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Vcnlch, Marion 1020-17 THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS mmI riifiirr II. I4it,u i irnw lul I. Iraxoti, tirimil aU nullcfumUr of Oinirn nl M rti, 1KTW SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 191' VOL. XVI. NO. 40 I 1 15 RED CROSS WEEK Gonornl Clmirmnn Has Boon Soloctod; Commlttoos Announced Lator. EVERYBODY CAN HELP It It a Patriotic Duty for Every Man, Woman, and Child to Do Hit Dlt In Thli Crltli. At it meeting of th Rod Cross Hold In tho public library Monday evening ntops worn taken for tin organization for raising Springfield's quotu of U 000 of the 1100.000.000 Fund, which Ih to bo mlHtxl next week. Tho op erations of tho Red CroitH und pup pones for willed thin hugti huiii will lio lined win explained by Karl Kll pntrlck und F. L. ChumborM of KU KellO. At this meeting commlttoo com posed of Itov. C. II. Jmmoii. J. . llolbrook, and C. B. 8 warts, won ap pointed to iiocuro n general chair man for tho campaign. At n lator hour UiIm commlttoo reported th.Tt thoy had accural (ho eminent of Pro fowsor II. L. Kirk to head tho organ' ration. Mr. Kirk left on Tuesday for Saottlo nnd on IiIh return Krldny. tho other moinborB of tho organiza tion will bo announced. Next wock Ih Hod C'roHH week. t will boKln Monduy, Juno tho 18th, und continue for hIx duys, through Juno tho 2Mb. You know wlmt tho Ued Ciohs week 1h. It wan especial ly proclaimed by tho I'reHldont of tho Unllud States aH n period In whle't the nation will dovoto Itself to mir ing $100,000,000 for tho comfort and relief of tho country's flghtl"K num. the Hick and wounded, iih well ns de pendent faiulllctt of enllHlod men and iloBtltuto non-combatants. Of this total. Luno county has been pledged to give $19,000. Springfield Ih nsnlgnod $i.000. It Ih a country wide opportunity to Horve. Somo members of thin community can glvr much: all members of tho community can Klvo something. President Wll hou Iiob colled upon a generous nnd prosperous nation. I.ano county U responsible for tho Bharo of $19,000 apportioned to It. Will Lane county fajl In I(b rcBponBlblllty. Tho lied CroBs In not Blmply women's organization, or a nurBCH' or a doctor'. U Is tho tllrd branch nt 4ho service H la the oinclal agon cy;of relief and tho only official agon cjr. ' What hop and what succor you offer muat bo offered through tho A?d Cross. You can offor U In no other way. H la through tho Red &0i that President Wllaon haa ask td that 5100.000,000 bo given by tho Ipeoplo of the United SUtos noxt t Units of tho American Hod Cros nr rapidly multiplying among 4he, 1,000 towns and communities of Ore Kon. You do a patriotic sorvlco bv slmnly Joining. Hut whothor you aro 'ft member or not, you aro not cur tailed In your privilege of contribut ing towards your community's sharo or tho wnr fund. In this community there Is a commlttoo of men. Tho nro men whom you know and respect Homo dny noxt week ono of Uiobo moil will call on you nnd further oxplnln tho trcmondous significance of thU week especially proclaimed by tn-j ProHldont of tho United States for sorvlco that wo nil can do. Dy tho tlmo your commlttoo calls you will know what amount you enn glvo. It Is not nccoBBnry thnt all bo given nt onco. Tho Wnr Council In nlottor to TI. W. DnvlB, clmirmnn of tho Lnno coun ty Rod Cross, Bays In part: "Patriotism on tho part of thoso who nro pormlttod to remain nt homo In Just as oBBontlal to tho ultlmnto 'buccprh of our army and navy as tho courage and vnlor wo oxpect from our vs on forolgn sojl throo thousand miles nway. Thoy havo tho snmo right to domand Biicrlflco and sorvlco 'nt homo as wo havo to expect It from 'them nt tho front." Ooorgo II. Kolly, of Portland, who 'has offorod his sorvlcos to boo that tho work Is thoroughly orgnnttod nnd cnrrlod forwnrd to completion In Lnno 'county, nrrlvod In Eugono yesterday nnd Is now visiting tho Bovornl nuxl llarloa In tho countv, It la oxnoctod that Mr. Kolly will corio to Spring- SPRINGFIELD ORGANIZING FO ulii tomorrow uioruliiK to coiifoFwkli tliu commlttoo hero nnd help porfoct tlin organization ul this place. VERDICT FOR DEFENDANTS