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SPRINGFIELD NEWS JL JL JLJLl :ntof'l Ktfiriuff'il.t'",rtirtiiifliil't. Oregon, rouo Cl milteruni1r nt o( Ooture nl M arh, I Mil SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DEC. 19, 1918 VOL. XVII. NO4B 7 NFLUENZA r - IRE niJARAN Ti Patients Not Pormittod to En dangor Eithor Thomsolvoo or Othors. Tho Intent outbreak of tlio Influonrn epldomlc linn about roachoil a stand till and whllo thoni aro still qulto n number of cases In tho cltr. nono bayo rcsultod fatally during tho past wook. Quarantining regulations aro In offoct, and danger from Infection from parsons prono to mlnglo outsldo still laden with gonna of tho dlaoaso, though apparently recovered, has boon removed by confining thorn to lowed to wrllo, and which In harder to wrllo than It will bo to toll when I get buck. I am foo'lng bettor thnn J ovor did In my Ufa and am' having a flno tlmo and seeing lots ci now tilings, I will likely bo pretty busy hero, but you will hoar from mo as often as I can wrlto, or as tho mall service Is good. i I hope to hoar from you soon as , thoy say our mall camo hero boforo wo did and wo will gat It protty soon. Lota of lovo to you all, CUBED. C8th Ualloon Co., American 12. K. MARCOLA BOY IS KILLED Charles Plnkhsm Dies on Field of Battle Auaust Oth. After having Horved In tho Canadian army almost from tho beginning of tho war, aftor having received a num ber of Wounds nnil hnvlne hnmi In n their homos until porml tod ttfgo out Kronl mBBy of ,ho ,mn,ct ,n by tho attending Physician. 'Franco and Belgium. Charles Pink- Tho marked doorcase In tho por- ,,, . , , ,, .,,.. contago of cases terminating fatally, Is attributed to tho more effective moans physicians aro employing to combat tho ravages of tho dlsoaso. Schools will remain closed until January 1st Aftor consldorablo wrangling In tho council at Its last mooting, It was finally decided to placo no bun at presont upon public gatherings until tho quarantining measures had boon trlod out. Mayor Morrison opposod tho council In Uils attltudo, but with out effect. Individual precaution is inoro no ticeable than that prevailing a month ago. resident of Marcola, was klllod In action August 9, according to word Just received by his aunt, Mrs. Wick Huff. Ho wns aged 26 yoars and .leaves a wlfo In England, having mar tried an English girl whllo recuperat ing from wounds rccolvod in action. l'Inkham enlisted as a strotchor boaror and continued In that work until tho snd. Word camo In Sop- tembor that ho wus missing In action nnd nothing further was hoard from him until a cablecram, sent a few days ago, told of his death. Rov. Danford Hears From 8on. Hov. S. A. Dnnford has Just received ix letter from his son. 8. E. Danford, who was through all tho last fighting at tho front in Franco and Belgium with tho 3G3rd Infantry In tho Dlst dl vlr'on. Ho sayn It cajinot bo do Berthed. Mr. Danford was a nractlc- , J Ing chrorrnctlo In Montana when war I was declared and he Immediately on With a total valuation of tho Stato ,lfitod. I)r Danford haB anoUier Bon placed nt $087,033,896.97, as an- in prauco. who , an 0mco ,n c,mrEO nnnnpAit tffttlnv liv Ktfitjtj Tr Prim- ... STATE TAX VALUES RISE O. A. C. and University Will Derive Increase In Revenue. PASS buck 10 PIN E COMPANY Commission Requires Further Justification Before Rates Are Advanced. rolsslonor Calloway, a substantial rise In tho funds to bo derived from Mlllago taxos for Uio various institu tions and funds Is provided for. Last year' tho total valuation was $928,. C0C.G70.3C, or an Increase for this year of $GS,928,326.61. Tho Mlllago tax of tho University ;of a field artlllory company. His wlfo 'and little girl live at Dartle Court In Eugene. Aftor a four-day probe of tho pro posed tariffs of tho Pacific Telephone & Tolegroph Company, tho Public" Servlco Commission adjourned Tues day afternoon subject to reconvenUpn by ' tho chairman upon fen days' notlco. Mcanwhllo Assistant Attorney Gen eral Ualloy will marshal his evidence for tho State, and the company as semble such additional testimony as it may dcslro to present Especially will It bo incumbent upon tho com pany to shpw to tho commission whon it reconvenes why tho company should bo granted an lncreaso In its rates In Oregon when Postmaster General