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OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
VOL. XXXIV. ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1915. Tfl
iinu omn
IS
TOWED TO FRISCO
WAPAMA TAKEN IN TOW
BY STEAMER
KLAMATH
BE
New Boat is Larger Than Anv
Other Built at St. Helens
Be On Run April 1.
Tuesday nllit at 9 o'clock tin
H' earner Klamath took In tnw tin
now wiDnmi ana started dawn ii,
rlvnr on tho flrBt Ian of tlm trln t..
Fan KrunclHCO. Cantaln Jahnann nf
lie Klumalll waa In chararn nf ll
Wnnama and had on hoard a imni:
rew. consisting of a cook and twt
or mroo Baiion. i hdi in nrmm wai
n commana or me k amith irnnn
in dcunrturo of the blir nnw Imll
from the docks at fit. Helena, ilu
WlilHIK'R or Ilia mill and ntlinr hnnti
gave a paning aaiuto lamina sevora
111 IIIIICS. T in IIOW Hunt will rnnnl
in i rancmro auout iniinv nr in
uirrow and will then bo fitted ut
Willi modern ona-inna ami nthr ma
hlnory ready to go on the run car
rying hi. unions prooucta to South
rn nniornin norta. The Wananm
U one of the best hnnta evnr mil mil
iv iiih ni. iii'.Rna Miiimiiiiuiinff I 'nm.
til ii y nor dimensions are al htl
i rn.ir tllnn anv liaalif.M I. . 1 1 1 .. J
Im will have a carrying capacity of
fw thousand foet more than th(
oilier. Tlio vorv lnteat and mini
modern nassenanr apnnmnilntlonr
Will 1 rilleil li n nn hup mil It la In
onilOll in niilMA tlilu r,nn nr tliA nnn
mar biiHsoniror hnuta hnturnnn rn
lliniiia ( vur niirta nm Han rmn
Clrro durlna tint rnmlnv anmmnr
Tlio machinery will be Initialled
Within tllA nnxt SO rinva anil tlm Wa.
p . ill ii will then be out fur bus now
FORTY THOUSAND
AUTOS FOR EUROPE
P. D. noal, manager of the St
lelnna Croosoto Company, returned
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MRS. CLARA inHMRHM
PASSES AWAY
Mph. (Mara JoltnRon. a resldont ol
U. Vlnconfg HoHpltnl In Portland
lllHt lllt'llt nftAr iiffnfltt .Ai1
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Ulinwn tn ttiln
" wuii ii nun w uo nun
w.a VII. t&IIU HUU
nmny rrinruU hora whn u ill hn nr-
to limrn nf linn .U..H t .1 .. 1.
wa utiUi.U( 111a uuut it
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oral norvlrna win i. nnA i..ii.r
niOIlt Will lift In T r. n V Aim
nllirV tiMoat 7 t al
atyitlVlllUlfl II V ItillllU'l ,
l tlio only relative in this county.
C A HiT PTKv-a at . ..r
unm .m 1 ii rvi n 1 a i 1 1
SELLING INSURANCE
4
K. Sonnnlnnfl lino ' ltAn tlm
Inoal airnnrv tt tlm Tnnn ni t
w a A Villi inuvuni WIIV
nmirance Company and linn itarted
work ulonir that line. Mr. Sonnoland
' a very capable man and will wlth
it doubt make a iucceanful Insur
wico nuin. He a with a flrat clnaH
wnipany offorlng good contracts and
wl probably be able to aocure con
llrahlo hiiBliiofls for thorn In thin
c'niunity.
Thomaa Undue, Clork of flchool
niHtrlnt No .25. Qulncv. la In Bt. Hol-
y iciiiy Wth the rocor(U from hl.
"""let as evidence in the Poromnn
(..180,
MIh U. HobORCi Pnrklna nwnm
P'hlnd by Mrs. Edith Muckle sront
i'io day n rortlnnd shopping.
itiY on r
TTT-. ' iivy.
FLORA I. FOREMAN
VS. SCHOOL DIS. 25
Suit to Recover Salary as
Teacher Being Contested.
