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SPRINGFIELD NEWS L JlLHj fuvo! KjlfiuryJI, lDJI.it U mtlcrunimctof Coi 1pfliUilolil,Oro(!on, aaieoond SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, .NOV. 30, .1916. VOL. XV. NO. CIS w V o ALL IN READINESS DEDICATION NEW M.E. CHURCH Splendid $35,000 Struoturo To Bo Formally Opened Sunday , Wltli Fitting Sorvlcoa BISHOP HUGHES TO PREACH Building Made Possible Chiefly Thr ugh Qeneroilty of Mil Margaret 1 T Morris, In Memory, of Uncle Tho dedication services for tlio wont beautiful itructuro In tho city, tho jjomou A. Kbbort Memorial MothodlHt Episcopal church will ha held on tho coming Sunday, tho program for tho four Borvlcun wilt bo as follows: Sunday School At 9:30 tho Runday School, regular classes being hold. N. ' W. Emory, aepcrintendont. Dedication Oorvlca Dedication service at 10:30. Organ Prelude, Anthom, "Olvo Thanks Unto Ood." Rossini. Heading from Discipline, Dlshop Matthow S. Hughos. Hymn number 001.' Prayer by tho Rovprcnd James .Moore. Anthom, "Pralso Walteth for Thee" McPhall. First losson, Second Chronicles the 'Sixth chapter 1-2, 18-21, 40-42; Sev enth chapter 1-4 by Dr. Carl 0. Doney, fPresldont of Wlllainetto University. 1 Gloria Patrln. r Second lesson,, Hebrews, tho Touth -chnptor 10-25 by Reverend Houry J. 'Talbot, Dean of Kimball College of Theology. It Hymn, number 666. Sermon by Dlshop Matthew S. Hughes, D. D L. L. D. of Portland. Is Psalm 122. Presentation of building by the trustees. Declaration and dedication by tho Dlshop HughoB; Hymn, Doxology. Organ Postlude. Afternoon Service A fellowship sorvlca) will bo held at three o'clock, with short addresses by local and visiting men. The moot lug will be In charge of J. S. McDan- lels of Portland. Epworth League A union young people's meeting will he hold at 0:15. led by Rnndall Scott, jiresldcnt of the local Epworth League. Song service Praymv Vocal solo, Mrs. J, T. Moore. Address by Dr. Henry J.. Talbot.. . Administration of 'Epworth League pledge Evening Service At'.f:30 ovenlng services: Organ prelude. t ' Hymn. ' .Prayer by Dlshop Hughes. , Apthetn. Scripture lesson by Dr. Moore. Offorotory. - - ' . , ' Solo by Mrs. Ambroso Mlddloton. Hymn. Sormon by tho Reverend Carl O, Doney. Hymn. Dcnodlctlon by Dlshop Hughes. . Tho music ifor tho ovenlng sorvlco will bo In charge of tho choir of tho First Methodist Episcopal church of Eugene, Tho Reverend James Moore, DIs trlct Superintendent of tho Eugene dis trict will bo In charge of tho ontiro aorvlcos for tho day; ' Tho ground broaking services for tho now church wero held on March 13 of this year. A short address was given by tho. Rovcrcnd .R. 8, Bishop, of Croswoll. Tho exorcises for laying the corner stone wero held on July 22 by tho Reverend J. T, Abbott, dis trict superintendent of Eugono. The building of this splendid odl flco was made posslblo through tho donation of f 10,000 by Miss Margaret 'Morris in memory of hor unclo, he, late James A. Ebbort, Tho building cost approximately $35,000. Another liberal donation was made by John Mason of $2,600, About $4,000 wasroa' lied from tlio sale of tho old church property at tho cornor of Second and B streets, This proport? whs pur chased rIlBRiMargarot Morris, a'he." remaining funds woro rulaod by mew bflra And friends of tho church1; 40 SACKS CLOVER SEED NET S. P. NESS $969.90 Crop Is' Profitable and What Country Needs to Build up Soil, Says Springfield Teed Co., Buyer C. E .Lyon, manager of tho Spring Hold Food Company, on Tuesday, pur chased from 8, P, Ness In Eugene his lot of 40 sacks of clovor seed. This crop was grown cast of Spring Hold and brought Mr. Ness $900.00. This Is tho fourth lot rccolved that has notted tho grower over $000.00. Clovor seed Is u profitable crop and asldo from Dotting the farmer a neat' llttlo sum It Is Just what the country nooda to build up the soil. Mr. Lyon informs us that tho Keed Company, Is going to put In a regular clover seed cleaning equipment In Its warehouso and will endeavor to supply tho lo cal fanners with tho cleanest socd for sowing, and at tho same llmo furnish them with a shipping market for all the seed thoy can ralso. At present tuoro Is a carload of seed in tho company's warehouse awoltla I shipment that Is worth around $5,000. 