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4 lav SPRIl 1 JLlJC NEWS Biuret KmnnrV II. lDi.it limit lull. )riKiiii, Um nutterumltr iel of emigre of M treli, lim W CENSUS HEAD T Tuosdny, Juno '5, Is Proclnlmod by President no Official Consus Dny ALL MEN MUST REGISTER No Male Resident Between The Agei of 21 and 30 Is Exempt; Alleni Included Too. (Cut thin out and put It whoro you ciin find It.) War Census Day Tuomlny, Juno r. mi nnmcd by President WIIhoii In his oWelnl proclamation. Who Muet RegisterEvery mnlo resident between Uiu ago of 21 nn'l 30 years, Inclunlvo, This Includ? aliens iih wall (in Aniorlcann, Jap anese Chinese, HalluiiB, Germans, En pIInIi, AiiiorlcntiK. and in on of nny oth or nntlonnllty who nro of tho doslg nalod ages, must register. Allonn will not bo drafted for wnr duty, of eourso, but n comploto record of thorn In doalrod. Who Is Exempt No mala resident betweont tho ages of 21 and .10 yoani, Inclusive In cxuinpt from registering Thoso to bo exempted from military service will bo dotormlnod Inter, but first nil must resistor. Where to Register Registration must be mado In tho home precinct of tho man roglntorlug. Resistor at your regular voting place Hours for Registration Booths at regular voting placos In each proclnut will bo open on War Census Day from 7 o'clock n. m. to 9 o'clock j, in. Don't wait until tho Inst moment. Reg ister early. Registration of Absentees If you find you will bo unavoidably ahsont from your homo precinct on War Con mis Day, you Hhould apply -at tun earliest posslblo data to tho count7 clerk of tho county In which you mav be at tho time, whether In Oregon or olsowhoro, who will fill out your reg istration card. Ho will tlion glvo yo'i the card, which you must mall to tho registrar of your homo precinct, l.i -aro of tho sheriff of your lionin count? In tlmo to reach tho registrar by War Census Day. If you llvo In Portland, or. a city of over 30,000 population In another stato, mall tho card toithe registrar In caro of tho mayor. Dut remember, tho burden of having your card reach tho registrar of you,' homo precinct by War Consus Day It on' you. Registration, of the Sick,, Men of military ago who aro too 111 to go to the voting booth to register .must send a competent person boforo War' Census Day to the county clerk la explain Jho circumstances, and necuro Instructions from tho. Federal rcgula- . t Ions 'which these, officials will rocelvo from the Government, Penalties Tho penalty tor falling '.to nppoar to register, or for giving false, misleading or Incorrect answers ,ls Imprisonment. Thoro Is no nl , ternntlvo of a fine. BOYS HAVE FINE DISPLAY, Manual Training Projects Shown Sat urday Show Good Work All Borts of manual training stu dents work from coat hangars and tho first shaped models to boautlful- ly finished plocos such as. a mahog any piano bench, a music cabinet, and a book case, woro on display Saturday ' . In tho old Racket store, under tho dl-1 rcctlon of J. F, Goddard, manual train ing Instructor. Also thoro woro chink en coops, mado by tho boys, ono of which contained a "Biddy", and 17 chicks. Tbo display attracted many pooplo for tho work shown was oxcellont. Only a part of the work dono thli year wob represented. I New features of the display yrerj ,'blrd houses, which haven't been shown boforo, and drawings of wood projects Jjrcady for bup prints. M,r; flodditrd, rfuald tho:. tracings' woro carefully, dou, ?avid that the projocts could bo work fJod out. Tho pieces and tracings displayed wore tho work of the seventh nni eighth grado boys nnd tlto high Bohqol class In manual training, ISSUES REGISTERING NEWS aMtrontl. LOSERS SERVE GOOD EAT8 Whites Qlve Reds Supper for Win ning League Contest About SO Leaguers