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Sir Œnttaiœ Srnnr Srititiwl VOLUME XXXIV COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1924 NUMBER 25 SENTINEL HAS PRAISE FOR SHARP Every Item on Boll, Except One, Shows Decrease From Last Year’s Amount. Would Dethrone Princes of Inefficiency and Extrava gance Now in the County Court. No thing Is Bought Here That Can Be Bought in Portland, Speaker Declares. Laue county property owners will pay $83,408.76 lees taxes this year than they did last year. The total amount to be collected this year is $1,473,355.95 as compared to $1,556,- 763.71 last year. The state and eounty taxes are $35,646.58 less this year thau last and every item on the roll is lees except tnat of the port of Siuslaw, which is $678.59 greater this year than last. The state and county tax levy last year was 25.1 mills and this year it is 23.1 mills, the reduction being brought about largely by de- creased state expenses. A comparison of the items in the summary this year with those of last year, as furnished by Assessor Keeney, follows: State and county taxes—1922 roll, $899,795.39; 1923 roll, $864,748.81; decrease, $35,046.58. Special school taxes—1922 roll, $339,284.51; 1923 roll, $333,197.51; decrease, $6087. Special union high school taxes— 1922 roll. $20,123.81; 1923 roll, $18,- 126.03; decrease, $1997.78. Special county high school tuition fund—1922 roll, $30,129.19; 1923 roll, nothing; decrease, $30,129.19. Special road taxes—1922 roll, $45,- 933.54; 1923 roll, $40,104.22; de crease, $5829.32. Special city taxes—1922 roll, $193,617.32; 1923 roll, $189,316.82; decrease, $4300.50. Special port of Siuslaw taxes— 1922 roll, $23,403.29; 1923 roll, $24,081.88; increase, $678.59. Forest fire patrol taxes—1922 roll, $4452.71; 1923 roll, $3779.68; de crease, $673.03. Squirrel claims—1922 roll, $23.95; 1923 roll, nothing; decrease, $23.95. Totals—1922 roll, $1,556,764.71; 1923 roll, $1,473,354.95; decrease, $83,408.76. Like father denying his own 1-iKe a tattler flesh and blood, Colonel W. G. D. Mercer Thursday night attacked the public records of County Commis sioner Boney, of whose platform he declared himself the author, and of County Commissioner Emmett Sharp, to whom he declared he had given his support when he was a candidate for the position. These men had betrayed him, he declared. Both had broken every pledge of economy and efficiency they had made. A death like stillness greeted the speaker as he stepped forward to start his address. Many had antici pated that some attack might be made upon the personal character of the two men. A scathing denuncia tion was anticipated by others. Ex pectation was heightened when the speaker removed his coat and rolled up his sleeves. Colonel Mercer con fined himself, however, almost en tirely to an expose of the ulleged inefficiency and extravagance that had been expensive to the county. He endeavored to show that an al leged studied policy upon the part of the commissioners to buy nothing at home that could be bought in better—all because Boney forgot Portland had proved expensive; that his platform pledges. to every item thus purchased a ‘ ‘ The county commissioners de hundred or two or three hundred cided that they wished an electric dollars had been added to the Lane compressor and bids wore received. county price—and this by commis Roney told the Eugene dealer mak sioners pledged to economy. ing the low bid that the order He endeavored to show that com would be given him, but a few days missioners who had given their later Roney went to Portland and pledge that expensive foremen and bought identically the same machine superintendents would be done away at $83 more than the bid of the with, with a saving to the county, Eugene dealer. had paid more for superintendents “I am not accusing Boney of than any preceding administration graft, but I would like to know and had shipped in the labor to who gets the difference between which these high wages were pai’d, the Lane county price and the price so that the county had not a chance paid to outside dealers. to get back its own money through ‘ ‘ Why can’t Lane county dealers the channels of trade. sell tires to the county! Eugene The auditorium of the high school has the largest tire dealer in Ore was filled, a number of those pres gon and this dealer has always made ent being opponents of tile recall prices lower thau those made by who wished to learn what the other Portland dealers, whom tho county side had to say. Because of circum- commissioners insist upon patron stances which occurred at the last izing. Upon one order of tires ulone moment, Colonel Mercer had to re Sharp and Boney paid the