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NINETEKNTH YEAIL
BraiNGnELD. LANB COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1922.
NUMBER 3t.
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GIST OF MEASURES
TO BE VOTED Oil
The, Six Initiative
Not Previously Noted
Hart Summarlztd
Continuing our aummary of the
messures to be voted on thla fall.
There are seven Initiative meaaurea.
One of theae. the compulsory educe-
tlon amnndmsnt. waa esamlned last
,k W taka uo the other six In
the order In which tbey appear In the
pamphlet.
First, Hlngle Tsi amendment, Inl
1 1. 1. .I bv the Oregon Single Tax
league, "rropowed Constitutional qulrements.
Amendment." Tht a-f r.aa.sSlawa- General Charles
"Section 1 of article IX of the con- 'Sewyer be removed from the position
atltutlim of the atate of Oregon shall of co-ordlnator of tha federal hospltall
be and beiwby Is. amended to read stlon board, for tbe boat Interests of
as follows: ,u "lod.
"Section 1. From July 1. 123. fl That the publication "Stars and
and until July 1. 19X7. all revenues 8trlpes" be banned from legion homes
nereassry for the maintenance of until it cleana the columna of fake
atate. county, municipal and district advertising and sex appeals,
government shall be raised by a Isx Thst further decentralisation In V.
on tha value of land. Irrespective of Veterans bureau be carried out. per
improvements In or on It, and there- mining district offices to administer
after the full rental value of land, hospitals tn their districts.
Irrespective of Improvemeiita shall be' That the veterans bureau purchase
taken In lieu of all other taxea for the ITVrgh Vr 1tpaf;nfent Fort
maintenance of government, and for
such other purpose as the people may
direct All provisions of the constl ! Thst citlsenshlp clssses be eatsb
tutlon and laws of Oregon In conflict Hshed In all cities for foreigners,
with this section are hereby ebrogsted greater respect for the fleg taught and
and repealed In ao far as they con- new cltlsens properly welcomed,
nict herewith, and this section la aelf-j That only cltlsens of the Unite!
executing." (States be employed on all public
Affirmative argument, two full works,
pages by the Oregon Single Tax! That poata dedicate camp and park
league. No negative argument. (grounds near their community to ser-
Thls is only a vailatlon of the vice men who gsve tbelr lives In the
single tag proposition with which the world war.
voters of Oregon have been ao fa ml-1 That more county .councils be
liar for a number of years, and on!
which they have expressed them-
selves so empbstlcalty every time It
has appeared. Tbe Bolshevists of,
Russia call It tbe "nationalisation of
the land." We miss the familiar.
name of W. 8. V'Ren, by reason of
bis removal from the state. Test the national convention sop-
Second. Balmon Fishing and Prop- port the Columbia Basin project to Ir
agatlon amendment. rlgat 1.753.000 acres, providing homes
Initiative by 0. O. Green. West Linn
Oregon.
A proposed constitutional amend-
ment. "Purpose: Making unlswful
ma use or aeinea. irapa ana nsning
wheels for. cstchlng salmon In any
watera of the state or over which It
baa concurrent Jurisdiction; requiring
BO per cent of aalmon spawn to be
placed In the river from which It la
tamm. not iee msn u mi.es rrom us
mouth except where a dsm or falls Is
within such a distance, then as near!
as practical to such dam or falls;
anV
FroT,u,n(l
Negative argument by Carl D. Shoe -
maker, masrer flah wardon of Oregon.
Third, 1025 Exposition Tax amend-
ment. Initiated by the Atlantic-Pacific
Highway and Electrical exposi
tion. "Purpose: To authorise the city of
Portland to raise $3,000,000 by levy-
ing a special isx or si.uuu.uuu eecn (
year for three years, beginning not
lantr msn isss. 10 pay me expenses
of holding an exposition In the year
ltss, or aa soon aa poaslble thereafter
to advertlae tbe resources, products.
commerce, Industrlea and general ad-
vantages of the stste of Oregon anJ
the city of Portland," etc
The question Involved la, are the
cltlsens of the rest of the state will
ing that the cltlsens of Portland tax
themselves for this purpose?
