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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
T W EN TY-SEC O N D YEAH
H S
TOBE N E X T ffi
KPU1NGKIELD, LANE C O U N T Y , OREGON,
"M o rn ing W arden”
The «Ighlhenth annual commence-
w I) br lh* first of the big graduation
events ft>r twenty ntoe seniors who
will graduate from Springfield high
school thia year. The aervlcea will
tab« place Munday evening at tba
Meihudlat church. . Following la the
.....„ G irl* Ul«e Club
EXAMS AT JUNIOR HIGH
.BISHOP SHEPARD WILL
SPEAK AT M. E. CHURCH
member« of the eighth j Bishop Wm. O. Shepard, resident
of the Junior high »chool bl» hop of tbe Portland area of the
passed the state examination* uncon­ Methodist church, L»r. G<orge B. Doan
ditionally, a report from the state of Portland, head of tbe western di­
i school superintendent «how*. Eleven vision of the chinch extension work,
> students were conditioned, while on* and Dr. 8 A. Danford, superintendent
'flunked entirely.
of the Southern Oregon district of the :
Those who will receive their <11. church, will speak on Springfield’s I
!plomaa are; Maude Bryan. Edith Bu­ Industrial growth at a basket social
tton, Itona Frltell, Alma Greenwood, at the Methodist church this even in g.'
Kvelyn Jacobnot), Gordon Lee, Evelyn Everyone Interested In bearing these
Manley, Bather McPherson, Mildren questions discussed is urged to attend '
¡McCready, Bora Peterson, Waive Pel- Today, these men are v isitin g !
I erton, Paul Potter. Lawrence Roof, WendUng with the same purpose in
I Luclle Richmond, Crystal Smith and mind. It la expected that Dr. Dean '
I Margaret Swart*.
will discuss public enterprises, and
Friday 1* the last school day for th - comment upon the {oaalbJRtlea of j
Junlor high achool. No graduation such enterprise* in 8prlngfleld. R e».!
exercises for the eighth grade will b e jj. F. Haas, of the Eugene Methodist;
held.
church will attend the meeting this
evening.
I
program:
llyiunal *t.... ........... .......... Glad Tiding*
Invocation ........... Ko». Karl Chllder*
16 PASS EIGHTH GRADE
TH U R SD A Y. JUNE 4, 1925
Gaston B. Meant, former Paugh-
•rty aid, at ha r»gi»tored In at A t­
lanta prison to tarva a two year
aentance for conspiracy. He It al­
to under indictment charger I with
forgery in the Oaagherty inves­
tigation.
CUTOFF
"Th« Paopl«'« Papar“
A
LIVE NEWSPAPER
IN A LIVE TOWN
NUMBER 20
Cham p H itch-H iker
No Graduation E u re's«« to be Held; Baskst Social Being Held Tonight In
School Ends Friday for
Honor of Visiting Church
Thio Term.
Officials Here
Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday,
Claes Play Monday, Junior-
Senior
Banquet
Tuesday,
Commencement
Exercises
Wednesday.
Vocal Selection
T E R M IN A L
f OB SCHOOL BOABB
Petition Being Circulated for
Candidacy to Succeed George
Ditto; Smith Up for Re-elec­
tion as Clerk.
, V
À
Nellie Amter, 17, lives in New
York City and studies mu«ic at tba
Cleveland, (O .). « Music Institute.
She ha* funds for study but none
fo r travel— so four tim e* now »ho
ha* “ hitch-hiked" home for a visit.
She gave two rules for girl "hitch­
hikers.” They are, "Don’t get Into
a crowded auto; and "Don’t accept
rides after d irk ."
Petitions bearing the name of W. G.
Hughes, president of tbe First Nation­
al bank, for successor to George Ditto
as members of the city school board
were
filed
today.
Mr.
D itto’s
term of office runs out this year. R.
W. Smith is a candidate for recorder,
to succeed himself. The election will
be held .June 15. Candidate» names
to be printed on the ballot must be
filed tomorrow.
