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.0 M 0 THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS tit-ifot'l'Viriurril. HH,I HnrlnitfM.Of(nn, ronl Uh tailteruuiUr set of Oongr of M reUWTV SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1917. VOL,., XVI, NO. 244 DEATH OF MILTON G. BALLY THROWS GLOOM OVER CITY Mill Suporlntontiont's Endurance) Givos Way Aftor Throo Months of Sufforing WAS BURNED JANUARY 13 Deceaied Wa One of Most Oelovcdi Citizens, And Hl Death la Personal Olow to al Milton 0. Dally, one Of tlltl incut 1 highly roBpoctcd and emlnmblo cltl- amis of Sprlngfluld panned to IiIh ro. ward Tucaday evening at tho Spring. field hospital, whero ho had boon coiityied alnco tho 13th of January, .. , . i... . i no u rcouii ui uyuiu uurun rutwivcu nt tho mill of tho PUcher-BouUn Lum. bcr company. Milton Dully waa a mnu who aa lui been said, aocmed to rise aomehow v a aphero all hi. own. Among hU ' follows, thoao who knew him beat, loved him moat aa a manly mnu, truo, noblo, and kind, ho hold a placo In tho hearts and affections of hla frlcnda, who wore numbered by his acquain tances. "Wo who know him," aald ono of hla frlonda, "found him truo to tho every trust, ho has been weighed In tho balance, and found not wanting," Mr. Dally received the wounda which caused hla death on January 13th wflien ho was severely burned to tho hips when a steam plpo gavo away, pouring hot wator and steam over tho lower part of his body. Ho was taken to tho Springfield hospital Immediately, and had been gradually Improving up uptll three weeks ngo, sion tho continual pain began' to grow too much for him. About a month ago, akin grafting operations wero begun, thrco of theso tw.tit i A'tMii n.l w Ittt n ttn rnn t Oil. UUIIlH ua iui iiiwu ntin uiiui hhk cobs. air. uaiiy s menus nnu nis son Raymond gave skin eagerly for tho 1 operations, and others wero planned for tho future, since tho lower Ilmba wero nlmoHt entirely bare. But ho' wns too woak to bear up, his ondur- nnco gavo way, nnd several days ago ll wnn fimmil Hint U I'Ollld IlOt liVO. "Ho simply wore out. wns tho vor- diet of ono pf his physicians. Ho passed away at 7:10 Tuesday evening nt tho hospital. The body -urn Inknn In llm VV. F. Wnlkor un.' ...... - - - dertaklng plirlor. whore It is bolnff proparou tor uunm wniieii wm io placo Sunday In tho Lugono Masonic comotery, his brother Odd Fellows to ,,i0t0n of these Improvements, and caro In Infancy, bo In charge. Funeral acrvices will bo tno arrival oftho now auto hearso Wo are busy conserving our natural hold at the Methodist chuch at two WUch Is expected from Portland a.jrCBorces, but what are doing to con O'clock. Reverend James T. Moore ,out May i( Mr. Walker will have aa servo human life, our greatest nat- 1 1 MnA. ,1. .imiiirtw . .... . , I .... . , . yioui.ii hid auiu.uu. . Mr. Bally was born In Hawksvllle, ' n8 Browlng business. Ontario, Canada, In July, 1874. Ho p p Barnard nnd Ed Collins aro do wns married to Miss Ethel Boutin lng (jl0 carpenter work. Of Bayfield, Wisconsin, In 1890, They , moved to Oregon In 1900, whero thoy have since mado tholr homo, mov Ing to Sprlngflold about elgtfryenrs ngo. Two sons wore oorn to uio cnotco flowers on which someone baa union. Raymond E., and Joseph S., spont i,our8 of tmo nnd labor, or who with Mrs. Bally, survive. Ho Is' inking a fow windows "Just for tho nlso survived by seven sisters nnd fun of tbo thing" wns the shooting or two brothors, nil of whom nro in tho ' u A Washburn's old pot dog "Bud onst. Mrs. Harry M. Stownrt ' dlo." which wns douo tho first of Uio Mm. Cnrl E. Flnchor of this city nro slstora of Mrs. Bnlly. Joseph Boutin, a fn)ny ,)0t f0r 15 yonrs, and was tho orly wns used for gasoline will now Mrs. Bully's fnthor nnd Frank Boutin,1 ,,iayf0iiow of Mr. and Mrs. SwartaVbo utilized for dlstlllnto, Tho work of hor undo, nnd Mrs. Boutin and daugh-' cl,j(jron .vnon tnoy woro uu0l waa ' Betting up the pumps, plnclng tho .tor, nro nil hero. A slstor of Mr. gonti0 and Qmrmloss, and also n good tank under the sidewalk, nnd of ruu Bnlly, Mlas Harriot Bally, la expect- dog. His master found him near nUB the