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FTnYTnWY Always working for the best Interests of Maupin and all of Southern Wasco County. Publishes only that news fit to print. Caters to no particular class, but works for all. . 1 1MB MAUPIN, OREGON", THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1928 VOLUME XIV Number 40 MA TPIM 1 JUL. JLJ l CONTRAIL TO BE in Highway CommUdoa to Open Bids a August 14 at Portland Splclficatlon Cited The following from The Dalles Chronicle of Tuesday says that bids for the 'construuctlon of tha atata highway bridge over tha Dechutes rivar at Maupin will ba received by the highway commission at Portland August 14, according to copy of tha apeclficationa ami plana on file at the local maintenance office here today. A glance at the apeclficationa show that the Deschutes river bridge at Maupin wil be one of tho most Impressive spuns in thia sec tion of the staate. The contract will rail for a street center span across the waters of the Deschutes, 200 feet in length. At either end will be reinforced concrete aproache. The approaches will reach from the banks of the river out over rail road tracks which parallel the stream on either side at this point. The successful contractor must sign a written agreement Indemni fying the Oregon Trunk and 0. W. R. & N. company" railroads against damage, loss of life or delay in transmission of freight, passengers or "Messages, while the bridge I be ing built. To Ue Old Spaa Traffic will be cared for over the present bridge, but the contrac tor must agree to keep tha old bridgo in repair while the new span is be ing constructed. When the new bridge Is completed, he must tear down the old structure to the bed of the river and dwn up all debris, according to the contract. Some idea, of the magnitude of the proposition is seen in the de tails of the contract, which call for 1200 cubic yards of excavation, 2010 cubic yards of concrete in three classes. 340.000 oounds of structural steel, 320,000 pounds of reinforcing meUl, and 1670 feet of reinforced jroncrete ornamental handrail. No concrete may be poured un der water, cofferdams being requir ed below the level of the stream. These cofferdams miiHt bo removed when the bridge is finished. New strength specification; for concrete must be met by the contractor, the state declares. The state will supply crushed rock for the concrete work. ALL SHOULD OBSERVE FIRE PREVENTION WEEK Suggested That Week Be Extended aad Made Fire Prevention Year Idea Good Fire Prevention Week is coming. For seven days the people of the United States will bo given every opportunity to learn from various or ganizations, both private and public means of prevention and protection. Every year the red demon takes more than 10,000 American lives and destroys over $500,000,000 worth of American property. It is the greatest enemy of prosperity and progress we have to face. To assist Fire Prevention Week activities the National Board of Fire Underwriters has prepared a number of posters, stickers for let ' ten, motion picture slides, puzzles, speeches to help those who will ad drera civic bodies, leaflets, book lets and, advertisements. They will be of great value in accomplishing the purpose of the week. Individuals or organizations inter ested In serving their communities by use of this material can get it by writing to the National Board of Fire Underwriters, Public Rclutionc Department, 85 John Street, New York City. But whether or not we perform active services during the week, we fhould welcome the opportunity of fered to learn the invalunble les sons of prevention. Make Fire Prevention Week, Fire Prevention Year!., Wamie People Here . A. II. C.illis and wife and II. K Hanren and wife were over from Wamlc on Monday, shopping with ' Maupin merchants. Al was talking country fair while Hansen was -boosting for the auction sale he has scheduled for September 18. SOON CIRCUS AT THE DALLES Christy Bros. Will Spread Canv at County Ssat Monday Christy Bros, big five-ring circus Is billed for two performances at The Dallea on Monday next. A fea ture of the show will be a mammoth street parade, something which cir cuses have cut out in late yeats, but one which has always appealed to lovers of the spectacular. The show curries a large menagerie, and this,, coupled with a fine program of acts tends to make Christy Bros, show well worth attending. HOME FROM DALLES HOSPITAL Cheater Crabtroe Return to Brother's Home -Fepllng Bettor Chester Crabtrce, who was severe ly injured a couple of weeks ago by being thrown under the feet of a horse and who was taken to The Dalles hospital, was brought to his brother. Roy's home on the Flat last week. The Injury to his cheat I hus responded to treatment, but the injured mnn complains of his limbs hurting him. His legs were severely bruised by sacks of wheat falling on them. CRASS FIRE CALLS FIREMEN Locomotive Sparks Reponible but No Serious Damage Done The sounding of the siren Sunday afternoon called tho volunteer fire department out to combat a grass fire on the tact hill of the Johnson ranch. Tho firemen sueccded in squelching the flames before they had reached property that might have been damaged. The fire wbs set by a spark from a locomotive, and traveled up