Tillamook headlight., December 24, 1914, Image 3

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Editorial Snap Shots
We want to call attention of judges
and clerks of election that no person
can vote at the recall election who
have not taken out their final papers.
The United States is supposed to
be neutral in the European war. It is
nothing of the kind. How can it be
neutral when the United States is
furnishing the allied armies with all
kinds of war material and food?
We want to extend our warm con­
gratulations to Commissioners fa r-
mer and Sappington for giving Bay-
ocean justice. They should have the
thanks of every fair minded citizen
who are desirous of playing fair.
Suppose the state Engineer should
decide that the present roads and
bridges at Nehalem were sufficient
and it was not necessary to build
more for the State Highway how and
where would the Nehalem people
stand?
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It may be considered only a trival
matter, but so many of our citizens
have allowed their faucets to remain
open to prevent freezing, that they
have jeopardized the safety of the
city. For two weeks there have not
been sufficient water and pressure to
fight fire. Something should be done
to prevent this.
A number of persons came in from
Portland to express their views at the
budget meeting, but were not given
an opportunity. Amongst these were
Mr. Clements, president of the Port­
land Automobile
Club, who had
$ao,opo under his hat to help out with
road work in this. county. He went
away disgusted by the manner in
which the meeting was held.
Owing to the fact that none of the
candidates in the recall election arc
representing the G. O. P„ the snap
shot man has not become at all en­
thused, and for the further reason
that this is an attorney’s fight, who
are generally pretty good scrappers,
we thought it best not to butt in and
to allow them to scrap it out amongst
themselves. We have a pretty good
idea who will be the next district
attorney.
Some of the timbermen may not
agree with us, but they are helping
the bonding sentiment for a hard-
surfaced highway the entire length of
the county, by butting into county af­
fairs, the consensus of opinion being
that the timber men were so anxious
to have the budget agreed to for fear
that the taxpayers would vote mon
money for road work. And the meet-
ing did so, making an increase of ic
per cent in the budget figures.
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The snap shot man was greatly dis­
appointed by the manner which the
taxpayers’ meeting was conducted. Il
seems strange that our citizens can­
not grasp the situation that these
meeting are called to give the tax­
payers an opportunity to discuss the
items in the budget, and offer argu
ments in favor of or against them be
fore the County Court. The manner
in which the first budget meeting
was held was a disgrace and that heli1
on Monday was somewhat on the
same par. We protest most emphatic
ally against a system that will allow
every Tom, Dick and Harry who at­
tends budget meetings to vote in
txvor of lowering or increasing tax­
ation. Everybody seemed to have a
right to vote, whether they were tax­
payers or outsiders. We cannot help
expressing our impression that it
looked to us that it was only another
illustration of the Oregon System
gone crazy. Taxpayers were at the
meeting on Monday from Portland
and different parts of the county to
express their views, but they were not
given any opportunity to do so. Some
few timbermen were so anxious to
have the budget agreed to that they
made a motion to accept it, without
first giving the taxpayers an oppor­
tunity to be heard, which was out of
order. This remark applies also to the
motion that the budget be accepted
with the addition of providing for the
. survey of the State Highway. We
hope another year that the budget
meeting will be conducted according
to the spirit of the law, and that is to
give every citizen an opportunity to
be heard pro and con on any of the
items in the budget, leaving it to
court to make any changes it sees
on this interpretation of events. Rro.
Trombley in his accustomed roll of
spreading out and straddling the fence
in an effort to please all the people
and all factions at one and the satn
time, and no man has ever succeeded
in doing this except by keeping his
mouth shut. When such men attempt
to write, the loop-holes in their so-
called arguments become painfully
apparent and disgust men capable of
sound reasoning.
We understood
that this recall election was instituted
for the purpose of recalling the dis­
trict attorney whom the grand jury
allege was incompetent, and of sub­
stituting a more competent man. if
this is the case, it would seem to us
that all arguments adduced should be
in keeping with the motive and spirit
of the recall, and certainly and argu­
ment to the effect that a certain can­
didate has always been an ardent
hard working “dry” man does not
strike us as very appropriate, for we
do not consider this a “wet” or “dry”
fight. It shouldn’t be. Particularly is
this so if the “drys” are not to be
credited with the motive of this cam
paign. Rro. Trombley would have us
understand that they are simply par­
asites taking advantage of a political
situation which they were in no wise
instrumental in bringing about. We
play no favorites in this election but
we are convinced that such arguments
as we have alluded to will not pro­
mote the candidacy of the gentleman
but, on the contrary will operate
against him because it lacks good
logic and good common sense.
