THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS KnVonul February 24, ll)0!l, at HprliiKfloM, Oregon no boo oiiiI cIiihh mtitlor imtlor net of ('otiKrt'wt of March, 1870. OLIVER JOHNSON ATL Formor Springfiold Rosldont lo Victim of Mtohai) In Ball Gnmo. GAME HAS TRAGIC ENDING Frantic Effort to Bring Victory to tonm Ho Was Managing Rosults in Fatal Piny. In a gamo of bimohnll plnyod at I.lnntoii, Orct., IumI Sunday, botwuon a vUltlng and a homu team. Ollvur Johnson, former Springfield man anil at ono llmo uucukuiI In tho hanlwaro liti8lnoH hero, mot with an untimely (loath In a fatal piny In tho final In ning of tho Knmo. Mr. Johnxon, who wan acting nit captuln of tho homo toa'm, In n mi promo effort to bring victory for 'm tonm Hint wiih ono run behind In tho ninth Inning, concluded to substitute lilniBolf for one of his plnyurs who li.nl hoin Injurml hy a pitched Imll in th" previous Inning. Johnson was tho first batter up In tlio lnnt half of th n'nth, and reached Unit huso tmfoly nH a result of n woll placod idnglo. Then followed n sor los of nccldunlH which terminated fa tally In tho llnal play. Tho uoxt hat tor up wiih hit on tho head hy a pltchi;d hall and wan obliged to ro tiro from tho Rnme, another runner fubHtitutliiK, and Johnson going to m-rond.' Tho nuxt ninn struck out, tho mnn nt tlrflt wnB caught nupptiiR off tho bag, making two out, nnd tho fatal ending enmo when tho hint bat tor up popped an In fluid fly. JoIiiihou lining unnblo to ndvnnco on this Bor li8 of plnyn, died at second. Mnny Springfield cltlzunB will mourn Oliver Johnson'B untimely end, nnd wondor why hnHoball phrnseol ogy ri'iidH ho like nn obituary, ami why April llrat iiowb matter nhould bo HpruiiR thrco dnyn Into. FORMER RESIDENT WRITES. W. A. Jack Tello of Beautiful Coun try comparei Country to Eden. Pomona. Cnl Mar. 1!S, 1919. My Dour Fried, Mr. SIUch: This flixlH mo In tho garden of ICdon with raved BtrootB and on either nldo vast fields of orangoB, Ioiuoiib. nuts, olives, grapt'H, palm trees and rnro sights. I Hlmpjy rub my glasses and look again. A llltlo cloudy nnd hazy, but wnrm. Joy rldora buzzing by nlmoBt ovory mlnuto. Truly n plcturo of tho gar den of Kdnii. With men flying n 1ml Iooiih nnd ulrplunoB and then 1 think of my - old beloved homo OruRnn ..and wondor why you nro not bore. (Am I dreaming?) Woll, they tako mo out ovory day to aeo tho Bights. It Ib planned for n party of us to go to tho beach Sunday for an nil-day nuto rldo, taking our lunch along for n j-ood tlmo. Wilt continue my Journey In n fow days. Tho noxt atop will bo lo Vanco, N. M., whero wo have a broth or. Lovo to all, W, A. JACK. PALACE CLUB CHANGES HANDS. Well Known Eugene Men Purchase Pool and Blllard Hall. Will Make Improvements. Chas. and Ira Ontos, woll known nnd popular" Eugono mon, have pur chaBod tho Pnlnco Club on Main streot nnd will conduct It along tho snmo lino ns horotoforo. Messrs. Gntos took possosBlon lust Friday, nnd nro now adding a now utoclt of high grade clgarB, tobaccos, candles, otc, niul as soon as poBBiblo will Install now oqulpmont and thor ouRhly ovorhatil tho old flxturos. Whon tho work In complotod Uicbo gontlomon will have ono of tuo most comploto nnd up-totho mlnufo ob tablishmont of Its kind In tho city. HEMSTITCHING Dono by Mrs. J, A. Itnth'bun, comor DIES ON TOWN AND VICINITY. Alborln and Dorothy Pnrvln, who are attending high nehool horo, npunt tho wuoktind with their pareutH at Dexlor. MIhh Wnguor retumod to Junction City Sunday after Hpondlng a fow days with lier nunt, Mm. WIII,Jnm Donaldson. Mrs. ro. E. Ferguson, of Jasper, Ib here curing for hor brother, llort I.oo, who In confined to his homo wttli ma larial fover. M. C. IJRKSSLKR AND SON CAN NOW KUItNIBil YOU WITH A HUNTING OK .KIR I UNO LICENSE DIRECT. Boo uii for early need potatoes, sweet clover need, Hold peas, soy beans, spring out and barley. Spring fiold Keeil Co, . II. A. Wnshburno arrived homo from California Saturday night. Mrs. Washburuo