the hill at race hnre speed. VUitor From Pataden Dennis Stovall, wife and children from South Taradcna, California, visited with the former's brother, Dr. I.. R. Rtovnll, and family a few days this week. The California people were on a trip through Ore gon and made It a point to come to Maupin while on their way home, for which place they left this morn ing. Fire At Eubank' Word was sent to town yesterday evening that a fire was raging on the Floyd Eubanks place on Juniper Flat. Several Maupin men made a hurry-up drive to the scene of tlw firo, but when they got there found their services were not required, although they helped put out quite a hit of th'e fire, it could have been handled by the harvest hands. Lot Boy Return Jesse Addington storied from the Mt Hood loop" for Maupin last Wed nesday. He was seen on the road and rent his bed roll home, but fail ed to follow it. that night. Friday Jense showed up, having been to Oregon City, thus 1 allaying the worryment of his parents, who sur mised that something disastrous might have happened to the lad. Gone to The Dalle frof. A. J. NBgle and wife have left Maupin for good, having gone to The Dalles for a time. The Pro fessor has about given up teaching rchool and has been looking around for a small farm. While in Maupin Mr. Nagle showed that he was a fine Instructor and wherever he may settle the best wishes of nearly all the patrons of the Maupin schools will go with him. Mother Arrive- Tom Gallagher and family went to Government Camp Inst Sunday and there met Mrs. Gallagher's mother, Mrs. J?. Wilcox, and brought her to Maupin. Mrs. Wilcox will remain with her daughter the bal ance of the summer. Eov' Tomil Removed Job Crabtrec and wife went to The Dalles Tuesday morning, tak ing their youngest son, James, with them. While at the county sent, James submitted to an operation for the removal of hu tonsils. Mrs. Crabtree remained nt the hospital with her son for a couple of days. Odorono Deodorant powder for perspiration, large size 60 centi cl the Maupin Drug Slute. There's Competition In Grain Buying Rata Hearing Brings Out Fact Tlat Buyers Cat Best Poihle Bargains ia Crala J The principal grain buyers and exporters of Portland, in testifying at the rate hearing last week, declar ed there was no truth in the claim advanced by Seattle Interests that grain prices In Portland are fixed by the buyers among them telves and that there is no competi tion. One of the heaviest buyers and exporters testified : ' "There is not a word of truth in these state ments or (lightest reason for mak ing them." He raid that grain buy ing not only In Portland but on the entire Pacific coast, is a free-for-all every fellow buying on the best terms he can make and in the quanti ties that suit his purpose. WHEAT MARKET IS WEAKER O. A. C. Bulletin Give Wheat Proipectt Present Continued unusually celpts of hard winter heavy wheat re- to-1 gether with Improved prospects for rprirg wheat in the United States and Canada, favorable progress ,fn K.urpean crops and lower foreign markets caused further weakness In domestic wheat markets. Soft red winter wheat, however, was scarce end continued to sill at rela tively large pretniumn over the hard winter. Private crop estimates on August 1 indicate a substantial increa-e in the North American wheat crop compared to July 1 esti mates. Rrv. Tarker In Maupin Rev. J. I. Pxrker. at one time pai tor of the U. B. Church at Waplni lia, now of Manor, Washington, was a caller in Maupin lasl week. He and his family were on their way home after attending tli World's bunday .School convention, held at J I.os Angeles, California last week The Parkers also called on friends at Wopinitia and Winnie. Gone After Berries John Confer and wife left Tues day morning for Salmon creek, where they expect to add to their supply of winter fruit in the shape of buckleberrier. They lately re turned from the vicinity of Govern- ! ment Camp, where they picked sev. ' Cral gallons of the fine fruit, , Four-Cornered Moving j A four-cornered moving took I plHce on Monday. Trof. Nagle left the Woodcock cottage and Bobby Davidson moved in; Virgil Mayhew moved to his cottage and Billy Miller moved into his own house, va cated by the Mayhews. Arranged Race Meet Some of the directors of the Fair association met at the grounds last Sunday and made out the pro gram for the races at the coming fair. The program will include many races not pulled off hereto fore and more and better races are promised for each day of the fair, j We will try and publish the full program in our nxet week's irsue of The Times. Brouthton in Town L. V. Broughton came over from The Dalles on Monday for the pur pose of securing a place in which to live during the coming school year. He has been engaged to teach the Wopinitia school and, of course, will live at that place. While in Maupin Mr. Broughton took some pictures of business places. Mr. Joe Kramer Ill Mrs. Joe Kramer has been confin ed to her bed during the past week or two. She has been very sick,' and has been attended by Dr. Christensen of Dufur. ' ForeM Ranger in Town Joe A. Graham, ranger in charge of the Clackamas Forest district, was in Maupin on business Tuesday. Mr. Graham reporti that his crews are engaged iit road