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SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY ,SEPT. 21, 1916
VOL XV. NO, AS
iPPiNr.FTPi n
MEWS
SPRINGFIELD IS
CENTER OF LANE'S
HOP
HARVESTING
Nonrly 600 Acres In Vicinity
Have Heavy Yield
This Year
$30,000 IS PAiD TO PICKERS
Many Springfield People Benefit by
Industry and Earn Winter1
Clothes Money
Between 27,000 nnd 130,000 will
1 have boon paid out In tho 30 or 35 days
of hop picking In tho torrltory within
a radius of four mllos around Spring
field tills yonr, according to Informa
tlon given out by local business men.
This amount la probably distributed to
2,000 peopto.
Tho season this year Is longor than
utunl, tho early hops como on about
August 20, and tho Into onos will prob
ably hold out for tho hotter part of
another wcok. Although tho ylold Is
good, and tho soason longer, tnoro hops
than usual havo been lost because of
mold. Because of damp weather con
dition, It js estimated that about 15
'per cent of the crop Is rendered unfit
forThe market f
Aato price, the growers In general
.arf pretty welt sailafitfd, for white (ho
bffers'Tecelved are quite low as coin
pa'red' with some fonaof years, they
, arc" higher than had been hopod for.
Practically all of the'earlles have been
nold fo'r 12 cents, while 10 cents is be
ing offered for tho late varloty, Very
few of the" latter havo boon sold, how
over, It Is reported.
Thcro are nbout ton yards Immodi
nlcjy tributary to this city ,ln which
nctjvlty has marked, for tlio .post 30
Jays. Among tho nearby ranches aro
somo of tho largost, as well as tho best
productive, of tho state Tho ownors
of nearby hop yards and tho approxl-
mnto sizes of tholr,holdlngs aro as fol-
IniM! Jim Rnnvnv SfiO nnrnn .Tnlin
Seavey 140, Palmer Bros. 48, Henry I
llukroldo 18, Ivan Andarami 2B. Clark !
nnd Washburno 18, Qoorgo Knight 20, ,
Ben Uammltt 10, Thomas Seavey IB, I
niftri Anilnrann IB. E. R. Morrlunn 10
:v,; " ; :. " " . .
unu Manning uoonaru 10, i nis manes
a total of 690 acres of hops to bo har-
vested ho re. I
Fully throo fourths' of thoso hop
growors do their blinking buslnpss In '
Bprlngflold. They have had their ,
crops picked by a largo number of
4 Springflold'pooplo. When tlio bronzed
picker begins to como back to town tho
last of tho'weok they will each have
their checks that will go toward buy
, Ing school books and wlntor clothes.
' Tho hop business helps , the general
, business condition's' Of this commuri-
Ity and should make September and
; October pfospe'rous months for the
'local business m'dn.
" Install "Made In Springfield" Signs
. "Keop to the Rlght'advise throe
, now signs which appealed on ' 'Main
street at the Intorsolonfl of Second,
'r Fourth and" Fiftn'st're'oia'Tuos'day. 'fh'o"
n sa.t..AVA
tho sign Itsolf Is painted rod, on which I
i tho whlto lottors aro distinguishable
Bomo llttlo dlstanco away. Tho Blgns
are of homo manufacture, having boon
'.constructed by street Commissioner,
J, 12. Edwards In tho plumbing shop of
Long and Cross.
Hears From Mrs. R. Q. Van Valzah
A ldttor ffbra Mrs. R. fJ. Van' Val
zah' ' at Watsontown, Ponns'yfvanld,
has' just been I'ocolvod by Miss ltlary
"Roberts of this city , The totter states
that' tlio doctor was buriod at Lewis'
. burg' on tho 15th, by tbo sld'o of his
fath6r. Dr. LIbyd Van Valzah haB
gono to Washington, D. C. Mrs, Van
i Valzah.dld not say when tho family
'"planned to return homo.
