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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
UvbUshsd Kvery Thiaaday at
Springfield, L ab « County. Oregon. by
THE WILLAMETTE PRESS
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the Veatch chapel In Eugens Mon­
day morning at 10 30 o'clock Hey
A T H O M E . AGED 72 Dann U. I'oludixtvr officialed. and
Intel ment was made lit the Coburg
H a rk in s
Funeral Services Held
cemetery.
C O B U RG M AN PASSES
Moi.dsy from Veatoh Chapel In
t opens; Poinds »ter In Charge
Marriage Llesnsee Issued
U. B. MAXEY, Editor______________________
During the paai week marriage
W A Harkins, resident of t'o
Rntered ae («rond elans matter. February 9«. ISO J. at the postonica.
burg for the past t2 year», died at licenses huve been granted to the
Springfield. Oregou
Ilia home last Thursday at the age following Leslie Walpole and Lilly
of
79 years. Ho was born In Mtclil Webster, both of Eugene; Herunee
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kk
MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATE
gnu
on August 17. l»0l and uilgru llayee and Hasel llcmeuway. both
,1 00
One Year In Advance ---- ,1.5V
Sia M onths............
of Eugene; Ralph I'ushlng and Ita»
"Oh Lord. how like a woirat ? tad to Oregon In IHrttt
her conversation with Kihei about
INSTALLMENT THIRTEEN
50d
Two Yaara In Advance
,,.50
Three Mentha —
Jehu tm, Imlh of Eugene; William
Synopsis — Joyce Aabton, poor the dinner for Ithoda Maitland. It Of course I reiusniher you. worse
He Is survived by III» widow, Potter aid Marjory Hi horenherg,
stenographer, suffered loss of tuem was nearly five o'clock uud Joyce, luck!” he added with such pro
THURSDAY. AUGUST I?. 19.13
ory In a »kidding taxicab accident dre»»ed tu riding clothes, was wall found gloom that Joyce giggled Mrs. Kate Harkins; one »on, both of Eugene; U J Harber god
In Chicago. Ona morning two years
Waller Morgan, of Walla Walla.
A SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT
later she woke, after a fall from lug for Nell to conic home and take "You're uiy public, you know!" lie Washington; one daughter. Mr» Floy Conroy, Imlh of Eugeua.
looked at her quickly and broke
hors», her memory restored, to a ride with her before dinner.
We sat in utter amazement and listened to Dr. Fred­ her
Ole Fickle of Yakima. Washington.
find herself, as Frills, the wife of
Iitti* I'lUKKRH »ItlllKH Printed
She had Just l.-ft the mirror In into a »tulle. “Here- please let me
erick Strieker bluster and threaten this city if a sewage dis­ Nell Packard, rich California fruit the living-room when she heard a take your horse and turn her uut Funeral xervlcea were held from at the News ttfflce.
She determined to tell no­
posal plant was not constructed at once from government packer.
1
body of her predicament but set motor and looking out auw a small iuto the corral."
"Hut . . I was Just thinking wh»l
about
learning
what ahe could of shiny black roadster drive up to
funds. He not only exhibited colossal ignorance as to city
her life In the interval. Prom the the door.
a nice place this wan tu vat lay
finances but made ridiculous statements when his plan conversation
of her friends and let­
The girl who got out was dressed luuch,” »aid Joyce doubtfully
ter«
In
her
deek
»he
gathered
that
backfired on him. He did not even have his facts right in
"Ob. but wall till you have lasted
she had been a heartless, pleasure, In white linen with a white felt
regard to conditions in the upper Willamette river.
loving young woman. One letter »port hat and white buckskin ox I my coffee," he protested, starling
that troubled her was from a wo­
She was certainly rather to lead Rosita away. "I'm Just going
He said we had no right to dump our sewage into the man signing herself. Sophie, blam­ ford»
pretty, with her big blue eye« anal to eat lunch myself ami I really
stream from which Eugene got her water supply. Evident­ ing Frills for not giving a home small neat features
Joyce won­ can make good coffee."
a baby Sophie was caring for.
