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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"
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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.