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OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
VOL. XXXIV.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1915.
NO. 9
A MIST PARTY
S. F. FAIR
CAMPAIGN TO BE WAG
ED DURING THE
SPRING.
ARRANGEMENTS ARE COMPLETED
Plans of Campaign Will Make
It an Easy Matter for a
Large Number to Join.
Tlio MIhI Is going to got up a party
n vlHlt tlio San Francisco Fair. We
'lutvo mude arrangements with
Triinnportutloii Company to handle
cur party, and the party can nil no
Itogotnor or one at time. We want
to furnish trnnKportatlon to a num
jW of Columbia County folks to Ban
Vranclsco and return, and we have
'IicIiUm1 upon a plan whereby any of
!our readers or their friends can, by
little effort In our bohalf, aecure
'one of these trip. .. At the present
Jtlmo wo have about 1050 subscrib
ers to the Mint In Columbia County,
hve want to double our list and II
!r in bo done with a little effort.
,1'licro are easily another 1000 people
In tlio county who should have the
MUt each week In order to keep
tip with the news happenings of the
county. So we will mako this most
liberal offor to any person, man or
woman, girl or boy, for subscrip
tions. For each Hot of SO new sub
scribers who pay one ye r In ad
vnnco to the Mist we will furnish
fni transportation, Including meals
mid berth to Ban Francisco and re
turn, tlckots good any time during
1915. For each Its new subscrib
ers who pay one year In advance we
will furntxh two of these tlckots or
a ticket to both the Sun Francisco
mid Ban Diego Fairs. In addition
to thetie tickets for new subscribers
wo will allow a foe of 10 per cent on
nil collodions for Old subscribers
who are In arrears.
The full dotail of our plan will be
given next week, but If any one
wants to get to worn early you can
r-Kt assured that we are going to
take a party to San Francisco, and
the earlier you start to work the
easier It will bo to bocome one of our
party. Thoro will be no limit to the
number who may Join our party,
each person who sands In a list of
HO puld up subscribers, new, will gel
a ticket. The more of our friends
In the party the better It will suit
us. lly a littlo systematic effort It
Hhould bo an easy matter to secure
&0 new subscribers In your locality
and by collecting from the old sub
scribers who are not paid up, you
ran make your expenses while got
ting tlio now ones. Watch our paper
next woek for details, but It you
should hnppon to seouro GO new sub
scribers before next weok, bring In
your list and you can get your ticket
and go whoncver you get ready and
return at your ploasure.
K. of P. HOLD
ANNUAL ROLL CALL
The Annual Roll Call of Avon
Lodge No. 62. Knights of Pythias,
was held last Tuesday night at their
hall In th!a city, - A large number
of members were there to answer
their names, and numerous letters
from absent brethren enlivened the
proceedings of the evening. No
snmll part of the evening's enter
tainment was the elaborato banquet
prepared by the maoter hands of
Hilly Fullorton, Martin Whlta and
Dr. Edwin Robs. The tables fairly
groaned under the weight of the
good things placed on them, and es
rnclul mention should bo given to
tlio most excellent oyotor stew pre
pared by the chefs. Tho annual roll
cull was a notable event In the his
tory of the lodge and from' the suc
cessful manner In whlcn It was con
dueled It Is safo to say that many
ether -roll calls will follow for this
lodgo.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Drown, if
Yankton, have been spending the
week with Mr. and Mrs. Charles
llrown In Bt. Helens.
1 DIST. ATTY. cnrP17R
ENTERS UPON DUTIES
District Attorney Cooper moved
his library and office to St. H lens
this woek from Rnlnlor, and Is now
comfortably located In tho Court
Mouse, whore he will bo propnrcd to
take care of all official business.
Mr. Cooper will still maintain his
office at Rattler and will bo there of
even In go and somo days to attend to
his prlvato business, out will prob
ably move to St. Helens after a
while In order to be near his work
which requires his bolnz at the
Court House most of the time.
