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TBY THE HOME PRINT HHOP EIKST THE SPRINGFIELD NEV.'S SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY. OREGON. TWENTY-THIRD YEAR MEN OFF 10 HELP IN HEATON'S FILM Gives Away M illions More Thnn Enough Men Will ing To Help Buster Kenton! F ilm Civil Wnr Picture; Guard Leave« Today For Cot tage Grove. The local National (luuril wu* quick ly oiled in Hr full strength of 50 men and many applicant* were turned away when II »»> anuunced that the com puny would be used thia week at Cottage drove In filming Hunter Kea ton'* elvtl war picture “The Ueneral " Thirty-five new men were added to the company by Lieutenant C. A. Kwurta to bring It up to It* full quota of Ho The peace time strength of the company I* twenty, but live of the re- gular men could not go and were ex cused Their place* were taken by other local men who were eager to take part to making of the moving picture. Th-- company will leave today at 11 SO A M arriving tn Cottage Orova about ! 00 I’ M After being outfitted be Buster Keaton In Civil War uni form*, they will be sent to the scene of the mining at Culp Creek It I* not known by the local men which arm' th. y will.represent, but probably half will be Union and half Confederate soldiers. Tbe men will live In the rallraod car* while at Culp Creek They will ust a cur In which some of tbe seats huve been taken out. and will make their beds by using the <-n*hlnna of the remaining seats In this manner they will have more room than In a sleeper, aa there will be about two men to every three seats. L giving away »23,000,000 of his great fortunn, to bn used for char itable purposes. The gift will be mtile to tho K r^s f* Foundation whleh wna eatAbHahnd by the mnr»* chant la 1924. T h e People's Papar* '» NEW SPAPER , L IV E T O W N NUMBER 29. .'HL'rtoLAY. JULY 22. P>2t. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOINT COMMITTEE FOR ADVERTIZES SPRINGFIELD! PARADE FLOAT NAMED Gives Message to Youth Wldenpread publicity for Hprlng- 1 Appointment of a Joint committee field la resulting from recont actlv- from the Springfield chamber of Com ities of the Chambor of Commerce mere« and the Lion* club to consider which ha* been engaged for som e the matter of entering a float from time In advertising the advantage* Springfield In tbe “Trail To Kail“ of the city a* an Industrial center celebration to be held In Eugene. Aug- and a local point for tbe attraction* ust 1» to 20 was made Tuesday by H. of the McKensle valley. ¡J Cox. president of the Chamber of The Oregon Journal for Sunday i Commerce and John Ketel* president July 11 carried a page advertise- If the Lions club. in,-nt telling ot the vacation paradise O. O Hushman. Dr. W C. Rebhan. of the McKensle river region. T b e !and E. E Morlson were appointed; ad was Illustrated -with cuts of the from the Chamber; and Henry Adrian! McKensle river and highway and of and H. E. Max»y from the Lions club j the territory surrounding Spring- Mr. Hushman was named chairman of field. Springfield was featured as the committee. the gateway to the McKenxIe and Its The committee will connlder the ad- Industrial resources were given much vlsablltty of entering a float to re- apace. present Sprlnifleld In the parade, and Thia advertising will be dlstrlbu will report their findings next week. In a recent Interview Dr. Charles W. Eliot, 02 year old President! ted to all the Chambers of Commerce — ---------------- — Emeritus of Harvard UnJve-raity, In the "United Stales and to all the LIONS HEAR MAGLADRY laid:— “ I f I had the opportunity railroad publicity bureaus Over SPEAK ON CELEBRATION to aay a final word to all the young 3000 copies are to be sent out In this — — >eppla in Ameriea tt would be th ia way by tbe Journal. The local chant- J » Magladry of Eugene, chair 3on*t think too about your- mlf. Whan all jroo cpn think eboat • yoareelf ye - % ti a bad w ay!