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VOLUME IX, NO. 36
VALE. OREGON. SATURDAY, AUGUST 3, 1918
SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR.
IRRIGATION BONDS ARE SOLD!
WATSON HILL
ROADJEEDED
Tuesday Lunch Brings Out Necessity
Of Watson Hill Road.
Chairman, H. R. Dunlop turned the
last Tuesday's Businessmens' Lunch
eon into a good road meeting with
special emphasis upon the Watson hill
road. County Judge George W. Mc
Knight In response to a request from
the Chairman told that the county
court considered the Watson Hill con
nection tho most important road de
velopment needed in Malheur county,
as it will connect the county north and
south nnd east and west thru the
center. It is the only natural pass
permitting the people of Jordan Val
ley, Rockville and other neighborhoods
along the eastern side of the county
to visit Juntura, Riverside, Barren
Valley points and other districts along
the western side of the county with
out going many miles around and out
of the way. It is tno only north and
south pass permitting the people of
McDermitt, the Upper Owyhee basin
valleys, nnd Jordan Valley to visit
Watson, Vale, Ontario, or gain con
nection with the Oregon state high
ways without first making a long de
tour thru Idaho or zigzagging in and
out of Harney county.
County Road Master B. F. Farmer
exhibited a county road map which
clearly showed the necessity for this
Watson-hill connection, and explained
that until it is constructed no general
county road system can be perfected
or even exist. While many other
roads will bo needed in Malheur Coun
ty, none can take tho place of this
Watson hill connection for both the
typography and geography of the
county have determined its import
ance as a central turnpike connecting
all parts of the county.
Engineer Farmer estimated the cost
of constructing a good grades up this
hill at about $4,000.00 and in order
to make desired improvements on the
Vale-Watson road, the WaUun-lordan
Valley road, and the Watson, Barren
Valley road several thousand more
will bo needed. In other words
for only a few thousand dollars
the entire road system of tho
county can be improved as to
connect every end of the county
with a good road many miles short
er than has ever existed before. The
Watson hill connection together with
a few minor improvements along the
roads leading from Watson will save
thousands of dollars in travel and
hauling expense overy month to the
people of Malheur county and in ad
dition will unite the county as it
should be. It will forever banish the
isolation now existing between the
north and south ends of the county.
H. C. Eastham was appointed as
chairman of next Tuesdays luncheon,
arid in view of the fact that the
Warmsprings Bonds have been sold
and construction assured many mat
ters of vast importance will make
these meetings more valuable than
cvej toward the development of Vale
and Malheur county generally.
GRAVEL WORKERS
FINISH STREETS
Road Workers Give Hundreds of Dol
lars In Street Improvements
Vale's men volunteer road work
ers this week completed the tas1; of
graveling west street from A, to F.
This gives the public a graveled high
way from ,the Bully creek road into
Vale through main street and out the
Malheur river road which has also
been graveled by the volunteers up
to the bridge and connecting with
the county graveled road to Ontario.
A crew of from twenty to thirty or
forty men have sholdered shovels and
driven wagons for the past four
weeks with the result that many hun
dred dollars worth of improvements
have been made without a cent of
expense to the city. The roads work
ed over by the men were first
graded with the county road fccraper,
then a coating of coarse gravel and
finishing of fine river gravel waa
given. The work of spreading vus
done in an expert manner and the
roads will add a good many dollars
(Continued on Paso Six)
INDUSTRIAL WORKERS VISIT
County Fair Champions Will have
Chance to Attend State Fair
Mr. O'Rielly and Miss Helen Cow-
gill Industrial workers from Oregon
Agricultural College were in Malheur
County last week end and paid a visit
to various sections, giving special at
tention fo Industrial club work. Mr.
O'Rielly visited the county early in
the spring and on this trip was able
to see some of the results of his early
work. While in Ontario the workers
met with members of the county Fair
board and took up the matter of chil
dren's exhibits and tho sending of
county prize winners' to the State Fair
at Salem, with the result that the
Malheur County Fair board has set
aside an appropriation of funds to
send the children champion prize win
ners to the Salem Fair as heretofore.
ALLIES CONTINUE
THEIR ADVANCE
Few Hours Quite Proceeds Resumption
of Fourteen Day Drive.
Thursdny'an apparent war weari
ness momentarily stayed the great
offensive of the Allies along the
western front After fourteen days
of fierce fighting during which time
the Allied armies have pushed the
Germans slowly backward ,a lull of a
few hours proceeded a new outbreak
on Friday. According to latest ad
vises the Allied troops were plough
ing, thru the Hun lines for further
gains.