Bur- lotion, several days ago, reduced Its toll rates. Tho company as agent for Mr. Duricson is asking that tho In creased ratos provided for in tho pro posed tariffs bo allowed under tti'ft pica that tho government needs more money to operate Uio company, and tho commission desires to know If this Is truo why tho postmaster gen' oral la reducing rates. W. J. Phillips, manager of the com pany In Oregon, was the last witness to testify. His testimony was along this line as to whether tho proposed rates could be considered to high that tho public would refuso to tako tho sorvlce. Ho doclarcd that. In his opinion, there waB no need of appre hension on the subject. Doputy City Attorney Tomllnson, upon the conclusion of tho testimony of Mr. Phillips, moved that tho hear-. ing bo dismissed on tho ground that ETHEL OLMSTED DIES IN EUGENE Girl Well Known in Springfield's Younger Set, Succumbs to Pneumonia. Miss Ethel Olmsted, of tho Eugene Printing Co., died at the Mercy Hos pital In Eugonc at 5:30 o'clock Thurs day morning, from, pneumonia. Miss Olmsted was born In Nebraska and was 21 years of age at the time of her death. Sbo came with her parents to the Coast several years ago. and lived in Stayton, where Mr. Olm sted conducted a newspaper prior to them coming to Eugene ovor a year ago. Miss Olmsted learned the print ing, trade under the guidance of her father and became very proficient. "Pot" was well-known among the Srrlngfleld younger set, and her un failing good nature made her popular everywhere. Her remains were taken to Portland this morning and will be cremated at the Portland Crematorium. him on somo logs, and' grasped the other as ho was going down for tho last tlmo. Thoy were revived with hoi coffee and went their way, sad der, wiser and wettor. Neither, how ever, would divulge their names. Soldiers to Be Given Preference Preferential rights for Oregon sol diers for employmeritvc-n all State works under contract will bo tho ob Joct of legislation to be proposed at the coming session of the legislature. An appropriation will be asked for the purpose of taking a census of all avail able employment In the Stato an dto meet the expenses of necessary cleri cal work. This plan was developed yesterday at a conference between Governor Wlthycombe, Mayor George L. Baker of Portland and Major Calvin S. White, who represented the com manding officer at Camp Lewis and who was peresent on behalf of the government. LOCAL RED GROSS IN HAKES iZUI Liberal Response Greets Com mittees on Member ship Drive. -The Red Cross membership drive in Springfield opened Monday. Tks soliciting committee met with naV formly favorable response all aloes the line. All the committees haw not yet reported and a few who haw reported bad not completed their their canvass today. Mrs. A. B. Van Valzah, chalrmaa eC t the got-gettem contingent, depositee 1S309 yesterday as the first fraSe The plan for a general home-corn-1 thereof. i Ing welcome to the Oregon boys.j Rep0rts so far obtainable am which also Is to extend to assisting , thnsly: them to obtain employment in civil: Teachers Are Scarce. A vory serious shortage of teachers exist thorughout the United States, according to 'a letter received by Frank L. Armltage, superintendent of tho federal employment servlco for this district. A letter Becks Informa tion as to the number of available teachers in Mr. Armitage's district. The Chicago office reports that it has a large number of vacancies to fill In rural schools and there seems to be no teachers In sight There Is also a call for teachers In city grade and high schools and in colleges. It Is not likely that any of the Lane county teachers will bo available for any other part of the United States, life, remains about the same as pre viously suggested by Governor Wlthy combe. Mayor Baker will be general chairman of the committees working in Portlnad, and in the several coun ties and cities of the State the plan will be worked through the local or ganizations of the council of defense and through county and city, officials, wth tho mayors serving as chairmen in the towns. . Booth-Kelly Milt ?5MB Mrs. A. B. Van Valzah. Miss Edna Swarts, Mrs. Harry Whitney. Fourth Street . 