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THURSDAY, MAItOII Mlt8. THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS PAOJC t USES PILLOW WORTH RANSOM Yankee Miner Slips $2,000,000 In Platinum Past the Ruts Perils. :S NEEDED BY UNCLE SMI Amsraan Pluck Provide Qevrnmnt With Prceleus Mttal Requlrad far Making Rxplitlytt KxprtM CompanUi ttafuia Job. Ban Francisco. A fortune, for which king of crook (loin would have cheerfully risked their necks,' hn Just Iwn delivered to the xovernment.'nft er having tieen cnrrlpil Imlf way around the world llkfl no much Junk. Hheer Vnnk pluck turned th trick. It wn transported from tho Urnl mountain, In Ituwln, to the United State by V. W. Draper, tin American h mining engineer, who ttmied 21,000 oiiucen over to tin' department of com merce. Tho rare metal was carried In boxen, , n Draper's ItiKKiiKt n klnjj'M rnnttom at the rnerry of every porter, bacpuje uinn and 'lonKNhoremnn In HutHu and Japan. He Dd the Incredible. "I got It safely through," explulned the engineer, "berauxe I did the In credible. No owe would believe n man had an little sons an to hie n few million around like thai. To have treated thoxe boxen ns prwhais would have meant to lone them and prob ably my life nit well. '"It was Just nti Interesting bit of practical psychology." Ilia wife and four-year-old son ac companied him. On the rnllrondii ncrorn lnwlea ltiia sln. nnil Hlberla, under the none of the IrrcxponMhlc bolnbevlkl, and piiHt thou annrt who would tun'i erueUed bin head for n fraction of that wealth, I)ntier Miuuccleit the precious tliut. Kxprcsa companies had refused to take the rink at any premium. "Vou'll never get It out of the coun try," they nlil. "Not with platinum worth almost Its weight In dlumouds." "Well, there It In," be Mild, kicking some, old boxes on tho San 1'rancUcn pi or. "I've slept and eaten on thou box for over' a mouth. And when I wnrnt't alttliiK on 'em, my wife wn. I've bf come (pilte necUHtnmed to sleeping on n fS.OOO.OOO pillow. Anil I want to any It wiim ileueeilly bard ou iu.v lii'iiil. '"Hut while Mr. Draper and 1 guard ed the shipment carefully, we did It Jn a caual fashion that didn't arouse suspicion. Wanti Softcct Bed In Town. "Say," be added, "do you know ' where I can final the nicest, softest ' feather bed In town?" The 21,000 ounces of platinum, bad ly needed In the manufacture of ex plosives and for scientific and sur gical purposes, wn consigned to the secretary of commerce, who will su pervise ItH distribution. Draper, whose home U In Hoston, linn spent the Inst nIx years an con sulting engineer to a number of the "Inniest IlttKfan mining companies In the Ural mountains. ' He hits been specially commended by the United Htutes guvcrument for ,vhls courageous and highly valuable aervlev to the untlon. LOST FOR NINETEEN YEARS Box of Flrat-Ald Material Made for Ueo In Spanish War Just Turna Up! Burr Oak, Mich. After belnit on Inn way 10 yeare, a box wna received by TCapt, Chnrle 1. Wheeler aenl htm by express by hla mother. ' Captain Wheeler led a company of volunteers In the Hpanleh-Ahierlcnn 'war In 180&, and while at Camp A1-, jrer, Don Turing, Viu Ida mother Sent r him n box weighing 70 pounds, con talnliiK tlrst-alil materbU And medicine. , Before the box arrived the company , had moved lo Culm, and an tho com , puny moved ho rapidly the box never ' caught up. On his return he tried lo trace the box without success. Last week the box nrrlved from Phil adelphia, belnit sent by Col. II. JJ. Rolfe of tho Quartermaster corps, It being presumably laid aside with other war mnterlal and llnnlly brought to light. . The conteutH of the box were In good condition, and Captain Wheeler has turned over tho box to the Threo Illv era cump of the Spanish-American Vet erans to be disposed of for tho benefit .of the lied Cross. WILD ANIMALS LIVE ON HAY i , Large Herds of Game In the Colorado Foretta Are Becoming Domesticated. '.' Ouray, Colo, Tho elllclent protec tion given them by tho state game coim mission and tho United States forest service, In their efforts to preservo tho deer, elk, antelopu and iifuuntnfti sheep that roam tho Colorado forests lias re united In largo herds of the animals ' becoming domesticated. It Is no un usual sight In the towns bordering tho Cncompahgro National, forest to see many of these wild animals grating In ' the vlllago streotH or approaching tho Inviting haystnekH of hoiiui much for a feast. MADAME DE MENOCAL This iihotograph of tho beautiful wife of tho president of Cuba was tuk en a few days after she had completed I lii task of ralslnir a cash fund of St.