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U. of 0. Library Li MEWS MiCflE 1L SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1920. NUMBER 2 SEVENTEENTH YEAR BURSA K GROWS II I Eleven Years of Experimenting Brings More Hardy Variety of Cereal. SANTA nOflA, Cal. Luther Bur bank, after experiment extending over It year, aay ibit he has evolved a "uper-wh.t" containing an unuNually high percentage of gluten, and no sturdy that it may be grown anywhere from Labrador to Patagonia. Iturbank'a wheat resemble the prize-winning Marquis, but ha very Urge white, flinty kernel. The new wheat I an exceedingly early grain the earliest of eome four or five hundred varletle which Bur bank h been growing. He ban tested It by comparison with 8 of the bent wheat of the world, end find It aupertor in yield, uni formity, and all othed desirable char acterlstlc. It grow vigorously to n height of four feet on good ordinary soil, and thrlvea In si mom any but the most extreme climate. On aver age valley noil, without special culti vation, care, or fertilizing, it produced lust summer 49 88 bushel per acre. Like all other wheat grown In California, the new wheat I a winter wheat. It was tried for baking bread, and the results of the test were highly satisfactory. The loaves were of Rood color, texure and taste. A htlgb percentage of gluten in bread la of importance, because the food value of the bread depend upon It. Wheat I one of man' most Impor tant food. Of course, meat, fata, augar and legumlnoua food, like hvftna, pea; and lentils, rich in muscle building material, are also necessary, but nothing can Uke the place of wheat a a staple food. If grown In cold climatea, it contalna about 10 per cent of gluten, it mo valuable constituent; If grown in hot climatea, a much aa IS per cent. FIRST CASE IN CIRCUIT COURT TO BE CLARK TRIAL February 24 has been set aa the opening day of the February term of ilrcult court and the first case will be the new trial of Martin A. Clark, charged with the murder of C. L. Tay lor. July 2S. 1919. near McKenzle .bridge. Due to the wide publicity and In terest of the case it Is expected to be .hard to find a aultuble Jury. The names of nearly 400 taxpayers of the (County have been placed on the Juror'a Jlst. ' At fhe first trial the Jury returned a verdict of murder In the second de cree. Judge Sklpworth overruled thia verdict and granted Clark a new trial. LINCOLN SCHOOL NOTES The state examinations were con ducted by Mr. Ethel at the Lincoln Hchool Thursday and Friday of last week. Those who wrote on the eighth grade exuuis were Winnlfrvd Long, Resale Lynch, Ona Mulligan, Lula Ed wards, Tommy Brattaln, Gumle How ard, Kenneth Bet tin, Grayson Lewi and Elmer Sunkey. Cryatan Dryan, Mabel Humphrey utid Ivan Co wart were honoarlly promoted. The attendance of the school la not very good this week on account of the prevalence of several contagious diseases. Attention, Farmers! There are a number of ex service men in thia state w4th out employment. You are asked to send Inquiries for help on your farm to the Springfield Ainerlcun Legion Post, No. 40, through The Springfield New. Or you may phone 2. Specify particularly what you want men to do in order that your ueed may be wisely filled. I LARGE NUMBER OF BTIinFllTD Ptnil t( A J University of Oregon. Eugene, Jan. 81. Mea of the University of Oregon re paying their way through college 'with a wide range of occupation, all the war from carrying wood to preaching In nearby pulpit. Sixty per cent of them In college earn part of their expense, and 26 per cent are entirely aelf-aupporting. working on Mckenzie road County Commissioner M. H. Harlow and County Itoad Superintendent J. R. McKy have been surveying a number of new routea on the McKenxle road la order to eliminate seven! rocky points on the highway. A quantity of the T. N. T. given the county by the Kovernment will be used in removing these place in the road which have been somewhat dangerous in the past. TAX OFFICERS TO. HELP HERE Deputy Collectors Will Be Here Next Week to Give Advice and Aid. The time ha again arrived for mak ing out your income tax return. The w provide that all returns must be in the office of the collector of in ternal revenue at Portland, on or be fore March 10, 1920. Those falling to comply with the law are aubject to heavy penalties. All taxpayer are urged to make out tbelr return at once, thereby avoiding the ruah at the last hour. For the purpose of assisting tax payers of Lane county In making up their income tax return for 191!, Deputy Collectors Davis and Butter field, from the internal revenue office will be at the following named places on the datea given below: Springfield. Jan. 26th to 28th, in clusive. Wendling, Jan. 26th and 27th. Eugene. Jan. 29th to Feb. 14th and March 11th to March 15th. Coburg. Feb. 9th and 10th. . Cottage Grove, Feb. 11th to 14th. Florence, Feb. 18th and 17th. ; Junction City, March 6th to 8th. i INJURED WORKMEN GET 30 PER CENT INCREA8E 8ALEM The industrial accident! commission has put into operation the! law enacted by the special session of the legislature which provide for a 30 per cent increase In payments to injured workmen who are entitled to benefit under the workmen's com pensation act. The act Is retroactive to December 1, 1919. ORGANIZE MISSIONARY SOCIETY The ludlesof the Christian church j met last Friday at the home of Mrs.' Leavitt and organized a Woman's Missionary society with sixteen char ter member. Mrs. Cbample of the Bible university in Eugene