'This is the first year that clover seed has been raised In this section for marketing purposos in any amount, and it Is a pronounced success. The, seod grown hero fs a good color und lino quality, Tho one obstaclo to ovorcomo Is tho buckhorn or plantln that grows so freely on land that Is not cultivated. Clovor seed varies in size and It Is almost imposslblo to remove all the buckhorn socd from korao lots without special machines that are very ex pensive. Tho clovor cleaner now In uso docs creditably but as soon as tho amount of business will Justify the expenditure, the Keed Company will Install two machines In series which will mora than doublo tho cap aclty as well as turn out a better ar ticle Band Petitions For Suppor t From City Wants Levy of One Half of One Mill From General Fund; Would Amount to $290 . A petition for tlio sotting asldo of a levy of ono half of one mill tax on tho assessed valuation of tho town of Sprlngdold for tho maintenance of tho Springfield Municipal Dand was pro sontod to tho Mayor and common coun. ell of tho city last night. It tho tax is granted, it will moan that tho band will rocolvo about $200, A band tax was voted by tho citi zens some yoars. ago, but the supremo court hold this was void, slnco which tlmo a petition must bo presented each year, .and tho money, if tho pe tition la grantedi apportioned out of the 10 mill general fund of the city. MAYOR GETS INVITATION Asked to Attend .Pacific Livestock Show; Cltlzena Invited Too Through O. M Plummcr, general manager, Mayer E..E. .Morrison hasroc- elved a cordial Invitation for himself and as largo a delegation of citizens as are able to go, to attend the sixth annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition to be hold In Portland from December 4. to 9. "Wo would particularly like to have you hero for Thursday, December 7'', says tho letter, "at which tlmo wo give tho stockmen's banquot". The Pacific International annual show is purely educational, and there is no admission chargo to thoso who attend. A railroad rate of a fare and a third, on the certificate plan, will apply from all stations In tho Northwest. BASKETBALL ON SATURDAY Double. Header Meet of 4 Local Teams Being Arranged For Eve, A double-header basketball program is slated for Saturday night, when tho local Uooth-Kolly and Methodist sec ond teams moot, and tho first teams of tho Christians and Daptlsts will clash, Tl(o first two teams will meet flrBt, beginning at eight o'clock. Frank Campbell, a Btudent at the State University, will . roforco tho games, which will bo played In the old' Opom Iioubu. Admission is 10 cents, Tho lue-up for tho Christians will probably bo: Hill, Wllloaka, Duuknum, Cairns Couloy, and Moslor. Tho Bap tist team will lnoludoyDell Hlnsoar Mttrvlji and Homer Chase, and Nor ton Pengnv Tho othorplayor or tho pthor.'WyerH have not yot boon do tfdod fiDQlv BIG LOG CONTRACT SIGNED BY LOCAL LI Fischor-Boutin Mill to Get Ap proximately 4 Million Feet Coast Range Timber ELMER RUSSELL TO SHIP IT Mill Will Not Close At Any Time Dur ing Winter; Will Run Heavier After First of Year A contract for somewhere around four million feet of logs has boca signed by tho Fischer-Doutln Lumber company of Springfield with Elmer Rusnell of Walton. The exact amount of timber includod in tlio contract is not known, since the agreement refors to all tho trees on a certain piece of land at Jolcr, threo miles southwest of Walton In tho coast range mount ains. It Is estimated that Mr. Russell will bo somo four or five months In shipping the logs. The land on which tho timber stands belongs to C. H. Woodward of Portland. Delivery of tho first carloads will bo mado about December 5, and from then on will bo made at the rate of approximately Ave carloads or from 30,000 to 40,000 feet per day. During this time, Mr. Russell's headquarters for the logging operations will bo at Jolor, Tho Fischer-Boutin mill has no in tention of shutting down at any tlmo during the winter, according to M. J. Drury. Probably tho mill will bo running a little heavier than at pres ent after tho first of the year, Mr. Drury said. The logs on this new contract will bo coming in good by that tlmo., and at. that time Glen An derson will begin shipping, from tho Natron lino, while the company's own camps at Dally on tho Wendllng branch will havo commenced opera tions. Tho Fischer-Doutln' company, will