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SKSSJ8B- h-- SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY OCTOBER 12,1916 VOL. XV. NO.' 74 lUu mtWf nn4r Ml of Comre of M rh, l7i ROCKETS ARE USED TO WARN ALLIED SHIPS OF SUBMARINES Mldtllo Atlantlo Coaot is Patrol loci by British and Fronch WnJrshlps nnd Aoroplnnoo GERMANY NOT TO BLOCK ADE U. S. PORTS TO TRADE Ambassador Qerard Returns from Ger rnany States That Enteto Powers fwill Not Operate to 8ever Neu trality with America Norfolk Vu., Oct. 11. Parts of the coast In this region aro boliiR Illumi nated tonight with rockets sunt up from British and French warships on tho Atlantic patrol, warning murchunt vessels that hostllu sudmarlncs may bo lurking In tho vicinity. Aeroplanes also aro being used by tho British cruisers for convoy duty. Ono British ship bound for South America with cargo loft port and soon afterward an aeroplane was soon to nrlso from tho dock of ono of tho warships and convoy nor for a con slderablo distance. Gerard Enters Denial Now York, Oct Jl, James W. aor ard, United States ambassador to Ger many, mado an explicit statement here this afternoon that It Is not truo "that I havo come homo this time to soiVe no'tlco on President Wilson that It Is Germany's Intention to repudiate bor DledEos regarding tho conduct of. her subniarlno '.warfare or that Oermany,. f I 1 K.nlr. Ili M Maiimnllnn nf a M li. 1 marina attacks against all kinds of alilps." n - Germany to Keep Pledges New York, Oct. 11. Following an extendod conferenco with James W. Gerard, American ambassador to Ger many will agroo to rofraln from at German ainbassadro, Count von Bern atcrff this afternoon stated that thoro will bo no recurrenco of U-boat war faro, and that Germany doos not con templato in any way violating its pledges to tho Unltod Sta'tcs. Tho statornont was considered of especial .Importance at this time In view of tho tact that Ambassador Oor. ard Is believed to have brought Jo, the United Statos doflntta statements from the Gorman foreign olflco regarding Its presont attltudo on submarine war faro, and that. Count von Bornstorff Is believed to have recolved similar, In-, formation from Gormany through dis patches delivered' by Captain HatiB nose, commander of tho U-B3. Vba ..'Bprnsto'lt'js aaaouncBxent cod? tra((jcte.'erJlpr-Bt,wti',ttitt'' conjoreeco between th'.two dlplomate was U'ovotcu . solely to discussion .of porsoBal .matters. Will Not Attempt .Blockade Washington. Oqt. ' U-ThaC Ger many Avljl agroo tq refrain! fram at tempting to blockade, American ports with a submarine fleet bu,t wll'l Jn,lst on the right to operate' generally along regular, steamship lines In attack apod "on'emy pommerco," is the belief tox prossod hero today In administration nm) diplomatic circles. It lis believed this position will bo nssumed -when tho Unltod States ro Uoratos to Gormany tho protest slml lari mado regarding Anglo-French operations off tho turgor harbors, on thd'-Atlantlo coast. It lu th'ouehL thftt Oormany alroady has carefully consld. ored tho effect submarino operations on Amorlcnn public sontimont and that the trip of tho U-53 was made with the purpose of bringing the matter to a head, Tho .fact that tho Unltod States, as loading noutrnl. has rofuspd to accept tho, contention of the allies that sub marlnpB should bo donlodi tho rights of American, porta Is expected to aid In nmlpablo solution of tho submarlno question, esppclally If tho government makes the frlondly request that Ger many keop her craft away from Ameri can wators. , Leavi Aftpr 3 Wqeks', Visit Mr. and Mrs. F; M. Rockott have left 1 for their home, at McConnolavillo, Oho, afterTa throe-.Tveeks' Visit herd ptthe homo of their daughter, Mrn. A- Ml dletonk Mr. and Mrs. Beckett will make a lqlBvirolyj trjn.-.eolnis 1y"W9y of CaJlforBtyaa4,;ToxM- FRUIT INSPECTOR TELLS HOW TO PREVENT BLIGHT Spray Now With 6-0-50 Bordeaux Mix ture, He Advisee; Don't Walt Until Rains Begin "To prevent California peach blight, oprny now with a C-C-CO Bordeaux mixture,'' Is tho advice of C. 1'. Stew art, county fruit Inspector to fruit men In tho county. "If trees aro ngt badly Infected, thd II mo sulpher solution used at tlio rato of ono gal Ion to eight or ten gallons of water will keep tho dlsoano under control," ho adds. Pencil blight Infections will start! directly after tlio rail rains begin, and ono should not wait until tho leaves aro off tho trees to spray, ns It then will bo to lato for tho best ro aults. Cover all parts of tho troo thoroughly. "Young applo trcos, not In bearing, should bo sprayod at this tlmo to pro vent nnthracnoso, with tho C-C-50 Bor deaux mixture or tho llmo-sulphor sol ution at rato of ono gallon to eight gallons of water. "All bearing applo trees should bo sprayod with ono of tho abovo solu tions' Just as soon as tho fruit' Is 6ft of tho trocs, as no fungus diseases can bo stopped with Bpray after tho Infections haVo onco started.