PAO® TWO
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
THURSDAY. MAY 28. 1981
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
Published Every Thursday at
Springfield. I^ane County, Oregon. by
T H E W IL L A M E T T E PRESS
H K MAXEY Editor
E ntered as second class m atter, F eb ru ary 24, 1903. s t th e poatofflce.
Springfield. Oregon.
MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATE
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O ne Year In A dvance .
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ome Stretch!
75c
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THURSDAY. MAY 21. I9.il
TOO SOON FOR LICENSE FE E CHANGE
In advocating the $3 00 automobile license fee we feel
that Secreian of Slat«' lb - is pi mature.. No doubt auto
license fees should come down in the future and the next
legislature will find this issue one of its chief orders of busi­
ness. But to radically reduce the fee at this time when
there are millions of dollars worth of bond obligations and
heavy interest charges that must be met is to transfer the
burden onto real property as the ultimate security for all
state bonds.
Real property is burdened more than is the automobile
when it comes to taxes. It needs relief also and 410 very
great cuts are in sight. The automobile should carry the
burden of new road construction and maintenance a while
longer on its present scale. Then when we can reduce the
amount of road building and the money need for roads then
a lower license fee is in order.
The secretaiy of state says he would continue to raise
the gasoline tax and issue more bonds to meet federal ap­
propriations for roads. While the gasoline tax is sort of
painfully extracted from the purchaser it is one of the chief
reasons for the high price of gasoline in this state. Gasoline
consumption has been falling off due to the high cost. A
heavy sales tax on any business will utimately "slay the
goose that lays the golden egg."
The wisest thing is to wait and reduce the license fee
gradually. We are told that Washington has a low license
fee but we know from personal experience that automobile
owners generally in our sister state regard the Oregon sys­
tem the best. Taxes and license fees on the automobiles in
Washington totals higher than Oregon's car licenses.
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THE SOLDIERS HOME
Eugene and Springfield early this year endorsed Rose­
burg for the location of the federal soldiers home. Now it
appears that Roseburg can not qualify in the minds of five
out of segen of the board on location. That is not out
fault—we're sorry.
But if the soldiers home is to be located somewhere else
besides Roseburg there is no reason why this locality should
not make an effort to induce the federal authorities to lo­
cate it here. It would be ridiculous to say we did not want
this large institution when it may be "handed to us on a sil­
ver platter.” Rather we should do something to get it.
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THE HORSE COMES BACK
The day of the horses as motive power on the farm is
far from being over. Some recent figures, compiled by the
Minnesota agricultural authorities, show that for a great
many kinds of farm work, which used to be done by horses
but lately have been done by motors, the horse is again the
cheaper motive power. Oats and hay are selling for the
lowest prices in years. Even though gasoline is down, there
are a great many farmers who are finding it now more eco­
nomical to use horses.
On the other hand, race horses and riding horses are
more expensive than ever before. The United States Army
is finding it difficult to get enough high-grade horses, part
thoroughbred, for cavalry remounts. Numerous sales of
saddle horses, or so-called steeplechase or hunter-type,
have been made in the East at prices ranging above $3000
apiece. Horses of a similar type and quality were easily
purchasable for $500 or $600 until a few years ago.
There is still money in the horse. There is money for
the breeder of thoroughbreds and saddle horses, and there
is profit for the farmer who can utilize horses instead of
motors. Probably there never w ill be a time when the small
farmer will not use horses, especially in rough or hilly coun­
try. A farm without horses may look all right to the
youngsters, but older people feel that it is not a real farm
There is nothing about a tractor to get sentimental about
A horse has individuality and character, and often becomes
one of the family.
Dawn of Final Period Arrives With Intense Interest
Among Contesants In Our “EARN and WIN” Campaign
Residents From Every
•> Nook and Corner of LANE
COUNTY Are Subscribing Through
Their Favorite Candidate
Subscriptions Are Pouring
FIRST GRAND PRIZE - Graham Paige Sedan
Special Six Sedan
(Six windows—Four speeds)
Choice of Ford Tudor Sedan or Coupe
, 51
Purchased of
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Frank Dankow of Detroit was given a sentence of 15
days in jail when he broke a mirror over the head of his
landlord.
