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PAPE TWO________ ___________________________ THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS Published E very Thursday at Springfield. iJine County. Oregon. by THE WILLAMETTE PRESS H . K M A X E Y , E d ito r Entered aa second elaa County O fficial Newspaper T H U R S D A Y . A U G U S T 11, 1032 NEIGHBORHOOD FIRES It is not quite human to watch your neighbor's house burn up while standing idly by even ii you have no accident insurance. Nor is it quite human to watch a neighbor vil lage or farm being consumed with flames with the home town equipment idle even if the state accident insurance does not cover ftre without the city limits. Eugene has refused to answer any calls outside her city limits while the smaller cities have been sending out their equipment to an increasing number of calls. The Springfield department has been out three or four times in the last month. When the Springfield department answers a tire call outside the city it ¡eaves our property without any fire pro tection whatever, since we only have one truck and one paid man. But if Eugene sends out a truck that city has one or two other rigs and paid help in reserve to take care of any ordinary fire within the city. To our mind the insurance risk is not to be compared with the property risk which might run into many thous ands of dollars. We have helped Eugene battle fires at the University of Oregon and they have helped us at the power plant and sawmill, which by the wav is without the city limits, it would seem that if Eugene does not care to en danger her firemen by fighting country fires she might proffer to aid any fire call in Springfield whenever the local fire truck is absent in the country. Then we can ask our legislators to repeal this foolish ruling at the next meeting of the legislature. ----------- $----------- PUBLIC OR SELFISH SERVICE? If it is true that Corvallis business men are financing the Zorn-McPherson bill to move the University of Oregon to their tow n then it is for purely selfish reasons and is not motivated by any desire to benefit higher education. The examination of Lawyer Brownell, who allegedly stole the petitions, brought out in court that the Marion County tax league had nothing to do with the drafting of the bill and circulating of the petition but that its officers were “knock ing down” on the use of the leagu’s name. Zorn, McPherson and others have steadfastly refused to reveal the linancial backers of the bill although they admit more than $5000 has been spent in its promotion. Surely anyone who sincerely believes that he is performing a service to the state by backing the moving scheme would not be ashamed to have his name known to the voters. Under present conditions the w hole scheme smacks of a downright attempt at stealing and smells so badly that no doubt the voters will banish it at the polls in November. WHO PRDFITTED MOST? When we think of being liberal over war debts owed to us let's remember that our chief debtors are Great Britain and France. Both acquired vast wealth in colonial empires from the war in which both would have been defeated but for our help. To cancel their debts and load the burden on the American taxpayer is asking too much. We received less from the war than any European nation so it should not be our lot to pay for all the fighting. We paid rent for the stables our soldiers slept in and the trenches they fought in in France. Now they want us to forgive their ammuni tion bills. They’ve got nerve. Since there are no known owners of the school con solidation bill petitions Lawyer Brownell, of Portland, evidently thought they were as much his as anybodys— wild horses loose on the range for anybody to take up. ------- ----- ■ 4- European sportsmanship is not of the same brand as ours. Witness the blocking of Ralph Hill, Oregon boy, in the 5000 meter run at the Olympic games. ______________________ Jack Dempsey is still staging a comeback—coming back for money. Q & FAMILY DOCTOR JOHN JOSE Ph GAINES M.0 POISON IVY In most rural communities this spiteful plant is in evi dence. It gets in its baneful work on tourists, vacationists, native ruralists, all in warm weather, and it is a very painful guest to entertain. I have seen skins literally