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j V "A'j fe i. THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS ritirol'Mitrii irr 11, latl.it lirlinrUI l.nrxn. aaavcontl llMtf -matteruiulf r tot o( tUmittn ul M ri, IK7U SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPT. 17, 1917. VOL. XVI., NO. 59, WOMEN RESPOND IN LABGENUM6ERS0N REGISTRATION In Sprlngfiold tho Rooponoo Waa Not So Gonorous as Mnny Othor Plncos BOOKS ARE STILL OPEN Card May Be Filled Out at Any Time During This Week at City Hall Oregon women turned out In largo numbera Saturday to register for war work. Only u general report to tho effect that tho registration wiib heavy hatt boon rocolod from hocUoiih out Hide of Portland, hut In Portland tho registration began enrly, continued steadily throughout the day and up until 8 o'clock tho closing hour. Statements concerning tho roglntrn tlou nro at thlH time very general, howovor, the Indication Ih that women of all elnttHOB, iikoh and condltlonR rcg littered nnd few If any of the figures failed either to ho circled, IndlcutlnR training In hoiiio particular work. Large numhorn of women Indicated twining In wowing, practical nurHliiK. cooking mid housekeeping. The vnr- IOuk occupatlotiH under the heading of clorlcnl work woro circled In lurgo'li'H return to San Francisco tho Ma numbers. Many school toachora rcg- j ' "' " to I'okin, China iHtcrnl, Homo for teaching ors oclul Mr. Hyrno snye Hint thoro nro about work and otborH indicated a dolro to 3000 mnrlnes nt San Francisco now. tnko training In clerical or Kuil Cross and allied relief, ninny ludlontlng not!,-, "IX 7" 11 only a willingness but n gonuino dt--LOciSt -LltlCS' Will slro to bo of sorvlce. j That (ho Girls National Honor Runrd has done valuable service was evl-j danced In the numhor of young women in their toons who circled tho oceupu Hons tinder the social service and ited ! Cross and allied relief work, such its ' thsy had learned under Honor Guard 1 dlrectldn. j One woman quit summed up the , gonornl feeling nnd spirit of many of , tho women when she said, "I don't feel j ns if I can do much of anything, hut j If my country really calls mo, I ox-, poet I can do most anything." In Springfield the registration wns 1 light owing to tho time being very short In which to ncciunlut the women j of tho object, of tho registration. There Booms to ho Bomo apprehension ns to tho purpose of the registration but ; tills Is becuuso H in not thoroughly understood. The purpoe of tho reglHtrntlon Is , simply to got a llno up of the women of tho nation and to find out who are I trained In the various trades and pro fesslons and who are capnblo of filling poBltlons now hold by men. Thoro 1b nothing compulsory about It and ovory woman should consldor it a patriotic duty to register. Tho following ladles had ehargo of tho registration at tho city hall. Mrs. Bornlco Van ValzaL acted as tempor ary chairman and Mrs. J. C. Dlinni, Mtb. Herbert 10. Walkor, nnd Mrs. C. E Wheaton woro tho reglatrnrs. Women who fulled to register Snt-t-rady may do so at any tinio this week nt 'the city hall whoro Mrs. Jlorhort E. Walkor will bo in charge. Visits with Rev. Jenson "W. 11. McCullough returned Satur day night from Sanfrnnclsco and whllo thoro ho visited tho Presidio nnd saw Ilovorond C. H. Jonson. "Toll tho good people of Springfield that I am woll and happy nnd working hard" unid Mr Jonson. Mr, McCullough spent sovoral hours visiting tho trench qb, bnrbwlro ontauglumontB nnd othor operations about tho Prosldlo In which nil proved very Interesting. Return From Long Auto Trip Mr. and Mrs. J. D -Dnvls, of this city, roturnod last wook from an ox tondod auto trip through tho Eastern Mr. Dnvlo, who llvoa In Michigan Mr, Davis', who llccs In Michigan camo to Springfield with thorn for m Indefinite visit. SUES FOR A DIVORCE Asks to De Decreed Property With $250 Suit Money Mrs. VlrKlo A. TnwiiBond, of thin city, on Friday filed huII In tlio clr (cult court In Eugene fur a divorce from C'hnrlt'H A. Townnond. Thoy woro nmrrlod ul ('roawell.O rogon, October 