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NEW LAWS REDUCE
COST OF ELECTIONS
jtlTKKI IL SAVIXO WILL BK RE-
tti iT or vorno die to
SIMPLER St STEM.
rnuu' Rrlui Art U Coa
tttiert,l Very I Impewv.
meal .
Important change to th atactica
U simplifying th registration and
l(t.ti0n machinery and making mat
erial reduction ln wre
tnacted at tl went session of th
lejlstutur. Th nw Uf providing
for th tlwrtloa of dlgt to party
sitlonal convention and presiden-l
til electors wilt v t& tat about
$10.aat a year, for, under It. such
tenons mi honored mut par hi awn
tipn!. House bill 217. tntrodue
i by Representative Child, of
Una coanty. which provld for two
juiit of election Instead of threw.
It u estimated, will save the atata
129.904 each election year.
Sew lUa of Rrtdnlcrtac.
Important change vara also made
In tu rttitloo law. Thrwugh
tli klmlaeM of County Clark Br
aett Th MUt la enabled to pre
sent below th new taw covering tha
naa in th registration syV-'"U nf
Oregon:
A BILL.
Tor aa Art providing for ramoT
tag an J strtklng from th registra
tion record, th nam of alt per
soai aot rliUana of tha Cattail
Sum. ami for th giving of notice
of inch removal, and providing for
th r-riirf Ion upoa proof of
cttUenih'.p, and for th opening of
th ret'st ration record for fifteen
IIS) daya and declaring aa emer-IaT-
8 it enai-ted by tha paopta of tha
Stat of Oregon:
gertioa I. Tti coanty Clark In
nch county ln this atata shall aa
bo and strike from tha rgttra
tloa took, rd indete. or register
of ticton. tha nam of alt parson
woo apoear by th registration rae
orii of M office not to ba cttliaa
of th I'nlted State, and who
aim now appear on uea reglstm
tloa books, card lndxe and regis
ters of lector.
9eetion S That all person whoa
ames ar to removed and atrlckea
from the Mid registration book,
card Index, and register of lee
Ion, (hail be notified by tha eoasty
derk la writing of men retnova'. by
wn4lBt a notice to oeh persona to
h' or her postoffle addr. aa ap
pesrtne on men reglatratloa booka.
rant lolsea. and register of alec
tort. It any person, whoea name
ar to removed, can and do prove
to the county clerk that the arc
la tact cttlieus of the United State.
tnn. and In that case, they ahall
b entitled to re-rgiter a voters.
Section S. That th county elerk
la each county la tha atata ahatl
open the reglatratloa books, card In
ties, and rec'.sters of electors ta
bit county for a period of fifteen
H5i days afar tha taking affect of
th! Act. and aot lees than fifteen
til) day before any primary elec
tion, or thirty t J day before any
tpeclat or general election, so a to
uahl all person. whoa name
wr removed and atrlckea from tha
retittratlon book, card Indaia.
and rtitr or elector, and who
Brof that thev are cltijen of th
tailed States, to r-rgtter as vot
er Section . Nothing ta this Act Is
Intends to or shall be held to da
prtT any person who nam has
bn rmovd and atrlckea from tha
r filtration books, card Indexes, and
rlteM of elector, aa above pro
Wi. and who U a citlxea of tha
TBiteil States, from r-reltartng at
In polU, n provided la tha Genera!
Uwi of the Stat of Oregon,
Section S It la hereby ad lodged
and declared that extattng condition
are tuch tht this Act I noreuarv
tor the Immediate praaervattoa of
puhJtc peace, health, and nafete.
Jd. owinr to tha nrgent naeeaaltv
"f Having the regtatratlon record In
bfoper condition for th coming
election . an emergency U herebv
Glared to ejl,t. and thl Act shall
effect and ba In fall fore and
t from and after Its approval by
W governor.
J'lM what savtnr the parmanent
wr'stratlon i wt't effect t dlffl
tntt to eefimate. hot It .hnntd ba a
Bitrla! nn. This law, while not
wniMer.,1 a perfect one. Is regard-
a "ntsp in tha right dlrectloa.
't provides lhat ln registerm, th
tectora tha coanty clerk ahatl
the card Index ytra. The coanty
e'rk thalt regUter any qualified
lector who mar request to be regls
N " ny tlm after the first Mon-
In .Unaary. to vrlthla M
pr.ce,iinf any general or pritr
ry election.
a result electors dealrlng to vote
the primary May. 19 U. will have
ily about three and one-half month
"Ulster, with mora than 300.00ft
In the state tha coanty ctark
hav, elr hands full registering
ho appi, tn thai time.
