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IMGF J) NEW Li -5 EiailTKKNTH YEAR SrilINCFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1921- NUMBER 49 "X Tl i tsjf JJ . ll J. I Jaat 1, 1 I FACTS SHOWN Oil F Overbuilding, Overvaluation, Ueelets Trackage j ; . k Cause' Defioit In the leering before the Slat public service commission, In Kugeno laat Thursday and Friday. In tho matter o( lb application of the ' Eugene trt railway company for a raise of far from S to 8 cents, a number of farta were brought out which did not tnd to strengthen tbe company ' claim for a ralas, Several residents or the College ' Croat and Falrmount districts told of the loopa encircling those district ty tha old Welch company. They totj how certain largo owners o unde veloped real estate In those regions put up large bonuses, amounting to bout (60.000 In all. to secure the building of tli rue loopa, In th rip c tatlon of making; largo profltat.fi tha aale of their property Home of tho testifying had boon contributor to thotm bonuses. Tit testimony of other witnesses showed, aa well a common ohaorvatlon, that tha growth of population In these reglona. espec tally Oo'hge Croat. I.na boon dlsao pointing, and that these loopa aro un productive proporty. There aro no doubt chargeable with moat of the def icit of which the company complains A street car export and an engineer of the communion, after a careful aur vey, reported that the double tracking on tllalr, Eighth and Eleventh avenne Went waa unnecessary; that passing tracka were all that waa necessary. The f-nglnoer reported that there was CS00 foot (over a mile) of auch un necessary track on Went Eleventh lone. It would seem that any prob able conrlualon baaed on thia evi dence would be that the people of Springfield, of the Intervening country and of other part of Eugene should not be called upon to pay 3 centa more per faro to provide dividends on the College Croat loop, unclosing lota mostly vacant, and on all thla super fluous trackage. The company valuta Ita property at $(166,000. and want to levy fare that will make profit on that amount. The county assessor showed that tho company was asHCNacd on 1117.000, exclusive of rolling stock. According to his flguron. cither the assessment should bi about doubled, or the valu ation should be reduced about halt. It la thought that It may be a month before the commission will render Ita decision. Vntll then, tlv outcome will remain problem, but t any rat we will do our holiday traveling on the street cara at 6 centa rare one wno waa in a position to form a good Judgment confidently j oxpresoa me opinion several weaa go that the raise, would not be granted. MRS. SARAH M. OANKS A lady well known and highly re-' pectod In that community, died at her home In Thurston, Friday after noon, December 16, at the age of 7$ years, months, and 20 daya. She had never fully recovered from aa Injury to on of ber hips, csssed by a fall about two yeara ago. The funeral services were held la tho eburck at Thurston at 1:30 Baa day afternoon, and were aondaeted by Rev, B. Y. 8 U vera, of Eagona. Tha barlal was at Mt. Terooa somv tery that afWsooa, W. F. WalMr la Vb to sarvlvod by her hasboad, , John Danka; a daughter, Mrs.' Joseph enaedy, ad a eon, Lawroneo, hi this viol arty; and Soar other seas, Peter, of Bd goes on I. S. D.; James, of Ardmoro, 8. D.; John, of Underwood. Minn.; and Cktytoa, of Dace. Wyo. Tho Immediate had lived at Towrs toa for boat M yoars. Rav. Tod Ooodwla, wha eoadwetod the song services In tha revival- moot tngs at tha Christian share a ap to laat Tonreday ovoalog,- naonaood that evening that ho wo aid Wave she next day - for . Ktnterprlee, Oregon, whore ho vowM eondaet a . revival oa.mpa.ia-a. Rev, Hugh MoOaltam, alaa ot, Buoao, wtn tmqaealiy aaaiatad la th bob sevts a tha masting hare aaaaompaaWe hha as aaa header In GAR E HEARING W t EUaaw v)4Ur TWO LOCCERS INJURED. ONE SERIOUSLY, AT MABEL BaturJay morning, soon after begin ning work, liana Deadmond, of Mar cola, and Prank Uoddard, formerly of Bpringfleld, were at work together In logging camp near Mabel, when log Jumped from tho skid way above Ihum. Deadmotid. In making daah 0 &. . ... a h . . ... uir wmiy, nauea an msiam, wun hla U-ft tiMt in m lit ttlm -.fart nn the ground, and glanced back to see If Cloddard