THURSDAY DECEMBER 23, 1926
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
Publtahad Bvary Thureday at
Springfield. Lana County. Orecoa, hy
T H E W IL L A M E T T E P R E S *
H. B MAXBY. Kdttor.
aa aarond claaa matter February 14. IMS a t th s
poatotrica. SpringMaU. Oregon
purpose. under the new charter.
In revising the old ch arter there has been no
radical changes made from what the city is
operating under now. While a great portion of
the old c h a rter Is obsolete it was already not In
effect because it had been made void by state
laws. These sections have simply been re-w rit
ten to conform with modern laws and practises.
New sections have been substituted to con
form
w ith the state budget law. the Initiative,
One Tear In Advance____$1.76 Three Month« ----- 75c
recall ami referendum , county assessm ent ami
■ tx Months ______________ $1.$B
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collections of taxation as well as other new ways;
THURSDAY DKCK.MBKR Î3. 1S2«
of doing things. Legislation governing saloons,
hitching racks ami city tire wells have been left
WORDS FROM THE LIPS OF GREAT MEN , out of the new charter.
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“There Is No Happiness With Responsibilities
«, THE OREGON NORMAL SHORTAGE
Which Cannot Be Met."—Jacob Abbott.
M A IL S U B S C R IP T IO N
RATE
SHALL THE STATE HAVE A SHARE IN
THE O. & C. MONEY
There is much argum ent now as to whether
the state is legally entitled to a share in the Ore
gon and California Land grant refund money.
The state may be legally but not morally. The
•ta te of Oregon m akes its levy in dollars ami
cents or in other words tells la n e and other
counties how much money they shall pay the
•tate.
Even w ith the establishm ent of the Ashland
Normal school the Oregon Normal school at
Monmouth has increased in enrollment and
there is claim by students and faculty that It Is
largely overcrowded. Its plant is said*to be run
down and outgrow n. Enrollment has increased
four tim es since 1920 but income has remained
practically the same. The hoard or regents be
lieve that two new buildings are necessary for
the school and the coming legislature will be
asked ot provide the same.
While the establishm ent of an eastern Oregon
Normal will likely take care of much of the fu
Counties of the state have facing them delin ture increase it is not likely enrollm ent at Mon-1
(juencies of from 3 to 10 per cent but th a t makes mouth will shrink. We cannot afford to be atingv
no difference to the state it must have its money with institutions traitilg tea c h e r* If we do
In full. A hardship is thus worked on the coun- j we can expect it to reflect in all the elem entary
tle6 as when there is a delinquency it not only is schools In the state. Legislators should give the
short in the county’s fund but doubly so because request of the Normal board or regents serious
the county must make up the state delinquency consideration.
from its own funds.
Some interesting statistics that point to why
The state has never suffered any loss of rev the Monmouth norm al will continue to grow Is
enue because of the Oregon and California land shown in a study of her territory:
grant not being assessed. The only difference
Seventy per cent of Oregon's population 1« in a «one
th at has been made is in the distribution of
•m ounts to the various counties. Theoretically 100 miles in diameter with Monmouth a» the center
this is supposed to be done on the basis o f pro
Sixty-four per cent of Oregon's assessed valuation Is
perty valuation of the counties. And If it is done found in the same cone.
•trictly this way then land grant counties would
Sixty-two per cent of Oregon's elem entary school
have paid more and non-land g ran t counties less.
But tax valuations are fixed by counties them teachers are within 100 miles of Monmouth.
selves. except in cases of utilities. Most of the
ty n ln e prr cent of Oregon's elem entary pupils
land grant counties have had a rising tax value are S In lx school«
within 100 mile« of Monmouth
while some of the non-land grant counties have
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not.
Counties w ith a low valuation simply have a
higher tax levy to raise their own revenues but
by so doing they get out of paying more to the
MRS. ANDREWS HAS HER SAY.
Mrs. Lincoln C. Andrews, wife of the national
prohibition director is evidently not a staunch
prohibitionist. From reading what she has to
While the above facts may not always work say in the Chicago Tribune we imagine General
together consistently they are sufficient to Andrews got his job because he was a th o r
•how th at counties are more or less arbitrari.v ough-going. hard boiled disciplinarian in Fritnce
assessed by the state which pays no part of the during the war and not a dry. Mrs. Andrews
cost of tax collections but dem ands its money i is quoted as follows:
In full. The long and short of it is the state has
lost nothing. The taxpayer ’n the non-land
Neither Mr. Andrews nor myself was eager
grant county may have had to pay a little more
but the taxpayer in the land grant county has for prohibition. While in office he will enforce
had a double burden to bear because large por- the law as long as it rem ains a law. When the
Hons of the taxable wealth of his own county people prove they no longer want it Mr. Andrews'
will g la d l/ step down. His has been a thankless
have been withdrtfwn from taxation.
