PAOK TW O n IK THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS 1'ubtished Kvsry Thuosday at tjprtugftsld, 1**11« County, Or«g«u. by T H E W IL L A M E T T E PR E SS M. bi. MAXEY. Editor M A IL S U B S C R IP T IO N R A T S Ou«, Year in Advance ____ (1.6v Two Y ean m A d v a n ce >4 it» Six Moulbs ____ ______ Three Month« ............. >1.0« »Oc THVKSOAY, J t I.Y S, 1*33 OUR SIMPLE BALLOT SYSTEM Like most ballots the one for the special election, July 21, is confusing. Lawyers are a great group to m ake work for one another. One draw s up a legal docunieut so that nobody but another lawyer can be sure as to what is meant aud time often proves he is m istakeu. Most of you think th at iu Oregon July 21 you are going to vote either iu lavor ot or opposed to the eighteenth pro­ hibition am endm ent to the United States constitution. You are but the words are going to say it iu reverse, because you are actually voting tor the ratification or rejection of a proposed am endm ent to the constitution of the United b tate s repealing the eighteenth am endm ent. It takes a n ­ other am endm ent, it seems, to get rid of the eighteenth am endm ent. But what is a little thing like au am endm ent or two if we can get w hat we want. The im portant thing is to know, however, if we are voting wet or dry. The drys will vote for six delegate nam es on the ballot, whose pledge is “ I personally OPPOSE the adoption of the proposed Article of Amendment.” The list so pledged in­ clude Robert T. B urnett, Trum an A. Chase, S. J. ilansen, Mrs. Louisa F. Kellems, E. E. McLendon, aud Jacob H. Miller. The wets will vote for six delegate nam es w hose pledge is "I personally FAVOR the adoptioii of the proposed article of Am endment." The list includes Victor Chambers. Hugh H. Earle, Mrs. Dorothy Hesse. Van N. Kemery, George C. Stanley and Welby Stevens. These delegate lists are not printed iu two colum ns so as to m ake it nice and easy for you to vote No. sir. they are all mixed up like the people are on this issue and you will have to huut them out for yourself. GOLD RECORDS SINCE 1493 According to the United S tates Bureau of Mines all the gold th at has been mined iu the world since any kind of re ­ cords have been kept; th at is, front 1493, the year after Columbus discovered America, down to date, am ounts to a little over a thousand million ounces. At $20 an ounce th at is worth tw enty billion dollars, and more than half of It is still in the form of money or gold bars held in banks as security for money. In the United States, since 1792, we have mined about 226 million ounces, worth about $4,600,000,000; aud that, curiously enough, is just about the am ount of m onetary gold still in this country. In the same 450 years of gold production the am ount of silver mined in the world was a fraction more than fifteen thousand million ounces; and the ratio of silver to gold in the world’s m onetary system before silver was dropped by one country a fter another, was just about fifteen to one. Silver is coming back as money, but it is more likely to arrive at a ratio of about twenty or twenty-five to one than the traditional “sixteen to one” of the old Populist days. ----------«---------- The building of long wooden spans over deep w ater which m ust also be navigated may possibly be asking too much from the highway commission on the Oregon coast highway. However, if m ore of the smaller bridges th at have been built of concrete and steel in this w’ooded country had been constructed of wood, perhaps the lumbermen would have been in a better mood to concede som ething in this argum ent. Likely concrete can be made perm anent in these coast bridges, but between steel and wood in this damp, salt air, we bet on wood every time. --------------- * --------------- The C. C. C. boys work six hours a day. Some of the jobs it takes three hours to come and go from camp to the job so they work only three hours. With a little foresight these camps m ight have been located a little farth er away so no work would