SECOND GRAND PRIZE
Purchased of
852 Pearl Street
CHAS. TAYLOR’S GARAGE
ANDERSON MOTORS, Inc.
Springfield Authorized Ford Agency
Eugene, Oregon
John Driscoll of San Francisco was awarded $383 dam­
ages when he fell off his wagon and broke his wooden leg.
Final Instructions
TON
TIIE VACANT LOT
Ten years ago, in the midst of the depression of 1920-
21, 1 made a talk before a thousand men, representing one
of the country’s basic industries
For weeks they had heard nothing but bad news from
their salesmen Their only mail was cancellations. It was
a tough assignment for a speaker.
I showed these hopeless gentlemen a photograph of a
vacant lot, a big comer, a couple of hundred feet square,
in the very center of New York.
I said to them: “Doesn’t it strike you as strange that
here, in the heart of the greatest city, where land is worth
thousands of dollar!, o front foot, there should be this vac­
ant lot?”
They were only mildly interested, but I took a deep
breath and ploughed ahead.
“I'll tell you why that lot is vacant,” I continued “It
was part of a farm. Just a hundred years ago the farmer
died; his will gave definite instructions to his heirs. They
were at liberty to do as they wished with his other property,
but this particular comer of his favorite pasture was to re­
main forever unencumbered with buildings, as a resting
place for his bones and the bones of his wife.
"Stop and think what that means,” I said to my down­
hearted audience. “Only a hundred years ago . . . only a
little more than one life-time, this island was farms. More­
over, the people who lived on it assumed that it always
would be farms Now look at it, a city of six million people
"Yet you men sit here in the midst of it and assume
that because business has slowed up a little America is
never going to buy any more shoes, any more houses, any
more automobiles. Don't be like the owner of that farm.
The country which was pasture only three generations ago
is going to step ahead. This is the time to make plans for
a bigger future.”
They looked at me as much as to say: “Here is a bright
young man trying his best to cheer us up. But, of course,
he doesn't know what he is talking about.”
The other day, by a rurious coincidence, I was invited
to address the same convention. In the same hotel. I made
the same speech.
“You thought I was talking through my hat ten years
ago." 1 said to them. "But just look at the last ten years.
Every man in this room has done more business than he
would have dreamed possible in 1920.”
I told them about the vacant lot again. They looked
impressed, and » lapped their hands. But I suspect that, most
Of them still think that I was talking through my hat.
A b a m a tte r of precaution and to guard ag ain st possibility of log« to con­
te s ta n ts through m isun d erstan d in g during the last few days, the final rules and
Alloted by Both Newspapers
in stru ctio n s a re h erew ith appended.
T he cam paign closes prom ptly a t 8 p. m.. Ju n e 3, 1931. BE ON TIME!
1. Graham Special Six Sedan.
No votes will be Issued for su b scriptions not in th e ballot box by th e clos­
2.
Ford Tudor sedan or standard
ing hour.
coupe.
Make your rem ittan ces In CASH. MONEY ORDER, CASH IER'S or C ER TI­
FIED CHECK.
3. Alaska trip for two persons.
No PERSONAL CHECKS accepted for an am ount larg er th an a five-year
Alloted by the Eugene Record
subscription. T his ru le Is m ade In fairn ess to all and will be strictly adhered to.
No subscription money will be refunded and no prize will be exchanged
4. Philco 11 tube radio.
for a cash com m ission.
5. $75 in merchandise at some Eu­
C o n testan ts a re requested to m ake an au d it of th e ir accounts up to and
gene store.
including May 29. and check sam e with the cam paign m anager.
