The Sentinel
A tO a D
PAPE N
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‘TRUTH WILL O U T
A GOOD TOWN
H. W . YO U N G , E diter
N ew Y o rk ," he told fed eral officiate,
“ because I knew from newspaper re­
ports that Chicago was one o f the
beat cities in the country to make
money on boose. I am not a boot­
legger and I am not a th ief, but
when a fello w can figu re out that
there are enough fools in the w orld
to give him a m illion dollars through
being fooled, I believe he is entitled
to the dough.
“ H ere was my proposition: I knew
that there w ere a number o f beer
lovers among the w ealthy. 1 knew,
too, that they would buy beer i f it
was delivered s a fe ly to th eir homes.
You know, a fter three years, the
average man forgets the taste o f real
beer. He can be fooled on the near
bankrupt
A t the request o f the bureau o f
mines B. W . D yer, fed eral mins in­
spector, visited and examined the
property end complimented August­
ino upon the thorough manner in
which the developm ent was being ac­
complished and advised as to further
'work. The Augustino unit w ill be on
the righ t-of-w ay o f tha B axter spur
that w ill be bu ilt early this year as
announced by the Associated Proas
dispatch from W ashington recently
appearing in the Tim es.
W e hear o f aome dampers' today
who are ao anxious to taka a
helping settle the contest bate
six republican candidates fo r govern­
or that they have adjourned politics
end become protem pare republicans
W e have beard o f people who could
never open th eir mouth w ithout g et­
tin g their fo o t In it— m etaphorically
speaking. Tha w orst thing in that
line w e have seen in a lon g tim e was
when Mike M aloney accused James
W atson o f paying the proceed » o f
that $9,000 fram e-up against Coca
county to A . R. O’Brien fo r the gang.
W hether it was w illfu l m endacity or
sim ple stupidity on tha Tim es man’s
part opinions w ill vary.
A copy o f the Southern Pacific’s
aaw booklet “ Oregon Outdoors” is at
hand. It la chock fa ll o f ju st the
sort o f inform ation the vaeantion-
tet wants, g iv in g a good idea o f th a
outing resorts and hew to ranch them,
hotel and cottage ratos, w ith namaa
and addresses o f m anagers or own­
ers. The articles are w ell illu strated
with neatly groa pod halftones.
Tha Coos B ay country is promin­
ently featured on page* 16 and 14 and
splendidly set forth in pletora and
story.
The interesting trip from
Rugane to Coos B ay is w all describid
as are the assay nearby resarta.
-V
. Good Cool Prospects
Bruno Augustino, who w ith associ­
ates control the coal leasing unit ad­
join in g the proven B axter property
on Moose creek, is in Anchorage at­
tending to business m atters psrtain-
Ing to the fu rth er developm ent o f the
property. M r. Augustino and aaaoci-
ates have been w orking the unit fo r
the past six months and he states
they are high ly elated over the pros­
pects. Recently a seven-foot vein Of
present consists o f »in kin g a shaft
and d rivin g on the tunnel.
Straw votes ara o f no fu rth er in ­
terest now. W a are having the real
thing today, and before m orning any
one interested enough to set np end
hear the reports ought to know aU
about tt.
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W H A T A IL * A M E R IC A N S
Americana ara “ saving at tha spigot
and wasting a t the bunghole,” a t a
period when they should be discarding
non-essentials and clin gin g to nacas-
sities, John E. Edgerton, president o f
the N ational Association o f Manu­
facturara, declarad a t tha annasi con­
vention o f the organisation.
“ High-priced hotels, theatres, ball
parks and other cam ping grounds o f
en largin g their capacities to accom­
m odate tM ever-increasing arm y o f
ogees from tM storm s n f U fa," M
trance to the building. '
“ Jimmy give you an Invite to the
abow fo r tornite r Peggy casually In­
quired, aa they were making Mow
pr ogre pa towards a amali but respect­
able restaurant several blocfea away
aged m inister who was present to
pray that the hearts o f her men fo lk
m ight be softened.
H er little g irl
hnd died not long before. She told
her husband, a leader o f the moun­
tain group, that th eir lose was n
w arning to deeist from his lawlnaa-
tlonlngly at bar with one unsophisti­
cated blue eye—the other being ob-
scured by the rakish tip o f her h at
Peggy extracted a small hand-mirror
(cloudy with powder) from her hand-
bug and critically regarded herself la
It after sbe bad wiped tt d e e r .w ith a
slightly soiled handkerchief, from
which exuded the plainly distinguish­
able odor o f violet perfume. Peggy
had a passion fo r perfume—especially
the highly pungent kind that can be
purchased at the bargain mien at 61-d9
The m inister prayed— prayed with
ich fe rv o r that tha man broke down
moonshining. They have been only
p artially successful.
