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1 wmn 11 Kh NINETEENTH YEAR. SPRINGFIELD. LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1922. NUMBER 48. 0 - I REPLY 15 RECEIVED FROM COMMISSION Local Chamber of Commarca Informed on Stand Taken In Unmerger Case n iniiar mi irn 1 I... L I . I A l. Ik. local chamber of commerce from tbe'mftnt tt'ory n6 WM driving along the r"hT 08,11 t th reuIa,, meeting public service 'commtsalon In answer jilrrM t aDout 18 mile an hour when'of ,ne ,oca' 0it of tn American Ls to the one sent them by the chamber. he doand off for what nA m h.tlon held In the Woodman ball Sun- Baking for an explanation of the ac- tion taken by the commission and If. II. Corey, one of the commissioners, ln regard to the dismemberment of tho Southern and Central Pacific rallroada. According to the letter the commission baa taken bo definite stand as to the dismemberment, ex - rept as la beneficial to the rail service In the state of Oregon. This Is the ex planation of the action taken by the commission aa referred to In the peti tion wblrh la mentioned In the ans wer to the first question. The letter reads: Gentlemen:- "fleply to your letter of December Monday on a charge of unlawful poa-itD'r P16"1 poets to the new mem 5 baa been delayed for a day or two session of Intoxicating liquor. Ber wheB they are Installed at the by reason of the absence of all mem- At th time of th arrest, according '"r,t mRtlng In the new year are: M. bers of the commission from the of- to Sheriff Btlckles. the officers de- B- ,,Bnt'y. first vice-commander; W. flee. Immediately upon their return It waa given consideration, and will answer the questions therein contain ed In th order asked. H(H What action baa the public eer vie commission taken relative to the dismemberment of the Central Pacific and the Southern Pacific?" "Answer: The commission hss taken no action on this question other tbsn indicated by the copy of peti tion enclosed. "(I) What are th reasons for think ing that th Natron cutoff la mora like ly to be constructed under an Inde pendent Central raclflo management than under Southern Pacific manage ment, elnce the -Southern Pacific board of director ha set aald the neressary funds for the building of the line If same la retained by the Southern Pacific company? Aniwcr, i av mi7nv" umv that tbe commission hss been so thinking, which Is not the case, th commission not bsving committed It self on this subject and as yet having no opinion thereon. S How doca the commission ex pect to have the Union Pacific rail road to have Joint user of the South ern Pacific main line tracks? "Answer: The commission has not committed Itself further on this sub jort than Is sot out In Its petition In the following language: "That the Joint and common use of the llnna herein named and described by smh operating systems would In sure to the shippers and potrona oi Id line n more adequate car service aa tlmt will minimise the enormous an nual loss that results from such cai short age. And further In the prayer or me petition: And that such further order be made giving such constructed lines as will warrant suo t consiru.tion and Uwreby adequately se.-v .ne terrl-iw'th lories horoin doBtrrood and that ...1,1 r.llrnnr a be SO KrOUDeU as to maintain and assure maximum com petition and maximum use of cars, equipment and facilities. TiT Why Is It that the public er vice commission does not desire the i onatructlon of the Natron cutoff with .... .i.. lot I,,, nf tho Irana-ataU nui ma line from Odell to Cr.neT . - "Answer: The commission ha. t.ken no such stand aa ia iniimaiea en no aucn siana as is iui m ym.n"V a rufflclVnt extent to matter io a . ' wnlch of the P.roP.,ea M In the say wnicn or me propuaou i.... - ti e most Important, hut na. conieno- ed that all of the exten.lon. rererrea borRobert DriiC0U. to In It. petition should be construct- - ed. I Fred Hoppe arrived In town last "(5) Was Mr. Corey directed by the Friday from Holdredge, Nebraska, publlo service commission of Oregon for an Indefinite visit with hi. uncle, to go to Washington for the avowed j. W. Hoppe. , . purpose of testifying in behalf of on. t homg Rn main I n. '" Oregon a. Mn.t .n- m,tlM ppnt at tne Johl other line and are hi. pos. to b'8eav rnch wijere h8 be em. paid from the public tax fund.T If ' . . .. o. why should the public pay the F,0yea- ' ; expensea of Mr. Corey when hla testl- Tne Mountn'n States Power com mony is all strictly partisan and puny .are d'gglng a