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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS Fntwt KiriMrjr'j,ltot,4l nnrlngHMi3rRnn, nuoeimrt. Gm ranttoruruler iet o( Coniro nt M rb, l7V SPRINQFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1919. VOL. XVIJI. NO. 2 FIGHT CENTERS ON LABOR BILLS Legislature Will Have Stormy Session Over.KubJI Dlmlck Measure LABOR OPPOSES FEATURES Fears That 8omo Enactments Will , Bo Utsd Viciously and Intro- v , duces an Amended. (Sill , To Combat It Labor representatives In tho Leg islature havo Hot n backfire on tho Kubll-Dlmlck criminal syndicalism bill and aro prepared to fight it to tho finish. Thoy promlso that boforo they aro through the Leglsltituro will hnvo itotno now Ideas on tho subject. Tho principle of Uio Kubll-Dlmlck mens uro is admitted an good, but tho labor peoplo contend tlint tho bill, If enact ed can bo used viciously. Ah n reply to tho criminal syndical ism moiiBiiro Representative E. E. Smith, of Multnomnh, fonnor presi dent of tho Central Labor Council, han submitted IIouho bill No. 31 on criminal commercialism. Ton Ik hi' Hop roncntallvos Smith and Homo appear ed boforo tho Judiciary commlltoo to attack tho Kubll-Dlmlck bill, and ad vocatod n favorablo roport on tho Smith bill. This Is tho aocond tlmo that theso labor representatives havo takon up tho subject with tho Judici ary commlttoo, . Measure Held Inadequate When tho bills como to tho Houso for third reading tho fireworks will xtiirt. Mr. Kubll will inako a deter mined fight, contending that Ills moas uro Is to curb tho I. W. W. and tho Rolshcvlkl. Ho will doclaro It was do Hlgiicd to eupprous unpatriotic agita tors and nabofono. Jto will point out that similar lawn aro in effoct In Mon tana and Idaho and that tho prosecu tions havo been successful undor them. Mr. Smith will declnro that tho I. W. W. Ih nimpant In Montana and that tho law apparently docs not touch tho seat of trouble. Tho last two soctioitB of tho Smith bill nro Identical In language to tho last two sections of tho Kubll-Dlmlck measure. Strnngo enough, Mossrs. Ilorno and Smith havo rccolvod ord from tho I. W. W. not to opposo tho Kubll-Dlm-Ick bill, tho "WobblioH" desiring to pmnko capital out of tho measure. Labor Protection Is Asked, Undor tho Kubll-Dlmlck bill tho la bor men contend thnt union mooting voting a strlko would subject all mem bers present to punishment. If plast erers struck, tho plnBtor ready for spreading would harden nnd spoil and undor tho' bill tho striking plastorors would bo guilty of sabotage Aftor mulling over tho criminal syndicalism bill for n wook, Mr. Smith dovlncd tho hackfiro, counter Irritant, anti-toxin or whatovor it may bo called. Tho Smith bill places tho shoo on tho other foot and Is intonilod to glvo members of the Legislature eomo thing to think about. If tho Kubll Dlmlck bill curbs tho Bolshevlkl, tho Smith bill hits Just as hard at em ployers' associations, buslnoss firms and anyono who Interferes with, la bor laws. ' , Smith Bill Outlined - An Idea of tho scopo of tho Smith bill Is Bhown by tho following ox corpts: "Criminal commercialism Is tho practice which Indulges In nnd advo cates tho chango, amondmont of ex isting or futuro labor laws safeguard ing tho hoalth, safety and wellboing of tho laboring mon nnd women of the State of Oregon in any mannor, for profit or othor purposo, oxcopting as provided by law. "Tho disruption or attempted dis ruption of any lognl and lawful or ganization of mon, women, or men and womon associated together for tho purposo of peacefully and logtilly honoring wages and tho working con ditions of working men and women nnd children in industry, for profit or otherwise "Tho pntorlng Into secret agree ment or tho advocnoy of tho sumo with intont to drlvo from a competi tive field a porson or parsons en gaged In tho Bamo line of buslnoss as those conspiring against thorn, for profit or other purpose." Othor crlmoB defined