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V ; T ill PRINOFIILO, LANE COUNTY, OR 1XN THURSDAY, MAY 1, VOL XVII. NO,1 ; 1HE SPRIP WIELD NEWS . 7 Jl , ' " ' iH SCHOOL MAY MT PAGEANT HAS BEAUTIFUL ACTS Dances Honoring the King and Queen Were Graceful and . Symbolic of Occasion 1IG PROGRAM IN EVENING 1 Playot and Class Stunts Cause Laughs t r ' i During Evening; High School Assembly Hall Crowded. 0 The May Day pagoant glvon Friday afternoon on tho high school camp us by tho members of Uto. high school student tody was a great success, and was wilnosaod by several hundred people Tho lltorary program glvon in tho evening la tho high school build ins was a laugh from start to finish. Tho high school assembly hall was filled and staridlng room was at a premium. Tho afternoon program began with tho entrance of tho bugler. Dorrls Hol land, who 'gavo a pretty exhibition of ,Tolk dancing. Noxt camo Uio Spirit of Spring, lioatrlco Holbrook, who gavo n graceful danco symbollo of Spring. Olrls representing Winds wnvod branches on elthor sldo of tho throne and with this as a sotting tho Butter cups and Daisies 'on to red, ' tho circle and danced towards tho throuo strow Jng flowors In tho patho of tho royal procession which' slowly followed thorn. j The royal procession was led by tho flowor girls carrying boautlful hoops' of pink roses and green foliage. Next camo tho Marshal of Uio day. Dill Hill, tho two children carrying tho king's and queen's crowns on cushions and tho king nnd queen, Joo Clark and Edna Moo. Aftor them camo tho train bearers and attendants. Tho flowor girls formed a canopy with their hoops, beneath which tho royal procession ascended to tho throne. Tho throno was tastefully decorated with groon folngo nnd blue flowers. Aftor tho crowning of tho royalty tho chorus rendered sovoral beautl ful songs fitting tho occasion. Tho chorus was accompanied by tho high school orchoBtrn. Noxt camo tho - m . rt 1 lt .1 . . ylanco of Uio flowor bosket girls and tho winding of tho May polo. After tho chorus hud again sung tho quoen presented tho, football men and tho basketball men wltlitholr letters, tho block S and Uio wing S. Tho high Bchool company gavo an exhibition of military drill, which was Tory interesting. Tho tennis matchos woro fast and drow a good crowd. , in tho prelimi naries the Hophpmoro men's doubles defeated tho freshman team, and tho senior clnss dofoatod the junior men. In tho ' finals tho Bophomoro class camo off victorious, In tho mixed doubles botwoen the Junior and senior Clnssos tho juniors yorq defeated, In tho evening the literary society gave an oxeonent program, uio prin-jtho cipal features of whlqh woro tho ( playet and I tho class stunts, The playot, ontitlod, "A. D. Q" was quito liarmonlom It related the troubles tt ln,i v anil . .In II t.fi tna fulAnrla ,Qf daugliter and - daughter's frlond bocaiiBo of tho daughter's meddlesome aronts. ,., . , Uut tho class shunts, wore the, ell h : . . . . . ie freshmen Impersonated , llttlo 1 '4tota rocltlno VArsni hnelnnlntr with ' 'max or mo uxonine s onioraunmoni. fetters spelling' freshmen. They wore idrossod In chlldron'B clothoB, and of course several of them forgot what they woro to say, Tho sophomoro's 'stunt was "Tho Untvorsal Pastlmo," , rana snowoa tno , troubles of u rooy- Ing-plcturo Uieatregoonj. . Peanfits ero much ln,evldenco. Tho Juniors hold an invitation' faculty hiootln and dlscusBod the mtBdomeanors o-f evory one in high 8ohoota.fpr tho past camo uo'CIioobo tho sonlor swoethoart oar. Of eourse the eonlor cIosb. cntWor his "best girl." LITTLE OfrjL "IS , INJURED Four-YMrON Child Suffers frvksn ShaulaVf Are Pour Fractures. Tho llttlo 4-ycar-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller of Marcola foil down tho- stairs at tho family homo Monday morning and fractured her right shoulder In four places. Tho child was hurried to this placo where tho fracture was reduced by a local physician. Tho breaks were all In tho bones of tho, shoulder and tho Injury is a novum one. ' Hho was taker, to her homo at Ma bo! after hor Injuries woro dressed, and Is getting along as well as could bo expected. Appendicitis Claims Citizen Formor Resident of Springfield Dies at North Bend Hospital. Mrs. Harry