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if s t 1 THE SlX'l WMN'I'M YV.AH, -nl iiH i imi SPItlNC-FHCLD, LANK CO OIIEGON, JUNE 20, 1919. tfUMDER ?A SPRINGFIELD NEWS I. It i ! ALUMNI RECEPTION TO THE GLASS - OF 'T Alumni gnvo a r?lon to (he VlUhH of 1019 at Stu vrt Ifllill Tuesday Sjrl'nlnj?, Uiti hull fili(g) beautifully d'ncoroted for tho twtta'ldn lit Ivy and lilnk rones, and ttalfHihtR shaded with pluk crepe imptir. The entortnlr.tnwit committee, com VOMid ot Kdaa l'ltitt, Knlo Lnnnbory unit Luollo Snltli, plonnod Homo' lively 919 gajnos whltn wero thoroughly enjoyed v by I ho genuta. Light refreshments wore aemfd Officers of tho Alumni Association "$ wore onicted for tho coming year -us JP follow-.! President, lilll Mill; vice president, Frances Travis; secretary and rredmirer, Annu Corrlo. Thus posont wore: Seniors -ClAr-(mm KtiHtur, Porno TnvvlH, Ivnn Klalo, Odlu Olson,, David, nidwnll, Maude (Jorrln Vurn 8oiiHoinoy Elbo SlKiior, JittnoH Lewis ntul Harold "ynd. Altminl-Wnllor llslley.. Myrtle Cop- onhnvor, Ida Prison ..Gruco Male, I.onu Brewer, Ruth Scott, Margurol Oorrlo. Iloh VanValtah, Kdna Piatt, 'Francos Travis, IjiuIs Uritndy, Jerry VunVaUnh, Knto" Lunsbory, Ghtdya l.opltiy, Iluth l,annh-ry, Luolle Smith, 1)111 lllll Edna Duryce nnd Nellie Copenhovor. CHILDREN'S DAY EXERCISES AT METHODIST CHURCH A patriotic pageant win be tho Tea turo of tho Children's Way exorcises to bo held at the MethodlU church next Bunduy. About 20 children will take part, and all will bo dressed In npproprlato costumes. Some will ep rcsent tho allied nations, and uthttra flowor rItIr, etc Tlio exercises will begin ot IT o'clock, nnd will fakqUlto place of reg ular service. The jmbllc 1b 3iHd to attend. . . .. ' SPf?INOFIELD HOSPtTAl. HEWS J. ,C. , I'holpn, of CroBwoll wan nd mlttcd Mondny. Lester Irwin, of Douglan Cnrdens, wan admitted Wndnenday. The Hullln cldldrun are couvnloN cent. Shcrmnn Slmpxon tut iiRofl tnnn nt Junction City, who wuu admitted for treatment about b!k moutliH ifp.3uwed nwn.y Saturday, lie had no kjiow.u rel utlvim and wna'linrlcd hero. l)r, Kmerj' ban icculvott word rrom IiIh adopted soldier, aeorpo Clinno, ivho ban been in Prnneo IS montliB, ntutlnf; bo wan ubonl to, leave for tho Tlnltod States nhd wuld urrivp homo Jb juThhU throo.wecliH. STHA.HORN SAYS NATRON CUTOFF MAY WA.T Tho following dispatch Is taken from tho Oregonlau of this datot KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Juno IH, (Speclnl). Thorn la very llttlo chance for the completion of tho Natron CBt-jfho on to BpriRiieiu, or nny oiuor rniiroan , construction In the neighborhood of Klamath Falls In tho near future, ex cept tho Strahorn railroad, which the people are assisting to finance, says Robert E. Strahorn, wtTo loft recently far Portland, niter a brief business wis It hero. -Thorn ban boon much agitation over ',io building of tho Natron cutoff, which would place Klamath Falls on tlio .main lino of tho Southern Pacific between Portland nnd San Francisco, nut Mr, Strahorn says that this work at -present would mean an outlay, of jaSiOOO.OOO, with llttlo new territory opped w to Justify tho construction, Mr, Strahorn Is go I fig nhoad with tile plans for tho building of IiIh lino north to Spraguu river from Dairy, this year, trusting that tho cfty will do. Us part -promised when tho road wits launched. -Mrs. W. ill. Humllton, of Portland, wan In town on buslriouu Friday, r'" ' , DO YOU ENJOY LIFE. 