The Cottage Grove sentinel., May 13, 1926, Image 1

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TWICE-A-WEEK
VOLUME XXXVI.
COTTAGE GROVE. LANE COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY MAY 13, 1926.
Special City Election
// ork Keaton Picture Murray Cheats Noose
To Be Held Tomorrow
By Taking Own Life
Starts at Once
Committees Issue Posters Set­ Preparations are going ahead for Notorious Criminal Tries To
tl:e filming here of the next Buster
ting Forth Necessity
Save Partners by Assum­
Keaton movie, ‘‘The General.” Mr.
For Bond Issues.
Jackson, location maaager, re-
ing Murder Blame.
Tomorrow is the date for the
special city election at whiuh two
bond issues will be voted on. One
is for $25,000 for a new city hall
and the other is for $15,000 for re­
pairs, improvements and extensions
of the water system.
Committees of the city council
and chamber of commerce have
issued posters setting forth the
needs for both issues. The city
Lail has long been an eyesore,
while the city is paying rent suf­
fi cient to pay half the interest
<>n the proposed issue of city hall
bonds.
The earnings of the water system
tire more than sufficient to keep
the system in repair and to make
vxtensions, but the annual interest
caarged and the payment of $6000
annually on the bonded debt makes
the proposed issue necessary.
The polls will be open from 9 to
12 and from 1 to 5. These are
set by city charter.
Polling places will be as follows.
First ward, the armory; second
ward, city hall; third ward, Cooper
house at corner of Twelfth street
and Adams avenue.
Always Give Your
Home Print Shop
First Chance
mained on the job when Keaton
and party returned to Hollywood.
A party of those who will prepare
the locations will arrivo within
a few days and work will start
ihe first of the week. Filming of
the picture will start within three
weeks and two months or more will
he required to complete it.
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And Out
NUMBER 63.
Big Bear Disputes Case of Grant Land
Counties Is Presented
Right-of-IFay At
Rujada Camp
Details of Transfer of Lands
Culp, Creek, May 12.—(Special.)
—One of the Messrs. Sullivan, of
the firm of Sullivan and Sullivan,
who have the shovel contract on
the Anderson A Middleton now
grade for the logging road into the
government timber reserve above
Rujada, had an affectionate meet­
ing with Mrs. Bear the other eve­
ning as he was coming into camp
While walking along the grade,
all at once the said Mrs. Bear
"riz” up like a giant and, tower­
ing above him, challenged the
right-of-way. She opened her mouth
to about tho Bize of the for’d hatch
on a hundred ton coastwise schoon­
er, ran out a long red tongue as a
danger signal and ‘‘stood pat.”
In the haze of explanatory com­
ment it has not been made quite
plain how Mr. Sullivan settled the
right-of-way dispute but, as he
is. one of tho most agreeable of
gentlemen in these parts, he evi­
dently ran a new line around, and
there may have boon a slight
change in the original survey,
Anyway he arrived at camp in
one piece.
Oftentimes bear are numerous
r.bout the big logging camps, where
they wax fat and sassy on the
go rbage.
To Railroad and Re vestment
In Government Given.
Tom Murray, convicted of the
The fact that Oregon counties
killing of Guard John Sweeney in
are likely to receive from the
the prison outbreak of August 12,
federal government an amount
1925, hanged himself Sunday night
equal to the amount that has been
in the state penitentiary. He left
lost to such counties by the remov­
n note in which he took all the
al of the O. A C. grant lands
blame for killing Sweeney, stating
from the tax rolls is due in large
that James Willos and Ellsworth
part to the representation of the
Kelley, who wore convicted with
case by Guy Cordon, Douglas coun­
Successful Rancher him, fired no shot in the escape, I
ty district court. A synopsis of his
This statement of Murray will
presentation is as follows:
in no way affect the appeals of
Originally the government grant­
I Fas Barber
COPYRIGHT WG.CHAPMAN
Willos and Kelly now before the
ed 3,090,00V acres to the Oregon A
state supreme court.
California Railroad company to aid
Synopsis.
