TILLAMOOK ''HEADLIGHT. JANUARY 25
1917,
there must be additional tax let this his convenience to do so. Travel
| stopped at the hotels and put their
ADVERTISING RATES.
fall on those people who come to our about at state expense laying his
autos in garages, which was a large
Legal Advertisement».
streams
for fish from outside the ropes for political office, and neglect
First Insertion per line ............ > .!• number. These facts go to prove that
county.
A
fee of >10 is now asked the business of the state when it is
Did you know
that Tillamook
.05 the summer auto travel brings a large
Each subsequent insertion, line.
from
those
who come here from out­ more convenient for him to attend to
county
spends
about
>100,000
or
in
number of visitors to a city as well as
Business and Professional cards
state,
and a like amount his own business.
side
the
one month...................................... i.00 a large amount of business, and there other words 10 carloads or 450,000
Fourth.
The unblushing grafter
might
be
imposed
on all who live
pounds
of
cheese
every
year
on
auto
­
why Tillamook City
05 is no reason
Locals per line each insertion...
the
state
and
go to other that is there for what may come from
with
in
should not do something to obtain it. mobiles. This >16.00 apiece for every
Display advertisements, an inch
counties than their own to enjoy the behind to his always extended hand.
and Lodge Notices, per line .
•OS It takes time and a little money to man, woman and child in the county.
None of these men are what the
get fixed up with a camp ground, but 8<) per cent of this money goes out of sport of fishing. This might help
All Resolutions of Condolence
defray
the
expenses
of
car-
state
wants. None of these men can
some
to
50 other cities find that it pays to do so. the state, most of it east. No wonder
one month....................................
It is true that hard surfaced roads in the east is prosperous.—Nehalem rying on the trout fishing “industry” nor will do justice to all sections of
of the state.—Umpqua Valley News. the state.
J the vicinity of Ashland helped to in­ limes.
THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT.
No set of men should be permitted
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crease
the
auto
travel.
F. C. BAKER. Publisher.
through
volunteer control to direct
The
kaiser
tells
his
army
that
the
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Chance to Save Money.
<’Thc Portland Journal says that pub­ allies will be responsible for further
the expenditure of this large sum of
Editorial Snap Shots lishing the delinquent tax list is a presccution of the war, with all its Our legislature can make a big money for road construction in a
graft. As far as Multnomah County is horrors. Perhaps so. And yet all who saving of money to taxpayers and manner which will leave many of the
The editors have put on- over on concerned it is a graft to publish it in were responsible for the war in the residents of small and large com­ Oregon pioneers locked up in the val­
the few county judges and county four Portland daily newspaper.-., but it first piace will still be responsible as munities in Oregon. The way to do it leys and forest reserves with virtually
clerks who were opposed to publish- is not a graft in other counties of the long as the war lasts. Readiness to is to head off costly duplication of no means of communication with the
ing the delinquent tax list, At the state. 'The law was "fixed” lor the quit while in the ascendant does not electric and telephone plants except outside world.
■,
timfc they did so ihey also went on benefit of the Portland new.-papers shift any burden of responsibility.— where there is a public necessity that
The spirit of the Shackleford bill
record favoring an increase in their and this is the reason that 1. costs Telephone Register.
was to aid pioneer sections of the
competition be established.
salaries. Wouldn't that jar you.
412,000 to publish the Multnomah
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Read the following expression from state in building roads, The legisla­
Oregon’s alloment of the federal
County delinquent tax list. We agree
te see
D. Fl. Meyer of the Interstate Corn- ture should make provisions
On the initiative of Senator Hand- with the Journal that it is a graft- •as road fund for 1918 is >128,111 and mcrcc Commission, Mr. Meyer was that the law is carried out in accord-
ley, President Moser, put a motion: far as Multnomah County is concern- the money is to be expended in con­ formerly head of the Wisconsin Com­ ance with the intention of congress,
"That .he coudtesics of the Senate be < d. But this is the point we wish to structing roads and trails within or mission.
