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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
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Springfield. I .ane County. Oregon by
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M. K MAXEY. Editor
Entered ae second flaue matter. February *4. IMS. at Ute poetofflce,
Spnugtleld, Oregon
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THURSDAY. JANUARY SI, 1#S6
RECALL AND TAXATION
We can see no justification in holding an expensive
election to recall Representative Howard Merriam from the
legislature. Granting that he did break a promise to vote
for the Townsend old age pension memorial, and there has
been no evidence produced to date that he ever promised to
vote for it, there can be little if any practical benefit for
even the Townsend plan backers. Before the petitions can
be circulated, checked, an election called and the vote can­
vassed the session of the legislature will be over and Mr.
Merriams work fiuished. Win or lose all the Townsend
supporters will have done will be to present Lane county
with a bill for >4,000 or >6.000 election expense.
Recalls create lastiug ill feeling and are generally
boomerangs to the promoters. Every candidate that has
confe into office in this county as the result of a recall of
another has ultimately lost that office by vote of the people
at subsequent elections, Level heat'ed citizens in the Town­
send movement should carefully consider whether they arc
helping or injuring their cause by making an example of
Mr. Merriam.
With half the property in Lane county tax delinquent,
3600 pieces up for sheriff sale and more than a million dol­
lars worth of various kinds of warrants outstanding for
which there is no money to pay. the creating of even a >5.-
000 recall election bill is a serious matter. Even the puny
Old age pensions which has been loaded on the property
taxpayers' backs at the present time is a very heavy burden.
Better the >5,000 the election would cost be used to in­
crease some of the lower schedule pensions.
W’e sympathize with the old people in their sincere
efforts to secure an old age pension of some kind. They
are surely deserving of something. But for the young men
who have climbed on this movement for purely political
purposes we have the utmost contempt. They are oppor­
tunists of the most flagrant type and we doubt very much
If any of them truly have the old people's interest at heart.
Surely the taxpayers of the county should be consider­
ed before we rush into a recall election in which it is evi­
dent that the net results will benefit nobody and be a big
bill of expense.
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The United States senate has rejected the proposal
for entry of this county into the world court. Some claim
that the world court is hut the front door to the league of
nations and a means of getting us into all the old world
conflicts. This country has had its lesson in "messing"
into international affairs beyond the sea. It is a good deal
like interfering in a fight between man and wife. Both
sides give you a kick. The idea behind the world court is
all right but the world is not yet ready for it. The differ­
ent nations because of inherent racial differences, differ­
ent languages, and jealousies handed down from past cen­
turies do not think alike. In America we can move across
the Canadian border and find people thinking and acting
pretty much the same as at home. Not so in the old world.
A few miles across the borders are as different as night
and day and just as difficult to compromise.
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There are 300,000 corporations in this country but 200
of them control half of the corporate wealth, Dr. Dexter M.
Keezer, president of Reed College and a member of the
Roosevelt “brain trust” told the editors of Oregon in con­
vention last week. Dr. Keezer thinks that many of these
200 corporations which virtually have monopolies in their
lines are inefficient and are not contributing what they
rightfully should to the public welfare. He would carefully
investigate all of them in an attempt to eliminate those not
efficient as the major work in industrial change for this
country. His suggestion is worthy of consideration but it
would be a huge task to adequately investigate even these
200 large corporations to say nothing of the smaller ones.
Still a start might be made and whatever was accomplished
■would be that much.
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Governor Martin gets mad and fires the game board.
Let’s see, it was Governor Meier who took the game board
out of politics.
and which con tains Four Great Treasures
'¿gUWUCT •
MASTER OE SITUATIONS
In all the three years of his public work there was not
one moment when Jesus failed to be complete master of
the situation. He was accessible to anybody—in the mar­
ket-place, in the temple and on the main streets—fair game
for the keen and clever. It became quite a recognized sport
to match wits with him. Pharisees tried it; Scribes tried
it; “ a certain lawyer,” tried it. Always they came off
second best. At length the very chiefs of the priests came
one afternoon. Lesser antagonists had gone down; now
the leaders themselves would take the matter in hand. They
would demolish this presumptuous upstart; by the splendor
of their presence and their offices, they would awe him into
line.
“By what authority do you do these things,” they
demanded bruskly, “and who gave you this authority?”
If they expected him to yield an inch they received the
surprise of their lives. His retort was instantaneous.
•‘I’ll ask you a question,” he exclaimed, “and if you
answer it, then I’ll tell you by what authority I work. An­
swer me now, what about John; was his work in baptizing
inspired by Heaven or by men?”
