PAOS TWO
F111 ’ US 1 )AY, JUNK H. 1988
TUB BPRINQFIBLD NEWS
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
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t'ebUshed Every Thursday at
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THE WILLAMETTE PRESS
M. K. MAXEY, M llo r
Balervd as saaund at»«« w aller. Fvbruarj 34. 1808. at Ut« P*Mt«ul live.
SprlngflaM. Oregon
MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATE
Uae Year la Advance
11 ill
Six Mootha .
Twa ï « * n ta Advance
88 68
Three Mentita
THCR9DAY, JUNE 8. 1833
SALKS TAX AND LOCAL LEVIES
The legislators who framed the sales tax gave loug and
serious consideration to the condition of the state’s finances
and also to the ability of the counties to pay the property
tax in full even in the face of large delinquencies. However,
these gentlemen did not cousider the local taxing uult—
city and school district, or If they did paid no attention to
effect of the sales tax with personal property exemptions
on local government
That the sales tax will eliminate state and elementary
school property taxes, etc. five or six mills is evident. But
in eliminating this tax and exempting persoual property It
will then become necessary for the local bodies, city and
school district, to increase the local levies 8 or It) per cent
to raise the same amount of money because of decreased
valuation. In Springfield no doubt the total property tax
will be nearly the same as before and the people will have
to pay the sales tax on top of their bill. However, in coun­
try districts where there are no city taxes and low school
taxes the saving, to the taxpayer may be 15 or 20 per cent
if the sales tax is passed.
The sales tax law provides that if there is sufficient
money collected from the tax cities and school districts may
share in the surplus over and above the state, soldiere'
bonus, unemployment, and elementary school taxes. How­
ever, even the staunchest advocates of the sales tax we have
met do not claim that under present low business there will
be any money come back to the local bodies to offset what
is lost by exempting personal property. As a lifter of the
burden on real property, claimed to be the real purpose of
the income tax measure, the proposed law fails so far as
cities are concerned. It should have been so framed that
all taxing bodies would have shared in every dollar collect-
ed. Then no doubt it would have passed because the theory
of making everybody pay some taxes is absolutely correct.
POPULATION— NEEDED GROWTH
The United States could support probably ten times
the population we now have. It used to be all that nine-
tenths of the population could do to produce food enough
for the ten-tenths; now it takes the time and work of only a
fifth, perhaps less, to feed everybody.
Population in the United States is almost standing still.
Unless there is an unexpected upturn in the birth rate or we
open our doors again to immigrants from Europe- we shall
find ourselves still less dependent on the producers of food.
It looks as if food farming, on any important scale, will
be a thing of the past in fifty or a hundred years from now.
More people will live in the country, but fewer will be en­
gaged in trying to make money out of growing food. They
will get their cash from other forms of labor and use more
products of their own land for their own consumption.
A BUILDER OF MEN
As a builder of men rather than roads and trails the
civilians conservation corps will undoubtedly be known in
the future. President Roosevelt said thousands of young
men "had been robbed of their American birth right by the
depression” and the first consideration of the conservation
corps was to restore this opportunity to work.
When nobody is being employed except men with de­
pendants it is a sad plight indeed for boys thrown on their
own. It is even worse for the future of American society
and government. The few months spent in the forest
camps should build these boys up in mind and body and re­
flect itself throughout their lives. As a builder of men,
rather than roads and trails, no doubt there will be value
in the work undertaken in our forests.
From across the mountains, where we cannot go be­
cause the McKenzie pass is blocked with snow, there comes
a boast from the natives that the Dolly Varden trout are so
ferocious they attac k and devour rattle snakes this year.
Pact is the inhabitants of the Deschutes country claim to
have lassoed a big Dolly which had just lunched on a full
grown rattler. We expect to see all our fishermen armed
with clubs when they cross the divide this year.
Q & FAMILY
, D O CTOR
JOHN JOSEPH GAINES MO
I ENDORSE IT
Here’s a letter from a brother physician,—with a few
of the strongest words deleted. It may be of interest:
Dear Dr. Gaines:
“I wish you would devote more articles to the exposure
of quackery. The every-day people of our country little
realize the thievery that is going on under their very noses.
The radio is reeking with the vile preachment of the medical
racketeer. Millions of dollars--yes- hundreds of millions
are wheedled out of American pockets that are least able to
afford it. The game goes on without interference on part of
authorities, therefore it would seem, within the law.
