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iyilSDAY, MAY 13, 1920.,
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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
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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
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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
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That's not bitlf bad.
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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'
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ern e. They will move the machinery :
frora a mlll Benr rottaE( n ' :
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which they purchased. but !efm-
thev do this thev u,iii inn n..n '
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feet of timber which thev l,ulu e...
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ar mUUu wo new ,,l,ky wiRlnea
t n,,.ii- ..nii. ment. . ...
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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
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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-,
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''" 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.....
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which th.
legion
B lUrniatllilK Its
membera
and
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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
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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
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'he conditions which ex st there in 1
th crowded facilities. A !
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. " . '"'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.
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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." ...
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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
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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"
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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
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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
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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.
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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.