have had to be done and all the time spent in joy riding. This would have been our idea of a grand “new deal.” On the initiative ballot July 21 will be a state, power fund bond m easure. It asks the people to authorize $103,- 779.45 w orth of state bonds. This we suppose is to start the payroll in order th at the sixty million dollar power pro­ jects can be financed by the sale of more bonds. W hat has become of this electricity "w ithout cost to the taxpayer,” Governor Meier talked about. ---------- «---------- Our governm ent is granting a four million dollar loan to Soviet Russia in order th a t they can buy our cotton. Might as well give them the cotton in the first place as try to collect any loan from the Soviet whose religion is to beat the capitalistic countries on every turn. --------------- • --------------- It is planned to build sewerage disposal plants for Wil­ lam ette valley towms by a tax on sewer service. When this tax and the sales fax on foods are passed then we suppose the next step will be to tax births and deaths. FAMILY DOCTOR JOHN JOSEPH GAINES M.0 SOUND SENSE I still hear m urm uring« of “acidosl«.” So I ask my read­ er to pay attention to this: Acidosis m eans STARVATION somewhere. A very extrem e, w asting disease, in advanced stage may produce acidosis; unless you are in th a t sort of fix, forget the acidosis bogey. And the constant buzz about "vitam in-this, and vitamin th a t.” It is getting to be alm ost a worry for anxious m others and exotic dads. Listen: If you are eating good, wholesome foods, th a t are digested w ithout being uncom ­ fortable, then yau are getting all the vitamins you need— maybe more—so why waste time on vitamins? Then, the milk craze. Say, do you know that Americans are the m ost gullible people on earth? About diet? Yes, diet, above ail things! A notorious quack in this neighbor­ hood is ( ram m ing ail the victims he can lay hands on. with skim-milk! He says it’s m an’s natural food, and no other is genuine. And he has many “converts.” But listen: The prospective m other of any young anim al is supplied with a laboratory within her body, th at produces milk for the new-born progeny. As soon as th a t baby—be it man, pig or calf—is old enough to use other food and is "w eaned’” other foods become his normal dietary; he actu ally needs other food that fits him for his natural mode of living. To surfeit the adult hum an being with milk is to overload him with a sort of protein that he would be better without. Let milk stay in its proper place. Commercialism is carrying everything before It Just greed and m ercenary cunning. If I were to try to follow up all the foisted "essentials” of the peddlers of this country, and take everything that t h e haw kers say is best for me, 1 should be a penniless Idiot ln less than a year. left’s be » « n s ib le . ftKENE L IO N S C LU B T O M E E T POSTAL R E D U C T IO N S ARE O H D E R tD HERE A T NOON ON F R ID A Y Heini niniiihly niottilna of ih« All t«p »n sss holil cent tor Vsar »««Innins July Friday noon at Taylor hall. W. K 1, Contract« E»c«pt«d Ihioll and N. I. Pollard aro iui I lie lh>vp cut» In « slsile » UH'I allow 'program committee. a»ct'» tor lli.> i>p«ratl«m ,f iii«< It la »xpoclod that much of the Springfield poatatflie will •» i made Ilma »f Iho nicclliig will bn lakan lit’KlniilllM 0( up With a report nt III« tuat nieellhg el let live July I. i ihn new Naval yaar It wa» alalnd of Ih« M mrd of Director« eoiiettru thia morning by'F H Hamlin T h e ' mg an annual flab fry. a aariaa of S E V E N T H IN S T A L L M E N T fceling when you retus <1 a cigar cloaely. SYNOPSIS ette ye»(erd»y " | She returned to Hit’ living room reduction« are « pan '•( ihn «•«on Iglt'iilr outing», and Ihn org»iii»« Iu a h,‘ came In and lighted It quickly ¡on the table another pile of letter» m ln la tia tlo u In W a»lllngloii 1» I of die d e le g a te » lo the »(ale con »kidding taxicab Iu Chicago. Next Aa he approached her, «he retreated I with a telegram on lop of them Tt,«» urdei provide* tlmi the po I ventlon held la-1 month al Ito»« thing »he rem em ber, d was two a ,,.w «t«p». Before »he could reply I "l*lea»e mall brown envelope left ma«ler. all clerk» aud d ly carrier» burg moimlag“ to find herself In a loxurl* ,o hla however, he became on my deak lo me hotel Black»tone ,h«ll nine day« fu rlo u g h w ith > oua houae In California, with a wet! aware of Dickie who Jumped up ut love Nell.