VOLUME XXXIV
MANY CANDIDATES FOR SOME
OFFICES; ONEFOR OTHERS
Patriotic Citizens Are Not Deterred
by Niggardly Selanes Paid
by County and State.
Despite the fact that holding
county office is not generally con
sidered a paying proposition, there
are many this year willing to fill
the jobs at the disposal of the vot
ers. This is particularly true of the
legislative positions, which are ac
cepted at an actual sacrifice of
several hundred dollars.
Despite the crowd of candidates
for some positions, there are others
where there is no opposition. K. 8.
Bryson, republican, has no opposi
tion in either party for county
clerk; E. J. Moore, republican, is
the only candidate for Bchool super
intendent; Edna Ward, republican,
is the only candidate for treasurer;
P. M. Morse, republican, is the only
candidate for county engineer and
W. W. Branstetter, republican, is
the only candidate for coroner.
Bepublican candidates for the
legislature are H. C. Wheeler,
Pleasant Hill; W. 8. Roberts, Pox
Hollow; Emmett Howard, Banta
Clara; E. O. Potter, 8. B. George
and W. G. White, Eugene. Demo
cratic candidates are Ed Bailey,
Junction City, and Ralph Laird,
Creswell. Three are to be nominat
ed by each party.
For sheriff the republican candi
dates are Van Bvarverud, Eugene,
present deputy; Frank E. Taylor,
Thurston, and Leonard H. Liles,
Goshen; Candidates for the demo
cratic nomination are Bud Kompp
and Hugh H. Earle, Eugene.
Candidates for the republican
nomination for county commissioner
are Emmett Sharp, Cottage Grove;
Clinton Hurd, Coburg, and C. R.
Bailey, Noti. Candidates for the
democratic nomination are Wm. T.
Poole, Cottage Grove; Robert O.
Brady, Creswell, and J. H. Moffett,
Junction City.
For county assessor, Ben Keeney,
appointed during the present term,
would like to succeed himself but
will be opposed by O. 8. Callison,
of Eugene.
The republican candidates for dis
trict attorney are Clyde N. John
ston. Howard M. Brqwnell, Gordon
8. Wells and Walter B. Jones. The
democratic candidates are J. 8.
Medley and Donald Young. All are
of Eugene.
The proposed recall of the county
commissioners will, Of course, over
shadow all the other events. Suffi
cient names on the recall petitions
were secured some time ago, so it is
stated, and the petitions are to be
filed today. In this contest Clinton
Hurd, of Coburg, opposes Emmett
Sharp and is also a candidate
against him for the republican
nomination. Andrew T. Miller, of
Eugene, opposes Commissioner Ro
ney.
COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1924
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I THOUGH SCARED ALMO8T
TO DEATH, WOMAN SAVES
I MONEY FROM ROBBERS
BANQUET IS ARRANGED FOR
U. OF 0. MATES
I NEW 8. P. AGENT HELD
FIRST JOB AT SAGINAW, |
I THEN IMPORTANT STATION
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T. L. Boyd, who recently became
Southern Pacific agent here, was
agent at Saginaw in 1898, when
that was one of the most important
stations upon the Southern Pacific.
That waa his first job for the
Southern Pacific. At that time the
Booth Kelly Lumber company was
operating its big mill nt Prune Hill
out from Saginaw and the Saginaw
station was shipping about the same
amount of lumber that the Cottage
Grove station does today, while the
shipments from that station have
not for many years required an
agent at all. The Prune Hill mill
and the planing mill at Saginaw
were long ago dismantled and the
machinery shipped away. The flume
from the mill to the docks at Sagi
naw, which stood for many years
after the mill ceased to operate,
was torn down several years ago.
The Saginaw Lumber company
started operating a year or so ago
in the timber near where the Booth
Kelly mill formerly stood.
When Mr. Boyd was agent at
Saginaw, T. C. Wheeler, now cashier
of the First National bank, was
bookkeeper and storekeeper for the
Booth-Kelly people.
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The presence of mind of Mrs.
John Safley saved from robbery
Wednesday of last week the till
of the service station and store
which she and Mr. Safley operate
at Safley springs, near Yoncalla.
