T illamook headlight , may
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Very iew persons visit Mt. Hebo in
the summer notwithstanding
the
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•®5 Hebo to the top of the mountain is
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only eight miles, with a good road to
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OS after that a trail all the way, the
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grade being gradual and winding.
and Lodge Notices, per line ,
•os' Few Tillamookers have made that de
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lightful trip and taken in the large
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.50 scope of country and ocean that can
be seen from Hebo. Someone will
THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT. conceive the idea of building a hotel
F. C. BAKER, Publiaber.
there one of these days, and having a
road constructed. It is stated that this
can be done at comparatively little
cost so that automobiles can reach
the top of the mountain.
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"Patronize Home Industry” should
The State bond road measure, put
be one of the subjects discussed at the into a nutshell, is simply this: Do
next Tillamook Scrappers' meeting.
the taxpayers want to pay heavy
o--—
maintenance charges in future to keep
A little advice to the weather man
up macadam roads for autos and auto
would be in order, for, after all, the
trucks to cut up and destroy every
weather has a whole lot to do with
year; or build hard surfaced roads to
raising garden truck.
be paid for by auto licenses? That is
The Oregon State Editorial Asso what the voters are called upon to de
ciation will meet at Pendleton in July, cide next month. This is the best road
and, ofcourse, that enterprising city measure ever introduced into the
State legislature and the best for over
will “Let "er Buck" for the editors
burdened taxpayers and farmers,for as
pleasure.
autos and auto trucks are cutting up
That was a profitable and interesting the roads, it is only right and proper
meeting the Tillamook scrappers had that they should pay for the hard-
last week, and they should be held surfacing. Farmers who do not want
more often. We want to appeal to hard surfaced roads will have to foot
every business man to affiliate with the bills every year for maintenance
the Commercial Club for the purpose charges, which are on the increase, if
of advancing the business interest of the state bond measure does not car
this city. Don’t be a slacker, but join ry. Which do you favor and support?
io ,
1917.
of anything else.” Perhaps he will let PETITION TO BOND COUNTY
the men classify themselves.
FOR (411,000 FILED.
A Joke or a Blunder.
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Despite the fact that Germany is re
treating in France, she has disclosed
Tariff plana intended for adoption by
the French. No mention is made of
preference to Germany, but it is stip
ulated that goods imported by land
shall be admitted at lower rates than
goods imported by sea. That is to
say, low duties for German goods and
high duties for American and British
products. Six ik<>ntl| ago such a pro
gramme would not have looked so
very impossible, but at this date it
seems like a joke or a typical blunder
of Tutonic diplomacy.
Petitioners Number 76ft—Special
Election Called for June 4th.
Special
MOTOR CAR
A petition was filed with the Coun-
ty Clerk on Friday to bond the coun
ty for $413,000 for hardsurfacing etc.
There were 766 name* on the petition,
123 of whom had not registered, leav
ing 643 bona fide registered voters
who signed the petition which is
more than sufficient to call a special
election.
The County Court made an order
calling the special election for June
4th, the same date that the state bond
measure will be voted upon.
Fred C. Baker, president of the
Tillamook Commercial Club, on Wed
nesday asked the County Court to
The Utter Folly of It.
give Tillamook City some representa
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The untimeleness and absurdity of tion on the advisory board, as a num
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sending the new free trade, “non-par ber of business men had expressed a
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5» P.M. 7:58 A. M. GARIBALDI
tisan” tariff commission to Europe at desire to have a change made.
this time will be apparent to the low
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We, the undersigned registered
est working mind. How can it be pos
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P.M.
sible to accomplish anything worth voters, respectifully petition that you
5:28 P.M. 8:35 A.M. WHEELER • 9:08 A.M. 6; 05 p.M.
while, when the Commission’s objec call a special election for the purpose
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5:40 P.M. 8; 45 A.M. MOHLER
tive is to "investigate the tariff rela of submitting to the voters of this
tions between the United States and county the question of issuing bonds
foreign counries, commercial treaties, to provide for the construction of
preferential provisions, economic al permanent roads in this county, to
liances, the effect to export bounties the amount of four hundred
and
and preferential transportation rates, twelve thousand (412,000) dollars, to
and conditions, causes and effects re I run not to exceed twenty years each,
A*k local agent for further information.
