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AofO. Library., . x THE SPRINUFpL NEWS SieBSi'M4 Ural ( w6RfF4 X M&tbp )ew0 . , , t . -. - eOl OF FORMER -SPRINGFIELD 'ill' KILLED IN FRINGE Lieutenant John C. Kelly Meets four work tablea fern the rest of the Death In Rallrotfd Accident ruraishing tot .uB,rp. lAktt. in A.rU Walnscoating, about half the height While In Service of tha beeQ p aBd tta 1 adds very much to the SBffsruee of FATHER BORN IN THIS CITY tho The exterior of tho room will be , repainted white. The room la the Family Now at Portland But Are Well Ury!m ciK Bloro formerly occupied Known Her and Throughout by Mr. Wbestoa Is already being ra the Mate . , modled for use aa a soda fountain by I Mr. Dryan In connection with the cigar atore and pool room. 4a the causally list of soldiers kit- . led in Prance press dispatches men-, Cr0" Has Busy Day tion the narao of Lieutenant John G.1 At the meeting of the lied Crosa Kelly of Portland. Lloutonant Kolly Tuesday afternoon, 288 compresses to tha aon ot Mr; and Mrs. Oeorgo H. woro m'ie D1 18 bedshlrt were fin. ' Kelly and h'ts father was .born In hd iy the workers. The next bus Springfiold and the houso stood where 'ncss meeting of the auxiliary. March the First National bank is now located 2. 8 th t,ra toi nominations for of. According to Information received f,cor for tho 0 om,nft lerm' Abut by friends ot the young man. hla ,a,,c woro Wunt.M the meeting mothor waa Informed by the authorl' Tuc8(lay' ties at Washington that ho was killed ' on March IS In a railroad wrock. Ho . .I.ll,u In Rmitltnrn Frannn with was staUoued in SouUiorn Franco with an engineering roglment, and wus per hapis engaged In construction work on (life mbwoI lution tliA tannllanf fiBfia paed. . Lieutenant Kelly'a fatlior, Gcorto II. Kelly,' formerly manager of tho Dooth. Kelly Lumber company, Is a major In r forestry regiment ihlch Is now In France, and has charge of lumbering operations in connection with the war. Gorg-H,KHrJ'lambermanbt wido uxporlonco having begun his caroor early in Ilfo. In 1880 ho pur- chasod sawmill at Grants Pass and started In tho business from Uie stump up working In tho camps and at tho mill as other laborers. It was in tho Josophlne county town that ho formed few months ago. u partnership with It. A. Dooth; they Mrs. SnilUi, who was Sarah Chap aocurod Uio Sugar Pino Door & Lum Un before hor marriage, was born at bor company, which operated n num. Hamilton, Vlrginln, October 7, 1846. ber of sawmills, as well us door and September 20, 1804 she was married box factorlos. j to David Smith and tho family virb Tho Dooth-Kolly compand waB form- among ono of tho oarly families who ed in about 1898 and moved to Sag- camo west. Thirteen children were inaw, Oregon. In 1901 they moved to born to Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Boven of Eugene. Mr. Kolly bolng assistant whom aro now living. These are: managor and socrotary of tho con- Mrs.- Charles Hulln, Nowberg; Ocorge cernj In 1907 ho bocarao sole managor' W. Smith, Mill City; Mrs. G. D. Ken and diroctor of tho company, selling' nody, Dllllngs, Montana; Walter E. his InterostB three years later and reeving to Portland, whero Uie family has since made their home. ttGeorgo H. Kolly, named In honor of?b!s godrather, Oeorge II. Williams, knows everything possible for a hu k nw man to know about sawmills. He Is past master ot the lore of the woods, Irnnnnt rnmn llfn Ilkn a lioak. has worked at every job there Is around a mill, and haa. directed operations of one that put C000 feet a day to one with a capacity of 700,000 feet dally. Undo Sam has secured the volun tcered services of a 33d degree saw miller In this native of Springfield Oregon Georgo was born In this city February 18, 1807. Ho com ob from flghtln' stock, does tho soldier ot fortune! His father camo to Oregon In 1843." Whon tho Mexican war started ho hurried back to Fort Lovonworth, Joined the reg ulars and fought throughout thai war, Returning to Orogon with