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ft THE SPRINGFIELD '!EW$-' ' . ; si :-Y:-; ; , ' y . . . . . jiHre.l Pe-irutrrl, I9l.it lorlutttM,;)rexnt, niMoml lln mttof uti)r teloi CoDir ol M rti, 1J7B SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, ORldON, MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1917. VOL. XVI. NO. 11, U. S. SENAT GIVING E ENDS WITHOUT PRESIDENT POWER Elovon Sonrttoro Lod by Ln Fol- lotto Flllbtiotor Out of Exlot onco tho Moaauro. EVERY KNOWN PARLIAMEN TARY TRICK IS USED. Three Tlrfies Effort Made to Brlnj . About Vote, But Each Time Ob structlonlsts Rule. ' oiul Ins of tho sosslon from tho floor ni ml o tholr way from tho chnmbor U ominous silence, Tlotli Democrats and Republicans plainly, showed tholr per turballon nhd thoro wan nono of tho UHual onil bf tho session gnloty, Five 'minutes aftor tho senate ad journed tho great chamber watt empty, and n majority of tho senators, both ( Democrats and Hepublfcans, sought an opportunity to say that thoy wore prepared to support tho president. Sov oral stopped at tho president's room ,whoro tlio oxocutlvo was signing the bill paused Just oh tho session closol, to atfiiuro him of their support. Manifesto Unprecedented. Tho unprecedented manifesto; placcJ In tho Honato record by Senator Illicit. Washington, March 4. Facing a futuro fraught with dire possibilities for tho nation, President WIIboii rested on bl authority without congressional 'cock during tho incitement of tho final Hid or support tonight. As tho sixty j eosslon wan drawn up and clrculatoJ fourth congress passed dramatically to demonstrate that tho scnato would Into history at noon today, tho solonin ,.havo passed tho authorization bill if request or me prcsiucni ror a congros ulorial afltrmatlon of his authority to NATION IS NOW Vf'Ttjtfp- t-tttoRY Arm' American merchant ships and protect American rights against tho German submarine campaign was ro fused, ' K A determined filibuster, led by 8cn utor Ln Follotto of Wisconsin, sup ported by ton other senators, pre vented tho enactment or tho adminis tration bill designed to placo congresi squarely behind the chief executive in. his plans for placing tho United? 0 . . . . A . A Itt'.. ,tho filibuster could havo boon broken For tho first tlmo in history tho sen to was placed on record as to an oxocutlvo proposal which could not be voted on. Savonty.stx senators, Demo crnts and Republicans signed tho his toric documont. Contrasted to tho graro and solemn perturbation which marked the clos ing of tho senate session was a pa triotic demonstration as tho houdo draw to tho end of the congress. Flag Brings Applause. States on a basts of armed neutrality, i A great American flag lowered over. Majority Cannot Win. flono of tho house galleries ovokod Not All (lie efforts of an over-' a sceno such as tho houso chambor whelming majority of tho sonato could has soldom witnessed. Tho 400 mmn HW&y lliq Utile group of obstruction lifts who, by parliamentary tricks and device, filibustered tho measure to death In what will bo remembered us oso of tho most bitter sessions of the senate the United Btatos has ever I'jiown. Tho prcsldenlal authorisation bill singing. i ii. .. Jerles Joined In an outburst of cheer- jog which resounded through tho cap vttal. Then from the speaker's gal lery rang out a women's volco In tho stirring 'Star Spangled Banner.' and ltho whole .assemblage Joined ln tho( MEASURE TITLES OF JUNE ELECTION. NOW COMPLETED Attorney General Finishes Eight Bills Which Will Co to Vote For Referendum. jj The itnniidnl preparedness of tho United Stuten In more complete tlmn ever !efore-. The resources of our banks arc fX'i.OW.OOO.OOO. Tho gold in our vault is more than any other country has. Thla picture shows moving part of a hub billion in gold bricks in the PhHadelphia mint FIVE DAYS FOR PROTEST Objections to Form May Be Mads Two Measures to Walt Until j November, 1918. j PRESIDENT WILSON S AGAIN SWORN IN Oath Administered by Chief Jus tice White in Presence o'f Cabinet and Mrs. Wilson Washington March 4. Tho second Term of Woodrow Wilson began today To be exact it began at 12.04 p. m., when, ln