t PAGDTWO TTTR RPUINO FIELD NTCWS TiiunsDAV, pisn. 22, 1017. Tki Springfiilij Nsws g. C. DIMM, WALTER R. DIMM Editors and Publishers Published Every Monday and Thursday rates op aunsciuin-iQN Ono Year .... $1,60 Blx Months , .76 Three months 60 Advertising rates furnished on application. OUR CORRESPONDENTS CAMP CREEK Ruby Crabtreo MARCOLA Audrey Lowls THURSTON, Mrs. Walter Edmlstoa 'DONNA Charles Heck COBURO Elsie Anderson CEDAR FLAT Mrs. Anno Morso WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mrs. Clara Chllds Member of the Willamette Valley Editorial Association. THURSDAY, FEB. 22, 1917. and was responsible for 23 per cent of all thoso which occurred, The causes of 18 per cent were Unknown, while careless campers started 17 per cent. There- wis a slight Increase In tho Arcs of Incendiary origin, as well as of thoso started by sparks from loco motves. With tho oxcoptton of those caused by lightning, all , the fires woro duo to human agencies. One tire In Idaho which burned G00.000 feet of timber was caused by tho carelessness of a ten-year-old boy. , , , THE LOOKING GLAS3 Tls stato la new supposed to bo we hato to bo obvious, but wo supponj wo must say H . 1 mmmmmm bono dry. THE ENGLISH SPARROW , .. s Of all our birds the English ' Dut we know J 9 bt ' Sparrow has the greatest num- not ln w,,da of Southcrn Oregon, her of fierce critics and the smal- either; . lest number of friends. He is the constant object of denuncla- wn,ch wasn,t tion, and to him all the faults Just a mat a oiru can pusses, a.u uiu crimes that a little bird can com- but it is now mit, are constantly imputed. His ruthless Slaughter is advised and In the night "thieves broko in and means of accomplishing his ex- .8tole tlfe treasure." ago, termination are suggested, while And we heard, it was a whole case, FNTERTAINED BROTHER. hCOD MONDAY EVENING (Continued trom rage 1.) the law, which protects or tries t00 to protect most other birds, cold- x ly ignores the existence Of this , Now we suppose tho worthy owner nnft. Yet at last a friend of the ' English Saprrow has appeared, We meaa fira.t.ne' f cour8e and he is a friend who speaks vJ thInk with some authority. t ... Archibald C. Weeks, Librarian we took it, . of the Brooklyn Entomological society, in a letter to The Sun but wo n'1' earnestly denies practically ev- for we d'ilint knoVaDout it. ery serious charge that has been brought against this despised im- in time. , -migrant, and insists that he is a decidedly valuable acquisition a real national asset and wor- j thy of cordial admiration and , encouragement. The English; Sparrow, says Mr. Weeks, is a' most -industrious destroyer - of noxious insects ana noxious The Eugene visitors present were: weeds, rendering in this way ser- Mr. and Mrs. w. o. starbuck, 'Mr. and vices vastly counterbalancing the Mrs- A- E- Edbiom, Mr. and Mrs. s. E little harm he does and the little f 2"' c.'r . . . . Collins, Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Stevens, annoyance he causes by his un- Mn and Alrs Ash and son Mr aniJ tidy habits. Even the accusa- Mrs. P. L. Gilmore. Mr. and Mrs. J. tion that the sparrow drives the M. Devers, Professor and Mrs. A. R. native birds away is refuted by Sweetser. Dr. and Mrs. p. j. Bartle. mr. aim nirs. u. riegai, air. ana Mrs. H. E. Wylie, Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Foster, Mr. and Mrs' C. L. Stoddard, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Brown, Mr. anl Mrs. E. H. McCallster, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Hulln, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Lewl.i, Dr. G. H. Parkinson, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Gilbert, Charles Stevens, Mrs. J. F. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Cockerline, Mrs. R. A. Booth, and "Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Duncan. ' Tho committee in charge ot tho affair was composed of R. W. Smith, Dr. Y H. Pollard, Dr. N. W. Emerv, .Oswald Olson and W. S. Wright. :Tmk mqs- oust ttts aho4 on fwo iTSD TOSACCO HO ON tAKTH, MHIMO ron A CHtW AND WTS HAtLr A f AC t THEN SAYS srnoNo.r . ALWAYS I Of IM COT i POUCH IN HIS I X T'A TOO r J VMY HANI TMAI'S A VAATS Of I oooo tosacco. tr W'S IS RICH TOBACCO AMD A SMALL CHtW IS tHOUSH f OH I ANY MAM. CT-1 poht HAve rtont cauihs SOME call these facc-stufTcrs hogs, somo call them gophers. But they nregcttin scarcer nndscarccrsincc gentlemen found out about W-ll