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VOLUME XIV
MAUPIN, OREGON; THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1928
Number 18
Coos Rancher Reasons
Against Proposed
$3 License Tax
Coos Bay Rancher Speak Hit Mind
Regarding $3.00 Aula Tax
Write Cooa Bay Harbor
C . H. Waymire, a Kentucky Inlet
rancher, write Edgar McDanlel of
the Cooi Bay Ilurbor a personal
Utter anent the proposed $3.00 auto
license fee. Mr. Wewmire, in home
ly but plain language, concisely put
the question before the readers of
the Harbor, and we consider hit ar
gument good enough to iteul for
these columns. Mr, Waymire iuyt;
Hello Mac: As I read the Oregon
Journal and the letters publisher In
tnat paper, I am coming to the con
cision that thire ure a lot of folks
going to vote for the $3 auto license
fee, I ant persuaded to believe thut
If the thing crrn; it will cripple
our roud program for several years.
I also believe that after huving voted
so many large bond issues for road
purposes and having so many pro
jects under way, and using money
from the present license ftea to pro
vide mean( of puymcnt, it would be
a relative of repudiation to change
to the mall fee.
We all know that tho licenses are
hgh. We also know good rouds come
high and in good road ure built en
tirely for auto travel, why this great
croak? Every man who lives where
ho can run on a good road saves
more than his lieinso on repaint each
year. We must not stop building
roads for the business of tho state
demands them and more of them.
And as we spent as much money for
pleasure as we do for profit good
roads have a strong pull on the plea
ure seekers.
It is n I ho well known that good
roads pay a larger per cent on the
amount invested than many other in
vestments we make. So business,
pleasure and profit all call for more
good roads and to cripple roud build
ing is a little short of a crime.
A large per tent of tho folks
advocate gas tax. They don't seem
to think that to tax gas 4c or 6c
above other states would almost equal
no tux, as I know of no law prohibit
ing me buying gas in California,
Idaho or Washington. Then good
night roads.
A good many argue taxing curs at
valuo. To do this will run all ser
vice stations overtime repairing cattt
away tin lizzies thut would only bo
assesed at about $25 and the park
Ing lots would bo a sight to behold
arid refined people would be dis
gusted and disgraced by the old
things on the roud.
Mac, a $3 man will do almost any
thing. I am wondering if he won't
advocate having his punts legs cut
above his knees to save a bit of
money.
Say, folks, lets hold our present
license fee at least until some other
means are provided to rime the nec
essary crish to go on with the good
work. To vote a $3 tax without
something to take its place won't do.
And, Mac, the hardest kickers I
have met are folks who pay no tax
for they have nothing but a car to
tax and to let them off for $3 would
be a crime against men who own a
ten acre lot, a house, a cow, a homo
or a few chickens or stand of bees
or a measly old dog, then add to
his numerous sources of trouble he
also has a cur, and as already stated
we build roads for the cars so lot
them pny for them .
Yours,
C. M. WAYMIRE.
HOOVER FAVORITE IN MAUPIN
Everyone Aaked Show Preference
For Oregon Quaker for President
The Times man made a canvass of
our busines men relative tb choice
for president, and the Republicans
to a man signified that Herbert
Hoover was their choice. Among
the Democrots tho sentiment seems
to be Bbout equnlly divided between
Smith, Reed and Walsh.
Baby Shower
The ladies of tho Maupin Com
munity club will hold a baby shower
for Mrs. Gordon Meteer at the li
brary this; afternoon. Mrs. Metteer
has but recently come hack to Mau
pin, having been at Fossil all winter
and at which place her little daugh
ter was born last month.
WOOD MANAGER TWIN PEAKS
AUTO COMPANY AT DALLES
Formar Manager Distributing Agent
For Star Car Al Portland Al
to Handles Bulck Auto
Hugh Wood is high muck-a-muck
at the Twin Peaks Auto garage and
sules house in The Dalles, he having
succeeded to that position last week.
The former manager has been ap
pointed general distributor for Star
car at Portland, and refused to ac
cept that position unless Hugh would
tuke over the management of The
Dalles, end of the business.
Mr. Wood is familiar with all the
phase of the automobile game and
as manager of the Twin Peaks Auto
company's plant will add zest and
life to the business end thereof that
has long been needed.