hla com pany, ho decided to remain id' tho territory, and took up a donation land' Claim ot the odgo ot tho present city ofjJlosoburg. During tho Civil Wot1 ho !was register ot tho land office at Wlnchostor, now Uio Rosoburg land dflce and later moved to Springfle.a. lieutenant Kolly wa norn in Grants Pass, Oregon, about 29 years ago. He vras a grnduato of tho Eugono high sdiool, of Ua Oregon Agricultural oollogo at Corvnllls, and of tho Unt- vefslty of Orogon. During hlB collego' daya ho wbb promlnont in nthlotlca ' tjmi. othor Btudont body nctlvltlos. Ho was oBpoelally noted as a wrostlor whllo at Uie Unlvorelty. DosUIob his parouts and wlfo, Lieu- toniUe Kolly loavoa two alstora and numorae relatives, many or wnom Jlvo in thlu part of tho stato. ARtfE IHOf WEMODtLtD KnsHeeK A Whtatott' Wjli, Nsme r: f New Frtirt?tji With the arrival of two white per celaln barber chairs, the interior ot (he Bsdlcott & Wheton Barber Shop now operating where the 0, K. shop was formerly .located, la complete. Two large mirrors, one ea each aide of the room, two lavatory, and QnykV QmitTl IVlFSt kQlaU OlIAllAl Is Laid To Rest Deceased Was Mother of Thir teen Children, Seven of Whom Survive Her Mrs. Sarah Smith wife of David Smith, ot Junction City, died at the home ot a daughter. Mrs. John Darr, Jr., at Goshen, Monday night at the oMSyeawJ- Death camlf astho result of a stroke ot paralysis, which B' suffered a couplo of years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Smith mado tholr homo on F slroet, betwoen Sixth and j8 turncu- into the post-offico and tho Seventh streets In this city for aBtnmpa may either be secured there number of years, leaving hero only a or tnoy wm D0 delivered to the hoimcs Smith, ot Junction City; Mrs. J. H. Darr, Jr., of GoBhen; Mrs. M. S. Gum, ot Santa Clara; Mrs. W. C. Darr, ot Eugene; Mrs. Ada E. Darr, ot Ooahen. Twenty-four grand children also sur vivo Mrs. Smith. Three years ago, Septembor 20, 1914 whon Mr. and Mrs. Smith were living In Junction City thoy celebrated their Wa "nlveraary. Tho funoral was held yesterday morning, at ton o'clock from tho AValk or undertaking parlors 'arid, -Interment was mado at the Laurel Hill' cOmetery. Tho services wore conducted by Rev orend M. F. Childs, pastor of tho "on of Uio American Linrary p Glonwood Free Methodist church. I elation. The cnmpnlgn will bo carried FATHER DIES : IN EAST Reverend' 8. Q. Shannon Was Minis te'r In' Lutheran Church. Mra.-DorenIce Van Valzah received a telegram jrcotorday telling ot the death of hor fathor, Rovorond S. G. anannon at i-m auo.pnia. ram. i ne tninvram nnntslnnfl nn 1 narHmilnra othor than that death occurred OiOft rPi nsifnw .vilevttf , r Rovorend Shannon was 79,,yoarri'of . i . .i '.i t. age and a minister lri' the Luthoran , , , . . , '" Mr"8 v biography poe y d.ctionar.eB Valzah returned. Juat a few weeks nd ncy,clopedlus. In fact any book 0K0 ttom tUo vJCvhm ehe was Ufint ,B vnunbla ,n nny Ubrary w " bo caljod on acc0unt of the lllnoBB of hor UB0 fntu0r. To supply the boys with reading ' , ...material, hundreds of thbusanda. of dather Clothes for Belgla.ns. . 'books must bo obtained aa gifts In Tho ladios of tho Inka' Clrcjo of tho addition to tho hundrods of thousands G, A. R. aro gathering up old clothing whieh will bo purchased, this weok, which will be UBod-'fdr the You-' 6nn pass on to tho mon in rollof "ot tho llolglans. Anything Mb 'klmkl nnd the sailors tho books you nccoptablo, for clothing Is noodod for haVo enjoyed but will not read'ngaln. people of all ugos. Anyone wishing You can glvo thorn some of tho books to contrinuia any suoum boo somo mombor of tho circlo. SCHOOL CHILDREN Sales Reach $616; Four Secure Memberships to Junior Rainbow Regiment Yesterday' boob the total' araoeat of war saving sUimps and thrift aUnips sold by the school children had reach, ed SS15, Four students at the Lincoln school bulidtng have sold- over C0 worth of the stamps, enUtllng them to mem bership in the Junior Rainbow Itegt Kent, & national