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" SPRINGFIELD NEWS 1 jLjLJlLi 'tivi Kitirimrr il. MM.tt ilorlttiiaMiOti(on, aiMcond m nuUnrundtr id of t'oosr nf M rh, MM SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1917. VOL XVI. NO. 7, IS WILLIAMS PASSES ON AFTER LINGERING ILLNESS FrlondD Attond Funornl Sorvlcon Thlo Afternoon; Burial Mado. In I. 0. O. F. Cemotory. HAD BEEN ILL LONG TIME j i ' Deceased1, was Born In Coburg In ItWO - And Lived There Moit of Life; Came Hero 3 Years Ago. Tho dntlro community (coin a per sonal iciiMo of Iohh In tho death of Mm. HWtld Snydort William,", twlfe;pt' Win WIJllauiH, which occurred at jttin. Homo of lior ulster. Mm. deuniu Catch ins, at 0:20 "o'clock Saturday night, niter a complicated Illness of lon (Turatlon. Funeral services woro hold nt 2:20 title afternoon at tho Christian; church lu this city, llovorond Chrli fi, Jensen In charge. Special mush was rondorod by a quartot of Etholyn Powora, Mrs. J. C. Holbrook, E. K. Morrison, and Chris II, Jouson. .Immediately aftor tho sorvlcos horo the body was taken to Eugono whuro Interment wart mado In tho Odd Fol lows' cemetery. Coburg and Spring field members of tho Jtobokah.lodgii conducted thu sorvicc. W. F. Walkor was In charge of arrangements.' Besides lior husband and two chil dren, Gertrude and Goorgo, Mrs. Wil- Hams Is survived by live sisters and EUGENE BIBLE UNIVERSITY GLEE CLUB Hear Them Thursday Night! Springfield Christian Church V :- GERMANY MAKING READY FOR FINAL EFFORTS TO WIN People Under-fed and Conditions Grow Worse; Arfhy Alone Considered. FUEL SHORTAGE.IS. SERIOUS Graft in Food Distribution Plan Beyon4 Policed Central;' Transportation Problems Increasing. 7 IS... i 11 CASES COME UP TODAY 4 Men Are in Jail and 7 Others Await Action of Grand Jury. Four men are In Jail and seven othor mon aro awaiting tho- action o ftho grand Jury, which mot this morning at 10 o'clock to clear up all business two brothors. as follows: Mrs. OeorgT nB opening oi mo tooruary Catching of Springfield; Mrs Sherman court February 28- Those llellor..of Eugenoj Mrs. Harry Hanson, M Harloy Ham, charged with of Portland; Mrs. Frank Pursloy, of'"rccnJr: Lawrence Drlggs, rapo; H. CouulU6; Adolbcrt Parry of Portland; C. Anderson; enibesslement; and Ar Cramer Bnrdori of Hoaulam. Wash : ' l'r 8hlry. Perjury. - Other cases and Jamos Snyder of Lcona. Oregon, to bo considered by tho grand Jury arc .Cramor Snyder arrived horo from Ho- ,J08 Wnst J. ana iciotno jon qularu and M from Cooulllo A brother,, James Snydor and Mr sault; M. F. Honnett, Snvilnr nf T.nnnn. n nntfir Mm Ailnl. OttSUro Of WOOd. BUDGET IS COT TO MEET TAX UMIT Ways and Means Committee Has Been Able to Keep With In Scope. or Snyder arrived hero from Ho- o ln.t J. E. and Tclotha Jon O'co?" at seven o'clock this monilnr ,lnK"' charged with blackmail: Henry tho Oregon legislature has l SSvSThS-. non-support; D. F. Fuller. in trying to q make ,he Coqullle at 1:30 this afternoon luUery. LoTtoy and Cecil Klrby. as- h b,o "Germany Is under-nouriahed. Food 'and 'economic conditions tnroagUoat ihe country are steadily growing worse There is .endless graft In tho Xool distribution plan. The empire's trans portatlon "problems 'are Increasing. ' But Field marfelial'.von HIdenburg's plans go forward just tho same. Tk's Hidenburg idea is coldly calculated on the German amy alone. under his plans tfce'wiiole nation fs conceiitratlng'to strekrthea the arf. A million -wofflen, "conssuded by Woa cn officers, are projected to form a. Taat industrial force working for tha '2000 POUNDS FOR 2 CENTS fatheriand and replacing