The Railroad Deci-
■Ion I» a Boost To
Springfield As A C rn ln
and Sawmilling Cooter.
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
HPRINOFIELD. LANE COUNTY. OREGON.
T W E N T Y -T il HID YEAH
PLINS FINISHED
FOR GRADUATION
Rev. S. Earl Childers To Give
Baccnlaurente Sermon May
30; Prof. Rainey Will Speak
At Commencement Exercise«
June 4; Examination« June 1
and 2.
Springfield Scout I roops to
Join Lane County Council
M em orial D a y
P ro g ra m R e a d y
Rev. Moore and Rev. Stiver«
To Deliver Addresses
At Ceremonies
Rev F L. Moore of the Methodist
KpUropnl church of Hprtngfelhl «ml
Rev. C. K. Stivers of the Eugene
Christian church, will be the principal
speakers at the Decoration (lay anrv-
Icea to be held In Springfield on May
30 The comm ittee thia week com
Detailed piano for Ihn Springfield pleted and announced the program
high school rotnen an cen eal. when '!• for what promts«» bo be the must
iwnlura will lx- graduated, have been Impreaaive obaervance of Decoration
completed l»r Prlnelgxl V. I) lla'n Day ever held In thia city.
('nniiiienrrniKit duv will lx> Friday
Iter Moore will apeak at the Ixiurel
Ju n e 4. -tid bar.'alaur* Ml» Bunday Hill cemetery aervlcea In the morn
w ill lie May 30
ing
Rey Stiver» will deliver the ad-
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Re». H Karl Childer«, paator of the dress at the afternoon aervlcea. to be
Springfield Christian church
a n d 'bp)d
t,an<i stand at Second and
member of ihe teaching staff of th» Mwln atreela.
K u« lie Bible university, will give the
Music arrangement» have
been
baccalaureate sermon before the rlas» made by R B Moahler. and tho
of 1926. The service» will be field Sun Moahler quartet will lead th* Ringing
day evening at 11 o'clock. In the J II of the congregations.
Kbbcrt Methodist Episcopal church.
The complete program 1« given be
The graduation exercises held Frt )ow .
day evening, will take piar» In the
Morning.
high arhonl uudltnrlutn. with Profes
Î0:30 Parade
sor Homer P Rainey, member of th*
Form at Main and Sixth streets.
teaching staff of the University o f l f|((.)n(i w(—t
THURSDAY. MAY 13, 1926.
Mothsr*« Day Observed.
Mother's day was fittingly obaervod
in Springfield churches Sunday, with
minister* npeaklng befoie the congre
Cation» In tribute to mother« and ape
rial miialr with almlla* th'm e pre.
vtdvd by the cholra. In one church
flowera were pinned on all who at-
tended, and flower» wet» worn by
all who attended the other churches
•The Psoola’e Papa*"
L IV E
NEW SPAPER
A L IV E T O W N
IN
NUMBER 19
DEED 10 PIERS IS
BY S.P.
ROSE SHOW PLANS
Campaign to Raise $350 for
ARE PROGRESSING
City’s Quota To Start At Railroad Agrees to Give City
Piers and Right of Way for
Once With Individuals and
Detail« of te entries to be made In
Motor Bus Franchise Privi
Organizations
Asked
To
Give;
the u«nual Civic Club Rose show, to
leges for 30 Years; Street Im
Camp
Being
Prepared
Above
be held at the Christian church gym
provement W o r k Ordered
nasium May 20, ifcre announneed to
Blue River.
Started
day. Tables will be arranged for sin
Springfield will be a member of the
gle rose displays, displays of collet-
tlons of three, collection« of »lx. all Lane County Council, Boy 8couta o f ( Title to the piers and right of
or
variety also
also baskets
oassets of
oi less
less i America, and w ill contribute Its wa7 ot the 0,(1 gtreet car bridge will
of one
one variety
than 10. all of on« variety. Anyop< share toward support of the organlxa • be conveyed to the city of Springfield
Civic Club Dinner Tonight.
Southern Pacific com-
To haatat In paying for the piano In Interested In the growth of roe*« 1» ' tlon It was decided at a m eeting of at once b7
, the troop com m ittee, and court of e»“ * According to a letter from E. U
tlie rthamber of commerce rooroa, the Invited.
