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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1918)
A season ticket to the Vale Chautauqua will enable you to enjoy America's best entertainers, to hear some of the greatest musicians, and listen to many famous lecturers An all American Patriotic Week The Warmsp -ings Project Must be Built It will Increase Malheur County's Production of Wheat, Meat and Produce Over $1,000,000.00 Annually The Warmsprings Project Will Be Built This Year Full News Service For All County Communities Largest Circulation In Every Section; Of Malheur County DcstMcdi'um For All County and Outside Advertisers. YOUR CO-OPERATION Suggestions and Support are Solic ited to Help Make The "Enterprise" a True Representative of Vale, and Malheur County. Send a Subscrip tion to Friends Whom You Wish to Welcome to This. Country The Enterprise Is Absolutely Independent, Treats Everyone With the Same Fairness, is Always Progressive, and Urges Your Activity in the Develop ment of Milhcur County's Great Pos sibilities' It is Your Paper and is Working to. Develop Your Community. Let all the Malheur Towns and Settle ments Work Together for a More Prosperous and Better County. ADVERTISE IN TIM ENTERPRISE ' The Only Paper That Circulates Throughout the' Whole of Malheur County. It Has More Readers -Ile- i 0r"l"Ji Prints More Reading Matter. Sfel&to-The Enterprise Be- v-St il'A .efo.ss i eaa uie Best Review? u'4e nf Jstcrn and WerM News; the Most ihJrough Reports of Southeastern Oregon Irrigation, Stock, Farming, Oil, Mineral and Community Progress, the Latest Market Quotations; all Filings In the U. S. Land Office, Vale District; Mal heur County Official Notices; Real Estate Transfers; County Seat News; . Correspondent Letters The Home Newspaper, Read In Every Nook of Malheur County. VOLUME IX, NO. 30 VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1918 MALHEUR COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR. 1 COURT HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS NEARLY DONE Up-To-Datcncss In All Court House Improvements Just Completed. Beside having the most up-to-dato jail In this part of Oregon, Malheur county can now boast of one of the most comfortable, handy and best ar ranged court houses. This week workmen are putting the finishing touches on the outside of the building and with a few minor remodeling changes on tho interior the new of fices will be ready for occupancy, Among the improvements noted nro the now fire proof vaults installed in the Assessor's and Sheriff's offices. The old jail rooms have been re modeled into a modem assessors' of fice with complete office equipment including a vault for the records. A door has been opened from the Sheriff's office to the jail courtyard and a vault installed for tho Sheriff's office in which is kept the tax records and other legal papers of the county. A fine largo entrance has been built at the back of the building so that there is now a north and south en trance for the public. All the out door buildings are to be sold and moved off and the south side put in to lawn. A concrete base is being placed around the entire building and the exterior stonework re-painted. New walks have been built to the jail and for the south entrance. New cement floors are a feature o the lower hall and the Assessor's of fice?. Lavatories and rest rooms for both men and women have been placed at the extreme end of the lower halls and also a laatory in the upper ball near the court room. Remodeling of tno Circuit court room is now in progress and when finished -will include new woodwork all around, and calcimined .and tinted walls. An offico for the Circuit Judge and one for tho District Attorney have been cut off from the main room. The Judge's office will be just off the jury platform to the right and can be reached without .disturbing tho court room. The district attorney's office will be connected with the jury room. An additional room has been equiped and added to the county Superintendent's offices. A bedroom for the use of jurors will be retinted and re-finished thru out, and connected with the lavatory. The new heating plant is all in and ready for the coming cold weatlvr. The various contractors vho have charge of the work include, The "Whiteway Company of Boise, remodel ing lower story nnd installing vaults, etc. Robert Draper of Vale,- remodf 1 ing of the upper story, U. S. Plumb