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VOLUME VIII NO. 39.
VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1917.
MALHEUR COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
SUBSCR1j. $2.00 PER YEAR
IK
SHALL FARMERS
GET IRRIGATION?
800 Per Cent Profit Will Be Made By
Land Owners Under Warmsprings
District, Conservative Estimate.
DECEIVING FIGURES MAY
CAUSE LOSS OF THOUSANDS
It has. never seemed right that, sim
ply to gain some point in debate or
argument, figures should be used to
deceive and in some, if not many in
stances", work a real hardship, hinder
development, and cause a loss of thou
sands of dollars, or at least prevent
the earning of thousands of dollars
by those who could well use the mon
The question of propriety, from a
business standpoint, of borrowing
money on which to do business, is not
worthy of discussion from a practical
standpoint today. Business is built
upon credit and the credit system. To
change the system would be reverting
to barbarism.
This article is prompted by the fact
that figures are being presented show
ing that the Warmsprings Irrigation
District should not borrow money for
the purpose of developing this valley,
The great sum of interest and princi
ple for 30 years has oeen and is be
ing exhibited to many timorous indi
viduals with the explicit announce
ment that it would bankrupt every
man" in the valley.
At no time has the other side of
the ledger been represented. At no
time has there been any showing of
the result of spreading water in suffi
cient quantity for complete irrigation
every year, over the rich alluvial land
of which this great valley is made up.
No "showing of the result of turning
the stored plant food, accumulating
for-ages on "the bencties surrounding
the valley, into food for the millions
waiting for.it.
Let us take a few concrete instanc
es. . The records show that there has
been borrowed by certain Individuals
. -in Malheur county the following
amounts of money on terms and with
the results noted:
A Who is a farmer, has borrowed
$8,000 at 8 per cent which has run 8
years and is able to pay the principle
today but does not because he is mak
ing the loan profitable at the interest
mentioned.
B Has owed an average of $10,000
for upwards of fifteen years. Is a
farmer. He paid 6 per cent interest
Has paid off all of his debt except
$2,500 and can pay that any time but
is .using the money to advantage.
C A farmer, has paid 9 per cent
on"$8,000 for ten years. Is now
worth probably $20,000. .Does not pay
th'e debt because the money is profi
table at the rate.
The people in the valley who owe
considerable money on which they are
all paying interest exceeding 8 per
cent are numerous and are also pros
perous. Every one of them claim that
they could double their income with
water.
It appears to an observer with some
experience: That it is not the amount
of the debt nor the interest paid, but
the result of the use of borrowed
capital that counts. What will the
iise of the 'money enable the valley to
produce? . That is the question, and
that is the only question. On one side
of the. ledger we put the loan and the
interest: On the other side we place
the production and its price less its
cost The resulting balance decides
the question. The balance should be
large on the production side; if not
large it is. as though the balance was
on the-other side. There must be no
doubt as to the result. Every possi
ble human contingency must be con
sidered with reason and probability.
When this is done we must abide by
the result. High prices must not be
Tplaced in the result. They are only
an incident on the road and an incre
ment of safety.
To bring reason to bear on this sub-
. ject it is only fair to compare the pos
sible result here with the actual re
sult elsewhere. The arid lands of the
great plateau east of the Cascades
and west of the Rockies are about all
of the same general character. While
the sandy land of the Umatilla will re
quire a vast amount of moisture, the
bench lands of our county will require
but little and the valleys a somewhat
greater amount than the benches.
Now let us see about what both
- BONDS REVIEWED
Payette-Oregon Slope District Bonds
Declared Regular and Legal
by Circuit Court
Circuit Judge Dalton Biggs Wed
nesday afternoon, in Vale, examined
the proceedings in the Payette-Oregon
Slope Irrjgation bond issue and de
clared them to be regular and legal.
Claude McCollough of Portland ap
peared for the district in the hearing.
LEAVE FOR TRAINING
Duncan and Vines Leave for Califor
nia to Enter Officers' Reserve
Training Camps.
