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PAGE FOUR THK SPRINGFIELD NEWS MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1017. 10Y SIX YEARS OLD IS MATHEMATICAL PRODIGY Child With Unusual Mental Pow ers Discovered In Findlay (0.) School. , Findlay. O. A child wonder, with ub. csaal mcntnl powers, has tcca dlseor ered In the first grade West Stato street school by Miss Helen Gasktll, tbc teacher. Ho Is Master Hoy Fork, aped sir, ton of F. L, Fork, well driller, resld Ink ni Franklin avenue. While bright In all his school work, the youngster is a prodigy In mathematics. Ho knows tlio calendar by heart and, although given tho most severe ques tion with regard to days and dates, never makes a mistake. If you tell him your age he can tell iu a second tho .year you wero born, and If you giro him the date of your birthday and ask him what day of tho week It comes on ho replies at once, correctly and without fall. 'His ability caunot bo attributed to mental telepathy, for In mauy In. stances he tells the day of dates in tast year's calendar, which, when you took them up, you find arc right. Although not customary to teach children the months and abbreviations f months. Roy had them mastered when he went to kindergarten, and the remarkable feature Is that be was never tanght. He Is also lightning fast in problems which deal with addition and subtrac tion of the calendar, and catch ques tions axe easily solved. LEPERS IN REVOLT. They Refuted to Laavt Havana Hos pital For Another Home. Havana. The lepers of San Laurro feosplta revolted when the officers of their institution tried to transfer them to Mariel, and it was several hours be fore they agreed to leave. When the inmates raised a flag say lug they would be removed only by vio lence the health officers hesitated, har. tag heard rumors that the 174 lepers had arms and would use them. After a promise had been given that ,and Lou,8 Grandy tal now being built as soon as it is fin ished the lepers entered the ambulances prepared' for them, many of them weep ing as they went There Is a report that more than twenty of them escaped from San Lazaro during the parley. SCHOOL NEW8. lly nUTIi SCOTT, Mr. Kirk wns unnhlo to teach his Caesar class last Thursday. Miss Campbell' taught In his placo. e Miss Rhodes' bccoiuI year English class held a debate Thursday, Tho question was, "Resolved that paper manufacturers nro not justified In rain ing their prices." Tho athnnatlvo side won. Dorothy Holbrook and Evelyn Millar visited high school Friday. The eighth grade examinations wero held last Thursday and Friday. Sov oral of the departmental teachers via Hed other schools. An Interesting trial wns conducted in Miss Soronsen'8 commorcial law class Thursday afternoon. Rorttlo Bruce was the plaintiff and she chnrg ed Ruth Scott with stealing ono.yol low rooster, Monday night January 15. Bill Machen was plaintiff's lawy er and Jerry Van Valiah was lawyor for the defendant Louis Grundy ac ed as Judge. After a long and hard trial defendant was proven not guilty. e Very charming Is the now stylo of wearing the hair that many of tho girls have adopted It. Tho tresses are worn in long curls. Miss Campbell taught tho fifth sem ester English class Friday as Miss Allen was unable to teach. Had it not been for the tlmoly aid of several students a serious fire might have resulted tram a defect in a stovo in one of Miss Sorenson's rooms, Frl day. The literary program which was held Friday afternoon was composed of talks and discussion on "Robert'j Rules of Oreder." The meeting was led by Lillian Mulligan. The students giving talks were: Virgil Slgnor. Hazel j Dean, Jerry Van Valzah, Lester Hill (Edna Duryee, Iva Hill, Verdon May, 80CIAL EVENTS SECOND DANCING