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THE SPRINGFIELD SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. 1, 1917. VOL. XVI. NO. 2, tit ttuturumUr t ol I'ongre of M rh"lS7H COUNTY CLERK INANTIAL E Total County Expenditures for tho Yonr 1916 Aro $201, 181.35. ROADS BIG ITEM OF COST Amount Received from Various Sources Wat $370,301.35, Accord Ing to Figures. Together with tho semiannual report of tho county officers, now being pub lished, tho county clork yestordoy nub nilttud an nnnunl report of IiIb offlc?, showing tho entire amount of warmnU drawn on tho county treasurer during tho year 1010 and tho amounts ro eclvod. Tho report shows that a total of 9281,181.84 was expended by tho coun ty during tho yonr and tho sum of $370,361.36, which Includon over $30, 000 cash on hand nt tho firm of tho yonr and over $10,000 trnnHforrcMir from ntnto tax fund and armory fund, was rocolvod. Tho expenditures of the county from January 1 to Ooccmbor 31, 1910, nro ns follows: Honda and highways $110,180.17 Registration and election .... 13,740.02 Sheriff's office 12.B88.07 Clerk's offlco 12,711.53 County attorney Ifi9l.il Treasurer's offflco 2.G54.3S Surveyor's offlco 5.481.67 Assessor's offlco .... - 10.078.47 Courthouso .. . 0.033.4S Circuit court 9,038.40 County court and commrs. .. 3.4G8.3 J Justice 1 court 1.294.3G Coroner... ' 304.4 V Insuno - G3G.011 School superintendent G,730.6fl HenlUi officer .r.A- 16G.50 Fruit Inspector 1.027.28 Indigent soldiers 1,434.34 Widow's pensions 8.2G0.G0 Caro of poor .. Il,313.ri8 County veterlnnrlan ...... 20.00 Juvonllo court 622.01 DrldRCS .-. 3I.212.0t Tax rebate 1.393.31 Scalp bounty 1,432.50 Senior of weights and mcas. 408.00 County fair 2,600.00 Road supervisors .... 13,777.79 County agriculturist 1,945.00 Advertising 2,307.31 Euiorgoncy . 1,049.63 Auditing 307.00 Panama-Pacific exposition .... 124,10 Total $281,181.84 Year's Receipts Given Rccolpts of the county during tho sumo period of time are given ob fol lows: Cash on hand .$ 30,700.83 Received from tnx 294,770.79 Received from clerk's fees .. 12,707.25 Received from sheriff's foes 003.40 Rcoived from fines 2,146.60 Interest on county money.. 1,071.29 Court reporter's foes 340.15 Motor and vehlclo fund 3,249.46 Forest roHervo rentals 2,549,81 G per cent U. S. land snlcs.... 221.71 Bounties from stnto 708.00 Transf. from armory fund.... 643.79 Miscellaneous G82.0S Transf. from stnto tnx fund 10,000.00 Trnnsf, special rond funds... 3,467.15 Totnl '. $370,301.31 Contra. Paid county warrants $341,605.44 Trnnsf. to state tax 13,015,23 JJYansf, to special roads 281.13 'Balance cash on hand Do- - cembor 31, 1916 16.459.C0 Total $370,361.35 Mother of Former Teacher Dies. Word was reco'ived by friends a short time ago of tho sad bereavomont of Miss Anne Rutledgo, in the loss of her mother who passed awny in Spo auo, Washington, having contracted pnoumonla. Miss Rutledgo was for merly a teacher in tho Springfield high school and Is teaching this win tor at Whashticona. Will Speak at Methodist Church. i Rovorond B. O, Richards of Salem formorly pastor of tho First M. E. jjliurch of Klamath Falls will nrrivo hero with tyrt), Richards tomorrow. jIr. Richards, who is Flold secretary 'of WHIamotto University will occupy jho pulpJ of U10 MethodlBt church at this plnco noxt Sunday both morn ing and evening, SUBMITSf REPORTOF KPENSE M. E. BROTHEHOOD ELECTS R, W. Smith Reelected President; En gene Member! Invited Here. A most onjoynblo and profitable nwootlng was that of tho Mothodliit Brotherhood held Monday night, Jnn unry 29, at tho M. 10. church. Tho first part of the ovonlng was taken up by tho social hour which was on Joyod by nil present Pronldont II. W. Smith then called tho mooting to order, and election ot olllqers for tho ensuing year took plao Tho now officers aro as follows: presi dent, It. W, Smith j vlco president, W. S. Wright; second