supply tho bunkers for the flat cars for tho Russell contract. Tho Dooth-Kelly Lumber company fs also Rotting logs from tho Coast range for Its mill at Springfield, Hy-i land Drothers having tho contract for I cutting n quantity of timber near the Notl tunnel. U. S. TREASURY BULGES WITH GOLD AND SILVER Great Increase In Holding of Pre cious Metal Due to Our Heavy Imports. Washington, Nov. 25. The great Inflow of gold Into the country dur ing the past fiscal year increased 'the troasury holdings of the precious metal to $1,803,493,933 on June, 30 last, an Increase of $420,633,943 over tho previous year, according to tha United States treasurer's annual re port mado public today. Gold im ports woro $494,009,301 and exports $90,249,548. Mouoy in circulation in the United States at the closo of the fiscal year aggregated $4,024,097,762, an in crease of '$464,878,188 over the pre vious year. There was a remarkable growth In the gold coin and certifi cates In circulation, the increase ho lng $388,091,123. The government's ordinary re ceipts, totaling $779,664,652, wero an increase of $87,180,107 over those i 19)5; ordinary disbursements, $724, 492,999, wero $5,610,693 less than the preceding year, and the surplus on ordinary transactions $66,171,654. GOLD TEETH NOT ALLOWED All Evidences of Prosperity At Hard Time Social, To Be Fined Kven gold teeth are tabooed at thi Poverty social to be given by the Robokas Saturday night in the Odd Fellows hnll and those found weariug tho same will probably be lined ac cording to tho latest Information, But the fines will nil be within tho llmita of from one to soven cents, tho sis ters and brothers added, Admission for tho HardTlme party is 10 cents, which price Includes eats and entertainment. Tho wo'ney tak on In on this occasion will aid In the furnishing" of aroom In the Odd Fel lows homo in Portland, which will uq irntnpd for the local lodge, Juanlta RobcUiiU. 1 BY WEIGHT 8 PLAN BUCHTEL S LaW Should Be Passed Provid ing for Label on Each Loaf Sold INSPECTIONS 'ARE MADE Head of Department of Weights and V Measure Will Ask .Leglsla. ture to Fix Size fialem. Orn.. Nov. 27. flnntonrflnir BEAD NOW BECOMING that the public Is entitled to purchase high school building, was prevailed up bread by weight, Fred O. Buchtcl, on to attend the meeting, so that the head of the weights and measures the motions made by Mr. Kirk, tha department, recommends in his bl ! ther citizen not on the school board, ennlal report that the coming lcglo- lature Dass an act reoulrlne the net weight to be labeled on each loaf of bread. He also recommends that the net to the marking of the net contents of!?oar ,s an ann.ua eTent' at wh,ch ic,t' packages in terms of weights or meas ures, be put under the supervision of tho state sealer," and that tho present law be so amended as to give the state sealer authority to dlvldn tho state Into six Instead of four dis tricts and give justice courts Juris diction In enforcing Its provisions. Taking into consideration tho fact that bread is a necessity, and that h nnhi.c in vi.niiv .n.Prl ,' manufacture and sale. and. furthcrj8eB to their respecUve rooms There that all the Ingredient entering In- to the composition thereof are cou. traded for In specific amounts and at are advised through the market tatlons of changes in these prices, the state office of weights and meas- una -believes that In turn the pup, lie is entitled to be able to purchase in specific amounts, and lias decided. after Investigation, to' recommend to the legislature a net weight bread law," says the report in part It Is recommended that the law al low a tolerance - of one-half ounco both above and below the labeled weight, and that It require the wlegh lng of between 10 and 25 loaves to establish an average shortage. Mr. Buchtcl declares that the measure recommended has been indorsed by tendants of the brido and groom. Mis the director of the national bureau of Theda Perkins, sister of the latter, standards, the New York bureau of , and W. Henry Adrian. Mr. and Mrs. weights and measures and that ths , Perkins will begin housekeeping at secretary of the National Bakers' as- once in a newly constructed bungalow soclatlon has pronounced it fair both on Mr. Perkins farm south of town, to tho consumer and baker. Besides ' Mra. Perkins has been employed as enabling purchasers to buy the best 1 a saleslady at the Cox & Cox depart advantage, he believes that the meas- j ment' store for the past two years, ure recommended, would promote keen resigning this position on last Bat competition among bakeries. (urday morning. Both she and Mr. Per- Bread, investigation made in tho fcfoa are ytTJ wen known in Spring state ahowed that the 6-cent loaves I .their many friends here varied In weight from 10 to . 