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T H U R SD A Y . OCT. 15, 1925
toh a p u i n a n n e r a w s
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Q conditions
fBT froin hw to me- move
H* has
bt>en torewd by poor labor
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from hl» old surrounding».
It Paya ta A dvertía*.
The “flivver” was his only hope. Now he Is V baa la not «uppo»*! |o hara
Much common aaas» or tact,
»trended with his wife and children. He has no
Springfield, Lane County, Oregon, by
Yat every tima abe laya an egg
fixed
destination
and
ia
|utsaed
along
from
town
T H t W IL L A M E T T E PRESS
She cackles fur tha tact.
to town with no solutlou of the problem In sight
It. E M A X E Y . Editor.
anywhere. The usual requests are for money, for A rooster ha»u't gut * lot
econd clase m a tta r February 14, UWJ at tha 1 gasoline, oil and repairs, and to r food. Offers to
Of intellect to show.
buy the “autom obile” and send them home by Hut ouns the lewa inunt rooster» have
BOStaWca. Spriugfiehl. Oregon
! train reach deaf ears. The "flivver Is th. tr only
Enough good sense to crow.
M A IL S U B S C R IP T IO N R A T E
hope," they say.
One Year In A dvance
$1.75 Three Mentha ... ...75c
The w orst phase of the situation lies in th « I'5'**’
t*»®*>o8t despised •< beast«
S ix M o n th s ______ ______ $1.0« Single Copy ----------5c problem presented, the children, often u n d er-; ***• * F»rsl»taut way
i nounrished and »tripped of all opportunity for '•'* b’Utn< folk« know he'a around
THURSDAY*. OCTOBER 15. IÍÍ5.
schooling. They do not rem ain In any one spot
Br hi» insistent brny.
long enough to come under the Jurisdiction of the r -e busy little bee* they buss.
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authorities; also, for th e most part, local offi
Hull« bellow and cow* moo;
cials are more disposed to pass them along to
watchdog* bark 'the gander*
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Make Springfield tha Industrial C antar of Wee-
some other community rath er than saddle the ex The quark.
tere Oregon.
pens« and responsibility on their own county tax
IL De* elep a Strong Tradin g Point; Bui'd a City
And doves and pigeon* coo.
payers.
•< Ccntented H enea.
The “flivver hobo" brings again sharply to mind The peacock spread« bi* tall and
IIL Hnprav* Living Conditfona on tha Farm . Pro-
that at best charity is but a palliative, and that
»qnawks,
mota tha Raising of Purebred Livestock and'
more
than
ever
the
world
needs
stone
change
in
1*1«
*que«i and rohin« slag;
tha Crowing of F ru it; W o rk for B etter M arkets
its social system that Will establish even justice I And even eerpent* know enough
IV . T ail tha W o rld About Oregon’s Scenic W onder
in its place. As adm inistered charity seems chief To hl«« before they «ting.
land.
ly to develop the very condition its good hearted
but shallow thinking advocates seek rather to I
relieve.
HOLD TH E BUDGET DOWN.
Due to the building of the new Brattain school
A TIMELY REMINDER.
th e total tax levy of Springfield this year will be
The folowing sign is posted by the roadside as
in the neighborhood of OS o r 70 mills in spite of
w A Elkin* of (he Elkin»
th e budget board. The new school was a new s- ^'oyn^ .
n. (he greal»«t maaterpleo*
That nature could devlae.
Will often »top and beatila!»
lie fore he'll advertlie.
Kill* llayea In Hoverelgn Visitor.
Sl'K tIA I. I’ltlCK on pini» Work. Dr.
N. W. Emery, denti*!, Button Bldg
The national fureata ot Oregon and
Wairtiluglon contain JtT.74B.lM 00(1
I k wid feet of «landing Umber accord,
hot • ' fnresl service raihnaina Of
U la. tAS.HT.WI.M board reel la «aid
Io !>•» Dougla« fir J4.64B.414,000 board
f« I w etter» yellow pm»; and J$,-
5BS.6Bl.tOO wealern lieiulouk.
