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THURSDAY APRIL 12. TP2H
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
BUILD
TH IS COMMUNITY
GOOD WILL
U1»ON MRS. WALKER WINNER
IN LAUNDRY CONTEST
C om m unities built upon a foundation of good
Mr«. G ladys W alker, 944 A 8 t., |
Springfield. Lane County, Oregon, by
! will tow ard ail, a sincere effort tow ard honest
T H E W IL L A M E T T E PRESS
dealing with our fellow m en, are th e com m unities S pringfield, « re g e n , h as been d,«»dared
H . E. M A X E Y . Editor.__________________ that will endure long a lte r o th e rs founded upon j am ong th e . .m er« lu the $60.000 cash
a less liberal application of th e golden rule have p itie co m p etitio n conducted by the
■red aa second class m a tte r, F e b ru a ry 24, 1902 a t th e passed away.
la u n d ry o a nera of the F u lle d S late«
postoffice, Springfield. O regon_______________
It is th e earnest wish of every tru e m em ber of and ('aiutila, aeeo rd ln g to Inform ation
this com m unity that it shall grow and prosper. , receive,, h ere today from c o n tesi hea l
M A IL S U B S C R IP T IO N RATE
, quarters ut Indianapolis.
On« y e a r In A d v an ce......... $1.75 T h re e M onths ._ _ ...7 5 c Each one is anxious and willing to do his sh are
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sh a re by doing each day iiis daily task in die best i (M4.372 le tte rs , iii « t «- i in th e comp-
¡tltlo n from p ra c tic a lly every civilised
T H V R SI)A V A PR IL 12, 192S_______________ way be know s bow.
Confidence in o u r hom o institu tio n s, in our « eu n try on the race of th e globe T he
OREGON ELECTRIC ON THE SANTIAM
neighbors, and a pride in our local developm ents su b ject w as, "W hy T he L aundry
T h a t th e Oregon E lectric railw ay is behind the of both private and public n a tu re will m ake for i ».u Do My W ash in g ." W ith the
proposed railroad up the S antiam to a point the progress and grow th of th is com m unity of ho n o r accorded g o es an aw ard.
Mrs. G ladys W alk e r has th e d is
gbove C ascadia becam e a known tact a few days ours.
tin c tio n «.
only w inning hono rab le
ago w hen th at com pany tiled a petition with the
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W EATHER FORECASTS
In te rsta te Com m erce Com m ission, to be sub-
tion In w hich m ore th a n a nillllnn
Bnbstituted for th e original petitioners. Those
Fam e and fo rtu e aw ait the m an who can dis
w ho have followed th e situation believe th is is cover som e m ethod of m aking a c cu ra te long le tte r s w ere e n te re d but will alao
th e fo re ru n n er of a plan for Oregon Electric ran g e w e a th er forecasts. Such a w eath er pro receiv e a lau n d ry serv ice cred it. T he
extension into o th e r p a rts of W estern Oregon. phet would be w orth all the hire he asked If be p rise w lnnlg lo ite r of th e local co n
n t follow s:
T he officials of th e Oregon Electric have al- could tell bow m uch rain would fall here next te s " ta
F le a n ltn e ss, Is one of th e e s s e n tia ls
W’ays desired to m ake extensions to m ake th eir A ugust. He would save the farm ers a g rea t deal
upon w hich o u r p erso n al w elfare and
ro ad show a profit instead of a loss year a fte r of m oney and worry.
h ap p in e ss a re d ire c tly d ep en d en t.
year. T he parent com panies, th e G reat N orthern
T he Chief of the United S ta te s W eather B ureau W hen I send th e w ash in g to tho la u n
an d N orthern Pacific, have never before gran ted in W ashington recently m ade him self the cen ter
th em the funds for building m o re railroad— the of a word storm because he denied the ability of d ry I am sa fe g u ard in g h ealth . At tho
N o rth ern Pacific particularly being the one to w eath er prophets to m ake such long-range fo re lau n d ry every ste p Is ta k e n fo r s te r ili
zation and c le a n lin ess, all lu rk in g foes
hold back on spending m ore m oney in Oregon. c a sts w ith any degree of accuracy.
to h e a lth a re d e stro y e d , as ev ery tr a c s
R ecently th e G reat N orthern h a s m ade an a r
Official forecasts do not pretend to foretell the of fa b ric d e stro y in g d irt Is rem oved.
rangem ent w ith the N. P. to build b ran ch lines on w eath er for m ore th a n a week or so ahead, and
"T h e tpodern lau n d ry ad d s g reatly
h e r ow n acco u n t and th e extension was started two o r th re e days is n e a re r th eir norm al prophecy.
to my w ealth, com fort and h appiness.
to K lam ath Falls in e a ste rn O regon. Now with But at th a t th ere m ay be som e m ethod of telling,
th e announced extension up the S antiam we can o th e r th an by m ere conjecture, w h a t the tem pera- A bsolute c le a n lin e ss Is a ssu re d and a
reasonably expect o th e r te rrito ry in W estern tu n 1 and rainfall will be for m onths ahead. If su p e rio r q u a lity of w ork Is g u a ran teed ,
O regon to be tapped by the O regon E lectric— th ere is any such m ethod, its discovery would be due to up-to-date w a sh in g facilities,
w hich aid In a lo n g er life for iny
p erh ap s even Springfield and th e McKenzie farm relief of the best possible kind.
clothes.