15 ounces, and that the 10-cent loaves ranged from 21 to 26 ounces. During the blennlum, 21,221 scales 2T were inspected, 16,556 of which were found accurate and 6665 of which were found Inaccurate. The weights inspectod totaled 19,597 and of this and 941 were condemned. Linear measurements aggregating 1803 were j inspected, and 1708 were found accur- . .,, nr . , , mu I ate, while 95 were Inaccurate. Tho liquid measures totaled 3352, and 3110 of them were found accurate and the remainder condemned. Out of o total of 1644 pumps Inspected, 1235 wero accurato, and 313 were Inaccur ate, Eighty-four thousand one hundred and fifty-four milk bottles, and 100- borry boxes were Inspected, Upon specific requests 14,060 cords of wood were measured. In addition lnspoc-. tlons were made of such commodl- f ties us flour, bread, milk, sugar, cof- fee,- cianberries, haras, turkeys, Ice, coal and hay. The sealers during the blennlum also made Inspections . nf all of tho state Institutions. To Finish Ballasting Soon The work of ballasting the Coos Bay end of the Wlllamotte-Paclflo railway will be finished in two or three woeks, say trainmen at work on the. gravel trains now running between tho Natron, pit nnd the coast, The holpor crow and one of the train crowa haB already been laid off' In an, tlclpatlon of an early completion of. tho work. Thla leaves oniy ono tratn in operation between the pit aaS the fret, txi. ' no train crew In ,o pit. CROWD OF FIVE LEVIES NINE MILL SCHOOL TAX Annual Meeting of Board and Citizens Entices Few; Last Year's Levy Was Nine and Half Mills At a special meeting held In tho high school building Monday evening for the purposo of voting a school 'tax for the ensuing year, a levy of I nine mills was made, by the school 'clerk, two other members of the board aiid tho two taxpayers who at tended tho open meeting. Last year's levy was nine and one half mills. M, J. Drury, a member of the school board, laughingly complains that he had a speech especially prepared for tbo occasion, banking on tho prob ability of several citizens attending tho meeting. Dut when the time came only A, P, McKinzey, D. A. Wasb burne, and It. L. Kirk were present, and .all of them knew him and none of thcra would listen to him. Later, J, I. liarDrc, wno Is Janitor at Ul3 couW b seconded. Finally, J. F. God. ord the manual training teacher, came to look in ana tne crowd was complete. The meeting for the purpose of vot- i i .. u nl 1 .... r . i Ann..inn izens are inviiea mrougn aaveruse- ment to meet with the school board. Rooms Assigned In New Church About 20 teachers and officers of the Methodist Sunday School met at the church, at the corner of Sixth and C streets, last Monday evening. They discussed methods for the advance ment of the church and Sunday school and to assign the different das- wm oe aooui '" w"' pother meeting held in two weeks t0 8elect ofncere for the Sunday 8cho1- .Pouplar Couple .Wed Last Night Mrs. Nettie McGilvary and Geo. W. Perkins Quietly Married At Eugeno :- Mrs. Nettle McGilvary and George W. Perkins were married in Eugene, last evening. The marriage was a very quiet one, no relatives nor friends ; being present, excepting the two at- i 1 wish them much happiness. THANKSGIVING BOX IS SENT Rebekaa.and Odd Fellow Send nuat Gift to Portland Home An- The annual Thanksgiving box from the local I. O. O. P. and Rebekah the ,owa hom a frUanfd 8en f ay' 8 tha thosf faff who,m " ,s ,nHtende; fw,n receive it at least ono day before ThanKsgivmg. Eatables, canned goods, candy, fruits, tobacco and pipes, crochet thread, materials for aprons and for waists, and a big autograph quilt, aro tho contents of the box. It was plan ned to Include something for every person In the home. Although the gift comes from tho wo local fraternal organizations, mnny visiting members nnd friends tt,8 contributed, to whom tho lodge members want duo credit given, The Gift was gotten ready and shipped un- "cr luo urvuu m u wmmnioo I f M"ton Dally, chairman, Mrs, "JTi ala Mrft- w. .wawor, Woodmen Elect Officers At a meeting of tho local ledge of Woodmen of the World, held In the Woodmen hall . Tuesday, evening,! the. J f ollowingjofllcorfl were elected '.Council , Commander,, ijF, .lier Lieutenant, ' Artau!r''CJark; Clerk,, Horbert Walker; Banker, D,.'Beals;' Managers', L .E, j Thompson aad Newton Griffin j Escort, Win. Thoinpcon; Sentry, Ber( Soso; vvaiciuaij. 