But an aged
m inister’s prayer that that law less­
ness m ay cease in C lay county w ill
apparently do m ore to brin g penco to
that section o f Kentucky than, a ll uni­
form ad authority. It ia w ritten that
tha p rayer n f a righteous man avafl-
eth much.—O regon Journal.
M AM M O TH
T M shock o f tM fa ll was fe lt toi
several towns. A t Law raacoville, 100
m iles w est o f hero, windows worn
rattled and houses
w h ile a t
Chase C ity, sim ilar effects w are not­
ed. Aatom obiNsta on the roadways
ROYAL
the prom oters are confidant o f »a c­
cess. H eavy sens dus to the p reva il­
in g northwest wind have delayed the
expedition.— G old Bench Reporter.
P o td try
Panelera Here
Speaking o f a couple o f CoquHle’s
poultry fsaciara, the D aily
Nsws
baya: It la worth anyone’s tim e to
go and sae the d ifferen t purebred
chichona a t the hornea o f L. C. C ali
and M. T . Smith. M r. C ali has about
600, o f a ll ateca- Both placas ha ve
the Buckeye brooder. The all v e r and
the told en spengied Campiñas ara
the tw o kinds tk at attracted tha
w iter’s attention. Th ey aro asid to
be w onderful leyera.
Both partías
Baking Powder
A bsolu tely Pure
Contains No Akim
Leaves No Bitter Taste
J s a fA r N m J t v d C M i Bead
- A ’eFREE. Royal ReUeg Pow-
dorCe^US WHUemfit^New York
H arry C arey’s big picture, “ The
F ox,” was good, but he says that his
la test U niversal-Jo well is his best
one. It w ill be at the Liberty Theatre
next Tuesday
and
Wednesday—
«M A N TO M A N ."
It ’a lik e picking up money in the
street to gat the Oregon Fanner ev­
ery week .for a year at only 15 coats
when subscribing fo r the Sentinel.
Scud the Sentinel to eastern friends.
The co-operation o f a strong bank
ia a mighty Ann asset for any rising
young man or Arm.
There is peace-of-mind in knowing
that you can consult any officer of this
bank Whenever occasion requires— that
they are always readily accessible— al­
ways able and willing to confer with
you in the safe conduct o f your banking
M ETEO R
“ G o lf duba, cigar factories, jew elry
establishments, w alking can# empo­
rium s, pet dog kennels, canary bird
dispensaries and bootlaggin g jointe
aro flourishing aa never before. E v­
The shock o f a tremendous m eteor
ery street and highw ay throughout
tM land is teem ing w ith automobiles which creaked to tM ground In an
tM t are burning expensive gasoline isolated spot in N ottow ay eounty 12
in the presence at self-im posed idle- mites northwest o f Blacks tons late
lest night waa fe lt within a radius at
“ And all this tim e tM coasts o f 60 m iles, while tM b rillian t gla re o f
north, south, east and w est ara team ­ tM incandescent body illum inated tM
in g w ith tM multitudes o f tM w eary. heavens over southern V irgin ia and
T M constructive forces o f society, sections o f N orth Carolina.
w ith m arvelously increased demands
T M tra il o f ligh t, as tM m eteor
upon them, are at this moment suf­ fe ll in a alow curve 46 degrees, waa
ferin g fo r tM lack at adequate nour­ visible in N orfolk , in Richmond, and
ishment.”
,
at points along tM James river, cre­
M r. Edgerton asserted tM t tM atin g general excitem ent and even
ch ief economic problem o f tM day is consternation am ong tM negroes.
tM t there are too m any middlemen
T M m eteor, composed o f m etallic
in tM industrial fab ric, wth too suMtanee, crashed into a grava o f
many persons engaged in distribut­ oak trees w ith an explosive roar
in g tM products turned out b y tM
farm er and tM m anufacturer. _____ in g a M is w ith aa area at 600 square
When you add to this excess o f fast and burying several tram with
distributors tM countless number o f it
Flam es im m ediately shot up
others whose ch ief activities ara to which worn visib le fo r many m ile,
reform , regu late, .inspect, denounce, w hile trees caught fire.
tax, plunder and otM rw tee liv e upon - A party at scientists and news­
those w M ara try in g to printers paper men im m ediately le ft Rich
som ething, H w ill not M difficult to mood and N orfolk fo r tM scene,
discover tM principal fa cto r in tM which ia 160 m iles w est o f N orfolk ,
continuing high cost o f livin g,” he bat the results o f tM ir tnvestgatlon
w ere not known tonight, aa tM place
la isolated and telephone communica­
TO MAKE A MILLION
tion unavailable.
Daniel W. Davie came from New
York to Chicago to make a million
dollars telling “near beer” under tM
guise o f real bear to residents o f tM
“ Gold Const,” tM borne at many of
Chicago’s wealthiest el tiesas, says a
Monday’s pram dispatch.
