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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1914)
ST. HELENS MIST lOLNDDI) INK I riiK M I HT liHtnil Kvory I' I (day l(y r l' II 1 1 Mil I l M. 1C. Mlllor, HdUnr COM I'ANV V...;.i,i im ko.-oikI rl.iKB mutter. Jununry lOili. 1912 i Vim I'oHt OlllMt n tHtilnt Jlolvn. Orison, uixlitr I ho A,.l .f ViipkIi pI- IR7Ii hijhscuhtion hatkS (inoVmr Aih-nrilHliiB rule mi,,1 n,w" on iipli(Mlmn l,omil iioilccH SI 6 emiu pr lino. f II K CO I' N T V ' O K K 1 1! I A I. I A 1' K U THE RECALL. In niiinoititin with tlia recall iiiovpiiumU i . .1... fnt.... 111.1 turn .f 1t.i IIIIH'll ' ul1- ""J1" " ' VMIIIIII- . 1 i .i ... . ! Jllllfl'S 1 1 10 ilSSrilHMl IlilS IH'Vll UliHIV 111,11 u is cvidont almsc of the principle, and that Lrsistotux i" that sort of thing will eventual ly . .i i t ii i v lead l un; repeal ti uic rci.m -law, i nere no fear of that. I he people will correct the Imse ilhoiit repealing the law. An effectual (iictlioil of correction has heen suggested he- ,rc by The I elegrani. If there h a genuine iinaiul fr the recall of an official it should Lever he necessary to solicit signatures to a ietiiioti in order to give legal expression to that (Uin.iiitl. i.et i ne tact nc generally pul- slml that such petitions arc available and lien let the piihlic do the rest of its own free ... I II'J it t rt lull ami accord. nen a rccau election loi- iws under such conditions it will he justified. The Telegram. That suggestion isworthy of careful con ideration. If an officer has violated his oath (oll'ue ami hetrayed the trust imposed upon im, it slmuld not he necessary for any citizen ii close up his place of. business and go out ulii'iting signatures, using all sorts of argu ii'iiis in suit his fancy. The demand for a eoall should he so pressing and ihe cause for nil action so universally known that voters ml taxpayers would voluntarily go to some iTtam place and attach their signatures with al solicitation. L'ntil some such action is taken the recall w is a most dangerous weapon in the hands i the selfish or revengeful individual and its c by such a class of individuals" will soon ;il the law into such disrepute as will cause s (lest ruction. In Columbia County the present proposed call of the County Court and District At irncy is the result of pure, unadulterated self--Imess of the most advanced type. If people ere required to go to the Court House or inc particular place in each precinct to sign .e petitionv there would he no recall. Hut Inn si niic individuals take the petitions Irniliul frinii house to linnsr in tlirir imput for I I v -i"- natures, putting tip all sorts of excuses, i;my people sign them just to get rid of the rculaii .rs ami without any investigation of e real facts m the matter. Under such cir iinstaines the recall law is being basely used by sillish interests and there can hard be a iinestion but that sufficient signatures Ml he obtained. SOME MERIT. An opportunity presents itself now for some the would-be law makers to earn a few 'liars between this date and the election this II- Night schools arc in order for the study Ihc 21) measures to be voted on at the elec- '"- livery voter in Oreiron is reuuircd to My these measures before balloting on ,CI- lo properly study them and ascertain N how to vole will 'require much time and M,r. J I schools are not started for the study the measures it would be an excellent idea r the people of each minmnnit v to organize I'ssesor clubs and get together once or twice vek and discuss them. Such an orcani.a- "n has been effected at Warren and the vot- "f that community arc holdintr meetings rthis purpose already. Every school house lie slate should be the meeting place of chi ns for the studv of the nronosed laws. Some lc'i scheme is necessary as a means of secur- 'San intelligent vote. That is if there is any 'crit -it all in any of the measures, which is ' 'K'liotful. As a matter of fact there arc ""c f i he proposed measures so viscious and 'T'rous that it would seem to be the better 'f of g, judgment to close up the hook t out by the Secretary of State with a firm s"'vc to place an X in front nf everv No on ballot. Tl ii tvntit.t Lout lw tlip s.nfer I'1", although there may be some measures ".rn, hut none of any such importance that "'" uoi be properly handled by an mtclli "l legislature. ''"I the Initiative law has proven useful in r pai tieulcr at least and that is as a means rcf'iinng the people to do some studying. Will provide n me;inu fnr ni.niv hours of "('y I'V the vol pre . H fiiipfiiirnm inrllistrv H disc . a llIWIIV.nn. J. IIVI M 1.1 fWim- - - 'aw after all. Rrcat many state legislatures have given ",sl,leration to hills taxinc bachelors and r"y convincing arguments have been prc- U why men who escape matrimony '""'(I liav 51 IIKnnllir. l.nt ,i.1i,r iirt tnnf lllPIll as a more painless and effective method of extermination? If the bachelors were tagged the wi.lows couid easily find them and Cupid would do the rest. The bachelor is naturally lunid, but under the encouraging influences of a merry widow he can easily be led to the altar, for there is no more helpless craft afloat than a lovesick swain jvho has passed the age of discretion, and the little imp that plays ping pong with human hearts has no more capable ally than a woman who loves at second sight, for experience makes Cupid subtle and hold. The women have tag days to promote most every other pul lie enterprise, and why not a tag day for bachelors? Wc-havc in Oregon approximately ffty thousand bachelors and an equal number f widows. Why not get them together and solve two vexatious problems with one marrii ge license? Two bright young college men arc sent out by the Public I tilities Commission to fix the values of the Oregon-California Power Com pany plants in this state. '1 his is to determine the actual value of the properties as a basis for making rates for light and power. t It is not to be the selling value of the property. If the young men find that the power com pany is charging rates that