11, 1003 mid hnvo two chlldrmi, Klntido ngod lit, tin! Alfred, ngod 11. Iti hor complaint Mrs. Townsond niiogoH cruel mid Inliuiiiiiii trontmont and fur- llior that lior hUHhiiud cursed mid abused hut and threatened to tuko hor Ufa and tlnU of their children. MrH.Towiisond Htiitoo that hur liimhund Im a railroad tuijel tnjur mid malum from 200 to 260 wmn n month,. In hor complaint Mr. Towusond asks to ho decreed thu owner m a certain ploco of property In thif city and further iimka the court to decree that, hor Iiiih Imnd hIiiiII p:fy $250 mi It inonuy. J. M. DmtvorH, of Eugene Ik tho utorney for tho plaintiff. MARINE VISITS PARENTS Norman Dyrne Will Spend Fifteen Day Furlough In Springfield. Norman Hyrne son of .Mr. and Mrs. L. J. llyrrne, of West. Springfield ar rived Friday evening for a fifteen day furlough which he will Hpcnd with his pareutH. Mr. Hyrno onllHted last April In the inarlncH nnd slnco that time hnH heen stationed at Maro Is land, San FrunclBco. Ha Ih u mem hor o ft ho Marine Baud in which ho plays tho clarinet. At tho time of his enllBtment Mr. Hyrno wan a Freshman nt the Unlv- crslty of Oregon. Immediately upon Feed Liberty Boys Forty Thousand Meals Will Be Served to Soldiers Traveling to Army Camps Twouty two Pacific coaBt cities are , hltV0 Ul0 ,.vilego of furnishing 0 000 lncal8 t0 10 ()00 ui)orty boys, (lllr1K tho flvo ,lavH tllllt WU bo 0L.. ,.,,,,, ,,y tho nppronchlnK migration of ,u ,lraft contKUIU t0 ,ho training camps. The government will pay co cont mtnli ,, ,t ,8 oxpoctei, mt Cui,fornlll nIul 0regou w, vlo w,h on(J nnother , nmklnB 10 mea,3 am, ontortalnmcnt on as attractive u sca,0 a8 ,)088,ul0f Ited Cross organizations, chambers of commorco and women's clubs along )u ,no ()f trnve, recuvC(1 t0,eBrnph ,u up Thur8day tlmt tho ..Lborty ,,. uro C0IH,,1(.. nm, mme(-lUely plans were set on foot to make the reception memorable. This will he tho first chance tho people of tho Pacific coast had to "lend n hand" In tho mobilization of tho Liberty army and tho reception Is of patriotic enthusiasm. Details of tho plans are being worked out by Allen Polllck, superintendent of tho commissary department of tho South ern Pacific, In conjunction witli army officials. Among tho Oregon cities named as stopping places Is Eugene. During two days Eugene Is expected to feed 1074 men. The dnto tho soldiers aro expected to go through has not yet boon an nounced. Will Spend Winter1 In Springfield Mrs. Grace Harbit and daughter, Naomi, of Enterprise, Oregon, have come to Springfield to spend tho wint er. Mrs. Hurblt was formerly n mil liner In Sprlngfiold but slnco going to Entorpriao alio has Deen engaged in tho boarding houso business. They liavo not fully dectdod whoro thoy will llvo while in Springfield. Professor Glass Directs Chlor Prafossor Charlos E. Glass of Eu gono has boon socurod to direct tho choir at tlio Motliddist church and to have charge of tho spoclal inuslo for the Methodist Confarenco to bo hold In Sprlngfiold soon, BAPTISTS CALL REGULAR PASTOR Waltor Balloy, Convertod Eloven Yoars Ago at tho Samo Chuch Will Bo Mini3tor After tho rogular church Horvlco nt the Baptist church yesterday morn ing tho congregation held n business moetlug anil oxtondod n call to Walter Halloy for pastor for the church year commencing October 1. Since tho departure of Itevorend V. N. Ferris several inontliB ago tlio ch'irch has had no regular pastor but I the pn J pit hnH been filled onch morn ! Ing by Arthur Pongra and in tho even Ing by Mr. "Halloy. Both Mr. Halloy mid Mr. Pcngru. are graduates of Springfield high school and after their gniduntlon both took up training at the University of Oregon where Mr. Hnlloy Is now n Junior nnd Mr. Pon gra. completed his course last Juno. Exactly eleven yoars ago Walter Halloy Joined tho Springfield Haptlst ' church and now after that time hns been called as pastor of tho church VISITING PARENTS HERE Roy Cairns Has Leave of Absence From Fort Stevens Hoy Cairns, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. 