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SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1921
NUMBER 43
PEDESTRIANS
KEEP TO WALKS
Dangeroue to Both Vehicles
And Footmen to Walk
On Pavement
SIDEWAk
IN THE V
OBLEM
-f TO SOLUTION
A lumliifnn in n ii of Springfield, who
own an unto, a iiioal of the hulii"ss
The people who ere promoting tho
building of iK'W sidewalk west of
the rlvrr bridge hart been puahlng
the jnar energetically) Tha le
I.-1 wooden walk extending from
Mr. Mason's gste to the bridge la
finished. It la coimtructed on about
the aamn plan a the oltl walk. Tbe
upMrta are better braced. Mont or
tha poatn, a good part of IImi strlngrs
and baud rail aia of now Umber.
Tha rest of tha structure la msda of
the materials of the old walka. This
men of Hpr4iigfeld do. and who. of P" " r ""n0 ?
tonne, tm tin mailer from the auto (chamber of commerce. TIki work of
lat a viewpoint, tall tin- attvtitlou ofi1"'1" ,"''t walk from th" ra
th New to th unci of admoiiUhlng , '' connection with
cdlrln of tha danger they are!'1'" ,K,"rJ commenced Tue-
Incurring by prltlng in walking j 'v ,," r,,ln
on the pavmmnla of the moat travel.J h'',r of commerce will tlr-
alirela. Thcr U great danger In It, 'iilate petition to tlie county court
Ym may ludulge In that practice 999 ,ta bu"1 ,,mt B,h " ,ou,h ,'1,
tlmea. and Inrur no damage by n. f be wagcn bridge. They have good
Hut If a fatnl or aerliiua'y damaging ' ruU"'1 to I""'' "' ! court will
accld-iil hnppena the thousandth r"nl petition. Tbewj Improve
Iiiih a Ifcioley uaed to nay. "Thera ':rn oinlelcd. will solve
ye aie." If your neighbor's remalll.',,", '''' become a very seriou pro-
are auiraied over a Hre, rlean pav-. u'","
ment on hla lliounpnilth tciiturv. you
will nay. "How fixilUU ha wa." flut
It might Juat aa V have hern you. j
Hut then- U danger not on'y to tin
pedeatilan. but also to the auto driver,
and to all In hi car. The man re.,
lei red lo ohnve v that It la a com-f
iiiiiii thing. a a driver awing in from
a lilo alreet Upon one of I lie atrt-eta
t ariylng llir moat traffic. ee. (ally ,
at ulght lo fin I a group of peileMrUn
Juat In hla alh or rrolng It at any
kind of an angle; and In the g'are of
Die uncertain and changing light, aj
Im awlnga. I It - driver la often hard
put lo avoid a co'lUioti. Such altua
li na are terror In autoUl drlvinc
at night on such street aa Main, A,
nd 6th.
TOWN AND VICINITY
Both the pidaMrlsn and tha drivers'
of tha vehicle hare their right, and
The doctor, dentlxta and drugglM
on the north elite of Main at net
have i liallciiKfil the aame profesnlons
t n the ar.uth aide to a aiiei of three
gam" of Ixiwlli g The gam' vtiil
lie playel on the local alley, probably
llest wrek.
ni lice lgi.eil by V. A Matl. and I
poaicil III the window of the building
formerly occupied by Hal!' ahoe I
Htoie. it a t: "Thla atore lll opn
ialmut Novt-mh'T 15 aa a f Irat-t-Iaaa
jaboe repair abop. New machinery
' will arrive mum " It ha tieen rumored
for the pint month that Mr. lla'l
I would oeii trnch a-n cxUbllabrut'iit
on.
Finn
SPRINGFIELD If L OBSERVE
ARMSTfCE DAY
Military and Civic Bodies Will Form
Parade. Program and Address
At New High School
REVIVAL MEETINGS
AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
"Tbe V. t Trail" l adopted from
the law and public antlnunl will pro- j the wlde!y read novel of the same
tect tach when he la In bis propar nnuio by iho famous author, 7.ane
Plata. The alreet ar preparnd for Orey. Ita ihillllng storjr of life and
tha u of tha vehicle and tha lria-! love In the phuieor days of tlen cut
walk for the uaa of pedeatrlaiia. If ting of tha trail for tha groat I'nlon
each keep on his own ground and j Pacific railroad la even mora Intenaa
duo car and proper .lookout la kept
Hp at tba Intemectlrma, tbeta will be
but little danger of accident.
