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(Tnlvprnllvof Orr-jron .DojjL of Journallom THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS I, It'irut KttirMrr'il.l9H,t 1ifliiii(iM,(fiKnn, .pond Um mullc rumUr net ol failure of M rli, 1S7K SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 2, 1917. VOL. XVI., NO. 37. HOME GUARD GOES 10 SERVICES III " Hoard Sermon on "Liborty nnd . , , i n . . Independence" by Pastor, f Rov. Chris H. Jonson MUSIC SPECIAL FEATURE "Proclaim Liberty Throuohout All ths Und Unto All the Inhabitant. Thereof" Wa Text . Tho uiciiiborM of tho Homo Uunrd wuro kuuhIh nt tho ChrlHtlan church CHRIST1 CHURCH laHt nlfiht whon tho pastor, Jtov. Clirlii'tijC Orifi.M which bus been ili juiinuii, ju uuuui'u u nui iiiuii in uv- conlunco with thu munduUi of Pre 1 f I. ...... I. - - - Ident WIIhoii thut nil churchos throiiKl out tho Innd hold putrlollc Horvlcui yesterday, In greeting thu niomliers of tho Homo Guard and the coiiKregatlou Mr, Jensen said In part: WU liru K1UU lu Kli.Mii mi hiiku uh nudlonce nnd ospocluHy tho inon In tho front Boats. Wo wolcomo the mom ' born of tho Homo Qunrd who aro prefl'i out. Tho Homo Guard Is a pntrn tlo organization composed of him Inoss men, of professional men, of inon above tho draft ago and men uou.w I... .1 p.. It ,tnt Tli..u.. Minn i.e. milll. l,U UhUi tln. ...i... ...... ......... trained lu military tactics and may bo called upon lu case of need. "Liborty and Indepundenco" was tho thumo of tho nddrosH ami tho text "Proclaim liborty throughout nil tin land unto nil tho Inhabitants thure of," Ih found lu Leviticus, 25: 10. Tho words of this text are Inocrlbed upon tho liberty bell and' when you study thorn you will understand why theso patriotic wordfl were used. The boll was used to proclaim liborty. i In tho year of Jublleo all slave ... 1 . n.. f... In. ...... It. ' nillSL UO bUl lier. Wll liujii;iiuui;u Day, July 4th, wo must think back 1G0 years when this nation was n.t free from tho bounduge which had Jnstenod Its j?rlp upon It. I tun glad that in nil those years Hits nation Iihb nevur l.eon engageu In a war for coniiuest, but for liberty and JuBtlco. I want to bring to you tho' similarity in which tho children of Israel wero delivered and the lib or israo wero uomorou an. orty which wo enjoy. On Indopend orty which o oujoj . u ""-'"" once Day this country was so free utvi uri" w ......v.. ...w . ... 1, r,.,i ii... hniuliiM till, uunniii v -' - - - of tho Israelites who wore held In slavery to the o r tuxeu nnu ouir liurdenod 13 colonies, men compare., rJuo is h d , man who Is held in s n. ' Ttnllnf rnmn tlirnllllll AlOBCS 10 IIIO children of lBrnel. Mosch was tralnud in all tho wisdom of Egypt. He wna commissioned to bring those peopli out of boundago nnd vnmiulsh tholr onomlcB. r- .llln n-nu .. Inmlor iinnnliitid whon tho 13 colonies noedod a loador most. That man was George Wash . r it i. ington. At Valley Forgo where tho Irion undorwont gent privation It was Goorgo Washington who hold them togothor. Is It any wonder ho wan called tho "Father of his country." Christ Is tho loader of tho man who 1b burdonod with sin. "Como unto mo nil yo that uro woury nnd henvy hid !ii nnd I will glvo you rest." Mr. Jensen told of tho persecution or tho pooplo of Egypt, of tho pluguoB that wor"o visited upon thorn und of tjio edict of King Pharlo to slay all tho first born of ovcry household, of how Moses had led his