WAUPIN-On the De-
' schutes, the Home
of the Rainbow Trout
TIME
yOU can start at Mau-
pin and go to any
place on the earth
Vol. XII
Maupin, Southern Wasco Couutf Oregon, Thursday, March 25, 1926
No. 20
IAIPIM
SMOKING HILL IS
FOM RIVER
What May Be Miniature Volcano
Attracting Attention of People
Fiuuret In Rocki Permit Escape
. of Smoke, Steam and Gat
Grata Killed Around Hole
What may prove to be a sub
terranean hot spring or a min
i ature volcano has been discovered
at mile post CO up the river by
the 0. It. &. N. track,
About three weeks ago John
Foley, track inspector for that
road, saw what he took to be
smoke issuing from some rocks
above the right-of-way. John
watched that point day by day
and on Saturday last decided
upon a closer investigation. He,
in company of a Mexican section
hand, went to the top of the hill.
There they found several
holes j
in the rocks from one of which
clouds of steam were ascending
to the sky. Mr. Foley poked his
head into the hole but was com
pelled to withdraw it because of
the offensive order emenating
. from the aperture.
The rocks around the fissure
were warm and at the edges wet
spots showed, demonstrating
what was supposed to be smoke
was steam. The rocks there are
not lava, but have the appearance
of pumice or limestone. The
grass around the crater in a di
ameter of 20 feet has all turned
yellow, showing there ma be
gas mixed with the steam. j
Mr. Foley says that when he
first observed the smoke coming
from the mountain he thought
some porcupine had built a nest
in the rocks and by some un
known manner this had become
ignited. His investigation on
Saturday dispelled that idea.
The place where the steam comes
from the rocks is in a direct!
north and south lino with the
warm spring on the Indian reser
vation, and those who have been
informed of the steam coming
from the ground incline to the
belief that the water from those
springs flows to to this side of
river by subterranean passage,
or that a buried stream of water
is flowing over lime stone, which
couses the liquid to heat
send up clouds of steam to the
surface. " ;
Several Maupinites propose to
make a trip to mile post 60 and
make a through investigation of
the phenomena.
Trek Bulls To Antelope
W. B. Sloan of Tygh Valley
brought several high grade bulls
to Maupin Tuesday and put
them in the 0. R. & N. Btock
yards. The animals have been
sold to Antelope stockmen and
their drivers came in for them
on Wednesday.
Big Crop of Pigs
L. C. Henneghan has had
wonderful luck with his. pig
crop this season. He has 25
brood sows and they have pro
duced about 200 pigs so far this
season. That is an average of
eight pigs to the litter. Since
last fall Mr. Henneghan has
marketed 240 fat porkers, receiv
ing from 13.10 to 141 cents per
pound for same at the yards.
Spring tonics now in order.
Let us recommend .something.
' Maupin Drug Store. . '
Radio Aids Farmers , j
To Save Money
A recent inquiry sent to farmj
ers as to the commerial value of
their radios brought replies from
500 farm radio listeners in Texas,
Oklahoma and Louisiana. One
hundred and sixty-three reported
that their radios saved them
money each year, savings averag
ing $143.64 per family.
Market reports were consid
ered the greatest financial ad
vantage of ra iio, tho some farm
ers saved in movie tickets, gaso
line and magazine purchases. '
Farmers are using the more
powerful sets. About 70 per
cent of those reporting had loud
speakers, 24 per cent had three
tube receivers, and 21 per cent
five tube receivers. Seventy
two per cent listens regularly " to
talks on agicultural subjects?
Shipping More Porkers
0. S. Walters and Chas. Wal
ker will each ship a carload
of fat hogs to the Portland mar.
ket. They will take the porkers
to the yards Saturday night over
the Oregon Trunk. These
gentlemen have shipped several
carloads of hogs to Portland the
past few months and will have
more to follow shortly.
prounds Get Trees
Principal Geiserwith Director j
Kaiser and several High school;
boys set out trees around the
school grounds Wednesday morn
ing. It is the intention to en
tirely surround the grounds with
trees of different varieties, and
those set out this time are but
the forunners of more to fol
low. ,
I
ElevenYears Ago
From The Timej Mch. 26. '15
The W. H. Staats Mercantile
Go's store was broken into some
time Monday night by - safe
blowers. The safe was blown
open and about $80.00 in cash
taken, besides looting the store
of a quantity of tobacco, cigar
ettes, knives and razors. They
also took several watches from
the case of II. L. Emmons, the
jeweler. Nitro glycerine was
ancMu3ed and a number of new
blankets were, used to .muffle the
sound of the explosion..
Ollie Bothwell was' badly
bruised about the face last Mon
day. When he opened the barn
door a horse standing close by j ANNUAL SCHOOL PLAY
kicked suddenly . striking a ' Saturday, April 10, is an im
crossbar, which hit his face, portant date to the people of
cansing some bad "cuts .'and Maupin and nearby towns, for
loosening several teeth. the high school will then present
, t o,kj cnnoA .' J their annual play. The drama i3
the sheep men and , a large , per;
cent is predicted owing ,to the
ideal weather,
One of the largest trout caught
here this season was landed by
Dr. Hatfield Monday! It mea
over 25 inches. . . , ; i
Mrs. Rice, a sister of Mrs.