Cascade vise his prepared address as he pro Tiro company, of Portland, $168.20 ceeded, which put him at something more than the price of identically the same article from the Eugene of a disadvantage. “I come here, not for revenge, dealer. The Cascade Tire company not for tho hope of reward, but to is a subsidiary of the Warren Con appeal for purity in public and pri struction company. One must won vate life, to appeal to the taxpayers der why the Warren Construction to dethrone the princes of extrava company is the recipient of bo many gance now seated in tho county favors from the present commission court. Roney is the more dangerous ers. 1 am accusing no one of theft, man of the two, for he has the bet but the results to the county are ter brain, the higher mentality and tho same as though outright theft consequently can do the more seri had been committed. Who will give ous injury. In addition he has the mo an explanation of all these pur chases at higher prices than those longer term to serve. county merchants! “A member of the county court of “ Lane Just north of your city is a can not legally sell his own prop Buffalo-Pitt road roller standing erty to the county. Upon the 13th out in the weather. From my inves day of January following the day tigation I find that this roller was that Roney took office, his bridge given exchange for another road tools were sold to the county. That roller in by the county, which he knew this could not be legally was in owned every\ way as good as the done was shown by the fact that roller that was received in ex they reached the county through a change, and yet the records show third party who had been drawn in that there is yet due on this roller through subterfuge and had no in the amount of $2400. At least, upon tention of being a party to a trans the invoice appears the statement, action of that kind. signed by Mr. Sharp alone, ‘Balance “Roney promised in no uncertain due April, 1924, $2400.’ This is all terms that he would" superintend the record there is of this nefarious the bridge work of the county, with deal that will cost the county $2400. a great saving to the county treas Why were the number plates torn ury. What is the record he has from this dilapidated old road roll made in only a year’s time! er! Someone must have wished to “Take the repairs on the North prevent identification, but I found Fork bridge, requiring the services numbers that had been overlooked. of only three laborers for a few This road roller deal is so rotten days. All bids were rejected and a that the man in the moon must hold contract entered into with the his nose when he passes over the Union Bridge company. A foreman old roller. ’ ’ and three men were shipped in from The speaker exhibited a sign Portland and Washington. Not only which he had had painted to place was the foreman paid a salary of near the old roller where all who $10 a day for superintending three passed might read. The sign read men. upon which the county paid a as follows: “Lane county’s Teapot bonus of $1, but the 10 per cent Dome. Notice this old roll«'. ‘B h I was added to the fares of the men a nee due April 1, 1924, $2400. E. from Portland and Washington. Sharp. ’ • ’ Laborers were paid $7 and *8 a day. “Lane county business men,” the and thia was during the time that speaker continued, “are entitled to the county had two competent the business of Lane county upon bridge foremen upon its pay roll at equal or better terms than those a wage not greater than that paid , offered others. Why then was the laborers shipped in from else $1364.36 worth of oil bought from where. The eounty was mulcted to the Indian Refining company with the tune of $447.99 on this one deal out so much as the formality of alone, all because Roney did not calling for bids, as required by keep his platform pledges. law! ’ ’ The speaker listed a total of “Take the repairs on the Spring field bridge. Again for some mys $19,108.47 of illegal overdrafts and terious reason all bids were rejected; remarked that no wonder the eounty and a contract at cost plus 10 per j couldn’t pay the $2400 due on the cent was let to the Union Bridge | old road roller that was never worth company. The eounty paid $35 for more than the one given in ex lumber that had been offered at change. “I didn’t come to disclose all of $27.50 and paid the 10 per cent profit on the higher figure. Under the pitifnl story,” the speaker con the coat plus 10 per cent system, it tinued. “I have worked 38 days is good business for the contractor and nights in gathering the informa to get his costs as high as possible. lion and it would tabs me «week’s The greater the cost the greater time