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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1917)
Unlyornlly of Oregon Dopt of Journalism TI4F J. J. JlJEL SPRI I ELD NEWS ;itir l KoTruff il, t)1,l 1f)rliiflel l,Of)()ii, cowl 1U4 innltff unJrf tot o( Congr of M rh, IN7V SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, JULY 9, 1917. VOL. XVI. NO. 39. WOMEN ARE ASKED BK PRESIDENT 10 D00D PROGRAM BOYS GET FULL EQUIPMENT GIANT BUGLE WAKES WEARY PLATTSBURGERS Quurtermsster Harris It on Constant Duty at Armory I Cnptnln T. I), IlarrlH, quurtormaslor or tint count artillery corps, O. N .0. Ih now on coiiNtunt duty at thn Huguno armory, IhhuIiik equipment anil hup yplloH to tlio 12 .companies of tho corpo, Conservation Idoa Is Brought ,'Jlftllm,CMl 1,1 various- parts of tho state, j ........ ... j Equipment uiul supplies nro con I uirocuy uotoro women kos- j.BtnilUy KrrlvlnK ut ,l0 ,mil0ry un(, cidonts of tho St.ltO jtioou nn each coiupnny'H iiiota of n certain article In arrungud for ship- fluent It Ih sent out and Hpnco for more BLANKS ARE TO BE FILLED Ih made in tho proporty room. Novur lioforu Iiiih tho const artillery ; been ho completely equipped for Bur Nation 3ceks to Know Status of Food vc0 u , nW uverytliliiK for the Question and Willingness of People to Help In Cause i ( convenience nud comfort of tho mm I seems to Ijo on hand. ; When thu cull comes the count ur-, tlllcry will bo fully equipped and Now comes tlio enlistment of worn- rundy, for itorvlco. Buys tho quarter on for tlio wur. Not ut thu front piaster. hut lit tho homoa of thu nutlon. Not i to hour arum but to bvu food. DUNG Y SOLDIER IS LAID 10 REST IN GRAVE Boswell B. Tolliver Who Was A Member of the 48th Infan try Died at Syracuse . FUNERAL IS HELD TODAY I'lioto by American Vrrnm AirocUtlon. , wiry mid fooUoru after long man-he nnd heavy drilling, the "tired business men" at the olilcers' reserve camt at Phituburg. N. V.. sink to Hlecp nt night In well earned slumber, but not to oversleep, betause early mornlnit flndM the note from thin clnnt huclr ilnt'lne In their ears. ,BOYS GET "HOUSEWIVES" Honor Guard Girls Present One to Each Member of Eugene Companies Tho cull for thu onllatuiont of worn on coiuuh from President Wilton. It tins boon transmitted by Food Administrator Hurburl H. Hoover, and roculvod In Oregon by Honry I.. Cor butt, chairman of thu Htutu council of dufunso und member of thu utitloiril council of dufonsu. Women of Oregon aru asked at onco to clip flit out and forward tho bluuk printed ulHowhuru. It will muko thutn .I...... V..llinul I.V.tjl flil. """"" , V" , ., V urul buttotiH, safety pins of two sizes, nervation league. It will make thulr kmU Qf nn(, patriotism known to leaders In im- t ' tlounl dufonsu organizations and thuir r,,n oWtor" w, r,,,,l ,llu111 vurV aorvlcoa uvullublo for apodal duUos. ,Voiivmilcnl to havo In thulr pockets In Shortage is Feared cal11" Hr 1,1 t,,c trenches. Such thlnR.i , ., .. ... . wore supplied to tho American mil- "It I. litem ly true, road, an of- u , s , , , rt.il..t ..oiitntiiti nut f..jiilvnil lit Tr t,. "-... ..i r . . ' .' 18Ua. Some of tho veterans Htlll Tho Qlrlu Honor Guard havo mad) and proHuntud to each member of th- Second and Third companion CoaNt .Artillery O. N. (1. a "housewife." TIicho "houHowlves" oach contain n ,'palr of scissors, nuudluH, threod, buv- FLOUR MILL SOLD TO EUGENE IN S. H. Baker Sells Establishment Which Ho Has Controlled Foi Past Five and One-Half Years 14 SPRINGFIELD WILL oen TAILOR SHOP SOY'S GALLED 2STH5 Corbott, "thut Uioro will not bu unough havo them uh keepmikeR or rcllcx of tli oho HtlrrhiK tlmuH. Thursday Night IT. food In tho world to maintain tho pop ulatlon It proHunt methods are foi lowed. Founded