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THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT.
F. C. BAKER, Publisher.
Editorial Snap Shots.
Prepare for next year’s garden. A
good start was made this year, but
everybody should grow more vegeta-
bles, fruit and garden truck next
year, Get busy.
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Telegraphic news from Washington
states that the consumption of whisky
is on the increase. 1 his is surprising
now that Oregon is "bone” dry. It
must be that the states that are “wet"
are consuming considerable
more
booze.
The Beard of Equalization will
meet on Monday, and those who
think their assessment is not high
enough, we are sure the beard will be
glad to raise it. But now is the time
to put in a protest if the assessment
is too high. Don’t kick after the as
sessment is complete.
progressive dairymen of Tillamook
County will make as much money
breeding blooded stock as they make
from the production of milk and the
manufacture of cheese. The reputa
tion of Tillamook cheese will help
bring about a reputation for Tilla
mook dairy stock, and what money
have been invested in registered an
imals should prove a good business
foresight.
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We want to say a word or so aboir
Tillamook County Fairs. For the past
five years they have been most suc
cessfully conducted, drawing large
crowds fro mall parts of the county,
crowds from all parts of the county,
war, it was ho easy job to make an
attractive fair this year but notwith
standing this, those who had the
managemeent and those who exhibit
ed are deserving of a great deal of
credit. It is generally agreed that the
county fairs are going to continue,
and to make them a success in future
new features should be injected into
them. There is plenty of ability and
originality in Tillamook people to
make the County Fair ipore attrac
tive without spending money for out
side attractions. One thing that is
lacking at the fair grounds is seating
accommodations, and it seems to us
that the general plan of the fair
grounds should be re-arranged, es
pecially for the horse racing feature
fair should
of the fair. Next Year’s L
have new features and new stunts,
with plenty of amusements. It is
none too soon for the Fair Board to
figure out how this can be brought
about.
DRINK ON INCREASE.
Consumption of Whisky and Tobacco
Breaks Recorc—Total Tax
083,055.
their families is so broad that only an
extensive review could do it justice,
but its great principles really need no
commendation. They speak for them
selves, and they will appeal, we feel
sure, to the mind and heart of Con
gress as they do to the mind and
heart of the country. This deeply im
portant measure, so typical of the
Government’s solicitude for the men
it calls to the colors, should be press
ed promptly to enactncnt.”
To these may be added the en
dorsement of Colonel Roosevelt.
“It puts the United States where it
ought to be, as standing in the fore
front among the nations in doing
justice to our defenders.”
B usiness B ank
It ashington, Sept. 3.—All previous
American records for consumption of
whisky’, cigars, cigarettes and tobacco
HEN you deposit your money with this
apparently went by the boards during
Bnnki you have the advantages of the
the past fiscal year. The preliminary
report of Commissioner of Internal
service t* <>f ¡i business Bank. You can deposit the
Revenue Osborn covering the 12
money • you receive, just as it cornea to you in
months ending June 30, made public
checks, drafts or Money Orders and we will col
today, shows record tax collections
lect ¡ill paper anil place the amount to your
on these and other articles.
Here are the grand totals of pro
credit. Then you can write your own personal
i
duction upon which taxes are paid:
checks in payment of your purchases and they
Distilled spirits front every source
at the Bank, you returned check
will be paid
,
—rye, corn, wheat, apples, peaches,
Lightning Flashes.
beinz the best receipts for your payments.
pears, pineapples, oranges, apricots,
Commercial Banking and Savings Business.
berries, prunes, figs and cherries—
Tungston is now used as an electric
164.665,246 gallons, an increase of
Unexcelled Equipment and Service.
battery element.
26,000,000 gallons over the previous
Electric goods of American manu
year, yielding a tax return of $186,- facture arc extensively sold in Porto
563,055.
I Rico.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, 146,000. (Mj
Cigars Gain in Popularity.
I
Electrically charged rods are used
Tillamook. (Ire.
Cigars of all descriptions
and for driving rebellious cattle on the
Weight, 9,216,901,113—approximate ranches of western Texas.
ly 90 per capita, as compared with
It is estimated that this year’s bust- I
8,337,720,530 the previous
year, ness in electric ranges will be in the
Cigarettes, 30,5 29,193,5 38, as com- neighborhood of $3,000,000.
pared with 21,087,757,078, an in-
An improved type of multa-speed
crease of more than 40 per cent,
alternating current electric motor has
Tobacco chewing and smoking, recently been invented.
