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MAIIFIM TIM Always working for the best interests of Maupin and all of Southern Wasco County. VOLUME XV MAUPIN, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 1928 Voters Invite Judge to Step Down and Out of County Office Majority of 60S Say County Judge Mutt be Now Man 1850 for, 2455 Against Him Waico county ia in lint for new occupant of the county judge's chair. UMM lx. ... 1 M AM 1 elded that Judge Adkiston, who for'1" f29,700.00 Invested during Octo . ...... 1 .. . I J. I . . . III. tA A - . nrarai vara na uioa w nil a most, ' """"iiwrj, Publishes only that news fit to print Caters to no particular, class, but works for all. $ Number 1 NEW SETTLERS MAKING INVESTMENTS IN OREGON N.arljr Half Million Dollars It Paid for Land by Now Comoro In State A statement thowine naarlv half million dollars Invested by new set tlers attracted to this state through the work of the Oreron State Cham- ber of Commerce is revealed in the October report made recently by W. u. iaie, manager. The exact amount Republicans Win 444, Demo crats 87 In Electoral College HOOVER'S WIN OVER SMITH GREATEST UPSET OF DOPE EVER f EXPERIENCED IN U. S. SMITH SAYS NEVER AGAIN AN OFFICE FOR HIM Important position in the county, must retire and give way to some one more and better qualified to serve s county Judge. The dope on the eloctlon was somewhat upset by the election of Tuesday. It was generally supposed New settlers in the state purchased 8230 acres of land. Letters were received from 1005 families during the month and 41 actually located In the state. Letters were received from 73 families stating that they had decided to move to Oregon and - n mm gviivrauy aupposea I v viivu mil that The Dalles would be back of they would have 1171,700.00 to in .1.1 . - . bul me incumbent and would mi that would retain him In office. That is where the dope was wrong, for the county seat contributed a vote for his recall, and that, with the vote from this end of the county, decided the issue. Several men had been slated as candidates for the office, which will The extent of the correspondence carried on by the State Chamber in its work of attracting new settlers for Oregon can be gained from the fact that 2976 letters were mailed from that office. In addition to this were 825 packages of literature deal ing with all section of Oregon which w ivi uiu UiilLB, WHICH Will ) w " . w.igvii nn be filled bv aome ona rornmm.n,),.,! protective settlers had reauasted to the governor, who will make an! Mr' Id'8 'urther note tha inquiries appointment of a succer sor to Ad- about Oregon re increasing, partic klsson. Among those mentioned for ularly Bt thi ""on of the year when .L . . I i . .... - : tUlL ,.! .1 u.l I . . . me omce is james Kelly of The. v"'u w",M!r e Beginning to Dalles. In connection with Mr. ,,'t bRck eas- Farm conditions gen 1 vrv W, Si A II"-'. ; BOY SCOUT EXECUTIVE PLANS TROUP FOR MAUPIN Legion Expected to Sponsor Mom. meat and Will Pais on Matter At Next Mooting W. W. Belcher. SCOUt ' exacntfv for the Boy Scout movement in thi. district, met with several mmW. of the local Legion post after the show last Friday night and Initiated a movement lookim? to the orcanlia. tion of a chapter 6f scouta for Mao- iPin. The Legion has been asked to -take hold of the matter and prose cute the movement to successful end. ; Mr. Belcher who has offices in The Dalles, is most actuve in the Ford Mechanics Receive Special Training as Repair Men Alt Dealers Prhrilaeed ia ...! Man to Factory to Learn Hanry Ford. Way Absolute uniformity of service nn the new Ford Model "A" par anil Model "AA" trucks is beinir main. tsined by the Ford Motor comnanv through a plan which Involves the training, in the Ford plants, of ten thousand raraze mechanic. Tii Ford branch plants, and the Detroit? lactones have assumed the character Boy Scout movement He plans on 38umd character making one visit each month tn M. l V&ntie training echooL to which every Ford dealer in the United making one visit each month to Man. Pin, and will direct VeP or1 deaJ end that Maupin may become the ! Knding one