ion 1 SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 28,1916. iUm mHHiMir Ml oi I'onsrs of M Mh, 187V VOL. XV NO. 7Q .f oroB SPRINGFIELD NEWS 1HL FUNERAL SERVICES OF OLE W. CARSON HELD HERE TODAY Rov. V. E. Hoovon Pronchos Sormon; Intormont Mndo in I. 0. 0. F. Cemotry WAS JUST 27 YEARS.OF AGE Wat Quiet, Earnest, Young Man and Hli Death It a Distinct Lots I to the Community Olo Walter Carson, third son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Carson of this city, who was Instantly killed ubout 1:00 o'clock Tcosday aftornaon whllo at work at tho KIscher-IJoutIn lumber catup two mllea south of Marcola, was burled In tho Odd Follow cometry at Eugono at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon. Funeral services woro hold at tho Christian church In this city at 2:00 o'clock Koverond V. 13. Hoven of tho Eugono Illblo Unlvorslty preaching tho sonnon. W. F. Walker was fn chargo of the funoral arrangements. "Olo" as everyone called him, was engaged as book tender at the mill. .Whoa bo returned to work Tuesday afternoon' after his 'noon meal, ho had boon 'busied in hitching a cabto to a 10K. 1IU HRVS Wl S1KIUII tUr HID UUIIKUJ man, to id ahead, tho driver started tho ?ongtao and had pulled tho log about 100 foet when It stuck. Tho driver , waited for a signal from Carson, but .receiving none, stopped the engine and "ho and tho tW6 book-tenders went to -boo what tho trouble was. They found Ithat tho cable had caught on ft small iinaple tree and that one of the limbs had fallen on Carrion's head; crushing .m bkuil uuttiu nam luaiauiauvuui , Death was instantaneous "Tho body was brought to Springfield f tho samo ovenlng, and taken directly to tho undertaking parlors horo. All of tho roombers of tho family had arrived horo by Wodnosday noon. -The boy'B father, 0. W. CarBon, arrived from Sheridan late Tuesday ovenlng. Charles Carson, a brothor and family of Daily and John Carson, another brothor, and his family of Marcola, camo Wodnosday morning. A cousin, Mrs. Poarl Adams, Mr. Adams una .u . l.inntlnn f!lv. nrn nlio ' " " I ,C,r,.' ,.... ,... .-,i,- m- Ill'BIUUn urn !" , and Mrs. 0. W. Carson, and tho two brothers already mentioned, Charlos ' and John, there Is also loft, another .brothejr Oeorgo, and two Bisters, Ida and Amy. , Olo Carson was . born In Ontario, Wisconsin, on August 2, 1889, With Ihls parents and brothers and sisters, po camo to Oregon about 14 years ago, and Jtho family has sinco resided In .this' ita'to, tne T-ast.,11, years having ibeen' spent In Springfield. Ole baa Jjeen In the logging business during jhcarlx nil of tho years tho family baa fboen in Oregon. Sinco February ho !,lian been employed by the Fischer. .ABouUn lumber company, holding tho vposltlon of hook tender, -which is next in Importance that of overseer., . As ono ovldonco of tho general ob- 'toom In which bo was held Is the fact that tho Marcola Mill where he Jmd boon working closed down to allow their men to attend tho servlcoB and burial, Olo Carson was ono of tho boat young mon Springfield had and his Iobb to tho community will bo felt not only now, but as long as nnyono who know him romalna horo. Tho boy was an earnest Christian in .the real flonso, alUiough ho had pot yet Joined .thq church. Ho had. planned to unlto .with tho Springfield church Boon. Ho yaa a quiet, homo-loving young-man, and his sterllpg worth, was appreciated by all who camo In contact with him. .Members Urged to Attend Practice Proaldon D. S. Doals earnestly urges .that all members of tho Springfield; rband attend practlco thlB (Thursday) 'vonlng Mr. BealB Is.on-louB that jtho boya mako a good showing .when ,lioy play for the Republican rally to bo held horo noxt Tuesday evening. Epworth Lague Social m, Tho Epworth League of the Metho- tllst church .wlllYBftet in.rJ,i ridoyVeatni.?fiBT:B rallyJ Jeueral get-together. The committee its charge 1b preparing to enlft'taifc .large gathering ana a gooa iiran i jiiyured. All young people are VU' WILL HOLD INSTALLATION Knights and Ladles of Security Will Meet at 8:00 Tonight Tho Knights and Ladles of Security will hold Installation of tho following ofllcors at tho W. 0. W. hall this owning, beginning at 8:00 o'clock: President, Claud Nolt; vlco proBldent, Mnttlu Reynolds; nucond vlco-presl-dont, Cloo Durrln; nonrotary, K. W. Collins; llnnnclor, Alberta Walker; prelate, Ida M. Collins; guard, I.. 12. Durrln; dentinal, Mrs, Claud Nott; and conductor, J. II. Mooro. A crowd of visitors from tho Eugono chapter, accompanied by tho prosl dent, Mrs. Kitty 0. Elaposa who will bo tho Installing olllcor, Is expected to attend. After Inslallatlon, a social session, Including refreshments, will bo In order. MEN BUSY REPAIRING STREETS IN TOWN BEFORE RAIN BEGINS' Working on South Second Street Now; Macadam To Be 18 Feet Wide Four mon under tho direction of Street Commissioner, J. 13. Edwards last night finished tho grading started Monday on South Second from Main street to tho mill race, and tho mac adamizing of that stretch was bogun this morning. Tho work Is being done for tho City of Springfield. After this ploco la 'finished, wblch , - wlll bo in about a week, the work will 1 uo wjmiuucu wu uuiu lug luuu wiun sing to tho county bridge. Besides this, the city plans also t6 macadam Iro Mill street and North Second street as far as E, all before the rainy weath er sots In, Tho macadam will extend the full width of tho street, with a finished surfaco 18 feet wide running through the center. In certain stretches tho macadam will not bo more than two Inches thick, while In others, it will bo necessary to fill In with about 10 Inches of crushed rock before tho surfaco finish is put on. PRETTY DAHLIA DISPLAY IS SHOWN AT LIBRARY Mrs. H. E. Walker Grows Flowers of 24 Different Varieties' Mostly From Seed Ono of the prettiest flower displays 1 i. - i , .. .. .1.1-1. " H. E. Walkor has placed on the tables in tho front portion of the public . i .1.1.1..... nl library. Tho exhibit Is dahlias, varieties of them In all color shados and blondlngs from tho solid rods, whites, yellows and plnkB to comblna ttons of colors and "freak" hues, Specimens of both the double .and sljigle.yariqtyj.as.woll as Bomo of .the lessor Icnown kinds such as' tho Count ess of Lonsdale and Colorado Cactus variety are among tho lot The interesting thing about he flaw era is, ,that while !rs. Walker has bjlc noted f otKvtn'$ , grotty ,dahljs for three at four soason this Is tie first lot she has ever tried To grow from the seed. The seed was saVed from the flowors which bloomed l&Bt year, but has not run true as many of tho color's soon this yoar were not ovldent in tho parent stock. A few of the flowers on 'display wore grown from bulbs as usual. The dahllaa wre grown at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Walker on Mill and B street, , CITY SCHOOLS GET 3;i &6RE PUPILS a SINCE1 MONDAY High School' Enrollment Is Now 119; Late News of School Actlv Itles Is Given Since Monday, there has been an IncroasQ of 32 pupils In. tho city schools and there are now 119 studontB en rolled ,lu tho high school, of whom 33 are boys and 80 are girls. Thoro are 80 old students In tho high school and 33 who are enrolled for tho first tlmo. Mra. L. It Pago Iibb jtho hlghost en rollment ot any