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Evening, May 2, 1925
'Xlilu EUGENE UUAEIJ
Pnge Three
sturdily
the right!) child of Mrs. (J riff in, boru
in 'Tit is unmarried and makes hit
home in Eugene and vicinity.
the team this ichhcd, they having de
feated Uarrishurg twice and Mnrcola
once. Their one tlrfeat was in a con
test with Alhnny high school. The
lineup wna aa follows: Hugh Cowart,
catcher, Merl McMullen, pitcher, Ivle
Hustings, first base, 1'uul Nice, sec
ond base; Kay Cast eel, third base;
John Cox. shovHtop; William lVlUrd.
right fieldr; Howard Hughfs, center
fielder, and ltyron Cowart, left field
er. The tetun was accompanied to
Marblea With Toes
DKXVKU, May 2. Found guil
ty of bad posture, Improper shoes and
other feet defects, more than 100
girls at the Colorndo Agricultural
College have been ordered by the ath
letic department to play marbles with
their toes as a corrective exercise.
ORATORIO SOCIETY JOINS NATIONAL GROUP
Affiliation With National Federation of Music CluHs is Completed; Three Delegates to be Sent to National
Convention in Portland on June 6-13.
Springfield High
Defeats Grove
srRIXOFIELD, May 2. (RpMal)
Tho Sprinjtficld high nohool base
ball tinm defcutetl the Cottage Grove
nine with a score, of l' to 8 in a
gntue yfKterday afternoon at Cottage
f 'EvWJgA ..'WiUif w ...mi. uuM aw
The world's lonfieBt railway
platform has been created by tho
joining of the Victoria and Ex
chatiiio stations at Manchester. It
In, 2175 feet. . . i
of '"n Colvi"
Cottage (irove by Vern 1. Itain, priu-
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10-JO in Mofl'y " , I
CrSe 1 tester, above
to old """ "chd0,'Ji
hu f.ii.v ' one ,im,1",,
riiek fro"' '" f,at r0Ck;!
m . ire rope around !
Grove. This i the fourtht victory for eipal and coach.
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SUICIDE FOUND
"' J in il before lie jumped
. .ren in Port Thursday
. h he "sk"1 f1r
the l'rena "lore. It
"TL mX from "";
" -r of the boily it i supposed
"lUd committed some time
"'("orge, had been to the
Mbv crook several times
hedisappcarert Wednesday rtht.
n ornim: in eompany vv, h
r cluster went first to
- ' Mos,,y ,ml
""' k.Hvi for vears. He leaves
Kfe .m'vo'vo ehildrenr Klmcr
. Verona. Cieorne, Chester.
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f.nd Mildred Itobbiua of Cot
t vrf Violet 1'nerst of
f(5ioumai" and Uraec who lives in
5 , Mr Bobbins is also survived
Km brothers an.l sisters: Charles
J lieonte Kobbina of .Minneapolis,
Bobbin, of Florid,, Mm.
S McC.ll of 'I'aeoma .Hh.;
L Pipps of Santa I'milii. alif..
M.r.BoKbyor La Sour, Mm,,.;
USb, Chelsea. Wis.: Mrs.
n lee Whipps of Wuo Mountain,
S 5 l" Eliza McCflll of Cottage
Sot. He also leaves four craud-
.ftlwi- Kvelvn anil laren
S Eli md llobort Hrown. lie was
Ha in Cordova. Minnesota, Murch
1ST4. He had lived in Cottnuo
liretr the past four years, and near
Bix Mountain for 1U years.
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4 funeral arruufev".- ....... --
nfe but it is known that he will
i, boned in the Blue Mountain cemc-
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The Eugene Oratorio Society
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CITIZENS of Eugene will be inter
ested to know that the affiliation
of the Eugene Oratorio society with
the National Federation of Music
clubs bus been completed and that
three delegates will be sent to the na
tional biennial convention.
luring the first week in June, 6
to 13, Portland has the honor of en
tertaining the fourteenth national bi
ennial convention of music clubs. This
is a victory for Oregon over the many
cities applying for the privilege of
entertaining this distinguished group
of the best musicians representing
probably every state in the Union.
