ATTEND TILLAMOOK
COUNTY
FAIR
(cadliqljt
Billamoo
On the Roosevelt Memorial Coast Highway
The Land of Cheese, Trees and Ocean Breeze
Price S2.00 a year
Tillamook, Oregon/ 1 i nlay. August 11, 1922
BEEF AND COAL
Jersey' Progressive says
government owned rail­
roads would bust
the trusts.
LARGE AMOUNT
CARRIED
VETERANS IN WAR RISK
SURANCE— OPPORTUNITIES
PROJECT TRAINING COURSES.
War veterans of Tillamook took
advantage of the recent visit of
Zach Taylor, special contact repre­
sentative of the United States Vet­
erans' Bureau, who spent five days
interviewing former service men of
this vicinity relative to their dis-
abilities and telling them offers of
the government relative to compen­
sation, vocational training, hospit­
alization and war risk insurance.
George L. Record, progressive
aspirant to the seat now occupied
Mr. Taylor interviewed 29 former
by U. S. Senator J. S. Frelinghuy-
service people and of this number
sen of N. J., is advocating Federal
ownership of railroads as a way to
4 filed claims for federal compen­
curb vicious methods of the beef
sation. he announced just before his
and coal trusts.
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.departure.
Veterans who failed to meet thte
government representative and be- BEARS ARE NUMEROUS-
lieve that they have just claims
FOURTH KILLED LATELY
against the government should get
in touch with the Portland office
( From Bay City Examiner)
of tlie Veterans’ Bureau by letter or
The fierce snarling and thresh­
the American Legion of this city.
Upon leaving this community Mr. ing around of a bear caught in a
Taylor urged every war veteran who trap on the Dougthy ranch east of
has allowed his government insur­ this city last Tuesday night brought
ance to lapse to have it reinstated a hurry up call from R. W. Doughty
immediately.
to the two redoubtable bear hunters
’’ War veterans of the Pacific Art Ramsey and Charles Margan.
Northwest are 1 carrying approxi­
Quickly they procured their bear
mately *150,000,000 of reinstated guns and started in an auto for
war risk insurance,” stated Mr. Tay- the scene. and as they went by the
lar. “During one week’s campaign Examiner office the editor swung
in June nearly *1,500,000 In gov­ on, with the result that he was in
ernment Insurance was either re­ at the killing of the fourh bear this
vice men in thisfdddashbaoetaointaa season by these two mighty nlm-
newed or converted Into life or en­ rods.
dowment policies. However, there
Like his predecessors, bruin met
are still thousands of former service his fate through a great love for
men in this district who have failed tame berries.
After being caught
so far to take advantage of this in. the trap he let out a great “hol­
splendid opportunity to secure this ler,’’ according to Mr. Dougthy, and
inexpensive and highly protective in milling aroung had succeeded in
insurance. The 1922 dividend to pulling the long trunk of a sapling
veterans amounts to *1,750,000. to wlhlch the trap was fastened a
This insurance Is no money maker distance of over 100 yards through
for the government but rather a re­ heavy underbrush.
ward to the veteran on the part of
After trailing him to where Re
tht country. Lapsed insurance may was marooned, Art Ramsey argued
be reinstated by payment of two to rope and take him home alive.
months premiums.’’
But the danger of this procedure
Project training or giving the was pointed out by Mr. Doughty,
war veteran a start on his own and so bruin met his end with a
land a way rehabilitation, is prov­ shot from the rifle of Charles Mor-
ing very popular among former ser­ gan.
vice men this summer and promises
to bo one of the most successful
means of making injured war veter­ WHITNEY CO MY ANY ES-
an- self supporting, the government
TABLISHE NEW CAMP
agent stated.
“A total of more than 200 veter­
an in this district have already
The Whitney company at Gari­
taken up work on their own pro­
jects stated Mr Taylor. “Over 600 baldi are opening another logging
t \ --rvlce people are training to fol­ camp east of Idaville and will be in
low agricultural pursuits.
Com­ operation about the 15th of the
pensation of *80 and *100 plus al­ month. It has been named the White
lowances for dependents paid project Star caiup and will employ about
trainees assists them materially in 200 men.
Paying for their land and establish­
ing themselves on small farms.
1 i-nlng of this kind Is especially HUNTING SEASON MAY BE
fiti- I for middle aged people, veter­
POSTPONED AS PRECAUTION
ans with little education and men
with large families".
