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Unlvpinlty of Oropon Dopt of Journnllmn THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS iil'ift Kurn try II.HM ii nrMlM Irigiin, Miruni. lait iiulterumtar il of Oman of M rh, IN7V SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 28, 1917 VOL. XVI. NO. 35. FRUIT INDUSTRY IS ENDANGERED.FEARS GROWERS AGENCY Movomont Is Startod to Opposo Placing Fruits In List of Luxurlos ' WOULD BE SEVERE BLOW la a Possibility That Government May Classify As a Luxury And Not As Staple Food. ' Tho following article U being Hunt to tho leadhiK papers by C. I. I.owIh, chief, l)lv. of Horticulture, Oregon Ag- rlcultural College, with the pupono of necurlng statewide opposition to uny movement toward placing fruit In tho lint of luxurloH. It would not only be a severe blow to tho fruit Industry , , ., , , , . , . , but It would work a hardship on many mousanus 01 inmiiios in uon-prouuc- Ing soctlona. Loadora Identllled with tho fruit luduutry In tho Northweat aro very much worried concenlng tho Influenco of tho war on tho fruit Induatry. Thero h a possibility that tho government miiv riuHuifv fruits uh u luxury and nrny ciassuy iruua ua u luxury uuu . not as a staplo food product If thla la done It will mean that tho labor used In tho production, handling and harvesting of fruit, In tho warohouaea packing houses, cold storage plants, in 1... i.i.., . ,iii,, . scrlptlon. Already tho uupply of men for work In tho orchards la short. Al- 00 if tho aovernment should make this ruling It will mean thatl t would bo hardor than ever to got cars; that ' rait men will have to give way for other product and stand and seu their fruit spoil. There Is ulao tho bare possibility that zones muy bo eglAulluhcd. Thla will mean that tho ' fruit produced In certain districts can he shipped only to cortaln zones. With the box fruit trade of tho 1'uclllc coast thftf would bo working 11 trumonduoiiR hardslJp because our markota aro widely Hcattored. It would force a very largo tonnage of fruit In regions whore perlmpa It could not bo con- BUined. , There Is a possibility that tho Gov- ernmont will fix a minimum price for farm products. If this Is dono it should apply to fruits as well as to other goods. If It does not tho truit ..ML-nr will Imvo to nav tho high wag- . tnrnu nnd have no aasuroncT t'likt ho will secure a good market for his product, which would bo an unfair discrimination. I Tho Fruit Growers' Agency. Inc., of l VValla, Washington, which Miia tti" i W-ll eitabllshod by tho United the ngoncy etlyhd amooUng and as a result ently all momhora of 4 Avrnmn vnrA ftfltlt to Congress representing the sUtos of Oregon, Washington, Montana and Idaho. Tho members of tho Agoncy realize that It tho fruit should bo discrimin ated against It will simply moan ruin to thousands of peoplo, fruit Is n -vnluablo food. Many people simply look upon certain atuploa llko who.it nnd meat uh necoBsary ioou, anu prlvo their diet, of tho vnluo of fruits. ! Rut on tho othor bund, thousands ot , men and women havo dropped moot( from their dally dlot nnd nro bonol-( daily using fruit nnu nuts insiomi. Many others o Including .to and larger proportion of fruits n their dlot : physicians aro encouraging the use of moro fruits. They contain . .. ... ...! ni.. very vniuauio acius, exiruum uuu ers and aro rich in sugars. Some of 3 thov also bavy tax burden nnd said there WtBcarson. son ot Mrs. Mary Wis the fruits are very rich In oils. S'l cii' Tol b for graft in this carson. residing on Eugene R. F. D. 1 Fruit and nut growes should wr.to Sth proposition. was killed in battle in France, May 11, at once to their representatives and sonators urging thnt no action bo tak- en which would Jeopardize tho fruit and nut ndustrles of the i Pacific Coast which is doBtluod to bocomo ono . . , n . Im,I.iuI.Iaj rt ll ri An, tire United StatcB. 