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’ job from the first.
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CHARTER CHANGES FEW
In reading the old charter preparatory to
revising it to come before the people for a vote,
councilmen found out that they bad power that
they were not aw are of. For instance the old
charter provided that the council could buy or
construct a w ater system or an electric light
plant for the town and bond accordingly with
out putting it up to the people. This has been
cut out of the new charter. When the town gets
ready to own its municipal utilities it will be
when the m ajority of the people instruct the
council at an election to bond the city for th at
SURE
Vicious rings of bootleggers are the stau n en -'
est supporters of prohibition and make repeal
of the act ever more difficult. The richer a r d l
more powerful they grow, the harder it becom es|
to get rid of Volsteadistn. Neither myself, my
husband, nor our son has touched liquor since
the law bec-ame effective, but th at does not
mean we would not welocme the day when non
intoxicating beverages could be brought into our
own home without fear of breaking some law.
The arm y faces a corned beef shortage.
together boys let's give ’em a cheer.
.H E R E ’S A SA N TA CLAUS
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By A. B. CHAPIN
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All-
''being the Gnrfwsior«
of a new w ife —
( ¿ d y s f r a to
THE NEW LOVE
It was late one Saturday afternoon.
I was preparing to
leave the shop when I realized that Thankful had not gone home
Occupied with ordering some new hooks for the Fall I had failed
to notice (but site was not in her usual place on the floor.
If she
were in the shop it was possible thut she was in the small room
we ustAl for a private office, or occasionally us a place to real, us
It was com fortably fitted up \vith an antique couch ami a few
overstuffed chairs.
1 locked the front door, us it was well past closing time,
and going back to the little room m arked "P rivate" in small gold
letters. 1 tried to open the door.
It was locked from the inside.
•• y «•«. a»> do 1." 1 agreed. "and ha'»
b rn A perfect brick all (hr way
"T hankful," 1 ckjled.
Never mind. I'm going to
(Il rough
be the most domestic person from
T here Was no answer.
now on that you ever saw I guess
I rapped upon the door, first with my knuckles and then Curtiss was clever enough to know
with both hands, becoming m ore and more alarmed.
Then, I had to get It off my chest like »
with my ear d o se to the panels, I listened and was quite certain complex flic psychonallsfs talk about,
tie always did have more sense In
that I heard sobs.
a minute than I d have In g thousand
"T hankful, dear, please let me in." I urged.
years You and your Captain T can
After a ftfw m om ents of labored brentlilng she ap|teure<| g e l married righi away. Why here
at the door, but hurriedly turned away to bury her tearstalned he la now !“
In leas than an hour my proposi
face In her hjUids and to resum e her form er position on the
tion had been nci-epted by the two
couch.
She continued to sob.
lovers who could scarcely hide the'r
I knelt beside her «mi smoothed his divorce Ho whaf'a all the shoot Joy
Captain T Insisted that he
back the hair from her pule. white ing about*"
should have the proper papere drawn
"Tou’re
adorable.
Hallie."
ahe
brow
"Why. Thankful, what on
up to protect my Interests but I
earth 1« the m atter’ I thought you amlied. In spite ofsheraelf. "you make
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everything seem right and yet- you
were so happy here."
"Oh, I am. 1 a m !' she e r M . “and see we can't get married and natural
I'm an ungrateful wretch to give up ly It makes me unhappy at times, Man Sleapa Liko Log.
Eats Anything
to my feeling like thia When you've because I love him sot"
"After taking Adlerlka I ran oat
been so sweet and kind. I don't s e e
"Of course I see." I Interrupted,
how I could." ahe wailed.
"because you can't possibly llvn on anything and sleep like » log. I had
"Llaten. Thankful
Try to calm the play salaries you're getting with ga» on the stomach and couldn't keep
ourself Because I want you to tell me managing this show-
Naturally, food down nor sleep." (signed) R. 0.
roe evevytlng
You know I’m your you can't. I know something abou* Miller. t)NK spoonful Adlerlka * »
friend, don't you. dear’"
that nnd what It takes to secure this moves OAF and often brings »urprltt
"The beet I've evor had." »be »Mil- bread and cheese that the poets write Ing relief to the stomach. Mops that
Often brings
«truggllng to regain her usual poise. about Of eourse you couliln t fare full, bloated feeling
• and I WILL tell you. though I want matrimony working here I.ke this out old waste-mailer yon n o v «
you to know I'm thoroughly ashamed My being manager ot this business thought was In your system. Kxcel-
of m yself for letting go"
She i 1» really a huge Joke anyway. Then lent for chronic constipation. Flatt
acrambel to a sitting po«ltlou and I began thinking fast I saw a way ery's Drug store.
brushed the last trace of tear» from
her great brown eye» I sat bealde
her and patted her hand, as If she
were a child.
