PAGE FOUR
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
MONDAY, MAY 21, 1017.
HEW MEXICO OUR
CREATESTWARSHIP
With Simple Ceremonies Giant
i 11 Fighter Was Launched.
DAS TWELVE 14-IHCH GUNS
Can Fir as Far as th Human Eya
Can 8o, Although One of England's
, Vassals Is Carrying Fifteen Inch
Guns Burns OU Exclusively and
l Equipped With Electrlo Drive.
Wben tbe snperdronclnought New
Mexico was launched In the New
York navy .vnnl the other day the big
Seat ship tn the United States navy
iook to the waters. There was a mark
d difference this time from previous
taunchlngs at tho navy yard. The last
dreadnought launched there was the
Arizona In June. 10t5, when thousands
of Invitations Issued resulted In n mul
titude of spectators being on hand. This
time the spectators wete coutiued to
the naval officials nnd tho governors
.party from New Mexico, numbering
only about "00 Instead of tbe ?0,000
"Who saw the Arizona slip from the
-jvnys.
Tho Arlzoua is COS feet long and
of about 1.000 tous less displacement
than the New Mcrteo. The New Mexl
Co has Uie same armament, however.
In her main battery, twclvo fourteen
inch guns. Der speed Is expected to
to better than twenty -one knots.
There has been uo dlspostlon on the
Iart of the navy department to con
ceal the facts about the new battle
ship, official announcement having been
sent out giving the principal measure
ments of the shtp anil particulars as
So her complement, eta
8tat;t!c of the Warsrlp.
The principal dimensions of the new
4readnaugbt are as follows: Length.
S24 feet; breadth, extreme, to outside
of armor, 07 (eet 4V4 Inches; displace
ment, 32.000 tons; mean draft, 30 feet.
Her nnrmmenl consists of twelve four
teen Inch guns, twenty-two five-Inch,
-four three-pounders, four anti-aircraft
guns and two torpedo tubes. She will
be manned by GO ofDcers and 1,141 men.
The New Mexico Is a sister ship of
the Mississippi, recently launched at
the yards of tho Newport News Ship
building and Drydock company, and of
the Idaho, still on the ways st the
works of the New York Shipbuilding
company at Camden, N. J. The kea of
the New Mexico was laid on Oct. 14,
3015. Although her construction has
been inntertnlly delayed, due to diffi
culty and delays In obtaining material
and the scarcity of skilled labor, It Is
expected to finish her within the thirty,
six months allowed by the contract
When launched she was about G7 per
cent completed.
Tho navy yard Is a busy place these
days, with between 0,000 and 7.000
men employed. A short time after the
luunc bing of the New Mexico prepara
tory plans for the construction of the
new supcrdrenduuught Tennessee were
begun. She will be still more powerful
Shan the New Mexico.
The New Mexico will burn oil exclu
sively and will be the first battleship
ljullt by any nation equipped with the
Ieclric drive. This system of propul
Ion bus been thoroughly tried out in
-service on the collier Jupiter and has
jiroved extremely satisfactory.
Jt has been pointed out by naval
critics that the main battery arma
ment apparently Is not as powerful
as that of the Queen Elizabeth and
otter modern lighting ships of the
(British navy, but that an Inch differ
'nce In the big gun caliber could not
'have en appreciable effect la a great
a. Bght .
,Guna Shoot Far Enough,
t Jt is admitted that the fifteen Inch
STuns of the Queen Elizabeth have a
jrreater range than the fourteen Inch
rsfteea of the New Mexico by something
less HSzaa a mile. Dut according to
.'naval experts .the New Mexico's fourr I
een inch rifles will 'shoot as far as the
spotter's range finders and fire con
trol officers can see, and when a battle
ship Is engaged by tho enemy at sea.
-what Is the use of additional range
"vlien It Is Impossible to spot the shells
as they fall or record hits when the
.aim is right?
Officers say the fourteen Inch guns
-of the New Mexico will throw shells
as fur as the result of the shots can
be uoted If this Is true, they ask,
what Is the use of too much range
during a naval engagement? The vra
sel armed with tho heavier guns would
Ihflvo to come Into range of the one
Carrying guiis which shoot as far as
etna ppotter can see.
