THE MAUPSN
TIMES
Devoted to the Interests of Southern Wasco County
VOLX.
MAUPIN, SOUTHERN WASCO COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. APRIL 3, 1924
NO. 26
School Notes
The grammar school wants to
thank W. L. Fischer, Dennis
Price and R. W. Richmond for
their kindness in letting the
school children listen to the lec
ture given by Mr. Seymour
through the radio.
Mr. Seymour's lecture was on
the charters, reports and the pic
nics, tH exibition of the things
done by the sewing club, the
cooking club, the poultry club,
and the garden club. .The num
ber of clubsln the state of Ore
gon is 613. The number of club
members is 5,722.
There has been a change made
in the program of the track meet
The base ball throw was for the
girls only but it has been chang
ed to boys and girls both and
they have added the walking
race. The rule for the walking
race is that one foot should be on
the ground all the time.
The order of events for the
track-meet are as following;
10:30 60 yd dash Grade Boys
50 yd dash Grade Girls
50 yd dash. Midget Boys (under
76 lbs.
50 yd (lash Midget Girls (under
86 lbs.
Baseball throw (accuracy) Grade
Boys.
Baseball throw (accuracy) Grade
Girls.
75 yd dash Grade Boys
Baseball throw (distance) Grade
Girls.
Baseball throw (distance) Grade
Boys.
J mile walking race Grade Girls
1 mile walking race Grade Boys
Broad Jumy Grade Boys
Horseshoe pitching 30 ft Grade
Boys.
Horseshoe pitching 20 ft Grade
Girls.
i mile relay (4 boys) Grade Boys
12:00 Lunch
1:30 50 yd dash High School Boys
50 yd dash High School Girls
Shot Put High School Boys
Baseball throw (accuracy) High
School Girlsr
Baseball throw (accuracy) High
School Boys.
100 yd dash High School Boys
880 yd run ' High School Boys
Baseball throw (distance) High
School Girls-
Baseball throw (distance) High
School Boys
i mile walking race High School
Girls
1 mile walking race High School
Boys
Broad Jump High School Boys
High Jump High School Boys
220 yd run High School Boys
Horseshoe pitching 20 ft High
School Girls
Horseshoe pitching 30 ft High
School Boys
Mile run High School Boys
Discus High School Boys
mile relay High School Boys
At a school meeting of the
local board Saturday Miss Good,
Mrs. Buzan and Miss Bostrack
were elected to fill their present
positions in the Maupin schools
for the coming year. Miss Bos
track is also asked to accept the
honor of principalship of the
three grade rooms in addition to
her large primary room duties. :
Fresh Vegetables and Fruits
Special Prices on Package ROLLED OATS, WHEAT
CEREALS, PANCAKE FLOUR AND WHEAT HEARTS ;
Harris Cash Store
The Crandall Undertaking Co.
THE DALLES. RED 351
In order that the people living in the southern part of the
county who seed funeral supplies may make their own
selections, we have placed stocks with
F. C. BUTLER E. C. PRATT,
MAVPIN WAMIC
Water News
Some time ago the People of
Mauoin gathered together and in
corporated the town mainly for
the purpose of putting forth
their united efforts toward filling
a long felt want, namely; an ade
quate water system.
The town council, which has
been handicapped by lack of ex
perience and having been unable
to secure any kind of mutual
agreement with the owners of
the present, faulty, system, has
had the loyal support of most of
the town people. The services of
excellent engineers have been se
cured and plans and estimates
have been drawn up fdr the con
struction of water systems from
two different sources, namely; 1,
Johnson Springs and 2, Staats
Springs.
The engineers were instructed
to outline a system which would
take care of th,e needs of the
town and at the same time be
not to elaborate for the valuation
of the townsite.
The cost of constructing a sys
tem from the Johnson Springs
was found to be larger than the
cost of a system using the Staats
Springs as a source would be. In
this manner the Council has fin
ally arrived at what the purch
ase price.of the Staats Springs
should be.
