PAGE FOUR
Tin-: sprinc.fieli) news
THURSDAY, OCTOMKR 21. 1020.
mf in i- T- tut r Y r w T"v Mntirn a lesson quickly. Now that w hav
Ifm or KlINLir 1HL,U lNHW wui keep ,1,000,10.,,.,. j
nut noil thorn to other nations. With
Published Every Thursday at Springfield, Lane County, Oregon, by
TYLER A FREELAND
the Jones Act enforced, privately j
EXCUSE US
owned merchant marine can and will
Bam II. Tyler, Editor. It. n. Freeland. AdT. Mgr.
flourish under tha American flag."
Entered at the Pos toff Ice at Springfield. Oregon, at Scond class Matter, : ur nvv ,n fl'PT days show
February 14. 1903. our PH,P,B "RV th necessary aptb
tune. I low long It will tKe to
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
i develop an efficient privately owned
merchant fleet depends largely upon
how soon we get resolutely behind
i the new American shipping legisla
tion. One Year .?i.OO Three
Six Months ....11.00 Single
na Tear, When Paid In Advance,
Months 60c
Copy- 6c
. $1.76
THE STATE MARKETING BILL
(The Oregonlan)
There is a sentiment In favor of
co-operative marketing all through
the country. It has been stimulated
by success of the fruit-growers asso
ciations in California-, by the success
of Herbert Hoover's volunteer sys
tem of food control during the war,
fornla and it has made the fmit,
poultry and alfalfa growers of that
state prosperous. It has added hun
dreds of millions of
-o-
A DEVIOUS DOCUMENT
President Wilson declares that the
dollars to the people of the country. are being de-
price obtained for product of the C0VP(, regarding the provisions of the
soil. The small fees paid by those jeftKU, 0f nations. Well, whv don't
who use the services of the market he mtlk, ,h iBn)tu0 clear that
director have made his office self-' nn, -m,i, u . ,im , ,,.
t
supporting. SO tnat It Imposes no nieanln? If tha rnvennnt I. an nn. 1
and by the spectacle of fruit rotting 1 chr 011 the "ta,e Pt the ap-rprtaJn thRt ,n pe0ple of tha country!
on the ground In some states while ,r"P""on lo Blri 8ura P-cnn be deceived by Americana It la;
other fruit of the same kind sells at ! p08Ml ,n the OTon b,u bp'n IO.OOO. . unrlrtan enough to Involve ua to I
ine tendency 10 co-operate is so trouble when foreign nat'ons begin
strong that co-operation Is bound to t0 interpret It In their own Inter!
come. The choice Is between the nii ,rr tn hnM ... t it.
I -w " - ' -
o '
exhorbltant prices in the cities. The
way is thus prepared tor extension
of the farmers' co-operative market
ing system throughout the country.
Yet actual organization does not
go on. Farmers have not time, or
experience or business knowledge to
take it up themselves. If some pri
vate individual outside the farming
Industry undertakes to oranize, he
finds himself distrusted as an agl-1
tator or promoter, and fails to enlist
a large enough proportion of grow-'
ers of any product to insure success.
The consequence Is that, though the
republican platform and Senator
Harding have declared for the plan,
actual work of organization lags. !
All was ready for somebody to
step In who had the organizing abil-'
ity. the plan and the perseverance
necessary to success. The non-partisan
lcapue ster-red In w!th its so
cialist scheme of strife bnrks. grain
elevators, flour mills, stores an!
other nanphemalin. Officered by
socialists, it hid the ndvant?gi o?
their orpnn!insr experience. Th
fsycholorv o the farmer favored
thr-m. for there was nrnfo-iinl dis
content w'th tlie wir!r discrepancy
between J'-p rr;"e th" farmer re
ceives nr.d t 1 t which h consumer'
pvr. Th lea gee crtrnnl?r sang a
iymn of hat" ?.ga;p? m't-'Jemen.
speculators, bnnks. rwrhnnts, m''-
jers ana en who intervene between
the farmer and hfs ultimate cit--tomer.
They captttre-1 North Da
kota, and seem to hve rendered a
majority of it$ farmers proof
apalnst reason by InMilline preiud'et
npalnst all who try to fxnose th
fallacies of the leairue. That organ
ization has invader! one or th othr
of th" old rartlou in ether wsem
states, has put Its nonvner-s on their
tickets and Is In a fair way to extend
Its conquests.
It Is too late to f'tr' t the ''1 ""HO nT."
x. t r.a.a i . k- a
ireoiea iaxe8, ana me i aniornu Tne Astoria Dudgpt may be credit
plan, which pay its way In thate(j Wtn a striken and homely lllu
state and soon would do so In Ore-, ,rf r iittr fMinit f a
urui ri.in mier-j ,nil B por cent interest bill. It Is: j
I poses a new set of middlemen be- Would a law prohibiting fishermen :
itweeo fanner and consumer, men from filing salmon In Oregon fori
whose minds are on politics and who n,orf) ,han 5 r,.nM a poiin,j r0!rei j
play politics with farm products. , tnpm to 8e for s cen n would. I
The California plan enables farmers ' not. Ti,v .ml.i mBrket their mil. !
