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JTAOE 2 Springfield News; tN.inteut iivdrv Thursday by tho Jne! County Publishing Association. MOBERT A. BrtSDIG, Editor and Mflr. SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Pnyablo In advance.) , year tt.60 months G Biin mnntha .50 ADVERTISING RATES Tttr column tuch 15o HOW ABOUT YOU? The word "stacker" generally Is ap jrlicd to the mai who Is capable ot (tarrying arms but attempts to ovado Us. duty. It Is broadly applied to tltose who are shirking, In any way, as heavy burden of responsibility which rests equally on the shoutders at alL The uniform cuts no figure for & the guard house of our cantonments say be found the uniformed slacker. "We Is the man who does not orJfsflll set appreciate the fearful seriousness qC tne time3 inrougn wmcu iuc-jjcw-jlts of. the world are passing. The ana or woman, boy or girl, who ap preciates and understands the critical sanation and does not measure up to ate best effort ot which thenar capa ar xro slackers. Every man or wo rr can determine whether or not he rsfie Is a slacker by asking them arfves the question, "Am I doing my .3EST?" Have you loaned of your In Kne.to the nation until it Inconvenl ees you? Have you made any sacri ees? In sacrifice only can One begin ' approach toward the full measure C demotion. May wo quote a pitiful atery? A young girl was aiked- wh-vt-a&e was doing as her share toward Making the world safe for democracy. 3be replied that she was on a com- alttee composed of young girls who . attended parties for the soldiers for rflte purpose of dancing with them. e was having the time ot her young We and she knew it But it is tho wry In which many persons are doing eir miserable "Bit." WHY NU1 A HCu r-. K - n -. . n.ni, i Snrfnefleld's nark, under govern-t Brent requisition, has been denuded of IBs trees, and what little claim it had j ivlc nride and beauty has been sOmfhated forevor. Flanked on one side by a garage and surrounded irtEerwlse by the artificial conciseness city streets, it has never under ass It environs impressed anyone wi.h TSe. usual conception of what a park tBcnld be. To' a visitor it looked both like a garbage dump. There sro a" number of points of great natu alS Beauty bordering Springfield on Us river'B edge, one of which could e made into a beautiful park, and a fy. nowadays without a park, or a .JeBire to secure one, is devoid of jwfdfe and scarcely deserves a place ja the sun. CONSERVING EGGS. To the Editor: In cooperation with the United States Food Administration there was recently issued by this department a nallag pertaining to the candling and atarlteting of eggs. We have earnestly endeavored to send out information tSa. eveuy one concerned in regard to sUfr ruling, and we expect tho co operation of all producers and ship jtro of eggs, for the reason that the adiervance of this ruling will be 3traud to be a material benefit to all soncorned. It appears, however, that fxrtcin producers and shippers in the "tfcintty of Eugene have not been jstirfag- sufficient attention-to this reg ulation, and on that account this do- '.partment has been compelled to seize etertain shipments of eggs which has comred the shippers thereof some in Korrvenfonce. In going Into details Telatfi e to- the case It has been found tbat the party who made the shipment war sponsible for the candling of aly a portion thereof. In other -words, in making up tho full shipment bc'J&Ad purchased a number of cases fro'ifr other parties and this Is where hTlUiuuble arose. Such cases as bore tftBiOTidTihg certificate of the shipper were finird to be O K, but from those tearing lie candling certificate of snotMer firm wo rejected four dozen "rots" o'lt of three cases recandled, prov'ngithat they had not ueen candled at all, although they bore an egg can dTIiig certificate, and under this cor tifiqntp 'hey would have been classed as fre?h esgs. Still furthor. scattered jjromIsciiou8lymong those of tho lat tar Jot we found eggs that had been Tirpso-vorl in watcrglass Invcstlgo- (i,ot h.o Khtnner was en tlrely Innocent of tlilB class oi ckbb, ' 111 m,a l I Mrt r.oil. ' i I - . 