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U. of 0. Lforary X D MEW irK s- mr?m r SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY.NOVEMBEIl 21, 1919. NUMBER 45 SIXTEENTH YEAH. WILL COMPLETE CIVIC CHAMBER Monday Night Set for Meeting to Complete Organization; New Names Added. At a colled meeting Tuesday night In Slovens hall, about twenty of th business mn i ' t'ie city who are en deavoring to otgmlzo a chamber of commerce for Springfield, met and illHCUHttcd the proposed bylaw and niiKtltutlon, which will be adopted by ihi membership, at the next meeting. During the dlMcusslon many phase itf the work of the local chamber wa l roti ic lit out. It wait emphasized that there la an Immediate need for auch un onouilzntlon In Springfield and I hut much can he n onipllnhed for the IiiimIik'h Intercuts and welfare of (hit whole city and community. It won a Uo titit-HMfd that thin organisa tion Ih for every man In the cnmmun Ity who la Interested In any tnunner In the welfare of Springfield. Many new name were added to the meinbemhlp Hut Tuesday evening and John E. Edwards, temporary secre tary of the organization hope to have more than fifty namea on the Hut bo fore next w.-ok. Charter memberahlp la atlll opi-n. the fe being one dollar for the year' memberHhlp, but after the rharter ha been closed dues will be fixed by the whole membership. Next Monday evening. Nov. 24. at 8 o'clock, ha been net aa the time for the adoption of the by-lawa and completion of the organisation. All member. business men of the city, and any one who may be Interested In thl enterprise, are urged to be pre ent at thl meeting aa It Is of vital Interest to Springfield. LOCAL MOVIE THEATER SOLD TO NEW SHOW MAN J. H. I'eabody, formerly In the ahow business In McMinnvllle, haa recently purchased the Hell theater from W. J. White and ha taken charge of the houne. ArranKcments have been made to operate the theater every night of the week, a matinee Sunday afternoons, and a change of pictures each day. Mr. I'eabody has secured some of the bent motion picture services obtain able and expect to give the people of Springfield the hlghet clan amuse ment and entertainment in the movie line. STATE AID TO SOLDIERS MAY BE CONTINUED The number of ex-service men now taking advantage of the state aid In securing an education Is so great that It was feared that many would have to discontinue when the present funds allotod for this purpose are lined. It Ih said that there are about 2000 ex service men receiving aid from the state, and this number exceeds the expensH alloted by the lust legislature. In an effort to relieve this condition , Governor Hen W. Olcott has secured a decision from Attorney General ! (leorge M. Drown to the effect that a i deficiency may bo created by the ' emergency board when the present funds are exhausted. ' JEWELER TO OPEN NEW SHOP IN SPRINGFIELD Next week will see the Installation of another Industry for Springfield. O. II. Wilson, a Jeweler formerly with Laraway's store at Eugene, will estab lish a watch repairing and manufac turing Jewelry shop in a section of The News office. C. M. Price of Portland returned home Thursday after substituting as electrical engineer at the llooth-Kelly mill for the past five weeks. Mrs. M. V. Hutchinson and daugh ter Cornelia of Eugene were dinner guests of Mrs. Dernlce Van Valzah on Tuesday evening. N LANE COUNTY INSTITUTE CONVENES NEXT WEEK Springfield Pupil to Have' Entire Holiday Week. The teacher Institute for Lane county Is to b held In the high school building at Eugene, beginning Monday and continuing for three days. Coun ty Superintendent Moore has prepared an Interesting program. Tbe law pro vides that teachers must attend tbe annual instltutea If they wish their sslarles to continue during tbe week. There wilt be no sessions In tbe Springfield school next week on ac count of Institute taking the first three days of the week and Thanks giving day on Thursday. LAUNDRY RESUMES OPERATION J. W. Baker, who operated a laun dry here several years ago will open up a modern laundry here next week. Mr. Baker's plant will be In a build ing of hi own, located on South Sec ond at reel. ' The plant will be equipped with up to date machinery and facilities that will enable Mr. Ilaker to handle tho business of Springfield and vicin ity promptly and In the best poslble manner. r IIHI UIGUUIIIIIIUC PHOIIE TOLL HERE Business Men Favor Same Rates for Business Phones as Eugene Now Pays Wants Farmers Line. In a conference recently called by Mayor Morrison tbe business men of the city agreed to pay the same rate for business phones as Eugene pays, providing the present tollrate to Eu gene is discontinued. Judge E. O. Potter, city attorney for