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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS ntf1'rinrurjr'il, (MVt flnrlnrit'l,Orinii, mmou6 lMaitlruiiiUr otof Collars of M ri, r SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURiDAVj8EPT. 20, 1917. , VOL. XVI., NO. 60. SPRINGFIELD WILL HELP SOLDIER'S F Mra. Boronlco Van Vnlzah Is Mndo Chnirmnn in This City by Govornor Withycombo OREGON'S QUOTA $25,00q Ladles Will Hold Meeting Tomorrow Afternoon to Perfect Organisation A mooting of tlio Indies of Spring fluid wll IIhj hold 'tomorrow u'f tor'noon from four to tlvo o'clock at tho libra ry bulldliiK to organize mid begin pin ii h for tho rulHliiK of liar., Spring fluld'H apportionment In tlio $25,000 which Ih tliu amount Oregon Iiuh boon .asked to contrlbutu toward thu $1,000, 000 library wnr fund. Mm. lloronlco Van Vnlzuh linn boon Appointed by Govornor Withycombo jib chulnunn of HiIh organization for Springfiold. All IndloH IntoniHtod In ' tlio wtilforo of our soldiers and mill am nro urRod to bo proHciit ut the meeting tomorrow afternoon. With Govornor Withycombo uh tho bond of the Oregon Wnr Library Coun ell, an cnorgfltlc campaign Iiuh htum begun to raise OroRon'H quota for tlio equipment of ovary army camp and cantonment In Amorlc and Krnncu with llbrurlcH. Many of tho moat promin ent men and women In Oregon havo boon appointed by Govornor Withy combo on thu Orugon Council. Organizations urn now bolng per fected Jn ovury city In tho Htnto lead ing to war library campaign wcok be ginning September 24th, when It In liopcd that Oregon will moro than subscrlbo her quota, vThe war libraries will bo Isnuod to tho army Y. M. C. A'b, tho hutH of tho i Young Muu'h Ilobrow ABHOclatlon and those of the Knight of Columbus, while at tlio larger camps, lurger central librarian will bo mniiitulnod, probably in bulldlnRn to bo provided by tho Carnoglo Ubmry Foundation. "Every town In Oregon ban lost some of Its manhood to thu army and navy," Bald Director W. L. UrowHtor, "nnd It Ib our duty to keep Uioho mon In tro fluent mental, as well uh fight ing trim, "That means library books. Wo must provide recreation this kind and i Ib the duty of every cltlzon in Ore gon to held this work nlong. to raise our $25,000 quota will mean a n very small allotmeut to ovory Or egon town, but wo uhnll hope to boo that allotmont ovor-subscrlbed." Tho war Horary fund was begun at tho Instanco of tho War Department nnd Ih In addition to tho collection of hooks nnd so that thoro will bo tho -widest possible rnngo of workn for tho libraries. It Is realized too, that tho constant usaga of tho books will domand maintenance and replace ments, lionco tho million-dollar fund which will provido ut tho outsot 350, 000 books for tho cantonmonts and mulntuln them for throo yenrs, now books bolng purchased ub tho nood urines. ' "I trust that ovory cltlzon In Oro gon will realize that It Is his duty to subscribe to thin fund," said Gov ornor Withycombo. Secrotary of Wnr Bakor and tho National War Library Council nro bo miro of tho American pooplo raising tlio Jl.000,000 required for war libra ries, books and reading mattor at the cuntonmonta and camps, that con tracts havo boon lot for tho construc tion of tho 32 central libraries at tho cantonments at a cost of $320,000. Al ready 350,000 books havo boon ordered In addition to thoso bolng Bollcltod all over tho country. A central library will bo maintained nt American Lako, whoro many Oro gpntr oops nro statlonod; thoro will bo a branch library at Camp With ycombo, ClnckamaB, Oregon. Con ntructlon of tho library buildings will he hesnn this wook, the funds'liarlng WAR L1A Li N 0 boon guaranteed by tho Nntlonnl Wnr Library Council. So mini Ih tlio Nntlonnl commlttoo of Oregon tlmt It Iiub unnouncod Unit Oregon Ih curtnln to double Hm quota. For thlB to bo done, ovory Oregon town will hnvo to double Uh quota. FIRE CAUSES $3000 LOSS Darn Belonging to Mr. A. E. Patter ion, of Pleasant Hill, Deetroyed A Imrn owned by Mm. A. K, Putter Hon nt Pleasant Hill, wiih destroyed by flru Sunday morning about 2:30 o'clock. When discovered tho upper purl of tho barn wan In riumcn which nuumlngly cumo from tho buy mow. Thoro wore 12 bond of cowh In tho burn which wore nnvod. A calf, 30 Ioiih of hay, TO bushels of wheat and it number of farm Implements were destroyed. Thu total Ions In cBtlmntcd nt clusu $3000. There wau $400 ItiHiiriinco on the burn but none on the