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S P R IN G F IE L D — THE W E S T E R N D K V O T ID TO I N T I M S T OP SPR IN G FIELD T H E FARMERS OP ‘ (J. W IL L A M E T T E V A L I TWENTY-SECOND YEAH x llL T E R M IN A L O F THE NATRON SPRINGFIELD NEWS SPHINOEIELI), LANE COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 11. 1925 Seniors Given PROPOSE EUGENE ¡R a ilr o a d B r id g e t o 17TH STflEET 18 8E 1 28 Diplomas at H.S. BOi ST.SHOPSITE B e B u i l t in A u g u s t Or U. 0. Dubach Makes Gradua tion Address and Rev. Childsrg Benediction Council Order» Improvement on Ask Citizens to Raise $175,000 Petition; Extension of Sewer to Purchase Site West of Eu Tw !(.';*-eight h> <tlor» gruduutud nt School House Ordered; from Ihe Springfield high achool nt gene to Trade for Springfield Location; Believe Move Vital. Streets Also to be Opened. hxerclsca held la»t nlsht.lu the audi OWN PEOPLE CONDEMN EUGENE MEN'S ACTION 7'bat the move on the part of certain Eugene men to »teal the car ahopg from Springfield Is ro- senled on moral grounds by peo ple of that city la evidenced in petitions being circulated In that city. According to Eugene people who were here today petitions were started yesterday condemning tfc«» action of certain backers of t!R? car shop move -as using ur.dcr- inamled methods und acting un fairly to Springfield. Hundreds of people are said to be hostile to the proposed bond Issue not only on this grounds but that It is not a proper undertaking for the city, but that Eugene la now bonded beyond its limit to pay. Injunctions are threatened if the city council should go ahead with a bond election August 18. New Structure to be Two Feet! Lower than Present Bridge; I Engineer Asks City for Lower! Grade on Mill and Second: Streets. CUTOFF "The People'» Paper" i L IV I NEW SPAPER IN A LIVB TOW N NUMBER 21 FIGHT TO BE torium. hr. U. 0 . Dubach. of the Ore Brvtntevnth »tree* will be Improved gon Agricultural college, delivered Kugeno la making a definite bid for The new railroad bridge over the Efforts of Men of that City to from Malu street to Ute Urallaln' line thtj main address of the evening. Ills ¡thn Southern Pacific car ahops and Willamette river to replace tbe pres terminals by offering to purchuse a by action of the Springfield city aottB- subject was "What Next." “Steal ShoP»” Will be Resist ent structure will be started next site west of iljat-clty to trade for the ill Monday night on petition of a Thu program of the evening luclul- ed by Springfield Chamber of month by the Southern Pacific rall- majority of Ihe property ownere. Thu . i I, Invocation and benediction by Rev. ¡company's site at t8prtng',{ald. At Commerce; Eugene's Move ! road. Steel will be delivered here in lily engineer was ordered to draw 8 Earl Cblldera, the prusealatlon of 'meetings Monday .night at the Eugrne August for the new and heavier struc Not Authorized by S. P. Of plan» and the city attorney un ordin the class by Principal V. I). Bain, and Chamber of Coiumerco and city coun tu re which is dtsigned to handle the ance authorising the Improvement. , proeentatlon of diploma» by Chairman c il the movement t® raise $1754** by ficials. , j heaviest traffic. The new bridge will The atreet will tie guided and gravel (Gorge Hllto, of thn school hoard. {bonding the city was launched. It 1» ¡set on the old piers but will be lower , Springfield will not lose the ed surfaced. It ha» been nearly Im Thtre wa» music by Wlunlfred Tyson ! proposed« to trade this land for that than the present bridge by two feet. In Springfield purchased here, at a passable thia winter and aprlng. Southern Pacific shops to Eu- and Charles Nadvornlk. Permission to lower the railroad ¡coat of 1100,000. The council ordered the eewer be ¡gene without a fight. Plans to Members of Ihe graduation class I grade across M J 1 1 street two fteet tween C and l> stroma extended {and their pictures are published on I in making Its plea to the people to ■ and Second street several Inches to ¡thwart the group of Eugene through the new Hratlaln school I support a bond iasue the Eugene ¡page M of this Issue. accommodate the lower bridge has ‘ men in their attempt at persu {Chamber of Commerce committee ground». Whether Ihe »ewer wna la Pink rusts decorated the Anchorage been sought from the city council. ading the Southern Pacific to extend