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A Terrible Damning Indictment
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Tight in fiume». |f you wuultl ask thè.
A first ehi»» publication entered nt Cot
The trulli i» u nn»»t tiautniug radici- opinion o f thè boy»* »h o ore loft otiti
tage tiróte, Ore., as setoliti ehi»» limiter titeut ot tho prvsout ailuiiuistrutlou, | of thè Kletenth, Twcntietli nini Otte
partivularly ot' thè vvar di-pattuieut.
, lluntlretl nu>l Nixty sudi. thè onlv
Itusine»» O ffice.
112 Kust Moni
The action of thè »tir dopurtuieut in j three Liberty liomliiitg squadrona otti
thè uiutter of uirerut't pitwlutliou ¡itone thè
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front,
you » i . l . i . . henr nolhing hot
HI ItM K l l ’TlO N R A T E S
One yenr
$2.25 | Three muuths-...ti5c is the most humiliating scandal ever cinse» for thè criiAiiinls tlint seni tlv.it
Hi* month»..... 1.16 g in g ie copy..... . 5e written iu Autericuu History and is machine with an iniproteeted gasoline
No »uhsenptiou listed lor les* tlinti tlfic sufficient to make boil the blood ot tank to he used un thè fr a n i."
These statement» of facta from thè
A reduction of 2óc for paying ti full every patrioti« citixeu.
Briefly, succintly, here are the liiiqiiestioned rècord show» (hot in III
year in advance
charges;
great aircrafl scandal (bere i» always
A billion dollurs were spent on air Olle red line of ev idonee. It lenii» back
Member of
National K d iton al Association
craft production und congress gladly from thè grave* of thi* \niericnii avi
Oregon Stute Kditorml Association
and .willingly appropriated twice that ut <>rs and douglilmys in Ertine« to it II
amount without asking a ipicstiou.
O regon Nenspupei Conici enee
thè meli » h o roldly and tardile bungled
Un May 1, lì* 17, the administration aireraft const ruotimi ni thè l'mtcd
Lane County l'uldislieis ’ Association
promised that oa May 1, ItllS, a fleet
l bnt rapeelmllj to tho Wnsh tg
F R ID A Y , OCTOBKR >, IMO
of 2U,tH*0 planes would be put on the ton officiai» » Ini nppointed (he bang
fighting liout aud the huu driven from lers. protected thè biniglor». timi in
the air aud from the face of the earth. sisted on keeping thè hunglcr» in of
W H A T DID YOU DO?
It was a nublo boast and it could have fice regardless of cosi in blooil and
A majority of Cottage Grove citizens bceu done. There was at that time an money.
\\ hen onr m ilitar» vvent to flnming
recogniM* that if the city council is to airplane factory iu o|>eratiou at gov
do tilings it must h:i\ e money to do crament expense which could have death in d e fe d ilo airplnnes, wlicn olir
them » it h and the same majority rec turned out this number of planes in infantry was iiiowed down for lin k of
eg nixes that it is cheaper in the long that length ot time, but by the most airplanes, w hen a billion of tnxpuver»'
uulielievable program of dilly dally, money « a » »pont without anving olir
iuii to reduce the warrant indebt
ness and cut down the interest than graft and corruption, meddle and mud own »oblierà or destroving thè cucini,
to run along on a niggardly policy and ■ lie, this factory was left almost idle thè responsibilìtv» went »traigli! back
while Hccretary Maker’s aircraft pro to thè iuenmpetont vvar depurimi-ut of
keep the city lighting for breath.
ductiou board experimented with mo ficials and to thè administrntion w Inoli
This was demonstrated Monday
tors and makes of planes during the »usiliined and approved thè secretare
the lute upon the proposal to give tli
council power to levy a tax with which WFhoie year that was to have put 20,000 of vvar in all hi» inconi|>etent net».
The complete failure of thè \nier
to pay warrant and bond interest and plattes on the fighting trout.
Of the 20,000 lighting planes prom ican aireraft program diiring thè vvar
provide a sinking fund for retiring
ised, NOT ONE was put on the trout is thè must humiliiiting ilisgraee tlnt
warrant».