“Can’t you guess what It Is?" «he
A. K. Roberts, • President
a
asked.
"Why. no. dear. I don't bellevo I
A catalogue, telling about our Secretarial, Bookkeep
can.
1» there »ome trouble nt '
ing and Stenographic CouraeB, sent free to any address,
upon requeHt.
home ?"
"Oh, no Things are going splen
Monday is enrollm ent day.
didly there Kltten'r. going Io marry
young Stuart Ames, and she says j
Abbie and Mother will live with her |
In the Ames beautiful home which
992 W illamette Street
Eugene. Oregon
Phone 666
he Inherited from hl» parent» not
long ago He's awful well off and aj
fine « hap. Kitten loves him too "
"An-1 you're hurt bem use she has. I
w e||, sorter W t you out? I think I
begin to »ee."
"No, No. It Isn't »hat
Be offered j
me home there too. Reallv. Bullle. I
that Is n 't It?"
"Well, what Is It. my dear?”
She hesitated for a full moment,
then straightened hersel'. "I'm In '
lo ve. Bailie." she a n n o u n c ’d.
I drew* a h-enth of relief "Oh!" • j
exclaimed. "Is that a ll’ " Welt. I must ,
Ray. I can't see anything so terrible j
In that. In fact. I think It's rather
nlcf. I thought you hail committed I
»ome terrible crime.
W h o» the [
EUGENE BUSINESS COLLEGE
IT’S A GOOD SCHOOL
lucky man?"
"Bailie, don't you really know?”
uh* i n«ked. and there was a twinkle
In her eye for the first time since
w<* had begun to talk "I know you
aren't the gossipy, prying sort, nnd
I adore you for It. hut I don't »ee I
hoy you could fall to guess who It j
Is."
"Well, to tell you the truth. I knew
some change had come over you," I
replied. "I thought surely some fain-
wand hail touched the little Thankful
of the old days and converted her In
to a woman of new beauty and ,
eharm, hut as for n oth in g who the
object of your affection Is. I mint
admit I'm absolutely at sea " But
even ns .1 spoke my sub eonslnus
mind broke In upon the words and.
snldenly. as if a curtain had be n
drawn, the situation of the last five
months was reavealefl.
"Of course l know!" I cried, "how
perfectly dumb of me! It'« Captain
T."
A hundred little episodes cam»
tumbling In my mind
The gentle
camaraderie which had existed be
tween them alm ost from the very
flr„t _ T h e change In Thankful Which
could only have been brought shout
by love.
And -Captain T s day
dreaming, which I thought waa grief
I smiled.
"But I can't Imagine anything more
ideal, I declared. "He told me him
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out "Listen. Thankful." I said. "I'm
bored Io death of I hl« »hop any wav
j and If your t'aplaln T will take It
( over he ran pay me bark any lime
| h« g els far enough ahead
It's
' operating on a paying basis now mid
1 I'm delighted to get out I only bought
It. as you know*, for a lark
I'm
j through with It now and If your
handsome fiance will lake II off my
hands I'll lie the happiest of the
t It ree."
I don't think I've ever seen «uct»
Joy as gb amed In the eyeg of Thankt
ful Brown If cover» <1 her face like u
veil
Tills was the especial event
of her life
Finally she spoke
That would solve everything aa
far us we are concerned, for II was
only a question of finances which
made ua both sail, though I would
n t think of taking the ahep from
you. Hallie, dear, unless I didn't feel
that .
'•That I haven't any bualnrsa
here?" 1 Intarpoaeil
"Well. I du think your plan- la
with Curtia». ftir 1 know how ha
tllallkriR the whole Idra "
How Much Have
YOU LOST?
How much money have you lout the past
year by not bnviiig a system atic suvingu
Itrogram? You lost opportunities to make
money but more im portant still you LOST
the money that you spent foolishly.
Make up your mind to cut down your
I ohh thia year. Open a Saving« Account now
/ and deposit regularly. One dollar will Hlart
(be account here and will obtuln a Liberty
Bell Savings Bank to annlnt you in Having
your money.
S ta rt a Savings Account with $1.00
and Get a Liberty Bell Bank
Protected by Electric Burglarly Alarm System
A GOOD BANK IN A GOOD COUNTRY
Commercial State Bank
Springfield, Oregon