organlzaUoa tor the boys and girls who sell over -60 worth of the stamps. These four are Clara Volsttidt, Genevieve Copenbaver, Dwight Kessey, and Chryatal Dryan. Clara Volstedt holds the highest rec ord, having sold 1100 worth at the last report The children are all very enthusias tic over the campaign and haye can vassed the town thoroughly to help sell the stamps. During the first two days of tho campaign, March 14 and 1C, tho sales totaled $311.70. Many of the children themselves are investing in the stamps, taking from one or more ot the twenty-five cent thrift stamps to one or two of tho $5 war stamps. e Along with Uie sale of the, stamps a contest between the grades is be ing conducted. A prize will be award ed to the class selling the largest amount of the stamps. So tar the Eighth grade leads In the contest Those In charge otthe sale ot the stamps are very anxious that' the peo ple understand that they do not glvo tho children the money for tho stamps Tho pupils only take the order, which by tho Metropolitan Llfo Insurance agent, Ray Hyland. The purpose ot having the school children tako part in tho selling of the stampB Is to encourage the child ren to start savings accounts for them solves. This is a splendid method of teaching habits of Bavlng and such habits formed at an early age exert an estimable effect upon the future citizenship. Want Books for Men in Service Mrs. L. K. Page Is Appointed Chairman of Campaign in SpringfTefd A campaign, ot which Mrs. . K. Page, is chairman, has been started in Springfield to secure books for soldiers and sailors under tho"dlrec- on through tho schools. Anyone who desires to contrlbuto books or money with which to pur- Ichaso books may leavo the same at 'the public library. Arrangements will be made to collect the books from those who are not able to deliver them, to tho library, It Mrs.- Page Is notified ulM Qf id, ' vnnturn. dntnntJvn tnrlp.s. and otand- , nrd fiction; upto-dat'o books on civil, wochanlcal and electrical engineering ,, ' , . . .0iI tlio. trades, business, the professions , , . ' y . Mi and agriculture; bpoks of travel, his- you llko bosk books you wou'd liko to kcop. They will llko thorn too. R. L K)rk Asttreeses LacHe Prcanizatien on "Fewl . a( Fighter." The regular meeting of the Sprlsg field Heme Economics Club was luM at 4 o'clock Moaday afternoon at the Lincoln school building. The program for this meeting consisted of an ad dress, "Feed -'A Fighter," by It L. Kirk, superintendent of the city schools. Mr. Kirk compared Geraasy with Oregon and Washington as to area and population, stating that though Germany was not as large In area as these two states, the population was far greater than that of these states. There are 310 people to every square mile In uarmany making a total population of 68,000,000 while the population of Oregon is only 70,000 In Germany, enough vegetables, the diet ot the Germans is principally vegetables, can be raisod on one acre to feed a family of 11 for a long time. We should accustom ourselves to a national diet and use less meat than we do. People in this country are not yet awake to -the war conditions because they are sot the proper agencies be ing used to awaken the Interest The greatest problem before mankind is the conserving of food, fuel, clothes, end energy, Mr. Klrty also asked the women to aid In the conservation movement, by having the cbltdreicome home at. noon lor-meir luncinnsieau ot carry ing a, told lunch to school He told of the large amount ot food wasted by tho children at school and that this could not only be averted but that tho children would be benefited sreatly by the hot meal at home. Another thing la to Insist In the homo gardens. Every family can raise enough green vegetables for the table. Mr. Kirk urged Ute housewives to be careful In the handling of money so that as much money as possible may bo turned over to the govern ment The ladles brought samples of broads made from wheat substitutes and these were