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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
Uubllsbod Every Thuraday * t
Springfield. 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.
Entered as second cla ss m atter. February 24, 1903 at the
postoBlce. Springfield, Oregon
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1929
To be able to ask a question clearly is two-
th ird of the way of g e ttin g answ ered.
— RUSKIN.
T H E SAME AS A $200,000 BOND ISSUE
How m uch of E u g en e’s indebtedness m ust
Springfield assum e if th e tw o to w n s were consoli­
dated is a p ertin en t question. In 1928 Eugene
had a net indebtedness of $3,397,015.40 o r a c ­
cording to the figures of th e Eugene C ham ber
of C om erce Industrial survey a per cap ita indebt-
ness of $160, th e h ighest of any city in Oregon.
Springfield had a net indebtedness of $181,591.33
o r $70 per capita.
In the event of consolidation Springfield m ust
assum e and increase so m ething like $96 per
cap ita or on o u r 2500 people $240,000.
P e r cap ita indebtedness is th e usual index of
tax a tio n but of course tax es are raised on pro­
perty. Looking a t it from th e property angle we
find th a t the assessed valuation of E ugene is in
round num bers $14,000,000 and Springfield $1.-
000.000. which would give th e consolidated city
a n assessed valuation of $15,000,000, and a net
Indebtedness of $3,578,606. Of this net indebted­
ness Springfield m ust assum e on property ap­
proxim ately one fifteenth o r $285,000.
Of course som e of th is indebtedness in both
tow ns is B ancroft bonds w hich a re a lien on
specific pieces of property but th ey are g u a ra n ­
teed by th e city and m ust be paid by the taxpayers
eventually.
B ut no m a tte r how one figures
Springfield m ust assum e m ore th an $200,000 in
th e event of consolidation and th a t is su b sta n tia l­
ly th e sam e th in g a s voting a bond of this large
am o u n t on th e city.
Follow ing is a brief sum m ary of E ugene's
a c tu a l debt figures as of Ja n u a ry 31, 1928:
General Bonds _________________ $1.216.340.45
Im provem ent bonds ____________ 1,287.755.90
W ater Board bonds to be paid from
Incom e _______________________
836,659.55
W arrant In d e b te d n e ss.................. _
367,658.03
N et Indebtedness ______________
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A MAN FOR T H E AGES
LINCOLN
$3,397,015.40
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We read in W ashington new spapers th a t th e
highw ay d e p a rtm e n t h as been able to keep
Snoqualm ie pass open even w ith a fall of 10 feet
of snow. If th a t is th e case th e re is hopes for
th e McKenzie pass. T he W ashington officials are
considering w idening th e road to faciliate keeping
it open m o re easily. T his also m ight be w orth local
consideration.
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If the g ro u n d hog believers a re rig h t th en we
should have an early spring. And an early spring
, a fte r a mild w inter should m ean m uch to valley
farm ers a n d stockm en. W ork on the farm s has
n o t been in te rru p ted a g rea t deal th is winter.
M any a c re s of fall g rain were put in and th e crop
looks good. F ruit tre e s have n o t suffered and
conditions have been good for livestock raisers
W ith lots of snow- in th e hills and an early spring
in view prospects a re good for 1929.
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T he L ane county officer sa la ry bill before the
legislature should becom e a law. Capable people
a re needed in o u r public offices and th e only way
to keep th em th ere is by paying b e tte r salaries.
Especially is th is tru e in th e co u n ty court. The
salary schedule in this regard w as m ade years
ago w hen a co u n ty judge and com m issioners did
not have to w ork full tim e. Now these m en are
charged w ith th e wise expenditure of hundreds
of th o u san d s of dollars of co u n ty m oney and
receive only th e salary of a day laborer.
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In a n in te rn atio n a l w alking co n te st held in
P aris, F ren ch girls w ere adjudged as the m ost
g raceful w alkers. B ut th en it’s e n d u ran ce and
n ot g race th a t co u n ts m ost, a s any A m erican girl
who h a s gone o u t riding can tell you.
Even a bald head has its uses. A London con­
servative utilizes his in th e in te re sts of the cause
w ith all th e available space covered with th e Bald­
win slogan: "S tan ley for S tab ility .”
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T h e T he Am erican Legion h as m ore to offer
fo r $4 a year th a n any fra tern a l, service o r civic
M others of school-children in Y oungstow n, O„
organization. It has th e finest program of w ork
th a t h as ever com e before any like organization , ask th e police to pro tect th e ir sons from girls who
in the history of the world. Every service m an try to flirt w ith them . And w ho’s to pro tect the
should be num bered in its ra n k s and now’ is a police ?
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good tim e to join Springfield post No. 40.
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Now it will be possible to buy airplanes on the
A Long Islander ev er a hundred y ears old a t ­ installm en t basis J u s t im agine being chased
trib u te s his longevity to poultry fan n in g . O thers th ro u g h m id-air by an installm en t collector!
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claim th a t th e chick ns a re c u ttin g sh o rt th eir
lives.
T he A m erican Legion h a s m ore to offer
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of donkeys into the city. Well, som e m ay g et in
It costs five tim es a s m uch to be buried as it disguised as m e n !
