TILLAMOOK, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1923
VOLUME 34; NUMBER 29
EASTERN STAR HEAD
VISITS THE COUNTY
PRICE $2.00 A YEAR
CITY IS AWAKE,
TWO FIRE ALARMS
CHILD PROTECTION BAY SAYS
NEW
SIATE
ARMORY
LATE REPORT
RECORD THIS WEEK BUSINESS DEPENDS
URGED ON PARENTS
TO RISE IN MAY
UPON AGRICULTURE
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Lodge
Official Makes
Visit s
To
Golf
Various Organizations In
General Gearge A. White
Makes A Personal
Investigation
County
Theresa M. Castner, Worthy Grand
Matron of Oregon, made her official
visit to Silverwave Chapter No. 18
Order of the Eastern Star, Wednes­
day evening. A large number of
people were there, delegations being
present from the chapters at Wheel­
er, Bay City and Cloverdale. In ad­
dition to the regular lodge work a
well trained drill team presented the
“Compass Lights”, a very beautiful
and effective drill.
H. T. Botts, Past Grand Patron of
Oregon on behalf of the chapter pre­
sented Mrs. Castner with a framed
view of an ocean scene.
After thel odge work refreshments
were served.
The visiting Matrons and Patron
were: Mrs. Charles Stephens, Wor­
thy Matron of DuBois Chapter at
Wheeler; Mrs. Carl Shortridge, Wor­
thy Matron and Forrest Ayers, Wor­
thy Patron of Golden West Chapter
at Cloverdale; and Mrs. J. P. Red­
mond, Worthy Matron of Knowles
Chapter of McMinnville. Other offic­
ers and members of the Dubois chap­
ter present were: Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
Ross, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Patchell,
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Mix, Mr. and Mrs.
H. A. Bell, Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Berg,
Mrs. F. Welton, Mrs. Randall, Mrs.
Stark and Mrs. S. Thompson. Others
visitors from Cloverdale were: Mrs.
Forrest Ayers, Mrs. W. A. Penter,
Mrs. Elizabeth Hunter, Miss Bessie
Hunter, Mrs. Verna Gray, Mrs. Al­
bert Wade, Mrs. Roy Garwood and
Mrs. W. E. Buell. The visitors from
Marion Chapter at Bay City were Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Cummings and Mrs.
James Snydow.
LAW FORCES VIGILANT
Some
Sections Of Northwest
Now
Feel Weight Of Radicals
Demands
From information gathered by the
authorities during the past few days,
the May Day outbreak of the I. W.
W. organization in the lumber camps
of the northwest is not liable to de­
velop into much more than a few
“walkouts” on the part of the radicals
As means of getting first hand in­
formation of the activities of the I.
W. W., it is rumored from authora-
tive sources that Brigadier General
George A. White of the state mili­
tary forces has made a quiet trip
through practically all of the camps
of the coast recently and that he has
seen nothing to cause anxiety to the
operators of the mills and logging
projects. General White is said to
have made a thorough canvass of
the logging camps of this county and
to have found nothing alarming.
However, the local national guard
troops are in very fine condition,
both physically and in the matter of
equipment, to cope with any serious
outbreak that may occur in this sec­
tion. They have been equipped with
steel helmets and machine guns, and
it has been stated that hand grenades
are on the way to further help in the
protection of the industries of the
county, The soldiers are in shape to
take the field at a moment’s notice
in the event of alarming symptoms
regarding a radicals’ outbreak.
That the date of May first has been
set as a blind by wobbly headquarters
and that the real demonstration will
take place Saturday, April 28, is be­
lieved from general information gath­
ered from different parts of the
state. Logging camps in Washington
had their experiences with the radi­
cals the first part of the week, quite
a. few of the camps having had to sus
pend operations on account of the
men walking out. Saturday morn­
ing may see the start of the trouble
here, but the office of Sheriff Aschim
and Captain J. E. Shearer, command­
ing Company K, are in close touch
and eery little time will be lost in
getting to the scene of any lawless
outbreak in case such a thing Should
be started.
It is said that the demands of the
I. W. W are the release of wartime
political prisoners, and a shorter
working day. They are also asking,
it is fetated, that various conditions
about the camps be changed, many
of which changes have already taken
place, logging operators claim.
SCHOOL CONTRACT
HAS BEEN GIVEN
The contract for the new public
school building for district nine has
been awarded to Hedges & Huis of
Portland. The consideration on the
main contract was $68,557, but it is
estimated that this will amount to
$70,000.
Bids for the electric, plumbing and
heating work will be let next Satur­
day evening. The estimated cost on
this part is $18,000.
E. H. Flagg, one of the real old
time newspapermen of Oregon, was
in the city this week. Mr. Flagg has
just sold his paper at Warrenton and
is looking about the country for a
location. He was very favorably im­
pressed with this county.
