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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1916)
Ths Lane County News W. A. DILL, Editor and Mgr. Published Every Monday and Thursday by tho Lane County Publishing Association. clJSWl i n mm RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION Ono Year .... $1.60 Six Months .... .75 Three months .... .50 Advertising rated furnished on application. Member of the Willamette Valley Editorial Association. MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1916., . THE WESTERN VIEW Tho Florence West takes Springfield, Eugene and Cottage Grove to task because an effort Is being mnde to utilize certain privileges granted in their char ters. Whether these privileges are just and legal is a question now being considered by State Attorney General Brown. The West says: "The selfishness of some of the peonle of Eugene and Springfield is shown in their ef forts to have all the property in the three prncipal cities iof iane County exempted from the road taxes. True, they proposed that these cities should pay their proportion of the bridge fund; then after as plausible an argu ment as they could present in favor of exempting Eugene, Springfield and Cottage Grove from the two mill levy for roads, three of the champions of the cities interests stated that if the two mill road tax Is levied on all the property in the county, that the levy on- the property in those cities will be contested in the courts. This statement is in the nature of a threat. In other words they demanded that the property In Eugene, Springfield and Cottage Grove, amounting to one-fourth of the assessed valuation of the county, be fav ored in the tax levy to the extent of two mills on each dollar of assessed valuation. Like a spoil ed child they virtually said to the rest of the property owners of the county, "You must favor us in this matter. If you don't take what we are willing to give we will fight you and maybe you won't get anything." This Is not the first time the peoplee of .Eugene have objected to doinj? their share toward improving the county In a way that would nave resulted in benefitting Eu gene more than the amount THE BEST HATED NATION If in the next twenty years we escape aggression from abroad, it will not be for any sentimental reason. There is no love wasted upon us by any of the powers The people of Germany are deeply resentful against us be cause we have sold mnuitions of war to the enemies of Ger many and because we have had much to do wtih stopping the submarine warfare. This has been shown not merely by the attacks of the German Press, travelers and the private letters which have strayed into print. The people of Britain have been resentful because of our protests against the illegal blockade, the seizure of American vessels and the failure to give the British cause the fullest support, moral and material. Canadian news papers have sneered at us for what they call want of spirit In the treatment of the Lusitana case. We have seen an Aus tralian cartoon which makes Uncle Sam out a sort of usurer, fattening on the troubles of the belligerents. In France and Italy, the feeling is the same. We suppose that even Turkey and Greece, though they do not have to be taken Into account feel no more kindlier. Belgium and Servia, in the same rank, may some day give us an ex ample of the benefits forgot. We may as well make up bur minds to the fact that in case it ever suits the purpose of any European power to attack us, or offend us, or tread upon our policies, there will be no other power flying to our sides. The United States stands alone in the world. At present it stands virtually defenseless. Toledo Blade. item By GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER, Creator of "Walllngford," and CHARLES W.GODDARD Copyrlflht, 1015. by the Star Company. All Foreign Rlflhra Reserved I The Bang Sun Engine D CHAPTER VII. ANA T. MORLEY," repeated J. Itufus WnllhiKfortl, easing at Fanny "Warden's Itttle note book. Six names ou the list above this had beeu crossed off. "Flossy name. Rut does he look the part I" "We have never seen him," returned Fnuny. "Wo only kuow that he Is the president