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TILLAMOOK, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1923
LOME 35; NUMBER 11
SLAUGHTER OF BEAVERS
LUMBER CAMP HURT
CHURCH WAS VISITED
NEW
FARM
EXPOSIVE
MAY BRING EXTINCTION
BY ROBED KLANSMEN CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
DEMONSTRATEDHERE
INVADING STORES
BY RECENT STORM
All Legal Protection Was Removed
Several Near-Escapes From Death
Take
mction Against Use of
City Auditorium is
Filed
COUNCIL NAMED
May Lead to Another Show
House Being Started
in
City
Place
During
Heavy Wind
The big storm of a few days ago
which swept this part of the coast,
was especially severe out east of town
at Sundquist & Norberg’s mill, where
two houses were crushed by falling
trees, and other damage done by the
storm. Mr. Yoakum, the head saw
yer, and wife, had a narrow escape.
They had left a coal oil lamp burning
in their sleeping room when a tree
from the opposite side of the highway
struck the building and caved it in,
landing within three feet of where
Mr.Yoakum and wife were sleeping.
The lamp exploded and set fire to the
house, and the couple barely escaped
in their night clothes. The building
was totally consumed by the fire.
Mrs. Yoakum, who had fainted, was
carried from the burning building by
her husband.
Another workman in the mill,, nam
ed Brown, had just been warned out
of his house, when a tree crashed
down upon the building, wrecking it.
Other people in cabins along the road
were warned to get out of their
houses for fear of falling trees. Since
the storm, the mill owners have cut
down all trees within falling distance
of the houses, fearing to take further
chances. The two buildings which
were demolished by the trees and fire,
are now being rebuilt.
The people of that little sawmill
town will not soon forget the fierce
storm that assailed them in the dark
hours of a winter night.
WAS POOR ECONOMY
TO ‘SASS’ SHERIFF
AL 0. N. G. OFFICER
PPOINTED ON STAFF
BARVIEW SEA WALL
WILL BE REBUILT
• filed account« of the accident,
gr.t’s story was as follows: “Truck
parked on the highway without
lights. Ran
Ran into
into it
it form
form rear.
rear.
Ne radiator, tore off top, broke
1 lights; bent fender, broke wind-
and spring wheels.
Didn’t
1 ar over carefully. Was hurt
«anted to see the doctor.”
«If made the following state-
"Wright hit near end of the
Ik. smashed his radiator back,
k* his w.ndshield and damaged
■ Driver’s face was hurt. I was
'bag the lamps at the time.”
AUTO SALESROMS
OPENED BY SMITH
J. Merle Smith, agent for the
Oldsmobile automobiles, has opened
salesrooms and a filling station in the
old Wolfe building opposite the Poet
office building. He has one of the
latest Oldsmobile cars here for dem
onstration purposes, and has sold six
of them recently. This is the type
of car that was driven by Cannonball
Baker from New York City to Los
Angeles in twelve and one half days,
3674 miles, on an average of 28.7
miles per gallon of gas, and a total
of eighteen ounces of lubricating oil.
Mr. Smith will be glad to explain the
fine pointe of this new model 30,
L L. Kidder and J. H. Thompson. Oldsmobile Six, to all who may be
1 hall proprietor» at Garibaldi,
interested.
* »nested by the Steri» last Sat-
*7 night for operating ounch 'Mr. and Mrs. H. Owens of Clover
ewtrsry to the state law. and dale, were in the city Thursday of
*
125 each and the cotte.
last week, shopping.
INCHBOARD OWNERS
BROUGHT TO COURT
Pleasant Valley Congregation Was
by Action of Last State
Shack Near Hobsonville
Was Rendezvous of
Criminals
MEN
Sheriff
TRY GUN
and
W’hen
in
Deputies
Outlaws
PLAY
Danger
Were
Encountered
Legislature
The last legislature took all legal
protection away from the beavers,
and now they are being trapped on
every hand. There are a number in
this county, but from reports that
keep coming in, they are being rapid
ly trapped and killed. Stanley Jewett
of the United States biological survey,
says if the present rate of slaughter
is kept up, that these industrious
little animals will soon become ex
tinct, like the buffalo of the plains.
