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r r 4 ' n. i- ...'' THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1918. 4 V THE SPRINGFIELD NKWB ' V,- i '7 ' ',i ' If' OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST Principal Events of tin Wok Briefly Sketched far Infer matltn if Our Riaiirt. Portlaad't million dolUr potof(lce will ba completed by July Plans are under way for Uia aorenth annual P61k' County fair 'at Dallas. The Oregon Agricultural college has i lost sovoral of Us faculty embers. Tho Oregon Clayworkers association will hold Its fourth annual convention. In Portland March 7 and 8. Tho war prices for lumber have caused a Ronoral rovtval of the timber industry In tho Gold Mill district. E. O, Lamb, prominent retired sheep ownor of Palaloy, waa shot and kltlod by his wlfo, norths, following a quarrol, Tho formation of the Squaw Creek Irrigation district near Ilond was as sured when the settlers last week Toted 21 to 3 In favor of the plan. Production of alrplano spruce may be expedited by a riving machine that has Just been Invented by K, J. dor man, of Portland, a practical lumber man. Puol oil shortage In Oregon will com pel some of the large Industrial plants to close if relief is not given soon, ac cording to Fuel Administrator Fred J. 'Holmes. A platoon of tho 4S3d aero construc tion regiment has arrived at Toledo under command of Lloutonant Trempte from Vancouver barracks. Tho men will got out spruoo. Arnold Jonort, a Frenchman who was employed In tho logging catnp of tho Oregon Lumber Company, noar nateavlllo, was killed by being struck by a logging train. 'An agreement has been, closed with A. J. Weltom. or tho United Con tracting company, of Portland, for laying 21,000 yards of wator-bound macadam at Ileppnur. C. II. Oram, of Portland, formor deputy state labor commissioner, has filed a declaration of hla candidacy for tho republics) nomination for tho eftloe of labor commissioner. .lnsaranco Commissioner; Harvey Wells, la a statement Issued, says the 10 par cent war tax on ftro lusur uco premiums will uot bo charged .by Insurauco compaulos oparatlng lu this state. Valo chapter, American Red Cross, claims to havo tho champion knlttor of tho statu. Mrs. D. P. Farmor, chair man of tho knitting department, has complotnd sweater In eight hours aud 42 minutes. Another 100 names havo boon added to tho list of thoso school children who havo sold $50 worth or mora of thrift stamps, making 700 now all told onrollod In tho Junior llalnbow regi ment of tho state. According to a survoy of tho wheat acruago In Baker county compllod by County Agricultural Agaut Henry Tweed tho county has SO per cout Bioru wheat uudor cultivation In 1918 'that It had last year. 1 With barloy quoted at S90 a ton, (Umatilla county fanners aro spoou jlatlng as to whether it Is not a more satisfactory crop to plant this spring than wheat. At' tho ruling prlco wheat iwlll bring about C0 a ton. I Portland stands first in tho north west In high standard of milk as a "result of tho awards made at tho Wost :ern Dairy Products show at North lYaklma, Wash., whoro Portland won 112 out of IS prlxos offorod. : Tho Milllonalra gold mine, throo imlles east of Cold Hill in tho Black well hills, an old-time producer, which (hiB been in the care of a watchman for a number of years, has changed hands and will bo reopened at onco. Now bulk grain elevators costing in tho aggregate hundreds of thousands of dollars will ba ready for tho hand ling of tho 1018 wiio'at crop in Oregon. Somo SO now olovators will bayo boon complotod within the uoxt fow weoks. Of S48 accidents roportod to Btato Industrial accident commission for tho week ending February 28, two woro fatal. Tho dead mon aro Charlos Drerwlok, of Mllwauklo, and Harry Moqro, of Mist, both killed while en gaged in logging. An eng'noorlng report outlining plans for tho irrigation of 19,605 acres of land noar Medford by tho Modford Irrigation district, has boon fllod with Stato ESnglnoor Lowls. Tho ostimatod cost of tho projoct la $1,455,603, or a HUle ovor 74 an aero. Crows of tho Kern Contracting company successfully exploded a hugo blast on tho lluthton Hill link of tho Columbia Illvor highway near Hood Rlvor, moving hundreds of tons of rock on tho basalt cliff around which tho now grade of tho highway winds. Oregon's per capita Investment la thrift stamps and war savings stamps is just about doublo that bt the coun try at large, based on tho treasury department's report that sales in the nation havo now passed the fTtQO. 