3. P. Employes Qlven Chance. mpro-ainK -'""' ponso would be prompt and patriotic President William Sproule o tho B. P. company yesterday Issued a call to 45.000 employes to participate in tho Liberty Loan and announced thnt ( tho railroad would udvanco tho ro- quired funds, ro lrahursomont to bo mado in salary doductlons ovor n long porlod. W. J. WHITE BADLY BURNED Hands Severely Injured When Plctura Film Catches Fire. W. J. White, proprietor of tho Doll thuntru, whh ho sovoroly burned about tho IiuikIh (tint ho will not ho ablo 'to uno tlio inuuihom for at leant throe weeks, IiIh lionnl and hair woro singed about .t00 worth of film wna destroy '(), anil $100 worth of dnmugo dono tho theatre, when a film caught flro yMlny. Mp. white doH not real- l" know how the llro started but ho 1 ",,V0M "ml n niuteh "ll,Ht have drop ped from IiIh pocket Into tho film hot i while he whh rewlndliiB tho film from b" l? ol,'T'. Mr. Whlto was take Ken to the Spring , Held lioHpllul Immediately after tho uccldent where bin burna were dross ed, He will probably return homo ' IIiIh evening, but will not bo ablo to wait upon hlmaolf for some time. Tho damugo douo tho building, which Ih moHtly about the door and wood-1 work wM ,,0 ,mrtlly covered by I InHUnince. Three IHiub were aea-1 troyed. Only Five Per Cent Needed. The Comptroller of the Currency linn Issued UiIh statement: I There nro In tho United States at, l,rOHOnt "or ,,mn u' "lllllon 000,000) IndlvldualH and corporations , ... , .... who are ablo to make subscriptions ,0 , ow U1)erty Lonu , nmountl1 ; ranging from $100 to $100,000,000 each Thla ostlmnto In conaervatlvo when w consider that Uioro are moro than 0.000.000 persona engaged In gain-, M "ccuputlona In thls country besides 1,10 lnrK nunibor of men nnd women whOHO Income la derived from their I ,.,,.. , I Investment ir o cry Individual ln the "nlted fitatea should aub.crlho ,0 the w oonds to tho oent of 0,,,y flvo per cent (Gr) of Ills or hor ,0,n' possessions, tho loon will he ' suuscnueu to times ovbh. " T T 1 Q. . J. W . tjd.K.QY ijtaTtS - - - a Up LaUlldry Agaill , Experienced Man Will Meet His Old Patrons in New Loca tion Last of Week. Springfield will again have a local laundry, since J. W. Baker, who form- orij. oporatcd a bfam laundry in thH .,., Wll begin operations after a yoilr.H ,i8contlnuanco. during which . tlmo ho baa been local agent for a Eugene company. Throe men ar now at work Installing tho holler and machinery In tho building where the printing onlce used to he next tho Public Library or .Main street, wner , Mr. Ilokor will do business. All tho work will bo dono hnro..to commencing tho last of this week. and will bo in full blast by next Mon- day. Mr. Raker Is too well Known as experienced laundry man to need any Introduction to Springfield peoplo 1 - a"d he will probably have a flourish- Inc business acaln soon. Mr. and Mrs. Raker have o nearer tho laundry nnd aro now Jlv. k I Inc In rooms over the library. " More Friendly" Travelers' Verdict! Californians Praise Oregon's Wncnltnlltv But Snv Roads . , Are Bad. Peoplo aro more friendly In Oregon ! handed people of 1, 1 s state by Mr .and Mrs . It. H. CasBldy, who w 1 1. heir 'laughter, Mary, arrived at t o local camnlnc Grounds Friday night nftor California." is tho bouqtiot , -- , , , . ; T nH Mr. CnB' ' . nnra ,,. ' sidy said they mot brokon down cars, tho road( M from tho s, k, Tho travelers nro looking for n lo cation, probably n ranch, and state (tint thnv llkn thin unction bettor than further south. They aro travolln? i in an Oakland car with a specially whch hfto mA outflt Th m B UiQ Ah ayM QT ,oavo mn nJtm ,atori Real Estite Transfers Walter Wllmot ot ux to A, B. Van Vnlzoh. lot 2, blk. G Kolly's ndd, to Sprlngflold $1. FORMER FOREIGNERS HELP "WAKE UP" AMER CA I'liuto by American l'rn AkMuciailou. American