SPRINGFIELD
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NEWS
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SPRIrMGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGOfa, THURSDAY, MY 3, 1017
Vol. XVI, No. 28.
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FARMERS WARNED
OF GERMAN ERROR
RAISING MEATS
Young Boovos and Hogo Should
Not Bo Mnrkotod Until
Fully Dovolopod
KILL TOO MANY OF YOUNG
Will Result In Scarcity Requiring Sev
eral Years to Overcome; Aleo
Much Meat s Sacrificed
Farmers of tlio United Stated, of
tbclr own volition, aro making tlio
nnmo mhitnko that aKrlculturlitta of
Germany did under government com
pulsion, ot tho outbreak of tho war,
and tlio United Stales an n result will
suffer from lack of meats iutcr on,
just ai Germany in suffering now, ac
cording to reports from tlio Chicago
stockyards.
Tlio mistake is- tbo slaughter of
young beef animals and Improperly
fattened or "uullnlshed" hogs, which
are being rushed to tbo market In
great numbers, partly to tako advan
tage of tbo present, high prices which
the average faraTer thinks ardTtoo
goodtd last, ahd partly because' of, a
rumer'wMch lias spread throughout
tbo cbuntr? tliat,'ihe government Is
contemplating lit the near future -fixing
maximum prices! for food products,.
Every day thousands, of bogs weigh-'
tag from 175' to 200' pounds aro pour
lug Into tho yards to" bo slaughtered.
By feeding them's month or two more
they might bo maao to weigh from ,250
to 300' pbund Tbo loss of meat by'
this kind of marketing s enormous.
When tho war started tho. German
government, realizing that the country
was to' bo blockaded by tho British
navy, but thinking tho war would not
to a long otic, ordered the Immediate
laughter of u greut proportlon'of Uh
fowl aidmnls. Tho result was a tempo
rary plenty, but breeding stock was
encroached upon, and ns n result as tho
weary years went by thero was an
ever Increasing scarcity of meat,
A crop 'Of wheat or com Can Im ruin,
ed In ono season, but breeding stock on
tho farms cannot lo replenished so
rapidly, ho (lint If tho Indiscriminate
slaughter of Immnturo stock does not
cciiho packers four that present prices
will In another year bo considered ex.
tremcly low.
To Open Food Bureau.
A food production bureau to act as a
clearing liouso In tho employment of
men nnd women nud boys and girls on
the farms of Cook county will bo open
ed In Chicago by tho Cook County
Truck Gardeners and Farmers' associ
ation In tho plan to lncreaso the acre
ago or farm crops this summer along
the lines suggested by tho federal gov
ernment "The farmers of Cook county hare
teen dependent to a certain extent
upon.lauqr agencies to got farm help,"
said Mr. Gewcko, "Mir tbo class bf
help obtained from this source, of
course, has been tho expert help. What
w6 will need now, If our crops aro to
bo Increased, aro peoplo to carry tbo
crops through tho weeding and bar
Totting Benson.
"Wo will bo nblc to get enough or
pert farm help to plant tho crops, as
one man cau plant as much as tweuty
men can harvest. Hut wo must hnvo
some assurance that wo will buvo la
bor to enro for tho crops after they
have been planted."
Prefer Experienced Workers.
Mr. Gowcko Ha Id that tho Cook coun
ty farmers would ask tho Chicago
board of education to help them obtain
boys and girls from tho schools, who
will bo provided with permits. A par
ticular appeal will bo mado to tho Po
lish and Bohemian sections of tho
city for helpers. Tho wages for un
skilled farm labor, ho said, would bo
from $1 to $2 a duy during tho weed
ing season nnd probably as high as $3
a day during tho harvest season.
Tlioso who buvo bad somo farm ex.
petlonco will bo given preference In
employment.
James A. ratten lias volunteered to
help buy two carloads of seed potatoes
provided others will Join with him hi
tho project.
Tbo city authorities have, under con
sideration a plan to place tho vagrants
of tho city and tho inmates of the
Brldowell and other penal Institutions
not otbcrwlso employed on a tract of
land pf more than 1,000 acres in ex
tent near the Brldowell and raise there
vegetables and otbor farm products.
Tiio plan lias tho sanction of the cir
cuit Judges and otbors interested.
