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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS ttittrmrirr 11, 19 H,t 1tifliij(1nl t.Oreon, midouoU lu;mllruii(Ur uit of Oonxro ol M r4h, 1B70 SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, DEC. 3, 1917 VOL. XVI. NO. 81 TC. H. E E Chrlotlnn Church Wno Filled to Hoar Exporiortcos of Training Camp DISCIPLINE IS VERY SEVERE The Question of Immortality It Prom' Incnt In the Mind of the 8oldleri. ' About 450 poopla hoard tho nil dross of Lieutenant ClirlH. II. Jensen itt tho evening service nt tho Christ Inn church InHt evening. Lieutenant Jensen, rcKulnr pastor of tho church, has JiiHt returned from tho Presidio nt Snn Francisco, whuro ho wns In training at tho mocoiuI officers' training camp for tho punt throe month nml whoro ho received tho commission of firm lleutuniuit of In fan try. Tho Christian church quartet, com posed of Kthulyn Powers, Mrs. J. C. Ilolhrook, K. K. Morrison nnd Lieu tenant Jcuson, sting "I yill Extol Thuo." ItovorcuU J. S, McCallom, who has boon filling tho pnmornto during Mr. Jonson'H nbsonco had chnrgo of tho MorvlcoB. "I was glad," Huld Lieutenant Jon Hen, In opening, "when I hoard tho iinnouncouicnt made Just n fow mo ment ngo about tho Hod Cross meet Ing. Thu Red Ci-ohh and tho V. M. C. A. uro doing u wonderful work and It In cortnlnly appreciated by tho sol diers. ' "Out of lfiOO men in training at tho training camp Iuhh than 1000 received commissions. Thnt- meant that COO men made tho greatest mirrlflco of tholr lives. Those moil did not go thoro to make money. All of (hum woro ruculvlng inoro In hUHlnoHs llfo, Throo fourths of them worn getting ... . . I .1 l,i . t i.i nn.io uiuii uiuj- 'uum ovur uu uiiiu iu got no matter how high a commission ; they may recolvo. "Tho camp discipline wns uuvero, mora strict Uinn In tho first camp. Wo woro only allowed to Icavo tho rcsorvatlon Saturday nftornoons nnd n part of Sunday whlla In tho othor camp thoy woro nllowod to lonvo ovcry night. It la discipline that makes tho morale of tho amy. "Tho term 'Slacker' Is bolng usod promlBcouBly today. Whon I loft tho Prosldlo thoro woro 50 mon In the guard house awaiting sontonco by court martial bocauBo thoy had oithor failed to roglstar or had failed to re port for examination after thoy had rcglfltorod. "Thoro has boon moro thought among tho mon In tho army regarding their soul's welfare ulnco tho War bo ngn than ovor before Tho question of Immortality and tho futuro wel fare of a man's soul after ho dloa Is prominent In tho minds of tho sol dlors. "WJicn I hoar pacifists and mon who want peace at any prlco I nBk this quostlon, 'This world is not a fit plnco to Uva In now and it will bo worso If our adversaries gnln power. Would you, bocauso of soma religious belief, want to bo responsible for tho Introduction of this dogradod civiliza tion Into our own country.' "I bollovo that if tho Lord, Jesus ChrlBt, and I'otur, Paul and John, woro on this earth today thoy would apeak out against tho practices of tho world today, "Tho pooplo of America aro fight' Ing for a good coubo. Gorninn infi delity must go. I bollovo It will go bocnilBo tho Oormana have trlod to dothrono God. As Jobub Christ was with tho pooplo of oldon tlmos bo ho Is with hia pooplo today, "I bollovo ho has raised up n na tion on this sldo ot tho Atlantic to glvo uu nn opportunity for this groat and granu purposo, whon mo war Is ovor thoro will bo world-wldo do niocraoy, roconBtructlpn so'dally' and LIEUTE JENSEN ADDRESSES LARG DIEG EXPLAIN RED CROSS WORK Three Meetings Will Oe Held Tuesday Public Invited Tho local Rod Cross auxiliary has complntcd arrangomontii for thrco meetings to bo hold In thin city Tucs day. Mrs, Ilughby, n form or Ited Cross nurno, now one of tho chief Instruc torn at tho Eugene chaptor of tho Uod Cross, will moot with tho ladlos of Springfield at tholr regular Tuoh- ! day nftoruoon cIiihhoh at tho Domestic Art room In tho Lincoln hoIkmiI lmlM. Ing. Mtm. Uugby coiiioh for tho pur- Poho of oxplalulng tho work of making Hod Cross HiipplloH. All tho ladles of Springfield aro Invited and urgud to bo present. A prominent speaker from Eugene will uIho explain tho work of tho Hod ' Cross nt tho High school nt 3 o'clock nnd nt tho assembly room of tho Lin coln building at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. I'orsonB attending tho sowing classed will adjourn to tho as sembly room nt 4 o'clock to hear tho address. All tho citizens of Spring field aro Invited to attend thVso meet ings nt HiIh is an opportunity to lonrn moro about tho work nnd purposo of tho Hod Cross. I Assigned to American Lake Lieutenant Chris. II. Jonson, who linn just returned from tho Prosldlo, Had Francisco, has boon notified that ho lios been nsslgnod to American Lake. He will leavo December 1C ac companied by Mrs. Jensen to tako up his position at that plnco. Tax-Payers Hold School Meeting Incroaso of $1345 Is Voted to Pay Off Warrant Indebtedness. Tho annual school meeting of 'tho taxpayers of Springfield wnB hold Mondny evening nt tho hlgli school building. 