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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
Kntorod February 24, 1003, at Bprlngflold, Oregon as.soc
onil'dauM iimttor unilor net of Congress of March, 1870.
SPRINGFIELD, ,LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1919.
VOL XVIII, NO. 4.
FRED E. LEMLEfS
. LETTER THRILLS
CWoa Interesting Rocltnl of tho
Trnln of Evonts
In Franco.
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Mrs, Vina, McLean, of thla city, In
In receipt pMtnJntoiuoly interesting
ntor from hor rfn, Fred 13. Lemloy,
who la with tho 301 Ambulance com
pany In Franco. It roads:
' Proven, Belgium,
; Decoinbor 19, 1010.
Dpar Mothor: '
Proven la it town of perhaps 200
pcoplo, boforo tho war, Just otic
ntrcot which la tho rood between
Yproa and Dunkirk. It la near tho bor
dor botwoon Dolglum and Franco. Wo
nro not far from Yproa, about 12 or
ID kilos. Yproa, boforo tho war win
tho homo cantor of tho world. Thoro
nro not many horses left, but tho
on wo do boo aro aura dandloa.
All tho pcoplo hero at l'rovon apoak
good KukINU with tho English accent.
Tlio British hnvo boon In hdro slnto
tho boglnnlng of tho wnr. Our homo
la now their old bnrrucka which nro
mndo of corrugatod Iron with board
finish Inaldo; tho outaldo la camou
flaged to reaomblo trees and tho
Kround.
Of courao you know long boforo
now that wo wore in Belgium and
l hud aeon qulto a little action. Tho
tnaln drive hero was known oh tho
LyH-Sholdt drive, and bollovo mo, It
waa auro aome drive. Something llko
n rabbit drive In Eastern Oregon. At
times It waa hard to keep up.
A fow days our train waa rovloWod.
A Fronch Major mado us a talk after
tho review In which ho thaiikdd us
and told us what a wonderful, poo
plo wo woro and what wondorful
eoldloro wo. had boon, etc., and tint
It was tho American who had mado
victory .possible. All quite true.
Wo aro soon to rccolvo our dlvl
Rldn Insignia. It will bo a pine trco
to bo worn on tho left shoulder. Jan.
12th we shall ba entitled to our first
aorvlco hor. Then thoro will bo our
French and Belgian aorvlco bars.
Somo think wo should havo docorn
tlona for special citations, but as wc
hnvo won only two and It requires
tli r eo, It In hardly probable wo will
set that honor. Did not got over hero
t Boon onoiiRh.
You pcoplo nt homo must havo had
x somo time on tho 11th of Jiaat month.
Vi'o havo been Booing pnpont from all
porta of tho home country and It
sooms to hnvo boon tho sanio every
where. A cabloRrnm was road to us
from the Euroiio Chamber of Com-''
bawl aomoono out, and It Js a little
mlldor than tamo other things that
might ho ftnld. Ho .told u how ho
would llko to bo back In' tho U. 8.
and that Gormnny was whlppod. Wo MARIUEI-Prlnco-WIJon
CURRENT EVENTS IN TWO REELS
At tho
offlco of Judge J. O. Wells, In Eu
gene Fobruary 4, 1010, NIol V.
l'rlnco and Ituby V. Wilson, tho
Judgo olllclatliiR.
could, not bollovo much ho said and
told him that wo' hardly thought
Springfield lurgo enough for ua nnl
him. I am sorry but I cannot rcmom
her his numo.
Alinilt. all I tin nnwm nvnr hnrn timf
now la concerning tho poacp confer- , fow " tW" ,B n" .oro wn" to
oncoj and,. of course, tho President ll "9 rcapoctoblo family newspaper
takes up a gopd.dcal of our talk,
Wilson has something llko two mil
Hop friends and admirers in tho A.
E. F. I "IhihkSthoro is somothlnR like
two, million of .us over hero.
Well, ruobb I will mako thla do for
thla time.
With lovo, '
FRED
Pvt. Fred E. Lemloy, 3C1 Ambulanc-J
Co., 310 San. Train, A. K. P.
LOCAL TALENT SCORES HIT
"Bought and Paid Fcr" Highly Pleases
Audience Last Evening To Be
' Qlven Again Tonight,
Tho falr-alzod crowd that proofed
tho performance of "Bought and I'al i
For," produced by local talent nt tho
Doll Theatre lust -evening, were treat
ed fo a most pleasant surprjao In tho
way of witnessing a performance
that mcnaurod up to a standard act
by professionals.