“ <»ut pay dining tin* quanvr ftoni SM A LL BOY IN J U R E D ding ring ou her hand, and a pleas him with Instant frlendllne«« llut where waa Nell » deak? Won j u| y tl, Seplombrt Hural carriers IN FA LL FR O M A U TO iMinoT*!» "'h” T* «bout 'he big room bul s h e ju n hut w|ll not lake the rurlough I'al Hanna, son of Mr and Mr» before Her husband waa Nell al1 rl« h ,! • How, come.g Frllla? knew already there wik nothing «o , , „ |y tai route carrier» and mall M„ |y)ll Hanna .ualalued a alight Packard, rich fruit packer. Con- You've never had any lim e for dog» workmanlike at a desk In It uieasenger» who work under con coucu»elon of lit« brain and lacer fused and troubled, »he tried to before?" He looked up at her ques W’heu »he had finished her dlu lr„(.t „r,, exempt from the order at Ion» about hl» head Friday whan flud out tiior» about hereelf and . , , , ' from letters In her deak found that , ‘<'n,n«'y- ■*'• ">•* remembered Nell a lei Further Inalrucllon from the lire (ell fio m the rear aeal of a mov she had been a heartless, grlvolou» 1 to have more from now gram She had belter find the po»|al Department »ay that f o r t h o i|nK gun,mobile The door opened young woman and had become In- on." replied Joyce coolly, though paper« aud mall them Immediately ,,.ar beginning July I. all 'allowing th e hoy to fall onto the volveit In a serious affair with a her heart was beating with ruffocat , There must be a study or den »«larle. »hall ........ .. 16 per < etil roadway He waa not seriously Iu he*cameVo see her* he was hur*and *"* ’ b*‘’au"8 1 »hau l have somewhere In the houae Perhaps clerk hire tor the Springfield post Jared and la recovering nicely surprised when ahe tried to repulse you **’ ' “ ke “P much of It. they even railed It a 'library ¡office will be reduced from (1700 him, but he finally left her. Her Maitland looked frankly bewlld Where would II be? A little reflec t„ $i2go annually. troubles were further com plicated, ered at het tone. "But w hata the lion suggested to her Ihat the nn M O N T H L Y M E E T IN G OF Whbabv—w ^**» 'hers?— ?that"gthe bl< Am 1 ,o t a , *° b* ,rted tural location was probably beyond I also have received Inal ruction» C IT Y C O U N C IL M O N D A Y Payment» 16 per writer' Sophie, thought Frills ought to n,or'* “f “P'tage «luff? I Nell'« draaslng room. In the w ta g j‘° ‘ u> "l,r Mr Hamlin to have with her. Much to the sur d °n * net you------“ opposite her own boudoir. She did *•> Itegulsr monthly meeting of (he prise of Sam. In her husband's em- "You aeem surprisingly slow at not remember a aecond door In Un­ Springfield (Tty Council will be ploy, she asked for a dog and he understanding plain English I dressing room hul when »he went With beer here, the quantity of held Monday evening of next weak, got her one mean that whatever there has been ’ up lo It. ahe found that there war Please go on with story cheese i ' oiihuiiiii I In New York ha» Several matters will he brought up . , . _______________ _ between u» 1« all . . . all over now I one. Juel at the foot of the n arrow ,....... „ , ....................... at that time ll ha» been auununcaa. Joyce» heart sank aa she ex I through." A . .h e spoke Joyce 1 bed In the wall opposite the hath J " U IN O R t BARRY . Multrvd aa avuuuil via*> w aiter, Fvbruar> X4, 1*03, at lb . *u>lut,,v», Sprtngfiuld, lire«».. THURSDAYS JULY 0, 1938 SPR IN G FIELD NEW S amlned her gucats. wondering who moved toward the door. "Please they were. The aecond speaker come downstairs I prefer not to was a short blonde girl, whose discuss the matter up here." plumpness gave definite threat of Maitland