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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS THURSDAY. AUGUST 8, 1010 PAGE TWO The Springfield News !. C. DIMM, WALTER R. DIMM Editors and Publishers Published Every Monday and Thursday 4 RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION One, Year .... $1.50 Tx: Months .75 Throe months .60 Advertising ; rates furnished on appli cation, r ; Member of the Willamette Valley ' Editorial Auoclatlon. THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 191G WHAT WILL THE FUTURE BRING? It has been two years since the German Emperor declared war on Russia. Great Brittain steppedrtinto Ihe war arena on the fourth of AugUBt, 1914, to protect the rights of little Belgium; These, were the days when all the world seemed to stop in amazement. When all nations 'gasped at the prospect of a world -war.- When the work of peace conferences seemed to be of no avail. When men stood by and speculated what the 'Mistress of the Seas" would do to the "Master of the Land." . Two years have passed. Two years of .indescribable turmoil, strife, hatred and sorrow have passed leaving all Europe bat tle scarred and still struggling with. a determination to fight to the finish. Millions are dead, more millions are cripples, mil lions are homeless, millions are poverty stricken and nothing has been accomplished. Hah a billion dollars a week have been wasted. The national debts of all the conflicting na tions have become enormous. And what has this, the wealth pf half of Europe, purchased bloodshed, poverty, desolation, sorrow and above all the de gradation of Europe's noble civ ilization. 1 Allies are wasting thousands of lives trying to regain a few hundred yards of trenches that costfthousands of German lives two years ago. It seems to be the supreme aim of each con tender for the gory prize to ex terminate his foe. It matters not what the methods be, the more cruel the death the better. This madness of the men has caused them to forget all about the beautiful cathedrals and cities that required centuries to build and are now becoming ruins in a night. What is this b'edlum about? What will the conqueror receive as a reward? What great principles are at stake that men must stoop to the lowest depths of degraded butchery? No one would predict the fu ture of Europe. All that the nations seem to care about is that they can get enough mu nitions and enough men to fight for the fatherland. Torture has been heaped upon suffering. Human endurance seems to Tve come to the breaking point but as the time goes the fierce ness of the fighting increases. With all this terrible example across the seas there are some Americans that want war with Mexico. Let us be thankful that we have been blessed with peace and that the executive of the American nation has at all times" championed the cause of peace. REPUBLICAN CHARGES AND PROMISES Charles E. Hughes formally accepted the nomination for the presidency of the United States at New York city Monday night. The people of this nation have been waiting since the national convention for the Republican nominee to make a formal state ment of his plans and policies. We quote a few of the state ments made by Mr. Hughes. "We know that we are In a critical period, perhaps more critical than any period since the Civil war. We need a dominant sense of national unity; the exercises of our best con structive powers; the vigor and re sourcefulness of a quickened America. Wa deslro that the Republican party, as a great liberty parly, shall be the agency' of national achievement, the organ of the effective expression of dominant Americanism. I mean America first and America efficient." "The dealings of the administra tion with Mexico constitute a confused cliaptor of blunders. Destroying tho government of Huerta, -wo left Mexico to the ravages of revolution." "We shall have td adopt & new policy a policy- of firmness' and con slstenpy through which alone we can promote an enduring friendship, We demand from Mexico tho protection I of tho lives and tho proporty of our cttlxcna and tho security of our bor dor from depredations." ' "Had this government, by tho uso of both informal and formal diplomatic opportunities, loft no doubt that when wo said, 'strict accountability," ' wo meant precisely what wo said, and that wo should unhesitatingly vindi cate tho position, I am confldont that there would have been no destruction of Amorlcan lives by tho sinking of the Lusltnnia." "We donounco nil plots and con spiracies In tho Interest of any for eign nation . Uttorly