on fire and eyes swollen shut—fever, sometimes delirium from Ivy poisoning. Look out for it, with its three-in-group leaves of lance- head shape, growing vigorously over blighted trunks of trees, upon old fences and in neglected places. If is easy to know and avoid, if one tries. I don’t pretend to take the work of the skilled physician and try to place it in amateur hands. But the pointers here are worth while for my friends to know. Bear in mind that this is an arid poison, and it takes “alkalies” to neutralize acid. My best success with ivy poisoning has be<m with equal parts of alcohol and lime-water. The alcohol, with its affin ity for water, rapidly depletes the Inflamed skin; the lime- water counteracts the acid. Apply on cloths continually, until the trouble Is corrected. Never treat poison ivy with ointments or “salves” ; they simply hold the poison in the tissues. Sugar of lead is dangerous—lead poisoning, you know. No ivy remedy should be permitted between eye-lids. It has been said that Ivy poisoning gets well in a few days of itself—and the last remedy used gets the credit That nothing is “specific” remedy in such cases. I have taken the swelling and pain away in 24 hours, with the mixture of pure grain alcohol and lime-water, equal parts.- The alcohol is hard to get— but that’s another matter. I ui,cd Hint; s which pay all of Ihaii' MAM MADEffir OWN RUBY M. AYRES m atter. Februa y »4. l»o;t. at the p oitofflce. Springfield. Oregon M A IL S U B S C R IP T IO N R A T E One Year In Advance ------ »1.76 T hree M ontha ........ — ............. 75c Six Montha _____________ »1.0« Single Copy ................ .......... 5c THURSDAY. AVGUST I I . 1982 THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS - Diana sat up in bed, rocking herself to and fro. She wished she could cry, but her D i.n ., a rouM «irL »■ * t,k D « n n u W .lt r m a n , • man. u m la rg o « eyes felt too hot and burning to allow a naramaa c o l l a r ami » am.l w Jha the relief of tears. an , rcu p a ra t. undar lha C«J« »* B r tk 'o a M W ere other guls made to suffer like «athhuna. wtlw Sana near Sir <o«a»a whara aha uaaa Ska <u,d» tm a a lf H l h “ « k” * this, or were they text wise to allow «-,■•■ tka doctor, but « i l l tra in« to bold Oannta themselves to care very much for ad . t,on. U n d o . D a n n .. » tfa . talla baa that a l, ffarad Dannta a d.aoaca but ha wnuM anyone? a. , . apt I t ; b . . . u l d haaa (alt com Klla.1 to W ith a terrible feeling of restless ■ A rt» l»tan* Diana » lo*e fX x to r Rath ness she got out of bed and began to K a ’ i . tampaaad b , « .Im t .a B o a a ltc w h o llv r a >« t h e »M X to r » walk about the room. kooaa At laat’ KaAhooo llnda that ba I- I f only he had hid her good-bye at E a p l , .» k>aa w ith Dtarm. but b . « l o w . Mrs Foster'». Shown some affection In hat that RoaaUa w bla artfa for her. I f only she could sleep I . . H er head L , ' ¿Km«’ Aullt Fourteenth Instalment to call," Hobaou saltl tartly. He hall turned to go, then came back. "W hich wav did you coma?'' ha asked, lowering h it voica. “ Through the village.” “O h- well you didn't see anything of our Miss Rosalie, I suppoae?" "Miss Rosalie? No. Why?" "W hy?’’ Hobson echoed with the inipitience of anxiety. “W hy, because she's out somewhere, of course. Peen out since nine o'clock this morning, as far as wr can make out. Not very nice for a young lady to g o wandering , ff on her own a morning like this, is it?" that .ha ta all throu«b w ith him. Aa ah«• U C a t « « (o r I o n Aon a l a , t a r «: o » o a rem Or Kathhone. expreaatng h»a bopeieaa Davit in I ,m,Ion tha laarna that L " “ 1* pannit' wit«, bat baan tor aaa rt In te a , w ith a m arried man wboaa trite bat I “ at died in L ,“ « « w r h t- L U . •*” “ / p u f 'i n « a f i . t r ! * « «< *• S k . » ! to ba bo rad. but the footman *1 tha So.,, announcina tha incoming gnasu. ca ll, o u t: " D r . Donald Rathbone N O W G O O N W IT H T H E S T O R Y Diana had been idly waiching the K ent before her. her thought, far away bur at the sound of that name her slender body stiffened, and her face »'«>* “ white ai her gown “No . . . no . . . no . . " H er heart cried out in passionate protest even as her dilated eyes met Rathbone t across the long room. And she had been afraid