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SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. JANUARY 29, 1920.
NUMBER 3
GFIELB MEWS
new firm eurs
COX 8 COX STORE
Business Is Largest of Kind in
Lnne County Outside
of Eugene.
A Ion I completed Saturday at noon
made director hrotlicitt hiiiI I. Welti
Htelll (IWIIITK of Ml" ( "IKTIll l-r
chandlse store owm- I liy Mr. and
MrH. James Cox for Mm pant 15 yearn
The new proprietors look posses
hIoii of tlx' IiiihIiichh at 1:30 Kutiirlny
iiftirnoon.
Director brothers, N. director. J!a n
director and Simon director of Port
tiinil, nml I Wcinstciii of Hums, will
continue In I lie Minn- lines of ImikI
im'hh IiiiikII'( by Mr. Co. during the
past few years director brothers have
been engaged In buying and Helling
hIix kM of iix'i elm ii'l Ik all over Ih;
Mn l, recently liavliiK disponed of Mie
Chambers Furniture Co., Imperial
Furniture Co., Spencer Hardware Co
ami the roincroy Jewelry store, all In
Siilein. They in., at present conduct-
liiK a market for ment ami fish In
Portland which ttn will reialn. Mr.
Welnnten liait lieeii engaged III the
general MercliiiliillHe business -It
liuniH.
Mr Wcliisteiii. N. Director and Sum
director have already arrived to mak
their home here, having decided li
remain In business her instead i f
disposing of the Htock. Simon director
In In ihurge of the Portland market.
Mr. and Mrs. Cox. who were mem
hern of the firm of Jacohn A- Cox un
til 10 years ago, went to Brownsville
after disposing of their Intercut In
that business. After remaining there
for thre years they relumed to
Springfield and again established a
general merchandise business which
has been Krudunlly Increased to Mm
present Mock. They have liullt up a
trade not only local hut one that
branches out Into nil porta of the
county. It x the largcht general
merchandise More In the county out
side of Eugene.
Mm. Cox will remain nt the More
until April. In June both Mr. and
Mr. Cox will ko to California for an
extended vImII. all hough they Intend
to make Springfield tTiclr permanent
home. The trip to California Ih plan
ned for Mr. Cox'm heiiiih which him
been very poor since jin oporalion
nearly two years ago.
DIFFICULT TO DRAW
JURY FOR I.W.W. TRIAL
Monlcsuno. Wash., Jan. 2S. After
three days of work only five men and
one woman had been accepted bs tem
porary Jurors In the trial of II I. W
W. men charged with the murder of
Warren (). Ciimm nt Centralia on
Armistice day.
One of the accused I. W. W. has
taken charge of bin own defense.
A large number of I. W. W
ported lo be f.al herlng at
towns, especially in Klma.
are re
nearby WIFE OF FORMER SPRING
FIELD MAN IS
DEAD
Frlcnda of S. W. f runnier, who left
Springfield about four yours ago will
regret to hear of the death of his wife
recently at lockhaven, Pa. Besides
her husband Mrs. ('runnier left a
small child.
Attention,
Farmers!
There are it number of ex
service men In this Mute w'lh
out employment. You are asked
to send Inquiries for help on
your farm to the Springfield
American I.cg'oii Post, No. 40,
through The Springfield News.
Or you may phone 2. Specify
particularly whut you want men
to do in order that your needs
may be wisely filled.
bOOTH-KELLY COMPANY I
The Ilootli Kelly Lumber company
la extending Ihelr linn of logging rail
ways above Wendllng. The new linn
will croaa the aunimlt of tho ridge to
the McKenzle side of the mountain
and will open a new tract of timber
which ia said to be on of the finest
In Dune county. Two giant scrapers
mid a MeHin ahovel with a locomotive
crane In being used In the work.
J he company hua also added a new
10i ton Mallet type locomotive lo their
equipment. Tli Im Ih expected to ar
rive from llio Baldwin locomotive
worka of Philadelphia Home time In
April.