1110 sciiooi tax wns piaco.i ni ia, - ,J8S. This is an Increase of I.3Mooro ,mstor of tho cnurch durlng lovor last year's tax tho Incrcnso bo-!iiK mni.ir..Hm wna oniio.i nn B voted to pay off further tho war- .... runt. indebtedness of tho district, Tho romnlndor of tho monov comes to tho district from tho stato and tho county. Last year this amounted to $7,UGn.8G and will probably bo tho flnmo this year. Tho money from tho stato nnd county la apportioned nmong tho schools ln7rroportlon to .ho high school attendance. Following la a list of tho estimated oxponsos for tho year, tho estimated total bolng $19,010.00. Tonchora' snlarlos JH000.00 Furniture 60.00 Appratua and supplies, such ns maps, chalk, erasers, atovos, curtains, otc 100.00 Library books 125.00 Flags 10.00 Ilopalrs of achoolhouBOB, out buildings or feiicoa 300.00 Improving grounds 75.00 Janitor's wages 1200.00 Janitor's aupplloa 300.00 Fuel 400.00 Light k Water 50.00 150.00 Clork'a salary 175.00 Postage 'nnd stationery 100.00 For tho pnymont of bonded dobt and intorost of bonded dobt nnd Intorost thereon Issued under Soctious 117, 144 to 148, and 422 of tho School Lnws of Oregon, 1917 1700.00 Manual Training 75.00 Domostic Sclonco 200,00 Insuranco 300.00 Mlscollnnooua ' 300.00 Ten Inche of Snow Fills Ton lnche of snow was reported ! nt Cnmp No 10 of tho Dooth-Kelly i Lumber company nt urday. Wondllng Sat-j I of A ! reconstruction In tho church Jesus Christ. "I want you to pray for victory. truo nnd lasting victory of tho unl- vorso and for tho boys who have gono from this community. May Cod aro homo on a ton day's leave ot nb grant that wo may all moot again. sonco. INSPECTION DAY P luhpci'tlon tiny at the rent naval training cnmp, San Diego, Cul., at the I'luzn dc I'nnuma, Balboa park, for merly the Piinnimi-Piiclflc exposition grounds. These boy aro being trained thoroughly. METHODISTS HOLD ALL-DAY MEETING Methodists Discuss Matters of Common Interest of Church At tho nil-day mooting nnd first on nlvornary of tho dedication of tho Moth odlst chur:h hold yesterday, aside from tho regular church services, a basket luncheon wns sorved and mat ters of vltnl interest to tho church were discussed. After tho morning church service about 100 pcoplo oat down to tho din ner which was served In tho church dining room. When tho tables had boon cleared off tho pcoplo gathered nround them and matters of common Interest of tho church wero discussed. "Like nil anniversaries it ought to bo a tlnio of Thanksgiving and wish , Ing for tho bottormont of tho church," I Bald Hoverend Danford, chairman of it,o meeting. Iteverond James T. Lhor, ,nlk ouul1 lum "I stand hero today with n great ileal of gratification," said Reverend Moore. "As wo compare tho church which wo formerly occupied and tho one which wo now occupy wo would not need very strong glasses to seo tho difference between tho two. "I liopo that tho future will iee this church a center whoro young pcoplo of tho community will como and that tho church will fulfill tho mission which It is Intended to fulfill. Tho pastor Is not tho koy to tho situation of church work, it la tho people." Aftor Reverend Moore'a talk a dis cussion followed in regard to having revival meetings Just nftor tho first of tho year. Everyone presont was In favor of a rovlval the time to bo de cided and othor arrangements to bo mndo later. Tho matter of tho annual Christmas celebration wns discussed and It was decided to hold a community Christ mnB program if tho other churches would join in such an undertaking. R. L. Kirk presented tho plan for tho community Christmas which if cai rled will aavo a groat deal ot tlmo, money and energy. A committee com posed of R. L. Kirk, Dr N. W. Emory and J. C. Dlmm was appolntod to con for with tho o'thor organizations of tho town, Tho Financial committee reported that as a result of tho