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THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 20. 1931 T H « SPRINGFIELD NEWS PAO« TWO THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS Published Every Thursday at Springfield, Lane County. Oregon, by THE WILLAMETTE PRESS H. E. M A X E Y . Editor Entered as ee-rood class m atter, F eb ru a ry 24. 1903. al the pos lo ffi ce, Springfield, Oregon M A IL S U B S C R IP T IO N RATE One Year In Six Months ...................................21.00 Single Copy ....................... 75c ....................... ...5c n i l ILSPAY. N , Y K M IIE R 20. 1931 S. P. STILL EMPLOYS FOREIGN LABOR IN OUNTY The murder trial brings to our attention again that there are gangs of Mexicans woking above Oakridge on the Southern Pacific section. Once before we were told that this practice would not be continued, and a gang or so were either taken off or substituted somew here else. We can see no possible excuse or justification for the railroad company importing foreign laborers into this coun ty when thousands of Americans walk the streets willing to work at any price. We can see no reason why this work should be given to foreigners who send their money back to Mexico as fast as earned. The railroad company should be a citizen of this coun try the same as the rest of us and as such should recognize its obligations in times of stress to see that as many jobs as possible are supplied. To recruit foreigners for jobs on section at this time not only robs Americans from this employment but it con tributes to the unrest and lowers our patriotic standards. If revolution should come to this country the railroads would be the first to appeal to the government for property pro tection and they might expect some of these men who are now walking the streets to do some of the protecting. Cer tainly they could expect no protection from the Mexicans they hire. It is not right and it is bad business that foreign labor should be employed at this time and if the railroad heads are wise they'll recognize this fact and make changes. ♦ ------------- IT’S THE SPIRIT THAT COUNTS After all is said and done, there’s only one thing that is responsible for the growth or decline of any community. That is the spirit of the people. If the people are discouraged, blue, disheartened, pessi mistic, growling, snarling, kicking, complaining, whining and weeping, the community is on the toboggan and sliding backward If the people can smile trough their tears, show their spunk, keep pegging away, keep cheerful, live within their means, appreciate one another, consider the future, have hope for better times, determine to “see it through' at any cost, that town is on the upgrade, and will get somewhere. Two men looked at a worn-out farm. One man turned away, said it was hopeless. The other man said he’d try it. He bought it for a song, and everybody called him a fool. He smiled, and began studying soil culture. He read everything he could find on soil building. He came to be known as an expert on soils. He put his theories into practice, building hack into his farm the fertility that had been taken from it. The result, now he has a farm that is the envy of the com munity. What wrought the change? It was the spirit of the man. It was his determination that turned the trick. Emerson said: “What a new face courage puts on “vervtliing A determined man, by his very attitude and the tone of his voice, puts a stop to defeat and begins to conquer.’’ It’s the spirit that counts. ARE THE CHAINS DOING THEIR PART? County, state and city employees have come forward magnificently in forwarding part of their pay to relieve the needy. Merchants and other business people will be called upon to give as they have in former years. If our observa tions are correct the independent or individual merchants have borne the brunt of these contributions in years past. We think it proper for the public in general to know what the chain stores, whose ownership rests in Wall Street or some other financial center, are doing toward local re lief beyond urging their employees to donate. We are not charging that chain stores in general have done nothing for on that point we are not informed. But we do say they have the same responsibility as other merchants and we would like to know if they are discharging them in the same way. Someone in authority should make this statement before drives for funds are over. ------------------2>------------------ Japan, China and Russia will likely be at war in earnest in Manchuria before the present trouble is very much older. Japan, it is said, would like to annex this part of the main continent. No doubt the soviet government would like to make communists out of the Chinamen. The thing that ail foreign nations should do is to get out of China and leave that land to the Chinamen. They are entitled to their place on the earth, free from outside interference, the same as other peoples. -------------♦------------- An old fashioned wife is one that does not iet her jealousy settle in her trigger finger. ------------ «------------- It isn’t necessary for a husband to tell his wife every thing todav— She generally knows it. -------------♦------------ The poker playing husband seldom likes to use one o the furnace. i Drive slowly! The children in the street may be yours. THE FAMILY JOHN GAINES, M.D SPEAKING OK TEETH I doubt if any one ever fully appreciates his or her teeth quite so much as when they have just been all extracted by the dentist. When the victim struggles through the agoniz ing days, trying to break in" a new set of artificial teeth he remembers what a treasure he has lost in his natural teeth; if it were to do over again, he’d treat those native molars and incisors with a great deal more of respect than he did when he had them. The modern advice as to care of the teeth is plenty vol uminous; the ether-wave sizzles with the bray of the charl atan. The hawker mercilessly besets you with his sugar- coated nostrum, and wise columnists hand you tooth-theor ies, sophistries and “isms.” . . . Those and many more. Why should I add my bit? Well, common sense at this time may not be amiss. There is no law on God's green earth that requires obedience as to how often you should see your dentist, or how often a man or child should apply a nostrum to any part of the mouth, gums, teeth or throat. Just the simple, well- known admonition: He cleiyi, alert against any harmful practice- and consult your dentist at the first symptom of rebellion in the dental region. There is no minimum or maximum on your visits to the tooth doctor; go when you need h!s service, be it one, none, or 20 times a year. Continual and senseless scrubbing of the teeth is highly iapable of doing grave harm; many a case of pyorrhea has been s e t lip by the use of septic tooth brushes; the enamel of your teeth was not put there as a field for exploitation by the swarms of nostrum-vendors that infest the land. Nature gave us about all we need in food-elements for keeping the teeth clean. Look for them and use them - and don’t be lieve everything you hear. ROWtNA ÄIDf{ w* RUMU SCHOOL BUDGET FOR ><,r • ' f,,r , hlld Th* <ll,,rlbu lion was made on a school census NEXT YEAR PENDING 3 GET FAIR RETURNS corvetear kw "You don't know anything yet,” eha j that the smallest crumb would catch assured him in her throat. FINAL INSTALMENT “Oh. well. I'm taking the chance" Peter measured four tablespoon When they had finished »upper he " I have thought it over I ’ve been fuls o f coffee into the pot and poured thinking it over unct that night in botlmg water over it to drip. Then cleared away the dishes quickly and Cheyenne— the first time we had to he set the table with silverware of shoved the table into its corner The® »how the certificate. W e won't have sorts and paper plates— “W e never he drew the big. high-backed divan to (how any certificate here W e’re wash anything hut silver and pans before the smoldering fire and heaped ks free as the birds and the flowers." up here.'1 he explained, “and toss a it with cushions, and turned out all “ Rack and Ruff will expect us in coin to see who has to do it " He the lights but left tw o candles glim laid out slices of cold roast beef, and mering on the mantel. tonight. They won’t like it." She did not hesitate hut went ovar "They’ re not expecting us. 1 wired liverwurst. potato salad, crackers and Then he opened a can of at once and sank down among ifia them two davs ago that we wouldn't cheese cushions in the corner of the big soup- adding an equal portion of »e home until Monday.” “Are—we going to stay hare— until water according to directions on the divan Peter sat beside het and drew her into his arms, and Constantins Monday r Rowena “Y ou see when 1 think of provid crouched at their fee«. “W e are,” a i d Peter firmly. "Peter. Peter," said Rowena, "be ing for you as a good husband j made no resistance. For tome time careful, oh. be careful I I f —you do should." he said. "1 can't get away they sat there, motionless and silent. this It— it will give me a grand chance to be mean to you— if 1 want |o. I can make it hard for you to get a divorce— 1 can get alimqny------ "I " It’ll be worth it." said Peter grim ly “Besides," he added smiling. •even when you are Mrs. Peter Blande in fact, at heart you will still be just Rowena Rostand You are immortal.