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1 rnIF. SPRINGFIELD NEWS
TWKNTY-HKVENTII YEAR
IttWLET SAYS VOTE
FOR PHIL MEISCHAN
The luncheon here for Mr. Hawley
waa Nerved by the wives of the pre­
cinct committeemen. Mr« C. R Wh«a
ton. Mra. M II Huntly, Mrs. C. R,
Kenyon and Mrs. H. R Maxey. A
venison feed, the meat being contrib­
ution by R. B Hamlin, was enjoyed
by those present
H R. Maxey, republican congres­
sional committeeman for la n e county,
accompanied Mr. Hawley on hla tour
of the throe cities.
FURTHER STEPS TAKEN
TO PREVENT FLOODS
IN WEST SPRINGFIELD
The clearing off of all brush and
«aiding trees on a large area of the
ground along the eaat aide of the
Willamette river Just north of the
Springfield bridge la another step
which la being taken this fall by
the atate highway department In an
effort to relieve the flood conditions
which have frequently caused a large
amount of damage In thia vicinity.
According to Raymond Walah, resi­
dent state highway engineer, the
clearing of the tract along thia aide
of the river la expected to prevent
any further rising of the gravel bar
now there and may possibly gradually
I n < partially waahed away. It Is cer­
tain, however, that the absence of
the brush will prevent any retarda­
tion of the water flow and will aid
In keeping the river within Its banks
when the heavy rains begin.
A large drainage ditch near Thurs­
ton was recently completed from the
now portion of the McKenxIe high­
way to the McKenxIe river. This
ditch will stop a large amount of
water which usually flows down Into
Hprlngfleld from the mountains and
will divert It Into the McKInxIe river
nnd will not roach the Willamette
until the two river meet below
A
LIVE NEWSPAPER
IN A LIVE TOWN
HPKIN GH KU), LA N E COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, O CTO BER 30, 1930
Eugene Cancels Bell Theatre To
Springfield Game Open Again Soon
No. 42
47 CANDIDATES AND
13 BILLS FOB VOTE
BUDEETJS $92,140
Cottage Grove Gama Won by Three Mett Sign Lease on Show
Locals in Rain Friday; Sec­
House Here; To Install R.
ond
Team
Plays
Today
Meier not a Servant but a
C. A. Sound Equipment
More Teachers; New Equipment
Matter If He Buys Governor­
Accounts for Increase in
Kugene high school does not care
The Bell theatre will be reopened
ship, declares Congressman; to meet the Hprlngfleld fool ball team oom« time the first part of November
Estimated School Expense;
Who was Metschan’s Teacher either here or In Kugene and accord­ by three men who have signed a
Receipts Larger Than Last
ingly have cancelled the tentative leave on the theatre and equipment.
at Willamette.
Year.
"Phil Metschan, the republican can­
didate la by tar the boat equipped
man tor governor of thia atate," Con­
gressman Hawley told his audience In
five different meeting« In le n e county
Saturday Congressman Hawley epoke
to the mill men at the Booth-Kelly
plant at noon, had luncheon with pre­
cinct committeemen and other party
workers at the Springfield chamber
of commerce at I o'clock, addressed
an afternoon meeting at the Cottage
Orova theatre, had dinner with the
republican central committee and
othera at the Kugene hotel In the
evening and later apoke at a repub­
lican rally at the courthouae.
Mr Hawley waa greeted evarywhare
he went In I<ane county and la evi­
dently even more popular than In the
I>aat after a record of 24 year« *«
repreaentatlve from thia congreaalunal
district. He la sow chairman of the
waya and mean« committee of the
houae and la regarded aa among the
moat Influential men In governmental
affalra In thia nation
Mr Metachan went to acbool to Mr.
Hawley when he taught at Wiliam
ctte university.
They have been
life-long friends
The rongreeaman
sketched the life of Mr. Metachan
when he worked at 26 ceota a day
aa a lad to hla preaent successful
business operations. "He la a smart.
Industrious. capable and honeat man.’*
aald Mr Hawley In pralalng the
republican candidate for governor.
"You'll make no mlatake In voting
for him and you will alao be uphold­
ing the prlnctplea of the republican
party," he told hla llatenera.
He deplored the action of the In­
dependent candidate to buy the gov
ernomhlp of Oregon "Such a governor
will not be a aervant of the people
but their mnater," he declared.