CUT Chewing. There is no excuse for n man making n monkey of himself today. The fine rich tobacco flavor was put into W-B by nature, the touch of salt brings it out nico and tranquil like, without your worrying your jaw around continually. W;B is getting to be pretty nearly as popular as sun shine these happy days. ' MJ- lj WEYMAN.BRUTON COMPANY, 50 Uo!o Sqtirt, Nw Yk Qiy EXCEPTIONS One 3G x 4 non skid $20.00; Ono 32 x 3i& non skid $12.60: One 34 x 4 non skid $19.80 Stoddard Dayton Garage 8th Ave. E. 242 Phone 148 East of Hotel Osburn Half Block Eugeno FORD SWITCH KEY SERVICE STATION NO. 1 Oregon BEAN SHOOTER MINDS MAKE RAGE OF BORES tour of the church. the argument that the sparrow clings close to human habitation where the native birds do not care to come except for brief and occasional visits. All tho vast expanses of field and forest are left for them and they need no niore. LOW FIRE LOSS.- ' ' . A loss to .the government . pf $162,385, Jn timber, forage and young growth was caused by fires on .the Nationul Forests in 1916, according to statistics com piled by the Forest Service:. Of this loss $35,000 occurred in Ore gon, Washington and Alaska : Although there was, more than the average number of fires, the Then Mr- Wilwn win get into his inco 1q fh ctrmiw tw hnc hMn an(! review the show the WUW Vrf UAWSWUf VA-SMt UJ LWVS n ( , sustained from fires since the MAKING PLANS FOR INAUGURA j TION OF PRESIDENT WILSON (Continued from page ono) country loves to see onoo overy four years. Card of Thanks, We take this means of thanking ill National Forets were established A favorable season in the regions where the most severe damage is usually sustained Is given Vis the chief reason for the relative ly small loss : A total of 299,377 aoros of gov ernment land was burned oy,of. In addition to this, the fires cov ered 133,160 acres of privately! owned land in the National For-j ests where timber valued at $36- the county oorw of the 214 was consumed. About 44 state of oruoon pcr this All Too Much Alike, Says Dr. Vin cent, Rockefeller Foun dation Head. Real Estate Transfers. A. J. Perkins et ux to K. E. Koyon, lots 3 and 4 hlk. 92 Washburno sno ot S. I. & P. Co's add. to Sprlngflold 10. Notice to Lot Owners. All persons indobtcd to tho Spring Hold Lodge I. O. O. V. number 70, (or lots In tho Laurol Hill Comot'ory uro hereby given notlco to sottlo nccountu Chlcnpo. Dr. George Edgar Vincent, nt onco or remaining portions of lot i president of tho University of Mlnneso- unused will bo sold ns per rules of tu and president elect of the Itockefel- Cemetery. Ier foundation, spoko on '-Crowd Psy-I CEMETERY COMMITTEE chology" to 500 members of the Chi- j-3Ui 15, Qno mo. cago Dental society nt their flfty-thml Somo of his epigrams annual banquet woro: ' .''The truth Is, we are so much alike tiint wc bore each other almost to ills traction." "Some people hare tubular minds, like bean shooters. You load them nt DAY OLD CHICKS Before ordering elsewhoro send pos tal for our prices and valuable Infor mation. ,U will pay you. Dolivory February 20 and aftor. Plymouth nocks, Whlto Leghorns R. I. Reds, one end nud shoot the contents ouf of orpingions. Any "luanuiy. iecinc i, fh- ' hatched, Standard Electric Hatchery, Medford, Oregon "Idiots and children ore the only ones you cannot hypnotize." "A society for the suppression of tho obvious remark would soon fill n city block." Dr. Vincent is one of tho most rapid of after dinner orators. Ills humor found ready response from the mem bers of the sovlety and their wives nud . daughters. Ho fald that his Btauduids I . . of Ideals were abstractions from hit- (ifannincr Pwaccinor man personality. VICcUHIlg, I I Coolllg "The hard headed person,'.' he cud- J ed, "Is one Into whose-braln you cannot j drill an Idea when he Is not looking." W. F. WALKER UNDERTAKER FUNERAL DIRECTOR Office Fhunc SZ; "e'lence 67-. - West Man St. PONDER FIRST RECRUIT. Postmistress Gets Reward of $5 For 1 "Soldier of the Sea." I Atlanta, On. Ye feminine Is rapidly ! outstripping her masculine rivals In military affairs, us a pcstmlstress. Ilko ' Jonn of Arc, lends in tho lure oftho fighting man. in the activities of tho pojitmuBter campaign .for recruits for the fulled States jjinrijio corps tho first lKfrsoii to receive the $. reward for the feemlng of a roCrult for the "soldiers of the sea'" was n woman, ! Miss Mary Uudlhil, .handler of tho I mnlH In Forsyth, Oa., who enlisted Ith'har.l Lewis Ponder of that place, according to First tJeraeant Mrnest H. Galway of the local marine corps re-1 crultlng station. i "There may be nothing In a name," mused Galway, "but he wub tho first, ' and (bat makes one' ponder." REPAIRING Made to Measure Suits Lemley Suit House Phone 75 D. W. ROOF. JEWELER SPRINGFIELD, OREGON FINE WATCH REPAIRING A SPECIALTY Dr. N. W. Emery DENTIST : 8UTT0N DLDG. PHONE 20-J. Unreasonable. Mr. Fussor-Aren't you nearly ready? thoso who so kindly extended tho'r' Mrs- ' wish you'd stoj. asking' Iielp during the recont Illness an". 