- "Tho llmo-Bulpber solution, used at rato of ono part to eight of water Is apt to Injuro the fruit buds on young Do Anjou pear trees." WILL INSPECT, TOMORROW Southern Pacific Officials Will Look , . 1 Over Springfield Property Tho officials of tba Southern Pacific company who ar6""on a tour of Inspec tion .of jthelr equipment In, Oregon will loavo Eugono at 4:30 a. ml Friday and go to Oakridgo. They will return from there, inspect tho track on tho Wend ling branch and arrive at tho local dopot by 0:30. "Everything Is In good shapo," Bald Andrew Ruddlman, yard superintend ent, when Interviewed this afternoon. Today Is Columbus Day. On October twolth 424 years ago, Ciratopho,r Columbus, discovered America, and this date has bgon de signated as tho anniversary of that event In colobra.oa. prpgrams are bolng given In some of the grades of the' local 'school's'.' The stores and .banks will' not observe.' the" date,, but the post oklce closed, at nogn'for tbo remainder of tho day. Ready F.or .Rly .SAturday Eyenlng At a pal mooting of the Woodrow. Wijspn ,Leagy)'l&ofd jasV'JilpKt, .co'ni mltlos were appointod to"lqp,lt after decorating' ' tho. hall and attending to 'other' matteVs pifeparatbfy'' IS'tho Democratic rally to "bo' held hero 'Sat urday , evening, Octoh.er 14. Forty threo membors wero out to last night's me.otlng. ' ' Local Rebekahs to go to Harrliburg A number of local members. of tho Rohpkah odgo plan' to attend the dis trict, convention at-, Jlarrlsburg, on Wednesday evening, October 18. Among thoso who expect to make tho trip are: Mesdames L. E. Durrln, Anna Glondonplrig, Al Montgomery, t). Crouch, Rd, Collins, J. P, Fry, Vina Mc Loan, O. M. Dorlty. N, GrllUn, H, E. Walker, W. F. Walker, Mattlo Hlnson, and Mary C. Magill.- Walter Dlmm ,JoIns 8. H. 8. Faculty On Tuesday afternoon irom 3:,15 until 4:15 Walter Dlmm, editor of the Springfield News, wll' moot' with the members of tho high school Press Club, organized Tuesday. The organ ization, which has 12 members, will moot once a week at tho high' school, and plans to tako up a course of work which will tako tho place of English composition, but which will not bo a regular course In Journalism. Miss Eflle Rhodes is the instructor. Blind Student, Carries, Message Leslie blade's, a blind boy, honor student aVjthYv 'University, of !6r'eon, orator ,;and aramatfo Writer Is carry Irjg'Uho nl&ssage of the Young Mens' Christian Association to tho men em Ployed in tlialumbcr camps at Wend ling. His flrsttaljt, tlier waB glvon laqt Friday. ,'' , CAMP GROUND IS SUCCESS Vlilton Qlve It Second Place In State; Money It Collected for It Twenty three dollars was secured by .1. B. Kdwards Tuesday, when he circulated a aubscripllon among tho business houses of tho city for tho up keep of tho Auto Camp Grounds, In addition to this tho city ovo f 17.50 to tho fund which mado tho total received J40.K0, which Is 3.10 more than tho ex panses for tho summer. Mr. Kdwards slates (hat tho Camp Ground Committee thinks this summer a very successful season. Besides thoso earn from points In the state, (hero wero 04 out-of-tho-stato nuton which stopped at tho grounds for ono or two nights. An encouraging fact with respect to tho local camp ground, Is that It is placed second only to Ashland In tho mnttor of accomodations for travelers and In plcasnnt grounds. Tho project will bo continued next year. ' ' . BOOK COMMITTEE MEETS New List of Volumes Will Be Ordered For Library Soon At a meeting of tho library, book commltteo hold in tho reading room at 7:30 Tuesday ovonlng, plans wore mado for ordering a now list of books to arrlvo bcroro tho first or tho year. Thoso will probably consist mainly of history and fiction works, according to Mrs. Hanna Hill, librarian, but the exact list has not yot been decided on, nor has tho amount of money which will be available been determined. ' Tho members of .the committee pres ent Tuesday evening were: Mrs. N. W. Emery, Mrs. L.. K. Page. Mrs