men needed Haul Ton of Freight Two and a Half Americans' who left Berlts with Am Mites to Earn a Stamp. bassador Gerard were deluged with thousands of reqseets for food frofe Frank ThumbuH. chairman of the their sapplieifc One offer was 10 railway executive committee, in talk marks (about J2.5Q) for a pound ot ,wg or me earnings or me rauroaae, fats from the embassy store. made public the following: one German physician asked aa W. J. Hill to Open Department "The average passenger train in this American family-'to give him his pay Store in I. O. O. F. BUildine country earns, for carrying passenger for medical 'services' in food--B0tr Ik ., 6 mail, express and parcel post, about money. fc About March 1.' '?i.4Q per mile. The average cqu! It ls Joklnglj. nm&tVed la BerUl i ment of cirB and ocomoUVe provide! that there ought to be two new" kind. for-ithls probably weigh 650 tons, and Viwmini'ni; f- -jl W. J. Hill, nronrietor of th Snrlnt. ' t u ' " My'M,8 m(lin? .r t.1?090 Pel- ,h mclrp ; mW h tT"0 y enough' to cheat in 'the RACKET ST0RE"T0 E MOV AND ENLARGE ilfl r I - r oi B Been... varying in speea iruui suiy mXA i.k..trA- j k Oddi.J'ellowB' corner More bu ldtng, SJQ :-'. -hour at'ft T 7,- ;'"Tr s, utt vacated by Hampton's and' wlU to BaV. j 500 f0nTtrain of steel, .mte ' . " Ijert Parry of Portland and Harry' Members of tho grand Jury aro: Hanson, a brothor In law aro also Corbert M. Doty, Lorane: G. W. Carsoa horo. Among tho out-of-town frlonda Eprlngncld; Arthur Undloy, Eugcno; who come for tho funeral are Ooorgj William Elliott. Eugeno; Andrew Ho',1 AVIshman of Loonn. and Mrs. Jennie 1 ml- Eugeno; J. M. Shelby, Mabol;Carl King of Coburg. Hattlo Snydor was born in Kent, Nebraska, Septembor 3, 1880, and was married to Vin Williams in Coburg, April 4, 1898. Sho was tho daughter of Mr and Mrs. George Snyder of Co bunt. ' ' " Mrs. Williams was a graduate of the Coburg schools, a metnber6f the Ooburs"nebckkh"lbdg,and br the Co-burg-Christ iaa 'church. "She had lived: most of her-Hfo in Cobu'tTpr m6vlng!"tb SpHngfield'tnrfee years ago, J opkluti, Coburg. ) Secures Position at Seattle. Valter II. I)lmmleft Springfield for Seattle? Whshlngton,' yesterday' whore li5 has a'ccp'tbd' a poslllbn' with1 the. Salem, Or., Feb. 17 For 40 days tha Joint ways and means commltteo has sweat e state bionnlum Jit move his stock about the first of March -ia8B- -xnenslve woodwork, electric giving short ,n unuer l 0 Pur val "-x "niuauoi ano open unaer me name oi win s nghts etc.. cosUng J200.O00 or moro, imposed uy tne consuiutionai amena- department store. The present stocK Is projected twelve miles at a hiqh ment. of the Racket' store will bo enlarged ni& ot Bpeed for the price of a ton That It has succeeded nnd has some and a full stock of dry goods and 0f nay rjo you nappen to know oi thing like 110,000 to go on ls a mat. ladles' furnishings will be added. Mrs. any equivalent service for less money? tor for which the committeemen wero W. J. Hill will be In active charge' of "if you should write a letter to any congratulating themselves t6nlght the new store, assisted by Miss1 rtabel American official, his company will Tho' tux1 limitation holds tho leglsla- Fandrem. f have to haul a ton or freight 2000 tttre down to a gross expenditure of The Racket store, which is now pounds ot average freight coal, oro. $C,309,G0G.82. Tho actual sums author bcated in tho Stevens Perkins block sllks ostrich feathers and everything Ized total $6,298,433.40. on the north side of Main street has fVtt" mm-A itinn w onrl nnn Vi 5 1 r Of this amount, $2,228,742.60 Is to been