000 mark, representing a per'capiU In vestment of 70 cants, Bales In Oregon to date total over?l,120,000, a per capita of $1.40, '' HIQH SCHOOL NOTES 4 4 '4 BY DOUfU BIKBS Tho cast for tho mlnstrol play to bo given March 22 by the High school military company has been posted by tho committee on tho bulletin board and big preparations are being mado for the event. Following Is tho cast for the first part which will last about 4C ralniitcs: Middle man, Lynn Orandy Donos, Clyde Keovor, Sambo, Chris Doosen; Rastus Ray Alexandor; (loorgo, Don Davidson; Moso, Llonull Stratum; Julius, Royal Collins; Percy, Howard Cotton; Artomus, Walter dos sier, Thoso In tho second part are: O, Worthlngton Butts, Clyde Koever; J, Dlshwator Black, Waltor Qoaslor; Alonxo Hlghtoe, Chris Docson; Percy Lowahoos, Royal Collins; Harold Inn bad, Bill Hill; Choster Gravy Dubbs, Lynn Ornndy; Hannibal Trnadmora Tacks, Howard Cotton; William Hor ace Turnover, Ray Alexander; Charles Lusty Overfed, Verdon May; Isben Dcanoater, Russoll Olson; Julius Seo tnoro Knott, Llonell Straton; Kennel worth Rodoar, John Dlmm; C. Swan- son Whoatcakcs, Bon Davidson; Pat rick O Toolo, Harry Fandrom. The ontortalnmont will bo glveu at Uio High school building. Tho committee appointed by Mr. Kirk is composed of Ray Alexandor, Walter dossier, Chris Booson, Joe ulark, Verdon May and Harry Fandrom. Lillian Mulligan, president of the graduating class of Juno '17, visited school last Thursday. Miss Mulligan has boon employed as stenographer by tho Marshall Wells company In Portland for the last two months. Shortly before taking this position sho took tho civil sorvlco examination and was one of the successful appli cants. Miss Mulligan loft Sunday for Washington, D. C, whoro sha has re colvod an appointment aa stenographer Sho will visit her brother, Ceoil. who Is with the Hospital corps, at San Francisco and another brother, Ray, also with the Hospital corps, at San LVatonlo, Toxas on her trip east. Ivu Hill S, H. S. '18 and a member of. the Teachers. Training class -has boon assigned to prnctlco toachlng at tho Maple. Qrovo school this week. In a lottor from Corporal Winifred. May, graduate In 191C, ho says "I am now locatod whoro I can hear tho big guns booming." A clerk in Uio 0th company Fiold Artillery. Josso Moats anothor Springfield boy, ho says. Is now a gunner and has 'alroady shot n fow roundB of shot Into tho onomy tronchoH. Miss Williams (In Economics). "Jer ry, toll ma what your idoa of a stand ard of living Is," Jorry Van Valrah; "A place to Hvo In and somebody to live in it with you" Mr. Kirk; has announced that just as soon as all of tho roport cards aro roturnod ho h&a a surprise for evory studont. Wo'ro all waiting oxpoctantly for. somothlng to break the monotony. . In connection with tho studying of flour and making of bread, tho girls of tho Domostlc Sclonco class visited tho Sprlngflold Flour Mill yesterday under tho dlroctlon of E. D. Payne, managor of Uio. mill. Tho girls had alroady made a trip through Uio mill but the teacher, Miss Vorgo Ander son, wishod them to see tho process slnco tho mill has had to bogln making flour according to govornmont dlroc tlon. Tho girls In tho class aro: Jean FlBchcr, Joyco . Male, Inza Crabtreo, Volma Goro, Myrtlo McBoo, Gladys Edwards, Hazol Hayden, and Dorrls Slkos and tho toachor, Miss Anderson. Hazol Dean, a Senior, whoso homo Is at Goshon, Is now staying with Mr. and Mrs. Young on Wost Main streot until tho end of tho school torm. Hor father, G. I. Dean, plans to leave soon for Canada. Last Thursday even lag the Patror Toachors Association hold tholr regu lar monthly mooting at tho High school building. Tho High school or chestra mado Its first public appoar- anco that ovonlng. Following is tho program: Soloctlon, S, II. S Orchestra. Planologuo, Bernlco Cagloy, accom panied by Miss Ljndsoy, "Tho Flag that Botey Mado" Dorothy Ditto, Dwlght ICossoy, Mabel Hum phroy. . ' , . ;.,. II, S. Quartet, Eliza Copenhaver, Ed, na Duryqpy Waltor Cfqssler Lynn Qrandy'i Illustrated Locturo,- ""School- Play grounds and Play grounds,' Supt. R. L .Kirk. Selection, Orchostra. 