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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
Published Every Thursday at
Sprin<rteld. Lane County, Oregon, by
T H E W IL L A M E T T E PRESS
H. E. M A X E Y , Editor.
d as second class m a tte r. F e b ru ary 24. 1903 a t th e
postotflce. S pringfield, O regon
M A IL SU B S C R IP TIO N RATE
O ne y e a r In A dvance..........11.75
0tx M o n th s_______________ $1 00
T h ree M onths ------- 75c
S ingle C o p y ---------- be
If you have proved th a t you can he
tru s te d he m ight let you hav e th e c a r
(H-caslonally. H ow ever, sin ce ha feels
as he d o es ab o u t It why not h u stle
out and ea rn th e m oney to buy «mo of
y o u r own II would do you good
A d inm ate of a sta te hon+iltal for th e insane has
just died, leaving $8,000, he g ath ered by b arbering
and selling candy and tobacco to his fellow lu n a ­
tic s, and som e of our m ulti-m illionaires may
th an k th eir lucky s ta rs this fellow w asn't allowed
to run at large.
Men of fashion are to w ear shoes w ith point-
and heels an inch and a q u a rte r high, those who
I fix sty I- !• have decretal, thereby proving th a t men
of fashion are not alw ays men of sense.
Het w een 30 and <0 c a rs w ere se e n
In the snow on the M cK enzie h ighw ay
east of h ere S unday h.v a p arty of
S pringfield people, who drove aa fu r
It d ep en d s upon h is p erso n al habits,
D ear M iss F lo :—
uh A bler Spring»
In th e p a rty w ere
I hav e been co rre sp o n d in g w ith a
upon bis te m p e r und tem peram ent
l>r und Mra W.
Ileb h an . Mr unit
upon hla d isp o sitio n , h is g en ero sity ,
m an for tw o y earn and alth o u g h
Mra. J . A Senvey a n d Mr and Mrs.
bis m ora ls und h is m an n ers.
w<> hav e n e v e r nn-t each o th e r he
J. C. M cM urray,
How th e n do you know w h eth er a
claim s th at he h as fallen In love
S e v e ra l e a rs , w hich cu rried nurrow
m an will null you o r not If you h a /a
w ith m e am i w an,» me to m a rry
tlre s, w ere seen stu c k In th e allow by
n e v er seen him u n til he a rriv e s w lto
him
I am th irty year» old and
th e loent people. No e a rs w ere g e t­
r w edding rin g
want to get m a rrie d , for I hav e no
ting fa r th e r up th a n A ider Spring»
All of th is w ithout even tu k ln g In
fam ily an d I'm lonely. IX» you
to co n sld tiratlo n th e m ost Im portant
th in k th e re would be any c h an ce,
fac to r of all love! And n o th in g else V is it on C rse k — Mr. and rMa. S am
of h a p p in e s s w ere I Io m arry th is
m an whom I hav e n ever »een.
on e a rth m aktis m a trim o n y w orth M ohlgomairy v isited S u n d ay at th e
w hile hut (hat.
E verybody ad v ise s m e iigulu*t It
hom e of Mr anil Mrs. F red W illiam s
Is n 't th e re enough risk In tm irrylug o n Full C reek.
but I'm tem p led to ta k e a ch an ce.
a m an you have know n all your life
D. D.
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w ithout ta k in g a c h a n c e on so m eth in g
If you do thl» recklea» th in g you you pick out of a gruh-hug,
a re p lan n in g you have Just about a»
D ear Miss F lo: —
m uch ch an ce for h ap p in ess a» th e pro­
v erb ial C h in am an !
IXm'i you th in k a tru s tw o rth y
F or n m an who haa any good quail
son, tw enty-one y e a rs old, should
Specializing In Tonada
tlea w h a tso e v e r to com m end him , I»«’ p e rm itte d to ta k e th e fam ily
d o e sn 't have to m arry a w om an whom
c a r out once In a w hile. IXid only
he h as n e v er »een
M oreover, he , uses It on S u n d ay —an d th e re s t of
Over P e n n e y ’s S tore
w ouldn't do It, for he can find p le n ty i th e tim e It sta y s In th e g a ra g e
of women In hl» ow n com m unity who ! T hen w hen th e fam ily w an ts to go
a re w itling to m a rry him
And If he
oul I have to d riv e It, no m a tte r
E llgette
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1» leaving love out of the q uestion
w hat o th e r pluns I m ay have had
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us he e v id en tly 1» -th e re la alw e v s ;
I th in k y o u r fu ih e r Is a trifle u n fair. !
