TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT MARCH 16, 1911
Editorial Snap Shots
<Jet busy and do something to
BÏ boost the city.
Everybody appear» to lie on
the anxious seat as to when and
where the United Railways will
continence operations in Tilla-
tnook.
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Some of tlie big timber owners
have paid their taxes under pro
test. We might have all done
the same, but what’s the line
when the tax collector has the
taxpayers over a barrel.
Nothing is gained by busi
ness men slashing prices and
underselling groceries, etc. The
suloon keepers are using differ
ent tactics, for booze is on the
jump—10c. for beer and 15c. for
whiskey since Home Rule went
into effect.
Say, Bro. Effenberger, that
editorial about th«* Necnrney
road has the ear marks of a fair
dasmel who likes to pose ns a
cow boy, armed to the teeth, ami
who Ims lots to sell, hasn’t it ?
W'e lieg the damsel’s pardon,
but Tillamook countv should
not squander the road fund for
the benefit of town site specu-
In the deaths of Mrs. S. W.
Conover and Mrs. Mary Phelps,
so suddenly removed from our
midst, the city bus lost two goo<l
women, who helped to brighten
the lives of other by their sweet,
amiable, unselfish dispositions,
and the world better for having
sojourned here. Both have gone
to their reward, leaving dear
friend» and relative» to mourn
over their departure.
Any effort to bond Tillamook
county for road work should I m *
fought to u finish.
We take
this stand because the large
amount of money raised each
•year in taxes is sufficient if pro
perly and economically expend
ed atid whicli should give the
county good roads. We contend
‘hat the county should wipe off
its indebetedness, get down to
> cash basis, keep within its
come and avoid having its
ad yoked up in the bondage
itsiness for additional road im
provements. This is where the
Headlight stands.
The mutter of tuxes is a burn
ing question just now with the
people of this city mid county,
in fact, there appears to lie gen
eral complaint in other parts of
the State, for it seems that mo. -
the different public I mk I ics have
more they want every year. It
is no easy mutter to curb the
disposition to run cities mid
counties into debt or fasten ii
heavy yoke of bondage upon
them for many years
But the
extravagant manner in which
public funds are appropriated,
doing the taxpayers no good
whatever, und eating up mi
enormous amount of tux money.
An instance of that was seen in
the lust State, or anti assem
blv, legislature, which appro
priated money with a lavish
hand, whether the taxpayers
like I it or not. It will need,
however, a loud protest from
the taxpayers before u check is
placed on the lavish mannyr in
which tax motie.i is used. Ano
ther thing, the high taxes in
this city is a detriment to it now
and impedes its progress and
development. We are glad to
hear that some of the business
incit see that some steps must
to taken to keep the tuxes down
before another levy is made.
There is not much prospect
of bur improvement* for »event)
year» and the new proposal by
Major Morrow could not be com
plied in, for it would take the
entire 'amount of tin* mouev
thut could t>e raised by bonding
and would leave nothing to ini
prove the channel to the buy,
which the people would not
stand for. The Port of Tillamook
was organized to improve the
U liter Hout and the slougll, tl)id
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nel ; in fact, a contractor with
the proper dredges would soon
have the work completed after
once starting in. What is now
wanted are plans so that con-
tractors can bid <>n ‘he work,
The fact that the Port had de
cided to do this work at once
would help stimulate business
in this city and set thing mov
ing. as well as more firmly es
tablish the fact that this city is at
the head of navigation and will
remain so.
The Port has l>een
expending its money keeping
the middle channel open on the
bay, which will always be a
source of expence every year for
maintenance until the natural
channel is opened up again.
fair appropriations.
In other
words, the governor raised no
objection to comity treasuries
lieing raided for that purpose,
but when it came ton few coun
ties asking for trivial sums of
money from the state treasury
so that the Farmers’ Associa
tions of this and other counties
could hold county' fairs, the
governor will not consent that
the state funds shall lie used for
that purpose, no matter how
commendable. We will again
refer to some of the appropria
tions made by the miti-assem-
bly, and most extravagant state
legislature, and which hail the
approval of the governor.
