T ry the Hom e
P r in t Shop P irat
THE SPRINGFIE
TWENTY-SIXTH YEAH
COUNCIL CREATES
40-Ac re Tract Near the Maple
School Set Aside for Flying
Field; Major G. H. Eckerson
to Have Flying School Rights
on Property.
SPRINGFIELD, IxANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 192ft
NEWS
“Tbe People's Paper”
A
L IV I NEW SPAPER
IN A LIVE TOWN
NUMBER 14
Airport Support S.H.S. Playa Ball
Pledged By Clubs With Grove Team
Legion, Lions and Chamber of Coach Has Number of Veteran
Commerce to Aid Major
Players: Starting Lineup
Erickson in Work
Still Uncertain
BOARD MEETINGS
Action of Director» Pollard and
Beals in Naming W. E. BuelL
Principal of High School, 1«
Protested by Chairman R, W.
Carlton.
An aviation committee of twelve
The first baseball game of the sea j
men, representing the American Leg- son, the weather permitting will be
Ion, the Lions club, and the Chamber played tomorrow afternoon at 3:30
of (om m erce, met Monday night In I o’clock when the strong Cottage Grove
the office of Dr. W C. Rebhan to con high school nine will clash with the i
Springfield I n I o have mi airport by
slder the development of the new Springfield boys on the locaf diamond
Two stormy sessions of the school
action of the city council Monday
Hprlngfleld airport and flying school The game will open the new I>ane
board this week has resulted In the
night when a resolution * « • passed
which the city council authorized at county conference, which was organ)-
netting out 40 seres of land on the In
naming of W. E. Buell, of Estacada,
Its
Inst meeting Those present were zed three weeks ago. and which In-
Jacqueline Mortt, in Jail at Can
dustrial alto near the Maple school
| as principal of the high school and
M
It
Huntly,
Tom
Bwarts,
and
If.
E
eludes
Cottage
Grove,
Eugene,
Unlver-
Mi»»
Mary
A.
Bevan,
who
is
»aid
on City, Col., i» an uoutual in-
for use bn a Hying field. The field set
to .claim honors as the world’s ug
matt. This girl bandit say» »ht ba»
the protesting of the legality of tho
Maxey, representing the Legion, Jack slty, and Hprlngfleld high schools
out I n approximately 1600 feet long
liest woman, arrived in New York
never In her life worn skirt», al
Uenderer W F Walker. Dr. Rebhan.
Thp 8pr,npflpId tPam baa bpen t »board
election
by the chairman of the board.
the
Leviathan.
and 1200 feet wide.
ways affecting trouser» and a cap
and Floyd Flannery, representing the
hampe rP„ tb|a „eason by , h„
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Several other teachers have also been
The flying school rights on the
, ons, am J < s s S e a v e y . A B. Kepner. ra|ny WPather, which has made prac- W O R K ON WEST SIDE
elected to fill vacancies In the school
field will he given to Major O. II BEN DORRIS ELECTED
arl Olson. U K Harnell and F B t|re nparly lmpoRalhl,. PXCept for oc. WORK ON WEST SIDE
Ekkerson for a period of five years ac
system.
Hamlin
of
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
caatena,
day„
A
pra(tlce
„
m
p
achw,
.
!
APPROACH
TO
BRIDGE
CHAIRMAN OF OREGON
cording to an agreement authorised by
The board met Monday night to con
Dr Rebhan was elected chairman of u,p(1 for
p,.1day wlth fhp Un|var.
BEGAN T H IS MORNING
the council after recomniendntlonN
GAME COMMISSION the com m ittee
____ Freahmen, which
. . . wan
sider the election of a principal of tho
Blty
of
Oregon
—
—
were made to It by the Industrial and
.Major Eckerson, of Eugene, who I n t o h a v e helped Coach Mayfield
With the passing of the danger of high school. A petition with some
purk committee. Major Kckerson will ' ®en
Dorris, Springfield orchard
promoting
the
airport,
appeared
be-
to
get
his
players
lined
up,
was
can-
Dligh
water, A. C. Mathews. Eugene 140 names asking for the appointment
conduct a school on the properly and | 1st, was elected chairman of the Ore-
fore the committee and presented his celled because of rain. During the contractor, began work again this of Oscar Gladdish, a teacher In the
have ihe exclusive rights to take up 1 K„„ sta le Game Commission at the plans for hangers and runways, which paat week practice has consisted morning clearing the ground in pre- h’Bh "chool. for the position was re o
IstHNcngerH for money on local triple meeting ,,f the group In Portland last ¡were discussed and approved by those principally of batting, the ground he paratlon to the beginning of the fill p,Ted by th* board.
