’ AO K TWO
THEÎ SWUNG FIELD NRWsü
THE^FRINGFIELD NEWS
don't go—atay. I'll make you love Trouble some where? The major's the new price llala were Issued by
an order of the administrator. ou
me. I'll win you Nancy, give me old moulh hardened
W,A»
July It. which specifically eelab
my chalnce! Stay with me. dear,"
"Gordon
called
me
up
Isle
last
Published Every Thursday at
he urged her almoat violently; his night—wauled (o know about sell­ llshee (he Individual prices and
Springfield, Imne County. Oregon by
love had broken down his prlte
ing some securities," he ruminated makes (hair observance obligatory
T H E W IL L A M E T T E PRESS
She broke away shaking all aloud, more lo himself Iliad (o to all operators In the reaps-cllve
______________________ H K M AXEY, Editor
over; auger and shame and fear Angle. "He had about five thous­ divisions of the Industry. That Is.
minimum prices bused upon as
held her.
and III Liberty bonds '*
(Entered a- second < lass matter. February M, I »03 at the post office.
i-ertalned coats of production have
I "You promised to lei me go you
(TO
BE
CONTINUED)
Springfield. Oregon
thus been ordered ns part of the
said you didn't want a wife who
Lumber C o d e In the same wuy us
didn't love you I don't, you know LU M B E R R E D U C T IO N IS
M AIL SUBSCRIPTION RATE
.
the minimum wages fur employees
I don't! Father will pay II hack
O n e V e m In Advance
*1 50
Six Months ....... . .........
»1.00
W R IT T E N IN T O CODE which must he paid by the opera
le t me go!"
Two Years in advance.....$160
Three Months ________
60c
tors In each branch of the Itidualry
He let her go and stood like a
New Illln ln illlU price, oil West
THURSDAY. JULY 3«. 1*3«
' man turned suddenly to stone
"GiMMlbye Richard
forgive me, Coast lumber became effective
WHAT HAS GONE BKFUH
“Page
I V»—I've got to go goodbye!"
Psr-pra Man Hare—Harold Fos
Friday. July 30. and will run ns
D U T Y IS T O B A C K G O V E R N O R
Nancy Gordon trade« herself In home*“ >h>- gasped
n r of Pengra was a visitor In
mm
li
as
II
per
cent
according
lo
He was silent and she ran out of
marriage (or fifteen thousand dot
"You're t ot going homo to dial i Is hou e into the night
Col. W II Greeley, manager of the Springfield Saturday.
W h e th e r we agree w ith G o v e rn o r M eier o r not as to
tars—the price of her family hon­
man's
hou-e!"
ho
answered
haorse-
West-Coast Lumbermen's saaocla
or—and
the
freedom
of
her
brother.
th e a d v is a b ility o f c a llin g o ut th e N a tio n a l G u a rd in th e
Koddv, who stole, for a woman, ly "Yvu've ootno to mo tor help j
lion The reduction Is being made
Angle
Fuller
kept
house
for
her
P o rtla n d s trik e it is th e d u ty o f e very ritis e n to su pp ort
that amount from the bank In which amt I'm going to holp you, Nancy." j
T H IS H E A L IN G O IL
uncle Major Lomax hud never mar­ by the lumber Itidualry as a con
he works Nancy, desperately In
his a ctio n . P erhaps th e s trik e could have been se ttle d b ut
sl'o shook hor hoail weakly, try­
love » (th young Page Koerner,
ried. There hud been an early and trlhutlon lowwrd th« president's
Bnnith«« Eczema and
th e re is no d o u b t th a t an em e rg en cy existed.
n ev erth .les agrees to a secret ing lo take a step toward the door, a tragic love affair. Diana Aylett housing and home betterment pro­
elopement with Dr. Richard Mor­ but bo still hold hor Ho was hold­
Skin Trouble
gram.
R iots, blood shed, p ro p e rty dam age, trespass, closin g
gan. and with the mousy he loans ing hor when they hoard a slop had accidentally allot herself on
In order to give code price the
Here's
a
surgeon's wonderful pre
the
eve
of
their
marriage.
