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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1917)
P&Qg FOUR WE FIELDS IMI"T2E.I L,FE the BPniNoraeyo news ,...',?',:Lli..';i'wt,AU.v!iz-i MONDAY, MARCH 12. TO HELP OUT TRAVELERS Entrances to Important Harbors tootd Thousand, or fmi Abov L.V.I in KOCKItt. Are Quickly Protected. Denver. Travelers accustomed te Tradition That It Will Last Only 6,000 Yoart, There la a general and widespread notion, wtilch tho curious Investigator will And scattered throughout both medieval and modern literature, Uiat tho world will Inst 0,000 years from tho ACTIVITIES OF OTHER COMMUNITIES TOLD BY CORRESPONDENTS DONNA. Donna, March 11. Mrs. II, W. dun- COAST ARTILLERY IS READY, the sound of foff bells on tho AUau. j date of lta creation. An Inscription In , . , r. ',' " " " cd. pcrx ono or Martin Luther's books rends as , , . " ' 9Evry Squar Foot of WaUr N.ar Port f New York Mad Un.afo Ev.n For Wowbo.t Roar Admiral Knlaht Sot -About Safeguarding Narragantott y Naval District. Washington. When the break with Qenn:inj- came two of the most elabo rate and Intricate mine fields that a nation ever devised for tho safeguard ing of a city's water gates were plan ned by the coast artillery and tho -corps of engineers to protect tho on--trances to the. waters Immediately about New Vork. It was n task which "was completed In all save the last de tail, tho actual laying of the mines, and hese were stored by hundreds at Kort Totten nnd Sandy Hook, ready for the message from -the war department whleh would send tho mine layers out with their gingerly handled burdens. Tho aggressiveness and determina tion with which nn attack can be deltv red are n lesson of tho European war which has not been lost upon the mul ctary and naval ofllclnls of this country. tic br Pacific const will bo atnased. chance, to hear tho warnliut rtnsr coxt i follows: "Elijah, tho prophet, said that tDe world ami cxisteu S.OOO yenra uo- summer from 10,000 to 14,000 feet abovo tho sea lovel In tho llocky moun talhs. The tragic end of tho Rov. Thornton R. Sampson of Texas, who disappeared In the Rocky Mouxtntn National rk whllo on a walking tour, has resulted In plana to safeguard tho precipitous nnd dangerous trails of the park. I C Way, supervisor of tho Colo rado playground, has devised tho plan of having fog bells scattered along tho trails nt Intervals from a quarter to n half inllo apart on Flat Top. Loups peak, Ilnllets glacier and Unllcts peak. Tho bells will bo of deep touo nnd will bo operated by a system simitar to weather vanes. Tho bells will bo placed on posts about seven feet high. Suspoudcd over tho bell wilt bo a small, light wooden paddle. The slightest broczo will tilt the pnddlo and ring the bclL There probably would not bo ono day In tho year when the breexo would be Insuf ficient to ring tho bell. Whllo the mountains aro not too dan gerous for travel, even tho most expe rienced traveler sometimes will loso the trolls In tho mountains. About 11,000 feet above sea level nnd nbovo timber lino heavy clouds sometimes totally obscure tho sight of tho trav eler. Walking In tho face of tho wind with his head lowered, ho Is apt to lose bis bearings. foro tho law was given (from Adam to Moses), would exist U.0OO years under tho Mosaic law (from Moses to Christ) visit friends nnd relatives. Max a iron mntlo n business trip to Sprlngdold Friday, John AdaniB mndo a business trip NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Dopartmont of tho Interior, U, 8. .nnd Olllco nt Rosohurg, Oregon, Fobrunry 1, 1017. NOT1CK Is hereby glvon that, ns directed by tho Commissioner of tho General Land olllco, umlor provisions or boo. iM&r, it. h pursunnt to tho nppllcntlon of Frank It. OJinmbors. Bjrlnl No. 09110, wn will offer nt pub lo snlo, to the highest bidder, but nt tit loss than 16.00 per ncro, nt 10 oolook a. m.. on tho fiOth day of March. t, xt, nt thin olllco, tho following tract o land: tho Lot 8, soo. 28, T, 17 8, i.. a west, wmnmoito Moriuion. Tho nnto will not bo ketit onou. but Ylll bo declared closed when hoo iao Aiosnic law irum mioses io vurtsiM . . ... , , , , l""' uo uocinrcu ciosou wnen "noso and 2,000 years under tho Christian "181 TUr8(,ny t0 Mnrcola nnd Mnbol. 