The Peace Propagandists.
Since the death of Lord Roberts,,
some conspicuous figures in the intel­
lectual world who had for years dedi­
cated their efforts to the peace prop­
aganda are showing us the inconsis­
tencies ol life. Great Britian, which,
before the beginning of the war, had
been excessively eulogized for not
yielding to the ‘Senseless clamor of
unreal dangers,” is now being almost
as excessively denounced by some of
the same school for having failed to
to take the dead soldiers’ advice in
favor of preparedness.
This is a hard time for peace propa­
gandists, and it would be both ungen­
erous and unfair to criticise them
severely for whatever mental or mor-
al lapses they may fall into, “The
times are out of joint” for them more
than for any of the rest of us. While
the world secs now that their propa­
ganda was a much more safe and sane
one than that of maintaining vast
military encampments to serve as a
constant incitement to wars, it also
finds them, practically abandoning
their cult to preach of the necessity of
always keeping a sword in the scab­
bard and always keeping a hand on
its hilt. The reflections of peace prop­
agandists eulogizing Lord Roberts
for that he stood in Great Britian for
compulsory military
services and
nearly everything else in the mainten­
ance of a great military establishment
is one of the most lugubrious inci­
dents the war has shown us.
It is conceivable that, after the war
is ended, the peace propagandists
may find a rehearing. But what then
will become of the reasonings of such
of them as hold that all nations
should be prepared for war, no longer
under the now exploded delusion that
all-around preparedness will make
war unlikely, but with the under­
standing that war is inevitable and
that it is wise to be ready for it? If
that is to be a part of the future peace
propaganda, the fact will not mean a
continuation of the war any more
than the other sort of peace propa­
ganda, which frowned on the conten­
tion that wars would never cease,
has made them to cease. The safest
peace propaganda with which to fol­
low the war will be organized support
of the plan to maintain an internat­
ional fleet andarmy to fight any na­
tion refusing to arbitrate. This, of
course, would not be the elimination
of war. It would, in fact, be recog­
nized of it, and of its possibility and
inevitability. But since the peace prop
agandist are recognizing it as individ­
uals, they had as well do so in or­
ganized ways.
The time for celebrating the cen­
tenary of the singing of the Treaty of
Ghent is almost here. So far as Ghent
is concerned the ceremony will have
to be of the most hostile character.
DR. WENDT
Eye Special, st,
Fit Glasses at
With his accostomed lack of cogent
Guaranteed
Reasonable
Prices.
reasoning and perspicuity, Bro. Trom­
bley informs his readers editorially
that the ,’drys" are not responsible
for this recall election and in the
next sentence he favors the candidacy
of a certain gentleman on the ground
that he is "dry’". If it is a fact as he
claims, that the "drys’ ’are not re­
sponsible for this recall election, then
it is also true that in case the present
official is recalled they are not to be
credited with any initiative in the
matter. We imagine that certain "dry'
people that are not afraid of their
convictions will not look very kindly
PATTI
Headlight,
STOOD PAT.
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December 24,
1914
DEADLY SHRAPNEL
r
Sh« Wanted Her Money Before 8he
Sang, and She Got It.
Good "Man Killer*," but Their Effec­
tiveness Is Limited.
One of Adelina Patti's peculiarities
Shrapnel, so called after their Iu
was that she never sang a note until veutor. the British General Shrapnel.
she had her salary either paid or so
■ re thin cases of tough steel eoutatu-
fully assured that there was no doubt I ing a large number of bullets-in the
as to her getting It. When she sang I British artillery 2t>3 and iu the French
at the Academy of Music, in New
■ nd German 3u0-wlth a small burst
York, at one time the manager was
charge at the base of the projectile
sorely put about to find money to pay | | Ing
The bursting charge bleaks the thin
her. but she always stoutly refused to
steel case, wheu the bullets sweep tor­
sing until she had her salary.
I ward with the velocity imparted to tile
One night nt a quarter past 8 her
representative went to him and said: projectile by the guu. Shrapnel are
“Madaui Is all dressed except her ' regarded as go«xl “tmiu killers." hut
shoes. She wdll put those ou when I they are quite ineffective ag: illusi
! buildings, where shells are deadly.
she get:» the money.”
