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Iraíiliqljt lume TILLAMOOK, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1924 ELWOOD CREAMERY BURNS UP FRIDAY Houses and Barns of Neighboring ¡¡dates Have Been in ield and Ball is Roil ing for Election mhall indignant , Clerk "Explains Things” and ills Why World Has Been Treating Him So Roughly (By Leslie Harrison) Dame Politics is warming up isiness and beads of perspiration ppearing on her brow. Busy candidates are busily buzzing the county mending fences and ng new ones. te a number of complications entered the local political ma- i this .year; friend is pitted it friend and brother against ¡r, verbally scratching and spit- t each other. ; two weeks before election how- nd it is pretty well defined who e crowned by success at the in the 16th. There are some of ocal candidates who have al- killed themselves politically by lerish mistakes, which old ti!h- ive been careful to avoid. clear cut issue has been drawn en the farmers and business nd certain large timber owners, Iso have their candidates in the >r the various county offices who be voted on this month. >. Beals is making a very suc- I campaign against his oppon- id Cary of Lafayette and J. U. ith of Newberg. From the part district out side of Tillamook Mr. Beals has had unusual i, having a large number of i and political patrons all over itrict. Tillamook county itself ndoubtably favor its own man trongiy. representative from this dis George P. Winslow, locai at- ’ is maintaining the lead and all appearances he will finish » large majority in his favor the polls close two weeks from vening. His opponent Russell ins, of the Whitney Lumber (Continued on page 2) CITY CANNERY PUTTING UP CLAMS to the prolific quantities of on the bay this year, Hayes and iard of Bay City began packing >n the first of the month and anticipated that 500 cases will up this year. As crabs are a dull season, fishermen work site firm are also digging the !S- A crew of five girls are tk in the cannery preparing 'or the cans. ',ew °f tEie fact that the pack less this year at Warrenton ’ewhere along the coast, local 'en are taking advantage of the Le- This is the first time in r of years that clams have l*cked commercially at Bay ' SHOP AFIRE ENDANGERS town SWond hand store of T. B. ,’n the — north side of First .... olue ■ween first and second ave- *to ir°m ’ sparlt which 1 th 1 l abundant moss on the «* building. The roof was ,n$- The fire company re- an soon had a stream on ole was cut through into ut the fire had not broken . A minutes of start e resulted in a bad fire in s r°*’ *s not known •d th*/* Came from’ but ’’’ Di-,, * ' eame from a chim- ■ <e is estimated at about °f taI1 «^wths «s in r0°fs of many frame *e city, i« inviting a big i non-inflamable »nd more apparent. LARGE TIMBER DEAL TAKES PLACE HERE MASON HERD HIGHEST IN WESTERN STATES Hawley Paper Company is Buyer of Record of Highest Testing Herd in Farms Barely Saved When Plant is Consumed Over 5000 Acres Effects Demand for NEW FACTORY TO RISE AUTOMOBILES CRASH WITH LITTLE DAMAGE Two cars one driven by O. H. Schwerdman of the Oregon Box Fac tory of Portland, and the other by Kenneth Chance collided at the in tersection of First street and Second avenue east Wednesday aftrnoon with the result that the Schwerdman car received a bent fender. The Chance car was not injured. Mr. Schwerd man is the manager of the Bay City mill which was destroyed by fire this week. UNUSUAL WEATHER ENDANGERS FOREST On account of unusually dry weath er caused by steady east winds and low humidity last week fires, sup posedly started to burn slashings, swept over a tract of timber in the Salmonberry district and consumed a large amount of standing timber. The flames swept down a tract a mile wide and ten miles in length and also consumed four million feet of felled timber at Enright, Buick and Bellfort. The train was delayed sev eral hours on account of burning trees which fell across the track. A crew of several hundred men war kept busy fighting the flames and succeeded in preventing the spread to other areas. KIWANIANS PROTEST AGAINST ENGINE USE The advisability of the fire depart ment leaving the city to answer calls out of town and in neighboring com munities was discussed at the meet ing of the Kiwanis club Wednesday noon. Rollie Watson, local insurance agen, suggested the purchase of a larger engine to be located centrally in the county subject to the call of the outlying communities. A committee was selected to take up the matter of a women’s rest room in the city hall. The same committee will discuss the fire department