Robt M. Duncan and John Vines
left the first of the week for San
Francisco from where they will enter
the officers' reserve training camps,
.'heir many friends wished them well,
ind expressed their apprciation of the
.acrifices these men are making in en
tering the direct service of the Repub
lic' sides of our ledger mil show: On one
side
The principal $ 750,000
Interest at 0 per cent for
twenty-one years 945,000
Interest for the remaining
9 years 245,960
$1,940,950
On the other side of the ledger:
12,000 acres now producing 3 tons of
alfalfa 'hay per acre. With water the
full production may fairly be placed
at 6 tons per acre, or an average in
crease of 3 tons per acre. 18,000
acres of new land will produce an av
erage of six tons per acre, or its
equivalent
In all of our calculations we use
hay. If other crops are raised the
ratios remain the same.
It is fair to place the gross value
of hay at $C per ton and it is also
fair to place the cost of raising at
$2 per ton.
With these calculations as a basis
we can make up the producing side of
our ledger.
Increase, of 3 tons per acre
at $4 per ton per year
for thirty years, 1,080,000
tons ...$ 4,320,000
Eighteen thousand acres
producing 6 tons per
acre per year at $4 per
ton, 3,240,000 tons 12,900,000
The total production from
which cost has been elim
inated $1G,280,000
No accounting has been made for
eggs and poultry production on the
side which pays the taxes now and
will always do "so." These are largo
figures on both sides. The production
side is far less than actual income
would be, but we must figure safe.
Let some timorous individual whose
entire charge is say $7.50 per acre
put his interest and his principle into
the balance against what he knows his
increased production will amount to
and ponder on the result and then
wonder why ho should worry over
who builds the dam provided that it
is built.
Is the production side large? Let
any farmer who has kept his books
for ten or twenty years figure back
and put down the total production of
hay for the time.
The value of irrigation cannot be
questioned. It will not be questioned
except by the utterly ignorant.
The populous countries of the old
world exist through and by irrigatfon.
The greatest nations of antiquity were
great through the use of water for
producing. Egypt, a desert without
and a paradise of production within.
Belgium, just about the size of Mal
heur county,- with eight million people
as against our 10,000, Argument
seems ridiculous but we are arguing
with ridiculous opponents.
Cut and slash as they may: Howl
and fight as they will: The figures
refute every argument The past re
futes every argument against the op
ponent of progress. The present shows
the foolishness of delay and damns ob
struction with high prices for produce.
Those who had a partial right could
have paid the entire bill this year and
those who have no right might have
been well on the road to security from
debt had the dam been constructed last
fall.
Will it be constructed this fall?
Who knows ? Those who have the re
sponsibility will try, so they say, while
those others who desire to assume the.
responsibility for those who prefer to
use their own judgment, may suc
cessfully obstruct progress for anoth
er year.. Sincerely we hope not Sin
cerely we hope Malheur county will
come into her own. Sincerely we hope
the clap-trap of petty politicians will
not be heeded. Sincerely we hope that
development and population will come
to our country ns it has come and is
coming to our neighbor state which is
blessed with progressive legislators
who love their state and work for their
state with the feeling that justice to
a part of the country is justice to the
nation.
As to Government aid, it is always
acceptable, and might well be asked
for even though bonds were in the
bands of a private investor, the Dis
trict might be well able and willing
to pay the possible premium for re
demption in order to transfer the se
curity; but to sit supinely by, and suf
fer from lack of water, looks like tak-
ing an unconscientious advantage, of
providence under circumstances of distress.
Red Cross Issues
Call for Knitters
MORE WORKERS WANTED
Before Cold Weather Comes Enor
mous Quantities of Knitted Gar
ments are Needed.
The Vale chapter of the American
Red Cross has received an urgent call
from headquarters to put all stress on
a campaign to secure as many knitters
as possible as the call for much need
ed knitted articles of clothing is far
in excess of the supply. Already the
local chapter haVe a number of knit
ters who havs made some beautiful
garments as socks, wristers, mufflers
and other smaller articles. Mrs. B. F.
