Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current, June 07, 1919, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextVALE CH AUTAUQU A--BU Y SEASON TICKETS NOW-A WEEK WORTH WHILE-JUNE 25-30 IV.Ot O. Ur, ly -IjanS Full News Service For All County Communities Largest Circulation In Every Section Of Malheur County Best Medium For All County and Outside Advertisers. TOUR CO-OPERATION Suggestion and Support r Solie '1ted to Help Make The "Enterprise" True Representative of Vale, and ' Malheur County. Send 8u'jrlp cion to Friend Whom Yon Wh t Welcome to This Country The Enterprise ia Absolutely Independent, Treats Everyone With the Same Fairness, is Always Progressive, and Urges Your Activity in the Develop ment of Mtlheur County's Great Pos sibilities. It is Your Paper nd ia Working to Develop Your Community. Let all the Malheur Towns and Settle ments Work Together for ft More Prosperous and Better County. ADVERTISE IN THtf ENTERPRISE The Only Paper That Circulates Throughout the Whole of Malheur County. U Has More Readers Be cause it Prints More Reading Matter. People Pay for The Enterprise Be cause They Want to Read the Best Reviews of Northwestern snd World News; the Most Thorough Reports of Southeastern Oregon Irrigation, Stock, Farming, Oil, Mineral and Community Progress, the Latest Market Quotations; all Filinga in the U. S. Land Office, Yale District; Mal heur County Official Notices; Real Estate Trsnsfers; County Seat News; Correspondent Letters The Home Newspaper, Read in Every Nook of Malheur County. . VOL, X NO. 28 VALE, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1919 SUBSCRIPTION $2.00 PER YEAR PHONE PEOPLE IN CONFERENCE Telephone Company Officials and Chamber of Commerce Members Discuss Phone Problem Wednesday evening a special meeting of the Vale Chamber of Commerce was called by President A. W. Reed for the purpose of meeting; with the of ficials of the Malheur Home Telephone Company and discussing the local tele phone situation. President of the com- pany, Fred B. Jones, of Boise, outlined the financial condition confronting the management and stated that the com pany was not only losing money but that its credit with the controling company was practically exhausted and that the Malheur Company will have to stand on its own legs and provo to at least meet the operating and depreciation charges before it could re-establish its credit. Mr. Jones claimed that this could only be accomplished by decreasing the expenses or increasing the revenue and made it clear that in his opinion it would be better to maintain or even increase the usual force of employees providing sufficient revenue could be secured. However important the mat ter of satisfactory service might be it was dependent upon the ability of the company to pay their employee and it was simply a proposition oi either being able to secure an increas ed rate or else make certain general curtailments in the service. Alfred H. De Nike, division general manager of the Mountain States Tele phone Company, reviewed the general telephone situation and gave the mem bers of the Chamber an. insight into the methods of operating the commun ication lines thruout the county. He was very frank in stating the situa tion of the telephone business at the present time. The local people conducted a very spirited altho friendly cross examina tion of the officials and presented the needs of the Vale exchange. The meeting was one of information and benefit to all parties concerned and ad journed with the persdha) promise of the officials to retain a managing of fice at Vale, Oregon, and provide ade quate repair service on the one hand and a promise by the individual mem bers of the Chamber of Commerce to favor their claim before the Public Service Commission for a just and equitable rate. A special meeting of the Chambei of Commerce has been called for the coming Tuesday evening at which time phone situation and other im portant matters wil be considered. A large attendance is desired. WOMENS SUFFRAGE PASSES CONGRESS May Lessen Severity of Terms Suff rage Amendment Passes Con gress after Long Fight There is a probability that Germany may secure, as a result of her strong counter proposals, some lessening in the peace terms. Germany's pleas that it will be impossible to fulfill the financial requirements of the allies and her protests against certain terri torial relinquishments have been heed ed and are being discussed by the council of four. Great Britain is said to favor a number of concessions to Germany but France continues' firm