VOLUME XXXIV
PALMER IS CONVICTED
OF MANSLAUGHTER;
TRIAL IS BRIEF
COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1924
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| MURDERER CROSSED ICY
| M’KENZIE PASS IN SINGLE i
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DAY IN MIDDLE
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_ OF WINTER
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Bend, Ore., March 12.—In his
flight from the Law. Eldon Hutchin­
son, slayer of his girl wife at Kelso,
Wash., performed a feat believed
to have never been equaled before
when he crossed the McKenzie pass
from Eugene in a single day in the
Killing Took Place Here on dead of winter. He wore no snow­
shoes, but wrapped his feet in bur­
January 10, When Ralph
lap sacks to aid him in crossing the
ice, snow and rocks of the rough
Lammers Received Fa­
pass country.
tal Injuries.
Hutchinson reached Bend on Feb­
ruary 15. He said he was from
California and that he was in search
of a brother whom he believed to be
somewhere in central Oregon.
Hutchinson was dressed in or
Witnesses Testify That Palmer Ad­ dinary working clothes when he ap­
plied at the Andrus ranch for work
mitted That He Intended to
and said that he had recently come
from Eugene. He said he had a
Slash Assailant.
brother living in central Oregon.
The stranger was employed at
In what was probably the most plowing and other spring farm work
remarkable murder trial ever hold and proved to be a good worker,
in Lane county and one of the Andrus said. A short time after he
briefest ever held in the state. went to work he began telling An­
Janies Palmer, 17-year-old Cottajje drus about something that was
Grove lad, was convicted on a troubling him and hinting that he
charge of manslaughter for the' had committed some desperate act.
stabbing to death of Ralph Lam He spent much of his spar© time
mers, aged 20, in an altercation reading the bible and talked about
here on the evening of January 10. religion to Andrus. At other times
The impanelling of the jury was | he mentioned outstanding crimes
completed shortly after the opening that had been committed in the
of court upon Wednesday of last northwest in recent months, particu­
week. All the evidence had been larly the Siskiyou mail robbery
submitted and the arguments com murders and others in which the
pleted at 4:35 of the same day and murderers had escaped.
Andrus
five hours later the verdict had i thought 4‘Carlton” might be one of
been arrived at. The indictment had the D’Autreinont boys, but found
been for murder in the second de­
that he did not in any way answer
gree.
the description.
The expedition with which the
The man’s remarks w’ere so vague
trial was handled was surprising and contradictory that Andrus de­
and as it had been anticipated that cided that he was merely worrying
there would be a decided difference
over some small trouble and told
of opinion among jurors as to the
him so. At no time did Hutchinson
degree of crime, with a possibility
tell him enough to warrant his re­
of the favoring of acquittal by
some of them, the arrival nt a ver porting the case to the authorities.
Finally Hutchinson began saying
diet within such a brief time also
that he would have to go to Pendle­
Clime as a surprise.
ton on business. Andrus needed him
State’s Testimony Introduced.
badly on the ranch and tried to per­
suade
him to stay until he could get
The state introduced as its first
witness at the opening of the trial another man, but Hutchinson left
George Lammers, father of the Monday.
youth killed by the accused. He j
testified as to the age and size of
his boy, stating that he was 20,
weighed 160 pounds and was 5 feet
9 inches in height, while the othei
boy, testimony brought out, weighed j
175 pounds and is 6 feet 2 inches
tall.
Og<lpn Athlete Comes With Exten­
Lester Harrington, who accompa­
sive Repertoire and Promises
nied Lammers in tho automobile to
to Show Real Goods.
the place where they caught up with |
Palmer on the street and where the |
fight occurred, and John Kitzmiller,
Jack Reed, of Ogden, Utah, will
who witnessed the encounter, testi­ be here March 25 to meet Ralph
fied as to the scuffle. Kitzmiller Hand, local middleweight wrestler.
was across the street. Harrington j
Reed, who is athletic instructor
stayed in the automobile and said j at Ogden, recently participated at
he was not close to the combatants.; Oakland, Calif., in two matches with
He said that Palmer rnn away after1 Al Karasick, of that city, who ad­
the fight, anyway he was not in vances some claims to being the
sight when Lammers staggered ovor 1 Pacific coast middleweight cham­
to where Harrington was standing.| pion. The newspapers of that city
Harrington denied that Lammers, j spoke of the two matches as being
while in the pool hall, invited Palm-' among the fastest ever put on there.
er to come out and fight.
