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THE " SPRINGFIELD NFWS ll JLi flfiV; IkJ X Mtii Katrurr'il.11itl,t 1-irlniiloM nmicnii, MUwoiid tHM mmiof uiidtr ct of Unntre ol M arch, IR7V SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1917. VOL. XV. NO. 103; EUNICE PARKER CONTEST BY Mnrlo Grnhnm of Eugono Is . Mnking Strong Bid For First Plnco In Tho Llno-up. 0 MbMHMW GIVE YOUR FAVORITE THAT i SUBSCRIPTION NOW ! ! I Rivalry Will Be Keen; Next Bg Vote Count To Be Wednesday Night, Complete Shake-up la Expected. CONTESTANTS Votes Kunlco l'nrkor 21.8C0 Mnrlo (Indium, Eugcno 21,260 4 Llla Miller 11,760 4 Iluth Drattnln 9,260 Zola Orny, Thurston 7,600 Eva Titus, Marcola 0,600 ' Qortruda Williams 0,600 Tho drat count mado Saturday night shows MIsr Kunlco Parker of Spring Held leading In tho raco for tho grand prize of $100.00. Tito way subscip tlonn u ro comlni: In and from thu In terest shown by tho public, tho ram promises to bo keen and furious. Tho present standing of tho contestants Is by no moans a criterion by which to Judgo tho final results of thu contest. vTho Misses Zola Orny, Eva Titus Oof .rude Williams and Iluth Drattnln got a lato start and when tho next count la mad o those young ladles nro bound to mako things Interesting for thoso iiow leading. 1 Miss Mario Graham or Eugene, con viderlng her torritory, Is making a most wonderful showing. Miss LIU Miller is making a strong bid for dr.it placo and tho next count may show a jbniploto shakcup In' the -standing .of the contestants, Tho young ladloi lh thu contest all have a largo follow lng and thu backing and good will or tho general public und from present indications tho contest promises to ba n nock-and-neck affair. All have an equal bianco to win. Let your friends know that you aro out to win an dwhon thoy sco you aro making hcadwny thoy will bo glad to glvo yeni all tho support possible. REMEMBER THE Ilia VOTE schedulo expires Wednesday January 24th. Af ter this date tho schedulo will bo do creased every Wednesday and Sat urday. Get all tho subscriptions pos sible whllo tho big schedulo is In force. Owing to tho urgent requests and number' ot nominations coming in for. Mlsti Wjllllams', tho management haa decided to run1 tills' young lady in tho contest . ThlB makes soven contest ants, one mora than was originally in tended. In tho event that tho pre sent number ot contestants stay la tho contest the mundgomont will offer tCb additional' prizo making four prizes In all. , Tho fourth prlz'o will at least h'avo a value of twenty' dollars. Itomcmber tho duration of tho con lost Is short, so take advantago of ovory opportunity, for It is far hotter to win by a big margin than to loaa by a few votes. Subscribe now nnd liblp your favorite win. MRS. SUSAN A. STARR DEAD ..Mrs. M. M. Male Gets Word of Death ! of Uncle's 'Widow At 02 Years. Mrs. M. M. Mnlo has Just received word of thu death ot Mrq. Susan A. Starr of Salem, at tho ago of 92 years. Mrs. Starr wbb tho w.ldow of Itov. N. A. Starr (Unold of Mr M. M. Malo and Mrs. C. E. Brattain of this city) who -sorved this charge oh pastor, and dlod during his paBto, ate, at tho Mothodist parsonngo in tfiis city, 35 years ago. jMra. Starr was a native of Marr land, and came to Oregon In 1801 nni nettled on a donation land claim near Monroo. 