upon this fact, tho pronrutn for food conBorvntiou la z-vjl rP1 I Ti.rJ l.rlnflv H-tnted us followu: . Wll 1 allK IS IVAOVeCl "An oxactiiurvoy of thu amount of food on hand In thin country, so 1 that tlio amount available for homu couuumptlon and exportation to tho nlllea may bo nccurutoly known. "An InvoHtlKatlon undurtaken by tho department or agriculture into tho normal conuinptlon of food by dif ferent families from roproHontntlvo groups of thu population. Tho Southuru Paclllc oil tank which "Somo control of food In Btornga wan torn part way down preparatory botlur mutliodB of trunsportatlon und to moving to Kukoiiu, wiib Btiddonly tho ollmlnatlon of spucuhitlon in food- moved by T. O. ItUBsell to tho Hlulr HtUffB. "Tho enrollment of a Iouruo of worn Thu .Sprlim'flcld flour mills, located on .Mill Btreot, which Iiuh been owned and operated by S. H. llaker m beun sold to Kugcnu men und tin final trniiBfur of thu proporty Will talte place on July 15. AccordltiR to the trniiKferB of real uutute on record at the court houSt tho Sprlugflold flour mills Including the land on which the plant is liul't wan sold about the middle of June to f. S. Williams el itl of Eugene. Tful consideration mentioned In the record Ik $ 11,500. Mr. Huker has been in tills buslne' O. Russell and Gang of Men 1,1 Sprlngrield for five and one-half . . ., , . years commlug here from Ited Wing, WUIIipiULU LIIU I 119 F III Six Hours. Colonel Hammond Orders for Coast Artillery Corps to Move A. D. Moe, Who Was Formerly Business Will Have New Shop. In A. D. Moo who was formerly ia Receives tho taJ'orlnB business In Sprlngfle'd "will soon open a shop in the vacant half of the building occupied by Swarts & Washburne, butchers. Mr Moc was in charge of such an estab The Oregon Coast Artillery corpn i,Bhmcnt In Springfield for Ave years is to move July 25th, according to a'-but for thc pa8t year he has been telegram received Saturday night by!taloring In Pullman and other poinU Colonel C. C. Hammond, commanding ; in wBiiinpnn m Mno win i.n. .... . . ...... ..UW ..... M. ' f tiie corps, from Adjutant-General 1 fore help in the ladies department Willi.. Til .1 tdluitMm mo.lo fnl . . . iiess, air. mou nays, is une in uiai Had Been Resident of West Spring field All His Life Untlll Time of Enlistment lows: n who will pledge- thomsolvus to curry out tho wishes of thu prouldeut, thu niitlouul government and the food ad nilulBtrutlor. "It Hhould bo clearly understood that tho Hlgnlng of this food pledgu an K.iniinutml Mi Ifnnvitp will iml. ' street yard Thursday ut thu dead of night. It was decided that it would bo more convenient for all thu engines to get their oil ut a tank In tho Hlulr street yards ut Kugeue, us nil tho englnoB lay over their to be cleaned or n wult orders. Several weeks ago men started la "Date of call of Oregon coast ar tillery advised by militia bureau is July 25 instead of July 15, as here tofore planned. Notify Second and ..Third companies and have them noti fy their men. Acknowledge by let ter." The boys have been getting readv to leave July 15, as that was th'i date as previously announced for cal ling them out Now that the exact date Is known they can better set1.? up their affairs before leaving for tho training camp. Fourteen boys from Springfield be long to the third company at Eugene. They are: gra. Ivan The funeral of Corporal Boswell B. Tolliver, who died at Syracuse, New York, June 28, wag held this moraine from the Walker chapel. Reverend C. H. Jensen of the Christian church had charge of the services and a quar tet composed of Ethelyn Powers, Mrs. J. C. Holbrook, Reverend C. H. Jen sen, and E. K. Morrison sang "Going JXjwn The Valley',, "Face to Face," and "Jesus Savior, Pilot Me." Boswell