THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
Published Every Thursday at
Springfield, Lane County, Oregon. by
H K
T H E W IL L A M E T T E PRESS
M AXEY. Editor
F. C, WKSTERPIEl.D Manager
Bntered as second class matter. February 34. 1903 at tbs
postoffice, Springfield. Oregon
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THURSDAY, MARCH Î6, 19S5
WHY TAXES ARE HIGH
KEEP THE STAGE FILTH ON BROADWAY
New York now has a play Jury to decide w heth- Th„ p< (n,,,
thn ot
er stage offerings art* filthy and objectionable.
d, „ y wtth ,he ,„quirv „„ t„ „in
Already three m anagers one no less a person ,h„)r tuxoa
w,„.h mgu.r ti ls
san the great Belaago— have tacitly ad m itted ; Vl ar ,h„ , the). Wi,r„ [»,.
u,.,
hat their productions are Indecent, ami they
. r«l .1 i mt.«- of tho county ar« be­
have agreed to m«»k<* them fit for the public. T he[|nx dally dealged w ith tin* im o nino«
fact th a t "It is true to hie" is no excuse for forc­ Hon, nil ot wh'ch coniti bo uvo led If
ing upon public attention the degrading phases ih» tsx payor would »niplr mk» h'a
of our so-oalled clviUiation. We are not deeply lax »tateilleni (receipt f irmi a n i te t"
concerned about the character of entertainm ent Iba valuation of hit proie rlv as aliotvn
preferred in the city of New York. We could thereon then turn h i »I Cement ov««r.
wish, however, th at . clean minded jury might he w ill find al' th • » >v«ni I vi
put the ban on these filthy entertainm ents com-jnist •mk.« up the tax r* th . v ar
mg into the country.
against bis property and then <f lie
Editorial Program
Make Spr'ngfleld tbs Ind ustrial Center of W es­
tern Oregon.
II. Develop a Strong Tradin g Point; Build a C ity
e f Contented Homes.
ill. Improve Living Conditions on the Farm . Pro­
mote the Raising of Purebred Livestock and
the Grow ing of F ru it: W o rk for B etter M arkets
tv. T e ll the W orld About Oregon's Scenic W onder­
land.
it’s the first drink " th a t causes girl's feet to
would compare ’• wl'h th.'O o‘ th«» prr.
vlous year he will see what occaalon i
the Increase, foi Instance t of inerense
in valuation for 1934 over that of 1933
are very raro. (htat m eriting the aver-
a g i tax [layer's tax Is htgb'r this year
take the road to iniquity; not the last drink," says
i the oldest woman doctor in America. Theu why
should there be any first _ drink.
New m achines m ake hay without su n sh in e J4 ““*1'
,h" ......»’ ” " ’ vot,‘'
inure laxe* upon them selves
Hue la
Nothing can take the m oon's place in making
!a «Ittiallon over which the Aasea.or
love,
lias no control save that >t ehtrktng
e
E d ito r ia l
e
e
C o m m en t
livin g bodies front agree t*ig the Con­
stitutional alx per Increxto over the
previous year, but the Asaeaaor ha«
¡no control jv r the liter>u«e of taxea
resulting from tevlea nt . 1« to meet
bonded
in.l.’biedneaa e .tl
m ie rts i
LOST HOPE
ONE QUICK SOLUTION
“ Forty acres for $40,000" reads an advertise
Jam
es
Oliver
Curwood, popular novelist, may
nient in Eugene ¡»apers. There isn't any signifi-
cence in land selling at $1.000 an a c re 'o n Blair not have been entirely serios when he threatened thereon, a t » .‘ uat a* lont a- «*'' P"*’'
street except th at it is the same land ottered to to kill any bootlegger selling liquor to Curwood s pig a r . willing and re«. v i. rile u .
the railroad company one time for nothing as a hoy. hut fathers are sym pathetic. If every and increa»« t i e r »■ »»•
'
nass thoy m iv expect i.x have their
tax »Mount.' materially lacren ted.
Illustratili!: my expiant '«» nt why
lax'a
are hlaliT ihl« yea ,* than ,«■1.
art' more frequent than ever. These
luck they had in trying to give It away.
nute
the
cowv&ilaun n? total kvl»»
on th bootlegger, who probably dosn
to l-iinn
surely doesn't deserve the censure, They but between lh*i two year« a»
the »even ncnrpornt»’»! ,
County
anil
supply a demand. Who or what mi
I9 Ï4 1924
, town»:
tables
‘ dem and? Quick solutions bv the sc
37. !
Mill» 33.1
Ijine County
6« 11
61.7
Eugene
In fact the indications are the best in years. An .
' Wash
«3.3
74
5
1 Coburg
Imm ense building year is predicted all over th e |
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.■•'* l 74.8:
Cottage Grove
country. Dairy products are bringing a good
THE GOLDEN RULE FITS ANYWHERE
50 9 ;
45.1
price. Why shouldn't we enjoy a prosperous
Now that plrnlc and ftHtlng weather loom«, la It not CreaweH
89 «
71.«
Florence
year in the W illamette valley.
