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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
that Should Be Watered From the Proposed Willo.w-Aldcr and Owyhee Projects; and 100,000 More Acres Under Various Feasible Small Prdjects in All Parts of the County. Work for More, Irrigation.
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VOL. X NO. 17
MORE CLOTHING
WEEK'S SLOGAN
"Help!" Call the Shivering Peopleof
Europe "Tons of Clothing",
Says Red Cross.
V '
But you must do your part if the'
Red dross is to mako good on its
pledge of tons of clothing. Vale Chap
ter is asked for one ton of old cloth
which :1s hourly awaited by the ravag
ed peoples of the smaller kingdoms
which buffered from the war. During
the 'past year two calls for clothing
have come to Vale chapter and have
.been filled largely from the homes of
the city. Now the call goes out to the
rural ".sections to respond with any
old clothing. which still -has wear left.
Especially are coats, suits, shoes, dres
ses and stockings needed. The women
of these torn lands aro willing to
repair and make over the clothing if
only we will send it to them. Their
babies are ireczing and suffering
much sickness because of lack of cloth
ing. Don't delay another day but get
your bundle ready and send to the
Vale Red Cross care .of Mrs O. E.
' Carman chairman. H it is only one
coot it will help that much. Don't
delay as Monday March 31 is the
last day to get your donations in. If
you live in the' rural sections remem
ber that to You is sent this special
appeal to help cloth the suffering
ones. '" ":
If you are not n member or resi
dent of tho Vale chapter territory
sent your package to the nearest- Red
Cross chapter, branch or auxilary. It
is badly, needed.
CONFERENCE WORKERS
- LABOR OVER PLANS
Final Work of Peace Makers Under
j way Nip Mexican Revoiu
: tion Plans
President Wilson will act as chair
man at the meeting of the league of
nations commission which will be held
Saturday when all proposed amend
ments and changes will be considered
and the plan put into definite form.
Lord Robert Cecil and Thomas W. j
Gregory, former United States attor
ney general are now in Paris and are
among those who have sought to draft
a proviso relative to the Monroe Doc-
trine in such form that it will meet
the approval of legal experts. The
commission plans to hold continuous
sessions until the work of revision is j
completed..
A Japanese amendment will be sub-
mitted to the supreme counsel re-
garding the idea that citizens of na-
tions deemed sufficiently advanced to
become members of the league should
have equal rights- when traveling or t0 be "followed in completing tho pre
living- in f foreign countries. This.ject
touches the subject o.f discrimination Consulting Engineer A. J. Wile
ini immigration laws,
i Bolsheviki in Ukraine
Nearly all of the Ukraine according
to advices reaching London, is in the
hands of the Bolsheviki.
The Bolsheviki apparently are. en
gaged in a strong effort0 to subdue
Russian opposition in the Ukraine and
to- drive allied forces from that re
gion before spring. If the Bolsheviki
can control the great agricultural
region of the Ukraine they might re
lieve the serious food shortage in Mos
cow 'and the north.
Nip Revolution Plans
Eighteen Mexicans and three truck
loads of military supplies are confined
in the Federal section of, the county
jail. at El Paso Texas as the result
of arrests made in connection with the
revolution of General Felipe Angles
which was planned to start May 1, in
conjunction with Francisco Villa's
movement. The Mexicans were arrest-
(Continued on Page Six.)
' RETURNS FROM FRANCE
Rolla Roberta and Harold Gilham Re
turn to Homes After Long
y Period of Service
Two of the first Vale boys to en
.lfat leaving in April 1918, returned to
their homes this week 'after many
months in Bervice, during which time
they visited several camps in the
United States and saw some of the
busy training centers and much ter
ritory in France. Rolla Roberts was
with the coast artillery and after
reaching France saw much of -the
eastern part of the country while
workingwith tractor convoys!" On the
return voyage he' was ill for fifteen
days with influenra and pneumonia
and hasn't much to say of the pleasant
trip home.
Full News Service For All
RIVERS IN CONCRETE BEDS QUENCH ARID WALES'
Tho acmo of canal construe' Ion In Irrigation projects seeufs to
have been reached Jn Strawberry Vlloy-. Utah, where tills white con
crete river flows down from Its mountain lake to wutor the ilosort
waste. Agriculture on a farm fed by one or these modtiin KtrcHins
opens up new possibilities in crop productions of all kind. It Is all
Included as but-a part of tha "plan advocated by Secretary of Interior
T.nno In his reclamation servlcn for returned soldlsrp
JUDGE BIGGS OUTLINES
OF CONGRESS-WARMSPRINGS ENGINEERS TALK
Irrigation Matters, Present and Pros
pective, Discussed At L'unchcon.
