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VOLUME XXX1I1 Let Us Use Reason COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY.OREOON, FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1923 LIVING AND DEAD, CITY HALL BONDS TO BE VETERANS, PUTUPTO VOTERS TO BE HONORED MAY 30 OF THE CITY PUNXSUTAWNEY AGAIN IS IN LIMELIGHT; IS HOME OF CHAMPION DISH WASHER NUMBER 36 J. S. LANDERS WILL BE SPEAKER FOR COMMENCEMENT Something of a furore was created for a few days of last Punxsutawney, Pa., the city week by the activities of Cottage Grove’s traffic officer. with the ravishing and suphon- G. A. R., W. R. O. and American ous name whieh has before re Thirty-six Seniors Will Receive Di During that tune, and up to the time that a delegation at Legion Working Together on ceived prominent mention in plomas; Rey. Carlson to Preach tended a meeting of the city council Monday night, reports Memorial Day Plans. these columns, is not satisfied Baccalaureate Sermon. were freely circulated to the effect that the officer was insult to rest upon such laurels. Punx ing visitors to the city by peremptorily ordering them to obey ENTIRE COST OF BUILDING sutawney already had one claim OLSON IS ENTHUSIASTIC OVER Memorial Day this year will or to fame before it got the prom minor regulations, that he was haling them into court for Dr. J. 8. Landers, president of CAN BE SAVED BY THE EARLY INDICATIONS OF pecially commemorate tho memory inent mention given in The Sen the state normal school, will be tho trilling offenses, that such actions were driving the tourist EMPLOYMENT OF A FULFILLMENT OF HIS tinel. It was once the home of of George W. McReynolds and Isaac speaker at the high school com dollar from the city and giving Cottage Grove a black eye up PAID FIREMAN. J. Taylor, commander and vice-com Harry Grube and other members PREDICTIONS. mencement exercises of the class of and down the valley. of the Grube family who are mander of Apiannuttox post of thv 1923 on fho evening of Friday, May now happier as residents of Cot G. A. R., who have left the ranks The excitement has quieted down considerably since the 25, at the high school auditorium. of the post within the past month, tage Grove, the best little city Mrs. Earl Arthur and a male quar meeting of the council Monday night, at which time sugges of the famous, fertile, fruitful as well as of veterans of all other tet composed of George Matthews, tions for some changes in the traffic regulations were made by LIGHTING PROGRAM IN BOICE wars who died while in service or Willamette. Ren Sanford, Cecil Caldwell and members of a delegation of citizens present and it was definite In fact, had not the Grubes since. The ranks of Appomattox Dale Wyatt, will sing. ly shown that the traffic officer had instructions from the OotlncU Would Like Power to Per post nave thinned by death until decided to leave the city which Machinery Is to Be Brought Here Thirty-six graduates will receive but fifteen veterans remain. The bears the name that ripples like diplomas. They are Josie Bemis, Just as Soon as Humanly mayor to do about what the delegation suggested that he ought mit Property Owners to Share two deaths which occurred recently an Oregou trout stream and Ollie Bemis, Wendell Cochran, Hazel Possible to Do So. to do. _ Part of the Burden. were the first to break iuto the come to the city where the trout Führer, Harry Frost, Velma Hart, The Sentinel would compliment those who brought theii membership of the post for about streams are, it is doubtful if we Lelia Hastings, Elsie Heck, Roy ever would have heard of the A fact of unusual interest in the Heck, supposed grievances to headquarters by attending the meeting The proposition of voting $30,000 a year and a half. Harry Skilling, Opal city of the sinuous appellation proposed development of an oil Hill, Lenone Hohl, I .ora Haldeman, of the council. It has no compliment for those who suggest for the erection and equipment of Rev. J. E. Carlson, of the Chris and we might have goue down to field is that in digging _ _ the pit . tor Doris Holdornuin, Effie Hopper, church, will be the speaker nt that we have no use for a traffic officer, that the tourist should a new city hall will be up to the tian the Memorial Day services which dreamless dust feeling that some the derrick for the proposed well Bertha Howe, Lyle Lawrence, be permitted to drive his ear through our city to suit himself, voters at a special election which will be held in the afternoon in the joy that should have been ours upon the property of the Eugene Brighton Leonard, Ray McCargar, has been called for Monday, June 4. had not been granted us — that is, Bible university at Eugeno, rich oil Kathleen McReynolds, Gwendolyn that local people should be permitted to do the same, and that A petition asking for the special Methodist church, under the aus " might have