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About St. Helens mist. (St. Helens, Or.) 1913-1933 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1915)
" k OFFICIAL PAPER OF COLUMBIA COUNTY "Ik. low. 1) , Aprit., Mdld , 'fry. H, Pr. JJ-U vs 4 . VVVTlf pLUME A. v. OMOTION LEAUUl IS TO BE rUKMLU LivKHH MEN OK COOUNTY AUK tK,.;l TO JOIN ORGANIZATION TO I'ltOMOTK WKI,1'71HK. Lllng t Tlmt 'urlM"M lo ,to ""w Xct Wednesday I'.veiiliiK KvorylxHly Invltml. L,t Wixlnoaday evening there I W held In this city a very impor- t toootliiK. oo In which cvory bus- nd professional wan In the miinlty should he dimply Interest ed oiio at which everyone In the ,UJ community should bo pros Hacked by the association ot Mianla tin (Tort In to lie mode to mil a o(id, otroiig .JiniRue ot ooi nntl professional men, the pot of which will be to promote I and gounral b (minims progress L,mo tlmo ago, when the uierch- (i (urnnxl a protective association, Idea of lirnuili'iilti k the scope and hwM of tliii orgnnlxnllon was Im- llstely advuiicml and met with III fi'iioru! populun. favor among memuiTs iiibv vuurw u iiibi hhii'dat t rT A VT?r0 aot? steadily advanced, until, at the ! meeting of the association the ii crystallized Into ao.nothing title, unil It waa decided to pro ki it once with the formation of a LloHi nii'ii'a Imiguo. It Ii (or that purpoao that the Uiut l to bo held next Wodnea- eveoliiK at the council chamber, which dm entire buHluoaa oonimu- ti Ii Mnllatly Invited. tli a muni dlillcult matter to hold 'ther iucIi an organisation 'unleai given the undivided and unquall moral and financial aupport of whole coinmuulty. It la aluo an kllapulnlile fact that no community Tory far in tlio way of promoting public welfare only through ef- llft organization, backed to the lit morally and financially. Through the medium ot tho Mer- knt' awiocluUon.. aa a nucleua Lua4 whtoU to uithllh n. 'alrawt.l telfare promotion organisation ft can be no doubt of the pcrnuin Md power of the -league. Tliorf eonrtiintly arlalng eo many lui jct matt mi backing ubt of the a of iucIi i (tut matter, demanding unanl- g that thero can be no ie broad range of uaeful- an organisation. To bo entirely lueceaiful, howevor, fnh iiituront in u tit never bo per ttod to croaa the JhroHhold of lta Hing plnco. Such an organisation Imt bo unqualifiedly broui of acopc 14 unanlllah of purpose. With them. rai Inculcated Into the niomuershlp il mllgiouHly adherod to, thero can hut one outcome auccoaii, Ut every bUHlneaa tntoreat In thr immunity, not St. Helena alone, but whole dlatrlct embraced In th Qlh oud of the county, or the en- re county, for that mutter, make II Mnt to ho p return t at the meeting Ml Wednesday evening. You aro tod. Your proaence, your advlcf M your Kuport Is neoded. Ue there. fflp. Come with the tdoa of getting lehlncl tho orgaulxutlon and hooat alotiK. OULDN'T RESIST THE STRONG TEMPTATION linker VIclcU to Perauiwloiia of VcrmiUlo Halwnmn. t)ocIl't it linnl h nm wrAntlltur hnw 'i tondonclos of mankind Jog along ihout tlio same well defined path f'WH? Kven bunkers aro sometimes nclined to follow the lead. Thla U fo in one particular case In St. Hoi rn, and In this Inatanoo la applicable i'o the automobile tovor. Dert Stone. 'he popular cashlor of the Columbia liity bonk, waa temDtod iuat a lit hit too far by being perauadod to gBl hphind the stoerlng gear ot a '"fa. and thla tells the story. He 'fnvo, ho meditated, be Inspected his "wk account, he bought. Soveral lhor sales of Fords have boon made by tho local agoncy, the Independent Aulo (larnKO. this wook. ROSE SHOW. The ladles ot the Eolscoonl Guild "ill hold a rose nhnir nt tho Guild '1 In Ht. Holons In the near future. Competition for awards will no doubt he VflfV knnn . tl.o... .... n.nni l.nnil. "fill and rure varletloa of roses fown In St. Helens and vlolnlty. The "woagement announces that close Judging wilt bo dono on the exhibits, and iiint na wini .. I u counioa. ueuntie aaios wmi v. . ." -- --- - -l8 annnunenrt i.. . ter. and Miss Deryl Muckle. STREETS GET SOME THOROUGH CLEANING ItiMTliunulimi Habit Iti Niilt In I Inc. for Three Hiillors. Bomohody Rot drunk, the city mar shal got busy, the city reeordor got an Inspiration and some of the streets of the city got a dunning- up, to moat of which lot un nay amon. It Is mild they aro tailor. That In unimpor tant. Tne recorder fined them each $10 and thoy aro doing tlmo on the treet, and a good Job they aro doing, too. M. F. Ilazon la niuHtnr of cere monies In the early portion of the day and the inarahul tukea charge In I ho luttor part of the day, and the triMiHformnllou In pleuslng to the eye of tlio fusltillous citizen. It would aeom as though thli nmthod might oe a pretty good solution of the drunk question. A lonteuco to do time on the streets might have a moat salutary effect upon some of the chronica, and certainly, a repetition of things would Iibvo a moat decided effect upon the appourancu of the streets of the city. 'Y" YET UNDEFEATED (imxl CJaiun In HcIiciIuIihI for Huiulny tin lie. mo (irouiiilM. A lively game of baaeball waa the rotult of the flrat gamo of the sou Hon on the home ground for the home team of Rt. Helena laat Runday, when buta were croaand with tho La ('enter team. The acoro waa eleven to noth ing, In favor of the home team. The aucceaa which the fit. Helena ream ha had this year proves the quality of the material It Is composed of, at It has been pitted agalnal some of the best players on the lower Columbia, aud defeat Is yet unknown to It. Another good game Is promised for next Sunday, when Wood land Is com ing In full force to wroat victory from the so-far undefeated St. Helens bojs. on tho St. Helens grounds. The Nonh's Ark Midgets wIM nf bats with tho Yankton urutmu von. on the school hall grounds at Ft. Helens Sunday, and a lively rnme In In proiipect. The youngators are go ing against a bunch of players of su perlor also, at leant, but the nuoatlon of skill is yet to bo determined. SOCIAL EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK Rovernl lellglitfiil HihIuI FunitliiiiK at Ht. Helena HonicN. The aophoniorcs of the St. Holena High School entortalnod the seniors laat evening at the Methodist church parlors. Tho rooms were decorated with pennants and tlowors. Tlio even ing was spent In playing games anil songs, after which a dainty supper wns served. Pr. and Mrs. A. J. Peol entortalnod Wednesday evonlng In honor of MIbb Ethol Wood, a recent bride-elect, with five hundred. Tho rooms wore decorated beuutlfully In pink Le France roBes. Card honors fell to Mr J. W. Allen. Mrs. Peel wns as sisted by her slater, Mrs. 8. C. Tern of Portland. Tho guests wore: Dr. and Mrs. Edward lloss, Mr. and Mrs. L,. L. llakor, Mrs. C. H. John, Mr. and Mrs. E. V. John. Hr. and Mrs. J. L. Zlpporer, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Domlug, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Allen. Mrs. W. 0.. Mucklo. Mr. end Mrs. W. B. nillard, Mr. nun Mrs. J. W. Buy, Miss Ethel Wood and ui.. mi.pi.iv. Mr. and Mrs. John Riuithard. Mrs. Edwin Ross entertained at i vin.innmlnv In honor of uur iiuiiiw Miss Ethol Wood, with a luncheon followed by a tea. The color uo.nmo through tho rooms was red and yollow. The table was beauti fully decorated with a centerpiece of red rlchmond roses and crysini cim dloBtlcks, and the guost places were marked with natural rosebuds cIubp- ml with an arrow, i no guesi ( honor was showored with many boau-j tlful llnona. Those present ui . lunchoon were: Mosdnnies A. J. Pool, L. L. Baker, Flora Owens, J. W. Allon, William Boas, Frank Meyers, John Southard, C. H. John, W. B. Dlllard. Wilbur Mucklo, Miss Ethol Wood. Those who woro at tho toa, at which Mrs. C. H. John and Mrs. Wilbur Mucklo poured, wore: Mos dames E. V. John, J. Tonzat. J n, A. L. Stone. E. A. Itotgor, . a - k l.n Bavld navis. W. H. ninham. L. Ti