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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1915)
f 0 THE LANE COUNTY NEWS W. A. DILL Edker Mid Man- 9i ' A Published Bverjf Monday Mid Thursday by the Lane County' Publishing Association. RATES OP SUBSCRIPTION Ose. Ycar 11.60 Six Months .75 Three Mouths .60 " A&VerttsisK rates furnished on application. " And Rsmember to Get a Stop-Over for Springfield. SPRINGFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1915. WAR THROWS BURDENS ON WOMEN. Exchange i The great international war now raging over all Europe means a great deal t6 the" women of that continent. While the dispatches and newspapers and the bulletin boards In-these stirring times are given over to the doings of the men, the soldiers and the sailors, one should not forget the wives and moUiersoTtfie war torn countries. .- When upward ofl7,000,000 men are under arms, millions . of them actually in the field, the world does not stop. It must go on. Itfiaftip ttithe'wbmen tb see that it does go, and that is what the women of Europe are doing tpday. The uniformed t soldier is not the only hero and martyr of the world's wars. "They also serve" who only stand and wait." y In Russia, where 2,000,000 men are already under arms r on the frontier, th'e rural conimuriitles are practically manless. v But things cannot stop. The pebple must be fed and clothed, .ithe cattle in the fields must be" cared for, the crops must be harvested, and the land plowed and planted against the leaner . days yet to conie, If the- cruel war lasts as long as the con sensus of opinion seems to think. Field Marshal Earl Kitch- ener of Khartoum, England's new secretary of state for war, says the conflagration will last for a year and a half. The Russian women are doing all the work, while their husbands, fathers, sons and brothers, are fighting against Ger many and Austria. The peasant men and women have no idea , what the war is about, and they are not much interested. The ' czar said, "Come and fight for me." That was enough for the men. They Joined the army. It was enough, too, for the women. They put their hands to the plow, grasped the s"aw and the hammer, and went to work. In France, too, the wo ' men already are feeling the burdens of wart At the outset ' the government asked the women of the nation to get into the fields and' harvest the grain that was "ready. They responded with a wilLs But the women who went to" the farm work, went from machines and looms, where -has been made, the fine " French lingerie and lace much sought after by women the - world over. ' Indirectly, then, the war will be felt by the women of the "United States, for there is likely1 to be very little women's wear imported from France for many 'months.- The-Paris fashions, ,io largely imported to America and copied there;-will ' haVe to , come from some other source while war lasts; ' The fascinat- ing Paris frocks for women are designed by men, but-they-are . put together by women. With the men in the army and the i women in" the fields, the Industry will languish: In Austria-Hungary, too, the women are carrying on the everyday work of the land, while the men are doing the 'fight ing. They are harvesting the grain, making the flour" for the bread that must be baked by them to feed the soldiers. They are caring for cattle that must be slaughtered and cut up by them to go with the bread that Is to" feed the thousands In the field. They are running the machines that make the clothes " that are to be worn by the troops; The same conditions prevail in Germany. There every man under 45 years of age has been called to the-colors, and that leaves practically all of the ordinary business of life to the women. Some of the titled women of England have proposed rais ' ing an army of 15,000 women to. defend the United Kingdom. The wometibf "Hungary are ready to-fight shoulder to shoulder with their'meh, and the women of Servla are being drilled and instructed In'the us'e'of arms. WHY WOMEN-CHATTER. (Woman's Home Companion.) ' If it were not for the chattering of women", tlie child'would never'learato-talk. 1 ' ' " -, There, la" no one, probably, that will deny that the1 first words a child attempts to speak are"mere imitations of sounds - rthat they mean no more to him ttiUh sounds do-'to a p'arrot! When he begins to Imitate there Is always; or should b'o a' wd man beside him, repeating, smiling; encouraging 'Him. The play goes on, montivin and month out.