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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
Published livery Ttaradoy at
Springfield. Lose County. Oregon. by
T H K W IL L A M K T T C PRESS
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M A XEY, adltor
F. C. W BSTBKFIBLD - Meaaaer
Betervd aa sacoad class m atter February 14. 1»OI at tbe
poetuffloe. Springfield. Oregon
M A IL S U B S C R IP T IO N R A T S
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flattery. Seems plausible.
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While the number of divorce cases is mounting
the marriage rate grow*. Dissatisfied couplea
are afforded a chance to try it again. Marriages
i w 1,000 of poulatlon have increased from 86
in 1887 to 103 in 1922, the census director re
ports. Divorces have increased from 8.4 in 1906
to 13.6 in 1922 and still are on the upward curve.
Much of this unhappiness is preventable.
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Editorial Program
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Muveloua scientific discoveries havo been
made since scientists began excavating King Tut.
ITobably none Is more Interesting than the dis
covery he hed fleas. The mummy of one 3000
* years old has been found. If mankind can't get
• rid of fleas in 3000 years it's no use trying longer.
M aka S pringfield the Ind ustrial Center of Wee- *
te rn Oregon.
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I I . Develop a Strong T ra d in g P o in t; Build a C ity *
of Contented Homes.
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II I . Im prove L ivin g Conditions on the Farm . Pro- •
mote the Ra sing of Purebred Livestock and *
the Growing of F ru it! W o rk fo r B e tte r M arkets *
IV . T e ll the W o rld About Oregon's Scenic W onder- *
land.
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THURSDAY. JANUARY 3,
with which alt onr national problem» m ini be approached
c«n tunnel his way Into the presidency?—-Omaha Bee
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for proper »olutlon —Capper'» Weekly.
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('oadliton» in Europe are not so bad that the rounutea
It Is unfortunate that all the troupe sad elements, all
the "Industrial classes ' to use !h> W orld» phrose. can over there are unmindful of the tael Ibal Ihe Munroe Doc
not gel the real viewpoint of (he farm er In a matter trine 1» dnlghty sound and »irong for lie age Omaha It re
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so vital to a fa ir and equitable distribution of the re
wards of Industry. Failure to get thia viewpoint post
— •'Never In hlalory were so ia»ny man and women la
pun <a (he day of genule prosperity In the nation. Ano strutted In (be elements of learning." »aid Pnddcut N ub
reading Into the phraso. “Take care of (he farm and the olaa Murray llutler, "and .never before In hlalnrv were »o
f n |» w ill take care of the nation" a demand for special many men and women walking the »Irvetv with »lnr-a-
privilege, a plea to make the furm»r a favored ward of lion and want »taring lham In the face '* HrIalZ. aevor
(he Government, are regrettabla evidences of such failure 'before In history were there oo many nian an) w >m»n—
to gel th» farm viewpoint and a proper perspective on F F. A In New York World
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the whole economic structure of the country.
If nuch a (allure la the result of ahort-alghledneaa oi
Mo«rnw »enlrncee eight government employe« lo be
of blindness. It la not the leas deplorable. What la n r si ¡executed for grafting on public fund? There 1» Dial much
ed Is a spirit of cooperation and broad understanding to be »aid In favor of Ihe Bolebevlkl. Ban Dl-'go t'nlou.
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THE HARRISBURG FERRY
Henry Ford’s Christmas announcement thai
he was out of the presidential race was a fine
gift on the White House tree.
Army experts have Just lightened the soldler'i
pack. Experts are ulwa>4 several years late.
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One hardship should teach us to prepare for
another.
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The Harrisburg ferry is a death trap And a dis
grace to the roads in any civilized countiv. Until
such time as Lane county can afford to help Linn
E d ito r ia l
C om m ent
county and the state build a bridge across the
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Willamette river heavy barriers and a sate should
" IS O L A T E D " A N D G L A D O F IT
be erected at the ferry to prevent further acci If America la isolated— and those Americans «ho keep
dents. It is getting to be a rare week when some repealing that It Is never take tbe trouble to explain,
one isn't killed, hurt or has a narrow escape at! bow It Is laolat?d— It has been Isolated by European mad
the ferry. We imagine Harrisburg would be rath ness. not by American Ignorance. I f Europe prefers war
er a duU place If it were not for tha^excitement. to reconstruction. America will stay a t htfue and let
afforded by the ferry.