445,763,206 pounds, an increase of
Electricity furnished by a central
28,500,000. Even snuff went to ap station pumps half of the entire water
parent new high levels of production supply of Baltimore, Md.
with 35,377,751 pounds, an increase
Vegetable gardens have been plant
of 2,200,000 in the year.
ed beneath high tension power lines
The return to the government in of the Pennsylvania Water and Pow
taxes on cigars, cigarettes, tobacco er Company.
and snuff was $103,201,592, an in
Statisticians say that ninety per cept
crease of approximately $15,000,000, of all the electricity supplied by cen
or 18 per cent over the previous year. tral generating stations is alternating
The record figures indicate great na current.
About 15,000 electric bulbs of eight
tion-wide prosperity, officials state,
and in the case of cigarettes, tremen different colors are illuminated each
dous growth of the habit among night in Ney York City's newest and
women.
largest electric sign.
Machince Shop, Polytechnic Engineering College, Oakland, Cal.
Mazada electric incandescent lamps |
The production of beer, while ex
ceeding that of the previous year, fell represent 84 per cent and carbon and |
considerably below the high record gem lamps 16 per cent of the total
of 66,000,000 barrels in 1914. Taxes lamp sales last year.
Rifle sights that may be used at
on 60,729,509 barrels at $1.50 per
barrel, and other taxes on brewers night, owing to illumination provided
Young Men
The day of opportunity is here now. Six
and retailers brought the total up to by minute quantities of radium, have months course in Machine Shop and Automobile Engineering
recently been patented by a French
$91,897,193 against $88,771,104.
at this College will give you immediate employment at good
man.
Collection Cost is Low.
The demand for electric fans last wages WHY WASTE THREE YEARS AS APPRENTICE
Other tax receipts included those
on oleomargarine, $1,995,720; special year, which was reported to be great when this College can turn you out as an expert mechanic in
taxes on bankers, corporations, brok er than ever before, will be duplicated six months. We are demonstrating this every day at the Poly
ers, theatres, bowling alleys, com this summer if early demands are any technic College where actual engineering and mechanical work
mission merchants, etc., $15,708,733; indication.
The aggregate sales of electric in is being done.
documentary stamps and perfumes,
Best equipped College west of Chicago— Most Practical School
$8,926,310; estates, $6,076.575; ex candescent lamps for domestic use
in the United State»—Wfite for catalogue—
during the year 1916 was $145,000,-
cess profits, $37,176; munitions, $27-
Homelike accommodations.
000, an increase of approximately 31
663,940, and miscellaneous, $2,093,-
per cent over the year 1915.
,
853, bringing the total ordinary re I Electric street car advertising cards |
ceipts up to $449,712,312. Income I which animate familiar advertising
taxes of $359,581,228 brought the figures when the cars go over rail
grand total, including the Alaskan joints and up or down hill have
ECONOMIC AND MILITARY
Railroad tax of $33,256 up to $809,- : recently been patented by a New
PREPAREDNESS
393,640, as compared with $512,- York Cartoonist.
723,288 the year before. The cost of | A competent English authority says
collecting the revenue was approxi that English central station managers
mately $9.53 per $1000, or .95 per realize that lighting is fast becoming |
In addition to comploto cowwoo In gonoral and I
cent, the lowest on record.
: the small end of the electric central !
scientific education, offoes fulf opportunities In I
| station’s income, and power and ap- I
MILITARY DRILL, DOMESTIC SCIENCE
Democracy's Duty to Its Defenders pliances are to be the main source of
ARTS AND COMMERCE
I
; revenue in the future.
A new thermostatic metal which is
The plan for furnishing our soldiers
Plan for effective future service* Your countiy I
needs It. Send for free Illustrated booklets,“Train I
and sailors life and indemnity insur remarkably sensitive to heat has been
the Brain for Peace or War** and “The Woman and I
ance and allowances to dependent invented by electrical specialists of
the General Electric Company. The
the University.** Address Re<lstrar,
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Tillamook County Bank
A gentleman who is on friendly
terms with the timber owners wid the
snap shot man swapped opinions in a
friendly manner the other day, and
some pointed remarks were made by
both. We scored a point when we re
marked that we did not »ee any dif
ference between a timber men’s paid
j agitator and the I. W. W. agitators,
I and as long as the timber owners are
so short sighted to employ an agita
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tor and the I. W. W agitators are
Edgar Macklin has come the near allowed to operate in logging camps
est solving the question of disposing and saw mills, there will always be
of the I. W. W.'s of any one wc have trouble, for that is the aim and ob
heard of. Here is his proposition: Lay ject of every paid agitator. There is
out a line of highways on the Pacific no personal feeling in this county
coast from Blaine to San Diego, Cal., against the timber owners, but there
and put those fellows to work; if they is against the methods used to cause
refuse, place the bunch in a stockade discord and factional strife amongst
and feed them on bread and water. the citizens of Tillamook County.
