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SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1916
VOL. XV NO. 7
WILL BE GUESTS
OF BOOTH KELLY
FOB ALL DAY TRIP
Six Roprocontativo Mon of City
Will Enjoy Outing to Wond
llng Mill Wondosday
j Charles Kester.
EUGENE MEN ALSO TO GO( Sophs. President, Vordon May; vice
president, Clyde Mooro; secretary,
(Maude Gorrlo; treasurer, Clarcnco
xfjurpote Is to Qlve Community Build Chaso; tockil promoter, Holon Kepnor;
ers a Chance to Qaln Knowledge
of Important Industry
An Invitation to representatives of
tho banks, newspapers, educational In
atltutlons and chambors oC coinmorco
Springfield and Hugono to bo tho 8,kc8; l,orK,int Bt nrm8 CHfTord . Urod of thousands of dollars of tlm
nts of tho BoothKolly lumbor com- I T',omPBOn Floy(1 Kcslor. bor havo been burned and red-eyed
of
guests
pnny on Wednesday, Octobor 4, for a
trip Ij tho lodging camps boyond
Wcndllng, lias been Issuod by A. C.
Dixon. Tho party will leave Spring
field at 7:35 and return at 4:45 In tho
ovcnlng. An oxcorpt from tho letter
of invitation, explaining why It Is ox
tendod at this time, follows:
Wo havo an idea that thoro aro very
fow pooplo not connectod with thn
industry who know tho extent of tho
work that is necessary for propor de
velopment of a lumber and timber
operation, and who rqnllro tho ob
stacles that havo to bo overcome, and
-wo nro anxious since tho lumbor busi
ness will bo of very great importance
to Lano County for many years to
come that those who havo and will
havo much to do with Uio up-bulldlng
of their rcBpoctlvo communities,
through publicity, news work nud fi
nancing ,nnd thoso who nro charged
with community i)avolopinoht, togeth
er with Icndors in tho education of
our children, havo tho benefit of tho
knowlodgo and object lesson which
wo bollovo wo can show them In a
one day's trip. Besides all this, wo
think tho trip will bo n pleasant ono
und rather a surprising ono from a
sconlo standpoint to most of thoso
who will tnko it. I
Thoro will bo no neceflslty for extra
uronnrntlon on tho narl of thoso trolntr
.. . . .'. . I
as to clothing or shoos, unless thoyl
doslro to do SOmo tramnlllir In tho
woods. There will bo n climbing trip ,
of about two nnd onolmlf hours dur- socured from th Revernd James T.
atlon provided for thoso who caro to Moore who with Mrs. Mooro and Miss
ascend to Iho top of Mt. Neho, whuro , Margaret Morris, has been In attend
n vlow can bo had which Is unsurpns- nnco during tho eeslon Jimt closing,
sod In Lnno County. For thoso who Mr. and Mrs. Mooro nnd Miss Morris
uo not caro to mnko tho trip, other nro oxpectod to return homo late this
exorcises will bo provldod which no afternoon or this ovcnlng.
tloubt will rosult In nppotltos sum- Miss Morris, who has given moro
clontly koon so that tho loggers lunch, thnn $20,000 this yoar towards tho
which will bo provldod, will bo wol- erection or tho now brick cliurch hero
conio. . ( j was a conspicuous member of. tho lay-
Tho train will Ijc mot at tho South- mon's session nt Lobanon.
