U. of 0. Library TIE P1MGFIEL1 IE VIXTKtiXTIl VKAIL HPJUNO FIELD, LANK COUNTY, OIUXtON, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1819. NUMBKR 2? I HAS RESUMED The Eugene Caiitn-ry lm lounfd the old Weinhard Ire and Cold Storage 1'laiit mi Fourth mid O atresia and bo Kan operation today. The plant linn been laying Idle fur tbe pant I wo year, and hae now been repaired anil la In fin working oritur. II hua a rapacity (if about 60 (on a. The Springfield population will now be furnlnhed with home made kn, aa wrll aa aupr tying the Eugene Cannery "which baa hail some difficulty In th taat In aeeurlng Ice. C. J. ARNOLD DEAD. Well Known Amusement Promoter Dice Suddenly In Marahfield K. J. Arnold, of Portland, wall known lo Springfield and all over ,he run.t aa an amusement promoter and oper-, tor of a "merry-go-round" and other device at. falra and other celebration In Oregon, Waabington, and CnJIfornla the paat 20 years, died audilenly at Marahfleld Wedneaday night, lie w ared 60 years. Mr. Arnold had ahlped hla merry-go-round and Kerrla wheel to Marah field, and had Intended lo remain there for aeveral week. He left Eu gene Tuesday morning, and soon after arriving there began to feel III. Wed tioaday night he retired early at the hotel and axplred some time after ward. Mr. Arnold had no family. He was! Ithy. He ' considered to be quite waa waa a roetubec of the i'ortlund lodgo of Klka. f M. Arnold' lust amuenient en gagement waa la Kngene, having op erated hi devices during the Fourth of July celebration and for aeveral day previous. Defer that he was at the. tiprlngfivld Jubilee, and tbe an nual picnic of the Lron County Pio neers at Brownsville. MARRIED Karl C. Meats son of Mr. and Mra. Ceo. Meet, of thia city, and Mlaa Florence L. Shnhan. daughter ef Mr. anrf Xfr-a llirri Qk.l.nn .f C r,r I n f I..I.I i Junction, were united In marriage al tho office of the Justice of the Peace t T,..rf,.v i,.t. ir i,i : J. (J. Wells official inir. The young VEInHARDICE plan OPERATIONS couple will reside in Springfield for,"""" "," "''" the time being. j signed before thejr hud Iwcn aent over-; ' laeas. but I'ncle Sain, a thrifty person' $500 fN CASH PRIZES FOR I himself, doenu't wunt the labor and ' OVERSEAS EXPERIENCES Nearly every lad ho went overaeaa haa an interesting rry to tell pa- thetic. amuaing, or tender of some child In France. Perhaps It ia little Pierre who crept In to eat with him at nieaa; or Munelline whom ho found, white faced and terror stricken. In - 1 the cellar of a rutin il bonne; or Henri, be awarded to every school pupil. 10 whose father wia killed (u Iho years old or younger, who. al ihe trenches and whose mother waa taken opening of school in September, can to Germany by (Tie enemy; or It may exhibit to his teacher one Wr.r Sav liave been Almee who ina'ated tinon Inga Stamp purchased with inoli'.y being adopted by the "Amerlcaine." At any rnto, there la always a atoiyiw4ia lakes with his stamp n story j and a child. showing how the money for the Stamp For such stories a these, or aim plo was earned. Pupils, hoys and glrlw, ones telling of the friendship between over 10 years old. will be presented! the French child and Hie American, a hand grenade bunk,-If they exhibit soldier, 178 cash prizea ure offered, two War Saving Stamps, bought wllfi Soldiers, sailors, murines, men and money earned during vacution, and women who were in France during Hie 'also have u little story showing how war In any capacity, or their families, I they earned the money. -sweethearts or friends are Invited to. .These grenades, of course, will be compete for these prizes. Literary ' perfectly Uarmluaa. The deadly ex nblllty la tot required. Anybody who plosives they would have tarried on cun write a letter home can. write ell '. their way lo the Hun have been re enough for the purpose of thia con-j moved, so th'it the bliell alone re teat. Conditions of the contest can he , mains, and In each grenade a slot secured by writing "The Fathorlns; Children of FraniH, Room 035, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago." There Is no i expense attached to entering the con- teat, which Is open lo anybody who wanla to compete. Mothers, alatera, sweethearts and wIvcr should turn j over their letters from Bill or Tom or i Jack which they have been so proudly ' treuauiing und hunt up Ihe reference 1 t.A lit, I,. I.