THVnSPAY. JVI Y 1». 1931
THE SPRlNOFIBLD NKWÖ
PAOK TWO
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
Published Every Thursday at
Springfield. Lane County, Oregon by
THE WILLAMETTE PRESS
II . E. M A X E Y . Editor
Knler-d a» second t-lare matter. February J4, 1*03. at the postofflco.
Springfield. Oregon
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TIU KSDAY. J ll.Y 1». 1*34
TAX LIMITATION NOT SOLUTION
T ax lim itations to those hard put to pay th eir tax es
m ay seem a necessity but th e re a re o th e r th in g s worse.
Bonds and budget ex« esses due to delinquent tax es will
build up debts until they art* a g re a te r load th a n cu rren t
taxes. T his h as been th e resu lt of th e tax lim itation law
in Ohio and no doubt will be th e w orking out of th e one
pro|»osed in O regon if it is passed.
W hen |>eople are satisfied with less service from gov
ern m en t an d few er stu d ies in schools then a re su ltan t
low ering of th e cost of governm ent will occur if officials
listen to th e people. Ifcthev do not then we should elect
th o se who do.
W ith th e cu rta ilm en t of expeuses in th e Springfield
school last y e a r th e re w as com plaint." People expect less
tax es but m ore service from governm ent and in the m a
jo rity of cases it is not to be had. W hen tax incom e is
c u t in h alf a s it has been in O regon th e iasi th re e years
th e n g o v ern m en tal set vice m ust be curtailed o r debts in
cu rred . In m any ca ses cu rta ilm en t has not been suffici
e n t to keep from ru n n in g up debts.
W hen th ere is genuine back in g up of officials who are
J ry in g to p ra ctice econom y in public affairs th en we will
have less expense in governm ent but as long a s “we are
try in g to eat o u r cake and have it to o ," then we will have
unw ise spending and tax lim itation will not cu rb it.
We can n o t put a limit on the ntim ber of a rre s ts a
Itolicem an can m ake, th e n u m eb r of ru n s a fire d ep artm en t
can be called on o r the n u m b er of pupils who a tte n d school
so we ca n n o t limit to an exact am ount th e th e expense of
th ese dei»artm ents. But we can p ractice rigid econom y if
jieople will su p p o rt such a program .
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T H E SAN FRANCISCO SITUATION
Gone into th e th ird m onth the San F ran cisco strik e
situ atio n defies all a tte m p ts at settlem en t because it has
fallen into th e h ands of irresponsibles, w ho have repudiated
th e a g reem en t of th e in tern a tio n al president of the long
sh o re m e n 's union. No individual o r group h a s pow er to
m ak e a settlem en t and since it has developed into civil w ar
only g o v ern m en tal a u th o rity can quell th e disturbance. To
th is end the governor h as called out th e national guard.
T h e av erag e num ber of longshorem en em ployed in San
F ran cisco is 1300. T h e union h as a m em bership of 4000.
It is th e 2700 who have no jobs w ho are prolonging the
strik e because th ey have n o th in g to gain by settlem en t.
T h e ir's is a program of violence to intim idate all w orkers
who have a n y th in g to do with tran sjro rta tio n in the bay
cities while th e ir fam ilies a re supported by public relief.
If th e strik e only affected th o se w ho a re engaged in
th e dispute then th e public m ight well let th ese p artie s re
m ain in deadlock. But th e s trik e now is affec tin g all busi-
per»’ and a g ric u ltu re as well as the food supply and s a n ita
tion in S an F rancisco. T h ere is no o th e r w ay th a n for
gov ern m ental bodies to intervene for th e w elfare of the
people at large, unless conservative labor leaders are able
to gain control of th e situation.
RELIGION
TOLERANT TODAY
T he religious prejudice ag a in st th e reaso n ab le pursuit
of p leasure has p re tty nearly faded ou t alm ost everyw here.
Its basis, of course, w as in th e hum an tendency to m ake
pleasu re th e m ain end of life, instead of a by-product,
o u n g folks are prone to confuse p leasu re with happiness.
w hich a re not th e sam e th in g at all.
But, am ong th e young folk of both sexes w ith whom
we com e into co n tac t, a distinctly religious spirit is g ro w
ing m ore stro n g ly all th e tim e: just a s in m ost ch u rch es
a grow ing spirit of to lera n ce of h arm less pleasures, even
on Sunday.
Som e su b u rb an and ru ra l ch u rch es hold an eight
o ’clock service every S u m m er S unday m orning ju st for
g olfers and fisherm en.