waa out of danger. Just aa he did ao the runaway log struck hla right leg which waa crushed be tween the two loga. Ooddard waa atruck by the log. and carried some dUtance down the hill, but the In juries be received were not auch aa to aisaoie mm. - Deadmond waa removed to tho Mercy hosrlUI in Eugene. Hla right I The American Legion and tbe Le leg waa found to be broken both glou Auxiliary, at a Joint meeting above and below the knee. It was at first reported that It would bare to be amputated; but the latest report from hint are that he leg will bo sound. The knee Join waa not Jurod. and It ia thought It will not bo stiffened. One more step and be would have boon aafe. GRANDMA McDEVITT NEARING THE END At the time of the fire, last Satur day afternoon, Grandma McDevItt waa lying In a room adjoining the one touched by the fire. She waa n moved Into a room towards the front She was In a state ao near uncon scious that she suffered no alarm. The firemen were requested to Co caivful not to liroct a stream of water Into the room she had beoi occupying. The fire could be roacheJ without Umt. On Sunday she was moved to tbe home of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. George Luther, In Eugene. She gave but little recognition of what wna noii.g on. Tbe friends who aro In dally communication with her think ahe cannot last long. INDUSTRIAL REVIEW Klumath Falls Ilox factory to open with 60 m.1n and run all winter. St. Helena lumber shipments bv water In November were 8.650,000 foet. Portland to start work on I1.000. ooo Elk'a temple at once. North Tlrnd sawmill silent for a year to open with 300 men. Iluxton sawmill Idle for yeara to cut 100.000 foet per day. A burned factory employs no men ana pays no Income, Help prevent flr.-s and waste caused thereby. Portland has cut tax levies about three and onethalf mil's, nearly $500.- 000. Baker business men to finance milk condenser at Haines I Boring contractor to build $18.000 1 concrete hnsin.u hin.w 8t. U(l(mB Yoteri to pmu 0n m 000 community hall roruana una i:oae company n j rw:i i.uuUiVuv iei container costing . $1,000,000. dally. City uaea 9,000.000 feet Falls City cannery pays 10 percent i dividends Albany tales are 1921. tSVk mills Ashland fruit shipments total $120.-' 000 Oregon City votes 2tt mills roaJ tax to ba used In city limits,- Marlon county to sell $200,000 road bonds. . North Bond approves $$,000 need for firo rV-pertment,. Portland November, 1921, building permits show largo gain over Novem ber 1930. Bborwood. rapcrta greatest handing activity far saaay years. Oaayoa Ctty.rvey of tb John Day eaoff road being mado. Baker.--loolos Lnmbor eompaay ta roaamo logging operations. proaea uiiy nans oompieua tor , torn penary bridge eoroes the Wllla motto. ' Mod ford Baptists to ooaotraot 949,99 eburoa. very woatoraor ahonld bay soaar manafasturod la tho 'Woot and he!p haild ap oar boot sager Indastry. Bond Iron works to taetail $90,999 worth of machinery. PorUeaa) will aeead 1,99.9M hi 192$ tor atraot. tapfowsoaoaaa aad If Hi aoaimlsoara a shew .9r: mast lavaetftnata -'mc nw r ' raaos sa SMALL ROOF FIRE SATURDAY AFTERNOON Fire waa discovered, laat Saturday afternoon, In the roof of the frame building located on the Southwest corner of Fifth and Main, owned b the First National bank and occuplei by E. E. Lee's second band store. The fro company wa promptly on tbe I . ground, and the f Ire waa aoon ex tinguished. It waa auppoaed to have caught from some defect Jn the flue. Except for a little opening In the roof about tn flue, little flooding In the rooms above, and a little leakage below, the I damage waa not serious. OFFICERS ELECTED BY LEGION AND AUXILIARY held last Friday evening, elected offi cers for the two bodiea, as follow. Legion officers: Post commander, W. If. Adrian; vice-commander, Oswald In-jM. Olson; Adjutant, Walter Dossier: treasurer, T. V. Henderson. The board of directors will be elected, and the historian and chaplain appointed t the next regular meeting, Jan. 6. Auxiliary oficera: Mra. M. D .Hunt ly, president; Mrs. S, 8 nook, vice president; Mrs. Marlon Adams, sec retary, and Mra. W. IL Adrian, treas urer. An enjoyable social season followed the election. Mra. M. B. Hunter entertained the company at a lunch of Ice cream, cookies and coffee. tot It pick out something