- 000,000 for tho equipment nnd main tenance In France of a hospital to ho manned exclusively by Cuban physi cians nnd nurses. DECALOGUE OF WAR Dr. Anna Shaw Announces One for Every Woman. Wartime Commandment Arranged by the Profetior of the University t of Turin. New York. Here Is the new "Deca loguu of War," as announced by Dr. Anna Shaw: 1. Do not chatter. Keep to yourself the news you hear, your own Impres sions and your apprehension. 2. Do not listen to alarmists, to slackers, or those who would spread discouragement. Hllunce them. ft. He moderate In your spending. nelthvr lavish In gifts nor sordid In your economies. Let overythlng In your life, even your dally expenses, tuke on at this moment Its truu na tional Importance. 4. Kncournge national Industries, avoiding .Imported goods, even though they may svem better nud lean costly, than those made at home. S, Do not look upon the departure to the front of those dear to you as an abandonment. IUs with them constant ly In' thought, na they nre with you, particularly In the hour of danger. 0. Do not complain of the dllucul- ties, annoyances and privations caused by the war. Think ot those who nre lying for their country, nnd complaint will halt upon your lips. 7. Multiply your activities, lu your home as well as outside, thereby ren dering yourself useful to your coun try by the work of your bunds, the warmth of your heart nnd the charity of your Intelligence. 8. Kxhlblt day by day and hour by hour the same courage's man shows upon the field of bnttle. Instruct the Ignorant, uphold the feeble, console those who are atrlcken ; transmit your own ronfldence to others. 0. No matter how long the struggfo may last, await victory 'with strengt and patlonce. 10. If you are stricken In yourtyar- eat affections, bear your sorrow nobly, that your tears muy be wortyr of ttaj hero whose death you mourn. These wartime commandments were arranged by the professors of the University of Turin. t SUGAR BOWL LOOTING NOW POPULAR FAD Cleveland. O. "Madam, klndr ly remove your fist from that sugar howl." It Is perfectly permissible for waiters to so address women patrons found looting the sugar bowls, County Food Administra tor North assured them. Complaints have been numer ous the past few days that wom en dropped Into downtown lunch rooms, ordered u cup of coffeo and a piece of pie (check, 15 cents) nnd then walked out with their muffs f till of sugar cubes. . It has become almost an epi demic apd the restaurant men, not wishing to offend, npplled to North for n remedy. Hut North did not recommend subtle diplo macy on the part of tho waiters. .i-e). m .1 e J I J i a a m TIT'""" I ' I sjisjsajni 'I'l'XTVvTTT SNOW HELPS IN THE SOUTH Planters Will Reap Benefit of Exten sion of Snow Line In South This Winter. Memphis, Tenn. Planters will bene fit to the extent of many thousands of dollnrs as a result of tho snow line extending far Into the South this win ter. Agricultural experts contend that whero land Is covered, with snow dur ing the winter months It Ih more pro ductive the following summer. Freez ing weather has extended to tho Gulf eonst nnd snow baa fallen to tho depth if several Inches oVor most of the Southern states II City Council Hold.' Regular Meeting Night Watchman's Clock To Be Discontinued; Chickens, Dogs Cows Must Be Kept Up Thg'regttlar monthly meeting or tho city council was held Monday orcnlng, at the city hall. The mayor and all tho councllraea were present The finance committee reported favorably on the foil! wing bills: II. F. Sldwell, for labor, ?22.30J Oregon Power, for light and water, (239.22; M. C. Dressier & San, supplies, f 11.47; Springfield News, for printing; I6.S0; M, J. McKIIn. for nails, $1.00;' Fischer lioutln Lumber company for lumber, (4.23; Wm. Donaldson, for labor, $13.00; Cement company for cement blocks, 13.00. New and unfinished business was then taken