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THE 8PRINGFIHLD NEWS
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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
THURSDAY JULY 1», 1928
B R W A K K O F IN S B C T 8
Do you know that insects do damage annually
in the United States to the tune of between two j
and three billion dollars? That the damage they i
T H E W IL L A M E T T E PRESS
do amounts to a total iu excess of the total house-'
H. E. M A X E Y . Editor.
hold budgets of Amenian homes, with rent o^i
taxes thrown in for good measure?
Eult ri il as second class matter, February 24, 1903 at the
posto dice, Springfield. Oregon
In a word, insects literally “eat the American
public
out of house and home."
M A IL SU B S C R IP TIO N RATE
One year In Advance____ 11.75 Three Months ........ 75c
While the great annual tire loss of the nation
Sts M onths.... ........................81.DO Single C o p y ______ oc
amounts to $3.35 per capita, the annua) insect'
damage costs between $20 and $30 per capita.'
THt’RSDAY J l’LY 19. 1928
Practically all of this damage is IntMcted by in-,
Work is the grand cure of all the maladies and 'ading foreign insects, which, comparatively
miseries that ever beset mankind.—Carlyle.
harmless in their native habitat, are enormously
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COST OP A CAR
the government has quarantine stations at ports
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After long and careful investigation the Amen-( are examincU in the 8earvh for incoming insect
con Motorists Association announmes that the criminals.
avenge automobile costs the average Am
Thousands of tons of incoming merchandise
erican Motorist $365.00 per year—one dollar per are being subject to vigilant inspection and vari
day outside of cost of garage.
ous fumigating processes before being permitted
It la surprisingly hut entirely true
The operation and maintenance of 1ns car to ent!“r the country. Farmers business men and
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manufacturers as well as millions of friendly
that very many so-called Incorrigible
cost each motorist $229. while the depreciation in8ect8 are engaged ,n the bat(le agaln8t the ln.
children have been made so by par
was figured at $136. The depreciation was based vaders.
“T h e C h ild '« F irs t School Io the F a m ily '’'— Proebol
ents rwho use poor Judgment In con
on the seven-year life expectancy of a passenger i
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trolling them
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aut< mobile and the average retail price ot $. . o UpQn ber own efforts to keep marauding insects
Street. New York City. Thsss articles are appearing weekly In
M AN Y LANE S T U D E N T S
our column«.
for the year.
at bay. she can swat the fly, take care of the
Fuel and lubrications represented 44 per cent of r,o ach a? dJ he bedb»K bX cleanliness and sanita-
E N R O LLE D A T C O LLEG E
THE RUDEST BOY. IN TOWN
the operation, bill or $101. The mechanics l}on and ^be u,se
a*1*} b^
W ith « and Lenora Bailey
The annual report of the registrar,
charged $47 for their time, while replacement tion, but she has a more difficult job with the
moth
and
the
carpet
beetle.
Cedar
chests,
moth
E. It Lenon, «how» that out ot a total
parts totaled $41 and the tire bill was $40.
'Would you believe It. Mr». White lalnly do punish him very severely enrollment ot 3818 long term student»
bags, moth balls and insecticides have all been
E' um&ting that five millions of cars are used with success. Another method of p rev en -| had the nerve to tell me that David —but I fear I cannot aay It la always at Oregon State Agricultural collego in
opt-a ted by wage workers whose average earn tion is in the colorless, odorless sha|te of liquid I» the rudest bov in town.’’ said Mrs. Judiciously.”
thè school year 1927 38. Lane county
ing- are about $1,500 per year, this puts a heavy 6prays which render the family
ili woolens unfit for Elliott, who was taking Mr». Shirley "I do not understand what you w hs represented by 108 Total en -
dra,, on credits for household supplies and food- i the moth-worm’s consumption.
out driving in her new Willy« Knight I mean
roltment for th» year. Includtng th»
Stuffs for the family.
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, , . ! After a few minutes' silence due to
Well, ■ ftvw minutes ago when you ; '**' •“’timer session and various short
However, whatever weapons may be used, let lrafflc d„niHnd!) ghe
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stopped the car and made David gel ' cour»es reached 5311 as compared
us all join m a war on inseets. . It Is a war worth ,.m no, >ure her
J#ck
out and walk two miles bark to town. ( wl,h 6087 for »*»«• Previous year
Herbert Hoover has a reputation of being a waging.
