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SPRINGFIELD ENTRIES
PLACE IN STATE HIGH
SCHOOL MUSIC CONTEST
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THURSDAY MAY B, l M
¿Nation To ^Relief O f Mississippi Homeless*
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E. LEAGUERS HAVE
SUCCESSFUL MEET IN
CITY OVER WEEK-END
•Tua Paapiaa Papar*
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LIVI NCWSPAPKR
IN A UVC TOWN
L ib ra ry
n -'UMBER 17
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STOCK
MILL BEING SOLO
What waa termed one of the moat
succesful of the northern division of
the Southern District of Epworth
Springfield Committee F i n d »
Leagues was conducted In Springfield
Progress Being Made In East«
Friday, Saturday and Sunday of last
ern Oregon Towards Financ«
week. Nearly a score of communities
were represented In the attendance
ing Big Mill In Springfield;
of several hundred. '
Backers Are Confident.
The election of oIBcers held Satur
day resulted In the choice of Rev.
Sale of stock to eastern '"‘regofi
John A. Linn of Cottage Orove as sheepmen In the Oregon-California
president of the district; Kenneth Woolen Mill bas reached 1100.000 and
Vann Ice. Halsey. William Pollard. prospects are good for the completion
Springfield, and James Spencer, Eu of the financing, according to Welby
gene, vice-presldenta.
8tevens and E. R. Danner, who re
Toledo was chose as the meeting turned from Klamath Falls Sunday
place for the next convention at the where they Interviewed the promet,
final session of the conclave Sunday ers. Mr. Stevens and Mr. Danner
night. At that time. also, resolutions were sent by the Chamber of Com
were adopted which voiced the ap merce to eastern Oregon to check
preciation of the visitors for the hos up on the mill which Is to be built
pitality shown by Springfield la enter In Springfield.
taining the convention.
The backers of the new enterprise
Inspirational talks, convention busi are still optomistic and declare they
ness. and special music were features will start building a mill In Spring-
of the three day's sessions. Promi field Just as soon as sufficient stock
nent m inisters from Western Oregon Is pledged to Incorporate, reports the
churches had parts in the program. local men. It Is expected that from
The Methodist church of Springfield four to six months will be necessary
eras convention headquarters.
to complete the financing the Spring-
The attendance St the convention field men were told. Sheepmen who
was far shove Expectation. Reglste*-- are expected to buy the major part
ed from this city were : Lawrence of the stock In the woolen mill have
More than .wo dead and JDOjOCO hoandees are to the kfiadsslppl.
Roof, Thayer
McMurray,
Arthur P ot-! been under heavy expense In lambing
M it m u r t and O h io v e llr y x a i w a te rs recede on the m o *t d r t t r o c t iv e r iv e r -
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flood the nation hat ever known. Secretary of Interior Herbert Hoover
wr. Herbert Horning. Jean Scott, j
an(j gheering time and It Is not
ter,
h a t been assigned by the Preatdrsrt In personally direct all relief work as
Doris Miles. Jnle Roden. Jule Pollard, - UBt)| money begins to come to them
the nation contributes lands. Upper photo it an airplane view of Green
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w_.sU. Jones.
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Beth
Ethel d Spencer.
Edgar
from their wool clip that the heaviest
ville, Mi**., under 20 foot of water
Lower photo a typical teat city
Louk, Dorothy Bailey, Evelyn Manley. sale of atock can be made. It la point
which now dot the highlandi, S t Lento to N ew Orleans.
Evan Hughes. Oto Sales, Norval Foss. ed out.
Norval Orr. Theo Bartholemew. V lo
The plan of the proposed ? print*
Iht Mustoe. Mary Voris, Elisabeth field mill Is said to be popular with
Platt.
Ralph
Hughes.
Elisabeth the sheep men and many of them
Hughes, Howard Hughes. Clare Spen have taken small blocks of stock with
the promise that they would tncreaaS
cer.
their purchases after selling their
The Springfield school board came
senior play lakes the place of cleat
MOTORISTS
WARNED
TO
wool.