and daughter remained nt I. on Angeles. KOIt KENT Two acres cultivated land. Good Iioiiho, good bam, chicken houses and parks. For further Infor mation seo E. E. Lee, 5th ic Main, j Springfield. MUh Jean Corrine l'lschor returned Uo CorvulllB nftor spending the spring I vacation w'.th hor parents, Mr., mid .Mrs. Carl l'lschor. of Emerald ! HolghtH.' I ' I The ladles of tho Christian Church j will hold an Enstor Pood Saloand Ha iznnr Snturdny, April 11', In tho build , Iiir one door west of tho Cox and Cox 'store. Glen Lo Vee, a formor high school student, Hailed for home March 28th, according to word recolved hero. He Iiiih been In Franco for nbout Blx , mouths. "Hill" Darling, nn cmployo of tho Mountain States Power company, lias been transferred to Albany. Mrs, I Darling and daughter, Alice, will Jsln Mr. Darling In a fow days. N. M. Shrodo, of Wattorvllle, was a busluoHH vlBltor In Springfield Mon day. Ho reports tho crop outlook In his section to bo unuBiially good, nnd .i largo production Is expected this Amy Carwon Ib going to travel fo. tho Interests of tho Eugene Hlhlo University. Miss Carson's work wll. bo to Induce young people to tako uo tho university training. She startH on hor campaign Monday. t , .? i.' u SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 1919. BOOTH KELLY MILL NIGHT SIT RUNS Big Plant Now Operating Atljyoro Room Being Added For Full'Two-Thirds Ca pacity. 100,000 FEET DAILY OUTPUT. Many Soldiors Roturn to Jobs Whon Discharged From Military Service. Tho DoothKolly mill started oper ating their night shift last evening. A largo number of tho additional em ployes aro former soldlorH who wero with tho company and enlisted when war was declared. Tho Hat totalled 130, hut somo of tneso have returned to tho company's mills and logging camps' near Wondllng. The Springfield mill will run at a full two-thirds' capacity for tho pres ent, producing 100,000 feet daily, nnd the pinning mill will Btart operations In the near future. Willie the lumber market 1b Inactive at tho present time, tho company haB Increased tho output of tho mill In or der to reduce the manufacturing cost I or thousand, but will bu obliged to yard much of tho output until con struction work bcgiiiB, millions of do'- lars' worth of which being hold In abeyance pending a lesser prlco In ma terial andt wages. Notwithstanding a stagnant market tho company has ahown discretion In employing good, rollablo men at n time when nvnllable, weeding out tho "floaters' and thereby effecting a de pendable organization of employes. BLAZE AT HOSPITAL. KIro broko out on tho roof of tho Springfield hospital yesterday after noon, which called out tho depart ment, but was extinguished boforo tho nppnratus arrived. Ono of the hos nltnl attendants put out tho blazo by knocking a hole through tho roof and Introducing a hoso through tho apcra ture. It Is assumed tho roof caught flro from on overheated fluo. Tho damage was nominal. KEEP HIM IN 4 ' rvf- ? ? $ i i i i U ' ' Irani . .( ck m SUTTONISMS RECONSTRUCTION Kotol's Drug Store. MR. LEPLEY HAS CONTRACT Fifth Street Portion Formerly Occupied) by Grocery Store Will Be Utilized. Another Indication of the era of substantia! pro-gross that has begun in Springfield, and bids fair to continue, took shapothls week when W. M. Sutton awarded a-contract Tor the re modeling pf hU building at the cor ner of Fifth Jand Main streets, and tenanted by Ketet's drug store. Mr. Lopleyj who has tho contract, bus already started his crew at work, and as extensive alterations uuvo been planned, it will probably tako a month to complete IL Tho partition separating tho roar 'of tho drug store from the abandoned I gitocory store In Uie back of the build ,1ns Is to be torn out as Ib also tho (partition dividing Mr. Hotel's drug litonnrtmont nnd his Ico cream parlor. Tho latter will be extended u mo rear of the buidlng, thus affording an entrance on Fifth street. An at tractive balcony will bo added as a j feature