1 W W T ' UiUI. IUI MWI U 111 Norortnoicsa, somo person imrmi! . . : A . 1 . I 1 II I knowleilKo ot tho act Is responsible Tho above ruling was Issued In or dor that tho traffic In bad eggs might be stopped. A spoiled egg Is ot no bohout to any ono. Its prosonco among good eggs only tends to catiso thorn to decay sooner than thoy would otherwise, for bacteria from a bad egg will soon penotrnto tho sholl ot a good egg Just tho same as, although in a loss degree, a bad potato will soon cause good potatoes to spoil. Tho mattor ot offering for salo eggs that havo been preserved In water glass alono with fresh eggs coms strictly under tho law doflnlng nduUor ntlons ot food products, and under tho law Is a misdomoanor punishable by olther fino or Imprisonment. In the caso abovo referred to wo havo not prosecuted olther of these shlppore bo causo investigations prove that thoy wore tho Innocent victims of others who had done bad work. However, It wo can securo Information tending to prove who was responsible wo will prosccuto tho offending party to tho full extent ot tho law. Would you kindly glvo publicity to this letter and allow us to ask tho co operation of every reador ot your pa per who Is Interested in the economi cal distribution of food products and tho preservation of the same, to tho end that needless expense In the hand ling ot such food products be' obviated and that public health bo tho better protected. Thanking you. I am. Yours truly. DAIRY AND FOOD COM'S'R. BUY A FOURTH LIBERTY BOND Br H. V. Neat. If.!. imlnb . trnn annAflllnf uni iv, a vvr iv ............. Men of Freedom. Thouxtit and FeellnK, Innocents lmplor you kneeling. "Buy a Bond." Hosts of Hell are Illeht defying. Sparing not the slcX or dying; Broken hearts to you are crying, "Buy a Bond." For our boys who. In the fight. Stand for U.S.. for Ood and Right. Ktep their home flrts burning bright. Buy a Bond. In the name of Llbfrty, Strike the blow to make men Free, Help to win the Vlrtory, Buy a Bond) "We were shelled without warning at 1 o'clock to the morning In our; rest billets, and three of my lieutenants were killed instantly in the Inky dark ness." This is the simplo letter of a captain on the battle line la France. Do you count the dollars of your Fourth Liberty Loan subscription when every retaliatory shell from a 155 millimeter howitaer costs nearly 100? "Our battalion went into action 1400 strong; 270 men came back, writes a Boimer irum rrauue. &uia ncciua rrlrlro W ... v... ,tatit nn . h trench sou says Reuter? correspondent at Paris, according tc news dispatches. No wonder tho Hut is backing up. , Do your part in the Fourth Llbertj Loan to let our immo.tal fighting men know yoa are backing them up. italy Has'State sugar.- Especially drastic regulations govern the use of sugar In Italy. Its manu facture, distribution and sale are close ly controlled, and In part actually taken over by the state. , Saccharine Is permitted to be sold and used as a substitute for sugar and the government manufactures a mix ture of saccharine and sugar called "State Sugar." which Is largely used. German Sugar Ration Adequate. Germany, before the war, produced a great surplus of sugar and exported large quantities. Today the Gerraaiyi have virtually gone out of the export business, but have plenty of cheap sugar for home use. Wholesale prices prevalent In the Allied nations, according to Informa tion received by the United States Food Administration arc as follows: England, 10 cents a pound; France, 12 cents ; Italy, 2(1 cents. While these high prices are being paid abroad the American wholesale price is beimj held at 714 cents. Born. SIMPSON Wednesday, September 11, 1918, to Mr. and Mrs, John L, Simpson of Cottage Grove, an eight pound daughter. ROBERTS Saturday evening, Sep tember 14. 