building and that each one is making good head way in providing the reservations with passable roads and trails, That work will be carried on up to the time snow falla. What Oregon Makes Helps Make Oregon Nineteen Wood Products of State Recognised as Having Been Commercially Important Can yon name ninteen manufac tured wood products of Oregon that have attained distribution sufficient to be recognized as commercially important? The number has nearly doubled within five years. Here is the list: Lumber, doors, tash, panels, veneers, battery separators, myrtle wood novelties, factory cut houses, shingles, handles, oars, pulp, arrows, gasoline gauges, boxes, poles, spars, pencil slats, pulp, Venetian blinds. Can you add more? Springfield and Bend are two cities in Oregon whose business men have given some attention to patronage of one of their chief out puts In wood product1;. They en courage home industry by urging that commodities be shipped in wooden boxes. Springfield mer chnnts found that there were sixty commodities that they are buying that could be carried in wooden boxes. To help themselves, the merchants help the box shook buni- ness. Similar cooperation in Salem and Oregon elsewhere among retail dealers has helped build up demand for Oregon's linen thread. CHILDREN KNOW FORESTRY Wyoming Pupil Show Aptnci Foreat Practice' School children of Jackson Hole, Wyo., have demonstrated them selves apt pupils when it comes to forest practice. Pupils of the Wil son school recently submitted the following answers to the question: "What would you do to rave or con serve timber?" "Take out the old trees leave the young ones grow." "Take out the diseased trees," ''Don't chop down treys that you don't need." "Take out damaged trees." "Take out forked trees." "Use limbs for firewood." "When you see a fire in the woods put it out." All of these answers represent sound forestry practices. Wing Will Hold Sale Steve Wing has advert! ed an auction sale of bis farm belonging::, the sale to be pulled off on Sat'ir dry. August 26, at his placi near V nmic. Many bead of live ftock ai well as mining implements, hickens, houseSoV good?, etc., will be put up. A fre lunch at noon will be served, but those attending the requested to bring their own cups. Butler and Stuart will be tho auction officials. Sold Stacking A bunch of ladies from Portland interviewed the ladies of Maupin on Monday in the interest of a hosiery plant in Oregon's big town. They :howed a great variety of leg wear, but how many of our women gave them orders is not known. Mau pin merchants carry full lines of ladies hosiery, so why patronize out side concerns when just as good hose and at as low a price may be procured here. Will Let Bridgo Contract The Oregon State Highway com mission, in conjunction with the federal department will let the con tract for construction of the bridge over the Deschutes at this place, next Tuesday. Hillstrom Bros, have already received the contract for supplying the gravel for the concrete work. It is said the bridge will be of concrete construction, of the rigid type, and when completed will be one of the longest and best con structed bridges in Oregon. Drove to White Salmon Mrs. J. L. Elwood from The Dalles and her sister, Mrs. Dr. Bafcingcr of White Salmon, Wash ington, were in Maupin last Wed nesday. The ladies visited with Dr. Elwood during the day and late in the afternoon induced him to drive with them to White Salmon, where he visited' a short tine at the BalsingT home. Tick-l-Foot Fowder, relieves . ach ing, tired, sweaty feet. 25 cents at the Maupin Drug Store. EXTENDING SIDING SOO FEET O. T. Making More Yard Below Stock Yards Room The O. T. railway has a force of about 30 men at work building an extention to its track below the stock yards. The new track, which will be about 600 feet in length, is being constructed in order to give more room for car storage at the elevator and for the loading oat of cattle and other live stock. H. M. Greene has taken the con tract for building the grade for the new track, and he will have his job completed in a week or ten days. NEW HUCKLEBERRY BULLETIN Advices From Swim So? Berries Are Plentiful and Largo Swim, Aug. 4 Huckleberries are plentiful on the hills around Swim this season. They are the largest, juiciest berries that have been found around here for tevcral yearb. Pickers are coming In every evening i wun ineir oucxeis loaaea wun Der ries. HAUSEN WILL AUCTION RANCH Wamie Farmer to Hold Public Si , Saturday, September IS H. K. Hansen has published bills calling attention to an auction rale of his farming implements, live stock and household goods, which will be held at his ranch, three miles northeast of Wamie on Saturday, September 18. Among other things to be sold are 125 turkeys, all pure blood, many chickens, a team of horse", farm implements, several tons of alfalfa and whea hayard nany household goods. The" ranch, containing 1534 acres, will also be offered fr sale. F. C Butler will cry the sale while Frank Stuart will officiate as clerk. A free lunch ! will be served at the sale, which will. start at 10:00 a. m. SMOKER'S CODE FOR THE DRY SEASON Thine to 'Remember While In The Dry Timber Section Save Tho Foreits Dangerous to smoke while travel ing on