happened except shale has been struck at a depth of Mooney, Cleo Morelock, Alice Mor- the regular officers are able to cope with the situation. Such election was presented at an ad pices of the G. A. R. and the W. R. that for an incident that has just a few feet; also elam and oyster lan, Audrey Murphy, Veta Plaster, assisted by members of Calvin contentions are unworthy of serious consideration. journed meeting of the city council O., taken place there—an incident shells have been encountered, cor Eston Porter, Harvey Robinson, Funk post of the American Legion. The motoring public, including many who live here, have held Tuesday night, which was The parade, which has been turn that will forever fix the name of roborating statements by geologists, Floyd Hunk, Evelyn Veatch, Wayne upon favorably and the date compelled the city to put on a traffic officer. Those who are acted ed over to a committee composed of that city in the minds of man including those at the University of Veatch, Hazel Watkins, Harley Wil set. — to parents as an ideal place in Oregon, that the oligocone seas liams, Harry Williams, Margaret determined to break all traffic laws regardless of the safety Two other propositioons will be George Proctor, C. E. Roberts and which to raise a family of swept over this part of the conti- Young, Ruth Bede, Irvin Cutsforth. of life and property must be held within bounds by officers of upon the ballot at tho same time. J. T. Smith, of the American Legion, daughters—to daughters us a neut innumerable years ago. This be in the morning and will Officers of tho class are Wayne the law in order that the great majority of the motoring and One would give the council power will place to keep parents away from. is said to bo one of tho most favor Veatch, president; Margaret Young, create lighting districts, The precede the visit to the cemetery Susie Hetlock, a dish washer — able indications of tho probable pedestrian public may be sale when using our streets and to of this is to provide i a for the decoration of the graves of a prosaic occupation to exist in presence of an oil sea beneath the vice president; Elsie Heck, secre tary; Effie Hopper, treasurer. highways. That point is beyond argument. The delegation purpose veterans. The fifteen re- method of financing a more ex- departed veterans, city with such an aristocratic surface. The commencement program fol which visited the council Monday night supporteu the council pensive lighting arrangement for inaining veterans of Appomattox a name stood at her post for 81 The oil shale which has been en lows: R. will review hours — and the business section of the city, If poBt of the G. A. ~ and police officers in that. made the rafters ring countered iu the preliminary work Invocation —Rev. A. R. Spearow. the parade from a stand of honor The members of the delegation which visited the council this proposition is acted upon fav to be erected at a convenient place with the clatter of the china at Eugeue is said to bo so rich in Vocal Solo—Mrs. Earl Arthur. orably, property owners in the busi boing put through tho suds. oil that oil sticks to anything that are men who have the welfare of the city and its citizens at ness section will be asked to assume on Main street. Tho military club, Presentation of Speaker—Superin Others may dance until their comes in contact with tho shale. tendent O. W. Hays. heart. They gave the council some ideas it probably will act the added expense of standard Boy Scouts, Women’s Relief Corps tootsie-wootsies are worn to the Dr. Olsoa, tho promoter of oil wells Address—Presidont J. 8. Landers, upon favorably and the delegation learned that many of the lights. If they do this, the new and other organizations will partici bone—only to bo outdone the here and at Eugeue, is enthusiastic slate normal Bchool. pate in the parade. lights will be ordered at once and following day — but Susie and things which they thought had happened had never taken over early indications of striking Male Quartet—Georgo Matthews, In the afternoon the services at her dish washing will bo in use late in the year. If was ’ ' rocord are oil iu even greater quantities than place, that there had been unjust criticism, both of the council the proposition should fail some the Methodist church will he held. Dale Wyatt, Ren Sanford, and Cecil to stand until tho end of ho has predicted. Caldwell. and the police officials, and that the tourists who are pub new plan for suspending aro lights The program is being arranged by likely time—at least so long as Punxsu The fact that his predictions for Presentation of Diplomas—C. E. lishing Cottage Grove as a place to shun are simply telling over the street will have to be a committee from the W. R. C. and tawney stands—and it has most Eugeno give this early indication Uniphrey, chairman school board. include the customary floral