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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1925)
THURSDAY. MAY »8. IMS THE 8PR1NOFIBL.D NEW8 FÀGrç TWO Fruit Outlook Bad Karl.v prospects for an abundant no oue need to accept It as a fact. Some of the fruit crop In Oregon, and In particular Published Bvery Thursday at be» known scientist» say they can reconolle the the W illamette Valley, have changed Spriogfleld. Lasa County. Oregon. by i Bible teachings and th at small portion of the and Indication« now point to a Inw THE WILLAMETTE PRESS ‘theory of evolution dealing with man and mon yield In all variation of cherries, apple« B- ■- MAXEY, Bdltor T. C. W K 3T K R F IE L D Managar key. and prune«. Pear« In some localities will be almost uo crop, while In othera a a a ■stared aa second class matter February 24. 1903 at t h a »action« they are reported aa fair Judging from he activity along the Florida goatoVtca. Springflehl. Oraron coast Ponce He Leon was right at least In spirit. yield. Various causes ate given foi M A IL SUBSCRIPTION RATE The fountain of youth may not have been dis Ute partial failure this year, but (he O sa Tear m Advance .. »1 I t Three Months ........ Me covered in that section but the bottle of boor ' severe cold weather of last winter la Six Months ___________ "5c Slnrle Copy*------ te the generally accepted cause. Killing make» ’em feel that wav. frevaea In the middle west states with THURSDAY, MAY 28. 1925 We often wonder w hether the contractor who, I the partial failure« In the coast states ’>'111? 1 H L CDDIM PE?VC*V n O r I x I lM v ir H-.L.LJ N ir u /Q w h y 8hou,d *ny«n« Object to the teaching of i l L W O the theory of evolution. So long as It is s theory Editorial Program I. Make Springfield tha Industrial Center of Wea- trrn Oregon. II. Develop a Strong Trading Point; Build a City of Contented Homes. IIL Improve Living Conditions on the Farm. Pro mote tha Raising of Purebred Livestock and the Growing of Fruit; Work for Better Markets IV. Tell the World About Oregon's Scenic Wonder land. 3»ullt the leaning tow er of Pisa made it that way " ouW warran‘ ’"M"1 prll"‘a "* o r purpose o r was It a governm ent Job. Ankle le Fractured • e a # Old maids and maidens who didn’t read the i.ee Chetwond. employed In the lumber corn- ’ ads last week missed something. A man stiver- wrtoda (or the Flachcr p Hat'd for a girl friend. pany M,rro,s. had hl« right ankle I fractured Friday when a wire cable . Austria Is glad Uncle Sam is not in the league h‘ro' ,,a waa hr"u*hl . *of nations. The league has just refused Austria M,,ld f,,r me," cal *,' ’‘n' l,’n' a loan. la'*r •*”“ *° ,he .hospital In Kugrne. E d ito r ia l C om m ent • • e AND DO YOU KNOW ....... • • t'hrtatlan ponskwf DEPARTMENT STORES This New Solar Sennit Has Style— Proportion— Low Price Just the »Ight dimensions and proportions for this •enson. It looks well and it comfort-fitting. Some hat at a very low price. Made with the genu ine Bon-Ton Ivy cush ioned • fitting leather j fancy silk hand; extra quality satin lining. — ROAD PROGRAM IN DANGKH CUT OUT THE “ NIXIES” Former Governor Ferguson of Texas, urge« a halt on ; ’’Nixies’’ cost Uncle Sam 82,000,000 a year. A •’Nixie” is a piece of mail SO carelessly addressed rnaJ* bond« and favors building road« only aa they can li and (xxtrly wrapped th at it can neither be deliver- r*,<t for. The Texas situation la going to he paralleled in ed or returned without special treatm ent costing "’«"v other states. not because the people want fewer good $2,000.000 a year. There is an appauling waste rood*, but because of the manta which has dowHoped and loss of effort in the postal service due to the • “ ““s road officials for building types of road that absorb« people’s Carelessness. more money than the taxpayers can produce • An example of this tendency fa seen In two recent road DO YOU KNOW T h at 21,000.000 letters went to the dead letter of paving contrarts awarded by a wgftern atate for pwvtng an aggregate of 111 mile» of hlkhway. Instead of accepting! fice last year? the low bid« for a type of asphaltic concrete pavement I T h at 803,000 parcels did likewise? T hat 100.000 letters go into the mail yearly in which has been tlm etested and proved It* worth on th ' i majority of the state’s highways, contracts were award’ 1 perfectly blank envelopes? T hat $55.000 in cash is removed annually from for other types of pavem.