DEMOCRATS NAME
NATIONAL GUARD IS OREGON NEWS NOTES
WILSON, MARSHALL CALLED TO BORDER OF GENERAL INTEREST
,
at St. Louis Con Militia Forcos Designed to Re-
vention Choose IV.en Who
lease 30,000 Regulars for
Duty Across Boundary.
Will Head Ticket.
important Occrrrences of Past
Week briefly Compiled for
Gi r Reader8>
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SCHOOL CLERK'S A N N U A L REPORT
Home interesting information to taxpayers in this district
is eontalned in the following report o f He bool C'lerk Harvey,
which was submitted to the annual meeting Monday:
CENSUS
•
HI. I joii I h Prosldent Wilson und
Viro I .«isldent Marshall were nomili
uted by urrlitiiiutloii lulo on the ii I k I i I
of June 15 by the democratic national
ounvrntlon. Ilio ticket being completed
four minutes before Friday.
Tlioro nover wim any doubt of Proa
Idont Wilson's nomination, bill there
was it iioMalblllty that nomo Vico I’ roa
Idontlal biMima mlalit bo brought out
1 In opposition to Vice 1‘ roaldont Mur
ahull.
They moltod away, however, when
tho convention got In kohk I oii , and us
noon an President Wllnon's nomination
, bad been made a muring chorus of ar
rluniallon, Honalor Kern, who renoin
Inulod Mr Marnhull, oast anldo a I oiik
prepared spooch and simply declared:
" I nominate Thomas Riley Marshall,
o f Indlunn. for vice president."
A striking Incident of the night's
session wan the action of the convoli
timi In cu III iik on W illiam J. llryan
to speak.
lie spoke 15 minutes, pledging his
siip|M,rt to Hie president In I ho cum
Palau and dofendliiK the udmlnlstra
lion's policies.
W OODROW W ILSO N .
Washington -Virtually the entire
mobile Mlrcngih of the national guard
of all h I u I ch and the District of Co
lumbia was ordered mustered Into the
federal service by President Wilson.
About loo.ono men are expected to re
spond to tbc call.
In announcing the orders Hccrctary
Maker Hald Hie state forces would be
employed only to guard the border,
and thut no additional troop move-
ments Into Mexico were contemplated
except In pursuit of raiders.
Hlmultuneously with the national
guard call. Secretary Mantels, of the
navy department, ordered additional
wur veasels to Mexican waters on both
coasts to safeguard American lives.
Within the lust two weeks tension
has been Increasing steadily.
The
crisis presented by General Curranza’s
note demanding the recall of General
Pershing's expeditionary force has
been followed by a virtual ultimatum
served on I he American officer by
General Trevino, the Mexican com
mander In Chihuahua.
Mobilization of the national guards
men to support General Fuuston's line
will pave the way for releasing some
30,000 regulars for Immediate service
In M eilcp in the event of open hostili
ties with the T a rra u zu government.
The guardsmen themselves could not
he used beyond the line without au
thority of congress and until they had
volunteered for that
v. as they an 1
calh-il out under I h c ^ l militia law.
The new law, which would make them
available for any duly under the fed
eral government, goes Intd effect July
1.
SAILORS AND SOLDIERS
CLASH AT MAZATLAN
Wash lug toil.—Communications from
the Mexican embassy announcing that
there bud been a clash between a boat
crew from the gunlsiat Annapolis and
Carrunzu soldiers ut Mazatlan Hunday
and asking that In the present tense
situation no men he landed In Mexico
from American warships under any
clrcuuistunccs were delivered to the
state department by an embassy secre
tary.
According to the Mexican version
confusion followed an attempt to land
murines from a warship.
A boat from the warship approached
a Mazatlan wharf and was warned to
keep o ff until permission to land
could be obtained from the military
authorities. It went back to the ship
und In several hours returned with Its
crew armed. The officer In command
was told permission for landing had
not been given and then argument en
TH O M AS R IL E Y M A R S H A LL.
sued.