The Booth-Kelly lumber company
was awarder the contract to deliver
235 cord* of wood to the Bprlngfield
Scripture l<*»uu
Her. Lari Childers
school at the rate of *3.50 a cord, at
Intiodurtlon of rlaaa ...... .............
i
the regular m eeting of the school
SENIOR PLAY “STOP T H IE F ”
V D Haiti. Principal
board Tuesday evening.
S' rmon,
“Tba
High way -Whence.
PRESENTED MONDAY EVE. MARK BROOM NOTORIOUS
Names of both Mr. Hughes and Mr.
Whither" ___ Rev. F. L. Jdoore
Smith petitions are tbe same. They
AS BOOTLEGGER,ARRESTED
METHODIST CALL ROLL
"Stop Thief,” a fast moving three-
Hymnal
are as follows: O. C. Thurman, Henry
SCIO SLUGGERS WALLOP
act comedy, will be presented by Pio
Mark Broom, notoriously charged
Benediction
Re». Earl Childers
Close, A. A. Gibson, Eli Jones. F. A.
OF
M
ISSING
MEM
BERS
S P R I N G F IE L D T O S S E R S senior* of the high school at the high with having been king of the boot
On Monday evtnlng, the das* pre-
Cllngan, A. F. Flowers, Y. A. Flowers,
,
,
¡school audltorlcm at 8 Monday even- Icggtra who ha» been a fugitive from
Roll call for members of the church, W. A. Hall, Harry Whitney. C. E.
sent« It* play, “Stop Thief." at the
in a closely contested and Interest- ,BJf , .„nab<., Harp, r „nd
N|ce
justice for the last three years, wa their relatives, or friends of the Wheaton. George Perkins, W. H.
high school auditorium, and on the
. in« gam . played Sunday on the 6th
„ «(Rky-flngered captured by Sheriff Frank Taylor and jchcrch, who have died during the past
following evening the Junior» enter
Adrian, C. P. Clover. C. A. Swarts, B.
, street diamond. Scio won Ito second ,„a |d and a thief.
deputies Monday night In an apart-
was held at the Springfield Me- A. Washburne, C. E. Swarts, Mrs.
lain the Senior, at . banquet and wm<, fr(,m
Sl>rtn<fI, |()
by a
The play begin« with the arrange-¡ment at Third and High «tree««. !thodist church Sunday. Those names M. B. Huntley, W. N. Long, J. E.
nance at the Anchorage In Eugene.
Faculty member* of the high achool . ¿ . . r ,
Scio'turn'd Hnrlnifle'ld «
’"“d* ,Or " wr<,<,,n’ - and after I Eleven officer* assisted to the arrest tailed were: James A. Ebbert, for Cross, E. E. Kepner, James Humphry,
will also attend the party.
' ?
.
,
,
’ .
" ,n“nT “ ""'»tog «cenes concerning th e |o f Bloom who had been trailed to the ¡whom the church was named. Charles D. B. Murphy. John Ketels, W. M.
l.’he eighteenth auuual commence-
,*? o" "i ,*.u " j m
7*’..
,B*‘ ‘•'“•P I* “»«»» weodlng presents. It .L uae ofter dark. Officers say they; A. Scott. J. W. Coffin. Melvin Fen- Pollard. N. W. Emery, J. H. Walker.
‘
p en,,M with a matrimonial outburst.
¡found a quantity of moosshine in wick. Mrs. Lota McCracken. Mrs. O. D. Metcalf, L E. Thompson, George
» e n t e x .r c ls.a wll Hake place at (he mlMakM , o welI ‘
The complete cast Includes:
| Bloom’s car parked outside and some ; Skeeler, Mrs. Kate Bidwell. Mr. Vallier, Z. T. Kintzley and William
high «■hto.l auditorium Wednewlay
8|x>|lg
Th„ lnall WBr„ bo. t
venlng at 8:00. Thin program while KpHagf,»!,! , e. m
„ lh , James cluny, an Englishman, engaged In hla opaseasion. Bloom, who It Is 8chantol, Mrs. George Perkins, Emery F. Walker.