It
was wrong in his eyes to give
Tillamook county $1,500, to lit*
used for two county fairs, yet
the “Tax Eaters’’ set ured $9iXM>
to improve streets in the neigh-
liorhootl of the Agricultural Col
lege at Corvallis, besides the
large sums of $140,00 for addi
tional maintenance ami $270,1X10
for new buildings for the Agri
cultural College.
The ‘"Fax
Eater»’’ at Salem, besides the
enormous appropriations for the
state institutions at that place,
succeeded in railroading u bill
for $150,000 for annex to state
capitol. The “'Fax Eater»,’’ be
side» securing $324,25*2.98 for
maintenance <»f the University
of Oregon, managed to work
another $175,000 out of the tax
payers fora new library building
ut Eugene, and the “'Fax Ent
ers” got $IO,(XX> for a dormitory
at Monmouth Normal School.
All of which Governor W est ap-
i roved, as he did $.‘X>,XXX> for
Astoria centennial celebration,
but when Tillamook
coun'y
was wanting to celebrate tin*
coming of the iron hors«* and
the hardy sons of toil want to
exhibit what they have accom
plished in this Isittled up conn
try, the Governor put a quit*
tils on it and vetoed the small
appropriation that this county
was justly entitled to. Another
thing. Governor West vetoed
all the Rood toads hills prepared
by th«* Oregon Good Roads As
sociatiou.
It will I m * readily
seen that tin* “'Fax Eaters" can
pull th«* legs of th«* tnxpay«*rs
for large appropriations for tin*
state university, th«* agricultll
rill college ami normal s« ho«>l,
but anything that will help the
farmers in giving them goo«l
roads, the Governor hud to butt
in and throw overtioiiril th«*
efforts of thos«* who hud devoted
much time to boosting for goo«l
roods.
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failing to do that, the Port will
£fMue in for just criticism.
In
fact, there are those nmoirgst
our citizens who wonder why
the Port is so slow in getting
busy.
As long as then* was
We the l>art>era of Tillamook have
some hope of securing an appro agreed on tlie following prices to K"
print ion for the lair, it was hs into elicet Muy let, lull :
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well to go slow.
It is all off for
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some time, mill ns then* is noth
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nig to lie gained by putting this
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improvement off, the liest plan
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Beard
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would be to have the work
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started as soon as |»M«»ible, and
All other tonics
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in that event Tillamook City
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would have a deep channel to
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the bar a long time tieforv the
(Signevil.
bar <• improved
It will not
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«»otti.* to cut off the
take mnrh
much money
I.ATIMKM A MOWRHT.
jWslMWnd dte|>en th«* slough]
C. R. J ohnson
.
*~rf*r Sturg«*on «'ban
W. M H bastun .
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Th« Sap la Coagulated by the Action
of Pungent Smoko.
The Indusiry
industry ui
of cvucvtuig
collecting and »---
pre-
Tbe
paring rubber is carried on extensively
in the valley of the Amazon. There are
Harriets of many square miles owned
md operated by oue (»erson. The rub
ber trees are scattered more or less
plentifully among other trees that
yield no profit as yet.
Wlien one has secured a large tract
of forest land for the industry he puts
up a rough shelter upon it and en
cages Indian natives of the neighbor
hood to aid him in the work. Early in
the morning they start out to make
the rounds of the estate, for they must
get back to the riverside before the
heat of the day becomes too great.
They tap the trees, attach little tin
cups to catch the sap and take home
whatever sap may be collected.
The sap of the rubber tree Is a white
liquid of the consistency of goat's milk.
It is necessary that It be converted
Into n solid. This is effected by the
action of a pungent smoke that coagu
lates or curdles the milky fluid. For
this use the seeds of two different
kinds of palni are employed. The seeds
are put In an earthen Jar which has a
narrow neck, the bottom of which Is
jierforated with a number of square
boles. In this tbe palm nuts are
burned. The holes la tbe bottom of the
Jar admit a draft and cause a dense
smoke to issue from the neck.
