TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, JUNE 12
1919.
intention of Improving
Uallatnonk ¡ìhuòlighL the
not been fairly treated.
Fred C. Baker, Editor.
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Editorial Snap Shots
The Roosevelt highway fight is not
won until we succeed in getting the
federal government committed to put
up its share for building the high­
way.
Tillumook people played fair when
they said they would swap votes
with Eastern Oregon. So did Eastern
Oregon with the exception of Uma­
tilla and Wasco counties.
The American correspondents in
Europe have certainly written a lot
of sensational stuff the past six
months. If they failed to plunge the
world into another war, it wasn’t
their fault, for they tried mighty
hard.
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Marion county didn't intend that
Multnomah county should partici­
pate In the ‘‘pork barrel,” for it cast
a vote of 1627 for and 4,397 against
the establishment of a hospital at
Portland. The "Salem hog” appears
to be still on the job.
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When a preacher goes wrong, of
course, the gossips have a whole lot
to say. The Rev. J. Cronenberger, of
Corvallis, of the Christian church,
did his second disappearance stunt
last month. When’he disappeared the
first time it is reported that he di­
vorced his wife and lived with an­
other woman. He returned to his
family later. Maybe he is repeating
the first disappearance stunt. It is
men of this character who bring
churches and religion Into disrepute.
Along the lines of cleanliness in
the dairying business, the Tillamook
County Creamery Association should
insist
upon
milkers
wearing
white overalls. This Is more Import­
ant than to compel cheesemakers to
wear white overalls, for milkers have
to work in barns and around barn
yards. Uniform cleanliness through­
out the county, and particularly in
milkers wearing white overalls while
milking, is one of the best kinds of
advertising for Tillamook cheese. It
is customary In some European coun­
tries for milkers to wear long white
overalls.
What'g the matter with Douglas
county, anyway? We always thought
that It was one of the most progres­
sive counties in the state. Notwith­
standing that Douglas county has a
stretch down to the coast, the people
of that county recorded a two to one
vote against the Roosevelt Highway,
which should have been the reverse,
to give the western part of that
county a square deal. This wiih a ter­
ribly bad showing for Douglas and
something to be long remembered
against that county, for moat every
body in the coast counties expected
that it would give the Roosevelt
highway measure a substantial ma­
jority. We hope Douglas has gotten
over its grouchy feeling and will
once more be in the fore rank of the
progressive counties of the state.
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It Is getting to be generally believ­
ed that if President Wilson had re­
mained at home and not gone to
Erance, he would have gone down in
history as one of the great presidents
of lite United States., in the estima­
tion of European countries. It is now
currently reported that Europe is
now greatly disappointed in the Pres­
ident, and It does not hold him In
such high esteem since he entered
the peuce conference. This is what
the Spokesman Review says: "Unfor­
tunately there is too much warrant
for the German contention that the
peace terms delivered to them at
Versailles were a painful shock to
the high expectations they had built
of the easy conditions they had ex­
pected from their understanding of
the Wilsonian program. It there Is to
be a rejoinder to this German reply
It should be composed by Clemenceau
or Lloyd George, for Mr. Wilson is in
no position to fence with the German
delegates."
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A temporary organisation was ef­
fected last week for the purpose of
tuking some action in having the
Hayocean road completed as soon as
possible. A large amount of money
have been expended on the road, and
In Ils Incomplete condition the mon­
ey exprded is doing no good and no­
body getting any benefit from it.
Quite a number of property owners
subscribed several thousand dollars,
e-hlch th* county used, but Bayocean
It still without a road and a way
out. The reason the road is not com­
pleted is because the receivers of the
i . ity i nipany have failed to pay
i;,x
I because the County Court
diverted money that should have
I -0(1 expended on that road to other
Purposes, so between the realty eom-
p v mid the county person* who
t.
ht property In good faith with
it, have
Another
reason of the delay was the interfer­
ence of some of the timber owners,
which gopa to prove how costly it is
to the taxpayers when political agi- I
tutors butt in. At one time an offer
was made to build the road for
$23,500. The county court appro­
priated $15,000 in the budget, but
used this money for other purposes
because It was not sufficient to com­
plete the road. The receivers of the 1
realty, company owe taxes to the
amount of ubout $10,000, and the
county officials are going to fore­
close on a large amount of Bayocean
property.
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The matter of electing two direc­
tors of the school board appear to
have aroused some amount of dis­
cussion for the reason that A. G. !