tus, J. H. Cronklto, E. A. Boss, Sawyer, J.iL. Zlpporor, m. j. ''. r t m.mbio A. H. George, T. Isues- ST. HELENS, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1915. WELL-KNOWN WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE MltH. (IVAHUiK KKM.Y TAKIOH HEIt OWN Ml K IN HOTKIi AT I'()HTI,ANI. Itiwh Art Huiil U Ifuvo Ilwn IU'ault or MiiNlmud'a Innblllty to Obtain Employment. Tho announcoinont that Mrs. Geo tvolly had commlttod suicide In Port lund Tunsduy was a shock to a great many peoplo In this community. The unfortunate circumstance took place at the rooms of the deceased In the UndcjulHt hotel, by the drinking of carhollc acid. Tho womun was hast ened to St. Vincent's hospital, where donth resulted a few moments after her arrival. Mrs. Kelly was well known In this oounty, having spent her girlhood days with her paronta at Deor Island, being the daughtor of U. C. Enyart. Her husband was formerly in bus iness in St. Helens, and was raUed at Houlton. It la said that Mrs. Kelly bocame despondent by reason of her bus band's Inability to obtain employ ment. Mr. Kelly had gone to the lower river country last Monday In sonrcli of employment. Ho was lo cated lant Wednosday and returned to Portland thut evening. Funeral services will bo held In Portland next Sunday. HIGHWAY ENGINEER TO BECOME DEPUTY ATTORXKY GKNF.ItAIi GIVES OPINION OF KFFKCT OF ItK CKXT ACT. Ktjito KuKlnecr I,eu lH to Have Charge or All Itoad Construction After Muy 22. Holdlng that It was the Intention of the recent Legislature, when It changed tbe-stale highway act, to ers, duties and responslullYfrea'ir'ift's stuto highway engineer, Attorney Gonoral Brown has given an opinion at the request ot State Engineer Lewis to the effect that E. I. Cantlne, stute highway engineer, would be come Mr. Lewis' chief doputy when the law became effective, May 22. Mr. Brown said it was apparent that tho onlce of stale highway engi neer, as a separate office, was abol- lahed bv tho consolidation bill. He did not aiiBwer the question as to whether the stato engineer would be entitled to two salaries ot $3000 each because of tho pecultur construction ot the act, Mr. Lewis not asking for an opinion on that. Tho attorney- general held thnt Mr. Lewis would have to give an additional bond of $10,000, as required by the new act. and that, although tho governor would approve the chief deputy, he must report to the state engineer. It Is further held that the state engi neer would bo responsible for the assistants of the chief deputy, the opinion declaring thoy are In effect the appointees of the state engineer. FRIENDS ENTERTAIN MINISTER AND WIFE Vnluiiblo PrcHeiits Mudo to Itev. and Mrs. Meyer at Ilaiuiuet. A Joint banquet, tondorod by the Hoy Scouts, Artisans and members of the Congregational church, was given lu honor of Itev. and Mrs. F. J. Meyer at Artisan hall. In St. Helens last Friday evening, In tho form ot a sur prise. Tho Boy Scouts presented their guosts with a bible and Mayor Mor ton, on behalf of outside friends of the rovorond gentleman, presented him with $10 cash. Ernest John, as Muster Artisan, presided as toast mnster, and rosponses were made by V. B, nillard. M. E. Miller and L. L. Baker, the latter making the presen , n guc.ech In bohalf of the Scouts A rea, doiiglitful evonlng was spent, Mr. and Mrs. Meyer loft for their homo In Portland last evonlng. CHURCH DINNER. The ladles of the Cathollo church will clve a dinner and strawberry social at the Guild hall In St. Helens Wednesday evening, May 26. nin ner will cost 25 cents and dinner with strawberries will cost 35 cents. The public is very cordially Invited to give a Uboral patronage to the ladles. NEW POSTMASTER. n..nia Mr.Aiiiutnr tins lieon an - nolntod postmaster at Trenholm, sue- coedlng Mrs. Charles Heln. SUCCESSFUL TRACK AND FIELD MEET THE IlAIMKIt HCIIMOLg FURNISH moht HvcxmsFrii cxntkht- A NTH AND WIN CUP. Good Weather and EnthuttluHtlc Crowd