Tolliver was nineteen yean old. He joined the United Statea Army about a year ago. He waa a member of Company E of the 48th infantry. The rank of corporal had been given him owing to his good conduct and the respect which. La had won from the offices. Many beautiful floral offerings were brought by sympathetic friends. Besides his father, Grant Tolliver, there are three sisters, Blanche, Til lie, and Ruth, and one brother, Ed word. Ail of his life he had lived In West Springfield and was well known in this community. Interment was made at the Laurel Hill cemetery. The firing squad and pall-bearers were members of th-i Third company coast artillery guard .ho were in charge of the services at the grave. Three volleys wer ) fired and taps were sounded as tho Best And Largest Number of body was lowered Into the grave. part of the country. Fair Board Plans New Buildings j Race Horses Ever in Races Expected. . SPRINGFIELD BOYS GO. Annual The Lane county fair board has de- i cided to build two new stock barns. ! Picnic Begins Today Coburg Bldge. Near the an- in nnv wnv. Inturforu with tho regis-' teur down tho tunk ut it hnd to be trntlon of wotnon ror wur service, ' moved In sections on nccount of huv which will bo undurtukeu by tho state hK to cross the river bridge. Tlio'i divisions of tho wotnen'B committee, 1 as all tho oil hud not boon pumped 'Summaries of the registration will out of tho tank, work was suspended. bo sent to tho stuto und national I Limt Thursduy night T. O. Russell hoadquarters of the women's commit r Ulnlr street yards, got togotho-, Junior League Have Charge of Minnesota, where he was also engag ed In the same business. He pur chased the mill from S. K. Noel who was tlien running it. All the while he has beun hero Mr. Baker has had In his employ I). E. Thomas. M. linker will give up possession th fifteenth of this month and the new firm will take charge Immediately. It Is still undecided where Mr. Baker und family will locate but h? will bo in connection with some flour mill. Mr. Thomas and family will leave this week for Idaho where they Tl,e boys from ,,ere are a" an' i An nirna In which to show off tho .'win return tomorrow evening. will make their homo. 101,8 to B' weU KnowlnB "-ere . stock w,u be but botwee Ul0 px. The American Boy club is com I "- u 8111,1 chance ot havI"B a sood -hlb,t bulIdlng and the pre8cnt poultry ;Toscd of all boys who are customers itln.e. but are willing to chance thohouse Tho board eXp0Ctg m1p jUrg.,of the McMorran & Washburne store Children Hold ' f0rtU",eS f U 18 JU8t StX"'e6 nd best showing of poultry over,and hld cards entitling them to a VxllUUIll I teen daVS UnUl Close to 300 hOV ' 5 oithoxrlnllnn in Iho Imarlran TXnv -- exniouea at mo iair mts iau. , . Glen Woolley, rsorton Pen ,ti, old one will be moved an 1 two "The American boy Jinks," McKinney, Russell Dlmm, new rilcs 30 feet by 100 feet. wl.nual picnic held each year by mem Roy Cairns, Albert Beare, Arnold . be bullr. This will be a grev im :bers of the American Boy club, will Tomseth, Ted Stewart, Hally Bryan. 1 provement as they have lonr; been be held today and tomorrow on tho Fred Meyers, Harold Perkins, Leste-' needed. Also a new poultry house .McKenzie river, about a mile above Hill, Russell Kennen nnd Claud Slg- '-.viu tS built In which to exhibit' the the Coburg. Bridge. The boys will "or. . J poultry. jjeave today noon by automobile and tuo and retained thoro ho that If tho "ow of men und u Iioubo move.