ques tion with the city council. County Agent Pine went to Mohler Tuesday morning to ship calves. SOLDIER MEMORIAL IS CONTRIBUTED FOR Contributions are being sent in to the Woman’s club for the soldier mon ument which will be erected this fall, if present plans are carried out. It is thought possible that the monu ment will be placed on the court house grounds though no definite de cision has been reached. A majority of the women’s clubs in the city are contributing to the fund and assisting with the work. A campaign will be launched in the near future by the committee in charge. Any one desiring to send in a con tribution may mail it to Mrs. Leslie Harrison, secretary of the club. Claimed Highly Infectious by The Wright-Blodgett company, Limited, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, sold and conveyed to the Hawley Pulp & Paper company, of Oregon City, this week a large tract of timber in this county in townships one and two north, range 10 west of the Wil lamette Meridian. The acreage of timber involved, which is mainly pulp wood, was 5896 acres, and the price paid in round numbers was $550,000. In addition to this deal Don E. and Doris Meldrum sold a tract to the Hawley interests in township 1, range 10 west embracing several hun dred acres, with $10 given as the purchase price. The timber is near the bay section, and adjacent to a large tract recently purchased from the Wheeler heirs some months ago. MAY CIRCUIT COURT CONVENES MONDAY — —— Circuit court will convene Monday, May 5, with the following cases set for trial: Monday, Cook vs. Bell and Toney, action for money; Tuesday, Garner vs. Rogers, action for money; Cross vs. Talbot, action to quiet title; Wednesday, Crimmins vs. Buffum, action for money; Thursday, Harmon vs. 'Steinbach, action for money in connection with contract. \ WELL KNOWN WRITER TOURS IN COUNTY On a tour of the state with the view of writing up the more unusual points of interest, Lucile F. Saunders stopped over in this city Tuesday and Wednesday. Miss Saunders is a fea ture writer and her account of this trip will appear in the Portland Ore gonian and several eastern publica tions. Two years ago she made a similar tour through South America and the same camra, suitcase and typewriter that accompanied her on that tour are her sole companians on this trip. Jack Rupp lost a prize Jersey bull in an accident on the railroad at Moh ler last week. The animal had been just recently purchased for his Ne halem farm where he has a large herd at present The loss will be greatly felt as this animal was one of the best in the north end of the county and was not insured. BAY CITY SAWMILL STARTS BAD FIRE Ten Western States Belongs Large Tract in County, of Big Lead Over Wisconsin Just before 2 o’clock last Friday Present the fire department was asked to go out to the Elwood cheese factory, about four miles east of this city. It was not deemed prudent, however, to take the Stutz engine away from town, ’ but Chief — - - Coates sent out the hook and ladder truck with several Creameries in South Part of County men, who got out too late to save Installing Separators For the cheese factory, but did succeed in saving the two story home of Mrs. Taking Butterfat Donaldson, and a big barn, the roof of which was several times on fire. The fire started on the roof of the The cheese market is exceedingly cheese factory from a spark from the dull, reports Carl Haberlach, due to smoke-stack, and fanned by a strong east wind soon had that building in the fact that Tillamook cheese prices flames. Most of the cheese was re are from 8 to 9 cents higher than moved by men at the factory and Wisconsin prices on the same styles neighbors, but a quantity was de of cheese. All hands are hoping for stroyed. Both the barn and the resi an increase in Wisconsin cheese this dence of Mrs. Donaldson were on fir« week. Should this fail to materialize, from sparks carrying from the cheese it will probably be necessary to de factory, but the firemen hooked up a crease prices another cent Wiscon line to a stand-pipe near the resi sin prices are 5 cents lower than a dence, and put out the fire. The use year ago. One of the association’s factories, of the chemical extinguishers finally the Elwood creamery, burned down saved the barn and its contents. Harry Hogan, the manager , lived last week. The factory was insured over the factory, and while seeking to for $2,000 and the cheese for $4,000. save articles belonging to the family, There was some loss on the factory, was forced to jump from a second but the cheese was fully covered by insurance. There will be