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OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY
DLUME XXXIV.
ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1915
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PYARDS GET
MORE CONTRACTS
DLL TUKN uur 1WU
TKACTING CO.
lik Will IW Protulcd for targe
I one of AImhiI Eighty Men.
L general resumption of work at
local shipbuilding plant lit un on-
ruiiliiK rut uro of the business Kit
un Jui.t now. Throe contract huvo
boi'ii closed which will keep a
t,i furco of men employed steadily
ki'vituI weeks. Most or tiio now
Ik lit of u hurry-up nature, and a
of m tiviiy will result.
Rork wus sturtcd lint Monday on
g limit for tho Columbia Hlvor
ur's Association. VVhllo this In
in ill vessel, its construction will
employment to an extra crow of
Union. Tli in vessel will un C2 foot
l.i'am 1 1 fit four inches, depth
Imlil four foot nlno Inches. The
iiiu will ln u fiO-liorwpnwer Atlas
i. lino. This vessel will- bo usod
general utility purposes In con-
kluii with tint fishing oporntlon of
iiMuxiiitlnn on tho river.
fin Thursduy of tliU work a con
It wan dosed for tlin Immndlulo
trudlon of two lurKu barge for
Columbia Contract I'oinpnny.
rk on HiIh order In to atart ut
anil In) rushed with all poHHlhln
lie Those barges urn ouch to be
foot luiiKi 38 foot Imam, eight
l nix Inch depth of liolil, and will
u, a carrying capacity of 1200
i. In tint roiiKlructlon of ouch of
k barge there will ho used 1 80,-
ftt of lumber. They are to bo
ilo)4'il In convoying rock for tho
v, .
fits manugomnnt of tho St. I Colons
niliullilliiK Company will use all
jfoimlilu ImHlo In tho conn! ruction
hno hargo, which will require
ul two mouth to complete. An
r force of about 80 mon will bo
to work at once.
IENTIFIC METHODS
"OF LAND CLEARING
ble Resident Una Varied KktI.
Mice nt Pulling KOiuipH.
r. ii. it olhrook of Oohlo, was In
counly sent aovornl Uoya this
'k. In nttendunco upon circuit
ft. Mr. llojhrook U ono of tho
fit progressive and enthusiastic
louts of thlg county, where he
resided for about a yonr. Trior
fumliiK to Columbia county to ro-
' Mr. Ilolbrook was ono of the
K cxtmiHlvo runl estuto operators
ma niolropollB. aud Ima always
in kcon Intorost In tho Uovolop-
f" of tho liiKBOd-off areas of tbo
t.- Bworal yenrs ago ho acquired
ndWuriihle troct of locgod-off
W In thu vicinity of Coblo, which
uovuiopod at a heavy expense.
wtr, UIh holdlnya liavo gruilii-
f IwiMi dUpoHod of until his re-
''8 Interosta conlHt of but
Ply jicros, on which he ronldos
ins family, n was through tho
inloyuiont of the most scientific
hliuJs that Mr. Ilolbrook devel-
I hjudod areas and his expurl-
' have buen varied and valu-
to lilmsnif. Ho worked out the
"win of tho economic utilization
Rttollno power as the most effoct-
meulum for land clearing In hls
""y. Ho contends, liowevor, that
"iwrienccs hnvo not renchod that
preo of perfection which entirely
""Ion him. and will cnrr his In-
'iKutliniH further, until he has
t"lrd the problom of eoonoml
y cleariiiR tho stump lands of this
ntrjr...
P MAKE APPORTION
MENT FOR SCHOOLS
""ly Siiiierliitendent Will IHvMo
MCko Sum With DlKtricta.
Th
filinty aclinni
P1 RPiinrtlon l.To in a r ooimni
H t onco. TUIa money accrued
P n' l'vy ninde on a basis of $8
sclmnUee child In the
P"y. nnd H approximately tho
"mount that will bo duo from
. 'OUrco on the lax roll this year.
' Allf,H Will linvn tlio innirllnn.
f milue y tho first of next woek.