lating to competition of foreign in (provided, however, the County may
JOHN M. SCOTT, General Passenger Agent.
dustries with those of the United reserve the right to redeem same or
States, including dumping and cost of any portion thereof serially each year.
production." With the abnormal con The aforesaid bonds shall bear inter
ditions existing in Europe today,
est at not to exceed five (5) per cent
the Tillamook Scrapper’s squad.
what possible basis can this commis
per annum.
Look» Like Thirty Cents.
sion establish on which to make re
To the Honorable County Court of
The south part of the county owe
ports? The commission will be lucky
Tillamook,
Oregon:
the
President
Wilson
declared
that
some of the wide awake citizens of
if it is not interned for meddling.
We are signing in connection with
this city a word of commendation. It high cost of living was due to the
this request a petition to you asking
was through their efforts that the tariff. He reduced the tariff and the
Educated as the German people
main highway south of this city was high cost of living shot up from 1 7 have been, to look upon themselves for the calling of a special election
incorporated in the state highway per cent, to 33 per cent. It seems that as the guiding star of all nations, it is for the purpose of submitting to the
plan. If the state bond issue passes the proper thing to do is to raise the little wonder that they have blindly voters of. the County the question of
action
bonding the county in the sum of
next month, and the county bonds as tariff and see if the reverse
will not take place and the prices followed their leaders in a war to con $412,000, for the building of perma
well, the south part of Tillamook
drop about the same in proportion, quer the world. A recent utterance of nent roads, and we address you this
county will be the first to receive the
Theory is all right, but so often it Baron von StengTe, delegate to The letter in connection with the petition,
benefits of a hard surfaced highway.
‘‘looks like thirty cents” when it is Hague conference, throws some light but not. as a part thereof, requesting
on the situation, and the statement
put into practice.
that should the State Bond Measure
News reports state that Germany
was this: “We, the Germans, have
for $0,ooo,ooo for roads, to be voted
is glad that the United States has
been chosen by Providence to put
lax Everybody and Everything.
on June 4th, 1917, carry, then we de
joined the allies, for the reason that
ourselves at the head of all nations
sire
that the county bond proceeds,
this country will be called upon to
Without surrendering
one iota, and to guide them to a safe place un
pay the enormous indemnity that their patriotism and love of country der our protection." With a dream of except as hereinafter provided, be
Germany will insist upon when the in the present emergency, the minor universal empire in bis mind, Kaiser used in connection with the work to
be done under the state bond issue so
terms of peace are arranged. It looks ity members of the Ways and Means Wilhelm has undertaken to educate
far as possible, but if the state bond
to us that it will be Germany that Committee of the National House of the masses of his people to the belief
issue does not carry, or if it carries
will have to cough up a big war in representatives have given excellent that Germany must inevitably stand
and you are able to get state aid with
demnity in its failure to conquor the reasons why it opposes the Demo at the head of the world’s govern
while world, for this is what Germany cratic way of raising additional reve ment, and with this idea in mind the in a reasonable time by meeting the
requirements of the state in carrying
started out to accomplish.
nue to meet war conditions.
great conflict now staged was under
out the various projects designated
The Republicans in Congress argue taken. For more than a quarter of a
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in said measure for this county, it is
us that it is good busi- that if the nation would return to the century the propoganda of German
our
desire that sixty per cent of the
ness sense to make people who own policy of protection many of the pro- domination has been instilled into the
County Bond issue be used for hard
autos pay for road improvement, It is posed measures of direct taxation, minds of the German people, mean
surfacing roads south from Tillamook
true, however, that the farmers will would be unnecessary.
while the government was preparing
the main County
The Democrats declared in their the greatest army ever known to City, hardsurfacing
be greatly benefitted, but it is auto
from Tillamook
road
Jeading
south
mobiles which cause so much damage national platform that protection is force the issue when the opportune
surfac-
to macadam roads. As autos become unconstitutional and unjustifiable.
