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Scappoose Kerns Ray Gaittens Sundayed with Harry Smith. He missed the bus Sunday night. Ethel Smith went home with her aunt, Mrs. Frank Tompkins, to Seattle for a while. Cirty Stump is visiting with her friends here this week. It seems good to see Girty's uniting face on our streets again. Miss Eva Gillette visited at the Hose City for a few days. Professor Bundy took a trip to Seaside Sunday. Mrs. Pearl Sanstrom and children and her friend, Mrs. Warner, of Portland, Sundayed with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Cloninger. Mr. and Mrs.Chas. Bass motored down from Portland to visit Mr. and Mrs. T. Cloninger, Ella Kazey was called home by the illness of her grandmothei, Mrs. Ward, who lives at Deer Is land. Quite a number attended the cir cus from here. Phil Cloninger returned to the P. L. camp Monday. Mrs. Lucy Divene, of Houlton, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Monday. Mr. and Mrs. ilerm Usher was Scappoose visitors Sunday. W. II. Bumgardner, of Warren, waj seen on our streets Monday. Miss Restona Adams Sundayed with her parents. Mr. Jewbert has bought a new auto. Miss Graham and Miss Rimble visited here for a few days this week. Miss Katie and Ada Weist took in the dance here Saturday. Mr. Cottingham visited his pal, Bob Robert, Sunday. Bert West took the tired clerks out for a nice little spin Monday night. Mrs. Roberts, of Portland, visited with her sister, Mrs. Gillette, last week. PEACE ENVOYS HOPE TO SATISFY MEXICO Failure to Salute the Flag No Longer Factor in Pend ing Negotiations. The Pender murder cane, famous in Columbia county for its two long trials la soon to be argued again, this time before the supreme court. Pender, on a second trial, was found guilty at St Helens last January of killing Mr. Daisy Wehrman and her infant child, and was sentenced to be hanged In March, when an appeal stayed execu tion. The postofflce at Amity was robbed Friday night The robbers entered by means of skeleton keys. The safe was opened by nitro glycerine, the charge used being heavy enough to blow the safe to pieces and to move the front wall of the building, which Is a frame one, outward two Inches. The robbers secured about $100 in money, bat left other valuables, including stamps and registered letters, untouched. Between 65,000 and 70,000 acres of land located in Grant, Umatilla, Baker and Wallowa counties have beea des ignated by the federal government as subject to entry under the enlarged homestead act All of this land Is, or Is supposed to be, of semi-arid charac ter, non-mineral and containing no timber. It will be subject to entry June 1 of this year, where vacant and public. Washington. Peace delegates o: the Huerta government stopped lu Washington while on the way to Niag ara Kails, Canada, to attend the medi ation conference. Tliey are confident of the success of the mission, which, it was learned, U the broad question of pacifying all of Mexico. Those close to President Wilson and Secretary Bryan assert that the ques tion which Is to bo mediated Is no longer the failure of Huerta to salute, or the offenses committed against the dignity of the United States, but the broad question of pacifying Mexico. Those who know the viewpoint of the Washington government declare the AmerTcan troops will not be with drawn from Vera Crus until a stable government is established or Is In sight in Mexico City. President Wilson told the American commissioners before they left for the mediation conference at Niagara Kails, Ontario, that the United Slates will keep its troops at Vera Crus until a definite settlement of the Mexican problem. The president gave the American commissioners Justice Lamar, of the United States supreme court; Fred erick W. Lehmann, former solicitor general, and Diplomatic Secretary 11. Perceval Dodge no specific instruc tions. They were told to place them selves in a receptive mood and await proposals from the three South Amer ican mediators. United Slates Senator (Seorge i. Chamberlain was renominated by the tlemocriits. It. A. llooth received the. republican ami William Ilatiley the progressive nomination for United States senator. All were unopposed. Pu yell kno.v hoariU i lu ii '.' Noi h'j. Aik t-elN v n . Parks' Extcution Seen. Vera Crui. Additional confirmation of the .execution of Private Samuel Parks of the Twenty-eighth Infantry, was received here. There was brought Into the Ameri can lines one of lluerta's conscripts who had deserted. He said he was an eye-witness of the exec.i'lon of Parks. Land Open for Enlarged Homeiteads. The secretary of the Interior has designated tor enlarged homestead en try 900,000 acres of laud in small tracts, scattered all over eastern Ore gon. The largest designations are in the Deschutes and John Day valleys. lie also designated 