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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
Published «very Thareday a*
Springfield. Lane County. Or»««», by
THE WILLAMETTE PRE»»
H. « MAXEY. Editor._______ _ _ _ _ _ _
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second ckaee m ailer February 24. 1M» a» the
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The children put one over on the council a t 1
Salinla, California, which ia evidence that the old-1
er folks have to look aharp to keep up with the
younger generation. The council offered $1 a
head for dogs brought to the pound. Within 4S
hours the children hud brought In 207 dogs und
collected a dollar a head. The council forgot to
say unlicensed dogs ami everyone of the 207 had
licenses. So endth the comedy of dog gone errors.
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School C e n to «
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THE AGRICULTURAL OUTLOOK
Agricultural as a whole will remain in about the
same status as last year believes the federal de
partm ent of agriculture as brought
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Lane countv conference in Eugene last Saturday.
In the United States as a whole it is reported .
• favorable vear for livestock producers is in pros
pect but with an average season a continualu
of relatively low returns from most cash crops .
probable unless acreage is red»“™ ;
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generally optimistic regarding the• W »cult ra
outlook in Oregon for 1927. Sixteen louuty
agents reporting to O. A. C. say that the It - . ou •
lo o k is better than 1926, while five sa> it will be
about the same and one that it is less iavo™b,£
Sentiment for expansion of production a P i* * _
to be based on satisfactory returns in n osi: lines
during 1926 and favorable w eather conditions for
fall sown crops, pastures and ranges, and for ti
I certainly would »ay that the
Chief You »ay the tracks of the
porcupine a» an animal, ha» a areal ■ criminal were well covered ‘
many line point».'' ekclalmed Willie, j l>etectlve Ye«; with about »lx
the hunler
Indie» of »now.
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All speeder« who end in sntashups may not go »
We used to consign all those
to the hot place who speede«! past at 60 per until
a m inister of the gospel tlew past at bis rut«' the
other day. tine could hardly say he was going
hell bent.
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that foreign demands will be greater this year it
finds that foodstuffs produced abroad also will
Mkelv be greater thus cutting down the demand
for the exportable surplus front America. In re
gard to domestic demands the departm ent says
»There are no indications of such an increase in
domestic demand in the immediate future as to
absorb even present farm production at satis
factory prices."
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However, O. A. C. finds that "Oregon crops that
have a local Pacific coast m arket the demand for
1927-28 may be larger than the demand for 19‘_6-
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The agricultural departm ent reports the out
look situation in regard to individual items as
BuUer markets are gaining In strength because Janu
ary found a third less butter in storage than a year ago
There is nothing to encourage the production of cheese le
he sold tn original packages.
Egg prices are expected to be about the same as In
1*26.
Wheat production is expected to be equal to or greater
than 1926 and the carryover of old wheat somewhat great
er than the previous year. Oregon soft wheat ia expected
to And as good a market as last year.
Barley acreage may be increased by Oregon farmers.
Corn acreage may also be safely expanded.
Where flax as produced profitably In 1926 It may he
safely produced in 1927
Alfalfa seed will find a goon market, in 1927. The avail
able supply of ted and alsike clover seed Is the lowest In
25 years
Commercial planting of more apple trees Is hardlv
Justlfyable especially In the Willamette valley
The prune market Is still uncertain with a large carry
over of last year's stocks.
Pears will be about the same as last year.
Walnuts will be produced in about the same quantities
as last year.
Filbert tonnage will be increased because of many
young trees coming into bearing.
No increase in strawberry acreage Is advised except >n
Pttersburg No 121 on soils suitable for that variety.
The present loganberry acreage is advisable to be re
tained.
Red raspberry production is expected to be about the
game as in 1926.
Continued poor prices for Gooseberries can be expect
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Onions will probably maintain the average of last year
Cucumbers will not be planted to any great extent for
pickling due to large hold overs from last year.
It is advised that consultation should be held with the
local canners before going into large vegetable acreage
■nles= the local market will be sufficient to take care of
crops planted.
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Oel Him Anyhow
tlam II; Mlaklyou 6*; Hlualaw 11;
Umatilla 10*; t'mpqua 69; Wallowa
“I bear yuur alaler married a strug
1*1; Whitman 118 In Washington
gling young lawyer."
Chelan HO; Columbia 61; Colville 93;
"Yes; he did atrugkle, hue he didn’t
Mount Baker ,91; dimple 216, Rainier
gel
away "
199, Mnoquulml* 46; Weiintibee 110
Aboolutotyl
Three M o u th .----- 7Sc to the sam e place.
THURSDAY
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TH U R SD A Y MARCH 24, 1927
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
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Congress closed with a singing-bee. No doubt
the swan song for the M cNary-liaugen Farm Re
lief bill.
It’s true, charity begins at home—but It should
n't be too weak to travel a bit.
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Wholesome Milk and Cream
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John D. Rockefeller acts the peacem aker g e t - 1
ting daughter and granddaughter to settle $S,
000.000 case out of court which should be a
gixxi lesson for persons lees able to hire lawyers.
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Douglas Garden Dairy
More than 1.000 applications were made to tie*
1‘rosident for place ou the five-man Federal Radio
Commission at $10,000 per year. Which shows
how general is our national patriotism to do
something for our country.
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Bertha Kurtihals.
