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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1914)
Bt. Helens Mist Founded 1881 im4 Crr Friday kf he M Publishing Company organizations and wruld there in, v. Mn.ua, Kilitor. 7ore nocccsHarily represent the KhU' i, ml l'l i uiiur JmMiHrr IU. . ... ui... llnli. it llrnvnb .1 ilu ! urn SUiiMH-nrTi"" Rtk I.W V a .... ... ..II- k.lvrrU-iuK ' "" -I I'"" u.,.i UK"' ""' " vwatM v Hit yr of the unions of the city of Port- equipped and largest saw mills land. They represent the ex- on the Pacific Coast turning out treme element of the laboring t many thousands of feet of ma organization. The other one, it terial, suitable for wood paving is understood, is opixised to labor blocks, each riav. With all these natural products and the manufacturing industries other extreme and be under in operation, St. Helens is with obligations to that element of out a paved street. Perhaps if employers who do not want to recognize labor organizations. So both the extremes are repre sented on the ticket. M. K. Miller the fourth candidate, has no affiliation with any organiza tion. He is absolutely indenen- this city, with all its business bustle and activity was located on some prairie where paving stone was not to be had at all and where a tree was unknown and a saw mill or creosoting plant would be a curiosity and County Official er dent of any class or faction. He where the material for paving kno'AS the conditions existing streets would cost fabulous Pap between emyloyer and employed. He would be in a position to do actual justice between the parties The editor of the Mist has do-( whenever he was called upon to . . ... . fllncr nt t.olitic. ' J'cide. He would be under no It'll HI m r . . . t - fll...! ...til, ftlitttrnHrtr a tn iith-r nmntnvr.r IN petition WW feen muu ... ....... ...... ...... I . Secretary of State as a candi- or employed, lie is thoroughly hie f..r the Uepublican nomina-, familar with every phase of the n for State UU.r Commission-( dilutes that arise between the r The name of M. K. Miller , office of I.alor C 'mmissioner and nil nooear on the ballot at the. the owners of manufacturing Mny 15 as ;,.. irv election on " .... .i . Republican candidate, i ms ,,tin wi.s taken after mature l,.!,!,, ration. It was taken with I full knole.lk'J of the reapon- LibilitienniHl duties oi me tuner. r ..l.. t(l II was taken wun UoAl. dgethat the office of ,f the important rllices t Uie ;tate of Oregon, and that if the lutirs of the nice are properly Hlmi-.istered great benefit to the lalring man ami nuiHn' f labor will result, wnicn oi mirse means an indirect lnefit. (o i-very citizen of the state. To many people it may seem pre-! .umptious for un editor or a oiintry weekly to aspire to such an oliice. ni i pie will say "what does a news- ,:iper man know blw-ut labor ml lal).r conditions?" In no thir business or profession n.uld a man get the ideas of la- l..r conditions better than in the newspwpiT business w here every nccitlent and every umjmn-, - j contrivance and every piece of machinery must be knovn to him in tit-tail in order to kep i . in Ai'.n uu nines ami io imvi j and accurately re port all these things to the readers of his paper. In no other business dies a man inert with and hear both Bides ..f labor disputes and differences U-tween employer and employee more than in the countiy news. p:ip.-r w rk. Resides an editor of a cotintrv uaner is somewhat of a latMirer himself. If there is any profession that HC,.iM8 more constant and careful IiiIkm than conducting a successful routitiy paper, we have not heard of it. There is work to do in perform ing the duties of State Ijibor oinmissior.er. There is an op portunity to d.j a great amount of good toward the betterment of conditions in the industrial field of Oregon. There is a won derful opportunity to brir g about a different feeling- between em ployer and employed. It is an interesting position. There will he chances all the time to give encouragement to the industries of the state. Properly adminis tered this offiice will be one of the greatest factors toward building up the industries in Oregon. Im properly administered the office will only hamper and discournge them. . There are four candidates for the Republican nomination for Labor Commissioner. Mr. O. I Hotr. the present Commissioner w ho has held the job for 12 years. Mr. J. A. Madsen, of Portland. Secretary of the Irngshooeman's Union real estate M. K, Miller, the editor of the St. Helens Mist. Having the oppor tunity and the priviledgc of "di.ignosing" the case in the Mist it may not be Improper to give to the people who happen to read this article the