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About Malheur enterprise. (Vale, Or.) 1909-current | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1922)
i . i. ... . tut VOL. XVIII. NO. 15 WOULD REPEAL ALL IE TUX M COMMISSION URGED TO RECGOMMEND MOVE ALL WANT LOWER TAX OFFICIALS AND CITIZENS HAVE VARIOUS IDEAS" AT BAKER MEETING. By the Editor. The repeal of the milage tax measures which were passed in 1920 HUG LAWS was strongly urged at the meeting m hold in Baker Monday by the tax investigation commission. Ex-Senator Strayer, of Baker, was foremost in urging this move and he was seconded by many of the county officials and citizens present from Baker and Malheur counties. Senator Strayer asserted that the University of Oregon and the Oregon Agricultural college have a vast number of men on the payrolls. Members of the faculty visit high schools in the state and urge students to attend the higher instiutions. These same faculty members appear before the lcgsla ture and demand more monev ta take care of the overflow of stu dents registering, Senator Strayer asserted. .Miminate the IaBt appro priation of $1,200,000 for universi ties, the speaker urged. Senator Strayer also favored constitutional amendment limiting the vote on all taxing measures to taxpayers only and predicted that tne measure would pass if the press of the state would get behind it. Senator Strayer's talk before the commission was typical of the ideas of a big majority of those present. "If any scheme you devise to re duce taxes works out as the inher itance tax did," he continued, "we are unalterably opposed to it. Not one dollar of additional revenue raised by tjie inheritance tax has been reflected in a relief on the real estate tax. The law simply supplied more money to oe spent. "We want to call a halt and spend less money. Let's put the blame where it belongs. These things all originate in certain intersts. These interests induce the legislature to endorse the proposed expenditures aim jjul uiuiu up io ine people, inc press is also responsible for en dorsing almost any tax scheme. The people, relying on the legislature and the press, pass them. The spe cial interests, the legislature, the press and last the people are to blame for high taxes. I would let no man vote on taxation problems unless he was a axpayer." Many ideas for tax reductions were expressed at the meeting, bul everyone concurred in one idea and that was: Oregon is in a serious financial situation due to rapidly mounting taxes. Something must be done at once to effect a big tax saving. And as it was expressed by many of the speakers, "the way to reduce is ' to reduce." No relief can be expected by a shift of the tax burden. Less tax money must be epent, from the smallest political sub-division up to the state government itself. In 1910 the entire tax levying agencies of the state, which means cities, counties, sperial districts and the state government, raised $11, 960,278. This sum rose to the enormous amount of $41,117,367 jn 1921, not including the gasoline tax, . automobile licenses, about $800,000 received by different state depart ments in fees and the fees and fines or the various courts of the state. During the same period of time the assessed valuation of the state increased orfly 20.8 per cent and the population increased but 18 pet cent. These facts were given the tax meeting at Baker by I. N. Day, chairman of the special commission! at the opening of the meeting. The purpose of the commission was to devise some means to relieve real estate of its heavy burden, Chair man Day asserted, the commis-i sum was holding meetings all over the state to gather ideas and facts.1 Commissioners present were Chair- j man Day, C. S. Chapman, Coe Mc Kenna and Walter Pierce. "The total taxes raised in Oregon amount to $56 for every man, wo man and child," said Chairman Dey. "The amount raised for purely state purposes is but 3 per cent of the total or $1.96 per capita. Re trenchment must come somewhere in the spread from this amount and the $56 per capita for all ex penditures. Purely state expendi tures sannot be materially reduced. The way to stop taxes U to stop levying them." While Chairman Day was specific in stating the commission was not at the meeting to divulge' ideas but to gather them, several mn present were heard to remark after the meeting that it was apparent at lrast three members of the commis sion present put forth careful ef forts to propogate in the minds or their hearers "pet" ideas of their own, and these did not always con form with each other. "We