ing and Heating Company of Cntarii. the heating system; and G. C. Wal! of Boise the stono work thruoit SHIPMENT MADE Red Cross Rooms Busy During Week Will be Open for Guests. Large shipments of hospital gar ments and knitted goods were sent from Vale Chapter Red Cross this week to headquarters at Seattle. The shipment included the knitting allot ment for three months and the hospital garment allotment for the current month consisting of 90 pajama suits, the work of Vale chapter and Auxil iaries. New Goods Comes There is now on the shelves at the workrooms about 1000 yards of out ing flnnnel for hospital garments and this week Chairman of the purchasing committee, Mrs. Mueller announced that 50 pounds of sock yarn had been 'received which means that thero Is knitting for all at the present time. The yam is in great demand and is not expected to last long. Anyone wishing a supply should go to the rooms immediately and got theii share. Rooms Open Visitors in Vale during Chautauqua week are urged to visit the lied Cross, especially those who are visiting from the out-of-town auxiliaries. The cnpter work jvooms- above the First National bank will be open each day. Sheriff in Portland Sheriff 'Ben J. Brown left Tuesday evening for Portland to attend the State Sheriffs' Convention. He ex pects to return to Vale the last of the week. Close to Front Line Within forty yards of the German trenches, a Y. M. C. A. dug-out lias been serving Allied troops. Become a stock holder in the United States buy War Savings Stamps. TUESDAY LUNCHEON IS GREATLY ENJOYED Tuesday Luncheon Dcvelopes Much of Interest. Last Tuesday's Business Men's Luncheon was largely devoted to mat ters pertaining to tho Second Annual Vale Chautauqua. While not ns well attended as usual about thirty were present nnd a very interesting and profitable hour was spent. Chairman Albert W. Reed among others called upon, J. P. Dunaway chairman of the ticket committee of the Chautauqua who reported tho pro gress of tho sales. S. E. Scaton ad vance" man for the Chautauqua toUrof the fine program that is coming this week, and spoke of many mntters in teresting to tho Chautauqua booster. Tho boosters parade was discussed re sulting in a much better turn-out for the Brogan and Jamicson trip than on Monday evening. If. C. Eastham urged that the clean up of the streets be followed by a general paint-up nnd clean-up cam paign of the entire town, and en couraged tho improvement of private property that has been allowed to de cline in appearance. Dr. F. J. Brown spoke on tho Vale schools after which Circuit Judge Dal ton Biggs made a splendid optomistic ind constructive address on civie mat ters and tho war situation. J. P. Houston was appointed chair man of next Tuesday's luncheon at .which time Chautauqua apd War Sav ings Stamps will be leading subjects of discussion. These meetings are doing a great deal of good to the community nnd should be attended and keep going even at considerable personal sacri fice and altho the hot weather dis couraes heavy participation of the good eats end of the luncheon. McDERMITT TO CELEBRATE Four Days of Speaking, Street Events and Racing. McDermitt is to have a four da celebration beginning July 3rd aiu lasting till July Gth. A four day. program has been prepared which in cludes, public speaking, horse races street events and other kinds of enter tainment. Some good purses arc. of fered in the races which will bring i large number of fast horses from tha. section of tho country, which will in elude Randall Sage's Dora D, Or. Vnda, Panatte, E. Gartiey, Sprietly Miss Sogunda, Acharals, Jumpint Jack and a grent many others. Ten perrcnt of each purse offerer in the races will be donated to Red Cross. On the Fourth special exer cises will bo given. There will be dancing at Barbers hall each evening during the four days and a good time is promised to all. McDermitt people have issued an invitation to all the county and surrounding counties to come and enjoy tho four days with them. WILEY IS LIKELY DISTRICT ENGINEER A. J. Wiley, of Boise May Direct Warmsprings Project. Thursday,- Engineer A. J. Wiley of Boise attended a special meeting of the directors of the Warmsprings pro ject in Vale at which time the board considered engaging his services as chief or consulting engineer for the Warmsprings project. Mr. Riley was engineer of tho famous Arrow Rock dam of the Boise project and has been