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SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 28,1916.
iUm mHHiMir Ml oi I'onsrs of M Mh, 187V
VOL. XV NO. 7Q
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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 '
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,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.
I,
igs t;it finto vii(bK,mi,
V