Every charade was ably depicted
and tho wholo play rendered with n
'smoothness that brought out tho fine
comedy linos that tickled tho au
dience down to their toos, and mado
a splendid" foil to tho strong dramat
ic situations.
With tho vanishing of tho skepti
cism that does not tako Into account
tho meritorious work nchlovod from
tho ablo direction of . local talont un-
that goes to church on Sunday when
tho ban Is off, fend raises Old Ned
tho rest of tho week, would not havo
another word to Bay about this mod
est Item, nut In this instanco it is
but tho prologuo of a greater event.
Anyway, a lot of Springfield folks
know NIol Prince. Last summer ho
drove an electric runabout on the
Springfleld-Eugeno lino. Ho called
his car n "runabout," because It
would run about 200 yards, then tho
trolley would fly off. Ho waa such
a daro-dovll tho S. P. moguls con
cluded ho could loop tho loop, so
ho was incarcerated, on a College
Crest "mixed" train. Princo said it
was "mixed" becauso his passenger
list was composed of somo aristo
cratic highbrows, somo laboring
classes, and somo Dolsbovlkl.
Dut tho crowning ovent of Prince's
faro young llfo camo to a boll, Tuos
i day, and he la no longer on U)o mar
ket. He's a "has-been" and ho doesn't
caro.
Ho' aimed to pull tho affair off
quietly and go homo, and hd did all
that, but that did not end tho epi
sode, Itecl Two was to follow.
Thoro. is a Umo-honorcd custom
prevailing on tho Espeo Electric that
requires a ncwlywocj to. comb across
with an oyster supper for tho rest
of tho bunch. If you don't believe it,
ask Martin, no knows becauso ho
had his Ingorsoll in soak four days
paying for ono. So about 1 a, m. Wed
nesday morning whon Prince thought
tho day's hlllarlty was cut off and
tucked in, ho was aroused by tho
vigilance committee of tho Control
lers of Current Events and summon
od to disgorge enough loot to pay
for tho chow. Prlnoo tried to com
promise with somo stogies, but was
notified that tho gang hadn't walked
a mile through tho mud to reach his
roost for anything short of a regu
lar banquet, and he must observe tho
rules of tho carbarn from soup to
nuts, r
Princo waa dead game.
Ho sent tho gang to tho feed
trough, but stayed by his own fire
side pondering deeply over the High
Cost of Loving.
FLU CAUSE OF INSANITY
Man Who Killed Hla Family Saved
by Novel plea. .
CHICAGO Dy a verdict of tho
Jury In tho Criminal Court tho "flu"
Is responsible for homicidal insanity.
Peter Marazzo was returned insane
yesterday In Judgo Wlndes' court on
tho pica of his attorneys, Frank Com-
orford and William Navlsato-. and
t!l It Is nctually tested by tho nroslBCnt t0 Chester Asylum, after it was
of public commendation. A good house .admitted no had cut tho throats of his
lm . 11... n n 1 HnAMU.A... '
this, evening.
Tho popular vordlct was; "If was
moro than worth tho money."
- Noxt week Mr. Ennui will produce
with a strong casf, tho uproarious
farcccoroody, "Baby Mine."
PLACES BAN ON PUBLICITY
Central Willamette Medical Society
Requests Newapapera to Re
frain From Giving Phy
sicians' 'N antes.
At tho last mooting of tho Contral
Wllhlmotto Medical Society a resolu
tion - was adopted Condomnfng tho
practlco of physicians allowing tho
use of their names in connection with
nows Horns about accldonts, opora
Hons or othor cases reported In tho
nowspnpors. Newspapers' throughout
tho district have boon notified of tho
rnorco about tho celebration there, and " aC"?n , n"d
nniP u i, ,.,- I nuostoil to refrain from giving pubH-
0 ivivi j n ito (lift
npproclatod. Maybe you don't think
this mndo us feel good. I think this
cablegram was rood to tho entire A
E. F., as I havo heard it mentioned
by soldiers in othor divisions than
ours.
night at tho present tlmo thoro Is
qulto a llttlo oxcltemont going on In
this billet. Two of tho boys nro stag
ing n cootie fight. This Is donoby
i Inking one from ono fellow and ono
from nnothor, then putting thorn on
, n squaro of wlftto papor and wach
ma unttio, wnicn would not bo 11 ore-
or botwoon two Spanish hullo, in pro
portion to size, They say tho Ger
mans had thoso llttlo Insects highly
trained.
Havo u queer llttlo story to toll s
to mo joriunos or war." this was in
Franco. On tho socond day of our
J drlvo in tho Argonno, wo now somo
thing like a thousand Gorman prls
onors being taken back. 1 think thoro
woro flvo of our M. P, guarding them.