E. 8 8. Smith It Not Entitled to Re cover Commlttlon "" A, verdict whh rendered In favor of lliu ilufuniltiiitH In the cany of B. 8, .1 Hmlth vh. Cherry, Walnut, and As paragus compuuy. ThU wan an nc llon lo recover alleged coiiiiiiIhhIoii due the ptnlntlrf. Hmlth bad been nuked by (he company to obtain o loan of $10,000. Ho wnH unable (o Hocnro $10,000 but offered $8,000 which I ho defeiidnntH refused to accept be ciiiimo It whh not the required amount. They secured tho $10,000 of other par Hen, Smith Immediately brought Hull for commlHHlnu on tho $8,000 and oxpoiiHCH paid out. Tho verdict of tho Jury was that Smith wan not en tltlm to recover commlHHlon on th $8,000 bccnuRo tho company wanted $10,000, nnd (ho company could get the full amount elsewhere. (Jeo, A. DorrlH of near this city L a member of the Cherry, Walnut and AHpnrngus company. Boys And Girls j Will Get Prizes' i Pig and Chickon Clubs Will Be Fonturod At tho Lnno Conn- ! ty Fair This Fall. Hoys nnd girls will havo n promin ent part In tho I.nuo county fair this fall. There will bo a number of Hpe clal prlzeH offered to them. Tho Ita tlllors Drum corpH will furnish mimic each day nnd the Hoy ScoutH of Am erica will tiNHist as UBhors In the grand stand, errand boys nnd otherwise as may bo needed. If proper arrango meutH can be made. At ameetlng of tho executive com , Uiltteo, Tuesday evening It was de cided to increase tliu numbor of prize offered for tho products of boys an. I girls. The members of tho Lnno county I1o.vh' nnd Girls' Pig clubs will bo given special prizes of $4 for tho host and $.1 for the second best sow nnd litter of pigs; for tho bent wean ed pig not over six mouths old, $.! second best, $2 only Herkshlre, Pol and China, O. I. C, Duroc-Jersey and HampHhlro plgH will bo considered. TIiIh lH0opou to any boy or girl In l.nn? county who may Join ono of tho clubs. Six prizes will bo given to boys and girls who raise chickens under the chamber of commerce plan. Tho 'prizes will bo $1.7S, $1.50. $1.25, $1.00, ! 7Gc and BOe Four prizes of $1.75, $1.50, $1.25 and $1.00, will be given to mem bers of the Lano County Olrls' Chick en clubs. TEACHERS ARE ELECTED School Board Meeta and1 Awards Con tract for Wood. At tho regular monthly ucoUK ot ' yie tyiiool board Monday evening 'teachers wore hired and bids wore accepted for next year's wood supply, I Tho contracts woro lot to Jntnoi I.axton for 75 cords of slab wood, ut '""$2.75 a cord and to W. C Myers for 40 cord of maple at $4.00 cord. Thrco teachers were hired to fill vacancies. Miss Jane Lindsay of Hebron, Nob raska was olected as head of the English department of the high school which position Miss Elllo Rhodes haa ' hold for tho past three years. Mla.i Arlono Honnott of Klamath Falls will havo tho second grade nnd Mrs. Nolllo Loughllan of Monmouth will fill the ' plnco mado vacant by Mrs. Gladys Smith. I Springfield People Buy Bonds. Pcoplo nro showing tholr patriotism In Springfield ns In ovory othor.town by buying tho Liberty bonds. What tho nation noods is a strong financial army as woll ns a strong fighting nr ' my. At tho Commorclnl stnto bank i bonds havo boon sold to tho amount ot I $4000, $2000 being tho InrgoBt Individ ual subscription. At tho First Na tional bank tho total amount to data is $8,G0O, tho largost being tho ono 'of $7,000 plodgod by tho bank ltsolt, I Outsldo of this tho largest Individ I'ual plodgo was $200. I Barber Consolidate, John Innts and C, R. Wheaton, Ioci J barbors havo formod a partnership and aro now doing business In the Poory Wlnzonrold building. Mr, Innls has at different ttmos for the last six yoarB boon In business In tho building Just wost of Cliff's enfo. Mr Wh&aton hna also boon In bufllnoBii In Sprlngflold for Bovoral yoars nnd Ib woll known horo. SONS UF GOVERNORS Left to right nro! Charles M. Brown, son of former governor of Georgia; Hugh M. Comer, son of former governor of Alnlmmn; S. J. Catts, son of the governor of Florida, nnd Dan Fowle. son of former governor of North Caro lina. They are nil training nt the olileere' camp ut Fort McIMierson. Ga. PLANS ARE MADE Ordinance Prohibiting Cows On Streets Is to Be