Irrigation Development in Malheur County Includes 75,000 Acres Now Being Irrigated, Besides 60,000 Acres that Soon Will Be Under the Warmsprings and Jordan Valley Projects ; Also 100,000 Acres mat onouia ue rvaierea i?rom tne Proposed Willow-Alder and Owyhee Projects; and 100,000 More Acres Under Various Feasible Small Projects in At v. ot o. L&ijp-County. Work for More Irri' gation. x " A. Full News Service For All County Communities Largest Circulation In Every Section Of Malheur County Best M cdium For All County and Outside Advertisers. VOUn CO-OPERATION Suggestions and Support are Solic ited to Help Make The "Enterprise" n 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 Eeryone With the Same FnlrneHS. ia Alwuys Progressive, and Urges Your Activity in the Develop ment of Milheur County's Great Fea sibilities. It is Your Paper and is Working to Develop Your Community. Let nil the Malheur Towns and Settle ment), Work Together for a More Prosperous and Better County. ADVERTISE IN TH5 ENTERPRISE The Only Paper That Circulates Throughout the Whole of Malheur County. It Has More Readers lie cause it Prints More Reading' Matter. People Pay for The Enterprise He cause They Wnnt to Read the Best Reviews of Northwestern and World News; the Most Thorough Reports of Southeastern Oregon Irrigation, Muck, 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 X, NO. 9 VALE OREGON. SATURDAY. JANUARY .25, 1919 SUBSCRIPTION ?2.00 PER YEAR rrs TO START ROAD CONSTRUCTION Senator Hurley Secures Promise of Commissioners to Begin Work in Early Spring. Thirtieth Legislative Assembly, Sen ate Chamber Salem, January 21, 1919, George Huntington Currcy, Vale, Ore gon: Since leaving Vale I have in terviewed all three members of tho State Highway Commission, and I have their assurnce that active road construction on at least one road, and maybe both of the roads running through Malheur county will be com menced next Spring or in the early part of next summer. I have met several times with the committee on Roads and Highways of the Senate, and it is the plan to con tinue the State Highway program on a larger scale. At the committee meeting held a few nights ago I pre sented tho proposition that the trunk lines of the State should be completed first by the state Highway commis sion and that at least Seventy-five per cent of all funds available should be spent on these main roads until they were completed. This met the approval of all the members of tho committee, and the two most import ant roads considered by the committee were the roads running from Astoria south throu gh tho Willamette Valley to the California line, and the road running cast and west from Portland to Idaho through Malheur County and connecting with the Lincoln Highway in Idaho. It is the intention of the State Highway Commission to com plete tho John Day Highway by build ing a road from Vale up Willow Creek into Grant County, and also build a road up the Malheur River from Vale and on into Burns. -THifrfe"- may be tome work- on-kotlyj of these roads. The plan now being discussed by the members of the High way Committee in both the House and the Senate is a new bond issue for $10,000,000, and tho auto tax will be increased sufficiently to provide the funds to pay the interest on the bonds, and a sinking fund to mature the bonds when they become due. The automobile license may be doubled if it is necessary to provide tho money, but it is just a question of determin ing whether or not it will take this much of an increase in the automobile licenses to provide sufficient funds, and it may be that it will only bf. increased fifty or seventy-five per cent. There is some talk of putting a tax on gasoline of lc per gallon, but nothing has been settled,definate ly as to what the new bill will con tain, but all are in favor of a progres sive road program. Wo will meet tonight with the Highway Commission to discuss plans nr.d get information regarding- the work that has been done in the state. Pat Gallagher is making good here and is well liked. Yours very truly, JULIEN A. HURLE.Y. BETTER SCHEDULEP"45 FOR CRANE TRAIN Effort of Traveling Man Secures Better Train Connections at Ontario With Branch. John H. Lewis, engineer-manager of the Warmsprings Irrigation District this week received a letter from C. F. W. Hallister of the Oregon Portland Cement Company, which contained the following. "I appeared before the Portland District Freight Traffic Committee Monday and called their attention to the poor xail connection at Ontario in connection with Train No. 4 and the Crane branch, train No. 4 arriving at 10:20 and the Crane branch train leaving at 10:00 o'clock. "Mr. Robinson, chairman