to give all the information I his profits. Again foreign labor have which ia supported by the was imported at a wage greater records or by affidavits.” than that commanded bv lane coun ty labor. The eounty was mulcted ou this deal to the tune of $2000 or Cottage Grove Sentinel, March 12, 1920: Mr. Sharp will bo a candidate upon his record as a road builder and a constructive program for re ducing the cost of county govern ment. At one time Mr. Sharp main tained the Latham road, which he built, so that for two years it rc- J mained in as good condition as tho These quotations show that in past day it was laid. He is an euthu- years The Sentinel took pains to siast for road patrol, which he put Mr. Sharp’s name into news says will obviate entirely tho need stories in a complimentary way and of repair and rebuilding. went to considerable trouble in • • • doing so. There is no doubt that if Cottage Grove Sentinel, April 23, a close examination of the files of 1920: Emmett Sharp, oue of the The Sentinel were made, many more two candidates from here, empha complimentary notices could be sized his belief thut if given assist fouud for Mr. Sharp, but these ance by one other member of the given are sufficient for tho pur eounty court he would be able to pose. • • e carry out the economy program out lined in his platform. Encouragement and Warning. • • « Editorial from Cottago Grove Cottage Grove Sentinel, October Sentinel, January 26, 1923: 29, 1920: (Excerpt from editorial Those now in control of county espousing the candidacy of C. P. affairs have made certain pledges Barnard.) We do not believe that to the people. the incoming commissiouer will be Those pledges were that they able to bring about many things would make a substantial tax re which he hopes to bring about. duction through reduction in the Even with the extravagance that number of highly paid county offi naturally goes wit8 county govern cials, with uo detriment to the func ment *** it appears to us that no tions of government. tremendous saving can be made. The Sentinel has repeatedly said Tho important thing to us is that that it does not believe that this our incoming commissioner is an program can be as successful as the enthusiast for good roads, is enthu method pursued for years in the siast ically loyal to his own end of conduct of county affairs. Com the county. Give him a man with missioner Sharp has begged the whom he ean work in harmony and vocabulary in attempting to say give him a chaneo to do his utmost tho things he thinks about The for his end of tho county in par Sentiuei. Probably he is moro mild ticular and the whole county in in his language since Commissioner general. Roney has been found, as wo knew • • • he should, to be a Sharp man, ready Cottage Grove Sentinel, October to curry forward tho Sharp ideas. 13, 1922 (two years after Mr. Sharp Commissioner Sharp now has his op took office): "* Nearly every resi portunity. Ho is in tho saddle. dent hero has known Mr. Sharp for Nothing that The Sentinel could do many years and duriug all tho time would greatly hinder, now will we of his residence here his reputation try to hinder him. A large proper was that of an honest, upright citi tion of the people of tho county be zen and a live booster for good lieve that the Sharp ideas are go- roads. It has been with regret that ing to relieve theni of practically friends have for months heard per the entire tax burden. These same Bistent rumor# of tho charges that people believe that coincident with appear in the recall petitions. Even tho mighty reduction in taxes they now that the storm has broken and are going to get the many things Mr. Sharp ìb tho storm center of that past county courts have been what bids fair to be the nastiest unable to givo them. fight in the political history of Laue It is tho idoa of Tho Sentinel county, there are many to defeud that Sharp should have tho fullest him and to oxpress the belief thut opporutuity to make good, but it tho charges against him are serves notice that should they fail trumped up and unfounded. in any of their promises there will • • « come a speedy day of reckoning and Cottage Grove Sentinel, October The Sontinol will not hesitato to 20, 1922: The recall petitions did toll how and wherein tho present not prove very popular in tho Cot court has failed. tage Grove country, if the number Superintendents of roads and of signers be used as a criterion. bridges and a large number of road • « « bosses are to bo done away with. Cottage Grove Sentinel, Octobor No one is to be put in their places 27, 1922. In this issue appears a and yet tho county road mid bridge story nearly a column in length work is