Hugh Intends to soon stage a
bie
used car sale, at which time rnany
such autos will be sold at prices !
greutly reduced from those allowed
former owners who have traded In
uxed cars on new ones.
KOZER IS NOT A CANDIDATE
Slat
Law Preclude Hi Again
Running For Office
Ho la Favor
In the primary nominating elec- j
won on inay jpin mere win oe one
familiar name absent from the list j
! .. II IHiL 11 111 t. 1
of candidates for se.-etary of
(i u A lia.aa sail.. Ik j . -
sum a. ivozer, wno nas Dcen con-1
nected with the state house , for a
great muny yean, and who has
twice served as secretary of state, is
prohibited by law from again being
a candidate. The Oregon law pro
vide that the secretary of state, the
treasurer and the governor shall not
serve more than eight years out of
twelve, or more than two consecutive
terms, Thus it developes thnt Sam 1
Korer cannot run for reelection this
year.
II11I Hoss, who has just resigned
ns secretary to the governor to en
ter the race for nomination to uc
ceed Mr. Kozcr, continues to lead
the field, and is generally conceded
to be the favored candidate.
T ... ,,r' Comi"
The West Coast Players, a comedy
thu.tr.cal troupe are billed for a
show at Legion hall on the evening
of Friday. March 23. The company
is a comedy aggregation and prom-
ise. an evening of real laughter.
Will Start Cruihe
The Hillstrom Bros.
rock crusher
was put in commission for the first
time yesterday. Drilling has been in
operation for the past two weeks,
the rock gone through being a sort
"of granite which breaks up into
small chunks, juct right for crushing.
It Is expected the contractors will
open up a quarry at the foot of the
the'Bakeoven grade this week. Gus
Derthick is. operating the pneumatic
"jack" hammer.
Ordered Chevrolet Coach
George Clnymier will soon accept
delivery of a fine 1928 Chrevrolct
coach, he having ordered one from
Richmond & Son. George traded in
his Chrevrolet truck on the deal.
Buys Toy Puppy-
While at Portland this week Mark
Stuart purchased a little fox terrier
puppy for his little son, Dale. The
dog Is of a fine pedigree and will
inuke a fine playmate for Dale.
Working At Warehouse
Earl Crabtree has resigned as
driver of the state truck, he being
succeeded by Gordon Metteer. Earl
has been assisting George Morris at
the Maupin warehouse the past
week, they hipping out wheat.
Choirs Rehearse
Both the men's and women's choirs
of tho Sacred Heart church met at
the home of W. II. and .Mrs. Staat3
on Monday night for rehearsal.
Saint's Day Celebration
Don't forget that the birth of St.
Patrick will be celebrated lit Maupin
by a big dance and supper, to be
given by the Altar society of the
Sacred Heart Catholic church. The
dance will be held at Legion hall on
the evening of Saturday, March 17,
and easily will be the event of the
season.
Walko tablets for white diarrhea,
roup and cholera in chickens and
turkeys, 60 cents at the
Drug Store,
Maupin
A Home Product Contractor '
Who's Master of His Trade
JOB CRABTREE IS MASTER CARPENTER THAN WHOM NONE
BETTER LIVES IN EASTERN OREGON WORKS IN
CONCRETE AS WELL AS IN LUMBER AND BRICK
Last week we gave
brief history of one
space to a
of Maupin'i
leading contractors, and this week!
will endeavor to tell all we have
been able to learn of the other man,
whose work as a contractor is equal
to thet of any other In this state,
Job Crabtree.
Mr. Crabtree is a native Oregon-
ian, having been bom In Linn coun -
. whe h 'or maaj years.
Dtiore he reached his majority he
!came nig parents to the Wap-
Initia Plains. There he followed the
calling of a farmer for many years.
About 15 years ago he decided that
his talents did not lie in grain rais
ing, so he came to Maupin and ac
cepted employment with L. C. Wil-
helm, who was then following con
tracting and building.
For eight years Mr. Crabtree was
associated with Mr. WHhelm, and
.
was employed in constructing nearly
every building in Maupin, especially
after the fire of September, 1921,
t ii . i
when all of the present concrete
'.tores and other business blocks were
I constructed.
In June( m4 Mr Crabtree went
t A,torja, and at that city was em-
ployed by one of the leading con-
tractors there. At that time
Astoria was recovering from its dis-
autre us fire. He remained at the
WALK INTO THE SHOW SHOP
Don't Stop at Box Office for Ticket)
It Free
Yes, its free, although it is seldom
one gets something for nothing.