Macklin says this would put a crimp There is no objection whatever to the
in the whole gang.—Bellingham Sen timber owners having someone to
tinel.
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look after their interests, and we are
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free to say this that any reasonable,
The railroad schedule on the Tilla sensible person can get along with
mok branch of the Southern Pacific the business men. the leading citizens
is not generally liked by the business and the county officials by approach
men of this city, for the reason that ing them in the right spirit. But any
it takes a whole day’s time in either person who hobnohbles with chronic
going or coming from Portland. We knockers, assumes the attitude of the
believe most people would prefer big "It” and undertakes to prevent
leaving Portland and
Tillamook the development of Tillamook county
early in the morning so that the must expect to have a big scrap on
trains could reach their destinations his hands, for Tillamook people are
about noon. That would mean half a not in that frame of mind to he dic
day’s time saved.
tated to bv paid agitators, not even
the I. W. W. agitators, for there is a
The question of drafting the cheese strong sentiment against their meth-
makers is causing some worry in Till ods in this county.
amook county, and an effort is to be
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made to have them exempted. It
Of course during these days the
would be a difficult matter to replace population of Berlin was greatly ex-
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Euene, drew* I
17 or 18 cheese makers at the pres- cited. Every night great crowds of
ent time, and should they he drafted people paraded the streets singing
country. Some
it will mean a large quantity of milk "Deutschland Uber Allies” and de- extracts from editorials in various . alarm in case of fire.
I An electric lighting company
will have to lie shipped to Portland mantling war.
Extras
distributed papers follow:
so as to dispose of it. No doubt, the free, were issued at frequent intervals
I New Orleans, La., has devised a port-
The Philadelphia Public Ledger.
| able light attached to a long pole.
exemption board will give this mat by the newspapers, and there was a
" ‘When we draft the wage earner,' ; The pole is pushed into the ground
ter some consideration, for it is very general feeling among the Germans says Secretary McAdoo, ‘we call not
important not to curtail the output of that their years of preparation would only him but the entire family to the land the attaching cord connected to
cheese from this county, as it is a now bear fruit, that Germany would flag.’ This is the fundamental argu i the nearest lighting socket. The light
commodity needed to feed the people. . conquer the world and impose its ment for the war-insurance bill now | is used for illuminating gardens, ten-
j "kulture” upon ¡ill nations.—EY-Am- before Congress. It is the absence of i nis courts, and lawn parties.
No one can dispute the fact that I bassador Gerard, from the Oregonian, any provision of those left behind
the war lords of Germany arc ban i Very few citizens of the United leads so many who would gladly give
New Electric Ways of Doing.
dits and murderers. Germany violated States had any idea that Germany themselves to their country to ask ex
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her treaty with Belgium when she had prepared for a world wide con emptions.
A new electric alarm clock winds
sent her army through that country, quest, for the people of Germany had
“When military service is obliga
and showed how blood thirsty they ,m idea that the German army would tory other thing are obligatory too. itself.
Life buoys on ocean steamships are
were in devastitating that country, rush through France as it did in l 870
‘The national conscience,’ as the Sec ! equipped with an electric lighting
he first national e
.*.:::; is gaining the
BANK
with death and desolation following and demand a big indemnity from
retary puts it, ‘will not permit Amer i systems.
<irst rapidly because it is performing the second
tn the wake of the German armv. For that country. At first it looked as
Sheep are sheared twice as fast
this purpose. To crush France as though the big military machine of ica’s soldiers and their dependents to
consistently—and to the best interests of both
quickly as possible and exact another Germany would accomplish its object go unprovided with everything that is with an electric shearing machine as
Public and institution.
just,
generous,
and
noble
people
can
they
were
formerly
by
hand.
1>ig indemnity from that country. and it was fortunate for France that
do
to
compensate
them
for
the
suf
An
electric
operated
garage
door
That was the first card to be played England butted in and upset all the
^IND EVERY DEPARTMENT OF
ferings and the sacrifices’ exacted opens automatically on the approach
BANKING HERE AND EVERY SERVICE
by Germany in its conquest of the plans of the war lords
of Germany from them. That has never been the
of an automobile and closes again
TO COMFORT
world, and the Kaiser predicted that and prevented a world conquest by
when it is safely in side.
he would have his Christinas dinner Germany. No wonder that country American way.
