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t u of 0, Llbrnry 'ITL' THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS Knlorod February 24, 1003, lit Hprlngflold, Oregon iim sec oiiiIoIiibn nmtlor unilor act of Cointreau of March, 1870. SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1919. VOL. XVIII, NO. 13 10 TRY EK-KAISER FO WAR C IS Council of Four Will Attompt To Bring B. Hohonzollorn To Answer. 2' BELGIUM TO BE ARBITER. Gormnny Must Also Pay an n- domnity of $5,000,000,000 I Within Two Yonrs. " Paris. April 0. Tho responsibility of tho Herman emperor for the war and the meaiiH for bringing him to trial hy one of tho allied governments, proliahly IIoIkIiiiii, have been dellnltoly dutermliied upon hy tho council of four. TIiIh followH the definite doclx Jon on (he terum of reparations for war dnningoa. whereby $B,0n0.000,0o0. 000 must he paid within the next two yearn and an Interallied commission nun ohm the remaining damage for a period of 30 yoarH, beginning May 1, 1981. The ngiwuncnt on roHpoimlhlllty for! the war la understood to have heeu a comrroinlBo lietween divided reports presented hy the rommlaalon of whlcli Secretary Lansing Ih In agreement on Hie gennrnl responsibility of the Qer man emperor for bringing on tho war. hut (IIvImIoii occurred on whether It 'wnn fcaiilhle to bring hint to JiiBtlco "before nn International tribunal. Tho French and rirltlBh view fav ored n tribunal, but tho American view, It In understood, favored moral Indictment without recourse to prpso cutlon, owing to the lack of nii Inter national law an a basis for trial be fore an International court, llolglum, on whlcli tho wnr fell flrnt nnd heavlent, Ib reported to hnve tak en a view much similar to that of tho ' United States, while Japan and Italy j wero partially In accord with tho ' American view. It wan owing to these divergent vlewpolutH that the council devised n K new plan, whereby ono of tho allied nations, probably Belgium would In- ltlato proHocutlon ngalnat the former j emperor nftd others responsible for j tho breach of treaties, tho. Invasion of lorrltory and the destruction directed ngulnst this country and lending to a j moro Konoral Hpread of the war. The oxact nature of tho agreement Is not disclosed hut (he foregoing; Is believed to cover tho main lines. " Tho text nB finally approved on re parations spocineB that the enemy countries! must admit responsibility for all loss nnd dumngo to all nsso clatoilf tint Ions and their citizens ,ni,finil Mm mi Inut Uliililii uivtrma. t, .. .' , , , ,, . March .11. 1002, and lived there until Klon. Hut. In view of tUo Innb 111 y of,.. ' ' , . , . the enemy countrlos fully to recom pense those losses, the clause states, nn Inter allied cnmmlsHlon will nssnRs tho losses on n Just basis for 30 years, beginning May 1. 1021, with nn Initial payment of $5,000,000,000,000. Oormnny In to pny tho entire cost of tho commission nnd staff during tho 30 years of operations. Tho first payment Ih to bo croditcd ngalnst Oormany's obligation to pay for tho mnlntonnnco of tho allied troops In tho oncunlod regions, nnd tho second priority Ih for tho payment of food rollof funllHhotl to Oormany. WHIPPET TANK IS COMINQ. Saw Service In Arflonne and li Being Exhibited In Victory Loan Campaign. Ono of tho Vicious Ilttlo whippet tanks employed by the American sol dlorn In siuuHhlng Gorman barb wlro for tho advancing Infantry to pass ovor and for cleaning out nosts of nnlporn, machine gunners nnd bomb ers, will bo In Eugono from :i:tr p. m. tomorrow (Saturday) until 0:00 o'clock tho naino ovonlng. Tho Ilttlo cntorplllnr typo mnehlno will pans up nnd down tho streotH of lOugouo on Its own powor, nnd will bo nn Interesting Hlght. Tho exhibit la being sent around tho etnto by tho Victory Loin commltteo. Wu have Homo good piano hoxes for salo, norry Piano 'Store. RETURN8 TO SPRINGFIELD AFTER LONG ADOENCE Mr, and Mrs, O. It. Lamar, who for niorly lived In Springfield some 12 yearn ago, arrived In tlio city thlu week and I.', torn! milking tliolr