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Tillamook ADVERTISING RATES. Legal Advertisements. First Insertion, per line...............$ .10 Each subsequent insertion, line. •OS Business and professional cards one month ................................ i 00 H omestead Notices .................... 5.00 Timber Claims ............................ 1000 1 .05 Locals per line each insertion. Display advertisement, an inch, .50 one month .................................. All Resolutions of Condolence oc -r.d Lodge Notices, per line .05 Cards of Thanks, per line N-tices. Lost, Strayed or Stolen etc., minimum rate, not ex ./< ceeding five lines ... . never had much religious education, have never studied the bible or early iw little or church history, I nothing about in or Greek Writ, who manuscript ot elves up as undertake to * natters and I is nothing p \ an \\ ink dent import- It s io not pro ance to r controversy * rrfnfi.' tc -- oubt. if the rk» Xo want it . < It tv ¿eb ate in public Mr \ an W iek Headlight, Sonic of the timber men have caused a good deal of agitation in this coun ty recently in an attempt to run the county court and as there appears to be some difference of opinion among st them over the 50 per cent nota tions. some of the timbermen are in the same class as the dairymen assessed at 50 per cent more than other timber owners. The President's Duty. May 13, »1OI0 the short distance and direct communication between the two county seats. It is beneficial to us be cause of the fact Tillamook County will receive much better judicial ser vice than heretofore, due to more frequent terms of court and the in tentions, so I am informed, of Judge Bagley, in order to expedite letiga- tion, is to hold special terms of court here from time to time, as occasions require. It is reasonable to say that by reason of this, large sums of mon^ ey will be saved the taxpayers and that lit'igants will be saved much time and annoyance. Lastly, the legal business of Washington County has reached proportions such as made it absolutely necessary, in order to re lieve the congestion, that a new dis trict be created, therefore a combina tion most beneficial to both counties was brought about. Respectfully, F. R. Beals. New Feed Prices. President Wilson wants to hear from public opinion before deciding w hat action to take in regard to the slaughter of American passengers on . , e------ Tit : the Lasitanu by a the Lusitania by German submarines has caused a sen- Senator Stone and Speaker Clark de RATF.S OF SUBSCRIPTION ’ h- Vmed States because preciate any expression of public (Strictly in Advance $ 1C .5. ; ever tev Americans opinion on this one topic, which is One yea« .... *x Six months .. " s :•> only a small and in- uppermost in the people’s minds. If .w . 1' h the public opinion is thus stifled it can Three month« Gieimi ~ -rd’s treatment of a not make itself heard by the Presi THE TILLAMOOK HEADUG- " * sm Q eif try like Belgium. But both dent and he will be deprived of its ci latt ns of inter- guidance. The Oregonian has no hesitation in satMll law and were premeditated. (We beg F. R. Beals’ pardon. It was . - higher the cultivation great- expressing its opinion. As between A. G. Beals w-ho sent a telegram to - war. This last act of Great Britian and Germany we are Bro. Trombley sh . Governor Withycombe asking him to utral but as between the United ■ir;.i?m places the United States er for the purpose i-r • approve the bill, and F. R. Beals has „.ates and Germany we are for the ;n e-.cbarrasing position, for it must Democratic free tn • admitted doing the same thing while The United States. hustling, wide awake : ' detend its rights and citizens, in Portland. Our “serious blunder” is Lusi- The torpedo which struck the treaty that bound Germany not to Nehalem bay. Twrhr — • ■ s ag ’ and in saying it was a petition instead of when tania killed American citizens, invade Belgium was violated was full of lite and *c - ‘ let t?- I blow telegrams." But A. G. Beals endeav dav the town is dead a*d hundreds of the war lord of Europe forced his the hand which fired it struck a The ored to obtain endorsements of sever through them at this nation, troops through that country, leaving its citizens have rr re: i • 1 death and destruction in its wake, and wrong thus done cannot be redressed al leading citizens to his telegram, - -o------ who refused to sign it. So what is the Because the last ' - iget did not con notwithstanding that President Wil by an expression of regret for the use of quibbling. It might be well to consequence of the deed, accompani son told Germany that she will be tain an item for recruisr < certain ask if there are any body else in the timber, where there is a dispute as to held to a "strict accountability” for ed by a defense of the deed itself. county in favor of the bill with the That defense carries with it the im loss of American property or life, the the amount, that should not be an of F. R. and A. G. Beals exception obstacle in the way. If the timber is war lord seems to have deliberately plication that the deed will be repeat Trombley? It was a politi- and C. E. ed unless we comply with the de rc-cruised this year and it is found planned the destruction of American cal frame up which cannot be denied mands of Germany. Those demands vessels and American citizens. No that from 25 to 50 per cent should