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Try the Home Print Shop Firat THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR HOOVER VOTE 010 ON L O C O ETURNS SPRINGFIELD. LANE COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1928 SPRINGFIELD FOLKS mckenzie and coast PLAN Q U I<T HOLIDAY HIG HW AY LEVIES ARE FOR ARMISTICE DAY CARRIED IN ELECTION “The People’s Paper” A LIVE NEWSPAPER IN A LIVE TOWN NUMBER 41 BOWN AND ALTA KING WIN; COUNTY SUMMARY IS GIVEN VOTING IS HEAVY FOR CITY OFFICES Observance of the tenth anniver Although the majority was not over margin of almost 3000 votes over Mrs. sary of t he signing of the armistice whelming, the tax levy providing $200,- Democratic Candidate fo r Coun- Vera Todd Crow, democrat. The vote ty S heriff Given Heaviest Vote for Moore was 9648 and for Mrs Crow | which ended the world war will be 000 for improvement of the McKenzie Bown Defeats Luckey fo r Sher quiet in Sprngfield. 1 highway and the Willamette Valley- o f Any Man on B allot; Two 6989. | Wilson Elected Mayor, T a y lo r The day falls on Sunday, Novembe- Florence highway carried in Tuesday’s iff and A lta King Beats James Clinton Hurd won the long term I Cox and McLagan Get Seat* Kings are Separated by Only place „«• on m the s county commission I i (»avo K in g by Margin of 12 Votes; 11, but Monday will be observed as a election. The total vote, with 98 of 500 Votes in Final Returns on C ity Council; Peterson and holiday. the 101 precincts complete, was 7269 j against I. E. Steele. O. E. Crowe de- Dunne Measures and Fish The only event on the calendar here for the levy and 6836 against it. With only three precincts in the 1 feated J. H. Moffett for the short term 1 Hughes Retain Posts as Re Bills Lose; Road Levy Passed. for that day will be the fcotball game corder and Treasurer. By expected appropriations from county which have not turned in com- Place, between Springfield and Junction City the state highway commission and the plete election returns, winners of con- , Potter, McCready and Howard won Hoover defeated Smith by a score Voters in Springfield cast the larg high schools which will be played on federal bureau of roads Lane county tested county and district offices were seats in the state legislature The of 652 to 132 in the four Springfield Brattain field at 2 o'clock. will receive an additional $400,000 to certain this morning. number of votes each received ran in est vote on record in the election held Tuesday. Candidates for city office* precincts, according to complete re Most merchants announced this apply on these two highways. Of the In the sheriff’s race Harry Bown, the same order as their names are received the strongest support ever turns. In each of the precincts his week that they will close their places total amount $200,000 will be applied democrat, recevied the largest vote of liu tod Hawley for congress was a heavy | s*’° wn ln a city e*ect,on lead early in the day grew toward of business for the entire day. Some to the McKenzie work and the other any nominee on the ballot, defeating For the mayoralty C. O. Wilson wal winner. Rand and Rossman rolled up evening and when the final count was will remain open for a part of the lay $400,000 to the coast road. Earl Luckey, republican, but a major- majorities “for'.upVeme 'c'ou'rt' the onIy “»minee, but W. F. Walker’* made the winner’s lowest ratio was The postoffice, banks and the city han ity of more than 4000 votes. The final | y majorities tor supreme court ....................... will be closed as usual on a holiday. places. Hal Hoss for secretary of stat9 i name was wr‘tten in by 21 voter*. more than four to one. OPEN HOUSE AT NEW gave Bown 10,831 and Luckey 6941. Many Springfield people are taking was more than four to one favorite Mr. Wilson's vote was 610. Itj the contested offices in bane LIBRARY QUARTERS Alta King, democrat, won the dis against any of his opponents. Van ' Other names written in for mayor advantage of the double holiday fur county, Springfield voters chose Bown SET FOR SATURDAY trict attorneyship from James K. Winkle for attorney general was al-I were those of L. L. May, 1 H. J. Cox, nished by Sunday and armistice day in preference to Luckey for the office King, his republican opponent. With to drive to other cities for week-end 1; B. S. Colter, 