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ST. HELENS MIST, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1911
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ASLAP IN THE FACE.
vcr since the State Highway Commission
tested the resignation of Major Dowlby as
:c Highway hngincer, it has been the cvi-
purpose of the Portland Journal and a
more of the Portland members of the
pinobile Clubs of that city to bring urcs-
to bear upon the Commission to rc
jitler the action, and at last it appears that
fi'ient pressure has been put on to accom
I the purpose. The Journal, which has
fin its strong partisanship, has been niak
i wonderful fight through its editorial col
ls to re-seat Major liowlby. It has gone
Ittreine lengths in alleging the competency
honesty of the Major. It has done so for
i pose and that purpose could not be
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vi ii a careiui ami iiiipreiuoiccu mvestiga-
sliould have been made by the Journal.
as long said, that the feeling in Coluin-
ounty against Major Bowlby was a local
mil that there was no merit in the charges
It have been preferred against the State
liway Knginecr, but in all of these state-
Its they fail to state that during the ex
Klittuc of nearly half a million. dollars on
ruads to Columbia County under, the li
ion of the State Highway Hngincer, that
ailed to go over or upon those roads or to
beet the work even one time. He never
the work. 1 lie journal tans to tell the
nile that Major liowlby assured the people
( lmnlia County that the surveying of the
ils here would cost not to exceed $12,000
that when his surveys were finished the
had run up to about $28,000. The Journal
f. to tell the people that in estimating the
it rai ls on the Tide Creek-Clatsop County
Ll he missed the figures more than' $120,000.
tiils to relate that the supervising engineer-
on 38 miles of road under his supervision
by his subordinates, cost Columbia Coun-
nearly $30.WK). It fails to tell of the as
anee given by Major I'owlby to the tax-
Vers and the Court of Columbia County
1 May that the rights-of-way along the
ils in Columbia County had practically all
ii secured, and that there were only a
Pplo more and they would cost but a dollar,
iin the records in this county show that no
flils-of-wav have been secured and that after
statement by Major liowlby, the County
Jmt was required to start 80 cases of con-
innatioii to secure the rights-of-way which
Major had assured were already obtained.
fails to tell of the great discrepancies and
mpetency displayed by the State High
ly Hngincer in his work in this county. All
these little things arc of no signifancc when
Journal desires to accomplish its purpose.
ftcr the disclosures and accusations made
ainst the State Highway Hngineer before
f Senate Committee with the consequent
ion of the State Highway in demanding Ins
fignation, it would seem that the least that
nld have been done by the members of the
tc Highway Commission was to have
me a thorough investigation ot tnosc
arges. That could only be done by an cx-
ination of the records and the work in this
nnty. If the Journal desires to lay before
e people of Oregon the real facts in this
Iter, instead of following a strictly partisan
personal course, it would make an cxami-
tion. It would not say that it was purely
local quarrel. It would not insist on contra-
tmg the records and exploiting the work of
e State Highway Engineer in Columbia
inty. It would be fair to itself and to the
Jihlic. Hut to judge from its course in this
attcr it does not care for the pocket books
the taxpayers who have been deceived nor
k the money paid out by them for which no
'"' was received. It pays no attention to
mpetency or reliability. It has its own pur
ges to accomplish. Its own ends to gam.
has been successful. The people who pay
c money arc not taken into consideration.
ey have no rights. They have been slapped
1 the face. Major Bowlby must be retained
1 all costs.
Then there is S. Benson who is very much
I'tercsted in retaining Maior Bowlbv in his
osition. Just why, it is hard to explain but
"re must be a reason. If Mr. Benson desires
1 have Major Bowlby spend his money there
,n he no nossihle ohlcrtion but it would seem
P'at there are other people in Oregon whose
ll,"ey iS being spent and they should have
""e little say as to how it is expended.
However, the State Ilitrhwav Commission
:is decided to retain Major Bowlby, as dis
patches say, until he finishes his work in Hood
River and Columbia Counties, and there is
nothing left for us to do only to take our med
icine and say we like it. The Journal, Mr.
Benson, Mr. Hill, and a few others seem to
have the upper hand in this controversy and
with this condition prevailing Columbia Coun
ty taxpayers will continue to pay their taxes to
be spent by a man who has demonstrated his
unfitness for the position.