Farmer gives two afternoons a week
teaching beginners, anu her classes
are making splendid progress. If you
cannot be at the Red Cross rooms to
work afternoons take a few lessons
in knitting and take tiie work homo
for you can accomplish much in spare
minutes. Mrs. Farmer will instruct
beginners on Monday and Saturday
afternoons. Bring your yarn and
come.
Following is a letter received by the
local chapter from the headquarters
at Washington, D. C, which shows
the immediate needs of the army:
Fay Clark, secretary Malheiy Coun
ty Chapter American Red Cross, Vale,
Oregon: A cabled appeal for the im
mediate shipment of supplies to
France reached the American Red
Cross from Major Grayson M. P. Mur
phy today.
The cable received emphasizes the
urgent need in Europe for vast
amounts of hospital and knitting sup
plies. Major Murphy cables:
"Begin shipping at once one and a
half million each Minted mufflers,
sweaters, socks, and wristlets. These
are desperately needed before cold
weather. In view of the shortage of
fuel and other discomforts they will
bo of incredible value in both military
and civilian work.
"Last winter brqko the record for
cold and misery among' the people
here. They inexpressibly dread lest
the coming winter find us without sup
plies to meet the situation., I urge
you on behalf of our soldiers and those
of our allies who will suffer in the fro
zen trenches. Thousands of Belgian
and French refugees and repartriates
are being returned through Switzer
land to France."
That the work should go forward as
rapidly as possible, and with no chance
of "falling down," an allotment of the
great task is being made by the na
tional authorities to tiie tnlrteen divi
sion managers of the Red Cross who
"direct its administration under the
new decentralization plan.
The division managers, when they
have been informed of their territory's
total share, will divide the work
among the chapters in their divisions.
The allotment system follows the
general spirit of the Liberty Loan and
the Draft Army. Each section of the
country will have its specified part to
do. The work must be done with all
possible, speed. Finihscd articles will
be shipped from the chapters to the
nearest point of trans-oceanic ship
ment under national directions.
Negro Soldiers Kill.
Houston, Tex. Twelve white men,
civilians, police officers and national
guardsmen, were killed nnd moro
than a score of persons, men, women
and children, were wounded in an out
break here Thursdny night of negro
soldiers of the Twenty-fourth United
States infantry, stationed here to act
as guards during the construction of
Camp Logan, at which the Illinois na
tional guurd will train. It is not
known how many negroes are dead.
County Board Exempts Married Men-More
Friday, August 24, is the last day of examina
tions, the local board having, in all, called the first
208 registered men for examination. So far 38 have
been certified from the first 118 to the district board,
leaving only 27 more needed to fill Malheur county's
3uota of tho first draft Friday was nlso the last
ay for filing proof of exemption claimB, as far as
the first 118 are concerned.
All week tho court house has been a busy place
while tho "Local Board for County of Malheur, State
of Oregon," consisting of Sheriff Ben J. Brown, Dr.
V. J. Brown and Atty. Bruco R. Kester, have been
kept busy examining, making tho required records,
etc.
Must Appeal Discharged.
Of those out of the first 118 who aBked for ex
emption on grounds of having dependent relatives,
the following have been granted discharge by the
local board, These cases will, however, be auto
matically appealed by the government to the dis
trict board at La Grande. Attorney Robt. D. Lytle
has been recommended to handle these appeals, as
prosecuting attorney, R. W. Swagler, is of draft age
and therefore disqualified to act under the regula
tions. 1095 Atkins. Otto W., Jamicson, Oreg 4
C7G Fields, Archie W., Nyssa, Ore. 9
509Harland, Clifford Harry, Vale, Ore. 11
501 Seybold, Virgil L., Cord, Ore. 13
548 Willson, Frederick Bradley. Vale, Ore. 17
755 Moudy, Irwen S., Brogan, Ore. 20
775 Antrobus, Harry Forest, Brogan, Ore. 24
437 Cockrum, Lee B., Ontario, Ore. 31
10 Dooms, George Allenf Ontario, Ore., RFD 41
DRAFT EVADER
CAUGHT IN ACT
Loral Mnn Attempts .to Hide Behind
Skirts, of Wife, Whom He Does
Not Support,
CHARGED WITH PERJURY TO
WILLFULLY EVADE SERVICE
Charged with perjury in a wilful at
tempt to evade service under the draft
law and upon failure to give $1000
bonds required by U. S. Cmmissioner
R. M. Stearns of Ontario, Morris Mc
Carty of Vale was committed to the
Multnomah county jail to await fur
ther action by the Federal Govern
ment Before the local board, McCarty al
leged a dependent wife, as grounds
for exemption from military service,
and swore that he was her sole sup
port. Upon receiving the blank forms
with McCarty's affidavit Mrs. McCar
ty promptly returned them to the dis-'
trict board with an affidavit to the ef
fect that McCarty had turned her out
last November and had not contribut
ed to her support since that date.
