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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1916)
CRUELTY OF MAN TO NOBLEST OF BEASTS w From the Grange Bulletin To tho Bulletin: i. Slnco tho beginning of tho wnr In 'Europe tho United States has fur nished tho armies over 500,000 horsos and mules for sorvlces In tho flold. According to estimates credited to Jumped 10 per cent In tho year. How long will tho horso supply Inst It wo export KO.OOO horses n month and 40, 000 of thorn aro killed within a few dnys? Thoro Is a limit to our surplus stock. Uclglnns seek tho child's horse. Cruel as this scorns, tho touch of downrisht brutality Is lont by Hoi glum, which Is purchasing little shot land ponies to replace tho dogs killed whllo dragging tholr machine guus tlmt kopt order on theso ships was tho certain knowledge that these rlllen would ho used. And In ijtggN'nynrlo Itself, tho population Is kept In a con dition of torrorlxntlon by those host lers. Kvon In t,hls country t,"oso war horses hnvo caused riot and death. Frightened and exhausted by long trips In cIobo packed cars, when they reach tholr corrals thoy bocomo wild and unmanageable. In Alton, 111., for tho Department of Agriculture oftl rims, tun sum nam lor moso nnminis onn , exceeds $100,000,000. If It be romem- Handling tho hugo craves on tholr I1"81""'0' l,uuu ,10r8CS l,uo "Iriu bored that tho llfo of a horso or n ,ong Journcy 0 tho bnttIo no,d9 urnl,0"0'1 J""1 tnnipotled and over ran inulo at tho front does not exceed cody ueatu, lg frequently marked by I lhro ua' r,u,n,ctl crops and proper three to ten days, tho appalling slg-!noglect. nbU80 nu,i cruoUv. J. D.!,y n,ul '"U'orlllod pnssongors on roll Iflcanco of thoso Cam, tho glut ot!Dorlnian nn nUornoy of Now York,lroai Vl"!"; ,n ,Jor80' cu ft ,how' creedy cruelty expressed by them ,,,. ,, Anti.vivUn.oinn nni.,ivi8nm, frightened by a thunder storm, I ,,,ini. win, n,n "roKo irom meir qunnors ami lieu snntched from tholr llttlo mnstorn and Uv!ll Bpenk at Sprluglleld BlOth mlstroRsos. Wo havo to pay for our orhood Monday night, March 20, own horses In our own markets Members aro Urged to bo pro prlcos rnngliiR from r.0 to 100 por cent (sent ami all othor moil of tho advance. What end and purpose doos;filv tins uxtoiulnd u limntv wnl- this servo savo to satisfy tho iiionoy-jcomo. Brotherhood culled at grabbing Instincts of our "neutral" a ;30, banquet 7:00. Lecture by doalorsT In no othor branch of nil; Dr. Parkinson to follow the l)UU thls hypocritical "war business," this tiiiot. pecKniuinu iiung oi uoiur moon gum cries aloud. Imagtno tho bewilderment and . commission against tho manner In madly. Many terror and suffering of theso animals, which horsos aro shipped. "Tho .next to tho dog man's closest frlond j handling of horses under tho present j and servant, on tho bloody fields of j method results In great cruelty,' ho battle. Tlcture them, taken away said. "Wo havo inado a thorough in from tho farms whero thoy were use-1 vesttgatlon of tho matter and found ful and happy and might continue to conditions bad enough to warrant Im bo happy, to suffer terribly In thoso J medlato action on tho part of tho Fed- shrapnel-swept lanus, screaming in ernl authorities." Tho horsos uro and drowned. leaped Into tho harbor Tholr floating bodlus tholr agony, and all for tho sake of the'few dollars In 1L When "Black Beauty" reigned a generation ago this country wept at equlno suffering. In those days a docked tall bocamo a badge of shame. The societies with a long name organ lied a great rollef work, school child ren wore badges and xnado the life of teamsters a day long penance. Elder- packed Into freight cars without breathing space, and aro kept In theso quarters from 7 to 12 days. Tran shipped to steamers at tho Atlantic port from which thoy aro to bo ship ped they aro practically wedged in; many of them dlo on tho voyage, but the loss Is over looked. No action has been taken by tho Federal government . An Inspector ly ladles prowled the streets, peering from the society for the prevention of for evidences of inhumanity. cruelty to animals gives the wholo Why are theso voices stilled now? j business, an atmosphere of sardonic When dally from our ports ships car-1 Jest by lounging about tho dock whilo rylng hundreds of