The manager, half distracted, rushed For the attack of field guns and build­
about the bouse and sueceoled In rais­ ings and for action against troops in
ing one half the amount due the prims I trenches most armies employ howitz­
donna, which lie hastily sent to her. ers, which are short, squat guns that
But another quarter of an hour passed, toss their projectiles high iu the air.
and. though the audience showed great high angle fire.
in the British army every division
Impatience, there was no Patti, where­
has fifty-four field guns and eighteen
at the manager ran to her room.
"My dear madam, why do you not howitzers. These howitzers are of 4.5
go on? I have sent you half the mon­ inch caliber, tiring a shell 4.5 inch In
ey. and the rest will reach you before diameter and weighing thirty-five
the end of the Urst act.”
pounds. They have a range of 7.200
Patti smiler! dolefully, exhibited the 1 yards, which Is 1.000 yards greater
tips of her feet and said: "You see. I than the range of the British field gun
have only < ne shoe on. I cannot go on i The defect of the howitzer Is that
the stage without the other. It would Its shell Is very heavy, and conse-
be quite lni(<pssible.”
1 qitently much fewer rounds can be
Almost crazed, the manager rushed I carried than with the Held gun. There
out and discovered that the other half Is no security that a single howitzer
of the money could be raised.—New shell will do twice the damage of nil
York Tribune.
ordinary field gun shell, though it
weighs twice ns much.
I
The French do not employ a howltz-
NERVES AND WATCHES.
; er ill their field artillery. The Ger­
When They Don't Agree There It Sur« mans use a heavy pattern of six Inch
caliber, firing a shell of about ninety
to Be Poor Time.
One of the troubles of watchmakers 1 pounds, and a lighter pattern of 4.2
Is the man who gets ou bls watch's inch caliber.—New York Suu.
nerves. There are lots of customers
011 whom a good watch is wasted. A
THE RED CROSS.
good second hand watch that has kept
perfect time for other people will with
Real Origin Dates to Napoleon's
certain other people go irregularly Its
Italian Campaign of 1859.
wheu it is not standing still. It Is
The Red Cross owes Its real origin to
common knowledge in the trade that
watches are greatly influenced by their the great and terrible campaign of
1859, when Napoleon made It Ills bonst
owners.
Nobody knows the reason, but two that he would free Italy "from the
explanations have been offered. One Alps to the Adriatic." At the great
Is that watches are sensitive to per- battle of Magenta 10,000 Austrians and
sonal magnetism, the natural electrici­ some 5,000 French soldiers were left
ty that human beings contain iu vary- dead and dying on the fields.
A Swiss gentleman, named M. Ilenrl
ug quantities.
The other is that a watch may be Dunant, made a pilgrimage to that
disturbed by the vibrations set up by I • battlefield and was , an involuntary
a footstep which Is heavier than the eyewitness of the awful carnage of the
ordinary. The man who puts his heels battle of Solferino, a battle which last
down heavily usually needs to set the ed some sixteen hours and left some
regulator toward slow to keep It from 30,000 dead and wounded Henri Du
gaining.
hunt realized that the medical service
One of the mysterious sides of the of wlmt was probably the greatest
subject Is that watches seldom keep urmy in the world was absolutely In
good time on people of nervous, excita­ adequate to cope with the casualties.
ble temperaments.—Pearson's Weekly. ■ nd be was nt once compelled to take
some notion to rectify the matter.
The result was that he wrote a
Gestures Part of Talk.
There is h matt who from a very small book for private circulation, en
early age has lived In countries where I tilled “Un Souvenir de Solferino.” ami
Spanish is the almost universal tongue. this, with Ills private uppeal, resulted
From force of this truluing he speaks In Napoleon III commanding Dunant
Spanish perfectly. He lias not the to his presence, where, with the great
slightest trace of an English aeceut Marshal Mai-Mahon, they seriously
and persons who do not know that he talked matters over
is of American parentage are willing
The result of this was a conference
to believe lie is 11 Spaniard merely of the powers, called together by the
from hearing him talk, lie Is so per Swiss federal government, nt which
fectly bilingual that It shows even In Henri Dunant placed his proposals
Ills gestures. When talking with Eng­ Out of this Geneva conference of 1SC>I
lish speaking persons he sits quietly resulted the Geneva convention, under
and does his conversing with bls which all medical supplies ami perron
mouth alone. Only In case of making net iu war time are protected.
a point most emphatically does lie use
a gesture. But the moment lie drops
A Prehistoric Lake.
into Spuuisli his every word Is acconi I One of the most Interesting remnants
panted by a movement of the hands or of ti prehistoric lake in the ( lilted
arms
It is Interesting to watch the States Is that now known as Estancia
change from the English to the Span­ valley, which lies south of Santa Fe
ish side of him. because It comes so and east of Albuquerque, N M From
suddenly. He really can't speak Span examination of the deposits In tills sec
Isb without gesturing.—New York Sun. lion geologists are of tin* opinion that
this lake existed at the same time ns
Training a Dog.
