T H U R S D A Y , JU L Y 20, 1H83 THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS PAGE TW O 'packing plant but almost m. damage I bad I....... done; a n d ........». • It......... THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS I'ubllahed Every Thum day at Sp riiigd eld , bail« County, »»regoli, by T H E W IL L A M E T T E PR ESS H E. MAXEY, Editor I holered a» second « lu i mailer, February SS. l»0S. at the IHM tOft tl*U. Spriogtietd. Oregou MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATE on e Y»ar to Advaoee _«1.6P Six Months ........... I2.6U Thren Months ............ Two Years lu Advance J l 00 60c- THURSDAY. J l’LY 20. 1»S3 T R IB U T E P A ID L U M B E R IN D U S T R Y The mill opening celebration in Springfield Saturday night was the largest and most unique gathering of its kind ever staged in Lane county. Every community wants new industries but lew com m unities pay much attention to an industry a fter once established, latne county had had a dem onstration as to how im portant existing industries are by the closing down of lumber mills for nearly two years. All were pleased to see the Booth-Kelly mill, second largest m the county- and other mills as well resum e operation, and so expressed themselves. Nearly 2000 people visited the lot w here the barbecue was held. It was a tribute ¡»aid those who have courage to operate sawmills under present conditions. There are 30 sawmills in the area on the east side of the W illamette river and as far as Creswell on the south iu the Springfield vicinity. Most of these mills are operating now. No industry is contributing more to the welfare of the people in Lane county. --------- -— *-------------- WE RE FOR A SALES TAX BUT NOT THIS ONE. Because we are convinced the proposed sales tax will save the real property owner in this city little if anything we are against the proposed sales tax, which will be found on the ballot July 21. Theoretically a sales tax which makes everyone pay some taxes we think is a sound m easure but when the state takes its full share at the expense of local governm ent then we believe the bill unbalanced and unfair The sales tax will elim inate the state property tax of about three mills and the elem entary school tax of two mills. But because it cuts down the total valuation of a city or school district by exempting personal property it will cause the local millage to rise in this city absorbing the five mill savings. T hus the real property owner will pay practically the same property tax and the sales tax besides. A sales tax which will allow all taxing bodies to parti­ cipate in every dollar collected is to our mind the only fair one. This tax on the ballot is not a substitute tax but an added tax to the property holder. The editor of the Oregon Voter, an ardent sales tax supporter, figured out for us that the sales tax would save about $4 on a $100 property tax in Springfield. His esti­ m ates like the other proponents on the tax is based merely on assum ed revenues. We think he is too optimistic in his estim ated returns to the cities and school districts. Little if anything is to be saved real property taxpayers by the adoption of the sales tax seems evident to us. -- «-- LUMBER STILL CHEIF MATERIAL Lumber is not the declining industry that some would picture It. They are the sam e people who believes the world is stationary and th at no new inventions will be made or new desires cultivated— men without vision. Facts are th at it takes 700.000 new homes annually for replacem ent and to house the expanding population in this country. The cecession in building the last three years and the doubling up of families have resulted in the country be­ ing 700,000 homes behind. With better tim es this normal dem and will be resumed. T here are constantly new uses being discovered for wood, and its superiority for building is being dem onstrated often just as it was in the last California earthquake when fram e stru ctu res stood a fter the so-called more substantial building m aterials were leveled to the ground. There has been no substitute for lumber found suitable for houses costing from $3000 to $6000. This no doubt will continue to be the type of house of the future as well as in the past as it is the class most people can afford. It is in this home the working man can become independent from landlords and raise his family free from crowded tenainents. Only better m ethods of financing has been lacking in this field for building and it is now to be supplied by the govern­ ment. There is constantly new uses being found for wood in industry and with renewed research and sales policies com­ ing up in the lum ber business there is yet hope for a greater lum ber industry. -- «-- The federal governm ent does not think much of our lum ber for building the coast bridges, so the highway de­ partm ent tells the world. But the unkindest cut of all, to our mind, is the sending of coal stoves to Roosevelt's re­ forestation army. Some people in the governm ent do not think th a t our forests will even m ake good wood Either th at or we have another display of governm ental efficiency in operating public works. -- ♦-- -- «-- -- + Intoxication arrests have fallen off 30 per cent in P o rt­ land since the advent of new beer, police report. We pre­ dict they would have fallen off 100 per cent if only the new beer had been drunk. A contem porary points out th a t now days a man is judged by the company he keeps solvent. The sales tax is aimed to rem em ber the forgotten man. ------------ «------------ /Ï rAKENE WOMAN CLINORt »ts v BARRY c n in t h in s t a l l m e n t The Story »o far: Joyce Ashton. p.w>r Hteuographer. lu a skid.liiiK taxicab accident In Chicago, »uttered loss of memory Two years later she woke one morning after a fall front her horse to find herself under the nante of Frills, married to Nell Packard rich California fruit packer. From letters In her desk she learned something about her life In the two- year Interval, and realised that she had been a heartless, reckless young woman and that she is seri­ ously Involved In an affair with a man named Maitland. She derided that at all coats she would end It, but she found Maitland hard to manage. Her troubles were further complicated when she read a letter referring to a baby—was It hers*— that the writer, Sophie, thought Frills ought to have with her. Much to the surprise of Sam. In her hus­ band's employ, she asked for a dog and he got her one. Now Go on w ith the «»ory— Shortly after ten o'clock Sam brought the car to the front door and atowed away her two suitcases. The bank teller at the bank greet­ ed her with a friendly smile. "Good morning. Mrs Packard Say. that was some little tumble you took How do you feel after It?” “Oh. Pm all right." replied Joyce hastily. She pushed her check tn at him and .stood on tiptoe with breathless impatience while he de­ liberately counted out the money. Then she seized It. thanked him abruptly and almost ran out to the car again. When they were well out of the town, humming swiftly along the smooth roads. Joyce felt her ner­ vous fear evaporate under the stim­ ulus of an irresistibly mounting spirit of adventure This was going to be fun. she reflected happily. They reached San Francisco about noon and Joyce parted from Sam with mingled feelings of relief and regret. As soon as she was In­ stalled In her clean little room at the big Y. W. C. A. building she proceeded immediately to carry out her plan of action. The days passed rapidly. In the mornings Joyce went out for her Instructions in driving a car. In these drives, much to her surprise, she had little trouble In learning to handle a machine. She spent the afternoons riding In beautiful Golden Gate park. Her first timidity vanishing very qulck- ly, she made gratifying progress and every day looked forward to her ride with greater pleasure. One day she overheard some girls In the V. W. cafeteria talking about the Chinese restaurants, and her Interest aroused, she set out to ex­ plore these exotic places. One evening she went there for dinner, pleasantly weary after a day of riding and driving the car Dreamy and contented, she pres­ ently wandered ouL of the restaur­ ant. to realize a moment later she had left her book on the table. She retraced her steps. A man was sitting at the table she had occupied, and she was dis­ concerted to find that he had picked up her book. "I Bay. Is this yours?" He was on his feet In an instant. “Please sit down. I want to talk to you about It. This is really very extraordin­ ary----- ’’ Joyce sat down, her embarrass­ ment vanishing. She felt at home with this man, as if she already knew him well enough to be casual about the meeting. Why should she feel that with a man she'd never seen before? He grinned at her with much informal friendliness that Joyce thought he must, surely, be a friend of Frills Packard. And yet—and yet—he was so unlike the "You were lucky to gel ««'<' » •" « ” '• one. * , r . h~ r‘ trivial Hem. lo which Joyce listen thumped so hard II made her breath ,.d wllh imerest that grew in spite | come short, “lawk. w h o. here! of herself .Dickie, . peek IO the genii Dickie was al the gale lo meet I • X«“' • * * ", 1 . . ,|ii , 11 Hullo, fellvr. yuti r<* u cut* cm»*. all them and his Joyous