to Eleventh »(reel or Ju»t to ! states It Is vitally Important to that ' in Eugene Tuesday evening when the jcRjt to have the shops Instead of hav Engineer Putman, of the Southern abandon the Springfield site Li the eiwl »Id« of the achool building wa» Junior class of the high school enter- : Pacific, .met members of the city 'lug the railroad locate them at Spring- left to the fire and water conraiittee 1 lalned the seniors at a banquet and ¡council last Friday evening and secur favor of one to be purchased by field. W. W. Calkins, chairman ef and the school hoard, (trading and ¡dance. Beside» members of the two ed their consent to make the lower the municipality, were laid at a the committee says In his report. "It graveling of Tenth street in froni of ¡classes, all members of the faculty grade. A slgnlflcent fact la that the special meeting of the chamber Eugene Is to remain a Junction point the achool and C. I), and (eleventh ' were present. bridge will be single track Instead of of commerce last night. The og ih / main line of the Southern Pa j atreet around Ihe school wa» referred The senior girls and women faculty SPROULE NOT ADVISED doubled as heretofore rumored. elftc railroad and not a lesser line as { to the »tree! committee and Ihe achool railroad history of thia section , members were given corsage», and the result of the establlshmeiP. of Iho) The new bridge will be the first was reviewed and committees board. The school board ha» petition { lltlla place cards having photos of the irtnler of the company's opem'len al Telegrams from President railroad work in Springfield with ed for the Improvement The streets appointed to carry on the cam guests markel the pldces. Charles Hprinafleld and the routing of the ■ Sproule received by Mayor C. Q. tbe exception of the replacing of the aronml the tchuol were ordered open : Nadvornlk played a violin aolo. and main line trains down the cast side, «ails between Springfield and Natron paign. Bushman and others today say s-J by the council. Myrlle Harvey sang. A Hpanlsh dance vlgerous «cllo must be take«. I' the I that he has no knowledge of the | which was undertaken several weeks Move Unheard of Sidewalk Improvement la reported by Hate) Parmonter was u feature of »Imp« an<l terminals are Ice ited n I Eugens men's attempt to trade Information from San Fraucisco ago. Following close on the bridge processing, In many purls of the ’ the evening. development Is expected on the shop headquarters read at this meeting was a shop site In that elty for the one E’i rlngfleli! a» 1» planned by the com. city. Apllcatlon for (he Bancroft act Members of thJ faculty, with mem pany. It will mean that the present site and terminals on the Southern that the move on the part or Eugene the Southern Pacific owns In to cover cement walk» were received bers of the graduating nnd Junior class shops here will be closed and the men were unknown to the head of Pacific property here. Springfield. He alto indicates that from ihe following. J. B Male, norm gave, short talks. After the banquet, work of many years |n upbuilding th • the railroad la not a party to the ficials of the Southern Pacific. Plans Clearing Completed ■Ido of II Street between Hhinrd and dancing was enjoyed until 11:00. The work of cleaning the brush from of the Southern Pacific to go ahead Industrial advantages of the city will Eugene move and says he will Fourth streets; L. M. Ilutler, Second Rev, F. L. Moor« delivered the bac- be lost." the right of way between Springfield acd build the shops on thc 200 acre have to Interview certain lower of street betweenu C. end I) streets; raleaureate sermon to the senior class Options of the site west of Eugene and Oakridge was finished last Satur site jn Springfield are so f»r undis ficiala before ha could give furth Hattie E Mulligan. O. street between of the high school Hunday evening at have been taken by a committee o’ day by tbe Kelly-SulIlTan crew. The turbed. If the Eugene men have the er Information! in view of tha Fifth and Sixth; Mrs. Ben H. Bristow (he Methodist church. “The Highway ly of officials of the three banks and work has been rushed during the last promise they allege It la plain that fact that President Sproule picked Willamette Heights; end Mery t'.