Ladles Civic club will give a chicken In connection with the »how there will I honor members ¡tf a meeting Wednes- K,n«' superintendent of the » P read
evening
thousand
dollars at the m eeting of the council Monday
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T C U IU ».
r Five
1T T 7
lix /u o a u v i
dinner there thia evening, starting be an art exhibit, a fancy work exhibit 0 day
. . . . - for g ovonlnp
of-waY
I.
the
amount
of
money
budgeted
e n i n g . Thi.
The nlorn
piers and
and ritfht
right-of-way
serving at « o'clock. The public la by various needle clubs, and other
the
county
council
work.
Nearly
for-1’
«™
*lTPn
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the
“
th*
reualt
to ttve> dinner
features.
ty-seven
hundred
dollars
have
already
i
tavorahte
consideration
of
the
city
The menu, as announced by the
been raised in Eugene and Springfield council of the railroad franchise W
committee In charge of preparation NEW ORDER IS OUT FOR
is expected to contribute »360.
oP*rate bnaaea ,n Springfield.
of the meal, will be as follow»—
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At a meeting Wednesday evening
c<vuncll P " -* d l b « b“a ™"*
McKENZIF.
BRIDGE
MAIL
Chicken and poodles, baked beans,
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Maxey was appointed general nanca ««ow ing the Southern Pacific
creamed mashed potatoes, brown
_ _ . , . _ sneinr.
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Xd-vear franchise to ooerate
New arrangements for McKenxIe
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» 30-year
operate motor
gravy, bread and butter, vegetable Bridge mall service, providing that, ‘f
Q ’ g u^ m/ n Jobn wl)1 and busses on D street, Second. Mai«,
salad, relish, pie and coffee.
this end of the route be at Eugene in
niRr^ m a Sixth, E and Fifth streets. The com*
stead of Springfield, but that atop»
_
»„„ds from lndl PnnF has announced a schedule that
To Give Skit.
w ... be made here to get and
. w illo p e r a te buses, along Main to
Members of the Junior class of he mall, are ordered In a cognmunlcatlon * “•
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committee Sixth
*nd thence along Sixth
Springfield high «'hool will give aI recelwed by Portmaater F B. Hamlin
h “ j cox W P “ X
to E and a!ong E to Fifth and o .
£ ^ t
W G. X
F. B. h Z
back to Main street J. T. Btt-
short skit, "The Naked Boy, at (hl\ today , from
m the
O«tmaster general.
the D
postmaster
general.
Oregon school of education, delivering
order of mnrch—
high school Monday afternoon, to
Starting
May*
17.
the
carrier
will
the gradual Ion address
1 Hprlngfleld band
which the public Is Invited. A small
At the clone of the address. C. A.
Roy . —
Scout Troop - No L
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admission will be charged.
The other carrier will leave McKenxIe i a
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xd the company desire to give motor
Swarta. p retd en t of th* board of
3 Grand marshall and speaker and ,,|ay s o r t s at 3:30 o'clock
Bridge at 6 p. m They will meet mid- ] P»>y.
M orrisonjind Arthur Pen- bus service to Springfield. The ordi
triiMees of District No 1», will pre O A R
way for exchange of mall. Both going
and AlfrPd M rga .
nance passed also provides that the
sent th* diplomas lo th* 29 seniors.
4 Roy Scout Troop No. 2.
cowicll
P. E. O Meets.
and coming, the carrier will atop for J Joining of the Lane County
.
.
Southern pacific will take up the
Principal Rain will preside, and will
It Ijidirs of O A. R
H r Pol-
Mrs. A. J. Morgan, Mrs ' W
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U” Srlngfleld ma'I a rvlce. making no ; baa ‘he endorsement of the Spring- street car tracks and repave the
Introduce th* speaker and the presi
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wha, PV„
, he service be- Held Lions, sponsor» of troop nusm
6 Mayor and city council.
lard and Mrs. W F W alker
streets.
dent of the board
7. Headquarter» Company. 142nd night attended a u e e tlc g held
I
M< Kenrie Bridge.
