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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1918)
1 1. 1 JtTJl lire'l'Vwinidrr'ii.liMf.ni rtnrlriKflol'l, Oregon, miocoii'1' C1h mllcriinilr set of (Jongre pi 11 rti, l7V SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY, DEC. 12, 1918 VOL. XVII. NO. 45 t, ' " . 4 , 'at NEWS ppiNnFiFrn fi TO PLEASES AUDIENCE iHomo Talont Dirocted by Hnrry Ennls Present Fine Performance. 6 UG "MUSICAL NUMBERS GO BIQ 4 ft- f Program Abounds In Comedy of High f, Order and Another Capacity ' HoUae Expected Tonight. ' Sonotlmos n, stnllo, L Sometimes n frown, Sometimes a tear or two; . Romotlmos n aoul Is aching, Somotlmos a heart Is breaking; , Sometimes It's joy, For a glrllo and boy, Then bluo as tho skies up abovo; Sometimes you'ro sad, Somotlmos you'ro glad. When you play In tho Canto of Lovo. So last night a bunch of Spring, field's bravest and fairest played at tho gamo of lovo In song and story at . tho Initial presentation of Harry En nls' production, "Night o' Laffs." ' In real llfn v.-j nil hnvn our shnro' A. linn .Inntin. n a . 1 .nnv. m a. .1 I. I us good to go to. n plnco whero tho lid la clamped down hard on such emotions an vox tho houIh of humanity and makes us forgot for a fow short hours as wo relax In tho realms of laughter and Joy. So wo'ro glad that gloonvchasor , Hnrry Knnls enmo to our town and! poparatod us from everyday trlbula-' Hons. Wo trust ho will llvo long to Part IThe Cabaret Mlnctrel. Tho "Gag" Waltoro Mark Perry, Doc Richmond and Harry Stowart. 1 Overturo .... .,.n............"l)own Homo In Alabama" , "All tho World Will Ho Jealous of Mo" Miss Ruby SonBony "l'm Sorry I Mndo You Cry" . Harry Fandrcm "IJonnBl lleaiiBl" ' ...Dr. J. E. Illchmon-1 "IMMC-Katy" Miss Vivian Sonsony "Hindustan" Joo Clark "Everything Ho Docs Just Pleases Mo".. Lorralno Mahonoy , Part II "The Isle o' Spice." J Bompopkn, C9th King of tho Islo ......Robort A. Rrodlo Llout. KatBlmll A Horo Bert Leo Kashan An unfortunato Court Treasurer..- Dr. J, E. Richmond j luicxoy uooioy a uosorter Moo Moo Ypo Yoo A Cannibal Chief, Torosa Tho King's Ward T -1 . TIM. r ..... f. a 1 1 I "Goo Goo" -'airlsl Glrlsl Girls!" "No I'laco Llko tho U. S. A." "Magglo Dooloy" "Sporting King of Nlcobnr" "Ilecauflo You'ro You Duot "Undo Sam's Marlnca" "When Wo I'lay in tho Gnmo of Lovo" "Moonlight In Jungle Land" Mlas "lloo Glo-Oo Glo" Flnalo From Overseas. Tho following letter from Norrls O. Nottloton, to his mothor in Springfield, I gives interesting sidelights ot personal experiences: Dear Mothor: Airlviw1 anfnlv In Vrnnoo. ITnrl ft vnrv nlnnnnnt )rln nvnr wasn't son. I trip sick at all. I saw my first flying fish. ; Norton Pongra camo ovor on the samo ship with mo, Imt 1 haven't soon him .,' , ,,.,. slnco wo landed Wn nrn lnpntn.l nlinut rniir inllns " , .7 from tho main part of a French city ot probably 75,000, but wo aro unablo to securo passos. Tho houses horp uro practically all stono, and tho Froich bills look llko soap wrappors or tobacco coupons. Tlio foncoB horonro eartlien banks with shrubbory on thorn. , I saw somo fish yostorday that woro shapod llko an arrow head with a flat body. Somo woro elghteon inches across. Thoy woro tho oddost thlngB I havo ovor soon. Things horo nro mighty oxpoiiBlvo a bar of fig candy , costs IT) cents and two npplos 1G cents. A wrapper of cqoklcs that cost 0 conta at Canip Eustls thoy charge you 0 conta for horo, Bo you sou if wo havo uny luxuriOB in Franco wo pay for thorn. Tho fig barB aro tho only kind of candy tho French doalors havo.' I saw my first aormau prisoners of war sinco landing horo. Tholr uniforms i aro a bright groen'. they look llko a bunch of Orogon collcgo froshmon with tholr caps, v How ls ovorythlng In old Spring Asbona-Tho Quoon to ho -.. -..Mrs. Hnrry Drummatt Trinket In League With Kashan Miss Ruba Sonsony 1 Iza Whoso Dream Is of tho Stage : -...Mrs. Norwood Cox Court Ladlos Mrs. Hayden, Mrs. Horton, Mrs. Reynold, Mrs. Sam Richmond, J Mrs. Fred Walker. j Musical Numbers Part II. ' Nlcobar - .. - f. -Oponlng ChoruB ' Chorus' Avla ThompBoti, Grace Hldwcll, Franco Travis. Alice Kcstor, Gladys Loploy, Gortrudo WllllamB. , scnllor lartf& nobs of sunshlno In tho dark