In the Circuit Court today the caso
of Flora I. Foreman vs. School Dis
trict No. 26, Qulncy, la on trial before
Judge Eakln and a Jury. This is a
mlt to collect one month's vnges,
$80 by Mrs. Foreman for services ae
toacher. nud which the district re
fuses to pay. It is contended that
Mrs. Foreman was discharged and
was not entltlod to her wages, but
tho claims to be entltlod to It bocause
-ho continued to hold a school and
hut sho was not legally dlschargod.
The case U tho outgrowth of the
troubles of that district early last
oar when thoro was a neighborhood
wrap ovor tho n'othods of teaching
y Mrs. Foreman, which methods
vore woll aired at tho tlmo, and the
ho recall of school directors, arrests
ml other Intnrohtliig happenings,
flio cane will probably bo finished
omorrow.
LIFE INSURANCE
MAN SUCCESSFUL
A. I) Lake, of this city, has proven
'ilniKolf to bo a successful Insurance
man. About four weeks ago Mr.
Lake took up tho work of selling
'At Insurance for the First Nattnn
'.t Lire Inuurance Company and
ilnce that time has written a numbor
if policies. Ills company baa com
illmonlpd Mm vory highly, award
ing him tho first place In tho roll of
honor for tho pant two weeks. The
onipuny ho reyrascuts has a vary
ilboral and safe contract to offer and
Mr. I.ako is able to relate the merits
if his contract In a very persuasive
nan nor. Ho hns entered the insur-
nco business with a determination
'o make It a success and If his first
work is an indication he will suroly
mccoed.
nNC.KK.TIOAIi NIVTKS.
"A church homo for friends and
.trangers."
Kcgular services every Sunday.
I'ublic worship nnd sermon 11:00
. m. and 7:30 p. m. Illblo school
10:00 p. m.
Christian Endeavor service 6:30
V. m.
As a church wo sc-k to rendor a
progrosiiive, substantial sorvlco to
tur community and ago.
Wo liuvlte all who are not affll
ltnd with other churches of the
immunity to como, attond the sor
icos and co-opornte wlf.i us.
Thero's a welcome and a plnco for
vou.
"Como thou with us and we will
lc thos eood."
. F. J. MEYER. Tastor.
WILBUR MUCKLE
GOES FARMING
Wlhur Muckle will leavo St. Hel
ens within a few rtuys for Snake
Illvor Junction, Wash., whore ho and
Uyd Hattan have leased a large
whoat farm. Wilbur has on hand a
numbor of horses In that country and
with llttlo prospect of dlBpouing of
them at reasonable prices he docidod
to loase a plnco where he could make
iipod use of his animals. The boys
will Btart as Boon as weathor por
mlts to get In their crops after which
Wilbur will return to St. Helens for
30 mo tlmo before harvest.
PROBABLY IN
A MEAT BARREL
K. F. Larson, the well known War
ron farmor was transacting business
In 'St. Holens Tuesday. Mr. Larson
recently loBt two of Ills yearling
holfers and lias boon unablo to lo
cate them. A thorough Investigation
of the Iobb of these animals Ib being
made and If his suspicions are found
to bo corroct there will bo somo in
torosling disclosures boforo long.
SMALL SALE
IS REPORTED
St. Helons Improvement Company
il,l mnnlc made the first salo of lnnd
for somo time. Tho 40 ncro tract of
loggod off land owned by w. u
PranoiB noar Door Island was sold
to Mr. Crost Ilosotes, who will go to
work clonrlng Immodlutoly and win
soon havo a truck farm In oporntlon.
SENATE GETS FIGURES OF MAJ. BOWLBY
Senator McBride Gives
About Road
COLUMBIA COUNTY IS
When (he Bill Pertaining to Expert Engineering is Under
Discussion These Figures are Very Pertinent.
Salem, Ore.. Fob. 4. (Spoclul.)
