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Unlvornlty of Oregon DcpC of Journalism THF SPRINGFIFI D NEWS f ttirel rVirilur II. Oil. it 4trlnrtKt'l.nriinii, tiacn1 tlw miUnrunlr cl of Coiiicre el M rh, INTO SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1917 VOL., XVI. NO. 26. DECISION IN OLD 0.-G. GRANT MEANS innii to nnrnnn, Mill h iii iiwui:mw UU II IU U LUU 1 Ovor 800,000 Acros In Oregon ' rsi j t i Aro Clnoood As Agrlcul- " tural Lands m - ARE TO BE THROWN OPEN Chamberlaln-Ferrli Act Provides That Vatt Tract Shall Be Immediately Claulfled Land! The IniDortanno of tho decision of tho United Btatoii supremo court in ,,mwm: Por cent to Washington and the Oregon and California land grant 0n state school funds; 25 per coso enn ucarcely bo realized Insofar cont for ron,," .-W.way. brldgon, uu It concorn, tho futuro dovelopmont . common achoola, etc.; 40 per cent for and aettloment of tho stuto of Oregon. ctamollon work, and 10 per cent Tho grunt lands consist of npprox-,0 thu fo,lcrnl treasury. Imaloly 2.300.000 acres, reaching from , New, d, 8u , Frend, the California to ho Wos lilngton boun. ' dary, and of that total probably 800.000 of , Jmc J acres aro capable of Immediate agr -; whfln t wnJ cnrnC(, mm cultural development. It Is estimate o n Wb, od that more than 1.000.000 acres oN, on , the grant will o classed as agrlcul.. n EuRcno tho ,leTorcni, A iu tural land, and not only that. bul'8 Mrfc arffn , (h(j uoun..u. u. . v.- . ... .v ; land 1. as fertile and desirable as any, IO On lounil III III" ummniiu iuiiui, through which Uio grant runs. Lands to Be Thrown Open Tho Chamberlaln-Korrla act, which 11 .II1 nas apparmmy ..CCB .u..y --" by tno supremo coun. provmun mui this vast tract of land shall bo Imme diately classified and opened to entry, eottlomont and sale, under tho general terms of tho original granting act MVich of Uils work of classification has already beon mado and now that tho supreme court has finally detenu Ined tho controversy between fho gov ornment and tho railroad company, the lands will be thrown open to tho public In thu shortest posslblo spacn of tlmo. ' This means that tho agricultural land will be subject to ontry, undor tho general provisions of tho home stead uct, by actual nettle. Tho Hottlors will bo required to pay the. government 2.fi0 an ncro for tho land. , r0 i nnlH at tho tlmo of filing, and $2.00 when final proof Is mado. Final i proof Will depend upon settlement, nn.i cultivation to nil practical pur , i . nose tho same as undor the homo-. iub-b uiu duiiiu ainu uci. Timber Shall De Sold Tlift fnamoonain-r LiTm ci provides that tho timber on tho land ii...t.AM n.1 l n linn rl M f oiuHsim ''' ''"- 7", "ownor had Just driven Uio nnlmal to, not less than 300.000 board foot of (ho f fa M Jn timber to the 40acro tract-shall 1 bo. Spr,ngflo,,,. Ab ho fltartcd nold to tho highest bidder, under coin. , o remove h hQm I potlUvo bids as rapidly ob a normal Q nm, noyw market can bo found. The purchaaer. C(, unU, ha waa hi here of tho timber is given a certain agreed K 0no,AdrIan tlmo within which to remove ho Urn-. . pon, Cftr rocoverod tho anraa, ber. and when that has been done tho.,B ft tmo flnco BOmo et2on, atump landa aro to bo classed as agrl wJjo yed oQ s,xth fltroet Mq cultural lands and thrown opon to on-. (q b1o Jt fjr J(or try and sottlemont under tho terma of tho homestead act, but without cost BASEBALL IS HERE AGAIN to tho sotlors. Tho mineral laudH aro subject to Spring Weather Calls Out First Game mineral entry and acquisition, under of Season; to De Played 8unday . the provisions of tho mining laws of 1ho United States. Thoso lands most Spring weather has dono mora than vnluablo for powor 8lteH aro to bo ( produce an opldomlc of whlto shoos, handlod undor tho samo rules and and scores of amateur gardeners; It regulutlonB ob govorn tho uso of powor has also brought forth Uio first bare sttaH on govommont land nt tho proa- bait gamo of tho soason. This will oiit tlmo, I occur noxt