of a bank and llres lu Cinder bur?." "And that ho robbed us of $70,000." Interrupted Violet Warden, her blue eyes turning to Blacklo Daw Indignant ly. "Show us Morleyl" And Blacklo Daw grabbed up his saxophone and blew a long, shrill, high note. "That for Morley! And this one for tho Falls railroad clique which stole tho Warden estate. And this for" "For tho love of Mike save it for them!" Implored Walllngford, stopping his ears. "Girls, we should have some Information about Morley before wo hike out to his town. Suppose we hunt up a Clnderhurg man and pump him." "Oh, 1 suppose you just telegraph for one." retorted Itlackle. fingering his saxophone with Violet Warden's (Ul cers, which he picked up for the pur pose. "'ot so." chuckled J. Kuril, his round, pink face reddening, his eyes Tho waiter sat tlown two champagne glasses of delicate Klmpo, and Mr. Uaug reached out fur one. At that moment tho swing door oiened, and a (lash of sunlight phot Into Hang's eyes. He pushed the glnss off the table, ntid It Bhlvered Into countless fragments. "Hang the sunlight!" he exploded; then he aiHilogir.cd. "What's the matter with tho mm shine?" tho round faced one wanted to kuow. "I'm strong for It myself. possible to build self current Marconi towers out of these sun engines? !, Clndcrburg had bidden goodby to ICd Hang In n spirit of mora or less con temptuous tolerance. Ho was n good, honest, steady young worklngninn. but It was a pity ho had gone dalTy on lat ent rights, to tho neglect of Ills Job and j his family! Clndcrburg received Mr. Hd. ! Ison Morse Hang with awe us n hero home from glorious victory, for Cinder- Seems to no we've been having the ; f,crnoon ,mH;ri,( niul tho nlRht l)oforo , sort of weather that could bo framed , th09i! ' hml ,locn f0Verlshly mm soui lur w.c m iue morgan , nko, ly wn for ,,,,, coneor,I1K ..!. i ..!.., ,, , 1 the life and work and personal chnrac- "That a Just tho trouble." complained . tprUtlcs nm, lml, fiun nntcco. Mr. Hang. "I wanted sunshine on my; lUnt8 of tIle Wmrlom 1Ventor, who transformer hese two weeks and got haa Jugt rtl8,,0!te, of hta Wo..dorful Bun It, but It might as well have nilncd.;' . m , , t lhmncler Ilml xuur wuuiu:it vjuiai.uni.-u nor mnltnllst. .1. IHifii Wnlllni-rnnl If Ungford, with polite interest. "A sun motor." replied Mr. Hang, in troducing somewhat shyly the subject nearest his heart. "I hnvo been Work- in another day tho New York papers arrived. The New York papers had cared two whoops nbout tho accuracy of Mr. Wnlllngford's statements nor Ing on It Ave yenrs. I mortgaged my ,.. worth of Mr. niii-' invention, hut place to perfect It. secure patents. tney hml 8WU Beusntlnint1 "Ntorj" make a working model and como on na liul .pin,.e,i t im- for all It was here to Interest capital." ,.orth. Mr. Haiic had doveloned u sun f1' ' ''IT ' jp "lly the time you get hack to Cln dcrburg." said Walllngford impres sively when they left the hotek'ufter a long, earnest talk, "they'll hand you the town on a velvet cushion. Just step lu here a moment." "In hero" was a toy store, whore Walllngford purchased Ave different sizes of toy electric motors, to which he had fitted rainbow colored disks of light cardboard of about a foot In di ameter. Then he bundled the five mo tors and Mr. Hang Into n taxlcab and drove to n ready made clothing estab lishment, where, with grave care.' he bad Mr. Dang outfitted In as nearjnn Imitation of his own prosperou'"!ook ing, up to date clothing posM&e to obtain. Next he drove to tho Bullion. "Now." he said to Mr. Hang. "I'm going to telephone some people. In the meantime 1 wnut you to go into, the barber shop, get a shave, a hair cut. a singe, a shampoo, a massage and a shine and get manicured. Have tlioiu nil working on you at ouce. on the roof." "And that he robbed us of $70,000," in terrupted Violet Warden. half closing and his broad shoulders heaving. "There's always at least one man from any town In New York, so we'll scatter and look at hotel directo ries." At the third hotel on WnUlngford's list he found a Clnderburg man by the name of Hang and hud him paged and found him sitting disconsolately in the bar nnd stopped with a frown as he catalogued