3 PRINGFELD L VISITS HONOLULU MIm Immogene Miller DeccribM Interesting Features of Tropica) islands Miss Imrnogene Miller who Is travel Ing In Honolulu, Hawaii, writes to hor mother Mrs. Rufua II. Miller of this city and describes many inter esting things of that country. The lottor In patrt Is as follows: You will see by this letter that I am now In Uio "Paradise of the Pa cific," having arrived here January 20. The U. S. Government has com mandoered tho largest and fastest of tho vessols horotoforo used for serv Ico betwoen here and San Francisco, and whero tho trip was formerly made In 4 days, and a capacity of, one. to two thousand passengers, It took 7 days for mo to come ovor on a, boat whoso capacity was only 90. There aro many beautiful and won derful things to bo Been on these islands and although I am scheduled to bo back to work again la Stockton, by May 1, I doubt very much If I can get away by that time. I am now In the tropics for the first time in -my life in a land where there Is no winter. Sunday I went bathing at the fam6us Walklkl beach, the mecca of winter tourists. Everybody wears white horo the year round even the men. It is never extremely windy. No one wears veils, gloves or rubbers. The flowers and foliage here are marvel ous and there aro fish of every color of. the xaln bow, Iridescent ones, trans parent ones, In Jact fish so marvelous in their shapes and colors, (I saw one yestorday shaped like a horse shoe), thatyou would have to eee them for yourself to believe It. If I attomptcd to tell you about them. you would probably say like Uio farm er who stood gazing at the giraffe, Hell, there ain't no such anlmaL" Honolulu Is a beautiful, modern lit tle town of about 76,000, the home of so many wealthy people that lteree idence district looks like a succcsslo of parks, and everybody appears to own autos. The city is In a semi circle surrounded by high mountains. As soon as; J ,caa' I want to get but where' 1 can geiSvlow of thelsunr plantations .and ' pineapple fleldo, and eomo Umo of course before I return 1 rill visit Uio great Volcano, tho greatest, most stupenduous eight in existence. You see I am working, have boon ever since I arrived, so take In tho sights a little at a time. From' the window In 'my room I can watch the ships from San Francisco and Yokuhama, Japan, come and go, and the sunset on the ocean is wonderful. You will probably feel somewhat perturbed at my coming bo. far away;; but Honolulu, is not so far from San Francisco as New York City is or even Chicago, and altho It takes several klays for a letter to reach here we have with us the finest wireless sta tion in Uio world and you can get & vlreless to me as soon as If I were In Stockton, or you can cable should thore be any great resistance In the ulr. Don't forget that If you should want to reach me in a hurry. Then too, delightful as this place Is, I would not live here always; its beauty com mences to pall after one has beer here for six months or a year and oilb Is glad to get away. So I will bo with yen again as opportunely as if I had remained In California and toll you lots more about the "Beautiful Isles of Somewhere." ' fc This' 1b tho beginning of my second week hero and I havo received no mall since about January 14. It Is a long time to wait for mall but I havo lots of entertainment, the people being wonderfully sociable, so I do not miss my lotters so much on Uiat account, ' IMMOQENE MILLER. Attend Funeral of Child Mr, and Mrs. C. E. Swarts of this city attended tho fun oral of tho three J car old soli of Dr. and Mrs. W. H nlo of Harrlsburg Sunday. The llttlo fellow was in tho East with his motn er at the tlmo of his death, and the body waB brought back to Eugeno foi burial. Tho child had had pneumonli last fall and It had boon hoped that tho oaBtorn' trip would Improve his health. Intornmont was made In tho Mausoleum at Eugene ,. 