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i LUME 36; NUMBER 40
TILLAMOOK, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1924
PRISONERS ON ROAD
CREW TAKE VACATION
I
Pair Walk From Job on Netarts Road
Beals Building Serious
to Sandlake and Find Deputies
Waiting
ly Damaged by Smoke
and Flames
Beach Resorts and Moun
of First Story
Conovers Grocery
and Graves
Studio
Badly
Burned
Lurth of July celebrators in Tilla-
L Friday evening were spectators
[rather bad looking fire that was
Lvered at about eight o’clock. A
L crowd at the Coliseum was sur-
Lj to hear the jazzy strains of
Lt We Got Fun” coming from the
in, in the midst of a melodrama
I was being shown on the screen.
| the reason was son evident when
Partridge appeared and quietly
Ld that a fire had been discovered
[the basement of the building,
ike was coming into the auditor-
I when the crowd began filing out,
there was very little confusion
I the people passed through the
pal exits in an exceptionally order
pinner. When they reached the
let they found the fire department
york and a large crowd watching,
moke was soon pouring from
rly all the windows in the build-
ind the center of the conflagra-
i seemed to be in the basement
■r the grocery store of Conover
Conover. Smoke was so dense
; the firemen were unable to lo-
i the center of the blaze, which
te out in two places on the upper
r, after it had burned through the
t of the Conover store, which
< with the water and smoke de-
yed the entire stock of groceries,
i was later discovered in the
res photography on the second
’ as well as in the Chapin law
I took almost three hours of con-
mu up-hill fighting for the fire-
I to get the upper hand in the
it and several suffered consider-
I from suffocation by smoke. Rex
ley of the fire department had to
dragged from the basement, over
le by the fumes. Another man was
tied down several times by com-
¡ta contact with a live electric wire.
*r‘l windows were broken from
intense heat, and smoke damaged
■ in every store room in the
sow suffering most heavily were:
“’er and Conover, grocers; Mary
millinery; Larson and Hecht-
i department store; Graves studio,
1
Coliseum theatre.
Others
* the Eldee confectionery, Bon
1 tsrber shop on the lower floor,
Fayette, Utter Brothers, C. B.
W, attorney, R. E. Ringo, physi-
t *nd Bow optical company.
1
found later that the fire had
'«used by a defective fitting of
J0"® pulley and the fan motor
.
^>*come super heat-
* Wetion, causing the flames to
to rubbish in the basement
a urn d*maKe is estimated at
WO, largely covered by in-
Ip SEA FISH FROM
NETARTS ON DISPLAY
T,r>eties of deep sea fish
play at the Rialto window
JW. They were caught off the
beach by Lee Stephens and
i .mi T80" Some 01 the “tch
’bowing a few signs of life
*W$ht to town.
,
KR men did not
VIOLATE FIRE LAW
tiDlb«r men, W. J. Frost,
81 and
E- Frazier, who
to have been negligent
/.J*,1 can>P-fire in the woods
rui,tT end the esse
g
i n
PRICE $2.00 THE YEAR
ELKS COMMITTEE MAK-
ING ARRANGEMENTS
TWENTY LIQUOR CASES
BEFORE JUSTICE COURT
Tillamook B. P. O. Elks 1437 Pioneer-
$2200 in Fines Paid to County After
ing in Large Conventions for
Tillamook
tain Streams Are Taken
Good Fortune and Sensible
Driving
Keep
Down
Seriousness
Dan Rulli and Bud Blackwell, who
In By Visitors
The seven committees working on
were sentenced to 90 days in the
the twenty nine divisions into which
county jail last week for unlawful
the work of the state Elks conven
possession of a still and mash were
tion for next month have been group
turned over to the crew working on
ed report a lot of progress having been
the Netarts road. Tuesday, when
made on the arrangements. The en
the foreman, Mr. Wells, was called
tire force of committees meet each Sixteen Minor Accidents Reported at
to another spot on the job the two America’s Biggest Day Brings Vast Monday evening at a dinner in the
prisoners walked away. This was re
Office of County Sheriff
Tillamook hotel and discuss plans
Crowds to Tillamook and Her
ported to Road Master Schelling who
that promise to materialize into one
During Week
traced the fugitives to the head of
Perpetual Coolness
of the greatest affairs ever staged in
Netarts bay, but was unable to over
Tillamook. Last Monday the com
take them. He returned to the sher
mittees were promised by the city
During the past week there have
iff’s office and in company with Dep-
_
__ __ hotels of the city accom- council that all policing would be
The
four
uty Lucas headed for Sandlake about i modated about four hundred guests | unaer me direct supervision or Chlei naturally been several auto mix-ups.