that she was beginning to forget him! Forget h im ' Forget his big. pow erful bodv against which she had once I f o nly she could sleep I . . . H e r head was throb bin g so. bee-, held in such perfect happiness “Alone?” Jonas said. and peace? His grave steady eyes, was throbbing so: It reminded her of and the mouth that looked as if it that night at the Savoy with Dennis, • “You mean— she’s lost?” Jonas when the » orld had seemed to be filled asked. rarelv smiled? “No, I don’t mean nothing of tha He did not smile now. though « with a million demons, all of whom little flash passed across his sombre were conspiring together to torment sort,” Hobson retorted angrily. “ Yog can't get lost round about here. It ’s eyes before he turned to greet his her. Anna's sleeping draught had been just the log that makes it difficult te hostess. It aceweml e-t eternity to Diana be useless: it had only excised her and find her I f you see anything of her it ud he a kindness to let us know fore Rathlmne iccan to make his way racked her nerves. Perhaps if she took some more . . . or to bring her bach." across to her. He seemed to know a She looked round the room eagerly; “All risht,” Jonas said briefly. H r grea* many pet pie, many of whom stopped to engage h;m in conversa yes, the hottie was there on the dress had turned to go when Kohaon csllrd to him again. ing table. tion. “Look here,” he said more cottfl- Diana crossed the room. She was Rathbone was beside her now, but "You won't open yoaa be made no attempt to take her hand, a chiMish figure in her white n ig h t-; de-oislly go» n w ith her bare feet and disordered n ith a? over the rtUagK i h a a r , ar ' she did not offer it t o I'll t«H you. T-- -» “Good-eeating. Miss Gladwvn.” I curb' hair. “Miss Ro<alie has ' -en missing evei Diana raised eves that were in- t H e r hands shook a little, making finite;, pathetic, because they fought the bottle rattle against the glass, as since it ,.u; ght V ody knows how go hard for indifference. , she measured out some of the drops. she managed to gt t ■ m —it's never hap pened before, and there'll be hell to pay "Good-evening. Dr. Rathbone.” | It had a nasty bitter taste t great rock in J weary land. . . ." | “That's because I haven t put any if the doctor comes R me and «! How silly to think of that now, and, water with it," Diana thought vague- here.” “ Isn't the doctor at home: yet—oh. how wonderful to feel once j ly. “ I don't care; perhaps it w ill “No, he isn't, hasn't been hoi, again the peace and safety of his ; really make me sleep this time." She shivered and made a little grim tw nights, Itieki tor us; but w, presence 1 . . . " I hope you are well.’ ’ he said ace as she crept back to bed. W hy got to find her be m c it gets dark, an were all the things that were supposed that s a 1 there is ..bout it. I've be n formally. cut m i r l since seven— haven’t h. 1 to be good for one so nasty? “ Yes. thank you.” any breakfast yet" Hobson grumbled, C H A P TE R X X II ; "Quite well?” iffy. I She tried to answer, but now that Jonas was putting the pony and trap frying to Ii !e hi« “I t I tell M r Sim ey he'll send suffocating feeling had mastered her. aiway in the stable when M r. Shun;, and she could only nod silently. came down the yard, a giant figure some of us al ng to he p,” Jonas said. " It ’ll get dark carlv to lay, with this Then someone came and took him looming out of the gray mist “Don’t 'ee put her away yet." he f, g hanging a . away. ' If you P. - he whole vil A t dinner he was a long way from said. “There’s some things for Rath- lage'll know." H i • d lugubrious her he sat on Mrs. Foster's left hand bone’s.” ly. “N< ’ bid v hat I ! .n't think you're with the great new spajer magnate on Jonas turned round. her rig h t; evidently Rathbone was the “ I t ’ll be difficult to get to far in this right. The more of ns that looks for her, tlie «oomr she'll be found." second most important guest. , fog,” he said rather sullenly. “ H a ir you tried the woods? She The dinner was endless ; to Diana s The farmer frowned. overwrought imagination, the long “When I was your age I didn't ar used : • go there a lot in the summer ” “T ried the w taxis,” Hobson said table seemed to grow longer till Rath- gue about things being difficult.” he ' bone