** Rowena did a strange thing She clasped both her hands tightly over Peter’s arm and looked up into his face— deep, deep into hit eye»— I aearchtngfy, for a long time and did not speak. Peter's fell at last before the intensity of her silent gaze but there was no diminution of purpose In his manner "And you ought to know by this time that when I make up my mind. It’s made." he »aid .doggedly. "So you needn’t try to talk me out of it." “I ’m not going to try." a id Ro wena faintly He helped her out o f the rumble "Thia place ia m y mother’».” said Peter, gently. and cautioned her to be careful of the rocky path up the hill. from toup and crackers and cheese. both staring, a little awed and vary " I t ’» ea»y to get a twitted ankle It The cheese trust ought to give you sober, into the flickering fire here," he said He even asked her to help carry a discount. I wonder you haven’t got was very still—the stillness seer med his bundles up from the car and a hand o f mice following you about. to touch them, to make them on« filled her arms with them. At the W hat a Pied Piper you’d be for with it. The light was low. Little foot of the steps that led to the wide H am elin T soft scents of wood and pine and unroofed piaxm. he kicked over a Ijttle soft Rowena laui_ gtied tolerantly. "Cheese smoke crept out to them ■tone and produced a big bras» key sounds o f night in the hills crept ia is very good for one." she said that lay beneath to them. The chirr of katydids tilled Peter opened up a bottle of horse “Look at this." he a id . 'T h e cabin’s a sort of open house for radish, put salt and pepper on the the air. Suddenly Peter lifted his hand and everybody and his friend, and the table- and sugar, cursing -oftly be key bear» the household motto. cause he had forgotten cream for drew her face toward him until her the coffee Then he filled a great lips lay against his throat. His hand Come easy— go easy' -see?" "Appropriate to week-end honey- bowl with fresh fru it for a center caressed her shining, brooxt gold hair. piece with candlesticks around it. yoners, like pa," ahe said quietly. "Here you are, Mrs. Blande," h e , “Close your eye»,” he said. "1Y* "You would a y that.“ a id Peter. “ ! assure you, that was not the idea ’ a id jauntily, and held a chair for quite dark here and 1 will not ta lk 1 her. Maybe you can forget it’» only Pete* back o f it Rowena sank down, a little breath» and think it's some one you like." The cottage, which consisted of hut Rowena lay very still, scarcely one immense room and a huge less, rather pale. screened bath, with miniature kitch Just the barest fraction of an in breathing, against him. He could leal enette, was roughly finished with stant Peter hesitated Then he lifted her lips upon his throat quivering heavy oaken beams. There was a her face with a very determined fore ever so little great fireplace of natural stone, and finger— and touched his lips to hers, "Peter " she said. running end to end away frem it on faintly, almost timidly at first and "Mmmmm." he murmured indla- both sides were studio couches then with stubbornly rising courage tinguishably. against the wall, comprising three crushed them roughly It was with "W ho— whose cabin is it?" full sides of the cottage. quite an air o f bold bravado that he He laughed softly. "Do— do you W ater was supplied by a windmill went to his own chair opposite, but cart?” among the rocks higher up the hill, his face was flushed and his eyes did Unconsciously she stiffened a little and Peter invited Rowena up with not meet hers. in his arms, her quivering lips grew him to witness the ceremony of Rowena threw off her nervousness firm. But she pressed more closely chaining the wind. in forced laughter. into the curve of his arm. " It’s our one servant up here,” he "Oh Pumpkin Eater,” she said “No," she said firmly. said "I-oosing the windmill is one gaily though her voice was that of " It ’s my mother’s,” he said 'She of the real events of coming up. on» who has too little breath for a When there is a crowd they do it torrent of tumbling words- ’'fancy likes this sort of thing." with a great processional, with in all this furor after three solid months Rowena relaxed and laughed a lit cense and incantations But our o f marriage." tle. tremulously And the throbbing minds are on other things tonight so “You won’t be laughing about it silence enfolded them warmly. we won’t bother." A fte r a long while—“ Peter," she three days from now” he said grimly. Rowena followed him down the "Oh. maybe I will." she answered said again. »teep rocky path to the cabin again. cheerfullv. 