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VOLUME XII. NUMBER 47
VALE. OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1920
SUBSCRIPTION $3.00 PER YEAR
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Malheur County Real Estate
Association; With Mem
bership From All Parts
Of County, To Hold Their
Annual Meeting In This
City, Tuesday, October 12
The Malheur County Real Estate
Association, with membership from
all parts of the county, is to hold its
annual meetinar in Vale next Tues
day, October 12th.
The association is made up of the
real estate dealers from all parts of
Malheur County, principally Vale,
Nyssa and Ontario. The officers of
the organization are:' E. T. David
ron, of Ontario, president; S. J.
Spencer, of Ontario, secretary and
treasurer; Ferd B. Zutz, of Vale,
vice-president; and J. Boydell, of
Nyssa, vice-president.
The meeting comes at an opportune
time, for it is desired to do every
thing at this time to put the Warm
springs Irrigation project and the
wonderful crops that are grown in
the county before the greatest num
ber of outside people, which is ex
actly what the realtors are attempt
ing to do at all, times. Working out
of ways and means for the spreading
of propaganda consisting of facts of
the productivity of the Malheur
county soils will be fully discussed
at the meeting.
ONTARIO FAIR WINNERS
The promised list of the winners of
the Malheur County Fair has not yet
been completed, according to Secre
tary Doolittle, owing to some unfor
seen delays, and as soon as the list is
ready and is furnished by the Board,
it will be published in the Enterprise.
LOCAL POWER STATION
HAS SERIOUS ACCIDENI
City Is Without Water For
Two Days. New Terminal
, Board Installed. Vale
May. Receive Good
. Service In Future
The terminal board of the large
transformer in the light and power
transformer station of the Vale Elec
tric Company's plant at Vale was
burned up onMonday morning, of this
W'"'U, and as a result the city was
without lights and power for the
greater part of Monday and Tuesday,
although a temporary connection was
rigged up to give lights in Vale's
homes Monday night. On Tuesday
afternoon all power was off while a
new terminal board was installed in
the transformer and now there is no
further trouble expected, for an emer
gency transformer has also been put
in, so that when one goes wrong the
other may be put in use.
As a result of the burning of the
terminal board in the transformer
station the city of Vale was without
water from mid-morning Monday un
til Tuesday evening. The shutting off
of the power closed down the city's
pump of the water system and resi
dents were compelled to make fre
quent trips to almost forgotten wells.
Bucket brigades were the" order of the
day.
Dodge Cars Remain High
Manufacturers of Dodge Cars State
. Demand Is Greater Than Supply,
And There Is No Prospect of a
Reduction In Near Future
Contrary to reports persisting dur
ing thu past few weeks to the feet
that Dodge automobiles were 'o be
reduced, tfams Harvey submits
leycr from, the Dodge Brothers Mr
tor Company which states that ther
is no prospect of any reduction fo:
some time. They claim a greater
demand than ever and state that
they cannot fill the orders for, cars.
Therefore there will be no change in
the present prices.
SH30TING OF OIL WELL
IS AGAINPOSTPONED
New Date Set For Testing
Hole, and Company Will
Shoot Sunday, October
17th, If Water Has
Been Shut Off
Scott Joseph, general manager, pro
tempore, of the Western Pacific Oil
it O.ia Company, which has a well
diilied just out of Vale, announces
that the well will be tested on October
fcth, and if it is found that the water
with which they have experienced
considerable trouble, has been stopped,
then the w 11 is to be shot on Suuday
October 17lh.
Tne well was plugged with concrete
Bi.me weeks ago in an attempt to hhut
off the supply of water that wa.
drilled through un an upper level, and
Manager Jihi'.h think that they have
been .successful in stopping the water.
Much inter-, hux b-en niani festci'
in the proposed shooting of the w-11.
and the postponement haa been a dis
appointment to many.
Mr E. B. V rmr-i forer'v o
this city, and Miss Julia Graff of
Ont-r. u, wtic in ilu Saturday,
UNUSUAL CROP OF SUGAR
CANE GROWN NEAR VALE
VALB PARMER. ON 40 ACRES,
HAS TWO ACRES OF CANE
STANDING NINE FEET TM U
PLANTED AND WATERED
FIRST TIME THIS YEAR.