Affirmative argument, by the ex
position managing committee, getting
forth, aucoinetly, In detail, the bene
fita of such an exposition.
.Fourth, Income Tag amendment.
Purpose: "To require that one-half of
the tax levy for tbe atate expenses
. each year be leved on get Incomes of
natural persons and corporations, be
ginning with 1134 ;r and fixing the
method of. rvy, and providing exemp
tions. Initiated . by the State Taxpayers'
League of Oregon IS namea given.
ANIrmatlve argument by the offi
cers of tbe league. Declared to be
"designed for the sole purpose of re
lieving the present onerous tax on
real estate." This Is the exact op
posite of the purpose given for the
Single Tax amendment. . Anotbar
quotation for the voter to study on
"A man's income Is an exact measure
of bis ability to pay." .
Fifth. Interest Kate amendment.
Adding section to article f of the
constitution; as follows:
"Section . Ths legal rs'e of In
terest Jn this state shall be I per rent
per aopum and no more on all moneys
attsr the aam shall become due, but
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80ME RESOLUTIONS
ADOPTED AT THE DALLES
Following are a few, o( tha mori
Important of the meny resolutions
adopted by the convention of tbe Ore
ion Department of the American
Legion, at The Dallea, July 17 If.
j That aliens who have not become
MeaureiCt)ieni t(x yaitn roro dste of entry
Into America be deported.
That examination of Immigrant for
entry Into thla country be In tbe bands
of a bureau with power to regulate
numbs.
That steps be taken to educate the
Immigrant In the duties of cltlsenshlp,
.and to prevent congestion of aliens
.In colonies In large cities.
Thst the bent-fits of the Oregon
State Aid Measure be extended to ser
vice men of allied armies who may
quality under residential and other re-
mevena rr use as a neuropsychiatrlc
training center.
formed In Oregon.
That posts co-operate more closely
.with tbe women's auxtllsry.
Thst the secretary of tbe Interior
be urged to open lands In Klamath
county for development and settle-
ment by ex service men.
for 400.000 and adding 1240.000.000 to
I the productive wealth of 'the country.
j The convention also went on record
n1tnir rommeodlng National Com
mBnder Ilsnford MscNIder for bis
.piendld service aa head of the Legion,
and ooorge R. Drever. chairman of
,ne strict rehabilitation committee
,ne i,Kioti the Thirteenth dis
trlrt for ,tll and jovotlon of per-
8tmal tlm, for hnnent of disabled,
Nt)W Orleans will be a center of na-
tlonal Interest during the American
legion national convention, October
1 1 to 21. on account of the presence
', nunwr0114 fani0U8 polltlca, and m,.
I, gr oader8
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TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
FOR THE PAST WEEK
The traffic violations at the record
ers office wss a little more brisk
during tho past week than for
. week or two before, but the offenses
wer, moty of , n-hter grade.
The following persons were found
parking on the wrong aide of the
street, at a cost of $2 each: E. D. Cur
litt Eugere Hester. E. E. Kepner. Paul
8. BHaford, Paul C. Morris, L. J. Lep
ley. B. Bench.
Those two psrked too rear a hydrant
expense S3 esch: Miss Cralghlll, Ted
Kelsey.
F. D. Seel ye psrked all night on
Main street;. cost 2.
Donald Goodrich, for speeding, was
assessed $15.
Tbe recorder thinks that business
men might sometimes save customers
who are not aware of the ordinance
from paying a fine by reminding them
of the half hour limit for parking on
Main street.
LAMBERT FAMILY
RECEIVE VISITORS
Mrs. Frsnk L. Smith and baby ar
rived on Tuesday of lsst week for a
Visit ot two or three weeks at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Lambert
Her husband will come for the latter
part of tha visit. Her husband s bro
ther, Oacar A. Smith, accompanied
her thus fsr, and went on to Chens-
111, wheie he Is to be msrrled. He
Will bring tttsj bride here for the last
oart of the family reunion. The two
Smith brothers era brothers ot Mrs.
Lambert.
NOTICE 4Tb Springfield library
Will be closed from Aug. 28 to Sept.
