Tillamook headlight., December 02, 1915, Image 2

TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT DECEMBER 2, 1915
ADVERTISING RATES.
ed here. The vote on Monday will to consideration, not for the mayor
show how many citiznes believe in I to butt in and dictate to the recorder
Legal Advertisements.
having a wide-a-wake progressive what he should do or not do. In fact
First Insertion, per line............... $ .10 city.
Vote for the franchise to allow it was none of the mayor’s business
Each subsequent insertion, line.
•05 the Standard Oil Company to come to interfere and boss the recorder.
Business and professional cards
here and benefit the city and benefit Mr. Brodhead’s firm stand for what
he thought was right is a good omen
one month ................................ too the citizens who use gasoline.
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for the proper enforcement of the law
Locals per line each insertion.
.05
What the new city council will have in future, and we want to commend
Display advertisement, an inch,
to contend with the coming year will him and the citizens who turned out
to Your Wife and Family this Christmasjhana Fine New
one month ..................................
•5° be near beer and gambling joints. to support him on Monday.
Most all of our citizens can recall the
«il Resolutions of Condolence
Enterprise Not Checked.
and Lodge Notices, per line..
•05 fact that those places under local op­
tion, became bootlegging anil gam­
Cards ot Thanks, per line..........
•05 bling joints and brought about a
President Wilson is so accustomed
Notices, Lo,t. Strayed or Stolen
worse condition than under the sa­ to dealing in vague rhetoric in discus­
Many a home is cheerless, to a certain extent
loon regime, for more young people sion of domestic affairs, avoiding all
etc., minimum rate, not ex­
obtained booze than at any tune in concrete illustrations, that his politi­
because the musical atmosphere is lacking.
ceeding five lines......................
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the history of the city. How and cal opponents have been at something
Music is not a luxury, but a necessity, to relax
where does the candidates who were . of a disadvantage. It is difficult to
from the nervous strain oi the average American of
nominated stand in this matter. A answer a prose poem with tables of
KAlr.b Uh ¿UBbCKlRllON.
great deal depends upon the city of­ statistics. But by inadvertance, the
today.
^Strictly in Advance.)
ficials as to whether this city is again
You owe it to your children to develop their
Une yeai ........................................... $t-5° to be made the hot bed of bootleg­ president occasionally makes a speci­
fic statement. In a speech some time
talents
along this line, it being almost as important
Six months ............................................ 75 ging and gambling joints, or whether ago he said: “For twenty years enter­
as their present school training.
Three month* ..........
5° the law is to be enforced. The snap prise in this country has been check­
The satisfaction of their becoming a finished
shot man does not want to see a rep­ ed." The Globe Deomcratat the time
etition of the bad state of affairs that mustered an array of outstanding
musician is surely quite evident to you.
THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT. existed the last few years of local op­
facts in refutation of the assertion.
tion.
Pay by the easy Monthly Payment Plan.
I Now comes Jonathan Bourne, who
1 specializes on such subjects, with a
You buy for the identical price of the “spot
Editorial Snap Shots
With more empty stores in the city formidable shower of figures, gleaned
than ever before and business not from the statistical abstract prepared
cash” buyer, the only difference being the simple
Johnny, get your gun and pepper what it should be, the snap shot man under direction of that world-famed
interest on the amount remaining after each pay­
the hides oi the thieves who are is surprised to find that we have citi­ champion of efficiency, William C.
ment.
zens who are “knocking" the growth Redfield, secretary of commerce.
breaking into stores.