'j-j 14 Hear Dr. Langford, 'Saturday ovenlng novo rend and Mrs, Ferris accompanied 12 boys nnd girls to Eugono for tho last of Dr. Lang ford's chalk talks in connection with IiIh rovlval meetings in tho First Bap Ust church of Eugene. Tbeso talks havo been especially helpful to the young. A nuinbor becoming QhriaU IfHiB. The raQOtings will continuo dlir &g this woo " ' ' -l : LEADS IN NARROW MARGIN MANY LOCAL MEN ON LIST Are Selected Among 300 Lane Citi zens For ,1917 Jury Duty. Among tho 300 Lano county citi zens solocted by tho commissioner'! court during tho past week to sorvo upon trial juries in tho circuit court In 1917, aro tho following local men: (From tho entire list tho Sheriff and county court select .10 for each term of court) Bryan, Joseph, Springfield; Drown ing, J. J. Springfield; Ifaiwhllt, Harry V Springfield; Iluth, J. W., Spring field, II. F. I). No. 1; Whitney. II. W.. Sprlngflold; Yourig, J. I)., Springfield; Laxton, James, Springfield; Westfall, L. L Springfield; Dniry, Marvin J., Springfield; Donaldson, William, Sprln gflold; Hoof, D. W., Sprlngflold; Male, Mathow M Sprlngflold; Mlddleton, A., Sprlngflold; Endlcott, Martin V., Sprln gflold; Mllllcan, Oscar, Springfield, R. F. D. No. 2; McPhonrson, Joshua ft., 8prlngfleld, It. F. D. No.2; McBoo, Sam u ol E Sprlngflold; Thurman, O. C. 8prlngfeld, It. F. D. No.2; Harbort, Itlchnrt! It., Sprlngflold, It ,F. D. No. 2; Howies, S. A., Sprlngflold; Stevens, Wolby, Sprlngflold; 8towart, James E., Sprlngflold; SIdwoll, Ilobert F., Spring field; Haydcn, Curtis, Sprlngflold; Fen Wick, Molvln, SprinRflold; Sporos, Dan Sprlngflold;, It. F. D. No. 1; Bartholo mew, Frank W., Sprlngflold; Pago, L K., Sprlngflold; Spores, Daniel T., Sprlngflold, It. F. D. No. 1; May, Law rence, Springfield. Springfield Sends Five to Normal Altogether 28 Lano County StiJ dents At Oregon Teachers' Training School. Of tho 28 atudents registered from Lano county ut the Oregon state nor mal school, five glvo their home ad dress at Sprlngflold. These aro: Kate Lansbery, Ollvo M. Smith. Graco Male, Grace Wllholm, and Myrtle Co penhaver. The latter Is vice presi dent of tho senior class. Other Lano county students In at tndiinco are: Merle M. Cellars,, of Cot lago Grove; Cleora Chllds, or Thurs ton; Joyce Tooters, of Cottage Grove; Maggie' Thompson, of Junction City; Annlo Jensen, of Junction City; Wan da Taylor, of Junction City ; Ella Mc culloch, 6T Lbraher Doris J. Harding, of Cottage GroVo;1 Bessie Fountain, of WaVtervillo; Bortna II. Harpo.c', ot Junction City, a member of the gloe club and camp fire organization. Eugene students aro; N. A. Baker, president of tho sonlor class, which this yoar numbers closo to 200 stu dents: W. C. Hoppos, vice prosldent j)f tho normal'society, and bIiibs with WifiKleo club; Qraco Archer, was thi dlreclor 6t tho "Passing or Hiawatha," recently presented publicly In Mon mouth; Florence Foster, acting camp flro guardian and a member or tho nnt.,i,t,.., unnimv. ri,o,i xwhonoo io ! president of tho junior class and right guard on tho basketball teum; Dorothy I nnd Martha Andrews! Ollvo Ilobh; Martha Tiffany, and Zlna Byers. Case Goes To Grand Jury. Tho preliminary hoarlng of P. W. McPherson,. charged with statutory, -V.1,41 i . 1 offense against his stepdaughtor, was mado botoro Justice ot the Peace Dan lol Wobster of Salem Thursday. Soy oral witnesses tost I fled for tho state. Tho court bound the ca'Bo over to the ElaJ?Z IIS"10 CUUty' ".Ver Sensonoy. Ruby Senseney, Golda VTUIl DUL 41 L 4.UUU. I Mr. McPherson claims thoro is poa Itlvoly nothing, in tho ehargo and In' slsts repeatedly that be Is not guilty, Tho case will probably bo given at tention in March. "Gates of Righteousness" Theme "Gates ot lUchteouBuess," wns thu theme discussed from tho Baptist church pulpit Sunday morning. Itov, i Forrls as is his custom deduced a plain practical, Evangollcal message Ho said Intercession and Prnlso and tho world, will Book God and War kingdom. Ono young man wbh received Into tho fellowship bt tho churqh by letter, THEY CONTROL To t.hcs: isch-ilcft to rightl Joseph Thierry. Lord Devon port and Adolph fori BatocklFranCe, Great Britain and Germany respectively have Intrust' ' the management of the food problem. It Is their duty a food contemners to nee th.it their rpapeotlvo countries have enough