homo lioro. Mr. I.nninr will ho romnmborod by tunny ncqunlntAtieoH iib jmntor of Iho llapllHl church lit that time. Ill limilth, however, compelled him lo re elgn tho iiantornlf, and together with IiIh family ho moved to Calirornlu lo recuperate.' Afler recovering omo what, ho rotumcd to 'Oregon and took up residence In Iobnnon, whoro ho Iibh lived for hoiiio tlmo. Mo could not renin t the lure of Springfield, how oor, and decided tn return to make hi fcriunnont homo Hero and Ih now looking for a desirable placo of resi dence. Mr. l.amar does not at preiicnt con template entering actlvoly In church work. MARRIED. Mlim Ida Joncu nnd Mr. Ward Lona hery. both of Sprlngiiold, were mar ried In Eugene on WedncBduy at 3 p, in., llov. C. 10. Dunham officiating. They left Immediately for Ilosoburg, where thny will upend their honey moon visiting with Mrs. I.onMhery's siHter, Mm. Hose CurtlH. Later they "' rottirn to SprliiRHvIri " to reside Mrs. I.oiiHhery Ih the daughter of Mrn. Roo Conrad. MIrs Vera Nolnon and Mr. Floy Mau'o wore mijrrlod in Portland March 20th. MrH. Maule wna formerly with the Ketol's drug Htore. They will make their home In Portland. NEW. RADIO DEVICE. Photographic receiving and record ing of wireless messages Is now be ing carried on by naval engineers near liar Harbor, Maine. The Instrument lined Is said to be tho Invention of C. A. Hoxle. of Schenectady. N. Y., an engineer employed hy the General Klectrlc company. Hy this Invention the eye supplements or roplaci-n tho ear In reading wireless messages. It Is also said to Insure greater spoed and accuracy in receiving and de ciphering messages than has hereto fnru been possible. Tho machine has frequently recorded messagcR at tho ru'te of -100 .words a minute, nnd a speed of GOO words n minute was reached during a rccont teat. BARNEY WILLIAMS INJURED. nrnoy WilnmWthc contractor at , ooth-Kolly Lumber comrnny. lm,t wlJl a very ,mllfll, accl(U.lU Tura. ,v whpn of ,,,. fo ,,, ,,,, ll)JllrlnK lt qlllu, 8eVoroly. DERT LEE DIES TUESDAY. Younfl Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E, Lee, of Springfield, Succumbs to Malarial Fever. Port Leo, son of Mr. and Mis. K. R. Lee, of this city, dlod of mnlnrlal fev er on Tuesday, nftor a long illness. I Hort was born at Nampn, Ida., years ago. Ho attended tho public schools here and had n wide clrclo of young friends nnd acquaintances who mourn his untimely death. Resides IiIh pnronts, ho leaves ono sister, Mrs. D, R. Ferguson, of Jnspor, and two brothers, Oscar and Hen, who rcs'do hero. Tho funeral sorvlces, which wero held Wednesday afternoon ( at the Christian church, of which tho young man wnB a member, wero nttepdod by n largo concourse of frienda and schoolmates. SPRfNQ POETRY. "Count that day loat Whoao low-descending buh" Don't find a "porno" Hy Oraco 13. Hall In the Orcgonlyun, Hut wo wondor whoro She finds tho tlmo To got her housework dono. Tho regular mooting of tho High school Lltorary Soolotywns hold Fri day nftornoou In tho nssomhly hall, and a splendid program wiih hold hem and a splendid program was present ed by tho freshmen and Juniors. Sup erintendent N. A, Raker presented n numbor of very Interesting Blidcs por tabling to tho various stages of army training and snortH of Undo Snm'a boys In tho different cantonments. Thojioxt mooting will bo hold on April 18. Tho progrnm will ho In charge of tho aophomoroB and Bontora. AT THE THE I R. On tho Southern Pacific lines north of Ashland there wero botweon Oc tober 1,1918, and February 28, 1919. a period of five months, 73 collisions between vehicles nnd trains. Of those, 3S were collisions with steam trains and 35 with electric trains on grade crosa'ngs and corners of streets In cities through which trains pass, resulting In three deaOis and Injuries to 35 people, besides dnmago to or de struction of 73 vehicles. Noarly every day wo road of pooplo being killed on railroad crossings through the uttor carelessness nnd thoughtlessness of drivers of vehicles, pr'nclrally nutomobllos. The Hat Is Increasing