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VOLUME 34: NUMBER 35 PRICE $2.00 A YEAR TILLAMOOK, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1923 s SUNDAY ACCIDENT FATAL TO WOMAN IS KILLED BY CABLE Mrs. Edith Bigham Of Portland .Met Chest Is Crushed By Flying Cable Instant Death in Car Turnover Commission Asked To Make Near DISTANCE SHORTENED Short Route To Willamette Valley Now Found Necessary By Tillamook People There is considerable interest man- ,tested in the Wilson river road lead ing from Tillamook to Portland via Forest Grove by Tillamook people, who hope to see this, the shortest wa gon route to Portland, be designated by the state highway commission as a state highway. The Wilson river route has the advantage of being the nearest road froth Portland to the coast. From Portland to Seaside, the distance is 124 miles along the Colum bia river; the present state road trav- eleu from this place to Portland is 112 miles, leaving the Wilson river road 40 miles nearer to the ocean than the Portland-McMinnville highwny. Within two years it is believed by those who are watching its progress the Roosevelt highway will be pass able as far, at least as ( oos bay from Tillamook. Thousands of autoists from Portland to say nothing of the other thousands of eastern summer tourists, will want to explore the now coast highway, and naturally all will want to reach the Roosevelt highway by the nearest approach in miles. The Wilson river road holds the key to the distance situation by 40 mike and as most of the tourists have time limits on ther tirips, they will scheme to save miles and at the same time see all of the country possible, in the time they have allotted for the trip. Another matter of interest to Tilla mook is the fact that many of the tourists travelling southward from Portland via the Roosevelt highway will strike the highway a number of miles south of Tillamook, thus never seeing this part of the beach on the whole trip. If the Wilson river road were to be designated and improved, the tourists would travel that road on account of the distance saved and thus come through Tillamook. The diversion of tourist travel thru this place would advertise this section of the beach and mean much to us in many ways. Our business men are quick to look ahead and see this. Hence, there is now a revival of inter est in the improvement of the Wilson river road. There are 13 miles of good macad am load up Gales creek from Forest Grove on the Wilson river road and it i- well known that Washington county is very anxious to co-operate in every way looking to the improve ment of the Wilson river road on ac count of its nearness to the coast. Portland also, taking the distance -aving into consideration, is equally anxious to see this route become a main travelled auto highway. Consid erable experiment survey work has been done the past twoy ears by the two counties above mentioned to short en the route and to further eliminate grades and dangerous turns in the road. Now that the matter of a short route to the Willamette valley has be come of vital matter to Tillamook and the bay coast, in connection with the near accomplishment of the Roosevelt highway, it would seem that public interest and effort should combine to bring about the desired effect. Here is material for the Kiwanis club and other civic clubs to use in backing up and aiding our county court to open up the Wilson river road as a public auto highway. Dolph TIMBERMAN IS HIT BY FALLING SNAG Logging Camp Early Sunday morning last, an au tomobile party consisting of four per sons skidded on the road just south of Dolph, and plunged a distance of 50 feet, upsetting the car and throw ing out the occupants. Mrs. Edith Bigham, wife of one of the men in the party was caught under the car and almost instantly killed. Her hus band and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Gilder meister of South Portland, luckily es caped with minor bruises. The vic tim. Mrs Bigham, wife of H. O. Big ham of 145 Lombard street, Portland was dead when taken from under the machine, n sail ending to what was intended to be a pleasant, outing at the Tillamook beaches. The party left Portland about 8 o'clock Satur day night, and according to Bigham who was driving the car, struck some mud near Dolph, skidded along for some distance and then went off the road and the car hit a stump, sum mersaulted twice and landed on its side, catching the unfortunate woman under the wreckage. The body was taken to McMinnville where the Yam hill authorities made ail investigation of the accident. latter Mr. Bigham left for Portland with the body. NEW BEALS BUILDING FAST TAKING FORM The new two story concrete build ing on the quarter block owned by Arthur Beals is going along rapidly toward completion. Workmen are now well along with the second story, and the walls of that story wiU-soon be up. The building will cover a quarter block and will contain in the first story room for a picture show, and a store room, with a number of offices in the second