Mrs. Safley had filled the tank of
a car in which three men were rid
ing. Two men remained in the car
while the other went into the store
ostensibly to make a purchase.
When Mrs. Bafley turned around
from finding the article asked for,
she found that the man was hold
ing a gun on her. He demanded
that she at once hand over the mon
ey in the till. She replied that
there was none in the till. The
hold-up artist asked where her hus
band was and she replied that he
had gone to town and taken the
money with him. The man was
convinced that she was telling the
truth, hurried from the store and
into the waiting car and the three
disappeared and have not been ap
prehended.
Despite Mrs. Safley’s presence of
mind she was so scared that she
could give but a meager descrip
tion of the men and did not note
the kind of car in which they were
riding. All that the hold-up men
got was the gas which Mrs. Safley
had put into the tank of the car,
for which they did not pay. Quite
a sum of money was in the till.
MIKE YOKEL WILL MEET HAND
ON MAT HERE TONIGHT
TO BUILD OR NOT TO BUILD AND
WHERE, UPTOMORROW
This Will Be Fourth Contest Be
tween the Two, Who Seem
Evenly Matched.
Taxpayers to Give Consideration to
Proposed New School Build-
and Gymnasium. ,
The school building program will
be up for consideration at a mass
meeting of taxpayers of the school
district, to be held tomorrow eve
ning in the high school auditorium.
Three propositions are up for con
sideration, two depending upon ac
tion upon the first. They are:
Whether to erect a new building
this year; what kind of a building
to erect; where it shall be loented.
Sentiment seems to favor a new
building and until those living east
of the railroad suggested that they
might be entitled to the new build
ing there, there seemed little doubt
that it would be erected upon that
part of the high school grounds
where the old frame school building
now stands. If the new building
is placed there, the probability is
that it will be constructed of tile
or some permanent material. A
frame building has been suggested
by those who have suggested that
the building be erected on the east
side.
By the use of lumber an eight-
this time. If tile or brick is used,
the district will be unable to erect
more than the first four-room unit
of an eight-room building.
Included in the building plans is
a frame gymnasium, a large part of
the lumber from the old frame
school building, which is to be
razed, to be usod in constructing
the gymnasium. The gymnasium
Graduates and former students of building would accommodate the ag
the University of Oregon, with their riculture and home economics class
wives or husbands (if any), will be es in rooms under the stage.
guests at a get-together dinner to
be served at 7 o’clock Friday even LIONS CLUB ENTERTAINS
ing, May 9, at Hotel Bartell. The
THE OOMMERCI Al, CLUB
state University of Oregon gift
campaign committee will be tbo
Members of the commercial club
hosts and there will be no charge
were guests Thursday evening last
to those attending.
The object of the dinner is to at a luncheon served by the Lions
bring graduates and former students club at the Gray Goose. Seventy-
together for the purpose of creating five members of the two organiza
or renewing bonds of friendship tions were present. Following the
and to make of them a cohesive luncheon, several short talks were
organization for the promotion of made.
T. C. Wheeler, president of the
the statewide gift campaign for the
commercial club, urged cooperation
University of Oregon.
Following the dinner a represen upon the part of the citizens of the
tative of the University of Oregon city with the officers of the two
will explain the needs of the uni organizations and gave some illus
versity and the gift campaign which trations of what one person can ac
is about to be launched. No gifts complish by everlastingly keeping
will be solicited or accepted at the at it.
C. E. Umphrey, member of the
dinner.
school board, explained the proposed
school building program.
No Earwigs Here
C. A. Bartell, proprietor of Bar
No earwigs have yet been found tell hotel, said that the eity has a
in Cottage Grove, according to good chance to get a new hotel
Fruit Inspector C. E. Stewart, al building during the year.
though they have been found in
Musie was furnished during the
several places in Eugene. The fruit evening by an orchestra composed
inspector has stated that he proba of Mrs. Horace Sutherland, piano;
bly will be unable to use any Cecil Caldwell and James But her
county funds to fight the pest land, saxophones, and Herbert Coch
witbin the city limits of any city, ran, drums.
as his office is authorized to fight
crop pests only and the earwigs INCREASE IN NUMBER OF
would not be a crop peat while
READERS SHOWS GROWTH
within the city.