' Hughes-Fairbanks Club to Meet
A mooting of tho local HughOB-Falr-banks
organization has boon, ctillod for
tomorrow ovonlug, at 8; 00 o'clock at
' the real estate pfflco of J .J. Browning
on'' South.' Fourth stroet. A full uttun
dunco is urged, as important business
' Is to bo considered
yrom where he plans later to go to
litendon and Marshflold. Ho plaas
!to bogene lude(lnltely, but when" be
joea VirVlt rum'oaV he VoaH
CharVes' 'A. lg 'lifi'a restgned1 Itltf
fpo8iti9n,1BV,deYiVerynUh 'fb'r 'fio
ROAD CREWS ARE AT WORK
Qravellns Is Being Done on Highway
Above Oakrldge
Onkrldge, Ore. Bopt 20. Two road
crows aro now working in this dis
trict. Ono crow Is graveling portions
of tho road above Oakrldgo, which
nuiu kiuuvu uuiiiui ill mu duiibujii
and tho othur crow Is building tho now
road which was rocontly established
down tho rlvor from Oakrldgo as far
as tho Louis Flock homestead. A
grentor part of tho right-of-way has
beun cleared and tho grader Is now
being used,
Wlillo hero last weoK County Com
missioner Uurlaw statod tfiat an on
doavor would ba mono to got tho now
grado around Cluvorpatch mountain
graveled this fall. It Is extremely
Important that this bo dono, other
wlso this now place of road, which
Is u flno bit of work, would bo cut all
to plocos by tho wlntor tralllc.
MEMORIAL SERVICES
HELD IN HONOR, OF
LATE E. C. WIGMORE
Eugene Bible University Students and
Faculty Ret Aside an
Hour Today
Memorial services In honor of Rev.
E. C. Wlgmoro, a member of tho i5u
gono Blblo university faculty and
pastor of tho SprlngSld Christian'
church for eight years, who died lit,
E?uirtna. AiiirMAt 50. vrlll Tin ttalrl tn tba
assembly room of tho Bible university :,
...-.' . . . -. . tl
una aiternoon at 3 o ciock. "Tne,
university work has begun and this
is tho flrst opportunity had to hold
the services," said President Sander
son last night.
Tho 'meeting will bo hold primarily
for the students but special friends of
tho family are Invited to attend the!
services which will consist of a nuni-,
ber of addresses by membors of tho
faculty, President P. L. Campbell, of1
the stato University will bo present
and speak.
President 'E. C. Sanderson, "oldest'
member of tlfo faculty will preside.
Tho other speakers will bo Professor
D. C. Kolloms, representing tho fac-
lit TAflitnlt Ilnvtl nfnalflAtit rt ttiA
student body, tho students. Professor
E' ,V' ,Iovlon' V;0al,fmnI f88c,at!on;
nni1 Rov- J- S- McCallum, the board of
tru8tooa-
Reverend Wlgmoro had boon a mem-
uur ui mu bciiuui b lucuiijr ur o jrcure
.m n.n timo of hi. aunm. tho second
., , , o ii
U,UU01 "uu"
mU8' wl" 00 furnishod at tho services
tnl ttornoon.
SPRINGFIELD SCHOOLS
WILL OPEN MONDAY
All New and Old Teachers Will Be on
Hand To Start Things Off
For Anotriir Year
"You b'etch'a," asserted Clerk A. P.
afcKi,rzey, when questioned as to
whether school, would start Monday
AX V4AVtt to say thaf
undoubtedly all 2d teachers, including
tho auporlntendont, would have arriv
ed by that time. A lotter received" 4
day or . bo ago'1 from Mr, Kirk, was
written at Hopner, Oregon", so he will
. nrnlinlilv maVa If in Rnrlninn1fl hnfnrA
r--Q
Everything la now In readlnoss for
tbo opon!nc of BCU001. Tho buildings
havo beon r0palro(1 and cloaned. ami
ro08t of tll0 tekchors aro here . It
only remains for tho pupils to como In
from tho hop 'field's, which a great
many aro oxpocted to do Saturday.
Tho enrollment may bo a trlflo light
for the first fow days, as probably
somo pupils will desire to finish their
picking Jobs boforo moving back to
town.