Theso "gardeners" .would be under dj
re'u'l supervision of guards and 'com
liellcd to work. " - 1
MIbb Clara Tlmms of Eugono visited
friends hero this woolt,
IN
HORSE KICK PROVES FATAL
13 Year Old Ployd Martin Dies As Ro
suit of Accident
f
Floyd A. Martin, 13 year old son of
Mr. and Mrs, T. M. MarUn of Mnrcola
dlod nt tlio Springflotd hospital at
1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon, dent'i
resulting from a wound received by
n kick from a homo, tho nccldcnt oi
curing last Thursday. Tho boy was
brought to tho hospital last Friday
and while bin condition was consid
ered sorloiis nlncu thu wound was In
fected, It was hoped that ho would bo
nblu to overcome tho shock no that an
operation could bo preformed Hi i
fow days.
However, septic cmholls (poison m.t
terlul) formed about tho wound nnd
broke the Infection getting Into tho
blood stream nnd causing death ut
most Immediately . Tho body was
sent to Murcoln yesterday aftornoon
nnd Interment was mndo hi tho Mar
cola cemetery.
Local Men Make
Important Change
Will Bishop of O. K. Barber Shop
Puschasos Intorost In Dairy
And Will Manage It
Will BJshop has purchasod a half
.Interest in the Gcorgo A. Dorrls Ilroo':
Farm Dairy "and began learning
tho route Sunday morning. ' Mr. Bish
op was formerly in Uio p. K. barber
hhop, In partnership with M. V. En-.
dlcott. Ho still owns a half-Interest
in tbo latter business, but will not be
connected with tho shop any longer.
Mr. Endlcott la conducting tho shop J
alone now, but says ho expects to I
have help noon. Mr. and Mrs. Blsh-.
pp will make their homo on the,farm
In tho near future
Mr. Dorrls has been two years In ,
building up his business, and now
has one ot tbo foremost dairies in tho
state. He also hao a largo asparagus
farm from which ho Is shipping ai-,
parngus nil over Washington nnd Ore
gon Just now, and a largo ncreago of
fruit. Since ho has ho many oilier
things to claim his attention, Mr. Dor
rls will make Mr. Bishop entire man
ager of tho dairy. I
Tho Brook Farm dairy 1)1,8 18 Jor
soy cows, nil of which hnvo stood tho
tuberculosis tosts. The milk house
of tho dairy Is 300 feet from any oth
er building, has running water. Is flv
proof, ImH concrete floors, an nlrca
tor for cooling, and Is equipped with
a bottling machine. Everything Is
strictly Banttnry. Tho dairy is onj
mtlo from Springfield.
LOCAL BOY iS PROMOTED
Ferol Perkins is Now Senior Corpor
al of Third Oregon Infantry
The many frlcads of Ferol Pork-
ins, son ot Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Perkins
of this city, will be glad to learn ot
his third promotion slnco ho iullstel
iu tho Third Oregon Infantry ot the (
Oregon National uuard about a year
ago, Just boforo tho troops wore sent
to Moxlco. Slnco his roturn to Por
tland last October, Mr. Perkins has
never missed a drill. He wob pro
moted on tho border to first class pri
vate, next to acting corporal, and last
week, to senior corporal.
Tho captain In a talk to his com
pany, gavo Mr. Terklns especial men
tion, nnd then told tho others that bo
deserves all he has gotten, that he,
has worked for It. Mr. Perkins has
novor had a black mark against htm
slnco entering tho sorvlco.
Will Hold Weekend Services
Roverond and Mrs, Chris H. Jensen
ioavo tomorrow for Trent whore Mr.'
Jonscn will hold weokend services
on Friday and Saturday nights and
threo sorvlcos on Sunday which la
Dedication day for the Trent Christ
Inn church. Ted Loavitt will slmr
at theso moetlngs. A basket dinner
will bo enjoyed by tho congregation
and visitors on Sunday.
$4,000 Deal Is Made
Yostorday T. H. C. Brasflold boII
C2 acres of, land two mlloa south ot
Springflotd on tho WUlamotto river
to Honry Slnnar, who will take pos
session at onco. Mr. Brasfiold loft
yostorday for Shodd to look up a now
location. Tho doal, ot which the con
sideration was about $4,000, was made
through Goro and Rowo.
Will Hold Pie Social
A program and pie social will bo
hold at the Maplo school ono mile
oast of Springfield, tomorrow (Friday)
ovontng beginning at 8 o'clock. Girls
nre- requested to bring ploa.
FIRS! BABY WEEK .
MEETING IS RELD
HERE TUESDAY EVE
Intorosting and Instructive Pro
gram Given Undor Auspices
of Paront-Teachors
SUGGESTIONS ARE OF HELP
People Mutt Realize That Health of
Every Baby In the Community
Is Concern of All
By Vera Williams.