To Improve School Grounds
At the Tuesday Boosters Luncheon
this week Chairman Robt. D. Lytle
started the program by calling on
Superintendent of Schools D.W.Ham-tchanco
macK wno spoKe oi a aesirer -on me
part of the school authorities and the
Child Conservation League asking the
help of the business men in planning"
the improvement of the" grounds sur
rounding the Vale High and grade
school buildings- It is planned to put
part of the grounds in lawn and fit
up the rest as a most modern plaj .
ground. This will not .only, be a rea1
asset to the school and the children of
the community but will also be on
good step on tho long journey aheac
to beautify the town and develope r
civic pride.
Engineer-manager John H. Lewi
called the attention of those presen
to the need of the county -securine
at once the services of an exper'
water master who will be useful in. tht
building of the Warmsprings distri
bution system, as well as attending to
watrr distribution in all exi-f'r
ditches in the county. IT-. Lew
iso stated tha' the engineers hops
t0 nave everything figured out nn
determined as to Cie best policy t'
pursue in a few wecl:3 and will as sooj
as possible announce in detail the pl.i
was present and reported-'condition
at the dam to be very gratifying as
I the solid bed" rock had been founi
nearer tho surface than expected on
a saving of over 1000 cubic yards o
.masonry would be gained. He, ver
strongly praised the Shattuck-Edinge
company, contractors, for their inte
grity and ability and their cooperatior
to lesson the cost of the work where
ever possible.
County. Chairman Geo W, Hayes o
tho membership .drive for the State
Chamber of Commerc reported tht
meeting of last Saturday and urged
everyone to join the state organiza
tion and show that Vale and Malheur
:ounty were on the map and' read
to go to the mat on .any matter for the
levelopment of the State.
Judge Dalton Biggs gave a ver?
interesting outline of irrigation legis
lation before the last congress and
from which he hopes will be secured
the passage of a large appropriation
for reclamation work early in the
next session. The three measures of
any importance are the Lane bill or
the administration measure, the Smith
Chamberlain bill, and the Sinnott bill.
The Lane plan, provides a guaranty
fund of $10,000,000 as a soldier settle
ment fund and the issuance of gov
ernment bonds at 4 per cent for
the building of irrigation, drainage
and logged over land reclamation. II
is the national soldiers settlement
plan and the bonds and payments
would be' operated similar to thoe
under the federal rural credits act.
The Smith Chamberlain bill include!,
the idea of soldier settlement in con
nection with reclamation work but
provides the guarantee fund out of
the nresent reclamation service re-!
sources. The government would un- j
derwrite bonds or approved irrigation
County Communities Largest Circulation In Every rWtlon Of Malheur County
The Home
VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 22,
RECLAMATION PLANS.
districts. The Sinnott .bill is primar
ily an irrigation measure and extends
the U. S. Reclamation service re
sources to a bjllion dollars. The" Sin
nott measure is the only one that does
not require interest on tho construc
ion bonds. During the last congress
.he Lane bill seemed to have the best
of passaee( n0W0ver,
Judge
Biggs suggested that the people of
this county interested in future irri
gation development should keep in
touch 'with -thee "matters and at the
proper time we might' assist to some
extent' by endorsing the most practi
cal proposal and get behind our repre
cntatives in putting the matter thru
congress.
County Clerk Arthur Moody was ap
pointed chairman of the luncheon the
cming week. Be a booster and come
ut to these meetings. A business
ian who has not the time to attend
''ese luncheons is either a bum man
ner or has too much' business; Let
is all pull together for a greater city.
VALE WINS CONTEST
Vali Team Awarded Decision Ovei
Wciser Ontario Sends Candi
dates and Good Delegation
Just a dandy good time was enjoy
d by the Knights of Pythias Thurs--y
evening when two score visitors
from Weiscr and Ontario attended.
Jontest work was held between tha
Veiser and Vale teams in th6 third
ank, the visitors loosing by a small
nargin. Ontario members brought
ilong two candidates and Vale had
'wo prepared to learn th'e mysteries of
he order.
After tho ritualistic work all trans
fered to the banquet room where a
.lost appealing luncheon was served,
lany excellent talks were enjoyed and
he gospel of pythian friendship lived
or the time between the. various
ommunities.
Many Vale and Ontario' K. P.'s are
danning on visiting Weiser next
Thursday at the District convention.
