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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1918)
THURSDAY, MAY 1G, 1018. T11H SPIUNGHKLD frEWS PAGNIt MOTHERS DA! 15 OBSERVED At THE ; LOCAL CHURCHES , Sunday Sees Big Gathering of Pocple Honoring Human ity's Best Friend NO GREATER DAY IN YEAR ' Special Muilo nd Program! Make Day Beautiful; Woman A Man' Equal Wat Dlseuiiod y Mothora Day wan f ittinitly obHervod ;nt tho Springfield churchos, beautiful ' Horvfces bolng hold In honor of that 'bost friend of nil, mother. ' Other .pleasures wore forgotten on this dny, ',nnd those who 'gathered to worship filled tho churchos to capacity. !T Tho inctnborH of tho Haptlst nnil f Christian churches worshipped togoth 'or In' tho Chrlotlan church. A short program was rondorod by tho primary department of tho Christian church, ; tho llttlo tots hIiikIhk mid reciting vers on to honor mother. Tho sermon, by Itov. J. 8. McCallum Svas appropriate for tho day. Taken from Luko 10 It told of tho beauty tot tho llvos of two people man and 'iwlfo, and how groat Joy camo to them from kooplng tho commandraontu of tho Lord. Tho wife, tho mothor of 'John tho apostle, was grontly blessed becnuoo oho lovod God and Kept his . commandments. 8ho did tho host she ' could, as all mothora do, and her ro--ward was the fulfillment of her great est wish. itov. 8. A. Danford pastor of tho Mqlhodlsl church talked from tho , toxt "'It Is not good for man to bo nlono." Genesis 2:18. Special music by tho chorus waB enjoyed and Mrs. J. C. Richmond and Miss Gilbert ron dorod n beautiful dueU "Man'B relations with woman havo nlwaya boon taken ns a Joko." said Hov Danford, "but this very thing will ncttlo tho destiny of tho future A man's treasures afo his mother, wlfo , Bister and daughter. Normal llfo brings man Into relation with thcBO nnd yet It Is considered as a Joke, "Mothors day Is tho greatest day of tho year, and all tho civilized world celebrates 1L Mothor Is tho guide nnd help for the holplcau llttlo onos nnd alio Is the ono who listens to and glvos, her sympathy for tho many woes of childhood. Woman Is hero man's groatost frloud. "In boyhood tho girl (a his Ideal his Interest settles In her nnd hIio haa n wonderful Intluonco In shaping his life. Ills Joys and hopes rent In her. , Womanhood Is still his Ideal. "In the prlmo of fife man centers his affections on his wife, glorious womanhood Is still before him leading Tim on to bettor things. Slio fills the horizon of man's Intellectuality. "In tho aftornoon and evening of llfo matt turns still moro to woman. 'Mb wlfo Is his comforter, tho ono who, soothes his pains and cases his declln Ing years. As old ago cohiob on,, and God'B prcBenco comoB nearor man nooda woman mora than at any other tlrno of his llfo. "Man'B llfo. Ib Jncomploto without pvomnn, his destiny 1b not fulfilled without her. God noyor Intondcd wo man to bo man's slavo, this, was n "trick of tho devil to eiiBlavo tho race. Josub waB tho first man to puollcly treat' (womnn as man's oqual. This Ib whoro God put ihor, whore bIio ought to 1)0, and whoro sho wants to iio. God has no double standard, "Tho women of today aro gaining moro rlglita bocauso tho spirit of Christ ' Is getting into tho hearts of tho mon, and not because sho can wear covornlls anfl do n man's work. Woman used to be man's slavo, man's pack horso, but tho spirit of Christ la overcoming this. ' Woman should walk by man's sido whoro God put hor. V'Ono of tho greatest of (Jhrlflt'fl teachings was' tho now ordor of womanhood and tho now ordor of niothorhood. JesiiK rocognlzod Io nian as i,,mjan equal, - Why should tho mqn.pod fail to, do -tho samo? 'Tho c'ommGrcjai world Mb always considered that, a woman was not worth no much, as far nB .wagoa aro conpamoil1e48,'-man. )"--" "Woman aB man's oqual Is an idoal to bo sought after, . All Christianity No. 88 REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF The Commercial State Bank A fx OF SPRINGFIELD at Springfield, Is tho State of Oregon tit the close of bullae . ' Way io, Mis; " . RESOURCES f ! Loans and discounts Overdrafts, secured and unsocurod uonda and warrants ... Hanking house Furnlturo and fixtures... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . i . uuo iroin approveu rosorrn niniia..,u...,..i..,.... Chocks and other cash Itonta , tX Exchange for clearing, houso Cash on hand .., it 4 ' t4i) Jn tt i4mi ttttm 70,713.89 235.3.1 11,682.C H.Of-O.OO 0,400.00 12.272.89 ' 35,GS 4,763.03 4,251.87 Total tttm 1124,665.82 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid In , surplus fund ! unuiviaou prcnis, loss oxpensos ana taxes paiu Individual deposits subject to chock Demand certificates of doposlt ............. Tluio'and savings doposlts i 4 ' .$ 30,000.00 1,500.00 1,409.23 80,101.43 1,522.93 10,032.23 ..$124,555.82 Total ................ ......................,..........-.... STATE OP OREOON, County of Lane, ss: I, O. B. Kessoy, Cashier of tho above-named bank, do solemnly swear that tho above statement Is true to tho best of ray knowledge and balled Ot D. KC.S8I5Y Cashier Subscribed and sworn to boforo mo this ICth day of May, 1918. COIinEQT Attcat: ' FltANK A, DB PUB. M. M. EEERT (8eat) Notary inibllc. WEM1Y STEVENS My commission oxplros Jan 13, 1920, Directors. Plan YourWavGavden Nbwj 5 ave Time ana Money r garden ington, JPMCJ?JdE Oufffxpotrfooj? Stocks N CITY nnd country more war gardens ore needed this year than ever before. Patriotism prompted 2,000,000 Americans to plant gimlens Inut year, according to estimates of the United States Department of Agriculture. Transportation faculties of tho nntlon will he strained this year hauling muni tions of war and foods for the Allies. The surplus food ere niwl by home gardens will help In the rnllrond problem. And t.lii) nation will eat Ichh of tho goods we must export wheal, meat, fats and sugar. Every hoy und girl that helps with the garden Is helping win the war. Leaflets of Instruction In making may be secured, from the Department of Agriculture at Wash upon request, without ehurge. is an Ideal, and tho world must havo I n Ideal In onjer to advance. Man's Ideals of woman will savo tholr souls, for woman will continually load man on to bettor things and to a higher and purer, llfo." Children at tho door gavo each person entering a Hour to wear. MOTHER'S LETTER FROM OVER THERE Men in Class One Will Have Session May 23 Will See Unique Meeting in Oregon's First War Conference. To Parent's Association of Sons of America. One ot the most unique meetings held In this Stato has been announced In connection with Oregon's first war conference In Portland, May 22 and 23, when tho young men In class one of the solectlvo draft of Oregon will gather at the Portland Auditorium. The meotlng which Is scheduled to bo hold on the night .of May 23, Is of TOR SHERIFF AND TAX COLLECT6n KUKD O. STICKLES Republican An honest, economic, buslnese ad ministration of the office for the beae fit of ALL. I will not be controlled by any boss or clique ot politicians, but will per form my duties Independently of them I will see that all fees collected are accounted for. I will perform tho duties ot the of fice without fear, Irrcspocltive ot por- sons, and make a" 'determined effort to apprehend all law violators. For four years Deputy County Clerk of Lane County. During tho past three years twice elected Treasurer of the City of Eugene. Assistant Poet master In Eugene for one sad oe-klf years. For four years engaged in the abstract bueineee fa this eeuaty. PaM A4rertla'et. W. F. WALKER UNDERTAKER FUNERAL DIRECTOR Office Phese it; XeeMesee 7-J Weet Main St. Dr. N. W. Emery DENTIST SUTTON BLDG. . PHONE ZO-J RESIDENCE PHONE 12S-W EIGHTH SHADE EXAMINATION Tke uniform' Eighth Grade Exmi nations wHJIw give I school dtetrjets where there" are pp41 to take the same on Thursday and. JTrtday, May IS and 17, 1918, aceefdmg to the (tchwt ulo on the envelope In which the. questions are sent to the chairman ot tho board. Aa Friday I Primary Electfo day, It nay he aeeeaeary la districts whore the Primary Election is held at the school roum, for the examination to be held at a conven ient near-by, reeldesce. Teachers having pupils to take the exanlaatloa should apply at once for qu-eatloM. E. J. MOORE, County SnperiateadesL Kay 8-2L Phone 392 47 East 7th Ave., Eageae, Or. Imperial Cleaners All kinds of Cleaning, Press ing and Repairing. Prompt service and good work are our