orn Pacific depot In Womlllng by ono
of tha logging engines nnd nn open IMSTA.LI FIRST OF ART
rftnlf Ml n yif fin Minx I n nlnn. AM n Mlnn ' "
; j: ; , . ':, i
u uiwiiujt
Aninnir tho Khrlncflnld folkn u-ltn
Plan tonvnll themselves of this oppor-! $250 W6rth to ln New Metho'
tunlty nro: K. B, Kopnor, socrotnry ' d,8t church? to FlnlBh
of tho IliiBlnoBfl Mon's Club; Dr. J. Ey Building In 3 Weeks
Richmond, president of tho Sprlngfloltl j
Development Longuo; olthor C. L. ' Tho "rHt r tho nrt B,nfm wlmlows
Scott, prosldont. or 1). S. ncnls, cnshlor of which there nro Just $2500 worth
of tho First Nnflonnl Hank; Fonnor L. whleh nrrIva fro,u Portland i8t woqk
Travis. nsslstniit v.ushlor of tho Com- nro ,)0,nK iBtallotl In tho novy Moth
morolnl Stnto Jinnk. and Walter R. 0(Ust cluirch toi,ny- 0n,y 1,10 en"r
Dlmm. editor of tho Snrlncflold News. windows, about 20 in numbor nro horo,
O. P. ENLARGES FUEL BIN
Mew Storage Building to Hold 11,654,
Cubic Feet of Wood I cs for tho big windows, nftor which
Tho Oregon Powor company ,1s on- j they woro sent to Povoy Rrothers,
larglng Kb fuol bin tit Its plnnt. ln Portland, to bo filled.
Sprlngfiolil so that it will hold 11,. Tho design of tho windows Is n con
Cfll cubic foot of wood fuol. Tho now vontlonnllzod Illy in whlto, with . a
extension of tho bin Is 12 by 27 foot background of brown nnd bluo shados,
and 35 foot high, When It is com- j and a border of dollcnto green. v Tho
pjotod it will mnko tho storngo spneo entire building will bo fitted with thoso
for fuol twlco ns lurgo ns it is at tho ,
prosont tlmo.
Tho fuel that Is used for tho Orogou
Powor company's boilers is mainly ,
sawdust nnd ground wood, Tho waste
qnda of tho timber Is put into a ma
oliliio known ns tho ''hog" nnd ground
Into a courso, snw dust and is thon
stored In tho big fuel bins' An endless
cliulii conveys tho fuol to tho bollors
by an nutomntje ovoihoad .food.
pr. Palmer of Mabel Married
Dr. C. Unrold Pnlmor and Miss Em
ijm M. Ilnrr, both of Mabol woro mar
r(od at tho Uaptlat pnraonnpe , nt
Springfield Sunday afternoon nt one
o'clock, Rovorond W. Norton Ferris
officiating. Tho coroniony was attend-
od by Immediate rolutlvos and Dr. and
Mrs. Robhnn of Sprlngllold. I
HIGH SCHOOL CLA8SES
ELECT YEAR'S OFFICERS
Harry Nixon, Verdon May, Floyd Kee
ter am Presidents of Froth,
Oopfis, Juniors, Respectively
At mootlngs hold at tlio high rcIioo!
Thursday ovonlng, tho freshmen, soph
omores and Juniors oloctcd class ofll
corn n follows:
Frosh. Prcsldont, Harry Nixon; vlco
president, Audrey Perkins; secretary,
Kern Travis: treasurer, Tholmn
Crouch; editor, Qoargo Williams; eor
I Count nt arms, Sidney Warner and
class editor, Cannon Harwood; sor
Kount at arms, Gordon Byrne, Clarence
Powell, Elbo Slgnor.
Juniors. Prosldont, Floyd Kester:
?,co P'". "tiuenn, secretary.
treasurer, Anno uorrio; social promo -
ior, ira inn;
class editor, Dorrls
-,MCHo oro.Ch arhcuC ornupM ndra
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OF METHODISTS TO
BE HERE NEXT YEAR
Springfield Successful Over Astoria
and Dallas In Getting Workers
to Come Here
Tho Oregon Motbodlst conference
will bo held In Springfield next year,
It was decided at Lebanon Saturday.
About 200 delegates for tho regular
attendance piny bo oxpectod for con
ferenco wcok, it was said. Tho exact
dato of mooting is not doclded till
somctlma in 'tho Into summor or fall,
but tho conference usually occurs
about tho latter part of Soptember.
Tho contestants for tho conferenco ;
next year wero Springfield,' Astoria
and Dallas, and tho vote Is reported to
hnvo been almost unanimous for
Springfield. ' , ,i7Y;$J
Today Is tho Inst session of tho con
feronco. Yostordnv tho cabinet of .
superintendents and tho now bishop.