cannot get away from these hlffh taxes," Raid Judge E. H. Test, of Malheur county, "unless some of the present milage taxes are abol ished. The per capita tax in Mal heur county is higher than in any other and the stockmen and farmers aer unable to nay their taxes. The utate taxes have increased more in Malheur county than in any other county in the state." Jud?e Dodon, of Baker, asserted railroads were allowed to make a cerain percentage on their invest ment but the farmerf did not make 1 per cent last year and had no re- 41 Rain Causes High Water. . The warm rains of the past week have been quite general over southeastern Oregon, it is reported, and have melted a little of the snow at 'least. The Malheur river has risen some- thing over a foot but no dam- age has been done. Reports came to County Judge Test that a bridge in the interior had gone out from high water. horse"Mlsblaylock ACCIDENT FATAL TO OWYHEE RANCHER WHILE ROPING CALF RECENTLY. Brief news comes to the Enter prise this week from its special cor respondent at Owyhee that Sam Blaylock died recently from injuries received when his horse fell upon him. The rancher was ronintr a calf on the Peutz ranch at Owyhee. The deceased 'leaves a wife and two children. PARENT-TEACHER MEETING The Vale P.-T. A. held heir regu lar meeting in the music room of the school house last Tuesday even ing. It was decided to eive the lar. nival on Friday, April 7. . The topic 31 Playing marbles lor keeps was discussed ably from both sides. The men taking one side, and the women the other. Mr. Wdlman gave a talk on "Club Work Organization." Weekend in Ontario Mrs. Frank Scott spent the week .nd with her sister, Mrs. Hattie Teter of Ontario. She returned the first of this week after enjoying a pleasant visit. Fred Sheets Manager Fred L. Sheets has recently ac cepted a position from George Huntington Currey as manager of the Book Nook- Printery of Baker ma ne and his family have moved :o their new home. Mr. Sheets worked at the Enterprise office in the city several years and this fall noved to Nyssa where he edited the Gate City Journal a few months. Jas. A. Dement, Jr., is now- manag- ng tne .Nyssa paper. Or. Thurston Here Dr. Thos. Thurston, of the Vale Hot Spring3 Sanitariam, recently cturned from Philadelphia, where le was called because of the. death f his wife, a few weeks ago. Small Tals of Week i Mr. Shim, an engineer of the Mor- lson Knudson company of Boise, -.vas in Vale this week on business n connection with the highway work. Phil Morton of Westfall came lown the first, of the week and ransacted business here. O. E. Carman motored to Ontario n business Tuesday. Percy Stacey was in Vale on a msiness and pleasure trio this .veek. Dick Lockett of Brogan was in town Tuesday. Pink Becker, a rancher of the vVestfall country, was registered at he Arlington hotel this week. Messrs. H. C. and S. F. Skinner of the interior were business visit- irs Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. Velva Small of Westfall was n town on business this week. Henry Wakerlig of Westfall made i trip to the county seat the first of the week. , Ernest Armenti of Ontario was in Vale Tuesday. r. H. Macey of Payette made a rip to Vale Monday and returned he following day. C. E. Johnson of Westfall was -egistered at the Drexel hotel the irst of the week. ,- Joe Carter of Juntura wa3 in Vale Monday. Mrs. Joe Edwards of Westfall was in the city for medical treat- nent the greater part of the week. J. W. Graff of Homedale trans ited business in the city the first if the week. F. S. Evans of Ontario was in Vale Thursday. ' J. S. Brown was a business visitor 'rom Nam pa the last of the week. ' K. N. Cole motored to Ontario Wednesday on business. Harry Nesbitt and C. A. Burnett were over from Wcatherby Thurs- lay morning on important business. md returned a short ime later. leif in sight. R. D. Lytle, district attorney of Malheur county, urged more tax on money, notes and accounts and an actual cash value 'assessment made on ' everything. He also urged an in dividual tax as a basic tax. To asseas money in banks upon the day the comptroller of currenry made a call for a statement would olve that problem, in the opinion of Andrew M. Graham, assessor of Malheur county. Eastern Oregon is setting the worst of the tax rating for. state taxation -purposes due to the character of its land, asserted Mr. Graham. Tilluble land in West ern Oregon can produce whenever a plqw is put into it, but tillable land in Eastern Oregon must first have expensive water put on it before it w'll produce. Yet