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4A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL November 30, 2016 O PINION Offbeat Oregon History Prohibition liquor raid went horribly wrong BY FINN J.D. JOHN For the Sentinel O n a broad fl at stretch of the Willamette Valley fl oor, just across the freeway from the town of Shedd, lies a little cluster of buildings and a Mennonite church — all that remains of the little town of Plain- view, Oregon. This tiny, bucolic hamlet was, 95 years ago, the scene of a pair of mur- ders that are still talked about in west Linn County today, the result of a Prohibition liquor raid gone horribly wrong. They’ve become known as the Plainview Killings. The full story of the Plainview Killings can be found in Cory Frye’s book, “Murder in Linn County, Or- egon” (History Press, 2016). But here are the basic bones of the story: It all started out as a minor liquor raid on a rural farm, very similar to a thousand other Prohibition-enforce- ment operations in rural Oregon in the 1920s. What made this one different, other than the fi nal outcome, was the fact that the preacher from the local Christian Church came along. No one really knows any more why Sheriff Charles Kendall brought a preacher with him that day. But it’s possible, maybe even likely, that do- ing so cost him his life, as well as the minister’s. The farmer’s name was Dave West, and he was one of those prickly, in- dividualistic mountain-man types, originally from rural Indiana. West had lived on a 40-acre farm near the tiny hamlet of Plainview for 11 years. He was in his late 60s but still just as prickly as ever — and just as good a shot, too: his skills as a sharpshooter were locally famous. Until that day in 1922, West’s near- est brush with the local criminal-jus- tice system had been a prosecution for poaching. In general, he minded his own business and expected others to mind theirs, occasionally enforcing this preference with a pair of callused, farm-hardened fi sts. But part of the business Dave West minded had always been a small still, located in the woodshed. There he produced small quantities of high- test grain alcohol, which he used for drinking and for making a home- remedy liniment for rheumatism. Of course, after “bone-dry” Prohibition passed in Oregon in 1915, he’d only admit to using his moonshine for the liniment; but nobody was really fooled. Still, even after it was patently il- legal, Dave West continued to run his still, more or less openly. His position was that since he was just making enough for his own personal use, and it never left his property, it was none of anybody’s business what he did in his own barn. And Sheriff Kendall seemed to have agreed with that sentiment at fi rst. Certainly he must have known about the little still for months, may- be even years, before he ever did any- thing about it. But on the afternoon of June 21, 1922, Kendall was on his way to the West farm to, fi nally, enforce the law. And he’d brought the pastor of the First Christian Church, Rev. Roy Healy. Why he did that is still a little con- troversial today. The Albany Demo- crat-Herald later said Healy was doing research for a book he was writing on liquor-law enforcement. Another theory was that the sheriff had only launched the raid, with some reluctance, in response to a complaint lodged by the Reverend, and that the Reverend had then insisted on ac- companying him to make sure it got done and that Sheriff Kendall wasn’t tempted to look the other way, or pre- tend West wasn’t home, or let him off with a stern warning rather than mak- ing an example of him for the righ- teous. Either way, it seems pretty clear that Dave West took it badly. He seems to have assumed that Healy was there to gloat over his downfall. And for a man of West’s temperament, that sort of thing was simply not to be borne. According to the recollections of West’s wife, Ellen, Kendall and Healy arrived at about 3 p.m. West was out- side working, and his nephew’s fam- ily was also there to help with haying season. Sheriff Kendall asked Ellen West if there might be any alcohol on the premises, and she went and fetched a bottle of the family-recipe rheuma- tism liniment. No no, he replied; he was looking for drinking liquor. At that point, Dave West entered the house, and the conversation start- ed to become heated. West, thinking Kendall and Healy were interrogating his wife, started out upset and only Please see OFFBEAT, Page 5A LETTERS TO THE EDITOR From the Mayor-Elect: I want to thank the Cottage Grove residents for giving me the opportunity to serve as your Mayor. I feel so blessed and humbled that you have the confi dence to vote me in to this position. We will face many challenges ahead; how- CONTACT YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS Cottage Grove City Hall: 942-5501. www.cottage- grove.org/ Garland Burback, Ward 3: 942-4800 Amy Slay, Ward 4: 942- 5501 Lane County Commissioners: Cottage Grove City Coun- cilors: Faye Stewart, East Lane Commissioner Lane County Public Service Building 125 East 8th Street Eugene, OR 97401 Phone: (541) 682-4203 Fax: (541) 682-4616 Mike Fleck, At Large: 942- 5501 Oregon State House of Representatives: Kenneth Michael Roberts, At Large: 942-5501 Rep. Cedric Hayden (REP) District: 007 900 Court Street NE Suite H-288 Salem, OR 97301 Phone: (503) 986-1407 Fax: (503) 986-1130 Email: rep.cedrichayden@ state.or.us Cottage Grove