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The Sentinel
A Wwkly Newspaper With Plenty
of Backbone
of property is essentinl in opening n
road or way necessary to th«> develop
meat of agricultural or other re
sources. Ample protection is given the
owner of property. A sensible measure
EQ08. OATS. SCHOOL TEACHERS
KINGS WE THINK
TW»*» OHier« Busk tsd What W.
Tk'sk of Mio Iti**« 0 th « r« Hunk
to pivumte development. Vote 300
KIbort Bede and Elbert Smith Publiahi'r» Yes.
Klbort Bed«
Editor
302-303— Amendment to rinse limit
Every person has some good point
of state road bond indebtedness from
A first-elfta» publication entered at Cot 2 per ceut to 4 per cent. No tax is look fat .t
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tage Grove, Ore., aa second-clasa matter levied by this measure. It simply |«-r
A
large
voice
Is impressiyc until it
tnits
the
legislature
and
the
voters,
to
Huainesa Office_________ 412 East Main
issue road bonds up to 4 per cent of gets oppressive. • • •
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
the assess«‘d valuation of the state
One year____ #2.001 Three m»ntha.._50e Bonds already authorised by the legis
Sometimes a woman looks the worst
Six months
1.00 1 Single copy.—— 5c biture can not be issued uuless this way for a man.
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No subscription listed for less than 60c
amendment is enacted. State road work
Anywav an egotist uses his I ’s as
would have to stop. Building of paved
Member of
main highways by the state must go inueh ns his tongue.
National Editorial Association
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Oregon State Editorial Association
on. Automobile license fees are ample
Oregon Newspaper Conference
There is no fool like the fool who
to take up all bonds that would be
Lane County Publishers ’ Association
tries to fool hituself.
issued. Vote 302 X Yes.
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304 305 -Amendment restoring cap
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1820.
The
man
who
conserves
his conversa
ital punishment. Inflicting of death
something to nuy.
penalty left to judgment o f the jury, tion always has •
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which mt'ntis that it seldom would be
An angel o f a wife is one who sees
inflicted. The increase in cold blooded
of Itor spouse.
homicides shews that tht'ro must be to the worldly comforts
A D V IC E ON M EASU RES.
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fear of the death penalty to deter
The suffragettes are disposed to give
criminals. The Sentinel favored nhol
ishiug the denth peuulty. It now fa the House of lairds a thorough clean
ing.
Following its usimi custom, The Sen vors restoring it. Vote 304 \ Yes.
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300 307—An nmendiueut permitting
tinel gives herewith its opinions us to
A hen kept by one o f the western
the action that should be taken on the Crook and Curry counties to issue
measures before the people for action bonds aud warrants to take up iuvol colleges laid 368 eggs last year. Edu
notary indebtedness. Merely an etmb cation pays.
a week from today.
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Whether or not you follow the ad ling act wanted by those it affects.
A
startling
lie
attracts attention
\
ote
306
X
Yes.
vico given herewith, it is your dutv to
305 300— Amendment providing sue where the truth would not but is it
vote. You are uot the beet kind of a
citi sen uuless you do vote. It is your cession to governor. In case of di'nth worth whilef
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privilege and a prerogative which you or inability of governor to serve, the
There are many things wo all wish
i-hould exercise. Vote yea or no, but succession i» to pr«‘sident of senate
vote, and so inform yourself before and speaker o f house. Superseilos the wo know- and many nioro that we wish
hand that you will kuow what you are present disorderly succession of the wo didn't know. • • •
secretary of state, who then holds th«'
doing when you do vote.
A Chicago man killed hsi wife's
Vital problems are before you for two most important offices in the state
consideration. Mt'tt are to be nominat aud controls all boards, l ’eople would $2500 dog because it was alienating
pup!
ed for important offices. You should select at next general election. Creates her affections. The
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know to your own satisfaction that you no additional official. Provides no sal
There is talk of a tariff on henna
ary. Will not uffi'ct tenure of office
are voting right.
A government is no better than its of present governor. l ‘ uts state busi —and staid old Boston hns sudd, ly
citizens. How much do you care about ness ini a much better business basis in gone wild for democracy.
cas«> o f death or disability of chief
vour government t
ough to be in favor
Both old parties ought
Whether or not you vote will show executive. Vote 308 X Yi*s.
Boti nc«>d some new
310-311—Higher educational tax act. of free lumber. Both
what your interest is.
If you do not vote intelligently you Provides 1.26 mills additional support planks in their platforms.
cau not ex pec t your government to for O. A. C., U. o f O., and Monmouth
The mau who knows how, and knows
normal. Imperative need for this tax
function intelligently.
has been showu several times in these how to show others how, in the man
columns. Education in Oregon must go whose services are in demand.
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300-301— Amendment extending emi backward uuless this tax is voted.
nent domain over roads and ways. That would be too expensive an expert
Anthony Comstoek claims that Adam
This measure aims to prevent hold up nieut. Our institutions of higher learn hid behind the skirts of Eve. No won
prices being dcmuud«‘d when a piece ing can uot function without this addi der he was found out so easily.