be 1 I and if these gentlemen want the added, a few thousand dollars for re one wants to involve the United are that we abandon our neutrality by odium of forcing something on the becoming in effect her ally. Ger States in this cruel and inhuman war, 1 cruising will be comparatively noth but there is a strong sentiment that it many's campaign of torrorism is people of Tillamook County that they ing to the increase in taxes. is true that some of the crowned heads calculated to cause us to abandon J never wanted, it is up to them to car ■ ■ - o------ ry it. The other part of Mr. Beals’ The Nehalem Valley Reporter is of Europe should come off, for it is neutrality, but in the opposite direc-1 letter won’t hold water. Judge Belt dead, not being able to survive Dem generally conceded that they are res tion to that she desires. The United had given decided satisfaction and ponsible for militaryism and bringing States cannot be terrified into es ocratic Free Trade, for it was that would have done so in the future. So which put Wheeler on the bum. The about the war, which is nothing more pousing the cause of Germany. on the score that a new district would President Wilson warned Germany, or less than wholesale murder on a snap shot man hasn't been invited to before that country opened a sub save litigants money that is all tom the funeral, but we hope this won’t be gigantic scale. marine campaign of massacering neu my rot and misleading. All there is to necessary, for the next election will It may be of interest to our readers trals, that she would be held to strict this controversy is that the people of decide the point whether the big saw I mill will resume or remain idle The to know that a law becomes effective I accountability. Now that Germany the county did not want the change, Reporter may remain dead for a long this month that will subject all tax has made good the threat, it is incum- and that the Beals’ did. The editor levying districts and corporate bodies bent upon him to make good his cannot close his eyes to the fact that time yet. and organizations, 1. except cities hav- [ warning. The nation looks to him as the Beals’ have been interested in a The State Grange is in heaven this ing a population of over 150,000, to , its chosen head to vindicate its honor good many law suits, directly and week, that is if a Tillamooker’s the budget laws provided for coun to uphold the right of its citizens to indirectly, in the circuit court in re theory of that place is correct. A ties. This, it seems, applies to cities, travel the seas unmolested by the cent years, and that not one word is certain evangelist was holding a re- school districts, and every corporate' deliberate act of other nations and to said in this letter how the Washing vival meeting in Tillamook some few body, and they will have to publish a,| exact appropriate reparation for the ton County politicians railroaded the done. Whatever bill through the senate after it had years ago, and addressed a native of budget of what money is needed for I wrongs already this neck of the woods in this way, the coming year. Another law that' I means he may choose, provided they been defeated.—Ed.) "Say Brother, don't you wan’t to go has passed limits the levying of taxes are adequate to the purpose, the Na to heaven?" To which he replied, “No in the several taxing districts and‘pro tion will stand by him. The United Low Bids for Road Work Let by not by a long shot. Tillamook is good hibits the levying of a greater amount States Government exists for the pur County Court. ----- o------ of revenue on assessed value of the pose of protecting the lives, liberty, enough for me!" I year 1915 than the larger amount and property of American citizens at April 17th. I In the matter of the petition of abroad. Any The Ellison-White Chautauqua Sys leved on the assessed value of cither I home ‘ and ■■■VI auiuau. .nny means 1 which the year 1913 or of the year 1914, plus fall short of accomplishing this > end Alex Anderson, jr., for a county road, tem must think county editors are a lot of “muts”. We have received a six per cent.” There is this provision, will not suffice. viewers were appointed, including R. The Oregonian repeats that it is not L. Shreve, Alex McDonald and F. E. great wad of material, enough to fill however, that “If any board of levy two pages, with a request that we or any officer that is charged with neutral in any issue between any Hobson. publish it. It takes money to run the duty of levying a tax in any tax other country and the United States. In the matter of a petition of J. F. Chautanquas, and it takes money to ing district except the state, shall be 1 he only reason or excuse for a so- Bradley for a county road, R. L. run newspapers, and we do not pro of the opinion that the amount of tax called neutrality, in a crises likely to Shreve, Alex McDonald and F. E. pose to he one of those who do the limited by this Act will be insufficient affect the destiny of the United Hobson were appointed viewers. advertising for nothing and the other for the needs of such taxing district States and the life and liberty of its F. E. Hobson was appointed coun for the current year, the question of people, is cowardice, sheer cowardice ty road master at a salary of $200 per fellows to pocket the money. ------O------ an increased levy may be submitted 1 an attribute just now