Kramer Bros, v.r going- to stare
free entertainment nt the Legion
iha!l thin week Saturday night. The
'entertainment will not be a picture
8how but M oon thc Hhnw
over the floor m bp cie.,ml and
ft .,,,, dlm. w, bp C( off m.
itik Mng funhhp(l buy th(1 wc
;known Troubadour Pour.
The picture will be an industrial
one, showing the making of the new j thru cooperative growers' organiza
Ford enrs and trucks, depicting Units.
eveiy process of manufacture, from I The test c;ise on which the decision
!the raw nntcrinl to the finished pro-
duet. It will be a story in five reels.
As an added attraction the Indies of
thc Legion Auxiliary will serve a
supper in the basement during the j oerativc marketing act. The Ken
dencp, but thnt is not. free; it'll have tucky state court of appeals had fin-
tr 'e paid for, and at that will be
..ell worth thc price. Everybody
and their hired help nre invited to
the show and dance, so come out.
Wheat Winter Killed
Wheat in sections near Eight mile
has been winter killed, it being esti
mated that at least 1,000 acres will
have to be reseeded. The kind that
the frost hit was Federation, a spring
grain, sown bst fall. Some ranch-
ers report their fields of that wheat
as having gone through the cold
weather without dnmago.
Remodeling Residence
Crabtree and Creighton are at
work on the Bates Shattuck resi
dence, giving it a genernl overhaul
ing. The front porch will be taken
off and the room it occupies thrown
into tho living room. A new porch
will be built along the whole east
end and the main part extend to the
end of the entry at the rear." Bates
says that the only part of the house
that will not be chnnged will be the
bath room.
Morn Street Lights
Maupin will soon have more street
lights, so announces the local power
company. One is to be on the cor-
' " ?lri s "smence, one oy
Job Crabtree a place, and one by Bob
Wilson s. The location of the fourth
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wu niivo uoi lenrnea.
Reported Early Lambs
Clarence and Art Farglier. were
down from the Fargher Bakeoven
sheep ranch on Monday, They re
port a few early lnmbs among their
flock so far this season. Wool ac
cording to the boys, shows evidences
of being a
heavy crop while lambs
t pre expected to be
above the aver-
lege in number.
1 lower Columbia metropolis a matter
'of two years, and then came back to
Maupin. As soon as he arrived hisruplcy' Ine new company is con:0ut of every hundred break down
services were sought and since then IP08611 ot locl capitalists, headed by with thia disease. Even YOU mav
1 he has been busy at all times. He has
, been engaged principally in jobbing,
but aside from that has constructed
several buildings, notably that of the
Tillotson Motor company, in which
; u 1B,U uu"'
I including concrete walls and floors,
service" Dumn foundations and rest
rooms. Thr.t building, standing as it
dots on one of the principal comers 1
of the town and being of attractive j
'architecture, stands as a monument!
to Mr. Crabtrce's ability as
a con-
struetor.
At this writine Mr. Crabtree is
engaged in altering the interior of j As an '"stance of the great dam
Ihe Shuttuck store and when he has j 8e that can be done by animals as
completed the job the store will have
j every appearance of having been but
' recently built.
I As a Kide line Mr. Crabtree runs a
' home dairy, at the present time milk-
ing seven cows and having better
than 30 regular cuatomers for his ,lns 'es due to mice in gram ware
product. He is the father of an in- i hues in the Sacramento Valley.
1 teresting family of boys, three of
. whom, Jessie, Andrew and Richard,
stand high in their studies in High
school and are active in all branches
of alhetics connected with the
: school.
MARKETING ASSN. SUSTAINED
j U. S. Supreme Court Approve of
j Collective Marketing Agreement
The Supreme Court of the United
r. I States hns just rendered a unnnimou ;
A ' di-rision approving state1 cooperative
marketing acta, end recognizing the
necessity of marketing agreements
1 , 1 c
between members of cooperative as -
ocialions
Such acts ere in force in 42 states
end the decision is rogirdcd rs of
vital importance to the 2,700.000
formers who are marketing $2,400,
000.000 worth of products annually
was rendered wfis nr'jrinnlly brought
by the Rurlcy Tobacco Growers of
Kentucky ng.iinst the Liberty Ware
house Co., under the Bingham co-
Ud the Warehouse company $000 for
inducing a member of the coopera
tive to break his contract and sell to
it.