Murray had taken every precau­
C. A. King, strawberry king of
he jerked his hands apart.
iu building the road from Portland
CHAPTERS
I
to
VIII.
Row river, is delivering about three tion against detection, timing his
The rope parted near the middle,
to the southern boundary of the
Dick
Van
Ness
goes
as
a
stow
­
crates every other day of the fa­ suicide so that guards would not away to Valhalla in the yacht of freeing him so he could tackle tho
state. The company sold a por­
vorite spring berry, Iiespite King’s visit his cell for more than 30 Stephen Cutler. He overhears a rest of his bonds with both hands.
tion of the lands under terms of
success as a market gardener, he is minutes. He used a rope made conversation between Blake, a mem Extinguishing tho fire, he began
the grant, but finally violated
really not a farmer at all, at least of bed sheets bound with a shoe ber of tho party, and Captain feverishly to unfasten the rope
them by selling the land in lots
which leads him to believe that still held his legs.
he wasn’t until he bought a little string, fastening it to a steam pipe Brent,
of more than 160 acres and at a
some foul plot is on foot. Aliee,
Once free an on his feet, he be-
ranch on Row river a few years in the cell and jumping from his nieco of Cutler, seems to be un­
price greater than $2.50 an acre,
aware
of
the
plot
which
Dick
hopes
which
stood
three
feet
above
cot
gan exercising his limbs to restore
ego. Before that he was a barber,
as provided, A suit, carried, but
to frustrate. Blake is ia love with the circulation. Then he flung
and scraped faces instead of dig- the floor.
as provided, A suit, carried to
Alice and Dick is dangerously near
Murry’s
body
was
claimed oecoming so. The yacht ieaves himself dawn near the small aper­
ping in the soil.
the supreme court, followed,
—
but
by his parents and was sent to the island mysteriously. A sailor ture in the wall, and began tear­
without obtaining a decree of for­
mysteriously
conies
to
shore
on
a
Fort Blakely, Wash., for interment.
ing at the rocks.
feiture.
At the behest of Blake, who
Garoutte Has First Murray was sent up from Lane raft.
At first he made no perceptible
By provisions in the Chamber-
fears Dick, the latter is made a
county.
captive in a cave where a socret progress, but a piece of rock the
Iain-Ferris act, later passed by con­
»
radio sending station has been in- size of his fist finally yielded to
New Potatoes
gress, title to the unsold portions
stalled.
his efforts. A litle examination
Howard Is Speaker Here.
of the land was revested in the
showed him that the wall wak
Emmett Howard, a representative
government. The lands were classi­
CHAPTER IX.
Frank
Garouttc
claims
the
honor
FEDERAL VETERINARIAN
for Lane county in the state legis­
fied under three headings— agricul­
For a long time nothing hap-, cracked and broken in many places,
for being the first with new pota­
TO TEST CATTLE HERE toes of this year’s planting. He lature and candidate for the office pened. Then he felt the box work and that by taking advantage of Oregon Leads Union In
tural, power sites and timber. All
in the May primaries, spoke at the up toward the mouth of his pocket. these he could make better prog
lands obtained therefrom were to
has
dug
some
that
are
as
big
as
Amount
of
Its
Timber
Dr. W. H. Thompson, of the
chamber of commerce luncheon held He renewed his efforts, performing r< ss.
go into tho O. A C. land grant
large
hens
’
eggs.
He
doesn't
waste
Half an hour of hard work made
United States department of agri-
Tuesday, He outlined briefly the the most ridiculous antics; but it
fund, tho railway to receive $2.50
him jubilant. The aperture was
culture, cooperating with the Ore- any garden spine and the early stand he would take if elected.
an acre for all the unsold lands,
struck,
and
for
many
minutes
ho
tvbers
grew
in
the
parking
at
the
With
14
National
Forests
There
big
enough
to
admit
a
man
’
s
thigh.
gon state livestock sanitary board-,
J. A. Lang, local realtor, an­ could not move it farther.
subject to an accounting on former
Giroutte
home.
