OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
VOL. XXXIII.
ST. HELENS. OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1914
NO. 46.
COUNTY
TEACHERS
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Mnny Eminent Instructors
Here to Attend Institute
103 COUNH TEACHERS PRESENT
IiiMtiwiImu nml IiiNtrui'llvo AriilrrKH
Made A loiifC Kilui-atlonal Lino
W. I. nuuton.'
Principal VVurren School,
fit. Helens. Ore., Nor 4, J 3 1 4.
Tho Antiuiit Couuty Institute of
tlio tern-hera of Columbia County Ik
holding a threo day session, with
y with a Ihtgo coips of Instructors.
8. H. Dim can, gpeaking of Dlsl
pllne from tlio Viewpoint of the
Child, emphasised the fact tlml we
biiI self control In order to concert
train our efforts In life; Mint child
ren r.inniit control thomselvos until
they limrn how; that the children
muKt ho taught to respect tlio right
of others; thnt dlHctplInn U neces
sary to proper work; that the pur
pmie of discipline I to mnke the
best typo of cltlKimw.
M. S. rtttuifin gave a picture of
tho "Iturul School a It Ought to
lie." Ho coutoiidud that the rural
choot him not kept pace In Its devol
oimiiit with modern lire with its
telephones, autos, roads and rural
dollverlog, hut U of toe olden type
Kiliiratlonnl standards have rained
until the rurul leachor's tank In Im
possible, tho tnache. discouraged
and tlio jioople dissatisfied. In the
city srhonla the teachers are special
Mn mid. a cltlos pay hlghor salar
ies, the host of tlio rural toucher are
drswn there, from 80 per cent to
95 per cent of the rural teachers In
various Oregon counties change
their work each year. The size of
facli diHtrict la measured hy the dls
tanco a six-year-old pupil can walk.
I'nder this condition, the olghth
grade i conalderod tho end In ed
ucation, followed, often hy matri
mony. Tho remedy offered la the con
solidation of schools.
An examplo of results la shown In
tlio Alsoa valloy In Benton County.
From five rural schools had boon
formed a graded and high school
having two (trades per teacher, the
toucher and patrona satisfied and
rtithuslnBtla In the work, the age of
matrimony Is Increased In the com
munity, shop work Is added and,
milling other enterprises, a band of
'evenly players Is cultivating the
tiiHin of tho people and adding to
tlio Rchnol Inspiration and school
pint.
Mr. Plttman offors the following
plan for remedying tho rurol
schools.
Tho county bo mado tho unit for
school purposes tho snmo tnx sys
tem as we now use for roads, etc
No teacher have moro than five
grades; this would equalize tho
work of teachers throughout the
county. Tho County Superinten
dent could demand bettor fluallfica
tlons of toachers end could offer
wages according to work and ton
tiro of position.
Under this plan many good teach
ers would profor to work In Rural
Schools.
Jesse McCord, Superintendent of
Clatskanle pload for ft Liberal Ed
ucation, Including both cultivated
and vocational -ubjocts, and ad
vanced thoso thoughts. Education
Is tho adjustment and training of an
Individual to make use of his fac
ulties. Its aim should be to pro
mnto efficiency.
(Continued next week. )
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MF.THODIST NOTES
Rev, Qoo. V. Hopkins, D. D., of
Portland will preach at 11 a. m
In has a message for us that we
SESSION
Hhould have.
Epworth League 6:80 p. m.
' 'Evening worship 7:30 p. m.
Thome "A Strange Outcry. "
Thoso sorvlvcos will bo enjoyed
hy many. You may bo one of
thorn come and sea.
v REV. FRANK. SANDIFEft
Election Results in Republican Victor j
Kvory Ilupuhllcun candidate was
elected on tho State ticket lust
Tuesday except Senator Chamber
Ir.ln. Every Republican on tho coun-
y ticket In Columbia County was
elected except It. S. Hattan, tho
Democratic candiiluto for Treasurer.
Completo return-) from tlio state
ihow that Si nutor Chamberlain was
iluctod over 11. A. llooth, tlio He
lium, by approximately 25,000
otes. Dr. Wlthycombe the Ropub-
'Ican for Governor was oloctrd over
Dr. Smith, the Democrat, by about
36,000 votes. Congressman Haw
ley was elected over IIolll.tl.07 by
approximately 10,600. Othor Re
publican state officers were elected
by majorities of about 25,010 to 35,
000. Republicans on the county
ticket wera elected by a majority
ranging from 400 to 1000 while R.
9. llnttun wai Reeled by a majority
if 461. The following stati efficers
-o elected; Govorr.or, James
Wlthycombe; Stata Tieasurjr, T. E.
Cay; Justices of tho Supreme Court,
Henry J. U-.mi, Honry L. Banaon,
Lawrence T. Harris and T. A. Mc
Itililo; Atloinoy Ccr.oral, Geo. M.
Irown; Superintendent of Public In
struction, J. A. Churchill; Labor
"ommsslonor, O. P. Hoff; Railroad
ommlrsltiner, frank J. Miller;
Water Commissioner, James T. Chln
aock. County officers oloctod are as fol
lows: Bcnator 14tl Dlst.; George M.