vice president, Dr. N. W, Kincry; third vine president, Dr. W. II. Pollard fourth vlco pros! dent, Oswnld Olson; secretary, M. V. Wohor; and treasurer, Robert LrDrury The ICugnno Dothorhood mombors and their wives wero Invited to moot with tho local llrothorhood on tho third Monday In February, tho 19th. A program nnd banquet will be urraug ed for thnt date. After tho business session was over last Monday evening, delicious refresh ments were served. Orchestra Gives Good Concert Albany Musicians Entertain Au dionco at High School ' Tuosday Evoning. Tho Albany high school orchestra gavo a very good concert Tuesday ov enlng at tho assembly room of tho local high school, Tho splendid program was given under tho direction of pro fessor E. A. Moses who has given his musicians some very good training. One of tho most popular selections woro the whistling solos given by Miss. Lena Toby. Miss Toby was called back tho second time by an enthusi astic audleuco. John Bedyneck dis played a mastery of the technique of violin In his solos, "Traumerol," and a selection playod from Shumann. - Ralph IIecker,-tho real "Scoop," art. dod tho laughs to tho well balancod pro gram. As "Chung Lo," Mr. Hcckor went through many antics of a Chines laundry man while the orchestra play ed selections frotn tho "Mikado.' Tho wholo concert In Its efforts lo "got by" woro handicapped by tho slzo of tho high school assembly room. Tho orchostra did not linvo room to do Its work proporly and tho celling was so low that thoro was little chance to dis play tho finer touches of music. Sit ting In tho small school Uesks seemed to hnvo a tendency to make' tho aud lenco restless. A group of high school girls addod to the natural handicap of tho room by keeping up a continual buzz of-gossip and giggling. The fallowing Is tho program reu dored. 1. "Co-Ed" March Zamecnlk 2. "Golden Sceptro" Ovorture Schlopegrell "Arrahl Go On, I'm donna Co Back to Oregon" Bert Grant 3. Vocal Solos, (a) "Somewhore a Volco Is Calling" Talo (b) "Pretty Baby" ....Van Alstyno Miss Velma Antony, Lyric Soprano 4. "Barcarolle" from Tales of Hoff mann Offonbach 5. Intermezzo, "Shades of Night" ....... Frledland 6. Whistling Solos, (a) "La Sorolla".. . Dalbrot (b) "Pearls of Foam" Lauge Miss Lena Toboy, whistler 7. Tho "King Pin" Soloctlon of Popu lar Hits arr. by Taylor . INTERMI8SION Piano Duetts by Misses Janet Daw son and Volnm L'aurcuson (a) "William Tell' Overture v ... Rosslnni (b) "Humoresque" Drorak 9. "Fret" March .- Barth 10. Grand Opera Selection, Bohemian Qlrl" Balfo "You'ro a Dangerous Qlrl" Ono Stop Clarko 11. Violin Solos, (a) "Traumorel" Schumann (b) Selocted Playod by John Bodynock 12 "Chung Lo," Descriptive Orlontal Intormozzo Morot Ralph Hockor, as "Chung Lo" Cornet Solos, (a) "La Vota" Ca 13 price , .. Clarko (b) "Thoso Endearing Young Charms" .Irish Played by B, A. Mosos 14. "BattleBhlg Connecticut" March ... Fulton Star Spnnglod Banner Tho llttlo daughter ot O. O. Pnrmer , Is ill with pnoumonia. ' MRS. SKEFFINGTON r fT jEypH ' r IHSwIiSBSbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbV Pboto by American !rcs Auoclatlon. Mrs. F. Sheeny Skcfllngton, whose riots, came hero with her son, Owen, LS' OT S. P, Section Gang Children Taught Daily in an Abondoned Pas" songor Car. "That the 'School on Wheels opoT atcd by tho Southern Pacific company may mark a now era In education," Is tho Interesting comment of "Life" on this Intest railroad novation. "Life" under the caption, "Our Monotonous Schools," says: "Does tho school on wheels now op erated by tho Southern Pacific com pany mark a new era in education Twenty-five children are taught dally in an abandoned passenger car. ThU Is for the benefit of the children bo longing to tho section gang on tho rail road. To our own mind, the rigid extent of our own public school build ings has long been a matter of doubt ful