up. J. F.Smith appeared and presented tho matter of diverting tho flood waters from East Mala street. This matter secured tho co operation of tho council to contrive some means by which they c'ouli dtvort this flood water through the Skinner lane to the large canal. This would turn the water north Instead of sending It through the town, alons Main street, as it now goes. The council pledged their help and decided to tako the matter up later. The mattor of tho night watchman's clock waa then taken up. Council man Dressier presented a petition liberty signed by the business men ot Springfield, in favor of the clock. After a general discussion tho matter was put to a vote. It was voted to dlspenso with tho clock. Dy motion tho night police waa held responsible for tho city gun now In use by him. The question of the chickens, dogs, and cows running at large Inside tho city limits was then taken up. After Bomo discussion the chief of pollco waa Instructed to notify all owners of chickens, dogs, or cows to keep then on thotr own premises. At this tlmo Mayor Morrison ap pointed, for city attorney of Spring field, Potter' and Immel of Eugone. This appointment wbb confirmed by tho council. Thero being no further business to transact on motion the council ad journed. Second State Drive Income Tax Ready Collector Miller Perfects Plans for Representatives to Visit Ail Sections of Oregon Plana for a second incomo tax and oxcesa profits tax' drive In tho statu of Oregon have been' completed by Collector of Internal Revenue Milton A Miller. Numerous forms, not heretofore in use, are required for complying with the provisions of the act ot October 3, 1917, and the tax inspectors who will be detailed to canvass the atato this tlmo will be supplied with thoBo forma so that every taxpayer may be In poslUon to meet tho require ments of the act . During January and February doputy collectors and tax Inspectors' who canvassed the state were not able to glvo full Information to the taxpayers becauso ot the non- arrival of certain forms and blanks. Ordinarily the returns should bo fil ed on or boforo March 1, but an exten sion has been granted this year to April 1, and tho returns must be filed on or beforo that date. The only excoptlon is in thp caso of corpora tions which have established a fiscal year ending on some othor day than Docomber 31 of each year. Miller issues an earnest appeal to all who are subject to tho tax to sub mit thotr returns beforo April 1, if poBBtblo, as tho collection of tho tax is going to be a big undertaking and thoro should bo no delay, the govern ment's need of tho money being urgent Incomo Tax officer Jack Littell will bo stationed at tho Court House at Eugone, from and Including March 22 to and including March 26, 1018. Said officer will have all forms required for making the returns. After April 1st an extensive "drive"' will bo made, taking in tho entire state, nnd hoavy penalties will attach whore porsons liable to. tho tax have fnllod to dscloso their liability an 4 to mnko return on or beforo April 1, 1918. 22 Million Families " in the United States 1 cup flour 4 tejpen Our new Red, White and Blue booklet, "Best War Time Recipes," containing niexy other recipes for making delicious and wholesome wheat saving foods mallei free address, ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., DEPT. H., 135 William St, Nw Ysrfc FOOD MOVES HIS HARNESS SHOP Will Occupy Half of Room "Uead by Wolf A Miller Georgo Settle, local harness maker. is moving from his former place of business on Fifth street, to the east half of tho room used by Wolf and Miller, on Main street Mr. Settle, who has been in the har ness business for GO years, camo hero two years ago from Veneta, Oregon where he waa In tho harnea business. Mr. Settle then had a shop on lower Main,, but In a few months he moved to the building on fifth street which BEN. F. WEST Candidate for the Republican Nomi nation for State Treasurer. Havo lived in Salem nearly 27 years. Was originally from Iowa. On account of my long residence in the Capital City I am familiar, with the different State Institutions and as a member of the State Board of Control can render valuable service to the State. Also the State Treasurer is a member of