pooplo Sro ugh U.o Hod sea nnd how the III rOll Eli Ull) IVUU ouu miiu nun afmyB of Pharlo had perished. Ho then told of how tho American people Sere kept ln alavory by tho mothor country and of how thoy declared their Indopondonco on July 4th. Mr Tnnnnn tlinn referred to tho ..... - ' AllgUIUU, Vllllllll IllU Oliui.b . . things that led up to tho present war, ,aflt weok Vsltliig Mr. DovUt's sister ojt tho many atrocltlos that wore com iMr8 M Thompson. Mr. and Mm mlttod agalnBt humanity nnd of how Dovitt havo started on a throo montli3 l6ylty sooms to hnvb grippod tho Amer- Mp through AlaBka and Canada. On lean pooplo and of how thoy Htaudtholr roturn ,10inQ thoy w(i travol bohlnd tho presldont. 'through Michigan nnd othor eastern Wo aro engaged ln a war agalnBt ,)0t8i sin, against Iniquity and ovory muii ' should bo llnod up on tho side of . Marriage Llcen.es Are Issued right. Wo aro approaching that dny Mnrrlago licenses wore Issued to yhlch moaiiB bo much to us as a cocn jeans, of Eugono and Esthsr M. ilatlon tho day wo acquired our Indo' putmnn, of Waltorvlllo. Frederick pondonco a day 'which wo lovo. Leslie Hako nnd Emma Post, both I bellovo out of this present war, 0f Sprltigfiold. ... , .... ...... ...nt oau UB It is, , wonuunui uiiiisa win t como. Thoro will bo world-wldo dom ocracy, no uuch a thing na king. Thoro will bo world-wldo poaco. I bellovo thoro will be 110 woie blood ohod, no moro war. In connection with world wldo penco and world wldo domoo miv ilinrn will tin nnn trrnnt nnil UlfllUI, UlUILfli May God hasten thut dny when I Allah ufirlil i l.t-micrlintll uHI lui n rmrn I illmi fur tho pooplo who lovu lilm to ' II vo In mid nil the iiooplo who uro to emtio aftur uh. A imrfiiirlfitii n'liii'il witrn mint, iltir " -"o o lug tliu Horvlcu nuioug which wns a nolo, "I Tako My Gun and Fight for Vou" by Floyd Nolph, and u quartet composed of Mrs. J. C. Holhrook, Et'i- Iyn ,,owoni ov (,hrH Jmum nM(, i;. H. Morrison sung "Houveuly Futhir II...... If.. A a .1... i,la lll'l.l i'n. 4iii.;i ium nun uiu nun lllk' HOtlK. DIG TAX TURNOVER MADE .Money Ha. Come In Freely Thl. Year 8he Parkcr i ,0 ,lHt tax turnover of any slao 'until thi) Hucond half of thu taxes arj , colluded In October wiih inuilo hy sttcrlff J. C. Pnrkor to Treasurer 3. Taylor Friday. Tho huiii of collected recently wiih turned over to tho trea- ....... rlilu ... I. i1U'l.li..l Itiii it... liiui, i imo null i' iiiiiuvii in tu iiiu following funds: stnt(, ,id county 123,383.01 .Cities 'school district. G.G72.2) ; '.ij,,in i.leh kcIiooIh 228.01 1 Ilond districts 883.03 : orl of HltlHlltW , .... ;I7U.7 forest flro patrol 79.!)!i 1 Total $35.0GC.2G Collotlons have been good all year, .says, tho sheriff, which Indicates a . con,iHlon of the country KMr)nurH lmvo ull rccclvcil ,llRh prCCH for their products and a largo ntim- j Lui- f t It. tin tinvn rn It I Mi nit I nVnu If full Instead of paying the first half ! In tho spring nnd the other halt fa the fall. Springfield Boy Dies in Service Corporal Boswoll B. Tollivor Passes Away at Syracuse Now York, Juno 28 . , ...... , -- - "" i ., , e v..... ' I'UIllllllllllIK tWMl 1. 