sampled' and recipes exchanged. The next meeUng ot the club will bo on the afternoon ot April 1. The subject for that meeting will ne "Meat and Meat Substitutes." Mrs. Harry Whitney will have aJ paper on "Con servatlon and Supply of-Meat" and a paper "Meat Substitute" will be pre pared by Mrs. L. Mar. Miss Verge Anderson, Domestic Science instinct or, will give s talk and" the ladles- will exchange recipes for meat substitutes. Former Physician Visits Parents Dr. Eugene Kester, First Lieu tenant in Field Hospital No. 43, Here . Dr. Eugene Kester, tor four years a practicing physician in Springfield, but now. n First .Lieutenant In the country's service iarrived Tuesday morning from Camp Fremont, Cali fornia whero ho is stationed with the, Field Hospital No. 43. Dr. Kester left Springfield Soptom berl, to report at Fort D. A.- RubboII, Wyoming. Two months ago ho was transferred from Fort Russell to tho California, camp. Lloutonant Kester is a graduate ot tho College of Physicians and Sur geons in San Francisco. . After finish ing hero he took post graduate work In Berlin, Germany and London, Eng land. Detoro coming to Springfield Dr., Kester practiced medlclno In Port land, Ho 1b a son of Mr. and Mrs, Nolson Kcstor, of this city. HU wife is mak- , Ing hor homo in San Francisco wiuio Dr. Keotor is In tho training camp. XGt LADY PAtftES AWAY- .Mrs, LytHa Hkksy Oft Laot Wight " ;:Krs. LyJI Hc)cey died last night at the faow of er daughter, Mrs. Wllltas Deaay in West Bprtogflehf, She na4erweflt an operation at the Mercy hospital about a month ago, froB which she never reeeyered. she was 68 years of age. Mrs. HIckey was born in Canada and 28 years ago came to jCottage Grave where she lived naul s year ago. Her husband died WDlIe here in West Springfield visiting his daugh ter, Mrs. Denny, In January, 1917. After his death she broke tip house keeping and since that time has made her home with her children of whom there are five living to moarn their lose. They are: S. HIckey, of Cot tage Grove; Mrs. M. Sargeant Mrs. Lea McKlnney, of Olympla, Wash.; Mrs. Wm. Denny, of West Springfield and Mrs. Sarah McKeel who lives at third and D streets, this city. Two children died while small and nine years ago one son, Norman HIckey, was killed in the logging mills above Cottage Grove. The deceased was a member ot the United B re them church. As yet no arrangements-' have been made for the funeral. Patriotic Rally Draws Big Crowd People From All Over; County Cather HSfrt$A Liberty Loan. A number of Springfield people at tended tho pstriqUc rally" 'ttSld in Eu gene Saturday to work up Interest In tho third Liberty Loan campaign. Among those who were present were M. C. Dressier, O. D. Kessey and It L. Kirk, members of the men's com mittee; Mrs. A. D. Van Valzah, head of the women's committee, and Mrs. O. D. Kessey, Mrs. N. W. Emery and Mrs. J. S. Lusby. Mrs. J. C. Dimm, a member ot tho county advisory com mittee, and Mrs. Anna Knok, the last two as guests of Mrs. W. W. Calkins, county chairman ot the women's com mittee. "The beat Investments at this time are the bonds of Great.Drltain, France and the United States, and American are the best ot the three," Is the ver dict of ono ot the richest men in the world and a leading financier ot Great Britain, so Colonel Leader of the Eng lish army stated at the big Liberty loan rally. Colonel Leader, who is the com mandant ot the University ot Oregon battalion, said ho very recently re ceived a code cable from one ot tho moat noted British financiers, bring ing the Information. A. L. Veazie ot Portland was one ot the principal speakers at the rally, which was preceded by a big parade headed by the University ot Oregon band. The parade consisted, of the university battalion, the home guard battalion, the Doy Scouts, the county committee ot tho third Liberty loan, numbering nearly 100 persons, and a large delegaUon of school children. Mr. Veaslo made a strong talk, trac ing the course ot German prepara tions for world conquest through the past two generations and showing clearly that America, had no choice but to be in the Var. a He declares that the opportunity to lend to the government should be considered a prlvllego, not a duiy, as the Investment was the., best the world odered. He declared.