placet) wherever ho may bo. from nil nppOarancos everybody that helped to crowd tho diminutive Iloll Theatro to Kb capaclay, camo away lnnt night more than untlBflod with all that thoy saw and heard, Thoso that did not go, stilt have a rthanco to secure I ho Joy that's com Wff to them tonight. It would bo hard to soy which of tho many musical numbers that featured tho porformanco was tho boat. Thoy woro nil excellently rendored and cholco would bo a matter of porsonal tato. j Tho cabaret minstrels, as tho first ) part, was roplote with local gags and hits that-wont" big. Doc Richmond. J arry Stewart and Mark Poery as ho "gag" waiters of tho cabaret cor tainly have It "on" a lot of so-called ! ! V haVrn ,n end-man stuff In times gone by. . Tho "lalo of. 8plco,' as tho second rart, carried tho bulk of tho musical numbers. Soino clover bits of comedy woro furnished In this part by Horry Ennls as Mickey Dooloy and John Kotels as tho cannibal chief. Miss Ruby 8onseny and Mrs. Norwood Cox also pulled somo good stuff In this part, I Mrs. J. R. Richmond's lovely soprano was never heard to bolter advantage than In tho rendoring of tho beautiful ballad, "Tho Gamo of Lovo." j Miss Madeleno Logan sang hor rolo with a sweetness and charm that was captivating, and It would bo hard to say which of opposed types of song Ji II Jl V Hntm.lltf rt V I 1 0 In n nA,,, lint. ' 'ad in tho first part and tho "IJoo-Clo-'raoro Oo-GIc" number In part two wero causo ot tho high prices paid prc bo th so well rendered. fducers. Corn's valuo was" moro than Tho choruses teemed with haunting thrco and one-half billion dollars, molody that wna extremely well Bung, 1 wheat almost two billions, hay and j and the dnr.co stops woro gracefully performed Vo editor will nppcar as usual to night In his green mosquito bar skirt, netior come and got a "slant' at It . Harry Ennls -John Ketola; laleno Logan ' -... Miss Madaleno I . , ri n.t Torosa and Chorus Miss Jnno Llndsoy, SololBt - Mlckoy Dooloy ! Mickey Dooloy and CIlorUB( Uompopka and Qhorus -'lonipopka and Klmorta ; ..LIout. Kntchall nnd Marlnos Klmorta I Lorralno Mnhoney and Indian Maids Trlnkot und Chorus "Gamo of Lovo" : Hold? Lovo to all. Tell Grandma Loploy hollo. ORLO. Had to cut It short ns I am writing by candle light. Shoe Styles Are Fixed. Recommendations for 1919 stylos 'n Women's footwear which would 'npi.trcl, kb well as bringing the in "" ,"' I wore announced la Now York on tho 'evening of tho 11th of this month by .. ....... . . . 1 1 1 1 a t tr tin r in nnminl nnntllltntiu I110 uouncu ot iNatipnat Bervico oi tno Shoo nnd Lonthor Industry. Colors suggested Included three Ehndcs of brown and two of gray, bronzo, whito and black. Tho height of laco boots ' should not oxcoed 8 inches, It was said, whilo tho manufacturer of but-, ton boots, ns well as naedlo-tocd lusts, should bo discouraged. j Masnes Hnna. i Wilbur Lloyd, nn omployoo at tho Booth-Kelly mill, had tho misfortune to catch his right hand botvyion tho carrlor nnd a log Thursday morning. Tho third and fourth fingers woro uadly mauliod and tho llttlo finger was cruahod so that It was necessary to amputate it at tho first joint. i Will Hold Banquet. Robort Burns Lodgo No. 78, A. M, F will conduct their Installation of officers nt. tholr hall on Friday oven Ing, December 20th, After tho instal lation cbremonloB, a bauquot will bo Borvod to tho membors and tholr In vited guests, j FARM CROP VALUES HUGH . Most of 191C Crops Larger Than Aver age of Past Five .Years. ' Washington, Dec. 11. With a total value of 312,272,412,000 tho nation's principal furm crops this year woro worth moro, based on prices paid to farmers Docember 1, than over boforo. December croo estimates of tho Do- partmont of sericulture today showed! this year's total exceeds that of tho I former record year, 1917, by $G14,380,. 