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'IFU TT) ii ilf JLW JLLi J JLW V V i:i(jhti:knth ykau BI'IUNWIKM). LANK COUNTY, OIlKOON, THURSDAY, MAItCII 24, 1921. NUMBER 10. tr m vm rm tt t t T tt n ff. Si rra xiUw 1 - - - r " f" - - .... i i VICIi? Bpr'ngfloM Taxi Hefvlce. P. q ' Mr. N. A. llowo In having the from Ii'h ranch to I ho inn In graded. t Karl Wallier, it OukrldK". town m-vcriij dnys tho first week to buy stock cattle. wild Vr of th. Mr. Ronald It. Roberta lfl Frl.luy for a f.'w wio'k vlMlt with his brother ntul uncle In OI'.ii I.i, WukI liiKlon. Several property owner along Gth street mo putting In new cement walk. A n obi fusion dim will bo given I In 8prltir.nli over the Commercial i;iut) bunk, March 21, by A Mont r.omery and Frank Skinner. Ticket C8 cent; war tax 7 cent. For p'Hiilia use Springfield dairy feed manufactured by tho Springfield Mill & drain Co. Begin tb morning right with a rood health1 bringing porridge of Jai pur's Breakfast Wheat. Auk your dealer for Springfield poultry and dairy feeds manufactured by the Bprtngfleld Mill and Grain Co. Mr. and Mra. T. A. flathbun. of Bprtngfleld. received a telegram from Hood River Tuesday morning atating that KUIe Pruette, dauctter of Mr. and three year-old , Mra. .Lester Pruette, had paaaed away. Mra. i TOWN AND "Doings" of the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen Hy the 4L Publicity Commmlttee, H. J Cox, Chairman HANG ON TO THE BONC An ancient fable tella about a dof croaatn a bridge with, a Juicy bona In bia mouth. Chancing to look over the edge, be saw the reflection of bl own bone. But tt looked Ilka a much larger Nf -.e. So the fool dog dropped bia own food bone in the water and plunged In after the larger bone that warfn't ttere at all. Juat ao, some L member, both era ployer and employee, are being on th'wd to dmo the 4L on the basis of a mre reflection of something that1 looks iulcler and bigger: feiducet. I perhap. by someone's vain prom'aea and empty claims. It takes -a gool ... m- i.u,i .ni.iiniP. tmt fse dog always bangs on to his a w bone. The exist ce of the !xyal Ieg'.oa couver mill. 10 houra at 36 cents, constitutes what Is practically aL minimum: Coast division. 8 working agreement between employ- hours at 45 ctst; Inland Empire era arid employee In the lumber In- j division 8 hours at 424 cents, dustry of tie Northwest. Redwood mills In California have Tlila agreement ha a tremendous I been working eight hours $ Hum Influence on the Industry outside the.boldt county mills and nine hours In tnxmtmrHhln of the 4L. Many moii-! ii -..-.. ..irh ih 41. iirataa and, 14 t v pay them, even when they can hire men for less. The reason is that Uey Ic-iow the 4L represents the soundest thought in the Industry. Thus the 4L seta the pace for the In dustry. This agreement haa at all times tended to secure the highest wages er ih worker that the Industry pr any given time waa capable of paying. Hon going to ten hours except tho Tte minimum during the entire war'""! tnl ot all right thinking men . . i ii . ii a period waa $3.20. During 191H ana 1920 it was raised to $3.60, then to $4.00. and f:ially to $4.40. with tha going wage advancing proportionately. They stayed up for three months after they would have begun to drop If it had not been for the 4L agree n unt. ThiB rn..ment has so firmly on-1 trenched tho eight hour day that the actually gotten for- ti e lumber: Num nine and tti hour move started 'way , ber 1 boards. 1x12. $16.00; a year ago last summer has no chance to head were getting $40.50. Number i up. R.-peated attempts to re-estab iHmenslon. $12.75; a year ago wo llHh the ten-hour day have Just petered . were getting $38.00. Number 2 dl j i menslon, $5.00; a year ago we weie irotl'tlir io nn - Out It Hio frdustr'al world at lurgo , I- i.ninn uIumiI a flirhl nvnr the Otcn a l k et t t ahon. Mr. Gompers of tie A. r. or L. suys It Is a fight to destroy (a) th.t workers' right to organize; (b) the right of collective bargaining; (c) n. cognition of the worker. Under th 4L agreement all these r'ghts'for which the worker must fight elsowhere are guaranteed. Uq 'yu 'want to see the ten hour VOLUNTEER FIREMEN TO MEET MONDAY EVENING Monday night an effort will bo Swle to complete an organized voluii- fire department for Sprlngflli. t Ihn name listed below we fei I 'tn Jhut a forcn can bo organl t will bo worthy of the entire -rt of the