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Mr OFFICIAL PAPI2R OF COLUMBIA COUNTY VOL. XXXII. ST. HELENS, OREQON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1913 NO 47. ST. HELENS AND i HOULTON VOTE TO CONSOLIDATE 5y a Three lo One Vote Ihe People. of Both Cities Favor It SPECIAL ELECTION CALLED FOR JAN. 7, 1914 Saturday. November loth. WIS, j pleased to become citizens of :, II. I.th and Houlton coru-iii- Greater St. Helens. The St. Ilcl-iU-l int inn- greater city by a rm ollir-ers alto spoke, Mayor Muol- U 1 vuti! in both places. In St HE'S GOOD ROAD PLAN lOUf ElMDft CMITIH3 SUCCESSFUL i'.vt the viilc was light, nut '0 -rccnl "f tli voters turning out, ;! till' fount W US loll for CO'Unli- ,inti, with only S4 i-.gairi.-t it. In .jltnn tlif vole was pictty will t, there being 113 votes cunt, th M in favor and ;i2 against. 3 Monday the councils of both .f cities nu t in joint c invention : the Ci'-y Hull In St. llclfr.it, an 1 .ill I'O'ly proi-eviled to canvas the tetwith the above retult. After v . ile hu l been canvas,-.. I and ri station h lopti'il declaring the re ,!l and ill- ring the reo rder to iktr ami Pel t;fy an ut-ti' rut't of tin ier expressing much he name senti ment from the standpoint of St The most coiioreheniiive good roads scheme ever proposed in the UniteiJ Static wan described at the county teachers' institute by the author, Hun. Johnalban Hourne, Jr., formerly United Stall's Senator from Oregon and at present chairman of the joint cum rnittee on foileial aid in the construc tion of roads. H.iurne wan chairman of the committee when hii term in the senate expired and waa coritinucd in that capacity in order that he might linii-h the work he had begun. He ia serving without compensation. He ia known to the people of th- 1,'nited Statei as author of the parn In pot law Helena that Mi.yor l.arabce Km1 for H champion of the initiative M,,i, o i ,i c. ii i I nd refer-'iidiim, popular flection of oulton. hon e of the St Helena; , , ,. senators and the reel-II. councilmen njiI that they had voted iwurne's good road- plan i melting against the proposition, hut that!11!' general favor because it covers inasmuch ail the people of hoth ' " the esRentiils of National food roads place -t nied t la- almost ur,uni. IckI ation - exteiioivo construction, as- ii.ouhly in favor of it, they W l.ulJ i "ur,lM'c "f '"u"terHrcc fUr -i i .i ii I lion, and i,ki!U-d -ui.er v ision. Th Lucy Klrniria psher mas Lorn on Au. 21, lt, at Eaat r'iatti- mouth. Mills Co., Iowa, and died at her home in Deer I.-sland, Ore., on Nov. 11, 1113, ai?-d 41 years, 2 ! month and 23 days. In April 1876 ' she came to Oregon with her j parents, A. 1'. Usher and Synthia Usher. Her uncle, Frank Usher, and Grandfather Harrison and grandmother, Lucy I'aher, came at the same tirrn. They came direct to Columbia county and took up a homesnead four miles west of Deer Island, near a place called Carmen. Here she lived with her parents until she was married to James Gainers on Sept. 25, 18fc). They spent the whole ol their married life in Columbia county. To their union was born 12 children, Of this number three have gone to the better land: Katie dying at the age of 2 years of age and the other two LAUNCHING OF THE CELILO The Third Large Ship Takes to the Water at St. Helens Yards MISS EDRA LaBARE CHRISTENS NEW BOAT The new ship Celilo struck the 'said the magic words " I christen water at 3:15 o'clock last Thursday afternoon while all the whistles in the vicinity were blowing their loudest and everybody was making the most noise. Quite a number of people attended the launching and several of the brave ones took the ride down the slide on the ship. Promptly at the appointed hour Miss Edra LaBare of St. Helens broke the bottle of champagne people, doing everything they could to n.-ift in ho liiive observed the enoriruu waste t,f TiiH.i fnri:i hv h:,r lit.77;iril t iit.nl r nr. 1100.