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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1916)
NEWS COUNTY 1 JtlJEL LAlNili Continuing the Springfield News and Lane County Star, Which Were Consolidated February 10, 1914. iMi irt4rr'jt, ini.it Hnrin(tflM,nriHmi. amount). oUw mttnrumtr cl ol Uougre ol M Mt, I MM SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 1916 VOL. XV. NO. 24, TEACHERS ARE EMPLOYED FOR COMING YEAR At a mooting on Monday uvc- nlng tho local School noard complotcd tho election of teach - ore .for tho school year 101U- 1017. There havo boon sovcral chnngcB within tlio corps but no additional teachers have been added over tho present number. Tho following teachcrB were not candidates, for re-election: Messrs. Hcchart and Rothwcll, MIbboh Olivo Smith and Ann lluthledgo, Mrs. J. A. Flanlgnn. Tho completed corps and their probnblo assignment Is as follows: R. L. Kirk, Teachers Training Course Civil Govt. P. M. Stroud, Science and Mathematics. Lena 13. Newton, History. Elllo Rhodes, English. Rex Putnam, and German. Mathematics nncrclal. Verna Tagg, Commercial Ester Campbell, English and Latin. J. F. Goddard, Manual Train ing and Arithmetic. Karccu Hansen, Domestic Sclonce and History. Lucina Richardson, Geogra phy and Agriculture Gladys .Smith, Grammar and Heading. Lacy tyiponhavor, History and Arithmetic. Kate lloux, Sixth Grade. Graco Walker. Fifth Grade. Harlot Vilas. Fifth Grade. Merlo .Nlinmo, Fourth Grade. UOss Palmer, Third Grade. Blanche Fcrdino, Third Grade Frances Bnrtlett, Second Grade. Mrs. L. K. Page, First Grade. Tho grammar school term will closo on tho 2nd of June and the High school term will close on June 0th. PORTLAND MAY TURN SAWDUST INTO SILK ?Jy.,J ,,Anr j the foe of $20 as required by law thri'i with the facts of the war usual all kinds of lamos are , , , a ,wi0.i',n ense where the (candidate aml does "ot boast. Her people 'strong. Butcher sheep are in loriiami. Apui u.- 'ioruanu,doog nQ( (iegj,.0 lo t.ircuiate et. are very patriotic and Mieir axcpllent demand and top prices with Its many sawmills, may be- j,t, f 8gnoture8 0f tho service to their country is al-ure belhg realized. come an Important silk inanu-,voter8 B V1 "most sacramental. If the Allies1 facturlng center Mr Tonnl, sn he du, llot are Mctorious it will have been. MARCOLA PERSONALS Malting . artificial silk fidm '(lecl(lo i0 j)ecome a candidate for Franre who diWt. ! iMarcola, Ore., April IS. The snw mist ana otnor lumuor tlu) nomination until this week "Italy has more than 400 folldwlng Marcola people at- V I i, , S . "i,c'uuu,,tiand did not have time to clrcu- of the United States forest pro ducts laboratory at Madison, Wis. The use of artificial silk made directly rrom wood is 8aJ(i to uo fQr polagh has ,.e6ulted in n Poverty of Palestine. Thous- ino Dugutd, Messrs. Foss Maple, Increasing by loans and bounds. nu,oer of inquiries of Govern- ands thousands of people IJohn Purcolle. 'Roy Smith, Mnr (irirlnally its prinoiiMil use wa8;mont omdal conCernJng tho tlero live and die 'without hav- lion Grey, Leo Vogol,' Claude In tho lnanutacturo of braids 'UJJ0Un, of thJg heml.al QU. ing enough to eat. They are! Downing and Ted Smith. Most and trimmings, hut rocontly thoui,i tn ..rnr.ri ntlha ,.,v.ii, readv. hovavnr. tn (teht nnd tninf tho mrtv went in automo- . . uianufacturo of hose from nrtl-i ve gf llrtQA fVll iicial silk nas neeoine an ry of vast IinporUnoc. Other, Th() WRgt(J pro(luct of 8aw. in Germany, but tho women uses tor ar (le al sflk are woven mJ1 ,n thp UnUed S( , work , the flel(lB moro than do goods of all kinds, lining . tap- cIu(1,n Ulul f(Hj to fiirnace8 aa tho men. There are more Bi ostrioH. etc.: necktios, ribbons, fufe J.08tjinilted t0 be 3G(ooo(- e nnd they are better read swonter coats, OtO. nnn oAnB .,. i,nn than in Fanoa. Thorn lins hnon About 5,500,000 pounds of miln with icaustio lye, after which it is dissolved In carbon