assisted In the work of organization. The following officers were elected: President, Mr. Teddy Leavitt; vice president, Mrs. Knott; secretary, Mrs. Frank Sid well; treasurer, Mrs. Hast ings; literary secretary, Mr, jllalver son. After the election of officer light refreshments were served. NON-RESIDENT8 TO PAY TUITION Non-resident student attending thai Eugene schools will have to pay a tuition fee of f 7.60 per semester when the next semester opens Monday, Jan. 26. Thia i according to an announce ment by J. K. Moore, city clerk ;of Eugene. SCHOOL NOTICE. A class for beginner is to be or ganized in the Lincoln school at the commencement of the new term on Monday, February 2. Children 6 yea-, of age or who will be 6 by March 1, will be admitted. They should tait promptly on the above date. P. B. HAMLIN, SupL LEGION POST TO 11 American Legion Asks Farmers and Employers to Use Ex-Service Men. There wu a large attendance at the regular meeting of Springfield J'ost No. 40, American Legion last Monday night. Business matters were attended to and the resignation of 1)111 Hill aa prcaldent was accepted, on account of hi leaving to attend a business college in Portland. The condition of finances of the post were alo considered and there was some discussion as to methods for raising needed funds to carry on their work. The post aiso voted unanimously in favor of forming a ladles auxiliary. Women elegtblle for this ' auxiliary are relation of members of the post, and a Joint meeting of these will be called later when they hope to form an auxiliary. The labor situation, especially that of the unemployed ex-service men was discussed and it was decided for the local post to advertise in the lo cal paper and the Eugene papers, urging farmer and other employers of men to give ex-service men pref erence. It was also stated that the local plant of the Booth-Kelly mill were heartily co-operating with state headquarters of the 'Legion in giving employment to ex-soldiers. un in run nvrn hiu unci People May Vote On Peace Treaty WILSON PROPOSES TO HAVE PUBLIC DECIDE ON PEACE TREATY MANY ALIENS LEAVING UNITED STATES CONTINUES "RED" FIGHT. The president in proposing to glvo'mise, then we must bear the delay the people an opportunity to vote on inseparable from the president's at- the peace treaty said: "We can not rewrite this treaty. We must take it without changes which alter its meaning, or leave it. ' and then, after the rest of the world j has slned it. we must face the un-' thinkable task of making another and separate kind of treaty with Germany. If there Is any doubt as to what the i people oi tne country minx on huh vial out matter, the clear and single way Is to submit it for determination the next election to the voters of e nation, to give the next election the form of a great and solemn refer endum, a referendum as to the part the United States is to play in com pleting the settlements of the war and in the prevention in the future of such outrages as Germany attempted to perpetrate." It la well to note the fact that Bryan takes the opposite view. Speaking to his fellow Democrats, he said: "We can not afford, either as citi zens or as members of the party, to share with the Republican party re sponsibility for furtlier delay. We can not go before the country ou the Issue that such an appeal would pre sent. The Democratic senators stood with their president for ratification without reservation, and I stood with them, believing it was botfter to se- iicure within the league, after it was established, any necessary changes, than to attempt to secure them bv reservations in the ratifying resold- 1 tlon. But our plan has been rejected, and we must face tho situation as it is." 8enator Lodge Favors Referendum. He is quoted as say ins;: "The president has made his posi tion very plain. He rejects absolute ly the reservations adopted by a de cisive majority of the senate. He says we must take the treaty without any change which alters its meaning, or leave It. The issue is clearly drawn. The reservations, intended solely to protect the United States in sovereignty and independence, are disregarded by the president. He places himself sauarely in "behalf of internationalism against American- J lam. If it is Impossible, to coiupro- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN DORSEO 0Y FORMER RESIDENT, The following letter from C. Rivett, j of Bethany, Nebr., enclosing a check J In payment of a year membership to the Springfield Chamber of Com merce, hat been received by The News, for the chamber. Mr. Rivett formerly made bla home here where he still baa business Interest. "Bethany, Nebr, Jan. 9, 1920. "Springfield New, Springfield, Ore. "Dear Editor: I aee by your live paper that the old town baa really woke up Inasmuch aa it cltizena have started out with all four feet a live Chamber of Commerce. I know by the namea of the men at the head of the move It will surely be a success. I am with you In the shape of a check for $6 for a year's dues In advance. 