PARTY AFFORDS MUCH PLEASURE A number of Springfield young folks wero hosts and hostesses tor an on joynblo Informal danco hold in Stev ens' hall lost Friday ovenlnR. This is tho second danco of tho kind given recently, and tho occasions, of which others nro planned for tho futuro, nro very successful. Among thoso In at tendance on Friday evening wero: Misses Mnbol and Frloda Fandront, I JOINT HOSTESSES PROVIDE GIRLS, HERE'S JULIA! He Wants a Wife, but Name Bars Him at Home. Boston. A. Julia Sbepard. a pros perous farmer of Derry. N. H.. is un able to find a wife at home' because of Although It, is rather late In tho season, mistletoe seems to have been much in evidence the last few days particularly in the botany labratory. Professor P. M. Stroud held all his classes last Wednesday, Instead of none, as wag reported. Single Pile, When the' Iudlans traveled together thev seldom w.ilkpd or rod tiro nr nuio ivj uuu a lie ai uuuic ucvuusc Ul i - hls,mlddle name, so he has come to moro "breast, but followed one anoth- Massachusetts to look for one. Re- er ' single tile. It tons been tbougUt cently he was "looking them over" In t "J" some tnat thla practice resulted Holyoke. e I "m e 'ac, ' roads, which com- "I urn twenty-seven years old. am Pe,led them t0 make tucIr wav through making good money and wish to have i "ods and around rocks by narrow a real home." be said to a reporter I Paths. If this were the real reason there. "If there Is a girl who Is look- ' tor tue practice, then we should expect ing for a man like me 1 would be glad t0 flnd tunt tue tribes who lived in to have her write to me." i open countries traveled in company, as do whites. The true reason for Jour- HER 105TH BIRTHDAY FEAST. Mrs. Bennett Entertains Three Gener ation For the Holidays. Xi-w York.-Mra. Alice Bennett, who selcbrated the hundred and fifth anni versary of her birth lu her borne In Brooklyn recently was somewhat tired, but not so much that she did not cele brate Christmas. She carried out her dally routine of life and then bad dinner with tier son uid daughter, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. All except ber daughter live out of town and were her guests In Brooklyn over the boll Jays. County Jail Empty. Jefferson City. Mo. There Is not a prisoner in the Cole Jail. The last pris oner was discharged recently. Accord ing to the records of tin- Jail, this Is the first time in seventy-fire years that it has been without an occupant. As a rule there are from five to twenty-five prisoners In the jail, and at thU time of year it usually Is filled. INCORPORATE SOCIETY TO GUARD RICH ESTATES Vincent Attor, Frederick Vanderbilt and others In the Organization. ' Poughkeepsle, N. r. Warren Delano of Barrytown, Colonel Archibald Rog ers of Hyde Park, Tracy Dows of Bbluebeclc, Herman Livingston of jQrecndale and Thomas Hunt of Cler wont, as directors, filed a certificate of "tho Incorporation of the Upper Hudson Protective society. i-j The purpose of the society Is to (guard country estates of wealthy New York men against burglars. Among 'the leaders Iu the society are Vincent Astor, Robert P. Huntington, Freder Vanderbilt, William B. Dlnsmore and John L Roosevelt .'