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