During a long
The land will he maintained ns a i
for the west approach of the new , Seated discussion It was voted by the
Tuesday. He succeeds M A Lynch I present ( N Jam es, of Ixis A ngeles. |„ g too w et for fielding.
municipal field and any airplane may
board not to consider Mr. Gladdish
and and take ,fl r" o h g - and <•' «edmond. who resigned from the , 8
p«'°‘ “"<> ^ ’p"d
« “Jor
Altbouph Mavflp,d haR pot
Springfield h.ghway bridge
i Kckerson, also spoke to the group en dprWpd on h)„ - s , ,arffnp
__ __________.
Last s summer
u m m e r Mr.
Mr
M
ai
ltne 0_ f ..
thp
Mathews
was for the Portion. Chairman Roy Carl-
Individuals may maintain ships and j commission,
L 11 .. I
8
-
_
.
.
_ Ion woliee» in V. I n, mam A an 'I a - * —
¡couraglng them In the establishment
game with Cottage Grove. He has a given the contract of putting In the j ,on v°Gnff In his favor and Directors
hangers on the field
Mr Dorris Is now the oldest mem- I of the airport, and stating that there
fills on both the east and west ap- j
Pollard and Dean Beals voting
The council authorized the construe- her of the state Game < ommlsslon lie waa an opportunity for a great future wealth of material to choose from. proaches of the bridge. He completed aKalnst.
The majority of the lettermen from
lien of a line of telephone wire from wss appointed during the early pari development In the air service here ,agf yenr-a f'tx,,,, Willamette ehnmn ,he past approach some time ago, bnt : Following this the board engaged In
the city hall to the Mountain States < < tthe administration of Governor j The 1 eglnn men agreed that their or lonshlp team are hack again this v es^ ! ,he a’>r”-°a<'h <”>
" a* a epnpral ‘1’» ™ ! between members
Power plant for the purpose of sound W alter M. 1 lerre. ami was rc-appolnt. ( „ „ i x .n o ,, w0«id take up the con and bayp #
” )n
| delayed for some time because of the |and citisens present. Chairman Carl-
ing the fire alarm signal at the plant - I to office under , he administration l „.ruction of the runways on the pro- ppf)flon fpr
R
" r™n pr„,e„.a of property owners who I ton attempted to adjourn the board
The Western I’nlon telegraph poles o* Governor I. L. Patterson
perty, while the I.Ions club will spon- ,)n , bp Rquad arP Hlleb powart and claimed that the solid fill on the west and went home. However, the other
will be used, the company having > Mr Dorris remote that there has sor the erection of the two hangers prppman gnu|r„ catchers; Jack Dan- a,de wnu,d t‘au8e the river to rise I two directors did not consider the
grantiwl permission.
been great Improvement In the gnme which are to be built at first.
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Per, first baseman: Don Bettis, second higher than Is usual in times of fres board adjourned without motion and
Guy Mie. Eugene contractor, offered field in Oregon during the past several
later in the evening Mr. Beals, the
Major Eckerson and E E Kepner baseman; Don Palmer, third base- hets.