CHILD CONSERVATION LEAGUE
Problem of Beautifying the School
Grounds Studied Interesting
Addresses .Next Meeting
The Child Conservation League
meeting will be held at the high school
Tuesday evening March 25 at eight
'clock p. m. and all parents of the
city are invited to be present. Many
interesting talks by teachers and par
snts will be given which include; How
Can the Home Developer Child's Im
agination, Mrs. Hope; The Right At
titude Toward Work and How to De
velope It, Mrs. McElroy; The Import
ance of Imagination in Teaching Mus
ic, Mrs. Moody; Team work in the
Home, Mrs. McGillivray; The Misund
erstood Child, Miss Hill. Thero will
also be musical numbers and a dis
cussion on the question of improving
the school grounds which is of great
interest" to all, especially property
owners.
Miriam Chester Dies
Miriam Chester daughter of George
Y. Chester died Friday afternoon
about five thirty from the effects of
strychnine noisoninir. She -was a stu
dent' at the local high school and was
taken ill at school rriday morning.
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Newspaper, Read in Every Nook of
ARMENIAN FOND
LAGGING IN VALE
Vale and Some other Districts Have
Failed to "Help Armenia County
Nearly Over
' Were you ever hungry? How would
you like to starve to death? Fine,
Hat Hal Some joke you say. Well
then listen to this cablegram re
ceived" by J. J. Handsaker of Portland
from Tiflis, sent March 14, we read
it and shudder but" are to busy to
worry long. We must wacth the
highbrows build a league of nations.
We must witness the brewers attempt
overthrow the constitution we have.
We are well off, have time to play
politics, to gamble of futures, while
we save or we, spend, so why read'
a message from starving, dying, nak
ed, men and women away off in de
vastated Armenia to which the dirty
Turk and the cowardly Hun delight
to point with pride
Cable received signed Barton,
March 14, Tiflis: "No bread any
where. Government has not a
pound Forty-five Thousand in
Erivan wholly without bread.
Orphanages and troops all thru
Erivan in terrible condition. No
dog, cat, horse, camel or any liv
ing, thing 'in all Igidlr. region Saw
refugee women stripping flesh
from dead horse with bare hands
today. Thirty deaths a day report
from Ashtarag, twenty-five from
Etchmindjln, Izeir, and Sadabad,
certainly more. Another week
will score ten thousand lives lost.
For heavens sake hurry!"
Nyssa district, including Arcadia,
Owyhee and Kingman Kolony report
to have gone over the top with a
fund of $600, Ontario, including Cairo,
White. Settlement, Dead Ox Flat and,
worry neighborhoods have reported
$1250. Following is-a -filiation, of
returns in the Vale district. The city
of Vale is the most neglectant of any
precinct and efforts. should be made
at "once to bring up to totals to a
decent figure. A number of other dis
tricts have not seen fit to divide with
these unfortunate Christian brothers.
However the .fighters speak for them
selves. West Grange -$167.75
vale :. ..... 128.00
Brogan . , 87.00
Jamieson ,.. 66.75
Beulah :. ..... C5.00
Rome ' 60.00
Ironside ,. 50.00
Juntura - 45.50
Harper 39.00
Rockvillc ......t. 30.00
Jordan Valley 29.50
Skullspring : 6.00
Crowley .'. 6.60"
South Grange : 5.00
Fangollano - . 5.00
$780.00
PLAN NEXT SALES DAY
Listings Coming In Already Mer
chants Plan Dollar Day Bargains
Small Articles Wanted -
The last monthly market day and
public auction sale to be held in Vale
this spring has been, definitely sche
duled for Saturday April 19. The
committee reports more enthusiasm ov
er the coming sale than for any of
the fprmer ones. Already several
good listings have been made with C.
C. Mueller and C. G. Griffin includ
ing 30 head of cattle, a good wagon,
4 head milch cows, several plows etc.
Many of he merchants of Vale plan
to offer special bargains for one dollar
and hold a regular shop early, dollar
day. The merchants realize the value
of a big monthly Bales day and are
beginning to warm up to the idea and
evidence their interest by making
many mighty attractive offers.
Let everyone in the community
make the last spring sale a rip roar
in' success.
Recovers From 'Illness
J. F. Miller is out again after several
day at home with a touch of bron
chitis. OFF AGAIN ON AGAIN
Alibi No. 2 is the same as No.
1 of last week, only more of it,
for this week the electric power
was off two days making It Im
possible to print all the good
lhings the editors had written.
The Vale electric company have
given almost constant service for
the past year, but we will be
tempted to say something mean,
if we have to repeat this excuse
next week.
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Best M cdlum For All County and
Malheur County.
1919.
The Parting
ROBT. D. LYTLE IS CHOSEN HEAD OF MALHEUR
COUNTY DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE LAST SATURDAY
Every Precinct In County To Be Re
presented in Organization Will
Hold Meeting Soon.