ly he had never heard of Eugene’s million dollar McKenzie Ito
He was back In a surprisingly
Could It be her baby. Frills won­ dered who she was and nerved
Mttitl O’Cream Iff Cream In good In R»y form
water system—the model of all municipal enterprises Such dered' She also found herself In­ herself to the ordeal of meeting short time and saht. "I never eat
brick or bulk, Rich nnd creamy It not only tattle« de­
ignorance is unexcusable coming from a public officer volved In an affair with a man another stranger who was not a anything except bread and butter
named Maitland In San Francisco,
lirious but look« tempting a real ilenaert for any hoat-
drawing a large salary.
and fruit and coffee for lunch but
where ahe went while her husband ’t ranger.
eaa
Io serve <>«p«>i-iully jiopular these hot day«.
I
have
plenty
of
truck
In
the
shack
"Sorry
to
bother
you.
Frills,
but
away on business, she met
We doubt if he can prove his case that there is any ap­ was
Robert Ainsworth, a poet whoee I'm out on business this after­ and I can make anything you like
Ice cream was never chea|ter. We’re always ready
preciable sewage contamination of the Willamette river work she had always admired
fatten until two-thirty."
above Salem in the face of engineering studies to the con­ When Joyce returned home, she de noon." began the girl, smiling In a Order«
Io
«erve
yon.
"Oh. please don't think of get-
trary. A mighty lot of water runs down the old Willamette elded to be pleasanter to Nell than half-apologetic, halfdeflant fash­ ting
anything for me except cof
ion.
"and
your
name
Is
on
the
.Hat
Frills
hnd
been.
But
this
line
was
Ask your dealer in Eugene or Springfield for
river in a year.’ com pared to which city sewage is an infini- dangerous, too. for Nell was pathe­
I had given me to call on. We want fee." protested Joyce quickly, "I
tismal part.
Maid O' Cream Butter
tically anxious to win back Frill's to raise a lot more money this year have my sandwiches which I really
love NOW GO ON WITH STORY
must
eat
nr
Roxie's
feelings
would
for the Orphans' Vacation ramp up
When reminded that if our sewer outlet was boarded
Springfield Creamery Co.
up or the law enforced by the state, 2500 people here with­
Far In the hills Joyce had found In the Sierras and so the commit­ be hurt."
"Well
the
coffee
a
III
be
done
In
tee
Is
planning
a
big
fair
and
enter
out sewage disposal might all take typhoid fever and die. a little group of pine« on the edge
he said we all deserved to die if we did not have enough of a towering redwood grove. When talnmeot We want to find out what a few minutes Bit down or «land
sense to quit dumping our sewage into the Willamette river. she lay down on her back in the you'll do for It. Will you enter the up or do whatever you feel like do­
He sure told us without tact or diplomacy. If there is a warm sunshine and looked up horse show and take on one of the ing. Just let me present to you
the keys to the city."
genuine need for sewage disposal plans in the W illamette through the pine» at the blue aky. acts In the evening*"
valley, then the state health officer is the poorest man that | she felt aa If »he were floating Joyce listened to this appeal with He put the coffee pot on as hd
spoke and Joyce asked. "Do the
mixed emotions.
could be selected to convince the people of that fact, and to In spars.
keys of the city Include permission
vote bonds to build them.
She lay thinking of Nell, and
"Of course, I'm . . . I'm interested to ask questions7"
with a little thrill of aatisfactlon In It." be^aa Joyce alowly, feeling
"On all tree admission days. yea.
The law he speaks of merely says that “no municipality I she
that he showed no evl her way aad smiling pleasantly aa Except, of course, when Claud Al­
shall discharge sewage into any river from which a public dence decided
of missing the old Frills.
she spoke, "but I'm not riding any fred la around. He's just a little
drinking supply is taken.”