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I any better."
the punishment was deserved b u t! ■ ’ ••’I’ county In the state as well as
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dictator yet he is evidently a dictator with much
I - She had forgotten how frank Mrs. from the way you gave It he will zf* other states were represented In
diplomacy. People closely associated with him
Charles M. Schwab says business has no rea- Shirley was until she heard her »ay- always think It was because he hurt ,h,,t ,o ,a '- Students were also In Cor-
)n the department of commerce, relief work and
from five foreign countries—
agree with you m re you, physically, when he so rudely
private enterprises as well have worked as if In son to fear either of the parties. It seems to us , ln«: ’’> do
Illustrated
In
detail
what
Mill
had
Chln“-
India. Canada. Russia and
the
important
thing
is
whether
either
of
the
«anl
,o
J«ck
Mr»
White»
children
spired. They enjoyed taking his orders and
j Kor**- “nd from Alaska. The Phllll-
i ar® deservedly called the most courte- done to him.”
Carrying them out. Hoover will rule the country parties has any reason to fear business!
"Why. I made him get out not only p,n*"’ H»»»H »”d the District of
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and make the country like It if he is elected we
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report for this
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David Is bad. | because his actions were crude but ' «lumbla Tl»*
believe.
During the month of June the farmers of the but I don't thank any one for telling t because by grabbing me around the
e e e
* "um,n*r »«»»Ion shows students
country got a lot of promises, and some real sub me so. We try to make him mind. neck so suddenly he might have r” m #I1 but four ‘•«untie» of Oregon
A trip into the headwaters of the Siuslaw river stantial rain!
caused me to wreck the car."
"n<l ” o,h*,r »t»«»»- Total registration
1 know we punish him enough.'*
In th neighborhood of the falls convinces us that
"All true enough, dear, but yon *" 1386 Including special and Junior
"That is true, Mae, but at the same
this is one of the best outdoor spots in Lane
»ludent» and 707 regular adult
With all the June brides that are going home to
you frequently say In David's were nngry and he know It and think» I
county. Green foliage and big ti’ees are abund mother, the railroads are having more business i p time
Of (he latter 9 are from
r e » « « that'Vou cannot control him I It was because he hurt you. As he ’ "’deni»
ant w ith plenty of camping spots. The climate of than usual.
trudges
back
he
may
even
find
It
In
J,n"
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«unty.
j You call him Incorrigible, yet when
the coast and that of the valley is blended into a
¡David can't get along with the other ' hl"
h" «lart ht' dw “ because
most pleasant atmosphere . The road is fairly
Jealous Lions Attack Trainer
London
policemen
have
been
forbidden
to
chew
i
children
at
school
you
listen
to
his
P
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u
hurt
him
goed from Lorane and will be better as the coun gum. Well, what is a London policeman to do j story and uphold him while you cen ! ' Well, what else could I have Syracuse. N Y - S e v e n veteran
ty is working it. We recommend this camping
lions of Spark’s circus became Jealous
, sure the others. Then when he played ■ done’"
with all his time?
spot to anyone.
in the little band, he really was the
"Controlled yourself absolutely, first when a new lion wi«.< brought Into tne
t*ttbll(h»4 Every Thursday a t
Sprlngfleid, Lane County. Oregon, by
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cause of Its disbanding because th“ Self discipline must come first If we act They started fighting, and J ihn
<lullfoyle. trainer, In trying to rescue
w°ul<l
w uuki
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been punished
except
by
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He drawn thin conclusion;
Isrrlut Oullfoyle. leopard trainer.
parent.
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*n<ry strike and hurt some
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the cage to help
her husband, who Is expected to re
one. So he does It.”
"I didn't have time to think wh>n cover. There were over 1,000 apecta
arfed a„
dld a
b j, tors A panic was narrowly avoided
, m lth, have
app„ar.
Iron Bar Bant on Head!
an,.p
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ta la r
u vul
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t’hli-ago. III,—police were told of
"I wilt take more than appearance.
