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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (May 16, 1919)
U. of 0. Llhniry X t I fHE SPRINGFIELD Entered February 24, UiOIl, it t Springfield, Orison tin sec ond chum matter uniliir net of Cmigrcim of March! 1 B79. SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1919. VOL. XVIII, NO. 18 SPRINGFIELD WILL CELEBRATE SPRINGFIELD BOY WRITES VERY Roo It N6 0F NTERESTING LETTER FROM FRANCE seve NEWS OPEN! HG ON Business Men Hold Meeting and Decide on Having Monster Jubilee. NOTICE! All morchnnts and businuss mon of Springfield nro urg ontly roquostod to attend a mooting at Stovons Hal! at 8 o'clock this (Friday) ovoning fon tho purpose of making final plans for holding a Springfield Irrigation Jubiloo in commemoration of tho boginning of work on tho Bonham Irrigation project. A number of SprhiBlleltl lumi nous men met at I'eury'H drug Htoru last evening for tho pur pose of dlHi'UHBlng wiiyw and meaiiH for liohllug a fitting cele bration and Jubilee In honor of the bei-'innlUK of work thin week on the IJenham Irrigation Proj ect near this elty. While definite planH were not fully decided, It can be mild there will be held In SprluKlleld next month probably on the 11!. i: and H three dayn of foHtlvitloK In which a carnival of ploamire for young and old will he Htaged. and to which all tho countryHlde will bo Invited to participate. CIVIC IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE HOLDS DU8INESS MEETING. General Clean-up and Enforcement of i. City Lnwi Decided On. Tho Civic Improvement Leaguo hold nu enthusiastic mid important meet ing Tuesday evening In tho Public Li brary Many subjects relating to much-needed improvements In tho city were discussed, anil action wnB taken on it number of uiiitturH coming be fore tho body, iiiiioiik which worts plans for Inaugurating n general clean up campaign. Attention wiih culled to the dlr'y mid niihenii t condition of ninny nlloyti In the city, iih woll tin iniiuy buck yards and vacant lotH, and those will be given linnii'dlale attention. It wis nl . i) (loci. led to make a Htrong effort to Induce owner of empty butldliiKH (t rk-iin (bum up insldo nnd out. There bus been much complaint made recently by people living In the residence districts of iinnoceHHary noMe made at all hnurH of the night by thatiKlitlOHH drivers of motorcycUm and automobiles speeding through the kitrretH with their inuffliirH open, and this will be taken up at once with tho nuthorltluH and an oll'ort made to tttnp It. Much romplalnt has oIho been made regarding the pasturing of cows In vacant lotH around town, many ownorH of those aulmalH allowing them to run lit large on the sIdownlks ami thus creating a nulHunce. The League will give this attention and nee tho laws relating to pasturing of cowh Is strict- ly enforced. .... . ... i . . . ,. i ......., ...in l no iioxi mcuiiiiK in inw i.uiik"" bo hold TuoHday night at tho Library, and Hevoral matters portalnlng to civic Improvomont will bo taken up and acted on, The inomborHhlp Is increasing rap Idly and all womon who hnvo tho city's wolfaro nt hoart should bo pros- out at tiio next meotlng and Join In milking Springfield ft town worth while, NEWS RECEIVES BEAUTIFUL VICTORY LOAN EMBLEM. Tho News has recolvod from tho treiiHiiry dopartmont nt Washington through J, 10. Edwards, chairman of tho local Victory Liberty Loan com mlttoo a benutlful emblem In the form of a bauuoi', which contains' tho fol lowing Inscription: "Tho Victory Llborty Lonn, Industrial Honor Hmb loin, Awarded by tho United StntoH Troasury Dopartmont." Tho emblem Is awarded tho News for Its offortH Jn helping rnlso tho Sprlngllold Hanking District quota. flliss i.iiuau muiuKau was uu uvur-1 Sunday visitor wjlh her mother, ro-j turning to Portland Sunday evening, I where she will rosldo In tho future, having uccoptod u position wlht tho f Allon & Lewis company 1 Sulllclont publicity will bo Kent out to aKKtiro making the event u huge kuccchh and thou HandB of vIhIIoth are expected to respond to tho invitation to come to Springfield for a jollifi cation. Final plans for carrying out the jubilee will be made tonight and every business man ami merchant in Springfield Is urg ently requested to attend the meeting at Stevens I lull at 8 o'clock