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Orrjori Exchanger! x i , Tit THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS ttM,mUrunilr tot of Couiro ol M rh, W SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOV. 29, 1917. VOL. XVI., NO. 80, REV. G. H. JENSEN E 17 Pnntor of Chrl3tlnn Church, of Springflold, Rocoivoa Commis sion of First Lloutonnnt POST NOT ASSIGNED YET Has Deon Asked to Deliver Thanki. giving Sermon at Union Meeting Thli Evening Lieutenant Ilovonmd CliMn II. Jen nou, pastor of thu Christian cliurch of Springfield urrlvod lust evening from Hun Francisco whuro ho hns boon In trulnlnK at thu Second Off I cora Training camp ut thu Presidio for thu past throo months, on a fur IoukIi of about 17 days. Kovorond Jonaon camo to Spring fluid an pastor of thu Christian church In Octobor. 1010. On Junu 1st, 1917 ho organized tho Homo Uuurd In Springflold, of which ho was niado captain. Thla organization, liowovor disbanded after llovurond JoiiHon'a duparturo. Hovorend Jonaon lias had aovon oars military oxporlonce, liavliiR boon In tho Unltud Stntos Navy for fivo years and In tho California Nut Jonal Guard for two years, Whon hu luft SprliiKfluld Mr. Junson -wna glvun n P0 dnya leuvo of iibHonco hy tho church In cubu that for Homo rmiHon hu ahould ruturn from thu I'rcHldlo. . , Out of 3f iippllcntloiiH from Lane :ounty, only tliroo woro cIiohi.mi to tuko thu training, Mr. Joiihoii IioIiik olio of tlioKo throo. During Reverend Joiiboii'h uliHutiro, Reverend J. H. MeCullum. of Eugene, Juts boon filling thu pulpit. At tho cIoho of tho tliroo mnntliH training at tho I'roHldlo Ituvuruud JOllHOU WUH OI10 Of thu SUCCOSltflll mun to Hucnro n coniinlHNlon. Hu Iiuh ruculvud thu commluHlou of first lion tuiiunt, of Infantry and will iindoubt ly sue active wirvlco. Mr. JriiHon docs not know at thu proHont tlmo whuro hu will bo nont tit thu oxplrntlon of IiIh furlough. Mr. JciiHon has boon naked to do llvor thu Thnnksglvlng sermon ut thu union cliurch aorvlcoB at tho Moth odlat church this ovonlng nnd will nlso preach at tho aorvlcuH ut thu Christian church Sunday ovonlng. W. G. Bishop Sells Intesest in Dairy Business Has Shown Remark able Increase Sinco First of May Will 0. lllHhop Rold hlB ono hair In terest in tho Brook Farm dairy to J. C. Rush, of Corvnllls, Monday aftor noon. Mr. RuhIi, who Is an ex perienced dairyman will talco poses lon noxt Snturday and will havo charge of tho business. Tho Brook Farm dairy Is located on tho farm of Goorgo A. Dorrls near this city nnd Mr. Dorrls owns one-halt of tho buBlnoss, Mr. DIbIiop bought a half Interest and lias hnd chargo of tho business since Mny 1 last. At prosont tliero aro 23 Jorsoy cowb In tho dntry herd, all of which aro tuberculosis tested. Tho milk Iiouboh nro entirely Bnnltary, guaranteeing a good wholesome product. From 25 to 30 gallons of milk aro being dollvorod dally. Thoro Is an lncreaso of moro tlrnn 10 gallons dally sinco May 1. Boforo taking up tho dairy IniBlnoss Mr, Bishop was a partner with M. V. Endicott in tho O. IC. harbor shop. Ho has no plans for tho future n't pros ont. Sinco coming to Springfield, Mr. Rush has boon working for Audorson on his farm in Douglas Gardens. ARRIVES HQM 0 FURLOUGH LANE INSTITUTE CLOSES Over 400 Teachers Were In Attendance This Week Ovor 400 Lano county toachors woro In attondanco nt tho Institute, which coiiTonod In KiiRuno Mondav. Tho principal nfdroHH wan inado by Vn.n lilont P. L. Cninpboll. of tho L'nlvvr Hlty of OrcRon, who apoko on "'lho War and thu School," holdlnj that thu lack of education wuu th.j annuo of thu adherence of tho Gorman pco plu to 1'runNlnnlHtn. Dr. Joauph Schaofor nnd Karl Kll Patrick of tho University of OrcRon, I'rofosKorn C. A Howard and 0. E. Dyer of tho KuRono high school, und MIbr Ituth Corbott, homo coonomlcH agunt of Lnnu county, woro other Hpcakura. I'rof. It. L. Kirk, miporln tondont of tho Springfield hcIiooIh uIho mudu an nddrosa. Thu domestic scl onco cIuhs of tho Eugene IiIrIi school foil ovor 200 at a mcatlcaa cafuterla luncheon at thu high school bulldliiR whero tho liiHtltuto waa hold. Tho Inntltuto cloaud yesterday. 