to Madge
............. ..... John C ox'alleged operated the big still captured Metcalf. Mrs. Ida Eddy. William Leo-
not entirely complete yet. la mi fol- Hpong r,„ lallrl>nt Sunday
the
Rev. Spelvaln ...... _... Merle M cM ullen'two years ago near Hendricks bridge, |nard. Beryl Caviness, Mary Baker. Mr
Needlecraft Meets
will b r«'«sln«rtSs"m|f r 1 ori' he«* ** Wl,,ou* hby ........ Howard Hughes Is said to be operating stills In three 1 Rebhan. Mrs Chase. Juanita Parks,
March
A "What’s Wrong with This Pic­
will ba against tnscada reaort here j . ck nugan. a thief ............... Paul Nice counties
Morrison Millier, Mr. Gray, Mrs ture” luncheon was served at the
Invocation
Sunday.
1 Mr. Carr
........ ...... — Bernald Holton
Woods Rev. Francis H. Calder, Muri home of Mrs. Walter Scott last Thurs­
Binging. "America" _____ __ Audience
, The Springfield lineup for the game Mr. Jamieson
Kenneth Dillard I
Attend-District Convention
Lucile Bishop, Mrs. Godman, Mrs. day at 1:00 to members of the Needle-
Presentation of Class V. D. Bain, l’rtn
was:
Di-lps and Carter, pitchers; Police
„ .. Sergeant
- O e o r g e Moon
Herbert j. Cog and H. E Maxey at- Thomas -------
-
Riley. Thomas
Riley, John craft club, with Mr«. Scott and Mrs.
Violin Solo
.... .Charles Nadvornlk
Black, catcher; Thompson, first hate; Mallory, a policeman ......... Bob Gibson tended the district Lions convention We*’eV Conaway.
Address, "What Next" ................
John Ketels Joint hostesses. Various
Cox. second base; “Ding" Mulligan, iN ellie, a maid
.. Lenabel Harper j D Jxmgvtew. Washington. Friday.
— ------ ----------- Dr. U. G. Dubach
discrepancies in tbe household and
third base; Cecil Mulligan, abort atop; 'Mrs. C a r r __
Elizabeth
Walker
g
a(urday
ant|
gunday
of
ia,t
week,
as
Leave for Canada
Presentallon of diplomas _____ _
silver arangement formed a source of
H. Cowart, left field.; Meats, center C arolin e Carr
Helen ^Howard j delegate« from the Springfield den.
George Ditto, Chairman of 8cbool
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Crites left Wed­ amusement.
field; Glllleepie. right field.
Madge Carr ------------Bernice Jacobson Delegates from Oregon. Washington
Board.
nesday morning for Ottowa, Canada,
After the luncheon, gam es and
Joan Carr ____ ________ Bessie Smith and British Columbia were present
Benedlqjlon.
where they will spend the summer on needlework took up the afternoon.
KILL KARE ENTERTAINS
at the meeting held at the hotel Mon- the lakee.
Those attending the meeting were:
HUSBANDS W ITH PARTY UNIVERSITY HIGH BEATS
tecello. The Oregon convention will
Before returning to Springfield to Mrs. Floyd W esterfield and Mrs.
FREE HEALTH CLINIC TO
SPRINGFIELD PLAYERS be held next yeai In Corvallis. F ran k , October, they Intend to visit Ntew William-Dawson, new members of the
BE HELD HERE JUNE 12
Husbands of members of (he Kill
Nehr. of Salem, was re-elected the York. Washington. D C., New Orleans club. Mrs. O. H. Jarrett. Mrs. Harry
'Kara Klub were entertained at dinner
Springfield high school dropped ’he district governor for Oregon.
and In California. Mr. Crites has Stewart, Mrs. Carl Fieher. Mrs. W. IV
A free health clinic for children and card,
, he M M Peery bome
last game of the year to the Univer­
obtained a leave of absence from the Nelson, Mrs. E. E. May, Mrs. H. E.
under the direction of the Mercy hos- Tueai!ay evening
Mrs. Maude Bryan sity high school last Monday by a
Epw orth Meets F riday Evening
Booth-Kelly mill where he >e head Wilson, Mrs. R. P. Mortensen, Mrs.
pliai staff and associated nurses will
. .i . - i.