(1.11 and workirg f. r the , , , , ,. , . , ' F lion of mud ro'ids thjt are r.ctil' cttd no greater city. j flf Ai xvttt, art. cortcerti!i, f Jl'y up A tier consiili-rhblc dlM-U.-Mon it (reriale iv:;ragi. of the arior.s fat- vii d' C.ded that on Jan 7th KM 1. ruc of the hourne flur.. in accordance w ith the l nuinwrs 'There are several f e l we must If to the Secretary of SJute, hc . of the law, the s;.c mhI t,ectin w:ii kiej in mu d," raid Vr. Hourne, r,t Heeling adjoUMid, at U r I he del. I fur the purpose of fleotir.fr 'Fimt. it i practically imponitle to iich m veml of the lloulton and ! a new et of ollcers for the new -r.etrurt perrrai.ei,t hheyi with dying in infancy. Those living are across the bow of the big hull and Arthur, mairied and living in Deer Island; Llythe, now Mrs. Carey, liing at Wheeler, Ore. The other children. Hue!, liay, Mary, Johnnie, Vera, Lucy and Charley, live at Hi ll OS olliei.iU WrlC CHiled i.pon CJpieiw tln'iiiH'lvi-s on the matter ! gn ater city. Mayor f lloulton Hliid In- wa.l delighted th the iiiiig'iiiit-cnt victory gained ; tin- ih,'i',a for a grvat- r ai.d hetti r r, ari l proinined to use every t to nuiat iii bringing about n ali.alinn of the pr i..ni s that lil la-en made before the election. t i' X pre SUM I hiilliM-lf IIS lK-!ieilig it St Helens waa now the best 'Jon the Coluiiibiu river lutweun ift'md ami Antoria, and that tl.ii; a few years, with a Combined "rt on the part of a'.l good citi- fii, St. Helms would become one '.he leading cities of the atate of regun . Other councllmeii Irom ulton aj.nke along the same lines. town At th'it election therev.il he n nia"r and four coUnilmep Jjirabee and trea.'unr elected to hold unti! the next regular election in April As soon as this election is held and tin- new discern take tm-ir posi tions the consolidation w;il he in full force and ttfect. .'uni tha cm; be ra:eJ t'i get.eril tax it: .n Ii, pref.inntM rod building as n most large undertak ii f. people it neci-h-ary to g.i in 1' bt, reli- lhat the iovct-tment r juttined by us results that i:lt an-omphi-hed Mary a farmer puri"jts thi policy a hen ne buya hind or makee extensive impruvemcnti Men who erect Iitrge I',-, !i-r u luliiig by altoi M) ai d buil-linga in cities usually borrow prt cilin ns It ha-t been held that tne of the capitul invested. Kailruads are consolidation of the two cf.ies a!o ' built largely with borrowed capital, automatically consolidates the two j "Since sale of bonds s. cms to be the ... , , ,,. ) only practicable means of securing ex school districts, so that alter the f . , . . ' tensive construction of lirst-class high- cns.,id,..on of the cities g, es mto , t() gwure lhe eir. ct. the vhools of both .lac j of jn. will be under ene board of d;rtct rs , Urt 4 J j( is my tha, tnja can and at the next election there will bi.fl le (,(int, l)y ut , 1 1 z , tK the euporior Ik- only one director to el-ct. credit of the government, for the So far there seems to have been United states can borrow ut three per verr little hard fi ling in the "iat-' cent interest while the state must pay ch one a,-eti.ii,g to be fluted und ter of consolidation Continued oo Page 8 ADAMS-JASPER A i ry pretty wedding took place at t hi. in. i,f the bride's psrrnla. Mr- I .V rii l ied . Adams at Icer 'iihil, (ire.. Saturdiil. Nov. K, at Jl l"k, when their daughter. Lime was unilid in murriage In il K. Jasper, the Kev I'aik olli liik'. The birlo and groom were t r . . i. i ,y Mihs lle!cn Homill and ( I" l- r, both relatives of the groom hoiisu waa prettily decorated ilh 'ysaniliemunis and Oregon KM'0- bridii wan becomingly gowned in U a.lL I .. Veil Of f ib i n-(iw nun ."- hue caiiKlit with nrBiigo blossomi. 1 ft- i I I ...i. alt 'Ww dinner was, served and an enjny season was spent. Many useful "J heutifu presmiti wire given by " friends of tin- happy couple. Those Mint were: Mrs. It. Hamill, "i. K. M ll,.i,l, r Mrs. I.. I'. Jss- Mrs . w M-Cartncy, Mrs. Kric sms, Mr John llamill,, Mr- Hml V Jasper. Mi Mary Prske, Mr. 