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V TAGE FOUR TIIR SritING FIELD NEWS THUItSDAY. NOVUM HICK 25. 1920 THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS Published Every Thursday at Springfield, Lane County, Oregon, by . . TYLER A FRCELAND Bam II. Tyler, Editor. H, a Freelsnd. Adv. .Mgr. Entered at the Poetofflce at Springfield, Oregon, as Second-class Matter, February 24, 1901 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year- ...t3.00 $1.00 Six Mentha.. ra Tear. When raid In Advance. ECONOMY A CIVIC DUTY In the great campaign for readjust toent to a sound peace basis there i no higher civic duty than personal economy. We wasted, or as good as wasted, for economic purpose, twenty billion dollars on the European war, expand ing prices twenty billions more. It every family of five persons In our country would save and lay by In the banks a thousand dollars this coming year that would be made up. There would be abundance of capital to build railroads, undertake great reclamation and Irrigation work, build homes to relieve the house shortage and extend mining and utili ties. Without economy on the part ot the individual there will be no storage or reserve capital to undertake de velopment and ketp labor employed. Suppose in a county of 60.000 peo ple a great public Improvement were needed like a railroad or an Irrigation ; WAGE PRINCIPLES ARE SET FORTH (Continued from Page 1.) you will hardly be deterred by dis agreements upon detail er permit such disagreements to take on ether than their real relative Importance. For the Interests of the several par ties being In a degree conflicting since they are essentially the inter est of the buyer and of the seller there must be differences of opinion. Compromise Called For "We think, therefore, that alnce the principles have bee agreed upon, the details will call for a succession of compromises. This we would take to be a happy and not an unhappy result, for it is our thought that a fairly arrived at compromise common ly contains a greater content of Jus tice than a complete agreement. "In arriving at a fair basis for the remuneration of the employes under your agreement we find It necessary to suggest in the beginning that you Constantly bear in mind the basic economic facts upon which the agree ment is founded even if some of the acts are implied rather than formally set out in the text What we are all about is an attempt to find not only the worker's but also the employer's fair share In the fruits growing from their co-operation in industry. "The worker's share we call a wage. Let us keep in mind that it is a share and not a payment made by the employer and the amount Is not to be fixed in any arbitrary fashion. The wage is not paid by the employer; he merely markets the SCHOOL Tr -unci na hew 1uk. A 4 wifrtuvtuy i m?j ..I- w-.ROc &C 11.71 project and no money available. If half of the people would save and deposit In the banks $200 each there would be at the end ot the year five millions ot stored capital available. Two thousand communities at this rate would store ten billions of avail able capital and all this: capital would seek Investment at Interest. la not Individual economy the high est and most patriotic civic duty un der the circumstances and is not economy what our nation most needs? Oregon Manufacturer. o , The nation has a vital Interest In the fair treatment ot ex-service men. There are nearly five million ot them and wita their amllies it is estimated that they are easily one-tenth of our population. They form a substantial bulwark against unpatriotic or dis integrating forces. They stand firmly for Justice and a square deal In every case. The government should see to It that they are given a chance to get homes, to have employment, or to sr. core land. product and acts as an agent to pay the worker for the part he has done. The wages are paid solely out of pro duction. "Of course these goods hsve to e sold. The actual selling is the con cern ot the management, but since continued sales depend upon work msnship. quality, style and price that is, upon the appeal to the buying public the turning into money of the goods as they are manufactured is an intimate concern of labor to a much larger degree nan is commonly Imagined. Since neitner warges nor profits can rise to a permanent higher level of buying power unless a larger l iwr unit nmitnrt Inn In rnnatsntlr a. chieved. the wage must be responsive to the production which it helps to cause. Therefore fair wages are not to be considered apart from produc tion, but In connection therewith. "If we bear in mind what a wage is, then the problem ceases to