The Wiley B. Allen Co. are well and favorably
and development of the city in their
Mr. Bourne shows by these figures
endeavor
to
keep
out
a
modern,
up-to
known
to the piano buying public, being established
Have you noticed the large number
that in 1895 we had a population of
industry which will not only be twenty-three to the square mile,
in 1873. Their business motto has always been :
of persons who have gone into the a date
benefit to the city but to the whole while in 1914 it had increased to
bankruptcy court to square their in­
country. It seems to us thirty-three. The national wealth in
debtedness, these good old Democrat­ surrounding
that the business men should get to­ 1915 was $1,117 per capita, while in
ic times?
gether and register their protest 1912 it was $1965. During the same
against the effort of those who are
Wouldn’t that jar you! Some of the "knocking” the city with their little period the national debt ^tad decreas­
"wets" are endeavoring to line up lhe hammers. Why, everybody should be ed from $13 per capita to $10.41, al­
“drys” against Mayor Brodhead, be­ boosting for new enterprise to locate though we had in the meanwhile
The Wiley B. Allen Co.'s line comprises the following standard instruments :
cause he took a firm stand for the cn- here—not “knocking” them. It is fought the Spanish-American war and
built the Panama Canal. The per
iorcement of law.
something the city is badly in need capita of money in circulation in­
of, and we hope the citizens will offer
We are glad to see that Washing­ the glad hand to them when they go creased from $23.24 in 1895 to $34.35
ton county is'getting the good roads to the polls on Monday, for every in 1914. The bank clearings grew
spirit. It is proposed to expend $137,’ vote cast against a new enterprise from fifty-one billions in 1895 to one
000 on roads in that county next I coming here is a "knock” at the city. hundred and sixty four billions in
1914. over 200 per cent increase, al­
year. And the roads in Washington
though the population increased but
county surely need improving.
Tillamook and Yamhill counties 43 per cent. The individual deposits
The newspaper men of Oregon succeeded in getting $9000 of the state in national banks, savings banks, trust
claim that the mail order houses are Highway funds. Why can't Tillamook companies and private banks increas­
taking the trade from country stores. and Clatsop get together another ed during the same period 350 per
We believe it, and believe too, that year and ask for ai appropriation for cent.
At the time of your purchase you receive a signed “Agreement of Exchange” where­
'The annual per capita exports of
many of. the country stores will have the Necarney road? That is a trump
by,
if for any reason whatever, within one year from date of purchase, you would want
card
the
commissioner
fromSJiy
north
merchandise
more
than
doubled,
the
to go out of business on account of it
part oi the county should he ready to total wheat crop practically doubled
to change your instrument for any other make in stock, you receive full purchase price
at the first opportunity. We be­ the cotton production more than
for yours in the exchange. This is the only piano house on the coast that backs up their
The flection on Monday will be in­ play
lieve there would be no difficulty ob­ doubled, coal production trebled, pig-
teresting in this respect. It will plain­ taining
line of pianos with this agreement.
an
appropriation
for
that
pur
­
iron
production
more
than
doubled,
ly prove whether the ci tizens are in
They do not use Fake Sales of any description in selling pianos. I receive all pianos
give
Tillamook
and
the
sugar
production
trebled,
pose
which
would
favor of enforcement of law and
most beautiful During the same nineteen years the
on consignment, therefore being at no expense in selling, saves you money.
whether they will back up or push county one of the Oregon. Tilla- annual railway passenger traffic in­
Write me if interested. Do it now.
down the mayor who took a firm scenic highways in counties did not creased too per cent and freight traf­
mook and V ainhill
stand in this matter.
200
per
cent.
'The
gross
revenue
of
fic
get
as
large
appropriation
for
the
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Sour Grass road as it should have the postal service increased nearly
We want to ask Bro. Trombley, done,
and this should be a good ar­ 300 per cent. What should not this
who is taking up the fight to keep
Box 431.
the Standard Oil Company from lo­ gument in favor of obtaining $20,000 country have done during those
twenty years if enterprise had not
cating in this city and send it to Bay for the Necarney road. And to insure been
“checked?”
