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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1915)
Ore, lllatorkl Soc, X 7, .f Continuing the Springfield and Lane County Star, Which Were Consolidated February fO;M9l4 3 Sniii iVirtMrril.lin.tt oririffhM .Oretton. i tiltn miHtr uMtf Mtoi Count o( M tteh, W itootiil' SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 115. VOL. XIV. NO. ?tr LANE COUN W NEWS wen limy VETERANS MEET III SPRINGFIFLD 17th Arinual Sweion fringe Many VUltor for the . two-day Program ' SpringfliM took on gala aitlro Uklay in honor of the old soldiers if ho are he&lng a county re union here today and tomorrow. The big flag was hoisted on tho butte south, of town, and tho business houses generally re sponded to the request for dec oration by displaying flags and bunting. Registration began at tho W. 0. W. hall at 10 o'clock, and by noon a goodly number of the rod badges were In evidence on tho streets. This afternoon the visiting sol diera are the guests of tho Rud rauff brothers at the Boll tho a'tro, where a special matinco is being run. Tho reunion will bo formally under way this ovcnlng when a "campflro" will bo hold in tho Woodmen hall. Rov. W. S. Gil bert, chaplain of tho third regi ment, O. N. G., and formerly pastor of tho Eugono Prosby tor Inn church, will bo tho principal Hpcakor. Mayor C. L. Scott will give tho addrcBS of welcome, and J. P. Beytcin of Eugene will ro Hpond. Patriotic songs and reci tations will also be on tho pro grnm tonight Election of officers and tho business session occur tomor row morning, and there avIII be another campflro tomorrow night. Tho following letter by the Development Loaguo was given out today: At tho regular meeting of tho Snrlntrfleld Development League it waa unanimously voted to ex- . tend to tho defenders of the Union, who are now meeting in our city, tho hearty welcomo of that organization. We remember that, though wo aro now enjoying a life of peace while half the world , is torn in deadly strife, that our power of unity la duo to your battle where your comrads gave their Uvea to preserve .that Union. We are proud to see you on our streets in a body and with our hata off in honor of your splen did victorious we bid you, tho members of tho G. A. R., thrice wolcome to qur city. J. B. RICHMOND, Pres. W. A. DILL, Sec. rrog mm Seventeenth Annual Reunlori df the Lane County - Veterans' . Association, at Springfield, Ore gon, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 7i8. October 7 First. Day 7:30.,p. ;m, (Janipffr'o, at the V, O. W. building, w.lth. the. .following, program: ; Song, "Star Sparigled Banner." Invocation, Rev' J. T. Moore Address of Welcome Mayor C. L. Scott Response ...... Comrade, J., P. Beytcin -Song.' Address Rov. W. S. Gilbert Chaplain, Third Regiment, O. N. G. Solo Mrs. Moore Song, "Amorica." Benediction. October 8 Second Day 10:30 a. m. Election of officers and business ses sion. . , j '' ' 12:00 noon Picnic dinner. 2:00 p. ni. Public parade, participated In by all veterans, auxiliary organizations and school children. 2:30 p. m. Program at the Woodman Hall. Invocation. Solo Mrs. A. M. Spangler Exercises by school children. Address . ; Rev. A. M. Spangler Song, "America." 7:30 p. m. Program at Woodman Hall. Invocation. Song .... Mrs. Richmond, and Miss Gilbert .Select reading Miss Busch Recitation Ralph Dansfleld Address Rev. E. C. Wfgmore Song. ' ' -Tho old, HolJIors request that lutalncaa houses and resl-j?-' ilonc'es bo docorated with tho nntlonat Colors ..durliiK thotfrnq of this ro-unionJ Tho S. P, officials who arc making an Inspection of nil tho company's Ubm and property, are x pected to arrive here'lati this afternoon prob ably not until dark. t t GRAVEL TRAINS ARE T DELAYED A FEW DAYS ORE G CARS FOR LUMBER RUSHED Southern Pacific Roports 115 oh Way to Willamette Valley Points Salom, Ore., Oct. 4. Speedy relief for "tho lumber Industry slstor-ln-law, Mrs. Martha Nico pered because 'of lack of cars, was again promised by tho Southotri Pacific' officials ftt San Pranclsco today, -when notlco was sent to the Public Service Commission that 115 empty cars had passed Ashland, bound north to Willamette Valley points. A few days aco In response, to Inquiry by tho Commission, President Sprdqlo, of tho South ern Pacific, telegraphed that 400 empty freight oars worb on tho wqy to. Oregon to rollevo Hnnbor,phippjOrs.. As those failed to appear with tho speed deem ed 'desirable, the Commission ugaln took up tho matter. O. W. R. & N. Co. payrollat LdQrando takes 545 chocks. ' Central Point Farmers and taxpayers lenguo organized to BcrutlnTslb' rlilBlng and' disburse- im AT EXPOS WILL BE 11 VERY GREAT EVENT Operation df gravel ' trains, wnicn was to nave begun yes terday has ben postponed until Monday on account of the lack of the necessary dump cars. A supply is now on Its way from Sacramento, but will not be fet before tomorrow night and per h'aps not until Saturday. At any