Responding to an invitation of the
Vale Chamber of Commerce delegates
from various parts of the county mot
Saturday evening after the med.ng
of the State Chamber of Commerce
and organized the frame work of the
Malheur County Development League
The organization has been discussed
for several weeks, endorsed by tho On
tario Commercial Club, The Vale
Chamber of Commerce and leading
citizens in niuny parts of the county.
CONTESTMARCH 29
Nyssa Planning Program for Enter
taining Guests at
Contest
The Nyssa schools are busy with
'plans for entertainment of their
guests on the night of tho County
Ueclamatory contest March 29. This
Friday night at tho opera house they
are holding their tryout out to deter
mine who will represent Nyssa in the
final nffair, and Superintenrent of the
Nyssa schools E. B. Conklin reports
keen interest and a number of candi
dates for the position. Owyhee, Vale,
Juntura and Nyssa so far have signi
fied their intentions of trying for the
cup and it is- expected that several
other rural schools will enter also.
LIBRARY BENEFIT
Library Will Raise Needed Funds By
Special 'Picture Show Next
Saturday Night
Saturday evening March 29 the
dramatization of the "Girl of the
Golden West" will be Bhown nt the
Rex theater for the benefit of the
Vale Public Library. The play is In
tensely interesting and has been pro
claimed by many critics one of the
best western pictures'ever shown ns it
truly portrays the spirit of. the west.
Several musical numbers will be given
during the evening by local singers
and players and the evenings proceeds
will go towards .the upbuilding fund
for the library which Is now badly in
need of additional books. , Every Lib
rary patron and supporter should do
their best to make this n successful
event for the local institution.
Win Prizes.
The St. Patricks day masked dance
drew a large crowd last Monday eve
ning and some clever costumes were
displayed. Mrs. Earl Neeley and Airs.
Ernest Dlvcn won1 the first prize of
five dollars; they were dressed alike
in white dresses with shamrocks
scattered over them, Mr. Knowles
won the "booby" pIzo of two dollars
and a half with his hobo outfit. T. T.
NeUen, Mrs. Nelsen, Mrs. Kessler and
L. P, Lumpee acted as judges.
Outside Advertisers.
It is. hoped that tho organization will
grow and develop in' strength and fav
or to the end that matters of county
wide interest such as roads, legisla
tion, Irrigation and development in
general may have an "effective organ
ization to champion them to success.
George W. Hayes announced the
purpose of the meeting and after a
short discussion it was-dccided to pro-.
ceed with the- election of officers, got J
the organization underway and pro
vido machinery for preceeding with
tho development of the plan outlined.
Robert D. Lytle of Vale was chosen
as temporary president, and P. J. Gal
lagher of Ontario as acting secretary.
Jt was moved to appoint a committee
to report later in the evening, to nom
inate' tho officers and active directors.
Ge'neral discussion cautioned tho com
mittee to make their selections as re
presentative of the cntiro county as
practical. The committee chosen were
R. W. Swagler of Ontario, Senator
Julien A. Hurley and G. F. Wildhaber
of Vale.
While the committee was In session
addresses were made 'endorsing the
idea and presenting many issues need
ing such an organization by C. H.
Oxman, Rex Marquis, president of the
Warmsprings Irrigation Directors, J,
A. Kennedy of Broga'n, George Bod
fish of Malheur City, B. F. Johnson
of tho Colonization company, A. G.
Clark of Portland, Representative, P.
J. Gallagher, President A. W. Reed of
the Vale Chamber of Commerce and a
number of others.
The report of the committee was
acccpted'and it was moved that tht
nominees bo declured elected by un
animous bnllot as'follows; Presidpnt,
R. D, Lytic of Vale; Vice president,
J. Boydcll of Nyssa; Secretary, W. J.
Pinnev of Ontario: Treasurer, Cliff
j Boyer of Ontario. Directors nt large
Mr. Welcome of Juntura, Jack Fair
man of Wcstfall, G. H. Brumback of
, Big Bond, George Huntington Currey
of Vale, Otto C. Miller of Dead Ox
Flat, and D. D. Jossclyn of Jordan
Valley.