disulphido. This is then diluted with more caustic lye, tq form a viscose, which Is allowed to ago; or Huiiiw iiiHu. ii t..uH uiu through dies to form threads, ... . . t, ,1,,. p,l which are hardened by a treat ineiit with sulphuric acid, am monlum sulphuto and sodium bornto, or formic acid. After washing and drying, tho silk is ready for use. Tho laboratory Is investigat ing tho artificial silk problem as a possibility for utilizing wood waste, and hns on hand a var iety of articles mado from this material. THREE LOOS TO THE CAR IN WHOLE TRAIN Following tho receipt Satur day of a train of 12 cars of logs containing 38 logs, a train ar rived from tho Sluslaw Mon day with justan oven throe logs to tho car, all largo ones. . Tho total of tho 30 logs waB 87.QQ0 board feet. artificial silk aro used annually, ft . ' ,' H.,ii9lnn " religious ideals since the be-l in tho united ' f-,., , ! About Jmlf of it has no use j Shig of the war." 'rStfl S f?r 's usually burned! t Tlxoro woro nearly 50 men at but that from wood pulp is usu- jt0 t r,(1 t lf J Uio Brotherhood banquet, and ELECTION AND FIRE r WAGON TO BE THEMES FOR TOWN COUNCIL Tho town council will meet In adjourned hchsIoii Saturday ev ening to not a date Tor tlio spo-i clal oloctlon when there will hoj referred to tho people the plans! or mailing $'zoao in bonds ror tho purpose of buying a city hall site, and of Issuing $50,000. in bonda to take up outHtandlng p".'"."'''" - 1;., ... ,,,. warrant debt ' 'tJ," ' ' ",, ,,trt,UXiT P, J?".":1 J.s. . ..?",,?i!?JI0 St 'Kino limy bo discuss - ed also at this time. SHIPPING OUT FIVE CARS OF STOCK CATTLE G. G. Itobblns of Santa Har- ... r i"ll,S ShMSi. SfnSLSS bara, California, yesterday load i m.i , V . . V was 1,1 Europe when the pres- and tram roads, and to do every Liii lw. S-Si" cnt war hrte out, and speaks thing necessary to fully carry rll . m ;roi ul 1 m J oS?' froin 11,8 Personal observations, on the objects, and purposes of ern Call or, a and to Arizona "A11 humanity feels the grief," the corporation. The incorpor crJl . n ! ?.il"a...t?,,"z.01 said Dr. Donov "nil rnllirln, r ators arc J. W. Machen. A. Mld- C i.uK lS ,,L' S I 'lK' reports that the cattle Jio has been shinning from this vicinity Su" 'g "el , ' U e sout ern coimS! Thcro ivcre '!1 3 ff?SShl,fi5?,Sn;!fl rnm In the shiinucnt, nurchascd from , the Rrnttaln, Vriiii ni T Milllcan. Blair,, . Mr. Robbins nnd other herds. Mr. Robbins Is a very pleasant man to deal with and ho expects to return ror more cattle at,an early uatc. : MARCOLA SCHOOL IS AGAIN MADE STANDARD Marcola, Ore., April 17. -Miss ijuiuii, vuwgui ui kj. n. iiiuuu the principal nddroBB at the Britain's weakness is In strong veek at a rather brisk rate, th rd annual standardization drink, and if England falls In lPulp.Xed stces again aold at 9.00 rally held here Wednesday eve- this war, drink will have been it,nLinr no ci,ance over last nlng. Supervisor A. I. O'Reilly the cause. A real decrease In tSSk ThS uronortfon of good presented the standardization social parasltelsm will be one of !spoJ was liberal the better certificate, Supervisor Mls8 Jen- the great results Of the war. , tf g 00 cl being plentiful, nlo BoBson and Prof. EarMvll-l "Proteriant ' churches ha'Ws and iierfers were afaiVold Patrick of the University made Vory little Influence in Paris, rate. Bulls were not here in short talks. ; where the Sabbath Is respected liberal numbers. Calves are ! until after mass. Paris is not showing an increase in receipts. A. C. JENNINGS WANTS 1 the 'City of Llghjf .pictured by ; Receipts were not liberal. TO BE COUNTY CLERK, Victor Hugo, but Is a city of .Best.primo lights worked them A. C. Jennings, well-known great moral darkness. j selves to a 5 cent higher level, old soldier and politician, nspires . "Prance, howovar, has a splr- top ..price being 9.05. Market to be county clerk. Tuesday he i of national unity which Brit- closed strong, filed with Clark RukhoII 1i!r rtn- ain lacks. She has hidden no-t Hardly enough sheep came Mnrnilnn nf nnndlilnpx' nnvfne- late petitions. FOREST NOTES Plin lr o it. u . 