connected with much of the largest and most successful reclamation con struction in the Northwest. While the matter was not definitely decided, Mr. Wiley investigated the data in the hands of the board and gave as his opinion that little field work need be done in order to prepare a suf ficient report for consideration by the state securities commission and, the federal board that passes on all pro posed bond issues. It is hoped by the board that Mr. Wiley will be able to arrange his af fairs so ns to prepare this first re port in a few weeks after which steps will bimmediately taken to have the bond issue authorized. As soon as state and federal sanction is secured the bonds will be advertised and sold by the board, when everything will be ready to let the contract. A ne'ition was presented to the board by tho land owners under the Shoestring ditch asking that their land be taken under the Warmsprings district, the consideration of whi'h matter was held over to tho next meeting. SECOND ANNUAL LARGE ATTENDENCE AND EXCELLENT PROGRAMS First Programs Enjoyed Week Promises Big Entertainment, The big tent is all in place and the first progrrimdiavc been given in the Second Annual Vale Chautauqua. Ad vance man, S. E. Scaton arrived in Vale Monday morning to make all arrangements and superintend the putting up of the tent and seats Superintendent for the week, Miss Rigrid Avpnson, arrived Thursday and has been busy getting acquainted and attending to the many details in cidental to the success of Chautauqua week. Junior Superintendent and Story Lady, Miss Verna Swanson met with her class of Juniors for the first time, Friday afternoon and planned the week's work. The Juniors will be hard at work preparing for their Mother Goose Festival which is given Tuesday evening. The attendance the first afternoon and evening demonstrated that Vale Chautauqua is here to stay and will be bigger nnd better each year. Booster Trips Taken , Accompanied by the Vale band several car loads of Vale folks left or. ' a booster trip Monday for Nyssa, On- j tano, and Payette. Altho the cars became seperatcd enroute the trip was made in good time and each town visited, was given a bit of music and Chautauqua spirit. "Tuesday evening about 2?. cars loaded with Vale roosters visited Jamieson and Bro gan. S. E. Scaton of the Chautauqua accompanied tho boosters and gave shoit talks at each town visited. County Judge McKnight also spoke issuing an invitation from tho Vale folks for- all their neighbors to join in the week of Chautauqua festivities? The band gave various selections and it Urogan where a large crowdyhad .athered to welcome the boosters, they nlaycd a few dance numbers and tho :rowd enjoyed dancing in the hofel obby hall. Tickets Sell Chairman of the ticket pales com- mittne, J. P. Dunaway has had a corp f workers busy this week selling to ill comers and reports that good suc COUNTY MACHINERY IMPROVES STREETS City Streets Get Thorough Going Over Raked and Cleaned. Following up the two days clean-up of last week the city council this week engaged County Road Master B. F. Farmer and a crew of men to scrap, and roll down the principal streets. This grading and rolling has elimin ated a great many of the ruts and bumps and has put the business streets in fairly smooth condition. The liberal application of gravel and sand to the various cross walks which was one item in the businessmen's two day campaign, was one of the out-standing features of the clean-up. Vale's principal streets are now in as good condition for the summer traffic as possible without being sur faced. Let each householder see to it that his own frontage is tho same and that his yard is spick and span. CHILDREN IN ACCIDENT Broken Arms and Injured Hands Week's Toll of Accidents. The little daughter of H. L. Wil liams suffered a broken arm Tuesday in a fall down stairs. The little girl was playing house with her kitty and tripped falling down the stairs. Dr. Brown set the vinjured member and it is getting along nicely at present. Rifle Wounds As the result of an accidental rifle shut penetrating his hand tho young son of II. M, England at Urogan has suffered considerable pain since Mon day. The bullet went clear thru thes hand making an ugly wound which Dr. Brown was called to dress. Finishes Treatment Robert Garrett who was bitten by n dog recently has almost finished the serum treatments and the wounds made by the animal's