Sheriff Ben Brown immediately had
McCarty arrested and telegraphed U.
S. Attorney ClarencqL. Reames of
Portland for instruction. In answer
to which N. S. Deputy Marshal D. B.
Fuller arrived Thursday and after Mc
Carty's waivure of examination before
Commissioner Stearns nnd failure to
provide bonds, escorted him to Port
land. Severe penalties must follow
such cases of deliberate evasion of
duty.
Malheur County
Boy in Trenches
Douglas McDonald, of Nyssa, a Winni
peg Highlander, in the Trenches
Since November.
Douglas McDonald, 'son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander McDonald of Nyssa,
who joined the Winnipeg Highlanders
has been in the' Ucnossincd last No
vember. So far as his parents can
find out their son is the first Malhcui
county boy in the trenches.
Use Phosphorus.
The I. W. W. are preparing to use
phosphorus with which to burn grain
fields and grains held in storage
throughout Idaho, according to ad
vices sent to the sheriffs of th'e state
by Harvey Allred, director of the state
farm markets bureau.
Phosphorus is nlso to bo used in
Oregon nnd Washington.
Allred advises the sheriffs to guard
closely against fires and to arrest all
suspicious-looking strangers.
Coal Dictator Named.
Washington Government control
of the coal industry was made almost
complete Thursday night when Presi
dent Wilson named Dr. H. A. Garfield,
president of Williams college, fuel ad
ministrator, fixed anthracite prices for
producers and jobbers and set a limit
on profits to be made by bituminous
wholesalers.
Greatest Battle Fought.
With the French Armies, Aug. 21.
Tho world's greatest battle is being
fought today.
From tho seacoast to the Swiss
frontier, over a front of four hundred
and thirty-five miles tho Allied forces
are fighting practically a continuous
offensive.
Art Springer of Cow Valley, who is
engineering a Caterpillar for Frank
Curl of Pncdleton is expected home in
two weeks.
I Fair at
Ontario a Big Event
FAIR BOOSTERS BUSY
Something Doing Every Minute is the
Plan of Dircctora in Charge
of Arranfjcmcnts.
The Malheur County Fair this yenr
will bo a bigger and better Fair than
any held heretofore. Tho Fair Board
hns been very busy arranging a very
attractive program. Sovcral new fea
tures have been added this year, in
cluding automobile races each day as
well as the usual number of harness
and running races.
One particular feature of this year's
entertainment will be the relay races.
These races are always attractive and
exciting. The management this year
offers a' purse of $100 each day for
both men's and ladies' relay races.
Several entries of relay horses have
been promised and no - doubt will be
entered.
There will be baloon ascensions as
well as other free vaudeville acts.
The Agricultural and Horticultural
exhibits promise to be mutli larger
than other years. In" fact the capac
ity of the exhibit hall will 'be taxed
to the utmost. Tho directors have in
creased the premiums for agricultural
exhibits and merchants of Ontario and
surrounding towns are offering a very
large line of premiums for practically
every article that will be exhibited.
Miss Fay Clark is arranging a very
interesting school exhibit in depart
ment P. One of the features of Miss
Clark's department will bo a canning
contest to be carried on in the exhibit
hall two days of the Fair. Suitable
prizes will be awarded to the young
lady who excels in the canning indus
try. Another feature of this year's Fair
will be tho automobile show. Dealers
from the Intermountain country will
be present in large numbers and ex
hibit tho various cars. Tho automo
bile races will bo mauo up of stock
ears which are exhibited at the show.