horses beginning what is for their loads of living freight truly and inevitably a voyage of death? Is it posslblo that these thou sands of dollars do really make a dif ference in our onlook? And can we ever remain blind, not only to the shameless hyprocrisy of our attitude but to the wicked cruelty we sanction by our silence. - It Is conservatively estimated that the horses are being shipped and glv tng his languid approval of whatever llttlo he may soo. It nearly has bo como a proverb, though, that these worthies see not red, but a softer tint, aesthetically as "long green." The conditions aboard a cattle ship are better imagined than described. To herd thousands of creatures to eertaln death, to know this and havo to do it, does not lead to tho develop- beasts, thoy died at least painlessly. Other Instances of similar happenings havo been reported from Philadelphia, Boston, Newport Nows, and various othor places. Amorlcan horso fnmtno Imminent, tho economic Injury to this country la approaching a point whoro action must bo tnkon to stop It for our own sako. A dispatch from Atlantic, Oa says: "It is cstimatod that in farming sections in Georgia tho number of farm animals has boon reduced almost ten per cont, as a result of war orders. This will bo reflected on a reduction of crop acreage." Canada has stopped tho exporta tion of horses. C. J. Fitzgerald of London, Ontario, president for many years of tho Brighton Beach Racing loss, although wo supply tho Instru ments and tools of killing, hucauno our own iinmi does not pun tun triggur that lots human blood, Is thu ropellnnt j sordldness, tho shnmoloss money-lust that Is tho basu find structure of It all so pollucldly revealed. No smug phrases can cover this trntlu. Tho i man who soils horses to tho allies knows that thoso horsos are going to dlo frightfully and agonizing deaths Within a few days of his banking tho ' money ho gets for them. There Is no ehnnco for nn nrgumenl uhout It. Thoro are tho Ilguros. And tho cat-! lous vlclousnoss of It hua been no ! apparent that not ono word has boon uttered In Its dofonso, Tho suffering ondurod by theso dumb boasts can't I bo exaggerated. Tho vast majority ' aro draft horsos. Thoy aro hurried ! from tho shtp Into service. They uro driven fifty, sixty, nnd a hundred miles a day; hundreds dlu from exhaustion. Tho work is torrlllc; It is a fact that thousands of green horses havo died from sheer fright. Tho roads and Holds aro pitfalls, a broken leg nnd a horso Is dono for, and his mate will frequently go down with him. What Is tho fnto of this animal? Who can stop In tho rush of bnttlo and help him MaiHhlloltl Macloay oHtato pays $11,000 for Coqulllo Hlvor llshmcnunn's co-operutlvo cannery. Pendleton Umatilla County farmui-B planning to build ele vator. Baiter UoHton capitalists lease and will operate Virtue Mine. State Haves $2,500 a year by uniting two oilleeH under one title of Fish and Game Warden. Stayton- -Surveyors running lino from Salem to Mill City extension Oregon Electric. lllllsboro and St. Johns saw mills have started up at full ca pacity. Oregon City Crown Wlllam etto Paper Co., plans to build homes for thoso of Its tS50 em ployes who wish It. SECOND COUNT IN PIANO CONTEST APRIL 4 (Continued rrom pngo 1) for the town we are ustly proud of. Tho foillowlng aro tho enter to his feet? in tholr pain and prizing merchants who give association, was quoted by tho Now : torturing agony thoy nro loft to porlsh. coupons in the first sixteen months of the war jcient of finer feelings, and tho hostlers more than two million horses were! on these death ships aro particularly killed! The problem of making good Jan uncouth, reckless lot. They nuru these losses is a very serious one. Tho . her from fifty to seventy-five on each United States is the greatest horse j vessel, and are droaded by officers j throughout tho wholo country." 