are pulled off in the
jymnusium every day.
Likes Chautauqua Program.
Say, but we wish wo might be in
Vale for the big Chuutauqua week
from the 18th on. I'll bet a big
crowd is thcrc( and tho program looks
mighty irteresting.
I have received a numbor of letters
'ately from Vale people, who wished
to know what happened to the boy
who fell nslcep at the pout. I don't
know. There hasn't been any news
reached here yet, and I left before I
:ould find out.
Oliver liall goon over on the other
iide of the island every day, and
(Continued on page- C.)
BRINGS BOOTLEGGERS
FROMRIVERSIDE
Deputy Sheriff Secures Convicting Ev
idence on Gang of Bootleggers
at Riverside.
When Deputy Sheriff Lee Noe went
to Riverside last Thursday, in addi
tion to bringing home Jas. Johnson,
whom he arrested for the killing- of
G.- W. Shumaker, a--sheep shearer, he
secured evidence which- led to the con
viction of three men. for bootlegging,
or possessing intoxicating liquor, and
one for gambling. The four men were
brought to Vale with Johnson Satur
day. Accused of manslaughter, John
son was placed under $1500 bonds by
Justice Lytic, and was released for
hearing June 11th, the date later be
ing postponed until June 18th.
All Plead Guilty.
James McClure was charged with
gambling in Juntura, and plead guilty
as charged. He paid a fine of $75.00
George Donaldson was sentenced to
30 days' imprisonment, together with
a fine of $350, after pleading guilty
to wrongfully and unlawfully possess
ing intoxicating liquor.
Orien Acton and John Park, each
drew a fine of $500, with 30 days' im
prisonment, when they plead guilty to
a charge of unlawfully selling and de
livering intoxicating liquor.
The three men began their sojourn
in the county jail Saturday, McClure
being released uopn the payment of
the fine imposed.
WEEKS NEWS REVIEW
More Important War Developments
of Week and Interesting Events
in Pacific Northwest.
New York Elihu Root and envoys
arrive in Russia. American Ambassa
dor extraordinary is expected to be
stabilizing factor in new Republic.
Boise Former Governor of Idaho,
John M. Haines died in Boise last
Monday morning.
Washington "Don't be a vegetar
ian unless you want to be, but cat ve
getables during the summer months
and help to feed the allies," Herbert
Hoover, food administrator said.
Portland Two Chinese dead and
othors, including several Americans,
were wounded in a gun fight in Port
land Saturday night as a result of
opening of Tong war. Dozen Chinese
take part in shooting, several captur
ed. Peking Eleven provinces of China,
including the province of Chi-Li, in
which Peking is situated, now no long
er recognize the authority of tho Po
king government. The provinces of
Kwang-Tung, Kwang-Si and Yun-Nan
are supporting President Li Yuan
Hung. Tho provisional assembly of
Kwang-Tung, in assuring its loyal
support to tho president and parlia
ment, demands that tho military gov
ernors be dismissed und punished. Dr
Sun Yat Sen, former Premier Tang
Shao-Yi and other revolutionary lead
ers are proceeding hurriedly to Can
ton. Washington For tho third timo
within six weeks an offering of $200,
000,000 in treasury certificates of in
debtedness, convertible into Liberty
Loan Bonds, and bearing a lower rate
of intorest than the bond issue itself,
has been heavily over-subscribed.
London Lord Northcliffo, at tho re
quest of the war cabinet, has accept
ed the position of head of tho British
war mission in the United States, in
succession to Arthur J. Balfour, who
is to return to his duties at the for
eign office.
SHERIFF MAKES TRIP
For the purpose of delivering elec
tion und draft supplies, Sheriff Ben
Brown left last week for McDermitt,
Jordan Valley, Rome and Succor
Creek. Sheriff Brown stayed in Mc
Dermitt until Tuesday, when he re
turned home, bringing with him tho
ballot boxes containing the election
returns, together with the result of
tho draft registration in each pre
cinct. The entire trip was made in
his car, and saved much time and in
convenience in gathering tho returns.
500 Quarts of Booze Found in Cars
La Grande and Baker Men Plead
Guilty to Violating Prohibition
Law Before Justice Ly tie.-
Five hundred quarts of whiskey, be
ing transported in two automobiles,
was secured at Harper Monday even
!ng, by Deputy Sheriff Leo Noe. As a
i esult four men, W. L. Tabor and Win.
