PAGE SIX
CEDAR SWAMP
THURSDAY OCTOBER 20, 1 »27
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
EUGENE MAN WOULD UNITE
MISS SWEENEY TO TEACH
AT UNIVERSITY H. S. CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
mainly of men who had dodged ser-
vice in the great war. They »..I
abundant courage. and would have
shot It out with the trooper« Bui they
knew nothing of gas. and they feared
it with a panicky fear. Every hand
clutched at the sky including the
plump, tapering flgure of a rotund
person with silky browu beard who
stood In the foreground
Every hand? Not quite
A man
on the wharf, protected in part by
the trucks above raised his automatic
with a desperate gesture and fired at
the leader of the troopers. He missed
But the sergeant who auswered It did
not. The man on the dock clasped
his arms about his stomach and fell
into the shallow water.
“Steady!" commanded the leader.
"He's done. "Don't throw, men."
Eddie Forbes ran from among the
troopers, throwing ankle his gas mask
as he came. "1'il get him out!" he
cried For the runner who had fallen
was too valuable to be drowned. It
waa Scoots Ubbey. whose mishandl
ing of a liquor truck months before
bad started all his trouble.
It was within a few minutea of
five o'clock, closing time In the
county offices, when Eddie mounted
the steps of the new brick building
wearily. A sense of responaibiMtey
had kept him with the state police
until the prisoners could be lodged in
the county Jail For it had been his
telephone call of the night before
which had precipitated the most suc
cessful liquor raid in the state's
history.
Fortunately, a troop of the state
police, working on shore with motor
cars and horses, and on the water
with their fast motor cruisers, had
been beating the north for rum-run
ners. and were stationed only a few
miles away. Orders from Lansing had
started them during the night to the
rendexvous he had selected The rain
had helped them to establish them
selves undetected in position to spring
their coup.
Now there was a letdow n, a des
pairing sense of loss and failure. He
was conscious that be had eaten only
sketchily for two days, that he was
not shaven, and that his misshapen,
wrinkled ckithing had been wet by
the rain, had dried upon him. and had
been wet again to dry again. He
wondered rather stupidly why he was
going to the courthouse at all, he had
no money to meet the taxes.
Peter Whimple had company. Eddie
found. There was the youth he had
beaten up for trespass. He was sit
ting on a straight-backed pine chair,
and Nance Encell was beside him
A keen young man In city clothes was
tilted against the wainscoting of th-
side w ai\
Eddie advanced a few steps and
paused uncertainly.
The stranger
lowered the front 'egs of his chair
and prepared to rise. His late adver
sary scowled, but Nance smiled an
said cheerily, "Hello, Eddie. Well. I
see you made it, after all."
Made it? He had made nothing but
a mess of it. Why had he come here
to be laughed at by Nance Encell and
her companion, of all people? An;
why was this other chap staring at
him so curiously?
(TO BE CONTINUED)
(Continued from l“W i J)
Miked lnaenaibly the atmoaphere be
U Diversity of Oregon. Eugene. Oct
A desire for Joint chamber of com
u n ic lighter The mlat, tittle by little,
— (Special) — Mlsa Thelma Kiuma merce directors meeting with a view
Mrs. Odell In— Mrs. Joe thlell of S«weney, of Springfield, has I teen of carrying out a county wide develop
Westfir Man In— Itoland Parker of
began to di&eoSve. A cold wind came
W alterville waa a visitor In Spring aelected front the school of education ment program Is expressed by J E.
day.
up and swept away the remnants. The
Held Mouilay
cloud« turned from a dreary dark
of (he University of Oregon as n Shelton, newely elected president of
Qo.a to Portland—Clara Jone» was
gray to a lighter shade The became
Ilia
Returns to Jaspers—Mrs. o. W practice teacher In the University Kiigelie Chamber of Commerce
a visitor in Portland ea r> this «reek
Seecy patches of blue sky appeared.
high
school,
|t
Is
announced
by
It
U.
1
Idea
would
be
to
have
the
director*
James and haby son have left for their
The rain stopped.
Fishes on Lake Crook— PM1 Phillips home at Jasper from the local home Moore, principal of the school
of the Eugene, Springfield. Cottage
"There she is!" several voices cried
fished on Lake creek in the Sluslnw of Mrs. Phoebe Nelson
A total of 36 seniors In the Univer Grove and Junction City, Chambers
at once. Only a tew hundred yards
country Sunday.
sity are now doing practice leaching of Commerce meet collectively and at
away, heading straight inshore, « a s a
Burna Cuts Head—Dewey Burns I* Actual experience In teaching la ga|n regular times to work nut ways and
Lorane People Hero— Mr and Mrs. reported recovered from Injuries to
squat, broad beamed Ashing lug. She
Frank Parrish of Lorane spent Sunday his head received In an accident last ed In this way, and graduates of the means of fuller development In loins
was low in the a s te r , there was a
school of education go forth to post county.