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valley.
“ Social re c re a tio n , b u sin e ss o p p o rtu
Added im petus to building in W estern Oregon
n itie s and elim in atio n of d ru d g ery , a re
BACK
UP
YOUR
CITY
OFFICIALS
can be expected if th e proposed m erger of the ,
a ls o fa c to rs w hich prom pt me to sand
N o rth ern Pacific and G reat N orthern is allowed.
T he a rra n g e m e n t by which the duties of ( hief
fam ily w ash in g to th e laundry,
T h e Oregon Electric in th a t case would be a c tu a l i of Police w ere tra n sfe rre d from the Fire t hief to w here I o b tain a b e tte r q u ality of
ly a part of th e la rg e r com pany and would be , the S tre e t C om m issioner m ay not suit everybody.
w ork for less. I am th u s prom oting
a stro n g e r com petitor of the S o u th ern Pacific.
But it m ust be rem em bered the city council was th rift am i econom y, tw o of th e leading
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elected to govern th e city— it has m ade a deci e s s e n tia ls for p ro sp erity ."
I
UNIFORM TRAFFIC CODES NEEDED
sion, and it is responsible fo r its own acts. To ,
secure
th
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best
governm
ent
and
g
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test
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a
r
S h e : "A re you very busy rig h t now.
W ashington has estim ated th a t in 1927 th ere
w ere 26, 618 persons killed in highw ay accidents. m ony in th e city people should back up the coun Mr Bail..
798,700 persons seriously injured, and econom ic cil in all its acts or at least until It is clearly dent- j H e.: "Y es, I'm sc rap in g an a c q u a in t
losses of $672,097,000. This econom ic loss figure o n strated th a t an unw ise decision, has been ance.”
m ade. A poor plan w ith support will work b e tt e r ,
Is exclusive of m inor dam age to m o to r vehicles.
tu k rx T om a n ig ht and a da>
T he total killed is a n increase o f 1,316 over than a good one w ith no s u p j i o r t f r o m the public.
to tell a sto ry . H e'd m ake a p re tty
1926.
T he injuries and losses aw aken one to the need
Am ong th e co ntenders who claim th a t th e y w,,,"l bookkeeper."
Of expansion of th e n a tio n ’s road-building pro deserve a cra c k a t T unney is a m an with tw o
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gram , and the necessity for the im m ediate adop artificial legs. It seem s to us th a t h a s n 't a leg to
" H e 's n ev er sh o rt In his a cco u n ts."
tio n of uniform traffic codes.
sta n d on.
Of course, it will be said, th e h u m an facto r is
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RELIEF FROM CURSE
(he m ain elem ent co ntributing to these accidents. ! A dance fiddler claim s th a t he tap s his foot a
OF CONSTIPATION
B ut th e hum an fa c to r could be offset to a large half million tim es every year. Som ething should
e x te n t by adequate m otoring facilities and re g u be a tta ch e d to his shoe to utilize the energy pro
A B u ttle C reek physician says, "C on
lation.
duced!
s tip a tio n is resp o n sib le fo r m ore m is
Added to th a t, th e individual practice of c o u r
ery th a n an y o th e r c a u se .”
te s y and caution is im portant.
Much h as been said about th e rights of t h e B u t im m ed iate relief has been found,
Of late th e g rea t m enace has been th e “hit and
f u n ” driver. T here is no m ore obnoxious person pedestrians but th e ir only right in the stre e ts A '« b i n called R exall o rd e r lie s has
th a n th e one who will run on and escape d etec seem s to be the rig h t to be carted aw ay to the j »*«•>» d isco v ered . T h is ta b le t a ttr a c ts
i w a te r from th e sy ste m Into th e lazy
hospital.
tion a fte r hitting a pedestrian.
dry, e v a c u a tin g bow el called th e colon.
W illiam J . Fitzgerald, a m em ber of the New-
Som e of the politicians w ho a re clim bing on T h e w a te r loosens th e d ry food w aste
Je rse y B ar Association, has invented a device
designed to put a stop to "hit and ru n ” driving th e band w agon m ay find th e old thing is only a and c a u ses a g e n tle , th o ro u g h , n a tu ra l
m ovem ent w ithout form ing a h a b it or
Jt m ay be adopted by the s ta te for use on all dum p c a rt late r on.
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ever In creasin g th e dose.
autom obiles. T his invention will s c a tte r fifty
S to p su fferin g from c o n stip atio n .
S ta tistics of the vast num ber of people who are
jnetal discs with the license num ber of the c ar
on them on th e ground w henever an accident not w orking are quite alarm ing. W hat we would i C hew a R exall O rd e rtle a t night. N ext
- <h»v b rig h t G et 24 for 25c to d ay a t
occurs. T he m etal discs will be scattered over like to know is how m any of them have jobs.