Intolerable Is the uso of our soli for alien Intrigues." "Adequate preparedness la not mili tarism." "In tho demnnd for rcasonoblo pro parednesB, the, administration has fol lowed, not led." "Thero should bo nn International tribunal to decide controversies bus ceptiblo of judicial determination." "I endorso tho declaration in tho platform In favor of woman suffrage." "We are living In a fool's paradise. Tho temporary prosperity to which our opponents point has been created by tho abnormal condition incident to the war." THE WHEELS OF STATE GOVERNMENT By WALTER R. DIMM State Labor Commissioner 0. P. Hoff, of Salem Is tho Oregon statp labor commissioner. Ho was first appointed in 1903 and has hold the office continually since that time. His salary Is $3,000 per year with $2, 750 additional' for traveling expenses. Mr, Hoff has four assistants who act as factory inspectors who receive $5 per day and has ono stenographer in the Salem office who receives $900 per year. Tho duties of the State Labor Com missioner and his subordinates are to enforce all Oregon labor laws, to In spect the factories Inside tho stato 'and see to it that all factories come up to the required standard In working con ditions. It is his business to visit the manufacturing plants that are not as favorable to the interests of tho work ing man as they might be and to make recommendations to the stato leglsla ture as to the laws to remedy these evils. It is also the duty of this office to keep a close supervision over Oriental labor in the state. In a lecture Mr. Hoff told about his first two or three years In office. He worked night and day to visit the fac tories of the state so as to get suffi cient information to have adequate factory inspection laws passed. Tho conditions in the sawmills especially were deplorable, many of the mills were operating with no floors in them and If they did have floors there were cracks between the boards big enough to let a man drop through and he might light on running machinery below. At that time the state had made no pretense of regulating the hours of labor. Child labor laws and working hours for women and mini mum wage laws In Oregon were a thing unheard of. Getting the legis lature to see1 the need of better laws and getting them persuaded to make better laws were entirely different things. The first child labor law was passed In 1903, the factory Inspection law of 1907, the minimum wage.Jaw for women passed at the last session of the legislature. - Mr. Hoff expressed himself as strong ly opposed to any form of child labor. He said It is the business of every boy and girl in the state to go to school, that an education Is much more essen tial at this age of highly effectent labor conditions, that the boy without at least a common school education would have a hard time making ad vancement in the industrial -world. There Is ouly one childhood for every person and he should ho let to enjoy It with all the freedom of playtime. The labor commissioner said that Oregon Is the worst of the poorest states In the Union for the laborers to come. This he said Is largely due to bo much seasonal employment. Then our industries are not developed to the stage where wo can take care of our own population not to speak of foreign population. He said that ho received from one to twenty letters a day from laborers In the east asking as to the advisability of coming to Oregon In search of employment. These Inquirers always receive notice that If they find a means of a Hvlihood to stay where they are. Mr. Hoff wants1 to have a law made at the next session of the leglslatnre which will penalize any employer who hires labor when he has no visible means of paying off the laborers when the job is completed. The factory inspection law of 1907 is probably the best piece of labor leg islatlpn that has been made in this state. Since it has been enforced the accidents in the factories of the stato have been reduced rooro than sixty per cent, Ho eaid that this law bene fitted the employer more Uum It bene- (WMATS 1K I I CAPTAIN t J I V- ONE food turn deserves another one rfood chew of W-B CUT Chewing gives a man tho tobacco satisfaction he's been seeking for years. A good chow of W-B CUT, hits shted, jncans a small chew. The salt seasoning brings out tho rich tobacco flavor without grinding and spitting that's what makes it a gentleman's chew. Get a lOo pouch at any builncii-llke dealer's. Give W-D CUT the quality test asd loam the bluest surprise of your tobacco experience. tfafc by WETMAN-SKUTON COMPANY, 5b IMm S. Hw Yttk Oty fitted tho employco