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THURSDAY. SEI*TEMIIER 13. 1
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
PAG R SIX
The Human Sphinx
S ynth etic Cop!
COUNTY COURT COES
FAIR ATTENDANCE IS
TO SALEM TO CONFER
ESTIMATED TO EXCEED
ON BRIDGE FILL HERE
A LL R EC O R D S. REPORT
CITY CASH FOR AUGUST
, CHRISTIAN CHURCH TO
LAY STRESS ON RALLY
LOW. PETERSON REPORTS
DAY; DATE TO BE SET
Cash received lulu the city coffers
(Continued from l'âge 1)
cough had annoyed him. "How is Mr j .
during the month of August readied
Vincent ”
Opposition to an earthen flu for the
Plans lo make attendance at “rally
.'.Jipr. XilUttirly 25,IM)O people pulil
• Yes. I’m being careful of it." Nor­
approach of the new McKenxte high , nuns li ;i to the l* n e comity fair only a amali total, according to u re day“ larger Ilian ever betöre In Ilia
bert said amt he added, a» he opened
way bridge on the west side of the during the four days It was In pro ’ port of I M I’ctersou, city reclinici
history o( the Hprlngflelt* Christian
Total cash receipts (or the tuonia church were outlined ut a meeting of
the door; "Mia. Vincent she'» Jus'
river here will be voiced by the I^an» gross, Mcconling to estlinntes of fair
O( this amount the (he Bunday school hoard Monday
fairly; she ain't no more than fairly
county court both at a meeting of tin« ! officials. It Is expected that tllla will were *351 00
No. sir.”
state highway commtsston on Septem­ shatter all recorda for attendance at largest wus (rom street Improvement night.
levy, which amounted to I1S7.0U The
John Prane's fingers tapped the arm
ber 25 and at a conference with high ' a (air In this county.
Definite date for tile eveiil him not
general fund provided »S3 50. the Im ;
,lU,
ar„
faV(ir
of his chair nervously. He frowned
way officials Suturday of this week,
Nearly 10.000 of (his number was
as his eyes rested on the long tree-
according to a statement this morn­ accounted for hv the Eugotta day r«« provement Interest »32 Kb anil » “»' octix.br M The day for the rail, will
croft improvement (mid at counted (or , ........... #M
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studded lawn that ran down the road.
ing by County Judge C P. Barnard. 1 cetpts
Mrs Mabel E. Chadwick,
This nervousness was unusual with
| tb«v Kugane church will hold Its rally.
Saturday members of the court »11« secretary of the fair board, estim ates H ‘ -W-
him. ordinarily he was so calm and
go to Bale’ll to Interview Roy A Klein, i that the expenses will more Ilian be
Flues (or the iiiouth totaled »44.50. The local church leaders do not wish *
cold and unmoved by even the most
highway bridge engineer. Io ask him covered by the proceeds, although which Is a small amount compared Io nutke the dates conflict
exciting events that in the district
that he recommend concrete spaus much money was apent tn providing with other months
Complete plans for the day will bo
surrounding Wall Street he was call­
|
worked
out and announced later un-
instead
of
the
dirt
fill
which
is
pro­
the entertainment.
sS
ed the Human Sphinx—silent, stern,
! tier the supervfaliin of B (1 Mosher,
posed.
I’ liu to -h o w s T e le in x , the (am -
' Springfield merchants did their hit HOOVER CERTAIN TO BE
unfathomable.
»
| Bunday school superintendent.
Little difference In cost between the to make Eugene day successful by
jus auto m atic man's b ro th e r o f the
To the town of Westcote John police service of B erkeley. C al . ak
dirt fill and the concrete approach dosing their stores during the aftei
P R E S ID E N T , S A Y S J U D G E
a m eeting <>( the official church
Drane was not a sphinx. In Westcote ve appeared on duty T h e little iron
would he caused by the court's plan. noon ..ours,
■
Imurd followed the Bunday school
policem an is equipped w ith bells
How Hoover cun possibly (a ll lo tie „„sslon
Only routine matters were
When property holders on the east
he had made his home some twenty- • nil faces in position to M op traffic.
elected next prellldeat ••( the United ,||aeUBaeil
five years earlier, a bachelor of forty-.
side of the river objected to a fill for
Slates Is beyond the explanation of
.
.