* NEW FIRE ENGINE WILL SAVE MONEY Officials Say Lowered Insurance Rates Will Pay For New Fire Equipment To Be Bought If Bond Issue Carries At Tues day's Election. That the property owners of the city will more than save the price of a new fire engine on lowered insurance rates that will result if the *7.500 bonds are voted at next Tuesday elect ion Is the opinion of city officials. The failure of the present obsolete equip- in the last two fires ha* demonstrated that it Is Inadequate they point ouL Along with the new equipment two paid men are to be on the force ready to respond to all fires instantly. Mayor O. O. Bushman is heartily In favor of the bond issue. He said: d out to Interested parties. This ad the “Trail To Rail" Celebration, — 1 ■— — “The Ford truck which the city now alone will do much to put Springfield spoke before the Springfield Lions SPRINGFICLD SCOUTS AT has is totally out of date and should before the people of the United club at their weekly meeting last p qqqq be replaced by a new machine. The Friday noon and told them of the N O SUITABLE SLOGAN State*. FOUND BY COMMITTEE present equipment throws too small a The chamber will also soon have an plans for the celebration to be held gpringfleM boy scout* at Camp Illustrated booklet to send out over there In August, commemorating the stream of water to have much effect , U( ky ,biy ar<. hav„m the time of i the country This phamplet I* now finishing of the Natron cut-off. Mr The »logan committee of the Chamber on a fire after It has gained a start. their life according to their reports I on the press and will be ready for Magladry urged that Springfield en- <* ’ ommerce, headed by M M. Peery, The volunteer fire force now in use should be reenforced by two men who Jt haa ter a float In the parade and other-!1“ instile to visitors of the camp Sunday distribution within a week T,|prp #rp 2„ b, yg , he <Brap 'eight pages with scenes of Spring wise cooperate with Eugene in malt s k «ac for Springfield will be made would always be on hand to fight fires which end* next Sunday a t d nine of field and the McKenxIe region. The Ing the celebration a success Hugh rrom » “» n g tho1* ’ submitted to the and who would have more experience the lads are from Springfield. R. C. outside cov, rs are done In green ' Wldner. director of the chorus of ‘ ommlttee The committee feels that in coping with a blaze than any vol Clark, county scout executive. Is tn with two pictures. one of the arch at the Klatawa pageànt. sang several 80 far no "»Itable slogan haa been unteer company can have, no matter 'th e Pacific highway, the other of songs, accompanied on the piano by »'ibmilted and wishes to extend thV how good, charge of the camp. The inm p Is located on upper Blue trout fishing on the McKenxIe. Mis* Corn Moore, the accompanist ,lm e for the co n test i .<The of new equipment river where a good swimming hole Another way of Informing people for the pageant. Over 100 entries were made in the : would more than pay for Itself In low- and plenty of forests are at hand. It of Springfield Is being used by the President Ketels of the Lions club contest but none of them were be- ered fine Insurance rates. Jus wbat la more of a school of Instruction local Chamber. Each week the Sec- announced that he would appoint a Keyed to be deserving of official the saving would amount to for thnn an ordinary camp Trails lead retary sends n list of prospective new- committee to confer with the Cham adoption by Springfield as its slogan Springfield Is not known yet, as tha ing Into th, woods have flo-wera, comers to the real estate dealers of ber of Commerce regarding the en- |n advertising. Consequently the as the fire and water committee of the shrubs and trees marked by a botan ,7 . . known tu .t h„w long the ’ nrU” """ «"Hy T his ,,8< 18 "e n t ,h * try of • H”* 1 in the parade by 1 committee decided to declare that no council has not yet compiled the fig- guard u n it. Win be needed filming T t h e ^ d H f e r e ä Î ’. S é . ^ N . ï u r e p selection had been made and to call ures. If the new rate, which would ’ n le iu r e but thev e in e e t to be * the different spet l*i. Nature Äju1 |g np D. N Ke**ey of the Commercial for a new contest. ( result from the buying of the equip- gone a week The new m en o f the ‘ “° ! * * « In te re s te d In Oregon. T h e , State Bank was a special g u e.t of A five dollar prlxe had been offered ! ® « ‘ 18 obtained from the state fire r ne a w e e * i n - new |h R p ro |tT a m r e a l estate dealer* use the Lions club. by the Chamber of Commerce for t h e / » “ “ « bureau before election time, it company have been enlisted for a ten U g | wppfc th<, tO(lk „„ B„ l o c a l winning slogan. This prize may be | wlU posted at the city hall so tha day period. The m*-n will receive *5 n|gb, h|fc,n< (r|p t„ ,b.. of c . . t u «»>'" »•« "“ «I write to them to Inter- lucres ed In sn effort to secure more , P®oPle ot Springfield can see what the a day and all expenses from Buster r(M,k wherP they *|ep, ou,. o n e of eat thi-m In Springfield snd vicinity. CONFEREENCE AT GROVE A T T R A C T S M A N Y P