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TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, JANUARY 27, 1916. Uncle Silas Says. Mother I know you will join me in giving thanks to- the Lord that \\ il- Uam Waldorf Astor, was permitted to live until he could obtain the consum mation of his desire—a peerage of Great Britain. For this he renounced the citizenship of his fathers. For this he took to England the. gre.it wealth amassed by his Dutch ances tors from the unearned increment of New York real estate.' For this he has been pouring a flood of gold into the cesspool of the “smart set” of Eng land until it at last brought floating to him a barony. But soft—what means this news item, Listen: “It is said that some of the king s advisers entertain the belief that'Mr. Astor’s honor will be especially pleasing to Americans.” Shade of our forefathers! In the name of Washington, Jeffer son, Jackson, Lincoln and other patriots of old, let us protest as ve hemently as they surely will do if they were on earth right now. If the English King’s advisers really be lieve that we are ready to forego what our fathers have fought for; if they really believe that we love an English title above our priceless her itage of democracy, the dying needs new advisers, and we ought to disil lusion him. It may be that the monk ey dinners, the new rich, the so-called money aristocracy of America and those who get their patriotism, accent and clothes alike from London may be pleased, but they are not Ameri cans—just snobs who cannot speak for real citizens of this "land of the free and the home of the brave.” That the English king’s advisers should be so misled is almost impossible of be lief, and I am glad to see that our newspapers, almost without exception have had the good sense to repudiate the unjust insinuation. Let us hope, mother, that the rest of the William Astor ilk follow his example, so that England may understand that real Americans stand just now where they did in 1776. "Within the castle thrives the scarnp, ‘tis darkest underneath the lamp,” says Betel Nuts. FREE TRADE GOSSIP. Culled from the Leading Newspapers From all Parts of the Country. An oyster must be four years old before it is tit for the table. Four- year’s-old free trade is not fit for any thing. ------ o------ Trying to make a nation’s industries prosperous with free trade is like an editor drinking stimulants to increase the circulation of his newspaper. If free sugar, which is part of the Wilson Tariff, is such a boon for the common people, why does the Secre tary of tiie 1 reasury propose to take the boon away from them? “ A protective tariff is highway robbery,” said the free trade politician as he stuck a war-tax-stanip-in-tiine- of-peace on a mortgage to his home and hurried over to the Treasury De partment to pay his income tax. By reducing the income tax exemp tion, Senator Simmons says it will bring 2,000,000 men more into the roster of income tax payers. And hanged if we are not afraid it may put 1,500,000 of them in the Republican party next year. Our free trade friends blamed the first failures of their theories on the European war, but now that that same war has acted as a protective wall against importations of foreign goods and caused mushroom prosper ity in some sections, they credit the benefits not to the war, but to free- trade. It seems the automobile is by the national administration regarded as a luxury, and for that reason it propos es to tax the several million automo bile owners to help out the Wilson failures, creating the deficiency under the Underwood-Wilson tariff for rev enue and free trade dope, that has stung business and silenced the wheel of industry. In declining to become the free trade candidate for - _ Congress a Southern preacher said: “As a preach er, 1 cannot accept. If I tell the free traders the truth they will become convicted of their sins and 1’11 have to stop my political campaign and hold a revival. If I tell the truth on free trade the church will revoke my li cense for using language unbecoming a minister.” Cousin Tom, I see a great deal in the papers about the stability of the bank and the excellent financial con dition of the country, which reminds me of a story told at a banquet I at tended in the city last summer. The speaker, a banker, had been talking about batik advertising and wound up with a story something like this: Speaking particularly of bank stabil ity he told of a colored man who had When the Secretary of Commerce some money in a bank that failed, quits joking he will see that the best and hung around the door of the bank and probably the only effective means several days after the announcement of preventing dumping will be a pro was made, hardly going away for his tective tariff. meals. One of the bank officials final It is hard to see anything jocular ly went to him and again told him of or funny in the proposition to deal the bank’s financial condition. ‘But I with dumping by first making it a fel got some money in your bank mister, ony and then confiscating the goods. and I want it,” he stubbornly replied .Secretary Redfield is by no possibil to the. explanation of the official. ity humorous. He is simply preposter “Now let me tell you what is the mat ous. ter,” the banker, said. “This bank has become insolvent; it has failed; it has Men actually engaged in manufac been shown that its securities are not turing industries in twenty-two states sufficient to meet its liabilities, Do recently gathered in Chicago, and you understand?” "Yes; that’s all they unanimously agreed that a revis .. _____ right,” was the reply, "but I