doing business in that locality mns to irot enomsh money to bur a destroyed large supplies. Quaatl- bo produced by the mlllage taxes and ever since It was opened six year DOstae stamp to send you an answer. H?? P.". Potatoes and ap continuing appropriations for support ago. Business has been good. Mrs. out of that kind of service the of state' institutions, -and with which Hill said. company must 1y ita employes, buy (nA nrpfUTlf lAV-lalnf llr hn. nntnln. c c. uia&s will Bring cadman to do If i U V' T.vi .,ir l . . i. ... ana isianina xo tugene Big cut to start. Simon salvage company, wnicn pur--jvng,' an(f GukriHtee Is Mae7 I To m undc" the limiUtlon, the chased the HimptonVBtorer stock. hSs , ' - - ways ana means committee naa to snippea me gooaa to rortiana, nut me C. E. Glass is attempting to aocun start with a cut 6t '"$94,181.56 from new" cfepartment store wilt not 'opon I really great musical treat for 8prlng tho budgefmado up by'"the 'sefcretify tuilil hbo'ut March 1.' tJ T old and Eugene folks for March 14, of sate from ''the estimates' of 'all Trying to Secure 2 Great Artists Jhen it Bdfflclitit guarantee la obtain- the beneflclarlea of tax-produrnd cl "by February 247 tadtrfkn, o'tfo' of funds. The budget total waa 7,0IC,. The police are powerless to stop most of this graft, because it is the Influencial Germans who are the great, est offenders. But the graft do?3 not stop -with the influencial citizen Food dealers interchange their wares. Friends of magistrates get'extra cards Food cards are stolen. The recent cold spell In Germany the most frezingly ' bitter weather t nnany has experienced in decades destroyed large s fo much nriz pfe's were frozen.' Transportation troubles likewise are : 'Possession of tho Odd Fellows' bul'd nTHatertiUvpa? itrrenti and. 'taxes, uluPyD ffldnlties. Miny et ing will bo Uke'n as'sooh as' tfie 1 interests on IUr debts andinake i.s e offlces and apart- nwiniB in periis'sre cjoaeg oa accoaat of the lack' of coal through this traas 'rorfatibn tleup aad "t$e frlglty of offices Is paralysing buhoa r 1 Field Marshal von HTSenhunr doaa notrcounl",Trood traasportatlfin dif- Will Begin Operations at Jasper George Burnett, who baa been rate in r..j..i,Aii ' . I io most Mnular AmoWcah song-wrltor 447.91. The ' miscellaneous ' items tar tlnce before Christmas and whoso flour luls been a resident of Springfield for a "p"rnc'c'B" "Tsiafiliia, 'a fiill "blooded which nobiidget request was made mill has been closed at Jasper. 'left , . i.uian Kin wmi a ueauiuui voice, win wo mncir kuto ui id uio ozicnt ni rriaay. 10 Degin operaiians oeain. nis hcul ties' of the people? lle belleVes in a military victory, Andhe ls hop- V.ie last nlno months and has W. Horton Guest of Honor for x .P W yictory this year U editor of tho Springfield News. Ust3 ',0ttnI .at U? E.UBC. armor'' , ?33M23 40.' I Ever since Nordlca Introduced and luado famous hla "From tho Laud customers will be. glad to learn ot it. ( on Saturday. cates. How titeso cuts wero made, and what n8 Mr. Burnett la famous for his gra- One of the real old-fashioned good In previous dispatches details of I fa sacrifices' had to bo imposed upon ham flour. Mr. Burnett is a brother times that many peoplo enjoy so"' sol- how the Socialists forced the kalsar has all branches of state affairs In snlte 01 Mra- Seth n. Baker of this city. dbm In these days of hurry and "worry to make his peace proffer have been the Socialists arid' other' peace ad Vet- was the all-day party given on Satur- related. day in honor of W. C. Horton's'73rd The rejection of the peace terms birthday, at