'A man In good physical condition 'In always cortaln to enjoy llfo, whllo tho bJllouu nnd dyspoptto are despondent, do not enjoy their meant and fool miserable a good sharo ot the tlmo. This 111 feeling Is nearly always un- peocssnry. A fow dosoa of Chamber Jiih's Tablots to tone up the stownch, 'Improve tho digestion and . rogulritc tM)' J))W))s-iB Bll tjti l aocdodt Tiy JOtfN ASH WORTH'S DEATH CONFIRMED Mrs. N. A. Asliworlh received a tele Km in Tuesday confirming her Mon'n death and burial lit Prance, yiitll thin t f tn 0 sevcrnl roporln hud reached ilia family concerning tho vomit; man, bill none wore cotiHldered final Until Ttiosilny's mcns.'ige wait received, Mr. Ashworh wan a member of tho Marines, having enlisted In tho early months of tlio war, Ho wan wounded last June, nnd wan at that time re ported minting In action, but thin wan contradicted later when he won found wounded on the battlefield. Another hoii, liny, who han been with the hospital corps, Han Francisco, Iiuh been discharged froin the nervfeo and l nxpected to nrrlve homo next Week. LOCAL 4 L'S ORGANIZE BAND FOR SPRINGFIELD , The locul lodge Loyal Lesion loggers and Lumbermen have organ zed a band which will tnku part In tlio rutobraUon of tho order nt Eugene inly 4 nnd B. About 20 nuynhern hnvo bren uc pund. umiing whom are nevcral well known tnuwlolnnit. Albert Perfect hn been onRuged an leadnr. nnd the firs' ornotlce won Itebl Thurodaj? evt nln. Tlie orj-an!Witlon will be permanent nd SprlnRfleld will soon bnvc band onrerto wwry Kk. OOfl FELLOWS , GWE FRED WALKER BIO DECEPTION . About 30 ntobekahs Tcnfl Odd Veil town' fltUutftcil Ore rcecpriaa Iji -Qjo 3. Shall "Vliii WMuiJl'Imlgo CHSfon Jvbldi ppc;n- eil onrly wiiHUiurrlod tliroxoih In-order to finish In 'good tlmo. The doors were TJn on 'thrown okuj and opnn 'house jlticlanefi. In tho npeuini: uddrtiKH. JU. C. DrcKH lor. Kohle 'Clrnml of the lot-al chapter, omihnnlsed i fact Hint siirlugfleld, and -Cue '.SprlnKfhjld rJinptvr, Ih proud 'to "have u il'nirt Onuid Wiaitor In "hor mltltfi. -mil one that hu oan nny right fully lioliings to her. for tho I'aHt OrmJ WuHter, rred Walker, was iitlti - lied here, and his name las 1)een on the Jatikn cvor ulnoe. ,HIb father. tW, O. O. T. Shall -VVedDosday silglu In honor -nf IFn-dWaliJof llast Omnd MaBtcr ,uf ;tnq iJtato"o'fOr!Stm i nit Allien wnlKor. was one or tho . pur now life In the large crowd of. charter aiiembors, and helped to organ- visitors, and tho streets Tvero thronged Ito tio llrst Jodge In this -neighbor- With merrymakers. At 3 o'clock a pro hooiL ' emm of addrl'sfios was held In the Bell In the awsMimio. Mr. Y.nl!r mivo rom-nrj- Tor l,iir vn tWA v..niv wi.nt It Is. wlmt It stands for. what H lias nccomr .iabotl,. and of the pleasure, jis well its Jlie bwierit derived. Dr. J. K. BJehmotid of Eugene, for merly of Springfield told In a brief summary of ibv owrk carried on by tho Past Grand Mnster and some of thltiga accomplished under his n-uutirsnip. Other uumboin on the program wora vocul soIoh by Mr. Richmond; Instru mental selections by Miss Jaunlta Barnes; vot-al solo by Joy Walker, nnd ong by tho audlenco, Auld Lang Syno. At tho banquet which followed the pmgrum, everyone scorned to enjoy themselves In real Odd Fellowship, nnd who wouldn't! In front of a food such us only tho Odd Fellows und He bokuhs know how to prepnteV Mr, HrosHlor acted ns toaHtmitstor, and called upon Mr. Bond, one of the oldest memborH In. this part of tho . . ... state ami author or the song "100 Years of Odd Fellowship;" S. L. Mc Iloo, who has worn tho threo links for tho past 28 years; Mrs. Richmond. Noblo Gin ml or the Itebakahs; Hor bort Walker, brother to the PuBt Grand Mastor; Mrs. Fred Walker; nnd Mrs. S. A. Walker, mother ot the Past Grand Master. A Mf. Zimmerman, of-Kugeno drovo over for the meeting, aiulwlille en Joying tho time ot hl life somopno took his car and'liada Joy ride, leav ing It tn tho north par of town whoro lt; vae found nnd retiinicd Thursday morning. F, IS. Churchill, professor ot music; of Sulom-, came