T1IITRHDAV. JANUARY 10, 1M6
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T H E S P R IN G F IE L D N E W S
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Nprlugflald. lume County, Oregon by
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THE WILLAMETTE PRESS
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LUMBER CUT LOW DURING
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
MAXEY, Editor
Entered aa second elaaa matter, February 24. 1903. at the postoffice,
Springfield. Oregon
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1914
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THE "NEW ORDER" IN SPRINGFIELD
An entirely new administration, with the exception of
one hold over councilman, took over the affaire of Spring-
field with the Monday night meeting. The responsibility
of the city government is now theirs and they must admin
ister it as to their best judgment. The new city government
is entitled to organise along lines that its members feel they
can fuctlon to the best interest of the city and to make ap
pointments accordingly.
The working and accomplishments of the city govern
ment is the paramount concern of the citizens and tax
payers of the town rather than who does the work. For that
reason we think all should reserve judgment on the new
set up until it has had time to demonstrate if it will really
work If it really works well, more power to it. If it does
not then there will be plenty of time to throw "dead cats.”
If we read the mandate of the people at last election
correctly there are some things they are nearly unanimous
on as wanting done and there are other important items of
work. i>erhaps not so apparent to the electorate as a whole,
that many people are concerned about.
First we would list a reduction in taxes to stave off an
almost wholesale loss of property that is about to take
place. Taxes are too high even for the most prosperous
times.
Then there needs to be a reduction in the warrant debt
and a scaling down of bond obligation by refunding if pos
sible. Perhaps these two conditions would seem to be in
conflict but they are not necessarily. It is possible to ac
complish both at the same time as has been done by other
cities and taxing bodies under careful management in
Oregon.
Another important item that everybody is demanding
shall be done is better upkeep of streets. The electorate
»xjiects something more than promises in street mainten
ance. Perhaps wishes may be largely fulfilled if the new
SERA project for streets and alleys is granted and the work
regularly and carefully followed up throughout the year by
the street commissioner. Main street can not be allowed to
become filthy especially next summer when thousands of
motorists are driving through the town.
The health committee for once in its life should func
tion. Contagious diseases bordering almost on an epidemic
have raged in the town since early last fall. The state dairy
inspector's agent, who has just made the rounds of the cow-
barns in town, tells us that many of them are deplorable
and an absolute menace to the health of all our citizens.
Other items that need attention are sewer catch basins,
surface ditches and culverts.
In establishment of a “new order” in ¡Springfield this
newspaper extends its cooperation and we hope its praise
for all that is of benefit to the public welfare. As a citizen,
taxpayer and independent newspaper we reserve the right
also to suggest and criticise, if in our judgment need be,
wherever and whenever we please and in emphatic lan
guage.
CRIMINAL SYNDICALISM
There will be a determined fight again, do doubt, in
the legislature to repeal the criminal syndicalism law.
Forces led by Peter Zimmerman tried hard to do it two
years ago. Free speech, free press and free assemblage
means as much to us as to anyone. It is the foundation of
democracy.
Free speech does not carry with it the privilege of yell
ing “fire” in a theatre to see frightened people trample
them’Belves to death trying to escape. Neither does free
press permit a newspaper to purposely libel a citizen. Nor
should free speech permit anyone to go around preaching
the overthrow of the government by force and violence.
That is what the criminal syndicalism law seeks to prevent.
Criminal syndicalism is defined by the law as advocat
ing crime, physical violence, sabotage, or any unlawful acts
or means to attain industrial or political revolution. Com
munist doctrines come within the law only so far as they
teach the overthrow of government by violence rather than
by ballot.
If any organization wants to change the government
of this country the machinery is there to do it. All that is
needed is the consent of the majority of the people, ex
pressed through the ballot. The trouble with those who
want the law repealed is that they mistake license for
liberty. Freedom does not mean that a person is free to
kill, nor does it mean that there is a right for the minority
through violence to override the majority. To go about
preaching a doctrine that any small class should rise up
and take over the government by force is wrong. All right
thinking people know it. Then why should we not have
the criminal syndicalism iaw to prevent it?