The Burlcy Tobacco association,
through its attorney, Aaron Sapiro,
contended that the standard coopera
tive marketing act was necessary for
the successful operation of farmers
cooperative associations and that the
verv existence of such cooperatives
dept'nded "Pen faithful performance
j of the membership contracts,
The defense attacked the Ken
tucky Act, which is similar in all ma
jor respects to the cooperative acts
of other state, contending that it is
in violation of the constitution and
of the Sherman and Clayton anti
trust laws.
In stating the decision of the Su
preme Court. Justice McReynolds,
said: "This court has recognized as
permissible some discrimination in
tended to encourage agriculture."
The decision olso recognized the ne
cessity of marketing njrreements to
lie success of cooperatives, ond that
cooperative marketing by farmers
"promoted the common interest"
Families Will Move
The Resh and Meteer families will
soon begin spring moving, the form-
! er to the Butler residence and the
latt nov'm lnto the George Cun-
Lingh,m ho',rt to be vacateJ by
the Re!h,gi Mavnr But1rr wiil 8(lon
i., T.f;.. tv.. a'.m... ti
ii,n i,itiuni iwi tin; iiuvy, iiit'lt-
by leavintr his residence for rent.
Bnknry Has New Wafron
Johnny McLeod came to town on
Monday morning driving a brand
npw Reo speed wagon, in use by
the Oregon Bakery on their country
route. The . wngon is painted ta
same as the old one and is copablo
of making greater speed over the
hills between here and The Palles.
KINGS PRODUCT PLANT TO BE
, OPERATED AT THE DALLES
New Company Taket Over Plant and
Will Start Running on Early
Vegetables Fruit Later
The Dalles Packing Corporation
was organized recently and took over
the fruit handling rights of the Kings
Products company, which was operat-
ied as a dehydrating plant before that
Company waj manipulated into bank-
Hon. J. L. Kelly and his sons, and the ;
intention i; to dry apricots, prunes
and appleg this year, and some spin
ach, with the purpose of adding other
products later. This will make a lo-
cal market for producers in the upper
Columbia valley tributary to The
Dalles and will maintain a prosperou,,
inuuBiry witn gooa payroll, eay the
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M,CE GREAT HAVOC WORKERS
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Destroy Gram and Sack Valued at
$100,000 In One Year
",,u i'Farenuy insignmcant 84
mice, ligures may be cited from a re
port of the Biological Survey of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture
from the leader of its rodent-control
work in California, showing the start-
!The atTgregate lo ses during the last
jveRr. according to the report, were
' not 'ws than $100,000. In one ware-
;"ouse 10,000 gunny sacks, worth 14
cents apiece, had to be used to re
sack grain at the time of spring
:hipment.' The loss of grain, labor,
etc., in addition to the bags, amount-
jeu in this one warehouse to more
jthan 55,000. The mice eut through
1 the ba-js and crrried off the burlap
jfor nests besides es.ting or wasting
1 the grain. In moving' 1,500 bags
each dny th men considered it lucky
'tnYinrt 100 bag; that required no
mending.
! .
Firo Br Tree-
,
i cutting wood in the timber
" . '. Wle :' JU,WS on'Pn
naa tiie pleasure of finding a bee
tree. It seems that he saw a honey
bee on a tump and decided to "line
it.". The bee headed for an oak tree
about BO yards fmm where he -was
working, which upon investigation,
showed thnt it contained a swarm of
bees. Julius says he is sure to have
ul "vm lvr ne" wrawr-
..t I. t . j.
Limb Maker In Maupin
Ernest R. Leaf, brother-in-law of
N. G. Hedin, was in Maupin a short
time on Menday, being on his way
to Bend. Mr. Leaf is a member of
the Artificial Limb and Truss com
pany of Portland. He recently sup
plied Pete Conley with an artificial
limb, and O. S. Walters was also
fitted with such an aid to navigation
by Mr. Leaf.
Splinter in Thumb
M . I. Shearer has been nursing a
pretty sore thumb the past 10 days.