down for tho rocep tlon, returning homo Thursday. A Mr, Dryan and family nro nioylnt; into tho apartment rocontly vacated by Waltor V?lmo't and wjfo ovor tho Doll Thoatra HOW-TO HELP YOUR People both In tho townn and rural district can help urf out won derfully In tho way of. printing n tiro newspaper by either phoning, dropping A notu or telling Koni'eono connected with Tho Ncw the linppenlriRft in their dintrfcts. Here' l what J3. W Allen, head of the department of journallxm of (he Unlvcmity of Oregon nayn: "It in not enough for a live community that advertising should be correctly uod to promote general "prosperity. Tho homo newspaper Is a social nnd intellectual thing as well as a. medium ot business). One can not servo tho community better than by seeing that Interesting Items get to tho cdlto. "Tho editor is no mind reader. , Call blm up and tell him. To do so is tho neighborly thing, the kinddicartcd thing a courtesy not to tho publisher alone but to croryono in (he district who might bo interested in your llttlo Hero. . "If you can onco get all yourpcople In the way of voluntarily pouring (hele Integrating scrap of newa into tho weekly paper you will odd Immensoly to the general friendliness of the community. You will bo helping to moke your town,lho,kld of placo where people, want to stay and to which former rcslderiM want to come back. "So try to get Ideas Into the (taper. Write a little for It onco In a while. Don'i let Utu editor h.ill,ltoo thinking for the town. If you pubifth Ideun you will start oUtbrfi Jd think and. thus ralso by Just so much lh generel level of rniYlfgehee. "Kneourage tho boino vapor to be n business, social and Intellectual .renter of tho .mJirtinltyv "will richly repay." mm IBRIGATION JUBILEE SKlWtnftW boo tn-oven her ability to pull off ) ro.tl tee'k'lirutlon. even If Old .Man Tluvlus 'did tr3 his bes". to dlKtrearton the efforts of her citizen lo provide tt program full of entdr h'nmcm for iliur 'guosts. The nperihiB day j rogrnm. which ira set for .Thursday morning at lr.Ui. the tainne of which was a trip t,,t! ncw Jrr'atlen project would make In nutoniriblU to tho hendgntes ot tho l hc moat productive and most talkej Uunhnm Irrigation company, near the ot portion or the state. He said he city.-vhore'approprlnto oxorclees wre!,,ke- Springfield nnd her people and to bo (given to honor tho turning of wouul no everything in h'.s power to wutor Into tho newly constructed ,,00Bt c,y anirthe Irrigation proj dltchon Which huvo recently been com- particular, pleted, -was abondoned owing to 1ho T"0 High School Glcts. Club then vtet condition of tho ground where the. tendered a unmber which was so fipwd 'woufil havo been compelled, to I nn encore was given. Htand, Olhenvlse. "however, the pro- " Pe-RJ" I- Cupper, stale engineer, gram -for .the -'day- waH.carrlAl out,'w? tho, next shaker. He .tald, 'H ulfhqugh the rrtlit, Interferrwl to' some extent -Willi iho street sport's and other amiioemeuts. The Anold Show j subject by the Jnbn.ee. Itrigatton attractions wore well llkeU, and these. ; w111 double, oa Uie average, the crop's togotlier 'With the ninny concessions, ; of Western Oregon, and greatly in dld h bg business all duy. In the ; creaacd, prosperity will follow irlgaCon evcnllif owing to tho poor condition j development. The AVilmmette valley of the floor in the open-air dancing ' Ideally adapted liy nature to Irrl paVIHon, nn Impromptu dance wa3tBat,ot development. The silt-laden given Tii Stevens". Hall, which wag! rivers" run almost riuah with the level taxed to rapacity by n happy throng. f the valley floor and talcing obt Fri.lav mornlnc the lowcrlnu skies Vwn(cr toT "'Gallon purposes is a com- jcoutimmii threatening nnd at times ! 