to go on just as efficiently quoting almost verbatim what Mr. as before. A great saving in ex Sharp said in his own defense in a penses and a greater efficiency in meeting held on a Sunday ■ afternoon ........... nduct of all county business in the school house. The i editor of tire to be brought about. Thut ia The Sentiuei, at this time, , made tho the program promised by Commis motion which gave Mr. Sharp 30 sioner Sharp. We are looking to minutes of extra time in i which to him to make good. It is up to him whether ho receives censure or complete his defense. praise. THE SENTINEL WILL BE It will be noted that a number of AS QUICK TO GIVE ONE AS the quotations are from stories THE OTHER, AND IT WILL from which the name of Mr. Sharp TAKE I’AINS TO KNOW WHICH could easily have been eliminated. IS DESERVED. COTTAGE GROVE UMBER IS DESIGNATED EOR CRUISE ♦---------------------------------------------- ♦ NEAR RIOT RESULT WHEN | RECALL PETITIONS ARE RECEIVED AT LOWELL: ♦----------------------------------------------- * In a letter published in these columns a week ago, J. H. Hawley questioned whether The Sentinel had ever said a good word for Emmett Sharp. Since that time others have expressed the opinion that The Sen tinel has ever been a Sharp knocker. The Sentinel has taken pains to make a hasty examination of some of its files and it ìb with pleasure that it gives a number of quotatious fiom its own columns which indi cate that it was ready to givo Em mett Sharp every opportunity to make good. In addition to publishing the complimentary things which The Sentiuei has said about Mr. Sharp it will make this proposition: IE ANYONE WILL SHOW WHERE THE SENTINEL BAID ONE WOBD AT ANY TIME DEROGA TORY TO THE CANDIDACY OF MB. SHARP, IT WILL BETBACT EVERY WORD WHICH IT HAS SAID ABOUT MR. SHARP. Any who wish to take advantage of this offer will bo given free access to the files of The Sentinel for that purpose. Any who doubt the genu ineness of any of the quotations given herewith may examine the files in Tho Sentinel office and read the originals with their own eyes. Cottage Grove Sentinel, May 10, 1916: J. B. Foster (of De troit, Mich.) spoke highly of the concrete roads in California but Baid tho roads of Oregon are much better than the roads in northern Califor nia. He especially Bpoke of the splendid road into the city from the south in the district in which Emmett Sharp is supervisor, He said this is a perfect road and could not be improved upon, He made 50 miles tho hour coming in over this. • • * Cottage Grove Sentinel, June i, 1916: Emmett Sharp’s district is an example of what road patrul will do, even on a small scale, and there are many examples near at hand of good roads going to pieces in une or two years without patrol. * * • Cottage Grove Sentinel, June 29, 1916: — The same committee also reported that from its in vestigation of the patrolled road in Emmett Sharp’s district, com pared with other roads in other districts that are not patrollod, they believed that road patrol should be given a thorough trial at once. As near as the committee could learn, tho expense of patrol and repairs was about $50 the mile. Commissioners Start Nease to Work on Contract Which Caused Much Contention. The county commissioners, despite all contention over the Nease tim ber cruising contract, have desig nated the 100,000 of timber land to be cruised this year and an order directing M. G. Nease to go ahead with the cruise has been signed. Commissioners L. N. Boney and Em mett Sharp signed the order but Judgo 0. P. Barnard declined. Hu has voted against tho Nease con tract from the outset. The lands to be cruised this year are located in three distinct sections of the county. One block is situated on the headwaters of the Mohawk river and north of the McKenzie river, another southwest of Eugene on the upper Siuslaw river and the third southeast of Cottage Grove on Mosby creek and tributaries. The tracts of timber designated by the eounty court to be cruised this year are described as to town ship and range as follows: In township 19 south of range 7 west, 10,960 acres; township 20 south of range 6 west, 7680 acres; town ship 20 south of range 7 west, 1600 acres, all in the vicinity of Mound, on the upper Siuslaw. In township 21 south of range 1 west, sections 1 to 4 inclusive, sections 9 to 16 inclusive and sec tions 21 to 24 inclusive, 10,040 acres; township 22 south of range 1 west, 16,000 acres, southeast of Cot tage Grove. In township 15 south of range 1 west, 7231 acres, in the vicinity of Mabel. In township 15 south of range 1 east, 12,480 acres; township 15 south of range 2 east, 5540 acres; town ship 15 south of range 3 east, 