Enforced in Future. At the regular monthly business meeting of the city council Monday evening nil members Including .Mayor Morrison were present Street Commissioner Kdwnrds ro-j ported that Mill street and Second street had been tlxed. It. L. Suultz of Stewart Addition and II. C. Ulrd both applied for per- i mlts to keep swine. Tho former wua granted but the latter was refused j on account of tho nearness to dwell ings. Juno 19th and 20th wcro set asldo us city cleanup days, and the mat ter Was placed In tholiands of M. M. Peery to perfect arrangements. Night marshal James was granted two weeks leave of absence It was uIro voted to place a light In the al loy at the rear of the Post office. Altho for somo time there has been an ordinance prohibiting people to tie cows so that they can In any way get to tho street or side walk, it has not been rigidly enforced. The marshal has bcon Instructed to en forco tho ordinance strictly hereaf ter. DIES AT LOCAL -HOSPITAL Mrs. Nettle Johnson Passes Away After Three Years Suffering. Mrs. Nettlo Johnson, wife of John Johnson cj' Ccdmrg Uridge, passed away at the local hospital this morn ing at 2 a. m. Mrs. Johnson has boon ill for about three years with general rheumatic affection. About a month ago sho was brought to tho local hospital. Doccascd was 53 years of ago. Sorvlcos will bo hold at tho Uran stottor and McLaughlin chapel in Eu gono nt two o'clock Friday afternoon. Intormont will bo mado in Gllesplo Cemotory. Dr. Parkinson of Uto Moihodist church ot Eugono will havo charge of tho sorvlcos. Thurston to Get New Bridge. Owing to tho fact that there is such a great quantity ot hay being cut in tho vicinity of Thurston, which thoy will bo unablo to haul out, a delega tion of'pooplo from that place peti tioned tho county court Tuosday to -"tract ft br.idge ovor the Bocond branch of tho McKoiulo river on tho ' running north from Thuraton. T' o county court told thorn unload -e Is somo unexpected outlay for bridges now In use thty o bo nblo to build tho bridge .od for thla ru FO GLEAN TRAIN IN SOUTH GROCERY STORE IS SOLD 10 LOCAL MEN Mrs. Annls. E. Knox Disposes of Stock and Fixtures Change Taking Place Yesterday. The grocery business known as Knox's Sanitary Grocery owned and operated by Mrs. Annie E. Knox since the death of her husband Hobert H. Knox a year ago has been sold to John II. Wlnzenreld nnd W. L. Dun lap both of this city. Uie change tak ing place yesterday morning. Mr. Dunlnp who Is an experlencoi groceryman hns been In active chargo of the Knox store for nearly a year. Mr. Wlnzenreld has also had experi ence In the niercnntllo business hav ing been with Cox nnd Cox ot this city for flvo years in tho men's de partment. Itobert H. Knox came hore about a year and a halt ago from Independ ence and purchased tho grocery busi ness next door to Egglmann's candy kitchen at Fourth and Main streets at that tlmo operated by Nice and Miller. On June 30th ot last year Mr. Knox died and since that time Mrs. Knox has been conducting the business. Mrs. Knox haa made no plans for the future but Intends to continue 13 make her home In this city. CLEAN UP SPRINGFIELD Special Permission Not Needed to Bum Trash June 19-20. At tho meeting of the city council hold last Monday evening It was plan nod to hold clean up days In Spring field. June 19th and 20th were set asldo for those days and M. M. Peery wns Instructed to provide means for removing tho trash. 1 Citizens are urged to burn every thing they can on thoso days and all othor trash will bo hauled away by teams provided by tho city. Tlv) council hns issued a special pernu. allowing citizens to burn rubbish on Juno 19th and 20th. All other trash is to bo put In boxes or sacks and deposited In tho alleys so that tin wagons may gather It up easily. More Efficient Churches. All ovor tho country church effi ciency is becoming moro promlnont Too much strosB cannot be laid on tho neod of moro efficient running of our churches. Such n meeting wns hold nt tho local Mothodlst church Tuosday evening. Mothodlst minis ters from several of tho surrounding towns spoko. Itoverend Parkinson, of tho Eugeno Methodist