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DIRECTORS:
"The
aim
of
the
war-insurance
bill
Electricity is used to heat a newly
in 1914 in Paris. It was the heroism is sore with England, for it upset all
r r r!iUnr,^F^mer
p Heisel. Farmer.
of the Belgium people that retarded the plans of the war lord, and prac is to do justice to the soldiers with invented photograph roller used in
C. J. Edwards Mgr. C. Power Co. J. C. Holden. Vice Pres.
the progress of the German army, tically defeated the object for which out doing injustice to the taxpayers.” mounting photographs.
H. C. Lamb. Building Materials. John Morgan. Farmer.
Under the title that heads this
A new telephone amplifier, which is
and England butting in and ; listing the war was started. It is fortunate
.
‘V. J. Riechers. Cashier.
easily applied to a telephone receiver
the great for the United States that Germany article the New York Times says:
France, that
knocked
“Not a dollar of the billions given by anyone, renders conversation more
scheme of Germany of conquring di<l not whip first one country and
the world in the head and upset the then the other, for had she done so to the deserving is regretted. If the distinct.
proposed plan shall secure that only
Drying the hair may be hastened
plans of the war lords.
the United State, would have had to
the deserving shall be carried upon with an electrically heated eomb.
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fought Germany single handed, for it
Concrete sidewalks, streets, and
Thur, far Tillamook County has is this country that the war lords
' ' of ' the country’s resources, even billions
TILLAMOOK
escaped a devasting forest fire large Germany hoped to obtain a big in- would be paid and leave still a debt floors may be surfaced by an elec
unpaid. There can be no real money trically driven machine which does
ly due to the care and precautions the denmity.
.
indemnity for death or disability. The the work in but a fraction of the time
people of the county arc taking to
feeling of duty done and appreciated required by hand.
prevent this. The county is not only
Wanted.
An inexpensive electric fire alarm
by countrymen is all that can be of
bone dry, but it is bone dry from a
Notice is Hereby Give«
may be attached to any electric door
City, Oregon, on May 31, 1912, pur
fered against such suffering.”
climatic point of view; in fact, the
I
town
to
dealer
only
in
each
One
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bell.
When
a
fire
starts
and
raises
the
suant to a Resolution of Intention t’
The New York World calls army
county is exceedingly bone dry, and handle a High-Grade A
Automobile
rhat the Common Council of Tilla so improve said streets, adopt« v
insurance "A square deal for our room temperature even a few degrees
for that reason that much more pre Tire.
the
doorbell
will
ring
until
it
is
shut
mook
City,
Oregon,
has
apportioned
fighting men,” and comments:
said Common Council on M»y •
caution should be taken to prevent a
Delion Tire Sales Co.,
among the several lots, tracts and 1912, and not including the expense
"What the chief industrial states off.
forest fire. There is no tcljjng. hut
81 Fourth Street,
Fiftv
thousand
revolutions
per
min
the
C
CMt°
f
f
“
ih
8
*.
cl,arKcablc
‘
herewith,
(hound the wind switch to the East
Portland, Oregon. are doing in insurance and compen ute, 800 revolutions per second, is the the cost of the improvement of the in connection with said improve^«
sation of workers in peace the Feder
which, by the terms of said
it would bring about a serious condi
al Government now proposes to do remarkable speed of a special type of O e°Xn8i “I"-* in Tlll-'m°ok City. tion of Intention, were to be P 41“ ■.
tion. We appeal to the citizens not to
Announcement.
electric
grinder
used
for
fine
machine
Tillamook City, out of the Genew
with its fighting men in war. No one
set out fire or attempt to burn lags
sewer system therein, to-wit:
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could know what the old pension {work.
Fund.
or brush at the present time. Those
I'arkStrcet to 5th1 And that the Common Council
The electric city directory is a nov «"±2
Mrs. 1 J. C. Holden announces that system would cost as applied in this
who do so should be immediately ar
el and practical means of giving New
Avenue West; !>„on
Second Street Tillamook City, Oregon, has ¡‘PPj’!1’.'.
rested and placed in jail for v dating she will open her Piano Studio, Sept. war. Under this plan the cost will be York hotel guests the location of a
from 4th Avenue East to 7th ed Monday the 10th day of Sep.. 'I
known as we go along. F.vcn-handed
the law It can onlv be a short tme 1, for private and class instruction.
street or building on an electrically
Avenue
West;
Third
Street
Mrs.
Holden
is
a
graduate
c.f
the
justice
will
be
assured.
