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4 THE SPfitNGFIELD 111 p- VV-i,l-' immmp - BP MMMIS Cay W mBbSIb P fPRINQFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1918. VOL. XVII. N2. BACCALAUREATE EX ERCISE IS HELD US uimiuimi! uiiuiiuni Rov. Walter Bailey Gives Good Advice to Graduates of High School CLASS'-1 IS ALL PRESENT Short Program' Is Qlveri by- -Those w Not Among. Graduating vPuplli. & of Springfield Tho baccalaureate, exorcises hold at tho.Chrlntlan church last Sunday pro vod.a big success. .A shortprogram and tho sermon by-Rov, .Walter Bailey made up tho oventa of Uio ovonlng. ThoioxorclHcs woro begun by tho sing ing of "Amorlca" by tho audloncojaf tenwhlch prayor was otforod by Rov. M. H. Pagan. Mrs. Fagan sang a most fitting solo and a short scripture, lesson was read by Mr. Fagan. Tho Tho' speaker of Uio ovonlng was In troducod by Ror. J. 8. McCallum. Rev. Walter Ralloy was a graduato of the4 high school two years ago and hatr'Blnco mado vory rapid progress In his church, the Daptlst church In this city. His sennpn was vory cf- fectlvo and wan oaslly understood by, tho graduatos. "Thoro nro so fow who plan thoir llf'4. They nro blown around liko nothing to cling to. Ono thing. every ono ban to fight all their Uvea Is Ilea nnd If your future Is all plan nod thoro nro not going to bo so monyof thorn to fight. It you have a gardon you havo to cutlvato to bo ablo to gather tho harvest and unless., you plan your gurdon you gather, an Inefficient bar vost. "Do wo shun tho lies as wo would shun the gorms of dlsouso? Tho truth Is tlio thing tho pooplo need more than anything olso. Facts aro bettor than.flowora any tlmo ovon though thoyinay hurt at somo.ttmo. "Men aro sorving tho world, with tho ' power of mind. Such mon as Benjamin Franklin, and. Columbus.. They had groat-Ideas and where thoir minds woro they wont. Ab a man thinks In his heart ho Is. I can go Into tho darkest coll you can find and still I could keep my thoughts as puro as any porson, who over was In in the lightest placo. "A man looks upon tho outward ap nearauccs whllo Ood looks on tho hoart You can hldo your thoughts from your friends but not from Ood. . ..it , it i. ni. I uigiit tninKing wiu.um u . a soap bubblo. Tako for oxamplo a pansy sood. Tho sood put Into tho right environment grows whllo tlio ono which Is not dooB not grow and If Itidoos It is a vory poor plant. "A. man in a far off country was onco soatod among swlno. Ho was ovon bo low that ho ato with tho Bwlnd' bocauBo his- thoughts woro not nb'ovo a awinq. Ho began to Ihlnk and his thoughts chryatallUod and in tlmo his root turned In tho. way of Ills thoughts,, Ifq had thought. 'Surely thero Is enough room in my father's houso for mo,' so ho soon found him eoit In tho homo of his father, "Thoro was onco n man who was brought up to ho a Christian, Tho , Mon(jaJ. Word wa8 rocoived nthlB nlght.of )i!b graduation from tho. hgh nujrnnB Btatlng that ho had boen ros Bciiool ho was thinking of theft a", ting. easy though, It wilt bo aomo.tlma of tho tlmo ho was listening to tho oro thoy wjh bo BUr0 0 tno cas0i Bormon. Hla thoughts b6camo chrys : talllzcd nnd a little whllo later ho Bold said, 'This is holl for me.' his llfo for. $18.- . Potor doniod Christ. "Answer a big question to yoursolf IIOliad.pur'fl.'thoughtBjbut In a momont 'Whoro would you bo If you woro of dospiiir ho donled Christ I whoro your thoughts are?' Tho an VTdioro wna onco a saoon-koopor bw'op may not bo what It should bo, .wllo mado a mlatako !on. gottlng on a ovpn by tho best pooplo. bojit anlnstead, of tho, rlgjhone ho , Pooplo -aro- bolng... told constantly got on ono' "which waif'taklng a party how to bo good, Tho thing Jspractico' of (children on a Sunday school picnic, it" ' ,, Thoy'bogan to Bltig 'Noarer My G6d ' Tho'Vogular announcomonta for the to' Theo' arid Uio half druniton matt Vook woro thon mado followed by a cainotjq ihlnV'BQlf and domqnded to .duet by Marlon Richmond and Merle lJo jot ofit of the lioat Tho man. whom hunio. Tlio" benediction r waB pro" io -aBkod, UBkod htm w)iy' nd he nouncoflby Rqv; MoCallum. , HIGH SCHOOL DOES MUCH,! Mareola Puplli Werk Hard for the Red Crou Tlio vacation which the high school jatudonto of tho Mareola school askod for nnd woro granted proved a groat succor. nnd benoflt to tlio Hod Cross. All of tho pupils secured work for tho day and gavo tho proceeds to tho I1J...I r-,tm CI.... -...I .1.... hrod out to