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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 ,