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ttlftW SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1915. VOL. XIV. NO. It
The Great Pariama-Pacific Exposition is
Thousands of people will be passing through the Willamette Valley this Summer.
How best to attract them to Springfield will be discussed at a mass meeting Tues
day evening at the Development League rooms. M. J. Duryea will speak. Come!
SCHOOL PATRONS
ATTEND BIG RALLY
School ns a Community Contor
Thomo of Talk by Mrs.
H. T. Fronch, O. A. C.
MANUAL TRAINING BOYS
SHOW THEIR HANDIWORK
Suporvlsor O'Rollly Urges Best
Development of the Pupil
for His Lifework.
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Tho school as a community
contor, and a plea for tho order
ing of tho school curriculum so
as to dovolop to the best advant
age tho talents of the pupils,
-voro tho themes of speakers at
a school rally thnt filled tho Lin
coln school building to over
flowing Friday evening. "
Airs. II. T. French of tho ex
tension department of tho O. A.
C. spolco on the school as the
community center, and urged a
closer relationship between the
school and the home.
, "Tho central Idea of tho public
school system," sho declared
"should bo tho betterment of tho
children. It is high tlmo that
parents took a greater Interest
in tho training of tho children,
and learn that life in the school
is hot materially different from
the life in tho homo.
"Mother, are you going to ad
,inlt that at tho end of her courso
in domestic sclonco your daugh
ter can mako a better pio than
you can? Or are you going to
tako an Interest in her Btudics
and get tho same benefit from
the instruction that sho docs. In
my own homo my dauglftors can
cook and bako and sow just as
well as I can. They know well
how to do these household tasks
and find Joy in doing them.
"Mothers, do not be so unkind
to your daughters as to keep
them from doing their share of
tho household tasks. Tho tlmo
will come when they will have
homes of their own, and if they
do not know how, or if theso
household taskB aro drudgery,
tholr homo llfo will bo unhappy
in Just that, measure.."
Mrs. French urged tho mo
thers of girls of tho sixth, sev
enth and eighth grades to pro
vido sultablo activities and to
work to promote now ideals for
tho girls.
"At this ago tho girl's thoughts
turn from her school and homo
tasks. In conversation with her
girl chums, about every third
word is likely to bo 'ho.' It is
tho placo of tho mother to pro
vide now Ideals and now aspira
tions at this stage in tho girl's
life."
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STEVENS TAX CASE
JUDGMENT FILED
;Judgo Skipworth Indicts De-
cision Rondored Vorbally
by Judge Harris.
TOWN GIVES NOTICE OF
INTENTION TO APPEAL
Circuit Court Order Relieves
a Few Citizens of Part of
the 1913 Tax Levy.
Judgment in tho case of Wel
by Stevens, and others, against
the tax collector of Lane Count
ty, and the Town of Springfield
was rendered by Judge Skjp
worth last Thursday, following
tho verbal decision made by
Judgo Harris last November. By
the decision, tho Town of
Springfield Is prevented frpm
collecting four mills of the 1913
tax levy. Tho Town gave no
tice of intention to appeal the
case to tho supremo court.
Last summer a dozen tax
payers, claiming that tho Town
council had exceeded Us author
ity when It levied a tax of 3.6
mills for lights and water, and
A mills for a band, declined to
pay this portion of their tax, and
subsequently brought suit to en
join tho county treasurer, sher
iff and tho Town of Springfield
from attempting to enforce Co
lection of theso taxes. Tho
Town entered a demurrer to tho
complaint, and sot up tho argu
ment that, as a matter of fact,
tho people of tho Town had a
few years bofoi'o authorized an
increase in tho tax levy that had
almost been forgotten. Judgo
Harris last November overruled
the demurrer on the ground that
tho record of procedure in the
amendment of the chater was
too vague and indefinite. Tho
action Thursday was tho land
ing down of the written Judg
ment based on Judgo Harris'
findings. Tho Town's appeal
will bo perfected in a short tlmo.