story and is con structed of steel and concrete and should be practically fire proof. When completed the building will be a cred it to the city and will fill quit«1 a gap of hitherto unused business property. You may say Tillamook is growing, and that it lias just begun. Included In Plans CAPACITY 2000 PEOPLE Extra Funds Are To Be Raised Without Question For Amount Found Necessary At an enthusiastic meeting of the Kiwanis club Wednesday noon he sub ject of the state armory for Tillamook was presented by General George A. White und was very well received by the memebrs of the organization. John Hunzicker, architect from Eu gene, who planned several of the state huildings, accompanied General White and laid before the meeting tentative sketches of the building. The prelim inary plans call for a one story build ing with a large 108x60 auditorium and in addition a balcony about three sides of the room. It is estimated that the main floor and bulcony will seat about 2000 people. An* 18x40 stage will be placed in the back of the auditorium. The main floor will also contain u meeting room for the G. A. R. and W. R. C. organizations, a locker room for the natioal guard company, an officers' room and a re ception room. In the basement will be the heat ing plant, fuel room, a target range 108x20, shower baths, toilets, lava tories, womens' rest room, mens' club room, dining room, a storage room for the gvernment property and a kitchen Then* is likely to be little alteration in the plans as outlined at Wdnesduys meeting. The quetion of raising the deficien cy of $7,500 in the funds was solved after some discussion, and it is thot that no trouble will be encountered from this direction. Mr. Hunzicker was instructed to prepare working plans immediately and the bids will probably be let in time to commence erection of the building some time next month. ASTORIA ATTORNEY LONG TIME RESIDENT DIES FROM INJURY DIES AT HOME HERE Jos. Mannix, the popular Astoria attorney and formerly of this city, who sustained a broken neck during a friendly wrestling bout with Leb. Garlson, formerly chief of police of Astoria, in the rooming house of the latter in Portland Just week, died at a Portland hospital Monday of the present week. Carlson was absolved from all blume in the matter, and keenly feels the dealth of his friend. Mrs. Mannix was called to Portland anil was at her husband's bedside when the end came. Besides the wid ow, deceased is survived by two small children. Regret at the death of Man nix is heard everywhere by people who knew him here where he hud a host of friends. Rollie Watson states that about a year ago Mannix carried an accident polity in one of the for mer’s companies for $10,000, which has since lapsed. Those who know, state that Mannix left small, if any, money accumulations for the surviv ors. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ ♦ CLASSIFIED ADS ♦ ♦ BRING RESULTS ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ + ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Watch the Headlight ciassi- lied advertising column. It con- tains a list of things that will interest you, many of which no doubt you have been looking for for som ■ time. There you will find house.! for rent, qffiera of employment, excellent trades in personal and real property— nearly anything you can mention If you have anything for sale or trade, try the Headlight clas- sifted ads for results. They gel them if results can be gotten. It has been tried out and has been thoroughly proven. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ About 1:30 Wednesday afternoon the top of an old snag fell in the White Star logging camp of the Whit ney company, striking Jas. Carrol, a logger, on the head, inflicting severe injuries. Carrol was brought up to the Boals hospital in this city, where he is receiving attention. It is under ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ stood that his case is quite serious. \ Nels Ericksen, for many years a resident of Tillamook, died last Tues day at his home in this city, aged 62 years, 4 months and 28 days after a long illness. His funeral occurred last Thursday with interment in the I. O. O. F. cemetery. Deceased is survived by u widow und two sons. George C. Fowler, a logger in the Tillamook Spruce company’s employ north of town, was almost instantly killed last Tuesday near Juno station while working in the woods by being struck with a wire cable operated from a donkey engine. The accident occurred in the forenoon, and Dr. Reals was called, hut soon saw thut his services would not be needed, as death had followed quickly. The cor oner made an inquiry and found thut "death was caused by a crushed chest by being struck by a cable operated from a donkey engine.” The remains were takon to the city morgue and prepar ed for burial and were forwarded the next day to Rainier, Oregon, where burial will be had. A brother, W. A. Fowler, is employed by the mill com pany near where the futal accident oc curred, and who accompanied the re mains to Ruinier, where