M Taylor announced a new move
F. A. Elliott, state forester, has
1 " tl part of the Veterans’ Bureau announced that if dry weather con­
t
-nlfy vocational courses under tinues, the hunting season, scheduled
tin government and help the tral- to open August 20 may necessarily
ho has finished his course to be postponed as a precaution against
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■ employment.
Diplomas or forest fires.
Past records clearly
certificates or graduation will be indicate that many fires are started
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to these disabled veterans by careless hunters. Governor Ol­
>'i W ■■ ked so earnestly for 2 years cott will by proclamation postpone
or n , iu many Instances, to the season if conditions appear to
1' in
new vocation, he
stated.
warrant such a move.
' ■ • <rrtiflcates will be signed by
n •'
. 1 and district officials of the
Bun. ; and are to be presented to HAT MAKING EXHIBIT
n habilitated trainees through
AT J. C. PENNEY CO
..tub offices of the government
-• ncy. Nearly 1,000 veterans re­
habilitated in this district since the
F. C. Esch of the J. C Penney Co
war will rtcelve 1|^*-e*tiplomas as
well as those who will complete the has arranged a window display of
various courses in the futnte. These the various materials used in hat
men are especially trained under making and shows the several stages
government supervision and their of the process, intending to famaliar
ability tc successfully carry on in I ize the public with the materials
the vocation for which they are and methods employed in the pro­
trained la vouched for by the gov- cess. Hats are made from furs, and
eminent. There are many rehabili-| approximately ninety five percent of
men unemployed at the present I the furs used are Coney, Rabbit.
The
to Hare and kindred varieties.
and employers are urged
them flrat -opportunity for new display is very interesting and ed­
ucational and should be seen.
penin gs.
WILL BUILD A
HOME AT ONCE
Edison Marshall
A petition, which has been cir­
culated in the Nehalem valley and
which received a goodly number of
signers, will be presented to the
state banking department asking
that a charter be granted to a bank
in Wheeler, ccording to the Wheeler
Reporter. The officers, in all prob­
ability will be chosen from H. E.
Arnold of Portland, A. C. Ander­
son, Robert Crawford, Dr. Rinehart,
and A. W. Vosburg. The new bank
will have a capital of *15,000 00,
wflth a surplus of *3,000-00 and if
the charter is granted will open for
business about the first of Septem-
At a recent meeting of the W. C.
T. U. children’s farm home board,
the building committee was instruc-
ted to proceed at once with the erec­
tion of one, and if possible two, cot­
tages.
Two are much needed as
both boys and girls are waiting for
homes and the Child Welfare com­
mission requires separate housing
for for the sexes. The board has
stated that they hoped subscriptions
will be paid promptly so that the
two cottages may built at the same
time at a lessened expense.
COW TESTING ASSOCIATION
TO HOLD ANNUAL PICNIC
Thursday, August 17th, Che
Tillamook County Cow Testing As­
sociation will hold their annual pic­
nic at the Cottonwood farm of Fitz­
patrick and Edmunds. Speakers
from the outside have been secured
and a rousing good program has
been arranged for the day. Reports
of other testing associations will be
given besides reports on sales of
tested and untested herds, Every-
body is invited to attend and take
part In the celebration and bring
their lunch.
FOREST L. HOWARD RETURNS
WHEELER TO
HAVE NEW BANK
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On« of th« youngest ef American
writers to achieve instantaneous suc­
cess. His first novel, “The Voice of
the Pack,” was published in 1920,
and was one of the most noteworthy
books of that year.
Then succoss came to him from a
different kind of literary effort, for
he won the 0. Henry prize for the
best Americi ■tfti short story of 1921.
The award js an annual offering
made by thd
id Society of Arts and
Sciences of New York as a memorial
to O. Henry. In addition to the rec­
ognition it carried a cash bonus of
*500, which was ample for Mr. Mar­
shall to journey from his home in
Medford, Oregon, to receive the dis­
tinction and be guest of honor at the
dinner which accompanied it.
After visiting in Eastern Oregon
and Washington, and starting a
climb of Mount Hood and finding it
lust a country newspaper boy who
too hot, dry and dusty to enjoy his started in to write big stories of ro­
vacation. Forest L. Howard the chl- mance, adventure and nature lore in
ropractor return to the land of his native mountains.