forest, brush or grassland. Smoke only: (1) while stopping in a safe place clear of all inflammable material; cr (2) during or right after a heavy rain; or (3) inside a vehicle on two-way highways; or (4) above timber line. After smoking, put out all lighted material. The law prohibits throw ing away any burning matches or tobacco, or other lighted material, in a forest region. Forest firec from smokers result from thought nessness and carelessness. They are on the increase. Remedy a bad record by following the above code when in the forest regions. Caught Near Limit Billy Miller walked to Two Springs Saturday night and the next day took near the limit of trout He was accompanied by a friend from Portland. Flanagan VisiU Tom Flanagan, er twhile resi dent of Maupin now of, Portland came up Sunday and looked after property interests here. He return ed to his home Monday morning. Charge of Lumber Yard L. C. Wilhelm is in charge of the local lumber yard during the ab sence of Oscar Renick in the moun tains. While not dealing out lumber Lew h learning the blacksmith trade (by observaation only) of Jim Chal mers. Attend Buyers Week Bob Wilson went to The Dalles Sunday evening and the next morn ing continued 6n to Portland, where lie will take in B'-.yers Week. It is expected that th'iwanch of mer chants, of the Northwept w!ll be in Fortlnnd tln'3 weeK and Bob weit down to mingle with that throng. Ron tM Fine Cattle Oliver Resh picked p 16 head of fine fat cattle on the Warm Springs reservation ' on Tuesday, He bought the beef criters from In dinns, who arrived with them from Simnasho , ' last evening! Eleven of the cattle were young stock and all range fed. . OREGON 'S WOOL CO-OP ASSOCIATE Cains 3143 Member, la Nine Years and Represents More Tbaa 100,000 Sheep VMtlng members of the American Institute of Co-operation, on a tour of the west, were surprised when in Portland last week to find here tlie largest co-operative wool association on the American continent. They were shown the headquarters plant of the Pacific Co-operative Wool Growers, which in the nine years of its existence has gained 3143 mem bers, representing more than 800, 000 head of aheep. Another Oregon plant that surprised them was that of the Pacific Co-operative Poultry Producers In Portland, where 227, 723 cases of eggs were handled last year. FIRE COD BLAMED FOR I FIRES IN CHINA LAND Missionary I a Orient Telia of Prac tice ia Firo Fighting la Land f Queue Rev. H. G. C. Mallock, missionary in China, sends The Times a picture of a Chinese fire god and writes of how the people of that country fight fires. Among other things the missionary says, regarding jfire fighting: "You would be greatly interest ed to see a Chinese fire and tht f ire-fighters at work. Crowds of firemen come each with a long name-banner. These banners are left in line against the walls of the narrow streets near the fire. Oue set of men are carriers having carrying poles with a bucket on each end of the pole. Ahead of each farrier runs a man with a . gong beating wildly to make way for the t carrier as he brings the water from a creek or canal or well near by. He dumps the water into the tub of ( a hand-pump which forces the water up a spout onto the fire. This pump working reminds one of an old. R. R. hand-car. Wealthy men often keep a hand-pump in" their own home, but least the fire-god give the pump work to do there is writ ten on it, "Be-r-peh-yong" prepar ed but may it" not be uted, A fire in China is a noisy, exciting and very primative thing in its method of extinguishing, hut fierce in its burning. ' "While the fire is burning some times theatricals are held on the street These are to please the god-of-fire and get him to go back home. At other times, when people fear troubles are coming, they buy a paper image of the fire-god and burn false money, incense and can dles before it and then burn the image itself.' This is sending him home with spending money and fra grance to keep him front starting other fires. i "I asked the Chinese if the fire god lit a recent fire on a ship. They anrwed, 'If there was a fire on a ship the fire-god must have been there at work.' We have towers in Shanghai where men watch for f ire When one is dis covered the fire-bell is rung. Wheu the old custom house was built a large clock was placed in its tower. For some weeks after this clock be ?a nto strike the hours there were few if any fires. The Chinese said it was because the fire-god thought that every time the clock , struck there was a fire announced so he could rest without helping. All these things seem ridiculous to m but are very real to the Chinese. Chinese life and atmosphere is chuck full of such superstitions. Chinese are never free from thent and the anxiety they bring like a superstitious man forced to pa.s the night in a haunted hou.e. When the Gospel comes the believer goes free. For he knows the Truth that makes free indeed." Ignore Water Rule The city council recently made a ruling to the effect that no water be used for irrigating purposes ex cept between the hours of 5 and 9 p. m. The rule seems to have been effort wasted, for there are some in Maupin who seem to think they are not effected thereby, and con tinue to take water , at their option