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Newspaper Page Text' 1 in SKVKNTRKNTII YKAIl , Hi .. . r .1- U). LANK COUNTY, OJlK iyilSDAY, MAY 13, 1920., NUMBER IS r i I ' MEWS i A :cj6nJ TI t i HEW FIICIPAL AT L Change to Be Made In Super vision of High and Lincoln Schools Next Year. .. A. W. McFarland, at present prin elpaj of the Coburg aliooL was elected at principal of the Lincoln grade achool here at a mating of tae J acbool board held Tuesday night. The I board baa decided to make a change this year, placing the office of Mr. UtamJtn, auperlntendent of schools, at the higb school where, la addition u bis duties a superintended ha will, act a aupervlaor of tbo high echool. ' 3. K. Torbet, ao' a teacher at Kl mlra. wa elected to a position In th high achool bcra, and Mra: J. K. Torbet of AtveUora was aclectod aa a teacher la tha grade acbooL Thirteen teacher who were recent ly Mecico oy im noara, nave klgacdj ibelr contract. Mina Cryrtal M. j Template, wbo will llnUh a roup el Monmouth tola summer, was elect-j 4 a grade teacher, bllaa Grace Mle -m4 Aim. Joseph Lunby. who were -eVactod at a previous meeting,1 hart declined election. ft4RINCFELD WAREHOUSE OUGHT IV C. E LYONS C. E. Lyons, who waa formerly In terested la the Springfield Peed store. baa prchased from Mr. Eastman whojTh kll,r' eheperonln now operates the Springfield Kejd!r1f Mr"- Eim,enn company store, the warehouse which : na framed down has recently been operated by John j ''lertbUj.' Conoway on Second street and I I"t prsodalou. conduct 8. I. track. Mr. Lyons will take noa-lW'" la 'kpury. 111, aeasion at once and will continue the! Wn,n fte climb bualnesa as g reUll and wholesale A P"" Kl - feed houee and . warehouse. OUR rREIOHT CARS WRECKED I IN EUGENE. CITY LIMITS " A freight wreck on the main line of the Southern Pacific In Kalrmouiif. BTout tbr. hlrnks t-aat of the I'nl eralty of Oregon cum pun. delayed all trarflc yosterdny afternoon from t:40 o'clock until aonio time aftr 7:30 o'clock in th evening. The freight train was exlra No. 2.115. northbound. It was promrdfnff at It uaual speed through Falrmount when an axlo on a set of truck on a gondola car broke in two and (-aimed four tars In tin: midillo of th train to pile up. It wan caunod bv oviThoallrijt One of the cam, louil.vl with cement. as Hternlly reduced to kindling wood, the gondola, loaded with lime rock from Gold Mill to the (lam-ego cement morka. wna torn off Im trucks and furned utaldo down in the dlti h. a box car was shunted off at right anglea with the truck mid a aei-ond box car wan derailed and pretty badly mushed up. The track was torn up for a dlHtance of 40 or 50 foot mid Uie car containing the -load of cement waa thrown acron he Ktrvei railway track, which pma HelM the S. 1 track. Hy traiihferring around the mrcck at reel car aervice between Ktlgene and Kpringfield -an maintained. Kugvnu Iteglster. Salvation Army Campaign Going Over Word from widely separated sec- tlona of the state show that the Sal- .vatlou Army campaign for a budget of $234,000 to finance its Homo Serv- Ice 'brgram. purchase the Yamhill farm for an agricultural achool for dependent bobys. purchase the White mi tew nome for a rescue and ma- ternfjy home-for Oregon girls and erect the central building to - houae ine states activities enlarged, by. the tremendous growth in demand for tho " - Army,'. aorvU ea la going over strong. Out ill the flirmlnif ueeHnnu tlm wui in ine larmmg ae. tlona ,tb Ihiiiih ure aearchlng out workers in their districts to . .Sivn. - we want the Armv to continue itu lm..i wnrW wi.h he bovH and with the man who , ' ' " ' is uown, is ineir reuson. 