His second
cheese, trees and ocean breeze. Mr. book, “The Strength of the Pines,”
Howard states that the places he has duplicated the success of the first
visited were burining up for want one. We have been fortunate enough
of rain. He was away about ten to secure it as a serial for this paper.
days but found no place like good
Mr. Marshall is a graduate of the
old Tillamook.
U. of O. His story in serial form
begins in this issue of the Headlight.
BUICK AND DODGE SALE
BANK GIVES WAY AND
The Sunset Garage, who are the
CAR ROLLS DOWN GRADE
local sales agents for the Dodge and
Buick cars, report the sale of a
Buick to Dr. Boals of this city and'
Last Tuesday a Chevrolet baby
a Dodge to Geo. Wesley of Mohler.
Also in this issue of the Headlight grand driven by Jerald Volk of
will be found an announcement of Salem rolled down a steep bank a
the 1923 model of the Buick.
distance of about twenty feet just
this side of the summit on the Port­
Mrs. Volk
land-Tillamook road.
LEWIS PAINT COMPANY
suffered a few broken ribs, but the
MAKES IMPROVEMENTS ethers escaped injury. There wefe
t vo others in the car with Mr. and
Mis. Volk, It seems that M; Volk
The C. L. Lewis paint company
bad
pulled out to the sld > of the
on East First street has, in the past
The
•w days, put on a new appearance. road while a truck passed.
The salesroom has been enlarged and bank caved from under the outside
refinished and the front given a new wheels letting the car roll down the
coat of paint with a very attractive bank. Dr. J. T. LeFevre of Clover­
dale was called to attend Mrs. Volk.
sign added.
STAGE ALL SET FOR
ROADBUILDERS’ PICNIC
Next Slnday, at Oceaside, the
roadbuilders of Tillamook county
will celebrate with a day of high
jinks. The program will consist of
sports of all kinds, band mleic and
speaking.
Governor Olcott and J.
B. Yeon will be there and give an
address. Every body is invited to
come and bring their lunch and
join in the fun.
FAIR
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD-
PURE BRED STOCK SALE—IM­
MEETS LARGE ELK IN ROAD
While W. S. Raker was driving
from Seaside to Nehalem last Satur­
day evening a large doe elk was
seen in the middle of the road near
the top of the mountain. The elk
crossed the road and turning re-
crossed and after sizing Mr. Raker
up disappeared in the timber. Mr.
Raker stated that she was one of
the finest specimens of elk he had
SOUTH PACIFIC GRANTS
ever seen. She was within 100 feet
RATES TO HAVANA of the car. While many deer have
been reported seen by motorists,
very seldom is an elk sighted.
Winter tourist tickets for passage
from New Orleans to Havana and re­
turn by Southern Pacific Atlantic CATHOLIC CHURCH DEDI­
steampship lines will be sold for
CATION AT CLOVERDALE
*75 according to announcement by
the company. The regular one way
The dedication of the Catholic
fare now is *45 or *90 for the
church at Cloverdale will take place
round trip.
Tickets will be sold
daily from October 1, 1922 to April next Sunday. His Grace Archbishop
21, 1923, with final return limit Christie and a number of the clergy
from Portland will be present for
of May 31, 1923.
the occasion. The ceremony will be
open to the public and will take
place
at nine o’clock.
At eleven
HILL MILITARY ACADEMY
—
o’clock there will be an open air
RECEIVES RECOGNITION Mass at Pacific City for the con­
venience of those who might be pres­
ent at the Pacific City carnival.
PORTLAN, August 10—The com­ This church edifice has just recently
manding officer of the Ninth Corps been finished at a cost of *6000.
Area at San Francisco has sent com­ and will serve nine catholic fam-
munication to the Hill Military A- ilies.
lemy of Portland in recognition
of Its military work, to the effect
that H. M. A. students will be given TWELVE MILLION PERSONS
credit for drill at the colleges or
USE S. P. FERRY BOATS
universities In the R. O. T. C.
This action was taken following
During the first six months of
orders from the War Department, 1922 Southern Pacific ferry boats
and was signed by Robert C. Davis, carried 12,383,770 people across
acting Adjutant-General.
Captain San Francisco bay according to an-
Earl C. Flegel, U. S. A|. has been nouncement by the company.
assigned by the War Department to
Traffic across the bay was es-
conduct the military work of the pecially heavy during the Shrine
academy as Professor of Military convention In San Francisco. On
Science and Tactics.
one day during the convention ap­
Students will resume their drill proximately 120,000 people were
immediately upon the opening of carried. There has not been a ser­
the fall session, September 18th.
ious accident In the ferry service
for 20 years.