value. Wo do not mean to stata that public school buildings are not at present necessary. But when ono considers the enormous expense of theso plants, and in. contrast with it tho wonderful, adaptability of tho hu man mind, at least it Is fair to raise tho question whether we are not mak ing a mlstako by unduly encouraging our school buildings to tako up such a large proportion of the expense of education. "Consider the course ot a pupil la one of our public schools. For years he occuplos tho Bame building, of which tho class rooms aro nil precise ly alike. Even tho pictures on the walls aro likely to remain Uicre with out chnngo. ,When ho moves from tho lower grades into high school he Is transferred, possibly Into another of these buildings, but which is essen tially uniform with U10 ono ho has Just loft. At the most formntlvo period of his life ho is subjected to n deadly uniformity extending over years. Even tho book covers all look alike. Ho must feel that all the text books aro bakod for him In tho same oven.. Each ono of us knows by ex perience how our environment affects us, and how, when it becomes too monotonous, it reacts upon our entire organism. Outside of the cut-and dried school building is tho utmost variety as far as tho eyo and mind can roach nature and man vying with each other to procure tho contrasts needed to stimulate tho whole bolng No wonder tho prisoned pupil whoops as ho tears loose from this deadly monotony, Then consider also tho hffoct upon till? boachors, Watch , them, talk to them, and boo what they 'say about It. What a wonderful In teresting experlmont it would be not to havo any Bchool at all, but Just teachers nnd pupils. Wo havo a feel ing that something really big would como out ot this experlmont. Tho llttlo daughter of A. L. John, sou Is very ill with pneumonia., S0000L UN WHEE OPERATED HERE TO LECTURE husband was executed during the Dublui to lecture on her husband's death. ST IS INTERESTING Miss Gray And Miss Williams Are Close Contenders for First. Prize.. f ,,. . t. CONTESTANTS ' Votes Zola Gray, Thurston 70,600 Gertrude Williams. 64.175 Eunice Parker. . 40,450 Ruth Brattain 31,200 Llla Miller, 30,350 Mario Graham, Eugene 27,350 Pauline Duglud, Marcola 12.000 Miss Zola Gray is still in the lead with Miss Williams and Miss Parker Closo contenders for first place. Misses Brattain and Miller have mada good gaips and are now in a position to make things interesting for thi leaders. Now is the time to help your favorite contestant in the contest win one of the big prizes. The contest is fast coming to a close and delay only moans less votos. In the next issue of the News we will print the entlro schedule for the balance of the con test. Bring your subscription to tho office and your favorite in the contest will be credited with the votos. Just a few subscriptions now will place any of the young ladles in a position to win the grand prize of $100.00. Just think of it. Your efforts for the next 12 days will either mean $100.00, $50. 00 or $25.00. Which shall it be? It It up to you and you alono. Don't put it off any longer but go right out after those subscriptions and make every moment count. BEAVER-HERNDON RETIRE M. C. Bressler and Son and Chambers Hardware Co., Buy Part of Stock. The Boaver-Horndon Hardware com pany made arrangements for the dis solution ot patnershlp in the hardware business and expect to dispose ot tho stock on hand by March first. Tho contracts were completed Tuesday for tho disposal of tho stock to Cham bors Hardware company of Eugeno and several lines ot stock to the M. C. Bressler and Son Hardware com pany. A. M. Beaver and Walter Herndon havo conducted tho hardwaro buslnots slnco January 1, 1015 and expect to dispose ot tho remainder of tho stock by March first. Mr. Beaver and Mr. Herndon havo not made any definite plans as to tho future. Laid to' Rest in M'asonlo Temple