Eugene Crosby, who was identified
with the Headlight for several months
last year, was in the city Friday
and Saturday. Mr. Crosby is now
employed by a printing concern at
Corvallis, and made the trip here
to visit with his parents at Rocka­
way, his father, M. F. Crosby, hav­
ing been quite sick.
OLD TIME RESIDENT
DIES AT BAY CITY
Sheriff Issues Rules For
Walking Along Roads
And Streets
KEEP ON LEFT OF ROAD
Schools Will Co-operate In Giving
Pupils Instruction Fcr Walking
Along Highways
As a step toward preventing auto­
mobile accidents to children of school
age throughout the county, Sheriff
Aschim this week issued the follow­
ing simple rules to govern walking
on the highways:
“Always keep to the left of the
road.”
“When meeting a car step off on
left of the road if two cars are meet­
ing opposite you.
“Never be sure that the driver of
a car sees you. He may be blinded by
the lights of another car approach­
ing him, or his attention may be dis­
tracted.
“Never walk in center of the road;
stay as nearly as possible on edge of
pavement.
“In crossing a street or road be
sure of clear traffic by looking both
ways before starting.
“Never be in a hurry to start
across; a minute used in looking for
a car may save your life.
“Never cross diagonally on a road
or street. Walk straight across.
“Always remember that the right
hand side of the road belongs to the
car following you.”
The above rules will prevent many
accidents or near accidents if adher-
red to, says Sheriff Aschim.
Many pedestrians fail to under­
stand that, while walking on a street
or highway, they are required by law
to walk on the left-hand side of the
track. When walking in this manner
they are facing the oncoming traffic
and are not liable to be surprised by
cars approaching them unexpectedly
from the rear, as such cars will be
on the opposite side of the road from
them. At night, also, pedestrians arc-
much easier to distinguish from the
front than from the rear, as their
faces are more easily seen with auto­
mobile headlights than their backs.
School superintendent Lamb has of­
fered to urge the teachers of the coun
ty schools to give warnings and in­
struction to their pupils regarding
the proper way to walk along the
highways. Parental discipline for the
children at home could go a long way
in preventing many unwarranted ac­
cidents to young children.
Links
Automobile
For Expected Busy-
Season
Bay City, April 25—Much enthusi­
asm is felt here over the coming sum­
mer season and the bright prospects
of the sawmill being operated soon.
A community picnic will be held in
the near future to inaugurate the new
public camp ground, which is nearly
finished.
The Bay City Horse Shoe club is
preparing a new links for a promis­
ing season of “barnyard golf,” and
Manager Boussey of the club is hav­
ing regulation shoes made.
The government dredge is expect­
ed to be in operation here soon to open
the channel for the use of the Bay­
ocean ferry, which will be put in op­
eration in a short time.
WOMEN’S CLUB
TO SEND DELEGATE
The Womens club met Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. C. J.
Edwards at which time Mrs. Emmett
’Bales and Mrs. R. N. Henkle were
elected as delegates to the State Fed­
eration convention to be held at Med­
ford the latter part of May. Mrs.
R. B. Hayes, president of the local
club will also go as a delegate. In
case any one of the delegates are un­
able to go, Mrs. W. B. Aldrman, Mrs.
W. J. Hill and Mrs. J. B. Grider
were elected as alternatives.
Mrs. Theresa Castner, who has
been in the county for several days
visiting the Eastern Star chapters,
of which she is the Worthy Grand
Matron, was present and spoke to
the club on general club work. Mrs.
Castner is a past president of the
State Federation and the Tillamook
club appreciated very much the op­
portunity of hearing her speak.
A tax of one dollar per member
was voted to help defray the expens­
es of the convention delegates and a
special meeting was called for the
second Wednesday in May, at which
time the club will instruct the dele­
gates.
The program of the afternoon in­
cluded a reading by Mrs. Newton An­
derson and a solo by Mrs. Helen Eb-
inger, both of which were greatly ap­
preciated.
John Ebinger and wife came in last
week to spend the summer here. Mr.
Ebinger has been attending a college
in Berkeley the past two years.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Graves are
enjoying a visit from Mr. Graves sis­
ter Mrs. King, of Oregon City.
Burning
Merrily
Is
Considered A Joke By
Thought Creditable Show
Cannot Be Made On
Present Amount
Passersby
Two alarms of an unusual nature
were responded to by the local fire
department this week.
Tuesday morning a Ford belonging
to Charles Bennett decided to act
up with the result that it caught fire
around the muffler. Mr. Bennett was
at the back end of the car attempting
to put the fire out with his hat and
vainly trying to interest passersby
in getting him a pail of water. Each
one he spoke to evidently thought he
was joking, and would smile indulg­
ently and pass on. Finally Charlie
became exasperated and left the ma­
chine to route out the fire depart­
ment. The car was only slightly dam­
aged.