At a mooting of tho Springfield
school board, hold last Monday even
ing In Clerk McKlnfVoy's ofltco, new in
surance policies woro taken out on tho
'buildings 'and oquipmont, In place of
thoso which havo expired. Thoro is
now $1800 on tho high school build
ing and fixtures in tho Flro Insurance
company of Pennsylvania; $3500 on
tho Lincoln building In tho California
Fire Insurance company: $1400 policy
on tho Lincoln building In tho Connec
ticut Flro Insurance company; and,
anotner policy of $14000 6t tho Lincoln
blllldlng In tho North Assurance com-
Pan(y;t,, , , . ,,
from Eastern Washington points, neay
Garfleld, whore W'haVbWal ok
M the iMrveat iflblds during the suni-'
mer, Mr. .Cqaley hn entered the
jArWtit;tfcfer again, rtiis-
DEATH STRUGGLE IN
EUROPE SWAYS AS
A
Fierce Fighting On All Sides
Does Not Seem to Sap
Energy of Armies
PETROGRAD KEEPS SILENT
Powers Contending for Same Positions
Fought for Months Ago Sommc
Region Is Quiet
Loudon, Sept. 20. Fighting on a
hugo scalo Is In progress along tho
castorn war front, wlilthcr tho cen
ter of Intorcst has shifted following
tho lot-up in tho heavy allied attacks
along the Sommc In the west
Evtdcnco is accumulating that
the central powers aro now devoting
their main attention to tho campaigns
in tho East, concentrating largo forces
agalast Roumanla, notably under
Field Marshal von Mackenscn in Dob
rudja .and putting all possible avail
able men in the field" to atop the Rus
sian march on Lemberg by way of
Hallcz and tho. menacing drives of the
Russians and Roumanians In the Car-
i"?. Tr"f
Both Berlin and Sofia
Doth Berlin and Sofia report the
development of a great battle on the
line the Russians and Roumanians
have tkaen up in Dobrudja to defend
the railroad route into Interior Ron
mania from Constanta, on the Black
sea. The engagement, they declare,
Is turning in favor of the force of
the central powers under von Mack,
enson. Latest reports from the, fight
ing In Gallcla and Volhynla, show the
Teutonic forces on the offensive and
claiming decided advantages over the
Russian- armies- under General Brus-
slloff.
As has frequently been the case
when decisive developments were
lacking, Potrograd today is silent re-
ard!ng , tho PraUons n,nf
Rouraanla front, reporting merely that
thoro havo been no important hap
ponlngs. Turkish troops, which appear to
have played an important part In
stiffening tho linos of tho Teutonic
id""uu,",, ""j ,'"uo "
allies In the East , havo been success
ful In tho recent fighting In Qallcla,
Constantinople announces today. A
48-hour battlQ with superior Russian
forces resulted In the Turks completely
maintaining their positions.
In Macedonia, the trend of the cam
paign appears, to favor the entente
armies. The Serbians are reported in
a Continued advance along the west
trn'lcrid of the line, drlyng'the remain
ing' p'ulgarlaps' ou o? Fiorina peak Jn
the Walmakcalan range, north of Lake
Ostrovb. 'Sofia, hbwevdr, , dehies the
a'liccesa claimed for the Serbians In
tho.Ka'makcalan region..
Comparative quiet prevails in the
Somme) region. Parls sends news of
a German; atajck at'ljjll 76, north of
tte' irlyor, yihp) the Frech repelled,
ojectlng such Germans as succeeded In
gaining a foothold In advanced posi
tions. Marcola Schools Have Opened
The Marcola schools opened Mon
day morning with a good attendance.
