TIH HSDAY OCTOBER 3«. 192«
lliK Sl'UiNGKlELD NEWS
Baby B e n —A baby girl was horn
Bushman B rin y * Birds
' - Ml " '- 1 Ml A
R eturning Monday from a trip to
i K lam ath ►'alls. Mayor tl li Itushm :,’, l'Io ugh. of Rainbow
a a a a •
brought with him a giaise and d u e tt
pres« nted to Ihe city , hlcf b> 1 *’
Oaupbtsr Born— Mr and Mrs Her-
1 Kteky hunter. Jam,-* Kt, w art, at man Murr
f Springfield a ie Ih
i K lam ath Fall- fo, imrl) of Spriicttl« I
b-ippy par, ni l of u Uuuittitrr born
Two bird-, also were sent St, wari « ihttiUa* morning ut th- Pa, III, C hris
Von were denied know ledge of leg!»
A I th taxpayers of our 18 grant
brother. Harry, of the S tew art t u I tian lt< s pliai
realize
the
great
relief
latlon
proposed
by
S
r
in
ter
StanHeld.
Unti count
Il U I how larm* Is tlx. sum coming to because the M orning O regonian *> ••• Cotupany
l ‘ in through the < tu u ttm n t of the O and will continue to sacrlfle. your
,<• C. Bill, th ey »re phtnnlng new best Interest* la order to reek Its
school building», »ml an increase and vengeance on anyone daring to oppose
Its own aggrandlsetneut. The people
b etterm en t In the leaching staff
i n c u r MILLIONS cf dollar* turned of Oregon are a free |to p ic , owing
W« Will Welcome You A* A Shareholder
loose In O regon th is (all Is alm ost utt their all,'glance to th Ir God. their
htllevable. but th is Is a fact, th anks lOuntrv and th.'tr.selve". an.I they will
to the effort» of Robert X Stanfield not submit to tv order«-1 an.; dictate«!
s. no m e tie r how
In addition to this Im m ediate cash to I-, selfish inter
j'svii ent. th ere is a tax reduction for - ,w eiful that Inter, t or di,Ute may
all time of 25 f e r cent. One has only be.
\V ■ who have b,---n m aking horns»
to »sit any school dlr* etc r of these
REUNION
.
, cot*nlles to re n llie to the full the In i r-s u # establishing Industries and
I w as in th e midst of packing w hen Ellie cam e in and to >. wonil,,r („i relief from h erd . n»«,m«> payrolls, or w orking for wages, know
* t how hard the struggle bus been lo
look a t my overflow ing baggage which occupied cv n g p k u o u s ,axt.? th e enactm ent
has perm itted
T his tax relief make ends meet. T here Is „nty one
bill
p laces on ch airs am i tables.
was only possible by th«- bolding of hope for us. and th a t Is relief front Ihe
Robert
C hairm anship of the Public lattnls excesalvc burden of taxation
••Well.” she drawled, “looks like moving day around these the
hv S enator Stanfield The fu rth er re­ X Stanfield. Ihe pres, nt It,-publican
diggings. W hither away. Sally-Alley and w hat's the idea of lief to la- had through the F orest Re Senator, whose advice and counsel Is
this m ysterious disappearance act. a la Houndini
Ellie prided serve latnds can only la- obtained by sought and respected by S enators and
President Coolidge alike, has been the
herselt on never being surprised at any unexpected occurence re-electing R obert X. Stanfield a s
re o re .e n ta tiv e O tegon ever had
and. true to type, she seated herselt nonchalantly on the edge of 8
«
proposes to apply » h o has been able to actually reduce
the bed and. calmly smoking a cigarette, looked amusedly In my
prln,.tp1(, w the n » rest Reserve», taxes. He 1» the only man who can
er *“
In continue to do ao. as he alone van re-
direction.
which will give every • tax p “ ay ““*
__ reduction of tain for Oregon the pow erful Choir-
. . . . » • • «
— 4 Or*«on an additional
T in going home on the five o clock train, 1 answered. frolll 35^ to 40%. Or In o th er words „i an ship of l*ubllc laintl*
_ —
—
'll isA I I'm
’ »VX guy
o n n V * ” I I caught _1,1
W.» r « «
t e *
u t ™
o n A ^ n ^ m O
i l P N
a s V ^ U t f i v ^ v U
v n w r w a i ' f u I I»«ru
struggling for composure,
"and. oh. la Ellie.