1918. to Mr. and Mrs, Ronald Roberts, a daughter. McQUINN Sunday, September 15, 1918, to Mr. and Mrs. J. G. McQuInn, a daughter. WAONEIt Sentember 11. 1918. to Mr. and Mrs. Lot Wagner of Cot tago Grove, an eight-pound girl. ADRAIN At Springfield general hos pltal, Tuesday morning, September 17. 1918. to Mr. and Mrs. Jess Ad- rain, a nine-pound daughter. ROGERS Tuesday morning, Septem her 17. 1918. to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers, a nine-pound son. Died MATHEWS At the Mercy hospital in Eugene, September 12, 1918, tho infant son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mathews of Dexter. Notice All women having sons, husbands or brothers in tho service, who wish to parade In Eugeno Saturday, aro re- - oues'eil to meet at tho Library r rluay, iiuuuor -.- Grandoldope Wolby Stevens and others ' Hnvo somo good business blocks On Main street That need other tonarits Uosldos tho ants, tho spiders, and files That now occupy tho show windows. Of course. Wolby. will understand That we aro not throwing out any hints For him to Bwoop out tho windows, As it Is nono ot our darn business, But It ho should do it Of his own accord Wo would not tall to mention It In tho News Under tho hoad ot "Civic Improvements." Wo bought two pedigreed hens last week And after spending $9 for a wlro fenco and $3 for 10 cents worth ot Chick feed, Wo havo been rewarded In that tlmo Through tho combined efforts Of thoao two old btddlos With ono egg. Wo beg to acknowledge , receipt, also, " Of a notlco from Uio Fourth Llborty Loan Commlttco That "our quota" Has been fixod at Fifty dollars. By gosh, boys, How did you guoss It? Undo Frank Smtth Honored our sanctum With his presenco N - " Last Tuesday. ' Ho told us that ho had a bad fall From his wagon And stove In a couplo of ribs And otherwlso battered his anat omy. But when wo wanted to make an Item of It He demurred and extracted u promise Not to publish It. So we refrain from doing so. . . Ever since we came to town W We have been trying secretly To get ' ' ' Something "on" ? Charley Egglmann, " ' " ,' So far wo have been unsuccessful: It anybody knows anything About the past history f Of this here gent l That 'wouldn't look well in print Confidential Information Along this lice ' Will bo appreciated. We were notified by An elongated dispenser of Nux Vora. lea, ice cream and castor oil Up the street Not o mention his name In this column again. , We won't; But as an apology is duo him We take back what we said" About his rgo As we can't rrovo it. ' We also apologize To Brother Danford As we have since learned That It takes more heroism To keep this Springfield bunch Lined up Than it does to take a chance Of having Ono's tenement of clay Strewn all over the landscape Cf sunny France. We've stood for about all The "kidding" We're going to from Willie Hall Without a "comeback." However, we need a New r&lr ot shoes And after wo havo Made arrangements with him To get them for A dollar down And a dollar a week We will launch our "offensive." , There Is also a bunch At the Booth-Kelly mill That aro flirting With this column And they'll got theirs When we get the Grandoldope . On 'em, Catarrh Cannot Be Cured with rlCAI, APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the dlpeiiBe. Ca tarrh l a blood or constitutional disease, , . in ..II ri I, Vml VtltIRt trllfA ln ternal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure l taken Inlernully, and acU directly upon !.