BROTHERHOOD TO HEAR
OF CANADA TONIGHT
Prof. ID. E. DeCou of tho Uni
versity of Oregon will mako tho
address at tho mooting of tho
Methodist Brotherhood tonight,
talking on "Twentieth Contury
Canada." A large number of
slides will bo used to illustrate
tho talk. Tho banquet will bo
served lit G:4C, following tho
business' meeting.
Forest Grove Building pros
pects are best in histoiy of tho
city. " '
A placer on Lobster Greek,
Coos county, yielded $3,000 in a
fow weeks.
ID
TO SPRINGFIELD
Local Pupils Receive Answers
to Letters Written to
Schools in the Islands.
"BE KIND TO MY LETTER"
WRITES DUSKY LEARNER
Epistles Tell of Climate and of
Activities of the People of
U. S. Possessions.
. Tho following letters were
among tho many answers re
ceived by Miss Lacy Copen-
haver's Sixth J3 class of the Lin
coln school in their correepon
densco with the school children
of the various United' States
possessions.
Tho first was addressed to
George Green and the second
to Dick NIckum, and they are
selected as being most represen
tative of the replies.
Cabo Rojo, Porto Rico.
Jan. 26, 1915.
My dear friends: I am more
than glad to give you some in
formation about our country. I
know that my other friends are
going to write about climate,
surface and other toplct. I will
give some idea about the indus
try of straw hats.
This Is the most important of
tho industries of tho town in
I which I live and almost every
.person since they are about six
lor eight years old they know
how to weave them,
j , Tho straw from w.hich they
are made is gotten from very
beautiful palms very much alike
tho royal palm. . Then, wo cut
the leaves, put them to dry and
last of all cut tho very small and
fine straw which we use to
weave the hat. Afterward we
get a piece of thread and begin
our hat.
As wo go on working, wo put
new straw until they are of the
size wo want them. To make
tho crowns wo have what we
call forms and for the brim it is
done as wo want it. Usually it
takes us two or three days and
they aro of very different price
Hoping to hear soon from you
I remain your loving friend
Maria Esther Fernandez
6 Grade Ago 12
Cabo Itojo Porto Rico
Jan. 26, 1915.
My dear friend; I was very
glad to receive your letter and
more than all to givo you somo
ideas about our country. As you
know my languago is very differ
ent, you havo to bo very kind to
my letters and I will try to make
myself understood.
DnDTnDPlU
WRIT
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now open. "
BIG LUMBER TRUCK
DEMOLISHES DOORS
Huge Machine Starts Forward
When Cranked up for the
Early Morning Run.
DRIVER OLIVER JOHNSON
JUMPS TO AVOID INJURY
THrows Out Clutch and Stops
Machine Before it Has
Gone 12 Feet.
Because some one had shift
ed Jn the clutch on the motor
truck used by the Booth-Kelly
Lumber company to haul lum-beHo-Bugene,
'-the . machine
jumped forward, when Driver
Oliver Johnson cranked it up
Saturday morning, and Johnson
escaped being caught between
the 9600-pound machine and
the rear doors of the garage
only by leaping quickly back
ward. As the machine passed
him he leaped into the driver's
seat and succeeded in throwing
out the clutch and stopping the
machine, but not until it had
forced the doors outward sever
al feet, breaking 23 out of the 24
panes of glass and splintering
the wood work.
A horn had been put on the
machine the night before, and in
testing tho levers to see if they
missed the horn, one was left
in the wrong position.
The Saturday before Jolinson
had a narrow escape from go
ing into the mill race when the
truck skidded on the turn from
the Fifth street planking onto
the driveway through the re
tail yard.
Receives Strange Vegetable.
E. E. Morrison last week re
ceived from the Federal agri
cultural station at Brooksfield,
Florida, a few samples of a veg
etable called the dasheen. In
shape it is much like a beet, but
it is said to taste like a potato,
and is cooked in the same man
ner as the potato.
SUGGESTS USE OF THE
UNOCCUPIED BLOCKS
"There are a number of va
cant lots in Springfield that
ought to be tilled,' said Council
man M. M. Peery last week.