The biennial is heralded In this city
by the Eugene Oratorio society which
will make itfr mti-ncal debut in Josef
Haydn's "Thw-Creation." an oratorio
of unusual strength and beauty. This
concert will be given May 15 and 10 j land convention. Artists contests,
at the Methodist church. j special music in the churches, nnd re-
Thu Eugene Oratorio society is citals of every kind matjk the days
composed of 171 of the best singers I of this convention together with the
tiful tone quality is always maintained.
Under the able direction of John
Stark Evans the production promises
to be a concert of unusual musical
quality.
Much thoughtful attention has been
given to the programs of the I ort-
of Eugene. The chorus is well bal
a need and the rehearsals are impress
ive. In spite of the tremendous volume
of this large group of singers a beau-
customary business incident to an
organization of such importance. One
of the- most distinguished programs
of the biennial will be given in the
evening of June 0 at the civic audi
torium, when- Frank Patterson's
American opera will have its prem
iere presentation. A splendid chorus
of Portland's best voices iR being
trained by Mr. William Rojer for
the opera. Specialists are in charge
of the ballets. Metropolitan opera
singers are singing the lends, and
the Portland Symphony orchestra will
be directed by Walter Henry Itoth
Well of the Los Angeles Symphony
orchestra.
A prize symphonic poem "The Pit
nnd the Pendulum'' by Stephen Uan
itilph will be presented by Edgar
Stillman Kelly together with the Port
land symphony orchestra.
TONIGHT'S PROGRAMS
Pacific Coast
SGfl', Portland, 491 meters: 6 p.
.-Concert by Colburn's Melody Men
(ram Hotel Portland ; intermission sol
as bj Art Gilliam, pianist. 10 p. m.,
Dwi;ht Johnson's .Multnomah Hotel
Strollers.
KFI, Los Angeles, Cal., 408.5 me
ters: 5:30-0 p. m.( Examiner's musical
half-hour; 6:43-7, radiatorial talk; 7
1:45, Lake Arrowhead dunce orches
tra Carrol Huxley, lender; 7:4;"-8,
"Right Reading for Children," Miss
XiLfj; 8-H, Examiner program; 3 ti
ll. Packard Radio club, Mae Holhoro,
firlson sisters, Way Watts and Foot- i
lilt Four male quartet.
KF0A, Seattle, Wash., 454.3 mc-
tm: 4-5:15 p. m., Olympic hotel con-
mt orchestra; (i:-liVM:lo, Moran
KM for boys; 8::i0-10( Times pro-;
pan; 1011, Eddie Hnrkness and his
rfiwtra.
SFWB, Hollywood, Cal., 2"2 me- j
ttn: 7:45-1) p. m., Seven liay Pickers ;
w orchestra, ltnse Valyda, soloist;!
MO. Warner Brothers movie hour, di- j
wtion of Harry Seymour; 11-12,
Briodstatter's Hollywood Montmnrte
?f dance orchestra, Mel Pedesky,
K',0, Oakland, Cal., 3(11.2 meters:
"l p. m., luncheon concert, Pa
efic States Electric company; 4-5:10,
jwrt orchestra. Hotel St. Francis;
UiTfrsified musical studio program;
li-m Hcury llalstead's orches
tra. Los Angeles, CaL, 403.2 me
: -6:30 p. m.t Art nickmnn's
nnw hotel concert orchestra, Ed
pni Kitzpatriek, director; tl:;tu-7:ilf
J3? B,orIf, Americon historv. Prof.
t(r Sylvester Hertzog; 7::i(-S.
Pnvtj: 8-10. Pierre-Arrow pro
W illiam E. Hush, Inc., arranged
JJ. Howard Johnson; 10-11, Art
-toans Ihkmore hotel dance or--ra.Earl
Burtnet, lender: 11-2 n.