aro monopoly or attempted monopoly acblovlng or attempting to nchlovo tho reduction of tho purchasing power of wages prior to roductlon in cost of ovoryday necessities, thoroby depreciating tho values of and labor powor of any wago earner, Conditions to De Exposed Commercial sabotago Is donned to consist of falso and malicious reports inndo and spread of a competitor's goods, with Intont to profit pr with othor purposo. Whon Messrs. Smith and Ilorno begin tholr talk on sabot ago of tho commercial variety thoy promise to oxposo conditions In res taurant kitchens, In Portland com mission houses nnd various other places. Commercial sabotago which will bo dealt with by theso labor spokesmen will bo tho practice of firms sending largo quantities of good fruit nnd vegetables to tho municipal inciner ator nnd having tho stuff destroyed in ordor to croato nn artificial short ago In that commodity and kcop up prices. Criminal commercialism, contond tho lnhor representatives, lends to tho nccoptnnco by Inrgo numbors of crlm innl syndicalism. n L Road Patrolmon . Will Assume Dutios Formerly Performed By Supervisors J, K, Plotts and William T. Culver of this city, havo been appointed as road patrolmen for this year. Ilond patrolmen, who fill tho posi tions that supervisors formerly filled, have boon appointed by thof county court or tlmvyear 1IHD.. tho court hns inndo quite a 'number of changes in tho porsonnol of tho forco this year, and, like last year, has decided in several cases-that ono man shnH havo supervision over a number of districts Tho names of tho patrol mon In the different road districts which aro .designated by number fol low: i t Frank Herman, Harrlsburg, It F. I). 1. ' 2 Chns Nenl, Vlda. H. J.' Downing. Wendllng. 6 J. K. Platts. Sprlngflold, It. F. D. 2. C Frank Damowood, Crow. 7 II. It. NolloUi, Eugene. It. F. D. No. 2. , .8 Wr T, Culver, Sprlngflold, It. F. D. No. 2. 0 It. W. Cnllison, Fall Crook. 10 A. T. MIHor. Trent. -1 Otto Morton, Croswoll. 12 A. T. 'MIHor. Tront. 13 F. C. Englnnd, Walker. 14 Warren Kelly, Cottngo Grove 1C Edwin Tuller, Cottngo Drove. 1C Loo Bailey, Eugene, 11. F. D, No. 3. 17 It. C. Gleason, DIsBton. 18 C. L. Taylor, McKcnzio Bridge. 19 Claud Jones, Onkrldgo. 20 C. I). McFnrland, Landax. 21 Frod. Itobinott, Croswoll. 22 J. S. Woodward, Florence. 23 A. T. Millor, Tront. 24 W. W. Hawloy, Lorano. 25 J. V. Flock, Vcnota. 20 V. F. Lyons, Goshen. 27 It. W, Johnson, Point Terrace. 28 W. It. Srrilth, Minorvn. 20 Geo. Stonoflold, Oooan Vlow. 30 Giles Fowler, Walton. 31 L. S. Ogden, Maploton. 32 B. B. Joans, Reed. 33 J, E. Snyder, Wnlton. 34 E. J. Lafayette, Not!. ' 36 Walter Campbell, Eugono Mo tor nouto "A." 37 W. M. Summons, Paris. 38 II. F, Miller, Eugeno Motor Itouto "A ." 39 H. II, Enrlo, Blachly. 40 Job. Hlso, Goldson. 41 W. H. Evans, Junction City It. F. D. 1. 42 0, B, Ingram, Junction City. 43 Frank Doming, Elmlra. , 4G O. B. Ingram, Junction City. 49 Wm, T. Culver, Springfield It. F. D. 2. CI L. G. Brubnkor, Eugono It. F. D. 3, 54 .Tns. Kennerljy, Lpaburg. 55 B.' F. Minnoy. Vlda. 50 W. W. Hawloy, Lorano. 57 V. E. Crowo, Lorano. 50 L. W. Nowcomb, Canary. 60 Alfrod Smith. Junction City. R. ,F, D. 3. 62 Walter Campbell, Eugeno Mo tor Ron to "A." 64 W. W. Hawloy, Lorane. COUNTY OURT APPOINTS PATRO THE FINE ART OF ACTION Nothing over happens that Is worth much of a" story unless it is some thing that moves speodlly. That Is why n picture film, to bo interesting, must havo action. But In order to innko a story, thero must be "action" to weavo on and In It. F'rinstnnco i Wo couldn't dovlso a story out of John Winzonrlcd, if ho sold groceries In tho matter-of-fact way ho, does, but If ho did llko somo grocers and put sand In tho sugar, thero would bo a story to toll and a "scoop" at that. - Then again, to look at Charley Swarts you wouldn't exactly put him down as an Inspiration for a fairy story, would you 7 Well ho isn't. Yot when I go to buy six bits worth of meat from Swarts and ho puts It on die O. Wash, scales and lots his 6 pound paws rest on tho scales with tho rest of tho meat and says "Just right!" and loughs liko a slide trom bone with a Jackass accompaniment when I take a slant nt tho scale in dicator and soo about nine pounds of boat registered whon I oxpectod but three, I am ready to write a fairy tala about that ungodly butcher then andj there. 