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did tw enty years ago. No w onder we have s o ,
m an y Scotch c e n te n a ria n s now.
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A m an in Chicago who puched a hill collector
“ T he old-fashioned re s ta u ra n t is passing a w a y ” | on th e jaw w as acquitted. And yet they say th ere
is no justice in Chicago.
says a new s item . So a re its custom ers.
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27 Attend U.of O.
From Springfield
Again we are to do h onor to one of th e g rea test
of A m ericans, A braham Lincoln, w hose deeds and
w ords a re to go down , brought the y ears as
a u th e n tic inspirations to all who a re hum ane ami
Many Local S tu d e n ts Active on
loyal A m erican citizens.
C am pus; T ak e Variety
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Linsolu is a m an of the a g e s an im m ortal
of Courses.
sym bol of the pow er of m ind am i heart over e n ­
vironm ent. Think of him in his |»oor log cabin
U n iversity of Oregon. Eugene. Jnn
hom e, reading by the light of a candle; trudging* miry 31, is4peelnll 'I ne re are 27
hours for a book; splitting rails and clerking in stu d en ts from Springfield iitli-ndhig
stores. And then em erging a s ‘‘H onest Abe," tin- the U niversity of Oregon. many of
law yer who never lied. And th en grow ing out of whom «re netlve on the cnuipiis.
his environm ent to natio n al prom inence and win­
Mary E llm belh W hitney, '»h o was
ning th e highest otfiice w ithin th e gift of tin- graduated front Springfield High
people.
School In 1925. In a senior In the ro­
His honesty, his brilliant gifts, his deep h u m an ­ mane laVgmige departm ent.
Miss
ity, his asto n ish in g wisdom th ese w ere too W hitney lx a member ot (he Girl's
stro n g to be long hidden. N aturally, of th e m ­ Oregon club.
selves, they unfold, a s a flow er to tlie sunlight,
Mary Wilburn la a second year
to shed th eir benifleenoe over th e length and Student studying physical education.
b read th of the land.
She I» a graduate of M cK enile High
It w as n o t accident or “ pull" o r Inheritance that school.
brought Lincoln to the leadership of his people
Chartres» J. W illis, graduate of
Lincoln, because of his qualities of m ind and Springfield High School In IMS, I» a
h e a rt and soul, walked as a g iant, and w as seen of freshm an In the English departm ent.
all m en.
J Hobart W ilson. U n iversity High
T he w orld alw ays discovers such m en as School graduate. Is a freshm an In pre­
Lincoln— th ey a re too ra re to be allow ed to re ­ law
Mr. W ilson Is affiliated with
m ain obscure.
Uhl Sigm a Kappa fraternity.
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P resid en t Coolidge rep o rts th a t th e people of
th e U nited S ta te s now have a n a n n u a l incom e of
ninety billions of dollars. If th is figure is com ­
puted from a stu d y of incom e tax rep o rts, just
im agine how large th e actu al n u m b er m ust be!
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T o t a l ------------------- ------------ $3.708.413.93
L ess Sinkin« F u n d _____________
311.398.53
A Close Hac e
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1929
TU R SP R IN G F IE IJ) NBWS
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B y Albert T R e id
Helen Eyler Is a second year history
major.
Miss Eyler was graduated
from the Union l l l d i Sehool at T hurs­
ton. Oregon. In 1924.
V irginia M Fran» Is a first year
E nglish major.
John H. Cog, Sprlngfleld High
Sehool alum nus of 1926. la a freshm an
law student.
K enneth McClure Dillard. Is a
sophom ore studying physics.
Mr.
Dillard Is a Sprlngfleld High School
graduate of 1925.
Willard Noel Case Is a first year
pre-lawstudent. He Is a Thurston
High school graduate.
Elia Juanita Gllklson. a Eugene
High school graduate. Is a freshm an
stu d yin g English.
Elizabeth Hughes, who w as gradu­
ated from Springfield High school In
1926, Is a Junior In the school of
p hysical education.
Evan H ughes Is second year student
In the school of business ad m in istra­
tion. He was graduated from Spring-
Held High School In 1927
D orene Larimer, Sprtngfleld High
school alum nus of 1928, Is a first year
E nglish major.
C hesta Hayden, of the 1928 class of
the Sprlngfleld High school, is a
biology student.
I»e Roy L. N ice Is a freshm an
biology major, and a graduate of the
Sprlngfleld High school.
W illiam Pollard, Sprlngfleld High
school graduate In 1927, Is a second
year biology major.
A gatha Beals Is a freshm an In the
U n iversity
who
graduated
from
Sprlngfleld High school.
Iowa M arguerite Carlton Is a Junior
In the m athem atics departm ent.
Nolan H allow ell, a sophom ore in
econom ics. Is affiliated -with Uhl Kap­
pa Usl fraternity. Mr. H allow ell play­
ed freshm an baseball In 1928.
Zora Beaman Is a freshm an b u si­
n ess adm inistration major. Miss B ea­
man Is a member of Sigm a Kappa
and an alum nus of the North Bend
High school.
Naomi Carlton, Sprlngfleld H lsh
school 1927, Is a sophom ore sociology
student.