For making; you wnlt o Iohr for this nw brnntl of nil
himl wheat flour we've been telling you about
Hut we're making It now.
NORTHWEST FLOUR
Made from all Montana hard wheat. We nhlp In the
wheat (from Montana) and make the flour here. H'h a
good Idea and you'll like It too after you've tried a wick
of Northwest Flour.
Absolutely superior In quality.
HOME PRODUCTS ARE BEST
SPRINGFIELD MILL AND
GRAIN COMPANY
to do their own marketing through
their own associations and 'heir own
hired men, whom they are free to
'fire." If Oregon does not choose
the California plan, it will risk having
he league plan forced upon it.
o
THE FRUIT INDUSTRY
Berry growing is not an exper'ment
in the l'j'.dt'ie coast stytes. Oregon,
and particularly this section, can
nie the finest berries crown In the
world. The industry Is Just fa'rly
started and there is practically n
limit f the demand for the canti" 1
proi'tit of the different wir'et 'v of
snmll fruits that can tie grown. N"v 1 S!iii",v:e you hud a eu-wiier v, he'e
methods of marketing the Muall fruit trade with you ne'ted you n Stono"
are continually being found: ; r prof't for twenty -.: rs b-u-k
Through the -a tun ries. and allied an I tiMre. Sml-'enly evcryh'ng wei.t
factories, the vnjall fruit tracts liav.' bail witii Irm ihrn'irh tm fault of Ida
been turned from a money losi!:? 'titu own. Ho owed you J10,(!iu ncd w..
a money making proposition. If th-; on the point of blnwfnR un for rood.
mon Wash.lngtorj where hlvher
prices were offered. No mon'. either,
v'll a law limiting the lepal rat' of
Interest to 4 and 5 per cent compel
enders to put on' their monev In
Oreron. They would cej'd it ni roxs
the border, where they can r"t " niul
S t er cent.
FVonomic law ikI concerned
with tite linoi: 'e nvre staMite
i'B!i re' 't Hut l It''"' d I're' t
m,u(!''ef. Th 'f wn vhit wuh )i,t"n 1
d. no doubt. It ! ln( onreivnlde
tint .-' 1 nld and pi'.mx n iroi - tie- I'y
was j ut on the ballot in t'oi, ! f io;,
'Constitution. Hut there Is and will
continue, to be a demand for the pun
1 ihinciit of men who try to overthrow
the government by forcible rcHliitaiui
to tn laws or by violent e of any
jktnd. Probably the mont tliorough,
tomprelieiihlve ami apei-lflc irnu-one
ili "lKUed to meet llint d' lnand !h the
! I'oindexter sedition loll. h'III peiidtng
111 the eliu:-. Hint bill UHlUi'H t u
felony to advocate, aid or libel forci
ble rcsiMunce lo or forcll !e ib-iitllie
I i : i of constituted ( go niiu-m In
V.' Iiei iil (r of (he ;ovei nnielit of t'.: ?
' 1'nlted Siaim, i law.. .mtlioriiy.
ML', ills ' uffi. i.-ihi, or lu- rnveril
!i:c.':ti of the t:iti;w. tjiun't ipiilil ie-i or
. o'her constituted au horitle.M within
the I'nlt'd Si.-'K-h. The neaui,- pro
vide fuiilo-r upei iricutioiiM for the
punishment of advocacy of (he uho jf
force In delanoo of law. With that
(lieUMtlle otl the Hlnttl'e hook. no
ntlolliey general will ever plead In
adequacy of law nn un cm uho for
failure to apprehend mid coiisht
i-editioi.l t i, and jet iimler that uiem
me no in. in could ho convidc I uti
lefit lie Were all etO'UiV of go-'tillient
and of law mid ord.-r.
"V.'ilh li.lldniK ill t!,- White llotlhe
i nd a woikltiK ll' iiu' II' an iii.ijoilfy
in liilh lli'il- of cone ! ei-.tt, Jlliii-
will he a tine i to a'l. but th.ie will
l.i' i.o no 1 1 y for '. !o-th'-
rr-a'eit cr.lne
ilea el iii; to o , i n
lijetit iiwelf,"
lll'lll W lll JJjOIIIOlil I
( all
1 low
thi
the
I of I
ern-
fruit industry 's to thrive, however.
eouitable prices must be estihli-h'-d
which .w-'ll allow the fanner a sati
factory return and at the name tini"
allow the earner to put the fruit on
the m-nket nt a f ric? which will com
pete with other lines. The more the
ranner can noil the larger and better
in;"-krt for the farmer.