so h happy!”
w W __1 'o
r S «»»••
n X W- aa
of K
J
m X & d
of reduction
glimpse
of
my
face
in
the
m
irror
ot
the
dressing
table
and
I.
of
from
u
t
i
s
to
ionit,
wuh
ind
brlnK
lh„
developmeat
of Ore*
a ■
‘
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ret, ucUon ln our tax .» , -on to pass w ithin your life tim e you
« a is
s flushed with excitement and pleasure at the thought of re- >»»r'Y
' . ^„ded Indebted neaa. we may must forget party or personal like«
turning to Curtiss. Ellie s saucy expression changed instantly
Public utility propertied »re built to endure.
- “ nu w
im edlr.te coming o f,a n d w h to i and retain rh-nator Stan
1 dreaded her questions.
to one of surprise and disappointment. ........................
and population, and | field
They
rentier indispensable services, the demand
E
astern
capital
which 1 knew were bound to follow.
Oregon can suffer no g reater dis­
an Increaee In the value of o u r own
a s te r than th e loss of the C hairm an !
fix which increases steadily
properly
“So, at last, you've heard from C urtiss?”
T his additional revenue could event »hip of the Ihibllc l-amls Commute«-
An investment in the Preferred Shares o f this
It was a great tem ptation to answ er her indirectly and leave u a l i v ¿ r m l t th e rep eal of all auto-1, Paid Adv. by R C. T aylor. P ortland.,
the impression that 1 had been in direct comm unication with C ur­ mobile, road and gasoline lax________ , O r e g o n i
_
company is a permanent investment, safeguarded
M ore
School
Buildings
Proposed
Bond Reduction Possible
-v 'b e û ta ttw C o n fessio n s
o f a n e w w ife
|Qa«trai«d b« Kutl lUbiBMB
Regular Income
From a Permanent Investment
tiss but this I could not do with her gaze fixed unwaveringly upon ------,------------ •
me. After all what did it m atter? As Mrs. Wright had said the and „
to me th a t peace and
whole thing was a personal question which required my own happiness for me would alw ays mean
decision without the interference of others.
living In a place sm all enough to
used in hla tendereat m om ents l a t e r
he m ight auk m e many question»
dur)n<
by substantial property values, grow ing business
and sound management.
You can obnun a regular income from an in­
Interim since I had left him and It
dally con tact with friends and neigh-
vestment in this Company — dividends ate paid
"X o I replied quickly, "but 1 have thought of what m ight have happen«*,)
would I»- em b arrassin g to explain
h eard from a m utual friend of ours on account of E llie s unkind and fal- bors. 1 pleased m e to thin k th at Mrs. about Barry
but. for the present. (
regularly by check, every three mondts.
W right would be sending over tray s there was no cloud to m ar the u tte r ,
th a t he still cares for me and th a t he laclous story.
th at we
A
serious
expression
had
c
h
a
n
g
'd
of
my
fav
o
rite
dain
ties
and
You can start investing today on the con­
h a s been sulking in silence because I
st-eds a n t perfection of th at rap tu ro u s reunion
h
er
e
n
tire
ap
pearance
and
th
ere
wes
would
discuss
n
astu
rtiu
m
venient
monthly investment plan w ith as small
le ft against his wishes. Also—listen
hour.
to this Ellie! He h asn 't had a single som ething so path etic about h e r ro se b u sh e s over the back fence when
a sum as $).
,
apology th at I lost all sense of having I started my garden. I realized t o *
d ate w ith L etitia E v a n s !'
(S allle takes up her old life in the
been
angry
and
going
over
to
h
er
I
1
had
m
issed
th
at
wwrtnth
of
intim
ate
S he moved uneasily, th- n walked
nest installm ent but things continue
contact w i t h hum an peraonaU ll-s
You S houtdK now the Facta A btntt Investment
over to the window where she stood pattesl h e r shoulder.
to happen to this modern young
"N ever mind. Ellie, we ve been too th at Is Im possible In a city o f gigantic-
for a long while as if she w re obli­
In O u t Preferred Shares
couple.