1 aratlvel' '"oxpanMvo uudertaking." n.nvv tiliiwor occurred, but clurlniri1,0 P'o'ctod a rapid spread of artl- f,0 nflornoon the sun appeared, which iThoatre, Where nfter a": well-played ovortui o by the band. Mayor Morrison ' welcomed . Springfield'; visttors, niiusra,, and '-onicly wit, and he drove ntH.Ua of Surlncf fold's Int'oreat in the new Irrigation projec t which has been ; foT TlgaUon In Western Oregon. H Inaugurated In tho volloy. Thore have 8ai(l . ' been ttevoruTVlgatlon projects start- "TIiq WiUamctto valley has deep, ed In tho-vnlley before, suld Mr. Mov ! rich soil, abundant- rainfall for nine rlson, but the promoters always months of the year and the finest cli wauled the funnel- lo put up all thennto In the world, but the trouble money and tnko oil tho risks Tho Ben j with your durnod old climate Is that hnni project is an entirely different j It doesn't function to completion. You proposition, st lit Ih being handled byjepiue up to Juno with tho lovellesv men who -are -willing to -spend their. orop prospocts on earth and then tho money In tlio oittorpriHo until It Is -omp1etd on the -chance of being a bio o ell witter lo dm lan'd owner when be .wantB tt. Mr. Morrison then IntroducedJ'rank Jenkins, of Eugene, who said the Will- fnmetfo valley'tt attitude towad Irri gation had changed greatly In recent years, una cited the growth of clover and corn nfter predictions a dozen h'cars RUnt neither -could bo grown I l ,1.1.. ,.... C-l...l1nM .1 I.. u.uiuhhi, w , Irrigation, which foiniet ly was ttcoutod nmy be expected In the near, future, no said. Tho Willamette valley, hna a reasonably heavy rainfall tor the en tiro season, but during Tht. crop ma turing months of June. July and Aug ust has loss rainfall .than Idalio, Col orado or oven Now Mexico. I. 0. AhToH wn theu Introduced. Mr. Abies linn recently bought a farm close to Springfield for which lie paid ?S3,000. Thin tract will bo Irrigated ANNOUNCEMENT ' The Springfield Irrigation Jubljue Finance Committee wlsbso ts thank the many merchants and others v.ho contributed funds, fo- the purpose of defraying -the expense of the Juollee, atd who so loyally supported tho committee In helping make it n succeisr Rlso.tho'se who -o-flencroualy gave their time In dlstrlbuVitfl publicity -natter through out surrounding towns, , C. E. aWARTS, Chp.l r.-.tn. COMMUNITY AND US S BIG SUCCESS DESPITE RAIN f(bm the new project and Is a tanglblo illustration of what an experienced FSrmer thinks' of tho possibilities of Irrigation. Mr. Ablos said he wau ir.oro tbati pleased with the prospects of tho valley In the vicinity of Sprir.-j. field In fact, thought it was the best .. I It... ttMM .11. H J iL. cwi w uw hhiiuiuw nmj-, ami mm :plcjfcs melmoro jhatrJL;anmty to eeo. Uw actlrc Jntcnest that is manifest. In. 1 watering once 1U benefits aro demonstrated. "Farmer" C. L. Smith, agriculturist or tho O. W. It. & J. Railroad com pany, was the next speaker Introduc- ' tHl A,r- s,n,lh ,B wcl' nowit for his ' congenial and conndence-lnspirlug . : nome ?on, --'locks on the heed dry weather lilts you and knocks, you Into a Cocked hat. "You're. Just like n rotative of mine. Ho'a the TtJflest promise maker on earth, but in 30 years of hard work 1 haven't been able to make a farm- or out of him because he doesn't finish what he starts. -That's tho' way with ! your climate. It starts a beautiful crop, and theu en It lies down on thenmv ntiv (moisture and doesn't finish It. Y' hllVr. titu tf fflln. In Iha U'IiWom hit 1 .... " lack tho. small amount needed to ma- turo crops fully. "Irrigation Is tho simplest thing in the world. What it is Is a substitute for rainfall that is lacking and If you Interesting features of the contests supply it and use It right you'll get