LUMBER
WORKERS
night at the Springfield school.
unexpectedly against a new problem
Meetings of sheep men have been
PREPARE FOR NEW LAW this week when Vern D. Bain, superin
INJURED AT CAMPS
held at Lakeview. Paisley. Burns and
tendent of the city schools and em
PROPOSES NEW ROAD
The usual run of timber accidents other places by D. S Shlel and Will-
Motortste are warned by Traffic Of
TO SKIRT FOOTHILLS ficer K. L. Smith to prepare for the ployed for another year, handed over
was reported by local physicians thD lam Blaikie of the Woolen Mill ON
hla resignation to take a similar but
week
I ganlxatlon. Northern California sheep*
Shortening the distance between enforcement of the new state traffic better-paying position at Woodburn.
Among the most serious mishaps men will hear the mill plans at a
law which goes Into effect on May 28
The
action
came
as
a
surprise
to
Portland and Eastern Oregon via the
and will bring to Springfield a curtail the local board, and a meeting held
« a s that at the Flrhcher Lumber rem m eeting at Alturas in a few days.
MrKlnsle river highway by 1» miles,
Bad weather and sickness have ab
ment of motoring freedom enjoyed Monday night left the position still
paay at Marcóla, when Jack iluecn.
«nil providing of a p</enllal relief for
so lnterferred with the progress et
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was
badly
Injured.
Queen
was
vacant
/There
are
half
a
doxen
or
w .............
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tossed 40 feet In the air by a cable, the sale of woolen mill stock hat t a
so application*, and the board Is In-
ay are two arguments advanced by'«!»«» mufftors.
nnd hurled to the earth head down- promoters are as confident as : ey
roponento of a new valley thorough ' Uader the new regulations. H wW l veatigatlng the candidates while wall
ward. He suffered a fractured skull, were In the beginning and have a
- ' fie unlawful for more thaa three per ing for more to come In. The Job
are which would skirt the Cascade
cheat, shoulder and hip injuries. He ready spent 52000 of their own money
sons to ride In the f r o n t s e a t of an ' paid 12400 last year, the first year of
Mountains between Springfield and
Is in the Pacific Christian hospital. I to carry on the work, it is reported
automobile, or the single seat of a , the re-established superintendency.
Ircsham.
Bert Glaapey was Injured at Lowell While articles have appeared in news-
coupe or a roadster. Such a rule has
Mr.
Bain,
a
graduate
of
the
Wlllam-
g. C. I Van I Armltage. owner of a
where he was employed by the Porter papers that the woolen mills would
been
In
effect
In
Eugene
for
a
long
i
ette
University,
has
been
In
the
arm near the new site of the Coburg
and Davis Lumber company. He was be built somewhere else besides
time, but Springfield has been with J Springfield school system for tw i
ttrldge, has evolved the Idea and the
struck by the tongue of a slab wagon. Springfield the promoters declare
out
thia
regulation.
The
state
law.
years,
coming
here
first
as
high
school
novement Is gaining headway up snd
with the result that his cheat waa bad- there is no foundation for them an
however, will bring thie regulation io principal but receiving promotion
lown the valley. Thia proposed east
Front the pen of Harold Mc ly contused.
' that provided
Springfield carries
Springfield.
when
the
superintendency
was
est
tide highway would connect with
Nile Sankey. worker at the Booth- ; through her part of the agreement to
Open ntufflerk on the state high ablished It was understood nore that Grath famous American auth
Hprlngfield by way of the Coburg
ways also are forbidden under the he was to return this yeay and he had or, comes ‘‘Bound to the North,” Kelly Lumber company camp above ( raise 5100 000 the mill will be bu
road, out Mill street, snd would be
fed by Eugene traffic from the Ferry new law. Traffic officer Smith ex signed his contract. But th# WootI- new serial ' story which The Wendllng. received a severe cut above here.
pects rigidly to enforce these regula burn position came up suddenly, and Springfield News will publish the eye when struck by a piece of
street bridge
ROWFNA m in f COMPANY
he used his tight In resigning within exclusively In thft territory, b e - »<••« Monday. Sankey was
Many small but Important center* tions within his Jurisdiction.
One feature of the new bill will be a few days after signing up tor an
. to Wendllng on a speeder, bleeding
ELECTS OFFICERS HAS
not now on the main through high
ginning today. There are ad- ; profugely throUKhout the trip, and
welcomed by many motorlets That other year.
ADDITIONAL PROPERTY
ways would be touched by the pro-
At Monday night's meeting the venture, romance and thrills in from there was rughe^ to Eugene by
poeed thoroughfare. In exact count, le the clause changing the speed limit
on state highways from SO to 35 miles school board filled two vacancies In this story of a courageous and ambulance.