Mntthow Simpson Hughes, wero busy
making final arrangements for tho np
nolntmnntn which worn to ho nnnonnc. i
. 7" .
d tliin mornlnR.
Moro doflnnlto information as tdlCrc-cn' Washington and Alaska ns
next vnnr'a Rnnnlnn linrn pun lin clvon
Inter In tho wook, after a statmont Is
glass windows today
whllo tho others, which belong Jn tho j
nut,"orlui" f iho church propor nfo,ing to a special report on school con
oxpectod almost nny day. Tho Spring-
field Planing mill turned out tho sash
windows
Tho mon, under tho dlroctlon of
Foroninn M.-M. Male, nro now fitting
tho windows, working on stairways,
nnd staining. Almost nil of tho outsldo
staging 1ms boon romovod, excepting
whoro tho windows go In ns they nro
put In from tho outsldo, nnd tho mon
must work on tho staging,
Tho church will bo rondy for uso ln
about threo weeks, Mr. Malo said.
Clay Whlttaker Injured at Mill
Clay Whlttnkor, who Is omployod nt
tho Dootli-Kolly Lumbor company mill
mot with n painful but not serious iio
oldont at tho mill Friday morning,
wlton in turning n log on tho carrlngo
a slab came loose and struck htm In
tho face. He suffered only somo bad
bruises.
FOREST FIRES FEW
T
MADE BY WARDENS
All Formor Rocords In Flro Pro
tection of Forests are
Shattered
WASHINGTON IS BEHIND
Saving Due to Wet Winter and Clear
Atmosphere During Danger
' Month In Summer
All Pacific Northwest records for
' Bmu 08g by forest fires havo boon
, brokon this year. Some rears hun
gangs of men havo worked In the
Btnoko for wooks to keep tho fires
from spreading.
"Tho flro loss to merchantable tlm
ber in this state has been practically
nnihfnir " onM H R Phnnmnii tnnvn.
1 tary of tho Oregon Forest Flro assocl-
DU
16 REPO
ntlon, Saturday. "Our men havo been seminating practical knowledge among
largely withdrawn in tho coast J tho farmers" concerning scientific agrl
countles. Tho Eastern and Southern culture and home economics,
parts of the' state havo had no rain j Of tho total fund that will bo avail
yet and It is still necessary to keep out able in Oregon for agricultural exten
tho patrols. I slon and farm demonstration work
Whllo some 400 fires occured on $18,151.66 is allotted by the depart
prlvatoly owned land, fow reached a ment of agriculture under the Smlth
slzo that mado them difficult to con- Lever act and $15,202 Is allotted from
trol. -The atmosphoro has been so another federal fund, making in all
clear tho lookouts could quickly dls- $33,353.66 that will be contributed by
cover what Area thoro wero. Only a
few trees nt tho edges of old burns
have- boon lost"
Much tho same condition prevails
as to tho national forests. According
to tentative figures compiled by tho !
j,orcBl scrvico, mo loss on government j
lamia in Oregon tins year amounts to
but,$15poabout.82P.O,00 foe.of Umber
bolng burnod. Tho Washington loss
was larger, reaching more than 7,000, -
000 foot valued at between $9,000
nnd W.OOO owing to tho,location of
G. H. Cecil, district .forester, re-
Por'tf 'or this season tho losses as .
.mr.l th. n.. .lir vMr. I
comrnreu wun mo past six years m
IfOHOWS!
1910, numbor of fires, 1009; value,
$720,342.76; 1911, number of fires, 891;
valuo, $60,898; 1812, numbor of fires,
375; vnluo $3480; 1913, number of
fires, 651; vnluo, $27,313.65; 1914, num
bor of fires, 1300; vnluo, $107,701.75;
1915, numbor of fires 1501; value,
$156,769,
Repairs Boardwalks
The board walk between tho west
end of tho river brldgo and tho Goshen
road was repaired and put in good
shapo Inst wook. When tho high water
flooded tho road nt tho end of tho
brldgo last winter It tore out a section
of tho walk nnd it was not permanent
ly fixed until last week. Tho carpen
ters also repaired the walk from tho
country road to tho West Springfield
school houso.