-1-'.....!. ..V tl.1-.... .... J I., iiio iiiiiij rii-iit-ii iiiiiuii-ii. dimi j some one little lix Mtnt told simply in 4i letler may win a prize! Mra. Smith, of Cincinnati!, ia here to spend the summer wiih her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pardee. Lame Shoulder litis aliment la usually, caused by rheumatism of the muaclos. All that In needed la absolute rest and a few application of Chamberlain' Lini ment. Try it. . OR. KESTtR WILL RESUME PRACTICE IN SPRINGFIELD Cat. and Mr. Eugene Keatir were, In town for a few day Ihe first of. tlir week , vla'titig hi parent and; frlemla. '('apt. Heater wua a practlo-j naj phvalclnn In Springfield before re- j reiving hi (iniiiilnxlon. After a year i wl'h Iho 'fori-1 In Frame, Illinium and Germany (ha Cautaln save If reem mighty good to fe the oll of .. ... . . ... ion l'. n. unner nia wi, again. ir. if..-...r Im ...i ....i f ih ...i-ir I Healer la not yet out Of the service,' anil iniorni ua ina- lie nun no very ,n, . ...,. m- n i . in hn tncouiaglng new yet, but will b atatloned at Washington. I). C. for a ..... time. Hm efl for lhat be Wedliea- day and will arrive about the time of h. ..iP.i.... ,.f t.t. leave ..f b.iwe Mra. Keater accompanied him a far an I'nrilmid where he will reinu'n i.mii 1.1. lIcaxm from the .er.iie. when they will -return to 8urinflIH and the Captain will reaume hla prac - tlc here . SOLDIER8 STRONG FOR WAR SAVINGS STAMPS II ia algnlilcunt that returned al- I itliira . .i.ll.unlfiiille l oi.rerl. lo the Mn (of Ktt(tB j)uring the war the hoy iwho were fighting the enemy over auaa many of them at leant, were aeud- j ! Ing part of -their army earning home ! with the stiimlation that it be put Into War Httitupe, and now that they 'are returning to civil life they are at'cklng lo the "liflo sticker" It Is imlurKl Hint governmental invent roent xhould appeal lo them. They 1 reallxe that I'ncle Sam la a lann of. hla word; Hint War Having Stumps ' tit Itself, are aa good a the governmeti that they draw four percent Interest. lyill IUU IIIKJI) VII ! IV ttW rtUI' Jot to taxation. lprerlution. fit jo ,Utt,in r "lm""r f"unr,u' ev"' n ; j lhat they may be redeemed at notunt face value at any lime, without wait lug for maturity. If ready money la needed. Many a returned soldterwill owe happy and auccesaful later life to hi War Having Stamps Invest roent at thla time. A mat, practical memento of the great war, one that. will last a life time, and more, haa been placed by the Treaatiry Department, through thi Oregon W-ur Raving Stamp oganlzn-1 Hon within the reach of every boy'"aT Celebration recently held at and girl In the atate. 'Colunihua, Ohio, next Sunday even- .TblH memento la nothing lea than ! " r 100.000 people were real bomb, or hand grenade, made ' originally for uatf by American dough-1 bn' ",Hr "ht for r,Rl'1 an'' lh ' liberty of the world. Fortunately, some 15,000.000 of theae grenades i ....... I. ..I rfM... ..... I. t .. material used in making then bomb lo bo wasted, so he ia turning them in ! o little bunks, and lias a plan where- . ... . . by every American boy and girl may earn one. This plun. aa outlined by; Mra. A. It. limes. Associate State 1)1- . rector of the Wnrj Suvlnus Stamp work, provides that a grenade, shall earned by him during vacation, and' ;luri',e enough to receive a dime haa j been