which does uot Interfere with tbe operation of basic industriea. Jacksonville. Itoad districts vote levies to cooperate with county in building roads. Rainier Standard Oil company to erect warehouse. Baker. Contracts let for construc tion of & mil riitlmttrl Astoria ahlpa 23.970.000 feet of lum ber In November. Oregon city. warehouse to bo built for county road machinery KhrnnH -Plnn. heln- m.H- snend 140.000 for muntctnal wer supply. j Portland. $18,000 contract awarded (o construct a 2 story building. I $25,000 bonds voted for 1000 acre "" moinci in joaepnine couniy roym t'oini plans a municipal water plant. Astoria to have a m new rtnotlHl TOWN AND VICINITY The city attorney of Oregon City has started a movement for the es tabllshnwnt of uniform code of reg illations governing tourists on muni cipal auto camps In all towus la Oregon. For private piano lessons see Miss Ruth Scett or phone 126J. Brtty Compson will be here In "For Those Wis I-atm" at Bell, Sunday, I D,cember, 25th. The revival meetings at th Christ ian church will closo next Sunday Ten,Df I Try our aodaa. thev aro aodaiiciouj Iortat Egglmann's. The waather for the past week hss neen cold for thla country; with, heavy frosts tor two or three morn-, Inff. then light snows Saturday and Sunday nights, and freeslng ever lnee. . i Bo sure to see ua before buying your D- 8- Ralph Dippol, dentist, Spring Christmas candles, nuts, oranges, ote. Oregon. Gray's Cash and Carry Grocery. Wood tor aato by National Prod act Co., tho eld Fiaher Boutin mill Broadway street. F. H .Walkor. , .. w. . .. ., . . ..Thf chlokenIn tho Caao". fatar- ,nf 0w Moo w ttbu w? T(. ai0.nld, lf ,h Jok gM p,rk)li wih,d 0BtQ himeelf. Seeing Is believing Bill, Wodnoaday, Deeenber 28th. W. O. W. moots every evoalag at W. O. W. hall. Tuesday Ixgglng bogon yesterday morning with foroo of from 20 to $0 men, at earn rs 98 and 29. above Wandllna A nmber of the men wont no from ho by the train Tsoeday aftornooo. ad:char- k MftA Til I J . ' tay4 a aoaala ot doo-s by tho oloariag away of a heavy .elide , oa tho track WeadMng a4 tha A aargor fonss) wM aa pat on a hoot ,Jaa'. X: A STORY AS TO THE WAY SOUSA CAME BY HIS NAME The visit of John Philip Sousa, the famoua band master, to thia region brings to memory an old pun on his name. It waa based on the fiction that bis name waa originally Jobn Phlllpso. According to thla story, Sousa made visit to Italy: many years ago, and la registering at hotel la Naples, wrote bla name, "John Phlllpso, D. 8. A." Somebody, aeelng tbe name thus written, divided It we have been used to aeelng It, John Philip Boosa, and that form became familiar, as the story spread. ad Bouaa himself adopted It CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS AT LINCOLN SCHOOL At 1:00 this afternoon, at tbe assem bly room, Lticoln building, will It given tbe program of tbe primary gradea, rooms 1 to I, inclusive, con sitting of aongs, recitations and plays, soluble in character to puplle of that age. At 2:30. In the same room, the In termediate gradea, rooms 7 to 9, in clusive, will give their program, con sisting of similar features, more ad vanced, perhaps Interspersed with clasa yella and othr features indlca- Itlve of the growing class spirit Friday morning, in the same room, will be given the Junior .High program. abort and varied literary program. . with apecial music. At tho close of the program, a large Christmas tre will be uncovered, and the presents distributed. A present for everybody. , Then dismissed. No more school until Monday morning. January 2. Dr. S. Ralph Dippol. dentist Sprlng- ffld, Oregon "Tho Brute Master", from the story by Mrs. Jack London, featuring H bart Bos worth at Be'.l, Saturday, Dec. " 2Uh. 1 8 'art the morning right with I wholesome dish of Jasper's Break- fast Graham. Sold by leading grocers evangelist f. W. ZOOIC had M- Evangelist F. W. "atl 'on for last Sunday evening on the theme, "Eating Soup In the Devil's Kitchen". His text was taken from 2 Kings 5:40: "O thou man of God. there is death Tha sermon was devoted j0 the arraignment of three great common evils: the theater, including the movies, card paying and dancing. . . , ine nouse, including tne balcony, was ' For private piano lessons see Miss Ruth Scott or phone 126J. I Fancy oranges per doxen, 20c and 25c at Gray's