pIant ll0tntocs for John Dawning and, oarnod JIG. Five boys with Uio uso of ICarl Volgamora's wagon, carried rubbish from many homos and oarncd t$. Qlrla .did var ious work Including houso work scrub bins and washing windows. Eva Ti tus orcctod a shooshlnlng stand In front of tho Ico-croam parlors and mado $4. It cost noma of, tho men who have unusually largo feet, fifty cents to got a shino. Tho total sum amounted to ICS. Tho campaign was closed by a danco at tho M. W. A. hall and served Ico 'cream and punch making a profit of $70-for, the 'evening. The-.total for tho work day and danco was $135, and tho amount Which tho school clear dd .was $94. - "News Reporter to Leave ' Mlsa Wanna McKlnnoy who has been employed as repnrtor by tho Sprlngtlold Naws since tho first of tho yoar, oxpocts to leave for Portland noxt Saturday whoro her fnthor W. II. McKlnnoy is employed in tho ship yards, and whoro tho family oxpecta to locato. Miss McKlnney Is a mem ber of tho graduating class this yoar and Is quite popular among her many friends hero; Hor position Is being filled by Jean Fischer .who began hor duties this wook. Eighth Grade. Exams. Are Held Class of Twtenty Takes Finals At Lincoln School Thurs day and Friday Tho eighth grado examinations aro to bo held at ths Lincoln school to day and Friday for a class of twenty. H. C. Ethell will bo 'in chargo of the examinations - this -year. All expect to continue- thoir school work and at tend high school in tho fall. ; Tho re turns of tho examinations will bo re ported In about two weeks and tho pupils who nro successful " in the ex aminations wilt rccolvo their diplo mas at this time. A class of thirty will tako tha stato examinations in geography. They the all in Uio Bovonth grado. A class of twonty-throo In tha sixth crude will Soo the stato examinations In physio- iogy , Thofl0 whQ nr(J t(J tnkQ th(J oxnmlnn. tions in tho eighth grado are: Cornelia Hutchinson, Clara VolBtoad, Henry Tomsoth, Edwona Parsons, Ray Wob or, Grotchon Horrlck, Dorothy Qlrard Dorrls Smith, William McCulloch, Wallaco Halscy, Mary Waochter, Flaud Townsend, Ora Cltaso, Mabol Mcpherson, Helen Myers, Emma Tra vis, Loafer Smith, William . Llndloy," Yosta LaRuo' and Lylo Wynd. Jarpes Cox III Jamoa Cox of this city was takon to Portland last Saturday for medical trcntmontf Ho wae .i,kon to the Portland - Surgical-hospital. .whoro he Ocratod on fotv appendicitis last A supply dipot behind the French lines in the Mease sector, it is L-oniieettru vy leie-muuc wm, ueaoqunrtera at the front, and when emergency supplies are needed they are rushed from this depot) by means of auto trucks. EDWIN OLSON DIES WHILE Miff Left America' in January to Fight in France; Contracted Pleur isy of Right Lung Mrs. Emma Olson of this city re eleved a telegram last Monday tel ling her of tho dcat hof hor son Edwin H. Olson who was In England with tho 148th Field artillery whero bo dlod-from the effects of pleurisy.- Edwin H. Olson was born at Dar ron, Wisconsin, September 30, 1897. Ho "moved to Ashland, Wisconsin from there and came to Coburg, Oregon ten years ago with his parents where ho finished his education in Uio gram mar school. He moved to Springfield i three years ago and worked in tho Booth-Kelly mill for a year then went to Sheridan where ho was employed In tlio mill. Edwin enlisted April Cth, the day. after war was doclarcd with a num ber of Sheridan boys in the 3rd Ore gon Infantry. He was sent to the Van couver barracks whero he remained about six months then was sent to Menlo Park In California, Ho was later sont to Camp Merrltt, New Jer sey and from thoro to Camp Mills In Now York where he contracted pneu monia and had to remain in tho hos rltal whllo his company was sent across tho Atlantic. After his re covery he was attached to the 148th Field artillery and was sent oversea In latter part of January. On his arrival In England ho was taken to tho Magdalene hospital at Winches tor, England with pleurisy of tho right lung from which ho novor recovered. Ho died May 23, 1918. Mr. Olson is survived by his moth er, Mrs, Emma Olson, ono slstor Mrs. Bruco Lansborry, ono brother Oden j Olson, all of this city and a brother 'Oswald Olson who Is with tho C3rd Infantry at San Francisco and several relatives in Oregon and tho East His fnthor died before tho family enmo Vost. Edwin Olson wns a member qf tho Mothod.Bt church of this' city ond n mombor of the W. O. W. lodge, i 8. P. Company