at nn appall ing rnto, and In an effort to reduce or nt least eliminate, if possible this coubo of Injury to men, women nnd children tho United Stntos rtnllroad Administration has instituted an In tensified campaign of education through the nowspnpors, and tho fol lowing nrtlcle taken from the March Issue of tho "Safoty First Bulletin," published by the United Stntes Rail road Administration, should bo read by every driver of a vehicle, ns It coptoliiB much food for thought to Uioso whoso ono nmbitlon la to "beat tho train," nnd to thoao who aro care ful It. Is a further warning that "Safo ty First" Is a couplo of words easily remombored whether afoot, horseback -r In nn automobllo: I Thousands of automobllo and other fehlclo'drlvers ob woll as occupants ire yearly killed and Injured on Amer ican railroad crossings that aro pro tected by iho familiar railroad cross ing signs. During tho first two months of 1919 thero woro already threo crossing In juries on tho O.-R. It. & N.. lines and 29 on tho Southorn TacHlc llneB, 14 oJ which consisted of collisions with stenm trnlim nnd 15 with electric trains on crossings and stroot comers of cities tljrough which trains pass. Those 32 collisions rosultod In two deaths, 24 personal Injuries, and dnm ago or destruction to 31 automobiles nnd ono wagon. If such a condition Is already hero, what caii bo expected when tho ploasuro driving season commences this spring? From January 1,4191G, to February ?.8, 1919, thero woro 134 crossing accl donts on tho O.-W. n. TX. & N. linos, reatiltlng In deaths of 21 persons and Injur to 87. On tlio Southorn Pa cific ilnes nortli of Ashland, from Oc tobor 1, 1918, to Fobruary 28, 1919, thero wero 73 crossing accldonts, re sulting In throo deaths and 34 Injur- los. In addition to denths and injuries thore woro 188 automobiles nnd 19 othor vehicles dostroyed and damagod. is suro to come unloss ho mends his A nogllglblo. numbor of tho vohlclo ways and becomes careful whon ap owners rocovorell anything, hocnuso jnonchlng a railroad crossing, in nearly ovory case tho drlvor was ( Takinc n risk over crossings has nt fault. 'wined out families; lt has killed A largo numbor of the accidents (r)cntjs nmj donr onos. Thoro Is no woro caused by tho automobllo rim ing Into tho sldo of tho train, onglno or cars, in somo or tnoso'tno train was Blinding still. Many woro duo to tho automobllo going nt such spoed SOURCE CROSSING SIGN that it skidded onto the track when attempts were mndo to stop It. In some cases tho automobile brakes fn Ijd. Several accidents were cause 1 on account of the driver's looking In ono direction only while the train ap proached from tho opposite direction. A fow accidents occurred on double track whoro automobiles stopped to let by a train in one direction, and on crossing track was struck by a train coming frrtm- tho opposite direction on the other track. Quite a number of automobillsts wero warned by flag men and switchmen, but did not heed tho warning and plunged Into a col lision. Several drivers were going at such speed that when they encoun tered train near or on crossing they could not stop, but turned their ma chines to the side, going through tho fence, down an embankment, or against a crossing sign. In some In stances tho auto driver crashed through railroad crossing gates when thoy woro down. Sheer recklessness on tho part of tho driver Is tho principal cause of tho numerous deaths and Injuries lo automobile occupants, and not infre quently tho reckless driver brings death and suffering to members of his own family. Tho United Stntes Rail road Administration 13 desirous of avoiding such accidents, but tho trains must run, as the railroads aro tho armories through which flows tho nec essary commerce of tho country. Tholr efflcVnt and unimpaired opera tion Is as necessary to tho United States of America as tho arteries are necossnry In tho human body, there fore thoy cannot bo allowed to stop functioning. Tho onglneor of tho locomotive on tho train or in a switching yard Is humnn, nnd