appeared to be separated from said bluntly. “F did ’em 1 f j ou go scorh i'lly. "W hen you can t see your re y ir face out in the main her by miles ; course after course fol up to the house the mi ts'll give you h o d r ad. In w do you think you're going lowed' one another in terrible monot what’s to go.” ony. How could people go on eating Jonas shrugged hi; ’ o iild 'r I to see in the woods? Not hut what it isn't an i,'-a .” he added for such— hours! „ obeyed. He did not rea ly " je, • • " I c ihl find my way through them She almost said, "Thank God, the fog. hut he was in m mood ' when at last the ordeal was ended. There was a dark sp< : in hi« ■ t :n the d irk .” Jonas said quickly, but Rathbone would come and talk to whenever he thought of Donald f tn- Hobson shiv k his head. "W hat l ‘m afraid of is the river,” her now, she was sure: he would find bonc. , some way of shaking off all the other He felt as if. du-ing t' ■■ past weeks he admitted reluctantly. “It always people, and he would come to her, and since he first inet her, -he had un had a wonderful fascination for the he would say something that would consciously been giving him broken, poor lady. Sit for hours watching it, stop this dreadful pain. H e would pieces of a puzzle. which had slowly she wr ’ I, and singing to herself.” know what she was suffering: per and carefully formed themselves into I He hro’ off with a touch o f emotion, I then pi'l’ed himself together to say haps he was suffering equally Jnm- one. until this morning. ! e su<! realized that it was complete And it gruttlv ■ " I can't waste my time talking se'f. I'.ut though she watched the door was Rathbone’s face that he saw in to vou; but if you do see anything o( h e r------■ “ of the great unfriendly drawing room the finished picture. “I ’ll keep a lookout,” Jonas prom with strained eyes till the men began The love Jonas felt for Diana was to appear, Rathbone was not among the kind of love which Dante had felt ised. He went hack to the trap and drove fo r Beatrice. H e had been content them Then she learned that Rathbone to love on his poet’s dreams o f her. slowly away. hai een called away suddenly on an asking nothing more for himself than ; The riv e r! . . . It was a disagree that he might be allowed to continue able thought on a morning like this. . urgent call. His imagination was deeply stirred. He had gone without even saying to dream But that she should be unhappy The river would be icy cold and full good-bye to her. of dead weeds. CHAPTER X X I was more than he could endure. It seemed to be getting dark already, Anna had been waiting up fo r her. I t was nearly midday before Jonas I She said with unusual kindliness in reached Rathbone’s. The big gates although it was not yet three o’clock; were wide open— a most unusual thing the grayness of the mist was deepening her voice: “ I should go to bed and try and get in his experience, and as he neared and intensifying, as if someone were the house he saw that the front door blowing black smoke into it and the some sleep.” " I couldn’t sleep,” Diana said. was wide open also, regardless of the two were slowly mingHng together. Before he had gone a mile on the "Let me give you something to make damp fog that swirled in. you steep—some of that draught you H e drove round to the side door road he was obliged to get down and lead the little pony. It was almost used to take before you were ill. You and got down. must sleep. Miss Diana.” Nobody answered his repeated impossible to see the ditch or any Anna came back with the sleeping knock, and presently he turned the turnings. And somewhere, wandering hopelessly about, was Rosalie— a poor draught and Diana took it and allowed handle and looked into the kitchen. ' herself to be put to bed. Nobody about. H e set his basket “mad” thing, as Diana had called her. The curious acrid smell of a river ''I ’ll be close by, if you want me,” of eggs and butter down on the table she said. and had turned to go when Hobson, was in the air, a mingling of rotting vegetation and dank water. I f be was S' methin'’ in her tone of voice made the chauffeur, suddenly appeared. indeed anywhere near the river, then Diana th’nk suddenly of Miss Star- Jonas looked at him. ling and an almost childish longing “W here’s everybody?” he