to the ico cream parlor and I the entlro store to bo done In a pleas ing decorative scheme. Tho prescription department will also bo set baflk to afford a more com modious and convenient- arrangement of tho showcases. An .attractive corner will bo devis ed for a separate display of the Pathe phono and Its records. As tho dp mand for this marvelous reproducing machine is steadily on tho increase, Mr. Ketels will make It ono of tho chief features of tho storo. Modern glass topped tables will bo Installed in the Ico cream parlor nnd this dopartment made as inviting and comfortablo for patrons as possible. Itonow your subscription to tho News. V Vt i . 1 I FORM STATE ASSOCIATION. Farm Loan Associations Meet To Form State Body. Temporary organization of the Of.v gon State Association of Farm Loan Associations was effected at a meet ing of two score of farmers from dif ferent parts of the state at tho Eu gene Chamber of Commerce yesterday and It Is the Intention of those Inter ested In tho movements to make it a pormancnt organization and to hold regular meetings at stateu intervals. Tho day sessions wero devoted large ly to tho discussion of needed reforms In tho farm loan act. There were no set speeches, each farmer present speaking his mind In round table dis cussion. Practically every man pres ent at the meeting offered suggestions and as a result of tho informal dis cussions certain changes to be asked for In resolutions to be adopted by the conference today were agreed upon, j The keynote of the discussions was "How may we Increase tho efficiency of tho federal land bank and how may we remedy certain evils that aro now apparent?" One of tho principal topics of dis cussion at tho meeting yesterday was tho abolishment of tho loan commit tees In the various associations, but it was decided that the conference In its resolutions will recommend that the committee bo not abolished. An other strong point to bo brought out In tho rcsoluUons will be that tho con ference will demand that tho law be so amended that the associations, which own the stock In the land bank, may have a voice In the management of the institution and in tho election of the directors. It will be demanded itha't this amendment to the law which, it was learned only last night by the leaders of the convention had been recently enacted, be abolished. More efficiency in the appraisers will .also bo demanded, instances of gross Inefficiency on the part of certain ap praisers now employed being pointed out A. C. Bohrnstedt, of Salem wa3 elected temporary president at tho opening session of the convention, and A. W. Stone, of Mcdford, temporary secretary. A permanent organization will bo effected tomorrow. Commit tees were appointed as follows: Resolutions E. H. Hurd. of Med ford. chairman; H. J. Kaufman, of McMinnvillo; M. A. Johnson, of As toria; C. J. Drommer, of Medford. Organization D. N Macey, of Con- idon, chairman; E. K. BIseseckl, of Dallas; W. A. Byers, of Eugene; Frol G. Guy, of Gold Hill; J. O. Stambler, of Myrtlo PoinL Nominations E. B. Hull, of Cor- valll8, chairman; E. Walte, of Rose- burg; A. R. England, of Hlllsboro; A ,H. Fisher, of Phoenix, and J. W, Bertfech, of Springfled congressman w. c. Hwiey was present at the afternoon session and nftor talking of tho various proposed changes discussed, he answered a large number of questions put to him by tho formers present. As Mr. Haw ley was on the congressional commit tee that framed tho bill for tho onact ment of the farm loan law, he was able to give facts that the members of the associations wero not familiar with. Tho following delegates had regis tered up to tho tlmo of adjournment yostorday afternoon: Phoenix A. H. Fisher. Gold Hill C. J. Brommer. Modforu E. H. Hurd. Central Point A W. Stone. Corvallis E, B. Hull. Condon E. N. McKay. Roseburg E. Walte. Scio F. W. MespolL Salem A. C. BohrnstedL McMinnvillo H. J. Kaufman. Hlllsboro A. R. Engand, W. E. Wlnstrora, D. B. Cooloy. Astoria