$, tor fumigation and repairs. Every
one having books or magaxlnes must
have them returned by Aug. S3.
R. G. MASTERS SELLS
CARCE BUSINESS
A deal waa cloaed yesterday by
which H. O. Maatera tranafora the
Second Avenue garage to. J. D. Adami
":4.D Mr: AdM" w"
wim tiiv niviiawft twmwrr Kvwynvj
for 13 .yar. Mr. Inf esby (comes
from Boise, Idaho, fie was In. tbe air
service oversea during !e world
war. Tbey will put In a battery re
pair shop and will be equipped to
meet all demands In electrical work.
Tbe business will still be known as
tbo Bocond Avenue garage. Tbe pro-
'grass of development of the enlarged
'business will be noted from time to
l time.
THE POLLARD. FAMILY
IN ENLARGED QUARTERS
Dr. Pollard's remodeled, we might
say reconstructed house, Is completed
with the exception of a little of the
finishing work, and will be ready for
teoccupancy by the family In a few
days. With the raising of the roof
and the building of a atory above, and
some additions below, tbe capacity
of the house will be fully doubled. It
will be among the more commodious
dwellings of the city. It will be prac
tically new and fresh , throughout
on tbe Interior, and largely ao with
out. With the new roof, on a new
model, with the modern dormer pro
jection In tbe front, a broad outside
brick chimney on the west, and other
j outside changes. It will look like a
Hvuf iud muuoi oi wan on
ilt has been eqnal to that on a fair
alsed house, and yet It baa been put
I through In a remarkably ahort time,
i considering tbe extent and character
The north wall of the dining room,
at the rear, has been pushed back to
the limit of the porch. 6 feet; a small
corner porch west of the dining room
and a landing east of It occupy the
apace left from the old porch. A sun
room bss been enclosed from tbe
porch space about the southeaat cor
ner. A oedroom which oocnpled the
aouthset corner has been thrown
Into the parlor to the east of It, and
a fireplace has been built Into the
west wall of thla enlarged room.
There are four bedrooms upstairs,
all plastered; a celled room In the
southwest corner for a children's
play room; and a storeroom In the
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soutnesst corner, connected with oner
of the bedrooms.
The Lepley brothers
were the
builders. W
J. has been on the Job
all the time, and L. J.
the first psrt.
was with him
INTERESTING BITS
OF INFORMATION
An Amerlcsn organisation Is plan
ning to place a herd of Norwegian
relndeer in Labrado, with Lapland
berdors to train the natives in the
rearing of the animals and the train
ing of them for work and In the use
cf tbe products for food.
L Tourlat travel from the United
States la stimulating the construction
and improvement of highways in the
province of Quebec, Csnada,
Pralre chickens are reported to be
vry plentiful in Alberta this season.
The open sesson is the lsst two weeks
In October. Let's organise a hunting
party In Springfield, and go up there
snd kill two or three pralre chickens
apiece once more.
The cultivation of strawberries Is
becoming a prominent Industry to
IIPIMUn f'AIHIMhlS I la SSSkl.4 M SmakWA'
quadrupled in the past three years.
Tbe Southern Pacific railroad hss
received 20 large locomotives, the
first of an Installment of an order tor
50 locomotives placed some months
ago. They are built In Philadelphia.
The electric railway of the tralt-dir morning. They are Salvation
8tates possess 44.400 miles of track,
representing aa Investment of five
billion dollars, employ 800.000 persons
and carry fifteen
billion passengers
annually.
The U. S. Revenue Cutter aervics
wa. astabllshed by an act of congress
In Anruat. 171A .Ii. Mnvemhar 1VS1
10 vessels were put In commission.
b. .i. ik i. ,u.
only naval force the United 8tates bad
in jane 1I7S, the life saving servles ,omFaB, wlth Mr aBd. Slke, Saavey's hop ya.d. waa standing by
wss estsbllshsd. The two organls.;and daughtor Hel6Ili cam, 0Ter sun-M machine where his wife
Hons eqmblned In January. 1915, underjday t0 ,8lt tna famHy of Tho8. sikes.,had been at work, last Monday. Slld
t name of the Coast Guard. Ths,Mr Slkei wi, Mt noroa, 80 they lag his right forearm along the ma
present ang'h ot the orgsnlsstlcn wl ntTB f0 fopj- TU. g.a'chitte, a needle which tyra Franklin
l 4500. During the past year 1621 rair.,le, h. h8W8 not 8Mn th, T8it.jUd .JeK tn the cloth entered the flesh
lives were ssvd by the Coeat Guard or8 for l8 yeari ; cf" the arm. "It was ' lotated by an
Tb value of the ships and cargoes
saved by the service wag $.20,445.