Yesterday a fire call was sent in
from the house occupied by Wm.
Graves on the Highland Grove farm.
It was responded to by the small
chemical truck and the fire exting­
uished without a general alarm being
sounded. Part of the roof and one
room was damaged by the flames it is
said.
$15,000 YEAR INCOME
National Guard Encampment Date
Has Now Been Set For
June Sixteenth
The measure that passed the last
session of the legislature appropriat­
ing funds for the erection of a state
armory in this city will become ef­
fective as a law next month, and
General White has promised to have
an architect here at that time to go
over the building project. Consider­
able opinion has developed, however,
that the available funds to, this build
ing are not adequate and that about
$5000 will have to be raised in addi­
tion to build an armory that will be
satisfacory and a credit to the coun­
ty and state. Just how this money
is to be raised is not known at pres­
ent, but it will very likely be through
individual contributions.
While it is possibly not realized by
the people of this city, nearly $15,-
000 of outside money is brought into
this county yearly by the presence of
the local national guard company.
This amount would represent the in­
come from a concern doing a business
of over $75,000 if it came from some
business concern or industry. Ap­
parently the financial returns from a
national guard unit have never been
considered in this light before.
Another phase of the armory ques­
tion, aside from the decided advant­
age that will be had from the build­
ing as a meeting place for conven­
tions and community meetings, is
the fact that added space for locker
accomodations and drill space will al­
low for the formation of another na­
tional unit here, with the consequent
increase of income from the govern­
ment payroll. It is quite possible at
the present time to get together
enough men to form another unit,
say the authorities.
Pay checks to the amount of near­
ly $1500 were received this week for
the members of Company K, 162d In­
fantry. This represents the pay for
the last quarter, ending March 31.
The encampment date for the sum­
mer manouvers has been officially set
for June 16, and will continue for two
weeks. The local company will nec­
essarily have to entrain on June 16
to be able to reach Camp Lewis on
time.
PARENT-TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION MEETS
The regular meeting of the Parent-
Teachers association will be held at
the high school auditorium Monday
May 14.
The program will consist of the fol
lowing: Community singing, lead by
A. L. Bowers; Inaugural address by
the new president, Wm. Gould; select­
ed address by C. W. Barrick; vocal
solo by Mrs. E. E. Koch; “Our New
School,” by J. Merrel Smith; facul­
ty trio, composed of Mrs. H. C. Han­
son, Miss Leora Philippi and Miss
Georgia Barry, accompanied by Miss
Florence Ryder.
This will be the last meeting of the
association for the present school
year and a full attendance is de­
sired by the officers of the organiza­
tion.
NEW TIRE AGENCY
IS INSTALLED HERE
IL J. Nelson, who has owned a bat­
tery station here for the past year,
has taken on another line of endeavor
in connection with his battery busi­
ness. Mr. Nelson has secured the
Tillamook county distribution for the
Columbia Tire Corporation’s products,
automobile tires.
The Columbia tires arc a made-in-
Oregon product and have attracted
wide attention in automobile circles
since going on the market a few
weeks ago. The plant of the concern
is in Portland.
Mrs. Blanch Zinn, was married to
Paul Bucker at Prineville last Thurs­
day. The ceremony was performed
at the home of Dr. Bidknap by the
Rev. Charles Johnson of the Chris­
tian church. The couple will make
their home near Prineville.
Wallace F. Smith and Augusta N.
Edwards were married Saturday ev­
ening at the home of Harold Brandt
in this city. Both the bride and groom
are residents of Sandlake.
The Sunday morning subject at the
Methodist church is "The Change in
.Our Religious Feeling.” The evening
subject is "Why I Believe There is a
God.”
Gail Slater wh o ¡M employed at :
Sunset garage went to McMinn/ill
Friday where hi f sp: nt a few day
with friends.
T
Aaron Wells, a minister of the Naz
arene church at Sal m sp n a
«lays here the la st of the w. • k Ink
ing over the tov•n.
The ime you
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DEPORTMENT OH
WR REPORT CARD
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Euger.e Atkinson and Mrs. Charles
Atkinson drove in from Sandlake Sat-
1 unlay.
J. H. Collins, superintendent of the
Bay City school was in town .Satur­
day.
Preparing
Big Events in the Lives of Little Men
The Beals building is progressing
nicely, the concrete work having
L* P. Rey, old time resident of this started last week. The construction
county died at his home at Bay City ia"b< >ing pushed ahead as fast as pos­
last Tuesday night. Mr. Rey had al- sible.
sa Hv< : at Dolph and Portland. The
Carl Haberlach has been spending
body has been taken in charge by the
Masonic lodge of Bay City and the the week in California on a selling
funara will be held Sunday under the trip for Tillamook cheese. He re­
ports back that the supply has been
directi in of that organization.
disposed of.
