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THE SPRINGFIELD tif t TjTfiurjr U, I5ll.it H irliiif Inl'I.Of ori, Mtooonrt Um mfttterumttr l ol Coimr ol M rb, K7V SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY, 4, 1917 VOL. XV. NO. 99. V.' t 5 u u rt R. R. TRAFFIC MD GE iT Figures Compllod By Rnllwny Age Gazette Roveal Intoroo tlng Facts. EQUIPMENT IS INCREASED Cart Orderedln Past Year Over Double Those Contracted, For Two Years Ago. Railroads ot tho United Statos ondod ttio year I91G with tho largest traffic and earnings record In their history though with an abnormally reduced voluino ot now construction, accordliiK to statistics compllod by thu Hallway Ago Gaxctto published lu Its annual review. Figures show tliut this pros perlty Is rollected linmedlatoly la heavy orders for now ouulpmont and In other expenditures. Tho inllougo of now railroad built during 1910 has boon 1008 nillos, au incroaso over 1010 when only 933 uiIIoh wero built tho smallest uinount of new construction In any yeur sluco tbo Civil War. While there has been an Incroaso In now construction ll ha. continued to bo small. There was a reduction lu second truck built, this amounting to 313- miles, as compared with 3G0 miles lu 1915 and C0C mllos In 1914. Tboro wore 31 miles ot third fourth and other main tracks built, as compared with 05 miles in tho pro ceedlng year. Tho largest amount of new construction was in Montana, whero 99 miles of railway wero built; fciouth Carolina bolng second with 'J inlcs and California third' with 78. Now construction in Canada shows a lieavy decline, only 290 miles having ecu built ay compared with 718 mllos it 1916 and 978 miles lu 1914. Tbo lucrcaso in tho purchaso ot now equipment was much greater rolutlvo ly than tho increase in now construe lion. Tho following shows tho orderi wlthlng the last three years. 'Freight curs, ordored, 1910, 170,000; 1915,107,700; 1914, 80.2C4. PuBSongur cars ordered, 1910, 2349; 1915,3092; 1914, 2002. Locomotives ordered, 1910, 2923; 1915, 1573; 1914, 1205, Tho number of freight curs ordorcd for domestic service is larger than lu any year since 1912, and tho numbor of locomotives Is .larger than eitbor J914 or 1915. In addition to tho ordors received 'from tbo railways ot tho United States tho locomotive and car builders of this country received largoly Increased orders for equipment for export. Tho numbor of freight cars thus orderod was 25,032, compared with 13,222 In J91G; and the numbor of locomotives was 2983, compared with 850 In 1915. Tho number of locomotives ordered for both United States and forolgn rail ' roads totaled 6900, which excoeds tho total number of locomotives ordered from builders ot tho United States in any yeur slnco 1905. Tho llallway Ago Onzotto draws a comparison between tho yeur 1910 and tho yeur 1900, Just a decade before. Tho year 1900 Ilka 1910, was characterised by record breaking trufllo und ouru ings, by a largo "car shortugo" and severe congestion of traffic and by ex toiiBlvo movements by rullwny labor for higher wugos. On tho other hand, 1900 came near tho end of a period " of great prosperity for tho railways during which thoro had boon a largo expansion of facilltlos, while 1910 fol lows a period ot deprlBsion with a relatively small expansion. In the ilvo yours ending with tho culondar year 1900 alnioat 23,500 mllos ot now railway wore built in tho United States, an average of almost 4700 mlloa a your. During tho five years ending with 1910 thoro wero less than 10,000 miles built, an avorugo of Iobs than 2000 miles a ear. In tho flvo years ending with 1900 the numbor of locomotives ordorod for tho United Statoa was 22,400, or almost 4500 per year, In the Ave years cud lug with 1910 the number has been lea? than 14,000 or about 2800 a year, in tho flvo years ending with 1&08 tho total number of freight cars or dered was almost 1,100,000, or an at XJurAge ofover 218,000 a year. Ia tbo fivc years ending 'Wlthjeifl the,, hum 1pr odrcrod boa boon only about. 740, !K, an average ot abeat 144,000 a year. NERALEARN NGS GREATER 1916 METH0DIST8 MEET DEFEAT Atliu Club VVnllops Local 'Players 67 To 23 Last Night. Tlio BprliiRfloId Methodists uiot do font nt tho hands of tliu Eugene Atlns cluli haskolbull lonnt.lu a gatno played I hero lust night. Tho score was 07 to ' 23, of which Fogies got C, It. Dlinin ! 