"The People's Paper"
gume which they had scheduled with
the local team for Friday, Novem­
ber 14.
Thia announcement came aa a great
disappointment to the high school
team as well us the townspeople of
Hprlngfleld Kfforts have been made
to schedule a game between the two
schools for the past two years and
have always ended In failure.
Buell Blam es Eugene
The Eugene high school Is blamed
for the unwillingness to meet the
locals by W. B. Buell, principal of
the Hprlngfleld high achool. It Is a
clear case of fear of defeat at the
hands of s much «mailer school
thinks Buell.
Announcement that the game would
be cancelled was made by Harry
Johnson, principal of the Kugene high
school, with the statement that a
game with Hprlngfleld would be a
game for the Kugene second team
and that they wuul probuhly become
ov«r confident and weuken to the
extent that It would be necessary to
use some of their first string players
against the locals. This would e n ­
danger these stellar athletes and i.ny
Injury to them would Impair the team
In a more Important game the fol­
lowing week. He also poluted out
that the Hprlngfleld team would he
all pepped up to take the game while
hla men would be more-or-less In­
different.
Regardless of causes for cancella­
tion of the game It la now certain
'hat no Inter-city gume will be played
this year elthsr.
This decision Is a great disappoint
no-nt to Norval May, high school
coach, who bos been striving all
season to arrange schedules so that
the two schools could meet.
Win Grove Gams Friday
Last Friday marked another vic­
tory for the Hprlngfleld team when
they went to Cottage Grove and de­
feated the team there six to nothing.
Tlie field was a »»a of mud and the
greater part of the game was played
In a steady drlsxle of rain.
E<l Tomseth sprained his ankle In
the game and will be unable to play
for two or three weeks. This was
the only Injury to either team
They ure <’. H Benjamin, C. H. Cole,
and Granville McPherson. Benjamin
and Cole have been In business In
Eugene until recently, and McPher­
son has been Interested in the theatre
business In Klamath Falls before Join­
ing the Kugene men In tbts venture.
Rushing Opening
are striving to get the the­
atre opened os soon as possible.'• de­
clarer! Mr Benjamin yesterday, "but
we will not open the tbea’re to the
public until we have secured our
talking equipment, had It Installed
and tested out under all conceivable
conditions."
'We have had an order placed with
the manufacturers of the Radio Cor
poratlon of America for their standard
R. C. A theatre sound equipment for
some time and expect It to be here
very soon," he continued. "This Is
considered one of the best sound In­
stallations which can be obtained. It
Is the same as was used at the Helllg
In Eugene for several years, and parts
for this type of equipment are Inter­
changeable with the Western Electric
equipment.”
"W e
First Run Pictures
Only first run pictures will be shown
at the Bell theatre. The prices have
not been determined as yet, but the
new operators state that they will be
lower than those In most of the Eu­
gene houses.
The Interior of the building Is being
renovated this week and the stage
will be greatly Improved.
New Screen Purchased
A new sound screen will also be
Installed before the opening of the
theatre.
The name Be'I Theatro will he rj-
talned for the present ; nd no ebanre
In the front of the th. vtre will bo
made until spring. The owners plan,
however, to tear out the entire front
of the theatre at that time and en­
tirely remodel the show house.
MRS. W R IG H T ENTERTAINS
AENEAS CLUB TUESDAY
Members of the Aeneas club were
entertained at the home of Mrs. 8.
C. Wright on Tuesday afternoon. The
afternoon was spent sewing. The
8econd Squad to Play
The Hprlngfleld second team will decorations and refreshments follow­
Invade Kugene territory for the first ed the Hallowe’en motif.
time today when they meet the
Drives to Portland—Willis Bertsch
Woodrow Wilson junior high school
teum this afternoon. The Junior high took a load of goods to Portland Mon­
boys wnlked all over the second team day and returned with another load
In the game here two weeks ago on Tuesday. He was accompanied
but some shifting In lineup has been by Norval Foss
made and a more even game Is ex­
pected.
No game la scheduled for the regu­
lar team this week. Th«V will con­
tinue light practice sessions In prep­
aration for the tilt here with the
University high team on November 7.
