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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1919)
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS V - Kutorod Kobrunry 24. 1003. at HurlnKflald. Orocon ns eoo oiid class matter under net of Congress, of March, 1870. BOOTH-KELLY TO IE FORCE Will Add 100 Mon to Payroll Ap4 ana nun Extra .Shift. : Bprlnnflotii owos tho Booth-Kelly Lumbor Co.) nt least a voto.of thftnkn, for In tlio fnccpf market ''conditions INGREAS that nro far from bolng rosy, thoidorod today Jy the Oregon hlghwny coinpany will' 1'nfcrdftco. JfB force nt commission n Yoi'slon herj. Con tho 'mill beginning WodnosJny,' April tracts wore, let for 1000 e6t of np 2, One. hundred moro mon will' Wo IproUcili. to tho, overhead nt Divide, added, to tho payroll and two shlflb Lrtno county; for th'roo nillesof -grad-wll bo run, Tho day:, run will bo. from in Ynmhlll county; for two miles 7i00 o'clock In tho morning until 4i00 ,of macadam- Jtl Whoolof county nud. o'clock In tho evening wth nn hour for 28 m'llqn of grading and gravel In off for noon, Tho night shift will go Umatilla county. . on at B:00 o'clock nnd run until J.:20 j Paving was ordered on' roads nl or 3:00 o'clock in the morning, Ono- 'fondy' constructed as follows: Colum half hour will bo unod for lunch, blrf bounty, Clatskanlo ta Deer Island, 0:00 until 0:30 o'clock'. 1.50 miles; Washington , county, Hills- "This might 'Indlcuto that flip lum- boro'to Oaston, 12 mllos; lood Wvcr hor business Is picking up consider-1 county, Hood Itlvor to Multnomah nbly, lnt as a mnttor of fact It Is not. Jcounty lino, 20 mllos; Wasco county, nnd wo nro enlarging tho capacity for The Dnllos to Chcnowcth, tlireemllcs; ronsoiiB entirely opart from ony In- Ynmhlll county, Sheridan to McMInn croasod dumand or Improvement In vlllo, olght miles, .prices." said Mr. Dixon, I The locution t,: tho proposed West . "Klrit, wo have n surplus of logs on aido hlghwny was announced ns fol hand nnd arranged, for, which wo lows: From Nowborg to McMlnnvlllo eanimt got rid of In any Otljor "way, j through I,afnyotte, Amity nnd Mon- nnd secondly, In opinion with other operators, we find th'rit In 'ordor to contlnuo In business undor prosoril . conditions wo must roduco our cost. nnd thoro nro only two ways that wo j know of to do this; one (s to roduco wages, nnd tho other Is to Incroaso : tirnduntlon. thim loRRnnlns tho nmount . v . . por thousand of flxod chargos, such ns taxes, Insuranco nnd IntorosL ' Reduce Operating Cost. "Wo hopo by Increasing production td roduco tho cost por thousand and thus postpono tho time whim tho wage reduction will bo necpssary, and possibly escape It altogether In tho event that tho domand and price In croaso." . Mr. Dixon said ho. hopes to mako this a pormanont arrangement , and operate tho m'll horcaftor continuous . ly on two shifts, but will only ho able to do this In tho ovcnt that condi tions generally Improve and that thoro is an off-shore mnrkot for tho product of tho coast uiIIIh so all tholr output will not conio In competition with tho rail mills. Urges Mr. Booth To Remain. Joint resolutions ndopted by the Grants Pass Chumber of Commerce, mo rtsiimmi uommorciun.iui. mm inomotto Holghts. honoring Miss Vera Bedford Commercial Club have boon NolBOni fluncco of Mr. Roy MnuI( of rocolvod by Governor Olcott doclar- pornand ing tho confidence of tho people of th southern part of tho'slntc In R. A. Booth as a member of the State high way commission. Mr. Ilooth Ih de clared to bo wholly Incorruptible, conscientious and capabla and his re tention on tho commission Is urged James A. Qlbbs Passes. Jnmos A. G IbliB tiled nt tho Sou- thorn .Pacific hospital at San Fran-i guno, uoruori uox; nnu wissos Cisco, Monday, March 24, after-a