the lonely » p in ster o r th e widow w ho
will m a rry him
It 1» a p a th e tic th in g of courat
th a t any w om an'» life should tie ao 5
dull and b u rren and u n in te re s tin g an d '
devoid Af ro m an ce th a t she 1» w illing
to seek an y so rt of a su b s titu te
th ro u g h th e ch annel» of co rresp o n d
E gginutun's lee Cretin,, In tiny form , cone,
ence.
ftuntlue, with o r w ithout flavoring In the chil­
Hut It la Infinitely b e tte r to be bore«', I
and lonely th an to Indulge In an a d ­
d re n 's favorite confeutlon. Il I h bo healthful,
v e n tu re I h at la alm o st » are to be
loo. they m ay e a t I, w ithout harm .
d is a s tro u s
It 1» b e tte r to be sta rv e d
fo r se n tim e n t th a n to have to pay for
your b itte r ta s te of It with te a r s of
sh am e and m isery.
How any w om un can risk h e r w hole
life's h ap p in ess by m a rry in g a p e rfe c t
stra n g e r Is beyond all com p reh en sio n
You know ab so lu te ly n o th in g about .
'W h e re th e S e rv ic e Is D if f e r e n t "
him ex cep t th e highly colored sto rie s
th a t he haa w ritte n a b o u t him self.
F o r all you know he m ay have a h a lf
dozen w ives—o r he m ay lie a d ru n k a rd
—o r he m ay be lazy—o r he m ay be
q u a rre lso m e
Any of th e se th in g s
a re possible— of one th in g you m ay be
su re— he m ust he highly u n d e sira b le
If none of th e women who know him
a re w illing to have hltn.
T he h ap p in ess of a wife dep en d s
upon so m any th in g s In a h u sb an d .
IN
AXMINSTER A N D
P resident Von H indenburg of G erm any d e ­
clares he has never felt nervous. Evidently he
w asn 't th ere th e nigh, the A m ericans bom bed
LET'S HAVE TH E BRIDGE NOW
¿letz.
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T he s ta te h as p rocrastinated now for a year
A
w
hale
lives
from
300 to 500 y ears but who
In regard to building the Springfield bridge. It
h a s been tard y in keeping th e agreem ent mad«' w an ts to be a whgle.
betw een itself and th e county. Lane county
Citizens voted 75.000 for the Springfield bridge
on th e belief th a t construction would go ahead
Im m ediately. T he county court expended $20,000
of this m oney on a right-of-w ay last Spring. Ex­
cept to run a few lines the sta te h as done nothing
tow ard building th e stru c tu re but h as involved
itself in a dispute with the Southern Pacific rail­
road com pany in regard to paym ent of a portion
THE CALENDAR
Of the s ta te ’s share.
The county co urt and a good stro n g citizens
A questionnaire w as sent to 1,000 rep resen tativ e
com m ittee should go to the next highw ay com ­ firms th e o th er day in reg a rd to a new ealendar
m ission m eeting and dem and th a t w ork s ta rt on of th irteen 28 day m onths.
th e Springfield bridge at once.
G eorge E astm an, head of th e E astm an Kodak
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Com pany, sent out a s ta te m e n t a fte r the m eeting
TOWN DEVELOPMENT
of th e United S ta te s C ham ber of Com m erce,
It used to be frequently said in sm aller tow ns w hich endorsed th e m ovem ent, in which he says
th a t it is the business of a good citizen to mind I th a t the new c alen d ar will consist of w eeks in
his own business, keep out of debt and avoid which every day of th e m onth falls upon th e sam e
breaking laws. It w as com m only th o u g h t th a t if week day.
he did th a t, it was about all th a t could be expected J This plan will probably receive the su p p o rt of
of him, and he was conform ing to the ideals of th e L eague of N ations and a com m ittee will he
good citizenship.
appointed in e a ch nation to ratify the proposal.
But a com m unity's developm ent cannot be pro- i T his is a valiant struggle of com m on sense
m oted in these tim es on any such lim ited basis. a g ain st tradition and its outcom e will be looked
T he fact th a t so m any sm all tow n people still upon w ith interest.
T his plan for th e new calendar no, only would
have this spirit, and expect to get along w ithout
doing a n y th in g p articu lar to boost com m unity m ake every date fall on the sam e day of the week
m ovem ents, is one of the principal reasons why | in each m onth, hut, as th is would only result in
som e tow ns do not get ahead faster.
