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1 TI4F SPRINGFIELD NEWS i t 'M'lt'f fl. 'n, u 4irmlM. irnuiin, aiirrmiil (U nutliT iliHlrr art nf Oinitffl of M r-li, 18711 SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1917. VOL. XVI., NO. 38. SYMBOLIC WEDDING PRETTY FEATURE OF THE GLASS DAY wiinlii, gnmoH woru plnyod, then tlio party guthurod luiforo tliu homos of several of (ho tOUCllLTM and soronnd- d t ti 0111 with songs, MIha McCrack on liiul uh adilltlonal guests MIhh norn Boronsim inn Walter dossier, Decor ations for tliu breakfast woro pink roKOH ami green funiH, tlio clans colors. Tim Honlora Imvu taken a rising voto of thanks to tliu JunlorH for (ho Inula , fill iIucorutloiiH for (ho CIiihu Day ox- , orclnes. LONG ARM OF WAR GETS LAWMAKERS Marriage of Miss 17 to Mr. Sue' HAVE VERY QUIET WEDDING coao lo Solomntzod; Othor , Numbors on Program ASSEMBLY HALL CROWDED Will Read; Monday Nights Ex. orclict Are Part of Graduation Manilla May McPherson Becomes Wife of Washington Man i At tlio homo of the brMo'K mother Class History, Prophecy, Poem, and M,H- A. 1). McPhorHon, MIhh Manilla , .May AicriiorHun Decninc tlio wlfo of Itohurt Milton Waggoner of Klltkl ' (at county. WiiHliliigton, ynstorday nf j tornooii, Reverend ClirlH II. Joimen i officiating. TIioho In utteiiilnnco at Tho SonlorH, uh thoy used to ho, h tho ceremony woro Mm. A. II, McPhe thoy uru, ami uh thoy will Im, woro "on, Mr. iind Mm, Percy Md'horson, celebrated In poetry urnl prose tit tho Norton Poiigra. and MIhh Ivn Mill. Mlas Class Day exercises for which a crowd Mel'horson had JuhI roinrnud homo filled tho hlKh Hchool usMombly hull uflor lunching hcIiooI at Illckloton, Monday night. Washington, for tho past year, and One or tho prettiest iiuinborH on (ho Mr. WngKonor accompanied hor hero, program was tho Inut.n symbolic mur- . J rlago In which MIhh CIosh of Sovon (con wna wedded, to Mr. Success, Tho bridal party -MIsh Esther Ilrattaln ns the brldu anil Luwls Urnndy uh tho groom with their parentB and attend antsstood under a houutlful bower of flowora and folluKo, wtillo RevoronJ Truck And Auto Collide At Bridge Prosperity (Lillian Mulligan) rend tho 0,10 Man Injured and Both Cars 100 AVAILABLE WARRIORS Half of Those Registering oifWar Cen sus Day Want Exemption THIS CITY'S SHARE OF RED CROSS WAR FUND IS 34.000 i 1 Just 100 young men between the ages of 21 and 31 registered hero on ( Tuesday, war census day, at tho rcg- j Istration place In tho Pccry-Wlnzcn-, rled bulldfng. Moro than half of theso aro married, and most of this I latter number claimed exemption Oregon Entrusted by President rlghte for that cause. One man de- With Responsibility of ? elded that a bad sholder and a crook- Raising $600,000 cd neck ought to let him out, It Is surprising to note how many i-uah h nm business men of tho city arc under 31, LE5S THAN $1 PER CAPITA one of tho registration board said. It June 18 to 25 Is Designated as Cam palgn Week for This Branch of Universal Service Damagod in Yester day's Accident ncrvlco. Othors of tho party woro: Fntho of tho Hrldo Mr. Sovontoon( Dill Ma- :htui); Mother of tho Hrldo Mm.' Hovintoon( Oraco Thoinus); Mnldon Ono man wns hndly Injured and an Aunt of tho Bride Miss Sovoutoon nutomobllo and a truck wore banged (Nina Boohou)- Maid of Honor MUn up considerably whon the Booth-Kelly Best WIshoB (Kdnu Piatt); Best Man lumber truck driven by Clyde Urlstow Mr. Porsovoronco (Virgil Signer); collided with Soth Larawuy's plnno Brides Maids: MIhh Faith (Ilcrttlo nuto under tho rallrond bridge tho Ilrtico), MIhh Hopo (Luello Smith), other side of Springfield yesterday MIsh Charity l(Ruth Lnnsbory), MUs aftornoon. George S. Lennox, pluno 1 I.ovo (Kayo Smith): Oroom'H Attend- saloHinnii, wna thrown from tho auto Rev nnlH! Mr. Knowledge (Floyd Unrtlott; ovor tho windshield and badly Injured j Tilr. WlHdom (Illil Rodonbough), Mr.""'otit