reason why the editor thinks he should he the favorite candidate of the Uepublican party. Two of the candidates are members of labor unions, so it is said, and have the endorsement of a number plants. He knows that the great majority of differences and dis putes between employer and em ployed is caused by unjust and unwarranted agitation on the part of disinterested parties'. He knows that a great many of these differences and dispu'es could be avoided by a policy of harmony in dealing with men of 1.0th. clarses. He knows the objects and aims of organ'zations. both labor and implojers. He knows and recognizes that both of them have their rights and prices, many of the streets, es pecially the business streets. lowest price that it could be ob tained for in any other place, we travel around in the mud and dust, content to have our native products go to other parts of the world. If for no other reason than as an advertisement of our great resources and our great indus tries some of our streets should be covered with Relgian Hlocks and Creosoted wood blocks. Take Columbia Street from St. Helens Street to the intersection of Cowlitz Street and put in a strip about 20 feet more or less of Belgian Rlocks properly laid; then pave each side of this roadway with creosoted wood blocks. It would be the best paved Etreet would be paved at an immense in the State of Oregon. It would cost to property owners and tax be a great convenience to the payers. Rut here where we citizens of the city and county have everything at home and where the best paving material in the world can be bad at the It would be a great advertise ment for our industries and re sources. It would be the means of increasing the valuation of property along that street many times over. It would be a good investment from every view point. GRANT B. DIMICK REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR that both of them are sometimes j w rong, inere is no just, reason i or cause why either employer or employed should have control of a public (ffice to further their ow n ends to the detriment of the : other. That should be the very last thing to be undertaken by any organization. IJoth sides! should look upon the office ofj State tabor Commissioner with j a friendly smile and know thati the man who occupies the posi-J tion is a friend to Ixith sides and will do what is absolutely riuht and do so w ithout U'ing under obligation to either. These are some of the reasoi s why the editor of the Mist thinks he shou'd receive the nomination. That the office of State tabor Commissioner should oe adminis tered by a man w ho is absolutely independent and who will lend encouragement to home indus tries, do all in his power to pro mote a better and more friendly feeling U'tween employer and employed and give everybody a fair and square deal. : . . ' ) w I a o t.! IX Real Estate Transfers Oregon Lumber Co, to M and M Hurl, land in 34 8 J. Karl Alexander to Lena Short, n hf of Iota 7 and 8, blk A, M ocelli 2nd add. F P M W M Jto8 to Ernest John, lot 19, blk 3 firti add to Col park. E 0 Carlson to Mrs W E Sperling, lota 5 and ft, blk 61 Beaver homes. F W It ft Ciltner and Sewall to Scandinavian American, land in 30 5 1. E Peterson to I. Peterson land in 29 6 4 L Peterson to E I'eterson, land in 29 6 4. N O Larabce to St Helens Imp Co, lot 19, blk 4, R R add. A Nicolia to C Auntinc, in 13 7 3. M U W T fiurgeas, to Clyde Hanson, land. C A R C Chambers to Wm and C M Dwyer, land in ?0 7 2. those who have betra-.ed their trust to their country. Observe and respect works rather than persons holding ex alted positions. It ia wiser to be a good Congressman than a misconceived Ruler. Loyal Americana and able lead ers have been revealed. They should be made use of and supported. This Panama Canal deal should prove an eye opener to the people and those repre senting their interests. This new par ty oragnization may well be promoted without delay. It is needed and early action may prevent internal troubles, which might lesult from the scheming designs of a foreign enemy operating within the country. Report of City Treasurer Portland Letter Office of City Treasurer. St. Hel ens, March 31 To the Hon. Mayor and Council of St. Helens City, Oregon: I respectfully present to your honor able body the following report of tbe indebtedness of this city and its finan cial condition as required by your body. Admx, land Amount oi outstai.ding city war rants March 31, 19 4 $I47M 44 Amonnt of in'erset on si me to date 649 76 Total amount due at date 15401 20 Amount of general fund on hand to be applied to pay ment of same 77 78 Balance due at date 15323 42 Amount of outstanding warrants of sewer district No 2 10500 Amount of interest on same to March 31. 