enjoyed a real "chicken supper" Friday night, when !ho"Vhltos" paid for bolng losers tn tho recent Efficiency contest. Tho menu for tho affair, which was glv.n In the MethodUt church basomcnt, fn lowed: chicken a la Bochnmol, mash ed potatoes, creamed asparagus, cuke coffee, and Ico cream. Fifteen cents n plate was chnrgod, tho money to apply on tho Ivaguo pledge to tho church. W. T. Wright, eocond vice presi dent of tho league was tostmaster, and called on Itundall Scott, tho retiring prosldent, Vance Caglay, tho new pres Ident, Orson Vaughn, tho leader of tho Reds, and tho Itavorend S. A. Ihinford, In turn. After supper, tho dolegatcs to tho Albany convention mot ami mado ar raiigomoiitu, then tho guests played games, whllo the Whites washed tho dishes.. Red Cross Will Help Army Y.M. Local Ladio3 Mttko Plans for a Benefit Banquet to fro Givqn May 28 At tho regular meeting of tho local Ited Cross chapter, held In tho W. O W. hall on Saturday afternoon, plans were, mado and committees appointed to arrange for a banquet to bo served to tho men of tho city nt the W. O W. hall Monday livening, May 28. at sovcji o'clock. Tho object of tho ban quct Is to get the men togothcr for tho purpose of raising funds for the Army Y. M. C. A. Speakers will bo present to explain the Army Y. M. O. A. work. Tho following committees on ban quot woro appointed: Monu and kit chon: Mrs,. J. JD. Dlmm, Mm Oeorgo Catching, Mrs. L. May; Dining room', Mrs. O, E. Wheaton assisted by tho young ladles of tho chapter; Advertis ing committee; Miss Ilhodcs assfstol by tho Honor Guard girls. These committees are to work in conjunction with the local Army Y. M C. A. fund committee. . . . - i i mi imiii- i iiiuumih m.u chapter of tho Red Cross was changed from tho W, O. W. hall to tho city 1 library. Meotlngs will bo held every Tuosday from four to five o'clock. Thn snrrmnrv tins received tha . , ' membership receipts and all persons who have not received theirs can Jo so by applying to tho secretary at the, ext meeting. Tho following names have been add ... , f m. .. . . .. chapter of tho Rod Cross s nco tho ... '-.,, ,. t n formor llst was published: J. C. Dimm J. A, Cox. nnd Mrs. J. A. Cox. Speakers Will OBe!Herkay 26 Final Days of Campaign to Seo Commissioners on Tour of All Parts of Oregon Tho closing days of tho roail bond cnmpalgn will seo tho mombors of tho stato highway commission making an nctlvo canvass of tho stato. Accompanied by Jay Bowerman, Chairman Benson will mnko atour of tho Wlllamoto valoy.Commlssloner Thompson in company with Jamo? Stewart will cover eastern and south- am Oregon points oast of tho Cascado mountains and Comlsslonor Adams ead lottuce, radishes, turnips, kohl will mako 'spoochos in both eastern rnu'- and westorn Oregon. lJ"n 15 to 30, Transplanting plants Tho loglslatlvogood roads commit- ' early fall cauliflower, fall cabbage, too has arrangod an itinerary for Chair enr,y celery. man BeiiBon next wook. apart of Seeding short season crops for sue- which follows: May. 26, 11 a. in., Harrisburg; 3 p. in., Junction City; 7:30 p. m. Eu gono. ' May 26, 10 a. ra., Coburg; 3 p. m., Crcswoll; 7:30 p. m. Spring ftold. Mr, Adams will conclude his cam paign with a mooting at Oregon City, I probably on tho night of Juno 1, with n flnnl n-nnllna, In TCllCAnA Ilia hnttiA M ....... ... . ...a ... . tqwp,. Saturday night, Juno 2. . .The, do jails, of Commissioner Thomn son's trip havo not been worked out. Starting May 20 ho will mako an automobile trip through Umatilla, Mcr row and contral Oregon counties go ing to. Bond, Burns, Lakovlow nnd Klamath Falls, SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, 0 BIGGEST BREADNAIGM' IS LAUNCHED I'lioio by American f'reaa Association, Day Mini night forces