'Will Spend Summer Here Joseph BouUn-of Bayflold, Wlscon- eon nrnved in uub city Monuay to visit his daughters Mrs. Ethel Daily! Mrs. Carl Flschor, and Mrs, Harry Stowart. He will remain here for the entire summer, AWa nrf tt Ail Uvi metU. kt fl tt Ttmij H dtm uti frj m kttU rip, dt)lil Gretflf Ik Mil tet Amw tmt Urn. Who lm GoMg to ScAtL Him another poach of Real GRAVELY Chewteff Ptwff R! Gravely Plu k tk tetmee to end tha Bey not erdmuy plug lomM urn with a wee train sr. Is mmmJmttmJ fcgll quality -with thm good Graraiy test that MtMfhw ue! eemferte mi bets a kmgr whs. to rv the' kfaui to Mma. SaaJtlnfeatl Onfawy pit U ( iwmk y. h e te tt ptr wolc tm RmI Ct ntir, Iimmm mm! Wr W it UtH a lm rUU. If rM MBelia a ptp,t&M CrxTV wteb w ( mM KttU to yw mMn ffcw , k wW sr Imptzrm rant mok: 8B0 Y0VK FHIBK9 tH THE V. 9C A F0VCH er SWAVBCY DUr H rovad hrm carry It So 19c umilm. AS. lUmy Kiapntrttrrtabil hlbfaiMrTf1iihCfp tS. part of U.S. A. En "ovt BW ilf. tUmm w W tolf. H to him. Your cUaUr wM ivnif o1iUf ami thm rt official dirxtimu bow to midrtm tU P. B. GRAVELY TOSACCO C9. MmSt, V. Thi Pmttnt PBck hfpm it Pnth mnj CUan rmitJ 8mJ it (f not Ktat Graocbr uUhoat iht fwlwrtw St . .. . . ---- EUtabUUird ISSt HOME CARDS DISTRIBUTED New Food Instructions Are Given to Families This Week A. C Dixon county food adminis trator has received the home cards and Instruction, leaflets giving Infor mation on food substitutes and they are being distributed throughout Lane county tills week. Tho number allot ted on the basis of the signlturcs ob tained to the pledge-card campaign conducted In the latter part, of 1917, is approximately 7E00 for this county. "It is the idea of the administra tion," said Mr. Dixon, "to have these home cards and leaflets in every fam ily which will accept them, whether or not this family has a window card or signed the pledge card for food conservaUon. "It will be impossible to hand these cards out to individuals or to anyone excopt through regularly provided and authorized channels, inasmuch, as there will be no way to prevent du plication If cards and bulletins are handed out Indiscriminately. These cards are not for display in tho win dows, but for the use of the housewives." Prompt Attention VT Moodr Dep-Cnprv AwBcim fiThe way to avoid serious eye trouble Is to give your eyes prompt attention whenever you feel any eye strain- flThe necessary knowledge and experience is at your dis posal and enables us to guarantee a measure of satisfac tion that you will not regret having. Any changes or air terations of lenses, if any, will not cost anything for a year, following your purchase. SAVE YOUR BYES. SHERMAN W. MOODY Broken Lenses EYE SIGHT SPECIALIST Factory Quickly AND OPTICIAN o- Replaced 881 Willamette Street Prasafeee TELEPHONE 362 WE HAVE MOVED To the Vitus Building, between 5th and 6th on Main, in the room formerly occupied by Hayden & Metcalf, House Furnishers, We will be pleased to greet all of our friends, in our new location. Our stock is bigger and better than ever. Come in and look over our Garden and Field Seeds. We spec ialize along this line and you will find it to your advan tage to buy Seed from us because it is tested. Springfield Feed Co. Food Administration License No. G 36812 Made in Springfield A DIRECTORY OF MERCHANTS AND BUSINESS MEN WHO WANT YOUR BUSINESS AND WILL GIVE YOU GOOD VALUES Patronize Home Industry EAT EGGIMANN'S War, Oat Meal and Liberty Bread Day or Night PHONE 51 YOU GET ALL THE NEWS THAT'S "MADE IN SPRINOFIFLD" EVERY THURSDAY , -IN. THE. ' .'.. "V-. ' SPRINGFIELD NEWS Subscription $1.50 per year Phone 2 ELECTRICITY For light, heat and power. 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