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mm Of D . NEW HKHiTKKNTH YKAIl BrniNnnicij). mnb county, oiieoon, tiiuiisday, august 4, 1921. NUMBER 29. 5 m GOOD START FOR II REAL BAD FIRE A Threatening Blaze at the Mill, but no Serious Damago Alxiut 7:15 last evening an nlnrin of fire wax sounded. It waa turned In by watchman I'owera at th saw mill. Tlue fire had taught on the roof on the niiiln sawmill Imlldlng. probably from tspurl. from the light tilant. Two other flroa catching In li different places beyond tlila building lad boen put out earlier In the day. The roof was burned through, and the blaze and n column of black 11 moke wan aeen by people near the bualneaa ee Hon, and the firemen lmd maimed the tru k before they heard tho alarm. They had the tone carl from F I root building, and the boae attached ready for work If needed. Hut th fire was extinguished by the mill force with the mill appliances. Th damage waa alight, but look! cary for a Uttle wl lie. WAIL ROUTES TO BE EXTENDED Thla office received the following telegram Inst Saturday: 'Washington. I). C, July 20. 1921. The Springfield New. Springfield. Oregon:- Poet Office Department has orderel extension of Rural Iloule No. One over five miles, and Routo No. 3 foue tenths or a mile, to accommo date fifty three famlllea, beginning Auguat 10th. W. C. Hawley. M. C." Mr. Nice, on Route 1, will take number of families to the nortt of Springfield, on hi way out; and thua mlaa a section of the macadamized road between her and Ifaydon Drldge, whlrh Mr. Sankey. on Route 3, will deliver on bis return. Mr. Nice's route will also bo extended In the neighborhood of the Mt. Vernon cemetery. GROCERS' AND BUTCHERS PICNIC The- Eugene Orocera' and Butchers' picnic will be hel l on Thursday, Aug. llth, at Robinson's grove six miles north of Kugene, on the river road. A varied program of sports will he given, under the direction of A. K. Brltton, V. M. C. A. physical director. It will Include races, baseball games, boxing and lug of war. Largo prize In merchandise are offered for eacl event. There will b a free barharcue, with bread, ceffee. lemonade and Ue cream, at noon. The Oregon State Hand will' fur nlHh music during the day, and will give a Jitney dance after the sports are over. COAST TRIP R. W. Smith, his dauglter Dorrls , and Geo. I Dean spent Sunday at thd heme of James Mcllenry, a brother-in-law of Mr. Smith, near Rrownsvllle. returning true nrst of the week. The three, with Mr. Mcllenry. make up a rnrty who leave In Mr. Smith's car, . VI. . w i. - I i'allfornia, wl ere they will visit for - w . u'li iu i Thurston. Tho party will awing away the Pacific highway about Grants, Pass, and go by way of Crescent , City, California. Tliey .will probably return by the same route. They ex pent to be back not far from the SOtI . Mr. Smith desires to attend the Methodist camp meeting at Cottage Grove for the last day or two. It closed on the 2lst. A party consist!; g of a man and two women, whose home was at Em mett, Idaho, had srent the past year at various places In California, ex- Waftn. enolhe, brother-in-law of Mr.iand refilling, as Is usually the case.of a propoKl(Ion to ralse " t"naZ Smith Mr. Mcllenry to live m;They were from Twin Falls. Idaha . ,25.000,000. for the establishment and Springfield, aod Mr. Watson near , end had traveled together all the wav. ... ..... - ported to scout around to th north! He went down to the, Siltcoos lake until fall, and then probably settle In region, and tried the work on his old this region, possibly In Springfield Job, running an edger in a sawmill for tie winter. Their farm at Em- there, as an experiment under tho mett was leased for another year. .direction of hi physician, and de They were seeking the betterment ofjeided tl.at he waa not fit for that the man's liealtu. I work yet. A ftERICS OF FUNERALS 1 Iter. T. I). Yarws conducted four funerals during the wvek Just past. Tl e flrMt was on Wednesday, Julr 27; that of Ansel Leon Parker, Drowned nt Oregon City. II was working In a paper mill, II hurt ml I fd for hi time, and had only on more day to work. The Intervening day wws a holiday. IIo went In swlm-ji'ttl consultation, it waa decided tf. mlng with some frlenda. and waa I adjourn the meeting to next Friday drowned. Ho waa about 20 yeara old. evening, make sufflcK-nt announce tie waa a aon of Fred Parker. who'int make special effort to - formerly lived h here, and now Uvea stjn,r attendance of the cltizena of la. TL body waa t Springfield