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Continuing the Springfield and 'Lane County Star, Which Were Consolidated February 10, 1914
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SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1915.
VOL. XIV. NO. 39T
GDUNTNEWS -
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TAKE MORE TIME
Maps Mooting Nnmoo Commit
too of Throo to Socuro Sub-
scrlptiono of Labor or Cash
j. for Rondo.
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' i a well nltondcd mass mooting-at
tho city hall last-night
tho nmttor of observing ti local
"iiood roads" day for tho repair
of roada In tho vicinity of
Springfield was discussed at
IciiKtU.- and as a final outcome
u committee of three was or
dercdViippolulcd to call upon tho
buHlncHatncn and others inter
ested In good roads to secure
BubBcrlptloiiB of time or money
for a local good roada day, at a
date to bo Belccted when tho
proHcnt flurry of rain ia over.
The committee waa named to
consist of John Kcatly, Mayor
C. h. Scott and C. IS. Brattaln.
Tho meeting was called to or
der by Mayor Scott andM. Fen
wick waa elected chairman, with
II. IS. Walker as secretary.
C. W. Cook, supervisor 0f the
road rlstrlct along the north side
of tho Wllamotto between Eu
gene and Springfield, talked of
the need for road Improvement,
and mentioned specifically part
of tho road west of Springfield,
and alBO tho road along tho
northern boundary of tho city,
extending eastward from Fifth
street. Others present discuss
ed tho roada question, and tho
meeting waB adjourned, to meet
again at tho call of tho mnyor
J. J. Bryan Buys
Interest in Theatre
J. J. Bryan, owner of tho Doll
theatre in Springfield, and for
mer owner of tho Savoy thcatro
in JSugeno, yesterday purchased
from Mrs. M. E. WatBon a half
interest In tho Folly theatre. Mr.
Bryan will mako no changes In
the operation of his Springfield
thcatro at UiIb tlmo.
Tho improvements on tho the
atre, announced a short time
ago, will bo carried through to
completion by about July 1. The
front will be built in tho shape
of a largo arch, embracing tho
present thcatro front and that of
tho roonf formerly occupied by
the cigar store.
v Tho Interior will bo remodeled
to give a seating capacity of
some '700 persons. Tho improve
ments will cose between $4000
and $5000, not including tho
pipo organ to bo ordered.
WILL RECHRISTEN
OREGON ROADS
After July'l nil subsidiary
lines of tho Southern Pacific in
Oregon, which have been oper
ated under their Individual cor
poration names, will bo operated
as units of tho system in name
as well as in fact. Ownership of
all tho subsidiary lines lias been
with tho Southern Pacific for
some timo and tho now order is
to increase economy in opera
tion. Tho lines which will loso
their identity as corporate en
tities In oporatlng activities aro
'ijio Corvallls & Eastern, tho
Coos Bay, Roseburg & Eastern,
tho Pacific Railway & Naviga
tion, tho Salem, Falls City &
Western, Iho Willamette Pacific
ho, far as it has been turned
over by tho construction depart
ment, and tho steam lines' of tho
PortlniidEugtmo & Eastern, tho
FOR
ROAD
1R
electric lines of tho latter having
boon taken over by tho Southern
Pnclflc a few months ago. With
tho absorption of Uio subsid
iary lines will bo nbollshcd auto
matically tho distinctive titles of
tho officials of the operating de
partments of tho subsidiary
IllIICH.
STATE BRIDGE
ENGINEER COMES .
TO AID COUNTY
C. II. Purccll, slate bridge en
gineer, arrived In Eugene Tues-
'iltiv nflornnnn nnil lnfl will) (ho
jnombors of tho Lane County
court fortho alto of tho Coast
Fork brltlgb across tho Willam
otto between Goshou and Pleas
ant I Jill. Tho inspection was
made with a view to determin
ing whether or not tho bridge
shall be erected within one long
Bpan or with a pier in middle.
As soon as this la done the coun
ty engineer will draw up the
plans and bids advertised.
As soon as tho cost can be de
termined the county court plans
to mako a survey of tho amount
in the bridge fund, and then
take up the North Fork bridge
on the Sluslaw. This Is to be
tho next structure erected, ac
cording to present plans. The
matter was brought before the
court Tuesday by residents of
tho Siuslnw, but no action was
taken pending the getting of
figures on tho Willamette struc
ture. Council to Moot Monday.
Tho town council will meet
in regular monthly session next
Monday evening. An ordinance
for the grading and surfacing of
G street from Eighth street to
tho Brattaln estate, Is expected
to como up.
TELLS CORRECT
METHOD TO MOW
COUNTY'S HAY
According to R. B. Coglon,
Lane county agriculturalist, the
methods by which the farmers
harvest the hay Is wrong and he
Is advising them of more scien
tific basiB. The haying season
Is already under way.
Ills method Is especially ap
plicable to tho clover. He states
that tho general practice is to
leave tho clover hay cut down
so long that it drys and bleaches
until tho leaves fall off.