Saturday- afternoon. Each team con abundant crops. Just aa yort- will if slated of 25 men. Harry Martin can- jtuii imTu uiu ukiii uuiuuiii oi ruiiuuu. - What you need to do In the AVillam etto valley Is to remedy by irrigation 'your lack .of stunnier rainfall, for given good soli, plenty of sunshlno and air and the right amount of water you aro certain to have good crops If you use, horse seBSe." This closed tho program of Speak ing for the afternoon and uftcr a num ber by Jho band the crowd left tho theatre and soon became lost among the show attractions on tho side streets. ' ' During the evening a dance was con ducted In Stevens' Hall, which was again taxed to capacity. Saturday tho skies smiled and as a result 5000 to 000 virltors came to the city and made merry until a late hour. Tho army' airplanes wcro the big attraction for tho day, but as they not arrive until afternoon, a large number of sports, consisting of races, tug-of-war and a baseball game bo- itVreen the Springfield 4 L team and 'Cottago Grove wcro sandwiched in to j accomodate tho birdmen. About 11:30 in the morning, one lone plane hp j pcarcd high above the city, sail a rush was made for the landing field , by people on foot, la automobiles and : horse-driven vehicles, only to be dis appointed, as the blrdman never halt ed.- Later it -was learned this plane was out to roako a record flight, which it did by completing p. non-stop trip rrom Portland to .Mather Field, Sac ramento, In a little' more than six hours. At 1 o'clock tho street sports were again resumed, and continued until tho baseball game took place. About 4 o'clock the remaining airplanes hove In sight, and after an Interesting exhi bition landed In the field which had been prepared for them. The crowd, which was immense, surged around the machines for some tfme while the mechanicians went carefully over the wires, struts and other 'thlngamljlgr to see that they were In perfect cor. dltion. After this had been accomi Hshed the crowd was urged to glv room so the machines could be start ed. Tills was soon accomplished an the blrdmcn rose gracefullyfrom thi ground and sailed away to the south bonnd for home. The big open-air dancing pavilion was thrown open In theevenlng and r large crowd availed themselves of-tin opportunity to danco, which was con tinned. unt.'1 . midnight,- when" tli strains of "Home. Sweet Home" liy the orchestra flouted but and gave warning that the Jubilee had come to a successful ending. WINNERS OF PRIZES IN JUBILEE CONTESTS. Fat Man's Race First prize Mr. Corn; second prize S. A. Hughes, k 50-Yard Dash First prize Teland Walker; second prire. Merlon Bristow. Bicycle, Race First prize Geo. Williams; second prlzo, Harry Hughes. Bicycle Race lp Boys First prize Douglas Renne; second prize. Ralph Cllne. Bicycle Race for Small Boys First prize Louis Steward; seconl prize, Kenneth Mulligan. Sack Race First prlzj Morton Bristow; sec ond prize, Stewart Mitchell. . . Potato Race , , First prize Thomas Johnson; sec ond prize, Art Spores. Boys' Race first' ptizj Master Sutton; second. liutyt, i nomus Jamison, Three.Legged Race First prlzeEstorgard and John son; second prize, Johnson and Mar tin, Girls' Race First prlzo--Viola Lee; second .prize, Lucllo Dilley. Baseball Game baseball game between the The 'onPinfiiJ 4 L team nnd Cottage iGlrOVR. nlavifl Snfnnlnv tii n miran sib was won br Cottage Grove- Tho - ' game Sunday by tho same teams, also resulted lit a victory for Cottngo Grove. Tug-ofAVar The tug-of-war was ond of the most tn nod the Fanwnra tnnm n.iH Earl Dlllard led the Mill Men. Tho con- test, was evenly divided for several, 1 minutes, but the Buporior leadership of tho Farmors team finally told, and the mill men went down to defeat, Tho