"The medical racketeer invents some trivial, imaginary
disease or condition, to which any ordinary working man or
woman might be subject— and for which the racketeer, of
course, has the sole remedy. This (faked) condition is din­
ned into the ears of millions of listeners, until they grow
suspicious of themselves— they are quick to detect signs of
the “affliction.” They have been told that It might lead to
horrible death but, easily enough "cured" If they secure a
bottle of the nostrum and use it the rest of their lives.
"Multiplied millions of people rush to buy the racket­
eer’s gully-wash. The profits are enormous— for, the oper­
ator of the hoax does not work for ordinary wages. Huge
fortunes are piled up for the racketeer and his folks.
"Rube Smithers needs somebody to set him right; he
needs a protector—an advisor who tells him the truth. Fat
radio contracts are never turned down— they pay too well.
It is poor Rube that Pays. Now, doctor, get busy.
Fraternally ...............................M. D.
rAKENË
WQMA1
tU N O R t BARRY
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Second Installment
BRIGHT WOMAN
SAWMILLS SHOW SOME
LOST 20 POUNDS
PRODUCTION INCREASE
Avara«« Output for 1833 Still
■alow T h a t of 1832; Invaia
torlaa Show Drop
auaorAsr«
X«'<
Paola Muah Saltar
la
June 18th. 1831. I alarled taking
I Kruacheu Hall». Ha»» >“»' >u
...
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*
■
» » ■ . i . i ' pounds from June Skill In Jau. 10
Seattla. Wash . June k A lolal ( | | l u
| , h#¥<, w , (or , our
of 961 down and
opoiutliiM mill* • VCMrB W u under doctor* care ior
which reported to the Went Coawt
several mouth* He »aid I had gall
Lumbermen's association for Ihe stones and should have operation.
„
... ,
IKruachcn did all and tnora than I
week ending May »7 produced 83. I
■■ Mr. bul.
Walk
expect
138.306 board fact of lumber Thl« I er. Minn. (Jan. 10, 1133).
waa an Increase of 3,381,078 feet or
To loan fai amt «t the »«me time
3 86 pur e x it over their cut lu the gain In physical utlrecUvanea» and
preceding week.
The average feel spirited and youthful take oue
week’s production of thia group of half leaapoonful of Kruacheu In a
sawmills In 1833 has been 81,787.883 glass of hot water before breakfast
every moraluc.
(eat; during the »«me period of
A Jar that latle 4 week« maata but
1833. their weekly average waa 88.* a trlfl« at any drugatore In the
303.438 feel.
world but lie aura and get Kruacheu
The new bualneaa reported last Halts the SAFE way to reduce wide
week by IN0 mills are 113.868.816 hips, prominent front and double
chiù and again feel the Joy of living
board feet agalust a production of
money back If dlaaatlefled after
73.844.607 feet and shipments ol the first Jar.
81.364.608 feet. Their shipments
were over their production by 10 44
10 PAIRS
per cent and their curent aalea
were over production by 63 03 peer
cent. The orders booked last wwk
by thia group of Identical mills
10 Pr. Dren Shoe
were leaa than their orders for the
20c
late«*«
......... .
preceding week by 1.117.187 feet or
1
liuti««*
Drviut.
fiuti
0.87 per cent.
59c
color
The unfilled order file at the««
mills stood at 371.873.684 board feet,
79c
an Increase of 38.131.668 Net from
ALL FOR
the week before.
The aggregate Inventories of 130
mills are 18.8 per cent leaa than at
dtli Hitti Multi, Hprlugfl«*l6
this tim e last year.
to the iloah telephon and llatened »leepln« porch, pulled down the
SYNOPSIS
again.
cover» of the neatly m ade had. and
Whan Joyce opened her «yea one
"Mrs. Packard*« »»leep, air."
»lid between the «heel i. With
uiornIn« to »«« a trultladen orauge
"Oh. »he tat Well, when
he thumping heart »he half burled hor
tree from the «n«l of the luxurious
■leeplng porch where »he lay In w*k<**-
her I called And u»k (ace In the pillow, »hut her eye»
bed. »he couldn't decide what had her to call me. please.”
Ilghtly and tried to eompo»« Iter-
happened to her. for the last thin«
"Yea. air.” flic k . . . flic k And »elf Into a »late where »lie could
ahe remembered waa a « k id d in g , . .. , _
.
,
.
..
, ,,
taxicab In Chicago on a aleetlng ,h *'1 Joy‘ * huu« ““ her
»»reath« quietly.
