( LANE COUNTY Continuing tho Sprlngflold News and Lane County Star, Which Woro Consolidated February 10, 1914. KttiMl I'li'ii'f M, 'Ml.it lirtlijldt. J'ikdii, ,mjiii. nlnt mnlterunilitr notol4:oimrn of M tiU,,M SPRINGFIELD. LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH W 1916. VOL. VX. NO. NEWS BOOTH-KELLY WAGES RAISE Ifl PER GEN A now wago scale, averaging ton per cent hjghor than tho ono now In forco, will bo established by tho Booth-Kelly Lumber Company, beginning on March JCth. Such Is tho announcement mado to tho News this morning by Superintendent 0. II. Jnrrott, by permission of Manager A. C. Dixon. Tho advance In wages was forecasted earlier In thol month by Manager Dixon, but. thO ,OU,,l Of Ik. tan SSSS, not determined until this time.; trippers of Oregon relief from Homo of tho workmen more than laat fow weeks. n0 promised ton ncr cent, and some a little that everything necessary would i .in i. i,,tn.,.iA,i in be dono to remedy the situation Iosb, and will bo Intended to pronipt,y HB 1)OBBlblo. He also adjust tho wages to the various : conferred with the Public Ser sorts of work required. About vice Commission at Salem on 1 GO men In th Springfield plant nro affected by tho order. i w i.,rMn Mr. Jarrett had no Informa - tion as to whether or not the readjustment of wnges WOllld Supply to tho Wendllng mill nt this time. JOBS-ARE AWAITING MEN Mnrshfiold Roports Labor Short I age Delays Railvyay Work. Marshfleld, Oro., March G. Thcro are more jobs hero than I ... In.mlltli Tim VI1 Inmotte-Pnclfic contsructlon I work between Coos Bay and itecdsport Js short of workmen and the crew lms been reduced from G5 to 12. It was reporicu iUnt fim rnw nbovo the Umnuua Itlver had dwindled from 125 to less than 20. Work Is delayed on nccount of tho men quitting. They nro leaving for tho outside. President Sproule Promises Cars Salem, Ore., March G, Rc 4urn of D. W. Campbell, assist ant general manager of the Southern Pacific Company, to Portlnnd within tho next 30 days a ml tho establishment of a car distribution bureau at Portland Immediately, was promised to tho Oregon Public Sorvlco Com mission today by William Sproule, president of tho South ern Pacific, after a conference hero In which plans to rollove tho present car shortage In tho state were discussed. Prospects for permanent re lief for Oregon lumber mills In tho Willamette Valley and other ' NOMINATING. BLANK Springfield, Oro I heroby nominate or suggest Address -. a lady worthy to become a candidate In your "Popular Vot 'mg' Contest.' I present this namo with the distinct agree ment that'the management shajl ip 'dlyulgo my name. This does not obligate mo In anyway whatever. , 25-VOTE COUPON Send this vote to tho LANE COUNTY NEWS Office wlth in Fifteen Pays from date and it will count for 25 votes 1 No monoy is required with this Coupon. VOTE FOR i NOT GOOD "AFTER MARCH 15, 11)1G.. Industrial) woro doclurod by tho t Commission nftor tho confer-! Ptirn with Mi. Snroulo to ho , small, though assurances that tho Southern Pacific will do It utmost to supply thlH territory wcro given. "I boo nothing to prevent the greatest cur shortage this fall that tho country Iuih ever seen, n8 It Is cumulative," President Rnrnulft advised the Commis sion. "Our cars are being held i lu tho East until they can bo un loaded, and oven then It Is dlfil cult to get thorn back unless thoy come empty. Tho pressure 'which tho Western roads nro cx crtlug on tho Eastern lines It Is hoped will prove effective." I That thcro will bo no discrim ination agalnBt Oregon shippers las far as supplying cars Is con cerned was tho repeated assur ance of President Sproule today ,to members of tho Commission, lie declared that Oregon would receive Its just proportion of cars (hut was not optimistic that tho relief would bo adequato to the iiipiln. 