1. whlc voted oo the question at
A petition for water on Broadway
Musical numbers given by high Regiment. O. N Q
the Oshun hotel nt which a
”r
Earl McNutt, who has the con tract, l“ Bt meeting,
was received signed by* six property
sa hool students and other» will be
8 American t-egton.
chapter of P E O was organised n
,ng
mal, on thllI end. will
At the meeting last night C. R holders and the council recommended
other features of the graduation, prop-
Spanish-American war veterans.
Eugene Monday night the local mem-
additional »326.94 annually i Clark. Lane County Boy Scout execu- to the Mountain States Power com
♦r A new plan to be followed this
All ex-service men.
bera attended a meeting of the E
u
m(]n- wh,ch he tlve, was present and told of plans pany that the service be furnirfied.
yenr provides for reserved seats for
American Legion auxiliary.
gene chapter, to which they belong
tJjp n<>w arrange- for the annual Boy Scout summer
A petition to open up J street frooS
relatives of the graduates In years
9. Fraternal orders.
' camp to he eld this year In July near Mill street to the S. P. tracks and
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Cl
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im
en
t*
His
resent
contract
calls
for
past, the high school auditorium has
Loyal Is»glon of ixigger» and Lum
Progressive Club Meets.
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Blue River. Work of preparing the thence along the S. P. right-of-way
not beeh large enough to seat the bermen
The Progressive club will meet at |
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camp has started. Every Springfield j was read and referred to the street
crowd, and a» a result at tim es rela
scout w ill have the opportunity of j
Odd Fellows
te Odd Fellows all tonight for de
committee.
tives of seniors have had difficulty
Woodmen of the World.
Refreshments will be WILLAMETTE CLUB IS TO
attending this camp for two w eek s.
gree work
Work was ordered started by the
In getting In tc see the exercise».
HOLD MEET FRIDAY NIGHT An organised course of instruction In , I council on the grading and macadam-
Modern Woodmen
»erred later
Each senior, this year, will have a
Other fraternal orders.
outdoor life and scouting will be car txlng of A street from Ninth to Tenth
The W illamette U niversity club
certain number of reserved seats for
CRIsena.
CHANEY TO BE HEARD
ried on.
and Seventh street from Main to D
will meet at the Methodist Episcopal
relatives and special guests.
10 Schools (Form on Sixth with
streets.
AT
BROTHERHOOD
MEET
church
tomorrow
night,
for
monthly
May 81 will be a holiday at Ihe head of column on Main)
The city attorney was ordered te
high school. June 1 and 2 will be
social evening Dinner will be nerved MRS.
EMMA
PRICE
DIES
High school. Prof. Bain
a' c
proceed to collect liens on delinquent
Rev.
S.
L..
Chaney,
district
super
devoted to examinations .but the sen
by
the
Ladles
Aid
of
the
local
church.
lJncoln achool. Prof. Burrhum.
AT HOME OF DAUGHTER property. Those property holders
intendent of the Methodist church,
ior examinations will he finished hy
Visitors are expected from Cottags
Rrattaln school, Mrs Hemenway.
' who have paid neither Interest or
May 28 In order that the graduates
Line of marrih—-west on Main street will be the principal speaker at a Grove. Creswell and Eugene. The lo
Mrs. Emma Price, well known rcsl- prlnicral will have action take#
meeting
of
the
Methodist
Brother
mny have grsJuaVnn week fre • from smith on Second
numbers
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mbers are p playing
la y in g host
n u a i to
IU mem dent of Parma. Idaho, died at the pr
attorney
street, where thoee who wish will hood, to be held In the church Mi n-
otbir piacea at this meeting. bome of iher daughter at Mabie Tues- aRa n*
stud lea.
take autoa to Laurel Hill cemetery.
day night. A discussion of c i r . d l d a t e s ___________ ______
day morning at 12:20 o'clock. She was lnst™r,ed .
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John Fitigerald was ordered to
for
political
offices,
to
be
voted
on
at
Open.
Realy
Office.
ha(,
9tayInK
at
the
Mablc
home
h)g
from
KpHy
11:00
Service«
at
cemetery.