New
potatoes
from
Renewing
his
efforts
he
enlarged
has begun turbeculin tests of cat-
nounced that he expects to take
sales. An amount equal to accrued
Is 134% Billion Feet ; Cali­
He was almost on the point of
tie in the McKenzie valley and volunteers were reported some time » trip to California soon and would despair when the box- suddenly it a little more. Thrusting a hand
luxes on tho lands was to go to the
ego.
fornia Is Second.
will work down the valley, Tho
advertise the Cottage Grove coun- slipped out and fell lightly to tho into the hole, ho found that bo­
countios interested.
tests will be made under a new
try while attending to business floor. With an exclamation of de­ vend the mouth it was deeper und
Because salos of timber have
wider.
state law requiring that all cattle LOCAL BASEBALL TEAM
interests.
been very slow, Mr. Cordon said
light, Dick dropped his legs, and
According to a recent recheck of
It was nearly an hour later be-
six months and older be submitted
JOINS VALLE ï LEAGUE
the counties and state have re­
began eagerly searching for the
fore he had tho hole large enough timber stand data just received by ceived nothing, so tho bills, one
for test. A fee of 10 cents por
Lox with his mouth.
STATE
W.
C.
T.
U.
OFFICERS
District
Forester
C.
M.
Granger
to
admit
his
body.
He
crawled
The
Cottage
Grove
baseball
team
head will be charged for the in-
introduced by Senator Stanfield in
He picked it up finally, and
has become a member of the Upper ARE TO BE HERE FRIDAY tried to open it with his lips and through eagerly and tremblingly. from Washington, D. C., the 22 the sonato, the other by Repre­
spection.
national
forests
of
the
north
Pa
­
The sea air reached his nostrils
Notification will be given in Willamette Valley league and wul
Mrs. Mary Mallett, state presi­ t“eth, but this was a feat beyond
cific district, Oregon and Washing­ sentative Hawley in the house, pro­
advance by mail and livestock play its first game here at 2:39 dent of the W. C. T. U., and Mrs. hirti. Half in anger at his failure, r ow with a strong salty flavor.
vide for an immediate advance of
Dick was sure that the other ton, are credited with 38 per cent a sum equal to the amount lost
owners will be requested 1 to eon- Sunday against Noti. Other mem
h.* crunched the wooden box with
Ada
Jelly,
state
secretary,
both
of
tho
merchantable
saw
timber
fine their cattle on the day set bere of the league are Springfield,
hii teeth and spilled tho matches end opened into a sea cove. The of the 159 national forests of the in taxes, a total of some $5,000,000,
thought of concoaling his method
Eugene, Harrisburg and the Mo- of Portland, will speak at tho cut.
for the test.
and an annual payment of about
W.
C.
T.
U.
meetings
to
be
held
of escape came to him. So far BB United States and Alaska.
hawks.
of
satisfac-
With
another
grunt
here Friday in the Methodist
The new combined total for the (500,000 until such time as timber
possible he had to cover up his
Managers
of
the
six
teams
will
ELECTION IS CALLED
tion he fished around on the floor
159 national forests is a little more lalos under tho Chamberlain-Fer­
meet Thursday evening in Eugene church parlors. The first meeting until he had a match in his lips. trail.
ris act show a credit in the O. *
will be served at 1 and the second
FOR UNION DISTRICT ♦o plan the league schedule.
Returning to the cave he gath than 557 billion feat, the north C. land grant fund.
Holding it firmly with his teeth,
al 8 o’clock.
Pacific
district
having
in
excoss
of
ered np the other ends of the rope
Authorities put the present value
A special meeting of the voters
A supper will be served at 6 he tried to scratch it against the rnd thrust them into the opening 217 billion feet. Ranking second
of the Cottage Grove school dis­ COUNTY DOESN T FINANCE o’clock in the church. Those who chemically treated strip. But here Then crawling in feet first, he is the California district with 98 of the lands at betweon $70,000,000
trict will be held Tuesday, June 1, McKENZIE PASS CLEARING pian to attend the supper are asked rgain he met , with difficulty.
billion board feet or about 18 and $80,000,000, so there is ample
The light box constantly eluded gathered tho loose rocks and walled per cont of tho combined total. security to the government for the
to vote upon whether or not the
to bring bread and butter sand­
up
the
opening
as
deftly
as
pos­
present high school district shall
The report has been circulated wiches and either meat loaf, potato him. It would not remain station­ sible.