0 llrnllnln A Xlwt W. lllmtli 11 fur (ho local team, ami Wnrriock scoro-l 20 points, West 23, and Aloxador II fur tho Atlas club, Orcon and W, Lnrwood securing two oach nlso, Tho Hnn upg last night vvoro as fol Iowh Mothodlsts J. Dlmm , k Drattaln 1 V. Dlmm It. Dlmm Fogies Atlas club Orcon W. Larwoo.1 Warnock West Alexander Christians Enjoy Annual Meeting Splondid Supper Is Sorvod, Off cers Elected, And 'Other Business Done. Tho annual mooting of tho Christian church was hold on lust Monday even Ing. At G o'clock tbo members sat down to enjoy a splondid supper pro pared by tho ladles ot tho church. Aflor tho .sapper tho congregation gathorod In tho main auditorium. E. B. .Morrison presided at the business meeting which followed. Tho following oflcors wero elected to servo the congregation during 1917. Elders, Morrison, Drowning, Donald son, Harbour, Knott, Jonsen, and Hoi brook; Doacons, Arnett, Barbro, Lee, Stroud, Oay, McKlnney, nnd Carsoij, clerk, Dolbort Ilurknum; financial secretary, l Travis; treasurer, 1 M. Stroud; chorister, B. B. Morrison; organist, Amy Carson; assistant or ganist, Ethlyn Powers; Janltor, W. LamborL DeaconoBsos, Mesdumos Valentino, Loploy, Ncttlcton, Holverson, Hod berg, Ditto, Wheolor, and Lee. , Trustee, IB. B. Morrison, Mr. Donaldson, and Mr. Holverson. Reports from various departments were mudo, showing tho work to bo In lino condition. Every member looks forward to tho revival which will bo conducted by tho Kollems Bros. beginning March 1. Former Springfield Girl Weds. Word bna boon recolvcd hero thut Miss Alice Stunlgor, a former resident ot this city, was mnrried Saturday ovonlng, Docomber 23, nt Waldo, Ore gon to Mr. Dort Eggers. Both wore tcachors In tho school and their mur- rlugo wns tho renewed romance of a boy and girl affair. Thoy mtft again after several years ut Waldo. Tho wedding came as a great surpdlso to all their friends. At the ChrlstmuB entertainment hold at tho school, tholr wedding occurred as the last thing on tho program. The young couple aro now at Amador City, California. Baptists Outclass Eugene 'Outcasts' Win Basketball Game From Lat ter By Score of 42 To 24 Tuesday Evening. ny a scoro of 42 to 24 tho local Baptist team Jook a hard-fought bus kotbull gamo from tho Eugouo Y. M. C. A. "Outcnsts" horo lust Tuosday ovonlng, Tho Una ups wero as follows: "Outcasts" . Baptists B. Madtlon (4) c D. Hlnscn K. Urundstotter (C) f 'L. Hill P. Fawsot l4) t N. Pengru W, Purdy g M. Chaso Potorson g M. Qroon Qulner and Rowling also playel guard and forward for tho Eugeno team, and Hardy guard for tho Bap tlsts. Invitation la Extended. Good auto roads to county farm. Thoro will bo chapol sorvlco ovory Sunday attornoon at half past 2 p. m. In tho county farm chapol. Wo In vlto your attendance. All are wet como, Thoro will bo preaching, niu slo, and good singing, You will bo Dleasod. Invitod by Judge Down and J. W. Porktas, Chaplain. GU S147 For 4 Ho. Dan Baugh'of Thurston recently de livered tow hogs to tho Swarta and Washbuma nacklnff Dlant in thi cttr. for which be wM'rimftii9 suso. or $147. WINS IRE VOTES FROM EVERY STATE TRAM 4YEARS AGO Wilson Choico of Nation ;Hughe3 Foil Short of Taft And Roosevelt Total. HUGHES HAD NO REAL GAIN Letter's Lead In A Few States Due To Women's Voting For First Time, It Is Said. It appears that President Wilson was the choice of tho entire United States, for compilation of tbo popular voto for president shows that he ex ceodod his voto of 1912 In every statu In tho unions wlille the total for Hughes was loss than tho combined voto for Iloosovclt and Tuft In 1912 In 18 states, I Tho 18 states showing a loss for Hughes ovor Hoosovclt-Taft are dls-j trlbutcd over all parts of tho country, j j nvo aro eastern states, nve soumern and eight western. I In the eastern group are four of the New England statos, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachu setts. Tho other state in that section 'whore tho Republican total slumped wns Pennsylvania, where Hughes was 13,000 shy ot tho number cast tor Iloosovelt and Taft. Even In New York, where Hughes has commonly been credited with a greot victory, ho received only 30,00,0 more than Roosovelt and Taft secured, (while Wilson's total was increased 101,000. 