On motion of Senator Hughes, of
A crowd of soldiers and civilians
Now Jersey, the rules wore suspended
bail gathered on the wharf and In the
and no ballots whatever were taken.
midst of the dlseusslon a drunken Jap
The dolomites simply roared "A y e ”
anese fired n shot at the Americans,
when the names of Wilson und Mar
who promptly replied with a volley In
shall were called successively, and
to the crowd. Carranza soldiers re
t'halriiian James declared them nomin turned the fire and the boat withdrew,
ated by acclamation.
leaving behind two officers who were
The convention was called to order
arrested, (explanations then were cx-
at noon Wednesday, June M. by W il
ehanged by the commander of the
liam F. McCombs, chairman of the
warship and the Carranza general, and
democratic national committee. When
the officers were released.
the convention came to order "A m er
ica wua sung, the entire nudtenee ris
ing.
The "S ta r Spangled Manner" REARGUARD ACTION FOUGHT
came nest, after which Itev. James
Fourth American Expedition Engaged
Lee, of the M. R. church south of St.
by Carranza Soldiers on W ay Out.
Louis, offered a prayer. Former Gov
Brownsville, Texas.— Having accom
ernor Martin H. Glynn, of New York,
was Introduced ns temporary chair plished Its object, the dispersing of
man nud delivered a keynote speech Mexican bandits who raided Texas
which aroused the greatest enthusi ranches und attacked a detachment of
the Twenty sixth Infantry, east of Han
asm.
When Tem porary Chairman Glynn Menlto, Texas, and on promises of the
called the convention to order Thurs Carriiuzn commander lit Matamoros
day morning the committee on per thnt he would run down and punish
manent organization announced the the outlaws, the fourth American puni
selection of Senator Ollle James of tive expedition to enter Mexico was
withdrawn. There were no American
Kentucky ps permanent chilrm an.
James got us enthusiastic a recep casualties.
Tw o bandits were killed and two
tion aa did the main keynoter of the
convention — ex-Governor Martin H. others wounded In a rearguard action
when the Americans began to with
Glynn— In Monday's session.
draw.
At the conclusion of Senator James'
M ilitary authorities regarded the sit
speech, Inasmuch as the platform com
mittee was not ready to report, the uation aw fraught with the gravest pos
convention adjourned until 9 o'clock sibilities. ThlH was occasioned by the
In the evening, when It wus announced apparent fact that it was a detach
nominations for president and vice- ment of about 16 soldiers of the Mexi
can de facto government, commanded
president would be made.
Friday the convention finished Its by a young lieutenant, who led the
work by adopting the party platform rearguard attack on the Americana as
exactly as approved by President WII- they were leaving Mexico.
► son and submitted by (he resolutions
committee, including (he planks on
Americanism and fin oring woman suf
frage, but not until the harmony of
Its three days’ session had been rip
pled with a row over the suffrage
plank.
As It went into (he platform the
suffrage plank stands:
"W e favor the extension of the fran
chise to the women o f this country,
atate by state, on the same terras as
to the men.”
Gov. D a te r Call* Washington Militia.
Olympia, WaRh.— Upon receipt of
specific Instructions from Secretary of
Wur Maker Governor Krnest Lister is
sued orders to Adjutant-General Mau
rice Thompson, of the Washington na
tlonnl guard, for the mobilization of
one regiment of Infantry, one troop of
cavalry and one company of signal
corps. The Washington militia will
mobilize at American Lake, south of
Tacoma.
The first crop of ulfulfa Is being cut
In ( f runt Ilia county.
Tho Lane County Publishers’ associ
ation was organized In Kugene.
Tin- six weeks' summer session of
lh>- University of Oregon opened Mon
duy.
The Pacific Fisheries society held
Its annual convention In Portland las
week.