'T m one of the grandest "Mmmtnmmm." “ Been here often?” she asked little laughers you ever saw in y u jr "It's the third and last warning. casually. life ” — You’d better take me to town—take "Yes.” Peter was laying a fire H e smiled at her suddenly. "Yes, me right away quick—a« fa-t as ever in the grate. you are. I ’ll say that for you You you can------” "W ere you here with crowds—oe are just great about— things like “It ’« too late now that.” just—alone?" " T m laft is bettet than— never,“ j Deftly he served a portion of salad "Both" "And pretty soon it wil i Rcwena walked about i » m cabin I and meat on a paper plate for her, she said never" Unconsciously their voi w» ruffling her bronze-bright U r with I and poured the coffee. 'It's nev«» “Sorry to have nothing lietter than had fallen to whispers both hands She looked at Use the pic-1 pic tures — the autographs — the eendle- canned cow for your wedding-night,” real'y too late until it really is -toe. la te ” she added enigmatically “ Peter he said. sticks— the incense burners. "Oh. I adore canned cow I al- —believe me—you’d le tte r------ ’ "Belongs to a woman, doesn’t it, wavs ask for it at all my weddings.” Again he laughed softly. Whjc Peter?" She was glad to have the com ee Rowena, why?—A n u are my wife — “Yea." Peter was opening up his bundles and drank it steaming hot although "Because if you don’t— I war« and putting the food supplies in their it scorched her throat But she could you. Peter I— I'll never let you go not eat. proper compartments. again— never—as long as you live— "W hy don’t you eat, Rowena?” he and it will be too late for ever." "Do you think she’ll like your demanded. bringing another—woman— here ?" Even against the straining of her " I ’m not hungry.” " I don’t care whether she does or arms about him she wondered breath« “You're not nervous. I hope—not n ot" leaslv if hr would rise up at that and Rowena threw off her air of quiet frightened, or anything” go away But of course he didn’t "N ot in the least. I'm just not moodiness. She rolled up the sleeves He laughed again an odd pleased hungry ” of her blouse and asked for a job laugh, and pressed his lips to bel "W hy aren’t you hungry? You • "You can put the rolls in the oven.” fragrant hair. said Peter. "And you may as well haven’t had anything to eat fo r And Constantine murmured quid get as much fun out of things as you hours,” he persisted stubbornly. I never have much appetite. Peter. contentment at their feet can. There’» no u»e to try to get You know I never eat much.” away. You can’t ” But you haven't eaten anything. T m not going to try," «he said. TH E END Yo q Peter pressed the button that You usually eat something started the electric refrigeration, didn't even eat your adored soup.. pulled out the drop-leaf table and You’re not sick, are you?” "No.” She smiled at him the J measured four cups of water into the friendly warn smile that was gen tea-kettle Starting Next Week " I hope you’re hungry,” he said. uinely Rowena " I think maybe it’s "W e're eating camp rations tonight. because I feel so sorry for you. i "SIGHT UNSEEN’’ Tom orrow I ’ll show you tome good P eter" “Sorry— for me------ ” country cooking for I'm really the By "Yes. Because you’re doing such, abln’s »tar chef. But tonight my reimfa on other things and I don’t a very r stupid tiling and potting v o r -, Mary Robert Rinehart it in f_ my ................ .. i:i._ want to be bothered. O ur fare will »elf power like at-:- this. 1 in '■» quick and rough, and it will re- do quite terrible things to yon- tter A Fascinating Story by a quire an appetite to enjoy it.” this— if I want to.