getierslly. Mr. Sparks haa Wed. California brought to an undertaking establish - m nt In Kugene. ad the servlco were I eld In tim cemetery at Pleaa ant Hill. where the family had once d. On Thuradar, 28th, occured the funeral of Mra. W. H. O. Ireland, which waa reported In the News of that date. On. Sunday, the 31st, waa held the funeral of Merle Fountain, reported at length elsewhere In thla Issue. . On Monday, Auguat 1st, a simple service waa held at tho borne of Mr. and Mra. fitokea, who have lately re-j christian church. Sunday evening, to moved from some point down tho ( e8r rtev. J. S. McCallum's address on valley to a house on the Eugene road "Americanization." He had delivered beyond We at Springfield. To themju the Christian church In Eugene a babe was born on Bunasy. juiy si, snd had only a few hours of life. NOTES FROM THE AUTO CAMP GROUND There were tn or twelve cars on he ground over Wednesday night last week. Among them wt-r two curs carrying a family party, consist ing of the parents, wl.ose home wai at Yakima, Washington, and a son ; pastoral work there, and which ws and his wife, from Portland. They ( nipped In the bud by the prompt and had gone by way of Bend to Crater rigorous action of Mayor Ole Hanson. iMkt. and were on their return. They Hanson tad obtained conclusive evl expected td spnd a little time a' denre that a similar out break bad the beaches In Tillamook county be-,hmn planned to occur about the same fore going hom. The eldr gentle inm. n several large cities of the man of this party thought the Yakima country, and that the movements valley the most productive land he tmed st nothing less than the over had ever aeon. Ilia wife admired th;throw of the United States govern abundance of the timber and the rich- nvnt and Uie reduction of the country ness and ranknesa of the foliage and to a state of anarchy, regltation of this region. In contraBti The speaker Bhowcd that a persist wUh tho natural bareness of central jt propaganda, under cover, has Washington. : been carried on In this country lor j several years, with such a purpose In A good many of the campers going j view. IIo showed that its principal south start very eaily. so as to get by , field is tl,e ignorant foreign popula some of the stretches where the worKjtlon of the c ountry. The remedy pro on the highway Is going on before the j ,)osea , ,n Americanization of this workmen begin work. Some of those i Hii.n romiiutnn hv ri,riuit.n wt..n- jcenilng from the south come late be-1 rause tLey lose time at those points. Some of them, leornlng of the attract- Ions of our camp from other tourists make a special pull for It. - Judging from observations here and the reports of travelers, the travel Is now at Its height for the season. With the finishing of the work on tie Pa- cuic nignway. and connecting roads laid out for this season, and the 1m menace to ita peace and the stability provement in general business cpndl-jof Its Institutions. This is a matter tlons which may be expected, a much j which has been engaging the atten hoavler tourist trawl' should be ex-'Hon of thourhtful men In all fh pected next year than tl U. If tho early spring Is normal, the season! .should open earlier. j ages ; A party or eighteen, of all from 60 down to 5. traveling In four: ca-rs. with one large tent, came on the 1 mi . . ... Saturday afternoon, upendlnrx the in- i nil" ll aril u ii a ll'llHI ri . ..... . . I ; froni'or the railroad had come by way of I Portland and were going on south. without any precise limits of tlmp.j distance or direct jon set for their. Journey. When asked if they were ' the ground Tuesday night, wtose going back to Twlu Folia, the toad scheduled course was somewhat siml man of the outfit replied that they j lur. and such a one as Is likely to bo wer like a swarm of lees leaving tncir liive and looking for a tree; If n.l 1 I. I m . . ..'lU H f . . I." 1 . . U I .. I ... they did not find a good looking tree, they might go back Into their hivo. E. M. Young and wife, who camped on the ground a week or more, several weeks rgo, came buck lust Thursday. SPECIAL MEETING OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. , - Only a few men came out to atten-f. the meeting of the Chamber of Com mrce which waa announced for lait Friday evening. Mr. I. J. Sparks, District Freight and Passenger A (rent of tho Southern Pacific was to address I th chamber that evening. After a ' ""' "P' tlal arrangements to attend j tht evening. He will have some mattera to