different Implement) IiihIiIu. L. C. Knglo, a hrotherln-luw of Mm. I'atterBon's, owned onelialf IntorcHt In tho con teulH of tho barn. It Ih believed that the fire wan cuuHud accidentally by some one who Hlept In tho barn. This Ib nioHt prob ably true uh nomo hay wan found on the drlvuwny floor an though Homo one had slipped bnBtlly from the mow to tho floor. Saginaw Resident Passes Away Honry Jamas, Early Pioneer of Wost Dies at Springfiold Hospital Honry James, of Saginaw, Oregon, died at the Springfield hospital Sep tember 19 at the ago of 70 years and olght months. Mr. J a m oh wns ono of tho enrly ploneorn In tho Wost hnv lug lived In Oregon for 31 yearn. Ho.i uurvlvo4,by. onehroieJVIJ-. Horn JumoH, of Trent, Two slaters, Mra. Sarah B. Wooton, of Clovordale, and Mm. Mary J. Lockmun, of Aroo, WlacoiiHlu. Ho also leavou tow sons. Goorgo Jnmcs of Cottnge Grave, nnd Charles James, of Sllvorton, and onu dnughtor, Mra. Ollvo Hlce, of Red uiond, California. Tho services will bo held from tho W. F. Walker chapel In this city but further funeral arrange inents will not be settled until tho arrival of other relatives. COST OF YARN ALARMING Red Cross and Other Relief Societies Mutt Pay 80 Cents a Hank Thu Increaao In tho cOHt of yarn Ib a serious problem for the Rod Cross and othera Interested In knitting wenr lug npparol for soldiers and Bailors. Sinco April tho prlco of yarn has In creased from 60 cents to SO cents a hank this being tho prlco for which the yarn la furnished to the Rod CroBB and otbor relief organizations. MauufucturorH attribute tho rise partly to tho fuct thnttho government now Is using much raw wool for uni forms and to tho higher wnges paid mill labor. If ono is knitting for either Holdlem or sailors In connec tion with Bomo rellcf organization thoy will not bo ablo to obtain tho reduced prlco which tho organizations aro mado. Will Hold Big Show A big automobile and motorcycle show will bo hold In Bugono on tho flrut night of window display week, September 24 to 29. Tho use of ono of tho county park squares has boon secured, and It Is expected that every dealer In tho city will havo on exhibi tion tho lntost model of tho machine ho handles. Ships Fine Calves Tom Swarts of Natron shlppod four puro-hrcd Joraoy cnvos to Congress man MoArthur today Mr- Swarts rocolvod $70 aplcco.for tho calves,, Mra. Frod Montgomery, formorly of this city, but now a resident of Rose burg, has arrlvod to pack her house hold Roods for slilpmont to Rosoburg. Mr. Montgomery Is a brakomnn' hav ing a run out of Itoaoburg. HE'LL GIVE US ALL CHEAPER COAL O Cllncdlnat. Appointed by President Wilson as government coal adjuster. Dr. Harry A. Garfield, son of the Into President Garfield, eaya cheaper coal la now as sured at a fab: prlco to alL OLD PIONEER ANS WERS JJIST CALL Joo Wilson Gordon, Father of Springfiold Residents Passes Away At Camas, Wash. Another pioneer of early dayB pas- sod- ovwtho-GreatDlvlde-WhoifrJoo Wilson Gordon, formorly of Springfiold passed away nt his homo at Camas, Washington Tuesday evening at 6:30 o'clock from an attack of pneumonia. Ho wns nged 78 yenrs, one month, and 28 days. Mr. Gordon was born In Spring fiold, Kentucky where ho lived until enrly manhood. Shortly after his marrlago ho answered the call of the west and tho family crossed tho plains settling in Idaho. This was In 1868. In 1S71 thoy canto on to Oregon set tling in Springfiold. While in Spring field tho wife nnd mother died and after her death tho family moved to a ranch at Clovcrdalo. This ranch Mr. Gordon still owned until about two years ago when he sold It and moved to Camas, Washington. Deceased Is survived by his seven children, H. F. Gordon, Mrs. Alice Hake, nnd Mrs. Ella Bowman, all of Springfield, Leo Gordon, of Seattle, Washington, and Mrs. Anna Caswell Mrs. Kmmn Sheekey, and Mrs. Cora Wicker, all living In Camas. Two brothers nnd soven sisters, all living in tlio East also remain. Mr. Gordon was a charter member of the Springfiold Lodge I. O. O, .F., No. 70, and was affiliated with this order up to tho time of his death. Ho Is ono of tho last of tho early mem bom, T. O. Maxwell, of this city, bo lng thought to bo tho only remaining mombor of tho original lodgo. Tho funoral services will bo held from tho W. F. Walker chapel In this city with Rovorend S. A. Danford In chnrgo of tho services. Interment will bo mado In tho Laurel Hill ceme tery j.vlth Springfiold lodgo, I. O; O. F., No. 70, conducting the services nt tho grave. All of tho sons and daugh tors nnd n' numbor of tho 'other rela tives havo 'arrived for tho funoral. May Read Home Paper at Fair The Nows Is In receipt of a letter from the University of Oregon, School of Journalism asking that several cop ies of the' Nows bo sent to tho U. 