t his evening. i Now Is the time to get busy and show your patriotism for Springfield in a substantial manner, for only by a united of-, fort can we succeed. He there. DR. POLLARD IS HONORED DY PRESIDENT WILSON. Acting through tho Adjutant Gen eral's olllcu at Washington, I). C, I'roBldont Wilson ban appointed Dr. W. II. Pollard, of Springfield. Cnptaln, Modlcal Section, Olllcors' Reserve Corps of tho Army of the United States. The doctor, however, hns not fully decided to nccopt tho honor bestowed on him owing to tho fact that much of his time would bo required In giv ing attention to the olllce. The np . o'ntmeut reads as follows: The President of the United States of America: To all who shall see these presents. Greeting: Know Ye, that reposing special trust and conildunce In the patriotism, valor, fidelity and abilities of William Howard Pollard, 1 do appoint him Captain, Medical Section, Olllcers' He serve Corps of the Army of the Unit ed States, to rank as such from the 2Dth day of April, 1010. (He Is there fore carefully and diligently to dls charge the duty of tho o'lllco to which bo Is appointed by doing anil per forming all manner of things there unto belonging. And I do Htrlctly charge and r" milro all olllcers and soldiers under bis command when he shall be em ployed on active duty to bo obedient to his orders ns an olllcor of his gvndo and position. And he Is to observe nnd follow such orders and directions from time to time a ho shall receive from me, or the hit urn president, of tho United States of America or the general or other superior officers set over him, according to tho rules and discipline of war. Th's commission to continue In forco during the pleasuro of tho pres ident of tho United States for the tlmo being ami for a period of five yours from doto. llvon undor my bnnd at tho city of Washington, this llrst day of Mny, In tho year of our Lord ono thousand nine hundred nnd nineteen, nnd In tho ono hundred and forty-third yonr of tho Independence of tho United States, nY THE PItSIDENT. Tho Adjutant Genoral's Ofllco. accorded May 1, 1910. O, S, Wood, Adjutant Gonernl. LADIES' AID WILL SERVE SUPPER MONDAY NIGHT. Tho Ladles' Aid Society of tho M, 13. church will glvo a supper nt tho church Monday ovoning nt 7 o'clock to which tho public Ih cordlully invit ed. Thosu desiring to purtnku of tho Hiipper wro kindly askod to phono Dr. l'ollard or Dr, Emory, so that an ostl niiito can ho iiuulo of tho edibles re quired, Following tho supper Mr. Norman nyrno. n noted speaker, will mnko an addrops, giving his oxperlencos whllo traveling through China. High way It Moano Quick mobilization of guns and men for national protection. It Means Commercial and agricultural de velopment of seven Oregon coadt counties Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Lane, Douglas, Coos Curry. It Means The opening of a year-round paved road fromo British Colum bia to the Mexican border. It Means The opening to sportsmen of the county's fishing and hunting paradise. It Means The employment of'thousands of skilled mechanics and laboring men In Its construction. It Means That Uncle Sam will match every state dollar .for construction and will maintain the highway forever. You owe it to your country you ow'e it to your state, to go to the plls at the special state electin June 3 and vote 31 X Yes For the RDDsevalt jHighway Oregon's Road PlCKINGTHEtesiDENT If precedent In any way rules the political affairs of the nation then tho United States will hnvo a "war" president following tho election of 1920, say students or the game. Already both big parties ore looking over the lists of men available- on such a platform. In the Democratic ranks, Secretary of War Newton Dakor Is mentioned as a logical candidate to give a good race to any opponent put for ward, while the great personal friendship which existed between tno lato Colonel noosevelt nnd Major General Leonard S. Wood, makes the latter a candidate who mlht be acceptable to both wings of the Republican party and at tbe same time furnish all tho military tim ber needed to win. ARNE TOMSETH IS BACK FROM OVERSEA8. Amo Tomsoth, son of John Tom Beth, was In tho lty a fow days this wcok visiting relatives nnd frionds. Mr. Tomsoth enlisted In Uio Forest Division at Wood, Cat., and went to Franco shortly nftor, spending 18 months tliot'o, Ho sayB ho onjoyod ovory minute of his oxporlonco, but Is very glnd to got back to tho good old U. S, A. Ho expects to mnko his future homo in California following n brief visit In Portland with his father und slstov. 