1917 Fruit, Hay and Grain Crop Most Valuable in History of Malheur County Livestock Market is Steady at Record Prices Business is Good in Vale and Throughout Every Section of Malheur County.
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VOLUME VIII NO. 37.
VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1917. MALHEUR COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
SUBSCRIPTION, $2.00 PER YEAR
NO WORK TO START ON WILLOW-ALDER
DAM UNTIL COMPLICATIONS ARE SETTLED
IN COURT-HOW CHAMBERLAIN FOUGHT BILL
BULLY PROJECT SURE
John Rigby on Return from Washing
ton says Cannot Proceed Until
Settled in Courts.
"Bully Creek, or the Willow-Alder
District," said Mr. John Rigby, on his
return from Philadelphia last Satur
day, -will not be able to get to work
in the near future. The bond holders
are not united in sufficient amount of
bonds to foreclose and the so-called
protective committee headed by Mr.
Frank Johan representing $137,500 of
the bonds is of the opinion that there
is more money in the proposition for
them to fight it out in the courts than
to enter into any agreement premis
ing the District to move forward.
. "This -is perhaps just as well for
the District," continued Mr. Rigby,
"as after thorough 'sifting and exam
ination jt may be found that more of
the money went for commissions, etc.,
than we have estimated. The thor
ough examination of the property by
Mr. Garfield Stubblefield, an engineer
of well known and acknowledged abil
ity, has placed a valuation on the pro
perty created by the Vale-Oregon
which shows a very great loss for the
bond holders.
"It was the intention of the Direc
tors to have an election bonding the
District and then negotiating with the
bondholders and Maney Bros. While
this idea is not entirely abandoned it
is more than probable that the out
come of the present bankruptcy pro
ceedings may hasten the legal settle
ment and enable the District to se
cure the property finally at a much
less figure than they might have been
willing to pay at present in order to
get to work. As long as most of the
owners are now away and in business
elsewhere it may be just as well to
make the matter one of saving as
much as possible and securing the
present work at the least possible
price.
There is a peculiar phase of' the
matter of bad construction'on the dam
which has been broughfout by the
proceedings in bankruptcy of the'
Vale-Oregon company. There has
been great blame attached to the late
D. M. Brogan for the raulty construc
tion of the dam in building so light a
core straight across the canyon rather
than giving it considerable curve up
stream. It seems however that Thos.
F. Deagin was the consulting engineer
and as such would be responsible for
any method of construction. Mr. Dea
gin has filed an account for some $0,
800 as consulting engineer and inas
much as the protective committee has
sued Manye Bros, for non completion
and faulty construction the consult
ing engineer in their complaint as the
fee of $6,800 should carry considt -able
obligation or proper oversight ot
construction.
"The watering of this bench has
hung fire for some time," continued
Mr. Rigby, "and we have all some
faulf to find each with the other, but
it is not probable that the work done
will be thrown away. There will some
method evolve itself from the present
complication whereby the magnificent
land will be watered. There is water
for .20,000 acres immediately avail
able with an expenditure of less than
$50 per acre and two crops just now
would pay tne bill. Someone and
some way will be found. I have GOO
acres and while disappointed with the
delay I am in no wise discouraged, The
difficulties will be overcome and suc
cess will crown our efforts if we stick."
Essentials of the
FOOD BILL PASSED
Feature of Drastic Law Passed This
Week by Congress Hoover Has
Details Ready.
The following are salient features
of the food control bill:
Government control over food, fuel
and implements required for their
production.
Penalizes hoarding, waste or de
struction of foodstuffs to increase
prices.
Authorizes President to requisition
factories, foods, fuels, feeds and oth
er supplies necessary for army, navy
or public use.
Authorizes President to purchase
and sell for cash at reasonable prices
wheat, flour, meat, beans and pota
toes. Empowers President to regulate any
exchange or board of trace.
Thirty days after law is approved,
no foods, fruits, food materials or
feeds shall be used in production of
distilled spirits for beverage purpos
es. - Distilled spirits cannot be import
ed. The president is authorized to
WEST LOSES OUT
Chamberlain Opposes McNary Amend
ment to Food Bill Providing 20
Million for Reclamation Fund
John "Rigby returned from a trip to
Philadelphia Saturday last where he
had endeavored to effect some com
promise permitting the Willow-Alder
District to go forward while the fight
over the value of Uie property went
forward in the courts. Mr. Rigby
stopped off in Washington for a look
at the- war congress and to meet ac
quaintances. Whilo there Mr. Rigby met Director
A. P. Davis, of the Reclamation Com
mittee and found Mr. Davis busily en
gaged in the great work in his charge.