the prosenco of bis cabinet Mrs. Wilson, and before chief Justice of the United States Edward Douglas White Iik ronnnted the Innmrurnl nalli. Bonding over tho llttlo black bib'lo "hold out to him by the aged Juris, P?nr1v ftila tnnrnlnp Ppn.Mnnf Wll. ' i .. i . .. i i . . . ., k ' -o rouuci w su uii, ihubuib specumiura j rlRfc TAKES EVERYTHING son, accompanied by his wife and an to buy In vast quantities for storage j Springfield Christian -182 I ttiirmpntou euard of secret service 1 Mn.im. formoM in tinnni 41. a 1 Thurston Christian o7 I All. .ii , . . , . . . I wmmo.Hj . i .itvi vuv 'Albert Waehsmuth Is ue(t Only H.s lt,pcralvcsf motored through tho blind- potatoes In tholr winter pits. The big Norkenzlo Baptist 140 I Dog and Clothes He Has On. . ,B ram tne capitoi. ho repaired advance in price caused potatoes to Eugene U. B. 14 nt onco to tho president's room and become a luxury to many families I Creswell Presbyterian ..93 Mount Hood saloon last Thursday nriernoon, row oi thorn realizing what it meant to Albert Waehsmuth, the old gentleman who lived In the build- !NIng. "Everything Is brennt," the old roan said that evening, as ho was going . that fair weather might follow the xxo mo. nomo ox w. u. Aicrariana who owns tho banding, to spend the night. He held his little dog, the' only thing ho had saved, in his arms, and his Voice trembled when he spoko of tho Tire. Even his bed was destroyed, AttA nflnr 7C. nonntnra. DumocratB and . flnni nf thn Ormin " wnrn nunc- n ihn npubHcaps, bad iinfd Bp.'j'fl." 'Wads of th clock slowly reached the i ueciaring inai moy invoruu mo lunu-iour oi nuon. ruiy nicmoera crowuoa sure and would vote for it if a vota Into tho well of tho houso and shouted could bo socurou. I tno national songs with a will. Eleven SenMors Obstruct. Eleven sonatora, I.a Follotto, Clapp, Cuminltu Konyon, Oronna, Klrby, Lane, Norrls, O'Uorman, Vardaman mn'd Works, rofusod to sign tho de claration and continued tholr obstruc tlve tactics. As President Wilson sat In the llttlo rod president's room adjoining tho senate chambor, tho fili buster drovo tho armed neutrality bill to dlofeat through a dobato that bris tled with bitter personalities and acri monlous charges. "'This bill, designed to place in tho hands of tho president of the Unltc-l I States thq power &nu autnoniy to safeguard American Uvea and Amort caa rights," declared Senator Hitch cjh of Kobraska, as ho closed th fruitless debato that bad kept the sen. ate in continued session for 28 hourj, "bos been dono to death here by tl'o most reprehensible filibuster the aon ate of the United Mates has ever to'owa." La Follette Would Orate. Senator La Follotto tried to sccuro an opportunity to make a dramatic speech closing (bo dobato but Urn supporters of tho bill maneuvered hlu off tho floor and barred him from de fending his course Thoroughly fin gered, tho Bcnator Irom Wisconsin ..... . - i toOK IUB piaco in uio cumur uiniu nu i hy (JoIng otJlj joljB fought for an opportunity to bo hoard, j' ' Firmly and without apparont bitter noss the great majority of tho sen ators blocked all of La Follotto's ef forts to spoak. Twlco ho appealed from decisions of tho chair taking him off tho floor. Twlco his own volo was the only ono recorded in his favor. Agreement Thrice Sought. Throo times during tho long night that kept tho weary, bedraggled son ato in tho soggy 'atmosphere of Mio chambor, Senator Hitchcock fought to oecuro agreements that would allow a voto on tho bill. Senators La Fol lotto, Norrls and Cummins objected to all theso efforts. ""This oxperlonco," said Sonator Hitchcock, as ho shook his head grave ly, recognizing tho doom of tho meas. uro, "haa demonstrated that oven it an enemy woro at our gutos it would be posslblo for a fow mombors of this Bpnato tb prevent action on tho mean urcs neodod to meet that enemy." End of Session Ominous. When tho sonato session ondod at noon, tho big crowd that had flllod tfte gallories, filed out with mutter Inge and hoad shakings. Tho nonators Rlyl a largo group of morobom of tho "America," "Columbia, tho ('he pressed his lips to its open pages. "The Low Is my refuge, a very prcsonl help