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TUP JL JTjIJZi silinl'ri-uuarf Jl, UIMl rlngiliiM.Jrtjiotif mioo(1- tirtuBdr wl of Oongrt olMr,iTV SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1917. VOL. XVI. NO. 12, aWrTr im T-i i,wijf ni -rV -.m-v-wrtr1 arotrmjf julu in two PLANS BEING IDE 1 FOR FIRS! POTATO MEETING OF STATE E. E. Morrison Will Entertain Spud Raisers Hore on March 14. PROMINENT MEN TO SPEAK Idea Will Be Flnt of Kind Ever Put into Practice; Big Banquet Will Be Feature of Meeting, A distinct donarturo from aiivthlnc that tho county or oven tho statu hits ever known will bo tho "Potato Grow-1. nru Xlailln.l ..! 111.. 1 l -. ...w.t,n mill MIR im,jiMUl otllvit- ulcd to be hold in Springfield on next Wcdnosday, March H for which plana nro being made by E. E. Morrison, grower of true to variety sood pota toes, who la responsible for tho Idea. Oror 300 letters havo boon sent out to farmora not only In this county but to such othor points an Irish Bend, and Sclo, and to almost all sections j of tho state, Inviting them to attend und profit by the meetings and enjoy themsolvos, without one cont of on pcuso oxceptlng tholr transportation. Theso men are not necessarily Uio best potato growers In tho state; thry are Hiobo from whom Mr. Morrison has bought potatoes this fall jaud " n"" Zf :iE sides Uie potato growore, about 40 or GO local buslnoss men will bo invited to attend. Governor Withy combo sent a lottcr telling of his com mcndatlon of tho project, and exprci sing sincoro regrot that conflicting dates provont his attending. Mr. Morrison has learned from four years experience that "If wo wish to placa our product upon tho market lu competition with that of othor couu tries, expecting to got tho best of jn s00U 08 arraugoinonts can bo maito, Urlces, wo must solect'tho best gradol.Tho deal ha bc0tt flanging' firo for needs nnd improvo our mothoda of;,B,x monuis. uuring which tlrao Mr. tilling our ground, fighting disease.-), Itairostlng tho crops, preparing them for market, etc. """Thoro sooms to be only ono way of overcoming these obslaclos, and that is by getting Into touch with tho man who has mado a special study of each of those subjects, nnd have him In struct us what to do." Soma of theso men who will bo hero next Wcdnosday are: Professor Mo Kay, of O. A. C who has conBontcd . to speak to us regarding "Potato Diseases." Profossor Larson of O, A. C who will talk on "Seed Selection .and Certification" Professor N. S. ' Robb, County Agriculturist, who will discuss "Local Potato Problems," and B. D. Conloy, who will talk on "Coat of, Production." In the' evening then) wll bo given an Informal banquet, after which short talks will be given ,b. Frank Jenkins, President of 'the, Eugene Chamber of Commerce, J. U. Holt, Eugeno Cannery, O, D. Kessey, St tho Commercial State Bank, Chai. L. Scott, of tho. First National Bank, and M. C. Brcsslor, a Sprjngfiold Hard -ware man. Tho mooting which will bo held In tho Woodman hall, will commence at 1:30 o'clock In tho nftornoon. Prom 0;00,to 7:00 a "got acquainted" meet ing will bo hold, while tho big banquet will occur at 7:10 that evening. 401 Visit Library. Thoro woro 401 visitors to tho Springfield library's reading and ro ferenco room during tho month ot February", according to tho monthly roport submitted to tho library board at n mooting hold Tuesday ovcnlutf, by Mrs. Hannah Hill, librarian. Dur ing tho month ,700 books woro Issued which is quite an 'item considering that thoro woro Iobb days thnn usual for Issuance. Twolvo now renders wore also reported as roglstorod dur ing tho month, Just tho regular monthly business was transacted at tho board mooting which was attended by four mombors. Infant Boy Dies. Oral Ernest, tho nine months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charjos Willlan of Waltorvillo died at tho Morcy hos pital In Eugeno yostorday morning, (bath boing caused by inflamatlon of tho