Mayor Tom Munroe: 942-5501. Jake Boone, Ward 1: 653- 7413 Jeff Gowing, Ward 2: 942- 1900 ever, working together we can overcome those challenges. I look forward to working with the Council and others in the community to fi nd solutions to challenges, to continue to grow sensibly and to maintain our small-town charm. Jeff Gowing Cottage Grove Oregon State Senate: Sen. Floyd Prozanski (DEM) District: 004 900 Court Street NE Suite S-319 Salem, OR 97301-0001 Phone: (503) 986-1704 Fax: (503) 986-1080 Email: sen.fl oydprozanski@ state.or.us Governor: Kate Brown 160 State Capitol 900 Court Street Salem, Oregon 97301-4047 Phone: (503) 378-4582 Fax: (503) 378-6827 United States House of Representatives: Rep. Peter A. DeFazio (DEM) District: 004 United States House of Representatives 2134 Rayburn House Offi ce Building Washington, DC 20515- 0001 Phone: (202) 225-6416 Fax: (202) 225-0032 Email: http://www.house. gov/formdefazio/contact. html United States Senate: Sen. Ron Wyden (DEM) District: 0S1 United States Senate 230 Dirksen Senate Offi ce Building Washington, DC 20510- 0001 Phone: (202) 224-5244 Fax: (202) 228-2717 Email: http://wyden.senate. gov/contact/ Sen. Jeff Merkley (DEM) District: 0S2 United States Senate 404 Russell Senate Offi ce Building Washington, DC 20510- 0001 Phone: (202) 224-3753 Cruciferous vegetable intake improves survival in women with breast cancer BY JOEL FUHRMAN, MD For the Sentinel A t the recent American Association for Cancer Research a n n u a l meeting, new evi- dence high- lighted the importance of cruciferous vegetables for breast cancer protection. The cruciferous vegetable family includes broccoli, Brus- sels sprouts, collard greens, cau- lifl ower, and kale, among other vegetables that are all related to cabbage. 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Copyright Notice: Entire contents ©2015 Cottage Grove Sentinel. ping, or chewing, glucosinolates are converted to isothiocyanates (ITCs) – compounds with potent anti-cancer effects, including: Anti-infl ammatory effects – ITCs have been found to de- crease the secretion of infl am- matory molecules. Anti-angiogenic effects – iso- thiocyanates can inhibit the de- velopment of new blood vessels to limit tumor growth. Detoxifi cation of carcino- gens. Preventing damage to DNA that may lead to cancer. Stopping cell division in cells whose DNA has been damaged. Promoting cell death in can- cerous cells. Anti-estrogenic activity – Ex- posure to estrogen is known to increase breast cancer risk; ITCs have been shown to inhibit the expression of estrogen-re- sponsive genes. Shifting hormone metabolism – Eating cruciferous vegetables regularly helps the body to shift hormone metabolism, reducing the cancer-promoting potency of estrogen and other hormones. After eating cruciferous veg- etables, women have measur- able isothiocyanates in their breast tissue, and women who eat more cruciferous vegetables are less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer: In a recent Chinese study, women who reg- ularly ate one serving per day of cruciferous vegetables had a 50 percent reduced risk of breast cancer. A 17 percent decrease in breast cancer risk was found in a European study for consuming cruciferous vegetables at least once a week. What about women who al- ready have cancer? Is it too late for cruciferous vegetables to improve their prognosis? Child- hood and adolescence are the most crucial times for environ- mental stimuli to affect breast cancer risk, but changes made during adulthood and even after diagnosis still have the potential to create positive changes in the body. A recent study kept track of cruciferous vegetable intake in Chinese women with breast cancer for the fi rst three years after diagnosis and followed the women for a total of fi ve years. They found that the more crucif- erous vegetables women ate, the less likely they were to experi- ence breast cancer recurrence or die from breast cancer. When the women were grouped into four groups (quartiles) based on cruciferous vegetable consump- tion, women in the highest quar- tile had a 62 percent decrease in risk of death and 35 percent reduced risk of recurrence com- pared to the lowest quartile. This is not the fi rst study to fi nd a link between cruciferous vegetables and reduced risk of breast cancer recurrence. In the Women’s Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) study, breast cancer survivors who reported higher cruciferous and total vegetable intake had a 52 per- cent reduced risk of recurrence. Don’t forget: cruciferous vegetables must be chopped, crushed, or chewed well for maximum benefi t! The more you chop before cooking (or chew if you are eating the veg- etables raw), the better. Some ITC benefi t may be lost with boiling or steaming, so we get the maximum benefi t from eat- ing cruciferous vegetables raw – however, gut bacteria can also produce some ITC from cooked cruciferous vegetables after we eat them. Also, we can increase ITC production from cooked cruciferous vegetables by hav- ing some shredded raw crucifer- ous vegetables such as cabbage, kale, collards or arugula in a salad during the same meal. Combine anti-cancer foods to maximize protection against all cancers. A number of plant foods are associated with lower risk of cancers, and substances contained in these foods display anti-cancer or immune-boosting properties. 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