not becoming month for eight months. Said a Portland contractor who bid to the voters.” We will gamble that to any American citizen or American In the matter of bids for crushed on some of the county work last some "special interests” railroaded newspaper. The Oregonian would be rock, the following bids were reject week. “I ran get as many men as 1 these too bills through the state legis- ] I ashamed, at such a time, to confess ed: Sam McVey, 77%c. per cubic yd.; want in Portland at a dollar a day laliirc for the express purpose of keep- I , by silence that it had no opinions, or, Tillamook Bay Construction Co. $1.00 and board." Is that what the Demo- ing their taxes down. Here is another having them, feared to express them. at Manhattan and $1.50 within a rad •crats call reducing the price of living? law; “And it is hereby made the duty —Oregonian. ius of four miles from Fletch Wilson It's going to hit a whole lot of our assessors and tax collectors, to sub farm, and $1.00 at 61 mile post on P. citizens hard who have been figuring mit all questions arising with them Didn't Have Much to Quibble Over. R. & N.; Miami Quarry Co., 91c. at on road work to help them out and which affects the construction of tax Miami Quarry. pay their store bills by bringing in and revenue laws of the State of Ore Editor Headlight:— The court allowed H Crenshaw men from outside to do county work. gon to the State Tax Commission.” In an editorial appearing in the last $60.65 for expenses connected with But such is competition. t issue of the Headlight in comment county charges. We are glad to hear that those who ing on the bill creating the Nine- May 5th. \\ e arc going to probe our free purposed circulating petitions for the ' teenth Judicial District of the State In the matter of the petition of Geo. trade. Democratic friend (Bro. re-call of Assessor Johnson have ' of Oregon, you make the following Locrpabel for a vacation of a county I romblcs I again. Most of our read changed their minds. As we stated statement in your efforts to attach road, the same was allowed. ers wilt remember that he was “bug last week it was foolish to attempt to the responsibility of its creation to In the matter of the petition of L. gy" on the Oregon System a few- make the assessor the “goat" because people you refer to “to the politicians Stuivenga for a gateway, this was years ago, which was to cure all he fell back on the county t ' and those consorting with them”, ' continued. political ills and boss rule. Now we records in making his assessment of to-wit: “But it seems that a few per- | In the matter of the petition of will prove conclusively that Bro. timber and would leave the matter in ' sons, including F. R. Beals and A. G. Fred Lange for a county road, the Trombley turned "floppcr" again, the same situation after the election Beals, who, we were informed, pre same was rejected. and lined up with the political tricks \\ c would like to ask our readers pared a petition and a few persons In the matter of an casement for a ters. The Oregon System was passed what they would do, if they were in signed it, which was sent or wired to county road crossing from the P. R. to give the people an opportunity to the assessor’s place when ‘ they saw Governor Withycombe as Tillamook & N„ it was accepted and placed on pass on any bill passed by the state that the county cruise gave a certain County's indorsement of the bill.” file. legislature. It was the politicians who amount of timber ami a side note Now. the facts are that I was not In the matter of application of Mrs. railroaded the new judiciary hill stating 50 per cent was to be added in I illamook County at the time the E. L. Courts, for reimbursement for through the state legislature and to the amount of timber? They will petition in question was prepared and I expenses of funeral of E. L. Courts, created another office for the tax- probably agree with us that some of circulated and had no knowledge dynamite while in the employ of the payers to pay for it. but when it umc the timber owners arc assessed SO whatever of the matter until I read dynamite while in the emplay of the to submitting the bill to a vote of the per cent less than they should be or vour editorial. Further, I did not county, for $150.00. was continued. people Bro. Trombley balked and op the 50 per cent notation should be re know that a bill had been introduced The following claims were continu pose«! it. moved from the county records, and m the legislature, creating the new ed: the proper method, and the fairest, district, until after its passage when Rosenberg Bros............... We have refused to publish a long is to have this timber recruised where ........ $21.45 reply by the Christian Science So there are these notations. No one mv attention was called to it in Port Bay City Examiner .... ........ 16.00 land. After satisfying myself that it A. F. Coats Lumber Co. ciety to Rev. Van Winkle*, sermon wants to assess the timber higher ..... 39 40 was a meritorious measure I did per Mutual Telephone............ on Christian Science which was pub than it i«, but it is as plain as the ........ 990 sonally approve the bill and so ad Rosenberg Bros.............. lished in the Headlight recently, for nose on a man's face that if this tim ........ 