The vote ujion the proposal was sur duriug that time mid NOT ONE over carne tu this country in thè fichi
priaingly »mall, however, considering reached the front unti 1 ufter the war of nnns uml constitutes perhnp» thè
most appalting record inaile hv olir
the importance to the city of the » ascended.
The story of the criminal inefficiency wttr ilepartuient. This is u fcurful ac
amendment to the charter. A total of
12»! votes were cast and any council that resulted in this complete fiasco is ciisiition, bnt it is true. It i» con
man will make affidavit that more too long to be told in full here. Oregon firnied hv four independent investiga
people than this number are hounding knows something of it, for millions tiona, one hy (lutzman Marginiti, ino hi
him every day because' the council were squandered here and General former Supreme Court .1 astice Charles
Disque was given a D. S. M. while E. Hughes, one hy a sub coni miti ee of
does not do things which these peopl
many of our brave boys died because thè niilitarv comnnttee o f thè sennte
think should be done.
The council is on the job every day of the fora píete failure of th(. air pro and one by a speeinl inv estigatine rum
The members give weeks of their time gram. General Disquc knew absolutely niitte,. of the house of repreoentntiv«■»
every year iu their efforts to serve nothing of the business he was given All reached the same conclusions.
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the people and are severely criticixed t-> handle and out a »ingle member,1
Let us pray that on November 2 the
for not doing more. It is possible,'more NOT ONE, of the aircraft production
than likely, that some of the criticism bourd, to whom was given complete most incompetent, most inefficient,
is deserved,« yet when those who crit charge of the aircraft production, most extravagant and most s|wmlthrift
icixe had the opportunity to do some knew the first thing about aircraft administration which this country Inis
thing themselves, something that would production or had hnd any experience ever known will bo ignobly voted out
take only a few moments of their time of any kind to prepare them for baud i of office and the country given an ad
ling such u program. While these men | ministration which will bring order out
they failed to do it.
Let us ask these criticizers how- meddled and muddled, experimented of chaos and substitute a business ml
much the city council would do if the and did everything that would keep ministration for one of meddle and
members fell down as these voters fell airplanes from getting to the front, a muddle,
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down on Monday. Let us ask them factory which could have put the |
what the city council would accomplish planes on the front remained idle at
if they were members of it anil looked government expense.
No wonder that oar Liberty bond
M
U llV lIa X TT lx 111I11I\
after the c i t y ’s business a» councilmen
as they looked after it Monday as money disappeared like water through I
Thing* OH»«rf Think and What W*
a sieve, but this is not the worst of
voters.
Th nk of tho Thing* Other* Thuik
the
storv.
A total of 12»! votes, ami a majority
While this aircraft hoard which knew
of those who did vote vote had to be
urged to the [wills by a few who took nothing ulniut airplanes was earning its
Some folks just can’t get over a spit.
interest enough in the election to wish distinguished inefficiency medals, our fence erected by a neighbor.
bofs were being killed in France be
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to get the vote out.
A total of 12»! votes. Let not one of cause there were no American airplanes
W h e n l o v e 1« b lin d , h o w 1« it th a t so
to keep the German planes front com
those who failed to go to the poll
m a n y f a l l in |o\ e at fir«t Might?
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dare to open his mouth in criticism of ing over and strafing them with mu
any lack of effort on the part of mem chine gun fire.
A m a n w it h a wi l l is p o p u la r wi t h
Many n grave in France is filled
bers of the council, for by their own
hi« r e l a t i v e « w h o hop«* to l»«* rein« m
neglect of duty' they have placed them because o f the inefficiency of the war ber«*d.
department
in
its
airplane
construc
selves in a position where they have
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tion program— because Secretary Ba
no right to criticize.
The man who is pointing with out
ker tried to bull through in a manner
ward pride may be viewing with in
Coquille Hentinel: Our friend, Elbert that would have made a failure of a ward alarm.