six o l’clock that evening. Taking an I during the three day period of ; va- j - of Police White, with authority to About fifteen have been reported to
''^hp01 have happened during the last week
.*
3 position on a point I cation over the Fourth and week-end. | deputize any Elks he wishes to.
advantageous
, . y end festivities. Two cars tipped com-
that commanded a good view of the This number does not include the also granted the order the right
to
beach they waited about fifteen min large number of regular residents at regulate all traffic, and the lodge is pletely over. No one was seriously
utes when they sighted the men they the hotels nor does it include the to have charge of all concessions. injured. On account of the thousands
were looking for coming up the beach number of persons finding accom Entertainment for the visitors is the of holiday drivers that were on our
toward the spot at which the officers modations at the various rooming big issue at hand as there will be, roads the records show that drivers
were concealed. Briefly, it may be houses of the city. The largest count as conservatively estimated, 5,000 are beginning to feel that the other
stated that the two men were com for any one day was naturally on visitors in the city at that time. Thé- fellow has some right to a little con
pletely surprised when Deputy Schell Friday the Fourth, when there were Elks of the state have wanted to at sideration and sportsmanship. A re
view of the reported accidents show
ing suddenly appeared about ten feet about 170 people registered. Of the tend a convention at Tillamook for
that, for the most part they were
in front of them and Deputy Lucas total of 400 vsitors, nearly half of some time, and this is to be a pioneer
practically unavoidable on account of
was seen near at hand. The prisoners them belonged to families of two or venture at holdng large conventions
the congested traffic.
in
our
city.
Other
cities
that
hold
were returned to the county jail more members.
During the three
At the railroad crossing at Miami
where their sentence will be complet days there were 91 families spending conventions successfully have stand
ed at hard labor. They had hiked at least one night in our city. When ing committees to care for the wel a fender on a car belonging to Zina
about fourteen miles down the beach we stop to consider that there was fare of the visitor, and throw open Doolittle of Dorena, Oregon, was bent
and through four miles of almost im no special celebration in Tillamook it their homes to accommodate the by being rammed by a car driven by
passable grown over trail over Cape is easy to guess that people are in stranger. There will be plenty of E. J. Boos of Forest Grove. Defective
Lookout, and expressed the dissatis terested in our town and community. amusement features, the most thrill brakes caused a car driven by T. A.
faction at their experience in no mild These guests were largely from Port ing of which will probably be motor Stan to crowd the car belonging to
Henry Landot into the Union oil
terms.
land and vicinity ,but there were a cycle polo games between two teams
truck. There was a minor collision
of
six
cyclists
each.
Several
shows
good many from all the other sections
on the Nehalem-Tillamok road when
of the state. Other states were rep of different kinds will furnish amuse
a car fram Corvallis and one from
ment
and
there
has
been
some
re
resented. Washington and California
Washington locked wheels.
C. P.
each sent several. Guests were with quest for a trap shooting tournament,
James, of Portland was crowded off
and
for
a
vaudeville
tournament
be
us from all sections of the country.
the grade on the Nehalem road by a
Georgia, Nebraska and Pennsylvania, tween teams from the various lodges.
car driven by Mrs. Theodore Nelson
Printed
programs
will
soon
be
out.
Merry makers at Rockaway were as well as other states, were repre
also of Portland. The car rolled over
saddened last Friday evening when sented. They must have been favor
twice, but the occupants received only
Junior, the seven year old son of Mr. ably impressed with the mild climate
minor injuries. On the Bay City-
and Mrs. E. W. Schutte, 211 11th and freshness of the county, the good
Garibaldi road, a car loaded with
roads
that
haul
the
raw
product
that
street, Portland, was fatally injured
Washington county people locked
by the propeller blade of one of the makes our county famous, and the
wheels with a car driven by Tex
general
appearance
of
prosperity
that
Rankin planes that was flying for the
The Coast Power company are fit Thompson of Garibaldi, this being
entertainment of the crowd at the compares so well with other sections ting the three rooms directly over caused by the narrowness of the road.
beach. The accident occurred at that are suffering from lack of mois their present office in the Masonic as A rear-end collision occurred near
about 7 p. m. when the ball the boy ture, lack of activities that make a additional office rooms, Their ' busi- the life saving station when Sam
was playing with rolled under the community prosperous and a general ness has grown to such aD extent
<
Roley of Garibaldi stopped and his
plane shortly after it landed and the atmosphere of “well-to-doness.”
that more room has become neces- car was bumped into by a car driven
All this boosting that these recent sary.