17n,iKi0 acres In Asotin and Okanogan counties, Wash- REBELS CRY 'VIVA WILSON' President Coupled With Carranza By Victors at Tampico. Vera Cruz. A heavy rain storm which flooded the trenches and blew blinding torrents Into the faces of the federals contributed much to their de feat at Tampico, according to Ameri cans who have come here from that port The constitutionalists took advan tage of this and poured a terrific fire Into them, forcing them back from the outposts Into the town. Immediately the federals began entraining. The constitutionalists came into the town shooting in the air and shouting "Viva Carranza, viva Wilson!" Cablegrams based on messages from Tampico have been sent to Berlin urg ing the Oerman government to pro test against the forced loans alleged to have been imposed by the rebels. PRIMARY ELECTIONS HELD IN OREGON Portland. That Dr. James Withy combe, of Corvallla, and Dr. C. J. Smith, of Portland, will be the repub lican and democratic candidates, re spectively, for governor in the Novem ber election was indicated clearly by the figures received from the state at large. It is probable that Dr. WIthycombe will hare a plurality of about 4000. Dr. WIthycombe, It is believed, will come up to Multnomah county with a lead ; over Gus C. Moser of about 10,500 j votes. I Dr. C. J. Smith is nominated by the democrats in all probability by a plur ality between 1000 and 1500. His 1 closest competitor is A. S. Bennett, of . The Dalles, who Is second In both ' Multnomah county and the state out-' side. 1 C. N. McArtbur has won the repult lican nomination for representative In congress In the third district, compris-; ing Multnomah county, by a plurality over A. W. Lafferty, the Incumbent, thafe probably till total 2100 votes, i London Consul-General Dead. London. John l. Griffiths, the American consul general at London, died suddenly at his resilience of heart disease. BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON Oiegon Agricultural college defeat ed the .Multnomah Club in the dual track meet at Corvallis by the score . -honest, of 73'i to oT'i. Pacific University defeated the Uni versity of Puget Sound lu the annual debato at Forest Gaove by a un.inl mous decision of the Judges. Between 0000 and "000 Lane county school children and their parents par ticipated in the educational rally day exercises lu Eugene Sunday. Union will be the magnet for hun dreds when the sixth annual Union Livestock show will be held in that city June 4, S and 6. There will be races and band concerts. The girls of tho 1914 graduating class of the La Grande public schools are establishing a precedent In that the expensive graduation dress cost is to be limited to $J. After an inspection of the hopynrds of Salem, Louis Lachmuml, dealer In hops, said that the 1914 crop would be from zu to 25 per ciL Ics thuu last year's crop. The contest by the forest service against Hercules Santoine, now in Portland, for a homestead In Joseph ine county, has been settled In favor of Santoine. Representative Hawley has applied to the board of engineers for permis sion to extend the wharf nt Port Or- ford, damaged by rough weather. The board will make an Investigation bo- fore announcing its decision. Dr. WIthycombe received 700 out of a total of 873 votes cast for all candi dates for governor In the city of Cor vallis. He received In 16 precincts heard from out of tho 22 in Denton county 944 votes of 1179 votes cast for all candidates for governor. Senator Chamberlain has Introduced a bill amending the act to authorize construction of a dike on Olalla slough authorizing the construction on foun dations already laid or farther up the stream of a dike with a gate for pur poses of navigation, the plana to be approved by the secretary of war. The Indian appropriation bill, re ported to the senate, contains the fol lowing Oregon amendments: Appro priation of $100,000 to purchase live stock, farm Implements, seed, etc., to enable Warm Springs Indlnns to be come self-supporting. Fifteen thou sand dollars for an addition to the as sembly ball at the C'hemawa school. An offer of $50,000 was refused by Mrs. Mella C. Brown, Kugene woman Inventor, for the patent obtained three weeks ago on a sanitary milk cap. The offer came from Denver capitalists. She Is preparing to place the article on the market. Instead of slipping Into the top of the milk bottle, the cap Is convex in shape and slips over the top. FLOGGED OUT CF THE ARMY. Wi'ancholy Ft of "Th WhistLr at the Plow" Among tli many pen name of tlio nist 'The WhMlcr at the Plow" whs .he happiest. It was chosen ly Alex- tinier Svmiervllle. Icnn since dead, who 'wrote the sweetest ploe ever pclim-d ilxnit the Meld- and oods and ham lets and the licnsis. I. lull, reptiles and iKMple of Can iiln glimpsi'd hlai on. c a t upeinlous Scot, w lilt Ion,; w lull- half li.ituin over Ills slioui.lcls nod ;ill c n -l''ll of Ml 1 prcme sadness on the uohV f it e lint j he had the clear blue c.e of the Scot ( in ee that had an miller glint lu It ' , w lien he as roused i Ho was ail ex soldier, Inl lie did li"l i ' serve out his term of enlist men! lu the , army; neither did he git an lioiion.l.ie i Jlselnuge. 