BAS 12 FOOT POPCORN.
Just three; miles west of Vale, on
the valley road, E. C. Drmfnff hu a
40-acre farm that waa tiled, planted
and watered Tor the first time this
past season, and among the various
crops there itanda a field of sorghum
eane that Is nine feet in hebjhth and
which ts so hefty in site of stalk
that no has been found that will
haseard an estlmte as to what amount
of the syrupy juice it will produce to
the acre. One thing is certain, this
crop again demonstrates the appli
cability and adaptation of the lands
under the Warm prints Irrigation Dis
trict to so-called diversified crops of
the widest possible rang. Farmer
Deming also has a few acres of pop
corn that Is an average heighth of
twelve feet, thick as can be, with
from three to sly unusually large
ears to the stalk, each of which eon
tains the finest poping corn, and this
was produced on land planted to any
crop for the first time. No wonder
all of the people of this section are
boosting the Warmsprtngs Dam and
Ditch, when . the desert is made to
bloom may a rose. Truly, Malheur
County is becoming a garden spot,
and many agriculturalists from other
parts are interested in this section.
VALE WOMAN IS SHOT
BY DEFECTIVE FIREARM
Local Business Woman Ac
cidentally Shoots Herself
With 22-Calibre Rifle
When Safety Mechan
ism Fails To Work
Mrs. R. H. Balgeman.of Vale.
joined the scores of hunters, and
while ranging through the fields
near Vale, seeking the elusive pheas
ant, on the opening moning Sun
day, October 3rd the rifle which
she was carrying was accidentally
discharged, the bullet striking her
in the right ankle, plowing along the
bone on a downward course and
came out through the bottom of the
foot No bones were fractured nor
injured, and it is expected that the
wounds will readily neil and that
she will be at her place of business
soon.
The rifle which Mrs. Balgeman was
carrying is a 22-calibre that has
been accidentally discharged a num
ber of times in the past owing to
the safety mechanism being out of
order and when the hammer was in
cocked position the safety works off
and allows the hammer to be tripped.
Engineer Is Making Survey
State Field Assistant Just Completes
Survey in Jordan Valley Is Now
Making Water Survey of Owyhee
Section at Watson, Oregon
Assistant State Engineer McAlister
spent Monday in Vale, after having
completed a general survey of the
irrigation projects of Jordan Valley,,
and left for Watson, where a survey
of the Owyhee project will be made.
The state is completing a general
survey of all available water supply
in Eastern Oregon, and this is a
part of the work being done.
LOCAL MERCHANT SAYS
PRICES TO COME DOWN
Buyer For Stores in Oregon
And Idaho, Now In New
York City, Says Prices
Being Juggled, But
Must Come Down
After spending the past two months
n the metropolis of the East (New
fork City) where he has. been investi
gating every line of merchandise and
buying new goods for the eight stores
conducted by Alexander in Oregon and
Idaho, Nathan Alexander says that
there is every indication that the
present prices of clothing and wearing
ipparel must take a tumble soon. lie
hasbeen closely studying the markets,
gathering much information concern
ing costs, production and prospects,
n the various lines of merchandise,
A-hich his stores are vitally interested
in. According to his latest advices, a
very peculiar condition prevails in
the leading clothing and mill centers.
Some manufacturers have deliberately
closed down their clothing plants in
order to protect wholesalers and re
tailers to whom they have sold goods
for this winter's supply to the people
it fabulous prices. Underwear and
knitting mills have ceased turning the
wheel; and are closed down tight, and
all this is done according to Mr. Alex
ander, to create an artificial scarcity
They know that merchandise can be
produced for less, but they hope to
put off the day of reckoning, until
after the consumer has supplied his
needs for the coming winter.
The Alexander Stores were one of
the first mercantile establishment in
practicing the recommended policies
of Ex-Governor Alexander, to make
ubstantiul reductions on all of their
stock carried and are now selling
some of their goods at prion below
what was actually paid for them.