1JOUN To Mr. nnd Mrs. Warren Trice, of Mnrcoln, on Mny 8th, a daughter. Walter Ehbotts mado n hurried trip to Portland Inst Saturday afternoon on business, to Prosperity SPRINGFIELD HIGH WINS FROM JUNCTION CITY HIGH, 1 A vory Interesting tonnls tourna ment was .played between tho Spring field High team and the Junction City High toaru last Friday afternoon, re sulting In Miss Fern Travis, of Springfield High winning tho singles nnd Junction City High winning tho doubles. Tho tonms will play n return gamo at Junction City In tho near futura. Y. W. C. A. HOLDS ICE CREAM SOCIAL. Last Friday afternoon tho Y. W. C. A. held nn Ico cream social during tho tonnls gamo. which proved vory successful. Tho affair was under tho supervision of Miss Vora Williams, tho history toachor. Ralph W. Coffin Tells of His Experiences in France Since Armistice Signed. Tho following loiter was recently received by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Coflln, of this city, from their win, Halph, who Is with tho American Expe ditionary Forces in France Nevers, Sunday P. M., Mar. 9. Dear Mother and Dad: Woll, It's been a week since I have w'.ittcn and it's been a full week, too, let mo tell you. Haven't received any mall this week, so will start right in and say all 1 know and won't try to answer any questions. Monday my pass to Paris came and I took the noon train and went up to tho gay city. Arrived there about G p. m. and Immediately got lined up on a hotel which was a fine one. Cot a big bed which sure went good after months of tho army cots, and my bed is better than most of them. Well, Tuesday morning I went o it to the Pantheon Leguerre, which Is a huge picture painted during the last four years of the war. Enclosed you will find some post cards of It, and' each post card Illustrates a certain section of the picture. It Is made round and I supposo were It stretched out straight It would cover a hundred yards or mora Certainly It Is the most wonderful picture I ever saw, All the men, horses, etc., aro life size, and It Is so realistic, that I held my breath In wonderment. The wreath lying on the steps whore the woman Is weeping looks Just as If It had been laid there and they had a hard time convincing me that, it was painted. These Frenchmen certainly can paint and no Joke. "It's the best thing In France, I think, and I enjoyed It. In the .afternoon we went out to Napoleon's tomb, but "Naple" was busy and we couldn't see him. We looked over tho French fort there and saw many relics of former wars, etc. Then we went to Versailles and saw he palace of Louis XIV. Louis cer tainly hated himself, as he had a photo or bust of himself every two feet. There were many paintings there also, and I havo seen many of tho reproductions in history. L am glad to have seen the originals. Also took in the lovely gardens and foun tains which abound near the palace. Iso took a squint at the Eiffel Tower ind other items of interest around the city of Paris itself. Wednesday we got a train about S o'oclock and went to the city of Sols-s-ons, which you will remember was fought over for two or three years, and which was taken and retaken by lie French and Germans. We were rractically tho first ones that had been tlicro since tho war was finished ami the battlefield remains almost ex actly as It was tho day they fought in It. The town is ruined and thf enclosed cards will Illustrate it. 1 bought the cards in the store whore you see the few people standing. The battlefield Is Just as It was tho day of the last fight There wore many helmets, rifles, shells of all kinds, etc. everywhere. If I had had a wagon I could havo gotten a wagon load. I got n German helmet and two nice shells. I am mailing tomorrow to you the helmet and ono shell. This holmot Is a genuine one and I picked It out of tho grass and mud on the bnttloflold. The holes In It nro fur ther proof that It was worn by a Bocho. I picked up another ono, but there was still part of a German's head In it, so put it down again. It was rather gruesome, so I