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""MJLMOOK HEADLIGHT, AFR1L f. Gem Theatre Saturday Night, April 3 Albert Ray and Elinor Fair in ‘Tin Pan Alley’ (TiUamouk ®eahlirjht, Fred C. Baker, Editor. SUBSCRIPTION per year $2.00 Editorial Snap Shots ITS PERJURY! ------ o------- If the Oath of "Good Faith” Means Anything. ------- o — The following letter was received from C. C. Chapman, editor of the Oregon Voter: I was deeply Impressed by your ed itorial stating, in effect, that a citi zen has no right alter registering as a republican to go to the polls and vote for a democrat for President and United States Senator. Supposing, however, that a citizen as been in the habit of voting for a Republican for President and repub lican for United states Senator, and if he believes in the principle of the Republican party, especially as con trasted with the principle of the Democratic party, has such a citi zen a right to register as a republi can and if, after registering as a republican, he concludes it is his duty as a citizen, to vote for the d< ni- i ocrallc candidate for president and a democratic candidate for United States Senator, did he commit per jury. or did lie do wrong in any sense of the word at the time he reg istered as a republican? Also, supposing a citizen, who for years has registered as a republican because of his belief in the principle of the republican party,, has also on occasions voted for a democratic can- i didate for president and a democrat ic candidate tor United States Sena tor, is such a citizen doing wrong in registering as a republican? Supposing a citizen, believing in the principle of the republican party and intending to vole for the repub lican nominee for United States Sen ior. does ills intent in the latter re gard disqualify him from register ing as a republican? Your discussion of the foregoing in your accustomed lucid style, will be very much appreciated by hiyself a; one of the regular and attentive reader of your "Snap Shot” column. election in ’.’g< <d faith” and then knifes his ticket, is plain proof that that person is not acting in good faith or on the square and resort to disloyal and dishonest methods to defeat the persons who obtained a majority vote. We will now answer Bro. Chap- man’s questions as briefly as possi ble: The citizen who takes an oath and registers as a republican and believes in the principles of the republican party, and then votes for a demo cratic candidate for president and a democratic candidate for United State Senator does commit per jury if the oath of ellegiunce to the republican party amounts to any thing. We think it does. We consider that democratic candidates for theof- tlcesof president and U. S. senator ale political offices, who represent the principles of the democratic party, so there is no logic, or good common sense, in a citizen subscribing to the principles of the republican party, "in good faith" and then voting for democratic candidates opposed to re publican principles. It ts a most ridi- culous and untenable position for any one to take. And it is a rotten kind of an argument for anyone to endeavor to reconcile, as well as a dishonest, disloyal position for uny citizen to take. When a citizen joins the I. W. W. he is immediately classed and cor- rectiy ho , as a traitor, and we see no reason why the same moral yard measure should not be applied to persons who join the republican party "in good faith” and then vote tor Democratic candidates for presi dent and U. S. Senator. They all look alike to us, Mr. Chapman. ------ o ' - 't he Hillsboro Independent seems to agree with us, for in its last issue the following editorial appeared: Political Dishonesty. Notice to Adverti*ers and Subscribers Owing to the great increase in the cost of news print paper our adver tising rates will be raised on the first of this month and all : ubscriptions must be prepaid. News print paper is now over 10 cents per pound and it is hard to obtain it at that price, with the prospect that it will go to 20 cents before long. This is a ser- lous sluation confronting most news- paper publishers, especially thos-j with large circulations. We are using more news print paper every week than all rhe other newspapers in the county put together, so the high cost of paper is hitting us pretty hard. That is one leason that advertising rates will have to be increased and subscriptions paid for in advance. We should have advanced our adver tising rates several months ago to conform to what is paid other news papers with large circulations in other parts of Oregon. The news print paper does not cut much figure with newspapers with but a few hundred circulation, but where they run into the thousands it