cut. Thus. Iho grenade he-j iconics a nifty little savings bank, I The Government reulir.es that spare dimes placed in these grenade banks will make thorn Just ns deadly to waste and extravagance us they would I have been to the enemy, had they been hurled Into tho German trenches j In buttle,. That is the object of the .... ...I.. 1... IT 1 . ... uiu'l mane I'lirif null! 111 KipB mill I boys. He wants them to realize that 1 1) rift and Having la a virtue that is eHsential to the bent rltUenuhlp. Following are some auggeatlons aa to how boys may earn money during vacution: carrying a newspaper route; fruit- picking and harvesting; helping In Ihe stores; office boy work; graa cutting and delivering milk. Girls may earn apare money by caring for babies; making fancy work; washing dlshes; cleaning, and also by working in the harvest field, if they aj-e itrong CITY COUNCIL ORDERS STREET, SEWER The city council met In regular aes - alon Monday night with all member l" ent. A la rge amount of Important liimlne wan Iranactrd. The flrat order of business taken up ... . . , Tor conatiicrniion waa a numner .r - rent bill, which were allowed d I nr"r1 ln .f Vl.l.t tt.Altnatt " - 'l,,Jr',in ,'ul arcepted. and the, aloiiitm..nt oj Krmi uinaon to nil trie "oiiflnUed. ' 1 ha mailer of arpointlng a qua ran- '' ofllrcr waa taken up, anil aft'r hoiiio dlacuaalun it waa decided to re - ' tt,r lh ,nuV,'r If tnw VMc dfpurt- tnnl. with InHtrucilona to have, fjuar - jam In algna placed on placea h!.v ' dlaeaae might prevail, by K)lir offl - (era. 1 The coixll'lon rif the weakened i.ri.iges on North Fifth street was dla - i ...,1 .1.. .1 (.,,,,, t)n,don. wlih instruction t make an Inveatigatlon ,j report at Ihe next meeting of the SPECIAL SCHOOL MEETING NOTIC'K IS HKItKHY OIVEN to the legnl oters of School District No. 19 of Lane t'oiiniy. Ktate of Oregon, that a SI'KCIAI., SCHOOL MEETING of aa'd Oiatrict will be held at The High Kchool building, on the lfcth day cf July. 18H. at fc o'doik in tbe after- 'no4in for (j,,, following objects: For ,hl, .w.,lo wf nB t)i,lrjc, ('Jerk, to nerve oue year, or until Juno 17th, . ijw, ana to transact otnor Duaineaa that may lawfully come before the mtjnjf Datod thfa 7th day of July, 1919. ATTEST: JOHN E. EDWARDS. with about ?5 of the men In 'this lo Diatricl Clrk. cality since hv haa been here and he WELBY STEVENS, ia Jooklng up a number oC other Jy 18 Chairman Board of Directors. DR. OANFORD WILL SPEAK. -ON CENTENARY CELEBRATION Ir. Danford will apak on the Cen ", attendance July Hn Hobert Barnes is confined to his home wl'h, the measlea. , Mra. Holly Baker, of Wlnberry, was ( town whopping Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Moon? have gone to Oranta I'hrb for a few days. Mr. aud Mra. B. F. Sylvester, of Jas per. viKlled Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hinbon T I UW"J- BOUN-to Mr. and Mra. I. M. WaK- Koner. July 17; h. a son. christened Kenneth Leo. Ira Gates, who Iihs heen ill for the past I wo wcv ka with the measles. Is , now able to be out again Mr an'1 MrR' J- xv- McFerrin. of I Portland, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Sutton, returned hom Sunday. Miss Maggie Rhinejiart weiil t j Wlnberry last Wednesday called there by (ho Illness f her mother who ban the measles. Mrs. Pearl Sylvester, and daughter, Ruby, of New Plymouth. Idaho, are visiting at the home of Mr. and. Mrs. Fred Hinaon. The Ilelmar shoe shop Is Installing some new machinery this week. This la the third Installment. When all is arranged the shop will be one of t lie best equipped in the neighborhood. Jerry Vaii'VaUuh hua accepted a position ua loockout man on Locus mountain. Robert and Jerry have been camping in the mountains above Oukridge for tho pust few weeks. Max Green, of Marcola, haa Joined I. ... Hn, will be with them for a .... ! and healthy girls. Wnr Swing Stamps headquarter haa advised all County School Super- Intendoiifs, City Superintendents and ', Rural 'School Supervisor of the hum!