MoHrlde; Representative, J. H. Col
lins; Sheriff. E. C. Stanwood; Clerk,
A. F. Harnett; Treasurer, R. S. Ilut-
an; Coroner. T. S. White; Surveyor,
V J. Van Orahoven;.. Commissioner,
fudson Wcedf Justice of the Teaco,
District No. 1, If. P. Watklns, Dcm.;
'onstablo. Fred Watklm.
Evory County In the Stnte of Ore
ton voted dry. Multnomah Coun
ty which had been figured to bo wet
ly a largo majority, Joined the rest
if tho counties and made It unani
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Beaver Falls
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Clatskanle, No. 1
105
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Clatskanle, No. 2
124
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Door Island
48
14
aoblo
107
24
10
Marshland
17
13
Mist
56
15
16
Oak Point
64
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47
Proicott . . 1
16
22
Rainier, No, 1
31
154
Rainier, No. 2
108
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Rainier, No, 3
77
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Scappoose
147
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26
Spltzenburg
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St. Helens No. 1
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23
St. Helens, No. 2
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St. Helens, No. 3 r
92
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Vernon la
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Warren
65
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Yankton
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Total
mous. The majority fur the drys In
tho stato will be between 30,000 and
40,00. The meusure providing for
full ottlzonshlp for voters also car
ried by a large majority. The only
other measure on the ballot that
seems to have carried was that abol
ishing capital punishment, although
the returns are not complete and
tho final count may change tho re
sult on this measure. .
The vote on all otato and district
officers In Columbia County was as
follows:
For ItepicKontutlvo in Congress, first
DUtrht.
Curtis P. Coo. Yamhill Co. .. 484
W. C Hawloy, Marlon Co. ...1790
Frederick Holllstcr, Coos Co. . . 682
Fred W. Meitrs', Jackson Co... 102
W. S. Richards, Lin Co....... 308
For l'nltl Mates Senator in Con.
Kress. '
R. A. llooth. Lane Co. ...... 1430
Geo. E. Chamberlain, Multno-
mah Co. 1315
Wlllum Hanley, Harney Co. .. 323
II. F. Ramp, Marlon Co 34 4
H. S. Sttne, Jackson Co 166
For Governor.
Fi M. Gill. Wasco Co '. 115
Will E. Purdy, Yamhill Co. ... 32
C. J. Smith, Multnomah Co. ... 986
W. J. Smith, Multnomah Co... 297
W. .S U'Ren. Clackamas Co. .. 162
JameB Wlthycombe, Ilenton Co. 1764
For State Treasurer.
Thos. B. Kay, Marion Co 1899
I). Leo Paget, Clackamas Co . . . 916
B. J. Sloop, Clatsop Co ..381
For Justice of the Supreme Court.
Henry l Bean, Umatilla. Co. 164 3-J
Henry L. Benson, Klamath Co. 1505
C. J. Bright, Wasco Co. '." 516
T. H. Crawford, Union Co. ... 624
Wm. Galloway, Marion Co. .. 701
Lawrence T. Harris, Lane Co. .1365
Addison O. Hotcl.kiss, Wash
ington Co 287
Thomas A. Mcltrldo, Columbia. 1921
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Chas. II. Otten, Multnomah Co. 273
Wm. M. Ramsey, Yamhill Co.. . 692
David Robinson, Multnomah Co 313
W. T. Slater, Marlon Co. ..... 495
For Atorney General.
George M. Brown, Douglas Co. 1827
J. E. Hosmer, Marion Co. . . . . 345
Jchn A. Jeffory, Multnomah..
Co 868
Wm. P. Lord, Multnomah Co.. 185
For WiierlnUjiident of Public In
struction. A. H. Burton, Multnomah Co. . 800
J. A. Churchill, Bake.Co. . .. .1911
Flora I. Foreman, Columbia Co. 398
For State Engineer.
John II. Lewis, Marion Co... .3048
Fur CommlHloner of IjilKir and In
SWH tor of Factories, anil Work
shops. 0. P. Hoff, Multnomah Co. ...2127
Stanfleld MacDonald, Multno
mah Co. 658
August Nikula, Clatsop Co. . .. 34J
For Commissioner of the Railroad
('omission of Oregon.
Frank j: Miller, Lin Co .2246
1. O. Peur'ala, Multnomah Co.. . 599
For Kuerinteiilent of Water Diiv-
sion Number One,
James T. Chinnock, Multnomah
Co. : 2010
Below we give the vote by pre
cincts on all county officers and on
prohibition amendment:
Oregon now has 35 counties, the
voters of Crook county having by
their votes" created the new county
of Jefferson out of the northern part
of Crook. Madras will probably be
the county seat.. This portion of
Crook county haa. been trying .to. be
come a county for many years and
has at last succeeded. There is still
enough of Crook County left to form
several counties. The new county of
Sluslaw which was proposed to be
created out of Lane County failed to
get the required vote in the old por
tion of Lane.