Wins i ' The Southern Pacific company won tho suit Instituted by Frank R, Alex ander, as administrator ot tho ostato of the lato Edgar Billings, for $2,999 (ininagos for alloged carlesBnoss and nogllgenco on tho part of the railroad company. Mr. Bluings was Btruck by a troop train at Sprlngtlold Junction and killed. Bounties Ape P,ald , Bountloa twero i,pnld this week to Joo AVt. .Walkor, Fall Crook on 34 dig gors; Ernest Olson, Sprlngtlold. on thro'o dlggora and ono gopher; Wil fred Sohorn, of Goshop on nlno diggers. FRENCH SUPPLY DEPOT IN THE'jHEUSE SECTOR WATCHERS ATTHE' CR0SS1S SUBJECT Rev. Fagan Speeks to Big Crowd Sunday Morning; Is Special Music Ror. M. H. Fagan, evangelist at the Christian church, delivered a ser mon8unday morning .-on the subject "Watchers 'nt hn r.m" A hm adulonce was in attendance to hear the helpful words of the speaker There was special music and a solo by Mrs. Fagan, contralto soloist Rev. Fagan's sermon follows: "It was the time pr the Passover feast In Jerusalem. The city was crowded with pilgrims who had come from all parte of the country to bo r - - . present at tho great national gather- ing. Many who were present expected to boo Jesus. Ho had stirred the whole country with his wonderful words and his wonderful works. "Imagiho the thrill that passed through the crowd as they heard that ho was to bo crucified. With one accord they thronged to Calvary to witness the awful scene. Many thous ands woro in attendance at the cross. I want to call your attention this morning to noma ot the watchers at tho cross, noticing who watched, how they watched, and what they saw. "First tho chief priests with the scribes and elders, watched him mock ingly, and saw an impostor. Jesus ' gavo himself out to be the Spn of God 1 ho claimed to have authority to for gtvo sins; ho claimed to have angels at his command; ho claimed power Uo ralBO the dead; ho claimed to be tho judge of all mankind; ho claimed to bo tho promised Messiah; ho claim ed to bo the Saviour of the world. For these claims he was cruclflold. Now remember, it Jesus was not what he claimed to bo then these mock era woro right and he was an impostor If he wns not the Christ then ho was a docoivor, a liar, a cheat, and a bias phonier. "Next we see a group ot women at the cross. They do not watch mockingly, bu with, sorrow and see a benefactor. Josub is tho great em anclpator of womanhood. In those lands whero Jesus has not boon preach od womanhood is In slavery. Sho Is ot no mora yaluo than a cow or any other animal. Sho is simply a con vonleqco for mon. Purity, virtue, womanhood, equality' with man, those truths you women qf Springfield owo to Jesus. And yet some will not give him any, placo In their Uyos: "Next tho passera-by. They watch, od with indifforence and baw nothing. Nothing worthy ,qf their particular attention, One ot . tho worst sins In tho ohurch is. this sin of indifference. Tills Itj (ho only thing I fear in a re (Conttnuod on Page Four) ALIEN WOMEN TO REGISTER June 17-26 Are. Days Set F,or Signing, up of German Subjects By proclamation of IHe President of the United States, German -alien wo men "will be required to register fn accordance with the general rules and regulations prescribed by the At tornoy General of the United States. The date set for registration is from June 17 to June 26. Persons required to register: All natives. p!tlMtiJ, denifzens, or sub- lantci nt tha ftfu-TTtan Kmnt or of the. Imperial German Government being 1 lal German Government, oeingi FEMALES of the age of 14 years and : upwards, now within tho United States and not actually naturalized as Amer- j lean citizens are required to register . as German alien females. Heglstra- tlon does not include those born In Austria Hungary unless they are also German subjects. Persons required to register should ! uon uiiu we cannot may realize now understand that by so doing they arej Jt ,a Qnly ihe parents Giving proof of their peaceful dtapoa!. Bent 80n8 acros3 water ons anu u-er intention to coniorm to the laws of the United States. Reg istration for Springfield will take place In the post office, the postmaster; act ing as registration officer. Rev. Ethell Attends Convention Rov, H. C. Ethell returned from Portland last Sunday where he at tended tho annual convention of the Assemmy ot uio r-uuvoau. uu.wu of the Nazarine. There were about ono hundred members of the church tli n (innfa-An-a tlila vpa- lrllfv