- grenade' plan, and it 1 expected that Oregou children will go "over Hm .top" and call for thousand of th bauks when school opens in Scntcm- bor. Thero wl'.i be enough for all, too. ASSESSMENTS PAID ; council. The council a of the opinion that the old and worn ont bridge should be replaced by concrete .true iture. i I The d.W of police waa instructed to . . notiry an owners or rowi w.mintne - clly limit a not lo pasture their cowg . ' ,,, ' . .... I ,n n nr""""?r " wa,k m,m lk. . .,,1 lh.rnl, li,,... . nl. r - I Tho moat Important bunlneaa to .. . the col - ome nerore tne council waa lo tion of all atreel, aewer and aide-, walk aaaeNMiient. now due. The city i Iiuh mu v;ry lnli;nt in making theae 'collection, but the time haa now ar- rived wher they cannot longer wait,! i aa there are a large number of bonda ! about to full due and. the city must! . Iiave the money to ay them. Tbere-t fore, the council ordered Clly Record - r Kd wards to proceed at once to .make collecjlona, and a notice to that . ' ...e of the New.. ' No furtoer bualneHa coming before the meeting, adjournment waa taken, LANE SOLDIERS SIGN FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING Klve Lane eounty men disabled fn the army have applied for vocational education under the government's plan for reconstruction, according Jo W. W. Davis, vocational adviser, who: haa been In this neighborhood for the naat several dava to meet the men wtio were disabled In service The men who have expressed a dealre to taku such courses are: C. ti: Cross, Springfield; V. T. Acaty. of Crewcl; M. D. Leavltt. J. T. Burgess and Fred Crosby, of Eugene. Mr. Davis said that he hna talked whose nam.es, have been banded to him. He said that those who have signed for vocational training will be given any course that they des're to avoid accidents, for.it does not stand take. He said that -auto mechanics to reason that a man with his wife and are very popular with the men and children, or with friends, or alone, many of them choose that vocation." would intentionally run into a train He said that the majority of the men or attempt to cross the track immedi iu Oregon will train at the stale col- ately in front of a fast approaching lefip at Corvallis. as that institution Is hotter equipped than any other In tbe state for such instruction. Mrs. Chester Klspass Brnnt Weinef dny In Meiedith with her parcnta, and Mrs. II. B. Hennie. Captain and Mrs. D. ti. Hall of Wuslifuirton. I). C.. are visiting at the home of Mr. aud Mrs. Vm. Hennie. They are' on their way to California. Ted I.eavitt and Oscar I.ee went fishing up the Willamette Tuesday and when they returned they had five nice b'.ii redsides and two red backs. They fished In a bout with nothing on but a nothing suit now they are wearinft everything from mustard .o porous plaster. Mra. Teddy Leuvitt returned from .Salem this morning, where she has been f:r Ihe past week visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Greiu niels. who are moving to Dallas, where Mr. Greniniels will have charge of the People's Cash Grocery Store. Mra. Geo. Wright, of Oakland. Calif.. arrived Wednesday to visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kingswell for the glimmer. Mr. Wright will come later in August to spend a week. Mr. Wright Is passenger tnifllc man- uger Vf the ferries between Oakland and San Francisco. The Salem Typographical union made demand upon employers for a new wage scale, to become effective September 15. The scale aa fixed by tho union culls for a day wage of $1 an hour and night wage of $1.10 an hour. The period of work asked is set at 7 hours and 20 mluutoa, with 'lime und u half for overtime. j . . GLYCERINE MIXTURE FOR APPENDICITIS 'prlngfiold