and many of the employers are now encouraging em ployccs to holp suggest Improvements In making tho work In their mills less dangerous. The paper mills at Oregon City have spent many thousands of dollars In safety appliances since the passage of Uio factory Inspection law and now tho omployeo who suggests a new safety appliance Is promoted Instead of being fired. Notice to Advertisers Beginning with the Issue of August 3, tho News will chargo all advertisers, except those who have unexpired contracts, 12 cents rer column Inch for display advertising. THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS Classified Ads For Sale, Rent, WantEd, Etc. ORGAN FOR SALE: for $20.00. Also 16 gal. Iron kettle, J5.00. E. E. Lee Second Hand Store. WANTED: Small" place within 10 blocks. Will pay $100 down, bal ance by month, must be cheap, E. B. W. Bx. 70. LOST: Gold monogrammed cuff but ton. Finder return to D. S. Beats and receive reward. LOST: A mass opal brooch with wide gold fringo mounting about one inch in length. Name In Ink on back of opal Lost Sunday on drive to Goshen and down to Santa Clara. Liberal reward for return to Chas. L. Scott, Springfield. FOR RENT: Good house Seventh and Kelly Blvd. on half acre of best land, free water, chicken coops, ce ment barn for 3 cows and one horse, cow furnished if desired, rent taken out in labor if party wishes, rent reasonable. Call at the News office. j 31 tf FOR SALE: Good wagon, harness and hayrack, L. M. Cagley. FOUND: Ladles black glove. Own ;r may have same by applying at the .Vews office and paying for this ad. OR SALE Nine acre farm ono fourth mile past of Creswell. River bottom land all in cultivation. Has four acres of loganberries, one and seven eighths acres in red raspberries In bearing Intermingled with four year old apple trees. Has house, barn, and modern chicken houses with fenced in parks. Can be had at a bargain. Address A31. care of The Springfield News. FOR SALE OR TRADE Small fruit ranch within sight of Cresw'ell. Will consider trade on Springfield resi dence property. Address,' C 31, Springfield News. FOR SALE OR TRADE Modern seven room house located In good residence section of Eugene, has ' large front porch, two screoned In back porches, bath, cabinet kitchen, pantry, gas and electric light, Is plastered and modern throughout. WIU consldor trado for home in Springfield. Address B31, Care of Springfield News, NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS AND PROPERTY OWNERS' NOTICE Is hereby given that the Common Council of tho. Town of Springfield, Oregon has determined to improve South Second street from South "E" street southerly to the city limits; that such improvement will consist in grading the street to a width of 16 fqet and surfacing the samp with macadam to a width of 12 foot, and to provide suitable drain, all In accordance with the detailed plans and specifications prepared by I OUPUt.TMl mOPKHTCH VIM MUCH lrrlt!Mt VOUTtV.UtMIM AlOUt VtkTOIACCO KH9 AlHttHATOUOINt tho City Engineer and which may bo soon and obtained at tho Recorder's office. Tho satd Improvement shall bo bo gun within ton days after tho letting of tho contract and completed within HO dnys thereafter; the bidders will bo required to dopnsit a certified check payablu to tho Recorder, In tho sum of live per cent of their bid to Insure that they will enter Into a con tract If tho samo Is awarded to ijuch hldilor. and that tho contractor will ho renulred to enter In a bond for tho I faithful rorformanco of tho contract ! and for the payment of -nil claims for labor and mntorlals when due. ! Tho Contractor will lio required to look to tho fund which may bo do I rh'od from tho assessment lovled I ngilnfV tho property benefitted bj such Improvement, and will bo roqulr - od to tiko and accept tho Bancroft Honda which may bo offered for snlo to moot such costs, nnd at par with accrued Interest. Tho Common Council will open and consldor tho bids for such Improve ment at tho regular mooting to bo held at tho hour of eight o'clock V. M. on tho 14th day of August, 191ft and nil bids must ho In tho hands of tho Recorder prior to that hour, ! Tho owners of nbuitlng prooerty will , tnko nntlcn that tho cost of mnklnK such Improvement will bo nssossed Jngnlnst tho nroporty benefitted thoro- by nnd tlie council will noar nny re monstrnnco ngalnst such Improvement at tho hour and dnto above mentioned. Tho entire work of making such Improvement will ho lot In ono con (tract. HERBERT E. WALKER Town Recorder of tho Town of Spring field, Oregon. Aug. 3, 7, 10, 14 