2' ,?FU5F' , After too olootfon refreshuienta wore enjoyed. STATE TO HAVE PLENTY OF CASH ES Governor and State Treasurer Have Scheme to Supply Un limited Funds for State t J JO DODGE TAX LIMITATION; Levy Ordered Before Amendment Be comes Effective More Money Is Needed Thla Year i Salem, Ore., Nor. 2& The State Tax commission decided at a meeting; held this morning to take no acUoa regarding the state tax levy until aa opinion is secured from Attorney Gen eral Brown in regard to the effect of. the tax limitation amendment, and ubw tll it is ascertained whether or Bat the state estimates: and budgets wiU not come within the 6 per cent lim itation. Secretary of State Olcott declared himself in favor of keeping within tha terms of the tax limitation amendment in any eveaL Governor Withycosbe was in favor of making the levy with out delay, regardless of the tax a mendment Kay took a similar view. Commissioners Eaton and Galloway stood with Olcott When the county governments fully realize Just what Governor Withy combe and State Treasurer Kay nava done to them in directing the stte taxi commission to make the 1917 state tar levy on the basis of the budget esti mates of the state' institutions, depart ments and commissions,, and without .regard to the 6 pet cent tax limita tion amendment, they will very prob ably raise a united paean of protest, from one end of the state to the other. "In"aword,-theprogran-of .Governer Wlthycombe and Mr. Kay means that the state will get all the money tt. wants all that the departments, boards and commissions have askedV for 'while the counties will take what remainders can be levied under tha terms of the tax limitation amend ment, irrespective of whether thoaa sums will pay the running expenses of the various county governments or leave them in a bankrupt condi tion. Wants Levy Made Now Monday morning the State board of control held a meeting primarily for the purpose of inducting Charles A. Murphy into office as warden of th penitentalrr, At Its close.' however Governor Wlthycombe told the boartjl he desired Its authority to direct tha tax commission to proceed forthwith to make the state levy on the bast of the budget estimates, and withavt. regard to the tax limitation amesC ment Mr. Kay concurred, argulac that there was a big question as t whether the legislature and the taar commission were within the terms of the amendment; that Jt would be well to proceed on the theory that they were not, and let the counties lltigata the question, it they desired to do so. Unless this were done, tho governor and Mr, Kay agreed, the legislatura would be "up In the air" and would not know what to do when It came to appropriations for sate needs. Rush Action Ordered Accordingly after the meeting ot the board, of control, the governor di rected the tax commission to prepares the levy at once, before the canvas of tho vote on the tax limitation a mendment and the issuance ot tha governor's proclamation putting It Into effecL Under the law, the board of con trol determines the amount of money necessary to be raised for state pur poses, and directs the tax commission to base the stato levy on these figures. The levy for 1916 totaled J2.550.000. Under the tax limitation amendment, the total amount that could be rais ed for state expenses, by direct taxa tion for 1917, would be 12,703,000, and the total amount for 1918 would be 6 per cent more, or $2,805,180, making a total tor the two years ot $6,508,180. The revenue derived from iudlreoC sources, such as corporation license fees and other similar charges, -a-moantcd to $381,000 in 1915, and Is presam'ably much lees In 1916,. so that the tolal aBBQunt' available under tha tax limitation plan for 1917-18 would bo Ices than $0,330,000, eat of. whleb would' have to -be talwai Yatleua Ml- COUNT SUFFER