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Number 43
COTTAOE OROVE, OREOON, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1915.
XXVI
CROWD
THAT
OIIKKRH MUTE OUI’.HT
Store» Are Closed. Bund Head» Parade
uud IMaya Patriotic Air« While Hall»
and WhlNlle» »f City Announce Ap
proatli of Special Traill.
When Ilia old liberty bell m 177*1,
then new mid uncrurhed, sung out liber
ty to the colon i»t» of tbe Atliilitir
Coast, it could not hnve atirred greater
pntriotnnii tliun wu» elpre«»ed Tliur»
day on tbe other count when the
cracked but «acred relic »topped for
five minute» ut Cottnge Urine and wn»
cheered liy a crowd of Sf.(Mill or more
from tbe rity nnd surrounding country.
During a time when our liberty i* eu
dniigi-rcd in foreign bind» tliou»und»
cheered for the bell tbut bud proclmuied
liberty ul home 1.11* ycura ago. The old
bell wan piled high with flower«, the
gift of ueurly every fruternul nrgunixa
lion and church of tbe city, und wu»
bid farewell by waving of Hug», bund
kercbiefn and but» while the baud
played putriotic aim.
A« bell» und vibiHtb-» announced tbe
approach of the »pcrbiJ train hearing
tbe bell nnd party tbe purade formed
iiml mu re bed to tbe Southern Pacific
depot. Tbe purade wu» bended by the
band playing patriotic air» and in their
order followed Sixth Co., ti. A It , Wo
mail'» Relief Corp», »chonl children and
member» of the eomtnarrinl dub.
Tbe band plnyed patriotic nir» dur
ing the wait for the trum, which w a»
thirty five minute» lute, nnd member»
o f the militia acted III the capacity o f
officer» to preserve order, l.lterutlire
concerning the bell und it» hi»tory wu»
diRtributed liberully by tin- bell'» e»
curt»
It lieing the regular half holt
day ull the «tore» of the city were
c|o»cd nnd buuifiea» suspended. Hi»
large flag» were ntretcbi-d ucro«» Minn
(Continued Oil page two.)
PASSED CAR THAT GOES
OVER EMBANKMENT
Win. llerai-iiwuy und family of He
utile, w hu nre viaitmg lit the D H.
111* KIM* IIWIIY home whib- on t h e i r way
1« oui«* from the fuir, in •urly w e r e e y e
wltne»»i •N Of the accident ill which V 11
l i a n »oil, Il <11«*fi«1 ii 1 #* fiMTcimnt, m e ¡V I'll
WII»
mortal injurie», hi» d a u g h t e r
killi*«! und Mis» Mary Smith, in the
A»
nu um ' «'tir, wu» »i-nousl y injured.
unir UN mu lie li-urned tin- cur to rned
unid«' f«iir thc llemt'iiwuv i iir nnd i l i t e r
iman in g t h«* lleiiii'iin a y car run ov e r II
dfí foot en» bunk m e n t. Th-i- accident hup
pencil »outil of *'llnyonV lile bill the
lleliienwuy parly did not learn of the
accident until they reached Ro»eburg
They hud no idea but that the cur
»willig »tifcly buck into tbe mud lifter
pa»»ing them.
0anad.an Thlatle Ilare
( ‘ounty Conimi».<ioncr M. II llnrlow
Ini» fouiid thè f'anudian thintle in Lune
(’ounty. Ile w urti» fiirmer» to wutch
for it, uml culi» nttention to thè Inw
,,
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,i ,i tu grow.
... „ It
i,
agalli»! nllowiug
thi» turane
I» u de«tructive piu ut, wbirh wlnn once
mot ed i» liunl lo remove from field»
and Ihai ull inuy know it ut «ight he
ha» «pccirneu» on eihitiitton in thè confi
ty court rotini.
OVERLAND TRAVELER
TAKEN SICK HERE
DIES PENNILESS
Gang si Expert Booze-Makers
A r e Rounded Up By Sheriff
Plant Siezed On McKenzie Thought to Be First of Real
'‘ Moonshine” Outfit Ever In Lane County.