The condition of a community is
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I FAMOUS BALL PLAYER I readers of the local newspapers.
ISSUES ULTIMATUM TO
That the Cottage Grove country is
PRESIDENT BILL THUM
enjoying a steady and healthy
growth is indicated by the fact that
Cottage Grove is not likely to The Sentinel's annual spring sub
have much of a ball team this year, scription campaign is more produc
according to a letter received from tive of results than ever before.
A. M. Moore, now a resident of Los J. R. Griffith, who has had charge
Angeles, but who last year filled of subscription campaigns for The
several positions at one and the Sentinel twice a year for several
same time upon the pennant-win yean has found whole blocks and
ning merchants team of Cottage large sections of the city where The
Grove. He has written the follow Sentinel goes into every home, mak
ing ultimatum to Wm. (Bill) Thum, ing the adding of new subscribers
president of the organization:
dependent largely upon the arrival
“Unless I receive contract for of new residents.
♦ 1000 additional salary for 1924
season, I shall refuse to report at
Many Going to Winchester
your training quarters at specified
Indications are that about 50 can
data, as per contract for 1923.’*
will go from here to attend the
Mr. Thum is greatly worried by opening of the Winchester bridge
Mr. Moore's action and has ap Bunday. 8. L. Godard, chairman of
pointed Samuel Isiopiiole Mackin as the commercial club committee who
a committoe of three to endeavor to are arranging the details, requests
raise tho extra ♦ 1000 by a one-mill that ears leave from the eortier of
tax upon the timber of the eosnty, Sixth and Main etreete at about
as this sestns the most popnlar 9 o’clock, picnic dinners to be
taken by each party.
method of raising money.
NUMBER 33
“THE CIRCUIT RIDER’’
Presented to the state of Oregon in reverent and grateful remembrance of Robert Booth, pincer minister
of the Oregon country, by his son, Robert A. Booth, commemorating tho labors and achievements of the
ministers of the gospel, who as circuit riders beenm. i the friends, counselors and evangels to the pioimers
of every American frontier. Insert—A. Phimister Proctor, the sculptor.
Wrestling fans anticipate one of
the evem st wrestling matches of
the season tonight, when Mike
Yokel, of Salt Lake City, the old
Roman of the mat, will again be
here to take on Ralph Hand. Yokel
lost the light heavyweight belt to
Thye, of Portland, immediately fol
lowing a match a few months ago
with Hand in which the local bone
crusher had taken one fall and
seemed quite likely to bike the
second. Yokel will have 10 or 15
pounds the better of it in weight
but that will avail him little if the
local man gets one of Mike’s feet
twisted into one of the toeholds of
which th a best of those who have
appeared here are extremely wary.
Hand and Yokel have wallowed
each other around the mat in three
contests. Hand won a handicap and
Yokel won two straight matches.
Ted Thye, the pride of Portland,
has agreed to make 165 pounds and
tu meet Hand here at an early date.
CURRIN PUR VANCE DIES:
FUNERAL TO BE HELD HERE
Roney and Sharp Would Be Social Lions
as Authors of Fiction
What has happened to the bat-
tories of the enemy I Ten days ago
there was a machine fire of literary
effort from the opponents of the
recall; then as sudden as if the
earth had swallowed those who
manned the verbal guns, there came
a hush that is almost painful. Not
a verbal volley has been fired for
a week by those who before were
issuing warning that they had but
started to fight. Evidently the bar
rage of facts and figures from the
records has hit the mark and the
guns of the anti-recallers have beeu
silenced. Probably some of the hot
stuff from the records dropped into
their arsenal and exploded the
whole works. That is tho only logi
cal conclusion to be drawn by this
auful silence upon the part of those
who were so vociferous but a few
days ago.
Quiet invites contemplation, and
The Sentinel has come to the con
clusion that tho county commis
sioners have been greatly wronged.