SPRINGFIELD VICTOR
the May Primary will take up part
Music, America.
W. W Walker, an experienced deal- for seten m(,nths during her severe
g,dewalk could b,
OVER MOHAWK OUTFIT
Invocation. Rev. 8 E arl Childers. of the time, of the meeting. It Is re er in real estate, baa opened an of- nine««. The remains were «hipped to
ported.
,r,ed -
flee at h is home at 233 E street. It p arma. Idaho, for burial W ednesday a _
Music, F lag of th e Free.
Bunched hit» and superior fielding
T he eupper will start at 6:45 o'clock
announced today M* Walker mor„,ng.
* Property owners on the allev be
Address,
Rev
F.
L.
Moore.
ability gave the Springfield baaeball
tween Third and Fifth street and
President
Sam
Bartholemew
wilt
ore-1
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Music. Star Snanxled Banner.
Mrs. Price Is survived by her hus Main and A streets conferred with
will do a realty business, dealing In
l.-am a 6 io 3 victory over the Mo
Ritualistic ceremonlee. American side.
band. J. W. Price, of Parma, and elev tne council in regard to paving. The
both city and farm property.
hawk nine In a hotly contested argu
en children; also a sister. Mrs. L council voted to reconsider Its ac
ment on the Wendllng diamond Sun Tx-glon and 0 . A. R.
E. B. U. Night Planned.
Salute by detachment of O, N G.
White of Burlington.* Washington, tion In ordering some property moved
P.-T. A. Will Elect.
day afternoon.
Taps by C. A Swarts.
Sunday nlghL May 23. will he E.
Election of officers will take plac* and a brother. H. E Peterson, of that was slightly In the alley on con
Snyder atnrted the hitting for
Afternoon.
B. U. night at the Christian church nt a meeting of the Parent-Teachers Tarme Her daughters living at Mabie sideration that the property owner«
W, ndllng when. In the first Inning, he
3:00 An’ ^mhly at bandutHnd. Sec-1 here. The entire rogrami will be devot- association, to be held tomorrow at- are Mrs. L. J. Andrews and Mrs. L. would pave the space when the build
si-if the bull over the right fence for
a home run The local players rallied. *nd and Main.
. ,-d to the Eugene Bible university, ternoon at the Lincoln school. It was W. Brown.
ings were replaced.
»ii-l by expert fielillng m anaged t ’ l Flower rw -m o n v on water, by Lad- j 1 and
_ t students and teachers of that In- annunced
„ „ „ „ n e e d todav.
today Other important
Important bus-
bus
Property owners on East Main
Births Are Many— Dr W H. PollarO
hold down the Wendllng team at the I >•» of the O A R
street were present and asked that
stltutlon will speak and have charge m ess Is scheduled.
reported this wpek that blrffli« In
Music. Battle llvm n of the Republic.
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v», j -»a li t be oiled because of the duet In
anime time hunching lilts for a quin
of the music. Pictures will be shown
town for April totaled 13 while deaths gummw Thp cftunc„ gaid that M
Invocation. Rev. C H. Blom.
Wearin
In—
M.
J
Wearln
of
Wal-
of the school. A definite program »will
tet of runs.
Address. Rev. C. E Stivers.
were only five.
tervtlle was a visitor here Monday
money was available at present to
Batteries»--Springfield. Beeson and
appear In the N ews next week
Me«lo. Columbia the Gem of the
oil the street but that later the cal
Black; Mohawk. Contes and Schaefer.
cium chloride being placed on Second
The next gnne- will be played at ! Ocean
*w««Ma«iinwiainnminMi^^
Dismiss.
mght he also applied to East Main,
Eugene fairgrounds Sunday, i gainst
provided that it was found to be sat-
Eugene Manager Jack l-arson of the
A CCinrfM T«? C A II9 C o f
I lsfactory.
local nine today urg'd that S pring
MANY INJURIES HERE |
field have support at tho games.
WHAT IS THE REAL DIFFERENCE?