PROMINENT PHYSI
CIAN DIES SUDDENLY
Dr. .Mi Ijiron, Iiiik Tlmo ItOHlilciit of
Itulnlor, I'UHBOM.
Dr. A. I Mcl-nren died lust Bun
duy night at (lood Bumurltan hospi
tal, l'ortluiid, after a very brief 111
uohh, of heinorrhugo of tho stnmncli.
Dr. McLaren was ono of the beat
known gentlemen In this county,
having located ut Rainier October 13,
ilHDl, whero he had residud continu
ously ever since, enguged In the
practice of his profession and in the
retull drug business, In both of which
he was eminently successful. He was
public spirited and generous, kind
hearted and true, always roudy to
minister to tho sick and needy, often
without compensation, and In his
death there Is removed one of the
real scientific medical men of the
slate. Dr. McLaren would have been
APPOINTMENT OF NEW
HIGHWAY ENGINEER
MAJOR BOWLBY'S REMOVAL FROM CONTROL OF
wukk UN COLUMBIA HIGHWAY HAS BEEN
FINALLY ACCOMPLISHED.
BUSINESS DEPRESSION
CLEARLY ANALYZED
Close Observer Mukes Caustic Com
ment on War's Effect.
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it 'V-f?v -t.- M
mi. a. p. mclaren.
i ft yours old on tho 24th of this
noiitli. Deceased was a nutlvo of
.'ort Klgln, Ontario, whero his father
-ml ono brother reside. He Is sur
Ived by his wife and three sinters,
Mrs. Frank Roth of Rainier, Mrs.
luncan McTavlsh, Vancouver, II. C;
Irs. Dr. Moore, Chicago; two broth
ers, Kilison, Chicago; (ilhson, at Tort
iClgin, Ontario. Dr. MnLnren was
prominently identllied In a political,
locial and business way during all
he tlmo of his long residence In this
ounty, nnd leaves a legion of friends
o regret Ills early demise. He had
'iccumulutod quite a comfortable
oinpetenoy. Funeral services will
be held at Rainier tomorrow (Satur
day) afternoon at 1:30. It has not
'ioen definitely decided whether his
pmnlns will bo burled at Rainier or
out to his old home In Ontario for
Interment.
POTATOES SHIPPED
TO SOUTHERN POINTS
lie Consignment Kent This Week,
. Another In Near Future.
There hns been somo movement of
potatoes ot tho California market by
'ocal shippers this week, nnd some
what of a demnnd has been created.
The Columbia River Cnniilns &
l'roduco Company of this city, shipp
ed 800 sncks of potatoes by the
steamer Multnomah Inst Wednesday,
md nnothor carload Is being pro
cured nt Worron nt present for tho
sumo destination. Tho San Francisco
ml Sun Dlogo consumption of pota
toes will bo pretty heavy this year,
and until the new crop Is rendy there
will bo considerable of the old stock
consumed tharo.
JITNEY CRAZE TAKES
HOLD OF FIREMEN
Will Kntertiiln the Public With a
Five Cent Dunce.
Tho jitney germ has broken out in
another place This time the local
flro combatting organisation has boen
Inoculated and proposes to introduce
snmntliins ronl ruro In tho method of
operating a dunco. They appealed to
this ofllco for help In the mattor. ana
nt mnny places throughout the city
are posted notlcos announcing a "Jit
ney" dnnco. We Interprot tins to
moan thnt for five cents ono enn en
joy a few moments of tho mazy whirl,
nnd this can be repontod as often as
one feels disposed to part company
with your live cent ploces. This evont
Is to take placo Saturday evening,
April l(lth, at the city hall.
E. I. CANTINE OF PORTLAND, IS HIS SUCCESSOR
I'tVl'l It'i in ....... . . ... .
........... M)W THAT PKOGllKKH IX HIGHWAY CON-
ktiu rno.v will m: ok a moke piumhikhhivk and
GF.XF.RALI.Y I'Kl lTFlIi NATU'RK.
E. I. Cantlno of Portland, Iiub been
elected stuto highway engineer for
Oregon, succeeding Major Ilowlby.