bowols. Tho funeral will bo lipid t 10 o'clock Friday morning, Jtovorond J, W. PorklnB to bo In eliargo Interment will bo mado in tho Greenwood cometory nenr Loaburs W. F. WWkor was in chnrgo of burlnl preparations. TOO MUCH BONE-DRYNE33 Three Sprlngfleldere Are Flnt Arrest ed Under New Law. , "Bono drynoss" proved too much Lfor throo Springfield mon last Monday, o tlioy purchased somo liquor and poach cordial from Ocorgo Watson, who comluctH a. sato barn on Blair lloulovnrd In Eugono, with tho result tihut all four woro lator tnkon In, male Ing tho Aral arrests In Lane county undar tho now prohibition law. Tho throo men charged with drunk oncRir, Hort Nlckum, Cecil Mulligan mid Frank McBoo,hud lator a charge of having llMtior In tholr possession book od against thorn. Tlioy woro locked up for llio night, and Tuesday morn ing decided It would bo bent to tell wlio.ro thoy procured tlio "refresh ments," no Wtttsort was arrested a little later, and his trial was set for ,10 o'clock this morning. Nickuin who Is a widower and has olcht children ut homn to earn for. ' wum flnad $100 by Judge Jcsso Wells, of tho Eugeno JubIIcq court, und sent- ...in. urn a ml. nnn.ln.l ...1(1. tlm n.nmld. unvu ?, nuafviiuvu n mi siu,t,,u i,th.it ho go homo, refrain from using liquor and look after his children, tho oldost of whom Is only 17 years of ago. Mulligan and McUco, who are aged 20 nnd 19 years old respectively, pleaded guilty to tho charge of having liquor In their possession and eacn was fined $10. They went to Jail In default of payment, but later In tho evening eacn paiu mo nno. Old Skating Rink Will Come Down - E- Morrison Purchases Caved- . ,. in Building nnd Will Raze it to Ground at .Once. Mayor E. E. Morrison 1ms purchased Uie old skating rink, which stands near tho Willamette river at this end of tho wagon bridge, from tho Port land firm of Qllnoss and Ericksou, anu will navirtno structure torn down Morrison has bcon bending his efforts to socurlng somo method of having tho old eyesoru romovod, In 1911, whon the building was put up, It was qulto a nlco structuro and tho largest rink In tho stato outslil.s of Portland. M. M. Mackoy, who .was in charge of It, had largo crowds who attondod masked skating carni vals and dancos 'd such events, and many local folks havo memories of 'good times spent there. For about threo years it was a vory popular amusement resort, drawing crowds om Eugeno and othor cities bIbo. Tho building which was one story and 100 by 140 tost in size was n fairly substantial one, but was built la an oval, and Uie roof was Insecure ly braced, so that the weight ot a heavy snow in January ot last year, ved it in. Since then, it haa. stood there, where every tourist and passer by must see it, a tumbled down wreck Impossible of rebuilding, and a sort I of mute evidence of better days. nut it naa nnaily been purchased from tho Portland owners, and tho work of razing it will begin Immediate ly, Mr. Morrison will uso tho lumber In tho erection of a warehouse, lator. sTho skates nro being sold by John C. Mullen, and Mr. Morrison haB storol Alio othor fixtures. STORE NEEDS MORE ROOM (Cox nd Cox WJI( Have New Balcony and Also More Grocery 8pace. Bocauso its business has grown loo ,largo for tho spaco tho Cox and Cox dopartmont storo Is building a balcony for the display of ladlos' ready to wear goods, and also enlarging tlio grocery dopartmont. L. J, Loploy nnd Will Jtouso aro doing tho work. Since tho firm startod buslnoss 10 years ago In tho ono room storo on Main street now occupied by Joo HIIPj ;pool hall, it has grown stoadily and has boon a paying proposition from tho strnt, Nino salespeople aro now kept busy all the tlmo. "Everything to oat and wear" haa I alwnys been tho slogan ot tlio storo, anu win uo moro true tuan ovor now, slnco a complete lino of ladles roady to woar apparel will bo carrlod. Concert to Be Given, Orchestra Concert at tho Baptist ahurch, Monday night, 8 o'clock. Ad