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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