of mnro hom nf . t... 4 eenUUves. - "v vtcaoo WX U U L. AH interested in the movement are asked to get in touch with La- Kelly's candidacy it may be mention ed that he was one of the men who advocated the retention of Judge Ad kisson In office. Ilia letter in aup. port of such advocacy should put him out of the running, for if he upported Adklsson's attitude , it naturally follows that he, too, would uae the same tactics as wore charged against the recalled man. The appointment of a man to fill the unexpired term of Adkiiwon is up to the governor. We believe a man from this end of the county should receive the plum. There are aeveral men competent to fill the position, any one of whom would give the taxpayers square deal, and each living: in the south end of the county. At the recent election near ly every man elected lives in The Dalles or close thereto. That In iU elf is an argument lor the appoint ment 'of a south Wasco man to the judgeship. erally in Oregon have been fairly prosperous during the past season with many other advantages the state win continue to attract new folks. YOUNG RUTHERFORD WINNER Capture First Prlao at Stock Show on Hit Wonderful Spuds ARMISTICE DAY CELEBRATION Loaal Legion Will Stage Daaca On Saturday Evaning Armistice Day will be recognized by the local Legion post by a big dance at Legion hall on the evening of Saturday of this week. The local Troubadour Four has been engaged for the music end of the evening and that organization has been faithfully rehearsing new mu.ic for the oc casion. Armistice Day in the one time in history of the American Le gion when each member takes upon himsali a celebration, as it was on that day the world's war came to an Harry Rutherford has strain been awarded first nrize for the e- showingof potatoes he raised on Cri terion Plains. Harry captured the first honor at the bigr fchow last year and that his product has again been chosen ahead of all other like- entries by dub members Is a bright feather in his cap. A MODERN CHICKEN RANCH Tom Farther Departs From Regular Lino For Whita Leghorns While on the way to The Dalles on Monday The Times man was m-ivileir- ed to Inspect the modern chicken ranch conducted by Tom Fargher near Dufur. Mr. Fanrher has dc. parted from grain growing to the ex clusion of all other farm product and is applying himself to raking poultry, White Leehorns nrcdominat- in. Mr. Fargher's chicken house is 22x150 feet in size and is divided in to pens for the various chickens, ac cording to age and development The pullets are kept away from the old hen3 and the caponized cocks are in still another part of the house. Each layer is trBD nested, thereby ! enabling Mr. Fargher to select the Under each perch is a By the grace of a hurricane of votes and confidence on the part of the American people, Herbert Hoover, with his running made, Charles Curtis, have been elected as president and vice-president of the United States. The elector college will ca t 444 vote for Hoover and Curtis, while Alfred Smith, the democratic candidate, will receive but 87 votes. The recent campaign waa the most hotly contested one ever carried in this country. There were no out- standing Issues to be considered, the chief matters discussed being farm reiicr and a possible democratic re vision of the tariff. Smith's anti- prohibition stand caused millions of women to take a stand asrainst his candidacy and election, and it was their votes that increased the lead of the republican candidates. Hoover and Curtis carried 40 of the 48 states of the Union. Smith, accordng to latest tabulations, car ricl six of the solid south states and two, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, of the eastern states. Hoover's popular lead is said to be better than five million votes. Can. didate Smith is credited with the statement that never again will be come a candidate for public office. Texas, Florida, North Carolina and ' Virgina swung into the republican I F. V. Galloway.' began coming in Smith's lead began to dwindle, and when fully tabulated showed the Tammany candidate a heavy loser in his own state. Judge Butler was elected over Walter Pierce by a large majority, fnd will succeed Nick Sinnott in congress, Butler carried for the short term and was chosen as con gressman for the full term, which will begin in two years, thus giving him continuous term or six years. Verne Fischer, who will advise with them on the important character of building the young of Maupin. OLD-TIME DANCE AT TYGH Gymnasium Floor Has Boea Scraped and Greatly Improved on national, state and county candi dates, omitting the initiative meas ures, which were lost: Herbert Hoover 9s- Alfred Smith .""' 