111 ill .1JHH.IITO, - V York, that llossell II. Tollivor hud died there on June 28 of brouchlul .............Mi.. ni....iiH,.d wim a inninlipr r4mi, tfnirv and nromoled to the rank or cor- I n P" " Joined tho army about ono year ago . Boswell Tollivor Is survived by bis tattooed all 1 . ..." n l, in WobI.,0... wanted to 8.1 out ot 0.,..,;i ...1 ..f i.i. nr.. ....in 1... i.....t i.i..k n hn Cot In. ii n iiihiiuiii ... ...n left ror war service. uopons sumv And If you didn't have your roriuno tllut 110 lllul nmAa good in tho army t old by one who know both tho past and had won much respect from tho nn,i future, you didn't get all the fun officers nnd fellow soldiers. HlH;you could have out of tho evening. remains will be shipped to Walker's MUs ,,()lkn( Ul0 fat ,aily was 8uro cllllPOl Illld IllturniCIlt will 1)0 llliutl from thero on tho arrival of tho body , rtiki link ntiur 1 .. t I Will LIU W Tower. Now Support Wires Tun imi'nrH tn enrrv tho IiIkIi ten- U,. ..In. i. l,. Il.'.n .ior tin. Wllliitiinlln ' .Ivor lust below the trolly bridge yt this city, lmvo been completed ir.i.l I An ovonlng wouldn't bo fiulshed if men wore ut work Saturday ufternuon , there wasn't something to cat so a cutting tho current In on tho now booth whoro you could buy candy, lc-3 lino. Tho lino ncross tho rlvor is r. 1 cream, und orangeado wnif thought largo galvnnizud steel cublo nearly , fully provided by tho committee. It threo quni tora of an Inch lu dlnmotor ; wns natural for such n booth to bo and It carries electrical current from ; tho nowor Plant at Wultorvllle to Eugcno. Eugouo city's electric load was car- rlod by the Oregon Power company ... 1 Saturday afternoon wh Mo U.o change was being made The 1 wires wero formerly attached to the trolley bridge On Trip to Ala.ka Dr. and Mra. T. G. Dovitt of Loi . n..n. .1. .. r.u .inv. Real Estate Transfer. ( Mnry A. Lnndon to Charlos H. Lnn dan, Int. In lots 20,27,28,29,30, Mar cola 11. , SOUTHERN WOMEN WEAVE OLD l'liotr by Aliirritan Vrnnn AmjclHtlon, t inier tho stars and bars wive, and widow, of Confederate veterans at Atlanta show their loyalty to the Unloa by making n Htnr Spnngled Banner to be prescnW to the first Georgia regiment to bo sent to France. PROFIT WILL BUY Double Attraction of Musical and Carnival Makes $16 for Home Guard The Home Guard Is richer by about 10 00 1,10 ,ct Prof 11 ,na,,e on ,,HS (,ou, "u a"""" .uUD leal recital at the Methodist churcn NEW EQUIPMENT iiuu tlio carnival neiu ai mo out op-ioincers ciecieu 10 servo uiu- aasuum ora house. tlon aro as follows: A." W. Bertsch, Tho "ohs" and 'ahs" which wero president; c. W. Hansen, vlce-prei-hoard from the people as they em- 'Went; Hobs Mathews, secretary-treas-orged from tho different side shows rer. C. U. Hastlugs and G. W. XeiT of tho carnival Friday night showa.f i'ogctller wltfrfhe officers above-na- . . . . ,1 .... 1 , 1 1 . ,ln. Tmnr.l nf HirA. wiiat a groat buccosb ii was. tno jokes and songs tho darkoyg gave getting ready for their mlnstral show were Just llko tho regular coon songs and Jokes of tho South. "Pray j, ;For Do Light to Go Out" and "LltUe Liza Juno" were somo of the songi which floated out to tno enrs or mo olir.a)ltuI.Bll alii0nce. And then, thuro wero the "Seven ..... ....... ,... , ... .. ....... i. I vvonuera. now injsiuriuuH n us " viewed thu wonderful Blue Jays San Dlugo. tho Bzzuard Pekin. Chinu. j Two Snipes. Liverpool and the Bed "t fr fiv cuntB' You certain-" ,.v Kt , he wor.l, of your money. I ,d l.v Kl lllti worm or your money. tuioiieu an lerruory ijuib t-asL ui .m.