mission free. , Spoclol roadlng by Dr, Koonoy Ferris, A humorous' comedy, "Tom's llttlo Star." A Bllvor tea sorvod by ladlos will follow, Evorybody l.i invitod. SUBMARINES Five United Btatea submersible in Uie Gntuu lock on the Atlantic side of the canal. Extraordinary precautions havo been taken to guard tho waterway. All Germans in tho employ of the government were dismissed Immediately vo broke with the kaiser, ILL HEALTH CAUSES PASTOR TO RESIGN Methodist Board Considers Rev. Moore's Resignation; Probably Take Effect on April 1. At an official board meeting of the. local Methodist church held after church services Sunday evening, ths mattor of the resignation ot Reverend James T. Mooro was taken up with District Superintendent Reverend James Mooro of Eugene who was present and met with board. Because his health demands it and on the advice of hjs physician, Itovec, end Moore wishes to be free of hftywho Is' here from Lincoln, Nebraska, arduous duties here, which have been ospoclally hard because of tho actlvo part ho has taken in the plans and uuuuing or me neauiirui new cnurcu Just completed. It is probable that ills resignation will take effect about April 1, at which time Reverend Moora will havo completed a pastorate hero W threo and one half years. During his labors hore, Mr. Moore has dono a great deal toward tho spiritual uplift of tho church and to ward increasing its membership. In 1915, an addition to tbe old Methodist church was necessary, on account of tho increase in membership, and n year ego this spring, the James A, Ebbort Memorial church was begun, chiefly through tho efforts ot Rover end Moore and Misa Margaret Morris, who gave liberally In memory ot h?r iinclo for whom tho chnrch is named. It is impossible to state In moro wordB the depth ot sorrow felt by Irtevcrend Moore's congregation and friends, at his Impending resignation. New Frog Being Installed The Southern Pacific company Is Installing a new frog at the intersec tion ot tho railroad and tho streetcar tracks on Third and Main streets. UNITED STATES IN WAR Assistant Secretary Vrooman of tlio department of agriculture said recently that the United Stntes could exist without imports and supported his statement with figures. ITo de clared that tho nation is amply abla to feed Itself if cut oft. Mr. Vroomau said: "Wo produce, In round figures, 23,000,000,000 pounds of meat, and wo Import less than 100,000,000 pounds, or less Uinn one-half ot 1 per cent, tbo bulk of which comes 'from Argentina, Austrulln and Can ada. "Wo produce here slightly over 2,000,000,000 pouuds of sugar, und wo Import over 5,500,000,000 pounds from Cuba. "Wo prodtico about 7.600,000,000 gnllons of milk, Importing about $1,500,000 worth, mostly condensed milk, from tho Netherlands and Canada. "Wo produce closo to 2,000,000,000 pounds of butter. Wo Import less thnn 1,000,000 pounds, chiefly from Denmark and Canada." HELP PROTECT PANAMA CANAL LADIES RES1 ROOM SI pox and Cox to Have First Con venience of Kind in Springfield. v Carpenters are now at work con structing a ladies' rest room, which will be tho first in the city, on tho alcony in the northwes corner of tbe Cox and Cox department store. The room is to bo connected with the sow pr system in tbe alley and wilt Include fill conveniences for women shoppers. ,Tho work is being done by order of Chas. Itivett, owner o: tho building, for a month's Visit and business trip. Mr. Rlvett is n guest at tho homo of his youngest daughter, Mrs. Percy Tyson. Besides installing tho rest room, Mr. Rlvett is having other Improvements done, such as extending the balcony all the way across the grocery depart ment, and giving tho whole building a general renovating, including kal somlnlng and repairing tho roof. Tho building occupied by the M. C. Dresslor and Son Hardware com pany, also owned by Mr. Rlvett. Is coming In for a share of overhauling add improvements, too. It will ba kalsomlnod. and such