B. E. King and sons Lorraine and
J. J. Krebs, Garibaldi beach boost­
Derrol accompanied by the grandmo­
ther, Mrs. Emma Perkins drove to er and magistrate for his section of
Portia
Sunday where they visited the county, was in the city from
relath -ts and friends returning the Rockaway Wednesday.
middl' of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Reeher returned Mon­
Mrs John Benson and Mrs. Don day evening from a trip to Portland
Ellis were in the city Wednesday and Salem.
■Mrnr g. While here they attended a
Elmer Bailey of Hebo was in town
•choo of instruction in Eastern Star
work given by Mrs. Theresa M. Ca-t- attending to business the last of the
I week.
ws Charles Desmond and daugh-
KM
Clifford Thomas were in
B Pleasant Valley yesterday on a
king trip.
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Jr? R. W. Lewis was in from Gar-
Hi Wednesday.
Enthusiasts
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Andrew An le­son of Ilcbo wav op
erated on at the- Boals hospital T u-
day morning. He is recovering nil ■
ly-
Miss Edna Mills and Mrs. Edna De-
Sart spent Sunday in Salem.
Business
Depression
Is
Traced Directly To
Farm Failures
PRICES ARE DISTORTED
Secretary Of Agriculture Pleads
For Better Understanding
Of Farm Conditions
The following statement was made
recently before a meeting of Wash­
ington business men by Henry C. Wai
lace, Secretary of Agriculture:
By the census of 1920 the popula­
tion of the United States was almost
106 million. Of these almost 32 mil­
lion people live in the open j:ountry.
We have about 6 1-2 million farms.
More than one-fourth of all our peo­
ple who are engaged in gainful oc­
cupations work on the farms. The
capital invested in farming is about
70 billion dollars. The money in­
vested in farm buildings, machinery
and livestock, not including the value
of the farm land, would buy all of
the railroads of the United States and
in addition a considerable number of
the mines.
The number of people engaged in
farming is 80 per cent greater now
than in 1870, but the volume of crop
production in 1920 was 256 per cent
greater than in 1870.
The value of the crops grown last
year was approximately 9 billion dol­
lars, measured on the farm. This was
new weiflth added to the nation. The
value of the livestock was an addi­
tional 5 1-3 billion dollars.
There has always been a tactic rec­
ognition of our national dependence
upon agriculture. We have given an
intellectual assent to such statements
as •‘The farmer is the backbone of
the Nation,” “A prosperous Nation
depends upon a prosperous agricul­
ture,” “Agriculture is the basis of na­
tional life,” and so on. The truth of
such statements has never been driv­
en home to us so effectively as dur­
ing the past two years. The drop in
prices which began early in 1920 is
familiar history. Farmers were the
first to suffer and suffered most. Tak­
ing prices of the year 1913 as repre­
senting 100, the prices of farm pro­
ducts in May 1920 stood at 238. Dur­
ing that month they began to fall
and before the decline could be arrest­
ed they had dropped below the 1913
level, standing at 94 in December,
1921. Then we had a terribly vivid
illustration of our dependence upon
agriculture and the intimate relation­
ship between agricultural prosperity
and business prosperity. Many farm­
ers could not pay current expenses.
The ratio between prices of things
the farmers produced and sold and
prices of the things they bought was
so distorted that they were forced to
practice the most rigid economy and
reduce their buying to absolute neces­
sities. Great industries which depend
directly upon farm buying, such, for
example, as the fertilizer trade and
the farm implement trade, were piling
ed almost immediately into profound
depression. Thousands of manufac­
turing plants whose output was large
ly consumed on the farm had a simi­
lar experience. The railroads suf­
fered through reduction in freight on
things framers buy. Business of ev­
ery sort shared the disaster. Hun­
dreds of banks failed. Thousands of
banks tottered along the edge of bank
ruptcy. Perhaps three million men
were thrown out of work. The finan­
cial depression was widespread.
The turn was reached in the winter
of 1921-22 since which time there has
been a gradual increase in the prices
of farm products. The aggregate ,al
ue of the crops of 1922 was about 2
billin dollar« higher than for the
crops of the previous year. Gi a lu-
nlly farm ,-rs have been nble to pay
some of their debts tin 1 resume het?
buying. As a result th-re has beejj
a steady imp >vemi nt in business, un­
til now thete is general optimism.
The ra io bctwi n p ices of 'arm
products and prices of other commo­
dities is still abnormal. Until this
ratio becomes moer nearly normal the
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