Richard Johnson, is here for a
few days' visit on her return
home from the Panama-Pacific
exposition. Her hqme is at
Spokane, Washington. ', ,
A vaudeville . performance
under the direction of the local
Artisans Assembly No. 490, will
be staged here on. Friday, April
2." Admission will be 10 'cents.
Ladies will bring boxes for, two,
to be sold at 50 cents each
Read The Times -get the ne ws
An Eye-Opening Statement
The press dispatches from New York under date
of March 8, carried a surprising report of facts and
figures of farming conditions in this country surpris
ing from the fact that the story was given out by the
" big industrial interests of the nation, The National In
dustrial Conference Eoard. This board is composed
of manufacturers, public utilities, transportation, min
ting and other big interests, and it has investigated
farming and other conditions for a year past. Follow
ing are its condensed findings r
; After deducting enough from the farmer's income
to cover food, fuel and clothing supplied by the farm,
the average' farmer has an annual cash income of $100,
Net return of the average farmer's investment for
the past five years has been 2 per cent.
The actual average earnings of farmers per year
are $700; factory workers $1255; railroad workers
$1572: clerical workers $2141; ministers $1678; gov
ernment workers $1650.
In 1919 the per capita income of the farmer was
' $362; the following year it was $298 and in 1921 it
was $186. In comparison the city workers' incomes
for thesft years' were $723, $816 and $701.
There was an increase of 1000 per cent of farm
faihres between 1910 and 1924, while there was no in
creass in commercial failures during this time.
.'Invested farm capital dropped $12,000,000 in the
, five years from 1920 to 1925.
1 The buying power of the farmer has steadily de
creased for the past 25 years.
. The farmer receives 40 cents a dollar on his in
come dollar, as compared with worker engaged to other
ocaupations.
The cost of farming rose 600 per cent between
1910 and 1920.
The report says the condition is a "serious mal
adjustment and it is no longer paying agriculture to
maintain its production. The farmer i3 tending to be
come increasing! v radical while the city dweller is be
coming more ana more conservative.'
"Congress is alarmed over the clamor of the farm
ers from nearly every state in tho Union that the gov
erment take some an-.ion to save them from general
bankruptcy. They bluntly say that one of the chief
causes of the price disparity is effective protection for
industry and labor, while they must take the European
price for agricultural products of which they must ex
port the surplus. They are demanding an even break
with other industries. "
Teachers Voted Upon
The following members of the
present faculty of the MauDin
schools have been voted upon
and will be offered contracts for
another year by the school board:
Prof. R. Gei8er, Mrs. Vere De
Voe and Mrs. Lucile Cantrell.
Many applications for positions
here have been received by the
board and trom these, the bal
ance of the teaching corp will be
chosen.
News of Interest
entitled "The High Cost of
Truth" and has been for several
yesrs a very successful play on
the professional stage. It is a
three-act comedy, which depends
for its humor upon clever lines
and unusual situations rather
than burlesque characterizations.
The first act is set in the office
of a sucessful business man, and
the two following acts in the
parlor "-'of his summer home.
The cast includes eleven high
school boys and girls, each one of
whom is endeavoring to make
the evening of April 10 one to be
long reme"mbered for its fun and
clean entertainment:
PREMIER RECORDS
: During the past month Charles
Bothwell, Edmund Wilson, and
Wilbur Mattews of the sixth
grade, and Bonriey Duus, Laco
Made Final Proof
Art Fargher made final proof
on his homestead before Com
missioner F. D. Stuart yesterday.
His witnesses were Clarence
Fargher and John Manion. The
tract proved up on is in the
Bakeoven district and is one of
choicest parcel of land around
here.
The Times-only $1.50 a year.
From the Schools j
Greenrt, Melvin Lindley and Win
dell Lindley of the fifth grade,
were neither absent nor tardy.
The following pupils in the
nigh school made a pertect re
cord in attendance and punctuali
ty for the past month: Irene
Matthews, Alda Pugh, Helen
Weberg, Winnifred Kaiser, Jean
Wilson, Clarence Hunt, Estel
Stovall, Kenneth Snodgrass,
Earl Greene, Fred Shearer,
James Appling.
Pupils of third and fourth
grades neither absent nor tardy
during the past month were:
Earl Addington, Douglas Both
well, Jack Chastain, Ralph Kai
ser. Herbert Kramer, James
Slusher, Henry Wilson, "Gene
vieve Allen, Francis Lindley,
Ruth Mathews, Jean Renick. 1
Illustrated menus
The pupils of Mrs.' Morrison's
room are preparing health book
lets which will show menus for
breakfast, luncheon and dinner
illustrated by pictures cut from
magazines.
Maupin Possesses Fine
Large Sulphur Spring
A spring, which is attracting
more or less attention of the
people of this city, has its exist
ence about half a mile up the
river from the Union Pacific de
pot Some section men dis
covered the spring and drank of
its waters. They did not repeat
the experiment, as the water
had a disgreeable taste and odor.