Z An81s of KUJ, Majestic
J! SeauIf. Wash., 34.4 meters:
tIJ!;" "What's -Joiug at the
jX, Hollywood, Cal., 3.10.0: 5:45
- P. m., Vurlitzor studio program,
JJ? Mports talk; 0:15-7 din
m"' 7"-H. Wurlitzer
ii:.J , I-.' man s Cocoa-
llotel; 11-a . , juilywood
Swirn? " n"mber 0 I'"'""
Kill T I'larers.
"' la,",'"''. Cal., 42A.5
c,wVr P','"'' U"'1 fP'H'-r'a Knir-
I'jli-, p auditorium di
Kir1 ""'" testinonlM of
PleaWIiHNrne
DefeatsThurston
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JOURNEY ACROSS PLAINS RECALLED
Mrs. Mary F. Griffin of Eugene Celebrates Her 90th Birthday
Today; Five Generations Are at Celebration
.h ?? H,rS,t
V'I the PI,nMI,:i
''tf l,Vi ,n,'rt"n rirN
' Uri u, M' 'H to three
J,H. broke his
Rcing literally "lost in the wilder
ness," being many times without wa
ter to drink, living for days on nothing
but "immigrant beef," risking the
dangers of Indians these are only n
few of the hardships through which
Mrs. Mary F. Griffin, 15:10 Oak street,
Eugene, passed in crossing the plains
in '53. Mrs. Griffin has weathered
the storms of ehnnco and chango for
nine decades, celebrating her nintieth
birthday today. A reunion dinner in
her honor is being held Sunday at her
home, at which five generations will
be present. Mrs. Griffin reared six
sons to manhood, and is also the
mother of two daughters. Her old
est child, John, is 70 years old, nnd
her second son, William, born in
August, 3S50, is mnking bis home with
her. Besides five sons and two daugh
ters now living. Mrs. Griffin has 23
grandchildren. 37 great-grandchildren,
and three great-great-grandchildren.
Life Story Thrills
Mrs. Griffin's life story is part of
the great epic of the move westward.
She was born in Clinch valley. Taze
well cntinty,'Virginin. May 2, 1S35, the
daughter of James Molloy and Jane
Ashbnry Mollny. In October of 1!3!.
when Mary Mollny was four years
old, she moved with her parents to
Missouri, settling near Glnscow. Her
father was for many years an over
seer of slaves on a large estate.
P.y the time Mary Molloy was IS
years old the Oregon country was the
iiream of hardy adventurers, and rel
atives of her mother joined a party of
immigrants who were lenving for Ore
gon by ox-team under the leadership
of one Elijah Elliott. Mary decided
to go with them. They left home
May 21, 1ST.3. crossing the Missouri
river on o flnthoat. going on across
what was then called tlfe Great Amer
icon Desert, and the home of the In
dian nation. The first stop was at
Fort Carney, and the next at Fort
Lnrnmie. w
"It was all the Indian Xation then,
said Mrs. Griffin, in relating her ad
ventures. "They've called it Kansas
and I don't know what-all since."
Troublo With Indians
The trouble with the Indians came
when they reached the Sioux tribe.1
A man in the party by the linnie of
Unbb killed nn Indian in a dispute, j
After the ehooling the Indians wore j
vrey hostile, and were only appeased
when leaders of the party told them
they could hare Itabb if they could
find him. Angered by his careless- !
ness in endangering the whole cara
van the immigrants refused to harbor
Habb in their camp, and he managed
to get away, later reaching Oregon
and settling in what is now Lane
county, Mrs. Griffin said.
A greut misfortune then befell the
partv in losing their way.
"We had that old Elliott for a
guide", said Mrs. Griffin, "and he
didn't know sick m!"
Weeks Without Flour
During that time they were six
weeks without flour, and had nothing
to eat but oxen which they butchered.
"We suffered even wnrse for salt
than we did for bread," Mr. Griffin
said.
Finally they were without water,
having no equipment fr-r carrying
water any di-tanc. When nil h"pe
of ever mminr to water wn. nearly
abandoned early one evening they
heard th roaring of falli on the Ies
chuteji river, though they were still
too far away to see where the wnter
was. The pioneer mn quickly un
yoked their oxen nnd let them run
to the water, following on behind
them tin fast as they could. Many
of the poor animals plunged over the
VK-ka i:ito the falls and were drowned.
