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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.