They stopped for a rest closo to
whoro wo had Our dressing station.
As we woro all curious to sco thoso
follows and try to talk to thorn, wo
gathorod around. What do you think
was our surprise to eoo a follow who
had onco llvod in Springfield, Oregon!
At tho outbreak of tho war In 1014,
thlu follow was working for the
Booth-Kolly Co. Ho loft and mndo
his Way hack to Germany whoro ho
had been fighting h with them over
olnco, til) tnkon prlsonpr by tho Am
ericana, '
Ho told us that thla wastho first
tlmo ho had faced tho Amorlcaus and
that it was tho first, tfmo ho had had
M iA '..I.'.. I. -I-
the, U, S. had entered ho war'Woll,
'Raspiiorry" is qulto' a "popular, say.
3ng Jn tlio army when pno Van"to
city to tho physlclnns' names In re
porting such ovonts.
wife, Angelina, and life four children,
Jctnmn, aged C; Arturo, aged 4; Al
berto, agod 2, and Fpstlno, an infant
of G months, on tho night of October
22, ,ln their li'omc, 650 Sjputh Morgan
stroet.
Thoro was no question as to tho
oyidonco. It was admitted that Mar-
ailo had used a potato-paring knife
and a Btllotto that night and murdered
his wholo family, and had tried to
kill hlmsolt by cutting his own throat
With a raror.
Uut It was shown that ho had bcon
a good family man;, that on the day
of tho murders ho had bought ono of
his children a velocipede; that he
was not in lovo with any other wo
man; that his wifo was not suspected
of affection for any other mnrr; that
thoro was no motive in insurance or
othor financial consideration for tho
killing. -
U was also ahown that Marazzo had
boon a stoady-golng worker and that
DIM Menaces Small High Schools.
Bollovlng that the repeal of the
county high school fund law which is
being sought In bill No. 63 which has
just passed tho senate will bo a
death blow to tho small high schools
in tho state. E. J. Moore, suporlntcn
dent of Leno county schools, is pro
paring a vigorous protest against' tho
proposed bill which will como before
the house soon
Through ignorance of the facts or
misrepresentation tho bill passed tho
senate with but ono dissenting vote,
that of Sonator J. B. Bell of Lane
County, states Mr. Moore. Thoso sup
porting tho bill made the claim that
It was endorsed by the State Teach
ore Association, Mr. Mooro says
while as a matter of fact that associa
tion did not meet this year because of
the "flu" situation! Tbey also made
the assertion that it bad tho backing
of tho county school superintendents,
when, Mr. Mooro states, it did not
oven como up for consideration at the
conference held recently. '
"Fourteen counties operate under
the high school fund law by the vote
of the taxpayers and all are satisfied
with It," declares Mr. Moore. "It
provides for a fund, mado by a uni
form levy on the entire assessed val
uation of thq county, which is distri
buted to every high school complying
with the conditions of the state board
of education.
The amount is based on the actual
days' attendance of the pupils and in
a large measure is . the support of
tho small high schools. To kill It
throws the burden on 'maintenance on
thoro was no history of insanity or
montal disorder either in his life or
that of his family.
Dr. Georgo Ilubln, an alienist, and!
Captain in the Army, testified that, J the small district and they could not
from 'observation and tho history of j live under it,"
tho case, in reply to a hypothetical ' ;
jriuestlon by1 Attorney Comerford, the J child Study Class Started.
only rcaBon ho could assign for Mar- The first meeting of the class in the
az6's insanity (ho stated tho defend- child study course taught by Dr. B.
ant was unquestionably insane) wasjW. DeBusk, of the school of educa
a recent attack df influenza, tho taxln tion, University of Oregon, was held
from the germ of tho disease, instead. this afternoon at4 o'clock in the Ltn;lnew contracts for books for tho next
of lodging in the lungs and causing coin school. "" ' HbIx years. These contracts, he pointed
Thfl f.'lnaa'mlll . n ; mi, lt U . 1. 1 . .
V wwod .ill. tuuuuut lur A.S i WUk, l. ill uo UittUO 'Uli LUV USola OX
pneumonia, or In the intestines and
causing acute gastric trouble, had
Iodccdin tho brain cells and wracked
etorm?Hhat accounted- for tho trad
don bnd acute homicidal mania.
Tho Bamo plea was made by Mr.
Comerford to tho Jury which found
Marazzo insane at tho time of tho
murder and still insane. He was com
mitted tcT tho Chester Asylum. This
la said to be the first case in tho
histocy of criminal Jurisprudence in
which , influenza has been found to
cause homicidal insanity.