An estimated budget of $62,140.00
fur school district number 19 was
Miss Ruliy M. Ayres, author oi
drawn and passed on by the school
“Brolcm,” acclaimed by critics sx Eng­
land» foremost woman novelist
board and the cltlxens' budget com­
mittee at a meeting held here Mon­
day evening.
The committee has
called a school meeting to be held
at the high acbool auditorium on
Monday, November 24. 1930 at 7:30
p. m. for the purpose of discussing
the proposed budget and the levying
of a special tax for school purposes.
The estimated budget Is $1,140.00
higher than it was last year. This School Board Names Roy P.
Quiney to Succeed Lawrence
Is due to the increase In the teacu-
Ing staff. Two new teachers have
Moffit; No New Teacher to
been added to the faculty of the
Be Added to Staff; Boost
schools this year, and many others
For City.
have become eligible for raises in
salary.
Lawrence Moffit, principal of the
This year the total amount of es­ Lincoln school since 1927. has resigned
timated revenue from other sources and will leave at* the end of this
is $20.000 00 as compared with $19.
week to assume the position of as­
660 00 last year. Voters will be asked
sistant
school superintendent for Lane
to ralHe $32,140 0 by direct taxation
for this budget as compared with county. His appointment to the posi­
$31.860 00 last year.
tion was announced Friday of last
Salaries Largest Item
week at the close of the teachers'
The largest single Item of expense Institute which was held at the Wood-
In the proposed budget Is that of row Wilson Junior high school In Eu-
salaries for principals and Instructors. ¡¡tie. He will cssume his now duties
Thl i sum amounts to $33,895 00 ano November 3. and will serve for the
does not Include stenographic and balance of the »erm of E. J. Moore,
Janitor services. New furniture and present supertn’endent, who has been
equipment and alteration of buildings seriously III and who is unable to
will probably cost $600. The sum of handle the many details of the office,
$1.000 has been Included for main his will be for two years and two
tenance and repairs. Sums alloted months.
for the other Items are all given
Contrary to published reports, Mr.
In the budget wh’ch Is published In Moffit, is not taking the place of
this Issue of the News.
Arnold D. Collier, as County Club
The total Indebtedness of the dls- leader and Four-H worker. He is as­
rli at this time Is ,'73,422.90. This suming county school work which Mr.
is dlvid J In two ’¿ alts, the first Moore is unable to carry on. Mr.
being $71,COJ.OO which represents the Collier plans on taking a year's leave
amount of the actual indebtedness cf absence to continue his studies,
for which bonds have been Issued. but some other person will be ap­
The amount of warrants Issued, but pointed to fill this vacancy during
marked not paid for lack of funds the period of the leave of absence.
The selection of one of the Spring-
•s now $2.422.90. This Is just a little
more than a third of what It was field teachers for this position Is a
last y--ar when outstanding warrants signal honor for the city of Spring-
field thinks W. E. Buell, principal o!
amounted to $8.962.69.
the high school. "It speaks well for
Bonded Indebtedness Same
the Integrity and ability of the mem
The amount of the bonded Indebted­ bers of the teaching staff of the city,”
ness has not been reduced and still he declared.
remains the same as It was last year.
Roy P. Quincy was named succes­
Members of the school board. Dr.
sor to Moffitt at the Lincoln school
W. H. Pollard, chairman, Floyd Flan-
at a meeting of the school board
ery and C. A. Bwartx. together with
Monday evening. No new teacher will
the cltlxens’ committee composed of
be added to the staff at the school
W. C. Wright, C. E. Kenyon and Wm.
as the enrollment does not warrant
G. Hughes, comprise the budget board.
another member on the tea hlng fac­
They drew the budget which will be
ulty.
voted on November 24.
Quiney Is a new man In Spring-
field this year. He haa had several
years experience teaching at Goshen
and other places before coming to
Springfield.
LINCOLN iN C IP A L
AIO TO LANE SUPT.
Starting New Serial this Week
Read First Installment!
First Installment
So this was Julie Farrow! a woman
whose love nffalrs were notorious al-
though she was said to be only eight
and twenty, a woman for whose worth-
less sake only six months ago a young
fool, had. In a moment of hysterical
disillusionment, taken his life. Giles
Chlttenham put down bis Iced drink
and shifted his position a little In
order to get a better view of her.
She was very plainly dressed.