'I wish I could be with you and will bo part of the time if not all the time. "Wishing you success, 1 am, a ever, "Your truly, C. Rivett." FINDS EXTREME COLD IN EAST Atfer spending six weeks visiting in Pennsylvania and other eastern states F. K. Lenhart arrived home Saturday morning. In Pleasant Unity, Pennsyl vania. Mr. Lenhart vUited with his mother and sisters, going from there to York, Penn.. Washington, D. C and to New Orleans on the way home. When he arrived in Pennsylvania six weeks ago the climate was very m'ld but within a week the temperature had fallen to 10 below xero, ranging from, 10 above to 10 below all during his visit. titude and appeal to the people, which I. for one. most cordially welcome.' Peace Becomes Reality In Europe. Without waiting for the United Slates to ratify the treaty of peace, practically all of the nation that have been at war have established peace relation between themselves. The following nations ratified the treaty and are immediately re-establishing- diplomatic relations with their former enemy: Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan. Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, Peru. Siam, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Uruguay. Continue Fight Against Radicalism. The United Starf.ee department of labor has asked congress for an ap propriation of $1,150,000 to be useJ In the enforcement of laws against radicals and in carrying- out th pres ent movement for deportation of un desirable aliens. As a result of the raids of recent weeks, there are now Aield in the United States about 2500 aliens, awaiting trial on charges that may result In their .deportation. The department of Justice And Immlgra tion officials reiterate tfcejr intenttoa of carrying on tha varftfe against radicals in this country tll the country is cleared of the piepacing element. Aliens Are Leaving This Country. It is declared that approximately 1.000.000 alienB haw left this country for their native lands since the sign jng of the armistice and that many others are awaiting the coming of peace so that passports to some of the countries involved la the war may be secured. Oregon Products to Be Labeled. Upon appeal to the federal division It of foods, the state food division ob trained a ruling against a canning company which has marketed its Ore Kon" raised pears under the brand of California grown fruit. Chief C. H, .Alsberg advised the department that 4in incorrect statement of the geo graphical source of a food product up on a label constitutes misbranding, a;ul it is expected that due credit will hereafter be (Ivan Oregon fruit. THRIFT TAUGHT SCHOOLS Wasco Won 550 Prize Last Year In Contest Now Open to All School Children. Oregon Agricultural College, Jan. 21. Competition for the $T.O prize of fered by the Oregon Bankers' associa tion for the county whose school children most diligently carry out the nation wide thrift program In Oregon, in now open to the children of Lane county. Thrift will le taught in all city and country schools of the coun ty, and the thrift campaign here will be directed by E. J. Moore, county school superintendent. This prize was won last year by Wasco county and the .year before by Jackson. The plan of thrift ' education wan originated by J. A. Bexell, dean of commerce at O. A. C. It has been widely adopted by the United States government and put in charge of the treasury department. The thrift campaign in Oregon is conducted by the treasury and agri cultural department of the federal government, Oregon Bankers' associ ation. Oregon State Teachers' associ ation, Oregon Agricultural college, and state department of education. J. A. Churchill, superintendent of edu cation, was appointed state director by the federal treasury Thrift education will be made a part of the regular school work this year in all schools. Habits of thrift will be made attractive to girls and boys to teach them the value of money, strengthen the country, and better the communities in which they live. Funds for carrying on the work are supplied by the federal govern ment. The program covers the per iod from 1920 to 1925. The thrift cards will be filled out iu .ink by the pupils and handed to , he teacher the laat Friday in each month for checking. SPECIAL SESSION COST MAY STATE $20,000 SALEM Although all the bills con nected with the special session of the legislature have not yet been turned in to the office of the secretary of state, it is estimated that the cost of .the session will probably use all of the $20,000 appropriated for that pur pose. The per diem cost of the legis lators, averaged about $50. LOGAN NEET OF FALL CREEK ACCIDENTALLY KILLED IN MILL The funeral services for Logan Neet of Fall Creek were held in the school house there Wednesday morn ing at 10 o'clock, conducted by Rev. H. C. Ethel! of Springfield. The re mains were buried in the Fall Creek cemetery. Logan Neet was 25 years of age. While he was scraping sawdust from beneath the big saw in the mill of which he was part owner with Charles Schultz, the stick was knock ed from ihts hands by the saw and the end of it - struck about an inch below his right eye. It penetrated the brain four or five inches. A physician was called from Springfield but Mr. Neet died an tiour after the accident and 15 minutes before tho physician arrived. Besides his wife and three small children he leaves his parents, Mr. nd Mrs. George Neet who are plo nker residents of Fall Creek. Mrs. Neet was formerly Miss Nellie 3rewer of this city. FARMERS SUPPLY HOUSE WILL OPEN HERE NEXT WEEK A 6 to re to be known as the Farmers Supply company, operated by Harry Corsaw, formerly In the furniture business here, will be opened on Main street opposite the First National tank next Monday. The new 6tore will carry, a line of iew and second hand rarm imple ments and will buy such produce S3 veal, poultry, eggs, etc., from tho farmers. Tbey will also carry the Beeman hand tractor and Wade wood saw which has been handled by the Springfield Feed company.