Q & FAMILY
, DOCTOR-
JOHN JOSEPH GAINES MO
ABOUT GERMS
Classified according to their form, these little trouble-
lakers are “baccilli” and “cocci” ; those words are plural;
ne of the first sort is a bacillus; one of the second is a
occus. “Baccillus” means rod-shaped; "coccus” means
ke a bead or a round berry.
The baccilli make exceedingly bad company for their
ost. The mighty tubercle baccillus is known and dreaded
-has baffled mankind for centuries in efforts to stop its
epredations. It is one of the smallest of bacteria, and,
ardest to find. Imagine a hair a thousand times too small
j be seen with the naked eye—and the hair cut into a
undred million short sections.
We have the tubercle baccillus, the typhoid baccillus,
he colon baccillus, and a number of others—all known as
bacteria.” They are rod-shaped. When found under the
owerful microscope they must be stained with powerful
yes made for that purpose. They are invisible unless
reated with stains.
The cocci— the bead-shaped—are numerous and many
if them deadly.
think of nothing more dangerous than
he meningococcus. The pneumococcus works havoc in
he human lung; and the streptococcu.— at least three var-
>ties—no greater villian known. Many American school
hildren talk about "strep infections.”
Too often this
bug” must be cut after again and again—not always with
uccess, we are sorry to acknowledge.
Staphyllocci are so named from their different group-
tigs when seen under the microscope. They are not so
ormidable as the streptococci; but all of the “cocci” are
us-producers— a fact worth remembering. It is also worth
emembering that, of all the stuff peddled as “antiseptic,"
aost of them are not worth carrying home!
Naw
Business Ord ara Double the
Amount Cut As M ills Shut
Down For O verhauling
DISTRICT SELKS
AID III NEW LAWS
Seattle. Wash .Jan 1 9 - A total
School To Train Lana Farm of 54S down and operating mills In Mott Introduces 20 of 3000
Measure« In Congress on
Leaders In Accounting Is Oregon and Washington which re
Opening Day
Set For January 15
port >sl to the West Coast Lumber
Oregon (armera are being given
an opportunity thia month to get
valuable asalstanro In alartlng a
more complete record system on
their (arms or, If they already keep
systematic records but are unfami
liar with making (he aummarlea for
the year, they can gel help In "clos
ing'' their old hooka and alartlng
new ones.
'National Farm Inventory Week"
la being observed In Oregon Janu
ary 14 to 19 through a cooperative
arrangement with the Agricultural
Adjustment administration. the
American Hankers association and
the Oregon State college extension
service, l'arm Inventories are valu
able in themselves, but mainly they
are both the start and the conclus
ion of a year's record keeping.
Needs for Records Grow
AAA programs have greatly stim
ulated farm record keeping, parti
cularly aince the administration
distributed special record books free
Io all signers of contracts. This
year the new record books have
been greatly improved, according
(o farm management specialists at
DSC, and though still not as com
plete as the extension service book,
they are highly satisfactory parti
cularly for one who Is undertaking
systematic record keeping for the
first time.
County Agent O. S. Fletcher
slates that a school to train l-ane
County farm accounting project
leaders will be held in the Eugene
high school building on Tuesday.
January 15. with the assistance of
H H. White of the extension ser
vice of the Orogon Agricultural col
lege. Twenty-two project loaders
have been selected for training at
this school. Those who kept re
cords last year will be Invited to
bring them to be summarised If
they so desire.
Knowledge Aids Credit
Bankers point out that farm In
ventories, followed by simple sys
tematic record keeping. Improve
any grower's credit rating and fact
litate all such financial transae
lions. The AAA Is Interested In
promoting record keeping as it Is a
great help to growers and officials
of the control programs. The ex
tension service has for many years
urged this as a sound farm practice
likely to Increase profits for any
farmer.
Those in charge of the program
in Oregon emphasise the fact that
taking a farm Inventory, which is a
list of things the farmer owns, is
not a difficult task, particularly if
suggested forms are used. 8uch
forms will be made available free
during the present campaign.
THE MIGHTY BARNUM-
COMING t o M c D o n a l d
men's association for the week end-
lug December 39. which Included
the Christmas holiday, produced
37.773.394 board feet of lumber.