tin- EUrt Conloy, Gortrudo Williams, Es goring Illness. tolla Martin, Opal Holvoraon, IJdim Tho deceased was born In JIamllton F,sl,or "" Etholyn Powers, county In 18C3. Ho Is survived. by a Saturday morning Miss Nelson loft wlfo and throo s6ns: Chnrlos Glbbs.r or homo at Urownsvlllo, whora of Illinois; Frank nnd Lewis, of Bl'0 wl o marrlod at an early dato. Springfield; and ono daughtor, Mrs. I Tho young couple will mako their M. V. Endlcott, of Springflold 'Mmo In Portland. Tho body arrlvod In Eugene at 4:30 a. m. Thursday morning. Tho funeral will bo hold from tho Gordon and Voatcli chapel at Eugono Sunday morn ing at 11:00 o'clock. BREVITIE8. Lillian Mulllgdn will leavo for home tho 16th of April. Miss Mulligan has boon ongngcd in government work in tho oast since tho outb'roak of tho war. Miss Margaret Dixon has roslgued i Tier position at tho Mountain States similar position with tho Slgwart Electric Company at Eugono. Through an error Mrs. Mlnnlo Dont ley wus montlonod as attending tho doncoB at Eugono.tTho Nowb wishes to corroct this as Mrs, Uontloy Is In mourning and does not uttond any social functions. Mr, aild Mrs. W. J, Sturgos havo wo, tho undorslgnod banks of Spring just roturnod from Snuthorn Oregon field will cloee our doors at 12 p'clock whoi'o thoy havo boon visiting their" noon on ' each , Saturduy, bcglnniug daughter. Thoy uro stopping for a fow April 0th, 1019. days with D. W. SturgoB and then will . FIRST NATIONAL DANIC so to tholr homo near Brownsville, COMMERCIAL STATE BANK. 0 PROGRAM SET IN MOTION 'State Highway Commission Awards Numbor of Contracts. PORTLAND, Ore., March ' 20. .More than lQ0mllon of road construc tion to" proceed (Immediately wan or- month to Corvallls. Tho highway from McMlnnvlllo to4 Forest Grovo wns ordered muted' via Carlton, North Yamhill and Gaston, Jho commission will' resume IU session tomorrow. , ' , , ,i ,'. . , j. In Society KNTBUTA1NS v, NE13DLECHAFT CLUD . Mrs. C.'R. Fischer ontcrtalned tho Noedlocraft, Club at hor homo on Em erald Heights ono evening' this woek. Tho time was pleasantly spent with' funcy work and a St Patrick's enter talnmont Amid candlo glow refresh ments wcro sorved which wore great ly enjoyed by tho club members and n fow frlonds. Tho next meeting of tho club will bo held on tho first Thursday In Ap ril at the resldenco of Mrs. O. II. Jarrutt on Fifth street GIVES 13RIDB-TOHE- SHOWER Charming In every dotall was -tho thowor given .by Mrs. Silas Gay on Friday evening nt her homo on W.Illu- Tho rooms, decorated In apple blos soms, kawplcs, and cuplds,. presented a vory attractive appearance. Ono of tho "lever things of tho evonlng wns tho concealment of tho gifts In n Inrgo wedding cake. Tho guest list Included: MIbs Vorn N'olson, Mosdames iV- C Robhan, Mc cregau, Norwood Cox, Homer .Davis, ENTERTAINS JUNIORS AND SENIORS ' Miss Myrl Arnold entertained tho Junior and Sonlor, class at hor home on A stroot betwoon Fifth and Sixth Friday ovonlng. Tho evonlng wnB spent in ploying progressive rook. At tho closo of the ovonlng delicious re freshments woro sorved. MAX COGILL WEDS Tho woddlng of Max Coglll and Lu olla Courtrlght Tuesday came as a rrrnn f ail tn plan in Mi A Ik innnv f rtmifla tho.son.of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coglll, of this city, and tho hrldo Is tho daughtor of Mr. anil Mrs. Courtrlght, of Wondllng. Tho groom Is nn employe at tho S,outhorn Pacific depot. .Notice to the'Publlo. In Kooning with tho custom that . h a b .boon established gonorally throughout tho statp and olsowhore, SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, LOT8 OF TOPICS 1 SOVIET REPUBLIC Change in Governmental Form Meets With Popular Approval. London.j March 27. The Hungarian soviet ropubllc was launched' today in-.tlw whirl of