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TRAIN WITH LOGGERS
GOES UNDER GUARD
MATLOCK LUMBER CO.
CEASES OPERATIONS
Mrs. N. S. Stewart and Fay Langley
A
Forty
Garibaldi,
Car
Hurt
When
Skids
Rumor
of
Holdup
Precautions
First of Year Will See Lower
Costs
Buildings
on
Causes
to be
Taken
Hay
to
Out
Rates Have Been Decreasing
For
Past
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PRICE $2.00 THE YEAR
AUTOMOBILE WRECK
INJURES TWO PEOPLE
of
Erecting
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TILLAMOOK, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28,1923
¿OLUME 35; NUMBER 12
b Confer With Other Board
Icaòligl)
Sixty
of
Men
Thro w n
Work As
Year 1923 Sees Record For
Result
Twenty
Office Over Previous
and Feed
Mrs. N. S. Stewart of Garibaldi
The special train that left this city
Years Here
The Matlock mills closed down last
Yrears
sustained severe injuries, and Fay
Saturday and posted a statement to
for Portland last Friday night con­
Langley also of thy, same place was
the mill workers in the mill yard, in
tained a couple hundred loggers and
hurt on the right hand, when an auto
which they made certain statements
mill workers from this county.
driven by George Krumlauf of Gari­
which led to the closing down of the
In some way a rumor became cur-
baldi, skidded and turned over on
logging camp and mills.
rent before the train left that there
the pavement at the intersection of
It is understood that most of the
e w
Location
Will
Need the highway and the Mapleleaf road, Land Here to be Used For was a plan to hold the special up Fire Prevention Held
Better men employed came to town and filed 7,055 Days is Term Imposed By
somewhere along the road, and take
last Saturday afternoon. The three
labor liens on the lumber at the camp
Pasture and Meadow
Than
Fire
Fighting,
Circuit Court For Past
up an enforced collection from the
occupants were pinned under the auto
and on three carloads of lumber at
woods and mill men who doubtless
for a moment or two, when they were
Not Hay
and Fencing
the loading dock in this city.
Says Authority
Year
had more or less money on their per­
taken out by people in other autos
Forty to sixty men are thrown out
sons.
Several
railroad
detectives
were
who came by.
of employment by the shutting down
An auto driven by Theodore Poweid
The Oregon Public Service com- aboard in anticipation that something
Die fair board held a meeting with
“There seems to be an impression of the mill. Some of the men say
There are not many sheriff offices
woulr happen, and Sheriff Aschim and
> county court Friday afternoon, was coming out of the Mapleleaf road mission has granted a reduction of
with many people that insurance that the last pay day was on the 15th in the state that are made to pay
two deputies wqre on the train until
(lie Daniels was the only one of and had started to make the turn, $2.80 a ton from Hermiston to Tilla­
rates are increasing,” said a promi­ of October, and it is estimated by the their own way during the year, but
Wheeler was reached when the dep­
when
Krumlauff
put
on
his
brakes
mook
on
hay.
This
is
to
take
effect
> beard not present, he being called
nent insurance man at a local hotel workers that the total amount owing that is the record of the Tillamook
uties dropped off, and Aschim contin­
Nehalem on business. The matter to avoid collison, with the result that the 21st of January, 1924. It is un­
one day this week. “Now, take your to the men is between $(>,000 and sheriff’s office for 1923.
ued to Portland.
his
car
skidded
and
turned
over.
Mrs.
certain
whether
or
not
the
railroads
the improvement of the fair was
own town here, and let me show you.” $8,000.
The amount in the budget for 1923
Just before the train reached a The insurance man took out a bulky
A. M. Matlock has had charge of apportioned to pay the running ex­
cussed in detail, but it was de­ Stewart and Fay Langley were taken will appeal from this decision so the
the mills here, and it is said that he penses of that office was $11,490. Up
ed that until definite plans are to Dr. Robinson’s office where they Tillamook farmers cannot bank too tunnel on the Salmonberry river, the book and drew forth a paper.