At the regular meeting of the
Council on March 26. An ordin
ance va3 passed providing for
the issuance of bonds in the am
ount of $25,000 for the purpose
of building one of these two sys
tems. This matter will be put
up to the voters of the town at
the primary election on May 16,
next.
The urgent need for water has
often been demonstrated in
Maupin and we feel sure that
these bonds will carry.
The $25,000 proposed bond
issue has been carefully worked
out with the assistance of the en
gineers as the cost of a system
that would pay for itself from
the revenue with a few adjust
ments in the present rates. This
plan would not add any add
itional burden to the taxpayers,
but all water users whether tax
payers or not would help to pay
for the system
Notice to Stockmen
Registered Shorthorns
FOR SALE
Golden Superb No. 102465
Beatiful Dark Red, 3 years
Maggies King No, 1052310
3 years old
And Many Others, all Ages
Mays Ranch
Tygh Valley
Tktie Belli For Sale Cheap if taken toon
Schedule Change
Effective Sunday, March 30th,
O. T. train No. 103 will leave
Bend 7:30 p. m. instead of 7 and
run 30 minutes later than .at
present, Bend to Metolius, and
unchanged Maupin to Fallbridge.
The C. of P. train connecting
with No. 103 will leave PrinevilU
6:55 p. m., arive Prineville Junc
tion 7:55; leave Prineyille Junc
tion 8:10, arrive Prineville 9:K
Radio Talk on Clubs
We wish to thank W. L. Fisch
er, Dennis Price and R. W. Rich
mond who opened their homes
for the radio service Tuesdaj
night to the club members anc
club leaders who listened to i
talk on general club work by the
state club leader, H. C. Seymour
(Signed) Mrs. L. D. Kelly,
Mrs. R. Johnson,
. Mrs. H. R. Kaiser.
enclosed a copy of The Bud. a
high school publication of which
he is business manager. Allan
graduates tnis year and is con
templating college work.
According to Wed'sday's Chon-
icle, A. A. Bonney of Tveh Val
ley has announced his candidacy
ior nomination for state repre-
8 ntative from this district. j
Local Legion Doings
Attention Legionnaires!
Maupin Post no. 73 meets every
1st and 3rd Mondays of each
month. April 7th is the first
meeting this month. Be there
and bring along a new member.
M. F. Van Laanen Commander
James Harpham Adjutant
For Sale
1918 "490" Chevrolet Tour-
ing Car good tires, 1924 License
$150. Terms. '
Several Dodges -1920 to 1922
Good prices and terms.
1 1921 Baby Grand Chevrolet.
See me if you want anything
in new or used cars. I can com
pete with anyone on prices and
terms.
H. WOOD
Tygh Valley, Oregon.
To Receive Payment
The ease of Shattuck Bros..V.
S. Elliott Scoggen& Paquett,
tried in Judge Diech's court in
Portland for the the recovery of
$176.00 and attorney fees and
other costs was decided in favor
of Shattuck Bros.
Attorney Davis for the E. S.&
P. Co. appealed the case on the
rending of the verdict.
W. H. Masters represented
Shattuck Bros, in this case.
Strayed, one bay mare colt, J
years old, no brand: one buck
skin saddlehorse. had a rope
around his neck when last seen,
branded. RewarcTof $5 for in
formation leading to tne two or
Tygh News
Regina Muller returned home
Sunday from Grass Valley where
she has been visiting her sittei
Mrs. Lester Koch. ,
Miss Foster who has been visit
ing her sister Mrs. Burke return
ed to the parental home in Th
Dalles Sundoy.
Forest Ranger Joe A Graham
who has headquarters at Wapi
nitia was a caller here Mondaj
on hi3 wav back from Portland
where he. was in attendance al
the yearly Rangers meeting.
Test pits are being opened
along the highway at different
points to determine the best rock
available to crush for surfacing
the highway when completed.
Marion Allen who has had
charge of the Harth ranch east
of town the past three years has
purchased a ranch on Five Mile,
east of The Dalles and moved
his family there last week. A
Mr. Johnson of The Dalles haB
taken his place on the Harth
ranah.