tillable land in Eastern Oregon is rated with the same class in Western Oregon, whether it hat water or not, he Paid. Out of the ideas it has and will receive from its tour of the state, the sperial commission will un doubtedly present some definite tax reform legislation to the legislature next year. Whether the legislature will accept thi i another question. But at the befr on relief can be had this year. T PHONES TO BEJPROVED BUSINESS SERVICE- VALE TO BURNS- WILL BE BETTER LAKNESS IS IN CHARGE TELEPHONE COMPANY OF HAR NEY REORGANIZED BY MAL HEUR CO. BUSINESS MAN. Telephone service for Vale to in terior points will be greatly better ed when plans which J. A. Lakness, general manager of the newly or ganized Central Oregon Telephone company, have been put into effect These plans include improvements to the line from Vale up the Mai heur river canyon to Crane and Burns and the extension of service from Burns to Canyon City, Silver Creek, Narrows, Harney and a'' the smaller communities of the interior district. These- improvements will benefit business interests, of the county. Long distance service has been very poor to Burns and other interior points and the improvements will be welcomed. Mr. Lakness, general manager and vice-president of the Malheur Home Telephone- company, recently reorganized the telephone companies of Harney county into the new con cern and took management of it. It will include- the properties of the old Inter-Mountain Telephone and Telegraph Company. Christian Church. Bible, school, 10 a. m. At 11 o'clock dedication sermon by Kev. C. F. Swander of Portland. Anthem by choir, "The Solid Rock." Violin solo, Mrs. Coats. . , Vocal solo. Mr. F Luse. Basket dinner at 1 o'clock, store building opposite Home Lumber Co. At 3 p. m.. Communion service, followed by anthem, "Guide Me, O Ihou Great Jehovah, choir. Solo, Mrs. Barclay. Sermon by Rev. C. F. Swander. Baptismal service to conclude this service. At 7 p. m., dedication service. Anthem by choir. Memoirs of the past, B. Mulkey. Dedication service, led by pastor. At 8 n. m.. sermon bv Rev. C. F. Swander. Anthem, "Sweet Is the Light of the Sabbath Eve," choir. Burning up the notes and mort gages on church building, conducted by the official board of the church. All are invited to come to all these services. J. A. Melton. With Relati James Lawrence, who formerly resided in Vale but now of Baker, visited relatives and friends in the community this week. He also at tended to business affairs. Men Injured Word was recently received by the King Construction company, who is putting in the highway near the city, that several men who were employed in Va'le a few months ago. were in an accident that occurred on the work the company is doing be tween Wasco and Moro. The men who were injured are Hal Lewis, Herman Maas and Newal'l shields. all of whom were quite well known in Va'le. No details were learned excepting that the men were sent to the hospital in Portland, and that all will recover. Ironside Visitor Dave Lawrence, a resident of Ironside, visited friends and rela tives in the community last week and recently returned to his home. Veelman Here Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Veelman, who formerly owned the Vale Electric Bakery, were in the city this week and will remain a short time. They are over from Boise on a pleasure trip. They are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Otto J. Petrick and are enjoy ing the visit with friends very much. Mr. Veelman is also settling up business affairs. Dresses on Display A variety of beautiful spring dresses, coats and suits were on dis play and for sale at the Warm springs Dry Goods store the' early part of the week. Called Home Mrs. F. G. Cleveland was called to the home of her parents, 'Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Hill, near Nyssa, on Sat urday because of the illness of her mother. She returned Monday, and her mother is out of danger, al though still quite ill and in the care of a trained nurse. Mother Leav Mrs. L. J. Jones, who visited at the home of her son, Thos. Jones, in the city last week, returned to On tario Saturday. Boise Visitor ' Mrs. H. A. Rhcpard returned to her home in Boise; on Monday after nrx-mling a very pleasant week in Vale vii-iting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Mubel Hart. New Stenographer Miss Heie Poust, who has been employed aH stenographer in County Clerk Suckett's office the past year,' left on Wednesday for her home in Payette, where she will remain in definitely. Miss Pouit expects to visit on the coast