1; Frank Fisher, 1; of sheriff. Bown received a total of In its new quarters in the old First 98 out of the 101 precincts heard from most four to one winner over either visits. A number plan to attend the W. H. Adrian, 1; W. A. Haack, 1; E. 539 votes as compared with 243 votes air circus to be staged at the Eugene I National bank building at the north- j Alta King had 8557 votes as compared of his opponents. Vote for three circuit Judges ran In R. Danner, 1; G. G. Bushman, 1; H. for Luckey. The nearest they came municipal airport in the- afternoon east corner of Second and Main with 8070 for his opponent. Many the following order: Skipworth, 14,- E. Maxey, 1; Dr. Carl Phetteplace, 1; together in number of votes was In Monday. streets, the Springfield city library will times during the day voting was first Taylor Leads Councllmen 508; Hamilton, 12, 865; Brand, 12,926. Precinct No. 1 at the high school hold open house Saturday afternoon, In favor of one and then the other, W. A. Taylor led all the councllmen Every state measure on the ballot, where Bown took 94 and Luckey 49. November 10. Plans for the event but toward the last Alta King picked except the income tax, was defeated | in the total number of votes polled. Alta King defeated James K. King A D M ITTE D SLAYER OF were outlined at a meeting of the up a lead and continued it until all the in £,ane COunty. The four river and i For the four-year term on the council here by the small margin of 14 votes. EUGENE BRAKEMAN IN library board Monday afternoon. precincts had been completed fish bills were decisively beaten and Ms total was 615 H. J. Cox received In Precinct No. 1 James King bested From 2 to 5 o’clock in the afternoon LANE COUNTY PRISON ‘■I For county school superintendent, ’ the bill to limit the power of the legis- the second seat fo he four-year per his opponent by three votes and in the and from 7 until 9 o'clock in the even Edgar J. Moore retained his office by a • lature was defeated. iod, his total being 469. Sam Rich third precinct his lead was 11 votes. Jospeh L. McDaniel, 23, admitted | ing a silver tea will be held. Those mond, the third candidate for the Job, In the fourth precinct their vote stood killer of E. A. McGrew, Southern Paci- ! who will receive the visitors are: Mrs. I was given 287 votes. MUSIC DIRECTOR W ILL only one apart, with Alta King taking fic brakeman near Westfir last Thurs- N. W Emery, Mrs. Fred Hinson, Mrs. ZACK K IN TZLE Y IS ONLY W. C. McLagan defeated Harry 97 votes and James King winning 96 day evening was captured Friday Vina McClain, Mrs. L. K. Page and MEMBER OF G. A. R. POST PREACH SERMON SUNDAY Stewart in the race for the two-year votes. night by a railroad employe and 's Mrs. C. H. Blom, all members of the Zack Kintzley is now the only mem Dunne Bills Snowed Under Lawrence Sunkler, music director term by a vote of 461 to 261. His vote now in the Lane county Jail awaiting library board. Both the Dunne auto bills, the first arraignment. j Moving expenses and some repair ber of the Springfield post of the G. A. at the Springfield Christian church, was larger in each of the four per- cincts. providing a five-cent gasoline tax and Search for the youth who stabbed new quarters cost only $30 as R. living in this city. will preach a t the morning service I. M. Peterson for city recorder and the other reducing motor vehicle lic the brakeman as the latter was a t the result of several firms donating Last week his only companion in Sunday in the absence of Rev. S. E. ¡William G. Hughes for city treasurer ense fees, were lost here by a wide tempting to put him off the train did labor and material, it was reported. this organization, Fred W. Brown, Childers, pastor. Rev. Mr. Childers tied In the total number of votes poll- margin. not take very long. With posses and Mrs. L. K. Page will purchase curtains has been requested to dedicate a ed In the four local precincts. Each Th four bills which aimed to close bloodhounds combing the hills near for the new building and the board passed on at the age of 88 years. Now, Mr. Kintzley, who himself is church building Just erected at Nott was given a vote of 673. The name of the Deschutes, Rogue, Umpqua and the scene of the crime and with the members will meet today at the home 82 years of age, is president, vice- J