Y, MARCH 14,1924
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TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT
human vultures as Doheny and Sin­
clair, and just now men of national
note are being involved in that con­
spiracy to steal valuable government
oil assets. The whole thing ia enough
to make a red-blooded American blush
with shame. And, in this connection,
the worst of the matter is that we
shall be held up to the ridicule of
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us with the finger of scorn, and say:
“What of your cheap democracy
now?” Where is the land we should
now have to give to the soldier boys
who survived the great world war?
IT IS GOOD ADVERTISING
rod in his hand, intently waiting for
a big, fat trout to seize the artificial
fly. The man is dressed in a cotton
shirt, khaki pants, a white hat and
hip-boots. All he lacks is a good
briar pipe, sending forth its white
spiral whiffs of smoke to make the
picture perfectly natural. The riffles,
the deep pools, the old logs, the tall
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uic oallA.i, uje
softly stirring breeze;—and we im­
agine the soothing atmosphere that
accompanies a sunshiny day; the
fleecy clouds that float lazily in the
zenith, fill in the picture— Say! what
about it? Let’s go!
The other picture shows a hunter
or prospector riding a horse, and
driving another in front of him pack­
ed with provisions, and bedding, and
other essentials for a trip to the
mountains. Of course the man has a
gun and a well filled cartridge belt;
also a hunting license, somewhere in
his clothes. He is alone. About him
the solitude of the mountains, and the
vast stretches of timber that fill the
sidse and center of the canyons that
seam the tall mountain on his left,
Here and there are big boulders. It
looks like spring, there is no snow
in sight; the kind of trees are char­
acteristic of those found in the moun­
tains; no stream is shown; but some­
where in some canyon is a brawling
mountain stream, and there the man
will camp; the horses will be hobbled,
and turned out to crop the bunch
grass, and slake their thirst in the
cold water of that high elevation.
Evidently, the man knows where there
is game; if not he will find it, for
he looks like a real hunter in the
picture. Pictures of a camp fire near
the mountain stream, a bed of boughs
near by, and steaming coffee in the
battered old coffee pot, with camp
bread made in the frying pan, and
maybe a slice of venison or the the
breast of a mountain grouse baking
before the alder coals on a sharpened
willow stick, are mentally visualized.
Have you ever been there? Are
you too, building air castles which
contain just such a trip? If not.,
you are missing half the joy of life.
One half of the picture we are draw­
ing is anticipaton; the other half is
realization, the latter part is yet lack­
ing. But there is quite a bit of pleas­
ure in anticipation.
And, in conclusion, let us be candid
enough to admit that this sketch, or
what you may call it, was inspired by
the two pictures that face the type­
writer, on the desk.
The council did well in naming a
clean-up week, This means that ev-
erybody, whether an owner or tenant,
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« is expected to clean up his premises
and thereby add to the neatness and
DITORIAL POLICY ♦
appearance
town. The idea
♦ I is akin to the of old the'
fellow who said that
vocate aid and sup­ ♦
he believed in taking a bath once
measures that will ♦
every six months whether he needed
e most good to the ♦
it or not. The rubbish accumulations
♦
of
the winter are many and varied in
ncourage industries ♦
kind, from the tin can to the ash
blish in Tillamook ♦
heap, and are unsightly and unsani­
♦
e the improvement ♦ tary; so that in the interests of health
for Tillamook City. ♦ if nothing more, they should be carted
|MHdhuist on an American ♦ away, and the premises raked and the
♦ house grounds made to look inviting
■t—lihrt1 of labor. .
8. To be politically indepen­ ♦ to the public who daily judge of you
by the amount of refuse seen in your
dent, but to support the can- *
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yard. And civic pride should also
4^»— ffnr public office who ♦
compel us to take action in having our
♦
will bring the most good to
town well spoken of by the hundreds
the ¿people of Tillamook ♦
^SaMgand of the State of ♦ of visitors who pass through it each
♦ season to the beaches. Let us comply
with the request made by our local
governing body at the council cham­
♦ ♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ber. Let us do it cheerfully, and be
——----------------------- glad to do it. Its the best beach town
FRISA Y, MARCH 14. 1924
in Oregon, and let’s compel our visit­
ors to agree with the statement, by
ARE WE 100 PER CENT AMERI­ the attractive appearance of our
streets and premises. It’s good ad-
CANS?
vertising.
It ia high time that the voters of
the country took the reins of govern-
THE LURE OF SPRING
:nent from, the hands of the grafting
xiliticiana. J .This can only be done
Spring is coming. The birds, the
organization and honest ef- leaves and buds, the springing grass,
l the selection of men who the returning sun, and a thousand
duty, and make of the other things in nature suggest it;
----- lation what it should be—“A govern- and man, the most dissatisfied, of all
nent ci tile. people, for the people and creations in nature ardently longs for
y the people.” Can we find such it. There is a charm about spring
len? ThJKtiswer is yes; when the that is not found in any other of the
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eople aa a.$Bas- show that they want seasons. Emerging from the short
lat kind of government bv taking a days and long nights of the winter
3al interest in government.