Thia waa approximately 30.6U9.000
feel under the preceding week. The
average production of this group
of aawtullla In 1934 has been 77,-
000.166 feel; during the same per
lod In 1933 their weekly average
was 70.26S.S9» feet.
The new bualuera reported laal
week by 548 m'.lla was 09.427.900
board feel against a production of
37.773.394 feet and ahlpment of «1.-
047.795 feet. Their shipments were
oyer production by 63.2 per cent
and their current salea wera over
production by 83.8 per cent. Tho
orders booked last week by this
group of Identical mills were under
the preceding week by about 13.-
500.000 feet or approximately 16.2
per cent.
The unfilled order file at these
mills stood at 307.690. 134 board
feet, approximately 3.500.000 feel
under the week before. The aggre
gate Inventories of 130 mills are
10.4 per cant more than at this time
last year.
Three thousand bills were Intro
duced In Ihe House of Represents
lives oil the opening day of Ihe
74th congress The measures cover
every type of legislation and will
be referred Io Ihe various commit-
tees for consideration and hear
ings
Congressman James W Moll In
troduced twenty hills, several of
which will directly affect the First
Congressional District of Oregon.
Among these tu Ills hill Io amend
Ihe Stanfield D and C. land grant
law Io provide for annual relm
bursemenl Io counties In Oregon
for lax loss (Brough revesting of
this land In ihe federal govern
ment. This legislation was Intro
duced during (he last congress and
considerable missionary work was
done In Ils behalf.
CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE
GREATER USE OF CEDAR
Seeks Astoria
Benefits
Two of the bills Introduced are
In behalf of the Tongue Point
Naval base one authorising an ap
propriation for the further develop
men! of Ihe base and one to refund
to Clatsop county the sum of $100.
000. the amount expended by ihe
county for Ihe purchase of the
naval base site, In Ihe event Ihe
war department refuses to further
develop It. The congressmen, since
returning to Washington, has eon
ferred with the chairman of Ihe
Naval Afflara committee, which
will consider this legislation, and
la hopeful of a successful outcome
Several of the bills Introduced
by Mr. Mott authnrlie pensions Io
persons who are not eligible for
pension under existing law but who
have meritorious war records and
others provide relief to certain per
sons In Oregon who have claims
against the government
ARMORY GETS SKETCH
OF CIVIL WAR PRISON
Maleui. lire.. Jau to tBpecluD—
A large else srttets »ketch of
Au endless chain scheme under Ihe
Anders-.iivllle prison, famous dur
’ npouaurahlp of the Sterling l asual
ing the days of Ihe Civil war as a
ty Inaurane# company of Chicago.
detention center (or war prisoners,
has been donated Io the Springfield Illinois. a company which la not
authorised to Iranaact an Inaurane»
Armory by Mrs Alice Doane.
hualneas III Dragon. Is reported by
Mrs. Doane received Ihe large
Insurance Commissioner A. H.
lllu irallon of lid* well known
prison camp from her father, who Averill to be now In progress Do
wan a Civil war veteran The er Ihe plan offered, anyone selling
sketch has been used In history three poltriva of Insurance (or Ihe
classes al the high school (or sev company la entitled Io receive a
era I years. Il has not Ix eu moved commission, and each purchaser of
a policy likewise becomes eligible
yel from the school building.
to sell three policies to throe
friend and Io receive commissions
therefor.
REGISTRATION STAYS
Commlealoner Averill alalee that
HIGH AT STATE COLLEGE Individuals pai Hclpatlna I» « pro
Mecond term reglstrstlon has position such na thia are violating
shown surprisingly little drop from Ihe Insurance law. and should such
the (all term, according Io early a violai Ion lie brought Io bis at
reports of Incomplete enrollment tention, Immediate action against
from Oregon Slate college at Cor the offender would be laheu by his
vallis. Iteglslrsllon passed the 2400 office
mark early, a 30 per cent Increase
Burns Fas»— Beoti Wright sus
over a year ago and almost equal
lalned
fnclul hums al hla home
to Ihe fall term registration on
comparable days. Indications are Tueaday when he used cleaning
that the final enrollment for the Huid to Speed up a alow furnace
lerm will he done Io Ihe 2677 (Ire.
reached In Ihe full term
A sales promotion campaign In
Interest of western red cedar, one
of the Important west coast woods.