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1 th e n e a re s t R exall D rug S to re— (A dv.)
an a re a of tw-enty-five feet, and so it will be a l
We pity the candidate for sheriff who m akes too
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m o st impossible for th e “hit and ru n ” driver to
m any pre-election prom ises. He w ill have a hard
A T T E N T IO N V O TE R S :
atop and collect them .
T he discs will fall to the ground when a trig g er row to hoe if he is elected.
N O T IC E is h ereby given th a t the
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is released, the trig g er responding to th e collision
re g is tra tio n books fo r th e p rim ary
H ildegard S chw ingham m er won the nail-driv E lection will d o n e on A pril 17th. and
of th e bum per with a m oving body.
If th is invention will work sm oothly, it seem s ing co n test at the U niversity of M innesota, so it • m ain closed u n til a f te r th e P rim ary
E b r tlo n .
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as though to be p retty universally adopted.
appears th ere is som ething in a nam e a fte r all..
C a r la have been m ailed to all reg-
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Watered voters, sh o w in g th e p recin ct
It is estim ated th a t during May and June 60.-
T hey have trained a bull dog to talk in Boston. , th ey a re re g iste re d In. All voters
003.659 girls will be told they a re the ‘‘only girl S.oon we m ay expect to be bull dogged over the should check up carefu lly an d see if
' th e y a re re g iste re d In th e p recin ct
In the w orld.”
radio.
; In w hich th ey live, and nil voters
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' who do not get a curd should re-reg-
T he baseball season is soon to begin, and a u to
A tlantic City is to have no m ore bathing b eau ty Iste r at once o r get in to u ch w ith
m atically th e m ortality ra te am ong g ra n d parades. It is estim ated th a t th is om ission will Ih is office and find out w h eth er or not
ti n y a re re z ' tered .
m others vill m ount high.
save the eyesight, of 8,659 persons,
W B. D IL L A R D . County Clerk
Published Every Thuraday at
Ap
R e : "W h a t tim e should 1 corns to
Cuts Thumb W ith Ax«
R alph Inm an w as s p littin g wood for n ig h t T"
S h e: "C om e a fte r d in n e r."
th e sto v e In th e Inm an fu rn ish in g
"T h u t'a w h at I waa com ing after."
«tore M onday m o rning when he In
a d v e rta n tly let (he uxe s trik e th e
th u m b on h is left hand. A portion
of th e th u m b w as ulm oat severed, hut 1 T o m : "Hay, did you ev er kl»>' i
his d o c to r s ta te d th at th e stltc h e a girl In a q u iet »l«’l '
put In It m ight save (hut p a rt of the
MM: "Y es, hut th a spot was only
th u m b .
q u lg t w hile I wus kissin g It."
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Let Us--
GRFASE YOUR CAR
PATCH YOUR TIRES
GIVE IT A BODY WASH
AND FILL IT UP W ITH GOOD
GENERAL GAS AND OIL.
Every job gets our personal a tte n tion and we guarantee
It tot be rig h t.
“A ” Street Service Station
LOGAN Ai OWEN. Props.
5th and A S tre e ts
. . .
Springfield
Offices—831 Miner Building, East Broadway Street
Eyes change with advancing a g e . so should your
glasses.
Shzrman W Woody
O P tO M E T B IS T
Suits »31 M iner Bldg.
E Y E S IG H T
Eugene, Oregon,
S P E C I A L I t» T
Telephone 362
ICE CREAM
K in g of D esserts
Cook books arc ju st loaded down with recipes for des
serts- but th e dish th a t's literally lit for a king and Is
bound to please every m em ber of the family Is Ice Cream .
Besides It has m ofe real pure food and health giving
qualities th an m ost foods!
Sold by the dish, or by th e pint, q u art or gallon for the
hom e.
All flavors!
FGGIMANN’S
JL jl "W h ere
tho S erv ice Is D ifferent"
The
Cream
of the
Tobacco
Crop
12:
Dr, Geo. A. Simon
Specializing in T onsils
Over P en n ey ’s S tore
P h o n e 355
Eugene
Slightly Defective
Lenses
Such as are sold a t c u t prices,
very often, provoke Irritation
and discom fort. T h e m echani
cal defect m ay be Just enough
to thro w th e eyes o u t of b a l
ance, causing a ra th e r serious
drain on th e nervous system
of a sensitive patient. Ask for
a m ake of lenses w here the
quality goes back, even to the
raw m aterial from w hich the
lenses are m ade.
O ur M otto: Q uality — In
stead of a n Inferior product.
Dr, Ella C. Meade
Optometrist
W ATTS OPTICAL CO.
No. 14 8 Ave. West
Eugere, Oregon
FRED N1BLO
Photoplay Director, writes:
“To a moving picture director there is no comfort
or luxury like a good cigarette. Such a cigarette
I have found in ‘The Lucky Strike’—and during
the filming of big pictures like ‘Ben Ilur’ I smoked
‘Luckies’ even while directing in the open air
thousands of supernumeraries, and never once
did I ever suffer from
throat irritation.”
it
I t ’s toasted
No Throat Irritation- No Coutil.
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