The Southern Paciflo campany's
THURSTON NOTES
Mrs. Nellie, Mojtel rlslted relatives
In. Thurston latt Wednesday and
Thnraday, and left for Portland Friday.
Miss Sarah Blocum, of Corvallls,
visited wtth her mother. 1. Sunday.
Her mother Is nursing Mrs. Brown,
who Is paralysed on the left side.
Mr. and Mrs. Jsmes Calvert and son
Andy, of Junction City, visited rela
tives here Wednesday and Thursday.
Miss Veda Gray Is tbe proud owner
of a,new Ford.
Edwin Homing, of Corvallls, spent
the week-end at Thurston.
Mr.
Travis, from South Dakota, has
purchased Miss Heersma's place. His
daughter Is going to teach the Thurs
ton grade acbooL
Thoa. Wllllan went to Oakland last,
Saturday, to visit his wife, who ?s
caring for her mother there. He re
turned Sunday.
J. T. Herbert,, who underwent an
operation In Portland some time ago,
Is not so well as formerly. It In
feared be may have to undergo another
operation.
Plans are being made to reshlngle
the church.
Both of the Thurston threshing ma
chines are back at work, after a few
days layoff on account of the rain.
Mrs. Rosa Baugbman returned 15
ber work at Hill's store, last Saturdsy
afternoon, after a vacation of several
weeks,.
- Mr. end Mrs. Ross Mathews re
turned home Sunday, after spending a
week in Portland.
Mrs. Bert Weaver Is spending sev
ers! dsys visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Moore, near Eugene.
Ray Bangh has bought a gasoline
engine, and la Installing a water sys
tem on his plsce. for irrigating his
garden and yard, as well as for the
house.
Thurston pstrons of the High school
are rejoicing with the prospect of get-
tlrw thm Mh ar-hrwil hftrlr ftnln hah
If they will hav only one teacher the,"1 oI h" k,nd v.nv
coming year. Mr. Kaly, of EugenJ Mr. and Mn. May expect to tally
ha. put in an application tor the f J0"
. , .... . . . ... part of next week. They will be snua-
school, but the board has not acted v . .
Miss Beulah Herbert, who has been'
emDloved In the Table Knnnlr in K!ii. I
gene. Is spending her vacation at tho
home of her
J. T. Herbert.
parents. Mr. and Mrs.
store department which has charge
of reclamation work and which ac
complished even such small savings
r.s ths making of washers from boiler!
tubea and tin drinking cups from cof-
fee cans, has found a use for old loco- 8Ucce8gfuy withstood. The eight
motive and stationary engine boilers. hour day geems now 8tronger than
by the use of oxy-acetlene welding eTer Wagea did not in the worst de
and cutting torch, the firebox Is cut ; pr688l0n drop 80 iow a8 ,n other In
off, the flues removed, new heads jdU8trle8 8imiiariy conditioned, and
welded on the boiler shell, and thethey have rUen. Loss were
container, thus formed, used as an 8hared ,nd are 8Uared.
underground storage tank tor oil. ,a M th,9 tne 4L h played tn lm.
" portant part. It proposes now with
The Department o. Agriculture re- increased confidence, to go forward
ports that more effective methods of wlth lt8 constructive program of Joint
handling gumbo soils are being de-lacton.
veloped by some of the farmer, on the! ..,mproved 8anitation and housing.
Milk River reclamation project in prerentable di8ea8M , C08t,y t0 bo,h
thnnrht tha) thla binit nt anil I a tint
well adapted to Irrigation. One con-!
elusion to which these farmers are
coming is that In iirlgatlng (this kind
of soli the water should be applied
hMnti. .nri t
smsll - quantities.