Mr. Cooper is a capable attorney
tnd will no doubt give efficient ser
vices to the poople of the county,
ile has had considerable experience
is a trosocutlng officer and other
lutlos of the District Attorney's of
fice, having held the position of Dep
ity District Attorney of Tillamook
'ounty for some time before moving
o Columbia County.
PARTY FOR MISS
ETHEL WOODS
Mrs. L. L. Uuker entertained with
i most tastefully arranged afternoon
tarty at her home on Suturday, Feb
uary 13.
The guests wero recolved by M,rs.
Daker and Miss Ethel Wood In rooms
irtlstlcally fostoncd In windows and
loors with sat lands of rod hearts
;nd cuptds In every threatening at
titude of attack, und decorated with
totted hyacinths and red carnations.
At the close of the ploaarnt after
loonan elaborato tea wacs rved. In
ho center of tho tea table was a
i large bowl of red carnations,
isparagus fern and feather moss.
:'ho cloth was fe.itoomod with gar
'anda of hearts and cuplds and
itrewn with carnations, which were
tresoutod to the guests as favors. v.
The place cards consisted of tiny
mvelopes supported by a particularly
nlschlevlous looking cupld. whoso
jxrow had just pierced two hearts.
The guonts susplcloned nothing more
han a dolightful Valentino party
intll curiosity prompted tnvostlga
lon of the envelop , when a card
vas revealed bearing the name of
illss Ethel Wood end Mr. Henry
lutlor. A clamor of surprlsce and
rood wish os followed.
Those present were, besides the
'tostoss and guost of honor: Mrs. F.
1. Meyer, Mrs. II. J. Southard, Mrs.
I. W. Allen, Mrs. William Ross. Mrs.
'. II. John, Mrs. D. Walter Williams.
Mrs. A. J. reel, Mrs, Edwin Ross,
.Irs. W. R. Dlllard and Mrs. Flora
Owen.
Misses Arleno I ulson and Marlon
ilakor assisted In sorvlng, and Jack
.lakor entortained with songs and
vlso sayings.
Miss Wood Is our efficient first
rado toachor and a nloco of Prof,
lakor, and Mr. nutlor, who has vis
ited In St. Holons, rosldes nt Ray
Mty.
A number of entertainments aro
nlng plannod in honor of their en
tagomont. .
3EDMEN DAY
ON FEBRUARY 26TH
Noxt Friday, February 26th, will
'to Redmon Doy In St. Holons. On
Miat date the local lodii of ftedmen
v 1 11 bo given a good boost towards
irosperlty by a visit from tho tribes
men of Umptats Tribe of Goblo, TU
'laum Tribe, of Yankton, Snntosh
Tribe, of Scappoose and Wapato
Tribe of Warren. The Iota) lodge
has been laboring along for levernl
months with only partial succosi
and the brethern from tl.? other
iommunltles have decided f'ut It Is
time to put a little ginger Into the
St. Helens boys so a general moot
ing has been decided upon. Thfi team
from Goble will put on tho .Kirk ou
.wvornl candldaten and after tho
work Is done a real genuine old time
smoker will be Indulged in, and
some good things to eat will to pre
pared. Every member of the Red
men Lodgo In Oregon Is Invliod to
be present.
Some specmens of the wood work
constructed by tho Manual Training
Class of the High School will be dis
played In the Mucklo's Department
Store window during the weok of
tho 22nd. The display Is made at
this time so that tho membors of
the class may tnko the various
plecos to their rsspeotlve homes.
BOWLBYS RESIGNATION' IS ASKED FOR
The Stale Highway Commission Takes Firm Stand
in the Matter.
RESIGNATION READY WHEN
Aclion Comes as a Result ol Numerous Complaints From
(he Stale and a Senate Investigation.
Salem, Ore, Feb. 17. By formal
resolution tho State Highway Com
mission this morning requested the
Immediate resignation of Major H.
L. Bowlby as Stato Highway Engin
eer. It Is understood that In case
tho engineer refuses to resign, his
official decapitation will follow
forthwith. The resolution sailing
for tho reeignatlon was convoyed by
tolophono to Major Bowlby by
Coorge P. Putnam die private sec
eta ry of Covernor Wlthycombe, a
cw minutes after tho board ended
its brief session, about 11:30
o'clock.