16.40 vised the Governor. It is therefore In the matter of the the reason that the Christian Science ber has been assessed at so per cent — petition of party resembles the Progressive par below its real amount, then the farm apparent. Mr. Editor that you have George F. Chaphe to operate an elec- trie light and power system on Gari ty. One is all Eddyism and the other ers have been assessed twice as much made a very serious blunder. \\ hile on this subject, if you will in- baldi beach the same was permitted. all Teddyism. It does not matter as some of the timber in the county. what kind of a religious doctrine or We think that Assessor Johnson has du’Me me with a little more space, I.| .1 Bids on County Roads. desire to say that Tillamook County, theory some persons may propound, done the right thing in wanting this Squires Road. nr how foolish or illogical, there are matter straightened out and is de with only $8000 added cost per an . P. A. Sandberg .................. ... $2,254.04 always a lot of foolish, misguided per serving of praise, not criticism, for num. wilt derive much benefit by Tillamook Bay Construction sons to take it up and believe in it places county officials in an ent- reason of the creation of the new Ju Company................. 2.38590 something that is not religion. There barrising position until such time as dicial District. The grouping of Tilla Jeffrey & Bufton ... 2,624.49 -are persons in this city who have the matter is straightened out right. mook and Washington Counties, as a Lyst r & Johnson . 4.50650 Judicial District, it logical because of | A. Arstell, accepted. I 1.925.90 Editorial Snap Shots I Reduction in the Price of Meat. As our Grass Fed Cattle are now ready for the Market, we are' making the following Prices on our Meats, for CASH • $ ? BEEF POT ROAT . At 12Ac- and 13£c. per pound. At 15c. per pound. RIB ROAST . At 11c. per. pound. RIB BOIL . At 10c. per pound. BRISKET BOIL At 12Ac. to 15c. per pound. STEAKS At 11c. and 12’>c. per pound. CORN BEEF HAMBURGER STEAK . At 12jc. per pound. $ $ These Prices are guaranteed on Tillamook I' Products, ? Price List on U.S. Inspected Prime Steers from Portland. • ! SIRLOIN STEAKS At 20c. per pound, i ROUND STEAKS . At 18c. per pound, I POT I U7 1 1\Ui ROAST \ o 1 BEEF.At 1J I / I / I 16c. per pound. ’ SHORT RIBS AND PLATE BOILS . At 12c. to 15c. per pound, < ► Prime RIB ROASTS, At 18c. per pound. These Prices are subject to change. <! . ,, Tillamook Meat Company 3 lie Ford is lighter than any other car of its size and power. Light weight means economy. Economy in gasoline consump tion. Economy in tire expense. Economy in repair bills—less than two cents a mile for operation and upkeep. 'let with all it« lightweight the Ford is the strongest sturdiest car that is built. It is the longest lasting car. Vanadium steel is responsible for that. “Anti fatigue” steel, scientists call it—the strongest, tough est steel put into automobile construction. Buyers will share in profits if we sell at retail .300,000 new Ford cars between August 1914 and August 1915 Runabout $440 ; Touring Car $490 ; Town Car $690 ; Ccupelet $750 ; Sedan $975, f. o. b. Detroit with all equipment. M. D. ACKLEY. Local Agent. Tillamook Oregon Tillamook Garage and Machine Shop. OPPOSITE THE SAW MILL. Gasoline anil Cylinder Oils, Auto Repairing done at Reasonable Figures, Work guaranteed. ¡a LAWVER & SLYTER, Pr< Green Timber Road. P. A. Sandberg, accepted... I $1,287.25 Jeffrey & Bufton .................. 2.358.45 Tillamook Bay Construction Co., accepted .................... 1,790.35 A.Arstill .................................. 2.254.75 ' W. S. Cone Road. P. A. Sandberg, accepted .. $1,503.75 Jeffrey & Bufton .................. 2,442.16, Tillamook Bay Construction Company ............................ 2,002.7 5 Pacific City Road. P. A. Sandberg, accepted /.. $2,237.19 Jeffrey & Bufton .................. 2,807.96 Bayocean Road. P. A. Sandberg, accepted .. . $t,887.04 1 illamook Bay Construction Company................................ 2,190.70 A. Arstill ................................ 1,898.50 Jeffrey & Bufton .................. . 2,190,70 The County Clerk was ordered -------- 1 to advertise for bids for the construct ion of parts of Garibaldi-Wheeler and Bayocean roads; also for wood. I Rutherford Goes to Eugene. W. R. Rutherford, superintendent of McMinnville schools, has been ap . pointed superintendent of the Eugene school system to suceed C. I- Collin’- He was chosen principal of the Eu gene High School eight years »1°' but did not except the position. Mr. Rutherford was born in Oregon his father, Charles O. Rutherford, being a stockman, and early judge of Harney County. He was educated at Corvallis and later at the XJonmotith Normal School. He taught at City, was elected superintendent ° the Tillamook schools, then went W Stanford University to continue •** education. He returned to Tillam0®*' for one year, and was then elected to his present position in McMinnvill*- The salary is $2,400. “ MONEY.” The mint makes it and under th* Call For City Warrants. terms of the Continental MortgM* All warrants on the General Fund Company you can secure it at 6 $** will be paid on presentation except cent for any legal purpose on apPrflflr ing warrants No. 1343 and No. 1514. ed real estate. Terms easy, **" "* Interest ceases this 3rd day of May, your wants and we will co-opet*** >9«5- with you. M. W. Harrison, PETTY 4 COMPANY. City Treasurer. 513 Denham Building Denv«r, Col*