November day And when »he »aw celver. breathing a »Igli of relief
Firm steps sounded approaching
the ctrcla of diamond» on her wed- at her eacap».
the door, and a voice «aid. “Frills?
din« finger and wheu a man who ,, ..
. , t
called her Frill» came to bid her an
Hardly had «he leaned back In Where are you? . . . Oh!" The voles
the
chair,
when the bell-raug again trailed, off Into a »oft murmur as
affectlouate good-bye before lea'
In« home for a hurried bualnea» She llatened anxiously. A rather the speaker evidently discovered
trip, waruiug her to be careful after
the sleeping form In the bed.
her fall from her horse the day be­ coarse fem inine voice replied to the
The called stood quietly by the
fore, ehe waa even more puttied maid's quiet “Yea?" saying. "How's
The «or«eoui house that was evi­ Mrs. Packard thia morning. Itoxle? bedside for such a long tim e lhat
dently her home, the faint browu Can I apeak to her? Tell her It'« Joyce grew nervous. Why, didn't
Ktatne on her fln«ers—»he had
the woman go away? Couldn't she
never «moked—and the Initial» on Kate Balmain."
"Sorry Mrs. Helinäin, but Mr«. aee that Frtlla was asleep? Or did
her toilet articles. F. L I* *., added
to her bewilderment. But—"If Packard Is sleeping and gave order* ahe guess that ahe was shamming?
heavenly." she aald. ”l'd he perfect not to be disturbed."
Just aa she felt that ahe could not
ly happy to spend a whole day right
"Oh. well. I'll call again later , . . stand It a minute longer, and must
here."
Say, Roxie,” In a conversational either giggle nr choke, ahe heard
■ ------
There were also aeveral letters tone, "wasn't she the lucky girl not her unseen caller depart.
“Thank gnodneaa! . . . . My, I'm
lying about In thia Uttar. Joyce, to get smashed up In a fall like
plcktug oue up. «lanced around at that? I felt sick when I heard roasted!" She threw off the cover«
the door feeling an almost Irrealat about It. Didn't break a thing, did and got up cautiously, craeplog Into
the room to listen to what happened
tble Impulse to lock It before »he she?"
"No. ma'am, she hit her head, but downstairs. She heard the same
read the letter. Then »he forced
voice »peaking but couldn't dlatln
I guess it wasn't a bad blow.”
heraelf to remain seated. “You've
"Well. I'll tell the world she's gulah the words. Finally, however,
perfect right to read these letters,
■be said to herself out loud, “don"' lucky! Well, tell her I called, will the front door opened and dosed.
So rested and so much more con­
be a tool! Even If any oue did you. Roxla?"
"She seents on Intimate terms fident did site find heraelf that ahe
come. 1 guess . . . 1 guess . . . I'm
Candy contributes it lot to the flu«* art of llvlug
Mr». Nell Packard!" Yet the uu­ with the family. Her voice sounds decided to go downstairs, risking
Rggimaun's candy 1« fumou« for It»» delicious flavor
the
ineettng
with
auy
eallera
who
middle-aged
and
.
.
.
fat
.
.
.
un­
easy feeling persisted that the s girl
in
and pur«*, wholesome Ingredient». It Isn’t Junt hit mid
named Frill.» Packard might t at auy
any cultured." thought Joyce, critically might appear.
mi«« or luck with iih we build up our cattily along aclen
Roxie
waa
by
one
of
the
wlndowa
I
wonder
who
else
will
call
tip?
moment come in from the other
tlflc lines uHHiiring a fine texture and uniformity In
room and scornfully demand an ex All I need to do to learn who are reading a newspaper. Seeing Joyce,
quality.
■he
stood
up.
the
friends
of
Mr
and
Mra.
Nell
placation of her actions. “Oh
"I slept longer that I expected
Gur candy in known far anti wide for It» goodneMM
what'a the matter with me? There Packard la to sit here and listen to
becatiHe of the care we tin t* In making our »elect lunit.
can't be another Frllla. Frtlla Pack the telephone conversations! I'm to." said Joyce, “and I'm sort of
hungry." she said, finding It Impos­
If a box of candy I ihh our lub«*l then It I h the ntaudard
ard ta as dead now as . . . as Joyce finding things out anyhow I know
sible not to slip Into a conciliatory
of perfection.