A few weeks ago John Foley and
Dave Donaldson cleaned out the
hole, dug a drain and now the
spring is flowing a healthy
stream. The edges and bottom
of the hole are covered with
what appears to be sulphur,
which also lines the drain ditch.
Dave used the water from this
spring for drinking purposes and
says it had a most benefiicial ef
fect upon his kidneys. He claims
the mineral in the water has
great medical properties. We
are going to send a sample of the
water away for analysis to deter
mine just what makes it taste so
like rotten eggs and-smell like
skunk cabbage.
Surveyors Miss Wap.
With New Cutoff
The engineers who are laying
out the road between Wapinitia
and the edge of the reserve have
aroused the ire of Wapinitiaites
for the reason that their line
does not strike that burg. In
stead it leaves the market road
at the turn which Jeads to the
town. It was confidently ex
Dented 'that the new road would
go through the village, and to
, have itmiss altogether is "a pill
too large for the people , of that
j place to swallow with pleasure,
j An effort will be made to have
j the engineers reconsider their
line. 5
Traffic Officer Needed
This section of the Dalles-
California highway greatly needs
a traffic officer. Hardly a day
passes but some driver with more
speed than sense in his noodle
"hits 'er up" through town much
faster than the traffic laws allow.
Yesterday morning a Lincoln
car containing five men went
through at about 45 miles, and
in the afternoon a Ford ' was
driven though at its limit. Some
day an accident wiil occur, then
an officer will be stationed here.
A case of "locking the barn
door after the horse is stolen."
Visitor From JNevada
Last Thursday Dr. Stovall was
agreeably surprised when his
brother, A. E. Stovall. unex.
pectedly came in the drug store.
The visitor hailed from Gold
field, Nevada, where he is en
gaged in railroad work. He left
on his return trip Saturday
morning.
Went To Bear Springs
Last Sunday Leonard Farlow
made a trip over to Bear Springs
27 mile3 distant from Maupin.
Leonard says he encountered no
snow and but little was visible
on the route. He states the road
is in exceltent condition all the
way.
"Some WIRT
B. L. Forman was in from
Wapinitia Monday. Mr. For
man states that the wind was so
strong Saturday that he was
compelled to stable his tractor
and cease plowing for. the time
being, as the wind filled the
cylinders and carbeurator with
sand;
MILITARY CAMP
OPENS JUNE 18
Boys 17 Up to 31 In Advanced
Class Eligible to Attend
Vancouver Barracks to Accom
modate 500 Canditatet All
Equipment Furniihed
Candidates are being enrolled
now for the Citizens' Military
Camps of Oregon and Washing
ton. The largest camp in the
area will be the Infantry camp
at Vancouver Barracks. Briga
dier General Paul A. Wolf will
be in command. Active pre
parations are under way at the
present time and a complete tent
camp equipped with bath houses,'
kitchens and mess halls will be
ready for the 500 candidates
when they arrive on June 18th.
The camp is open to boys of 17
and in the advanced classes up
to the age of 31. Boys of aver
age intelligence who are able to
pass the physical examination
will be admitted. All necessery
expenses going to and returning
from camp will be paid by the
government and each candidate
will be furnished with uniform,
food and shelter while in camp.
Vancouver Barracks is located
on the north bank of the Colum
bia River near the Pacific high
way and adjoins the city of Van
cover. Portland is only five
miles away, lying across the
Columbia to the south. Pearson
Field, with aviators training in
flying every day, is located with
in a stone's throw of the camp
site itself. It would be. hard to
find a more beautiful place or
one that is better adapted to the
purpose of a military camp, i
For information and applica
tion blanks apply to The Com
manding Officer, Vancouver Bar
racks, Washington.
Buys Service Satation
Paul Muller haa become the
owner and manager of the ser
vice station formerly conducted
by A. L Milier at Tygh Valley.
Paul, will add a stock of tires
and auto accessories and willalso
sell- Ford cars. The past week
he has disposed of a Ford coupe
to MissThelma Bonney of Shani
ko, a fordoor sedan to Floyd
Johnson, a like car to G. A.
Hood and touring car to another
man. A line of oils, greases and
gasolene will also be carried.
Traveler's wants will receive
courteous attention at all times.
Mr. Mnller says that he will
take as his motto "service at all
times," and we are sure he will
live up to it.
Oregon News Notes
Eugene Signal and ballast
gangs rush work on Natron Cut-
Off; " :.'-. -: v"
Homestead Idaho and Ore
gon will build $75,030 bridge
across Snake River.
Salem -Denny & Co. contract
for 60 cars black cherries here,
and 20 cars at McMinnville.
Hermiston R. C. Crowder
sells "Hermiston Herald."
Klamath 1 Fallls-Pelican Bay
sawmill starts two shifts, 300
men to cut 70,000,000 feet this
year ; V
Oregon and Washington lum
bering and logging employ 71,
000 men, with wages of $100,
000,000 a year, -