in her original stand not to waver from the original terms. The Amer icans are declared to be not averse to minor concessions but are not in favor of going to the extent that the British propose. Suffrage Amendment Paaaea The Senate late Wednesday passed the Women's suffrage bill 66 to 25, thus ending a forty year fight on the measure. The amendment pow goes to the States for three-fourths rati fication vote before it is incorporated in the federal constitution. Telegraph Lines Retnrned Telegraph and telephone lines which have been controlled by the govern ment since August 1, were ordered Thursday night to resume operations on their own account. As soon as news of this action reached President Koenkamp of the commercial telegraphers' union, ft gen eral strike in ten of the southern states was called. The action waa tak en in sympathy with the Atlanta strik ers who walked out several days ag . MRS. KEMP COMING W. C. T. U. Worker of National and State Prominence Coming for Lecture Wednesday, June 11 Mrs. Jennie Kemp, prominent state worker of the W. C. T. U., who has just recently completed extensive work for the government in food conserva tion and other war lines, will be in Vain next Wednesday evening, June 11th, and will lecture at the Methodist church at eight o'clock in the evening. Mrs. Kemp has spoken in Vale on sev eral other occasions and is one of thq best speakers heard here for some time, and always draws a large crowd of listeners. She will also lecture at Ontario and Nyssa while in this part of the state. GROVE DISTRICT FORMED Newly Created Drainage District El ecta Officers and Outline Plana For Work Las Wednesday Afternoon land owners under the newly created Grove Drainage District met at the school house within the district for the pur pose of electing a board of supervis ors. Fred W. Stacey, Arthur A. Ron ins, and Percy Purvis were elected and in a meeting of the board Mr. Stacey was chosen president and Mr. Purvis was elected secretary-treasurer. While no announcement of plans have been made by the supervisors it is understood that they are negotiat ing with engineers' with the view of having plans and specifications pre pared for the drainage of the 4,000 acres within the district. CHAUTAUQUA SPIRIT PREDOMINATES VALE Enthusiasm Growing for Vale Chau- ' tauqua-fndications Point To Unprecedented Ticket Sales Chairman C. C. Mueller and the var ious committee chairmen have every thing working smoothly for staging the greatest Chautauqua within the his tory of the Vale Chautauqua Associa tion. Advertising has been partialis distributed thruout the county and early reports from the ticket com mittee indicate a record ticket sale an attendance. Season tickets are now on sale a the Vale Drug Store, A. E. McGilliv ray's, Alexander's Store and the Por Office News Stand in Vale; at th Brogan Trading and Lumber Compap- in Brogan, J. L. Pope at Jamieson, W. J. Hinton at Ironside and Jones Mer chantile Company at Westfall. Ticl. ets will soon be placed on sale in On tario and Nyssa. The special-Chautauqua edition in closed with this issue of the Enterprise is a detailed account of the variou attractions coming to the Vale Chau tauqua and foretells the excellency ot the entire program. IV THE LOCKET OF OUR . - OCEAN ACE 8hortly after the U. 8. seaplane. NC-4 settled la the waters at Lis bon, Portugal, after having set the record for tbe first flight across the Atlantic, this message flashed beck across tbe ocean to America bores. "Safe, for baby and yoe." It was from Lieut. Commaader A. C. Read of the history-making craft to his young wife aad baby walling anxiously here. The pie tare is of UouU Head, wife aad baby. COUNTY VOTES County Road Bonds Carry Over Two to One Irrigation and Road Measures Pass State . Complete returns from eighteen pre cincts representing about 75 per cent of the vote give 526 in favor of bond ing Malheur County-for $230,000 for roads and only 201 against. The vote by precinct is as follows; South Vale 49 yes, 17 no; North Vale 36, 12; Grange 14, 39; Brogan 40, 6; Bully 3, 15; Jamieson 27, 12; Riverside 10, 10; Skulfspring 6, 2; Jordan Valley 33, Of Arcadia 18, 19; Nyssa 48, 2; Cario 12, 18; Snake River 86, 2; Fair 7, 12; COUNTY COURT MEETS New Fair Directors Appointed Bills Allowed Roads and Other Mat ters Attended. Members of the county court held a busy three days session this week and aside from the routine work of the month and allowing of bills they de cided many matters of county import ance pertaining to roads and road work. New Fair Directors ' Three