The decision reached by a major
ity of the commission, composed of
Governor Wlthycombe and State
Treasurer Kay, is said to have follow
od rocont conferences with Senate
vnd IIouso loaders, in which reasons
were advanced for the stop takon.
.ocrotary Olcott voted In tho nega
tive on the resolution.
Tho commission was told by
heso members of the Legislature
'hat much lemalned to bo done fn
he way of constru live road legisla
lon, at this session; . that the As
onibly an a body had no faith In
Major ltowlby's competency or In
Ms oxocutlve ability; that If the
'ommisslon did not romovo Bowlby,
hero would be no road legislation
t this sosston, ana affairs be left
In a tangle for the next two years.
Tho text of the communication
tent tho Stato Highway Engineer by
lovcrnor Wlthycombe embodying
he action taken by resolution, Is as
follows:
"Concurrent with the action of
tho State Highway Commhxlon at a
meeting hold this morning, as Its
chairman I am requesting your res
ignation as State Highway Engineer
of the State of Oregon. While I and
other members of tho commission
appreciate your faithfulness to the
Interests III the state and the con
Hructlve work of your office, yet
the majority of the board deems this
lctlon necessary at this time to ln
ure a more generous treatment of
road legislation by the Legislature
than seems possible to procure If
ou continue In office.
At the tlmo Secretary Putnam
wont to his office, Major Bowlby
was In Portland. A clerk reached
him by telephone and Putnam read
to him the communication sent by
Governor Wlthycombe. The State
Highway Engineer made no com
ment. "The office of Stato Highway En
gtneor has proved to be tho storm
confer of road legislation at this ses
sion," said Covernor Wlthycombe
after the commission had conclud
ed Us session. "Much needed rood
legislation is being held up by the
antipathy which seemed to exist
against htm on the part of many
members of the Legislature. Per
sonally I have the highest regard
for him and believe that'he Is a
much misunderstood man, but the
THE LARGEST EGG
YET HEARD OF
A White Orpington Hen owned by
Pohn Phillip produces the , largoA
eggs of any hen yet heard of. Dur
ing last Bummer this hen would lay
eggs that were largo as duck eggs
and this month she has started In
again. Mr. Philip brought one of
theso large eggs down town yester
day which measured 6 Inches
around one way and 7 Inches the
othor. Not all tho eggs this hen lays
nro so large as this one but all are
large a-4 the majority of them are
big out like the one ho loft at the
Mist office yesterday.
SUCCESSOR IS APPOINTED
welfaro of the state, in view of the
situation which has developed, made
It Imporativo that the commission
tako decisive action."
It Is said that the Inquiry at the
meeting of the Senate ways and
means committee Monday night re
sulted In a decision against him,
though none quostloned his honesty
or olncerlty of motive. At this ses
sion of the committee, Major Bowlby
objected to answering questions on
the ground that he had received
no formal notification -and was not
represented by legal counsel.
It developed at the meeting that
Contractor J. H. yonnson still has
due him more than $100,000, of
which he claims half is held up as
a 20 per cent retainer with which
to moot the demands of labor and
is a guaranty against refusal to re
build parts of the 38 miles of road
which may not be deemed satisfact
ory by tho Highway Engineer. Fur
ther testimony was that a large wall
had fallen, that the road was narrow
'n places, that bridges had been
'milt Insecurely, that the line had
been changed, that thero had been
two or three changes of routes at
various points, that much of the road
Is Incompleted and that what was a
lood macadamized road in man7
places had beon torn up until noth
ing but a mire of mud remains.
To the complaints of tho Colum
bia County Contractors and Taxpay
ers' Leagus was added yesterday the
charge by Colonel H. G. Newport, of
Hormtston, that conditions in Hood
River County are vory unsatisfactory
owing to u vi ranted annoyance of
fered, as alleged, by Assistant En
gineer J. A. Elliott.