specialties. No advance in prices. Postage paid one way. you all this Mothors Day. I am your tnlo loving boy. ULYSSES S. TltUESTEEL JOY toy George Wallace Scott,. Jr. My precious, precious mothor dear, I've boon In Franco nbout a year. In fact It -will bo twolfth of May, lot's see why. that is Mothers Day. My how quickly Umo does fly. Just like Importance and men awaiting n tnubo In tho sky. I hope you aro cal1 oxxsh the draft' from every not fooling blue, for that would novor,!county ,n tho state are expected to novor do. I'm well and happy as can nttond. i. i mi,n '.v.n,r' Tho Surgeon General ot the United Tho walls aro whitewashed nice and stotes nrmy requested tho meeting, j clean; I llko It better than "thirteen." and 11 has boon ca,lod hy tHC statot We're In tho front lino trenches too; Co,mcn r nerenso, under whoso aus-j that tickles ub Oloar through and l,lcoa theWorenco Is being held, for) VhroueJ, Uoro'B to tho :o1d Itod, u,e Purpose of convoying important, . ... ... . mossncrR dtrnnt frnm tho wnr flonnrt. ! wnuo nnu uiuo, wo n novor 101 mo t Huns break through. Well, mothor mout to tho mcn wno SO0A wl be in donr, 111 havo to close with lots ot tralr,nB- lovo to you and Robo. Now don't Captain Harry E. Williams, who was forgot to smile and pray. God bless for many Yars v,th tho 0reBn Na tionai uuaru, recently on uuty at uauip Lpwls, and now a company comman der In tho Oregon military police, will iba ono of th6 speakeru. captain Wll- Small Blais Causes Alarm. llama will tell of boiuo things that tho A small blaie Friday afternoon at mon wln experience upon arrival at tho L. E. Danks homo on Ninth streot th0 tralnfas camp and his talk will j causod qulto an alarm. An oloctrlc Provo helpful as well as interesting Iron loft turned on Ignited tho wood. t0 u,08 WM0 ,loar Mm work of the kltchon table and burned ; The sanitary requlromonts of tho part of tho wall. Tho. blast! was dls- ary wlu 1)0 bandied by Dr. K. A. J. covered' Immediately nnd was put out Maokenalo and'Charlea E. Cochran, a boforo any great Iobb had boon suf- ."wolMtnown attorney, will toll the mon tcrotl 1 their logal rights both prior to on- rrr- trance into tho sorvlco and after In- Best Remedy for Whooplno Cough. ductlon into tho army, "Last , wlntor when my , Jlttlo boy ' This mooting Is only ono ot tho had' thd whooping cough I gave him , many interesting sectional meotlngs Chamborlafn's Cough Remedy' writes to bo held as a" part ot tho conference. Mrs. J, D. Roberts, East St. Louis, 111, Every branch of war activity will bo "It kopt his cough loose and roltovod represented and national speakers bin) of thoso ijroadful coughing spollo. from Washington will address the gen It Is tho only cough medicine 1 keep oral assemblage' (b well an tho sopa In the house bocauso I havo tho most tato gatherings. Special r&tea havo cifldonco In it," Thfa remody la- boen secured on all railroads undqr also good for colds and croup. . adv. tho certificate plan, I BaaHHBaBBHBBl9BaflsaHHBBVsaHa Snaps! Nothing But Snaps! And they are sure being snapped up at Hall's Forced Sale of Ladies' and Girls' and Babies5 Shoes. It only takes one look to realize the real bargains at this sale. Just read a few of them and be convinced and come to this sale before Saturday night, May 25th, if you want the best bargains you have had in SHOES. One lot ladies' cloth top shoes, good values at 3. 75 This sale $2.00 One lot boys, shoes worth 3.25, sale $2.25 One lot children's shoes worth 2.00, sale $1.00 One, lot bed room slippers value 1.50, sale 90a Watch for our ad. next week. We will tell you then just what our future plans are, but we want to assure you there is going to be something doing at this store. Watch us all next week. Child's white canvass Ma ry Jane, chrome sole, worth 1.25, sale 75c One big lot of baby shoes good values'at 1.50r this sale 60c Ladies' white canvass shoes, regular values ZJlS sale price $2.50 Don't OVERLOOK the men's shoes. We carry the best, most up-to-date stock and our prices are the very lowest that can be made on high-class shoes. This sale will continue all next week but do not wait till sizes are down to nothing. W A HALL Springfield Oregon . r, mm qpfSSBBBMMali tmiii I" - gaaaaiBaaaj