a meeting story window to save his life. Most of the contents of the factory, this week to decide upon whether or except a quantity of cheese, were not a new factory will be built this year. consumed in the fire. The factory A contract was given to J. Heyd had just installed a brand new boiler and smoke stack. The factory had et al to build the East Beaver factory. been working on the spring run for This will be a modern, up-to-date building, and will be a credit to that about a month. section of the county. The total value of the factory build A committee has been appointed to ing was about $10,000; with $2,000 look after the erection of the Central insurance on the building, and $4,000 creamery but no contract has yet on the cheese and other contents. The (Continued on page 2) total loss given by Carl Haberlach, was about $3,000. PRICE $2.00 THE YEAR Authority, Flames Quickly Spread to to Local Cows North End of Town And Warning Sounded ALL ANIMALS SUBJECT Dr. Lytle Tells Symptoms of Cattle Sickness and Gives Pre ventative Measures The purebred herd of Guernsey cat tle, belonging to Homer Mason has the record of being the highest test ing herd of fifteen cows and under in a group of western states which in cludes Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Ne vada, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Oregon, Washington and California, according to word given out this week by the county agent’s office. Ira Lance had the highest produc ing individual cow for the same states, producing 122 pounds butter fat in one month. Oregon is again in the lead of all the cow testing associations in the above mentioned states. From the number of cows represented for which the government takes its figures in the state of Oregon, 75 percent are tested in Tillamook. During the past three years in this county the test ing associations have increased 300 per cent, in the number of cows test ed. Last year in the three associations there were 2,964 cows tested, this year with only two associations approxi- Figures from the county agent’s mately 3,200 will be tested, office show $4,680 worth of calves shipped out of the county since the first of the year. (By W. H. Lytle, State Veterinarian) Foot and mouth disease is an acute and without any doubt, the most high ly infectious disease that attacks eith er man or beast, found chiefly in cat tle and other cloven hoofed animals, It does however, affect practically all animals and it is doubtful if any warm-blooded animal taken as a spe- cies is actually immune. The majority of losses in an epi- demic are confined to cattle because they are perhaps the most susceptible, followed closely by garbage fed hogs which have their resistence reduced because of being fed garbage. Next in order of susceptibility comes sheep and goats. Many of those experienc ed in foot and mouth disease control report that sheep carry a high per centage of immunity, but in a large band there will be some few animals that will take the disease, hence the entire band must be destroyed. There is some difference of opinion about the susceptibility of deer, antelope A fire originated in the attic of the and wild cloven hoofed game. The Parker B. Rumford dwelling at the most authoratative sources of inform- end of First street, east, last Fri (Continued on page 4) day morning at about 8:20 o’clock. The cause was the breaking up of a concrete chimney between the ceiling and the roof which communicated the sparks to the attic. When first notic ed, the fire was appearing through the roof. The fire company responded The fire department was called out quickly to the alarm, and soon had Thursday morning when a wood saw the fire under control, although the owned by the Coats Lumber company roof was badly damaged. Both the and operated by Ross Chilcott caught roof and the ceiling below will have fire while in operation at the wood to be nene wed, and there was loss to yard near the railroad tracks. Much the contents by water. The property fear was expressed regarding the pos is owned by Parker B. Rumford, a sible explosion of the gasoline tank, non-resident, and was occupied by which contained five gallons of gas Harry H. Bryans, prescription clerk oline at the time, but the extinguisher at Lamar’s drug sto-e, who with his held it in check until water was turn family occupied the building. ed on. The saw is thought to be dam The loss is about 75 per cent. In aged beyond repair. surance to owner is $1500. Bryans had $700 on the contents, A valu- Mr. and Mrs. Alex McNair moved ation of between $3500 and $4,000 is to Rockaway Thursday where they placed