-nt which have not vet p ro v i.i misdirected envelopes? ( them selves as good by th< test of long usage, but which T hat $12,000 in checks, drafts, and money orders cost an aggregate of over $20 000 more for the jot»« » never reach Intended owners. question This additional tso.ooo would h.ivi ; > n d »;■ T h at Unalp Sam collects $92.000 a year in postage p rn x im a te ty a n o th e r m il.- of highway of th ty - that hn for the return of mail sent to the dead-letter proved satisfactory in the state in question office? Forcing . x r h lla m cost« In highway construction will T h at it costs Uncle Sant $1.740.000 yearly to look brlrg the downfall hi our n«’ionai yo»»i r ea ls proyrs up addresses on misdirected mail? which Is now underway —Industrial News. T h a t 200,000.000 letters are given this service and T h at it costs in one citv alone $500 daily? I » S»rtnr »b 571 • “• Intend to go out and wake up the country," cried th e young college graduate^ T hat this vast sum could be saved and the dead- ? 7 . h* ’ i"b <" <> ’ letter office abolished if each piece of mail rur,u York Telegraph carried a return address, and if each parcel were FARMER ANO SOCIALISM wrapped in stout paper and tied with a strong If there be one class of Americans who have s ’-owti di« cord? MORAL: Every man knows his own address it trust for socialism in any form it It the farmers ot Our country. not that of his correspondent. The Progressive Third Party In the presidential eit June 1 to 7 has been designed as “B etter Mail- Ing W eek” when a nation wide campaign will be p““ n of 1924 put up * Ter5r at,rac,lTe »ortali.Hc Be««' >' undertaken to reduce the apalling loss occasioned p at orm No political organization, even with the endorsem» nt of by carelessness in addressing mail m atter. Do active farm bloc groupa of politicians, was ever ao,co.n- your p art—“ Cut out the Nixies.” Ws'vc gone th* lim it In producing this h” * hat t<. n l! st the rcmarkaMy low price, quality a«4 value coeiiilsrsd. of—- A Bank For All Drop in here at the First National today or atty S at urday and you will »ee in the long line of depositors people of all ages. It will show you Just how well the First National is serving the entire com m unity. From people of advanced years flown to youngsters hardly large enough to push their pen nies acros the window. Ail of them are mnking their thrift headquarters here. Are you included am ong them ? 41 Year® of Helpful Service SINCE 1833 $1.98 to $3.98 Dr. Geo. A. Simon E lectro-C hiropractor Modern ElLtric Equipment, Years of experience, Acute and Chronic Diseases. of women. Special attention given to <liKi*aa<*H High Blood Pressure, Stomach and Bowel Trouble», Rheum atism , Back Aches Etc., Yield to ouY methods. The success and growili of Electric ChiropnnU<- merits T he First National Bank your investigation. Over Penny’« Store OF EUGENE Phone 355J EUGENE, OREGON pletely repudiated on account of serving the red flag, ns was 1924 progresslvlsm. so-calbd. Have you bought your little red poppy for Me- It was fitting and proper that c h ie f Justice Taft recent mortal Day. Give the disabled “buddies” in th e ’ly called down a western college debating team for taking hospital a little support. They made the poppies up for discussion one of the most socialistic planks of the to secure a little pin money. It would be a shame Red program. not to sell them. It was the proposition that Congress by a tw othlrds vote could over-rule any decIMon of the United States Supreme Court plainly dangerous to our constltution d Fifty-five per cent of the votes cast in the re government. cent German election wer by the women, it is Agricultural colleges anil state universities that bid for repored. The other 45 per cent were cast by the popularity with nocfollstlc and communistic elem ents are silent voters. (dangerous foes of human rights and the independent, pro- ' party owning American farmer. The Cowboy m ayor of Omaha and Secretary of Chief Justice Taft showed his sound common sense 1» Agriculture Jardine are going to have a CHlf ron- rebuking such tendencies.—Industrial News, ing contest. We know several statesm en who can beat either of them throw ing the bull. • • • • • • William Jennings Bryan has delivered 5.000 lectures. . Dcn’t think they didn't get him anything—Detroit Free Although the people have “made a m onkey” of ' r£” e gorlef ,ng|ata (hprp |g n„ <uch co< Bryan m any tim es he w ants it distinctly under- g a(lvanr..(1 tlmp to t|me lhp stood his ancestors did not come from monkeys. Hughes— Detroit News gg Mr A New Heart In Your Kitchen One burner cooks several vessels or keeps the whole dinner hot. Top Heat Control where 80 per cent of the cook ing is done. 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