American, French and British troops
took part in the attacks Friday
along the sector from Soissons tc
Rheims. They advanced northwest ot
Fere-en-Tardenois and bloted out the
entire elbow of the enemy army alonp
tht northern bank of the Ourcq rivei
The general advance covered a dis
tance of two miles and over G0(
prisoners were taken.
From the Ourcq to the Marne nnt
along tho Marne, the Germans hav
retreated almost entirely from Fen
and Ris forests and the Tournelh
wood, and with their backs agains
tho virtually clear plateau batwecr
Fere en Tardenois and Ville en Tar
denois.
The Allied troops havo made great
inroads upon this teritory practical
destroying its usefulness as a south
ern supply base. Their gun dominaU
the roads and towns. Tanks and aero
planes have played an important part
in the Allied gains over the entire
western front.
Fresh Troops Fail
Beginning the first of the week the
Huns' poured fresh troops into the
pocket in the Rheims sector in a vain
effort to stem the advance of the
Allies. After short and fierce fight,
ing the Allied troops gained a foot
hold in the great German supply base
which lies in tho middle of the Asine
Marne salient. For the first time,
since the opening of this year's cam
paign, March 21, fresh reserves at
the disposal of the Allied considerably
outnumbered the fresh reserves at the
disposal of .the enemy, notwithstand
ing the fact that the enemy still holds
a substantial numerical superiority
on the whole of the front, according
to the view of military circles.
31,000 Prisoners Cost
In the last eighteen days of fight
ing an immense slice of territory has
been wrested from the Huns on tho
battle front from Soiseons to Rheims.
The greatest depth in ground gained
since July 15. when tho Germans
started an offensive which turned in
to a gigantic retreat, is sixteen miles,
There Is no apparent end of the battle
in sight since Friday's renewal of
fighting. Since July 16, the Allies
have - captured more than 34,000
prisoners and untold amount of guns,
ammunition and supplies.
Government Takes Lines
WASHINGTON Control of tele
phone and telegraph lines was taken
over at midnight Wednesday night
by the postoffice department and
their operation placed under the
geneal supervision of a special com
mittee created for the purpose by
Postmaster General Burleson.
Mrs. E. H. McDonald of Nyssa is
spending a few days at the Yale Son!
torlum for her health
WARMSPRINGS DISTRICT
CONTRACT LET FOR CONSTRUCTION
CLARK, KINDALL & CO. OF PORTLAND, OREGON ASSOCIATED WITH
ANGLO LONDON & PARIS NATIONAL BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO,
CALIFORNIA PURCHASE ENTIRE ISSUE OF $750,000.00 at $91.25.
31,000 ACRES SURROUNDING VALE
WATER ON 20,000 ACRESJN 1919:
Contract Let To Shattuck-Edinger Co. of San Francisco
This Month Dam Will Store 170,000 Acre feet or
For The Entire Project and Extensions.
HIST0RYJ)FPR0JECT
Dreams and Labors of Twenty Years
Back of Warmsprings Project.
Nearly twenty years have passed
since the first attempt to store the
waters of the Malheur for irrigation
of the fertile lands in this valley. At
that time Chief U. S. Engineer Newell
made an investigation of the Warm
spjjngs or rather the Malheur., project,
and favored Its immediate "construct
ion. Mr. Newell however cotfld not
agree with a majority of the land
owners and the many difficulties ex
perienced by the early government
ind private projects tended to 4dis-
:ourage any actual progress and the
iroject lay dormant for a number of
,'ears.
For years many attempts were
nade to construct some reclamation
lystem for the Malheur Valley, all of
vhich failed of any results due to
nany causes among which were lack
f necessary engineering data ,diffi
ulty in securing sound financial aid,
ick of any uniformity of opinion on
he part of the fanners and land
owners etc., etc.
In 1909 tho United States Reclama
ion Service investigated tho Malheur
orojeot and made an unpublished re
port considering the irrigation of
ibout 81,000 acres. After this report
vas filed some attempts were made
by the local people to secure con
struction 'of tho Malheur project by
he Reclamation Service. Tho Mal
leur project from the date of this re
ort has been recognized as the most
feasible irrigation project in the
lorthwest, offering the quickest maxi
mum returns and costing the smallest
amount per acre. However as Mal
leur county happened to be on the
far edge of Oregon instead of in
Idaho tho Reclamation Department
found then as it always has some suf
ficient excuse to postpone construct
ion while claiming to recognize tho
merits.