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C alifornians have invaded th e co ast c o u n try in g re at
n u m b ers since th e opening of th e O regon C oast highw ay.
S cores of service statio n s, a u to cam ps and beach co ttag e s
have been built along th is beautiful new road and a g re at
am o u n t of this new im provem ent has been by the new
co m ers from w ithout th e state. T he invasion is bringing
new blood, new m oney and new ideas of prom otion. It
behooves th e in te rio r to ta k e som e lessons from them else
soon th e g re a te r part of the to u rist travel will be on the
co a st highw ay.
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We can conceive of no b e tte r existence w hen we grow
old th a n for P apa U nited S ta te s and M am a O regon to give
u s a nice sized pension so we m ay spend o u r last days
fish in ’.
O regon and W ashington a re leading the s ta te s in the
low est ra te of in fan t m ortality. We also have the low est
birth ra te — 12-2 per cent com pared with 16.4 fo r the whole
U nited S tates.
T h ere are those in P ortland who would recall M ayor
C arson for being too firm in th e port strik e and o th ers
because he displayed w eak au th o rity . Both sides are pro
bably w rong.
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Q & FAMILY
/ DOCTOR.
JOHN JOSEPH GAINES M.D
H O T-W EA TH ER TALK
W hat a w onderful tim e is sum m er, with its w arm dayB,
cool nights, sunshine, soft m oonlight, with all m an n er of
fru its and vegetables grow ing and m atu rin g for m a n ’s UBe
it's really a w onderful world, now isn ’t it? M akes me
w ant to stay here alw ays.
I c a n ’t help re p eatin g — it's m an th a t is to blam e w hen
th in g s go w rong N a tu re ’s law—G od’s law s a re right. Man
is alm ost incapable of m aking a good law, and, is tw ice as
incapable of enforcing one.
To have ice in su m m er is a luxury— b u t we m u st ex er
cise tem p eran ce in p u ttin g iced d rin k s iced foods into the
sto m ach Gne of the m ost em inent doctors in my s ta te does
not drink ice-w ater at all and he is never sick.
Do you know why too m uch ice does h arm ? Well, our
digestive tra c ts in a norm al sta te , have m arvelous pow er in
resistin g germ s and g erm -propagation. We swallow m il
lions of bacteria, —m illions— th a t do us no harm . T he s to m
ach in a healthy s ta te a tte n d s to them . But, you chill th at
sto m a c h — blanch It with Ice-w ater poured Into It m ost of
th e day, w hat h appens? T he stom ach ceases to m ake up
its " g a stric Juice,” being chilled and sh ru n k e n by th e cold—
ju st a s cold a c ts on th e surface.
Cold does not kill g erm s; th ere fo re they thrive In the
sto m ach and bowel m ultiply— often cause ap p en d icitis—
and terrific a tta c k s of “a c u te in digestion” and th e like. No,
it Is d an g e ro u s to m ake a p ractice of Rluicing o u r stom ach
with Iced drinks, be it ice-w ater, beer, sodas, o r o th e r ice-
cold beverages. D on't do it.
^ P ^ la r
Itewte
Manj Imlatj Tailor
Sa««».
WHAT HAS GONE IIKFORK
Nancy Gordon trades herself In
marriage ter fifteen thousand dol
lars—the price of her family hon
or- and the freedom o( her brother,
Roddy, who stole, for a woman,
that amount from the bank til which
he works. Nancy, desperately In
love with young Page Roemer,
neverthile a agrees to a secret
elopement with Dr. Richard Mor
gan, and with the money he loans
her prevents Roddy's arrest
Dr
Morgan Is loved by Helena Had-
don a sophisticated young married
woman, but he adores Nancy and
hope* to win her after marriage.
, In Washington they are married
Nancy Is Richard's bride—and
afrad of him
«maestria «aavtcg-a«M*w»
tit- re. but she dared not lake It off
In the lurch orchard Nancy'«
face burned with shame She had
| asked hint for fifteen thousand dol
lars. She had set a price on her
self!
The uii had set Ion* a«» and a
in Is I was rising over the meadows.