The funeral services of Mrs. Emily F. Stevens was held at tho home of her son, Welby Stevens, on north Mill street Tuosday, January 30, 1917 at ono o'clock. Mrs. Stevens' former pastor Rev. J. S. McCallum ot Eujena offlclatod at the services and tho re mains wero laid to rvtt la ttto Jtnw lc Tcmplo, CONE LUMBER company sues Flcher-D o ut I n Brings Suit Damages Against Logger. for Tho MschorJ3ouUn Lumber com pany yesterday began suit In circuit court against S. Elmer Russell, a well known piling contractor, for damages In tho sum of $2000 for the alleged non-performance of a contract to fur nish the company with logs. It Is alleged In the complaint that 1 tho defendant represented to tho plain tiff that thcro wero 2,000,000 feet of timber on a certain tract of 68 acres In section 23, township 18 south of range 8, west and that the defendant was to dellvoj- to the company's mill at Springfield from this tract not less than three car loads of logs a day until all of tho timber was taken, the price to be $6.50 per 1000 feet, board measure. It is alleged that Russell has wholly failed to perform his part of the contract and that the lumber company is damaged hereby in Ui3 sum mentioned. Farmers Would Have Hearing Petition Legislature to Be Heard on Measure in Which They Are Interested. Salem, Ore., Jan. 31. Organized farmers and organized labor of the state today peUtloned the legislature for 'a hearing on the measures In which they are especially Interested. They went on record in opposition to the plan of consolidating the indus trial accident commission with the of fices of labor commissioner and other commissions as forced upon the Joint consolidations committee by the sen nte committee. "We are In favor of making the re call apply to school directors and re moval ot property qualifications of voters at school elections," they assert in another recommendation. A bill to apply the recall to. school dtre'ctors'has 'alrcadypassed the "sen-' ate and Is pending in the house while 'in the house is also a bill introduced by Representative Wlllctt providing mat ail citizens may. vote at scnooi elections the some as at all other elec tions. Measures Given Support. Th indorsements are made by th3 state grange, the Oregon State Fede- ration of Labor and the Farmers' union and aro addressed to the legis- lature as follows: "We. the organized farmers and la- borers of Oregon, are unanimously asking your support ot the following. "House bill 213, which is a good roads bill drawn by our organizations, with tho aid ot our friends. "Wo favor the amendment of our land registration law, so tnat uues may be porrectca more quicmy. ..wnat can wo expect from the rail "Senate bill 124, providing cheaper COmpanyr he asked. "If we can lime for the farmers of Oregon. I judge the future by the past, we wlQ "A bill to havo the state aid us la get no nXM trom tnem. They ha70 our marketing problem and a gralnlnot SUfflCient motive power. They grading and inspection law, similar to'aro not meeting the progress of tho that of the state of Washington. Istat0. Tnoy 8Cem to be different to "We favor the retention of the labor iour success. ncpoated assurances ot commissioner's office as an elective irollef have falled t0 materialize .They one, Including factory inspection as shnw lflrco nroflts to the comnanv and j under tne exisung law; anu xne piac - ting ot tho board ot child labor and the industrial welfare commission un der this office. State Aid Wanted. "Wo favor the elimination of tho one industrial accident commission representing the state, and the substi tution ot the commissioners' physician to act as a member ot tho board ot awards, the salaries of commissioners and physician to be $3000 each; and wo favor tnte aid to the accident in - miwnnnn knlnv VAtfllnArl till SltflfA 1T1. ' suranco is mado .compulsory. "We oppose houso bill 227, known as tho