YEAR'S FORWARD
STEPS
Report on Progerss of County Schools
Made by E. J. Moore
Lnno County schools have had an
interesting and profltnblo year, accord-
dltlons recently mado by County Sup
orlntondont, E, J. Mooro to J. A.
Churchill, Stnto Superintendent of
public Instruction.
Somo of tho year's stops forward
include tho forming of parent-teach-
era nssoclntions whorevor it was pos -
Hlblo, tho erection of playshods, lm-
proved lighting In 15 school houses,
Installation of Hnrdon bubbling fount -
nins in many schools, -standardisation
of 72 schools, and tho' holding of nn
annual fair and rally about tho mlddlo
of May.
Many Attend Union Meeting
J. M. Dovors, district attornoy of
Lnno county, nddrosaod tho congro-
gatlons of tho Baptist and Methodist
oliurchos last night at tho Rnptist
building last night on tho "Brow.
ors' Amondniont" that is to bo voted
on nt tho noxt election. Mr. Dovors
pointed out tho weaknesses of tho ,
now bill nnd urgod that all of the poo- J
plo of Springfield turn out and dofent i
Hie measure "that will make tho poo-
pie helpless In prohhlblting prohlbl-
tlon." Tho now orchostra of tho Bap-
t t church made Its first appearance
I .itp't and was woll rocolved. '
U. S. GOVERNMENT
TO AID FARMERS
DURING NEXT YEAR
Will. Spend $41,505.32 in Oregon
Jn 1916-17 for Agricultural
Extension Work
TO FOSTER BETTER CROPS
A Program of Demonstration Will be
Maintained for Soil Tlllent
During Growing Season
Washington, Sept. 30. Oregon fares
well in the annual allotment of funds
for agricultural extension work in tho
various . states, which has been an
nounced by tho department of agricul
ture. As a result of this federal distribu
tion of funds there will bo available
for agricultural extension work in Ore-
gon during the fiscal year 1916-17 te
I antn nf til KflK 19 whlnti If In kallnD1
will have very beneficial results in dls-
tho government. The Smith-Lever al
lotment is contingent upon the state
raising $8161.66, which when added
to tho government's total, makes a!
gran a total oi f 4i,505.3Z available lor
agricultural extension work in Ore-
gon.
Tho purposo of the appropriation
, underUi Smlth:Loyerct lseflnqi
t by tho law to be "to aid Jn diffusing
1 among the poplo of tho United States
useful and practical information on
subjects relntlng to agriculture and
I homo economics and to encourage tho !
application of the same." Actual dera-
onstration work among the farmers
.... MI tUn
by experts will constitute the major
part of the program.
MRS. GRACE HARBIT
SELLS MILLINERY
STORE AND STOCK
Has Been In' Business In Springfield
Four Years; -Will go to Enter
prise to Reside .
Mrs. Grace Harbit has sold the
stock nnd fixtures of hor millinery
store on Main street, finishing up tho
deal Friday. The names of the pur
chasers are not given out, but it was
stated that tho goods wero sold in
several lots.
Mrs. Harbit and daughter, Miss, Na
omi, will go to Enterprise, where
another daughter, Mrs. H. R, Hockott,
lives, Just as soon ns tho household
B003 ctm k sottcn in readiness, nnd
j me uiuer uusiness nmsneu up, wiucu
will be within two weeks, Mrs. Har-
l.l. t.l ir T T 1. , . ...in .Mnl.A l.
homo in Enterprise, but gave out !
nothing further concerning her plans
excepting that sho would not enter tho
mllllnory business there.
For the past four years, Mrs. Harbit
has been In tho mllllnory business' In
this city. Sho statos that at first, sho
found business very good, but that
during tho Inst two years tho business
depression has been felt,
j Mrs. Harbit and Miss, Naomi havo
a host of frionds in Springfield who
t are sorry to see them move away.