Officers of the Rowena Mining com
the distance from Portland to Eugene
high school teaching positions result Winsome Virginia maiden, who.
pany. Springfield concern which is to
and Springfield would be IX mile* lees an hour.
ing from resignations.
develop a gold diggings in the B ias
less than It Is now hjr w*y of the Paci
when father and brothers are SMITH NAMED REGISTRAR
'G race Potter of Eugene was select
River region, were named at a meet
fic highway. It Is also pointed out STUDENTS TO PICNIC
Don’t miss a
FOR COMING ELECTIONS ing of the newely Incorporated firm
ed as teacher of music and English, killed, carries on.
that some day tbs traffic on the Paci
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON and Miss Bertha Orvetta Bodine of single chapter.
fic highway will be too great, and
R. W. Smith has been named reg last Friday
Newport was given the position of
George Cox, old-time miner, wax
the new road would solve the problem
istrar of voters for the coming elect
Springfield High school students
MEMORIAL
DAY
PLANS
Salaries of
In addition, the road would be a will enjoy a picnic nt Riverside park Commercial teacher.
ion by County Clerk Dillard. Mr. named president snd m s n s g e r of th«
FURTHERED AT MEET Smith's office la on Fourth street near company: N. J. Nelson, vice-president
veritable "foothill boulevard." »Imllar n e it Wednesday, May 18. The affair Miss Sylvia ’Vestel» and Miss Hodg-
and Lawrence Mar. secretary-treasur
to that In CaUfortto, and would pres la sponsored by the Girls beaguu, were raised to 11215 and 51200.
Plans for observance of M emorial1 the postofllce.
ent to the motorists scenery unexcel and Invitations have been extended to
Voters have until June 18 to reg er. These men will slso serve a«
Day were furthered at a meeting of
10 APPLICANTS AFTER
ister to vote tn the election June 28. directors. Judge E O. Potter haX
all students and faculty members.
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committeemen
In charge last night,
g E Armltage Is a brother of Frank
The picnickers will leave at 2:80
CITY SUPERINTENDENCY
tenU tlre arranreme„ ts for the Many Lane county residents' names been retained as legal advisor.
The Rowena company. It la report
Armltage. Eugene employment agent. o'clock In the afternoon. Swimming,
have been taken off the registration
.
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. h . t v . r n H a in w ill entire event were developed.
At a
Both men own Coburg farms, over baseball and picnic games will be en
Announcement
that Vern Bain w i ll
books by reason of their failure to ed. recently purchased additional pro
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meeting on May 17. all plans w ill b e
which the rlght-of'way lor the new joyed, with Leonard Mayfield, direct not return as superintendent of
vote last year, and these are urged perty In the Blue River region. TM
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k
„ ito rf in a discussed by the general committee
company Is Incorporated -«t xsoo nnd.
Springfield schools has resulted In a u
’
bridge will pass.
to register as soon as possible.
or of athletics, In charge.
Yesterday, members of th« concert
flood of applications at the office o f un er
K,
The Brownville Times snd Silver-
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Zack Klntsely again was nsmed
appeared before the corporation com
ton Appeal have had articles on the
School Clerk Smith. Here aye the
Kensington Meeting
named marshall of the dap-
1Ili | MRS. PATRICK CONLEY
missioner at Salem In connection with
proposed new road In recent Issuei.
The Ken»lngton club met. with Mrs. names of 10 men seeking the local aids will be M. B. Huntly. John Wills
their new organlxatlon. and there
TO
BE
BURIED
TODAY
Fred Wblker for a 1 o’clock luncheon Job:
and F. B. Hamlin.
books will be open within a week.
Edward
W.
Oliver.
Rouge
River,
P. T. A. HAS SURPRISE
Friday. Mrs. W. C. Wright and Mrs.
In charge of flowers are the Rebek
After a lingering Illness, Mrs. Pat
O. C. Harley, Athena; L. H Wellman,
PLAN FOR EVENT MAY 20 Walker were hostesses.
ahs, Neighbors of Woodcraft, Civic rick Conley died Monday morning at
C O M M U N IT Y H O U S E T O
The house was pleasantly decorated index. Wash.; Lee Byers. Ashland; club and Eastern Star. The 4-L and
the home of her sons, Harvey and
C. S. Van Vleet. Ranier, Waah.; J. F.
A surprise program Is In store for for tha occasion.