1914 675 60 11175 50 Portland, Ore., Apr 14. Special. During the past week representatives of the four great railroads traversing this territory joined with the eommer- Total of sewer debt cial organizations of I'o tland, Spo kane, Tacoma and Seattle in the pre paration of plans for properly present ing the numerous attractions of the Pacific Northwest to the tourists who will next year make a pilgrimage to the exposition at San Francisco. An other conference will be held in about two weeks at which time the details of some co-operative scheme will be worked out. It is probable that a tour ist bureau will be established at some central point in the middle west from which efforts will be made to induce tourists to purchase tickets over lines serving the northwest states. The ex pense of such a bureau ' will be borne ! jointly by the railroads and the com ! mercial c.ubs. April 25 has been set aside as "Good Amount of sewer fund on hand Sewer Dist. No 2 207 02 Balance duo at date Amount of cash on hand 1914: Amount of General fund Amount of fund from water rates Amount of fund from Sewer Dist. No 2 109G8 48 March 31, $ 77 78 1797 53 207 02 alls, arm themselves with pick and shovel, grab their trusty dinner pail and go forth to do a more or less ser ious day's work on the roads. The O To the Legal Voters of Oregon: i improvement of public roads from the yy R and N Ry. will run a train of fiat I have filed my declaration with the J market centers into the agricultural cara to various ijoints on the Columbia Secretary of Stata as a candidate for . districts, the same to be built under River highway and the gas company Total of cash on hand at date 2082 33 City Treasurer. SUPPLEMENTARY STATEMENT. On this 9lh day cf April, 1914 I have just received notice from the County Treasurer that there ia in his hands ready to be turned over to the city the sum of $3230.10 received from taxes Roads Day"in Oregon and on that date which before this reaches the eye offi- it is expected that not less than 2,ooo cjay 0f the Hon. Mayor and Council j husky men from the Portland Ad Club wij have been appije(j to the payment and similar organizations will don over 0( cjty wgrrants. Said debt increas d by $250.50 will be reduced by tbe amount of $3281.50. Respectfully submitted, H. P. WATKINS, City Treasurer. Perhaps no other commuinty in the United States is situated as conveniently to paving mater ials as is St. Helens, and yet there is not a foot of paved in the eitv. The manu- Bin v kJ " ' facture of I'.elgian Blocks is one of our big industries. The na tive stone here is recognized as being of the very best quality. at.d some oi mu mu. St. Helens have been in constant use on Front Street in the City of Portland for over thirty years and dont yet show the wear. These blocks are more nearly permanent forstreetpavingthan is any other material. We have thousands of tons of this .stone in St. Helens from which to make the blocks. There are a number of men here who have followed the business of fiocs mQuino-all their lives and can ret out as many blocks dunrig .)., na ran nnv man in world. They are experts. .. stone is cheap. There ia every fnrilitv for making blocks and facility for laying uiro. the Republican nomination for Gov ernor, and as the la limits the expen diture of each candidate for this office to fifteen per cent of one years salary, I am compelled in order to abide by the spirit and letter of the law to avoid making an expensive campaign, and in order tj reach the voters whom I will not be able to meet, in person, I herewith submit through the prass for your consideration the following: First: I stand for a strict and rigid enforcement of every criminal statute. Second: I favor equitable labor laws giving to the laborer just considera tion. Thirl:; I am opposed to high and extravagant legislative appropriations and the constant creation of aala ied Hoards and Commissions which carry with them an army of employees to be paid by the taxpayers of the state. Fourth: I stand f r the contsant im- prorement of our public school system free from extravagance, and should the Supreme Court of the United States leclarc a forfeiture nf the land now held by the Oregon and California Rail road Co., then and in that event I tavot urging Congress to place those lands at the disposal of the Irreducible State School Fund of Oregon. Fifth: I stand for the permanent skilled management, so as to get full an(j various contracting firms will loan value for the money expended. the necessary tools. Governor West Sixth: I favor a constitutional ' ar)j the county road officials will be amendment allowing the Governoi to present to see that the amateur labor veto any one or more items in appro- erg d0 no loafing on the job. All other priation measure without vetoing tha parta of the state are expected to fall Mr. Fred S. Dynon. a'evcry facl.ty tor .. yu. te man of Salem, and Another of the u 'K- of St. Helens is me .......