Cor saw died at the. North Hend hospital Tuesday morning after an operation for appendicitis. Sho was takon sick about thrco weeks ago at hor homo at Marshflold. Mrs. Corsaw is survived by her hus band nnd her father, Alfred Pratt of Wisconsin, and by two brothers, Gor don Pratt and Stlltman Pratt, who llvo at Llnslaw, this county, nnd by two brothers in Wisconsin. Tho body was brought to this cliy today and tho funeral will bo hold to morrow afternoon at 2:30 at the Chris tian church'. Intorment will bo mado in tho . Odd Follows cemetery at Eu gene. Mr. and Mrs. Corsaw lived In Springfield jojrhrae,, years prior, to; leaving for Marshflcld last Octobor, whoro they havo made their home since Infant Son Dies Tuesday Morning Child of Mr. and Mrs. W. Griffon Dios of Convulsions; Ago 4 Months and 9 Days. Amino Walter Griffon, tho Infant son of Mr. and Mrs, Walter Griffon of this city, dlod Tuesday morning ai 2:30 from convulsions. The child was agod four months and nine days. ! . ...... . Tho child had not been very well, but it was not considered dangor-' carried into Peery's drug store and' ousty ill, and its doath camo as a great a physician hurriedly called, shock to its parents and friends. it was found that both bonos In the Tho funoral was hold yesterday af- child's right limb, between the knee tornoon at 2:30 from Walker's chapol. Jand tho ankle, were broken, one oyo Tho services woro In charge of Rov. badly brulBed, and her lip cut. Be Walter Dailey, pastor of tho local sides this sho secured body bruises Baptist church, a'nd Intormont was and a cut on tho sldo. She was then mado In Laurol Hill comotery. There carried to tho doctor's office, whoro woro many beautiful floral ploces, ox- her woundB wore dressed and her preBslons of sympathy for tho sorrow- limb set. Sho rostod easily Monday Ing parents from tho many friends of night and is now getting along as well the llttlo ono. German Dropped Here. Tho study of Gorman in Springfield high school has been discontinued for tho romalndor of this term and for following tonus. There was no I beginning class in Gorman n the local 55 years, died suddenly at his homo schools, so this means that only tho.0 upper Fall Creek near,, Wlndberry advanced class will bo dropped. Tho nf,nnw ,, frtl,r mllo. puplla w?U recelvo credit .for Ue work, -i .... .. uireauy accompiiBnou m.uis Siojoci. Ties From Jasper. ' j Marlpn 'Yealch, undertaker of Eu. Loo Hoselton 'la shipping two -ear Kn0- waa caUed nnd brought tho loails of tlos 'from his' small mill' near' nm,na to. Eugene last evening. They lhla wook- Mr. Hoielfo e' 1'P"'8 to ship two COTS of tied front this m,U oach,' wook' dur,nB tho BUmmor' ,Th,B wook "Mpnwnt is of hewn tie. ". ""r W Bawea rlod off the honors with" their Btunt, 'Sammy Shows Sonao." It waB, tiio Btory of a Sammy' who left his senior . Will Speak' at .Supper. - - , Bwoothoart andAWontfto. wan ; Whilo t Rov. A, M. Spanglor, pastor of. the gono he foll.lmlovutlwitu glrlaVfromv Congregational chdrch ofsEugehe, -w)H all parts of tho. UilltedlKStutoa -andcoUond tho supper to bo glvon tonight Europo,i but when tho- final'' doolsl'on"by the. ladiOB of tho Christian cliuroht E2Bi LITTLE CHILD IS SERIOUSLY HURT Both' Bones in Right Limb Are Broken When Car Runs f.lttlo Doris Gerard, 8-year-old 'daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ge rard, who livo on Springfield Heights, was accidentally thrown down and run over Monday afternoon by a Ford car driven by Mrs. Fred Parker of this city. Tho accident occurred on Main street, botwo'en Fourth and Fifth. Tho little girl started to cross tho Btreot when the Parker car camo along, going east, at a slow rata of ! speed. Mrs "Parker applied the brakes, but tho street was slippery from the rain and tho car., skidded into tho child. It throw her forcibly against a truck Btandlng thore, and then ran over hor right log. Tho llttlo girl was rendered uncon . sclous for a fow minutes, Sho was as can bo expected. FARMER DIES SUDDENLY J. F. Verdler, of Wlndberry Country, Expires. J. F. Verdler, a farmer aged about wlndberry . bridge yesterday, - after, n(jon., wlUt-bo i v Frtnk wlll: bo sent to Ohio for burial. Verdlor, a son, had been fish- ,nK l thQ croeU near tho P,aco and Bolng' :to tho