- irom slar lonnisu. Mtu m mo fauit of their own, were unanie to at o ' Next, if vou took them nil in, wns , meridian between townships two and . dents who took part showed exception-1 tend training schools for regular Is tho Wild Man from Borneo and somo lree, or including practically all the ai ability and training. ' nrmy non-commissioned officers in i. of his tribe. Tho "Wild Man" sure '.territory between Springfield and uttlo Fern Bowden won enthuslas- 'Aprn, 1917. Maximum age limit 50 jr looked wild for ho was tattooed all .Thurston. I tic applauso. She Is only nine years iyears .... I , - 1 I ii nUim 1i lir nvnroalnn nnn . ... . 1 Z"""' . ...... ..,..nniniJ ..- rrom 2ri00 ,,oundB to 9G0 pounds in thu last fow days she was still largo enough to croato a sensation. Tho fish pond was another attraction nnd ., .. ,, , I TpriS!"- lii prizes as wiiisui-H uun y Kot 'dolls for only a nicklo. very popular wun so mnny pruuj you girls reiuiy 10 sou you anyiiiiug . . . 1 wanted thero. : , , , Financially tho carnival was a sue- cess, the Homo Guards having clearcl about $1G,00 which will bo turned In to tho fund for equipment. Moving to Klamath Fall. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Beaver loft yesterday morning for Klamath Falls whore thoy will make tholr homo, Mr, Boaver was ln business hero for over two yearg In tho hnrdwaro firm of Boavor-Herndon. For the past four months ho has boon omployod In tho 'Chambers' Hardware store ln Eugene. Ho has nccopted a position na sales 'mnn In tho Klnmnth torrltory for tho Falling McCalllum Hardware com 'pnny. 8older Takes Bride ' Cecil JeniiB, son ot Mr, nnd Mrs. Loo Joans, ot Eugono, mid Miss Esth er M. Putmnn. ot Waltorvlllo, wore 'mnrrlod nt tho Jeans homo Saturday 1 Tho nftornoon by Judgo J. Q, Wolls. groom Is a United States Boldlor, sta tioned ot Vancouver, Wash., having eullutod only u fow woeks ago. T PLAN FARM LOANS Association Allowed All Terri . tory Laying Between Thurs ton and Springfield The farmers of the McKenzie val ley, bent on lending first aid to their iiplclihors. have organized a federal yann loan association at Thurston. Tho -"i""- tors. Charles Grant. Grant Hendricks Jul I-'- - Withers wero appointed, 'tho board of appraisers. Nineteen applications, approximate , ing $32,000. have been received, a 'the properties examined and approved lor tne several amounis aaKeu. .u- idltional rctiuests have been made for loans iouuiub ouuv. .... I.u rtrl.... . ... ,1,- .......... I ... I .1 .... n.llh uwtciB m mumuuuu u ....... ho Eugene farm loan board Saturday to agree upon boundaries embracing tho McKonzie district. It was do- cided that the local association ba allotted all territory lying east of .he Thurston. WORKMAN CRUSHES FOOT . .. . T-7 ... . t A. P. Nelson Receives Painful In Jury When Cars Jam Together THURS ON FARMERS A. P. Nelson received a badly crush- "ounK People: mT. Maximum age limit 50 years, ed foot Friday when a speeder loaded Violin Solo-De Berlot-Concerto No.l Men who havo quailfled for com ...m. una tnn nf whtni. he wac ri- Fom Bowdon mission undor General Orders No. 42, ' . 13 . 'ding ran Into another speeder alsoj . ... .1 m 1 . ........ .1 1 loauou wun ties. 1 nv umi oi'douu. stopped at the crossing at Third and Main streets to allow the street-car n nnsn Tim oiM-onil car. on wlllCU r.PNeison TasUtlng did not iow ,.., a 1,, to pass. The second car, on whlcn ., , xti. ,nt iiiiiwii mill ill 1. iiuiauii a tuui, vuunii I'botwocn the ties on tho two speeders. U ,.., Inbot, try tUn off I nf Ml Southern Pacific physician for treat-1 ment. Civil Service Examination . Tho Unltca States Civil Servico . 