followed her and at turning her into a fat woman at tempted to put his arm around her middle age Her features were of but Joyce stepped hastily aside and the curved baby variety, her eyes ran down the atalra Into the living small and gray, and her mouth lip -' room, stteked Into a pouting cupld'a bow "Oh well, all right," he agreed, of the most vivid scarlet. but . . . Frllla. for Heaven's sake, Both girls were dressed In smart think what you’re saying and do- sport clothes The blonde's costume Ing! You can't mean It, sweetheart! was ot the latest cut and mode, but What's the use of going through completely wrong for her figure and all these noble dramatics for noth­ height. ing! It's such a w aste of time, when The other young woman, who we could be so happy. Every min looked several years older, was a ute when we're not together seem thin brunette with sharp features, a waste of time to me , . . Oh. stiffly marcelled hair, large green sweet. I love you so! You know fsh-gray eyes and languid manners ' that------“ he came up to her. his Both women were smoking cigar v° lce thick, his handsome face In- ettes. and Joyce nervously lighted ’• nse Joyce hastily moved around to one to bolster up her own courage Then she waited for some one else put j chair between them. "If you c a t ’t keep your hands off me," she to speak. sn ld curtly, wondering at her own "What did you do all day yester­ self-po session. "IT simply refuse to day?" demanded the blonde one, talk at all." She eyed him warily, "You weren't In bed. were you?" prepared to flee to the kitchen. If "No. I felt rotten." replied Joyce. I he , more , l)Wllrd h„r —— room door —W V I H Hhe pushed on the electric bill­ ion Inside the room when she had opened the door, and a shaded deak lamp »prang Into light Exactly In the middle of this lumluoua circle mixed just like you like it cun ulwuyu be gotten at lay the object of her search, a long ; brown envelope ‘'Well, that was Eggimunu's BpnrkliiiR. cool, cxhllurutluK. our uoft easy,” thought Joyce, relelved. She drinks make short work of your thirst on hot ilnya. crossed the floor, looking about the room with Interest. What would We offer you our aervlct» from early moriilng to this study reveal of the character I of Nell Packard—of her husband' lute nt night every day iu the year. Your pleasure Joyce sat down at the desk t o ' comes first with us. examine a square photograph frame more carefully. The picture, which i showed a man and a pretty g irl.' was obviously an anlargement of a small snap. The girl was perched upon a shelf of rock, while the man Wber« the S ervice 1» Dlff«r«oi' stood close beside her Ills right arm was around her waist, her left i hand curled about his neck Both | were sm iling broadly, and the girl's right hand waved an Impudent 64 greeting. "Do I look that way when I smile?” wondered Joyce, "so . . . so self-confident and . saucy?" She stared at the picture. "Nell has u "You had It coming to you! It’» a Maitland stared at her He was nice sm ile There’s something wonder we're not viewing the re- breathing heavily, but he controlled about It that's quieter and more mains today. How did It happen him self by an obvious effort an d ' sincere than Frills' grin anyhow. FrlllsT ’ | lighting another cigarette with There wa» a short row of book» j "Oh, forget It!” said Joyce. "It's hands that shook, he said. “Oh, all standing on the desk top. held In' We are well pquip|H*(l In give yon a prompt, eomplet« all over now I hate post mortema." j right! Let’s sit down quietly . . . I place by two heavy bronze biuirs. ! printing aervlee of "The Printing 'Rtaplea* Uaed In "Sure, so do I," agreed the dark won’t touch you, 1 swear It. Just and a basket In which she found | one, "guess it gave you a shock ? sit down and . let's—let'» talk stationery and leaflets Inscribed Every HusIneR« Uonimunlty,” though, didn't It Frills? You don't j it over.” "Packard Fruit Packing Co., Inc . j seem to have much zip today, some ! Aa they sat down Joyce had a Manzanita. Cal.” So that was