Sunday on tho Sprlngflold Immence Tracts Available. I grounds, beginning nt 2:30 o'clock, Immediately upon tho passage ot when tho IJooth-Kolly toam, rosplond tho Chamborluln-Forrls net, tho land out In now suits, will cross bats with dopnrtmont bogan tho work of clns-, tho "Mud" Flat" toam from Eugeno. Hlfylng tho grant InndB. Tho work Tho grounds have boon glvon a good of setting nsldo tho agricultural landa t deal of attention this wook, and wlU wan first taken ud lind has boon pra- ctlcally complotod, so that as soon its tho findings of tho field forces have been chocked by tho genornl office ot Washington and approved, thoso lands J will bo thrown open to sottlomont. , What tho decision moans to Oregon dovolopmont can bo vlsunllzod by the fact that It throws at least 800,000 acres of agricultural land opon to Bot tlers, in tracts of 100 acros, at a prico ot, $2,50 an acre, History of Great Suit. - When tlio case was first boforo tho supreme court, In 191G, tho court re versed tho Oregon federal district court's decree forfeiting the land), but directed an injunction prohibit ing future sale by tho railroad at more than per acre pending action by congress to provldo regu lotlonu for propor disposition of tim ber nnd minerals thoreon. Upon this suefe'Mtlon, congroBBpoa- I nod tho Chambcrlaln-Forrls act of 1010 absolutely forfeiting and "dlvontlng'' tho railroad' tltlo for breach of tho Bottlers' nolo prlco of I2.C0, providing for deposition by tho fodorul govern I' inont and for ultlinnto payment to tho railroad of lands forfeited at 12X0 pir ncro. i Thut t li o government wan cnlltlod 'merely to "regulnlo" hoIo of lt grant' I od laridti, tlmltor and mlncrulH, but I could not forfeit and keep the proco- 0tlH WftH contended by tho railroad up. lon "10 ccond appoal to tho mipreino j colirL Tha nnToaA cInlm0(, M pro. ! cooda from tho timber and mlnorntg, being willing to Kelt "ulumpago" or l other land nlono exclusive of timber and mlncralH at tho 2.r.0 acreage prlco. I The Cliatnborlaln-FerrlH oct, tho rallroud contended, was unconstllu- tlonnl and void, and not authorized by tho supromo court'a Oral decision. It provided that procceda from tint ber, minora!, power and agricultural "' I,0ld 1)0 divided an fob ,er Qf Mr am, Mrfl E M Collins, of cUy anJ ho Rroom g tho wa of Mr. and Mrs. Newt Griffin of this cltr. The bride has been employed at ths local telephone exebango, for several ,5,,,. .in uuuh iuuJ.u n.ii jiuii n,iy make this city tholr home. Springfield Has Quite a Sensation srS (arnn Mason's Horse De molishes Buggy, Harness And Eggs I'oncoful Sprlngflold hud n runaway this morning. A rncing hnrso, drag ging nn upset buggy enmo tearing up Main street about 11 o'clock calling out citizens all along tho street. Tho nnlmal turned nt Fourth and run out that street sovoral blocks, and was finally caught noar tho cud of Sixth Htrcet. Tha buggy and harness worn entirely uouioiimics, a portion ot u , , , dozen eggs was rendorod worthies. entirely domollahcd, a portion of V ,no jlorBU'g ownor recolved a limine m m0 nm, Ujo h()rfl0 8Uffere(, minor scratches. Mrs. Marian Mason, ot Jasper, the uo in goou enapo ror uio gamo, Good Lecture Given Rev, and Mrs. G. H. Parkinson, ot Eugono, gave an illustrated lecture l mwaionury mp ami u.o proBroB3 of the missionary work of tlio Mottio dlst church during the last 70 yonrs Tuesday night. Tho locturo given by Mrs. Parkinson was divldod in threo scyHIoni ovfuigllstlc, medical and educational. Tho locturo was very interesting and tho vlowa wore very clear and good. A good sized nudlonco attended. Attend S. 8. Convention Rov. and Dr. Forrls attended tho, Lano County Intor-Denomlnatlonol Sunday School Convention hold In 'Junction City on Wodnosday, nnd were guoBts of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ayera. Thoy roport tho Convoutton as ox-colont. EVEN BASEBALL PLAYERS DRILL FOR WAR i ... men . ,j MciiiIkth of the Vankecit at their a rcsrttlnr army man and given some SAVE THE BABIES TO