tlio 'logs, while Jorry IlltckoTr,' Honor (OtlH McKeol), Mr. Truth- who was In tho wont with him, mm , Ring Benror Aflss Diamond (ilutli , (allied light bruises and scratches. Heoit); Train llearors: Do Etta Duryeo, Tho nccldont happened when Mr. Angellno Fischer.; Flower Maids: Ed- Brlstnw. to avoid collision with n Mux ra KliiHloy, Constance Robhaii, Allco well car Just uhoad of him, went Bouchard, Dorrls (Jlrard; Pianist-- (hrough tho wrong arch of tho brldgo Loom McCrnckeii. meiitlng tho othor car bend on. Had After tho flnit number on tho pro- not boon for the fact that tho right gram, (ho Hinging of tho national until- rour wheel of tho truck caught on a fin by tho nudlenco. LowIh Grundy P'ur. it Is probable tho smaller car rod tho chiHH hlHtory. Hhowlng gllnip would have boon demolished. As It es of the 'Hers uh lowly Frosh on whh. tl' truck lost tho wheel, while whoso headH n woodpecker broko lilfl 'r. Lnrawny's nuto was bndly dniuag bill; ns KoplionioniH when their Mny od. Edwin Dcnby, former member of congress from Michigan, enlisting in tho marine corjis as a private. Lower picture is Representative Augustus 1. Gardner of Massachusetts, who has taken up his duties as a reserve otUcer. theso men should all bo called out, ' both banks the postofflec, the garage, 1 and many stores would lose men, to say nothing of tho large number who j would go from the Booth-Kelly mill, j j Conscription will take place between now and September 1. according to a I 0regon hf been entrusted by tha notice received by postmaster Harry e United States with M. Stewart, who was a member of the 5e f?"ib.,,,tjr of raJaJnB 600'00i) ui me iuu,uuu,uuu ilea uross Emerg ency Fund for war service. Of this sum 1200.000 is apportioned to Port land and Multnomah County, and $400,000 to the State at large. Of the latter amount. Springfield's shara Is reckoned at $4,000. I "This Is a piece of universal service i n ha TJ T which every man, woman and agency lO.OU Oy ijanqUetjinust render unselfishly, that onr boys m may go to the front in the full real- i izatlon that dependents at home will Report Is Made at Tuesday Ses- '. be 'or and that they themselves sion; Mefitintr Oav nhnntrpH ,f wounded, may be given the care . ' a J -t, to Thursday 'registration board. Other members were John C. Mullen, who was in charge, H. E. Walker, D. S. Beals, and J. J. Bryan. W.G.T.U. HONORS PARING CITIZENS VOTERS SUPPORT 4 OF 7 MEASURES Red Cross Netted Eighteen and one halt dollars was realized from the Civic League ban quet recently served by the local Red Cross chapter, according to a re port of the chairman of the banquet committee, Mrs. J. C. Dlmm, at Tues day's meeting. Much of the financial and Dr. Ferris Tendered Road Bonds Win And New Pris- Recoption at RichjjHj'id, Home Last Eve, Tho W. C. . jjjHjt Hard In State Ret urns of Election. that will Insure their return to us, is the statement of Henry L. Corbett, chairman for Oregon. At last the war has gotten into Oregon hearts. "Our all in devotion and sacrifice" Is tho spirit overspread ing the state since the Northwest "Mobilization meeting" for the Bed Cross in Portland, Monday. The uni versal service of mercy was the pro- 'Four of the seven measures sub- Day Htiiut took tho prize; as Junior when thoy "carried off n heap of lion or"; nnd finally when their "dignity uh Houlors Iiiih surprised that of any prevlouH your." "Tho cIuhh of 1917," so tho history ends, "will nlwnyB bo remembered ns tho meekest, gentlest, mid moHt brilliant class that ovor grail unted from Springfield High." Tho nuthors of thin tale of four years aro It. L. and E. P. both '17. After tho class history, appropriate ly followed tho class prophecy. In a T. I, of Springfiold gave an enjoyable reception nt tho homo of mttted to the people of Oregon at th3 ,Mrs. J. E. Richmond last evening in special stale election Mandny carried honor of Itovorond N. and Dr. three wore rejected. With returns Ailallno-KeouoyForrls, who left this from ail counties but Wheeler, tho city today. Aftor a nodal hour, Mra. ! road bonds havo a majority of 17,280. Richmond Bang "Irish Lovo Song" by ! With all counties heard from ox Lang and Cnrrlo Jacobs Bond's "Good- copt GrantWheeler and Washington, night." j the ship subsidy amendment has a ma- Itovorond Chris II. Jensen spoke of Jorlty of 12. 