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SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. 14, 1918.
VOL. XVI., NO. 102,
REGULAR
MONTHLY
SESSION OF CITY
IS
Dollnquont Property OwnorsAro
Notiflod to Pay All Past "
Duo Assessments
CURRENT BILLS ARE PAID
The Salary of the City Treaaurer Was
Incrensod to $10 per
Month
Tim city cnuucll mot In roguhr
aeaslon Monday ovenlng. Mayor K.
K. Morrison and Councilman M. 0.
Drossier, W. N. Long, and M. W Wober
wero pronont. Councilman R. I.. Sid
well wan absent,
After tho reading of tho mtnutuH ot
tlio loot regular session, tho matter
of city urnioBHinontB waa takon up. Af'
tor a Konoml discussion Ilocordcr J.
H. Edwards was instructed to notify
nil proporty owners of tholr asses.
mcntn, -whlclr aro now duo, and ask
for tho payment of tho same.
Tho Finance comralttooreportod on
tho following hills: Oregon Powor Co.
$239.15; Oregon Power Co. SG9; Booth
Kolly Lumber Co. 1139.63; Flschor
Boutin Lumber Co. 123.30; M. C. Urea
alor & Son $33.G5; SprliiKflold Garago
G; Hugh Sangatho $G; Springfield
Nows H.2G; 8. J. Lcploy 127.12; Wil
liam Donaldson $20.40, and Robort L. 1
Sldwoll $10.00.
Tho Finance commlttoo also report
ed that there were some aewer bonds
now duo. Dy motion tho rocordor wna 1
Instructed to lusuo city warrants to
tho amount of $2000 for payment of
tlif no inn.
Muyor Morrison explained to tho j
council that tho present salary ot tuo
city treasurer was too small for tho
amount of work done. Dy motion
his salary was Increased to $1G poi
month.
'iho mattor of tho .police clock waa
then taken up. After n general dis
cussion It was doclded to postpone
purchasing a now one until' further
efforts woro made to recovor tho ono
stolon a couplo of weoks ago.
Dy motion tho rocordor was Instruct
od to notify tho proporty ownors In
block OG, Maud's sub-dlvlslon, to gravel
tho alloy south of tholr proporty. No
further business was transacted and
thero was a motion to adjourn.
DATE FOR FAIR' IS FIXED
Will Do Held During Week Preceding
That of Oregon State
Fair
Tho Lano couuty fair will bo hold
this year during tho week previous to
tho Btato fair nt Salom according to
action of tho fair association at a
mooting Saturday aftornoon. Tho Stato
fair will bo hold during tho week ot
Soptombor 23 to 28. Officers woro
elected at this mooting as follows: C.
D. Itoror, president; Cal. M. Young,
vice president; E. E. Hardosty, sec
retary; J. A. Griffin, assistant socro
tary, and II, W. Stewart, troasuror.
Membors of tho exocutlvo commlttoo
moson aro: II. C. Whoolor, Goorgo W.
Taylor, M. II. Harlow, D. E Yoran, W.
J Hill, Wolby Stovons, 0. W. Griffin,
L. L. Goodrich and Dort Ward.
Oregon Power Has New Engineer
W. C. McLagpn who has boon em
ployed by tho Oregon Powor Co. as
an englnoor in tholr Albany plant has
boon transforrod to tho plant horo.
Mr. McLagan has moved his family
down and thoy will occupy a rostdonco
on fifth and D streets. Tholr house
hold goods woro moved from Albany
hy truck,
Soldier Visits His Mother
Cjjarlos Allen Stewart who has boon
at tho truck drlvor's school at Jack--annvjllo,
Florida, visited his mother
Mrs. IL L. .Stewart Tuesday, Ho ar
rived at 12:06 noon and loft at mid
right tlmsnmo day for. Fort Stovons,
COUNCIL
HELD
S RECEIVER IS APPOINTED
Elmer F. McBeo Will Operate Planing
Mill and PlnUh Government Contract
Tho Springfield Planing Mill com
pauy made an application to tho court
through Its nttornoy Frank A, Do Puo
for tho appointment of a receiver and
after Inspection of tho application
tho court decided that It would bo to
tho host Interest of the corporation
and Its creditors that a receiver bo
nppolntod.
Elmer F. Mclloe, of Eugene was se
lected ns rccolver of tho assets and
properly of tho corporation and tho
court ordered his appointment .