7. wminm Snroulo. nronldont of the Southern Pacific Company, Mr. gproulo exnlnincd also that D. W. Campbell, assistant 'general manager of the South , r,,,v wnnhi rn turn to Portland within tho next au (lftys 10 ulKG ciiurgo ui hib neauquaricrs aucr an umuruuu absonco of many months In at tendance at various conferen ces with employes of the road over wage questions. . Mr. SpfbuTo hopes to attend the celebrations nt Marshfleld and other Coos Bay points In connection with the opening of tlio now Southern Pacific line In to that territory this spring. Work on the electrification of tho lino between Wlteson and Corvallls will be taken up as soon as the weather permits, ho said. ukcuuim omrr &rw GET RELIEF Presidant Sproulo Orders 250 Cars Rushed from San ''Francisco Salem. Ore., March 7. Ener getic relief measures ' Wr Orc nlilnnfrm were undertaken today by. tho Southern Pacific company, tne puonc surviuu colnriiisslon waB advised. President Sproulo ordered 250 freight cars In San Francisco unloaded that they might be available for Or(ogm shippers. EASTER COMES ON APRIL 23. ..Easter comes this year, on the twenty-third of April, which is within a day of being tho latest rWrt nn whlnh It. onn fall. It 66ihes On the first Sunday after 'il. n 1 . . a, nftn. IIIO Iirot IUJI IlIUUU uu ui ciiii tho twenty-first of March. Tho moDn will be full this year on Monday; March 19, and had tho day been Stniday Instead of Mdnday, Easter would haVo fal len On tho latest date possible. Ash Wednesdrfy falls on March 17. forty days before EdBter. 1916 tho name of Signed m expert WARNED AGAINST POTATO ILLS The time for planting early potatoes Is so near at hand and the loss from using diseased seed Is often so great, that at tention is being called to some of the most common potato diseases and to the remedies for them. It Is Impossible to grow a clean crop from diseased seed, so every precaution should be taken to see that only disease free seed Is planted. Some of the potato diseases live over from year to year in the soil and If they arc introduced with the seed, the soil becomes diseased and a clean crop of potatoes cannot be produced on It for a number of years. When a soil becomes Infected with scab, fusarlum wilt nnd dry rot or rhlzoctonla, It Is necessary that a crop rotation bo used In which potatoes are not again grown on the Infected soil for a term of from Mirfr in rIv vpnra SStinli i a rotation will usually free the soil from the disease, but In some cases a longerhnc may be required. In selecting potatoes for seed, It is better to uso only those i , ,,, VL ' ease. If this Is impossible, as is)10 m.ako three carloads. The freciucntly the case then all no- Prchases were made for F. E. S2es that are not normally c ut, farkr on ?h If planted, should have a slice ier?( today to superintend the clipped from the stem end B loadg of Uie cattle They wl l any disease dlscoloratlons may 6to "ie Kansas City market, bo seen, If present. Brown or and will require about ten days b ack i iRfolnrnHnns within Mm potato usually Indicate fusarlum i wilt or blackleg. These two dJs ! eases caiiiTdt '.he "remeu'Ieflby seed treatment, so it Is ueccs sary that extreme care be used in seed selection. i Scab may be eradicated by soaking the potatoes for two umo us it OUIU4UU ui UIIU ltlll. of 40 per cent formaldehyde In thirty gallons of water, or by soakbig for one and .one-half ,hours In a solution of four i ounces of conVislve sublimate in thirty gallons of water. Neut ral or alkaline soils are known to favor scab, so lime, wood ashes or fresh stable manure should not be put on soil that is I to planted to potatoes, if scab Is at all feared. Rhlzoctonla may also he pre vented by seed treatment. This disease is detected by the pre sence of small, dark, warty bod ies on the surface of the potato that look vary much like parti cles of dirt when first noticed, but they do not come off very easily. Theat with tho corros ive sublimate as given above, since tho formalin treatment hhns- not always been success Marshfleld without a break, ex ful In handling this disease. In cept at the Umpqua river, where case of scab and rhlzoctonla the big bridge is not yet corn both, treat with the corrosive pieted. The rail-laying crew sublimate. (from the north reached tho ! Late blight affects both the Umpqua one day this week. The tubers and tho vines. Select , track is completed and all that seed free from blight, and spray Remains is the ballasting before the nlants wtlh Bordeaux, keep-'through train service by ferry ing the tops covered with the snray from the time blossom- Ing begins until tlib crop is ma- tured. This will usually require ,at least two or three appllca- tions. All seed selected from dlseas- cd Btock should bo given tho cor- roslvo subllmato treatment to kill any spores that may adhero to tho surface from contact with diseased