^la- W hence, and Whither," was the ser two newspapers and department several weeks so as to finish burning someone has spoken without authori out the Springfield site personally «111 on Fourth atreet. mon topic. stores. the brush before the fire danger seas ty. It la not regarded hare that tha Qlrls of the Junior class seted ng Eugene bualneas men. composed moil Speakers at the meeting branded on set In. railroad company would abandon SWARTS DELEGATE TO ushers. The church was decorsted These men express themselves ns the Eugene move as “crooked” in it s LEGION CONVENTION with many flowers of the class colors, believing the Southern Pacific will ac It without hts knowledge. workings. Opinions of disinterested SEARCH FOR MAN WHO crimson and whits. cept their offer and shelve the atte ft business men in Cottage Grove, Cres C. A. Rwarte. commander of the SLASHED TWO W ITH KNIFE has held here for ten years It Is MASS MEETING JUNE 14 well and Junction City were sited and Hprlngfteld poet of the American Leg slgnlflcnt. however, that no official of AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH Ion wee elected a delegate to the WALTER GOSSLER AND The sheriffs office It still search It is plain public opinion In thia sec state convention nt Prineville June IS. MISS VEDA BEAN MARRY the railroad has been quoted as mak Ing for John Sollopock. a Greek, who tion is aganst the Eugene action. ing the definite promise or has Issued There will be a public mass meet stabbed Harry Brink and Mrs. Flossie Scores of letters and telephone mes 2» and 17. at the post meeting Friday ing held in tbe Springfield Christian Hurd, both of Springfield, while they sages have been received from people At a rpetyt home wedding at the a statement over his signature. evening Ray McPherson, adjutan’, Church June 14 at 1:30 in the Interest were riding with him In an automobile In thia territory by Springfield resi will i * as alternate. home of Mrs. Kila Lombard at 9th and Practically 1200 has been pledged Ir ('. Streets, Mias' Veda Bean and Walt LEGION PRESENTS LOVING of taw enforcement and the malntaln- on the road to Eugene Sunday night. dents condemning the action of this ance of constitutional government, group of business men. Many Eugene Hprlngfteld on the 1-eglon memorial er Oossler were married Wednesday CUP TO SENIOR CLASS ¡under the auspices of the Flying Brink was driving the car and Mrs. evening at t:00. Immediate relatives 1 ami Dorenbecker hospital drive. Hurd sat at his side when 8ollopork people have expressed Indignation of the bride and groom were present. F. B. Hamlin, representing the Am 8puadron Foundation and In connec- Is said to have suddenly reached over over the move and It Is very doubtful Ml»» Maurtne Lombard acted as erican legion, presented the silver tlon with the local churches and W. C. from the back seat, slashing Brink's that tbe bond issue will carry. TWO CARS AND TEAM IN bridesmaid and Frank Lombard was loving cup given by that organisation T. U. Eugene Trya to be Hog neck and Mrs. Hurd's bead. The car ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY The speaker will be Oliver W. Stew was turned off tbe road and threw beet man. The wedding march was to the 8enlor Class at the la st weekly Attention of the meeting was called art. president of the Flying Squadron the occupants out. Sollopock ran to the policy of Eugene to seek ta Two automobiles ar.d a («am figured played by Mra.RL. B. Van Valsah. The assembly of the year at the high Foundation, Editor of the National ring service was performed by Rer. down the highway and has not been profit at the expense of neighboring school Wednesday at 1:0«. The cup Is In an accident on the Pacific highway Enquirer, fdtmer member of Illinois seen since. The Injured man and wo ettiea. Eugene in the past five years to be given each year to the class last Hnturday. George Bennett of thin Karl Childers The bride wore a traveling suit of making tbe moat points In class legislature and for many years a» man were taken tp the Pacific Christ has never gone oct and secured a new city was driving clnae behind H. Sand- eoclated with the late ex-governor. ian hospital, where at first It was industry for itself but has persuaded gnlhe when the latter turned out to beige crepe, with a hat of matching sports, the Laughteresque, and the Mr. Stewart has often spoken in tbe feared Brink would not recover. Both factories In other towns to move