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Vol. XII
Maupin, Southern Wasco
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No, 13
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MUSICA
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Hoover's Statment !
On Rubber Situation
"My China Doll" To Be Presented
By Competent Company
Opens With Chinatown Setting
feature Barbara Bronell
With a Strong Support
in
is
of
The opening scene is laid
New York's Chinatown, and
followed by a succession
attractive settings, in which are
featured "Melody Land" and
the "Land of Flowers."
After the opening scene is
completed, the remainder illust
rate the dreams of Peach Blos
som, a beautiful little Chinese
girl who is separated from her
white lover by her supposed
father, Sing Song.
Peach Blossom is first taken
"No amount of discussion'can
obscure the fact that the spot
price of rubber was $109 per
pound and three months for
ward was $1.05 on December
10th when I asked for the co
operation of the manufacturers
and consumers in a drive against
the exorbitant price of rubber
by conservation and provision of
independent American supplies.
"We have had that coopera
tion. The spot price has dropped
41 cents per pound down to (J8
cents yesterday, (January 25)
and three months forward rubber
was about 64 cents,
"Our imports of rubber for
1925 were 800,000,000 pounds,
If we import the same amount
for 1926 and had continued to
pay the price demanded last
December for rubber, our rubber
bill for 1926 would have been
three hundred and fifty million
dollars more than it will be at
the present level of prices.
"We undertook this action
ADVERTISING
From, Editorial in
Th$ Dalle$ Chronicle
The ' following editorial ap
peared in a late issue of The
Dalles Chronicle. It is a concise
statement of the relation of the
advertisers and the newspapers
and is worthy the perusal of all
who are in business as well thoso
who are in the market for goods
listed in the papers by dealers.
We republish it as being one of
the best stories relating to ad
vertising to come to our notice:
by her dreams into the land of
story books, where she becomes because the monopoly had put
Cinderlla, and is taken away by 'the price to 600 per cent of the
her Prince Charming. Here C03t of production and to 300 per
she meets all of the famous jcent over the price that their
story book characters, such as. own committee of producers had
Red Riding Hood, Boy Blue, themselves announced as a fair
Little Bo Peep and Jack the and profi table price.
Giant Killer. Then her visions "of equal importance of
carry her into the "Land of demonstrating that the American
Music."
She continues on her dreamy
voyage into the "Land of
Flowers." The different ffowers
are impersonated by members of
the company dressed in brilliant
costumes to indicate what bloom
'they represent.
Suddenly Beach Blossom is
awakened from her dream by
her father, who, in a fit of
madness, informs her that she
is a white girl and daughter of
a prominent New York family.
Barbara Bronell is the .fea
tured star as Peach Blossom,
and in supported by Ames Har
per as leading man.
Bossie Delmore in the ftnale
comedy roles is amusing, . and
her witticisms will be greatly
appreciated. William P. Mur-
pjie and Tom Crowley as corned
consumer has an ability of re
sistance to any of these nine
governmcntally created monopo
lies in raw materials, our indus
tries have realized and under
taken the serious jot of provid
ing rubber supplies free of control."
A Quick Change Artist
A ludicrous incident trans
pired at the close of the basket
ball game at Legion hall Wednes
day night. One of the players
hurried to the dressing room to
change his clothes. Grabbing
a union suit he hurriedly began
and attractively arranged ad
vertisements get plenty of atten
tionmore than that, in reput
able publications the advertise
ments are taken at face value,
and become a paying investment
for the advertiser.
When an advertisement is
found in a reputable newspaper,
the reader has a right to assume
that it is an honest 'ad vertisement.
There was atimo when dishonest
advertising was used -just so the
There was probably a time in advertiser paid the bill, the news-
the history of newspapers when
advertising was little considered
and even a period when the buy
ing or space in a newspaper
meant that the purchaser Could
say practically anything he cared
to, regardless of facts, as long
as no libel suit was involved.
Things have very much changed
since the period inferred to. Ad-!
vertWng is a distinct and very!
important feature of practically.
all publications. Newspapers
now establish a standard of ad
vertising and strictly adhering
to the principals set forth, gain
friends and importance through
there advertising columns as well
as in other departments.
Advertisiig having become a
legitimate end well thought-of
feature of the newspaper it has
also become understood by the
public and intelligent reading of
the advertising pages is a part
of the duty of housekeeper and
business man. Admitting that
the news, sports, society and edi
torial pages are given first-at-tention,
it is acknowledged with
out reserve that the well placed
paper accepted it. That day,
however, has fortunately passed,
and now no good newspaper will
print dishonest advertising if by
diligent and reasonable methods it
can ascertain that there is doubt
as to any statement made.