111. 1 11 V.Ul 1 1 1) 1. Ill I 1117 II I'll 111 1 III . .... may be available at sawmills inuu8t-.nnftpntlllfr ft Mniooi i?rM(o an,,,v,a,,t ,J ..Sfin,innnnn ' The annunl Iossbk of livestock on tho National Forest ranges of tho West, duo to predatory ani mals, are over $500,000. An or- ganlzed' campaign is now on to,,n Linn County are opening up. - ! t1 1 1 XT 111 - 1 ..... g""'' iM.i.ni Wolvod aro responsible for about Uft ...... ront ,',. onttn lnHBPR! miuuiu uiuou illlllliuio. 70 per cent of tho cattlo losses, while bears cause most or tho jCooa Bay. remainder. Approximately 75! Additional lumber. camps be por cent of tho sheep losses aro . iug opened for Smith mill on duo to coyotes, 20 per cent to j Coos Bay. hoars, and 5 per eont to lynxes and wild cats. Mountain lions aro charged with killing only a few head of cattlo and sheep. For burning brush without a' permit last September, James ' Algno, a farmer living near; Leavenworth, Wash., was fined, I on April 12, $25 nnd costs. Ho ' was arrested by the local ranger and brought bofro Justice of tho Peace P. II. Graham. Tho dangor to tho forest wealth of tho Northwest from indiscrhnin- 'ato burning of brush and slash-1 ing during tho dry season is so great that tho State law pro-, hlbits It, and tho Court's aro strict in punishing offenders. WAR DEEPENS RELIGIOUS SENSE IN ALL EUROPE! That there has1 been a re - mnrkablo deepening of the re- "Klaus lire, and a deeper rover- once for sacred things among th0 I)eoplo of Europe1; partlcu - jar among me men or tno war- corporation, as given in me irlng nations, wns the message papers, are to sell and manu brought Monday evening to the facture crushed rock, crushed Methodist brotherhood by Dr. gravel, cement and concrete, 'Carl Donoy, president of Will- tile, brick blocks and concrete amctte university, who address- ed the regular monthly dinner of .? brotherhood. Dr. Donoy Gta"(1 together without dl fer- onco in caring for the sick and u,It;u caniig ior uie sicic aim wounded. Religion' has taken bucIi a place in the life of the leoplo that it will not easily be displaced." ttrt n n e 1 , j "Of all, tho foreign countries, England has the more extreme England contrast of jjood and bad. There Is a great lack of religiousness in the lower classes. London , shows her poverty more thant do American cities, but her beg-L gars are not so numerous as in other foreign cities. London's saloons arc more disreputable' umii uru Mruuy a. ureal.' tliicr from the neonlc. trustinc churches, but does not respect: thorn. The intelligent Italian has vory little religion. "You havo no conception of IlOVwrtv llltHl vnn lnvi unmi tlio 1 tj ----- ' - . kiww.. . t,Ie fr thoir country. . "There is no visihin hAirmrv a decided chnnero In Mm nntlon's ,tro, filling the auditorium, Mills all along C. & E. Railway (inrdlnnr Now mill nlniiiHwl ----- - " - i on west LnKo soon, Oyster Industry t oyster industry talked of tor Iff BBaver-HsriidoiivHardwareCompany i SPRINGFIELD SAN AND GRAVEL GO. IS ' Articles of Incorporation of the Springfiejd San and Gravel company, or Springfield were fildd with the county, clerk on , Tuesday. The object of the products of every kind; to buy, sell, build, own, maintain, clec- , trio and trolley 'raods, pipe lines dleton and W. L. McCulloch, and thq .capital stock is $2400... I The work of constructing the plant for the Sand & Gravel Co on the river bank at the foot of .Main street is well under way, out may ue several weens oeiore 't, X)tis COmt)leted and ready ri? Ki rf 1 a nurcaay LIVESTOCK MARKET North Portland, Ore., April 17, fiHl mnrkpt onenod for the forward to make a market. As tended the Damrosoix-jiiotmann concert In Eugene last Tuesday night: F. W. Titus and daugh ter, .Miss Eva. Mrs. Walter Price, "iUicfc 'nvn Tlnwilinc. Miss Pfllll .. . . 