Jewett states that by making dams in
the mountains, the beaver conserves
water during the summer months
which trickles down little rivulets or
through springs to cattle pastures,
when most needed in the summer
time. With the beavers gone, the
natural reservoirs wi1'
disappear,
and with them will g<- the summer
water supply for stock.
Sheriff John Aschim had rather a
tense moment in his experience with
criminals last Saturday night in an
old shack on the highway above Hob
sonville, when he went into the old
abandoned house to look for Lester
Weygant, wanted for the robbery of
the store of L. L. Huntly, at Pike,
Yamhill county, which occurred some
time last week, and for whose arrest
he had a warrant.
Sheriff Aschim with deputies Ches
ter Holden, Lucas, Star]^ and Bert
Johnson were coming from Garibaldi
in a car, when they noticed two autos
The city council met last Monday
parked in front of the shack, and that night and filled a vacancy existing in
there was a light inside. They be- its membership, caused by the resig
(Continued on page 5)
nation of former Councilman Wilson.
Chas. F. Pankow was nominated for
the place. Upon a vote of the council
Mr. Pankow was elected; was sworn
in, and took his seat as councilman.
The street commissioner was auth
Capt. Paul Hathway and Sergeant orized to procure white paint and
Ramsey, both of the regular army, line out restricted space about all
paid an official visit to Company K hydrants, and to also line out one
last Monday night. Capt. Hathway [larking space for hire cars at the
is attached to the Inspector General’s Rialto poou hall, at Howard’s cigar,
office in Washington, wth headquart and two at Alex’s cigar store.
ers in Portland. The company turn
M. A. Draper of Wheeler, transacted
ed out for inspection at the gym hall
business in the city Wednesday.
Tom Cook who pleaded guilty dur on the occasion of the visit.
ing the September term of circuit
court, and who was fined $100 and
the costs by Judge Bagley, and who
was subsequently paroled upon pay
ment of $25 and the costs, and who
paid the fine, and was given further
time on the costs, recently got saucy
to the Sheriff about the payment of
the costs, and was ordered to be taken
in custody by the Judge as a violator
of his parole. He was communicated
with by the Sheriff in McMinnville
and told to report here, or pay the
balance of his fine and the costs,
which amounted to $95.80. The sher
iff received a check for the amount
E. Shearer is just in receipt by return mail.
i letter notifying of his appoint-
t to the general staff, O. N. G.,
Major Wm. G. White. The staff
rhich Capt Shearer is appointed
rols the official action of the state
tery, and has to do with the state
• of the 162nd Infantry and the
The Southern Pacific company will
h Infantry of which Adjutant
iral Geo. A. White of the O. N. G., soon have freight trains at work haul
ing rock from the Miami quarry to
* commanding officer.
be placed on the seawall along the
oceanside between Barview and a
point further north. The heavy rains
washed out portions of the rock sea
wall some weeks ago, and several
hundred yards will have to be re
built in order to make the track safe
n auto driven by C. H. Wright during high tides. The old Miami
Inghton last Friday night crash-
quarry is owned by the Whitney
i to the rear of a big truck driven
heston Mai 'f, in Pleasant Valley. company.
Wednesday last Partridge &
¡son, proprietors of the Coliseum
re in this place, through their
aeys, Botts & Winslow, tiled an
etion in the Circuit Court re-
ling Toby Oliver head of a com-
troupe from Portland, and the
:ouncil and its officials from “In
Banner permitting the use of the
orum in the city hall of Tilla-
; City, Oregon, for private pur-
j and giving shows for private
»»
pies of injunction papers were
¡d on Toby Olliver, Tillamook
Oregon, J. Merle Smith, M^yor,
Haberlach, Frank Merrick, H. S.