and. cross Indexed the prize hat of last year's shape, hair untrlin. med. collnr frayed, tie soiled, clothing unbrushed and unpressed. Evidently Mr. Hang was not overburdened with wealth, and he was quite clearly out of place amid the magnificence of the Ho tel Bullion. "You're from CInderburg. I believe?" "Yes, sir." said Mr. Bang. "Glad to meet you." aud J. Bufus ex tended a large, warm hand. "My name Is Walllngford J. Bufus Walllngford." He sat down ct the little table and rang for the waiter. "Will you break a bottje of bubbles with me or stick to the stein?" Mr. Bnng'B rather helpless blue eyes widened. A bottle of bubbles! That meant champagne! "I don't mind changing my drink." l observed, with speculative anticipa tion. Also, he began to look a little brighter. This man J. Bufus Walling- a i tt. a. ..it-lit,.. r..n i. . t burg bonds." said Walllngford grandly and stopped to order a quart of cham pagne. "What kind of a town Is It?" "Pretty good." Mr. Bang glanced down at hl.i frayed cuffs. "How many banks?" "Three." a little hesitation. "I think." Apparently tho man from CInderburg was not well acquainted with banks. "What's the best one?" "The Commercial." Quite sure about this, though it gave him no pleasure. "Who's tho presjdent?" "Dana T. Morley," and this answer gave Mr. Bang even less pleasure than tho other. "Morley." 3, Bufus smiled and strok ed his stubby mustache, "Seems to mo I've heard that name. What sort of a man is ho?" Mr. Bang considered that question in silence for a moment, his brows knot ting, his neck swelling uud his faco purpling. "Botten!" ho finally exploded, "no's my landlord. He's a mean, stingy. greedy little cuss.. He's a detriment to tho town. If thero'a any gopd business comes along nnd ho cau't gobblo it nil up UownjitH to choko it to death." As ono in a daze Mr. Bang obeyed Instructions. When at the end of an hour he ascended to the roof oft the Bullion he found there the resplendent Mr. Walllngford in the midst ,pf a group of keen eyed and lauding young men. Soma of them wcrolpok ing Mr. Wallingford's big blncli ci gars, and others were smoking mono grnmmed cigarettes from his diamond studded case. A small serving fable stood near them upon which were sev eral partly filled champagne glnsstjs. "You see, gentlemen." Walllngford was saying, "with you holding this en gine free of the roof there can be ucj pos sible connection with outside sources ot electricity unless It should comb up through jour feet, aud 1 think that any current of electricity havlu;r the ijcrve to pass through this bunch would be frazzled to the limpness of spaghetti by the time It got to where Its tlckelfwas punched for. By the way. peutleiueu. allow me to introduce Mr. Bang'la Instantly the four men w.ho were holding the Hang sun engine deposited It upon the roof and with ono accord surrounded the refurbished Mr. Bung. Where did Mr. Bang live, nnd howllong had he worked upon his Invention; And how did he first get the Idea? And what was the size of Cinderburg?And what would be the price of sun engines per horseower delivered In New York? And how soon might we expect to run ocean liners with it? And would It be engine which was to make tho world over from po!e to pole. It was to light and heat the earth, furnish Its powiv and transportation nnd provide tin medium for communication with Man. Was Mr. Hang benefited by this? He was. Alremly. even before ho knew It. he had all the privileges and perqui sites of ii rich num. I'romlueut neoule who had 'never before seemed to know that Mr. Bang existed suddenly remem bered him. Ills boss, old Pete Scallop, the proprietor of the CInderburg Kn rekn Auto Motor Washing Machine company, met him and shook hnud with him right ou Main street In front A the Commercial bank. "By the way." continued Mr. Rein lop, lowerlnu his voice coiilhlcutlnllj. "I suppose you'll be building big shops or something of tho kind, but if you'vo got tiny work to do right nwny thero is a corner of my factory you're freo to use and welcome. Eddie." Eddie! Tbo millennium had suddenly Join mo come. Mr. Bang accepted tho offer with thanks and with Joy. Mr. Bang called upon Mr. Paulson, he of the red cheekbones