This notion wus taken nt Sulcm last
Monday by the Htute Highway Com
mission, with tho exception of Secre
tary of State Olcott, who voted to re
tain Mr. Ilowlby. Mr. Cnntino is a
highly recommended gentleman for
he place ho has Just been nppolnted
to. He nKsumed his oitlclal duties on
the first of this month.
Tho Commission decided to con
liiuo Ilowlby us engineer In choree
of tho work now being performed on
the Columbia River Highway. Simon
Ilonson of Portland. John H. Albert
of Salem, and Leslie liutlor of Hood
River, were appointed an advisory
hoard, and will meet with tho com
mission In the near future.
"This board will have no olllclal
powers, but will be purely advisory
and will not In conjunction with the
highway commission," said tho gov
ernor In making tho announcement.
There Is no doubt that tho sugges
tions of thoso gentlemen will have
great weight with tho commission.
and will go far In deciding our gen
eral policies, and I also believe that
their work will be of great benefit
to the state."
A decision was reached by the com
mission to continue Ilowlby in charge
of work now being performed on the
Columbia River Highway, and to set
tle all disputes with contractors with
relutlon to it. It was felt that he
, was In possession of all the facts
J with regard to it, and that It would
be unfair to handicap the new en
gineer with dlfltculties not of his Me
ntion, and with which ho was unfa
miliar. Mr: Cantine will have charge
of all new road construction work.
"1 favor the retention of Ilowlby
on the Hood River work, and believe
that he should also be retained to
tettle all the present disputes with
contractors, but that a new engineer
should bo elected to have charge of
all the new work," said State Treas
urer Kuy. "Howlby Is familiar wl'.h
tho work that has been done, and it
would not be fair to bnndlcap a new
engineer with all the difficulties that
have arisen. In view of the fart tbr-.t
under a law which will become effect
ive sray 22, the governor is vested
with the appointment of the highway
engineer."
After the election of Cantine, nnd
the members of the advisory board,
Governor Wlthycombe declared that
ho considered Bowlby had been
guilty of insubordination in giving to
the press his recommendations for
the apportionment of the state high
way fund before tho board had been
permitted to pass on them. "Were
it not for the present difficulties con
fronting the commission I would fa-
vor the immedlute dismissal of Ma
jor Howlby," ho said. Kay agreed
with the governor.
TAXPAYERS' LEAGUE
HAS GOOD MEETING
Membership Is (irowing, us Is Also
Influence of the Organization.
A lurgo attendance was had at tho
regular meeting of the Columbia
County Taxpayers' Leaguo, which
was held at the court house In St.
Helens Tuesday afternoon. There
wore mnny matters of particular in
torost to taxpayers and property own
ers in general taken up, including
road Improvement, school taxes, etc.
Several names wero added to the
membership roll.
Report form the south end of the
county was to tho effect that roads
in that vicinity were bndly In noed
of ropnlr, but where repairs were
needed supervisors were unauthor
ized to proceed with the work with
out authority from the road master.
Tho committee on schools reported
finding Coulmbin county school
levies unreasonably high in some in
stances, being one of the principal
causes for high taxes, and rocom-
niended that tho custom ot making
such high levies bo restricted.
Soverul district taxpayers' lcaguos
wore reported organized.
The league went upon record as
endorsing tho action of tho county
court in rejecting engineering bills
and refusing to doat further with
Major Ilowlby.
The next meeting will be held on
the Inst Tuesday in Juno.
COUNCIL FIXES DATE
FOR CLEANING UP
Monday, April 12, Ofllolully Desig
nated as "lloiiseoleanliifi" Day.
At tho regular mooting of the City
Council last Monday evening there
wns a resolution adoptod which des
ignates a day for the general brush
ing up of yards, streets, woodsheds,
etc, Tho resolution provides thnt
Monday, the 12th of this , month,
shall bo known as that day, when all
good citizens will avail themselves of
of the opportunity afforded through
the medium of the dictum ot the city
fathers to swat tho rubbish accumu
lations around toww. Let's every
body make It unanimous, and also
mnko St. Helens the most clonuly llt
tlo burg along the pike.