rate the Intention Is to start the hauling Monday. The cars which were used all the early summer for the Will amette Pacific operation, were taken for service out of Cdrval lis on the main line, and on the P. It. & N., and they could not be returned at this time for use out of Springfield. As a result, a- new supply had to be brought from the Sacramento shops. When operations are resumed they will continue for many months, and during that time the crows of three or four en gines will make their headquar ters1 in Springfield. STREET LIGHTS OUT OF COMMISSION FOR TIME COMMERCIAL GOO ORES ESSENTIAL PART OF RIGR SCHOOL COURSES Heaflkf Uhivetfify Schodl oFCommerce Explains Scdptf tfPNew Department ahditheNeeaitHHi. TT What the' business met? khtf to "raise the efficiency of. ..these the torenU'afe dfemah'dinis Jo'f the public schodls trfday is th&t t3w' pupils 'know busfnes&ijrac-' tice:'that thdv -TchW'hbw'ty write a business letter; dkd un-'l secondary comzaerchir depart ments. " t '"Sack 'in' Wcohs'In jwbere jeVferybpdyias to rtjake out,jan income tax scaiement ior tne derstand some of 'the jriethods' aate or the federal government. Vfc uuuum iuv. ill. uiia uiuu hHt 40 out of the 300 high school in Oregon bffer com mercial course but' I predi&t the time will soon come when there 'will be 140 6ffertng sudh courses." This waB the summary of the talk made before the Spring field Development league Tues day evening by Dr. D. W. Mor ton of the school of commerce ! we Induced the teachers in j the high school commercial courses tb make 'he work nractica.1 .bv ! teaching $oV to make out,tjjese statements. Tne cniidren might Just as well learn something that would save dad $5 .as to learn something In theory." Mr. Morton traced the' his tory of the commercial -school Idea, beginning with the travel ing teachers of penmanshlp:and m w i "T . oi me university ot uregon. ur. -book-keeninE- into thft rlevfilnn. Morton had gone into detail as ment of the'private business cpl to the courses offered in the lege and the more recent exten, school of commerce, the pur- sion of thig claSiJ of mstrucUpn pose of the school and its pros- into the pUblIc aclloog Withln pects for filling an important the past ir, years the coieges place in the life of the state. He havc un(ertaken to teach busl had shown the recent develop,- 'ness ln schools o commerce . the The street lights cOuld not be!mfnt J8' TZTnTnt of Wisconsin open- turned oa until nearly 8 o'clock i'- - ing us scnooi in xaui, tne uni- last night because of a break in 'Jli8 Ji If VCrSlty f 11UnQl3 In 193' tho circuit at Mill street and the. commercial departments of chlcago unlver!3ily and James railroad. In passing under the e. 52?;' "ffiJS'JS Miln .unWy t Decanter i .1 and completing the work of the tn icfax Mr tonrtnn T,aR'hwn secondary schools. T ..'...'an instructor at James Millican 'But When you consider he uniVersityf and at Wisconsin, continued, "that only two per J' . cent of the high school gradu- The Un?versi,y of Oregon, -he ates ever go to college, you's saysjias the opportunity-for the how important it'll ttiat Ifi'e doydlojmient f ajtoe $chqol coWmefciarcbursesfn'the -high 'P; W?' 2 ?aLiA'1?0r schools should be made as corn1 ".e?u "W1- ueF,,iu i was American consul at ' Oregon Building, Panama Pa cific Exposition, October 7. Oregon State Day at the Ex position has been set for Mon day, October 30. This is an Ex position arrangement and on largest and most memorable In Exposition history, and all the orating has been done to the'de Tfght of the assembled multi tudes, -Governor WUhycombe and tho chosen few will be car- that day all tho honors that can rled away to tho California, build- bo heaped upon the Beaver state !ig and thore wined and dined by the Exposition officials will be forthcoming. This mcniiB that tho chief dignitaries, as well as tho lesser luminaries, of this greatest of all fairs will don silk tiles and other prescribed paraphernalia, gather them selves Into automobiles and with Governor' Withycoinbo in "the front car, will follow tho Exposi tion and Marine ' bands to the Oregon building, and there in tho shadow of tho modern Par thenon wax eloquent over tho glorious achievements of 'the state to tliG northward. Gover nor Wlthycbnibe, whoso busi ness fn life It has been' to make two bkidos 'ot 'grass-grdw' where but ono hud. grown boforo, will probably bo asked to plant a tree where none hnti grown boforo, and In tho namo of tho great state of Oregon ho may receive a plaque, or, more artiBtocmt icdlly speaking a "commomora- tlvo modal." Tho guns at tho big forts will probably boom, tho battleship Oregon may let looso aoino six Inch sujuton, (lags will fly, Oregon elder will flow and at no timo, boforo or sinco, will tho Orogon'buildlng bo in such gala altlro. After tho "paradQAvhIch tho people at th'o: 'Oregon 'building and tho Orogon Society of Cali- ' 'ljoimln.wlll ondeavor to. make tho until their stomachs as veil as their