house, found his father lying on tho floor. doad. It--is pre sumed that ho had boon solzed with an attack of apoploxy. for tho bonoflt of the Rod Cross naif, and- address tho assemblage. it-siiHrvnii LOBAL AGENT SELLS SAVINGS STAMPS Ray Hyland Gains Third Place in 'Contest; Will Receive JrtBvABjjizjiJWedal. Raymond Hyland, agent in the Sa- .lom district for Springfield, has won third placo in the recent contest con ducted by tho Metropolitan Life In suranco Company In the Pacific Coast territory. This conteBt was for tho salo of War Saving Stamps. Mr. Hyland sold all hie stamps, $9,121.25 worth, In Springfield be- tween February and April 18, 1918, when Uio contest closed. He will re- celve a bronze medal for s611lng War Saving Stamps to an amount exceed ing $5,000. Only eleven men in the ontire Pacific district will recelvo these saedals, which will be forwarded to.tho'taen at once. Mr. Hyland Is the first agent to gain a placo in the contest, the two men ahead of him being superintend ents, the first of the San Francisco district with total sales amounting to $11,013.75, and the second; superin tendent of tho Great Falls, Montana, district, with total sales amounting to $9,335. This latter amount exceeded tho amount Bold by Mr. Hyland by only $213.75. Mr. Hyland sold all his stamps dur ing tho contest to tho people of Spring flold, and since tho closing of tho con test has considerably increased his sales here. MILL SHUT DOWN FOR DAY Burning Out of Transformers Is Cause of Delay In Work. Tho Booth-Kelly Lumber Company was forced to discontinue work Mon day noon duo to tho burning out of the transformers In tho mill. Experts from Seattlo and Portland were .callod to aid Uio local men in repairing tho trouble. Extra trans formers were shipped in. from ' the DoothtKelly mill at Wndltng and were connected up. This enabled the mill to begin work Tuesday noon. The transformers transfer tho current fromi the Orogon Powor plant Into di rect current necessary to run the mill machinery. ' , Convention at Halaey. There will be an, Epwortlt- Leaguo district: : convention held.' at Halsey, Oro oa'Frlday, Saturday, and Sun- Lday 'of this wook. A big meeting is rlanaed asd a largo nnmbor of dele- gates re oxpocted from this dlatrlct, sevoral planning to go from this city. EVANGELISTIC ' MEETING Leef Christians fin Revival un day Morning. Rov. and Mrs. Howard M. Fagan will begin a series of evangelistic meetings at Uie local Christian church Sunday. Mr. Fagan will preach his first sermon Sunday morning and MM, Fagan will sing. Tho Fagans come uere from Loth bridge, Canada,) where they havo just concluded a very successful evange listic engagement. r Mr. and Mrs. Fagan aro graduates of the Eugene Bible school, and when not engaged in evangelistic work make their home at Eugene. Primary Elections To Be Held Here Tomorrow Is Day Set for Nomi nation of County and State Officials. . Primary elections in the town cf Springfield will be hejd tomorrow, May 17, tho polls opening at eight o'clock in the morning and closing at eight o'clock In the evening. At this elecUon nominations for the following offices will be made: For county representative, for county sen ator, for joint senator of Lane and Linn countie.8, for county clerk, for county commissioner, and for county treasurer. Polling places beye been announced as follows: In ward 1, 'West Main street near Mill street; inward 2, over Commercial State Bank; la wardlOTer Ior ilM vmes hoetal 3, basement of Lincoln school build-: nearly 12.000.090 em Red Crees ing;" In ward 4, B street, between ,r5,cl dIwtaK service;, over $l,06flr Eighth and Ninth streets. ' " '1 m to Marions hospitals;3 $1,600,000 for nM. m.n oi. t, cant'eeria for American soldiers and for state offices to be voted for at the general elecUon to be held next No- veinbor. Local Delegate Secures Office Will Be Department Treasurer 9 for Ladies of Grand Army of the Republic. Mrs. C. F. Egglmann of this city, who attended the convention ot the Grand Army of tho Republic in Al bany this week, was elected as de partment treasurer for the ladies of the Q. A. R. for the State ot Oregon. This is tho first time that Iuka Cir cle No. 28 has ever held this impor tant elective office, which is next in