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tional tax aud even then strictest
The earnings of the Bell telephone
economy must be practiced. Vote 310
system increased about three millions
X Yes.
312-313—Soldiers’, sailors' and rnn Inst year. Talk isn’t so awful cheap.
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rines ’ educational aid revenue bill.
There are 25.000 magicians in Ameri
Prov ides two tenths of a mill tax for
financial aid to those who so recently ca aiol several thousand others trying
served their country in time of stress to make you believe thnt the tariff is
and made sacrifices far in excess of nil right.
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w«> are now asked to make for
in grain-raising, dairying, horticulture,
A Berlin seientist clnims to hnve
tin in. Vote - 11 ’ x ^ • a,
stock-raising, poultry production, and
314-315—State
elementary
adMfli b«H«n successful in mnking food from
other branches of agriculture, have
fund tax. Provides two-mill tax for nir. IL- tnlks as if he had been trying
elementary schools. Not necessurily an tho stuff.
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Saved Oregon more than
additional tax, as it permits local
W
e’ll
have
to
tench our hens to put
school
taxes
to
be
lower«*d
the
same
or
Higher Education
a greater amount. The objeet is to col their eggs in cold storage during the
has ever cost
li-et school tax from property now pay summer nml to put them on the market
ing no school tax. A progressive edu in the winter,
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from its very beginning in Oregon. cational move. Vote 314 X Yes.
The College hag reduced cost o f pro
There is now n cable line to Ireland
316 317— Blind school tax measure.
duction, improved quality o f protluet, I Provides tax of one-sixth of a mill for which ought to help materially in the
and helped keep down the pests of 1
blind. A sensible hu progress and enlightenment of this be-
manitariau measure worthy o f sup night«-d country.
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farm, garden, orchard and field.
port Vote 316 X Yes.
If Japan ronlly wants to show her
318-319— Lane county #2,000,000 road
Like the State University
bond issue. The Sentinel has several friendliness towuril the United States,
and the Normal
times explained its position on this she might offer to take the Philippines
measure. The money is as equitably over without a bonus.
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it has helped bring school, business, distributed aa could lie expected. Cot
You don’t see the newspaper boys
and home into vital contact, and has tage Grove would get all it could ex
pect under any bond issue. While rec kicking about the income tnx. It ii
helped demonstrate that
ognizing the wisdom of »he right kind human nature not to kick about some
Higher Education is of direct of a bond issue for the purpose of thing thnt only hurts the other fellow
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building good roads, yet we are
help to the Country Districts disposed to believe it unwise to bond
Somo religious authorities aro posi
3ut higher education in Oregon Is !„h,e ^ un,y
the limit at this time. tive that the Gnrden of Eden was lo
, . .
A .
,
. The Uftsue H ill be debated here d u rin g
cated in North I>nkota. Who can be
onppled by great increases in attend the eoming week ,,y m„n ably (|,la|,fi„ (| expected to believe in tho biblo here
mce, by lack of buildings, by the fall ; to present both sides. Voters would do after!
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en buying power o f the present mill- well to inform themselves as to the
A man will romance to bis sweet
age support aud by the failure of the ,vriw*r
to voto *>y hearing this de
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.
bate.
heart about the ether«*nl delights and
.¿ullage support to grow.
pleasures that are to be his after mar
One o f our congressmen is being crit riage— and then demand steak and
You are respectfully urged to vote
friisl potatoes the first meal.
for the new millage support bill on icized for borrowing money from a
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Chicago meat packer. When you need
May 21, the Higher Educational re to borrow- monpy it is necessary to go
No one seems absolutely certain that
lief measure.
to someone who has got some.
Mr. Bryan would unequivocally refuse
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to accept tho presidential nomination
(Paid advertisement inserted by Colin
A pnllman train was recently held if tho proposition were presented to
Jyment in behalf of the Joint Alumni up in the west, but the porter locked him in a delicate nnd refined manner
Relief Committee for Higher Education himself out of sight and the bandits and couched in proper und inoffensive
in Oregon, 514 Pittock Block, Portland) got nothing.
Cottage Grove, Ore., May 7. (To the
Editor.) We appreciate your valuable
paper, and always look forward to its
visits, as something of interest and
pleasure.
Hut would like to make a suggestion,
thut you PLEASE leave out ALL or
nearly all of your big stories about
some body who hns a lieu that laid
such a large egg. or some ones hen
laid 23 Si e g g s a day, or some ones
hens did some other great thing, which
does not amount to any thing. Also
your writeups about cuts, calves, freak
vegetables, ect.
And would suggest that instead of
this kind of news you would endeavor
to inform the people us to why food
stuffs are so high, and especially
sugar.
.
Also we notice in your lust issue the
wages paid nchiad teachers at some
of the Coos County schools. Would it
not be better to give the wages paid
to the teachers of our community, and
of your littlo City, than to be laiostiug
the wages paid tinny over on the
constt ami thereby encourage our best
timehers to lonve Koine.
With these few remarks, 1 will ask
to lie excused for this time.
(UNSIGNED.)
