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THURSDAY. HRl’TBMBRR 4. ll»30
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
JU ST IC E TO T H E INDIAN
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The situation of the Indian In the United S ta te s
has long beeu one of th e curiosities of o u r system ,
in the eyes of foreigners. They c an n o t u n d er­
T H E W IL L A M E T T E PRE8S
stand, in the first place, how we ever took this
H, K M A X E Y . Editor
vast continent aw ay from its original in habit-i R r B K O m W
Entered as second class matter, February 34, 1*03, at the
a n ts; least of all can they understand how, hav-
postotMee, Springfield, Oregon.
B* ERNEST CAMPJQ
-! ing once conquered the Indians, we have kept
N E W YORK Three »hurl blta-ka
M A IL SU B SC R IPTIO N RATE
them as w ards of th e Nation instead of compel-
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One Year In Advance _._ ..31.75
Three Months
'ling them to ta k e th eir chances with w hite folks. „ „ llk„
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Six Months __ _____ ______ (1.00
Single Copy ....
Published Every Thursday at
Sp rlng leld, Lane County, Oregon, by
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 4. W30
LET POWER PLANTS BE BUILT
Holding up $60,000,000 investm ents in hydro­
electric developm ent in so u th e rn Oregon and
o th er p arts of the sta te because a few people
think future generations m ight w ant to develop
the sites seem s very short sighteduess to us.
T here is a crying need for industrial develop­
m ent and em ploym ent now and a good deal of
this work is projected to go ahead within the
next few m onths.
uiu as«r wsltud and wallsd. Gross
Chureh Service« Changed
mail's contract lay on the tabla, raaily
The Union church ««rvlc« which
f r alituliig
Ila couldu'l uudtiralaud
•«.« di o h itoiiii was. Hi bail always wae to have been held al Ihn I’hrlsllstt
b««n an prompt before, a i uMg«r to church last Huuday evening was
changed to the Maptlet church late
an abend with tba deal. , . .
In lha weak Rev. C. J. Pike, psator
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A Gentleman of Color, with several of lha Melhodlet church, preached
of Iti» dinky frlvnds, waa preparing The young people held thalr Joint
movllng si lha Uhrletlan churuh as
(or a Sunday joy ride.
Their undent auto creaked up to a had ln.au announced
filling atatlon Out popped the driver.
Shops Here Saturday — Chari«*
*'Ab want* Mime gasolio«,” b* talc
Brawar of Fall Creek purchased «erne
with a granitole!« air.
«uppllea while ha wkj In aprlngfleld
Thera waa u delay of several mm
Ute«, punrtu i'cd by aounda of wrang mi Saturday.
T he answ er, of course, us every Am erican “,d*' ,h‘* ,,udM"1 rlv«r, extends the
knows, is th a t the Indians w >re never fit to >Kruy »*iuuior of New York* let..... tout
control o r develop the resources of th e country, | dls,rlct
and the n atu ral law of the survival of th e fittest
Thl* *• “ ",dv “r lh* c,,)r ,hBl f,,w
operated to give th e w hite m an control. From oul»,,,,'r* know. To moat persons liv ling between the driver and the «latrili
the beginning, Am erican settlers tried to befriend *"« 1,1 "n"‘11 ,OW"H ‘ “ad 1 * “■ ,m,‘ of i"'',»ir," ',,r F«.i*lly. o n a o f t i t . , a ri to
th e Indians, and in Ahe m ain ou r relations w ith ,h*"’ N*’w York
,h” ">"»•<•> <>' ,be *“r i «»*•••» her hand oui to ....
them have been peaceable. We have felt ra th e r
ultra-modern luxury.
what waa iha matter.
Hh., waa Just
sorry for them , in these receut years, and few
True, It t» a city of spectacular in time to hear h«r chocolat Lodi
have begrudged the com paratively sm all cost of w*“1,h *•“’ •• •• al*° « • "f apeetsv m«.ir «xcinit.i-
'Aw, pul In a whole gallon, than!"
m aintaining them on reservations aud giving ular *,o'r,‘rly- Thu Jewels amt perfume
• • •
them a s m uch education as they w ere willing of
*»•'«““' “r« bu> “ block away
o r able to assim ilate.
irom ,b*' unahaven faces, the gat bag.« ■ Itoailuldii algu; "Where will you i
! c a tia
and
prowling
care
of
Sixth ! I end cternltyf"
Now Mr. C harles J. Rhoads, United S ta te s Avenue.