SHORTHORN CATTLE
STRONGLY FAVORED
Yiiukton KuthusitiHt Attends Sole of
Pure Bred Stock.
Ray Tarboll of Yankton, attended
the sale of shorthorn cattle held at
the Union Stock Yards, Portland, on
Tuesday. Mr. Tarbell says there was
an unusually good lot of cattle offer
ed for sale. Tho ninety head con
signed by the sixteen breeders from
Oregon, Washington and Northern
California, sold for 118,810, an aver
age ot $209 each. The highest priced
animal sold was a three-year-old bull
offered by McCroskey & Sons, and
purchased by Richard Kiger ot Port
land for $750. With tho Ideal con
ditions existing in this county for
stock raising, there should be more
pure-bred Bhort horns hero, Instead
of the two small herds, as at present.
Mr. Tarbell brought homo with him
ono of the good helfors offered at tho
salo by A. D. Dunn of Wapato, Wash.
Ruy has only a small herd of short
horns, but they are all of the very
best quality.
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN
HOLD A MEETING
St. Helens Members Will Participate
In BIr Meet nt Oregon City.
A meeting of tho Oregon Volun
teer Flremon's Tournament Associa
tion was held in Portland March 27,
the St. Helens department being rep
resented by L. E. Allen and Fred
Watklns. It was decided to hold the
next meeting at Oregon City, a two
days' tournament, Labor Day and the
day following. It is probable that
evory volunteer department In tho
stnto will be represented at the Ore
gon City meeting. Several now de
partments were admitted to member
ship in the association. Several hun
dred dollars In cash prizes will be
offered on that occasion. The St.
Holons volunteers won several races
at last year's meet, and the boys are
going out after things this fall. In
addition to the sport feature ot these
meetings thoro are a great many val
uable suggestions offered which tend
to iitcronse tho efficiency ot tho departments.
James Muckle of Portland, who
has Just returned from a two month's
trip to Hawaii and California points,
made of his trip a means of observa
tion regarding business conditions
generally, and returns in not a very
enthusiastic mood. Mr. Muckle said
to a representative of this paper last
nionuay that business conditions gen
erany are very bad at all points
where visited. He added further:
"The European war can no longer
bo utilized as a scapegoat tor dull
ness, depression, hard times and un
employment in any part of the United
states. The influence of the Euro
pean war upon business In this coun.
try has been stimulating beyond all
precedent. There has been a heavy
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JAMES MUCKLE.
increase in American exports. The
exports of food stuffs has been very
great, and there is no likelihood of
an Immediate falling off in this line.
The great agricultural sections of the
country had Just begun to feel the ef
fects or a home market which haH
been hurt by reduced
e Jvr v vl f
and also by Importations from other
innas, wnen tho war created a de
mand which-counteracted these tend
encies. But for tho war there would
be very little export business in nnr
country. Be the government nollcv
right or wrong, it is considered hos
tile to business and all tho ri,Qt,i
of the administration cannot over
come the general feeling.
COUNTRY STORE IS
RELIEVED OF STOCK
C. H. Ilrlpgs & Co.'s Establishment
"Touched" for $75 Worth.
Burglars entered the store of C.
H. Briggs & Company at Yanktnn.
last Monday night and relieved the
shelves and showcases of some of
their burden of weight and wealth.
The entire loss is estimated by Mr.
Briggs at about 175. When inter
viewed by a Mist reporter the nro-
prietor stated that he had missed six
pairs of shoes, 12 pairs of heavy
gloves, a number of Docket knivea.
two Ingorsoll watches and a few oth
er smaller and less valuable articles.
No evidence of the Identity of the
culprits has so far been obtained.
RESIDENCE DAMAGED
BY FIRE DEMON
A cottage occupied by J. E. Beeler.
near the city pork, was announced to
be on fire Tuesday afternoon, but the
blaze was Incipient and soon extin
guished with but slight loss to tho
property. The occupants were ab
sent from home at the time, but
neighbors removed practically all tho
contents. The damage was fully cov
ered, by Insurance. The property Is
owned by Charles Muckle.