new fair directors were ap pointed by the court who were, Wm. Laxon, E. B. Conklin and H. F. Poor man of Ontario, P. J. Gallagher and H. H. Tunny being the holdover dir ector of the association for the com ing year. Boulevard Graveling Begins Judge E. H. Test announced Thurs day that graveling on the Boulevard road near Nyssa was begun that morn ing, the few days previous being giv en over by the road crew to getting machinery in shape for work, hauling j necessary supplies etc. Ordered Home Private Floyd C. Richardson, mem ber of Company I, Sixty-third infant ry, has been ordered returned for dis charge fom France by General Persh ing upon a showing by Congressman Sinnott that his wife and children in Malheur county need his assistance. Many Buy Land Many outsiders are visiting Vale these days looking over the lands that ire for sale under the Wormsprings project. The O. W. Colonization com pany report many sales each week. C. C. Coates of Portland was one of the .isitors the past week. CITY'S COUNCILMEN CONSIDER PROBLEMS Water Superintendent Makes Report to Council on Pipe Line-Vote Canvass Reported Thursday evening the Vnle city! council met for the regular monthly meeting, holding bne of the busiest j sessions for months. Among the matters disposed of at the meeting besides the allowing of bills and other routine affairs, was the passage of an ordinance permit ting the Standard Oil company to build a warehouse and install tanks on Twelth street just south of fthe railroad. A representative of the Standard 1 Oil people, who, together with Frank Petrie, is petitioning for the vacation of an alley in block ten and Railroad street between blocks nine and ten L Petrie's addition to Vale, appeared before the council. The official canvass of the vote on the special measure providing for at. extra tax levy of ten mills in 1920 and of five mills each year thereafter until 1924 was found to have passed by a vote of 85 to 23. There was considerable discussion over the water and street situation. Water Superintendent Horton reported about one half mile of pipe line in very bad condition. The only possibU solution will be an' early replacement of this section or supplementary source established. City Attorney II. C. Eastham was ordered to Codify the Ordinances and prepare a new ordinance book and a separate copy of the ordinances for each book and separate copy of the ordinances for each councilman. Adjournment was taken at mid night until next Thursday evening. A dozen or more citizens attended the meeting and displayed an earnest in terest In the affairs of the city. $230,000 BONDS Ontario one 21, 3; Ontario two 42, 16; Ontario three 45, 10; Big Bend 20, 2; Westfall 9, 4; Other precincts have not been reported at press time. Malheur county voters gave good majorities to the Irrigation Interest Guarantee Measure, the Roosevelt Highway bill, the Markets Road bill, the Six Percent Road Limitation bill, and' the Soldiers Aid Measure. Com plete returns will be given next week. State Election Complete returns from eighteen counties of the state and practically complete returns from the others show the six per cent for Permanent Roads CLEAN-UP. CAMPAIGN -; FRIDAY, JUNE 13 Townsite Clean-Up Planned for Next Friday Must Get Ready For Visitors Under the general supervision of the Vale Chamber' of Commerce and the co-operation of the city council, the Fourth of July committee and the Chautauqua Association a general clean up is planned for Friday June 13, it being the aim to make this the most unlucky day in the' history of the town for all rubbish, dirt weeds etc. - President Reed of the Chamber of Commerce acting on the suggestions of the business men at the Tuesday luncheon has appointed a committee consisting of Thos. Nordale represent ing the council, E. G. Longwell for the Chautauqua and Thos. Nelsen for the Fourth of July committee, to have charge of the clean-up campaign. A special- meeting of the Chamber of Commerce has been called for Tuesday evening when final plans will be" de cided upon..