every member canvass campaign $4C55 had boon sub scrlbod on a weekly basis. Till a Js $8 short per wook of tho amount nood od to carry on tho church work. "uvurunu a, A. unmoru pnsior pi tho church mlu.ctod both tho morn- ing and ovoning church sorvlcos. Spend Thanksgiving At Home Norton Pengra, Lester Hill, nnd Doll HltiBon returned to Fort Slovens Thursday afternoon, nftor spending Thanksgiving with thplr parents In Sprlngflold. Harold Porklns nnd Claud Slgnor, also of Fort Stovons, AT SAN DIEGO NAVAL SPRINGFIELD BO WRITES LETTER Paul Lansbory Tells of Life in Camp at Fort Mills. Camp Mills, Now York, Nov. 21. Mra. G. D. Halsey, Springfield, Ore gon. Dear Cousin: Will now try to answer your very welcome letter of a few days ago and wish to thank the Springfield ladies for the comfort kit. It euro Is a dandy, the handiest thing a fellow can tako with him nnd I sure do appreciate it. We are about duo to move I think as wo have been here almost a month now nnd that la about our limit in one place and wo are Just about ns far as wpjcan go on this side so It may bo thaTwo " vllF bV "going across" bo'fofo long, but tho sooner we start and the farther wo go tho better It will suit me. Wo are camping In tents eight men to a tent. Our camp Is on Long Island about twenty-five miles from New York City. Wo now have a com pnny of two hundred-fifty men nnd sis commissioned officers. We did only havo ono hundred fifty-four men until last week thoy sent in nlnety-slx drafted men from camp Lewis, Amorl can Lake, Washington. Some of them do not like tho army very well but some of them are flno fellows. I havo two of them working in the kitchen with mo, nl6o have two other cooks. There are five coofts altogether but wo do not all work at the same time, I am not working today. Our kitchen la about twenty-four by twenty-eight foot, haa a paper roof and screen walls, so you see we get plenty of fresh nlr. Wo have two No. 1 field ranges to cook on, nnd everything must bo kopt spotless clean as there are several Inspectors that don't do anything but just look for dirt and filth all over the camp and you never know when thoy aro coming. Wo havo not had any sickness in our company yet except ono case of mumps at Camp Greon, Several of us havo a littlo cold sinco wo came here. I went to Now York City a couple of weeks ago one Saturday afternoon nnd did nqt got back until Monday morning, suro had a flno trip and saw somo of tho city. It Is some borg. Tho most interesting thing I saw was a captured German Submarine In Central Park. I wont all through It and saw all of It. It is awful small on the Inside. It wns a mine layer. Also saw the Statuo of Liberty, tho Ac quarlum whoro thoy havo everything that lives In water from a soa lion to n craw'lsh. I also went to tho top ot tho Woohvorth building. It Is seven hundred .ninety two feet, one Inch high. It has sixty stories. You can soo all ovor the city from tho top of It. I also made a trip down on tho Dowery. That Is suro somo place. Thoro aro an awful lot of Oregon troops hero now. Tho 3rd Oregon In fantry Is all here. I seo Eddie Olson ovory few days, also Herbert Hansen, Eddie enmo up here and wo both went (Continued on-rago Four) ' TRAINING CAMP FORMER GIRL IS MARRIED Daughter of W. J. Portland White Man. Marries Arthur William Roth and Lois White, were married Eleanor at Van- couver, Washington, November 29, 1917. The bride Is the eldest daugh ter of W. J. White ot the Bell theater. She Is a graduate nurse of the Good Samaratln hospital of Portland. Mrs. Roth lived In Springfield with her father last winter. Mr. Roth Is employed by tho Government as tim ber cruiser. Reverend Danford Preaches Sermon Small Crowd Attends Union Meeting of Churches Thanks giving Night. Only a small crowd attended tho union Thanksgiving service at the Methodist church Thursday night. The pastors of the three churches oc cupied places on the rostrum. Lieutenant Chris. H. Jensen was greeted enthusiastically as he arose to make a short preliminary talk. Mr. Jensen, pastor of the Christian church, has Just returned from the Presidio at San Francisco, where he received the commission of first lieu tenant. "The men In the army of today," said Lieutenant Jensen, "are now a more earnest set of men than ever be fore. More than ever are they seek ing to have higher Ideals and to lead higher lives. The personnel of the men is thoughtful and steady. "In the Thanksgiving sermon which I preached last year I