The seventh annual state of Oregon
edncutloual conference opened ut the
University of Oregon Wednesday.
The Pacific Coast Association of
Nurserymen are holding their conven
tion In Medford. June 20, 21 and 22.
Work has commenced ut The Malles
on a wli.ter feed yard anil barns to ac
commodate from hnon to 10,' 00 sheep.
Ten business houses and seven rest
deuces were destroyed at Lakevlew by
fire. The losses will total about |7C,-
000 .
Francis M Johnson, a young farmer
living near Maytou, Is dead as the re
sult of Injuries inflicted by a mail Jer
sey bull.
June 22 Is th'* date set for the open
ing of the aiiuuul Philomath Horse
Show and Round-Up, a three days' cel
ebration.
Th e 22nd annual grand er.campment
o f the Indian War Veterans o f the
North Pacific Coast was held Wednes
day In Portland.
The Association of First Oregon
Cavalry and First Oregon Infantry
Volunteers held their 15th annual re
union at Eugene, June 15.
Governor Wlthycombe. members of
the fish and game commission and Ad
jutant General White will tour Coos
and Curry counties In August.
Last week marked the golden anni
versary of the founding of Albany col
lege and the establishment of the
First Presbyterian church In Albany.
Stephen Underhill, for the past four
years an Inmate of the Soldier's home
at Itoseburg. committed suicide late
Friday by slashing his throat with a
razor.
State Engineer Lewis has dispatch
ed Assistant State Engineer Cantlne
to Mend to assume charge of highway
work for which bids were opened this
week.
At a me ctlng of the Cove Cherry
Ealr association. Cove Cherry day was
set for Thursday, July 20. This is the
sixth annual exhibit and promises to
be one o f Its best.
Secretary Lea and W . Savage of
Corvallis, of the state fair board, have
left for the San IMego fair, where they
will endeavor to secure pointers of
value in handling the 191G fair.
In the five menths of 1916 that the
prohibition law has been in effect,
5U10 sales of intoxicating liquors have
been made In Marion county, accord
lug to records of the county clerk.
Eive dozen frogs of the edible vari
ety have been placed In Grant county
streams by District Game Warden I.
M. Haxeltlne. of Grant and Maker coun
ties. They were imported from Idaho.
An effort to raise a fund to erect a
suitable monument to Homer Daven
port. the great cartoonist, who is bur
ied at Silverton. is being launched by
the commercial organizations of Sil
verton.
The first annual stockbreeders' pic
nic and livestock exhibit held at Carl
ton Saturday Jointly by stockmen of
the vicinity of Carlton and the Carl
ton board of trade attracted nearly
2000 persons.
The Hood River Apple Growers' as
sociation and the W hite Salmon Fruit
Growers' association have sold their
entire output of strawberries o f the
season to C. H. Robbins & Co., dealers,
of Grand Forks. N. D.
That the crowded condition o f the
Oregon State Hospital may be reliev
ed, 103 patients were removed from
the Institution and taken In a special
train of four cars to the eastern Ore
gon hospital at Pendleton.
Hundreds o f claims have been stak
ed out In the mining district tributary ‘
to the Mlue Ledge railroad route from
Medford, according to the preliminary
survey, many of them being In the
Blue Ledge district proper.
A 20-ton carload of asbestos fiber,
destined for eastern manufactories,
from Grant county, has just left Ha
ker, the third to he shipped this sea
son since the development of the as
bestos mines near Mount Vernon.
Large numbers of sheep have been
shipped or driven out of the country
around Shaniko nnd Antelope during
the past two weeks nnd large num
bers have been sold for shipment the
latter part of this month and the first
of July.
Forested areas o f Oregon are drier
now and more subject to disastrous
fires than they were last July, State
Forester Elliott says. The dry season
this year is about a month earlier than
last, and since the recent warm wave
has come fairly constant north winds
have served to dry out the forests with
rapidity.