‘th all City to Cloverdale, the hard
moment should come. T «
terminus of the
ing
to
begin
at
the
'That is why, in this present emer the preparation made an. in. umera-
more numerous
every year, this
near the Frank
makes it much more expensive for gency, with an immense deficit staring Ide hosts of men trained in the art of hard surface road
Blaser farm residence and extending
tnaintnance charges, and more im them in the face, the Democrats pro war, the gigantic plot failed to work
South to Cloverdale, or as far south
perative that no time be lost in build pose to directly tax everybody and out according to schedule, while in the
as
the funds will permit. Sixty per
ing hard surfaced roads. This is what everything in sight, and in addition attempt Wilhelm has sacrificed the
the state bond measure proposes to propose to issue a large amount of manhood of Germany, prostrated its cent amounting to $247,200. Premiums
if any, for the sale of said sixty per
do the next five years if the measure bonds.
industries and burdened the land with
carries.
And in imposing lhese direct taxes, a debt that possibly may never be cent of said bonds to be added there
to.
the Democrats take good care that paid.—Vntpqua Valley News.
We further wish that $68.000 of tlie
Every mail brings us stacks of com the heaviest burden is laid upon the
proceeds be used in hardsurfacing the
DON’T WAIT.
munications from the federal govern North.
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road north, from Tillamook City to
ment and state officials asking us to
Take Advantage of an Astoria Citi Bay City, beginning at the Wilson
publish them. Most of them relate to Pastorial Duty Expressed in Poetry.
zen's Experience.
River bridge.
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the war and are to he published free.
When the back begins to ache,
We further wish, and this provision
The
Independence
Monitor
lias
a
Don't wait until backache becomes
Newspapermen are just as patrióticas
is
made, that irrespective of the suc
poet
who
often
gets
the
true
swing
of
chronic:
any other class, but since the paper
'Till kidney troubles develop;
cess of the. State bond measure or ac-
manufacturers have more than doubl events in rhyme. Here is one of the
’Till urinary troubles destroy night's
' tion by the State Highway Commis
ed the price of paper, the farmers latest:
rest.
Profit by an Astroia residents ex sion, that forthwith $36,000 be used
doubled the price of flour, etc., it A Country boy came to town,
perience.
in building a road and bridge be
To court a comely maiden.
seems to be piling on the agony on
Mrs. Mary E. Morrison, 595 Grand tween W .feeler and Nehalem, and
newspaper men to ask them to do so It did not take him long to see
Ave., Astoria, Oregon., says: "At
That her love was fadin’;
■ many things free of cost when men in
times my back was so weak and sore preparing the road bed between said
•other lines of business are getting "W liy don't you enlist,” she remarked that 1 could hardly get around. When points for hard surfacing and hard-
"Your good old country needs you," I bent over to do anything or sat in surfacing the same in case of failure
tabulously rich raising prices.
one position very long, it was all I to get state aid therefor, and that
And lie replied.
could do to straighfn 14». My kid
Say, Bro. Trombley, wasn't it a lot
And he sighed,
neys were also more or less out of $60,800 together with the premium on
of buncombe the Democratic party
"You smite the hand that (ceil you." order during this trouble with my forty per cent of the bond issue, be
gave to the people when it promised More truth than poetry in what he back. Aller I had taken two boxes of used forthwith in hardsurfacing the
Doan’s Kidney Pills, my back felt road from Mohler to the lower North
in its national platform that it was go
said
strong in every way and I was able to
Fork bridge on Nehalem river and
ing to reduce the high cost of living.
For Uncle Sam is saying
get about as well as ever.”
Why, Bro. Trombley, the Democratic That all can serve their country well
Price 50c, at all dealers. Jlon’t the remainder of the fund if any, ap
•imply ask for a kidney remedy—get plied to hardsurfacing the road on the
party’s promises don’t amount to
By plowing, planting, haying;
Fireproof. Newlv Decorated.