I Tlio New Mexico will have a con
centrated bow and stern Ore of half of
fttie guns brought to bear In her broad
sides. When she fires a broadside it
fcjvill cost about (12.000. Tho estimated
tfipense of firing a fourteen Inch rifle
Vm 11.000.
t Tbo .naval constructor tn charge of
fbe building of tltp. New Mexico la
fOeptrtlu J. IL Rock. lie has dono his
jyrorl: "during one of the busiest periods
Ipt American naval construction, and
'itbe New Mexico la regarded us one of
fzbo best examples of modern parlne
Architecture over devised."" '
f! near Admiral Nathaniel', R.() Usher;
'coHimoudant at the yard, made strict
bpolka regulations tn connection, vrttb
htha launching, and no one who could
ot show proper credentials was al
lowed to approach within 100 feet of
.jtfjo uuvy yard gates.
WILL TOUR STATE
FOR GOOD ROADS
Highway Commissioners Will
Make Numerous Addrosses
Beforo Election.
During tho week of May 21-28, In
elusive, Highway Commissioners Hen
son and Adams wilt apeak on the
16,000,000 good roads bond bill In a
number of cities In tho Willamette
Valley. A separate Itinerary has
been arranged tor each. Mr. Bonaon
will be accompanied by Jay Dower
man and another speaker will prob
ably accompany Mr. Adams. During
the same week W. L. Thompson, tho
third member of the Highway Com
mission, accompanied by James
Stewart, of Fossil, will niako a trip
through Central Oregon, Including
Klamath Falls and Lakcview. His
Itinerary Is being arranged.
Mr. Benson and Mr. Dowcrman
wilt make a tour of tho cast side of
the Willamette Valley and will ad
dress meetings as follows:
May 217:30 P. M., Sandy.
May 2211 A. M., Hubbard; 3 P.
M.. Gervals; 7:30 P. M Mt. AngcK
May 2311 A. M., Turner; 3 P. M.,
Marlon; 7:30 P. M., Jefferson.
May 2411 A. M.. Tangent; 3 P.
M., Shedd; 7:30 P. M Halsey.
May 23 11 A. M Hnrrlshurg; 3
P. M Junction City; 7:30 P. M., Eu
grno. -May 2610 A. M.. Coburg; 3 P. M.,
Creswell; 7:30 P. M Springfield.
The dates for Mr. Adams In tho
western part of the state are as fol
lows: May 21 7:30 P. M Cottage Grove.
May 227:30 P. M Newport
May 237:30 P. M.. Toledo.
JlSy 243 P. M.. Yamhill; 7:30 P.
M., Ncwbcrg.
Following his Newberg meeting,
Mr. Adams will leave for a whirlwind
trip through Gilliam and Wheeler
counties, being scheduled for three
meetings in tho two counties on Sat
urday. May '26. He will speak at
Arlington in the morning. Condon in
the afternoon and conclude the day
with a night meeting at Fossil.
Mr. Adams will conclude the cam
paign with a meeting at Oregon City
probably on the night of June 1, with
a final meeting l Eugene, his homo
town, Saturday night, June 2.
THE AMERICAN ROA
1917
DEFINITION
A strip" of unowned land over which
anybody Is free to walk, ride or drive
if he can. Collier's Weekly.
Oregon roads are no exception.
In their campaign of misrepresen
tation of facts, opponents of the JC,
000,000 road bond bill are making the
baseless charge that it will cost the
various counties not less than $10,000
a mile to prepare roads for bard-surfacing
by the state; that for this rea
son few counties under the 6 per cent
limitation can afford this expense and
consequently will not be in a posi
tion to obtain paving under the pro
visions of the road bond bill. The
actual experience of different coun
ties in the state disproves this con
tention of the road bond opponents.
Morrow County is completing the
grading and draining of a stretch of
18 miles of road from lone to Hepp
ner. The cost for the work for the
greater part of that mileage was $150
a mile. The very most expensive
exceed $5000 a mile. Under the rul
ing of the Highway Commission it
will only be necessary for counties
to grade and drain the road. The
state will lay the crushed rock base
and the paving.
To be sure, the money from the
(road) bond sale will for some time
to come be spent mainly on- trunk
roads which will not. seem directly
to benefit the farmer. But they will
benefit him directly. If the trunk
lines" do' not pass his front door thoy
are seldom many miles away and ev
ery rod of good, bard surface they
give him to travel on means a saving
of time, money and horseflesh. It
means also better schools, accessible
churches and a general uplift of con
ditions, to say nothing of growing
land values. But the time will soon
come when the trunk roads will be
finished and then it will be farmers'
day. Laterals will infallibly bo built
to connect rural communities with
the central arteries so that the farm
er can speed all the way from his
gate to the city on a hard surface.