of the letters of the alphabet that which did not happen, or exaggerating what did happen. devised, as it is the intention of will of coming true leads Cottage Grove Rev. J. E. Carlson will deliver the tribute placed 3n the water in upon which to stand. the power company to move all people to anticipate to an even The following was about the line of argument used by the poles off of Main street, the work memory of sailors. baccalaureate sermon Sunday night, greater extent than before that a May 20, at tho Christian church. members of the delegation who talked things over with the to start at once. A dinner will be served at noon rich oil field is going to be found The program is: council: ‘ * Let us not unnecessarily drive the tourist dollar out A third proposition on the ballot for tho G. A. R., W. R. C. and here, where tho original tcBts made Voluntary—Miss Elise Price. of the city; let us not get a black eye because of enforcing would take from the city council Legion post. Transportation will by Dr. Olson were even more fa Song—Men’s chorus of Presby be provided for the G. A. R. men, power to dispose of the west side vorable than those for Eugeno. minor regulations to the letter; let us use reason. We must water system except by voto of beth to and from the cemetery by terian church. Three drill men with experience Prayer—Bov. A. R. Spearow. have a traffic officer, to get the speeders and the reckless the people. This was asked by the the Legion. of 15 years aro on the job at Eu Scripture Rending—Rev. J. H. The few - remaining members of drivers but let him use reason. Let us not do things that are council. gene. They are said to have stated Ebert. not done elsewhere unless necessary for the safety of life and The amendment to the charter Appomattox post are S. R. Busick, that they have never before found Solo—Miss Ethel Mnekey. which proposes the city hall bonds now a resident of the Soldiers’ Local Lumber Mill Plaais Extensive such certain indications of a large property.” Address—Rev. J. E. Carlson. also repeals the $50,000 issue of Homo, F. A. Clow, E. D. Handy, Expansion of Operations oil deposit so early in the opera Quartet—Methodist church. There is sense to that line of reasoning, but this idea two years ago for an electric power Jeptha Hart, C. B. King, O. H. tions. for 10-Year Period. Benediction—Rev. H. B. Iler. of using reason should not be confined to one side. It should system. Willard, M. L. Tompkins, R. G. Two hundred tons of machinery Thè program for class night, apply to the motoring public, as well as to the city council No definite plans for the con Elliott, H. R. Godard, M. Edington, A large addition to tho lumber has arrived at Eugene from Astoria, which will be held May 23 in the struction of the city hall have been Henry Dreese, H. C. Fuson, William whore it was being used before and to the city police officials. >m plans which high school auditorium, is as fol- adopted but tentative plans may be Bhodus, Joseph Perkins, of Creswell, payroll will result from purchased by Olson and this is be lows: the Western Lumber & C. Export com It was reported upon the streets of the city upon Wednes adopted to give the voters some and D. L. Woods, of Eugene. ing placed on tho hill on the bible Salutatory Address—Elsie Heck. day of last week that the traffic officer had used abusive idea of what they would 6e likely Memorial Sunday will be observed pany is working out. university property just outside the Thi company contemplates tho Holo—Doris Holderman. This language towards the drivers of two tourist cars who had to get for their money. Albany in the Sunday morning preceding purchase city limits of Eugene. Some of it from tho government of Class Poem—Wendell Cochran. stopped to make a purchase in the city and that they had has jiiBt completed the construc May 30, Rev. J. H. Ebert having 400,000,000 feet of Douglas fir in has already been placed there. Quartet—Doris Holdorman, Eve tion of a city hall at an expense of been asked to preach the sermon From present indications it is driven on to Eugene because of abuse by the traffic officer. $25,000, so that it seems likely that at the Methodist church, Special the Umpqua watershed, near where possible that the well at Eugene lyn Veatch, Audrey Murphy, Marga The statement was repeated at the meeting of the city $30,000 will be sufficient to build patriotic music is being arranged it is now operating. If the pur inuy be completed within (10 days. ret Young. Class Prophecy—Leaone Hohl and chase is completed, the contract council Monday night. City Marshal Pitcher immediately rose and equip one for Cottage Grove. for the occasion. with the government will require If that is done, tho machinery be Kathleen McReynolds. and testified that he was present when the traffic officer spoke The city must mako some arrange ing used thve will bo