ihall, Frank Conover,, councilmen,
y White, Chief of Police, and
A’. White, Recorder, who are in-
fd as defendants.
by Oliver had advertised to give
ow in the city hall Wednesday
t, and had made all arrange-
s, when he was served with a
of the injunction. He has rent-
le lower part of the Todd hotel
■x, and will have it seated, and
l ready for use as a theatre,
e are rumors afloat on the streets
local capital may be enlisted in
in to open another picture show
e in this city.
ie city officials feel that they
id be allowed to secure revenue
the use of the auditorium when-
possible, as the money thus de-
I goes to the city, and helps to
city government expense,
nsiderable sentiment against the
iction was displayed upon the
ts yesterday by local people.
PRICE $2.00 THE YEAR
RESTRICTED SPACES
SHOWN BY PAINT
army
I nspectors
ON OFFICIAL TRIP
Recipient of Money From
Surplus War Material Made
to Help Clear and
Till Land
EXPERT WAS IN CHARGE
Trees and Stumps Demolished By
New Explosive Being Sold
by Government
On Saturday last was given a dem
onstration of the explosive lifting
power of zodatol, a high explosive
made by mixing together trinito-
tuolene (TNT) and sodium nitrate,
surplus war material made available
by congress for distribution to farm
ers of the country. It is held to be
a comparitively safe explosive, with
ordinary care.
The demonstration was under the
supervision of George W. Kable, ag
ricultural engineer, O. A. C. Exten
sion service, Corvallis.
Several
stumps and a tree were blown up,
good work being accomplished. Zoda
tol is used exactly as dynamite is
(Continued on page 6)
LECTURERS COMING
TO CITY THIS MONTH
“Bearcat” Allison, a lecturer for
the klan, and Fred Gifford official
head of the Klan in Oregon, are
scheduled to be here on the 26th and
the 27th of this month, and on the
latter date will hold an open meeting
at the City Hall, when addresses will
be made by Allison, and possibly by
Gifford.
Windows are Showplaces of
Holiday Presents
Galore
Organization
On Saturday night last after the
women of the United Brethren church
at Pleasant valley had concluded a
successful bazaar sale, followed by
literary exercises and a social good
time, including a tine luncheon, and
while Rev. W. O. Woolever of Tilla-
mook, pastor of the congregation was
making a little talk, the gathering of
church members and others were sur
prised to see six robed Klansmen en
ter the church.
Rev. Woolever, after a monotonous
silence of some seconds, asked: “Is
your errand a peaceful one, gentle
men?” The leader of the white robed
intruders nodded, and then they filed
up to the pulpit and handed the as
tonished pastor a note, together with
a purse that contained a goodly sum
of money, and turning, walked out
and vanished in the darkness of the
outside. Not a word was uttered by
the visitors, and there was much spec
ulation as to their residence and id
entity.
The note which was unsigned, mer
ely stated that the gift was an appreci
ation of the pastor’s work in the com
munity. Rev. Woolever stated to his
congregation that he had investigated
somewhat the principles of the Klan,
and so far as his investigation had
extended, was convinced that he could
not condemn Klan principles nor tneir
actions in this county, as they seemed
to be a perfectly peaceable organ
ization. He was given no opportunity
to thank the Klansmen for their do
nation and visit.
SANTA CLAUS AROUND
Reporter Sees It Al) and Tries To Tell
Entire Story, But Printer
Wont l*t Him
Tillamook is in holiday dress for
the reception of Santa Claus, who is
expected to arrive in the city, and
other parts of the county on the
night before Christmas on an annual
gift giving mission. He has delegated
a number of our business men to
hand out these gifts for the actual
cost, with a small profit added for
handling the goods. The windows are
full of suggestion of the Christmas
spirit, and at no time in Tillamook’s
history has there been such a splendid
line of Christmas goods of all de
scriptions, as are offered this year.