-Jthat Ger many had now In actual slsery, working In iter mines and .factories, more people than woro slaves In tho United States before the Civil war. Following the meeting a dinner was served to members of the committee from all parts ot tht, county, and at which details of the big drive for tho' third Liberty Loan were worked out Report Cards to Be Given Out Roport cards wlU be given out at both the Lincoln and High schools tomorrow, Tho first six weok quizzes , ror uio seconu semester woro given this weok. mmmm Clocks to Be Turned Ahead On Hour Last Sunday in March SIGNED Y PRESIDENT Mean Great Saving te Nation Light an 41 Fwt ills M President Wilson signed the .day. light saving bill Tuesday, aud it is now a law. Clocks ot Uie United States wSl fee shoved forward at 2 a. as., 8tay, March 31, and for the following fire months daylight will he saved. This Is the purpose ot a bill passed by Con. grees. The idea Is that all c leeks and watches be turned forward one hear and then in October push tbea back an hour until another Spring, and when the United States does this, It will be adopUng the same saving sys tem that is now in vogue in many of the European countries. Saving daylight is a war measure. It gives an additional hour in the mora ing. It brings the day's werk well within the daylight period, and saves eyes and artificial light It gives the war gardener mora Ume in the mora ing or afternoon In which to efieer a'gTTrTscrop.' - Among other practical results It is estimated that it will save 1,000,004 tons of coal a year and will save gas and electric light bills to the tune of 340,000,000 a year; it will increase foodstuff production by giving more time, for work in the gardens; it will reduce the number of traffic acci dents; It will improve public health and morals by giving more daylight hours for both recreaUon and work: it will speed up freight movements by giving an extra hour ot daylight for overtime work at the docks and frei ght terminals; it will stimulate base ball which can be started at a later hour; It will be of especial benefit to women in Industry, as they will stop, work at the time ot day when their nervous strain is greatest. People are creatures ot habit They look at the, clock and govern them selves accordingly. Thus, with the. crocks put ahead an hour, people will get up an hour earlier and go to bed an hour earlier according to the old schedule. Of course, the daylight saving won't bother the farmers, who always take advantage ot the early daylight hours, but the effect on city dwellers wll be notable. Benjamin Franklin was the Inven tor ot the present daylight saving Idea. He published the idea in the Jounral de Paris In 1784 In an article on "Economical Project for Diminish ing the Cost ot Light" Franklin showed the modern working scheme in hla article, .The Idea lay dormant, however, until 1907, when an .English man named Wlllett published "The Waste ot Daylight" WHlett had a bill Introduced on Uie subject at every session of parliament without- sue cess; The first '-hills .were, treated as a Joke and' later they were pigeon holed. With all-Americans, becoming early birds, there Is a miserable prospect ahead tor the early -worm. Qlasses Aid In Conservation The 19.18 Food Conservation cards are being distributed by tho Domef tic Science cfasses ot tho SprlngfleK Public schools under the direction ot tho teacher, Miss Verge Anderson, Pamphlets containing recipes In which oat. meal and corn meal are used are distributed with tho Cards. Unlike tho othor food cards, they, aro not t bo hung In tho windows but are hung In the kitchen and havo, on them the rules which govern Uio, conservation movement as a reminder to tho housewives.