'of O. Journalism room at tho Stnto Fair grounds, Salem, Oregon. Copies of ovory papor In tho stnto will bo at the fair so that nnyono may road their homo papor while attending the fair. SPRINGFIELD MEN KILLF Local Hunters Say Crops Are Not Affected by Drought as in This Section J J.M. Peory, D. W. Roof, Welby Stevens -and ".fir. W. G.Rebran Havo' returned from a weeks hunting trip wpent near Riddle, Oregon. Tho par ty was ono of the lucky ones of the season, having killed four fino bucks. The hunting, however was very poor they reported because of the. great number of fires whlclihad burned over the country. Tho drought does not soem to affect that section so much as It did the territory around Springfield, Tho fruit crop is very good and also the corn crop. "In fact," ono of tho hunters stated, "the crops aro all flno and look much bet ter than thoso In this territory. Very few bucks were seen, but there were---a great number of doe and fawn. COMING TO SPRINGFIELD T. H. McComsey and Family Will Make This City Their Home T. H. McComsey and family arrived Inst evening from Payette, Idaho and will make their homo In Springfield In tho future. They made the. trip overland by automobile. Tho family has lived in Payetto for 16 years and has been an nctlvo ono in building up tho town. Mr. McComBoy was ono of tho per sons Instrumental in bringing about tho formation of Payette county. Tho family has been associated with tho church of Christ for many yearn. A reception was given in their honor before their doparturo at which a largo number of friends wero present. They will move Into tho house va cated by Eugene Kostor. Arrested for Stealing, Frod Carruthors, of Pleasant Hill was arrested at Ploasant Hill Satur dy, charged with having stolen a num bor of articles of Jewelry and also Bomo money from a man with, whom ho had been working in eastern Ore gon. Will Join Artillery Austin Jdurphey, of Montague, Cali fornia, left TueBday evening for ha homo nftor spending a few days visit ing with hla aunt, Mra. Hannah Hill, In this city. . Ho oxpects to.. Join tho fiold artillery Immediately upon his return, homo. 00R BUCKS OFFICIALS VIEW ROADS Improvement Made Makes Automc Travel Possible II. L. Down, county Judge, M. II. Harlow and B. It. Spencer, commis sioners, II. W. Llbby, county engineer and Clyde R. Scltz, supervisor of tho CoBcade National forest spent several days this week Inspecting tho road Improvement leading from Oakrldgo up the old military wagon route. The forest crow that has been en gaged in the work all summer has now reached a point a short distance above Duck creek, which is about 15 miles above Oakridge. The class of Improvement rcrftlers the road In good Bhapc for automobiles that far and It is planned to continue tho Im provement on over the summit of the mountains when more money Is ap propriated. Tho appropriation of the forest service is now nearly exhaust ed. It is proposed to cut down the grade on tho Jap hill, six miles above Oakridge, and the court and engineer will view the site to ascertain how much work is necessary to do. Will Teach at Dexter Sadie Allen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. ti. Allen, of this city, has been elected to teach the Dexter shcool district number 82 for the coming year. Miss Allen is a Spring field high school graduate. Forty Per Cent on Way to Camp Men in Second Call for Oregon's Quota of Conscript Men Are Mobilizing Forfy per cent of Oregon's quota of conscript troops entrained yester day and aro moving to mobilization from various sections of tho state. This Is the second fraction of Ore- son' quota o 717 conscripted men who havo been ordered into service. The first call was on September 5, when 5 per cent of the number was taken into the draft army. The noxt will be on October 3, when another 40 per cent will bo called. Yesterday's call for 40 per cent placed 287 men from the various counties in Oregon the trains en route to camp. These were divided among the various counties as fol lows: Baker, 15; Clackamas, 21; Clatsop, 22; Columbia, 20; Curry, 14; Des chutes, 15; Gilliam, 12; Grant, 4; Harney, 15; Jefferson, 