V ote for GOOD
ROADS
Vote 302 X Yes for
4% State Road Bond Limit
NO PROPERTY TA X
<
NO DIRECT TA X
NO INCREASE IN AUTO LICENSE FEES
NO INCREASE OF GASOLINE TA X
Present Auto License Fees nn<l Gasoline Tan will pay both
principal ami interest on all the bonds under this constitu
tional amendment. Approval of this amendment is
necessary to permit eurly completion of State Highways.
(Paid ndv. by Oregon Ronds 3 Development Association, C. C
Chapman, Chairman Executive Committee, R I, Amity.)
TU K KKNTIN KL WANTS Till«] NKVVK IF
YOU IIA VK A NKWS IT KM RING US Ul*
(Editorial Note Ordinarily The Hen
tinel puys no attention to unsigned
communications, but this one seems
good enough for publication without
an uuthor.)
D I S T R I C T
A T T O R N E Y
FOR LANE COUNTY
We burn from an exchnnge that
thirty |M<oplo have fullcn from bnlloona
during the past yeur which is not
mentioning a large number of others
who hnve returned to earth rather and
dculy.
CLYDE N. JOHNSTON
REPUBLICAN
Your homo newspuper is first entitled
to your support.
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Chautauqua Signers
Meeting at the high s ch o o l nudilo
mini at 8 o ’clock Monday evening. The
A Qualified Candidate
Primaries May 21, 1920
u.'tO-ml-i
|>resene^o^^i^>r^M£ne^ii^ieeessarjN
Vote for GOOD ROADS MAY 21
Vote 302 X Yes for 4% State Road Bond Limit
(Paid adv. by Oregon Ronds 3 Development Association, 0. C. Chapman, of Chairman Executive
Committee, K. 1, Amity.)
Help Given by
O . A . C. to the
Oregon Farmer
Comfort for Your feet
2
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NO MORE FOOT TROUBLES
,.% r
Warm weather means continual discomfort from tired, aching
feet. There is no need for you to suffer any of these dis
comforts.
Try a Can of Rexall Foot Powder
G ood Roads; G ood Sense; G ood Markets; Less Expense
#T IT in not the intention nrnler the roml building pm-
I*
gram uh outlined, if the bonds are voted, to nuli
heudlong into mail building. No bonds wdl be »old
unless they bring par or better. No ronda wTIl^ie built
unless bonds are Hold. If labor or othor condition« make
it inexpedient to do exteuaive road work, no bond* will
he «old to carry out any part of the road building pro
gram unlc.HH «omo part of the system in in urgent ncc«l
of immediate attention. Thin ban been the plan of the
committee of the Good Hoads Association from the atari.
Do not let the “ antis” mislead you by arguing otherwise
Good roads are as essen
tial as good stock or good
implements. Voto “ YES”
on the road bonds.
Good roadi bring the
freight to the fanner '•
gate. Vote ’ 'Y ES ” for
good roads.
(T VOTING $2,000,000 bonfls for road building under
II
a prescribed program at the eoming general elec
tion is a plain, mini' htiHincHN proposition. It does uot
mean the creation of a $2,000,000 obligation immediately.
It merely provides definite assurance of available funds
as needed for several years to come. Not more than
$500,000 is to be expended in any one year, and this
amount is optional with the county court. Voting the
bonds now ¡ h merely providing a means of carrying on
needed road construction. It is a wise plan to provide
for future needs when it is possible to make sueli pro
vision, but it wouiy be folly to wait until we face a
crisis to begin action.
CT SOME say our dollar is worth only fifty cents as
'•
compared with a few years ago when considering
its purchasing power. But isn’t it also true that your
on< rfry is worth 100 jier cent more in the. same compar
ison T When the lalmrer bought flour for $1.00 per sack,
did he get from $5.00 to $H.00 for his day’s workt Did
the farmer get $2.25 per bushel for his wheat, and cor
respondingly high prices for all his other products?
These muy be abnormal times, but the mpialiKing process
is in existence aiyl active, and we are as able to pay
for good roads now as we ever were or ever will be.
Open the way for perma
nent prosperity with good
roads. Vote “ YES” on
the bonds.
Sprinkle a small amount into each shoe and sock, and im
mediately you will feel the soothing, cooling effect. It is in
Good roads lighten the
the load, save time and
shorten the route. Vote
‘ ’ YES ”
on the road
bonds.
sprinkler top cans and easy to use.
When Bathing the Feet, Use Rexall Foot
Bath Tablets
which will add still further to your foot comfort.
IF CORNS TROUBLE, USE FIRST AID CORN PLASTERS,
AND REXALL CORN SOLVENT
The Modem Pharmacy
Cottage Grove
^
Am
Oregon
Paid
Ad v e r t i s e me nt
CT GOOD ROADS will cut down hauling time, which is
II
one way to get more time for crop production.
They will also cut down repair bills, which is a good
way to conserve your present funds.
Good roads earn good dividends in every use to
whieh they arc put, and dividends, by the way, arc what
we aro all after.
Marketing when priees are right beats marketing
when roads arc ready or not at all. You can always
market over a good road.
We have proved it is Tolly to temporise with poor
roads, but wise to construct good ones. Garry on!
by
Lane
Count y
Good
#
Hoads
Assn.