1 1). CalniB, of Wost Springfield, arrived Saturday morning from Fort Stevens I whoro ho Is stationed with tho Ore I Ron Const Artillery. Mr. Cairns Is company clork of tho Third company composed of Lane county men. He reports that nil of tho Spring field boys nro well and lively hut that 'some o fthem have to undergo tho' painful process of being vaccinat ed again ns thoir vaccinations did not tnko effect the first time. Pay-day n long anticipated ovent, whb wel comed by nil of the boys and the Springfield loys no less than the otherx. Mr. Calms will return to tho Fort tomorrow. Tho officers are only allowed to permit a certain per cont of tho men at tho Fort to loavo nt ono 1 1 mo. GAME WARDENS LET OUT Order for Dismissal Due to Lack of Funds Twenty-two doputy gamo wrdens Including E. C. Hills, of Eugono, wero discharged from sorvlco last week by order of tho stntot;amo nnd fish com mission. Tho ordor Is duo to lack of funds for continual patrol duty. It Is hoped to redistrlct the state later nnd a muni) or of district wardens will he named to look after tho fish and gnmo Intcrosts. Stnto Gamo Warden Shoomakor will begin n tour of tho state October 1 and will urgo all good sportsmen of tho state to como to tho aid of tho commission nnd do all thoy can to protect tho fish nnd samo. Tho decrease in the salo of licenses Is nttrlbutoda to tho depnrturo of tho great numbor of men with dlfforent branches of the United States army scrvlco and tho 'closing of tho deer season because of tho drought. Visit Boys at Fort Stevens Mrs. W J. Pengra, Mr. and Mrs Arthur Pengra and son, Arthur, Jr., nnd Mrs. W. G. Hill and daughtor, Iva, roturnod Thursday evening from a few days visit spent at Fort Stovens visit ing tho Sprlngfiold boys. Thoy re port that all of tho boys from Spring field nro woll and fooling flno after their vncclnntlonB. Mrs. Arthur Pen gra and little son Joined tho party In Portland, having JtiBt roturnod from a visit with rolntlvos in Montana and Eastern Orogon. Levi Neet Writes A lottor from Lovl Noot, formerly of Springfield to Will Bishop, of this city, states that thoro aro 0000 mon at San Antonio, Texas, whoro he is sta tioned with tho Aviation Soctlon of tho Signal Corps. Tho troops are stationed at a camp callod Kelly Field about flvo miles south of San Antonio. Ho says that thjo heat 1b vory Intonso and that ho suffered a great deal from it at first. FORT STEVENS MEN E Officers Urge Soldiers to "Square Up" With Everyone Whom Thoy Owe FIRST PAY nftY III IU I I III Ul I I shlp. Membors o fine Second and Third The association wll hold its annual companies of tiie Oregon Coast Artll- meeting at the fair grounds on thrt lory at Fort Stevons rocolved their ' day and In connection with the meet first regular pay Wednesday, $45,000 ' Ing thore will be an exhibition of being distributed to the enlisted men , historic rolfcs of pioneer days. Wil The officers were paid on Soptember . Ham Pitney, of Junction City, Is pres 1. Tho total dlstributod to both ' idont o fthe association and W. h. soldiers and officers was $90,000. I Hrlstow Is socretary. Mr. Bristow Tho men received their pay from j Is a grandson of Elijah Bristow, who July 25, the date they were ordered was tho first white settler in Lane to report for service, to August 31. ! county. Thore arc 348 names enrol Several of the captains gave the men led on tho books of tho association Ehort talks urging them to "square up" financially with everyone they owod. Private rocolved $30 a month, first class provatcs $35, and non-commissioned officers according to their rank. Pay day came as a much anticipated event to the men. According to a party composed of Mr. and Mrs. Ar thur Pengra, Mrs. Wm. Pengra, and Mrs W. G. Hill and daughter, Iva, of Springfield who visited the Fort for several days last week, tho Spring field boys are all well and like the life very much. TO BE DOUBLE CONVENTION Oregon Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Association Will Meet Tho state conventions of the Ore gon Congress of Mothers and Parent- Teacher association will meet in Eu-rglmV'5cfoDt-r"'17wto' 2o" Plans' nro