Tho high Bchobl enrollment was high
er than oxpocted as when all como
thoro will bo nbout fifty Tho teachers
and tho grades they teach aro as fol
lows: Miss Minnie Evans, tho first
and socond, Miss Evnngollno Jennings,
the third and fourth, Mrs, Mlnnlo Mor
ris, the fifth B, fifth A, sixth and sev
enth, Miss Maudo Klncald eighth grado
high school science and English, Miss
Verona Black, math., business course,
English and alnguage, Mr, A. I. O'
Reilly, normal math, sclonco and his
tory. Serious Accident Was Averted
. But for tho quick work of O. W,
Johnson ,drlvor of, the Booth-Kolly
lumbor truck, Georgle James would;
havo suffered serious injurlos Monday,
Tho lad was riding hU bjcyclo from
the mill along tho private road, the
extension of Fifth street and failed to
turn out for tho truck, and ran into
It. Tho wheel was completely demol
ished, but the truck was stopped with
in a. few inches ot .the, boy,
, In. , tho Individual cow, contest, In con
nection wtth the Lane .county ifalr this
year. C. A, Swarts ot this city was
given' routtb' award.' Thd animal wnlbh
giVen' rouVlk-awa::
lhiua outwea r
Tho rV scored a pr-
HUGE
PENDULUM
BRITISH MAKE NEW
ORDER AIMED AT
- NEUTRAL NATIONS
Propose to Limit Scandinavia
and Holland to Normal
Imports
STRIKES OVER-SEAS TRUST
English Exporters Restricted as Well
Jkf as Amerlcant-r-U. 8. Will
Make Protest
A( delayed dispatch received from
London with regard to a new British
J ordAr dealing with trade to Norway,
SwMen, Denmark and, Holland gavo
the (Impression that Great Britain was
attempting to cut off all neutral trade
witk; those countries. However, Lord
Robert Cecil, the British Minister of
War Trade, explained that the prohi
bition was limited only to certain ar
ticles and not to trade in general.
rjsw the Order Applies to America.
Tae plan of rationing the neutral
coHBtles of Norway, Sweden, Denmark
and Holland, under which no further
liceafes will, be granted lor the pres
ent to British exporters, has been ex
tcuded to apply to the Unitpd States
by the expedients ot refusing to allow
the Netherlands Overseas Trust to ac
cept further American consignments
asd by declining to. grant, letters of as
surance for American shipments des
tined fur these countries.
1r consequence of this American
shipments for Holland will be stopped
absolutely, while the regular transpor
tation companies trading between tho
United States and Scandinavia will
not take the cargo ea without assuran
ces M their Innocent destination by
thelrIUh authorities. Furthermore,
tramp steamers are hardly likely fo
risk tho inevitable landing In tho prize
court of any cargo ihey might accept.
Neutral diplomats here believe, two
reasons induced the British Govern
ment to take this action. The first Is
'tho simplicity of the plan, which en
ables the Government to control sup
plies at the source. The second Is
tho growing bill which Great Britain
is being pressed by neutral Govern
ments for demurrage and other exp
enses Incurred by taking suspected
ships into Kirkwall and other parts
for examination. So far as Is known,
no machinery exists at present for ad
justing these claims because many of
the cargoes never actually reach, the
prize court When shippers ask for
compensation they are referred to the
prize court, which thus' far has de
clined to consider their claims on the
ground that they hayo no standing. In
court.
, It Is expected that Washington will
make an inquiry. fq regard to tlfls mat
ter, especially as to the American
schooners vhlcb were taken, into .Ler
wick4 and released after being detain
ed fpr several weeks, 'No charges
were preferred against them.
Another blockade measure, which
also probably will interest Washington
is the recent arrangement under which
bureaus were set up in England and
France for granting licenses for ex
change ot goods which figure on the
list of prohibited imports. Tho Amer
ican authorities contend that under
the British-American commercial
treaty of 1815 such prohibitions must
bo enforced equally against all coun
tries. Consequently any privileges
granted to France and not extended
to the United States are held to be
in violation of that treaty.
Travelers Return From Blue River
Mrs. Victor Von Goltz, of Portland,
Mrs. N. W. Emery, Mrs. Mae Steven
son, Miss Florence Coffln and Fred
Thomas returned Sunday from Blue
River, where they spent Saturday
evening and Sunday, They contem
plated staylfig at Cook's Inn, but
owing to so many travelers they woro
unable to get accommodations, so mo
tored to Blue River whore thoy were
royally entertained at the Blue River
hotel.