...» <•
w,,n b,gh • cor*‘ for ,h0 ,B<1,eB
"<,ore of 1 M ° n ,he u - « • 8 «Hamond
saw-filer.
Alec McKenzie. Mrs. R. L Drury, Mrs.
Epworth
League
members
of
the
be given In Springfield June 12. Par- tbo «venlng, with Mrs. Peery taking | B Rugenc.
Carl Olson, Mrs. W. N. Long. Mrs.
ents of all children of grammar school low score. For the men. Bert V ln-| The g Bmp WB, ragged »„d rather Methodist church will meet Friday
Legion May Incorporate
Ketels and Mrs. ScotL
evening at the church, having as spec­
age In town or out are urged to send
hl_h D(.in, winn»r and i
their children for examination.
‘
P
R,ow' wHh mBny errorB mBde by
The laet meeting ot the club until
ial guests members of the Baptist
Plans for incorporating Springfield
.George Blair took low acure.
¡teams. Libby of Eugene made a s e n -! Young Peoples Union, for a social post No. 40, American Legion, will October 1 will be this afternoon at
Children are asked to report dur I Special guests for the evening were
one. h, nded catch, as did Me- evening
Games will be the chief ib e taken up at the next meeting Fri- th e, home of Mrs. Long, with Mrs.
ing the morning
The girls will go Ml». Crystal Bryan Miss Joan (o x . Mul|pn
Sprlngf|e,d. R iding. a»d form of mnusement. and refreshments day evening. The Legion Is taking \\ ¡Ison and Mrs. Long Joint h ostesses.
to the office» of
Hr. W. C. Rebhan, Mr nnd Mr». Herbert (lark and Mr. ■ u h b v o f Eugene and MeMuIlen of will be served.
this step In order to transact business
S»here Dr. O. S. Beardsley, childrens Welby Stevens. Others who attended ,h e locals each made a two-bagger,
Report Progress on Cutoff
on the new property at Seventh and
specialist, and Dr Rebhan wll. offlcl- were: Mr. and Mrs. George Blair, Mr. , Hempey of the U. H . 8. squad was
Woodcraft Meeting Postponed
B.
Rapid progress Is reported to grade
ate assisted by
tholr nurse«, Mlee ■"<! Mrs. Fr«d Chess, Mr. and Mrs, - | | ghtly Injured when he slid to a
Pine Circle No. 46, Neighbors of
Members of the American Legion'construction and tunnel work on the
Grace Robertson
anil Miss Clara Frank Poindexter, Mr. and Mrs. Wll- baap
Woodcraft,
will not meet June 10, on will attempt to make a final cleanup ! Natron cutoff according to people re­
Wyse. The boy» will go to the o f f lc s ford Bsck. Mr and Mrs. Bert Vln- j Springfield’s lineup was McMullen
account of the closing exercises at the in their solicitations for the Ameri-1 turning from the' upper W illam ette
of Dr. Ernest Kester and Dr. It. P. cent, Mrs. J. H. Humphries and Mrs. ¡p|, c her; H. Cowart, catcher; Nice
. ..
j i-
-
hlSb school. The announcement is cpn Legion Endowment fund drive district this week. Crews are taking
Mortensen In the Commercial Bank Walter McCormick ot ihigene and f|rg, baRe. Hasting», second base; i m8(1e by E|sle l ^ mbert G N
Saturday,
up where they left off last fall. A
Building. Ml»*
kh Alma Jack
of the Mr. and Mrs. Clark Wheaton. Mr. and : Casteel .hip.'
thin' base:
base; Cox.
Cox, short ston:
stop;
track laying machine has arrived at
Mercy Hospital will ab o assist there. Hr». W.
