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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1915)
Oro, ItlAtoriul Soc. X FHE LANE COUNTY Continuing the Springfield and Lane County Star, Which Were Consolidated February 10, 1914 V.' ' . JtnUrtxt fttinurr'JI, IW,t 4trHiiitV ,Dr nn, m wound cImi mutter ninltr act o( Cungra ol u rch, U79 SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1915. VOL. XIV. Np.4frg NEWS yr Gllill GRADER S PASS IN EXAMS But Two Out of Twenty In Sprinsffeld Fall All of Wost Springfield Class Passes First Time Exuma aro Taken, Out of a cliiflH of. 20 In the Springfield schools who took tho recent eighth grado oxnmlnn tloiiH, hut two' failed. Eight did not pass in ono or moro subjects and woro conditioned, and 12 wore entirely successful. Sixteon members of the sixth grade passed tho examination in pliyal ology and eight of tho Hcventh grade passed tho geography ex amination. Tho successful pu- pilB of the eighth grade aro: Martha Richardson, Florence Shahan, Floyd Richardson, Lu cin Fogies, Vera SeiiBcnoy, Car men Ilarwood, Floyd Nystrom, 'Margaret Tomsoth, Ernest Moo and Hazel IIIlls. Sixth grade, nhyslology ex amination Sybil Young, Olga Knurin, Ansel Parkor, Ruth Brattaln, Orvall Mulligan, Floyd Campbell, William Nickum, Hol on Stevenson, Florence Hill, Vol na Peri n, Mlna Bauol. Helen Bower, Vchna Goro, Myrtle Mc Bco, Evelyn Mlllor and Lottio Gigstadt. Seventh grado, geograpliy ex amination Denver Young, Geo. Williams, Dalo Lorah, Ezra Blgc low, Dorris Holland, Vera Bos Herman, David Bidwell and Helen Roberts. All Pass in West Springfield All pupils of tho West Spring field school were successful in passing their examinations in all three of the grades. None of the eighth graders had taken any of the examinations before, but passed them all at tho first at tempt. Mrs. Houman, principal of the school, attributes the suc cess of tho pupils to tho fact that . v . .. r'.'i flponu sovorai montiis visiting with relatives before she comes to Springfield to live. 0 ROTHER STOPS ON WAY FROM PANAMA-PACIFIC G. F. Wooley of Buffalo, Mlnnc Bota, arrived Saturday morning for a vlBlt of a few dayB with his brothor, P. A. Wooley of EaBt Springfield. Mr. Wooley has been spending sevrcal weeks at Long Beach, California, for his health, and Is now on his way homo. Ho will stop at Bend be foro ho makes the final stages of his Journey. Mr. Wooley is very much Im pressed with tho Oregon coun try, and likes It very much. Ho had not scon his brother for seven years. NEW TRAIN. SERVICE IS TO BEGIN TOMORROW Tho Exposition Special, a now train to be put on by the Southern Pacific company, will begin Us run tomorrow, leaving Portland at 12:30 p. m., and going through Springfield Junc tion at about 5:10 p. m. North bound, the train will pass the Junction at 4:00 a. m., leaving San Francisco at 11 p. m., and arriving In Portland at 8:40 tho second morning. TESTS MADE OF LANE GO. WOODS Portland, Ore., June 1 For some time past the. Forest Sor- vice has been making tests of tho mechnnical properties of woods grown in the United States, It lias recently com peted a series of tests on woods grown in Oregon and Wasn- ngton ana announces tne re sults today. While some tests have been THE FLAG By Arthur Mncy, In Portland Journal. Here comes Tho Flag! Hail ltt t Who dares to drag Or trail It? Givo it hurrahs . Three for the stars, Three for the bars. Uncover your head to It! , Shout at the sight of it, The justice and right of it, The unsullied white of IV, The blue and tho red of It, And tyranny's dread of itj" Here comes The Flag! Cheer It! Valley and crag Shall hear it. Fathers shall bless it, Children caress it. I , 1 All shall maintain it, No one shall stain It, Cheers for the sailors that fought on the wave for it, Cheers for the soldiers that always were brave for It, Tears for the men that went down to the grave for it! PORTLAND MAY GET A SUGAR FACTORY Presence of Heads of Mormon Church Gives Rise to Reports Talk of Steamer Line from Hawaiian Islands-. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD HOLD MEMORIAL SERVICE made on full sized pieces, such for the first time, the school has ns l)rid6 stringers and car sills had four teachers tho past year. Following are tho results in the West Springfield district: Eighth grade Helen Leo, Chester Mason, Loreno Ollvor, most of the recent tests have been made upon small pieces clear of defect, 2 by 2 Inches cross section, with 28 inch span The results will be of value in nmmv navidRon. Elbo Slunor. tho formation of grading rules Raymond Dean. Kor structural timber, in tho es- Soventh grade, geography jtabllshment of working stress- Thelma Ellison, Konnein uoss-.' .v- lft. Blanch Tolllver. Harry Nlx-,enco of defects such as knots, , . on. , IfSlxth grade, physiology--Gladys Clark, ' Myrl Lee, Tom lnio Dixon, Dwlght Bailey, Ar thur Baugh, Mabel Frits. Tho West Springfield schop.l, as well ns the schools of Spring Hold, will reopen this fall on September 20. shakes and .checks upon tho strength Qf the material. The test material was cut from typ ical trees carofuly selected by Forest officers and records mado of the conditions of tho growth. Tho recent tests, it is said, covered many of the little known Northwest species, such as yew, NEW PASTOR FOR FREE alder, enseara, dogwood, black METHODIST CHURCH willow. These tests were all IN WEST SPRINGFIELD i mnde on green wo0(li Tcsts will soon bo made upon theso Rev. M. F. Charles, confer ence evangelist for the Free Methodist church in Oregon, ar rived Saturday and has assumed tho pastorate of the Free Meth odist church of West Spring field. Mrs. Charles wont to Chi cago to attend tho general con ference of tho church, and will '!. i-ii'" same woods air-dried, and tho results announced later. Tho following table, compiled from Forest Service records, gives the modulus of rupture (bending strength) and tho hardness on both end and side of tho specimens of tho various western woods tested: Modulus oC rupture, lb. per si. In. 5730 GGG0 Hardnoss End SIdo pounds Species Whoro grown Woutorn rod codur, SnohoniiHh Co. Wush. AnmuIllB fir, Snohomish Co., Wash Noblo flr, Multnomah Co:, Oregon ...... V6G90 Wostorn yow, Snohomish Co., Wash,,.. ,,'.0890 Oroeou nldor, BnohoihlaU' Co., Wash .' ,G540 Cascnra, Lano Co., Oregon ,. ,. MG320 Wostorn chlnqulpln, Lano Co., Oregon... i .......7030 Black cottonwood, SnahbralBh Cq.t Wash .,4830 WO! Madrona Orcg6n Western black wlllowf Douglas CoOon. ., ...;..6880 lV 601 1'requlred to Imbed .444Mach1U4ll,rto ohh'AU itorkme ick cottonwood, Snahbralah Co.tVash .,4830 astern dog' wood.'Lwe'cbOroko'ni.',,. '..82f0' 1 idrona, Douglas' cb.;..C-rfoji i.'i&j'i ; . '. ' . , i i . 47580,!. ) i 1 eg6n nioUlo'.t BnUoniUli Oe6Wa"uVUX! i trtZDO 'm. v 402 362 305 1303 554 G70 733 277' 1140 MP8.? . 763- 272 310 254 ' ' 1129 440 731 G02 253 ' ,9.79 Woodmen of the World of the Spjringfield camp met at their hall yesterday afternoon and mstrched to the cemetery where the annual memorial day serv ices of the order were held. The cerenionfcs were In charge of O. F. Izer, consul commander, and were attended by a large num ber qf the members of the local camp. No members of this c&mp have died the past year, but ten have departed In prev ious years and have been buried in the Laurel Grove cemetery. gon Building Most Interesting Portland, June 13. The Jour nal this morning says: During the two-day stay in Portland of Charles W. Nlbley of Salt Lake, presiding bishop of the Mormon church, who will arrive today with .Joseph F. Smith, pre'sidenE of the Church5 of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a proposition of estab lishing a huge sugar refining plant here will be considered. nformation to this effect has been received from authentic sources, and it is stated that the project contemplates the invest ment of several million dollars in plant equipment and trans portation facilities. Nlbley, who is the financial agent for the church, is return ing from Hawaii and for this reason additional color is lent to the rumor that the refinery pro ject calls for a plant to handle not only the sugar beet product of tho inland empire but cane sugar supplies from the island as well. As obtains in all large busi ness propositions tuere are chances that It may not be put through, but should it be, Port land is said to stand an excellent opportunity of securing the plant. This city, however, is not the County School Superljitend- only location being considered. ,ent B. J. Moore last week re It is hinted also that tho project I named all the old members of may call for the inauguration of i the county board of education, a