ov " -- (ume passed and they only did worse of which were licensed preachers the;unU1 we CQU,d gtand thelr acUonB remainder being delegates from the iagalnst us no longer.. churches in this district, Tne conr ference had regular business ot and one half houra every day, .This district Includes most ot Oregon, all ot Washington, Idaho and British Columbia. Rov. J. T. Little of New- burg was elected district superintend ent of this district. The annual ses sion will bo held at Ashland, .Oregon next year. Vance Cagley Home Vance Cagley, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Cagley of ths city arlved home Tuesday for a short visit with his parents and friends. He has been at the Letterman General Hospital at tho Presidio, San Francisco for a year whoro he Is in charge ot three wards, the medical, surgical nnd tu berculosis departments. He and a party of others were In charge of a number of Insane men who were tak en to St. Paul, Minnesota and on his return was givon a five days stop over. Pass Y. M. C. A. Examinations. W, S. Wright and j, Hutchinson ot this city passed the examination for the Y. M. C. A, workln tho ser vice. Thoy oxpect to go to Now York soon whorq thoy wll lo'a,yMe for Trance as soon ,as they loam. Bonio of. their, dullest .They passod the. examinations for tho'Pof Hand Board of Y, M.-C A; COLONEIr LEABErP ADDRESSES GUARD SUNDAY WORKING Tells of Life and Incide-ftttxwf ' Trenches in Franc Wrth' , . Allied 'Force . M. C. BRESSLER, SPEAKS . , x .... .. a Gives Thrilling Picture on Battle of Somme; Song of Never Surrender Gives Courage to Men . At the regular church service hoar last Sunday, Colonel, Leader' of tke University b'f Oregon spoke' al ' tie Metbsdisi charch- te the cesgretJe t and henae guard,. The tetredaettes- speech, was made by M. C Breeeier of this city. Four new .members were taken in at this time and mention ot eight nw stars' which lave bees' ad ded Id the service OajT liurisg the 18 week was" made.. - The center raw' e( seats was. reserved for the Home Guard, wk-a marched Into the church. after Colonel Leader. The congreKa- tiaa arose and sang "America" iad "God Save Oar Wen" after which Rev. S. A. Daaford led In Drayer and a selection wjasy given by tgie? cheir. The usual morning, offering and an, nouncements were given and the new members introduced. After the Bong "Battle Hyinn of the Republic had been sung, M. C. Breesler 'spoke as follows: 01,0 ,..-l - - am very glad to respond and give a bit of cheer jto the mothers and fathers of boys at the front to-day. "We realize the necessity of taking UP arms In defense of theapd we all love and obey. To-day we are in the greatest strife the world lias ever known and one never dreamed of be fore. "We are so far from the stage of ac can realize how terrible it Is. we wonder why there is the necessity of the struggle. The qnly answer we can, give is duty. "Because of this strife the name of the Germans la besmeared. In that place the little children at "their moth er's knee is taught military ism. They are taught that some day they are to be leaders in the military world. We ,jeId ba(.k from the q aB lonfJ M WJ couW th,nklng they would . real,ze the wn)ng toey were d(J,ng but ! . . . ..Thi8 war is to put down the enemy !B0 that some day people, will put down al, ams and meet 88 brothor8 and not) for conquest. Tho time must coma when they will realize that the shedding ot blood is wrong. ' "It is our duty to give all we can to build up our great and grand nation of people. We havo not yot realized as much as we must that U'Is ls nec' essary. "Through the suffering we can see the future with a ray of light see aa wo see now the results of the Civil War. The price ls dear yet well worth it There is no death more honorable 'or more to be sought than to glvo your lite for brotherhood. War haa. divided the chaff from the wheat, Thp futur.e will boq a higher and nobler typo of men," Colonel Leader was then Introduced and gave a very Interesting and ap pealing talk This ls to be , his last talk to the public besides one to bo given to the alumni ot the University Thb Colonel gave many very Interest ing experiences and stories of trench life in France. "The Dutchman saya tho French are bled white, English are bled white, Italians aro blod white, Russians are ( Mod yollow and the Amoricana are .not ready yet Tho whole sfaety of the 'world depends on the United j' ( Continued on Page Fourj