Nell'» 1 Thene "Staple«” are the printing that you are using how. That s what Malt noticed feeling of being on a stage and not business. day after day, week after week, aud month after about you, said you acted half knowing what her lines were. How She could find no pen with which J dead.'' would this act end? A return of the to address the brown envelope, and j month. Did he? Well, that’s the way 1 panicky terror swept over her. decided to take It to her own room ; felt, but it's better than being com­ which turned Into resentment to prepare for mailing Before she ■ • Cheek your supplles-on-hand NOW. If exhauated or pletely out." against the man who was respon­ left the desk, however, she dlacov i low place the order TODAY. 11 say.” assented the blonde. sible for getting her into this un­ ered something which set her heart ! Suddenly she started violently and comfortable situation. thumping with mingled pain and let out a terrific oath . . . "Who let LETTERHEADS “I can't see that there's anything pleasure. In one of the side draw ANNOUNCEMENT« him In here?" she screamed shrilly, to talk about," she began. "I meant ers, which she had opened to look STATEMENTS IU SINESS CARDS for Dickie had come up behind her what I said. It's all over, and I want for a pen. she found a few loose j ENVEI,OPES PAMPHLFTr« and pushed his cold little nose you to let me alone.” snapshots. BLOTTERS HANDBILLS against the plump pink hand which "But. good God!” he exclaimed One picture Joyce lingered over RECEIPTS TICKETS hung over the arm of the chair. violently, "you can't Just calmly It wa< Nell sitting beside a sweet "Where did the cur come from, throw me down that way. Frills, FOLDERS TAG« faced elderly woman against a Frllla?” without a reason, without a word, background of roses. That was un ) “He's mine. Sorry he scared you. without an explanation of what It’s doubtedly his mother She wonder Come here. Dickie." She Jumped up, all about. You sit there and say In ed If Mrs. Packard were living, and and sitting back in a chair, took that frozen voice. 'It's all over*— If so. what she thought ot Frills. Dickie in her lap, facing calmly the yon. who only Friday* night planned (TO BE CONTINUED) battery of disgusted surprise on the to go away with me Wednesday, two faces. yon. the only girl who . . . ” lhiHlnesH Printen "Are you coming out to Tees’ tea With flaming face. Joyce Inter DR M O R T E N S E N H E R E at the club. Frills?” said Ethel. rupted hastily. “An affair like this | Springfield T O R E S U M E P R A C T IC E “Why no . . . No. I'm not going can't . . . can't go on forever, so It anywhere this week," answered might as well end n o w -" I , , r an„ Mrg R p Morten, en a„d Joyce, trying to speak In a careless "But why. why. why? Judas, you • fan,„ y returnp(l gprlngfleld Sun manner. never talked this way before.” d, y , (> Rpwid w^ kH “Come on. Ethel," said Clarice, He leaned forward and suddenly durtn(? thp abaente of , )r w „ "yon’ll never go around In less than seized her wrist in an Iron grip, ex I Ho|lard „(>w „„ a motf)r , r)p , (| a hundred and fifty if you don’t get claiming. "Frills, do you think I'm ch lcM „ an(1 EvanMl„n, out on the course more than once a going to be thrown out like this |>r Mortensen resumed his practice month, you poor fat lazy female.” with no more reason In the world Monday i„ ((ff|ce her,. 1>r and Ethel got up resignedly, and than that you're through? Well Mra MortellHen arp , ayllla w|(h yawned. "We’ll come over tonight. you’re damn’ well mistaken If you her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J It sure isn’t natural to see you so think so. I'm going to stick around Bchnetzky while here. quiet, gal." and find out what you’re up to. be “I know where you can get a cat Ileve me. You're going to be mine IU K A C IR C L E PLA N S and a parrot, If you're going in for and by God I don't give you up to pets,” said Clarice, on her way out any one, else without a fight." M E E T IN G FOR T O N IG H T "Thanks,” »aid Joyce coldly. "Don’t be so