— And I can be Famous Author. "I'm ju it ravenous.” »aid Rowena m olt iriu H lfu lly mean— if I want to." yolitaly- although knowing very wall "Yea, I know th a t” S.irvey of 514 Oregon Farm» Now Completed for Second Year: Profit is Shown Lately, however, the blind man Final account of the probate of The other day, however, we hap pened to drop In on him around the found a w onderfully productive the estate of W illia m J. Bennlnger lunch hour and he invited us to stand on steps ledalng down to the was filed Saturday. T he estate Is his own p articu lar Sovletlzed cafe subway. T he crowds were herded appraised at 4412.73. of I6.0S0 for the couuly. T ile celt sub Includes a ll children bel ween Hie ages of four years amt 20 years w hether attending school nr not Platitude Al Hum an nature Is a strange thing Now, the things that Interest me may not Interest you at all. Daley R eeder — Quite true, hul (lo g o n dairym en may nut tie get A m ajo rity of the school ills tlio ie are compensations. II In te r tin * rich these days, but neither are they mb had off aa those III Irte la have already fixed (heir bud ests me Io observe the things yuu some other farm enler|>rl»es, judg gels. The budgets must be til by are Interested lu that do nut In terest me. ing from figure» Just compiled by j the cud of the year. the farm management department a t the (Jregou State collage expert POOLE • GRAY lue nt station on the results of the SCHOOL FUNDS SENT second year's survey of 614 dairy | TO LANE DISTRICTS BARTHOLOMEW farm s In 22 Oregon counties Oue hundred and sixty nine , Dairying paid these farm ers, on lame county school districts re ) Form erly W alker-Poole an average, five per cent on th eir celved 222.30X 40 S alu riliiy when investm ent lu addition Io prevail the slate school funds were sent H I’R IN U F IK L D lug wages (or (he dairym an and out from the office of the county , E U G E N I C l l l h and Charnelton. 228 Main his fam ily In curing for the cows, school superintendent. during the year between A p ril 1,1 Telephone 723 Phone 82 J Each dtatrict rwevived on » baiila | l»a o and A p ril 1. 1931. The fact ■ ■■ ... 1 ■ ■ ■ 1 that feed prices dropped even be fore the big slump In dairy prices, which did not hit hardest until early In 1931. la responsible for the com paratively favorable show Drive lu here and fill your car with Violet Ray or Ing. say those In charge of the ’ General Ethyl and you'll be pleaaod with the way your survey. T he work la belug eon-! motor Hturis and the miltvage you get. Tliaae are the Ilnued another year to get data on the present situation best automobile motor fuels money can buy and you'll Funeral Directors Something to Be Thankful For Average coat of productlou of h utterfat for the year ending laat A p ril was 40 cents per pound as compared with 50 cents the year i l-evlous T he reduction of 20 per cent Is attrib u ted to low er wages and feed prices. The average price received for the year was 41 cents expressed as h utterfat prlcea, or i just a cent above production coata which, however, included Interest depreciation and wages tor the fam ily. Irrig ated sections of eastern O re gon again led In low cost of pro , ducllon, the Irrigated pastures and cheap a lfa lfa giving farm ers there u seven cent advantage over the W illa m e tte valley and five rents over the fantoua coast dairy sec tlons where year around pasture 1« a great asset. W illa m e tte valley dairym en were favored, however, tjy the larg er 1 outlet fo r fluid m ilk which was sold at prices generally higher ihan that obtained for buttertat. The investigation is a jo in t project, of the farm management and dairy huslutndry departm ents carried on by H. E. Selby, A. 8. B u rrler and G. W. Kuhlm an of the farm de partm ent. and P. M Brandt. 1. It. Jones and R. W . Morse of the la t ter. harm Residents To Have Dinner soon know the difference from ordlnury gas “A” Street Service Station DON’T WAIT This Is the time of year when colds are prevalent and if neglected often run Into something more seri ous. Don't wait until you nre down cuuidng I ohm of time ami doctor bills. Visit your druggist and get pre ventive cold remedies. A well filled medicine client in a valuable inmet Ketel’s Drug Store In New Store Main, Near Fifth Candy - Is a P a rt o f Thanksgiving Get yours here— we have a wide assortment of the most delicious candy for your Thanksgiving! F G G IM A N N ’Q ■a^l " W here the Bervtce a DUfereOt' Twenty-nine Men Will Enjoy Chicken and Trimmings as Holiday Feast Tw enty-nine residents of the j Lane county farm who w ill enjoy a big Thanksgiving dinner of chic ken and all the accessories of such j a repast. Victor llo a re , superintend- j ent, and M rs. Hoare say that practl-1 cully everything for