'Not bocause thero Is a fragrant air of romance entwining Its loving tendrils around a hunk of 11c meat, but bocauso Swarts got ac tion In Uio commonplaco incident of selling It to an easy mark printer. Ho tried this on Little Eva once, but she "called" him for fair. Now sho gots what sho goes after, and that s why I'd rathor dine nt Uio Vanbeanorlo Instead of home. It goes' to show how oven tho "action" ' of tho vlllago butcher can bring Its In fluence to bear upon home ties nnd sometimes sow discord and strain family relations. But last Sunday night nt six-thirty came the climax for "action" and "'n action" In Springfield. As usual the streetcar was the nucleus of ,tho ac tion. Wo don't know why, but if any thing bappons In Springfield, there is always a streetcar mixed up in it somewhere. This time neither I nor tho chinaman was aboard. I had no connection with it. other than I wait ed until sovqn for tho six-thirty car. So did a lot of othor folks, somo of whom Bald It out loud. 65 J.. Richardson, Egueno Crow stago. 66 Frank Damowood. 67 Jos Oimpl, Eugene R. F. D. 3. 68 and 69 Edwin .Tuller, Cottago Orovo. "And tho crooked shall bo made straight" which means, perhaps, that under prohibition corkscrews will bo turned Into bradawls. THERE IS BUSINESS IN & NEAR SPRINGFIELD Another, first-class department store. (Moro clerks moro payroll) . '. Another first-claBs hardware store. (More clerks moro payroll) t ' " . One first-class furniture stdre, . (More clerks moro payroll) r One. combination moving picture houso and theatre. , (Moro employes more payroll) ' t One commercial stationery, office supply and i book store. (Moro'clorks moto payroll) One gasoline farm -tractor agency. . , (Moro clerks moro payroll) v Ice Factory and Cold Storage Plant (Moro employes hioro payroll star Investment One live Commercial Club ($ $ $ . $ $ $ $ $) This spaco donated by THE SPRINGFIELD MEWS TO BE PUBLI8HED UNTIL VE GET 'EM Tho villlnn In tho story this time was D. Anderson. He has no first name Just an initial D. Wo know that bocause wo mado rigid inquiry wo asked several folks what tho D stood for and they told us ft didn't stand for much of anything. On this point wo extracted more Information from Fish than from anybody else. Fish don't talk much but ho knew quite s ot about his brother motor manipulator. Moro than Martin who was tho first motorman on Noah's Ark, and was then transferred to ono of tho Springfield cars, then running on the Jerusalem-Damascus Interur ban, and later bought by tho S. P. and placed on tho Springfield line. Anyway it was hard to get anything doflnlte out of Fish about Anderson's front name. All he could say when asked what tho D stood for was, "Damfino!'' That beginning with D, wo assumed, ro'uctantly, was An derson's first name, and we Jet it go at' that. So, at 6:23, Damfino rounded tho curve at tho br!dgonnd as ho did bo tho 4 c. p. ray of tho headlight shown upon a window In Bill Ebbctt's Pal nco of Damaged Lizzies. In Uio win dow appeared a face it belonged to Ebbott but ho had Just came from "under" and didn't look natural. It had been mixed up with a smooch from Lizzie's transmission and as Damfino sa,w it peer from tho win dow he became a llttlo nervous. In stead of shutting off the controller at tho curve ho throw It in "high" and in about two seconds another S. P. car was bumping tics. Thero crept into the story a long period of silence anil 'Inaction. Dam fino did somo strong thinking. He had had a fine record and gloated over tho mishaps of tho dare-devil Fish, Now he was In the same hot box. No ''one knows tho all'it Damfino sprunt?to get-outof-the -mess-with-ont a reprimand. It must have boeii a reach, but if I didn't know what a' black smooch upon tho map of Ire land looks like upon a dark night with tho sickly gleam of a headlight ray shining fitfully upon it, I would novor have been able to tell the wholo truth nnd nothing but the truth of Damfino. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE FAIR Another Week Expected to Bring At tendance Up To About Normal The Springfield grade and high schools opened Monday, January 20, after being closed tho second time on account of tho influenza epidemic. "Upon the whole, the attendance was about as we had expected," Bays Suporlntendant Baker, "and It Is gradually Improving. While thero was a number of pupils absent the early I art of tho week, this -was caused by various reasons. Somo wero unable to get to school on account of the high water, others had not returned from tho country and still a few wero afraid to come on account of tho in fluenza. Several high school students havo returned who wero thought to havo dropped out for the remainder of tho year. Wo bellove that by next week conditions will be fairly well settled and that work can proceed without further interruption. "Pupils' are being pushed in order that they may complete the year's work, and parents are urged to co- aging me pupws or me upper graaes and tho high school to do systematic home study." FIRST CONCERT JAN. 26 University Symphony Orchestra Un der Direction of Robert Barron To Make Appearance Tho University Symphopy Orches-f tra, conducted by Robert Lauis Bar ren, Instructor of violin In the school of Music, will appear In Its first con- The situation was acute in the local cert of the year, Suqday. January 26, mjna previous to the receipt of the 3:30 p. m. at Uio Eugene Theatre. (order, as both Uio Eugene mill and Tho program will bo diversified with the Springfield mill havo considerable solo numbers by Arthur Faguy-Cote, ; fjour pud up and it was feared that' barytone, and Alberta Potter, violin- they would have to Bhut down. How-Btc- ' ever, last night's order relieved the This is the seventh season of the situation, Mr. Paine states, and if the "vchestea and it always has had tho government orders more flour in Feb good fortune to be composed of real ruary, as it seems probable, the relief. rorformcrs and always ably directed. , -will be permanent Concerted work this year has been with the wheels again turning, it hamrercd considerably by the Influ- Is anticipated that with the increase! enza epidemic, but despite this, Mr. Barron has finally coached the mem- Ibershlp into a well-nigh perfect mus- itui uistuiiauuu. The program to be rendered next Sunday is as follows: - , Overture "Titus'' Mozart "Cavatlna" from "Faust" for bary- tone and orchestra Gounod itiFSSiSS0 . - . Symphony In B minor Schubert Allegro moderato Andante on moto , Romance Op. 26. for violin and orch - estra Svendsea Alberta Potter (a) The Year's at tho Spring..Beach (b) A Dream of Spring L. Thurber i (c Tears L. Thurber , Contest that was inaugurated last (dl The Americans "Come (An epl-jyear m behalf of Uio Junior Red sode in Franco 1918) ;...Fay Foster ' Cross and participated In by the Mr. Faguy-Coto ; eighth grade of every public school (Mrs. Faguy-Cote at the piano) ,n America, was decided as far -as (a) Aso's Death (from Peer Gynt) ithe Springfield schools were involved Grieg ,n the interesting affair, at Uio Lln- (b) Norwegian Dance No. 3 Grieg.com school this morning. Under the rules two boys and two LODGE HAS INSTALLATION Neighbors of Woodcraft Induct Some of Newly-Elects Into Office. Tho neighbors of Woodcraft met at Wcodmon Hall last evening and in stalled Bomo of their newly elected officers. Inclement weather nrevented the full complement attending. Those i installed were: Gunrdian neighbor, Mrs. A. B. Van Valzah; Clerk. Mrs. jMlna McPhorson; Banker, Mrs. Em illy Dority; Manager, Mrs. Dell Peter son; Musician, Mrs. Julia Tonseth. The remainder will be installed upon being able to attend. The initiatory degree will be given several new members at a meeting to bo called about Feb. 22, at which Besslon a big supper and a. big time will be given. INFLUENZA'S TRAGIC TOLL Disease Claims Both Mr. and Mrs. s'tannard Four Little Children Now Orphans Word was bropght to Salem tonight that Mrs. J. R. Stannard, wife of the .lato RepresentaUvo Stannard of Cur ry County, succumbed this morning from pneumonia, following Influenza. 