A bud gang of moonahiner» thut bn»
been giving tbe officer* trouble for n
number of yeur» ha» been broken up
with the nrri-Rt of Mark Hrooin und
Jlime» William», according to the evi
dence agi I ii »t . I belli in the hand» of
Mheriff Janie» ('. Parker.
Broom und William» were arrested
lu»t week on the charge of bootlegging
und lifter their arrest n portion of u
moon»hiticr» ’ outfit wu» found by the
»heriff in the mountain» on the Dr,
l.n-berg pince n «bori distance from the
village of l.cuburg, 24 mile» cu»t of Eu
gene on tbe McKen/.ie river. Hheriff
Parker inline » »Croud trip to the mene
of the inunufurture of illicit whinkey
.
. . .
; yeutcrduy
'
1 in hope»
r of fmding * tbe worm
and other parta of thè plunt bui with
out »ucci-»». Tbere were fouiid, how
I
iuta, trnugh», and u furnace, nnd
»(-uttered ubout on the ground and in
the little »treiim that flow» by wa« a
large <|ui(titity of corn mcul mn»h from
which the whikey wu* made.
HI* Money Lost in OH InvestmetU In
California. He Hpand» Part Cent for
Huria and Rig With Which to Make
fatal Trip.
Karl K. Scott, the muu who arrived
here overland with hi» family u couple
week» ago afflicted with typhoid fever,
died nt u Page nc hoapitul la/jl Tue»dny.
When the man, hi» wife und three
month» obi buby arrived here the mun
had but fifty cent», lie wu» treated
by the phy»icinn» of tbe city, wbo de
cided that be hud typhoid uud u»kcd
(hut he be tnkcu to u Eugene hospital,
where he wn» »cut ut tbe expense of
the county. When he died he wn» nb
»olutly pennile»». The hor»e, harm-»»
and buck with which tbe overlimd trip
w a* being made i» »till here m eburge
of Mnr»hul Pitcher, w ho hud cndcuv
ored to »ell it. Ilia hlghent offer no
fur, for the outfit, bn» been $3.00.
Hcott went to Culiforniu from Heattle
with hi» family u yeur or more a g o und
mveated nil be had in »tuck in un oil
company. The company became finun
ciully cmburru»»cd nnd Scott lo»t hi»
money, lie then procured u home und
8 Rau»ou Ha» Plan to Bond 8tate for
• igbl wagon uml »turted north, working
Road Construction, Countlc» to
nt odd job» on the way until taken
Oat Their Share
aick, they hud to »top n» he wu* unable
to travel further.
The inember» of thè udvinory coni
The remain» were »ent to l.odi, Cal.,
imi tee of thè »tute highwny commi» for burial, Mr. Hcott ’» mother, who re
«ion, wbo
inapected
thè highwny aide» in thut locality, having »cut for
through thè county ln»t week, prorai*ed them. The widow und child will nr
tbe luember» of thè l.nne ('ounty Court company them to the burinl place.
thnt thè «tute wiuild nifi thè county in
rond cnnatruction next yenr, thè nmoont
of money to be nppropnntcd for thi»
county to be deterinined luter.
“ We told thè c o l i m i i»»ioner» thnt we
feci l.nne County »hoiild be given »urne
belp in thè conatruction of thè Pacific Fruit Inspector Stewart Says That
Highwny iti thè «outhern end of thè
With Vigilance Thete Is No Cause
rounty, w bere it pn»»e» over thè molili
for Alarm.
tiiin» into Doiigla» County,’ ’ «nid Comi
ty Coni mia» ion er M. II. llnrlow. “ They
Thnt the fire blight in l.nne County
proni iscd thnt next yi-ur they will givi-
■omething towurd thè wurk. We «houbl is absolutely under control nnd thnt
have «piite u «uni from thè «tate coni there will be no trouble to eliminate it,
ini»«iou. I.aat yeur l.une County pnid i» the statement of C. E. Stewart, coun
itilo thè »tute highwny fumi ubout $1(1, ty fruit inspector, ufter u trip over the
(MIO, thi» yenr it wu» ubout thè »urne rounty.
LANE FIRE BLIGHT FULLY
UNDER CONTROL
Exhibit* Some Real Oat*.