96 Butler, short term.... 87 Pierce, short term .......114 Butler, long term 86 Pierce, long term.::........:...;.; u$ Hal E. Hosa....... ......".113 Ed. S. Piper go Th(y B. Kay... i"II.".'l56 Neal Swetland 1 John L Rand ,. ,. no ueorge Rossman....... aoo Wm. S. Levins a I. H. Van Winkle 100 Jno. D. Mickle ia u V. ooderback 13 Bills have been circulated calling" attention to the. old-time dance in be given by the High school pupila of the Tygh Valley schools. The dance will be pulled off on thu even. ing of Saturday, November 17. with the well kown Tvh school VT . KCpt !maU' 11 tra in th m,fff k a . , uruer nai me mon intensive tram- the events L ?f can - Each man is put the evening's entertainment will be Ithromrh th O aVMAIOVh js;iicii W1V 1 This school for service men begin with the training of superintendents and foremen of the thirty-six branch plants of the company in the United States. Before the Model "A" Ford car was introduced, these men from' the branch plants were being school ed in the Ford factories near Detroit in the manufacture and assembly of the new car. They returned to the thirty-six Ford branches and im mediately began the trainfng of men for dealers in their respective terri tories...' The men come in relavs. eaph group as large as the branch plant can handle conveniently. The groups are purposely kept small, in a supper served by the students. A continuous term or six years. i me aeuaenis. a The following fe the Maupin vote, 1 parture from the ordinary practice 1 ..:-.! . .. will ha that i .1 will be that spectators will be charg ed 50 cents, while the Tegular dance tickets will be sold at $1.00. Ladies will be admitted free. OREGON TAXES ARE HIGHER Utility Valuation Up While Other roprty Decreaaea Only public utility valuations in Oregon as fixed" by the state tax commission will save the state this year from a decrease in its total assessed property valuation, ac cording to figures in the office of the state tax commission. Twenty-eight counties that have reported out of the branch men at Detroit and unon its completion ia ftiven a rieoroua examination. This examination in cludes many points about' the car which might be considered essential, from the service man's viewpoint. However, the Ford company is re quiring complete knowledge of the car on the part of every dealer's ser vice men. Failure to make a Daisine- grade means that the man has to take the entire course again. If he fails a xecond time, he is sent back to the dealers with the suggestion that he is not considered Qualified to give Ford service; whereupon, the dealer sends anrother man for the next training school secsion. This requirement for trained ser vice men extends to evry Ford dealer no matter how small his establisment end and which nmttaA n i,. " - "vbu hi, fclltou who WeiA In th trnfnm an A nMo beat lnvprji "'"vi eatiu Ug'UIl vwvii tsvai.ii ID a Other duties to prenare to return to dump board and the dronninca on t..U V. . t - . ill.!. J , - .. . wtcii uuiiies. Fixing Reside this are removed each day. By that method the houre is kept clean and free from vermin. At nresent there L. C. Wilhelm is at work on the thB 1,600 cnic,tcn th house. Nick Karolus residence, building1 Besi(les White Leghorns Mr. frames, hanging dpors and otherwise Fflr&her i experimenting with a fixing; the house up in good shape, i comp8rative,y new brecd of chickens While Nick waa in the mountains Black G,ants Thoseubickens at last season someone helped himself ta!n 8 size of from ,iht to 12 pounds to a lot of fine lumber, which Nick flre ProIiflc laye" "4 have no in had provided for improvement f tho 1 clination to stray from their home uuubh. unn nnw nasi haH -..a, -. -" iw va w ijajr yuv good hard money for other lumber with which to fix up his home. , given at the " 13 vUb uhs wuu oi ao ; no matter how small his establisment Henry L Kuck.. 1394counties in the state show a decrease may be. Many dealers have sent two " v wo t-.