people can prevent up pemlicitis with simple buckthorn bark, Flvcerine, etc., as mixed in Adler J ka. "MR SPOONFUL flushes the EN TtKft bowel tract so completely It re- 'Via ANY CAS1J sour stomach, gas ivmatinntlon and prevent appendl- H. The INSTANT, pleasunt action " M!cr-tV surprises both doctor . i.i'i"?t9 Love atouiach clean I - eng. l eery Drug Co. i 154 GRADE CROSSING ACCIDENTS IN 4 MONTHS Daapita Warnings, Automobile Driv era Continue te Olaregard Warning Signala "During the flrat four month of the calender year," aald R. J. Clancy, a slatant to general manager, "our rec ord show that of the 151 grade crown ing accident involving automobile, 20 atalled on the croaalng and were :ipU,-k hv the train' CR mlamnlcd Iti ,lruat '. attempted to irrtm ftlmoat Immediately In front of i ' ih tld nf mlnii nr tin' IS ran into "ne siae oi train or car. i ran into the aide of train or car; It ra into , a 1,,-. ;... -"""" " " ' ed to protect them from paselng tratna: 1 akldded into the aide of cat ! . .... or train; i ran aown ana injurea a crossing flagman; 4 ran into signal poata; 5 were involved in accident of a mincellaneoua character. Xine death and 45 injuries resulted. "Many of these accidents occurred where there waa wide range of vision, and all of them at croaaings protect- 1 . , , . , . ' ! 1 f,7 , mt - "ow Bno waT " lne8e acciaenia ."r' yoU 'kT . I n nen aunng tour roonma Jt auio ' mobiles run 1 into and hit tbe train J Instead of the train biting them, when j during the same period 1 automobile .run Into and broke down crossing .gates lowered to protect them from 'pasaing trains, when men with their . family drive automobiles Into trains or immediately in front of a fast ap- r reaching train, I confess I do not know. "i know that engineers try to avoid - ihem, for, apart from the danger of .i,.miimuii nndkio i. -n iif .. A i . In ( anyone if they can avoid it. I know that the management has and is trv- ing hard to avoid them for it i. spend- ing upwards of 11.000 a day for flag- men. haa expended large sums of i money for installation of crossing visual and audible signals. gutea. warning signs, and removal of tree, structures and other obstructions to vision. Notwithstanding tbe attending facts it Is not inconsistent to assume that1 drivers of automobiles do try to- train. . "Drivers of automobiles probably do not realize that a train ruun'ng- fifty rnjles an hour requires less than a fourth of a minute to run one fifth of a mile. Thun, too, the driver may have his mind occupied with the ope ration of hia machine or may be com- versing or carrying on a conversation w:th some occupant of the car and with his mind thus distracted pro ceeds to cross the track without mak ing any efort to determine whether he may do so safely. There are few if any crossings where the driver has not adequate range of vision, but with nearly one third of the total accidents occasioned by automobiles running !n- , ..... ,,., rllnnhir intn g down crossinK gal08 it woul(, ap i pear that visibility is by no means a paramount factor. Moreover an analy sis of accidents discloses that they oc cur proportionately at crossings where vision' is unobstructed as where re stricted. Of couse crossings in desely traveled districts, or crossings where (Conditions etsaentialize additional safe i guards, are protected by flagmen. gates, wig-wags, lights, gongs or bells. , atlmion to 6(am,ard warning RienB "Mistakes made -in workine levers ,,llt to esi.itelllnt or confusion may accou, for son,e of the aocl(ent8. I Delleve howeVer. that the primary ,..,lls llt nm!i, FraAa dents is lack of knowledge of the dun-' per or lack of attention to essential duties supplemented by Indiscretion or lack of experience on the part of the driver. "With trains running ut varying speeds in both directions throughout the day and' night no driver