grado, aa there are hoW'Cir youngsters entered In tho First B clasB. TlTo requirements In the teacher's training course in tho high school ha'e koda vnltftil .an much that Ai In nrtw ry", (BWt to enter Me tfcoarse aad) .equally hard to kee up with tae wortc, Keverthelees the followlkg Btbria or eenlora kaYe been able jtb' jenter the cqrse, lug Byasen, ath-j ALLIES ARE SLOWLY PUSHING TEUTONS OFF FRENCH FRONT Hnvo Captured 60,000 Prisonors and 44 Villages Sinco July 1st NO LET UP IN THE FIGHTING British and French Making Systematic Campaign of Aggression In Effort to Regain all Lost Territory London, Sopt, 27. Since tho great Sommo ottoaalvo began on July 1 tho British have taken 19 villages and at Homo points along the front they havo pushed the Qennun lines back six miles. , Reports from tho British front to day announce tho capture of between 3000 and 4000 Germans by General Halg's forces in tho fighting Monday and Tuesday. Tho reported cap tures by tho French bring this total up to more than 6000 Unofficial fig ures show tho aggregato number of prisonors taken by the Anglo-French analog during tho Sommo offensive, from July 1 to dato, have been 60, 000, with Bome 190 square miles of torrltory and '44 villages. No rest is being given the Germans by the victorious Franco-Brlttish forces. Tho British capture of tho long re s(flUng( Thiepval stronghold, follow ing closoly and unexpectedly upon tho" capture of Comblos by the com bined allied forces, was followed up by a new' stroke on tho part of the French south of tho Somme. where they drove outfrom Vermandovlllers and captur ed a '.strongly fortified' 'wbo'd east of tho town, two mllos from Chaulnes. Apparently this now drivo Is aimed at Chaulnes, which bears to tho southern end of tho Sommo lino some what tho relation that Comblcs did to tho northern soctor. Tho beginning of a French effort to pocket this other Gorman Btronghold was apparent somo time ago. Tho British advanced again last night, tho war ofllco announced today. The greatest buccosb was won in the direction of Faucourt-Abbayo. Combles was tho keystone position of tho German lino guarding tho ap proach to Bapaume on the north and Poronno on tho south. At tho end of the fighting in' Com bios tho town was filled with the bodies of Germans, the French official statement says. Thiepval, at the northwostern end of (ho. "British lino, and the fortified town of pupudecourt, northwest of Lea Bouefa, also havo, fallen to the British. General Sir Douglas Halgfs men, after capturing Thiepval, drove on, eastward and took the Zollern re doubt, a strongly fortified .position which llos betwoen Thiepval and tho bend in tho British line at Cource- lotto, Thlepval's fall gives to tho Anglo French forcos tho whole lino of low hills which slope to tho plain upon which tho town of Bapaume makes tho next fortified center. PEOPLE OF LOCAL BAPTIST CHURCH IN ANNUAL MEETING Sestlona Last All Day With Dinner In the Basement at Noon; Officers Elected On Sunday, September 24, tho mem bers of tho First Baptist church of Springfield held an all-day mooting, tho occasion being tho annual busl. nosB BOSBlon. Thirty live wore pres ent, which la tho largest attondanco tho church has had at an annual busi ness mooting for a number of years. Following tho church sorylcos, mom- bora and f rlonds assembled In tho base- ment for dinner, following which there taia" a abort program of toasts. Tru iria.n(qmiBQ abted a' toasUnaster, a'nd in1 ids' Very ca$a!b.'e and clever' nianner lajreuced the following eabjects and BBaaKerflv WdlWAiii! bf tne ekur'6h. Mra. B. W' BortBsea; Our 6huc'a 1vlc, Norton Pangwyf ,TUja. Church Decoration, MI'bs tiem. 0r tAtd, Mrs. J. N. TWO STEAMSHIP LINES MERGE INTO 0 COMPANY Pacific .Coast Steamship Co. and Pacific Alaska Naviga tion Co. Combine 22 VESSELS IN BIG DEAL Beginning of Larger Development of Pacific Coastwise Trade With . i Better Service Seattle, Wash., SopL 27. Ocean-go-' lng vessels comprising tho fleets of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co. and the Pacaflc Alaska Navigation Co. are to be taken ovor and operated by the newly formed Pacific Steamship com pany 'with H. F. Alexander, former president of the latter, as president E. C. Ward as vice president and A. F Haines as manager Final negotiations were closed and all arrangements perfected at a meet' lng of the directorate of the Pacific Alaska Navigation company In Ta coma this afternoon. AjCtual. operation under tfhe new management will probably begin with in a month. The entire coast from. Nome to Mexico Is to be covered by the new company, y Tho ships in volved are valued at 112,000,060. President Makes Statement A statement given ont by Presl dentAtcxander contains the following: "The Pacific const trade has in crease very materially on the Cali fornia, Pugot sound and Alaska routes, nnA ninrlar ihn npnnrftti mnnflffftmRntJ available vessels have not been suf ficient to properly take care of the' increasing trade. "Under tho management of the Pa cific Steamship companyr-operatiBgak'; of the vessels will be arranged so as to more adequately take care of this growing business in the interest of tho public, and to provide better and more frequent service along tho entire coast "In other words, duplicate sailings will bo avoided and more frequent sail IngB can bo maintained on the various routes. Solution Was Imperative "Somo solution of this problem was imporatlve, and neither company alone was able to solve It The plan adopted 1b believed to bo a happy solution of a njost difficult practical problem. "The principal officers of the Pa cific SteamBhlp company will be as follows; H. F. Alexander .Tacoma, president; E. C. Ward. Seattle, vice president; IL O. Ringwood, Seattle, vice nresldent in charge of traffic; William Jones, Tacoma, treasurer; Ad miral i, u. itogers, secretary i a. r. Haines, Seattle, manager. New Car Is Broke'n In While M. C. Bressler was trying to turn hla now Buick at the corner of Fifth and' Main atreets yesterday after noon ho accidently backed too far and tho rear of the car ran into a telegraph polo and, was crushed In. Mr. Bressler was not oulto used to tho new car and It got away from him for a moment The pole left its mark at the back of the tonneau where the casing was broken In for several inches above the left rear wheel. W. C. T. U. Worker Here Tonight Mrs. Ada Wallace Unruh of Portland spoaker of' tho Oregon dry committee and ex-national president of the W. C. T. U., will speak at tho Baptist church In Springfield at about 7:30 o'clock thlB evening. Mrs. Unruh Is a speaker of wido national reputation and will bo well worth hearing. Beforo Mrs, Unruh's talk, J. M. Dovers, district attorney will explain the amondmenta to bo voted upon nt tho coming election. Mrs, Mary B. Campbell Is Honored Mrs. Mary B. Campbell of this city waa elected president of tho Lane county W. C. T. U. at tho convention of that body, hold in Cre8well tho latter part of last week There was an overage' attendance of 50 women at the two days' session. Four att Four-.ln (Kouc.iDay Foar bucks' la forii? dayto the flq org oY,'tour'l&) ni&"wrjqeVu'ft'le first of the weekrqji)3a Duj-e,..rlp t6 'Riddle. Jhe; "lgRtythimlr';aT$. M. M. Peery,lJ. Wi R6bf,.tr. W. O, 1 REPUBLICANS