7 . . i a n biles, returning about 2 A. M. Miss Myrtle Copenhaver, prin cipal . of the Wendling school, came tyown Wednesday to at tend jftlio standardization and visit JVftBS Mary Baen Wright. MrsM. S. Currier, formerly of Alvadore, has moved here and established a millinery shop in hte building formerly occupied by the Circle grocery, and re modeled for the new shop. Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Baker and little daughter, Leone, went to Eugene Friday ov.ening to spend the week-end. Foss E. Maple and two little daughters went to Eugene Wed nesday . Oscar Yates returned to his home in Eugene Friday after spending his school vacation with his grandmother, Mrs. Elizabeth Workman. m "HARD-WARE TO LIGHT EN SPRING GARDEN ING LABORS Yo havo a coniploto lino of gar donlnB Implements anil can gtvo yoi supreme quality at oxtremo ly low prices. From garden 1iq8q to ralco ami from sprinkler to jUough, you cannot get bet t,or values In tho hnulwuro lino than are now offorod at Boavor Herndon Company. C'omparo prices nnd quality and you will surely buy at tho Yellow Front. CO POAIED SPRINGFIELD FEED CO. ACQUIRES THE MORRISON WAREHOUSE Ernest Lyon of the Springfield Feed company the first of the week completed a deal with E. E. Morrison for the purchase of tho Morrison warehouse on the railroad track west of Second fctcet, and will move his seed and feed cleaning and crushing plant from the store on Main street to the warehouse. He will continue all present lines except potatoes. Mr. Lyons ex pects to have his plant in shape to handle hay and grain 'ship ments and storage by harvest time. MAY PAY FIRST-HALF OF TAXES AT ANY TIME Not Necessary to Pay Second Half. Until October, A taxpayer has the right to pay the first half of his taxes after April 5 without paying the I second half; on payment so'nrintnp- th vwom nrrnn fit; (made interest is to be charged jtrict. At least three hundred on the first half only, at the flat mnes 0f railroad will be conT rate of one per cent for each!structed this year according to month or part of a month that ijiresent plans, payment is deferred after April j The Union Pacific' system Is 5, according to a ruling of the extending its central Oregon1 state tax commission, a copy of ;iine south, and west, being tiow , which has been . received by almost to Harney Lake, headed Sheriff Parker, of Lane county. jfor a point twelve miles south of I "Under the law now in effect (Burns, and there it will stop for the second half Is not due and the present. The Strahom sys payable until October 5, regard- tern that is surveying and finan less of whether the first half cmg a system connecting Bend; was or was not paid by April 5," jKlamatli Falls, and Burns, three, the commission held. "Prior to sides of a triangle is independ-. the date of delinquency, which ent of the Hill and Harriman under all clrcyjKances and systems. conditions is OctoUer b the two ) The Hill system is reported to" halves represent separate and have acquired a branch of-the, distinct obligations. Nevada, California and Oregoa "Of course taxes may be paid system that enters Oregon "at in full at any time but failure Lake Vew. That the Hill infer-' Jo pay the. first hah! by April 5 ests are seeking to acquire the' does notrchange," in any respect,-Western Pacific torgiVe-them the status of the second half nor direct entrance to San Francisco the requirements for payment is well known. That "is what is thereof." .bacic Gf the great fight in ther 1 courts over the receivership. SCHOOL FAIR DETAILS The Hill system will not rest HAVE BEEN COMPLETED with a lot of uncompleted con- ! fctniction in Oregon that is yiel'4" May 12 and 13 Are Days of Big ing thenfno profit. County Industrial Rally. I The Sumpter Valley railway ' is to be extended from Prairie Details for the annual educa- City south int the Strawberry tional rallv and industrial school Mountain country, and