We season, man looks forward to the
in never get away from politics. coming of spring with varied emo­
------ut we canL get away from cheap tions. In front of the writer are two
Poland has a premier called Grab­
clitics, aiid|eorrupt party domina- pictures, both suggestive of spring
inski. This may account for the way
------on. Before party should come princi- and summer. In one of the pictures that Masonic lodges have been run
e. We talk about being 100 per is a boat tied up to the bank of a out over there since the war. Over
zu mt Americans. What we need is to mighty good looking trout stream. here, the immigrant Pole is protected
I (|! sure tftat we are 100 per cent Across the river are the green trees
in life and property and may belong
merican«. Is a man who winks at and willows, and in the perspective to any lodge he wishes; but if you
olation of law; who stays away there looms a mountain, with still happen to be in Poland and seek a
om the polls, on election day; who other hills and ridges in the farther Masonic lodge, you get in bad. It
• i ver goes out, to a primary, or who distance; but the compelling part ot is strange that people who are in­
^olltves as an excu se for not assuming ' the picture is a man well out toward tolerant of lodges banned by their
e burdens of citizenship, that “ev- the middle of the stream, with a fish religion, expect for themselves all
y body ia corrupt, and that it is of
use to vote,” etc, a 100 per cent
mistake that too
“*-,ke is that anything
is right. Somehow
a Ye been puting the can before
[along. We have had
rio parties rather than
Brinciples; we have be-
__________Lind hopelessly parti-
J, when we'Should have been wholly
purely fol right principles of
iK vernment, »nd should have had the
Bnd for the right sort
despite the sneers of
»■oui
ted to th spoils of
iojori
n the best interests
Are we not to blame
Have we as a na-
onscience ? Can we
this way? Shall we
and thus aiding the
s? A nation is just
Kmake it. No more no
K b have been sneered at
^ar>.1 lampooned ever
it began. We believe
politically honest, and
government, but they
Ithout individual and
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ny-Sinclair revelation
gaming? When we
der government to '
lliticians, who is to
the rights in the world over in the
United States.
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CORRESPONDENCE
Jack Frost, that sly but after all
mythical person, has been attacking ♦
fruit buds out in the Willamette val­ t ♦
ley of late. It is one of Jack’s favor­ ♦
ite pranks to wait until fruit trees l!
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hands upon the forming buds with a ♦
coldness that kills the potential fruit. ♦
It is believed that his recent forays, ♦
will not result in shortening up the I *
fruit yield in the valley this year to ♦
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a great extent.
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They are seeking to recall two
county commissioners in Lane county,
but the papers do not say what for.
This reminds of the old lady in the
east, who when asked what had be­
come of her son Bill, sorrowfully re­
plied: “Well, I got a letter saying
that Bill had been sent to the Legisla­
ture out in Oregon, but it didn’t say
what for!”
It is said that Leonard Wood lost
the nomination for the presidency by
refusing to be tied up by certain in­
terests before the republican national
convention. Wood has the satisfaction
of knowing that there is no crude pe­
troleum clinging to his footwear.
Governor Pierce, is recovering from
a severe operation in a Salem hos­
pital, and it is reported that he will
soon be at his desk in the state house.
His numerous friends in this county
will be glad to hear that he is on
the way to a recovery of his health.
Portland is third in building permits
of any city on the coast and is forg­
ing ahead in great shape. Portland
has been considered by other cities
as a conservative city, but now seems
to be leading most of her competitors
in progress, including Seattle.
California strawberries are being
sold in Portland for as high as seven­
ty-five to eighty cents per box. Be
patient; they will be cheaper when
the Oregon product comes in.
Vernonia has electric lights for the
first time. The Vernonia paper inti­
mates that it is “a great and glorious
feeling.”
Come and see the rejuvenation of a
minister’s widow at “Only 38”— Fri-
day,March 14.—Adv.
DANCE AT FAIRVIEW
There will be a dance at Fairview
hall Saturday night, March 15. The
celebrated Walkers Bros, orchestra of
Forest Grove will furnish music. This
will insure a good time, Come and
spend a pleasant evening, Tell your
23-ltp
friends. Committee
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TIMBER OWNER GIVES VIEWS
To the Editor: A recent article of
yours has a bitter attack upon timber
owners, especially non-resident ones.
It is not our custom to engage in a
controversy with a newspaper,
as nothing is gained and
the advantage is onesided,
but we feel that in fairness you
should also open your columns in or­
der that our postion, at least, is un­
derstood.