E O P L E en trles in the M W contest. saving would be. Keaton, and will have a chance to be- |h). S prlngfleld boy> walks In his The chamber also will send them the Illustrated phamplet. I The slogan desired by the Chamber! “To come up to requirements. com e a movie alar besides sleep so they strapped him to an- In these various ways the local Many Sprtngfleid people are attend- ,g one , ha[ wl„ combine in , few ghort Springfield will have to have two re- In addition to the units from Spring- o, bl>r hoy before retiring for the ( am -r o nmm«rcf s ma tig |n< (he Methodist Camp meeting and wordg as many of tbe desirable feat gular men on the fire force. We will field and Eugene there will be used n()|bt_ conference being held at Cottage f Springfield as possible. Men- arrange It so they will be kept busy the Cottage Drove artillery company Tb„ hgyp g(JUBd ,pntg wHh S nr ng • < > er nnwn no on v the people of Oregon, but of the en -,r — - — • ■ Grove July 23 to Augustl. The local t)on may made of tbe position of by putting two Jobs together. Th« and n unit from Corvallis Infantry. floor* g, , hp ranr, Fvervthlng la tire United States. cavalry, and artillery are all going to kpp, (|> f,ne order Bn<, ln(,pect|„n I* church will hold no Sunday night ser- (hp town ag tj,e gateway to the Me- men will sleep above the fire engine* be used In the picture. The men will stood, army style, every morning vices for the next two weeks so that K en l|e valley, or of the industrial op- so as to be ready at all times for fires. H e re F ro m B urn W M Sutton the members may attend tbe services portun|ties offered by the city. The A little room will be built above th* take part In the heaviest scenes of A woman cook has been employed tbe film. In which Keaton ha* an en and she I* kept busy satisfying the * b o own* several business building* at the conference best slogan will be the one that can fire hall for this purpose. In Springfield, wa* a visitor to Spring ! Dr. W. H. Pollard and Mrs. A. A. glne carato through a rallrcnd (restie. boys* appetite. i . combine as many of these features a s , “The fire committee is going into P°” ,b,e AnyB- 10 « » « * < • ! th e questi n of a new engine thorough- ________ _ ! field this week Mr S utto n called « H V a . J . I . e h Ttoow X«lng wlth thè Headquarter* company, lst Hnitallon. IfiSitd In- To Celebrate Labor Day At Wendlinp on <,l<l friends while attending to his lof (be camp meeting board which will may submit their slogan to the com- ly <olng tQ buy the W I) Smith, field representative nf business here. He was formerly b,. charged with the supervision of m|t'tee fantry of Springfield are: glne possible if the bond issue passe* Flr*l Lleulenant Swnrt*. Charles A the 41, organisation, was In Spring- ’"»X°r of Springfield and also head of tbe meeting. at this election. W e are goin g to get Second Lleutenent Dossier. Walter flp|(, |c, (day | n the Interests of the the sc hools here He has been school t Among those from Springfield who j Ha* Operation— Mrs. Arthur Peter-1 the best machine and will buy it a* N l^ h or Day celebration to be held at "uperlnfendent at Burns for the the have attended the meetings are; the, sou was operated upon at the Eugene cheaply as possible. I am satisfied First Sergeant Henderson. Trubert. W endllng this fall. The celebration hurt «Ween years. ! Reverend F. L. Moore and wife, Mr and Mrs. U. O. McElhaney, Mr. and hospital Wednesday morning. Mrs that we can save the coat of the new Sergeants Fandrem. Clarence; Card ,g , o be g j« |nt nffnlr with Springfield; ' Mrs. William G'ints, .Ruben Smith, Peterson fell over a month ago while machine out of the lowering of the tier. Lyndall; Sharman. Thomas; nn(, w ,.ndllng 41. o rgan ization s par- i Goes to Astoria— Welby Stevens Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence May, Mrs. getting out of her car. and has never insurance rates. This saving is en- Thompson. Charles; Toniseli». John. tlclpatlng This Is the third year In left for Astoria Tuesday to be gone for Alice Ellison. Mrs. Sarah Purance. Mr. recovered sufficiently t be around. She tlrely in addition to the saving there Corporals Cowart. Hugh; Deane. Bel- wblch a Labor Day celebration has four or five days. He will attend the and Mrs. Sherman Potter. Mr. and was reported to be getting along a s , <111 bo to buildings in fires.“ vln; ltarpole. Richard; Look. Effgar; hppn ce|ebrBted at Wendllng. 