eats up large quantities of paper every week. We are turning out every week the best and largst newspaper ever pub lished in the county, and there is un increase ot$2uu.uu on 500u pounds of paper that was delivered to us a few weeks ago and in the order for mother 5OU0 pounds last week. ECONOMY FIRST People insist on modern Sanitary methods in larger cities—That is why we installed a power equipped Dry Cleaning plant in Tillamook City. We are sure if every one understood the modern method of cleaning over the old, more work would be brought to us. We have dry cleaning washers, extractor and dry tumbler to remove the dirt—then they are finished on a sanitary steam pressing machine which gives the garment the natural body shape, raises the nap and puts in lasting creases. Our prices are reasonable i WE CLEAN EVERYTHING Both Phones 305 2nd Ave. E, Makes 500,000 Folds in Half Year. Economy Cleaners and Dyers When the first six months of the Ford .Motor Company fiscal year end ed January 31st, more than halt a million of the sturdy little Fords had left the factory to join their three and a half million brothers and sis S" ters on the world's highway«. And Ford officials express confidence in their ability to turn loose the other half of the million by July 1st, when their year ends. However they say that a million a year is far from the ultimate in mo tor car manufacturing; and that with tlie completion of the blast fur naces and body plants which Henry Ford is now building in Detriot, the yearly output capacity is bound to assume larger dimensions. The pres ent capacity is 1,200,000. The blast furnace project oil which .Mr. Ford has been working for the pa.-t three years will enable the Ford company to make Ford parts direct from the iron ore instead of buying the iron ingots and then melting them befre making into parts. At the present there are approximately 15,000 men engaged at the blast fur naces and in the new body plant. But it is quite probable that that number will be more than doubled once the steel mills—which will be the larg est in America—begin to operate. Ford men do not attempt to place any estimate on what the production of cars will be in the future, point to the fact that they have been able to supply the demand the past ten years and that at present time there are some 230,000 unfilled orders on file. MOLESKINS WANTED It may be said that the comment of The Independent in its last two is sues upon tlie candidacy of Senator « Chamberlain is premature and that it should reserve the ammunition it is shooting away until the fall cam paign, especially as it is no business ADULTS 20c. of the Independent and other liepub licans whom the Democrats choose to vote for at the coming primary. This Mole trappers are making big money Prices would be very true except for the are higher than ever before. Right now fact that if Mr. Chamberlain is re is your opportunity to collect and elected, after he gets the nomination We thought we had expressed our he must depend upon Republican ship us all the skins you can opinion on this question twq weeks votes —or at. least the votes of peo while the returns are so ago in such a manner that no one ple who for some reason or other high. would doubt where we stood. But we have registered as republicans. have no objection to discussing it If selecting a senator was merely again and more fully to prove our through a free tor all race, in which contention, that a person who reg all who pleased entered the lists and isters as a republican and then votes tlie one receiving the most votes got for a democratic candidate for presi the plum, the situation would be dif dent and a democratic candidate for ferent. But our system of govern U. S. Senator is politically dishonest, ment is by party, and the man able and. further, commits perjury. ! to command influence in congress We pointed out that it was the sufficient to make him worth while Children from six years up can be good mole privilege of every citizen in Oregon to the state he represents is alligned trappers, as well as grown ups. to affiliate with either of the politi with one or the other of the two cal parties or register independent. , leading parties, and will act with his They do so of their own free will, ' party in important divisions. It is without anyone persuading or in , therefore certain that Chamberlain ducing them to belong to either par i the Democrat elected by Republican ty, and when they register as repub j votes is just as democratic as if he licans or democrats they know, or represented a southern Democratic Dead Line for Nestucca River. should know, what each party stands i constituency. Notwithstanding the Be careful in skinning moles and stretch