In Springfield, visiting reMtlves
bone in her teeth and spray dashed
week at the Booth Kelly lumber mill tlons next year fully prepared for
A similar orannlaatlon has saisted
over her square bows.
V is it At Corvallis— Mr. and Mrs. A
their work.
In Marlon county with good results.
Hamlin
on
Vacation—
Postmaster
F.
A plume of steam rose from the
C PwUicord and children were visitors H Hamlin Is taking bis aunual vain
The school of education alao main The Idea to bring the Chambers of
carft. and a single inquiring note of
over the week-end at Corvallis.
tains an appointment bureau, where Comnserce Into Joint and harmonious
tlon.
and
left
early
thia
week
for
her siren rolled over the water. One
schools throughout the state can ap relationship m eets with favor In
Koster At Marcóla— Dr Eugene Drew, Oregon. He la allowed 10 days
of the men raised a long bamboo po'e
ply for experienced teachers. Mur- Springfield and II Is believed will alao
Kester made a professional call tb
on which was a square of white cloth,
Wisconsin Man Here For Winter— iliai^JOO teachers were placed by the get a good reception In other towns
Marcóla Friday.
and waved it vigorously It was the
Joseph Boutin, father of Mrs. Harry bureau thia year
If Mr Shelton decides Io go ahead
"All clear signal."
Here From McQlynn— Mrs, F F M Stewart, has arrived from his home
with his plans
,
For everything was all clear, of
Molenda of McGlynn. Oregon, was a at Bayfield. Wisconsin, to spend the
M arriage Licenses laau.d
course
The runners avuld be un
winter with Mr. and Mrs. Stewart.
SprlngfleM visitor Monday.
molested up here in this Jumping-off
Daring the past week marriage lie-
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place in the barrens The tug drove
Mortensen at Pleasant Hill— Dr. It
McLagan At Marshfield— W C Me- enses have been Issued by the county
on. The canvas which swarthed her
P Mortensen made a professional call Lagan went to Murshflekl early this clerk to the following William Allen
sides to a height of ten feet was being
at Pleasant Hill Saturday.
week to attend to business of the I.use, and Dtona Doyle, both <
stripped off. It could be sebn that the
Mountain States Power compauy, of field; John Hacker. I*ortland, and
Deban
It
Better—M.
J
Dehan.
who
deck was piled high with pine boxes
Violet llaw iey. Cottage Grove: Roy
which he is steam superintendent.
has been In the Pacific Christian hot-
of bandy size
They were esses of
Fellows and Kula Blakley, both of
pitak
is
much
Improved
and
has
been
Returns to California— Mrs. L. M Eugene; Drvl'le Clark and Ruth
Canadian liquor, hundreds of them, re
CRYSTAL WATERS PARK
dismissed, accord I rig to his phyalciau Myers of Fontana, California, slater of
tailing at current quotations st one
Howard, both of Cottage Grove; Uton
8*30 o’rliM'k
hundred, and twenty-flve dollars per
Make Sunday Visit— Mr and Mrs. Mrs. W. H. Adrian, left yesterday >n Morton. Cottage Grove, and Jean
Everybody Welcome
Mrs. W a r d . Eugene; Ralph Hrlrkley,
case The cargo was worth a fortune.
Fred Frese were Sunday visitors at the return trip to her home
Gents 76c
I axiles Free
The skiffs put out from the dock,
the home of Mr and Mrs. Harry Chase Adrian took Mrs Myers to Portland by Springfield, and Olga Erickson. Ku
automobile,
and
there
she
will
laky
rowed briskly by two men in each
gene,
Warren
Collingwood,
and
Mary
at Chase Gardens.
boat for California. Her sm all son. Chapman, both of Kugene
A man in the bow of the tug raised
Visitors from Marshfield— Mr. and who has been In Mrs Adrian's care,
his hand and shouted She had come
Mrs. Edgar Collins of MarshfleM were was taken with her.
Inshore as far as ii was safe and.
visitors Sunday at the home of Mr
with the reversal of her engines, the
DEPENDABLE E1JEQLAS5 SERUICE
C om Out Of City— II. J Cox, presi
and Mrs E. W Collins. Springfield
forward motion ceased. The crew
dent of the Lorane Timber and Mill
gathered at the rail, removing the
Visitors From Westfir— Mr. and ing company, is finding his business
final lashings
As the skiffs came
Mrs. Walter Griffin of Westfir were so demanding that he has been forced
alongside and were made fast, they
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr. to spend much of his time out of the
handed down the cases.
and Mrs. E. W Collins,
PFTOmsrgtST-— FUESIQMt SPECIALIST
city, either at the mill or elsewhere
The small boats came back cau
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nelle SI
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820
EÜQENE j
Phone A'JO
tiously to the dock, laden to the
Has Infected Foot—A. C. l’ottlcord Offices are sll'f maintained, however,
Juri use Iking— bul I do d right
water's edge
The waiting group
has been away from his work at the ; in the bank building on Fourth street.
formed a chain The cases were pass
Booth Kelly mill due to an Infected Rev. Sykes la Honored— Honoring
Rev. Gabriel Sykes and Mrs Sykes,
ed from hand to hand until they
t»—-
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loot.