«4 3
«0.7
Junction City
69«
j
Springfield
,h e m e n and picnicker, to field«, fence« and what not. and I a , to the State and County Hvy. it
a re 50,000 head of wild horses roam ing
of
Open country 1» being closed and would have been 23 mill» which la
plains of central Oregon which are a m enace and each season more
one tenth of a mill leas than last year
should be converted into glue, bone meal and more "No Trespassing' »gn«app«nr
,
The fanner. In a majority of Instance«, cannot be but for the tour m11la I »r tM0d<e
leather according to the secretary of the Cham ­ blamed in the yea«t for clo .in g hl« range to «port.m .n, on purpo.e. voted by the people
ber of Commerce.
town»
dono
account of the many who hove not been .p ort.m . n who j When the . e v ral tow
n . get
-
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have caused hkra real loa. through neglect or c . l - l e . m e . . . , fIf ever, voting nece.»ary and un-
From the activity on the paving of Second and Thpre are alway« to be found In the pre«» later In the . neceaaary bond», residents will no
longing for our
Mill streets it appears th at the council m ay be
r comment and app-al» on behalf of rnmrlalnlng farm loot; ng back and
I
ratea.
?ad of one. It er«. The
Independent
call«
the
»'tuatlon
to
the
attention
present
low
(7)
asked to pave two streets instead
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seem s th at more property owners than generally- of Benton county and Corvalll« folk, now, that a Hole
thought taken «erlou.ly and In sound d ose, may b- the
expected w ant paving on both streets.
• • •
ounce of prevention.
We are too unappreciative of our roaming liberties In
There were 1209 bobcats. 2 wolves and 21 th» great west here, and think entirely loo little of the
in
cougars killed
Kinea and
anti bounty
o v u m j l collected
u i i e i i e u on
u n them
m em m
he restricted to ram p
Ja n u ary in Oregon according to the report of the «m e ahead of «« when » e .h u be
sta te game commission. Guess this Is putting «round, for our picn eking. A " ^rhen «
*
the bob in the bobcat.fam ily.
I fX ~
herd, who ,,n „ o t «»
Now is the tim e to ask the council for a new P«rty. d o»» hi» gate«, ami
sidewalk in front of your property before they so many cam per, feel pr
tell you to build one. "Get the jum p" on the city When «M. trn.M . riol.^ ^ y
dads.
the future.
A sea lion will eat 40 cans of salmon a day. | »> ""«■
,h‘
Wish there had been more sea lions during the think ont our mspon
w ar and maybe there would have been less “gold- th. b y w a y , and ex eh cl.e
fish on the m ess hall m enu.
•s!non* our gr. r * *
Spring is here and so is cleanup time. There
^ e ’wheio u *mp.
nnthnoghtfol few the.'
#
fo!k'"^to Vive in
r„iP ni our wanler
*
It Always Pays to
T rade at G ray’s
If you ar«' looking for a place to trade where you can
be assured of right prices, quality goods and courteous
treatm ent Oraya is the plane.
You are safe In trading her and you can he uaaured of
right prices.
We have the Peter Pan line •'( bakery goods fresh each
morning, and its m aking a real hit.
Our line of groceries, fr sh vegetables, feed and flour Is
complete.
Come lu ami gvt alqualnted and see what we have to offer.
G R A Y5
CASHSCARRy
W anted
Eggs and Poultry
Sher Khan
662 Oak Street
The Teapot dome fight Is sum m ering down to
game Pre"*rT,>’ *n<1
"h"«e ‘’t'hrUhni momen".
nothing in the Cheyenn federal court this week, by read of the o il d y .
. h)W n
Probably the teapot will be a whitew ash bucket with » , s n
d
-mow« von to follow the creek
before the notorious a f f a ir js settled.
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t m ^ o a ’ «o
ra re of h.»
M/i t • »•>4%i k I H 2(1| m<¿t>
K O V X i.
Eugene, Oregon
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A f*ce powder thxt really atays
on.
N ylotis Face Powder D e uuxe
goe« on amoothly and itay» no.
I t does not »bow in »poca. but
•peeada evenly and blend* invu*.
bly w ith even the finett akin.
T h e powder ia delightfully anJ
lattingly perfumed. I t la put up
in an attractive round box, fm-
uhed w ith a atriking peacock de-
aign
If you have money to Invest th l. year, bear In mind the
Fled«- While-Brunette
Spr' ° s , , ' H
neea a cleanup.
. . .
your money out of yonr ,igh t. to help build another rom-
Chernists have discovered an artificial sugar, munlty. when It ought to be working at horn wher
No we are not talking about a stenographer.
<■« raised?— The M anufacturer
BIRDS T H A T SING IN THE SPRING TRA-LA-LA
By S atterfield
LITTLE POINTS OF
SERVICE
It is the many little points
of service th at go to make
This girl-bride fooled her grandm other'
When hake-day
up the big total of our ef­
came she donned her dainty apron and’ d il the family bnk-
ficiency and the satisfac­
Ing In such a workman-like mi liner and with such pleas­
tion
ing results that Grandm a was highly pleased.
th at our
depositors
derive from their banking
relations here at the First
SUCCESS IN BAKING IS ASSURED WITH
National.
The giving of de|>endab1e
information
and
advice,
the little accom m odations
and the prompt and cour­
teous* handling of every­
day banking m atters are
features
of our
banking
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“flakes Bread Light as a Feather!"
service.
41 Years
You’ll like tills good flour—it’s so easy to bake with and
Of Helpful Service
really it has a flavor and texture ull Its own. Although
this floru Is different It co«ts no more than ordinary flour.
T he First
There s a FEATHERFLAKE Dealer in every community
National Bank
OF EUGENE
Sines 1883
Y O U ’L L
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