Ruby
by
M
. Ayres
Rodney was a powerful swimmer.
but a coroner’s Jury had brought In
accidental death, and only Chlttenham
knew the truth, only Chlttenham ever
Baw a letter which the boy had posted
lo hint In America an hour before
his death, declaring his intention,
"She's done with me. She’s for-
bidden me to go near her again.’1
Chlttenham had destroyed the letter
us soon as he hod read It. Of what
use to stir up muddy water when Rod-
She was entirely without Jewelry J ney wa8 gt)ne?
of any kind, without even a wedding
ring. Rodney hod complained that
Julie Farrow was not Interested In
diamonds.
"Hhe won't let me give her any-
thing. She saya she hates diamonds
She won't take anything from me.
I only wish to God she would.”
This woman was certainly unique;
there was nothing of the stereotyped
adventuress about her, and possibly
therein lay her chief attraction.
Rodney at any rate had adored her,
adored her so madly that one night,
convinced at last that she would have
nothing to do with him, he had upset
a skiff near the weir at Maidenhead
and put an end to his life.
City Candidates
Two candidates, W. F. Walker and
W. P. Tyson are seeking the local
mayorallty position. I. M Peterson
and Grace May both want to be city
recorder, while W. C. Me Lagan. Fred
Frese and C. E. Wheaton are out for
the two vacancies on the city council.
W. F. Walker is also a candidate for
justice of the peace. Tyson, Peter­
son and McLagan are present In­
cumbents.
National Offices
The various candidates to be voted
on at the election next Tuesday are:
For United States Senator: Llewel­
lyn Banks. Independent; Chas. L. Mc­
Nary, republican; H. H. Stallard, In­
dependent; O. D. Teel, socialist; and
Elton Watkins, democratic.
For Representative in Congress,
first district: William A. Delzell.
democratic, and W. C. Hawley, re­
publican.
State Candidates
For Governor: Edward F. Bailey,
democrat; Julius L. Meier, Indepen­
dent; Albert Strelff, socialist, and
Phtll Meltachan, republican.
Justice of Supreme Court, position
number five: James U. Campbell, re­
publican. and Oliver P. Coehow. dem
ocrat; position number one, Percy
P. Kelly, republican-democrat; posi­
tion number six, Harry H. Belt, re­
publican-democratic, and J. E. Hos­
mer. socialist.
For Superintendent of Public In­
struction: C. A. Howard, republican-
democratic.
For Commissioner of the Bureau
of Labor: James M. Alley, socialist,
and C. H. Gram, republican-demo­
cratic.
County Offices
For Senator, Third senatorial dis­
trict: H. C. Wheeler, republican-dem­
ocratic.
For Senator. Fourth senatorial dis­
trict: Joel C. Booth, republican, and
L. L. Ray. democratic.
For Representative In the Third
representative district: Earl HUI. re­
publican-democratic; Emmett Howard,
republican-democratic, and Elwin A
McCornack, republican. Three are to
be elected.
For County Commissioner: O. E.
Crowe, republican, and Roes Huston,
democratic.
Redmond Man Purchases Prop­
For C o u n t y Treasurer: Grace
erty Here; Takes Posses­
Skchiska. republican.
sion November 1
\ /
Forty-seven candidate and thirteen
members will come before the voters
at the general election next Tuesday.
Voters will be asked to express their
choice of candidates after one of the
most hectic campaigns for governor
in Oregon’s history. Seemingly os
the balloting time arrives It Is any
body’s victory with each candidate
strong In certain localities.
A record poll Is expected In Spring-
field, despite the fact that reglster-
atlons are lower than they were at
the last general election. Politically,
Springfield has taken a great deal
more Interest in the outcome of the
governorship and certain measures
than it haa over Its own city offices.
City Laundry Is
Sold To Hobbs
HARRIS SAYS GRANGE
BILL MAY FORCE TAXES
AGAINST PEOPLE’S W ILL
Under the proposed grange bill Eu­
gene might create a power district
that would Include Hprlngfleld and
other communities even against their
will, Judge Lawrence T. Harris told
the members of the Lions club at
last Friday's meeting. Judge Harris
nnalyxed the bill’s powers and said
that It was not necessary to amend
the constitution In order to have
power districts but that they could
be created by the legislature the
same as have road, school, port and
drainage districts.