If Major Bowlby is retained until the work
started by him in Columbia County is finished
he is fairly sure of a life job, for there will not
be enough money raised in the county during
the next fifty years to complete the job if the
money is expended as judiciously? as it was
the past year.
ORGANIZE.
In nearly every city in Oregon the size and
importance of St. Helens there are organiza
tions of business men. There arc Commercial
Clubs, Booster Clubs, Merchants Associations
and various other bodies looking toward the
growth and development of the city. In St.
Helens we have a sickly Commercial Club
which meets occasionally and takes up some
matter of importance and then adjourns until
sonic other thing comes up which needs at
tention. The membership is limited to about
a dozen who take any interest in it, but even
that kind of an organization has accomplished
some things. There are matters arising every
week in St. Helens which demand the atten
tion of the men who arc interested in the city.
There should by all means be a live organiza
tion. There should be two or three live or
ganizations. In addition to a Commercial Club
there should be a Merchant's Association, pro
viding for the getting together of these men
occasionally for their own good and for the
benefit of their customers. That kind of an or
ganization could accomplish a great deal of
good. In the great campaign of education
being waged by Oregon people to use Oregon
goods, a merchants organization could be of
material assistance. They should have an or
ganization strong enough to say to the manu
facturers of Oregon goods, that we will use
Oregon goods if you will let the people know
what are Oregon goods. They could meet
and adopt measures that would mean a sys
tem of extending credits that would result in
much saving in the long run.
There arc opportunities in St. Helens for
development and advancement and it certain
ly would be good business judgment on the
part of its citizens to organize and encourage
that development.
THE LEGISLATURE.
After being in session for forty-one days
the Oregon Legislature has adjourned. Some
important legislation was enacted and consid
erable that was not so important. Chief
among the important bills passed were the
Prohibition act and the Compensation law
amendments. In the matter of appropriations
it is reported that nearly a million dollars less
were appropriated than was appropriated two
years ago, but it is quite probable that when
the sums are all totaled up it will be found
that little economy has resulted. The chief
claim to fame of the 1915 Legislature
as a whole was the politics played by a
number of the members. Old timers say that
for pure, unadulterated politics this session
was entitled to the prize. Further comment
is unnecessary.
THE WARRENTON NEWS.
The Warrcnton News, Volume 1, Number
1, published by H. II. Hlagg, at Warrenton,
Oregon, reached our desk this week and we
want to congratulate Brother Flagg on the
paper he produced. Warrcnton is the place
where the Hill interests have been spending
some money, and will spend some more, total
ling probably a million or thereabouts for
docks and railroad yards, etc. It is the place
where the big ships of the company, Great
Northern and Northern Pacific will start from
on the run to San Francisco and where the S.
P. & S. Railway Company will connect with
the boat service. In Brother Flagg's paper
are items telling all about this city with a fu
ture and the faith in the town, and the appre
ciation of the business men for the newspaper
established there is shown in the number of
attractive ads in the News. Mr. Flagg is a
veteran newspaper man and knows the game
from the beginning so there can be no doubt
of his success in his latest venture.
Had any one kept a close account of the
number of men reported killed and captured
in the European War the totals would be
something enormous. Germany reports mil
lions of Allies killed. The Allies report more
millions of the Germans and Austrians killed.
These reports are of equal reliability to the
reports as to who is to blame for the war.
With the people of this country it is just a
question of whose side you are In sympathy
with.
FATHER WRITES SLOGAN
SON DONATES POSTER
1815 Rote Featival Reeelvea Work of
Art from Famous Oregon Boy.
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Portland's 1916 Rose Festival has
unique poster the most artistic ever
used and It is the work of an Oregon
boy, Kred G. Cooper, now one of the
world's foremost artists. Ills father,
J. C. Coopor, of McMinnvllle, Oregon,
wrote the winning slogan, "The Whole
World Knows tho Portland Rose." At
his father's personal request young
Cooper donated the poster to incorpor
ate the slogan. Portland has co
operated with Seattle, Tacoma, Walla
walla and Spokane In securing con
ventions that will bring more than
250,000 visitors to Washington and
Oregon.