church, and Revorend Cook of Junction City spoka on the subject "Evory Member Can vasB." Reverend Knotts of Cottagi Grove on "The Church Press," and Reverend Bishop of Creswoll on tho "Church Efficiency." TREA5U rTTr-7fGTTETTDT)PON O. B. Keatey for the City and D. 3. Bead for the 8chool Board. A meeting was called Tuesday ev ening for tho purpose of filling tho vacancy In tho office of City Treasur er and of Treasurer ot the School Board mado vacant by the resignation ;by A. P. McKlnzlo. At which tlmo O. n. Kcascy of tho Commercial Stat3 bank was appointed Treasurer for the city and D. S. Heals for tho School board. I A committee from the school board rand a committee from tho council )mct with tho members of the bank ' and affected an agreement whereby the banks agreed to act for tho city and that a similar change be mad each year. - This agreement cannot be carrle1 out unless It is the desire of the peo- , plo, as each treasurer is elected by j popular vote, but as the banks are open every day It will be an accom . modatiou to the people. There should be no reason why the voters wouli not be willing to ratify this arrange ment at the polls. Contract Let For Dormitory Portland Firm Will Build Struc ture for Women At the University of Oregon. C. Van Patton & Son, of Salem, were --'awarded the ' general contract for construction of the new Women's dormitory for the University of Ore gon at a meeting of the board of re gents yesterday afternoon. Theodore Barr, of Salem, was given the con tract for the heating and Sturgis & Sturgis of Portland the- contract for the plumbing, including the largo. bath equipment. The contracts were au tholzedby the board yesterday and will be signed very soon. The total cost of the new dormitory including the building proper and all plumbing, heating and similar finish ings, will be $47,533.4S, or slightly less than the $50,000, appropriated by the last legislature for the struc ture. The architects fee will be $2, 370.65, or five per cent. The build ing is expected to be ready for use by tho first of next year. In the plan for the new dormitory, a combination of the unit and corri dor type has been Involved, which is a novelty in structures of this kind and is expected to make one of the most convenient and attractive dormi tories of any university in the country The building will be of brick ex terior, with frame Interior, but its arrangement is such that it may be regarded as practically free from tlr-s rsk, whatsoever. MORRISON WINS IN COURT Potato Dealer Cleared of Charges Made Against Him My Latham. In the case ot Latham vs. Morrlsoa which hsa been on trial for about four days in the circuit court in Eu geno, E. E. Morrison was cleared 3f the charges made against him. La tham who lives on a farm near Cobur sued Morrison for damages amount Ing to $1990 because of alleged In ferior quality of seed potatoes sold him by 'Morrison. Latham 810164 that there wcro not enough potatoes to dig on account of the inferior seed. Tho court asked three questions, "whe thor or not the seed was fit to plant when Morrison sold and delivered it, did tho seed spoil in Latham's pos session, and did Latham and Mor rison havo a settlement," all of which woro decided in Morrison's favor. The verdict was rendered Tuosday even ing. Two More Boys Enlist. Mrs. R. II. Reed of Stewart's ad dition received word Saturday morn ing thnt her son, Forest Roed, win loft hero for Pendleton about two weeks ago, had enlisted In tho navy in Potland. Word received by Herbert Walker states that Jules V. Woolloy, oldest son of Mr. nnd Mrs. P. A. Woolley ot cast Main street has enlisted In the regular army and is now in train ing at Fort McDowell, Sob Francisco. Children's Day at M. E. Church Children's Day will be colebratod at the M. E. church Sunday' evening with a Children's Day nrogram. Tho ladles In chargo of the progara havo been Bperndlng much time In train ing tho children and a good program Is assured every ono who comes. ARMY NEEDS MEN OF MANY TRADES FOR SPECIAL WORK Chauffeurs, Cooks, Blacksmiths ' Are in Great Demand for j Military Service. NAVY ALSO NEEDS MEN Machinists, Firemen, Plumbers, Elec