fiu t field 170 TUB SF’RINOETEIJJ N BW R THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS ihibllahad Bvsry Thuraday at •prlngftaUl. Lana Couaty, Oregon, by T H E W IL L A M B T T t P R E S S H. kl. MAXBY, Editor. Uuleiud as set-oud cluss m u tter, F e b ru a ry 24, 1903 a t th e poatofflee, Hprlngflelil, O regon MAIL SU B SC R IPT IO N RATE J1 ./5 T h re e M onths $1.00 Mingle Copy One y ear In A dvance Six M onth« _7 tc be TH I'IIH D A Y , JA NU ARY 10, 1«2|) WHITE COAL VS. BLACK COAL ‘The Last of the Duanes’ hl» b re a s t aa. In tu rn in g to took back, notified.” he faced her. "And you?” she Inquired “Oh, D uane, your s h ir t's all b lo o d y !" s tra n g e voice, she faltered , poin tin g w ith tre m b lin g | D uane kept silence, L istening to E x-U ovem or Al Sm ith and oth advocates of go v ern m en t controlled and operated w ater-pow er we a re incline«! to place a g reat finger. am ount of im portance on the undevelofied w ater­ —.... ...... ' I und A com m ittee of the United S ta te C ham ber of trip p ed o y er a « h a ir and c rash ed dow n. h a „ b4)en „hot , h<> Com m erce report» a fte r InvcHtlgalion th at coal D uane leaped back, w hirled, flew out fa r pnoU|?h df)WT] h|m I h vanity m ore Im portant in g e n e ra tin g electrical of the door to the porch. T h e sh a rp a p p r„ hen)lloll hl„ power Ilian w ater. craeg k ln g of a gun hall« d him . He sav Je n n ie holding to th e bridle of bis bay 1 ‘I Z t '^ T h e h I o " H " u 7 T he report »tale»: In a “W hat will you do?" sh e w en t on. "Je n n ie , I’ll go back to th e b ra k e s. 1 d a re n 't show my face am o n g re ­ sp e c ta b le people. I'm an o u tla w .” “ Y ou're no c rim in a l!” sh e d eclared w ith deep passion. "J e n n ie , on th is b o rd er th e little d if­ feren ce betw een an outlaw an d a crlm . Inal d o e sn 't count for m uch.” ' ‘3 m W° n’t b*“ ‘ am° n* th° " w eak n ess yet. T h e clean-cut b u lle t-, te rrib le m en? You. w ith y o u r gentle- "T in, ri-latlve Im p o rtan ce of w ater and st«-ani whit«- horse. LIGHT RATES DEGREASED hole hied freely both a t Its e n tra n c e n ess and sw eetn ess— all th a t's good coal »»«I black In iho d ev elo p m en t of Ih«- «ountry'n pow er Hip-hre sa t a strid e th e o th e r and he and w here It had com e out, b u t with a b o u t you! Oh. D uane, d o n ’t, d o n ’t Tin* Mouiilalii Stitt <•» Pow er com pany’» a n n o u n ­ re so u rces, I h on«, of th e qui'HlIons to w hich Ih«« N all >n»l had a « 'o il leveled, and he was fir­ ced voluntary reduction In lighting and power W ate r P ow er P olicies C o m m ittee of th e C h am b er of O m - ing «town the bin«- T hen cam«« a single no sig n s of h e m o rrh ag e. H e did not g o !" "1 c a n 't go back to th e outlaw s, a t rate» which will Have $511,000 to the user» of the eii rce of th e U nited S ta te » will d ire c t a tte n tio n uh a ¡»has« shot, h eavier, and E u c h re ’s ceased. He M m a t th e month; how ever, he began to cough up a red d ish tinged foam . le a s t Bland s band. No, I'll go alone. coinpuny’H electricity in the valley 1» received with of It . stu d y of b<- power sllu allo n . fell from th e horse. Je n n ie, w ith pale face an d m ute I'll lone wolf It, a s th ey say on th e ■utiHfuction Lighting rale» in the wu»t will som e "B lack coni aeem a to bo th e C in d erella of th e pow er A sw iftly sh ifted gaze show ed to lips looked a t him . b o rd er. W h at else can I do, J e n n ie ? ” day be uh cheap uh In the ea»t when th e volume household. I t.d o e s m o st of tin, w ork, hut ull th e honor» Duane a m an c,«ruing dow n th e lane. " I ’m b ad ly h u rt, Je n n ie ," h e s a id ; “Oh, I d o n 't know . C ouldn’t r^/u c o iiH tiin e ii increase» and tlilH will Increase w ith go to It» fa ire r »l»ter, w ater. C hess A llow ay! H is gun was sm ok­ "b u t I g u ess I'll s tic k It o u t.” h id e? C ouldn't you slip o u t of T ex as population and InduHtrlal grow th. T he pow er | "O nly n very nmnll p o rtio n of th e pow er u»««l to keep ing. He