'e wont . , . . ' inv, irn in un' iiuiuH una tho Ivatlon l.W... ... II ,v. Army in dolnr it." th- lliiU n.a' , ,.,,,.,,, ,,., .r- ninl c,es u.., word that the plan for li.e school ut lainiini lias supplied one of the gieiiteH1! wauls of rural Oregon. Another Sawmill on Siuslaw. Eugene, May 12 A new lumber coiiipnny bus been oiKitnizeil to op,- rute.ut Tloriiuu on tint Siuslaw river, hud been a singer utid orchestra lend aml is to have lis head office in Ku -' er of nol in the east. gene. The concern, which Is to ho -- known us the Tuft Luinber company,1 Albany-Two liuudr.-i uciv farm Is controlled by t'ulilToruiu tf-upltul. I M - for $:'".0O0 G. A. R. WOtoEN TO ERECT MONUMENT IN CEMETERY Through the efforU of the Ladle of the Grand Army money la being raised to ereet a fitting monument In the Grand Army plot at Laurel Hill cemetery. The I. O. O. F. donated tbn plot to the Grand Army with the understanding that a deed to the plot would be glren tha 0. A. R. when a monument had been erected. So tha ladles ara working hard to that end. Their first effort la the raffling ofi a allk quilt which la now on display at tha McDowell department . ators. j T'cketa may be bad from any of tha jiaa vi ui v. a. u. ai it cents or i at tba atore. Anotber plan to ralae money for thla purpoaa la the aale of a song whicb. wa written by i. Foster of Bprtngfleld and aet to Altaic by Mlaa Lena Newton, formerly a teacher hve Tha aong la entitled "Who Win Be the La it Grand Array Man.- Taeee songs can bo obtained from Mra. HUl at tha pabUo library. , By R. A. trawle , Mr. and Mra. C. t. lfcgtaea Accompanied by TheU wayward daughter "Ur.!e" v,r ,B Kugana last week. Mxzla doesn't run around to much With the man ' Aa aha used to, aa onder An n""1 her trnntniMi.---. rui Siri cum ana ruined l1" That's not bitlf bad. . . PICNIC SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 70 WILL HAVE fin WVdneaday. May 1. I a Ml he hel i . the -rhoo! eioun-t, o mi iiit: of District No. 70. Among the fea- Mile or tue lay will be nn addreaa j . imt.i me anenaera aupnortinix ine e.iiict'onaI wilbp bill Another -'etiif- Ik uUn to lx hld at Jasper on 8:turdH.v. May if., at which time the mlllage bill ill be explained. WO'FM OF CITV INVITED TO THREE L MEETING TONIGHT Th. l.iidieH Loyal Legion will hold n mretlnr of their organisation to-, "Ivbt in the Woodman hull TI.ev ' have a very interesting program t'Uitmed mid Invite the women of tha wiieu.er memoerH or not, to enn. ! PIONEER RESIDENT OF LINN ON BALLOT FOR ELECTOR .lofiefh I'lunie of Hrownaville was in Springfield rhatting with old friends veHrday. He is one of the eight ranaiaatea ror Republican presi- dentlal electors, being the onlv candl- dato frtm weatern Oregon outside of "orM-nH. There are five eleetoi-K tn t De lcted and Mr. Hume believes ! that one of thee should he from out- aide Portland. He has been a dent of Linn countv f.- in ..,,. i durin - r that lime nan hnilt un m n. lbW reputation na an active and con8,, tent HpubUcan- ' New Sawmill at'cianada. K s. Wer of SprlnRr,e,a ,8 .i Eclated with Lester Luckoy of Seal-i tie In building a new sawmill at' rji.,n,i ar-,- i.,- , r... ..., viirKD nir 1 iiri 1111111 r 1 1 1 ern e. They will move the machinery : frora a mlll Benr rottaE( n ' : i .1 . . , which they purchased. but !efm- thev do this thev u,iii inn n..n ' ' ' -'": feet of timber which thev l,ulu e... ... .... . ' . .. ,7 P . ' WT ar mUUu wo new ,,l,ky wiRlnea t n,,.ii- ..nii. ment. . ... , i vav t oa c..m..i t ' - I " . ,wmv,,ww1 The funeral of Wesley T. Pond, who nf cioahen May 12, aged 72. will be held Friday tnorniiig. May 14, from the Walker chapel in this city. Hurliil will be in Laurel Hill cemetery. Mr. Pond'a home was at Yoncolla. 1 1 h. was a bachelor and us far Is known leaves no relatives. At one time ho fes urand&Mope i- i CITY WILL' HAVE A PUBLIC PARK Civic Club' -Makee . Plana for Community Outdoor Gath. ring Place. Dana for a -city park-were made Taeaday night at the meeting of the i 8prlngfleld Civic club.. The club baa secured permUaloa front Mr.