shipped here Haxopl __ _ ___ ___ ___ Saxophone Solo—Cleo Morelock. thee utting of this entire amount ments at an early date to care for AUTOMOBILE, STOLEN IN to the two drivers who had been referred to, that he spoke in its Valedictory Address—Veta Plas- within a period of ten years, or an at once for operations at the top fo recently-purchased fire truck. Mount David, whero tho old water ter. a gentlemanly and courteous way and that the tourists acted The new hall would house tho city EUGENE, ABANDONED HERE average of 40,000,000 feet a year. reservoir will be used for the der Solo—Brighton Leonard. accomplish this the company like a bunch of spoiled kids and refused to pLay in our yard library and rest room, which would An abandoned Ford car, which To probably would have to double its rick pit. If formations are struck save considerable rent. Iu addition unless we would give them all the candy. So they went on to to be stolen, was found present number of employes and which impedo the work at Eugene, Eugene High Defeats Grove 4-3. that, the maintenance of a fire later proved Eugene, where each morning’s paper gives a list oi a dozen to night by Marshall Green would huve to keep the plant in a drilling outfit will be brought Eugene high school won from department with dormitory, which Tuesday from California, whero it is Cottage Grove in a baseball _ game or more tourists fined for violations of the traffic laws there. would be provided in the pro;>osed Pitcher on the old north Pacific operation night and day, and would here The car, it was found, have to have an average daily pro now in use upon some property of Saturday nt Eugene, the score be Let us use reason. Certainly, let us use reason, and let us new hall would bring about a sav highway. was the property of W. E. Stroud, of about 140,000. It is pos Sago & Olson Brothers. “We will ing 4-3. Edmeads, in the box for not be selfish. Let us give the motoring public a chance to do ing in insurance rates which would of Treat, and had been stolen short duction sible that three shifts would be put have a drilling outfit here just ns Eugeno, allowed 10 bits and fanned iu the course of years repay the soon as it is humanly possible to the same thing. entire cost of the proposed new ly after 10 o’clock Tuesday morn on at the mill and even this produc get it hero. ’ ’ That is the state- 11, while Hubbell, Cottage Grove, allowed 11 hits and fanned 12. A This incident was repeated and repeated until it seemed building. To accomplish this it will ing from the corner of Oak street tion increased. ment which Olson makes whenever return gunio will bo played here that a large part of the citizenship of the city was ready to be necessary to employ one paid and Eighth avenue east ia Eugene This company expects to complete asked as to when operations aro to later. where Mr. Stroud had parked it. operations upon l I ’niythcr ruyther creek condemn the traffic officer to everlasting perdition. Yet when fireman. about the first of next year, It start hero, adding, “and we are The petition asked for 30 year going to open the eyes of some of all the facts were known the tourist was in the wrong and bonds, If you know what you want, use bought from Booth-Kelly all the payable serially in the IT TAKES MANY LOAVES OF •• timber remaining on the watershed those who hnve been knocking. The BREAD FOR BAKER TO PAY acted like a fool. amount of $1000 the year, bearing a wanted will get it for you. of this ereek and has about 15,000,- geologists who huve reported against FINE FOR CUTTING CORNER The report was circulated upon the streets the same day interest at 5 per cent. our proposition are even now pick The Union Oil company was THREE YEAR OLD • CHILD 000 of this yet to eut. It is ex- ing out soft spots upon which to that the traffic officer was bringing into court every tourist ported that its production this year given permission, in an emergency Traffic officers whose susten who crossed our street intersections at a greater speed than 12 EATS DYNAMITE; NO ILL will be much greater than for any hind when their theories blow up. to establish a station on We know whut we arc about and ance depends upon the faults miles. This was said to be a most unreasonable thing to do, ordinance SUFFERED previous year. the Groves property between the EFFECTS ARE The lumber company has but re Cottage Grove will be astounded and foibles of mankind evidently and it would have been. ’ We should be reasonable. Southern Pacific tracks and Pacific do not know how many hours’ Eldon Godard, three-year-old cently been reorganized, consider when it learns the full extent of work it takes to make *25 sell At the meeting of the city council Monday night, the police highway just south of Quincy ave able now capital being put into the what is in storo for it.’’ son of Mr. and Mrs. 8. L. nue. Work is to start at once. ing bread at 10 cents the loaf— judge and the traffic officer testified that no one had been Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Steen, who Additional plans for the proposed Godard, created no end of excite- business by wealthy men of Indian have been residents here for a oven when the bread is in as taken into court for a less speed than 25 miles. a polis. new city hall were submitted to the ment at thc Godard home Satur number of years, but who formerly great demand as that made by The repeating of this supposed action upon the part, of the council by a representative of day eveniag whea he was dis lived at Casper, Wyom., corroborate the Cottage Grove Electric bak company of covered eating some dynamite. AGED CIVIL WAR VETERAN traffic officer had added fuel to the flames—and yet there Monson Terweiller Olson's statement that his machines ery. Portland, who have the contract for He was rushed to the office of DIES FOLLOWING STROKE first pointed to the Halt Creek oil was nothing to it. , Two fines already have been the new highway bridge over the a physician where the poison field, near Casper. Word has been collected from an employe of By all means let us be reasonable. Coast fork north of the city. The was pumped from his stomach. Death came to Isaac J. Taylor, received from a former resident of that bakery for infractions of The statement has been made by citizens who are consid plans were referred to the building Dynamite contains intro glyce aged Civil war veteran, Monday, this city, who apparently wrote the traffic laws and on Monday ered men of judgment that we need no traffic officer with a committee. rine, for which there is no anti following a stroke of paralysis without knowing that Olson was G. A. Sanders, proprietor of the motorcycle, yet the statement was made at the council meeting Arrangements were made to im dote. The powder had been used which he suffered Saturday. Funer operating here, stating that no one bakery, was assessed *15 in the old hose house in the city by Mr. Godard in blasting some al services were conducted at 3 dreamed of oil at Signal Hill, Calif., Monday night, not once but several times, that tourists fre prove lai] as a place to keep the new fire ’clock Wednesday afternoon from until the instruments used by Olson Justice Young’s court for cutting the corner onto the Milin street quently hit a speed of 60 miles an hour in leaving the city on truck. N. J. Nelson explained that stumps and in some manner the o child had found some of it. the Christian church, Rev. J. E. located it. bridge when returning from the north Ninth and on south Fifth. What would a traffic officer because of the rush of tourist travel Aside from being a bit pale the Carlson and Elder E. V. Rhodes of Hix mohths ago, it is said, there carnival Saturday night. An which had increased his business ho child suffered no ill effects and ficiating. Burial was in the Masonic were but three oil operations in without a motorcycle do in such cases? extra ton bucks was added be could not longer give storage room he was atla to accompany his cemetery. V regress in tho state of Oregon. cause Mr. Sanders did not have By all means let us be reasonable. for the truck. pall bearers were the follow «day thirty or more operations aro Ask the regular officers how local people, usually boys, The city roller was rented to parents on an automobile trip ing The members of tho American Le in progress, which would not be the his drivers’ license with him. to Portland and Salem the first Sanders said that he was would speed on our streets, especially at night, before we had Force 4 Currigan, who have the of gion: Ivan Warner, George Mat case unless scientific men had re the week. thews, Herbert W. Lombard, J. T. ported favorably upon oil possibil obliged to cut the corner to a traffic officer and ‘‘ta ta” at the regular officers as they contract for repairing Pacific high avoid hitting several persons. He way between Eugene and Goshen. Smith, Robert L. Stewart and P. 8. ities. Numerous geologists, par tic whizzed by them. paid no attention to the sound The rental is $150 a month, and ularly some at the University of Yes, let us use reason, If all of the motoring public used additional considerations which will TRASK RAMS TELEPHONE! Bukowski. ing of the traffic officer’s siren, Mr Taylor was born September Oregon, say that the possibility of POLE WHICH APPEARS IN | reason we would not now have a traffic officer. be advantageous to the city were 3, 1845, in Andrew county, Mo. His finding oil is very remote, while thinking it part of the carnival FOG BANK; NO DAMAGE noise, which aroused the ire of marriage to Miss Margaret A. Ep others state that there is every in I*et us be reasonable and let us not be petty in the enforce- included in the transaction. person was in 1865 in Marshall, dication that it