1 j Alexander Somen Hit was it pi It nie lli one of the crm k avail') rcgimcliti ! lf f I rent Britain and Ireland I thlnll it via the famous Sots llicys, hut I ii m not sure He must hate hccli a j , luagnilleeiit looking soldier. j I At the time ol the great Chartist movement III Lnland lie was stationed ' with Uis regiment somewhere 111 the ! Midlands. The Ch utists , re looked j upon ns tin Incipient l-'ieii. h revolution. I Their meetings were foi hidden, cmr I clvo ineiisuns welt undertaken, and ' tilings began to look bad The Chartists I can t tell you w hat a Chart 1st was, but he w..s. I fancy, nn ultra Liberal or Itadleal of those da)-decided to hold a procession. Tho au thorities decided to prevent it, and a bloody clash was hiiiis-1 C. r the next Sunday. The Scots tiieys were ordered t rough whet their sabers in preparation to resist the mob. . saber so treated breaks bones mid tears and bruises the flesh, bat It doesn't sink deep It was a terrible order, and Alexander Somer vllle, the future "Whistler at the Plow." refused to obey lie loiihl not draw his sword on Ills fellow countrymen who were demaudiiu- liberty A corporal's g.nd w:;.ol I'rltnti Alexander Soiucrt u!c. lie w.n tried for tiis!tordiji:itl.iii n ennrl martial and wat seiitcn cd b be l!".red and then dismissed from t ie army Ho suffered a tearful II. ggh.. with the whole garrison and as many of Cm cl!l.eiis as could s e look:ng on-suffered without a cry vr a gman -ami when the cruel, brutal l.ii-hirsi a busi ness that would have made Slltlni Hull or Hod Cloud miserably ashamed -was over he came out to this free land, n lone, broken and inelan. tally man, to tdnj; of freedom anions the free hills. Docs any one know where Is Ills grave? Toronto News. 14 MUCKI E WASHINGTON rUlkU$ Aiueiac iMRiwyiRt: coapiiy DEALERS IN r.ixrs iiji;iii;ic o i ,)S ii.ii;m:ss sjsi not ma mwurr. und my nt snntrs ST. HELENS, OREGON Mi OL 30E IOE PLAZA PHARMACY Pure Drus ami Medicines I 'idol in ('licctihih s 'rr'tiliirs S7 1, ion i rij Toil 1 1 . IrHrh x BANK BU'L'MNU oe: Pl.ONE 100 ST. I IFl ENS. ORI.GON rnr FISHERMEN ATTENTION V.'c pay 21 tents per dozen mxl express charges for CRAW FISH. We lake AM, of your SKASO.VS catch. Address, HOF BRAU QUELLE Portland, Ore. Livery, Feed and Sale Stable DRAY ING AND TRANSFER AH Business Promptly Attended To PHONE 15 OR 12 Laying Dridj Floori. ; The most lnteres;n and ila n'emui ! looklna sta-u in the eoiistr-.tetloii nf n suspension lirhK't Is the buildini; of j the floor, says Popular Mecleinh-n Magazine. In tills work the builders i have nothing to rest their work on I nml must build out eai h wny ftom the towers, sei urlni; the lloor pleee hy ilis e to the heavy st.-el bars suspend ed from tin main cables far nhot e. Th work is d ine with ilerrh Us that are equipped uliii ho s .n enough j to reach out nhead of the llnlshej I stru turc nml hdd the girders am- ! peniled while they nre beln riveted In plaee. As each koi Hon of the floor Is ' completed the thrrirlis are moved ahead and the eonstrurtlon of the next se Hon Is hepm. WM. H. DAV1ES ST. HELENS, OREGON Prop. 3 He Was th. Whole Cabinet. Tho reeoid eon. entrallon of office Into a single hand was achieved ly the Duko of Wellington In s.;. u )i. n Wil liam IV. suddenly parted with his Whltf ministers. Sir ItolsM t Peel, w hn was to form tho new ministry, was In Home, and it took between three and four wit'ks for the kind's messem;er to reach him nnd for him to return, traveling almost continuously nlfhl and tiny. In tho meantime Wellington was practically the entire government Ho really held the olllc. only of first lord of tho treasury and home secretary, hut any one of the sc reta ries of statu en:i perforin the' duties of any other or all of them, and thlr Wellington nctually did -Westminster Gazette. -3 St. Helens Mill Co. Lath Electric Lighting (Save Your Eyes) Steam Heating (Prolong Your Lives) Wood Lumber BASEBALL MOVIES: "Umpire, Stop Mr. Fan Fails to Put the Game!" One Over on Ty OH, MR fANW0N,T YOU PLEASE fT(K OUCt Ml TQ 50MC ball players .you KNOW THEM ALL ? WHV ClRTAlfiLY.CIIS lOOLLY.I 00 KNOwtrH Iall.th at'S Right' S A tAJtfl I I w " - J liT J iTOLl OVtW TM MOTIL .THg wAtHlwftTPN kTC.Al IS iSTB PPlNGl THt. V THAT 5 WALTER JOHNS". THE STAR WASHINGTON HUeH,tOMl OvlRI RE.ALL.V.' 1 K.NOCK DOWN 11VTII ly! I 1 f M j - t.nr til mf- fit 3 HeLLo,rHertG.joHNSor4jOLO DOT I WANT VOU TO cove's lfD j h n junoi""' -BAMn -ouam )MAH NAM wrtO $ C r -v 1 1 n tin' v m m mm :i i 1 a lift . It Li