The first match went on hour and
C. E. Frost, physican, who gave 25 minutes and it was said that
the injured man first aid, told of the Reed exhibited his wares in a way
nature of the wounds. Coroner Bran to surprise many who had long been
stetter testfied as to the knife used following the mat game. He out­
by Palmer.
classed his opponent in scientific
Conversation Is Heard.
skill and with his repertoire of
John Spriggs said that he heard| fancy holds but his opponent had
Lammers exclaim, “You damned greater endurance and when he
---------- ---------- , you ’vc carved me damped on a headlock his biceps
with a knife,’’ and said that Palm-; held like a steel vise. It took five
er replied, “Yes, that’s what I in­ of these, however, to put the Ogden
tended to do.’’ He said he was man to tho mat groggy. Reed
walking across the street nearby at | thought he got a raw deal in the
the time. He said he did not wit first match and that he really
ness the struggle.
pinned his opponent to the mat
William H. Dale, physician, of three times.
Eugene, who attended Lammers at
Local wrestling fans have long
Mercy hospital where he died later, wished for a match between Reed
stated that there were five knife and Hund and Jack promises that
wounds. On» was across the head, it will be about the best thing the
one across tho hip, one across the wrestling fans have paid admission
chest, one into the heart and an­ to see. The two men will be evenly
other directly into tho chest and matched, Reed expecting to weigh
heart. One of the ribs was cut in in at 165 and Hand at 163.
two, he testified.
Hand takes on Gus Schneidau at
Frank Erb, who was nearby, said Gold Hill tomorrow night. This will
that Palmer replied to Lammers’ be their second meet. Hand won the
exclamation that he had knifed him.! former one, a handicap.
You ’re damned right. I intended |
to.’’
FOREST OFFICIALS ARE TO
Boy Hears Combatants.
VISIT CLUB HERE TONIGHT
Kenneth Williams, a ten year old j
boy, who was also on the other side j
C. B. Neal, of the Roseburg of­
of the street from the combatants,} fice of the forest service, and E. 8.
said that he heard someone say. Holderman, ranger at Rujada, will
“You stabbed me with a damned attend the meeting of the Cottage
old pocket knife,” and then some Grove commercial club tonight in
one said, “You’re damned right I their official capacities to talk over
did.”
matters of mutual interest between
J. F. McFarland, who arrested I the city and the forest service.
Palmer half an hour after the en-1
A sale of a large block of timber
counter, stated that the boy was I in the Umpqua reserve will be made
not at home when he arrived but j in May by the forest service. The
that he arrived later. He »aid that city 'a intake will have to be re
Harrington identified him as the moved to accommodate the logging
man with whom Lammers was fight-1 operations but satisfactory arrange­
ing. McFarland said that he took ments have already been made with
Palmer’s knife from him and that i the forest service for a new water­
the little blade was blood stained. shed on Dinner creek and for con­
He said that Palmer denied having struction of the necessary water
the scuffle.
line.
Defendant Testifies.
Palmer on the stand in his own ONE THIEF GETS «70; HOP
FIEND SURPRISED AT WORK
defense in response to questionings
of his attorney detailed the events
The home of Mrs. Lulu White on
leading up to the fatal stabbing.
Pahner declared that he did not south Sixth street was entered by a
know Lammers intimately and that burglar Friday afternoon while no
his first meeting with him was a one was at home. The loss of «70 in
few days previous to the Oragedv currency and a watch was reported
when Ij«fnmers accosted him on the to Marshal Pitcher. It was thought
street and greeted him with ‘ ‘ Hello. that the thief was some local per
Goof.” Palmer stated that he pro­ son.
The office of B. R. Job was en
tested against this but that there,
tercd Sunday afternoon by a man
had been no open quarrel.
The next meeting of the bov« who was captured by Marshal
was at the Buckhorn pool room the Pitcher and gave his name an
night of January 10. Palmer de George Hayden. Mr. Job surprised
dared that he entered the pool the man ransacking the office but
room, purchased some candy and he got sway, being captured a few
then was accosted again by Lam minute* later by the officer. It was
mers who in a challenging tone thought that he was a hop fiend
asked him to come into the alley iooking for dot* which he hoped to
to fight. Palmer stated on tho find in a physician’s office. Noth
ing was missing.
(Concluded on page 8)
JURY IS OUT ONLY FIVE HOURS
JACK REEO IS TO MEET RALPH
HAND HERE TUESDAY
NUMBER 28
YEARS AGO BY
MATTOX, MOONSHINER, MAKES TREE FALLS ONTO POWER LINE MRS. LOUISA M. THOMPSON WAS DESERTED
WALTER A. WOODARD PLANS TO
FATHER, MAN SEEKS PART
OF ESTATE OF BROTHER | |
Interfered With Briefly
SENSATIONAL ESCAPE | Service and Is Two
PIDNEEROF1872
ERECT SECOND MILL
r
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Men Narrowly
Claiming to have beeu deserted
Escape Injury.
| by his father when but a small
Other Prisoners Carry Him Out of
____
• Was Born on Plains While Parents child and to have known nothing of It Would Be Located on Flume Line
Jail in Ash Can; Uses Legs
of Present Mill and Have Ca­
Thornton Corners, March 18.— • Were Coming West; Husband
the whereabouts of members of his i
Pioneer Photographer.
to Advantage.
pacity of 20,000 to 40,000.
family until recent years, Reuben j
(Special.)—Electric, power service
Hood Eayglsham, of Lyle, Wash., ■
in Cottage Grove. Springfield and
Cottage Grove has probably lost Roseburg was interfered with for
Mrs. Louisa M. Thompson, famil­ now seeks to be declared an heir of ,
Whether or not tho Cottage Grove
one moonshiner for good through a few minutes Saturday afternoon iarly known as “Aunt Lou,” a resi­ his brother, Robert Eayglsham, low I country gets another good-sized saw­
I
when
a
tree
fell
across
the
power
the somewhat sensational escape of
dent of Cottage Grove for 50 years, er Siuslaw resident, who met death mill in the immediate future de-
William Mattox from the county ' line where it crosses the Premazzi died March 15 iu a Eugene hospital, in an accident near Swisshome No- i pcmls to a large exteut upon the
place
and
Louis
Premazzi
and
Mr.
jail. The following account of the
where she had been taken for an vember 28 last. He has instituted' lumber market, which is consider­
escape appeared in Bunday’s Eugene Davis, who were cutting piling, nar­ operation only a few days before. suit in the probate court.
ably off at present, the price being
The only heirs named in the or- | something like 25 per cent less than
rowly escaped injury. Fortunately She had been in frail health for a
Register:
der
appointing
Mrs.
Dora
Fuson,
of
j
for
the
men
tho
tree
fell
into
an
­
A new and clever method of es­
long time. The funeral was hold
a year ago, while the cost of pro­
caping from jail was successfully other tree and gave the men an here Tuesday afternoon from the Cottage Grove, administratrix, were . duction, as compared with tho same
tried Friday evening at 5:30 o’clock opportunity to escape. A portion of Christian church, E. R. Clevenger, Norman Eayglsham, of Salem, a | period, especially as regards labor, is
by William Mattox, Cottage Grove the falling tree was broken off pastor of the Baptist church, offi­ brother; Tena Aiuidon, of Spartan, slightly greater.
moonshiner, who was to have been when it struck the other tree. The ciating. Interment was iu the A. F. Mich., a sister, and Dora Fuson, of
Walter A. Woodard has plans
taken to the state prison Saturday lower portion fell against the power & A. M.-I. O. O. F. cemetery, where Cottage Grove, a sister.
practically completed for a second
Reuben
Eayglsham
alleges
that
he
to serve a year. He secreted himself lines but slid off within a few’ the Rebekah lodge had charge of
mill to be put into timber on the
was burn at Holton, Mich., in 1872, Coast fork four miles from the
in the large ash can that is kept in minutes. Had the whole tree fallen the services.
,
that
his
mother
died
in
1875
and
with
force
onto
the
power
wires
the jail and two other prisoners
Mrs. Thompson was born on tho
city. It would bo located on the
carried him in the can to the rear they probably would have been plains of Utah September 14, 1848, soon afterward his father left him flume which briugs the lumber from
of the jail lot. When the prisoners wrecked. As it was the cities re­ while her parents wore emigrating with a friend, I. H. Barlow, at Hol the present W. A. Woodard mill,
and Deputy Sheriff Van Svarverud, ceiving juice over the lines were to California from Missouri. She ton, saying ho would call for the located eight miles out, to the
who was guarding them, returned to inconvenienced but a short time.
was married in California November child soon, but according to the planer at Latham. Mr. Woodard had
the jail, Mattox crawled out and
22, 1870, to Harry F. Thompson. complaint, he never called and later made plans to go ahead at once
ran down the street. He has not
Thoy came to Cottage Grove in the family moved to Deadwood, with the construction work but on
NO
NEEDLES
IN
KANSAS
|
been seen since.
1872 and Mr. Thompson, who died- Lane county, Oregon, without in­ account of the uncertain condition
CITY
AS
GOOD
AS
THOSE
'
Mattox’s escape was not discovered
29 years ago, was the town's pio forming Barlow. It was not until of the market he is not certain but
until Saturday morning when Con­ I PURCHASED AT CALAPOOYA I neer photographer and one of its I many years afterward, it is alleged, that ho may wait until tho prico
•
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■?
stable John L. Marsh went to the
first storekeeper. They resided 12 j that the whereabouts of the older hikes an upward trend. The pres
London, Ore., March 18.— (Special years at Latham before moving to i Eagy Isham were known to tho son. ent mill, which is one of the most
jail to get his prisoner and take him
to Salem, and the manner in which to The Sentinel.)—The Cottage ' what is now the west side of I Ln the meantime Barlow’ and family modern of its size in the state, is
came west and settled at Lyle, cutting between 60,000 and 65,000,
he escaped was not definitely Grove country has become famous Cottage Grove.
Mrs, Thompson
for many things, but a new one was had been a Rebekah for 54 years Wash., bringing Reugen Eagylshnm which may be enough for present
learned until Saturday afternoon.
When it was ascertained that sprung this week when C. II. Wood, and was a charter member of tho with them.
conditions. Tho new mill would
The plaintiff states in his com
Mattox was not in jail, Sheriff merchant at Loudon, received an local lodge and was also one of the
have a capacity between 20,000 and
Stickels and his deputies searched order from Kansas City, Mo., for a first members of tho Christian plaint that he was never legally 40,000.
high and low for a place where he package of needles. The woman church, of which she had been a adopted by Barlow and that lie is
Work of electrifying the planer
might have dug his way out and have who sent the order camped at Cala- member 30 years. She was aged 75 one of the rightful heirs to his mill at Latham, which has been
brother
’
s
estate
which
amounts
to
covered up the hole, but nothing pooya springs last year and said years, 6 months, 1 day. 1). P. Bur
going on for a number of months,
was found. The officers then came she had been unable to purchase in ton. former county assessor of Unc several thousand dollars.
is nearing completion and this will
Kansas
City
any
needles
as
good
as
to the conclusion that Mattox, when
county, was a brother. Surviving
bo one of the most modern plants
some of the prisoners were carrying those she had purchased at the Lon­ children are W. A. Thompson end
of its kind and will be the only
in wood for the night and when the don store.
Mrs. Hattie Best. Portland, and W.
olectrified mill operating in this
ash can was being carried out. had
F. Thompson, Salem. There are four
section.
Engraved work. The Sentinel.
slipped out of the door and quietly
grandchildren.___________
Ed Powell is putting in a small
secreted himself in the living apart­
mill on tho Gilham place on Coast
ments on the second floor, although
fork and W. H. Daugherty is put­
Deputies Rodney Roach and Earl
Commercial Club Committee Reports ting in a mill of 15,000 capacity on
Humphrey wore standing directly in
tho Tliuckrah place, also on Coast
Highway to Be in Excellent
front of tho entrance and declared
fork. Mr. Daugherty has been inter­
Condition
for
Travel.
that they saw no such movement.
ested in a number of mills in this
Deputy Van Svarverud, who ac­
section during the past few years.
Mary is a wife who endeavors to
companied the two prisoners, Harold keep posted on things political but instead of for the contractors.
The Lorano-Cottag© Grove high-1
Smith and Phil Worden, with the who is not above discussing them Don’t you think they give their way, which was closed during the
ash can to the rear of tho lot, said with her husband and being guided enemies an opportunity to ask em­ winter mouths by order of the
that they merely set the can down by his advice. The following con­ barrassing questions about the rea­ county court to prevent its being
or the ground. Sheriff Stickels said versation which took place one eve­ son for such favoritism!”
cut up by truck traffic, was found
“Yes, I suppose so, but their to be in excellent condition by a
that the prisoners usually emptv ning a few evenings ago was their
the can, but Deputy Svarverud said first on the Lane county recall enemies should not take advantage committee from the commercial club
of one little instance like this.”
he did not know that this was the movement.
which made an inspection of the
custom or he would have directed
“Yes, some may have been a lit road Monday at the request of the District Attorney Will Tell of th©
‘‘John, have you been keeping
Plundering and Illegal Ex­
Smith and Worden to overturn the
posted on this recall business!” tie hard on them, but they have county commissioners. The members
can and tho escape would have been
done so many funny things where of the committee were C. E. Stew­
penditure of Funds.
asked the wife.
prevented.
‘‘I’ll say I have,” replied the contractors and money were con art, J. H. Chambers and C. A. Bar
Blacksmiths in the shop across husband.
corned that it seems to me that a tell.
Clyde N. Johnston, district attor­
Park stieet from the rear of the
They reported that they were able
‘‘Is it true that both Roney and school kid would know that cm
jail lot told the sheriff Saturday
ba Trussing questions would be asked, to travel on high the whole length ney, will address a publie meeting
Sharp
were
elected
u;>oii
platforms
afternoon that as soon as the deputy
and the fact that they avoid keep of the new road, which wns opened in the armory here Friday night
sheriff and the two prisoners hud which promisee* reduction iu taxes ing records which the law contem­ Saturday for light traffic. A part to tell the voters about th© plunder­
and
greater
efficiency
in
the
con
returned to the jail Mattox crawled
plates gives their enemies tho op­ of this road is yet to receive a ing of public funds by Commission­
duct of the (Aunty’s business!”
ers Roney and Sharp. ThiH is tho
out of the can and ran as fast as he
“Yes, of course, all candidates portunity to say that there must be finishing course of rock. Four soft home of Sharp and the recall battle
could west on Park street. When
things
they
don
’
t
want
to
show
in
spots
were
renorted
as
in
need
of
has raged hero with greater fury
asked why they did not tell of tho for office promise that. Roney and tho records.”
immediate repair.
Sharp w;ere just like all others. If
probably than anywhere else in the
occurrence sooner they told the sher­
“
Well,
most
of
these
roads
are
Tho
county
commissioners
had;
iff, according to that official, that they expected to get elected they paid for with bond money and we asked the commercial club to make county. Exception has been tnken
they presumed that Mattox was a had to promise to do things that don’t have to worry about paying a recommendation ns to how the hero to promotion of the recall move
by the spread of scandal concerning
prisoner whom ho wanted to get rid they didn’t. expect to do. ’ ’
for them right away.”
road should be completed. After a
‘‘Don’t you think that they ought
of and that he had taken that
“If tho bond money were not spirited discussion the club refused the private life of Hharp. Mr. John­
to
have
tried
to
do
the
things
they
means of letting him go.
spent it would be there to keep up to go on record on this point, but ston, in previous addresses, has re­
Mattox is not a small man and promised to do!”
repairs on these roads, would it did recommend that tho road be ferred only to the public acts of
“
They
have
tried
but
other
folks
the commissioners and his address
the* sheriff and his deputies mar­
not!’’
completed at once and kept open.
wouldn
’
t
let
them.
”
here will bo confined to illegal and
veled at the fact that he was able
“Why, of course, certainly, but
This
road
has
caused
considerable
‘‘What other folks!”
to double himself up in such a
why worry about that while there contention because of tho fact that extravagant expenditures of public
“I don’t know just who but is bond money left to spend!’’
funds anil to inefficiency in office.
small space. He is from Cottage
many Lorane and Cottage Grove
Grove, where he was arrested with everybody wants to get money from
“
Well,
John,
you
certainly
are
peoide
allege
that
they
have
not
Fanners’ Union Endorses.
a moonshine still in his possession. the county and they just couldn’t getting liberal with money all of a gotten tho kind of a road which was
He was sentenced to serve a year help spending it.”
The county farmers’ union, at a
sudden. I have heard you say a specified in the measure in which
“
That
may
be
true
in
a
great
on a charge of possessing a still
thousand times that unless taxes the bond money was provided and meeting held Hnturday in Eugene,
worm. His wifo was conversing many cases, but there are some were reduced you didn’t see how that tho court did not keep its endorsi’d W. W. Branstetter for cor-
things
that
puzzle
me.
For
example,
with him through the jail window
you were going to send daughter to promise made to a committee of 30 oncr, J. D. Mickle, incumbent, for
only a few minutes before his es­ why did tho commissioners abrogate college next year. At the rate the from here and Lorane that they state dairy and food commissioner,
that
portion
of
the
contract
with
cape and it is believed that she
bond money is being spent, it seems would build the kind of a road the and Seymour Jonos, of Salem, for
knew of his plans and was waiting the Warren Construction company to me it will be gone within a Cottage Grove and Lorano people public service commissioner. A num­
which
provided
that
they
should
pay
in a car in which he probably made
ber of county candidates wero on-
a penalty of $25 a day for failing year or two, then we will hear you asked for, which was a waterbound dorseti several weeks ago.
his escape out of the state.
howling about the 5 mill or 10-mill macadam. It is admitted by the
to
complete
the
Lorane-Cottage
Smith, who is serving a four
road tax that will be necessary to county commissioners that no roller
months’ term on a charge of lar­ Grove highway at the time named keep up the roads and tho tax of has been used on the road, but the
ceny of an automobile, and Worden, in the contract!”
“I have never asked but I pre­ several mills that will be necessary commissioners claim that three resi­
who is serving a term for the sale
within a year or two to commence dents of Cottage Grove and Lorane’
of liquor, will be deprived of their sume they thought tho contractors paying off the road bonds. I really instructed their engineer to disre j
corridor liberty for some time as would lose money if that provision don’t sec how you can bo so liberal gard the promise to use the roller, j
punishment for the part they took were enforced.”
The three referred to have denied I
“Do you presume the contractors some times and so stingy others.”
in the escape, said the sheriff.
*1 tell you, Mary, this recall that they gave any instructions J
would have done anything for the
county had it been found that the was started by tho timber people and that anything they could havej
job could be done much cheaper because the county commissioners said could not have relieved the
than the price agreed upon in the favor a timber cruise and we can’t court of a promise made to 30, that i —the doctor who answers a hurry
the conversation referred to did not !
stand for this sort of business.”
contract!”
call with the greatest possible
“How do you know that!”
take place until after the road was
“Certainly not, that wouldn’t be
speod is more valuable than a
“
Because
that
’
s
what
Roney
and
put in its present condition, with I physician of equal skill who
business. Business isn’t done that
Sharp tell me.”
the greater part of it completed, < drives up to tho pat iont’a door
way. ’ ’
Inspirational Talks Made at Meet­
“How do they know!”
and that they agreed with tho en­ nt his own convenience. Service
“If it isn’t business for the con­
“They don’t really know, because gineer that rolling after ull the rock
tractors to make it right with the
ing Held for Promotion of
counts. It is worth money.
county when they happen to get n the timber people don’t get out had been laid would be n wawte of . Who is there who doesn’t agree
County Y. M. C. A.
money.
juicy contract, why is it business in the open.’’
with this general principle!
“Judge Barnard is for a timber
for the county to be so solicitous
A meeting of bnsiness men for about the profits of the contrac­ cruise also, isn’t he!”
mid doesn’t it apply also to
“Yes.”
the purpose of promoting the county tors!’ ’
the buying of merchandise!
“District Attorney Johnston is
Y. M. C. A. movement was held
“Oh, Lane county can afford to
—the progressive merchant in
Tuesday evening in the rest room, be generous once in awhile, can’t for a timber cruise also, isn’t he!”
your own trading renter give«
“Yes.”
the business session being preceded it!”
service along with the good«.
“Assessor Keeney has taken up,
by a 50-cent dinner served by the
“Possibly you think so now but
He has a selection of merchan­
members of the Mothers’ club. Sev­ during the campaigns when Roney the cudgels for the county commis­ Dyott Is President of New Organl
dise continually in stock. You
eral inspirational addresses were and Sharp were elected you were sioners, hasn’t he, and has gone into
ration, Woodard Vice Presi­
don’t have to wait. When you
made. No definite action was taken kicking about high taxes and ex­ the press to tell tho need of a
dent, Ward Secretary.
enter the store you nr© able
but a committee will be appointed travagance in a manner to indicate cruise, hasn’t he!”
to see the article itself in
' ‘ Yes. ’ ’
to attend a county mass meeting to that you meant it and voted for
which you are interested* You
“The timber owners haven’t said
be held Wednesday night of next them on the grounds that they1
Tho newly organized Cottage Grove
km * it with your eyes, and feel
week in Eugene.
would save your tax money. Now anything about recalling these men, Lions club was presented with its
it with your fingers; note its
Mr. Bocolopsky, Y. M. C. A. sec­ you are making excuses for them have they!”
charter ut, a meeting held last night
actual size, shape and color;
“No, I guess not, although I'
retary for Marion county, told of because they have spent it need
at Hotel Osburn, Eugene. Melvin
compare it with other goods at
the work there end how young men lessly. The Warren Construciton had never thought of that.”