members of the Uohcmlan National alliance, with taclr families, who faror Independence of the Czech from Auslro Hungarian rule inari hlng In the "Wake up. Amcrical" parade with iiO.000 other New Yorkers. TELLS BILL SHOULD PASS Jy Bowerman Speaks on Issue Hero Saturday Night; M. C. I RrlnrnnBn. oressior upposes. ' , , ... .... . A few citizens gathered at Stovona ..,,, ... " evening to hear tho ar- gumentB In favor of tho $6,000,000 good roads bond iasue. Jay Bower; umn ot i.orli,ina talked ln favor of I the bond issuo whllo our townsman ' M.C.Drcsslcr opposed tho Issue. Drug gist M. M. Peory presided and in- troduccd the spoakors. WHY 01 Jay Bowonuan BalJ Ulttt ln 191, men of the G. A. It, Post, and tha tho state legislature passed a bfiujkladles of Uio luka Circle nd others nuthortzlng the appointment of tho 1 which nrni hichwnv commission since time wo have been paying mill state tax for road building. Lane ( . . ! county pays taxes on $30,000,000 nnd ' in four years has paid to tho stale nboul 32-000 ,norc Umn Bho ,m8 r- cluli bl,ck- Tho nut0 1,ccnBQ funa from I'ano cml,,,y a'0U"t8 t0 $4812' - T1,,H amount will bo doublod undor u , c7 s 8' togother Rh the mill nx w" ;ko nbout .M0 por year ane county will pay to the state . iKhway fund nnd tho only way tor. this county to got tho benefit of this. money is for tho $6,000,000 bond 1bbu 1 . . . . - . , . , . lu .Ultj'. li una lo uuuiuiiftuu uj , the peoplo at the June 4tlt election , carry- If Ma la authorized by. .H" People t the June 4 th election . mnde to war o Pacific I"Bhwy be b""',hn.t upon us. We fought not for .T" ! u ? "Thulld The speaker urged that we bu W, thn ran fin now nnd UBft thom While. vthe roads now and use them while. we aro vnymr; ior mem. u.uuo, """1 Washington and 8nowea. tnnt mo lai-. inii uf niA nnn nAVnlAnn1 TT111rn iflQTOF . IT 1 Ti t than Oregon primarily on account of having built good roads, IT. nkn wl tliA nliA ryf trirrsA rnnda i 1 .1 i..MtAM r -.. tn tlin rnrmnr In thn rniltio.tinn nf trans .u --. ' portatlon In moving crops, Mr. Roworman read a communlca Uon L Secrntarv of War Raker to tho peoplo ot Oregon In which ho do Blres that a net work of highways ....... r.. - f wi to centers ot population in Washing 1 ton, Oregon nnd California. M. C. Rrosaler was tho next speaker 8fthl 1whn 1,0 wnf ,,n ,fav?r of cmnoctod with each com 1 m m BMeralo Rnd tho ht R b08t fop onch , L",Bi,"'l l" "l uu ,v . '..I kou rim" luu' - Ho spoke of the Mr. Dressier said wo have no as suranco thnt tho nuto llcenso will bo used to pay the bonds, that tho state will be obligated and that Instead ot , paying $6,000,000 wo will havo to pay $12,000,000. Today thore Is a crisis on and no ono knows what tho result will be snld tho speaker and ho pointed out tho fact Uiat if tho bond Issue carries It would be a very expensive timo to build roads on account of tho bcarclty ot labor and tho high cost ot mater lals. Ho appoalod to tho taxpayer to wait a few yoors until conditions bocamo normal instead of voting this heavy bond Issuo upon tho Btato nt this time. PASTOR EULOGZES AMERICA SPATRIOTS Memorial Sermon Is Heard By Lincoln 8Chooi on Thursday evening. Men of G. A. R., luka The main address of the evening was rv,i j on, an illustrated talk on "Tho Fly" by Circle, and others. ..,, . .. . ,, ' Earl Kllpatrick of the University of "Oregon school of extension. Tho "We arc met tonight under very . ta,k whIch waB Blven as a sort of , . . , preliminary for the Clean-Up campaign solemn auspices and a very solemn. ... , , , , r soon to be launched here, contained occasion, for one of these days one , BCme very lnteresUng InformaUon on ot these veterans will march alone the dangers and diseases of flies, and tn tha church nnd to the services at ' of the methods of combating these. ' the white monument and lay the last wreath on the graves of his sol dier brothers." This was the preface to Dr. S. A, Danford's memorial sermon to the j r n,s congregation at the Methodist i;church la81 n,gnL "Wltn a great sum ooiaineu 1 uus j freedom" was Dr. Danford's text and 1 ne Baia m pari: "Men of my age and men of tho ago of most of you learned in our of ol lhev croj LiMnutwuu 0 I our patriots. To secure liberty pledged their lives and their sa- I l. Inn., voora hnvo crowno(, thclr efrorU. ijTha Jg wJthout & paraUoj dave,opInant 0f the arts and rfeclon of our J( The toem)nK m1Ions " 1 'H ,. lliu Uallll. 