According to tho agriculturist
this practice is wrong, as the
leaves, which contain tho great
est nutriment and food value,
fall off and the value of tho hay
la practically lost. Ho suggests
that tho hay bo mowed early In
the morning and that as soon
after as posslblo it should be
raked into wlnrows, rather than
let 11c In swaths. .As soon as It
Is dry. but not too tough to
handle on tho fork, It should bo
put In hay cocks and allowed
to remain there for a day or two.
However, ho warns against
tho extremes. Ho places stress
upon tho importance of stow
itm hay correctly to prevent
mow burning, air. Coglon says
that It should bo spread ovenly
and tramped upon.
TRADES HOME FOR FARM
IN EASTERN OREGON
J. L. Malosh yesterday traded
his house and lot at Seventh
and K streets to P. A. Wooloyl
for 40 acres near Bend, Oregon,
and $500 cash;- Tho Mnlosh
family will leave by wagon about
July first for their new home.
The deal was made through
Gore & Rowe.
h. J, Lcploy, who rocontly pur
chased tho Jasper mill, was In
town on business todays ' v
Nothing Sells Itself.
It Takes Selling Effort to
Make a Business Go.
Try Advertising.
WILLAMETTE-PACIFIC THE ONLY S. P.
CONSTRUCTION IN OREGON THIS YEAR
Manager Campbell Declares Problem is
to Build Up Territory Along
Lines Already Built
Portland, June 10. D. W.
Campbell, assistant general man
ager In charge of the northern
district of the Southern Pacific,
with headquarters in Portland,
returned here Sunday to get ac
quainted all over again with his
home city. Representing the
company at the conference be
tween officials of 58 Western
railroads and their mplayes, and
later at the meetings of a board
of arbitration, Mr. Campbell has
been in Portland not quite two
months in the last 10.
He has remained actively in
charge of his district just the
same, for ho took a secretary to
Chicago with him and handled
by telegraph all matters requhv
ing his attention. Regarded
from ovory viewpoint, the 13
months he put in at the confer
ence and arbitration sessions
were anything but a pleasant
little vacation period. '
"I was in Chicago so long,
they wanted to make me pay
taxes there," said Mr. Campbell
grimly, after he and Mrs. Camp
bell, who had been In the East
with him for the last six months,
had got comfortably settled at
homo.
"There Is little to say about
the findings of the arbitration
board. They are seemingly sat
isfactory to both the railroads
and the employes. No forecast
jas to how they will work out can
ibe made until they have been
tried for a few months, but we
hope that, after careful consid
eration they 'can be adopted
permanently. By the agreement
made before the board met, both
railroads and employes must
abide by these findings for one
year, or until May 1, 191G."
Mr. Cambpell said that a more
substantial feeling than there
was a year ago is noticablo in
tho Middle West, and that there
Is general sentiment. that busi
ness conditions are better. He
said that ho found many persons
who expected to como West in
tho Summer and especially next
Fall, after the harvesting Is com-
' Beaver-Hemdon Hardware Company
pleted.
"Almost everybody who Is fig
uring on taking a vacation ex
pects to come out to see the
San Francisco fair," he said;
"and the fair is certainly worth
seeing. Mrs. Campbell and I
were 'in San Francisco a few
days, and we found it beautiful
and unique among expositions.
I have seen a lot of xpositions,
but none that I have liked so
well. Nobody in the Northwest
should fall to see it"
Mr. Campbell ' said railroad
construction generally will be in
abeyance this year.
"The railroads are well sup
plied -with new lines," he ex
plained. ''What we'need Is bet
ter development of the lines al
ready built. No new construc
tion will be undertaken by the
Southern Pacific in Oregon this
year, for we feel that we have
plenty of lines here mow. Devel
nient of these lines, and of the
country they tap is the import
ant thing at present.
"Construction of the Wil
lamette Pacific to Marshfield
will be pushed forward without
cessation until it is .finished.
That probably will be about , the
latter part of December. As
soon as I have time to attend to
many nressinjr matters that
have been awaiting my return
here, I expect to make a trip
over the Willamette Pacific, In
specting not only the portion of
the 'line already completed, but
the new construction work.
Only about 35 miles of the road
remain to be put in shape for
the laying of steel, but there is
. i
some very neavy construction
on that end."
Mr. Campbell hopes to remain
in Portland until the end of the
month at least.
He left Portland to attend the
wage conference in Chicago on
February 14, 15)14, anu amn t
get back to Portland until about
the middle of October. On Nov
ember 1 he went back to attend
tho arbitration hearings and was
there continuously until May 1.
Well Known Athletes
Take Off Their flats
to tho Reach brand of sporting
goods. A groat merchant onco
said that nn athlete Is tho most
discriminating buyer in tho
world. So thoro you havo a
mighty strong rocommondatlon
to Judgo by. What's gopd enough
for THEM, Is good enough for
YOU, Isn't it? SEASONABLE
SUGGESTIONS: baseballs. mlts,
hiaaUs, bats, caps, nil wonderful
goods at marvolously low prieos.
Eugene Will Entertain People
From Country
The committee recently ap
pointed to arrage for a Fourth
of July celebration in Eugene,
last week decided that Eugene
should celebrate on Monday,
July 5, and allow the smaller
places about the county to cele
brate on Saturday, July 3, so
that they may attend their own
celebrations and then come to
Eugene for the big show if they
desire.