Ufa State Tax Commission whero I claim I will be a valuable roomber on account of my experience as County Assessor of Marlon Coun ty. I would like to have the taxpayers ot this locality think this mattor over very carotully before casting their vote of the primaries on May 17. (pd. adv.) jKPmF bbbH 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 ,yA bDay or Night PHONE 51 -YOITGET. ALL THE "NEWS THAT'S l! '"MADE IN SPRINGFIELD" v i"! eve'ryoth'ursday . " IN .THE jgEBIffGFlBl,! Subscription' $T.5e per year Xf EACH FAMILY saved one cup of wheat fkrar k would amonat to 5,500,000 pounds, or more than 28,000 barrel. Jf this saving wm made three times a week, it would amount to 858,000,000 pounds, er 4,377,909 barrels in a year. . You can do your share in effecting this saving and really help te wki the war by omitting white bread from one meal today and baking ki its place muffins or corn bread made according to this recipe: , , , Corn Meal Muffins Royal Hakiag Fewdor Sift dry Ingredients together Into bowl; add milk and mtlud shortening and teat wlb Bak in grad maffin tins in hot oven about 20 minutes. Sams fcatur ir y ha baked as. com bread in greased shallow pan. WILL WIN THE WAR he occupied until Monday of this week when be. began moving into his pres ent place of business in the building owned by the Odd Fellows. Mr. Settle plans to have a strictly harness business, but Intends to have his stock include everything necessary to a modern harness shop. Visits Parents Here Sergeant n. W. Coffin and H. S. Cot fin have been visiting their parents Mr. and Mra. J. W. Coffin of this city. Sergeant Coffin who is a member of company D, 316 Field battalion, signal corps, at Camp Lewis, arrived In this city Saturday evening and left for Camp Lewis Sunday afternoon. H. S. No. 88 REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF The Commercial State Bank OF SPRINGFIELD , r at Springfield, in the State of Oregon at the close of business March 4th, 1918. RESOURCES Loans and discounts ; $71,963.16 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured ,, , I , ,' 46.27 Bonds and warrants . , : 13,520,77 Banking house ,... , .. . 14,950.00 Furniture and fixtures , lu -J: . 5,300.00 Other real estate owned : . None Due from approved reserve banks J 26,520.86 Exchanges for clearing house ; .' ij 732.23 Cash on hand : 4,892.59 Total - $137,925.88 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid In $30,000.09 Surplus fund : : 1,500.00. Undivided profits, less expenses and .taxes paid . 801.99- Indlvidual deposits subject to check . 89,984.68 Demand certificates of deposit r 1,892.10 Bills payable for money Dorrowea , Time and savings Deposits Total $137,925.88 STATE OF OREGON, County of Laae, ss: I O. B. Kessey, Cashier ot the above-named bank, do.-solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief t x O. B. KisSSlSx : Cashier Subscribed and aworn to before me thia 12th day of March, 1918. . ' CORRECT Attest:, A. P. M'KINZEY. M.'. Mrf PEERT (Seal) Notary Public WELBY STEVENS My commission expires Jan. 7th, 1922 Directors. This bank is making a steady conslstant growth and its use fulness to this community Is Increasing each, year as is shown by the following: TOTAL RESOURCES March 5, 1916 585,778.81 March 5, 1917 Hf'H" November 20. 1917 33,909.25 March 4, 1918 137,925.88 NEWS Phone 2 2 tMt9oeB tofMT No g-g 2 tMepoea 4irtaif Coffin, who Is livfng in Portland, ar rived here Sunday to visit with his brother and parents here. He left moaday morning; ' - NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby gives. that, the Ha derslgned has been, by the County Court of Lane Coanty, Oregoa bp pointed administrator of the. estate of Tlllie E. Luther Michael, deceased, and haa duly qualified as such. Now therefore, all persons' having claims against said estate wUI present the same, with proper vouchers, to the undersigned, at the Commercial State Bank, la Springfield, Oregon, Within six months from date hereof. Dated this February 11th, 1918. O. B. KESSEY, Administrator. POTTEIt & IMMEL, Attorneys for Estate. Feb.ll,lS,25;Mar.4.11. uuo 13,747.21 ELECTRICITY For light, heat and power. "Made In Springfield." Oregon Power Co. JOB PRINTING Made in Springfield At the News Office If l ' V