'crt HhiiuII, Mauler K.iy Jasper, r ime,., i- McCaitncy. Miss II. Urn 'm.ll. PENDER TRIAL NEARLY OVER More Than Sixty Witnesses Have Tesiiiied in Famous Murder Case CASE WILL BE IN IiInDsTf THE JURY TODAY kani.. HiKh School Ila.kt-t Hall arnmi't anl doft-nled thi st lens Hinh team in this city by ..e .01 ,i ii, .ih tenn.s " "V III ,1.) U) 1-wvi. kywl fust and furious but the ''kr ex pranced boys won out. T:' best of fct'linK prevailod lrilit was a gamj worth seeintf. For 20 days the jury in the Fen der case has ben listening to the ,.videnco and to the arguments of ,ho lawyers. More than CO wit nesse have been examine.! and ncrly 1" exhibits have been in troduced. The State closed the.r cue early in the. week and the de ,..nse in,nir.liat.-ly 'nt " wilh their evident. Vedne. ay 'afternoon the detent c.o..,. I the State started to put on the.r re- infu-rnoon. lhpn "'' oiu-no.l tho argument .... i. ,d for more than an hour re 'cuntedin.vory forcible manner th0 fac.swhichhi.il -777' ,y lhl. State, forming the chain of o Lumstsntial evidence whn-h the I state claimed brought the cmn...-!;i,,nofthecrimeright;lo:ntl,the d.-fendant. IVndcr. "'"y " I.,ganof th.-dt-ronse .u . - scene of nctu.n for about three hours in a very comvincing argu ment that there was a chance that some other than the defendant hud committed the crime and argued that the evidence of the State was weak in several important links. John A. Jeffreys for the defense started in Friday morning at ;:30 ami until A o'clock in the afternoon analyized the evidence on both sides. His appeal was a masterful effort on behalf of his cliont and he fre quently had some of the jurors and many of the audience in tears. E. H. Tongue for the State started his argument shortly after 3 o'el ck and from then on until H o'clock, except the dinner hour, he ever- I. ntinuMv flayed the defendant. The j argument of Mr. Tongue was one of the most bitter denunciations ot crime ever heard in this couit house. He put together the facts as produced by the evidence in such a manner that it was hard for any Continued on Page somuch as ye did it unto one of the" etc. Of her may it be said she had no enemies. She treasured no re sentment for any injury Her's was a forgiving spirit. She was ever ready to forgive and to forget. I truly believe she forgave as she hoped to be forgiven, bne wasj stricken with apoplexy sometime between 9 and 11 onrnday morn ing, Nov. 14th, and passed peace fully to rest at 11 o'clock at night of the same day, never having re gained consciousness. "Not now, but in the coming years, It may be in the better land; We'll read the meaning of our tears. Up there, sometime' we'll under stand." Soon, sorrowing friends and loved ones, we may say "good morning home. Mrs. Gaittenshad a sympa-j on a day which shall never end. thetic heart for the sorrowing, suf- Funeral services were held at thee Celilo" and within a few sec onds the boat was in the water. Nothing of a very serious nature happened, except that some of the timbers under the boat spread, which caused the keel of the boat to strike on the rocks doing some damage to that, but not serious. This is the third large ship to take the water at the local yards since 1912, all being owned by the Charles R. McCormick Co., besides several smaller boats, barges etc. All of these boats are made out of Colum bia county timber It will take about three weeks to finish the boat heie, when it will be towed to San Francisco, where the machinery will be installed, after which she will be I placed on the St. Helens-San Fran cisco run in the lumber and pas senger business. fering or the unfortunate A free j Grange Hall in Deer Island on Mon heart and an open hand to the hun-jday, conducted by Rev. C. L. Dark