Makes Kvent a Great Success. The track and field meet of the schools of Columbia county, held at Bt. Helens last Saturday, was a splen did success In every respect. The high schools and grammar schools of Scappoose, Rainier, Clatskanle and St. Helens were well represented by vigorous and enthusiastic young athletes, whose Bklll was splendidly demonstrated. Italnler made the uubi snowing ana walked away with me laurels, Having a total of 69 points for high school contestants and 41 for the grammar grades. The ui win De presented to Rainier In the very near future. The following shows the features mm scores maue. High School. irty-yard run Furer, Rainier. ""' ratnoimj, laisxanie, second: ai. neieus, miru; time e sec onds. une nundred-varit i)h Rainier, first; Price, Scappoose, se ond; Perry, St. Helens, third; time ax. a Bucunus. two nundred and lwni.n dash Furer, Rainier, first; Perry, hsiiui, Bvoaa; rrice, BcapDoose. third. Four hundred and forty-yard run Anderson, Clatskanle, first; Beck, Rainier, second; Perry, St. HelenB, lllllU, Mile run Beck, Rainier, first; Philip, St. Helens, second ; Rmlth c, Helens, third: time 6 mlnutna Rn ..a. ondB. Half mile run Anderson, rinta. BniuB, nrsi: uecK. Haln r. RBivn. Pritchard, Rainier, third; time 3 min- uib a seconas. Relay race Rainier: timn 1 mtn. utes 6 seconds. One hundred and twnntv.Toprl hurdle Price, 8cappooso, first; Smith, Rainier, second; Eilertson, Clatskanle, third; time 13 seconds. Pole vault Price, Scappoose, first; Furer. Rainier, second; .Atkins, Rai nier, third. Broad Jumn Furer. Rainier. flr Price, Scappoose,, second; Atkins, JiaiaJw.. third: distance 17 feet 10 High jump Furer, Rainier, first; Leonard, Scappoose, second; Atkins, Rainier, third; distance 6 feet 2 Inches. Shot put Perry, St. Helens, first; Furer, Rainier, second; Atkins, Rai nier, third. Discus throw Perry, St. Helens, first; Furer, Rainier, second; Atkins, Rainier, third. Javelin Eilertson, Clatskanle, first; Leonard, Scappoose, second; Furer, Rainier, third; distance 138 tied for second. Grammar School. Fifty-yard run McKlel,' Clatska nle, first; Davis and Farr, Rainier, feet 1 Inch. One hundred-yard dash McKlel, Clatskanle, first; Davis, Rainier, sec ond; Farr, Ranler, third; time 12 seconds. Two hundred and twenty-yard run Farr, Rainier, first; McKlel, Clats kanle, second; Davis, Rainier, third Four hundred and forty-yard run McDantels, Rainier, first; McKlel, Clatskanle, second; Chresman, Rai nier, third. Half-mile run McKlel, Clatskanle, first; v McDantels, Rainier, second; Chresman, Rainier, third.' Relay race Rainier; time 1 min ute 10 seconds. Pole vault Cartley, St. Helens. first; McDantels, Rainier, second; Mo- Kle, St. Helens, third. High jump McDantels, Rainier, first; McKlel, Clatskanle, second; Sonneland, St. Helens, third. Shot put McKlel, Clatskanle first; Farr, Rainier, second; Riley Rainier, third. Total Scores HIkU School. Rainier , 69 Scapooose , 23 Clatskanle l St. Helens . 20 Grammar School. Rainier . 41 Clatskanle 24 St. Helens 7 Individual Scores. Furer. Rainier 35 Perry, St. Helena 18 Price, Scappoose 16 McDantels, Rainier 16 Farr, Rainier .11 McKlel. Clatskanle (Grammar) . . .29 Officials ot Day. R. V. Borleske, Field Judge. H. W. White, Starter and Scorer, S. R. Sonneland, Clerk. Clvde Sutherland. Timer. L. G. Ross, L. J. Van Orshoven, N A. Perry, Judges at Finish. MINSTRELS PRACTICE FOR GOOD SHOW Members of the , Sunset Athletic club and their friends are keeping up a Dersistent practice tor their mln Btrel Derformance. but have been cnmnniied to set the time at a later date for the performance to "be pre sented to the public, which will take place Saturday evening, May 22. The boys are working hard and will pre- ' sent a high class entertainment, which the puhllo Bhould liberally patronize. DEFINES QUALIFIED SCHOOL ELECTORS Hchool Superintendent Gives Valu able Information on Subject. The County School Superintendent In response to many requests, baa pre pared the following statement, out lining the qualifications of electors at school elections. This is of par tcullar interest lust nt thi. imo the time for holding school electiona is drawing near, being the third Mon- uuy in June. 8t. Helens. Ore.. Mnv i 9. 