b ro k e Into a run. T hen, In j “T h e w om an—did sh e shoot y o u ? " '—go fa r aw ay?” DUKlneHH I h not unlike o th er business it cun de­ A m erica'» In d u stria l p lan t ru n n iu g com e» from w ater an In s ta n t he saw D uane, tried to Yes. S he w as a devil. E u ch re told "I could n e v er g et o u t of T ex as wlth- crease it» cost of production only when It ha» In­ pow er. G ian t »team tu rb in e» , u n h o n o red and unsu n g , a re check h is pace a s he sw ung up his me to look out for her. I w a sn 't quick o u t being a rre ste d . I could hide, b u t a creased its volume. A decrease In rate» a t thl» d o lu g m ore of th e day'» work th an m a n y of th e tno»t Imp»». arm . R ut th a t slig h t p ause w as fatal. enough. m an m u st Uwe. N ever m ind ab o u t m e, tim e I h not only received with Hut in flic t Inn to the Ing w ater pow er plant«. Kven th e h u g e M uscle Shoal» pro- Duane shot, and Alloway w as falling "Y ou d id n ’t have to— to----- ” s h iv - ' Je n n ie ." Custom er’s pocketbook but It I h u I ho an Index to , je«t will be a sm all affair co m p ared w ith sum « «team plant» when hi« gun w ent off. H is bullet ered th e girl. "D uane. If e v e r I'm safe out of th is Increased developm ent ill the W illam ette valley. now u n d er co n stru ctio n . w histled close to D uane and thudded My God, n o !” he re p jled . aw ful co u n try ," sh e cried, " I’ll go to "M oreover, th e c o st of pro d u cin g e le c tric pow er by Into the cab in . T hey did n o t sto p clim bing w hile 1 th e G overnor. I’ll tell him your sto ry . WHY TH E MYSTERY Duane brounded dow n to th e horses. D uane to re a s c a rf and m ade com- I’ll te ll him m ine. I'll steam 1» eonH lantly being reduced. Day by day black coal get you par- A Springfield m an a fte r he had Hpcnt S atu rd ay Is becom ing m ore «-ffl, len t, w hile th e en o rm o u s o utlay Jen n ie w as try in g to hold the plung­ p resses, w hich he bound tig h tly over j d o n ed .” As he looked dow n upon h e r. a slig h t trying to get gome biiHlne»» men to a tte n d a m«'«d- usu ally req u ired lo h a rn e s s flowing »treaniH 1» o ften tim es ing bay. E u eh re lay flat on his b ark , his w ounds. T he fresh h o rses m ade (dead, a bullet-hole In h is sh irt, h is face 1 fast tk n e up th e rough tra il. P rom sle n d e r girl w ith b ed rag eled d re s s and Ing to talk annexation of thin city with Eug«*ne overlook«,<1 by a public w hich »«,<«» only r«-»ulls." set hard, and his h a n d s tw isted around j open place D uane l«x>ked dow n. dish ev eled h a ir, h e r face pale and ( b i l l e d to thin new spaper Monday that b<> knew , gun and bridle. W hen th e y su rm o u n ted th e s te e p ’ quiet, a little s te rn In sleep, and h e r kiic I i a m eeting wan to be held. If annexation of Hr. B urges Jo h n so n of S y racu se com plains the two tow ns in e v e r to com«* about it m ust be th a t th ere is a sh o rtag e of real effective cuks “Jen n ie you’ve n e rv e all r i g h t ." ' a sc e n t and s to o l on top of th e Rim long, d a rk la sh e s lying on h e r ch eek s, decided on it h m erit h by all (be voter» of the town words. Evidently he has never heard a m an try ­ cried D uane as he d ra g g ed down the Rock, w ith no sig n s of p u rs u it down he seem ed to see h e r fra g ility , h e r horse she w as holding “ Up w ith you th e valley, and w ith the wild, broken p re ttin e ss, h e r fem in ity a s n e v e r be- from the lowliest to the highest and mightieHt. ing to use a cig a rette lighter. now. T h e re ! N ever m ind long s tir ­ fa s tn e ss befo re th em , D uane tu rn ed , fore. B ut fo r him she m ig h t a t th a t rups! H ang on so m eh o w !” TI i I h question I h not a private m atter. Any plan to th e g irl and assu red h e r th a t th ey very m o m en t h av e been a b ro k en , He caught h is b rid le out of E u c h re ’s conceived In a private m eeting and »brooded in ru in ed girl, lying back In th a t cabin A rrests for d ru n k en n ess have increased 