■ ■ ' ***&•**■* (èxmt Swttinri o ., Volume Nu CHUCKED OLD BELL ■ROUSES AIE IO Hatred Relic 1» Greeted at Tim« When Liberty 1» Mala at lluiua but flu duugered Abroad Many Contribute liaauttful Bouquet» FULLY a, (MX) IN 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». 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