1
Brought Here for Treatment; Dies
W. R. Watson died Thursday nt the
Springfield hospital at 1 o'clock. Mr.
Watson was 40 years of ngo and leaves
n wlfo and family who resldo at Ocean
.Vlow, Oregon from which plnco he was
brought for treatment. Ho was a
' Spanish war votoran. The body was
i taken to tho Wnlk'ir chapel awaiting
funeral nrrangemonts.
' Train Becomos Derailed
The train that runs on the Lobanon
branch of tho Southern Pacific became
dornilwl in front of the Fischer-Boutin
lumbor mill yesterday morning on Its
way out of town. v The twin was
delayed for about nn hour until the
crew sucooeded In getting it back oo
tho track. The cause of tho derail was
not loarned.
HEAR YE, REPUBLICAN
VOTERS MALE AND
FEMALE
Don't forget tho big political
rally at the Deli theatre this
evening. Hon. A. E. Clark of
Portland is going to speak and
the Springfield band is going to
furnish some good music. This
Is going to be an interesting
and instructive assembly.
Tako notice ,yo Democrats
and Socialists, go and hear tho
other side of the situation.
Rock Cusher Turns out 100 Yards
Ono hundred yards of crushed rock
each day is now being turned out for
the city by tho rock crusher of the
Springfield Gravel company. Tho rock
Is being used for two different Jobs,
tho South Second street road between
Main street and the mlllrace bridge,
which work is under the supervision
of Street Commissioner J. E. Edwards,
and the new road 'which Is being con
structed by Engineer Parsons and a
crew of men from South' D street to
tho Dorris hop yard.
WILL TALK ROOFING
INSTEAD OF TIES
AND SHOE BUTTONS
John Wfnzenrled, For 5 Years With
Cox and Cox, Decides to Become
A Man of Leisure
u mure wu we ma,8 popu.ace ouy months of Somme
suspenders to the tune of a long yarn Js 3(J7 1(.g
about "When I was in tho livery busi-j The' Q;erseas esU.
ness." or purclmse a new pair of shop-' mateB combIned Prench and
laces to the recital of some tale of woe Bm&h lossbs Jn me s6 batUe
beginning. "Now you know that car of up to Septembcr 15 tQ.
m ' 'about 600,000.
For genial John Wlnzenried,tfor; a , Janu 2g- the BrItish
number of years saldsman in the gents crnment hag Js8Ued nQ fl f total
furnishing and shoe department, of ,osses v to hat tJme the da
the Cox and Cox store, has resigned av e Qf losgeg from beglnnlns
his-posIt onMhe -roslgnation-to take or. the -war W -sajghtiy -mdre -than-effect
today. . f100Q
Mr. Wiuzenried expects to make a, ' Tcriffic BaMes Cont!nue
i . .. . . . . . inRne.Pt v-fr
usiness trip to foniana in a lew ciays
, . .v ,, uu""fco' W1L",U
Inlifl ...... ...f 1 1.
, .... it.
IU ims Cliy III UU3
future, befor the rains set In.
Although he is undecided as to fu-
ture plans. Mr. Winzenried stated that
t. n r -n-j. 1 .1 a
he and Mrs. Winzenried would not
leave Springfield.
Attend Methodist Conference
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Scott, Randall:
Scott, and Fred Bresslor, were guests Somme, the French have resumed
of Mr. and Mrs. L. May for an auto yfr attacks, pusjijng further tha
ride to Lebanon yesterday. The trip wedge into the German lines in tha
over was mado in the morning, when region of Rancourt. The new French
the party attended the morning ses- advance, according to Paris, was
slon of the Methodist conference now scored by means of hand grenade op
assembled. Lunch was enjoyed at erations north of Rancourt
Albany, after which the drive home MaCedonta, the Bulgarians re-
was made by way ofCorvallis and t succeS3 In the Kalmakcalan r0.