Bede, editor of the Cottage Grove Sen- crossroads newspaper one of the big
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tinel, has been elected to fill a vacancy gest programs ever undertaken by any
The fellow who feels that he is about
in the city council there until next nation.
Whi'n the war was ended. America to lose is always willing to meet tin-
January. Strange to say, in view of
han
on the fighting front only 1W other fellow half way.'
his previous record as a candidate for
.
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observation
planes of the “ flnming
various offices, he hesitates about ac
The respect of your enemies is more
c
o
ffin
’
’
variety
and
511
second
hand
cepting the place.
planes discarded by our allies. These to be desired than the faint praise a ml
'flaming coffins’ ’ were the Dellav- flattery o f your • friends.
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The man intoxicated with the nectar
ilands
equipped with gasoline tanks ex
from a woman’s lips may feel just as
A
wolf
in
sheep’s
clothing the per
damphoolisb over it the next morning [Mixed to the fire of the enemy. Had son who comes to you confident ¡ally to
the
war
department
and
its
aircraft
as the man who was on a regular souse
[M'dilic.
board deliberately [dunned to send our get information to
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the night before.
airmen to horrible d.tiths they could
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Talking about the patience of Job,
A mnn’n own opinion of himself i.« have done no better. Cun you even how- does it compare with the pntiencr
imagine sending airplanes piloted by
fuJly n« reliable aa the foreeaats of th<*
o f some wives with their jobs.
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party vote made by the party leader our own boys into n rain of bullets
with the gasoline tanks so exposed
just before the vote begin» to come in.
One thing about good basebull wenth
that
once
they
were
struck
there
was
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no eaeape from this truly hell o f a er that makes it worth while praying
Lots of big hearted men don’t let death. Y’ et that this Was done is ad for is that is is also just what the
crops need.
their sympathies get below the waist mitted by those responsible.
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line— and they carry their money in
Here is a quotation from R. L. I>*e
their pants pocket.
Home
o
f
the
worst
things we have
Murphy, of Lexington, Ky., who ap
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peared before the congressional com got have enmn from discarding some
thing that was satisfactory for some
I f every man were accepted at the. mittee;
value which he honestly places upon
The Twentieth aero squadron lost thing better.
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himself, some of us modest ones would eleven aviators out of twelve on Hep
There
are
no
disasters
log enough to
be crowded out entirely.
tember 2(5, HUH, on the ‘ coffins.’ I
worry the person who hns plenty to eat
three times a day and n good appetite
to go with it.
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I f the truth were known probably
more than half the good people are
good for other reasons than because
they want to be.
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I f you have laughed at the stale
jokes a man hns sprung, he can hardly
make fun of you when you nsk for the
loan of a five-spot.
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Somehow or other we can’t develop
much sympathy for the fellow who ¡»
selling at a loss something for which
he once refused a fabulous price.
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PURETEST BORATED AMMONIA
From the way their grandparents
contains 10 per cent by volume of ammonia and a nuper-
treat them children lire a little suspi
saturation of borax, making even the hardest water soft.
cions that their parents didn’t get nil
It is a time saver for your laundry.
tho severe punishment they tell about.
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PURETEST BORIC ACID
There is more real pleasure in get
ting two dollars that you do not ex
Highest purity, air floated, odorless, free from heavy
pcct than in getting many times that
metals, arsenic, and other impurities, making it partic
amount thnt you have labored faithful
ly for.
ularly w ell fitted lor eye solutions, ami as a non-irrita-
. . .
tion antiseptic. I ’ut tip in a convenient sprinkler top can.
A well-known woman author is re
ported to have said that women love
PURETEST EPSOM SALT
more deeply than men. Necessarily,
for the man in love is about the shul
•lust a few reasons why Puretest Kpsom salt is of such
lowest thing imaginable.
high quality : hirst, because California Magnesite is used,
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which contains less organic matter than European Mag
We imagine that often n girl refuses
nesites. Second, because
through
to show her love for a man because she
knows how independent he would net
animal charcoal which absorbs ail impurities attd or
if he felt surp he had her solid. Hhe
ganic matter xus|)ended iu the solution. It. is carefully
wants to keep him courting her.
crystallized and only the select needle shaped crystals
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are offered for sale.