got some ion of the tariff upward was a vital money in your bank and I want it.” necessity. At the same time a body of “Maybe you will understand this: dreaming political theorists met in The bank is busted!” retorted the Washington and advocated a tariff banker. "Don’t you understand that? commission, with tendencies toward Didn’t you ever sec a bank bust?” free trade. Which knew the most the experienced or "Yes, I’se seen banks bust,” said the about . prote ction, ____ , ___ ________ ___ negro, “but this is the first one that | those who never manufactured a piece in their lives? busted right in my face!” The official of goods _ sent word to the man a few days later that distribution would be made of Germany has made it a practice to the assets in alphabetic order; that is, encourage and assist in the develop those depositors whose names beg; 11 ment arid manufacture of everything with letters in the fore part of the that she needs, and that her people alphabet would get their money first, require. Our country should follow and those at the end might not re-. her example __________________ and encourage the ...._____ manu- ceive . any. It happened that theMacture of all that is required by our negro’s name was Zimmerman, and peojple. Just now our manufacturers he didn't get anything. During the are handicapped by a lack of material tollowing year, however, by rigid which was formerly imported. Our economy he succeeded in saving a People should manufacture everythin-, couple of hundred dollars and took it taat they need and the government to another bank. The teller asked him Should assist them in such enterprise his name and the negro promptly ere- l>y wisely drawn tariffs. plied “Ajax!” ------ o------ I America should not be compelled to C ousin Clara, your effort to use the I ask for favors. The British order in phone a little while ago and the “cen- ' courrcil is a violation of the internat- i.ia answ-ered that the line was ional ■ law, and the American govern- ''biisy" reminds me of an extremely ment should have dealt sharply and inquisitive, but otherwise good v Om firmly in demanding a quick revoca an, who lives about a mile fro ,n our tion of that order, so far as it is con place. A new telephone line was put stituted interference with American .UtntT u°7e and she trade. In the meantime, the United immediately had a phone.’, ut in her States should not quibble about polit house. It was the first she had ever ical theories in finding a rei icdy for 7>? j*1 jyas a great novelty the lack of dyestuffs. The necessary to her that she at iml pul jn a good protection should be accord« I to the deal of time talking z over . the l ■ dyestuffs industry without further wire her neighbor', Now, as you argument. know, a wire, vritb more than one ------ o------ ph/jpe on it bong's lots of fun to the Henry Ford has an automobile fac subscribers, eypr cially when anothcr tory in Det roit. He has another across party on the lrlle ;s using the phone the river in Canada. It is not the riv for any lengt’ of time. We)1 when j er that prevents his selling his "made was over to Osborn’s, on Sugar Creek in America" machines in Canada—it a couple o'. jays ago> j arTangetj w;th is a high tariff wall. So the Ford Co. mother .o ca)| me up on the phone jf took its capital and invested in a any le ters came from t|ie children. Canadian factory, giving employment - g ot a letter each from Amos and to Canadian labor, furnishing business yy.rude, but when she went to use for Canadian merchants, placrng mon c f’ . ne shc found that the new’ ey in Canadian banks and paying tax Subscriber had the phone and was es to the Canadian government. Can talking with a friend. Of course ada is wise. So will the American peo mother hung up the receiver, waited ple be wise when they reconstruct the tor some time, then again tried, and demolished tariff which will keep bound that the wire was still in use. European and Asiatic products out of * his occurred several times, and fin American markets and thus rebuild ally mother listened and heard one and protect American industries. woman say: “I just prut on some po tatoes to boil for snpper.” Mother President Wilson in speaking to the hung up the receiver again in disgust, National Committee at a but a humorous thought struck her, Democratic W’hite House luncheon, said the Re ?ak*n8, down the receiver again, publicans have but one issue—the she broke into the conversation with: tariff. Very well, let it stand at that. Madam, you must have forgotten to If the tariff had been stuck to in 1912 put water on those potatoes, for I as the paramount issue, there would smell them burning.” She heard the never have been any such thing as exclamation at the other end of the watchful waiting, people too proud to line and a snap as the woman hung fight in defense of the honor of their up the receiver; then she got a chance country would never have had their to use the phone with me, but she praises publicly sung by the head of laughed and chuckled so that I could the nation, and an administration not scarcely understand what she was ed principally for its new phrases and trying to tell me. classically composed state papers would not have had being. The tariff One thing is generaly accepted by is a question of sufficient itnrortancc the Republicans of the country, and to be an issue; stick to it. But for dhat is that the platform will ring heaven’s sake don’t steal the Rcpub- ftear and decisive for a protective lican thunder. tariff, and that the candidate will «and squarely in the middle of the The issue of 1916 is going to be pros- wtform, “neither teetering in