The first step should be to safeguard
extended
Fred C. Baker, editor of raise: To be consistent the Journal partly within national forests. The
“Competition docs not bring good the construction of the commission
th Tillamook Headlight,” and when should have refused to take the graft money is part of the ten million dol-
which will have control over road
service nor low rates.
the Senate adjourned Friday a iter­ money, or have returned it tq the lars appropriated to assist develop-
"If there is one thing above all expenditures.—Eugene Guard.
noon the president and several ine in - poor devils who were unable to pay ment of the national forcsts and be­
others which
the history of the
Viewing Timber for Logging.
hers gave us .lie glad h»:.d.
their taxes. Not so, however, It put come available at the rate of a million
utilities business has established it is
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a
year
for
ten
years.
Apportionment
the graft money down in its jeans
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competition as a guarantee of good
For the past two weeks timber
The snap shot man was not the ami is now posing as a Simon pure is on the basis of area of forest lands service, and a regulator of rates has
cruisers and engineers, representing
only Tillamooker who, figuratively friend of the people. The snap shot, in the states.—Hillsboro Independent.
failed.
the Hammond Lumber
company,
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speaking, attempted to pull the leg man in common with other newspaper
"The verification of this simple have ben looking over the tracts of
it
i-
really
laughable
to
follow
the
of the legislature last week. The snap men of the state, resent the accusation
truth has cost this country millions of timber owned by the conlpany near
man was simply obtaining a few snap of the Journal that publish the delin­ antics of ous esteemed contemporary,
dollars.
• Seaside and have been running out
the
Portland
Journal,
in
its
efforts
to
shots and Bro Edwards was getting quent tax lists in counties outside of
"Wasteful competition and useless lines for a logging road with a view
fixed up to give the law makers a few Multnomah, is a graft. It is legitimate boss the state legislature. It has been
duplication of plants should cease.
of establishing logging operations
business and the list should be pub­ untiring in its efforts to belittle the
electric shots.
“It would be nothing less than an near this city within the next few
lished for good and various reasons. Governor and the Republican admin­
istration, and as soon as the members economic crime to reopen the door months.
President Moser, of the State Sen­ It is well to say that the Journal
The Hammond people own several
of the legislature show that they will to competition in the utility business
admis
taking
"tainted
money.
”
ate, appears to be the right man in the
not submit to the Journal domination, with a mistaken notion that through thousand acres of the best timber in
Me
has
the
assistance
of
right place,
it will let loose the usual flood of such action the public will receive bet­ this section of Clatsop county and
some wide awake senators who know
MAY TAX THE FAMILY TABLE bambastic verbosity. The Journal is ter service at lower rates.”—Oregon owing 10 their logging operations be­
how to obtain results. From all ap­
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ing on the wane in other parts of
sure the original little kill-joy in Ore­ Voter.
pearances the Senate is going to Free-Traders Now
Contemplate gon politics.—Forest Grove News-
Clatsop, Columbia and other counties
make a good record, and President
The Delinquent Tax List.
Imposing a Tariff on Tea and
along the Columbia river, both on
Times.
Moser is doing his level best to bring
Coffee.
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the Oregon and Washington sides,
The greatest service performed by
this about.
A newspaper office resembles a
they are making arrangements to log
the publication of the delinquent tax
Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
school. Not one patron in twenty
in this vicinity in the near future
It was Press Day at Salem on Fri­
The tentative proposition to tax tea ever visits the school once a year, yet list is to get before the public the fact
providing there is not a decided
day and the newspaper men were and coffee and to increase the taxes on
that the property advertised is for
criticism is often heard about the
slump in the lumber market.—Seaside
entertained at lunch by the Salem beer, whisky and cigarettes to over­
sale. By these sales the county collects
school system in general. It is even
Signal.
Commercial Club, and as Salem is come in part the assured treasury de­
the money due it for taxes and which
so with the newspaper office. Not one
one of the best and cleanest towns in ficit due to extravagance and mis­
it needs in the conduct of its business.
in 190 subscribers visits the office
COW YIELDS $-->OO A YEAR
the Willamette valley the editors management by the Democratic ad­
Not to advertise the sale publicly
except to pay his subscription and
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were pleased to visit that wide awake, ministration and Congress, will be
would result either in the necessity of C°ast Butterfat Record Made By
then the task is done hurridly with­
progressive city with its many at- received with dismay. No one serious­
the county going without a lot of its
California Helstein.
out stopping to chat with the editor
tractive institutions.