the dinner la, home-produced at the county farm . I T his Is the firs t holiday In a num ber of years when there have been no women residing tem porarily at ' the farm . LANE COUNTY GIRL WINS HOME PRIZE B arbara Dunn of Junction c ity district has been selected as w in ner In Oregon In a nation wide con test In canning and bnlanced meals, according to reports from the o f fice of R. C. Kuehner. county Four- 11 club agent. T he contest was open to all en tries and exclusively for Four-H club girls. Miss Dunn has been a prom inent leader among Lane county ric h girls. PACIFIC NORTHWEST PRUNE WEEK SLATED Oregon prunes w ill again be pro moted this year In a big way as i plans are under way for observance of “ Pacific Northw est Prune W eek." , T he event w ill be held between j ■ Novem ber 30 and Docember 5. Posters and displays of prunes and a general drive to make the world j prunn-conselons w ill he the main features of the prune week. te ria located on East 46th street. close to him and many of those He explained to us that It was d if forced to Jostle him fe lt obliged to ferent. T h a t It catered largely to drop something In his hat. the "middle-class." T he dog was hidden by the crowd It was a revelation. T he food and became more of a lia b ility than was better prepared, of greater an asset. He ceased to earn a variety and the prices were about profit over his keep. Just recently the same as a t m ast cafeterias we saw a legless man on the above the level of the "one arm ed" street, begging from passers-by. food places. Most of the patron* W ith him was the blind man's dog Run on Cooperative Plan The socialist cafeteria, we found, had a distinctly a rtis tic look, like Apparently a sale had been effec FAT GIRLS! HERE’S is owned by the diners themselves. painters and artists. ted. A TIP FOR YOU They pay th e ir checks In the regu One novel feature of the place la r way, except that they w rite was the fact that the customers All over the world Kruschen 8alts Report of Estate Filed— The es th eir num ber on It. A t the end of picked up th e ir trays and litte r Is appealing to girls and women tate of Ernest Edgar Paeschke Is the year the profits are distributed a fte r eating and carried them to a who strive for an attractive, free among the owners in proportion to shelf behind which dish-washers appraised at >4292.56, according to from fat figure that cannot fall to the am ount of patronage they were busy. Just one more step in the Inventory and apparlsement | win adm iration. filed In pjrobate court Saturday, i H e re ’» the recipe that banishes have given the place. self-service. fat and brings Into blossom all the e e e natural attractiveness that every woman possessee. • Socialist C afeteria A rm y Discharge Filed — The Business M en Every morning take one h alf tea There's an expatriated Russian United States arm y discharge of spoon of Kruschen Salts In a glass One of the moat successful of I in this town who Is a craftsm an In George M. Roller, who served dur of hot w ater before breakfast. the street beggars here Is a certain wonderful furniture. H e sells to Be sure and do this every m orn ing the world war was filed for re For months he has Mrs. Payne W hitney and others blind man. cord at the office of the county [ ing for " I t ’s the little dally dose that takes o ff the fa t” and brings who do not have to look at the been accompanied by a friend ly lit clerk. "th at Kruschen feeling" of ener price tag. Few of those who deal tle Boston bull dog. A certain ap getic health and a c tiv ity that Is re w ith him know w hether he Is for pealing look in the dog’s eyes won fleeted In bright eyes, clear skin, many a dime. Final Account of Estate Fllad— cheorful vivacity and charm ing or against the Soviet. BfUMCST CAM0JB Budgets of the approxlm alely 176 school districts of Lane comi t> are eith er completed and turned lu or In process of proparallon. t uples of the budgela for the com« .ng year are lequlred to be filed with the county assessor, county school anpeilntendunl and county . lerk figure. Get an 88c bottle o f Kruschen Salts at all druggists (lasts 4 w eeks)— you must be satisfied with result« o r money back. WE GIVE THANKS FOR YOUR LIBERAL PATRONAGE AND EXTEND TO YOU OUR BEST WISHES THIS T h a n k s g iv in g Wright & Sons HARDWARE — FURNITURE — PAINTS Williams’ Sell Service Store 77 E. BROADWAY EUGENE, OREGON The Largest Stock of FOOTWEAR in Lane County at the Lowest Prices Every Pair Guaranteed