2335 acres, north of the McKenzie river and east of Wendling. In township 16 south of range 1 west, 3200 acres, in the vicinity of Wendling. In township 16 south of nage 1 east. 3920 acres, north of Vida. In township 16 south of range 2 east, 12,440 acres; township 16 i^uth of range 3 east, 6574 acres, north of Blue Biver. University High Defeat« C. G. H. 8. Univeruity high school hoopers defeated the Cottage Grove high school boys’ team in a game played Friday evening nt Eugene, the score being 38 to 16. Dale Miller was high score man for the local team, contributing 6 points to the team’• score. “There was a regular riot when tho recall petitions arrived at Lowell,” stated Frank Blair, of that place, who was hero Thursday on business. “It was almost neces sary to have thorn stand in lino to got a chance to sign. Practically every person in that section will havo his name signed to the peti tions.’’ Mrs. Blair accompanied Mr. Blair and they remained to hear Colonel Mercer give his talk that evening on “The Truth About Sharp and Boney. ” Before leaving, Mr Blair arranged to have Colonel Mercer appear at Lowell and promisod that there would be an even larger audi ence there than there was here, where the high school auditorium was completely filled. ♦- NELSON DOESN’T LIKE TO | HAVE CIPHER ADDED TO i MILEAGE OF USED CAR ---------------------------------------------- N. J. Nelson Jr. objects because The Sentiuei can’t tell the differ ence between 2400 and 24,000. The trouble is that N. J. writes too much like an editor, lie wrote an nd for n Gray car he has for sale. He said it had been run only 2400 miles. The printer made it 24,000. The printer has explained that he thought a Gray car run only 2400 miles would be sold as brand new and that to say that a Gray car had only run 24,000 miles was tho same as saying it had hardly been used at all. This is not an ad— merely an explanation. SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD WITH MAY PRIMARY The question has been asked many times as to when the special recall election will be held in case suffi cient numea are secured to the re call petitions. While it is under stood that the law requires that such an election »hall be held coin cident with a regular or primary election to be held within 90 days, those in charge of the recall move are arranging to file their petitions at such time that the special elec tion will be held nt the same time as the primary, ’he same election officials serving for both. Creswell grange, at a meeting hold Saturday, adopted resolutions in op position to tho proposed recall ef Commissioners Sharp and Roney on the ground that the commissioners are not guilty of either malfeasance or inefficiency in office. It was said that not more than half of those present voted upon the resolution. The county farmers’ uuion has adopted a resolution stating that it as an organization is not behind the recall. The Sentinel lias not at any timo stated that either tho grango or farmers’ uuion organization was backing the recall, nor has it seeu such a statement made in print. The Sentinel and other newspa pers havo stated that tho recall can didates were selected by men who are members of tho grango and farmers’ union. This statement is not disputed. A prominent member of tho grange has stated to The Sentinel that, while the grange as an organ ization can not endorse the recall ■novo, he believes that moro then half of the members of tho grango will vote for tho recall. It Is Estimated That Total of 800 Signatures Will Be Obtained in South Lane. The Sharp mid Roney recall pe titions, which have boon iu circula tion hero during the past fow days, aro boing quito generally signed. So far they have beou circulated large ly in tho country outside the city —along Mosby creek, Row river and Const fork and ill tho Divide neigh borhood. Petition« bearing 40 names havo been returned from tho road district south df tho city in which Sharp made a reputation as a rond builder years before ho thought of becoming a candidate for county commissioner. A report has reachod hero that overy employe in one sawmill, which Ims about 40 men on its pay roll, has signed. It is planned to organize a local committee here and to employ some one to circulate petitions over the city. It is thought that at least 500 names ean bo secured by that method. It is estimated that 50 per cent of tho votors are willing to sign and that a total of 800 names will be signod in this ouil of the county. A report has been brought that 90 per cont of tho votors in tho Lorane country will get their names onto the petitions. Fooling there is high against tho commissioners be cause of tho