bit have healed nicely, VALE CHAUTAUQUA OPENS IN STYLE cess has been encountered altho a great many people ' are still unprovid ed with tho .season tickets. The sea son tickets sell for $2.50 now but it will cost $7.00 to 'buy single admis sions at the dcor. Those who are de sircious of seeing ,tho Chautauqua in Vale each year should buy their sea son ticket and show. they are behind the Chautauqua backers in helping "put it over " A good many peoplo from the in terior and nearby towns have signi fied their intention of attending a number of the Chautauqua programs and Vale has prepared for a royal entertaining of guests. The following daily schedule and program will be followed during the week: Daily Schedule "Mother Goose') Chautauqua 9:00 a. m. Afternoon Concert 2:45 Afternoon Lecture 3:15 Evening Concert 7:45 Evening Lecture 8:30 FRIDAY, JUNE 21 Morning Organization of Mother Goose Chau tauqua Afternoon Invocation and Opening Exercises Announcements . . Superintendent and Story Lady Concert Warwick Male Quartet Admission 39c - -. Evening Prelude Warwick Male Quartet Patriotic Lecture .. 'Playing tho Game' Captain Wood Briggs Of the Texas National Guard. Admission 55c SATURDAY, June 22 Morning Mother Goose Chautauqua Afternoon Prelude Gullotta Trio Costume-Lecture 'New Zealand the South Sea Utopia' Leila M. Blomfield Admission 55c Evening Prelude Gullotta Trio Lecture "Back from German Prison Camps" Sergeant Arthur Gibbons Members of First Canadian Over seas Contingent. Severely "hit" Captured by Germans Recently Ex changed, Admission 83c SUNDAY, JUNE 23 DISCOVERED KAFFIR BOYS COULD SING 1. H. Balmer Found Music In Heart of Africa. Twcnty-flvo years ngo J. H. Bnlmcr went Into Africa as a member of the colonlnl engineers from London. He had studied In the ltoynl Acndemy of Music and he conceived tho Iden of teaching some of the nutlvu boys to sing. His success was so great that J. II. BALMER. he brought them to London. The Queen requested their appearance bo fore her. Ho later brought these sing ing Kafrirs to America and they wcro an Instantaneous success on the big program nt Chautauqua Lake, Now York. With younger boys, who havo replaced tho older ones, the company Is today the most unique wid"remark able on the Chuutauqua platform. They will give one concert here only, on the closing night Morning Usual Services All Churches Afternoon Sacred Concert Hampton Court Singers Admission 39c Evening Patiiotic Vesper Services Sacred Prelude Hnmpton Court Singers Sermon-Lecture - "The Twenty-third Psalm" Julius Caesar Nayphe Return Engagement by Special Re quest, Presenting a New Interpreta tion of Our Favorite Psalm. Admission '83c MONDAY, JUNE 21 Music Day t Morning I Mother Goose Chautauqua Afternoon Prelude .. LadicsSymphony Orchestra Lecture "Tho War and the Anglo-Japanese Alliance" Dr. Y. Minakuchi Recently returned from Japan ' and Russia. Admission 55c Evening Grand Concert ! Ladies Symphony Orchestra Assisted by Ethel Leo Buxton Amcricnn Soprano. Admission 83c Admission 83c TUESDAY, JUNE 25 Goose Chautauqua Afternoon Entertninment....Glenn Wells Company Lecture "The Trail of Democracy1' ;.r. f. A. A. Franzko Admission 39c Evening Entertainment .. Glen Wells Company Interlude Grand "Mother Goose" Festival Inspirational Lecture "Carry On" J. C. Herbsmnn. Government-Accredited Representa tive and Special Delegate to Inter national Conference of Lecturers. Admission 83c WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2G Morning .Mother Goose Chautauqua Afternoon Dramatic Reading "Tho Music Master" "TT. Annio Therese Davault - Admission 39c Closing Concert Tho Kaffir Boys' Choir Assisted and Directed by J, H. Bal mer, tho Celebrated Traveler and Ex plorer, and Miss Elsie Clarko of Rhodesia. JUNE 28 IS W.S.S. DAY ' TO PLEDGE $200,000 June 28, Big Day In War Savings Campaign. County Chairman, W. F. Homan of tho War Savings campaign reports that everything is ready for Malheur county to go over tho top in W. S. S. subscriptions on Juno 28th. Pledge cards have been sent to every school clerk a'nd meetings havo been ar ranged for tho evening of tho 28th in every schbol district in tho county, Malheur county's quota Is $230,000 of which more than $200,000 remain to be raised. Tho quota is based on twenty dollars per capita and each district is expected to figure its own quota said Chairmnn, Homan. . John P. Houston is in chnrgo of the campaign In Vale and