The operator takes a paddle similar
to that with which he paddles his ca
noe and holds tbe blade of it over the
jar. Upon it he pours the milky Juice,
cup by cup. all the time turning the
blude so as to bring all parts of It into
tbe smoke. Tbe fluid is Instantly fixed
and adhere« to the wood or to the rub
ber already formed. This process Is
continued until a solid lump is formed
It is the only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape
that will iierhnps weigh sixteen
Cream of Tartar.
pounds. When the lump has grown
large enough for handling a slit is cut
Royal Cook Book—800 Recdptt—Fnt. Send Name and Addrtu.
In it and the blade is drawn out. A
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.
mass of rubber is left ready for ex
portation. It Is the Bmoke used in
coagulating the sap that gives crude
rubber the dark appearance familiar to
HIGH SCHOOL
FLASHES. that tlie Gem Theatre will not be every one.
able to hold all the multitude.
Natives who collect rubber have, cu
It seems that the Tennis Club is riously enough, little use for the ar
A great deal of absence has been
caused this week from the school rather slow in getting their court ticle. They do, however, devise play
It should be in condition things for their children by pouring
because of the run of grip which is levelled.
going through town at the present now so that when the rain comes the sap Into clay molds of birds, fishes,
time.
The onlv way that a Tilla- the ground could be settled and etc., and then crushing the clay and
mooker can keep well is to have the not have to be replowed.
, removing it.—New York Press.
rain fall and we will all be glad to
It is hoped that the different base
Pumps Versus Baths.
see n little of that fluid coming our ball teams of this county will get to
The poor are dirty because they can
way.
gether this spring and organize not afford to be clean and not from In
The base ball fans have been busy some kind of an association. The clination or choice. As the woman In
during tlie fine warm weather of the manager of oi*r team is busy at pre an English town said to the doctor
past two weeks, getting in shape for sent trying to put throngh such a who thoughtlessly suggested that her
child of six was old enough to be
the coming season.
By the time scheme.
washed. “It’s easy for you to talk of
the new ball grounds are ready for
washln’, with yer hot and cold taps,
use the boys will be in condition to
One-cent |K>stage will come some
but what are the likes of me to do
warm any local team up.
day, but not as long as one class of with only the loan of my neighbor’s
mail matter is handled with a loss pump?" In the multitude of schemes
Examinations are coming off
to the government of $62,000,000 a occupying the attention of public bod
again thia week and everyone is
ies the establishment and maintenance
getting another chance to tind out year.
of public wash houses, with due re
how much he has forgotten during
Congressman Tawney says that
gard to the prevention of the spread of
the last month.
Everyone looks the name "Dreadnought” was a
Infection, ought to take a foremost
scared at present but undonbtdedly new one to the world a half dozen place.—Medical Press and Circular.
that look will I m * gone by next Mon years ago. This is an error. The
day.
name was sung in a song of the
Tha Loyal Bookseller.
West a generation ago, a fact of
Certainly the loyalist bookseller on
Friday is the day when the Emer-
which such a good Westerner as record was the John Stubbs who of
aoniaiis come off with their month
Mr. Tawney should be advised.
fended Queen Elizabeth by publishing
ly program. It is doubtful whether
a book protesting against the propos«sl
it will run as smooth as usual as
A|>piirently Representative Mann
marriage with the "Imp of the crown
their president returned from Sea of one of the Chicago districts is to of France.” The unhappy man was
side ain. e the last meeting.
be selected as the Republican leader condemned to suffer the loss of his
It's coming and ’twill soon be. in the House which meets on April right hand, which was accordingly
chopped off with a butcher's knife in
All the time possible is being spent 4. Usually this post goes to the re
tiring speaker after his party meets the market place at Westminster. "I
on the play which is to be given by
a defeat at the polls. In thia case, remember.” says Camden, “standing
the Ciceronian Dramatic Club the
by Stubb«, who, as soon as bls right
evening of the2ltli. It will not be of however, the ex-speaker refuses that hand was off. took off his hat with his
the average kind of show but an ex position. He is willing to let the left and cried aloud. ’God save the
traordinary reproduction of two of arduous duties of the post go to a queen!’ The next moment he faint
the wittiest and most clever playlets younger man. After having served ed”—"The Romance of Bookselling.”
ever acted on n stage in this city. eight years as speaker, or a longer
Easy Indolsncs.