M, O. Johnson Myrtlo, Point J O. Stammer, The Dalles L. B. Brltton, Popper. Dallas E. K. Piasechkl, Aurora Franz Kraxberger. L. Thurston Ross Mathows, J. W. , Bortsch. Harrlsburg J, R. Cartwrlght. Eugene U. B. Kletzlng, O. L. Dun lap, R. E, Brabham, Chas. M. Emory, W. A. Ayrcs, T. C. DoVanoy, George M. Miller. , MARRIED. STEVENS-STILWELL. At tl)o office of tho Justice of" tho poaco In Eu pone, March 31, 1919, Atwood T. Slo vens, of Springfield, and Margaret Mny Stilwell, of Fall Crook, Judge J. C. Wells bfflclatlng. VOL. XVIII, NO. 12 ALL CONSTRUCTION HELD IN ABEYANCE No Chance For Natron Cut-Off. Or Other Railway Ex tension Now. STEEL IS HELD TOO HIGH U. S. Railway Administration Refuses to Acceptance As Fixed by Board.' Washington, April 3. Director General Hines of tho railroad admini stration which is the largest pur chaser of steel in tho United States, refused today to accept tho price re adjustments arranged by tho indus trial board of Uic department of com merce In conference with represent atives of tho steel Industry. An effort to effect an agreement between the board and the head of tho railroad administration failed al though members of tho cabinet, tho Industrial board and representatives of the food and fuel administrations, the war trade board and the war fin ance corporation conferred for four hours. The conference at times grew stormy with the cabinet members fin ally withdrawing to an adjoining room, from which they emerged with a recommendation that the question be re-committed to the board for fur ther consideration.- This finally was agreed upon. Members of the conference were retlclent in discussing the proceed ings. Secretary Glass, who called the conference, refused to see news-, papermen afterward and the 'official statement concerning the gathering was very brief. As originally issued, It read: "The steel prices approved by tho commerce not having been accepted by tho railroad administration, the viows of both were expressed at the conference. vThe views of the indus trial board were expressed by Secro ary Redfleld, Chairman Peek aod other members of the board. Tho views of tho railroad administration wero presented by Director General Hines. The matter was recommitted to tho board for further considera tion." The statement caused such a flurry by its intimation that the entire ques tion of steel orlces would be reoDened that an amendment was added by Chairman Peek to make the last sen tence read: "The matter was recommitted to the board for further consideration with th railroad administration. o Additional conferences will be held It was said at which the board will attempt to show the railroad admin istration that the prices agreed upon are not excessively high according to cost figures obtained by tho federal trade commissions. Director General Hines has maintained that the -railroad administration is entitled to its enormous purchases at prices as low is could bo obtained. Mr. Hines, according to ono of tho officials present, told the conference that tho agreement on steel prices reached by tho board with the steol Industry two weeks ago, was made over his protest and was without war rant of law. The director general -was reported as declaring that no matter what term was applied to tho work of tho board In its attempt at prlco re adjustments, It was price fixing. Tho Sherman anti-trust law, It was said, was cited by Mr. Hines. Ho further stated, it was said, that tho railroad administration should bo left to make Its purchases at prices acceptable to t, and that ho would not accept ar bitrary prices recommended by tho board after agreement with tho Indus try. Notice to the Public. Ijgqpjg with the custom that kb ae n established goneralty In has throughout tho state and olsowhoro, wo, the undersigned banks of Spring Hold will close our doors at 12 o'clock noon on each Saturday, beginning April Gth. 1919. FIRST NATIONAL BANK. COMMERCIAL STATE BANK. '7th nnd G streets, Phono 13.