1 Lake Bonneville. In Utah and other
It may surprise some people to be ¡ancient lakes of the arid West during
told that dogs have a strong sense of the cold, humid glacial perlisl. The
justice, so, unless you want your pup theory of the existence of an undent
to gain a poor opinion of you. be care­ Inke in the valley Is based on the pres­
ful when you punish him. Never pun ence of shore features and lake sedi­
Ish unless the pup can associate the ments. Sea cliffs, terraces, benches,
punishment with the offense, The clr beach ridges, spits and bars are found
cumstantial evid-nce may be very on all sides of the lake flat nt altitudes
strong, but you had better wait and between <1,100 and 0,200 feet above
catch him In the net. Common sense Is sea level.—Argonaut
about all that Is required to rear a pup­
Modern Uhlans.
py into a dog which will lie a faithful,
The uhlans are a distinctive corps.
useful, steadfast companion-common
sense and consideration. \\ lienever I The name is by no means distinctly
find one of those "anything will do for German. A body of uhlans was form
the pup" kind of people I can see in ed for the French army by Marshal
mv mind's eye what the humans in Saxe. They were Introduced Into the
Prussian service In 1740, and forty
that family look like.—Outing.
years later the Austrians also had a
corps of uhlans—light cavalry armed
A Unique Cross.
In the heart of the Rocky mountain* with lance. The modern uhlan may be
classed with the heavy cavalry.-Lon­
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be seen the Mountain of the Holy
muy
Cross, which is 14.000 feet In height don Opinion.
It derives Its name from a gigantic
Unanimous View.
cross on one side, near the summit,
A popular novelist was talking ín
formed by fissures In the rock. It can
be seen for many miles with great dis­ 1 Chicago alxmt getiiits.
tinctness and is looked upon with su­ I “There are a hundred different opln-
perstitious fear by the natives.—Ex­ Jous as to what a genius is." said he.
i “but all authorities are agreed that It's
change.
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1 absolutely iinsnfe to lend him money."
I —Chicago Herald.
All Right.
“That girl’s all right” said the
City on a Steep Hdl.
blond girl In the dressing room after
The town of Simla. India. Is built on
she had looked everywhere for her
' overshoes. "The one who has just the side of a steep bill and the roof of
left, she's gone off with both the right one house Is often «11 a level with the
overshoes and left me the left ones."— foundation of one ou the next terrace
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New York Times.
Hardened Him.
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS ni they
cannot reach tlic seat of the dtaeaee < a-
tarrh is a blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure it you must take in­
ternal remedies. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is
taken internntly. and net» «lirretlv upon
the blood an<l mnccoM surface«. Hall'»
Catarrh Cure 1» not a quack medicine, tt
was preacrilied by one of the l,e«t phy-
aieian, in thi» country for year» and 1»
a regular prescription. It i» composed of
the best tonic» known, combineci wit the
best blood pnrifters, acting directly on,the
mucous .tit-face». The perfect combine,
tion of the two ingredient» 1» what pro­
duce» such wonderful result» in ear ng
Catarrh Send for testimonial», free.
P. J CHBNKV Ac CO.. Props. Teledo Ol
Sold by Druggist* price 73c
Take Mali'» Family Pill» for con»tipatn>n.
A WINNER
PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST
AGGRESSIVE POLITI­
CAL CAMPAIGNS EVER CARRIED ON IN THIS COUNTY IS
THAT BEING WAGED BY THE ADVOCATES OF JNO. R. CAL­
LAHAN FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
THE COMMITTEE IN CHARGE IS \ LIVE BUNCH, WELL
ORGANIZED AND HAVE UNDER THEIR DIRECTION SOME
FIFTY-SIX FIELD WORKERS WHO ARE COVERING THE
COUNTY AND A SYSTEM OF ADVERTISING HAS BEEN IN­
AUGURATED THAT WILL REACH EVERY HOME IN THE
COUNTY.