Springfield Enters Debate League
The Springfield high sohopl, lias en
tered the Oregon high school debating
league f Or" thXseason, 0191647. (F lUyi
s'lx s'chijpls Vro 'ncf eflr'q'ye'tocbm
poje r the' Jlnverslty'oejEpcnpj
awuraea ni way 10 me winnerum, mm
finals. 'R. .h. Kirk. Wperlntendetit of
the BrlHgflej.Vclty sdjools,, V prwl-f
dent dt te ltrue,' '
OPEN TO CASCADE SUMMIT
Will Remove High Centers In Mili
tary Wagon Road Above Oakrldge
Oakrldgo, Ore. Sept. 20. Whllo hero
yesterday, Supervisor C. R. Scltz, of
the Cascade national forest, stated that
he had a plan on foot to rcmovo tho
high centers in tho military road above
Oakrldge. With tho high centers re
moved and washouts filled in, cars
could be driven with safety as far up
the river as tho Rlgdon ranch, and pos
sibly tho improvement might be ex
tended on to tho summit of the moun
tains. During tho fire season, owing to the
great saving of time, the forest service
finds it advantageous to transport fire
fighters to the vicinity ot the fires in
automobiles, and placing of the upper
road in shape for cars would be of
great benefit to the department, as
well as to the traveling public
The work will be done this fall and
next spring by the forestry depart
ment without cost to the county or
road district
WORKMEN SEE END
. OF' LABORS ON NEW
METHQDJST (CHURCH
Brick Work Will Be Finished Today;
Doors are Befog Hwtg and
Windows Plated
.Because of. delay, in aecariag brick,
the completion of the new Methodist
cnurcn nas oeen nera p monia u ni-
or six weeks, hat the brick work jrllljage investigation. t
be finished his evening .and it la I The aanonnaemcn't area made fat ,aa
probable that the work will go ahead "wer to a seetton by j. N.- Teal, conn
steadiljr Xrpm now on. The sen are for-the lsmberaen, as te his eia
now working on the Inside finish. j ion regarding the effects of snch an un
Concrete coping Is yet to be pnt on restrained movement upon the car die
a part of the walls, sidewalks are to be , trlbutlon system. Mr. Teal Jaad pre
constructed, wjndows are. to be. set viously ashed. Vice President, and Gen.
and alf the outside and some ,pf tha'eral Manager W. R .Scott the same
Inside doors are to be hung. Twenty questlpn,(but he had asserted the gate
men, under the direction of Foreman way proposition to be strictly a traf
M. M.Male, are now at work, and it Ac matter with which he i unfa
is expected, that the building will be 'i.1., .
finished sometime near November 1. ! Announcement Creates Sensation
A comfortable-looking touch to the MrSproule's annpsncemeat created,
lea'gue and ladles, aid rooms and to a sensation. n the roomful of lumber
the study are the old-fashioned brick producers who have for years been,
fireplaces which have been built in fighting for. the opening of the. gate
each . The church proper is fitted up way that would allow lumber to t)e
with steam radiators. J shipped pver the .northern lines and
The parsonage is practically finish- into territory that is now closed by
,ed as there remains only two or three high freight rates. f
dors to be hung, and a few other finish-1 s far as this open gateway woujd
ing-up Jobs. The painter will probably afTect car distribution, however, $r.
finish tomorrow or Saturday. 'Sproule. asserted that It would afford
. Aiuca or inc material xor uoltj mo
church and the parsonage is ot homo
manufacture. The lumber was fur
nished by the Booth-Kelly and the Fis
cher Boutin lumber mills, and the
Springfield planing mill turned out the
flnish material..
MRS. FENWICK RECEIVES
. . BRUISES IN RUNAWAY
Fallen Singletree Frightens Horses;
' Mr. Fenwc.kt Xlsp ln Hack,
l Uninjured
An accident in which the conse
quences might have been much more
serious was that Jn which Mrs. Melvln
Fon'wlck was badly bruised, yesterday,
tr, and.Jrs. en,wick were on tielr
way to their farm east of town, when
at about Seventh and G streets the
singletree ot the hack-in which they
were riding, dropped on the horses'
fqet, thereby so scaring the animals
that thoy started to run. Mrs. Fen-j
wick was thrown out almost immedi
ately, and Mr. FeDwlck Jumped out
The queer thing about the matter was
that both horses did not run together,
but ono seemed to run in a circle, so
that two wheels ot the rig passed over
Mrs. Fenwick'8 body. Her husband
was nble to head oil tho horses, but
was unable to stop them, as they had
gotten loosed from tho hack, and were
running down Seventh street . Thex
were finally caught at the Springfield
planing mill.
