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OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
VOL. XXXIII.
NO 13.
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WASHINGTON JURY CONVICTS CREOSOTING PLANT BUSY
1. Helens Citizen Taken (o
Kalama (or Trial
On the 7th of March while Dun Rich-
filaon was fishing in the Willamette
. t"iih near Die boat houie of the St.
. Ii tit Lumber Co.. a Washington fli-h
lenlcn arrested lilm ami towed him
wu to Kslama where a charge of ille
gal halting in Ihe Columbia Kiver was
Jaecd against him. On Wednesday of
(.(lis week the trial of the rase wan
tld in the J untile Court at Kalitma
Oti a jury of citizens of that cily con
victed him and nlured hid fine at $50.
3vi.lrntly not very safe f it an Oregon
man tu lie picked up by a Washington
Wtirden and tried by a Wahsington
ijiry . All of filch goes to strengthen
tie argument that the control of (lh
Mil in the Columbia River should be
abnolutrly under the control of the
federal Government.
Byron's Troubadours
Best Entertainment Ever
j Given in City
i - c ,l r,;..i i it....,.,. t
tiloura entertained St. Helens people
t the City Hall in the bint enter'ain-atii-o',
Mimical, that was ever given in
the lity. There 1 no question about
this statement aa was evidenced by the
fery rlosa attention and hearty ap
plause xivn each number There is
Mot n-uch more to be said except that
this company of native Hawaiian cer-
"tainly ar master hr-the musical art
iid eaih number is a atar performer.
The only regret ia that I hi re were ho
few people who attended. This marks
li dosing of the people's lecture
on i e fur Ft. Helens. For three years
this rourae has been kept up by the
people and apparently with favor, but
dor ina this winter the attendance har
to far fallen i ff that the rt mrnittee in
ftiaree finds itKelf fniig ai'il'uitof
Rinre than S 1 10. So it is easily to lie
plained that no more hcfltim attrac
tions will be provided for St. I Mens.
AUTO TRUCKS MAKE DELIVERY
Much Freight Being De
I livered by that Method
Several ti tr auto trui ks loa 'ed with
goods from the Cortland who!, sale
fcoiiae have been in St. Helena la'ely.
This mmle of delivering goods here is
becoming iiite pop'ilar with some of
Unr business men as the freight charg-
are Ihe same as on the boat or
train while the goods are delivered
tight at the place of business thus sav
ing the draying charges at both endK
Tof the line. This week the big truck
of the Union Oil Co. delivered a load
, of gas dine here to Mr. Sheldon, some
of which was delivered around to the
varioua garages.
;H. S. ROWE DIES
? Ex Mayor of Portland Drops
Dead at His Duck Farm
Thla morning at 10 o'clock Jr
Wade of St. Helena was railed to the
II. and R. Duck farm on Pa ivies Is
land where Mr. II. S. Rowe, ex-mayoi
of Portland wait stopping, and on his
arrival there found that Mr. Rowe had
dud very suddenly a few minutes be
fore. Mr. Rowe was out around the
lake and without warning of any kind
jiiHt dropped dead. Relatives were im
mediately notified at Porla'lnd - nd
c.ime to St. Helens by auto and from
here went to th ' farm. The remains
were shipped to I'ortlnnd this after
noon on the Harvest Queen,
Orders from India Keep
Coming In
All o' the 400,000 feet of lumber and
the 300.0C0 feet of piling which the
British steamship Kinross, duHnthe
river from the Sound tomorrow, will
load at St. Helens for Manila, has un
dergone creoaote treatment at the plant
of the St. Helens Creosoting Company.
Much of the lumber leaving the river
this resson will be rreoioted t St Hel
ens. Treatment of that sort will be
given all of the 1H, 000,000 feet ordered
lime little time back for shipment to
llritiah Kaat India. For transporting
about half ihe order two British steam
ships - the Queen Eugenie and Queen
Maud -have been engaged. Two more
vessels of like capacity are expected
to be chartered soon to trsnHport the
other half. Ihe Queen Eugenie is
scheduled to arrive about May I and
the Queen Maud August 1.
