T7. of 0. Library x TTTTTT LB EJEWS II ME SIXTEENTH YEAR. SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, 0RE50ON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1919. NUMBER 49 LAST CALL FOR I Will Meet Tuesday Night in Stevens Hall to Complete Local Club. On account of a number of other local meetings railing on the aaroe da to aa whs set for the final comple lion of the comiuerclul club, that or ganization haa not yet kwn com pleted. Another meeting will be held Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock, at which time tbe by-laws, constitution will be considered, and the officer elected. All men of KprlngflHd and com munlty who have the Intereat and welfare of tbla community at heart, are urged to attend thla meeting Tueaday night In Slevene hall. Many of the business men of the city have expressed keen Intereat In the enterprise, feeling that now more than ever, great opportunltlea are. within the grasp of Springfield, and much aubatantlal good will result from the work of a commercial or ganltatlon. Several new Industries can be ae cured for Springfield If right encour agement la given them. The railroad altuatlon la alao another Important matter which deaervea attention and If taken rare of rightly, would mean a great future for Springfield. Hence It la Important that every man living in Springfield, and every farmer who la interested In better taarketa ahould attend thla meeting and help put the commercial club on a working baala. OLD SOLDIER PASSES AWAY. Daniel Spencer, an old aoldier, who haa made hla home In Weat Spring field for many years, died Thuraday, Dee. 11, 1919 at the age of 73 yearn. 8 month and 7 daya. The funeral aervlcea were held at Walker'a chapel Sunday. Dec. 14. at 2 p. m.. burial taking place In Ieuret Grove ceme tery, the aervlcea being conducted by the Rer. H. C. Elhell. Mr. Spencer waa born In Lee coun ty, Iowa, April 4, 1846 and nerved In the Civil war. Mr. and Mra. Spencer were married here in 1872, and have made their home in the Willamette valley alnce that time. Mr. Spencer waa a man highly reapected by hla neighbors and all who knew him. He la aurvlved by hia widow. Mra. Cora Spencer, of Weat Springfield, and four daughters. Mra. Carrie Win trey, of Landax, Ore.; Mra. Nellie Mabey. 8prlngfleld; Mrs. Allle Gaerte of Orange, Cal., and Mra. Birdie Col Una of Gardiner. Mont. All were pres ent at the funeral except Mra. Gaerte. POTATO IMPROVEMENT SOUGHT. Oregon potuto growera will be naked to cooperate with the atate col ege experiment station in potato seed treatment and potato spraying next year to Improve the yield and quality of the crop. The methods that h'ave raised Wisconsin to the first rank In the production of high grade potatoes are being Investigated by M. II. Mc Kay, associate plant pathologist of the atalion, who will adapt them to Oregon conditions. He attendod the Wisconsin potato show December 10 and inspected the potato work of the Wisconsin station. He will attend the conference of the potato pathologists of America reporting the Important work he haa done on vertlclllium wilt In Oregon, lie will arrange with the committee on experimental coopera tive work for carrying on this line of work In Oregon. PALL CREEK PAMILY MAV BE LOST IN MOUNTAIN 8NOW L. E. Williams and wife, and three amall children and a brother, George Williams, atarted from Fall Creek on November 3 to cross the Cascades to Harney county, traveling with a four horse team and wagon. No word haa alnce been received from them and It U feared they may have perlahed or are snowbound somewhere la the mountains. v FA CTSand FIGURES Seme Rasults That Farmers and Grower In Thla Vicinity Are Getting from Their Land. Springfield Territory Affordo Great Opportunltlea. STRAWBERRY ACRES." $1200 From Two Acres Berries In Less Than Year. Half hidden from the passers by. on the banks of the upper Willamette river, near Jasper, lies a little farm called "Straw berry Acres." A stranger passing the mod est appearing farm, might say to hJmself: "There is a berry patch that helps that fanner to make a living and that Is about all." Not because it does not look neat and well cared for, but because of its size and be cause he would not know whereof he spoke. There are many who scarcely realize the production capabili ties of Willamette valley land until they are brought .face to face with the facts. Yea, some even till valuable land year