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used to all.
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
"Angle. I'm not fit to lace your
boots!" he cried Impetuously.
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TH U R SD A Y. SEPTEM BER 37. 1*34
A 41 P E R C E N T C U T
I “a stage of the 20 mill property tax limitation measure
would reduce the Springfield school district operating bud­
get 44 per cent according to estimates made at the Uni­
versity of Oregon. There is no doubt about it that in the
event of the passage of this measure there could be no
high school and only a few months grade school in Spring
field next year— unless the legislature finds some other
way of raising finances. From the overwhelming defeats
administered the sales tax. even when it was offered as a
direct property relief tax for school purposes, indicates that
it can not be enacted. Tax commission figures indicate
that little if any more money can be gotten from the in­
come tax until there is improvement in business and in­
dustry— nobody is making much taxable net income.
•
Washington passed an occupation tax, which is rais­
ing five million dollars, at the same time it place«! a 40 mill
limitation on property. We should think this tax would
meet the same objections as a sales tax but it will un­
doubtedly be what is offered if the 20 mill limitation is
passed in Oregon Then if it is referended we will be as
bad off as before.
There is no provision in the 20 mill tax limitation bill,
so far as we can see. for union high schools to get any
money at all. W’e wonder if country people supporting the
measure realize this fact.
Curtailment in school expense and still operate nine
months is not possible because in the last three years
expenses have been cut from 25 to 40 per cent by most
schools. In Springfield last year The operating budget was
about $12,000 lower than the previous year. What to do
will be beyond the power of the school board if this bill
passes. If we are to have school it will be up to the people
and the legislature.
BIG INCOMES MISSING
If we had a 100 per cent income tax on all the net
incomes in this state above $10,000 the government would
receive only five million dollars, or less than it takes to
run the state. Where, oh where have the big fellows gone
that radical politicians rave about. Four-fifths of our state
income tax comes from those making less than $10,000
a year. In fact the little fellows with incomes less than
$2,000 pay more income tax than those with incomes above
$10,000 with a tax rate many times higher.
Of course if we actually did have a 100 per cent in­
come tax above $$10,000 net earnings there would be no
net earnings. People would simply stop earning at $10,000
w hen they had to give it all to the government.
We have no sympathy for those who evade the in­
come tax and we do not defend the rich as a class, but,
from the standpoint of government there is no use fooling
ourselves. Either the income is there to tax or it is not
and there is no use trying to pass the tax “buck” without
there actually is some one to receive it A dear analysis
Is necessary and this the state tax commission has given us.
There is a cry of redistribution of wealth. When we
look at our own we realize this has been going on for sev­
eral years now and if it is speeded up much faster we soon
vil! be at the end. Strange part of it is though no one
Seems to have benefitted by redistribution. It is like cut­
ting your cake in smaller and smaller pieces until you
have nothing left but the crumbs.
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It has been charged that wbile the administration is
priming the pump of industry with RFC monev the radical
w ing sits on the handle.
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Zimmerman sends his political stories to the press on
red paper. Is there any significence to that?
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•••—» coo tuns 1 Four
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Treasures
THE STORY THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
Surely a little group of unlettered peasants could do
nothing without leadership and Jesus was dead. Jerusa­
lem and the Roman power would now be safe from the
menace of one who gave common people the foolish idea
that they were s n s of God and, hence, the equals of the
king. What actually happened is set forth with force and
conviction in each of the four Gospels, separately. Jesus’
disciples declared that He still lived. On their report the
tomb was examined and found empty. In the city where
He had been put to death disciples set to work with results
so immediate and astonishing that even the Roman author­
ities were shortly compelled to take notice. They began
to produce a literature.
The pious men who broke the Bible up into chapters
and numbered verses contributed something to our con­
venience but they destroyed the swing and charm of the
unbroken narrative.
The Scriptures are fed to us in Sunday-school in
measured doses of about eight verses a week; we read
the Bible, when we read it at all, one or two chaptersa day.
This is not our habit with other thrilling literature; we
give a good story a real chance by reading it straight
through in a single interested sitting.
Try this plan some day with the book of Luke and
follow it with the Acts. Forget that you have ever seen
the Bible before; read the whole account of the great be­
ginnings as you would read any other finely told chapter
of history.