Konntor McDrldo, of Cluckamas, Co
lumbia and Multnomah Counties led
a sharp attack against State Highway
Englnoer Ilowlby and his service In
connection with the road work in Co
lumbia County, when in the Senate
yesterday he pointed out wherein tho
engineer's specifications for road
work had preved unreliable and un
satisfactory to the county
Senator Mcltrlde's expose of the
workings of the State Highway En
gineer's office met ready response
from numerous corners o the Senate
and tho fusllade became general be
fore the debate was over.
Tho question came up from the
discussion of Senator Garland's bill
relating to the construction' of
bridges. The bill, as presented from
committee, allowed competitive bid
ding, but also allowed that the
eounty court would have the option
of rejecting all of the bids for b rid go
building that had been submitted
and allow the construction of bridges
by l:iy labor. This section was bit
terly opposed by a part of tho Senate
and It was insisted thut the court
should have tho advice of a com.
potent engineer.
Hero Senator McBrldo Interposed
and from tho floor of the Senate
pointing out objection after objec
tion of the work of State Highway
Engineer Ilowlby and suggested that
his home county, for one, was suffi
ciently experienced In using the ad
vice of such expert engineers.
Among othor things which were
brought out by Senator McDrldo, he
included a statement showing some
of the discrepancies tn the specifi
cations of the State Highway En-
SHIPPING NOTES
OF THE WEEK
The steamer Klamath loft out
Wednesday night with a cargo of one
million foot of lumber and 48 passon
gcrs, bound for Sun Pedro and San
Diego. The Klamath took the now
steamer Vapama in tsw, but latest
accounts is that both the Klamath
And her tow are still liiBido the Co
lumbia Itlver Bar wr.ltiug for more
favorable woathor before making the
trip to San Francisco
Tho Steamer Ponlsen aft r load
ing a full cargo at the docks of tho
Columbia County Mill left out Tues
day night bound for San Francisco.
The Stoamor Multnomah is due to
roach St. Helens Sunday morning.
She will tnko on a m Uion foet of
lumber here and probably sail Tuos
dny night for Southern California
points.
The Steamer Willavls which enjoys
tho distinction of being tho only
Btoamboat rcglstorod out of. St. Hol
ens, Is on the ways at Tortlnnd un
dergoing somo needed repairs. It is
expected to have hor out and ready
for the frolght and passenger busi
ness the early part of tho week.
The Steamor Celilo loft San Fran
c'sco for St. Holens on Thursday
night. Sho will probably be in the
rlvor Sunday and after dischaiglng
hor Tortlnnd cargo, will come to St.
Holens for her lunruer load. This
trip the Celilo will go to San Diego.
John Avidson, who was In charge
of the finishing work on tho Wa
pamn, sailed on tho boat when It was
towod to San FranclBCO, nnd will
completo the work at that plnce.
Mr. Davidson, Assistant Superin
tendent of tho 9. P. & S. Ity. Co., was
transacting business In St. Helons
and vicinity durlne the wook.
Some Interesting Facts
Construction
TAKEN AS AN EXAMPLE
linocr with tlio actual cost of the
work, this statement being in part,
:is follows:
"Based upon the specifications
furnished for the Marsniand Section,
Miles 1 to 6, Inclusive, the contract
amounted to $72,477.25, the report
of the State Highway Engineer
shows that October 31 there had
been earned by the contract company
the sura of $09,877.07, the cost to
complete this section as per said re
port is $32,045.88 making the cost of
this section $102,822.95 which Is
$30,845.70 more than the contract
price based upon the estimates fur
nished Columbia County.
"As for some of the various items,
for instance the specifications called
for the grubbing of 765 square rods
at the contract price of $1.25, which
would cost $956.25. The report
shows that to Octob r 31, 1914, there
had been grubbed 4083 square rods
at a cost of $5103.75, and there re
mains to be grubbed to complete the
section 2532 square rods which will
cost $3165, making the total cost of
grubbing ths section $8268.75, or
$7312.50 more than the specifica
tions called for
Other expense charges shown in
the statement Included those speci
fications for loose rock, hard pan
soft rock and heavy clearing, in each
instance the cost to the county being
greatly in excess of the specifications
as prepared by the State Highway
Engineer. For instance the cost of
loose rock was $10,015 more than
tho contract price based upon the
specifications of the highway en
gineer, tho cost for hardpan $15,206
moro, the st for soft rock $7493
more and the cost for heavy clearing
$17,693 more.