Other reductions in prices are now
being made in clothing and wearirng
apparel, reductions that will redouml
10 the benefit of the residents of Vale
md ihj surrounding territory. They
are trying to bring prices down to
what they were four or five years ago.
PROMINENT MERCHANT WILL VOTE FOR STANFIELD
Changes Sentiment In Senatorial Race. Argentine Beef Shipped Into Malheur The
Great Cattle Empire Serves As Practical Demonstration of Grave Needs For
Change of Administration. Wool Growers In His Section Unable To Dispose
Of Their Wool Which Illustrates Conditions Under Which We May Expect
To Live If The Democratic Party Is Allowed To Remain In Power
Harper, Oregon, October 4, 1920.
To the Editor:
The writer js a merchant, doing
business at Harper," Oregon. Harper
is a town located in the center of
the Headquarter Ranch of Miller &
Lux, the largest cattle outfiton the
Coast, if not the United States.
Last week I ordered from Swift
& Company, Boise, among other
goods, a case of one pound cans of
corned beef. Today they enme, and
this was what we read: COMPAN1E
SWIFT deLA PLATA, ARGEN
TINE. ARGENTINE BEEF In the heart
of the biggest cow camp in Oregon.
And I was going to vote for Cham
berlain. But no more. I have
never met Mr. Stanfield, and I have
Mr. Chamberlain. I like him for
his pleasant personality, and his
hundred per cent American stand
for our boys. He is welcome to my
cakes and ale, but not my bread
and butter.
Here are all my customers,
loaded up with cattle they cannot
sell. We put a million'pounds of as
good wool as was ever grown in
Oregon, through our warehouse last
spring, and cannot GET A DOL
LAR on it, and our paternal ad
ministration is offering Cape and
Australian wool for sale every day.
Our warehouse is full of pelts and
hides which the dealers will not
even allow us to ship to them, be
cause the pelts and hides are not
worth the freight. And every ship
is bringing in more Argentine
stuff, to make conditions worse for
us. We talk of the League of
Nations, and Wet" or Dry. -We are
chasing the shadow, and ignoring
the real issue, which is, for us:
Shall we have five per cent wool,
and two cents beef again, as we
had in the good old Cleveland days?
Five thousand such Republicans
as I could stay at home on Novem
ber 2nd, and not hurt the chances
of Messrs Harding and Sinnott in
the State or District. But the Sen
atec where we have a majority of
two, and one of those, God save
the mark: LaFoUette. That is where
an Oregon Republican is going to
have the only chance to make his
vote count in this1 election. And
that can of beef showed me wherein
my duty lay.
J. D. FAIRMAN.
The above signed letter from J. D.
Fairman, one of the most prominent
merchants in this great cattle coun
try, is submitted to the people of
Malheur County, word for word, as
sent to the Enterprise, and is one of
the best illustrations possible to ob
tain, showing the crying need for
some safe and sane constructive
change in administrative government.
To many it is obvious that something
is seriously wrong and has been for
the past few years. Some of the
Entire Stock Is Now On Sale
All of tho household and furniture
stock of the Hayes Hardware Com
pany, together with the entire new
and second hand stock of Thomas B.
Nordale, is to be placed on sale for
two weeks, at bargain prices, com
mencing Monday, October 11th, and
closing on Saturday, October 23rd.
The Thomas B. Nordale stores are
making a slashing discount on every-
SjtV!'X4i.
Which Will
EN A TO K HARDING, Rpuhlimn
I "Th- t;m hM come wh-n, nation, we mut il--
I trmine utton a d.-finite atf r irulturttl policy, W
I miHt lccio whether w Khali undertake W make uf
I th Uni'fd Ktauw a Hf-utininir nattun which
I nifan that w shall prow within our own bound-
nn - all or ttie uijie iuki priuru nwiiwi to biih
tnin the hiKttMt lyie of civili.atkn - or whether w
fh'iJJ wmtinue tn xplit wit agricultural rairc
f..r the Lwuefit of our Industrial and crnimereial
hiV. ur.fi tu k-ava to Dosfe-i ity the ta-k f findimr
t 'd t uoiiich, by ittrijiig-arm iii-ihjt. If nee- asy.