rked out for the improvements, not were treated. The rest of the story strongly upon it until it is found out engineer stopped the train and re­
“Insurance rates on fire risks have had business connections with a man to December 15th, 1923 the office had
th will be done. Geo. B. Lamb was is given in the statements of the auto definitely what action the railroads ported that a man had boarded the gradually been decreasing for the named Everett in Dallas. It is under­ collected in cash fines for law vio­
egated to correspond with fair drivers filed at the court house:
will take in going to the courts in this blind baggage on forward car. As- past twenty years in Tillamook. Here stood that the timber has been pur­ lations the sum of $12,746, or $1,256
Theodore Powers states: “I was matter. It will be remembered that chim spied the fellow, who looked like we are: Take this business risk right chased from Arthur Beals of this more than the amount appropriated
|rds in two other counties who ex­
it to build fair buildings next year, coming from Mapleleaf, and was just last spring a hearing was had before a hobo, but he jumped off and made here for example. In 1903 the rate city. The mill has been operation in the budget to run the office. In
| to find out whether the other ready to turn toward town, when I the Public Service commission in for the woods. Nothing after this in­ on wooden commercial buildings in a something less than a year, and hat other words, the sheriff’s office has
Inties would cooperate to the ex- saw Mr. Krumlauff coming at about which the Oregon hay growers, the cident happened. At the Washington certain block of this town was $10 cut and shipped considerable lumber. handed back to the county $11,490,
and up to December 15th of the pres­
t of employing an architect to 25 to 30 miles an hour. When he Tillamook county creamery asociation, county line, the train was boarded by per hundred; today the rate on the
ent month, and additional Christmas
iw plans for all the fairs, and thus saw me he put on the brakes. They and others were interested. After­ the Sheriff of Washington county and same property is 3.75 per hundred,
seemed to lock and his car skidded wards hte Public Service commission two deputies who saw the train or three and three quarters per cent.
present of $1,256, and it is believed
I down the expense of plans.
that there will be enough by the first
1 was understood that there is
: a and turned completely around, then instituted a hearing on ts own mo­ through to Hillsboro.
In 1903, the building on the Lamar
of the year to make it close to $1500.
The timbermen got out of the woods corner was rated at 8 per cent, or
Ire upon the part of many fair turned over on the gravel at the side tion. At both of these meetings Carl
Here are the figures: Total sent­
tons to see the new grounds fitted of the pavement, breaking the top and Haberlach appeared and represented in safety, and no daring robbers ap­ $8.00 per hundred. Now it is $4.42
ences unposed from January 1, 1923
for ocupancy by next fair time, windshield, and pinning the three oc­ Tillamook interests.
The reduction peared to hold them up. The only per hundred. Take for instance the
Frank W. Hunter reports that on to December 15th, 1923, $31,058.50.
the old grounds are now in a cupants underneath.”
from other ponits was proportionately thing that looked suspicious was the dwellings of your town as another
The statement of Mr. Krumlauff is less. The rate from Eugene to Tilla­ man who attempted to get on the example: A certain dwelling here in and after January first of the coming Actually collected in cash $12,312.50.
ier dilapidated condition from the
year that Route “A" will be extended Paroled by the circuit judge and jus­
cts of the big storm last month, as follows: “I was coming down the mook having been reduced to 80c a train at a point near the tunnel, as 1903 was rated at $1.00 per hundred;
to and include Coates Logging camp, tice of the peace the latter only in
are inadequate regarding room, pavement 25 to 30 miles an hour. I ton. It is believed that the reduction he could easily have climbed up and this was reduced in 1916 to 50 cents
about
five miles southwest of town. Tillamook city, $18,312.50.
put
on
my
brakes,
the
car
skidded
and
other conveniences. Mr. Lamb
will result in a great change in Tilla­ gone over the tender to the cab and on the hundred, where it now stands.
This daily mail will reach about one
Figure this up, and it will be Seen
probably be able to report at turned over.”
mook county, as it will mean that in­ held up the engineer and fireman, Insurance protection on dwelling
hundred and fifty people working at that the sheriff’s office has not only
next meeting of the board.
stead of most of the farmers raising had there been no officers along. If houses shows a noticeable reduction
the camp who will appreciate the ser- paid it’s way, but has turned over a
swale or depression in the
enough hay to feed their cows that there was a scheme to hold up the when it is now written for a term of
vce. The camp will get as much mail snug balance to the county, as a re­
train,
those
who
intended
it,
became
Buds of some extent, however, it
three years for $1.00, or thirty three
they will hereafter depend almost en­
per day as do some second or third
believed, will be filled in in the
tirely upon the hay raised in other aware of the fact that the train was and a third cents per thousand of class offices in the county. Mr. Hunt­ sult of the activities of the sheriff
and deputies in detecting violations
law.
escorted
by
armed
officers
of
the
Bitime, and raised to a level with
insurance.”