The E!Htts had gone on shead. am
prepared pin torches for the trav
eler to use t climb down to drink
in the river. Many of the men. who
ha l riven the Iat water to the women
and been without it for no long a time
d'd not know enough to drink when
thy saw the water before them. And
several had to be fed on gruel for
several days later on for going with
out food.
Throe Slstors Confrontod
The next great barrier to confront
the party was the snowy heights of
the Three Sisters. Elliott had a
scheme for climbing over the sides of
the Sisters, but a scout named Keith
made a tour of investigation, finding
a way through the mountains about
six miles north of where they were.
He found a grindstone which had
been nbnndoned by some other immi
grants before, them to lighten their
load.
"We had been too fnr south all
along," Mrs. Griffin explained, "and
that made all the trouble."
Scouts Start Out
The hundreds of wagons had a
difficult time of it in the mountains,
despairing of ever getting through.
A scouting party of several young
men, Andy McClurc, Pleasant Noland.
Charles (.'lark, and a few others, set
out on horseback when the party was
down to its last extremity. They
had to abandon traveling on horse
back llu'ough the short cut they were
taking, killing the horses and taking
along some of the meat. When the
hfi"-i'-met (jnvc out they lived on
boiled snails.
"Somi'hndy asked Clark afterwards
how ihev lasted, " Mrs. Griffin laugh
ed. "He was an Englishman, and
said, 'till, they was a good deal like
boiled heggs!'
Roscue Is Effected
They succeeded in getting through,
however, nnd as soon as people in the
Willamette valley learned of the ex
pedition they immediately got up res
cue parties. Mrs. Griffin was in the
party with the first women that came
to Lane county by way of the Willam
ette river. They reached Lowell, Ore
gon, October 21, 1S53, after being
five months on the way.
Romance lis well as adventure came
to Mary Molloy on the way west. In
I he train of covered wagons was one
Alexander Griffin, a gallant young
soldier who wuh coming west to take
up a donation claim, lie had fought
through the Mexican war nnd later
fought the Indians during the Civil
war when there wero so many up
risings in the west. Mary Molloy
nnd Alexander Griffin wero nmrride
September 18, 158, in sight of Stien's
Mountain,' as Mrs. Griffin described
it.'
''Wo didn't need any license In them
days," she said, "but they was a mis
ister in the party, a Haptist minister
and Alexander Griffin were married
us as good ns anybody." Her wedding
dress was "gingham, fine striped gin
ghum, and cosily."
Sottlod At Pcnnra
The Griffins settled at Pengro,
near Lowell, Oregon, later taking tip
a donation claim of a half section of
land at Cloverdnle near Springfield.
After four years nt Cloverdale t)ie
family moved to Fall ('reek, wharfe
they stayed until tho flood come in
'til and U2 when the course of the
river was changed by a big snow-drift
melting. They built n boot to got.
bock to the hills and settled nt Trent.
They moved to Eugene in 'HO, to the
very property where Mrs. Griffin now
resides.
The family tree with its numerous
branches includes: John Griffin, 70
years old, his daughter, Mrs. George
Hority. nnd her son, whom "Gratslr
ma" Griffin named Eugene Lnnc;
William, OS. who had four sons and
one daughter, Guy Griffin of Eugene,
Cecil Griffin of Springfield who has
three daughters. Asa Marvin Griffin
also of Springfield, Dewey Griffin, 'and
one daughter, Clnrabclle Griffin Ed
wards of Noti who has one son and
one daughter; Alexander Griffin, born
in 5!, who had three daughters, and
one son, Mrs. Vado Lemmons of Sil
verton who has four sons and one
daughter, Mrs. Inn Meltee of Eugene
who has two sons nnd one daughter,
Mrs. Howard Gibson, who is the
mother of two girls and one son, Mrs.
Elsie Walker of Salem, the mother of
three daughters, and Kenneth Griffin
of Salem: the fourlh child of Mrs.