It is the story that changed the whole world. In say­
ing that we are not unmindful of the limitations of the
work of Jesus. He did not overthrow the oppressive gov­
ernment of Rome. He did not lower the tax rate. He did
not Improve sanitary conditions in Jerusalem, nor erect a
public library at Nazareth. He did not increase the wages
of Christians over those of infidels. He taught no sure
cure for disease.
The economic status of Jesus’ followers was exactly
as it had been; He found them fishermen, He left them
fishermen. He did nothing to Justify those who talk as
though the “economic interpretation of history” were the
last word in wisdom.
But His fishermen were different fishermen, trans­
formed, endowed with power, capable o fg r e a t faith and
magnificent achievement. Through them and their suc­
cessors He started more philanthropies than all men who
have ever lived. Hospitals and clinics, charities and librar­
ies, schools and colleges, have multiplied where He has in­
spired the souls of men.
His religion is the best asset of civilization. That part
of the world outside of which very few of us would will­
ingly spend our days is named for Him, Christendom.
W H A T HAS GONE UKKORE------
Nancy Gordon, loving Page Roe­
mer, »ell» herself In marriage to
Dr. Richard Morgan tor fifteen
thousand dollar«, the amount her
brother Hoddy Hole to give to a
woman. Helena Haddon. sophlstl-
rated married woman. In love with
Richard, doe» her beat to make
trouble for Nancy, although ahe
know» nothing of the secret mar­
riage. Mr Gordon »ell» hla home
to repay Richard. Nancy permit»
Page to continue making love to
her. but when she finds that he
want» her to run away with him
she recoils from him In horror.
Taking shelter In the hovel of a
poor woman whose baby la dying.
Nancy realties that Richard is the
best man after all. and send» for
hint. Although he save» the baby'»
life, he repudiate» the his of his
wife. Helena, finding that they
have spent the night together In
the miserable hovel, spreads the
scandal about town Angle Puller.
Roddy's childhood sweetheart, and
niece of Mnjor Lomax, tries to »top
the scandal. Juat then Roddy re-
tunn» home—drunk
His mother
believes him craty and sends for
Dr. Morgan, who takes Roddy
home with him Nancy goes to
Richard's to see her brother.
Now Qo On W ith the Story
him "Come hume soon, Hoddy."
she whispered. **pl> a»e come home
—we all love yo u--all of us! Don't
hurt u» any more'*'
Nancy »hut the door softly and
went downstairs.
Richard was standing with hl»
back to his own door when she
came down.
"Thank you tor Roddy." »he said
with stiff lips, "please send him
home."
Nancy." »aid Richard hoarsely,
"you're unhappy. I see It. 1 won't
hold you against your will You
can gel a divorce. I- y o u want It,
don't you?"
She turned her fare away, refus­
ing to look at him.
"The Sooner the better!" she
cried, and ran past him out of the
house.
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OREGON TO HAVE «1
keep building , loan
WINTER THREE-C CAMPS
STOCK SAYS C. H. CAREY
Forty one civilian conservation
Warning holders of building slid
She was startled "I'm so sorry
unci« w«» rude----- ’’ »be folt«r«d. loan company stock Io hold on Io corps camps will be located in (yr„
tbslr Investment sud not tr«nsf«r gun aud 3ft in Washington during
''please don't mind It. Roddy. He
llielr shares to another company
he means to be kind ”
the coming winter according to
Charles H Carey, corporal Urn com-
"No one could be dreadful
C.
J Buck, regional fureeler The
inlssloner, has Issued the following
enough to me." said Roddy fling
winter
change will nieau an In
Ing himself on a low stool at hei statement
creese of Iwo camps In Oregon and
"Aliuoal
every
«lay
complnints
are
feet.
a loss of three for Washington com
She was shocked, but het heart made Io the Corporation t'ommls paled with the » ujuiuioi sllolnietil
sloner
that
one
A.
K
Wilson,
ot
began to beat lu her throat He wse
j Portland. 1» getting nanlgnmenta o i , Nineteen summer camp sites In
always Impetuous. He had come
j building and loan »bar«-» fro m ' Oregon will be vacated on account
back to tell her—he waa aorry
members These nanlgnmenta are of eleinllnna and locations and will
then!