An elector living in a county hav
te ls than 100.000 Inhabitant
r reRuter election d:iy by obtain-
the affldarlta of two freeholders
ho are personally acquainted with
tn to his qualifications. la
wntl having mora than 100.000
"habitants electors may register
wetton day by obtaining tha afft
""ita of aix tre holders as to their
naaliflcatlons. i th. tormer case
IUS
registration shall be transmitted
to the
oanty clerks and. If found to
be la accordance with law. they ahU
be filed in tha register of elections.
Such registration tn comities hav
Ing more than 100.000 Inhabitants
wtll aot ba regarded u permanent
Electors Uvtng In the county teat
alutl r(ltr In person with the
county elerk. Thoa who do not
halt register In the county or with
the coanty eturk.
Elactors absent from their county
may rwgttr be for any notary pub
Ue or county elerk in tha county
whera they may ba. In such ease
the notary public or county clerk
hall mall tha affidavit at tha elector
to tha county clerk of tha elector"
county and may collect a fee not to
exceed ;$ cent from the elector.
Blank tu Follow Clector.
When an a lector movce from one
county to another the county clerk
1 authorized to tend hi registration
blank to tha elerk of th county
whera the elector locates.
Hons bill !J. Introduced by Rep
rtentatl Child. I designed to
fadlitat voting. It dispenses with
th poll book and substitutes pra
dnet register tuts. It wtll aot b
necessary for th elerk to write tha
name of tha electors aa they vote,
but Instead ha will check the name
off on th ttats.
On of tha moat Important law
passed, by th legislature I that pro
viding for th election of delegate
to party contentions and presiden
tial electors. I'ndar the new law,
with the present apportionment, each
party will be entitled to two delegate
from each Congressional district and
four from tha tut at large. Under
It evary elector of a political party
wilt have th right to vote for two
delegate from his Con greeslonal
district and four from the state at
large. Nomination of presidential
elector Is from the state at targe,
and each voter will be entitled to
cast his ballot for th number of
electors allotted hta party. Th pro
vision, under th present law which
authorize th state to pay the ex
pense of tha delegates 1 repealed
and henceforth they wtll bav to pay
their owa expenses, as they do In
other state.
STATE AIDS ROADS
IN WASHINGTON
Appropriate Two MUlloa Dollars to
th Cause.
Tha legislature In Wsshlngton
last Thursday passed a bill appro
priating $2,000,000 for stat road.
The distribution of highway funds
for Columbia river counties Includes
tha following sums: Pacific high
way. Toledo to Vancouver. 119 2.
300; National Park highway, tn tha
Big Bottom. Lewis county. IT1.T00
the Mcshel brtdjre. 110.000: the
Mayfle'.d brdge, 130.090; State road
So. U, Lewis county. 120,000; road
No. S. Skamania. ISt.tSO: Inland
Empire highway, westerty from
Wall Walls, 129. SIS; and north
erly from Walla Watta. $29,519.
RICH TIMBERMAN MAY
GIVE TO ROAD FUND
Will ba Reutaeeted to Donate $10O,-
OOO for Columbia Highway.
S. Rensoa, of Portland, the
wealthy timberman. wtll ba asked
to eont tbute $100,000 to tha fund
toward completing tha Columbia
Highway. leading from Portland to
Tha Dalles. Counties through which
th highway paasee win be asked to
contribute the balance of half a mill
ion to complete the project. Colombia
county, too. Is In need of aid In thl
rract. and would be glad If some
ravrnaclmous cittien would open
wide his purse tring for th good
of the cause, especially the ones who
hav emassed vast fortune out of
tn virgin wealth of our country.
ftiM) ACRES TO GET TREES.
SanntUm Forest Superrleor An
aoanrM PUntlng of Fir.
A tract of 600 acres la Una county
wltl he planted with fir tree by the
United States Forest Service thfl
Spring. The district Is located south
of the middle fork of the Santiam
River tn the vlclnrty of Seven-Mile
Hill on tha Willamette Valley and
Cascade Mountain wagon road.
Two-yeer-old Dougtas fir seedlngs,
which have been raised la the For
est Service nursery at Carson. Wash.,
will be ased. The work wtll begin
about Aprlt 1. and tt ts expected
that five or six weeks wtll bo occu
pied on the project. A crew of about
25 men will be employed.