She had now met practically more In shows and I'd rather not bit queer that way. Ever since hs
When a citv’s bonds are in default and half of its taxes every one who moved In their elr- takt» part In any entertainment, threw the mother of five children
delinquent, naturally councilmen are slow to take on any cle in Manianlta and had found but I'm . . . I'd like to help In any Into the brook because she a ken
new indebtedness, especially on projects that are still in the out enough of their history and other way*"
him whether he thought a man's |
experimental stages. It does not seem the right thing te do i circumstances so that she could Her acquiescence was received necktie should match his socks. I've
with gratefully effusive thanha. had Io warn casual visitors not to
to lay further tax burden on the small home owner when so get by safely In most cases
man'v of them are facing probable loss of that home, espe­
The month was not yet up but The girl then rose, hesitated for a ask.him questions."
cially on a project that we have gotten along very well with­ Joyce summarizing her Impressions moment and said, with a little wist- "Well, Ini glad he Isn't around
out all these years.
and the knowledge she had gather­ ful air which Joyce felt Instinctive-! because I want to ask
ly was not wholly genuine. "I wish
The national public works law never contemplated that ed. felt that she had given her we might be friends. I do so like to "Oh. I know Tou want to ask
further tax burdens should be placed on the people to build environment a fair study and was be friends with every one. If there'. 1 how I happen to be here. You want
municipal plants. In fact It prohibits it. The plan is to get ¡entitled to draw her conclusions anything I can do . . . I'm to sorry.'! to say how extraordinary II Is that
around the law by levying a tax on toilet connections, which and plan her future course without Who was this girl anyhow* won . we should meet here, after meeting .
In an equally extraordinary man­
further research.
amounts to the same thing as a property tax.
First, as to Nell. She had made a dered Joyce. slightly exasperated ner In San Francisco You want to
According to the doctor’s own figures ($3.55 per cap­ nmber of enlightening and cheering by her meek manner There had get personal. You're perfectly
ita) it will cost Springfield nearly $9.000 a year to operate discoveries concerning him. He evidently been some unpleasant., charming Joyce Ashton, and I'm
and pay off the indebtedness of a sewage disposal plant was devoted to golf but did not news between Frills and her. But terrified of you. If I seem to be
even with cheap government money. That is money we care for dancing; he liked liquor before she hod to speak she was talking a lot and at random you’ve
j only yourself to blame. My well-
mifelit better pay in direct taxes to relieve our heavy indebt­ but never drank to excess, and he saved by the arrival of Nell.
edness and to get rid of the $13,000 interest we are paying disliked risque stories more than "Well, look who's here' Hullo, j known poise Is shattered-----"
F A M IL IE S which do not have adequate
yearly. After that It will be time to talk of sewage disposal most of his acquaintances guessed. Joyce, how are you*" he exclaimed, i He broke off abruptly, and Joyce
refrigeration
arc c o m p e lle d to pay too
He believed In taking one’s part shaking hands cordially with her , droppecl limply Into a chair. Notn
plants.
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I Ing could have surprised her more
In the life of the community but he Joyce Abbott, of course!
much for food.
would have been happy to stay at
"Well, why not sit down* What's ,h"n ,0 hB#r Robert Ainsworth
An electric refrigerator makes possible
REFORMING BUSINESS .
home four evenings out of a week your hurry?" went on Nell In his
to *”‘r ,n bile manner.
two
effective
ways
o f cutting food costa. It save* by
By adopting a new set of rules which will make it very j to enjoy the quiet pleasures of , heartiest manner, "what do you! "Well, go ahead and tighten the
keeping food frrah that would otherwise spoil. It saves
much more difficult for the little fellow with a few dollars private life.
know* How's the new car work I ‘ lan,p*-' hp continued. "You've
! heaped coals of fire on my head by
On her return from San Fran Ing?"
to speculate in stocks, the New York Stock Exchange has
by permitting you to buy food in the larger, more
gone a long way toward curing the worst evils of specula­ i cisco she had once more been "Oh. It's Just fine! but 1 must run your sunny acceptance of every­
economical quontitir» and to take advantage of spec­
tion. In rigidly limiting the possible fluctuation of the price forced to face the problem of het along now I Just came to ask Frills thing—haul me oyer them'" He
ial sales.
smiled,
but
Joyce
knew
he
was
In
of grain to not more than five cents a bushel in any one relayons with Maitland. He had If she’d help on the affair for the
The operating coat of an electric refrigerator is
trading day, and pegging the price of wheat at 87 cents, 'telephoned and called several times Orphana' Vacation camp O oodhye1 j deadly earnest
"Sentence suspended!" sh» grave
below which it is not to be permitted to fall, the Chicago the first day while she was out.> and thanks ever so much."