One of the latest ord.'rs received bv
the St. Helens Creoaotirg Co. is that
fur treated wood paving blocks for the
streets of one of the principal cities of
India. We did not learn the number
of blocks except that it will be a very
large order. In fact the orders for
shipment to India from this place are
so extensive as to keep the plant busy
most of Ihe summer.
PARENTS DESERT THEIR BABY
Nr. GusHegle Finds Child
in Barn, Chloroformed
l.att Wednesday nor ring wlen Mr.
and Mrs. Gut Hegele, who live at the
railroad croasing in the western por ion
of the city, went to their barn to do
the milking they found a bundle of
baby clothing, apparently, but upon
closer inspection it waa found to be a
baby bey about two vears old with a
note attached to it saying that the par
ents were unable to care for the baby
and requesting the finder to try tu pro
vide a borne fui it. The little child
nad been given a dte of ehlo oform to
keep ii quiet and was iliil y fron be
ing left alone o long Deputy Shritf
Lake was called and went out to see
the child and he is now trying to locale
the parents it Ihe child who deseited it
among strangers.
SHIPPING NOTES
The British Steamer lla-matris was
in port Saturday and Sunday hading a
partial cargo of lumber for China de
livery. After ttking on several other
parcels in the river, the steamer pro
ceeded tu I'uget Sonud where she will
finish her curuo.
The steamer Yosemite, Captain Mar
ro, left late Sunday night with a full
cargo of lumber and her passenger
quarters comfortably filled. She goes
to San Francisco this trip
The Scamer Multnomah.Captain Fol
dat arrived In port Thursday afternoon
and will ssil Saturday night for San
Pedro and San Diego. Coming up the
coast, the iteamer hail the misfortune
lo lose one blade of her propeller which
neceisitated her going on the dry dock
in Portland.
ftThne Steamer Aroline arrived in
Tuesday night and after taking on a
partial cargo of lumber at the docks of
the Columbia County Mill, left out for
San Francisco, via Coos Bay.
Awaiting the British steamer Kin
ross which ia due here Sunday or Mon
day, ia about ROOM ft. of lumber and
ROOM rt. of piling at the creosoting
plant, which the steamer will load for
delivery at Manila. From St. Helena,
In? will proe-ed tu Portland to com
plete her cargo For the handling of
the large creoaoted tie order, which
goea to India, the Biitisli Stuau.er Eu
genie will arrive at St. He i n about
Way 1st. She will be followed by the
Queen Maud tome time the latter part
of July,
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 20. 1914
CONVENTION N0M1
NATES TICKET
Candidates Selected at Mass Meeting
to Run for Office
SOME PEOPLE DISSATISFIED
Another Convention will be Held Monday Night
Spirited Contest Likely
WUBSN TAX PAYERS ORGANIZE T. J. CLEETON FOR SUPREME COURT
There was an attendance of b"ut 75
voters at the Nominating Caucus held
at the City Hall Wednesday night for
the purpose of nom nating candidates
fi.r the offices to be filled at th" ci'y
election. Mayor Mueller called the
meeting to order an I was mac perma
nent chairman, after which nomina
tions were made and the following
ticket placed in the field as the reguNr
nominees of the convention called by
the City Countil :
For Mayor. A. W. Mueller.
For Cour.cilmn, M. Saxon, II. Mor
gus, N. O. Larabee, Chas. Graham.
For Treasurer, J. S. A Hen.
For Water Commissioners, U. S.
Ilspain, I. E. Allen, C C. Cassatt, E.
A. Crouse, II. W. White.
On Thursday another meeting was
held by about 25 ciitzens of -the city
for the purpose of discussing the advis-
ability of putting another ticket in the
I field and after considerable dincrussion
j it was decided to hold another conven
tion nextMonday night when everybody
i would be invited and another full tick
et placed in the field. Tbis action was
the result of considerable discussion
and indications po:nt to a very spirited
contest at the coming city election.
