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THE 0 Ktutret rifiir Jl. iM1,i inrliitrtel l.Oreann. SMwinrt- SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, DEC. 5, 1918 VOL. XVII. NO. 44 nn nuttcriinnf r ni 01 i;nnir 01 rn, mm SPRINGFIELD rNEvv3 "NIGHT 0' LAUGHS" 'PROMISES MUCH Rehearsals Bringing Out Fine Points of Harry tnnis' Production. Choruses well drilled Remarkably Good Work la Achieved Under Contelentloue Effort or Director and Enthuilaim Rune High. f Rodonbniigh will prosldo at tho piano, It will liu a long tlmo nofora nnothor . orformanco tu good nil n "Night o' Laugha" promises to bo, will bo pilled off In Springfield, no you had bottar not mlKH it. CAMPAIGN OF RED CROSS To Be Held the Week Before Xmas Everyone1! Duty to Join. Every adult citizen in Oregon la to bo naked to Join tho Itcd Cross or to renew hla memborahlp during tho Chrlattnaa roll call, which will bo held BUD6 EI OF GUI SHOWS NGREASE Municipality Must Make Good $2,000 Interest on Street Improvement Bonds. At tho regular meeting of tho Coun cil held Monday ovonlng, tho routine tho wcok beforo Chrlatinaa, December bunineaa of that body wbb deferred to 10-23. Memborahlp In tho Hod Crosa coats fl a year. There will bo no receipts given this yoar, tho proof of membership bolng glvo tlmo for tho discussion and roc- ommondatlon of tho budget for tho city's expenses for tho ensuing year. A comparison of tho budget of 1918 with that of the estimates for 1919, Wo claim whon any utaso prwluc Itnn ia n tarnation funny that tnoi 1.1. onmnnllml In laueh dUr Jng tho rohoaraola to kcop from bust- !lng, Umt It Is some production, well, jlhat Is what Is happening na tho per Iformanco of tho "Night o' Laugha" has reached Umt Bingo where tho laltuntlona nrd bolng hooked up Into logical aoquoncc, tho rough places llronod out, and tho catchy musical numbors whipped Into artful presen tation, II would bo Jiard to say which of Iho two pnrta of thu "Night o' (Laugha" la tho most ontortainlng. Tho flret part composed of cabaret mln atroly la delightful and abounds In nifty musical numbors, Jokes and ntunts. Tho aocond part In which In A presented tho uproarious musical 'comedy, "Tho Islo of Spice," In Itablold form, la clover from atari to Uintah. In thla affair tho editor of Itho Nowa wad Inveigled Into playing Jtho "King of Nlcobur." upon tho aa Wanco of Mr. Knnla that It wna "cnay." After loanilng tho dialogue, vo od'.tor wna Informed that his cob lumo consisted of rod tights, a dia phanous skirt and other villainous lattlro. Thla wna taking a rather un- tlurhandod advantage of a naturally modest man, whoso ahapo la nothing to brag about, but tho odltor Is a dead gnmo aport, and ho shall positively appear beforo tho public on Uio adver tised dates nttlred' In all hla kingly .dignity and tho peok-n-boo aklrt and S'un chancos on being "pinched" by, Irothor DonnldBon. Anybody who 'gotB oyo-atraln gazing at this loan relic of a misspent life can demand itholr money hack at tho box otllco and I10t got It. i Johnnlo Kotola, tho cannibal chief, i will bo another star porformor. Hla costumo will consist principally of n bunch of foathorH and a grin. Tno nttlro. !b a llttlo unusual, hut in sur prisingly bocomlng to hla pocullar Btylo of masculine beauty. It la pre dicted that many will go tho second night Just to aoo tho chief ngulu. Tho less said nbout Harry Ennla na Mlckoy Dooloy tho moro thoro will bo left to anticipate Doc. Richmond, lltto. And as for tho ladles woll,' If wo told all tho truth about their ror- I formnncos now, thoro would bo a riot ; pulled o'ff In this town. I Tho "Ialo of Splco" proudly hor ' olds tho following: Cast of Characters. Bompopka C9th king of tho Islo , . Hobt. A. nrodlo LlouL Kntchall A hero liort Loo Kashon An unfortunato Court Tre'aBuror Dr. J. E. Richmond Mickey' Dooloy-r-A dosortor : Harry Ennla Moo Moo Yoo Yoo A cannibal chief John Kotola Torcsn Tho king's" ward . Madollno