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five who preferred a home in the the t’r8t cab ,he passenger had con- th#t approacb tbe highway body at WORK BEING FINISHED
country. His purchase of
the old ’ 'derable trouble alighting
He was flrgt refuaw, the proposed 90-foot ex­
ON WOODMAN BUILDING Ju ige J A. Jeffrey of Portland who |
Four L to M eet
house and his considerable
expendí- 8 huge man- broad of shoulder and ten8|on anij )a(er granted it. Rests
.«-poke before an audience of more, Regulnr meeting of the t/ivul Leg
With the chief item of work the r ' than 100 tn the Ib ll Theatre last night |OR „( Ixiggors and Lumberman.
tures for repairs had been
a seven blP. an«I be was trying to bring with (jent8 oj the west side district have
day topic and thpn he had been ac-; ll>m a huge yellow oilboard suitcase. I jor 8Omt> ,(m„ strenuously objected pulring of the entire roof, repalis
The speaker took up most of the , hupter will be held September 24. It
cepted as salient man. possibly suf- tn 8lxe proportioneed to himself He |o * d(rt rt(, there_ r |a i niin g that It are this week being completed on the major political Issues of the day. WN8 announced Imlay by John King,
fering from a chronic indigestion that had the awkwardness of a man not ac- wouW serve „„ „
an<| make high Woodman hall on Main atreet.
dwelling for the most part on the necretary of the local unit Program
The old roof became leaky last win­ p r e s i d e n t i a l battle
made him a little cranky, but not custome,l to the frequent use of cabs water conditions worse In the winter
He *»* fnr the meeting has not yet can de-
ter and the lodge vote«! to repair It. strongly pn.-llix.ver and anll-Smlth, lernilned. lie suld
such a bad sort at that. He took no and when he finally stood on the ( t)lnp Talk of an injunction against
part in the town affairs that called gravel his face was red and persplr- (he
ha8 bet,n heard, with definite While thia Job was under way. It*%as The democrat's acceptance speech
■ - .—
for mass meetings and service on ing and
wiped his forehead with information that the paper will be decided to put visible overhead beam* was thoroughly assailed, particularly V V IL L A M E T T E H IG H W A Y
committees but he gave with fair the back of his hand before he dug
the coatrac( for the fill Is let. In the hall and repluster and retlnt the section dealing with prohibition’
Tn
cn rrccT P n
ti„ FmrtiMtf m«o potato« o«t th a t
W O R K TO BE S U G G E S T E D
liberality when he approved a cause; in,° his pocket for the cab fare.
While in Salem the county court it.
It Is understood that the Neighbors Sm ith purposely averted any mention
he received those who came to him
Black my cats! he cried Come. wjy atend a cai|e,i meeting of the
The state highway commlskton w ill,
on such affairs and listened to them. m'Kbty near never gettin out of your, highway commission to discuss the of Woodcraft, who use the hall for a of public« schmila, declaring that
he requested to let contracts for '
meeting
place,
will
assist
In
paying
silently but with keen attention
shebang, son. Half a dollar, h ey ’ ROOgevelt highway work. Lane coun-
m o t h e r t h e n o m inee nor any of bis M rM # Ä ||
v ra r
th „ ..........
Sometimes. without a word, he wrote T aint bad. here s a dime for you.
- ty. ofljt.|a|8 are anxious to see this for the Improvements.
. h.ldreu have attended public schools , t((>n(i (>f
w „ lan, . „ , hlghWMy „„
a check;-som etim es he merely said.
He Packed up his suitcase an I worb g„ forward as rapidly as pos
The Judge emphasized the (set that which clearing and grading Is now
Going to Newberg— Mr. and Mrs. everyone should register and then gel bw|n<
-I am not interested."
turnad ,0 lhe 8teP8
slble.
d<(||tt „ W>1(
by
“Well, black my ca ts!” he cried.
S«m Goddard of Leahurg were here
He took no part in social affairs.
out und vote.
ty
Judge
C.
P
Barnard
this
morning
Tuesday on their way to Newberg
As time passed he did become inter- 'You durned old Johnnie Drane! If SERVICE CLEANERS WILL
The request will he mad« at the Hep-
where
they
plan
lo
spend
several
days
ested in some of the financial con >ou aln t JU8t 88 b ^ and 8kln,‘y 88
California Folks Stop—Mr. and j f mber 25 meeting of the commission
MOVE TO NEW QUARTERS visiting friends and relatives.
cerns—he became a director of one of -vou was * hen we wa8 k‘ds! W e» - .
Mrs James Clark of Iluddlng, Callfor- which the county court will attend
the banks, and was a regular attend- now who'd have thought I'd ever be |
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Judge Barnard states that the court
ant at its board m eetln gs-b n t he was b a k in ' hands with Sklnpy Drane
The Service Cleaners tailor shop
nla. were visitors here fnr a short
On a busy day a woman walked In­ time Wednesday evening with Mrs hopes tn have all the work done on
known mainly, until automobiles a< a’r down east here« 00 the front n‘‘It <,oor
,he PO8t° mce on ’" >ur,h
made horses a nuisance, for his fine i P ° ~ “
8 r««ular blamed old palace street will move to Its new location to the office of the court rooms at Maude Bryan. They were enrnute all three sections of the road above
Ixiwell next year.
horses. His coachman alwavs drove llke flll8! How are W « »nyhow. you "n the Elite hotel building Saturday, Atlanta. G a , anil, addressing Judge to l*ortland on a vacation trip.