Doan's Kidney Pills—the same that East side of the North Fork of the
anything, and people now see that it So hitch up old Nancy, boys,
Mrs. Morrison had. Foster-Milburn
Nehnk-m River from its connection
has not the brains to grapple with the
l.et sister do the hoeing.
Co., Props., Buffalo, X. Y.
with the Mohler road to the county
serious state of 'affairs and set certain
Plant beans and oats.
"Chamberlain's Tablets Have Done line.
prices on food stuffs, which will have
Raise sheep and goats.
Wonders far Me."
It is the tnteation of this request
•o be done. Well, a whole lot of Tilla-
And keep the old farm going.
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that
sixty per cent of the county bond
tnookers, who voted for the Demo
" I have been a sufferer
from
cratic party, must feel sore, for unt
stomach trouble for a number of issue be applied south of Tillamook
Their PrePossessions.
years, and although I have used a City on the projects mentioned and
party have not reduced the high cost
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For many years Woodrow Wilson great number of remedies recom forty per cent north of Tillamook
.of living nor kept us out of war.
mended for this complaint, Chamber
was opposed to a tariff commission. lain’s Tablets is the first medicine City on the projects and in the pro
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w o ■■
Why "Tillamook Scrappers’" For He continued that opposition for two that has given me positive and lasting portions mentioned.
Further, the following representa
the reason that we scrapped the years after his election to the presi relief," writes Mrs. Anna Kadin,
old rule or ruin faction, scrappeel the dency. Then he changed his mind and Spencerport, N. Y. “Chamberlain's tive citizens have consented to act as
Tablets have done wonders for nw
an advisory board to advise and assist
gambling joints anti saloons, scrapped during his campaign for re-election and I value them very highly."
For
the above project and wc have been
for a high school anti better school advocated a commission. In an ad- sale by l.atnar's Drug Store.
buildings, scrapped for better roads ,dress on the subject he said that the
assured that it is agreeable to vonr
Ornamental Fire Places Built
Honorable Body that these citizens
in all parts of the county, scrapped board should be composed of men
Woods Moss.
of Brick and Stone. All Fire
For Americans as well as Chinks?
for a clean wide awake business city, "as free as possible from prepossess
act in that capacity and we ask that
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Places abaolutely guaranteed
Who is it from night till morn
(Guess)
scrapped lor harbor improvements, ion,” but later remarked that “men
in
all
matters
pertaining
to
said
pro
not to smoke or money re
Is telling you what he has done.
scrapped for co-operation amongst without prepossession are hard to
ject they act with you as far as they
funded.
It would be much better if some
And always there with the bull cob ? people would heed the advice ’hey
dairymen, scrapped (or a Commercial find, and when you find them they arc
can legally do so:
Brick w*rk of all kinds done
on short notice.
Joe Charland.
Club, and many other things, and we generally empty of anything else.”
From the South District. W. H.
give others.
We make a specialty of re
| Only two idle men in town, and
are scrapping now for a hard surfaced Now that the members of the com
Christensen, Ch<s Rav, and Herman
Who is it now that wants to be
pairing smoking Fire Places.
highway through the county. As we mission have been selected, it would
Farmer.
Lord mayor of this whole city?
1 they could be busy if not lazy.
have had to scrap for most every be interesting to know which of the
From the Middle District. Chas
But take a tip, 'twill never be
H. A. Miles has gone to Canada to
thing we have succeeded in, we think men President Wilson classed as hav
Kunze and A. G. Reals.
Dick Robedee.
I buy a farm.
it is not out of place to k< called. ing prepossession and which of them,
Fron. the North District. Fred Zad-
Who is it like Mark Hanna, thinks
! We are having nice weather, Every
"Tillamook Scrappers."
having an prepossession, are "empty
dach, H. \. Alley and A. C. Andersen.
A dollar a day buys food and drinks
TILLAMOOK ORF.
one planting gardens.
Editorial Snap Shots.
Service
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Every Saturday in May.
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or pfeasure trip.
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