tap the fair May 12 and 13 are now uiS belt of timber owned there complete, according to E. J. hY the Oregon Lumber Com Moore, county school superin- Pany- David c- Ecclos has, ''tendent, who is the originator abundant financial backing-for. of the idea and who has held ths enterprise, and the road two successful affairs of the 'win 00 built this summer, kind previous to this year. The ' An interurban line-is project prize list has been completed ed from Baker to Homestead, and arrangements are now be- the present terminus of the O. ing made to publish it so that w- R- & N. Hues on the Snake the pupils throughout the coun- "iver, wuurw ie uig ty may have an idea of the value mines and quarts mills are lo of the premiums for which they cated- 11 would connect a good are-to complete. .string of towns and open up a Tho new armory in Eugene new mining .district of-great will be used for the exhibits Of richness. all kinds.of industrial and school ! Tlje Snake River country is work. One section will be given undergoing development at the over to the Eugene schools for hands of eastern capital organ their display and as this is tho teed under the name of the Elec only district of the first class, trie Investment Company of they will not be In competition Boisc' Idaho, that has taken in their collective exhibit of over the Ox-Bow Power, plant, school work but the work of in- the Idaho-Oregon Company,, and dividual pupils can be entered the Idaho holdings. This oor- for prizes in their proper class, The second and third class dis- tricts will havo special space al- lotted to them and may compete with other schools in the same Class I The final spelling contest will be conducted as heretofore in the Central or high school build - ing. Each school and every grade school in a city or town la entitled to no renrGsentat.ivft from each grade from the third is believed to bo hacking tne to the eighth, inclusive. Baker interurban systenif to ' Tho street pageant will also Homestead. bo a big feature of the rally. J ' Each school in the county way Astoria McEacnern Con enter a float, drill or exercise struction Co., lays keel of first and appropriate prizes will bo j ship built on Young's Bay ship given $or the best and most 'yard April 20. meritorious display. I Cottage Grove Big placer I mine strike reported on Steam- Roseburg to experiment in ;boat river, raising endive. Hard light for lower taxes in Federal grand jury uncovers Lane County being made by tho frauds .of $1,000,000 that has i been taken from citizens of the United States by band of sharp operators selling pretended titles to O. & C. land grant lands. Coquillp Brick yard ,propos- .i i. eu iierw, i HIHsbqro Arter months ofomciais. . ' idleness, Merroll Lbr. Co., starts Three now concrete buildings operation. ' 'are being planned for Tillamook EASTERN OREGON WILL SEE I,CH RAILROAD WORK Salem, Ore., April 19, The Pacific Coast Manufacturer publishes-. & .summary based up on late Information in the-hands of the Railroad and Utilities and Corporation departments of the state showing that the principal activities in railroad and utility construction, will be, confined? t Eastern. Oregon for this coming vear- . i At least two million dollars will be expended and before six ty days are over two thousand men will be employed on the various projects that are carry ing on development enterprises .porauqn nas auunuant cupiuu and is building power lines on ,hoth sides of the river for mines ;and irrigation plants, The Eastern Oregon Light and (Power Company that operates in Baker Union, Grant and Wal7 Iowa counties' nnd Is planning ! Lirge amount of development , work in the four counties anj .is .making a better showing ot, earnings than ever bgfore. W Cottage urove sentinel Myrtle Point City counqil orders 24 blocks in business part paved. Public ownership, of utilities would bo moro hopeful if there .were more public ownership of