to nupiMirt the comiiiK humlif i of million. J belU-ve in th
aelf-tu taininif, M-lf-reliant nation, attrirulturally, industrially
ad p'iht iially. We are ti-n the iruarauUtra of our own ma
turity. Yi'T two imUtamliriur rraaorM the maintenance of a
norm h I liahi nre ortwwn ivi-t"ck and train production U a
matior of t'uiinrml concern. i)w i that wo are a meat-eat in
IM-oidr, and huld have a fnMy ur.ifrin kUpply at a rr-J'n:iU
lri . Com! itit.it vthirh ei'tw Kf t iy H mutate or prratly
li rouruwe h.-t-ck production reult in pnr lUHether Ui
hk'h for the av. r;: consuming puMie. or altojr th-r m low
lor the pn1uf.-r 'I Uf ott r i U.t the o.er .tiniul tti'-fi of
Ktiin i-ro-'uM ti-n tjt U-t th- futility of our land, which U our
irrvat'-t ni ionuf asset, gnl r ail In a KreU-r supply thri
can ua coiuit-d al a prici pruiiLaole tu tha producer, and
most brilliant of our residents have
attempted to ascertain just what
that something is, and in delving into
the grave problems that we have
been confronted with, they have
learned of many things that were
not apparent. They have discovered
that some of the conditions, that
have obtained and that now prevail
right here at home, which is the
best place in the whole world to look
for the Solution of any problem in
volving our daily life as a great
Nation, . are in grave need of pro
tection and that if not soon correct
ed, the damage done will prove to be
almost irrepairable.
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IS 1L M&x
R. N.STANFIELD
Who will be better to represent
the whole of Malheur County and
Eastern Oregon than a native born
Orcgonian, whose business lies for
the greater part .in Malheur County?
Such is Bob Stanfield. Vote your
ticket straight, sans scratches', for
the incoming Republican President
and Vice-President will need the sup
port of a Republican Jlouse of Rep
resentatives and U. S. Senate.
It has been noticed that the "Solid
South" has had a market for every
pound of their cotton, at undreamed
of prices, as a reward for the many
years of pathetic support in what
proved to be almost invariably a
losing cause, while on the other hand
every obstacle has been thrown in
the way of the cattleman and the
sheepman, and one of the greatest in
dustries of the United States has
been subjected to conditions that
have just about put them out of
business. It is learned that all this
was done by the Powers-That-Be for
political reasons only, and that is the
shame of it POLITICS. People
thing for cash for the two weeks of
the sale, the dates of which have been
changed from October 19th to 23rd,
as is given in their advertisement in
this issue of the Enterprise.
Charles Richardson of the Drewsey
section is in town again this week,
looking after business matters.
C. W. Parrott, Sr., of Malheur City
made Vale one of his few visits the
past week.
iWi - r - J '-'lie
Be The First To Walk It?
ndilt for !ri-
' finally to wUa-apread agricultural dUtrea from which all of our
people puffer. 'Ihe nwd of farm rt-preiientation in larger icnv
! erumental affair i rrcoirniwd. Durliur the pant aeven yara (of
Democratic adri.tni-trailon) the ritrht of auriculture to a voice In
! Kovern mental adminltnttUin haa been practically hnored, and at
i timee tha fainter haa nurft-red k-rievoutly a a renult. The farmer
I haa a. vital interest In our trade relation with other countriea.