WILL RALLY Prominent Speaker1 of Portland to Address People at Bell Theatre Tho Hughes Republican club will hold its first rally next Monday even ing at the Boll theatre at 7:30 with A. E. Clark, a prominent attorney of Portland as the principlo speaker. Tho local Republicans who know Mr. Clark describe him as, "honest to tho core and full of his subject and plenty of enthusiasm for the entertainment and instruction of his hearers. Ho will tell you how, in tho corporation rid den state of New York, Hughes had C5 laws placed on tho statute books favoring tho laboring man. How Hughes brought the New York Central to terms." LOCAL BUSINESS MEN SIGN PETITION TO INVITE CONFERANCE Practically Every Profession In Town is Represented in Offer of Hospitality The people of Springfield are making a concerted effort to have the annual conference of the Methodist church, of Oregon id come here next year. The churches have gone together in send-, ing an invitation to the conference now in session at Lebanon. The pe tition of the business men of the town follows: Springfield, Oregon, Sept 25, 1916 . . We, the undersigned, merchants, prof essiena) , and representatives, of hereafter. various callings In bussiness of Spring- The Coos .Bay trains,, known as -No, field,, do most cordially extend an, 23 and 2. are. to be jun thronghwlth Invitation, through the Methodist out traakefat Sngene. The etfeoi4 Episcopal church officials, pf oar city, train will leave. Portland at 8 a. no., to the M, E. Annual conference being reachlng Marshfleldiat 5:55 p, m. The held at Lebanon, Oregon, this month, i returning train will leave Marshfield 1916, ta come to Springfield Oregon, 'at .7:55 a. m., and reach Portland .at for their 1917, annual conference -ses- 5:50 p. m. Parlor observation cars sions -and pledge our hearty cooper- j will be carried, atlon with the said officials for its Train No -0 running between Cot entertainment and success.- rtage Grove and Portland, will be dj3- HBkjBrjprtegfleld Rouj- aaHls; Chas. Ii. Scott. JFlrst. National Bank: L. K. Page, American Hotel; D. 3. Beats, First National Bank; Florence E. Coffin, First National Bank; E. E. Brattatn, Real Estate; J. J. Browning, real estate; A. P. McKinzey, Mgr. Hampton's store; Harry M. Stewart, post master; Wslby Stevens, real es- tate; O. B Kessey. Commercial State ing the cancellation Of tne motor ser Bank; W, L. Dunlap, Mgr. Knox Qro- vice between Albany and Corvallls and. eery; Eggimann's Candy Kitchen; ' a train in the electric service on sum M. M. Peery Drug Co.; A. Blgelow.'mer schedule between Oswego and Meat Market; Beaver-Herndon Hard ware Co; M. C Bressler & Son, Hard ware; Mrs. E. E. Sneed & SonB, Gro cery; W. A. Hall, Shoes; E. E.- Mor rison, Mayor; Springfield Creamery Co., Hayden & Met calf, Furniture; J,, P. Sheppard, Grocer; I. O. Jackson, Mgr. .Pacific Telephpne Co; J A Nice, Grocer; H. E. Walker. Town Record er;. John ;E. Edwards, city marshall; J. W. Baker, Springfield Laundry,;- Al Montgomery, Springfield Hotel; D. W. Roof, Jeweler; J, P, Fry, real estate; Ttfrs. J. P. Fry, Elite Hotel; Chas. O. Foster, Homo' Restaurant, F. A. Wes alowska, Springfield EaTcsry; Mrs. M. N. Thompson, Milliner, McCuUein -'& Whitney, Barbers, I. D. Larimer, -Grocer; C, K Sales, Toggery; "W61t Miller, Harness and Shoes; W. C. Ttehhan, M. D.; John" F. Ketels, Drugs; C. E. Wheaton, Barber; Thos. Slkes, Grocer; A. J. Perkins, Commercial State Bank; Geo. W. Perkins, Con tractor and builder; B. A. Washburn, Meats, a E: Lyon, Springfield Feed Co.; John C. Mullen, Attorney at Law; C. C. Bruntqn, Jenkins Cleaning Works; J. C. Dlnim, Springfield