ditch .long 2n1 against the building of an lndepend- gtreet between A and B for the pnr lent Natron cutoff from Onkrldga to poRe of'extend'ng tbelr f malrs so KlrkT thst the residents of tbt neighbor- "Answer: Commissioner Corey was authorized to present and protect ihi toterest of the rommlHslon as Indl cted bv o- retltlon of Intsrventlon, copy of which I inclosed, and wt 'have no aufflclent reason to-believe that be ba. done otherwise, believing Car Crashes Into Pole; Man Unhurt Alee Mathews escaped Injury but hi father' car, which be was driving, wm damaged to the extent of $250 when It craahnd Into a power line pole at the corner of 8th and Main street late Saturday night. Young Mathewa bad borrowed hit father's car for the evening and waa on hl war home when the accident , occurred. According to the young but a minute and waa awakened from hla abort nap when the car bit the jix8. i Hamate to the car consisted of a smashed radiator, a leg broken from the crank case. bent aile and one f the glass windshields waa shattered ' . SAVOI ARRESTED: FINED: JAILED; LIQUOR CAUSE Pete Bavol. local bootblack and pro prietor of a email confectionery store. was fined 1300 and given a three; months' Jail sentence br Judre Jesse O. Welle of the Eugene Justice court. dared that they found a small soda- water bottle full of moonahlne wblrh teaiMt 40 nr rant aiehni wh.n m was taken before the justice for thai Drwllmlnarr heart nr Savot nleaded not lullty. . B. Huntly, C. A. 8 warts, W. P. Tyson For some time Bavol ha been u- ,n1 vrdn May. peeled of aelllng liquor and baa been I Th" community Cbriatma tree will accned on a number of occasions be,d nnder tbe auspice of the of selling ; cigarettes to boy under;1''00 turday alaht December 21. tbe age of 21. which Is a violation of ,,n tbe 0Den ,r at the corner of 4th the stat law. nd A "reels. A committee of one NEXT PARENT TEACHERS MEETING IS DEC 22 The next regular meeting of the .Parent-Teacher association will be held Friday December 22, In tbe sembly room of the Lincoln achooLi Th feature of the meeting will te a program furnished by the pupil of tue primary graaes. , . Speaking In regard to the meeting Professor C. E. Lambert, of the Lin- coin school said, "You should need no special Invitation to visit your school, and Incidentally to boost the Parent-Teacher organisation, HIGH SCHOOL GIVES THREE ACT COMEDYTh'" CbanM W" ma ,n 0rder t0.CBrberT"Z.. "When A Man's 8ln(r!," a sparkling three act comedy of love containing tho eternal triangle and other pre- nmtrlmnnlBl complications, win be . Kfnffnrl Ht the IHh arlinnl AHilltm-lnm I by the High school students Friday nvfnliih, Dmemher 15, at 8 o'clock. Most of the characters have token Parts In previous HI:-, school plays i are well versed in dramatics and th hard work they have been putting In preparing for the play It ,"" '" I'luumuwu everotaaed bv the local students The cast will be: ' Mrs. Briscoe, a high tonod Widow Crystal Bryan. , I Paul Briscoe, Mrs. Briscoe's step- P- ' son Lynricl Gardiner, Wlnthrop Briscoe, Mrs. BrlBcoe Ison Kenneth Dlllard, j Norah 0Nlel h KlUeen Irish maid Jm Horton , widower and farmer A,,Md owusend Elanor Horton. Jim' niece Rebec-, ca Wertman. - ca Wertman, pefi- AtUmg JIm.g nearest neigh- hood rnav be sunrlled. The home of John Kot-ls Is tvj'ng piped tor the use of gas snd prohrhly neverl others 1" that vlcin'ty will r'l themae've of this convenient and economical fr.el. ,',-. . .' . , of . .'. l.st tveek In Thurston harvesting his AmEGA J 0 ELECTS OFFICERS O. M. Olton Is Reelected Pott Commander; Offer of Sent Astoria Post Aid Election of officer for the coming day afternoon. The following officers were elected: O. M. Olson, post commander; H. B. Freetand, first vice-commander; C. D. 8useney. aecond vice-commander; E. W. Howells, third vice-commander; C. A. 8 warts, adjutant; Trubert Hen derson, finance officer. The new ex- ecutlve committee will consist of five of tbe officer and four elected mem - ber, Frank Emeiich, Ray Mitchell, Claude E. Jordan and Vera Wool ley. Arnold Tomsetb waa reappointed aer- geant at arms: M B. Huntly, hlstor - ,! W. P. Tyson, chaplain. I Encumbent officer who will resign ' Tr"on- cond vice-commander; W. I N- flossier, adjutant; F. B. Hamlin .chaplain; W. P. Tyson, historian. The I rMl,n,n number on the executive conmlttee are. Fred E. Lemley. U from each of the various fraternal or ganizations In the city has been ap- pointed, each member by hi respec tive organization, ana win meet with