5S3; tho uniform tax class tho deep regret foil by the Christian location measure a majority of SG0S. 1 people nt tho departure of Reverend and the measure providing for tno BURIED and Dr. Ferris, but said thnt n minister holding of city and stato elections at Is a miin without a home, ho goes , tho-same time, a majority of 33,482. ! whoro ho Is sent. Mr. Jenson said ' Tl returns from nil counties but Body of Harrison Ebbert Now Rest? ho hoped Uiut ho nnd Mr. Ferris Wheeler. Grant nnd Washington show OLD RESIDENT IS Beside That of Wife I might havo tho opportunity of work- majority or 20.B.5S against tno no I Ing together in some other field. (penitentiary; 20S7G against the Ira- Dr S. a. iwnr.1 of ii.. ,.iu 1 Pl repeal of constitutional provis- Harrison Ebbert, who was burled uro his short nssoclntlon with Rev-; ,on8' nnd G1'127 aBa,n8t the measure In tho Mt. Vernon (ccmctory ncur orond and Dr. Ferris had given him, I limiting bills that mny bo introduced ,i,t -.1.., n-.....i..., ..,. i u .i t u., before the legislature. The vote on old resident of Luno county. , pre.nitted to lnbor together with Mr.lth.e Blnto measuros- heeler. Grant, Tho remains woro laid at rest bo- Jensen thnt much good could hnve , """ - dlnloguo. Fny Smith nnd Ruth Scott sldo those of Mrs. Ebbert, who died uuo" accomplished. told how thoy had graduated 10 yoars a number of years ugo. I Tho president of the W. C. T. V. before. Now, thoy soo each menibor r Ebbort who waB a brother of mado a fow romnrks, and read tho of tho clasB of 1917 as rich or famous tuo late Jamos A. Ebbort. to whom following resolution which was pas or both, or at least happily married. Springfield's beautiful now Methodist ed "t recent meeting of tho Unton: True, ono or the boys wnB an I. W. W. church is dedicated, was aged 7G years "Tlio Springfiold W. C. T. U. re worker, but ho wns a great ono. Tho ono month and 29 days. Ho is suv- Rrots moro than it can express tho nuthors of this remarkablo vIbIoii woro vlvod by two Bons, A. C. Ebbert, of departure of Brother and Sister For Fny Smith, Ruth Scott, nnd Leotn Mc- wUa Walla, nnd L. H. Ebbort. of Port r's from our ranks. During their Cracken. lnnd; also n brothor, J. W. Ebbort, of Bttty with us, as thoy havo endeared The graduating song wan very prot- walla Walla, and two slstors In tho themselves to us and many others tlly rondorod by tho MIbsob Ruth 8cott EBti of our community. They havo al- Leofn McCrnclcon, Ruth Lansbory, nnd . .,,,. ,ho lirnlhnp wnro ways stood for every form of civic k. a... l.l. " - from, is as follows: Port Indebtness Yes - 65,361 No 42.771 Majority for 12,593 Limiting Bills Yes 19,002 No 80,129 success of the affair is due to the Hon posal. that recruIted each of the many prominent men ana women irom ever? Oregon community for service until the state has produced its $600,000 quota of the $100,000,000. emergency Red Cross Fund which President Wil son by proclamation has thrililngly appealed to the nation to raise. The campaign week Is June 18-25. Each community will have as chair man of the local committee the biggest man in heart, patriotism and execu tive ability of that community. Teams will be organized in accordance with the size of the community. Con mittees on publicity, headquarters and meetings and office administration will be created. All preliminary work will be done systematically; all pos sible Information will be gotten lnt- the