Murtman, of La Grande, and J. F.
Turner und Claude Turner, of Baker
city, were brought to Vale, and given
a hearing beforo Justice of the Pcaeo
.Lytic Wednesday morning. All four
pleaded guilty, bqing represented by
Davis & K.etcr.
REGISTER MANY
OVERCOUNTY
Officials Get Returns in Record Time
Total Registration for Mal
heur County is 1223.
Due to the dilligent efforts of the
Malheur county registration board,
consisting of the sheriff, cjerk and
cfiunty physician, the results of the
registration, for the national selective
draft law have established a record
for efficiency and promptness. Even
before the law calling for the regis
tration was passed the precinct offi
cials had all been selected and notified.
The Enterprise nnd tho local papers
throughout the county published all
available information concerning the
registration free of charge.
Makes Long Trip.
In order to hurry in tho returns
Sheriff "Ben Brown mado a trip, of two
hundred miles to McDermitt, on the
Nevada line nnd by making an all
night and all day drive returned to
Vale Wednesday with the registration
cards from McDermitt, Rome, Jordan
Valley and Succor Creek precincts. In
this way and also due to the prompt
ness of the local officials in other pre
cincts tho returns were all in and re
ported from the clerk's office Thurs
day morning. Clerk Arthur Moody
worked late Wednesday night check
ing and tabulating the reports. All
tho work done by the board and pre
cinct officials was given without pay,
as a patriotic duty.
1223 in Malheur.
Tho total number of men rcg'iFtcr
ing in Malheur county ut-1223 which
is within a few of the number esti
mated by the census bureau. There
were 163 aliens registered and G alien
enemies. 616 gave grounds for possi
ble claim re-exemption. In Vale only
51 registered, due to tho fact that
many of the young men have already
volunteered and are now in tho ranks
while ma'ny othors ore in tho fields.
Not a slacker has been reported to
date.
Reports from all sections of the Re
public indicate fid critical conditions
and it is thought that tho percentage
of tlibsoH'SKo .may have failed .to, rejf
ister will be. so small as to be entire
ly inconscquental.
MORE GUARD DUTY
Fort Stevens Boys Have Exciting Ex
periences While on Guard
Quarters Inspected.
Fort Stevens, Ore., June 3, Editor
Enterprise. Dear Sir: Tho boys
have written most everything of im
portnnce concerning our post, so its
up to mo to give some of tho daily
occurences. Thursday morning at
nino o'clock was tho commencement
period for muster. It found us nil
dolled up in our best ciothcs with
rifics nnd bayonets shincd to perfec
tion. Wo were marched out on the
parade grounds in view of tho Colonel
and bad to go through all the man
euvers of rifle practice and also infan
try drill.
Wo have to stand inspection of
quarters ovcry morning now, bunks
must bo neat, with white sheets and
pillow slips on them, each pair of
shocH must be shincd, and the foot
and wall lockers be kept, in good con
dition. New Men Coming.
We aro getting more men every
day, most of them havo just come off
the reserve. Our third company left
the other day to tako charge of Fort
Columbia just across the river, and
the ninety third company, which has
been in charge of tho Vancouver bar
racks, came back to its old camp
grounds here at Fort Stevens.
Each of the Valo boys, with the ex
ception of Roy Johnston, has been
turned to guard duty. They were all
very anxious to be put on, tho first
time, but none of them seem to care
about it so much now,
Marsh and Gllham were turned to
duty with about twenty five more re
cruits the other night and I think ev
eryono of them including our boys,
had an experience before the night
was over. A recruit from the second
(Continued on pago 6.)
$500 in Fines.
Justice Lytlo imposed fines of $200
ouch unon W. L. Tabor nnd J. F.
Turner, the other two men drawing
fines of $50 apiece. Upon payment ot
the fines, the four were released to go
upon their way.
This is the second case of this na
ture to be brought to justice in tho
past two weeks, nnd speaks well for
the efficient organization of the sher
iff's force. Tho minuto tho two autos
passed through Juntura, tho sheriff's
offico was notified, and the guilty par
tics were caught Just after reaching
Hurper.