What a subject for hot weather
Development of w ater power is not taking it Com m issioner of Indian Affairs, thinks th e tim e
A city of MtartltiiM voutrantn,
has
come
to
get
th
e
Indians
on
the
reserv
atio
n
s
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away from fu tu re generations, it is m erely pre­
and Into the ran k s of Industry and a g ricu ltu re
Amld
„ huIuan DR. POLLARD HAS GREAT
paring it for th eir use.
FISHING LUCK MONDAY
“ »at only a Dickons could pic
W ater over the falls never com es back again object very m uch to th a t except the Indians *»“»>“
BUT STILL COMPLAINS
Tlic currant drive aguiuat vlo-
and is a resource w anted. It has been wasted them selves. W hy should they e n te r Into t h e ' tur«.
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Some of the prettieet redaldea
iin Oregon since tim e began aud th e sta te is fierce com petition of civilization, struggle for a blll, ,d ,
that might have
th a t worse off. A program of obstruction m erely living, when Uncle Sam can support them ?
j caught near here were tuken from
I «hocked lha author of "Oliver Twist." |
the McKenxie northeast of Spring
continues this waste.
T he older ones on the reservations will not
Housing Inspectors found eight per-
u, ng In three room«, only one t
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l,r W_ H
Holding back construction by political bicker­ relish being th ru st out into the cold, cold world.
"
,,OWi‘nl •‘•»••‘««. ihe
ing at this tim e when thousands of people are They have been pauperized so long th a t they of which had a window. F iito n «uch ! doctor
aucccodml In landlug two 17
probably could not m ake a living Independently. famine« live in thia building And , t
out of work is crim inal.
But if Mr. R hoads plan if carried o ut for im- then- are m> bathtub« -none in the
h r"d",d"a “"** *”"*
M,h,'r He
If any city w ants any of these w a te r power proved Indian schools, which will teach the young entire neighborhood
Some house« 1 «iivceeded In gettla;: a airing of 17
sites it should file on it and develop the site at ones the useful arts, especially encouraging the hav» running water other« do not ! riah all over 13 Inch«».
Even with auch luck the doctor
once. Cities have first choice hut sites should developm ent of their native handicrafts, in so fa r
. . .
not be held forever for them . N either cities or as they have any, and which will hold up before
in another hou»« which had no complained that flatting 1« not what
individuals should be allowed the privilege of each Indian child the understanding th a t event- tight« rive tamt.ie« living on the «am« :t used to be. aaylng that a few year«
bottling up pow er for long periods.
I uaUy he o r she will have to tak e the sam e floor use the «am« bathroom, con ago when he wa« flatting on a* rainy
day they could pull out nice large
The m ore power sites developed in Oregon chances th at w hite folks take, it m ay be th at in talalng no bathtub.
the cheaper the rate s will be and we will all a n o th e r generation the Indian problem will have
• There doesn't meetU to bi* any on«« oa foal aa they dropped Iholr
tinea Into the water.
benefit. R ates have been on th e decline th e 7 )een solved because it will have disappeared,
water," the Inspector commented to
past few years and we can expect pow er to
A fter all. it hardly seem s fair to have en- the Janitor.
LIONS HEAR QUARTET
The Janitor laughed.
becom e cheaper and cheaper.
franchised the Negro w ithout conferring the
AT LUNCHEON MEET
"There Isn't any water because
' sam e m ore o r less doubtful benefit upon the
W hether power com panies develop w ater i Indian.
there ain’t any pipes."
power sites or it is done by cities it is a very
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“What happened to them?"
Spmlal music provided entertainment
expensive undertaking, and cannot be accom ­
"Stole 'em. If the i-nant« did nt cut I ^l,r
tt,,'0,ber» of the Mona club
plished “w ithout c o st”. T he bonds of every
"W ITHOUT COST TO T H E TAXPAYER"
them out and »ell them, prowler« did i “ lh,‘lr n,,<,n ,un< beou 0,1 |i'r<'>“y
m unicipally owned plant is an obligation against
Same wuy with the light bulb«.''