' taken In the name of Union Bond | move to lower locations whern
"I've done awful thing». ' he went anil Truel company He does not |
lh»y uh cady have equipment and
on, in a passion of self abnegation,
par anything more than an» dollar hulld.ngs which have been vacant
"do you remember when I was
to these members, but promisee Io during the summer
here last? I didn't come to tea
pay them fifty per cent of "all the
I'a in i« In this district will be
you."
uet proceed realised fro m llie sale
“ Yee, I know I saw you go by— or adjustment of said certificates located at Mapleton. Keedspon,
Neslucea. Cape Creek. Bt'-amboal.
I thought you had forgotten.“
us and when received.' Whether W olf Creek. Mary's Creek. Cas­
"1 had," aald Roddy. "1 was or not he makes fraudulent mis­
cadia, Belknap. Full Creek, and
ashamed to remember. I'm a rot­ representations I cannot say. but
Oakridge
ter. Angle. I'd been stealing to help doubtless be convinces them that
a bail woman nut of trouble."
he ran do something tor them or
W A R R A N T CALL
The girl shrank back Into h. r (hey would not stgu I do not be­
City of Springfield warrants are
corner It was a long while before lieve he can do anything whatever
she could speak. " I—can't believe to Justify giving him such assign hereby called aa follow»: General
Fund up Io and Including No.
It. Roddy .you're- why. you're n rnenta as the Corporallon l»epart- 13,752 dated December ft. 1130. 81
nieni Is doing without charge all Improvement up to and Including
Oordon!"
He turned crimson
Rtie had that anyone can do In the Interest No. 13. M l) dated Fbb 311. IftSI and
IJbrary warrants up la and In­
touched the tendereat spot about of the members "
cluding No. Ift.117 dated July 31.
him
1*34 Internet on said / warrants
"I stole fifteen thousand dollars
Questa at Hot«»— Mr and Mrs will cease after Sopl Sftth. Ift34
from the trust company. Angle I Itoy Chandler of Bend were gueels
W E B U ELL. Treasurer.
ought to be In Jail.” be went on. at the Springfield hotel Friday
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pouring It all oni In a molten
stream of passionate regret and re­
pentance. "My sister helped me.
Nancy borrowed the money and
kept me out of Jail! A girl. Angle!
I'm a lout— I let her do It."
The task of telling Mr. Gordon
about Roddy fell to Nancy; her
mother would not face It.
Mr. Gordon's face worked.
"Give him another chance. Papa!
Poor Rod."
Mr Gordon passed his other hand
Angle's quick gasp escaped him
N IN E T E E N T H IN S T A L L M E N T
over his face, then he let It fall He was too much wrapped up In
Richard opened the door and ahe heavily on his daughter's shoulder. himself to perceive that he had
"M y poor girl! You ruined your given a key to a mystery. Richard
went In. She heard him close It be­
hind her and she seemed to hear. life for that—Shat young scala- had money— could Nancy have
. too. his footstep going downstairs. way!"
gone to him?
She did not trust herself to look
' They sounded heavy, final. like the
“I— I'm so glad you didn't go— to
footsteps of a man who had too ■ up.
Jail!** she gasped, and then "Rod
, much to do to bear other people's! "Nancy Virginia." her father said you ought to have gone. We ought
burdens! Then her eyes cleared of at last. slowly. '1 won't have this to pay for what we do—ourselves."
the mist In them and she saw Rod- ecret kept any longer— you've got
He caught her hand and held It
i dy. half dressed, sitting on the to get at divorce. I'il—make that feverishly; he had forgltlen his
i edge of his bed. reaching for one fellow give It to you!"
haired of the sex.
Nancy rose slowly to her feet.
of his boots.
"You don't despise me— for It f
" I don't want to make a mess “He says I can have It." she told he asked huskily.
She shook her head Then, sud
here for Richard— he's been pretty j him. moving away from him “He
white to me." he said bitterly. "I'm l doesn't want me, that’s all." she denly, without warning, she burst
j added with a little gasp
Into tears. H er tears melted Rod
going out and kill myself."
She ran upstairs and shut her­ dy; he felt a rush of self pity as
Nancy went over and sat down
on the edge of t’ he'b^d b » ^ d .'h lm " |’ * lf *" her. own room
great as her pity for him.
"Rod. " she »aid under her breath.