j In the admiruMtratton of our financial pollclea and la many of
the larifer artiyitlea of the government, turners have complained
;biLftty of the, friunt and violent fluctuation in pricca of farm
i product, and eapecially in price of livestock. lhty do not find
Uuch fluctuation In tha producta of other Industrie. He ran
' not control hla production and adjuat it to the demand aa can the
, manufacturer, fiut he can lev no Kood reason why Uur prict of
r hi prodicU houid fluctuate po vioU-ntly from week to week and
j aometimea from day to day. I favor tha admlnUtration of the
1 farm loan act, au at h-lp men whu farm tu aecura fauna of their
own and to viva in th-m lontf time cndiU, needed to practice
' the Ittwt method of divTHih-i farniiiitf. Tha tenant who lacka
ftufftriant work iita capital and whu, loo ofu-n, U workinir under
a hort time M-an U forced to farm the land to the limit and
ro it of ibt ffttiltiy in ord r to pay the rent. Amid urh c m
d it tii we have inefficient fchool( hroWen down churrhea and a
adly limited ;.(-ml I tie. We thou Id li"rtfoi e concern iur I
not only in heliiuir men to erure farm of th-ir own and In
heifdoa the t nitnl aecure canital, hut w ahould work out a
yiUm uf land having, atifactory tu both landlord and Wnant."
must eat to live, and not only this
great industry, but all others, must
be given a fair and equal show in Ihe
competitive marts of the world, so
that the majority of the people can
earn the wherewith in a productive
sense, with which to pay for that
living.
George E. Chamberlain, Democratic
United States Senator from Oregon,
is a better "mixer" than the Repub
lican candidiate, Robert N. Stanfield,
but is he a better man? The Senator
is essentially a politician, a past
master in the art of teaching people
to take note of his greatness as a
politician, while our "Bob" is a
a typical Westerner and is a
serious, self-made man who has
been so busy throughout his entire
Jife in doing something in the world
production, that he has not had
one-tenth the time to pluy to his
rleighbor, curry his favor, nor has
his every act and deed been in the
strictest accordance .with a culti
vated code of so-called "good fel
lowship." Many criticise Eob Stan
field for owning so much land on
the ranges in Eastern Oregon. Is
it not better for the county and
country that he pay taxes on those
lands than to run thousands of
sheep and beef practically free of
tax? It has been said by some of
his enemies, and some of the Dem
ocratic adherents, that ''Bob" Stan
field is the dupe and the tool of
Swift and other big packing inter
ests. No better answer to that
obviosuly false statement can be
had than to look, for one moment,
on the likeness of "Bob." What is
the frank opinion of the average
man who has done that? Senator
Chamberlain says he knows and
sympathizes with the people who
are suffering from this political
wool gathering, but has he done
one real constructive thing to al
leviate those conditions? Look in
to the Congressional records and
see for yourself. Do not merely
take someone's word for what has
and has not been done. Then, take
another look at Bob. After that
"vote 'er straight," for who can
do more for Eastern Oregon and
an ot uregon, tnan a nauve-Dorn
Oregonian, who has all his interests
here? Oregon is a Republican state
and is to reap the benefits of a Re
publican National Administration.
Give incoming President Harding a
Republican Senator from Oregon, so
there will be a' Republican majority
in the National Congress, and the
many great problems confronting the
Nation, which the present administra
tion is unable to solve, will be
handled in business-like manner, and
the people of the great United States
will enjoy an era of prosperity un
known in the history of the country.
There is no excuse for Republicans
voting a scratched ticket this year.
To Meet Twice Monthly
The Parent-Teacher Association will
meet in Vale at the High School
Auditorium on the second and fourth
Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p. m.
The next regular business meeting of
the association will be Tuesday, Oct
ober 12th, at which time all members
ae expected to be in attendance. Any
other persons interested in the better
ment of the school system are cordial
ly invited to attend the meeting.
ALFALFA SEED IS FINEST
GRGWN IN UNITED STATES
Til AVER RANCI1 PAS 15 ACRES
Al KAI FA HKKH PRODUCING 900
POUNDS TO THR ACRE. CROP
STANDS WITHOUT EQUAL
IN THIS SECTION OP THE
(.HEAT INLAND EMPIRE
Some of the fineat pecimen ff
aHalfa bxh1 that have been exhibited
are now shown at the offices of the
WarmprinTB Realty Company jn this
city. The plantn show the most
luxuriant growth of seed imaginable.