DK.ITII BY INDUSTRY.
A CanialKn to Reduce the Casualty
Ut in Coal Mines.
Washington, Feb. 21. The 1914
casunlty list for the army of three
luartors of a million men employed
In Ainorlcitn coal mines, Just made
public by the United States Bureau
of Mines, shows that 2,451 men were
killed.
Comparing the deaths with the
year 1916, there Is a decrease of
334, or one man less killed for nearly
ovory day in the year.
"Shocking as is the violent death
it 2,451 men in a year's time by a
pnnccful Industry," said Van H. Man
ning, Acting Director of tho bureau,
"the men of the bureau who are en
5aged in the campaign to reduce this
casualty list find, in comparison with
other years, some facts that are
rathor comforting and some indica
tions that tho Improvement noted in
the saving of life will be further ac
centuated as the years pass.
"In the first place, coal mining in
1914 cost the lives of 3.3 men in
ivery 1.000 employed, while in the
year 1913, the death rate was 3.73.
That reduction alone means a saving
of more than 300 lives.
"The number of miners killed for
ovory one million tons of coal mined
In 1914 was 4.81. In the year 1913,
there was 4.89 miners killed for
overy one million tons mined. With
the exception of the year 1912, the
1014 rate Is the lowest yet recorded
for the Unltod States.
"The amount of coal produced for
oach miner killed in 1914 was 208,
078 tons, which is tVie largest amount
on record with the exception of the
year 1912.
"Thore was 316 lives loBt in dis
isters in which more than five men
were killed, which is a reduction of
148 deaths when compared with the
disasters of 1913.
. "When the Bureau of Mines began
its work, the main cause ot great dis
asters In the coal mines of the United
states, was the explosion ot coal dust.
This phase ot the problem was taken
ip more vigorously than any other
iiul It is indeed gratifying to the bu
reau that the explosions from coal
dust in 1914 have decreased 96 per
cent from the previous year.
"While the 'Bureau of Mines Is
loading in this national movement
o reduce the number of deaths in the
mines, It realizes fully that not much
progress could be made, were it not
for the helpful co-operation It obtains
from the state bureaus, the miners
themselves, the operators and various
other aencles. The improvement be
ing made may rightfully be credited
to more careful Inspection by the
State Inspectors; better enforcement
of laws and regulations by the oper
ators; a better realization ot the
dangers attendant upon the miner In
his dally work and his efforts to re
duce accidents due to the educational
campaign conducted In his behalf;
the extended use ot safety lamps in
doubtful mines; the use of permiss
ible explosives that have been passed
by the Bureau of Mines; the wetting
ot dusty mines to prevent explosions
of coal dust; the first-aid rescue
training which saves lives that other
wise might be lost by reason of in
juries received ; the enactment of in
dustrial accident co-oporatlon laws;
and UiBt but not least the fine spirit
ot co-o-peratlon on the part of all
concerned.
Columbia County Abstract f
Company
Abstracts, Real Estate, Insurance,
Loans, Conveyancing.
ST. HELENS,
OREGON
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farming Implements
will be necessary for the farm
ers with the opening of spring.
We carry a complete line and
invite your inspection. Also
full line of hardware.
MUCKLE HARDWARE CO.
ST. HELENS, ORE.
Auto Troubles
respond quickly and inexpensively to our treatment.
If your car rattles, or does not run smoothly, or jars,
or makes too much noise, IT IS TIME TO BRING
IT TO US if you want it to last. A dollar or two
spent on that car today may save you ten tomorrow,
and that is an INDISPUTABLE FACT.
Gasoline 16 Cents. Marine Engine Repairing;.
CITY GARAGE
St. Helens.
5 SYMPHONY LAWN WRITING PAPER
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Champagne, Boudoir Blue, Shell Pink. Variety of
shapes and sizes. In Gold Edged Correspondence
Cards, with envelopes to match, in white and tints,
at 40c. and 50c. the box.
Remember we handle Krause's High Grade Candies,
in boxes and by the pound.
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ot the wounded Highlanders are hit
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hoso nnd hare calves make good tar
gets for long-distance shooting.
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