It
wus
her
prevents
Roddy's
arrest.
Dr.
o f in d u s try and loss o f business to both shippers and ship
Morgan Is loved by Helena Had In tho hall and tho door—halt ajar hard lo associate romance with the complete hacking and unquestioned scrlpllon mil a patent medicine—
ow ners had o c cu rre d fo r weeks. T h e P o rtla n d police de­ don. a sophisticated young married —was thrown wide open Hugos
will do more to help you rid
old major Yel there had It. eu a legal enforcement of the adminis­ that
yoursalf of uiulghUy s(tots and
woman, but he adores Nancy and arm foil from Nancy's waist, ho
tration.
an
amendment
was
mails
p a rtm e n t bad fa ile d to e n fo rce o rd e r and c iv il g o v e rn m e n t
common skin troubles than any­
hopes to win her after marriage. straight, noil himself and looked love affair that seared.
had b ro ke n dow n. No m a tte r whose fa u lt the s trik e was
When the smoke of that tragedy In the Lumber Code under which thing you've ever tried.
In Washington they are married. around
Go In any druggist yuu ran trust
Narcy is Richard's bride—and
cleared away. Lomux found It hud
o r w h ic h side w as rig h t no g o v e rn m e n t th a t is a g o v e rn ­
and gel a laitlie of Moone'a Kmer
afrad of him
Richard Morgan stood ou Iho killed the power to love another
m en t can to le ra te th is c o n d itio n fo r long.
aid (ill Apply a llllle at Intervals
Now Go On W ith tbs Stary-------------- threshold
woman. And once. In the Gordon’s
as directions advise; with lha vary
One doss of AIM JCHIK A quick
E n co u ra g e m e n t o f ra d ic a ls w ho m ig h t have courage
Tho two mon facod oach other garden, he hail caught Nancy Vir­
llchlna. ceases
IN S T A L L M E N T T E N
ly relieves gas btoeUng. rival" first application
and with continued use
out B O T H upper and lowei
to res'ist th e n a tio n a l g u a rd is c le a rly an a tta c k on law and
"Nancy.' attain he took a step thon Klchard'a glance swept from ginia reaching high for a sprig of
bowels, allows you to eal am
you'll soon see a rapid
o rd e r. T h e g ua rd sm e n had no p art in c re a tin g th is s trik e
toward her. "what Is It? What has Pago to Nancy. It seemed to Ignore lilac. She looked for just one min­
sleep good Quick, thorough sc
change for the belter If
Page
as
unworthy
of
any
consider
ute
as
Diana
had
looked
the
day
lion
yet
gentle
and
entirely
mUr
you don't get complete
happened? You got my letter? You
and no choice a bo ut s trik e d u ty . If a n y o f th e m a rc in ­
atlon and flxod Itself upon her -he died. Nancy did not know why
I f J satisfaction your money
ju re d in th e e a ry in g o u t o f th e ir d u ty those w ho e ncourage
will be cheerfully re-
She waved him back and. uuable I Rlchurd camo quietly Into (he the old man stared nt her She
Flanery's Drug Store
funded
resistence are as g u ilty as th ose w ho a c tu a lly ta k e p a rt
room.
toased
her
sprig
op
lilac
lo
him
to speak, sank weakly Into his I
It is no tim e fo r loose ta lk .
“Haney.” ho said, “Tvo come to
The old man pul It in his button
swivel chair and hurst Into wild
' take you homo
hole, patted her hand, and went on
and passionate tears
Pago turned on Richard. “What Nancy hud no Idea (hat she had
The storm of Nancy's passionate
OW NERS T H E PEOPLE
grief spent Itself slowly. She lay does this moan? What have you won a champion for all lime
The morning after Nancy's re­
Some people persist in ta lk in g a bo ut big c o rjm ra tio n s
helplessly In the old chair, her face done to hor? She says you've mar
hidden in her hands, aud her whole tied hor — look at hor; she's turn. Angle had to get the break
as if th e y w ere ow ned by one o r tw o ric h m en w h o w ere
wretched
fast. She came Into the dining
slight frame shaken by her soba
A little o f M aid O 't'ro a in m odern Ice crea m w ill
b en t on ro b b in g e verybo dy, in c lu d in g th e ir em ployees.
