THUKBDAY. FEBRUARY 8. 11134
THE SPRINGFIELD N W S
PAGE 'PA O
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
Whispering Roch
Published Every Thueeday at
Springfield. I-ane County, Oregon, by
THE WILLAMETTE PRESS
By JOHN LEBAR
U. E. MAXEY, Editor
Entered as second clans matter. February 14. 1903. at the postonica,
Springfield. Oregon
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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 8. 1934
ANOTHER MONTH OK SCHOOL
Whether we have an eight or a nine months school
starting next fall will depend upon the passage or failure of
the sales tax law, now threatened with a referendum. This
was the announcement of school board members after Mon
day's meeting Taxes this last year have not come In any
faster than the previous two years, only half now being col
lected. It is manifestedlv impossible to keep running the
schools indefinitely on half the budget.
While the eight months school leaves much to be de
sired it is better than no school at all or closing down part
of the system, a condition which ultimately must be faced
if taxes are not paid better.
The sales tax would probably lower property taxes in
Springfield for school purposes about one-fourth as well
as provided some added revenue for another month of
school. Best of all it would provide cash money in which
to pay teachers warrants saving discounts and interest on
school warrant debt.
Under the reduced salary and expense schedule put
into effect last fall the school warrant indebtedness has
been kept from mounting so fast. It is about $20.000 or
the same as last June when school ended Probably at the
end of the fiscal year next June it will also be about this
amount as tax collections in March should take care of ex
penses until the end of the term.
ARMORY SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT
The new armory building being prepared under CWA
work and the Veterans’ aid commission will afford both a
fine drill hall and a good sized assembly room for Spring-
field. This has been something long needed and no doubt
will be a civic center when completed.
The change recommended by the CWA engineer added
greatly to the appearance of building as well as increasing
the floor space. The armory building will be one of the
lasting monuments erected by the CWA.
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The death of Hal E. Hoss. secretary of state, takes from
public life a conscientious and able official. Liked by every
one with whom he came in contact Mr. Hoss will be mourn
ed throughout the state. Pew in public life were as well
known and had the knowledge of the state’s affairs as did
the deceased.
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On P. W. A. projects so far Oregon has gotten seven
million dollars while Washington has only two million six
hundred thousand allotted. New York state has received
140 thousand dollars. Of the 550 million allotted to the
states 28 percent has been forbridge projects.
Hotels, restaurants, and other parlors are required to
buy a license for $100 and post a $1000 bond to dispense
beer and wines under the Knox law. We imagine this will
eliminate some of the hot dog stands.
Eugene’s publicity pastors do not like to have the N
R. A. likened to Christianity. They probably fear a code for
preachers.
The style in wedding rings is to be lighter,
not expected to last so long in the future.
They’re
Deer meat is dear meat to some of our out of season
hunters.
and which coo tains Four Great Ti
«’ÜÄKTON
MONUMENT TO MOSES
The Ten Commandments are. of course, the outstand
ing monument to Moses’ wisdom and influence. Read them
over. How direct; how simple; how free from superfluous
or trivial injunctions. They drive straight at the heart of
human and divine relationships, and are the corner-stone
upon which the nations have erected their legal and ethical
codes. But they are not the only survival of Moses’ leader
ship. The long, carefully molded Mosaic Law is hardly less
remarkable. It embraces both a civil and a criminal code
and foreshadowed by centuries not only our modern juris
prudence but much of our modern health regulation and
medical practice.
On the civil side there is protection of property and
reputation. There are exemption laws providing that the
outer garment of a poor man, given by him in pawn, shall
be returned to him at night; providing that the land that
lias been mortgaged and forfeited shall be restored to the
family at the end of a period of years; laws punishing libel
and protecting the good name of man and woman. There
are laws providing that a poor man’s wages are not to be
retained to his injury. On the other hand, judges are
warned not to favor a poor man but to render equal justice.
Taxes were light and levied in proportion to a man’s pro
perty, but there was one tax concerning which it was pro
vided that the rich should not be permitted to pay more
nor the poor allowed to pay less. It was a small tax, but
it represented manhood and self-respect.