should at tempt to cross the track of a railroad at grade without first, making suro that it may be done safely, stopping, ; listenint; and looking in both ..direc- lions, when necessary. The manage-' meat and employes are doing aud will continue to do their utmost to prevent , aeciuents nut in tnta respect success I In an appreciable degree is condition ed on earueal public co-operation." Bob Blair, of Jasper, was in town Tuesday. "Pat" Cleave and wife, of Portland, who have been vtstilng at the home ' of Mr. and 'Mrs. E. O. Sutton, have1 returned to their home. I B.K. TO OPERATE THE SPRINGFIELD L The Springfield Hannlng Mill hai been leased for the time being by tbe Booth-Kelly company, In order to nn ish a few order that were under way when their plant Jn Eugene bumd a few days ago. Nothing in the Eu gene mill was. saved, the machlaeiy being damaged to suh an extent that it is now only fit for tbe Junk pile. The Springfield flanrjng .Mill ha been Idle for the past 18 months. Prior to that It was used extenslveiy in making tent pins for the United States Army. BRYAN STOPS HERE EN ROUTE TO BROWNSVILLE William Jenunings Bryan dropped In Wedneaday evening on hi way to Brownsville where he delivered & lecture before the Chatauqua in th evening. William I. took a meal at the Griffin lunch and then lingered for a few minutes chat'.ng with "Nut..1" Griffin, who feela rather stuck up now and will hardly look at the common Springfield ' citizens. jBut even so, "Nate" says he didn't know who the guy was until he told him a he left. YOUNG LAD ACCIDENTLY ' SHOOTS OFF FINGER Lawrence Bruce, 12-year-old son of llr. and Mrs. J. S. Bruce, met with aa unfortunate accident Tuesday whea h ,,08t ,inger f Ms ,eft had- Ka picked up a gopher gun lying on the porch at Itr. Colcord'e house. The guu accldeatly went off resulting Ia the loss of the middle finger of bis left hand, the bullet completely sev ering it Lieutenant Claude Signor returned home Tuesday after 18 months ia the service at Camp Lewis. Signor is only on a leave of absence now and will return to Camp Lewis the first of next month for hi discharge. He wears the silver bar now, signifying First Lieutenant ia the artillery. The Pine Needle Club met with Mr?. Mary Magill on Thursday. A pleasant afternoon was spent by the ladies. Guests of the club were: Mrs. Aih worth, Mrs. Wm. Banlett, "Mrs. Bert Bartlett, Mrs. Stgnor, Mrs. Glenden ning. Mrs. Milton Cyr Mrs. Van Val tah, Viola Nelson, Dorene Larimer, Helen and Lucile Richmond. Club members present were? Nina McPher son, Emily Dority, Minnie Girard, L!lly Kizer, Edythe Larimer, Stella Magill, Alice Thompson Berniee Van Valzah, Sadie Nelson. Harriette Casteel, and Mamie Richmond. The Auto Strep When the train stopped at the little southern station the northern tourist sauntered out on the platform. Under a bx-rub oak stood a lean animal with scraggy bristles. The tourist waa in terested. "What do you call that?" he queried of a lanky native. "Razorback hawg." "Well, what ia he .doing rubbing against that tree?" "He's stropping himself, mister, jeet, stropping himself." SIMPLE COMBINATION HELPS WEAK EYES Springfield people are astonished at the quick results produced by simple witohhazel, camphor, hydras tie, etc., as mixed in Lavoplik eye wash. In one case of weak and near sighted eyes a few days -use brought great improvement. In another case it stopped eye pains and Inflamma tion. We guarantee a small botlio of Lavoplik to help ANY CASE weak, strained or inflamed eyes. Aluminum eye cup FREE. M. M. Teery Drug Co. TO TrtE DAIRYMEN OF SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT Have you all the cows you should keep or have you feed going to waate? In any event if you need a few more cows and condition Justify the ex pense. We will be glad to aid you financially. SPRINGFIELD FIRST NA TIONAL BANK. PLANING