rltjr; even those that :" ft a point to sit back and "lot 1,18 ,,'r f'-'llw do the work." Tho boy will nu-et at The N"wi . in,... -nti ...n 111 illllnv In . .. .... ..... ..... imp- win rrriBiiiiy imj w. nuni". Following Is the list of names l anded to us In the past two weeks: Juek DeVore. Krneat Rklnner, Arthur Helnmetx, tyi Hum, l'-arl Moore, Verdun Miiy, Hernard Hean, L. It. Hnlth. K. K. Morrlaon. W. M. Hunter, C. K. I'owcra, A. M. Klllaon and L. O. imley, i Truetto waa formerly r'loaale Itath 1'iin and waa well known In Spring field. Mr. and Mrs. Itathbun left Immediately to be with their daughter r.nd to ut tend the funeral. Dr. S. Ralph Dlppel, dentlat, Bprlnj field, Oregon. Mm. Anna Walker and Mra. Agnei Enyder. of Seattle. Waahlngton, are vlaltlnf at the homo of Mra. Ellon Froit, of Springfield. Welby Stevena haa bought a Stude- baker. Demand Eggjmann'a bread from 'your grocer. day come back? The bewt way to get tt Is to flgot the 4L agreement at you can, and tr to destroy It. , " But If you want to' bold the eight- hour day, get ato the 4Lnd boot Try to get a new member, every day. The stronger the 4L Ihe .greater is tb. security of tho eM-hour day. Tte 4L Is the only agKry that Is able to - hold the eight hour day ln this Industry. Practically all other lumber section work nine or tea hours. ! Here are some Interesting com par I-J : Southern aoct;on( wtrk 10 1 hours with the common labor rate of pay 18 centa. California; Humboldt " "u. o uuuis doclno county mills, 10 Jours at 3f eel Us. White Pine mills. 10 hours at 38 cents. Ltrltlnh Columbia: Van- camps Few white pjne mills are now operating. Pine manufacturers are meeting March 16 to consider wage sctedules. The hour amd wage basis In British Columbia Is still In the air. Logging -camps are opening on i . vc.n u. on the eight-hour day. Reflect that the South, with Hal very low wage rate la our Chief COIH , .PtItor. Nothing can prevent our se under ti e 4L agreement In the old times it wus "every fel low for tlmself and tho devil take the hindmost." ' The lumber Industry is now In a situation mado to orJer for the res tcratlon of such conditions. Market has gone to smash. Here are soma revent Hales f. o. b. mills the prlco " '" IVmand for our lumber is nt th'i lowest ebb in years ' . Glance at these fiRuivH, The first column shows nor mal nverage prcyluctlon for one week for one plant. Tl e second shows average orders actually received. The third, allows average shipments made: Week ending Jan. 22, normal production 710,246, orders ' 3.05,954, Continued on page four) INDUSTRIAL REVIEW Marshfleld. Lumber Industry gen- crally on Incline In district. Kant hide mlirxpcted to begin work soon. Itowburg to have now modern utecj Standard oil flllliig station. Roseburg. Union Oil Co. of Cali fornia purchases 10 lota for conatme. Hon of completely equipped station. ill contract l'ortland. $b3ir.,000 awarded by atato Mghway commit , K,n lor rouu coniruc:uon, wricn win, . . . . a .... . ni, ,ue nnn. sur.ucn on upper K'oiunib'a hignway. racinc nignwey !H,,uia Qf Halem Wid two section of Tualatin Valley highway. Albuny. Puyallup fc Sumner Frlut Growers Canning Co. report gain of 12.237.303.40 In total assets for var and 125 per cent Increase In years business. Iloseburg. Work on Coo Bay road may commence at ofiee. Drain, iteedsport highway construction plan ned. ' Uoseburg. Broccoli industry for 1921 will show substantial fncrease over precluding years. Year's crop eutimated will bring $50,000. Corvallls. $8000 subscribed for new $15,000 Christian church to be erected here. Hood River will tave new tbeatri building, one of most modern In state. Roseburg to have new Methodist church. Eugene Bible Standard mission rlans erection of new church. Hauser to Lakeside highway to be built for $55,000. Building Irades at Bend reduce wages $1 a day. Portland. Ships for Pern add Hawaii loading lumber this week. Clark and Wilson buy new Dallai sawm'U to operate with 270 men. Corvallls. Payroll of officers In the lehab'iitaticri work at O. A O. In $40,000 a month. Klamath Falls slipping 15 cars of lumber dally. ' . ; Bandon. Many men , mining black sands for gold and platinum. ' Coos county feeding ponds growing i.000.000 aalmon fry. - Salem. Stata.. treasury stripped of funds earlier jtluTa usual fbrs year. .During February S3 ships loaded 29 'on . ieet .umoer ai lower toium- via nvri (suilim. , Salem