Il ran along the edges In circling
wreaths like »moke Nancy shiver
ed
Nuncy hurt e,l on. Another half
hour brought her face to face with
the old courthouse, deserted now
and dark tin the opposite side of
the street were some small old
fashioned houses given up Io law
yer« and their clerks In one of
these Page Roemer had his rooms
He lived there. Ill two rooms be
hind hl« law nfflee. «ml the win
dows were lighted now
Win Page gelling lead) to go for
hl answer? A wave of emotion
swept over her. an Intense longing
for sympathy, for kindness Page
loved her! The temptation was too
keen to resist, the longing to see
him. to speak to him. to tell hint
Iter troubles Perhaps he would
hale her. too. then, and It would
make II easier for him
She turned, went Into the narrow
hall and ascended the stair* The
door at the top stood open and
she slopped, leaning agalnal It. and
looking Into the room beyond, her
self unseen It was an office, plain
ly and simply furnished Aa she
looked. Ihe inner door opened and
Page Roemer came In. went Io his
desk and sat down, taking up'hl«
telephone.
¡♦he could see him plainly; he
was already dressed, end he had
some of the wild violet« on his coat.
The light from (he green shaded
lamp fell on (he handsome arch of
his young heed He was younger
than Richard Morgan, better look
ing. more pliable, and gifted with a
grace of manner
turned up Ihe »hl fashluned «as Jet
In Ihe halt. A« he did so she turned
her head away, but lie had already
recognised her.
"Nancy! Good hc»yeiis, Nancy!”
he cried, "whal 1« It?”
He caught her In hl« arms and
tilled her like a child, carrying het
Into his office
llul she disengaged herself, pu<h
Ing him off with both hands, her
white lips shaking
"Don't touch me." she cried wild
ly. "don't touch me!"
lie stood dltmfoundcd. I oii I i I iik at
her. almost as pale as she was
lakei lle aree«
laisi night • meeting wt< held HI
Mai cole (or Ihe farmer« of the Mo
hewk valley, and tonight a similar
meeting I» «et for the Wallervllle
district to Include Ihe upper Me-
Kemle and Jasper district«.
Reason« for the Improvement of
cream, the financial gain to Ihe
farmer, and new cream and huiler
legislation are dl rnoard nt these
meetings
HEALS ECZEMA
or Your Money Back
Hire's a surgeon's wonderful pre
serlpllon.-not n patent madlclne--
thul will do more Io help you rid
yourself of un IghUy sRots and
common skin troubles than any
thing you've ever tried.
Go to any druggist you can truat
anil get a hottie of Moone'a K iner
aid Oil Apply a llllle at Intervals
aa directions advise; with the very
first appllrbtlon Itching. ceases
and with continued u e
X^BT-'X, ' ou'll soon aee a rapid
change for Ihe belter If
.( you don’t get complete
Bqi eallefaellon your money
will he cheerfully re
funded
(T O
B I C O N T IN U E D )
“You sav thal Nuncy told you
she hated me?” he said slowly,
turning io Mr. Gordon
MORE CREAM QUALITY
Mr. Gordon nodded.
MEETINGS BEING HELD
Richard’s shoulders seemed Io
square Iheniselvc like those of a
A number of additional meetings
man who had resisted a heavy-
of the Lane County Cream Quality
blow, ‘
Improvement association are being
"I've already pul II up Io her,"
held this week. Tuesday evening
he said, with forced quietness "I've
the speakers were at Wlllaklnile
told her we n e ed n ’i announce It If
grange hall to meet the dairymen
the wishes a quiet release. Of
In the Coburg ¡♦prlngfleld ami Wll
course. I----- " he was speechless a
moment and then added;
"I’ve loved her ever since she was
a
child,
I think. I’ll put It all up to
Now Go On W ith the Story------ -------
her again. I—" words were seem
IN S T A L L M E N T N IN E
ugly difficult ’’• may I see her
”1 don’t call him a decent man . now?”
B um m er w eath er eall* for th irst q u ench er* mid
new. Sarah; I thought he was It’s
Mr Gordon rose and went to the
th ere is no b e tte r place in (he co u n ty to com e th an
not decent. It's not honest to take door, opened It. and called up the
E g gim aiin’ii. We have th e w idest selection of the
advantage of a wild girl be tde her stalra.
m ost delicious soft d rin k s thut a re K uarunteed to hit
self with grief about her brother
There was no answer Mrs. Oor
th e spot.
I'd—well I'll tell him what I think don stumbled out of her rocker.
| of him!”
Mixing soft d rin k s In an a rt (hut Is p erfected a fte r
"I’ll go up, Pape. she—perhaps
y ears of experience and with th e aid of m odern equip
"Nancy did II bers -lf. Papa."
she doesn’t hear you."
m ent. Many of o u r friends have stundinK order*
“Nancy had lo-t her mind—he's
"Nancy Virginia," bawled her
which we begin to mix as soon us they com e th ro u g h
father.
ja doctor and he hadn't!"