A most Interesting and Instructive
program was given under the auspices
of tho Patron-Teachers association In
observance of "Baby Week," Tuesday
evening in the Baptist church.
Leota McCrackon, Ittith Scott, Edna
Duryco and Iva Hill sang a very pret-,
ty "Lullaby."
Mrs. R. I.. Kirk gave a paper, which
deserves much credit. Its theme
was: "What the Community can Do
for the Welfare of Its Babies." Three
points wero considered. First what
responsibility the community has for
Its babies; second what other com
munities have done; and third, what
Springfield can do.
The health of every baby Is the
concern of every ono In tho commun
ity and not only the problem of the
father and mother. Every seventh
baby In the United States dies, its
death being caused by conditions
which tho parents can not meet alone. '
Dangers' from impure water, im
pure milk, and poisonous flics threat
en both the children of the rich and
poor. Infantile paralysis docs not
kill as many children an does dirty
milk. The baby needs pure water;
the water from wells can bo teste!
nt tho University of Oregon, as we
can not afford an epidemic for either
old or young nt this critical time.
What over menace to health, a com
munity fights, reduces Its death rate.
Wo Can work together to begin n fly
campaign. Will you help reduce In
fant mortality by 'Swntlng the Fly?"
Litllo Dorothy Mooro gave n voj-y
pleasing recitation.
Miss Anno McCormfck spoko on
"Food Preparations for tho Mother
nnd Child." She 8ald In part: "Tlu
question of food s a most Important
ono for by scientific feeding, Infant
mortality may-be greatly reduced. A '
great many of tho children's deseao
es are due to Improper foodlng. Food
bills never compare with doctor bills.'1
Mrs. J. E. Richmond gave a most
appropriate solo.
Plans aro on foot for an extensive
campaign in connection with this Im
portant work. Next Sunday Is to be
"Baby Sunday" In the churches. Also
a "Cloan up" Campaign is planned. (
The next meeting of the association
will bo held Friday. May 25th. Every I
parent nnd friend of the school Is!
urged to attend and help make theso '
meetings as beneficial as possible to
nil.
Children to Give
May DayJProgram
Many Pretty Dances, Games and
Songs Scheduled for Friday
at the Lincoln School
Following is tho May Day program
to bo given at the Lincoln school be
ginning nt two o'clock tomorrow (Fri
day) afternoon:
Grand March.
Song, ''Welcome, Sweet Springtime."
Game, "Oh, do You Know the May
Quoon?"
Crowning ot Queen.
Winding ot May Pole.
May Song, "Sho Comos."
Flag Drill and Song,
Flag Saluto.
Game, "Clap Danco."
Game, "Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley
Grow,"
Flowor Song, Girls.
Sailor Boy's Drill and Song.
Wreath Drill.
Song, "Woke, Sayo tho Sunshine."
Windmill Song, Boys.
Shepherdess Dance.
L. C. Fisher and. Mrs. Fishor ot
Woudllng aro registered nt tho Spring
flold hotel thlB morning,
SIS. HAS SECONO
LARG EST GRADUATE
-CLASS THIS YEAR
17 Seniors Will Get Diplomas on
' Evening of Friday,
j, . June 8
M.S. PITTMAN IS SPEAKER
Women' Rights Mutt Have Prevail-
1 -l . - r I r l
eu Among if erg oincu eleven
of Them Are Girls
The second largest graduating class
of the Springfield high school will
stcpjgUt from school Into real llfo on
the evening of Friday, Juno 8, when
will occur the tenth annual com
mencement exercises of the institution.)-
Professor M. S. Plttman of the
Oregon State Normal school will be
the speaker for the occasion.. Al
ready4 plans are going forward for the
exercises, which will probably be held
In the Methodist church.
Last i year the local high school gra
duated 19, the largest number in his-'
tory. 1 This year thero are two les,
which fact is attributed to the string
ency 6ftbe times occasioned by the
war, says Principal P.M.Stroud. Some
of thevstudents were compelled to
work tlvls year, who otherwise might
have finished high school with this
class.
Feminism has evidently prevailed
in the senior class this year, sincvj
11 of the 1 7dlgnlfled 17ers are girl.
The majority ot. these young ladies
are training for the teaching profes
sion, although some are taking com
mercial work. A majority ot the
young men ot the class is taking
general (hlgh school course. Probably-
a 1Und showing from this class
will be made at the University of
Oregon and other institutions of high
er learning when registrations are
made next fall.