Mary Griffin was Delia, born in '01,
who is Mrs. Hobert Vaugh of Jasper.
Mrs. Vaughn has seven living child
ren, Vern, Tom of Klamath Falls. Jim
of Wendling. Ithoda of Sun Francisco,
Lydia of Mcdford, who is Mrs. Hoy
Goff nnd has three children, Wayne,
attending college at Corvallis, arid two
daughters, Dorothy and Marjory. Mrs.
Vaughn's seventh child is Jreno, now
Mrs. Oscar Drury of Oakridge. She
has one son, Earl. Edward Griffin,
fifth child of the Griffins, was born
in '03. He is a rse'ulent of West I
Springfield. His one son Frank is also
a resident of West Springfield, and
has one daughter. Robert Newton
Griffin, sixth child of the Griffins,
was born in '0(1 (now deceased). His
sou, Robert Clinton Griffin resides
nt St. Helens, Oregon, nnd has two
daughters and one son. Another son.
Waller, lives nt AHlnglon, nnd a
daughter, Lnurn, is married nnd living
at St. Helens, She 1ms one daughter.
Mrs. Mary Griffin's seventh child,
Jennie, born in 'OS. is Mrs. T, E. Ed
wards of Springfield. She Is the
mother of threo sons, D. O. Edwards
of Oregon City, Keith, and Steven i
ivlwards of Portland, and of two
daughters, Mrs. Ruby Ramsey of Kv
onsville, Indiana, and Mrs, Vern Kel
lems, now living in Texas. I 'lyases,
Be Ready
Now is the time to sive an order for thai
new suit and those summer toss. Come
in and pick out the materials which
please you individuallv-materials which
suit your type build and complexion.
Let us take your measure and fit you
perfectly. We guarantee to do it.
Then, when the nice weather comes you
will he ready with clothing.
MADE FOR YOU
EUGENE CLOTHING CO.
Tailors
Upstairs in Guard Buildins Phone 567
Sale On
Farm Machinery
Drills, Binders,
Mowers,
Corn Cultivators,
Handt Wagons,
The Abcve Machinery Is
Priced To Sell
SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY
GRANGER'S
Eugene Warehouse
Phone 737
446 Charnelton St.
erase To Sign Referendum
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Petitions on Bus and Truck Bill
Who
Does
The
Damage?
Who
Pays
The
Bills?
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Sample of Pavement Between McMinnville and Sheridan
The Sf .'if o Tliphwny Cominisfiion has just let two contracts; ono for reconstruct inff 11 J miles of
Iiiplnvay between .McMinnville and Sheridan, a portion of which is shown nhovo nt a cost of moro than
$!Hi,000.00 and another for 10 miles of tho Columbia, River Highway between Svenson nnd Astoria
at a cost of more than $201,000.00.
Their portable paving plants are constantly repairing the highways at great cost nnd tho high
was engineer has estimated that it will cost the commission $.r0,000.00 to patch nnd repair tho Pa
cific Highway between Salem and Oregon City.
The heavy commercial freight trucks and motor busses have done the greater part of this dam
ago within the past two years.
The taxpayers and private ear owners pay at least 95 cents out of every dollar of this bill.
Referendum petitions are being circulated by the motor bus and freight, truck associations to
submit the "Una and Truck bill" passed at the last session of the legislature for vote by tho people
in November, Ifli'i. The effective date unless referred is May 'JS, r.l2.". My these refcrending pe
titions operators of commercial busses and trucks hope to put off for 18 months the date when
they must start paying for nt least a jiortion of the damage tliey are doing to tho roads.
This bus and truck measure should not be held up to permit, the commercial operators to escape
payment of a fair part of the cost of repairing the road destruction done by their operations.
OREGON STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY JUDGES
AND COMMISSIONERS
H. L. HASBROUCK, Hood River
. President
J. T. ADKISS0N, Tho Dalles
Vice-President
C. P. Barnard, Eugene
County Judge, Lan, County
(Pnlil Ailvnrt.r.mint
J. E. SMITH, Salem,
Secy..-Treas.
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