,
* eok
A quartet consisting ol
the individual property within the city. If the
11 ® principle sta te developm ent of w ater
e e e
«Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Murphy anil Dr
pow er plant is a failure then the losses m ust P°w er 8,t®8 w ltliout cost to the tax p ay er could
One house boasts a hih .11 flower ! and Mr* W C Rchhat. simg several
be m et with taxation. If it is successful then e applied to private business then we m ight all
d
with « hi flowers and nn* I ,,umb*r» amt were accompanied at
,h e users
power should get the benefit ol a £ ^ f u S V l
„ 7 to ie't ».“t t
« - t Z 2 T 7 X X « .... ............ . «............ »
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reduced ra te but w ithout this is a substantial J > 5s tu 1 ot people w ho a re trying to get sotnt
sullen world
! hnainea« wa« discussed at luncheon
reduction it is wiped out through th e loss of banker
m oney lender to set them up in bus - ^ « t t grow"
and tin ,»„« "» >™a*- »*•“•
* • * “ a»d
n la n t -a x d e m o t i o n
p la n t -a x e x e m p tio n .
B ut w hether private o r m unicipal developm ent
it m u st be done w ithout outside m oney. It tak es
real cash to employ labor and m achinery
and
buy m aterials to dig canals and build power
plants and distribution system s. W hen people
come forth ready to spend this m oney condi-
tions in Oregon now surely do not w a rra n t any
holding up of the program .
• • •
m ethod of financing. They are alw ays asking
for additional security and th a t you have a good
sh are of th e needed m oney in cash. This is a
very bothersom e requirem ent. We should pass
a law rem oving personal obligation and then we
would have finance "w ith o u t cost to the tax-
payer.”
As we looked a t the aw e-inspiring sp ectac’.y,
w ater rolling over a 285-foot cliff and turning
While m any people are strongly opposed to to m ist in a g rea t chasm below, we could not
the use of “stool-pigeons" to catch bootleggers, but w onder how long it would be until som.
we feel th at in th e in terest of law and order , wild-eyed schem es would a tte m p t to harness the
the sheriff’s office should not be unduly criti- i pow er “ w ithout cost of th e tax p ay er.” These are
cized w hen the h u n t for a m urderer is in pro- am ong the highest falls in the world and if they
gress. T his spirit only encourages law breakers are not dried up for power then in future many
and dem oralizes efficient service on th e p a rt of I thousands of people will visit them and they
th e officers. It is a better tim e to m ake a f ig h t! will be fam ous.
on the use of “stool pigeons” w hen the atm os-
• • .
phere is clear. If these is strong opposition to
the use of “stool pigeons”, and there appears
M oonshine is precious fluid. Consider w hat
to be from conversations one hears everyw here, the public pays for it and w hat th e governm ent
then a petition signed by representative citizens spends trying to keep th e m oonshiner from
and addressed to the sheriff and county co urt m aking it and th e bootlegger from selling if.
would probably stop th eir use in Lane county Our present civilizations does m any queer things
as far as local prohibition enforcem ent is con- and th e fu tu re will no doubt look back on ihis
cerned.
age of th e “noble experim ent” w ith a smile.
i'hings Were Different in Noah's T '-te
m onths
on e n d
ing.
W heel and A ale A lig n in g
TE S TS FREE
Minton’s Brake
Service
All Work Guaranteed
Phon« 371
Eugen«
10th and O liv «
O regon
SALESMAN
WANTED
Kaalern organltallon ««tabllah-
tng offlcea In Eugene want« one
Rian lu handle our Springfield buel
ne«e. Mutl It« over 34 year* old and
have had bu«ln««a or «ale« ««per
l«nre.
W r it« M r. H a ll, 2028 U n iv e rs ity
St., Eugene.
Open Air Circs* Act*
Daily Horw Show
n e8 s a n d t a k e th e lr Pa >' o u t o f t h e p r o fits — if
» «™ws in but Met« and ttn csaa
th e r e a r e p r o flts
B a n k e r s d o n o t t a k e to t h is p-rch«d upon a fir« .... aH'. In ca»e of • ur«,h’r “r” "»’ "»•«'« Of (he Lion.
' club. Dr Rebhan being president this
SHALL WE HAVE "STOOL PIG EO N S?”
