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' , 1 r THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS Um m.U.run.l.r not of h)iir ol M rli" Wit SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1917. VOL. XVI., NO. 4. F00DC0NTR0LBILL PASSED Bf SENATE SOON BECOME LAW Prooldont Hno Powor to Fix Pricos of Nocoositios and to Opornto Minos $2 MINIMUM FOR WHEAT Prevents the Use of Food Commod ities or' Feed In the Manuf acture of Distilled Spirit! Tho bill giving President Wilson control over the food and fuel of tha cpuntry Is now practically a law.. My tho vote of CO to 7 Uio U. 8. Senate yesterday afternoon adopted tho con ference report, which la efrilvalont to Uio passage of tho bill. By Friday night tbo bill will go to tho prosldont for his slgnaturo. So Will tho food survey bill, tha confer ence report upon which was unani mously adopted juet following tho pas ago of the control bill. Digest of Food Measure Tbo food and fuel inoasuro as pas od by tho onnto, gives Uio prossldont control over foodij. fuol (Including fuel ,011 and natural gas), fertilizer Ingredients, farm machlnory and tools. Allows Uio president to llconso bus iness and plants and to rovoka these licensed, fannors nnd stockrnlsers bo Jng exempt from this section. ( Authorizes and ompowors tho pres ident through tho federal trado com- mission to control, take over, and op-j orato coal nnd coko mines and ,o fix tho prlco. i v- I Directs tho prosldont, when an em- ' orgency oxlstn, to fix ii minimum nrlrft nf wlinnt. ntnkliii- flin minimum f 2 for No. 1 northern, for tbo 1918 crop, and allows him to enhnnco tbo duty on foreign whoat to bring It to j tho American prlco. Prevents tho ubo of foods, fruits ! food tnntcrlnlH, or feeds In tho munuf acturo of distilled spirits nnd allows tho prosldont to limit tho alcoholic contents of malt or vinous liquors. Authorizes nnd dlrocts tho pros ldont to commandeer dlstlllod spirits us far ns uecossary for war use, thu courts to dotormluo tho prlco. Directs tha president to spend ? 10, 000,000 for nitrates and soil thorn to farmers at cost Prevents mombers of Uio advisory commission of tho council of national ! dofonso from participating In govern ment contracts. Punishes hoarding and destruction of foodstuffs and speculation. Allows tho prosldont to close grain exchanges, boards of trado, otc, In ordor to provont speculation. Authorizes tho prosldont to requisi tion suppllos for tho army and navy. Authorizes htm to buy, store and noil wheat, flour, moat, beans and potntoes. x Allows him to tko over fnctorlos, packing bousos, plpo linos, mlnos or other plants nnd opornto thorn, v Tho sum of 2,C00,000 Is provldod for running oxpouscs and $150,000,000 to enrry out tho work of tho wholo administration. Tho food control ceases at tho expir ation of tho war. Infant Dies at Waltervllle , Tho six month's old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. It. G. Koozor, of Walter- Vlllo, died Monday morning. Tho funeral sorvlcos woro hold Tuesday morning with Intormont in Uio Mt. Vornon cemetery. 1 Carl Pettyplace Goes to Bremerton. ' CnrI Pettyplaco, son of Mr. and Mrs, II, 13. Pottyplaco who llvo on a ranch noar Sprlngflold, was sont to Bremerton yostorday for training In tho naval militia which part of tho sorvlco ho Joined oomo tlmo ago. Former Residents Return , Mr. and Mrs. David Smith, who for Uio last two yoars bavo boon living on tholr farm noar Junction City, havo .roturnod to Sprlngflold to rosldo, Thoy will llvo in tholr property on F atroot liPlwoer Silh m:l Swonth Btroota. LEAVE FOR CLATSKANIE i i i Pt M. Shroud Will Do Superintend ent of Public Schools Mr, und Mrs, P. M. Stroud shipped their household goods Tuesday fur tlmlr now homo ut Clutskntila whoro Mr. Htroud has boon elected to tha position of suptirlntondont of tho pub He schools. Before going to Oats lialiio thoy will upend a fow ilnys vUltliiK Mr, HtroudV rolittlvuii nt Plcmmnl Mill and will also Hpond a fow diiyH visiting In Portland. Tho family baa lived in Sprlngflo'd for tho past four yen. During this tlmo Mr. Htroud was principal In tho high school huro and took soino work In tho university. This year be com pluted his course nt the University of Oregon. Hu Is also a graduate of tho Stnto Normal school at Mon mouth, Oregon. WILL USE 1C4 SIGN BOARDS Contract Is Let to Coast Culvert Com panV for Qulde Potts Ono hundred and four metal sign boards for marking distances In this county have been ordered from tho coast cuivort manufacturing