repairs as ara needed will be attended to. Mr. Rlv ett haa Just been painting the Joiat ledge with .roof paint to keep the rain water 'from swelling tho wooden Joist ends. Mrs. Spler Getting Better. Word received this morning as to tho condition ot Mrs. Splcer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Gay of this 'city, who has been ill with pneumonia at her home In Marcola for about throo 'weeks, stated tfiat she, was now got- ,llng bettor. Mrs, Cay is with hor daughter. COULD EXIST WITHOUT IMPORTS Other figures on production nnd Imports arc: Choose. - Production, 300,000,000 pounds; Imports. 30.000,000 pounds, mostly from Ituly, Switzerland and France. Eggs. Production. 2.000.000,000 lozens yearly; Imports less than 1,000,000 dozeiist chiefly from Can idn, Englnnd nnd China. Corn, Wheat nnd llico.-Produc-tlou, 4,000.000,000 bushels; Imports of wheat, 0,000,000 bushels princi pally from Canada; Imports of rlco, 2,500,000,000 pounds, mostly from China, England aud tho Nether lands. Fish. - Production, 1,000,000,000 pounds; Imports, something over 117,000,000 worth from Norway and Canada. Sweot and Irish Potatoos.-Pro-ductlon, 450,000,000 bushels; Im ports, Bllghtly over 200,000 bushels, from Tiorlnuda, Canada and Mexico. Ornpgen, Lemons nnd Grapefruit I'lMdiN'tlon, 25.000,000 boxes; im-P- r , &5 100.000 worth, from Italy .' ti West Indies. j BEINGGON fDGTED BELIEVES IN SPRINGFIELD John Ketela Says Is Here to Stay and Enlarge His Drugstore. ' "I still have great hopes for Spring field. I'm here for good, and I mean I to have as up to date a placo ot bust ' ness as there is anywhere." So said' John Ketels, druggist, who baa Just .begun enlarging his store on the cor ner of Fifth and Main streets so that it takes in the room Just east ot It, formerly occupied by Cox and Cox as a storeroom. The soda fountain and confectionery goods wJU be moved Into the recently opened room, while three old Mission style booths will tempt ice cream and soft drink lovers. A big 16 foot arch will connect tho two sectfons. of the store. Mis. Vera Nelson ot Ashland will be in charge of the foun tain, and the Ico cream parlor will, be open for business 'about the first of April. J. N. Palmer and Frank Gordenare doing tho carpenter work, W. M. Sut ton owns the building. Another Veteran Heeds Last Call Captain Lucius Photteplace Dies at 82 Years, Only Few Days After Wife's Death Another old veteran has answered his' last roll call. Lucius Phetteplaco captain ot Co. A. Nineteenth Michigan volunteer Infantry, during the Civil war, passed away at his home at 1843 Columbia street, Eugene, at 7:30 a. m. Monday, March 5, 1917, aged 82 years. Funeral services were 'held at the Gordon and Veatda chapel at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. March 6, 1917. Ror Andrew Fish bad charge ot tho Bor vicea at tho chapel and the Masonic lodge conducted the services at the I. .0. O. F. cemetery, where Interment took place. Mr. PJietteplace waB a native ot New York stato, but went to Michigan when a boy. He enlisted In tho Nineteenth ("Michigan July 26, 1862, and was mus I'tered in a first sergeant on September j 6, He fought all through the wir, ''emerging with his captain's comnits ' sion. In 1901 he roared from active j life and came with his wife to Eugeno to reside, Mrs, Phettoplace paBsad away but a few days ago. Mr. Photteplace is survived by ono I' daughter, Mrs. G. A. Tracy of Hookor '.Oklahoma, and one Bon, H. B. Photto ) place, of Springfield, rural route No. 2. i Ho was a member ot tho J. W. Geary Post, G. A. R., a member of tha unitarian church and ot the Mnsoulc i lodgo. Mill Starts up Again. Tho local Dooth Kelly Lumber com- fpany's mill resumed operations Tues day morning, after having been closed down for moro than two woeks be cause of tho recent snow storm. Ow ing to the Bcarclty ol ! logs nnd tho iaci iiiai iuu ixuuiib uuuo ui' havo not yet been ablo to. rosumo work, tho mill is running eight hour shifts, instead ot ten, as was tho caso formerly, However, It is expootea lornieny, owwvu, i oi"ivi.v that tho mill will bo able to run fltoad - ii .