under the direction of two Eugene Dwight Kessey was written in in Pre McKenzie rivers to commercial dev-1 i only posible avenue of escape by way of Mrs. Emery to sew on them. cinct No. 3 for the office of treasurer. president, secrtary, treasurer and full , Blble university graduates, elopment met the same defeat. The of the railroad anyone not familiar vote was approximately four to 1 with the hills and wooded country HUSBANDS TO BE GUESTS The pastor will preach in the even membership of the local order. An Detailed Vote Listed against each of these measures. A complete vote in the four pre- other member lives in California, but ing. Mr. Sunkler's morning topic will had little chance of escape. A T CIVIC CLUB DINNER does not intend to return here. The bill authorizing Lane county to be “A Guiding Star to Heaven” and c’ncts here for the city offices 1* After his capture the youth admit exceed the constitutional six per cent ted stabbing the slain man but has There are four other veterans or the the pastor will talk in the evening on shown below: Husbands of members of the Spring- limit and levy $200,000 for proposed not yet been given his hearing. He 2 "Some Things That Make Our Na- Precincts ..... 1 3 4 T't’l field Women’s Civic club will be guests Civil war living in Springfield, but improvements on the McKenzie high spent his twenty-third birthday in the tion Great.” A mixed quartet com FOR MAYOR at a covered dish dinner Tuesday even either they belong to the Eugene post way and the Willamette Valley-Flor county Jail while funeral services Wilson ....... 121 168 162 169 61» posed of Miss Louisa McDowell, Mr. ing, November 13, in the chamber of or none at all. ence highway was carried here by an were being conducted for the murder and Mrs. Dallas Murphy and B. O. Walker ...... 2 • 11 2 21 commerce rooms. large majority. Smith, will sing “Sweet Peace” in the FOUR YEAR COUNCIL, two elected ed trainman. Male Quartet Is Formed—A male Mrs. Ora Read Hemenway and Mrs. Complete Ballot Given Taylor ........ 113 168 168 166 61» John Ketels will each present a travel quartet composed of Oscar Gladdlsh, evening and the choir will present Figures on the contested county of Cox ............ 89 150 110 120 4«* a special. ogue as one of the series of education Laurence Moffitt, Glen Cole, all faculty fices of district attorney and sheriff i BLACKSM ITH INJURED AS Richmond .... 50 72 88 77 28T As a special number in the morning members, and Paul Potter, has been al events scheduled for the winter's HORSE FALLS UPON HIM and the vote for president here is formed in the high school. The quar Mrs. Dallas Murphy will sing "Eyes TWO YEAR COUNCIL, one elected club program. shown below: Stewart ..... 69 68 72 62 2«I A business session will be held be tet appeared in several numbers at Hath Not Seen” taken from "The Jesse Walker, Springfield black- Precincts __ 1 2 3 4 T 't’l McLagan ... 77 136 116 132 4SI Holy City" by Gaul. an assembly this week. smith, sustained a fractured ankle tween the dinner and the program. FOR RECORDER FDR COUNTY SHERIFF Wednesday morning when a horse Bown .......... 94 156 144 Peterson .... 121 1(92 182 178 «n which he was shoeing slipped and Luckey ....... 48 71 64 FOR TREASURER fell upon him. The horse belongs to Hughes 125 192 176 181 67? FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY Alta King .... 66 122 95 380 the Stewart Fuel company. FOR CONSTABLE After first aid treatm ent here, Mr. Thompson . 115 175 170 175 63» James King .. 69 95 106 366 FOR UNITED STATES PRESIDENT Walker, a veteran of the world war, H. Hoover .... 120 195 174 163 652 rushed to the Portland veterans’ hos THREE LOÇAL SCHOOLS Al. E. Smith . 21 39 32 40 132 pital. He was injured at 10:15 o’clock CLOSE ARM ISTICE DAY and at noon he was on a train bound State Offices Shown for Portland. Mrs. M. B. Huntly, FOR REPRESENTATIVE The three Springfield schools will be Hawley, 98 173 157 152 580 chairman of the American Legion closed all day Monday In celebratfoa auxiliary, made arrangements for get Stark- of Armistice day which falls on Sun weather ...... 35 30 38 42 145 ting the injured man to Portland and day, November 11. into the hospital. U nton 5 5 1 8 19 The board of education at Its meet SECRETARY OF STATE ing last night decided to give tb* HOSS .......... 