F " ' THURSDAY. PWUBMHBR 8, 1982 T y g BPiuNorncLD n w s TWO | K E N S IN G T O N C L U B W IL L H A V E M E E T I N G F R ID A Y THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS Pabllahad Every T h u M d a y at Springfield. Lane County, Oregon, by M m. C. K. Htuarl w ill b * h iU i'H HuKiilur m onthly mwwtlBS of th * at her home m d n y afternoon tor c ity Council w ill he • the regular mooting o f the K e n - ................. . ,, . . ■ u ... ... » hold at the city h all Monday even alngton club. Mia» Edna ttwarta The m eet' •■*• D w e m b e r 11. It haa been an w ill he aaatatlng he nounced by I M Peter on, recorder. Ing w ill aturt al 1 T H E W IL L A M E T T E P R E S S H . B. M A X E Y . Editor atered aa second ciao m atter. F eb ru ary >4. 1903. a t the i»etofflc< Springfield. Oregon M A IL S U B S C R IP T IO N R A T E One Y ear In Advance ..... .. ,1.60 Stx Months T w o Years In Advance — ,1.60 T h ree Months Q uality Presents ,1.00 60c County O fficial Newspaper T H U R S D A Y . D E C E M B E R S. 1131 HOW MUCH WAS THE BUDGET CUT? Just how much the county budget was cut by the com­ mittee has been the subject of disputed statements. Dis­ regarding all that has been said let us confine ourselves to official figures: The 1982 budget as certified to the assessor by the levy­ ing board after the taxpayers meeting was $1,050.394.90. The 1933 budget estimate as advertised calls for $947,- 661.10, which on the face of things looks like a cut of $102,- 733.74. But before we say a saving to the taxpayers let us deduct the amount difference between the high school fund and the amount last year raised under the Wheeler law, be­ cause this is not a tax saving but a tax shifting, which real­ ly amounts to two county budgets—one for high school dis­ tricts and one for non-high school districts. From the $102,733.74 subtract $31,820 and then there is a saving of $70,913.74, as far as the taxpayers pockets are concerned. This is the amount we are to be thankful for. Carrying the arithmetic one step farther, lowering valuation automatically lowered the elementary school fund some $55,000- Subtract this from the budget estimate differ­ ence and we have $15,913.74. This is the amount we have to thank the budget committee for. Of course we are very thankful that we will have to dig up some $71,000 less next year. And for whatever saving the budget committee made they are to be congratulated. It is a time that if things are allowed to run their natural course the budget might have been greatly increased, and most of the items that actually were increased it might be said was forced upon the committee by law or by actual necessity. We hope there will be a good attendance at the taxpay­ ers meeting December 28. Last year the taxpayers meeting cut $50,000 from the budget. We think that with ail the trimming so far there is some excess fat on the old budget bone y e t WHAT OF THE SOCIALISTS? Straw votes which were exceedingly accurate in fore­ casting a democratic victory fell short of estimating the Socialist strength. Before the election the Literary Digest poll showed nearly 5 per cent socialist or a two million popular vote for Thomas. He received less than 700,000. While many people talk socialistic they don’t vote that way it is evident. Largely we think because the Republican and Democratic parties are becoming more and more liber­ al History if it records anything can not but regard Hoover and Roosevelt the most liberal leaders their respective parties ever had. Certainly the farm relief program and all this recon­ struction legislation to aid the depression is the most social­ istic action the government has ever taken. And one might add that it is all working about as well as socialistic prin­ ciples ever work. We can’t legislate ourselves prosperous any more than we can wish ourselves rich. We predict that socialism will never reach the million popular vote mark. After an area of liberalism the world has heretofore swung back to conservativeism. We think proof is lacking that it will not do it again. THE FARMERS' CONFERENCE We don’t know, because nobody knows, just how much will be accomplished by the Farmers’ «National Relief Con­ ference, which is to meet in Washington in December, but we don’t see how any harm can come from it, and there is a possibility that a great deal of good may come. We will feel a lot more confident about the possible good, however, when we find out just who is going to re­ present the farmers. If the plan is carried out of having only real ‘dirt farmers,’ really representative of the farming com­ munities of all parts of the country, we think a great deal of good can be done. We will be very distrustful if there are politicians and office seekers pretending to represent the farmers at this conference. We have no confidence at all