'pent nt the hour named hnvo censo-l LARGEST WIRELESS PLANT AT SAN DIEGO dispensation, nnd thcu It would to burned." Iti tho Etrurian account of tho crea tion (by Sutdas) there la a similar tra dition, 'Tho Creator spent 0,000 ycara in creation, and 0,000 more nra allotted to tho earth." In tho black letter edition of Foxo'a "Acts nnd Monuments" tli!32) there is a wholo sermon given with tho 0,000 year limit of tho earth's duration as a text. Some writers contend that tho "six days" referred to in Holy Writ really mean 0,000 years nnd that tho "seventh day" la a type of tho coming millen nium, or "Sabbath of a thousand years.' Tho psalmist Bays; "For n thousand years are In thy sight as yesterday" (Psalm xc, 4). See nlso II l'etcr 111. a which is even more specific Mm. W. C. Snnvnv lft hum tnr Iffii. U UUlllg. TIlO UOrson (linking t 10 ll Kit ... ... , v, .... . . .. .,, - - . Kono thla mornlnr in tin m..n inn. . u,u w, " ri'imirwi 10 inmiiHiimo Kcno iuib morning 10 uo somo snop- i, . tn , .,P(,V. .,. .,, Pln8- Uoroof. Mr. If. W. QuBtln mndo n buslnosi' .Any persons claiming adversely tho 'utirinjui.nui.Mi mini urn uuviHeu 10 trip to Eugeno today. E. E, Roptlro transacted somo bush noss hero last Wednesday. Loo Soavoy nttended tlio party glvon nt Mnrcoln Thursday ovenlng In honor of Miss Pearl Walker. Mrs. Mlko Webber of SprlngfloM vlsttod relatives hora yesterday. John Adams mndo n bUBlnesa trip to Eugono Friday. Tho Mlssos Allco nnd Dorrls Robert son who have been visiting frlondrf nnd relatives here for tho past wook, returned homo this morning. f o their claims, or objections, on or before tho tlmo doslgnated for snlo. W, II. Canon, Iteglstor, "ob. 12,19.20; March r.,12. IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THK STATE OF OREOON FOR LANE COUNTY. In tho mnttor of. Notlco of final settlumont,' tho ostnto or R. It. Konx deceased NOTICE Is hereby given that th undorslgnod. ndmlnlstrntrlx of tho on I tnto of R. II. Knox, deceased, hns lllod POISON GAS BEETLES. New $300,000 Station Is Made Ready For Work After Sat isfactory Tests, Fum.s With Whch Bombardiers Keep Their Enemies at Bay. .Most people think that tho uso of poison gas In warfare Is a purely human, or perhaps ono should say In human, idea. Yet tho plan hns been adopted by nature. Certain kinds of beetles known as bombardiers and called by scientists Brachtuus niako free uso of polsouous fumes to keep their enemies at bay. A typical sieclcs known as Brachl- uus crepitans Is largely attacked by Miss Ida Spores visited friends In 1 no.r ,n,,ftl account In tho matter of tin augono osiorun, '( rmmiv n...n.. .....i n. ;..... Ooldio Fuwvor Is loader of Urn C. ( boon made and entered of record dir. E. tomorrow evening. cctlug this notlco nnd sotting Monday Miss Ethnlvn Nipknlunn who im tho Oth day of April. 1917. at tho hour been 111 with pneumonia for quite lilf' .f?r Ji"K whllo Is again nhlo to be nrdund. ' nd for tho final settlement f milil Miss Leone Hnrgor Is giving n pnrlv estato. Dated this 3rd day of March, 1017. Dr. N. W. Emery DENTIST SUTTON 8LD0, . PHONE SO-J RESIDENCE PHONE 129-W m HERBERT E. WALKER v NOTARY PUBLIC Oflka fn City Hull. SprlngHsld. Ort Cleaning, Pressing REPAIRINO Mndo to Monsuro Suits Lemley Suit House Phono 75 Dr. ADALINE KEENEY FERRIS Homeopathic Physician and Surges omce, llaptlst i'nnouuKo Corner Second nnd C Streets HOURS! 8 TO 1. l'HONE 49 W. F. WALKER UNDERTAKER PUNERAL DIRECTOR Office Phone 02; Residence West Main St. this ovenlng In honor of hor birthday. THURSTON Thurston, Mnroli 10. Roy ,ton la sick with tho grip. Molvln Needhnm of Pleasant visited hero Tuesday. D. W. ROOF, JEWELER OPniNQFIELD, OREQON FINIS WATCH REPAIRING A SPECIALTY ttor ANNIE KNOX. rADFPfll nnNsniPWTioim , Ed in Is- Hill Administratrix of tho os tnto of It, II. Knox, decoased March C, 12, 19, 20; April 2. BAB ADillB&L EMQIIT. It Las certainly proved of vast value to the coTst artillery, which as a sec nd and third line of defense will be -tntjnJ3ted with the defense of New York. The first line Is the navy, tho Toarth Is the mobile army. Newport. R. L, the seat of a torpedo 3"aeturr, a mine base, fuel station, mu nition magazines, the naval war col lege and other departments of high -naval importance, was formally trans--tfe.rred from the control of Collector of Customs Fitzsimmons to Rear Admiral -Austin M. Knight The latter Immedl mtely set about protecting the harbor -asxd the entire Nnrragansett bay naval district against any emergency. Mines were collected at Forts Greble .