sections and brought into Tillamook
er will have charge of the delivery, and arresting violators whose fines
hnain body of the ground, as the
“I am giving these figures to show
county, With the present price of
which will make his route about fifty have made it possible to collect the
kssion occurs near a point where
you that the people who tell you that
The burglar alarm in the First Na­ land in Tillamook county, it would
miles. Route “A” also serves the peo­ county taxes for nothing, and give
[buildings will be erected, The tional Bank of this city began a wild not pay to raise hay, but the lands
insurance rates are increasing, cer­
ple along the Trask road to a point the county a Christmas present of
ler of the availability of the alarm last Friday night at 10.30 p. m. would be used simply as pastures
tainly are mistaken, as the facts,
west of the state fish hatchery, thence $1,256.
Is was also discussed, and it was that caused considerable consterna- with the difference that during the
(Continued on page 2)
east through a farm and dairy secton
The court imposed a total of 7,055
Bed that these funds should be tio for a time, until it was found out months of May, June, and possibly
anu back to town.
days imprisonment on law violators
»able before extended improve- that the mechanism was purposely
(Continued on page two)
up to arid inclusive of the last term
F is started. The board is anx- set for 10:30, with the idea that seme
At about 12:30 Thursday the siren
of circuit court. The sheriff’s show­
I to have the new grounds ready of the merchant customers would
blew a fire alarm and the engine re­
ing is above all costs of the office,
li e next fair session if possible.
sponded, going up First street as far
want some change at about that hour
and
includes all expense of that office
as the Coast Power company’s plant.
to accommodate Christmas shoppers.
Nothing in the above cash collection
As no one called at the hqpr, the bank
No fire appearing, the engine return­
total in lines covers fish violation
J. K. Kays, aged 35, who commit­
ed. The engineer at the plant stated
clerk who set the alarm forgot the
or state officers, nor does it
A new motion picture show will be that a bell came in, but the question is ted suicide in a hotel at Butte, Mon­
matter of setting it, and it sang its
George B. Istmb, county school fines,
in
to account money received
take
tana,
after
fake
promoters
had
swind
­
weird warning for several minutes, opened to the public, it is stated, a from what place. The telephone ex­
superintendent attended the State
justice courts outside of 1'illa-
until one of the bank officials arrived week from Saturday next. Toby changes said that no one called led him out of $2,000, formerly lived teachers’ association which met in from
in Tillamook county, where his par­ Portland last Wednesday. From Port­ mook city. Due to the activities of
K clanging of the fire bell and and turned it off. Many thought it Oliver, the new proprietor, has rent­ through those offices No one appear­
ents are buried. He is said to have land he went to Salem to attend the the sheriff’s office a lot of back fines
ed
the
lower
part
of
the
Todd
hotel
ed
to
know
anything
about
it.
was
a
new
kind
of
fire
alarm,
and
following up shriek of the big fire
been a man of good habits and indus­ superintendents’ convention, the lat­ have been collected, due to parole vio­
[ at the Coast Power company, when they found out, they expressed annex, and has ordered two Simplex
lations, and such violators are forcsd
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Over and son Lar trious. A McMinnville dispatch stat­ ter being a conference of state super­
kd the town at about 3:30 o’clock the opinion that it was a pretty good projection machines, and four hundred
to hide out or leave the stat4i.
ed
that
the
remains
would
be
brought
of
Eu-
intendents who annually meet for an
P -y morning last. The fire was bank contrivance to warn off burglars. opera chairs, and has let a contract ry of Brighton, were guests
for the remodeling of the old hall, for gene Crosby and family on Monday to Tillamook for burial beside his interchange of ideas and experience.
r 1 in the horse sheds just west
parents.
the purposes of the show.
and Tuesday of this week.
L. W. Turnbull also attended the
[■
Catholic parsonage, and a
state teachers' assoc iation, as did Mrs.
| was just coming through the
H. C. Hanson, I. D. Hatch, principal
1'7 the sheds when the engine
of the Cloverdale schools « and Mrs.
p
It was quickly extinguished
Kathleen Durham, principal of the
Pd not do much damage. Chief
Craig Edgar, Walter Earl ar.d
Bay City schools.
E. E. Koch holds the championship
r was unable to form an idea
belt of this county if not of the coast
I 'he origin of the fire. It might Walter Williams were arrested last
for taking a 56 pound salmon with a
! 'art«d from a cigarette stub, Wednesday charged with possession
light casting rod. The feat was
niight have been incendiary.. of liquor. Edgar and Earl appeared
achieved about eight o'clock Thurs­
f was a full turn out of the vol- before Justice Stanley Wednesday
day morning on Wilson river. Mr.