It was produced on whnt to known as
the "Old Rroanan Ranch,' now owned
by Otia Thayer located a boat two
miles west and mirth of Ontario,
which is one of tho Inripvr hay
ranches of the valley, comprising
some 600 acres. Th seed comprises
about 160 acres, free from any weods
or other arrowth, aniform stand, and
will thrash at least DOO pounds to
the acre. When the Malheur Enter
prise prints the story of the county's
Kreatest banner winning crop. And
we iilory in the fact that we have
made history, before the ink Is more
than cold, alonie cornea word of ait
even greater crop of tho same pro
ducts, which all goes to show what
is being accomplished in the sparsely
settled section of vast territory, most
of which, when given water, wilt
grow anything and which does, as a
rule, produce more than elsewhere.
Warmsprtnga water and land cannot
he beaten and are equalled (n few
favored spots of the Unite States.
COMMITTEE OF WATER
USERS TO MEET IN VALE
" a
Committee Appointed At
Recent Water Users Meet
ing Will Meet Saturday
To Consider Organiz
ation and By-Laws
Many of tho users of water undei
the Warmsprings Irrigation District
met in Vale on Saturday, September
11th, and after threshing out man
of the points at issue in the matters
of vital import to the water users anu
from their standpoint of application,
voted the election of a committee to
do all things looking toward the for
mation and organization of what i
to be known as the Water Users As
sociation. Th committee appointed
is composed of H. C. Eastham, James
Fifer and Paul Moran. The commit
tee will meet inr Vale on Saturday
night, October 9th, at the law offices
of H. C. Eastham at 7 o'clock, when
the contemplated by-laws will be con
sidered. ,
The rcpults of the committee meet
ing will be reported to a subsequent
mass meeting of all the users oC water
which will be called in the near future.
Loses Life While Hunting
Evangelist Gregg Receive Snd News
Of Accident and Hasten To His
Home In Seattla. Son Was
Killed While Hunting (iamo
Rev. Samuel Oregg, the Church of
Christ Evangelist who ent some
days in Vale, asisting Kov. J. A. Mel
ton, pastor of the local church in, re
vival meetings here, was called to
Seaatle on Monday, of .this week
where his son was accidentally shot
and killed while hunting. Rev. Gregg
returned to Vale Thursday and th'
revival meetings will be resumed at
the Christian Church.
AGED BROGAN WOMAN
ANSWERSJFINAL CALL
Mother-in-Law of Mrs. Clin
ton IJ. Woodward Departs
This Life at Age of 65.
Deceased Had Lived
Here Some Time
Mrs. Mary E. McKinney, of Br
gan, mother-in-law of Mrs. C. B.
Woodward, of Vule, was born on
December 8, 1858, and departed this
life October 1, l'JO, aged 04 ycar.s,
'J months and 2'i days.
She leaves to mourn her departure
a heart-broken husband, seven sons,
two daughters, one Hister and two
brothers. Her children are Ralph,
of I'otlaUh, Idaho, K. R. of Weippe,
Idaho; W. R. of Orofino. Idaho; L.
L. of Hansen, Idaho; E. F. of La
comb, Oregon; Mary A. Welch of
Auroroa, Oregon; Anna Verle Wil
kinson of Weldon, Iowa; J. H. of
Portland, Oregon; John A. of Bro
gan, -Oregon, and Ruben II. lute of
'i.rif! Areo Squadron, Kelly Field,
South San Antnnio, Texas. TogethiT
with fjti grand children, i great
grandchildren and a host of friends.
In the year 1H7.'! the dcoea.ied be
came ,a member of the United
Brethren Church of Christ, anil has
continued to live a consistent
Christian life, a loving mother, n
faithful wife and a patient com
panion. F. J. Froman, superintendent of all
cattle in the state of Oregon, and wife
were down from Drewsey for a few
dayi, looking after the interests In
this section of the country.
S. T. Farrell returned to Harper tho
first of the week, after attending to
business matters in this part of the
county.
Mr. and Mrs. Emory Cola were in
'Vale the fir.st of tliu week, visiting
friends.
E. A. Mart in and family of Harper
arrived in Vale last Monday and will
ii, ke their homo here during the win
, ter. .
DISGUSTED
IT If SOU REI6U
Canvass of Public Sentiment
In the Rexall Straw Vote
Shows Senator Harding
Two To One Over Cel.
