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APRIL -‘I. I»27
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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
THE THREE SISTERS NATIONAL PARK
The move to make the Three Sisters area a na­
tional park should receive the support of every
Bprtngflald. Lao« Coaaty. Oracoo. by
citizen in Lane county and Western and Central
Oregon. It is only by this method that the area
TH E W IL L A M E T T E PRfctS
will ever be developed as It should be and nation­
H. K M AXEY. Editor
ally advertised by the park service and the' ruil-
aa «»tond risaa mattar Fnbraary SA IM I at th» roads.
rontatflc«. Bprtogflakl. Oraana_________
We can never get this area made into a nation­
al park if public sentiment Is uot solidly liack of
M A IL tU B a C R lR T IO N R A T E
_78n the idea. It behoves anyone to think twice before
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expressing any sentiment against this movement
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lest he hiuder worthwhile development. e
THURSDAY APRIL Í1. 1»S7
The Three Sisters area Is good for nothing else
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but to look at and for recreation. For those pur­
poses it is the most beautiful, picturesque and
ATTACK IS CHEAP PUBLICITY
unique mountainous area on the Pacific coast.
The action of the head of the Eugene church There is not merchantable timber in the area.
brotherhood In condemning the sheriff for liberty I There are few animals except elk and deer and
shown a trusty prisoner Is cheap publicity and can at the time of the open season these animals mi­
do the church no good and will do law enforce­ grate to lower grounds. Consequently making
ment harm. Naturally the sheriff resents it and of this a national park will not interfere with
he counters with what newspaper men have hunting. There are few lakes in the urea proper
heard for several months—namely the assertion that are stocked with fish and very few would
that the church brotherhood has paid a man to be suitable for fish. Any objection that comes
spy on his office in an attempt to get something on this score is ill founded.
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on him.
it) years when mountaineer parties visit
The particular prisoner in question was a Eu­ the Except
Sisters usuall not more than lt>0 people
gene business mau convicted for driving au auto­ visit Three
the area in a season. Under national |>ark
mobile while under the influence of liquor. This control
it is not unlikely that at least 100,000 peo­
man was made a trusty and worked jail and ple would
the Three Sisters every year. It
sheriffs office records during the time he was surely has visit
more to attract than a great deal of
serving sentence. Other prisoners are trusties,
and anyone who visits the court house may see area now in national parks.
It will redound greatly to the benefit of Spring-
them without guards washing windows or work­
ing on the lawn nearly every day of the year. field. Eugene and Bend to be on the highway
Thev are also sent on other errands away from leading to a national park. It is the biggest tnd
the vicinity of the jail at the discretion of the surest results of any undertaking to attrait tour­
sheriff and county court. Several times this par­ ists we can engage in.
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ticular prisoner in controversy was allowed to
visit his business for a few minutes. Once while
Change in plans of the Southern Pacific com­
the sheriff and deputies were all busy in court or pany will keep the terminals In Roseburg accord­
in the field this man was allowed to go to his ing to published dispatches from that city. Indi­
business without guard to sign checks for payroll cations are that the company will not make th»»
and store bills. Because of this the head of the southern Oregon line a sideline but retain it as
Eugene brotherhood alleges the sheriff is derelict a second main line.
in his duty although it cannot be shown he has
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violated any law.
The average cost over the country to educate
Surely this particular case does not justify au
attack to discredit a public law enforcement of­ high school students is said to be $148 a pupil.
ficial, especially from a church brotherhood But those figures are the school board figures.
which is supposed to be in support of these offl-' Wait for father’s. • • •
cials. It lines the church brotherhood up on the
side of the law breakers who are always against
A merchants responsibility never was carried
the sheriff. It is clear the Eugene church in a salesman’s pack. You never find the peddler
brotherhood needs a new head—one that is e n -, at your door today that sold you something yes­
dowed with broader vision and tact and is not terday.
a meddlesome busy body.
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Looks like Volstead also changed our standard
A MAIN LINE TOWN
measure scale. A quart of gin no|w means a peck
While we held no celebration here as did Klam­
ath Falls last Sunday and Monday we are never­ of trouble.