be expressed in dollars but in terms ot production. If we then get units of production and for each .unit deter mine the contribution of labcy In units we have only to multiply the units by the dollar value which for the time being is agreed upon for the unit in order to gain the wage. Thus; we' avoid the confusion of thinking !n dollars of changing value and work In proportions which are readily translated into dollars. The wage rises and falls according to the pro ration of the worker but only 'within certain limits, for we further fegree upon an Inferior limit below which in tny given case the wage can- DAYS 5v - tit y . a v jia J7 ss. Three Months... Single Copy..... 3 im. J &" vtmr ml not fall. That limit we call the min imum wage. (Continued next week.) Comparative data In basic Indus trio for September and August 19M show an Increase of employment In four Industries and a decrease In ten. The largest increase Is In the woolen Industry, J7.9 per cent which comes by reason of many mills reopening after shutdown. Five American with families are to take the place of an equal number ot Japanes laborer employed by the Guerrler mill, near Forest. Wash., as the result ot a visit by F. S. Mur lhy. field officer. Only American are to be employed In the future. The Chas. K. Spauldlng lagging Co. at Salem, Ore., on October 11 announced reductions In lumber pri ce from $2.00 per thousand feet li $5.00. The company urged more building as means of keeping the mills In Oregon In operation. The Johnson and Reedsport mill of Reedsport. Ore., were shut down temporarily early In October while improvements were msde. The boil ers were repaired and smokestack raised at the Reedsport mill, while general repairs were made at the Johnson mill. Both mills are filling their booms with log preparatory to a steady run. The new hall at Walton. Ore., is kept busy, according to secretary M F. Kobe. Dances are put on every two weeks, and a mask ball wa a feature on Hallowe'en. Mr. Kobe says It Is the best floor between Eu gene and Marshfleid. but floor space Is limited. Forty five couples at a time Is the limit, so the hal is to bo enlarged. It la used on Sunday for church aervicea and Sunday school. The Local Is 100 per cent. The 4L hall at WVndllng is to have further Improvements and addltioa. Three bowling alleys are shortly t be Installed and the necessary addi tion made to the building to accommo date them. The alleys have alreadv been purchased, and work on the ad dition will shortly be begun. The showers were alt made available during October. The painter finally finished their work. 4L Insurance Now Ready The 4L Benefit Fund now announ ces that it Is ready to open Its doors for actual business. Those desirln; the Insurance are requested to mak application to the 4L Benefit Fund. Third and Oak streets, Portland. Ore. State laws will not permit the business to become a going concern until 600 applicant have paid the initiatory fee and premium. Letters have already been sent out to those who signed agreement to make appli cation, urging attention to this mat ter. The first 600 in will constitute the charter membership of the fund. Ambitious Andy Long Andy Is a logger from -well, never mind wheret Re ently Andy blew Into town and ran into the proverbial friend with forbidden liquids. Thereafter he went to a movie and was ejected because of the lush he was carrying. Subsequently a bull found him at the rear door squshed cosily over a soap box and carrying a big armful of flowers. He ran Andy In on genera) principles. "What'sthe matter with this bird?" asked the sergeant, when the copper brought in his prize. "Kear ax I can make out," said the officer, "he was waitln'.to take Marv Pickfor home." The board of directors recently passed the following renolution: "In 4L operations 4L members shall have preference in employment, promotion and retention." Reflection of A Flunkey I said the-guy- from Ohio would be ! elected. The only worker that hasn't kicked for an eight hour day is mother. All tlus donkeys are not in the oods; some are In private offices. An agitator's talk and the buzz ot saw make a lot of noise, but don't add to production. Any employer can make a fore man, but it takes God to make a boss. A ten-day stiff and a log carrier are always running, but they don't get anywhere An angry woman's tongue, like a double-blttedj axf has two cutting edges. A red .never finds out how mnch he loves tliln country until he la about to be deported. ' Rome people malte an awfuj fuss That Awfully Graham flour yon have been bragging about Ih Springfield Graham 'flour The reaBon 1(8 ho good In that we grind the whole