in tho near future. Miss Katherine Cody arrived in Vale from her home in Portland the first of the week and will take the position formerly held by Miss Poust. VALE, OREC ON, SATURDAY, MARCH Row Of Signs Built Around Two Sides of Ball Park by Merchants With Ads Would Solve Problem Which Club Is Trying to Solve To Fence Park -By Texas Leaguer- The proposition to fence the ball park is meeting with much favor among fans and business men. Last year there was a large amount of money lost by the club because the gate-keeper was unable to handle the several entrances to the park, An eijjht foot board fence built part way to the river along the left field tout line and extending south to wards center field for seventy-five yards would eliminate the several entrances and make it practically a closed park. The left field fence would be of the greatest benefit to the tourist park, as it would act as a wind break and ' keep the clouds of dust which usually blow off the diamond confined and make the park more enjoyable. it is proposed to pay for the fence by an advertising scheme. One panel fence, 20 feet long and eight leet high, painted with an adver tisement, will cost $16.50 complete. Although nt canvas has been made several business men have spoken tor signs and the high school is en thusiastic over the plan. Ihe turning down Weiser receiv ed from Boise in retards to the eight team league should take some of the wind out of her sails. Ontario is talking of fencing a new ball park, just east of the hos pital. They are also looking for a battery. The Parma caub has re-organized and has put on two benefit dances, It is said both were financial suc cesses. '- Charles Crandall is out for a reg ular berth on the team. Speed Diven expects to be In Vale enough this summer to retain his regular nlace at short. The benefit ball game, married men vs. single men, promises to be quite a. hit. Huntington to'd Secretary Riches last Sunday some of its best men have been lost but the club expects to be in the field just the same this year and are looking forward to re newing the old-time pleasant compe tition with Vale. VALE GIRL HIGH IN SHOOT. Lola Jensen, sophomore at O. A. C, Ties With California Girl in Most Points. Miss Lola Jensen, whose home is a few miles from Vale, tied with a California girl in winning the most points in the shooting match be tween the Aggie co-eds' rifle team and Northwestern university co-eds, held recently, resulting in victory for the Oregon . college. Miss Jensen and Mable Brothers, of Long Beach, Calif., tied for the highest score. The Aggie co-ed rifle team consists of ten women. They completed the match with the Northwestern university co-eds, winning, 1776 to 1625. Firing under the same conditions the Aggie co-eds made a better average than did the men of the University of Illinois or the Aggie riflemen. WOMEN'S CLUB MEETING. H. R. Well man Delivers Instructive Talk Entertaining Program. Is Given. The Women's Club of Vale had a very entertaining program meeting at the echool house Wednesday even ing, that was very well attended. One of the most important feat ures of the evening ware discussions on beautifying the town. H. R. Well man, county club leader, delivered an instructive talk on the preparar tion of flower beds, and gave very clear instructions on .getting rid of alkali. Several entertaining musical num bers were then rendered. Mrs. H. E. Young and F. A. Luse sang beauti ful vocal solos. A piano duet by Prof. Vincent Engeldiner and MiBS Georgia Hickman was highly praised. Improvement for the Vale ceme- t ry were discussed and more defin ite plans will probably be made later on. The club members served delicious refreshments at the close of the evening.. Join Marines- Two Vale boys. Lance Earp and LaVern Zutz, left Saturday for Vancouver, Wash., where they were examined and have enlisted in the Marine Corps of the United States service. I ho boys have both lived i;i Vale a number of years and their decision to join the service was rather a surprise to their friends. A letter received from the boys since leaving states that they were examined with 23 others and that o ily three of the 25 passed, among tiem Lance and LaVern. The Vale toys have left Vancouver for a camp in California. LaVern is very much enthused over the brass bands in the service n in I expects to be a leading trom bonist soon. ( iioked Food Sale The ladies of the Methodist church u.inouiiie a cooked food sale to be held in tho Vale Trailing store this ai'ternoon (Saturday), where the l-jst of eats will be on display and t'iT cale. Funds receiped will be f r church benefit. Everyone shohld c me and see, at least. Mt Brother Mr.' and Mrs. John Kirrher enjoy ed a very pleasant vUit with Mrs. Kircher's brother, L. A. Grabner, at his home in Fruitbind last Sunday. 