/
who have been returned to the local
were piled up on the nearest truck.
¡I
Visiting at Marshfield— Mr and Mrs , Methodist pastorate by the annual con
In a few minutes the skiffs were
E W. C olin s left early this week for ference, a reception was held at the
empty, and were rowed to the tug
Marshfield, where they will spend a parsonage late last week. A prosram
again.
A Eugene Bunlnesfi College training will give you the
week
visiting their son. E. W. Collona, of welcoming talks, response, and
Two motorboats shot out from a
foundation on which to build a aucceniiful career. Enroll
music
featured
the
event.
Jr., and family.
notch in the shoreline. Just above the
today and begin with one of the new claHsen Monday.
cove. High banks on either side of
For full Information about our couraea. address
Visitors
From
Noti—
Visiting
at
the
the shelter and thick, overhanging
To breed ew es to lamb before they
Sam Montgomery home Sunday were
vegitation had effectually concealed
Mr. and Mrs. R. Lowe of Noti. and are two years old la poor practice, ce-
them before. The boats »’ere long,
Mr.
and Mrs. "Doc" Montgomery, d ares the O. A. C. extension special
■*It‘B a Good School”
high in the bow and equipped with
1st in animal husbandry. Only the
mother
of Sam Montgomery.
A.
E.
ROBERTS,
President
992 Willamette 8t.
roaring engines that sent them flying
healthy, active ewes are e ucces.it ,1
Telephone 666
Eugene, Oregon
through the water at racing speed
breeders.
Listless
unthrifty
ewes
Orval Eaton Overcome By Heat—
Each was manned by a half dozen
Orval Eaton, while working for the seldom produce good Iambs
yonng men, in the forest-green uni
Lorane Timber and Milling company
form of the Michigan state police.
late last week, was overcome by heat
Every man was armed, and a machine
and taken to the Pacific Christian hos
gun thrust a ominous snout forward
pital. He has completely recovered.
from the bow
All hands went up pn the tug and
Speak At Baptist Church—Kenneth
the skiffs. There was no hope. The
Tobáis and Mr. Martin of the Ameri
tug was too slow to run away and her
can Sunday school union spoke Sun
erew could not hope to stand off this
day evening at the Baptist church on
superior armament. The complete
the work of their organization.
ness of the surprise made the thought
of organizing resistance out of the
Here On Bend Trip— Mr and Mrs.
question.
Ray Baker and Dr. and Mrs. Saver of
The crowd on the shore looked on
Wendling were here Sunday en rout«
the flying craft W 'h horrified amaze
I to Bend for a few days visit.
ment. The Jig was up-up most em
phatically It wag every man for him-
Mias Brattain Operated On— Miss
se'f The trucks furnished them with
I Ruth Brattain underwent an opera-
a means of escape and they turned
! tlon at the Pacific Christian hospital
frantical’y to the waiting vehicles.
Monday morning. She is reported re-
CARD OF THANKS
They faced a skirmish line of forest
i covering satisfactorily.
We wish to express our thanks to
green. More troopers had arisen from
Returns From Springs— Mrs W. H.
among the sand dunes. These were our many friends and neighbors for
armed with rifles and automatica. And the beautiful flowers and the kindness Pollard returned Saturday from Kit
each held a dark metal object, about ’ shown during the illness and deatn of son Springs, where she spent a week
with Dr. Poüard. who Is attempting
the size and shape of a gix>se-egg, in our loved one.
to recover his voice during a rest at
Mrs. Norval Powers.
his right hand. The line was a fear
i that resort. She reported little Im-
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Powers.
some one Over each head was drawn
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Powers and provement In Dr. Pollard’s throat as
a dull cloth bag that fitted tightly
yet
family.
around the neck and ended in front in
a sort of elephant's trunji Two e- • •
staring glass disks were turn -I for
ward like merci'vss eyes
Only one man was n -t so equipped,
but his mask rested < n his head,
ready for adjustm< n’ He stepped for
ward toward the huddled, doubtful
booze-runners. “Gas-bombs, boys," he
announced quietly, holding up his own
goose-e-glg ‘‘No false moves, or—’’ He
942 Willamette St., Eug ene, Oregon.
drew back his arm slightly, "And it’»
a painful way to die.”
The truck crews were made up
Comfort and
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the comfort, and Satisfac
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not, your eyes should be
examined and g l a s s e s
made according to the new
perscription.
Our complete examina
tion will reveal whether
your old glasses are still
suited to your eyes. Your
eyesight Is priceless—De
lays are dangerous. Have
your eyes examined today.
Dr, Ella G. Meade
O ptom etrist
WATTS OPTICAL CO.
No. 14 8 Ave. West
Eugene, Oregon
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