tax
money or in the monopolization of
ly concerned for the welfare of the or reporter. If a dozen persons would
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More than >500 worth of butter
country will object to the luxuries visit the sanctum once a week merely the buying of tax titles by the few
Washington County has 53 road being compelled to provide more to­
who are able
to go to the ex­ was the yield last year of a Holstein
to leave two or three items, or in
supervisors. No wonder that our ward the upkeep of the government,
pense of getting a list of delinquent cow, Winnie Korndyke Cornucopia de
some way give a tip on some news
neighbor on the east of us have poor but to put an unnecessary burden on
property. This would not be fair to Koi, owned by J. S. Gibson Company
items, what newsy and interesting
roads with that number of tax eaters the tables of the people is inexecus-
the taxpayers of the county.
of Williams, Colusa County, Calif.,
newspaper the
community would
to cat up the road fund. And Yamhill ablc. To provide for the national de­
Still another purpose served by the which completed a year's test break­
have.—News Reporter.
county has 4 1 road supervisors. I( is fense in time of war it would be en­
publication of the delinquent tax list ing the coast record for butterfat pro­
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a little surprising that these two pro­ tirely proper to tax tea and coffee,
use duction and making the second high­
The following test as to honesty that would not be served by the
gressive counties should hang onto a but we are not at war, and there is
of postal cards is thr.t many who arc est milk yield on record anywhere.
on the part of the average person
system that is responsible for wasting little likelihood we will be; at least
The cow’s yearly yield was 1200.99
was rtied recently, says an exchange. delinquent hasten to pay before their
one third of the road funds, and not it is not probable we shall soon en-
One dollar was mailed to each of 100 delinquencies are made public through pounds of butter and her milk totaled
adopt more modern methods of plac­ gage in a war that could tax our re-
New Yorkers, with an accompanying publication. Thus a large amount of 31,034.2 pounds, upward of 15,050
ing road work in the hands of some sources as have been those of the
letter stating that this money was money is put into the county treasury quarts.
competent engineer.
European countries. It is true a very- due from an imanginary company. and the cost of publication saved.
The only cow in the world that has
The law requiring the publication of given more milk than this is owned
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low rate of import on tea and coffee Anybody receiving the dollar would
It may not be a bad idea, in the ef­ would yield a large sum annually,
see at once that it had been sent him the delinquent tax list was repealed by William Bishop, of Chimacum,
fort to rid the dairy herds of Tilla­ since we import over 1,000,000,000
(or her) by mistake, and—if honest— some years ago but was again put on Wash., and also is a Holstein. Both
mook Comity of tuberculosis, if more pounds of coffee and almost 100,000-
would hasten to return it to the send­ the statute books through the protest animals were on official test.
care were taken of dairy herds. It is 000 pounds of tea a year, but such a
The Gibson cow has bested the
er. Fifty men and fifty women of of the taxpayers whose property had
no wonder to us, when dairy herds tax would be directly felt by all the
been sold without their knowledge, famous onc-year
record of Tillie
various professions, were chosen as
are left out in the storms, and fog and people and would be resented accord­
the victims or material for this lab­ so the post card system was not ef­ Alcartra, of the W. A. Morris & Sons
freezing weather that they become in­
ingly. \\ hen there is no necessity for oratory
experiment.
Thirty-three fective even to the extent of reaching Corporation herd at Woodland, Calif,
fected with tuberculosis. Here is
it, there being plenty of other articles women and 31 men returned the dol­ those who were delinquent.—Cottage although Tillie still is the best animal
where, in our judgment, some pre­
on which to place the required exac­ lar. Sixty-four out of a hundred were Grove Sentinel.
in the world for long-distance produc­
cautions should In taken, for in ex­
tion, and when a decent consideration apparently proven honest. As a mat­
tion. Tillie still is a young animal,
posing dairy herds to all kinds of bad
A Warning to Oregon.
lor economy would greatly lessen the ter of fact the score should be still
while
the Gibson cow made her rec­
and severe weather, no one should be
prospective deficit it should not be higher. It is logical to excuse some of
ord at more than 8 years of age.
surprised that cows become infected.
The Oregon Observer of Grants
thought of.
the 1V0 on the grounds they may
’
ass
sounds a warning to the people *1,500,000 Deal in Nehalem District.