This Is worth working for. It is
worth some waiting and sacrifice.
Portland Journal.
Without entering into the merits of
the road bond law, there can be no
question of the urgent necessity for
the adoption of some plan or system
that will give to the state of Oregon
the roads necessary to the develop
ment of her agricultural prosperity.
Oregon has regions that are as rich
as the richest, yet they are lying Idle
for the reason that the cost of the
transportation of tho product of the
farm Is forbiddingly great. People
should give this much thought before
refusing to vote on the first big
chance they have bad to begin a
comprehensive system of stata-wlde
road construction. Seaside Signal.
' No property owner should complain
About the road bond measure. It U
simply a preposition by which the
state proposes to build a system of
permanent highways from revenue al
ready provided and without any in
rease In the direct tax levy.
Society Doings
MIIS. It. L, DllimY,
IS HOSTESS FOU 17
Twolvo mouthers of tho ncedlocrnft
club nnd flvo gliosis wore delightfully
entertained nt tho homo of Mrs. It. U.
Drury on Thursday afternoon. A do
ltghtful two course luncheon waB serv
ed. Forgot-ino-nota nnd torus woro
decorations. Tho club mombors
present woro: Mrs. W. II. Pollard,
Mrs. Gcorgo Catching, Mrs. A. M.
Denver, Mrs. Mao Stovenson, Mrs.
It. P. Mortonson, Mrs. J. P. Fry, Mrs.
J. K. lllchniond, Mrs. E. E. Martin,
Mrs. O. H. Jnrrctt, Mrs. II. E. Walker,
Mrs, W. F. Walkor, nnd Mrs. It. h
Drury. Tho guests woro: Mrs. Sllnn
Gay, Mrs. Henry Korf, Mrs. S. II.
linker, Mrs. D. S. Doals.'Mrs. Tlllio
Luther and Mrs. M. J. Drury. Tho
next meeting will ho In two woo'.n
with Mrs. Carl Fischer.
MRS. O'ltOUKE HONOTtED
Thurston, fllny 19, Complimentary
to Mrs. Frank O'Houko who left yes
terday for Washington county, her
frlonds gnvo her n very onjoynblo af
ternoon nt tho homo of Mrs. Taylor
Needham, Tuosdny. Thoso present
woro: Mcsdntnes, Frnnk O'Houko, lrn
Gray, John Price. John Dnnks, Tuylo.
tNecdhntu, M. E. Hussoll, Harry llua
sell, Charles Hastings, Ross Mnthows,
John Edmlnston, Al Weaver, Jnck
Hearshoy, Wayne Ynrnoll, Ray Ed
mlnston, Will Ronnlo. M. Miller, Fn l
Cnlllson, Georgo Piatt. J. H. Hill, L
C. Rowo, Sam Cnruthors, Wnltor Ed
mlnston, nnd the Misses Eltzaboth Mc
Mnhon, Loulso Squlrk, Mary Miller,
and Beatrice Darling.
PROGRESSIVE 22
Lots or business, n good deal of
pleasure nnd some delightful refresh
ments were tho .elemonts of tho Pro
gressive 22 mcoting, for which Mrs
Leo W. Clark was the hostess on Fri
day evening. Thoso prosent were:
Mesdames, Al Montgomery, J. P. Fry.
H. A. Korf, Rlloy Snodgrass, W. O.
Hill, Harry nrumotto. Silas Gny, W.
F. Walker. Vina McLean. Curtis Hay
den, D. J. Glendennlng, S. Richmond,
Chas. Dorlty, Newt Griffin, and Leo
W. Clark.
Mrs. William Donaldson wilt entor
tain the Twenty-twos next on tho ev
ening of the second Friday In June.
HAVE "500" PARTY
Tho E. G. Perkins homo was the
scene of a delightful card party laat
Thursday night, when tho following
young folks gathered thero: Mlssea
Esther Furuset, Lola Darr, Vera Nel
son, Vera Perkins, nnd Marjorle Ma
'chen, and Messers. Clnud Slgnor, Clin
ton conley, Normnn Anderson, Jnck
Gorrie, and Roy Cairns. Welsh rare
bit and grapo Juice proved palatable
refreshments.