to resurface Main street from Second years, and he expects to see a con- spent yesterday surveying the grounds man:; Lawrence Roof, short stop;
It will take approximately 11.000 senior member, took the chair and
to Mill and patch the rest of the street ! ttnuallon of the Improvement during In preparation to locating the run and I.aVerne J.awson, Thaver McMur. yards of dirt and gravel to complete the two members proceeded to elect
for 13200 Ills offer was referred to the next few years as well He states ways and the hangers on the new field ray and Ralph Cob" outfielders
the fill, Mathews said yestrday. He Mr. Buell, principal. They also caused
to street committee. An offer from that most of the friction that formerly I The aviation committee will hold Its
will haul the material from both sides notice to be served on the chairman
The Springfield team is without a
Stein brothers of 13500 for n thicker existed between the various sports- second meeting In Dr. Rebhan's of-
of the river. It will take several j that a meeting of the board would be
letterman
as
pitcher,
but
John
Lynch
contlng was received at the last meet men s clubs of the state and the state flee tonight to further discuss the
weeks to complete the approach, but held Wednesday night.
and Everett Squires have been show-
Ing of the council.
game commission has now disappear- plan„ for the airport.
It Is probable that the new bridge will , | ^t the Wednesday night m eeting
Ing
up
well
In
practice.
Squires
has
! ed. The commission
now
. . .
. . has assur-
Several Inquiries have already been had a little more experience than b® ready f°r U8S by ”arIy " ln'n,W' Chairman Carlton filed a bill of ex-
ance ,,f the w holehearted support of rw.p|vp(, from var|(U1R par,„
U np
X
first -
C° m P,e,e' 8t
8 b8'f c^ ttons rteHar,n* that ”«rt ot th*
THOMAS O. MURDOCK
the
Oregon
Isaac
Walton
league,
of
counly
conrprninK , he new
airport
,»
n
i„
,h
P
..................
ml,e
w111
cut
from
the
distance
meeting
went home
m
eeting after
after he
he had
had went
home
new airport call In the game tomorrow.
PASSES
AT WENDLING I ,h * Multnomah Anglers club, and of and fly,n(t arhof),
______
bp eatabllabpd by
between Springfield and Eugene.
illegal and of no effect. He stated
Other members of the baseball
Thomas O. Murdock, a resident of °.’b,,r ’ ,ronr
«'rit-nlza , hp maJ„r arcordln(f , 0 Dr. Rpbhan
that he had a right to adjourn the
squad who have been giving the letter-
(Ions.
meeting after he had gone home
the Mareóla dlatrlct for more than
Major Erkerson expects to purchase men S tir competition for their places FRED A. MATTISON DIES
forty years, died at Wendllng Monday
two airplanes and bring to the Spring- are Lloyd Mattison, Ralph Hughes. I
AFTER LONG IL L N E S S . that ,he cha,r couW not Preserve
INTERIOR DECORATION
at the ng« of 45 years.
order. Directors Pollard and Beals
field airport as soon as the field and Jack Hewlltt. and Leonard Franz. In- i
THEME OF DISCUSSION hangers are done.
Mr Murdock was horn nt Central
fielders and Hersey Townsend, Gilbert
P fpd Austin Mattison, 57, a resident cl Jected to this being made a part of
Point, Texas, Ip 1RS4 and came to
Ernsting. and Donald Chase, outfield- Ot s Pr,nSfle,<1 ,or ,he Pa8t five years h-’ minutes but the chairman over
Interior decoration, with special cm AVIATION GUIDE TO BE
died Monday morning at 9:30 o’clock ruled them saying that any director
Lane county when hut a small child,
ers.
at his home on South ’Eighth Street ‘ bad a right to protest the action of
residing near Marcóla .--Ince that time. phasls on harmony and color schemes
The next game after tomorrow will
PAINTED ON ROOF AT
the board.
after an Illness of several months.
He was a member of Ihe I. O. O. F. was the theme of discussion at the
be held here Friday, April 19. with
last meeting of the Springfield Civic
Mr. Mattison was born In Wisconsin
BO O TH-KELLY SAW MILL Lebanon high school. As Lebanon Is
and Modern Woodmen lodgea
From the action of all board mem
club held at chamber of commerce
August 27, 1871. In his early man bers it is apparent that there Is utter
He la survived by his widow. Mrs.