- government bus need of tho survico ' four horso team, then came to r 1.. .n.l .....i 1 1 t. a which womon can of fur, It will, bo aprmgiiuiu unu siurieu 10 worn 10 known definitely what places In tho country nro qualified to rospond to Much culls. "Thoro can ho no doubt thut tho loyalty nnd devotion of tho women of this country will lend tuoin en mi 1 - I 4 1. irnil. nnli.li Dm. movlnir In lv lmi.ru lin . u evoiiiiiK aurvicu ill u.u md his men hud torn down tho tunk 1,lllBt ulu,rch la8t evening, which a lna.lnd It. onto thn 1,o.ih movor ..ml . medium lurge crowd attended was in clmrKo of tho Junior League. About iiiiiuuu til riiriUiiu i vmi; iu uu nti I teen days until close to 300 ...ill i. i" . - . l. 1 - . . . . . . - r "u --v"-h cuBenc. uuiuiiB wuoiii; ... . . Cmagazine. Auout out) Doys Deiong ana Evening SerVlCe.ure our for the training camp;. .A b. of , horses are than lfl0 Qf them on ui soiiiu piucu uebignaiou ay uie warr u , , , .. J nks today. The boys will go In ,.,...,,. , grounds now. The best and biggest ' . . . ... tlopaitment. 00 cars engaged by the store and will 1 bunch of horses ever in the races io . ... ..... ... ,j , ,,. , ... ,. .sleep in tents furnished to them. The expocted to take part this year. Tho 1 . , . . ... Auxiliary Will ' " ro"dcrea " le" I J Contests will be held and prlzca SeW At ScllOoli Hubert Travis In Medical Corps awarded to winners in fishing, marks TTnWt Tmvio loft PriHoir ff v.,. ; manshlp, running, tug-of-war and ! ...1 . ...,11 .1. j, .'nthfir irnmfis nnil stunts. Meala Church Hour Last Evening at M. E. Church Icouver whore he will Join the medical Jother Kames and stunts- Mea,s w,u up. It took Just 30 minutOB to cross tho ..." , , . 1 ...!.! T 1- .. 11 I.l 41. ivtssws v.t. w... thUBliiBticully Into tho plun of thrift "' - ' ..Qlivlnur like n Shonherd nnd careful buying, which !b not only , tl. moving wus done without u singln , CUoIr ailvlsnblo but ubsoultely nocuBsary It mishap. 1 ' . ( i-vuyor, Camps Resume Operations ( Song, "Anchor Securo," Juniors. Tlio lumber camps and mill nt Wcn-1 ( Notices und Collection ling closed down to permit omployos ( Song, "Jesus BUIb Us Shlno" Junlorn. to colobrnto tho Fourth of July, 10 ( Paper. "Junior History ot Methodism" sumed operations Friday. Tho mill, CharloB Kirk. ;ut this plnco did not rosutno operations "Memory Drill Conducted by Mr. until today. Tho shut-down was ox-' Danford. 1. . n .. 1 .1 nn. n.i.n.l tn mill. twen y-flve children took part m the Domestic Art Room Offered To n. Mr. Travis has been working-r - countless thousands uru to bu suvod from Bturvutlon. Womanhood Is Challenged "Thero wus novor 11 grontor chul lengo to tlio womouhood ot a coutitrv than that mado by tho president of tho United States to womon for vol untary enrollment In this longuo for tomlod to pornit ropnIr8 und t,l0iu. Pttpor ..Tho orign ot tUo junior I'Btullutlon of some new machinery. . und 1 Ladies for Use in Red Cross Work. Ifornla, but returned home to enlist 1,10 lonowmg opingnem ooys urn nuout two weeks ngo. He has lived j"lu"UD-- -"-lu -"". "-, Tho regular buslncBS mcctlnc of the in Springfield fro eight years and Is 1 ta,n- Gor-ld Endlcott, and Wendell Springfield Ited Cross auxiliary wus , well known here. j Mciunney. hold on Thursday, in tho library room Only the regular ordor of business was iDr and Mrs R-hn Attend Round-up taken up. Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Rebhan return- Four More Boys Enlist Four more boys havo tnken tho oath food conservation "It is tho dovotlon, courago Longuo," La Ituo Stevenson, Song, "Jesus Died For All Tho People ' economy of tho womon ot Franco to-Jschool Board Holds Special Meeting v Juniors. duy that 1b largely holplng to koop her At n spoclal business mooting of tho Losson, Tomporunco -and Self-Con nrmlos In tho flold and buvo that na- 'school board Friday ovonlng, tho now trol, Dorris Smith. lion from destruction. Wo bollovo tlio j directors woro sworn In and tho bonds' Song, "Tho Blblo