18.J922. 'OPERETTA PROVED GREAT SUCCESS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SHOW UNUSUAL ABILITY . CROWD TURNED AWAY TEN MINUTES AFTER DOORS OPENED THEATRE WAS OVERFLOWING. By Editor of School Notes. The operetta, "Love " Pirates of Hawaii," which was presented Fri day night by students of the Vale high school, was a very great suc cess. The theatre was crowaea io even more than its greatest seating capacity, and it was a crowd which was thoroughly appreciative and en thusiastic all through the play. The opening scene was a chon.is of Hawaiian girls dressed attract ively in the costume of their native country, strumming ukeleles and singing songs of their a'oah land. Those in the chorus were Leah Lumpee. Beth Ager, Rose Propst, Veryl Griggs, Evelyn Hyde, G'dys Chester, Martina Unanimo, Mar garet Cleveland, Ruby Balgeman, Georgia Hickman, Agnes Beach, Irene Chester, Mae Foiles, Elizabeth Hansen Aileen Moe, Valeda King, Ruth Hess and Verda Doolittle. Miss Primer, teacher of a girls' seminary in Hawaii, was entertain ingly played by Verdi Miller. Her songs and conversation kept the attention of the audience. The ac tion in this part was especially in teresting, since Miss Primer cap tured not only the fearless(?) nirate chief, but his whole band oX braves, as well, to serve as cooks in her kitchen. . . Dyer Bennett, as the pirate chief, was very ferocious and imposing. His pirates, Paul Ager, Kennetn McGiUivray, Tom Miller, Allen Mut tart. Clair Van Riper, John Boswell, George Hart and Cecil Ager, were all dressed in appropriate and color ful costumes, with various face-make-ups, causing them to look real- stic and entertaining to a very high degree. "Scary" (Paul Ager) has a great many laughs to his credit, as he acted his part very wertl. . , Miss Nellie Thompson, who took the. part of the American girl, won much admiration. She presented her part "with great ability and helped make the operetta a success by her singing. A very graceful Hawaiian dance was given by Miss Leah Lumpee, in one scene, that was directed by Mrs. rank Oxman. One very good scene in the play was where Billy Woods (Herbert Purvis), of the United States Ma-i-inm cnrriB in hearinor the eranu ld flag about which some songs fol lowed. The operetta was given in two nrta. and there was no lack of in terest at any time during the even ing. . AH had their parts well, and much credit is due to Mr. Engle dinger, the director, for his excel lent training and supervision of the tudents. , Tho hio-h arhnnl orchestra provid ed music. Mr. Engledinger played To Miss Hendricks is due appreciation for training the rrirls in tneir Hawaiian uuntcn, which added to the Hawaiian . at mosphere of the setting. "T.ove Pirates of Hawaii" was a decided success, not only from a financiul standpoint, but also oe- cause of its popularity. Minister nere J. W. Hunt. Nazanne minister oi Nampa will conduct preaching ser vices at the Methodist church in the city Sunday morning at 11 clock and again In tne evening ai 30 o'clock. Everyone is invited to attend both services. Mrs. Posey Away Mrs. W. T. Posey went to Boise Tuesday of this week expecting to spend a few days in the city for medical treatment. , S. nunt'B Brother Here A S. Hunt of the Vale News Stand was pleasantly surprised this week when his brother arrived from New York to spend a short time in Vale. EH Rose Leaves Eli Rose returned to his home in I run Hide Friday week after having spent a month In Vale visiting his sister, Mrs. Lottie couuin, at ner ome and attending to business ai- fairs. Crane Visitors- Mr. and Mrs. U. i. Uordon ana son Walter of Crane came to Vale Monday and Mr. Gordon returned the following day after completing business transactions. Mrs. Gordon and her son will be here for a short time under the care of a physirian. Move to Town Mrs.'Wm. Pritchett and her chil- ren moved to town from Mallett, where they have spent the greater part of the winter. Mcs. I'ntcnett is teaching the White Settlement school and is driving out and buck in the evening. Called Home Andv Postma, who has been work ing on the hiirhway this winter, was called to the home of his parents in Manhattan, Mont, because his father was quite seriously injured n an accident recently. He left Friday and will probably be gone a month. Mr. and Mrs. Estes L. Morton were visitors in Vale the last ofmurh Ba expected because of muddy the week. irnV f,, Thought Saw Dead One. Some little consternation was evident at Crane a few days ago, according to the Crane American, when Ivor Williams of Crowley, walked down the streets of that little city. His friends thought he was dead, as it had been reported the un- identified man frozen in the box car at Boise a few weeks ago corresponded in descrip- tion to Ivor Williams. Williams soon demonstrated to the satisfaction of all his friends hat he was very much alive and had been .at work as foreman for James Young all winter. 