They caught their breath. Their heads went together;
excited and disturbing whispers were exchanged. What
should they say? If we answer that John had come from
Heaven, he will say, "Well, why then didn’t you believe
him?” If we say, that he came from men, this crowd of
fools will tear us to pieces, because every last one of them
believes that John was a prophet. What shall we do?
Better tell him we don’t know; better get out of here as
quickly as we can.
“We don’t know,” they muttered.
“All right,” said Jesus serenely. “You don’t answer my
question. Neither will I answer yours.”
It was a perfect triumph. Amid the Jeers of the delight­
ed crowd they gathered up their fine robes and went away.
You would think as you read the narratives that the
wise ones would have been wise enough to let him alone.
Even a child having burned its fingers once, knows enough
to avoid the fire. But their jealousy and anger drove them
back again and again; and every time he was too much for
them. In the very last week the “Pharisees and Herodians”
gathered together a picked delegation of sharp wits and
sent them with what looked like an absolutely fool-proof
bomb. They started in with flattery; after all he was a
simple fellow from the provinces—a few kind words and his
head would be turned. Then they would catch him off his
guard.
SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED
FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT
HOP MEH STUDY MOTOR BILL HIES
MARKET CONIROL *1 BAD DRIVERS
AUTO DEATH TOTAL IN
ALARMING FIGURES
FORESTRY GODMOTHER
GIVES OSC 240 ACRES
Corvallis Pifrchase of *40 scree
All previous record« for deaths
The Eugeue Uerden club. associ­
caused by automobile gccldente In of additional limber adjoining Ihe
ated with the Oregon Federation of
Ihe United Stales were shattered present ~ McDonald " experlmentnl
Garden club», offers a 1*36 4-H
In 1*34 when, according to prelim forest operated by the school of
club summer school scholarship to
Inary estimate», 36.000 persons lost
the Lane county boy or «tri who Hold-Over Contracts Seen Ae Oregon Measure le Modeled their lives on streets slid high forestry al GBC has Jus I been made
poeslbl.. by an adtllllonnl gift of
doe* the beat work lu the home Barrier To Crop Reduction
After Other State Law; ways. II 1» revi-aled by the Dregou
*6000 for lhn purpose from Mrs.
beautification project.
Financial Responsibility
Slate Motor association.
Plan This Season
Mary J. L, iffibonnld of Man Fran-
The scholarship provide« for the
Death loll (or the previous year elect». The addlllon gives Ihe
board and room for the wlnutn«
Eliminating
the Irresponsible
With the completion at Yakima
member at the summer school held last week of the third of three of­ driver from the streets and high amounting to 2».»00 contrasts grim­ school the most aucessable experi­
in June at the State college. Ap­ ficial hearings on a hop marketing ways of Oregon ami providing an ly with Ihe laical total. Indicating mental foresl among all fore«try
proximately 800 boya and «IrU agreement, the uuestton of the Incentllve tor safe aud sane oper­ (list (nr every five person» hilled schools of Ihe United Htales, the
from all over Oregon attended the adoption or rejecttuu of such a plan ation of motor vehicles are among In traffic accidents In 1*33. six tract being only sown miles from
the campus.
annual event for the two week's Is before the AAA Officials In the goals sought through the Safely were kllletl In 1*34
While deaths In Oregon, lolallng
instruction In Agriculture and Washington. D. C.
Mrs Milkmaid, now popularly
Responsibility hill, which Is due to SO* for Ihe year, showed an In­
Home Economics project». A full
be
presented
at
the
1*36
seeslon
kuown
ns "The Uodmollier lo Ihe
The three hearings, held at
crease of *2 per cent, figures from
program of supervised recreation
school of forestry.' h»» made pos­
Santa Roaa, t'allf.. Salem aud of (he legislature.
Ihe
federal
census
bureau
reveal
Is also arranged (or the members
Described as another step to­ that reductions were achieved In sible Ihe acquisition of *600 aciee
Yakima, brought out voluminous
atleudlng. Approximately 66 club
testimony which was entered In ward traffic safety, now being nearly one-tblrd of the 86 cities for Ihe school Mbe has eiteuslve
uit mbers from lame county will at­
the official record to he examined sought In an Intensive "Let's Quit reporting regula-ly Portland, how limber Inleresls III Dregou and Is
tend the coming year.
by the administration at Washing­ Killing' program ponaored by the ever, recorded an Inert use of 6* keenly lnter»«led lu advancing for­
The Home Beautification project
est study.
ton. From It and the persoual re- Oregon Slate Motor association, the per cent al Ihe eud of Ihe year
requtres the Improvement of home
mis
proposed
measure
is
Intended
to
1 .