1 01 c To the public: In response to many Inquiries and by special request, I hereby name the qualifications of a voter at a school election. These qualifications were not changed by the recent legislature, nor by the amendment requiring one to be fully naturalized In order to vote at county and state elections, nor WAM thaaa quaiincauons effected by the woman suffrage amendment. A foreigner must have his first vapor oniy. Districts numbers 1. 2 K 7 i 26 are second class districts; all other districts In this county are third ciass. Any citizen, male or female, '21 years of age who has been In tho toi six months and thirty days in the dis trict and has property as shown by mo msi county assessment may vote in the districts of the second class. In a third class district a voter must have been six months in the state, thirty days in the district. He must have property or be the head of a family. He may both have prop erty and be the head of a family. In a third claBS district both hus band and wife may vote if they both have taxable property. The husband may vote as the head of a family and the wife may vote if she has prop erty. Any voter at a school meeting Is eligible to hold office as clerk or di rector. A wife's citizenship depends en tirely on her husband. If the hus band Is a foreigner, so Is the wife. If he is a citizen, so Is his wife. A woman foreign born who mar ries an American citizen, at once be comes an American citizen. An Amer ican oorn woman and citizen ot the United States marries an unnatural ized foreigner, she becomes a for eigner, and cannot vote. Sincerely, J. W. ALLEN, School Superintendent " ". . Make M ay With Articles of Value Sheriffs Search for Them. - The sheriffs office was notified late Tuesday evening that robbers had entered the section house at Houlton and made way with several articles ot more or less value, and the officers' assistance was needed in running down the culprits. Sheriff Stanwood made a systematic search as tar north as Deer Island ' and Deputy Brown journeyed southward as far as Scappoose, but their efforts were fu tile. The culprits were either In hid lng or had made their way safely out ot the country. The depredation was committed early in the forenoon, and as no notice was given until late In the evening, there was sufficient time to get out ot the way. A revolver, suit case and some clothing were taken. COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP Contests Will Take Place on St. Hel ens Courts Tomorrow. Weather permitting, the tennis championship for Columbia county high Bchools will be decided next Sat urday, May 16, on the courts ot the St. Helens Tennis club. All three high schools, Clatskanle, Rainier and Scappoose, have signified their inten tion of sending a team to compete with St. Helens, whose team was ready last year. With the championship goes the "Rutherford Cup," donated by L. R Rutherford, and which is to be held by the winning Bchool until "lifted' by another high school team. Com petitions will be held in May and October ot each year to add to the interest in the great international game, which is played in more coun tries than any other important game. Mr. Rutherford s purpose in put ting -up this cup Is to create more ot an Interest in the healthful outdoor game, in which both boys and girls can compete irrespective of size and qualifications In other lines of sports The preliminary matches will be played In the morning and the two winning teams will play the finals in the afternoon. Each winning school will have to take three matches (com. nosed of best two sets out ot three) out of five. These