1A Mrs. Bertie Walker, Mrs. Catching. Fifth Street i Mrs. Ethel Bailey, Mrs. Harry Whitney. Sixth Street Will Use Army Aviators. Waebmgton, Dec. 19. Th6 annual postofflce appropriation bill, carrying a total of $357,350,000, was passed by tho house with an amendment requir ing the postmaster general to use army aviators for malt airplanes In stead of organizing a separate postal flying corps. This is the first of the 1920 surply measures to be passed by the house and it now goes to the senate. Mrs. Anna Knox, Mrs. Wm. Long. Seventh Street Glycerine Mixture for Appendicitis Springflold pcoplo can prevent ap pendicitis with simple buckthorn bark, glycorlno, etc as ralxod in Adlor-i-ka. inNU cnnnwi'in. n..t. u um of Oregon for next yoar will amount " , ' ".7 . . , . , ., I200.2C0.17 for It 3-10 of a mill """" " '" ' J' or constlpntion and prevents appen- to $200,200.17 for its 3-10 or a tax, or an Incrcnso of $11,67860 ovor the $278,681,07 provided by tho tax ,.for last year. Tho Oregon Agricultural College will rocolvo $395,013. CO, an Increase of $23,571.33; tho Stato road fund, $240,883.47, an Increase of $14,732.08, and county fairs will rocolvo $49, 37C.C9, an lncreaso of $2,940.41. (Ileitis. Tho INSTANT, pleasant ac tlon of Adlor-1-ka surprises both doc tors nnd patients. Leaves stomach clean and strong; M. M. PEEHV. tho company had not made out.a CMdp a are, now engaged in the work J , aslilngton- .Dec? 19 Trial but hlji motion was ovcrrulccTby In'o0"-1 schools Tn-the county o Bhment 0'f wl,iam Hohenz commission. Red Flag Insult to Fallen Heroes. Wnshlngtpn, Dec. 19. In introduc ing today a bill to mako it unlawful to display Uie red flag in the United States, Senator Now, of Indiana, Re publican, said: "Tho red flag move ment In this country Is nothing less than sacrilege upon' tho sacred mem ory of our boys who have given their ull on tho battlefields of France." without teachers because of the Short' ago. After the Kaiser. and punishment of William Hohenzollern and "evorj' one associated with him in violation of the law of nations and tho committing of brutal atrocities !n Escapes Without Scratch. rfpmandPd ln a loint A most peculiar accident occurred rc80lut(on ,ntroduced today by Rep last Friday at the Booth-Kelly mill-, rCBentatlV6 Darrow. of Pennsylvania. jjuiiu, wuen vwo young men, sup- poEcdly asleep on a load of logs, were rolled along with tho logs Into the pond. That they were not Immedi ately crushed to death is nothing short of miraculous. As they were precipitated Into tho water, Elmer Blankots numbering 1,200,000 were j Leo saw tholr predicament, and rushed , sent to France by tho Red Cross I to tho rescue. He hauled one of tho Republican. The Red Cross has sent 2,375 wo men workers and 2,921 men workers to Franco for specialized work. Mc$t of them are volunteers, but highly skilled. emergencies. Nearly everybody in Springfield Mrs. Carl Gerard, Mrs. Thpmas Halsey. Eighth Street I Mrs. I. D. Larimer, Miss Edna Swarts. Ninth Street Mrs. Alex McKenzie, Mrs. O. B. Kessey. Mill Street Mrs. Fred Hlnson, Mrs. Georgia NetUeton. Main Street ;--r-r 'Mrs.. A. B. Van Valsah," Mrs. Clark Wheaton. Emerald Helghtha Mrs. Carl Fischer, Mrs, Marvin Drury. Hayden Bridge Mrs. Frank Bartholomew, Mrs. Melvln Fenwlck. Fischer-Boutin Mill Mrs. Clark Wheaton, Mrs. Evans. 33.ee 27.W 153B 13.W 20.N 2UB 50. 13.K 18J 12. I young men from tho water and rested and vicinity reads tho News. LETTER FROM "OVER THERE." Tho following jotter from Creed Drnttaln to his parents gives interest ing details: Novonibor 13, 1918. My Door Mothor nnd Othors at Homo: 1 This is tho first chnnco I have hnd 1 to wrlto a lottor for qulto nwhllo. I Bupposo you received n card somo-.' tlmo ago that I had arrived safoly j ovor hero. Wo woro at rest cftmnB for sovoral days aftor wo landed, and thon londod 6 on a train and after a fow days jour noy landed horo yestorduy, whoro wo Will llkoly bo for somo Urao.' Wo hao a dandy llttlo placo her a small vlllngo and good bllots. Wo aro in an old hotel. I am writing from tho "Y," which 1b just around tho corner from us ln ono of tho buildings, I guess wo got ovor too lato to do any fighting. Thoy nro having somo lively cele brations ovor horo slnco Uio armis tice. Thoy colebroto ovory night.. An Amorlcan noldlois stand pretty high around horo. A soldier can't go down tho street during thoso colourations without bolng mobbed nnd almost enr