Ia great war. It la the soupennan
with the camp kettle that Is as Im
portant as the superman with a
rifle, perhaps mora so If every rmr
travels oa Us stomach.
II It said men are learning to
crochet: and when every man sec
retely pines to know how to turn out
a pan of hot biscuits whenever he
wants to.
ST. HELENS MIST. FRIDAY. MARCH 19, 1915.
I CORRESPONDENCE
HOULTON.
T. 8. Whit made a busiaesi trip
t Warren Saturday.
Bert Tarbetl was a business visit
or to Portland Monday.
Mrs. Thompson White spent Sat
urday la Portland shopping.
Mrs. rrltx, of Mastena' camp, want
to Portland 1 1 visit friends.
Harry Sherman attended to busi
ness matter In Portland Thursday.
Mr. Nellie Lelfenaan Is Improv
ing tha looks of her residence by
bavin u painted.
Miss Ethel Matthews visited rela
tive and friends ln the metropolis
uuring the week-end.
Allan Chamber and John Karth
have (one to Blind Slough. Oregon,
where they have employment.
Le Baron C rouse, of Trenholm. ts
pending a few days In this city, be
fore returning to his occupation.
Mrs. Joba Lambersoa and little
grand-daughter, Ml'.dred Chlpman.
pent tha day shopping In Portland
last Saturday.
Mrs. Wlllam Ketel. who Is living
at Trenholm, Is pending a week wltn
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Lowe
of thla eity.
Mrs. S. S. Way was called to Ta
coma laat week by the serious illness
of a relative there. She wilt remain
for some time.
Mrs. Frank Ambrose, of near
Houlton, was a Portland visitor last
Friday. Shn was acorn pan led by
her two children.
Mrs. S. S. Long returned on Sit
urday evening from Portland, where
she had been visiting her daughter
Mrs. Jack Barry, of that city.
Mis Juanita Motfett has Issued
Invitation fer a St. Patricks' Day
party, to be gl-vea at her homo la
Houltoa oa Saturday evening.
Robt. Chambers and sons have
rented the acreage surrounding th
Harry Bennett property, tn Houlton,
and will begin at once to farm It.
H. Morgus, of St. Helens, has had
the material hauled for the erection
of a modern bungalow on his lot
between Houlton and St. Helens,
near the Frank Wllklns property.
Messrs. Caple and Maxwell, of
Columbia City, were In Houltoa
Tuesday mornlcg to take the early
train for Flavel to sea tha Steamer
Great Northern, that was expected
to arrive there at noon.
Mr. Klbtaa. a brother of Mrs. A.
T. Klblan, of this eity. was a truest
at the Klblan home her bat week.
Mr. Ellis, ef Rainier, and MUs
Elizabeth McKlet. of Clatskanle,
were also house guests.
Wm. Smith, formerly of Houlton,
but now residing tn Astoria, was In
the city this week attending ta busi
ness matters. Mr. Smith has ranted
his property here to Wltl Goodman,
who will move Into hU new hom at
an early date.
Cay Bennett has bought oat the
livery and feed stable formerly be
longing to X. O. Lara bee. and has
taken possession. Mr. Lara bee has
not yet decided to embark ta any
new enterprise, being sttll ta the
hotel business.
Jacob BUI. wife snd family de
parted on the early train Saturday
more Ing for their old home ta Mich
igan. Their meny friends regret to
lose the Bill firally from their midst.
Mr. Bill was formerly ta th meat
market business tn St. Helens.
Mr. and Mrs. Staines expect to
leave for Rockaway Beach soon,
where they will spend the nmaet
months with their daughter. Mrs.
Frank Miller, of that city. Mrs.
Statnes has been 111 all winter, and
the change. It ts hoped, will do her
good.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Popejoy enter
tained a number of their friends tn
a very enjoyable manner last Thurs
day evening, at their home tn Houl
ton. Cards, fUnch. and all sorts of
old-fashtoned games were played,
and a most delightful evening; wag
spent. The hoates served a delic
ious luncheon of sandwiches. alad
and coffee. Those present were:
Mesdames Williams, Corsage, ftletl
Inger. and Messers. Sharp, Williams.
Corsage. Wilson Thorpe, Mercer,
Helen S pence. Stella Pope, Letha
Fisher. Winnie Metllnger. Vera Wit
liams, and the host and hostess.
REUBEN.
Mrs. T. C. Watts was a Portland
visitor on Wednesday.