-ww , ws Ai74o or more men to the branch for Paul Childers 95 j valuation on which will be based the training. Upon passing factory . column. I-' .ray-; . r'JL1 thea. menretam to the -nlldlv HnM7i. a,". veuy ; 125 uru on wnicn was Daed the (dealers shops and passs on to the uinuy uinmcrauc. II. E. Wrav in levy this year. Calcnlatio In the county all rnh!ion ... a t-u " " v .u. . ..T -; .. .uF u,KB..ttl.u,.s me same , - van- n, u. uunnson 107 i 1 e iciiimniiuj eigne are not ex- didatca with the exception of Francis ; narold Sexton. I.3ZZ 87 Pected to be sufficient to lift the to- v. uauoway. acmocrat, were elected. Henry Scherrer 99 tal above last year. Public utility ! "" c "v.ii was recauca oy a! Joe H. Steers g8 valuations, however, will increase an handsome majority, while Galloway , J. M. Patterson 107 i estimated $5,000,000, enough to won hv a nma V.!. .v.u.. ; ....... "' vl i. ... . . . . . " , " over I n. c. Williams.. . . 75 paae an estimated 53,000,000 or 1 am (.niiaers Deing but three vote., ' A. E. Gronewald.... 155 i S4.000.000 incrcace in the grand to and a recount might change that I Christ Fauerso . " '7" 94 ItaL Valuations of utilities were in New York was counted as bfiinir 1 n - 'rrenapf! timnnnnn . C, :.y n., . . ,- . " iliiaius (( I T-vwv "Ml. JCU. lor bmith. The hiir citv nf Kmiri,.. t.u r. 1 n i.... ----- , 4't. lit 11. I .1 M. a -m r 1 . ... orK ave him a big lead over the on- Jop p k'r. . P08iti"' but when the up state vote ! G"s Derthick..IlT"I.IZ...'""" 11 Vitited Home Folk. Marcus Shearer and wife with Caught a White Swan Dick and John, went to the home of While On tha riva ntu Jan the former vontnrrlav mnniliM -. J. UIIV UJF lUOIl .. . . .14 J 1, AIIU Week'Wavns riit.toniflo. ,,M .u vkitoH tknra . 'i.viimci Willi MlC " v 4 v n IIUUIOi help of a dog, captured a large white ' The 8en'r Shearers live on Three wan. The bird had been injured !Mile creet. near The Dalles. , and was unable to rise from the wa- . " ter, but started overland on a game j Visited at Baker City leg. Wayne and the dog took after J. 0. Carter took advantage of the rfL "ccecded . I" running it late wet weather and made a trip to down. The swan is now nt hnmo u ; b.i ... , . , r 'v 0 tk.ei.ii i" . wy, wnere ne.:iooKea after a 21?. irUt fn.d. 8nd Bal,s the! Nation in the new mines there. It is posrible the Carters will move to Baker as noon as the rock crusher has completed the contract of supply ing gravel for the highway. FARM PRICES ARE HIGHER Cotton, Cattle and Hog. Reach New Level Grain Coming Up HOME POINTERS blue water thereof with all the grace 01 its kind. At the Stock Show ' L. C. Henneghan and wife left for Portland yesterday morning and will remain there until the finish of the -m snow. Being in the atock the city)-Is there anything business himself naturally creates a want, Sarah? ., Something From tha Til Farmer (getting ready t4 go to you Baked potatoes will have tender well-flavored skins if they are oiled before baking. To hasten bakinir the Farmers of this country are re- Potatoes may be diPPed in hot water eclving appreciably higher prices for Wamed through- products this year than last, accord- tu ... ino. t f, n W 4 a . , The qua,lty of dricd fruits w II be ing to the Department of Agricul- preserved much longer if the fruits ture' " lare kent in a rinrk nlaco t i The most pronounced gain Is in the -affecting color, nnd in a cotton which shows 35 per cent in-1 y' wel1 covered ves to rrevent create in a year. Beef cattle areCntrance of molds bringing 29 per cent more than in " T 1927. and hn 19 ...1 n :.. Less ano-nr urtll ha rini,i.,l .. ,1 - , iiw vuiiu VJI an, 1 o . vjviii tu uau a corn and poultry are also up, from ' better flavor will result is sugar is turn t Ol 1 ' ' aAAaA ..U ..... .i' 