M- B- Huntly In the city ball Wed ne- a,T ' to make the final arrange - as-imenta for the holding of the tree. .A letter will be sent by tbe local lrton to the Astoria post offering any" 'tance thst they might render to . mru m nui tm wuu sur. ,'ered losses from the recent fire. A chsnge was made In the method f "eloctlng the executive committee wnlrn makes the members of thl committee subject to election Instead, of appointment by the post command-, er. which has been the method used. In the past The date of regular meeting has (been changed from the first and third (Friday nights to the afternoon of the first and third Sundava of nafh mnntli ,v t-uauia lor tne men wonting at the mill to attend the meetings. A special meeting has been called for December 19. at The News office for, the purpose of hearing the report of t,le various committees LOCAL I. O. O. F. IS GIVF N BANQUET AT MEETING 8pringfleld Encampment No. 70, 1.1 O. O. F.. was entertained by the W.j B. Tengra Encampment No. 67 at a, banquet held In the Springfield hall, Wednesday evening, December 6. In addition to the banquet a business meeting wa. held at which more than 60 member, were present. fl, r, Culver, ot Nebraska, who li visiting his son. W. T. Culver ot , Springfield, was the main peker of 'th. evening. Mr. Culver treated on visiting his son, W. T. Culver ot the order aa a whole and also spoke ot th Encampment he had visited In I the east. Mr. Culver has boon a f re- qUent vlsltnr at the local Encamp- Jment although it ha. been 15 year, since his laat visit , , ... . ' Installation of officers for the Springfield camp will be held during th. first week In January, when the new officer, elected last week will be1 Installed. The newly elected officer. are: E. W. Walker, noble grand; B. O. Saukey.' vice grand: O. M. Olson. secretary: J. W Cofflu. treasurer. The ennimhnnt nfflrnra are? Hurry Anthonv, noble grand; E. W. Walker, , vlce-grnnd; O. M. Olson secretary; J. latter two offices were reelected. .. John SeaVey ha. just completed the building of a large barn on his hop Inland ranch, the construction of wl'lch hss taken a crew of several men some three month, to finish. The barn .Is Q by 100 snd is one of the finest equips In th cou- try. being adapted to cattle and horses, both. Mr.- and Mrs. W. J. Pengra were In town Wednesday afternoon from their home tn Prunevllle. - OHEONTAS LOSE 10 EUGENE JEAM Final Score 31 to i'3; Local Hoopers Stage Rally In Last Half of Came righting brilliantly until the .hrlll' note oi me nnai wnisue announced the closing of a clean hard fought game, the Oneonta Athletic club hoopers went "down to defeat before the "C club five, of Eugene, by a score of 31 to 25 In the High school gymnasium Tuesday evening. , Vandine, B. Barber and C. Barber were the bright lighta for the local basketteer. Vandine 1eing high point man with five field goals or a total of !' points- to his credit. Vandine' lllurel &lgh Point man were hotly contested by C. Barber, the speedy HUle forward, who amassed four field '- The Murray Hrotber held th !16 ,n the firmament tor the In- vadera. amassing 23 of the 21 points, between them. During the first half the ' vlaltors, by means of superior team work, out- played tbe local hooper at every point and when the whistle sounded for the end of the first frame tbe score stood 19 to 5 in favor of the In-j vadera. Although the Sorlarfleld j P'rr fought valiantly throughout the entire period they were greatly handicapped by lack of practice and poor teamwork. At the close of this period Hutchlns wa substituted for Delph at forward for the local team. A rally, which, if there had but been a Joshua present to call back the fastly fleeting minutes, might have changed defeat to victory, was staged by the local hoopers during the aec ond frame. Heedle of the extremely slippery floor and the superior team- work of their opponents they fought 1 rae er urns tne leathern sphere j (wished through the net of their op- Poneni goal and the flood of coum r began, by their -opponents tn th rsi naur dwindled down to an la - ...m w., All in all 1 waa a good game con sidering that It was the opener of the season and the extremely slippery . noor on which it wa played. A total of nine fouls for tbe entire game vouches for the fact that It was a clean game and for the sportsman- ship displayed by the players on both,11"1 n08tess. team. The lineups Oneonta "C" Club riv. , n .. . . Vandine 10 C Smith 2 Davidson 1 n Harbor s ...G : Q Hutchlns Taylor 4 . Stein 2 (2) for Substitutions: Dolph. Referee: E. A. Brltton. WAPfl a a . i av . . a BURIED AT LAUREL HILL BUKltD AT LAUREL HILL Thomas Albert Nesbltt was born ftilr!ca or toor- tnl8 dream will be ful- Colorado. January 1. 