gry. None ever turned away hungry j of Rainier, and interment was made who sought her help. A valued , in the Kinder cemetery near Deer commentary on that scripture "In-j Island. Teachers Institute is Grand Success About 100 Columbia County Teachers Spend 3 Days in St. Helens SEVERAL NOTED LECTURERS ADDRESS THEM F. UNJUSTLY ATTACKED I. W. W. PAPER AND SOCIALIST TEACHER MAKE TROUBLE At the annual County Teachers' Institute w hich is just drawing to a close in St. Helens today there has been an attendance of just 96 Col umbia County teachers. At this institute there has also been in at tendance some of the most distin guished lecturers, orators lectured on "The school and its re lation to human welfare." Judge Cleeton made a masterly address, full of reason and good advice and at the conclusion was warmly ap- i plauded and complimented, Thurs- das evening Frof. Pittman of the . . X T 1 I . I oiaie normal scnooi leciureu on ana in- .'The country Kho0 teacher." This structors in the Mate of Oregon. lecture was also thoroughly enjoyed Wednesday F.x-Senator Jonathan 8n(j applauded. Friday Assistant Hourne delivered a lecture, a more State Superintendent Carleton lec extended notice or which appears tured. Of course there were many in another column. Mr. A. L. ' other good addresses and lectures. Clark of Rainier also spoke to the as) weu a8 mucr, instrumental and teachers Wednesday , taking as his voca) music, in addition to the subject "Tho School Director." His!usuai departmental discussions. Al together it was a most successful gathering of the teachers. Prof. Wilkerson is entited to much credit for the able manner in which he handled the institute and for tha success of the meeting. Just as we go to press we have received a address was one of the most pleas ing features of the institute. Thurs day Hon. J. A. Churchill, State Supeiii.tenilerit, addressed the teach ers, as did also Prof. F. L, Grittin, of the 0. A. ('. In the afternoon Dr. Calvin S. White delivered one of his interesting and instructive lectures on "How to prevent com municable diseases." After him Judge T. J. Cleeton, of Portland, complete list of all the teachers in attendance, but space prevents pub lishing it this week, so it will have to appear rext week. From the editorial columns of "Justice" a so called newspaper printed and edited by Dr Lech the deported Bandon I. W. W. orator, at Portland we re-print some of the things said' This editorial was inspired by a pro ceedings before the board of directors of Quincy district to discharge a teacher there for. according to the complaint filed by a well known taxpayer, teaching socialism and anarchism to small children of the district. This teacher, according to the complaint and to statements by prominent citezens of the neigh borhood, has gone to extremes in snowing up ner socialistic proclivities, in fact has gone so much furthur than the socialist doctrines teach, a respectable socialist would not own her as a member of the party. The at tack on Professor Wilkerson by this teacher and her cohorts is one of the most distressing feat ures of the whole affair. The extreme fairness and popularity of Professor Wilkerson is so well known in Columbia County and his earnest desire to pitas so manifest that any statements or accusations against him will be cast aside by every self respec ting citizen of the county, es pecially when those statements or accusations come from such a source. Below we give a portion of the article from Justice; We are supposed to be living in the Turontioth Coiitrw SsinriA of us are. But down at Quincy, Oregon, there are people who don't know that we have passed out of the medieval away of mental and moral despotism. Flora I. Foreman is the Princi pal of the Public School atQuiacy she has been teaching her pupils . the facts of history, she has been showinar them the imrjort- Continued ca Pag -