of the committee and also traffic manager of the O. W. R. and N. stated that he would have his corrected corrected immediately, "I am writing this for your infor mation with a request that if proper rail eonnecion is not made between train No. 4 and the branch line, you let me know and I will see Mr. Rob inson again. This proposed change will certainly be very beneficial to the people liv ing on the line between Vale and Crane as a change of thirty minutes would save a twenty-four hour lay over at either Ontario or Vale, and would be more satisfactory arrang men,t with, everyone concerned. No definite announcement as to any new scedule has been received vet but is expected soon. Secret Which Helped Beat Hun Underground wireless was one of Undo Sam's new tricks and war secrets which helped beat the kaiser. The invention was per fected by James H. Rogers of Hyattsville, Md.. at Just about the time wo entered the war. It was promptly offered to the government and quickly accepted. It sends and receives messages both under ground and water alike, and Its value Is that It eliminates static disturbances, common In tho aerial wireless. Here is Inventor Rogers, with his machine, which can bo set up any place a wire can be stuck In the ground. He has picked up messages from Berlin, Paris and Rome. More Work Comes Vale District Makes Nearly 150 Per Cent Membership Drivl $'1000 To Headquarters. Final reports in the Red Cross Membership drive which was extended two weeks past Christmas in order to allow plenty of time for worker.5 in districts where sickness was prevalent, tire about complete and show that the Vale district attained nearly fifty per cent over the persmoea quota. Report More Members. Chairman Mrs. R. E. Wcant this week received a report from Watson of thirty-nine new members signed up there during thei drive. On account of sickness and bad weather the work ers at Watson were delayed but have sent in a splendid report as the re sult. Mooreville this week added four more names to their total making 25 members there. One of the mort encouraging parts of the campaign was that in every dis trict and community no matter how small, workers who were requested to iandle the Christmas membership work got out and secured all possible names in their territory.'4 I did not send out a bit of literature that did not achieve its purpose" said Chairman Mrs Wcant-this week while making j up her reports. More Work Coming A new allotment of sewing will ar rive within a few days and will be followed shortly by another shipment. The first of the two allotments which , , , , .... . , ... I looked for within a few days will is be apportioned out to tho auxiliaries. Tho last of the convalescent robes were taken out this week and that shipment will be completed shortly. Vote Canteen Support The local chapter voted $40 a month to the Canteen at Huntington, Oregon. This canteen takes care of the boys of extreme eastern Ore gon and nearby Idaho points. One thousand dollars was also sent to headquarters chapters are calling in a large portion of unused funds now in the hands of the treasurer's subor dinate chapters. Homestead Lands Open For Entry 57,500 acres Designated As Subject to Entry Under the 640 Acre Homestead Laws The Vale Land Office has received from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, Oregon Designation List No. 3 under the stock-raising or 043 acre Homestead law, including ap proximately, 57,500 acres of land. Tho land included in this list, has. been applied for under the stock raising homestead law and is located in Township 12 to 16 inclusive, extend ing across the Vale district, from west to east including ranges 3G to 47 (east) inclusive. This laud lays most ly in northern part of Malheur county (Continued on Page Six,) OWYHEE COMMITTEE TO MEET IN NYSSA Continue Efforts to Secure Govern ment Aid for the Owyheo Irrigation Project. The-Nyssa-Ontario-Vale joint com mittee organized to secure the gov ernment construction of the Owyhee I'roject met last Saturday evening in Ontario. County Judge E. H. Test was tlected permanent Chairman and George Huntington Currey secretary of the committee. A committee was appointed to ar range if possible with the county as sessor for the placing of a 10 cents per acre assessment on the tax rolls of the cuunty. Other important matters were jis- ' cussed and a meeting planned to be held at Nyssa where the records and data effecting the district are avail able for information. The date of the district are available for informa tion. Tho date of the coming meet ing has not been set but will be held as soon as road conditions permit. This movement was started by tho