BEAN FIGHTS FOR
, TEXTBOOKS Ll
Saves His Bill From Death By
f Masterly Speech
Yesferday.
representative Bean of Lane coun
ty won a signal victory in tho houso
when ho. rescued hie bill for ,the pub
lication and distribution at cost of
school textbooks by the state, from
death at the h&Hds of the educational
committee, and secured its reference
to trfo committee on ways and means.
This reference is for tho purpose of
determining whether the ways and
means committee will be able to fin
ance a 150,000 revolving fand pro
vided for in tho bill. Representative
Gordon chairman of the ways and
means committee, told the house that
if tho bill is found, to be as meritori
ous as many members believe it to bo
tho ways and means committee will
find tho ?50,000 and ''appropriate it
for tho purposes sought. . k
Bean mado a strong speech on hla
bill which unquestionably saved It
from death and carried enough of .tho
house with him so that expressions
heard in. the debate todav Indlcntn
tnat the bill has a strong chance for
passage in tho "house when it. gets
there on final passage.
Ho pointed out that the state
printing plant, since it had been .ro;
moved from private control in 1913,
had more than paid for itself. He
made an attack on tho "book treat'
and the high prices charged ?-"for..
scbaol books, and called atteaU6"to
the fact that on July 1, this year, the.
text book commlsion must ester into
Seeks Information
Major S. L. Van Valzah writes to
his mother, Mrs. Berrilce Van Valzah,
from Tours, France, asking for tho
name nnd addresses cdany Spring
field or Eugeno boys or any floy from
thia vlcjnlty who is stationed In or
near Tours. Mrs. Van Valzah would
appreciate any such information.
Tho Nows is strong for observing
ethics In nil professions, so hereafter
whon It rotors to Johnnv ninltnlimtnl
lis havrHg'hls tonsils nnd ndenoldB
oxtractod 'by ,a "local physician,"
you'll know who wo moan maybe.
Died
IUTCHEY At tho homo of his bro
thor on Camp Crook, Fobruary 3,
1919, William G. Itltckoy, ago GC
years, aftor an illness of a fow days.
Ho1 Is survivod by his wife and
three daughters, Mrs. Anna Edmlnls
tor, who rosldos In1 Idaho; Mrs. F. L.
Ford, of Bt. Mary's Idaho; Misa Mao
Rltohoy, of Nappa, Wash, Ho fas a
member of tho Molhodlst Church, and
of tlio I. O. O. F. and W. O. W. fra
ternal orders. Ho mas born at Greon
Rivor, Colo, In 1852 nnd crossed tho
plains "to Oregon with his parents, Mr.
nnd Mrs. Dill Rltohoy who ottlod on
camp crook in 1852. Ho was a bro
ther of John M. McLqan, of this city.
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HAGOHNLOCHEIt At tho homo of.
her daughter, Mrs. W. 11. KIngsloy,'
ot Notl, on Fobruary 3, Mrs. Catho-
rlno Jlaggenlochor, nt tho ago of 84
yonrs. Sho Is survived by throo daugh
ters, Mrs. J, S. Warthon and Mrs. W.
11, .KIngsloy, of Notl; and Mrs. John
Mboroof Harrlsburg. Tho funornl
wlllvbo hold at Not! today. i
MILLER At Lniio, Oregon, near Silt-
cnos hiko; E. H. Miller, at tho ago
of 00 years. Mr. Miller wan fmimi
(load in a boat1 and Coroner W. W.
Branstqllor was pummoiiod, hut b'5-'
llovod no lnquost necessary, Hoart
trouble was .obviously thu cause' of
his death. r . w.
THERE IS BUSINESS
IN 8 NEAR SPRINGFIELD
or
Another flrst-plnss department store. .
(Aiorq clorKs moro payroll) ' .
Another first-class hardware gtore.
(Moro clorka moro payroll) ' ' ,
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. .One ,flrst-:class furniture store. .
(Moro clorks moro payroll! ' ' "-
One combination moving picture. House, and theatre,
' " (More employes moro payroll) ''."!, .
. One commercial stationery, ofllce supply "and
' . . book store.
". (Moro dorks moro payroll) '" '
One gasoline farm tractor agency.
(Moro clerks morepayroll) '
Ice Factory and Cold Storage Plant '
(Moro omployos moro payroll star,-Jnvostinont
.
One live Commercial Olub
' ($$'$'$$$$$$'$)
This, space donatod by
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
TO. BE PUBLISHED UNTIL
WE GET 'EM
weeks and .will deal with child
growth, development and -welfare, and
child problem's In general. The course
was formed primarily for the teach
ors in the city schools, but Is open
to anyone interested in such a study.