- .i ,.aim..nt of creosoted woou blocks for paving streets. There ia Wnted in St. Helens one - h Unrest Creosoting plants in ci.ina They are thousands and thou sands of treated w;ood block j .for h nre oeinn oiy-" L -n .,n-a nf the world, the lat Ltih nment beinjt destined to India. There is located in this city two of the best entire mearure. High tax levies are usually the re sult of excessive appropriations and experimental legislation, and tho most effective cure for that abuse ia ti be more careful in the selection of your legislative members. I was born "in Marion County, Ore gon, Ma ch 4th, 1809, and was educated In the public schools, McMinnville Col lege and the State Normal School at Monmouth, Oregon, admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court in 1895, served five terms as Mayor of Oregon City, three years as Deputy Attorney, was elected Presidential Elector on the Re publican ticket in 19o4. and County Judge of Clackamas County in 19o6. I am deeply interested in agricultural pursuits, own and manage the Dimick Stock Farm at Hubbard, Oregon, and publish the Western Stock Journal at Oregon City. I respectfully submit my candidacy to the consideration of the Republican voters of Oregon. Pd Ad GRANT B. DIMICK. in line and the aggregate result should A IETTER Panama Deal Has Revealed Natters Uncertain A Correction Portland. Ore., April 14 1914. After reading the Reuben items in the Mist last week, I am writing this to rectify the mistake at out Mrs Lindsay's ill ness. She came to Portland to take chirorpactic treatments as she was get ting better and thought these treat ments would strengthen her arm. But she has not had a stroke of paralysis since January 21st. She is very much improved by these chiropractic treat ments and will soon be home entirely recovered. A Subscriber. I Special Sale for Short Time Note Prices on the Following: CALICO RejuUr 8 and 10c values at 6c a yard CINGHAM3 - Regular 12 12 and ISc values at 10c a yard CHAMBRYS Regular 12 1 2c value at 10c a yard FINS DRESS LAWNS 18 and 20c values at 15c a yard FINE DRESS LA'VNS-15 and 17e values at 10c a yard PONGEE SILK- 75c values at 49c a yard TABLE LINEN-All colors, regular 65c value at 49c a yard IN THE GROCERY LINE WE HAVE A NEW AND FRESH STOCK AT LOW PRICES FLOUR Drifted Snow, per k $1.35 Per Barrel .$4.75 SUGAR-20lb 100 MILK-3 can. 25 TOMATOES -3 cans 25 CORN-3can. .25 COFFEE-35clb 3 lbs. 1.00 COAL OIL- Pure Pearl Oil- per gal ... 1 7c 5 gal 80 F.J. HAS EEL Iloulton I Washington. D. C. Apirl 3 1914 The Pjmama deal has revealed matters hitherto uncertain. It has definitely placed the administration in the posi tion of a subgovernment of the Britisl poverntient. from which position it will hardly be able to retrace its steps. That is.it has burned its btidges as far as serving the people and having their confidence is concerned. The question is who and how far, will others follow? It has furthermore carried with it Democratic platform, pledges, party and all. and laid them at the feet of th British crown. Will it also succeed in delivering the individual Democrats as a sacrificial offering to the British shrine? Indications are that v. hen matters are understood, few Americans will give up their rights; neither their own political and material rights nor the country's individuality as a nation. And whv ahould they? What Is the! constitution and Monroe Doctrine for? The administration has not only carried away the Democratic platform, but it has publicly conceded political and material independence and placed it at the feet of that very machine which was threatened a year ago, with being put in jail. It is the greatset piece of betrayal and political insult ever heap ed upon the people of any nation. What are the just deaerta for such be trayals and what is to be done? First of all this liberty and independence must be reclaimed, which can only ba accomplished through the organiaztion of a "new civil gorvernment" political party, all old parties having been con sumed bv the British governments ma chine Second, avoid the council of FOR SALE 10 acres all under cul tivation, 1 mile from city limits. GEO. PERRY, Iloulton, Ore. Columbia County Bank OLDEST IN THE COUNTY Does General Banking Depository for U. S Postal Savings DIRECTORS Edwin Roes L. R. Rutherford A. L. Stone J. S. Allen Wm. M. Roes