Blank, said;
,
him to the trains and met him on his ° 'd " • « > ? Good old Skinny Drane! ; it was announced today.
"Are you the reprobate Judge?”
Spanish A u x ilia ry to M ssl—F1r»t
return until the time came when he Well!
Well!
Well!"
The cleaning and pressing establish-
There was a young makl at Bryn meting of the Bpanlsh War Veterans
“I am the probate Judge"
bought an automobile; after that his
"Simon. I'm glad to see you. " John ment will occupy part of the front of
Mawr.
auxiliary will be held In the armory
"That Is what I was saying" she
chauffeur always drove him to his I1rane 8ald- takln» the fat man 8 hand 1 the building recently leased by the
said, "and I have come to you be­ Who longed like the deuce fnr a at Eugene, Monday evening, Beptem-
office Just around the corner from '"L* aTe T°ur
‘here, my man Springfield Laundry company.
caw r;
ber 17, at S o'clock. Local members
W all Street on Broadway. He was wl" ,ake care <* “ •
>»'• «°od to see
A small building has been conatruct- cause I am In trouble. My husband
and officers have been requested to
not so much a peculiar man as-a self r ° u a«ain- Simon- 1 ne,,er 8,>e “"X ed ,n the r,‘ar of the la,,n,lry wh,ch was studying to he minister at a She'd pull out her hair,
he present to participate lu the drill
sufficing one In the deals he made in on® tronl R lverbank-none of them | will house the dry cleaning equipment collegp seminary, and he died detest­ Grip the bark of a chair,
practice.
ed, and left three little Inflels, and 1 And hitch her good lurk to a stawr.
Wall Street he played a lone -hand ever come e a s t Yes. It s good to see of the Service Cleaners Thia equlp-
ment is now at the former residence have come to be appointed their ex­
He never took part in syndicates, you'
It will also be ecutioner.”
never allied himself with groups. And
He turned then t0 lhe »mallei' man of J. F. Nadvornlk
moved on Saturday.
some of his deals were sensationally ln black.
CALL AND BEE Dr. N W. Emerv
profitable. It was the amazing ef-
he said to him, “I'd like you
on prices on plates and other work, tf
frontery of some of these deals that to meet an old friend of mine, a man SMALL GIRL FRACTURES
P r e s id e n tia l P o ll
had attracted attention to him suffici-
ently to warrant his being given a
sobriquet of his own—The Human
Sphinx. He would not talk of his
deals or of the market or of anything.
The moment he reached the city he
was. for all practical purposes, mute.
It was not long before W estcote
knew he was an extremely wealthy
man. Solicitors for a new hospital.
going to John Drane in the hope of
getting him to give some hundreds jf
dollars or perhaps a thousand, came
away from the house with a check
for an even hundred thousand There
had been no wasted words. “Yes. I
approve of it; I will give you some-
thing." he had said and. turning to
the desk, he had written the check.
The solicitor, glancing at it. had
thought It was 'or a thousand dollars
and had been profuse in his thanks;
not until the check was turned in to
the treasurer >«'hs it discovered that it
was for the amazing hundred thou-
sand. The check went through the
bank and was paid without question.
“Well, the honey old son-of-a-gun!"
the treasurer of the hospital exclaim-
ed "He must have a heart in his
dried-up carcass after all, even if he
don’t look It!”
At seventy John Drane was still
as oney as ever, hut "drled-up” did
not describe him. not had it ever He
was thin almost to emaciation, but 't
was a soft thinness; his skin was not
dried nor leathery, and his face had
not so much wrinkled as fallen Into
Jowls and folds. His cheeks were
drawn below his cold gray eyes and
«when he removed hla eye glasses the
hollows below the eyes were almost
ghastly, hu‘ even at seventy he was
minutely careful of his body and
dress, almost dandtfled. He shaved
twice i day, orffce In the morning and
once at noon, for he had a complete
shaving outfit at his office. In a small
dressing-room there he also changed
his linen at noon; he could not bear
soiled linen.
He was a tall man. or his thinness
made him seem tall, and now he arose
from his chair as one of the non­
descript black taxicabs of the town
entered his driveway.
"Ah!” he exclaimed, and then
frowned because a second taxicab had
followed the first.
The two cabs, following the wide
sweep of the drive, one cab follow-
ing close on the wheels of the other,
drew up before the veranda and their
doors opened simultaneously. From
the second the passenger was quick
to alight, a small man all In black,
and he glanced toward John Drane.