to eat and that the food in equitably distributed. VITUSES GET JUDGMENT Win Suit Involving Money And Title To Main Street Land. Tho title to a strip of land between tho M. C. BrcBslor and Son Hard ware store and E. E. Lee's second hand store on Main street was proba bly settled when on Wednesday Rob ert and Mary Vitus were given Judg ment against W. N. Rhlnchart, tho Pacific Land company, and Luso Land company for $5443.23 and 1119.62 taxes paid. Tho defendants aro given a speci fied tlmo within which they may make payments according to tho original contract, otherwise the contract 's foreclosed and the defendants barrod from any title to the land involved. Christians Are Disappointed. Reverend C. II. Jensen, pastor of the local Christian church, states that tho congregation is much disappointed because of the word'recoivod from the) Kellems Brothers, ovongellsts. to tho i offect that the team has cancelled all Orocnn iliiton. linraURn of Miu. Jcrbo Kellems' Ill-health. The famed evan. gullsts were to have been in Sprlng- field on March 1, and while they may possibly be secured nt a later date, no othor doflnlte plans have been made. Mrs. Kellems must bo kept in a dry cllmato, so her husband and brother-in-law, Homer Kellems, will conduct meetings only in Northern Washington and Southern California for tho present Society Doings if. E. sdCIETY ENJOYS " " DELIGHTFUL EVENING ' The ChrlsUan Endeavor society of .the Christian-church' was dollghtfully entertained last Thursday ovenlng at I tho home ot Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Bucknutri, on Eighth' and A streets. After the guests arrived a game of girls' basketball was Indulged in. The line up was as follows: It. Moslor's team F. Travis's team Franco Travis c Mrs. D, Bucknum Wanna McKlnnoy f Vera Scnseney Ituby Sensonoy g Dalo Lorah Virgil Slgnor. roferoo. The scora was 2 to 2. Our famous basketball '8tar8 8l,owod P wo" considering that tennis balls and tiny baskets were usocl. Much fun, and comotion, was caused b' tho flower (flour) game. Later the wedding cake was cut and Miss Vera SonBonoy was the lucky .Ilndor of tho ring. Tho guests nover onM nnvllllni ntlftll tllH PJlVfl hilt " ,,., it waB only mado of dry flour. During the ovenlng delicious refreshments of raspberry Jollo, whipped cream, and cakes wore sorvod. Tho guests In cluded: Misses Mabel January, Dal? T nMli EVannA Trnvto TIMlnti T.nmharf. I Jones, Lena Tllton, Iris Dosscrmaii, Etholyn Powors, Dora Nelson, and Wanna McKinnoy, Messers Delbort Bucknum, Clarenco Fandrom, Tom Nixon, Virgil Slgnor, Fonner Travis, Iloland Moslor, Walter Mountjoy, Glen Ditto, and Oscar Leo, ' "BOPND TO WIN'a" MEET AND FROLIC Mrs. J. Smith pleasantly entertained the members of tho "Bound to win" class at hor homo on first nnd O street 1 on Friday evening. During the bus! 'ness mooting, plans were discussed for tho decorating ot thoir now class room in tho Christian church. Lator APPETITES OF WARRING PEOPLE MERGER OF FIVE 15 Department of Agriculture Is Proposed to Absorb Many Others. Oregon Is to have a department of agriculture under the provisions ot tho first measure introduced at this session of legislature providing for the consolidation of some of the many divisions in the state government The bill was introduced Friday. It was the first definite step toward consoli dation and as such, it is considered of exceptional importance. The act provides for the abolition of the board of state fair directors, the state livestock sanitary board, I ft? stallion registration board. Jha 8tatQ, Doard oI horticulture, state dairy and fod commissioner and the deputy state sealer of weights and ! measures, In the placo of these various de partments is created the department of agriculture, which has been de signed to control all matters related to Its