after year, little thinking that it would yield greater results were it planted to different crops or managed differently. We had heard some of the facts concerning "Strawberry AcreB," and in order to eain first-hand knowledge 'thereof, we made an "inspection" triD. and were pleased to find the genial owners, Mr. and Mrs. J. fc. Day. willing to eive us the simple facts of their success on the berry Jarm. Instead of the time-honored cranberry 'for Thanksgiving dinner, they had eaten straw berries fresh from their own garden! They put "one over" on most of us. didn't thev? They had also picked enough strawberries from their Ever bearing vines to supply a num ber of crates to a local market. And mind you. this from vines outside In a regular patch, not hothouse plants. Hut we must get down to! "brass tacks" and tell you morel of the substantial facts from this berry farm, although Mr. Day declares it would be pos- Large Quantity of T.N.T. Given County by Forest Reserve for Road Building Use. Lane county has been given 2600 pounds of T. N. T. by the Cascade National forest, for use along the Me Kenzie river in roud building. N. F. Macduff, supervisor of tbe Cascade forest haa been authorised to lasue this amount to the county thla winter. Mr. Macdurf says that while TNT 'la one of the moat destructive of ex plosives It can be handled with no danger whatever. In appearance It resembles brown sugar. A small quantity can be burned without dan ger, or one may shoot a rifle ball Into it without causing an explosion. In 'road work it la exploded by use of a No. 8 cap. , ' TNT costa about 25 cents a pound and the government la distributing large quantities to the forest reserves for use In federal road projects. company formed to run stage to Mckenzie bridge With a capital stock of 1500, 100 'shares at $50 per share, the Mo- Kenzie Bridge company has filed Its r articles of incorporation wlth tbe 'county clerk. The Incorporators are K. C. Simmons, J. A. Adrian and I. E. 81mmons, and It Is provided that slble to market strawberries from his variety of vines as late as Thanksgiving every year, providing there were no severe .frosts or storms in the preced ing two or three weeks period Five varieties of the "Iowa Progressive Everbearing" straw berry plants were set out early last spring. From these varie ties be has found to his satis faction that there Is one variety that Is especially adapted to this climate and which bears excep tionally heavy over a long period of time. From his two acres of straw berries Mr. Day realized $1200 last season. A part of this sum was from the sale of plants however, the most being from the sale of berries. And this re suit was from plants set out within six months. That the Everbearing straw berry will bear a good yield the first year set out is an especia advantage claimed for them by Mr. Day, and proven by his re suits. Another advantage of the Everbearing over the standard variety of strawberry is the fact that If a frost nips the early crop, they will blossom again within a week or two and go on bearing while with the standard variety If brit by a frost they will not crop that season. Mr. Day plans to go into the plant business on an extensive scale in the near future. He is now propagating a new variety of Ted raspberry" which he be lieves will be the best raspberry on the market. It has a better flavor and color and his experi ments have shown that It holds up better than any red rasp berry at present on the market. From 150 of these plants which were set out last spring, Mr. Day harvested nearly $200 worth of berries and plants. He Imported this new variety of raspberry .from Utah. These results demonstrate what may be accomplished on small acreage by intensive farming. the stage company shall operate, own and maintain a stage and truck serv ice between Eugene and Foley Springs and the McKenzle Bridge over the McKenzle wagon road. MRS. ELIZABETH WHEELER DIE8 Mrs. Elizabeth Wheeler who passed away at Pleasant Hill Dec. 9, 1119, waa buried Decemeber 17 in tbe Ma sonic cemetery. The funeral services were held In Pleasant Hill Dec 11 and the body was brought to the Walker chapel until the weather conditions were more favorable before burial STATE BIOLOGIST IS OFF GAME COMMISSION William L. Finley has been re moved as state biologist from the Oregon fish and game commtalson to take effect December SI. It is said the action was taken