Logan Klmorta WIiobo lease ' la, almost expired .Mrs. J. H.' Richmond Trinket In lonruo with Kaalion j Loo Chuo Tho chief's wlfo,. ( -r ' ' I Asbena Tho quoon to bo I ,Mrs, Hnrry Brumtnott za Wliosu dream la of tho atago" i ., ...Mrs. Norwood Cox tho slifnlne of tho Rod Cross and allow in a few Items a revision upward, tho wearing of tho 1919 button, tho only pno to Incite especial com nod Cross leaders w ah ovory wear-. raent bolng tno Item or iz.uuu lor in .. . torcst on street improvement .onus. I or of a Red Cross 1019 button to oak '.ovory non-wearer: "Whoro'a your BAD CHECK ARTIST STING SL OGnLIN Joe Bryan and Springfield Gar- ago Are Victims ot Bogus Operations. auccqsr.ee, since he' startled tho coun try nearly a quarter ccnlSry ngo with his magnificent offerings of grand opera in English, is o guarantee al waya of superior quality. "Have a Hear.," ogiow with, 'nielody and humor, and radiant with Joyoua novel ties, was one of tbo musical comedy hits of last wlntor. It la tho product of Ouy Holloa, I'. O. Wodehouso, and that adept composer of wonderfully alluring dance music, Jerome Kern, a trio identified with tho most suc- coaaful musical plays of tho- period. About tb crudest bad-check-passlng Tho droll story involves tho elope- stunt over pulled off In uprlngneia ment of a young couple for a second started hero last Friday and continued honoymoon, upon tho very eve of their until Monday, and the offender has es- divorce. Col. Savage promises a real caped to someWhere to revel In his beauty chorus of singing worth, and meagre polla. hla own orchestra. This is tho only Upon Friday , a man presented a company playing thla musical comedy check for $S at tho Springfield Garago, delight. signed by E. B. Owen, and made pay- ablo to Dim Danlco. There was Juet LID LIFTED BY UNCLE SAM tho crudest attempt to dlsgul8o the Failure of property owners to pay tho Interest upon atroet assessments shifts tho responsibility ot tho pay ment of interest on Uieso bonds to tho city, and 2,000 Is a conservative cs tlmato to make good tho deficiency. The Budgot. 1919 Police M00 1918 $ 1,080 880 200 1,950 1,000 200 1,950 1,000 1.500 300 8.000 1,000 button T" Thoro nro over 248,000 Red Cross members In Oregon. Evoryono, it Is oxpocted, will ronow membership, while it ia hoped to ndd 100,000 now members. Hut there will ho no quoUiB Issued. Tim aim Is to unroll every nduIL That means that tho aim In viow for every Recorder and Trcns city nnd town Is at. least one out of ( urer .. ovory throe men, women nnd chlldron Attornoy '.n tho community. I Light . Wllluir E. fVimnn Iw Rfntn chalrmnn Wnter . .. for Oregon for tho Rod Cross call, and Street Imp 1.600 Iiormon K. William, siato manager, uurary - Mlas Ootta Wassermnn bolng oxocu- Interest 6,000 tlvo secretary. Portland la Introduc- General - 1.000 Ing a novelty In tho campaign by hav-1 ' Ing nn exclusive nil-woman organl- Total . $14,230 $17,000 zntlcn from tho lcadora down to tho Tho routlno business of tho Council last worker. 1 will bo transacted at a meeting called IlccauHo of tho camralgn thoro will ho no public salo ot Christmas seals thla year., lnatoad, every Rod Crpsa member will bo given 10 of tho'aoala, while 2.600,000 will bo glven-'by tho American Red Cross for tho 1919 tu- biirculoals work ot tho National Tu borculosla Association, this being about tho total of tho sale or Christ mas seals last year. This money will ho spent towards tho eradication of tuhorculosla. President Wilson has sounded tho ( koynoto ot tho campaign kMj.jHni. 4lin AfiftnrflAm Ant linOTl imuuny.uib) ..v - tho bacK being ,ino aamo general ior matloi as tho face of the check, and every manifestation of illiteracy was in evldenco. The chock was undated, No Restrictions On Sugar Now Sweet Tooth to Be Satisfied. CITY IN TOILS OF "FLU" 1 GE MORE Epidemic Breaks Out Afresh -and Cases .Show Decided Increase. - QUARANTINE MOST IKELY, City OfflclalajTaWe No Drastic