antl-picketing bill. "We aro opposed to any change In the Btato eight hour law. "We favor the principle of one day rest in seven. "We nro In favor of making the re call apply to school directors nnd re moval of property qualifications of voters at school elections. "Wo oppose any change In our Initi ative and referendum laws. "We favor a prison labor plan which will cause the least possible competl - tlon with free labor." May Have Finger Amputated. Mrs, Ulanoh Smith ot Fall Creelc rtteilnaer; on the right hand. A local ,yslclWmtate8,tbat tho case.Is bo bntfhbpes to save the ftafw trom (LAWMAKERS WILL BE ASKED 10 LOOK SHORTAGE Ninety Million Feet of Lumber Is Piled in Yards Ready for Shipment. j HEAVY LOSS TO MILLMEN 1 Memorialize Congress to Compel ha Furnishing of Rolling' Stock by , Commerce Commission. - ' Portland, Ore., Jan. 31. The dlroc tors of the Chamber of Commerce here were urgently asked by a special committee ot the members' council, Monday, to lay before the Oregon legislature the facts and conditions relative to car shortage In Oregon, par ticularly on the line of tho Southern Pacific. The idea is that the legis lature can memorialize congress to authorize the Interstate Commerce commission to compel railroads to fur nish adequate rolling stock and motive power, also that the legislature can empower the Oregon public servlco commission to furnish adequate cars within the state. The committee, con sisting of George B. McLeod, Georgii M. Cornwall and Jay S. Hamilton, was appointed following the presentation, of facts, compiled by the lumber bu reau of the Chamber of Commerce. Action at Once Requisite. "Action on this request should be, Immediate," said W. F. Woodward, acting president of the Chamber o Commerce. The directors will ha called in special session to consider the matter." Ninety million feet of lumber Is plied ready for shipment in yards ot Willamette valley mills. It Is worth, $1,460,000. There is a demand for it. Theprjces .are satisfactory. Tha money for the lumber would come into the state entirely from outside. But cars cannot be secured from the 'southern Pacific to move it, and this lCar shortage has existed for three years without any promise to relieve It being kept, declared S. B. Cobb, speaking for the lumber bureau of tha Chamber of Commerce before the embers' council Monday, 1 Will Ruin Mills, "Under present conditions of car j shortage." he added, "one half ot these ml8 uwiU bo 'ne financially, and on,y becauac of 010 fallur of nr8t uues. , Mr. Cobb's indictment of the South ern Pacific was severe. He charged .the company with having no regard for the success ot Industries In Its ( territory. , r aiiroad Indifference. poor servlcc t0 0 public. No satis- faction can bo secured from the o fa cials. Procrastination seems to be their stock in trade. They aro now delivering about 100 cars, a day to supply a demand for twice that num ber. They have not the motive power or car equipment to give us adequate service. They have taken over and, built new lines of roads and takn from the shippers ot the stato of Oro- Jgon the needed equipment to take-care ,of tho trafflc on thoso ime3 The'r machine shops have not been opots ated even to normal capacity. They will tell ypu that ,thoy havo Qrdera la now tor both motive power and can. This Is probably true, but their orders were placed so late that no relief treat this 60urco can be dopended upon for this year. The railroad company may dispute theso statements, but they can not disprove them. We have waited, patiently for the railroad company ta give ub relief, but there 1 nese In sight, "Vye, alpare interested in 4Jia I vtvtwilt and nrnanrtflrv nt ttifn alaln eeat j c ,talHhere unleB8 cob4IUom m ... M .jw... Nceh1M-Cara Per Day. Again,: i'The ayenge cut of the saw mills tributary to the. Southern Paclflo ,4 T? IVJZul prt'and 'f'??'"? baato.qt load 0 CAP,