H. E Walker. Mrs. Vina McLean, Mfss Mary Roberts, Mrs, Lee Clark, Mrs, Dan Gore, and Mrs, Hannah Hill. T48S Students Now:,Registered ' " I.ij .Sprlneitf; Firs 1 - Report"i8f Issued. There Is now an enrollment of 488 students In tho Springfield public schools. This Is an lncreaso of nine over the number enrolled at ibis time last year. Five of this year's- students have entered since last Friday. This fact is ono of thoso embodied. In tho first roport to 'the county super intendent just issued by Superintend-' ent R. L. Kirk.. Tho report covers pnly. 10 days instead of the usual 20, since school has been in session ho re nnlv two weeks. Amonr othor infor mation, given in the.jrejp.ort.'is ihe tol-- lowing; Tho room having the highest per centage Is tho'soverith grado. H.89hool't.u,l9n tor first 10 days JISBO, This amount represents what Springfield has received from thV county high school fund. Tho remainder of. the, report follqwa: Days taught, 10; Days atendanco, 4646; Days ,abs5nco, 78; Cases tardl pess, 2; Number neither absent nor tardy, 410; Average no. pupil belong ing, 472; Avorn.go , dally , attendance, 4C4; Visits by parents, 4; Visits by school board.0. Brush Fires Near Wendllng Several fires from burning slashings have gotten away from tho farmers In tho vicinity of Wendllng and the Booth-Kelly Lumber company had to call out 100 men Monday to protect tho company's timber holdings. The fires aro under control at this tlmo and no serious damage has boon dono to the forests. Put Up Fire Chart for Pupils A fire chart, tho first ono ovor put up, has been tacked up n tho lowor hall at tho Lincoln Bclioo. The quick' est possible way for tho children from each room to reach the downstairs hall and thq outdoois Is shown by lines and arrows. Tho plan of marchlnr; was designated by Superintendent Kirk and J, F, Godard's manual train lng students did tho drawing. Renovating the Peoples' Market AJ1 the woodwork and fixtures of the Peoples' Market, recontly purchased by Charlos"Hardt, are bolng opainplOd In whfte, a'nft'.tfie, outldd of ue budd ing, is receiving a couple pfi .coats pt white paint Ed. Perkins Is doing the work, "A little later Mrl Hardt plans 16' s'ecur'o somo new 'fixtures 'and ma chinery, for the shop,. Ho plans to open 'for bustneYs about Wednesday, October "18.. , SUGGESTS REVISION III IHK SYSTEM OF MEXICO'S MINES American Committee Submits Readjustment Plan to Car ranza Confereos . LEVIES BASED ON PROFITS Resuming of .Operations Considered .'Important for Employment ' Idle Natives , I- gr 1 ' I ' At!antl$FClty, N. J. Oct., 0. Tho comfmltte:o,peadedtby William Loch, Jr., representing American mining in terests la Mexico, met the Mexican Commissioners and urged on them the necessity for modifying the Carranza taxation decrees if mining was to be resumed on a large scale. Tbo committee outlined a system of taxation, which it regarded as the heaviest that could be imposed on Mex ican mines without forcing the aban dopment of properties. This system provided tho lighter taxes for low grado properties and the heavier taxes for richer 'wines. The present orders of Carraoxa .tax one type of mine just as heavily a another. The; 'Mexican Commissioners; have1 protested thiit thls-dfacrlmlnatlonVas difficult , without a .costly , system of checking bjuthe.GovernmeBi and that some of the Carra'nsa decrees had been mlscoHstructed and., were fees hafsh "then, iiiey appeared, One oT-ti American'1 Commissioners ...... - ! I . . " ' 'i " saw mat u Mexican conferees, after. lerts on jaxation.jresolved to con tlnue to work for a system of 'taxation srirtaule Lti' Hk'e 'McVoiV. . .uitpGea;JEO cooperate The-statement' 'Issued' by- the Jph commission locfajr was' ;a follows,: Thje American Commissioners held .Dispose Co-operate ')dse Uie exSmfeaUeSs" at the hands -xneBiaiemeni 'jsraea oy- tne joint mllaalnn Iamm nmA'J second conference with the represen tatives of the American mining' IhfeV ' ests this afternoon. ' it Is si so'urco of gratification to find tho companies dis posed to co-operate In bringing about improved conditions in Mexico par ticularly in promoting the- resumption of normal Industrial activity. They have oxpressod their 'willingness to co-operate with the Mexican Govern ment in providing improved conditions of transportation and In resuming bp- 'orations of life .and property can be provided and a workable system of taxep and mining regulations can bo agreed