Morgan was startled; she had room, her face rosy from the fire
go good along w ith ho m uch old tim e o ffe rin g s th is
"Nancy, wat Is It? Tell me------"
She set the plate of ruak down
week. W hen you eat a dish o f o u r Ice cre a m you can
he pleaded. “I know you've been told Roomer of her marriage thou
A m e ric a n T e le g ra p h & T e le ph on e em p lo ys 270.000
In front of her um-le and retired
a p p re cia te w hat the old tim e rs missed.
away, your mother told me so. »hat else had she told him?
l>ersons. b ut it is o w n ed by 680,000 s to c k h o ld e rs , n o t one
"I've corne for my wife,” ho said behind (he old silver coffeepot
You're in (rouble—what can It be?
o f w ho m o w n s o n e -h u n d re d th o f the shares. G eneral M o­
Let me help you!"
sharply, "and what I've done—or She was thinking of Rod Gordon
S pecial p acke rs fo r p icn ic and hom e use are
to rs has 137.000 w o rk e rs and 351,000 sto ckh o ld e rs. G eneral
She lifted her head slowly at what she does—Is no concern of
prepared fo r you In o u r Ice p la n t. No m a tte r w here
It was the first time he had ever
E le c tric , U, S. Steel, R. C. A. P e nn sylvan ia R a ilro a d and
that and looked at him "You can't your«."
you ure going o r w h a t you are g o in g to do you can
been In town without coming to
m a n y o th e r b ig com p an ies have m a n y m ore persons o w n ­ help me—ever again!" she said in
Pago Roemer's face biased with see her. They were old neighbors
tu k e o u r Ice cre a m w ith you.
a choked voice.
anger. “It's this much my concern they hud been boy u n it girl sweet
in g th e ir sto ck th a n in d iv id u a ls w o rk in g fo r them .
He caught at her cold hands and —she camo to mo for help!”
hearts. He had walked straight by
It m ay com e tru e , as some believe, th a t e v e n tu a lly a held them.
A«k yo u r dealer in Eugene o r S p rin g fie ld fo r
Richard's thin lips tightened, ho the house and never looked at It,
dozen o r tw e n ty b ig c o rp o ra tio n s w ill do a ll th e business
“Y oh love me, Nancy?"
turned his eyes on Nancy, mot hors and Nancy had said nothing about
M aid 0* C re a m B u tte r
Her white lips moved without | and hold them
o f th e n a tio n . B u t w ho w ill those co r,M ira tion s be? Ob­
his visit home! What did It mean?
words. She disengaged her left 1 "Is that so?” ho asked hor In a
Springfield Creamery Co.
viou sly. a ll th e people o f th e n a tio n .
Major Lomux ate a piece of rusk
hand from his and held it out. On low voice, “did you come lo this
1
e — ■
with an audible crunch and turned
the third finger the new gold of i , inan for help?"
F IR S T S E T T L E R W A S A W O R K E R
her wedding ring caught the light
Nancy, still loaning on tho table. over his newspaper.
"Hello!" he exclaimed, slopping
He stared at It. uncomprehending, 1 swayed a little.
E lias M. B rigg s, w ho cam e here w ith his fa m ily by
then something changed sharply In
"I don't know—why I camo." she to read an advertisement more
w agon tr a in in 1849, founded th e to w n o f S p rin g fie ld . He
his look.
carefully. "The Gordon house (or
replied at last, faintly
was th e fir s t s e ttle r and fo r m a n y years ra n a fe rr y across
"Nancy, what do you mean?"
Ricard ignored him and wont to sa le- whole outfit—furniture and
all!"
hor.
"It's—my wedding ring."
th e riv e r fo r the fa m e rs and o th e rs c o m in g by w agon tra in
He
rose
slowly
(o
his
feet,
star­
"Nancy.