When the frny was over, Mrs. Fon
'wlck was found to have sustained only
a bad bruise on the forehead, which a
local physician soon dressed. Mr,
Fenwlck was unhurt.
Goshen Men to Remove Rock
J. C. Johnspn nnd V, F. Lyons ot
Goshen, left Monday morning for a
point along the coast near(Lake Creek,
where .they hftyo a contract Jrqm. Iho
cpunty to re'raqye. aBptaX of. rock pn,
the coast line. They expect to be gone
fo'r a nerled of three months.' They
tjl9 will, change, county road 'to
uape Horn..., ( lt,n : : t
. ! Ju .11 I -I 'J. . V t '. u
Threshing Mt grain 4a Lane, jconnty;
PORTLAND WILL BE
OPEN GAMY FOR
SHIPPING LUMBER
President Sproule of Southern
Pacific Company Makes j
Astonishing Statement ij
ONLY 2 WAYS OUT BEFORE
S. P. As Well Equipped as Any LInft
On West Coast Is Sp rente's
Testimony
Arrangements are now beteg werked
out by the traffic managers ot the var
ious western railroads whereby tie
Portland gateway to to be thrown opea
for the unlimited dktri2mt(ea of pro
ducts or the Wll'iasette valte?
throughout the nation. Hsrefefere
only two ostlets. have been avillaMa
from Southern Vnclte t&rttdry-M
to the south thfongh Sdcraawnto and
the other ylA the O. W. R. & K to the
east ' - - '
This statesten was niadei yeeerday
afternoon by William Jsproate,
deat of the Southern Pacific conriany,
te teettfyie 'before the Orefon Pahlte
little relief becauso the "home line
tries to load its cars on its own l(ne
first." . ,
Mr. Sproule discussed the car situa
tion at some- length, asserting .that.
nrst ot all. the fact that the Southern
Pacific, has. fewer cars per mile of
track than some' other roads Is no cri-
terlon as to Its" susceptibility to short
aget. He said the density of traffic is
'what control.-
So many cars carry so. many tens of
freight for so many. miles. M&&eufe
thd railroads, by that eriUirioa, he said,
ana the Sebtherh. TaclRe Is" as well
equipped as any . He' urged'.that fell-
t . .... . t . -.
est. poseiBie . aee-ee; maae of ine cars
and that "dead take? he T0Jed.
' Asked ,'if 'relief' from the present
shortage coulcf hot he had by Ihcreaa
ing the per' diem rate charged tor the
holding- ot cars out of uee by foreign
lines ho replied that the charges are a
small factor, because when- a railroad
needs cars It needs them so badly that
It will pay the. charge, whatever the
charge might be.
In most years, he said the railroads
have been able to assemble a supply .ot
cars In advance ot the heavy .period
of use. This year, however, on account
of the unprecedented business, the car
riers have not. been able to do sq and
are caught with a large percentage ot
equipment tied up at Atlantic sea
ports or on railroads In remote places
whero It cannot be reached.
Causes are Listed
Mr. Scott listed the causes ot the
shortage as follows: Unprecedented
activity In eastern manufacturing,
which brought on unprecedented de
mand tor cars; deficiency ot shop
tonnage on both coasts; closure ot
the Panama canal and diversion ot
all transcontinental shipments to the
railroads; congestion of freight cars
at eastern terminals which make them
hard to get at fpr. return and re
loading; f allure. M, car . builders f
fill order; for 3500 .new hex ears with
'sufficient promptness to relieve the
situation thuB.brevght ahent ,
i.. j... :o i,
, J&ert BnoekA ot. JWL.Oeek w4s
threwn irera "her vTkey a, shrt
tiMtC a turn. . K Mdkt aeirfel
MTfe'lrMee, fcoaiutOn Wettll
eeaftiHNt 4a Md '-IftsVi