As
to
increasing
the
excise
on
beer
ive accepted as true the statement,
The hill proposed by State Senator
T. B. Handley to create the office of and whisky it would be well for the .hat they had the money due t'cm of Oregon. It warns them against ac-
epting something for nothing. Thio
For a consideration that will reach
herd inspector for Tillamook county, national lawmakers to bear tn mind from some company. Others may
was introduced in the Senate on Fri­ that these old standbys of taxation have failed to return the money bc- nay sound like strange sort of logic, >1,500,000 the Oregon Lumber com­
day ami a copy sent to Tillamok for arc likely soon to cease to be pro­ caus. o: neglect or indolence, rather but it is "good horse sense” when the pany, a Utah corporation, has con­
the committee to see.
Numerous ductive at all. Unless the signs are . an because . f dishonesty. There are possibility of abuses through free tracted to take over the timber hold­
changes were made in the bill by the misread, it will be necessary in a few h> - < f honest people in the world service is to be considered in connec­ ings of the Dubois Lumber companv
committee and these were sent to years to find elsewhere the hundred- despite the cynics. Furthermore the tion with the expenditure of >7,000,- in the Nehalem district. The stump­
Salem on Tuesday. Senator Handley ot millions now collected from brew­ number is increasing and will con 000 on roads in the state.
age price agreed upon is reported to
The immense amount of money the be >1.50 a thousand feet for approx­
was successful in getting a good bill ers and distillers, for their will be 'imie to i -
,«e. Improved contmer-
drawn lip, and the changes suggested none left in business. It is important, i.il s. o d - ' — require it.—Umpqua state of Oregon will have to spend on imately 1,000,000,000 feet
of fir,
roads within the next few years will spruce and cedar. It is said that
by the committee are in accord with then, that wliih provision is made tot \ alley News.
result from the co-operation of the David C. Eccles is now in the cast
the ideas expressed at the meeting present needs careful thought be giv­
en to the future. There will have to
last week.
E. Dubois,
Farmers and people living in the state with the federal government. conferring with John
be more scientific imposition of taxes. country towns do not look with any Congress enacted the Shackelford bill whose home is in Pennsylvania, over
The Oregon \ oter, in commenting Haphazard methods will have to be great degree of favor upon the pres- with a view of aiding road construc­ the final details in the transaction. J.
on what it calls the light Wad Com­ abandoned. Perforce, then, we must nt law compelling them to pay a tion especially in undeveloped sec­ K. Gamble, of Portland, local repre­
mittee (Ways and Means) says this give more attention to the tariff, license of 41 a year to hunt and tions of the various states. It acted to sentative of Mr. Dubois, left to meet
of our representative: "Frank Rowe, making it not only yield revenue but another >1 for the pleasure of an oc­ bring about commercial development. his principal several days ago.
timber owner, saw-mill manager and also afford protection to American casional Sunday out on the creek
W hat its people should demand is a
in
Tillamook industries. 1 he Democratic schemes fishing. The proposition to increase salaried commission
banker of W heeler tn
representing
DON’T WAIT.
County, is of broad type, - -a nervy that are now being tried have had a the amount of annual fishing or hunt­ eastern Oregon and southern Oregon 1
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and capable young business man who success more apparent than real be­ ing license may be the proverbial as well as the territory in the im­ Take Advantage of an Astoria Citi­
zen’s Experience.
is not afraid to use the blue pencil as cause general business
conditions “last feather," and the long tried pa­ mediate vicinity of Portland.
W hen the back begins to ache,
a business man has to in (rimming have not been normal. When the war tience of the rural residents of the
There is danger to the state in the
Don t wait until backache becomes
expense, and who also has the vision boom ends there will be a great fall­ -rate break under the indignity. They non-salaricd commission. What kind 1 chronic;
and broad sympathy of a business ing off of revenue from source- th.
kidney troubles develop;
-omebodv is going to get what is of commissioners can we <ret for 1
1 ill urinary troubles destroy night’s
man for the demands of real progress. now yield much. What we must hav coming to them. Better let that *1 nothing: Here arc some possibilities:
rest.
It looks as though lie would prove to is a system of taxation that will In arrangement stand, and also make no
First. The man that is on the pay­
I rofit by an Astroia residents ex­
be one of the influential men of the fair to all the people and insure at all Th:-ion of collecting a dollar from roll of some contracting or paving perience.
committee, but it will not be his limes the income the country niti’t
Mrs. Mary E. Mufrison, 595 Grand
Farmer Smith’s boy. who undoubted­ company and is constantly working
. Ave., Astoria, Oit gon., says: “At
eloquence or his looks that will make have. There is nothing in the record
ly has certain inalienable rights, such the stat;- for the benefit of his real
| times my back was • > weak and sore
him so.”
to indicate that such a system can be as pursuit of the wary trout, without employer.
that I could hard!} gut around. When
hoped for under Democratic manage­ first providing himself with a license.