bolng made by the local associations for the entertainment of 150 delegates Mrs. Grace W. McGrath of Port land is the state president and Mrs. F. L Stetsoon, who Is chairman of tho central committee of associations of Eugene, is one of the vice pres idents. A committee consisting of ono tnombor from each of the six local associations will have goneral chnrgo of tho arrangements for tho convention, each membor being chalr ninn of n committee having certain phases of the work in charge. CENSUS TAKEN AT ONCE N. S. Robb Received Orders to Esti mate Wheat Crop of Lane County N. S. Robb, county agriculturist of. La no county, has received word from tho United States ordering an immed iate survey of the wheat crop of Lano county, and is instructed to report in detail giving tho amount harvested In each township. Mr. Robb will commence the work nt onco and rush it to completion, laying aside alt reg ularly planned work until It is com peted. RETURN TO SPRINGFIELD P. McKlnzey Cashier Will Be Assistant at Bank Mr. nnd Mrs. A. P McKlnzey, of For eat Grovo, arrived last evening and will make their homo in Sprlngfiold for tho future. They wero formerly resldonts of Springfield, Mr. McKlnzey bolng manager of tho Hampton store. Slnco going to Forest Grovo, Mr. Mc Klnzoy has been with a dry goods firm Mr. McKlnzey will be employod as assistant cnshlor at tho Commercial State bank In tho place of Fenner Travis who has roslgnod on account of his health. Mr. Travis has sovoral positions In mind but has not fully decided which ono ho will accept. Ho has boen at tho bank for tho past flvo years. Will Teach at Sutherlln Miss Lucllo Copenhaver, daughtor of Mrs. Adoltuo Copenhaver, of this city, loft Friday for Sutherlln, Oregon whoro sho will teach in tho schools tho coming term. Miss Coponhavor is a graduate of Sprlngfiold high school nnd of the State Normal school. Sho also attended tho University of Orogon for a Bhort tlmo. Last year Miss Cop onhavor had charge of tho primary de partment In tho Wondllng schools, PIONEERS TO BE GUESTS Association Will Hold Meeting October 24 at Fair Grounds Tho Lane county fair board has ex- tended an Invitation to the members I of tho Pioneer's association to attend j tlio county fair In Eugene tho sec- ond day of the fair, October 4 free of 'admission charge. Those who were j born In Oregon or camo to Oregon prior to 18C5 are eligible to member- but a checking up at the meeting will be mado to determine the actual number now alive. CUT BY FALL ON WOOD SAW Marcola Man Is Injured When He At tempts to Remove Log Henry Price, of Marcola, was pain fully Injured Friday when he attenpt ed to dislodge a log which had be come fast In a wood saw Ho was using a stick of wood in an effort to pry tho timber loose, when the .stick broke. Ho fell across the saw cut ting a gash In his stomach. Price was taken to the Mercy hos pital in Eugene Friday night. Sever al stitches wore necessary to close the cut. $5000 in Prizes .'--Q-j-ir-gg$ National Emargency Food Gar den Commission Gives Big Sum to Stimulate Thrift Western fairs and expositions are making a strong bid for the privilege of making prize awards offered by the national emergency food garden commission for tho best canned vege tables grown in war gardens. Ore gon Stato Fair, Salem, has made ap plication for permission to share the $5000 prize. These applications were recorded by Charles Lathrop Pack, president of the commission. Like the west, every other section of the country is manifesting a deep Interest in the offer of tho commission to glvo $5000 and 1000 national certificates of mer it for tho finest exhibits of canned vegetables at tho thousands of com munlty.exhlblts, county and stato fairs which will bo held within the next two months. The canning exhibits at tho various fairs is to be ono of the loading features this year and hundreds of thousands of housewives and young girls wiU display their finest canned goods. Indian schools aro also in the race for these prize awards. A great doal of canning has been dono In Indian schools this summer. Tho