Is to be started soon says the West
Coast Lumbermen's association.
The new promotion ugency will
maintain headquarters In the office
of the association, which will coop
erate In developing the red cedar
campaign.
Western red cedar Is America’s
outstanding siding and shingle
wood, and also is a preferred wood
for many other uses In the building CIVIL SERVICE OFFERS
EXAMINATION FOR JOBS
and industrial fields. Cedar maun
facturera are confident that suit
The United States Civil Service
able promotion work will enable
them to strengthen demand for commission has announced open
competitive examinations for the
their product materially.
following:
l*rlnclpal telephone engineer,
NOBLE GRAND CLUB HAS $5.000; senior telephone engineer,
SECOND MEET TUESDAY senior telegraph engineer. $4.000;
telephone engineer, telegraph en
Members of Ihe Past Noble
gineer. $3.800; associate telephone
Urand club of Juanita Rebekah
engineer, associate telegraph en-
lodge were hosts to 18 members of
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. , . «Ineer. $3,200; assistant telegraph
the Eugene Pa-<t Noble Grand club
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engineer. $2.000 a y eu r. F e d e ral
at their second meeting of the year Commun lent Inns Commission.
here Tuesday afternoon. The meet
Assistant director of «ruling.
ing began with a potluck dinner at
$6.600 u year, Division of Grazing
noon after which members of the
control. Department of the Interior.
Eugene club Initiated 19 new mem
Grazier. $3.200 a year. Division
bers of the local club.
of grating control. Department of
Mrs. Glen Stone. Mrs. Helen Don
Ihe Interior.
aldson and Mrs Maude Bryan were
The closing date for receipt of
named on a committee to draft a applications for these examinations
constitution for the new organisa
Is January 30, 1936.
tion headed by Mrs. Rosa Mont
gomery.
Visits Parents—Mra Dale Ches
hire spent the past week here
visiting at the home of her parents.
P. T. Barnum, self-styled "Prince HEPPNER TO WELCOME
of Humbugs,'* comes back to a WOOLGROWERS JAN. 14-15 Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Gerber.
hearty life Sunday at the McDon
Business, entertainment and good
ald theatre, in the person of Wal
lace Beery, who plays the match fellowship—all lu large quantities
less showman In Darryl F. Zan- and for both men and women—are
uck's production of “The Mighty being prepared for delegates *o Ihe
Barnum," for 20th Century Pic thirty-eighth annual convention of
the Oregon Woolgrowers associa
tures.
The screen play, which maintains tion to be held at Heppner January
the comedy mood best suited not 14 and 15. That city, host to the
alone to Barnum’s eytravagant ex sheepmen for the first time in 20
ploits, but to Beery's most popular years, is outdoing all previous re
type of characterization as well, cords In preparing a royal welcome
was written by Gene Fowler, fam for Ils expected large Influx of
ous biographer, and Bees Mere- visitors.
Supplementing local housing ac
dyth, one of Hollywood's ablest
commodations. the Union Pacific
scenarists.
The story opens with Barnum's Is to run two special sleeping cars,
entrance into the sideshow bust nne from Boise, and one from Port
ness exactly a hundred years ago land. and have them there during
when, having acquired a few rep the convention, allowing use of Ihe
tile monstrosities and an aged neg berths throughout the period.
New grazing control laws, mar
ress named Joice Heth, purported
to be 160 years old and erstwhile keting problems, livestock financ
nurse of the infant George Wash ing. range water development,
ington. he left his falling Bowery sheep growing experiments at the
grocery, rented a livery stable and Union branch station, and Colum
opened Barnum’s American Mus bia river transportation are but a
few of the live topics to occupy the
eum.
The famous midget, General Tom attention of the woolgrowers dur
Thumb and his bride Lavinia, the Ing the convention, announces
Cardiff Giant, the Bearded Lady, Walter Holt, Pendleton, veteran
the FIJI Mermaid, the Woolly secretory of the organization.