F. E. McCorkle is contemplat
ing a tour of the western States
and a visit to tho Yellowstone
park will be in the itinary of
sight seeing.
Mr. Wriggles who has been
assistant instructor here but left
for O. A. C. some time ago has
been called to finish the term in
the intermediate room which was
without an instructor last week
by the extended visit, of Miss
Young who we understand is in
ortland.
Ex attorney general Daugher-
ty at last resigned after being
boiled in oil for several weeks,
he says he wants the confidence
of his friends and the dear public
We wonder if he is figuring on a
confidence game, or selling oil
stock, the latter would seem the
most feasibly a3 the public has
earned one thing of late and
that is, there Odlees of kale in
the oil business "for some people
The meanest man we have
heard of is the fellow that didd
and came to life again and used
his obituary nonce as a rec-
comendation to get a good job
They say that women with
bobbed hair will get bald. We
see where the manufactor of fly
swatters is speeding up production.
Frank Brown who is working
near Prineville was visiting here
Monday.
Henry Knighton has moved
hi3 family from- White River to
the Jas. Faulk place north of
town.
Is Five Cents on the
Dollar of Validation
Too Much to Earn?
If a business worth $10,000 earned $500 net income
in a year (or $41 a month), would it be considered
an unreasonable profit and proof that its prices were
too high? .
The railroads are in that situation today.
The 1923 net return for the whole country was less
than 5 per cent. As of December 31, 1919, the Inter-'
state Commerce Commission gave to the railroads a
tentative valuation of $18,900,000,000. With actual
figures for 1620, 1921, 1922, and with 1923 conserva
tively estimated as $1,100,000,000, there has been
invested in the railways since this tentative valuation
a net amaunt of 2,371,583,000, making the value aa
of December 81,1923, $21,271,583,000. On this amount
the railways inl923 earned an augreiiate net operating
income of approximately $997, 610, 000, or 4. 69 percent.
The Government guarantee of earnings expired
August 81, 1920. If this guarantee had been continued-
a3 repeatedly but erroneously claimed the Gov
ernment would owe the railroads more than a billion
dollars.
Last year the roads handled a record volume of
business but could not earn the fair return of 5 per
cent to which the Interstate Commerce Commission,
under the T ran sports tion- Act has found they are
entitled. If the roads cannot earn E per cent in a
BIG year, what will they do in a small year?
The Transportation Act provides that if a road in
any year earns more than 6 percent it shall pay one
half of tho excess to the Government. The Act is,
therefore, a limitation rather than a guarantee.
Give Transportation Act Fair Trial
The Transportation Act should be eiven a fair test and its
merits judged by tho results of a normal poriod of reasonable
length, Tho year 1923 was the first Bince the war under con
ditions approaching stabilizatim.
What the railroad situation demands just now is not more
law but more confidence The railroads have emerged from
the welter of the war, restored their morale, mad enormouB
investments of new money, and in 1923 handled a peak busi
ness with universal satisfaction.
Tho Transportation Act is the only really construct ve rail
road legislation if s generation. Previous acts were almost
solely repressive. In framing the Act the public interest was
paramount. The Act directs tho Interstate Commerce Com
mission to "give due consideration lo the transportation needs
of the country and the necessity of enlarging railway facilities
in order to provide the people of tho United States with ade
quate transportation,"
Give the Act a chance. Don't amend it. If the roads are
let alone thoy should make as good a record for efficiency this
year as last.
Constructive suggestions are always welcome.
C. R GRAY,
Omaha, Nebraska, President.
April 1, 1924. '
UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM
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A letter from Allen Canfield Jr
Hogs and Cows
We have on hand a few copies of the booklet
"The Cow the Mother of Prosperity"
Wc have ordered a supply of the booklet
"Hogs for Pork and Profit"
You certainly are interested in one of these subjects,
eo write or call for your copy and we will fill your
order at once or place your name on file and mail
your copy as Hoon as a supply arrives. These
booklets are free.
Maupin State Bank
We Strive to Meril Approval
t2.50toone.- M. I Shearer.
of 1019 Ryan avenue, Portland,