Mr. Davis hoped very much for the
success of the McNary amendment
which would put $20,000,000 in the
fund, as the reclamation returns are
insufficient to carry on all the work
the committee would like to undertake.
Director Davis stated that they were
curtailing expenditures wherever it
was possible on account of the heavy
demands on money for war purposes.
"The failure of the McNary amend
ment was a great disappointment to
irrigationists and just why Senator
Chamberlain opposed it is unknown to
me," said Mr. Rigby, when question
ed by an Enterprise reporter. "I
met Mr. Chamberlain, and while he
thought the amendment could not pass
he expressed himself as in favor of
it at that time. 'The situation is del
icate,' said he Senator, 'and there are
many senators who feel fliat there
should be. no amendments attached to
the bill, but I am in favor of the prin
ciple embodied in the amendment.'
"The disappointment is so great
among irrigationists," continued Mr..
Rigby, "that I feel that the Enter
prise should publish Senator McNary's
presentation and Senator Chamber
lain's reply. There were plenty of
votes . to carry the amendment had
Senator Chamberlain not vigorously
opposed it. His reasons appear to me
to be superficial and purely political.
Just why putting $20,000,000 in the
reclamation fund to Ije used without
interest could interfere with the Bill
guaranteeing interest on the bonds of
Districts is a deep political mystery
which ought to be solved or reason
ed out by Oregon irrigationists.
"The 'non-essential' character of
the amendment ought to be carefully
considered by Oregon irrigationists
and I think every man in Oregon con
nected with irrigation ought to care
fully read and consider the arguments
presented by the Hon. Senator as to
why the wishes of western states shall
always be non-essential while a de
sire expressed from the South brings
forth millions for rivers that need ar
tesian wells to furnish water for
them and why $10,000,000 for nitrates
from the South should be one of the
important essentials to tack to the
bill."
Below the Enterprise publishes
from the "Congressional Record" Sen
ator McNary's speech presenting the
amendment, and the Chamberlain Phil
lippic against it.
It is to be noted that Senator Vard
aman opposed the amendment for po
litical reasons only, being in favor of
the idea and stated that he would
gladly support a special act for the
same thing, but did not want to put
any amendment on the food bill.
Senator Borah supported Mr. Mc-
( Continued on page 8.)
Food Control Bill
ston production or limit the alcoholic
content of beers and wines when he
deems necessary.
He is authorized to fix reasonable
guaranteed price to wheat producers.
For 1918 crop, No. 1 northern spring
wheat or its' equivalent must bring
not less than $2 per bushel at princi
pal interior primary markets.
Authorizes president to license im
portation, manufacture, storage, min
ing or distribution of any necessaries.
No person may engage m such busi
ness without license.
Authorizes president to take control
of coal and coke from mines' mouth
to eonsumer.
Appropriates total of . $102,500,000.
BANKRUPTCY HEARING HELD
Sackett Appointed as Trustee for the
Vale-Oregon Irrigation
Company
Last Friday at - a hearing before
Referee in Bankruptcy Cochran, the
Vale-Oregon Irrigation company ap
pointed Harry Sackett of Vale as
trustee and he has already filed sat
isfactory bonds to the amount of
$1000.00.
Will Erect a Big
Nitrate Plant in
Vale Next Month
NITRATE PLANT SOON
Vale to Have Reducing Plant Owy
hee Properties May Be Devel
oped on Large Scale.
With the expectation of starting,
within the next thirty days, the ini
tial construction of ;. targe capacity
reducing plant at Vale for the devel
opment of his company's nitrate pro
perty here at Vale, E. D. Gallahc'r is
leaving Friday for Tacoma to be ab
sent for about two weeks. Mr. Galla
her has been investigating the nitra'te
properties about Vale since last spring
and has expended a great deal of time
and money, in a very quiet way, in an
effort to establish a valuable indus
trial enterprise for Vale on a sound
commercial basis.