City whether the people should not this improvement, and a give and
take
Commissioner
Owens
spirit,
to
vote
whether
a
foun-
be allowed
—
dry should be located in the city as should be willing to give $7,500 from
A Step Toward Unity.
and
a
like
amount
his
appropriation
least
the
principal
of
the
indebtedness
oil
station.
well as the
from the judge's road district. That
they have assumed. By a family of
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The example of the St. Louis pas- four $20 annually must be given up
It looks to us that those circulars would be giving each end of the
Episcopal on account of govermental needs—
and the last issue of the Herald in op­ county a square deal in an expensive tors of the Methodist
Church, South, in unanimously voting and that before any account is taken
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position to granting the Standard Oil roa* project.
in favor of organic union of the two of the ordinary and unceasing re­
Co. a franchise to do business, gave
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Sonic of our citizens are agitating largest branches of Methodism and in quirements for conducting the affairs
the city a hard knock and a black eye.
We are sorry we have such narrow the question of having the timber re­ permanently merging their preachers' of the country.
Our individual interest charge in the
minded and short sighted individuals cruised. 'They contend that in other meetings, will have wide influence,
counties where timber have been re­ says the Globe Democrat. St. Louis United States is less than 25 cents a
in a live progressive town.
cruised, 15 to 20 per cent have been is the largest city in a border state. year. That of Great Britian is about
Bro. Trombley, says, speaking of added to the valuation of the limber. 'The two branches of Methodism 40 cents. The most heavily burdened
the snap shot man: "He just simply Another argument they are advanc­ might be said to “compete” more nations of the world have not been
cannot stand Democratic prosperity.” ing for wanting lhe timber re-cruised closely here than in any other large loaded down so much as are the
Rats. No one ever knew ot Democrat­ in the notations in the county cruise city. Such unprecedented action is Canadians. How our neighbors are to
ic prosperity. It never existed and where it specifies that from 50 to 15 certain to have tremendous influence sustain the drain upon their resources
great as those resources are, will be a
never can as long as there is a free per cent be added to certain cruise throughout the denominations.
There are several real obstacles to difficult question for their financiers
trade tariff. \\
What
hat prosperity the
t!.. but which is not
assessed that
actual
union
of
all
the
Protestant
to answer, it is to be feared.
country is enjoying is on account of way now. Most of us arc well aware
the horrible war in Europe, which we of Aerious errors in lhe county cruise, churches of America. The churches
arc
co-operating
as
never
before.
all deplore and would like to see but to re-cruise the whole of the tim­
Boys and Playgrounds.
slopped.
ber in the county fairly and correctly There are working agreements which
it will take a big wad of money, and have accomplished much. Urban ter­
Sure thing, trot them out. We mean it seems to us that as long as these ritory is being divided equitably.
I do not know any better way to
the "reformers” who promised to good old Democratic times remain in Even in the smaller cities and rural teach a boy to be honorable and 1
cure all our political ills under the vogue, this is no time to add to the districts there have been mergers of straight than to give him a chance to
Oregon System. I he only thing these expenses of the county and increase congregations, a few strong churches play with his comrades, says Justice
loud mouthed "reformers” have sur- in taxation, for that is high enough taking the place of many weak ones. Hughes. In the playground he learns 1
ceeiled in doing and they are entitled already. We do say this in all candor \ et organic union of the various re­ without any suggestion of rebellion
to the credit, is to increase taxation. that the continual agitation inaugrat- ligious "families" is still a dream. But against instruction and receipt and
President I aft said when the people ed by some of the timber interests is the difference between members of preaching. He learns because he does
had a "progressive” jag on, that pushing this issue to the front very the same "families" are not so great. not want anybody else to cheat him,
"Progressive is as progressive does." fast, for the people have had enough A greater tolercnce prevails. There is and is “down" on the bov that docs
less emphases on shibboleths. Com­ not play fair, he will establish stan- I
of that already.