potatoes. Cor- Beaver-H rndonHardwareCompaiiy 11 roslvo sublimate Is a very dan gerous poison so care should Do used In handling it. J. M. ALCOItN, Acting County Agriculturist. STEAM SHOVEL ARRIVES FOR GRAVEL OPERATIONS A large steam shovel belong' Itn fn (ltd 3mtHinrti Pnolfln rnm. w.w . w...., workmen miilnr Trnnmantfir j W. Williams, Is getting It set up and the tracks In place, so that hauling of gravel to the Will ctte Pacific south of the Slus law can begin the first of next week. LOGS BEGING TO COME FROM THE SIUSLAW Tho first of GOO carloads of logs to be shipped from the Sius-1 law to the Booth-Kelly mill, ar- rived Tuesday evening and the 11 carloads In the train were put Into the pond Wednesday morning. Tho logs are brought by a special log train, which ties up In Springfield each night. The trainmen reported that thO'Ioaded cars look the curves of. the new road In fine shape. !SHLP.I!1R.'L?A.?S OF CATTLE TO KANSAS CITY E. E. Brattnln this week pur chased from Oscar Millican, J. It McPherson and Smith and Hadley enough Herford cattle w "'" "-uu "'I' FISPHER-BOU.TIN MILL RESUMES-OPJERATION The Fischer-Boutin Lumber company's mill resumed opera tions yesterday, after a shut- flnurn -if nnnrlv fli rnn von vc X i0 Bally whoJ was associated with Mr. Fischer when the firm was known as the Fischer-Bally company, has assumed the sup- erlntendency of the plant, .hav ing resigned as machinist at the Springfield garage. BRICK WORK DONE ON O. P. CO.'S VAULT The brick work on the new record vault at the Oregon Pow or company's substation, was completed yesterday, and the plaster finish was put on, inside and out, today. W. P. TRACK. COMPLETED Last Rails Laid North of tho Umpqua River There is now a line of steel rails extending from Eucene to ing over the Umpqua will be in- augurated. It is now possible to dispatch a train from Eugene to the Ump qua and tne passengers can i ferry across the river and take another train to Marshfleld, making the trip in a very few hours, whereas It formerly took them more than a day to make It. From now on the construction IF YOU SAW THE SIGNS of the times when it comes to hardware you'd know that most of the careful buyers como right here thoy ull will eventually. Are you ono of them? Of course we guarantee to live up to our representations always. pany arrived from Portland on'01 wuiuy diuvuhs mm uu om Tuesday and on Wednesday It rers against the town of Spring was taken to the pits three! field and the tax collecting of miles east of here. A crew of fleers of Lane County, had been crews will bo busy ballasting and putting on the finishing touches to tho line. Register. REHEARING DENIED IN STEVENS TAX CASE City Attorney J. II. Bower was notified this week that his motion for a re-hearing by the supreme court of the tax case l, ,r,l r.i i .denied. RAILROAD MEN VOTE TO MAKE DEMAND CoK"ieinCS,JL?a"fn!vate, according to a statement $100,000,000 Chicago. March 8. Tabula- L1UU Ul 111V iUlUlUllUUlU VUIU Ul i railroad employes on the ques- won or wnetner tneir demand "ruu eigiu-nuur uay, wiui ume aim u nan lor uvruuiu, suaii ue presented to the railroads, was taken up today at a meeting of union officials. The present wage agreement of the employes expires March 31. The vote of the employes has been in progress by mall two months and it is said more than 80 per cent of the men have vot- ed In favor of the eight-hour day with overtime. About 400,000 railway em-1 ployes, including every road in the country, or 528 different lines, are involved In the present controversy. The leaders are said to be opposed to arbitrat-;able ing differences this year, al- though they express the hope that a general strike which would tie up every steam rail- road in the country will not be necesary, Railroad olucIalB have declar - ed that the eight-hour day and overtime demanded by the em- JjjJayes -vyAulcLjxieiT in wages of approxtmatelyIuO.