The Springfield news., May 15, 1924, Image 1

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T W E N T Y -H U R T
Kl'HIN(JEIEJJ), LANE COUNTY, OIWÖON,
YE A H
FOURTH
D A IL Y M A IL S E R V IC E
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TO EUGENE RESUM ES •
1« IRAFFIC METHOD ■
PLANS
M A D E B Y L E G IO N N A IR E S
Event«
Hally
mail »orvlue hciw w n
Springfield and Eug no lies been
reeatahlinhed heglnlng Munday.
Ot, April 2« trslu number 18
9ny , which started from Roseburg waa
Be- • »«ken off. and 1» now made up
I., Eugene To make contraction.
OF JU LY
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of Big
Celebration
Spring» eld Poet
L IV E
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IN A L IV E T O W N
11 ¡I 1C'HAY, MAY IS, 1M4,
S P R IN G F IE L D T O V O T E
N U M B E R 18
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SUM NER W ELLES
A T P R IM A R Y T O M O R R O W
Decided Pour Polling places w ill be op<n from
Upon and Comm ittees Appointed
’■Th« People’s Paper**
8 O’cllck
In the
at N ig ht;
STAND OF TIMBER
M orning! U n til 8
Two Boards Used.
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Cruisers fo r County Find F irst
Springfield will so to the poll» to -!
30,000 Acres Short More than
morrow .....
and rote their
ticket»
for
re-'
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$45.000 on Last Years Taxe«
publican and democratic nominew for
county, i(at<« and national office»
Based on Stand and Sales.
Ilesldes they will he called to expreaaj
[• from the Springfield postoffice at
the different feature« of the celehra- > their opinion on the recall of County
Enormous stands of timber that
Objection* lo the ntethod of Irat • 10 a m (tally, leaving Eug ne on
tlon which 1» expected to eclipse all (Commissioners Emmett Sharp and
have not paid Lane county sufficient
northbound at 10:38. The mall
He law enforv «tant, o.ip«(ially the
taxes by over »45,000 a year are re­
previous efforts of Uhls city In com-, Neb Roney and the election of two
goe* to Eugene In two sacks, one
use of the slren. waa volced by tn »m
nt moratlng the great event.
candidate« In their place. Also they!
vealed I» I the cruise of some 30.000
to
Eugune
and
vicinity,
and
one
lw»r» of the fham ber of Commerce at
Two big beeves will probably b e '
be given a ballot with the Har-
acres Just filed with the county aa-
\
straight to the train
the meeting held Monday Hintit. A
aeaaor. The cruise I» by the M. G.
«laoghtcred and barlM-<ued for the vlshurg two mill tax proposal and one
résolution wa» pasaed calllng for the
N<-ase Timber company on lands in
i free dinner to be given Springfield's *>«> '»>« county (ourt resolution j
dlscoutlnuatue of tlie use of the slren
th« southern' part of the county des­
VETERANS TO CONDUCT
guest during the day. A street par- chan gin« the allotment of »<0.000 In
aa It » « ' (leeaied dangeroua to tierv-
ignated by the county court. Valua-
M E M O R IA L E X E R C IS E S »<’« <*«*r.n« float, by the budawra road bond money to he expended near
oti» driver»
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inn Is based on government timber
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houses
and
a
childrens
section
w
ill,Creswell.
Whlle they salli Hprlngfleld n e rd ejl
,
sold nearby for »2 per thousand feet.
be one of the big events on the day's ' Tbe polls will be open from 8 a. m .,
a trafic offtier lo keap down apaed- Ladies of G. A. R.. Spanish Wer Vat
The assessor placing the valuation at
(program according to plan».
'» « P m. counting of votes to begin
Ing and oilier violation» member« d e-1
arana end Legion to Hold Spa
50 ped cent or »1 per thousand and
The children will be lined up by at Id a. m . and no returns given
clarad Ihat UW alrlrl enforcement of 1
elei Ceremonies for Dead.
out until after the polls cloae. Poll- ¡
reckoning on the 32.1 milla levy last
'the
Ladle«
auxiliary.
the law In regard to technical viola­
year.