We are opposed to a re-cruise of
the whole timber belt, because we feel
it is an unnecessary expense and that
the county already has sufficient data,
with the aid of here and there a
checking cruise with which to arrive
at a fairer estimate than through a
new estimate. We have already
offered to furnish the County Officials
with the original field estimates made
by Messrs. Meservey, John Grady,
Porde, Edgar, Lerum and other men
of established reutation. We believe
that other timber owners will do this.
Some have agreed to do so. We hope
the county commissioners will con­
sider this proposition. In no case are
they bound to accept these estimates,
but where they seem low they are to
have the lands re-estimated. If other
timber owners proffer estimates on
their tracts which are, in our judg­
ment, too low, we ourselves will be
that our estimates were made with
no regard to expense, employing the
best men we could get, and are be­
ing used with the Federal government
for a basis of determining income
taxes, if there ever are any, and also
as a basis for a sale if we ever make
one. The Nease and other such com­
panies are naturally in business to
make money and the question natural-
ly arises: "Can they afford to go
to the pains and expense of the owner
of a tract in making their estimates?”
Your objection to foreign or non­
resident timber owners is one often
voiced by radical papers on the coast,
as a reflection on the Nease Company
or other companies making those es­
timates. But we wish to point out
the first to object in self-enterest.
This letter must in no way be taken
If it is a crime for an easterner to
own timber, why should he be allowed
to buy an Oregon bond, road, school,
or otherwise? Capital should be en­
couraged to invest and certainly in
1900 there were plenty of people in
Tillamook anxious to sell timber.
Some Oregon lumber mills are large-
lyly owned Sy eastern capital. Its
money looks all the same to the wage
PRICES ARE ADVANCING
Buy Your Chevrolet Now
Why? Because prices may be advanced any
day. We have had a warning. Chevrolet prices
advanced in Canada, materials of all sorts are
rising.
We have a limited supply on hand now, so
first come first served.
PRICES F. O. B. TILLAMOOK
four
$990
675
610
$635 Sedan ......
625 Ton Truck
830 Delivery ...
Touring
Roadster
Coupe ....
LINK MOTOR CO. Inc
“SERVICE AFTER SALES
JIKKHKKII
THE QUALITY STORE
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TILLAMOOK, OREGON
ASSURED STYLES FOR SPRING
Moderate prices have been of paramount importance in the development and
success of our ready-to-wear department. A great diversity of designs in
both coats and dresses in all modish materials in both the better as well as the
medium grades.
Dresses $15 to $25
Coats $15 to $35
SATURDAY SPECIAL ! !
Regul: »• 45c Playproof stockings for boys and girls, best grade. TWO PAIR
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Sizes 30 t j 42. Pries
$3.25 to $7.00
JAZZ TIES
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Fade Proof Guaranteed All new
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Easy fitting styles. You’ll see
a great selection of them in
single and double breasted suits,
coats drape loosely, plenty of
room. Oui clothing prices range
from
80c vd
KOKO KAPS
New for Boys
$25 to $50
New Novelty Patterns .
50c each
50c each
WOOL HOSE
CREPE MOIRE
For Dresses. Fancy, conserva­
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Fancy Brown, Black, Blue and
Tan. All sizes. Regular $2.50
pair Saturday Special
MEN’S SHIRTS
Fancy Madras sizs 14 1-2 to
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$1.48 pr
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Me grafter, like that
^ent fresh from the
►shes, has left tts in-
lupon the public do­
st fifty years of the
thousands of acres
gaily given away by
Ws and politicians to
her corporations, un-
J but the worthies«
Mice great public do-
Rieh, alluvial land«
inged by the eonni-i
eians for worthless1
lets of forest lands
ad for worthless arid
jwhich even a coyote
table in making ■ liv-
lch in potential value«,
led bv lease to such
(Continued on page Ö)
SPRING IS HERE
$3.95 yd.
.suri
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leas-
ither
earner or the merchant. These non­
resident owners ■ are entitled to the
same treatment as the local no bet­
ter and no worse. As a matter of
fact, many of the largest investors in
Tillamook cour^y are residents of the
state.
Ab lu tut
ma vuumy ana.* a
underway, I am frank to say that if
it will result in better business meth­
ods, stepping undue issue of county
warrants, and reducing taxes, I am
for it. So should be every tax payer.
This is said in no spirit of criticism
of county officials. I appreciate the
terrific pressure brought upon them
for constant improvements.
I desire to add an analysis of .the
1923 taxes of the Wilson River Lum-
$1.50 each
Children'll
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SHOES and PUMPS
OXFORDS
Satin and Suede. Just arrived.
Sizes 2 1-2 A to 7 A. at
Black:: and Browns in Pattent
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$6.00 to $8.00 pr
$1.75 to $2.25
New Shapes
Browns
At
in Blacks
$4.50 to $7.50 pr
BOYS BLOUSES
New Line—Dress and School Patterns—sizes 6 to 1( at 95c and $1.00
MEN’S PANTS
Spring line just in. Whin Cord»
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