"our front door. O ur soft d rin k s speak for them selves,
“He's In love with her; wly»n a
The kitchen door opened and
j man's in lov e-----"
Amanda'a black face appeared Mhe
TRie door opened abruptly and was showing the whiles of her eyes
Amanda's round black head came prodigiously; she had heard all Ihe
I in.
racket and kn»w as much as they
"Where Ihe Service 1« D ifferen t" * ^
"Doctah Morgan ter see yo'. auh." did.
“Miss Nancy ain't in. auh. She
Mr. Conlon's eye gl'anted. "Tell
dotie gone down ter de river She
! him to come in here. Mandy."
What would he think of her?
Mrs. Gordon half rose from her was cryin'.”
Whal of her coming here at thia
“Oh. Papa, you—you broke her hour? The wave of emotion that
seat. She wanted to run. but If she
did—? She had never seen her heart!" walled Mrs Gordon, care had borne her up (he stalra to his
husband like this before and she less of Amanda's ears, "she's— threshold, swept bark upon her and
had swift and horrid visions of she's gone to kill herself!"
submerged her. She turned softly,
Mr Gordon's flushed face grew felt for the banisters with a grop
murder and sudden death. She cast
a startled glance at his drawn face pale, hl« eyes started.
I Ing gesture and tried to esrape un
“I—” he Hatched his hat off the , seen But he had Just hung up the
and stopped crying
rack In the hall and made for the receiver and In the ensuing still-
The hall door opened quietly for door.
A
N
T
ties . he heard the rustle of her
p
æ
Richard Morgan.
But Richard Morgan was before j garments. He turned quickly, try.
o
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There wa a moment of terrible hint. Without a word to either of
sil nee. At a glance he took In the them, he flung the door open and I tng to look out of the lighted room
•PIONEER PARADE • PARADE. / t l O C M f f
' Into the dim hall beyond She had
situation. Perhaps his own heart started down the garden path.
AND MANY OTHER THRIUIN0 I V E N T /
to
cross
his
vision
to
reach
the
searching had prepared hint for it.
• • •
head of the stairs and he saw a
He glanced at Mrs. Gordon hut he
Nancy fled from the house when
faced her husband. He spoke ap her hsnhand entered Her fnther woman where, as a rule, no one but
| men appeared at this hour His
parently with some effort.
had painted a convincing picture curiosity 'ook him to the door
“I see that Nancy has told you Sh ■ saw herself a brazen creature,
Page took t tep forward and
sir, that we were married yester offering to marry a man for a price
day in Wa hington."
—without excuse.
"My daughter has told me that W here the river was little wider
I
I f constipation causes you Qaa,
you boiig.it am! ¡mid for her—yes! than a stream a heavy log span
In d ig es tio n .
Headaches.
Bad
What 1 w, n t- know is—how you ned It. laid from boulder to boulder
Sleep. P im p ly S k in , get quick
dared to take advantage of a young at the ford Nancy crossed on It.
relief with A D L X R JK A I t s » -
ougti action, yet gentle, ssfe
girl In such distress as she was? She had gone that way a thousand
How did yot. dare to marry her?" time with Roddy It was one of
"I married her because I loved their childish feats Nancy sat
Flaneryi Drug Store
her Mr. Go.dtn. I've asked her to down, took off her hat and let the
mcirv me before. I've loved her for spring wind blow her soft hair
a lcng time. That was my only- about.
At her feet. In a sunny nook,
tea -on."
"Ftddleat’ek s!" roared Mr. Gor- bloomed the first wild violets She
iion. "How can you love a girl and looked down at them In dull) mis
let her do i thing like that? She ery Page always picked the first
doesn’t love you—she told me «he violets for her; no doubt there
were some folded into the letter
hated you----- "
"Oh. Papa!" protested his wife., ; “he had in her handbag She had
i found it In her room.
don't!”
"Richard Morgan said nothing; | Now she remembered, took It out
he turned deathly white. Mr. Gor and opened It. She wag right, the
don stared at him like an infuriated i first wild violets of the season fell
out of It. She looked at them vac-
h-iftalo about to charge.
"Do von happi n to know why she | antly. It was a moment before she
w-vnted that money?" he demanded I began to read
"Dear Nancy Virginia: Why
fiercely.