000, There also was a marked In crcaso lu acreage, tho 355,895,722 total 0xceodlng that of last year by 10,700, CC0 acres T, ; fl , fc d wiu, utlaUeUm by 0clal8 a show. , u N , . botUjr t , 20,0000,000 tons of foodstuirs to Europe next year Most of lho CT(SV aro largor than 11,0 flvo ycar8' avcraG and some cs a'llcd records, particularly Spring wnoat- bnrIo-' T and tobacco. Corn, aowevor, fell below tho five-year aver n.B0- Today's estimates placed tho cr0P nt ICC.384,000 bushels less than forecast in Novombor, with a total of 2.082,814.000 bushels. That Is almost ha,f a bm,on bushels less than last J'001-'8 rocord crP- Th wlicat crP ls W than tho five years' average and amoBt 300,000.000 bushels larger than ,a8t ycar'8 croP but moro 100,000,000 bushels smallor than tho record crop of 1916. Atmn.f nil nt 4 1 1 n nF 1t"lfHl tills year than over before, be. cotton moro than a billion and ono- half and oats moro than a billion. Council Meeting , I A meeting of tho city council .was iiicid Monday ovening at Uie city nail. 11 w8 deemed to pay special atten- Hon to tlio collection of .delinquent asBC88monts6rr rroperty.-' ThecltyJ- ,,,. h " . w(l bo gone over a .street at a time, until all Uie, taxes. aro collected. Tho . grading of Second street from Mill t0 Main has begun, Tho rock is be- Ing furnished by G. D. Linn, who Prat08 thc rock crusher horo. Art Crumble Passes Away. Mrs. Percy Tyson received a telo r-mm Wminminv mnni.ni Rtnilnc thnt hop Bl,8tolrfl hu8bund' Ir; Ar Crum'0' "ad d,od Eaglo, Nebraska. Tho telegram also stated that Mrs. Crum- ul0 waa aiB0 very low with Influenza. Mr8 Crumblo !s tho dnuBhter of Chas. Rlvctt. a formor resident of Spring field. Mrs. Tyson also has a brother n Eagle, Nebraska. Dear Reader, 1 1 1 1 ' " 1 ' II II in i I I i hi. i i ii in -i i i i - '! i i i im i II i l '' ' , WOODEN SHIP INDUSTRY i ) cii It Almost Death Blow by Govern ,ment Cancellation of Contract. 'i - . . Washington, Dec. 11. Cancellation ' ull outstanding contracts for con traction of wooden ships whero build rs liftVo not spent mora than $200,000 n a ship has been determined upon W tho hl.plnf board This applies to'yards on the Allan tic, Gult'arid Pacific coasts, Contracts for 1C0 ships of this type woro suspended recently, and many of those aro affected by tho decision though officials of the board wuold not 'attempt today to estimate the number. The contract cost of wooden res selS'avcragcs about $700,000, and it is understood that .the board's experts doclded that where not more than $200,000 worth of work had been done It would bo economy for tho govern ment to cancel tho contract with tho provision against loss to the builder. Although the Doani approvea tno wooden ship for emergency purposes, it has been made clear that Its policy will be to add as few wooden craft as possible to tho permanent merchant marine Arrangemente already are under way for selling a number of wooden as well as some small Bteol Flu" Ragss In Colorado. According to letters received from Groeloy and Fort Collins, Colorado,. tho Influenza Ie In full sway there, Tho death rato Is terrific, and almost ovory one has suffered 'om lho opl 'dtmle. On December 6th there were nlehtv.thrco new cases in Fort Col- HriR. while on December 2 there were thlrty-ono bodies in tho undertaking parlors at Greeley awaiting burial. In that city tho death rate 1b twelve a dpy. Caskots can not bi secured to supply tho demand, so rough lumber covored with black cloth Is utilized. You're Wanted ,V03BGIB. o -5 rz. arvOv'tojoj ss is Whirlwind Campaign for Mem- bers Will Be Slogan of Committee. NO QUOTAS-JUST A DOLLAR Button In Coat Lapel Will Indicate Your Identity With Greatest Philanthropic Organiza tion on Earth. Everything is In readiness for the Red Cross membership drive, which -. Dccember 16 and endB De'ceia. ber 23. Oregon is preparing oaco ! more t0 g0 over an(j the State machinery built up by State Manager H E whham, assisted In every county by the local chapters of the ned cross, will be set In motion next . Mondaj- morning. ED GRO DRIV MONDAY There will be no future drives ofthe state naa never been better or- the lied Cross for war funds. The ! coming drive ls for membership and ent' and the canse' havln8 tbo Dack' It is the desire of tjie organlxatlon lne ot the American people, should 1 to havo every man and woman In the m&ks lhe sccess of the campaign a . Nation hold a membership la the great fo-eKne conclusion. The only handl coclety which wllUgo down into his- raP wh,ch the drlro 18 confronted tory as an unparalleled humanitarian w,th- accordIng to Wilbur E. Coman. institution. Throughout the Nation it :s the wish to enroll 50,000.000 mcm - (mors in the coming drive. This Is more than double the number listed in the Christmas roll call or 191S '(22,200,000), and It means that all who became members last year should renew their membership, and those overlooked at that time should join now. . Tho olHcIal piellmlnary will be Red Cress Sunday, December 15, when every pulpit In Oregon will deliver tho message. ; This department hasj g'tS. naon arraugea Dy Airs, same urr - 'Dunbar, State Secretary of the Na- m... . ..... ..ul is cooperating with the Red Cross. T 1 1. 