While lessons have been learned
by the newspapers, the advers
ers themselves have realized that
exaggerated claims and untrue
statements have proved hurtful I
Educational Exposition j
O. A. C.February 19-20-211
Representatives from Maupin
high school have been invited to
attend the third annua! Educa
tional exposition at O. A. C. Feb
ruary 19, 20 and 21. The expo
sition is intended to give educa
tional guidance to high school
students who are planning to en
ter institutions of higher learn
ing, , - ' ' ,
Every school on the campus
will be open to inspection. There
will be displays of work, activi
ties and accomplishments of stu
dents in the different courses.
Lectures will be given by prom
inent educators from other insti
tutions. Small group conferences
with professors in the depart
ments in which the students are
most interested are expected to
guide them In their selection of
courses to which they ere best
fitted..
Representatives will be enter
tained while on the campus by
iRD CO. ADVISES
PAINTING ROOFS
far more to themselves than tofraternilies nd clubs- Special
those who have been defrauded. ! entertainments have been ar-
No merchant can advertise dis- for that we nd. A
honestly and remain in business horse sho' athletic nti, and
in any place for long. And so.concert8 are intended to enter
th ndvirti,imnt in the nan between the more serious
,
hn henm ronl noma nf vnliiA tnteVentS.
the readers, the subscriber ex
pecting to get honest assistance
and profit from them.
There is established between
the readers and the newspaper an
entente cordiale nowadays that
insures the people of a square
deal and encourages them to re
ly upon statements made, in any
liart of the sheet Advertising
now pays well and it is because
it can be depended on as reliable.
Dance Was a Dandy
The dance given by the Broad
way Novelty orchestra at
Legion hall last Saturday night
Returns To Eastern Home
Mrs. M. G. Todd, daughter of
Prof, and Mrs. R. Geiser, will
leave for her home in Chicago',
..... u ..aa ,i I Illinois, tomorrow. Mrs. Todd
wiin iiim tii ii rr iirnL iiLiciiiirii miu
u flpi in! came here with her parents last
Maupin this season. The orches
tra sprung new dance tunes andi
tnclin Iritn if TTonrinor A lnnri
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noise in the other dressing room,l"e wrwu jum ngm. many
he started across the stage vainly .from outlying districts were in
trying to get his arms into the attendance and all went as merry
..rmnt. nic .ttontinn wr. 3 the proverbial marriage bell.
inns 'and steo-dancers briehten ,u .. -a w a The orchestra will be here fur
up the show considerably, 'hurried ex't toward his 0wnlthe LeB'on dance on the evemnfir
An attractive choruaably aup- dre8singroom. He really thought!01 ine 10tn' ana M memD
psrted the leading-flayers
dancing and singing numbers.
No Sunday Switching
in
Following the rule as laid down
in the telephone directory the
local switch board at the phone
exchange will be silent on Sun
day, also believing they are en-
he was putting on
the time.
his coat at
Brother Operated On
On Monday Mrs. Elsie Beck
with received word that her
youngest brother, Bert Crofoot,
formerly of this section, now of
titled to a resK at least part of Kettle Falls, Washington, was
the day, the manager of the 'operated on for appendicitis at the
Maupin exchange will put that 'colvjlle, Washington,, hospital
rule in to effect, beginning Sun-.last Wednesday. According to
day next.
Valentine Entertainment
Wapinitia Rebekah ' lodge
staged a novel entertainment
last night at its regular meet
ing. After obligating Lester
McCorkleand wife and. instruct
ing them in the mysteries of the
order, the lodge resolved itself
into an entertainment commit
tee. . A fine supper was served
; and pleasantries symbolical of
St. Valentine indulged in. A
large attendance was out.
Bluebirds Arrive
The bluebird is said to be a
sure sign of spring. If that is
true spring is here, for several
birds of that species have been
seen in Maupin during the past
week. - . ''
the advice received he "was in
pretty bad shape. During the
past year eight members of his
family have been on the opera
ting table at Colville.
Not All Spenders
The prosperity of our nation
cannot be doubted, when we
learn from the American Bankers
association that ther6 are 43,850,
127 savings-bank depositors in
the country, who have $23,000,
000 to their credit.
thereof are rehearsing some new
music for the occasion. The
Broadway Novelty orchestra is
n great demand hereabouts.
having three nights each week
spoken for during tne season.
John Johnson andF. E. Ingles,
prominent Dufur residents, were
in Maupin a short time yesterday.
August, intending to go back
east about September 15. Owing
to suffering a broken arm in an
auto accident her return east
Allays It Here
The lone Independent is au
thority for the statement that
"Dad Griffin begins to show
signs of the annual spring fish
ing fever." We will say for
the Independent man that Dad
always .allays, that fever by
fishing in the Deschutes at
Maupin.
Buy More Show Shops
Harry Beezley has sold his in
terest in the movie picture show
business at Moro, Grass Valley
and Wasco to Christensen broth
ers, located at Shaniko, and who
are now operating the movie
theatres at Antelope, Shaniko,
Maupin and Tygh Valley. The
new owners will take over the
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was delayed until now. un ner operation 0f the local theatres
trip she will stop in Portland a' February lst-Moro Observer.
lew uii)a jur a visa vwui iuibo
a
Inez Aldrich, the young lady
who visited Mrs. Todd here dur
ing the Christmas holidays.