REPORTS THUS FAR FROM ALL QUARTERS WITH THE
-------------- QF QNE ARE VER y FA vo RABLE TO HIS ELEC-
EXCEPTION
TION.
VOTE FOR HIM AND JOIN THE CROWD. EVERYBODY’S
doing it” AND REMEMBER “THERE’S A REASON.” IF YOU
LIVE IN THIS COUNTY YOU’RE BOUND TO HEAR ABOUT
HIM.
Taiil .Adv.
WE WISH EVERYBODY A VERY MERRY XMAS AND A
PROSPEROUS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.
COME AND GET YOUR CALENRER FOR 1915 NOW.
C. I. CLOUGH CO.
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WE HAVE LOT5 OF
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PRESENTS IN OUR
¿ToRE-IT WONT
BREAK VoJ TO BUY
THEM EITHER.
HAVE A LOOK.
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GROCERY 5PECIAL5 THU WEEK.
3-CAN.5 OF GOOD ToMAToE-5, FOR 25C.
6-BAR5 OF CRYSTAL WHITE Z>OAP FOR «25C
3-CANJ|or GOOD CORN FOR 25C.
RAY AND CO.’5 .SPECIAL COFFEE, 27C.PER. IP.
HIGHLAND BLEND FLOUR, $6.50 PER. BBL.
$1.65 PER .SACK.
LILY CORN .STARCH, 3-PACKAGE5 FOR 25C.
RAY & CO.
GROCERIES, SMOKED MEATS, FRUITS, VEG
ETABLES, HAY, GRAIN, FEED.
TILLAMOOK, -
OREGON
.Much was written about German
efficiency prior to the war in military
commercial and educational matters
but there was no intimation of sucl
prodigies of foresight and cunning a-
ate reported from various parts of the
¡.lobe. A few centuries ago sucl-
things would have brought a charg«
of witchcraft against the whole coun
try. Sometimes the reported exploit»
are so incredible as to arouse a «us
picion that the enemy is the victim o.
nerves. If the Germans have accoin
plished all the shrewd things ascribe«
to them and have spies in all th«
places where their presence is sus
pected, they must be superman in
d« ed. But whatever the grounds fo:
the ntyraid stories, the fart that th«
arc believed is very advantageous t
the Germans. A reputation for super
human sagacity keeps the em-rn
guessing, confuses ordinary plans am
prevents the doing of the natural am
obvious things.
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ititli of the Reo Grande. His blunt
leclaration that this country would
iot be called, under its own well-»ct-
1« d interpretation and application of
the Monro«- doctrin, to protect Can­
ola against a German invasion for
the collection of a war indemnity,
may have shockctl London. The Eng­
lish protest comes not first from
London but from Melbourne, in Aus­
tralia, where the “Age", no doubt re-
i'< cling a degree of offiti.il opinion,
is that "if the Wilson Government
■hares Mr. Taft's opinion it is very
lear that Monroeism is a thing of
he past, and that the United States
has abdicated the position she ha*
«•en jealously guarding for upwards
f eighty years.”
Instead of abolishing the assistant,
«ostmasters. Congress might abolish
he postmasters and let the assistants
njoy the* honor ami emoluments as
well as perform the work.
Mr. Taft’* clear definition of th
meaning of the Monroe doctrine, am
Lis limitation of our obligation» under
to provoke
itr
Watchtower Apartment?
Madge—You shouldn't »ay ton’s a con­
His Mistake.
firmed bachelor unless you know Mar-
"I cannot live without yon!”
"You have evidently got me confus­ jorle Rut I <lo know. 1 confirm« <1
ed with my cousin. It is she who is him.—New York Times.
wealthy.”—Houston Post.
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A part menta,
I iifurni- lw<l,
$11<>
per wi : ek
f-'ri-e LI ioti ex, Witter ntttl Light.
Iit'hi timi Illi Ave. Eimt,
Pr
l it i
Two System«.
When wifey Is ou the warpath some
8ome Traveler.
pin their faith on Dutch courage, oth
"nas he traveled macht*
“He must have. I understand he's ers prefer French leav«.-Kansas City
gone through two fortunes alreudy.”— Journal.
Detroit Free Press.
RkfH ta the onlfed forre of expert
It Is a great blessing to be perfectly enee. Intellect and poMlon In their op­
eration on manual labor.—John RtuUu-
callous to ridiculo.
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