[' fire department, and the old last and pleaded guilty to the charges
Koch at first thought he had hooked
I was there in short order, in- against them and were fined $25 each,
on to a big submerged hemlock log.
F' Sandy." who when the siren this being their first known offense
Alice Genevieve Smith, Harpist, a but later a monstrous Chinook salmon
f to wail, promptly took his Williams will be arraigned later.
talented harpist of nationwide promi­
cam.- to the top of the water and be­
I <>n the engine, and barked like
nence, will give a joint recital with gan all kinds of fish gymnastic»
Fan. And “Grandpa” was there
McGhee’s orchestra at the Christian After a hard fight the big one wa.
f'
with a fireman’s cap on
church on January 11th next. From gaffed and landed. The tackle used
I 'wo times too small for his old
the very flattering press notices was a light six and one half pound
I It surely gets in the blood, old
shown, it is belìi •d that thoa w
“
a
»ng.
casting rod, a Japanese »ilk line, a
miss the opportunity of hearing thi double i- leader gut, and a double num
Two big trees were blown across
recital, will indee rd be sorry. There
r 4 double hook. The fish weighed
the Tillamook-Netarts road last Mon­
few bettor orchestrai in Oregon
arc
day night, one near the Worthington
combination
than our own McGh<
; was II inches serose, and meas
place, the other west of the sawmill.
of players; and one of the many press
I
in length. This is he
They were taken out Christmas morn­
notice« <i noted will be ufficimi t
> be the largest fish ever land-
ing by Supervisor Ed Schelling. The
xm in which Miss Smith
show le
MHity with the same sise
th
trees were blown down by the big gale
musician, To quote
is held as a musician.
Barrick, Grand Chancellor of Monday night
Th salmon was in prnme
*
"Mi«» Smith beside«
tiesides being a thor
Ì rnts of Pythias retamed home
ough musician combines her musical
Way after a week spent in
skill with all the dramatic force, all
h- lodge conventions in the Wil-
the subtle shades of voice and ex
L,
He was *t Salem on
«ion, sll the sympathy and poi»»
\ where upwards of three
belonging to a great act res -The
J. **”1*'* «ttended a convention;
Times Itemor rat, New Orleans.’
F ‘he 17th
was present at
The American Legion auxiliary re­
■on January 5th. 1M4. twolw Or.
** Albany, and was pres­ cently e! acted the following officers
6 Knighto at Lebanon on tile for the ensuing year: President, Mrs.
gon boy» will endeavor to pas» »
rec<
rvc<
- that will allow wiw on.
J. E. Shearer, re-elected; vice-presi­
aaan
tofu»
... L
iK
r to
dent, Mrs. Jesse Kennedy; secretary,
nu
•or»
OÍ
th
T
an
offert
IK
Sbeatgg waa called to the Sa- Mrs. Ira W. White; treasurer, Mrs.
Mi lita.
P<
of one of
*'*r»l hospital last Wednesday Jas. Williams. The election occurred on
F.
r i» Ü.
Ha » i
tl nks
u tatton on a major operation the 13th last. The Auxiliary has a
of IM etiun ali in a bunch. m- ok.
hi
lata Wednesday night growing membership in this city.
Or Architect
MAY PURCHASE ALL HAY
LD GROUNDS WRECKED
IMPROVEMENTS HELP
LAW VIOLATORS PAY
RURAL DELIVERY ROUTE
WILL INCLUDE CAMP
BANK BURGLAR ALARM
ATTENDS TO BUSINESS
MYSTERIOUS ALARM
BRINGS OUT ENGINE
NEW PICTURE SHOW
WILL START SOON
EMEN CALLED OUT
CHRISTMAS MORNING
DRAGNET OF LAW
HAULS IN THREE
□i
BODY OF J. K. KAYS
SUPT. GEO. B. LAMB
TO BE BURIED HERE
WITH ASSOCIATION
Events in the Lives of Little Men
56-POUND SALMON
CAUGHT WITH ROD
n
TALANTED HARPIST
TREES BLOWN DOWN
ON NETARTS ROAD
IP LODGE HEAD
VISITS OFFICIALLY
LEGION AUXILIART
OFFICERS ELECTED
TILLAMOOK YOUTH
WILL TRY FOR HONORS
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