1883. and while still a young man he came with parents to Oregon. He was married January 17. 1904, to Miss Jessie Wellr 1st Thurston. He died of pneumonia, December Srd 1822. at the Eugene .hospital where be bad been taken for treatment. Iuterument was In the .laurel Hill cemetery Laurel Hill cemetery on Tuesday morning, December 5. Rev Stivers conducted the eervlce from the Bran-, .tetter chapel In Eugene. Mr. Nesbltt leaves, besides his witJ, Mrs. Jessie Nesbltt, five children, three daughtera and two son, all at home: hi. parenta. Mr. and Mrs. H. Nesbltt of Camp Creek; three brothera William, of Burns: R. H.. of Pleasant William. ' Durn8: R- " oI Wea.ant " n or wendling; a Bister, Mr' E- A- NeaDil of Denver- Co,.' ' . ... J B Campbell. an uncle of W. P. Renbaugh. " who works at the Springfield garage, d-d at the Myrtle 1 ""V '"" v""' and was burled at 1 o'clock Tuesday, "0'.'enDuR'1' recelve ca" u WB" WKS ' ",,u 'uo"':" ,u .... ...v. ......- his undo died. Mr. Dodenuaugh re- .mameo uuui auor in. iuuer.1. Mrs. T. J. McCracken leaves toda for San Francisco to'-join Mr. Mo- Crauken, who will be employed there "until spring, when they will return to Springfield. - , . . ., .... ., ,. Th' Idle ' A'd w'11 ho d nd fo,d ",e' S,t"rd,fy' ember 16 In the trout of the Long & Cross plumbing shop. Be sure and come early and get your Sunday din-. ner. J Catholic Chapel Dedicated Sunday Formal dedication of the recently completed Catholic chapel, which la located on the corner of Ctb and B streets, was held last Sunday morning. The dedication ceremonies were con ducted by Archbishop Christie, of Portland, while the mass was cele brated by Rev. O'Hara, of Eugene. Th rhannl wlilrH fa-a H frat l ' ' ' afmltna7nnm of the building Is 24 by 40 feet and ha m ... . two entrance, ootn on ue cm street , --- --- w.w . bjv side. In order to have the chapel j,a' meeting of the Loyal Legion of ready for immediate use It will be Just temporarily enclosed, the perma nent work to be completed at a later date. The bulMIng wa constructed by Lepley Bros., M. J. McKlIn and W. L. Rouse. FORMER LOCAL GIRL IS MARRIED IN CALIFORNIA Tbe marriage of Miss Irene Stewart formerly of Sorlngfleld. to Norvell Thompson, an assistant m tie drama- tic department of the University of Oregon, has been made known, the, the organisation, described the wage ceremony having taken place In Call-! board and test to which lmUlr fornla. ' V 'boards had been nut in othia- nlaees- Miss Stewart Is the daughter of Mr. (A motion was then passed that the) and Mrs. Henry Stewart, former resl-1 Springfield local, which ia number T dent of Springfield, but who are now , In district one, should elect two mem maklng their home In Eugene. Mis .hers to form a regional wage board la Stewart attended the University "of ( conjunction with a. almillar "number Oregon and daring her college career. of representatives which, would be took a very prominent part In the uni- appointed from Sllverton by the local verslty dramatic activities, having at that place, which U district twsv played tfafe leading roil tin several pys. . Mr. Thompson, who I assisting Mr, Reddle In the dramatics art depart ment of the university, ha returned with hi bride to Eugene where he will continue hi work. The y o u a g couple will reside In the Hotel Oa - born apartment., .:.'.' C BIRTHDAY PARTY IS HELD FOR POPULAR YOUNG MISS A birthday -party wa " given' fori j Maxine Smltson on her third birthday, ,tecemDer o, at tne nome or ner par- enl"-. The room was very pretty with Christmas decorations. A 'delightful' ,,uncheon WM serv6d to the children .present oy mis luaxine mower. The children present were Mary', Smltson, Rachel and Agne Wlnn.:,h tn IK. th. .mnin.. Belva Holmes, Geneva Fritts and the LOCAL TOTS WILL HAVE DP A 1 ' YIW A O . no,d 0x0 meting on the preceediner A.IV1 AO j Monday which Is December 18. Ia' order to insure a real attendance at (this meeting tickets will be drawn by A real "honest-to-gosh" Santa Claus.the members attending which will en- a big Christmas tree, candy, nuts, an' everything, this is the dream of everv hM "8 the YuIetWe PP-aches. For cUUnn of Springtle,d they "Ued thl ,ear in tUe oi community Chrlstmaa tree, which will be held at ,,he Intersection of 4th and A streets on the