Cash and Carry grocery. "There are momenta when one wanta to be alone"--aiid this was one of team for Steve Perkins. You'll realise why when you see this side splitting comedy. "The Chicken In .the Case", at Bell, Wednesday, Dec ember 28th. Wood of all kinds for sale. F. H. Walker, Springfield. The Boo'h-Kelly 'planers starred up last Friday. The total number of men emcloved about tha mill nn i. 150 or more. J. F. Powers haa returned to hla work aa night watchman at the mill. 8herlff Stickles haa appointed htm apecial deputy sheriff, presumably to him police authority for this work Dead men toll no tales. M. and Mra. Henry Cogill, who .moved to Portland aeveral yeara ago. ,r. Higm ,. . snrlna-nalil In Utm. The' "r fmlUro In Portland oamo np hero about a vreek ago. ,T - y hopo to be able to move into their old homo, on tho oonsr ot Ith ,na u ,otn" Um x' month. Wood tor oaks by National Prod nets Co., this old Fisher-Boutin mill oa Broadway street. F. H .Walker. The Booth-Kelly lumber company Is establishing a sales office in Port land, with U L. Lewis, heretofore manager la Eugeno, in W. O. w. moat evening at W. O. W. erery hail. Taaaoay Tha Ind Avoaao 6araa has a tow as4 ears loft at Chrlatmaa prloos. ' ao ttieat ve. iKETELS' new remedy j ENTERS GENERAL TRADE I John F. Ketela baa devised, and tot some aeveral years been compounding and selling a chest ointment for quick relief for colds, under the name of "Amber-o-Iatom Ctiest Ointment". The remady having been satisfactorily test ed in the home field, and made its way aa a good aeller In tbe local trade. Mr. Ketela is now preparing to manufa? ture it on a larger scale, and push it in the general market. It ia put up In common sited Jars, enclosed In paper cartons, bearing the label, "Manufactured only by the An- ber-o-latum Laboratory, ' Springfield, Oregon." Each Jar carries a list of the ingredients and directions for dm. Tbe trad mark ia patented. It la guar anteed to be "aa carefully prepared as physlclan'a prescription", and Mr. Ketela has a local reputation for care, accuracy and reliability in all his work. The ointment ia compounded of stimulating, healing and antiseptic Ingredients; and being carefully pre pared for external application, it can be used with perfect safety with small children, aa well aa with adults. C A. Arehart, superintendent of tha Bandon schools, with hla wife and little boy, are spending the holiday vacation with Mrs. Arehart's parents. Mr. and Mra. James With row Miss Anne Gorrle and Nellie Copen haver, tachers In tho Bandon schools, cams np the first of the week to spend the holidays with their parents. Church of Jesus Christ ot Latter Day Saints. Rankin hall 12V, Dth st Sunday school 10 a m. Also at Co- burg. I. O. O. F. hall, Sunday school at 2:30 p. m. Mutual Improvement association 6:30 p. m. This service Is proceeded by an interesting prelimi nary program followed by discus sion of Practical Reltgi-i-. in the men's department Social r i n.s will be Aiscuszed in' the ladies depaitment. Dr. S. Ralph DlppeL dentist Spring' fK-ld, Oregon. Miss Margaret Gorrle, student at O. A. C, Is spending her holiday va cation with hr parents, east of town Mrs. Oren Hays, of Cot tag Grove, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hill, ot Springfield, has had a severe at tack ot dipthorla In the past few days. A good many cases of sickness, more or less severe, are reported from the West side of the river: com mon colds, several cases of tonsilitU, and one or two of pneumonia. B. H. Miller, craneman at the over head crossing work, whose face was so badly scalded by steam several days ago, has returned to his work, The scalding left no permanent 11a- flgurement Geo. I. Dean is a specialist on a certain kind of fancy work, on which he has been In the habit ot taking first premiums at tha county fairs, He has number ot specimens ot his work, table spreads, and scarfs, on exhibition at McDowell's. R. W. Smith expects to start next Friday afternoon, by car, for short visit with his daughters at Portland. They will probably visit hero next week. W. O. W. meets every Tuesdaj ,nh.t at W. . V. fi-11. E. E. Leo wishes to testify his appre ciation of the prompt and efficient work of the firemen In extinguishing the tiro which threatened hla store and the building laat Saturday. Wood