plpo, was finished this mom- od to arrive from Buffalo. lbo "Lucky" Baldwin house In tho ! Ing. Tho whole forco worked on tho i i.i ,.,i,i. iir. aiiy hub uuu "l"ioa8t part or town, tno itrst or tno ' Uio Flschep-Boutln mtll over since Its organization In 1910 when tho namo was tho FIschcr-Bally mill. He had chargo of tho mill at tho start, thon wns connected with tho garage here for a year, later going back to tho mill as superintendent, which. position bo held at the tlmo of his death. , Mr. Bally1 holpod build tho Booth Kelly mill at Wondllng, and also Uio old Booth-Kelly mill here. He wan '''In tho fullest senao a "ploneor" lum berman of this section. Aa a black, tmlth and mechanic, tho,so who licnow him said aa waa unsurpassed, fond tha,saiQ0 title imlcht well be ap Mld (o him as a husband, father and Mend. . Deceased Bad ben a member ot Tioth tho Rebekah and 04d Fellow ges for tuore tha flfteea years, "in'd his brothers and iftftrs In trleadahlp, lovo and truth, say of him: was iaelUa. of tkt lsdc H PUPILS GET GOOD ADVICE i,C. A. Qwarta Talk to D. 8, Claaa an "Economical BuylnS" MIhs Annlo McConnlck anil fifteen Lincoln itchool domostlc science stu dents paid u vlHlt to Uio Swnrts A. Washburn meat murkct unit packing ,plnnt and enjoyed a very practical Illustrated tnlk by C. A. Swnrts on "Economical Buying," yostonlay inorn Ing "Never cotno In and ask for n dol lar'a worth of the best aleak," Mr. Bwnrta ndvlaed, "Know wdint yon nro buying, nnd got nil you enn out of thu proposition. You will never liavo n kooiI bl bank account until you learn to economize). Kind out whot ( can bo done with thu cheaper cutH o' niont, buy Uigho, and leant how to mnko thorn pulntublo." For liifllance, Mr, Swnrts suggest ed a piece of boiling beef, not tho cholr.oHt cut but u good, imablo pleco novorthulcHB, which would cont n nnnrlr. rooking It with nolatouH. rice, carrot and perhapH oilier vegotablcs, nud for thiiH producing n alx people. IIo 2fi centa worth of good inoiil pointed out that "the best steak" would not hnve gone . . i Hourly HO HIT. Mr. Bwarts very kindly told tlii puplla to come In whenovcr thoy do- alrd Information about buying meat. u Ih probablo that tho High ohool domoatlc aclonco claaa will pay the market and packing plant a visit In a few days. Another Business House Enlarging W F Walker Is Making Under taking Parlors an Up-to-Dato Establishment Another sign of progresslvcncsB mong our business men la the cntara;., Ing and remodeling of tho w F walk- , and a realization of the wayB In which on 'Individual Responsibility." Fol er Undertaking parlors on Main and 1 It must protect theni. A babywWeek ' thlsthere waa a shdrt business ses Mill atrcet8 ui this icIty. whlcU Is just under good head-way. and will proba. bjy bo completed sometime early next 1 month A fifty-foot addition bus been built on (l0 Uack and tho otnbalming and ; (rimming rooms will bo moved Into ' lno ttow )art. Instead of Mr. Wulk- oriH 0ffcu occupying only ono small r00in at the oaat Tront. nu at present, it wm ako In tho space of tho three amu room8 thero. Tho family room n.xoln mnm will urtinn lli " "- "-v.. worU , completed, bo situated nt tha rear of the chapel proper. Tho chapel room Itself will bo en- IarBed t0 lwco pre80t size. win. ...it, i. ... ti., uuwa wm uv uuuuiiii oi t.m.. nnJ Opora chairs will be Instnllel throughout It will also bo repaper- ctj an(j repainted. With tho com- esiaousnmcnt. more in Keeping wim , Flnas Het Dog Dead 0no of ,i.OB0 deeds which Is Just nbout as commendnblo as rooting up J wook Tho unmUi which has boon - .. - ... i wook, dead. O. P. Co. Tkes Precautions Now "No Admlttanct" signs" have been placod at nil doors of the Ore. gon Power company's electric plant and buildings In this city, and no ono will In Uio future be allowed to visit tho various plants and buildings wit hout first having obtained a pass from fho propor authorities. had boon through tho chairs In the (V)dd Follow organization and had. for i tho last several years been treasurer, holding this position at tho time of iila death, baring been reiBtalled only a night or two before bis ac cident. Two' special