I)r. K. MeCnrgnr left u »mull bunch
o f ont» nt The Rentinel office Mondny,
which he any* i» reni ont». There i» no
doubt blit that the ntntement i» correct
for th ' ont» nre the lnrge»t and henvieat
we hnve ever aeon. They nre »till
«)ilit«* green nnd one »prig hu» headed
out n »tring of oat* twenty five indie»
long.
The ont» were grown on Doc ’» fumi
on Row River nnd ut prenent nome of
the grain «tiind» »ix feet tuli. Ten
ucren nre planted to thi» grnin.
Inspector Stewart has been very no-
five in the work of fighting this
dreaded pest since it nppenred in so
ninny places in Benton County, just
over the l.une County line, nnd begun
to spread to the country around June
tion City.
After n tour of the infested district
in l.inn nnd Benton Counties, the in
spector reports there hnve been two
cases of blight on the wild hnwthorne
trees, II ruses on peur trees und 27
c»»e» on quince trees. Only one case
existed on th(> enst side of the Willam
ette river in this county, und thnt one
wa* down near the county Hne south of
Junction City, nnd ns fnr ns Hnntn
('him. All of the trees where the blight
Ii ns been found hnve been cut down
nnd burned. This is the only means of
killing the disease, nnd it is effective.
Return* Stolen Handkerchief.
A woman, who Inst fall stole n hand
kerchief from nmong the exhibit» nt
the county fair, has sent it by innil to
I,. T. Nicklin, secretary of the l.nne
County Credit Association, asking thnt
it be returned to the owner. She stntes
in the letter thnt the Lord had snved
her, nnd thnt she felt compelled to re
turn the hnndkerehief.
Ford Engine R u n s Saw M ill
Far From M inding Crowd Problem of Getting Lumber Is
Solved in Unique Manner.
Much has been »nid recently of the
development of mining property in the
I’ nited States, some contending thHt
prospecting is on the decrease and thut
less work is now being done in this line
than ever before. An article recently
appearing in the Mining and Engineer
ing World shows this information to
be not correct, but to the contrary more
men are now engaged in prospecting
than ever before. One reason given for
this increase is the business depression
of the country. History repents itself
nnd shows thnt during these depres
sion* men nre thrown out of employ
ment in the cities nnd tnke to the hills
in un effort to find precious metals.
Much development work has been
done in the Hohemin district during the
pust year on small claims, nnd while
none of the larger mines hnve been in
operation during the pust few months,
preparation is now going on nnd with
in the next few weeks great activity
will ngnin resume.
Few people in the Cottage Grove
country realise the importance of the
mining wealth so close to our doors,
nnd little or nothing is known of the
work now being done in the Steamboat
Creek country.
The writer returned last week from
n trip through Hohemin and into the
Steamboat country. He was nmnzed nt
the uniount of work which has been
accomplished under great difficulty in
th«• Htenmbont Creek Canyon by the
Long I’ lncer Mining Company. This
company was formed last year, nnd
jarith u crew of six men begnn in a
crude way in October to develop its
property, consisting of nine claims of
20 acres ench. A good log cabin, cost
ing in labor more than n thousand dol
lar*, und u bunk house were built dur
ing the winter; nlso about two and a
hnlf miles of ditch were dug, necessi
tating the building of nearly u mile of
flume bemuse of the bottomless nature
of the soil nnd bedrock.
The lumber problem in the Steam
bout country is n hard one to solve,
ns everything must be packed in either
by man or beast, nnd lumber i* a com
mndity next to impossible to pnek over
such a rough trail as is encountered
In-fore one reaches the Long property.
Manager J. R. Chethnm and his assist
•nt, John Tipton, In id awake many
nights in an endeavor to solve this lum
ber problem. Hewn lumber, because of
the great quantity required, was out of
the question, and investigation proved
that a portable sawmill likewise was
out of the question, at least for a time,
as un engine o f great enough horse
power could not be procured which
could be dismantled and packed in on
horseback. At last an idea came to Mr.
Chctham. He had heard so many yarns
about the Ford automobile that he be
gan a quiet investigation of its merits.