arc excessive, the commission will direct the company to lower them until they yield only a just and reason able profit on the investment. There is only one danger in all this the rate making val ic tends to become the market value. If that be the result, no more capital will come to Ofegon to invest in public utili ties and every community will be forced to public ownership. Yc stand corrected. There is a mail leav ing St. Helens for Portland at about 6 o'clock p. in., but we l.now of instances where mail leaving here at that time has not reached Port land until the next day. However, the early morning train carries no mail from St. Helens; the mail from Portland continues to arrive here shortly before noon and the people of St. Helens are justly kicking at the service. Our foodstuffs are accumulating, bumper crops are reported from every direction, we can't ship it to Europe, we have no ships in which to ship to South America, and yet vc are forced to pay higher prices war prices--for what we eat.. Let the government ask why and compel the answer. It is not the fault of the small local retailer nor is P the producer. It is the man between who should be in jail. In setting the stage for the transferring of the Mexican government to the constitution alists the back door was left conveniently op en for a counter revolution. Nobody expects lasting peace. It is (piitc impossible for those fellows to exist without a revolution. They were born revoluting, have revolutcd all their lives, will dic'rivoluting, and will rcvolutc in the hereafter. This cruel and bloody and wicked and use less war is coming right home to us. The startling announcement is made that the "makin's" arc in danger. The cigaret paper supply is about exhausted and no more can he imported from Prance or Austria. Let's mediate! Ami now the price of print paper is float ing around in the clouds! We're mad mad clean throughand vc hope the whole Euro pean bunch gets soundly thrashed, every one of 'cm. The food question is causing grave concern in Europe. Put that will soon adjust itself. At the present rate it is only a matter of a short time when there will be but a few mouths left to feed. When a woman trips along the street with a poodle dog at the other end of a string the dog commands most attention. We arc more than satisfied to continue in' the peaceful if less spectacular occupation of gathering in the crops. -h The onlv thing that prevents its being a battle 7oval is the fact that royalties arc not doing the battling. The business of the merchant who never ad vertises is like a hailstone in a puddle of water. It soon shrinks A well written advertisement is like a hun gry mosquito. It commands instant atten tion. If foodstuffs go much higher we will have to imitate the bear and subsist on our own fat. "Dress goods going up," says a Portland dispatch. Shocking! , NOTierc. In the matlnr of tlif application tit W. Itynn mid C. H. Putnam for u lirrnHe to Hell xplrlOiouH, mult nml vlnoiiM lliiuorx. x To Whom It May Concern: Take notice, that we the undi-r-Hlfiiied have Mod our application with the City Council of the City of St. Ilolonn, Oregon on AuKimt 10, 1914, for a license to anil spiritu ous, malt and vinous liquors In the so-called Coo. A. Brlnn building, sit uated In Section 4 of Township 4 N. Hange 1 W. In the City of St. Helens, Oregon, formerly town of Houlton, Oregon. Said license to he for a term of six (B) months from the 4th day of Sept., 1914; and said application will be hoard, granted or refused, by the City Council, on Mon day, August 24, 1914, at 7:30 o'clock In the evening of said day, and to which application, 'remon strancos may he filed with the Re corder of said City, under and pur suant to Ordinanco No. 160 of said City of St. Helens, Oregon, and un der which said ordinance this ap plication Is made. Dated at St. Ilelnnn, Oregon, tills 10th day of August, 1914. RYAN & PUTNAM, By W. Ryan, Applicants. TO THE rrilUC: We have purchased the milk bus iness from Mr. Coo. Konopka and aro now in position to furnish all of his former customers. Wo have Just completed an up-to-dato, sani tary milk house on our Houlton pro perty, and it Is our purpose to fur nish good, CLEAN milk and cream. You are cordially invited to visit our plant at any time and we feel sure that after you have made an inflec tion you will fool that we are in a position to serve your wants to your entire satisfaction. Respectfully, rhone 113-5. BENNETT BROS. FOR SALE One registered Jersey bull, 15 months old. E. W. SAXTON, Warren, Ore. A Grave Injustice Do those who advocate the absolute prohibition of the manufacture and Bale of all alcoholio liquors realize the seriousness of the social and economic crisis that would bo precipitated by such legis lation? Are they aware of the fact that the heads of families ngeregating probubly not less than three million people would suddenly be deprived of their sole means of livelihood, and that properties valued in the aggregute at perhaps two billion dollars would as sud denly become worthless? It is doubtful if they do fully realize this, yet these are figures given by no less a writer than Dr. Henry Smith Williams in an article in the "Ladies Home Journal," reviewing the pro hibition movement. And he adds: "Personally I am at a lorn to understand how anyone ' who. has the slightest grasp of economic questions can contem plate with equanimity the anarch lutio possibilities nay, certainties which reveal themselves through the slightest use of the Imagina tion in connection with these fig ures. To me. at least, it seems obvioUB that the only thing which has kept the prohibition move ment bufor the people of the United States is tha simple fact that prohibition does not prohibit. 1 ' Thlnklnor men and women who seek the truth and are unswayed by prejudice, and who give the foregoing facts the consideration they deserve cannot escape a like conclusion. Paid Advertisement. $200 DELUXE Grafonola FREE Save Your Votes WILLIAMS & HALL CO. 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