In 1915 the Reclamation Service and
.he State of Oregon made n coopera
tive investigation of tho Malheur pro
ject with Engineer John T. Whistler,
representing the U. S. R. S. and State
Engineer ,Johr. H. Lewis of Oregon.
The cooperative report was publish
ed in February 1910 and has been
used as a basis in organizing nnd
planning the Warmsprings district
and project. Immediately upon the
receipt of this report John Rigby after
five years of ceaseless study, obser
vation and planning of Irrigation de
velopment for the Malheur Valley,
drew up the plans and boundaries of
the Warmsprings district including all
the good valley lands shown by the
cooperative report to be the most
feasible unit of construction. Mr.
Rigby secured the help of the Mal
heur Enterprise then published by
John E. Roberts and without mis
representation tho Enterprise week
after week published the facts and
details of the proposed development
and called attention to certain bene
fits to be derived from such improve
ment. Mr. Rigby also secured the
able assistance of A. W. Trow agent
of the Oregon-Western Colonization
Company of Ontario and C. W. Mal
lettyone of the largest ami most suc
cessful fanners in the county. The
District Organization was necessary
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X
At the meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Warmsprings Irriga
tion District, in their, office at Vale,
Oregon, last Tuesday July 30, Ralph
H. Sohneelock representing Clark,
Kendall & Company, bonding firm
of Portland, Oregon offered a bid of
91.25 for'the $750,000 bond issue of
the district which wasT accepted by the
directors. The sale was made to
Clark, Kendall & Company, of Port
land acting with the (Anglo, London
and Paris National Bunk of San Fran
cisco. The purchasers havo deposited
$50,000 with the local district as a
guarantee of good faith. In con
nection with the sale of the bonds, the
contract for tho construction of the
dam and the distribution system was
let to tho Shattuck, Edinger Com
pany of San Francisco calling for im
mediate construction as soon as the
bond sale is authorized by tho Capital
Issues committee of the Federal
Government and the Securities Com
mission of tho State of Oregon.
This day will certainly bo long re
membered as a red letter day in tho
history of Malheur County. After
twenty years of effort,' tho Warm
springs project is actually to bo built.
Tho District is especially fortunate
in securing tho service of such highly
reputable firms in the financing and
constructing of the project. Tho
Anglo, London and Paris Bank holds
deposits of over $86,000,000 and are
one of the most reliable bonding firms
in the West. The Shattuck-Edinger
construction Company havo enjoyed
many years of successful work, build
ing many important engineering pro
jects including the turning back of tho
Colorado River from overflowing the
Imperial Valley, the feat made fam
ous In Harold Bell Wright's novel
"The Winning of Barbara Worth."
They completed a quarter million con
tract on tho Roosevelt Dam, and have
done millions of dollars worth of
bridge, tunnel and grade construction
for the western railroads, as well as
successfully completing several large
irrigation projects.
Also is tho board fortunate In se
curing engineer, A. J. Wiley builder
of the famous Arrowrock Dam as
consulting or Chief Engineer of the
project They are now negotiating
with one of the best known construct
ion engineers In tho West for Project
Manager. Judge Geo. Davis of Vale
is attorney for the Dislript and has
well earned Jiis reputation of being
one of tho best irrigation attorneys
in tho state, having been interested in
reclamation matters especially per
taining to Malheur county for many
years. Also the directors, R. E.
Weant, Rex Marquis, Geo. McLaugh
lin, J. II, Russell and C. W. Mallett
and Secretary ' M". G, Hope aro all
well known "farmers and land owners
under the project who have Jio inter
ests of the district at heart. With
such a line-up, a real record will un
doubtedly be established In the con
struction of tho Warmsprings Pro
ject There will bo no doubt but that
the very best construction will be
secured at the least practical expense
and in the shortest poBsiblo time.
The type of dam determined upon
is known as the constant nrch dam
which is the most suitable type for the
reservoir. It will store 170,000 acre
feet of water.
The district now includes 31,000
acres of which 12,000 now hove
partial water supplies, Several ex-
BONDS SELL
IN FIRST UNIT
40,000 IN 1920
Will Begin Work On Dam
More Than Four Acre Feet
VALE'S FUTURE BRIGHT
Irrigation Opens Era of Vast Develop
ment Around Vale, Oregon .
Already the spirit of progress is re
flected in the smiles of the Malheur
Valley farmers and tho residents of
Vale. Tho construction of the Warm
springs project will mean much to
this" section. -With on ideal growing
season, and, fertile so.il, water is all
that has been needed to make the
Malheur valley one of tho most pro
ductive spots on earth. There is
oVery reason to belivo that tho Wil
low Alder project will follow the
Warmsprings and that in a few years
Vale will bo tho center of at least.