commission's new manual con taining information on how to store vogetablos for tho winter is just off the proas. Tho commission is ready to furnish these maunals to anyone who desires them for a 2-cent stamp to pay postage, sent to 210 Maryland building, Washington, D. C. Brother Is With Aero Squadron II. J. Cox, accountant at tho local Booth-Kelly mill has rocelved word that his brother W- E. Cox la now atatloncd with tho 66th aero squad ron at San Antonio, Texas. Ho 1b a son of H. A. Cox, of Multnomah, Oregon. Cuts Gash In Hbad Ed Cupp was painfully injured this morning when a stick of wood flew up and hit him on tho head cutting n gash on tho forehead, It was neces sary for the physician who was callod to take several atltchoa in tho wound. Miss Abblo Maasoo, ot Portland, Is visiting at tho homo of hor sister, Mrs N. W, Emory, of this city. WEEK COMMENCING SEPTEMBER 17 IS CLEAN-OP WEEK R. L. Kirk Asks That City Bo Given General Clean-up Before Conference WILL INSPECT CROSSINGS M. Gore Granted Permission to Keep Pig in Tovn: License Granted to Pool Hall Tho city council met Monday even ing at the city hall with Mayor E. E. Morrison as chairman of the meet ing. The week beginning September 17 was set aside as Clean-up week, the council was asked to .consider plans for reorganizing the Fire De partment, the Southern Pacific com pany signiffed their Intention of in vestigating the railroad crossings at Third and Main streets and at South. Second street, D. M. Gore was grant ed permission to keep a pig in town, T. C. Luckcn and C. Hadley wero granted a Billiard and Pool license, M. C. Bressler was instructed to pro cure a watchman's cloch and Mrs. Pearl "Walker was appointed acting recorder. Superintendent R. L. Kirk was prea ent at the meeting and on behalf of tho conference committee asked that the council take some step toward a general clean-up of the town in prep aration for the Methodist Conference cil moved to have the week commen cing September 17 set apart as clean up week. Everyone should have the trash in their yeards gathered up in a box or some way which will be con venient for the teams, which the city has hired, to haul away. The teams will haul the rubbish away on Thurs day and Friday. The people should take advantage of this and have tho town cleaned up for Conference. C. E. Wheaton, secretary of the Fire Department asked that the council consider some plan for the reorganiz ing of the Department as the member ship was very low at present Tho matter was referred to the Fire and Water committee for settlement A letter from the Southern Pacific company stated that the company would Investigate the crossings at Third and Main streets and the ono on South Second street and conalder the matter of placing warning bells at thoso points. The city recently asked the company to place bells at these places as they were considered dangerous. D. M. Gore asked permission to keep a pig on his property on North Seventh street. His request was granted. T. C. Luckey and C. Hadley wero granted a billiard and pool license. A motion was made and carried to purchase a watchman's clock It waa decided that as soon as this arrived tho night watchman would bo requir C. Bressler waa appointed to procure the clock for the city. Mrs. V. Pearl Walker was appointed acting recorder during tho absenco ot her hUBband H. E. Wnlker, recorder. Mr Walker ha8 accepted a position as clork at the Southern Pacific de pot BIHa for salary, work dono on tho streets, nnd supplies wero allowed. The report of tho recorder was read and accepted as read. Chief of po lice, J. E. Edwards, reported that repair work on sidewalks and atreota was progressing rapidly. Leave for Montana Mrs. Will S. Hartman and son, Billy left Saturday for their home in Liv ingston, Montana, after, spending tho aumnier with Mrs Harmon's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S A Danford, of this city. Building New Dry Shed Workmen aro busy conatructlng a new dry-ahed at tho Booth-Kelly mill. Tho building will bo 130 foot In length by B4 feet In width.