WORKMAN GETS
LEG BROKEN
Last Tuesday afternoon SI Tucker,
a workman at the mill in this city.
Buffered a broken leg while at work.
He was driving a truck of lumber
and drove too close to the walk
lendiug up to tho end of the mill so
that one side of the truck ran up on
the walk thereby overturning the
load of lumber on Mr. Tucker. His
log was bioken at the ankle and he
received other severe bruises. He
was taken to the hospital in Portland
where he was resting easy at last
accounta.
ROBBERS ENTER
MAYGER STORE
Last Tuocday night the general
merchandise store of L. Fluhrer at
Mayger was broken into and robbed.
The robbers did not try to open the
safe but confined their operations
to tha till and to the grocery depart
ment. It Is thought that they arrived
at the storo by way of the river and
after prying open tho windows they
socured a quantity of groceries and
took about $10 which was in the case
till and dopr.rted. Tlio robbory was
not discovered until next morning
and no cluo has been found pointing
to tho Identity of the robbeis.
MISS DORA SHAFFER
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Dr. and Mrs. L. Q. Ross accom
panied Miss Dora Shaffer to Port
land last Tuosday where Miss Shaf
fer entered the Qood Samaritan Hoa
pltal for an operation. Miss Shatter
came to St. HelenB with her father
last summer to visit with her sister,
Mrs. L. G. Rrss, and has been In St.
Helens Bince. Some time ago she
was taken quite ill and it was finally
decided that an operation was nec
essary. The operation was per
formed last Tuesday and roports are
that it was quite successful.
PORTLAND PAPERS
REMAIN SILENT
For Some Reason They Don't
Like Columbia County News.
For some unknown reason the
Portland papers aro extremely Bilent
when it comes to any matter of pub
lication involving tho construction
of state highways, or any law suits
resulting from the construction of
such roads. During all the time
that State Highway Engineer Bowlby
has been under firo by Columbia
County and other counties, It has
heen the. policy of the Portland
papers to keep out any news relating
to it. And now during this week a
most important case involving the
reliability and reputation of the
State Highway Engineer is being
heard in the Federal Court in Port
land, and never a word is published
by the city press.
Numerous articles have been sent
to the Portland papers concerning
the work of the State Highway En
gineer In Columbia County, but
none of them have appeared. A'l of
the city papers have a considerable
number of readers in Columbia Coun
ty who feel that they are being some
what overlooked in this matter, and
there are many sharp words of criti-
ism indulged in towards them. An
abstract of the records of this county
showing the figures of records here
made by the State Highway Engineer
In connection with his work in Co
umbia County, and then a compan
ion of the same figures as furnished
by the same officer in his report to
he State Highway Commission, is
being prepared, and will be sent to
the daily papers of Portland. These
'lgures do not represent any particu
lar faction of the county, but are
ictual records, and it Is to be hoped
hat the Portland papers, in Justice
'.o the people of the State of Oregon,
will see fit to give them publicity.
In any event they will be printed in
pamphlet form and given the widest
listrlbutlcn, whether the Portland
newspapers publish them or not.
NEW BUSINESS
FIRM TO OPEN
Next Monday will occur the open
ing for business of the latest enter
prise in St. Helens. The doors of
ho Columbia River Canning and
Produce Company will swing open
on that date for the transaction of
business with the public, and the new
firm will have on hand ready for
distribution all kinds of seeds, fruit
ipray, land plaster and fertilizer.
About March 1st the company will be
ready to contract for produce and
'iiote prices on everything that can
be handled by them. They have had
phone installed in their new build
ing and one of the firm is now there
and will remnln continuously so if
iny Information is desired call up
phono 832, St. HelenB.
WILL LECTURE
AT YANKTON
A talk on "Parasites of Domestic
Animals and Man," will be given in
the Grange Hall in Yankton, Satur
day afternoon, February 6, by Dr.