lay before tho mooting which will be of Intercut of all who havi concern for the business pros perity of Springfield. Everybody coule, both men and wo men, whether you are members of the Chamber of Commerce or of the Civic Improvement League or not. DR. McCALLUM'S ADDRESS ON AMERICANIZATION A fair audience gathered at tie In the morning. He has been en gaged in tho work of which the de liver' of this address Is a prominent and representative part, In the east, for tie past year and a half. After a little humorous by play, by way of Introduction, he commenced the addreaa proper by describing the concerted outbreak of the L W. W.. which was planned to occur in Seattle while nr. McCallum was engaged !n uon anrt evangllizatlon. The chief ' feature of the process outlined is to j gather capable and adaptable men from every nationality, Christianize ,,! educate them, and hp them to carry forward the same work among their own people, and thua American ize tie mass and prepare these dan gerous classes to become good citi zens in tho country of their adoption, I Instead of a constant and growlnc i churches and of real natrtota outside of the churches for some years past in this country. The particular movement in which r)P MeCnllinn la pnnroil l n men win.tn i., ..u...,u. j viuiauun l 1IUI I II , J hllf WhprnVftl It fa rrocont,) n ,a "" It ia uui'imi nun an appeal to me patriot- j . Ism of all the people, regardless of -.1 1. ..I'D .i . ii it. 1 1 1 mil b nut! oi hciimois ior mo promo- jtion of Clrlstlan education amone h i ii i luiiu uuiii iii uiutKJu oiiu ior me work of evangilfzatlon a mong them . Two elderly couples were camped come popular with the completion of I wit: miicnfiiu ui&uwtty over iue pass, i One couplo live at The Dalles, and had driven all tte way from there to Springfield that day. Thoy expected to go over the jioss, and back by way of Bend. They have boon making a short tour ench summer, laying out a route at least partly new each time. The other couple live In Portland, and were going to i.top awhile at Belknap Springs, and go home by way of Betud. Anatler couple, that nf;er noon, were Inquiring on the' strett about the route to Belknap Springs. CHRI8TIAN CHURCH PICNIC A hundred or ao of people, member and friends of tha Christian church congregation of Springfield, gathered at Myers' grove, on tLe banks of the MeKenzle river above Hayden bridge, last Sunday morning. 'About 25 auto mobiles and one large truck were parked In a se micircle around the pic nlc grounds. About 23 chairs were taken along. The Sunday ac.hool waa called to order, and, after the opening servlcs, the classes hunted Jogs convenient for seats, Bnd proceeded with the les aons. An automobile horn waa soundd to mark the divisions of scr vlees. After the Sunday school, tie pstor, Rev. Earl Chlldera, took his stand on the rear of the truck, and preached. A continuous stretch of table c-Iotha win spread on the grass, and the pro Tender arranged on them. Blankets wv-re spread on the grass alongside the table cloths, on both slds, and the people seated themselves on them. The company passed a very enjoy able day. Ever. 1; dy come out to Chamber of Commerce meeting, at Morrison's hall, Friday night. TOWN AND VICINITY The new dam across the mouth of the race will 'make a fine iiwlnuning hole for the boys. No charge for this notice. Zane Grey Insisted that a strong cast b used In "Desert Gold." Sunday at Bell, August 7th. Dallas Crouch, a traveling salesman well known here, now living In Port land, haa been In town most of this week. Fresh taekms, any quantity, at 2 cents per pound. Sneeds Grocery. Mr. and Mrs. John Fitzgerald left, Tuesday, for a visit at Lakevtew, Ore gon. They went In a car driven by Arthur Steinhauer. They wens going to go oyei" tho McKenzIe Pasa, and visit Crater Lake from the east on thlr way. The ladles are making the most delightful gems and whole wheat biscuits out of Jasper's Breakfast Graham. ' Mrs. Kate Bidwell opened the res taurant lately known as "Mack's Cafe." last Monday noon. Mrs, Glen. denning Is the cook. The most unusual romance ever told of the artist quarter of Paris, is "Body and Soul," featuring Alice Lake At the Bell. August 6th, Saturday. Hard fighting in "Desert Gold" Joy for E. K. Lincoln, 6tar of Zane Grey's famous book "Desert Gold," at Bell, Sunday, August 7th. At the regular monthly meeting f the Ladles 4L Community club, July': tbe following new officers were elected for th-e rest of the year: President, Mrs. Marlon