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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 29, 1916)
f Miniature Electrical World Replaces Big Desert Waste m& f'f ! f 'iff' A'fT-'T- I tI V Above Dam and power house on Snake river, Idaho, that impounds water enougli to grow luxuriant crops on 120,000 acres formerly barren land, and uses the rest to light and heat the houses and perform many of the dally functions in five towns and upon several thousand farms. Below Class In domestic science at the Rupert Electric high school, where electricity Is used not only for cooking, but also for heating and ventilation. Uncle Sum, by means of great irriga tion projects, has turned many stretches of desert Into blooming gar dens but there is ono project that stands out particularly as an example of what man can do toward altering the conditions established by nature. Along the Snake river in Southwest Iduho there Is a stretch of territory 40 miles in length which wus once a bar ren desert, but is now dotted with green farms and prosperous, bustling towns. This metamorphosis has been brought about by the building of the Minidoka dam on Snake river, but it is not merely the transformation that has been wrought In the appearance of the country by the miracle of irriga tion that is of chief interest. The Minidoka project has an attraction all its own because of the varieties of public service which the water im pounded behind the dam renders. Here Is to be found a miniature elec trical world. Electricity, generated at minimum expense by water power and sold by the government at cost, is used almost exclusively for light, heat and power In the five towns located in the dl trlct and also upon the several thou sand farms scattered throughout the project. It operates n large grain ele vator, a sugar refinery and an alfalfa meal mill. It heats and ventilates Bfhools, churches and a fiO-rnnm hotel. It heats and lights the farmers' houses and furnishes power for the farm ma chinery. Approach to Communism. An economic unit hns been created In a waste of sand and lava ash or ruther has grown up there under the wing of the government, the only pos sible way It could have grown which represents a close approach to com munism, A portion of the water Impounded by the dam enters canals ami is dis tributed by the gravity system over 71,000 acres. Half of the water, In passing over the dam creates 10,000 horse power which lifts the remaining part of the first half of the water to higher benches of land that otherwise would still he barren. Thus more than 120,000 acres lu all have water. After lifting wnter for the extra 44,000 acres, there remains power suf ficient to provide nearly all the essen tials and many of tho luxuries of life. By law the United States reclama tion service Is required to supply wa ter and power, when power is avail able, at cost. Hence the charges are low. For light, tho average farmer's hill runs to about $1.25 a month. For light, Ironing, washing, vacuum clean ers nnd cooking, the cost in the aver age household Is $3.00 a month. In winter, adequate power for heating a 0, 6 or 7-room house is obtained nt from $0 to $S a month. Soft coal costs $8 a ton on the project and as consid erably more than one ton a month Is needed for continuous heating and for cooking, the actual money saving is large. Electricity Heats 8chools. In Rupert and Hurley, the principal towns, 75 per cent of the buildings and homes, large and small, are heated by electricity. Last year Rupert com pleted a high school housing 600 pupils which is ventilated and heated throughout by electric power from the government plant. Hurley hns now In vested $S0,000 In a concrete school building, also to be heated and vea tllated by electricity, which will house 2,000 pupils. In the Rupert school, fresh air is -drawn from the roof at the rate of 50, O00 cubic feet a minute. It passes through electric colls which heat It to DO degrees Fahrenheit. Next It Is washed and humified and then reaches a largo motor-driven blower. This forces the air Into two chambers, In the one of which a portion Is raised to about 100 degrees nnd In the other of which cool air Is retained. Separate ducts carry the air from the two cham bers to each room in the building. The duett are connected and there are con nections controlled by dampers, so that the temperature In each room is main tained at 68 degrees. Hot water is provided electrically also. The domestic science department hns a complete outfit of electric plates for the use of the individual students, as well as a large electric range for baking and cooking on a larger scale. Practical use Is made of the domestic science department In the preparation of hot lunches at noon for all the stu dent body. The food is sold at low prices. Meal tickets can be obtained either for cash or in exchange for such supplies as milk, eggs and butter. The building Is splendidly lighted and Is used In the evenings as a social center. The auditorium seats 500 peo ple. Farmers Use Current. Power is sold to individuals on the project but the more economical way Involves group purchases. "Organizations of the farmers have been formed," said a government offi cial. "Each organization deals with the reclamation service in purchasing the power required for the use of all the members of ench osganlzatlon. It Is then distributed over lines construct ed by each group. One morning last summer I drove out Into the country about 8 miles from Rupert and stopped to chat with a homesteader. Ills house was a modest structure costing probably not to exceed $250. The place was well shaded with Carolina poplars and had a well-kept white clover lawn In front. "I observed a power line lending di rectly to the house and Inquired about It. The farmer snld he was one of the directors in the Farmers' Electric Co. and used electricity for many pur poses. My curiosity was aroused, and I went Into the house to Investigate. "I found every room lighted and heated with electricity. In the kitchen was a large electric range, the very latest on the market, with four hot plates, a large oven, and n broiler. Wa ter for stock nnd household use was pumped electrically, , and the same force will be used about the barn for various purposes. This unpretentious home on n farm only four miles from desert possessed conveniences nnd up-to-date labor-saving equipment which probably cannot be found elsewhere except on the farmsteads of the very rich In tho oldest districts of the couu try." ttrCrtrtrtrtrtrtrhirtr&trtr Broiled Lizard Pleases Marines' Palates. Terhaps broiled lizard will never find Its way to the menu of fashionable American res taurants, but Uncle Sam's ma rines attached to the American legation at Managua, Nicaragua, have found, as entremets to the lotus, fried or broiled Iguana steaks, served with a pasty sauce made from alligator pears, to be everything claimed by the native epicures. The Iguana, or giant lizard. has bocn used for food by the S natives for many years, and Igu ana steak finds much favor with them because of Its gamy taste. The Iguana Is herbivorous. Drug Business Grows, During the five years between 1009 and 1014 there was a substantial in crease in tho manufacture of drug- gists' preparations, patent nnd pro prietary medicines and compounds and perfumery and cosmetics in the United States says Uncle Sam. Re ports for 1914 were received from 4,082 establishments, with products valued at $172,008,010. The number of establishments in 1014 exceeded that in 1009 by 440, or 12.1 per cent,, and the value of the products in creased during the five-year period by $30,007,334, or 21.2 per cent. Millions In Sand and Gravel. The Uulted States produced 70.603,., 303 short tons of sum! nnd gravel, val ued at $23,121,617, during 1015, suya Uncle Sam. PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED Many Puzzles That Have Baffled the Cleverest for Centuries Offer Chances to Brainy People. For the man to whom the mysterious appeals there is no lack of problems which have baffled the cleverest brains for generations, and In many cases for long centuries, and still remain as far from solution as ever. If he is mathematically Inclined he can win Immortal fame by solving the problem of how to "square the circle." The cleverest brains of all ages and countries have wrestled in vain to dis cover exactly the relation between the circumference and the diameter of a circle. One Dutch professor gave nearly 50 years of his life to the task ; he worked out the equation to over 700 places of decimals, and was then little nearer the end ot his calculations than when he began. No less elusive Is the square root of two. Thousands of years in the ag gregate have been spent in endeavor ing to make this calculation; it has been worked out to 111 places of deci mals by one enthusiast, but the exact square root remains, and probably al ways will remain, uufound. Ever since the days of the Pharaohs scientists have been searching for the secret of changing base metals into gold ; but the "philosopher's stone" has always proved a will o' the wisp in its tantalizing elusiveness; and although Edison declares the day of its discov ery is drawing near, it still seems as remote as ever. Countless men, too, have been driven to despair and almost to insanity in their efforts to discover perpetual mo tion ; nnd the man who finds Its secret will certainly win a fume greater than that of Newton himself. , No scientist has yet satisfactorily explained what is the relation be tween sun spots and the mariner's compass why the prevalence of spots on the sun mukes the compass erratic and unreliable; and none can prove whether Mars is Inhabited or not; or tell exactly what a comet is, or what effect, if any, the moon has on tlio' weather. These are all problems, the solution of which would muke your name famous throughout the world. If you would try something possibly simpler, the world would much like to know the secret of the rocklng-stones those huge masses of rock, some nearly 100 tons In weight which are so delicately poised that the pressure of a finger will set them moving. How nnd when did they get there, and with what object? What, too, were the origin and pur pose of the monoliths at Stoneheuge, on Snllsbury plain ; and by what means In those prehistoric days were the enormous cross slubs raised Into posi tion? "Chlggers." Visitors who went to Ft. Harrison to say farewell to the boys who have gone to the Mexican border are now recovering from the "chlgger" bites they received on that occasion. "Chlg gers" are not abundant In Marion county, but those that lay in ambush In the grass at Ft. Harrison fully made up in pernicious activity what ever was locking In mere numbers. Many persons had there a first intro duction to the chigoe, which is of the order dlptera, family pullcldae, spe cies sarcopsylla penetrans. It Is some times, In addition to its Hoosler nnme of chlgger, called the jigger and the sand flea. Only the female attacks man. When she gets ready to lay her eggs she bores deeply into the skin, usually of the feet nnd ankles. This Insect Is found at its best in the West Indies, but is neurly as active