United States To Return
To Republican Prosperity
In the tabulation of tha Rexall
Stores' straw vote in Oregon, it ia
found that Senator Harding, the le
publican candidate for Preaident, la
leading by more than two to one
over Governor Cox, the Democratic
candidate. The vote up to and in
cluding October 6th, itanda 4149 for
Harding and 2071 for Cox. . These fig
ures are taken from the atxaw votea
of men and women combined. The
women's vote in the stale is Harding
181, Cox 64.
One of the most intereflGfc featurea
disclosud by the national straw vote
of the Rexall Stores is that the wo
men, who have been severely criticised
for purported lack of eonsistency and
constancy in party matters, ara
shown to be more loyal to their re
spective parties in the north and the'
south. than the men. The following
figures have been compiled from Mia
(National returns and show the per
centages of male and female votea
cast for Harding and Cox: ...
Both Northern and Southern sate:
Ratio, 1.45 to 1 for Harding;.
Northern states. Ratio, male 1.92
to 1 Harding. Ratio, female 2.25 to
1 Harding. .
Southern states. Ratio, male 1.61
to 1 Cox. Ratio, female, 1.64 te 1
Cox.
National male vote. Ratio, 1.3 to.
1 for Harding. National female vote.
Ratio, 1.4 for Harding.
WATER MEASURES ARE
CARRIED J5Y BIG VOTE
Two Important Measures
Carry, While Measuring ;
Devices Assessment Is '
Defeated During The ,
Late Election Here
The users of "water of the Warm
prings Irrigation District by their
vote cast at the election held Satur
day, October 2nd, passed the Mainten
ance Measure, providing for a $2.50
assessment on each acre of irrigable
land under the project, and the Inter
est Assessment Measure, providing
for further assessment of twenty-five
centsper acre was also veted through.
The maintenance assessment will pro
vide ample funds for the distribution
of water and keeping the ditches and
the dam up to par during the next;
year and the interest measure passed
takes care of the interest of the bonds
of the district as it becomes due, at
stated periods in the future.
The measuring devices measure
provided for taking $10,000 from the
maintenance f Aid for the purchase of
various measuring devices or any rJart
of such sum at the discretion of the
Board of Directors of the District,
and failed to carry. 1
Dr. Patton's Mother Dies
Mrs. I'atton Had Been 111 For Sonne
Time. Doctor Remains In Pendle- -ton
After ltound-Up To AtUn4 .
Bedside ef Revered Mother
Mrs. Mark Tatton, of Pendleton
died at the Patton home in Pendle
ton, after an extended illness ef
imo months duration, on Saturday,
October 1st. Mrs. Patton was the
mother of Dr. -Robert V. Patton, of
Vale.
Dr Pntton left here on September
22nd with a party of Vale visitors to
his native city of Pendjeton to take
in the Round-Up, and although hla
mother had been ill for a long time,
her condition had changed for th
worse and it was deemed advisable
for the doctor to remain in Pendleton
for the time. Mrs. Patton was bur
ried in the family plot at . Kent
Washington. She was born ia Den-
er. Colorado ill 1875. and was a
jnimber of the Methodist church.
VISITOR STRICKEN WITH
PARALYSIS AT ONTARIO
Woman Passes Away Sud
denly After Operation Of
Son In Hosptal. Spent ..
Month Ikic Prior To
Her Sudden Demise
Mrs. Albert Osban, of Hepner. Ore
gon, a cousin ef Mrs. M. 3. Slaght,
of Vale, who has been visiting here
for tho past month, suddenly expired
with a paraletic stroke while sitting '
in a chair at the Holy Rosary Hospital
in Ontario last Sunday morning, Oct
her 3rd. Mrs. Osban took her son to
the hospital about two weeks ago for
au operation, and waa at the hospital
in his interests when she was sud
denly stricken. ..'
Mrs. Ella Bliss, a daughter f tha
deceaHed, together with Mrs. M. 3.
Slaght, accompanied the remaina to
Hepner, Oregon, where they were laid
to rest.
W. C. Tomlin was among the many
business visitors who registered front
Harper. -
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