Meeting Attended by 50
Tax Payers
On the 5tb day of March 1914. a tax
payers organization was formed at
Warren, Oregon, and the meeting was
attended by about SO tax payers and on
Maerh 14, I P 1 4 another meeting was
held at the Bachelor Flat school house
which was aUo well attended.
Many tax payers have joined this or
agnization and a committre has been
appointed to start similar organizations
in all the precincts of the county.
The purpose of this organization is
to do all things that are of benefit to
all the people tf the county, to discuss
and debate on matte.-s that are to be
submitted to the (ecple, and to inform
the people of the county of what legis
lation is about to be enae'ed, but the
main purpose of the orgnaization is to
cause laws to be enacted that will have
a tendency to econcmize and thereby
lighten the burdens of taxation.
Another meeting of the organization
will be held at Erickaon't hall at War
ren, Oregon, on Tuesday, Marci 24,
1914, at 8 o'clrck in the evening, which
meeting will be open to the public.
TWO BOYS COfvlE NEAR DROWNING HARRY VEST FOR COMMISSIONER ! NOAH'S ARK Will LAND HERE
Canoe Upsets Throwing Boys
Into Columbia River
Arnold Hobbs and Deey Smith,
boys about 14 years old were out in a
canim yesterday just below the Court
Houne when one o! ,l"yri made a sud
den step toward the side of' the boat
causing it to over turn throwing hoi!)
boya out into the river They came up
and grabbed bold of the bottom of the
frail canoe and held on while calling
loudly for help. Several smll boats
made out from shore immediately and
the boyt were pickid up badly scared
and nearly exhausted. They were
brought to shore and taken to their
homes.. There is a m -ral to this epi
sode and parents who wul I present
drowning of their chiMren could take
a good lesson from it.
ElIGS FOR HATCHING -Turkey
eggs, $2 00 per setting. Thoroughbred
White Rock eggs, f 1.00 per 15. One
turkey Tom for sale, $1 00.
MRS. J J H RUGGER.
Mayger, Oregon
Harry West of Scappoose was in St.
Helens last eek and while here an
nounced his intention of becoming a
candidate for the republican nomina
tion for County Commissioner. Mr.
Weft has served the county for four
years in that capacity and needs no
introduction to the voters. His record
as commisHiouer is an open book and
ntr respectfully aeks the vote of the re
publicans for tuis nomination. After
filing his intentions Mr. West left on
the train for New York and from there
w ill go (o the Jersey Islands to secure
some more blooded cattle. He will be
away for several months.
Dr. Bushnell to be Here
i Ur. C. J. Uuhhrcll, prefiuintof the
Pacific University, will lecture in the
Plymouth Coneregatior.al cnurih, Sun
day evening, March 22.
Doctor Rushnell is rt cognized to our
of the beat lecturers in Oregon, and his
coming here will be a rare t'cat for St.
Helens
April First Goods Will Be Un
packed and for Sale
Mr. Taber of the firm of Taber and
Buckle, who will open up a 5 and 10
cent I tore in the new Rutherford build
ing on the first of A pit I, is in St. Hel
ens getting ready for the opening.
Theii ad appears In this issue "Watch
for the landing of 'Noah's Ark'." The
new store will bear that name and in it
will be found everything that was in
the Ark and some things that have
been built since. In fact they will car
ry everything that one could imagine
for the price of a nickel or dime. The
new stock will be open for inspection
and sale promptly on the morning of
the first of April
Fair Weather
The first meeting of the officers of
the Columbia County Fair Ass'n was
held at the ftir prounis Saturday,
March 7. 1914. Several vice presi
ients from different parts of the coun
fy were present end showed a marked
interest in the coming fair.