- However it is certain that a one-half holiday will be declared, the Chautauqua grounds and the Fourth of July grounds will be put in first class condition as well as cleaning the streets and removing rubbish thruout the entire town. Luncheon Starts Move The moBt important accomplish ment of the Tuesday luncheon the past week which was in charge of L. P. Lumpee, was the inauguration of the general clean-up to be held next Fri day. Other matters of importance to the businessmen were discussed and Doctor H. W. Steelhammer was ap pointed chairman of the luncheon next Tuesday. GOOD SCHOOL RECORDS Vale School Records for Past Year Show Good Results Obtained in Spite of Illness. The annual report of the Vale Pub lic schools contained some interesting data for taxpayers and those interest ed in school development which should be every citizen of Vale and vicinity. Some of the following data taken from Superintendent Hammack's report shows what has been done and what can be done to make the Vale schools better each succeeding term. The total number of pupils enrolled in the Vale schools for the Bchool year ending May the 23rd 1919, is 265. Total number boys enrolled 127, girls 138. Pupils enrolled in grades 210, pupils enrolled in high school 55. Whole number days attendance for the year 21064, whole number absence 2443, times tardy 223, percent of at tendance for the year 89.97 per cent. The rather low percent of attend ance and the large number of dnyx absence are not out of proportion when the extreme irregularity caused Ity influenza epidemic is considered. And even these irregularities have been largely overcome since the per cent of promotions are almost normal. It has been the desire of the officers and teachers of the school to provide the best instruction possible under the circumstances and they feel that han to ft very great extent been accom plished, though they are aware that perfection has, by no means, been reached and more difficulties have been encountered this year than r.re usually encountered in one year. Forget the difficulties of the past and look to the future with the ex pectation of doing our part well in the training of our boys and girls, for there is nothing more democratic than the public school. If you know of improvements that should be mado the school authorities would be glad to have your opinions, for discovery of an error or discovery of wrong how ever great or small is of little con sequence so Jong as our efforts cease (Continued on Page Eight.) FOR GOOD ROADS j amendment to have carried by 1 1,810; Reconstruction Hospital Amendment lost by 1520; Irrigation Guarantee Bill carried by 5604; Five Million Re construction amendment was voted down by a 1002 majority; Lieutenant l Governor Amendment had failed by 12,631; The Roosevelt Highway Mili tary Road bill was carried by 26,307 votes in its favor; The Reconstruc tion Bonding Bill voted down by 4361 ; The Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Ed ucational Financial bill had received a majority of 14,071 votes in these counties, while the Market Road Tax Bill was carried by 24,096 votes. RECORD BY EIGHTH GRADERS t Large Percentage of Pupils Taking Early Examinations Receive Good Marks Three Gilrs Lead Ninety-two students of the county will receive certificates of graduation as a result of the recent eighth grade examinations in which 1179 manu scripts were graded by a corps of workers under direction of County Superintendent Mrs. Hurley. These manuscripts included all of the eighth grade subjects and the geography and physiology papers of the sixth and seventh graders. The percentage of promotions is regarded as very good by the instructors who were fearful of the years work on account of many interruptions and much lost time. Three Ontario girls were the highest average students, Florence Isabel Hale with a 97 three-fourth per cent aver age, Margaret Drane second with 97 one-third per cent and Ruth Elizabeth Homan third with 97 one-sixth per cent. Following is a complete list of the students who were successful inj the examinations. Maurine M. Johnson and Lowell T. Ashcraft of Big Bend; Earnest Wayne Fogle, Merritt Nonroe Creeling, Ber nice Dorothea Martin and Ruby Irene Moses, all of Kingman Kolony, Gladys May Yost, Stanley H. Shumway, and Russell F. Beers, all of Creston; Syl via Jlarriet Grabner, Lela Lecureta McCann, Isabell Malinda Cole, Leon a Hazel Lammert all of Brogan; Chris Turner and Lillian Hazel Williams, of Jamieson; Evelyn J. Konoske, Val ley View; Irene Faubion and Everett Foiles of White Settlement; Clco Er nestine Stacey, Percy John Pu;-vis, Elizabeth Caroline Hanson, all of Grove; Vera P. Oster, Renna F. Flee ner, Adeline Richey, Harold B. Hop kins of Juntura; Joseph Leander Crummett, Luree Jamesan, Andra Phipps, Marjorie Hope Cochran, Mar garet Wylmoth Blackaby, Ruth Eliza beth Homan, Earl Stanley Secoy, Ed win M. Griffin, Helen Brecount, Milo M. Wright, Karl Wilson Luehrs, Low ell A. Cox, Robert Wm. Linzy, Eva Dellah Pool, Cecil 'Owen Thompson, Florence Isabell Hale, Frances Beat rice