abhors running nnyono down. I la is using all possible pre cautions, hut he cannot .stop a train within a-few feet, as an auto can bo stopped. Engineers havo on somo oc casions completely collapsed mental ly and physically when tholr engines killed nnyono, and that, too, without jnlng gear In good shape, as tho fall any blame on their part. Thoy try . uro of these to function nt tho crltl their utmost to avoid striking nnv-'cal moment has often caused death, one, but the engine has only tho rails n Is tho practice of railroad employes to run on, whllo tho auto driver has when approaching or going about i vorywhoro else, thoroforo, tho engl- neor positively cannot help running down the 'auto whon tho driver do- J Uberatoly and unexpectedly plunges nhoad of tho moving engine. i It scorns that It Is up to tho news- would bo practicing Safoty First, papers tho public, nnd officials, and 'Whoro tho view is moro or less ob tho employes of tho United States structed tho auto driver in every case Railroad Administration to do what Jeopardizes his own life nnd the lives , thoy can to help educato tho reckless inuto drlvor In order to savo him from hs own fnto, which sooner or Inter " or on, stroot crossings In tho city, If tho auto drlvor will only look ahead, ANOTHER BIO TRACTOR FOR COUNTY ROAD WORK Tho Lnno County Court has pur chased another large tractor of 75 horsepower whlcli will bo used on tho roads of Lane county, making a total of liirco of these big machines now owned by tho couhly. This tractor will bo uacd exclusive ly for hauling crushed rock, announce members of the court, while the other (two will bo used to pull tho scarifiers and graders. It Is planned to do away with hauling In trucks as far as pos t . .t. .. . , i. hi.tt.fl niuio uu nit wiieuin ui iiicdu vuiiiuiun cut up tho road, while tho big wagons that aro used with the tractors havo wheels a foot wide and act as a roller as they pass over the roads. FORK ON M'KENZIE PA8S ROAD TO BE COMPLETED. Tho Lano County Court Monday signed the contract for the Joint Im provement of the road over McKenzle Pass, and tho work will begin as soon as weather conditions permit, lt is stated. Untlei this contVact the Lane Coun ty Court will give $15,000, tho Des chutes Court will give $5,000, and the Forestry Department and State High way Commission will furnish a largo part of the money. Lane county has already done $G,000 worth of wbrk on tho road for which lt Is given credit. This work was completed last year above Dlue River. SOUTHERN PACIFIC WILL MAKE TOURIST RATES, F. E. Batturs, assistant passenger traffic manager of the Southern Pa cific and Western Pacific railroad announced f'oday tliat tho United States -Railroad Administration had authorized the publication of low round trip summer tourist fares to western resorts in the Sierras and Santa Cruz mountains, to Lake Tahoe, Yosemlte Valley, Crater Lake, Yellow stone Park, Glacier Park, Grand Can yon, Shasta and Feather Itlver re gions and practically all other sum mer resorts to which It has been cus tomary to sell summer tickets in the past. ' The sales dates will be May 30 to September 30, inclusive, except 15-day tickets will be sold on Friday and Saturday. There will be two general classes of fares for tickets limited to three months from dato of sale car riers under Federal control will make a reduction of 20 per cent from double tho one-way fare; and for the 15-day tickets sold on Friday and Saturday, the reduction will bo one-third. Fif- eenday tickets will not be sold to points more distant than 400 miles.. Mr. jChll 'Walsh, of Lowell, was a weekend visitor at tho home of his sls- tor, Mrs Brownette. BORN. Monday morning, April 7, to Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Montgomery, a daughter. CARD PF THANKS. We, tho undersigned, desire to ex press our heartfelt gratitude to the kind friends and neighbors for ttielr sympathy and assistance rendered during our bereavement for our darl ing son nnd brother; also for tho beau tiful floral offerings. MR, and