BE MEETING SUBJECT
*
the W. O. W. w ill clear the I-adles John Conley. Funeral services will
Springfield residents who attend the
Members present were Mesdames Schenck, Gervais; 1* L. Gooding, Day- of the O. A. R. plot at Laurel Hill
community get-together snd Jollifica | 8 . C. Wright, A. J. Morgan. Levi Neet. ton; W M. Kent. Reedsport; Joseph cemetery for services there. Taps be held thia afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
Committees In charge of the plan«
tion planned by the Parent Teachers I 8. R. Dlppel. CL B. Kenyon, L. L. May, Lyon, Adna. Wash.; DeFore Cram- and firing squads will be furnished by I at the Christian church with Rev. S. for establishing a community house
1 E. Childers in charge.
Association for May 20 at the Brat- , L. E. Baeford. € . E. Swart*. Mary blltt, McMinnville.
In Springfield will meet at the Cham
the National Guard, and F. B. Hamlin
She la survived by her huahand,
taln school.
Kessey. J. C. McMdrray. Dallas Mur
will get the speakers. The I. O. 0 . F. four sona. Harvey, John, Ernest acd ber of Commerce tonight. Tbls Is
The slogan for the affair Is:
| phjr. Jack Henderee. W. C. Habhan. H. GIRL SCOUTS QUIZZED
the second meeting of the committee
band of Eugene will play.
(JUnton, one daughter, Mrs. Silas Gay. men, and definite steps toward act
Twentieth of May;
•
W Whitney, Anna Knox and Miss
BY C ltY FIRE CHIEF
W. P. Tyson and R. E. Moshler
and seven grandchildren.
Edna Bwhrts.
'
gave that day
ual accomplishment of the object are
have I charge of-th e singing, and Mr.
The
Olrl
Scouts
ware
quisled
on
For the P. T. A.
I Guests Included Mrs. H. E. Elder,
expected to he taken.
Hamlin and Mr. Wills will arrange
W hyf
Surprise!
Various civic organisations have ap
Mra. Kate Kester, Mrs. Anna Keasay. fire prevention by fire Chief Jess the'program printing. Vern Bain will MOTHER'S DAY TO BE
While details of the program are be Mlaa Anna Wright. The next meeting Sniltaon. several of the girls passing have charge of the scholo observance.
OBSERVED AT CHURCH pointed committees to work on tha
ing kept dark, a good time Is promised will be at the residence of Mrs. Reb- the test. They are: Loudelle Will
project
those who attend, according to P. T. han. with Mrs. W hitney acting as iams. Meluta Read. Doria Chase. Aud
A special Mother's Day observance
MERORIAL BENEFIT IS
A. members.
All Springfield real- Joint hbstesa.
rey Daniels, Dale Daniela, Jewel Hllte-
to planned for the Baptist church SCOUTS MEET TUESDAY
PLANNED BY G. A. R. Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. The pro
dents are Invited.
brsnd, Faye Stratton and Elisabeth
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NIGHT FOR INSPECTION
Hemonway. Chief Smltaon explained
AGED JASPER MAN IS
gram follows :
A
silver
tea
will
be
conducted
at
Neighbors Meat
the use of fire extinguishers.
Springfield Boys Scouts ot Troop U .
My Mother’s Songs, by tba choir.
DEAD AFTER ILLNESS
The Royal Neighbors «met yesterday
Tha girls were drilled on formation the Egglmann parlors tomorrow after
the
"Lions elnh troop, will meet on
Duet.
"My
Mother,"
Myrtle
Harvey.
fternon at the reeldence of Mrs. Fred
by Mra. Ralph Martin of Engene. A noon from X to 5. o’clock for the pur
Tuesday night next week Instead of
, Plans for th . com.ng conv—
John MllUh Conard, affectionately
Naomi
Carlton.
,
line. a , R
the coming
conven- known at /^ p e r <aa *
court of awards wig be conducted In pose of raising funds to purchase flags
” an
t u s g for
. drove
w ar. dlwmeaed
Monday as announced.
‘ Quartet, "My Mother's Prayer."