to pass a team driven by Bert Bant color Mr and Mrs. Oossler left Im poetry and e»?ay contests. county and bis many friends will be he and Mrs. Hurd are now said to be that city under the promise of un Bennett's car struck Rangnthe'a skid mediately for an auto trip to Crater Winners for the poetry contest were giad" 'o f'th ls op?ortunitv oV hearing limited financial backing which hay - » ding It Into the horses. One of the lake and the Oregon caves. also enounced. Evelyn Goodell, rep- htm agBln The meetingg are tree and out of danger. not materilixed. This move to “steal" horse» was knocked down nnd the har Mrs. dossier is a niece of Mrs. Ixim- resenting the freshman class, took open the publ(c the car shops will unite the whole Marriage Licenses Issued ness torn. Complaint was filed ngslnst bard, and has visited in 8prlngfleld first place, with Lilia Zaehry. senior. Her s E chllders. pastor of the Bennett In Justice court hut the dam- several times; Mr. Gossler attended second and IA-Etta Duryee. Junior. rhurrh w|„ preglde and lntroduce thc Marriage licenses have been issued territory against Eugene and she Will nges were settled without trial. during the past week to Peter 8. lose trade advantages which will ott the 8prlngfleld high school, after ^klrd. speaker. Chase and I^etla Marsters, both of Eu set any advantages many fold she will which he spent two years oversea» Letters for the girls' and boys' high ! _______ gene; Stanford C. Mathews, Canary receive in securing the car shops, RICKARD FAMILY HOLD with the army. He is employed at school basebaH teams were awarded. pQRTY EIGHTERS WILL and Geneva M. Deming, Junction City: speakers said. the postofftce. REUNION ON SUNDAY with letters for girls basketball team. ; Sproule Approved this Site MEET IN CITY FRIDAY Walter M. Richards, Eugene, and eleven minute-men letters and awards Feme Travis, Springfield; Andrew- Welby Stevens, who was mayor of Month ’rs of the Rickard family and MRS. LANGDON PASSES for two yell leaders. Lane County members of the 40 Fish, nnd Dorothy Gulley, both of Ev Springfield In 1913, when the shops their friends met Sundny at the Mc Members of the boys' baxball team AT HOSPITAL TUESDAY and 8 society of the American Legion gene; Donald Barnes and Margaret site was bought here by the Southern Farland chapel for a reunion. The receiving letters were; Merle Mc will -meet here Friday evening for MacGregor, both of Eugene; Lawr Pacific company reviewed the trans family cams across the plains to Ore Mrs, Martha E. Langdon, 87, died Mullen, Paul Nice. John Cox, How gon In 1863. There were four brothers Tuesday at the Eugene hospital. She ard Hughes. Byron Cowart, Hugh the regular monthly meeting. Thc ence Van Keller and Ada Marie Hick action at the meeting. He said he Casper, John Anda nnd Peter, nnd two 1» survived by two sons, I-ewls W. Cowart, William Pollurd, Ray Casteel volture. composed of members of six man, both of Springfield: Harry Nel was approached by Superintendent sl-itern, Mrs. Farah Tracer und Mrs. I.augdon nt Portland and Gecrgi W. Austin McPherson, Gilbert Marguth, posts o l the Legion In Lane coun'w» son, Eugene, and Cleo Billings, Spring- Campbell and asked to secure the land at a reasonable figure. This re Christina Beck, all of whom are now langdnn nf Colorado, and two daugh Frank Lombard and Lyle Hastings. ¡meets alternately at the different field. towns. promised to do and the railroad com dead. Children, ■t'randch.'l Iren and ters, Mr». W. J. Baldwin of Eugene | Sues for Divorce Girls baseball players winning let-j Alter a supper at Huntley's dellca- grent grandchildren of these pioneers and Mrs. E. N. Shafer of Oklahoma. pany was guaranteed the site by peo tera were Christey Anderson, Viola tessen shop, the society will meet at Albert Adams has filed suit In cir ple of this community who agreed to met, some of them for the first time The funeral arrvlce» were held from Nelson, Anna Dillard, Hazel Parmen- ,the Chamber ot Commerce rooms, cuit court for divorce from Velra pay any excessive cost asked by pro at this reunion. the Walker chapel Wednesday. The I ter, Arllla Thompson and Gladys Grlf-1 .... , . Adams on grounds of adultry. The perty owners. The shops site was A commute was chosen to arrange deceased was a member of the Lad lor fit. The basketball girls awarded CLINIC TO BE HELD couple were