They were grievously wronged when
they were elected to office, for they
were poorly equipped ( m events
that have followed have shown) for
the positions to which they were
elected, but they were splendidly
equipped to become authors of the
best in fiction. Had they been left
to follow the pursuit for which they
had shown such aptitude they might
now be social lions as the authors
of a dozen or more of the world’s
six best sellers instead of being
held up to public gaze as ravenous
raiders of the public treasury.
They might even now have their
busts of marble as center pieces
in great collections of statuary, in
stead of being twitted of being of
that solidarity above the shoulders
only.
What reason has The Sentinel
to believe that as county cornmis
sioners they would make great
writers of popular fietionf
The answer is, wlrat they have
already produced.
Here is a quotation from a some
what widely circulated literary ef
fort. to which the name of Nels
Boney is appended as its author,
entitled, “My Platform.”
“I desire to make certain spe
cific and definite statements rela
tive to what I propose to assist in
accomplishing.
“I have followed the business of
bridge building for more than 40
years. If elected. I shall MYSELF
SUPERINTEND— with the assist
•nee of a competent foreman—the
construction of bridges in Lane
county. I can do so withont inter
fering in the least with the other
duties of the office and thereby
SAVE TO THE TAXPAYERS of
Law county the salary no* paid
to the bridge superintendent. I AM
FULLY CONSCIOUS OF MY ABII.
ITY TO BUILD BRIDGES MUCH
CHEAPER THAN IB NOW BEING
DONE.
“We should at all times guard
against extravagant expenses and
strive to obtain a dollar’s worth of
work or merchandise for every dol
lar expended. Under the present
management........ overhead expenses
nre out of all proportion.
“THE COUNTY-OWNED AUTO
MOBILE.......... SHOULD BE USED
FOR COUNTY BUSINESS ONLY,
not for pleasure, not for private
business or by the families of coun
ty officials or employes.
“I am unalterably opposed to the
shifting or transfer of such funds
after they have been voted or as
signed to the budget.
“I am heartily in favor of road
maintenance... .by the constant and
systematic attention of a vigorous
and vigilant road patrol. ’ ’
It will be seen that Commissioner
Author Roney not only has a splen
did command of vigorous, definite,
expressive English, but his humor
is such that it should carry him
smiling through the recall campaign.
The fiction efforts of Commis
sioner-Author Emmett Sharp are no
less worthy of commendation, if,
indeed, they do not surpass those of
his associate. But a few of the
most vivid flashes can be given.
Sharp and Roney seem to have
been conducting something of a fic
tion contest. Sharp’s literary pro
duction is also entitled, “My Plat
form.” The first sentence shows
that a rare treat of excruciating
humor is in store for those who
will read the story through. It is
passing strange that it remained
for a Lane county author in 1920 to
first pen this palpitating, thrilling,
mirth-provoking bon mot that is
destined to live through the ages:
"Having been approached by
many of my friends, requesting me
to become a candidate........ I have
reluctantly decided to announce my
candidacy and in doing so desire to
state some of my views upon the
present situation on the road ques
tion as affected by the office of
county commissioner.”
Following are cullings from thia
literary gem:
“I am not seeking this office to
learn the road business. I maintain
that I CAN REDUCE THE COHT
OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION and
maintenance and save many dollars
of the taxpayers’ money now ex
pended in unnecpanary overhead
charges for superviaion and other
leaks from the county purse that
should be stopped at the commis
sioners’ court room. I am a strong
advocate of building good roads
and keeping them goo<L
“The county <- mmissionrrw’ court
and county engineer should do the
svpnrvisinjr, and a foreman under
them who could not build a road,
run a rock crusher or build or re
pair a bridge with them to advise
them, is not a profitable employe
for the county.
“If elected county commissioner
I would insist upon getting a dol
lar’s worth of road for the dollar
expended, which I believe we are
not receiving under the present
system.