matches to be made up of two matches of boys' singles, one ot girls' singles, one of mixed doubles and one boys doubles. The names ot winning team will be Inscribed on the cup. Girls' doubles will be substituted for the mixed doubles as soon as there are enough olayers. No admlsston will be charged, and It Is hoped that a larger crowd will be out to encourage the teams. NO. 21 CONTRACTORS DECIDE TO RESUME WORK COURT'S ATTITUDE IN THE MAT TER COMMMRNDABLE, HAV ING BENEFICIAL EFFECT. . Construction Work on Highway Was Resumed With Vigor on Last Thursday, . ' An unexpected termination has re sulted out of the controversy between the county court and the Consolidate Contract Company regarding finan cial matters. The date for arriving at some definite understanding was set for last Saturday, but it did not take place. No move was made on the part of the contractors until the ; fore part of this week, when they notified the court that they were ready to obey its mandates and re sume construction work. It has been evident right along that the contractors were Inclined to take advantage of circumstances brought about by the removal ot the former highway engineer and force the county to pay an unreasonable amount for what work had been per formed. When a definite and deter mined stand was taken by the court that settlement could be had only on the terms as outlined In the report of the. engineer, the contractors were evidently loth to attempt to force their demands. This attitude on the part of the contractors is, without doubt, the wisest course. The court has stood ready at all times to effect a settle ment on reasonable terms, but the contention of the contractors would have been vigorously opposed, even to the extent of taking the matter Into the courts. Construction work on the highway was resumed yea&erday.'. BUSY SESSION OF THE CIRCUIT COURT WORK OF GRAND JURY INTER FERED WITH BT DEATH OP ' rtn uliwnTi wj Cases Against AVm. Prlngle, Jr., or" l'lttsburg, Dismissed Ben Wool ey Indicted on Serious Charge. Circuit Court convened here in regular session Tuesday morning, with some very important cases on the docket. In addition to this a grand jury was drawn, but its work was interfered with Wednesday when word was received that a sister of one of the members had died the night before in Portland,- and ad journment of that branch of the ju dicial organization was taken until Friday noon. The grand jury is composed ot the following gentlemen: Joseph Rich, foreman; H. C. Gore, H. Cronkite, Edgar Enyart, Geo. W. Barger, Jacob Lake and Blaln Harr. During the brief time the grand jury was at work it returned an in dictment against one Ben Wooley, charged with an unmentionable In fraction of the moral code, and the case will be taken up for trial later In the session. The case against William Prlngle, Jr., of Pittsburg, charged with run ning deer with dogs, was heard be fore a Jury Thursday morning and the defendant found not guilty. An other charge of an infraction of the game law was pending against Mr. Prlngle, but it, too, was dismissed Thursday afternoon. The trial jury was dismissed until next Monday morning and the ,tlme of the Court has been consumed In hearing motions and arguments. GET READY NOW FOR THE CELEBRATION Plans Take on Definite Form for a Glorious Good Time. Preparations are going forward for the Fourth ot July celebration on an extensive scale and the event will be equal if not better, than any ever held In this city. This year, as was the case last year, the celebration will be In charge of young, energetto men, who will strive to excel their previous efforts. The Merchants' association, at a meeting held last Friday evening, guaranteed to the management suffl- . clent funds to warrant the manage ment In proceeding with the arrange ments. Others will be waited upon and there is no doubt about a large fund being raised to Insure a first class celebration. . " v!4 IUVU , I