1 and mule country In the world. In and crew. In order to protect theni-j what nnti nnd nnrnnun iJnn t,u York Times as stating that tho United States is nearly stripped of good horsos and confronts u sorlous situation. Whilo Canada was almost donuded of horses, tho evil had been stopped by prohibiting tho salo of ani mals for war use. "At tho present tlmo tho U. S. Is worso off than Cnnnda," declared Mr. Fltzgorald, "because thoro is no lot or hindrance to tho sale of animals. Great Brltian, Franco, nnd Italy havo commissioners everywhere, and oven thoy report a scarcity of proper horsos June 1914 we shipped $200,000 wortl) pf horses and niule3 to Europe. For the month of June 1915 we shipped to Europe $10.G36,000 worth, an in- selves tho latter carry a full equip ment of loaded magazine rifles. Tho captain of one of tho largest ships trad !ing with St. Nayarie was quoted re- purpose business sorve? Our humanitarian sentiments aro outraged; our own far mers aro suffering from tho lack of draft horso3 necessary for tho tlllago crease over fifty times. Prices also . cently as saying that the only thing !0f their fields; Shetland ponies aro ECS But Jt tho horso could speak for himself, what an arraignment hu would utter against thoso who hnvo taken htm from his native fields and his familiar companions to further tho science of slaying unoffondlng men on tho othor side of tho world 1 How much longor Is our national honor to bo besmirched, our national conscience to ho stultified by blunting phnisos about a mythical fairness to all. Wo cannot blent about tho horso trade. Paper by a mumbur, rend at High land Grango hour. EVA SCHltAMM. Lecturer. ltayden & Metcalf. M. C. Bressler & Son. Ketels Drug Store. C. 13. Sales Toggery. I. D. Larimer. Wolf & Miller. Swarts & Washburne. Mrs. D. Crouch. When you trade at. thoso stores bo sure to ask for cou pons. Every little piece of paper hearing zo votes may win some friend CARUSO Woild'fwneua Tnor, Say, "Tuxedo completely oatiifiea my tobacco taotc. Moot important of all, from a i n (? o r ' e standpoint. Tuxedo does not irrltato my throat." "Tuxedo Does Not Irritate My Throat" That'll whnt the world'i frcatcst tenor lays about 'uxedo. That's what vott will say about Tuxedo after you've given this mildest and pleasantcet of all tobac cos a week's trial. SRivxedo Made in dgrmgneld m ii of yours tho beautiful during tho Lecturer's Obormoyer & Sons piano. I Remember the $5 in gold rocb to the one who makes tho great est gain In number of votes. Others wore nominated but as yet have received no votes, P'Q Thoso young ladles should by no means be considered out of the running as ail have been do ur. Parkinson recently from lug some work and will make Boston, Mass., but now pastor the contest interesting for those Brotherhood and Chickon Supper. of the Patronize the Payroll of Your Home Town j j The House of Quality fi Fine Line of Box Goods, Fresh Made, Put up to Your Order. Hot Drinks, Ice Cream and Soda Water. Eggimann's Candy Kitchen. Springfield Bakery I Bread, Pies, Cakes, Cookies, etc. Wedding and Party Cakes a Specialty S. Young, - Proprietor By the grace of the eDmocratlc party our chicken raisers have got to com bat the Chinese, so we will come to their aid and will sell from this day slel Dry Meat Scrap at 2 1-2 cents a pound to chicken raisers only. Wo also wil sell clear, pure neetsfoot oil. at COc per gallon, 15c for full quart. Call at or phono Eugene 259. EUGENE CHEMICAL WORKS F. JOS. SCHOFIELD, Proprietor. Factory on Itlver Road to Springfield 4 NOXALL You know I am well liked by all bread makers. BAKORE Hard Wheat Patent Try me. Get ac quainted. You will like me. eBst value for your money of any flour in Spring-field. We can give you more for your money in flour and feed of all kinds than any other place in town. SPRINGFIELD FLOUR MILLS . The Springfield Planing Mill Company Manufacturers pf SASH, DOOIIS, MOULDINGS, BRACKETS TURNING. STAIR BUILD1NGG, Extension Tables, Drop Leaf Tables, BBreak fast Tables, Kitchen Cabinets, Cupboards, Safes, Step Ladders, Fruit Boxes Perry Crates, Folding Clothes Racks. .. FOR SALE Good house on D St., east of Gth St. chicken house. M. E. church, Eugene, who already have a gootl start Remember that many of the leading merchants are Interest ed in this contest and are giving a 2G-vot coupon with every dol lor's purchase. Also thoso who don't fully understand ,the rules can call at this ofllce, or write us and we will be pleased to go Classified Ads .for Sale, Rent, Wanted Etc. Tht fW' 7feccr Pip anJ CttvtS The trtiinal "Tuxedo Proccii'1. of refining mild Kentucky Hurley,' mellowed by 3 to 5 years' Agcinc, totitivrly remove every particle of harshness and "bite". PutTuxcdo to the pipttat. That will show you why, to millions af men, Tuxedo is the only "just richt" smoke. Read the guarantee in the top of :vcry tin. ftm can buy Tuxedo everywhere Pouch Sc Famous gtctntin 10c ' Tin flu niJtri, 40 1 tnJ 80c. In Glatl flumlJtri, fOeandfOe. rna American tobacco compart Card of Thanks T wlnli in thnnlr mv niniiv UVC room nvnr Min nrrmrmlt Inn xi-ltli llinm rlni,1n nf Cttrlturflnlrl mid nnr. SeCOIHl UOOr Fnllmvlir nro Min rnilldritnu rmitiillm rnnntv fnv tlinlr 1rvnl tiOOd Dam. TTnloti TJnlinWu Alt or nit nrtf 1iifIiifv Ills! rtf i nil f1 . . "viv.. vwviltl I i I IUUmU ni(lJWl I l l! lllf-, VSSV "J'll uuun NllVin. Ntm II 7 Ain nnnhiuf I fnnl vnrv fMnfnril in- berries and etc. Lot 50 by 120. Mr8. Delbert Hucknum . .25,275 deed for their help, while I owe I I rice about $H0O. ,00 cash, unzei Redmond 10,250 a debt of gratitude for ho many brlanco $$15.00 per month a- tluby crabtrce 8,5)75 I want especially to thank the , 7 per cent interest Write W. Evft Titus 8,250 business men of Springfield who J. uarncB, J010 Harper SU Mabel Duree 7,850 helped me during tho contest. I '.-JiCSjfci2S Chlole Woolley 7.000 onlv received third nrlzo, but I FOR SALE The northwest cor- nlv received third prize, Gertrude Williams 1.1)00 feel well repaid for my efforts. Grace Male 1,875 Never wero friends more loyal ELECTRICITY For light, heat and power. "Made in Springfield." j Oregon Power Co. I nor nf ?nri nnd Mnln ct Intn "4,lv;u i,oJ iever weru iiiuiuih iuuiu iwju 9 nnd lHl5?nro kla Chtl8e W t,m lhos(i who 80 situated ' for Wffll SiSih 5u?y SonBoney 1,075 . ...,ca. Thank. yon. one and ?Xr AX. ,ut? ' " ft" Duttoo Fischer Temple or any public edifice. Easy terms, see M. M. Peery or write Paul Bettelhelm, Vlsalla, 1 California. 1 A NO. 1 FRESH JERSEEV, cow for sale oratr tl e cow for sale or trade for wood i cutting. Phone 28F2, Spring field. 12-13 LOST Silver Butterily belt pin. Please return to News Office. 1 nr NELL NIXON. FOR SALE Silver Camnlne nhlf1fOli nffya fnr unillmr IK I for $1.50. Mrs. II. S. Tilton, Springfield, Ore. 3rd and E St. 3t FOR SALE Good farm wagon and harness. L. M. Cagley. Have You Friends If m S I Iteming to uregon i I SPENDS ITS MONEY AT HOME t : Water Proof Shoe Oil The Lane County News divided its expenditures last year, thus: Supplies bought outsltlo ot Spring Held, Including paper and now machinery 20.4 p. C. Supplies bought In Springfield, in cluding rent, etc w.19.1 p. c. Payroll, entirely Jn Springfield 60.5 p. c. 80 Spent at Home springfield, .f ' WATER PROOFS AND SOFTENS ALL KINDS OFt LEATHER Wolf & Miller Harness Shop OREGON 4. Even if hairs ore turning crev. hearts don't change much after all. A box of Vogan's will arouse many an old time memory. MODERN CONFECTIONERY CO I'ortland, Oregon Tlioro is more Catarrh In tills section Ot tho country tliun all oilier dliieusea put together, and until tliu limt few ynars wan uuppoHud to liu Inctirnlila. For a fireat many yiuiH dot-turn pronounced It ft oral (IIbmiuo ami rui-m-l llinl Int-ul rcrno (lleo, and liy cuiuiatitly fulltiiK to cure Willi lofiil trouttnuiit, pronoiint-cd It lncur ulile. Ki-leiiPH lias provt-ti CUarrh to l)o a i-oiiHtltutlnnal dlHeaso, and tliercforu -iiuIp-h ciiiiHlltutloiml t rt ul tiioiit. llall'n I'nlurrh (Hire, inn nnfui tinctl lij- R J. t'lifiit-y & Co., Toll-do, Olilo, U tlio only Cuimlitilllomil euro on Hit- miuliet. It In t iili nn Internally. It uctx dlrortly on tliu liUioil and niucoiis nurrucon of the Hynloni. They offer ono humlml dollars for any cava It falls to cure. Hand foe circular and toatlrnorilulM, Addre.il J'. J. ClinNRV & CO., Toltdo, O, S9IJ liy I)rti(tnli!. He. Talc llall'i Kauilly I'lIU for coronation. COLONIST ONE-WAY. FARES DAILY, MARCH 25-APRIL 14 FItOM TIIID EAST TO ALL POINTS IN OIUSGON AND WASHINGTON ON SPOKANE, PORTLAND & SEATTLE RY.; and OREGON ELECTRIC RY. 1 1 l'MtOM Chicago $$40.50 DesMoInes 3C.34 Oklahoma City 37.75 . St. Louis 38.10 Winnipeg . . . , . . . .32.50 Denver 32.50 Kansas City 1 ..... . .32.50 Ft. Worth ,rf"! 4 3.00 Sit. Paul ,'......-.,,...32.50 Milwaukee . '.-'J. '. ',39.09 'KnoxvlIIo , 49.70 I ares from othor points lp proportlo Prepaid orders will ho accopted hy Oregon Elcetric Agents and all other information eheerftilly furnished. H. R. KNIGHT, Agent, EUGENE, OREGON