plans on rnis ir.g tho local quota largely by canvass fer the subscriptions. I Savo by thrift and invest your sav , ings to help win tho war is the main MJea back of tho war Savings cam paign. Everyone is expected to do -lis nnd her part in Hi is important work. HONOR GUARD DANCE Saturday evening, June 22, the Vale Honor Guards will give a danco at Isis hall. The' hour of the dance has been set for immediately nftor tho Chau tauqua program so that it will not interfere with the rcgulur evening entertainment at tjie big tent. Good mjsic v'ilt bo provided and a jolly time ii promised nil who attend. Sell War Dolls All day Saturday the girls will sell War Dolls. These dolls ure made of virn and arc tiny us the uauul ribbon tag rold in n campaign of this kind Ibo girls havo made several hundred of the doll- and will make a street campaign nil day Saturday umf tug each person with a doll. WORK OR FIGHT LAW BECOMES EFFECTIVE Men of Draft Age Must Be Engaged In Productive Work. Tho work or fjght order of Provost Marshall Crowdcr becomes effective July first, aftcrwhich date men of draft ages must get into occupations not classified as unproductive for ac cept militnry service. Tho regulations mnko it the duty of every citizen to report cases of men of draft ago who are not engaged in productive work. The definition of nonproductive oc cupations is worded as follows: Section 121K. Definition of Nonpro ductive Occupation or Employment. In tho present emergency it is not possible to extend the protection of deferred classification to those reg istrants engaged in certain occupa tions or employments which aro non productive. Thero is a great demand for labor in all productive occupations and em ployments, and especially in agri culture and other necessary industries. Therefore, registrants who havo been given deferred classification and who can engage, in some productive oc cupation or employment without sub stantial financial loss or hardship to themselves or others should be willing to seek some productivg occupation or employment or enter the military service rather than remain in an oc cupation or employment in which thny are rendering no effectivo assistance to the Nation. If a registrant is idlo, he, of course, is not occupicd'or employed at all, and his status of idleness furnishes ground toi the withdrawal of his deferred .ilassification or late order number; and the Regulations applicable to idle registrants shall be deemed applica ble also to gamblers of all descrip tion nnd employees or race tracks and bucket shops, and to fortune tellers, clairvoyants, palmist, and the like, who, for tho purpose of i.hcsc Jlegu iations, shall be considered as idlers. Tho employment or engagement of any able-bodied registrant of militnry go in any of the following occupa tions or employments is not sufficient ly efectivo, in the present emergency, to justify tho postponement of his call into military service, ' notwith standing ho may have been placed in Class II, III, or IV on tho ground of duptndency; and all registrants on guged as folows aro to bo considered by Local and District Boards as en gaged in nonproductive occupations or employments: (a) Persons engaged In the serving of food and drink, or either in public places, including hotels nnd social clubs; (b) Passcngcr-clovator operators and attendants; and door men, foot men, carriage openers and other at tendants in clubc, hotels, stores, apart ment houses, offico buildings, and buthhouscs; (c) Persons, including ushers and other attendants, enguged and oc cupied in and in connection with games, sports, and amusements, ex cepting actual performers in legiti mate concerts, operas, or theatrical performances; (d) Persons employed in domestic service; (o) Sales clerk and other clerks employed In stores and other mercan tile establishments. FREE CAMP GROUND CLEANFJUQUIPPED City Park Lots Made Comfortable Camping Place For Tourists. Tho city park lots just east of tho ball park aro now In shapo to bo used us u free camping ground for tourists. Tho grass has been cut, tho trees trim med nnd all rubbisli raked up and burned. City water, fuel nnd dinning tables have been provided nnd tho spot mado inviting looking with its cool shade for tho travelers these hot days. Among tho various conveniences provided is a concrete fireplace with four eeperato divisions for cooking each division provided with a steel grate and bricked firo