“The above criticisms with their
remedies are offered to the tax
payers for their decision, and with
my insurance to them that I will
use my best endeavors to put them
into practice, as well as MANY
ECONOMIES TOO NUMEROUS TO
MENTION here, which could be put
into practice without interfering
with efficient service, and which
savings I believe should be put into
good roads and to keep them good.' ’
Why keep on the payroll at a
paltry >150 a month, with $50 a
month for personal expenses and
♦50 a month for automobile ex
penses men who as writers of fic
tion should rank with Jules Verne
and Edgar Allen Poet To do so is
unjust to them—and unjust to Lane
county. We'd bettor take their gas
olino flivvers away and give them a
Pegasus upon which to wing and
pen their way to eternal glory.
Tho Sentinel has resurrected an
other intensely interesting produc
tion by these literary gentlemen, in
which they seem to have collaborat
ed as authors. Upon June 7, 1921, a
crcall election was held in which L.
N. Roney was the candidate againat
M. H. Harlow, his candidacy being
promoted by Emmett Mharp, even in
that early day wasting as county
commissioner the time that should
have been employed as heretofore
suggested. In this collaboration of
theirs they suggested reasons why
M. II. Harlow should be recalled.
Sharp and Roney have but, recently
characterized the recall as a crimi
nal procedure, unless high crime has
been proved against the officials
whom it is desired to be removed.
When they desired to remove Com
missioner Harlow they prepared a
statement for the recall ballot and
employed the English language to
such effect that it was proved be
yond any shadow of doubt that
Satan ought to resign and give
Harlow the job. This imperishable
document, in stinging, biting En
glish makes this infamous charge:
“That he (Harlow) is domineering
•nd stubborn, and dominates the
action of the County Court; that be
has and is discriminating in road
matters against the Northern, West
ern and Southern parts of the Conn
ty, and refuses to permit the Coun
ty Coart to give said parts of the
County their proper share of road
funds.”
Never was another vietim of a
Word was received here Tuesday
of the death in Portland of Currin
Purvanee, former resident and son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Purvanee.
The funeral will bo held here at 2
o’clock this afternoon from tho
Methodist church. Joseph Knotts,
of Grants Pass, former pastor of
the Methodist church here, will of
ficiate.
Currin was born hero October 1,
1901, and was a resident here until
his parents moved to Metlakatla,
Alaska, where the father is a
teacher in the government service.
He was attending Oregon Agricul
tural college when taken ill nearly
two years ago. The father remained
in the at a tea a jmrt of this year on
account of tho son’s sickness but
was obliged to go to Alaska a
short time ago to give attention to
his school affairs and will be un
able to be present at the funeral.
The mother remained with her son.
A sister survives and Mrs. Sarah
Purvanee, of Springfield, and Mrs.
Lucy Currin, of this city, are
grandmothers.
LEGION OPPOSES ENTRY
OF DOUKHOBOR COLONY
Calvin T. Funk post, American
Legion, has gone on record as op
posing the settlement of a large
part of the northern part of Lane
county by Doukhobors, a largo colo
ny of whom are said to be planning
to move to this country from Cana
da. The principal objection of the
legion to the sect is that they do
not become citizens and have pecu
liar ideas about obeying the laws
of the land.
A committee from the commercial
club is aiso in vist ¡gating the Douk
hobor proposition and it is likely
that this organization will also go
on record as opposing their entry
into the county.
MUCH BUILDING PLANNED
FOR EAST SIDE SECTION
Tlie east side is experiencing
something of a building boom. L.
Heiner has started n residence on
Jefferson avenue. 8. R. Brand has
started a residence on Washington
avenue and C. A. Larson, of Oregon
City, owner of the property imme
diately west of the Harvey home
on Main street, plans to tear down
the old residence now standing
there and erect three modern bun
galows. The foundation has been
laid for the first of those. C. M.
Parker recently built an addition to .
his store building.
Additional grade teachers were ;
e1<»eted at a meeting of the school
board Friday night as follows: Miss
Thelma Nation, Miss Dorothy Dix,
Miss Wilna Isidd. Miss Mary Ro >
ner sod Miss Marian
- i
recall move charged with such ter- i
riblr crime and that crime described
in such burning language. None but
a born author eould so vividly ex
press the terrible indictment.