SPRINGFIELD Campaign Will Be Inaugurated Next Tuesday Evening In tho Iriqnots flro the toll was 600 lives. Tho Pclco volcanic erup tion cost 40,000 lives. When the Titanic went down 1,100 were sacri ficed. Everyone knows these facta. They aro so big that they strike us in a way which wo never forget. Dut, do you know how many bablos die In this country every year. Do you know In what parts Uio Infant mortality in greatest? Have you read how tho whole world is taking up the conservation of babies? Hero aro some facts. During 1915, marketing associations and seed hous 7.GS4 bablca undor 2 years of age dlodt'ea arj.requested to. list wlth.thejfann in Chicago alone. The health de- crops department of the college the partmcnt estimated that 80 per cent varieties, quality, amount and prices of these deatliB were preventable. S of seeds of this kind, thousand one hundred and fifty five j Farmers Should Inquire, bablee died who might have grown Farmers and gardeners wanting up Into good citizens. Six thousand seed that cannot be had of their ru- ono hundred and fifty five Inhabitants muko n good sized town. When we I i ii.i At t. I UHiiiiiuiu nun in iniiiuiiui iiKitreH uiu nmnunt makes disasters like Polco and tho Titanic shrink Into Inslgnlf-1 Icance. Unenforced birth registra tion makes comparative statistics dif ficult, but ono quarter of a million Co bles undor ono year ot ago died last year. IJaby week will be observed Jn Sprlngflold next Tuesday evening nt a meeting held in the Baptist church. Come out and help In the campaign to save tho babies. Committee Makes Survey The committee ot which John O. Mullen Is chairman, which was ap pointed to make a survey of the vac ant lots available for cultivation in Springfield, has done so, and Is now ready, to recelvo application for the same. Society Doings WOODMEN ENJOY MONTHLY SOCIAL About 1G0 peoplo enjoyed tho re gular monthly social of tho Woodmen of tho World In tho W. O. W. hall , last Tuesday night, by members and tholr fnmlllos and tho Women of Wood craft circle Past Doputy Hoad Coun ell F. R. TIchnor wns present, and guvo a splendid talk. Others con tributing to tho' program woro Rov oreud H. W. Davis of Eugene who gave a recital of some very Interest ing experiences on board a U.S. battlo ship; Rovorond Chris H. Jensen who spoko ot Ills 7 years of experience In ho U. S. army and navy; and a man dolin soloctlon by tho two young Cownrt brothoru. At tho close of tho evening! Ice cream and cako were onjoyod, Tho committee In charge of tills very successful affair was: II. E. Worker, Arthor Clark, and II. C. Bird. 17 DOYS AND GIRLS HAVE HAPPY OUTING Tho star class ot tho Baptist church chaperoned by Mlas. LUa Miller tho teacher, entertained the boys K. H. club, Saturday April SI, from 10 A, M. to 6 P. M. Thoy spent the morning In play ing numerous games at the church, thon ovoryono ato a hearty dinner and started for a walk about 2 o'clock. v ' ' '- M V spring training camp at Macon, Ga between Innings are taken In bund by Intensive military training. IS WHICH GROW FAST Oregon Agricultural College Will Be Clearing House to Farm ers and Seed Sellers i a ..i , ..' able varieUes are in Oregon in con-1 sidcrable quantities, but because the growers that need them do not know "how or where to get them tho agricul tural college is cooperating in listing lurai couege is cooperating tn listing supplies and demands and I. und 'taking to act as a clearing house for this vital Information. The spring is so late and wet that onlr quick-maturing varieties of the 'slow-growing crops can make success- I'ful yields. Fanners, warehousemen, gular dealers are to send to the col lego alist of their requirements, aftor .i.t-i. i. in i.. i.. ,1 wiiiLii iiiuy win uo lKiionuuu. so -ar as possible, where to get their sup- plies with the least delay. Western Oregon Kinds. For Western Oregon list Red Fife, Mnrquls, Red Houston, Minnesota Won dcr and Deflnance wheat: Hannchen and Odearbuker barley; Shadeland Climax, Three