1 IENCEL SHRADER DIES WAS TROWN FROM HORSE AND FROZEN NEAR CRES TON TWO WEEKS AGO. Vencel D. Schrader of Creston, aged 60, died at the Holy Rosary hospital in Ontario Saturday, fol lowing: an operation. He was brought to Ontario Monday a week ago with hands and feet frozen, for medical treatment in hope that the frozen limbs might be saved, but blood poisoning set in and he was operat ed on. Schrader was thrown from a horse one evening about two weeks ago while on his way home from River side. Because of a badly sprained ankle he was unable to walk and laid by the roadside all night. The next morning he managed to crawl to his ranch house a short distance away and there tried to administer first aid, but because of his weak condition was unable to build a fire, or to do any more than apply cold water to his frozen limbs. After staying in the cold house three days, henrader crawled to his neighbor s home, three miles away, and from there was taken to the hospital in Ontaio. At first it was thought that Schrader would recover, and that it was only necessary to amputate one hand and several fingers of the other, and that circulation could be restored to the frozen feet. But later symptoms of blood poisoning ap peared and it was decided very nec essary to amputate the feet also. As a result of the operation, the suffer ing man died a few hours later. Mr. Schrader has lived in the county a number of years and the last few years has been a rancher of Creston. A son, P. W. Schrader, of Harper, survives him. Social Events of Week Bridge Party. Mrs. T. T. Nelsen delightfully en tertained at her home last Friday afternoon with a bridge party. There were four tabes . and Mrs. Frank Oxman was prize winner. The rooms were prettily decorat ed in St. Patrick's Day colors. A most enjoyable afternoon was spent by the guests playing bridge. Those who enjoyed the social function were: Mrs. C. C. Mueller, Mrs. John P. Houston, Mrs. Leslie Hope, Mrs. H. W. Champmeys, Mrs. H. W. Steelhammer, Mrs. Harry Speith, Mrs. A. Rose, Mrs. Ernest Diven, Mrs. Frank Oxman, Mrs. George E. Davis, Mrs. Chas. Bur row, Mrs. Jas. Smith, Mrs. L. P. Lumpee, Mrs. L. J. Iladley, Mrs. G. W. Ager, and Mrs. Earl Necley. Dinner Party. Miss Ida Hendricks, coach of the girls' basket ball team, entertained the girls and Miss Helen Mueller, referee of the game with Ontario, at dinner Saturday evening ' at the home of Mrs. O. E. Carman. Hiirh schobl colors of orange and black were used through the decora tive scheme and damtv place cards, with basket ball girls, were used. There were eleven covers. A pleasant social time was en joyed. , Dancing Party. At the close of the basket ball season and on Monday evening, the Misses La Vera, Patsy and Eileen Moe entertained the boys' and girls' teams with a delightful dancing party. ' There, were nineteen guests invited, including Coach Cossman and Mrs. Cossman and Miss Ida Hendricks, coach of the girls' team. A pleasant evening was spent in dancing and the Moe girls proved very charming hostesses. Monday Study Club. Mrs. Allen Wilcox was hostess to the Monday Study Club this week and the afternoon was pleasantly spent. Mrs. R. E. Weant read a paper on the "Life of Sir Walter Scott" and Mrs. L. J. Hadley pre pared an interesting one on "Loca tion of Principal Cities and Towns by Counties and Their Points of Interest in Oregon." Ladies' Aid. Tho Ladies' Aid met at the home of Mrs. H. E. Young this week with Mrs. A Ida Chester as hostess. Roll call was answered with Irish quota tions. A St. Putrick's program was given, led by Mrs. Chester. Later in the afternoon, a business session was called. An enjoyable after noon was spent. Fnlert. in at Dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Leo CoKHman enter tnlneil the liovn bii'-ket bull team at dinner Thursday evening. Tne boys enjoyed the dinner very much, and promise Cout-h Cossman to return again at his pleasure. Purchatte Car Georee Horton purchased car from the Ford Garage last week