asked., he had wandered very fa r from the for her and for the peace of her little H e indicated the basket. “I ’ve just | right direction, for the river wound room at the cottage aw oke in her brought that. Isn’t there anybody' half a mile behind the village in a hea-t. about?” | wide semicircle If w arraz-d the Creature would be ”' V - ’vr got something else to do Continued Next Week if s'nc could knowl besides hang round waiting for you SCHOOL CLERKS ASKED FOR MONTHLY .REPORTS The state school fund this yeat w ill amounnt of »1.20 per census in comparison to »1.48 last year and »1.52 the year previous it was announced this week by Laurence C. M o ffitt, assistant county school superintendent. Mr. M o ffitt has Just mailed out statem ent blanks to clerks in each district urging the directors to hold regular meeting« every month and to keep the business of the d istrict up to date. T h e report which w ill show all necessary in firm a tio n about the condition ol the school district w ill bo prepared by the clerk and subm itted to the directors a t each meeting to assist them in understanding the exact condition of th e ir respective dis tricts. FOOD PRESERVATION GUIDES ARE AVAILABLE "Hom e D rying of Fru its and Vegetables" and “D irections and T im e Tables for Home Canning,” are the names of two new bulletins Just issued by the home economics extension division at Oregon State colli ;• These are «mail, practical bulletins intended to serve as a guide to food preservation work In mini clpsl running expenses out of PENDLETON ROUND-UP 10 BE OALA AFFATh Hi p iiiflt from operation of muni > i, ally owlied public u tilities. Beloit. W ith the prospect of several Wisconsin, nearly »fi.Utlo iuliabs thousand additional visitors thle luills, I tlic latest and largest clt> year aa a d irect result ot the N a to lake tuxes oft real ealale. tion al Uouventtuu of the Am erican I lie city ot Jacksonville, Florida, l.eaion to be livid In l*ortland. o f owns the com munity's »leetrie light ficer« of the Pmidteton Bound-Up and power ayatem. mid slao owns are making preparations for w hat the toll bridge across the Nt Johns ihey thin k w ill he one of the great 1 i 'A N r riv e r Both of these Investments est shows of th e ir history. c L They estim ate the num ber of lia ic lieeu paid for. and now the ___ _ “ | cowboys and cow girls w ill exceed FA i iH , , , . buys farm land U o n im l slnllwr ot Public U tilitie s k5V and w ill Include such promln ( n of my fa rm e r neighbors call- Inc. | roptraed to the city council - ut names a Richard M erchant, thut I they w ill scale the budget i t! on uie the o ilie r day. He wanted t'a rl Arnold, Hugh B lrlckland . Dick lo buy forty acres of my laud to add ilnwn 25 percent lie w ill provide In n ine i rough from the operation ot T ru itt. Peter K n igh t anil E. Pardee. 'o hi; blind red and sixty. In addition to the bulhdogglng. ■lieae iilllttie s to run tile city w ith How do you expect lo pay for out any taxes on null estate, If i oping and bronco busting vonteats i ' I a«ked him , "1 didn't know Hila plan la adopted In this city of the allow w ill assemble 2000 In m y ol you dairym en were making 140 0U0 inhabitants, I expect bund dlane of the U m a tilla range In full any money, w ith m ilk down to four reds ot other large inunlclpailtlas war dress to form a colorful back cent« a gallon “ ground to the exposition, to follow Jacksonville's example. ' W e're not," replied tny neighbor, "— — — ----x-i— 1 re -e — "but things can t get any worse, so they are bound to gel better. 11 figure on buying tw elve or fifteen more head of cow« in the aprlng and 111 need more paalure. A lot of the folks around here are aelllna o ff th e ir cows and throw ing up th e ir; hands, but I've been farm ing forty years and I've never seen the tim e when the fellow that sticks to It < and does the best he can didn't i i onie out all rig ht In the end." I told John he could have the land, mid I com plim ented him o n ; his faith in the future. It has al wuys seemed to me that the re a l) backbone of Am erica Is thut qual ty of confidence. Our recent J troubles have largely been due to los of faith In the realities of life ; Too many people are too fa r re moved from the soli, but the man w th his feet on the