Horse, and all the rest of the nat Shearing wages will be discussed
ural oddities" with which Barnum in a closed session.
staggered New York a century ago
are also seen. His splurge from
the grotesque to the sublime with
the sponsoring of the American de
The eighth grade boys’ basket
but of Jenny Lind, the lovely Swed
ish nightingale, at Castle Garden, ball team went to Coburg Friday
plays a big pari In the picture, with evening and were defeated 19-9.
Virginia Bruce charmingly inter The lllne: s of Van Lydegraff, star
forward on the Lincoln team, ac
preting the golden-voiced Jenny.
Adolphe Menjou, Rochelle Hud counted for the weakness of the
son and Janet Boecher are also Im Springfield boys. Also, due to a
the
Coburg
portantly cast in this Joseph M. misunderstanding,
Schenck presentation which Walt school played their treshman team.
Tomorrow night the local school
er Lang directed for release
Is going to Santa Clara where both
through United Artists.
boys and girls teams will play.
Principal Qulney has Issued an
order at the school whereby games
William Eyler and sister, Mrs. cannot be played If students get
Inus Brown returned last Friday behind In their school work.
The eighth grade girls played the
from a four months' visit In the
middle west. They visited In Ohio, freshmen Friday at the Lincoln
Oklahoma and other states while gym. The score was 6 to 5 in favor
of the eighth grade.
gone.
The first grade of Mrs. Roberts
The ladles aid society met for an
all day meettlng with Mrs. {Ira and the second grade of Miss Male
are starting their Eskimo work this
Gray last Friday.
The county bridge crew began week.
The girls and boys of the Lincoln
work Monday on the bridge be
tween the Weaver ranch and the school are certainly enjoying the
county road one-half mile east of hot lunches these cold »lays.
The Girl couts are going on a
Thurston.
Mrs. Margaret Engle and son, tilke to Did Baldy Saturday.
Ixiuls. have returned to their home
Here from Camp Creek— Fred
In Washington after spending
the holidays with her parents, Mr. Stickles of Camp Creek was a busi
ness visitor here Friday.
and Mrs. A. B. Mathews.
Lincoln School Notes
CHAIN INSURANCE SALES
UNLAWFUL IN OREGON
Parents of Girl—Mr and Mra J
II. Hodson, former Springfield rail-
dents, are the parents of a liahy
daughter horn l<> them at the Paci
fic hospital in Eugene on Tuesday
morning. January 8. 1936.
DON T BW OVKIU’OMK by
winter weather prepare fur
emergency. Otic 60c J***-
Aiuberlutum. one r»o*' liuti I”
cough syrup and une 80c
package of cold capaulca all
for 9k«- nt Scott'» Drug Sture.
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For Your H ealth9 s Sake
Maid O't’reuni milk mid cream delivered to your
dour dully Is produced under condition» giibject tu rigid
inttpedlon. Il In bund loti til thin plant under Hcleiitlflc
method» and when pnalcurizcd If liecoinea a pure,
wholesome and safe food product.
ThcBc double precaution»» urc to secure thia com
munity n good milk Hiipply. They are expensive but
they are good health Insurance, our plan in dedicated
to your service in 1935.
Springfield Creamery Co.
QUALITY OUR MOTTO
A box of Rggltnann'B randy 1» packed io the brim
witli goodneHa that youngster» and oldster» demand
And there are all kind« of SMSortment» every one the
fluent product of the confectioner'» urt.
Miidr of Un* finest materials EgKimann'H randy
has ulwayn been noted for ltn quality. It la a delicious
food product we nrr proud to Bell.
F G G IM A N N ’S
• Where Ihe Service Is Different"
Your eyes can last your lifetime
. . . if you protect them now
Thurston
The most common cause of poor vision is eye-
strain. And eyestrain is sure to occur where there is
poor lighting. A famous health magazine says: “If
sufficient illumination is not provided, the eyes are
continually subjected to a strain in their attempt to
discern detail. This rapidly fatigues . . . lowers
bodily efficiency, and may produce permanent
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injury.
It is a tragic mistake to try to save on lights to
the detriment of your eyes. Give your eyes the prop
er protection, and they will last throughout your
lifetime. One of the essential elements of eye pro
tection is good lighting.
Mountain States Power Company