„ muH, b o real true c.lm nes7'u,’ be ‘hre* rn*’n wh° »’tacked a f(,
them. What shall I do with him? e« ec,lre. Children see through pre- b”n,l,n« •» '’on bar over his head
I'm sure I am trying
, ,(.naP at once
,Mv)d.g offen8e, arw "The guy got up and walked away,”
“You are indeed, and If punishing »” outright, usually, that you could a "P®ctator told them.
is trying you try hard for you cer- soon show him that he needs d is-'
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Ketels H Have
Gueata Mr and Mrs
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—, ; clpllne for his own sake, and that you — Ketals
ave Gueata—
are not giving It Just becauso you aro Theodore Hendrickson of Pasadena,
TO HOLDERS OF
angry."
California, who have been visiting
With the assistance of this frank
beaches and points In Wash-
friend of the family, David soon be Ington, stopped with Mr. and Mrs.
came thoroughly manageable.
John F. Ketels enroute to tholr home
other
boys would not
uLu«i little
mu»- uujB
nui come
uume to
io
Assessment figures shows a great decrease in
Comment»
practice and be roughly and rudely
dairy cows in Lane county. We view this with
NEW SPAPER REFLECTS
treated by David. You listened to
alarm especially when we are told by those peo
It
Is
recognised
that
a
town
may
be
rather
accurately
OaT)d
and feH gorry , ha, a„ ,hfe
ple who visit, farms often and sell dairy feed to
without good cause when
dairymen. Their surveys indicate that many of Judged, so far an progressiveness is concerned, by the way ' d ip p e d
the best dairy Atock in the county have been taken in which It support« Ita newspaper. In other words, a Mr Wood dfd go much for th„m ..
to California. Dairying and poultry raising creditable and prosperous looking newspaper may be safety , "Mercy me! Is that all true. Lola?
should be two main industries in Lane county, i ’aken 88 an indication of a live and enterprising commuii- j
I know I have alwaya tried to see as
There is nothing that the county is more adapt- ,
able to and we believe in the long run that will
The reason la plain. A live town naturally demands a ®uch good as poslble In David for
representatives newspaper or newspapers and there will his faults are so big and glaring I
earn it more money.
couldn't rail to see a great many of
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i always be found someone to meet the demands.
| Almost iwlthout exception It may be found that a town
has jugt about ag good a newspaper as it deserves; som<-
The day is not far distant when the American
public can stay at home and see a movie over tlmeg better than lt deserveH
their radio sets. Pictures so sent by radio at In this connection a quotation from a recent address by
resent are only in silhouette but rapid progress James O'Shaughnessy, executive secretary of the American
i being made in half-tone pictures.
Association of Advertising Agencies, Is to the point. In
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Road oiling is like pulling teeth. It’s always
painful while going on but greatly improves condi
tions afterwards. The time is not far distant
when we must oil all our main macadam roads.
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Both Hoover and Smith have one great essen
tial for the presidency. Each of them likes to go
fishing.
the light of his many years of experience In dealing with
newspapers, he says:
“I have been widely quoted as saying that the village
weekly newspaper Is the cornerstone of American Journal
ism. No one has disputed that assertion. Modern com
munities, large or small, grow and prosper in the wake of
their newspaper. If it's prosperous, retail business pros
pers and real estate appreciates In value.”—Mount Auburn,
(Illinois) Tribune.
Third
Liberty Loan Bonds
T h e Treasury offers a new
Per ce n t. 1 2 -1 5 year
Treasury bond In exchange
for Third Liberiy Loan Bonds.
T h e new bonds w ill bear
interest from July 16. 1928.
In te re s t on T lu r . l L ib e r ty
Loan Bonds surrendered for
exchange will be paid in full
to September 15, 1928.
Holders should consult their
banks at once for further de
tails of this offering.
T h ird L ib e rty Loan Bonds
m a tu re on S ep tem b er 15,
1 9 2 8 , and w ill cease to
b ear interest on th a t d ate.
A. W . MELLON,
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington, July 5, 1928.
E y eg la sses a t
$ 2 5 A re C h ea p
They last at least two yearit
and cost 3c per day. Silk
hose for 2 years costs
about 12 cents per day, a
m an’s suit or woman’s
dress costs 15 cei^ls per day
and neckties cost 6 cents
per day, twice as much as
the glasses.
These a r e interesting
facts a n d comparisons.
Don’t add up the pennies,
but add to your eyesight
with good glasses.
Dr. Ella C. Meade
Optom etrist
WATTS OPTICAL CO.
No. 14 ? Ave. West
Bugere. Oregon
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