jurisdiction in the same com prehensive scope that the state treas urer's department Includes the bank ing affairs ot the state. In addition to creating the department of agri culture, the bill makes provision for (Continued on page two.) of the Season games were indulged in, among which.' were Butterflies, favorite flowers, and1 a trip to Chicago. Wendell McKitf ncy won tho first prize, a box of candy, for the Trip to Chicago. Kenneth Glrard won the booby prize which' was a tiny milk bottle. Dalhty refresh ments of punch, doughnuts, candy, ap ples, and popcorn balls were served by tho hostess, The class members present were: Charlie Whltlock, Wal ter Thomas, Graydon Lewis, Lester Smith, Earl Beebe, Walter Laxton, Price Nixon, Paul Nixon, George Slg nor, Walter Post, Clare Luckey, Ken neth Glrard, George Williams, William McCulloch, Wendell McKlnnoy, and Fonner Travis, tho class teacher. MRS: EDESSE M. COX IS HOSTESS TO "GOO" CLUB Mrs. Edesse M. Cox was the charm ing hostess for tho Thursday afternoon meeting of tho Five Hundred club. For the occasion, the home on Fifth and F streets was decorated with red carnations, which seemed especially lovely at this season. After an after noon at cards, at which Mrs. Howard Woods, of Eugene, won high score, the hostess, and her mother, Mrs. M. M, Peery served a tasteful two-course luncheon. Besldo tho club members Mrs. I. D. Larimer and Mrs. John Ed wards were espoclal guests for tho occasion. Members presont were: Mrs. I. V, Jackson, Mrs. W. L. Mc Culloch, Mrs. A. P. McKinzoy, Mrs. W. C. Rehhnn, Mrs. Jliu Stewart, Mrs, C. E. Swarts, Miss Edna Swarts, Mrs. Clark Whoaton, Mrs. Howard Woods of Eugeno, Mrs, B. A. Washburn?, and Mrs. Peery and Mrs. Cox. The next mooting will bo held at the homo, of Mrs. I. V. Jackson on Fonrth trtid D strootR Thursday Fetruury J (Contirrs') on itir BUREAUS URGED LOCAL PLAYERS DEFEATED Atlas Club Piles Up Score of 69 To 18 In Thursday Night's Game. The Springfield basketball team went down to defeat Thursday nigt when It met the Atlas club team from Eugene in one of the two opening games of the Eugene city Basketball league. Walter Dlmm, Cairns and Pengra were Springfield stars who an nexed the most baskets. The line-up was: Springfield Atlas Club. (4) Morrison (26) Farley Perkins W. Dlmm (4) Brattain (2) Cairns (8) Pengra (4) t t (14) Warnoclc (4) W. Larwood (18) Boylen Colored Women rf Qfato I Tniff UJ. kJlClLC IS ' - Federation of Negro Clubs in Oregon Perfected at Meet- ing in Portland. ' Negro club women of this stalo have organized an Oregon State Fed- eratlon of Colored Women's clubs, the federation having been perfected at a meeting called by the Colored Women's council and held on Monday afternoon at the Twentieth Century Club house In Portland. Fourteen clubs are united in the s'ta'te federation. They are: The Colored Wom,en's cotinclL. Rosebud Study club, Delphian club, Clovor Leaf club, "Women's civic club, Twen tieth Century club, Montavilla In dustrial club, Lucy Thurman "W. O. T. U., Roxanna club. Harmonium club, Mite Missionary society of Bethol M. E. church and Women's Home and Foreign Missionary society ot Zion M. E: church, all of Portland, togeth er with the Colored Women's clubs of Salem and Pendleton. The colored women were assisted in perfecting their organization by . ceunty. Missouri, in 1837. In 1849 Mrs. Sarah A. Evans, who was for came to Oregon with his parents, many years president of the Oregon He was united n carriage o Mfc State Federation of Women's clubs, Mary F. Grlgsby In 1862; to this union, and their charter is almost identical . Ave children were born of whom the with that or the older" federation., following survive ,hlm: Mrs. Sadie Charitable work among their own Larrd. of Garfield. Washington; Mrs. people, educational and uplift proj-Emma V