1. i i . i. . , , ...... ilic work of the Rod Cross has not ended. The Red Cross will continue Us work abroad until the last of the i American troops are returned home, j and tho society already has a big: peace program to carry out, a pro- ' gram which will be as vital to the Nation and Its people as that con ducted on the battlefields of Europe. In money alone Uio help given by the Red Cross assumes a total of $6,000,000. The relief work of tho Red Cross at home hes been more on the Phone 11 widespread than tho general public has any Idea of. For Instanco, mora : than 300,000 families of American soldiers and sailors have been ro lleved of money troubles,, lpgal dlffl 'culties and worries of all sorts by the Tjrnti?t!nr urn of tho Tin A rmn rru i " I expenditures for fighters' families Is now attaining a rate or 11,000,000 a month. Twenty or moro rush Inqul- ries arter the welfare of soldiers families are cabled from France every day by the lied Cross, and at least 1 100 more are' sent dally by mall, I The Red Cross does not give char Jty, bat supplies that helpful nelgh- borless which is dse every fighter from the entire American people. Another work undertaken by tha .lied Cross for the transition from war to peace is the re-education of routi latcd soldiers and non-combatants la j trades, which will enable them to be i self-supporting. 1116 dollar membership does not 8eem muca- DUt ovo:7 0aV merges 1 with the dollars of other members maKe l aggregate wnicn cnames tho Re1 Cl8S 10 carry oh Its missies ot 8ymPatnr and assistance. Tha 8Um ,B 80 '-H that no one witI hoId ,t ' H B- Withan, State Manager for tha Christmas roll call, announces that 1&an,zc1 ror a campaign than at pres- auue nairman, is uie task or tha iwerkcre meeting every . Individual. It u,eau8 a PrEniu campaign. ior ii is Generally agreed that people who aro 'n"ewea win respond quickly and cheerfully. ' A heart and a doUar are aU that ,s "' " the coming week. i j Campaign In Springfield. , plans are completed for tho local drlv6 end the following committee will serve: . v ,ft .5 . T c,,. ,,, Mrs- Hannah Hill. Third Street Mrs. Chas. Myers, Mrs. W. L. Arnold. Fourth Street , Mrs. Bertie Walker, IE. t 1 Fifth Street Mrs, Dan Crttes. . rs, muei uaney, I Mrs. Harry Whitney. Sixth Street Mrs. Anna Knox, Mrs. We Long. Seventh Street Mrs. Carl Gerard, Mrs. Thomas Halsey. Eighth Street Mrs. I. D. Larimer, Miss Edna Swarts. Ninth Street Mrs. Alex McKenzIe, Mrs. O. B. Kessey. . Mill Street Mrs. Fred HInson, Mrs. Georgia Nettleton. Main Street Mrs. A. B. Van Val'zah, Mrs. Clark Wlicaton. Emerald Heights Mrs. Carl Fischer, M r ' Mrs. Marvin Drury. Mt Vernon and Douglas Gardens Mrs. Marlon Clearwater, r Willamette Heights . Mrs .Carl Olson, Mrs. Chas. Dority. Hayden Bridgo Mrs. Frank Bartholomew, Mrs. Melvln Fenwlck. 1Y OPENS BALDWIN AGENCY Famous Makers of Pianos Establish. Headquarters in Springfield. W. L. Berry, representing tho Bald win Piano Co., with factories at Chi cago and Cincinnati, has opened a store in Springfield to handle that company's fumpus line of pianos and player-pianos, Mr, Berry will carry a largq stock of Instruments hero, and will ship direct from tho factory in carload lots, eliminating the Jobber from tho situation.. The company also furnishes Mr. Berry with a modern dollvery system, a big Repub lie truck bolng especially equipped tJ convey Instruments without damage, Mr. Berry Is accompanied by hit wife and they will make tbelr homa In Srrlngflcld. The Red Cross ls sending 1,500,000 packages of chewing gum a month to Franco for American soldiers. 1 4 I. ii ? I