- Witb'iriftnite'patiehce she chatters to him until consciousness irf aroused. ' Their rap idly his education goes on. Words are attached to objects; facts about objects are perceived; their form, their color, their odor, their relations to the little learner. The'-" words' for1, all these perceptions are slowly gathered1 in; Then the child learns to (Jonlpare, to distinguish values, to remember not merely the sounds he learns, but the meanings of these Sounds. His mind is opened to the world, and through a women's chat tering! . "When he leaves her hands at 6 or 7," says M. de Gour mont, "he is a man, that is, he talks, which is what makes a man. The great intellectual work of women," he' goes on, "is .teaching language. The grammarians claim that they do it, which is absurd. Children know how to talk before they go to school. They already use all the forms of the verb; all the shades of syntax, easily and correctly. This power of lan guage the child 'gets from the woman. It is to her honor that later he will use it as a poet, novelist, philosopher or moralist, or, to use Nietzsche's strong phrase, as a "creator of values." Take this view of It and who shall pr can dispute its truth? and how infinitely more valuable to the world is the chatter of 'a Woman than all the bodies' they ever wrote or ora tions they ever' delivered. It' is- that fundamental order of things, without which cultivation, even civilization, could not goon. s ,iMU FlXlNtt Rltf bfiSlikilTY IN STATE-GOVERNMENT " ?t ji in ' o sv In a ken or more states the short ballot as an issue I up for d'etfermiriatioh. As' ah issue ie is more widely and vbc'l foroualy urged every year. The heart 6'r tho mattor is, that better selection ot officials bo madd in tho first place; and In tho second place, responsibility in tho conduct of state affatrs be moro clearly and unavoidably fixed. All this means moro power' reposed with tho. chlbf executive. Tho business of tho state would bo bottur dono ir there were moro direct application of authority, and it wore tho habit to look only to tho chief oxocutlvo for results. But bdforo wo can reallzo that condition there aro cdrta'iri other things that mtist bo done. If wo aro going to fashion the principle, and as wo may ultimately do, tho form of state government after commission government in cities, wo must get rid of the hording together in political groups. If we are going to make tho head ond of the state conform strictly to business principles, wo mlist lot tho salne business principles run through the tntiro pattern; and that can be dond only by eliminating politics from state affairs by which we mean politics of the partisan brand. This anti-partisan development wlth'roforohco to stato government is showing in many directions. It is urged, per haps, more persistently and more vigorously in tho short ballot movement than in any other which may help to explain why the old-time politician is the most bitter opponent of that movement Whatever Is to be said of the futuro of tho short ballot, tho evolution of a moro rational and efllcient Bystom of stato gov ernment, which will seek the best in experience arid ability for the administratibn of affairs is on the way. It Is only a mattor of thought and education on the part of the people, and tho political-reward, spoilsman and spito system will bo marked for destruction. Telegram. ,.. , lin.M- An Indelicate Remark "One cannot be too careful in hla rtmarks on some occaslona.' saldfa younfr clergyman, in speaking of a tour of inspection which 'he, In company with older divines, made of a penal Instltu tlon, "Tho loader of our llttlo ox- pddltlon, a truly good man, was bo lmprosaotl by what ho loarneil from tho story of ono young man Imprlsloned for burglary that lie felt ho should offer him Bomb oucouragonlent, of what kind ho hardly know. So, after many hem and haws, ho delivered him solf of tho following: " 'Ah, nly friend, wo must not lone sight of tho fact that wo niro hero today and gone to morrow. " 'You may bo, sir," rejoined tho burglar, " 'but I ain't.' " Harper's Magazine! Farm Loans at Lowest Rates. Oitr