So called "progressive.”
municants in agreement on essentials dards of conduct which we must
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Don't knock if you're paying more have learned to bear with each other’s maintain in our community and par­
Some of the "wets” are awfully
anxious to influence the "drys”, with taxes on dairy lands than you should, peculiar beliefs in minor questions. ticularly in our great cities. If there
the object of forming a combination if your land is incumbered with fic­ There is every reason to believe that is one thing that we need more than '
to defeat the mayor. We hope it ticious valuations. We believe that the Baptist, Methodist and Presby­ another it is the constant emphasis ’
won't be another election where the most every dairyman in the county terian "families” will be reuniteel at among our citizens of spirit of fair |
beer and the bible get together and are paying taxes on ficticious valua­ no remote date.
play, that willingness to give and
'The three leading branches of take, that generosity in defeat and
vote together. Some of the "drys” tions, and as long as they hold their
Methodism,
the
Protestant
Methodist,
are pretty pronounced and claim they laud at ridiculous high figures, they
that lack of assertevness in victory
can’t be worked that way. The "drys” should not complain about high tax­ the Methodist Episcopal and the which identify with true snort, and
Methodist
Episcopal
Church,
South,
don't owe the “wets” anything, any­ ation. Anyone can figure it out that
which is learned best of alj in child­
way, and we don't believe that they the person that pays an exhorbitant hav a plan of organic union now- hood upon the playground.
under
consideration.
The
General
can be worked to help the "wets” out price for dairy lands in Tillamook
in the frame up in the city election. county, will always have his nose on Conference of the Methodist Episco­
\ ictor Murdock will continue to be
the grind stone and will be as poor as pal Methodist Church meets next
We don't believe the average voter a church mouse after scratching to May at Saratoga. The laymen, so far interesting; but it will be about Eu­
will have much patience with the pay interest and taxes. It is hard on as they have expressed themselves, rope for a while.
so-called "reformers" at the next the persons who don't want to sell favor union. The objections have in
We’er for the paper towel in public
election. They had their fill the last and are heavily assessed, because land the main come from "connectional" Placet even if it denudes Canada of
elections, of that class, who, with ' in the neighborhood is held at ficti­ officers Most of, the pastors and its forests. More forests can be
their loud boasting, haven't accom­ cious values, 'l'lie land is worth just many of the bishops are enthusiasti­ planted.
plished any good, in fact, they put what it will produce, no more or no cally for union. Churches in the ex­
Somebody says they are eating rob­
< Iregon into a hole and it is difficult less. Cut the ficticious valuations out treme North and the extreme South
to know how to get out of the muss. of the dairy lands and get dow n to are not vitally interested, looking up­ in pic again in a certain locality in the
Take the Torrens law, and those who where it belongs, for it is not a on the matter as a "border trouble”.' South. We hope not—after all the
predicted that it would simplify the healthy, prosperous state of affairs makes the action of the Methodist missionary work that has been done.
transfer of real estate find it brings to have a whole lot of citizens strug­ preachers of the chief "border” city
Farmers have discovered that a silo
about a totally different result. So gling under a load of indebtedness, of such significance.
under certain conditions, will distill
much for our so-called “reformers."
who stand off the store keepers for
whiskey. This in dry states may
grub and the common necessities of
Canada's Interest Drain.
rock prohibition to its foundations.
Forest Grove has one good up-to- iife to pay interest and taxes. We
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Mighty parade and "tremendous
date newspaper and is a credit to that don’t believe in knocking, but some­
One
cannot
but admire the zealous­ cheering did not remove the Chicago
thriving town. It had three newspa­ thing ought to be done to disuadc ness of our Canadian
friends in their
pers at one time. One is all that is persons from buying land with ficti­ sacrifices for the great war in which ltd. It is discouraging what a short
" ® are desirous of forming a connection with a
way tremendous cheering will go.
necessary, and the business men pat­ cious valuations injected into them.
they are engaged, but is none the less
s.rictly
representative man in your city, High class
ronize the survival of the fittest.