The affair was first planned in honor
of Francis Lamberty, who va8 hero
for a fow day's visit, hut he found he
had to return to Dend that afternoon
GIRLS ENTERTAIN MOTHERS
Tho seventh grade girls of tho do
mestlc science class prepared ami
sorved a luncheon pt which their
mothers wore guests Thursday after-
noon-
Tho nutritious luncheon was
i uo iuiiuwd. iuiuuiu soup wiin crou
tons, fruit salad, salmon loaf, hot roll
and strawberry shortcake. Those at
tending were: Mrs. James Laxton,
Mrs. A. F. Herrick, Mm R. W. Smith
Mrs, Kary Glrard, Mrs. W. McPherson
Mrs. A. Crump and Mrs. A. C. Travis.
ENJOY SENIOR BREAKFAST
The Mlssos Marie De Pue, Lola
Barr, Vera Perkins, and Marjorle Ma-
chen, seniors of the University of
Oregon, enjoyed the first annual
borakfast to the senior girls', with tho
'others of the class of '17. Saturday
morning. The affair was given nt
the homo of President and Mrs. P.
L. Campbell, and tho Unlvoslty Y.
W. C. A. and Mrs. Campbell wore
hostesses.
MRS. HOWARD ENTERTAINS
Mrs. N. L. Howard was hostess o
tho Prlscllla club Inst Friday after
noon. The rooms wero fregrant with
lilacs and Narcissls. Dainty refresh
ments were served. Guests of tho
club were: Mrs. Virgil Castell, Mrs.
Tom alien and Mrs. Strubbln. Tho
club members were: Mrs. Paul Brat
tain, Mrs. William Donaldson, Mrs
James Wlthrow, Mrs. I. D Larimer,
jMrs Dolhert Deals, and Mrs. Howard.
LOCAL MUSICIANS APPEAR
Probably 1000 persons attended tho
opening of abeautlful display of pic
tures given in Eugene by Chas. E
Glass, Thursday evening.
Among those musicians who appear
ed at the opening wero: Miss Jean
Fischer, MisB Ruth Scott, Miss Edna
Duryee, Miss Mabel Duryeo, Mrs Dalso
Beckett Middleton.
NEIGHBORHOOD CLUB MEETS
Tho Neighborhood club met at tho
home of Mrs. W. A. Vincent Frldav
afternoon. Sewing and chat whllo-1
away a pleasant aftornoon. A dainty
lunch was served. Mrs, Tlllio Luther
will be tho hostess to tho club In two
weeks.
of the Season
FLORENCE M. OOFFIN
ENTERTAINS SATURDAY
Flocnco E, Coffin was nt homo In
formally Saturday ovenlng. Purplo
Japanese Iris nnd purple lilacs adorn
ed tho front rooms whllo a yollow
luncheon was served 1 ulho dining
room. Jnpnnoso roBos and lighted
candles with yollow shndos gavo a
.touch of spring llko henuty to tho
elegantly decorated tnblo. Place card
woro arranged for tho Mlsnoa Lulu
Goll, lloss Palmar, Efflo Rhodes, Es
tolln Martin, Edna Swarts, Mrs Vorna
Tngg Bates, Mrs. Mno H. Stovenson
and Mlssos Minnie Goulot nnd Don
Kullorton of Eugono.
EIGHT GO. PICNICING
Misses Vorn Perkins, Lola llnrr Es
ther Furusot, nnd Mnrjorlo Mnchou,
and Mossors Ted Stewart, Harold Pork
Ins, Roy Cairns, and Clinton Conley,
enjoyed an nil-day outing up tho Mc
Konzlu rivor yestordny.
A delightful picnic party was on
Joyed at Vldn Sunday by Mr. nnd Mm.
Walter Griffin, Miss Druco Uames,
and Orvlllo Howard.
Mr. nnd Mrs. John Edwards on
tortnlned Mr. Edward's sister, Miss
Grace Edwards, nnd Miss Ada Mo
Brldo. of Eugono, nt dinner and for
tho ovonlng on Frldny.
A good crowd of local young folks
nnd n number of tholr out of town
friends enjoyed a dance In tho Stovon,
mBl iy "'B"l- ainw-
nrt wasln charge.
Assists In Ordination Service
On Sunday morning at tho First
Christian church In Eugene tho hue
cnlnuruttu sermon, for the graduating
class of tho Eugene Bible University,
wna proached by Dr. A. L. Crim.
After tho Bervlce 19 divinity stu-
i dents wero ordained to tho Christian
i ministry. This Is tho largest r
dlnatlon class In tho history of tho
I University. Reverend C. H. Jensen
of tho Springfield Christian church
, assisted in the service.