Grain and Victory oats; Minnesota No. 13, Oregon Dent Pride of the North, Golden Glow, Hartman sllaso corn; Minnesota No. 23, Oregon, Dent, Hartman and other early Dent varieties; Lady Washington, Mexican Tree or Mexican Wonder or any other early varieties of white or colored bean. It is Imperative Uiat every avail able aero bo planted. With the late ness ot the season and the extreme wet planting period early varieties are especially in demand. of the Season They were soon overtaken by Mr. Jnckson In his car. and taken for n Jubilant Joy ride to Goshen and bact which they nil enjoyed and npproclat d more than any thing during tho day, oxceptlng the dinner. Thore woro sovontoen present, nine glrl3 nnd eight boys. MISS GOLDIE JONES IS GIVEN FAREWELL PARTY A farewell party was glvon In lion or of Miss GoldlaJones, by the Loyal Alpha Sunday School class ot tho Christian Church at the Lambert homo on Fourth and C stroets, Fri day evening, April 20. Tho guests woro entertained tho foro part of tho ovenlng by a few sleight ot hand stunts by Ervln Ludeman tho Magt. clan. Later games and music woro enjoyed. Refreshments wero served Tho guests of the evonlng were: Gold la JonoB, Lena Tlflon, Ellen Lambert Dale Lorah, Vera Sonsenoy, Sadto and Gene Lambert, Glen Ditto, Leslie Fish or, Oscar Lee, Dan Fisher, Ervln Ludo man (Eugene) Roy Reder (Mabel) Ray Vincent, and Mr and Mrs Lambert and Lucile. Tho Kensington club will meet at the homo ot N. W. Emery tomorrow oitornoon. (continued on page three) NEE FOR COS 12 YEAR OLD LAD PASSES Thomas A. McPheTTon Die. of lo.tltl. Tuesday Night Thomas Abeene McPherson,12 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Mc-1 Phcrson of Eugene, died at-1:00 o' clock yesterday morning at the Spring field hospital where he had been talc en for treatment Sunday evening. , Cause of death was periostitis, or inflammation of the bone. The boy is survived by his parents" on xtn. a v xroPhrnn n.i ,h hrn.hAr, ti Aduj.nn. i xirn'i McPherson, and Robert Adkison. Mrs Ronald Roberts of this city la an aunt! of the deceased lad. made at the Mulke, Interment was cemeiery una anuruuuu. pictuum.j which, services conducted by Rev- fc . . . cemetery this afternoon, preceding epina tnni ji. jciibcu were uoiu ai v nt. i t t i i.i the W. F. Walker chapel. Youn gsters : Send t O t ( a. US 1-D $5.0l tO Oelp JTOOr ' . .4. rZ7Tf i rsirta Anti-Can t Class of Little G.rls Raise Money to help Needy . Ones of The City , .., M it b cieane(1 trom the recent action ot . iui momharo f Mount Vernon Sunday school class, j caJ,eil tne Antl-Can'ts." The fol- lowing letter to their teacher, J. T. Donaldson, Is self-explanatory: 1 "vq are sending you $3.50 that we i wnnt vmi tn usn tn heln the noor Deo- pi0 in Springfield. Of this amount i v - the girls' Charity Club gave us $2.83, we cave an entertainment to earn the rest ot it Helping what we can help in-God's work with this. Antl-Can't class, Sarah Davis, secretary, Myrtle Chase, president, t rwirrrt-rmnc CUPID WORKING OVERTIME April Weddings Come Thfck And Fast Among Springfield Folks June ls supposed to be "wedding month" but it has nothing over April in Springfield. Tho latest marriago "to add to the already quite long list of ceremonies performed for local people this month Is that ot Miss. Geneva E. Lambert and Charles W. Martin of Euuene. which took place at the home of the bride's parents, j Mr. and Mrs, W. A. Lambent on ' Fourth and D streets, last evening. Reverend Chris H. Jensen read tin service. which united the two. Tho groom took tho evening train Thoso who wore In attendance at for Great Falls, Montana, whore ho the wedding, which was held at the has a position, and Mrs. Martin will pastor's homo on Fourth and B streets follow In June. Tho young folks "n this city, were: Mrs. George Sporoa have tho best wishes of a large circle " Miss. Carrie Spores, Marvin" Sporis, of friends. ' Clyde Moore, Mrs. E. B. Kester, Mr.