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T H E FLIVVER HOBO BECOMING A NATIONAL
MENACE
Small towns throughout the country are fac
ing a growing and perplexing problem in that
latest form of modern tram p known as the “fliv-
▼er hobo” a product which seem s to be the natur-
al result'of misdirected charity ill considered sen-
tim entality, cheap gasoline, the ease with which
a well seasoned flivver may be obtained,4>1 us ob-
Jection to work on the part of that portion of our
population th a t believes the world owes it a llv-
lng.
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A survey in the state of Arkansas reveals preg-
n a n t facts touching on this m odem form of no
mad/ mendicancy. The “flivver hobo" usually
is accompanied by a fairly large family. He ap
pears in towns and villages, and applies to va
rious social agencies for financial help. He is
E d ito r ia l
Under the revolving fund law. the automobile number J
plate« tor Oregon could be made at the penitentiary i;
G*® tnsututton had a number making machine—
And it should have a machine,
it 18 understood that the price of a macnine conn b<
saved in one year. After that year, at the same prtc«
now paid, the penitentiary could earn the amount of ;h
machine’s coet to apply towards the self support of to«
B” Arthur Brisbane
THE l LLCTRIC POWER AGL
AN OLD MAID’S MONEY.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
THE HORSE WITH CLAWS.
T h e. State ° f Washington plans
plfan tic water-power development
banks in Seattle reflect general
prosperity m the Northwest. Those
Seattle bank« wifi nsed bigger
vault« and csoilaFzatfor increased
by a billion, vhea the power be
gins It? work.
Maine will harness TCO.OCO horse-
r e r in the Bay of Fondy. The
plan approved by voter« and scien
tific experts calls for one hunJred
millions. Power enough
-.ill be
produced to supply the whole of
New England, ar.i ten time® on.
hundred million would not equal
the value of such power.
n waterpower a aj the electric
fore, generated lie? not the hope,
but the CERTAINTY o f prosperi
ty beyond imagination,
London is agitateu because tha
great art collection 0( Loot Lever-
hulme, successf-J roap maker, 1» to
be sold in New York City, not in
London.
This is said to mean that the art
«crd.ro of the world I k
moved
from London to New York, but
that Isn’t ?o.
The MONEY centre has moved,
and in ltikb, a» in the day« of the
Medici, art goes where money ia.
“How car I succeed 7” is answer
ed by J -g o Gary thu«:
"LiaTrt’ i.
Lot tho other man
do at least half tho talking.”
Judge Gn.
o f course, put« hon-
es*y area. v eil other qualities.
And nonesty i,. important, although
Judge Gary knows more eoterpnie
e« have been wrecked by honest
fools than by liishonnat knaves.
“The average men Ilkaa to hre r
him self talk too much,” says Judg«
Cary. Salesmen shcnld remember
that. ThWisarob) of them talk
them selves O T ) a «ale, then talk
them selves OUT .a in . when you
a cBitome» r e u M b b e tR r a d
Arrangements mast be made to do away with Idlenest
th® penitentiary—absolutely,
And arrangements must be made to render the tnetl
tutlon self supporting—absolutely.
And this can be done, and ought by all means to be done
And it can be done without Interfering in the least wltr |
free labor In Oregon—Salem Oregon Statesman.
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A poor old maid of Massachu
setts, called “poor,” not because
she waa an old maid, but because
she »pent fifty-six years in the in
sane asylum, ba« just died. AThile
she was in the asylum her small
fortune increased to $2,000.000, to
be divided now among seven nieces.
“Money runs into money ’ rapid
ly in this country, if you give it
any sort o f an opportunity.
What become« of all the money
the people earn? Why does tne
average American die with ab-.ut
enough_to bury him or her?
epu
. T h eD ep
u ty Attorney General o f
New York shows where some o f
the money goes. Bogus tock sales
alone take $500,000,000 from the
people of the State each year. Even
chat leaves a good deal of naore-y
fo» other swindlers to take.
Evidence at the Shenandoah in
vestigation shows that Command
er Lansdowne, who understood fly
ing, protested against taking his
chip through the storm belt of the
Middle lAest, and asked for a post
ponement.