The seeding of such soils to either
yellow or white sweet clover Is prov
ing beneficial.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Moyes and
daug'.-'er, Misa Mvra Moyes. of Seattle
visited at the home of Mrs. W. A.
Leonard from Saturday until yester-
LArmy workers
Mrs. Moyea has visit-
d hre before.
She Is a sister of
Mrs. Leonard. Miss Ruby Crabtree. I
a niece of both the sisters, returned
with the visitors for a visit ot a month
or two.
Mr. and Mrs. George Slkei and son
Robw of Clnclnnatli 8r makln, an
ex'ended visit at the home of Mr.
jSlkes' bro'her. Frank Slkes. at
mia wa fc,vlll. Th Iva hmthara ara pnualna
ot Tnom8g S!ke8. The Tlijtors. in
Mr. and Mrs. John Henderer begin
a vacation of two and a half weeks
today. They will spend It at Oak-
ridge aad Portland. ,
BEAUTIFUL NEW HOME"
OF LAWRENCE MAY
Among tbe new dwellings that have
been going ap this season, Lawrence
May's, now completed except as to
sewer connections, though not ao
large as some others, will take Its
place among the homes of the city
aa In many respects a model. Th?
general plan was briefly aketcbed in
tbe beginning, but It Is In the har
mony and completeness of Its Interior
arrangements that It especially ex
cels. There Is a porch 10 feet deep ex
tending across the south front, and
another 8 feet deep extending psrt
way back from this on the t mtAm
Ther, ,M two rm. hu. .
b, tep.r.ud or thrown together. The
parlor or living room occupies the
whole width of tbe south front exclu
sive of the east porch.' This room
Is 25 feet by IS feet. 6 Inches. It has
a fireplace in tbe west Back of tbe
western part of this room Is the din
ing room of something near equal
area". When tkese two rooms are
thrown together, especially In sum
mer, when tbe porches could be an
nexed, tbey are capable of accomodat
ing a goodly company. Back of the
dining room Is the kitchen, and in the
northeast corner of the kitchen is a
breakfaat nook, with built, In seats
for four facing a amatl specially pre
pared movable table.
'A narrow hall runa back northward
from the living room and kitchen.
Across ttie hsll from them are first a
bedroom, then the bath and toilet,
then another bedroom.' Occupying
the space at the end of the hall and
at the rear of the kitchen, is a third
bedroom. The arrangement of clos
ets, lockers and other furnishings, tor
bedrooms, -dining room and kitchen
make up altogether an assemblage' of
conveniences that would be hard to
surpass, and would have to be seen
to be appreciated.'
It Is Mr. May's plan to divide tbe
basement, and use the west half for
fuel and tbe east for general storage.
Agalnat the north wall la what may
be called the laundry; and In the mid
dle is a wood-lift, which curries wood
up into the kitchen perhaps the only
!' "" .-v."".
Geo. W. Perkins was the builder of
this beautiful home.
WHAT THE 4L IS DOING
AND WHAT PROPOSING
. "
From a bulletin of the date of Aug
ust 10:
"The last two years haTe seen re
peated efforts to break down north
egt 8t,ndard8 of iabor Ia tUe lum-
i hnr initiiRtrv. Thesa efforts have been
"Increased safety for workers. Ac-
cidnts may largely be
prevented
effort
.through Joint educational
Free employment service. Why
should a self-respecting worker be
asked 4o pay for a chance to work?
"Prevention of Interruptions in
operation. Strikes and lockouts are
becoming out of date. Regular con
ference of elected representatives can
and does settle differences without
wasteful and hate-breeding conflicts.
Mr. and Mrs.. J. J. BTyan went to
Portland yesterd.y. to t.ke home M.s.r
Jane Lindsay, who ha. been their.; "" J.rZ
eat tor the past two weeks. They,,
Will return lomuiruw.
John Redmond, of Portland has been
visiting this week with his sister, Mrs
Harry Anthony.
Claude Palm, of Roseburg,
Sunday at the home of his cousin.
Cor-lJac, Henderer.
Dl Franklin, manager ot Jim,
Xay and removed Tuesday.