Folger, Leonard Fox, Alice Jea nette Dorman, Richard Adam, Helen Mae Wells, Mary Marcella Dearborn, Alice Bervin, Lois Marguerite Wells, Frank Van Petten, Margaret Drane, Elizabeth Whiamore, Paul B. Peter son, all of Ontario; Frances Green, Jennie Newby, Edith L. Moorehead, Bessie E. Anderson, Endora Thomp son, James Duncan, all of Nyssa: Dwight Danner, Mildred R. Duncan, Gerold Averil Palmer, Walter Noble, Hilda Clare Jones all of Jordan Val ley; Carl Laurence, Margaret Thomp son, Marvel D. Fellows, Mabel Hart, Lorna Gruwell, Henry L. Beach, Crys tal L. Stacey, Herschell Brown, all of Vale; Harold Lelan Jensen, Annex (Continued on Page Eight.) ONTARIO BUSINESS MEN HOLD LUNCHEON Third Feast Night of Ontario Busi nessmenMany City Problem Are Discussed Wednesday evening about thirty of the progressive business and profes sional men of Ontario met at Fifer's Cafe where they enjoyed the third weekly Commercial Club luncheon. Frank Rader acting as chairman fixt called on President Robert D. Lytle of the Malheur County Development League who had come from Vale to feast with the Ontarians. Mr. Lytle praised the people of Ontario and Mal heur County for their passing the county bond issue of $230,000.00 for better roads which was proposed by the league and is the first Important organization. W. F. Homan, former mayor of On tario, made a very interesting explan ation of the new water system show ing that the l,0O0,uoo gallon per day capacity of the city plant was PRESENTS HONOR FLAG Honor Flag is Presented with Cere monyCounty has Splendid Record in Loans Last Saturday evening Lieutenant R. B. Kuykendall, representing the government, presented to the people of Malheur county thru Chairman J. R. Blackaby, a flag of honor award ed the people of Malheur county for their liberality and patriotism in con nection with the various " Liberty Loans. The flag was hung in the post office at Ontario. J. R. Blackaby, who has been coun ty chairman of all the Liberty Loan campaigns, has compiled figures show ing that in the five camnaims Mal heur county established an average I record of 115 per cent of its quota. COUNTY HAS V. BONDS i Malheur County Court - Authorizes Purchase of "Best Investment" From Treasury Funds. Malheur County is the owner of $1350 worth of Victory Liberty Loan bonds which were purchased out of the sinking fund according to the re cords of May term of Court. This is another war record of which the coun ty has reason to be pround for per haps not many counties in the state have sufficinet sinking funds to pur chase this kind of securities. GUN FRAY RESULTS IN DEATH OF ONE Nampa Man Killed in Fray at Jordan Valley Sunday After-- " H. S. Scott, of Nampa; is' dead from a bullet through his heart, and Charles T. Cole, of Nampa, is in ' custody at Vale, charged with his killing, as the result of an altercation in the Jordan Valley hotel Sunday afternoon. Cole's preliminary hearing has not been set pending an investigation of the shoot in f affray. Sheriff Noe and District Attorney Swagler left for Jordan Val ley Wednesday for the investigation. No Eye Witnesses There were no witnesses to the shooting. Cole alleges that he shot the man because he insulted his wife. She is alleged to have told him of Scott's insulting advances, whereupon Cole entered the room where Scott was and shot him through the heart. ' Other Reports From Nampa the report comes that Scott went to Jordan Valley to collect $125 which Cole is alleged to have owed him because of a worthless check. Just what the difficulty which arose under those circumstances was, is not clear. Following coroner's inquest at Jordan Valley, which brought in ft ver dict of death as the result of pistol shot at the hands of Cole, Scott was buried at his home at Nampa. Cole will be given a hearing this week, and will no doubt be bound over to the grand Jury. lent to serve the entire domestic and commercial needs of the town and in addition cover a thirty acre tract daily with one inch of water. He also stated that under test with three fire hydrants running wide open while the small electric pump was in operation it took ten minutes to reduce the level of the watex in the reservoir one foot and with the large motor in operation it required thirty minutes to. reduce the level on foot. He summarized the situation to the effect that there is ample water available for irrigation purposes and that those claiming to the contrary were either ignorant of the facts or else making such state ments out of pure meanness. P. J. Gallagher who has just return ed from