the Horton home, south- quieted this movement. But Ger- Mrs. P. W. .Green was many's leaders know the demand mar Briar Works Way Into Finger Mrs. John Edmlston came In from Thurston yesterday with a badly fo3- , f . tsrod finger. Last spring, during rasp , ,,, 4V, ' i. m wiry picKinK i.i .e. n nnar worKia us mi Mffc JJottm c(K)ke(j one of Therefore, Gprmany's efforts in 1911 way Into the flesh until no wthe finger it bndly poisoned and had to be lnncel s tnl I ho was elected treasurer of Hid Tftwn nf Hnrlnirdnlil. TIiIh nfllrn hnn h.in turn.l ovor to A. P MeKlnaov ' 1,10 Skjbluo Water," Cadmail who ban been nppolntod to fulfill tho 1 3,d ",B P8,tlon aB ono of the most of their expansion Is a matter of hU unexpired term. lopulnr If not tho most popular of tory with tho committee. Senator ) ' !fmorlcnn song-wrltors. Wood and Representative Kubll, ro- Oregon Boys Welcomed Home. Of course it' Is his unswerving dovo- spoctlvo chairmen ot tho senate and A banquet was tondorod to tho of- ton to and propaganda of Indian folk house commlttoes( expressed their fleers and men ot the returning Oregon t inos In composition' that has holped gratification tonight that theloglshi nnd Wellington troops from tho Mo!- lo mako his position unique. Almost ture boily had Imposed such confl coii border In Portland Thursday oven iorldod at first, ho ls now praised for donco In tho work done as to accept liife, Tho men are awaiting muster hla championing of this movomont nlmost'oVery appropriation bill with, out at Vancouver, Washington, but fend Is regarded as Its very loading out amendment, wore brought to Portland Thursday tfjlrlt. This sldo of his work ls ox-i Institutions Cared For, to1 bo given n formal wolcomo homo pmpllflod In tho Indian Music-Talk or With somo minor Increases put In trip to Harrlsburg Saturday, where n'T. company I), and tnat one oi me is but one step. Tne rominine army qity offlclala wero In attendancd and Silvich. he la solo brtgtnator. the bills on tho floor 6f tho house, the Mr. Walker as grand warden of tho Buests, P. W. Green, wua also an old of a million will step Into places of a"6vornor JnmoB Wlthycorabo came up Irlnces8 Tslanlna la not a mako be- surplus of $10,806.07 wn1' realised as grand lodge of, Oregon paid his official soldier and that most of the ladles all possible civilian male workerB.The from Salem to bo present. Groat dvo Indian, who masquerades In leath the difference botweeh tho constitu- visit to the Harrlsburg lodge of I. O. Present wero members of the G. A. II , women's activities will fake them .onthuslasm marked tho occasion.' 'f dross and beaded moccasins whon tlonal maximum of expenditure and C. F., Covenant numbor 12 that evening and especially since Washington's right up to the' firing lines?' Every ' n.m Tn.f r. lJfore the public. She ls a full-blood. tho actual. 1 -- birthday was so near, tho homo was man able to bf arms must aid Ui iinrmn,? rfllkin Y ..Tin nr d d orlstocrot, docondant of 'ho Tho appropriations take care of all! .t Meet'n ?,ty uCounell,M u .A beautifully decorated with flags, and piking at the enemy when the crisU la'SlnsfS t ? EL w -fSm oW "er ToeumBeth: ahe has the state Instltulons, the expenses ' At n" city council held rea, white, and blue crepe paper aVrives. Jl'oS a oddltTon rfltaSnow'?JJ 'vor' (aave under compulsion during of admlnlstorlng tho government tho f"tu,rdu ,n,nB th, of decorations. Tho table looked lovely 'ho plan was arranged by the war TJolghtB additions t6 Springfield, 110 . . t. ,., wnrV nt Vn,...mn ., .Wtor It. IJImni us treasurer was n- wlth nu immense red white and bu'w fi9rvlce bureau The women who vol- t-P. W 1m Mi in Almnn Tlimlinn M iit i" w.m .