Eastern Connections will furnish, through us, farm loans at seven per cent, up to seven years. Liberal ropaymo'nt priv ileges. Prompt service. Sco us first. It always saves monoy. Send uh description and market value of your land. Petorson-Skothclm & Co., Register Building, Eugouo, Ore. U-10-1 Last Resort. "I don't understand precisely the functions of tho Supremo Court," "It's like this: You have a dis pute with your wife and she-decides against you. That's tho lower court." "I see." "You take the matter to your mother. That's the Court of Appeals." "I-see. "Then your wife takes it to her mother. That's tho Supreme Court;" Talented Family. "Do vou nlay any instrument, Mr. Smith?" "Yes,- I'm a cornetist." "And your sister?" "She's a pianist." "Does your mother play?" "She's a zitherist." "And your father?" "He's a pessimist." Beloved. He was very bashful and She tried to make it easy for him. They were driving along the sea shore arid she became silent for a time. "What's the matter?" he ask ed. "Oh, I feel blue," she replied. "Nobody loves me and my hands are cold." "You should not say that," was his word df consolation, "for God loves you, and your mother loves you, and yon' can sit on your hands." Success'. A Lamblike' Lion. (Birmingham Age-Herald.) "Weil, did you have that social lion- at your reception that you were telling me about?' "Oh, yes. He was there." "And did he roar?" "No. Ills wife was also present and he could only bleat." "Say, Hiram, what do they mean by a Stradevar'us?" "Qli, Stradevar'us is the Latin name for a fiddle." Keeps Talking. (,nieCai.umie't;) "Docs your barber' 'shut up on Sunday?" "No. He merely closes Ills shop." I'Father!" "Yea,- my con." "Where do your5 plans go when they fall through?"" FL'ty-lhree per cent of Ore gon farmers employ laborers, paying' $il,lG2;000 a year in wages. A Jaw is' proposed to bring them under the state la bor bureau. ' Frazer & Son, Eugene have established manufacture of fire hydrants. Eugene dealer shipped 10,000 pounds Oregon graperoots foif manufacture of medicine. When a good thing1 is done by one House of the' legislature the other House kills or recalls It. STATEMENT WILL ADOPT SPOT CASH SYSTEM. On and after March 1, 1915, our business terms will bo strictly SPOT CASH and all parties knowing themselves indebted to us will plcnso call ami arrange their accounts to 'meet the new conditions. Owing to the small margin of profit in the sale of goods in the very latest methods of doing business, wo aro forced to discard the credit system. After March 1, we win sell for SPOT CASH only. Do not ask for credit after that date, for no matter how wealthy or poor, you are, all will then 100k alike. So keep in mind that the CASH must accom pany all orders by mall for goods, or must be paid beforo the goods aro removed from the store. We regret having to make this move, but tho trade lias forced us to do so. By sending their cash away to mall order houses and running a credit account at home, the people wOrk a hardship oif tho home merchant, leaving him in a position whereby ho cannot compete with' the mail order houses' as long as he does a credit business. There fore, we have resolved to adopt tho Strictly Spot Cash Sys tem in order that we can meet the prices of tho mail order houses. It has always been a pleasure to us tb accommo date our patrons and extend credit when wo thought It was needed. But the credit system has been bo abused that we are forced to discard it, in order to protect our business. We feel justified in makipg this move, as it enables us to sell more cheaply and protect the man who pays cash from having to help pay tlie debts of him who fails to pay his bills; also the interest on long time accounts, or for articles which have been neglected to bo charged and the oxpense of tho general upkeep of the credit system. We are now making contracts with factories to furnish us goods for 1915 at bed rock prices for which wo will have to pay cash with the order, and this means better goods and lower prices, thus making a saving for our customers. On and after March 1, all our goods will be marked down. We give, you below both the" old1 and tho new prices on a few articles, that you may make the comparison and see what you will save. We ask you to compare our SPOT CASH prices with those of the catalogue houses as well. Old Spot System Cash Telephone Dattories.f .30 $ .25 Standard 2-ply roofing 1.7G 1.G0 22 Short cartridges... .15 ,11 Galvanized Iron Tub .75 .60' Atlantic Dollor . ...j 2.00 1.60 Laweon 24 h. p. En- , glne, ..,..135.00 11G.00 Lantern 1.00 .80 Old Spot 8ytem Caah narbed Wlro, 80 rd.. .? 