- Bettlo- 4 field.' to 's bU ' property on tba northwest corner of Second nd Mafa strms. -Already arrangements hart been made for -connecting' tbo pbice with dty water-bnd llffkC Vlnea will b planfed ' a beaches . prorldetf t'nder. no. clrcunutancei ara automo biles or otber rcb(cles' to be takes Into the parte . ,. . It lR.tba .pUa- at the dic, club ta make tba park community gather ing place wbr band -concert can be glYea sad aocJaJseU. V " . Ert9lTe'plaja a ander way for MemorlaJ Day, it which tba ladlert the Q. A. Jt th4 Stpaalsbr Wrfr Vete. ans, and ' tba American Legion'. will take part wftb b c!tc. league.. n. . Stlmja ' .wUl! be - deceived now from carpenters for the rafrln ef the old "Springfield" slra oa vnilamette Helxhta. tt la boned that this work will bo done before the great numbers f-tourlnta go through the' cotmtry. LE6I0II 10 61 PIGIIIC Oil SUNDAY ;Cood -Program ...Planned and j Dinner for "Everyone at j Coburg Bridge. I All ex service men and their friends are Invlti d to the picnic to be given , under the auspices of the- American i legion next Sunday. May 16. Thla is to be on the picnic grounds at Co- burg hi Id ire. The meeting Dlace of .i. . . ... Ko1" wl" e at he corner of r'lfl" A streets at 12:30. ' Tram- i portation will be furnished those mho h;vu none. Kven-one la aaued i bring well filled banket and the "eats'- will a be put together for a regular j i( n.c feast. Hetiidcs the following events there will be other features on the nm. Kiam: A 100 yard (IukIi by ex-service! "", ''"Kioii membera. the winner! re eivi,lK , membership in the mer-, 1 ..,.. . ... . i ''" mree leggwi race, dre.spes over tl.o county by Mr. Keen boxing. thildreuV races, woinen'a 1 "' Mr. liarnard and Mr. Svarverud at-."' ' " tuK 01 war. This 1m mtli. .r -n.H ( .,1..... ...... " " i which th. legion B lUrniatllilK Its membera and 1 II' 1..... I.. I... .1.. tnunn. iditt UaiH'' I Mn last Hturday night waa auc-1 cessful and the pot ia planuing oth eia to follow. ' "' W' H- Adpln'a Mother Diea. "rd has been iweived here of the ?CHn r Mrs- J- K- s, t her home 1, Sa,f,,M ' o'clock Tuesday night, resl-!.M"y ll- w,a- Scott was quite well known here where she often viaited w'" "er daurhter end son ln law Mr. nd Mrs. W. II. Adrian who opeinteiye hve so,l-''d memberships to the the local hospital. . County Good Roada association. 'sal em uFN .K,DCr- ..k,. ' VERSITV AND SEE NEEDS - Klfty-alx members of the Salem 1 nerrluns. an or xanlzatioti of buMi ; ness man, and the commercial club nf that mo Z. . -...r .H .ti I .1 ,7, ...n,,v-. 'he conditions which ex st there in 1 th crowded facilities. A ! .,., .......... ..... . -.. .... i. -cioch. iun n- . " . '"'nmicKs nan and a trip, T"T '",n,,,,,, n' a,','a,,,,,''' ' "y, vlaltora. '. : I!"tn Ine 'lriinns and commerc t ,;" ","' ' ' record as being ; . ununlmoua in their auprort of the higher I'ducutional tax net. known ae ill til . i ; 1 " it-iuiu n iiruiK ; i UV . 11 1 Iu. ""lT" r tli JMiuruuonai tax net. known af the millano bill. Tte trin to the uni- wmTl.,iy.JvHri!!l,,',r nV .M,H "'U ouln.avei.rst hand facts to use in l.ersundlii..' (diets to vote for the biir on May 21. Shortly alter noon they lett to visit (). A. ('. at t'orvallia. Colin V. Dyiuent. professor of Jour- iiHl!m at the I tilversity, Don New- i)iu. v, Kiuuoni ciuiirinan or i tie cam- palgn, und James Elvin, spokesman for Hie visitors, addressed the slu- .dents at the as sembly. ' The. largest walnut giove in (lie railed States is near Ainily, Ore. MAY DAY FESTIVITIES AT LINCOLN SCHOOL FRIDAY! After considerable drilling and re hearsing the pupils of . the Lincoln achool will stage their May pay festivities Friday, May 14, at 1 o'clock at the school grounds. An Invitation Is extended to all to attend. Delia Clark baa oeen chosen as queen of the May and Richard Har- pole will play the role' of herald. Fol lowing Is the program: Grand march, song, "Chcoalng Our Qu cn"; entrance of queen and . at tendants: crownig of queea; sofif. "Wake. Says the 8enshiae"; games. Pretty Maiden, . Dance With, Me, Looby Loo; Oats, Peas, Beaos; aotur. Welcome, Sweet Spring TlajaT; rnlcr drill; fan drill; basket drill; doll drill; the garden, drill; . "The Awakening ot the Flowers"; Japanese Maidens; flat exercise; semg; "Star Spangled Banner; May Pole dasee; eon;. America." ... i - People's' Column WANTS GOOD ROADS 80 - Mg CAN TRADE AT HOME V Crow. Ore- Mar I. -1K0 Editor Sprfngfled News: To the merchants of Springfield: From time. to time In your news. paper and the adverttaemente of your merchants yon carry thla ad vertisement, rTrado at Home" It is. estimated that (500.000 per annum goes out of Lane county to eastern mail order houses. Who sends thla moneyr This money U forwarded from people that have no roads over which they may travel to the trading points of their county. Thla monev leaves the county and stat anri chargeable to one of the high coata of "no roads." ; t " The present primary road mtam under contemplation, br- the bond ii aue would ' place these " people, who patronize man order houses, on rood roads and in touch. -with our own trading centers. They would go to their own nearby town to trade If they had good roads. The gross profits on $500,000 of merchandise, no doubt would be at lea.t 25 per cent, hence merchants of Lane county are loosing profits to the amount of $125,000 per annum. A payment on account . of the lack I of roads. , Thla in a greater amount than the principle and interest on the road I bonds during the. period of 25 year that the bond run. Help us build theBe road that we may use them twelve months of the year and that we may be able t.o trade at home. Respectfully vnura . K. C. Huffman. FRIENDS FINANCE PROGRAM tnT i . .1' . . 7 1 1 1 . Edi tor) I note that in some of the ad ngamsi rne preuent bonn program ror , good roads tliev have rtlvertort! their argument to inainnatlona 5 ! Inuenrln In a 1 t " . , .mi auuirABVB I II 13 V i 1 . F 11HVP made? 11S tT Ihpwa ctulomonta. I . - - 'w nun ig . 1 "i" upholders of- the bond Issue nr heem 10 nave cienty of nionev to spend in advertising. They say the pamphlets are published from mem bership fees of the Good Roods aaso chition. Taxpayers are not doing iL We have no money to spend and don't know where thetr money comes from to do this advertising. it doesn't come from the taxpayers." - . . Gentlemen.' your insinuations are wrong and ill become you. You know i0 lhls organization ia $1.00. You have a perfect rleht to he riv. ing your time and expense of trav eling, speaking against bonds for good roads. On the other hanrf hDn. I those who favbr good roada and those I that laviir the bond metliod of build-- i.'l "m?.ht.? . ..... m,- iiiwiite 01 fliose interest-' ed in eiwwl r.i-.iH u.i k .v -. od of buildine then, i, ou.i" " -'i,.uubu 1 any more tiiau the motives of those who are traveling about the countv- s,l'akinj; aKainst the Kd method of building rood roads? Vou have the r'irlit nf .-, II lift Vat! Iti rl. 1 1,1 t""' I'Ul tl uu ii i u k hi can Diiiiij yourselves un by oinloiiviirinir to tear other men down? Nearly a thousand men and women over I.'ano county hav taken out "u,I,,,,,i,"n 4ril ith the Une rounty Oood Uo.ds association. . These people ure Interested in good roads and these, people are your fel- I'w citizens. These pvople are. every one of them, residents of I.ane county and are Lane county taxpayers. Each mii comriuuieii a doiiur and some of them more than a dollar,-according t, their Interest in the matter and lal.iliiy to pay, to .arty on tho fight for good roads and a primary road - (t 'crt limed on Pago nifiht) think you can build yourselves up by:Pi's ef endeavoring to tear other men down were, pres N'earlv a tlu.iwi.,,i ,..i talk nver OU SIDEWALKS Plans Are Made to Stop Water Overflow on East Main Street in Winter. At the regular meeting, of the council last Monday night eight new ordinances were paused ordering 'ce- ' ment sidewalks to be built alone tMs tone properties- ;, '' -j ' '" The alley between Sowth A and Main streets and Second and fcitt street waa ordered . opened np 4.t public use. At present It la open only bait way through the block. K cash offer from L.'JL Pae tat the . dty'e . rock, . quarry property . Willamette ileighta wag rejected. 