100,000 acres of intensified farming
land that has been proven will raise
any product adaptable to the temper
ate zone and in such quantity as to be
almost fabulous to one who has not
seen with his own eyes.
The Warmsprings project will add
at least ono third to tlio production
of tho 12,000 acres now farmed as
well as the limited water supply of
tho past has permitted. It is esti
mated that over 10,000 acres of new
land will bo in cultivation next year
and practically overy foot of tho Val
ley will be raising crops in 1920, As
a war measure alono this will add
500,000 bushels of wheat or Its equiv,
alent to tho nations granaries In 1919
and' over 1,000,000 bushels of wheat
or equivalent produce in 1920 and
thereafter.
It will also add greatly to tho sheep
and cattlo industries in this county as
tho increased hay production will
nake It possible to winter all tho
Uock ranged in the county.
Tho project has many other fea
tures of great value among which
nay be mentioned tho sottling of tho
long drawn out and expensive water
adjudications, suits etc., tho incroas.
.Ing of tho taxable valuation of the
county by several millions of dollars;
.he attracting of at least GOO now
families into the county increasing.
our population 2000 or more. While;
no part of tho district Is moro than
three or four miles from a railroad
Increased production and population
ArjH demand better service and may
bo instrumental in securing the ex
tension of the roilroad from Crane to
Bend making Vole and tne entire pro
jeet 6n' tho main east and west line
to from Omaha and Chicago to Port
land. Roads, schools, and towns nro
n.w as good ns anywhere in tho stato
and tho county tax rates aro ex
ceptionally low. However there is
no question but that tho towns will
gain material in size and Vale and
Ontario should both pass the 2500
mark by census time in 1920.
tensions are likely to be made includ
ing 2000 acres known as tho St Paul
Orchard tracts the owners of which
have nlready petitioned the directors
to be included in the district Also
about 6000 acres may bo served be
yond tho present boundrics of the
district up the Willow Creok Volley,
ond there is some talk by tho owners
if the Ontario Advancement Tracts
to petition for service from tho new
reservoir.
The details of tho distribution sys
tem havo not yet been entirely work
ed out but there is little doubt that
tlio completed project will probaTdy
serve a minimum of 40,000 acres.
CHAMPIONS TO SPOKANE
Ontario Commercial Club Sends Boy
Gardeners to Inter-State Fair
Cecil and Leo Thompson of Ontario
will attend the Inter-State Fair nt
Spokane the first week in September
ns guests of the Ontario Commercial
club. Each boy in his turn has been
State Champion Boy Gardener and the
trip will be somewhat of a reward for
their efforts in bringing home prizes
to Malheur county. The Inter State
Fair nt Spokano will be participated
in by Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
Nevada, Utah, Colorado and Montan
na and each state sends two delegates
in every department.
Germany will never como Into the
society of free nations until it has
something to celebrate, like tho fall
of tho Bastilo or tho Declaration of
Independence. Chicago Daily News.
LIMITEDSERVICE
MENCALLED
Mechanical Occupations Included In
Limited Service Call.
Special call No. 1095 for five men
to report to tho local Board, August
15, was received this week. These
men will go to Benson Polytechnic
School at Portland. The' call is open
for enlistments up to nnd including
Aiitmst 6. The Qualification for etw
Usunent is a grammer scuoot euueu-
tion or- its enuivaent Applications
may bo made by calss one men in tho
1917 and 1918 drafts providing they
havo not already been called. Ap
plicants must show some apptitude
for mechanical training, and tho list
of occupations includes, auto mechan
ics, carpenters, blacksmiths, electrict
ions, machinists, plumbers nnd sheet
metal workers;
MEASURE BABIES
Women's Council of Defense Avtsts
in Health Campaign Work.
All mothers aro urged to bring
babies up to thoage of four years to
tho Library both Friday and Saturday
mornings or afternoons August
and 3 where in accordance with
tho government's request for a
national "Baby Wcok," tho Women's
Council of Defense aro conducting a
weighing and measuring campaign.
Each year hundreds of babies per
ish from .preventable causes and a
good many or tnese nro iisica i
deaths from improper nourishment
Tho campaign is a national ono
and the statistics gathered will bo
used to form a scalo of weights and
measures from which information can
be cien by skilled government medi
cal men to parents of tho thousands
of undernourished children that they
may bo reared to healthy manhood nnd
womanhood.