1.A - ' t-O,umlsa,on announces uun. uh u bui- I il.IUIIb 41I1MXJ v. ..... .v - h 0ri stonographer8 will not oe secured vom,nn whin, w held J " need8 Qf Juno 30, 1917, to meet tho needs of j tho public Bervlce, an examination luiB been announced to bo held at forty of tho prlnclpnl cities ln tho Northwest on July 7th. ; Marcola Win. Game ' , . ! .! sunuay uuurnuuu 1110 ihuk-um uu Creswell baseball teams played at Creswoll. The game was a victory for Marcola. tho score being 4 to 2. Both teams played a good game. Boy. Have Fl.hlng Trip Ivan McKlnney, Pcery Illchardson, and Claudo SIgnor returned Saturday from a three days' fishing trip. Thoy 'report excellent fishing having caught ono hundred fine fish. Booth-Kelly Mill Will Clow Tim rtnntb-Kellv mill will close this 1 - - ovonlng to bo closed until next Mon- day morning for tho Fourth ot July vacation. However tho planer will -.i. ils ; Iq-x'x ."?r f.v "a? day GLORY FOR SONS for tne second reserve outcers irain- STEEL GIRDERS ON WAY ing camp at San Francisco. Croln0 Betwe"e71ve.t Sprinflfleld ' appointees for Lane county aro and Go.hen to Be Remodeled Bndage. Bank of Commerce . P. E. Snodgrass, First National bank; The steel girders for the Southern , 1- L. Goodrich. First National bank; Pacific bridge between West Spring- E. D. Paine, United States National field and Goshen, where the Pacific t bank. highway passes beneath it, will arrive Applications will be received up about the middle of July, according to July 15 and under no circumslan' to word received by the county court ces will any bo received after that Friday from the railway company. jday, according to instructions recelv The couhty court about a year ago . ed by the committee. rnlmllt Mio hlcrhurnv nt that nnlnt sn mi.- .m t.. Iiol In . .. u . b mw ...... -. m jie to pass beneath this trestle Instead oi pae&iut; uter mo Kiaun a ic j" north of there, thus eliminating ono ol uiu iuubc uttuticiuuo -i uaouibj I nnn rnlintv. Lane county. The railway company and the coun ty will share the expense of changing the trestle. Students Give . D ! 1 X leasing r.eCltal Program Home Uuard Henem rrogr am Given By Music Students Is Big Succes . . ll. ... i . 1 . irlla.i.nrrh 1I10 piuKrum bic.i u Crocker, president of the Pacific Con- Borvatory of Music, Friday evening at the Methodist church for the bene-' nt of the Home Guard was a success trom start tofinlsh. Each of the stu-; tic applause. She Is only nine years 'old but nlays with the expresion and ea80 ot a much older person All of the numbers wore much appreciate- in lan-o uiifltpnrn nrpsent. FoT- ...w .u.cv. . lowing is the program rendered by the i ti.. Cninrol Mnrch Mlrrnnne i tauu Mv.w ...... o - Poldlul (b) Love's Awakening MosykowskI i'- Solo-Scene I Ella McCurry Florence iMliier 1Hurr- . . Violin Solo, (a) Mazurka... -BacKman t fiti vn ca 'nnnin.iiur kiiiiiii ' " ' Robert Haney 1 Violin Solo, (a) Souvenir Drdla ' (b) Traumoret . Schumaa Fern Bowden Piano Solo, (a) Mountain Stream . -Sydney Smith . . (b) Bustle ot bprmg.... smuing llnit1a Tlmi'ilnn ; , Extra Solo, Serenade .-Drdla Uobert Haney pacuy lor toauersuip, mm bid doh; Violin Solo, (a) Menuet ....Beethoven a,)apted for military service in com- (b) Gypsy Danco Ern8t' missioned grade. Maximum ago limit Forn Bowden l44 yoar8 Writing of Tax Rolls Begin. I Tho work of writing rolls has been started at tno omco rntv AnnniiRor Burton The ' 1"? 