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* 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