-alsd Adams ready for distribution In 4Jie waters of the harbor approaches. .Every strategic center was placed un 3fr duuble guard, the public was re 2f'ied admission and troops refused 4t'ave at- absence except In special ln :8fances. Otflccrs received what is 4;nown as the "mobilization slate." In-ull'-atlng the posts which they will be called upon to 011 In the event of an netua! mobilization order. The naval torpedo factory was espe-. -viaiiy busy. Extra time by workers -;ind operation In sblffs have been or dered. while efforts were made to re ':ruit 00 additional machinists. Three torpedo boat destroyers, with a full quotn of torjicdoes. are protecting the Yactory nnd ready nt the some time to perform such other dut'es :is the com nandant may order. n - 1 1 - Y -rrs BEAL SPORT." This Fighting of Duels In Air, Aviator on Furlough Says. - ' "Cleveland. 0.-"It's real sport." said 'Robert Rockwell, a member of the 'Ftencb aviation service, who is home on a furlough. ""The Americans In the service.' said ItockwelL "look upon It ns sport. They forget it Is war. When we come back and. laughing, tell how some enemy "blrdmun escaped, our officers remind -us we are 'at war.' " Rockwell went to France two years -ago as a member of the hospital serv 4ce. lie Joined the air squad last .ilaich. He will rejoin tho service on tbe Somme front. His cousin, Ktffln JRockwell, was killed lu an air duel. San Diego, Cal. The new S300.000 wireless telegraph station was recent ly completed and officially put in com mission after suitable tests. It is tho largest and most powerful radio sta tion in the western hemisphere and is capable of carrying for 12,000 miles Messages from tho British fleet cruis ing In the North sea, from tho high powered German plant at Berlin and from American ships and from Aus tralia havo been Intercepted. Three units In tho globe encircling radio service of tho United States navy are now completed. These are the sta tions nt Ban Diego, Arlington and Darien (Panama canal zone). A fourth Is under construction nt Manila. The three C00 foot aerial towers form a triangle. They contain 1.000,000 pounds of fabricated steel and aro the f eld largest rauio towers In the world. They are 150 feet In width nt the base nnd eight feet nt tho apex. They aro NOTICE FOR PUDLICATION. Department of thu Interior, U. S. Ray Rennlo was In Thurston Thum L-id Olllco at Roseburg. Oregon. certuln ground beetles. Theso ground 'day buying oats for Lester Mllllcun , , , l,mT.c" 19'' beetles are very active and can easily of Waltorvlllo. I NOTICE ! hereby given that lr After quite n stay at this place Ray Oregon, who, on Fobruary 18. 101 1. Mitchell has returned to the ranch at mado Homestead Entry, Sorlnl, No. pleasant Hill. 09393, for tlio Lots 4 nnd G of, Section Mr nnd Mm Wn1ln Pilmlainn .ml l"' ownsnip unngo u wilia- mr. aim Mrs. Wnltor hdmlston and .,, Mri,ii ,. i,i ,,nn,.n nf daughter, Wilia, spent tho day Sunday intention to mako Final Three-year wiin Air. and Mrs. Will Culver nt Mt. I'roor, to establish claim to tlio land Vernon. i above described, boforo I. P. Hewitt, a n Pnitivnii .uiii !,.