Ing places are as follows:
w r it"
m
arket
for
a
The
legion
In
In
thr
tion* gave ’ he town a reputation ! Commemorating her dead Spring-
h e ,* '
J’reclnct 1—High School.
The first section cruised by Mr.
among motorist which wtmld drive
w(U
pXprrlaea „„ Memorial rarnlval- The Fourth is on I riday
_ Precinct 2 —C ity HalL
N ease was section 1. township 21
travel «y«„ Members toatlfled that ,
ur.,lpr , ba auapl<l<„
the Ladle* »ad R •« planned to Invite a carnival
ITeclnct 3—Lincoln Behoof
south range one west. It had been
P1^ “ »* whol,‘ week-*r’d in Spring
they found Sunday there was far of 'he G A. It Spanish American
Sumner Welles, special commission­ previously assessed at »12,980 and
Mrs.
Precinct 4— Residence of
ft
Id.
A
ball
game,
band
concert.
more travel up ’he McKenzie rlv»r War veterans and the American Ixt
er of the United States, persuaded the
Frank Fisher, 4*6 Eighth Street.
yielded taxes last year of »299.37. The
by way of Hayden bridge and Wal-
Mr, cb a rll, Eggtmann. of , he flrem e' '* contest«, race« and stunts
wn-rlng factions In Honduras to agree
to an armistice, thus paving the way tlm b-r cruise showed 98.490,000 feet
Election boards are as follows:
tervllle than on the highway through (jn n « , o( lbp O A. It la chairman arB
,or th* <,aT’ program
for a peace conference to be participat­ and the assessor figures it should
Precinct 1—Evelyn fcnery. ch
Springfield
, h. general committee ln charge. *•«» *
dan<* ltt ,h e
ed ln by representatives of the United have been assessed at »98.490 rais­
Ie«»Mrr« from Renal on» McNary and
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S p rin g fie ld . 1« in v itin g all the peo- M g i 13,1, C. gtewart. udge. R.
Representative Blnnot on regard lo
will d-llver the ad d ress P|u of , ’“ n*' ro u ,4 y tf> celebrate hen- sm ith, Cora M Hl neon, and John States, the Honduras factions, and the ing a tax of »2.275.12 or »1975.74 more
governments of Salvador. Guatemala than the section paid.
keeping the Mi Ken»!, pal» open for
, b<( (}rand AnnT p!o,
, h„ cerae. end help make the day a big Jol'-lfl
----------- clerks.
Itzgerald,
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The counting board
and Nicaragua.
The assessed valuation of the 16
will
be
James
Clark.
Lottie
W
hit­
traffic wer read
T hev-w ere In re Upy op Mpnlor(at imy. Plans are lo cation.
sections ln the township in which thia
taker, and three other members yet
sponee to resolutions passed at last b#Ve , be Hrh(K)| children and meet at |
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C IT Y IM P R O V IN G F IR S T
section la located ln the Lang civek
meeting. They reported having tak-
w o w- ha|,
h), , akcn
M ETCALF FUNERAL AT
¡‘° be chosen.
district was »165.000 last year and ia
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er. the mater vp with ’he bureau of thi cem etery In autom obiles
All th e,
W A L K E R C H A P E L M A Y 16
Precinct 2 George W. Carson.
paying a tax of »3.827. The actual
public roads
S ln r
then the engln-
graves will be deoersted,
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chairm an, F. P. Thurman. Maude T.
d eocrale.l.,
W a te r Mains on N inth Being Lowered cruise of the township shows 982,905,-
eer haa announce,) the p a « would be ,,umbprlr< ab„ut g0
v
funpral of Emory O Metcalf, Bryan. Hattie MlVJrs, and Rhetta Mc-
So As Not to Conflict W ith
000 and at »1 per tiiou.and should
open except for short periods during
Tb„ AroPr(ran
will h iv e a 170 years and 10 months old, will be Lean, clerks. Counting board: John
have been assessed at »982.905 and
Sewer.
the summer.