Ashton was yesterday. She can't, now that the maid’s name Is Hoxie
and that ‘Malt’ Is Mr. Maitland and tone and attitude "Is there some­
come In.”
that there's a couple named Art and thing to eat I could have. I won­
Joyce opened the first letter re­
der r
Kate Belmaln."
solutely. A newspaper clipping fell
"Why. of course, ma'am.” replied
She
continued
her
explorations,
out. On the heavy, pale lavender
Roxie
promptly, "would you like a
" W h e r a th e Barview Is D iffe r« « !'
which disclosed three more bed­
paper with deckle edges
regular lunch or Just tea?"
room».
each
wtth
Its
own
bath—
-ooe
short note in a sprawling feminine
“Tea, please," The very thought
hand. It began arlthout any pre­ decorated In green, one In orchid, was luxurious.
and
m
x
In
pale
yellow
"I'm
luck)
liminaries: "Looks as if yon had
"Certainly, ma'am. Would you
some party! Wish I'd been there there aren't any gueata In the like sandwiches with It. or Just
houae.”
»ho
thought
thankfully,
You might hand this clipping on to
ta k er
Laurlne. I hear she's been trying to finding nothing but unoccupied
"Oh. sandwiches, please, I'm so
room»
“I'd
hate
to
run
Into
some­
find out where Malt waa while you
hungry.
And I wonder If . . .” she
were at Nlta's. Watch your step body staying right In the place went on. uncomfortably convinced
Well.
I'll
go
back
to
my
boudoir
Frilly! C.”
and see It I can dig up any more lhat Frills never a»ked for anything
Not trying to digest the meaning
e r—
news of what the charming Frills In this apologetic fashion,
of this note Joyce hastily read the
I'd
like
some
orange
Juice
Io
drink,
has been perpetrating. Wish 1 could
newspaper clipping: “A great deal
discover what the date la and how too."
of righteous indignation is being
"Yea, ma’am Will you have It out
long It has been since I . . . I left
felt among the cltixens of the Val
on the terrace or up In your room?"
Philadelphia."
ley Road district at the actions of
Joyce decided hastily that she
She sat down on the chair at the would take a chance. "On the ter
a certain prominent society woman
and her week-end guests. When all desk again and picked up one of race, please."
other amusements failed to provide the letters. The postmark on the
She enjoyed the food almost more
the necessary thrills, a new game first was too blurred to decipher, than her breakfast, reflecting with
was Instituted and carried out be­ but the second one was clearly half-ashamed amusement that her
tween two and three o'clock Sun stamped. She stared at It bewilder­ appetite was good In spite nt the
day morning. Thia game was a ape ed. a sudden feeling of faintness »hock of awaking to find heraelf
clea of follow-your-leader. played In seizing her. Why, I left Philadel­ Mrs. Nell Packard! Ought any one
motors with no headlights, and only phia In November . . . That means in her terrible predicament enjoy
Oh, It can't be possible! April— food so enthusiastically?
the usual rear lights on. The bright
moonlight wag presumably reepon nearly two years! Where have I
She was Just draining the last
sible for the fact there were no been all that time? Oh. I can't un­ drop of orange Juice and wishing
casualties among the players, for derstand It. It frightens me . .'1 regretfully that she had more, when
the driving was undoubtedly of the don't like It. . . Oh dear . . . Oh a man's voice at the doorway start­
most recklees character, and the dear. . . "
led her so, she nearly dropped the
leader led the party a merry chase
Suddenly her overwrought nerves glass.
over banks and sidewalks, across gave way. and slipping to her knees
"My Lord. Frills, since when have
If you really knew tka fact« you
fields and lawns with utter disre­ In front of the couch. Joyce burled you taken to drinking orange
would own an electric refrigerator.
gard for the property of other peo­ her face In her arms and began to Juice?”
A man crossed the terrace with
sob desperately, terror and loneli­
ple.
The food saving «lone will pay for
It is understood that the hosts ness possessed her entirely.
quick steps, sat down on- a chair
the refrigerator and electric refriger­
of this party paid liberally for the
When Joyce awoke, she lay for close beside her and leaning for­
ation it the one ture way to keep
damage sustained and that the mat some
moments
collecting
her ward looked at her with an expres
ter was satisfactorily adjusted so thoughts.
the b aby't milk clean end pure. N o
slon of lively concern.
that It will not be taken Into the
“Did I startle you? Sorry! I guess
Bo It had not been a dream. It
chances mutt be taken with hit food
courts. The young woman who ori­ was som ething actual and Inescap­ your nerves arc Jumpy after what
end g ro w n -u p t live b etter and
ginated the sport and drove the able which she had to fare.