"Our road Is good, " said Colonel
Newport, "but we have been treated
shamefully by the officials on the
ground. I have done much contract
work, a good deal on big projects,
but I was never so worried and har
assed In my life before as I hava
since I undertook the contract In
Hood Itlvor County."
Thero havo been attacks upon
Major Bowlby ever since the Legis
lature convened. These rumors
havo been responsible for tho ap
pearance In the lobby of various per
sons Booking to bring influence to
bear to insure their appointment In
case Mnjcr Bowlby should be re
luested to step out.
"I havo Informed the State High
way Commission that I am ready to
turn over tho office of the State
Highway Engineer, as soon as my
successor is sent to take charge of
it," said Major Bowlby last night,
roferrtng to tho demand from the
Commission yesterday that he re
sign. .
"That constitutes my resignation
and there remains nothing to be
done but for my successor, whoever
he may be, to come and take charge.
The affairs of the office are In such
condition that he can take charge at
any time without any trouble
PORTLAND AUTO BUS
LINE ON AGAIN
It will be pleasing news to people
along the road between St. Helens
and Portland to learn that Cap. Abel
has again started his bus line be
tween these points. He started out
from St. Helens yesterday morning
at 7:45 with a new car, and will con
tinue to make the run every day
from now on. The new . bus being
usod, will carry about 15 passengers
and this will run until tho woathor
conditions got hotter when another
and larger car will be put on in con
nection with this one.
SIDEWALK BUILDING
DAY IN GOBLE
Mayor Frank Bishop, of the city
of Goble, Iscued a proclamation to
his people during January that a
sidewalk would bo built on tha 30th
day of January from tho main part
of town back to tho school house
and on to tho junction of the roads.
Accordingly on that day the entire
population turned out to a regular
'.dcwall: building beo, and a record
for building walks was established
then and there. It required 30,000
feet of lumber to make the walk a
distance of about three quarters of
a mile, but so numerous were the
workmen and such willing and capa
ble workers, that before the sun had
set that evening tho walk was entire
ly completed for the whole distance.
Thus a good walk more than 4000
feet long was completed In one day
and the only cost to the city was
the purchase of the lumber and
nails.
GET A BOY
TO FIT THEM
Does the noise of a ball game in
your neighborhood get on your
nerves? Do you scowl at the "sport
ing page" and burn the "comic sec
tion?" You may have even gotten so
far as to be tempted to put coal ashes
on your part of tho hill when there is
a chance of good coasting. Well sir
or madam you are indeed in danger
of nervous prostration. Your symp
oms Indicate that you are threaten
ed with the most virulent form of the
dread disease getting old; but
here is the prescription.
Get some mud tracks across your
steps, a ball fit hung In the kitchen
und a bit cf "a corner" In the corner
of the basement. Fix a room up
stairs with a thick rug and a striking
br.g, a few books and 4 lot. of pictures-
some ofthem comic. Have
tho bed springs strong, but do not
worry about them, the manufactur
ers will keep right on making
springs after we are in the poor
house, or have "passed on." Of
eourre, a few cords of wood and a
garden patch to save the springs and
help develop muscle and money
sen so.
Now when these arrangements
have been completed write to he
Boys' and Gir's' Aid Society of Ore
gon, E. 29th and Irving streets,
Portland, Ore, and nsK for a boy to
fit them. A boy In the house Is a
sure cure for nerves, even It he l's
red headed, freckled faced and
stubborn. In a short time you will
lie writing High School debates,
"yelling y. ur head off" at foot ball
games, and growing young.
AN EDUCATIONAL
MEETING IN YANKTON
An educational meeting was held
In the Yankton Grange Hall, on
Tuesday evening, February 9, be
ginning at eight o'clock. The speak
ers were Superintendent J. W. Allen,
and Professor Earl Kllpatrick, of
tho University of Oregon.
Superintendent Allen urged the
young people to take advantage of
their opportunities, to fit them
selves for their life work, end, after
they had decided what their life
work was to be and make thorough
preparations for it, to stick to it and
become the best.