C. E. Meeting Good
The Christian Endeavor meeting
was very good Inst evening. Miss
"Elsie Wcddlo led tho meeting nnd the
topic was "Growing as Christ Grow."
Thero were many good talks and
tho leaders gavo a very entcrestlng
address along the lines of growing
.In love, patience nnd chrlstlnn fellow
ship.
HERBERT E. WALKER
NOTARY
PUBLIC
Office fn City Hall, Bortnofleld, Orr
Karl Heinrich
TAILOR
Suits Made to Order
Alterations, Cleaning and
Pressing
Opposite Ketels Drug Store
D. W. ROOF, JEWELER
SPRINGFIELD, OREGON
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DENTISTRY
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Over Commercial Bank,
Springfield. Oregon.
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A DIRECTORY OF MERCHANTS AND BUSINESS MEN WHO WANT YOUR
BUSINESS AND WILL GIVE YOU GOOD VALUES . "
The House of Quality
EGGIMANN'S ICE CREAM
made out of the
Purest of Jersey Cream
EGGIMANN'S CANDY KITCHEN phone 51
Springfield Flour
BAK.H.e Hard Wheat Patent
Got at vanned. You -will like me,. Dest
Try me.
valuo for your i
iy of say flour
NOXALL
?ll llkea by ail
You know I am
Wo give you more
of all Kinds t
or your money in flour and food
it any otaor place In town.
Prices Low Now
Compared to 1963
Sugar Was 25 Conts Pound nnd
Flour Fivo Dollars n Snok
in Thoso Days
Evury nowspapor one picks up thoso
day Is full of storloa about tho high
prices of food stuffs. F.vory crowd
or nssemblngo of inon nnd women
talk H. C. or L. day" after day. It
Is a fnvorlto subject, a very Impor
tant subject, one that touches and
concorna ovory broad winner In tho
country. Dut Is la not n now sub
ject, ovon tn this great country of
plenty.
Our fathers nnd mothors talked II.
I C. of L. fifty years ago, nnd thoy had
, bettor reasons for talking it ovor nnd
over than wo havtilodiiy, notwllli
, standing prices are going higher and
higher every day, everything Included
except snlvntlon nnd country uows
paper subscrlpton rales.
Tho Clenrflohl Republican for May,
I, prints n fow Hums taken from an
old dnybook of the C. Krntor&8on
titoru of Clearfield f ruin Novombor 20. 1
1903 to September 8, ISCrt. Following!
nro n fow of tho Uuiiib: 1 yard nuts
Hn, .f0; -'pounds sugar, .HO; C gals
coal oil, f-t.GO; 1 pair socks, ,C0; I ,
pound candy, ,f0; pound tea, ,f0; I
i sack flour 14.G0; 2lbs coffeo, .95;
, 3,1)M M. s. yU tirlllinK. .37;
. 2i, tnimrrn. i2.m. .v. mi nil
9G. H,u tobncc0i ,G0 Kal inolnssos
jli2. 10)B .;jCft, ,Back fl()l)r
lOlbs sugur, I2.C0-;
itnnn-
2 II lis flitch, U3; Hgnl coal
oil,
95; ',4 yd oil cloth, .20; &gnl vine
gar. ,-tO; lib, tu.i, f2.40; 2yds Nainsook
I.G0; 19 lbs. hum, H.7G; I yds.
' toweling, $1,50 lOlbs carpet chain,
. $:i.7r. 4lbs sugar, 11.12; Cyd muslin,
1 J2.7G; 14 yds calico, H.20; 12 lbs ham
S4.20; 11yds gingham, G,75; 17lbj
ham, $0,22; lsk flour.f S.G0; Olhs ualU.
.00; 1 curt whip, $1.87; lsk flour. SO.
CO; V&oushol potatoes, $1,20; lpnlr
gum shoos $1.7fi; 1 A lbs. rice $.60;
lib ten $2,40; 2yds oil cloth, $3,00;
1 lb. tobacco, $1.20.
John Sankoy, who is mentioned
among tho other customers, was tho
fnthor of H.G. Sankoy of this city.
ON A TRIP
Tako an extra tube, a pair of chaliiB, nn extra spark
plug, some valve cores, tube repairs, blowout shoes,
a trouble lamp or flashlight. Take theso along, With
out these your trip will not be pleasant.
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East of Hotel
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or Trustee.
This Is a new service our olllcers will be glad to
discuss with you.
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