Adam went to sleep one night some
thousands o f years M. C. During the
night one of his ribs was removed. In
the morning he woke, looked about him
nnd exclaimed: “ Hello, Heptember
Morn! How are you, old g i r l ! ’ ’
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A revolutionist is usually somebody
who is too Cowardljr to risk his own
Mm
life to get someth ug he di-Miri-s so he
become» a leader of the downtrodden
and sicks them on from the rear.
HINCS WE THINK
The Blue and White
Label Guarantees High Quality
------------ Puretest
Many a uinu lias made Ins mark who
has never liia'ii heard of.
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Wo would lik«* to ««»«» koim I (into« il
for mt other renaou tinnì (n kill o ff lit»*
kicker« nml knocker«.
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Ox or iu Burnite «old tor« deem it iti
Rrent honor to bo deenruted for brn
very mid advanced from ilo* rtmk« to
sttiio* minor position Down in Melico
t ho in mi who in brave enough advance«
himself to ilo* highest |K»Mtion mol *«e
led« In« ow »«decoration«
City Transfer
I Iniiliiiu iiik I I >raying
GROVE TRANSFER
COMPANY
Furniture Mm inn ami
DONE ON HIIOItT NOTICE
PIAN O MOV1NO A HPEOIALTY
<jcnei.il •loliliiiu;
Offien In Mpray Hitch
Near M P. Depot
I’ llO NE till
r W JACOHM. PROPRIETOR
lira. PIlona til r s
Office pin.iin i
Reduced
Prices
on
Tires
and
Tubes
W e art* in erst iiekeil mi t i n s ami tiilie.s
ami we a i r going Iu teilm-e itiir tin
im-ttse stork at once, m aking pi-ires
that will interest ev er y ear owner,
lb-ginning
Saturday
October 8
ami c o n t in u in g lot ten «laya, the prices
q u oteil here w ill In- in e f f e c t on tires
am i tulies now in stock.
GOODYEAR TIRES
Reduced Price List
d(Kd plain
• '><>\.J 1 bainomi t read
1 bainomi t read
¡12x11* >* 1 bainomi t read
Ü2\ 1 1 bainomi t read
:il\ 1 1 bainomi t read
0 1 \ 1 *’ • 1 bainomi t read
:i'»\ H . l bainomi 1 read
I5(i\ ft> —
.. 1 bainomi t read
0
GOODRICH TIRES
Reduced Price List
oO\o < ¡ootl ri ili Safety
$18.00
• *0\¡I* •> < ¡oodrieh Safety
21.86
¡*2x0* •• < ¡oodrieh Sa let v
26.42
¡*2.x 1 < ¡oodrieh Sa let y
$34.67
J- 1x1 Got ul ri « * ! i Sa IV t v
36 37
• ’« 1 \ 1 < ¡oodrieh Sa l et \
37.31
;'.l\l> -. Goodrich Sil vert own ford,
ribbed tread
59.98
¡¡l\l (¡oodrieh Silvertown Co nl,
safety tread
55.81
FIRESTONE TIRES (Fabric)
Reduced Price List
;iO.\:i Plain treat 1
$16.62
1842
¡in.xü Non Skid 1 read
19.86
¡KKu* •> Plain treati
• »(*\u* -• Noli Skid I read
22.Oí)
26.32
• ¡2.x:»* •• Non Skill I read
¡12x 1 Ñon Skid 1 rend
35.19
37.75
• ’» 1X 1 Non Skid t read
¡Ml.Xo* •* Pirestoiie ( 'old, ribbed
$32.16
dn.xü'., Firestone Cord, non skid 33.98
39.75
: 12X: 1 * •. Firestone Cord, ribbed
:i2x:t* . Fi festone Cord, non skid 41.94
* 53.24
dix 1 Firestone eord, ribbed
¡51x1 Firestone Cord, non skid
56.12
Woodson Bros. Garage
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