in time "of trouble," wero .the words upon which the kiss was 'imprinted. The passago hod been selected by tho president himself. SLUMP IN SPUD IS MARKET SUDDEN rice Drops to $1.50 Over Night . .'and is Not Likely to Ad , vance.Much. Between Friday and Saturday a m great slump came in the potato mar ket! Not over a week ago farmers were offered $8.50 per hundred for choice varieties but many of them re- The ballot titles for the eight mea& tires orddred by the legislature to to submitted to a voto of the people on June 4 have been completed by At torney General Brown and seat to Eecreatry of State Olcott. Persons having objections to any title caa Sta i a pretest wlthla five days from Marck C. E. WILL CONVENE HERE d appcal t0 tte clrcult coart i Marion county. Lane County anion Fining lor Big , Following are the ballot titles ore- Metlng Next Month. pared by the attorney geaeral: Oregon and California Railroad Lani Grant Taxation Bill. Purpose: Declaring the state has. right to (ax unsold lands granted by With the many new Ideas and meth ods gleaned from tho recent stata I convention at Salem as a model, the , Lane county Christian Endeavor union ,the United States to the Oregon & is now devoting its efforts ln prepare- j uawornia iiaiiroaa company, ana rn tion for the Lano county convention quiring taxation of said lands, but pur to be held in Springfield in April. The porting to exempt payment of stata date is to bo decided upon at a cabt-1 taxes thereon unless they aro couectei net meeting this evening. I by the counties. TiUe to which lands Tho county "campaign for millions" 8' r t of congress been declared shows that Springfield and Thurston eveated in the United States after de stand at the top of the list in por.,clsion of tho United States npmm .centage of new members gained. court that the terms of said grant . . , have been violated. Said lands were In regard to the 'campaign for ,,,1 upon condiUoa they be sold to m& - was. tor SSLTSSiSTLS r"""'.1" The bc.t prtas oll.red tod.J wem.. to Wberl. m. iuuca .talenail sir- -,h Mm r 8UM d B, do i.ou aimougn uutuere uuevo mo : mg me exact stanaing oi eacn ouciuiy r ; - . -v I p - ipuo ana nignwayt pricg- will .rally a MtUaute itteuaty.-Tlie aumSer-oJ joints jvpthori -klsiwa knowFjust what to expect. ' j assigned and the .number"or PomtS" t0 raist ofi'eyror b Issue and Highway Tax.. . The potato market of tho United ,,sa""!U al b roads in next nve years in an amount States for 1916 was about 30 per cent j short. This naturally caused this list: Society t Folks rathor laughed at tho fin r thoro, throughout the morning, en- with tho natural result that consump-1 which partially demolished tho old . grossed bills ono after another were 'tlon for tho ontiro United States wmt HUiml IIaaJ Mn1nM T l.n.n.l. f V. . . .. I m 1. 1 I . rr ' .... ..... 5 Y. - - ( Liuii iur IUU UUIUB UUllCU Ijought to him for his signature. Tho automatically cut in half. cabinet gathered around him, i-Tom time to time senators oi ootn 'parties visited him. A word, a nod an offer of congratulations, some expression of a hope against hope culators. ,and he baa no clothing only that he yaa wearing at tho time of the ar. vcident. However, tho building wa3 hot burned much, mostly the front and tho celling and Mr. Waehsmuth will contlnuo to live there. Tho blaze started from a stove In which ho had left a II ro burning, the bid man thought. Ho Bald ho had been gone from the houso only about 20 minutes when tho alarm was sound, ed. Mr. Waehsmuth supports himself U is believed also, that perhapi Marcola . . arrival in small lots the last few days Eugene Evangelical of new potatoes from Florida hasten ed the crash of Saturday. the president after tho cabinet mem berahad bad their say was Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota. "Congratulations, Mr. President' aald the sturdy old war horse of Re publicanism, as bo grasped the hand i Lof the chief executive. "I want to tell. WILL MANUFACTURE BOXES, Hayden Bridge 181 .you mat i am wun you ana mat i ,-7 -T...i - Pleasant Hill 76 anr, will, vmi In hl Am.nronn , ' opnnynoiu ri-nniB mm iu -"U'U -anything and everything