Harpole; vice; president, Mrs. Osha B. Webb; Sec-treas., Mrs. Jess Smltson; mem ber at large, Mrs. Geo. .Davenport. After lodge adjournment, light re freshmen' s wenn fcenrari iha itji wA - wav tUJ ladies. Dr. S. Ralru Dlppel. dentist, Spring- mid, Oregon. A fire has been burning in the hills beyond Coburg bridge for the past two days. Wherein a woman finds herself two women, and yet la unaware of It. See Alice Lake in "Body and Soul," at Bell, Saturday, August 6th. Mr. and Mra. F. O. Spencer and family went down to Portland Tues- AW Thav AVrua A Mkt.im t..ln.t. - w .w.u, uiium witt them Mrs. Spencer's grand mother, who la coming from Illinois to spend the winter here. Do not fail to hear Mr. Sparks at Morrison's hall, Friday night. Chas. L. Scott haa returned to h!s home, after several weeks spent In a snnltarlum In Portland. In speak ing to the people in the bank," ov ?r the telephone yesterday, he expressed lira self as feeling much better In very way than before he went. MI IS EURIEO HERE Pvt.' James M. Fountain's Body Laid to Rest in Native Soil The body of James M. Fountain ar rived In Portland oa'tho morning of Wednesday, July 27, with a shipment of 44 bodies of Aruerican soldiers, ex humed in France, and sent to the United States for reenternment. Hie body was brought to Springfield .th.it evening, and kept In Walker's under taking parlors U"!il 2:20 p. m. Sun day, wlen the funeral service were held. A great Lj.my people came to attend the funeral than could be crowded Into the chapel. The funeral rcrvlces were con ducted by Rev. TV D. Yarnea. A military escort, under the command of Capt. Hamlin, was furnished by the American Legion post at the chapel and the grave. Tbe burial service of tbe Legion was read at tte grave by Chaplain F. B. Hamlin. The body was laid to its final rest In Laurel Hill cemetery. The following brief life sketch. Is based on notes read at the funeral: James Merle Fountain was born at WaltervlIIe, Oregon. October 18, 1895. He waa 22 years, 11 months and 17 days old at the time of his death. He enlisted In the United States ser vice December 12, 1917. He went oversea .about 6 months after bis en listment. He was a member of tbe 65tt Company. Sth Marines, Second Division, and took part la some of the biggest engagements fa the war. Besides his parent, Mr. and Mra. II. D. Fountain, of Walterrille, be leave a brother, Marvin, and a sister. NetUa. His mother Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Barnes, of this city; and Mra. Zella Cantrell and Mrs. Drusa Howard are her sisters. The following commualc a 1 1 o n, fEligbtly abridged. In tbe hands of Mertato mother, from some one at tta front familiar with the facts, recites the manner of his death and some of the main points of his service. Another account varies in a point of two as to the precise manner of bis death, but this is eo circumstantial that it may be accepted as substan tially correct; Private James Merle Fountain, 6tn Regt., U. M. C, lost his life In the battle of Champagne, or Blanc Mont Ridge. It was here that some of tbe -.lost vicious fighting of the. whole war was waged; and au they bad gone through Belleau woods, Soissons and St. MihJel, so the always faith ful "devil dogs" went into Blano Mont Ridge the morning of Oct '3. Private Fountain with them, always advancing;, through that Sy. thai night, and up to the next day, whea a bullet from a German rifle, during a counter attack, pierced his abdomen. Pvt. Fountain was Immediately ev acuated to the rear by hospital atend ants. given first aid treatment and isent by ambulance to Evacuation Hospital No. 6, at Le Verne. France. From tte nature of the. wound. It was found he could not live, and during the following morning Oct. 6, he died. He was burled In a little cemetery not far from the hospital. In the littlo town of Le Verne. His grave was marked wiah a croaa. upon which aro two metal disks: one with his name, company and regiment; the other with tte American flag. To the above notes of his record may be added that Private Fountain was cited for bravery at the battle of Soissons, July 18, 1918. Deceased was a member of the O. W. at WaltervlIIe. Mrs. N. H. Nuem, of Seattle, Wash ington, a niece of Wm. Donaldson, made a visit of about two weeks at the Donaldson home, returning the first of thte week. Mr., and Mrs. Edgar Thcmra. of Junction City, also relatives, visited with them over Sun day. A lone woman, who tad come all the way from Missouri In an auto canned on tho around last Yretk.