10. Cedar
County. Neb , with three year», »lx
month» and twenty-two day» te her
credit, at this writing, ia entry No,
1 in a national contest to learn
which boy or girl ha» the moat per
fect 5-day-a-week «ehool attendance
without being tardy or abeenL 1»
there a boy or girl in thia county
who ha» a better record 7 Tell thia
newspaper
Send ua your pleture
ami let u* enter you in tide «
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Phone 36F12
You May Pick As You Please
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We wonder If Pocuhontas Is the grandm other report SHOWS MANY
of all the Sm iths in the country.
U S E S O F FORESTS
Editorial Comment
The national toreata are used for
many things besides the production of
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crops of timber. Tbla is showu by the
UNDER THE BALLOT
anuual report of special uses (or the
Observation» of the measures passed by the Oregon 22 national forests of Oregon aud
legislature indicate the unwllllngne»» to tamper with WashlugMou. Just compiled In the dis
either statute» of constitutional amendment» enacted by trict forester's office at Portland. Ore
the people While the legislature did attempt to grant a gon.
stay of execution to the Columbia river flab wheel* unt'l
According to the report. 2589 spec
next December, the governor stepped In and vetoed the ial use permits are In force on these
bill. The general trend i*f the legislature, however, »»» 22 national forests. These uaea are
toward a "hands-off policy with respect to law» and con of 48 kinds, ranging from apiaries to
stitutional provisions enacted under the Initiative.
wharfs. There are such uses as
This same policy Is noted In the Washington legislature, school houses, golf courses, observa
where a bill to permit Seattle and Tacoma to sell electri tories. fur farms, hotels, mineral
city outside of their own corporate limit» ha« been defeat springs and cemeterlef. The largest
ed, and It Is Interesting to note the comment of a Portland number of permits la for summer
newspaper which advocatea by Indirection state-wide opera humealtes. of which there are 978.
tion of public utilitlees. now under state regulation and Livestock pasture permits come next
control:
with 210. Of the total number of per
"Is it any wonder that legislatures fall Into disrepute mits In force. 1075 are free permits,
and that the public looks upon politicians as malefactors while 1514 pay charges at varying
almost beyond compare? Fortunately the people of Wash rates according to the nature of the
ington have the ballot.'*
1 permit.
The people of Washington, as of Oregon, do have the bal
It la the policy of the forest service
lot. and In 1924 they voted on Just such a proposition a» ■ to Issue these special uae permits to
was defeated by the legislature, and they killed It by a meet local needs when the use will
majority of 77.901 In Oregon a proposal to place the not Interfere with the primlry pur
state In the light and power business was rejected by a poses of the national forests as the
majority of 112.779. or more, than four to one. and In Cali »growing of Umber crops und Ibe pro
fornia the adverse majority on a similar measure, submit tection of watersheds.
ted to the people for the third time, was 418.034.
The Mount Hood national forest
Legislators of the state of Washington voted In accord-
leads In totai number of all permits
ance with the expressed wish of the people of that stale
with 450. and also leads with 342
on a measure which would have plunged that common
summer homeslte permits. This ia
wealth into the sea of Industrial socialism.—Public Utility
due largely to the Intensive develop
Bureau.
ment brought about by the constric
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tion of the Mount Hood loop rou'i
HOLE-IN-THE-WALL BANK DANGEROUS
The Olympic Forest In Washington is
The National Association of Credit Men recovered pra<
second with 216 permit* of all classes,
tically 1400.000 from fraudulent failure during the past
and the Rainier National Forest third
15 months, and convicted 122 commercial crooks.
with 189 permits of ull classes The
This Is a very small proportion of the losses from su< It
Rainier Is second with 147 residence
frauds, which are estimated to be 1250.000.000 a year But
permits, most of which are Issued to
the effect 1» good; the kisses might have grown enormous-
residents of the \uklma valley for
ly, if these 122 professional operators had not been Julled.
sun mer cabin sites ulong the Naches
and others restrained through fear.
River valley.
Some people still say. "I'm afread of banks,” and keep
« Following Is the total number of
their money on their person or hidden about the place, to
permits, by forests; In Oregon: Cas
brine the footpad or murderer or to be lost by fire or their
cade Nat.onal Forest 103; Crater 176;
own death. The losses from the old-sock and the hole-ln-
Deschutes 152; Fremont 71; Mulheiir
the-wall banks are more than all those from credit frauds,
71; Mount Hood 450; Ochoco 57. San-
bank failures and all breaches of trust; and the loss of
life is a thousand times greater.
It is not prudence to hide money away; It Is sheer Idlocv.
—The Manufacturer.
when you <>|x>n a box of Bgglmann'« ChocolatM. with the
certainty th at whatever piece «elected will lie deliciously
good.
CoirfectloiiH are our btiBlneiw not a idde line. We have
Hpcnt many yeant finding out and making what people like
to eat.
Where the Service is a little different.
T hat's
EGGIMANN’S
We have a New Goodyear Tire
for Fords and Chevrolet«
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A Balloon Tira with the famous Goodyear
All-Weather Tread scientifically designed to
give better traction and slow, even tread wear.
Come in and see it.
29x4.40 - - - - - - $12.85
Springfield Garage
W. H. ADRIAN, Prop.
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100 Tablets
75c
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