ROW RIVER ROAD IS BEING
GREATLY IMPROVED
Knox Hill Grade Lowered, Two
Sharp Tunis and Currin Hill
Grade Eliminated.
Those who have occasion to use
the Row river road nre greatly
pleased
with
improvements
in
progress there. At this end of the
road, the grade over Knox hill has
been reduced three feet and the dirt
removed to reduce the grade has
been used to widen the turn at tho
west approach to the grade. The
narrow grade there was a source of
considerable danger. The two sharp
turns on the east side of Knox hill
are being eliminated and in their
places will be one turn with a wide
sweep, additional ground having
been purchased for this purpose.
The old road over Knox hill, which
was abandoned a number of years
ago, is in use while the improve
ments are being made.
The grade for the new road
around Currin hill was completed
some time ago and will be rocked
during the summer, thereby elimi
nating a dangerous piece of road on
a narrow aud steep grade. It is
probable that during the summer a
new piece of road will be built east
from Currin bridge to eliminate
that portion of the road which is
often under water ut times of high
water in Row river a few yards
away.
It is understood to be the plan
of the county court to scarify and
roll this road for its entire length,
with the exception of the portion
built last year. The strain upon this
road is such that, with the excep
tion of where work was done last
year, it is so full of chuck holes
that there are few stretches where
a speed of 20 miles an hour is com
fortable.
Between the steel bridge and the
hill to tho east, a distance of proba
bly a mile, the surface placed last
year has stood up splendidly. West
from the bridge it has not stood up
so well, although the chuck holes
are almost entirely in tho center
of tho road and traffic in both di
rections can fake tho outside and
avoid them. However, this portion
of the road is» a. paved boulevard
compared to the portion whore no
work was done last year.
This road bears probably twice
as much traffic as any other road
in this section and requires continu
al maintenance to keep it in any
kind of shape.
38 WILL BE IN THIS YEAR’S
GRADUATING CLASS
Cottage Grove high will graduate
another record class this year. There
will be 37 or 38, as follows: Ber
nice Brainard, Helen Breedlove,
Verna Caldwell, Myrtle Dobberstein,
Ray Godard, Lois Jackson. Gene
vieve Johnson, Hattio Lobow, Donna
Nichols, Melt ha. Pentico, Ruthy
Powers, Genevieve Rice. May Rouse,
Jeanette Spahr, Beulah Smith, Nellie
Stewart, Helen Waples, Naoma
Wynne, Velma Madden, Leo Brand,
Homer Dixon, Glenn Gillispie, Rob
ert Galloway, Byron McFarland, Carl
Porter, Marion
Richmond, Ned
Smith,
Henry
Snauer,
Samuel
Swartz, Hazen Williams, Gordon
Wright, «Joe Young, Henry Hubbell,
George Hewitt, John Hewitt, Jack
Beagcr, Lois Caldwell and Dwight
Buchanan.
Diastou Route Extended.
Residents living north from the
Spray steel bridge to Saginaw and
between
Saginaw
and Cottage
Grove will receive rurul mail deliv
ery beginning June 1, a petition
for an extension of the Ilisston
route to take in this territory hav
ing been granted Tuesday by the
postoffico department at Washing
ton,
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| BILL THUM LOSES SOUP |
MEAT IN ACCIDENT; BUYS |
SECOND PAIR TROUSERS i
William (Bill) Thum was in an
accident a few days ago that camo
near incapacitating him as a star in
the merchants baseball team. Bill
was riding a bicycle nlong Main
street, keeping well to his side of
the street, when a California car
came alongside and crowded him so
as to cause the bicycle to tip over
with him. One pedal of the bicycle
was wrecked, a chunk was torn out
of Bill’s p------trousers and a liberal
chunk of soup meat was gouged
out of Bill’s anatomy.
The driver of the car which had
caused the accident offered to re
pair the trousers but Bill had been
planning for several months upon
purchasing a second pair and made
no claim for damages.
—merchants who advertise
have to tell the truth
about their goods.
—because the printed word
ran never be retracted.
-—the unreliable advertiser is
soon out of business.
—the merchant who stands out
ns a regular advertiser for any
length of time can be
depended upon for reliability.
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