In order to gain more taxable prop
nrty or to justify large bond Issues
the city of Kugene or any other large
town might vote into a power district
large sections that did not desire to
he In such a power district under
Eugene.
the provisions of this act. He pointed
out that It would be possible to do
AIR COMPANY TO BUILD
the same thing aa was done by the
LARGE HANGARS SOON creation of the Diamond Lake road
district- take In a large amount of
Construction work on two large air­
territory not benefltted, for the pur­
plane hangar will start Immediately
pose of taxation.
nt the municipal airport according
The proposed amendment is not an
to the members of the airport com­
mittee who mot with Pilot Palmetter, enabling act but Is sufficient In Itself
vice president of the Bonnott Airways to enrry out Its provisions pointed
company, for a few minutes yester­ out the Judge. Once It Is a part of
day. Tho Bennett company will rush the constitution the legislature can­
the work on the hangars and hope« not change It or limit Its powers
to lie able to start actual operations In any way.
soon on the transport line, which will
Dislocates 8houlder—The daughter
opernto south from Tacoma and be­
tween Bend and Coos Bay, with of Charles Irish of Marcóla suffered
Springfield as the night, stop and a broken shoulder Hunday when she
was thrown from a horse.
terminal of all trips.
Hot Campaign Coming to End;
City Politics Quiet; Spring-
field Polling Places and Elec­
tion Boards Given for Tues­
day Voting.
Chlttenham had been out of Eng-
land for nearly two years looking
after Interests In South America, and
he had only returned on account of
Rodney's death, and In order to wind
up his affairs. Rodney and he were
half-brothers.
Giles knew that he would be treated
to a week of hysterics when he and
his mother met. He was sorry for
his mother, but he bad always found
her wearisome. In his heart he was
nmaxed that she had ever managed
to find two husbands.
Rodney had been like his mother.
The boy’s tragic death had been a
severe blow to Giles, and he had
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W. H. Hobbs of Redmond has pur
chased the Springfield Laundry from
H. W. Chase and J. W. Avltt and
will take possession of the business
on November 1, according to H. W
Chase. Mr. Hobbs has also purchased
the res dence at Ninth and B streets
from George Carson. He has made
two trips here during the week mov­
ing his household effects and will be
located permanently after today.
Mr. Hobbs Is an experienced laun-
dryman having operated the laundry
at Redmond for several years before
purchasing here. He has also operated
several other laundries In other cities.
No Immediate changes in the local
laundry or In the staff will be made
for the present. Mr. Avltt will r»
main with the new purchaser In the
capacity of employee and will con
tlnue to handle all of the washing
for the laundry.
The plans of Mr. Chase have not
been completed yet. He Will leave
the laundry and will probably locate
on a small acreage In this vicinity.
He desires to raise vegetables for
the cannery. If he can so situate him­
self.
Mr. Avltt Is the senior man In the
Hprlngfleld Launry, having been with
It for two and one-half years. Mr.
Chase bought In with Mr. Avltt six
months ago and owned a half Interest
at the time of the sale.
Many Important Measures
Thirteen measures are on the ballot
which will be given to each voter
on election day. They are: Repeal
of State Payment of Irrigation and
Drainage District Interest, State Cab­
inet form of Government, constlu-
tlonal amendment. Bonus Loon con­
stitutional amendment. Motor Vehicle
License tax constltutlal amendment.
Motor Vehicle Tax constitutional
amendment. Constitutional amend­
ment for filling vacancies In the legis­
lature. Legislator's Compensation con­
stitutional amendment, two additional
circuit Judges bill. Income Tax Bill,
Antl-CIgarette Constitutional Amend­
ment, Rogue River Fishing Constitu­
tion! amendment. Lieutenant Governor
constitutional amendment, and Peo­
ples Water and Power Utility Dis
trlcts constitutional amendment.
Where to Vote
There will be four polling places
In Springfield Precinct number one
will vote at the high school, number
two at the City hall, number three
at the Lincoln school, and number
four at the Brattaln school.
Springfield Board
The election hoards for the pre­
cincts are as follows:
Number 1—Cora M. Hinson, chair­
man; Elsie Stewart. Judge; Olive
Nice, 1st clerk; Gertrude P. Wilson,
2nd clerk; Nellie CarT. 3rd clerk.
Number 2—Maude T. Bryan, chalr-
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