Second. The man that has a certain i I>vn t o\ < r t< '
’
o do anything
or sat in
ment.
These good and worthy people will road that t is his hobby and one that ( j one position very Itm’g, , i."
it was all I
stand to be jostled about a whole lot will benefit his personal interests or could do to straight .-n up. My kid-
Chamberlain's C^ugh Remedy Most without Complaint, but if it comes to gratify his fancy. This man will al- 1 ncys were also more or Ic ss out of
t ’r.i. r during ’ this
trouble with my
-
Effectual.
1;
ys be found pulling
the funds of ,
the point where rod and gun chib
n
.?,llrr 1 had ‘-'ken two boxes of
"I have taken a great mans bottle-
the state to the improvement of his I Doan? Kidney I’Hls, my back felt
of Chamberlain*» Cough remedy and enthusiasts or "city chaps” attempt
very time it b. .» cured 111c. 1 havi to trample on their inherent right, pct project and neglect the balance of strong tn every way and I was able to
get about as well as ever.”
found it most effectual for a hacking there will surely be a «lay­
reckon- the state.
I rice 50c, at all dealers. Don’t
Third. The mat that lores pub­
visitors to cough and for colds. After taking it ing and then, not the whole face of
Mmplv ask tor a kdney remedv-get
•1 cough alwavs disappears,” whites I.
licity
and
will
give
some
vain,
or three R. Moore, Lost \ alley, Ga. For sale nature, but th c entire fish and game
noisy
s Kulnev I’il s—the same that
is serve» ,.lrs Mornson had. Foster-Milburn
those who by Lamars Drug Store.
law will be radically changed. Ifj services to the state when it
Uo, Prop»., Buffalo, N. Y.
Import» from France.
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Some one has said that France has
been bled white. But she is still full
of "pep” and the Democratic Tariff
law keeps her going sufficiently to
hang onto the American market. The
imports of the United States from
France of the first ten months of
1916 were just about a million dol-
lars greater than during thc first ten
months of 1914, and >33,000,000
greater than for the same period in
1915, and yet the gritty little nation
is mixed up in the ] European scrap
from line-bucking to trench fighting,
If France can send us >02,000,000
worth of products in ten months of
international rough housing, what
can she do to our markets under the
present tariff policy, during peace
conditions, and with a war-disciplin­
ed army of mill workers?
Notice to Parents and Guardians
Notice is hereby given that the
Curfiew Ordinance will be enforced
from and after date of this notice.
The following is w’hat is known as
the Curfiew Ordinance:
Section 1. That no minor shall be
permitted to go abroad upon or
wonder about the streets of Tilla-
mook City after the hour of eight
o’clock at night during the months of
October, November, December, Jan­
uary, February and March, or after
the hour of nine o’clock at night dur­
ing the remainder of the year, unless
such minor shall have the permission
of his or her guardian, or unless such
minor shall have necessary business
upon such street or streets; and any
minor who shall violate the provis-
ions of this ordinance, upon convic-
tion thereof before the City Recorder,
shall be punished by a fine of not less
than >5,00 dollars nor more than
>25.00 dollars, and in default of the
payment of such fine shall be im­
prisoned in the city jail until such
fine shall be discharged, at the rate of
one days imprisonment for each two
dollars of such fine.
Parents and guardians are request­
ed to govern themselves accordingly.
Dated this Jan. 23rd, 1917.
Ira C. Smith,
City Recorder.
There is but one way for Woodrow
Wilson to take the Tariff out of
politics—give the country a protective
tariff.
California
Invites
You
to come and enjoy a
few weeks of her
glorious sunshine.
Tite quick and com­
fortable
way is via
Portland "The City
of Roses ’’ and the
famous
Shasta Route
Fortland at
8:20 A. M
3:50 P. M
8:00 P. M
to
San Francisco
Quick Time
and
Safe Line
our choice of stand
Ask locnl nyetit or write for
information
John .Vf. Scott.
General Passenger Agent.
Portland. Ore.
Southern Pacific