"***
,he he,t ’ he ’ ,a r’ d ou‘ .
Oh. Roddy!" sighed the girl
with something like a gasp. "have! "f
wlnd" w w" h »»«aclo« eyes, meltlnglv. and b-fore she knew It
in her pocket wa$ a letter from her aoft flnreri» touched bln brown
you— been doing It again?"
He turned and looked at her. : Page Roemer; In It he sued for hair Iwth shy fondness: "Oh. Rod.
forgiveness— pleading his love.
ihere wn» a woman, you «aid------"
utterly uncomprehending
"Forgive me, trust me. I only "| hate h er!" he owed. "I waa
"W hat the deuce do you mean.
want to serve you."
fool, Angle. She fooled me She
N ancer
Nancy tore It In little pieces. Just beged for h-lp for her old father—
Her lips were dry. "Stealing?"
“N o !" he «napped, then his as Page Roemer had torn her love j oh. a touching story— and she said
hands clenched on the edge of the for him In little piece» and tram p-' «he'd return It, I— I thought I could
bed and he choked back a sob. led It In the mire— when he asked myself. Then I found out she was
married," he blaxed
"She took that money— the money her to run away with him
Angle dried her tears angrily.
I stole to save her old father from
Roddy, (ramping In the wet mea "She ought to have gone to Jail!"
Jail— and bought a trousseau—and
"That'» what Nance thinks." he
-got married—and went to Eur- dow grass, had gotten to the bot­
ope!” He -daggered to hla feet, tom of his misery. "Pretty white admitted a little sheepishly, then,
s shaking his fist at space "Went to treat a poor devil like me so abruptly, he kissed Angie's hand
"Roddy, you're going to work
to Europe!" he shouted, "her old w ell!" he mused bitterly, with that
father was all a blooming lie— she rush of friendship for Richard that here? You'll------ " she hesitated—
went to Europe with the man she comes to a man at the end of his "you’ll take Uncle Robert's offer?"
lie rose slowly and began to
had been engaged to for two tether. No one had told him that
he owed his freedom to' Richard.
walk up and down, with the same
■ years!"
Roddy. In the rush of his friend­ picturesque melancholy "I think I
Nancy. sitting alone on the edge
of the bed now, gasped with relief. ship and gratitude to Richard, did — I'll ask Richard, you see Richard
"I'm so glad.” «he cried, “so glad!” not know how much he owed. He took me In— drunk— and took care
Roddy stopped In his furious out- waa tramping up and down the of me," Roddy's voice choked,
river meadow In the dusk when he "pretty white, wasn't It? I'm grate­
j hurst to glare at her.
"Money! She wanted money!" came suddenly upon old Major Lo­ ful to Richard."
"Grateful?" Angle sprang up. her
he raved, "a woman who uses a max.
"Eh. there!" he ahouted.
face crimson, "you’ve no reason to
man's love for her— to get money
Roddy stumbled He knew the he grateful to Richard Morgan!"
—” he stopped, choking, "there’s
nothing bad enough for a woman voice and It brought a rush of mem­ she cried Impetuously, "no reason
ory.
In the world!”
like th a t!” he cried, "nothing!"
" It’s only Rod Oordon. Major."
Roddy caught the change In her
" I’ve got nothing to live for,”
i Roddy went on. "the world's rotten he said In a choked voice.
lone, and he saw the anger In her
The old man set down his lan­ face He stood still, with a shock
' —I'm twenty-three and I've drain
ed life to the dregs! I've thrown up tern and held out his hand.
of «urprlse
T o m e and shake hands then,
my Job. «Is. I couldn't face It any
"W hat do you mean. Angle?"
"Don't be grateful to that man!"
longer— I'd Bed enough for her. sir,” he said sharply, "drat It, I
I I resigned.’’
thought I'd rairght my chicken she answered furiously, “that's all
"Rod. you didn’t—you didn’t owe th ief!"
—I can't tell you why, hut—let him
) anything, did you?"
Red In the face. Roddy came up alone. Rod!"
"No! Not a dam’ cent— what do I and shook hands The old man
"Richard Morgan? Why I don't
want with money'
The whole swung the lantern In bla face.
understand—Tell me. Angle.”