I Mr. Mcllco, as receiver, will carry
out tho contract with tho United StateH
i government for tho manufacture of
lent pins, and In no doing will con
tinue tho operation of tho plant and
will purchaso all necessary material
and pay ull labor required.
I LARGE RANCH IS SOLD
Ralph Q. Miller Pays $45,000 For 1329
Acre Farm
Halph G. Miller u retired rancher
of Hollywood, California has purchased
tho Lolburg ranch of 1329 acres on
tho McKenzIo rivor.
Mr. Miller, who Is too old to servo
under tho colors, states that ho' will
take Immediate possession of tho prop
orty and bring It to tho highest pos
sible state of productiveness at once.
Thero nro 320 acres under tho plow
at tho present time and ho will at
once purchaso a donkey engine and
equipment and clear more land.
Ho will stock tho farm with full
blood Hereford cattlo and Duroc-Jor-soy
hogs and will also Invest In
thoroughbred sheep, but has not yet
doclded which brood.
Tho purchase prlco for tho ranch,
which was ownod by II. D. McEwcn,
was $4G)000.
8uffera Fractured Skull
FtoroBl .McGeo a 1G year, old boy
of Mabel suffered u fractured skull
while "working in tho mill there on
Wednesday of last week and was
brought to tho Springfield hospital
ror treatment. Ho Is reported to be
Improving slowly.
Property Owners
Must Now Pay
Dolinquont City Assessments
Are to Bo Collected Within
, 60 Days
At a mooting of the city council
Monday evening the council ordered
tho city rocordor to send statements
to proporty holders of all asscsments
duo to dato, notifying them that If
such assoBinontB aro not payed within
sixty days the council will Ib.iuo a
warrant for the Bale of tho property.
Mayor Morrison says, "T'rs has
bcon one of tho hardest problems the
council has had to consider, realizing
tho hard times wo havo had, and how
near impossible It has beon for prop
orty holders to moot tho paymonts,
.the council has heretofore asked only
tho paying ot Interest, leaving the
principal stand, but now the city bonds
aro coming duo and tho bond holders
aro domandlng their money. Tho coun
cil will thorefore, havo to collect theso
assessments or let the town go Into
bankruptcy.
"According to tho Danoroft Act, un
der which theso assessments are gov
erned, they are duo and collectable
now but to bo as fair as possible with
tho proporty holders and to give them
ttmo In which to mako arrangements
for theso payment, tho council has
decided to oxtond a time limit of sixty
days, and If, at tho oml of this tlmo, I
tho paymonts aro not mado, tho coun-
ell will havo to take ;acthih.
"I would hato to soo tho city havo
to advortiBQ and sell any ot thoso
I properties, for it would bo a set-back
to our town, and I urgo every holder
of proporty that these assessments
are against to mako an oftort to moot
them. Don't wait until you rocotvo
a notlco but coinmbnco now to lay
your plana to get tho money, Tho
rocordor will bo in his office each
aftornoon from cno until fivo o'clock."
SHIPPING
A Ptcnmcr being loaded nt nn Atlantfc port with Irbn and steel bars consigned to government munition plants In
Franco and England. The United States ,1s of Invaluable service to Its European allies In supplying the tre
mendous demand for metals used In the manufacture of war materials. . .
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POTATO INSPECTOR
IS
J. T. Donaldson of This City to
Do Work Under Lawp of
Federal Government
J. T. Donaldson ot litis city was
notified Monday, that he had been ap
pointed deputy inspector for potatoes
for tho Springfield and Eugene dis
trict, which Includes all ot Lane coun
ty and In addition tho territory from
Albany to the California line. The
appointment was made through
Charles E. Porter, chief inspector of
Portland.
Mr. Donaldson will be governed by
the laws, as outlined by the Federal
government and adopted by. the State
fat Oregon. Undor these laws, potatoes
that aro to bo shipped will havo to bo
graded and Inspected bqforo shipping
and will be sold according to grade.
There are 'several, benefits, to all
concorned, of Inspection and certifi
cation ot stock: There is quite a large
margn between' what the cash buyer
pays the grower and tho price which
ho receives for the stock" on the basis
Of sales F. O. D. loading stations. This
margin which often is too largo Is
made necessary to quite a degree by
tho riBk which must necessarily be
assumed by tho speculative buyer to,
cover tho bad and utisalablo, stock so
often worked in.
A tee of throe dollars will be charged
for Inspecting -each car qnd this feo
muBt be paid by tho shipper.
Burgels and Stevens Are Safe
Late reports indicate that Edwin J.