22 . . n.. rm, ftn ho rells last Thursday. wrlt,nB tho rolls last Ttiursaay. RrUevlna on McKenxle River atmnn TrinvrtBhi of Eueeno nassod through Springfield Saturday with his survoying ouuiu aiaruus m. . 1 1 . r 1 . 1 H. , 1. n I Glen Anderson farm oast ot town they surveyed north to the high banks on tho McKentlo. Six Men Take Examination. inino h.M n TMri.nn inHt week. only six men took examinations, out of 35 teachers, n much smaller pro- --liu h,r ! ft' CANDIDATES MAY NOW BE EXAMINED .Eugene Bankers Who Constitute Examining Board Will Meet Every Afternoon CAMP BEGINS AUGUST 27 All Applicant, for Admission Mutt Apply to Committee in Person not Later than July 15 Thirty-seven committees of bankers In as many Oregon towns have beei yarned by the state committee of ths ,mllitary training camps association. yto receive and pass on applications, l lie CJUiuiiuaiiuuD niu uv . ... tno Eugene Chamber of Commerco every atternoon at a:au o oiock except Sundays anj holidays, beginning to .day. . .-, Tne men cnosen tor mis iraiuiug camp, which begins August 27, will b"e- selected with a view to appoint ment as line officers, higher in ranx than lieutenant. Y Tho -followlng,InfQnnation-aava . who are .eligible for appointment to tnis camD Is Btven ln tne Instructiona received by the committee: Members of the officers' reserve corps (line sections) who, through nc fault of their own were unable to at- rf of a,so re. tend the first scries of camps; also re- ' serve officers of staff corps under 50 ,-ears of age with at least, two month .service In war and wlio have had ex perience in Infantry, cavalry or artil- t-w.. lery. - Non-commissioned officers of tho TeEUiar army recommended in March, 191? ror temporary appointment in " f d who throuen no fault of thctr own were unable t0 at- Resigned officers of the regular mv. mniimum ace limit 50 years. arm., age Umlt 50 year8, Me of nr0Der qualifications mads Men of proper qualifications made ....... . - - . i. , An-n. eugiiue lor uie uuiucib icaw.a v.vji ( by tho army appropriation of May 12, . . ri , war uepanniem, 19x0. iuujiiuiuiu ut,u jimlt 50 years- citizens of the United States who havo had vmr 8erviC0 jn the present . nttirnrs nr nnn-rnmmissioned war as onicurs or uuu-cuiuuudbiuudu tnc of the line in the armies of mo.i nnwers. Maximum ace Urn t Allied nowers. Max mum age limit - 44 years Men of exceptional qualifications who tendered their service to tho govornment prior to June 5, 1917, and who have been listed under G. O. 37, war department. Maximum afo llm't 50 years. UltlteilD Willi YUlUUUIt? lllllliaij v.v- .,0rience and adaptability for com- I. . . ... . 1 1 viiussiuueu Bruno ui i-mtciia uu demonstrated marked ability and ca missioned grade or citizens who havo paclty for leadership, and aro clearly According to instructions recoiveu bv the committee every candidate ust file his application with this com . mllltarv train ....--. ... ch a body Is named In every town ,af 2500 people or T.'l dght state8 fnm wh,ch candldttte8 L" w "0 orawn tor too 0,u u camp. From thoso committees appit- Ration blanks must bo secured Roof. Are Belno Treated Three men have begun the spray. Ing of tho roofB ot sovoral buildings In town. A pneumatic palntor a used to spray the boiling tar on the roof. Work was begun on tho Peory. Wlnzonrlod building Saturday and tho biddings occupied by tho garago and Wlnzonrled and Dunlap store will also bo Bprayod. t FOR TRAIN NG GAMP