Mrs. Todd has made many
friends while here, all of whom
will regret hergoing away.
Confer Sells Furs
Guides fur Air Pilots Is Object of
Lettering Garage Coverings ;
Advises Letters of Large Size to
Be Patotedln White-Arrow
To PwnTbirectJy North :
The Fofd Motor company is
nothing if not original, and this
originality is shown bv a re
quest of the company made to
each of its agents in the country
that they paint the name of their
town in large letters on the
roofs of their establishments.
The ' Ford company recently
launched an air plane service be
tween Dearborn, Michigan, Chi
cago and Cleveland, and is plan
ning great expansion for the fu
The company recently was
granted a contract for carrying
U. S. Mails and recently had the
first delivery of fly-away planes
for the Florida route delivered.
Regarding the lettering of the
roofs Edse! Ford, President of
Ford Motor company, said;
"I am now going to ask you as
a Ford dealer to help commercial
aviation. It seems that one of
the very great difficulties of
cross-country flying is in trying
to distinguish exactly just over
what town the pilot is traveling.
The motorist as you know is
1 . i. l . I-
a iuwn oy appropriate sign
boards at the entrance to the
town; but so for, the air pilot is
not so fortunate.
"Therefore, will you not paint
on the roof of your garage or
place of business the name of the
city or town in which you- are
located? The letters of the
name should be white, spaced
well apart, not less than twelve
inches in height, facing toward
the sky, and whenever possible
the name should extend due east
and west, with the top of the
I.U . I .1 it ft
letters w tne norm. Also an
arrow, pointed due north, should
be painted immediately follow
ing the. name of the city or
town." -
John Confer has disposed of
his catch of fur to a man named
Schuter of Bend. The catch in
cluded 27 prime mink, for which
Mr. Confer received 18.35 each.
W. F. White, representing the three coons, bringing 5 00 each
uregon insurance uatingliureau, an i four muskrats, whose hides
of l'ortland, was in Maupin yes
terday making a survey of our
water and fire protection system.
brought $10.00 each.
Caravan of Death 660 Miles
Long Is Nation's Auto Story
Snow On Plains
Mutton Mountain White
Saturday's Storm . covered
Mutton mountain with a mantle
of white, and as a consequence
the Valley of the Deschutes was
somewhat chilly a few days the
first of the week.
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feviijinla VU
MEWTfORK TO DETROIT
The 700,000 persons Killed
and injured by Automobiles
In 1 924 would form an un
broKen Chain of 660 miles-
ITtWART.WMNf UTOMOIL IAPITV COUNCIL
The storm of Saturday, night
and Sunday did inestimable
good to ranches on Wapinitia
plains. The storm began with
rain which turned to snow dur
ing the night and by Monday
morning fully a foot of snow
had fallen. There were about
four inches of snow Monday
forenoon, but the south wind
soon melted it. There is plenty
of moisture in the ground on the
Flat, and these warm days per
mit of ploughing almost everywhere,
ACAttAVAN of drath nnd Buffering 660 miles long to whnt the annual auto
mobile casunltlra of the United tatea would form If placed In one
continuous line. From New York to Detroit, painful mile on painful mile,
this ghastly and pathetic human chain would reach. This graphic picture,
prepared by the Stewart-Warner Safety Council for the prevention of automo
bile accidents, tells lis own story. Twenty-two thousand killed annually by
automobiles and 660,000 Injured Is the present toll caused by thoughtless
drivers and careless pedeatrlans. Only a small per cent of the accidents
are due to defects In the cars or can rightly be called unavoidable.
Wamic Downs Culver
One of the best and; fastest
basketball games to be played
in this section was that between
Wamic' 'and" Culver, played at
Tygh last Thursday evening.
The game resulted in favor of
Wamic, that team coming out at
the long end of a 26-15 score.
Wamic's lineup J as follows:
Brittain and Morrow Guard?.
O. McGill Woodruff-For-
Caught A Cat
Someone is mourning the loss
of their tabby cat. John Confer,
who has a line of traps set on
the river near town, visited the
line Tuesday and discoved that
the jaw of one trap held a fine
cat house variety. The feline
was quite dead, therefore we say
someone will mourn the loss of a
tabby cat.
R. B. McGill-Center.
H. Morrow substituted for
R. B. McGill in the last quarter,
Valentine Nance
Valentine's Day, the time of
sentiment, love tokens and en
joyment is approaching. To
properly abserve the day the
local American Legion will usher
in the event by a dance on the
evening Saturday, February
18. The Broadway - Novelty
orchestra will be on hand with
a hag full of new dance tunes
and the Legion members promise
that this dance will be' the
crowning effort of the season. : i
. Upton stickers, bearing; huge
"U" on one side and glue on the
other, We passed around town
yesterday by a man from Bend.