^firing squad take part In the cartoon - held at the Walker chapel May 18 at Ketels. L K. Pcge, Mrs. R Mont-
paid taxes amounting to »22.795.11 or
The next meeting of the Chamber )<r
2
j y Moore will Romery, Mary Robertson, Mr. Lans-
The Improvement of First street In an Increase of »18,877.44 over last
will lw- held In two weeks and a din­
; preach the funeral sermon. Interment bury.
S- ringfield has been begun under the bar.
ner will be aerved by the Civic club
will bo In Laurel Hill. Mr. Metralf | Precinct 3—Hattie B. Drurv, chulr-
SE C O N D H A N D S T O R E
The 30,000 acres raRoried by the
Indian.
dled at the Pacific Christian hoapl- man. Adda M. Peorv, judge, E, J. Per- authorization of the City council
A letter from C. II Ihircell. district
M O VE S: BA NK T O B U IL D tal In Eugene shortly after 5 o’clock kins J Baxter Young. Pearl I. Clark, w '.itch met Monday night In the City cruisers to the county assessor raised
engineer, to the Chamber of Com
on the morning of Wednesday. MayK ¡»clerks. Counting -board: C. Clark. Hall. It is to be graded, graveled I last year on the 23.1 mill levy »10.332.-
The building on the southwest cor-
and macadamized, according to J. W. 41 and on the basis of the cruise
mnree declare., that the highway will
The Immediate cause wa« appen,Helt Bruce Lansbury. George Stewart. El­
h - open by July 1 and kept open al, her of Fifth and Main street owned
Coffin. c i | f recorder
Chairman of should heve yielded »56.066.06 or »45,-
ls.
.sis Weddle, Katherine Basford.
,
summer evon with construction work hy the First National bank ha» Just
the construction comm ittee, M. J. 743 65.
Mr Metcalf was born In Penney!-
Precinct <— O ar* E. Wheaton.
going on. It •» not the lotantlon of b*eu vacated by E E. Ix>e. who mov-
The cruisers express the-ms»lwaa
Ivanla. the son of Milas J. MMenU chairman Frank Gordon, Judge. Mrs McKlin. has been authorized to have
the Bureau of Ihibllc roada to keep «•>! hta second hand atore to the bulld-
and Mell’ sa Itunbar Me’cnlf. For th e ,;surman Howard. Mrs Clark Wheaton the roller repaired for use In the that the wihole 100.000 acres to be
the pass rhwed to travel during the "'K "«will of the Ketela drug atore
cruised this year will show a greatly
pnst 12 years he has boon a resident Mr». Wheeler, Clerks. Counting board work.
season, he says He ay* further that owned by n. 8. Reals of Riddle. Ore-
Over 200 feet of water main on increased valuation. After the tim­
of Springfield, retiring from the hard- Mrs. Elma Halsey, C. A. Swarts. Mrs.
tttnrn la no reaaon to b lleva th«< It iron. The lot on Firth and Main will
ware business 5 years ago. He Is WUllam Donaldson. M rs, J. E. Stew- N te'h street Is to be lowered a foot ber stands is tabulated the valuation
Will be cloned one or two yeara more be used as s building site by the First
because It conflicted with the sewage gotten at by the accessibility of It to
«urvlved by Ihls wifo. Mrs N ettle art, Mrs. C. A. Swarts
although he »limit« cl,wing It last National Imr.k. according to William
system. Men are now at work digging m arket
Metcalf, one son, Oren both of Spring
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season on July 28 and keeping It «■ Hughes, president. The time of
it up.
bulhl.ng and the kind of structure h a .