upon. "The . representatives of the mining Industries have been In conference with ?Ir Cabera. the Secretary 'of Fi nance And Mr. Taul, Director General of -National Railways, discussing fully and., frankly, these matters of mutual. Interest, Many questions of detail aro under discussion, as, for example, the restoration of the roadbods of the rail ways, provisions for tho adequate rol ling stock and equipment, &c. If satis factory agreements can be reached with reference tb thesb matters, espc lally the resumption of mining activi ties Improved conditions In Mexico can be confidently expected. "Such resumption would be distinct ly beneficial In furnishing employment to the great mass of unemployed Mex lcau labor, and would also be a source of lmrnodlate revenue to the Mexican Government. The necessary prere quisite to such a plan would bo the return to Mexico of American mining ope'ratoro who have withdrawn dur ing tho recent disturbances. The Gov ernment of tho United States cannot encourage such return until satisfac tory assurances are given with refer ence to tho safety of life and property in the district In which operations are to be resumed," To Liberate 5000 Pheasants Five thousand Chinese phesants will bo liboratod In the Willamette valley next week and Lane county will re ceive a good slmro of thorn accord ing to B, C. 111.118, deputy state game warden for this county. Several hun dred of the birds will be liberated in this county saya tho deputy. They will come from the state game farm, Mrs. R. G, Van Valzah Receives $1,000 Marl Male, clerk of the local as sombly . of The Unltod AttsanB at!) nounccB that he has Just rocelvod a 11,000 fraternal endowmOnt fbr'Mrs."!!; o,van;yh. ;f; "VJ DR1. W. C, REBHAN GETS BIT Suffers Painful "wound In Left Hand But Worse Fate Befalls Dog Slnco Tuesday evening, Dr. W. C. Rebhan has been displaying a band aged left hand. It happened this way. As the Doctor was coming along at a pretty good clip after a professional call at Marcola, a dog ono of the breed which habitually chases auto mobiles jumped up in front of the car from the side of tho road. It was dark and as Dr. Rebhan had not seen the animal before It jumped, ho ran over it When ho went back to see the extent of the dog's injuries, tho latter fastened his teeth In the doctor's left hand, and refused to loosen his hold, until induced to do so by a pair of pliers. Thd wound, which is In the fleshy part of tho hand between the base of the. thumb and tho index finger, was cauterized and dressed immedi ately, and while it is painful, there seems to be no danger, the doctor said. "I believe tho dog died,'' he added. . Painting O. P. Stacks Two steeplejacks, It F. Warren and Harry Green, who bail from some where, are painting the smoke-stacks on .the building of the Oregon Power company's plant. The highest stack on the local plant is about 140 feet high. These men have painted the stacks for the Oregon Power company at Dallas, Independence and Albany before coming here. Another Potato Comes Up GeorgeB. Kintzley, .who .Uvea at the . cornerof Nlntb and O streets raised a fcbfato in hfs garden today that had a bracelet around oie of Its arms. This ten-Inch Bufbank ia the process of grqwlng sent one am. through a fist on' tho other side. It in the window at the News, office. .Boys May Now Enlist In Springfield S ta, tea. Array'' ag was. placed ever e J lv . - Wnf.e, w, ,the lagfiej pest -flee 'this orn In g. aqd recru,its at .of Postmaster Harry'Mi Stewart; " Art Windows are, Delayed A telegram was received Tuesday j council was masked to readvertise for stating5 'thai' 'the large art glass win-, the. sale, of beads, which -request was dows fo'r the new Methodist church granted.' '"' ' would not be completed for at least . The subject f the collection of de three weeks. The. delay seems to be Unguent assessments was again dla caused by. the act that the gbiss com-, cussed ' and "th'e city attbraey, S. P. pany is under no contract with the building contractor. Don't Forget Candy Day. On next Saturday, October 14th, confectioners, everywhere! will -try out a new event In the nature of "Nai tlonal Candy Day." Appropriate dis plays' and adverUsinfv-ampalgns are being waged everytffiere" ' In order that, the event as a' business opener of autumn activity' may be made a success. Appointed Juvlnlle Officer J. W. PerklHs has deceived the ap pointment of Juvlnlle .officer for Lane county, as well