you do." ( Secretary Tumulty wished "the Gov-' Gets $1084.20 For Seed. Saturday the Springfield Feed com 'pany purchased the Howard lot of rod clover seed in Eugene. Mr. How ard rocolvod $1084.20 for this lot and it is tho last largo lot that has remain ed In the grower's hands up to this Hmn In thin lonllnn TIia Qn.lnirAAt.1 Food company has bandied consider able clovor seed in tho past season for its first year handling this line and the company Is planing on ox toiiHlvo Improvements in its warohouuo 'that will enable It to handlo clovor seed as well as grain over its ma chines as rapidly as it Is unloaded at tno door. Jnouso whp liad wiitohod tlio dronmtlQ . ;j Would Standardize4 Corn Crop. In an effort to standardize tho corn ;crop In Lane county, 171 Lano county 'farmers will each plant, ono aero of ,tho host corn grown in tho district of wostorn Oregon and Washington (laBt year. Tho seed corn was grown on tho farm of C, J, Sluytor near vIrving, and was awardod first prlzo at t,ho EugoiiQ and Spogano corn shows Distribution of tho Bood corn froa. in qunnUti to plant an aero waa lri Fr,1i by tho Wank of Com. -ie. Florence Presbyterian 76 Creswell Christian ..93 Itestau I Eugene Presbyterian.. 118 "ants and hotels over the entire land ( Walterville Presby. 129 quit serving potatoes with regular Santa. Clara Presby. .129 Fairmount Christian 129 Glenada .76 140 .. 97 " 93 . 64 Florence Evangelical ....159 Acmo .... 120 Eugene First Christ -.338 Cottago Grove Christ. 140 97 179 meat orders without extra charge. The crisis was reached Friday. That thero is not an actual scarcity Donna of tho white .tuber in the United 'Elmlra downpour which has almost flooded states is disclosed by the report of Dorena 'tho national capltol for nearly a federal investlcatora made recently. Bethel weeitt ana tien a fresh batch or j This report showed warehouses ln bills and somo more signing. many largo cities filled with' pota- Among' tho first to congratulate , toes which had been pilod up by spe- Franklin 129 Fairmount Presby. . 66 Maploton .. - 111 one More Branch of Work. .... not exceeding $6,060,000, by selling K. As- Gain- I per cent bonds of the state of Oregon; signed cd P. C. limiting the jsale of such bonds to 150 .824 '$1,009,000 first year and $2,000,000 46 .824 'aecesd year; providing method of pay .614 ment of interest and principal and for .643' retirement of such bonds; to make. ,600 'the surplus arising from license fees .673 collected on motor vehicles a fund to .531 'apply thereon; and providing for the .533 construction and malntainance of hard surf ace. high ways, post roads u-u mol est roads. Requiring Election of City, Town and State Officer at Same Time Purpose: Amending article 2 of the constitution by inserting section 14 ta require Incorporated cities and towns to hold their primary and geaeral 3$) elections for the nomination and elea .311 tKm or tneir elective omcera ai uuen .337 times aa the primary and general elee. 300 tions for the nomination and election '937 of state officers are held; toprovldA 217 or on clsctloa board to serve for both state and city or town elections; adjusting tho terms of present lncucs bents of elective city or town ofliceni 'to conform thereto, and requiring the enactment of such legislation as may 1 be necessary to carry this amen ' ment into effect. Limiting Number of Bills Introduced! and Increasing Pay of Legislators Farpoee: Amending sections 18 and 93 9 56 44 55 63 65 60 56 33 59 41 39 24 B7 41 130 42 55 39 26 28 22 24 10 .504 .465 .465 .434 ,422 Ail .433 .371 (1 .200 .198 .18S .131 02 Suits are Filed. With a total of 82 lawsuits, including Tho Springfield Planing mill plans .ernor" another four years of success to entCr the box making business 'n criminal cases begun in the circuit .and then the llttlo group dlsporsed. tho near futuro. which will bo as court of Lane county since January Thore was a slamming of doors, tha "noon ns dry spruco and pino lumber 1, 1917. 