A six foot horizontal re. Haw Ih alno
on Ihu way and a new 100 K. V. gen
oral electric turbine for the Wendllng
plant, which will be used to avoid
running the big turbine at night. All
pinning rnui bines are to tie iulpjxd
with gravity rollH, doing away with
horses mid trucks.
Watch
"Crooked
for the next Installment
Trails and Straight. "
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A BASIC FACTOR
Conference on Community Life
Adopts Resolutions Favoring
Better Rural Conditions.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis, Jan. 2S Community life In
tercat Ih the aupreme rural Interest,
recltei uie resolutions adopted bv i
the community life conference which I
met at Farmers' week, (). A. C. Soc- j
(ability, health, education and moral
and religloua welfare are named as
these nteresta.
"The rural home with its family
life la the basic social Institution of
the country." aaya tho report. "What
ever makea the farm home a more
congenial nodal center modern con
veniences. Indoor art, our door plant
ings, music, reading recreations
contributes to the worth of cninmun
II y life."
School, church, women's clubs and
nil social and civil organizations are
advised to cooperate In safeguarding
the Interests of the country child.
Competent medical snpervialon, a
community hospital and a vinitln?
nurse should be the goal of every
rural community.
The rural school course should pro
vide for the country child as com
plete preparation for life, both in sub
ject matter and duration of school
ing, as the city school provides for
the city child.
"The local newspaper, the farm
periodical and the agricultural maga
zine p'oneers In service to rural
community life should he part of
the equipment of every farm home,
school and community center, and
should be fully enlisted In the cam
paign for country betterment."
CHURCH HAS GOOD MEETINGS
(Contributed)
We have appreciated the attend
ance of the people of tho church and
friends during the special meetings.
Cod richly repaid us for all the ef
fort that has been put forth. The
church itself haa been blessed by a
richer experience. Hesldes this quite
a few wede converted and added to
i he church for which wo are very
thankful
FUNERAL OF MRS. TOTTEN TODAY
The funeral of Mrs. J. J. Totten,
formerly of Springfield, but recently
of South Pasadena, Cal., where she
died last week, is being held this
afternoon from the Walker chapel.
Interment will be In Laurel Hill ceme
tery. Rev. J. II. Ebert, of the Method
ist church, is In charge of the serv
iso8 at the chapel and the Rebekahs
who have made all arrangements for
the funeral, will conduct them at tho
grave.
Mra. Totten has been a member of
the Rebekah lodge of Springfield since
1909. She has been HI for a long
tlm.
ROME IS
L
MEET FRIDAY
Important Business to Be Con
sidered at 7:30 in Stevens
Hall Be There.
A meeting of the membership of
the Springfield Chamber of Commerce
haa been called by President M. C.
Dressier to meet In Stevens hall Fri
day night at 7:30.
There are several Important mat
ters to come before the members, ono
of them being the choosing of perma
nent quarters for the chamber.
The membership committee ha?
been at work and a number of new
members have been signed tip.
All members and anyone who Is In
terested In the welfare of the city in
requested to be present.
TEACHERS URGED TO
COMBAT SMALLPOX
The state board of health has sent
lo each teacher of this county a letter
warning of the present prevalence of
smallpox hroughout the state, and
asking that tle teachers cooperate in
an effort to stamp out the disease.
Their attention is also called to sev
eral sections of the Oregon laws on
vaccination. The letter savs In Dart:
Owing to the unusual prevalence
of smallpox In the state of Orei?r.n
It is the Intention of the state board
of healli to rigidly enforce the pro
visions of he sections referred to. and
to insist that every child. In any co.n
munity where smallpox exists, shall
be vaccinated or prohibited from at-
. lending school unless such child furn
, Ishes. to the school authorities, the
j certificate of the Jurisdictional health
officer, or some other regularly li
censed physician, to the effect tint
such child has been successfully vac
cinated within seven years or has had
smallpox.
"Section 2 of the chapter referred
to provides that 'the state board o'
health shall have direct supervision
of all matters relating to the preserva
tion of life and henlth of the people
of the state' and provides, furher. that
'the board shall have full power In th
control of all communicable diseases.