Actio Pendlna-'Developments of Next Few Days Regarding the Spanish Influenza. . After three weeks' freedom frota the menacing grip of Spanish infla enza, the dread disease has agate fastened lta tentacles upon Springflelt with as firm a hold as before. Many i i that they may now buy all the sugar; new cases have been .reported, b in eviaeoco. ine chock was uuuuieu, tney Want, , said F, M. WllKins, no oeams so n.vun.c. but this omission was not In itself siif- county f00d administrator, yesterday, I The city ofilclals, rending the de ficient to excite suspicion, as many ..for the jId iB off antj everybody ia ' velopments of tbo next few days, have good checks have been passed un- freo t0 purchase as much as they did ' not decided the manner in which th ,ino,i I kn Ifiltnatlon will be "handled. On Monday the, aamo Individual pre- AJ1 rood restrictions are lifted, says aontfw! n rliprk'for S10 at Joe Bryan's t wtiiino ianl In tno ronM nf nil 960 , cigar store and got the mazuma. This eating houses where those on bread, lorgery, nowuvur, , wo iivijjiaiv. , nutter ana cneese musi sun oe on beforo tho oycB of the elderly clerk In serVel. Only two ounces of bread , l. tUn man nrniltlrlncf n hlnntc I i v. i . ... -. -.1 nA. for Monday, December 9, after which a postponed mooting of tho School Board will bo hold. the atore, tho man producing a blank j3n(1 ono half ounce of cheese to a per- check and making It payable to.Joo,son at ei situation will be "handled. There Is a distinct aversion pre vailing to again lndlscrlmlnatelr slamming down the lid upon anything and everything without first resortlnr to other measures to hold In checfc the ravages of the epidemic. With experience In handling the disease, comes more rational meaaa trend ot oaaK mail la TIOMY1 loo IKTo Dryan and .forging the signature of Mr svilklns has Just finished send-' Bud Klntzley, a sawmill man 01 jng ctte Lowell, the culprit representing hlm-iLl!,n0 cou onir no Afr kiAiiIav. He then (let m r ou.fc - - !UII Ul ,uui iiuuimj " " " o " J " - .. .. I . a . I Jlniutafu na Itin mftSP month to each person, when the order , omer uecuuu uuDC came to allow everybody as much sensime way 01 BUDjugauuB wuu. jo.i.r. in nr enmtmmnc lu. unu uio lUllUlt) lu luc iGlail ui.in,iu . . - on nin niiAntinn tn thA oninlon points to the quarantinins t ma!hni1 PmniflVI'll BO UlltTLl. CiJ u. camped 'for parts unknown. A Tnhn rtnn w.lrrant ha.1 been is - - - V " " MSilUV W 4.UW .v.jww w j - iiv niHiHnt Atinrnnv Hay. and ..., wiibino nnn Contrary to popular beiler, it na Sheriff Elklns Is now hot on the trail.. asks the dealers to disregard this leU ' definitely been determined that tn - r. nR lho old order is not binding. I disease Is communicated to others br RAY HYLAND PASSES AWAY j convalescent patients more than by any" other means. That is, the daa- Tho local order of tho Loyal Legion ! of Loggers consists Ilooib-Kolly and Ftscher-Doutln tnllli. liuuu iliu l wltn hlB 1 ,loltl a meeting nnd selectod ono man -i ...mrnnn vnu to tho conirndoslilD" ! from each mill to represent tno jocai message iuult nt I'orllan(1 Fr'lny December C. ti, An,n,iP iPn in , icln ' 1918- Tho FIschor-BouUn mill called t W...-W. a j uny uium mcuua. -- -, nci PPATPc- np I ILL Well Known Metropolitan Agent Sue- The Royal Neighbors of Woodcraft , ger of infection Is nearly as gret ur u' i u. cn-ni.'h.ifliniarj leloctod the following officers at a trnm lhnse wn'o have recovered from Sent to Portland to Attend Meeting' . tcostlng held on November 27, 1918: J.M Y(8lble race of. It and fpel.weE to Be Held December 0. i Ray -P. Ilyland, iBtrlct ngen of the "'ns't guardlan neighbqr, Sarah Nelson; 1 enough to go out and mingle wltk I Metropolitan Life Insurance Com- sunruian e:Buor, Dnm.o ""'.othors, as u was in ua - 1 order of Uio Loyal Legion ! panyi and we!l-l;nown !n Springfield, ah; adviser, Edith Larimer; clerk, J stageB wben sneezing In public wax s and Lumbermen, which