unsatisfactory work done on the Cottago Grove-Lorane road. Many are wondering why tho War ren Construction company should bo the recipient of so many favors from County Commissioners Sharp and Bouey. It was bad enough, many think, for tho commissioners to refuse to buy automobile and truck tires at homo and purchase them from a subsidiary of the Warren Construe tion company, but tho act of the commissioners in making the com pany a present of about $5000 in connection with tho construction of tho Lorane road has caused many uncomplimentary questions to be asked. It is certain beyond any question of doubt that the Warren company would have insisted upon tho ful fillment of any part of their con tract that meant money in their pockets. They would havo made no division of profits with tho county under any circumstances. When tho construction company stood ready to insist that tho county fill its part of the agreement to the letter, many want to know what pressure could have been brought to bear to induce the commissioners to relieve the construction company of tho $25-a-day penalty which it was to have paid beginning Septem ber 1 of last year. The total pen alty from that time to tho time that tho company could complete tho road would amount to not less than $5000. Why wore the county commission ers so thoughtful of this great cor poration, which is making millions annually, nnd so thoughtless of tho taxpayers of Lane county, many of whom are struggling to pay their tax bills! Why should this bloated corporation be made a present of $5000! That is the question that is being naked. Tho Sentinel will give Sharp nnd Roney sufficient spneo to mnko an explanation. The taxpayers be lieve they nro entitled to one. C. G. H. 8. IS REPRESENTED AT EXPOSITION AT O. A. 0. The Cottage Grove high school was well represented at the educa- tionul exposition hold Friday and Saturday at Corvallis by tho Ore gon Agricultural college. Five dele gates, Homer Dickson, student body president; Lewis Strobcck, Elmer Young, Bernice Brainard nnd Vir ginia Bosley, with two teachers, Miss Myrtle Lay nnd Miss Maude Lanison, wore sent to represent tho school. Other high school students who attended wore Ray Godard, Ethel Lambort, Mary Cornutt nnd Lloyd Arnies. Tho purpose of the exposition was to givo high school students n direct insight into tho courses offerod by the institution, thus milking it easier for them to select the collego course they may wish to pursuo. Nearly overy high school in tho state was represented. DOUBLE HEADER BASKET BALL GAME ON TOMORROW Second Go Between Boue Crushers COTTAGE GROVE-PORTLAND A double header baskot ball gnmo LOCAL MAKES LAST TRIP Is Thriller; Clapham Is Bear between tho C. G. H. 8. boys’ team for Punishment. The Cottago Grove-Portland local and tho Eugeno high school hoopers, Bulph Hand, local middleweight, won his match hero Tuesday night with Bam Clapham, British light heavyweight wrestling champion, when the latter forfeited the match after each had secured a fall. Tho Britisher had about 25 the better if it ia weight. Clapham remembered Hand’s sus ceptibility to the headlock and won the first fall with this hold in 20 minutes, when Hand slapped the mat rather than take further pun ishment. In their match three weeks ago Hand fought teh headluck until he wont to tho mat down and out, but this time ho gave in early, came back strong, kept his head out of the Britisher's terrible biceps and slapped headlocks, hammerlocks and toeholds onto hirf larger antagonist until he had him groggy. Clapham is a bear for taking punishment and writhed in pain for several minutes in a gruelling head scissors and hammerlock before telling the ref eree that he would giye the fall. His arms were so firmly locked that ho could not reach the mat to slap it. This fall went 39 minutes. After being granted an additional five minutes and being advised by a physician that the arm to which the hammerlock had been applied was in Huch condition that it would bo foolish for him to ngain go on the mat, he asked to bo excused from continuing tho match. Clapham’s superior weight and muscular development, coupled with his ability to take punishment, waved him from several holds that seemed certain falls. The arm which was injured in this match is the same one injured in Clapham's match with Ted Thye. In tho preliminaries, Kenneth and Harvey Williams, midget brothcrH. wrestled to a draw, Robert Vest ch won a wrestling match from Carl McColhnn, and Bud Riley and Fred Riley boxed four two-minute rounds to a draw. William Patton refereecd the pro liminnries and Mike Mosby was the third man in tho ring for tho main event. American Legion Buys