and tho habit ual murblo eye, the latter characteristic having been always in evldcnco to com Vol cash on the nail for wire. "Hello. Mr. Bang!" snld Mr. Paulson, limtfcdlutcly coming from behind bti desk and rubbing his hands together. "I siipposo we'll hnvo great activity In the sun motor construction lino about now." "Adlttle." admitted Mr. Bang, search ing lu vain In Mr. Paulson's counte nance for tbo erstwhile marble cyu and finding thero Instead n friendly and beaming orb. "I thought so," snld Paulson, "and to show you that wo have Just as much enterpriso in CInderburg as In your New York I placed n Inrge order for material tho minute tho papers told u.i of your success. It should be hero by tomorrow." "That's good," said Mr. Bang. Ou Friday evening Mr. Walllngford entertained lu tho dining room of tho New Auditorium. Present, besides Mr. Walllngford und Sir. Bang, who 8a t respectively at tho head and tho foot of the table, were the flower of Clnderburg's finance, tbo acme of its commercial achievements, the leaders of all its progressive movements which promised a profit and the owners of nearly ull Its cash. "Gentlemen, this little meeting was tho begjniilng of n new world epoch. There sat among tbcm tonight n man, a modest man, who, disguising himself for years among them as n mere ear nest, plodding workman applause, hnd tolled In poverty to give to the world Jts greatest gift slneo Prome theus brought down flro from heaven." Mr. Morley nodded Ids lieud lu gruve approval, aud three others pursed up their lips to show that thoy had heard about Prometheus, the others looked perplexed nnd Peto Scallop clicked back his teeth. Walllngford himself paused to admire the patness of that Illustration and to thank tho lucky star which had, Just tho night before, laid his eyes for the first time upon the fable of Promelheus. However, ho did not want a false Im pression to get about. CInderburg must not expect within u week or a month, or possibly within even a yenr, to seo Its trolley cars nnd Its factories run by the Bang suti engine to the exclusion of all other motive power. Although lu the mcautlme the work of organization was to go steadily for ward, and tonight these friends would be given un opportunity to consider the claims to local support of tho Clndcr burg Baug Sun Engine, Light; Heat and Power company, this, "nil organi zation restricted to the furnishing of local light, heat and iwwer, was to be left to local capital entirely, except that CI per cent of tho stock would be subscribed by the International Bang Continued on Pago 4) 1 flktX 1 &makl It ARE YOU NOT SPENDING MUCH OF YOUR MON EY FOOLISHLY? IS THERE NOT SOMEONE DEPENDENT UPON YOU WHO MAY SOME DAY BADLY NEED THE MON EY YOU ARE THROWINQ AWAY." IF SO. "BANK" YOUR MONEY AND SWEAR OFF EXTRAVAGANCE A MOST COSTLY DISEASE. TO BEGIN BANKING MONEY OR MAKING YOUR VAGANCE. E BEST CURE FOR EXTRA BALANCE GROW IS TH BANK WITH US. WE PAY FOUR PER CENT INTEREST. The Best Groceries For Less Money The Fifth Street Grocery Thos. Sikes, Prop. Phone 22 "You see, oentlemen," Walllnoford wai saying. Wo wish to thank all our Friends and Customers for their liberal patronnge dur ing the old year and solicit a continuance of the same. Wishing all a Happy nnd Prosperous New Year. Yours for tho best Gro ceries and Honest Treat ment, "Nice & Miller Jas. Corsaw has re-opened his shoo repair shop In tho west half of the Stevens bi cycle shop, ,Maln St, near Seventh. i' Why not save and deposit in our Savings Department one-twelfth of your total taxes each month? By so dis tributing the tax burden over tho entire year, It will not seem so heavy. A per cent on savings. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, EUGENE, OREGON. Q. Reunion, M.D. J- tSER Practlco Limited tl Phono 1221 Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. 831 Willamette Bt. Eugene, Ore0on Graduate Nurso Attending HERBERT E. WALKER 306, White Temple, Eugene. notary - ,- PUBLIC Ofllco Ninth hikI 1'eurl su. TeicphonotM) Office In City Hall, Sprlnafleld, Ore. DRM.Y.SHAFFERjD.V.S. W. F. WALKER AND DENTIST 0fflc8 phQno 6jf. f,B8,dence 67J Butto 2. 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