Mr. N. W. L. Brown, mining engi
neer of Seattle, representing large
capital, made an investigating trip
this week with Mr. Gallaher to the
Owyhee where they looked over some
nitrate territory. Mr. Brown profess
ed Himself as well pleased with the
showing there. Mr. Gallaher says
they will make further investigation
with a view of development of the
Owyhee territory on a large scale.
BREAK IN DEPOT
Would-Be Burglars Break Window in
Express Depot and Ransack Ex
press Packages No Clue.
Employees at the local passenger
depot, on arriving for work Tuesday
morning, discovered that parties had
broken into the depot, ransacked ex
press packages, and had taken noth
ing but two dollars in change in the
register.
The window to the building had
been broken, making a hole large
enough to reach through the glass and
turn the window catch. Authorities
have been notified, but no clue as to
the identity of the visitors has been
found.
City Council Meets.
The citv council met for the ricru-
lar monthly meeting Thursday even
ing at the office of city recorder, Ross
Soward.
Wm. Bohna was the new member of
the council, having been appointed to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna
tion of J. H. Ellis. The Speed Ordi
nance was read for the second time,
a committee appointed to look into
the need of building some cross walks,
and a side walk was ordered built on
the block in which the Young build
ing is now in course of construction.
Bills were allowed and ordered paid.
NEWS OF WEEK
Army of 1,000,000 September 1st-
Oklahoma Riots Over Norway
Falls in Line.
Washington. More than 200,000
men of the selective draft service will
be called to the colors on September
1, to go immediately to their divi
sional training cantonments. This
will bring the strength of the United
States army on that date up to prac
tically 1,000,000 pien.
Registered men who resist the se
lective draft law face military court
martial for desertion and the, possi
bility of execution ror desertion in
time of war.
Chicago. Elihu Root, who with oth
er members of the American commis
sion to Russia, which completed its
work and has. reached Chicago, said
that as a matter of fact there is
scarcely more disorder in Russia to
day than there is in the United States.
San Francisco. Mediation was ac
cepted Friday as a means of settling
the threatened strike of railroad bro
therhoods against the southern Paci
fic company. Both sidesagreed to
accept the offices of the federal media
tion and conciliation board.
Oklahoma City. With one of their
leaders dead, another captured, and at
least 25 members of their bands in
the hands of peace officers, posse
leaders this week are of the opinion
the backbone of the rising of objectors
to the selective draft in Oklahoma was
under control. The outlaws have been
scattered into such small bands that
further success of the resistance is
believed impossible.
Washington. Norway, facing star
vation if the United States cuts 'off
exports of food, is ready to release
1,000,000 tons of her shipping in re
turn for the privilege of importing
food, principally from the United
States, and will give assurances de
finitely that no food supplies thus ob
tained will reach Germany.
FIVE MEN. TAKE
EXAMINATIONS
BEFORE BOARD
EXAMINATIONS NEXT
First 18 on Official List Will Appear
for Examinations, First of the
Coming Vfcck.
The lists of registered men in Mal
heur county arranged", in the ord"r of
their liability have been completed
and notices for the examination of the
first 11S posted and the days set for
appearance determined as follows, the
first 40 must appear on MonJay, Atijr
ust 13, numbers 41 to 80, inclusive on
Tuesday, August 14, and numbeis 81
to 118 on Wednesday, August 15.
Sheriff Ben Brown, chnirman of the lo
cal exemption board 1 has announced
that no claims for exemption will be
heard until 'physical examination has
been given.
Five Examined.
The following have been accommo
dated by the board with special exam
inations this week:
35 Joe Galaza, Westfall, Ore.
45 Anson Harry Parsons, Brogan,
Ore.
68 Clarence Washington Howard,
Brogan, Ore.
84 Taine Remick, Crowley, Ore.
14 Wm. Franklin Lieberman, West-
fall, Ore.
After' several days of hard work,
Bruce R. Kester, secretary, and Ben
Brown, chairman of the board assist
ed by Ed Test, Harry Sackett check
ed the master list with the registra
tion cards and prepared the official list
for Malheur county. A number of er
rors in the former published list were
discovered. These were made by the
stenographer in the rush of prepara
tion for publication. Numbers 12 and
13 of the serial numbers were inter
changed on the former list, and in the
Snake River precinct the copies were
numbered in reyerso order with the
exception of 204. The official list is
partially published in this issue of the
Enterprise. Upon order of Adjutant
General White the numbers on the
original cards prevail and the notices
calling for examination were mailed.