Th'r h been aoma excu for
thla lmpnier and dangerou practice
in tn.A ra' ine aKtewalka wars ao
-generally bad nearly
that people found It
ly gripping when viewed on tha
civrn than la lis original book form.
Hell. Hatunlay. Not. 12th.
Bpilngdeld Hoiplt, located on f
atraet bctwtyn Rth and tth. Modern
Ml
a'l over town! " """ --
' lllail kiihal..l...J..i.l
til tatannlaiP t . Vr 1 v llUril .
Arrangoments are being made for a general and . fitting
cibservatlon of ArnilHtlce Day tomorrow- The expectation is to
give th day the character of a general holiday, aa tar as possible,
and at the same time recognize Its memorial significance by fit
ting observances. Nearly all the business houses have arranged
to close for at least part of the day, most of them all day.
Everyone will thus be free to take part in the exercises, and nearly
everyone will do so.
The memorial tree planting will be In the morning. No time
and place of meeting has been agreed uon. Fourth, Fifth, Sixth
and Seventh are the streets selected for the planting- Where
the space will not admit of planting large trees, small shrubbery
will be planted.
The parade will form at Sixth and Main, at 1:30. The order
will be substantially as folio wis: Band, Colors. G. A. It.. Ladies
of ( A. R.. Spanish War Veterans, Gold Star Mothers. American
Legion, legion Auxiliary, Schools, Churches, Civic Bodies and
lodges. Individual Citizens. The course of the march will be:
From Sixth to Second on Main; Main to A: Second to Fourth on A
and Fourth to the high school.
The memorial program will ojen at the high school audi
torium at 2:30. It will be as follows:
March Band
Invocation Rev. J. T. Moore
"The concessional" Double Quartet
"November Eleventh" Recitation
America Assembly
Greetings Post Commander
Memories ...Songs by Members of Post
Sketch French Cafe scene Yank and Marie
Illustrated Songs Double Quartet
Address Wm. Moll Case
The Flag of the Free
Veterans of 1 SGI; Veteran of 1898; World War Veterans;
Double Quartet, The Flag aud Heralds.
"The Name of Old Glory" "The Flag"
"The Star Spangled Banner" Assembly
Benediction Rev- J. T. Moore
March Band
The revpie of the Christian church
have planned to commence revival
campaign on Sunday, November 10.
The time of Ita continuance Is Indefi
nite. There Is no set limit TU
will depend on tbe Interest and re
sults. It will probably continue for
three or four weeks, as Ion ss may
seem nerenoary or profitable.
They have engaged an experienced
and surcesRfu! evangelist. Rev. V.
Wallane Zook. Mr. Zook's evangel
istic work baa been mostly la Cali
fornia.
LARGE SAUL "
10 OPEfi SOOII
An
t
Eight Hour Shift Her
After December 1st;
Wendling Later . . XP
After a suspension of nine and av
balf month, after Mstenlnr tn nnnt.
He baa conducted about forty. K-riese hooeful rum nr. rnn to ho
revival campaigns In that .t.te. He contradicted, after a long period of
Is said to be a very forceful speaker the -hope def-rred that msketh tba '
and to be unsparing In bis denuncia- he,rt sick", the people of 8prtagfleld. '
i.u... u. riia or me limes, ant Ust Friday were relnlrt l
1-apVl.ll of the InglVous attacks., pu,,, ,nd ,uthorUTe .utement
upon me o-iy or ctirrst and the In
tegrity of tbe Bible. Hla wife Ii
spoken of aa very efficient personal
worker.
and urgd to attend these meetings.
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW
that the Booth-Kelly sawmill here was
soon to open, and that operations at
Wendling were probably to be re
lumed later. Fnllnarlnv la th avtof
Everj body In Springfield Is Invited ' language in which A. C. DHon. gen
eral manager, made tbe announce
ment, as given In tbe Eugene papers:
"We expect to start operating at onr
Springfield mill December 1st. WUt
operate with a normal crew and at
normal capacity for eight boars.