rlod away. Thoy say "Good Amorl can," etc. It Is a grout tlmo for thoso poor Frorich peoplo who havo seen so many yoars of hardships during tho war, Wo will bo in training horo for a whllo at loast and I don't havo much idoa and couldn't toll If I did what wo aro likely to do in tho future Franco Is suroly a lovely and won derful country. My first glimpso at H Beomod to bo worth a trip across. By tho way, wo had a flno trip across, except for a fow rough dayB and tho inconvenlonces and fow unpleasant things which naturally would accoiu pnny such a trip on a troop transport. Thuro is late I could ton you ir i was at homo, but which I am not al-' How could we more fittingly wish you a Merry Christmas than by offering you Special Prices on Feed for the remainder of December or until our stock is exhausted? Millrun Feed $36 Rolled Barley $56 Millrun sold at above prices only on 50-50 basis with other feed. Barley, Corn and Shorts $G1.00 Com and Oats Shorts $G3.00 Alfalfa Meal M ...,.$42,00 Fisher's Dairy Feed t $54.00 Fisher's Morpork $G3.00 FiBher's Morfat $65.00 Barley Middlings - ...$G5.00 Cracked Corn $73,00 Feed Wheat $G8.00 Beet Pulp '. , $56.00 POULTRY SUPPLIES Scratch Feed, 100-pound sack $4.10 Egg Mash, 100 pounds $3,50 Western Shell, 100 pounds $1.10 Eastern Oyster Shell, 100 pounds $1.40 Bono, 100 pounds $4.00 Willow Charcoal. 50 pound's $2.00 Beef Scraps, 100 pounds .' $G.50 FLOUR alley Brand I12.70 HARDWHEAT $2.39 Complete Stock ot Fresh Groceries at Lowest prices AT $28.50 RECLEANED WINTER OATS ALL KINDS FIELD GRAINS & GRASS SEEDS RYE GRASS AT 10c POUND CUSTOM ROLLING, GRINDING AND SEED l CLEANING If you are not trading with ub, you are losing money, .for YO have the MOST COMPLETE STOCK of our lines of any store in this end of tho valley. It will cost you nothing to come in and look over our lino. We will gladly show you what we have to offer. PRINGFIELD FEED CO. Store on Main, between Fifth nnd Sixth Streets Phone 100. Warohouso South Second and B Streets Have You Money to Burn? It Is nice to be located out on Broad way where the bright lights shine, bat the customers are the ones who pay for it Some of my competitors caX my place a shack. Well, so be tt. But I have sold same mighty fine pianos ont of it to some mighty fine people and can sell as fine a piano as ' is made and have it come right ont rC , this little shack at a much less figure ' than you would have to pay oat on Broadway. I am not putting on anr "dog" that you are asked to pay tor. ! Having absolutely no rent to pay xoS. ' Koine Im n nlnra , li n t wrmlri nnf- readily enables me to save you all Vtm way from $50 to $100 on each plajw putting It mildly. Ts this worth -while? For Instance, I have n new Ester piano, style 4. In fancy walnut oj finished case, for $400. Just see whaS you will have to pay for one like It ' elsewhere. I can sell you a big fine I Lester for $300, a Crown for $286, Kurtzmann for $280. I was supposes to be left without any pianos for the Christmas trade, but I can deliver tie above and several others for that merry day. "You can't keep a goo man down." For fair treatment an bargains come to F. A. Rankin, at U shack, 64 Sixth avenue west, Eugeat. Oregon. Receives Xmas Gift. Corporal George E. Chase, a soldier Whom Mrs. N .W, Emery has written to and sent presents, mode her Xmas present of a ono-hundred dollar Liberty bond. Mrs. Emery began cor responding with Corpoml Chase though tho Ited Cross, as he had no ; relaUves. ' Ifeere w more Catarrh tn this set!oije I U country than all other dlsats p touelher nd until the last . few ye : was suppoaed to be Incurable. For nreat many years doctors pronouncea u , 66al disease' and prescribed local reme dies, and by constantly fnllliiB o cum with local treatment, pronounced it incur 1 able. Science lias proven Catarrh to He a, t constitutional disease, nnd therefore r 1 quires constitutional treatment. Hair Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f . . . Cheney A Co.. Toledo. Ohio, la tho only Constitutional euro on the market. It ip taken Internally. It acts directly bn Uw blood and mucous aurfuces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars for any cum Ul falls to cure. Sand for circular and testimonial. Addreaa: T. J. riCENHT & CO., Toledo,. Take Hall's Knally I'M for coptMnittoo.