not
a
member
of
the
league,
the
re
rooms Tuesday evening
Miss Lois
An aviation guide sign will be paint,
hood he moved to Minnesota, where lack of harmony In the school board
Norn Murdock, one daughter, Mrs
Shields, of the drapery department of ed on ihe roof of one of the sheds of sults of the game will not affect he was employed as a railway emgin- and that the business of the district
I-lln Nell, and three sons, Raymond,
the MeMorran nnd Wnshhurne stör«- ,bp Booth-K« lly Lumber company, Springfield’s standing This week-end eer before coming to Springfield. He Is not being carried on aln an orderly
Thomas, and Robert, and one grand
of Eugenp led the discussion with a The Springfield chamber of Com- thp coaches of the four schools In the was a member of the Methodist and dignified manner.
son. all of Marcóla.
talk on Interior decorntlon. Mrs. Ira merce will sponsor the work. It was league will meet In the Men's Gym church.
Teachers elected at the Wednesday
Mr Murdock s funeral was held Peterson was the chairman of the pro- announced yesterday by F. B. Ham- nasium on the University of Oregon
Mr. Mattison Is survived by his night meeting subject to assignment
campus to complete the organization
W«slne«dav afternoon nt 2 o'clock at Krnm committee In charge of the pro- Hn. president of the Chamber,
widow, Mrs. Cora Scott Mattison and
were Mrs. Paul Basford for the Brat-
the Woodman hall at Marcola
He -
A ,Hr„ ntimbe r
,hp meln. j Tbp wor)< w ||, bp dopp |p a(>rord of the conference and also to work
out plans for a track meet to be held fo“r chi,<1ren'
Curtis- Roland tain school. Miss Mabel Olson, and
was buried In the Marcola cemetery. ,M.rR
, hp organisation were present nnce with the Guggenheim Foundation
some time late In the term.
T? .‘ a^ or e' 8 0 w
arp at home. ' ^j-ss James to the junior high school.
Better homes will be the themp of Eor the Promotion of Aviation Harry
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a” °
Y three brothers,
MarparPt Nuppnt, a studpnt , t
NEW OFFICIALS FOR
the next m eeting of the Civic club. : P- Guggenheim, the head of the found. PRIZES ANNOUNCED FOR
an a?c- a e ° ' ,ssou’a- ' ,nn_ the University of Oregon, was elected
Una, and Gene, of Rice Lake, Wiscon-1 p
K
.. .
. ,
LIONS CLUB INSTALLED *'*,l,'h will be held at the chamber of atlon, has sent out letters to post- r r v i t u o C i v i v u u m u t u r u n
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I commerce rooms April 23. Mrs. Ber- masters or leading citizens In all the
BIRD HOUSE
CONTEST
«m
.
i- v v h i i - u i
. . . . .
Miss Hanson was chosen secretary.
The new officers of the Springfield nice Van Vnlznh will be In charge of ; Principal cities of the country urging
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Mr. Mattison s funeral will be held i
that
the
towns
be
Identified
by
roof
i
The
pr,zes
wblch
are
being
offered
'
this
afternoon
at
2
o'clock
at
the
'
Tbe boar<1 bas a vacancy In the posF
Lions club, who were elected a w e e k J the program at that time.
markings which also Indicate the i by John K e,e,s' local druggist, for the Walker-Poole chapel, with Rev. C. J. ' tl0D ,° f ath,etic coach and manual
ago, were Installed at the regular
direction and distance to the nearest best b,r<1 bouses built by the boy i Pike, of the Springfield Methodist | trainin?- Coach Leonard Mayfield
weekly luncheon of the club Friday C H R IS TIA N CHURCH TO
nlrport. The Guggenheim Foundation : "eou," of tbe Springfield troops 11 and ¡church in charge of the service. He i ha’ not slgnP<1 a contract and Prla-
noon Those who were Installed were
HEAR E. B U PROFESSOR has been asked by the local C ham ber!12 were announccd yesterday by Mr. , will be buried In the Laurel Hill I cipal
J’ Morgan' who teaches m as.
John Henilerer. president; Dr. W
. _
__
t ual
,o l
t training,
r a in in g
<c
ext
r returning
o fn r n in tv
n
n x rf
is n not
next
Rebhan, vice-president; C. F. Barber,
of
Commerce
for
details
and
speclflca-
,
Ke,e,s
Cemetery.