"If market conditions permit, we will
that pfopln found It pl-aantr - I I
'turn Into the middle of tbe .treet ' . Murphy returned Wedueday n,'"' fr " Ti UBRARY BENEFIT
when ,.y .truck th, pavment ot.m from a two d. buainc. 4 " Wc- " bU"""' AT BELL
good macadam. Hut now the paved 'trip to Kal. tu m h Pct l onei
! Ir. 8. Ralph IluH dentUt, Sprinr
field. Oregon.
Mr. M. N. Tbomrnon loft Tueday
ativat hav; generally good walka,
and thn bad walka are being rapidly
rcplacvd all over the bitler part of
tha town. Let ua correct the bad
ha lilt formed under worn conditions.
The man who make thl plea ' ork "ml w' of ,ne '
In f up anolher phap nf the mailer I w,,,ll(l d"- WM ,',ml,, Imagine
which, though not so vital, I worth !""" 11 'aH ",H",d of boman lu
conaldvrlng. lie a vlhllnr have i l-'lllgenct.. Hut the "human intelll
rxreHd Murirl that the Spring-' ''"'e" l the cne was encaiwd In
field pec.pln an generally take to th
streets, Inntcad of keeping to the Mlde
walk which were made for peopla
to walk on. and have luughed at uh
h'Urt overjlla and jumper, geii'-ially
Juhi a little out t sight of the ob
Hei vei ; and hack of till emhodinreul
were thn varlou men who Invent I
a a country fled people. Now Spring-, ""' appiliuce winm made tUis mar
fMd I In a fair way to bi com , ! velously adJiiKlnhle piece of clunmy
city by and by, and we need lo If. 1 mjclilnery mi effective,
learning lo coiidui-l oiiraclvea a cltvj A" 0,,K "f R!l-"',',, bavo been to'd
people hI.oiiIiI. oHpoclally In maltom 1 ",,IU" ,,,nl "'. en et-lally as to
of common prudence like the ono'wl",:' " -mi fnnn. Km proceeding
here dlMcUMHfd. Wo do nut want ot "M'rntlrns hue. been locuted In
viHltors to think that Ihl Ih a "Jay" , ''v',,v H,"' 10 ,n Houth.'aBt. aa fur
town, and tbrl non. rf u wnre'H8 Tcxna; hut what aeein to l tho
binught up lo know what slilewa'k ""ml rolliible nvcount of Its recent
worn for.
several weeks.
Start tbe morning right with a
wholesome dish of Jasper's Break
fast Orabam. Sold by leading grocers
The Red Cross will not bold a
meeting Friday aa that Is Armstic
day. The next regular meeting will
be held a week from Friday.
Orilera taken for sixteen Inch or
four foot old growth Fir. .offer
HlatkHinltU shop. South 2nd. street.
THEATRE
A moving picture drama, entitled
"Madam X", spoken of by Mr. Ward
as a fine drama, will be put on at the
Bell theatre Friday evening, Novem
ber 18th. Thla will be followed by a
comedy, entitled "Matrimaniac." This
First National and First Savings
banka of Albany consolidated, with
Peroy A. Young aa the new president
Western ststes to get $1,000,00 each
of fedaral road funds.
M.-appoo'je will build $20,000 water
system.
Grants pass has raised present tax
levey of 22 miVs to 23 mills.
For the fourth time Rooeburg lost
its proponed bond Issue ot $500,000
for the purpose of acquiring tbe bold
Ings of the local water and light sys
tem.
St. Helens- Large mill increases
cut to 200.000 feet per day.
Mitchq'l votes $30,000 bonds for
school building.
Sellwood ferry
$500,000 bridge.
Highway from
rock to be built.