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theless glad to be a main line town on the new ■
The poor fish who holds a soul mate in his arms
Southern Pacific Cascade line. Cutting four hours
off the time between Portland and San Francisco and thinks he has found happiness is only hug­
or Springfield and San Pranscisco in other words, ging a delusion.
the new crack trains—the Cascade and West
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Coast, ran through thia city for the first time
If
women’s
skirts
keep on getting shorter we
Sunday. The Shasta limited will be left on the
for
one
are
going
to
quit
worrying about this ever
old main line and stopped for local traffic, it is
becoming a petticoat government.
announced.
rubllshad
Tkaraday at
A third of the telegraph lines of the world are
in the United States The Americans send more
telegrams than all the people of Euroi>e. i his
country has 2.220,002 miles of telegraph wires
and 01,718 miles of nautical cable.
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The knocker is a mortgage on his home town
which every other citizen is paying ia‘.2.e^t ou.
The great human race is between the churches
frv,n_ to convert the world aIld the courts trying
t • convjct ¡t
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Iron, wood, concrete, brick and mortar never
build a city. They must be mixed with pep,
brains, muscle and cooperation.
CLAY CHIMNEY TRAIL
(Coallnuad trow pa<« • )
that echoed upon ua llku the crack of
LK O C AD B H A T S H O P
doom, a youug fellow darted from the
Between Miner Building and Eu­
gene Hotel. Positively the heat values
Une tu gay pursult
obtainable. TelephMM ESO II,
M il
(T e Be Continuad)
(Inn* debating over what she tmght I
have done had I actually klaaed her i
to comfort her.
Daniel had boon disposed W. Mon
loyo did not deeerve her; I had won
her. »ha could laaplrv and guide m e ;
If I stayed; and I aaw w yaclf «layin g.1
and I taw myself going homo, and I
already regretted a host of thing». as
a mau will when at the forking of
the trails.
When I awakened we were still en
shrouded by the fleece of fog. Aa
I gnsvd sleepily about 1 could see
Kdna'a eyes were opeu. She looked
at me.
"Sh! ' ahe warned with quick ahuks
ot head The same warning hade me
listen. In a moment I heard voices.
They were Indlstlngulahable except I
aa vocal sounds.
“I've been hearing them for some i
little while,” ahe whispered.
"Adam's men trailing ua?”
“I hope not,” ahe gasped. In sheer i
agony. “If we might only know In |
tim e!”
Suddenly the fug waa shot with i
gold, aa the sun flashed In. Ursduall . ,
the earth appeared In glimpses
"tx>ok! They are Indiana. We must j
get away before they see ua.”
We worked rapidly, bridling* and ;
saddling «title the fog rose with mea
aured steadiness.
"Hurry!” she hade.
The whole desert waa a golden h>*»' i
when having packed we climbed
aboard.
The fog lingered In patches. From
patch to patch we threaded, with
many a glance over shoulder.
At last we came to a rough out-crop
of red sand stone, looming ruddlly on ,
our right. Edna quickly swerved tor
It.
"The best chance. I sec nothin
else.” she muttered. "We can lie th.
mules under cover, and wult W > II
surely be spied If we keep on.”
In a moment we had gained the ,
refute. The sculptured rock masses,
detached one from another, Severn!
Jutting ten feet up. received U|. We *
tied the mules. In a nook at the rear; 4
and we ourselves crawled In until we
lay snug amidst the shadowing but
tuesses. with the desert vista opening
before us.
We bad been Just In time Round
a knoll there appeared a flle of mount­
ed Azures. Indians unmistakably.
"A war party! Sioux. I tblnk,” she
said. "Don’t they carry scalps on that
first l.ance? They’re been raiding the
stage line. IX> you see any squaws? ’
”Na'' I haiarded. “All warriors. I
should guess "
"All warriors. But squaws would be
worse.“
On they cantered; Indeed, seemed
to be diverging frbm our ambush and
making more to the west. And I bad
hopes that, after all. we were safe.
•T h en her hand clutched mine flrmlv.
A woli had leaped from cover In the
path of the flle; loped eastward across
the deeert. and Instantly, with a whoop
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