He found tlmj the engine developed the
required horse power and also that it
could be knocked down nnd packed
in without grent difficulty, so he im
mediately ordered the mill nnd went
on a still hunt for an engine. He first
tried the local agency without result,
going to I’ ortlnnd, where he was in
formed thut the company did not sell
Ford engines except to Ford car own
er*. He was informed thnt if he had
n car body they would be pleasdd to
furnish him ns many engines ns he
might wish. As Mr. Chethnm was not
the possessor of the Ford body he was
compelled to purchase a Ford car in or
der to procure the desired engine.
Arriv ing ut Hohemin in due time with
the car, Mr. Chethnm dismantled the
engine and had it packed onto two
benst* of burden and tnken down to
Steamboat, leaving the remainder of
the car in a shed nt Bohemia.
In the meantime the sawmill hud ar
rived and been placed, awaiting the ar
rival of the engine to begin operations.
After several days of hard work head
sawyer, John Tipton, announced thnt
sawing operations would begin the next
day. He hnd failed, however, to reck
on with the greater powers and his
troubles hnd just begun.
The mill was erected during the early
spring and rain fell nearly every day,
causing the log enrriage and other tim
ber to warp to such an extent that when
the first log was brought into contact
with the saw it had hardly traveled n
ynrd when the saw was broken in small
(Continued on page two.)
SAVES HOMES
IN FIRE
The dungerou* railroad crossing at
l.atham on Pacific Highway was offi
ciully eliminated by the county court
'luring tbe past week when it vacated
the old road und adopted the one built
by Supervisor Sharp and for which he
worked several years. The eliminating Which During Dry Season Might Easily
of this crossing also automatically
Have Proven Disastrous to City.
eliminate» the »econd one where the old
Owner of Home Suffers Slight Burns
rood swung back over the tracks. The
In Trying to Save Property.
distance between here and Pass Creek
canyon is also made much shorter by •SLEEPERS ARE AWAKENED BY
this rond. Tbe new road has been in
CRACKLING FLAMES
use for a year and the vacating proee»»
was one required to straighten out title Only Few Small Pieces of Furniture
to the land occupied by the old rond,
Saved in Fire at Gregory Home.
which reverts to the Southern Pacific
Origin Mystery; Had Been No Fire
Company.
in Stove for Weeks.
Sheriff I’urker hu» been working on
thi» moon»hinmg rn»c ever »ince he eu
tered the office over two year» and a
half ago. He bn» hail knowledge of
the manufacture und »ule of illicit
whiskey »onicwbcrc in the McKenzie
Valiev, but until the present time he
had been unable to obtain sufficient
evidence to warrant the urresl « f Broom
or William», both of whom were long
Both From Arkansas
suspected. They kept the secret of the
Broom und William» are both from
locution of their »till well guarded.
Ark h u m » , where moonahine whinkey
hu» been made for ninny year» and
Chases Broom in Automobile.
The arrest of Broom n week ago where nutnerou» mountaineer» ure ex
would have made u splendid »object for pert» at it. Broom bn» been here for a
a motion picture film. Sheriff Parker good many year» but William» ba» re-
hud u warrant charging Broom with aided hi t h i » locality for only r.liout
violating the locul option luXV in tbe four year». It has been during *his
illicit »ule of whinkey nnd learning that time that the officer» have been tro-j
he hud left Springfield in un uutomo- bled througout the county, and it i» be
bilc before daylight, hurriedly Hroae lieved »old much of it to the »all-on»
und with Deputy Sheriff Torn Bailey, in Spr.ngifeld when thut town wa*
drove rapidly t o Springfield where it ‘ ‘ w et-’ and perhap« in other town*
was burucil thut Broom, William» and where »nloon» exist.
When Hurry Bown wu» sheriff, three
“ Burkey” Broom bud left in their mu-
j (.hin»» »ome time before that. The |
(Continued on page two.)
STATE WILL ASSIST BUILD
LANE ROADS
nnd next yenr u like »imi will be pnid.
With thnt nniount contributed, it look»
u» if we nught to get u thi rii of it or
more Imck by next yenr.”