- t.l , n..,l nl,,.nlltt Hiirfnni, TlflllH ,1113 UIUUU Mil" - ' . T . r-ninrrii rum lii not a aiinclt medicine, it was prescribed by one of tho best pliy- in l,lu ntintiv fnr vpnm and IS a regular prescription. It Is composed of the best tonics Known, combined with the best blood purifier, riding directly on tlio mucous surfaces. The perfect combina tion of the two Ingredients Is whut pro- .. -1. . . t 1 1 1 In nil rl rtlf nnrnpFli Ran1 tnf f Atitlmntilnlii. free. IA J. (MJHNKV & CO.. Props., Toledo, O. floM by iJiUifKHtB, !'' 7w. r''ak HaM'i lt'nn-1'v f ronof l-iiflon, 80CIAL. EVENT8 LOIXIH ENTERTAINS. Tho degree staff ot tho UcbfckaU Lodge Brent a jolly ovonlng In tho lodgo rooms Friday evening. At tho close ot tho evening refreshments of Ice cream nnd dako woro served. FORMER SPRINGFIELD GIRL WEDS. Tho wedding of Miss Lulu Hampton and William Molsor ot Connoll, Wash., camo as n luigo surprise to tho ninny frtouds ot Miss Hampton horo. Tho wedding took plnco last Tuesday ovon Ing at 8 o'clock nt tho bride's homo In Eugeno, nt 111B West Ninth nvo nuo, Rov. U. G. Parks ot tho Church of God performing tho ceremony, Only mombora ot tho Immediate fnm lly were prosont. Tho young couplo left Wodnosday morning nt 11:20 n. m. on tho Oregon Electric for Vancou ver, Wash., whom thoy will stay for somo tlmo. Miss Hampton was a mem ber of tho Juno graduating class ot tho local high school this year nnd very popular among tho young people, and took part In several of tho school plays. Showas un oporator on tho local switchboard nt tho tolophono ofllco for tho rnst ycr nnA wna trans ferred to tho Eugene switchboard this s urn mo r Classified Ads For Sale, Rent, Wanted, Etc. FOR SALE Slnglo Harloy-Davidson motorcycle See Bill Rodonbaugh. FQR RENTTwo furnished house keeping rooms. Call nt 18G Mill st . corner A. FOR RENT A lO acro tract with lm- nrnvnninntR 1 Illllo SOUthWOSt Of Springfield, corner A. Call at 180 Mill street, . - . , ...ftr -.- ' . - - - , FOR SALE Ranch cheap, Inqulro evening 158 South B streot, Spring- Tomatoos Largo sized; rlponod on the vino: i.-o ousuui, uiiuu.j 1 I'llOBO 124-W. ntivmn nn,i t-rnin npk. Will pay top price. E. E. Morrison. BOARD AND ROOM I will keep boarders and roomers a( a reason able prlco. Mrs. Wlglo, Third and E streets. LOST A mounted elk tooth with Ini tials and number of lodgo atampod upon It Finder will bo llborally re warded by returning somo to John Winzenrled, Springfield, Or. Summon! all the force and rciourcei of the Republic to the defense of i'recdom THE OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE which the United States authorities have ranked at one of the fifteen diitinguiihed initiations of the country for excellence m military training, hat reiiwndcd to the call. The College tt -diitinguiihed not only for its military initruction, but Distinguished also roa I& itrong induitrial counci for men and for women: In Agriculture, Commerce, F.nlntfini, Fortitry )Iom KcoDomkt, Minluj, Phirrucy, oJ Vocilooil Education. Iu wholewme, purpcieful itudcnt life. Its democratic college aprrit. Its successful graduates. Students enrolled lait year,;4SJ! on iu ervice flags, 1158, over forty percent representing officers. College opens For csulot. niw llluitrstcd BooUtt. od other UNIVERSITY o Fully cqnippcil lihernl ciillnrc niulHcienrinotli-pnrlineiito. Speclnl a t..x :.. l,.,rt.i:uni. Arnlitlcrliin-. I.mv. ModlclllO , TeaclitniS. Library 'orl. Mimlr. II..urIiold I Arlrj, Pliy.lcnl TtolidiiB ''"V w'w' 1 Mllllary bclr nr in rliartn ui .,rn,ri m - 1 ,Up-laJlr,Lii.rJc.npfrli-m In pr.rnl w.r. t-implH. ymt,M ol Irrncbn, btUfm, .. . t t I . 1 tn.i III f IjIfilAivr nisi on I II. 1 1. I . C Tullloii Filing Library l NO.O()(l o!um. Uoriniianr lor mrn and women. dlJL i;pn luwt.l. much opporluniir JT V'rile llrSUIrar, Kut'nr, You'll find more tobacco sat isfaction in the condensed Real Gravely Chewing Plug than in a thick piece of ordi nary tobacco. am virmrrrrsrM: REPORT OF CONDITION OF THfi First National Bank At Springfield, In tho Btnlo of Oregon, nt RESOURCES Loans nnd discounts, Inotudlns rediscounts .