in the Southern states. There is no complaint of any Innocuous desuetude of this In sect In Indiana. The chlgger deposits In the perforation she has made in the flesh a bladder or sack containing about 00 eggs. The old-fashioned Hoosler way of ridding oneself of chlg gers and chlggcrettes was to rub the red spots denoting their locution with a well-salted bacon rind. And there are also chlggers in Texas. Indlun apolls News. Temptations of the Tongue. A preacher at East Northfleld spoke on the Temptations of the Tongue. It Is a good topic and should be frequent ly utilized. A thoughtless or reckless tongue can do more harm than a whole church can do good. The preacher's sermon was based upon the third chap ter of James. Read it. You need it We ull need it. No man can be a Christian unless he puts its meaning into his life. Every pulpit should rend the chapter often. It is oue of the finest in the Bible. There Is no bet ter literature anywhere. It could be studied ns an example of style. The world needs that kind of gospel. This country needs it. The city needs it There is too much thoughtless talk go ing on. Too many people think what they thluk Is absolutely true, and so they deride others who do not think ns they do. This Is unjust ond wicked nnd It Is the part of n true religion und a clean civics to look at It that way. Ohio State Journal. All He Wanted. Pride In the national dress of his country and love of his profession were blended In a somewhat Incon gruous fashion In the answer of a Scotch farm laborer who called at a Glasgow recruiting depot recently. "Now," said the sergeant, after the necessary preliminaries had been gone through, "what regiment would you like to join?" "Never mind that," was the hearty response. "Jlst gl'e me a kilt an' a horse au' let me awa' to the Of Printed Challie 111 Mmmjmmm ' i Sometimes a simple gown is so al together charming that it may be in different to current styles because it is destined to outlive them. In the pic ture two views of nn nfternoon frock are given of a design so altogether good nnd artistic that it fits into the modes of today and those of yes terday and tomorrow. It has perma nent good style to recommend It, in asmuch as It Is a beautiful adjust ment, by simple means, of drapery to the figure and bespeaks the work of a tasteful expert. Nothing more unusual than a print ed challie is used for this really ex traordinary frock. It would be In comparably refined In gray and white and there are many beautiful designs In challles nnd many soft colorings that may be used with equal success for making it. It is cut with a klmona waist folded In at the waist line to panels which extend down the front and bnck of the skirt. One can not tell by looking nt It nlone whether it fnstens at the back or front, ns the bodice luces together at both places with baby velvet ribbon. All edges of the bodice are finished with a silk covered cord, and there Is a girdle made of It. Two strands of the girdle terminate In a tint button at the front To Smarten Up the Costume -'i mnW: v. It is no secret that a supply of pret ty accessories may be depended upon to smarten up even a meager ward robe to the point of making it Inter esting. They are a great help to the tourist who wants to travel light (as all good tourists do) and still be pre sentable for whatever may come up In the way of entertainment. Crisp neckwear, bright girdles nnd gay handbags help out immensely. They must be depended upon along with the costume blouse to furbish up the traveling dress for some occasions. Ribbons need no excuse for their gay suggestion of dressy elegance. They make up a considerable part of nil summer neckwear and nearly all girdles and bags. In the picture given above a small cape of rose-colored ribbon, a neck ruff of gray satin nnd velvet ribbon, nnd a vanity bag of white and gold brocaded ribbon attest their Importance In the wardrobe. The cape is made of plain satin rib- With Chiffon Frills WO-363 at one end and at the other in two loops that fasten over the buttons. The girdle Is spread at the middle of the back, where four small silk-covered buttons hold It to place, and it is tacked to the waistline across the back and sides. It hangs free at the front in the manner of a classic girdle. The straight-hanging skirt pays its respects to the modes of today with shirred side pieces that add to its fullness. It is finished with a four- inch hem headed by an overlapping tuck. Hanging from the girdle is a small reticule made of the material nnd edged with the silk-covered cord. The neck and sleeves are filled In with soft frills of white chiffon knife plaited. This is one of those models which is well suited to a slender figure, es pecially when made up in a light weight but not transparent material, like challie. The heavier figures may choose sheer fabrics in soft weaves, such as voile or mull, for making it. In this case It will need an undersllp of silk. MS bon in a soft shade of rose color, made of four overlapping ruffles. It is finished with a plaiting of ribbon about the neck, a -scant ruche and ties of ribbon. Three small ribbon roses finish it For an older woman a useful ruff Is made of gray taffeta ribbon laid in full double box plaits nnd banded with velvet ribbon which Is finished with bows and hanging ends, one at each side. It is a real protection for the throat. The vanity bag of white nnd gold brocade has a "gate" fastening of French gilt and is finished with a white silk tassel at the bottom and handle of heavy white satin ribbon. 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