will work to complete the dreadnaugbt New Meiii which was Just launched at the Brooklyn navy yard. KEEP GARDEN BUSY THE WHOLE SEASON Mo, fresh Veg. Winter Comes bv P ant- Winter Comos by Plant ing Successively Let ono crop follow another and Vance Cagley, newly-elected presi keep tho garden busy. Many por- ,'dent of tho Springfield Epworth sons who have boen paying little at- League Chapter; Randall Scott, ex tcntlon to gardening do not roallz? president, and John Dlmm, Leagua to what extent this Is possible, but reporter attended the fourteenth an If wo are to copo successfully with nual convention held In Albany Sat- tho threatened food shortage it will " jl)0 necessary to make every squaro foot of B0 comU n8 nmny tlmeB a, ,)0SB),i0i Therefore In order to help evory Banlonor t0 gecure maximum rn8UitH. Prof. Bouauet. Head of Veu- - i , oiuuie uuruunuiK ui j. j is. uaa u rttng0(l tno following list of plantlnz , j, dntC8. . . ,!. in.i ,i, 1 Is divided Into two parts: first, seed B directly In the garden; second. thanBDlantlng of young plants, which , , , , have been previously grown or which . , , - , , vestlng tho different vegetables are also noted. Somo vegetables which are - bolng continually hervested aro not again mentioned in tho succeed ing dates. May 16 to 30. Field Setting of to matoes. Seeding cucumbers, melons, limn beans, pumpkins, squash, sweet corn, summer radish, and letiuco.i Also sowing In seed beds lato fall cauli flower, broccoli, Into cabbage, Brus sels sprouts, Scotch kale. Harvesting - asparagus, rhubarb greon onions, radishes, spinach. June 1 to 15. Transplanting plants of poppers, egg plant and onrly col ory. Seeding summor lettuco, string bonns. Harvesting nsparagus, rhubarb, green onions, spinach, transplanted ii..,i i... on.nW,l;. rhubnrb. radlshos. early peas, spinach turnips ..- .T,,iv i m 1K -Trnni.nUnHn.r nlanL, of late celery, late cabbage. Brun- sols sprouts. Scotch kale, broccoli. Planting of late beets, late carrots. .MAA AAMI II (.V D TV WVl 111 Tlarvftstlng pcaB, letltice, aspara gus, early cabbage, early beets, bunci carrots, and others previously men tioned in preceding date. July 16 to 80. Finish transplant- Ing celery nnd Into crops mentlonoJ ',. . . . . . . , Seodlng late string benns. into head (( .htlnued on page two.) :.fv MONDAY, MAY 21, 1917. DELEGATES MEET T k Meeting at Albany Meeting at Albany Over Week .End .unlay, Sunday and Monday. over loo delegates irom towns De tween Yoncalla and Jefferson and Leb- anon to Newport were present at the Auslness session which was held Sat-! urday. Randall Scott, of the local i.nniA-. nt.Aatiai in Mm imoinnoa cab. t ojv-. slon In the absence of C. E. William- Bon, pre8ldent of the district. Tho report of all of tho chapters at tha morning and afternoon session show-i cd fine work done durinir the year I with Springfield at the head. In fact Snrlncfield has the lamest chanter in the district, and possibly the larg est 1n the stato, with a membership of 125 Tho delegates wcro guests of tho Albany League at a banquet held Jo tho basement of tho church, Satur day evening which as reportod by ono of the delegates was "scrumptious," Sunday the members attended Sun- day school and services which were presided over by Dr. Dan Bruminltt editor of tho Epworth Herald, of Chi - cago. The evening League servlco was to have been in the hands of tho Corvallis chapter, but which failed to mako their appearance, but never - theless a very Interesting meeting. Tho newly elected officers were In ... i . i r. i l . 