humanlilstory and will tn'ko its pldco in tho ranks of nations. There was no disorder nnd no bloodshed In the swift transition from tho Knrolyl dominated government and tho solid organization that took up tho reins today with a unified peo plo to back it. Tho rumor that had gainod current yesterday that Count ICarolyl had been arrested and then nssassinated is de clared without foundntfbn. Tho de posed premier Is enjoying full liberty. Amicable relations with all allied representatives contlnuo and the pop ularity of British and American o Ul cers has not abated. Everything in the country has been socialized, from the army down to buthsv This organization has been nc complishcd with nppnrent approval of tho wealthy and aristocratic as well as Uia poor and humblo. 'A rod army is bolng organized on a purely volunteer basis, conscription bolng abolished ns soon as tho com munist government took offlco. Sol diers are paid fob a month. Thoy nro clothed, fed and equipped without charge, and In addition they receive extra pa for support of their fam ilies. Army commanders aro named by tho commissary of war, all ranks bo HUNGAR THERE IS BUSINESS IN & NEAR SPRINGFIELD Ono commercial stationery, ofllce supply, aiii , DUUIV BIU1 U, ( i (Moro clerks-7-moro payroll) " ' One gasoline farm tractor agency. . . "". (Moro 'plorks moro payroll) Ico Factory and" Cold Storage Plant (Moro omployos moro payroll star IriVcstriiorit ' 1 One live Commercial Club This spaco donated by v THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS TO BE PUBLISHED UNTIL WE GET 'EM FOR, DI8CU8SION lng eligible. Officers aro picked up on tholr merits after an examination of their record. Indications point to the formation of tho largest, most con tented army in tho history of the country. Law courts have been abol ished and supplanted by revolutionary Srlfunals composed of a chairman and wd members. They aro virtually In continuous session and justice Is melted out rapidly and effectually, with mora consideration for real jus tice than mere law. Punishment is carried out immediately after sentence is. pronounced. The death penalty can pronounced only by unanimous vote of the ' tribunal. All Industries liave been ordered to contlnuo at work. Special committees are being formed to insure fair dis tribution of tho scanty supplies of raw materials. Requisitions from private families aro forbidden. Spreading of false news is severely punished. All titles and ranks are abolished. Shopkeepors havo been ordered to prepare a list of their stocks and bank accounts. This is merely for the in formation of tho government and no attempt will be made to selzo either. Steps hare been taken to substitute cash for checks whenever possible. The stack exchange ha3 been or dered to ceaso operations. Will Commence Bathing. Public baths must bo open to all tho labor class and school children and no charge will bo made to them. All private bath rooms likewise are at tholr disposal on Saturdays. Hungarian warkmen, meeting In various parts, of tho country, havo de clared their unanimous approval of tho reforms Instituted by tho commun ist government. Vtterari of '61: Forgot this horo stuff, my boy. and go to .work. It J ruined me. 1919. IEN RAISE THEIR RATES Fraternal Order Hit Hard By Deaths From Influenza ""Epidemic. CHICAGO, March 27. Moro than a million members of the Modern Woodmen of America, tlio' largest fraternal. Insuranco organization ' fn the country, had their rates Increased'' today to-meet tho abnormal death' . ... . . .. . . - v. losses resulting irom mo innuenza epidemic which caused a reduction in tho beneficiary fund of tho order from $12,000,000,000 to $700,000, On tho present membership tho In crease is a flat advance of 60 per cent nnd all new members joining here after will hard to "pay tho increased ratcs..