The millionaire, still frowning, raised
a finger and touched his Ups—a ges­
ture so brief that It was hardly observ­
able, but the man In black caught It
and nodded that he understood. From
1 baven t seen for how long it is
ARM IN FALL FROM TREE
Sim on’ Twenty-five years?"
"Black my cats. no. John! Thirty-
Failing from a tree while she was
bve, anyway. 1 wasn t to home when playing In the yard of her home,
f ou w88 there twenty-five years ago. Cleona Maxey, small daughter of Mr
the ,at man said. "I d gone down to an(j Mrs. F. E. Maxey who live on 11
Ransas Glty to try to find that boy of , afreet here, received a fractured arm I
mine, but you wouldn t rem em ber, Monday evening.
that- 1 su ess- Thirty-five years!”
The little girl was playing with her
"Simon Judd, from my old home brother and both were climbing the
*own ° f Riverbank, Iowa. John Drane tree. The girl’s grip on one of the '
sa’d- completing the
introduction. .¡¡mbs slipped and she fell several feet 1
And my good friend W illiam Dart, (O (he ground. Her left arm was 1
be added lo u v e heard me speak of . fractured at the elbow.
The Injury
Riverbank. Dart.
was X-raved and treated at the office
Quite frequently; quite frequent- Of a joca| physician.
'y' Bart said. I m very glad to know
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yo“« Mr Judd
Any frlend of Mr- ‘
Wendling School Opens
Brane s. of course Yes. indeed, 1 ve
Mr. and Mrs. A H. Sacre of Wendl-
heard Mr Drane 8Peak of Riverbank!
Yes- frequently. "
ing were here Monday on business,
They w“re Interrupted by a young Mr. Sacre is principal of the Wendllng
kirl who cam* hurriedly and m errily, school and his wife Is a teacher,
around the house, half running and ! Pupils of that school registered Mon-
carrying a tennis racquet in her hand day and began their class work Tues-
^bp evidently had expected to find day morning. Mr. Sacre reported.
" r' f>rane alone and had been eager
say something, but now she put it FOR SALE—Carbon paper In large
sheets, 25x39 Inches, suitable for
8eeln? that Drane had visitors.
making tracings. The News Office
_______(TO BE CONTINUED)_______
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One Big Shipment
o f Children’s
C o a ts
JUST RECEIVED
My CHOICE for PRESIDENT
is
FOR SALE
MOULDING AND FINISH
LUMBER
a t 3rd and G St.
Closing out a n old stock
Priced Right
HERBERT HOOVER
(Republican)
ALFRED E. SMITH
(Democrat)
■ l Put an X before the one you intend to vote for)
A fter tilling ou tth ls T rial Ballot, please m all o r bring it to
th e ofllce of this new spaper.
W hat TICK ET Did You Vote I^as, P residential C am paign?
( Republican
Democrat—etc. )
BELL THEATRE
S-P-R-l-N-G-F-l-E-L-D
FRIDAY — SATURDAY — SPETEMBER
14 - 15
One of the Greatest of all pictures
“THE COVERED WAGON”
Also— Comedy and News Reel
No Advance in Price
SUNDAY — SEPTEMBER 16
REGINALD DENNY
In
“GOOD MORNING JUDGE”
Denny’s Feature Comedies are Great
Also Cornetty and News Reel
TUESDAY — SEPTEMBER 18
FRED HUMES
In
“ARIZONA CYCLONE”
Comdy and Two More Short Subjects
WEDNESDAY — SEPTEMBER 10
TAKE TIME TO SEE IT—
T u n n e y -H e e n e y F ig h t P ictu re*
BEAUTIFULLY FUR TRIMMED
FRIDAY — SATURDAY — SEPTEMBER 21 - 22
HOOT GIBSON In
PR IC E
d 95
“THE WILD WEST SHOW”
__________________ Comedy and News Reel
SUNDAY — SEPTEMBER 23
HOBART BOSWORTH
In
“AFTER THE STORM”
AND UP
A Royal Sea Picture — Comedy and News
At the following merchants you can get Theatre Tickets admitting you
to Bell Theatre any Tuesday or Friday until November 16, 1928. Given
with each 25c purchase or more—
JOHNSON’S
Popular Price Store
EUGENE
JOHNSON'S FOR HOSIERY
OREGON
INDEPENDENT MEAT CO.
LARSON S SERVICE STATION
DANNER MOTOR CO.
CHIC'S FEED STORE
SPRINGFIELD GARAGE
SPRINGFIELD TAXI
FLANERY’S DRUG STORE
DROP-IN CAFE
IDEAL GROCERY