tricians and 'Many Other Posl- "" tions Open to Patriots. j Men of practically every trade will And abundant opportunity to pursue their favorite callings in the military I and naval forces of the country at pres. , ent existing ns well as in those yet to I be organized. Striving after the olll j clency which must be attained In as short a time as possible, army, nary and marine officers arc assigning re cruits to those branches of the service where any special knowledge they pos sess will be valuable. In the army as well as In the navy practically every vocation from engi neering and medicine to baking and tailoring will be represented. When the army draft is In force the need for men of all trades will be unlimited. At the pVcsent time the different branches of the service have the neces sary quota of certain tradesmen, and no more are being taken. Other trades men, however, aro still in demand, even for the forces already organized. I5ecau.se the duties of the engineer ing corps are more varied than those of, other branches of the service there is a greater 'demand there for skilled workmen. The volunteer engineering regiments wbk-h ore soon to get away J for the front arc. almost recruited up I to their full strength, but there is yet a chance for cooks, chauffeurs, automo bile mechanicians, longshoremen akd i plain pick and shovel men. What Men Aro Most Needed. The engineering corps of the regular army is also In need of skilled workers. The adjutant general's office has sent orders to recruiting stations to enlist as many of the following workers as possible: Blacksmiths, blasters and powder men, cabinetmakers, wooden boat calkers, bridge, house and ship carpenters, clerks, eooks, divers, drafts men, drillers, teamsters, electricians, euglnemen. chauffeurs, farriers, fire men, masons, mine foremen, concrete foremen, painters, railroad construction men, glaziers, horseshoers,- lithogra phers, machinists, oarsmen, skilled boatmen, mule packers, photographers, pipefitters, plumbers, riggers, riveters, harness makers, shoemakers, store room keepers, surveyors, transit men. tinsmiths and students ot engineering; The quartermaster's corps is hi need of chauffeurs, bakers, bookkeeper, ste nographers and typewriters. The need of bakers is especially gnamt, :A coa mltteo of motor truck owners apd .ex perts is striving 16 enlist 1.30O ekilld motor truck drivers for the quarter master enlisted xeBerre corps. TMy will be used, to msjs. forty track tralM. Applicants are recruited, given a t&s nleal examination, a physical examina tion by the array aurgeoa an ftaaUy enlisted. Those who have driven pleas ure cars as well aa motor track's for at least a year and who understand the mechanism of motor and transmission have little difficulty In passing the ex aminatton. General Call For Cook. In every branch of the service there is a crying demand for cooks. All fight ing forces must have good cooks, but the men of this trade are not respond ing in as great numbers as the recruit ing officers would like. The navy nnd marine corps are as anxious to get good cooks as the army. Cooks will havo no trouble In finding work to do In tho country's military sen-Ice. Men Bkllled as mechanics, electricians, wlremen, cablemen nnd telegraph, tele phone and wireless operators, photog raphers, chauffeurs and aeronautical experts are needed In tho signal corps. A part of tho functlou of tho signal corps Is the Installation and operation of wireless stations, telephone systems nnd telegraph and cnblo lines at all points where tho army Is operating. Tho nvlatlou section Is also a part of, tho signal corps. The Navy'a Requirements. At tho navy publicity bureau It was said that the priuclpal need of thtj navy Is for electricians, machlnlats, firemen and cooks. Bakers, musician yeoman, carpenters, coppersmltbay.pa.tBj era, pharmacists, plumbers and fltto can also find employment in tho naryi Tho marine corps to enlisting eleeUfr clans, machinists, aviation morhm dans, chauffeurs, civil engineers ami senrchllgbt AjMrators. J Both tb mmr &d the navy offer ft excellent JJUgwnuy xpr Darners asg (Ceatimusd m tS twa)