5 MILLS FOR DISTRICT 19 Maintenance of Present Road Will Coat $1000. At tho meeting of the taxpayers of road district No. 19 hold Saturday at Oakrldgo a G mill tax was levied for road work. Of the amount thus raised, 11000 waa voted to bo used for maintenance of tho present road from tho west boundary of tho district to tho North Fork bridge, and 91000 la to bo ex pended on the next High Pralrlo road Tho balanco of tho levy Is to bo uacd on tho Louis Flock road, front tho west end of tho proscnt road to tho end of lho prosont nurvoy. If any balnnco still remains It Is to be tiKod on tho High Pralrlo road. Levy Is Reduced To 19 Mills Assossnbln Pronortv in Town of Springfield Is Valued at $787,063.00 Thu city council hold a special meeting Monday ovonlng nt tho city hall for tho correction of an rror In tho tnx budget levy mado at tho moot ing last week, at which tlmo tho lovy was plnccd at 19 1-2 mills. After tho valuation of tho assess able city property was mndo It was found that the council hnd underesti mated tho amount. Assessable prop erty In Springfield totals $787,003. Last year's valuation was $717,551 ami tho tax lovy waB 20 mills. Accordingly tho tax of 19.5 mills fixed at a former meeting wns low ered to 19 mills. Tho estimated amount needed to enrry on tho various departments havo been apportioned us follows: Pollco $1400 Recorder and Treasurer 880 Attornoy 200 Light 1950 Wntor 1000 Gonoral Fund 1000 Stroot Improvement 1500 Library 300 Interest 0000 Total $14,230 Composes New Song C. A. Barnott. of Sorlnufleld has composod the words for a now song 8pock of dl,8t on "" ot our cn-ulP-entitled "Tho Red Cross Girl" which n,ont ho would tnko U aown 011 n ro have been sot to music by Alt Dlllard port Ilook' ot Eugono. Mr. Bnrnett is nlso tho "Wo hnd our tont VitcUae inspoc author of tho words of tho none- "I'll t,on tl,,a morning and wo hod them Tnko a Gun nnd Fight for you." Mill-Men Celebrate ThanksnWIng iMiipioyos oi mo uooin-Kouy L,um-1 bor company In Springfield will havo tho remainder of tho day after 12 t o'clock off for a Thanksgiving holiday ( At tho Flschor-Boutln mill and tho , Springfield Planing mill tho cmployoB havo boon glvon tho wholo day off. West 8lde Service Rev. William Plat of Eugono will preach nt tho Freo MothodlBt church Wost SIdo noxt Sunday nt 11 A. M. Roverend Childs goes to Landnx and Wlnberry for sorvico next Sunday It's at. -resist ! II" I'. THANKSGIVI Springfield Boy Tells of Inspec tion of Companies at Fort Stevens Mrs. E. G. Perkins is In receipt of ,u booklet containing tho Thanksgiv ing menu and roster of tho Third com Jpnny, O. C. A., nt Fort Stevens, from her son, Harold, who Is a private in that company. There nro 14 Spring field boys enlisted tuUils jjonmanVl. The front cover page of tho book- lot has an engraving of George Washington, nnd tho Goddess of Liberty draped In tho national colors, nnd a small turkey In ono corner. Following 1b the menu which the compnny cooks havo planned for i Thanksgiving: MENU SOUP Cream of Tomato, Crackers RELISHES Crisp Celery Olives Salted Nuts ENTREES Stuffed Young Turkey Glblct Dressing Crnnborry Sauco Brown Sauco VEGETABLES Baked Sweet Ptatoes Cream Mashod Potatoes Sugar Peas SALADS Shrimp, with Mayonnaise DESSERTS Minco Pie Chocolato Layer Cako I Apples Oranges Bananas Grapes I BEVERAGES Hot Chocolate Coffee Cigars Cigarettes ! Tho following Is an extract from I Mr. Perkins' letter to his mother: ' Dear Mother: Wo aro going to bo transferred into field artillery so they havo n general from Washington, D. C, hero now and ho has to inspect onch company in infantry drilling, signalling, how our equipment Is kept up, nrtlllory drill, and our quar ters. Wo sure havo to koop things right up to tho lottor or wo will got n , calling down. All tho companies woro lined up on tho parade grounds , for the inspection with our full oqulpmont and tho general looked 'each of us ovor nnd if wo had a nil put up in four minutes after tho command was given to pitch tonts, so wo got by with that alright. "Claudo SIgnor, Ivan McKlnnoy, Roy Cairns, nnd I uro going to take Thanksgiving dlnnor with Mrs. Bates, formorly Miss Lagg, rommor- clal instructor nt Springfield high school, at Seaside." Tho Springflold boys in tho Third Company posted at Fort Stovons aro: Roy Cairns, Albert Boaro, Charles R. Dlmm, Lostor Hill, RubsoII Koonnn, Paul Myors, Ivan McKlnney, Norton Pongra, Harold Perkins, James Smith, CharloB Stewart, Fred Stowart Arnold Tlioraseth, and Glen Woolloy, ELABORATE n FOR i Soup Cream of Tomato, Crackers RELISHES