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It -. . ;:. ilf ; . d . 1) liii t ! S K VKNTKKNT1 I YEAR, SPRINGFIELD, LANK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1020. NUMBER 45 533 OF SCHOOL AGE Lots of 23 From Lntt Year; Average Attendance, Better Thi Year. Tho 1920 achool ccimu for Hprlng f'eld bus tii'cri announced an f9 ). There are SKI buyi and 313 girl In the district. This In a loss of 23 train limt your, 1S10 census giving 018. The reason for thi los Is said to. fiartly due to the poor hlglt eeheol building and facilities hrre a It 1 known that tunny front this district removed to other communities for th school tcrnia. It It requested that If tlicrc In any one hn know a of a perxoh of school no who him not been enumerated that they notify either A. V. Mr Kensey; arhool clerk, or Fuporlntend-t-t F II Hamlin. Tim failure to tme a nnntw In'th school returns moan thi loss of ahottt f 15 to thla dltrlt. The. attendance, howwr, la bettor thla year. due probably to leu con tagious diseases than last year. In November. 1019, the number enrolled In .the high nnd icrndo ichool was 444; 203 boys and 241 girls. The average number belonging waa 411 and tta average dally attendance was 400. In November, thla year, there are 440 enrolled In both schools, 208 boy and 232 glrla. The average number belonging la 423 and tho average dally attendance la 410. In November. 1919. there were f8 boya and 65 glrla In the high school with an averngn of 96 belonging and an average dally attendunce of 93. In November, 1920. there are 34 boy and 67 glrla' enrolled, with an aver age number belonging of 89 and an average dally attendance of 88. ARMISTICE SUNDAY MEET ING WAS WELL ATTENDED turn ui nit? r uwn uunntiuiice. ' A packed house marked the serv-jThst was the first Thanksgiving day.! Icea at the Paptlst church last Sun For 300 years, aa thla nation has ilny evening. The serrlcce .were ltigrown and prospered, we have aeen rnlnhratlon of Armistice Sunday and) the unfolding of a, new order of under tho ausplcea of the local post 'things standing for liberty and en of the American Legion. The post . Ilghtenment. At nd time in history! was well represented by attendance 1 have the, people of 1 these United of Its members. I States been so crowned with mantr Rev. Earl Childern, pastor of the fold blessings aa are we today, arid Christian church, delivered an inter- on the Thanksgiving day of this year sting addresa. A duet by Dr. and we ahould all be truly and derouted Mra. Driver waa beautifully rendered ' ly thankful to our 'Creator for what and a patriotic reading by Miss Amy Me hss wrought for us and our na Carson were delightful featurea of tlon through the 300 yeara that have the aervlce. .gone by. - I Realising the munificence of theae WITHAM'8 MOVe TO ' blessings and our unbounded pros- HOME IN MARCOLA Prlty, I. Ben W. Olcott. by virtue of the authority In me vested aa gover- Itev. and Mrs. F. M. Wltham, who nor of tho atate of Oregon, do here have been stay'ng In Springfield by proclaim Thursday. Nov. 25 1920, since the first of October, moved to as Thnnksglvlng day a legal holiday! Marcola last week and will make and I call upon the people of the state their home in the Methodist paraon- In the chun-hea, In their homes or age there. Mr. Withnm la pastor of wherever they may be, to observe the Marcola. Mable, Fall Creek, Low- t ich day as a day of special thanks ell and Jasper charges. Mr. Wltham giving and prayer, has started pedal meetings at Mablo Ir witness whereof. I have here and Rev. If. C. Ethell of 8prlngfleld unto aet my hand and caused the took charge of these meetings Sat- seal of the state of Oregon to be urday and Sunday while Mr. Wltham hereunto affixed. Done at the capl filled the Msrcola pulpit. ; ' i tol at;8alem, thia 13th day of Novetn- J ber, J920. t - Horn to Mr. and Mra. Fisher, of i BEN'W. OLCOTT,' Governor. North Hcnd Monday. November, 15, n boy weighing SH pounds. Mrs. Fisher Howard waa formerly ,Mlsa Ethel of , this city.. 'J "Doings" of the i j . , !. ... j f t ' Loggers and A, Little. More Cncpuraaament : Our old ,frund. JJl Cost, is slowly but wireiy fading Weighed iredex lumbers published by the statistical department of the Bureau of Labor show that 'wbolexnle price, In gen eral.' al over" the 'United Statea sank twepty ' seven 1 points between ' June anil Sept. 1920. Prices are still high er than they were a year ago,, but the, encouraging feature Is the recep tive movement. The Index ' number represents the reaction of present prices to a period arbitrarily .regarded as normal.1 This purlod la the year 1913.' which 'being rormal Is g'ven an Index number' of 100. When we ' learn' that" an Index miniber. for a ' given commodity la 200. what It means Is that'the com modity cost just twice as much aa it did in 1913; If the Index number la 250' It costs' two and one-half times as moch; It ooxts $2.50 to' buy Just the sninu amount of goods as $1.00 would buy In 1913. , . , Latest, reports show that the num Lumber and building matcrlala., Fopd, etc nothing Fuel and lighting, Metal products,' .;.'