didn't both or with It. About two weeks before they found a Gorman out there and burled him, thus showing you that tilings aro pretty realistic there yet. The shell Is a German, and it Bhinod up will mnko a nlco flower holder, or you could put It on tho front porch as a,' flower pot. Tho helmet, also, you could plant full of flowers, thus re versing its use or rathor restoring what It was really meant for. I also havo a French helmet, but cannot Bond It homo yet, but will bring it whon I como If I can, Aftor looking around tho town wo came back. (Tho whole country for miles around is full of shell holes and I will toll tho world that they have euro done somo tall shooting up (hove. Tho town of Alsno Is completely de stroyed and nothing left but piles of stone. Every farm house Is torn to pieces with big shells. Tho Germans took great delight in hitting every thing high and they suro busted things up. For instance, tho spires of churches were cut off as neatly as If you would have done It with a knife. jThere Is not a pane1 of glass in the whole country which I saw. Tho Germans were strongly intrenched In Solssons and one of their machlnegun nests was made In a brick kiln and they had machlnegun ammunition piled up four and five feet high. They sure would have done a lot of dam age had they got a chance, but I think shell fire from the French drove them out and they didn't get a chance to use 1L The ammunition still stands there piled up Just Hko they left It -Everywhere one would look was ruin. Wire entanglements, trenches, rifles, helmets, bombs, gren ades, shells of all kinds, were every where. I never saw such a sight. Please let me know when you get the helmet and shell, I do not know whether you wished a souvenir or not, but presume you did. I picked them np myself, so I know they are genu ine. ' Thursday wo went to Bed Napoleon again and ha was lnt bo we Saw him at the tomb. It la Quito ah elaborate affair and he should feel safe enough In 1L They have a peculiar light ef fect from the windows which make It look like sunlight in the room even on the" darkest days. It has never been reproduced, they say. After this wo looked around the town some more, and caught a train for home, feeling that tho three days were well spent. I was glad to go and glad to get back. Got home at 4 a. m., and crawled into the old bunk. I am very glad to hava gone. I am waiting for another pay-day when I will try and make a trip to Nice to look over things down there. Everything Is running along nice ly and I am enjoying things very much. I just came from my friends, tho war workers, where I had a sup per of fried eggs and sausage with a nice cup of hot chocolate and a slice of pineapple. It sure went good and I enjoyed it. They are going to Nice this week and I am attending to the reading rooms during the day. That accounts for the fact that I am work ing nights this week. I prefer tho day Job now, as the clocks were set an hour ahead and it's light till long after supper and of course as summer comes along tho evenings will get longer. 1 think if ati goes well that I will get back by the middle of June. Everything seems to bo working to ward that end and I will tell the world that I will be glad to get back. Well, not having received any mall this week, I can't answer any ques tions and I suppose that there will be a letter drop In tomorrow with a lot of mall and a letter from you with a lot of questions in it. I received two rolls of Oregonlans dated Janu ary. I was glad to get them. I sup pose the legislature Is going to beat the band and trust that all is well. Will close with love to all. Your loving son, , RALPH. 33rd Service Co., S. C. A. Mr. Coffin Is expected to ,loayo Franco for Now York within the next few days. LOCAL METHODISTS EXPECT TO RAISE QUOTA IN 3 HOURS Tho local Methodists expect to be gin tho drive fov their quata of J105, OOO.OQO next Sunday, and they expect to get the amount subscribed in three hours, as they aro thoroughly organized to do their part. Dr. W. H. Pollard Is tho local chair man. Ho has Ills workers selected and will Btart promptly at 2 o'clock, on a visit to every Methodist In Springfield. This Is ono of the greatost church undertakings In the history of tho. world. Tho money Is to bo used for' world reconstruction) i