eTenin of December 23 undei tne uP,ces of the Springfield Ameri- can K'0". according to Chairman M. B- Hunt!v f the central committee whicU met to make arrangement for ,ne tre. ,n "e city hall last night. Each organisation in the city has) been allotted a certalnduty to per- form In Order to make this Christmas tree a success. The W. O. W, will get the tree and put it up, the Loyal Legion of Logger and Lumbermen will arrange for the lights and deco- rations for the tree and platform, the Springfield, schools will give the pro- Springfield, schools will give the pro- gram, tne .pringneta nre department w111 turnlBh th SanU ClBU8 the h"d,(?f f, the Rebekn, anl the Willing Workers, will arrange the presents, tbe American Legion will do the soliciting and the ladle of the " " v out the presents. Anyone wishing to subscribe to the1 Chrlstmss tree fund are-requested to'. no go , may ,eave tne money with w p TTgon or t the office of Th Newt. . The cetral , committee, which 1. comtora -oi one representatiYe irorok eroh of the orgailsation In 8prng- rie'.d, vi3 organised at the meeting fcr ,::e torrose of becoming a. pJ .net crmlttc M. B. Huntl, J was cectcd ha hman, W P Tyson. treasr ur?r and Mrs, Carl Petterson, sec re- tfti-y. The purpose of the committee will t to carry on various tort of civic work which will benefit the city of Springfield. ' SPECIAL lElG OF LLLL HELD Stand is Taken Against Chang Advocated For Workmen's Compensation Act ' 1 ; A reconsideration of the wage reso- tion passed at the last regular ' n I ti a tar m tKa tin n I n tttntn nf ainiiA. , l,0":er" na umoermen Den in tho woodman nan Monday night. ' A resolution authorities the confer ence committee to meet ' with the the Both.Keii mm. iri i j Springfield for the purpose of discus sing tbe existing wage scale was voted on and finally tabled until the next regular meeting to be held on Decem ber 18. ' - The question of establishing of at district wage board brought forth .av atom of discussion . both for. and against ue establishing of such -av. board, w". D Smith, field officer far , In addition to the four employee ment ber on the board an equal number of representative from . the 'employer will have to be appointed in order to complete the hoard. A- cotnmunica- , tion la to be sent to President Norman (F. Coleman, of the 4L, requesting hint .to urge the operator to cooperate ia this movement by selecting- a repre- ! sentation to serve on the board. The local employee member selected to serve on the board were, D. W. Crites I . Among the resolution t passed... at the meeting waa one to write a letter to member of tbe state legila i tore advisinc them to keen their hands the workmen1 compensation act. present time there is a mov 'ment oelng instigated to abolish the. 'clause in the present compensation - . whlrh th minirM accident when the employer is en tirely to blame because of the failure" to Install the proper safety device. According to the time set for" the regular meeting of the local organi sation the next meeting would fall qo Christmas day, so it was determined title them to a chance on two prizes 2-60 eacu- ne of the prises is th organization and one for the women' organization. THREE BIG PLAYS TO BE . AT BELL DURING WEEK This w?k' program at the Bell theatre Is one of the best ever offered the movie fans of Springfield and has for the stars ot the' three plays, "Hu man Hearts", "The Three Word Brand" and "Clarence", House Peters, willUm Hart and Wallace Reld. - Human Hearts a story of simple mountain life, of love, of aacraflce .nrt nf deeoi i. ni.vin. it. m. today. Tbe "Three Word Brand" which win h Sufn.-. .,i,J. i8 a thrilling story of the old frontier and 0f fatherly love starring Bill Hart td Jane Novak It Is like the rest .. nm ..' a..-h . of the Bill Hart production. It is od. "Clarence- wiU take every- thing that is blue out of Sunday and with it. .unshine and laughter will make you forget that the mercury ta hovering around ero and that Just before you came to the .how you were reeung use a nrsi cousin to aa Eskimo. Henrv Nestle, who was drowned W ' the Willamette near Eugene, last TnudaTi forn,eriy lived with hla tarn- Uy in Springfield and wa. employe.! the local rock and gravej plant on mm iren. , iue sympainy. oi me former neinhbor and friend Is ex- tended to the bereaved family. i Mr8 BoB8erman and family. m0Ted Prt(Jay ,nt0 D ' -r- F. E. Wallace and R. F. Roblnett of CretweU, were In town last Tours day. .1 (CjnUnued.on page two) potato crop.