The class roll Is: Leota McCrack
en. William Uodenbo, Nina Boesen.
Floyd Bartlett, Grace Thomas, Will
Machen, Lillian Mulligan, Lewis Gran
dy. Ituth Lansbery, Ruth Scott, Esther
Brattaln, Luclle Smith, Berttfe Bruce,
Edna Piatt. Fay Smith, Otis McKeel.
and Virgil SIgnor.
Mrs. Bally Administratrix
Mrs.. Ethel C. Bally has been ap
pointed as administratrix of tho es
tate ot her husband, Milton G. Bally,
who died April 17. The estimated
value of the property ot the estate
is 2000. M. J. Drury. E. A. Fegels
and Harry Stewart were named by
the court to make the appraisement.
May Day Fete Is
On for Tomorrow
Annual Event Will Be Staged on
S. H.' Si Campus; Delightful
Program Planned
Tho Springfield high school will hold
its annual May Day program Friday
afternoon nt 2 o'clock, on the high
school campus,
Tho program will be as follows:
General Assembly.
March of High School Student Body..
Girls Flag Drill.
Royalty March Form:
1- Horald
2- Student body president
3- Klng Jerry nnd Queen Dorrls
4- Fagos
6-Crown-bearers, and
6-Maids of honor.
Ovation, by Senior Class.
Maids of honor dance.
Song by general assembly.
"I Know a Bank."
Danish Dance of greeting,
May-polo danco.
Song genoral assembly.
"Welcome Sweet Spring Time."
Song All.
Star Spangled Banner.
After this the program will be con
ducted by Walter Moore who will hare
charge ot tho girls baseball gameB, the
cantestanta being the. girls who tako
tbotr lunches against thoso who do
not; then a tennis tournament which
will end tho days festivities. MIssci
Vera Williams, Eftlo Rhodes and Es
thor Campbell aro drilling the etu
dents for tho fete.
Wants to contract beans
Eugene Man Will Take All He Can
' Get of Certain Varieties
A chanco for local farmers to make
sure of a buyer for their beans next
year is offered by J. J. Light of tho
Ideal Flour and Feed store of Eug
ene, who as agent for P. Pastono and
company of Boston, direct exporters,
has decided to contract for all tha
beans he can get in the vicinity ot
Springfield and Eugene the corain?
season.
Nearly all of tho large varieties are
desired by Mr. LIghL He says he
will take all he can get of the large
vcrietics, such as the white and red
kidney, the limas, the ranberry, or
tho bird egg boan. In View of the
great Interest in bean culture being
manifested through the country this
spring, Mr. Light expects to receive,
large quantities of first class stuff
this fall.
Tiny Son Gladdens
Home Only 5 Days
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Baker Have
Sympathy of Community
In Death of Baby
John Franklin, the infant son ot
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Baker, passed awar
at 12:15 o'clock this morning., peri
tonitis being the cause of death. The
funeral will be held at 10 o'clock tomor
row morning at the W.F.Walker chape'
Reverend W. N. Ferris preaching tho
sermon, and the fraternal orders ot j
the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs to at- J"
tend in a body. Interment will be
made in the Laarelaurat cemetery. i
The baby boy was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Baker last Friday evening, and
his advent caused the greatest pos
sible Joy to the parents, grandparents ,
and all other relatives- and friend.
He was. taken ill with a few days."
death coming early 'this morning. Thi
bereaved family has the.sympathy-; '
the entire community in the loss ..f
this little. ono. Besides his parents,
the baby is survived by a sister, Lil
lian. EXAM DATES ANNOUNCED
May 17 and 1C Is Time Set for Eighth
Grade Finals In County
County Superintendent ot Schools
E. J. Moore announced yesterday afte
noon that the state eighth grade ex
aminations will be held in the var
ious school districts of the countv
May 17 and 18. The examinations
wilt be conducted by the chairman of
the board ot education in each dis
trict or by some person designated by
him. The law does not permit the
teachers in the various schools to
conduct these examinations whieh do
termlne eligibility to tho high schools
of tho state. ;
Some of the school districts are
planning to dismiss both boys and
girls in the eighth grade as soon as
they have taken these examinations,
so that they may help at homo with
farm and garden projects.
HONOR GUARD MAKES PLEA DECISION HELD UP 3 DAYS
i
Local Girls Want Potatoes to Plant Settlement of Parker-MooVe Case to
for Distribution to Needy j Be Made Monday Instead of Today
Help your country by Increasing
tho food supply! Drop good pota
toes with several eyes into a box at
Holbrook's Hardware store on Main
street or Into a box at the Springfield
high school.
