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TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT
ponsible tor a veritable
wasteful spending. It is this very
factor that has contributed in no
Twenty thousand persons in the small way to the petty and even
United States are now rated as mil wholesale profiteering practices of
lionaires. the new income tax reports many retailers. These fundamental
show. More than twelve thousand economic circumstances offer a weak
millionaires were created in this spot in our national construction that
country in the four years of the Eu may yet threaten our general pros
ropean war.—Telephone Register.
perity and industrial stability.
Coming west we find George M.
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Herb Hoover seems to be in a bad Reynolds, president of the Continen
way. The Republicans don’t want tal and Commercial National bank of
the same
him because he isn’t a Republican. Chicago, expressing
The genuine Democrats don’t want thought in the.-e words: “Every one
him because he isn’t a Democrat. The must begin tc . —e that there are
Mugwumps can’t use him because only two wa>. .. .uea. .ulng food,
they are not sufficiently organized. fuel, clothing and 1-.......... i. One is
The attitude of the New York World by the practice of sensible economy;
in agreeing to support him on any the joyndes of the spenders casues
ticket is merely a confession of The prices to soar higher and higher. The
World in the utter lack of strength only way, and both are imperative, is
of. the so-far candidates of its own to increase production. There cannot
party. The World thinks a neutral be much lowering of prices until
would make a better president for its more goods are made and more food
purposes than a Republican. Besides is produced in the world.”
The World has been accustomed to
James B. Forgan, head of the First
preaching neutrality, for it advocat National Bank of Chicago, adds this
s
s ed it “in word and deed” from Aug testimony; "The unsettled condition
ust 1914 to April 1917, while Ameri of affairs has bred a spirit of living
M can citizens were being killed daily merely for the day and leaving the
s
Ln on the high seas by German sub- morrow to take care of itself, so that
marines.—Gazette Times.
at a time when saving and economy
are a crying need a large section of
If tobacco prices continue to In- our population has indulged in in
crease at the ratio they have done discriminate expenditure and specu
recently there will no need of put lation to an almost unprecedented
ting the ban on cigarettes and other extent.”
products of Lady Nicotine; the price
A. Barton Hepburn, perhaps the
will kill the consumption. And while greatest American
authority on
the price soars the growers, and es banking and currency, says “the peo
pecially in Kentucky, are wearing ple are selling their present holdings
that heavenly smile that indicates of bonds at a rate of fifteen to thirty
they know a good thing when they millions a day in Wall street to get
see it. The price on leaf tobacco has tunds to invest in what they think
increased 300 per cent over what it will pay them better—unwise specu
was at the beginning of the war and lation mostly and likely to bring
is still going up, some grades selling them loss.
for mone than a dollar and a half a
Similar quotations could be added,
pound. And while the tobacco is high in volume of column upon column of
priced the land that produces it is space, all alike in survey, conclusions
likewise soaring, and all the moon- and warnings; all
admonishing
shiners will be going out of business thrift,
retrenchment,
abstention
and devote their energies to the to from speculation on one hand and on
bacco industry.—Sheridan Sun.
the other greater industry and in
creased production.
How greatly the French excel
Certainly if hard times should
Americans in practice of thrift is come upon the country, and people
strikingly shown in recently pub now rioting in extravagance and in
lished statistics, giving the number dulgence should come to distress they
of French deposits in savings banks can not say they were not given
as upward of 15,000,000. The popu timely warning and sound coun el.—
lation of France is about 39,000,000, Spokesman Review.
indicating that more than three out
of every eight have some sum laid by.
All Night Dances.
The United States, though richer in
many ways
than
France, and
Oregon City Enterprise: Public
through its workers of all classes are dances that operate on the shady
better paid, even in proportion to side of midnight in the contry dis
living standards, has only 9,000,000 tricts will be put out of business un
savings accounts, in a population of
der a measure enacted at a special
110,000,000, or fess than one in
session of the legislature. Control of
twelve. The total amount on deposit
this form of entertainment has been
is probably less significant as to a
placed with the conty court, ana it is
1 nation’s welfare than the number of
required that a license must first be
individual depositors. Thrift feeds
obtained, application to be made at
on itself; the individual who has
least ten days before any dagee is
succeeded in saving money once al
held. When a license is issued it
most invariably finds it easier to do
shall be in force until the end of the
so again. Oregonian.
calendar year, but it may be revoked
at any time by the county court. The
There Is sound sense in the sugges-
license fee is placed at a minimum of
tion made at a meeting of the Hills-
$a and a maximum of $25, depend
boro Club last week that the club
ing upon the size of the hall. This
undertake the matter of enforce
new legislation is covered by three
ment of highway laws and thus
bilis Introduced by Mrs. Alexander
make the state highway safe for
Thompson, representative from Hood
travel. When,the number of vehicles
River and Wasco counties.