MRS. E. E. LEE, OSCAR and BENJ. LEE, MR. and MRS. D. E. FERGUSON, MR. and MRS. D. W. GRAY. have his mind on what is before htm, and keep his engine, brakes and run- curve or othor obstruction which 1m- pairs the) view to send a flagman nhead. Would this not bo tho proper thing to do for tho automoblllst when thero are several in the car? lt of tho other occupants of tho car if ho attempts to make a crossing be- fore ho is positive thoro Is no danger from trains, enrs or engines. When tho view Is clenr and good for somo distance ho should look both ways, nnd nof only ono way, but In every caso at loast STOP, LOOK AND LIS TEN. In all cases tho driver should be euro his car will not stall on tno tracK. u no is noi sure oi uus, men it Would bo safer not to try to cross nt all. VITUS FARM SELLS FOR 32,000 GASH L. C. Abies, Berkeley, Cal., Cap italist, Acquires Valuablo Property. PLACE CONTAINS 285 ACRES.. Will Be Developed As Firs! Unit In Springfield Irrigation Project. What means as much to Springfield as any other single factor In her de velopment was brought to practical fruition this week when L. C. Abies, of Berkeley, Cal., .planked down $32, 000 In -hard cash for the August Vitus farm of 285 acres near here. Mr. Abies is associated with W L. Benham In the Benham Irrigation project, and expects to put the entire farm he has Just purchased under Ir rigation as Tapldly as possible. Tho water will be ready for use. If need ed, by the middle of May. Mr. Abies was attracted to tho Springfield dis trict by the possibility of cheap irri gation with plenty of water. He came here a year ago to Investigate the irrigation situation, and became convinced that tho Willamette valley has a great future if drained and ir rigated. One hundred and fifty acres of tho farm 'are already seeded to grain, and Mr. Abies has made arrangements to have 50 acres seeded to barley. He plans to. Irrigate every acre this sum mer; that can bo reached "s-lth',water.' LANE COUNTY TEACHERS' INSTITUTE ENDORSE LEAGUE. Junction City, Ore., April 5. Tho following resolutions endorsing tho League ef Nations were adopted by. the Lane County Teachers' Institute in session at Junction City, Ore., Afcrll 5, 1919: Whereas, the Central powers of Europe In their desire for world dom ination have forced upon the allied na tions and the United States the most destructive war In all history; and Whereas, to prevent future wars and promote the liberty and progress of the whole world lt is necessary to have a world organization of the dem ocratic nations similar to that of the states of the United States, sufficient ly strong to curb tho lawless ambi tions of militaristic nations; therefore be lt ' Resolved, That we, the teachers of tho Lane County Institute, pledge our heartiest support to tho League of Nations now being formed at Paris by the representatives of tho United States and the allies and urge our sen ators In congress to give their moral support and their votes to the move ment. Bo it further Resolved, That copies of theso res olutions bo sent to Senator Geo. A. Chamberlain, Senntor Charles Mc Nary, William H. Taft, president of tho League to Enforce Peace, 130 W. 42nd St.. New York, and 'to the news papers of Lane county with a request to publish. . (Signed) WM. SCOTT, Chairman. E. J. MOORE, County School Supt. BIG SURPRISE TO MANY IN SPRINGFIELD. People are, surprised at the IN STANT action of simple buckhofn bark, glycerine, etc., as mixed In Ad- ler-l-ka. ONE SPOONFUL flushes tho ENTIRE bowel tract so completely It rolloves ANY CASE sour stomach, gas or constipation and prevents appen dicitis. The INSTANT, pleasant ac tion of Adlepl-kn surprises both doc tors and patients. It removes foul matter which poisoned your stomach for months. H. M. Peory Drug Co. FfSHING TACKLE? McDowell's Department Storo has installed a good line of fishing tackla nnd aro prepared to serve you. WATERSHED COATS Glondonnlng has them for ladles or gentlemen, tho quality of which re unsurpassed at a price lowor than can elscwhoro bo obtained.