Springfield, who represented this city at tbe public service commission hearing in Portland recently, bad written Mayor Morrison that the com mission queried whether Springfield merchants would be willing to adopt this method of solving the telephone rate question between Springfield and Eugene. It Is felt by many of the local busi ness men that this will be the best method of dealing with the phone problem here. Six farmer lines were contemplating changing their phone connectlona from Springfield to Eu gene. The business men of Springfield as well as the farmers themselves, desire to keep the connectlona in Springfield. A decision from the commission as to whether this plan will be adopted Is exported soon. MEXICANS VIOLATE CONSULATE MEX1CALI, Mexico, Nov. 18. Forc ible Intrusion of a Mexican police of ficer Into the American consulate here fate today to make an arrest baa resulted in the transmission of a form al complaint from Walter F. Doyle, American consul at Mexlcali, to Sec retary of State Lansing at Washing ton and also to Governor Cantu, here. The consul remonstrated, according to his statement, whereupon the po liceman "made aa though to draw his revolver, whether on me or on the prisoner 1 cannot say." ' . The consul further stated: "Someone in authority In the Mexi can government" instructed the po liceman to desist after, which the American, at. the consul's request, stepped outside and surrendered. Consul Boyle'a telegram to , Wash ington said the officer had arrested an intoxicated American and was es corting him to Jail when the prisoner broke away and ran Into the consu late, The policeman, according to Consul Boyle, followed the American Shingle manufacturers will hold 'third annual session of Red . Cedar Shingle congress in Seattle, Dec. 10 and 11th. Program la In charge of J. 8. Williams, secretary of shingle rbrancn of West Coast . Lumbermen's association. M1V nlnnnllTIII I I CI1T WATER TEST IS HIGH GRADE Springfield Water Tests Free of Harmless Bacteria or Gas Forming Agents. Samples of water recently sent to G. V. Copson, acting bacteriologist at Oregon Agricultural college, proved to be free from harmless bacteria and the reservoir water was shown to con tain tbe minimum of gas that it la possible to obtain In reservoir water. The other samples of water taken from two different places In the city proved to beo f the highest class. Mr. Copson In his letter to Mayor Morrison says In part: "You will note the date, the total number of bacteria present, and tbe total absence of any gas forming organisms in the treated water. Those results Indicate a most excellent quality In the water for drinking purposes and you can feel perfectly safe in using it for all pur poses. The number of bacteria of all kinds is exceptionally low and It will be bard to find a better sample of water In any city in the valley." It may be added that tbe only water that 'does not contain some form of bacteria Is distilled water. But there Is a harmless or plant bacteria that Is found in all other water not dis tilled. Hence it is seen that Spring field water Is the acme of perfection in drinking water. MADE NATIONAL CELEBRATION President Lincoln It was who ap pointed the last Thursday in Novem ber, 1864. as Thanksgiving day, and each president of the United States since that time haa followed incoln's example. In 1858 proclamatlona of a day for Thanksgiving were issued by the governors of twenty-five states and two territories, and it only re mained for the president of the Unit ed States to make such proclamation to institute the national Thanksgiving day. STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO CONVENE IN PORTLAND The anual meeting of the Oregon State Chamber of Commerce will be held December 15 and 16 at Portland In tbe Portland Chamber of Commerce rooms. Subjects pertaining to the welfare of the state are to be discussed. HEW HUNTING GROUNDS a T-L- i ' ' - ' I ' -LOCAL POST AMERICAN LEGION HOLDS MEETING Springfield post of the American "Legion held their regular meeting in tbe W. O. W. hall Monday evening, November 17. A committee was ap pointed to draft a resolution to be sent to the Centralia post consoling them In their recent tragedy and of fering them tbe support of the local post It was also announced that the charter closed Nov. 11 and thereafter the fees for Joining will be 14. Committees were appointed to ar range for a feed and smoker to be given at the next meeting, Monday, December 1. Every member is re quested to be present to get in on the "eats." CITY SCHOOL CENSUS HAS BEEN COMPLETED The school census for Springfield has been completed and shows a total 'increase over last year's figures of S3, there being 612 persons of school 