One dehydration plant calls for 100 tons of stiifg beans. Portland to build $15,000 branch library. Public service commission denies raise In Astoria gas rates. Sllverton. Silver Falls sawmill re omies with ful crew Dal 'don Issues $100,000 bonds for city power plant Oregon City to have modern hard ware and furniture block. Product of Bend sawmills for three months past totalled $248,344. The 1921 primary speclaj and gene ral elections will cost $500,000. All business has Just been paying another installment of taxes whlct brings home the necessity of economy In public affaire to lighten as much as possible our war time tax bill wu:i must oe pa.a oui 01 a peace time Income. rector Davenport of the IlllnoU aerlrultural eolletn. savs: "I cannot o w - - - see how we cnn live as a country and , get ahead when a large share of our ; people are Intent not upon seeing' how much can be done in a glv-u length of time but rather how much money can be gotten for a nominal service. A FfZGULAR EATER Edwardsville. 111., 8 Jo.; Dh K!a collected $25 from John Kobb here when he ate forty-elgl t doiiehnuts mul twentv-three eecs in! two hours. Kohs bi Kiss that h couldn't eat rour dozen doughnuts ln an hour and ents In 1866, locating in Oregon. She , Tuesday from mayor Baker of Port follow it up with two dozen raw ores was married to P. L; Spong. Novem-jland. asking the cooperation of tha in the next houit, Klj got away with the douglnuts in fine style, The eggs took longer. With 23 down and three minutes to go. Kiss cracked the last shell. A tiny chicken's head appeared. Kosa waived the necessity of con - suming number 24. Kiss hen drank a quart of milk to show his capa- city had not been serlausly taxed. Eugene Guard. M. E. BROTHERHOOD HAS INTERESTING MEETING Th regular monthly meeting of the Methodist Brotherhood waa hell at the church parlor last . Monday evening. Tho meeting aa usual was preceded by a supper prepared by a comlttee from tl e ladlea aid aocloty. About ff,rt' member were preaont. Th mi..n.ir wn .0h.h t.v fi- w t ' K ... r,iard. and after the regular routine of buslnoHH, Mr. Elliot of Salem, atate director of vocational education In Oregon, waa Introduced and briefly outlined tho plana of the government f r carrying on ourHea in agrliulturo, industry, and home economics In thi larger Ligh schools of the stato, through cooperation of the local dist rict, state and government, each raying a share of the expense. John C. Almack, of the extension division of U. of O. waa then Intro duced aa the speaker of the evening and gave a very interesting and In structive address upon the subject of The iew Psychology." The next regular meeting of tte TtmtUnrUA -.11. K kAM . t,l,.l'. .JIUIIIVI H will UT. UIU VII IUC WJ1IU I . . . . . . . .... . !nl tbe needs of the community. Monday of April, and wilt be a 'Father! t. . . wil! and Sons" meeting. Every father who Is so fortunate as to have sons is expected to bring them along; those who have not ar permitted to Invite some one else's son. CHRISTIAN CHURCH Rev. Earl Childers, pastor Have . you been to our Sunday school yet? If not try ns next Sun day and you will be glad you came at 9:45. Come and be one of the 160 our goaL Our Easter sermon wllj be In the morning with appreciate music. En deavor at 6:30 and look fo our-Sunday night service at 7:30. THE GARDEN. OF JOSEPH The "tomb of Jesus waa In tte Gar den of Joseph of An 1 ma the. The gardener had been . employed for-'a'ttwnber- cf years1 sv waa rery familiar with everything thaftook place in this garden. He tells dramtL cally of the death, burial and resur- j-rectlon of our Savior, with ai the 'connectlnr events and a laren chorea hrinril .... morft .. fn . ,m.. ipressive mairrer the lappenlngs or; that great sacrifice which we today hold moat sacred. This Cantata will be given at the Christian church Easter evening at! 7:30 and will be preceded by a short prcgram from the children of our Sun., day school. You vited to attend. are cordially in- METHODIST CHURCH Thos. D. Yarr.s, pa tor. Next Sunday morning the children of the Sunday schoo wll give a short Easter program at the regular Sunday school houi 9:45 to 11:00 There will be special Easter music i at bott morning and evening preach ,ng Bervjce8. The pator will speak cn tha BubJect of The Resurrection- ' ln the morning. Come and worship v.. nl K .J,nn. nnu UOf I VU n III tJJ All 114 VI TV V- aw v&uw pnj wjij nnd it helpful, . ap,0 , n,or-o AWAY AT HOME MONDAY Mra. P. L. Spong. aged 70 years, died at her home on South Second street Monday, March 21. The fu- '1 1.1 .A . 