91 161 156 146 554 MEN TO SERVE MEAL TO teachers and students this one-dag Finer .......... 37 40 34 39 150 vacation. TWO W OMEN’S CLASSES STATE TREASURER Thanksgiving vacation will be for Kay ............ 117 181 176 170 644 Men of the Loyal Men’s class of the two days, Thursday and Friday, Nov 5 28 Christian Sunday school, will prepare 9 Hbglund __ 9 5 ember 29 and 30, it was Redded. 25 and serve a dinner to women of the 4 5 10 6 Swetland .... Nothing has yet been decided con SUPREME JUESTICES two Sunday school classes at the cerning Christmas vacation. It was an Graham ..... 31 28 22 24 105 church Friday evening. nounced. Routine business -matter* Hamaker .... 21 26 21 28 96 The dinner is a forfeit in a contest took up the major portion of the meev- 8 12 41 held some time ago in which the two Hosmer ....... 10 11 ing last night. as? 4 3 12 women’s classes were the victors. 3 Perrine ....... 2 Rand .......... 91 138 139 140 503 Changing places with their wives M ETHO DIST SCHOOL HAS Rossman ..... 92 134 142 11S 486 for the occassion. the men will don MORE TH A N 200 PRESENT ATTORNEY GENERAL aprons and will cook and serve the 5 23 meal. .-e h le r ..... 8 4 6 Attendance at the Methodist Sun 0 118 ¡ Levens ......... 39 42 37 day school has passed the 200 mark. Van Winkle 90 150 143 140 523 ( L IT T L E RODENBOUGH BOY It was reported this morning by Rev, Three Judges Elected C. J Pike, pastor, in making bis an SWALLOWS PEN POINT CIRCUIT JUDGES. three elected nouncements for Sunday. A new c.lai* Brand .......... 106 166 161 161 594 for men was added to the school dur Bobby Rodenbough, 8, son of Mr. and Hamilton .... 98 169 161 165 593 ing this week. H. L. Gillette Is superin Mrs. William Rodenbough, has taken Skipworth .. lxJ 184 178 173 651 tendent of the school. the first step in accomplishing the dif REPRESENTATIVES, three elected Sunday morning the pastor will ficult task of sword swallowing. Howard ...... 100 139 136 136 511 speak on “The Dally Renewal” and tb« At school last Friday he swallowed McCready .... 101 143 142 143 529 choir will give an anthem. Junior Potter ........ 95 157 148 136 536 a pen point. church will meet in the basement it Luckily the object lodged point up Knowles .... 65 92 100 96 353 the same hour. Epworth league Is at in his stomach and his doctor stated FOR ASSESSOR 6:30 O'clock with William Pollard Keeney ___ 130 201 180 17« 685 that it could be. eliminated by natural leading on the topic of ‘‘Friendships or means. Had it been point down an 3 0 4 H Walker .... 1 0 Warships.” This service will be in •Xi operation would have been necessary. FOR COUNTY CLERK: observance of Armistice day. Th* Dillard ........ 130 193 176 177 676 pastor wll preach again at 7:30 and LOCAL SCOUTMASTERS FOR COMMISSIONER, four years: the choir will sing a special selection. Hurd ............. 87 139 145 139 519 IN CLASSES A T EUGENE Meeting of the Sunday school board Steele ........... 48 55 44 51 198 has been called for Monday evening FOR COMMISSIONER, Two years: Springfield Boy Scout leaders are Crowe ........... 99 133 133 116 472 attending the scoutmasters’ school MRS. W. H. POLLARD TE LLS Moffett ......... 48 64 57 62 231 which is being conducted in Eugene FOR CORONER: under the direction of C. R. Clark, OF ASHLAND SESSIONS Bran- Lane county executive. ■ Mrs. W. H. Pollard, Who attended the stetter .......... 86 116 109 97 498 The school is now about half over. Methodist home missionary society Veatch ........ 47 92 93 93 325 Instruction In scout leadership is be conference in Ashland last week-end COUNTY SURVEYOR: ing given and scoutmasters are ex reported on the sessions before the Morse 114 183 164 166 627 changing opinions on methods of Eugene branch of that organisation handling Lane county troops. SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: Tuesday afternoon. Moore ____ 77 135 127 126 465 C. R. Aldrich, scoutmaster of the Mrs. Pollard Is an officers in th* Crowe ____ 59 83 73 72 237 Lions club troop here, Kenneth Dill Springfield society and was one of th* ard. scoutmaster of the other troop. two delegates to go from her*. Sh* Oakrldp* Woman Here — Beulah No. 12. and Ira Nelson, assistant scout; took an active part In the eonventto* Clark of Oakridge was a bastae** master, have attended most of the I i visitor ta Springfield Monday. HEl 1/ « K./l