The Alaska forests, with nearly advance*.
ary long enough for him to scratch
be dissolved and a new union high over the country that the county salad or can of corn.
85 billion feet, or 15 per cent of
Ho
shuddered
a
little
when
the
school district formed. This is has beea financing the project for
A delegation of the local the head of the match against it. last ray of light was excluded. Ho the grand total, are a close third. MEMBERS SHOW TROUPE
Again
and
again
he
essayed
to
necessary as part of the move to clearing the snow off the summit W. C. T. U. is planning to attend
Oregon, with its 14 and a fraction
felt like a man walled up in a
ARE ABDUCTED BY LIONS
form a mammoth union high school ot the McKenzie pass, where the the Eugene meeting to be held to­ light one.
national forests, stands first by
living
tomb.
If
there
was
no
way
Dripping with cold perspiration
district here, for which 11 outlying use of a saow motor has attracted day.
states
in
the
amount
of
national
if exit at tho other end, and if Mc­
Members of the Lions club
and desperate at his failure, he
high school districts have peti eoasiderable attention. The clear­
Gee should discover his method of forest timber, with 50 per cent stopped the special train which was
tioned.
ing of the snow has been a private APRIL BUILDING PERMITS tried every trick he could think escape and seal up the entrance, n ore than California. Tho amounts carrying “The Student Prinee”
of, and only gave it up when ex­
enterprise entirely and the expense
he would indeed be imprisoned in are 143% billion feet for Oregon tompany through the city Tuesday
Crowded Coupes Draw Fines.
hits been borne by those interested REACH TOTAL OF $17,000 hausted. With a groan he dropped a living tomb without the chance and 95 billion for tho 17 foresta and abducted 12 of the actors.
o?wn.
The city of Eugene is conducting in opening the road for traffic.
of California.
The train was hold here 20 minutes
Building permits to the amount
Now what all his skill had failed ot escape.
a vigorous campaign against the
Douglas fir, of which there is while the players got ready,
of
$17,000
were
issued
dnring
April
The
horror
of
such
a
finish
sick-
in
accomplishing
accident
per
practice of crowding four persons
Piano Pupils to Give Recital.
142%
billion
feet,
holds
first
place,
and permits for more than $10,000 formed for him. In dropping his ezied him, and for a moment he
The visitors wore shown the
into the one seat of a coupe and
Piano pupils of Mrs. O. W. HayB
>n volume by tree species for all points of interest al>out Cottage
nearly every day some driver pays will give their annual recital next of construction have been issued so body back, he landed plump on the hesitated. He started to tear down districts.
Grove and then taken to Eugene
a fine for this offerse. If the ’I hursday evening, Forty will bo fur during May. The probabilities box and completely crushed in the tho wall he had constructed, but
end shown that city, The service
same kind of campaign should be cn the program. Mrs. Iva Wood are that the actual cost of build­ sides that his teeth had started. his panic lasted only a minute.
ing
will
exceed
by
a
third
the
clubs of Eugene were hosts to the
“I mustn’t get cold feet, ” he BUSY WEEK END PLANS
Dick never knew how it occurred;
started here, the city treasury Brune, musical instructor of the
troupe at a luncheon.
" There
might be so enriched that the high school, and Mrs. Harry Scou- amounts indicated by the permits. but one match in the heap must reasoned with himself,
FOR
CHURCH
AT
HEBRON
Permits were issued during April
The abductors wore O. A. Bartell.
property tax could be reduced.
I gall of Eugene will give vocal as follows: Earl Hill, dwelling; have been so placed that his body must be an outlet on the other
the impregnated
head end.”
The Church of God at Hebron K. K. Mills, N. J. Nelson Jr., H. W.