hands of the people; when com mittees call there should be but ono thing left, have the money ready. '"The stain of shame would Indeli bly be Imprinted on Oregon's fair name If by negligence of ours any mother who has given her son and support as a warrior for his country should be uncared for, or If any boy at the front as Springfield's share In the stato wounded, should lack the hospital care and national Red Cross movement, needed to bring him back to that moth new members will have to be added .er-M even faster than they have been In the Tne words, uttered by one of tho past. Mesdames Helen Donaldson, speakers at the great Red Cross con- i S. J. Moshier, and Clara Johnson have forence of leaders from Washington, j been added to the roll of the local Idaho, Montana, Utah and Oregon, ! chapter since the last list was nub- were the words needed to bring home or Guard girls, who sold tickets. The chapter lias tendered them a vote of thanks for their loyal work. The ladles also wish to th'ahKlhe Spring-' field merchants for the reductions given on purchases made for the ban quet. Tho regular meeting day for tho local chapter of the Red Cross was changed from Tuesday afternoon from 4 until 5 o'clock to Thursday afternoon from 1:30 to 5:00 o'cIock the change taking effect today, thu3 making two sessions this week. The place of meting is the public library building. The change was mado sa that Springfield's representative, who Is Mrs. Clark Wheaton, may attend the class In surgical dressing and sewiug 1 In Eugene on Tuesday afternoon, and then report from It at the Thursday ; meeting h.er.e. I Today the ladies started sewing, surgical aprons being the first work sent them. They will sew during each meeting hereafter. To raise the $4,000 apportioned LSmil.h' . o . , 1 tor tho funeral. nB wns Miss Mar-1 rlBhtoousuess nnd moral reform, nnd Tho ClasB of Sovontoon," tho class , Mnr . f .,,, ,, . ' wo shall iiiIbs grontly the Influence poom told In vcrBo how tho Froshles n,eco Qf thQ docoaBOd( ' Moadanioa of their noblo Christian lives. While Majority against 61,127 Implied Repeal Yes SB.IO-J No 56,068 who aro also relatives. small had grown until "Hero tonight you soo ub, At tho height of High School fame, Wo'vo climbed tho stopfl of knowlodgo MANY And "Sonlor is our nnmo." Tho wish of tho graduatos at tho close of tholr four yenrs is: "For you. List of Successful Seventh Grade Phy J. p. Powers nnd John Whuonrled. wo 8lm11 feo1 our IoBa kce,lly' yQt YOUNGSTERS oh lovo-ed High School, como days of guidon shoon, God guard you, nnd gulilo you, nnd cheor you, Ib tho wish of 'Sovontoon," Fny Smith road tho poem. In tho class will which wns oxocut- slology Students Given Niunoa of HiiceoB8ful applicants of tio Springfiold nnd Glonwood schools In tho recent state examination In wo enn heartily congratulate tho com- ! munlty in which they shall locate. PASS Wo w'Bn them Godspood nnd buccoss In their now field of lnbor." Sign ed: Mrs. Lizzie Rico, president; Mra. Mary B. Cnmpboll, socrotnry. To all of which Mr. nnd Mrs. Fer ris vory feollngly responded. Dainty refreshments woro sorvod to the ninny presold, who at a Into hour dopartcd for tholr homos. od by Judgo Mnchon nnd Lawyer Plntt physiology: It wnB HtiipilHlng how ninny vnlunblo District No. 19. Lillian Bnkor, Mor poHsoHHlotiH tho Seniors woro found lo Castool, Ilnrold Loo Cupp, Dorothy willing to pnrt wllh. Lillian Mul- Ditto, Rotn' Johnson, Gladys Jonos. llgnn ovon disponed of her Irish nnmo Dolwln Klntzloy, Vorgll Jonos, Alone Majority ngnlnst 20,873 Uniform Tax Yes 50,114 No , 40.416 Majority for 9,693 City and State Election Merger Yes 66,611 No , 33,132 llshed. RECOMMENDS GUARD RAIL the nature of Red Cross work and to make the spirit of giving and of sac rifice burn clear and high In every heart. It did not need to be said Board of Inquiry Reports on Sunday' 0101 the amount