in a great many of the persons who have in the past been spokesman for agriculture in Washington. We think it will be the greatest value to have the actual farmers who know precisely what they are talking about right there in the national capital to tell their own story di­ rectly to members of congress and administrative officials <«< 9«ne caravan farmers is already enroute from the Pa- clfic Coast for Washington. We understand that there will be farmer delegations from about thirty states arriving in Washington in six marching delegations. So far as their program has been formulated, we understand that they want to get assurance against evictions from their farms, a moratorium on debts which they cannot pay and cash re­ lief to relieve hunger. Those are reasonable proposals, al­ though we are not at all sure that it is necessary for the farmers to march in a body to Washington to get them. We are glad to learn that the police officials of the Dis- tr cT of Columbia are preparing to cooperate in every way with the farmer delegates and we hope, and confidently believe, that there will be no repetition of the disorder of last summer. If out of this demonstration comes a sound, Intelligent practical plan of helping the fanners who need help without wasting money on impractical schemes or throwing it away for the benefit of those who do not need it, this farmers’ convention ought to be a success. We re waiting to hear someone blame the veterans for shooting away too much expensive ammunition at the Ger­ mans. One might almost think it was the veterans’ private war the way some folks talk. However we have yet to see a veteran who was consulted before declaring the war. Amelia Earhart has started a fight for sex equality, news dispatches say. But Amelia is a little late, that fight has been waged for years in almost every household. Now that Amelia’s name is Putman, she seems to be out to nut man in his place. Well the South Americans have not asked our govern­ ment formally to forgive any of their war debts. But we have been told that they have called pretty heavily upon some of our private citizens who loaned them money for lithographed paper. We may have a ‘new deal” but most of us are out of chips. C I T Y C O U N C IL M E E T IN G T O BE H E L D O N M O N D A Y K A T H A R S IS . , , . Q. O. P. The ancient Greeks had a wool, K atharsis." meaning a thorough vlt aning out whit-h might apply to the human aygtem o r to the hog pen or to a political party. T h ere is nothing that every hu­ man organiaatlon needs so badly, every once in a while, as a com­ plete "katharsis." It la the inevi­ table tendency of all orgaulaed j groups, once they achieve power, to become arrogant and to loae sight of the prim ary purpose for which they w ere organised. T h a t Is tru e of religious, political, financial and a ll other classes ot human or­ ganisations. A ll human effo rt to he effective must be organised. But all organ! aations must be reorganised every once In a while. The old leaders must be depose«] and fresh blood taken in to the councils, and any organisation which does not do this voluntarily is sooner or la te r forced I to do it by pressure from without. Josephine. H e wag aw kw ard, he tore the thing open, a heavy nub fell out. wrapped in tissue paper. lie S Y N O P S IS : . . . J e k a a r B m a . 1« yaars »Id, «Su had «,«.»! all o f hi» h l« »board a opened the little packet— it waa the ring— J iu t f h in t 'i r ia . lushooi. ptyiaa arouad New Y o rk Ct«y. waa engagement m ad. m i'thrricaa wkon aa raidoaioa aank I » . John gasped. In his hand was a hoal ««a » h u h ha. hta oaothar and tha mao ha called tath ar, ware H e ia (. H a to tha oaly sheet of her blue note paper. tu r r ie o r . anu g akn g through ‘ D rab J ohn , I am m arrying G errit Rantoul. I owa my life to him. D on't blame Vnabto to read, knowing nothin« « m taken in by a Jewialk me, John. I t is beat for us both now that poor dear, brave Gilbert ia gone. Forgive me JosaraiNg. • • • Years of slavish toil followed for John. H e sunk himaelf in his work. are hla> la « « » I boxina tone or in mind. You know this, you have seen the »Ians and the lilting of them to meet the transition front Industrial I tuce to industrial peace and free­ dom. Colfax -utilenlv stood upright and w alkcxl to the w indow looking out over dark roof top». A strange (reling of prediction tilled the small, while painted oftice. John had stepped Io the window beside hit chief and also looked out, as if seeking an answer “ I have become convinced that my work is done." Colfax continued w ith­ out looking at John. “ It is no use con­ tinuing, at least for me. 1 have written Fifteenth Instalment _____ iato lot 1 «is M akaa ci . . . I t waa here that ter wko waa jroun« B raaa’a hi« Brean under M u a ra aad koneat. h l. w in g —aaat him