364 days. New Y ear's Day would be a holiday and
Som e m ust tak e hold and c a rry on th e w ork j called J a n u a ry 0. Also th e extra day for Leap
of ch u rch es and fratern al societies. Som e o f ; Y ear would be designated hv a cipher and a new
th e m en w ith a special head for business need m onth would be inserted betw een Ju n e and July
to w ork in som e organization for the com m ercial T his m onth would be called Sol becouse it would
and o th er needed developm ent of the com m unity. , contain th e solstice in both th e N orthern am i
Som e need to w ork in clubs for educational pur- I S o u th ern hem isphere.
poses, and fo r m ore in terestin g social activities. I Even if every natio n accepts th e new calen d ar
T h e re is som ething th at each one should do and it can only be put in I'ffro after 1928, when N e «
we m ust all ta k e hold to do som ething in these Y ear’s Day falls on Sunday. A fter th a t d ate, if
public lines, if we expect th a t a tow n is going to th e new plan is successful, we should have no
keep up w ith the gam e.
m ore calendars, as it could be easily told w hat
People should not act as if they w ere m aking day of th e week any d a te Is.
a g re a t sacrifice if they devote a little of th eir
Mr. E astm an and his co-w orkers deserve a
tim e to such purposes. We should love ou r hom e ! g reat deal of credit for endeavoring to m ake this
tow n so m uch, we should be so am bitious tfl see calendar a success as it would undoubtedly be of
It go ahead, we should be so conscious of th e g rea t convenience to th e world.
g ain s th a t people who have initiative or ability o r
Almost all business executives in Am erica are
industry, should be willing to give som e tim e in favor of it and it would undoubtedly do a vast
e ach w eek to helping forw ard such causes.
deal of good in correspondence and in m aking
records.
A Ladies club in a m id-w estern city had a
Of course, th e past would have to be tak e n into
w hite-elephant p a rty recently. T he club w as to consideration, b u t a calendar would only be n e e d ­
b rin g som ething they did not care to throw aw av ed for th e past and not for th e fu tu re, and those
b u t w as m ore o r less useless. Out of the 27 club who look forw ard are m ore apt to favor th e new
m em bers 19 brought their husbands.
plan th a n those who look backw ard habitually.
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T he calendar for one w eek would be for all weeks,
W h at’s m ore rem arkable ab o u t Charlie Lind- a s follows
STEVENS SERVES ON
bergh is th a t he has m ade all these long distance
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flights w ithout any back seat drivers w ith him.
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W elby S tev en s. S pringfield b an k er
T h e best fish story w e’ve heard is th a t a tu n a
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and fa rm e r, who w as h ere th is week
fish can swim a mile a m inute.
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from P o rtla n d , will rem ain in th a t city
M ill CHU»
If you smoke
for pleasure
P e o p le m ig h t sm o k e
som e cigarettes for a lot
o f queer reasons, but
th ey c e r ta in ly sm o k e
C am els for p le a su r e .
And they sm oke m ore
Camels by billions.
Camels
“ T d w alk a m ilp f o r a C a m e l”
u n til M arch 5, doing eervjce w ith th e
fed eral grnni. Jury.
H e hnd M rs.
S tev en s w ill then re tu rn to Spring-
field.
Mr. S te v e n s w as a m em b er of th e
Jury w hich trie d E m ery O lm stead and
J. E. W heeler, accu sed In co n n ectio n ;
w ith th e co llap se of th e N orth w estern
N ational bank. F o u r g ru ellin g w eeks
w ere sp e n t In th e tria l, said Mr ,
S te v e n s T he Jury w as o u t 10 h o u rs, '
before b rin g in g In. a v e rd ic t of co n v ic­
tion on all c h a rg e s save th o se of con
sp lra c y to defrau d .
BAPTIST CHURCH NIGHT
IS ATTENDED BY 250
C h u rch night, held a t th e B ap tist
ch u rch la s t F rid a y n ig h t, w as a tte n d e d
by 250, one of th e la rg e st au d ien c es
to w itn ess one of th e ch u rch n ig h t
p ro p ram s.
M rs. Bud M cP herson w as In c h a rg e
of th e program ^ w hich Included a
n u m b e r of Hklts and o th e r selectio n s
of m uch In terest.
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Dr. Geo. A. Simon
The Children’s Delight
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The Princeton
Lightweight
Now d o n ’t m ake u m is­
take. I am not discussing
prize fighters or cham pion­
ships, but a dainty, in con­
spicuous spectacle fram e.
The thing th a t’s new and
different is the new “ Wire-
en fo rced ” Tem ple which
keeps the fram e from ex­
panding too m uch and is
ju st th e th in g to w ear with
th e close fitting hats.
Dr. Ella G. Meade
© issa.».j . ibraaid« T .b
MANY CARS SEEN IN
SNOW IN McKENZIE
Reader« H tn n u g a per«,not rtjrfv «•<" rtddr»*»
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A/ui Flo, i» for» rt/ Ibi» n»n-«;inprr.
Dangerous to Marry a M an You Have Never See,,,
Buy a Car o f Your Own.
THVR8DAY FEBRUARY 23, 1928
C*wf,u,y. Wliotoa-Salom
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 23. 1928
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
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