Those knowing nothing about fly
ing but unfortunately controlling
aviation in the United States, or
dered aim to go, jn order to ‘im
press certain S ta te fairs on the
way.” Because his «advice waa not
taken, Lansdowne was killed.
Who is RESPONSIBLE, for his
death ?
And how good a suit for
dunviges have his widow and the
other Shenandoah widows against
thuio that sent their husbands to
death ?
The M u ^ n m 'V N atu raJ History
•»ill wsw p r o m t to voir kind s b
tention a ri>. ul ho-re, with claws
instead of hoofs, dug up in Asia.
According to acientists, th!s little
creature, ancestor of the big home
o f Lx!ay with its hoofs, vanished
from th«* «?arth long before men
came neie ttt need horses
It will amaze you to read the
various kinds of "despair” listed
by Professor Glenn Prank, new
preKidgnt
the University of Wis
consin,
U BIOLOGICAL fear,
PSTCHOIZJGICAL fear, POLITI
CAL fear, ECONOMIC feat. HI.L
TORJCAJ. fear, AOMTNIS’f'i.'AT-
IVT5 fear, MORAL fear.
Titese
fears can sU be boiled down into
rate wurd, "NERVES." The only
tiling wo need be afraid of is our
selves, #.nessM. And for
tunately, wc die, and our fears
)M a new, ua-
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vice of Aristotle, who w«» the
Judge Gary of nis day. “Not Uo
much, NOT TOO LITTLE.”
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C om m ent
A U T O M O B IL E N U M B E R P L A T E R .
geuBTatton.
T he "tea tor tw o'" pharac 1» a homey aenience. It Im
plies eaae, relax from the strifes of life, comfort and plenty.
It sounds com fortable and It is- In more ways than one.
The ”T ” for two we advocate most, however,—is the
”T ” in Thrift. When husband and wife faoe facts and
recognlte the principle of constructive building, for peace,
happiness and plenty they will whole-heartedly heed this
message and m ake Thrift an everyday practloe.
I
Spend Just a little less than yon m ake—bank the differ
ence and once you have money In the bank m any ways
will open for you to m ake good sound investm ent»—and
add another income to help build your future.
Eugene
We Pay 3 Per Cent Intw eet
V ulcanizing
Commercial State Bank
W o rks
957 Oak St.
Springfield, Oregon
1020
About ijout
Health
C. J. BREIER CO.
Things You Should Know
Eugene, O regon
itnf
by John Joseph Oxlne«, M. D.'
Limit the Intake
Let’« talk awhile alxxjt .ihAarp*
tion. It acts invisibly anu also in
dependently of our will. It is the
one process of nature that neaer
ceases unless, mayhap, there is
nothing to abeorb. It is our friend,
until we over-crowd it, in which
instance it becomes an unrelenting
enemy. Our aboorbing glartds ana
channels know no taste— no dis
crimination. They take up strych
nine or other deadly poison with
the same avidity with which they
welcome taffy or gruel.
Absorp
tion takes no cognizance of results.
It goes on after we are dead I
The safe-guard against nbeorp-
tlon, Is not to «rrerbtirden iL Heavy
meals are dangerous. Many poo
'
opig
complain of .xdni
K-tng over-fat.
Tug
trouble Is, tnat
it they are crowding
their obsorcents. Large quantities
of fluids are taken with meals, ren
dering abcorptlon quicker and fas
ter than it should go on.
It is
possible to reiiuce flesh by taking
??
of, any
an> bird
'i,r ? with
'
no fluid of
meals.
slcr.l contortion
e?!lc'1 1
Cultui
ulturo” can dis
” place over supply ” of roe/'by ab
sorbable food. It in wrong to Lav
the veat-glands with work that
tho more gross elim lncnt shou.d
do. The man or woman who rv-.
poets to sweat out ' threo sq>
s
a day” will be d! -ppointod.
thcr can their billows bo rea:o« I
bv mnssage. Limit the intake and
get ..'/ity o f walking exercise—
thus stimulating ellum ation, and
let the absorbents rent.
A six-o’clock dinner is too ot'ev.
abeorbed—not dlgestrd.
Food in
the avemgi! alimentary canal un
dergoes feim entation, and cvwi in
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