I've
come
for
you."
ho
Angle was astonished A shaft of
across th e M cK e nzie and W illa m e tte passes.
ing at her. his young face turning repealed in his low deep voice, hh terror shot through her. Had some­
We did not com e here in un ox c a rt h u t « till we
B rigg s also d ug th e m ill race in 1852 and erected a old
from red to white. He had never eves searching her face.
thing happened it^Rodd.v? "Why.
are b ecom ing pioneer« in the ca nd y buHineua in Lane
looked more boyish, more as she
flo u r m ill and a s a w m ill at its m o u th . A ll w o rk was done
She met them and her face quiv­ uncle. It just can'l be true—they
c o u n ty . D ure I h the old est e xclu sive c a n d y sto re and
e n tire ly bv hand. M ore o f th e e n te rp ris e o f M r. B rig g s is had always known him. Nancy's ered like a child's. She lifted her love the old house so!"
c o n fe c tio n e ry in Lane c o u n ty . O th e rs have com e and
lips twisted and she set her white bauds from the table slowly, grop­
He
shaved
the
paper
acroa>
the
needed in th is m o d e rn age in Lane c o u n ty .
gone since us hut we re m a in s e rv in g th e people o f th is
teeth hard on them, winking back ingly. and tried to walk toward the table. “Read that!” he said crossly
c o m m u n ity as w ell uh m a n y v is ito rs .
f»esh tears.
door, but her steps faltered and
He was cross because, like An­
“Are you crnxv, Nancy?" he she swayed Richard put an arm
gle,
a shaft of alarm had shot
Jo hn D iliin g e r. whose ca re e r o f c rim e cost th is c o u n ­
We a pp re ciate th e p a tro n a g e o f b o th the old
gasped.
around her. guiding her.
through him. He had heard some­
tim e rs and the yo un gste rs.
tr y hun dred s o f th ou san d s o f d o lla rs, is dead-------S h o t to
She began to move her hands
"Nancy," cried Page. "I won't let
thing from a cousin of his In New
restlessly, pleating the fold of her you go like this! It's got to be ex­
death by an u nnam ed fe d e ra l agent. M ost o f D illin g e r ’s
York, old Heaver, accountant In the
plained: you're too wretched. Look
v ic tim s w ere in n o ce n t people w ho had n o th in g to do w ith ! skirt and pressing it down
Greenough Tru»t Company Old
"Do you remember where you at her. Morgan, does she look like
h im u n til he a rriv e d on the scene. He had courage to ta ke
Beaver said Roddy was running
went Saturday morning. Page?"
a bride? What have you done? If
after a fast woman and was In
a chance b u t he never was sp o rt enough to g ive his v ic tim s
"Where Ih.- Service Is Dtfferenl'
He frowned. "What on earth has you're a man you'll let her go."
debt. Lomax knew that William
a chance. K illin g in an a lle y was re a lly to o good fo r D il­
that to do with It?"
Richard stopped, turned slowly
Gordon's resources were narrow
iin g e r.
"You went to see Richard Mor­ and measured him.
i
gan— about half-past eight o’clock
This is no affair of yours. Roe­
in the morning, didn’t you?"
mer." Richard said shortly, “nel-
T he CCC boys have seen n o th in g yet. R oosevelt now
He tried to collect hts thoughts f ther you nor any other man will
p lans to p la n t a b e lt o f tree s one h un dred m iles w ide fro m
still dumfounded.
interfere between me and my wife.
Canada to M exico. T h in k o f th e holes to be dug and th e
“1 suppose I did. Yes, 1 did.'
.Come. Nancy."
b u cke ts o f w a te r to be ca rrie d .
"I was there. Page. I heard your
Without another work Nancy
voice—it—It was after that----- ”
turned weakly and went out with
"Good Lord, have you married , her husband.
People ta k e o ff th e ir h ats w hen se na tors e n te r ele­
Morgan?
it had turned cold; a February
v a to rs in W a s h in g to n . B u t its d iffe re n t in P o rtla n d . W hen
She nodded, without looking tp wind touched her face like an Icy
S e n a to r W a g ne r visited th e d ocks una nn ou nce d th e v shot
ward him.
hand. She stood waiting on the
his h a t o ff.