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PROVEMENTS ARE BEING PUT
IN AT FAIR GROUNDS.
The Guernsey club of Tillamook
county held its monthly meeting at
the home of Alfred Josi last Tues­
day. The club voted unanmiously
to support and boost the coming fair
next month. Each member will be
on hand wdth an exhibit of their
favorites. The meeting was well at­
tended and much Interest was shown
thruout.
The last day of the fair there will
be a pure bred stock sale and Chas.
M. Talmadge of Salem, will be the
sales manager, and Is now In the
county arranging the details and
looking up probable prospects for
the sale.
The fair board Is having the
grounds and buildings cleaned up
and then will have them disinfected
and whitewashed. A gang of car­
penters are busy constructing stalls
for the calf club’s exhibits who will
be there 100 per cent strong. The
people In general over the county
are taking a great deal of Interest
in this year’s fair and all indications
are that it will be one of Tilla-
mook's best.
FINED $150 ON LIQUOR CHARGE
R. E.
I Justice
FILES CLAIM FOR DAMAGES
E. Meresse, who owns property
on Netarts beach, filed a claim for
*8,500 for damages to his property
on account of building the road to
Oceanside, When It is taken into
consideration that before the county
court would agree to build the road,
it was stipulated that the property
owners benefited should pay one-
fourth of the expense, which they
have done, the claim for damages
does not seem exactly right.
Miller was tried in the
court on Monday on a
charge of unlawful possession of
liquor, The jury found him guilty
and Justice of the Peace Stanley
imposed a fine of *150-00.
WANT TRAIL TO BAYOCEAN
I
F< D. Mitchell of Bayocean is
endeavoring to have a trail built
from the end of the road to Bayocean
which is about two miles distance.
PENNEY Co. BUYING STOCK
If this trail is built an effort will
NOW FOR NEXT SPRING be made to route the mail over this
trail for Bayocean and at the same
time seive those who live between
Not only has the J. C. Penney Co. Tillamook and that point.
placed all of its advance business
for fall, but its buyers have already FOUR SUITS IN CIRCUIT COURT
contracted for several million dol­
lars' worth of goods for delivery next
spring. The company
operates
A. M. Austin vs. Tillamook city
chain of 313 retail dry goods stores
and Royal Stillwell vs. Tillamook
throughout the country and is now
city are two suits filed in the cir­
in the process of opening fifty-eight
cuit court to quiet title to certain
more. Some idea of the size of the
property.
company’s purchases for the coming
C. Alfred Boquist vs. J. G. Harris
spring season may be gained from
et al, is a suit filed in circuit court
that fact that 1,000 cases of 1 num­
to recover *1800.00 on a promissory
ber of men’s ribbed underwear alone
note.
are included in the goods bought so
Edna E. Schofield vs. D. L. Scho-
far. Large quantities of spring
field is a divorce suit filed in the
hoisery and ginghams have also been
circuit court. These parties were
bought to date, and other lines are
married In Tillamook county the
being worked on as well. So large
24th of December, 1910, and four
have been the company's purchases
children were born to tlie union.
of women’s ready-to-wear garments
The plaintiff alleges cruel and in­
for fall that *50,000 worth of this
human treatment on the part of the
merchandise is now being shipped
defendant, the latter refusing to
daily from New York to the stores
work and failing properly to provide
in the chain. Shipments of similar
size will continue each day for some for his family.
time to come.
NEW GUARD COMPANY DRILLS
WILL BUILD THREE LUMBER
CARRIERS AT GARIBALDI
The new National Guard company
held their first meeting for drill
last Monday night, (loth« were la­
As was stated last week in the sued except shoes, which ha ve not
Headlight the Whitney fompany at arrived. The evenin* for drill
Garibaldi received a large marine changed to Wednesda evening
uirin» ! and that two more were ex­
soon, These engines are to
OLD ALLEN HOUS REPAIRED
o three lumber carriers which
the company expects to build. It
is understood the reason for build­
Th
ing these vessels at Garibaldi is that
there is not enough water in the First
uel up near the mill for the lar- Hl th
lumber carriers to come up there tract
d. altho the bar has enough
for them It is probable that
will under way in the near
>n these crafts.
The rain of »he pa>
C. Reusaer and wife have nights has been wort
the city a few days while of dollar» to the coi
other P»1
uni son was having a tonsil port»
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