News; J. C. Holbrook, Hardware and Fur niture; Cox & Cox, General Merchan dise; D. M. Gore, real estate; W. Bishop, Barber; Thompson & Howard, General Blacksmiths; Oregon Power Co., Gas, Electric Light and Water; Dr. W. H. Pollard; N. W. Emery, D. D. S.; R. P. Mortensen, M. D. Hugh Sandgathe, Garago and Machine Shop; C. Lybarger, Restaurant; E. E. Lee, Second Hand Good a; J. E. Richmond, Dentist; H. E. Pitts, Springfield Plan ing Mill Co.; Clinton Bally, Fischer Boutin Lumber Co.; James Laxton, Wood Yard. prize Winning Kids .Take TrlR Miss Lola Honnls, of Marcola: fJlsa qertrudo.Np.et, of .Fall, Creek, Cn.es.ter Bowen and ed Nnpper ,qf Creswell.j wno, were, syen , irip(wipB bwxb exhibit in the. Industrial cjuh.ivork t the .'Lane 'county, "fair, .left yesterdiy for Salem, accompanied by a chape-i rone and wlllreju ?.tS.,'y two giria Rcmii Jn: B.wng, unes tWiBatMjthkeat.oyvh tpri ,an.. Tjpa" lijftlwd tho besi, TRAIN SERVICE FBQM PORTLAND 10 COOS BAYBEGINS SUNDAY Trains to Go Direct From M tropolis to Marshfield on Daily Run j FEW CHANCES IN SCHEDULE Change Comes, as ' Result of Heavy Traffic Opened up by' the Willamette-Pacific ' , nl tjr.' Portland, Ore. 8e$L 23. laaportaat changes in passenger train service will be inaugurated next Sunday by the Southern Pacific company, coincident with the Installation of direct service between Portland and Coos Bey, Pos sibly of raose Importance wlll be fee discontinuance of the train now Jc&own as No. 15, beyond Ashland, it now goes all the way to San Francisco. Here after this train -will be knbwa as No. 17. A new iNo. IS however, leaves the union station at 8(30 ara. and contin ues to San Francisco, arriving ijat :,o9 p. HU next day. This will do local work , The evening Sas Francisco train No. 1 13. now feaVffi FortWaa at Sl&VwUI be moved ahead 'soas to leave at & conttaued .antirely-whlle No- K, :tie through train, will do the local work in Its place. Nd. 19, the train leaving Portland for Cottage Grove at 2 p. in., will be extended so as to run through to Roseburg. Tho new arrangement involves soma minor changes in local trains, includ- Cook. SNOW LASTS LONGER ON FOEST LANDS THAN OPEN COUNTRY siandln. Tl'mber Help to Cerwervs w'itV'sy'. Prvent' u$4tn FIeo That kHHw r&fe 'a ' the Hud &uca 'Joiigef -snder-Jbrest jtreesithaa la bpea juices-'of ;the -same -altHufle apdV similar .jCoadiUps, is deadly 8h9wn i a. .report , just received y District Yotfikqr George II. Cecil, Gt Portland, 6reg'on. During tne spring of 1916 ,thb depth of snow" was measared regularly at twenty different -stations in the opea and in th,e forest near the Wind. River Experiment Station on the Celomhja National ForeBt, to determine tho val- ue of forests in prolonging the winter's snow supply. The stations were in pairs, each one in the forest having Its counterpart in the. open where all conditions were similar except that there was no standing green Umber. In every pair of stations, without ex ception the snow lasted longer at the station under the trees than at tho one in the open. On the flat, the snow left the jplowed. ground two weeks be fore it left the woods: the burned and logged off lands four weeks earlier; and the unburned slashing two to three weeks earlier than the corres ponding forest stations. On the moun tain sides the snow disappeared from old bunia on south slopes seven ,to night weeks sooner, than from similar forested slopes, and from the open ridge six weekn befdr'e it l&ft the wood ed rWe. As ea'cH.-W'ati6n la thy en befMne- mmumw. of 1ms or sreatar siu-w4 aiireiy Dare, uoricr iae -ii-aj,- pt"t to attead. 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