hearts are filled to over flowing. In the case of Gover nor WUhycombe, the wine will be water, of course, but Saa Francisco water Is of such thick ness and color that even the :llijer nearest him will not notice tho substitution unless It is an nounced. After tho feast and laudations of tho greatest state in tho Un ion by tho highest officials of the greatest Exposition that ever happened, there will be a recep tion at which the people gather ed bore from the four corners of the earth may have opportunity iacJfia o'0,0 ear Albany aver to,grpet. Oregoa through oper- ato after 8 months Idleness. rollrrnnl hrlitcri cmnn Itma ftjli. ing the day some vehicle loaded high had caught and torn off the lamp, placed to il luminate the pasageway under the bridge. All the lights of the town are on one circuit, so the one break prevented the turning on of any street lights until it could be found and repaired, Heavy team traffic Is going by way of Mill street while the recently filled approaches to the Second street bridge are .set tling. . . RESUME HAULING LOGS . FROM COBURG MONDAY plete as follows. The University J -American uunsui at. .nqijiu in me u..ui uprising, uiier was of Oregon is going tortrte-W" "" u.b, th duty as the. .University .of igffi1?"1 Belf'?f.t- Ai' ..... At n wis Knowledge or tne worurs markets, toguiuur wna pis con neclVon 'jyjtn, tlte iLJld .tes WOULD USE .RAILROAD GRANT LANDS MONEY FOR SCHOOL AND ROADS Because the Booth-Kelly pond here was getting so full of logs, tho train which was hauling the logs from the Coburg fcond was taken off Tuesday. Hauling will be resumed next Monday, how ever, as room has been found for the logs now. Between 3, 000,000 and 3,500,000 feet of logs remain to be brought from Coburg, or about one-third of the amount stored there. The finishing of the work of removal will require a month or more yet. W. P. Turnidce wants farmers around Albany to raise mint and will take all oil obtained. Ralnh McKechnlo has six (Continued on Pntta i) THE BEST COOK is tho ono who has the bust cooking utensils. Wo carry tho best utensils .over offer ed tho public. Tho best known brands aro . here. Como and make yourselec Uon, Tho variety Is end loss,. Thcprico within rea son; Como In and browse, ipputyl, Wo have jusUyhat' you want. Seaver-fferridon Hardware Company Oregon City, Oct. .i-sW. Williams, special assistant 16 the attorney general bf the United" States, held a conference yester day afternoon with taxpayers and business men in the Com mercial club rooms regarding the proposed action of congress in the Oregon-California grant lands case. T. W. Sullivan, pres ident of the Commercial .club, acted as chairman and talks were made by Judge J. U. Camp bell, County Judge Anderson, D. P. Skene, O. D. Eby, C. H. Dye,' C. Schuebel, J. E. Hedges, W. A. Jones, of Sheridan, and Philip Streib, of Milwaukle. The meeting adopted a resolu- .tlon favoring soiling the lands at near their actual value and dividing the surplus 'over $2.50 per acre between the irreducible school fund and a fund to build I permanent highways through out tho "state. consular service, makes .mm, a niost excellent man for the posi tion. ' 'Afrcjidy under Mr, iyirjler's flireqtion'a. survey of the wlqrld n.iark'e'ts fpr potatoes ha's'b'een completed and the 'resufts.' 'em bodied "in a University butfeun. B6xshopks have also' been re ported upon, and a survey isw now being made of the mllk'sup ply df the wbrld. j Dr. Morton went oh to explala in detail the different courses; that are being offered or in con-' teinplatlbn for the University school of commerce. These in clude accountancy, cost ac counting, qualifications for a certified public accountant,; banking, retail selling and stored management, Credits and col--.; lctlbris1, municipal adminlstra-.. tlon, business organization, ancr kindred subjects. ( Another course being given Is, cbftce'rned with tho resources of j tho Pacific North-west, and lA this connection Dr. Morton exM iilftfrifd the atirvev that is heinc: The resolution protested 0 h tho dopartment, under! against any ot tho lands. Doing ;t HUUOrvteion of j. Prcdericlc 3, and I'rfi, vuta nnrvv will inclutlo placed in the forest reserves, declarcuUWt the Interests of tUol hlBtotv oi ovorv manufactur- raihx)ad company should bo pro- :Ing jntution in" tho state, with tected so far ad its equity nmy require. Mr. Williams came to lejtrn tho sontijnont of .ti people of; this county regarding the manner of - disposing of tho lands. .!ljood River gets a $7,500 con- thcatro 50 by igo. 'ayron at iuugeno ior icrete ,nio1eL theatre 50 by Je'et', H I 'A 'B. P.Pavroir at EuKehc a statement of the volume of its business, samples of Its p-or ducts and statement of tho pos sibility of increase. The League extended rr. Morton a vote of thanks, and also Instructed tho president and secrotarv to extend tho cireei- ri ' ' a 1 1 1 x 4.1. t iity Veterans' association at Count: its session licro; this week. EfcS3