Astoria. Steamer clears with 8000
cases of salmon, 250,000 ponds of flour
1,5000.000 feet of lumber and JSO.OOO
lath- '
Seven Portland L O.
plan $200,000 building.
to be displaced by
Mapleton to Rain-
O. V. lodges
start our logging operations imme
diately after January 1st. and hop
to be able to start the Wendling:
mill at that time, or soon after. W
have an ample supply of logs at
Springfield to run for some time,
and will not attempt to make a final
decision st this time as to wbn wai
will start the camps or the Wend
ling mill, but hope conditions may
permit tbe program aa outlined
above.
"We are not anxious to operate at
this time, and are doing so largely
in accordance with nation-wide' -
demand that those who can should
make an extra effort at this timet
to help out on the unemployment .
situation, and do whatever they can
to again start aU tha wheels of
Industry moving."
Whatever other interests 8pringv
field may have, and however impor
tant they may be on long range .
view, there is nothing else of a mater- '
Oregon highway administration for ' ''"character that begins to comparer
1921 will cost C per cent W,,B 10,8 a" 11 concerns tbe people of
Hay growers will ship 35.000 tons ,h is town ni "rounding country In
outside of the state. 1 e mraei,1"t present There are
Pine. Eastern capitalists In-! nundpd" ' People whose homes ar
vestlna- in lodes Dole. Dine fop n.iutr ner' wnn "are heretofore looked to
exhibition will be given under the ! C08t of $350,000.
Sclo Large feed mill b?gan opera
tions here November 1.
Real estste pays 72 M per cent of
the taxea In Oregon.
Portland. 5 ships for Europe and 7
for the Orient cleared Saturday.
Portland industiial payrolls for 1920
were $46,814,000.
McMinnville to get water supply at
W. O. W. meets every
evening at W. O. W. hall.
Tuesdty
auspices of the library board. The
proceeds will be devoted to the pur
chase of new books, for which there
is a great demand, and for which
t there are not sufficient funds.
Prices: adults, 30 cents; l.lh
school students, 25 cents; children,
usual prices.
Asli'.and
hotel.
raising $150,000 tor new
their employment at thia mil! for tLer
means to maintain these homes. Some
of them have scraped tbe bottom if
tbe flour barrel more than once dur
ing this period of suspension. Some
of them have strained their credit to
the breaking point and perhaps In
some cases, forcd the merchanta to
strain theirs. Soem of them . have '
given up hope, or been nnable to hold
out-longer, and have gone away to
seek work. A few of these may never
Deschutes county potato crop totals oon,e batk' they ma be t0 Spring- '
Although November 1st wa tli'i
advertise I limit set on Booth-Hully's j words, hut this Heoiiis to be the sober
bargain sale 011 lumber, the price tags d't scbor, If ft did coma from CuU
placod on lh pllts cf lumber marked fori) la.
for the Hpeelul aale aie atlll there,
and tlm lumber Is stIH going rapidly.
Hale have In-tin brink, both for local
distribution and for shipment, liiHt
month and ao far in this.
Iilxlory Is that II enme hfiv from
some point In 111111 hern or central
California. We hate lo wrlto these
The delayed roofing for the High
school gymnOBium rsme the fore pait
ot this week. The work on th build
ing Is now praci Rally done. A recep
tion to the KioHhman class by the rest
of the school, to be bvld there to
morrow evening.
Roy Cairns Is home from Reed 8 port
vlsiilng his parents.
"The Journey's End" the first
serious drama ever made without a
single sub-title. Two men loved her;
$250,000.
Ci-ents Pass farmers buy $25,000
irrigation bond issue to wat-r 1000
acres in Fort Vanney district.
Plans under way for $25,000 modern
Everybody come and help replenish 'hotel building in Milton.
the library. Albany col'ege alumni planning $50-
, 000 building.
a millionaire and a laborer. And v. . . ,, , ,,
-i- . o ..t-,. - t . t- j.. . j! Newport St: ong oil indications re-
oirc .- ncr 1 ua rfuiuiitrj s cnu ai.u
find out. Bell. Sunday Nov. 13th
ported in Lincoln county.
Thfre are Indications In New Vor
Charles Elliott, who was associated , tha' certain of the war issues are In
with Charles Buchanan in the black- much greater demand and it is Die-
smith sl.op at the foot of Maiu street 1 dieted in some circles that they may!8O0n aB tne num and bu" ' thl mtl1
for several mo:itbs. is now working selling at par before the end of u",lnl"er oecomes laminar, Decomc
in a shop in Eugene.
field altogether.