-... n . v """"""" most delicious chicken dinners. a com- may bo expected, to exceed any bero- nnnv nf piinntfi nvpr rtsit Hnvn In ' InfnrA mnArv-hAf-RiiRA Ihflv wilt hn 'fi Mrs. Edmlstbn U suffering much pain. BecauB0 of ti,e ,act mat Mr. Ho;ton nation-a flnal attempt The whole en Grand Warden Goes to Harrlsburg 18 a cvl1 War veteran, (having hoen piro is at work for this year's BtrBggl'i. Mr. and Mrs. W. F Walker mado n a member of the First Wisconsin 'cav. Mobilization ot the women workers 6 acres township 18, south range 3 wbat; $2100. 'B. A, Washmirno et ux to Wllllatn C Washburno Southeast quartor bc. tlon 18, souUi halt of northeast quar ter and northeast quartor of north tshool) worn the garb ot tho paleface Eton work, construction of some now Sho has a boautiful volco, guided stato buildings, stato aid for eleomt ky an artistic intelligence and trained synnry Institutions', fish and game Id oxprosstvo ends. In any environ- conservation, flax and lime Industries Eiont sho Is a charming singer. exploitations of the state to tourists, "I hoard thesa artists at tho Snn and all other activities ot state. tepted and A. P. McKlnioy was aji- bell above ft, and with a runner of tho unteored' first will be given prefer j'olnted to fill tho unexpired term. Tho colored paper the full length on the mtial consideration In the appoint mayor and till members were present whlte' cloth. The guests were given ment of officers. Certain women 'W except Councilman Webor, . uny uk flng8, Lincoln seals, and littla rectors will be sent to hoado,uarlera pasteboard hatchets for favors. In tho afternoon, Conducts Conference Here. To Hovorond James Moore D. D, of on tho various, fronts to direct their , games wero played auxiliary forces in cooporatlon with oast quartor section 30 township 16 101080 fa,r nn thoy woro Blniply BUPort Tho "ftlonco was Btruck last night Kugene conducted tho regular second and tho guests had a. good time visiting the ailltary commanders. JK..tu a .,. ... nr. uiass snin. -uaumnn is ono oi uy jonn u. Hcnroiaer. oniot clorK of 'mmrtnrlv rnnrnrnneo a tho local Moth una recalling oiu Bcenes io miau. me ""i"""" "uo" KOuth rango 0 wost; $10, cents,' Just about ono-thlnl of tho usual ("morlca's greatest composers ;liq taKes tho Joint committee, after a careful cUIst church Friday night. 1 io Indian thotuos ana elorlllos thorn." check with tho records of the seere rate. If BprtngflOld muBlo lovers Tho Mlssos Ruth Scott, Edna and tary ot state, want to hear those artists thoy muBt 'Mabel Duryoo and Jean Fischer will i . uoo ono of tho young ladles lmmodlati ,bo local convaRsors to uoe If a Bifffl E. J. Flnnornn ot Soattlo, forroerlv ly, for tho gunranteo must bo mado by clout guarnntoo can bouadQ possible, editor of tho Eugono Daily Guard fh Fcgruury 24, Tho prices aro to bo CO, 35, nnd 25 a business visitor horo Saturday. guests for tho dollghttul occasion wore dence of this extreme1 atop by he Mrs Jul a Goodman. Mr. nnd Mrs. P. appearance ai neaoquuneni uu urn W. Green. Mr. and Mra. Z. T.' Mount- kalser'e birthday. Important de'clsloaa T. Mouot- 'wj'8 ,D,Jlhda7 Important d Mrs. "b. F. vfe're'renchod' durin'g lior visit. Did You Bite, TooT "HnoHn vnn Imnrd about the raid 16v. Mrs. reter' TomBeth. Mra. h tho Libra-: tU-. 0'.l"-r nlghtT" Egglmann, Clytlo Hall, and the guost Already the civilian moomzauon VTr i - v- 'ft il'd '. v find?" '' f honor and tho hostess, Mr. nnd Mra. na reached the public schools. nig5t (Continued on page two) ilittonury . W. Horton.