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION IN FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIEN In the Circuit Court of the State of Orenon, for Lane County H .L. Studioy, Plaintiff, vs. H. B. Kepnor, Mrs. H. B. Kepner, and all porsons unknown, If any, having or claiming an Interest or estate Id and to tho hereinafter described real property, Defendants. To H. B. Kepner, Mrs. H. B. Kop ner, and all persons unknown, If any. having or claiming an Interest or es tato In and to the hereinafter describ ed real property, tho abovo named de fendants, IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF OREGON: You aro hereby notified that H. L. Studioy tho holder of Cer tificate of Delinquency numberod 1196 Issued on tho 7th day of October, 1913, by tho Tax Collector of tho County of Lano, 8tato of Oregon, for the amount of $2.17, tho same being fthe amount then duo and delinquent tor taxes ror tne year 1912 together with penalty, Interost nnd costs there on upon the real property assessed to you, of which you aro tho owner as nnnpnrs of record, Hltuatod In said County nnd Stato, and particularly bounded and described s follows, to wit: Lot numbered (1) one In block num bered (1) In E. E. Kcpner's Addition to tho town of Springfield, Lane county, Stato of Oregon. You are further notified that said H. L. Studley has paid taxes on said premises for prior or subsequent years, with tho rate of interest on said amounts as follows: On March 21, 1914, the sum of $2.97 for taxes for the year of 1913. On March 31, 1915 the sum of S2.C5 for taxes for the year of 1914. On April 5, 1910, tho sum of $2.07 for taxes for the year of 1910. All of tho amounts bear Interest from date of payment at tho rato of 15 per cent per annum. Said II, B. Kepner as the owner of the legal title of the abovo de scribed property as tho same appears of record, and each of tho other per sons abovo named are hereby further notified that H. L. Studioy will apply to the Circuit Court or the County and Stato aforesaid for a docrco foreclos ing the lien against tho property abovo described, and mentioned In said Cor- ftlflcato. And you aro hereby summon ed to appear within sixty dnys alter the first publication of this summons, exclusive pf tho day of said first pub lication, and defend this action or pay tho amount duo as abovo shown, to gether with costs and accrued Interest, and In case of your failure to do so, a depreo will bo rendered foreclosing tho lien of said taxes and costs ugalnst the land and premises nbovo named. This summons is published by order of tho Honorable G. F. Sklpworth, Judge of the Circuit Court of tho Stato of Oregon for tho County or Lnno nnd said order was made and dated this 31st day of July 1916, and tho date of the first publication of this summons In the 3rd day of AuEiist. 1916. All process and papers iu this pro ceeding may bo served upon the under signed residing within tho State of Oro gon ut the address hereinafter men tioned. L, M. TRAVIS, Attorney for Plaintiff Address, Eugene, Oregon. Aug! 3,10,17,2431: Sopt, 7,l4,21,28,Oct,5 'rvaw kkaaajajlaAj city mimi& i i M i V) WBBFjA urn :'rZWK mm? SEE THE MEN WITH THEIR CHESTS OUT AND THEIR HEADS ERECT, WITH INDEPENDENT WALK AND CONFIDENT AIR. THEY ARE INDE PENDENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE BANK AC COUNTS. WHILE OTHER MEN WASTED THEIR TIME AND MONEY THEY WERE PUTTING SOME INTO THE BANK. MAKE YOURSELF INDEPENDENT BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. BANK SOME M.ONEY NOW. BANK WITH US BBSS The Best For Less Money (ram Prompt Delivery The Fifth Street Grocery THOS. SIKES, PROP. PHONE 22 r Why not save and deposit in our Savings Department one-twelfth of your total taxes each month? By bo dis tributing the tax burden over the entire year, it will not seem so heavy. 4 per cent on savings. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, EUGENE, OREGON. 7 Printing IP A MAN can write a better book, Preach a better sermon, Or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, Though he build his house in the woods, Thp world will make a beaten path to his door. ' ' ' " Emerson. The QUALITY of our 'Iff-'. : I ,Ji t.ii'f . s Wo solicit The Groceries THE PITTS IMPROVED SANITARY BUTTER MOLD (patented) , Will mold a ono or two pound roll of butter and glvo tho correct weight. Made out of Oregon Maplo or Ash. Ask your Hardware Grocerymnn for thorn, or cnll at tho mill Price 75c Manufactured by the 8prlnafleld Planing Mill Co. Springfield, Oregon qf Quality work SPEAKS for itself 1 i J l tut , - 1 1 ( your orders Springf ield Newi .i ... ,. ,,