A large portion of the Fair, grounds
just east of tho exhibit hall has' been
allotted to the automobile men nnd a
great many entries havo been recciv
3(1 for exhibitors.
The livestock departments all prom
ise to be well filled, especially the
3heep and hog departments'. Very
large premiums are offered in all
livestock departments. One thing that
will be especially interesting to the
stockmen is the fact that on the last
day of the Fair theie will be an auc
tion sale of pure-bred stock on the
Fair grounds.
The amusement in the city during
the Fair are perhaps better tnan any
other year before. The Sound Amuse
ment Co., an agregation of some twen
ty five shows, havo tho carnival priv
ileges this year, and this together with
other concessions in the way of ath
letic shows and dances, will keep" the
crowds amused and entertained during
the evenings.
Ample hotel accommodations are be
ing provided and pilvate homes are
being thrown open so there will be
accommodations for all, although it
iswell to engage rooms in advance.
The Premium Lists are all out at
the present time and ready for mailing
and will be gladly sent to anyone up
on request.
Sumptcr to Rebuild.
Modern construction and model bus
iness town to replace the frame build
ing of the one time booming mining
camp, are the plans now under waj
by tho citizens of that city. Although
the fire destroyed practically the en
tire town reconstruction has alreadj
commenced.
Mrs. A. J. White is registered at the
Drcxel Hotel this week.
are Examined
487 Boyd, William Earl, Valo, Ore. 44
739 Anderson, Oliver Frank, Bonita, Ore. 51
513 Kinney, Lloyd Russell, Vale, Ore. 57
40 Zimmerman, John Russell, Wcstfall, Ore. 58
1099 Davis, George C, Vale, Ore. 00
223 Arnold, Ivan Franklin, Ontario, Ore. 01
280 Pease, Leonard, Weiser, Ida. R. 3 09
983 Schlupe, Warren Alfred, Harper, Ore. 71
757 Parrott, Charles William, jr., Brogan, Ore. 72
379 Dowell. Frank, Ontario, Ore. 70
542 Thayer, Mertcn Harold, Vale, Ore. 77
191 Smith, Manuel, Ontario, Ore. 78
15 Gossett, Charles Clinton. Ontario, Or. RFD 87
905 BrookB, George Littlcfield, Riverside, Ore. 88
355 Curroy. George Huntington, Vale, Ore. 91
530 Rumpel, Joseph, Vale, Ore. 02
1114 Hamilton. Victor C, Huntington, Ore. 94
574 Cook, Arthur LeRoy, Juntura, Ore. 09
f.77 Garland, Floyd Elbert, Nyssa, Ore, 104
5 Cable, Clyde Rinkcr, Ontario, Ore. RFD 112
549 Willson, Claude Hubbard, Vale, Ore. 11(1
Field, Carl Albert, Ontario, Ore. 117
Claims Disallowed.
Claims for discharge of the following were dis
allowed and these parties have been certified to the
district baord.
927 Hart, Edward, Westfall, Ore. 50
780 Howard, Clarence Washington, Brogan, Or. 08
033 Hughes, Robert Allen, Westfall, Ore. 89
525 McCarty, Morris. Vale, Ore. 107
Several other cases have not as yet been passed on.
1000 Tracy, Omar B., Homedale, Ida. 31
420 Wrinkle, Leioy, Ontario, Ore. 36
18 Hawkins, David Eli, Nyssa, Ore. 48
GRAND JURY MEETS
Will Meet Next Monday Circuit
Court to Convene the follow
Week to Hear Cases.
Following ore the members of tho
grnnd jury that have been drawn for
the September term of court and their
precincts, The grand jury will meet
next Monday:
Grand Jurors,
Frank Draper, Ontario; Ed, L. Size
more, Beulah; F. M. Housh, Nyssa; J,
E. Holly, Big Bend; Harvey Hatch,
Big Bend; V. J. Hopkins, Juntura; F
S, Bailey, Cairo.
The jury panel drawn for this term
of court, which will conveno on Sep
tember 9th, Is as follows:
Trial Jurors.