IMPORTANT COURT SLITTER.
Judge Eakln has been holding
court here all week, the time being
consumed In the hearing of a case In
which Albert Adams of Deer Island,
Is asking for a restraining order to
prevent the Clover Hills Farm from
placing a drainage ditch through his
property. The matter has called
forth a good deal of legal talent and
brought a great number of witnesses
to court. In all probability the mat
ter will be concluded tonight, as far
as the testimony and arguments are
concerned, when tho case will be
taken under advisement.
LABORER IS KILLED
BY ELECTRIC WIRE
DEFECTIVE POLE HANG
ERS PERMIT WIRE TO
SAG NEAR GROUND.
Man's Head Comes In Contact and
Death Is Instantaneous.
Wednesday afternoon at 4:30,
John Butterworth, a section hand on
the S. P. & s. Railroad section be
tween Coblo and Prescott, met in
stant death by coming In contact with
a heavy voltage electric wire of the
Oregon-Washington Corporation sys
tem, which supplies power and light
from the headworks on the Kalama
river, to several of the smaller cities
along the Columbia. Mr. Butter
worth had stepped from the railroad
grade, and not noticing the wire, it
touched the top of his head, nnd
death was instantaneous. He leaves
a wife and eight children. Coroner
White took the remains In charee.
Inquest was held at St. Helens today.
Burial will take place at Warren to
morrow. In going to the rescue of
the unfortunate man two ot the other
workmen had narrow escapes from
death. One man's head came in
contact with the wire, but fortunate
ly tho shock only stunned him. An
other workman was severely burned
on the hand. The wire hangers had
rotted and sagged from the pole at a
point on an elevation, while the Doles
on either side were in a lower piece ot
ground, permitting the natural sag
to be greater. It is stated that the
wire was not more than five feet
from the ground. ,
YANKTON GRANGE
HAS GOOD MEETING
Interesting Discussion of Topics Im
portant to Farmers.
Yankton, Ore., March 31, 1915.
Special Yankton Grange No. 301.
had the sad duty yesterday of bury
ing one of its members, J. D. Scott,
who died In Colorado, where he had
gone in search of health. He was
burled in the Yankton cemetery with
grange rites Saturday afternoon.
At the regular session Saturday
evening, the topic for discussion was
What I can make pay best on the
farm." Ray E. Tarbell, who Is one
of the most successful young farmers
in the county, said his best paying
line was poultry, and gave a brief
outline of his methods. Guy L. Tar
bell of the G. L. Tarbell farm, said
that on their farm they found cattle
the best paying line, and read a very
bright looking financial statement of
the past year's sales, costs and
profits.
Robert Jeffries, another successful
young man, considers gardening and
small fruits his best line, but said he
believed a good-sized patch of pota
toes was the best thing to tie to.
for the general run of farmers.
G. L. Tarbell also thinks potatoes
a good crop, while others spoke fav
orably of hog raising. Farmers were
also urged to raise crops wanted by
the new cannery.
One candidate was initiated.
REPAIR WORK ON ROAD
SOON TO BE STARTED
Work of repairing the main county
road leading from St. Helens south to
the county line will be started lust
as soon as the work on the Houlton-
St. Helens road Is completed. Judge
Clark Informed a Mist reporter this
forenoon to that effect. A portion of
tho road near St. Helens will be
changed somewhat for a distance ot
perhaps half a mile. The crushers
will be moved to a more convenient
location in order to facilitate work on
this piece ot road.
GLEE CLUB ENTER-
TAINS A BIG CROWD
The Glee Club from Pacific Univer
sity, Forest Grove, entertained the
people ot this city last Monday even
ing In a very satisfactory and com
mendable manner. The vouna- sren-
tlemen are good musicians and their
entertainment made a very favorable
impression here. They presented the
Boy Scouts organization with a
trophy made of felt and embellished
with fancy lettering. In recognition
ot services rendered In selling tickets,