Forovor, Juniors. American womon will show as fine a ,,of the now clork woro accoptod. Tho 1 "The Work of tho Longuo" Mrs. Dau IV spirit in this hour of nood and stand with tho womon ot tho alllod countries in our fight for liberty and democracy." Lane County Boy Makes Good Clinton Cloarwator son ot Mr, nnd Mrs. J. A, Cloarwator ot Natron, who lonllstod in tho aviation corps ot tho .nrmy, has boon sont from San An tonio, Toxob, to headquarters at Day ton, Ohio, bolug ono of 100 out of 4000 applicants to bo sent. Tho young man wus born nnd ratsod lioro and ha has rauda rapid progress us a flyer ior Uncle fium. now inombos of tho board nro Wolby ford. JStovons, oloctod for throo yoars, Mar- Songi u0yt Holy, Holy," Choir. vin urury, oieciou ror ono year, nnu TnQ Junlor oaguo an auxiliary to ID . S.Boals, oloctod clork for mio year. 1 til0 Bpworth Leaguo,- moots every Sunday nftornoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Suffers Stroke Tuesday g, A. Danford is Superintendent of Wl 0. Horton who owns a small V tho Longuo. Tho students are do ranch nonr tho Brook farm dairy, a 'vMod Into two divisions tho primnry coss Springfield holghts, on Tuesday undor Dorris Slkos nnd tho older ones aftornoon sufforod a stroke of paraly 'under Mrs. Danford. sis. Ho had boon to Eugono with a Th aohnnihonr.i hn Pivn iim n. ed Thursday evening from Ashlan-l'in Eugene to fight for Uncle Sara. lllary tho Domestic Art room at the w,18ro thy attnd lhe RouB river They are: Edward Ba y and Wm. Lincoln school building to bo used- Round-up. They report that thg rJnckson. both of Wendling, who en during tho summer vacation. This ound-up was good. Mr. and Mrs. listed in the navy, Edward Yenno. ot offer was accepted with thanks. Tho"Rebhan mad -he trip in their car, J Springfield in the lnrantry and Julu, Indies will have much more room ia W aonB the way. -Beck, of Vida. in the hospital corps. which to sow and will have more oqulpmont. All of tho sewing, will bo done at the school building and only the monthly business meetiug will bo hold in the library room. To the Food Administrator, Washington, D. C: Tho work is progressing nicely and 1 1 am glado to Join you In the service of food conservation for our nation, tho surgeon's aprons, on which thevlnnd I hereby accept membership In tho United States Food Administration are working now, will bo done Tue3' n the conduct of my household, Insofar aa my circumstances will permit. Name FOOD CONSERVATION IS SOUGHT day, which will be tho last moetlng In tho prosont rooms. Thursday, now work will bo begun in tho now quar ters. Moro workers can bo used all thi tlmo and ladles may have tholr choice of Tuesday or Thursday for sowing. All persons wishing to help the cause along nro requested to bring tholr thimbles with them. Persons wish- load of produco and had Just drlvoi Mr. nnd Mrs, Earl Mooro and nioce, j lug to niako surgical dressings are re into tlio barn yard when ho was strlck Miss Lillian Bakor, motored to Albany quested to bring a tape-line as tha AddreBs , i-... Number in household Do you employ a cook? Occupation ot breadwinner Will you take part In authorized neighborhood movements for food con servation T There aro no fees or dues to bo paid. Tho Food Administration wishes to havo as members all of those actually handling food In tho homo. Mnii in Pnmi Administrator. Washington. D. C. Free Instructions and hnnanhniii tntr in hnne In vour window will be mailed forthwith. Ten conta on. Mr Horton 1b now nblo to ho Tuesday to spend tho Fourth an J auxiliary Is not fully equipped to " ,th your enlistment will bring tho official food administration button, up and walk with aid of a cano. attond tho roundup hold at that plac.i, ; nleh nil tho articles needed. I