C. F. Cox, Ontario No. 2; Chas. R.
Purdy, Big Bend; Clinton Woodward,
Riverside; Charles Bullard, Arcadia;
Hoy J. Benson, Weiser; Bert Robinson,
Big Bend; Dan Gallagher, Juntura;
Herbert Stewart, Cairo; L. A. Green,
Nyssa; V. B. Staples, South Vale; A.
E. Rutherford, Cairo; Andrew Gree
ley, Rockville; Geo. L. Phillips, Nyssa;
J. M. McEwcn, Cord; J. W. Wills,
Nyssa; L. L, Culbertson, Snake River;
C. A. Marshall, Arcadia; George
Strode, Rockville; S. P. Colt, Basin;
Chas. A. Cook, Fair; William Helm,
Jordan Valley; R. H. Hart, Juniper;
John Murphy, Beulah; H. L. Poorman,
Ontario No. 3; Eugene D. McCoy, On
tario No. 1; F. H. Van Wyngarden,
Riverside; W. L. Brodrick, Bully; S.
R. Copcland, Skullspring; W. P. Allen,
Jones; Rnlph A. Duncan, Ironside; A.
Gramse, Fair.
MOVES GROCERIES
One Garage to be Enlarged New Ga
rage Under Construction Vale
is Prosperous.
During the week several business
changes have been announced and par
tially completed. I. F. S. Diven's
stock, of groceries havo been moved
to the corner room formorly occupied
by tho Malheur Forwarding Company
and later he expects to put In a line
of dry goods.
Saxon Humphrey ,;has moved., his
stock of hardware to ttio oast' room
of the M. F. building whoro thnt bus
iness will bo permanently conducted,
His garage will be enlnrgcd to occupy
the entire quarters formerly used by
the garage and hardware departments.
Construction on the new concrete
garage building for II. E. Young is
progressing rapidly.
OCHOCO VALLEY "MADE"
$900,000 Bond Issue Will Construct
System to Irrigate 22,000 Acres
Near Prineville.
After seven months of careful in
vestigation and arrangement of the fi
nancial and construction details a syn
dicate headed by Stephens & Co., with
offices in Snn Francisco, Los Angeles,
San Diego nnd Coronado, Cal., and by
Clark, Kendall & Co., of Portland, has
underwritten a $900,000 bonds issue
of the Ochoco irrigation project, in
Crook county, Oregon, and has let
contracts for immediate construction
work.
This work is to begin within the
next 20 days, probably on September
5. To tho Twohy Bros, company, of
Portland, has been awarded the con
ract for construction or the project
lam and the first 15 miles of canal.
Prineville Center of Project.
Announcement of the underwriting
of the $900,000 bond issue by the syn
Iicnte, and of its plans Tor tho imme
liato development of the project,
which is to be completed by May 1,
1019, was made this week by Ralph
H. Schnccloch, of Clark, Kendall & Co,
Until then it had. been known by
inly a comparatively few persons that
negotiations for tho forming of the
syndicate and development of the pro
ject were under way. The conserva
tive and safe course of completing all
preliminaries to actual construction
jeforo giving publicity was followed
by tho men interested.
The Ochoco project centers about
.he town of Prinoville, in Crook coun
ty. With its completion, 22,000 acres
)t rich land will be placed under ir
rigation. EDUCATORS TO 8PEAK
Institute Program Dates Will Be Fill
ed by Prominent Men nnd Wo
men of Edudition.
A number of prominent educators
including Dr. E. B. Conklin, head of
the Psychology department at U. of
O., Professor E. D. Ressler of tho De
partment of Education at O, A. C,
State Superintendent J. A. Churchill,
II, C. Seymour, state industrial club
leader and Mrs. Ida May Smith, sup
ervisor of Primary Work at Eugene,
will be In attendance at the county
teachers institute to be held In On
tario September 12, 13, and 14. Tho
Ontario people are planning on royal
ly entertaining the visitors, an auto
ride over tho valley will bo one of the
features of this entertainment
FORM COUNTY
DEFENSECOUNCIL
Council of Patriotic Service Organized
by Malheur County Citizens Last
Monday In vale,
ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD MET
AT VALE COUUT HOUSE
In answer to the call Issued by
County Judge Geo, W. McKnight,
about fifty citizens from various pnrtH
of the county assembled In the office
of the county court nnd proceeded to
organize tho Malheur Couniy Council,
of Patriotic Service along the lines
suggested by Bruce Dennis, director of
work of the Oregon Council of De
fense. Judge McKnight called the meeting - .