as round F. M. Brown, secretary of the Ore- for. declared political faith of his state This Is the oath of allegiance citi- j he will in the end support a Demo , ¡ gon Fish and Game Commission, was as possible. zens prescribe to and sign when they cratic administration and oppose a I in the city the first of the week, and register: Republican, and the coming national took a trip to Nestucca Bay, where it is the intention of the commission to "That I am a citizen of the United administration is to be republican. States and a qualified elector over Now, all of this leads to one thing: I establish a dead line at some point Ä148-I61 BROADWAY, PORTLAND, ORE. 21 years of age, and the statements People must be political honest or on the Nestucca river. Mr. Brown is herein entered as to my qualifica dishonest. If they want to register as a newspaper man by profession, but tions as an elector are true and that democrats and vote as democrats that is now taking a vacation while hold I am in good faith a member of the is their privilege, and no matter how ing down his present office, but he is First Door South of Tillamook Bakery party with which I have registered." we may criticise their judgment we very anxious to get back into the (>• (X ()• ■<>• ■<)• O __><x_ —>o<_ ;2— Having taken this oath and affil must concede their honesty. But if newspaper game. He came to Tilla —' () s<_^(C iated with one of the political par they will register as republicans and mook county abeut 24 years ago to ties in "good faith” it is only natural ask support for themselves if they buy the Headlight but did not like to suppose that the voter thus regis- want office or for their friends who the look of things here at that time, at Brownsville and j terIng would be 100 per cent loyal to are candidates and still at the same so he located that party and support the principles time vote in sufficient numbers for bought the Independent, which he and vote for the regular elected can- the Democratic candidate to re-elect still owns. This is the slogan printed PARTS AND FLYING INSTRUCTIONS. ' didates for that party. him they are politically dishonest. on the back of his card: This we think, was the prime object The dishonesty is even greater when, A True Sportsman of the primary election law, giving themselves claiming Republicanism, Will never shoot a game bird ex each party a way whereby they can they lend their interest to the build cept on the wing. 1 nominate their own candidates, who ing up of agencies which will be used Will never violate the spirit or let lathe Northwestern Denier for nil Curtiss Airplanes | become the party’s standard bearer, against paity nominees. To put the ter of the game laws. and Motor Parts. New and used J.N. 4 Ships for Sale. I in a political contest for political of- case plainly, the many so-called in Will never take more game or fish Immediate delivery, prices from $301X1 to $4(MK>. | flee«. The old convention system dependent newspi pers in Oregon than he has use for. Curtiss l''h ing School now being conducted. Air Fill never shoot or kill any birds used to be severely criticised, could not exist were it not for the drome at Avio (oiilds Lake. but it was thought that the primary support not only of Republican votes, other than game birds. i election law would correct many of but of officials who have received For further information address Will never forget the game laws I the abuses and do away with the dis- | their offices through asking and re are intended to improve and increase OREGON, WASHINGTON & IDAHO AIRPLANE CO. content amongst factions who lost ceiving votes on the strength of their sport and not to restrict or prevent 1209 Yeon Building, Portland. Ore. j out in the conventions, for many Republicanism. The situation is too it. candidates were "knifed" by those pinin to require comment and each Will never forget that it is a part who had lost out In the conven- one for himself may pass upon the of his business as a true sportsman tions. It has not done so. because political honesty of the man who will to lend the game authorities every citizens will not play the polit ieal aid in creating an agency which I assistance in his power to th» end game fair. while it may give him support will that we may have more game in our There ts this difference. however. do its utmost to defeat the candidate fields and mountains and more fish Under the old convention system it of this man’s party, and the party in our streams. was not necessary to take an oath of whose party fealty he claims for his allegiance to belong to either party, own election. Picturization of Another Big Novel. but under the primary election law The Independent believe« the time this must