It la not the desire of the state board
of health to close any school in the
state of Oregon and thereby handicap
he children in the attainment of their
education, but the epidemic, which
threatens to Involve every part of th.
state, must be gotten under control.
"We advise that you seek the co
operation of your co-workers and all
teachers and children tinder your
supervision In the matter of Immedi
ately securing vaccination. All chil
dren, desiring to attend school and
who have not obtained a certificate,
as above provided, should submit to
vaccination at once. All physicians
in your district are qualified and
equipped to give this vaccination, and
county and city boards of health will
arrange to provide free vaccieatlon
to those unable to pay for same.
Should this co-operation be denied,
the state board of health has no other
recourse than to refuse to permit your
school to remain open so long as the
epidemic maintains Its present threat
ening aspect."
HAWAII ORDERS EGGS
FROM CORVALLIS
MAN
Corvallis Sam Ilartsock, a local
man who raises chickens in his back
lot for amusement, has found it to be
a profitable Investment by producing
a laying strain. He recently received
an order for eggs from a man in
Hawaii. HartBock's hona recently took
the blue ribbon at the Benton county
show as 300 egg producers.
GRAVELING McKENZIE ROAD
EAST OF SPRINGFIELD
A large tractor is now hauling:
gravel and spreading it on the Mc
ICeniU) road, working from the east
limits of the city. The tractor draws
five large wagons, each of which .'s
capable of carrying eight yards of
travel. .
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TEN MEN MAY TALK AT
SAME TIME ON PHONE
New Yor1 The perfection of a
method of "wired wireless," by
meana of which at least 10 and possi
bly more, conversation may be car
ried on simultaneously over a single
wire by persons thousands of miles
apart, will soon be announced by MaJ.
Gen. George O. Rquler, chief Ign.'il
officer of tho United States army. It
was learned today.
The method, It waa said, makes the
long distance telephone virtually
limitless. The "wired wireless" Is a
system of guiding radio currents by
i means of a wire. TTnder the method
discovered by MaJ. Gen. Squler, the
message Ih confined to the vicinity
of the wire, thus insuring reliability
and secrecy.
In addition to Its other uses, it was
said that the new method will enable
l con vernation to be carried on between
persona on moving trains and friend
at fixed points.
The new method entails no addi
tional expense to the telephone and
telegraph companies except genera
tors to generate at the high frequency
current at either end of the line.
2 tir li n i in i
: was li MiHUUUubur t
(The following is taken from a copy
of The News nearly a score of years
apo, tells of the "high life" of several
local people):
Having a Big Time.
"Mr. and Mr. Will Clark of Junction
Ciiy, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Clark, of
Springfield. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Wash
bnrne and Mr. and Mrs. Will Cheshire
are spending the week at Montgom
ery's hotel, 35 miles up the McKenzie.
It is said that at this time of year
the hotel is crowded and it was neces
sary to put the entire party In one
room. Shortly after they retired tha
crowd downstairs, who were less
fatigued, started dancing. This made
Jim Clark feel young again and he
Jumped out of bed, and to the amuse
tiient of the rest of the party, danced
the 'can can' in his nightie. The
nitric also Inspired Bill Cheshire who
nave them a sample of his ability
along the same line. After growing
xliausted he picked up his eoat and
carelessly let a. bottle drop to the
floor. The contents was past saving
but as he claimed it was only gain
oil, the explanation was accepted.
Later he went down stairs and was
gone for a considerable length of
time and when he came back he could
not find his bed. The story as re
ported to us, is that Will tried to get
in every bed In the room and at last
gave up in despair and crawled off in
the corner by himself. The crowd are
having a dandy fine time and the pic
ture of Jim and Will doing the 'cutta
shark" will be reproduced at the Gem
theater in the near future."