Howard Arthur H ughes, Srplngfleld
High School 1925. is a senior In b usi­
n ess adm inistration.
C larence Kestpr. n Snrlngffeld Hlrh
school alum nus of 1919. Is a sop h o­
more In the school ng business adm in­
istration.
D ale U hetteplace Is a Junior In
biology. He Is a graduate of Union
High school 1926.
handed
Several m ouths ago Mr. Story i-iioie
III her«- and started up the concern
with the apparent Inlentlou of m a tin -
fiicturlng m oulding and frame work of
various kinds. Mr Story did not own
the equipm ent, so after som e few
w eeks here he pulled out, leaving I he
men at the plant Io work lheir own
salvation.
Since (hat lim e pari of
the crew left leaving only three men
to finish a Job of toy wagons T hese
Included W alter Itcdilv, John W
lireed en and C I. Munn Mr Iteildy
was format! and Mr. lireeden twas
book keeper of the concern when It was
operating full lim e with all of the men
The carload of toy w agons were com
pleteil last week.
I of tho group left slid he has taken over
the sole operation of the equlpaient
and plans on gettin g out a carload of
' clothes props. Tho equipm ent of the
plant belongs Io Mr. O E lynn of I’oii
land
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WOMAN EATS ONLY
BABY FOOD 3 YEARS
-'For 3 years I ate only baby food,
everything else foruwd gas
Now
thanks lo Adlertku, I out everything
] and enjoy life" Mrs. M Gunn.
Even (he first spoonful of Adler-
ika relieves gas on the slotuach and
r> m oves astonishing am ounts of old
w aste m ailer from the system . Makes
you enjoy your m eals and sleep better.
Mr. Reddy and M r. lireed en Isith No m atter what you huve tried for
left Sprlngfleld Iasi week end one go­ your stom ach anti bowvds. Adb-rlka
Flanery's Drug
ing to San F rancisco and the other will surprise you.
to Portland Mr. Munn Is the only one Store.
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T a e tragic e n d o f
Forbidden Love
Hiw it an accident...or ajea lo u s wife’s revenge?
A SHER TON asnk bark into the rah.
Z \ Allan hr had eluded hi» w d e . N o w
he tad Marie Noe coo could enjoy their
(oebidden rcojeivout. . .
Ahead of him the glare of headlight*
from Marie iroadttrr cut into (he hl* k-
ncu Silently,hi*cahfulloucd Soon they
would be together at the roadhoute.
Suddenly the gl are of the road bright­
ened at another car. with it* xren
•hricking. »hot around the betid behind
them. --Some drunken fool," Aiherton
thought Then hi* blood
,
frutc w ith horror The
big car headed airtight
for the roadttcr. In an­
other intrant they had
crashedI
Aiherton leiped from
hi» cab. and fought to
rcleaae Marie'» uncon-
su ou t body from the
March
tangled wreckage Then glancing toward
the other car,he »aw.coming toward him
- - l i t irt/t.
Hu net •»»/«.' What did it mean? Had
the ui tome way diMOvcrrd their atcrel
renjeavoutf lYaa thia tragic wreck an
modem or had the, ui a |caloua fury
and at the ruk of her own life, coldly
determined (o take revenge on (be
woman who atulc her hutband » lovcf
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O n lv tw o perron» know the actual
a tu ty , auJ one o f them tells it w ith
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OREGON FRAME PLANT
CLOSES DOWN; FOREMAN
BOOK-KEEPER LEAVE
The last chapter In a story of an un­
su ccessfu l attem pt to estab lish and
operate the C ascade M anufacturing
plant was brought to a 'dose last week
end iwhen the rem ainder of the group
of men who have been working at the
plant for the past several w eeks dls-
All A m erica is being captivated by the New O ak­
land All-Am erican. By its vivid new style and
yoguish new beauty. By its su rg in g pow er, its
flashing pick-up and speed . . . W hat an oppor­
tu n ity for m otor c ar b u y e rs .. . a c a r of All-Ameri­
can quality for as little as $1145! C onsidering its
m agnificent new bodies by F is h e r . . . th e m ost
su rp risin g th in g ab o u t it is th e price.
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T he eye c a tc h e s a glim pse of
an object and Instantly turnR
to look directly a t it- but suppose
y our glasses show d istortion for
oblique vision? You m u st e ith e r
tu rn y our h ear or w ear O rtho-
gon lenses.
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S^Iìleode
Optom etrist.
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Huger e, Oregon
to 91J71, f . O. b . /o e « o r y , p lu a d a lt a a r y a h a rg a a
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L u va /o p
B y d r a u lU S h a a h d b a n rb a r a a n d a p r tn g a a aara ia a a h u U d In U at p r i o N .
H u m par a a n d r n r fa n d a r liu u d a a a tn .
G horfc O a k la n d d a h ta r a d
p rla a a — lh a y I n d u d a Unaaal h a n d lin g e h a rg a a . C a n a r a l M o to r a l i m a
P f a i a n t I* Ion a o o lla b lo a t m i n i m u m r a ta .
W. R. DAWSON
Springfield, Oregon
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