tour of the state in the in terest of the Irrigation Interests Guar antee measure gave an account of his activities and complemented the pro gressiveness display thruout the state in the recent election. Mr. Gallag her said that June 8rd marked the birthday of greater Malheur County and a greater Oregon and urged the business men of Ontario to grasp the opportunity and make the present time the birthday cf greater Ontario. A revised paving program was pre sented and generally signed by the business men, both property owners and tenants requesting the council to pave Oregon street to the city limits In three directions making connections with the state highways and the Snake River bridge. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Moody, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Reed, Dr. Brown and son Heruhel were members of s fishing prty to Webtfall lat week end. PLAN BIG DAY JULYFOURTH People of Vale Put Up Hard Cash for Celebration Splendid Pro gram Being Shaped Complete details of the coming Sol diers Reunion and Fourth of July cel ebration to be held for the people of Malheur county in Vale will be an nounced the coming week. The com mittee have a splendid "three ring" program with plenty of side shows that will guarantee something doing every minute from sunrise anvils tc fireworks, at night. Parades, feeds, shows, speeches, bands, ballgames, "sports, confetti and many other feat ures will compose the program that will offer the greatest day of fun, a musement, inspiration and entertain ment that has ever been planned for the people of Malheur county. Chairman Robinette reports splen did response on the part of the people of Vale in financing the celebration and lacks only a few hundred dollars of completing the amount necessary to meet the proposed buget of the committee. Several large and a num ber of small donations have not yet -been made, these are expected to pro vide the people in charge ef the event with the necessary sinews to make the day one grand success. STOCK RANCH SOLD G. W. Haw Sells Willow Wood Stock . Ranch To Hillsboro Cattle ' Man As proof that the demand for farms is on the increase and that there is stil heavier demand-n the way, there is noted among the'laiKer sales of the week a transfer of a 480-acre farm at Jamieson, Malheur County, Oregon, from G. W. Haw of Jamieson to' Al- . fred L. Guerber of Hillsboro, reports was around $75,000, and was practical ly a cash deal. - This is the famous Willow Wood stock ranch. It was homesteaded some 40 years ago and has an old water right and a splendid irrigation system. Two hundred and sixty acres of this farm is in alfalfa and the re mainder in diversified crops. It is one of the best producing farms in eastern Oregon . 1 Mr. Guerber expects to raise cattle as a principal industry, as there is unlimited range adjoining. VOTE NEW SECRETARY FOR ONTARIO C. OF C. Ontario Commercial Club will Hire ft Secretary Industrial and Com mercial Aim. After making careful investigations for some time, the Ontario Commercial club has decided to engage the servic es of a paid secretary, having offered the position to F. L. Body at a salary of around $2,000 per year. Under the leadership of President W. W. Wood, the Ontario Commercial Club is tak ing on new life, it being the plan of the business and professional men to capitalize the many resources of this undeveloped section. In addition to the paid secretary the Ontario people are planning, on providing a fund of several thousand dollars each year to be used in the promotion of civic im provement and securing all industrial OIL PROSPECTS GOOD Full Operations Under Way at West ern Pacific Oil Well- Visitors Irgpressed With Valley General Manager W. D. Meyer re ports that full operations have been resumed at the Western Pacific Oil Well in Sand Hollow. With full crew engaged, many repairs in the rig having been made the past week and active drilling operations with view of bringing in real well will be under full swing in a few days. Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Harvey and two boys visited the well the first of the week and are greatly enthusiastic over the prosperity before the com. pany. Mr. Harvey has been an in terested stockholder In the company for some time, this being his first visit to the field. Both Mr. and Mrs. Harvey were particularly captivated by the prosperity and future of Vale and Malheur valley and basing their judgment on their experiences in the Twin Fulls section predicting an ur. looked for developr.t H,hin the next two year.