H alf a doxen nersons w -re vlct'-us
DUFS RFDUCTION TO RF
of accidents, more or less serious,
TOPIC OF LEGION MEET h ere this week,
Charles Conn wbh brought bere
r«,r ini’
rm i»» «»
Reduction of dues for
the retna»"d
I
in- p-'nclo l fronp-the Flslu r Lum ber com pany m i'l
e r of the year will b c,»n-.!d-icd bv
süH crlug
frmn
severe
topic of b u n 'n c - to be
, whgn „ ptp(,e of bim
th e Springfield e»st nf tb»» Anierti an
her struck him as it was passing
I cgloP, In meeting tonight, an
Into a resaw. Conn was hit squarely
to Ccintnaird»»r P ercy Tyson
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M* l™ lr
While putting un shelves In the
pnlgtn for new member« for the nr- cookhouse at the Echo Hollow mill,
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“ t,OX e L i u a H o r X l 5 e X l John F it,-. 18. slipped and fell back-
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One is the result of DIRECTED ACTIVITIES
while
COMMUNITY NEGLECT is responsible for the other
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We have 250,000 men and boys in prison with art annual
Crime Bill of $6,000.000,000.
and yet
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p e m b e r« at less money j w ard onto a h o t Move resu R in gJn J
He was
than few -r members at more money , painful
nalnful burning
burning of
of Ms
his back.
back. He
was 1
A membership campaign la planned h ere for tre a tm e n t Monday
Angus Hnrblek. another employe of
by the post,
the Ei-ho Hollow mill, sustained «
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crushed thumb when a piece of lum
Scouts Do Signalling.
ber fell on It late last week.
Ben Endicott, employe of the
Signalling practice was the princi
pal feature of a meeting of Boy Scout Springfield Gravel co-mpnny, la suf
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Troop No. 1. held Monday night fering from an Infected hand. The
Infection
was
the
result
of
his
brills
Signalling by flags In the Interna
tional code was curried out on the tag his hand on a rock while at work
hlgdi school grounds. Following this, recently
T. C. Thomnson of W nltervllle fell
the scouts went to the home of Scout
master Percy Tyson, and there pnac and struck the end of his nose, break
ing tihe hone of the nose and severe
tlced the Hoop ttong with Mis« V
ly Incerattag his face.
froil Tyson accompanying.
Our -Government spends only 3 cents a year on each Boy
for Character Building and Citizenship Training.
What Is a Live American Boy Worth?
HENRY CLAY HART IS
DEAD AT AGE OF 52
Henry Clay Hart, a resident of
Springfield Route 1 for 16 years, and
well known In this community, passed
away at the Pacific Christian hospital
at Eugene Tuesday. Mr. Hart waa
born 62 years ago In Kentucky.
Mr. Hart Is survived by four bro
thers, G. W. Joseph, and James of
Springfield, and William E. of Hood
River; two sisters. Mrs. Mary Par
rott of Springfield and Mrs. Sarah
Csrman of Medford. Oregon.
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Miss W ard III— Miss Jarelda Ward
Spurlln In Town— William Spurlln
of Harrisburg was a visitor In Spring Is reported 111 at her home here tills
week.
field for u time Wednesday.
We spend $5,000.000 a year on reform schools
and only’
$1,000,000 A Year For the Protection of Child Life
DOES
IT
MAKE YOU THINK?
The boys of Springfield are Springfield’s Responsibility
What is one Live, potential, Unspoiled Springfield Boy Worth?
Springfield Quota for Boy Scout Work is $350. Organizations and individuals are ex
pected to donate this money. If you want to have a part in this worth while woi-kr--
be an associate member of the Boy Scouts of America— leave your contribution at the
First National Bank.
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Here from Wendling—Mrs. John
' Purcell of Wendllng is here for a few
days taking care of her mother-ln-
| law. Mrs. Frank Purcell of Mnrcola.
i The elder woman is remaining here
during her Illness in order to be near
physician's care.
Platt Is Visitor—George Platt, resi
dent of Thurston, was a visitor here
1 on Monday morning.
Baby Girl Born—Born to Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Lane of Marcola a girl.
Weight. 10 pounds.
Here from Portland—Dr. C. O Van
sfxah was here from Portland visiting
his mother, Mr». A. B. Van Valxah,
this week .