Some of the regulations went far beyond ordinary legal
limits and prescribed the conduct of a gentleman:
lopped deek In the single room to
which the sired opened
"Yep," Mr. Witherspoon swung
ground lie was fat and hud been
a blond In younger days
"I am Ruth Warren You have n
note which I gave Mr Parker ot
the Trlaugle T. Ranch 11 falls dm
November first "
SALES TO HOSPITALS
EXEMPT FROM CODES
Port laud. Feb. H Merchants sell
Ing supplies lo ho<pltnla supported
hy public subscription and tiol oper
sled for profit may dlaregard all
node regulations In making aucb
salt's. General Hugh 8. Johnson, re
covery administrator, ruled today
In a communication to the Oregon
NRA division of the national cm
urgency council
Il waa held that strict enforce
menl of code regulations In sales of
supplies to hospitals not operated
for profit would place loo heavy
hlirdens '»n Ibe public which de
ponds on these hospllsls for care
The order becomes effective as
o f February 1.
with thinking ot him In her heart soon I'd he glad to—"
"Yee—?"
No, thank you.” smiled Ruth
she rather believed that Snavely
"I want to pay II off now.
Ruth Warren, who lived in the
•I'm sure It will he safe for me to
"Oh Certainly. M r s Warren
B u t. I» willed three-fourth interest would eventually sell out to her
pay
the
money
to
Mr.
Witherspoon
Since the cuttle sale août thin»
In the "Dead latntern” ranch In
Mr Witherspoon arose and sealed
Arinone by her only brother who Is seemed to have happened lo Sna I shall give him a cheek, not cash her In u chair near the desk Step
reported to have met hl» death vely; he wo longer gave the Im and he will have to give me a re
ping to the op»n «ate he drew m il
while on businea* In Mexico. Ar
eelpt also. When I have opened the
a large record hook, dumped It on
riving« In Arinone with her hits pression that h was waiting foi
band who haa ailing lung», and something. Instead, he hud a pus aeeoutit. I can then write you a hla desk and sought for a eerladn
their nmall child, they learn that sled, uncertain air. He avoided cheek for your skate Or. If you'd page "Here we are let's see
the ranch Is located 86 mil«* from Ruth consistently, hul where hefon rather give me a teller lo III ■ hank
nothing paid down no extension"
the nearest railroad. Old Charley
I can pul the cattle buyer's cheek
everything clean and neat I
Thane, rancher and rural mall car he had lei It be » ea that he avoid
rier agrees to lake them to the ed her beoauee he could not land In the ranch account."
gueer all I need la your cheek
Snavely he lin ed uncertainly
Dead Lantern" gate. 6 mllee from the sight of her. he now made half
Mrs Warren Make II out lo no
HOW ONE WOMAN LOST
the ranch house. As they trudge smiling excuses
Well, now " He paused.
j || Wlllierspoon. Ineorporaied
wearily through a gulch approach
2 0 POUNDS OF FAT
"Which
shall
I
do*"
asked
Ruth
The girl had hem so happy with
I'll give you a receipt.”
ing the ranch house, a voice whis
Shall
1
pul
the
cheek
„In
the
ranch
pers "Go back! . . . Go back!" At the results ot the round up and the
l l l l l h rilled out th e second d ie d »
the ranch house they are greeted gavety of the fiesta that she |Hild account, or do yen want me lo open hi her new book for a considerable Lost Her Prominent Hipn.
Double Chin. Sluggishness
suspiciously by the gaunt rancher Utile attention Io him She had inv own account with II and pay
partner. Suavely, and Indian Ann. won Neverthel «». whenever he off my uote and give you a cheek part of the money she had pul In
the bank thirty minutes before It
a herculean woman of mixed negro
Gained Phyelcel V ig o r—
and Indian blood. Suavely Is diffi was behind her Ruth hud lo con for your share of tha sale*'
A Shapely Figure
seemed too hud. "Is that all lhal s
Well,
why
don't
you
wall
until
cult to understand but regardless. trol a wild Impulse lo run
necessary?"
Ruth takes up the task ot trying to
On the day after he received the I go In—“
If you're fnl flrei remove ibe
"That's all," smiled Mr. Wither
adjust their three lives to the
Because I want to pay off that
cattle
buyer's check, Will Than
spoon. "Very eu y lo gel rid of cause
ranch and Its development. Ken
Take one half leaspoonful of
neth. Ruth's husband, caught In drove up lo the ranch. He brought note myself."
kttl Hl'IlEN HALTS In a glaae of
Snavely did not roply for nearly money.”
chilling rain contracts pneumonia a marriage license for Alfredo and
Hulh rose to her feet, hade good hoi water every morulug
In 8
minute "All tight." he i.ald suit
and passes away before a doctor Magda He had already secured the
w e e k s gel on the scales ami note
arrives. Ruth tries to carry on She priest's signature, and now asked denly, "you eat» do like you want morning to the broker and went III how many pound. of fat have van
search of the attorney Will hail
Is not encouraged by Suavely In
lebad.