Two University credits wiU be grant
ed to anyone desiring them at the
completion of tho course.
Springfield feols very fortunate in
having. such a class established here,
as It is the first on to be organized
by the .University extension division
outside of Portland. '
Slackers In Wr Prove Slacke
rs in
Marriage.
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HI-.;
A Chicago Judgo is authority for
tho statement that the slacker mar-I
rlages of the first days of the .war
constitute tho grist of the divorce
mills to-day. "This only makes clear
the fulfilment of a prophecy," in the
opinion of tho Salt Lake "Herald,"
which tartly comments:
"Humorists have made much of
comparisons 'of War and the marriage
state, often overdrawing the picture,
but occasionally seasoning it with the
salt of truth. What tho entertainers
have, said in Jest Is based on fact.
nnd Is bound to command solemn res
pect as the pathetic side is revealed
In tho divorce courts.
"Tho deluded look upon marriage
as tho curb of the Ills of discontent,
forgetting tho essential qualities of a
happy union. The man. without tho
courage to face the war does not
possess tho character of a good hus
band. In hiding behind a petticoat to
avoid conflict, ho has merely burled
his head in the sand. Time is relent-,
less, and sooner or lator musl prosent
problems even more complox than tho
original onlgma.
"Being without the courage to face
war, ho lacks (he stamina to face tho
trials and tribulations ot mutual mis
fortunes. As a husband he 'is no moro
stable than, ho was as a warrior, and
ho solves his problems by running
away from thorn. A coward nt heart,
ho deserts a holy union in solfish pro
tection.
"Tho wreckage of the matrimonial
craft of the first days of war can
Borvo ouly as a beacon-light to tho
coming generations. Tho man who
won't fight for his country won't fight
for his wifo and family. Ho is to be
discovered before mlsplacod confi
dence becomes a lasting regret. It
ia uuu uuuruiy u nuisuujino prouiom,
because the girl yho marries to quit
work too often finds her hours In
creased and hor pay reduced. Di
vorces fall to solvo. these . problems,
for they only oasa burdens yvhere
there should1 be uo burdens,"
costs as they are now when labor.
materials bhu -an- or lae -ieawrea r
connection' 'with book making are at
an abnormal cost. He stated that Cal
ifornia, and Kansas, print their' own
text books. Kansas has the plan " of
furnishing them to patrons at cost
of production plus cost of distribu
tion, and. these books are furnished on
a basis of 42 per cent cheaper than
elsewhere. A series of, about 20 books
which costs Oregon patrons ?1(.08
are, furnished to Kansas patrons for'
a very little over $5.
Schuebel, of Clackamas, Joined
heartily into support of the Bean bill;
Btatlng that It offered an opportunity
to develop a great industry, Including
furnishing large employment possH
billtlcs and also development of tho
paper mill Industry to a point' never
yet dreamed of in the state.
New Delicacy Made of Oregon Logan?
berries.
Oregon loganberries, the blg, lus
clous. Juicy berry which has been,
made famous in this state, ia gaining
popularity in another form. The man
ufacture of a new gelatine dainty,
which they call Jiffy-Jell, have discov
ered that C5 of these big berries will
mako enough puro fruif Juice to flavor
dessert for six people.
The berries aro crushed and tho
condensed Juice is placed in a vial,
one vial being contained In each pack
age. The manufacturers state that by
using tho condensed Juice, they obtain
a perfect reproduction of tne, fruit;
taste. . . '
Red Cross Meets ,
The local chapter of tho Rod Cross
met Tuesday .evening at tho city hall.
ReporLi were read. Sinco the last
meeting the following articles havo
boen turned In: 20 convalescent robes,
100 spaghnum moss pads, and a groat
number of Tmndago. Membership dur
ing tho year has increased to four
hundred and fifty members, Plans
woro mado whereby thoy will mako
refugee gowns, tho work be!ng in
charge of Mro. Harry Whltnoy. Many
of the officers were present at tho
meeting.
Big Surprise to Many In Springfield,
Pooplo aro surprised at tho VIN- ,
STANT action of scrapie buckthorn
bark, glycerlno, etc., ns mixed In ttd-ler-l-ka,
'ONE SPOONFUL flushes the
ENTIRE bowol tract so completely it
rqlloves ANY CASE sour stomach, gas
or conBtlpatfon nnd prevents appen
dicitis. Tlfo INSTANT, pleasant ac
tion of AdloM-ka surprises both doc
tors and patients. It removes foul
matterfwblch poisoned your stomach
for months. M. M. Peery Drug Co.