$103,801.31 Total lonitB Overdrafts secured, nono; unsocurod, U S. bonds deposited to socuto circulation tpar vnluo) - - Llborty loan bonds, 3tf. 4, and AVt Liberty loan bonds, 3V6, 4, and 4b pur cont, pledged to secure Stato or other deposits or bills pnyablo Bonds (othor than U. B. bonds) ptodgod to soouro postal savings doposlta Bonds and securities plodgod as collateral for Btnto, or othor doposlts (postal oxcludod) or bills pay nblo ..... Securities othor than U. S. bonds (not IncludlnK stocks) ownod unplodged ..- , Total bonds, socurltlos, otc, othor than U. 8. Stock ot Federal Rusorvo Bank (CO por cunt ot sub- scription) Value of banking house . tNirfttlnv, nwl fWlnrnu - , Real estate ownod other than blinking i,nwiui resorve wiin r-auunu jihiir Cash in vault npd nut amounts duo rrom national banks - - Exchnntos for cloarlng house Chucks on othor banks In tho same city or town as reporting bank - - Total Chocks on banks located outsldo of city or town of reporting bank and othor cash Items ...... Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer and duo from U. a. Treasurer Total.. LIABILITIES ....... ,MMm.U.MnwMlM' ...... Capital stock paid In Surplus fund UI1UITIUVU lllUlltD " Lcss current expenses, interest, nnd Undivided profits Circulating notes outstanding . In.llul.liml .Inxnalla alllllnrt to cllL'CK I nt ilnnnalf 111 lOKB lothor than for money borrowed) Cashier's chocks outstanding ...... n. ,!... ilrlnn1 (IltlinMltH HftCUrOU aiaiu, uuuiivj, ui uutu, ,,m,.,w,j.... -, ( by pj0llgo 0( bbboIb of this bonk ' doposlts) subjoct to Reserve ...1158,214,04 Certificates of deposit (othor than for monoy bor- m - r,..tl ..vlnffd ,1nnnltH 1 tlmn ilnnnaltit allhtoct to Pnnh lnttors of credit and travelers standing. Total State of Oregon. County ot j tho abovo statement Is truo to tho U. U. HUL.U1, VtHBIIIui. CORRECT-Attest: L. K. PAOE. E. E. DRATTA1N, J. V, SMITH, Directors. Subscribed and sworn to before mo this 9th day of September, 1918. ARCHIE W. L1VERMORE, Notary Public My commlslon oxplrcs Sept. 20. 1019. September 23, 1918 laformitloo write to the Reniiltir, Corvtllli. Ortron OREGON 1!:: lor woruiug on. vr7. urrfon, lor iiiuiriru oookici. II I 121 -I - r f- yiSSSSK, V IIS, ill1 Peyton Brand Real Gravely Chewing Plug 10c a pouch and worth it Gravely latlttomuchhnrjerU coif no more to chaw than ordinary plug P. B. Gravely Tobacco Company Danville, Virgtala HEPT. 10, 1018 rtoiorve District No. 12 tho clono ot biislnoss on Auk. 31, 1018 1,383.10........ 1103,801,31 1,383,15 0,850.00 6,350,00 0,500.00 Pr cont, un C.500.00 1,000.00 4,500.00 4.000.00 30,010.41 44,510.41 850.00 8.0SS.01 8,082.01 2.300.00 11,048.13 11,8G0,41 10,740.21 709,54 7C0.54 . . house 17,518.78 500.00 312.50 $215,010.33 25,000,00 3,500.00 2,273.00 0,250.00 146,707.00 1,234.00 1,803.30 9,409.59 3,478,00 1.S05.00 tnxos pniu ... than ... - 17,170.67 2,530.00 ROSOrVO., , 19,700.00 checks out- 75.00 $216,019.30 ,,nIlk. l!n ao,onln,v .wottr that best ot my knowlodgo nnd belief. i cycles ON EASY PAYMENTS ALL STANDARD MAKES BICYCLE- REPAIRING J.W.STEVENS THIRD AND MAIN STREETS SPRINGFIELD W. F. WALKER UNDERTAKER FUNERAL DIRECTOR OKIco Phono 02; noBldonco 67-J Weit Main St NO BERT BURNS Lodgo, No. 78. A. M. P., Anclunt and Acnoptod Hcotttoh Rlto Unl Vuranl and Symhollq Free MnBonu wootB first nnd third Friday ovenlng lu W. O, W. halh Vlaltldg brolhora wol- coruo. P. A. Johnson Secretary. , Chan. Klngswoll R. W. M. Dr. N. W. Emery DENTIST BUTTON BLDQ, . PHONE 20J RESIDENCE PHONE 120-W D. W. ROOF JEWELER SPRINQFIELD, OREGON FINE WATCH REPAIRING A SPECIALTY WANTED Your Sweot Cream EUGENE FARMERS CREAMERY, I THURSDAY 30 days CAHEFJJL. CONSCIENTIOUS DENTISTRY - DR. J. E. RICHMOND 'PHONES Office, 3; Residence, 119-4 V Over Commercial Bank, Springfield, Oregon. u.