1 In the southern states Hughes fell behind the Roosovolt-Taft voto In Ala. bamu, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina. Tho Republican voto in thoso stntea is not large, but Republican managers talked a great deal about increasing their voto in tho old south, Georgia, Alabama and Louis iana being states frequently mentioned- Jn tho west tho bump was hardest, with Colorado, Idnho, Michigan, Neb raska. Iowa, Utah. Wushlngton. und . Wyoming showing Hughes' Inability to poll as ninny votes us Roosovelt and Taft commanded four years ngo. In Ohio tlicro wns a bare Increase of 8000 und In few of the states was there any notuble guln over the Roosevelt Taft figures, tho Increase in population considered. Tho vote for Hughes was about 94?,. 000 greater than tho Taft and Roose velt total, but when the hundreds of thousands ot new women voters in Il linois, California, Kansas, Oregon and (other states aro considered, the gain Is seen to be more apparent than real. Wilson's Increase over the 1912 vote I approximately 2,820,000, to which every state contributed a sbaro. Local Mills Getting More Cart. Both the Booth Kolly and Fischer Boutin lumber companies are recolv Ing mbro cars ot Into than thoy have been ablo to get for Borne time, ol though at tho luttor olllco it wns suld j "wo still have to fight for all wo got." Tho Booth Kolly pooplo say thoy uro getting a bettor assortment of differ ont kinds of enrs, ana moro of them, but that the number rocelvod Is still tM mi in iinrmnl. W, O. W. Installs Officers. Tho local W. O. W. lodgo hold Its rogular mooting and Installation of officers lust Tuosdny evening, tho fol owing men tuklng their plucos: Council Arthur Clurkj Clerk, H. B. Walker, Bnnkor, D. S. Deals; Escort, Joy Wul kor; Watchnian, J. I. Barbre; and Mnnagora, L. B. Thompson, and R, N. Grlflln, Has Garden 8eeds To Give Out. Harry M, Stowart, local postmaster, announces tho recolving of two sacks ot garden soodsl which were sent ' through tbo effort of George B. Cham Jborlatn, tor local distrubutlon, Here tofore, tho soeds have been mailed to I prlvato Individuals, but this year, they lure sent without names. Packages , may be obtained by applying at tho postofflce, Divorce Is Granted. Judge 3, W. Hamilton today granted Mrs. Amy I. Whttlock a divorce from Cnrtla Whltlock, giving (be former tho cssuxiy et toe nve ommren ana tire jiBw of 30 4 Monti sllwoay, , MERGER Of STATE OFFICES TO Governor May Recommend Con solidations In Message To Legislature. TO AFFECT MANY OFFICERS One Change Would Unite Food Bu reau And Social Hygiene Society With Health Board. More than $40,000 can be saved biennially by the reduction of the state tax commission to a single com missioner; tho consolidation of tho fod and dairy commissioner and so clal hygiene society with the State board of health; the labor commission, er, child labor commissioner, and In dustrial welfare commission with tho state industrial accident commission, and the stallion registration board with the livestock sanitary board, it was pointed out at Salem yesterday. Recommendations for the reduction of tho membership of the tax com mission to one commissioner, the merging ot the dairy and food com missioner a'nd the social hygieno so ciety with the board of health, and the four labor commissions, will In all probability be embodied, in the message of Governor Wlthecombe to the .legislature. Whether he favors tho last named consolidation Is not known, but a number of legislators regard Is as feasible, and bills pro viding for the merger will likely bo introduced. In its statement in the budget tho board ot health offers to cover also the field of the social hygiene soci ety, , provided It Is given an. appro priation o'f $44.5SS, which is less by several hundred dollars than the ap propriation given both for the cur rent biennium. In the budget the state board of health Includes the following: A stenographer, a deputy health of ficer, and the reinstatement ot a school nurse. The Oregon State Board of Health emphasizes the fact that tho control of vicious diseases should not be operated independently j by a costly nnd separate orgunization such as tbo Oregon Social Hygieno Society. In tho requested, approprla tion ot $44,588, the Oregon State Board ot Health can, in addition to the performance of standard health work, also execute he control of vicious diseases. The social hygiene society Is ask Ing for an Increase of $25,000 for the biennium. The "dairy and food commissioner is asking for an ap propriatlon ot $40,800. He asks that his own salary be