but hasn't been stepping out ro SUBSCRIPTION $lbO PER YEAR MALHEUR MINES TO FAMOUS ELDORADO OF SIXTIES MAY "COME BACK" HIDDEN LODE SOUGHT PROSPECTORS BELIEVE RICH ' DEPOSIT LIES SOMEWHERE NEAR PLACER FIELDS. The coming summer, will gee re- newed activity in the famed mining districts in northern Malheur county, according to George H. Bodfish, -prominent merchant of Malheur ' City. The Rainbow, the Golden Eagle and the Hope mines will all i be worked on more or . less large i scales, in addition to the many pros- pectors and smaller mining activ ities which will be in evidence. The "t district around Malheur City i will -2 take on new life, Mr. Bodfish pre dicts, and business conditions will be better. ' The Malheur county nines have ! been dormant for many years as far as extensive placer operations are concerned. There has-been- desultory mining by small groups and individual prospectors but noth ing to compare with the daya which made this district famous. '. Malheur City is the old "New . Eldorado" of the early sixties. It-- is the center of some of the richest placer mines ever developed in the u West. Millions wre taken in gold from these fields. There are old-time miners in Mai- heur county who believe that the Malheur county mines wtu "come back" some of these days and for -a "ft Kecond time ascend to the haiii of fame in the mining world. They call attention to the geographical shane of the placer .fields in this district, which are alohg three sidea i of a triangle. So"mewhere , within : this trianarle in the Burnt River RENEW ACTIVITIES mountains, they believe, lies hidden r". the mother lode from which this ; placer gold was washed at one time.- ' Old prospectors have never given, f up this idea and are continually searching for this virgin d eposit of the precious metal. i . - Who knows? Their dreams may ; come true and Maiheur county see nnother rush to Its mines that may -r far outdistance; the rush of the oarly sixties.' 'i'V . "TRYOUT ' dONTEST HELD. ' Louene Doolittle Wins First Place in Preliminary Contest. Louene Doolittle. who SDoke in ' Ine preliminary contest at the school ' house with ten other .' contestants Thursday evening won first place - and will represent Vale in the coun ty contest to be held at Nyssa (Sat urday evening, March 25. Vale has won the cup twice in succession, and if Bhe secures it this time it be comes the permanent property of 1 ' the Vale school. " , , Pupils in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades cou'ld enter the con test and the winner in the "tryout", , is a student in the seventh grade. ' Her reading was entitled, "Lending' a Hand," and was very entertaining. ,, Uantan Humphrey won second place. All the contestants did es pecially well and the judges, who were County School Superintendent Mrs. tj. M. Crail. George E. Davis and W. G. Thomson, declared that they never before heard a group of " Euch uniformly good speakers in a single "tryout." ' An excellent crowd attended and the schoi realized $23.40 to assist in defraying expense of present and ' future contests. The special num bers on the program, which follows. were very good. ' Vocal solo, Miss, Nellie Thompson. ; "George Confides," Virgil John-, son. "Advice of Terzah Ann." Hazel Hope. ' i Takinia the Elevator." Josephine Johnson. Lending a Hand." Louene Doo-1, little. "The Bear Story," Glenn High. -The Busybody," Charley Law- -. rence. "The Inventor's Wife." Oruha Ager. "The Wedding," Grace McGiUi vray. ,i "lhe Coward," Danton Humphrey. Instrumental solo. Mr. Vincent ' Engeldinger. Vocal solo, Mr. Frank Luse. , Decision of judges. i i Accepts Position , Lines t Diven, who has lived In Vale a number of years, recently accepted a position of some prom Inence as assistant cashier in the new bank which opened for buaineea in Wilder, Idaho, last Saturday. Mr. ' , and Mrs. Diven left for their new home last Sunday. .Their departure from the city where they have lived so long is a disappointment to their ' many friends in Vale. Mr. Diven, ' ' however, will retain Vale aa his , legal home and expects to return -quite often this summer to play '" ' ball. At Stacey Home ' - Mr. and Mrx. Oscar Yatea of . Boise visited Mis Crystal Stacey. at the home of her parents, Mr. and - Mrs. H. O. Stacey, Monday. Mr. j Yates was also a business visitor in this part of the country. Graveling Road O. E. Carman believes in rood roads and for aome little time ha has been busy spare momenta ' graveling the public road In front of . his property. The little stretch is a beauty spot which travelers ainre Hhc. .