I PAG« POUR TH E SPRINGFIELD NBWS — --------------- - - a t THURSDAY. DEC. 26. 192» Coach McEwen, of the University of Oregon.¡MANY HEALTH SEALS HUNTERS UNSUCCESSFUL talked himself out of a $8,500 a year job. Now SOLD IN SPRINGFIELD BUT CONTINUE HUNTING Published Every Thursday at that he is free we expect to read In the news that BY SCHOOL CHILDREN Springfield, Lane County, Oregon, by college athletic managers all over the country Springfield duck hunters are be­ are lining up to present him with contracts at THE WILLAMETTE PRESS wailing the fact that wild ducks and The aele t Red Crons Christmas his own figure. Everyone knows that it was the H. K. MAXEY. Editor. Just will not be shot thia year. faculty at the University of Oregon that kept Mr. seals In Springfield has netted almost geese Many partlea have taken the Held *100.00, according to the receipt« j Entered as second class matter. February 24, 1*03. at the McEwen from winning every game. Too bad turned in to Mra. Gertrude Wilson, in search of the migratory birds and poatofflce, Springfield, Oregon. studies art' allowed to Interfere with football. nearly all of them have returned THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS BARGAINS ARE POPULAR W ITH TRAVELING PUBLIC The popularity of bargain prices la not confined to general merchan­ dise, according to J. A. Ormantly, passenger (raffle manager of (he Southern Pacific at Portland. Mr. Drmandy bases his conclusion upon the geuerally favorable re­ ception which the traveling public accorded the thirty day *24 00 ticket from main line polnta lo Los Angeles. "As an ripertmeat." he says, "the Southern Pacific company put Into effect, for a thirty-day period, (Nov­ ember 21 lo December 31) a bargain fare of *24.00 to Loa Angeles. Thia service up to the present time has proven ao popular that It has been decided to extend the period of sale to February 28. and If the traveling public, by reason of Its use, Indicates continued popularity, It may be fur­ ther extended. general chairman of the seal drive in time after time with the same, aud Uncle Si Tinklepaugh says he’s glad women’s Springfield thia year. story, aaw a few, but we could One year In Advance .......*1.7* Three Months ___ 75c dresses are getting longer Instead of shorter, Mra. Wilson and Mra. Maude Bryan. I not get "We any." 81$ Months*100 Single Copy ___;..6c finance chalrtaan of the locul health because if they went any other way they would­ Early In the season the weather group, canvaaaed the buslnena aertlon n’t be dresses. THURSDAY. DECEMBER 2«, 192* • • • of the town aud sold *14.76 worth of ' i wao too good, the water holes were all dry and the ducks didn't stop, What has become of the old-fashioned folks seal« to the bualneaa men. GOVERNOR PATTERSON that didn't buy anything they couldn't afford? The achoola huve all had atampa for j Now the ducks are all In a hurry to , get south and seldom stop nt our Governor Patterson has suddenly been taken aale and have done very good with from us by death. The best known and loved them. The Brattatn school leads the, ' bodies of water. Several wild gveae man in Oregon, the governor’s death is mourned Hat with *33.50 In sates. t*uplla at have been seen by local hunters, but not only by his close friends but by everyone. He the Lincoln school have sold *22 03 they have been unsuccessful In get­ was one of the most popular and yet the most worth of atampa. The reporta from ting close enougt to bag any. dignified governor Oregon ever had. the Girl's I-eugue at the high school, Among those who tried their luck have not been completed. They have * lth,,U' ' Ucc#“ “ w‘'r'' His two visits to Springfield this year to de­ dicate the new aviation field and the new bridge sold the stamps from booths at Gray’s Frank Bra It ton. W. K. Barnell. Dr. W made him closer to local people's hearts. His store for several Saturdays and af­ N. Dow, Bob Perry, and Jack Wade. popularity was evident every time he came into ternoons, and their »alt's will tiring V ZI a crowd. No doubt if he had lived he would have the total sum received locally to WHAT MAKES US WHAT WE ARE? been re-elected governor of Oregon. something near the *100.00 mark. Recently there came into my possession the Mrs. Wilson Is well satisfied with Governor Patterson had not only made a good governor from an economic and businesslike photographs of five brothers whom I have known the efforts put forth by the workers standpoint, but he contributed largely toward all my life. The pictures were taken when the In Springfield, and although the goal I human betterment. His reforms at the industrial eldest of the five was only eight years old. Do you wish your name listed of nine cents worth of stumps per 1 school for boys has been wonderful, and has re­ The first thing that Impressed me was the capita has not been reached, the re-] success? sulted in turning many boys from the path of resemblance of each one to all the others. Any-] «ponse has been very generous. M A IL SU B S C R IP TIO N RATE >BRUC ) A re You Looking Ahead? crime to useful citizens. He had similar ideas body, looking at them, would have known at | ;---------- for making changes in the penitentiary in an a t­ once that they are children of the same father EXTRA EMPLOYEES KEEP tempt to reform and restore the youthful law and mother. MAILS MOVING ON TIME offender to honorable and useful places in Even more striking was the fact that today society. Oregon suffered a severe loss when when their average age is forty, they seem to Three additional employees were death called her governor. • • • have changed very little. I had no difficulty in added to the staff of the local post laying the baby pictures on the desk and saying: office. In order to adequately hoodie LAWS THAT ARE NOT LAWS the annual Christmas mall ruch, Just The administration of criminal justice in “This is Joe, and this is John.” prior to the