but a few cent* a day—the coat o f owning one was
Board of Trade has at least set up protection for the pro­ I and on the second morning. Just as "Good-bye." said Joyce. S h e' j ly retorted. Their eyes met with
never lower. Juat a small down payment, with plenty
ducer against a speculative collapse in values and makes she was ready for a ride on Rosita, spoke shortly, more because she mutual approval for a moment, and
o
f time to pay ofT the balance, will put any model
gambling in the staff of life less alluring to the profession­ he had appeared and caught her could not think of anything to say : then Joyce lightly turned the con
j
yersatlon
to
the
world
of
books.
■
.
.
Joyce
let
her
thoughts
dwell
you
desire in your hotne. Sec your dealer today.
als.
than because she wished to he dis-
(TO BE CONTINUED)
dreamily for a moment on Maitland
Both of these great exchanges have acted as they did and Instinctively she found herself agreeable. Nell accompanied the
only under pressure from Washington. It has dawned up­ comparing him with scorn to two caller out to her roadster Joyce, MAN’S HEART STOPPED,
on the Federal authorities that no organization or group rnen—Robert Ainsworth and Nell watching surreptitiously, was again
GAS CAUSE
can be trusted to purge itself of the evils which it has coun­ Packard. Measured by Ainsworth's | amused to see the Interest with W. STOMACH
L. Adams was bloated so with
which
Nell
listened
and
the
appeal­
tenanced and which its operations involve. The purging standards. Maitland had no chance
; gas that his heart often tulssed
MOUNTAIN STATES
POWU COMP A W
must be done from without. That is true of every human at all—It was almost unfair even ing little glances Joyce Abbott I beats after eating. Adlerlka rid him
threw
at
him
from
her
expressive
institution. We cannot recall one that ever reformed itself. to compare them
j of all gas. and now he eats any­
blue eyes.
Reform has to be forced upon humanity.
thing and feels fine. Flanery'a
Maitland had once or twice at-
‘Tve got her number," thought
The greatest effort ever attempted by our Government tempted to reopen the subject of Joyce, "she's the ultrafemlnlne sort i Drug 8tore.
to reform business practices and bring about a better dis­ their love, but Joyce had continued who clings and makes the men feel
tribution of products and profits as between employer and to treat him with such unmistak ; big and strong and masculine ”
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employee is now being made. It was quite natural that able coldness that he was baffled
many, perhaps most of those accustomed to doing business | and finally let her alone.
Thinking over th» past month,
In her thoughts she now cams
under the old scheme of unrestrained competition should
Joyce was conscious of a baffled
not like the idea of being reformed. A great many still do ! back, with a quickening of her feeling of dis atlsfactlon when It
pnlse.
to
the
problem
of
her
rela
not like it; but are accepting the President’s code and or­
came to her knowledge of Frill's
ganizing into trade associations under NRA codes because tlons with Neil. They had gone own past.
out
together
the
evening
before,
there is nothing else to do.
In another direction also Joyce
and cooked a camp supper high
felt
herself checked. She was no
We are like the majority of Americans, we believe, in up on a hillside overlooking the
hoping that the New Deal works as it is planned. If it does valley. They lingered until It was nearer accomplishing her purpose
accomplish its ends of putting people back to work at better dark, watching the stars creep out of getting back her baby than she
wages and so restoring prosperity, we think that most of Into their places. Joyce, hugging had been when she received the
those who are grumbling now will forget that they didn’t her knees, sat and breathed in the first letter from Sophie. A second
like the idea. And if it doesn’t work—well, we’ll not be peace and qul«-t. while Nell stretch­ letter had arrived that morning-—
exaRperatingly vague y-ry short
worse off than we were.
ed out close to her. smoking a pipe
and again minus an address Joyce
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and playing gently with Dickie's
tormented herself trying to solve
BUILDING IS SLOW
¡ears.
the problem, but her determination
•
FLOOR TAXES ARE GOING ON MERCHANDISE.
Suddenly Nell had rolled over to­ did not weaken.