should bo found. the traffic officer. ment of regulations that do not endanger life and property, A report was made that there To see a telephone pole sud JJ was complaint concerning smoke Kan., and the family moved to The latter explain that tho valleys That is good sense, but it is also good sense to read the daily from the Western Lumber & Export denly appear directly in front of Cottage Grove 43 years ago. j, ■~C7~ ' i- - and basins in the territory between his car which was humming elsewhere for papers and read the lists of those being fined company’s sawdust fire on east Eight children were born to Mr. at 30 or better, to smash and Mrs. Taylor, the following of tho Coast Range and Cascade inoun —a quarter page ad iu The reckless driving. Of course someone must start things, but if Madison avenue. Action was de along tains form natural traps, from into the pole head on while won we are determined to let George do it, we already have the ferred pending the possible erection dering what verbal bouquets the whom survive: James C. Taylor, which tho oil could not have Sentinel costs *7. of another sawdust burner on th» Vancouver, Wash.; Clarinda I. precedent set for us. preacher would find with whieh Simpson, Lebanon; Laura E. Hamer, migrated and that any oil that ever —n half page ad cost» *11.80. mill property. to make sweeter hi» journey to Penn; Charles H. Taylor, Ridge was hero is still here. It is true —a full page ad coats *21. Let us be reasonable. the other world, then in some field, Wash; Jennie Walker Cot that tho structure has been broken Those who are inclined to find fault with the enforcement TWO EMPLOYED IN LUMBER inexplicable way to find himself tage Grove, and Frank J. Taylor, up in some places by gas blowouts —smaller ads coat in proportion. INDUSTRY ARE INJURED spinning of traffic regulations would have their eyes opened by spend along the highway as Medford. All of the children are ami other causes but the general contour and formation of the oil- —and any one of these is pre ing a day in the police court and studying the character of if nothing had happened, was here. Two men employed in the lumber the recent experience of R. 8. bearing structure remains intact, sented to tho eyes of at least tourists brought there for traffic violations. As a rule they industry Mr. Taylor was a member of com near Cottage Grove suffer- state. 3000 people. are not of the better class. Most are of the class who do not cd painful injuries Wednesday morn Trask. The only reasonable ex pany E of the Third Colorado cav they If these geologists know what planation he can think of is hesitate to violate every traffic regulation when they think ing. Alfred H. Elliott lost a that the ear lights caused a tele alry in the Civil war. He was vice they are talking about, it is prob —to ronch the sume number of they can get away with it. They have little regard for law— finger while at work at Iiorena and phone pole alongside the road commander of Appomattox post, G. able that within tho next year the people with tho same advertising Oscar McAllister, of Rujada, in to bo reflected upon the fog A. R., at the time of his death. operations now being started here, through the mails would cost they have little regard for the life and property of others. jured his knee. Elliott, who was em- nt Eugene, in Douglas county, in several times that amount, when They are not of the class that any of us would cater to. They >loyed at the Joslyn mill at Dorena, bank through which they were Recital Is Given. Khimith eounty, in Coos county, in tho cost of stamps and labor of passing, producing something are of the small percentage of motorists who have so little re ost the third finger on his left similar to ■ mirage. preparing tho material for Pupils of Mrs. Bessie Sutcliffe several counties in eastern Oregon gard for anyone or anything that traffic laws and traffic hand when a board jammed into Others in the car said they gave a piano recital in the high and elsewhere in the state will mailing is figurod. officers are necessary. They have made the officers necessary. the saw, jerking his hand into the felt the shock. Mr. Trask ___ was school auditorium last night at the prove that Oregon is one of the —newspaper advertising is the saw with it. McAllister waa stand unable to swerve his car in time hour that The Sentinel went to r'ehest state» in the union in oil most economical advertising They should pay the bill. ing on a log when he slipped and miss the pole (f) and there press, for which reason more ex deposits. It was reported about the streets of the city that the fell on a saw. A tooth of the saw to as well as the most effective. tended mention was im|>ossible in was not time to stop the car. puncture! his right knee. mayor and council had issued orders to (concluded on page 4) this issue. Watch the label on your paper.