Political
and
before the early rains will be here,
from at the City Hall in Tillamook W
illuminated map of the city. The map
Park Street to the West
Oregon, at the hour of s °c' . J
but everybody should endeavor to Dunning Improved System of Music personal favor will go for nothing. is divided off into squares with a sep
limit»;
Fourth
Street
from
Study
and
will
establish
classes
in
There, should be no doub^ of its ad
p.m. as the time and place at » ,1
prevent fire getting started. It is
arate
miniature
Mazada
lamp
to
illu
Street
to
7th
Avenue
West;
this
method.
option.”
pleasing to know that a large number
Fifth said Common Council shall hear I
each square when a button is
Anyone desiring further particulars
Street from Park Street to Still- consider »nd determine all
The Richmond Times-Dispatch in minate
of our citizens are Interested in and
pushed.
may
call
at
any
time.
well
Avenue;
and
from
dorses the plan:
doing their hit to prevent fires from
First and remonstrances to the said apPJ
Old Glory has become a popular
Avenue West to the West city tionment of the cost of said impr J
"Since the government has benevo
getting started.
emblem in lapels by day and now at
limits;
Sixth
Street
from
.SixJ.h..?trcct Eom Park nient and that at said meeting e l
lently insured ships and cargoes, sea
tachment permits any owner of a
Street to Stillwell Avenue-
men and pilots engaged in perilous pocket flashlight to illuminate a tiny
H. T. Hotts, Pres., Attorney
At the breeder»’ association ban
Sev- such other time as said meettnl
enth
Street
from'ïjÎ'feet'Eart^f
war enterprises, it seems eminently flag in the button-hole at night.
I
^E-tline^ 6th AvenuV’Èa^ be adjourned to, said Common
quet the other evening one of the
nt-Lnw.
proper
that
officers
and
men
of
the
cil will hear and consider and «1
speakers stated he did not kpow of
An interesting tvpe of electric in
‘o Stillwell Avenue;
Eighth mine such objections and f* . I
John
I.elaml
Henderson.
Sec
|
army
and
navy,
who
run
immeasur
another town where the businc»« men
dustrial truck straddles its load, raises
Street from 136 fcct E„t o‘(RJ‘b
ably greater risks should l>£ gener it clear of the ground by electric
retary Treas., Attorney-at-
»trances and make such c’’’nie’. .-I
co-opcratcd with the farmers more
SmVweli
eA°f 6th lVtnUC
‘O said apportionment as sba'. So ui
ously
indemnified
in
case
of
maiming
laiw and Notrnry Public.
than they did in this citv. Co-opera
power, and holds it suspended while
or death. The proposed legislation is the truck is traveling to the place
Fast
„»’'".“î1 -Scvo,uJ Avenue sary to make the same equitaN J
tion between business men and dairy
r-ast from 8th Street to First
designed as a substitute for postwar where the load is dropped. It is re
men is of benefit to both, and every
Street; F.fth Avenue Wc," from just. The apportionment so ma J
pensions, a circumstance which fur markably efficient in handling piles
said Common Council is now 0 'J
effort should be made to create a
wclî Aven':1 11
Stm. with the undersigned City
ther commends it to us.”
connnunity spirit between them, both
of lumber, steel rails, poles, and gir
wen
Street tn and may be inspected and exa
The Atlanta
Journal’s
closing ders.
■
in a business and a social manner. It
Wen Avenue croni 8th
Si’Ä
Law. Abctruct*. Reul Batate,
paragraph of an editorial commend
by any person interested therein ■
is gratifying to know that ,the busi
Linemen are using portable electric
Street;
'rSt S,rc«
ing the plan is as follows:
Insurance.
ness men and the breeders' associa
Done by order of the said
“ anticipated
• •
* • by the
— * bill
••• searchlights for making emergency
The needs
tion, arc working together for the
repairs at night. The lamps are at Âarr^ruVÎmCrt
Both Phones.
wa’ ™de by Council and dated this
“ g
mantle
of
are
so
numerous
and
the
purpose of improving the dairy
tached to the repair automobile and
August, 1917,
, ,A
TILLA NlMtK—ORKi'.ON.
throw
e
C
n°t
niP
d
n
^
"
'
protection
which
it
would
herds of the county, and as a result of
are used to illuminate the work in I
A. H. G»y%
about the country's defenders and hand.
’s
this co-operation we expect that the
byMid
City Recorder ot
mook City. Oreg<*
The Tillamook County Creamery
Association neglected one thing when
it met the first of the week. It should
have prayed for rain. It wouldn’t be
out of place if the Grangers went
down on their marrow bones and
raise their supplications for a good
soaking rain, for that's what the snap
shot man is praying for.
Machanics and Automobile Men
Wanted by the Thousands
THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGOH
Growth and Service,
T
'JheHrstRations I Ba n k t
Tillamook Title and
Abstract Co.
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