welcome I IId | WB, Joyce with a quite di.propo. Donal.. ■ h «* i * »» <>i the L»h'«»uic of uiHuhiM f * i . » i s . r c « « r U »•*•»•*> iiimu In hom e lint when S ie . . . . . j potential Playmate big luxurious bedroom she wa , struck for the f is t tun. >v n Intel »parsed with short burka d ism ay in g re a lis a tio n th « t soon sh. (( ((> Manzanita men! She stared at him |aw s. Even looking buck ou their would be unable to flee lo II for | „ „ .e conversation, she blushed to think frankly curious! , , ..h(. „«ssl.,,, In He was much taller and looked how boldly »he had advanced her r.f.we and escape She unpacked hurriedly and had ((| bt, g|V|1|( almost as young as Neil She guess optulous before him! At the sumo lo w„rry Bll(| run away god ed his age as about thirty one or time, she glowed with the naMia u hath, careful to lako a negligee o, WBr w llh ” two. A splendid physique undoubl tlon Dial she hail been uhsolut ly lu with her and 1«. lock the bath „ ||lt)» B( me edly, with wide shoulders ami herself, and that he had regarded room door. It was horrible lo (eel but at any moment a strange man | ( |i(J Rb(, B„,| „„„ , he strong arms. As for his face, the her us at least Intelligent enough Io Ibut might enter that bedroom, and that , vgprBBBtoB „„ Packard's details of It Impressed themselves talk to. . It had been such a relief to shed she could not order hint out! Sup face. ou Joyce so strongly ill the tlrst few minutes of their meeting that the mantle of Frills Puekuixl and pose he came before she ftnlshed "Dinner's almost ready." »he wettl she felt she would never lose the discuss with frankness the things dressing! In a panic she Jumped out ou liastlly. abandoning Dickie us a that she. Joyce Ashton, was Inter­ of the bathtub und dried herself topic of eonversallon, “you haven't picture. hud any. have you?" “I'm afraid I'm not ultrustic ested in. that she knew she hud hastily. She dressed In the huge cloael, "No, and I'm hungry as a bear. enough to give the book to you.“ been unusually vivacious und luck laughed Joyce, “Robert Aluswortli lug tn shyness. Apparently, how lhatiklul that Ila size made this po»- Hnpe Marcia'« gut something good Is oue of my favorite authors, and ever. Ainsworth hud been on more Bible, and was completely ready be­ tor u». Who'» here tonight?" (T O BE C O N T IN U E D ) I've wanted to get hold of thia book than casually Interested. He bail fore seven-thirty. Dickie followed her downstairs. for years, hut never could. It's out left her without protest, and he had mad» no effort to see her again t ie un.l they went through the front D O N 'T G E T UP N IG H T S of print, you know —" • • . . _ - . s k » . .. KS _ t l i . . u l,,llli,-il B a ■ - r_ -s hud not deaplsed her Intelligence, door together. Just as they u stepped M ake Thig , 25c - Teat The little Chinese waitress, sub­ but he had been Indifferent to her oulsl.le u big blue touring car came You need Ibi» easy bladder phy­ tly smiling, npproached. “Some femininity! All at once Joyce found i up the driveway Joyce fell a curl- sic to drive out Impurities and eg­ tea?” she asked. thia somewhat hitter. on* tightening in her throat as she e t * » * acid» which cause Irrltatlou Joyce rose hastily, “No. no. I that results III I « pains, backache». Days weut by and Joyce drifted recognised Nell Packard hurtling and getting up night» BD- must go----- " “Hullo there, darling, how’ve you KETH. the bladd.r physic, con « ‘hen I'll go with you." he said at on until one day she drew her thoughts up sharply. She bad allow been?" cried Packard. Jumping out talnlng buchu. Juniper oil. etc. once, thrusting a bill in the hand ed herself Io grow forgetful of hoi i of the car. "I was hoping you'd work-, on Ihe bladder plea»antly and effectively, similar lo raator of the little Chinese girl, and fol situation, to visualise Frills Pack write again It wa» great lo get that oil on the bowels Get a U r boz (6 lowing Joyce, who was a little he letter from you." He came up with urd us a separate person, und to ............... ........ ----- 1grain »Izel from your druggist. wlldered but glowing with pleasure. consider herself as detached from a broad, eager smile on Ills face and | After four days. If not relieved of They walked for over an hour, Nell and Malt und the whole life bent over her. Jovee forced herself gelling up night« go hack and get und Joyce discovered that her new to lift her fave obediently f»r hl» (your money You are boundI to feel In Munzanltu lJtlle aa she had , ... better after this cleansing and you friend had read nearly every book growu used to II. l-'rllls was herself! kiss, hut moved away hastily Itri t y