"As they are, the lots aro un
sightly and are doing ho one any
good, There are men nnd boys
hero who-have the time nnd who
would bo glad of tho oppportun
ity to provide the family yeget
ables by their own labor. The
plan has been worked out in
other cities, nnd I should like to
see It tried hero."
Coos Bay Iron Works will
manufacture gas engines.
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CARRIERS MEET ON
WASHINGTON DAY
Holiday Offers Opportunity for
Mail Men to Discuss Many
of Their Problems.
BANKS AND POST OFFICE
CLOSED FOR THE DAY
Patriotic Programs are Render
ed by Pupils of the Pub
lic Schools.'
Rural mall carriers from Eu
gene, Corvallis and Albany met
in Springfield this morning with
the local carriers to dtecuse the
problems that, face the carriers,
of Uncle Sam's mail. It is ex
pected that other carriers from
the district Lane, Linn and
Benton counties will arrive in
time for the conferences of the
afternoon.
The carriers this morning ex
changed 'views as ,to the best
methods for handling the mail
in order to give patrons a good
service. The matter of the in
crease in the size of parcel post
packages was also discussed.
The delegates took dinner at
Mrs. Van Valzah's, and this af
ternoon will visit the Booth
Kelly mill.
The holiday was observed by
the banks and the post office,
and the barbers closed at noon.
Other stores remained open.
The big 30-foot flag, donated
to the city by the Springfield De
velopment league was hoisted
on the butte early this morn
ing.
Patriotic exercises for the pu
pils were held at the Lincoln
school this morning, and this af
ternoon parents and patrons at
tended tho programs.
SPRINGFIELD JUNCTION
FLAG STOP FOR TRAIN 15
Orders have been isued by the
Southern Pacific Co. making
S,pringfleld Junction a flag sta
tion for train No. 15, which goes
south at about 6:20 a. m, The
train has to stop for mall, any
way, and offers the only way
to get to the southern part of
tho county and return the same
day. Somo conductors had fol
lowed, the letter of the rules and
refused to take on passengers
at this place, but when tho mat
ter was taken up by Agent M. L.
France at tho request of tho
Springfield Development league,
the matter was adjusted.
Dallas may get the unemploy
ed Great Western sawmill near
Black Rock.
Pondleton .Umatilla County
Court is moving for a $25,000
county library.
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PRESENT SESSION
NOT CONSTRDGTIVE
Has Set New High Mark for
Extravagance in Clerk
Hire i
MACHINE LITTLE IN
EVIDENCE IN HOUSE-
No Bills Introduced. to Hamper
Invested Capital; Corpora-.,
tion Lobbyists There.
Salem, Ore., Feb. 19. (Spec
ial correspondence to The Lane
County News.) As I am writ
ing this letter the Houee hae ad
journed.for tha piupos.of com
pelling the Senate to"diso"rge
from the Ways and Means Com
mittee the appropriation for the
Girls Industrial school and also
to force that body to xecede
from its position on the Com
pensation Act. This procedure
on the part of the House is jus
tifiable as far as motives go but
it is a great waste of time and
money because there are a uum-
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no relation to the controversy
that ought to be taken up and
considered on the merits.
Tomorrow is the day set for
adjournment hut it will be im
possible to give even brief con
sideration to the many measures
before the House and Senate
and adjourn on time. We are
now paying the price for Satur
day adjournments earlier in the
session, and if we complete the
work in any manner by Satur
day the credit for so doing
should be given to those mem
bers of the House who refrained
from introducing anv bills op
who limited their efforts at law
making to one or two measures.
Inasmuch as half of the im
portant legislation of the ses
sion will be determined within
the remaining day or two of the
session it is hardly possible at
this time to make a correct.sum
mary of the 1915 legislature. ' It
has not been in any sense a pro
gressive body because it has
turned down most of tho meas
ures in which the women and
the workers of the State have
been most interested. Many
errors havo been committed in
the name of economy. . As com
pared to the session of 1913 the
present session has not been
very constructive. It has used
a thousand time3 tho word
"economy" but has so far failed
to apply it in its own operations
that the clerical help has been
the most extravagent in the his
tory of the State. This is the
cost of, the syaterii whlpji the
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