Crisp Celery Olives Salted Nuts ENTREES Stuffed Turkey, Qlblet Dressing Cranborry Sauce Brown Sauco Vegetables Baked Sweet Potatoes Sugar Peas Mashed Potatoes SALADS Shrimp, with Mayonnaise DESERTS Minco Pie Chocolate Layer Cake Apples Oranges Bananas Grapes BEVERAGES Hot Chocolato Coffee C. FORT STEVENS Lester Hill, Mqmber of Class of '18, Praises Work of , Y. M. C. A. Fort Stevens, Nov. 25, 1917. Mr. R. L. Kirk, Springfield, Oregon. Dear friend Mr. Kirk: I will write you a few lines to let you know that one of the students of the past year has not forgotten his superintendent. I am enjoying this army life. I believe it agrees with me. I have gained 20 lbs. since I've been down ho re. , Wo get up before daylight and have about twenty minutes ot calesthentlcs Then breakfast nt seven o'clock. This consists of a llttlo oat meal mush and some spuds and bacon with a drink of black coffee to wash It down. At 7:45 is camp fatigue, raking out tho tents and cleaning the company street. Then at eight o'clock comes squads right and squads left and all the other formations of drilling. On Wednesdays wo havo all day hikes of about twenty miles. Believe mo It makes tho stort legged fellows stretch their short legs to keep up tho rear of tho company. Guard duty is another feature ot the army life. It comes about every eight days. Wo havo to walk Just two hours and off four. And ono of these posts in this fort Is somo dark and tho trail is in tho woods. This post is for tho watching of signals of boats from the ocean. I haved walked it twice For this duty it takes about thirty privates and seven non commissioned officers. Thoro nro ten posts to bo walked and there aro three men for each post making each man walk eight hours out of twenty four. Tho Y. M. C. A. Is a fine thing for this fort. It gives tho boys a warm placo to go and read and desks to writo on. Thoro is a victrola and a piano hero nnd both ot them are going most of tho time. Believo me wo have somo music. It it wasn't for this institution most of us would bo playing black Jack or pokor or somo other gambling game, to loso our money. Why tho boya of tho army don't think any moro of tholr wuges that if thoy didn't got paid at all. I remain as ovor your student ot '16. LESTER HILL. Son Is With Engineers Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cyr havo re ceived a lottor from tholr son, Bert Cyr, who loft Springfield about two weoks ago for Washington, D, C. stating that ho had arrived safely and had boon assigned to tho 23rd com pany of Englneors. Ho la stationed at Camp Meade, Maryland, II WRITES STORE BEING REMODELED New Office Will Be In Balcony at near of Room C. E. Lyon, manager of tho Spring flold feed storo, Is remodeling the in terior of the store room on West Main street. A room is being divided off at tho rear of tho salesroom which will be used for storing of flour. Above this room tho offico equipment will be in stalled. A railing will bo built along tho front for protection. Tho partition separating the pres ent offico room from tho store room will be torn out and the seed case which is on tho east side ot the room will be moved forward. Sometime during tho winter Mr. Lyon plans to build two new seed counters to replace tho present coun ter. These will be placed Just in front of the seed case. LOCAL FIRM LOSES LAND Company Must Forfeit 160 Acres to Government One hundred and sixty acres of land in Lane county reverts to the government as the result of thoede clslon of United States Judge Wol verton in the case brought againBt tho Booth-Kelly Lumber company. Daniel H. Brumbaugh, who acquir ed a patent to the land seemingly for his own purposes, was accused of having been an agent ot the com pany and having secured the land with tho intention of turning it over to the lumber company. The transfer deed made between Brumbaugh and the company was kept off tho records for three years after the transfer and this is uesd by the plaintiffs as an indication I that tho defendant attempted to con ceal its guilt White Reopens Bell Theatre j Eleventh Episode of "Mystery of the Douole Cross" Will Be Picture on Opening Night Tho Bell Theatre will open to night under the management of W. J. White, former owner of the business The house has been closed for the past two weeks as the result ot legal trouble between C. W. Doane, who