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Jjnlvftwlly of Oregon SPRINGFIELD NEWS W t 01 JO SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1917 VOL. XVI., NO. 89. fUirrP.Viirr it, UM.it orlurtl'J. Oregon, Mioond t4w;raurunu.r ei 01 vonv 01 m arm, ibiv 1 y' MS CAMPAIGN NETS678MEMBERS FOR SPRIKGFIELD Forty-Five Names Secured Special Red Cross Drlvo In Saturday QUOTA EXCEEDED BY 250 oporatod almost onllroly by labor Thlrty.One Business Houet Receive from tho vcnlyi Uioroby adding to 100 Efficiency j tho lumbar output of tho county with- Carde lout taking laljpr from other sections. j Tm signers of tho pqtltlon aro: J. Tho IXod Cross Christmas Mombor- H. Hammltt, P. C. Ranno, C. C. Ham blj campalKH closed In Sprlngflold mill, J. D. Adams, M D. Weatherman, Saturday night, a stroet driVo having G. Hammltt. B. C. Nicholson, J. D. been conducted during tho day. About Hobortson, 8. C. Sundorson, W. C. fprty flvo mombors wero socurod by Seavoy, Aloxandor Lowls, J. n. McQoo, tho solicitors on tho streets. In all 119 A. Conloy. M. 8. CasBill, Joseph mombors have boon socurod slnco tho Hottlny, Max 0. Green, Frank 8pons. beginning of tho spoclal drlvo Satur- day morning. Mrs. J. C. Dlinm, manager of tho campaign, together with tho aid of six girls conducted two booths, ona at tho post offlco anjLtha other at tho corner of Main And Fourth strooUi, calchlne those who had not boon soon by tho solicitors. In tho ovonlng a booth was sot up at tho Doll Uicatro and tho girls' solicited memberships there, Tho pirls who holpod In tho drive woro: Deatrlco Holbrook, Moudo Corrle, Esther Drattaln, Inra Crabtroo Opal Holvorson, and Wanna McKlnnoy Dressed In white and woarlng cops worn by' tho ladles In the sowing CQmnmjQ flf growor6 doal. classes tho girls accosted everyone aa wa Salurdny , Porttand they passed on tho streets and it was consideration of tho public Will, difficulty that anyone got away ilTJfflcIally es- front them unless able to produce tho WM im and provldtog for the ovldonco that they woro already mom- . . . . . . ,,, ronftr. bors. Every omployo In thlrtyH,no business Houses in apringnoiu is a mcmuor and each of those places havo boon supplied with 100 Efflcloncy cards, j Snrlmrflold's total number of mom-' bors secured during this campaign Is C78. During tho ontiro contest Cot- tage Clrovo and Sprlngflold havo boon contesting for socond place In tho county. Hosldos tho $078 secured for momborship dues, subscriptions amoun ting to 112.80 have boon rocolved. Tho nion at both of tho lutnbor mills havo rospondod nobly, At tho Flschor Boutin plant every man Is . now a mombor. Tho following aro some names not horotoforo published: Mrs. Wm. Donaldson, Solicitor Mrs. Ida Morolock,Mrs. Anno Shea, MrB. Kato Bldwoll, Mrs. Loona Goro, Mrs. Oraco Harblt, Mrs. Juno Korf, j Honry A. Korf, Mrs. Itosa Ronno, Mrs. Adolaldo M. Martin, Mrs. Mary E. Dressier, Mrs. Emma F. Williams, Mrs. Allco Olsln Mrs. F. P. McOrow, Mrs. Laura J. Sldwoll Mrs. Den Sklnnor, ' Mrs. Earnost Sklnnor, Mrs. Lorlta Sim I nnann Tlmnlhv Ifnumril. Mm. II. P. I Andrews, Miss Doss Palmer, Miss Har- j xlett Vilas, Mrs. Ida Holvorson, Pratt Hoivorson, miss name ueyno.us, Wrs. kOBiio AiacK, Mrs. ai. u. ruiior, mrs. Thomas Slkos, Miss Ardls Cox, J, B. Mrs. J, 8. Lusby, Solicitor Harry W. Whltnoy, J. O. Holbrook, John H. Soavoy, Kirs. F. M. Mulligan, Mrs. M. W. Webber, Mrs. Chas. Stltes, Mrs. M, E. Davis, Mrs. Frank Sldwoll, Mrs. E. G. PerklnB, Will Bishop, Mrs. Will Bishop, Mrs. Sarah Elliott, Mrs. W. L, Dunlap, Miss Ruth Dantord, Mrs Jeannotto Richardson, Miss Alteon Armstrong, Mr. J. J. Bryan, Mrs. E. N. Dlllard, Mr, Geo Sottlo, Mr. R. W. Smith, Mrs. Audrey Parkor, John F. Ketols, Miss at.rrudo Williams, O. D. Motcalf, Dr. W. (3. Robhan. Mrs. H. E. Walker, Solicitor ClmrloB Kupkutsko, MrB. Ed. Wilson Mrs. Rosa Montgomery, Fred Stock, Mr. John E. Edwards, I, A. Nlco, Ran som Millor,' D. S. Boats, W. J. Whlto, Mrs, Ronald Roborts, Robort Van Vat zali, Mtfj. Elizabeth Stowart, Mrs. J, E. Riohmond,SMrs. Earnest Lyon, Ear liest Lyon, Mrs. Harry Stowart, Mrs. Nelson Kqstor, Wm, F, Walkor, Mrs. Jennio, Smith, Mrs. Waltor Balloy, Wal ter Balloy, Mrs. Margarot Lepley, Mrs. Delia .Potorson, Mrs. J, E. Stewart, Mrs, If B. Woods, FREIGHT SERVICE WANTED Citizens .of .Donna .Petition Oregon Public Service Commission A petition slgnod by 19 citizens of Donna, and vicinity lias boon sont to tho Oregon publls