Aliens May Be Drafted.
Sheriff Brown received a telegram
from the adjutant general Thursday
stating that while any friendly alien,
not a declarant, can allege his for
eign birth as sufficient claim for ex
emption, that there was nothing in
the draft law to prevent any sne'rf
alien from being accepted, and furth
er that in case any such alien does
not so make claim for exemption ard
is otherwise found .ready and fit he
will be certified for service by the lo
cal board.
Roseburg Work started to spend
$500,000 on Pacific highway in this
county.
Grants Pass $00,000 will be spent
on Josephine county post and military
roads.
News On Every Page
Dear Reader, have you ever
seen a paper that after you
scanned the first page you
would throw it aside and nev
er open and look nt the other
pages because you knew there
would be nothing worth while
tl.ere?
It is the earnest aim of the
Enterprise to get as far away
as possible from that condi
tion. In each issue there is
printed on every page of this
paper news matter that re
quires many hours of time in
investigating and collecting,
selecting, rewriting, setting
and printing. If we arc not
giving you what you want, let
us know. Anyhow note the fol
lowing in this issue:
Pages 1 and 8.
Important news events of
week, local and national.
Page 2.
Editorial, county court pro
ceedings, land office filings,
realty transfers.
Page 3.
Local news of Vale, church,
classified ads, five years ago.
Pages 4 and 5,
Community correspondence,
this week from Ontario, Nys
sa, Cairo, Big Bend, Kingman
Kolony, Iiiverdale, Ironside,
Cow Valley, Brogan, Malheur,
Mooreville, Jordan Valley.
Page C.
Procedure for drafted men
and first half of official list.
Page 7.
News from all parts of East
em Oregon and Idaho clipped
from our exchanges.
Many interesting advertise
ments on each page.
County Fair Next--Borrow
$80,000
Teale is Released
COUNTY FAIR PLANNED
Amusements to be Scattered Among
Educational Exhibits on Pro
gram of Full Fair.
"Bigger, Better, Brighter, than
Ever" will be the Mnlh'eur County
Fair to be held in Ontario in Septem
ber. It will also be the only really,
truly Eastern Oregon fair to be held
this year as Union and Baker counties
will not hold theirs. A big carnival
company has been secured, as well as
daily balloon ascensions. A big stock
sale and exceptional agricultural ex
hibits will be among the main features
for the coming show.
APPLY FOR $80,000.00
Malheur County Farmer Organization
After Government Secured Mon
ey at Low Interest Rate.
John Rigby, secretary of the Mal
heur National Farm Loan association,
this week sent to the district bank at
Spokane seventeen applications of va
rious members of the association for
loans aggregating an amount of $80,
000.00. Several other applications will
be prepared and sent in soon.
WILL NOT PROSECUTE
Teale Released by Authorities on Re
fusal of Woodcock to Make Com
plaint of Assault Charge.
Edward Woodcock, who was shot
on July 22 at the Rainbow mine in
Mormon basin by C. P. Teale refus
ed to make complaint against Teale,
whereupon the officials after due form
released him last Saturday.
Oregon Industrial Review
Hood River New factory to evap
orate apples and make vinegar to be
built.
Myrtle Point will pave six bIocJ&frclief committee whnt thoir duti
Weston Leader is scratching around
to start the buckwheat industry.
Army and navy may bo supplied
with Oregon logariberiy jam.
Newspapers making the draft a suc
cess as they did the Liberty Loan and
Red Cross fund in return they are
to be taxed and censored.
Grants Pass Sugar beet crop suf
fering for lack of irrigation.
Portland Site for million-bushel
grain elevator bought for $137,000.
Construction started on Baker co
operative flour mill to cost $10,000.
Astoria Million-bushel bulk grain
bins completed.
ROAD FANS HERE
Are Boosting for Highway from Burns
to Vale Say Engineers Will
Survey Road Soon.
Harry C. Smith and Clarence Lucky
of the Burns Garage stopped off in
Vale a while Tuesday eveping on their
way to the interior, eacft acting ns pi
lot of a new Dodge car for Ches. Uai
ter and Wm. Hanley, both of Burns.
Mr. Smith is very much interested
in the early building of the Burns
Vule highway which if built properly
he says will be the only and shot test
year round road from the east to Port
land" and Crater Lake. He reports
that the state engineers will soon ho
at work surveying the various rput-'P
such road may take mm would like to
see the Malheur river canyon selected
as the route from Crane to Vale.