'age this year as against C19 last year. The total enrollment this year In the schools is 453 as against 418 for last year, an increase of 35. At the meeting of the school board last night John E. Edwards was elect ed truant officer for the city schools. MAIL SERVICE BE CHAII II Changes in Handling Mail Be tween Eugene and Spring field Recommended. After an Investigation into tbe mall, freight and passenger service between Eugene and Oakridge, L. C. Gilman, district director of the United States railroad administration, made recom mendations which be hopes will tend to improve the mail service. At the present time there Is only one train each way three times a week, says the report, and the mail Is not handled on tbe street car between Springfield and Eugene as are pas sengers and freight, but the mail is carried all the way on the train to Oakridge. The report recommended that tbe mail be handled on the street car line between Eugene and Spring field. Other recommendations were: "That the present service be contin ued with the following changes: - "Arrange for proper mall connec- Tli' W 4 -79.' a PEACE TREATY IS DEFEATED Wartime Laws Still in Force President May Act Sen ate Adjourns. WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. Falllil after three attempts to ratify t:f peace treaty, the senate late tonight laid it aside, ended the special seasl.ia and went home. Cine effect of the senate's failure) Ao ratify tbe treaty will be the co tlnuation of various wartime laws and regulations at least until the nt4 session opens. Among these is tfea wartime prohibition act. ' A resolution presented tonight tt Senator Lodge to declare a state 4 cteace will come up at the beginning of the new session and is expected to start another stubborn fight Thai administration is understood to be nj posed to such a method of legaU, ending the war and in the background is a constitutional question as t whether congress can do so by a res j lution not requiring the president s signature. The first vote on this reservation stood 39 for to 55 against On th second vote, after several hoars rl parliamentary wrangling in which tb.f democrats made vain efforts to win! over some of tbe republican group off mild reservatlonlsts. 41 senators voted In the affirmative and 51 In the nega tive. The third vote was on a straight out ratification without re serrations, which got only 38 votes to 53 oppos ing it Only one republican. Senator McCumber of North Dakota, voted with the democrats in it support Republican Leader Lodge declared today's voting- constituted a final de cision on the peace treaty unless President Wilson circumvented the senate rules by withdrawing It and then resubmitting it In other quar ters there wae some difference of opinion, but the general sentiment seemed to be that there was only & slender chance that the treaty would come up at the beginning-of the next session of congress, beginning next month. It was suggested tonight among democratic senators that President Wilson might be asked to feel out the other powers on their attitude on reservations with the idea of bringing the treaty to some sort of a ratification after congress reas sembles. tlon between Eugene and Springfield In both directions, by transporting mail between those points on ' the street car line as passengers and bag gage are now transported. "Make necessary changes in sched ules as indicated, to wit; change schedule on outbound trip so as to put slack time on east end of run and cut down the achedule of Inbound train 45 minutes, and arrange that tha schedule be more closely followed in actual performance. "Keep careful check on movemeut of L C. L merchandise from Eugene and Portland to points on the Oak ridge' branch, so that no delays which can be avoided will occur. "With these changes made I am satisfied there will be no serious com plaint from the people living along this branch. Tbe change in the mail service is particularly important as It is the chief, cause of Irritation." COAL FAMINE SEEMS NEARER WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 Prospects of a coal famine drew nearer tonight with negotiations between operators and miners apparently at a standstill. A sub-committee of the joint wage scale committees discussed the situa tion for three hours, but It was said operators did not submit . counter proposals to the miners' demands. The conference will continue tomor row. "We are still in a receptive mood," said John L. Lewis, acting president of the United Mine Work ers. Thomas T. Brewster, chairman of the operators' committee In the central competitive field, spoke opti mistically. He said this was the first attempt at real negotiations since the Buffalo conference.