sorvlco commission, asking an Investigation of Donna oh a oourco for freight and an ordar di recting tho Southern Pacific company to provide moans for lending car load freight at thot placo. Tho petitioners present an argu ment thu fact thai a small sawmill Is located at Donna which has tlm bor sufflclont to cut from CO to 75 carloads or ties ir snipping lacuuicB rtro furnished. Tho mill Ih Bald to bo nu OoorKo W, Hill. Potato Growers Establish Grades E. E. Morrison, Local Dealer and Producer, Is Member of Committee Tontattvo grades woro agrood upon Insnoctlon charges woro fixed and -t linns fnrniulatod bv and rocommendations of tho commlttoe ftvo boon BUbraUtod t0 tho Couim,8. slon. E. E. Morrison of this city was a mombor of tho committee. V'no commlttoe recommended tho es- tabllshment of four grades of potatoes as follows: Oregon Fancy, Oregon U. 8. Orado No. 1, Oregon U. S. grado No. 2. and Oregon small seed. An Inspector will bo appointed In oacli principal potato shipping district Thcso Inspectors will bo nion exper ienced In tho handling of potatoes and shall not bo actively engaged In any pliaso of tho potato business whllo engaged in inspection work. Tno duty of Uio inspector is to keop a record of oach lot or car Inspected showing tho namo of tho persons furnishing tho potatoos, tho namo of tho shipper, tho actual numbor of sacks opened, tho grado established and tho namo and numbor of tho car and seal. B. B. TEAM IS VICTORIOUS Will Play Mapleton Team Here This Evening SDHnBfleTr5:Bkot Da t0am mot thQ Qo8hen tonm Thur(jday nlght Qmhfm w,nn,ng from thom with a scoro of 23 to 13. Sprlngflold's lineup was; Gerald Van Valzah, con- forwards; Creod Drattaln and William Hill, guard b; and Halite Bryan, sub. Iho toam will play Mapleton High tonight at tho Basket Ball hall In this city, Tho Maploton toam is making a tour of this section and lias already mot dofeat at tho hands of tho Monroo toam. Geological Engineer Visits Here Chostor Washburno, a nephew of B. A. Washburno, visited with his uncle Friday. Mr, Washburno is a geolog ical onglnoor with offlcos located in Now York city. During tho past year fpur oil fields havo boon oponod up through bis offlco, tjj in Kentucky one in South America, and ono In South Africa. Will Not Open for Couple of Weeks Tho Sprlngflold Mill and Elovator j company will not begin grinding for two or throe wooka, but grain Is now boing rocolvod at tho mill all of the tlmo, As planned tho mill was to opon tho first of 'tho year but the., repair work has not boon completed 'yot. RING OUT THE OLD, We Wish All Our Patrons I RESIGNS AS JPRINGIPAL Walter J. Moore, Teacher in . -Springfield.HighiJrVilU; Go to Cobiirg E. Allen Bennett, principal of the Coburg public schools, has resigned his position because om much criticism on account of'tils alleged paclflct ten In account of his alleged paclflct ten dencies. Walter J. Moore, teacher of science and mathematics in tho Spring fiold High school has been elected to tako Mr. Bennett'B plac. Mr. Mooro has already been released from his contract with tho Springfield board and will tako up his now position at Uio close of tho Christmas holidays. Mr. Bennett, It Is alleged, has al ways rofused to discuss with tho pu pils in the school matters pretalAlng to tho war, and has repeatedly de clared that ho does not read tho newspapers, stating that it is not best BENNET to becomo "stirred up" and that theGordon and Veatch chapel in Eugene peoplo should be "calm and serene"Saturday at 2 o'clock, Rovcrend A. over tho conflict. It is said that heL. Crim, being in charge of the sorv has failed to endeavor .to Instill patri- Ices at the chapel. Interment was otlsm In tho minds of the children of , made in the I. O. O. F. cemetery at tho schools, and as a result when Mrs. Jonnlo Komp, omployed by tho food administration, addressed tho school children of that town somo timo ago, she found less interest in the quos - tion of conservation of food Uian at any other point in tho state which she visited. She mado such a raport to tho stato headquarters of tho food ad ministration. As yot no teacher has boon secured to fill Mr. Mooro's place. Will T. Emery Dies Will T, Emery, of Roseburg, died at Clovis, a suburb of Fresno, California Decerabor 26. Ho was a son-in-law of tho Idto E. P. Withers, of Thurston, Ho was the ownor of tho famous "Tip Top Pruno Ranch" in Douglas coun ty. Compsny Buys New Hood Tractor