steamship lino between Port-1 their four-year terms haying ex land and Honolulu to handle su-' pired at this time. ed by W. B. Dlllard, who was superintendent when the law providing for an educational hoard went into effect, and they .have served ever since. The board has power to assist the county superintendent In nam ing the district supervisors. Baker county Is producing $200,000 gold per month; H. E. Rice Sells Interest in Store A. D. Williams of Los Angeles, who, with his wife, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. L. McCulloch, declares the Oregon building Is ono of the most attractive on. the Panama-Pacific exposition grounds. In contrast with so many of the other state build bigs, which have no exhibits, theiOregon building is filled with displays of the resources of the state. Whereas Mr. and Mrs. Williams had decided to take just a moment toi-glance into the building, they spent three hours In looking at the exhibits and in talking to the men who are there to represent the valley, And three hours is a long time to spend in one building on tho big fair grounds. COUNTY EDUCATIONAL IS BOARD RE-NAMED gar cano and raw juice. Nlbley is a heavy stockholder In a number of sugar companies Including tho Amalgamated Su gar company and the Utah-Idaho Sugar company. Ho is a multl-mllllonaire. The members of the board are: Oliver Veatch of Cottage Grove; W. C. Washburne, Junc tion City; I. B. Cushman, Acme; and W. A Wheeler of Pleasant Hill. These members were appoint- And Health roqulro perfectly scrooncd pro tection In the warmor days. Our wlro cloth does not rust; It holds its wcaxo most perfectly. Wo carry a complete stock of all widths. Price: Galyvahlzod, ...... 22e sq. ft. Palntqd1-black 2b pa. ft A deal was completed Satur day whereby J. C. Holbrook of Brownsville takes over the inter est of H. B. Rice In the hardware and furniture firm of Walker & Rice, and the firm becomes Walker & Holbrook. Invoice is now being taken and Mr; Hoi brook will assume his duties with the new firm as soon as this is completed. Mr. Rice secures, as a part of the deal, which was made by Bean & Allen, a 40-acre farm near Lebanon, but he expects to remain in Springfield; He is the chief of the local volunteer fire department. OARRANZA ASKS FOR RECOGNITION Washington, June 12 Venu- stanlo Carranza'S' answer to the practical mandate which Pres ident Wilson sent to all Mexican revolutionary" leaders to get to gether and save the country from starvation, was made pub lie by the state department this evening. The statement is regarded as a bid for recognition. Carranza asserts that opposition to his government has practically been overthrown and that nine-tenths of the country is now under his authority. He expects, he says, in a short wmm DIRECTS SESSION! W. F. Walker Presides at Under takers Convention Is Elect ed Chairman of the Board of Trustees. W. P. Walker returned. Satur day from Portland where he had been for several days attending the sessions of the Oregon State Funeral Directors' Association of which he was past president. In the absence of the president of the organization, Mr. Walker was chosen as presiding officer for the session. He was elected to the board of trustees, and when that body organized, he was chosen as" chairman. : One of the principal features of the meeting was the lecture by Dr. Calvin S. White, secre tary of the state board of health, explaining the new law passed by the legislature requiring the registration of all deaths and births. Each town of 2000 pop ulatlon and over will be required to have a health officer, appoint ed by the state health board. Mr. Walker is now at work with other officers in outlining plans for the coming year, with program for the next conven tion, and it is expected the year will be the most interesting one in the history of the organiza tion. I time to regain control of Mexico Cityjand promlsjes thatt whenhe. does -he will 'convoke elections for the selection of a national congress. The congress so elected will then issue a call for the election of a president and a vice-president and to the pres ident thus chosen he will resign his authority as first chief of the revolution. Meanwhile he calls upon all factions to submit to his authority. He does not promise that he will not be a candidate to the presidency.