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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1920)
Tm T7TN TT 3 SEVENTEENTH YEAR SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2G, 1920. NUMBER id Bit r ir m " "' LOCAL SPUD fil S Saven Thousand Bushela from 35 Acrss; Placet Cott At 1 Cant Par Pound An average yield of cIom to 200 bushels per acre la tba results se- , cured by D. 0. Smith, large potato grower near 8prlngfleld. This la a . better , yield than for tba paat two 1 , years.., ' . 1 Mr. 8mlth hat Juat completed dig glog and hauling In bla potatoee to hla atore houaea. From hie 35 acres , '' of bottom land lie nerreatet 7000 i bushels ot tubera. He had 19 acres , planted to the Kettle Gem variety. 11 acrea of Burbanka and 5 acres of While Roae. He reports that all hla potatoee are of an excellent quality thla year. ' One car of Mr. Smith's potato crop :waa shipped laat week to a coast town. Mr. Smith believes the potato market wllj remain about the eame ntll the flrat of 121. He will not market much of hla crop at preaent. Mr.' Smith found ftiat the coat of raising and marketing hla potatoes thla year figured out to be 1 cent per .pound. He feele that the farmer houtd have at leaat 2 cent per pound on the market. SCHOOL VVEIK OKSIONATCO BY OOVERNOR OLCOTT The week from December 6 to 11 baa been dealgnated by Oovernor Ben W. Olcott aa "school week" In Oregon. He snared the cooperation of all organlxatlona In the observance of thla week. 1 4 ' v 1 "It la the desire of those Interested 1a education." aald the governor, "that the people use this week In auch a way aa will moat effectively disseminate through the state accu rate Information In regard to the con dition and needa of our schools and enhance tho appreciation and value of education and create auch (ntereat aa wil result In beter opportunities for education, as well aa a larger Interest In schools of all kinds and grades." , Special Tax Levies to Be Voted On Forty road districts of Lane countv have filed egal! notice in the office f County Clerk Uryuon tjiat special cax levies for read building purposes wil be voted upon this fall, most of the special elections having been , tailed for November 27. The proposed levies are from 2 to 10 mtlla each. "Doings" of the Loggers and WAGE P1ICIPLES ARE SET FORTH For the first time in history, so It Is said, a trades union and an em ployers' association called upon out aide professional assistance In secur ing a; just method of wage payment. This occured in the ladies, garment muklnor Inrtiiutrv In Plavnlunfl Thi locals Involved, together with, the manufacturers, submitted their re quest to a New York firm of Indus trial englneera, Miller, Bassett and Franklin The; report has recently been published. In pamphleftorm,, and we re-prlnt herewith its salient points. The reason for so4 doing is ' that" the experts make certain recommend llona- in language which the 4L- could nicely copy,! or which Indeed they might have copied from the '41 ad ditional evidence that 'the i trend of the best industrial thought la alonjj 4L lines. S , " J . ' The black In the following Is our own. We have emphaslaed certain portions which seem .to be - of more than usual interest. - However, the en FIRST NUMBER PRESAGES GOOD LYCEUM COURSE The flrat of the alx entertainments of the lyceum put on under the au pices of the Loyal Legion waa given at the Methodlat church Tueaday eight There waa a large attendance frhlch la gratifying to the manage ment The four women, under the title of "Uncle Bam'e Nieces," put oa aa ex cellent program of music, aonga and readings la different dialect. . . . YOUNO MEN FROM OOSHEN - FfNCO IN SPRINQFICLD Flint Delp and .Lee Matlock, whoso hamae are at 'Goshen, were each -as- aessed a fine of $10 by City Recorder John Edwards Monday night They wore arrested in Springfield Saturday night and Delp waa charged with re- fualng to obey an officer of the law. Matlock waa charged with being on the 8piingfletd streets In an Intoxi cated condition. Both young men plead guilty to the CWre. Tho younftc men w r dtfvlru a Ford bug during tho evening. J'r.cy bad stopped on the highway eon a f the overhead crossing on the Co.hia ',ad and. It la aald. did not have any lights oa their machine. v Coming suddenly upon the stalled bug. one auto waa thrown Into tba ditch and , aa another car atopped quickly to avoid a collision. It was rammed In tha rear by a following machine. No