Follow th e ir tempestuous
close for me not to forgive you. be- dim ensions.
vious of my presence.
married life In the New s.l
I reached the little house on the
The Preferred Share» of
"L isten Sallle. it was pretty d a n side», a lls well th a t ends well' and
ro tte n of m e to tell you th c -e things I'm thankful all this came out befo’e hill about noon tim e The »In,io»
OLD TIME DANCE
¡•bout C ur' :s» and right now 1 want to l had done an y th in g im petuous and boxes which I had k -p t »-.Hi ro»"-
At \V (). \V. Hall. Eugene, , w ry
were devoid of all
say th a t I'm so rry as the dickens. sllly." I breathed a sigh of relief and colored petunias
tf.
T
uesday
night.
life
and
color,
and.
with
its
closely
Been sorry ever since 1 saw how once again I was rad ian tly happy. "I
shut windows, the house p resented an
re
re
trying
to
forget
him
don’t
believe
I
ever
would
have
tra v e ly you
CALL AXD REE Dr. X W E m e y
but I kept kidding myself th at it was m arried B arry, really, but I never ap pearance of neglect and unlived in
May Be Purchased From
would have accepted his atten tio n desolation. Even the bird bath under On prices on plate and o th er work, t
fo r your own good and th a t’s why I
M O U N T A IN S T A T E S P O W E R S E C U R IT IE S C O M P A N Y
and
led
him
on
like
I
did
except
1
th
e
pine
saplings
was
dry
and
uninvit-
fram ed up th e whole business."
DANCE S tevens Hall Every S atu r­
My thoughts flew back to the day was so hu rt with w hat you told m e log. The terrace needed the atten tio n
day Xlght. G a rre tt's O rechestra
if
about
C
urtiss.'."
We
both
rem
ained
an
d
1
noticed
th
at
crab-grass
was
n
th a t Ellie had turned me against Cur­
with
the
Bermuda.
I
was
seized
with
tiss and I rem em bered th at even then silent for a while then I moved over
rem o rse a t th e fact which was
it bad seem ed queer to me th at soe to the desk and signed a note which
brought home to me th at C urtiss had
I
had
Just
w
ritten.
I
read
it
over.
had refrained from telling me from
"D ear, d ear B arry." It began. "I am needed me to keep house for him and
whom she had gathered h er distu rb ­
* retu rn in g this afternoon to C urtiss. 1 to do those hundred little things
ing inforation.
which only a woman's hands And to
“O b," with clenched teeth I flung am doing th e right thing, 1 believe.
do
to m ake a hom e hospitable and
for
your
happiness
as
well
as
my
own
th e word a t her, “you hadn't even
HEARD those things von told me for I think too much of our friendship cozy. N ever mind. I w hispered to
about him w anting tc m arry L etitia to come to you when my h eart is In myself. 1 would m ake up for every-
would be so happy! 1
E vans You m ean you Just slmpiy som eone else's keeping. I deeply ap- thing and we
with my key which I
LIED about It!
Why. Ellie, how p re d a te th e boDor you bestowed up- let myself In
on me in asking me to be your w lfj, ’•till kept In a sm all pocket Inside riy
could you be so u ttrly cruel?"
"P lease don't rub It in. for the love
and I »hall never forget It, but never Uan'1 ba<- an d - a fter looking cares-
of Mike. I feel terribly enough about
think °f
again except as your sin- B|ngly a t each room In the house. 1
it already. I only thought 1 was doing eere friend—Sallle "
began unpacking I put my things In
the thing that eventually would m a k e ' So th at was that. I handed th e ‘h eir p la c e -th r e w open the windows
you happy I realize now th at I know
letter in Its little lavender envelope io to let ln the c001- fr’‘sh “ lr of “ d da
az’
a b -o lu t.lv nothing about the kind of EII|e "W ill you please give tnig to which—though It was alm ost ml'l-
w inter— w as sw eet with sunshine and
love you have for Curtiss. All I can B arry ?”
carried the hint of an early Spring.
She gave me h er prom ise
do is to ask you tc try and forgive
I I left New York with the reeling which the South-wind told me would
me. I—
“But, Ellie." I Interrupted, "don't th a t all was well with those friends not be long in coming.