married January 23, 192^ p-’-e'ensed for approximately J10'’,OOC for nn annual meeting of this kind. of the Q. A. n. were Viola Nelson. Lucy Goodell Arilla at Seymour, Texas, and have two The next meeting will be on the third FOR CHILDREN TOMORROW chlldern whom the father seeks custo at a time when realty values were Thompson and Ida Cox. Sunday of June, 1926 with Mrs. Sarah less than they are now. 8enlor Play Well Received dy of. Eleven minute-men. Johu Cox, Premise Long Standing Foster of Junction City. The free health clinic for children Paul Nicet as the thief In "Stop Thelma Laywon, Orval Eaton, Paul The 7© acres where the depot nnd under the auspices of.the Mercy hospl Thief,” the play presented by ‘he Nice, Carl McInnis, Luclle Stewart, Ge on Vacation—Mr. and Mrs. Rand yard» are now located here were deed- Paint Shop Moving to Main Street tai staff and nurses will be held in The Vo»by brothers paint nnd pnper tenlor class of the high school Mon Elizabeth Hughes, Frank Lombard, j ¡Springfield tomorrow at the offices all Scott left, the first of the week to the Southern Pacific 35 years »hop, which has been located for some day even'ng, wa» the hit of the even Austin McPherson, Naomi Carlton and i cl Drs. W. C. Rebhan, Eugene Renter to spend a month at their cabin near ago by the Pengra estate on the ex- months on 5th street near A, will ing. Lenabel Harper, carrying the Frank Lewis. Oeorge Moon nnd How and R. P. Mortensen. Girls will be McKensle bridge. greased Dt"vision they would be used «move the first of the week to tho other leading part, that of a sticky- ard Hughes received yell leader examined at Dr. Rebban's office under as terminal site. , building on Main between 3rd anil fingered and pussyfooting maid was awards. Goes to Everett—Zelphla Sneed left President Sproule of the Southern the direction of Dr. G. S. Beardsley, Report cards and the Maple J-eaf, Eugene specialist, and boys will be Wednesday for a Visit of two months Pacific In inspecting the site hera, 4th streets formerly occupied by the also very good. Howard Hughes as Dr. Willoughby the high school annual, were given at Everett, Washington remarked to him, Stevens said, that skating rink. received at the other two offices. and Merle McMullen, the staid min out at the assembly. The front of the storo has already Qojl must have had the Southern Pa Children of grammar school ago been moved hack, and the entire shop ister, took their part well, as did Bor- Go to Cascade—Ernest Black, cific and Springfield In mind when who are In any way afflicted will be "Ding" Mulligan and Tonj Sharman he created the site here. President will be repalrod and painted. Besides nald Holton, the absent minded Mr. examined free of charge. The Mercy Does to Portand—Mrs. John Ketels drove to Cascade Resort up the Mc Sproule and railroad engineers have the paints and wall papers now hand Carr. The other parts wero also well- is In Portland attending a convention hospitals urges parents bo take advan- led by the store, auto painting will be played, th« performance on the whole of the Daughters of -the Nile Kenzie Wednesday. always held this was the Ideal loca She of thl" extended free by goln^ very smooethly. tion for car shops. That Is the reason done nt the new location. plans to attend the Rose Festival bc-,,hp hospital, Stops at Hotel Tuesday- M. Noots they came here unsolicited on the part foré returning to Sprlngfl jbl of Oakridge stopped at the 9pong ho of tha people and picked this site. Tenni» Court Improved- The wlte Visit« From Roseburg—Mrs. J. M. Purohas House tel Tuesday. netting for the ends of the tennis Sherrill of Roseburg stopped Wed G oes to Portland— W. F. Walker courts at the Methodist recreational nesday evening at the W. A. Taylor Frank Sherman has purchased an Returns Rrom Oakland—Mrs, Fer- Returns Front Buslnaaa—E R Wing went to Portland Sunday to attend a grounds have been put. In place, and home for a short visit before proceed rol Perkins returned Tuesday from acre tract with a five-room house on the court will bn ready as soon as the ing to Mt. Vernon, Washington, where Oakland, where she has been (or some east llth street from W. L. Copper returned Wednesday even'ng from a meeting ot the State Embalming two-day business trip to Portland board. He returned Tuesday. lines aro marked In . she wilt visit. time. ncll.