Tho Booth-Kelly Lumber company has purchased a now Hood tractor for uso at tho Springfield mill. Two of tho machines aro now being used at tho' mill at this placo. Special Meeting of Council Council meots tonight to select a night watchman to tako the place of W. H. James who has resigned to takq offoct January 1. v Sister Dies In Holt, Missouri j, Mrs. J. W. Bakor has rocolved the nowa of the deatli of her sister, Mrs. ' M. D. Honuon, at Holt, Missouri, De comber 22. RING IN THE NEW. a Prosperous New Year LANE PIONEER PASSES H. D.; Edwards, County Commis- sjqjBer for 12. Years, Dies at Home in Eugene H. D. Edwards, Lano county ploneor died at his homo in Eugene Friday at the age of 69 years. Mr. Edwards was born at Oskaloosa, Iowa, April 28, 184S and crossed tho plains to Oregon with his parents, .Mr. and Mrs. T. D Edwards, in 1854. Soon after coming to this sta(a the family settled on a donation claim threo miles east of Springfield. For 12 years Mr. Edwards served as county commissioner of Lano coun ty. Ho is survived by four sisters and two brothers, also by one son and thro" daughters, two of whom, C. D. Edwards and Mrs. T. J. Eweeny, Jr., live near Sprlngflold. His wife bIbo survives him. Funeral-services wero held at the Eugono. t Red Cross Will Sew on Thursday The Red Cross surgical dressings, !sow,nB and classes will meet on Thursday afternoon at tbo domestic !rt room of the Lincoln school building Tho tlmo of meeting has been changed on account of Christmas and the New Year coming on Tuesday tho regular meeting day. The classes will bo held on Tues day afternoon and Wednesday evening after this week. Booth-Kelly Resumes Operations The Booth-Kelly mill resumed oper ations again this morning after a week's vacation. As planned at first tho mill was to begin work Thurs day morning but as they wpre unable to get logs they could not start until this morning. Buy Ford Cars W. T, Chandler, Voctor Hammltt, both of Springfield. G. W. Kinbal and R C. Stroud, both of Trent, and Ray Wal lace, of Jasper, purchased Ford auto mobiles through tho Vlck Brothers garage in Eugene during tho past fow days, Christian Congregation Meets The otflcors and mombors of the Christian church will meet tomorrow at 3: 30 o'clock In their annual business session for tho election of .officers dnd dt 6":30 'wlil havo a banquet and soclaV gathering. ' AWAY FATHER DIES IN EUGENE Resident of Lane Cwtriy for 65 Years Passes Away Charlos Walkor Young, father of Baxter Young, of Sprlngflold, died at his homo near Eugono Friday night at tho ago of 87 years. Mr. Young has been a resident of Lano county for C5 years, having crossed tho plains In 1853. Arriving in Eugeno Mr. Young took up a donation land claim, about threo mites north of Eugene, which today Is considered ono of tho richest farms In the entire state. Mrs. Yoitwg passed away a number of years ago. Word Received from Nurse In France Florence Coffin, book-keeper at tho First NaUonal bank today received a card from Miss Lulu Goil, who is in Franco doing Red Cross hospital work Miss Cell aays, "Wo aro treated very nicely here but it is a sad, sad sight to 8eo bo many men crppled for life." Every six months the nurses, are given a two weeks leave but Miss Gell plans to wait a year and then tako a four weeks trip to ScoUand and Ireland. Rebekafcs Have Children's Night Santa Ciaus and Christmas Tree Afford Much Enjoy ment About 35 children were guests of the Rebekah lodge at a "Children's Night" Friday night Each member of the lodge brought a child to entertain for tho evening. The hall was decor ated with greens and in the middle of the room stood -a large Christmas tree decorated with tinsel and. strings ot pop-corn. A short program was ren dered and a social evening followed. Following is the program: Reading, Joe Bally, Vocal Trio, Doris Smith, Genevieve Copenhaver and Hazel Jones. Reading, Wilbur Hayden Song, Donna and Virginia Richmond Song, Dorothy Richmond Piano Solo, Alice Reynolds Piano Solo, Dorris Sikes. After tho program the children join ed hands around the large Christmas tree in the center of the room and then Santa Claus appeared on' the scene. When he had distributed the sacks of candy which were on the tree among Ujo children, everyone present was treated to candy, pop corn balls, candy and punch. Games were played and a Bocial evening was enjoyed. Arrives from American Lake Glen LoVee arrived this morning from