one waa seriously hurt Tho young men arlll make good the damages. - :" ' ' la the paat week three auto owners have been fined for violating tho or dinance which prohibits parking1 on Main atreet longer than a half hour at a time. OAS PUMP AT LOWER ) 1 D 1 TbT Bft A Ataf ST gvJ FiAuiai , ... " ' ws " " . ' Tha aaaollne oumo of tha Rneni-ar - . ' mm '-wa. noc over ana oroaea last rnursaay. vera Meata. driver, after filling with gaa. started away from the curb, turnlrg toward the middle of the street The truck was loaded and as It atartel the right rear wheel slipped Into the raln ditch next to the curb, the rear end or the tnach'ne striking the pump, breaking it off at the base. The mill t otupany Is replacing the pump, their truck be'ng covered against acci dents by insurance. The pump will be Installed this week. Itoseburg. New Umpqua Park bridge to be built CosvalllA New 2fc000 bakery In operation. Loyal Legion of Lumbermen ' tire report as it appears here should be rend. It will furnish much good food for thought. Addressed ' to the International Ladies' Garment Workers' union, and to locals 26. 27. 37.. 39. 42. and 94: and to the Cleveland Garment Manu facturers, association, the report reads; , "This Is, we believe, the flrat time that a trades , union and an asaocia' tion of employers have combined to achieve the larger objectives of In dustrial association. These ' objec tives are neatly rhrased n the pro amble to your agreement: "In view of their primary reapon slbllity to the consuming public, work ers and owners are Jointly and separ ately responsible lor the cost and quality of the service rendered, ii. Is agreed that cooperation and mutual helpfulness are the basis of right an1 progressive Industrial relations and f.hat intimidation and coercion have no proper place In American Industry. To provide a means whereby; the1 par ties co-operate, both to preserve peace In the industry van.d to further their jnutual interests Virt. tn common en. terprtse, nhl agreement Is entered into.! '. ; J "This' Is a large and grave under taking from the prosecution of which -. . tContinued on Psgs ) .. No Collection Agency Em ployed By Us A certain collection agency of Eugene Is at present send ing out bills or subscriptions to The News of several years ago. :r t . . We want1 bur patrons and friends "to understand , that these bills are NOT for the present firm publishing The News. No collection agency 'or lawyer is authorized to col lect :for y this xlrra. These bills are sent outfor a firm which had The News several years go and have absolutely no connection whatever with the present business. INDUSTRIAL REVIEW The working una and woman is Interested la conditions which en courage Industrial' development aad employment o't labor, rather than in the plans ot ' tba . agitators which would cripple induatry and create unemployment ..' Albany bakery' adds much new machinery. Hood River asking new bids for new ppstofflce. ', . . v ,C Odell. Much county", road -work planned. . , y Theodore Roosevelt once predicted that Alaaka would, within a century, aupport aa large a population aa the entirei Scandinavian" Peninsula,, and that Alaska with lta enormous re sources of minerals and great flab erlea would produce aa hardy and vigorous a race aa any part bf Amer ica. - i . , ' Seattle The -vast bulkof 65.000 carlloads. or IS. 750,000,000 shingles, 1 now aald by manufacturers to be shut out of the eastern markets by the new railroad rates. Is expected to be moved . by water .from Seattle and other north weat porta to the Atlantic ' coast porta aa a result of conferences betwen "Pacific Coaet Shippers' asao . ..... : uauon, ana awaimsnip companies op- erat'.ng in the IntercoasUI route. APPLE CROP LARGEST EVER In spite of the short apple crop In ;he northwest, reports show that the crop In the United Statea this full I the largcbl ever known, fully 2o per cent larger than last year. LEQION MOVES TO STEVENS. HALL; WILL HAVE FEED The regular meeting of the Amen '.can Legion will be. held in the Stev ens hall Fridu-y night. It is expected that the band Instruments will be here and the first practice will be started. The ladles' auxiliary will be preaent also. The boys ahould take notice that this means something good in eata. Every member Is urged to be preaent CITY SELLS PROPERTY The city has sold to Byron .Carney the house and lot on the corner, of Third and E streets for a considers tion, of $303. The city had a lien on this property for street aaseasments and in order 'to secure thla It was bought, from the county for - delin quent taxes. -'.'' Servlos Always Worthr While. . . Those who live for gain don't have nearly ao good a time aa those who live, for service. r vf..: ; ... LH HIGH SCHOOL THESPIANS DELIGHT LARGE AUDIENCE The high acbool stndenu delighted a large audience with their p)ar, The Kernel's JMald" given at , the theatre FridsV-hL A matinee was also given In the afternoon. Roscoe Perkins, (better known as Beany),' who took tho 'part of the Colonel Rudd, did unusually well with hla "pet peeve", Tom Brattsh as Colonel Radd'a , unruly eon who picked his own wife agalnat the. col onel's consent carried bis Dart fine. Charlea Nelson, aa Ching the t-lna- rnan cook, made a hit with bla clever tricks and " excuses. Mlas Mable Humphrey took the part of the widow and acted true to life. Misses Hasel Brattaln and Pbylla , Kester - filled the rolea of the brides-to-be, Ceorxe Slgnor aa the forgetful bridegroom and Elmer Sankey aa Colonel Byrd easily carried out their parts. The bachelor's dream waa a novel affair In which girla represented the months of the year passing by.4 Goo. Slgnor posed as. the bachelor but his tireem didn't seem to affect him. Then there came Joe Deets' nnlaue version of an old made acbool teacher) Mr. ' Deets waa very ratlv mmnmA 1n old fashioned ladies' clothes which helped to bring back youth to the old maid. Using a chalk talk, she illus trated how she used to teach school. YUM, YUM, LOOKIEI WISH - MY DAD WOULD GET ONE Turkeys, row on row. In the Stewart and Halvoraen meat market window. .'And there are other aood eats there too. . Turkeys are Belling . r , . . ac pouna nere tola year ' If one should be so unfortunate as to be without., an appetite on the day before Turkey day, he would only have to take a look at thla window. The display Is one that the owners and maker may well be proud oL. Support foe Chlldren'a Farm Home V - . ' . - Portland.' Ore.; Not. 24. (Special An intenalve campaign is being car ried on In every part of Oregon thia week in a determined effort to obtain the $125,000 fund for the Children's arm home or the Oregon W. C. T. U. Every effort will be made to obta'ji the desired quotas in every county during the present week, according to John E. Wheeler, state chairman of the campaign drive committee. Enterprise. East Oregon Lumber company announces 20 per cent wage reduction effective October 26. HIS SAID A are go, to pfM' $ ! IIEB HERD GUTTLE IIFIR RPOIIIRFIFn I I Myers and Blachly Buy Half Brother to World's Cham pion Holstein Bull jj . - A. S. Myers, of near Hayden brldgo, and W. B. Blachly, of Blachly, Jointly bought a registered, HoTstela bull at the PorUnd Livestock Show. The bull, .Matador Beds Terpsta, la a yearling and Is half brother to the world's champion bull la 1919. Mr. Myers and Mr. Blachly plan to build a large and excellent herd of Holstelns. At the present time the bull and .a number of cows are being kept at the Blachly farm. One Hot- atein, milk cow and six JBolstein helf- era are at the Myers farm. Thia cow - Pride of Triangle, Lake,, took .second prize at the Lane county fair thia laat falL - - - n H Next spring a herd of about thirty Holstein milk cows will be brought to the Myers farm. : WOODEN BRIDGES REPLACED BY CONCRETE CULVERTS The two wooden bridges on North Fifth ; street have been replaced - by the city with new concrete culverts, and .has been opened to travel. The bottom of the old wooden struc tures had rotted beyond repair. The city found that the concrete culverta were cheaper and they are expected to laat a life time. ? j The aouth bridx-e la renlaced with one 24-inch tile across the road and the north bridge Is replaced by three 24-lnch tiles. This will give ample clearance for ' all -' water ' flowing through theae ditches. 5 ! . z i if - Young Men Wanted to Study for the " " Ministry -r Clarence D, Smith,, field secretary of (he Kimball School of Theology Salem OreM arrived in Springfield Monday last In the interests of that college. ., It la wholly independent of the Willamette university in Administra tion and maintenance, but it's stu dents have free admission to courses of study offered by the university. The object of Mr. Smith's visit In the' city is the recruiting of young men for the ministry, and the secur ing of further financial aupport for the school. . ' a MOUTHFUL