Far lighted farmers b'cin f) ee
that rooier.ition betv-n the caiiRT
ind the producer is the only cure way
to bvini; the small fruit industry to itn
btrhest t;ite of development. I-'ru't
Tterelv OTro'lrc it?.
Tirevril'rp pepltrnr-rt r
operat've riiVf''?!? r
Into the r''r,.t chnrr''
ftp v!n. pd v ho M-'1
Teta'n the farm '
Tnen who hnvo ne''thc"
a bus!nr-' nr to prir.d
Tlvit -c p'urpo'-e
marVetinr )d!l row -
jde of Oroeon. It r
hnrdi of of'trers at
aries find with pfditic
ebility to trarpact th
resa. Tt r-c.'ahijchr-'--cers,
the market dT
fn'h
r
elr.u Th
y r of en.
be turned
TP"!! who
s-er-e an 1
.'.'rrp p..-
d'tlcal nor
pet
Mate
the pe-O-ir:
!:; 11 '1
er'-.orb'tant sal
!.. not buclnefB,
.- fe-mr-rr' bu---f-
o'.l y two of fi
ef tf'r and his
pecretary, not to do the farmers'
business but to organize t'tn into
BFrOrlations and show them how
they enn market their products
themselves. This Is no experiment,
no theory, for the plan has been In
operation for peveral years in Call-
product?- from s f ioi'S of Orcjroi
-re r,i: rVf f 'l in all pert - of tie- world.
Th" Oregon fJro'v. r n'jo' !athn h,i-
1'terif -e- ii T'-iM'inal rif'.vert!f,'ir cam-
T,; ii'T lrl V. hi'
1.1 ',.,1 f;;j e.'j
:-;ve'v ;idve-t
Cr!ed yt;,u-K.
Ti'fh i?fi' il for
in''u-try.
World m'li Vrt i ondltiot'S .''nd corn
t.c.t'.lf)n vi'h other lines of canned
t'fiods regulate the jiriee wh'rh
If pfid for the fnrruer1;
F" flier" who cooperate with tie ran
f;er in creatine n desire for their
products are building wisely.
WILL WE FORGET
Hut if you i-ii'l to him: "N'e,r ni'ii-l
he .?lfl 'I'i'l. I 11 er m It off th b ii.;;i j
-and ''!! call it 'Uat-. now y.oi
-tirt over eiriin." Wouldn't 'hi. te
r'o'I luiMinefs on your pr.rt? Wouldn't
that probably rc-ult pre-ently 'n :i 1
return to yon of that profit of 1 n 000.
a vi-t. or maybe f'nfifi, from ye n !! :
rehabilitated u-totnei?
Well, the forerointt Is the iifKMneiit
of t'"" ndvot-i'eM of ffie 't-i!l "f re
r 1 1 ! ' t ii.tr to our la'e allien the ti ,i bd-I-o::
f'oH.'r To I t they ,we It l-i
p.i.'tei that !h'-4 wfiil debt i -..t-
'y lie- c.ii-'e ff the 1"W exchaii' e i i. f - -
p. i v.-ei"i Fi'en- I: 1 Han a nil V.
r;:f!.ev. tV
WS JLUJ ji
Ores"
efifon
I .nn i (';u;i!i(l;ito (or tl;c Ofl'ic c of S lu i iff of thin
! I'l'l'cvc that our M i'!;1!.;: a po.sitif n of I rsj onsilol ;
li; st know t'ic limit's and work oT ihi office lie s-c-k-
si'ioiil yr.ti's cvpci ii ik (. in tip's line ol w t k and
iiol consid''! iny; an applicaiit ho i. a .s! lau'T ;o tn,r.
( 'omit y.
y slujuifl
yon aro
! their prod !et. la
1 i ?; 1 ", v.il! be oNtoi).
-d throughout the
This w:ll reu'Mt tn
th" whole sni'il! fruit
can
produet.
Frenc'i franc, for
i cent -i over;
It in iki'H lt :
ti
m
i t: t
in-1 i i e. ! i;tilv i or Ii
1 . e ;. i d i f yt cent
: oor bi:sir'--.K fir France to buv nny
thif.tr tram in. So aluo with 1'i.kIiIi'i
ar.d l::ily. lt. is better for them to
buy fif th t':e!r colonies,, or from Asia
or South Atii'-rini or even Itu-inl'i.
where mom y is .helper tlian their
own. Thus we will lose export biisi
tn Out If we caiifel the debt. bel;i
tho inn trien t c jmt Iti'dr money
on a parity with ours, we w!ll send
So !
tlH
s !io t !w i in 'h (,f;i,
(.) .1 V, 1 !) -!'"Vi: 1 l.i
IK'i'onuaiH.t' oi a
'.he of
0 l-liC it'!' si
1 la- dtit ics.