1 .... . A few products, including wheat, I Cookin fruits Br syrup helps are to some degree below last year's (to Preserve the shape because the prices. . But these are exceptions to ' coU'ulse of the fruit is toughened Kciienu irena wnicn unaoubtedlv . w,c ""s"' The decreased valuations thl year are due to several causes. Some counties have Cut their valuations on farm lands. In others there are re ductions in timber holdings due to cutting and the federal court de cision removing 'national bank stock from assessment makw a difference, careful instruction branches. FIREMEN ELECT OFFICERS Chaa. Crofoot ChoteB President and Evirelt Richmond Sc m'aiy T . rml elecUo; of officers of the Maupin Volunteer Fire depart ment waa held the last Tuesday in October with but a very few members in attendance. Chaa. Crofoot waa chosen as president of the depart ment and Everett Richmond re elected secretary. It was the sense of the meeting that officers of the the latter particularly in Multnomah Zn Z county uwiunmutiv0 noge compame3 carry over from county. Union, Wallowa and Tillamook counties, for example, have reduced their valuations - about $1,000,000 each, and Wasco about 12,000,000. Umatilla county's gain is only $30,-000. is toward improved agricultural con ditions One cup of molasses in a recipe is the equivalent of one-third cup Of tugar and one cup of liquid. One egg equals one-half teasnoon lenven- ing agent If one cup trrourid nuts For two seasons the U. S. Range Live . Stock Experiment Station, MileS City. Mnrit . tin rviaAa . , . v. , .luu ,.lauv n VUIU- "1' 0VW.V llUbV3 parison of the value of alfalfa hay!is used one-third cup less butter is 1 .... .. .1 . . MmiiMij ti . 1 1 cuuhb mm Biiaua nay supplemented dii""- h taoiespoons cocoa with cottonseed cake and corn sil-1 eJual one s1UBre chocolate. age for wintering beef calves. To desire on the tart of Mr. Honnoohan to see the best there is in that line, therefore his visit to Portland. barah Yes, bring me some of that traffic jam I've heard so much about. - date the results have indicated that alfalfa hay ; alone will give equally as good results as when'supplement ed by these other two feeds which are not readily available in that section. Cake kept in a well-ventilated box will keep free from mold. A formal dinner is not complete without candies and nuts served at the close, of the meal. Moved to Maupin The Shepflin amily is now num bered among the regular residents of Maupin, having moved their house hold belongings to the McCorkle cottage, lately "purchased by them. Mrs. Shepflin is still cooking at the McFarlane mill at Pine Grove, while Julius is cutting logs for the mill. Dyera Going bB VUit Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dyer are nre. paring to leave on a trip which is intended to cover a period of two months. There were to leave today, but as Mrs. Dyer was this week taken with an attack of neuritis, thev will await her recovery before leavW. The Dyers intend to go from here to Rawlins, Wyoming, and from there will visit relatives in "Nebraska. Mis souri and other states, concluding their visit at Kansas City. last yeari KELLY. SCHOOL ENTERTAINED Mrs. Floyd Kelly and The Teacher Hoateaaea at Party Mrs. Floyd Kelly and Misa Alia Orava entertained the tunils of the Kelly school at a Hallowe'en party at the Kelly ranch home on Wednes day afternoon. The livinsr room of the residence was tastefully decorat ed in Hallowe'en colors, autumn leaves playing a prominent Dart in the decorations. Various games and contests were indulged in and prizes were awarded in each. Late in the afternoon a delicious luncheon waa served by the ladies sponsoring the affair, which was greatly enjoyed by all present, Joseph Fish screen lake completed. . - ? at Wallowa At Pacific International- James Chalmers and wife and R. G. Johnson are among the Maupin folks who are taking in the Pacific International stock show at Portland this week. The Chalmers' went down with Lew Henneghan and wife yesterday morning. W. H. Talcott took the rails for his mode of going to the stock show, leaving for Port land early yesterday mrning.