Building. The American T-egion post has bought the Bender bakery building near the bridge. The purchase was made in anticipation of erecting a community house upon the property but the building will be rented un til the Legion raises sufficient funds to start its building. Members of These Organizations Struggling Taxpayers Ask Why Such Are, However, as Citizens Ready Charity Towards Wealthy to Oust Commissioners. Corporation. Legion Picture Draws Big Houses “The Man Without a Country,” given Thursday and Friday a! tho Arcade under the anspices of the American Tx'gion. drew crowded houses for both exhibitions and tho legion netted $70 for its community house fund. and tho local girls’ basketball squad and tho Corvallis girls’ team will be played hero tomorrow ovo- ning'in tho armory. Tho lineup for tho local boys’ team is to be as follows: John Howitt (F), Cletus Swanson (F), Dana MeCargar (C), Dale Miller (G), William Skilling (G), Delmita Richmond (8), Gordon Wright (8), Clare Adams (8), and Ross Glass (8). Tho regular girls’ squad, which is made up of Dolly Piteher, Crystal ♦" Robinson, Mabel Martin, Frances SILK UNDERWEAR CANNOT Cameron, Frances Newlun, Berlin- BE BOUGHT AT »5 8UIT, dine Schneider, Alvorda Finch, SAY THOSE WHO KNOW ♦----------------------------------------------- ♦ da Favor and Dnisy Bonnet, represent tho high school in tho Tho Sentinel has been infurmed girls ’ game. that it must havo been mistaken when it Hnid the eounty commission ers bought silk underwear at $5 tho SENTINEL OFFERS FULL | suit for a woman resident of Ru OPPORTUNITY FOR REPLY tilo gene who is a charge upon TO SHARP AND RONEY I eounty. ♦------------------- —---------------------- * Those who take exception to tho In following out its policy of en statement Hay that silk underwear deavoring a squnre deal to can’t be bought at that price. Pos all sides of to a givo controversy, Tho Sen sibly it can’t. The Sentinel has tinel has notified never bought any and doesn’t know. Sharp ami Roney that Commissioners thoy will bo Very few of those who helped pay $5 a suit for underwear for a wom permitted to answer any charges against them by Tho Hentinol. an charge of tho county know made If they fail to do so, Tho Sentinel whether or no silk undorwoar ran will take it for granted that tho bo bought at that price. charges aro admitted to be true. Tho Sentinel will givo Sharp nnd Tho letter to tho commissioners Roney sufficient space to tell read as follows: whether u” not the underwear was Cottago Grove, Ore., Feb. 22, 192-1. silk. There is no dispute about the —M eMsrn. Sharp and Roney, County underwear being purchased at $5 CommiHxionerx, Eugeno, Ore.—Gon tho suit. The commissioners will tiemen: Thia ix notice that The Sen also bo given space to explain how tinel will give you a fair chance to the county ean afford to buy tur aiiHwer any charge which has been, key feeds for its charges, when or may be, made Rgaiiint you by many of those who pay for such The Sentinel during the recall cam feeds are unablo to buy such feeds paign. If you hold a meeting hem, for themselves. you will receive the name publicity ax that given ineotingH opposing you. In taking advantage of thin THOUGH OVER 88 YEARS offer of outm , kindly furninh your OF AGE, HE WINS IN eopy early enough in tin* week no a* SCUFFLE WITH YOUNGSTER to inconvenience uh ax little ax pon- ♦--------- ’■—————— xiblc. We muflt reserve the right to Ixindon, Ore., Feb. 27.—(Special.) use our own judgment a« to how —“Dad” Lyons, although past 86 far we ran permit you to go in at years of age, claims that he is just tempting to refute charges not made as good as some of tho young fel by The Sentinel, but shall endeavor lows. As n result of a playful ef to give you every reasonable op- fort Friday to prove his claim, a portunity to defend yourselves, This offer is not made to cover largo glass was broken out of the ___r________ particular case. It is our estab front of the store at Ix>ndon owned thin lished policy to givo a square deal by his stepson, Charles Wood. to all side« in any public contro- He engaged in a scuffling match with Byron Newton, a young man vmy. Yotirx truly, __ of about 20 yean, and shoved the COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL. younger man through the glass. will make its last trip today. Tho last trip from Portland was made last night, Tho removal of this train has been contemplated for somo timo on account of lack of patronage, Bailway officials con- templated changing its schedule so that it would leave hero early in tho forenoon, but owing to the fact that this train picked up tho Marsh field train at Eugene, tho change wus found impracticable.