2.25 ? 2.0C 6" StoyO pipe medium .15 .12 7" Flat Flioa .15 .12 Colorado Fencing, 9 bar Stool Wire, 39" high ............ .30 .28 8 Vara, 32" high 27 ,25 7 Bara. 26" high 24 .22 By the above" quoted price's you will see that it will pay you eyen to borrow tho money td pay spot cash, From tlrpe to time as new goods arrive wo will bo ablo to give still better prices as it will take some little time to make-arrahgements'wlth' factories to get goods at the low est 'spot cash price's. All good's will'b'e reduced to' tho lowest possible prices'. We ask yoU'ono, and all tb come" in and see' what ydu can save by buyirtgfor Spot CaBh; Yours truly, B e a v e r- H e r n cfo n HARDWARE GO. DO YOU GET FULL VALUES FOR YOUR MONEY? This Is an old-fashioned Grocery Store in regard to expenso, with a stock of modern staplo groceries that I am selling as near cost as good groceries can be sold. Got posted' on and prices. Como and seo. My expenses aro small'nd rent at all. Once a customer, always a customer. AT LAVEBTS GKKQCEBY Near Lincoln School, on 0 St., between" Sixth and Seventh E. W. Lavort, Proprietor. DtafnNS Cinoot Ik Curtd lr locl ppllytlun, M tiny cuniint imi'h the (llivUMd tiortloti of in mr, Thm nnlr on wy to ur iltftfntM, and llml I fcjr. eunitltuiloflfl, rmdlM. . IwfiHM I iMd Vc an InMHivd dominion of Hi mu .eiHii llitlna of IK KutUehUii Tub. Whfii Ihl tub It inmtmtil you liav lumtiiin 'touM or ImWrftwl hrliir, and whtn It l mttrl7, eioiMrt. iiwiiuii l tli rull, and untH (ha InnaNtmallon rah t laktn mil nful mil lut rtnril lo II normal rtimn. lion. Iienrln will b dMtroyrd fnrvtr, i.lnu tar out Mn ara cautrd Ir ('atarrli, which U nolhln but an liiflnmul comlltlun of tho iiiucou uif, W will lv On lltmrtrrrt lnll for any cm ot DtafntM (eauit by eauirhl Hint oannol ! eurfjt by Hall' Catarrh pur, Hthfl ror elfMilai. fr. . , r. 4, I'llENKV 4 CO., ToMo, Ohio. fold br DrwritlMa. o. Takt Wail'i Vmnlly Mil tor conization. CAREFUL, CONSCIENTIOUS Dentistgy DR. J. E. RICHMOND ' PHONE8: Office, 3; Residence, 111.J Over Commercial Bank, Springfield, Oregon. "See Edwards & Brattaift For Farm and City Property Exohangei a Specialty Springfield Phone SO Oregon Dr. N. W. EMERY DENTIST TELEPHONE fl Omco In tho I. O. 0. F. Building SPRINQFIELD, OREGON JH. BOWER Lawyor. I'liouu 1221 C31 Willamette St. Eugene, Oregon Dr. Eugene Kester Otrtco In StuvonB-l'orklns Mock PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Phonoa: Ilculdcnca 91 Oirtco 83 Home Products Do not go out of town for any thing in tho line of bread, pics', cakes, cookies, etc., when you can obtain tho best right at home; Springfield Bakery S. Young; Prop. PARRISH & SON, Suceetior to Calkins & Son. General Dray age Business, Planoa Moved. Phone 70 - Springfield, Oregon. Omco. Ninth atid I'tirl Btrf. ciinoneM9 PR. M,Y. SHAFFER, D.V-SL VETERINARY SURGEON AND DENTI8T Sulto 2. I'hond m, EUGENE, OIIE Residence over Dodge's Store ...... The ...... Springfield Garage H. SANDCATHE ' Proprietor Main, bet Fourth and Fifth. Phono 11 SPRINQFIELD - OREGON . B. H. EAGAN VcUViiary,' burgeon kn'dt DehUa . Office: Warnofck'a Feci) Barn Phoritai O'fflce 604f rietfttehce' 1122- V VQEUe v - OREGON tiomcopathjc Physician and burgeon ObBtrotrlca and DJpoases ot Children Res. Phone Gl. Office Phone 620 Residence 283; West 9h OiOco 038 Will. Street Eugene, - - Oregon. j , i o. r. Guiiion, m; d; Pracflce Llniltecf tl Eye, Ear, Ndse and Throat. Graduate Nurso Attending ' 30S, Wtbite feniple, Eugene, SPrtlWCFiELbyoLK's ASTON fSH DRUGGIST Wo Boll many koo1 inodlelnos but WO lira told flin inlvliiri i,t lnicK-tlnirn wtrli, (jlycorino. etc., Known an Adlcr-i-Iin, la tho boat vo over sold. Spring flold folkw nstonieli us daily by tolling hQW. QUICKLY Adlorl-wa ndldvci nonr stoniaolijuus oi) tho Htgpmoli mid constlimtlon. Mnny rciiort that A filNOLB DOSE rollavcH thceo troublot almost Immodlotoly,' 'o, aro Hind we aro SprlnifloM uirontK ' for Adhiri-lcii. M. M, Ioory, druggist, ' ' fJlUJ fit . l )