asked of Oregon Is less tnan a dollar ior cacn memDer of the state's population, whereas Can ada's contribution to war relief now totals more than $17.00 for each man, woman and child of thnt country. The individual apportionments for Street Car Accident Tho result of an investigation of an accident at 7:30 o'clock last Sunday morning, when street car no 851 bound frnni Rnrlnrrflol.1 in Tn n-on n TioAtimn partially derailed at the Mill and Matu ano clJn a aB fo"w; Majority for 33,482 1 New Penitentiary Yes 41,511 No 62,049 mid illmplos, 1 Lnrlnior, Walter Lnxton, Chnrlos Kirk, Two Fords Mix As William Culver of this city, who wns driving up Main stroot Inst even ing had Just passod tho Eighth street crossing, his Ford nutomobllo wns struck by another Ford citr driven by Majority ngnlnst 20,538 Road Bonds Yea CS.C1S No 51.33S A plnno duol by MIbb Ruth Scott Earl McCulloch, Vorn Miller, Goldon , Mr. Golsor of Eugono, who wns com mid MIbb Leotn McCrnckon wnB much NIIboh, Goldlo Pratt, Hurry Rngnii, Al ng woat on Main. Mr. Golsor broko Mnjorlty for 17,280 Springfield's voto wns "no" to ov- onjoyod, aftor which occurred tho wod-'bort Roddlng, Albert Reynolds, LaRuo''tho bumper on his enr, and hit the? ?rth1,nB' coptlng the consolidation roar wheel of Mr. Culvor'a machine.:1",1"1" ' . sending tho latter across the street inml tuo unlfo tax classlfica Ion a with such force that two tubes woro 1 niondmont. Especially heavily d d blown out. Also tho fonder on Mr. lh,B voto nRa,n8t tno roa.d bon,da Culver's car was mashed, tho dnmngo ' nnd tho ow penitentiary. Also tho in nil amounting to botwocn $15 nnd pp" lo " l"u j $20. I (Continued on Page Four) ding. StoveiiBon, Thoo. cogni, uorirmie Following UiIb luttor coromony, Mis., Wynd, Walter Thobas, Bordolln Rose, Loota McCrnckon wnB hnntoss to tho Allco Mortonson, Wllbor Hnydon. bridal party for a woddlng "break-1 Distric t ,No. 150. Wllmn Wolvorton fast" nt hor homo on Eighth nnd D Nina Hampton, FrancoB MoICool, Laura HtreotB. Fruit r''neh, cronm Jollo. Warn, Walter Post, Rox Crnghond, nnd nublscoi ur-n -ved, Aftor- Florence Lt'O. Walter Loo. street curve, is that a guard rail Is ec ommended for the curve. No dam age was done, although tho lead pair of wheels on tho rear truck ran along on tho ground for 15 feet. There was one, passonger a woman. M. M. Peory nnd Welby Stovena were members of tho board of In quiry. Railroad officials were hora from Portland nnd Eugene Tuesdny nnd rodo up nnd down tho track In a spoclnl car for soveral trips, in order to assist thoin In sinking out n report. Grove, $5,000; Eugene, $10,000; Spring fiold, $4,000. Each community organization will include canvas of nearby smaller towns ROSEBUD ANDREWS WEDS Springfield Girl Becomes the Wife of Floyd L. Johnson Frlonds of Miss Rosebud, Andrews, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. An drews of this city, were much sur Navy Pictures Coming prised to learn of her marriage to Tho United States Government has Floyd L. Johnson, son of Mr. nnd Mra. tnkon moving pictures of the United 1 Holln R. Johnson who resides on tha States Novy nnd tho life of Its officers River Road, on Monday aftornoon. and men. Theso pictures are lntens-! Tho ceremony was preformed in tho oly interesting to tho officers and men study of tho officiating minister, Rev of tho Navy as well as to all classoa orond II. W. Davis of Eugene, with of civilians, old and young. Thoy only tho parents of the contractlns are mainly of educational value, show-1 pair present. The young peoplo tng as in real life, the details of the have not given out their plans, so It life of tho mon and boys of tho Navy, ' is not known Just whore thoy will both nboard ship nnd ashore. Thoy make tholr homo. Mr and Mrs. John will bo shown hero nt tho Bell theatre s .u havo tho host wishes of tholr pn Juno 18. many frlonds In this city and Eugene,