The fact that the plays are a rare time than any otl er man excep.
“A good turkey dinner and mince
treat within themselves is enough Clay, he feels that he has sufficient
to bring vast crowds but when peo honor for the moment, and the dis pie.” said a New York raconteur, "al
ways put us in a lethargic mood-make
ple know that the net proceeds go tinction of leading the minority in
us feel. In fact, like the natives of
the
coming
Congress
goes
to
Mann
to the Gilford Stillwell Park they
Noia Chuck/.
of
the
same
state.
will come in such large numbers
"In Noia Chucky one day I said to
a man:
” 'What Is the principal occupation
of this town?1
“ ’Waal, boss.’ the man answered,
yawning, ’in winter they mostly sets
ou the east side of the bouse and toi
lers the sun around to the west, and
In the uummer they sets on the west
side and follerà the shade around to
the east'"
Lightness and Flavor
Found in the finest biscuit, rolls, cake,
etc., is due to the absolute purity,
fitness, and accurate combination
of the ingredients of the
Royal Baking Powder
The best things in cook
ery are always made with
the Royal Baking Powder.
Hence its use is universal
—in the most celebrated
restaurants, in the homes
of the people, wherever de
licious,wholesome food is appreciated
Royal Baking Powder
is sold in every civilized country,
the world over.
Ship By the Anvil.
The Twin Screw ship Anvil is now
making regular rutin to this port
from Portland,
with pusaengers
und freight.
She (sunder gooil clean manage
ment, am! the patronage of the pub
lic is solicited, and courteous treat
ment will la* shown to one and all.
Have your shipments consignol
enre Str. Anvil, Albera thick No. A
Porrland. lire. For information in
quire of D. I- Shrixle, Tillamook, Or.
GATHERING RUBBER.
a man feels the necessity of being in
two places at the same time he goes to the
nearest telephone and sends his voice.
It is not exactly the same thing, but when a man
talks hundreds of miles in opposite directions from the
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•------ it
•- * is about
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same
Heil *»•_>-_
Telephone,
as good.
In the daily use of the telephone a man travels all
------- * by wire in a - few minutes.
-
s
over town
It j L
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easy to travel all over the state and other states by
means of the universal Long Distrnce Service of the
i»_ii System.
«-*- -•—
Bell
PACIFIC
TKLMPHONK
AND
TKLKURAPH COMPANY.
Every Hell Telephone is the Center
of the System.
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SPECTER SHIPS.
Legend« of Shadowy Craft of the New
England Coast.
The coast of New England has nu-
meruus legends couceruiug specter
ships firmly believed by the rugged
fishermen, who assert stoutly that ou
various occasions glimpses of the
.— been seen. , fol
shadowy craft have
lowed invariably by fatal disaster.
Tbe specter of the I’aleutlne is occa
sionally seen ou Long Island sound
and is the foreruuuer of a gale of
wind. She was a Dutch trading ves
sel and was wrecked off Block island
in 1752. The wreckers, it is said, made
short work of her. stripping her fore
and aft and setting fire to the bull.
As she drifttal blazing off the coast a
human form was visible amid the
flames, the form of a female passen
ger, left to perish on tlie doomed
craft. Since and generally u[>on the
anniversary of the wr«*ck a phantom
ship with tUazing bull, charred spars
and scorched sails and rigging has
been seen crulsiug off Block island.
Whittier recorded tbe legend in
graceful verse as well as that of a
ghostly cruiser thut Nailed from a
New England port of her last voyage,
which be termed "The Dead Ship of
Salem." In tbe seventeenth century a
ship was about to sail from Salem to
England. Her cargo was on board,
sails bent and passengers on deck,
when two passengers came hurrl«»dly
off and engaged passage. Tbe couple
were a young man and a young wo
man, who. so tradition records, were
remarkable for their bearing aud beau
ty.
Who they were or whence they came
no one In Salem town could tell. The
ship being detaiued by adverse winds,
the mysterious couple excited tbe sus
picions of the townspeople, who view-
ed them as uncanny and prophesied
disaster to the vessel If allowed to sail
tn her. But the master, a bluff and
stern sailor, refused to listen and final
ly departed on a Friday.