com pany, of Portland. Tbo background of tho boards will bo black with raised aluminum letter. Cedr posts eight feet long and set In tho ground three or four foot will bo used to mount tho guldo boards on. As soon oh tho boards are shipped to Eugene thoy will bo set up at tho 72 Intersections In tho county. At nomo places thore will bo two or three but In most of tho places only ono will bo used. It Suffering From Lumbago Dr. H. P. Mortcnson, of this place Ib suffering from n severe attack of lumbago, O. N. G. Passes to U. S. Control '4500 Mon Affected by Change; Can Now Be Sent to For eign Country No formality marked tho transi tion of tho Oregon national guard from Its status as state troops to federal service Monday. Tho chango cumo automatically un der tho prorlslous of tho national do feuso act and It made It posBobla for President Wilson to send tbo erst- while guard out of tho United States for ""vlco. This could not bo done while tho guard retained Its stnto Intntua. Aiinrnvlmntnlv ifinn mnii ivi.rn nffected by tho change. Thoso unltH which became federal I rod Included; Third Oregon Infantry, Colonol John L. May, commanding. Oregon const artlllory corps Colonol C. O. Hammond commanding. First sepuruto cavalry squadron, comprising four troops, Major Charles 12. McDonoll, commnndlug, ns follows: Troop A, Captuln Cicero F. Ho gnu; troop II, Captuln Charles E. GJodstod, nnd troop C, Cnptnln Thomas Mngulrc, nt Portland; troop D, Cnptnln Loo It. Caldwell. First Bopnrato batallon of ongl noors, Major II. A. Drnndon com manding, as follows: Company A, Captain W. C. Par rlsh; company II, Captain Lesllo W. Murray, and company C. Captain Stan loy Borloske. Flold artillery, comprising battery A, Captuln Dort V. Clayton, and bat tery B, Captain Charles L. JohnBon. Flold hospital company, Major Graham commanding. Return From Trip to Newport Mra. S. A. Danford, of Springfield and Mrs. Will Hartman, and little son, Will, of Livingston, Montana, ro turnod Monday evening from a two wooks trip to Nowport. Mrs. Hart man 1b visiting horo with hor paronts Roverond and Mrs. S. A. Danford. 8afq at Waltervllle Refuses to Open O. A. Sachs, oxport aafo re pair man at tho Eugono dun store was called to Waltorvlllo Saturday to fix tho aafo In tho postofflco which ro fusod to opon. Ho auccodod In op ening tho door nnd adjusted the lock. YOUTHFUL SCOUTS OPERATE RAPID FIRE GUNS Photo by American Preit Association, Not to bo behind if their turn to answer tbe call to duty ever comes, this trained In the uso of tbo rapid lire guns. BOOTH-KELLY SUES Seek to Recover Damage Ag gregating $192,000 for Broach of Contract The Booth-Kolly Lumber company hogun suit In the circuit court in Portland Saturday for tbo recovery of $192,000 damages from tho Oregon and California Railroad company for an alleged breach of contract In tho salo of timber lands contalnod In tho Oregon and California land grant. Tho lumber company states that In 1901 an agreement was made bo tween tho two companies whoroby tho lumber company should purchase 70,000 acres of timber land In Linn and Lnno counties with a clear title. In 1008 tho government brought suit against the railroad company for tho forfeiture of certain lands under the Oregon and California land grant of 18GG on tho grounds that the railroad company had violated tho Bottler's claim by selling tho land at mora than $2.r0 yon ncre nnd for selling It to others than nctual settlers. Tho umber company states that they were to pay $10 per acre for tho land. In order to got a clear Utla to the laud tho Booth-Kelly company paid the government $2.50 an aero for it and now seeks to recover that amount from tho railroad company. BOY MAY BE TRANSFERRED Frank Crawford Position as Receives Offer Stenographer of Frank Crawford, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Crnwford, of West Spring field, who Joined the Hospital corps about six weeks ago has received notlco that bo will bo transferred from the Hospital corps to a. position of stcnogrnphor and book keoper In Washington, D." C. Somotlmo boforo Joining tho Hospital corps Mr. Craw ford tried to get such a position but liuil Heard nothing concerning it slnco. Word Ikib not been recolved stating whother ho will tako tho offor but ho will probably do so. Mr. Crawford has neon stationed for tho last Uiroo wooks nt iho Post Hospital, Prosldlo, In San Francisco. Other Sprlngflold boys In tho same corps aro: Fern Sid woll, Ray Mulligan, Vanco Cagley, Frank Casteol, and Roy