W. E. Wiley and W. M. PUlsbury,
of Portland, were tn Reuben on
Tuesday.
J. M. Lindsay, of West Reuben,
has been appointed deputy sheriff
for Coble- precinct.
Abe D. Link ha bought tha Hume
tract of land from Susie A. Buch
anan, tn the Beaver Homes Tract.
W. E. GIberson, and wife, of Clats
kanle. have moved Into- one of the
Frank Welter house la Reuben. Mr.
Clbersoa la working for tha Colum
bia Timber Company.
W. 9. Wagner and wife, of Olatha,
Colorado, ar visiting with. Mr. Wag
ner's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Wagner, of West Reuben.
Joe Alexander, who has been trav
eling ln California lor th past five
months, arrived home last Friday.
Ha says Oregon is good enough tor
him.
At a special school meeting held
la district No. 20 last Monday even
ing the directors were Instructed to
have constructed a gymnasium
building 40x00 feet, on tha school
grounds, for the benefit of the
pupils.
VERNONIA.
Even Trehorn. of Cooer Rock
creek, was in town Thursday. J
There will ba a dance at tha
Grange Hall March 20th.
E. R. Webstar made a trip to
Clatskanie one day last week.
S. V. Malmsteln visited tn Port
land several days this week.
Harve Christ en sen. of Timber, was
la town one day last week.
George Jonas, of Mist, was visiting
friends In Vernonia oa Monday.
A. Mr. Corey, of Portland, was
registered at tha hotel last Friday.
Hans Christen sen and family were
visiting la Vernonia one day last
week.
A Urge crowd attended the enter
tainment at Pleasant Hill last Friday
evening.
Will Brown, of Beaver, was pur
chasing supplies ia Vernonia, one day 1
last week.
W. L. Hall, who has been lndts-
posed for soma time, ts again on duty
at his store.
Edwin North, the shingle mill man,
of Upper Nehalem. was ia town
Thursday.
R. L. Wild man. a prosperous farm
er of Klst. was transacting business
In town a day or two last week.
Virgil Powell went to St. Helens
Saturday, where ha attnded the!
sheriff's sale of the X. E. Barbour j
property, which was sold to satisfy ;
a Judgment held by Mr. PowelL i
Quite a bit of interest was mani
fested in a case tn Justice Weed's
eoort a couple of days this week ia
which , William Prtngle, Jr.. was
charged with assault and battery
upon Deputy Came Warden Virgil
Powell Th defendant was be and
over to the grand Jury and placed
under bond to appear. Powell ar
rested Prtngle soma time ago for
killing deer out of season and run
ning deer with dogs, and out of this
act has grown the difficulties which
led uj to the recent trouble.
TRENHOLM.
Mrs. Grnbb is visiting her mother
ta Houlton.
Coten C rouse made a business trip
to St. Helens last Saturday.
Miss Ruth Fowler ts visiting her
sister In Portland tor a month.
Mrs. Potts has been called to Port
land by tha illness of Her father.
Le Baron Crouse and Fred Abbott
spent Saturday and Sunday tn Port
land. Mrs. A. D. Kyle has returned from
a week's visit with friends In Port
land. Frank Olsen was ia Portland on a
hurry-up business trip on day the
past week.
Miss Gladys Tredenburg left last
week on a visit to Portland and II
waco. Wash.
Mrs. Jack Lambersoa is at homa
again, after being ta Portland tor
two weeks.
Mrs. Harry McAllister and son,
Guy, returned Sunday from a trip
to Portland.
Charles Hyde, accompanied by
Clyde and Marie Helm, were Port
land visitors over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Ketel and
family are visiting in Houltoa and
St. Helens tor a tew days.
HIGH SCHOL NOTES.
Only eight weeks more of school.
Amen.
The German II elas has beoa
reciting the lessons oa the school
lawn.
Mr. L. R. Rutherford has an
nounced that he will put up a trophy
cup for tennis.
The girls are supporting and tha
"Ltvewires" forfeited the game to
the "Ruftnecks."
Lawrence Davies received a badly
strained shoulder in tha baseball
game on Tuesday.
The freshmen were so green that
they did not wear any ornaments tn
honor of St. Patrick's day.
Th physical culture claw has
been enjoying the beautiful days by
wandering through tha Tillage.
English II has been learning se
lections from different authors dur
ing the past week, and tt is rumored
that tha itudying of Webster's dic
tionary will be begun next week.
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