melodramatic,” re- Regular meeting of Iuka circle, She was so thoroughly disgusted torted Joyce, "and let go of my 37. Ladles Auxiliary of the <1. A It and repelled by Ethel and Clarice wrist You hurt me. that she could not bring herself Her very calm ness seemed to ills- ,,iIh n> fhe even to attempt an imitation of arm him. Mechanically he took his E**,mann parlors. Reports of the what she supposed was the Frills hand _ away. resting _ Then, ____ ____ _ both recent Hlat*' co"»‘*n‘lon will he manner. She accompanied them to elbows on his knees, he plunged K,VPn by d81®«*4«” the door, and watched them get Into his hands through his short black H O W O NE W O M A N the bright green car. hair with an eloquently despairing At the opening In the high wall gesture. LO S T 20 LBS. OF FA T they turned aside to let another J o y ces spirits rose a little. She machine enter, and Joyce’s heart began to feel more confident of Lost Her Prominent Hip gave a disconcerting leap when she victory. She rose, and still holding . Double Chin— Sluggishness recognized Maitland's handsome Dickie, she continued “You might KEEPS HIS FOOD FRESH A N D face In the gray roadster Ihat was as well go now. I haven't anything Gained A Shapely Figure WHOLESOME entering. She turned and fled up­ more to say. It won't do any good stairs. "I can't face him till I’ve al to talk about It.” if you are fat how would you THc D octor said: I he food and least powdered." He lifted his head and looked at like to lose It and at the sam e time j • • Listening carefully she heard her searchlngly. He was still non gal” ln Phy"lc«l charm and acquire drink of your children are I lie ma clean, with clear buoyant skin and health. eyes that I j Maitland enter the house without plussed. Then he got to his feet and a sparkle of which their growing bodies ringing, and then whistle a few said with unexpected calm, All Why not do what thousands of are made. Keep an eye on their milk notes, which she knew must he his right. W hatever you say goes. But women have done to got rid o f ; i_______ • C • ' if w is pure, pure, safe safe . , . always fresh. Watch every single way of signaling Frills. She stood don't think for a minute that I’m P"»n«ls of unwanted fat? Take one I 1 ; * • be certain n x * , ; : « ™ iy Irresolute for a few moments, stroking , Dickie. It had not occur- , Joyce said nothing. Maitland before breakfast and keep It up for That’s whv I nnrrln«.-,! r • . . . red to her that he might come up- walked out without another word 30 days. You cun help the act on , j • l t. • ■ u an electric re frig e ra to r and I havx- stalrs without an Invitation. There and without attempting to kiss her of Kruschen hy cutting dow . on fou n d it the best investment I ever made. First as an in v e stm e n t fore, she was distinctly startled again. and. f.atly /"w“’" " * ’lnK 'n * '* health of my children- and the .liv U * . f’ k i~ ,<-»..^11. . I room, looking for her. When Joyce woke, It wan pant six many pound» you have lo«t, « aw n 1 • ’ f She faced him apprehenalvely, un- o’clock Dickie had left her. and. Kruschen Salts are a blend of 6 an c,cctr^ refrigerator fhan to get along without O IX comfortably conscious of what had slightly alarmed she hiirrlwl down- n’°«‘ ’’•'Pful to b,,dy health. W hy not see your dealer today? happened the day before. »fairs to find him Suppose he had g X ^ . t win last you ’for ('w eek s “Hello, sw eet! Everything O. K gone home! She discovered him costs but a trifle. Ask any druggist now? Did you get a good night's however. In the kitchen calmly fin- for tt hottie and start to lose fat to- MOUNTAIN STATES POWW COMPANY sleep? Ixioks better to see you ishlng his dinner, while Roxie still ?ay ,t’B thB "afe way t0 re‘,1,c(‘ hul smoking, Frllla. I. gave me a funny ' not quite friendly, watched him h e a . Z ™ » * f £ t . Kru"ch<>n- your Your Favorite Drink R G G I M A N N ’S The Printing Staples’ Used In Every Business Community ▼ 9 The Willamette Presi Safely through the critical years OUR ELECTRIC REFRIGERATOR «1