1- 11T 11 I nera was ueiu ai iiw vtuiner iuapi-i Wednesday morning at 10:30, and the:nuslc and recitation will be rendered remains laid to rest in the Brum- taugh cemetry at Cottage Grove. . Sarah Brumbaugh was born in Epu- I rata county, Indiana, April 11. 1851 She crossed the plains with her par - ter 27; 1873 at Salem Oregon. To tills union eight children were born j throe of whom survive: Mrs. J. IC. ' Miles of Marcola; Mrs. J. B. Mosby 'of Dorena; and Sherman Spong ot J Sprlngf 'eld. She also leaves her ' husband, two brothers and one Bister. Her brothers are D. H. Brumbaugh ' loiiage urove, a, j. crumoaugu oi . Murshfitld. Her sister Is Mra fSio;:g- of Springfield. Beili . THE TATTLER Mr. E. E. Elliot, of Salem, the stato director of .Vocational education fo. Oregon, representing tho Federal government in carrying out the provl x'onn of the Smlth-IIughea law, vlsitd ouractool Monday afternoon and addressl the ' assembly, explaining the plana of tho government for co- t-ieratlng with the utate and local cbool d'atrlct In Introducing an! carrying on vocailonal courses In tha high schools. He calls attent?a:i to the fact that In the larger high sctools of tho country where there Is a demand for vocational subjects, the government Is willing under certain contracts tj assist the local district by Introducing and supervising such courses, paying one half of the cost of Instruction. Springfield is the third largest school in Lane county Eugene and Cottage Grove, only, being larger, and both these sctools are now receiving Federal aid and conducting courses In industry and Home Economics. While here Mr. Elliot also spent some time during the afternoon fit Interviewing the members of tha school board and citizens of the towa in ftrnnAlnl h Imuitf with smi naAnli 1 " He also attended a meeting of tha iMettodlst Brtherhood in the evening and again outlined these plans. He expresses the opinion that to Springfield district will soon be In a position to establish and maintain vocational courses, at least in agri culture under the provisions of tho Smith-Hughes act BASE BALL, Lowell Sikes has been elected aa manager of tie base ball team for the coming season. . The boys have already doae some practicing and are getting their uniforms and outfits together so as to be ready to take advrfitage of the first fair weather. They have 'rented the Fen wick field Just across the street North of the school house, whlct' Is a' convient location! They expect to, have a strong' team this year. ,' Mx-C. .IS'.- Turner represenSng. the Curtis Publishing Co, met the. studeut council Monday morning and outline! the plan of his company for extend ing their circulation and at the same time increasing the funds of tha student body. Tie proposition looked good to thj council and so was submitted to the etude; it body, who voted almost unanimously to. accept it The plan spacificly stated, is as , follows : The S. H. S. is appointed aen 01 ne Curtis ruDtisning co. for one week apd authorized -to take subscriptions for the "Country Gentle, man." a farm and home paper, with a circulation of over three quarters of a million, published weekly, at $1 per year. Of this. 50 cents of every dol lar goes to the school, tte other 50 cents to the company. By this plan It is hoped to add a substantial amount to the high school funds, t assist in the publication af the school annual, athletics, etc. This plan has proven very success ful in many schools of tLe state. To add zest to the enterprise, tho senior and Juniors have been pittoi against the freshmqn and scphomores in a friendly competition, the losing 6ice to furlj'sh "entertainment anl refreshments for both sides after the contest. BAPTIST CHURCH Geo. R. Varney, pastor. The Easter program, consisting of next Sunday at 10 A. M. Preaching i at 11 A. M. and 7 30 p. m. by the pastor. All are welcome ! Mayor tgg.man received a telegram city attorney with city attorney of Portland in obtaining a rehearLig of the telephone rate case. Mr. I. A. Welk and family of Port land, will drive down to spend the week-e-id with Mr. and Mra. O. O. Bushman and family Mr. Welk Is ,nterested in tB9 Springfield Mill Grain Co. . , ... ..; Classified advertising nays.