1 Representative Stannard lled last week at Bandon, while onrouto to Sa- , lem to attend the session. Mrs. Stannard djed nt the family home In Gold Beach without learning of her husband's death. They leave I four small children. Big Surprise to Many In Springfield, ' People nro surprised at tho IN STANT action of simple buckthorn bark, glycerine, toto., as mixed in Ad-lor-t-ka. ONE SPOONFUL flushes that ENTIRE bowol tract so completely it1 rolloVes ANY CASE sour stomach, gas or constipation and prevents appen dicitis. The INSTANT, pleasant ac tion of Adler-I-ka surprises both doc ors and patients; It removes foul matter which poisoned your stomach for months. U. If. Peery Drug Co. E RESCUE OF MILLS Resumption of Buying Relieves Congested Flour Market PLANTS , WILL... NOT. CLOSE Both Springfield and Eugene Mills, Carrying Heavy Surplus of Flour, Feel Loosening of Tension. With the government again in the market for flour and fifty per cent of the original bid already shipped to Portland, the danger of having 'to shut down the local mills is passe for the time being, according to El mer D. Paine, president of tho Eugeno Mill and Elevator company. The or der for the flour came last night ' anQ- has already been filled. producUon of mill feed, the price wttl again decline. Advances at various times during the past month have Drougnt the price of mill feed up $12.90 more per ton. (,- while the government resumpUoa. of buying will no doubt temporarily relieve a bad situation, the uncertain; conditions that will confront valley I.1?111? Murine all of 1919. has.Jed toji calling of a meeting of Uio managers j at Salem, February 12,. to perfect an. i organization to handle each p'roblem. that Is certain to present itself in ' the near future. Holds Final Contest The Four-minute Junior Speakers" girls were selected by vote of tha class to engage In tho final contest, and an award is made to one boy and one girl at the final contest Ow ing to the illness of one of the girls, there was but one contestant, s Ms Vivian Senseny had things all. ner own way, But with the boys, i there was .a different story to telL . Morrison Miller and Wendell McKia- ney locked horns in a four-minute oratorical battle, and the Judges, Chas. L. Scott, Dr, S. A. Danford. and Robert A. Brodlo, had some dif ficulty in deciding the contest By Ithe judges' vote of 2 to 1 the paint 'of victory was finally awarded to Wendell McKlnney. Funeral of George Davis Tuesday Held On Tho funeral of George W. Davis was held Tuesday afternoon at tw o'ejock from the Walker chapel. Mr. ' Davis came hero three we,eka ags from Livjngston, California, and ex pected to locato here, His death at the homo' of Mrs. John Preschern Sunday was duo to a lin gering Illness. He Is survived by a wife and six daughters and ono son. Mrs. Preschern Is tho only ono or tha children here. The Challenge "A hundrod years of peace we'ro going to havo. Huh!" "Who says so?" said the frail little woman nt the head of tho table. "Yes; who ald so?" said tho bis man at the other end of tho table, la a llttlo bit of an agato voice. A couplo of old rounders wore slt tlng1 in a bar-room imbibing cocktails. Pr&e'ntly ono of them romarkod, "Do yoVknow, Bill, I think I'll buy this hotel." "Wait till we've had a few moro drlnVs," said Bill, "and 111 sell it to yon." Read the News for tho news. GOV RNMENT 10