be done, and It is our con has come when we must face the The novel "Eastward Ho!" which tention that those who bolt or question squarely and end the pre has made a noteworthy success as a scratch their ticket under the old tense and deception Into which we magazine serial, has been put into convention system were politically have permitted ourselves to be led. photoplay form for the new William dishonest, while those who do the Fox star, William Russell—the big If this is to continue to be a gov [ same under the primary election law ernment of parties political honesty breezy athlete—and as such will be I perjure themselves. must count for more than it has in shown at the Gem Theatre next What would we call a citizen who the past. The only other alternative Thuisday, April 8. Advance reports is not 100 per cent American; a per- is to confess that the direct primary indicate a picture full of humor, of son who made a "profession" and is a failure, let down the bars and complicated, hair-raising situations, joined a church organization and let office-seeking become a scramble and of the spirit of typical American then refused to abide by the tenets tn which each candidate’s platform manhood. of the bible and the rules of that shall be that he wants the office be It is evidently the sort of play that particular church, or joined a frater cause he »ants it and not because Russell can handle to perfection and nal order and then went directly he stands for certain principles and will appeal to those who are seeking opposite to its (cachings, or Joined a proposes to act with others of the the better things in screen drama. political party and then voted for same way of thinking to carry out candidates of the opposite party? policies he considers wise. To the Member« of the Republican This is a fair illustration, and we Party. think that every fair minded person will agree with us that an American In Benton county the sheriff swip ." celebrated antl guaranteed Detroit Vapor I am a candidate for the office of citizen should be true and loyal to ed several thousand dollars of the Coal Oil Burning Cooking Ranges, are for Sale and District Attorney for Tillamook his country, the person who joined a taxpayers money and he confessed to icing demonstrated at Kuppenbender’a Store by church a genuine Christian, the per- the crime, pleaded guilty and was County and will be glad to have your son who Joined a fraternal order sentenced and then paroled. Here in support at the coming primary elec f e bltT Holme# ! They absolutely solve the tion. should be loyal to that order and the Tillamook county a man was found fuel and dirt problem ! Come and see them! Ask It I am nominated and elected I person who joins a political party with two bottles of home brewed beer will perform the duties of the office those who have tried them! should be equally as patriotic to that in his house and he was arrested and to the best of my ability, and en No Wicks nor Asbestos Rings ! party as he is patriotic to his coun fined #50. From the way these two deavor to serve ail of the people by try. cases were decided it must be a much Absolutely cannot be exploded! Are made of an efficient, just and equal enforce The fact of the matter is a large more serious offense to brew beer Jhe best of material and workmanship! No pres- ment of the law. number of citizens have not played than to swipe several thousand dol- T. H. Goyne. ? -'•'ire an s to pump up ! One gallon ot oil will run fair in polites even under our boast- lars. Considering that there are a ed Oregon System. When a citizen large number of young people attend The Germans are doing what they subscribes to the oath that he joins ing O, A. C.., stealing money must selves 'n,er ,rs! Figure the ecooemy y°«r- one of the political parties In "good look to he not a very serious crime in should before the war—fighting one another. faith" and takes part in a primary Corvallis. Charlie Chaplin/bSunnyside Watch This Space For Used Car Bargains Ford Chassis Chalmers Touring Cadillac 1-ton Truck, cheap Auburn Touring Car. 1918 Chevrolet, 480, in excel lent condition Ford Touring. 7 Passenger 1918 Studey A Profitable Business for Old and Young Our ÄMole 50c. to 10c 3 H. LIEBES & CO., § Square Deal Repair Shop AIRPLANES The Oregon, Washington AJIdaho Airplane Co. i o ^Detroit vapor Oil Stove MOOSE DANCE Thursday, April 8, at K. of P. Hall <c I | n d Sunset Jazz Orchestra Tickets $1.00, including war tax Courteous treatment to all. Special Tire Sale, Saturday Only A Free Tube with every New Tire bought from the foliowin makes. Goodrich, Hood an Racine. CITY TIRE SHOP J. C. HOLDEN, Prop ûeacaô75?SH5252SZSZ525?5alie j MG i . 1 I OPPORTUNITY TO SEE, j ' THEN BUY!