'Columbia Historical celebration In Astoria and then go on to seaside for Mrs. Charles Meyer. Mr. and Mrs. W. well as could be expected this morn- McKImls, Carl; Mulligan. Kenneth ____ Herbert Cox, councilman and presi Privates Andre, Wlllqrd; B ench.’ Nebraska Plcnlo To Be Held a few days. O. Hughes, and Miss Fay? Parsons. in<. dent of the Chamber of Commerce, ex John; Collier. Ward; Collier. W esley; August 1 has been selected aa the pressed him self as favoring the bond Cooley, John; Dowdy. Francis; Eck- date for tbe fifth annual picnic for ! issue. He believes that the people of hardt. I-cRoy; Elliott, Wayne; Endl- former Nebraskans to be held a ’ Ihe j Springfield can easily afford the new colt, Benjy; Ollllesple. Itarrel; Oorrfln | Oo,orado l,ake picnic grounds three I equipment at the time, and that the «er. Roy; Oreen. Alvsh; Howes. C. L.; mllpg p#gt Corvallis on the Bast increased protection to property will James, Louis; I.aw*on, Laverne; Lorn- ptorvallla-Albsny road. more than Justify the spending of the hard. Frank; MeFnrland, Vermi Me money. “The money paid out for new I,ast year the attendance nt the Klnnls. Thomas; Neel, Neet, Oral; Nice, ' annual p|pn|(, wag t200 and fire equipment is a good in vestm en t Ix-lloy; Palmer. Donald: Parker K r - . , ^ people and a larger attendance It will be more than regained by the m l; Plnkley. Eddie; Polhl. M J,; |g wantPd , hlg year. Anyone who lower Insurance rates wblch property Robertson. Leo; Sharman, I/eslIe. forlner| y jived In Nebrasku Is Invited ¡ow ners will have to pay. if the equip- Sharman. Roy; Steel, James; S lo u g h ' (,omp an(, hr|n< , hetr ,unch C()ffe„ I ment m eets the standards of the fire | rating bureau." David; Thompsoq, Joe; Tomseth. w,,| bp f,,rn| gbPd nt the grounds. Bert; Tomseth, Eddie; Wald. Phillip: _____ The fire committee of the council Wycoff, Ronald; Z.lolkow*kl. Codgel; , yy T_ ^ m lth Gets C o n tra c t to P a in t has been investigating the buying of a Zlolkowskl. Tony. , School now machine. They believe that an The contract to paint the Lincoln engine throwing 450 gallons of water T e n n e a s e la n a T o M e et. school was let this week to W. T. a minute will meet the needs of tha Former residents of T ennessee who 8mlth for $2«0 Mr. Smith was the town for some time They have made live In Springfield nnd vicinity are successful bidder when the bids were no definite selection yet but are try to hold their annual picnic Saturday, opened by the school board last week, ing to get as cheap and good an en- July 31 at 4:30. They are to meet but the contract was not definitely V* ->eseth1«. at the home of John Hutchens on the awarded until this week, after a bond ' CW regular firemen will he Pacific Highway between Springfield had been furnished by Mr. Smith to gtveii other work to do by the city If nnd Eugene In what Is known as satisfactorily do the work. Work of the bonds are voted. Probably one patvitlng the building will start at Byrnes’ Pine Drove. will be made traffic officer, according All former residents of Tennessee once. to Mayor Bushman. are urged to be present. Each one The poles at the city hall will be Is to bring a picnic lunch. Coffee Farm Traded For California Property open from 3:00 A. M. to 8:00 P. M., Mr. Nelsen Bush of Marcóla has will he furnished by those In charge. Tuesday for the election. Quite a trnded a 1R0 acre farm In Northern large turnout Is expected In view of Moves Real Estate Office Dowm Town California for a 100 acre tract on the the Interest aroused by the election. Upper Slluslaw near Alma, belonging W W. Walker, local real estate dealer has moved has office from his home at 233 E street to the building belonging to Mrs Bryan at 337 Main which was formerly occupied by Clines neastaurant. Mr Walker plnns to re-arrange the Interior of the building and make It Into an up to date real estate office. He will devld« the office Into two parts, on« to he need ns « consulting room and the other as -txs office. CAM HAV£ J|ME to W W Walker of Springfield The deal was consumated last week. B ra tta ln School Repaired—The usual summer repairs are being made on the nrattaln school this week Workmen are oiling the floors and repairing the drain pipes. The drain pipes are be ing connected with the city sewer so as to keep the water from running oyer the school yard. New Car Bought—Two citizens of Springfield are the proud possessors of new cars this week. Oswald Olsen la driving a new Chevrolet sedan and F. B. Flanery has a Packard sedan, purchased Tuesday. Here From Leaburg—Mr. and Mrs. Al Montgamery were In town Tuesday "from Leaburg.