Mrs. Gordor, half rose from her , couldn’t you come down to see me?
chair. "Oh. Pa ¡«a. don’t—don’t tell!” That headache wasn't excuse
Her husband ignored her. So did enough—I think you know what I
had to say then, and I can't wait
Richard.
"She didn't tell me. I didn’t ask I any longer. I must say If now.
Nancy Virginia, will you marry
—I don't want to know."
Mr. Gordon stopped long enough i me? I’m coming to-night for my
'o loosen hi“ callor button, and ’ answer."
To-night? She looked at the date;
'hen went on turiously.
“I'll tell you all about It. My he had written it Ihe day she was
son's In the Greenough Trust Com married. The crumpled paper fell
pany In New York. You know It? In her lap and she sat and stared
He’s got the get-rlch-quick fever at It for a while. Then, very slowly,
and he picked up a handful, fifteen she picked up the dropping little
thousand dollars—and spent It In violets and kissed them She sat
five months. He's a promising boy j there for a long time without mov-
, ing; then, the wind blowing from
at spending----- "
"William Gordon. I'll leave you If ' that directfon she heard her
you don't stop!" his wife wailed. j father's voice and Amanda's in
“You hash up, Mother, It’s the j their garden, and. nearer at hHnd,
truth. Isn’t it? Well, he took It and j the crackling of twigs In an In-
he was In danger of going to Jail. j slant she divined the situation,
He tame here Instead—ran away I they were looking for her, her
and came home, and we’re all father, and her husband! This
broken up You see. we’ve always might be Richard himself in the
loved the boy”—Mr. Gordon choked j brush across the river!
She rose, trembling, and ran up
a little—“he and Nancy, as kids,
were as thick as peas, ft broke her the path She knew her way here
up altogether She wanted to save as no one else knew It. She «lipped
her brother, to give him another behind some cedars, climbed a
chance. She went out like a mad j steep rock, and came out, by a short
woman and went to you. And you— i cut, on the main street, below Mac-
by the Lord Harry, sir, I’d like you Dougall'« drugstore. She crossed
to explain yourself. How dared you Main street and went down Mea
take a gift like that—at her word— dow Lane.
and He her. up! You’re—you're—"
At the end of It was an old o r
COURSE you don’t. No on« dost any
ently. It is no longer considered sinful to spend
He didn’t finish. Mrs. Gordon’s chard; no one would find her
trembling hand was over his mouth. there! She only wanted to be alone.
more. T im * is worth too much thoso days
part of your time outside of your hitchsn in
"He’s crazy. Richard!" she sob
She strayed along under the bare
to poke along at 7 or 8 miles sn hour whon a
healthful plsaiurs and wholssoms rsersstion.
bed. dinging Io her husband. “I'm frees of the old orchard. The short
cor
w
ill
whisk
you
there
and
back
«t
30.
4
0
.
.
.
sure he’s going to have a stroke!” turf was soft and green and gave
Yof, today, thsrs are people whoso kitchens
Richard turned and looked at under her feel The wind was won
50 miles an hour. In tho horso and buggy days
are still back in th * hors« and buggy ago. An
Mrs. Gordon and then at her hus derfully fresh and keen, and It was
mother worked in the kitchen from early in
old fashioned fuel range is just aa wasteful of
band. and his look was astonishing the only thing that revived her.
ly full of light and beauty. "I trust She felt alive when it blew In her
tho morning ’til Isto at night— and was proud
“ mo, effort and money, just as old fashioned
ed to the power of my love for face. Hut she did nof know what
of it. She gloried in tho endless hours of cook
in comparison with an Electric Rango asahorso
Nancy—I thought I could make her to do. What could she do? She
love me. If once she wa< my wife. had married Richard Morgan and—
ing over a hot stove, scrubbing, cleaning and
and buggy would ba in comparison w ith the
I think so still.”
according to her father—even Rich
scouring. Now-o-dsys wo look at thing* d iffer
automobile
today.
Mr. Gordon still stared at him. ard would dlsplse her for It. It was
He began to understand that this true then what her father said, he
man loved Nancy deeply. Irrevac- did not want her!
ably, hut It did not stop his heart
She went on wandering under
burn and shame.
the trees, sure that they could not
"You’ll get It back— every cent," find her there. She wanted to hide,
he said, ’’you cannot put me under oh hide so that no one would ever
this obligation. I won't endure It.” find her! I^east of all Richard. Yet,
Richard’s mouth shut hard. He all the while, she felt his ring hard
did not answer thia, he Ignored It. and cold on her finger. It felt heavy
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