TAKES PASTEUR TREATMENT
Dogs That Attacked Man May Have
Been Ofllicted With Rabies
Takes Pasteur Treatment.
A possibility that the dogs that at
tacked George Carter at the Claypool
ranch last week, biting him severely
about the hands and hips, may have
been afflicted with rabies, caused Mr
Carter to send for the Pasteur treat-
ment for rabies, which will arrive in
a few days. There are twenty-seven
doses of the scrum, which are given
one a day for twenty-seven days, a
new treatment coming in the mail
each morning,,
That rabies may have been fn tho
animals when they attacked Carter,
was his own opinion. The dogs would
come in to the ranch in the evening,
he stated, sometimes covered with
blood, and showing evidences of fights
with coyotes. And the fact that ra
bies has been prevalent among coyotes
in Malheur county, for a number of
years caused his decision to take no
chances, ami send for the popular
treatment for hydrophobia.
COUNTY JUDGE PLANS ORGANIZATION OF
COUNTY COUNCIL FOR PATRIOTIC SERVICE
. WILL PROMOTE FOOD CONTROL MOVE
BULLETIN NO. 2.
To All County Courts, Contracting
Companies and Other Users
of Explosives.
Portland, Orejr &
4,
101 7
Gentlemen: Re
tf 't0 ses of
dynamite disappeo,. xK 'n-
irucuug tympany s wr.
gon. uotn rcucrai ana si'. .
ordered a search, Which lastt
days, and up to the present timt, '
dynamite is still missing.
These are perilous times, as you
know. A few cases of dynamite in
tho hands of wrong people could do
untold damage.
It is deemed advisable und the State
Council of Defense requests that all
County Courts, Contractors, Construc
tion Companies and anyone else using
powder or dynamite shall have a de
pot for same under day and night
armed guard.
A sufficient quantity for the day's
use can easily bo removed to location
of work under way, but under no cir
cumstance should the depot be left
without a trustworthy guard in full
charge.
Very truly,
BRUCE DENNIS,
Director of Work.
State Council of Defense."
CIVILIAN RELIEF WORKER HER
Meeting Held to Explain Nature
Duties and How to Carry out
These Instructions
ot
Harry R. Bogart, supervising di
rector family relief of tho Pacific Di
vision working under direct control of
tho government was in Vale Monday
and held a meeting at the Drexel hotel
with the Chairman Kimball and mem
bers of .the Civilian relief committeo
and the members of the executive
committee of tho Red Cross. The
purpose of tho meeting was to ex
plain to tbo members of the civilian
es
were and how to perform them. The
work of this division is largely to up
hold tho financial, moral and mental
standard of the families having men
at the front. In some cases, accord
ing to Mr. Bogart, "tho committees
will find employment for men who
have returned disabled and incapaciat
ed for Work."
Childers Case Dismissed.
At the motion of City Attorney
Eastham the case against Childers
brought by the Farmers' Ditch com
pany over tho use of water was dis
missed by Justice Lytle, the state find
ing no cause for prosecution. This
case involved the rights of the citizens
of Vale to use of water from the
Farmers' ditch. Childers had secured
permission from tho city, which is a
share holder in the ditch company, for
the use of water.
Echo has let large contract for con
crete walks and crosswalks.
Five Killed in Auto -Train Collision
K. P.'s CELEBRATE
Sunday, August Fifth, Big Day
Knights of Pythias at the
Ontario Picnic.
for
Sunday, August 5th, was a day of
celebration by the Knights of Pythias
of Ontario and vicinity. It is needless
to say that their families enjoyed it
as much as they.
The celebration, which was in tho
form of a picnic, was held at Mc
Gregor's homo in the country. Swings
were put up for tho kiddies while tho
small boys and girls played games or
enjoyed themselves otherwise, Tho
further enjoyment of the small boys
consisted mainly of thinking about
the eats and wondering if the ice
cream would hold out. This proved to
be useless however, there was more
than enough for ovcrybody. In fact,
it is rumored that one small lad ate
twenty cones but remember that old
ndago "don't believe half what you
hear" and make exceptions.
There was a big crowd and, every
thing considered, it was u "whoppin'
big time," ns some schoolboy was
heard to remark.
Welstr Hud Bad Fire.