The house was spotlessly clean and
you see th at you alm ost drove m« in­ with whom 1 had been closely a s­
I
knew
Mrs W right's maid had I»-, n
sociated
during
my
separation
from
to the arm s of B arry? T hat you w -e
responsible for me perm itting him to C urtiss. Like ail people who have not over th a t m orning. She had told me
m ake love to me and even considering forever lived in a big city I had be­ to ta ll on h er for any service that I
m arty in g him and divorcing C urtiss?" come satiated with th e noise and in­ warned so I ran to the house next
T here was te rro r in my h eart a t th - cessan t racket of th e busy m etropolis door and engaged h er to come In and
prepare dinner. I found some chr- s-
antbem um s in th eir late Autumnal
glory and tilh d huge vases with tl- in. (|
In o th ers I placed golden-rods and
some b rilliant, sparkling leaves of
maples. I glanced a t my watch, i t ,
The S ta te Highway Comintiwion has Agreed to pay half the cost (A building a new $150,-
was tim e I was dressing. A fter a
warm tub followed by a r e f re -h ln g i’
000 modern Steel bridge.
cold show er which sen t my blood
I tingling. I se lect,d th e fro, k in whith
The County Will get a new $150.000 Bridge for $75.000 If bonds are voted and retired
I should g reet C urtiss. I chose a new
$15.000 a year for five years
orwt of black chiffon velvet, with flat-
trln g lace Jabots of a soft, cream y '
The Springfield-Eugene bridge is the most used bridge in Ixtne county. Hundreds of
color. He had told me once that he |
autom obiles and m otor trucks pass over II daily.
loved me ln black velvet.
It was I
alm ost tim e he was coming! 1 ran to |
The old bridge was built 30 years ago before m otor transportation, for horse Drawn
the window and looked out at In ter-1
Vehicles It Is the longest single span bridge west of the Mississippi river. It la
vals of every few m inutes. Th«-n 1
now overloaded and Is positively dangerous to travel.
put a m atch to th e huge logs which j
•
began to crackle and take the late-1
T
h
e
new
bridge
will
make
a
direct
entrance to the McKenzie slate highway from the
afternoon chill out of th e living room !
“ I would rather read a m an's bank book than his cre­
Paclflcj highway cutting down the distance one-half mile and elim inating a bad
which I had flooded with fresh a ir and
dentials. He can fake his credentials, but he can ’t fake
sunshine on my arriv al. The logs
stretch of road.
his bank account.”—Sir H arry Lauder.
sent out a woodsy odor of pine and l
The new bridge will elim inate a very dangerous railroad crossing on the new Natron
balsam
The “Canny Scot" knows a think or two about busi­
W hen I saw him coming up the
cutoff line.
ness.
w inding path of flag sto n es near the
en trance. I was consious of a Joyous-
The City of Springfield will furnish piers and right-of-w ay for the new bridge, cu t­
No M atter w hether you’re going into business or Just
ness th a t suffered my en tire being. 1
ting down the cost to the county taxpayer.
looking for a job, your best recom mendation is a good re­
stood m otionless ln the middle of th e |
room unable to go forward. I heard
cord for thrift.
him open th e door and then before I
knew it, I heard his clear voice;
Your bank account Is the most valuable asset you
"Sallle, d a rlin g !” he cried, and then
have. And an account a t the P’irst National adds additional
I was In his arm s. All doubt, suspi­
prestige.
cion. fear and u n certan ty were sw ept
aw ay and, as be held me close I felt
th a t I was tastin g the sw eets of
Heaven. He kissed me alm ost fierce­
ly again and again as if all the yearn­
ing o t our long separation was em ­
OF SPRINGFIELD
bodied In hla kisses, then he gently
Paid advw liw m ant by SprinffiBld Ch*mb«r Com m rcB, H. J. Cox, P r - id e n t
stroked my h air and called ms aU
th e little affectionate aasces th at he
Mountain States
Power Conuwny
Vote 500 X Yes
FOR A NEW BRIDGE
AT SPRINGFIELD
ACROSS THE WILLAMETTE RIVER
Let’s not let the old and dangerous bridge stand until
it falls into the river causing loss of life
REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR THE
NEW BRIDGE NOW
VOTE 500 X YES
FOR T H E SPRINGFIELD BRIDGE BONDS
First National Bank
In the Lower Right Hand Corner of Your Ballot