I I:
tin';
.11
". nt i
and ii. i
i i:--;i
( f iiiii'dioii tlii'rcwilh. 11 ( lei ted hhi'iifl 1 will do thi.- ;
not ask a (lrnt.ly or privati' t iiii-n to j;o h i t- 1 vmld
my; ' li'.
o I ! I f ' ' ' S
follow
Ido, in
nd will
not ;
TAXI'S AKI-; IIICII-- Kconoiny slionld he (lie w.iti hwiud of
v ry man whon do led lo otficc, as hili taxation i.-, (In- rentes!
htirdon of (lie fiii.t-ns of ham- comity today. 1 wish lo i'cfcr von
lo the COl'NTY lUOCOIJDS sliouinK (ht: ninninK fX.onsc.s of
I ho sheriff's office under the present administration as compared
to that of former years.
The folly of not having an adequate
merchant marine at JJie start of the
war cost the United States $3,000,00,
000. We will not forget ho expenaive
NOTICEOF ELECTION
Notice is hereby civen that the GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION of the Town of Springfield, Lane County, Oregon, harding
fchall be held at the same time and place as the general County
and State elections are held. November 2, 1920.
For the election of
ONE MAYOR to serve four years.
TWO CUNCILMEN to serve four years.
" TWO COUNCILMEN to serve two years.
ONE RECORDER to serve two years.
ONE TREASURER to serve two years.
Also at the said election there shall be subrn'ttcd for their
approval or rejection the following proposition
more and more exporta to tlu-m.
. art'ue the advocated of the plan.
I Ten Milieux fif dollars Ih a blK debt!
'to cancel and the proposition looks
dubious, anyway, at first glance, Hut j
H'h a question we should .all think!
i over carefully. (
! In Rome way or other the credit of i
, Europe, Including Germany, rnuat b.i
made better If this America of our
j la to prosper. Tho credit can't be all
I one-sided. Ex.
FIRM ON
I. W. W. QUESTION
(Continued from Page One)
Shall an Ordinance of the Town of Springfield be passed
prohibiting the production of any theatrical show, exhibition,
(raveling vaudeville performance and moving picture show in any
theatre, building, hall, tent or any other place vitbfn the Town
of Sfringfield on the first day of the week commonly called
Sunday.
tion. If there are any such prisoners,
they are held in violation of law, and
will be given relief under Senator
Harding's pledge to 'take immediate
action to restore Justice' as In any
other cases.
"Self preservation Is the first law
of nature. It is also the first law of
governments. Unless the govern
ment bo preserved, no personal or
property right can be safe from the i
aggressions of combined greed and '
brute power.
"There is not. now nor has there
ever been any disposition to hinder j
any man who proposes a change In j
our form of government In the manner
prescribed--by amendment to thu
Under former sheriffs, hi 1 !!;, it cost $ 1 L'..r.!ti;.l L' to nni the
c.riiec; in 1!U7 It cost $ 1 ().7.to.r; ; in 1!)1S it cost $1.111 L'S, nnd
in 1 i) 1 U under the present sheriff it cost $1 C. l.rl.;;s to run thin
j office, an increase of over per cent, or $10 JO. 10 with no extra
increases in salaries or deputy hire. For the FIRST SIX
MONTHS of 1I20 (this year) it. cost the present sheriff $ 1 0.01 3.
to run this ofice. Within $M,!)7.i;r as much as for the full
year of 1!1S. IS THIS ECONOMY OR IS IS EXTRA VA
C.ANCE''' Does this partially answer Hie quest ion why TAXES
ARE 1IKJII in Lane county? If the sheriffs office of Lane
county cost $12,411 In lf18 should it cost $10,451 In 11!I, and
be $18,000 or $20,000 in 1920, In face of the fact that the
other county offices have Increased only a few hundred dollars
during these years. The salary and all expenses of the sheriff
are paid by the county. The sheriff's office should not be used
ae a collection agency for the Eugene Justice Court district. The
regular elected constable should do the work of the Eugene
Justice district and not the sheriff's office do this work at a loss
and at the expense of the taxpayers In general..
If elected Sheriff I will turn all fees collected by me over
to the county treasurer PROMPTLY, where they rightly and
legally belong, not waiting for a request from the county court
to do so, as these fees belong to the county, earned on count
time, and at county expense, and with county automobile and gas.
If elected Sheriff on November 2nd I promise the taxpayers
of Lane county to conduet the affairs of the office in an Impartial
and business-like manner, giving a square deal to all, and that
I will use ECONOMY in conducting the affairs of the office, thus
holding the running expenses down, to" the minmum.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN E. EDWARDS
(Raid Adv.)