' h* Kh,,er' Mr" W ,
C° X ° ] M O D E L O F G R E A T E R
The, valuation of the timber now
Jesse Srnltson. chief of the city
closed alt the travel season
Homlch. Iowa. Mrs. Hattie I>ee and
cruised was based on the timber sold
New members taken In by the not yet been made public. The bank
U N IV E R S IT Y T O BE S H O W N fire department reported 1550 feet of
Mr*. N ettle H ew itt; by brothers.
to Anderson Middleton company a
chamber wer., Harry L. Reck. B. W. expects to build Its future home on
hose to be in good condition, with
Charles Metcalf. Estus Metcalf. Wal­
few days ago by the forest service.
A
mode’
of
the
Greater
Unlverslty
Alhera, A. Pierce, E J Reynolds and H'«
“"d It ta planning on the
ter Metcalf and Edgar Metcalf, all of ,a.« I» Is planned to be as soon as the 200 of little value. He was ordered to It is claimed that this is even better
F. W Christopher of Springfield and H»«»l building In Springfield
dispose of the 200 feet to the best ad­
Iowa.
: »5,000/10 Is raised, will be on dis­ vantage he could. The family living than- that 3oM. Fifteen m iles of rail­
W II. Sutton of Rums.
play a' the Springfield News office In' the hose house was given notice to road would log more than two bililon
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Surprises Mrs. Olaon.
Purdy to Preach.
Saturday afternoon. This miniature vacate by Junel. R. A. Bates was Is­ I feet of timber in the section cruised,
The N ‘ <die, raft club gave Mrs.
-Y E L L O W T IC K E T " W IT H
lit is said.
Carl Olson a surprise (party Tuesday
Next Sund t \ morning. M ay 18, Rev. University shows the proposed n e w 1 sued an order to remove h is beehives
E N D O R S E M E N T S A P P E A R uttnrnoon Mir* Olson Is leaving May j j; j>urdy of Salem will preach al buildings that the Alumni are at from the city.
20 for Plattsburg. W est Virginia, for ih„ Methodist church.
j present raising funds for. Their por-
Bills to the extent of over »600 L O C A L C H U R C H M E N A R E
The ’'Yellow" ticket carrying the # T,a,^ wjtb bpr «later. She will also
in the cvnning, a t 8 o'clock the tlon Is »1,000.000 end as the securing
H O N O R E D W IT H O F F IC E S
were allowed.
er.dorsemen of the Lane County Conn- vjM,( (n ^ « c a n g in while away. Those pastor will speak olt the subject. "The of the first million is necessary to get
ell, Oregon Fed-ration of Patriotic prtM(Pnt gf , bP „urprlse party Included |.;n,l of The Present Civilisation.” | the last four, every Oregon man or
Rev. El B. Luther and Kenneth
Dress Party at W . O W.
Societies, has made Its appearance Mr> p H Flanery. Mrs. Ralph Dip- Sometimes ft Is said that civllliationu woman Is supposed to contribute to
A “dress up" party in he W. O. W. Tobias of the Springfield church w ere >
and 1» being distributed among voters pt(< Mpg () w fr ite s. Jean Crlbra. w<)U|,i „ot stand another general war, the endowment fund.
1 all last evening w-as atttended by honored at the meeting of the Ump­
Endorsemet.ie on both Dutmwratlc ,anp Katni« Mn,
p Mortensen. an,i gtm the nations go In preparing
fxx-al headquarters for the Soring
€) members of the Neigh bore of qua Baptist association held May 7
anil lt»i«ibllcan ticket , are made.
Mr„ w j ^ t t , Mrs Elvlti May, Mrs. for the next war. What will ba the field territory are at the Springfield
Woodcraft. Father Time, a highway to 9 In Junction City. Rev. Luther
Following 1« th« ticket:
„ j urrotji Mrs T. D. Yames, Mrs outcome? Mrs. J C. Bailey will give News office On Saturday during the
robber, school girls, an Danish im­ was elected clerk of the association
District attorney, none In' either \Y N. Ixing and Mrs. Olson
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an Ore-
a special musical number at that time the model I» on display
migrant lady, coquettes ln hoopes-all and Mr. Tobias president of the
party; coroner, W. W
Bransletter,
jgon student will be glad to point out i;-ined In making the evening a gala Young people's association.