-. - ,1 lt.i return ' will bo rando to tho ten hour schedule; In a ' flL- t short tlmo. GUNS ARE TQ BE MOUNTED ON AMERICAN VESSELS H Attorney General Declares That President Has Power Without Authority From Congress V CONSIDERED WITH CARE Mr. Wilson Discusses Subject aj Length with Secretary Lansing and Senate Leaders. Washington, March 7. Despite Mi determination to arm American mer chant ships. President Wilson tonight .withheld his decision to act upon hla owb responsibility. It was made known that the legal and diplomatic advisers of the. prestdeat bad definite ly decided that under the constitution, tho chief executive has the necessary, authority to put gtms and gUBBers aboard American vessels. But the .formal announcement of the decision and the forma orders for action woro .withheld while Republican and Demo cratic forces in tho senate agreed on a plan for a limitation on senate de bate which would clear the way for a J)ii! granting full armed neutrality authority to the president If an extra session is called. American merchant ships are to be armed by the United States govern ment and sent on their voyages to the ports of the seven seas regardless of submarines, "barred zones" and other obstacles which the war haa. placed In the path ot American com merce. t President Wilson definitely decided on this step today. Fortified with the opinion ot the attorney general that ho haB tho authority to 'make such s move with the approval of adminia 'tratteBrsapportere 4a coagxess and tha legal advisers of tho government, the president is convinced' that he Is act ing within his rights, even though tfie congressional approval which ho sought before the death ot the Sixty fourth congress was withheld. The president called to the Whit? House this morning six Democratic senators who have been active in be half of administration measures Owq ot Oklahoma, Walsh of Montana, Swiui son of Virginia, Smith of Georgia, Reed of Missouri and James of Ken tucky and informed them of his de cision. He also took up with thorn and approved tho proposition of chane tax the senate rules toward a modified iform ot cloture which will hereafter .prevent any "little group of wilful men" from holding up legislation vital ly affecting the nation. With the president's decision to am merchant vessels, the break with Aus tria, which looked to be temporarily verted by the conciliatory tone of the. latest Austrian note, again become imminent The Austrian governmont flatly stated that it considered the arming of American vesels In direct contradiction to International law, and. declared in effect that its submarines would feel at perfect liberty to sink: n. Should it do this, a diplomatta "break could not be averted. Following the White House confer ence with the senatorsi Secretary Lansing was summoned to the execu tive mansion and remained closeted with tho president for almost an hour. Tho two canvassed tho situation thor oughly. Every eventuality which the move may bring forth was gono ovor. It was said In administration circle today that a public statement will boou L'bo issued, setting forth the exact post- v. . . , i . tlon or tno government in nrmiug ji-i .merchant vessels. Another Pioneer Passes. Almlra K. Bristow, ono of tho oarli est pioneers of Lano county nnd for moro thnn 60 years a resident ot the Pleasant Hill neighborhood, died on. the old Bristow donation land claim there at 8:30 o'clock last night at the age of 91 years. She was the last surviving member ot the Elijah Bris tow family circle, tha membera ot hlch were so prominent In the early J. m countjr v Real Eetato -Transfere Chas. U Scott et hx to G. W. Spau- et ux 10 acfea la c, iv ip. . ' . 2 W. $1.0, Viola IJ. Spaun et vlr to Chas, Iv ; iScqH et ux-10, acres P. 17 S. R, 3 Wt r a-tn T 4. I.'