This is the plea of the girls Honor
Gunrd of Springfield and Eugene,
who will take complete charge .of 50
acres of land mid way between the
two cities In .which they will plant
beans and potatoos. The girls will
do all the work themselves, except
plowing.. !
The crop will be distributed among
tho needy of tho two cities.
"Now see who will be the first to (
help. Bring as many potatoes as
possible free from dlseaso and with
several eyos. !
Youngsters Recelvo Writing Awards J
Miss Grace Walker reports the fol ,
lowing good, record of a number ot
her pupils, ot the Sixth B class in
writing. Wlnetred Long has earned
the ''Progress Pin" given for doing
the first 100 'Palmer drills satlBtactor
ilyi aMd'the following other pupils
have earnod tho Palmed ibattoa:. Ma
bel Humphrey, Crystal Bryan, Lenlcft,
Horrlck. Amy Coy, Donna, Warner,
Ma'do Warnpr, La Ruq ptevenaoti,
and Harry GoBBler. i
READY TO DRAFT
INFORM ARMY
IS WORD RECEIVED
Sheriff Parker Has Received In
structions from Governor
Regarding Conscription , t
DEFINITE ORDERS AWAITED
Details Tor-Drafting First 500,000 Men
Being Worked Gut by War
Department
Sheriff J. C. Parker has received a
letter from Governor Withycombe giv
ing him preliminary instructions re-,
garding the drafting of young men for
war service. Sheriff Parker is ready
to begin the work but is waiting more
definite instructions' from, the govern
ment which will be forthcoming , as
Boon as the conscription bill is signed,
by rresldent Wilson. , r
Details Are Worked Out
In the meantime the machinery for
drafting the first 500,000 men is be
ing worked out by the war depart
ment. The local electoral systems of the
precincts will be utilized for tho hug
task of registering and sifting out the '
exemptions.
Although- f,he details are. far froaa. ,
completion, the system in general
will be as follows:
On a day designated by proclam
ation, probably before Septemberl, -all
the men in the nation between
the ages to be set in the conscription
bill win be ordered to visit the. pojls
and register themselves.
Cards will Designate Class.
Upon registration they will be giv
en cards designating the number of
the class in which they will be called
for examination.
It is planned to use tho local offi
cers precincts and cities to seek out
"Slackers' who fail or refuse to reg
ister. Under the bill; a heavy pen
alty will be imposed for failing to
register.
Then calls by classes will follow.
As each class reports the men sub
ject to exemption under the bill
munitions workers, men with de
pendents, men engaged in industries
vital to the military machine and
other classes such as ag.j cultural
workers, to be fixed by the President
will first be weeded out.
After that the remainder will bo
again sifted by physical test and the
unfit rejected. Then another class
for examination will be summoned
and the progress repeated until all ta
men ot the nation, physically fit n&
not subject to exemption, are deter
mined. It is expected the Jury-wheel sys
tem to determine the first levy by lot
will be used. These men, chosci
from the ranks subject to service, will
comprise the first levy. They will
then await the order to- go to the
training camps.
Because of an enforced trip to .the.
Sluslaw on the part of Attorney J. M.
Deavers, County Judge H. L. Brown
will pass on the Moore- Parker case
at 2:00 o'clock Monday afternoon In
stead ot this afternoon, as was at first
decided. Tho case was tried and all
the evidence .heard In a trial lasting
the greater part of the day Tuesday,
It was taken under advisement by,
Judge Brown, acting as Juvenile Judge,
Both the state and tho defense in.
traduced a large number ot witnesses
District Attornoy L. L. Ray appeared
for tho state and J. M. Deavers, form-i
or district attornoy, for the defense. ,
Finishes School and Enlists
Clarence Hill, son ot Mr. and Mrs,
W. G. Hill of this city left for Van
couver this morning, having enlisted.
In the engineering $orpB of the. Unite I
States, army, far the past year Mr,
Hill, who, graduated from the Spring
field high school last spring has been,
teacher of the Upper Camp Creek
eohool ta district 8. His school would,,
netJsaveJfeeo $Ht nnttl next Wad-,
nosday. bat, hriwlgnedto, enlist-.
was ailew full gay. The direct;
ors were bo pleased with hla work:
that they will" lea'vp tlio position ot
teacherfir that school, open f6r thrfia
months In the hofl that Mr. JHU ,lv
, be abbs tp accent jt ftga,lu. ,