prize for this contest was $25. i Miss Besslo Palmer and Miss Amo Young, former toach,or In the Spring1 rjold schools, havo been visiting Mlsa Kdna Swarts iiH tho home or her parentB, Mr, nnd Mrs, C. E. Swart?. They will return to Portland in a f)w days, fialvnf Ion Amy, Juno 22n4 to Bdtb, TWO NEW MEIERS ARE ELECTED ON LBI Tho annual school election was held Monday njght In the High School building, and the following directors were 'elecfed: . For three year term M, W. Weber was elected to succeed B. A, Wash burn c, C B. flschor wos unanimously elected to fill the unexpired two-year term of Dr. J. B. Richmond, who re cently moved to Eugene. For the ofMco ot clerk, H. E. Walker won over J. E. Edwards. Mr." Walker served In the rame capacity several years ago. A total of 77 votes were cast. Mr. Weber and Mr, Fischer both atato they are In favor of reinstating the courses in manual training, do .nestle science nnd domestic art in the high school and grauimcr school grades. These courses, together with A 'few others were dropped- by the present board as a matter of economy, but it is now felt th.e conditions are such that-tbey can be taken up again probably next year. YOUNG PEOPLE CHARIVARI MR. AND MRS. "TED" LEAVITT A tyimbef of young people gave Mf and Mrs. Teddy Leavitt a very pleas ant surprise. Monday evening to the form of a charivari. After a short s rcnado of musical Instruments such as cow bells, tin cans, carnival horns, torn toras, etc., the Jolly merrymakers were Invltel inside where games and music occupied the time it took Ted to make a rush call on the nearest canjdy store. One of the mala fea tures or the evening was a contest between the mayor and Ted,' who Is pastor of the Christian church Down on the floor pitching candy In tho other's mouth.. ... MARRIED II. D, Noff, of Portland, and Miss Lulu Nye, of-Springfield, were1 mar ried at Albany June 1-lth, by the Rev. George H. Bennett, nt the M. E. Church. Mrs. Neff. is a Springfield girl and It came as a great surprise to her many friends and acquaintances. They will reside in Portland In tho near future. DANCE, IN OPEN-AIR " PAVILION POSTPONED .The danco announced foj Thursday evening 1n the open-air pavilion, has been postponed to Saturday evening, on account of the Elks dance in Eu gene, given for the benefit of the Sal vation Army drive. Manager Clark announces the pavil llon will be entirely covered by canvas Saturday night, nearly 4000 square featj or 500 yards having been ordered wjitch will arrive today. SALVATION ARMY DRIVE WILL BEQiN NEXT SUNDAY . Everything Is in readiness for the Homo Service Campaign of tho Sal vation Army In Oregon, to be con ducted tinder the auspices of the Ore gon State Elks association. Tho drive will open Sunday; June 22, and. con tinue until June 30. The state quota is-$250,000, of which one-half, or ?125, 000, Is to bo raised In Multnomah county and Portland. The monoy which Oregon is asked to give to .thfs organization In to be used exclusively In tho w'ork of the organization In this state. The army Is not requesting any money for itself. but Instead is seeking to obtain suf ficient funds in this one drive to en able It to servo humanity for one year without making continual solicitation upon the public for funds every few mouths. . ,.,,.. L. - wor,0" 1Itu aM 81 r - m01 wllu a 8evero m,urr Cmwlntf .rt. 11 t. t . it. Sunday yhllo watching tlio baseball game.- A ball came hlB way. and whllo runulng to catch It, stumbled and foil, fracturing hts arm at the elbow Mildred Ward, of Springfield spent tho woek-end with her undo and aunt, Mr. and Mrs, Ans. Ward, at Donna. Among Jhoao from across ri"? wb6 attended tho cojobrVtjok rc Saturday wcro tlio SandetP,,-C so COO 10 and Aubroy' families.