upon the house. The total will spend the summer, having rent insurance is in the Watson agency. ed their property in the city. They plan to go to California for the win- HOUSE IS DAMAGED BY FRIDAY’S FIRE BURNING WOODSAW TURNS OUT ENGINE PAROLED CONVICT IN AUTO SMASH J. Merrell Smith, Oldsmobile dealer, driving in from Portland Sunday night, had his machine rammed by an automobile in which were Glenn Win ters, Herbert Rose, Miss Dorothy Nonamaker and Miss Holly Zurbuch- en, all of Portland. The accident oc curred at the All near the bridge. Smith's machine, which he was de livering to a customer was damaged to the extent of about $500. The other automobile was also slightly in jured. Mr. Smith brought the entire party into Tillamook, placed the girls in a hotel and Winters in jail. He noti fied the parents of the young women and Mr. Nonomaker came and took them honA. It later developed that Winters has a jail record. He was charged with contributing to the de- linquency of a minor and was fined $1000 and sentenced to one year in jail. His jail term was paroled, also $900 of the fine was lifted after his parents had paid $100 to get him out. The girls’ ages were given as 15 and 16. Winters is being held in custody pending advices from Portland. It is alleged that he gave bogus checks to the P. H. Dunn Motor company for a machine. The new car which Smith was driv ing was fully insured. by Wind VOLUNTEERS ON HAND Fire Department From Tillamook Responds to Call and Helps Check Flames Volunteer fire fighters from Bay City, Tillamook and Garibaldi Monday afternoon joined in combatting th« flames which completely destroyed the Oregon Silver Spruce company mill on the water front at Bay City and for several hours threatened th« entire northern end of the town, The home of L. M. Thompson was cou sumed, also a barn adjoining th« house of Homer Flagg. Sparks set- tied on the roof of the dwelling sev- eral times, but were promptly extin guished. A high wind from the southwest fanned the flames into a roaring fur nace in the rear of the Oddfellows hall, where hoses were in constant play. Brush east of the main street ignited and the burning area stretch- ed across the coast highway and up into the timber, where brush smould- ered all of Monday night. From 2:30 p. m. until nearly S o’clock Bay City was blanketed in smoke and was a scene of confusion. Many, families moved all of their be longings from the houses and furni ture was stacked along the sidewalks, chickens in coops mingling with fruit jars. A pet coon, tethered to a fence by the creek, was among the refugees. The fire was caused by an over heated box on the cut-off saw. With in five minutes the mill was a flam ing torch. Small lumber stacks were moved and bucket brigades worked to save a storage shed and a quantity of pulp near the railway station. A special engine was sent to clear the railroad tracks of a number of freight cars standing near the mill. Fire Chief Thomas Coates of Tilla mook was one of the early arrivals on the scene, bringing a hose truck. The pumper, sent for later, made the run in 13 minutes and was established beside the creek, from which hose lines were laid to the mill. The er> (Continued on page 5) ------------------------ * ‘.C; FAMILY THREATENED BY FOREST FIRES One of the most harrowng ex periences attendant upon the recent fire menace in Tillamook county was that of the Sam Shortridge family in the timber above Idaville. Last Friday night the house was hemmed in on three sides by flames and it was necessary for the women to pass buckets of water and wet sacks to Mr. Shortridge and his son, Bob, who stood on the roof and beat out the sparks. The house caught afire three times before morning, but was only slightly damaged. According to Mrs. Shortridge, they had watched the fire in the Bald Butte country for two days before they realized that they were in its direct path. Friday dead stubs about the house were burning and the ranchers backfired, as their only means of pro tection. While they were at work to save their home during the night, sparks were carried over the house and ignited timber on the mountain slope opposite, which was soon ablaze from top to bottom. CHEST IS CRUSHED REPAIRING MACHINE While working under a craft at the Arstill garage at Hebo last Friday, Lloyd Coulson of that place had his chest severely crushed by the auto chassis, resulting in serious injuries of an internal nature. Dr. Work of A son was born to Mr and Mrs. I Cloverdale was called. Coulson was William Anderson at the Vidito hos-1 employed by Hugh Arstill, the owner pit al Wednesday. of the garage.