Ontario commercial club, thru a letter to P. J Gallagher from Congress- man N- J- Sinnott advising that the project had a good chance to be built by the reclamation department. Pres ident Geo. K. Aiken of the Ontario commercial club called the first meet ing. Both Ontario and Vale have shown an active interest in the pro. posal to push the project. However ' . . ' , ,J, . . . . Luc; ijona nuuuiu taivc 1.11c luau as they' will be by far the greatest benefactors and there is every indica tion that they will take hold of the project and make a go of it. GEN. BARRY COMMANDS EASTERN DIVISION jen. Thomas H Barry Major General Thomas II. Barry. U S. A., will advance to the post held by the late General J. Franklin Bell In command of the Eastern Division of tho United States army General Barry t one of the roost popular commander In our army '"Mi ' ' '' ' " 'i r.v CAPT. BARTLETT RETURNS HOME Dr Carl J. Bartlett Home On Furlough Says Americans Arc Fight ing Machines. Somewhat battle scared but little the worse for the wear Captain Carl J. Bartlett returned to Vale this week on his way to Drewsey where he will visit his mother a few dqys before returning to Camp Lewis.. Captain Bartlett has seen service on most of the big sectors in northern France, going into tho fighting lines early last fall. During his first few weeks in the fighting zone he was working with the British but was later trans ferred to the American troops and speaking of the Americans "Doc" says they are sure fighting machines when turned loose. Captain Bartlet tells sorrie interest ing tales or tne iront lines, mo was wounded early in the game when he volunteered for work at tho front where a hospital had been blown up. This wound was in tho right thigh, later on he was wounded in the fight ing at Chatteau Thierry, this time re ceiving shrapnel wounds in the abdo men and face. A pieco . of flying shrapnel broke his mask during a gas attack and he was severly gased Stunned for a few minutes but real izing that the mask was broken he called to a wounded man nearby to get him a mask, the man started after a mask but fell on the way and it was twenty minutes or more before aid came and the doctor was taken to a hospital. German prisoners carried back the wounded in this battle and the Captain has the canteen of one of the men who carried his stretcher. Speaking of the German soldiers cap tain Bartlett says they are strong on dicipline and will obey otfders even as prisioners. Tho Prussian soldiers were of a different type being more fearless in their acts. After beintr sent to southern France ' to recover from his injuries and the ' effects of the gas the doctor returned w Northern France and later England where he sailed for his home from Brest along with about 3500 other Americans. At present Captain Bartlett is on furlough from Camp Lewis and ex pects to be in service some time be fore finally released. WEDDED AT BOISE John C. Gordan, Prominent Stockman and Ida B. Coffman Married at Boise. John C. Gordan and Ida Brown Cof fman both of Vale, Oregon were is sued a marriage license at tho Ada Clerk's office Wednesday. Boiso Statesman . . Miss Coffman has been visiting her mother in Iowa for several weeks and left there a few days ago for Boise where Mr. Gordon met her and the ceremony was preformed in tho Boise capitol. Both are well known over Malheur county, Miss Coffman having been connected with local banks for several years and Mr. Gordan being one of the prominent stockmen of this section as well as a large property owner in tho county. Vale friends are awaiting the return of tho popular couple to offer congratulations. REGISTERED STOCK FOR FEBRUARY SALE Carload Registered White Face Stock Will Feature Monthly Sale Day Many Buyers Coming Heavy listings are coming In for the Vale monthly sale to be held at the city feed barns February 8. A carload of registered white face bulls from one to two years old is being shipped in by the backers of the sale I from the middle west and will be ono of the big drawing cards to out of town buyers. Up to date tho committee have listed the following articles, 18 young mules, 35 cowb with calves, 30 dry cows, good grade Durhams and Here fords, 10 coming two year old steers, 25 yearling Weaners, 1 four year old bull, one brood sow and 8 shoata, ono 3 1-4 studebakcr wagon, ono 1 seated two horse buggy and harness, the en tire machinery and horses equipment from a large ranch. This will be the biggest sale of the year and a large number of buyers from all sections of the country have signified intentions of coming to Vale for this day. Early listings on the part of those having anything for sale will help the success of