has been conducting the play house the past four months and Mr. White. A deal was made July 21, whereby Mr. Doane acquired possession of tho theatre from Mr. White and on ac count of the legal trouble, on Novem ber 13 Mr. Doane turned over the keys to J. A. Seavey, owner of tho building since which time the theatre has been closed. On tho opening night Mr. Whito will show tho eleventh episode of "Tho Mystery of the Doublo Cross," the serial which was running at tho time Mr. Doane closed the theatre. An installment of this serial will follow each Thursday night Instead of Wed nesday night as formerly. Mr. White plans to show metro pic tures on Sunday nights and tho Brady mndo world pictures on Saturday nights. Other nights Paramount films starring Clara Kimball Young, J. Warren Kerrigan, Robert War wick, and others will bo shown. Soldiers Come for Thanksgiving Springfield boys enlisted in tho fed eral service who aro spending Thanks giving nt homo aro: Herbert Moon, Dan FlBcher, Hugh Lansberry, and Orvllle Dean, all of American Lake, and Harold Perkins, of Fort Stevens Claud SIgnor will arrive tomorrow. Thurman Rlggs Is at Quantlco Therman Rlggs, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Rlggs ot this city who Is in the marine sorvico and at present station- i ed at Quantlco, Virginia has taken $10,000 insurance under the federal war insurance plan. Will Bid on Contract at Dallas T, H. McComsey will leave tomor row for Dallas where he Intends to bid on a contract for a sidewalk which is to bo built there soon. POST OFFICE GETS WAR STAMP SHARDS CERTIFICATES Campaign to Raise $2,000,000, 000 Will Bo Begun the First of December j PARCEL POST IS TAXED One Cent Extra Must Be Placed on J All Packages Requiring 25 Cents Pottage j The war savings stamps, cards, and certificates for the campaign to raise $2,000,000,000 to help carry on the war, havo arrived at the local post office. Postmaster Harry M. Stewart has furnished the News with the follow ing facta about the sale of War Sav ings Stamps. Each stamp sells for 25 cents. Tho purchaser of these thrift stamps Is furnished without cost a thrift card to which the stamps are affixed. When 16 of these stamps, amounting to 4.00 have been placed on the cards they may be exchanged for a war savings certificate by paying from 13 to 23 cents. These war savings certificate Btamps will be on sale the first ot December and during that month and the month of January will sell for $4.12 each. After January 1918 one cent will be added each month during 1918. The documentary stamps for use on parcel post-packages with postage of over 25 cents have also been re ceived. A one cent stamp will be placed on each parcel post package requiring postage of over 2b cents. A two cent stamp will be required on a package costing 50 cents. It is absolutely necessary that the stamp be placed on the package by a post office employe. After the stamp is placed on the package it is handed back to the sender who cancels tho stamp and places his Initials and the date on the package. Hand la Mashed Elmer L. Smith, an employe at the Booth-Kelly mill, had the back ot his left hand mashed yesterday when it waa caught between the stationary and moving carriages on the small monorail. Mr. Smith's home is la Eugene. Methodists Will Have Big Meeting Round Table Discussion of Af fairs of Church Will Be Held After Dinner The Methodists will hold their first anniversary ot the dedication of the new edifice in the church next Sunday The regular Sunday School service and morning preaching at 11 o'clock. At noon a basket dinner will be ser ver In the church dining room. Every body will take their own dlnnor and coffee will be served freo to every one. After the dinner a Round Table discussion ot the business ot tho church will be held, and a short pro gram will be rendered. Tho Junior League will meet at 3 o'clock and Epworth League at 7. Roverend S. A. Danford will speak at both the morning and the evening preaching services. All morabers and friends ot the church are urged to bo present as it is desired to make this meeting an important event in me history ot tho church. la Granted Divorce Charles H. Hasness, ot thla city, has been granted a divorce from his wife, Laura Bell Hasness, ..who. lives In Idaho. Mr. Hasnoss is employed by Gore and Rowe in their warehouses