importance to that of president, The prosldent-olect is Mrs. Eva Carnigie of Albany, and the secretary, an ap pointive office, is Mrs. Emma Beason ft Albany. Mrs. Egglmann secured the place as department treasurer by a big ma jority against a delegate from Port land. The election was hold yester day morning, and in the afternoon tho installation of officers took place. Mrs. Egglmann, as treasurer of the ladies ot the G. A. R. for the State of Oregon, will be supply agent, and all circles will get their supplies from her. She Is the youngest department officer In the State of Oregon. To Speak Here; Miss Ruth Corbett, hbmd demon stration agent, will gty.o, a demonstra tlon of homo-mado, labqr-fiaving de vices tomorrow at the Lincoln ..school. She will show, a flrelqsB cooker, and an iceless refrigerator for tho, homo. Tbs will bo the regular mooting,. pf 'the Home Economics Study Club, and all ladiea Interested are asked to be present Donna Man Injured. Herbert Zachor ot Donna recoived a dislocated elbow Monday nigh t when tho car he waB drlvlpg skidded' oh the wet road' and overturned. Hd caught Mb arm In the.stoorlng wheol. There were sevoral other people In tlie car but they wero uninjured. in.u U1HJVU UIHIL ' roe (108,1 W.0U BEGINS NEXT WEEK All Citizens Are Called Upon to Assist in This Great Humane Work. "" ' STATE ALL'OTMENTIOOd Money Is Judiciously Spent Iri War Zone and for Relief Work fri United States. me American nes jroe; vrhlcH be gins next week a great nitlosal cam galga for tW.m.m. has jast' bHh&4 a statement of the cosdltloa ' b'f war fHBd oa April 16, 1918. Up to that date the RedCre had expended for war purposes almost 100,000,060 andyet had over ?iO,090, 000 left to spend. This was because the war fund with Interest, amounted to $110,134,360.47. All the balance of $10,000,000 will have bees' expended or allotted by June 1. This li why this great appeal to the natten has gone out. " "' " Oregon is called on to supply ?6W, 000, of which Portland Is to' raise $250,000. Tlie map published m this Issue shows that nearly 131,000,000 was ex-, ponded in France, and that inelades fr F"nch 80,dIers: toear 'rccon8tructlon ot vlllagesy nearly j,uuu.ouu ior rcrugees and relief, in cluding the housing of 11,000 families; over $2,000,000 on prevenUoh of tuber culosis; over $1,000,000 cafing for needy children; $1,000,000 relieving the sick; $2,500,000 on transportation; and much miscellaneous expenditure. Belgium received over $2,000,000, principally In general relief; Belgian refugees over $1,000,000, while $800, 000 was spent for canteens for Belgian soldiers and relief for Belgian chil dren. " Italy received a total of over $4,000, 000; Russia over $1,200,000; Rouma nla over $2,600,000; Serbia $894,000; Great Britain $3,260,000, including con' trlhuUon to the British Red' Cr03s of $2,146,000. and $436,000 for defraying the expense of the work it is 'doing in England in buying supplies' for the American Red Cross. Armenia re ceived $2,600,000; the Canadian Red CroBS $500,000; Palestine $390,000; Polish children $200,000, while $361, 664 has been spent for. relief ot Ameri can prisoners in Germany, principally in getUng supplies together so thoy will be ready for the great number ot American prisoners expected in that country. Nearly $10,000,000 was' spent on re lief work in the United States, and the army and navy base hospitals re ceived $111,000; camp service, includ ing sweaters; and tho construction of Red Cross convalescent hdme over $7,000,000. while $15,000000 of the nit tional fund is held as working capital tor. the purchase of'-supplies In th! country . . A detailed" statement of all' Rvl Cu ss expenditures can 'bo obtained : Ihe nearest Red Cross chapter, but the, above includes the most impor tant sums allotted, while a comprehen sive .Idea, of Just how these sumd were distributed can be obtained from the map herewith. ' ' ' Soldier, Is In Hospital. . In a letter to his mother in this, city Allen Stewart states that he has been in a hospital In England." for forty days suffering with scarlet-fever. He oxpoctod to be able to' leave the' hos pital on tho 18th'of Hits'. month; The letter, was Mated 'Aprtf 10th: Mr. Stewart is la the supply company of; the 65th artillery. "