the •jerity. Not war order prosperity, »ter nor peering from its edges.” blood money prosperity partly based FIRE! FIRE!! FIRE!!! Dispatches I on high tariff wall created by the Eu-1 policy at Washington. ropean war. But prosperity that will from there say that the president will 1 be an actuality after the war is over, j take no new action because of the when there will be no sharpnel pros- ; Chihuahua atrocities. Decided action WE HOPE FIRE perity possible in this country will ’ is threatened only by boarder men WON’T COME meet intensified competition of the contemplating an invasion. "The in world. And the only way to obtain ' dividual Huerta” is gone. The Mexi to your home during the coming year, this sort of prosperity is to enforce a ’ can problem not only remains, but but there is a possibility that it may, Republican tariff, which will prevent grows more dangerous. our industries from being swamped and if it does you should be prepared with the competition of cheap labor 1 The New Haven Trial. for the consequences. It seems to us in Europe and Asia. At present our I so foolish when a man says he doesn’t international competitors are too busy ’ Te division of the jury as to the need fire insurance, that he has nev to pay any attention to industry; but ’ guilt of five of the eleven New HaVcn after the war is over our markets will directors prosecuted for an alleged ■ er had a fire and don’t expect to have be the richest in the world, inviting criminal attempt to monopolize trans one. When a fire starts you can never exploitation from all sides, and if portation to New England makes it tell where it will end. Be prepared in there is noth’ng more protecting them clear that some of the jury believed any event by taking out a fire insur than the present Democratic Tariff. that a criminal conspiracy existed and that the conspirators should be pun ance policy. Pass it Along. ished. The acquittal of the six, con- , “Take the tariff out of politics"— sequently, may be taken as evidence I take the sentiment out of love.—New that the proof did not show their guilty participation within three years Y ork Evening Sun. lake the notes out of music—Amer preceding the dale < f the indictment, February 26, 1912. Such members of ican Economist. Take business out of business by the jury as believed that there was no PHONE US. CALL ON US. \\ RITE US. free trade.—The Lyons (N. Y.) Re Criminal conspiracy naturally voted with the others in acquitting the six. publican. "Take the sentiment out of love,” It is possible that the division of the , jury was on the sufficiency of the ; “Take the notes out of music,” proof as to the guilty participation of Take the water out of rain, the five within the statute of limita-1 Take the daylight out of sunshine, lions, but it is««ot unlikely that some ■ Take the feeling out of pain. of the jurors felt that no crime had Take the sweetness out of honey. ever been committed. The fact that i Take the color out of stain, interested the disinterested legal a l ! Take the value out of money visers held that there had been no ' Take the level out of plane. crime and that the Massachusetts ' Next? Commission, Commerce and Industry ■ of 1908 reported that the New Haven ! Can the New Industry Survive? and the Boston and Maine were not I competitive lends color to this as- ' It appears according to the New sumption. During the three months I York Evening Telegram, that “Amer- | trial there was some evidence to the ica has gained a new industry direct- effect that competition had really in ly as a result of the war.” The Tele- . creased. It is a notable fact that the gram goes on to recite that practical chief injury was to the stockholders ly our entire supply of "quartz glass” of the New Haven, through the ex formerly came trom Germany, it has orbitant prices paid for lines acquired. ’ been manufactured there by a secret The public eventually suffered, process and has found a ready sale in chiefly through the financial collapse ; the United States, despite a high of the system, attended by a physical I tariff. The glass is made from a pecu- . collapse. liar kind of sand which is found only I 'The only pronounced public sym pathy with the prosecution arose from I in Nebraska. 1 housands of tons of this sand have [ the prospect that it offered of pun heretofore been brought to New 1 ishing the directors, not because they York and shipped to Germany to the ' had violated the Sherman act, but be quartz glass tactories. The quartz cause they had wrecked the railway. glass is invaluable for making a var- [ Since the Interstate Commerce Com lety of articles, such as crucibles, test mission and the state railway com tubes, retorts and other vessels used missions have been empowered to in laboratories and throughout the regulate railways as to rates charged, chemical industrv, since it is absolute safety of passengers and employes ly acid proof and heat resisting and and maintenance of service, legal en the only substitute for platinum. The forcement of a largely imaginary Had quartz glass—or silisium doixide, as competition seems absured. in force it is scientifically known—is now be present regulations been ing manufactured in New York City. when the Sherman Law was enacted ft is gratifying to know that this common carriers would have been ex Flower,*’ a Hard Wheat Patent. new industry has gained a foothold empted from its provisions. on American soil. But can it retain “ Yanjhill Family Blend,” Hard & Valley Wheat. i that foothold after the war ends and MORE MEN THAN WOMEN HAVE APPENDICITIS. Germany is once more free to ship ‘‘Morning Star,” Select