increased from $2000 annually to $3000; and that lb) clilef deputy's salary be Increased from $1200 annually to $1500, and that a like increase be given the chemist. Several thousand dollars could bo saved by merging the ot flco with the board ot health It Is contended. Considerable sentiment, however, exists against this consol dation, und if it is effected it will only bo after a lively tight. - Lubor commissioner Hoff Is ask ing for an appropriation of $11,600 for what he terms tho bureau of labor, and estimates that fees total ing $25,500 will be available to con duct the factory Inspection depart ment, A consolidation with tho in dustrial accident commission would j result In a saving of approximately $16,000, It Is asserted. I Further Savings Possible. The child labor commission Is ask ing for $6500, and the industrial wolfaro commission for $7000. By merging them with the industrial ac cldent commission fully $7000 could bo saved, It Is contended. Whllo generally It seems agrood that a con solldatlon ot too labor commissioner and child labor commission with tho industrial commission would be prac tlcablo, there Is a question whether such would be the case aa to tho lu dustrial welfare commission, because its work is ot a different character. An appropriation ot $45,000 la re quested by the livestock sanitary boardf and the stallion registration board requests an appropriation ot $2000, and estimates that It will Jiavo toes totaling $10,175 which it cun expend. Fully hi1t of tho rropoad (CeiiUauurt Pane Four)- ORDER VE WILLIAM M. HICKEY DIES Cottage Grove Man Passea Away Hirs At Home Of Daughter. William M. Hlckoy of Cottage Grove died at tho home of his daughter, Mrs. Minnie Donney at West Spring flld early this morning from a com plication of diseases. The deceased is aged 69 years, 11 months and 25 days. He leaves a wife and two chll dren, Stanloy Htckey of Cottago Grove and Mrs, Mlnnio Dcnncy ot West Springfield. The funeral will be held at the Walker undertaking chapel Friday January C, 1917 at two o'clock. Interment will be made In the Laurel Hill cemetery. New Lane County Officials On Duty Burton, R'ay And Spenoer Take ' " . ; " ' Jl . n uatn or unice i uesaay Morning. I do solemnly swear that I wilt support the constitution of tho United States of America, and the constltu- j tion of the State of Oregon, and the laws thereof, and -will faithfully and honorable demean myself In tho office of to which I have been elect- ' ed, to the best of my ability, so help me God." ' Such is the oath administered to the new county officials, Assessor D. P. Burton, District Attorney L. L. Ray, j and County Commissioner E. R. Spen- cer, wno tooK up tneir amies iues- day morning. Most of tho officers who were re- elected also renewed their oath and their work went along the same as usual with no changes In the personnel of their office force. The retiring officials were: Assea- sor B. F. Keeney, District Attorney J. M. Devers, and County Commlu- sloner George M. Hawley. I Following are officials of the county: County Judge, H. L. Bown; county commissioners, M. H. Harlow and 17. Entries not to exceed 640 acres. Iff, J. CParker; .assessor, D,,P. Bur- . jtowut JirsUbe. designated., by. ton; treasurer. S. W. Taylor; school the secretary of the Interior as chief superintendent. E. J. Moore; survey. ,v valuabIe for grazing and raizlne ori H. W. Llbby; coroner,, Marlon forage crops Must not contaIn mer. Vealch chantable timber, or be susceptible ot irrigation; must be of such character Mrs. Middleton It Guest In Portland, that 640 acres are reasonably required Mrs. A. Middleton returned the first for support of a family, of the week from Portland where sho On application being filed, land up was a guest of Miss Lois Steers, north- plied for shall not be disposed of. No west manager of Miss Julia Culp, right is given to occupy land ac the soprano singer. Mrs. Middleton quired by reason of application unLl heard Miss Culp sing and afterward was one of the guests at a "reception given In honor ot the former. Mrs. Middleton represented' the University ot Oregon chapter of Mu Phi Epsllon, national musical fraternity, to which she belongs and ot which Miss Culp is an honorary member. CI n J J DZU&Ty iCClUCGUy NQ RnVsli Rftiorffift lODB C51gnS i a . . . L , T- County Agriculturist Refuses To Serve After Cut; May Farm For Himself. N. S. Robb, Lane