4. ..The. council baa received Inform-' tie that the "county will"." cooperate 1t& the city In preventing the water overflow "which, oncers 'dnriaf twtswax on fiaat Vaia-atreet. Thla cetag froar oatalde the city Uatita. aa4 fAav phui U to cut a drain ditch from But Vala etraet to the large aula ditch In BratUla field. ; ' - ', The regular -rputiae busiaess of tha council waa transacted." Al ttetabera were preaenf.' . - ,. FRED BOSSCftMAN USHERS IN STRAW .HAT-SEASON, Evidently becoming tired "of kie faithful - "rain ' protector" and affef feeling the warm rays of Old 80I lor a few days' Fred Boaserman decided that: it was time to make a.ehaago In lids. On Monday he bloasomed eat ' in'a brand new straw "sky piece, tbV first one- Been on the atreata lof 8pringfleld this season. Fred aaya he heard. the farmers wanted ram and that he-ta- trying to help them-get K. LARGEST REGISTRATION IN , LANE COUNTY FOR. YEAR . T ... . .. 1 . The. total registration of voters. in Lane county to date, is 16,756 accord ing to the records' of "the county, clerk's office. The Republicans have -practically two-thirds of the total registration, their number being;" U. 500. There are 4662 Democrats ' and 634 voters classified as miscellaneous. AUTO DRIVERS MUST SECURE LICENSE BY JULY. FIRST Every driver-of a motor vehic!a in the state of Oregon must have a license after July 1. This la In ac cordance with a law passed at the last session of the legislature. The law also-providea that no person un der 16 years of age shall be permitted to drive a motor vehicle, norany person physically defective except bv special permit. . The registration fee la 25 cents and the license is perpetual. Registra tion must be made with the secretary of state's office. r Haydena Will Return. U'nrH wn n.l ,..tl. . " 1 vvuuj ,twu A- anA uM 4- U i 1 . as, 1 u iii 1 o. v . xvi Hayden, formerly Springfield.- stating that they would return shortly to Oregon to raake their home here. They are liv ing in Springdale, Ark., now. SCOTTISH RITE MASONS DEDICATE NEW LODGE ROOMS On Friday evenlng'the membera" of the A. A. S. R. Masons held a ban ouet in their new lodge quarters over E. E. Morrison's store. The supper was served by the wives of the mem bers and half a hundred membera and guests were present. Mayor E. K. Morrison jcave a short talk. The hall has recently been remodelled aad deeof - nteif unit' ftttefl 11 n unit 1b nna nt the finest' In the city.- - Four new candidates were Initiated 'n.:.l.P,,Uce degree " evunniB. Ex-Service Men Gather at Eugene. The uniniJll harm net of 11if.11 whn served in the 361st ambulance com- pany in France was held at the Oa- bom hotel Wednesday night. Sixty II llllll I ktt 14 it Ihic ittttinu V t tSlll 1 1 i'""""' v. ...in 4 win iaa v a vita Plu'ls fti fJiKon ana wasuington werw present to mj.y the reunion an-! talk over old times. Roland MoHhter and Prod Lemley were members ot this company and attended. Uesolu- tlons or condolence were aent to relatives of Captain J. K. Keykendal who died in France and -to relative ..f Private liell Melrose who died at Camp Lewis. . Berry Improves Interior of Store. The llerry . Furniture and J'ia.i company bus completed extensive lr:i provelncnts In the interior of Viflir store. A new jraMeiy for the dMj.ljy of llulr goods has li.-eti aitd'i -cil several other Improvements made.