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THE SPRINUFpL NEWS
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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.