Male Fsoial« Total
Number of persons o f sebool age in district
November 23, 1915__________________________ 366 354 720
Number of teachers employed during the year
Number bolding life certificates o f diplomas....
Number holding five year certificates..............
Number holding one year certificates...............
Number holding special certificates......... .........
Number holding permits............. ..................... 0
Number holding certificates o f institute at-'
tendance __ ________ ________ ____ __ _______3
Number o f achool rooms in operation....„ ........
Enrollment in grades above the eighth..____ _ 77
Totnl enrollment _________ ______ ____ ______ __ 310
Average daily attendance ...... .............„...___ _
Average monthly salary o f teachers__ ___ ______105
14
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10
ft
7
8
A
1
0
14
03
287
2
2
0
19
21
170
597
514
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M ISC E LLA N E O U S
Number o f school houses in district ____ ___ ____ __________ 3
Number o f months’ school taught .......___ ___ _____ ______ ___ 9
Estimated value o f school houses und grounds...... ♦60,000.00
Estimated value o f school furniture and other
property ___________________ _______________________ 05,000.00
\mount o f insurance on school house and contents $39,500.00
Valuation o f taxable property in the district $1,109,025.00
Total number o f library books on hand (approx.)
2,000
Library books purchased during past school year________ 203
S L O A N 'S L IN IM E N T
R H E U M A TISM /
Ask tho man who uses it, hn know-.
" T o think I suffered all these years
when one 25-cent bottle of Sloan’s Lin
irnent cured me,” writes one grateful
user. I f you have Rheumatism, or suf
fer from Neuralgia, Backache, Horeuess
and Stiffness, don’t put o ff getting a
, bottle of Sloan’s. It will give you sucii
j welcome relief. It warms and soothes
the sore, s tiff painful places und you
feel so much better. Buy it at any
Drug Store, only 25 cents.
I f a Sentinel want ad. won’t sell it,
throw it away.
muylOtf
IS IT TRUE?
that high interest oftimes mean,
low security I Everyday event*
seem to prove it.
I f you can be content with nor
mal interest and want to be ab
solutely sure o f your principal,
then this strong National Bank
has much to offer.
A savings account can be opener,
here with one dollar or more, oi
which we will pay you a fair ii
terest. Peace of mind is wort.,
something.
Think it over and consult us.
The Old Reliable
First National Bank
Cottage Grove, Oregon
F IN A N C IA L S TA T E M E N T
Cash on hand at time o f last annual report_______ $
51.17
Receipts
From Special Taxes:
1914 levy _______________________ _____.$3,330.48
1915 l e v y __________________ ___ _______ 6,953.49
10,283.97
From county school fund ___ ___ _____________
. - 4,271.80
From high school attendance __
2,878.08
From tuition _______________ _______ _...__ ___________
30.00
From state apportionm ent_________________________
1,253.00
Institute uttendnnee__________________
95.00
Miscellaneous ____________________ _______—.......___
14.00
Mile o f supplies____________________________________
.50
Manunl training department __ ________ ___ _______ -
15.00
Home economics departm ent__ 1____________________
16.45
Total .............._________
________________________________________$18,908.97
___ __ ____
Disbursements
Paid w arrants_______________________ _
Paid interest on warrants ____________
Mala nee June 19, 1916__ ______________
H E LP
..... 4 18,389.30
___
478.99
___
40.68
___.$18,908.97
W ELL
C H ILD R E N
ARE
A C T IV E
I f your ehild is dull, pale, f-etfu i and
wants to lie around, the chanees are it is
suffering from worms. Kickapoo Worm
Killer, a pleasant candy confection,
liked by all children, is what your child
needs. You only give one-half to one
lozenge at a time and you get immedi
ate results. Every mother should have
a box on hand. 25c at all druggists.
B IC YC LE R E P A IR IN G .
— SO LD ERIN G OP A L L KIND S.
H. F. O A K E S
Can allow you more for your old wheel on a new
guaranteed wheel, than anyone in the county.