happened. How do you feel, sw eet­
healthier if their food it alio pro­
leading car Is the wife of a well-
She sat up on the couch, wide heart?”
known Manzanita citizen. Her par­ awake now. and roberly tried to de­
Joyce had been completely taken
tected from m o iitu re, germs and
tner In the game was a man from cide what to do next. As she stared by surprise and. In her condition of
dirt. Invert in an electric rcfngciator.
the sam e place whose name Is said about the room, she realized that excited apprehension, his enlranoe
to be frequently mentioned In the the aun was no longer shining In upset her ao thoroughly that she
same breath with hers. . . ."
How long had she slept? There was could acarcely apeak
As Joyce finished reading, a wave no clock In the room. She remem­
( T O B E C O N T IN U E D )
of horrified shame flooded her. bered having seen, however, among
Bon Boris—Mr and Mrs Wilbur
"How perfectly disgusting! I sup the contents of the blue leather
pose they were all drunk as lords. aae on the dressing table a small Winfrey of Fall Creek are Ihe par
M O U N T A IN STATES
F O W U COMPANY
Frills worse than the rest. No won- diamond-set wrist watch. Returning ents of a baby son born to them at
Nell Is worried about “reckless to the bedroom, she caught alght of their home on Thursday, June 1.
stunts' . . . I should think he might herself In the mirror. Her dress was 1933.
—
——
t
■■ ' 1"
be! I'd like to know, who 'C.' Is and badly rumpled, her hair atoori up In
who’s 'Malt'? T his.” she thought. curly confusion and her face wa->
is a pleasant revelation! All the streaked from the tears she had
signs have pointed to Frills being a shed.
•
a a
bit lively, but this Is a little too
Four o’clock. “Phew, what a long
much.”
Just then the telephone rang. nap! I feel better, anyhow. I wonder
There was an Instrument on the
anyone else called up. Oh dear,
de«k, gray-enameled like the furni­ that Belmaln woman said they wer t
ture, and Joyce qnletly lifted off the coming over this afternoon. They'll
receiver and listened In. After a pdtibably he here soon, think I'll
IllHtory repeat» itself! Business 1» marching forward.
moment's silence, »he heard the put on a different dress and see II
maid answering the Instrument
can get anything to eat. I'm per­
Those who »It on the sidelines and wait for It» return are
down»tatrs. A man'» voice Inquired, ishing with thirst, too.”
carving their own tombstones. Men of vision have toss­
“May I speak to Mrs. Packard,
She pulled the crumpled dres t
please?”
over her head and went to the
ed off the balls and chain« of obsolete business method«
Mrs. Packard gave Instructions closet door to pick out something
that she didn’t feel up to seeing or else to wear, when, suddenly, she
and are inarching forward, to the tune of advertising, with
speaking to anyone today.”
heard voices downstairs. Stopping
new and greater value». THEY will reap the reward« of a
'Oh? . . . W ell, listen, Roxie, tell short, she tiptoed softly over to the
her It’s Mr. Maitland, will you, and door which stood ajar. She could
new and greater prosperity.
ask her If I can't speak to her Just hear a woman speaking.
minute."
"Well. I'm glad »he's been able to
“All right, sir.”
sleep, Roxie. . . . No, I'll Just run up
Joyce hastily but cautiously re­ myself. She'll want to see me. If
The newspaper remain» the greatest advertising me­
placed the receiver and getting up. she’s awake, of course. . . . I Just
dium In the world today. Thl» newspaper I» the best ad­
went out onto the sunny sleeping want to find out how sh e is and If
porch. In a moment she heard the
can do anything for her. . . .DM
vertising medium for Springfield and vicinity.
woman’s voice at the bedroom door, you say she’d had anything to eat
and going In, listened to her mes­ today 7”
sage.
That must be Laurlne! The voice
"Just . . . Just tell him I—" she moved nearer as If Its owner were
hesitated.
approaching the stairs. Joyce. In a
“Tell him I’m asleep," she said panic, looked wildly about for some
finally, looking down at the carpet escape. Couldn’t she have one day
and feeling a guilty reluctance to to herself? She thought of locking
meet the maid’s eye. Then, when the door. Then, afraid to delay an-
the woman bad left, she returned I other second, she dashed out to the
Shoe Laces Free
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The Fine A rt o f Living
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KEEP HIS
FOOD SAFE
Forward March!
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