to order and explained the reasons for
calling the citizens together, stating
that this nation having entered the
war, all oher considerations must give
way before the ono great task that
now lies before us, namely the suc
cessful prosecution of the war; and as
the StatCouncil of Defense, which is "
working directly wii'i the National
Council, had requested him to issue 1
the call and undertone the organiza
tion of the county council in order
that the residents of Malheur county
might be organized to lend whatever
assistance that might be required of
them in maintaining the peace and or
der within our own communities and
to assist the government" in its cam
paigns for increased production and .
economical consumption of the nec
essities of life and materials for tho
war, he had issued tho call for this
meeting and he would now leave it
with the citizens to proceed ns they
might determine.
Stirring patriotic speeches were
made by W. E. Lees, W. D. McCol
lough, G. K. Aiken, P. J. Gallaghor
and Col. Taylor of Ontario; C. C. Wil
son of Nyssa; M. N. Fegtly, Georgo
W. Hayes of Vale and -several others.
Mrs. Anna B. Pritchett requested
thnt the meeting petition Congress
and the President to.dcfinq the, war '
aims and to maUo public- thoVcondU
tlons upon which pence might bo ob
tained. Her suggestion "was charac-.
terized as unpatriotic, nnd Mr. Lees
declared that it even bordered on the
edge of treason.
A nominating committee consisting
of M. N. Fegtly of Vale, CC. Wilson
of Nyssa and W. D. McCollough of.
Ontarioaselected a committee of eleven
which were unanimously elected as
the Executive Committee of the Mal
heur County Council of Patriotic Ser
vice. The executive committee met imme
diately after tho adjournment and pro
ceeded to organize, after which they
adjourned to meet this afternoon, Sat
urday, at Ontario when they will per
fect a working organization.
The committee is composed of the
following with the officers chosen as
indicated: C. C. Mueller of Vale,
chairman; Geo. W. McKnight of Vale
vice chairman; P. J. Gallagher of On
tario, secretary; Ben J. Brown of Vale,
Frank Miller of Big Bend, J. Boydell
of Nyssa, S. F. Tayloi of Ontario, T.
M. Lowe of Owyhee, S. M. Willis of
Brogan, J D, Fairmnn of Westfall, and
John Weaver of Ontario.
LABOR SYMPATHISERS
I. W. W. Leader Arrested Northwest
Strike Called for Monday Fail
ed to Materialize.
Spokane Tho Central Labor council
of Spokane on Tucsduy passed a reso
lution denouncing the raid on the In
dustrial Workers of tno World rend-'
quarters hero and tho arrest of 27
members of the organization without
warrants.
Tho resolutions demand a general
strike to be declared in Spokanesof all
the union labor men, unless James
Rowan is released.
Strike Failed.
Portland Not more than 150 L W.
W. havo quit work in rcsponso to tho
organization's general strike call for
Monday.
United Press dispatches from var
ious points in Washington, Idaho,
Montana and Oregon today emphasize
the complete failure of the much ad
vertised I. W. W. walkout
Arrest Leader.
Spokane Tho federal government,
Sundny, took a hand to stop further
troubles by tho Industrial Workers of
the World In tho northwest. -
James Rowan, who has been the
moving spirit In tho organization's
propaganda in Spokane and vicinity,
was taken Into custody by the fedor-'
allzcd militia and is being held under
a strong guard of soldiers.
Twenty-six other I. W. W. also were
arrested.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Strout, Mrs. ,
A, O. Springer and son Eldred and ,
Mrs. L. White were guesta of Mrrnnd
Mrs, Andrew White and daughter;
Thelma, over Sunday,