,1,, port of It H. McDrew. marketing
conditions, making plans for the
, .
put a clamp on a small minority
...,
...
improvement . of • k home
giounds,
> specialist on the hearing board, the of careless and Indifferent drivers.
ecretary of agriculture will detar
plaining (lowers, bulbs and shrubs
mine the exact form of (he market
Disregards Minor Offenses
The Lane County boys and girls In­
lug agreement which will be offer
It Is not Intended to penalise
terested in the project should en­
«si the industry, it auy.
motorists for trifling offense«, ac­
roll with the County Club Agent
Acreage Cut Questioned
cording to W. It McDonald, direc­
aud secure the necessary Instrue-
Emphasis at the Yakliua hearing tor in charge of safety tor the
| lion for the project work. The pro-
was placed on the minimum price motor association, but applies only
| Ject will be finished. It Is expected.
fixing feature» of the proposed to those convicted In criminal 01
1 by June 1. to determine the county
agreemeut. Some difficulty was civil proceeding» for violation o.'
I winner of the scholarship offered
I foreseen In enforcing a cut In pro­ the law. or those responsible for
by the Eugeue Garden club.
duction at this time In view of the traffic accidents.
prevalence of contracts now In
Slxty-flve per cent of all auto­
CHEAP MOLASSES READY force which have a year or more
mobile drivers In the United Stales
FOR LIVESTOCK. FEED to run.
are now operating uuder this law
The matter of wages was also or similar statutes. The bill for
Surplus molasses made from brought out In the Yakima hearing, Oregon was drafted after a
, ■•over-quoia" cane lu the sugar pro­ where it was said labor troubles thorough study of the laws of *2
ducing sections, will be available may be expected If growers do not stales and several provinces of
I for slock feeding during the late receive prices enabling them to Canada.
winter mouths at prices that make pay more for harvesting.
It Is virtually the same as the
! it a good buy lu some instances
Oregon growers In large numbers model bill of the Auierlcau Auto­
with grain, drouth relief officials attended the hearing in Salem. mobile association, passed up»«
at Oregon »Rate college have been, w|,ere they spent two days In lu by the legal department of the Am
notified from Washiuglou.
| tensive study of the situation con erlcnn Bar association.
The niulaasea would he imported (routing the Industry. While the
Teeth In New Bill
from American possessions in -out«- proposed agreement was recugnlted
The bill Is designed to accoui
' Instances and then shipped to com as having serious limitations In Its pllsh the following results:
muuities in tank cars. It is .-up present form, the sentiment was
1. Persons whose drivers’ lic­
posed to have a feeding value tou overwhelmingly In favor of trying enses have been suspended or re­
' for ton about equal to corn. GSU out (he best agreement which could voked will be barred from further
livestock men say it can be used to he obtained.
driving until they furnish satis­
advantage on low grade roughage
Growers W a n t Control
factory prooof of their ability to
such as straw or poor hay where
Considerable argument was bad compensate financially for any
’ better feeds are not available. Live- over the organlxatlon set up. which future damages caused by their
tock owners desiring to obtain ended in an advisory vote favoring driving.
, some of this molasses are advised maintaining a majority grower
1. Driving rights und ownership
to get in touch with the county control of (he Industry board which registration of all persons against
i Irouth relief administrator, or in would administer the agreement.
who a final Judgment has been
Starting tills week we are ugnln muiiufnclurtiig
other counties with the agricultural
Possibility that a marketing legally rendered, and who have
agent, who will arrange shipments agreement would bring definite failed lo satisfy the Judgment, will
Cottage Cheese right here In our modern plant. This
' if enough demand develops.
grades and standards to the bop be suspended, and for reinstate­
is being uiude w-verul times a week umi Insures your
industry for the first time was In ment, guaran lee of future finan­
getting
fresh cheese when you order.
dicated in the meeting when most cial stability must be provided
CANNING SCHOOL FOR
3. The law will be made nailon
SMALL OR LARGE UNITS ”f ,he
expressed favored
Other Muld O’Creum products now available from
j such a move. The Oreigon delega- ally reciprocal »0 that Ils require­
our plant are Muld O’Creum buffer and buttermilk
Operators of small community 'Ion urged '‘»‘«Z
minimum ment of suspension will apply to
canning plants as well as managers Prices only on the lowest saleable Ibe operator's license and registra
' of the large commercial concerns «rade. allowing supply and demand tlon certificate of any person who
will profit by attending the four- 10 rule above that minimum figure. has been convicted of serious traf­
fic law violations In any other
I teenth annual canners' school at
state or in Canada, or who falls te
Oregon State college. Starting Feb- INCOME TAX AGENT TO
ruary 4. the first week of the
AID IN FILING BLANKS satisfy a Judgment against him In
any other state or Canada, arising
: school will be devoted to latest In t
.