street cars hare bee chartered for tho funeral train which will include practically erery cttlsaa of Springfield. Mr. Sally's brother Odd Fellows and alaUrRobakah-B will ,ba. In. charge In a body. CHRISTIAN TROQPS NEAR GATES r IT It In predicted that the fall of Jerusalem, tho Holy City, to Christiana will soon be an accomplished fact after centiirlcx of MuhIciii rule. Advance guards of the English troops advancing through l'n lea tine from Egypt were said tu be nluiOMl nt the very cntcN of the city. BAB! WEEK WILL BE ERVED MAY 1-6 Cr,. , . jui Springfield Will Campaign for Conservation of Hu man Race Ono of tho developments of tho growing Intereata In tho welfare of babies during tho past' few years la Dnby week which is to be held this year May 1 to C. A Baby Week Campaign has two purposes. Flrtit, to give tho moth- ers of a community tho opportunity of ! learning ha most Important facts t with regard to tho care of the baby. Second, to bring home to tho commun ity a knowledge of the facta regard. ing tho needless deaths of Its bablos should bo a community campaign; 1 each person should feel that he or . she Is a part of IL j Chicago held the first Baby Week In 1914. Since then other cities over tho country have tnkon up tho Idea, and this year wo are to have a Rational Baby Week and every com - nuinlty should observo it In some manner. The reason why Baby Week l8 held In tho spring Is because tho death ' m, nt l.-ililna lu hll-lllat 111 tlio Olim" ....v, ... "-." ...o. mer. It Is appalling to know that In tho United States 300.000 babies under ono year of ngo die every yo. ' This is one out of every seven babies OBS uui 11. . v luuai ..ui. ui wav m...s wl Uie uiauiKuuuii, iiu;o hid uuiuci. i noon. Following tne meeting me mei aro preventable. Of tho babies that,0u8 duties do not always permit hlaof tue facuity adjourned to Klncai survive many thousana go tnrougn life handicapped because of improper j lonai uasei: What can Springfield do for its babies? Thero Is work to be dono here, will you help? Garage Now Has Two Pumps The Springfield garage started yos. (horning Installing gasoline pumps both inside and ' outsldo tho building, tflie former outsldo pump being moved Inside, and tho ono re contly purchased from tho Beaver llerndon hardware company being set up at tho edge of the sidewalk In front Tho hand pump which form- Improvement, but Henry Korf wants is understood that ho had a great deal to do with It. Unusually High Wane Offered Paul Brattaln has had word from his brother, H, A. Brattaln, who lives in Paisley, Oregon, that tho winter in that immodlato vicinity was vory mild; wuljo in a nearby section of tho country, one shcop owner who started the season with 30,000 "head ot sheep lost, during the severe cold weather, 15,000. The sheep men Just now, on. account of the scarcity ot labor caua- cd by the war, are offering from 975 'to f 100 per month for help to asiat during the lambing season, aad for helping to care for the aheep. AtMntlen Firemen Aft munhjtm im A!lMtjui ta font L'at the City Hall Sunday 2 End. at 1:30 clock to attend the fuaera) of the late brother M. O. Bally, mffr Ktefer Aaa't Fire Cafet 1 BOT E OD AS VERY FINE MEETING Pastor Gives Forceful Talk, New Members Taken In, And . Splendid Dinner Enjoyed Thirty-six members wero present at tho Methodist Brotherhood meeting held last Monday night, which waa characterlied by the president as a "very fine meeting, all the way through." A moBt delicious supper, served by Mrs. R. W. Smith's corn mlttee of tho Methodist Ladies aid, was thoroughly enjoyed as tho first teature of the meeting. The speaker for the evening waa the pastor, Reverend S. A. Danford, who' gave a very forceful, short talk slon. during which the matter of a nrocram for the mext meeting was taken up. Instead of having a speak- er at that time, the members decided to take un some public question for discussion. During the business session, tho 'question of holding meetings every ' two weeks came up, the plan being to i bavo no dinner at the mid-monthly sets slon. However, this proposition was voted down, and tho Brotherhood ' ...II. nr. o..nnlnr, nt ll.n ,l.lr.l n,u uicci mu unc u, iuu i.w.u , Monday In tho month, as heretofore, . a banquet being held preceding the business session. I M. W. Weber resigned as secretary attending the meetings. Vance Cai-. icy was elected to the position. H. W. Burton and L. M Cagley, new members, wore taken Into the Bro therhood at the Monday night session. President R. W. Smith presided at th3 meeting. JOSEPH LUSBY "OWNS UP" Popular Young Man la Lost to Hope, ful Glrla for Good, Now By dint ot much persuasion, Joseph S. Lusby, retail salesman forthe Booth Kelly Lumbor company, -as brought to confess that he and Miss Mablo Ralston, who 18 now teaching at Co burg, are to be married In June. They will mnko their homo In Sprlngflold In the home recently purchased by Mr. Lusby on D street, between Fifth and Slxjh, and which ho Is now fitting up. Tho announcement does not come entirely unexpected, since Mr. Lusby has boon wearing a happy look tor some time now. He and Miss Rals ton have known each other for seven years during three ot which they board ed at the samo place In Coburg. Lieutenant L. H. Nixon Weda News has been received here by his parents ot the marriage ot Second 'Lieutenant Lonnle H. Nixon, son of Mr. and Mrs. II. M, Nixon ot tiila city, to Miss. Winnie Haynes of Anson, 'Texas, on April 10. Mr. Nixon, who through several vis Its to this city is quite welt-known 'here, will be stationed at Del Rio, Texas, for the present. May Cleae Petsofffce Notice that the Mohawk poatafftca will be dosed soon haa bees posted. W. A. I leek, who htz had the offlee for the past two years, haa realgaed, aad unless some oae apll forthe pesUoaaterahip wUhfn Oia next ?9 fey the officii aril) be aiflCMtfaied. OF HOLY CITY ? FARMERS GET TELEPHONES I Two New., Companies of Valley, Incorporate for Business ! Two more fanning districts of tho Valley will enjoy telephone service in the near future, as articles of In. coporatlon have been filed with Cor poration Commlsslones Scbufderman at Salcm.for the following companies: Santa Clara Telephone company of Santa Clara, Lane county; Incorpor ators are F. W. Miller, J. W. Smith and Emmett Howard; capallzed at 1000; to conduct a telephone bus. Iness. Fall Creek-Springfield Tele phone company; Incorporators are O. O. Wilson, C. E. Warner and William F. McBee; capitalized at $1000; head quarters Is at Fall Creek Lano county to conduct a telephone business. These companies will build and op crate farmers' lines to connect with the system of the Pacific Telephone and. Telegraph company at Spring field and Eugene. U. of "O. to Teach Army Courses Dril Starts Under Direction 0f Regular Army Men at Eugene Military drills, to be held five times a wcek under the supervision of fed . ... . j . eral army oiucers, was prescnuea lor all nmlo stmients of the University of 0regon for the remainder of the school year by the faculty at a sped.. a, meetlng held here Monday after- leid where tihey took in drlllln under tne mrecuon oi wen w miaow. Special courses will include Instrun- tion in military tactics, military law, sanitation, first aid. army admlnls-'by tratlon and organization, regulations and field service. A course In topog. raphy and map making, a medical course given In connection with the school of medicine, and a course In mathemetlcs.'ballistlcs, explosives and 'electricity will be given by tho sctenci departments assisted by the oxamln-j School boards. In fixing tuition for ing officers of the coast artillery, j high school pupils from outside dls- I tricts, cannot consider the cost ofcon. Honor Guard Has Class Here j structlon to school buildings, accord' Tho first corps of the Honor Guard )ng to tho opinion rendered by tho su Girls now has a clas8 In Springfield. preme court, In the case of school This corps takes up tho study of j district No. 24, Marion county, against bandaging nnd tho regular First Aid County School Superintendent Smith work. The meetings will be held uu- j Chief Justice McBrlde wrote tho o. dor the supervision of Dr R P Mort- pinion, and he held that school dia oiiBen at his office on Tuesday even-' tricts were entitled