Rew.
service.
Republican Incumbent; commission­
P-T. to Elect.
Barnes of Marshfield, was chosea .
On Monday evening, May 19. the the various buildings that are planned occasion.
er; J. II Moffntt, Democrat; rlerk.
The Parent-Teacher association will in d ies Aid of the Methodist church
moderator.
It 8 Hryson. RepabUfiMl. Incumbent.
plP,.t(on o{ off|cer« b< a meeting w-,n K| vo a dinner in the church par-
Local
Man
Honored.
The session wa* marked with the
Rose Show Com m ittees Selected
a*«a«sor Ren F Knoney, Republican tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock ln
lors lo which the pub'lc Is Invtted.
greatest
attendance in years, accord­
Harry
?.T
Stewart
of
Springfield
Committees were appointed to look
slierlff. Hugh Earle, Democrat, and the Lincoln' school building, Mrs. C.
Van Svarverud, Republican; tTMUmr- A Swarts, president announces
aft r the Rose Show to be held In was elected -ecretary and treasurer ing to Rev. Luthef. Springfield’s
M arried at Parsonage
Pprtngfield In June at. a meeting of of the l*ast Masters’, Master*, and young people took first place in aL
er. Edna Ward. Republican' Incum I
f
bio
l.csl.v
and
Rosalia
W
illiams
the 1-adle«' Civic club at 8 o’clock Wardens' associe on at a meeting in tendance Friday night.
bent.
Kenalngton Club Meets
Endórseme«»« for «tat- officers i The Kensington club met with Mr were united In marriage last Satur-,Tuesday night. Mrs. Rosa Montgom- Eugene at the Mr.sonlc lodge rooms.
T O ASK C IT Y T O G R A D E
were made to Include the following: j , Hrr>. w Rrhnney on Friday, The <lay al fho Methodist parsonage. A tt-riery is chairman of the place and con- Professor Arthur Peck, master of the
S O U T H T H IR D S T R E E T
Vnlted States senator. K K Kubll. hnl|, p waa rtP||gh tfu llv decorated w lth l'h e wedding they drove to Portland test comm ittees and Mrs. F. J. Corvallis lodge was cho“n preeident.
R epublican';
congressm an,
W
C.
Hpn,„ „
M'omhcr»
. roamvt l”f “ hon-» (moon.
They will make Grimes of the yerade commltte re with S. R. Moahler of É ’gene vice-
Petition to grade South Thlrt,
Hawley. Republican; secretary of were- Mrs, Alfred J, Mlorgan, Mrs their home In Wend’-lng where Mr. ¡placing Mrs. Paul Rrattaln who re- president. Thé association which
take* In all lodgo territory between street between D and E. has been
mate. Kam Kos r; state treasurer, lion* \ Korf. Mrs Annle Knox. Mr*. ¡L w ly 1” employed ln a sawmill.
signed her chalrmajiship.
Albany and Roseburg will have Its signed by all the resident property
Frank B- Sever; delegate to Republi­ low ron ce May, Mr«. C. E Swarts,
next m eeting the second Friday in owners on the thoroughfare and will
can national convention. E J Adams Mra. O. B. Keasey, Mrs. Paul lias-
October.
C. E. Sw-arts and C. A be presented to the council. The
attorney genearl. Robert II. Kuyken­ ford, Mrs S. Ralph Dlppel, Mr.,. J.
Swart of Springfbld attended the property owners off r to gravel the
dall.
T. Moore. Mrs. Herbert Moore, Mrs.
stA>et at their own expense If the
iu j^ op i Friday.
Endorsements are made for two AV. C Rebhnn, and Miss Edna Swars.
i T leetlnj
cl 11 will grade the same.
from ach party for~ representathre* OueRlj) wero Mra Rar, n ll|nr(I ,,nd
^ A d r ia n 's Hosts
The street Is now sideling and It
from ban« county, They follow: Em­ Ml*
Marguerite Hurd.