1 formation on canning fundament-
Deputy collectors In the Internal out of negligent eperatlon of a
als and the principles involved In Revenue service, will be at the uietor vehicle.
using various equipment.
* City hall In Eugene from Febru
Motorists convicted of serious
In the second week a consider-J ary 1-19. and from .March 2-15, both violations will be segregated and
able number of visiting specialists i dates Inclusive, to assist persona subjected to special regulations,
1 in vegetable and fruit canning.. in filing their Income tax report but motorists who do not come un­
Bhe’ll be "your valentine” without beslution If
der this heading will not be penal­
, frozen pack processing and cherry blanks for 1834.
you send her our Valentine Variety Box of chocolates.
There deputies will also be at ized under the Safety Responsibil­
1 brining methods will supplement
the work given by the OSC s i'ff Cottage Grovo on February 20, and ity law.
Beautiful boxes and tasteful and delicious candy. What
■ members. The entire school Is open i Junction City on February 19.
I to the public at a cost of only o n e, All Income tax blanks must be CHERRY GROWERS MEET
more can a girl want?
filled and filed on or before March
i dollar for registration.
AT SALEM ON FRIDAY
15. Persons who do not have blanks
Candy novelties of nil kinds are ready for you
may
secure
them
from
one
ot
these
RELIEF WORKERS PLAN
A meeting of all cherry grower«
here.
deputies, or by writing to the In­
SERIES OF INSTITUTES ternal Revenue office In Portland. in the state to prevent a lowering
of the federal tariff duty on char-
Red Cross chapter workers re-
rles In brine will be held at Salem
• cently elected to their positions, or SPENCER FUNERAL HELD tomorrow. Februgry 1. according to
IN EUGENE ON FRIDAY a call Issued by Max Uelhar. direc­
those who desire special advanced
"Where tha Service I« Différant"
. training In various phases of the
Funeral service« for the late tor of the department of agricul­
welfare and health programs, will .p red Spgncer who died Wednesday ture. Representative« of coopera­
j have opportunity to attend a series of |agt week were held Friday from tive and private handlers of char
of Chapter Workers’ Institutes In the Poole chapel in Euger,e. Rev. rles are expected to attend, also
Pacific Northwest citie«, A. L .! I)eBn c _ poindexter officiated, and growers, representative of farm or­
I Schafer, Red Cross manager In the interment was made In the Rest ganizations. and chambers of com
rnerce.
Pacific area, announces.
, Haven cemetery.
The first of the series will be
________ 1
,
is
I held In Portland, February 11-16.
Use Cottage C heese Made
in Springfield
Springfield Creamery Co.
She Expect» Candy
E G G IM A N N ’ S
Book Dedicated to Dam
Corvallis—The current Issue of
"The Beaver." yearbook of the stu­
dents at Oregon State college, Is
being dedicated to the Bonneville
dam. The theme running througn
the book will be that of portraying
(he industrial development and Its
relationship to the training of Ore­
gon Slate students and the services
of Ihe Institution. Natural resour­
ces of the state and the Pacific
northwest will be emphasized.
LEGION TAKES LEAD
IN RANGE FOR ARMORY
Steps to have a gas connection,
made at the Armory so a stove
might be connected and lunches
erred were taken last Thursday
evening by the Springfield Amerl-|
can Legion post. Each of the or- {
ganlzations using the Armory are
expected to bear their pro-rata
share of the expense. A stove has
i already been secured.
It was reported at the meeting
that the Legion has 36 members
of a quota of 40 set for this year.
Why Continue To Suffer
STOMACH DISTRESS?
And why should any man or wo­
man suffer another hour with in­
digestion or any stomach misery
when the remedy that acts almost
Instantly can b< easily procured,
Get a bottle today at any drug­
gist anywhere with the distinct
understanding that If It doesn't put
an end to Gas, Indigestion or any
upset stomach condition that causes
you distress your money Is re­
funded.
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