there are otli or relatives. Deceased was aged 36 years and had been in the woods the greater part of his adult life and was well liked by his fellow workmen. ARM BADLY MANGLED BY LOOSE SAW TOOTH Wednesday was an unlucky day for workers in wood. About 2 p. m. a tooth came loose from a small circu lar saw in the Coate ftiill in this city and struck Carl Woolfe, an employee, on the left unu, severing an artery. A rope tourniquet was bound nround the arm at the mill and Woolfe bled profusely on his way to the hospital where the artery wus taken up. MAKE CASE SPECIFIC, SAYS COUNTY COURT Messrs Thomas und E. B. Tongue, of Hillsboro who are assisting County Attorney Goyne ill the matter of the injunction suit filed by M. J. Kinney of Portland who has timber interests in this county, filed motion the lat ter part of last week, asking the plain tiff to make his complaint more spec ific. The case resulted from a re cruise of timber lands in this county which had been burned over, and up on which the re-cruise showed more standing timber than a former cruise developed. It is belived that other timber owners are interested in the outcome of the suit. The county will contest the matter. On the Concrete Finds Many I «cullar Animals About County State Versus Peterson In Manslaughter Patriotic Organizations ♦ Veterinary At Tilluniiaik Spruce Company Commodious Quarters For This Project A State Highway THREE BOVINE FREAKS ARE SECURED HERE TILLAMOOK LOGGER His Work Case Brings Acquittal SEVEN TRUE BILLS BROT Liquor Prosecutions Play No Small Part In Deliberations Of Justice In Body Circuit court convened lust Mon day for the June term. The first case called was that of the State of Oregon vs. Theodore Peterson, charg ed with manslaughter, following the death of Carl Gienger, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Gienger, of near this city in April last. The boy wus struck by a truck driven by Peterson und crushed under the wheels of the machine, death result ing within a i4iort time thereafter. The boy was returning from school on a bicycle and the accident occurred when Peterson attempted to puss the former on the highway. Peterson plead not guilty and the case came on for trial at this term. Defendant was represented by Attorney Geo. Win slow. The trial occupied over a day resulting in a verdict of ucquital. The grand jury reported seven true bills to the court as follows: Willis Hurt, one indictqient, theft of un automobile, the property of Ar thur Loerpabel of Mohler. Hurt buy ing been caught in Tillamook. He was arraigned Tuesday and plead guilty to the charge and was sentenced by the court to five years in the state penitentiary; no parole. Bradford Rodgers of near Manzan ita, was arraigned on two indictments to wit: Unluwful manufacture of in toxicating liquor und unlawful po ssession of same. Defendant plead not guilty and the case was set for June 18th. F. D. Small and Clark Hadley were jointly indicted, charged with unluw ful possession of intoxicating liquor; both plead not guilty and the trial was set for next Monday, June 11th. Both persons gave bail. Clark Had ley was indicted on another charge, that of unlawful possession of mash to which he plead not guilty; trial set for June 12th; released on bonds. Carl Leach and C. M. Martin were indited for petty larceny in taking a keg of nails from Tillumook county. Leach plead guilty and was sentenc ed by the court to pay a fine of $100 and costs; paroled on pyment of (Continued on Page 8) Dwight Property Matter For Armory Site Is In a show window of the Clough drug store there may be seen on ex- hibtiion one of the strangest freaks of the time. It consists of the neck and head of u calf born from an ordin ary grade Jersey cow on the place of John Kunzi. who lives near this city. The head already has been viewed by hundreds of wondering eye. The freak is owned by Dr. Hohlfeld, the veterinary, and Was mounted for him by a resident ol this county. The calf resembles a beaver more than any thing else, and just below the center of the forehead wus one eye, a verit able reproduction of the fabled Cy clops, which was replaced by a glass eye. The teeth of the freak were chis led like those of a beaver, and the tail was shaped like that of the same an imal. In mounting the specimen, the teeth were covered by the upper lip, and are not visible. There were no nostrils by which the animal could breathe, the orfices being entirely lack ing, ad when the umbilical cord was severed hte animal died. The face reminds one of that of a beaver and evn the hair is of the same color as that of that animal. The calf was born last April, but has never been on exhibition before. Dr. Hohlfeld states that a calf hav ing a double head was dropped about two years ago by a grade Jersey owned by John Jones, a dairyman of this county which was also a great freak. The veterinary sent the head and trunk to a man in Portland to be mounted and as he never heard from the man, he suspicions that the recip ient of the freak at the Portland end is