holidays. LeRoy Nice Ammerica is a d’sgrace to civilization. The man was put on as an extra carrier, Ira One might almost jump to the conclusion, t Nice served as an auxiliary clerk and who said that is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Hon. William from such an exhibit, that experience and will- l“aul Nice was a general assistant Howard Taft, once President of the United S ta te s.; power have very little to do with character In the post office. Yet I know that each of these five boys has The volume of mall handled this We have too many laws that are not laws. A citizen can hardly go about his daily business been changed, and by the exercise of his own year was about the same as that of without violating some law of which he never free will. former years, thinks Ira Nice, al- heard and which nobody obeys. In Connecticut The hot temper of the eldest has been cooled though he was quite sure that all the it is illegal to travel on the road or railroad on by self-control; he has become far sweeter and mall early advertising had not been Sunday. In New York it is, or was until recently, more tolerant. very successful, as the large rush of illegal to operate a motor-propelled vehicle on a The impatience of another, which made him Christmas mall seemed to start highway unless a man on horseback carrying a quick to start new things and quick to leave,,ate? ,hls year than ,l community club building, and the Times change but the law lags behind. be’ a worker.” Lawyers and judges live in the past. Lawyers I discussed this subject once with a shrewd" members present agreed to have the dominate our legislative bodies and try to make observer of the human race. He mentioned the installation of new officers at that new laws, intended to fit present conditions, man who had been the leader of his class at I time, and not to meet aga n until the next regular meeting, which Is to comply with principles and practices long out- college and has never been heard of since, dated. One result of this is that law and justice “Perhaps he had some hidden illness,” I said, be on January 24. 1930. often mean two different things. Poor men and “Perhaps he just couldn’t amount to anything.” W. A. Taylor was installed as ths honest men hesitate to go to law; they fear legal My friend disagreed vigorously. “He could new president. The officers asslst- technicalities which have no relation to justice. have changed himself,” he said. “Deep down in 1 ln* hlm will *>e c. E. Wheaton, vice All law ought to be based on common sense his heart that man knows why he has failed.” president; C. E. Kenyon, treasurer; and so plain and simple that any man with an Personally, I believe this. The pictures of my w K- Barnell, Jesse Seavey, Carl average sense of fair play could tell without five friends tend to confirm this belief. They are ol8On. F- B. Hamlin, and w. c. asking a lawyer whether he was violating the what they were as children, but they are also w right, board of directors, w. a . Taylor, W. K. Barnell, and Jesse law or not. Then everyone else would know it, different. and intelligent p"blic opinion alone would keep Each has moulded himself, and not merely *Seavey are the representatives to us all on the right side of the law or punish us been moulded. Not birth alone, but will power, county chamber meetings, promptly if we overstepped the line. has made them what they are “ --------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- <5 • how Ife Know if hy They Cc'led Them Red Skins By Albert T. Reid Kiov w a r e told there is a serious question vhether the Indians who Sold ManhatUn Island to Peter Minuit really ovned i t . T E L L "THE O L 0 STIFF T o M A K E IT THREE GUIARTS A nd xve ’ ll throw in the BROOKLYN BUDGE, AMO AST H lM jlS IT PRE-WAR STUFF S a y * - J jS t f t N -Y o u G u y s ,- y ho Do «tou T lN K I A M — J ohn D Go to Bend—Mr. and Mrs. W. F Walker left Sunday for Bend, where they will spend the Christmas hoik days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I Henry Korff. Visits With Son—Mrs. Katie Brum ette went to Portland on Friday to i see her son, John. She returned to 1 Springfield on Monday. among those who are a If you do, a business college training will be well worth while, and Eugene Is the place to get It. Here you will receive as thorough a training at as reason­ able a rate and In as short a time as In any other school. Aak About I t It’s a Good School Eugene Business College A. E. ROBERTS, [“resident Telephons 666 Miner Building Eugene, Oregon Our Future Wish Your confidence in us has helped make 1929 one t* the brightest years of our business life, and it is our aim to serve you in the future that our friendly relations may long endure. Eggimann’s are on the Job early and late with a stock of the best candies, Ice creams and other confections. May we continue to serve you. * F G G IM A N N ’S "Where ths Service Is Dllferent" W hy not Trade in Your Old Car on a Good Used Car WITH AN O. K. THAT COUNTS MORRIS CHEVROLET Co. 7th and Oak 942 Olivo St. 133 West Broadway Eugene, Oregon I Have Family Reunion—Mr. and Mrs. Byrl Crow went to Grants Pass ’ on Tuesday, where they participated In a family reunion at the home of Mr. Crow’s brother. Leaves for Washington—Mra. Nick Meier left Springfield last Saturday for Granger, Washington, her home, after a visit here. CALL FOR WARRANTS Notice is hereby given that School District No. 19, In Springfield, Lane County, Oregon, will pay at the office of the clerk of said district all war- rants to and including 780. Interest ceases after December 24, 1929. W. O. HUGHES. Clerk. We wish you a Joyous Holiday Season and Good Fortune for the New Year. z § 1 § |» k Brighten Up the New Year WITH A NEW PAIR OF . GLASSES ' The new frames Im­ prove the appearance, il j and new lenses lm- prove the vision, a very pleasing combination. 1 1 I M o u n t a in S tates P o w er C o m p a n y I