as' that of truant officer. Mr.' Perkins states thai he wishes the cooperation 01 tne people and will try to handle the office with the utmost discretion and care. BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. W. N. Ferris, minister. Bible School at 10: A. M. Divine worship at 11:00 A. M. Theme of ser- mon by pastor, "Our Obligation and Opportunity." Do not miss this mes sago, for upon these two things hinge the success of our church. Senior and Junior societies at 6:30 P. M. Pastor will speak at 7:30. Theme. "Why Will Yo Die!" Special music. All aro cordially invited. Strangers always welcome. Gets the Buck He Went, After E, E. Lee returned yesterday after noon from a four days' hunting trip up the McKenzIe, near Cook's Inn. Mr. Lee bagged a deer the day before he returned home which wlghed 100 pounds, dressed, Go Hunting for Pheasants A. Mlddleton, RUoy Snodgrass and Elmer Ppe of Portland loft Tuesday to hunt pheasants for a fow days around Halsey. They1 plan to returri the Ust of the week " 1 I L , , I1 ." " Cuptain, Scott ot Portland, a Salva tion army man;VlU speak: In tho W, O. Wl imll Sunday for the, 'teethbMls phurcn.1 ' v ' "' ' " ) Mr- Ryberg ot th0,Cp8t Range Lum ber company al Mabel is in tho' Springs field 'htfspltUl with 'rf Jty'd ',ca'i)e flt'-t $200 TO BE TO CITY ANNUALLY BY M SCHEME City Fathers Change Salarie And Duties of Recorder And Treasurer GOES INTO EFFECT, NOV' 20" Monday Night Session la BusyOne; Many Other Matters Discussed T' and Decided . An arrangement whereby the city of ' Springfield -will be saved $200 annually was perfected at the monthly session of the council, held, in the city ball last Monday evening. The manner in whach the saving la to be affected is as follows: The coun cil has decided to make a change la the duties of the recorder and treas urer, allowing the treasurer to be ia charge of .moneys on band, only, and giving over to the recorder such cler ical work- as the' collection of meats which has 'hereWore been dose 'brrUae treasurer. The salary of the treasarer is sew reduced to $100 a ,yer, while the recorder jm te Receive $65 per month. These change , ge iato'elfect jmniediateiy after ihe Bfw. oncers ta'ke their place whkh wtfi be'oa KovembW 29 ' ' ' ' '-": 1 grew quite a( lgo a e'Moaaay evealag meet It ,1s on display connclf aproved' tie VSrit-Jaet . cbBipleled'bV the contractor oa 8eatk Secosd-jstreet beyona D, ad' Rk'aPr If v-y-v y 1 . , 1 I Aanlhav toaTritv whlh flama Mia tai co,?.?'ul,ai'a f.V?Tw,l5 l j theproceediHgs ot tne saleof 'bonds for the impWveffltot'efrG 'street,-from Eighth to the Brattaln estate The Ness, was instructed to proceed with the collection . of assessments, and where the principal or interest has not been paid, the same to be collected up to'jfslK ' , u'' ' " :' The' monthly reports of the recorder and treasurer were read' and approved, and the nsaal bill's wiraallawea.' MATH150N is;,Bppi(qT TofeMQITAST Alleged Swindler of Camp Creek hlan . Arrives After Extraaition Fight; Case "k Come up Voon' At least, A, ll. Bdssen who has al leged, that. F, G Jiathlsoa.. swladlftd him out of a Carop eek farm worth $10,000, will haye a chance, to Lapnear against Math'lson, for the .'fatter has finally been brought tor Eugene, after fighting extradition from ' California for a week. T&e grand jury convenes I today and the case" will be acted upon .-while Jn session. Mathlson was first arrested six weeks ago, but was released , when Governor Wlthycombe declined to is sue requisition papers, with a warrant, were sent to the thief of' police of Oakland, where Matbjson resided. Deputy Sheriff Elkins, reached Sacra mento a wek ago Monday;, and slnco that time has been fighting his case before the governbr of California, arid in the courts at Oakland, ' where habeas corpus proceedings, "were brought. Some evidence was brought from Texas, ,to bo used.at tho hearings Mathlson has enatjed p. I?. Foster of 'Eugene da his1 attorney, and ar rangements have so far failed for ball so that he would not bo compelled to spend any time In the county Jail, Beside? Mr. Bossen, Mathlson is charged with de(raudjng oth'or .Oregon farmers out of prpperjty valued' atup; wards of $40,000!' lie Is also ciiarged Wl'th having given deeds to lah'ds la Texas which he did fc6t''ownr support ing his deeds with forged abstract ot tlU.e., Allison othy WJ-irkB-,- aMOdacte ' Srl(ild. b: RichaVdsoa ef ur to Tim- HowanlVJrt'ol''4e l. 01a'rk"fc i ill