county agricultural agent has hunded In his resignation to the county court Mr. Robb refused to serve when the county court cut tho al lowance for his office from $2000 to $1500. Mr. Robb said that he would probably start farming for himself. Tho ftfrmers of Lane county have ox pressed their aproval of Mr. Robb and expressed their desire to keep him. He intimated sometime ago that he would resign if tho allowance of the county agent's office was cut, because, he said The work cannot be carried on pro porly with a cent less." . Entrymen or patentee nas preier- State Annual Assembly MeetlnaT" jenco right for 90 days after deslg Th ponnrni assembly of the Church nation to enter contiguous land; whera of God begins In Eugene today, Jan - uury 4, and will continue 10 days, Among tho speakers who will bo pre- sent Is Evangelist B. G. Masters, on of the greatest "Evangelists" on tho Pacific coast. Reverend Masters will be In charge of the assembly, whose purpose Is tor the "salvation of souls and tho glory of God." The meetings aro conducted in the "old armory" hall. Hav 270 Conversion. The pastor of the Christian ckurch reports tat the Kejllema Brothers have closed their evangelical CM palgn at North Yakima, Washington ; slops. This tn mo CYRgiqc reaaa e , tcted to begin la 6rtctt about HOMESTEAD BILL BRINGS INQUIRIES FROM OREGON MEN Measure May Become One Of, Most Important In Land History of West. . SYNOPSIS OF ACT IS GIVEN Congressman Sinnott Believe Practi cally All Of .Remaining Public Land Will Be Taken. -J . " Z """""r passed by congress may become one ot tho most important in the public land .history of tho west Congressman Sin- 'nott of Eastern Oregon believes that practically all the remaining public land will be taken under It. No other land legllature has brought eo manjr inquiries from the western country. The writers want to know; details of the law, how soon they mav acouire lahd under It. and tha eastern Oregon congressman has al- ready received one Detltlon asklnz for the designating of a particular tract for entry under the law. one day's mall brought inquiries from jLake, Crook, Wallowa, Union. Grant. Wasco, Morrow, Sherman, Wheeler and Gilliam counties; In some instances several from the same coua ty. There will evidently be a healthy demand for lands that are designated for stock raising homesteads, both bn tho part of original -sntrymen and on h0 part of those who ave taken up iana under the enlarged homestead act r;o nIps of te ac. .. not ha Drlnt, m flna, amcnde(, form for a. fe days. Below is given a synopsis Jt all essential features: designation. Former entry of same character no bar to entry within radius of 20 milea fr0m former entry; provided both en- tries do not exceed 640 acres; but en- tryman must enter contiguous land before he can take other land, ) Instead ot cultivation under home- stead law permanent lmprovementa are required of not less than $1.25 ai acre, one-half within three years after Entrymen on existing entry -uhmlttlnr final nroof may entc before mihmlttlnt- final nrnof mav enter con- tiguous land where both do not ex- 'ceed 640 acres; the residence on orig- . t . , credlted on botn Inx provementa must bo made on addl- land land equal to $1.25 for each acre. Persons who have submitted final proof, or patentees who own and re side on original entry, may take con- tiguous land not exceeding 640 acre In all, expenditure to be made on ad- dltlonal entry . I Where no contiguous iana or lanas within the 20 mile limit are available entrymen or patentee residing on ana owning original entry unlcumbered may relinquish or reconvey to the I Unltod States tho original entry and In Hen thereof enter 640 acres within the sarao land district 1 Commutation will not apply to tnesa homesteads, lands are contiguous to lands of twi or more applicants the secretary may make equitable division, among np. pllcants In tracts not less than 40 acres. Whore only one such tract may ajoln, first applicant to bava . preference. AU entries are subject to reserve tion tor coal or mineral. . Lands with water needed for tha1 public are to be designated. f The secretary la to withdraw land needed for rights ot way to water tag placea, shipping points and wat. Me? aar wtater ranges, net to aseee e telle la width en driveway leea, tXaa 30 nrilee la iesgu, net nore uwa H mlLa am jlriAWV DAmMl MB -p? - "7 " " M V