- i j and Mrs. W. A. Wilkinson, parents ot Opal Whlteleyto Speak i the groom, Oris Wilkinson. Miss Leona Miss Opal Whlteloy, University Boggs. and Mrs. Chris H. Jensen, freshman from Springfield, will speak .The bride wa8 attired In a dainty, next Sunday afternoon nt tho Eugeno Sprlngllko dress of whlto. Y. M. C. A. on nature subjects and tha ( The young couple will make their out-of-doors, The talk is public to 'homo on the E. E. Morrison ranch everyone but ls expected to bo or 'threo nuartersyOf a mile north of Hay particular Interest to children and' den Bridge, and will leave for that lovers of nature. Miss Whltoley has place immediately. f made oxtonsive study of plant and . ... ' inBoct life nnd will exhibit a' rather c. M .Dorlty Administrator elaborate collection of specimens gath c. M. Dorlty waa yesterday appoint ered hersolf In tho out-of-doors. od by tho court as administrator of j the estate ot Charles Jenkins, who Wjrxhmiin will Add Eauhament The Springfield Feed company ha begun oxtonsive repair work In Ita warehouse. A new floor will be laid over the old one, storage btna will bo ( built to hold grain In bulk and nd- dltlonal machinery will bo installed to handol grain and clwer Beod fast - er and to better advantage. COLLEGE EXPERTS TO GIVE LECTURES FOOD GROWING O.A. C. Demonstrators Will Hold, "Preparedness' Meetings In Springfield j NEXT MONDAY IS THE DAY Experienced Instructors Will Be Here to Aid Local People With Food j Raising And Conservation j T. V.. Mar. raoresentine: the extnn- slon department of the Oregon Agri cuuurai college's food preparednesa Per-'demonstration train, was in Sprlm ' c,d thi arranging two meet- n8 t0 hld f ? 30. Tho first will bo held in tha High school from nine until ten o'- ' evc7 "tude ls . " B"eau' " u? "7 held In the Bell theatre from, ton o' clock nntll noon. The purpose ot I l"T,, """" " ,f, , 7 7, . Willamette Valley cit es Is to help . teach the people what to plant and ' when, and to instruct In the conserr- la& 01 l0a- r.,, ,A r"l girls and also to almost all womea d TlB f is section will bo th home canning lecture by Miss. Helen. , , , . ... . fM4r thx Cowgi I which will be a feature of tha. nfftrtniitRlilnn n fir. uruiuauauuu vj. "we usually sena out tne iram a I the interest of the farmers," Mr. May said, and added that they are tryinc to aid the country In a little way. ""We are trying to Install into the citizens of every town the idea ot oe- inB selfrsupportlng. We think, that even If the war should stop tomorrour 'this would be a good move. Tha h(gh of lwg nothIng now to what ,t wll, bo next year unle something is done In a sane ami ( practical manner along this lino." Uomosirations and lectursg on vege- taWe gardening, home canning, poultrv mhlnp nnrl tcui ftrrmnmv will bo dv- en at 0,6 d,fferent 8tP8 tne 0Dject of the tour belnE to furn,1h Poetical Information on the utilization of va- ' cant city property and back yarda for food production. The movement Is in line with tho ' . m . nation-wide campaign now on ior m-j conservation oi tno avauaD.o ioou oup Ply and the increased proaucuon or , food-stuffs for the country, uperauon oi ina iram win uo in charge of H. A. Hlnshaw, general ' freight agent of tho Southern Pacific ' company, and R. D. Hetzel. head ot ' the O. A. C. extension service. A .. . .i . . . . . 111 4 I ' Organizations of local committees , ,n Mch of towns to faUow up tho work ot tho demonstration trala is planned. ,.-.... nr.,IDi tr m ADt?IPfl -'"H. simple Service Unite's Leona Dowdy and Everett Wilkinson, Yesterday A wedding that will be quite a sur. prise to a number of their friends waa that which occurred at 2:30 o'clock yesterday, when Miss Leona Dowdy. of Spores became the wife ot Everett w. Wilkinson of Yarnell, Reverend t. ' H. Jonsen reading tho simple service died at Bprtegfleld April 18, 191T, the age of 83 yiara. Sell bellvery Team The Spriagfkld Feed company, sold "its delivery tra aad wajefi to Henry Wolf Tuesday morning. The toam , wilt continue to do tha dollTerfae ' until other arraagementa can bo BUda (