grain in an old fashioned Htone burr. Most Graham is made by mixing low grade flour and brun together. Our's is different. Ask your dealer for Springfield Graham. SPRINGFIELD MILL AND GRAIN COMPANY about the length of the new skirts. Not me! My. eyesight' good. On the 25th we should thank the great Uod that granted us the privil ege of being cltixent ot these United states. WHR In 4L Bulletin. Nov. 1920. FUTURE OF LUMBER . IS O K SAY KNAPP President Knspp of the Peninsula Lumber Co.. speaks optimistically about the future ot the Industry In a reveiew recently published In the Fall. 1920. Business Ilget of the United Ststes National Bank of Port land. While Mr. Knapp Is not una ware ot the cheerlessnes ot the present Immediate outlook he I abl to say: "The great period of the after-the-war building that the world bas an ticipated since the ejgrttni of armistice, has not yet actually begun. Meantime reou'rertnts for world construction are piling up every , A cumulative demand must br some time. I lie magnitude ot mis problem In F.urope ten be partly realized by glaii.ltig ut the vast ex tent of the building program proposd by the British government for Eng land alone, which progrum will re quire an expenditure of approximately four billions of dollars. "Referring to our domestic needs, carefully prepared statistics show an actual shortage today of 2.roi homes and toon hoti. The erection of these building will draw froi lumber manufacturer of the country the equivalent of the entire produc tion of the uillls of Oregon and Wash ington for a four year period. Add to the above the requirements for factory construction and for rehabili tation of the rallroads.and you have a demand which will tax the capacity of the lumber manufacturer over an exteuded period. I believe we will enter this period of prosperity about January, 1921." 4L Bulletin. Nov. '20. Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lum bermen's Directory Officers: President. Normun F. Coleman, Portland, Oregon; Secretary and Manager, P. L. Abbey, Portland, Oregon; Treasurer. E. N. Wightman, Portland, Oregon. Board of Directors. Following are the employe members for the differ ent districts: No. 1, W. H. Ferguson, Marshfleid, Oregon; 2, XV. I). S;nlth. Hullt, Ore gon; 3, W. A. Pratt, 1215 E. 33rd st. N., Portland, Oregon; 4, It. E. White, Raymond, Washington; G, Stevo EGGIMANN'S "A Good Bakery" Good Blown, Hoqulam, Wavhlugton; , I rank Wilson, Tnrorua, Wellington; 7. A. I). Chlsholin, Knoqualmltt Falls. Wninlng ton; 8, J. A. Johnsoi.. Ev.i Ml. Washington; 9. Wlllui t II. Kara er. ler Park. Washlnr'on; 10. Fenl more Cady, Couer. d'Ain, Itaho; 11. Joel Brown. Eminett, Idaho; 12. 0. B. Smith, Bend. Oregon. Employer Members In district No. 1, A. C. Dixon, Eugene, Oregon; I, Geo. Gerlinger. Dallas, Oregon; S, E. 1). Kingsley. Llnnton, Oregon; 4. R. II. Burnslde, Uasco bldg , Portland. Oregon; 6, J. C. Shaw, Hoqulam. Washington: , J. C. Buchanan. North End Lumber Co., Tacoma, Washing ton; 7. E. T. Verd. Seattle., Washing ton; 8. Herbert Clohgh, Everett, Washington; 9. J. P. McOoldrlck. McUoHrlrk Lbr. Co., Spokane. Wash ington; 10, Huntington Taylor, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; 11. C. T. Early. Ore gon Lbr. Co., Portland, Oregon; 12, T. A. Me t 'aim. Bend. Oregon. Local No. "0, Dlst. No. 1. Spring field, Oregon. Officers: ( lialnnnn, ' Geo. Daven port. Eugene. Oregon, Motor route B; Vice Chairman. Karl N. Dillard. MrrlngPeld. Oregon; Secretary, (leo. H. Ditto, SprJngflelcl, Oregon; Treuu urer. J. XV. Coffin. Springfield. Ore gon. M. O. Atkln. Safety Engineer for the Oregon and Columbia river dist rict of the Natlouul Council of Safety gave an Interesting and Instructive talk at the last meeting of the 4Ls. The National Council of Safety is an association of a majority of the large manufacturers throughout the country for the prevention of acci dents, fire, unsanitary and unhealthy conditions. This is being acompllshed by co operation between the employer and employee. The 4Ls have endorsed this move ment and at the plants of the Booth Kelly Lumber company they huve In each ili-parimi'iit a commltteo of three employee members. It is the duty of this committee to endeavor to prevent accidents' to their fellow workmen by Instrucilng, (especially new employes), ns to the dunjfcrs of (Continued on Page 8 ) MANY MEN MAKE IT A PRACTICE to take a box of our superior confectionery with them on their week end visits to wife mid kiddles or to Her father's house. And nothing better or more acceptable could be imuglned. Put a good big box in your grip or bag this week. Believe us, its contents will be highly appreciated.