- . u. s. (.Tomiuissionor, at ins omco, nt A. U. teltwoll will lonvo soon for v,,ann nn,mn !, "nir, .toJ f Caldwell Idaho to tako care of -10 ADril 1917 nenti or uorses which aio left tlior-?. I Tho snow Is reported qulto dcop nt that plaCo. j Miss Marjorlo Phettcplace has re turned homo from Eugeno. ! overtake the bombardiers. Just as they get within reach, however, a very strange thing happens. Tho bombar dier ha 8 tho power of ejecting a pecul lar liquid, which, When It comes Into contact with the atmosphere, bursts Into a sort of pale green flame. This Is Immediately followed by a kmd of smoke. Now. this smoke has a remarkable effect upon the pursuer. No sooner do the fumes come Into contact with tho ground beetle than the creature Is blinded and stupefied. A strange pa ralysls overtakes the Insect, and It seems unable to movo any farther. Quite a while elapses before the ground bcetlo recovers. In tho meantime tho bombardier makes good his escape- American Boy. Dentistry DR. J. E. RICHMOND PHONES Office, 3; Residence, 11S-J Over Conimercial Bank, Springfield. Oregon. Notice to Lot Owners. Mra. Frank Shaw of Eugono Is visit ing at tho Jiome ofMr. and Mrs. John price. Tho thigh school girls wore antici pating having a party all to tholrsclvei Jast evening but to their surprise th 1 Claimant mimes an witnesses: Charles I. Taylor, of McKonzIo Bridge Harvey O. Hays, of McKenslo Brldgo. A. L. Ynniall, of Eugono, Oregon. George Moody, of Mclionzlo Brldgo. W. II. CANON. Reglstor Mch. 8,12.15,19,22,26.29; April 2,5.9. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of tho Intorlor, U. S. Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon. March 10. 1917. NOTICE is horoby given that Harry ots Jn the Laurel Hill Comotory are bireby glvon notlco to settle accounts placed 1,100 feet apart. Huge pcrce- Bt once or remaining portions of- lot t Iain Insulators embedded in concrete "nuseo win do som as per rules or fo.rin the base of each leg of the tow- Cemetery. er3- I CEMETERY COMMITTE The receiving room Is absolutely Feb. 15. Ono mo. sound proof, the wnlls and floors being ; paucieu with asbestos. There are four distinct and complete controlling sets Installed in the receiving room, en- j abllug any one of the four operators or i all four simultaneously to send and re-1 ceivo messages. i Tho aerials or antennae weigh six teen tons and have a sag between tow ers of 100 feet They are twice as large as those strung from the Eiffel tower In Paris. The helix is fourteen feet In diameter and eleven feet in height, or nine feet higher than the helix used In ordinary naval and commercial sta tions. All persons indebted to the Spring boys put in their nppearanco dressed . ; "ayoB. of McKcnzIo Bridge, regon, .i r,i r n n n X , no i..na , who, on September C. 1910 mad- Horn )ld Lodge I. O. O, F. number 70. for as ladles. Fm1 awa No ocr71 for WOMAN IS A MAIL CARRIER. 8he Brave Winter and Bad Roads In Maryland. Baltimore. Braving snow, sleet. drifts, biting winds in the winter and blistering nnd scorching heat In tho summer. Miss Julia M. Shafer of Knox vllle. Md., for twelve years has served the United States as rural mall car rier. She is now covering the same routo her father traveled fourteen years ago, when the route first was established. Miss Shafer In those days was a sub stitute for her father; now tlio father Is substituting for her. in the twelve years that Miss Shafer has carried mail it is estimated that sho has traveled 03,000 miles. She makes twenty-five miles six days of the week. With the exception of tho regular fifteen day annual vacation, Miss Shafer has been off duty only thirty days in twelve years. JU S. LAYS SUBMARINE NET. "it Block Entrance to Hampton Roads and la Two Miles Long. "Norfolk, Va. As a protection against Icwtlle submarines a powerful steel net . has been placed in Ilampton Roads be t tween Fort Wool nnd the government lier nt Fort Monroe. The net blocks mntranco to the entire channel of the i too 3s and affords absolute protection tofFort Monroo and Old Point Com ttott .Tho net was laid with so much se crecy that its presenco was uot known until masters of vessels were forbidden to pass over it without authority irom the commanding officer of the navy im ttrol boat now ori duty In the roads. 'Tbo net Is about two miles Ion jr. lt efficiency twi" ' '. bv '1A '". of the wteHfcf. LINER SAVES TWO AT SEA. Barge Crew Drifting In Ice Covered Craft Get $40 Purse. New York. The Ward liner Sara toga, from Havana, brought In two seamen. Jose Faria nnd Manual Bap tlsta, crew of the coal barge Edward F. Clark, which, with her sister barge, the Theodora Palmer, broke away from tho ocean tug Minnie In a northwest' erly blast. The Saratoga fell In with the Chirk, covered with Ice and the seas breaking over her, about 240 miles south of Sandy Hook. Thf two men launched a dory and rrvi .1 to the Saratoga and boarded her j.,- u Mil ladder. Captain Miller of the Saratoga also noted another barge fly ingvdlstrcsa signals with n tank stand ing by nnd preparing to take off the r vcn. Passengers nf the Snoitor.a V ' up a purse of ?