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It is a fatal fact that when a man is
disquieting to read of the cost it is
guaranted income proposition. Applicants will be
Now Forest Grove is to have another
The old rule and ruin spirit cropped imposing on them. The Ottawa Gov­ smart enough to run a good hotel in a
required to furnish Bast-class references and invest
newspaper, not because it is a "long out again over the city nominations, ernment's statement that the interest small town, he is sure to sell out to a
a small amount.
felt want,” but because someone on Monday, which used to be such a charge in connection with the expen­ man who isn't, and mote to the city
No local corporation can furnish such an nttrac-
w ants to butt in w here one new spaper factor in city and county elections in ditures for the last year and those to run a bigger hotel.
® proposition with such sure returns on amount
is plenty. Every addftional'newspaper years gone by. Because Mayor Brod­ contemplated with fresh undertakings
ins
ested.
Yuan Shih Kai is the father »f
in a small town is that much addition­ head had positively refused to accede will amount to more than $15.000.000
thirty-one
children.
Realizing
that
b”**nea*. established since 1910, is demand-
al tax on the merchants. We hope the to a demand to quash the proceedings annually must be especially serious
people of Forest (¡rove will stay with of three cases in" the Recorder’s office to the people of the Dominion, it republics are ungrateful Yuan is im­
tr41’ ' a e'reatest attention of investors particularly
* bnnl!er*: retired capitalists, farmers and men
the News-Times. There are too many this was made the pretext ot a fight means that their burden of debt is pressed with the necessity of becom­
active in business.
small towns with two newspapers, against him. It was a foolish, sense­ fully doubled by this militaristic de­ ing emperor if his offsprings are to
be
provided
for.
-'c*>ve live wires who are successful are the men
where there is only room for one.
less demand, and Mr. Brodhead is to mand.
we want to have associated with us.
be commended, not condemned, for
Here is a paper saying that "any
Canada
already
had
a
public
debt
of
If you are interested in the develop­ the position he took by the citizens of
V our moat careful investigation solicited.
ambition is laudable.” How about an
ment and growth of Tillamook City, Tillamook Rut it showed distinctly close to half a billion dollars when Blade10" <O r°b a
Toledo
the
war
began,
and
it
was
paying
out
don't go to the polls on Monday and that the rule anil ruin spirit is not
Write or wire. Address
vote to keep out new enterprises from dead yet, and there arc those of our interest to the amount of $14.500.000
That’s not an ambition; that’s a per-
Desk
E,
363 East Orcgou St.,
being started here. That is what is citizens who want to act in the po­ a year upon it Multiply this bv two vision.
'
seems now to be proposed, anil the
commonly called niossbackism, but sition of boss and hold the whip hand as
Portland, Oregon.
weight
resting
upon
each
one
of
the
A
dollar
will
last
three
weeks,
savs
we don't want the impression to go over city officials. We believe there six and a half million inhabitants of
the
the government engraving bureau
abroad that we have a mossback citv are
extenuating circumstances in
country would be serious. It that creates them, but a silver dollar
and the citizens voted to shut out cases where a person is ptill< <1 for the
would
mean
that
every
man,
woman
1'0 f.-rever. Some old codgers
money from being invested and new what his employee is responsible for. and child must pay $s a year in inter­
**•’’ c! > ging around from the i
methods of doing business estatjish- but is for the recorder to lake this in- est alone, without reducing in the
‘ w ae:i I ude Sain coined them.
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WHAT, INDEED, WOULD BE
MORE ACCEPTABLE
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PIANO OR PLA VER PIANO?
A Dollar's Worth of Piano Value for Every
Dollar Spent, or Your Money Back.
$
Mason & Hamlin, Hardman, Conover, Ludwig, Milton,
Kingsbury, Wellington, Rembrandt Pianos.
Angelus, Apollo, Euphona, Carola, Price & Steeple
Players and many othes.
?
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LELANDTiUarnook, Qreé
We are the largest wholesale
liquor dealers north of San
Francisco.
We can assure you a prompt­
er, more efficient service and
lower prices than you can ex­
pect even from San Francisco.
We handle nothing except
standard brands.
Price list now on the press
Northern California agents
for Ranier Beer.
Delaney & Young
Box 114, Eureka, Cal.
Strictly High-Class
Business Man’s Proposition.
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