Speculative demand for lumber still continues but con­
ward
Joyce,
and,
putting
his
arms
sumption is low. Without the new deal stimulates con­
Her thoughts swung around
•
WHOLESALE PRICES ARE RISING EVERY DAY.
around her waist, laid his head on again to Nell What was she going
sumption soon the outlook in future is none too bright.
For the second consecutive week production of lumber her lap Joyce leaned back resting to ,lo , T„ cont1nuP )n(,,n nltely llr-
•
THIS MEANS THAT THE PRICE OF GOODS MUST BE RAISED.
Hnn)fi house with him aa
at mills reporting to the West Coast Lumbermen’s associa­ her weight on her hands behind |nf, |n
dolnK was lmpos-1
tion has shown a sharp decrease from the previous week. her and did not touch him. She thpy had
•
WE ARE GIVING YOU FAIR WARNING THAT YOU WILL SOON
The peak of production was reached the week ending July had lately avoided even the slight­ slble. She hnd not known what she)
BE
COMPELLED
TO PAY MORE.
22 when all operating mills produced a total of 120,500,000 est demonstration of affection to­ was undertaking when «he made
ward
him,
for
she
had
come
to
the
board feet. The following week the cut was 113,900,00 feet;
that decision.
disconcerting conclusion more than
the latest week, 107,700,000 feet.
"I suppose I should have gone
Shipments continued heavy during the latest week. Un­ once that Nell was finding It bard- away In the first place,” she¡
filled orders stand at 35.2 per cent of stocks. Inventories are ¡er and harder to keep bis feelings thought dlscouragedly; "1 can’t Í
12.9 per cent less than at this time last year. The volume In check
realize Inside of me tha' I'm mar-1
but we will hooii be compelled to raise greatly. Under the national re­
She could not help realizing that rled to Nell Packard and I keep
of new business received has decreased steadily since the
week ending July 1, the loss in the latest week being but it was both unwise and unkind for having the feeling that there’s
covery act It will be agaimtt the law to sell merchandlne for le«« than
2,700,000 feet. However, the total reported by 186 mills is h«-r to slip her hand In his. to something all wrong about living
approximately half the amount of orders received in the smooth back his hear, to lean with a man so Intimately and yet
co«t. Whether we want to or not we will hooii bo compelled to raise the
week ending July 1.
| against him when they sat togeth- not really Intimately, I’ll never
price of our merchandise.
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, er, to do any one of the dozens of lose that feeling of uncomfortable
little caressing things which she shyness and strangeness, I know,
We wish that you would underKtand (lie situation for your own Rake.
The state of Oregon through its banking department
herself, In her liking and pity until . . . unless—oh, dear!”
is demanding payment of city delinquent warrants held by ! found
Drygoods, shoes and clothing Unit you must have can be purchased now
for him. Involuntarily and quite In­
There might be among them a
the defunct Commercial State bank. The state of Oregon nocently
Inclined to do.
few
congenial
«pirita
but
she
did
for
less than in a few weeks from now.
through its health officer is demanding that Springfield go
not
feel
any
too
hopeful.
Yet
after
The
slightest
motion
of
this
sort
into debt to build a sewage disposal plant "even if you are
We are in huainess to «ell goods and to «erve the people of till« com­
what did It matter? She re­
broke.” These two departments should get together. They sent a flatne i t hope leaping Into all,
proved herself sharply for allowing
Nell’s eyes.
munity. We can serve you best and with greater Having« to you If you
can’t have both.
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How long could this go on? It the standards of Robert Ainsworth
was becoming more and more dlffl- to Influence her. He was nothing to
The chairman of our school board tried to find out how I cult for them both. Joyce trembled her, ahe told herself.
• • •
the schools were run in other places when he was to the a little to recall the tenseness with
Chicago fair. His report on one district was that 99 teachers which Nell had finally released As she sat there motionless, she
and 33 Janitors were employed. Education seems to run his bold on her the previous even- j was startled to see a man appear.
more to Janitors farther east.
With a little gasp of amazement
Ing.
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Joyce had been curious to see Joyce recognized Robert Ains­
One way to assure the peace of the world would be to Joyce Abbott, the one woman Nell worth .
ai range that a nation couldn’t have another war until it had seemed to like, and the meeting “Do you remember tne?" asked
with her had come two days after Joyce.
paid for the last one.
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