President elect Robert D. Lytle as-
sured those present that wniie ne is
at the head of the Malheur County
Development league he would enter
tain no thought and contcnance no act
that would tend to build up any ono
community at tho expense of another
but would encourage in every way
possible tho accomplishment of all lo
cal as well as county wide develop
mcnt in every precinct of the county
to tho end that tho Malheur Em
pire might be nrrled n little nearer
to the position her advantages war
rant. It was decided that overy pre
cinct in tho county should have a re
preventative on tho Board of Directors
and n by laws committee was appoint
ed consisting of Julien A. Hurloy C. H.
t I V. ., 1 1 u ulm nn.
working to perfect an organizatlot.
that will mako effcctlvo tho repre
sentation of all parts of tho county
(Continued on Pa Six)
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WANT MEMBERS
FOR STATE C. OF C.
A. G. Clark Opens Membership Cam
paign for State Chamber of Com
merce Explains Organization
Last Saturday evening in tho cir
cuit Court rooms A. G. Clark of Port-
land addressed delegates from various
parts of tho county in regard to tho
plans and organization of the Oregon
State Chamber of Commerce His
talk was to the point and made clear
the ndvantages'of tho new state cham
ber and the need of many members
both for the effect and for the where- ,
with as he said, "hot air will take
a ballon up; but it won't keep it
there."
HeVdyelt upon the advantages of
cooperative effort strikingly present
ing the infinite sniallncss of individual
work.
P. J. Gallagher was called by Chair
man Hayes and tpokc enthusiastically
in favor of House Jpint Resolution 32
which will bo voted on by the people
in the coming special election, This .
measure will save irrigation districts
a great amount of money by bripging , .
their bonds "up to par and guaranty
ing the interest on the bonds' for tho
first fivo years during which time
tho project lnnds "will be improved and
ableto carry themselves.
County Chairman Geo. W. Hayes
has pushed tho membership campaign"'
which begins this week in every dis
trict in tho county and thero is no
doubt but thero will bo many progres
sive citizens irrMnlheur county, who
will join tho state "organization.-
Tho following arc the membership
committeemen in the various dis
tricts: J, A. Kenedy, Brpgan; M. D. Kel
ley, .lumieson; Geo. L. Cook, Crowley,
T. Turnbull, Mooroville,s. H. Corliss;
Fangollanor Ernest Locey, Ironside;
David Graham,. -J(mtuat.F.rW1Hli!Bu.
Hall Nyssa; Frank R. Radcr, Ontar
io; Geo. I'enton, ureston; Duncan Mc-
Rae, Riverside; Leu Strode, Rockville;
G. F. Wildhaber, Vale; J. D. Fairman, ..
Westfall; Carl Fegtly Watson; Thos.
Knhout, Jordan Valley; W. F. Stinb,
Rome; Joe Bankoficr, McDermitt,
Frank Miller, Big Bend; C. H. Brown,
"!niro; Judson Hill, Malheur; L. A.
Bilyeu, JJonita; S, R. Copeland, Har
per; Otto C. Miller, (Upper Dead Ox
Flat) Payette, Idaho. Frank Gribbcn,
(L4wer Dead Ox Flat) Weiser, Idaho. '
HOLD R0AD MEETING
Meeting In Ontario Friday Evening
with Highway Commission Of
ficiate Much Interest
In Roads
A meeting was held Friday even- -
ing in Ontario nt which Vale, Nyssa
and other districts sent delegations
(o meet with State Highway Commis.
doner W. L. Tomson of Pendleton and
Assistant Highway Engineer for East
ern Oregon Manche O. Bennett. Mat
ters vitally affecting tho extent of
state road construction in Malheur
ounty were discussed.
Building Good Roads (
County Road Master B. F. Farmer'
has been supervising tho building of
a two. mile road pleading from tho
Weiser bridge in lower Dead Ox Flt
icros's Storeman hill. This road hi
being built according to standurd spec
ifications and will be ono of the best
roads in tho county. ' It is being fin
anced by donations ifrom tho business
nen of .Weiser, the residents of tho
district and the county.
A county wide interest is being tak--en
in better roads and many sections
are beginning to get action by self aid.
It is time that Malheur county awako
to the value of better roads and tho
Enterprise hopes to see some plan
either by direct taxation or bonding
whereby tho county can have aufflc- ,
lent funds to perfect a complete coun
ty wide system of main highways.
With such a .fund considerable mom "
state aid will bo obtainable. It ij,
certain that good roads cannot be
built unless some, one pays for them,
Hold Social Meeting.
Tho Vulo local Socialist party held,
n sociul evening meeting at tho Wood-'
men hall lust Wednesday night, which
was well attended. A Inrgo number
of out of town people motored in to
enjoy the evening program of music,
literary numbers, and.gamos. Lato
In the evening tho Indies served a do
licious luncheon In cafeteria ityle and,
much merriment was encountered by
those present in playing the gamo;
"Uniting tho World",, by which they
secured their supper partners.