of all kinds for aalo. Walkor, Springfield. F. H Although tho roaring mill lost no eaah, and had no valuables carried away In tho attempted robberies, week before last, they wore probably tho heavleat loaera after all. Tho lock smit'a, aftr partly drilling and partly burning a groat hola In. tho door, found that he had to work hla way In through the top. Tho mill people got their books back several days ao, but they have not gotten tho aafo hook yet Tho manual trainirg class was busy Monday Installing tho new lockers ta the gymnasium, now that tho lockers are finished, tho members of tho alasa w'll bo tree to make thing lor theui- selvoa. Rod Bowman, wha has boon abaoat from aahooi for aboat two week, is no fcaak waohljMl M B. It S. DIRECT TAXAIOI! FOR FAIR KILLED Legislators Are Seeking Other Means of Financing -the 1925 Fair The plan to finance the Portland fair by state property tax, leriii . in the years 1922, 1923 and 1924, seems to have been practically killed by tna agreement of a majority of the mem' bers of the house. Since the rota lately taken in Portland to raise $J, 000.000 in tha city by taxation waa conditioned on the levying of tbe aUt tax. tha whole project to finance tha fair by direct taxation may be consid ered to have tailed. The members of the . legislature) seem to be generally favorable to state aid to the fair In some form, or at least to be unwillingly to be bell' responsible for Its failure. Tbe gen eral feeling among the legislators of the necessity ot retrenchment in pub lie expenditures will militate against any tax proposition in the Interest of the fair, as well as against any other that is not a provision for necessities. Several schemes havs been proposed for aiding the fair by some form of taxation other tban property tax. One of these, a favorite measure ot Speak er Bean, is an Income tax, probably to continue as a permanent form of tax ation after this occasion has passed by. Among measures designed for partial helps, two are in the form of gasoline tax. One is to levy an additional tax of perhaps one cent-per gallon in the years 1922 2 for fair fund. Another Is based on the expectation that the consumption of gasoline will be great ly increased in the year 1925, and the proposition is to apply this excess to tis benefit of the fair. Secretary Koier has suggested plan for help ing out the fair by temporary diver sion, by legislative enactment, front funds held for other purposes, as has been done in other cases. It does not seem likely that the fair will bo allowed to fall to the ground if the legislators can devise any way to save it which they think the voten of the -state will approve. THE HOME PAPER No, the home paper doesn't amount to very much, that's true, but It's the only pap.r that takes any notice of you or other law abiding citizen in a community like this. It record your birth, announces your marriage, and chronicles your death. To the big metropolitan compendium of the world's daily hapenlngs, yon are not oven a cipher. To get any attention from them you must steal a million dollars, commit an atrocious murder, or be possessed ot a half dosen living wives. But your local paper doea Its best to note your goings and comings, when misfortune overtakes you and fortune comes to yon. The leaat ex cuse to mention you is eagerly 'seised upon. . That's a lot more than tho metropolitan sheet will do for you. The above cllping from tho Wlltoi, Wisconsin, Herald was handed to as by business man ot Springfield, as a good thing for us to publish; but inasmuch as his name does no appear in tho advertising columns of Tha News, ho probably does not Wish it divulged. ' '.' ; : t . CARD OF THANKS vr wish to thank oar friends aad neighbors for their kiadneat and sym pathy shown as during tho aleknooa and death of our beloved .husband aad father. Mrs. C C. Bowman, Ned Bowman, - AV , Loon Bowman. " Let's all go en a week end trip if we can some back with a diamond ring as Miaa Williamson did lanf. weak. We won dor who? The fresh haven't had" their tae-a washed la snow yet What's tho mrt totr seniors? Frosh: -"What shall I write today f Toll 'me something goad to write about Alfred: "Write about aandy" that ( psatty aocd." , .-,m One "million eon eomp lives live la Ao-trlee bey cell $or hals irud oket rk-i- -'- 'e-V I