Eugene May IS. whan Jewbl Hilts- for Memorial Day. The affair Is In
Inspection wilt he the chief feature
irt L_ j
ard, died at the borne of hla son, J. R.
Solo
and
chorua,
"My
Mother's
brand. Dor'« Chaa»., Loudelle W ill charge of tha Ladles of the ©., A, R-
af
the meeting. Dr- 3V. C. Rehhan.
Conard. Ja«|l*f, late Tuesday. Ho
Song.”
Mrk.
A:
Pengra.
Featnre* will be finrtune tailing^ ^id-
Repair •tr a its1 '
iams will receive awards.
waa /nearly #6 years of afie.
At thé mrtfntog services the quartet Scout Commtosloner. win have ganer
time
music,
ends
4-plece
orchestra.
A
Repair of local street* hat
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The body waa Nhiptted by W. T. H ’ii," •4)ily H trsi-blr^. Ray
"wlU sing. "This Holy Hoar," and Nor' al charge, and 2«a troop
Bally light taneh ivtll be earvad. x t),
arted by Street CorattlMlwler Geo,
Mrs.
spected for attendance, claaaltoaaa,
W alker to drant Clt'f, Mb.. tbb «id
toV
PéngT»
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In
charge
will
be
Maedamee
M
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Id
tP Valller. The holes In the pave- ""I’ T” '
son of Westfir were I
-iaM. t TbrOh sqn*. and and
Tal
ent at Fifth and Mala street were home of M r -“
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« condition. Mid activity.
mann, Deane, Rlobmond and Laxtoa. •oi6.
visitors y esterd a y .k ’
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gprinfield musicians acaln won
credit at the state high school muait:
contest conducted annually at Forest
University Professor Will Give Orove when two of the local high
Address To Class June 2; Rev. ! school entries placed In the results
Blom Will Preach Baccalau- of Judging
i T h e'm ale quartet received second
t rests Sermon On May 22; place In that classification, hein« de
Senior Play May 27.
: rested only by WotMlburn, The Spring-
•
< ■ _, 1 held quartet received 178 pointe, and
Frederic S. Dunn. profeaeor of L av,
th. n, ar
in at the tn iv erel.y ot Oregon, will
m |o |, M..mb. r. of
make th . commencement a d d r .o a t ) ^
>re
the tipr.ngneld High school this year. (
Charles Nadvornlk. second tenor;
according to announcement today by
William Pollard, baritone. and Paul
Varn D Bain, superintendent.
Freae. basso.
Commencement day Is June 1. Tho
Charles Nadvornlk received third
usual events are scheduled for that
place In the violin solo contest. Wash
day. although all plans are not com
ington and Franklin school at I’ort-
plete
It la eapeclad that 16 or M
land placed first and second.
seniors will graduate fro the high
school at that lime
I MRS. A. MITCHELL IS
l*ro(eeeor LMun Is khown as an un
DEAD AT AGE OF 90
usually good speaker. He Is a student
of history, and has spoken In this city
Almont »0 years of a g e . Mrs A.
recently on the origin of various re
ligious rite« practiced et the present Mitchell died here Monday morning
time
The topic ot his commence- at the home of her eon. H. T. Mitch
in*ul sddreea has not been announced. ell. with whom she has been making
Haccalaupiale day Is May IX. It la her home for a year. The body was
nspected that the service* will be con shipped to Bnterprlee by W F Walk
ddt ted at ba J. H Kb bar I Memorial er. and will be burled there by the
M ethodist church, and that Rev. L. K grave of her son. Henry.
Mrs. Mitchell had two children sur
lllom. pastor of the Springfield Bap
viving. H. T. Mitchell of Springfield
list church. will give the baccalaure
ate sermon.
Seniors of the high and Mrs. Tom Bunnell. Bend. Her
grandchildren Include Mra. Hellas
aulKMd will sit In a body at tba ser
Murphy. Springfield,
Miss Hattie
vices.
I
M itchell Christian missionary to
Another Important event of com
mencement week will be the senior Africa, and James and Halbert Mitch-j
ell, who now are In Oakland. Calif.
play, which will be presented at the
Mrs. Mitchell was affectlonetelv
high school auditorium on the night of
Mitchell" by here
May >7. Rehearsals for the present called “Orandma
mag
y
friends.
ation are getting under way. The
a
B ain design
As
Superintendent