Adrian, Mr. and Mrs. M? Hughes right field; Pollard, center
Visit Grandparents
Makes Good Catch at Scott Lake
McCredie Springs and it is expected
The children will be weighed nnd M Peery and Mrs. Maude Bryan of
B Cowart, left field,
Mise Lucille Ohlsen and Miss Fran­
M, B. Stevens, manager of the Un­ to have track laved to the proposed
given a thorough general examlna- Springfield
cie Adams of Marshfield and visiting ion Oil office in Eugene and Mr. and ' brldse “Re on Salt Creek within two
'W on and will be preaen'ed with a
“
COAST HICHWAY OPEN
Mr. and Mrs. Karl McPherson. Mr. i Mrs. Elmer Stevens took the limit of we«k“- Piers are being sunk for the
iloctor'a report to take hack to their LINOLEUM WEARS WELL
TO AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC and Mrs. McPherson are grandparents fish from Scott lake Saturday and large bridge now.
parent ». to notify them If the child­
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, of Miss Ohlsen.
BUT DIDN'T LAST LONG
Sunday. After driving as far as the
-
-■ ■
ren are In need of nnv medical at­
Automobiles may be driven through j
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Purchase Truck*
snow would allow Saturday they
tention. Each child will be given n
Someone has a new linoleum c n 't o the const of Lana county on good |
Visitors from Portland
Lee Nixon of Cottage Grove and
skjied In three miles to the lake,
weight tag and health Instructions.
their k'tehnn floor. It Is bluo, with !time according to County Surveyor P. 1 Mrs Hsrl McPherson was visited which ia covered with Ice. The party Stanley Schrader of Tllamook pur­
It Is hoped that all children will at­
tan stripes, and wa» appropriated M. Morse, who has Just returned from Saturday and Sunday by her mother. returned Sunday, and reported that chased trucks from the Anderson
tend.
from Mitin street In front of th» a road Inspection trip. The highway Mrs. Sarah Cox. and her hrother-ln- j their catch averaged 18* inches In motor compay this week. H. C. Lnu-
The baccnlnrurnt« sermon Sunday
greatest nsst l of the community and W' ,’'h* and *on’ h“r t* « ',o ““ »f“. Mon iIs in excellent condition with <he ex law and sister. Mr. and Mre. B. S. length. Mr. Stevens is traveling en gi­ berg of Eugene purchased a roadster,
ev er,
.heni,I ,i„ nit
‘laveven ltig.
ceptlon of the Inst section between Ilantte. a n i daughter Vera, all of neer for the Union Oil company.
and C. I. Carey bought a two door
a '
,
.
The llnaleum was put t here Monday i Ma pul ton nnd Cushman, and .a three Portland.
sedan. A new shipment of seven
pinv'r In nt war, mt, e til w i i » n,orn| nK by tbe Pnbrolln Floor cover mile section at Blackly which is being '
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Fords was received by the garage
Miss Parsons Marries
",,r 1
"«•' was lo stay there „„proved, necessitating a detour.
Work on Building Will Start Monday
Wednesday.
The
wedding
of
Miss
Mary
Edwlna
lioHpItnl offlcluls say.
a week to demonstrate how well It j The bureau of public roada hat
Work on the new Brattaln school Parsons, daughter of Mrs. Jam es Lax-
| would wear under the strain of completed the Lake creek valley high building will begin Monday, accord­
Stationed at Manila
ton of Springfield, and Lee S. Adams
Injured In Accident
Springfield's crowded traffic.
way nnd It Is In excellent condition. ing to George Perkins, who ha« the
Franklin Clark, son of Mr. and Mrs.
took
place
Monday
eveing
at
the
home
Mrs. George Shields of Lowell suf­
The experiment was spoiled by the There Is a strong demand to complete cAnlract for Its construction. The
W ill Clark of Springfield Is now sta­
of Rev, Earl Childers in Eugene.
fered three fractured ribs, and a lac­ efforts of the zealous homebuilder the highway from Rnlnrock to the
pipes to connect the building with the
tioned at Manilla with the United
The
couple
left
immediately
for
a
eration over her right eye and on her o fficials of the store hope the cover (’oast. At present the route down the water mains have already been laid.
short trip to Crater lake and the Ore States army, according to word re­
chin, nnd hnr husbnnd'a right arm was |„g wears well,
Sluslaw nnd the one over the hill to
go Caves. They will live In Marsh­ ceived by hla parents. Mr. Clark en­
broken Just above the wrist Haturdny,
the North Fork are about the sam e.