to receive, for tha Ing. Much Interest is shown, and education of such pupils, actual cost tho girls are progressing rapidly In from the educational fund, which, ha their study. Tho girls of tho third ; Bald, Included salaries, caretakers, sup corps Journey to Eugeno for their class piles, lights, telephones, wator, In es and aro earnestly pursuing the nrta suranco and repairs. j of swimming, mechanism ot automo biles and military training. nilstrated Lecture Comlno Thero will be an llllstrated lecture t tho superintendent of schools at Jot here next Tuesday, April 24, In tho.oph. Wallowa county, ha8 been en. M E church at & P M by Rov. and Mm j gaged to fill the vacancy left by th George H. Parkinson. The subject . resignation of Miss. Josepha Wllsoa' will bo a "Missionary Trip Around tho of the union high school at Waltorvilltf World" illustrated with 70 colored slides showing what the missionary Society ot the M E church haa ac complished In the last 60 years. There will be no admission charge but a collection will be taken. . . He Wm a aeed One 3. J. Brian of this city dealring 'to have some, walnut, tre;TsftJ, sent ta Euxeae for a- mas to da work. The man came, put, la ., four hours of expert labor, and Mi fed at the nt ot 35 a day Swftlr. cotsea high. (j J JJ HAVE SUCCESSFUL INSTITUTE TUESDAY ,AII- day Joint Session Held i Here Is Helpful and Inter- , csting; About 100 Attend ,( i "i NOON DINNER IS ENJOYED "Evangelism" Is Theme, With Tho Cigarette Evil and Sabbath Dec- j ecratlon A Sub. Topics It About 60 or 70 ladles were la at tendance at the morning session of, th(1 a-day Jlnt W. C. T. V. coa- ventlon held In this city Tuesday, while probably 30 more attendei la 'he afternoon. At noon a most da , llclous dinner was served by tha Springfield W. C. T. U. ladles to tbalr own members and the 12 or Id mem bers fiom Eugene who were In aU tendance. Following la the menu.;; Chl'-.ken, mashed potatoes, baked beans, tomatoes, fruit, salad, Jelly, picklv, take, coffee and tea. 7be banquet room of the Methodist church In which the dinner was held waa prettily decorated with, white stream. -rs and flags Tho mectluf was opened with a da votlonalservice led by Mrs. ff A. Danford. Vh? subject for th day waa -Evangelism.'" Following this. Mrs, Jennie Ilosir. uf the L mono Cen tral V. O. T. U. whlcr r.ri.iniMtii n met with tho Springfield bol, gavo a general review of the evangelistic department of the W C T U Mrs. Hortpn of Eugene, in a gaper on "Evangelism." emphasized the might' Jnesa and holiness of Jesus Christ "How to Entertain Children to. Church and Sunday School" was tho Interesting topic treated by Mrs. Alice Winters of East Eugene, follow. Ing which a discussion took, place, I as to what can be done with the child . on Sunday afternoon une ui rue especially line lumfjj of the session was a paper on "Tho Danger of Cigarettes" by Mrt. Mary Campbell of this city. If possible, an excerpt of the talk will be given in the News In an issue of the near fu other features of the dav wero- ' "formal discussion by Roveren.i - f, S rris on the cigarette evil ond s'abbath desecration- a solo br Rnv osbolLB. a devotional servica beginnlg at 1:30 led by Mrs. Chris Jensen; a paper "Are Christians Responsible for Sabbath Desecra- ton by Mrs- Jf 0 Barrett ot Eaat Eugene; a solo by Dr. Adallne Fer 'ris; a paper "Effect of Cigarettes" Mrs. Mlttc Allen; a reading by t violet Reld of East Eugene; and a "song "The Star Spangled Banner" ' by the high school chorus, j The Institute was held In the Metlu 0dlst church. J school Boards Must Limit Tuition Will Fill Out Trm Rollin Dlckerson, whoso homo Is .In Eugeno, but who has recently neea Mr. Dlckerson will taKO up ni8 auuo next Monday, present, term. He will till out tb r Walter Mo-ore Finds Purse . Walter Moore, teacher la the hi&k. school at Springfield, and son of P. -JrXoora, county sohool BuperiateaC. i eat, Tuesday found the haadbac leat 4M th streets of Bugene by Mrs. I Hi' naarca. It WM tUTBed OTr t n:T .. . . . .. . CJier or i'oiue uinwsw. Chief, wk had tea aa advarUweaKt , for tt. tamed It vr to tae orratf ITa sag csuvui .rrer 7 ia saeawu i