- Everi-this "Increase is said, to be not a strictly actuarial adequate Tate, but It was as far as the membership could be Induced to go at this time. The action was taken today at a special meeting of the head camp of Iho order after three days' stormy de bate For several years it Is said the. deaths havo averaged about 11,000,- 000 moro than tho assessments as the organization operated under very MODERN WOODN low rates. Since fast October the j others for "responsibility in starting deaths hard averaged $2,000,000 a the 'war. month more than receipts. ' WlcsTnolT cT&F ricecroer Two tables of rates were adopted H,ST0R,C FLAG OFFERED at today's s'esslon, one or new mem-! state Raising Large&t Ovcr-Subscrlp. bers and the other for the present! tlon Will Be Awarded Prize, membership. Tho table for new mem- J Washington, March 26. Here's a bers is based upon tho experience of prize for which state Victory loan com the Modem Woodmen of America and mittees may work. The state which is materially lower than the fraternal ' raises the' largest over-subscription of congress table of rates. This . will : its quota In the Victory Liberty loan toieet the requirements of the ade - quate rate, laws of the various states. jThey are the Increased rates adopted. Through Elliott Woods, superiatesd by tho-head camp which met In Chi- J ent of the United States tap,' V ak cago In 1912 but which were repu-'n, Wilson, director of war ioiT4b. diated later by the membership which HcJty, has obtained; tho l&wr Hag secured injunctions fn a number of which floated on the dome of Ahi eai states preventing their collection. jjtoj buildlngdurlng the lastlSESgral The table for the present members ceremonies and which was flown'again increases tho present rates 50 per when tho president delivered his war cent beginning with 75 cents per address to Congress April 2, 1917, $1000 of insurance at ages 17 to 118 during the passage of the war resolu and increasing by five per cent stes , tion April 4 and 5 1917 on until $1.50 is reached ot the age of 38 above which the rate Is stationary. New Schedule Physician's Fees In compliance with a resolution of ,tho Lane County Medical Society, a I new schedule of fees was adopted to i more nearly conform to the-adrances tniade In the cost of nearly every commodity used by physicians, arid j which are already In effect inmost cities nnd towns throughout the state Tho physicians of Springfield havo unanimously aociaea mereioro ,io plnco into effect at onco tha new and rates for professional seiice which are as follows: Day calls, $3.00, Night, calls, after midnight $5.00, Will Build Roatr This Spring. I shepherd, stands In the background, as The new road to avoid the excessive tonished at tha sudden Insanity dis grade of Wilson Hill on the road be- ( Dm'ed by n,s flck tween Goshen and Pleasant Hill will Johnson's cartoons are good because j,a i.nm ihia onrin.. nn,i irmrto ntnkn., ! Uey are always true and always well were yesterday set for it, a crew of iT v . . i. r men having been sent out by P. M. Morse, acting county engineer. This road will circle to the north around Wilson Hill and will have a maximum grade of six per cent as compared with a grade of 10 per cent over tho hill. A. L. Inoalls Resigns. A. L. Ingalls, former manager of tho Mountain States Power Company, has resigned his position at Albany. Mr. Ingalls has accepted a position with tho government as accountant He left Tuesday night for Washing ton. D. C. HEMSTITCHING Done by Mrs. J. A. Rathbun, corner 7th and G streets. Phono 13. Slate of Ohio, City of Toledo, i Lucas County. f Frank J. Cheney uiuliea oath that ho la. penlor partner of tho firm of V. 3. Cheney A Co,, ilolntf buslm-sti In tha City of To