Vincent. Mr. Crawford Is a compotont stonog raphor and bookkooper having gono to school at tho Eugeno Business Col lego. Former Resident Very III Word has boen recolvod by Mrs. L. May, of Sprlngflold, that her broth er Frod Moshlor is vory sick with pneumonia in a Portland hospital. Mr. Moshlor formerly lived In Sprlngflold having boon a partner in tho grocory firm of Millar and Moshlor. He la now living In Portland'. Home From Weed Oran Meats, who has boen employ ed at Wood, California, for tho paat year, arrivod Sunday ovonlng for a visit with relatives. Hla brothor, Lovi Meats, who has Jolnod tho Alva tlon corps will leavo noxt Monday, RAILROAD COMPANY NEW lOIGING ROAD FOR MILL AT DONNA Members Hope to Erect a New and Much Larger Plant Some Time in Future In anticipation of great activity In the lumber business during the next fow years, the Mohawk Lumber com pany, which owns a sawmill at Donna and largo tracts of timber land in tho mountains adjoining, is prepar ing to resume operations at the mill and for tho purposo of facilitating the transportation of the logs to the mill Is rebuilding tho old tramway, making a modern logging railway out of it, laying steel rails in place of Uio woodon-Trams. Tho rebuilt logging railway will probably extend back Into the hills for a distance of two miles A crew of ten men Is at work on the railway' and It is probable that when more difficult construction is encountered further back a much larger crew will be employed. The Mohawk Lumber company owns every alternate section of tim ber for miles back Into the mountains from Donna, tho other sections being owned by tho Oregon nnd California Railroad company. H. C. Auld, a member of tho com pany, said yesterday that ft is Uio intention of starting tho old mill up again lato In the fall and it is hoped to erect a new and much larger plant some timo in tho tuturo. Mr. Auld stated It is his opinion that tho lumber business will con tinue to be good for a period of at least several years to come. BOYS AT PRESIDIO WRITE Ray Mulligan and Fern Sldwell Write to Brother Odd Fellows Will Bishop, of this city, is in re colpt of a letter from Fern Sldwell and Ray Mulligan, members of tho Hospital corps stationed at San Fran cisco. Tho boys who are members of tho locnl Odd Fellows lodge say that thoy havo mot sovernl Odd Fel lows among tho boys nt tho hospital whoro they aro stationed and that thoy aro all fino follows. Tho six boys who loft Sprlngflold togothor aro still together but expect to bo separated soon. Thoy havo seen Jules V. Wooley, also of Sprlng flold, who belongs to the 12th Infan try and also Peter Chase, formerly of Springfield. Tho boys all llko tho training fine. House Undergoing Repairs Tho houso owned by L. K. Hall at Sovonth and B Btroota which was damagod by flro on Uio Fourth of July Is undergoing ropatrs. Prac tically all of tho uppor floor will havo to bo mado ovor and repairs to tho windows and doors will havo to bo mado on tho lower floor. Government Car Leaves. Tho Intoratato Commorce Commis sion car carrying party No. 8, which has boon hero for aovoral days loft Monday morning. Tho party la mak ing an appraisal of Southorn Pacif ic railroad property. Party No. 8 was composed of twolvo mon. detachment of boy scouts la being MOTHER PASSES AWAY Mr. Sarah Howard Die at Home of Son, N. L. Howard, in This City Mrs. Sarah Howard, of this city, died Monday afternoon at the home of her Bon, N. L. Howard. Mrs, Howard had been an invalid for some Ume having broken her hip In a fall evoral years ago. She was taken seriously 111 last Thursday and grad ually grew worse until she died. Mrs. Howard had been confined to her bed for the past two years and for the last 14 months had made her home with her son, in this city. I She was 66 years of age. The fun eral was held Wednesday afternoon at Harrisburg, her former home. Mrs. Howard is . survived by three children; Norman L. Howard, of i Springfield; Mrs. Nora Harm son, of. Brodget, Oregon, and Mrs. Nettle Davis, of Portland. Plowgirls Make Hit With Student Rhodes Scholar, Back From EngJ land Says Women "Take Hold" of War Problems Luton Ackerson, of Coburg, Rhodes scholar at Oxford university from the University of Oregon, has returned from England with some definite ide as of the effect of the war on the "tight little Isle." Many of tho city men, he says, are comparatively help less In the food production campaign forced on England by Uio submarines; but he admires the way the girls have taken