"Quarterly conference at the Meth
odist church nest Tuesday evening,
pr. .Dsaford will preside.
THE LOUD FACTORY
WORKING TWO SHIFTS
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When- the Loud Xsnufac taring Cor
poration was putting In Its plant, lit
tha old planing building, laat fall, the
people of Springfield ha fled ft as a
promising addition to the business of
the town. Wbetf tbe factory got fair
ly under way, and the business, on -tbw
earlier plan, tbe building of see
tlonal garages, and afterwards houses'
seemed likely to command ' a wide)
field, our people were saying that tht
was a concern that was going to help
largely to bring Springfield to tbe
front '.''.:
Then there came a time when that
lead, which was really largely experi
mental, seemed to be worked out, and
was abandoned; and for a short time
production was suspended altogether,
and people were saying that the ea-.
terprise bad come to an end. But
the firm was changing its plan. It
took op s line of milling In transit,
products, and resumed production Oh
a small scale at first bat constant!
Increasing to tbe present They are
still msklng a few garages, but they
are no longer making that a specialty.;
and they are doing nothing In houses.
They have lately been making ex
tensive improvements and additions
to their equipment O. F. Anderson.,
the present manager, aald at the first'
of this week that they are now run
ning two shifts of 10 men each, the.
largest force they hare ever run, anl
they are driven with orders all tho
time. The corporation seems to have
struck an even gait and on a Un
which promises reliable permanency.
operations of state
' Aid commissions
From a bulletin issued by the World
War Veterans'' State Aid commission,
under date of Aug. 7: "! T
"Saturday tbe first repayment oa a
loan arrived at the commission's offlco '
Fredrick Jen Sen 6rrPortland,-obtalnel
a loan of' $3000 three months ago,
being the fifth actually paid. He wa -the
first however, who elected! ' t
make hia payments quarterly, and at
money order for $45 arrived at the)
office of the commission two days be
fore It was due. Of this amount, $39
Is credited sasTateresf an $15 appnear '
to reduce the principal. - The second
payment, In the form of a cashier's
check, arrived this ' morning from
Edgar Frans, of Hood River, and waa
for the same amount- Nine more pay
ments come due during August and 39
in September, with a rapidly increas
ing number in the succeeding months.
"Remittances must be made bjr
money order or bank draft made pay
able to the state treasurer Personal
checks sometimes necessitates a fee
for their collection through the bank,
which the commission Is unable to
pay under the law, and for that reason
the ruling was made that personal
checks would not be accepted.
With the close of today's business,
the commission has approved 18.063
claims for cash bonus amounting t
$4,147.93S; has approved and fixed the
amount in 2,347 loans aggregating $5,
327,700 and have approved for pay
ment 842 loans amounting to $2,009,
500. Loans are being paid now at the
rate of approximately $1,250,000 oer
month. The amount of funds remain
ing from the first sale of $10,000,000
in bonds, it Is estimated will be ex- -hausted
about October 1. The com
mission have authorised the sale of
an additional amount of $5,000,000
early In September for delivery on
October 1.
EFFECTS OF DROUTH
ON THE FARM CROPS
Reports from the farmers of this
region are to the effect that the
severe and protracted drouth has cut
short most of tbe grain,, especially the.
spring sowing; and that much ot t'
la not worth cutting. It is reported
that the potato crop, especially tha
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B Smith'a 1000-acre potato
natoh. e.at of flnrinafl.M amM k
nesrly a failure; but Mr. Smith aald :
Monday in.ai his potato vines bad Kept;
green and looked thrifty; and he has '
i a good prospect of a fair cron. Ha
SPentlv.. .vam -a.n nit Want atlrtna k
ground. Some of " the late 'berries
dried up, and some klada of tree fruit
have been falling . badly of late.
Whether the light rains wa have had
tn the past tew days will check tha
dropping tb any great extent' can
hard be told yet "
Tom Moore in "MR. BARNES OF
NEW YORK." at tha Bell Saturday
August It. Love, bate, revenge, merer
and comedy mingled Into a swiftly
moving picture that will keep yoa
tense nntll tha last foot has been pro
Jected. " ,