M AN Y IS THE TIM E IT
D ID N ’T R a i n f o r . S i x t y
OR. NINETY DA YS AND
SO W E TIM E S FO R.
M odern Eq uip m en t fo r B rake T est­
ß y Albert T. Reid
'lown• the *"»P«ctor« ordered,
K a c m • - A b to Show
r
Livtstock Exhibit*
Coanty Display*
Rebekah'« M eet on M onday
The regular weekly meeting of the
Not far “w“y- ln 11 ,lny room« 8,u “ lt,.b„i,,lh
nian wl,h ,,ire” cr,nvklion« agninm
“
... , u
„
" ' “
« »y
lem
him. The next conviction m ean, ut«
hln>
Imprisonment. Soon, on the dark, nar- waa taken up. A small attendance,
i row stairs that lead to his hiding due to the fact that It wa« laibor
day, was present.
/w a p
’¡ a T ./" " “PP'“‘r ‘ m“n WW‘
Thing« may happen,
Th
„
may (tn<’1
not. „ T°r
For 7 the
tenement
' ,m“y
“ ™
In"k
11 • • V \ ‘he d,y ’ work.
Sam Grossman had an Idea—a plan ?
for pepping up a certain radio pro- ’
gram. Time and again he presented !
the scheme to the station manager.
Each time he received encouragement,
but no definite offer of purchase.
A few day« ago he had another
appointment—the sixth In two weeks. I
i »' to 'th e fifteenth "nm./’h’e T en t
Then down the corridor to th a Z
But th l. time somehow he cn,.id7,
force himself io go m ' viavh. tht
would be like «o m .nv » th ., c m . ’
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P
He wandered down the hall. Up the
stairs. And to the sixteenth floor. Jt
Isn't worth while, he decided. Then
i he threw himself from a window.
On the floor below, the station I
a tten d /
for H ealth & E nergy---
GANDY
M ake no m istake candy I h good for active, healthy
boys and girls. They need It to replenish the energy
burned up in stre n u o u s play. Make sure your younsters
get enough candy to furnish needed energy. W hat ever
kinds they like best, you’ll know it’s pure if bought at
R G G IM A N N ’ S
"Where the Service le Different"
"Sweeten
The
Day
With
Candy”
RELIEF FROM CURSE
OF CONSTIPATION
Y e a h ?
a n d in my d a y
SHE JU S T R A IN ED OATS
A n d D o 6 5 F o r F o r ty
D a y s a n d f o r t y n ig h t s
A C o m p l e t e w a s h - o u t
f re 11 would cut off the *'ilt °r m‘
,h 1,1 “ hun<,re<1 P*f*o«» h mu»i com«
—
A Battle Creek physician says, ''Con
«tipatlon Is responsible for mori
misery than any pther cause.”
But Immediate relief ha« been '
found. A tablet called Itexall Order-1
lie« hag been discovered. This tablet
attracts water from the system Into
tJte lazy, dry evacuutlng bowel called
the colon. The water loosens the dry
food Waste aud causes a gentle
thorough, natural movement without
forming a habit or ever Increasing
the dose.
Stop suffering from constipation
' hew a Rexull Orderlle at night. Next
day bright. Get 24 for 26c today at
I- l.inery's Rexall Drug Store.
O i!
Womatts Work.,
w # r l is never done— certainly not I f ah«
farm ! From early till late she c o o k s, deans, am
a h er "»pare tim e” she ia expected to take e ar
i and the garden. Rarely has she even a few
a o f leisure. Anil i f she sweep* and waahee
■iis ia wearing herself out for three eenha ,
^ ,' Â j T h e handsome rimless
lW 7 .'‘ xlnsHRH fitted here will
al'ev,ate *traln anfl
lmProVi> one’* appear-
<4h] ance.
DR.
E C . ME ADE
p r T O M E T R I7 - T
VA W E T T Ö ™ A V E
F o r that alight cost, e lc c trid ty w ill ru n a vaennm
a washing machine, o r it refrig erato r o r fan. F o r a
naoaw It w ill operate eleelrie e ■- Ling and heating
Sasre h er thne and streit .’f'i t/'-.h electric
Movntain States
*VeUH PAITNCRS
Power Compavy