Valley Wheat. her industrial products to this coun Surgeons state men are slightly IQOCOOOOOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOCOCMbOOCOOOGOOOCOUOOCOGGOOCOCs^ try. The present tariff on quartz more subject to appendicitis than glass, classed in the Underwood law women. Tillamook people should as "a glass not specially provided for” know that few doses of simple buck- 1 reasons to believe that she drank. Still They Wonder Why. is 30 per cent ad valorem. The I’ayne- storn bark, glycerine, etc., as mixed Oh, I had to get rid of her. Honestly, Aldrich rate was 45 per cent ad val in Adler-i-ka, often relieve or prevent she was so bad in every way that 1 orem. Even then Germany made all appendicitis, this mixture removes The two women were discussing the quartz glass. It does not cost such surprising foul matter that ONE that never-failing theme—the incom could hardly think of a thing to sav when I wrote a recommendation for much to transport quartz sand from SPOONFUL relieves almost ANY petency of domestic servants. hei!” Nebraska to Germany. After the sand CASE constipation, sour stomach or “ Well I am looking for a new cook reaches Germany it costs about one gas. The INSTANT, easy action of j said one of the women, “ and 1 am at third as much to convert it into Adler-i-ka is surprising. J. S. Lamar, my wits' end. They come to you as Needed the Money quartz glass as it costs in the United Druggist.__________________ experts, well recommended and all — ... -0------- — Stales, t he framers of the Under that, and they turn out to be lazy and “ You say this picture is worth $"000 Those light-underwear-th e-y car incompetent. I declare I can’t under wood tariff evidently intended that and yet you offer it for $10.?” Germany should keep on making round-fellows would like to appear in stand it.” "Yes.” quartz glass for this country. If not, cowskin overcoats this week if fash “What become of the cook you had “Something w rong here,” declared why should they have reduced the ion permitted. last week?” asked the other. tariff from 45 to 30 per cent? The war "My dear she was positively the the policeman. “I'll have to t ike you One of the greatest downtown dis has acted thus far as a prohibitive appointments in the automobile ex limit. She couldn't cook, she broke in.” “Nothing wrong, officer,” interpos tariff. When the war ends, the rate plosion that sounds like a pistol shot dishes, she wasted food, she wasn't will go back to 30 per cent. It re and isn’t. neat and she was impudent. 1 have ed the dealer. "He's the artist.” mains to be seen how this new Amer ican industry will get along under a free trade tariff unmitigated by war conditions. ROLLIE W. WATSON, “ The Insurance Man.” TODD HOTEL BUILDING, TILLAMOOK, ORE. AliEX. JWeHRlR & CO. GENERAL! HRRDCUARE Kitehen Ranges and Heating Stoves. THE BEST STOCK OF HARDWARE IN THE COUNTY. See Us for Prices Before Ordering Elsewhere. MILLING COMPANY, YAMHILL Tillamook, Oregon. Made in Oregon Flour. “Oregon Coincidences at El Paso. ------ o ■ Time’s whirligigs seldom bring such a condemnation of a policy as that brought about in El I’aso Thursday night. In that border city, between 8 and 9 o’clock, “the individual Huerta" of Mexico was dying, as the result of a long imprisonment without a trial. That fact is less important in itself than as one of a number of facts co incident with it. Those around Huerta’s bedside in the last hours heard United States cavalrymen and Texas policemen riding through the streets for the rounding up and driv ing out of El Paso of every Mexican of the Villista faction. Could the old Mexican soldier heard these sounds, and understood their meaning, he would have found a victory in death. He would have known that such as trocities against Americans as were unheard of during his constitutional but unrecognized regime, were occur ring under the recognized but uncon stitutional dictatorship of Carranza. This coincidence at El Paso puts our Mexican blundering in a stronger clearer, sharper light. It was like throwing scenes on a motion-picture screen for the quick seeing and un derstanding of all beholders. The ut ter folly and futility of what we have done were set before us. Violating United States precedent and tradi tion to withhold recognition of a con stitutional government; attempting to dictate the manner of conducting a Mexican presidential election; sending an ultimatum to Huerta de manding his immediate resignation from office; lifting the embargo on arms at Villa’s request; making the fantastic demand for a salute and failing to get it; sending a fleet and an army to Vera Cruz; butchery in order that “the individual Huerta" might be deprived of government revenues and war munitions; restor ing the embargo at Carranza’s request after his rupture with Villa: recog nizing a Carranza “government” while there is nothing but chaos in Mexico—these, and other things as foolish, were the causes of a brood of evil effects. “The individual Huerta” is now re moved from Mr. Wilson's path. He was one of the constructive builders of the country during the long incum bency of Porfiro Diaz. He lived to see the things done during these vears reduced to wreck, through the intervention of the United States against his government, in vocation of its own continental policy But his departure holds out no hope of a new Prince Alberi is such friendly tobacco the national joy »moke Watch your siep! It’s eaiy to change the shape and color of unsalable brands to imit ».te the Prince Albe-t tidy red tin, but it in impouiblj to imitate the flavor of Prince Albert tobacco I The patented process protects that I