hold and helped out the farm ing activities. Plowgirls, ho says, aro bocomtng common. Young women from tho city havo formed the custom of going out Into the country and doing their part in the cultivation of the soil. The Zeppelin Is accomplishing noth ing of military significance, Mr. Ack erson believes. "In this matter," he said, "I admire tho sanity of the Eng lish people. They seem willing to let the Zeppelin raids stand out as a mark of the difference between the English and tho German method of dealing with tho enemy." Spend Sunday In Albany Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Holbrook and son spent Sunday In Albany visiting with relatives. Their daughter, Dor othy, who had been'vlslUng there for a week roturnod with them. Miss Mao Tillman of Albany a nleoe of Mrs. Holbrook camo with them for a woek'a visit Black Arctic Apples Keep Well J. T. Donaldson of this city brought I ono of last year's Black Arctic apples Into the ottlco yesterday which has kept perfectly for eleven, months. Mr. Donaldson Baya: that all Uio apploB kopt Just as woll as this samplo .and ho aUll has a box ot the apples left. Transfer Horso Dlea Ono of thq horses belonging to John Parrlsh, which he, used with the trans fer wagons died, Sunday, Last Wed nesday the horse was injured when It became tangled in the hallor and when found its head was pinned un der his body. UNCLE SAM'S LAUD FORCES NOW TOTAL 750100 SOLDIERS Regulars Expected to Bo at Full -War Strength This Week Says Baker MILITIA IS IN SHAPE, TOO. Men Called in Draft Will Be Used to Army Formed j Treo quarters of a million men Tuesday night were wearing Uncle Sam's khaki. The regular army needs but 2100 to fill Its ranks. Tho na tional guard, ot approximately 447,000 total strength, is all mustered in. Recruiting Is to bo continued with vigor, however for there will be fur ther vacancies in the national guard before the federal surgeons get through with the examination of these men. Equipment and cantonments, Sec retary Baker declares, will bo ready as soon as the men are. Regulars Near Quota It was generally 'expected that the regular army would reach Its full strength yesterday . All of the regi ments except some of those most re cently authorized are now filling up. In the newer regiments there are ap proximately 17,000 vacancies. But there are 14,000 and more recruits at various depots being trained to take their places In the regiments chat need them.. The regular army recruiting serv ice has taken over the work of re cruiting for the national guard in many places throughout Uie country, where the quotas for the regulars have been overfilled. The war department says that about one half of the men accepted for the regulars and the national guard are men who do not come within the draft ages. Drafted Men Have Chance As men subject to draft are al lowed to enlist with the regulars or the guard until they have been final ly called for the national army, it is not expected that recruiting will fall off to any appreciable extent. "The government still needs men. said Secretary Baker, "for both the national guard and Uie regular army. Of course, it would prefer men for these branches to be outside the draft ages. These men will be needed to fill the vacancies that are bound to occur as soon asthe regulars and Uie guard get into action. They must be trained, of course before they can be sent to France." Count to Be Made Tho full strength of the national guard as it came Into the federal service was 13,093 officers and 419, S34 enlisted men. The division com manders have been directed to re port to the war department Just how many short of these numbers tho national guard will fall when all re quirements have been met. The difference between this full authorized strength and thd actual number finally mustered will be made up from those subject to draft for the national army. Walter Wllmot Rests Eatter Walter Wllmot, of L'oona, was sever ely Injured last Saturday, when his head was crushed., Mr. Wllmot was formerly of Springfield and Uie people in this community will be glad to know that he is resting easier now. Sprlnfoflfcld Girl Marries Eldon M. Warner, of Fall Creek and Shirley W, More, of. Springfield were married at the Molhodist parsonage In Eugene Saturday, Reverend Georeo H. Parkinson1 officiating. Jailor Moves to HarrUburg Karl Helnrich who has been in the tailoring, business here for the past three months left toilay for Harrtah burg whoro he will conduct a tailor ing shop. '