1 siuiiiu nuiiiiuv t-veiiuiK unci nunitoa, by Dr. James T. Moore, district sup - Borlntendent of tho Eugene district Monday morning a meeting was held by Dr. Don Brummltt, which was .very Interesting and helpful to all nresont. closing the convention for tho year. Red Cross for Junction City Junction City will havo an auxiliary nt tliA In An 1 T?A.1 Pm.b lionlAf As resuii ui vimi ui i'nj ,UDO "" ' - Eugene, who visited Junction City last Thursday. Those who made the trip Jf' :S;.Y"w! " j i.lT..T, rd. Mrs. .0. N. Fraier and Miss Lulu QUO. Painting Christian Church The Kejjy brothers, painters, of Eu gone, rhp h'a,yo,the, exterjor painting: cbntMOpr" ,lhe OhrjBtUn church, havo cqmmencedtho work, Tljey et' j pQt t'Q complote (he WOrk In a weeV- Tho contract for the interior painting ha8 not bebn ,et- carpenters are still busy finishing the wood work. WITH GONVEN FLIES" WILL BE SUBJECT Parent-Teachers to Precede Clean-Up Campaign by Lecture Preceding tho clean-up campaign to 1)0 launched in Springfield soon, Earl Kllpatrick of the University of Oregon school of Extension, will talk on "File)' and will give some valuable sugges tions, at tho Parent-Teachers meet ing to bo held on Thursday evening. 'May 24, at tho Lincoln school, begin ning at 7:30 o'clock. There will also bo other numbers on the program for this meetlnr, which will bo the last one of the year A largo turn-out 1b desired In order 'that the clean-up campaign may ho launched with a vim, and that tho 'disease-breeding elements of the towa may bo gotten rid of now, before hot weather begins. Mrs. C. A. Barnett, chairman of tho program committee Is In charge of arrangements for Thursday night. Mrs.C.E.Whiteley Passes Away Funeral Will Be Held from Christian Church Tuesday Afternon Mary Elizabeth Whlteley, wife of C. E. Whlteley, died at 10:00 o'clock last ovenlng, after having been bed fast for four weeks. She was 42 years old. ' Mrs. Whlteley was bora In Califor nia, and had lived In this city since December 1, 1916. She was a mem--ber of the Christian church at Cottag-i Grove. Deceased is survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Scott of Saginaw, Oregon, two Bisters and four brothers: Mrs. C. E. Pryor of Eugene, Etta May Scott of Saginaw, Glen Scott of Dor I ' . ,.,..., of Oakland, California; the husband C. E. Whlteley and four daughters Opal, Pearl, Fay and Chloe, and ono son, Elwln Whlteley. The funeral will be held from tne ) Christian church tomorrow afternoon nt 1:30 o'clock, Reverend C. H. Jen " 'sen officiating. Interment will be made in the Laurel Hill cemetery. Those who are sorrowing for this f l L . n 1. . . rnnn wn man imvu Liif HvuiuiiLiiv ui . r- f whlIe tne famn7 . whl Rhnrt time tho ninmhn ,,., alrftnrtv founrt warm tho .p'acT hearts of Springfield JtuJ1 nnnn n. Milton Scott, grandfather of Mrs. ZZZiVnnJM He was th,s m nfat five , ' He Tjk-cr ff MoUtnnP i -7 -& Plans Being Made Ladies of G. A. R. and luka Post Arrange to Honor Dead Heroes All VasZJlLZTt members of nil patriotic societies tha 'school children, and everyone who patriotic, are asked to meet at tho U . O. W. hall at ten o'clock on the morn- ing of May 30 to assist t he loci 1 Lad- . ies of the G. A. R. Circle and the luka Post . day. In the observance or memorial Everyone who can will pleasa ' l.rlnf flnivAi-a . . ...o 1 Reverend H. C. Etbell will deliver! the address at the cemetery in tho , ! tho decoration of the graves. Tho children especially are asked to help in the latter ceremony, one of tho . chief objects of the day being to help tho younger generations revere tho pnst patriots In this hour When patrio tism is so needed. Reverend S. A. Danford will preach a decoration day sonnon on Sunday even ng. May 27, Reverend Chris H. j Jensen, wno is a apanisu war wjn in commemoration of the 8allor dead at r,ver bridgd on the -"r"?? SC.?.I Mrs. Katherlne Horton, president of tbo Ladles of the OA.. R. circle, and Mrs. Myrtle Eggtmann, treasurer