There was a terrible pause. She curb while Richard whistled up a
did not lift her eyes to Roemer's taxi and helped her Into It. She
face, but she was aware of It. 8he leaned back in the corner and shut
W a te r costs less in Eugene th a n m ost c itie s i f you b uy
could feel his eyes on her
her eyes
She felt weak and III
enough say c ity o ffic ia ls . B u t w ho is in te re ste d in w a te r
Then he walked across the room and. when her eyes closed, she
since the repeal o f th e e ig h te e n th a m e nd m e nt.
drew forward a chair and sat down seemed to behold visions She saw
—
<»_________
He sat there for a while before he Roddy's blank face and open mouth
P o stm a ste r G eneral E a rle y has n ow been in itia te d in ­
spoke. His voice was hoarse and when she gave him the money,
to the Eugene b ush w h acke rs. T he R epublicans have c a ll­
.-hanged.
and her father! Then she felt Page
ed h im th a t fo r a lo n g tim e .
There s no one on earth to force Roemer'» kisses on her face, and
you to do anything. Nancy.” he , the hot blushes burning her own
said »lowly, “There’» no reason on cheek». A newly wedded wife In
earth, that I can see either. unless another man's arms! Nancy groan-
you want«M to do It. Morgan's a ed suddenly and hid her face In
rich successful man—I congratu- her hand“.
late you.
The taxi stopped and Nancy stir-
She had not expected this The i red and looked up.
Irony In his tone cut her to the
"Be careful of the step," said
heart. Here, too, she was to meet, Richard calmly, holding out hla
not sympathy, but condemnation; hands.
here, too. she would get—not
He held her firmly, keeping his
Y O U R F A M IL Y D O C T O R
bread hut a stone! He had hit the hand on her arm. while he paid
nail on the head, too. hit II most and dismissed the man. Then they
Y esterday an old n e ig h b o r— he a d m itte d being 75—
horribly. Money, money—how they went up the path together. Not a!
dropped in to m y o ffic e to sh ake hands and “ see a b o u t a
flung It at her!
word was said, but Nancy found It I
sm all n atch th a t has appeared o ver th e r ig h t ch ee k-b on e;
He caught her look of misery, of difficult to walk alone. He opened
it is s lig h tly th ic k e n e d . Itch e s a little , and announces its
appeal, and sprang to his feet, the door and she walked unsteadily
presence e ve ry tim e I shave.”
"Nancy, you don't love him—you Into the house. She had no other (
never did!"
place to go.
It d id n ’t bleed, w h ich was fo rtu n a te . I t was ju s t a s k in -
duced average rate on the electricity you use.
She did not answer that. She wa-
"I’ll telephone to your mother at -
lesion on an aged face. I had seen h u n d re d s o f th e m . . .
A fter ha has scoured and scrubbed the pets and
vered. standing weakly, not looking once." said Rlchadd. "they're anxl
we b o th w ere th in k in g a b o u t sk in -c a n c e r, te c h in c a lly e p ith ­
toward him.
ous. Sit down here, Nancy, until I
eliom a.
P ro b a b ly least fo rm id a b le o f th e m align an cies.
A V I YOU bean trying fa p s n u s d a year
pans, explain that electric cookery Is a. clean
"You love!" Page Roemer cried, ( come.”
1 be p a tie n t u s u a lly goes to th e d o c to r in tim e — a m easure
as sunshine. Never fear, ha’ll sea the light.
husband fa buy yau an (lacfric Range f
and caught her violently In his
He pushed a chair forward and
o f H K j HES I IM P O R T A N C E . N obody loves a b lotched face.
Chance* are, ha doesn't fu lly re a lis e fh a Just as seen as ha understands the difference
armi'-
j she sank Into It. She was lying
I could speak to th is old m an w ith a u th o r ity ; here is
between eld fashioned methods and m a d a m
drudgery invelved in preparing meals wifh your
She swayed, her first Impulse to back In the chair with her eyes
w h a t I said to h im :
electric
ceakary ha w ill insist that the extrava­
•Id
ceeh
steva.