ai(sA at n8 home In Eugene Monday Nina McPherson; banker, Emily Dori- reganjed as the only way the genna of tho employees of tho morning after a week's illness from ty; musician, Hattio Casteel; captain were transmitted. -. t- . . . i ill. i - . . ,t l ,IA minrla Tnll o Paliininn- ntlpnrl. n. ii , ,.nfn r. . fi ntlv'tx word: "Join." EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. I a meeting Saturday evening and John S. Lorah was rnoumonia. following influenza. of the guaros, uena t-eierson; auenu- The idea of enforcing me cuy a oi- Ho was aged 35 years aaa had been ant. Wllma Smitson; Inner sentinel, i dinance governing the Isolation or a resident of this county for 15 years j-'llce Thompson; outer sentinel. Mary ( quarantining of infectious or coa or more. Ho was born in Casey, ' Roberts; managers, Mary Muglll, Lily tagious diseases presents Itseir, ther- T., 1 1 ( 1 1 I r. . . . 1 .nAn,tnn VTfJB Iowa, where his mothernow reaiaea jivizer. iu;jiuic uumu He had been engaged in tno we in I fore, as an effective prevention an 1 . . i 4n lonsl- hnrcv. nay oveninK auu jouu jo had neen engagea in me uio in- . . 'one caiuuiaiu m nuin. elected as delegate. , surance business for several years. ' Children Must Keep un tne weew. , ahlp upon the greatest number. mn montinir ' , 1 n m.r.hnnt t ' The city councnmen met. ai me cuy RESIDENT OF COBURG DIES Succumbs to Paralytic Stroke at the Home of Her Daughter. Mra. Martha L. Count of Coburg rigidly enforced. The curfew bell will The Dootlr-Kolly men holu a meoung but was formorly a lp"tdp.v ovenlng, at which time r owell. tills county. Dan W. Crltea waB chosen to repre-l He leaves, besides his wife, a step " i horn. (daughter, three brothers, George Hy- Tho purpose of this meeting In Port-, tnnn( Emest Hylnnd, of Vancouver, I .1 I .1 1 . , T A1.nl ... . M 1 1 n.m. ... . . ... ' . ,.,t.. 'rlnc at 7 o'clock Instead of 9. This jura. Marma u. uouui oi uouur uewio wm uo muu ", ius, ur-"., ai io cuuoub, khuu. , - , , .... h passed away at tho homo of hor It was established nt tho beginning ; and Ernest Hyland of Eugene. rullK des ol "ppl y co ylaughter. Mrs. Frank Sldwoll. nt for the duration of tho war. The Tho funeral was held at the Gordon "ro," " T "ZT,,Zll thB . .. . . . . ... . , .,. , , .i . i. , .i... . 'business. But If a child under tne Thursday morning, December 5, aged most to n man ".a favor or continuing n0v. A. M. Spanglor hid charge or tno .. . il m ...til I. .l.lAn.na frnll nil I . . 1 1 -1 .1 .1.. n-ll.a . lucru win uu u-i'Jt."0 " oervicBH ut mo uiuipm uuu tuu ino over tho Pacific Northwest at tho at tho grave. mooting to behold Friday, nnd It Is o -acted that all views of the The city councilmen met. at the city i . thfl nrovlslona of th nau Monaay eveninB. iuo uwu . ordinance relating to quarantla- whlch requires all children under 18 )ng of contagloU8 diseases, co-oper- years or age 10 De ou uie sireuia uy , 7 o'clock in the evening Is to be tlon of city physicians Is necessary, and Section I of the ordinance, recog nizing this essential, reads as follow-; "It shall be the duty of every phy sician practicing in the town t Springfield to notify the mayor or member of the Committee on Heal t of said town. In writing, of every caa 07 years. Doith was duo to a para lytic atrolio. Sho a survived by her husband, Churlos Count, nnd thrco daughters, Mrs. II. A. Sian of Midland, Mich.; MrB. Prod BucUman of Ro chester, Mich., and Mra, Frank Sld woll of Srrln!eld, Mrs. Count was a mombor of tho Women of Woodcraft at Junction City. Funornl arrangements are bolng made at tho Gordon & Voatch chapel In Eu gono. and will bo announced lator. lv?ru "HAVE A HEART." The advance salo of seats be'glBS for "Have a Heart." at tho Eugene matter will bo discussed and voted upon. A new coii8tltuHon nad by-laws will n.i Tt Iq Minncht hv 1 Thoatro at 10 a. m some that thoy will establish a hos- and tho dopi-s open Wednecday oven nltol