1 1 uu? ,luu ,'1'K-tlon. I've beon telling. death of onr Mfn nn,l ai- ' " r "l! ",,,,r 1 41 u0 ren we wish to thank those who so klud! tendered their automobiles during U funeral, and offerings. for the beautiful floral Vln WUHajnir Osrtrude Wil1ms George William. In o inln lite! per cent of the total area burned COD NT Y OF LANE. 1 Tn iVta matHam' r.9 waa located in the National For- ho Eetate ot ests of iij-kansas and Florida. u'u v. Grant. N'otlco of Hearing on Final Account of Administrator. WHEREAS, the underfim1 UMrv curreel 4,133, or 78 per cent, wove Grant, Administrator of the said es .confined, .to aroM of less than 10 JSe" gStffiK SJf jmSS acres. Many Of these, small fires said Court, by order dated February according to the Forest Service, Jr. might have developed into ser-(for hearing objections to said final IOU8 conflagrations had thovSnot Account and settlement thereof; hnn flvtlr,r,,i.wi tn ii,aitt tt Nur B Kfven that allJ v-."o..v 4 vw miv!- (persons navjng objections to said final iency. . , laccjount as filed will appear on said trim ovDHiinv nnat.nf flVi hw."' m onw ineir oojections thara oach fire was approximately hajf that of former years. Lightning was the chief cause of the fires iFob. 22, Mch. 1,8,10,22, fp, or said administration will bo then Honry Grant, Administrator Hwatrora and McGinnls, Attornoys , Caustic Advice. I'laru- He says lio thinks 1,'m tho ul et lu town. Shall I ask him to rtlrJ tHrtih - No. dear; lot bliu koop on tbttili'Ug no. Town Topics. v Mks For Happiness. "Krv 1 )'.. ha'p!lj mairlod?" , 1 "Very ills ImIb night falls on ner tlffinry nuU iilglitH."- Uxchuiige. -. ... j Cemprhnfve. "I understai-d you liavo liougbt u mi . f !?l)!ilM-nenre's works." - "Yes." repUed Jir nnmaIto l-ftlly, 1 a couipiet't set. "Ami a jflossary. tpo. I prc:niMo?' "Oh, jfefc yo in fact; evcrytbluv Slmkeapeurc wrote" - nirmlugtiuju Ago-noitiid. Hlehor Authority, lllto-l'ho. Illghlllur' urn -awing t'ft glro up their biKjiouso this yoar.' Sirs. JVillls-You must. bo mbitakeii. I was taJWug with Mrs. UigUfllor only yc. torduy. Willis-Well, I was talking with the morfgageo only this mpru Ing. Puck. W0 Hust e to Serve and Please You When you are in need of any thing in the Grocery lino cpnu ih'nd eoe us. Wo can supply .X ...id.' A... .11. (.a ih this l(n. . ' Don't hesitate "to atk about; anything 1" Grocerlrios . Wo will 'bo glad to .'issist.you and fuurantee satisfncUoit. iceob-ivii Wc (lolivor all orders. Mmwmm ' a w w ' m sv W w YOU HAVE SEEN MEN LIKE THIS ARE YOU GOING TO BE ONE OF THIS KIND? IF YOU DONT COMMENCE NOW PUTTING MONEY IN THE BANK AND PREPARING FOR YOUR OLD AGE, YOU WILL SOME DAY BE WHERE THIS MAN IS. OLD AGE IS BOUND TO COME UNLESS'YOU SHOULD BE TAKEN AWAY IN YOUTH. DON'T YOU'THINK YOU SHOULD START A BANK ACCOUNT? BANK WITH US 9it We Have Climbed to the Top Wo have climbed to the top of tho ladder in the Grocery business, because wo will not sell anyone groceries wo would not eat ourselves. Wo know that tho groceries wo sell aro the bent It Is possible to get. We know that our price is as low as tho best groceries can bo sold. Buy your groceries from us onco and you will know this too. Then you will come to us for overy thing you need. The Fifth Street Grocery THOS. SIKES, Prop. PHONE 22 NEW SERVICE: We aro authorized tinder tho Federal Itoscrvo Law to act as an Executor, Administrator, Guardian or Trustee. This Is a new sorvlco our officers will bo glad to discuss with you. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, EUGENE, OREGON, tf.T.WMra.Vif'iitM ULTIPL! Is, given all your advertising matter and other printing ty the Work .of skilled, tasteful craftsrnen, using up-to-date type, machinery and judgment. There is no place now-a-days, for any but" the -best printing you can get the class of work' executed here. , . The Springfield News' Phone 2 o