...; ; ( hem'cals and drug House furnishings ; MlRcellanenus, AH commodities;' .. NO SCHOOL NEXT WEEK; TEACHERS INSTITUTE The annual ieachera Institute for Lane ronnty will be held In the high m nool building In EugeneNovembsr 22. 23 and 24. according to an an nouncement made by bounty School tfupcrlntendent E. J. Moore. Because of tbla there will be no a hool In tho Springfield achoola next week. The Institute will occupy tin three duys preceding Thanksgiving, which la a holiday, and no amotions will b hM on Friday. . The presidents of the University of Oregon, Oregon Agricultural col lgn and. Monmouth normal achool. will dclver addressca at the sessions. Other speaker .and Instructors will frver the various educational sub jects and problems. An Interesting and Instructive program has been ar ranged. On Tuesday evening. Nov. 21. there will be an Informal recep tion and ' program at the Eugene rtiarnher of Commerce, to which all i.'achera and their friends are In vited. SHOULD BE TRULY 'C. THANKFUL SAYS OLCOTT r Governor Pen .V. Olrott, In Isaulng hla Thanksgiving day proolamatlon Saturday, said that the people of the United Rtatea are, blessed today aa never before In' the history of the nation. Following la hla proclamation: On the 21st day of November 300 years ago, the little ahlp "Mayflower," carrying Ha 102 paasengera of men nnd women, cast anchor In American waters. Thla vesel brought with It the beginnings of a natfon which we now know aa the United States of America, and out of the devotion of those me'n and women to the prin ciples of civil and religious liberty came our glorious democracy of to day. The first act ofthoe pilgrim fathers, aa they stepped upon the soli of America waa to' throw them- upon ineir Knees , ana give1 thanks to Alm'ghty Cod that they I bad found a harbor where' they might worsh!p Hltn according to the i i ... . ... ik.iu i i , Mra. W. C. McLaran ! nr '" fc. hnme. Buffering with an attack of tmnaiutia. ' , Loyal Legion of: Liimbermen i' ber of food ahrankifrom 2,79 In J una o 223 In Sept AU'comrnqditiea as a whole shrank from 269 'In June to 342 In Sopt The recenalve move ment s noted In farm prducta, food, clothing, building material and th-i opposite tendency 1nrfuel and" house furnlfhinjTs. Metar products rose from j June to Auguat and dropped back one point In Sept. Chemicals and druga alumped from June . t) AuguHt and rose in Sept., beyond the June level. ( j f . It Is neither to be expoted, nor la 't desirable, that prices shoiud drop too aitddenly. It will mak the whole process of readjuRtment easier if there'; is a gradual recevon over a long period. If a ysar from now pri ces stabilize themeotvua at -i perman ently level but atlll. higher tkaa 1913-v-lt la al that can be expected. The Index number of groups of commodities for June-Sept, as com parei with 1913, which Is "100," are glvetj below. June ... T87 ... 279 ... I3B ... 248 ... 190 ... 218 ... 362 ... 247 ... 209 July Auk. Sent. 333 328 - 818 268 S35 223 317.. . 299 278 252 268 284 191 193 193 217 218 223 362 363 371 243 240 239 262 2C0 242 iroinn IIICniUHII LCUIUII WILL HELP NEEDY Relief Committee Appointed to Work With Civic Club in , Caring for Poor. At the meeting of the American Legion pout last Friday night two Important actiona were taken. A relief committee waa appointed, consisting of. Fred. Iemley, chairman; ll-vl Neet and Carl Pctterson. Thia I committee 'will cooperate with the Civic club In caring for the poor and the eh k of thla community. The case of one family who 'were in heed waa given attention. ' ' i I Eleven Instruments were ordered for the Legion's band. 'Bealdes thla a number already have their Instru ments, so that It I expected by those In charge, that there , will be about twenty ple'cea'fn the band. "Under the leadership of Albert Perfect practice will start' aa aoon as the Instruments arrive. ' . . . ; The Legion endorsed the lyceum cmirne which 1st belr: brought tp Springfield thla winter by the 4Ls. The play being pnt on Friday night by the high school student body waa alao endoraed. . ' High water Wednesday night weak ened piera on the street car bridge eo that cars could not pass over to day. Cars from Eugene stopped In West Springfield. A crew of work men are repairing the damage. Meeting Has Small Attendance; Boad and Voters Talk . of New Building. a Au estimated budget of $29,858 for the Springfield school district for the fiscal yenr 1920-21. was unanimously adopted by the school board and the ; few voters- wbo attended the achool meeting at the high school Monday night. Nine votes were cast It waa also voted to allow the board to Increase the expenses for this year by more than 6 per cent over last year. Th!s waa necessary in order to pa hb . the budget which provides for a greater expenditure this year than the