pilot started the motor not knowing
by Paul Burner of Portland. Near
that the boy was near the machine. visitors will no doubt do for us at
Hemlock A. H. Peterson, of Portland,
The propeller crashed into the child’s their homes will help Tillamook im
tangled cars with Alva Gore, of New
head inflicting a horrible wound and mensely in her growth; and harmony
berg, when they tried to pass at a
also injuring the little fellow’s and good will within the town’s own
point where a car belonging to Olga
shoulder and side. Dr. W. B. Hawk citizenry has certainly made a last
Rogers, of Portland, was parked too
gave the boy first aid and the pilot ing impresson on the memories and
near the highway. These are some
Sportsmen of Tillamook are co
took the lad into the plane that had speech organs of the tourists who
of the accidents. In some of the
injured him and brought him to the were with us during this last festal operating so well with George Rus
cases
rather serious damage was
Boals hospital in this city, where he week end. Many of them saw the sell, district game warden, that he is
done
to
one or both of the cars. W.
evidence
of
our
steady
growth;
they
unable
to
find
violators
of
the
game
was given all the care and attention
possible but the unfortunate young saw the efficient work of our fire de- laws although he has thoroughly pe E. Noyes’ car and one belonging to
troled all the streams in the county.
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ster died at 2 o’clock Saturday morn
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ing. The parents took the body
Portland Saturday.
MANY MACHINES MIX UP
MULTITUDE ENJOYS DAY
nt Interior Walls
raòlìijljt
ft
YOUTH IS VICTIM OF
AIRPLANE PROPELLER
COAST POWER WILL
ENLARGE OFFICE
WARDEN RUSSELL
LIKES COOPERATION
CLOYD 0. DAWSON
RETURNS ON VISIT
Cloyd O. Dawson, who was a mem
ber of the 1910 graduating class of
Tillamook high school, and family are
spending a ten day vacation period
here with friends and relatives.
Mr. Dawson is at present in the in
ternal revenue department in San
Francisco.
DEATH CALLS FARMER
OF BEAVER DISTRICT
John M. Borba, late of Beaver, who
had been a resident of Tillamook
county for twenty-three years died
in Tillamook on July 8. The deceased
was the husband of Rosa Borba, fa
ther of John Jr. and Emanuel. Mr.
Borba was 59 years old and had been
fafiFVn? in the south end of the coun-
ty since coming to ths locality-
mains are at the Minnon mortuary,
and funeral services will be he d at
the Catholic church Saturday, July 12
at 10 a. m.
George Grayson, at one time Tilla
mook’s leadng liveryman, is renewing
old acquaintances in the city ami ex
pects to remain in Tillamook for
several days. At present he and
Grayson are living near Portia
the Cornell road.
Focusing
Strenuous Celebration of
July Fourth
$58,000 Refunding Bond
Issue Approved, Water
Bond Issue Passed
Sentences have bec.t handed out
freely in the court house from the
office of the justice of the peace, The
cases have been coming in since the
morning of the fifth and the coun
ty bastile is getting rather crowded.
Several hundred dolars have been
paid into the treasury for the most Repairs to Streets Arranged For
part by liquor law violators. There
Committee Appointed to Look
are also several cases of speeding and
unlawful parking carrying fines that
Over Basements
range from $2.50 to $10.00.
The heaviest fine levied was im
posed upon Henry Hellmar. He plead
The city council at their regular
ed guilty to two counts. One for unlaw | meeting last Monday evening trans-
ful possession of intoxicating liquor acted several matters of important
for which he was fined $250. The municipal business. Since the fire
other charge was unlawful possession in the Beals building last Friday
of a still and worm. On this charge evening has shown the necessity of
he also pleaded guilty and was fined keeping basements free from accumu
$750 and costs and given 90 days in lated rubbish a committee has been
the county jail. He had been manu appointed to investigate all baa»
facturing moonshine in a common coal ments of the city. Councilman Mer-
oil can fitted up with a coil, at his rick, City Attorney Hall and Flre
shack near Garibaldi on Tillamook Chief Coates were appointed to con
bay.
duct this work.
Ordinance No. 447, a bill to allow
Another man, M. A. Dickey, plead-
ed guilty to two charges, One was the completion of the $58,000 refund
the unlawful sale of intoxicating ing bond issue was past, and a water
liquor brought a fine of $150 and the betterment fund of $30,000 was recona-
other which was for unlawful posses ■nended by the water commission and
sion of intoxicating brought a fine of passed by the council. A committee
$100. Harry Johnson was also fined from the Elks asked permission from
on two charges to which he pleaded the council to have charge of the
guilty. He was fined $100 for un policing, traffic and concessions dur
lawful possesson of liquor and $20 ing the state convention that is to
be held here on August 14, 15, and Id.
for being drunk in a public place.