Monroe. ' g0n near the Serbian border, where
a trench of the rnaln-Serbian' posl-
MOVE BUILDING 4 MILES tion was captured after a Serbian nt,
. tack had been repulsed. No impor
One Portion of Old Methodist Church tftnt changeg tbQ South eisewhera
Taken to Miss. Morris' Farm m Mace(lonla or ln Dorbruja are" an-
One of the strangest sights seen in
the city for some timo was that of a
20 by 24 foot building, loaded on three
huge steel ttucks, and drawn four
m"? fo"r ho"f 8 a0, a " . f40t
1 Indies' nid room of tho old Methodist
church apd it was transferred to Miss
Morris' farm, tho old Ebbert place,
about four miles east of town. J. W.
Barrlngor of'Eugeno did the work.
Miss Morris who owns the old
church building, Intends adding this
portion to a residence which she owns
Jus"t north of the Ebbert placo, on tho
Hayden Brldgo road. Tho church
propor Is later to be divided, moved,
and remodeled into two modern dwell
ings, which will stand on the lot whoro
tho church now Is, on tho corner of
Second and B streets.
SENIORS TO FEAST ON PIE
Near-Grades Make Plans for Social;
Choose Colors and Flower
The sonlqr class had a mooting
Thursdny ovenlng after school nnd
choso pink nnd green- ns their colors
nnd the Cnroliue Lestout roso as the
class flowor.
A committee was appointed to make
arrangements and plans for a "Plo
Social" which Is to be given soon
under the auspices of tho Junior olass.
The committee consisted of Borttle
Bruce, Ruth Scott, Lootn McCraokon,
Grace Thomas and Lucllo Smith.
BRITISH LOSS IS
3800 MEN A DAY
IN GREATEST WAR
Casualties Show Ghastly Prica
is Paid for Gains on the 4
Somme Battle Line
TOTAL DEATHS NOT KNOWN.
More Than 300,000 Brltans Killed Inj
Latest Offensive New Troopa (
Aid Against German Attacks
London, Sept. 30. The British lost
heavily in the fighting on the Somma
front during September. This Is In
dicated by the. casualty lists, which
show tho casualties on all fronts
during the month to havo been nearly
120,000 officers and men,, or at the
rate of more than 3,800 a day. The
casualties were: Officers. 5,439- men,
114,110.
Heavy as were the British losses
In September, they were lighter than
I those of August, which were 127.945.
daily average of 4l27. In July, the
first month of the Somme offensive,
I the losses were about half those of
August of. September, notwithstand-
i tag " fact that In July the British
stormed the first line German de
fenses. The causualities in that month
WArA Q 7K en tfinf thn tntal fni.
DesPerate fighting has been in pro-
gress, along tho northern end of tha
Somme front, where the British "have
recenUy made important Inroads upon
i Roman nnsfHnna smith of thn Anrrn.
) The war offlce today report3 heayjr
counter attackg by th(J Germans near
the gtuff redoubt and the He8sIan
trench, and declares that a division of
i the new British army acquitted itself
most creditably in beating off the Ger
I mans.
Further down the line toward the
nounced.
' Pctrograd reports that there havi
. been no important happenings either
on the Russian front pr In the Cau-
VOTERS BY TARDINESS
DISFRANCHISE SELVES
Many Thousands Won't Vote
November 7 Unless They
Make Speed
on
To vote at the general election
November 7 you must register at tho
court house before October 7. Reg
istrntlon to date is several thousand
short of the total for the general
election in 1914.
Voters who registered for tho pri
maries need not ro-reglster, provided
they have not changed their nddress.
Registration now, under the perma
nent registration act, will last for
ovor, except when a voter moves from
one precinct to another.
Market For Box Shooks
The department of commercial and
industrial service of the University of
Qregon school of commerce has Issued
ndbootecomplled by Frederic Thorne,
Itomntjipf the market for box shooka
ln foreign countries. The booklet Is
a valuable ono for thoso in the box
shook trade as it gives consumption
sources of supply, duties and posslblK
. ities of the market.