box. Signs nro being painted which will bo put up along tho main highway guiding the tourists to thofree camp intf grounds. Out of town folks who wish to make use of tha camping ground during Chautuuqua aro Invited to set up their tents and bo at homo. Grorge Huntington Currcy, editor of tho Enterprise leaves Saturday evening for Eugene where ho will enter tho University Military train ing course for the coming month. Georgo H. Currcy of La Grande ar rived in Vulc Friday nnd will assist In tho publication of the Enterprise HUNS CHECKED 0NALLFR0NTS. ITALIANS HOLD WAR SUMMARY (United Press) Tho Italians assisted by tho French nnd British troops havo succeed in stopping the Austrains in their drive along tho Piavo river in quicker time than any major offensivo in the war nnd tho battle now takes the aspect of a crushing enemy defeat The Italians counter attacking have taker the offensive in many sections. Heavy rains in tho mountains Thurs day, flooded the banks of tho Piave, destroying bridges and cutting off part of Austrain forces from their bases. They are well supplied with ammunition and may havo to lay down arms or sacrifico themselves in desperate assualts. German troops aro reported taking partf in this battle) with tho Austrians. May Force Germany's Hand Tho Austrians havo thrown great masses of armed men against their foe and havo staked their all upon the present drive. Military experts say that the defeat of tho Austrian forces by tho Italians will force Germany's hnnd in the war. Failuro of the Austrians to get their offensive in motion may furnish an opportunity for nn Italian counter movement on that front which will result in a diversion on tho western front. Should events show, that tho Austrians can bo held, it seems to ob servers hero that General Foch, su premo comma'nder, may decide to strike his first counter blow hern. Tho German high command would be compelled to meet such a move, if it gained any headway, by withdrawing picked German divisions from the western front to support tho Austrian lino. They could not permit their ally to be seriously menaced as a popular uprising in Austra-Hungary might result in upsetting all Gorman calculations. The Germans launched another at tack early in tho week in tho region about Rhcims nnd seemed resolve'd to again attempt tho capturo of that city at any price. Tho enemy shock troops were met with nn intenso artillery fire and suffered heavy los ses. To the cast the Germans at first mado advances but were soon thrown baok to their original positions. Many prisoners wero taken by tho French. Americans Factor Chancellor Bonar Law In tho houso of Commons stated that thero was no chanco for the enemy to win tho war.' "Tho Americans are pouring in to Franco faster than was thought possible a few month ago," the chan cellor said. x "Tho oxtent of American's coopera tion is not limited by transportation, rather it is limited only by the ex tent of her man power. That is the one great fact of the war. "Just now it is the 'lull beforo tho storm,' but all nro ready." Americans in Italy The first American aviators started Wednesday from Rome to take part in tho war activities along the Ital iun front. Other Fronts Quiet All eyes In tho military worjd center upon tho gigantic struggle be tween the Austrians and Italians. Along the Marne only raiding opera tions aro reported. The Flanders front reported taking German prison ers in pntrol engagements, Some Americans wero captured in German raids south of Luneville on tho Lorraine front last Monday night As a whole the powerful driving force of the Teutonic arimes seems to be waning. Turkish Situation Tho U. S. is seeking further In formation on the attack on an Ameri can Consulato at Tabriz, Persia. If this action was taken by military forces it is though action will follow which may lead to a declaration of war with Turkey. Roy McNulty went out to Watson this week after spending a few days visiting, In Vnlo. SCHOOL MEETING New Directors Elected At Annual School Meeting. Tho annual school meoting was held Inst Monday at tho high school build ing. Fifty two votes were cast. Frank Glenn was elected director for" three years to .succeed I. W. Hope whose term oxptrcd. Ross Sowa'rd was elected for tho two year term to succeed Dr. Frank J. Brown whose resignation was accepted at the meet ing. Miss Mary Glenn was elecM clerk of tho board to stteeeed J. P. Dunaway. ft h.: