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About The Cottage Grove sentinel. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon) 1922-current | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1924)
COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL, THURSDAY, MARCHI 27, 1924 A Car of Those Fine DELTA SPECIAL SHINGLES With a Reduced Price S. L. Godard Building Material------------ General Contractors lr Knowles & Graber Hardware American Legion Sponsors Contest in Which Subject is “Peace Time Patriotism.” The essay shall be on the subject, “Peace-Time Patriotism.” Only one essay shall be entered by each contestant. Eueh essay shall be from 400 to 800 words in length. Only one side of the paper shall be used and a margin of one inch muBt be allowed on each side of the paper. Subject matter, spelling, penmanship, neatness and ago of contestant will be considered in judging the winners. All essays must be completed and delivered to the teacher of the grade where the contestant is enrolled by May I, 1924. Each teacher of contestants will examine such essays and on or be fore May 10, 1924, submit to the principal of the high school in which tho contestant is enrolled such essays as may seem to said teacher to merit earnest considera tion. If any contestant is not enrolled in a high school over which thore is a principal, then the teacher of such contestant shall, on or before May 10, 1924, submit directly to the county board of judges such es says as may seem to said teacher to merit earnest consideration. The principal of each high school receiving said essays shall, on or be fore June 1, 1924, submit to the county board of judges such essays as may seem to such principal to merit earnest consideration. Each county board will select the best essay submitted to it in con formity to these rules and on or before July 1, 1924, will froward the same to tho chairman of the Department Americanism committee of the American Legion, Portland, Oregon. All communications from Lane county should bo submitted to E. 8. Tuttle, Lune county chairman, box 837, Eugene. Eugene, Ore., March 22.—A Untie county boy or girl has the oppor tunity to win a state or county prize in the American Legion state-wide essay contest upon the subject, “Peace-Time Patriotism.’’ Condi tions of the contest were announced yesterday by E. 8. Tuttle, chairman i for Lano county. W. F. G. Thacher, professor of short story in the University of Oregon; Lawrence T. Harris, for merly associate justice of the state supreme court, and R. A. Booth, vice president of the Booth-KelJy I.umber company, will serve as the ccunty board of judges. This com mittee will select the best essays submitted from Isine county in con nection with all state, county and local prizes offered. For the best essays submitted from the various counties of Oregon in tho stato contest the following prizes will be offered: First prize, $200; second prize, $100; third prize, $50. The prizes are offered by Hamilton F. Corbett, of Port land. For the writers of tho two best essays in Lane county the follow ing prizes, contributed by the Me- Morran & Washburne store, of Eu gene, are offered: First prize, $20; second prize, $10. Tho following rules govern the state contest: All students enrolled in the ninth, --- - -------- . . tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades of the public schools of Oregon are I INDIANA FARMER SAYS | eligible to enter the contest. TROUBLE IS WE SPEND I LARGE PART OF INCOMES I_________________ pay tribute to a Superstition/ The idea that “eastern” motor oils—merely because they cost more- are in some mysterious way “better” is just as baseless as the super stition about the black cat crossing the road, illustrated above. / Automotive engineers have long recognized that the most suitable crude petroleum so far discovered from which to manufacture a motor oil is produced on the Pacific Coast. It is Naphthenic Base Crude. “Thinning Down”an Advantage The motor oil (Zerolene) which is refined from this crude has characteristics some what different from those of eastern paraffine base oils. It “thins down” more rapidly for one thing, and this fact is oft en cited against it. But this is really an advantage instead of a defect. Because it thins down more rapidly, it reaches an effective lubricating body sooner, and fol lows more closely the changing bearing clearances of the engine as it warms up. Highway Commission Finds the Fads Some time ago the engineers of the Cali fornia State Highway Commission de cided to subject this anti-western bogie to the brutal test of actual comparison. Read the summary of these tests, printed in the 1921 Biennial Report of the Cali fornia State Highway Commission: “Although thinning out more rapidly, the (western) oil does not show any greater breaking down under high working tem peratures than the (eastern) oil, nor was there any greater deposit of carbon. Nei ther did the viscosity after use increase or decrease any more in the case of one than in the other.” /i Better Oil Even if It Does Cost Less Zerolene, because we employ only se lected crude and hold the patents on our high-vacuum refining process, is, we are convinced, one of the most care fully manufactured oils on the market, whether of eastern or western origin. Yet it costs about one-third less than eastern oil. In seven years the sales of Zerolene have increased seven-fold. The more experienced the motorist, the less likely he is to pay tribute to a superstition. He insists on Zerolene even if it does cost less. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (CALIFORNIA) Au interesting discussion of what ails the body politic is contained in a letter which Mrs. Carrie Hemen- way has received from a cousin, B. F. Gaston, of Westport, Ind., a prominent resident of that state, lhe letter reads in part as follows: • ‘ Our wheat fields are bare. Clo ver sowed lust year is all out of the ground. 1 am uncertain which jKilitical party is to blame for this. Of course out in Oregon you never lay any of your woes to the wrong doings of the government, neither do you have so many things to com plain of us do other sections—that is, when talking to the other fel low. I have seen and talked with many from many places and have seen letters from others and when the real truth comes out it is pretty much the same everywhere. ‘ ‘ The papers the coupntry over speak of the wonderful business prosperity of the country, but the same column notes a receivership here, a bankruptcy petition there and another bank failure or two. This goes on day after day until I have concluded it is like the boy going through the graveyard whis tling to keep up his courage. ‘ ‘ Then we have our legislators gathered together in blocs,to de vise some plan to help some particu lar class. After all I suspect that it is mostly to help themselves. They say the farmer needs more credit when he already 1ms more than he ever needed. The business man needs a larger field when ho is not doing the best possible for the field already at his command. After all is said and done, it looks to me like it is the fault of each one of us that we have so much of which to complain. We all desire to live be yond our means. ‘ ‘ Tuxes have reached such dizzy heights that to many it is a prob lem how they are to be paid, yet we are demanding more improve ment all the time. How can we get it without paying for it I Thirty years ago I was county comtnis- sioner and with the population of the county practically the same as today, the total expense of the county was less than we spent for roads alone last year, School ex- penses are still worse, with other things in proportion. Then why is it so hard to find money with which to pay our taxes! For the very simple reason that we spend it for something else as soon as it comes into Our possession. “Prices for almost everything have been good—not always propor tionate, it is true. The poorest man in our county (and such will always remain poor) must have his table supplied with oranges, grapefruit, bananas, etc., from the tropics; the best of canned fruit from Califor nia, fresh vegetables and new pota toes from Florida in the dead of winter—yes, even now I am eating apples from Washington upon which the transportation has been paid for those hundreds of miles. I have done better than many others, how ever, for I did grow a good garden and hod these things in season and of many things stored enough for winter use. Many, however, found it necessary to take too many auto mobile trips and let their gardens lie idle. The big wages paid the bill. “Even with the high taxes, etc., we occasionally find a man who is saving. All make money but it is the one who did not acquire these expensive habits of the past few years who is saving. There is one thing, and one thing only, which the farmer of our country is up against which he can not remedy by denying himself a little as he goes along. That is the labor problem. Not one farmer in ten here can get any help at any price and most of them have quit rearing children, or if they have reared a boy or two. the latter have listened to the call I of the city. Much land, especially I of the poorer grade, will needs lie I idle, with taxes falling due just the I same. j “Let me illustrate by my own I case: My farm consists of 280 acres. I Carl can not farm more than enough I to kee» the necessary stock, etc., I and I am beginning to understand, with 75 yean behind me, that it is necessary for me to slow down. Yet, after two families live, $700 in taxes must be paid. PAGE THERE I Long Sought and Veritable Fountain of Youth Affirm Many Who Have Tested it—Enthu siastic Users Say Amazing Invigorating Effects Often Experienced in a Few Days. USED BY THOUSANDS THE WORLD OVER SAYS RESULTS ARE WONDERFUL Well- Known Drug Import er Adds His Praise to Statements Made Con cerning Korex Compound Tacoma, Washington.—“The quick est and most effective invigorator of its kind I have ever heard of in all my experience as a retail and wholesale druggist and drug importer,” said George Todd, president of the Crown Drug Co., when asked for his opinion of the much talked of korex compound. “My interest in the compound was aroused early last year,” he says, “when I began reading statements and reports from all parts of the country about remarkable restorations to health and vigor reported by those who tested it.” Instrumental in Securing. Mr. Todd makes the statement that when he first asked the American dis tributors to supply him with korex compound for his dealers, they were not inclined to grant his request. “1 made a special trip all the way to Kansas City, to see the Melton Labora tories, who own the korex formula,” says Mr. Todd, “and convinced them that thousands of weary, prematurely old men and women would welcome such an invigorator for jaded nerves and sluggish circulation of the blood, “Its now tremendous sale shows that I was right,” he says. Mr. Todd was instrumental in bring- ing korex compound to Cottage Grove, Oregon. Korex compound may now be had in Cottage Grove, Oregon, at Kern’s for Drugs. Exclusive agency has been awarded this store by the Crown Drug Com pany, of Tacoma, Washington, Pacific Coast distributors of korex. All desiring to regain the vigorous and efficient alertness of their earlier years are invited to stop in and ask for full particulars about this wonder compound, which many affirm is the long sought and veritable Fountain of Youth. Tested by Thousands. Although never sold locally here before, it has been tested by thousands all over the world, and stories of re markable rejuvenation as the result of its use have been told by users. The weak and aged say that the vigor of prime manhood has been re stored to them, quick relief from rapid decline has been reported by the pre maturely old, sometimes in obstinate cases of years’ standing, where all other methods and treatments had failed. Women Report Relief. Weary, worn-out women, old before their time, have reported blessed re lief from suffering after they had be come skeptical and practically lost faith in the efficacy of anything to help them. Because it is especially pre pared to have an invigorating natural effect upon the lower spinal nerve centers and blood vessels, thousands have used it for nerve ¡weakness, gland trouble, aching muscles, poor circula tion, premature old age and weakness after the flu. Korex compound is inexpensive and easy to take. It contains no deleter ious habit-forming dru«rs. No opera tion is required. It is put up in tablet form in compact boxes, easy to carry in the vest pocket. Users say its bene ficial effects are quickly experienced and are complete and lasting. DISCOVERER OF KOREX RELATES ITS HISTORY Based on Extensive Euro pean Medical Practice— Missouri Chemist Early Tested Its Merits on Self and Members of His Family. Kansas City, Mo.—Credit for discov ering korex compound goes to 11. M. Stuns, a pharmaceutical chemist, con nected with the Melton Laboratories here. Mr. Stunz has spent practically all his life in the drug business and says his original idea of perfecting a real invigorator originated while a student at Kansas University. After leaving college, he continued his research for the proper formula that would have the selective effect necessary to cor rect overstrained nerves and depleted energy. Finally, he heard of a Euro pean ingredient, as yet little known to American physicians, but used quite extensively by specialists on the Con tinent. The breaking out of the World War at this time cut off his opportu nity to secure this potent ingredient. A Hard Struggle. “Those were dark days,” says Mr. Stunz, in commenting upon his early struggles. “My friends laughed at my efforts and pointed out that nothing of the kind had ever succeeded be fore. But I knew likewise that no formula like mine existed and that korex compound would be an abso lutely different invigorator once 1 was able to procure the necessary ingre dients. “Time has shown that I was right. In the early days I experimented with the formula upon myself and members of my own family and watched the results closely. Now my friends and family, as well as thousands of other users, testify that there is nothing like korex for rebuilding energy and re newing the vital forces.” PRAISED BY CALIFORNIA PHYSICIAN Declares Korex Is Best In- vigorator and Rebuilder Yet Known. Commenting upon the many remark able reports made by users of korex compound concerning its efficacy, a Los Angeles physician says: “I have been told of all kinds of capsule and tablet gland cures an<l ail have been condemned, but korex compound is without fail the best invigorator and rebuilder yet known.” Adding to this, he saya, “Results from korex are quickly obtained.” Practitioner 40 Years. This statement is from an ethical physician of standing in his commu nity, with a practice of 40 years to vouch for his qualifications as an au thority. It may interest thousands who would appreciate feeling alert and vigorous again. Korex compound is neither a cure- all nor a so-called “gland” tablet. Its only claims of merit are the remark able reports of invigorating results made by those who have tested it. If you think korex is what you need, be sure to visit Kern’s for Drugs. fcpRFX C ompound QÀn Invigorating Tonic in Tablet form