1 , ' empires nor for power. We fought ; not for vindictive passion. We fought, en.o Qur naton from . . . de8trucUon an that our pcople mlgnt tnm, "The Immortal Lincoln bowed in God and tnough the a3sa8ln I cut short his career his soul went up u Th(j battle raged and the nation reeled un , er the armies tread but when the dust 1 a 1 1. l.n 41 (MllAfl ana 1110 uiuk ui uuu unu nway nnd tho boys came marching homo 0,0 slnvcs wero frce and U, I naon was Pre80rved; ' ' "We are now a united pcopl . with mt one flag, from tho Gulf to tho Lajes nnd Jt.n in Pnnlflr nnrl nr nnnrnnriatGlV Call i tho Pacific and are appropriately call od tho United States of America." ANOTHER DIES AT FRONT second Lane County Man Gives Life Lano coun man ha8 . .. . . , . ' given his life at tho front Jacob 1917. Tho news ot hlB doath was recolved by his mothor in a telegram from tho Canadian war department Thursday. Charles Vivian Knox, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. V. Knox, ot Fox Hollow, also tills county, was killed in action April 9, Just a year to a day from tho date ot his enlistment ln tho Canadian army. Turn Down Order. II. E. Pitts, president ot tho Spring flold Planing mill company, states that they havo turned down orders for hun drods of thousands of boxoB. The mill will ho very busy ln a short tlmo 'when tho box lumber is ready, and tho boxes will bogln to bo turned out MANY HEAR FLY LECTURE Last Meeting of Year of Parent-Teachers Is Interesting. I A moderate crowd attended the last ' Parent-Teachers association meeting nf thn vpnr. whlnTi wan ia1H at Iho j Other features of the program were a solo by Miss Jean Fischer, and an wii-aw-aa. n i.., u..ou. instrumental sojo by Miss Dorrls Slke8 1 that the registration be accomplished Mrs. Hannah Hill. prcsidenY of tue th thoroughness and dispatch, both Parent-Teachers association, presided at the meeting. J I J I vrand Lodge is Most Successful jhree Days Session 5.. Much m 1 f Mccompiisnea; uocai - Man Honored. caicu lu mo . v. uv.. . w.- when one out-of-town visitor said ..It8 been a fine raeeting( ono of tho best we ever had." he voiced the gen- ral fce,ln reBardlng the sesslon of tne grand ,odge for wWch Spencer 0 llVDb tui uhcu uaja liu, ncciv. . , -,-. nRna Th,,rr,rtnv nirht i bnlhots and s,8ter8 wero m evidence at the meetings. Besides the regular delegates from each lodge all other membera who could possibly m(j ae88j(m bu8,. no88 man of the cUjr a 8,gn 80me. ,,t ,u, t oa his door. A Springfield man. W. p Wa,ke wa8 honored by the post . of deputy grand master when officers Thursday morning. Mr. , Walker has been Grand warden for, the past year, Another way in wnicn me aprinK-i . ..... ...I flel(j iodEO wa8 represented was by the solos rendered by Mrs. J. E. Rich- mond at tho reception given at tho Armory Wednosday nIght. Al80, loc.H ,e were on several committees. 