The committee announces
that the celebration this year
will be for the entertainment of
the country people. A program
that will please them and keep
them busy during the day will
be arranged. It Is probable that
one or two special trains will be
run on the S. P. branches to ac
commodate the people living at
a distance. A large number of
Sluslaw people are said to have
signified their intention of com
ing to Eugene that day. With
the extension of the railroad as
far as Mapleton during the year
they can very conveniently cele
brate in Eugene, whereas in for
mer times they seldom ever
came to Eugene on that occa
sion. The committee will name a
Goddess of Liberty before the
celebration and will not hold a
contest like the one last year.
Raise Infertile Eggs.
It 'is conservatively estimated
that there is an annual loss in
eggs in this country of $45,000,-
000.00. Practically all of this
enormous loss is sustained by
the farmers of this country,' as
it is on the general farms that
the great bulk, of eggs is pro
duced. A very great part of
this loss "can "be prevented by
the production of infertile eggs,
which are laid by hens that do
not have a male bird with them.
The male bird has no influence
whatever on the number of eggs
laid. Therefore, as soon as the
hatching season is over the male
flock.
The greatest trouble from
blood rings in eggs occurs in
hot weather. Special care
should be given to the gather
ing and storing of the eggs dur
ing the late spring and summer
months. At these times the eggs
should be gathered at least two
times a day, placed .in a room or
cellar where the temperature
does not rise above 70 degrees
P., and marketed two or three
times a week.
Blood rings are caused by the
development of the embryo of a
fertile egg and its subsequent
death. It is impossible to hatch
an infertile egg or cause a blood
ring to form in one.- It is gen
erally considered that eggs be
come infertile from 7 to 14 days
after the male bird is removed
from the flock. Repeated ex
periments have shown that
where fertile and infertile eggs
are kept under similar condi
tions, the fertile eggs spoiled
much quicker, due to the fapt
that they deteriorate faster than
infertile eggs in the average
summer temperature. Summer
heat has tho same effect as the
hen or incubator on fertile eggs.
Sell, WH, or confine tho ,mnle
bird as soon as tho hatching
season is over.
Baxter Young was driving the
lumber truck today, Oliver John
son being laid up with an attack
of tonsilitis.
Ballasting O. W. It. & N. Hood
River to The Dalles with .crush
ed rock begun. .
Cost of boquets at Portland
. . - til. 'A i . tzt
nign scnoorgrauuauiijs cmstsu iu
bo limited, to $Lq0.,, .
TO TEACH MUSIC
IN THE SCHOOLS
Miss Boeson Offers Proposition
Which is Tentatively Accept
ed by Board of Education
Mrs. McLean Resigns.
The proposition submitted by
'Miss Boeson to devote her time
for two days a week during the
first semester for teaching mu
sic in the Springfield schools,
was accepted by the board of
education at its meeting Mon
day night. Miss Boe3on has. a
plan which she wishes to dem
onstrate at no expense to tho
district, and the board expressed
a willingness to have the plan
tried out under these conditions,
if it can be made agreeable to
the grade teachers, whose co
operation is sought. The board,'
however, reserves the right to
terminate the agreement at "any
time.
The resignation of Mrs. Vina
McLean, who taught a class of
grade pupils in the high school
building, was accepted, but no
one was elected to fill the vacan
cy. This "will come up at an
adjourned meeting of the board
on JuJne 16.
The' board also authorized the
auditing of the clerk's books,
the work to be done' before the
annual school meeting of June
21, and will have D. S. Beals do
the work
Final bills for the school year
were audited.
WjUianrHin Able
to Sit' Up a Bit
William Hill, who was so ser
iously injured at the Booth
Kelly mill last Friday afternoon
was able to sit up for a time to
day at the Eugene hospital,
where he is- receiving treatment.
There were some rumors early
in the week that he. was in a
serious condition, but on jthe
contrary he is making a very re
markable recovery.
GRANT DIMICK TO BE
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
AT FARMERS' BANQUET,
Judge Grant B. Dlmick of
Oregon City, will be one of. the
principal speakers at the ban
quet to be given under the aus
pices of the Springfield Business
Men's club, , especially for the
farmers of the surrounding ter
ritory on Saturday, June 19. In
a letter to O. B. Kessey this
week Mr. Dimick expresses his
pleasure at receiving the invi
tation and expresses the hone
that nothing will arise to keep
lim from coming. ,
Judge Dlmick is one of the
prominent growers of pure-bred
hoes, and his address will be
on the subject of hog raising
and dairying.
n. w. R. & N. will resume con
struction Echo-Coyote cutoff. '
Tillamook voted $30,000, city
hall bonds. i
t
Ontario Commercial club is
uniting communities of Snake
River valley for building Indus
tries and.payrolls. t
Supremo Court upholdsEast
ern Oregon Light & Power CoV,
in applying meter fates to coiu
sumers at Haines.
Jitney service has made hour-?
hy- intururban service between
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dead lpsaothe. S.PCo.