. Arrangements have been made to en. erase detectives and watchmen. The formation of the society is the result t the burglaries last spring, which cul yalnated in the killing of a burglar on .Afctofs estate by detectives. Most of jilhe wealthy .residents of the county fcave placM tuelr'sUrerware a safe . deposit vaults and are using plate, j The society will "co-operate with lo lal, -county and stato officials!' to en 'iforce law and' offer 'rewards forthe ar. neylng as the Indians did in single file seems to be a feeling of casta This i feeling was at the bottom of other customs of the Indians. It made their women slaves and rendered the men silent and unsocial. This peculiarity Is Asiatic How It has warped and disfigured Hindu life is well known The women of a Chinese household are seldom seen in the street The chil dren, when accompanying their father, follow, him at a respectful distance, In single file and In the order of their ages. PoorJohnI "Hello! Is this you, mother dear?" "res. Sue. What Is It? Something awful must have happened for you to call me up at this" "it's not so awful. But John, dear, hasn't been feeling well, and the doc tor gave him pills to take every four hours. I'vo been sitting up to give them to blm, and now it's about time for his medicine, but John lias fallen asleep. Should 1 wake him?" "I wouldn't If I were you. What Is he suffering from?" "Insomnia." Pittsburgh Telegraph Chronicle. FOR DELIGHTFUL MEETING Ono of the most charming meeting of tho Kensington club hnH had this season was that of last Friday nftor nohn, when Mrs. Jainoa T. Mooro and Miss Margaret Morris wero joint hos tesses nt tliu focmur'n homo on 0 street. As usual, fnncywork occupied n greater part of tho time, and Into In tho nftornoon, n dainty two coureo luncheon wns sorved. An especially delightful fonturo of tho mooting was tho rendering of two solos, "Whon You Como Home, Dear," mid "Memor ies," by Mrs. Mooro. Too noxt club mooting will bo hold at tho homo of Mm C 1.1 Uu.nrl- , l.-lfll. ..tut V m i it , ' The guests of Mrs. Mooro Vorn Baugh, Amlo Young, Boss Pal atal MIrs Morris worn: Mrs. O. II. Kossoy, Mrs. J. W. Collin. Mrs. L. May, mer. Efllo Rhodos. Lucllo Palmor, and ' . ',' J ',,', u i-., ,,, ,,, . ...... Mrs, F. K. Lonhart. Mrs. H, A. Korf, Eleanor Flynn of Eugono, Mnrjnrlu ... ,, ... ,. m . ..... .. 'Mrs. E. O. Browning or hugono, mm. Machen. Ester Furusot. Lola Bnrr, Vc- ., , .,.. .... ,. .. of tho evening foil to Zolla Cantrell. Tho guests dopnrted at n Into hour, nit declaring they had hud n lovely time, Tho club will moot with Mn Zolln Cantrell, on Fohrunry 1. SOCIETY Mr. and Mrs. C. I, (hirrlo mid daugh. tors, Miss Anna mid Miss Mmnl, of Douglna GnrdctiH, wore dinner guests at tho homo of Mr. mid Mrs, J, W, Collin on Tenth mid A streets Thursday. rn Perkins, Audroy Perkins, Lllllnn 1 Mulligan, Wanna McKlnncy, Mnrlo Do ' !uo, Flos8lo Rnthbun, draco Bullln, ' and Mcsdnmos Ben Sklnnor, Zolla Can trell. Irl Stevnrt, Herbert Cox, nnd Vorno Wilkinson, and Messors Earl ' Laxton, Clarence Hill, Ivan McKlnnoy, Adno Slgnor. Chan Rychnrd, Forn Sid M. J. McKlln. Mrs. II. W. Whitney, Mrs. N. W, Emory, Mrs. Fred llrosslor, Mrs. Jackson Ooddnrd, Mrs. C. E, Swarts, Miss Edna Swarts, mid tho hostesses, Mrs. Mooro mid Miss MorU. LEAGUE SOCIAL ENJOYED About 25 young people wore present well. Bill Machen, Henry and Clnremo nt "l0 EI'worilh "P"0 " Fandrem, Arnold Tomsoth, Nonnnn ""'." "... ..... Anderson. Frank DelMo, Russell Dlmm ,,ven,UK nnd cnJo'cJ ,ho 80c,nl tln, Tol. Irl. and "Bum" Stewart. Bill inoillatoly succedlng. At n special Williams. Harry Lowoll. Everett Wll- lC0K ol l -'"''. now mmn klnson, and Roy Cairns. reflt of criminals. Smoking In Japan, in Japan woman has smoked ever since tobacco wns Introduced .and In variably used the pipe o'f metal with the tiny bowl holding only sufficient tobacco to provide half a dozen whiffs which was in universal use until the cigarette entered Japan with other western innovations. His Excuse. "Your honor, I frankly admit that 1 was exceeding the speed limit, but I was afraRl of being late at court" "What wat your business at court?" "I had to answer to a charge of ex ceeding the speed limit" New York Times. Friendly Advice. "We surprised all our friends by get ting married." "Good