Mr. ItcìiKon hu» outlined u pimi to
put »tute rond work on u different bit-
«i». Ili» pian involve» thè ereation of
n non politimi »tate highwny rommi»
»ion und thè bomling of thè «tati* for
«•verni inillion dollur», proviaion heing
illude thnt ench county will recelve it»
proportionate »Imre of thè fumi».
The uiui i» to tnke »tute rond con
»triirtion out of politica n» far n» pus-
»itile nnd put it on un eipiitnble nnd
bu»ine»» linai».
The inember» of thè highwny commi»
aion nre to be elected by il vote of thè
people nt thè «amo tinte thè borni» are
voted on.
«heriff put on ull «peed nnd overtook
tbe meu near Wulterville, 12 mile» dia-
tunt, ubout 5 o ’clock. Covering the
three with revolver», Sheriff' Parker
and hi* deputy compelled them to »top
Upon being »enrehed, Broom wu» found
to be currying a huge 38 calibre revolv
er and in the automobile in which they
were riding wu» u five gallon keg of
corn whiskey. A* there wu« n warrant
for the urre»t of only Broom, the oth
er men were ullowed to proceed and
Broom uml hi« wbi»key and gun wer-
brought back to Eugene.
William» wa» uTreated in Springfield
Thuraduy and both men are now in the
county jail. Federal officer* who v •»-
ited the «Ite of the »till on the McKen
zie lu«t week declared thnt the men
were expert» at making moori«bine
whiskey und »tuted that there would lie
no difficulty in convicting them, with
the evidence at hand. The two men
will be turned over to the federal o f fi
cer» in u few day».
The locution of the portion» of the
»till found by the officer» i» about half
u mile from the main McKenzie road
on the oppo»ite aide of the river. It i*
»et buck in a little luvine urid i» well
bidden from view. Tbere wu» found by
the officer» every evidence that whi*
key bud been manufactured there for a
long time.
BAD CROSSING OFFICIALLY
ELIMINATED
WEST COAST OPERATORS
TO START AT ONCE
A* predicted in Tbe Sentinel last
week, it i» now certain that the big
West Coant properties in the Bohemia
district will at once become active.
Messrs. Spencer and Mahone, the own
er», have gone into the district, have
tnkeri Mrs. I,indy Violette in with
them to resume her position a* cook
and are hiring a crew. Supplies are
being freighted in.
JULY 29 IS LOGANBERRY
DAY AT FAIR
loganberry day at the Orgeon build
ing at the Panama-Pacific Exposition
has been set for July 29.
Fpon that day it is expected to dis
pense to the crowds large quantities of
loganberry juiee, also the berry in a
number of different forms. Lane Coun
ty is expected to do its share in pro
viding the juice and berries for dis
tribution.
Mr. Warren, Lane County'» represen
tative at the fair, writes that the
Marion county representative is mak
ing a big hit with his loganberry juice
and »tewed prune demonstrations. He
also demonstrates with other fruits oc
casionally. Lane County is providing
nothing of that sort at the fair: not
even any literature. The Marion Coun
ty man ia taking many orders for
prunes and the loganberry products as a
result of his demonstrations.
Bakery Is Reopened.
C. N. Gregory, who with his family-
arrived last week from Boise, Idaho,
ha* reofo-ned the bakery formerly occu
pied by “ Painless” Tom Parker on
Sixth Htreet. The building has been
thoroughly renovated und many im
provements have been made and new
equipment added. Mr. Gregory is an
expert baker of many years' experience
and promises to put out nothing but
first class goods.
The rains of a week ago against
whieh so many protested for fear that
they would spoil the hay, undoubtedly-
saved several Cottage Grove homes
from being destroyed by fire Tuesday
night, when the Henry Gregory home
was completely destroyed by fire. Fly-
ng fire brands that would have set dry
roof» and grass afire were scattered for
half a mile. Mr. Gregory and son were
alone in the house at tbe time. They
had been in bed but a few minute»
when awakened by a strange noise.
They found the house already enveloped
n flames and had time to save but
three or four small pieces of furniture.
Had they been asleep they would prob
ably have been burned to death. An
ker Al.sted, who had passed the house
less than ten minutes before, had seen
no flame«. In the part of the house
where the fire started there had been
no fire in the stove for three wok» and
its origin is a mystery. The loss was
partially covered by insurance. Mr.