The vessel never reached her desti
nation and was never spoken, but later
In tbe year incoming vessels reported
sighting a craft with luminous rigging
and sails and shining hull and spars.
She was sailing with all canvas set
against tbe wind, with a crew of dead
men standing In the shrouds and lean
ing over the rail, while upon the quar
terdeck stood a young and beautiful
couple.—New-Y’ork Herald.
MAKING UMBRELLAS.
The Work of Assembling the Frames
and Putting on Covers.
In most umbrella factories the task
of turning out ribs and stems is left to
other factories making a specialty of
those parts. These are sent to the
manufacturer, and the man whose
work It Is to assemble the parts in
serts a bit of w ire Into the small holes
at the end of the ribs, draws them to
gether about the main rod and adjusts
the ferrule.
In cutting the cloth or silk seventy-
five thicknesses or thereabouts are ar-,
ranged upon a table at which skilled
operators work. In one department
there are girls who operate hemming
machines. A thousand yards of hem
med goods Is a day’s work for one of
these girls. The machines doing this
Job attain a speed of some 3,000 rev
olutions a minute. After the hemming
has been done the cloth or silk Is cut
into triangular pieces with a knife, as
before, but with n pattern laid upon
the cloth. The next operation is the
sewing of the triangular pieces to
gether by machinery.
The covers and frames are now
ready to be brought together. In all
there are twenty-one pluces where the
cover is to be attached to the frame,
The handle is next glued on, and the
umbrella Is ready for pressing and in-
spection.
By far the greater number of um
brellas today are equipped with wood
en handles. A large variety of mate
rials may, however, lie used. Gold and
silver quite naturally enter into the
construction of the more expensive
grades of umbrellas.
A wooden handle may be quite ex
pensive. though, by reason of the wood
used.—Harper’s Weekly.
The Turning of the Worm.
“I guess it’s true that the worm
turned,” growled the farmer boy to
himself as he wearily twisted the
handle of the grindstone round and
round. “I’ve read It in the Third
Beader at school, an’ I've heard it said
time an' again. I don't know whether
he turned over in lied, or turned some
Raising ths Wind.
different color, or turned out badly, or
Dannhauer would gamble his ____
laut how the dingnation lie turned, bnt
cent. That was his great weakness what I’m here to say Is that If the
He went home one evening after a t>a<l worm turned the grindstone when he
day He looked tired.
didn't have to he was a dum fooll
"Wife.” he said, "have you got any There!”—Success Magazine.
thing to eatV
"Yes, lots of things.” the wife said.
On Schedule Tim«.
"Well, cook up everything you've got
A young member of a certain family
—everything.”
had the measles, and the family was
“Gracious: Are you that ‘ hungry?
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quarantined
One of the little girls
“I'm not hungry at all. I'm going to spoke from an open window to a
sell the stove.”—Kansas City Star.
neighbor inquiring Into the state of
her health:
Thoughtful Maud.
“No, ’m.” she said, “I haven't got
Maud—Yrs. I got paps to buy r. ’em yet but I expect to have 'em day
vacuum cleaner for mother Jessica — after tomorrow.”—Lippincott's.
flow thoughtful! Maud—Yes. Mother
la a little stiffened up wtth rheuma
A Bad Boy.
tism. you know, and I U«xi to feel so
Bertie—I don't want to go to tied yet,
sorry to see her trying to use the
I want to see you and Mr. Shep
broom that I always left home on herd play cards. Lucie—Ybu wicked
sweeping day —Cleveland Plain Deal- boy. to think we should do such a
thing! We never do It! Bertie—But I
“There's a
"Yes: the
aenetn. the
I Washington
Rich and Poor.
difference In children."
poor man’s children are
rich mans liabilities
Herald
heard mamma tell you to mind how
yon play«*d your cards when Mr Shep
herd came.
A •mile.
A smile betrays a kind heart, a pleas
ant friend, an affectionate brother, a
dutiful son. a happy husband It adds
a charm to beauty, and It brauttflas the
fbee of the deformed.