mentioned that we should be thankful that we wero not then engaged In the war. This year we have not that to be thankful for but though we are engaged In the war we can be thankful that there have been very few casualties among our soldiers." Mr. Jenson told some of the life at the Presidio, saying that as far as he knew he was tho only minister among tho 1100 men in training at tho Presidio. While he was gone he preached three times, once In a Y. M. C. A. hut and twice in tho Christian church at Berkeley. The Thanksgiving sermon was preached by Reverend S. A. Danford, pastor of the Methodist church. "Hope and love are tho main things in llfo," said Dr. Danford, "and with out gratitude life dies." "All the Intellectual wealth that a man can have can't keop tho blues off. Wo should bo thankful this Thanksgiving for a world, a humanity, and a civilization. "Happiness is a thing you can never find by searching for It. The way to get It is to do something tor some body else." The meeting was closed by a vocal solo by Mrs. W. L, McCulloch. Many Cars Go From Springfield Thirty-one cars were shipped out from tho Springfield depot last week, Thoy were 'principally loaded with Jura her. ' POTATO GROWERS MY SECURE FREE MARKET BULLETINS h Fluctuations in Price Are Given, for Benefit of Farmers and Dealers. k j ISSUED AT NORTH YAKIMA, Weekly Review Each Saturday That Summarizes Events Mailed for j Asking. Potato prices are fluctuating moro rapidly now than those of any crop the farmers ot the Northwest have. For the benefit of the growers and dealers of Oregon, Washington, nor thern Idaho and western Montana daily bulletins on the potato markets are being issued at North Yakima, Washington, by the Bureau ot Markets ot tho United States Depart meat of Agriculture. They give the fluctuations In price, and many of tho conditions that cause them, as the Values go up or down dally in the principal markets west of Chicago and from Fort Worth, Texas, to Min neapolis. Tho bulletins are mailed free to all who apply for them and are part of the great work tho Bureau of Markets carries on the year around in the various producing sections ot the country as the harvest ing tlmo works northward from Flori' da and Texas to the Canadian line. In addition to giving full Informa tion on the markets In the large cities, the bulletins carry dally Information ,on the conditions and prices being pald-In-the other large producing sec tions which at present are .in South ern Idaho, Colorado, Nebraska, .MlnneJ sota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New York and Maine. The Northwest is fa mous for its Netted Gems and Bur banks, Iowa for its Rurals, Nebraska and Minnesota for their Early Ohios, Wisconsin, Michigan and New York for their Round Whites and Main for its Irish Cobblers and Green Moun tains. Some sections market their ' nrnns In hulks, others in various sized sacks. This daily bulletin re cords the demand and prices paid for all of them. The bulletin also carries full and the only complete information printed in the country on the daily shipments. Through confldenUal relations with, tho railroads, the Bureau ot Markets receives by telegraph every night tho number1 of cars shipped from each state in the Union and their destina tions. The bulletin issued at North Yakima carries day the destina tions of tho Northwest shipments, en abling shippers to avoid overstocked, markets. A weekly review Is Issued each Sat urday that summarizes the events and trend of the market for the past seven days. It gives the total shipments tor tho period, compares them with previous periods and any other infor mation available that will give all in terested complete Information on tho potato production and consumption. This bulletin will be mailed FREE to all who make application for It It you desire it fill out the application below and mall to the Bureau of Markets, North Yakima, Washington, BUREAU OF MARKETS, North Yakima, Washington. Please send me the Dally Mar ket News Bulletin on the Potato markets. Name P. O. Address- Red Cross Rumage Sale A rumage salo will be held in tho old Stanley store room on Wtllamotto street botween 9 and 10th Eugene on tho 7 and 8th of December. All con tributions are to be loft at tho storo anytime after December 5th, This sale Is given, under tlie Unitarian church for the benefit of the Red Cross Mens' and children's' clothing is es pecially desired but"any saleable nr- tlclo will bo acjioPlrW.j ' 3 i 4