I numbers. There will be no admis- John Baker, repairs to building: forced
Buoyed up by this conclusion, he has a crowded program for the Titus end W. J. Woods.
against the rough surface of the
Delight Valley School Standardized sion charge.
A. A. r Richmond, dwelling; C. E. box.
began wriggling backward.
Ho week end. An oyster supper will
The Delight Valley school, which
Roberts, , dwelling; Walter Jepson,
There was a flash and glare, and wished now that he had entered be served nt 5:30 Friday in th*
was recently standardized, received
Many Logs Sent to Mill.
dwelling;
Roy
Short,
repairs
to
I the whole pile of matches was ig­ bead-first, but in that position he Farmers’ union hall and will be
its certificate of standardization
Culp Creek, May 10.—(Special.)
Tuesday from E. J. Moore, county —Tae Anderson & Middleton Lum­ dwelling, and half a dozen permits nited. The box itself took fire, could not have covered his rotreat. followed by a bazaar and entertain­
"Besides,” he thought, "if I ment at 8 o’clock. The headliner
forming a good-sized blaze. Startled
school superintendent, who visited ber company’s logging camp at for small jobs of repairing.
st first, Dick stared at the fire, have to come back and give myself will be a mock wedding to be
there. Miss Gladys Wheeler is the Rujada, running only one side,
Taxes Are Turned Over,
l and then realizirg that his oppor- np, I’ll need my hands to break Hinted by the young people.
teacher. She has been elected to had another record output Saturday.
A tax turnover was made Tues ■tunity was quickly passing he through into the cave again. It's
Repairs and alterations to
teach in the Creswell schools next Forty cars went down to the mills
church building will be made
year. Superintendent Moore also at Cottage Grove, carring approxi­ day by the sheriff of $62,149.23 | thrust his two hands over the flame ten to one I’ll have to do it.”
This lack of confidence in his urday by men of tho church,
The segregation was as follows: i until the rope began smoking.
visited the Saginaw school.
mately 300,000 feet.
$29,803.75
State and county._
It was a frightful ordeal, for the scheme was in direct contradiction building was erected in 1879
17,010.68 | flames made no exception to his to his former conclusion. But his holds the record among Christian
School district____
Government Cruisers Arrive.
Typewriter Ribbons. Senti­
. 12,459.38 | wrists, burning them as well as mind was so harrowed by fear and churches in Oregon as being the
John C. Collins and a party of Cities ___________
nel.
. 1,413.78 the rope. He had to grit his teeth uncertainty that he was hardly oldest building on which no im­
federal surveyors arrived several Road district....____
763.44 to hold back a cry of pain. But responsible for his thoughts.
Union high schools.
provements huvo been made and in
days
ago
to
go
into
the
Bohemia
MICK1E SAYS—
537.54 with all the stoicism he could
Wriggling backward through tho which services are still being held
district. There is a large quantity Port of 8iuslaw____
155.40 command he waited zilently and narrow hole had many disadvan­
A special reunion service, nt
of government timber there but no Forest fire patrol....
5.26 patiently until box and matches tages, as well as dangers. It was which Pastor Searle will speak on
UJE WOULD LIKE TO SEE AU.
way of getting it to market. There Poison liens....... ......
like feeling one’s way through tho ‘•Beds That Are Too Short,”
were consumed.
OUR R ainy dealers advertise ,
is also much unsurveyed territory.
Total
By that time the rope was burn­ dark with the feet, blindly stum­ bi given Sunday foronoon.
BEEUZ THAT WOULD INFLUENCE
He waited as long as he bling along at the brink of a preci basket dinner will follow tho
NEWSPAPER advertising makes
ing. —
AAORe PEOPLE TO ” PAINT-UP
big stores out of little ones and
Machine bookkeeping equip­ could, watching the flames eat pice, it was an even chance that vices.
ANO CLEAN-UP,” WHICH WOULD
keeps them from going back to ment and supplies. The Senti­ their way through strand after the body would bo carried over it
THEN kAAKE OUR. TDVJN kAORE
(Coitinued on page 3.)
strand. Than with a mighty effort
little ones.
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