Profossor Kllpatrick spoke of the
relations of the school to tho com
munity, and of the importance of se
curing and keeping good, well pre
pared teachers.
EXPLOITING KELP
BEDS IN OREGON
Assuming that in the near future
the present fertile farms of Western
Oregon will bo in argent need of
fertilizing materials, State Engineer
Lewis has rocommended that some
action be taken to make use of the
?reat kelp beds atong the Oregon
coast In order to save the enormous
amount of potash which Is annually
going to waste. He states that It Is
comparatively easy to procure sup
plies of nitrates and phosphates, but
the principal source of potash is now
closed by the war. It Is believed
the kelp beds can be made to pro-
puco enough potash for present and
future needs and may also open up
a new and profitable industry
RUNAWAY
TEAM
SE
T
HARRISON'S DELIVERY
TEAM AROUSES THE
POPULATION.
THE DAMAGE IS OT SLIGHT
Driver Holds on to the Horses
Until the Bolts Break when
He Is Left on Sidewalk.
A. S. Harrison's delivery team ran
away with tlio driver, Alfred George,
last Saturday evening, but very
little damago resetted. Alfred was
driving along by the school house
when the harness In some v.-ay be
came tangled up with the neck yoke
.vnd befora things could bo straisht
aned out tho team was going down
ihe hill toward the City Hall on tho
run. Alfred was holdingon to the
frightened horses, but his pulling
seemed to have no effect except to
kep them in the road when the
turn was mado Into Columbia street.
Vt n point ir. front of the postoffice
'.he horses ran ont' tie Bidewalk
nd the vaon was within a few
Inches of the plate glass front of the
Masonic building, and just about
.hat time the doubletrees broke re
leasing the horses frcm the vagon.
This seomed to eivo more life to tho
:ired ponies and they started down
he cidewalk at a mllo a minute gait
.hen all of a sudden s telephone
Ktlo bctweeu them brought them
'ioth down, c;;e. falling on the i?do-'
valk and tho other In the gutter:
Neither horso was hurt much and
ho only damage to the w;:gon was
ho breaking of a couplo of bolts
nd It did not tnko loi g to get things
-.11 fixed up r.nd work was resumed
-fter attracting a considerabla por
ion of tho population to see tho ex
ilement." PROGRAM OF THE
WARREN SCHOOL
On laBt Friday afternoon the pu
pils from C. E. Lake's room consist
ing of tho Fifth, Sixth and Seventh
Cradc?, gave a very Interesting pro
Tram. The pupils each month select
committee of three to prepare the
program There has oeon much In
terest nroused among the pupils, the
program always consists of different
'Und of contests, cuch as ciphering,
"polling, story telling, writing and
debating. The writing contest this
:nonth was won by Lilly Larson.
The ciphering by Ester Gabrielson,
ind the debating contest by Martha
rtyser and Alfred Hedlund.
The following is the program:
Tetteysburg Address
Lawrence Anderson
Recitation, Tiacors ....Eva Tarbell
-"".wedish Song Four Girls
The Burglar Alarm (A commeditta
In one act) Four Girls
rtecltation .C. E. Lake
Writing Contest by Verner Itylander,
Lilly Larson, Beatrice Llnd and Omer
Beel' r.
Song Uy the School
Ciphering Contest by Hubert Cooper,
Inez Growell, Esther Gabrlolson and
"Sari SwanBon. ..
Recitation .......... .Carl Swanson
Debate, Tho Question, "Which is to
he Preferred, Travol by Railroad or
Travel by Boat."' Aflrmatlve Ellen
Johnson and Earl Weeden.' Nega
tive, Martha Ryser and Alfred Hed
lund. Committee, Beatrice Llnd, Elvira
Berglund, Glenn Tarbell.
NOTICE.
A moetlng of the stockholders and
all persons who have subscribed for
atock In the Columbia River Canning
& Produce Company will be held
at tho store on Saturday February
20th, at 2 o'clock. All stockholders
and subscribers to tho stock are
urgently requested eo be present.
A. J. KELLY, President..
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Services every Sunday evening at
7:30 during Leh'3
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