0,1 Tuosday eymlnS fu" aUto .1... tf r n-.fnm 1 attended tho degree staff of Corvallls. The grand lodge voted to expend bo tween $25,000 and $30,000 for the er ection of a new building in conectlon with the Odd Fellows h om o in Po r land Th wa8 u m t mportant bUBiness matter considered at the session. A. pr capUa tax of 50 conts upon tno ,odgo u... i. n. .i.i. iti capita tax ot 50 conts upon the lodge members in the state for this purpoaa was authorized. With tho seloctlon of Seaside as tho place of holding tho 1918 session ot tho grand lodge, the Odd Fellows and Robokahs adjourned this, tho sixty second annual mooting Thursday. Memorial Services at 10 a. m. Tho following citizens have gener ously donated conveyances to the la- 'dlos of tho O. A. R. and the old sol diers to be used Wodnosday morning. I. V. Jackson, M M. Poery, Cox and 'Cox, M. C. Dressier, Hayden and Met calf, Swarts and Washburne, E. H. Morrison, Mrs. Earl Moore and I. D. Larimer. Tho start will ho mado 'from the W. O. W. hall at ten o'clock "sharp nnd tho procession will proceed to tho Laurel Hill cemetery where nnv TT fl. TWinl will cnniliict tha memorial sorvlcea. OREGON S GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS JUNE 5 A LEGAL Calls on Every Patriotic Citizen to Make War Census Day a Memorable Event. PROCLAMATION IS GIVEN Day Marks Great Forward Step Oit Side of Democracy and Justice He Say. ii. Portland, Ore., May 28. By official proclamation of Governor WlthycomLa War Census Day, June 5, will be a legal holiday throughout the state ot Oregon. In his proclamation the Governor calls upon every patriotic citizen lxy assist in the big task of registering all men of military age, and to make War Census day an event memorable in the state's history. The proclamation follows in full: PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, tho President of the United States has designated June fifth, 1917, as the day upon -which, our citizens shall register In accor dance with the provisions of the sel ective draft law, and WHEREAS, on this day we face a gigantic task new in our national his tory and one whoso proper conduct can only be attained through the on ited cooperation of every citizen, and testimonial 10 me emciency 01 our democracy and as a moral example stimulating to our allies and depress ing to our adversaries, and WHEREAS, it is especially fitting that this occasion be made one of patriotic festival fittingly celebrating the Nation's unity and the willingness of its citizens to serve our flag and to make sacrifice, If needs be, in a rIghteoU8 cauge, tMtr mfinnnnAnT? 1 Tnna liriVi - 1 u, louiLrvM. , II I "r Z 1 of Oregon, do proclaim Tuesday Juna ""h. 1917, as War Census Day. ana 1 do further declare It a legal holiday, believing that by so doing the pur- poses above set forth will best be served. And I call upon the patriot- ic men and women of Oregon, and ij. son8 and daughters, to make of ... th'8 day an occasion memorable in the history of our state marking as 11 docs- a eat forward step in tha ul uul efficient utilization ot our manhood upon me smo 01 aemocracy . Uca in the World War to the end wavM na rk mow iha aw.nnr tiA that world peace may he sooner be restored ana permanently assurea. f IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, have hereto set my hand and caused . mi a . m . the beai 01 me aiaie 01 uregon 10 d hereunto fixed this 28th day of May. 7 ti . mm Full of Laughs "My Aunt From California" and J The 5 Hicks Help '18ers Rake in $20. "My Aunt from California" was a big comedy, full ot laughs from start to finish and when Sally's big Joko earned her a trip to Europe, tho au dience was entirely satisfied. Tho following members of the Jun ior class staged the farce at the Dell theatre on Friday night: Edna Dur yee, Wanna McKlnney, Nellie Copen haver, Dornlco Cagley, Caramon Har wood, and Lulu Hampton. Tho "Five Hicks from Hlcksvillo" were quite an attraction. Rastui worked hard at his slide trombone, and the rest were equally good. The girls sang "Uncle Sammy's Ar. my," and the National anthem of the allied Nations, and one of the gtrla represented each country as they sang. Tho show was also quite a success, financially, $20 being realizod. II. E. Halght of Mnrshfleld return , od homo Saturday after a week's visit in Springfield. HOLIDAY