238',' clu tch in g grip and leaped a strid e . T he now had e v e ry c h an ce to escape. Uiyntery by a »elect group I h bound to lie looked "Je n n ie , we re going to get aw ay ,” | of th e B lands. »Ince the advent of prohibition. T his seem s to us frightened ho rses Jum ped Into a run on with Hiinpii Ion. Thin question should be open m ore of a com m entary on the q u ality of th e liq­ T om orrow she w ould be gone, he said w ith g lad n ess. “I ’ll be w ell In and th u n d ered down th e lane Into the and above board tliat everyone may understand i uor than on the num ber of drinkers. a few days. You d o n 't know how am ong good people, w ith a p o ssib ility road. D uane saw men ru n n in g from tin* lieiietlt» and I ohhi - h (I i I h city m ay »ustaiii by I stro n g I am . W e ll h ide by d ay and of finding h e r re la tiv e s. H e th a n k e d cabins. H e h eard sh o u ts. B ut th e re annexing with Eugene for only in th is light can | tra v e l by n ig h t. I can g et you acro ss God fo r th a t, n e v e rth e le s s he fe lt a w ere no sh o ts fired. it in- settled ! This C hristm as w as the w arm est since 1915. In pang. th e riv e r.” • • • I fact. It m ade m any heads of fam ilies h o t under J e n n ie seem ed able to s ta y on h er S he slep t m ore th a n h a lf th e day. “ And th e n ? ” she asked. h o rs e ; b u t w ith o u t s tirru p s she the collar. D uane k e p t g u ard alw ay s a le rt, "W e’ll find som e h o n e st ra n c h e r.” T H E IDEAL MAN bounced so h a rd th a t D uane r o d e 1 w h e th e r he w as sittin g , s ta n d in g o r "A nd th e n ? ” sh e p e rsisted . closer and reach ed out to g rasp h e r j w alking. T he ra in p a tte re d s te a d ily on Tw o hundred and tw enty colege girls in tin Tlie new dollar bill is going to be sm aller in "W hy— ” h e began slow ly. " T h a t's th e roof and so m etim es cam e In g u sty East were ask«-«! som e m ighty im portant q u es­ size. It lias looked sm aller to us for quite some arm . T hus th e y rode th ro u g h th e valley ’ a s fa r as my th ro u g h t ev e r got. It was flu rries th ro u g h th e door. T h e h o rses tio n s in a special <|u<-stionnalre regarding the !t j,ne to th e tra il th a t led up over the steep p re tty h ard , I te ll you, to a ss u re m y­ w ere o u tsid e In a sh ed th a t afforded types of men they seek as huKhands. and broken Rim -Rock. As they began se lf of so m uch. It m ean s your safety. poor sh e lte r, and th e y stam p ed re s t­ Of the two hundred and tw enty, only twelve You'll te ll y o u r sto ry . Y ou’ll be se n t lessly . D uane k e p t th em sad d led and llotli men and wom en took part in (be big talk to clim b D uane loked back. No pur. j to som e village or tow n and tak en su e rs w ere In sight. insisted mi college grad u ates. Only tw o demaml- bridled. m arath o n in New York. T his did seem a bit un­ "Jen n ie, w e're going to get a w a y !" , c a re of u n til a re la tiv e o r frien d Is ed good looks. One w anted an athlete. Fifty were fair to th e men. (TO BE C O N TIN U ED ) he cried, ex u ltatio n fo r h e r in his opponed to drinkers. More than 100 stipulated voice. honesty, sincerity, education und culture. W ealth ami fam«- were entirely Ignored. Rut Sign in front of a th e a tre : “ T H E GOODBYE S he w as gazing, h o rro r-stric k e n , a t tin* one quullty most In dem and guess -w as a KISS, WITH SOUND.” »«•use of hum or! Evidently the girls agree with th e poet that U nconscious hu m o rist: T he druggist who mis- ‘‘the m an w orth while is the m an who can smih If this questionnaire Is Indeed representat ve o f 1 ,a k ’ n,-v Usted liquor am o u n g his ’’dyestuffs.’ the s ta te of w om en’s m inds th e co u n try oxer, it I hehoov« s all young men to learn to laugh and ■ Prize idiots: T he fa th e r wh« > gave his boy an laugh heartily. I unbreakuble drum for C hristm as. M e n w liu a r e n o t handsom e, w ealthy or fam ous m any now console thems«-lves. As long as they h.ix en.,e of hum or, som e girl will fall in love w it h t hem. OREGON SHOULD HAVE MORE F IN IS H E D PRODUCTS Rut wltat man docs not think lie has a sense of t.xioluiiu P io n eer) hum or" All men seem to be eligible for uffectlon. I Western Oregon h a s an In d u stria l ass.