84 have been settled or other nmting the number of bills Introduced secret service men and tho capltol po- jB procurablo. according to a state- ' wise disposed of. according to figures . v .sashi hv anv member of tho Hcornen quickly cleared a passageway ment raa(i0 by D. S. Jordan, Saturday, compiled by Deputy It. E. Jackson, legislature Individually or with othor tfor tho president, who, offering his , Tho milt has had the promise of or-'who has charge of the clerical work members, to four, and by any com .arm to Mrs. Wilson, with a cheery aorB for supplying the Eugene Fruit V the circuit court. In January TOifn to h. also llmltlna- the num. I "good morning" to tho crowd, wnlked . Growers' association's canneries, and there were 28 cases filed and 51 ber of bills introduced by all senata to the oiovotor and disappeared. wm begin work on boxes for them ; disposed of, and in February there committees to 20. and by nil house v mjr ouuu. 1 woro o oegun ana a aispoaou 01, committees to ou, exceptmg appropn. niodlo burst of cheering aB the pros!- j At present tho planing mill is keot tho Brcater number of which were tlon bills Introduced by tho ways and dent loft tho capltol. Before 12:30 ho .busy making furniture, mostly cabin-'HimiMivi Ar diidnil unon default mmm!ts. Also Increaslnit l. -was back at tho wnito houso ana mo . 0tB, tables and ladjlers. Six min of tho BultB flled n February, 17 are Jthe pay of members of the legislature Boconu numiuiBiruuim ui x runiucuk : ro emoioved. ana thev I Wilson had begun. jre employed, and they have worked 'actionBi 14 are buhb, 11 are for divorce from $3 to $6 per day and the total Papers Filed In Court. Tho Fischer Boutin Lumber com pany, of Springfield, plaintiffs, in a ault against S. Elmer Russell tor dam ages alleged to have been sustained by failure of defendant to fulfill steadily, tho recent snow storm not having Interfered. Snow Closes F. B. Mill -. Tho local Fischer Boutin Lumber company's mill has been closed since a 1 nnri (n tint vet known when it will logging contract, Saturday by tholr "be able to start up again, since tlio,01"1 anrt and 12 "aro criminal cases brought on dally pay from $120 to $300 for any lndlctraonts by the grand Jury, Declaration Ag'inst Implied Repeal of Constitutional Provisions by To n. junk Shnn. I Amendments Tnereto. -y Ed Domplor has rented the build-, regular Beeslon. ing where George Hohl used to con-j Purpose: Amending section 1 of arti 'duct a blacksmith shop between Sec- icle 1 by tho constitution of Oregon by milt streets, on South A, declaring mat u is me tuncuou u tho constitution to cieany oenno a 'a.u v j a a. 1 .1. n t t-. ii.-j . ... ... .... .... - Btreei where no win navo nis neuu-. f"f', ' J 'tL 1 Bnow. " feep "n " U"CKB I nuarters for a Junk shop. Charles consistent, and harmonious plan of go to amend tho complaint by Inserting tho value of tho logs dollvored at pringflold. s Tho final account of Annlo Knov, administratrix of the estate of R. II. Knox, a Springfield; groceryman .who dlod last Juno, has been flled ln the probata court, and Monday, April 9, 11)17, has boon sot as tho tlmo for hearing the final account. about tho yards. However, two cars 'wero loaded Saturday, one to go to Nevada, and tho other for the govern ment station at Mare's Island. Mill Starts Monday. The local Booth-Kelly plant will commonco work again at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, according to in- All Uio formation given out at tho office today Elliott will conduct a blacksmith shop J ernm,ent; that to perpetuate such con. In tho same building. Messera Dom 1 sistency and harmony, all constltu. 'plor and Elliot opened up for business tlonal amendments shall bo so worded this morning. that their adoption will leavo iM ameuded constitution without any coa 1 . . . I I A A. It. AtVkA4V T.-W R.d Car Aflenev. nict ng provisions; mm a w? C, E. Lyon manager of the Spring, 4 of any amendment upon me pnureea - " ' . ... ... 4I t- flold Food, company has taken tho , Biuuupn is n v-i.u r.iB.ipii.u agoncy, in-Springfleld Xor tho Reo, Don ronstrulniMb pf pimfnt no amend. prororty is loft to tlio administratrix It is not known when it will bo posstbis , automobiles and Reo, Stowart and ' "' "" ,nvf "c rt,r' 01 reuuw ha solo heir, to start work in tho cmpB above. I Indiana motor trucks. ' - f v ,