-10 for thu twe Classified Ads For$al8, Rent, Wanted, Eto. Rank Foolishness. You occasionally see It stated thut eoldB do not result from cold weathu-. That Is rank foolislmoss. Woro It true colds would bo as prevalent m midsummer as In midwinter. The microbe that causes colds flourishes in damp, eoldweather. To get rid of a cold take Chamberlain's Cough Remo dy. It Is effectual and Is highly rec ommended by people who havo used (lt for many years as occasion required and Know its real value. Obtalnablo 1 .everywhere. j r, nnd SEU of NWli of, Section 13. I Township 10S. Rango 5E.. Wll!rir-e f Meridian, hnH filed notlco of Intention to mako Flnnl Flvo year P'o' trt establish claim to n'm described, before I. P. Howltt. It. S. Commissioner, nt his olllco; at Eugono, Oregon, on tho 20th day of April; 1917 Clnlmant names ns witns'" H. Port Sloan, of McKcntli Urh'g Arthur K Ilelknnp.of McKonMe Itr'v .io8f"h Tprmnn. of MeKcnzIn P"Hg William Yale, of MrKonzin prlrttre. W. H. CANON. R'PlHtor Mch. 12,15,19,22,20.29; April 2,5,9. LOST Agate brooch between Fifth and O streets and the High school. Leave at New8 office. FOR RENT: 5 room house, garden and barn, 158 South B street. Spring Held. WANTED Olri or woman for general housework. Four in family. In quire of Mrs. J. C. DImm, 710 C street. Phono is 127-W. FOR SALE: Early potatoes for seed; also baled hay. P. H. Emery, Phone 17 F 12. LOT of one acre In West Sprlngflold will trade for property In Spiini;- field on paved street if conditions can be made satisfactory. J. W. Neet, Phono 44 F 13. Several hop men of the vicinity thavo commenced grubbing. f pu VtltttttA QnlmAti Itrkrwrt fa onntt il. escont from n severe attack of tonsil itls, having boon confined to her homo In West Sprlngflold for thrco wooks. To Our Many Patrons In nmkliiK purchuHcs of groc eries, quality should Lo tho deciding factor lu placing your orders. A low price almost Invariably means highest cont In tho end. Quality lacking means money thrown away. We carry dcpontltiblo goods, Price Is right and pou're safe !n buying here. Nice & Miller Wo dellvor all orders. FOR SALE Practically now Oliver Typewriter number 5. Machine is equipped with tabulator and back spacer. It is In good running order. Call at the News offloo and have It demonstrated. Terms. BUGS FOR HATCHING Barred Rock No eggs offered except from bona producing 200 eggs or hotter. $2.00 for setting of 15 eggs, S. B. MoKeel, Springfield FARM LOANS At the lowest raw and on the easiest terms to bo bad. 3. C. Holbrook, Springfield. OR SALE Nine acre farm one fourth mile east of Croswell. Rlvor bottom land all in cultivation. Has four acres of iuganborrles, one nnd, soven eighths acres in red raspberries in bearing intermingled with four year old apple trees. Has houee, barn, , and modern chicken bouses with fennod tr piirhs. .jko of- hn? t a wsetii '.('liretii A5 '.nn .k ' . ffri'tM.rtklii ;" Made in Springfield A DIRECTORY OF MERCHANTS AND BUSINESS MEN WHO WANT YOUR BUSINESS AND WILL GIVE YOUiGOODVALUES I The House of Quality CHOCOLATE DIPPED MARASCHINO CHERRIES EGGIMANN'S CANDY KITCHEN phone 61 EfLECTRICITY t t For light, heat and power. "Made in Springfield." Oregon Power Co. 3 Shoes, Harness. Socks and Overalls. Miller's Shoe Grease Wolf & Miller Harness Shop SPRINGFIELD, . - OREGON YOU GET ALL THE NEWS THAT'S "MADE IN SPRINGFIELD" . . IN THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY Subscription $1.50 per year Phone 2 SEE The Booth Kelly Lumber Co. FOR 4 foot Slab Wood. $2.00 per Cord at the Mill Springfield Flour Mills BAKORE Hard Wheat Patent Try mo, Oct acquainted. You will like ms. But vnlue for your inonoy of any flour In Springfield, NOXALL You know I am well liked by all bread makers. Wo glvo'xoU'JJ.oirt lor your monoy in floyr and feed or airrr.i i u any lithor place n town. mtKHnmatui''