Today M m l behind tM t e n h
sha shrilled to one o f the girts who
was manipulating bar machine with
rapid accuracy. The young woman
called prone, hurriedly crossed the
room and took the receiver from Its
“jjfcmffim . . .
“ H ello ! Oh, hello, Jim ! What jew
sa yf Oh. I get you. Not mawful sor­
ry, Jim, but I gotta ’uother engage­
ment fo r this evening—tbaaka, thanks,
just the same, though. Jim. U h! hub I
Whaxxat 7 . Oh I soambody you don’t
know. No—I
couldn’t 11 honest. 1
couldunt— he’d be aw ful sore, I know ;
he’s that jealous. Why don’t you akk
Mamie? She’d like ter go, I think.
Tub— feelin g fine, thanks.
How’ro
you? Th at’s good alrlghtee.
Goo*
bye. Jimmy, bye."
Peggy was as bright a s they make
them—and then some. It was rumored
among the other girls that she was la
lino fo r the M ad o f the office force,
which was soon to become vacant
Eventually the rumor became a fa c t
and Peggy was authoritatively in­
stalled In the position.
The busy morning wore on until the
sirens and whistles began to call and
M r. Augustino is reputed as being
Paw people ever watch the sky very
long or very steadily w ithout seeing
m ore or lorn “ shooting stars,” that
is sm all asteroids o f planetary fr a g ­
ments, which have h it tha earth’s at­
mosphere and taken fire from fr ic ­
tion w ith it aa they fe ll. The ques­
tion that often bothers those who see
them is why m ore at them don’t h it
the earth, and why there Is no record
o f anybody ever having boon struck by
one o f them. Thursday b igh t at last
week a b ig one did fa ll in southeast­
ern V irgin ia and boro ia tha story the
atauriatnd press carried on F riday
about the affair. Ia tim e wo m ay
team m ore about it, at course:
A n Expert
Writes
flash o f ligh tn in g and A
It wouldn’t seB fo r enough
to pay the b in .
T M Gold Beach R eporter quotes I
J. B rosier, it m ining engineer, as eey
Ing that the black «and found all
along the coast in Southwestern O re­
gon . is quite exten sively used as a
paint pigm ent and th at he has assur­
ance th at a largo paint m anofactur
in g ou tfit w ill pot in a plant an this
coast providin g the sand is to be
found in sufficient quantities and is
o f the rig h t qu ality.
M r. B rasier
plans to conduct gold and platinum
saving operations in connection with
the plaint plant.
We do not believe in red tape. Our
idea of a bank’s function is SERVICE,
given cheerfully and freely at all times.
Drop in some time and have us tell you
more about i t
The senior tw o-year old Jersey
row 1. St. Mawea P re tty Lady, not
content w ith producing 864 pounds
o f bu tterfat and thereby sam pling
the title o f champion buU erfaU gow
o f M r class in the w orld, teat W ed­
nesday dropped a fine bull ca lf
which en titles M r to tM further
distinction o f M in g the only cow o f
M r clam ia tM w orld to carry a
livin g c a lf during her bu tterfat teat,
and then successfully drop i t
No
o tM r cow in tM w orld in M r dam
bos ever squalled this fon t, and tM
owner, Lester Daniels at tM Daniels
Jersey Perm o f this county, is slated
and ju stly ao.
confidentially. "H a w s piece.“
T M next noon, ever their coffee and
doughnuts, and above tM clatter o f
dishes in their annal enttag-place. Peg­
gy. with explanatory gesture», nar­
tin g in tM ir crops.
rowed eyes and righteous Indignation,
Parties are view in g tM aw rket Informed Mamie tM cold and bitter
road work to M le t by contract with troth about Mr. Gerard.
“ An’ after his fanny-faced w ife Bo­
the calculation at bidding on saase.
Monday, M ay 26, a ll are invited to
work a t the Dora cem etery, our an­ tive, taktng o long drink o f M r luke-
warm coffee to g ire tim e fb r Momia to
nual day to w ork and elect offioer* fo r
M eóme duly Im prem id, ” 1 mede my-
tM com ing year. A lso M ay 80 at e elf eearce."
one o’clock R ev. Elm er Shnmerd w ill
“ Too poor thlng.” exrlalm ed Momio
sympathetleaUy. ” 1 M dda ponk time,
to o
What yon ano te Jim I don*t
know. Last nlght M waa tM deedlt-
Farmers & Merchants Bank
o f Coquille, Oregon
quilla V a lley, it baa become necessary to increase tM voltage on
oar transm ission line between M arshfield find Coquille.
In or
der to do this w ork It is necessary to M v e tM current shut off
inch to cause our custom ers this in convenience