previoua year. The total estimated receipts, not Including the tax voted, is placed at $9 810.53. leaving a balance of $20, 047 48 tp e raised by district tax. The estimated expenses for the current year call fdr $6748 more than waa asked for last year. This Increabe Is made necessary by an Increase ot $5801 in salaries of the teachers, and an increase in the coat of operation and maintenance of the school plants together with the Installation of some necessary equipment and sup plies. After the passing of the budget the meeting-was opened' for discussion on building a new hlrh school. It was brought out that thia district is Den lad every other district In this section or the state as regards high school building and facilities. I-.,, THE TATTLER J 'LEY 'ER GO! Everything is ready for the play to be given next Friday evening, and every, one U. "on the ball of, their roii. -ine cast or "The Kernel's Malit? after much Ume Qd practice, 'Is made.., and lQ "prop man" . has done his share of the taslc; 'The school seems to be ready to give the people of Srringtteld a good even ing a entertainment. Special music has been arranged for hotb before and after the show. Children are especially urged to go to the matinee at 2:00 as there will be no reserved seata at that jlme. . in the evening. an the. best Seats will be reserved. The play ia planned to be a very en joyable affair for all. .FROSH "HARD TIMES" A hard -times party was enjoyed by the freshman clasa last. Saturday evening. An. "Interesting progranv was prepared and every one took part in some old-fashioned games. Mr. Tor beta room '-was 'decorated with the clasa flower, daffodil, and a large 24' in green, and yellow adorned the blackboards. Prizes were offered for the best costumes, Miss Lula Ed wards getting the first prise, and Miss Mabel Roof, the second. Ken neth Glrard ' took the ' 'cake- for the boys and Alfred Townsend took the 'p'e. - Refreshments were served at a late hour nearly morning and the spirit of good will prevailed through out the evening. The "Old Maids Union' has taken (Continued on Page S.) , AMCDIPa BUDGET OF $29,858 EDITORIAL SIX PEOPLE. At the annual school meeting Monday night, for the purpose of adopting an expense budget for the school district, there were only six citizens present, besides two out of three mem bers of the school board, the district clerk, the superintend ent of schools, and: the writer In all there were but nine citi zens present who voted and ten qualified voters. The ballot box wasn't stuffed, very much. , Think of that only, six tax payers enough Interested in affairs pertaining to the 'Management of schools to vol untarily attend a public meet ing and have a voice in said af fairs. Out of -a town with a population Cf nearly 1900 and a school census of 593, only six citizens are enough Interested t.nd concerned about their pub lic schools to give a few .hours one evening in the year for tho purpose- of : considering how their school shall be operated and how much money shall be devoted to educational pur poses. With an attitude like this, no wonder the town has an s old delapidated high . school 1 build ing; no .wonder the town dpes not grow as, it should and as vit COULD. The school board Jias the Welfare of the district at heart, aud will, no doubt, see to it that the affairs are managed to the best of their ability. But this should not relieve the taxpay ers from any interest whatever In the education of their chil dren, save the paying of taxes, which are small in comparison to the high cost and increase qf every this g else. And those who stay at home are sure to iJbe the ones who complain the ( most about high taxes, not to j mention numerous other com ' plaints , which. . they heap upon j the heads of those in authority. I o 3 La AND 4 La WILL HAVE REGULAR MEETING MONDAY The members of the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen and the ladies auxiliary to that organisation will hold their regular meeting Mon day night at 8 o'clock In the Wood man hall, the ladies meeting in the small parlor. After the business session .of the 4Ls the 3Ls will give a bhort enter tainment and serve refreshments. . Baptist Workers Halte Unusual . Experlenses In CKuichtess Communities "Did you ever hear of a circum stance." where ; practically every per son converted' as the result . of the work of some particular denomina tion woald . later join some other church?" asked Dr. Driver yester day when interviewed by. a writer for The News. . " , r Dr. and Mra. Driver, who are In Snrlngfield .with the chapel car, "Good Will."' held meetings in their car at ; Bddyville. on the Newport railroad last summer,' and it was there that they had this experience, While Dr. Driver said this was some what uncommon for all their converts to join some other church, yet they encouraged this particular move and that other Incidents cf a like nature Illustrated the 1 character ot ' their work. It Is their practice