Durgels of Notl, who formerly lived
In Sprlngtlold is among tho rescued
from tho ill-fated Tuscanla Bhip that
was torpedoed off tho Irish coaat Wed
nesday, last week.
David StovonB, of Camp Creek, re
ceived tho news that his. son, Elvin
O, Stevens, who was In the missing
list, was among tho 21 who were left
at Halifax on account of having con
tagious diseases.
German Aliens Register
Six German allons registered wlih
Portmastor Harry Stewart between 6
A. M. February 4, and 8 P. M. Febru
ary 9. This waa tho original time
for registering but Mr Stewart re
ceived word Saturday from tho United
States marshall, notifying him that
tho limit for registration had beon ex
tended to Wednesday evening, Febru
ary 13, at 8 P. M. No one has regis
tered sinco Saturday.
Camp Creek to Have Auxiliary
Charles Stevens of Camp Creek pas-
APPOINTED
sod through this city Wednesday on
1i!b way to Eugene from whoro ho took
soveral Hod Cross workers to Camp
Crook to organtzo an auxiliary thero.
i
MUNITION METALS TO
SPRINGFIELD
WRITES HOME
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Tells of Experience During a
Submarine Attact; Is Serv
. ing on Transport Antigone
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Heed, ot this
C'K', rocelved a ,otter rom their son
Forest-Reed telling of his experiences
In a submarine attact Tht young man
enlisted last June in the navy, and is
now serving on tho U. S. S. Antigone,
a transport ship. The letter -was
dated February 1.
I am going to try to toll you a lit
tle about our excitement with tho sub
marines in the Day of Dlscay.
It -was Just 12 o'clock, noon, when
the ship blew three short blasts of tho
whistle and every ono knew what that
meant and by tho timo I got -up on
deck one of the Bhlps had begun firirig
on tho submarine in front of us. She
submerged without firing at us at all,
and about this time there was another
one sighted behind which fired three
torpedoes at us and the other ships.
The first one was fired at a destroyer
which was being used as a convoy,
there being eight destroyers with us.
Tho destroyer turned so quickly
that the- torpedo missed her a few feet
Then It fired another at the De Cob,
a transport, and missed, and tho last
ono at us. It went behind us about
30 yards and just In front of ahe Sus
quehana. About this time the destroy
ers woro getting bulsy. The destroyer
which was fired at turned and ran
after the submarine and when It got
to tho place where thoy saw last
they dropped two depth bombs, which
brought it to the top. When it came
In sight they were ready with 'tho
three inch guns and they put tour
shots through her coning tower in less
timo than it would take to tell about
it. Then she went under and In a few
minutes there was an -awful explosion
a column of oil and water shot up in
tho air for a hundred foet and it was ;
good night Fritzio.
Wo crippled the other ono with the
fire from our 5 inch guns and thoy
do not know whether sho got away or
not, but they say It Is very doubtful.
I have somo very nice silk handker
chiefs, souvlners of France, which I
will send Just as soon as possible,
I will closo for this time hoptng to
hear from you soon.
Your loving son,
FOREST REED
Pioneer Leaves Much Property
Welby Stovons of this city was ono
of the appraisers of the estate ot tho
lato Charles Walker Young a pioneer
of Lane county who dlod a few weeks
ago. The estate lncludos $92,183.38
vtorth-of property ownod Individually evening Bormon win do "ijueen Katn
as well as $3135 interest In partner- Jer." Sunday School at 9:45 A. M,
ship properties, jEndeavor at 6;30 P. M.
THE ALLIES
REVIVAL BEGINS MARCH 10
Baptists of City Arrange for Protract
ed Meeting
Rev. Marsh, a returned mlsionary
will speak Sunday morning, Feb. 17
at 11 o'clock. Tho evening service
will bo dismissed for the meetings at
the Methodist church.
Rev. H. E. Marshall, State evangelist
Tor the Baptists of Oregon, will com
mence meetings at the "Baptist church
Sunday evening March 10. We be
lieve the meetings at our sister church
will be- concluded by that time and
we most earnestly request,; th.eir cc"hriaclpB,Hy, to'Tfie"lractTthat the"pota.
operation in these services in the in-
tercat of God's kingdom. We also in-
vite and earnestly request the co-op-
oration and sympathy of our Disciple
friends of the Christian church and
all others who have soul saving at
heart.
New Order Stops
Sale of Poultry
Federal Rule Just Issued Ef
fective From Monday to
May 1, 1918.