Here is what the reporter saw, but
the foreman warns us to “make it
brief on account of a rush of Christ
mas ads:”
Smithy’s Variety store is gaily fes
tooned with red crepe paper, and
Christmas bells on a wire trellis
reaching to the ceiling. In the roar
is a gorgeous Christmas tree that
will take your eye for the beauty of
its arrangement. It cost $50 to pro
duce it. That train in motion is a
wonder. It must be seen to be ap
preciated. In front is a mass of
Christmas toys and useful presents.
In fact the store is full of Christmas ,
cheer. And old Santa will be there
with bells.
C. I. Clough has dressed his store
in red and green, and it is a blaze
of beautiful effects at night, Color
everywhere, with a splendid window
(Continued on page 4)
BURNS WERE FATAL
TO 3-YEAR OLD CHILD
The little three year old son of
Leo Hedesynski who was accidentally
badly burned last week, died at a lo
cal hospital from the effects of his
wounds last Friday, and was buried
Monday in the Catholic cemetery near
this city. The little fellow was help
ing his sister mend a fire in the cook
stove while the mother was at the
barn, and in some manner his clothes
caught fire, and when the mother
came back, aroused by the screams of
the children, the little fellow was
found enveloped by flames. He was
brought to a local hospital, where he
later died. The child was aged two
years, eight months and seven duys.
COURT BAILIFF INJURED
BY FALL FROM PORCH
NEW LOADING DOCK
NOW BEING PLACED
luist Monday T. E. Epplett, the well
known court bailiff, accidentally slip
ped on the porch of his residence and
sustained a hard fall, striking on his
right side and breaking the fourth
rib. He is quite a stout man, and the
fall jarrel him severely. Dr. I. M
Smith was called and set the rib, and
now Mr. Epplett will bn forred, much
against his will, to spend the holidays
in bed. It is believed, however, there
will l>e no permanent bad effects from
his injuries.
The Coats lumber company is build
ing a new loading dock just west oi
of I
the company’s offices on a <
block which extends from the South-1
ern Pacific company's switch to lit
quartern slough. A pile driver was
busy the latter part of last week put-
l-ast Thursday Sheriff Aschim and
I ting down piling on which heavy sills
will be placed, after which the dock deputy Leslie I.ucas, arrested John
will be planked. This new dock is and Alfred Reunion, and Marinus
required to accommodate increasing Bass, on a charge of possession of
liquor contrary to the prohibition law
business of the company.
The men were arraigned before Jus
tice Nunn of Wheeler, and pleaded
guilty, ami wi re fined $25 and the coats
in each case, Bass also pleaded guilty
to unlawful fishing, upon charge,
made by the fish warden of that set
tion, and was fined $50 and the cost«
1 hi camp fire girls meeting was
I held last wi k at the Christian church,
I It was a business meeting and the
I new officer were voted for the follow-
ling girl were elected: President, La-
Iverna Ackley; vice president Thelma
I Johnson; secretary, Melba R issvll;
Rex V. Rowland, driving a new
I treasurer, Carolyn Haberlach; camp Ford touring car, collided with th.
I fire reporter, Josephine .Sh Seldon; as- incoming stage last Tuesday sigh
istant _ reporter,
Leah Gravi PM.
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between the l.amb corner and Ct
The Women's
Women’s Relief Corps
Corp awarded Clements comer east of town at aboi
to the girls a beautiful silk flag of 9:30. Rowland had his hands cut by
which they were all very proud, and glass from the windshield, and th >
it every meeting,
shall
big stage went into the ditch. N >
A candy sale will pr hably be held one was hurt on the stage. TT «
th* Datar day before ChristnM
winshield on the Ford was shatterec,
Th« next me etinr will be F
and the left fender and running h«a, i
o'clock.
torn off. Mr. Rowland’s little son was
in the Ford beside him, bat was net
hurt. Just who was responsible far
the accident, was not learned.
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T”' WHEELER MEN CAUGHT
H POSSESSING LIQUOR
Ï
CAMP FIRE GIRLS
HAVE GATHERING
MACHINES COLLIDE
IN TRYING TO PASS