because Mr. Finley was enable to work in bar- ' mony with the commission, the trou ble having been of long standing. FORMER NATRON RESIDENT DIES Word was received this week by Mrs. Llndley of this city of the death of her uncle, A. R. Smith. Mr. Smith waa a pioneer of 1849, and formerly lived at Natron. He paeaed away at hla home near Albany, Monday, Dec. 15. He was laid to rest Thursday, Dec. 18. la the Albany ( cemetery, where his wife was placed only a few days before. , Mr. Smith leaves one brother, Mr. Smith of Natron, two sons. Earl and CUud Smith. GOOD LIVINQ AT A LOWER COST IS AIM How to reduce cost of living with out lowering the atandarda of food, dress, house furnishing and care of children, W tbe practical but difficult problem that home-makers will join in solving at Farmers' week. All lec tures, demonstration and exhibits will be applicable to the borne. The ex hibit of made-over clothing will not look aecond hand and skimpy. That of food will show one day's balanced, rations and bow Ita cost may be re duced. Worth while isn't It? An other food display will present suit able refreshments for social gather ings removing another . frequent source of worry- Labor aavlng de vices will point the tired mother to more time for recreation and child care. WRITES OF HIGH COST OF LIVING IN ENGLAND W. W. Ebbett of the Main garage of Springfield, received a letter from his father, W. W. Ebbett of Rams gate, England, in which he told of the high coat of living there and how, with so many of tbe shops which were taken over for munition mak ing were still in the handa of the gov ernment and with their lack of work people look forward anxloualy to tbe days to follow. Mr. Ebbett states that although the booming of guns is quiet and the thoughts of war are being dismissed from the people's minds, still there is one thing which Is disturbing them. , That is. the very high prices of liv ing. Egga there bell for 11 cents a piece; beef sells for 42 cents per pound; milk la 22 centa a quart andj smlll heads of cabbage which used to sell for 1 cent are now selling for 6 and 8 centa. Though the wages seem to be good they are not high, enough, to pay such prices for food. Especially Is this true In homes where there are large families and much distress will be found among the people If the gov ernment does not open up the work shops again, that they took for muni tion factories. Jamea A. Williams, a recent arrival from Washington, bas purchased a large farm In Douglas county and will bring a large herd of pure-bred Swiss milch goats to his new farm. He will make a specialty of breeding thla class of animals. THE THREE COASTING FROLIC AC Miss Ruth Scott and Norman Byrne Seriously Injured Saturday Night. Resulting from an accident which o cured while coasting last Saturday night. Miss Ruth Scott and Norman Byrne were both quite badly hurt The sled on which the young people were coasting ran Into a stump at the foot of the hill, throwing them against the stump with much force. Miss Scott received several bal cuts about the face and Mr. Byrne received a severe blow on tbe head. The young people were Immediate ly taken to the home of Dr. Pollard who afterward removed them to the local hospital. Many stitches were taken in Miss Scott's face to close op the gashes made there from the broken sled or stump. She Is reported to be recov ering rapidly. Mr. Byrne is able to be about again. Both young people are students of the University of Oregon, Miss Scott being a Junior and Mr. Byrne a sopho more. LOCAL MAN EXHIBITS POULTRY ,L. R. Melvin of near Harden bridge, sent 13 Anconas, two pens and three singles, to the western mid winter poultry show held in Portland this week. Hia blrda are the "Model ' type" a type of his own Anconas of the Sbeppard strain. Mr. Melvin has 'been In the poultry business twenty years, coming to Springfield two years ago from Iowa. CROP ESTIMATES ARE LOW. WA3HINCTON. Dec.-17. Tho crop estimate bureau of the department of agriculture has announced that the winter wheat crops., total 38.770.000 acres, which is 23.2 ner cent less than the revised estimate counted In the fall of 1918. The revised estimate was 50,48',000 acres. The condition of the crop Decem ber 1. 1919, was 85.2 per cent of normal, aa compared with 98.6 per cent December 1. 1918, and 89.5 per cent over the 10 year average. Buy a Red Cross Christmas Seal for your Christmas package. UNWISE MEM