the event and the articles must be listed by the first of the week in order to get in on the advertising, I ANK AMBASSADORS The United States' entry Into the war which meant for final rlctory. has opened Europe's eyes In regard to our wondorful rcsourcos and nation nc no othet event could have done. As a result of this, American n mimosa dors to powerful Uiiropenn countries' are now being received with utmosl eonnldernlltin This Is n now picture of Ambassa dor John V Davis and IiIh wtf. taken an (buy left the American embassy In London recently Davis i tin appointee of Piesldenl Wllsohi 'and has just tnUeti up his tint Iks. He and Mrs Davis ate the tenter of Interest at over appearance. WANT RUSSIA Led by President Wilson, the su preme council of the great powers Wednesday moved to unite tho fac tions of Russia and bring them into the peace congress. They unanimously adopted a pro position brought forward by President Wilson, asking all the Russian fac tions, including the Bolsheviks, to meet the allied and associated Govern ments at Princa Islands in the Sea of Marmora on February 15, the con tending factions meantime declaring a truce and suspending all military op erations. Prominent Anti-Bdlshovik leaders have declared they will not participate in the conference with the Bolsheviks. Food Administration Attacked Food Administrator Herbert Hoover has been the object of spirited attacks in the discussion by the senate of the administration bill appropriating ?100, 000,000 for food relief abroad. Charges were made that the appropri DISCUSS HOMESTEAD LAWS AT LUNCHEON Business Men Discuss 610 Acre Home stead Law Indicate Interest in Owyhee Project. Tho cheif subject of discussion at last Tuesday's business men's lunch eon was over the proposal to push the 040 aero homestead settlement. O. E Carman, W. J. Pinney, Arthur Means, C. C. Mueller and others dis cussed various angles of tho question taking tho matter of stockmen's inter ests, and the need for restitution of good range as well as the desirabil ity for land settlement under consider ation. Dr. Frank J. Brown was welcomed back into the ranks of Vale boosters and gave assurance that he would be willing to do his part in promoting the development of the city and county. George Huntington Currey outlined some of the bebefits of securing im mediate construction of the Owyhee project showing how the proposed development would greatly benefit Nyssa, Ontario and Vale and asked the (Continued on Page Six.) ANNE MORGAN BACK WITH N. Y.' GIRLS Anno Morgan, ulster to J Pier pont Morgan, great Ameriian financier. ha taken no Dine for vacation following hor Httoiimius war work In northern Franco In stead, the Ink wag hurdly dry on the arnilKllrti before she had turned hark to her community hous wnilc In New York city. Three hi l.i.tmpa havo been leased shelter the homolea working Birle. 'IN LiON ROLES NOW t AT CONFERENCE ation was designed primarily for the Benefit of tho big packers. Sip fortcrs of the bill said feeding the people of Europe to prevent industrial trouble was a good business proposi tion. 91st Bound Home. Four troop trains of tho 91st div ision passed thru St. Paul Tuesdiy enrouto to Camp Lewis for demobili zation. These men are largely from Washington, Oregon, and California and have been in Franco since last September. Capt. James Norman Hall fa.noup American flyer was released from a German prision camp this week. Prince John .Youngest son of King George of England died at Sandring ham last Saturday night. He was a general favorite in court circles. A mighty demonstration in tho streets of New York wns given Sun day in honor of 4092 returned soldiers. Monday the French Senate Honored President Wilson with a luncheon. New Water Rules Pass Ordinance Requiring Water Us ers to Pay City Recorder By tenth of Month. At special meeting of the City coun cil Tuesday evening a new water or dinance was rend and passed for the first reading which mnkes a change in the method of paying water rents and requites tho water users to pay the city recorder before tho tenth i, the month or suffer the inconvenience of having their water shut off. This will save tho water commissionei many days of time now spent in hunt ing up and collecting from the water users and is in accordance with the prnctice of most cities. Another feat ure of the ordinance makes tho water charges a lien on the property if not paid. Permit was also given Jim Harvey to install a gasoline tank 'inder the side walk in front of his new garag which will be opened soon. News Reported at The Court House Released From Jail Destroya 400 Gallons Wet Evidence Dog Shot. James McClure who was sentenced from