In some mnnner he had a splinter en
ter the digit, going in next to the
hand and continuing the full length
of the thumb. He went to The
Dalles and hud the splinter removed
and since has been in considerable
pain, not considering the
venience.
lncon-
Saved The Eggs
Last Wednesday, while returning
from a neighbor's with a sack of
eggs, Mrs. James Chalmers was so
unfortunate as to fall on the bank
above the walk in front of her house. ! National Editorial As ociation, corn
She tried to save herself but the con-1 posed of small town publishers and
sequence of the fall was that she sus- ' printers believe that this is right
tained two badly wrenchud limbs as ly busines for commercial printers,
well as several contusions. Mrs.
Chalmers was laid up a day or two,
but the eggs were saved.
Cut Off Finger End
While tinkering with an electric
motor Sunday morning Joe Kramer
had the tip of one of his fingers cut
off, it having been caught in the
mechanism of the machine.
Maupin Downs Ty&h 21-8
Maupin Hteh school hnVetsh'1"
ers went to Mosier last Friday and
tnere engaged the Tygh VaUty .1
ream in a game, winning by a score
of 21-8.
Neither veamj unterevl i he
t'. UTiament held that evening t .n jMr Jones' sister, Mrs. Jean Wray.
tenting gthemsel e3 with regular i They were accompanied by Miss Lu
scheduled game for the pennant. tcile Laird, also of Madras.
Dreaded T B Curable if
Precautions Taken
In Early Stage
Symptom Heralding Approach of Tho
Dread Disease See Your
Doctor for Deciaion
Thousands of people have tubercu
losis and never know it. About two
have tuberculosis and not know it I
Watch For Danger Signs
You may be infected and never de
velop tuberculosis:. But if you feel
any of the following danger signs of
j tuberculosis, especially if you hve
j two or three of them in combination,
j take no chances. See your dw.
iLet him d
loo fcaUy Itred
Are you tired all the time without
any cause' that you can think of? Not
laziness, but fatigue that, loss of
ambition and energy that gives you
an all-in feeling? That may be a
danger sign of tuberculosis. Let
your doctor decide.
Loss of Weight
When you begin to lose weight
fairly rapidly with no apparent rea
son and when such loss of weight is
accompanied by loss of "pep" or a
"tired all the time" feeling, it may
be tuberculosis. Let your doctor de
cide. " ' "
Indigestion
Loss of appetite or what is com
monly called "indigestion" is fre
quently an early sign of tuberculosis.
This is especially so if with it goes a
loss of "pep" and loss of weight. Let
your doctor decide whether your in
digestion is or is not a sign of tuber
culosis. Cough That Holds On
A cough that lasts more than two
weeks should always be viewed with
suspicion. It may be cr.nsed by tuber
culosis. Take no chances. Let your
doctor decide.
B'ood Spotting
Elood-streaked sputum or quanti
ties of blood with coughed up mat
ter should put you on your guard. It
may be tuberculosis. Lit your doc
tor decide.
Tuberculosis is Curable
No Chon:c Disease Is More F.aiHy
Curable Than Tuberculosis, If It Is
Discovered In Time. The danger
signs listed above are the earlist signs
of tuberculosis that are most com
monly noticed. Proper treatment in
!a sanatorium or nt home will restore
health in most cases of early tuber-
PHlnsis If in rlmiKf novo on ovom.
ination today, with bare chest. Your
local or state tuberculosis or public
health association will assist you with
information or in other ways, if you
do not know what to do. They will
serve your doctor or you for the ask
ing. Take no chances.
PUBLISHERS BACK OF THE BILL
How Cost Segregations Vould Look
To Customers
Backed by 15,000, newspaper pub
lishers of-the United States, a bill
has been introduced into congresij
by Senator Oddie of Nevada, pro
hibiting the postoffice department
from competing with private busi
ness in the printing of envelopes. ;
It b in line with the policy of
President Coolidge that the govern
ment should not attempt to do what
can be t be done by private enter
prise. At the present time the
government prints return notices
on envelopes on order from custo-
j nier,
The sponsors of the bill
and not a function of government.
Bought Ford Coupe
W. E. Richmond and son, Ralph,
went to Portaiul the latter part of
last week and while there bought a
Ford Coupe. The Richmonds con
template a trip through California
and then will go through Montana,
where they have several building
contracts to finish up buildings
awaiting them.
Visited Mrs. Wray
Thomas Jones, wife and daughter,
Miss Doris, came over from Madras
1 last Sunday and pent the day with