The subject of a stronger orgsniza
tion was discussed but talked down by
the president and Dr. Edwin Ross
I tie qJt'stion or bui. dings wac
.irought up and thoroughly discussed,
'veryone agreeing that at lead dou
!lo the present c ipacity would be nec
cssary for the coming fai'. The dates
net were Wednesday, Thursday, Fiday
Sept, 23, 24, 25, 1914.
A committee on premium list revis
ion was appointed which will meet to
make some necessary changes in the
premium list at soun as it ia known
what the state appropriation for tbis
year will be.
A BUSY DAY FOR BAILIFF WATTS
Nominating Convention
Notice: Pursuant to a resolution
adopted at a public meeting held in the
city hall on Thursday night, M rch
9th notice is hereby given that a pub
lic mass meeting will be held in the
City Hall of St, Helens on Monday
night, March 23rd at 8 o'clock p. m.
f r the pu'pose of selecting and nomi
nating a citizen's ticket to be voted on
a', the regular city election, Monday,
April lith. Everbody come.
Citizens' Committee.
Fourth of July Meeting
Notice: There wil. be a mass meet
ing of the ritizer t of St.' Helens in the
City Hall next Wednesday evening to
discuss the advisability of holding a
Fourth of July Celebration. Every
business man and others interested
rom all parts of the city are urgently
requested to be present.
Former Columbia County Citi
zen Seeks Higher Honors
Judge T. J. Cleeton is holding court
in St. Helens this week for Judge Eak
in hearing the ca9e of Blair vs. the
Western Cedar Company for damages
for personal injuries received in a log
ging camp. The jury now has the case.
Judge Cleeton is another former Co
lumbia county man who has risen high
in the legal profession of the state.
He is serving aa Circuit Judge of Mult
nomah county now having been promot
ed to this office from that of County
Judge by the Legislature of 1913. Dur
ing the past few months some nf the
most important cases, from the view
point of the public, have been decided
by him, one of them, the Minimum
Wage Law, having been sustained in
his court and on appeal to the Supreme
Court affirmed by that body. Among
his other decisions affecting the public
was the Commission House law which
requires commission merchants to give
bond and take out license so that the
farmers who consign goods to them
will have tome protection. So far
Judge Cleeton hat not been reversed in
a single cast that he has decided and
he has already become recognized a9 a
lead rg jurist of the state.
He has lately announced hit candi
dacy for the Republican nomination for
Supreme Judgs and while be cani.ot
mane an active campaign owing to hit
dutiet on the Circuit Bench, he has
many friends who are looking after
him. Here In Columbia county, where
he made hit first ttart in tbu law, and
where he is known to all the older in
habitants, he is receiving hearty sup
port and will no doubt carry Columbia
county by a great majority. There are
four judges to be nominated and elect
ed and with Justice McBride and
Judge Cleeton so well known here and
so favorably known it is safe to predict
for these two jursits a large vote in
the county.
T. J Cleeton was Lorn in Schuyler
county, Missouri, and reared on a
farm. At the age of 16 he began work
ing for wages as a farm hand; ait the
age of 19 he engaged in teaching
school; afterwards attended the State
Normal school at Kirksville, Mo., at
the age of 22 was chosen county school
superintendent of Schuyler county;
subsequently taught in the Lancaster
high school.
In 1891 he came west, arriving in
Portland in the month of May. He
immediately went to Columbia county
and worked in a sawmill. A few
montht later he began teaching in Co
lumbia county. In 1892 he waa elected
county school superintendent of Colum
bia county, reading taw at odd time.
In 1891 he wat elected to the legisla
ture from Columbia county, having
been admitted to the bar just prior to
his election. In 1896 he wat elect) d
prosecuting attorney of the Fifth judi
cial district, ccmprisirg the counties
of Columbia, Clatsop, Wsshington and
Clackamas, and was re-elected in I89rt.
In 1901 he moved to Portland and be
gan the practice of law, continuing in
the practice until the first of March.
1910, when he was appointed county
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