8; Klamath, 16; Lake, 18; Lincoln, 9; Malhuer, 24; Morrow, 16; Sherman, 12; Uma tilla, 17; Union, 4; Wallowa, 6; Was co, 9; Washington, 15, and Wheeler, 1. So far Lano county haB not had to send any conscripted men because of the large number which she con tributed before tho draft IS AWARDED DIVORCE Marion Young Given Custody of Two Minor Children Marlon Young of this city has been granted a divorce from Eva Young In the circuit court in Eugene and was given the custody of the two minor children, Malvern and Harriet. Mr. and Mrs. Young wore married in Albany in 1905. In his testimony Mr. Young testi fied that his wife called him vile names nnd spent most of her time run nlng around and neglected her home. Mr. and Mrs. Young came to Spring field sovcrnl months ago ond slnco that tlmo havo been conducting tho Palace of SweotB. Eugene Will Feed Soldiers Bugeno will food over 1000 drafted uoldlors, from Southern California, us thoy aro passing through on tho way to American Lako, Washington. Sep tember 21 and 23, according to an nouncement of tho Southern Pacjfla company. A committee from the Cham bor of Commerce is at work on plana in fiit-nlnh Ihnt mnnv meals. fof 'which tho government pays '60 cents .-each. ' ' . IS PROVIDED FOR 216 Committees Plan Meals to Bo Served Conference Guests of Methodist Church THREE HUNDRED TO COME Music for Gathering Will Be Direct ed by Professor C E. Glass of Eugene Tho annual conference of tho Meth odist Episcopal church which will be hold In Springfield this year will be gin next Tuesday continuing until tho following Monday. While tho conference is in progress there will most probably be about 300 strangers Including the laymen and ministers in our town. Entertainment Is provided only for the ministers and their wives. Places have been provided for all the min isters and their wives, numbering 216 people. The people of Springfield will keep the people at night and furnish their breakfasts for them. Din ner and supper, on Wednesday and Thursday will be furnished by the ladles of the Christian church and tho remainder of the time by tho Ladles Aid of the Methodist church. All the meals will be served in the Methodist church dining room. Heads of the committees which will serve on Friday Saturday -and Sunday aro Mrs. B. Van Valzah on. Friday. Mrs. M. M. Male on Saturday, and Mrs. Adeline Copenhaver on Sun day. A roast beef dinner will be served on Friday, roast pork on Satur day, and a chicken pie dinner on Sun day..,., jllcals .will, be served. . for .35 , cent to anyone who wishes to eat at the church. Professor C. E. Glass has been se cured to direct the Methodist choir and will also have charge of the mus ic for the conference. Tho. choir has been putting in a great deal of time practising for the conference and it is hoped that a large number will show up for the next few rehears als. , A great number of prominent men in Methodism will be present and deliver addresses at the conference among them being Reverend Lynn Harold Hough, D. D., of Garret Bib lical Institute, Chicago, and Rever end Joshua Stansfield, D. D., of Port land. . Tho opening event of the confer ence will be the recoption given Tues day evening in the church at eight o'clock, at which time E. E. Morrison mayor of Springfield will deliver the address of welcome to thee onferenco, Will Organize Auxiliary The organization of an auxiliary of tho Women's Council of National Do fense will bo completed Friday after noon at the public library from four to five P. M. Every woman is urged to show her patriotism by being pres. ent at the meeting. If you have not registered do bo before Saturday night Cards for registration may be obtain ed from Mrs. Pearl Walker at the city hall. Arrive for Opening of School Miss Nina Uoesen and sister, Thora arrived last week from Venota w,hpre the family moved recently from Spring field and hayo taken rooms in tho Sutton building on the corner of Fifth and Main streets where they will live this winter. Nina Boesen has boen olected to teach in tho West Spring field schools and her sister will attend the Springfield high school. Returns to Fort Stevens Roy Calms, of tho Third company O. C. A., at Fort Stevens returned to tho fqrt Monday after spending a three dayB leave of absonce with hla parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Cairns, of West Sprlngfled. Clinton Conley accompanied him as for as Portland, ENTERTAINMENT GHUHGH VISITORS