Weiscr. Welser had a $50,000 fire
at 1 :30 o'clock Tuesday morning. The
plant of tho Gem Stato Lumber com
pany valued nt $25,000; the plant of
the Welser Ice & Cold Storage com
pany, valued at $10,000; tho office and
yards of the Lyon Coal company, in
cluding eight cars of coul, valuation
unknown and 16 Ford cars belonging
to C. C, Hargrove, who has tho Ford
agency here, were destroyed.
WILIFORM COUNCIL
Council for Patriotic Service in Mal
heur County to be Organized
Soon by;, Judge McKnight.
vr
At tho insistence of the StaUCoun
ciPof Defense, nirect'cd4ty Brucet; Den
ni'sTnnd the"recoftnltfon 'o The1 "great
importJiKO " ' ot Such 1 tirganizatTbri
mty u'dgepicKnlght has" accepted
o.&VriWEW-f t. th.pjjo'rming
I".- a Malheur County "Council 6f Pa
triotic Service. Definite date of meet
ing for organization and further de
tails of the work of such council will
be announced in all of the county pa
pers next week. The following from
Mr. Dennis' office indicates in part"
the nature of such organization.
Select ten to fifteen of the most ablo
patriotic and representative citizens
of the county to act as a County Coun
cil of Patriotic Service.
Let each councillor have responsi
ble charge of some special activity.
The following special lines of activity
are suggested; Food Suppy and Ccn
servation, Industrial Labor, Farm La
bor, Manufactures, Lumber, Transpor
tation, Home Defense, Woman's Wol k.
Publicity, Sanitation, Medicine and
Morals, Law and Finance, Co-ordination
of Patriotic and' other Societies,
Stock and Farm Produce, Bridges.
Have the County Council choose a
Chairman who will be responsible for
:oordinating county efforts and r?
porting to the Stato Council at Port
land. Be very careful nDout selecting
,oi'r Chairman.
Make the work of Uie County Coun
cils fit the local conditions. Omit du
plicate machinery now in use Co
ordinate' all activities. Wide partici
pation, united effort and efficiency are
essential. Do not hesitate to make in
quiries of the State Council of De
fense at Portland. Suggestions will
bo welcomed. c
In every, village, and town organize
an auxiliary to' the County Council
for Patfiotiijrervicc, membership in
which shall "constitute membership in
a state wide league for Patriotic Ser
vice. Every man, woman and child -mould
belong to some auxiliary of the
League for. Patriotic Service. t It is
the method by which every loyal citi
zen, who does not go to the bjttle
frcnt, may enlist for servico in this
great war for "the safety of demo
cracy." Have a chairman and executive com
mittee for each auxiliary and have
them report officers, conditions and ac
tivities to tho Chairman of the Coun
ty Council each week.
These auxiliaries should be made
the centers of patriotic feeling, na
tional loyalty and war service. Tho
County Councils of Patriotic Service
should use the local auxiliaries ns a
means of reaching and organizing
public opinion and patriotic service
upon every problem.
Tho County Councils should look to
(Continued on page 8.)
FATAL AUTO-TRAIN COLLISION
Train Hits Auto, Near Payette Last
Monday Six Killed Declared
Accident by Jury.
Frank IJalm, a wealthy stockman of
Council Valley ,and five members of
his family were the victims of a colli
sion which .occurred above Payette
Monday morning. Mr. Hahn and his
family were on their way homo from
Payctto and wero crossing the track
at Wood's Spur when their car was
struck by the morning "Pony" traih
with terrific force, killing three of
tho occupants instantly and complete
ly demolishing the cur.
The thiee who survived tho collision
were rushed to Payotte nt once for
medical care. Of thebe, two liyed only
a few hours and the third, a daughter,
died tho next day.
All of the victims of tho accident
had been visiting in Payetto Saturday
where Mrs. Hahn's parents live. Frank
Hahn, the eldest son, had just been
to Boise with his father whero ho
was to have gone soon to roport for
service in the army. Two sons, Har.
vey and William Hahn, reside at Coun
cil. The coroner's jury loturncd a ver
dict Tuesday declaring tho disaster
was purely an accident and that no
person was to blame.
The I. W. W. committed their great
tactical blunder in starting the trou
ble In n Stato where all a man has to
do to be mobilized is to put his hand
In his hip pocket. Boston Transcript.