Ontnrio some timo ugo to four months in juil and fine for alleged bootlegging, was this week released by County Judge E. H. Test on a writ of Habeus Corpus, Preforms Mnrrluire County Judgo E. H. Test nreformert his first Marriage ceremony sinco Ink- ing me oatn ot otfico last Wednea. dny when Pnrd C. Bowtn and Doris M. Blano both county people were united in Marriage at the Judge's of flco in the court house. Destroys Booze Sheriff Lee Noo last week destroy, ed by order of Justico R. I). Lytic, about 400 gallons of "wet evidence" of nssorted brands which had been ta ken during recent bootlegging raids. The stuff wns carted out to the city dump whero tho sheriff broke bottles and caved in barrel lids till nary a drop remained. Dot; Shot A dog showing ull signs of hydro phobia was shot on the court house lawn by the Khemff Friday after noon. WlffslllIMl PITMAN KILLED AT WORK ON DAM Accident Results in Death of Work man Moving Offices to New Building- Operating Hospital Gaetano Megalizze a workman em ployed at tho Warmspringe dam site at Riverside was instantly killed Tues day morning at 8.45. The man was employed as pitman and was work ing on the excavation when the steam shovel clutch slipped releasing the bucket which dropped to the bottom o' the pit striking the workman and kill ing him instantly. Nothing is known of the man's for mer connections. He came hero some time ago and secured work with the Shattuck-Edingcr company at the dam. Encounted Gravel The weather Is fine for work at the lam and on the Warmsprings ditches. Gravel was encountered by workmen on the Gellerman-Froman ditch ex- t.cntions this week which required a little blasting but is not of a serious nature. Move Offices Tho offices of Engineer Manager Lewis and tho Shattuck-Edingcr com pany are being moved to the two story frame building across from the court house I his week. This build ing has been fitted up far offic? rooms and will give tho engineers and others working for tho district a cen' tral office building and location. New Directors To Meet The newly elected Directors of the District will meet February 14th and will elect a president and draw lots for two and three year terms. The newly elected directors are Rex Mar quis, R. H. DeArmond and Goo. Mc Laughlin and the retiring, members, Rr E. Wennt president- Cv W.'Mallett and J. H. Russell. Contract Cement , About 30,000 barrels of Utah ce ment has been contracted for by tho Warmsprings District Board. This is the estimated amount to be used in the construction of tho dam and ditches and was quoted at $3.15 F. O. B. Ontario ,$3.27 at Vale and $3.54 at Riverside plus an 80 cent sack charge which will be deducted upon return of tho sacks, which is about 30 cents better per barrel than the price quoted by the Oregon Portland Cement Com pany from their Oswego plant. Tho local board members and engineers held eff waiting for the Portland com pany's price and hoping to place the order with the Oregon firm. Under charge of Mr. and Mrs. Den nis Sexton graduate nurses tho framo building near tho river bridge has been fitted up as a hospital and pa tients are now being received from the camps for treatment. SALES MANAGER TO OPEN NEW OFFICES . F. Johnson Will Be In Charge of Oregon-Western Colonization Company Offices. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Johnson arrived in Vale Friday from Prinevillo and will bo residents of Vale at least until the settlement of tho Oregon Western Colonization Company's lands under the Warmsprings project is complete. Mr. Johnson will have charge of the new office in Vale which he is fitting up in the Hope build ing opposite the Drexel hotel, Mr. Johnson will bo sales manager for tho company and has just left a similar position with the same com pany under the Ochoco project. He is confident that this year will see many new farmers on the lands under tho Warmsprings and expresses his desire to bo as much aid as possible in securing general publicity for Vale and the Malheur county. EASTERN STAR INSTALLATION Annual Election Sees New Officials In Office of Vale O. E. S. Annual election and instnlation of Eastern Star Officials was held by the Valo Chapter Tuesday evening and tho following officers wero installed. Mrs. llruco Hester, Worthy Matron; Bruce It. Kester, Worthy Patron, Mrs. John Houstan Associate Matron, Mrs Ii, I), Lytic Secretary, MrB Leslio Hope Treasurer, Almu Raymond Conduc tress; Mrs. II. E. Young.Associoto Conductress; Adah, Mrs. I. W. Hope; Electa, Mrs, B. F. Farmer; Ruth, Mrs. Frank Sassor; Esther, Mrs, R. II, Bal geman; Mnrtha, Mrs. Geo. E, Davis Warder, I. W. Hope; Sentinel, Leslio Hope; Chaplin, Mrs. BoaweUi Organ ist, Mrs. Reed,