to encour nee converts to join the. church of their preference or the one with which it Is the most convenient for them to Join. , , . t . In ' Eddvville there are 100 neoDle In the achool district and 40 per cent or them attended the meettags In the car every night for a month. There were 25 conversions, all of whom were baj Used by Dr. Driver. The Methodist church at Toledo was the nearest and these people were urged to put their membership there, which they did. Another Interesting phase of this incident is that the 1 work ot that month cost $200 and they received a free will offering of $80, Later these new converts raised $260 as their part of the budget of the church into which they went. "Again this knows the scope and attitude of our work." said Dr. Driver. "We are sup "ortel and directed in this, work bv the BapttBt association, which owns REBUILDHI6 OF FUEL 'Bill STARTED -SAT. t . . 1 One Large , Structure Instead of Two; Los. Estimated . - About $12,000. , Work was commenced Saturday on the rebuilding of a fuel houtte for the Mountart States Power company.' Ac cording to plans announced by the company one large building 'will N erected In place ofi the two" which were dent royd by fire last Wednes day tight' .The hew building will be 60 feet wide, 140 feet long- br W feet h'gh. .The east end of tbe building will be used fpr storage, while the end, next to the plant w41F be nsd for the boiler room cbnreyor. Work will be rushed; The conveyors will be erected first and, it , is expected to have 'them rady' for use about1 the first of December. Until that time the furnaces will be fired by hand.' 1 Loss to the company 'because of the fire Is placed at; about $12,000. Approximately' $4000 worth of motors and machine shop tools are Included Isr this."1 ' -!;! ' The origin Af. the fire has not been definitely ' decided. In the opinion 'of W.. C. r.McLagan. 1 superintendent . of the plant,' the fire " was T most "likely caused by fire on the back haul of the boiler room conveyor. It is said that the fire started in the fuel bin where the boiler room conveyor re turns. Fred Rosebery.was in the fnel bouse at 1 the time and escaped by crawl! otej,the fuel In the storage room and through the east door. MILL; EXCEPT PLANER, 4 RESUMED WORK TODAY The sawmill, which baa been closed since the fire at the power plant last Wednesday, began operating again today with the exception of the p la rdng mill department. On ac count of the sawdust carrier from the planer being down, this part wUl not be operated for sometime yet I ne uooth-Kelly mill at Wendllnit Is expected to start work next Mon day, after being closed for several months for tne purpose of repairing the machinery and part of the mill structure... Dr. Emery Recovering From Injuries ur. in. w. emery was severely in jured by - falling into a loading pit in the ' mill yard last Wednesday night while watching the fire at the power plant. He fell upon bis bead, sustaining severe bruises, injuring his chest and back. He was given medical attention at once and ia now convalescing and wIU be out In a few days. Mr. and Mrs. W. M, Dennis have moved to Springfield and are mak ing their home on B street between 5th and 6th streets. Winnifred May came down from Wendling to. spend Sunday at hla borne here. He Is employed, in the office of the Booth-Kelly mill at Wendling. the car," he , continued, "and we do ot organise a. Baptist church unless necessary." . . , j 1 A feature of Dr. Drivers work is that among the public schools. Ho goes to all the schools of the com munity in which be is working and gives : inspirational addresses and hero storlesv. emphasizing the moral and religious side of life, yet -without sectarian er . theological connection. He has spoken at the high school and ' a number of tne other schools near Springfield and before leaving will have spoken at all the schools. Another phase of their meetings we say their because Mrs. Driver Is an excellent singer and assists in many ways are the Friday and Sat urday Services .which are especially for the young people. ' The chapel car "Good Will", is one of a train, of . seven cars owned and operated by the Baptist church and which travel In missionary work throughout the west, mostly in places where there are no churches.' As. Dr. Driver said, "It Is built to work m more than to live in." However, they have very comfortable, shough small, living quarters in one end of the car. We found Mrs. Driver as happily engaged with, her house work aa it she lived In a mansion. The car is a first, clasa passenger coach and is fitted with seats which have a capacity of 100 ajults; a charel organ and a Victrola, the gift of friends. The car has a lighting plant and is steam heated. , Dr. nd Mrs. Driver are beginning their seventh year in this work and tbey have spent the' rast six years all in Oregon. They will remain here until about the first of December, when they will go to Veneta; west of Eugene. "