exhibiting it somewhere at 25 to 50 cents per look, in the sideshow of some circus. While on the subject of freaks, Dr. Hohlfeld stated that Tillamook prob ably will lead any county in the state in the matter of the youngest cow mother. A heifer 11 months old, be longing to Frank Freeman, another grade Jersey by the way, on March 16th last surprised the neighborhood by producing a healthy calf. He knows of no heifer of similar age in the county or state that can beat the Tillamook cow’s record. NEXT COUNTY FAIR TO HAVE SHAM FIGHT Now Concluded PARKING SIGNS TO STAY Motion Carries To Allow Dumping Dirt And Ashes On Fourth Avenue Fill The meeting of the council Mon day night resulted in the transacting of some important business for tbe city. Progress was made in the set tlement of the Dwight property mat ter which has been hanging fire for some time past. On motion the com mittee appointed by the council, con sisting of Judge Henderson, Botts 4k Winslow,, Barrick & Hall, was au thorized to conclude a deal with Mrs. Dwight for the purchase of block No. 1 in Maple Grove addition for a site for the new armory. It is understood that negotiations have been satisfac tory thus far, an the committee will now take the final steps by which thia block will become the property of the city, and make possible the erection of the big armory auditorium of winch room the city stands greatly in need to meet the demands for a large public meeting room and for the ac commodation of our guardsmen. On motion the council granted per mission to the Tillamook Creamery as sociation to erect a warehouse build ing on the property recently purch ased by that corporation from Mr. Hiner and adjoining lot bought of a non-resident owner. A motion prevailed that no parking signs on Third street be taken down. The Tillamook County Creamery association was granted permission to build a 6 foot cement sidewalk next to curb on Twelfth street at the cream ery. Permission was also given to keep the sign board where it now stands. Glenn Terry was appointed plumb ing inspector by the Mayor. A motion prevailed that the council go on record as being in favor of the filling in of Fourth avenue west of north First street with dirt and ashes only. This order will give residents a chance to dump ashes and eartch without hauling same to the city dump grounds. The usual number of expense bills were allowed on report of the finance committee for the month. Fines for the past week were as follows: F. L. Eberman $10 for viola tion of ordinance No. 397. Sanford Allen was fined $10 for being drunk. Carl Wolfe paid $15 for the fun of speeding. The members of Company K, state militia, are scheduled to pull off a sham battle on one day of the coming county fair week. It is reported that trench warfare will be shown as it existed in the late European contest between the allies and Germany, and the 3 point 6 canon that adorns the court house yard may boom during the fight. The battle will consist of a fight between two platoons of the local militia company for the posses sion of the trenches, each platoon to be commanded by a company lieuten ant, with the Captain directing the scrimmage. It is said that the battle will be made as realistic as possible C. F. Robertson late of Sheridan, without damage to the participants, and the affair will doubtless prove a took charge of the Rosenberg stock good drawing card in the line of of groceries in this city by purchase Tuesday last. He will occupy the amusements during fail week. same building that stock was in when Rosenberg Bros, owned the goods. Mr Robertson has had experience in mer chandising, and about three years ago sold the store at Taft to Fred Rob ertson of Barview. Mr. Robertson, the new proprietor, last week dosed Henry White for several years past a deal for the Jackson residence prop city marshal of Tillamook, this week erty, well known in the north end of placed his resignation in the hands the city, and has taken possession of the Mayor, to be acted upon by the with his family. council. Mr. White and Hubert O' Dell have taken over by purchase the fruit and cigar stand of II. W. Law- son on Second avenue between 2nd and 3rd streets, which they will con duct in the near future. Mr. White has macle one of the most popular of J. J. Krebs, proprietor of t’1 Bi ficials the city lias eve r had and his naire hotel at Rockaway wa the many friends wish him success in bis city Tuesday with business at the new line of busienss. Just who bis court house. Mr. Krebs is the justice successor will be, probably will not for that section, and is also a popular be known unti after the next meeting caterer to the public. He stated Tues of the city council. day that the summer brigade is tak ing possession of cottages and hotel Chas. McKillip and son Lloyd were accommodations at a lively rate, and in to*vr> 'm hu?ln'i-s f-om Hebo the T.c believes the: ’.hi bra rush is las, ol the week. now on. GROCERY STORE BO T BY SHERIDAN MAN FRUIT STORE SOLD TO WHITE & O’DELL TOURISTS COMING, SAY BEACH PEOPLE