Poultry dealers are now included in
the stringent rules governing the con
servation. WB. Ayer, federal food
administrator for Oregon, received by
wire Monday an order that poul
try dealers must not sell freshly killed
hens or pullets between February 11,
1018, and April 30, 1018. This order
comes as a precauUon in tho saving
ot eggs as ono ot the important war
food substitutes.
"While there Is no scarcity of this
product at the present time," declares
Mr. Ayer, "tho government officials
are guarding against any such possi
bility." The order, as given out by Mr.
Ayer Monday morning, reads as fol
lows: "Tho llcensoe shall not between
i February 11, 1918, and April 30, 1918,
purchase, ship sell or negotiate the
sale ot any live or freshly killed hens
or pullets, provided,
however, that
this
shall not prevent the purchase,
shipment or sale between February
11 and February 23, 1918, ot hens or
pullets which were either killed or
shipped prior to February 11, 1918, to
market for sale as food; and provided
further that nothing In this rule shall
prevent the purchase, shipment or
Balo of live hens or pullets for egg
production purchaaos. Effective Fob
urary 11, 1918.
Christian Church
' The subject for the morning sermon
at the. Christian church will bo 'TThe
Family of God" The subject for the
POTATOES ARETO BE
GRADED BY
U. S. 60VEI
Department of Agriculture Has
Requested Growers to
Cooperate
QUALITY TO BE IMPROVED,
Consumption In Our Country Is Les(
Than That of Any Other Tube--Growing
Natlor
War Epeeds up things In i unforeseen
ways, wno should have tuougnt tuai
to mako war, wo must adool standard
gradcj for potatoes? But the. ui-w
pota'.c. grades have been, put Into cf
fee. by the Department of Agricultuiu
and the Food Administration, and this
winter potato growers are learning to
follow them. It Is a war-time task.
and like everything else new, caitse3
a good deal of grumbling. GrumbiiL?
will not abolish these grades, however
for Undo Sam Is behlng tUem, and ;l
potato growers cheerfully work to
gether through the present adjust
ment period, they will reap great b?n
fits. .
In explanation of the grades, and by
way of showing what they will mean
after everybody has become accus
tomed to them, the United States
Food Administration has issued tho
following statement on the "Econom
ies and Benefits of Grading Potatoes."
The consumption of potatoes in our
country is less than that of any other
potato-growing nation. This,, is duo,
toes grown in the United States are
not equal in quality to those produced
In other countries. In Europe various
varieties sell at a premium because
ot their tine table qualities, and somo
varieties are raised only for manu
facturing purposes. In this country
little thought is given to anything ex.
cept yield, altogether too little even
to that, and we may say compara
tively none to quality. Buyers are, to
a great extent, to blame for this con
dition. Forced by competition, which
is excessively extravagant, they pay
J the -same price forBrown's potatoes
as for Jones' or Smith's, even though
Brown's may be of, much better quali
ty. The result Is that the grower has
had no incentive to produce quality.
Under the grading which tho govern
-nent b now insisting upon, provision
Is made for taking potatoes from the
grower down to a size as small as, l1
Inches in diameter, The criticism Is
uaseiess, then, that this will leave in
the farmer's hands a large amount ot
potatoes that are valuable for food
and that mlghtmarket if grading were
not adopted.
Tho U. S. No. 1 grade provides that
the minimum size for round varieties
shall bo 1 inches, and long varieties
1 Inches in diameter; U. S. No. 2
grades fixes a minimum size ot 1
Inches in dlamoter. It was not intend
ed that theso grades should be for
show purposes; they merely separato
tho usable tubers into two groups,
each of which has a definite place in
the Nation's markets; a good, sound,
commercial proposition.
The grades aro fully described in
the Bureau of Markets Document No.
7, a copy of which may be had by writ
ing to tho Unitod States Department
of Agriculture, or to the United States
Food Administration. Tho Unitod
States Food Administration did not
deem it advisablo to make this grad
ing compulsory at first, because It
reallzod that dealers and growers
would have to secure scroens and
would havo to become familiar with
tho grades; but hearty co-operation
has boen accorded the movement by
bothgrowers and shippers in all sec
tions. The fow who.for ono' reason
or other, aro unwilling to co-operato
and especially the few who aro try
ing to cause dissatisfaction, aro fol
lowing a practice which Is, to say'(he
jeasi,
unfair. Tholr shipment of un
graded potatoes is wasteful and' not
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