Professor Victor E
ven of the Eu
year.
secretary-treasurer; Dr W. N. Dow,
gene Bible Unlversltv •• ||| dellver the t10” 8 for the guide sign, and It will be ! Por the best bird house built by any
tall twister; D 11 Murphy, lion-tamer. morning sermon at the Spriniifleld ' P"ln,e',
Miss Mary Harding of Eugene, whtf
*°°n "" ,h * da,a arrives j " f'h e scouts, an official scout hatchet
Carton Adda to BuiineM
The new trustees of the organization Christian church next Sunday At that Tbp •’,rpr,lon "rrnw" wl" Indicate the |
was
elected principal of the Brattals
be awarded by Mr. Ketels. For
George Carson, proprietor of Casey's
are Floyd Flenery and O. H. Jnrrett. time Ixiwrence Slinkier will sing a nPW i,'’r,nKflpld airport, which will be ‘hp 8pcond best bird house a scout Service Station, located at the corner school, at a meeting last week, has
compass will be given, and for the of Main and Seventh streets, is install not accepted and the board was not
A committee on aviation was ap solo "How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings,” a reality soon.
third best a first aid kit. A special ing a small confectionery and lunch prepared to name a principal at the
pointed by President Henderer to con by I.lddle.
fer with the committees of the Cham
prize of an official boy scout framed i counter as a side line to his business, Wednesday night meeting.
The regular Bible school at the JUVENILE CIRCLE GETS
ber of Commerce and the American
picture
will be awarded to the troop i He is now preparing the foundations
Christian church will be held at 9:45,
NEW MEETING ROOM whose members take at least two out I for the new building which will house HORSE-SHOE PLAYERS
Ix>glon In regard to the proposed nlr
and the Christian Endeavor services
port nnd dying school to he establish
of the three individual prizes offered . the new service of his business. It
READY TO ORGANIZE
In the evening nt 8:30. Rev. S. E.
The old library room on Main
by Mr. Ketels. The contest closes will be octagonal In shape and located
ed by Major O. H. Eckerson, on the rh
.
„ , . ..
' htlders will preach the evening ser- street has been obtained as a club
May 1. The Judges who will selecte directly In front of his station, open
Industrial trnct nenr Springfield. The 1
The organization of the new Spring-
mon, taking "Practical Christianity" room for the Juvenile Circle 162 of
the best bird houses will be announ ing both toward the street and toward field horse-shoe club will be completed
members of the committee are Dr. W
an his theme. As n special number the the Neighbors of Woodcraft, It was
ced later.
C. Rebhan. chnlrmnn, W. Mclxignn,
the drive-way of the station. Mr. Car. I tb(g week, it was announced Monday,
choir will sing "Knocking With Nnll announced Monday by Mrs. C. E. Eggl-
son will install a Frlgidalre refrigerh ' Sunday a group of men and boy»
Floyd Flannery, and W. F. Wnlker.
Plercod Hands,” with Mrs, Dnllns mann, senior guardian of the Circle.
ARTHUR POTTER IS
tor and an electric stove and will be WOrked at conditioning the new court»
Murphy taking the solo part.
The change was made necessary by
Chrysanthemum Club Meet«
prepared to serve all forms of con- | for the dub, between the Mountain
ILL
AT
SAN
FRANCISCO
the rapid growth of the group, Mrs.
fections and light lunches to his States Power company and the Wright
The Chrvsnnthemum club met Inst
New Juvenile» Enrolled
Egglmann said. Elevent new mem-
hardware store on Main street.
Arthur Potter, Springfield boy who patrons.