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467 2609
ROCK SOLD TO
ACCOMMODATE
Judge Clark Says it is Not In
tended to Sell Road Rock
While the work of repairing the
road from St. Helens to Warn n was
being done during the summer,
crushed rock and screen in were
hauled from the crusher and placed
along side the road H many plno-e
to be used n repairing - the road
when needed. This week some of
the people became excited because
tho new Court had sold some of this
rock near Warren Instead of using
it on the roads. ' Upon being ques
tioned about the matter Judge Clark
said that Mr. Erickson of Warren
had phoned down to h'm and re
quested that he sell to him a few
yards of the rock and Judge Clark
says he referred the matter to En
gineer Titus who looked into the
matter and decided to let Mr. Erick
son have some of the rock. Accord
ingly he sold Mr, Erickson 13 yards
of tho rock for $1.80 a y -rd. Judge
Clark says it is not the Intention to'
sell the roclc but inasmuch as it
will not, be used this winter on the
roads and that Mr. Erickson was in
need of a small lot of it, he did not
think it would be out of the way to
accommodate him, especialjy when
tho rock was sold at a profit to the
county.
SCHOOL REPORT.
School report for District 61 for
month ending October 30, 1914.
Number of pnp'ls 16.
Number of days taught 20.
Wholo number of days attendance
308 Vt.
Whole number cf days absent
11.
Number of times late 8.
.. Number, of pupils naUher-late nor
absent 8.
Percent of attendance 96.
Those neither absent or late dur
ing month, Ellen Enstrom, Hazel
Malmstren, Sophia Doneldson, Henry
Parker, Louis and Kenneth Wllker
con and Llndsey and Henry Meek.
BELLE CRAWFORD NELSON.
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OFFICIALS
ST.
With View of Improving De
pot Facilities at Houlton
NEW MOTOR CAR FOR THIS RUN
Will be Placed on Run From Port
land to Clatskanie at Early Date
Mr. Davison and Mr. Wilkes of the
P. & S. Ry Co., spent last Wed
nesday. In and around St. Helens
These gentlemen came here for the
purpose of looking over the depot '
facilities at Houlton with a view to
improvement of same, rhey visited
various industries and portions of
the city and went home with a better
understanding of the business of this'
locality. - Mr. Davison gave it out
that the company would have in op
eration on the line from Portland to
Clatskanle a motor car within a few
weeks, as the car is nearing com
pletion at an eastern factory now;
If this car proves a success others
will be placed on the run. The com
pany has also secured one of the new
Eubank cars which will be placed on
the Astoria-Seasldo run within a
short time.' It is probable that the
depot at Houlton will be improved
soon. .
AN APOLOGY
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St. Helens, Ore., Nov. 6, 1914, .
To the EdJJort:-
As a ihattar of justice to Mr.
Stanwood as weU as to the people
generally and. myself too, I will ask
that you Eivspacalo the statement
that a day or two before election I
repeated to one or two persons a
campaign statement which had been
made to me to the effect that Mr.
Stanwood had furnished a Jug of
liquor to soma person to go out and
campaign for him. J; I find the truth
to be that he did no such thing and
while I was a supporter of another
candidate for the position of sheriff.
deem It a duty to Mr. Stanwood and
myself to thus explain the episode
The Btory was untruein every par
ticular and while I did not Intend
to spread the report I 'feel that I
should not have repeated H at all.
: . Yours very truly,,
E. A. CROUSE.
IRO MAUD. BARKER '
Mtas Iro Barker, after a severe lll-
ness lasting three weeks, passsed
away at the home of her uncle, Dr.
Edwin Ross in St. Helens last Mon
day, evening November 2. Early In
September Iro went : to Portland
where she. expected to remain the
winter attending school but three
weeks ago was brought to her home
in this, city suffering with what
proved to be brain fever. She grew
steadily worse until the end came
last Monday evening. Funeral ser
vices were held at the residence of
Dr. and Mrs. Ross Wednesday the
funeral ' sermon being preached by
Rev. F. J. Meyer of the Congrega
tional church. Interment was in I.
O. O. F. cemetery near Warren.
The floral, offerings were most
beautiful and Indicated the high
standing and lovable character of
the departed girl.
Iro Maud Barker was born Octo
ber 2, 1899 In Coon Rapids, Iowa.
Slia came to Oregon with her parents
In 1906 and after residing here about
two years the family moved to Mis
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HELENS
souri where Mrs, Barker, the mother
died.. ' A short time after this sad
event the young girl came to St. Hel
ens to make her home with her uncle
Dr. Edwin Ross, and she has lived
here since. Dr. and Mrs. Ross took
Iro Into their family as one of them
and provided for her a home equal to
the best, Mrs. Ross being as a second
mother tocher... ' She received the
most loving caie and kindness and
was loved by-alLtiajvas a mem
ber of theCTHstlan EndoW.-'
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120 3St--- aSreasurer or tne uongrega
" --rttonal 'Sunday School.- She; leaves
to mourn her loss a father In Mis
souri and other relatives, among
them being Wm., Dr. Edwin and
E. A. Ross, uncles of this city. '
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