Beals Is a candidate for school direc­
tor. For the good of the school we .
hope he will not be elected. If lie is,, '
it is our prediction, there will be
more or less trouble, for Mr. Beals
will want to be “It”. Any person
holding a position of school director
of a district the size of Tillamook
should have had some smattering of
an education and some experience in
educational work. Mr. Beals does not
Assess either of these qualifications.
It will be remembered that six years i
ago,, when the women of the city 1
thought that a woman should be on
the board and they had selected Mrs.
Everson for that position, Mr. Beals
was one of those who delayed the
school meeting so that a few persons
could hold a little caucus in another
room of the building for the purpose
of defeating Mrs. Everson, notwith­
standing that she is one of the best
educated and highly
intelligent
women of Tillamook, with consider­
able experience in educational work.
The women elected Mrs. Everson
with a large majority of votes and
Mr. Beals' political maiweuver to
prevent the election of an intelligent
women on the board was ignominous-
ly defeated. Mrs. Everson was re­
elected three years ago and she is the
director whose time now expires. Mr.
Beals again bobs up and now wants
to be a director. If the people want
to keep an unpopular politician off
the board they should attend the
school meeting at one o’clock on
Monday and elect some of the other
candidates whose names have been
mentioned. The snap shot man is of
the opinion that a woman should be
on the board, and if Mrs. Everson
declines then elect Mrs. Groat, who
is well qualified to fill the position
and who would take considerable in­
terest in the school. There is a strong
sentiment in favor of H. H.. Rosen­
berg, who was instrumental in put­
ting the Roosevelt highway over the
top, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mr. Miller, and
Dr. Hoy has a number of friends
who believe he would also make a
good director. The snap shot man
does not agree with those who are
contending that the dlrectprs should
be those who have children attend­
ing school. This is a poor, illogical
argument, for the reason that some
school directors are prone to look at
the grade their children are in and
take little interest in the other
grades.
Charles Ray in Fine New Western
Picture.
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Booted and spurred, with chaps
and a w ide sombrero, Charles Ray,
the famous Thomas H. Ince star, is
the central figure of the story of
“Playing the Game,” his newest Par­
amount picture, which has just been
released. This is a strong story of the
southwest. After a brief period along
the gr?at White Way in New York,
Mr. Ray. as Larry Prentiss, a dissi­
pated son ot a millionaire, who had
left him a vast fortune, has been
leading a wild life and one night at
a dinner given to some friends, he
knocks down and apparently kills
Hickey Trent. In the belief that he is
a murderer. Larry goes to Arizona
to Degln life anew.
While there Larry has many ad­
ventures. including holdups and
other thrilling events, and he finally
lands as a cow boy upon his own
ranch, his identity being unknown
to his employees. Here he meets and
courts Moya Shannon, the daughter
of the manager, and after a series of
highly dramatic occurrences, avows
his love for the girl who naturally
reciprocates.
"Playing the Game” is said to be
one of the best pictures in which Mr.
Ray has been seen in many months.
It will be shown at the Gem Theatre
next Monday. June 16. Mr. Ray is
capably supported by fine players,
chief among whom are Doris Lee and
Robert McKim.
What has become of the old fashion­
ed blatherskite who used to argue
that if the government owned the
railroads the earnings would pay the
whole cost of running the nation and
we could dispense with taxes, with
passenger fares and freight rates
about halt what they were under
' private ow nership? He is busty prov­
ing that the league of nations will
keep us out of war.
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Mr. Taft says he is surprised by the
friendly message President Wilson
sent the women pacifists in session
at Berne, after they had denounced
the peace treaty in their resolutions.
What Is there surprising about that,
coming front the statesman who
‘kept us out of war” in 1916? The
>nly surpflsing thing is that any
‘sidy seys he is surprised.
TILLAMOOK COUNTY
Independence Day
Andf Solider s Welcome Home
CELEBRATION
JULY 4th AND 5th
At Tillamook City
Two Days of the Most Elaborate Combination of
Patriotic Exercises, Band Music, Community Singing
WELCOME HOME
And Appreciation Expressions to Our Soldier Boys
I
Water Sports, Land Sports, Ball Games, Pony Racing, Street and Indoor Dancing.
Fire Works and Carnival Fun and Frolic
Watch for later announcements with full particulars, but plan now to spend the Fourth
and Fifth in Tillamook City.