fund nnd carry tho work along ng at 7:45, with tlrt curtain at 8:30 In tho form of a brothorhood lodge o'clock, sharp. Thla is Henry W. Tho dologate3 from hero loft on the Savngo's own production, and his 5:25 train Thursday aftornoon. .numo, Identified with some fifty stage above age is found loitering on the street, after the stated hour, he or Qf contagloU8 or ,nrect!ous disease she will be severely dealt with by tho ; me tQwn wUh,n hree houra atter , local authorities. Local Boy Passes Away. The death of Oscar F. Berg Thurs- t" at tho Eugene ' Ql B Lny person to leave the house In whlck ..Tuesday morning. I evonlnB came ""i h 1hn0Pr she 8na Uavo been confine. the town within three hours after t existence of audi disease shall coma to his knowledge." Section IV of the ordinance forbid- Horo nro tho Immortelles: Mark Mllco i'eory, Ph.. Harry Stewart, P. M. J. E. Richmond, D. D. Fred Walkor, B. U. John Wluzonrlod, D. G, Harry Ennls, N. G., M. M., P. D. Q. ThpBo nro tho fuiiBtora do luxp and this will posltlvoly bo tholr last ap. poaranco, as It has boon fixod up with tho L. L. L- L.to take tho wholo bunch nftor iho bIiow and massacre thorn. In striking contrast tq th.osq mon atroaltlos, la tho bovy of protty ladloa with tholr gracoful slopping nnd infectious melodlos, Mrs, Leota Sef"yM Sfc fcSl KM jB5S.al K Bi ifc PwP WW vB MW IHiH?t9BfKK7BPHl nneumonto, which followed a severe case ot influenza. Tho deceased leaves a mother, three brothers, and two sisters, all at home. The family moved here about two monthB ago ,from Gold Hill. Tho funeral was (held Saturday afternoon, Dr. Danford having charge of the services. Intor- montwas made in the Laurel Hill cem etery,' Disgorging' the Loot. Tho Germans" have begun ' restitu tions,' Thoy have delivered to the alllco 300,000,000 francs gold, which he or she shall have been connnea or appear in any public place unta all danger of Infection shall hara passed Norrrian Byrne Over Here. Mrs. L. J. Byrne, who resides at the "Pines" In Glenwaod, was consider ably elated Thursday evening whe sho received a tolegram from her son. Norman Byrne. The telegram read. "Am In San Francisco. Will bo homo soon." Norman enlisted in the ma rines In April. 1917, and has been sUw tloned'ln Pekln, China, with tho .ma rino band for over a year. Tho, tole- va tlti i . a i. . . t a m.fl Tlr a hurl came from the Russian treasury, gram is me mm - - The French have recovered a rich "had from him since. July. It Is not collection ot art works by Quentin known whether hp wilt bqv.hoinp o Dolatour. stolon from St. quentln, and 1 a furlough or will bo released from nniniiiiPB token from tho museum at the service. .........o- Valenciennes. e.s" Teachers' Examinations ExamltuitlonB will be held for teach- State certificates at tho court house In Eugono commencing Wed nesday, Docembor 18, 1918, and last ing until 4' p. m. on Saturday. Scho dulo for tho dayB on which subjocta aro glvon may bo obtained by address ing tho County School Superintendent. THE "HIDDEN CEAUTY" OH -RUS IN "NIGHT O' LAUGHS" Mrs. Isley'a Letter. In a recent lottor Mrs. D, W. Isley of Lltchfiold, III., say a: "I have used Clmmberlaln'8 Tablots for dlsordera of the stomach and aa a laxatlvo, and have fuond thorn a quick and sure nllef." If you nro trouulod with In digestion or constipation theae'tablots will do you good." , VJsltlng In Springfield. Mrs. John Sole'.m, a former Tesldet but who is now living at Richmond. Cal., is spending several weeks hero visiting Mrs. A. D. Moo. Mrs. Soleira. said Umt her son Albert was ia France, and that John was in UK navy. Bpth boys aro well knowai here. j For Croup. "Chamherlaln'd Cough Remedy U Bplcni)ld for croup," writes Mrs. Ed ward !H as sett Frankfort, N. Y. "Mj children have boon quickly relieve of attacks of this dreadful complaint by it i use. This remedy contalac no orium. or other narcotic, and may bo glyen to a child as ponfldontly. a to an adult.