ground and the auruge and a b ility to work Is the one who Is going to pull us out of the hole. • • e S IL V E R . . watch developments As I have been predicting In this column, the rem onetisation of silver has become a topic of world-wide discussion by governments and economists. T h e proposal to pul the Im lla ii rupee back on a silver basis and to restore the sliver con tent of the subsidiary coinage of tlic British Em pire la being hotly debated at the conference In O t taw a. At the In tern atio n al Economic Conference called by the League of Nations for O ctober, the United Steles has insisted that the po I tlon of silver as money be given u pis«. on the program. 1 think it Is quite probable that we shall eve! tually see a small per. centage of silver added to the gold reserve of th; world and used as an additional ba Is for money which w ill be acceptpble everyw here. If th a t is done, the effect w ill lie to Inert a >■ the volume ot money and so Increase the value of commodi tie«. This w ill help every debtor, who must pay hln debts e ith e r In labor or coniinndltleH. produced by labor, and It w ill not In ju re any creditors except those who are try ing to take advantage ot present low com modity prices to grind their debtors. a a a No Miracles Gttr new Molognti, the economy fuel, 4oM not per itimi miracles hut II tlocn do what you expect In nano- line give you real travel miles for your money. We make no extravagant claims for this new gusollne but we guarantee It to do as well or better than any other motor fuel in Its class. Stop at the orange filled pump. “ A” Street Service Station 5th and A Streets SpringliBld ICE CREAM A Luxury Dessert at a Necessity Price! Expensive banquets are very often topped off with ice cream dessert the most inexpensive thing ou the menu. Not because it Is Inexpensive but because It Is so good. Eggimuun's ice cream Is fit for a queen. ft B F G G I M A N N ’S " U b v ie tl>" S e rv ire la l»ifl«r«tit " A w a y on V acation yet as near to you as your T K IsK P H O N K 4 CAM ERA . . . to doctor’s aid 1 was in the office of a medical friend the other day and noticed for the first tim e a bole In the wall, a l most concealed by the pattern of 'he w rit paper. I asked the doctor w hat that was for. He took out of the file on his desk several cards, one each of which was a photograph of myself. "T h a i's the latest Idea for a busy I t means a lot to them, end to you. And when you go oa s| e< la list,” he said. “ I don't see my your own vacation, telephone ahead for accommodations. patients every few days, blit only nee a year or so as I do you. I T h e Pacific T e le p h o n e a n d T e le g ra p h C o m p a n y i annot rem em ber what each one of hem looks like, and. besides, it Is Telephone of im portance In my specialty to Business Office: 126 -4th Str eet have a record of any change In a patient's posture or appearance from year to year. So 1 have a am era rigged up behind that parti- ion. and every tim e you have been n here for the lost five years you .lave been photographed. T ak e n ook at the pictures. Don't you ; think you look better than you lid?” T A X E S . . ,| . the Beloit way T h ere are seventy cities In the I Chat today w ith fam ily and friends in V A C A T IO N L A N D 72 &bout mer? j’THt In sta n !L igh tin g Coleman Iron Oregon homes. They may be had free from the college or from coun ty extension offices. Sunshine or Rain Day or Night or Holidays The drug store stands guard over the health of the community prepared to give yon service in any em ergency. We carry only standard made products of known purity and we never substitute. The drug store deserves your first consideration. KETELS DRUG STORE L en o x H o te l COMFORTABLE, CONVENIENT AND ECONOMICAL Rooms: $1.50 with bah; $1.00 without bath We Welcome You to Portland W. F. WALKER, Mgr. 3rd and Main St. Portland, Oregon NEW LOW PRICE * 5 — This latest improved Coleman Iron w ill save you m any times its cost in work saved, in clothes saved and in money saved! It w ill help you do your ironing better, quicker, easier. Model No. 4 A la Instant Lighting. No preheating neceesary. H as Roto- Ty p e Ganarator with cleaning neadla which can bo operated w hile burning. 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