plans to try and stock the ranch or the newly married couple lo sign, lint don't put the money In the par recommended She thrilled expi
Notice also lhal you have gslued
Improve It. She writes to her telling them the paper was an tnershlp account. Put It in your anlly. at last she was going lo see lu energy your akin Is dsarer—
father in the East asking a loan agreement with the great American name and give me my share You
Just where she stood with Suavely you feel younger In body- KRU
with which to buy cattle She i
can bring It out with you when
will give any fat person a
celves no reply. Will Thane comes government lo live happily togeth you come bach. Bring It In cash I She hud a feeling lhal she would BCHBN
Joyoua surprise.
home to visit his father . . . and er and never quarrel about any
Darn much to her advantage
Get an 86c bottle of KRUBCHKN
Ruth meets him A rancher near thing. Alfredo and Magda signed II don't want no cheek." He turned
Mr Marlin, the lawyer, was an HALTS from any leading druggist
by decides to retire and offers to joyfully.
and left her.
anywhere tn America (lasts 4
sell Ruth and Snavely his livestock
On the way In. the three In the oldish utan. quite scholarly In ap weeks) If this first bollle doesn’t
As It was still mid morning Will
pearance,
with
gray
eyes
and
on credit. Snavely tries to balk
convince you this Is the easiest
the deal but Ruth buys to the limit did not hurry away He and Ruth roadster chatted ceaselo’sly Once very straight mouth Ruth prefaced safes! and surest way lo lose fat—
of her three-quarter Interest In sat ou the running board of the Ruth naked. "Tell ma—what was her remarks by slating lhal she did your
money gladly returned
the trouble that day at the barbe
Dead Lantern ranch She Is assist roadster and talked.
not care lo tell who she was lhal
ed by Old Charley Thane and hls
"David and I are going to flag cue?"
son Will Thane A Mexican family
"Oh. the fellow In the blue sash* she simply wanted some legal ad
has been hired to a8slst with the your dad this afternoon and go Into
He
was Just drunk. I didn't Inquire vice. Briefly, she told how she had
work A peculiar sickness develops town with him. I've some business
much
about the argument. Alfredo couie lo be on the ranch Juat what
with the livestock Snavely calla It to attend to and David wants some
"liver fever" . . . . and says he has Ice cream We’re going on a regular said lhal he was saying unpleasant were her r ig h t s anti relations with
a powder for the wafer to cure the
things about the ranch—claimed he her brother's former partner?
disease Ruth's whole future Is at spree-—they have a movie In town
After looking at her Increduous
wanted to see Snavely."
slake on the development of the haven't they?”
ly for a moment. Mr Martin sigh
herd to meet her notes following
"But why?"
"Two; both terrible But say. you
the first round-up.
"A cratv durnken notion. He told (>d. "My dear young lady. You have
can't go In with Dad; he's quit the
At the round-up Rut has enough
Alfredo
that he could make Snavely acted most unwisely and with no
The Favor of Other Men
delivery business ”
lock to sell to meet her notes.
come
down
and walk on hls hands discernible Judgment. To begin » U nl«M
«
È twy f p u e d . “ s f *"’•
T
S iS
a T l S o u î
"Oh! Why?"
NOW OO ON WITH STORY-
with, you have uot one tola of right
"No use In It. He stsrted carry and knees with a saddle on hie
to be on the property."
INSTALLMENT NINETEEN
Ing mall by accident, anyway. You back—thought It would amuse the
g
S
s
g
s
R
g
g
t
"I haven't?"
crowd."
see.
after
mother
died,
he
and
For half an hour the two wo
"You
have
not
You
have
litre«'
Ruth glan ed Incredulously at
Jn <
s (Ini,kins
L is. k is s « I K i a u B
1 4FU
men sat on the floor with the dog went to live In town We left Juan
Iher companion. "Good heavens, quarters' Interest In the property
snd
Juana
on
the
ranch.
1
went
to
rut. fro m »ou.
________
i between them For a time he seem
If the will Is found to be regular. lo Hut
dos t (sky
m lssrsl ■
ed rather pleased at so much at school and Dad became sheriff what a rare Idea!"
IsasP.S lulls. I.B S tlrs rssdlss or
The entire ranch Is In sole legal oils.
Will
agreed
He
did
not
tell
the
Sum. sml
.¿ Ü
tentlon and gave a short bark of In Well, when I was old enough to go girl that hls father had appeared possession of Ihe tuan who was eks»ln«
_d ikl.
thaï dtrSltwM »OUI 1*1
L J * Th«» ran I <û» II. twr <*•»
,r the university we went to Callfor
qulry. Then, as nothing much hap
You
have
much Interested In «he remarks of your brother's partner
pened. he yawned, scratched at I nla. But Flail couldn't stand It there ,he Mexican In the blue sash; not no right there at all The surviving
from
the floor, and after turning aroundj—too cold and too far away
that by this time, a certain tall. ■ partner of a partnership has entire
lav down with a soft sigh and pre-’ the ranch So he came home He
control of the partnership property
used to go Into town every week grlxxled policeman was also much , If you have made any money during
I sently to snore.