-t In its clim ate. t o judge them by their own opinions. T h e fa c t th a t It 1» p o ssib le to w ork, ev en o u t of doors, We are iii' lined to think that the girls pr. U a lim le subtlety, as they often do. We can't be­ ■ ■ ados to t lo- posstMUttos o f in u iiu tiu tu rin . Very cold se c tio n s huve a h an d icap in w in ter m ak in g worn lieve they want to pass up w ealth and fam • these tilings have alw ays lured girls. Rut b ing difficult and expensive. fem inine, the m ention Hies«- tilings indirectly I v«-i Hus w orks a h a rd s h ip on th e lu m b er in d u stry . asking that a man he possess«-«! of a sense cl \\ h lle th e e u st and m ld d lew est can do no building and the hum or in tlie convict Ion th at w ealth and fam e ||. niaii.1 lo r lu m b er «Hops m ills h ere can keep ru n n in g and com e most easily to th e men who*1«» sense < f acciM iiulate stock. T oo often, w ith th e sm a lle r m ills, this hum or is m ost k«,«-ly developed. T hink of the I >8 dum ped on th e m a rk e t lo pay ru n n in g expenses. T his nu n you know. ami see if th is belief does not | , e « i „ ih«- p rice down and has an effect on th e business. curry som e w, ight. ■ If we nnlsh.-d m ore of o u r p ro d u cts Into fu rn itu re , doors S A V E Here’s quick Cough Relief Have you kep t your New D ont le t th a t d an c e ro u s h ac k in g cough te a r a t you day und n ig h t. S to p it— quickly — w ith REX A LL CH ER RY BARK COUGH SY RU P. Also they a re a g re a t tre a t for yourself. O ur soda fo u n tain w inter and sum m er. is th e 5.75 J.75 eed 'e l y »P 592 (re t ----------- 1 Ì busiest place in tow n F G G IM A N N ’S ** "W h ere th e S erv ice is D ifferent" T here’s a 64 I w indow s, an d all so rts of high priced com m odities this « would be rem ed ied so m ew h at and w ould give th e y ear aro u n d em p lo y m en t for O regonians. S ilv e r G ra y 7-0unce size C ents His Lookouts 1.75 Your Candy Choice S A F C T V W hen you wish to choose candies th a t will be c e r­ tain to please, we know th a t you will find exactly w h a t you w an t here. Packed in a ttra c tiv e boxes, our choice candies a re alw ays a w elcom e gift. Editorial Comment» F’oollsh question: Y ear's Resolution ? W IT H ger THURSDAY. JANUARY 17, 1929 to! 50 T h is soothing, pieasant- ta s tin g rem edy c u ts and c le a rs up a cough in a few hours. R exall C h erry B ark Cough S yrup is exclu siv e­ ly sold by Flanery’s Drug Store I to Eugene every 30 minutes from 5th and E Sts. commencing 6:30 a.m. (Sun­ days 7:30 a.m.) and every 30 minutes thereafter until midnight throughout the day. Returning they leave the Southern Pacific sta­ tion Eugene every 30 minutes between 6:00 a m. and 11:30 pun. (Sundays 7:00 a.m.) Fares 100 Tickets (scholars) . . . . $3.00 50 Tickets (commutation) . . 3.10 One way f a r e .............................. 0.14 C onnections at Eugene Convenient connect ion s are ma«le by the bus with trains and motor coach to the north and south. T he eye catch es a glim pse of an object and in sta n tly tu rn s to look directly at it, but suppose your glasses show distortion for oblique vision? You m ust eith er tu rn your h e a r or w ear O rtho- gon lenses. ORTHOCON T he P e rfect Vision Lenses '&$&tneade Qpt&metriaL No. 14 2 Ave. West E ugere, Oregon Note these convenient stage schedules from Eugene. Portland via Corvallis and Albany— 18:00, 9:35, f 11:50 am .; 3:30, 4:30 p.m. JE /4 Harrishttrg. Stiver Gray Limited?’ R oseburg— 1:55, 6:35 p.m. Marshfield via R oseburg— 1:55 pun. Val- Ap- r is a and mail r for $895 $795 $545 $395 $445 $165 . $485 Ashland and San Francisco—1:55 p m . $365 Wherever you are going buy your ticket at Spnngfield—it will be honored on train or bus • to Eugene. .. $ 45 Southern Pacific C. OLSON, Agent Phone 9 Up egon