Class to be Guests
field where Mr. Adams has a position listed In January. Seven hundred
Mr. Shields lost control of his car
Campua High to Give Play
This stretch requires careful driving,
Graduating students at the high In a music store, for three months, soldiers and one hundred and fifty
nnd It fell over a twenty-foot embank­
achool, with Miss Anne Hill advisor, after which they Intend to return to sailors were on his ship on the way
Seniors of the University high says Mr. MorRe.
ment botwoen Lowell and Springfield.
and Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Bain, will be ¡Eugene, where Mr. Adams will be em­ over. Twenty-four days were taken
A little niece who accompanied them icb o °' 1,1 h-ugene will present their
Sue for Divorce
guests at a dinner party at the home ployed at Laraways music store.
for the trip, with stops at Honolulu
was thrown clear of the car nnd was
"8 <4*<''RePn.” by Booth
Hiram Smith has filed r u R to cir­ of Rev, and Mrs. F. L. Moore at the
and Guam.
practically uninjured. The car turned 1 arklngton. at the Bell Theater a
cuit court for divorce from Grace L. Mothodlet parsoage Friday evening.
over «everal times, and landed upside week from tonight.
Staying at Oakridge— Frank Powers
Smith on grounds of desertion. They
Return From McMinnville— Mr. and
A
short
skit
to
advertise
the
play
down.
who has been staying at Oakridge for
were
married
at
Albany,
May
2,
1908.
In
From
Marcóla—Oeorge
Hoke
of
Mrs. John Winzenrled have returned
was given by several membors of the
the benefit ot hi« health, spent the
Mrs. Minnie Tlrrell has begun spit Marcóla was to town Wednesday.
to the city after epedlng a week visit­
class j»t the Springfield high school
Marriage License« l«eu«d
week-end visiting his family to Spring-
against
Glen
E.
Tlrrell
for
divorce.
Qom
t
Bandon—Mrs.
Jack
Larson
ing Mrs. W lnienreld's brother, M. D.
Tuesday afternon at the assembly
During the past week mnrrlage li­
They were married In October, 1922. left Sunday for a short visit in Ban­ field. Relatives gay he Is receiving Ebbert in McMinville.
hour.
relief from his asthma as the result
censes have been Issued by the county
She claims cruel and Inhuman treat­ don.
of residing In the mountains.
clerk to the following: Evert Percy
ment.
Vtoit at Huntly Home— Mr. and Mrs.
Added Juror* Drawn
Turpin and Alice Thomas, both ot
Go to Victoria, B. C.—Larson and
F. E. Powell of Medford and Mr.
Cottage Grove; Leonard M. Horrell,
Additional Jurors for this term of
Visit From Boise— Coming from Powell’s mother, Mrs. Powell of Port­
Return* From East
Ouy Wright left last Friday for Vic­
Elgin, nnd Sylvia K. Wlsemnn. Eu- circuit court has been drawn by the
E. J. Moore, county achool superin­ toria. British Columbia. They will Boise, Idaho, Mr. and Mrs. Carlton are land visited at the M. B. Huntly home
gene; James P. Christensen, Slltcoos, sheriff. They Include William Steel, tendent, who has been In Columbus drive back Sunday.
visiting with their son, Roy Carlton.
Saturday.
nnd Gertrude Nnet, Eugone; Ray Wei- Fred I,amh, Arthur Hendershott, Ro- Ohio, attending the general assembly
don and Beatrice Leonard, both of hort Vellum, Mrs. J. W. McArthur. of the Presbyterian church, returned
V isit From Brownsville—Mr. and
From Marcola Wednesday—J. W.
Resigns From Dairy—Andy Moe has
Uottnge Grove; J. Earl Ladd nnd Ellzu- Mr«. Fred Hinson, I. A. Inman, Ernest home W ednesday. He reports an en­ Mrs. Richard Garrett of Brownsville McDowell of Marcola was a business-
resigned his position at Harpole’s
heth McClendon, both of Eugene.
Danner, T. Sawyer, John Ketels, Sr.
joyable trip east.
dairy.
vIsRed In Springfield Wednesday,
visitor In Springfield Wednesday.