enough. Now surprise 'em by staying married." Exchange. An Anoient Cake, Patience Would you like to see the cake I got on my twenty-eighth birth day? PatriceWhy, yes! Is It well preserved? Yonkers Statesman. How bbwrtngs brighten as they t.ikr their flight! Youc'i;. hers wero voted In, nnd committees i decided. Tho business meeting ut ' ,, n y pvmv ',ho onUro sMy w"8 ch,ofly ,akonl t,.ju , , con8llomtIon of Bomu nn,ond-' A PARTY FRIDAY EVE Imenta, to tho constitution, nnd with A very delightful social was that hearing tho ronorts of committees and enjoyed by tho B. Y. P. U. at tho homo omcers. After business wns disposed of Miss Nora Sorenson on Friday ev- of BnmU8 of vlxr0Ul) 80rts wero In-! enlng. Games of all sorts mado tho ,uiKct for n time, then partner ovonlng a merry ono, whllo delicious woro ci,osen by sllpmfor refreshments. ! "eats" of sandwiches. Jolio with whip- wnlch followed. A guessing song I ped cream, cako, nnd lemonade added afforded added amusement Just bofoie! mucn 10 mo occasion a enjoyment. "oats" were served. President Rnn- Tho class commlttoo thnt entertained ,ih Scott presided at the mooting. was composed of Miss Vemita Moore, ' Merle Chase Doll Hinson,' Marvin ROUND DOZEN CLUB MOST Chase, and Miss Nora Sorenson. Thos., DELIGHTFULLY ENTERTAINED prcsont Included: Harry Chaso, Nor-. It wn8 tho pleasure of tho Round ton Pcngra Merle Chase Dell Hinson, Dozen dub to bo delightfully enter- Marvin Chase Lester Hill, Chester talned nt tho homo of Mr. nnd Mrs. Chaso, Mr. Dlnkle, Clarence Chaso, Homer Sessions, nt 1057 Jackson street I niemn raitison, Homer Chaso Waldo In Eugene, Thursday evening. All members of tho club wero present. Guests were: Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Car son, Mr. nnd Mrs. ,C. B. Klncald, Mrs, J. C. Gano, Mrs. J. B. Sessions, nnd tho host and hostess Mr. and Mrs. Homer Sessions. "500" served to mako the evening hours pleasant and a delicious seasonable luncheon was served by tho hostess. Tho honors DONNA. Mrs. J. 11. Queen mid children, Fran cis mid A Ivy, madn a business trip to KiiKonn Hntimhiy, Allan Rothwoll of Springfield, was hero visiting 11. W. (lustln Inst Satur day. A double birthday surprlso party wag given nt tho hall horo on Miss Ida Spores mid James Kennedy Inst, Sat unlay ovonlng. Their birthdays emtio near each other and on nccount of tiio Christian Endeavor they woro colohmted together. II. W. Gustln mid J. D. Adams mndo buslnoss trips to Mnrcnln Saturday. Christian Larson made u business trip to Eugono Saturday, Sovoral people from hero attended tho douhlo header basketball game at Marcoln Friday oven lug. Tho Christian Endeavor huslnesn mooting will bo hold at tho hall here tonight nnd officers elected. Ray Sundormmi drovo to Eugono today on n business trip. K. D. Wnlto and wife who linn been residing at, Crnrtw.oll for tho past thro years, and Mr. Wnlto'a brother, G. S. Walto and wife, who nro In Oregon for n visit, woro hero visiting W. . Heck Inst Thursday. G. S. Walt.; and Mr. Heck woro old nchool-mates togother In Minnesota mid tho vls't was n pleasure to both. Tho leader of the Endeavor hero Sunday ovonlng will ho Kenneth Con-loy. CAREFUL. CONSCIENTIOUS Dentistry OR. J. E. RICHMOND NE8 Office 3; neildenee, 1164 Over Commercial Bank. Springfield. Oregon. 1 Dr. ADALINE KEENEY FERRIS Homeopathic Physician and Surgeon Office, Baptist Pnrsonngo Corner Second and V Stroota HOURS: V TO 12. PHONE 40 STANDARD BRANDS . . . Wo carry tho Stuntlnril HrautlB of OrooorloH nnd thoy aro pure and froiih. Whon yon buy Groceries from us yon know von nro KettliiK rulinblo goods bocatiBo yon have our gnnranteo bo hind them. Wo In turn aro protected by tho wholcnnlor. 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