Europe fight. America at least Is not Ignorant of tbe
A week ago a California tourist walked off the fact that Europe Is not so utterly ruined but It still
ferry landing into the river on the Harrisburg con maintain armies greater than those held leashed
aide. Several days before a young woman was prior to 1914. I f France Is ruined because Oerwany won't
drowned and her body not recovered. Accidents pay her. she Is managing somehow to support her own
there during the past few years have been toq m ilitary establishment and to contribute liberally toward
numerous to mention. Everyone Is a surprise to supporting those of Poland. Roumanla and Caechnslovakla
the natives who of course know the river is there. Knowing this much about Europe, America Is keeping
But to the tourist, especially to one driving at out If It knew more It probably would merely have
night, the exact location of the river is often not tio re reason to keep out.— Kansas City Star.
known until he plunges headlong over the drop
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off where the road stops. It's criminal negligence Russia may be the peace-loving nation th T tell us she.
to let the situation at the Harrisburg ferry con Is. but these continued calls for American food teem to
tinue to exist after what has happened in the prove she still baa her thin Red line of he.-j-ja.— Ph I la- !
p ast
delphia North American.
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There are some patriotic men in Great Britiin. W t like winter better than sun/mer because flies don't I
The British government saved 70 million dollars — Wilkes Barre Times Leader.
in pensions last year. The large number of war
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widows who have remarried again is partly res A Californian la now photographing people's thoughts t
ponsible. Since the war. fully 30 per cent of the Think pleasant— Boston Transcript.
widows on the pension list have remarried, not
withstanding the'e are more than two million
surplus spinsters in the country. Perhaps it is The flames of revolution have burst out now In Oreece '
kown-how that counts. One theorr is the men In other words, the European fat is in tbe fire — Pblla- !
prefer the widows to the spinsters because they delphia North A m erican.
fear the spinsters hold that me nare so self-impor
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tant that the widows easily ensnare them with Mr. McAdoo announces his candidacy but 1» discreet-
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nations
We make the food of a nation—FLOUR— right here In
your own city. Is there anything more worthy? Surely
you will think that after trying a sack of
FEATHERFLAKE
FLOUR
“ It makes bread light as a feather'*
Grucers Recommend Pestherfiske
Springfield Mill & Grain Co.
Now> The New Year
IMAGINATION
and VISION
The story teller’s fancy created Hop-o’-
My-Thumb and the seven-league boot»—
ihe. step of twenty-one miles was the
limit of his imagination.
Accomplishment as wonderful aa the
imagery of the fairy tale has followed the
vision of Alexander Graham Bell— the
instantaneous transmission of the human
voice a few feet or thousands of miles.
The seven-league boots exist only in
the minds of “the little folks.” Over
33,000,000 conversations a day in the
United States testify to the value and im
portance of the telephone in the elimina
tion of distance in the social and business
activities of a nation.
Every Bell telephone is a Long Distance
station.
What has it in store for you? What
are your possibilities of development
and expansion? What are you going
to do to foster the opportunities that
are yonrs? Put the question fairely
and squarely to your self, “What am
I going to do about it”.
The opportunities are here. The degree to which you ob-
UUn success lies within your own power. To expand and gTow
with the times takes study and hard work. To gain your
goal, which should be continually advancing, require« that
you reach out, that you press forward stronger than ever.
Take advantage of every opportunity.
Use The Springfield News as a means of reaching out for
more business. Be aggressive. An Investment in advertising
brings you greater returns than In any merchandise you may
handle.
Your opportunities for 1934 were never grmter. Great thing,
•re to »tore tor you If you take advantage of them. Resolve
to JWW4M your business in 1924. h can be done. It will
be done ff yow have a consistent advertising program for 1924
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