-lhave1 ooo.ouu a year ana tnat tnis m - crease cannot be granted under existing conditions. ADVERTISED LETTERS Springfield, Ore., Mar. 6, 1916. W. E. Barker. A. B. Garrison. Mrs. Amy Johnson. A charce of one cent will be made on all advertised letters, HARRY M. STEWART. Postmaster, Locals and Personals Mr. Hechart is verv hannv this week. fWhv shouldn't he be?) Jtfyrtle and Flora Llridley were absent Monday as the Oakridge train was blocked by 'the snow. Mr. Churchill, superintendent of public instruction, visited the High school Tliui-sday an.d gave qujte an interesting talk tin edu cation. He emphasized espec ially that we should" not forget our excuses for being born. lilonday night ' a crowd of High school students went to charivari Mr. Heckart, but to thfeir surprise they" found him gojie. Mr. Stroud is very proud of his little red-headed brother-in-law. George Carson returned to school Wednesday after having been absent for a number of days. Frank Gibbs was absent Mon day and Tuesday of this week. Hhe cause of Mr. Heckart's happiness has been solved at last. He has entered into a matrimonial alliance. The S, H. S. basket hall team went to Junction City Saturday night intending to play a game with the High school of that city but owing to the lights being out, on account of the storm and fearing that the roof of the gymnasium might fall in, under its great weignr. oi snow, uiu ir.mift wns not nlaved g aKer?ta8 UuSme talk of who do not play baseball for a yVJHV V v ......C7 I football sciuad for next fall. The Literary program given last Friday night was very well attended. It was opened by two songs by the audience. "Upldeo" and "Battle Hymn of the Repub lic." A Folk Dance; "Grandma's m ; High School Notes CONSTRUCTION OF NEW M. E. CHURCH ' SOON TO START A. I. Crandall of Lebanon has been selected as foreman. ,of construction by the building committee, and erection ofMthe inew $25,000 Methodist church. , will begin just as goon as the ground Is dry enough to exca- made this morning hy the pas- tnr t?pv. J. T. Moore. The new 'church will follow the general iinon nf fim Methodist church'at Lebanon, but will be larger. The main building Is to be co by 90 feet in size, witn a y ito n f00t basement. At tne ! southeast and southwest cor- ners there will be towers, with the principal entrance in the southeast tower.. Brick veneer construction is to be used. There will he five entrances to the main auditorium, and the gallery stairs Tvill lead up from nn entrance landine in the tow erSi midway between the street iami the main floor levels. The gallery will extend around tlie ! enj 0f the auditorium and part !0f the sides. The church will Iseat, according to the architects rating, 800 people but will b'e to hold 1300 if crowded. On one side of the pulpit Js to be a large pastor's study, and Ion the other side will be the choir room. At the rear of the auditorium will be the League land prayer room'. All these . rooms will have fireplaces in ad- Idltion to the general heating system. ? ' a cementilbolTthere'witl be a large mtcnen ana a ammg room big enough to seat 100. There will also be a number of class rooms and the heating plant. 1 ! The windows are to be of leaded art glass, of designs no't i jnnwthni 1 uciciuuucu. The parsonage will be placed on the same "lot as the church. j Either a new building will be' put up or the present parsonage will be moved to the new . location; lOld Sparrow," was given by six 'athletic eirls. It seemed to 'be liked very well as thejr Vere. en cored and they responded by re peating part of the dance. The next number was' '"lwinKie, Twinkle Little Star' in fcjur parts by an orator, elocutionist, little girl and big bjby. Vocal solos wer6 rendered by Miss Eliza Coperihaver and the Misses Jean and Duttee Fischer. A piano solo was given by Miss Dorris Sikes. She was encored and responded by play ing An other piece. A comedy surprise was given by the dramatic sec tion. It was well received- RJ" al Doane as "Jeenis" and,Qhlora Masterson as "Nora"vere vry funny, while Nina Boesdn and Lncile Smith did' thelrparts'Very well. Unsere Liebe Hoehre Schule (Composition work of tho German class, Springfield High School.) Sle st,eht an der Straszecko upsere Schule. Sle. inltBaeu men umdbt. is die am schoen steh iris Amerika. Sit hat Jglf Zirinner und-dlese mlt drel Aus nahmen sind Klassenzlmmer. Dlese Ausnahme slnd: eln Ver samlunuslokal und zwel Mittel schulenzlmmer. Ein Teil un serer Schule Its beinahe fuenfzlpc Jahre alt und eln Tell its nlcht mehr als zehn. namge uieser zanmier uuueu Oefen aber vlele. zum Belsplel 1st ohne Oefen oder denglelchen. Man hat uns eln neues Ge baende versprachen, aber wir wissen nlcht wenn wir bekom men sollen. So hler 1st fur langes Leben und Glueckhelt zu dein Altem, wie es "1st. . '