Inter*
■•ted
"Sugarfoot. honey.” said Ann at to get a letter from rue and first
As they entered the outskirts of j your occupation of Ihe properly
thing he knew he was the mall
last, "why ain't you dead?"
the
town, after nearly three hours j am not sure but you are liable
man. But now that I've come home
s s s
of
steady
driving. Ruth could hard-1 prosecution."
Refus*
iuM ••
» jgj*
After the cattle sale Ruth knew for good. Dad's quit The new man
ly believe her eyes It seemed t o ; "Bui do you mean I'm not a part
A .k for l s r t . r '. u S T U v s r W N W i e g e
that Snavely had misinformed her made hls first trip last week All
ner
T'
ssd »■( » k s i ru" ssk tu» © iS M .C .M .C e .
her that she had never seen so
about the yearly earning power ol of which family history is only to
TO BE C O N T IN U E D
many people In all her life.
say
that
If
you
want
to
go
to
town
■
-
.
'
the ranch. A.« near as she could
Will anaured her lhal the twon
estimate, the Income— even with you'd better let me take yon " Will had not grown noticeably—she had |
out the Parker cattle—was more stood up.
been living on the ranch where
"Sure—unless you'd rather wait.
than three times the amount he had
twelve p»>(»ple gathered together,
mentioned. She believed that hls Dad and I are leaving tomorrow
i lie was an attempt to discourage for a business trip to the coast— made a multitude
She asked Will about bank«, and
her. not a plan to make money for back next week We'd be glad to
he recommended all three of them
take you In with us In the morning
himself.
Then she remarked In a matter-of-
But the cattle buyer had come but you might nave trouble In get
facl way that she wondered If he
and his check was now in Ruth's ting out again. You'd better come
knew of a good attorney Will
hands; this check gave her. after now—we'll see two movies!"
pointed to an office building across
Snavely's share was deducted,
“Welt, I hadn't planned"— Ruth the street. "A man named Martin
nearly a thousand dollars over the hesitated—"I suppose we might go
has an offloe there; you can't go
; amount of her note. Ruth walked thl« morning—”
wrong on him Would you like me
2B air—small wonder that she was
A few minutes later when Ruth to Introduce you?"
j not anxious to have any more and David, coming out of the house,
Ruth hesitated. "No. don't bother
words with Snavely. After all. what sarted towurd the waiting machine.
—I Just want to ask him a trivial
if he had underrated the Income? Snavely stepped out from the porch
quest Ion or two,”
She could meet her note, and she and asked, "You-all goln' for a
Ruth left Will and I)avld as soon
had not been forced to sell any of
r id e r
as Will had parked the car She
j the fine Parker cattle except the
"Why. yes Mr. Thane Is taklnR would attend to her business and
■ calves. She had improved the ranch
David
anil nie Into town. I shall meet them an hour later.
' wonderfully and next year this Im
At the nearest hank she opened
; proveinent would manifest Itself In deposit the check and pay off my
a checkin" account with the cattle
note."
real money. And with the money
"Well, now. I don't know as I'd buyer's check as a deposit, and
from next fall's sale he woidd buy
be
In any hurry, Mrs. Warren— drew Snavely’s share In cash. Then
more cattle, pure breds. the best
It?
An' It’s poor buslne-s handin' she fhund the ground floor office
in the world. She had set herself
Ask your local sgrni lor details, or write J. A. O K M A N D Y , G n t n l
of Mr. Witherspoon. From the
five years to bring the earning of people muuey—you don’t know
Panengtr A g tal, 709 Punti« Bldg , Portland, Ore.
signs on the window. Mr. Wither
the ranch to a certain comfortable what that broker lilght do — he
spoon
was
a
notary,
a
broker,
and
amount. Then she and David would might claim you never give him
an Insurance agent; he also made
move into town near the schools th’ money. Why don’t you Jest put
(inducted real estate oper-
......... She knew that Snavely would your money in th' bank an’ then ■ loans,
whs-n
the
time
comes
to
pay
him
'
atlons,
and
was Incorporated
have to be considered In these
mall him a check I—come to think I "Mr. Witherspoon?" asked Hulh
plans, but the future looked so
bright, It was a shame to spoil It of It. I'll be goin' In town pretty of the man who sat before a But
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