Harold Hadaway,' who gave his Permission on these points waa
name as Mickey Havaway, Albert granted.
Current bills were allowed.
Slakis, and C. L. Shultson were fined
The city attorney was instructed
$100 each for unlawful possession of
liquor, and Christy Temple was fined to prepare an ordinance to provide
$250 and sentenced to 60 days in for the repair of streets that had been
jail, having pleaded guilty to a damaged by undermining from work
charge of unlawful sale of intoxi on the water and plumbing system*.
cants. B. II. McKillip, Ray Howard, Bids were received for the purchase
James Smith, Frank Heschl and of 500 feet of fire hose The Camp
Howard Whittaker were each fined bell fire apparatus company of Port
$250 and costs on charges of being land was the successful bidder.
ELKS WILL HAVE TOWN
drunk in a public place. Minor cases
of drunkenness brought fines of $10
and costs to L. C. Skidmore, L. M.
Hurd, E. F. Olson and Jack Dunn.
Ed Marshall pleaded guilty to •
charge of unlawful possession of in-
toxicating liquor and was fined $200
and sentenced to 80 days in jail.
There were also several cases of
traffic law violations heard with one
acquittal. E. Gilbert and Nettie
Krake were each fined $5 and costs
for unlawful parking. Charles Ed
monds and D. W. Burris paid fines
of $2.50 on similar charges of minor
severity. A fine of $20 and costa wee
levied against George St Onge for
unlawful operation of motor vehicle
without proper license plates. Marvin
Campbell was fined on two counts.
One drew $10 for speeding a truck,
and the other $2.50 for insufficient
lights. S. Barkhydte was fined $10
for speeding. O. D. Wooding paid $5
for violating parking laws. Connie
Dye and Lenord Cannon were fined
cient lights. There are several more
$2.50 each for drying with insuffi-
cases of traffic violations to be heard
next week.
1
KIWANIS CLUB MEETS
AT REGULAR LUNCHEON
At the regular Kiwanis club lunch
eon last Wednesday the attendance
prize was won by Thomas Coatee Sr.
and four other members were fined
for not winning. It was announced
that the team captained by E. B. Fax
on won the signature contest from
the team captained by L. W. Turn
bull.
This means that the latter
team will furnish the winners a lancb-
eon at some near future date. Dur
ing the luncheon N. C. Jamieson, at
the Oregon Agricultural college gave
a short talk on dairying in the slate.
Cloyd O. Dawson, formerly of Tilla
mook was present and gave a few
words of greeting to the local club.
The committee on general arrange
ments for the entertainment of the
visitors during the state editorial as
sociation convention July 25 and 28
reported that all arrangements were
well under way. Other committee«
were appointed.
WHEELER TEAM TO PLAY ISSUES OF MARRIAGE
LICENSES CONTINUE
BASEBALL HERE SUNDAY
On Sunday, July 13, the Tillamook
baseball team will tangle bats with
the team from Wheeler that beat the
crack Warrenton outfit 10 to 4 last
Sunday. The game will start at 2
o’clock, The Wheeler battery will
probably be Anderson and Heisel.
For Tillamook Fortier and Meehan
will probably start. Manager For
tier’s tentative line-up is Hecker, first
base, Irvine, second, Gilmore, third,
King short stop, Campbell, left field,
Joe Plasker center, K. Meehan, right
field, and probably Trachsler as util
ity. A good fast game is assured, as
both teams play good ball.
The following marriage licensee
were issued from the office of the
county recorder during the past
week: Carroll W. Cook, Eva M.
Snyder; Arthur C. Hamilton, Amy
Williamson; Frank Me Edward, Mary
A. Cunningham.
Robert J. McDaniel and Jennie Wil
son of Tillamook were married in
Vancouver, Washington, last Satur
day.
Alva A. Patton, instructor in the
history department at Lincoln high
school, Portland, accompanied by his
wife, passed through the city Tues
day on a hike from Seaside to Port
land, via Tillamook. They walked
Mrs. John Carroll and son Jack are over the old Necarney mountain trail
at Oceanside where they will spend following the beach all the way.
the summer with Mrs. Carroll's moth
Miss Margaret Coates is visiting
er, Mrs. Orpha Eastman. Mr. and
Mrs. Archie French and daughter friends in Portland for a few days
Dorothy of Forest Grove are also and will return home the first of the
week.
visiting with them.