Been drinking?" he asked grim-
world’s like a rotten apple, the In­
She drew back at that, ahe saw
side's ready to come out! I went ly "You look fishy, but come In— i the look on his face and suddenly
on a spree, Nance, the biggest Angle hears your voice.”
remembered. If she told Nancy’s
Roddy wanted to escape. Then brother the story that was going
spree I ever had In my life. I
drank up all I had. I— " he sank he looked up and saw the girl Io the round», the story that linked
Before he Nancy's name with Morgan's, Rod
down In a chair opposite and re«t- the lighted doorway.
»d his head on his clenched fist»— knew It, he was holding her soft dy would go to Richard and de­
mand satisfaction. He would have
" I’m a darned loafer. I ought to cool hands In his
“Come In. come In,” said the ma­ to go— and It would mean death!
be shot. I'e disgraced you all. I ’ve
stolen. I ’m out of work. W hy don't jor teatlly, “I ’m playing chess to­ The girl began to tremble; she
night with Haddon, but you and had been a fool, what could ahe
you shoot me, Nance?"
Ills sister did not answer him; Angle can talk If you've a mind say?
rhe was choking with her own mis­ to."
TO BE C O N T IN U E D
The major, hanging hla lantern
ery. It had been no use, no use In
the world; she had not saved Rod­ on a hook by the door, surveyed
Find Mule Deer— Although Clay­
dy. she had only made him worse! him. "Beaver say« you're given np," ton F. Barber and W alter Ooasler
"Oh, Roddy.” she gasped, "oh. he remarked sharply, "going to failed to hag their mule deer on
turn Into a foot-pad, young man, or »heir hunting trip In Eastern Ore­
Roddy, I wish I were dead!"
Roddy stared at her, his Jaw a toe-dancer— which?”
gon during the week-end several
"Uncle Robert!" gasped Angle,
dropping; suddenly the selfishness
other members of their party were
Roddy swallowed hard. 'T in go­ successful.
of his own anguish was penetrated.
Nancy’s forlorn cry went to his ing to work here," he answered
thickly, " I’m looking for a Job near
heart.
The first day of fall bring
"Nancy, I'm a ro tte r!” he groan home this time— I'm done with many colds which may be­
New York.”
ed, " I’m no good on earth !”
come Berlous If not attended
"New York’s done with you," cor­ to. Our cold capsules are very
"Neither am I ! ” Nancy's voice
was smothered. "I'm — I ’m Just as rected the major grimly. "I'll give effective in stopping colds In
bad! I t ’s my fault— I— I ’ve made you a Job," he said flatly, “got one a hurry. Scott’s Drug Store.
everything wore«!— I— It's all gone In the Insurance office now—
twenty dollars a week to start— V A R I C O S E
for nothing!” she cried.
ULCERS
"It hasn't— listen!" he came over and no fooling Take It, Rod?"
------ OLD SORES
Roddy gasped. "I'd— I'd like to
and seized her by the shoulder,
Healed At Home
almost shaking her. "It hasn’t think about It. sir.”
The Major laughed shortly. Then
gone for nothing— If you mean that
No enforced real. No operations
confounded money? I paid It all In he heard their mald-of-all work ad­ nor Injections. The simple Emerald
Oil homo treatment permit« you to
— they never said a word about It; mitting a visitor.
go about your dally routine aa
There's Haddon! Did you set usual— while those old sore» and
I've .thought, sometimes, that old
Beaver knew— but he’s only watch­ out the chess table, Angle? AH ulcers quickly heal up and your
ed me. that’s all. And now— well, right, then, you take this young legs become a» good a< new.
Em-raid Oil acts Instantly Io end
they don’t need to worry about me firebrand In hand and talk sense to
pain, reduce swelling, atlmulate
him." He started down the hall circulation. Just follow the eaay
any more— I quit."
"Roddy we thought you'd try to to meet Haddon, but threw a word directions— you are sure to be help­
ti.akc good!”
back over his shoulder. "Better ed or money back. For sale by
He crimsoned with shame.
It take It, Rod, unless— you want to druggists everywhere.
seemed to take the high tragedy Jockey for Polestar.”
out of It.
Roddy said nothing.
Nancy, watching him, saw how
"W on’t you sit down, Rod?"
he felt. She got up slowly from
lie swung around and found her,
her seat on his bed and went to sitting In her corner. Just ns she
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