Gregory suffered a few slight burns in
endeavoring to save some of the con
tents of the house. The remainder of
the family were away on a blarkberry-
ing trip.
Logger Is Injured.
Oscar McAllister, who is employed at
the l'. 8. logging camp at Rujada, suf
fered a bruised back Wednesday when
wooden block became entangled in
the loading rigging and flew up and
»truck him on the back. He was taken
to this city for medical attention, but
the injury is not a serious one and he
is able to be about again.
WILL ANNOUNCE RESULT OF
TEACHERS’ EXAMS SOON
Results of the recent teachers’ « a m
¡nations held in Eugene will be an
nounced about July 25. according to
E. J. Moore, county superintendent, who
assisted in grading the papers.
There were more paper* this time
than ever, says Superintendent Moore
Multnomah County sent over 3(9), Polk
Countv sent over 2(H) and other coun
ties showed an increase. Lane County
had only 125 this time, which is n
smaller number than usual, but quite
a number of Lane County applicants
Belgian Expert Says Profit of $30 A for certificates were at Monmouth at
tending summer normal school at th*-
Ton Per Acre Can Be Made
time of the examination and they took
Easily.
it there. Eight or ten from this county
Lane County und the Willamette Vnl were also in attendance at the Krapp
ley will grow better flax, both for seed normal at Salem and took the eximina
and fiber than is grown in Belgium, in tions in that city.
the opinion of Emil J. Hansett, Belgian
Union Services in City Park.
flax expert, of Salem, who recently-
Union services of the Methodist,
made an examination of the soil in vari
ous localities around Eugene as to its Presbyterian, Christian and Baptist
churches will be held in the city park
availability for growing flax.
for six Sundays beginning next Sun
“ There is better land for growing
» ay, when Rev. MacDonald will preach.
flax, both for seed and fibre here in the
Subject of sermon, “ Debtors.’ ’ If the
Willamette Valley than in Belgium,’
evening should be rainy the service
he stated. “ We have nothing ns good will be held in the Christian Church.
in Belgium as some that I have seen Services will commence at 7 o ’clock
here. If properly planted and cared for sharp on account of there being no
land like this should produce from 2V4 lights in the park. The preachers fu
to 3 tons of fibre straw to the acre, or tile other services are as follows: Aug.
of the seed variety 1 ton of straw- and 1, Rev. MacLeod; Aug. 8 and 15, Rev.
15 or, more bushels of flaxseed. The Aldrich; Aug. 22, Rev. MacDonald;
latter would produce a net profit of Aug 29, Rev. MacLeod.
about $30 to the acre for both straw
and seed. The fibre ¡^traw is worth
Meeting of Veterans’ Association.
about $15 a ton as it conies from the
The next meeting of the Lane Coun
field; it requires, on the average, about ty Veterans' Association will be held
8 tons of the straw to make one ton of at Springfield October 7 and 8. The
fibre, nt a cost of $80 to $90, which following committee» have been named:
sells for $200 to $400 or more per ton Program: Comrades Beytein, Crum.
according to the quality. No crop on Kreamer and Dority. Finance: Dority.
earth will rot sod ns quickly nnd as Clark, Woodard and Offult. Reeep
thoroughly as will flux, and new, heavy tion: Kinsley, Eichler, McReynolds nnd
land is the best, generally speaking Plank.
Persons who have been in the United
for its growth. Flax land in Belgium
is worth $400 to $500 an acre, and the States Army at any time and have re
cost of raising flax there is from $80 ceived an honorable discharge are
to $100 an acre, while here the cost is eligible to membership in the associa
only $15 an acre. I am sure that flax tion.
culture in Oregon would succeed and
Mrs. F. W. Hawkins is here from
be very profitable, but it is well to re
member that, as with everything else, Newport. She visited here a few day»
one should be careful in starting to and is now at Dorena. She ha* not
start right, go slow, and learn what not been well this spring and has come hen-
to do as well ns what to d o.” — Guard in the hope of benefitting her health.
FLAX CAN BE MADE MONEY
MAKER IN LANE