Vp.s and Mrs Cora "E. ects among the colored race, and ct- ldley. both of Natron; and J Walter forts to bring about a better under- Sh. or Eugene Another son, -r.nd.ne hetwGen tho better class of hri H. Smith, died in 1888. at tho tho negro and white races are specl-jaB fled as the purpose ot the federa tion. Already the Colored Women's j council is represented in the Welfare bureau, and the Oregon Federation ot Colored Women's clubs purposoa in xtntlniin nn n kmnrlAr Rfn1o tho P(Y I operation for civic betterment thus begun. One ot the purposes ot tho nnnUnlnn- In nl0f In if.U!ne. a I fund to reclaim the, old home ot Fredrick Douglas in Washington and give it ag a national monument to that groat negro. v Officers of Uie Colored Women's federation aro: Mrs. Katnerine Gray, president; Mrs. Viola Manloy, first vice president; Mrs. A. L. Lan caster, second Vice president? Mrs. Jessie Graystfri, rocorfllng secretary; Mrs. Lulu Hubbard, corresponding secretary and- Mrsf Ruby White, treasurer1. The" people's Bulletin, published b'yMtio Colored Womeil'a council, has been adopted aa thero'jB- ciat.orgaiVoMhb. fedoniUoa. ' E HE GAME WAS PLAYED SATURDAY KIT Christians Defeat Baptists 46 To 17; Methodists Beat Booth Kelly's 38 To 31. , KEEN INTEREST IS SHOWN All Second Teams Will Meet Tuesday Nleht; First Teams Will Play Again Saturday. League Standing Team "Won Lost Pet Christian 4 0 1000 Method Is 2' 2 .500 Booth'Kelly . 2 2 509 Baptists 0 4 .000 '- The first double header game of tfaa league series was played Saturday night when the Christian team' de feated the Baptist 46 to 17 and tfctf Methodist team took? the long end ot the score in a match with the Booth Kelly players, 38 to 31. The games were not so fast as many that hav been played before but there was plea ty of Interest shown by the spectators.- Tho lineup- for the first game was: Christian Baptist C. Hill (22) A- Pengra (2) G. Moshler (10) f blhkle (4) Wilkdwski (12) c Hinsori (9) Cairns g N. Pengra (2V R. Moshier (2) g Hardl Tho second game between the Meth- ' odists and the . Booth-Kelly playera was more closely contested and a little greater Interest was shown than" In. ,the first game! The Methodists had! 'a long lead at the end. ot the first half and laid down in the secou period which almost prpve'd fatal ta Methodist players. Both games ere-fefereed by Walter He'rndon. - !The lineup' Was: Methodists Booth-Kelly Perkins (13) McKlnney (2) Feagies (12) , w. Dlmm (6) IR. Dlmm (8) c Ashworth (10)' T - . . . . . n v -n 1 At u. uraiiara b- ra.xts.Kv J. Dlmm g . . L. Calkins (2) All of the second teams In the leagaa wni meet Tuesday night and continue their series. The first teams will alt piay again next Saturday night, - Old Pioneer Dies at Natron Home Jesse H. Smith, Aj'most 0, Bur ierf This Afternoon; Came' HeVe In 1849. Jesse H. "Smith, a pioneer ot thai1 state and county, who came to Oregoa' from Missouri in 1849, passed away at his home in Natron at nine o'clock: yesterday morning, at the" age ot 7 years, 11 months and ono day. - Jesse H. Smith was born In Pollc of 21 Mr. Smith has been a devoted mem ber of the Christian church for mora, than 25 years; The funerSl was held at the hom at Natron this afternoon, at one o'clock: Reverond Chris H. Jensen ot' this" city1 preaching .the sermon. W. E. Walk of y, was in charge ot arrnuBeiut-uw. PL ATT CONE Former 8prlngfle,ld Young Man Weds' At Cleveland', Ohio. Word received -by Mrs. Pratt Hol verson from her brother Austin H. .Piatt of Cleveland', Ohio, formerly' ot Springfield, announcing hlB marriage to -Georgia;' B. Corio ot that place) ! .Mr-.- Piatt lived in Springfield tot; nine years .being -employed by the Booth-Kelly mills. He left here four lyears ogb 'for Cleveland, Olilo, where Ho'h'aa'a splendid pdsUloiiUB'tBiB lire' 'Mrtrta.- ' -J- DQUBL DE