J.' E. Gutberlet, professor of Zoology,
University of Oregon. The lecture
will be given at 2:00 o'clock under
the auspices of the Yankton Grange
and will be free to the public. Dr.
Gutberlet made parasites the subject
of two years of research work in the
University of Illinois and is the
author of a thesis on "Chicken Par
asites." His lecture Saturday will be
Illustrated with a collection of para
sites he will bring with him.
SOME TAXES
BEING COLLECTED
On January 18 the tax rolls were
turned over to Treasurer Hattan.
On January 23 the first tax tor the
year was paid and up to noon today.
Friday, $6,487.42 has been collected.
Most of the payments thus far are
from the small taxpayers, the largest
Irdlvldual payment being about
$1100 while most of the payments
aro und r $100.
Mrs. E. B. Woods entertained hor
musical class at her home in St. Hel
ens last Saturday afternoon. The
members all appeared in hard times
costuraos and musical program was
rendered. A jolly good tlmo is re
ported. Mrs. Woods served delicious
refreshments.
E
IS
RAILROAD COMPANY IS
ASKING FOI$
DAMAGES
Case Involving Several Thous
and Dollars Damages on
Trial in Federal Court.
The case of the S. P. & S. Ry. Co.
vs. the Consolidated Contract Com
pany and Columbia County was be
gun in the Federal Court at Port
land last Monday, and is still In pro
jress. District Attorney Dillard is
representing the county in the case,
while Judge C H. Carey represents
the Railroad Company. This is the
case resulting from the work done
by the Contract Company on the
Columbia Hiehway below Clatskanie
last summer a portion of which slid
down the hill on to the railroad
track and right-of-way and caused
me damage. The company is also
rying to secure an order requiring
the county to tear down the retain
ing walls along that portion of the
.oad as a means of safety, to prevent
iny more slides on to their property.
V large sum is asked by the railroad
ompany for the damages already
lone and it is on this question that
.he county is particu'arly interested.
The outcome of the case is awaited
vitli consideiable interest.
3LAMED FOR DEATH
OF LONGSHOREMAN
A coronor'g jury last night held
Captain Charles Green, master of
the steamer Klamatn responsible for
the death of Jens Sorenson, long
shoreman, who was killed yesterday
ifternoon when a pile of lumber
xiilapsed on him at the foot of East
Pine street. The verdict declared
that the master was negligent when
he allowed a guy wire to extend from
the cross arms of the vessel to the
ihore while he moved the vessel
which was loading lumber. The guy
wire caught on a pile of lumber on
the dock and upset it on Sorenson,
who was crushed. Sorenson is sur
vived by a widow and two children.
Telegram.
AN ENJOYABLE
SURPRISE PARTY
After attending in a body the bas
ket ball game at the Fireman's Hall
Saturday night, the members of the
3. M. Club gave Mrs. L. G. Ross a
surprise party at her residence on
Willamette street. Miss Dode Shafer
a sister of the hostess, assisted In
receiving. The game of the even
ing was Five Hundred, Mr.
Rutherford wlni.ing first prize and
Mrs. Lena Doming the consolation.
The guests present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Allen, Mr. Laud R.
Rutherford, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Dent
ing, Miss Demlng, Mrs. C. D. Suther
land, Miss Hellborn, Mrs. S. C.
Morton and Miss Morton.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS
John Jolma, a merchant of Qulncy,
is attending Court in St. Helons this
week as a witness in the cbbo of
Flora I. Foreman vs. School District
No. 25.
Several of the local fishermen
have been reaping a harvest the past
few days, having been able to secure
large quantities of smelt which has
found ready salo to the people of the
community.
L. C. Halstoad returned this week
from Hood River whore he has been
working in a harbor shop for some
time.
Miss Hanna, who nas been teach
ing school at Astoria this winter,
stopped over in St. Helens yesterday
to visit Miss Jones. Miss Hanna is
on her way to her home in Oklahoma.
A baby daughter arrived at the
homo of Mayor and Mrs. A. W.
Mueller Thursday, February 4.
The llttlo Miss was a most welcome
visitor and will be christened Ann
Mary.
IMPORTANT
CAS
BEING
TRIED