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F ailu re on th e p art of any c o n testan t to m ake this audit and check with
6. $40 in cash.
the cam paign m an ag er by NOON on Ju n e 3rd, will be in terp reted and accepted by
the official Judges th a t the cam paign m anager’s audit is co rrect and final.
Alloted by The Springfield News
V OTES ARE NOT TRA N SFERA BLE AND UNDER NO CONDITION
7. Atwater Kent radio.
WILL VOTES BE T RA N SFER ED FROM ONE CONTESTANT TO ANOTHER.
The ballot box will tell the tale. No one but yourself will know how mapy
8. $75 in merchandise at Fulop’s
subscriptions you have during the final period.
Springfield store.
C ontestants and th eir friends a re invited to be p resen t a t th e counting of
9. $40 in cash.
the votes but th eir presence is not required to win any of the prizes.
T he vote schedule rem ains th e sam e but the bonus votes on new sub­
scriptions is reduced to 20,000 e x tra votes with each J20 turned in.
Second paym ents or extensions on [.resent subscriptions have a trem en d ­
ous vote value and should not be overlooked th ese last few days. S ubscribers
cam extend paym ents any num ber of y ears up to five an d if th e first paym ent
was a new subscription each subsequent paym ent will be counted as new.
The la s ' fateful hours have arrived.
WORK! FIG H T! WIN! Ju n e 3rd, 1931—It w on’t be long now!
FINAL VOTE
SCHEDULE
Everybody Wins
Ballot Box
List of Prizes
Term
1 year
2 years
3 years
4 years
Price
. ... $1.75
3.50
5.00
6.50
Vote«
2,000
5,000
15,000
30,000
All co n testan ts who have rem ained active according to the m ips and who
do not sh are In th e aw ard in g of th e priz ts will be given a cash com m ission
am ounting to 20% of th e ir to tal su b scription sales. E ach c o n te sta n t will have
7.50
50,1)00
received a cash com m ission of 10% of th e ir subscription sales up to and Includ­ 5 y e a rs
ing May 29, and as th ere a re ten c o n te sta n ts finishing w ith nine prizes to be
Renewals count one-half of above
aw arded, one co n testan t receives an additional 10% com m ission. W hat could votes. 20,000 extra voteB with each
be fairer?
$20 in new subscriptions.
I lie ballot box will be locked and sealed by one of the official Judges
who will be given possession of the keys’. It will be placed in the business office
of the Eugene Record on the last day of the cam paign W ednesday. June 3rd, w here
It will repose until the counting of the v<., „ begins C o n testan ts will deposit
th eir subscriptions and rem lttan. ■ 'M o sam e at any lim e W ednesday up to 8 p. m.
H o w P riz e s W ill B e A w a r d e d
At the close of ,the cam paign the official Judges will count the votes and
the con testan t having the greatest vote total for the en tire cam paign will be
aw arded the O rsh .m -I’Slge autom obile which Is the firs, prize The co n testan t 1
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Kori1 »'tt'-tnoblle
which Is the second prize. The c o n te a t.n l having the next g reatest .m o u n t of
votes will be aw arded the A laska T rip for two persons, which Is the th .n l prize
o
M'‘”‘ ° f e ,th e r ° r
"•’* "P « I* rs sponsoring this cam paign
will count tow ard th© flrwt thro© prlsi*«.
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t fl7 th " f lr ,t th r“e Kr‘U,d prlee" h ,v o bw n « * « d . d the next th re e cm-
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» « t th ree co n testan ts having the g reatest total of vote« for the a . ........
the Eugene Record ............aw arded th e th ree prizes give,, by each new spaper In
advertised order In the order In which they finish In th e vote standing. AH M iters
Who have rem ained active throughout th e cam paign will he aw arded 10% c ss com
mission based on their total subscription sales
ONLY ONE PRIZE CAN BE WON BY ANY CONTEHTANT.
Official Judges
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to that tim e
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votes earned by each co n te sta n t U|
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W h o Will Win ïîiese Beautiful Cars June 3rd?