Furniture Repairing a Specialty.
Baby carriages repaired, tires putoo. Satisfaction
guaranteed. W ill call and deliver any work.
BIC YCLE S S U N D R IE S jE T C .
P H O N E 86-\
SC H LE E F BUILDING
S T A T E M E N T OF E X P E N D ITU R E S FOR Y E A R 1915-16
C LE A R S K IN COMES FROM W IT H IN
Expense of Instruction
It is foolish to think you can gain
I a good elear complexion by the use of
j face powder. Get at the root o f the
trouble und thoroughly cleanse the sys-
I tem with a treatment of Dr. K in g ’s
New L ife Pills. Gentle and mild in oc
tion, do not gripe, yet they relieve the
liver by their aetion on the bowels.
Good for young, adults and aged. Go
after a elear complexion today. 25c at
your druggist.
Teachers' salaries _______________________ $9,60538)
Printing ____________________
31.78
Stationery and supplies__ _______________
171.76
Miscellaneous ______________
33.10
$9.841.64
$9,841.64
Expense of General Control
Hoard and clerk ________ _________________$ 100.00
Election and census____________ _________
40.50
Superintendent ________ _____—___ __ _____ 1,499.94
$1,640.44
$1,640.44
Expense of Operation of School Plant
Janitors' salaries _________ _____________ $ 933.00
154.42
Janitors’ supplies ________________
Fuel
331.32
Cottage Grove Transfer
Draying of all Kinds
tlRM
105.52
31.87
13.21
►hone ................ ................
Freight and cartage
Piano Moving
Anto Dray For Quick Delivery
$1.688.26
$1,688.26
Expense of Maintenance of School Plant
Repairing buildings und upkeep grounds $ 503.53
Replacement and repair equipment-------
67.00
Insurance
________________________ .... 77.50
Other miscellaneous expense ----------- —
157.76
$ 805.79
..$
$ 805.79
85.00
23.65
45.00
$ 153.65
$ 153.65
Expense of Manual Training Department
Teacher’s salary ...................... ..... ... ......$ 900.00
Materials -------- --- --------- --- — ----------
99.29
$ 999.29
O F F IC E : Elite Confectionery
Phone 72
Fresh Meats
Library
B o o k s --- --- -- ----------
Cataloguing ________—
Librarian's salary ___
L. L. Harrel
G oo d M e a ts
At Prices that are right
People’s Meat Market
W. G. PERRY, Prop.
Phonn 18
Free Delivery at All Times of the Day
$ 999.29
Expense o f Home Economics Department
Tencher’s salary ____________ ____ _______$ 675.00
Materials ___ __________ _— ....................
93.69
$ 768.69
$ 768.69
Bond interest ___________________ —— ..........— -------- 2,852.40
B<«ik* for indigent children __________ ___ — ...... — -
2.21
18,752.37
Totnl expenses
Amount o f bonded indebtedness .....
Amount o f outstanding warrants ..
Gross indebtedness
..$49,000.00
5,883.87
J D oez ^
oct P z , j HT o f z s e Z'
K i c k Qjy'Kris
... $54,883.87
Contra
Cash on hand ______—------------- ---- ------- $
40.0,8
Due from county treasurer for high school
attendance 1915-1916 term (approx.)-----
130.00
Due from 1915 tuxes not collected......... .... 6,300.00
Due from county treasurer (1915) state
school apportionment (due in O ct.)------- 1,250.00
$7,720.68
▲ POORLY FED H0R8E
reflects discredit on its owner, but the
owner gets the worst o f tho deal be
cause economy in feeding the nor bo
affects its working capacity as well as
its appearance. I f yonr horse kicks on
his feed you can correct it by buying
your feed here, as yon get the beet
quality for the least outlay. Farmers,
contractors and horse owners generally
know that our feed is always up to the
standard.
STERLING FEED CO