ledo, County and State aforesaid, and that Bald nrm will nnv the sum of -ONE HUMORED DOLLARS for each and v 1 ery case of Catarrh that cannot be curei I by the use Ot HALL'S CAT.YlirtH CURB. i'HA.NJV. J . UllUINrjX. Sworn to before ma and subscribed In my presence, tlila Cth Gay ot December, A. D, 1SS8. V (Seal) A. W. OT.1SASON, Notary Public. - Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally and acts directly upon tho blood and mu cous surfaces of the systems Send for testimonials. freo. S". J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. O. Sold hy all DrimsrUts. w. Take Hall' Family I'llli foi constipation. VOL. XVIII, NO. 11. MAY REFUSE TO SIGN PEACE PACT Chancellor Scheidemann Saya Terms "Unprecedented and Crushing." 'Copenhagen. March 27. Chancellor i.Scheldemann, addressing the national fassembjyj again 'tlireatenedf tho pcaco coniorcnqo WKH; a, reiusai to sign tho pc&cc treaty, According to a dispatch frorii Wc'lmar today. "A err of desrralr. an anneal to tha conscience of .humanity, is arising ! from all parts of Germany," ho said. "Unprecedented sums of compen sation aro being demanded, Impos sible stretches of German territory aro to bo taken arid crushing financial and military restrictions are to be Im posed. But the gorernmeat will not permit tho people's rights to be es- croacbed ufon." "Germany has tho right to protest against acts of oppression. We .are responsible for the Brest-Litorsk nnd Bucharest1 treaties, but even if Ger many Ib- guilty of all tho accusations against her,' she has not lost tho right to protest" Scheidemann announced that a court is being established at 'bis re- , quest to try General Ludendorff and ! campaign will be awarded an Awerl- , can flag of great historic value. day the armistice was signed. The Shepherd, and the Crook. ...-.u-.puur... ', tbose Inimitable cartoons for the Sat- ! urdy Evening Post put Into black and ! white In the March 1 Issue of the mag- azlne something that every man who owns a Liberty Bond ought to frame. " ,a, enuuea ."ine bnepnerd and the Crook.' In the foreground, Vagged tut In a plug" hat and a swallowtalj coat and Wlth an avaricious smile on his face, is a wolf with a grip full of all sorts of film-flam stocks. Speeding towards him Is a flock of sheep In the clothes of humans, each trying.tojjet to the wolf j first with a Liberty Bond to trade for (the flim-flam stocks. Uncle Sam. the j f noe' JW" Is particularly true and exceptionally well done. In a glanco it tells a story that every Liberty Bond holdep ought to heed. The American buyer of Liberty j Bonds' who lets go. of his bonds for fake stock, or even for stock that is flVfc land, 13 IJiaj'lUg tuiu IUU Ul wolves. The wolf always gets the bet- tor of the sheep. If he didn't he wouldn't have anything to do with the sheep. Every man or woman who owns Lib. orty Bonds can put It down in his pipe or her powder-puff any time anybody offers something for Liberty Bonds that the Liberty Bonds are worth more than the thing offored. Johnson shows his human sheep wearing silly smiles ns they rush for the wolf. A man own ing the best Interest-paying security on earth ought to wear a silly smile when ho walks Into a fakor's office to trade his Liberty Bonds for worthless stock .or to sell them for less than they are worth. Even If one Is offered the mar ket price, one Is getting less than the bon03 are worth, because the market price for bonds now is no Indication of. their renj value. Bad Taste In Your Mouth. When you have a bad tasto In your mouth you may kupw that your di gestion is faulty. A dose of Chamber lain's Tablets will usually correct tho disorder. Thoy also causo a gentle movement of the bowels. You will And this Is ono of tho best mediclnos you havo ever become acquainted with.