THIEF TAKES CLOTHING
Vliil e Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Bruce
and family were away from home last
Thursday afternoon some unknown
person entered their apartment in the
Elite hotel, presumably between 2 ani
3 o'clock, and took away with them a
suit belonging to Miss Berttie Bruce,
valued at about $G0 in addition to oth
er articles of clothing.
It was necessary for the thief to
pass through three rooms in order to
obtain the clothlug. Miss Berttlo
Bruco Is away from home teaching
west of Eugene.
OREGON MAY HAVE
THIRD POLITICAL PARTY
Salem, Jan. 29. Delegates from la
bor unions and granges from all parts
of the state are convening hero today.
At the annual convention of the
state federation of labor at Bend in
October it was decided that the labor
unions should make en effort to form
another political party in Oregon, In
conjunction with the farmers.
It Is not yet known wTiat attitude
the farmers may take toward the new
plan. It Is also understood that the
farmers are attending at individuals
and not as representatives from
granges. A number of planks pro
posed are taken from the Non-Parti-san
league of North Dakota.
FARMERS ADVISED
Oil FRUIT PRUIJIRB
Warns Growers to Delay Until
Extent of Frost Damage
Is Determined.
An extended survey of the experi
ment division of horticulture of Ore
gon Agricultural college has shown
that damage to Oregon orchards ia
spotted, varying from slight damage
to winter kill in some places.
W. S. Brown, chief of the horticul
tural division has issued the follow
ing report:
"All graduations of injury are
found. Anion the causes .for this
difference are condition of tree at
time of freezing, variety of tree and
location. In a few instances the por
tion of the tree Just above the snow
line was entirely killed, while in oth
ers the bark and wood were not so
seriously hurt as to prevent recov
ery, though the crop will not set for
next year. "In some trees the limbs
on the south and southwest sides of
the trees may be killed while the re
mainder will recover. On some limbs
patches of bark may die, having later
to be cut out and painted and the
place bridge grafted."
"Pruning, except on neglected trees
is not advised until the extent of the
injury appears in April or May. Limbs
that are needed later might be cut
now and the uninjured buds in tho
tops will be needed to help pull up
the sap in early spring. The more
of these buds removed the less will
he the circulation pull. The sap
should be taken to all parts of the
tree to prevent drying out and to give
the injured cambium a chance to re
cover." A statement on methods of pruning
.the Injured tree will be issued by the
station horticulturists as soon as the
character of the injury definitely ap
pears. YOUNGSTER FALLS FROM
SECOND STORY OF HOUSE
. Last Saturday noon about 12:30
when John Wesley Ebert, the small
son of Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Ebert, was
playing in the upstairs sleeping porch,
he fell against the screen windows,
which opened outward, letting him
fall to the ground, twenty feet below,
his stomach striking the paved walk.
His head and shoulders struck on the
turf, which probably was the only
thing that saved his life.
IHe was taken to a physician but
aside from extreme stiffness- for a
few days no serious results were de
tected as a result of the accident
WALTERVILLE SCHOOL
PURCHASES VICTROLA
Kenneth Tobias of Waltervllle was
in Springfield Monday on his way to
Eugene with representatives from the
Waltervllle high school who were
sent to buy a Victrola for the school.
Money for the machine was secure!
from a play given by the students.
FARM EDITOR APPOINTED
AGRICULTURAL SECRETARY
Washington. D. C, Jan. 27. E. T.
Meredith has been appointed by Presi-
i dent Wilson as secretary of agricul
ture to succeed David S. Houston who
Jius been appointed secretary of the
treasury. Former Secretary of the
Treasury Carter Glass resigned to be
come I'nited States senator from his
state.
RED CROSS WOMEN
TO GATHER FRIDAY
All women of the local Red Cross
chapter who won service stripes for
their work during tho war, are re
quested to meet at the home of Mrs.
A. B. Van Valzah Friday afternoon.
They are asked to bring their ques
tionaires in order that they may be
properly filled out.
A. E. F. SOLDIERS HOME
New York. Jan. 24. The transport
Northern Paciflo arrived today with
the last of the American soldiers to
sail from France.