Not only tbe employees of the mill .
and t'.: Mr families, but everyone who
does business in tbe town. In fact
every interest of the town has suf
fered from the long suspension of
this, as yet. the town's chief Indus
try. The present pressing material
need is so great that. In tbe mind
of the people of Springfield, Decem
ber 1st far overshadows November
11th. But the elasticity of the huma'i
mind Is so savingly great that as
I am hitting "The V. P. Trail". It's
leading me to the Bell theatre. Sat
urday, Nov. 12th.
1922. If buslucss recovery continues ' dal!y m,lUer r course, we will meas-
in the course it is now fo'lowiug. j un,D'y forget the pinch of the past
. Mrs. Silversteln loses her Job in i ,ew niollta8. y to plunge
.the Po.tlaid city treasury. Going tojlnto the P"e,v of the holiday season,
her work in a $4000 automobile tn a Tke question of the wages the men
. i.itM "WHADDA THEY MEAN. DISARMAMENT? "
seal coat and wearing diamonds dla-
STEAM SHOVEL
FINISHES
A Wonderful Machine and the
Wonderful Stories
Told About It
The big steam shovel wh'lch ha
fcre:i at work so long on tha face of
the bluff between Springfield 'Junc
tion and Kinrald station, on th new
trolley line, finished Its work last
Thursday. Friday, It was standing
on (ht Y, twaltl :g shipment, and tbe
crew were awaiting orders. They
were expecting to go to sora polut
In northern California, Just whore
they did not knowf . . .
To b-t V? :r: at
V QL IM Gf4NA TELL
(v Jfcs L HARDING HMMl
VxT'l ' ' 1 1 1 rUMnn an huHtwih mm m J
1 I 1 TM - ! -.
are going to get now becomes a mat-
turlwd the morsle or thi office force. , ler 01 e"e"i concern. Thla will
' , ... .... . llFVlKul.lv Mill Iva 1mmM .laflnlAla
iter nusnana is aiso wev-to-ao ana an -" uui .
exervlce man with a fimally to sup- bout tl,e tiw of Penln- There ha
rort needs the Job. There are too been enera' tllc that, upon re
many Mrs. SlIverstMns holding public un'Pt'n " the suspension, a great
jobs. j reduction might be expected. We
j realty hope that some people are put
SALVATION ARMY Unf th"r 100 low- The
present wage lor common labor ie
$3.20 a day, and the mtntraum of tbe
WELCOME MEETING
Adjutant demons, in charge of the 4L '0,e ' ,3 00' P"' at a gueas
Sslvatlon Army work la Kugene. was'thd new W,M wU1 b ,ounl tn
In Springfield yesterday, advertising ' on,ewbw'e- But V eck tor
some special services the army Is to ,h month wUl ,ook bl
k.u 1 m r-n. .w ci j that.
mlsslo7r Adam Olfford, who assumed
rnargo of tbH division about a ywar
ago. wt'I make hla first Visit to to
Somebody took paina to walk over
the newly laid cement walk beyond
work I. M Tb. an, -U! li lB hls foot ta tha' TamTnt
Its naaal aervice In th morning. 1 ; k.i.. ,,k-i. ,w, h w...
th commission will presch at t p. in. j
a gonaral 'Wolcomi Mtwtlng" will be
held at tbe Christian chnrch. tn which
thn other church.) aud clvle bodies
will trke part. Tl- commlnalo'ier will
cieach at the M . E. church at 7:80.
ComuilgFinupr Rifford is on ot the
strong men ' of the Salvation Army,
and It will b well worth while tor any
who car to 'Join In thla "welcome",
aud buar btu pi'eih.
between tha boards that bad been labl
to protect the walk, and draw ob
scene pictures on tat -walk. The peor
pla who have been interested tn build
ing thla- walk are a'so Interested ie
ftr 'lug U-e pei son who did thla piece
or wr rk.
Th-.t P th-Kelly Lumber company
la laying a new cement sidewalk
aJMig the south end of e piece ef
t