of the organization, are in charge of ar ranging for the memorial services, and! will be very glatt ror any aia wnicn cap bo given In (his worV 'James Inman, commander of the Post, and C, M. Dprlty, adjutant, are ,ln charge of Post arrangements, Mr.where underWent' a minor opera Dorlty asks thnt all organizations of (continuod on page threo) VOL. XVI., NO. 33 J L OF INSECTS GIVEN BY A. L LOVELL O. A. C. Professor Prepares Sug gestions for Aid of Veg table Gardeners " HAVE BEEN TRIED OUT, Recommendations Are Based on Ex perlments and Represent Most 1 Approved Practices Because of the numerous Insect pests which attack vegetable crops a few brief hints on some of the more Important pests and their control ara offered. The recommendations ara based on careful experiments and re present the most approved practices for control. These suggestions on pests and their control are offered by A, L. Lovett, Associate Professor of Entomology at O. A. C. Cutworms. Before crops are plant ed, chop up succulent plants such as alfalfa, clover, mustard, ect, and tu 1 gallon of the chopped leaves add one teaspoonful of white arsnlc, parte green or lead arsenate and 2 table spoonfuls of sirup of sugar. Mix thoroughly and place In small heaps over plowed ground. After crops are In, use poison-bran mash as follows: Bran, 10 pounds; white arsenic or parts green, 4 ounces; salt, 2 ounces; warm water to make a crumbly mash. Amount sufficient for 1 acre. Broad cast over field In evening. For plants such as cabage, tomatoes, etc, cyl inders of stiff paper or tin (tin cans ' with bottom melted out) may be Hnwn in the son and nroiectine about down in the soil and projecting about 2 to 3 Inches- Take care that no cutworms are Inside when applying. Grasshoppers. If grasshoppers ap pear use bran mash formula above, substituting one-half ounce lemon ex tract for salt Slugs. Grayish or brownish, slimy, repulsive naked snals. Use vege table bait as for cutworms. Du3t soli with ashes or air slacked lime. Dust plants with the following prop aratlon: screened wood aBhe8 of sul fu" So parts, powdered arsenate of . Iead 15 parts- Write the Oregon Agricultural College Corvallis, Oregon, for special cir cular. "Flea Beetles. Small shiny brown or black beetles which Jump like a flea when disturbed. Dust plants as recommended for slugs. Send for special circular on flea beetles, wlreworms, etc., at the Oregon Agri cultural College, Corvallis, Oregon. Aphlds or Plant Uce. Small soft- bodies, green or black insects feeding jn group8 on under BUrface of leaves. i Use liquid contact sprays; Kerosene j emulsion of tobacco sprays. Tho , nest ror general use. is water, xu gap . uns & tablespoonfuls). Dissolve soap in small amount of . tQ w Ballon8 and add k., f - worm.-Dust plants at ten- d ,ntervals with 8lfted wood a8he3 D0Wdercd arsenata 1 a A 1C nniln until nlanta fnm. , Ul - ? . h i , , t, About slze of ,ady YellowlBh Breen with black stripes of spots. See under cucum- ber insects. Tho Spotted Cucumber Beetle. About slie of lady bug, greenlsh-yeN low with black spots. Dust plants with material recommended for cab bage wormB. Leave a few plants of beans, squash, or similar attractive plant untreated on which they may collect Kill them here by mechan ical means. Corn Ear Worm. Eats into tip of oar. appearance of cutworm. Fre quent surface cultivation of much val ue. When- silks' ''shoot" dust sul fur and arsenate down into tip of' ear a (see cabbage -worm)" at eight-da later. vaa until silks dry up,. . Use caj with perfqratfidj cprer- ana treaj .vjp.xows. at a time. Undergoes Operation Mrs, Mark, V. Eadleott waa takea to the SnrfinKflold hospital on Friday tion that nftornoon, She was aula to return home Saturday aftornooo ITS TO