The local campaign work is under
Charge of Chairman of the Women's
Council of Defense, Mrs. Lytle and
Millard Neson will do tho weighing
nnd measuring. Comfortable accom
modations for tho littlo folks have
been provided ot the Library rooms
and It is hoped that every mother in
Vale will respond to the call nnd give
tho government all tho osslstonce pos
sible in tho movement for better
health of tho nation's babies.
Superintendent Visits
W. A. Winters District Superin
tendent of La Grande district will bo
in Volo Saturday evening and Sunday
and will hold quarterly conference
at the Methodist church Saturday
ovonint'. Sunday morning he will
preach in Volo and in the afternoon
nnd evening ot Brogan and Jomieson
Addition to Armenian Funds
, Campaign Manager Wf J. Luscombe
this week reports that additional
funds had been turned in to the Ar
menlan and Syrian Relief funds, The
donations were sent (n by J, B. Jones
at Ironside ond consisted Of twenty
threo war savings stamps ond 53H.0U
cash.
To Chance Age Limits
t WASHINGTON Secretary Uakcr
is ready to submit a new army draft
bill to Congress according to lato
ronorts. The bill provides for a
change in oge limits and it is thought
urobably will work both ways inciiw
ing men from 13 to 39 yearn of,
ARMY OFFICERS,
WILL SPEAK
State Secretary and Army Officials to
Speak at Rex Meeting.
Saturday evening, August 10, at
eight o'clock at the Rex. theatre a
public mass meeting' of the citi
zens has been' called by Chairman,
C. C. Mueller of the County Council of
Defense. Meetings are to be held over
Eastern Oregon by .official, speaker's
who haver just completed a series' of
meetings in Western Oregon 'and Wil
lamette valley towns. Tho meeting
is to be in form of a mass meeting
and Is open to the public and both
men ,und women are urged to attend.
Executive Secretary of the Stato
Council of Defense, John K. Kolloch
will address the' audience on matters
public interest particularly con
nected with the organization and work
of the Council of National Defenso
and tho state and county branches of
tho national organization.
Major John B. Hlbbard O. N. G.
Commanding the Multnomah Guard
and adjutant of the Oregon Military
Police will also speak on the various
County Defenso organizations and
branches and their work as it helps
in the war of today.
Captain R. H. Russell of tho U. S.
Medical Reserves speclaly detailed
from Camp Lewis, for this .series ot
meetings'thrutfiastern Oregon- alio nc
Companies'' the party, Immediately
following tho main public-meeting ho
will address men, nnd especially, men
ubject to draft. Major Hlbbard will
also speak at this time.
Musical numbers will be given by
local singerd and officers of thejlocnl
council will havo charge of the meet
ing nnd introduction of the' visiting
speakers. Tho public is urgedby tho
local council heads to attend these
meetings nnd hear the speakers, who
have been especially detailed for work
in Oregon.
Chairman Ben J. Brown of the local
Board urges that all Malheur County
draft men who can possibly be in
Valo to hear the speakers do o. They
will givo first hand information and
bo able to answer any and, all
questions. They will give tho drafted
men valuable information ns a, pre
paration for their military work.
Every local council in the county is
requested to givo special publicity to
this meeting nnd urgo upon, men. in
their district tho importance of at
tending. 1 -1 .
Injured in" Fall v
Roy, Beach son of Mr- and Mrs. B.
M. Beach suffered a bruised hip In
a foil from a meat cart last Wednes
day. Riding with another playmato
in tho cart Roy fell out and the wheel
passed over his hip. While tho injury
is not ot all serious the boy was badly
bruised and shaken up.
VALE BOY IS INJ11REK
BY FLYING SHRAPNAL
Wounded While In Shell nolo Walks
Two Miles For Aid.
Word was received by Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Drapper this week that their
son Ralph had been wounded some
time in June while fighting in the
front lino trenches "somewhere" in
France. A letter written by Uu
young man to his mother gavo a
graphic description of how he was
wounded. The days fighting being
over ho and a comrade were making1
their wny back to the rear. They
were resting in a shell bojo under
heavy fire when n shell burst near
and the flying fragments., severly
wounded Mr, Draper in the rlgh
shoulder and arm. He walked two
miles to a first old dressing station
ond from thero was taken to a hos
pital where an operation was pre
formed removing five pieces of shrafl-
nel from the wounded shoulder. When
tho letter was written Mr. Draper was
able to sit up and used his left bmd
to write.
Ho informs his mother that no
bones are broken, but the flesh wound
ore very ugly ones and it will b
sometime before he will be abk to
use the injured member,
, ' (Continued on Pe Mx) i