Jones, international socretary, who I different prices, and, if it is
“The recall candidates, if elected.'
are being kept out of places which company spends more money an
is on a tour of the coast, made tho
what you want, take it away
fail to inspire and in which they nually than Isne county doesn’t will go right ahead with a timber i presentation. A charter was present­
with you.
cruise, won’t they!”
absorb the things which lower their it!”
ed 1«. the Eugene club nt the snin -
“I presume so, although I had:
“I presume so, but what lyis that
morals. He also said a large num­
time.
if you have questions to ask
never thought of that.”
ber of girls are being saved by the got to do with the ease!’*
The Cottage Grove club has 25
you are given an explanation
“Then you are willing to let th«* I
appeal of the Y. M. C. A. work,
“If they are a great big, wealthy
members and the officers nr«1 ns ' on the spot. The answer given
fully a third of those taking a corporation, why was it necessary to commissioners squander your road ■ follows: Guven C. Dyott, president;
your first question may suggest
■land for Christianity being of the be so generous as to give them money under suspicious cireumstan j W. A. Woodard, vice president;
another query. It is answered
$7500 by relieving them of the peri res and you are cheerfully willing Worth Harvey, treasurer: A. N.
gentler sex.
within half a minute of the first
Mr. Brady, editor of the Oregon altv thev would have paid on the to pay a heavy road tax, even I Ward, secretary; N. J. Nelson Jr.,
interrogation. No time is lost.
Statesman, said that every boy has Lorane-Cottage Grove highway ex­ though it keeps our girl out of col- ! tail twister; Cecil E. Caldwell, lion
You benefit from the dealer’s
a right to be born free from the cept for the generosity of the lege, all because th© county com I tamer, a.i«1 H. L. Mackin, Hurry W.
practical knowledge, from tho
ravages of sin. that he has a right county commi winners! What will mimifoners (who want proof of ev-! Titus and T. G. Rudtell, directors.
fart that he is on the ground
verything said against them) havei
to the firm guidance of parent* and this piece of highway cost!”
Th«‘ selection of officers was made
and ready at all times to see to
“I understand that the eoat when tohl you that the timber interests| at a noon luncheon held Thursday nt '
a right to surroundings which will
it personally that the article he
permit his growing into healthy and completed will be over $17,000 the are after them, when you admit that I Hotel Bartell.
has sold you gives satisfaction.
the timber interests are not bother I
mile. ’ *
n oral manhood.
“That is the nse-t pp^iwhe ing the other officials who want a 1
-the wise buyer will not forget
Slight Prouts Do No Injury.
Eugene Art Shop Opens Branch. piece of highway ever built by the cruise, and when you admit that
that such matters have n dollars
removal
of
the
present
com
mission-1
There
were
slight
frosts
Humlav
county,
is
it
not!
It
seems
to
me
Mrs. Caroline Brodie, of Eugene,
and cents value and should enter
and Monday nights. An buds had
has opened a branch of the Eugene that the eon* rar tors were faring era would not stop the cruise!”
into th«’ reckoning whenever a
“A woman never ran understand | been somewhat backward, it is
pretty well." It seems to me that the
Art shop nt 300 Main street.
price is being inn do.- From the
thought there was no injury worth < Oregon Farmer.
commissioners were hired to reduce politics. I’m going to bed.”
(To be continued.)
mentioning.
Rubber stamp«. Th« Sentinel, tf taxes and to work' for the euuaty.
LORANE ROAD IS SUBJECT OF
MORE CONTROVERSY
Mary Warns to Know
JOHNSTON IU TALK ON RECALL
HERE TOMORROW NIGHT
APPEAL IS MADE FOR WELFARE
OF YOUTH JF COUNTRY
COTTAGE GROVE LIONS CLUB IS
PRESENTED WITH CHARTER