night nt the home of Dr. nnd Mrs. W
Seven now members of the Juvenile I bers have been signed up during ihe
Bill Gerlach and Richard Prochnow,
N. Dow. The high score for Ihe Circle 162 of thp Neighbors of Wood ( PaR< week, making a total of 37 In the has been employed by the Zellerbach
500 Club Meet»
Paper company at San Francisco, is
Springfield high school boys, who
women was won by Mrs. M. M. Peery,
craft were enrolled by Mrs. C. F. Eggi- I order. The last meeting of the Circle
The Springfield 500 club met Friday have been aiding in the organization
and for the men by Dr. Carl Phette- ninnn. senior guardian of the Circle, I was held In the W. O. W. hall Satur- seriously ill there, acording to word
received by his relatives here yester night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. of the club, report that they have al
place. Dr. nnd Mrs. W. C Rebhnn
nt the m eeting hold last week at the tiny bight, at which time a practice
day. His mother, Mrs. S. 9. Potter, D. Larimer. The club will meet regu ready signed up 42 members. The of
were r.wanled the consolation prize. W. O. W. hall. The new members of
drill session was held In preparation
left for Snn Francisco on the noon larly on Friday nights from now on. ficers will be elected at the first meet
The next meeting of the club will he
the Springfield gnoup are Frances Jean for the Woodcraft convention which
train yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wilson held the ing, which will probably be held some
held April 24 at the home of Mr. nnd
Lloyd, I.eVerne Helen Pugh, Marlon will he held In Eugene In the nenr
high score of the play. Those present time this week. The Springfield club
Mrs. C. E. Kenyon.
The
young
man
had
been
rooming
Robert Adams Jr.. Shvrl Arlan Ward- future. The next m eeting will he held
were Messrs and Mesdames Wm. Dnw. expects to enter a team of its mem
low, ThomiiR Franklin
Wnrdlow, Saturday, April 20 In the new club in the bay city with Paul Frese. and
son, Welby Stevens, Frank DePue, bers in competition with teams from
Club to Organize
Norval
Foss,
Springfield
boys
who
are
EJsther I.enore Wnrdlow, and Eliza room.
also working In San Francisco. No Clifford Wilson, Lloyd Thompson, W. Eugene and other W illamette valley
beth
Ellen
Wnrdlow.
The officers of the newly-formed
particulars of his illness were given C. Rebhan, Mrs. Maude Bryan, Miss towns.
Books Being Catalogued
Springfield Horseshoe club will he
in
the messages which were sent by Crystal Bryan, Mrs. W. H. Adrian and
Rebekahs Elect Delegates
elected and the details of organization
the hosts, Mr. nnd Mrs. 1. D. Larimer.
Lecture on Japan Scheduled
The hooks In the Springfield public hts friends.
completed Sunday morning when the
Two delegates from the Springfield library are being re-catalogued and re
Dr. J. R. W eatherhee, of Eugene,
members will meet nt the club Rebeknh lodge were elected at the
Anderson» Purchase Property
will deliver a lecture “Beautiful
classified this week by Miss Mary
Teacher Omitted from List
grounds between Ihe Mountain Stntes regulnr meeting Monday night to at
Roberts, librarian, assisted by Miss
The name of Miss Edna Platt.
A. E. Saul of Portland has sold his Japan” before tho regular monthly
Power company office and tho Wright tend the state nssemlily of the organi
Mnitrlne Lombard of the high school teacher of Ihe fourth grade at the Lin property In Stewart's Addition, con meeting of tho Methodist Brother
Hardware store. Approximately fifty zation, which will be held nt Medford
nnd her Junior English class. The clnss coln school, was unlntentolnally omit sisting of two acres with a house and hood In the church basement Monday
men and hoys have been signed up as May 17. Mrs. Estelle F’lndley nnd
Is doing the work as one of (ts projects. ted from the list of teachers re-elected out-buildings, to Mr. and Mrs. C. W. evening. He will illustrate his talk
members of the club. Plans for a Mrs. Genevieve Txutk were chosen to
The cataloguing began Tuesday nnd by the school honrd and published In Anderson of W est Springfield. Mr. with colored lantern slides. The
round-rohln tournament to decide the go to Medford, nnd Mrs. Alice Doane
probably will be completed Friday last week's issue of the News. Miss and Mrs. Anderson have sold their Brotherhood will hold a dinner, begin
club chnmplons will probably lie dls- nnd Mrs. Katie Brummetts were
morning. There are now about 3000 Platt will teach In the Lincoln school property In West Springfield and will ning at 6:4B, followed by a short bu»F
xURsed at that time.
elected as alternates.
ness meeting, before the lecture.
volumes In the Springfield library.
again next year.
move into their new home at once.