that travel the highway is consider
There is nothing the matter with
ed it will be seen that the necessary
these measures, and as their Jurisdic
policing is practically impossible and
tion does not extend to incorporated
violations of law can only be handled
pities and towns, it would seem op
when a number of men who drive
portune for women’s clubs and sim
the road constantly agree to report
ilar organizations to persuade city
and prosecute. One common cause of
councils to enact ordinances of like
complaint is the road hog who drives
tenor, both in Oregon City and else
at top sped and does not give right where.
of way and forces the car he meets
The all night dance has no valid
to leave the pavement or take the
chance of being lilt. One advocate of excuse for existence is issued it
strong for blue laws nor for the cur
the policing plan has suggested
that the members might even go fur tailment of reasonable privileges for
ther and provide an indemnifying pleasnre, but u public dance fhat is
permitted to run long past the hour
fund and agree when meeting one of
these hogs to give his half of the of midnight has nothing to commend
road and if he attempted to tagke it. Mrs. Thompson said on the floor
more to allow him to hit their car. of the house that investigations had
The fund would pay for the damage shown conditions from this evil to
if it could not be collected from the be especially bad in Clackamas and
offender, and the latter would be Multnomah counties.
Lack oi proper parental control is
brought to a stop, which would per
mit securing his number—something I largely responsible. There should be
almost impossible when the victim ■".lie supervisions over the conduct
Ims his hands full keeping out of the 01 >oung girls and boys, who, unfor-
tuiuueiy, have been given an unlim
way. Independent.
ited Kin, to their own undoing. It
was time to cull a hat. and the legis
i What the Watchmen are Saying.
lative restrictions should be extend
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ed until the all night dance is stamp
A new York newspaper, the Jour ed out.
nal of Commerce, prints a compen
dium of tile Judgments and counsel
of a store or more of noted captains
Notice of Sate of Real Estate.
of industry, heads of large banking
Institutions, merchants and students
In the County Court of the State of
of history and economics. They are
impressively alike in their outstand Oregon,, for the County of Tillamook.
In the matter of the estate of
ing analysis of world conditions and
pi escribed safeguards. High prices, Nicholas Job, deceased, commonly
as the Spokesman-Review has often known as Nick Job.
Notice is hereby given to all whom
said, spring from a variety of causes.
War's destruction and impaired it may concern that the undersigned
Administrator of the estate of Nicho
production .
A worldwide inflation of currency las Job. deceased, by virtue of an
order of the Honorable A. M. Hare,
and credits.
Labors iinsettlenient and danger Judge of the County Court for thé
oils policy of < defending
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constantly County of Tillamook. Slate of Ore
increasing wages along with
short ten- gon. in the matter of the above en-
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ed hours and more or less of an un- i titled estate, duly made and entered
willinxneab to render efficlent set- in the Journal of said court, on the
vice.
31st day of December, 1919, will
And increasing demand for com- from and after the 5th day of Feb-
modifies, maintained tn the face of ruary, 1920, at the office of John
rising prices
Leland Henderson, ut 206 East 3rd
The remedy is thus tersely stated Street, in Tillamook City, Oregon,
b) Richard S. Hawes, president of offer for sale, and proceed to sell the
the American Bankers’ association. : real estate hereinafter described, at
"Unless the J American people realize private sale, to the highest and best
that their extravagances must cease, bidder for cash. In one parcel, sub-
and return to a (air minded consid i Ject to confirmation by said court,
eration or expenditures, no material the following real estate situate in
reduction m the present high cost of the corporate limits of the City of
living will be apparent
I hrift and 1 illamook City, in the County of Til-
aving should lie encouraged.’*
I laniook and State of Oregon, to-wit:
J. I'hilltp Bud. general manager of Lots one (1) and Two (2) in Block
1C National Association of Manu- forty-six (16) of Thayer’s Fifth Ad- j
ihe same thought:
dition to the Town (now City) of
itner io prac- 1 illamook as per the recorded plat
wanton, thereof.
spending First publication Jan. S, 1920.
e. Many Last publication February 6. 1920. I
and have
Dated at Tillamook. Oregon, Jan- |
uary 7th. 1920, and posted January
■ pure is
forts which Sth. 1920.
• nor < an trutk-
L«hn I.eland HCndersitn,
tnlly afford, I lie period of risiig
Administrator of the
wag»' scabs i and the feel of the fat
estate of Nicholas Job,
Pa) ein elope > Mas been largely res-
deceased.
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