American Lake, Washington, whore ho is Btationed with JUio Ambu lance company for a 21 day leave ot absence to be spent with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. LeVee, of Hayden Bridge His Icavo will be cut to about 10 dayB however, as be must join his company In Portland January 10th to leave for now quarters. Will Hold Special Meeting Tho school board, will hold a special meeUng this evening to elect a teach er to fill the position mado vacant by the resignation of Walter J. Moore teacher of science and mathemaUcs at Springfield High school who goes to Coburg. District attorney 1,119.00 Election and registration 14,000.00 Fruit inspector .... 1,500.00 Health officer ..... 200.00 Insane 500.00 Indigent soldiers 1,100.00 Juvenile court 650.00 Justice court 600.00 Roads, bridges supervi sion, etc . .t ..... 160,000.00 Retiring warrants ............ 5,034.40 Slaughtered animals ........ 300.00 School superintendent ... 5,000.00 Sheriff ... 11,000.00 Surveyor ...... 4,66.00 Seals weights and 'meas ures 500.00 Treasurer 2,254.00 Tax robato , ... . 1,000.00 Emergency 1,200.00 Widows' pension ,.!..L..t 10,000.00 Veterinarian .....si,...?...,....: - 100.00 Total $283,067.40 LANE COUNTY TAX LEVY FOR 1917 IS TO BEJ4.5 MILLS Difference Between 1916 Is Due to Increased Assessed Val uation of Property REDUCTIONS TOTAL' $11;&60 County School Superintendent's Plea Brings Results, Will. Get $5000 According to an order made by the county court Thursday, Lane county's tax levy for 1917 taxes will be 14.5 mills. This is a reducUon of 3 milt from the 1916 levy, the reduction be ing due largely to the Increased as sessed valuation of nealy all property In the county. However a number of the items in the county budget were reduced considerably, which accounts in a measure for the redaced levy. The county court accepted the re port of the taxpayers' meeting almoet in its enUrety, the exceptioa belsg la the case of the county school superin tendent's expenses and In the item for the reUring ot warrants. T&S. court In its original estimate allowed the superintendent the sum of $5035, but tho budget committee cut it to $4500. Superintendent Moore ap peared before the court one day last week and stated that it was abso lutely impossible to get along with such a small amount and the court placed the final amount at an eves $5000. The committee struck. mt entirely -the item of $6034.40. for -re Uring warrants, but the court replaced it. The estimated total valuation of all property in the county, including that of' the corporations, as stated In the published budget, was $33,000,000, but when the figures on the corpora tions came in the total was increased to $34,800,516, which Increase made an appreciable decrease in the levy. The reductions suggested by the taxpayers' budget committee, and which were adopted largely by the court in making up the final budget; had little to do with the reduction in the levy. The reducUon made at the instance ot this committee was $11,886.60, which would cause a re duction in the levy of but a third ot a mill or thereabouts. However, the work of the budget committee has I been commended and oven such a sm all reduction Is appreciated by the taxpayers in these days of high taxes. Levy Is Segregated The levy for various purposes of the county government, according to tho order of the court Thursday, fol lows: For general fund, for county pur poses, $283, 067.40, requiring a levy of 8.134 mills. For county high school purposes, $15,033.82, requiring a levy of .432 of a mill. For county school purposes, $85, 887.67, requiring a levy of 2.468 mills. For county school library purposes, $1044.02, requiring a levy of .03 of a mill. For school district maintenance fund In cases where the amount pro portioned from tho county school fund of Lane county, to any district, together with the special district school tax low for maintenance tax. 'authorized by law, does not equal 4300 is $2088.03, requiring a levy ot .06 ot a mill. General Fund Apportioned JThe general fund ot the county as apportioned by the court in the final budget will be distributed' as follows: Advertising ... AudlUng .... Assessor Bounty ..... Care of , poor Circuit court County court, 2,400.00 400.00 8,500.00 1,000.00 12,000.00 10,000,00 4.2D0.00 . s.tpf.od S.MM 500.00 12.8W.M 2,mM r County fairs Courthouse ............ Coroner -.,;.. County clerk ,.... County agriculturist