But
fh
af't
easily
co
rrec
ted
.
resist overwhelmed, beaten down closed when she heard Richard's
by
her
weakness,
her
head
dropped
quick
step
In
the
hall.
Persuade
him
fa
half»
you
wifh
naxf
Sunday's
gant waste at energy, time and menay bo step­
"This is n ot yet u n m is ta k a b le ; it m a y be m a lig n a n t,
"You will be my guest, Nancy,
dinner. Civa him yaur apron — for just ONE
ped with the installation of a naw and up-te-
and m ay not be; b u t we m u st proceed w ith c a u tio n . Do ¡back on his shoulder and her eyes
n o t 's c ra tc h “ th is little o ffe n d e r— you g e t a h a b it o f d o in g j closed. She felt his kisses on her 1 until you can decide what you wish
DAY!
data Electric Range.
face and she had no strength to to do,“ Richard’s voice said grave
th a t. Do not shave o ve r th is sp ot— tr im th e beard here
resist them.
j ly,
"If» t^e best way to avoid
Make him yaur partner In the w atch in g ,
w ith scissors. You m u st use no ir r ita tin g soaps even to
Through the company's cooperation w ith
“You love me," he repeated hoar- scandal I"—he hesitated—"I can
basting, turning, tasting, peaking — all at the
use no soap here is well. D on’t p ro voke ble ed ing w ith ro u g h
•lactrical dealers ydu can purchase almost any
sely, "and you married him. Why 1 send a marriage notice to the
to w e l o r a cc id e n ta l bruise.
Be excee ding ly kin d to th is
worry and drudgery associated with eld fash
good make of modern electric range completely
I why? I can’t understand—Nancy, 1 newspapers. Afterwards it will be
fe llo w .
iened cooking. Then explain that these new
Hell me—you must tell me thej as you wish. I—" he stopped again.
installed with all necessary wiring and water
automatic electric ranges arc net only clean,
“ Do n ot even su bject it to s u n b u rn — I mean to the
trl,,h!
She was leaning back on the pll-
heating equipment ter at lew at $3 a month.
p o in t o f I r r it a t io n ; w e a r y o u r h a t fo r shade. Above a l l - | "I can’t tell you,” she whispered ' lows, her face averted.
cool and convenient. but that the use e t an
This otter may be withdrawn a t any tim e.
brokenly, "don't ask me. Page. I— I She drew a long breath. "Thank
do h o t buy patented o in tm e n ts o r "s a lv e s ” th a t m ay be re­
electric range w ill entitle you te a greatly re­
Phone ter complete details now.
com m ended to you let th em a lo n e ; nine o u t o f ten o f th em
, ln t!
j you.” she said simply.
co n ta in some ir r it a n t th a t lig h ts up a fire so m e tim e s— a
His 'ace flushed darkly. "You j Then she arose, passed him. and
fire th a t becomes d e s tru c tiv e - ta k e no chances
Get a
can't tell me why you married Mor- went to the door She put out a
sm all b o ttle o f pure c a s to r o il and p a in t the s k in here w ith
gan? What can you mean-?"
I steady hand now and opened It.
a ' 'east tw ic e a day leave the o il ly in g on the su rfa c e
She stirred, trying to disengage | looking I nto the front hall. It was
a il th e tim e ; It o u g h t to he w e ll in th re e o r fo u r w eeks—
herself. "Let me go, Page, It’s—oh. 1 empty She was going without a
I can't tell you!"
word, but Richard reached her. He
“ B u t. suppose it is n o t! T h e n we w ill be In good shape
Bu: his arms tightened around j caught her In his arms, pressed her
lo r a p p ly in g th e X -ra y . . . th o u g h le t’s n o t cross th a t b ridg e
her. He saw her misery, be was j close to hla heart,
u n til we com e to i t . " T h is applies to a n y aged p a tie n t w ho
determined to wring a confession
"Nancy," he said hoarsely, paa
lias a s im ila r lesion.
from her.
I ,|onately. "my wife—stay with ma
£ -o m a c h Gas
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