""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!
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If the Oath of "Good Faith” Means
Anything.
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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.
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'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
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Having taken this oath and affil must concede their honesty. But if newspaper game. He came to Tilla
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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
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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
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Square Deal Repair Shop
AIRPLANES
The Oregon, Washington AJIdaho
Airplane Co.
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^Detroit vapor Oil Stove
MOOSE DANCE
Thursday, April 8, at K. of P. Hall
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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
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