Refresh- R .
mett Howard and WIIHkmi O. White,
w'erp" R#rve(,
,n the aftor.
dgT
«p-O’Mrs.
W. Henry Adrian Is said to be difficult to haul wood
Min
Ropubllcans: and Ralph P. Laird and nnon. The tex t meeting will be with
were hosts at an informal evening af­ to the houses in the block.
Eward F. Ralley. Democrats.
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fair on Thursday. Bridge whist and
Mr*. C. E. Swarts.
Brotherhood Have Supper.
T h- Harrisburg bridge lev; Is also
the Adrfftn radio furnished diversion
to
the
guests.
Late
in
the
evening
endorsed.
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A church »upper open to the public
Buglers Blowing
light
refreshments
were
served. ! will be held in the basement of the
Th- drum anti bugle corps of the
Guests present were: Mr. and Mrs. Methodist church next Monday night
Many at Mason Lodge.
Springfield American Legion post
J. L. Clark, Mrs. ar.d Mrs. Mark M. ¡at 6:30 und- r the auspices of the
A large delegation from the Eugene held a ¡practice Thursday night In the
¡TRIM SOMÈÌ
l’eery, Mr. and Mrs. John F K etels, Methodist Brotherhood. The Brother­
lodge attended u Springfield Masonic Chamber of Commerce rooms. They I ATTA0OŸ
Off
I WE.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Roberts, Dr. hood will m eet the-sam e evening. The
meeting Tunad'M evening. Nine per- in-o hoping lo keep up their rehear-
5A K
SAM
and Mrs. S Ralrh Dlpp'l. Mrs. W il­ Ladles' Aid of the church hag charge
sons frpn, Wendllng lodge were here ..„p, | n preparing for a public appear-
mont Foster of Portland. Mrs. Maude ¡of arrangements for the dinner, and
alao, nt)|l the third degree of Master
at the great Fourth of July cele-
T. Bryan, Mrs. Edesse Cox. and Mess- toe proceeds will go toward a general
Mason was oonfensl on two Prom ),ration here ln Springfield, according
re. Frank DePue, Welby Stevens, and church fund.
the Waftdllng group. About 50 per- tp Howard B. Freeland, Leglpn corn­
Fred Cllngan.
eous w ire In attendance at the meet- mander.
Initial plana for a monster Fosrth
W an t Siren Diicontinued;
Springfield
» , of Jul’' « ’'••" »-‘on In
.u npr.naue.u
Motorist« Avoid Tow n
• " •*» “* * «
Frtlla’f M"ht »‘ ‘ »e
cnuse of too S trict E n fo rc e -.*
meeting of the American, Ixedoir
• with this train the mall Is »ent
ment.
»'(«limit’o-a were appointed to handle
Trimming
I
lng.
I,
M irc a ig e
Licenses
Issued.
Road Tax Revoked
Durine the last week marriage 11-
A decree clearing title to lands ' cense S i ve been Issued by the coun-
owned was given the Occidental (Lum-J cleri * i i latster Brisbane and Mabel
ber company In Its stilt ;igainst Lane
county by Judge C I
Sklpworth
Tuesdil I. Thn d e c
.uinui» taxes
for 1922 and 1923 In road district 31.
A. f
ren
hot’
Ro*
> i li ,on, both of Eugene; Law
!l< ry Rust and Georgia James.
,i pianchy; and Oble Lesly and
o WUllatna. both otf Wendllng.
Purchased
S tew art
House— The
Potter brothers, who have Just start­
ed a tawmlll at Dooina. Tuesday put-1
ebnsed the Ocorve Stewart house at
c -- "tvtt, s tr i.
They come to
■ * , Cnrvllls. Their mo­
lt will live In the
Father
"The itfhsf Ideal­
istic pits n In the
world is the young
man Just t " cntygine
— but
watch
him
cltuüfcC during the next ten y a r e .”